Surah Luqman

وَإِذَاقِيلَلَهُمُٱتَّبِعُوا۟مَآأَنزَلَٱللَّهُقَالُوا۟بَلْنَتَّبِعُمَاوَجَدْنَاعَلَيْهِءَابَآءَنَآأَوَلَوْكَانَٱلشَّيْطَٰنُيَدْعُوهُمْإِلَىٰعَذَابِٱلسَّعِيرِ

and when such [people] are told to follow that which God has bestowed from on high, they answer, “Nay, we shall follow that which we found our forefathers believing in and doing!” Why - [would you follow your forefathers] even if Satan had invited them unto the suffering of the blazing flame?

وَمَنيُسْلِمْوَجْهَهُۥٓإِلَىٱللَّهِوَهُوَمُحْسِنٌۭفَقَدِٱسْتَمْسَكَبِٱلْعُرْوَةِٱلْوُثْقَىٰوَإِلَىٱللَّهِعَٰقِبَةُٱلْأُمُورِ

Now whoever surrenders his whole being unto God, and is a doer of good withal, has indeed taken hold of a support most unfailing: for with God rests the final outcome of all events.

وَمَنكَفَرَفَلَايَحْزُنكَكُفْرُهُۥٓإِلَيْنَامَرْجِعُهُمْفَنُنَبِّئُهُمبِمَاعَمِلُوٓا۟إِنَّٱللَّهَعَلِيمٌۢبِذَاتِٱلصُّدُورِ

But as for him who is bent on denying the truth - let not his denial grieve thee: unto Us they must return, and then We shall make them [truly] understand all that they were doing [in life]: for, verily, God has full knowledge of what is in the hearts [of men].

نُمَتِّعُهُمْقَلِيلًۭاثُمَّنَضْطَرُّهُمْإِلَىٰعَذَابٍغَلِيظٍۢ

We will let them enjoy them­selves for a short while - but in the end We shall drive them into suffering severe.

وَلَئِنسَأَلْتَهُممَّنْخَلَقَٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَٱلْأَرْضَلَيَقُولُنَّٱللَّهُقُلِٱلْحَمْدُلِلَّهِبَلْأَكْثَرُهُمْلَايَعْلَمُونَ

AND THUS it is [with most people]: if thou ask them, “Who is it that has created the heavens and the earth?” - they will surely answer, “God.” Say: “[Then you ought to know that] all praise is due to God!”- for most of them do not know [what this implies].

لِلَّهِمَافِىٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَٱلْأَرْضِإِنَّٱللَّهَهُوَٱلْغَنِىُّٱلْحَمِيدُ

Unto God belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth. Verily, God alone is self-sufficient, the One to whom all praise is due!

وَلَوْأَنَّمَافِىٱلْأَرْضِمِنشَجَرَةٍأَقْلَٰمٌۭوَٱلْبَحْرُيَمُدُّهُۥمِنۢبَعْدِهِۦسَبْعَةُأَبْحُرٍۢمَّانَفِدَتْكَلِمَٰتُٱللَّهِإِنَّٱللَّهَعَزِيزٌحَكِيمٌۭ

And if all the trees on earth were pens, and the sea [were] ink, with seven [morel seas yet added to it, the words of God would not be exhausted: for, verily, God is almighty, wise.

مَّاخَلْقُكُمْوَلَابَعْثُكُمْإِلَّاكَنَفْسٍۢوَٰحِدَةٍإِنَّٱللَّهَسَمِيعٌۢبَصِيرٌ

[For Him,] the creation of you all and the resurrection of you all is but like [the creation and resurrection of] a single soul: for, verily, God is all-hearing, all-seeing.

