الأنبياء Al-Anbya

21:1

ٱقْتَرَبَ لِلنَّاسِ حِسَابُهُمْ وَهُمْ فِى غَفْلَةٍۢ مُّعْرِضُونَ ۝١

Iqtaraba linnasi hisabuhumwahum fee ghaflatin muAAridoon

The day of reckoning of their deeds is drawing closer to the people, but they are still turning away from it out of their heedlessness.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Mankind’s reckoning has drawn near to them, yet they are disregardful in [their] obliviousness.Ali Quli Qarai

[The time of] their account has approached for the people, while they are in heedlessness turning away.Saheeh International

21:2

مَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن ذِكْرٍۢ مِّن رَّبِّهِم مُّحْدَثٍ إِلَّا ٱسْتَمَعُوهُ وَهُمْ يَلْعَبُونَ ۝٢

Ma ya/teehim min thikrin minrabbihim muhdathin illa istamaAAoohu wahumyalAAaboon

Never does a new reminder come to them from their Lord but that they listen to it and still go on playingS. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

There does not come to them any new reminder from their Lord but they listen to it as they play around,Ali Quli Qarai

No mention [i.e., revelation] comes to them anew from their Lord except that they listen to it while they are at playSaheeh International

21:3

لَاهِيَةًۭ قُلُوبُهُمْ ۗ وَأَسَرُّوا۟ ٱلنَّجْوَى ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ هَلْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا بَشَرٌۭ مِّثْلُكُمْ ۖ أَفَتَأْتُونَ ٱلسِّحْرَ وَأَنتُمْ تُبْصِرُونَ ۝٣

Lahiyatan quloobuhum waasarroo annajwaallatheena thalamoo hal hatha illabasharun mithlukum afata/toona assihra waantum tubsiroon

while their hearts are distracted—and therefore, it has no impact on them. And those who are unjust among the Meccan unbelievers speak in whispers about Muḥammad: “Is this person anything but a human like yourselves? Whatever he claims to be God’s revelation is just sorcery. What! Will you then accept sorcery while you see for yourselves?”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

their hearts set on diversions. The wrongdoers secretly whisper together, [saying], ‘Is this [man] not a human being like yourselves? Will you give in to magic with open eyes?’Ali Quli Qarai

With their hearts distracted. And those who do wrong conceal their private conversation, [saying], "Is this [Prophet] except a human being like you? So would you approach magic while you are aware [of it]?"Saheeh International

21:4

قَالَ رَبِّى يَعْلَمُ ٱلْقَوْلَ فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ وَهُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ۝٤

Qala rabbee yaAAlamu alqawla fee assama-iwal-ardi wahuwa assameeAAu alAAaleem

In reply to their whispering, the Prophet said, “My Lord knows whatever is spoken in the heaven and the earth, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He said, ‘My Lord knows every word [spoken] in the sky and on the earth, and He is the All-hearing, the All-knowing.’Ali Quli Qarai

He [the Prophet (ﷺ)] said, "My Lord knows whatever is said throughout the heaven and earth, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing."Saheeh International

21:5

بَلْ قَالُوٓا۟ أَضْغَٰثُ أَحْلَٰمٍۭ بَلِ ٱفْتَرَىٰهُ بَلْ هُوَ شَاعِرٌۭ فَلْيَأْتِنَا بَِٔايَةٍۢ كَمَآ أُرْسِلَ ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ ۝٥

Bal qaloo adghathu ahlaminbali iftarahu bal huwa shaAAirun falya/tinabi-ayatin kama orsila al-awwaloon

The unbelievers went even further in trying to discredit the Prophet’s message. Rather they said, “No! The verses are confused dreams. No! he has forged the revelation. No! he is just a poet. If he is God’s messenger, then he should bring to us a sign like what was sent to the earlier prophets.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

But they said, ‘[They are] muddled dreams!’ ‘Indeed, he has fabricated it!’ ‘Indeed, he is a poet!’ ‘Let him bring us a sign, like those sent to the former generations.’Ali Quli Qarai

But they say, "[The revelation is but] a mixture of false dreams; rather, he has invented it; rather, he is a poet. So let him bring us a sign just as the previous [messengers] were sent [with miracles]."Saheeh International

