In the name of God, the Almighty, the Merciful.
بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ
Bismi Allahi arrahmani arraheem
A remembrance of the mercy of thy Lord to His servant Zachariah.
ذِكْرُ رَحْمَتِ رَبِّكَ عَبْدَهُ زَكَرِيَّاۚ
Thikru rahmati rabbika AAabdahuzakariyya
When he called to his Lord with a secret call,
اِذْ نَادٰى رَبَّهُ نِدَٓاءً خَفِياًّ
Ith nada rabbahu nidaankhafiyya
He said: “My Lord: feeble are become the bones within me, and my head is aflame with white hair, yet never have I been wretched in my call to Thee, my Lord,
قَالَ رَبِّ اِنّ۪ي وَهَنَ الْعَظْمُ مِنّ۪ي وَاشْتَعَلَ الرَّأْسُ شَيْباً وَلَمْ اَكُنْ بِدُعَٓائِكَ رَبِّ شَقِياًّ
Qala rabbi innee wahana alAAathmuminnee washtaAAala arra/su shayban walam akunbiduAAa-ika rabbi shaqiyya
“But I fear my heirs after me, and my wife is barren, so give Thou me from Thyself an heir
وَاِنّ۪ي خِفْتُ الْمَوَالِيَ مِنْ وَرَٓاء۪ي وَكَانَتِ امْرَاَت۪ي عَاقِراً فَهَبْ ل۪ي مِنْ لَدُنْكَ وَلِياًّۚ
Wa-innee khiftu almawaliya min wara-eewakanati imraatee AAaqiran fahab lee min ladunkawaliyya
“To inherit from me and to inherit from the house of Jacob; and make Thou him, my Lord, pleasing.”
يَرِثُن۪ي وَيَرِثُ مِنْ اٰلِ يَعْقُوبَۗ وَاجْعَلْهُ رَبِّ رَضِياًّ
Yarithunee wayarithu min ali yaAAqoobawajAAalhu rabbi radiyya
“O Zachariah: We bring thee glad tidings of a lad whose name is John. We have not made a namesake for him before.”
يَا زَكَرِيَّٓا اِنَّـا نُـبَشِّرُكَ بِغُـلَامٍۨ اسْـمُهُ يَحْيٰىۙ لَمْ نَجْعَلْ لَهُ مِنْ قَبْلُ سَمِياًّ
Ya zakariyya innanubashshiruka bighulamin ismuhu yahya lamnajAAal lahu min qablu samiyya
He said: “My Lord: how will I have a lad when my wife is barren and I have reached extreme old age?”
قَالَ رَبِّ اَنّٰى يَكُونُ ل۪ي غُلَامٌ وَكَانَتِ امْرَاَت۪ي عَاقِراً وَقَدْ بَلَغْتُ مِنَ الْكِبَرِ عِتِياًّ
Qala rabbi anna yakoonu leeghulamun wakanati imraatee AAaqiran waqadbalaghtu mina alkibari AAitiyya
Said he: “Thus said thy Lord: ‘It is easy for Me; and I created thee before when thou wast nothing.’”
قَالَ كَذٰلِكَۚ قَالَ رَبُّكَ هُوَ عَلَيَّ هَيِّنٌ وَقَدْ خَلَقْتُكَ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَلَمْ تَكُ شَيْـٔاً
Qala kathalika qalarabbuka huwa AAalayya hayyinun waqad khalaqtuka min qablu walamtaku shay-a
He said: “My Lord: make Thou for me a proof.” Said He: “Thy proof is that thou shalt not speak to men three nights, being sound.”
قَالَ رَبِّ اجْعَلْ ل۪ٓي اٰيَةًۜ قَالَ اٰيَتُكَ اَلَّا تُكَلِّمَ النَّاسَ ثَلٰثَ لَيَالٍ سَوِياًّ
Qala rabbi ijAAal lee ayatan qalaayatuka alla tukallima annasa thalathalayalin sawiyya
And he went out to his people from the chamber and instructed them: “Give you glory morning and evening!”
فَخَرَجَ عَلٰى قَوْمِه۪ مِنَ الْمِحْرَابِ فَاَوْحٰٓى اِلَيْهِمْ اَنْ سَبِّحُوا بُكْرَةً وَعَشِياًّ
Fakharaja AAala qawmihi mina almihrabifaawha ilayhim an sabbihoo bukratan waAAashiyya
“O John: hold thou fast the Writ!” And We gave him judgment when a child,
يَا يَحْيٰى خُذِ الْكِتَابَ بِقُوَّةٍۜ وَاٰتَيْنَاهُ الْحُكْمَ صَبِياًّۙ
Ya yahya khuthialkitaba biquwwatin waataynahu alhukmasabiyya
And tenderness from Us, and purity; and he was in prudent fear,
وَحَنَاناً مِنْ لَدُنَّا وَزَكٰوةًۜ وَكَانَ تَقِياًّۙ
Wahananan min ladunnawazakatan wakana taqiyya
And dutiful to his parents; and he was not arrogant or defiant.
