Surah Faatir

وَلَاٱلظِّلُّوَلَاٱلْحَرُورُ

nor the [cooling] shade and the scorching heat:

وَمَايَسْتَوِىٱلْأَحْيَآءُوَلَاٱلْأَمْوَٰتُإِنَّٱللَّهَيُسْمِعُمَنيَشَآءُوَمَآأَنتَبِمُسْمِعٍۢمَّنفِىٱلْقُبُورِ

and neither are equal the living and the dead [of heart]. Behold, [O Muhammad,] God can make hear whomever He wills, whereas thou canst not make hear such as are [dead of heart like the dead] in their graves:

إِنْأَنتَإِلَّانَذِيرٌ

thou art nothing but a warner.

إِنَّآأَرْسَلْنَٰكَبِٱلْحَقِّبَشِيرًۭاوَنَذِيرًۭاوَإِنمِّنْأُمَّةٍإِلَّاخَلَافِيهَانَذِيرٌۭ

Verily, We have sent thee with the truth, as a bearer of glad tidings and a warner: for there never was any community but a warner has [lived and] passed away in its midst.

وَإِنيُكَذِّبُوكَفَقَدْكَذَّبَٱلَّذِينَمِنقَبْلِهِمْجَآءَتْهُمْرُسُلُهُمبِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِوَبِٱلزُّبُرِوَبِٱلْكِتَٰبِٱلْمُنِيرِ

And if they give thee the lie - even so gave the lie to the truth [many of] those who lived before their time, [when] there came unto them their apostles with all evidence of the truth, and with books of divine wisdom, and with light-giving revelation;

ثُمَّأَخَذْتُٱلَّذِينَكَفَرُوا۟فَكَيْفَكَانَنَكِيرِ

[but] in the end I took to task all those who were bent on denying the truth: and how awesome was My rejection!

أَلَمْتَرَأَنَّٱللَّهَأَنزَلَمِنَٱلسَّمَآءِمَآءًۭفَأَخْرَجْنَابِهِۦثَمَرَٰتٍۢمُّخْتَلِفًاأَلْوَٰنُهَاوَمِنَٱلْجِبَالِجُدَدٌۢبِيضٌۭوَحُمْرٌۭمُّخْتَلِفٌأَلْوَٰنُهَاوَغَرَابِيبُسُودٌۭ

ART THOU NOT aware that God sends down water from the skies, whereby We bring forth fruits of many hues - just as in the mountains there are streaks of white and red of various shades, as well as (others) raven-black,

وَمِنَٱلنَّاسِوَٱلدَّوَآبِّوَٱلْأَنْعَٰمِمُخْتَلِفٌأَلْوَٰنُهُۥكَذَٰلِكَإِنَّمَايَخْشَىٱللَّهَمِنْعِبَادِهِٱلْعُلَمَٰٓؤُا۟إِنَّٱللَّهَعَزِيزٌغَفُورٌ

and (as) there are in men, and in crawling beasts, and in cattle, too, many hues? Of all His servants, only such as are endowed with [innate] knowledge stand [truly] in awe of God: [for they alone comprehend that,] verily, God is almighty, much-forgiving.

إِنَّٱلَّذِينَيَتْلُونَكِتَٰبَٱللَّهِوَأَقَامُوا۟ٱلصَّلَوٰةَوَأَنفَقُوا۟مِمَّارَزَقْنَٰهُمْسِرًّۭاوَعَلَانِيَةًۭيَرْجُونَتِجَٰرَةًۭلَّنتَبُورَ

(It is) they who [truly] follow God’s revelation, and are constant in prayer, and spend on others, secretly and openly, out of what We provide for them as sustenance - it is they who may look forward to a bargain that can never fail,

لِيُوَفِّيَهُمْأُجُورَهُمْوَيَزِيدَهُممِّنفَضْلِهِۦٓإِنَّهُۥغَفُورٌۭشَكُورٌۭ

since He will grant them their just rewards, and give them yet more out of His bounty: for, verily, He is much-forgiving, ever-responsive to gratitude.

وَٱلَّذِىٓأَوْحَيْنَآإِلَيْكَمِنَٱلْكِتَٰبِهُوَٱلْحَقُّمُصَدِّقًۭالِّمَابَيْنَيَدَيْهِإِنَّٱللَّهَبِعِبَادِهِۦلَخَبِيرٌۢبَصِيرٌۭ

And [know that] all of the divine writ with which We have inspired thee is the very truth, confirming the truth of whatever there still remains of earlier revelations for, behold, of [the needs of] His servants God is fully aware, all-seeing.

ثُمَّأَوْرَثْنَاٱلْكِتَٰبَٱلَّذِينَٱصْطَفَيْنَامِنْعِبَادِنَافَمِنْهُمْظَالِمٌۭلِّنَفْسِهِۦوَمِنْهُممُّقْتَصِدٌۭوَمِنْهُمْسَابِقٌۢبِٱلْخَيْرَٰتِبِإِذْنِٱللَّهِذَٰلِكَهُوَٱلْفَضْلُٱلْكَبِيرُ

And so, We have bestowed this divine writ as a heritage unto such of Our servants as We chose: and among them are some who sin against themselves; and some who keep half-way [between right and wrong]; and some who, by God’s leave, are fore­most in deeds of goodness: [and] this, indeed, is a merit most high!