21:6

مَآ ءَامَنَتْ قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَٰهَآ ۖ أَفَهُمْ يُؤْمِنُونَ ۝٦

Ma amanat qablahum min qaryatinahlaknaha afahum yu/minoon

Referring to previous nations which made similar demands, Allāh says: No city that We destroyed before them believed even though We fulfilled their demands; and so will they (the Meccans) really believe if We send another sign?!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

No town that We destroyed before them believed. Will these then have faith [if they are sent signs]?Ali Quli Qarai

Not a [single] city which We destroyed believed before them, so will they believe?Saheeh International

21:7

وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا قَبْلَكَ إِلَّا رِجَالًۭا نُّوحِىٓ إِلَيْهِمْ ۖ فَسَْٔلُوٓا۟ أَهْلَ ٱلذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ۝٧

Wama arsalna qablaka illarijalan noohee ilayhim fas-aloo ahla aththikriin kuntum la taAAlamoon

Refuting their refusal to accept a human messenger, Allāh says: We did not send any messenger before you but men like yourself to whom We revealed. So, O Meccans, go and ask the people of remembrance if you do not know.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

We did not send [any apostles] before you except as men to whom We revealed. Ask the People of the Reminder if you do not know.Ali Quli Qarai

And We sent not before you, [O Muḥammad], except men to whom We revealed [the message], so ask the people of the message [i.e., former scriptures] if you do not know.Saheeh International

21:8

وَمَا جَعَلْنَٰهُمْ جَسَدًۭا لَّا يَأْكُلُونَ ٱلطَّعَامَ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ خَٰلِدِينَ ۝٨

Wama jaAAalnahum jasadan laya/kuloona attaAAama wama kanookhalideen

And We did not make them into bodies that did not eat food, nor were they to live forever!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

We did not make them bodies that did not eat food, nor were they immortal.Ali Quli Qarai

And We did not make them [i.e., the prophets] forms not eating food, nor were they immortal [on earth].Saheeh International

21:9

ثُمَّ صَدَقْنَٰهُمُ ٱلْوَعْدَ فَأَنجَيْنَٰهُمْ وَمَن نَّشَآءُ وَأَهْلَكْنَا ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ ۝٩

Thumma sadaqnahumu alwaAAdafaanjaynahum waman nashao waahlaknaalmusrifeen

Then We fulfilled the promise We made to the prophets: We delivered them and those whom We pleased, and We destroyed those who exceeded the limit.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Then We fulfilled Our promise to them, and We delivered them and whomever We wished, and We destroyed the transgressors.Ali Quli Qarai

Then We fulfilled for them the promise, and We saved them and whom We willed and destroyed the transgressors.Saheeh International

21:10

لَقَدْ أَنزَلْنَآ إِلَيْكُمْ كِتَٰبًۭا فِيهِ ذِكْرُكُمْ ۖ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ ۝١٠

Laqad anzalna ilaykum kitabanfeehi thikrukum afala taAAqiloon

We have sent down to you a Book (i.e., the Qur’ān) in which is a reminder for you in your beliefs and actions. Do you not then understand?!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Certainly We have sent down to you a Book in which there is an admonition for you. Do you not exercise your reason?Ali Quli Qarai

We have certainly sent down to you a Book [i.e., the Qur’ān] in which is your mention. Then will you not reason?Saheeh International

21:11

وَكَمْ قَصَمْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍۢ كَانَتْ ظَالِمَةًۭ وَأَنشَأْنَا بَعْدَهَا قَوْمًا ءَاخَرِينَ ۝١١

Wakam qasamna min qaryatin kanatthalimatan waansha/na baAAdahaqawman akhareen

How many a city whose inhabitants were unjust have We destroyed, and thereafter We raised another people!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

How many a town We have smashed that had been wrongdoing, and We brought forth another people after it.Ali Quli Qarai

And how many a city which was unjust have We shattered and produced after it another people.Saheeh International

21:12

فَلَمَّآ أَحَسُّوا۟ بَأْسَنَآ إِذَا هُم مِّنْهَا يَرْكُضُونَ ۝١٢

Falamma ahassoo ba/sanaitha hum minha yarkudoon

When the people felt Our chastisement, lo! they began to run away from it. We said,S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