وَبَراًّ بِوَالِدَيْهِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ جَبَّاراً عَصِياًّ
Wabarran biwalidayhi walam yakun jabbaranAAasiyya
And peace be upon him the day he was born, and the day he dies, and the day he is raised up alive!
وَسَلَامٌ عَلَيْهِ يَوْمَ وُلِدَ وَيَوْمَ يَمُوتُ وَيَوْمَ يُبْعَثُ حَياًّ۟
Wasalamun AAalayhi yawma wulidawayawma yamootu wayawma yubAAathu hayya
And remember thou in the Writ Mary: — when she withdrew from her people to a place in the East,
وَاذْكُرْ فِي الْكِتَابِ مَرْيَمَۢ اِذِ انْتَبَذَتْ مِنْ اَهْلِهَا مَكَاناً شَرْقِياًّۙ
Wathkur fee alkitabimaryama ithi intabathat min ahliha makanansharqiyya
So she separated herself from them; then We sent to her Our Spirit, and he appeared to her as a mortal without fault.
فَاتَّخَذَتْ مِنْ دُونِهِمْ حِجَاباً فَاَرْسَلْـنَٓا اِلَيْهَا رُوحَنَا فَتَمَثَّلَ لَهَا بَشَراً سَوِياًّ
Fattakhathat min doonihim hijabanfaarsalna ilayha roohanafatamaththala laha basharan sawiyya
She said: “I seek refuge in the Almighty from thee, if thou be in prudent fear.”
قَالَتْ اِنّ۪ٓي اَعُوذُ بِالرَّحْمٰنِ مِنْكَ اِنْ كُنْتَ تَقِياًّ
Qalat innee aAAoothu birrahmaniminka in kunta taqiyya
He said: “I am only a messenger of thy Lord, that I might give thee a pure lad.”
قَالَ اِنَّـمَٓا اَنَا۬ رَسُولُ رَبِّكِۗ لِاَهَبَ لَكِ غُلَاماً زَكِياًّ
Qala innama ana rasoolurabbiki li-ahaba laki ghulaman zakiyya
She said: “How can I have a lad, when no mortal has touched me, neither have I been unchaste?”
قَالَتْ اَنّٰى يَكُونُ ل۪ي غُلَامٌ وَلَمْ يَمْسَسْن۪ي بَشَرٌ وَلَمْ اَكُ بَغِياًّ
Qalat anna yakoonu lee ghulamunwalam yamsasnee basharun walam aku baghiyya
He said: “Thus said thy Lord: ‘It is easy for Me — and that We make him a proof for mankind, and a mercy from Us; and it is a matter ordained.’”
قَالَ كَذٰلِكِۚ قَالَ رَبُّكِ هُوَ عَلَيَّ هَيِّنٌۚ وَلِنَجْعَلَـهُٓ اٰيَةً لِلنَّاسِ وَرَحْمَةً مِنَّاۚ وَكَانَ اَمْراً مَقْضِياًّ
Qala kathaliki qalarabbuki huwa AAalayya hayyinun walinajAAalahu ayatan linnasiwarahmatan minna wakana amran maqdiyya
Then she bore him, and withdrew with him to a distant place.
فَحَمَلَتْهُ فَانْتَبَذَتْ بِه۪ مَكَاناً قَصِياًّ
Fahamalat-hu fantabathatbihi makanan qasiyya
And the pains of childbirth brought her to the trunk of the date-palm. She said: “Would that I had died before this and been utterly forgotten!”
فَاَجَٓاءَهَا الْمَخَاضُ اِلٰى جِذْعِ النَّخْلَةِۚ قَالَتْ يَا لَيْتَن۪ي مِتُّ قَبْلَ هٰذَا وَكُنْتُ نَسْياً مَنْسِياًّ
Faajaaha almakhadu ilajithAAi annakhlati qalat ya laytaneemittu qabla hatha wakuntu nasyan mansiyya
Then he called to her, from below her: “Grieve thou not; thy Lord has placed beneath thee a stream.
فَنَادٰيهَا مِنْ تَحْتِهَٓا اَلَّا تَحْزَن۪ي قَدْ جَعَلَ رَبُّكِ تَحْتَكِ سَرِياًّ
Fanadaha min tahtihaalla tahzanee qad jaAAala rabbuki tahtakisariyya
“And shake thou towards thee the trunk of the date-palm; it will drop upon thee ripe, fresh dates.
وَهُزّ۪ٓي اِلَيْكِ بِجِذْعِ النَّخْلَةِ تُسَاقِطْ عَلَيْكِ رُطَباً جَنِياًّۘ
Wahuzzee ilayki bijithAAi annakhlatitusaqit AAalayki rutaban janiyya
“So eat thou, and drink thou, and let thine eye be comforted; and if thou see any mortal, say thou: ‘I have vowed to the Almighty a fast, so I will not speak this day to any man.’”