جَنَّٰتُعَدْنٍۢيَدْخُلُونَهَايُحَلَّوْنَفِيهَامِنْأَسَاوِرَمِنذَهَبٍۢوَلُؤْلُؤًۭاوَلِبَاسُهُمْفِيهَاحَرِيرٌۭ

[Hence,] gardens of perpetual bliss will they enter, therein to be adorned with bracelets of gold and pearls, and therein to be clad in raiments of silk;

وَقَالُوا۟ٱلْحَمْدُلِلَّهِٱلَّذِىٓأَذْهَبَعَنَّاٱلْحَزَنَإِنَّرَبَّنَالَغَفُورٌۭشَكُورٌ

and they will say: “All praise is due to God, who has caused all sorrow to leave us: for, verily, our Sustainer is indeed much-forgiving, ever-responsive to gratitude –

ٱلَّذِىٓأَحَلَّنَادَارَٱلْمُقَامَةِمِنفَضْلِهِۦلَايَمَسُّنَافِيهَانَصَبٌۭوَلَايَمَسُّنَافِيهَالُغُوبٌۭ

He who, out of His bounty, has made us alight in this abode of life enduring, wherein no struggle can assail us, and wherein no weariness can touch us!”

وَٱلَّذِينَكَفَرُوا۟لَهُمْنَارُجَهَنَّمَلَايُقْضَىٰعَلَيْهِمْفَيَمُوتُوا۟وَلَايُخَفَّفُعَنْهُممِّنْعَذَابِهَاكَذَٰلِكَنَجْزِىكُلَّكَفُورٍۢ

But as for those who are bent on denying the truth - the fire of hell awaits them: no end shall be put to their lives so that they could die, nor shall aught of the suffering caused by that [fire] be lightened for them: thus shall We requite all who are bereft of gratitude.

وَهُمْيَصْطَرِخُونَفِيهَارَبَّنَآأَخْرِجْنَانَعْمَلْصَٰلِحًاغَيْرَٱلَّذِىكُنَّانَعْمَلُأَوَلَمْنُعَمِّرْكُممَّايَتَذَكَّرُفِيهِمَنتَذَكَّرَوَجَآءَكُمُٱلنَّذِيرُفَذُوقُوا۟فَمَالِلظَّٰلِمِينَمِننَّصِيرٍ

And in that [hell] they will cry aloud: “O our Sustainer! Cause us to come out [of this suffering]! We shall [henceforth] do good deeds, not such as we were wont to do [aforetime]!” [But We shall answer:] “Did We not grant you a life long enough so that whoever was willing to take thought could bethink himself? And [withal,] a war­ner had come unto you! Taste, then, [the fruit of your evil deeds]: for evildoers shall have none to succour them!”

إِنَّٱللَّهَعَٰلِمُغَيْبِٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَٱلْأَرْضِإِنَّهُۥعَلِيمٌۢبِذَاتِٱلصُّدُورِ

Verily, God knows the hidden reality of the heavens and the earth: [and,] behold, He has full knowledge of what is in the hearts [of men].

هُوَٱلَّذِىجَعَلَكُمْخَلَٰٓئِفَفِىٱلْأَرْضِفَمَنكَفَرَفَعَلَيْهِكُفْرُهُۥوَلَايَزِيدُٱلْكَٰفِرِينَكُفْرُهُمْعِندَرَبِّهِمْإِلَّامَقْتًۭاوَلَايَزِيدُٱلْكَٰفِرِينَكُفْرُهُمْإِلَّاخَسَارًۭا

He it is who has made you inherit the earth. Hence, he who is bent on denying the truth [of God’s oneness and uniqueness ought to know that] this denial of his will fall back upon him: for their [per­sistent] denial of this truth does but add to the deniers’ loathsomeness in their Sustainer’s sight and, thus, their denial of this truth does but add to the deniers’ loss.

قُلْأَرَءَيْتُمْشُرَكَآءَكُمُٱلَّذِينَتَدْعُونَمِندُونِٱللَّهِأَرُونِىمَاذَاخَلَقُوا۟مِنَٱلْأَرْضِأَمْلَهُمْشِرْكٌۭفِىٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِأَمْءَاتَيْنَٰهُمْكِتَٰبًۭافَهُمْعَلَىٰبَيِّنَتٍۢمِّنْهُبَلْإِنيَعِدُٱلظَّٰلِمُونَبَعْضُهُمبَعْضًاإِلَّاغُرُورًا

Say: “Have you ever [really] considered those beings and forces to whom you ascribe a share in God’s divinity, [and] whom you invoke beside God? Show me what it is that they have created on earth - or do [you claim that] they have a share in [govern­ing] the heavens?” Have We ever vouchsafed them a divine writ on which they could rely as evidence [in support of their views]? Nay, [the hope which] the evildoers hold out to one another [is] nothing but a delusion.