So when they sighted Our punishment, behold, they ran away from it.Ali Quli Qarai

And when they [i.e., its inhabitants] perceived Our punishment, at once they fled from it.Saheeh International

21:13

لَا تَرْكُضُوا۟ وَٱرْجِعُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ مَآ أُتْرِفْتُمْ فِيهِ وَمَسَٰكِنِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُسَْٔلُونَ ۝١٣

La tarkudoo warjiAAooila ma otriftum feehi wamasakinikumlaAAallakum tus-aloon

"Do not run away! Come back to the luxury in which you were surrounded and to your dwellings so that you may be asked for help by the poor and the needy whom you have arrogantly ignored!”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

‘Do not run away! Return to the opulence you were given to enjoy and to your dwellings so that you may be questioned!’Ali Quli Qarai

[Some angels said], "Do not flee but return to where you were given luxury and to your homes - perhaps you will be questioned."Saheeh International

21:14

قَالُوا۟ يَٰوَيْلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ ۝١٤

Qaloo ya waylana innakunna thalimeen

They said, “O woe unto us! we surely were unjust.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They said, ‘Woe to us! We have indeed been wrongdoers!’Ali Quli Qarai

They said, "O woe to us! Indeed, we were wrongdoers."Saheeh International

21:15

فَمَا زَالَت تِّلْكَ دَعْوَىٰهُمْ حَتَّىٰ جَعَلْنَٰهُمْ حَصِيدًا خَٰمِدِينَ ۝١٥

Fama zalat tilka daAAwahumhatta jaAAalnahum haseedan khamideen

This continued to be their cry till We made them into ‘a harvest which had been cut and was calm.’S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

That remained their cry until We turned them into a mown field, stilled [like burnt ashes].Ali Quli Qarai

And that declaration of theirs did not cease until We made them [as] a harvest [mowed down], extinguished [like a fire].Saheeh International

21:16

وَمَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَٰعِبِينَ ۝١٦

Wama khalaqna assamaawal-arda wama baynahuma laAAibeen

The examples of the disobedient nations mentioned above make it quite clear that We did not create the heaven and the earth, and whatever is between the two just for fun and amusement! Humanity has been created to follow the guidance in this world and thus achieve eternal bliss in the hereafter. This depends on how a person comes out of the reckoning on the day of judgement.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

We did not create the sky and the earth and whatever is between them for play.Ali Quli Qarai

And We did not create the heaven and earth and that between them in play.Saheeh International

21:17

لَوْ أَرَدْنَآ أَن نَّتَّخِذَ لَهْوًۭا لَّٱتَّخَذْنَٰهُ مِن لَّدُنَّآ إِن كُنَّا فَٰعِلِينَ ۝١٧

Law aradna an nattakhithalahwan lattakhathnahu min ladunna inkunna faAAileen

Had We wished to make this creation an entertainment, We would have done so by Ourselves—but by no means would We do such a thing!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Had We desired to take up some diversion We would have taken it up with Ourselves, were We to do [so].Ali Quli Qarai

Had We intended to take a diversion, We could have taken it from [what is] with Us - if [indeed] We were to do so.Saheeh International

21:18

بَلْ نَقْذِفُ بِٱلْحَقِّ عَلَى ٱلْبَٰطِلِ فَيَدْمَغُهُۥ فَإِذَا هُوَ زَاهِقٌۭ ۚ وَلَكُمُ ٱلْوَيْلُ مِمَّا تَصِفُونَ ۝١٨

Bal naqthifu bilhaqqiAAala albatili fayadmaghuhu fa-itha huwa zahiqunwalakumu alwaylu mimma tasifoon

On the contrary, We continuously make the truth confront the falsehood so the truth may prevail over falsehood, and lo! falsehood is destroyed. Woe unto you for what you describe.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Indeed, We hurl the truth against falsehood, and it crushes its head, and behold, falsehood vanishes! And woe to you for what you allege [about Allah].Ali Quli Qarai

Rather, We dash the truth upon falsehood, and it destroys it, and thereupon it departs. And for you is destruction from that which you describe.Saheeh International

21:19

وَلَهُۥ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ وَمَنْ عِندَهُۥ لَا يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِهِۦ وَلَا يَسْتَحْسِرُونَ ۝١٩