فَكُل۪ي وَاشْرَب۪ي وَقَرّ۪ي عَيْناًۚ فَاِمَّا تَرَيِنَّ مِنَ الْبَشَرِ اَحَداًۙ فَقُول۪ٓي اِنّ۪ي نَذَرْتُ لِلرَّحْمٰنِ صَوْماً فَلَنْ اُكَلِّمَ الْيَوْمَ اِنْسِياًّۚ
Fakulee washrabee waqarree AAaynanfa-imma tarayinna mina albashari ahadan faqooleeinnee nathartu lirrahmani sawmanfalan okallima alyawma insiyya
And she brought him to her people, bearing him. They said: “O Mary: thou hast done an unheard-of thing.
فَاَتَتْ بِه۪ قَوْمَهَا تَحْمِلُهُۜ قَالُوا يَا مَرْيَمُ لَقَدْ جِئْتِ شَيْـٔاً فَرِياًّ
Faatat bihi qawmaha tahmiluhuqaloo ya maryamu laqad ji/ti shay-an fariyya
“O sister of Aaron: thy father was not an evil man, and thy mother was not unchaste.”
يَٓا اُخْتَ هٰرُونَ مَا كَانَ اَبُوكِ امْرَاَ سَوْءٍ وَمَا كَانَتْ اُمُّكِ بَغِياًّۚ
Ya okhta haroona ma kanaabooki imraa saw-in wama kanat ommuki baghiyya
Then she pointed to him. They said: “How can we speak to one who is in the cradle a child?”
فَاَشَارَتْ اِلَيْهِ۠ قَالُوا كَيْفَ نُكَلِّمُ مَنْ كَانَ فِي الْمَهْدِ صَبِياًّ
Faasharat ilayhi qaloo kayfanukallimu man kana fee almahdi sabiyya
He said: “I am the servant of God; He has given me the Writ, and made me a prophet,
قَالَ اِنّ۪ي عَبْدُ اللّٰهِ۠ اٰتَانِيَ الْكِتَابَ وَجَعَلَن۪ي نَبِياًّۙ
Qala innee AAabdu Allahi ataniyaalkitaba wajaAAalanee nabiyya
“And made me blessed wherever I be — and enjoined upon me the duty and the purity as long as I live —
وَجَعَلَن۪ي مُبَارَكاً اَيْنَ مَا كُنْتُۖ وَاَوْصَان۪ي بِالصَّلٰوةِ وَالزَّكٰوةِ مَا دُمْتُ حَياًّۖ
WajaAAalanee mubarakan aynamakuntu waawsanee bissalati wazzakatima dumtu hayya
“And dutiful to my mother; and He has not made me arrogant or wretched.
وَبَراًّ بِوَالِدَت۪يۘ وَلَمْ يَجْعَلْن۪ي جَبَّاراً شَقِياًّ
Wabarran biwalidatee walam yajAAalneejabbaran shaqiyya
“And peace be upon me the day I was born, and the day I die, and the day I am raised up alive!”
وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَيَّ يَوْمَ وُلِدْتُ وَيَوْمَ اَمُوتُ وَيَوْمَ اُبْعَثُ حَياًّ
Wassalamu AAalayya yawmawulidtu wayawma amootu wayawma obAAathu hayya
(That is Jesus, son of Mary — the word of truth concerning which they doubt.
ذٰلِكَ ع۪يسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَۚ قَوْلَ الْحَقِّ الَّذ۪ي ف۪يهِ يَمْتَرُونَ
Thalika AAeesa ibnu maryamaqawla alhaqqi allathee feehi yamtaroon
It is not for God to take a son. Glory be to Him! When He decrees a matter, He but says to it: “Be thou,” and it is.
مَا كَانَ لِلّٰهِ اَنْ يَتَّخِذَ مِنْ وَلَدٍۙ سُبْحَانَهُۜ اِذَا قَضٰٓى اَمْراً فَاِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُنْ فَيَكُونُۜ
Ma kana lillahi anyattakhitha min waladin subhanahu itha qadaamran fa-innama yaqoolu lahu kun fayakoon
“And God is my Lord and your Lord, so serve Him; this is a straight path.”
وَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ رَبّ۪ي وَرَبُّكُمْ فَاعْبُدُوهُۜ هٰذَا صِرَاطٌ مُسْتَق۪يمٌ
Wa-inna Allaha rabbee warabbukum faAAbudoohuhatha siratun mustaqeem
Then the parties differed among themselves; then woe to those who ignore warning from the meeting of a tremendous day.