أَلَمْتَرَأَنَّٱللَّهَيُولِجُٱلَّيْلَفِىٱلنَّهَارِوَيُولِجُٱلنَّهَارَفِىٱلَّيْلِوَسَخَّرَٱلشَّمْسَوَٱلْقَمَرَكُلٌّۭيَجْرِىٓإِلَىٰٓأَجَلٍۢمُّسَمًّۭىوَأَنَّٱللَّهَبِمَاتَعْمَلُونَخَبِيرٌۭ

Art thou not aware that it is God who makes the night grow longer by shortening the day, and makes the day grow longer by shortening the night, and that He has made the sun and the moon subservient [to His laws], each running its course for a term set [by Him] and that God is fully aware of all that you do?

ذَٰلِكَبِأَنَّٱللَّهَهُوَٱلْحَقُّوَأَنَّمَايَدْعُونَمِندُونِهِٱلْبَٰطِلُوَأَنَّٱللَّهَهُوَٱلْعَلِىُّٱلْكَبِيرُ

Thus it is, because God alone is the Ultimate Truth, so that all that men invoke instead of Him is sheer falsehood; and because God alone is exalted, truly great!

أَلَمْتَرَأَنَّٱلْفُلْكَتَجْرِىفِىٱلْبَحْرِبِنِعْمَتِٱللَّهِلِيُرِيَكُممِّنْءَايَٰتِهِۦٓإِنَّفِىذَٰلِكَلَءَايَٰتٍۢلِّكُلِّصَبَّارٍۢشَكُورٍۢ

Art thou not aware how the ships speed through the sea by God’s favour, so that He might show you some of His wonders? Herein, behold, there are messages indeed for all who are wholly patient in adversity and deeply grate­ful [to God].

وَإِذَاغَشِيَهُممَّوْجٌۭكَٱلظُّلَلِدَعَوُا۟ٱللَّهَمُخْلِصِينَلَهُٱلدِّينَفَلَمَّانَجَّىٰهُمْإِلَىٱلْبَرِّفَمِنْهُممُّقْتَصِدٌۭوَمَايَجْحَدُبِـَٔايَٰتِنَآإِلَّاكُلُّخَتَّارٍۢكَفُورٍۢ

For [thus it is with most men:] when the waves engulf them like shadows [of death], they call unto God, sincere [at that moment] in their faith in Him alone: but as soon as He has brought them safe ashore, some of them stop half-way [between belief and unbelief] Yet none could knowingly reject Our messages unless he be utterly perfidious, ingrate.

يَٰٓأَيُّهَاٱلنَّاسُٱتَّقُوا۟رَبَّكُمْوَٱخْشَوْا۟يَوْمًۭالَّايَجْزِىوَالِدٌعَنوَلَدِهِۦوَلَامَوْلُودٌهُوَجَازٍعَنوَالِدِهِۦشَيْـًٔاإِنَّوَعْدَٱللَّهِحَقٌّۭفَلَاتَغُرَّنَّكُمُٱلْحَيَوٰةُٱلدُّنْيَاوَلَايَغُرَّنَّكُمبِٱللَّهِٱلْغَرُورُ

O MEN! Be conscious of your Sustainer, and stand in awe of the Day on which no parent will be of any avail to his child, nor a child will in the least avail his parent! Verily, God’s promise [of resurrection] is true in­deed: let not, then, the life of this world deludes you, and let not [your own] deceptive thoughts about God delude you!

إِنَّٱللَّهَعِندَهُۥعِلْمُٱلسَّاعَةِوَيُنَزِّلُٱلْغَيْثَوَيَعْلَمُمَافِىٱلْأَرْحَامِوَمَاتَدْرِىنَفْسٌۭمَّاذَاتَكْسِبُغَدًۭاوَمَاتَدْرِىنَفْسٌۢبِأَىِّأَرْضٍۢتَمُوتُإِنَّٱللَّهَعَلِيمٌخَبِيرٌۢ

Verily, with God alone rests the knowledge of when the Last Hour will come: and He [it is who] sends down rain; and He [alone] knows what is in the wombs: whereas no one knows what he will reap tomorrow, and no one knows in what land he will die, Verily. God [alone] is all-knowing, all-aware.