Walahu man fee assamawatiwal-ardi waman AAindahu la yastakbiroonaAAan AAibadatihi wala yastahsiroon

Whoever is in the heavens and the earth belongs to Allāh, and the angels who are with Him do not disdain of worshipping Him, nor do they become weary of it;S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth, and those who are near Him do not disdain to worship Him, nor do they become weary.Ali Quli Qarai

To Him belongs whoever is in the heavens and the earth. And those near Him [i.e., the angels] are not prevented by arrogance from His worship, nor do they tire.Saheeh International

21:20

يُسَبِّحُونَ ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ لَا يَفْتُرُونَ ۝٢٠

Yusabbihoona allayla wannaharala yafturoon

they glorify Him night and day, they do not become lax.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They glorify [Him] night and day, and they do not flag.Ali Quli Qarai

They exalt [Him] night and day [and] do not slacken.Saheeh International

21:21

أَمِ ٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ ءَالِهَةًۭ مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ هُمْ يُنشِرُونَ ۝٢١

Ami ittakhathoo alihatan minaal-ardi hum yunshiroon

Or have they taken gods made from the earth who raise the dead back to life?S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Have they taken gods from the earth who raise [the dead]?Ali Quli Qarai

Or have they [i.e., men] taken for themselves gods from the earth who resurrect [the dead]?Saheeh International

21:22

لَوْ كَانَ فِيهِمَآ ءَالِهَةٌ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ لَفَسَدَتَا ۚ فَسُبْحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَرْشِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ ۝٢٢

Law kana feehima alihatunilla Allahu lafasadata fasubhana Allahirabbi alAAarshi AAamma yasifoon

Do not they understand that if there had been in the earth and the heaven a god besides Allāh, then both the earth and the heaven would have been in chaos! So glory be to Allāh, the Lord of the Throne, who is exalted above what they describe.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Had there been any gods in them other than Allah, they would surely have fallen apart. Clear is Allah, the Lord of the Throne, of what they allege [concerning Him].Ali Quli Qarai

Had there been within them [i.e., the heavens and earth] gods besides Allāh, they both would have been ruined. So exalted is Allāh, Lord of the Throne, above what they describe.Saheeh International

21:23

لَا يُسَْٔلُ عَمَّا يَفْعَلُ وَهُمْ يُسَْٔلُونَ ۝٢٣

La yus-alu AAamma yafAAaluwahum yus-aloon

He, Allāh, will not be questioned for what He does, but they, the false gods, shall surely be questioned!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He is not questioned concerning what He does, but they are questioned.Ali Quli Qarai

He is not questioned about what He does, but they will be questioned.Saheeh International

21:24

أَمِ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ ءَالِهَةًۭ ۖ قُلْ هَاتُوا۟ بُرْهَٰنَكُمْ ۖ هَٰذَا ذِكْرُ مَن مَّعِىَ وَذِكْرُ مَن قَبْلِى ۗ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ٱلْحَقَّ ۖ فَهُم مُّعْرِضُونَ ۝٢٤

Ami ittakhathoo min doonihi alihatanqul hatoo burhanakum hatha thikru manmaAAiya wathikru man qablee bal aktharuhum layaAAlamoona alhaqqa fahum muAAridoon

Or, have they taken gods besides Him? O Muḥammad, say, “Bring your proof. As for the revealed scriptures, they condemn your polytheism. This Qur’ān is a reminder for those who are with me, and the previous books were a reminder for those who were before me that there is only One God. But most of them do not know the truth, and therefore they turn away from it.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Have they taken gods besides Him? Say, ‘Produce your evidence! This is a precept of those who are with me, and a precept of those [who went] before me.’ But most of them do not know the truth, and so they are disregardful.Ali Quli Qarai

Or have they taken gods besides Him? Say, [O Muḥammad], "Produce your proof. This [Qur’ān] is the message for those with me and the message of those before me." But most of them do not know the truth, so they are turning away.Saheeh International

21:25

وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ مِن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا نُوحِىٓ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُۥ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنَا۠ فَٱعْبُدُونِ ۝٢٥