فَاخْتَلَفَ الْاَحْزَابُ مِنْ بَيْنِهِمْۚ فَوَيْلٌ لِلَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْ مَشْهَدِ يَوْمٍ عَظ۪يمٍ
Fakhtalafa al-ahzabumin baynihim fawaylun lillatheena kafaroo min mashhadiyawmin AAatheem
How they hear and how they see the day they come to Us! But the wrongdoers are this day in manifest error.
اَسْمِعْ بِهِمْ وَاَبْصِرْۙ يَوْمَ يَأْتُونَنَاۚ لٰكِنِ الظَّالِمُونَ الْيَوْمَ ف۪ي ضَلَالٍ مُب۪ينٍ
AsmiAA bihim waabsir yawma ya/toonanalakini aththalimoona alyawmafee dalalin mubeen
And warn thou them of the Day of Regret, when the matter will be concluded; but they are in heedlessness, and they do not believe.
وَاَنْذِرْهُمْ يَوْمَ الْحَسْرَةِ اِذْ قُضِيَ الْاَمْرُۚ وَهُمْ ف۪ي غَفْلَةٍ وَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ
Waanthirhum yawma alhasrati ithqudiya al-amru wahum fee ghaflatin wahum layu/minoon
We will inherit the earth and whoso is thereon, and to Us will they be returned.
اِنَّا نَحْنُ نَرِثُ الْاَرْضَ وَمَنْ عَلَيْهَا وَاِلَيْنَا يُرْجَعُونَ۟
Inna nahnu narithu al-ardawaman AAalayha wa-ilayna yurjaAAoon
And remember thou in the Writ Abraham: — he was a man of truth and a prophet.
وَاذْكُرْ فِي الْكِتَابِ اِبْرٰه۪يمَۜ اِنَّهُ كَانَ صِدّ۪يقاً نَبِياًّ
Wathkur fee alkitabiibraheema innahu kana siddeeqan nabiyya
When he said to his father: “O my father: why servest thou what neither hears nor sees, nor can avail thee anything?”
اِذْ قَالَ لِاَب۪يهِ يَٓا اَبَتِ لِمَ تَعْبُدُ مَا لَا يَسْمَعُ وَلَا يُبْصِرُ وَلَا يُغْن۪ي عَنْكَ شَيْـٔاً
Ith qala li-abeehi yaabati lima taAAbudu ma la yasmaAAu wala yubsiruwala yughnee AAanka shay-a
“O my father: there has come to me knowledge that has come not to thee, so follow thou me; I will lead thee to an even path.”
يَٓا اَبَتِ اِنّ۪ي قَدْ جَٓاءَن۪ي مِنَ الْعِلْمِ مَا لَمْ يَأْتِكَ فَاتَّبِعْن۪ٓي اَهْدِكَ صِرَاطاً سَوِياًّ
Ya abati innee qad jaanee minaalAAilmi ma lam ya/tika fattabiAAnee ahdika siratansawiyya
“O my father: serve thou not the satan; the satan is to the Almighty defiant.”
يَٓا اَبَتِ لَا تَعْبُدِ الشَّيْطَانَۜ اِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ كَانَ لِلرَّحْمٰنِ عَصِياًّ
Ya abati la taAAbudi ashshaytanainna ashshaytana kana lirrahmaniAAasiyya
“O my father: I fear lest there touch thee a punishment from the Almighty, and thou be an ally to the satan.”
يَٓا اَبَتِ اِنّ۪ٓي اَخَافُ اَنْ يَمَسَّكَ عَذَابٌ مِنَ الرَّحْمٰنِ فَتَكُونَ لِلشَّيْطَانِ وَلِياًّ
Ya abati innee akhafu anyamassaka AAathabun mina arrahmanifatakoona lishshyatani waliyya
Said he: “Art thou averse to my gods, O Abraham? If thou cease not, I will stone thee; so depart thou from me a good while.”
قَالَ اَرَاغِبٌ اَنْتَ عَنْ اٰلِهَت۪ي يَٓا اِبْرٰه۪يمُۚ لَئِنْ لَمْ تَنْتَهِ۬ لَاَرْجُمَنَّكَ وَاهْجُرْن۪ي مَلِياًّ
Qala araghibun anta AAan alihateeya ibraheemu la-in lam tantahi laarjumannaka wahjurneemaliyya
He said: “Peace be upon thee! I will ask forgiveness for thee of my Lord; He is gracious towards me.
قَالَ سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكَۚ سَاَسْتَغْفِرُ لَكَ رَبّ۪يۜ اِنَّهُ كَانَ ب۪ي حَفِياًّ
Qala salamun AAalaykasaastaghfiru laka rabbee innahu kana bee hafiyya
“And I will withdraw from you and that to which you call besides God, and I will call to my Lord; it may be that I will not in my call to my Lord be wretched.”
وَاَعْتَزِلُكُمْ وَمَا تَدْعُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللّٰهِ وَاَدْعُوا رَبّ۪يۘ عَسٰٓى اَلَّٓا اَكُونَ بِدُعَٓاءِ رَبّ۪ي شَقِياًّ
WaaAAtazilukum wama tadAAoona mindooni Allahi waadAAoo rabbee AAasa allaakoona biduAAa-i rabbee shaqiyya
So when he had withdrawn from them, and what they served besides God, We gave him Isaac and Jacob; and each We made a prophet.
فَلَمَّا اعْتَزَلَهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللّٰهِۙ وَهَبْنَا لَـهُٓ اِسْحٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَۜ وَكُلاًّ جَعَلْنَا نَبِياًّ
Falamma iAAtazalahum wamayaAAbudoona min dooni Allahi wahabna lahu ishaqawayaAAqooba wakullan jaAAalna nabiyya
And We gave to them of Our mercy, and We made for them a tongue of truthfulness exalted.
وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُمْ مِنْ رَحْمَتِنَا وَجَعَلْنَا لَهُمْ لِسَانَ صِدْقٍ عَلِياًّ۟
Wawahabna lahum min rahmatinawajaAAalna lahum lisana sidqin AAaliyya
And remember thou in the Writ Moses: — he was sincere, and was a messenger and a prophet.
وَاذْكُرْ فِي الْكِتَابِ مُوسٰىۘ اِنَّهُ كَانَ مُخْلَصاً وَكَانَ رَسُولاً نَبِياًّ
Wathkur fee alkitabimoosa innahu kana mukhlasan wakanarasoolan nabiyya
And We called to him from the right side of the mount, and brought him near in private conference.
وَنَادَيْنَاهُ مِنْ جَانِبِ الطُّورِ الْاَيْمَنِ وَقَرَّبْنَاهُ نَجِياًّ
Wanadaynahu min janibiattoori al-aymani waqarrabnahu najiyya
And We gave him, of Our mercy, his brother Aaron, a prophet.
وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُ مِنْ رَحْمَتِنَٓا اَخَاهُ هٰرُونَ نَبِياًّ
Wawahabna lahu min rahmatinaakhahu haroona nabiyya
And remember thou in the Writ Ishmael: — He was true to the promise — and he was a messenger and a prophet;
وَاذْكُرْ فِي الْكِتَابِ اِسْمٰع۪يلَۘ اِنَّهُ كَانَ صَادِقَ الْوَعْدِ وَكَانَ رَسُولاً نَبِياًّۚ
Wathkur fee alkitabiismaAAeela innahu kana sadiqa alwaAAdi wakanarasoolan nabiyya
He enjoined upon his people the duty and the purity, and was pleasing in the sight of his Lord.
وَكَانَ يَأْمُرُ اَهْلَهُ بِالصَّلٰوةِ وَالزَّكٰوةِۖ وَكَانَ عِنْدَ رَبِّه۪ مَرْضِياًّ
Wakana ya/muru ahlahu bissalatiwazzakati wakana AAinda rabbihi mardiyya
And remember thou in the Writ Idrīs: — he was a man of truth and a prophet.
وَاذْكُرْ فِي الْكِتَابِ اِدْر۪يسَۘ اِنَّهُ كَانَ صِدّ۪يقاً نَبِياًّۗ
Wathkur fee alkitabiidreesa innahu kana siddeeqan nabiyya
And We raised him to a high station.
وَرَفَعْنَاهُ مَكَاناً عَلِياًّ
WarafaAAnahu makanan AAaliyya
Those are they whom God favoured among the prophets of the progeny of Adam, and of those We bore with Noah, and of the progeny of Abraham and Israel, and of those We guided and chose. When the proofs of the Almighty were recited to them, they fell down in submission weeping.
اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ الَّذ۪ينَ اَنْعَمَ اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنَ النَّبِيّ۪نَ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّةِ اٰدَمَ وَمِمَّنْ حَمَلْنَا مَعَ نُوحٍۘ وَمِنْ ذُرِّيَّةِ اِبْرٰه۪يمَ وَاِسْرَٓائ۪لَ وَمِمَّنْ هَدَيْنَا وَاجْتَبَيْنَاۜ اِذَا تُتْلٰى عَلَيْهِمْ اٰيَاتُ الرَّحْمٰنِ خَرُّوا سُجَّداً وَبُكِياًّ
Ola-ika allatheena anAAama AllahuAAalayhim mina annabiyyeena min thurriyyati adamawamimman hamalna maAAa noohin wamin thurriyyatiibraheema wa-isra-eela wamimman hadayna wajtabaynaitha tutla AAalayhim ayatu arrahmanikharroo sujjadan wabukiyya
But there succeeded them successors who caused the duty to be lost, and followed lusts; they will meet with error
فَخَلَفَ مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ خَلْفٌ اَضَاعُوا الصَّلٰوةَ وَاتَّبَعُوا الشَّهَوَاتِ فَسَوْفَ يَلْقَوْنَ غَياًّۙ
Fakhalafa min baAAdihim khalfun adaAAooassalata wattabaAAoo ashshahawatifasawfa yalqawna ghayya
Save he who repents and believes and works righteousness, for those will enter the Garden, and they will not be wronged in anything:
اِلَّا مَنْ تَابَ وَاٰمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحاً فَاُو۬لٰٓئِكَ يَدْخُلُونَ الْجَنَّةَ وَلَا يُظْلَمُونَ شَيْـٔاًۙ
Illa man taba waamanawaAAamila salihan faola-ika yadkhuloonaaljannata wala yuthlamoona shay-a
(Gardens of perpetual abode that the Almighty has promised His servants in the Unseen — His promise is to come to pass.