Wama arsalna min qablika minrasoolin illa noohee ilayhi annahu la ilahailla ana faAAbudoon

And remember that We did not send before you any messenger but that We clearly revealed to him that there is no god but Me, therefore worship only Me.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

We did not send any apostle before you but that We revealed to him that ‘There is no god except Me; so worship Me.’Ali Quli Qarai

And We sent not before you any messenger except We revealed to him that, "There is no deity except Me, so worship Me."Saheeh International

21:26

وَقَالُوا۟ ٱتَّخَذَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ وَلَدًۭا ۗ سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ ۚ بَلْ عِبَادٌۭ مُّكْرَمُونَ ۝٢٦

Waqaloo ittakhatha arrahmanuwaladan subhanahu bal AAibadun mukramoon

And they, idol-worshippers, say, “The Beneficent God has taken the angels unto Himself as sons.” Glory be to Him! Nay, the angels are honoured servants of GodS. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They say, ‘The All-beneficent has taken offsprings.’ Immaculate is He! Indeed, they are [His] honoured servants.Ali Quli Qarai

And they say, "The Most Merciful has taken a son." Exalted is He! Rather, they are [but] honored servants.Saheeh International

21:27

لَا يَسْبِقُونَهُۥ بِٱلْقَوْلِ وَهُم بِأَمْرِهِۦ يَعْمَلُونَ ۝٢٧

La yasbiqoonahu bilqawliwahum bi-amrihi yaAAmaloon

who do not precede Him in speech, and they act according to His command. The angels cannot be gods besides Allāh because:S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They do not venture to speak ahead of Him, and they act by His command.Ali Quli Qarai

They cannot precede Him in word, and they act by His command.Saheeh International

21:28

يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلَا يَشْفَعُونَ إِلَّا لِمَنِ ٱرْتَضَىٰ وَهُم مِّنْ خَشْيَتِهِۦ مُشْفِقُونَ ۝٢٨

YaAAlamu ma bayna aydeehim wamakhalfahum wala yashfaAAoona illa limani irtadawahum min khashyatihi mushfiqoon

Firstly: He knows what is before them (i.e., their deeds) and what is behind them (i.e., their origin). Secondly: Nor do they intercede in favour of anyone except for the person with whom He (i.e., God) is pleased. So the idol-worshippers should not have any hope in intercession through the angels because what they do displeases Allāh. Thirdly: And the angels are on their guard against His fear.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He knows that which is before them and that which is behind them, and they do not intercede except for someone He approves of, and they are apprehensive for the fear of Him.Ali Quli Qarai

He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they cannot intercede except on behalf of one whom He approves. And they, from fear of Him, are apprehensive.Saheeh International

21:29

۞ وَمَن يَقُلْ مِنْهُمْ إِنِّىٓ إِلَٰهٌۭ مِّن دُونِهِۦ فَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِيهِ جَهَنَّمَ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ ۝٢٩

Waman yaqul minhum innee ilahun mindoonihi fathalika najzeehi jahannama kathalikanajzee aththalimeen

And whoever among the angels should say that, “I indeed am a god besides Him,” We shall recompense him with hell—thus do We recompense those who transgress the appropriate limits.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Should any of them say, ‘I am a god besides Him,’ We will requite him with hell. Thus do We requite the wrongdoers.Ali Quli Qarai

And whoever of them should say, "Indeed, I am a god besides Him" - that one We would recompense with Hell. Thus do We recompense the wrongdoers.Saheeh International

21:30

أَوَلَمْ يَرَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ كَانَتَا رَتْقًۭا فَفَتَقْنَٰهُمَا ۖ وَجَعَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلْمَآءِ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ حَىٍّ ۖ أَفَلَا يُؤْمِنُونَ ۝٣٠

Awa lam yara allatheenakafaroo anna assamawati wal-ardakanata ratqan fafataqnahuma wajaAAalnamina alma-i kulla shay-in hayyin afalayu/minoon

The idol-worshippers also believed that although God is the Creator of everything, the idols were in charge of managing the affairs of this world. Allāh says: Have not the unbelievers contemplated that: The heavens and the earth were patched up together, and then We split them open. And We have made every living thing from the water—do not they believe?S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Have the faithless not regarded that the heavens and the earth were interwoven and We unravelled them, and We made every living thing out of water? Will they not then have faith?Ali Quli Qarai

Have those who disbelieved not considered that the heavens and the earth were a joined entity, and then We separated them and made from water every living thing? Then will they not believe?Saheeh International

21:31

وَجَعَلْنَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ رَوَٰسِىَ أَن تَمِيدَ بِهِمْ وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا فِجَاجًۭا سُبُلًۭا لَّعَلَّهُمْ يَهْتَدُونَ ۝٣١

WajaAAalna fee al-ardi rawasiyaan tameeda bihim wajaAAalna feeha fijajansubulan laAAallahum yahtadoon

And We placed the mountains on the earth lest it should shake with them (i.e., human beings), and We made in them wide ravines to serve as ways so that they may be guided.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

We set firm mountains in the earth lest it should shake with them, and We made broad ways in them so that they may be guided [to their destinations].Ali Quli Qarai

And We placed within the earth firmly set mountains, lest it should shift with them, and We made therein [mountain] passes [as] roads that they might be guided.Saheeh International

21:32

وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ سَقْفًۭا مَّحْفُوظًۭا ۖ وَهُمْ عَنْ ءَايَٰتِهَا مُعْرِضُونَ ۝٣٢

WajaAAalna assamaasaqfan mahfoothan wahum AAan ayatihamuAAridoon

And We made the sky as a secured roof— and yet they, the unbelievers, turn away from its signs that point towards its Creator.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

We made the sky a preserved roof and yet they are disregardful of its signs.Ali Quli Qarai

And We made the sky a protected ceiling, but they, from its signs, are turning away.Saheeh International

21:33

وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ وَٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ ۖ كُلٌّۭ فِى فَلَكٍۢ يَسْبَحُونَ ۝٣٣

Wahuwa allathee khalaqa allayla wannaharawashshamsa walqamara kullun fee falakin yasbahoon

He is the one who created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon—all are swimming in the celestial sphere. Allāh created the universe and absolutely controls its management; the angels assigned to many tasks of managing the affairs of the universe do so as His servants and with His permission.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

It is He who created the night and the day, the sun and the moon, each swimming in an orbit.Ali Quli Qarai

And it is He who created the night and the day and the sun and the moon; all [heavenly bodies] in an orbit are swimming.Saheeh International

21:34

وَمَا جَعَلْنَا لِبَشَرٍۢ مِّن قَبْلِكَ ٱلْخُلْدَ ۖ أَفَإِي۟ن مِّتَّ فَهُمُ ٱلْخَٰلِدُونَ ۝٣٤

Wama jaAAalna libasharin minqablika alkhulda afa-in mitta fahumu alkhalidoon

We did not bless any human being with immortality before you. Do these people think that if you die, they will remain alive forever?!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

We did not give immortality to any human before you. If you are fated to die, will they live on forever?Ali Quli Qarai

And We did not grant to any man before you eternity [on earth]; so if you die - would they be eternal?Saheeh International

21:35

كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ ذَآئِقَةُ ٱلْمَوْتِ ۗ وَنَبْلُوكُم بِٱلشَّرِّ وَٱلْخَيْرِ فِتْنَةًۭ ۖ وَإِلَيْنَا تُرْجَعُونَ ۝٣٥

Kullu nafsin tha-iqatu almawtiwanablookum bishsharri walkhayri fitnatanwa-ilayna turjaAAoon

Every person is going to encounter death — and as for this life: We try you in it with evil and good situations as a test— and to Us, you will be returned.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Every soul shall taste death, and We will test you with good and ill by way of test, and to Us you will be brought back.Ali Quli Qarai

Every soul will taste death. And We test you with evil and with good as trial; and to Us you will be returned.Saheeh International

21:36

وَإِذَا رَءَاكَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ إِن يَتَّخِذُونَكَ إِلَّا هُزُوًا أَهَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى يَذْكُرُ ءَالِهَتَكُمْ وَهُم بِذِكْرِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ هُمْ كَٰفِرُونَ ۝٣٦

Wa-itha raaka allatheenakafaroo in yattakhithoonaka illa huzuwan ahathaallathee yathkuru alihatakum wahum bithikriarrahmani hum kafiroon