جَنَّاتِ عَدْنٍۨ الَّت۪ي وَعَدَ الرَّحْمٰنُ عِبَادَهُ بِالْغَيْبِۜ اِنَّهُ كَانَ وَعْدُهُ مَأْتِياًّ
Jannati AAadnin allatee waAAada arrahmanuAAibadahu bighaybi innahu kana waAAduhuma/tiyya
They will hear therein no vain speech; only: “Peace!” And they will have therein provision morning and evening.)
لَا يَسْمَعُونَ ف۪يهَا لَغْواً اِلَّا سَلَاماًۜ وَلَهُمْ رِزْقُهُمْ ف۪يهَا بُكْرَةً وَعَشِياًّ
La yasmaAAoona feeha laghwanilla salaman walahum rizquhum feeha bukratanwaAAashiyya
That is the Garden which We cause those to inherit among Our servants who are in prudent fear.
تِلْكَ الْجَنَّةُ الَّت۪ي نُورِثُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا مَنْ كَانَ تَقِياًّ
Tilka aljannatu allatee noorithu min AAibadinaman kana taqiyya
“And we come down only by command of thy Lord. Unto Him belongs what is before us, and what following us, and what is in-between; and never is thy Lord forgetful,
وَمَا نَتَنَزَّلُ اِلَّا بِاَمْرِ رَبِّكَۚ لَهُ مَا بَيْنَ اَيْد۪ينَا وَمَا خَلْفَنَا وَمَا بَيْنَ ذٰلِكَۚ وَمَا كَانَ رَبُّكَ نَسِياًّۚ
Wama natanazzalu illa bi-amrirabbika lahu ma bayna aydeena wama khalfanawama bayna thalika wama kana rabbukanasiyya
“Lord of the Heavens and the Earth and what is between them; so serve thou Him, and be thou steadfast in His service; knowest thou one named like Him?”
رَبُّ السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فَاعْبُدْهُ وَاصْطَبِرْ لِعِبَادَتِه۪ۜ هَلْ تَعْلَمُ لَهُ سَمِياًّ۟
Rabbu assamawati wal-ardiwama baynahuma faAAbudhu wastabirliAAibadatihi hal taAAlamu lahu samiyya
And man says: “When I am dead, am I then to be brought forth alive?”
وَيَقُولُ الْاِنْسَانُ ءَاِذَا مَا مِتُّ لَسَوْفَ اُخْرَجُ حَياًّ
Wayaqoolu al-insanu a-itha mamittu lasawfa okhraju hayya
Does not man remember that We created him before, when he was nothing?
اَوَلَا يَذْكُرُ الْاِنْسَانُ اَنَّا خَلَقْنَاهُ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَلَمْ يَكُ شَيْـٔاً
Awa la yathkuru al-insanuanna khalaqnahu min qablu walam yaku shay-a
Then, by thy Lord, will We gather them and the satans! Then will We bring them to be present round about Gehenna on bended knee;
فَوَرَبِّكَ لَنَحْشُرَنَّهُمْ وَالشَّيَاط۪ينَ ثُمَّ لَنُحْضِرَنَّهُمْ حَوْلَ جَهَنَّمَ جِثِياًّۚ
Fawarabbika lanahshurannahum washshayateenathumma lanuhdirannahum hawla jahannama jithiyya
Then will We extract from every sect those of them most severe towards the Almighty in disdain;
ثُمَّ لَنَنْزِعَنَّ مِنْ كُلِّ ش۪يعَةٍ اَيُّهُمْ اَشَدُّ عَلَى الرَّحْمٰنِ عِتِياًّۚ
Thumma lananziAAanna min kulli sheeAAatinayyuhum ashaddu AAala arrahmaniAAitiyya
Then will We best know those most worthy to be burned therein.
ثُمَّ لَنَحْنُ اَعْلَمُ بِالَّذ۪ينَ هُمْ اَوْلٰى بِهَا صِلِياًّ
Thumma lanahnu aAAlamu billatheenahum awla biha siliyya
And there is not one of you save will arrive at it; that is upon thy Lord an inevitability decreed.
وَاِنْ مِنْكُمْ اِلَّا وَارِدُهَاۚ كَانَ عَلٰى رَبِّكَ حَتْماً مَقْضِياًّۚ
Wa-in minkum illa wariduhakana AAala rabbika hatman maqdiyya
Then will We deliver those who were in prudent fear, and leave the wrongdoers therein on bended knee.
ثُمَّ نُنَجِّي الَّذ۪ينَ اتَّقَوْا وَنَذَرُ الظَّالِم۪ينَ ف۪يهَا جِثِياًّ
Thumma nunajjee allatheena ittaqawwanatharu aththalimeena feehajithiyya
And when Our proofs are recited to them as clear signs, those who ignore warning say to those who heed warning: “Which of the two factions is better in standing and better in assembly?”
وَاِذَا تُتْلٰى عَلَيْهِمْ اٰيَاتُنَا بَيِّنَاتٍ قَالَ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا لِلَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُٓواۙ اَيُّ الْفَر۪يقَيْنِ خَيْرٌ مَقَاماً وَاَحْسَنُ نَدِياًّ
Wa-itha tutla AAalayhim ayatunabayyinatin qala allatheena kafaroo lillatheenaamanoo ayyu alfareeqayni khayrun maqaman waahsanunadiyya
But how many a generation We destroyed before them which was better in possessions and outward appearance!
وَكَمْ اَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُمْ مِنْ قَرْنٍ هُمْ اَحْسَنُ اَثَاثاً وَرِءْياً
Wakam ahlakna qablahum min qarnin humahsanu athathan wari/ya
Say thou: “Whoso is in error — no matter the extent the Almighty extends for him — when they have seen what they are promised, whether it be the punishment or the Hour, then will they know who is worse in position and weaker in force.”
قُلْ مَنْ كَانَ فِي الضَّلَالَةِ فَلْيَمْدُدْ لَهُ الرَّحْمٰنُ مَداًّۚ حَتّٰٓى اِذَا رَاَوْا مَا يُوعَدُونَ اِمَّا الْعَذَابَ وَاِمَّا السَّاعَةَۜ فَسَيَعْلَمُونَ مَنْ هُوَ شَرٌّ مَكَاناً وَاَضْعَفُ جُنْداً
Qul man kana fee addalalatifalyamdud lahu arrahmanu maddan hattaitha raaw ma yooAAadoona imma alAAathabawa-imma assaAAata fasayaAAlamoona man huwasharrun makanan waadAAafu junda
And God increases those who were guided in guidance; and the enduring things — the righteous deeds — are better with thy Lord as reward, and better as recourse.
وَيَز۪يدُ اللّٰهُ الَّذ۪ينَ اهْتَدَوْا هُدًىۜ وَالْبَاقِيَاتُ الصَّالِحَاتُ خَيْرٌ عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَاباً وَخَيْرٌ مَرَداًّ
Wayazeedu Allahu allatheenaihtadaw hudan walbaqiyatu assalihatukhayrun AAinda rabbika thawaban wakhayrun maradda
Hast thou then seen him who denies Our proofs and says: “I will be given wealth and children”?
اَفَرَاَيْتَ الَّذ۪ي كَفَرَ بِاٰيَاتِنَا وَقَالَ لَاُو۫تَيَنَّ مَالاً وَوَلَداًۜ
Afaraayta allathee kafara bi-ayatinawaqala laootayanna malan wawalada
Has he looked into the Unseen, or taken a covenant with the Almighty?
اَطَّـلَعَ الْغَيْبَ اَمِ اتَّخَذَ عِنْدَ الرَّحْمٰنِ عَهْداًۙ
AttalaAAa alghayba ami ittakhathaAAinda arrahmani AAahda
No, indeed! We will write down what he says, and extend for him the punishment greatly.
كَلَّاۜ سَنَكْتُبُ مَا يَقُولُ وَنَمُدُّ لَهُ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ مَداًّۙ
Kalla sanaktubu ma yaqooluwanamuddu lahu mina alAAathabi madda
And We will inherit from him what he says; and he will come to Us alone.
وَنَرِثُهُ مَا يَقُولُ وَيَأْت۪ينَا فَرْداً
Wanarithuhu ma yaqoolu waya/teenafarda
And they have taken gods, besides God, that they might be for them an honour.
وَاتَّخَذُوا مِنْ دُونِ اللّٰهِ اٰلِهَةً لِيَكُونُوا لَهُمْ عِزاًّۙ
Wattakhathoo min dooni Allahialihatan liyakoonoo lahum AAizza
No, indeed! They will deny their service, and be a foe to them.
كَلَّاۜ سَيَكْفُرُونَ بِعِبَادَتِهِمْ وَيَكُونُونَ عَلَيْهِمْ ضِداًّ۟
Kalla sayakfuroona biAAibadatihimwayakoonoona AAalayhim didda
Dost thou not see that We send the satans upon the false claimers of guidance, inciting them ever onwards?
اَلَمْ تَرَ اَنَّٓا اَرْسَلْنَا الشَّيَاط۪ينَ عَلَى الْكَافِر۪ينَ تَؤُزُّهُمْ اَزاًّۙ
Alam tara anna arsalna ashshayateenaAAala alkafireena taozzuhum azza
So hasten thou not against them; We but number for them a number.
فَلَا تَعْجَلْ عَلَيْهِمْۜ اِنَّمَا نَعُدُّ لَهُمْ عَداًّۚ
Fala taAAjal AAalayhim innamanaAAuddu lahum AAadda
(The day We gather those of prudent fear to the Almighty as a crowd of honoured guests
يَوْمَ نَحْشُرُ الْمُتَّق۪ينَ اِلَى الرَّحْمٰنِ وَفْداًۙ
Yawma nahshuru almuttaqeena ilaarrahmani wafda
And drive the lawbreakers to Gehenna as a destination,
وَنَسُوقُ الْمُجْرِم۪ينَ اِلٰى جَهَنَّمَ وِرْداًۢ
Wanasooqu almujrimeena ila jahannamawirda
They will have no power of intercession save he who has taken a covenant with the Almighty.
لَا يَمْلِكُونَ الشَّفَاعَةَ اِلَّا مَنِ اتَّخَذَ عِنْدَ الرَّحْمٰنِ عَهْداًۢ
La yamlikoona ashshafaAAatailla mani ittakhatha AAinda arrahmaniAAahda
And they say: “The Almighty has taken a son.”
وَقَالُوا اتَّخَذَ الرَّحْمٰنُ وَلَداًۜ
Waqaloo ittakhatha arrahmanuwalada
You have done a monstrous thing.
لَقَدْ جِئْتُمْ شَيْـٔاً اِداًّۙ
Laqad ji/tum shay-an idda
The heavens are nigh rent therefrom, and the earth split open, and the mountains fallen in destruction
تَكَادُ السَّمٰوَاتُ يَتَفَطَّرْنَ مِنْهُ وَتَنْشَقُّ الْاَرْضُ وَتَخِرُّ الْجِبَالُ هَداًّۙ
Takadu assamawatuyatafattarna minhu watanshaqqu al-ardu watakhirrualjibalu hadda
That they urge upon the Almighty a son
اَنْ دَعَوْا لِلرَّحْمٰنِ وَلَداًۚ
An daAAaw lirrahmaniwalada
When it behoves not the Almighty to take a son;
وَمَا يَنْبَغ۪ي لِلرَّحْمٰنِ اَنْ يَتَّخِذَ وَلَداًۜ
Wama yanbaghee lirrahmanian yattakhitha walada
There is none in the heavens and the earth but comes to the Almighty as a servant.)
اِنْ كُلُّ مَنْ فِي السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْاَرْضِ اِلَّٓا اٰتِي الرَّحْمٰنِ عَبْداًۜ
In kullu man fee assamawatiwal-ardi illa atee arrahmaniAAabda
He has counted them; and He numbered them exactly.
لَقَدْ اَحْصٰيهُمْ وَعَدَّهُمْ عَداًّۜ
Laqad ahsahum waAAaddahum AAadda
And each of them will come to Him on the Day of Resurrection alone.
وَكُلُّهُمْ اٰت۪يهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيٰمَةِ فَرْداً
Wakulluhum ateehi yawma alqiyamatifarda
Those who heed warning and do righteous deeds — the Almighty will appoint for them love.
اِنَّ الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ سَيَجْعَلُ لَهُمُ الرَّحْمٰنُ وُداًّ
Inna allatheena amanoowaAAamiloo assalihati sayajAAalu lahumu arrahmanuwudda
And We have made it easy in thy tongue, only that thou bear glad tidings therewith to those of prudent fear, and thou warn therewith a contentious people.
فَاِنَّمَا يَسَّرْنَاهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لِتُبَشِّرَ بِهِ الْمُتَّق۪ينَ وَتُنْذِرَ بِه۪ قَوْماً لُداًّ
Fa-innama yassarnahu bilisanikalitubashshira bihi almuttaqeena watunthira bihi qawmanludda
And how many a generation We destroyed before them! Perceivest thou any one of them, or hearest thou from them a sound?
وَكَمْ اَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُمْ مِنْ قَرْنٍۜ هَلْ تُحِسُّ مِنْهُمْ مِنْ اَحَدٍ اَوْ تَسْمَعُ لَهُمْ رِكْزاً
Wakam ahlakna qablahum min qarnin haltuhissu minhum min ahadin aw tasmaAAu lahum rikza