O Muḥammad, when the unbelievers see you, they do not take you more than a joke and say to each other: “Is this the person who speaks ill of your gods.” They say such things while they refuse to remember in the Beneficent God and His blessings.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Whenever the faithless see you they only take you in derision: ‘Is this the one who remembers your gods?’ while they remain defiant towards the remembrance of the All-beneficent.Ali Quli Qarai

And when those who disbelieve see you, [O Muḥammad], they take you not except in ridicule, [saying], "Is this the one who mentions [i.e., insults] your gods?" And they are, at the mention of the Most Merciful, disbelievers.Saheeh International

21:37

خُلِقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مِنْ عَجَلٍۢ ۚ سَأُو۟رِيكُمْ ءَايَٰتِى فَلَا تَسْتَعْجِلُونِ ۝٣٧

Khuliqa al-insanu min AAajalinsaoreekum ayatee fala tastaAAjiloon

Man indeed is composed of haste, but I am not hasty; I will show you My signs (i.e., chastisement) as and when I please; therefore, by ridiculing My Messenger, do not ask Me to hasten them.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Man is a creature of haste. Soon I will show you My signs. So do not ask Me to hasten.Ali Quli Qarai

Man was created of haste [i.e., impatience]. I will show you My signs [i.e., vengeance], so do not impatiently urge Me.Saheeh International

21:38

وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَٰذَا ٱلْوَعْدُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ ۝٣٨

Wayaqooloona mata hathaalwaAAdu in kuntum sadiqeen

They say to the Prophet and the believers, “When will this threat come to pass if you are truthful?”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

And they say, ‘When will this promise be fulfilled, if you are truthful?’Ali Quli Qarai

And they say, "When is this promise, if you should be truthful?"Saheeh International

21:39

لَوْ يَعْلَمُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ حِينَ لَا يَكُفُّونَ عَن وُجُوهِهِمُ ٱلنَّارَ وَلَا عَن ظُهُورِهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ ۝٣٩

Law yaAAlamu allatheena kafaroo heenala yakuffoona AAan wujoohihimu annara walaAAan thuhoorihim wala hum yunsaroon

If those who disbelieve and ask for the threat had known the nature of the chastisement —when they shall neither be able to ward off the fire from their faces or from their back, nor shall they be helped— they would never ask for it.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

If only the faithless knew about the time when they will not be able to keep the Fire off their faces and their backs, nor will they be helped!Ali Quli Qarai

If those who disbelieved but knew the time when they will not avert the Fire from their faces or from their backs and they will not be aided...Saheeh International

21:40

بَلْ تَأْتِيهِم بَغْتَةًۭ فَتَبْهَتُهُمْ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ رَدَّهَا وَلَا هُمْ يُنظَرُونَ ۝٤٠

Bal ta/teehim baghtatan fatabhatuhum falayastateeAAoona raddaha wala hum yuntharoon

But it shall come upon them suddenly and confound them, so they will not be able to avert it nor will they be given respite.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Indeed, it will overtake them suddenly, dumbfounding them. So they will neither be able to avert it, nor will they be granted any respite.Ali Quli Qarai

Rather, it will come to them unexpectedly and bewilder them, and they will not be able to repel it, nor will they be reprieved.Saheeh International

21:41

وَلَقَدِ ٱسْتُهْزِئَ بِرُسُلٍۢ مِّن قَبْلِكَ فَحَاقَ بِٱلَّذِينَ سَخِرُوا۟ مِنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ ۝٤١

Walaqadi istuhzi-a birusulin min qablika fahaqabillatheena sakhiroo minhum ma kanoobihi yastahzi-oon

O Muḥammad! Certainly, the messengers who came before you were also mocked—but finally, those among the unbelievers who were ridiculing the messengers were engulfed by the very chastisement that they were making fun of.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Apostles were certainly derided before you; but those who ridiculed them were besieged by what they had been deriding.Ali Quli Qarai

And already were messengers ridiculed before you, but those who mocked them were enveloped by what they used to ridicule.Saheeh International

21:42

قُلْ مَن يَكْلَؤُكُم بِٱلَّيْلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ مِنَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ۗ بَلْ هُمْ عَن ذِكْرِ رَبِّهِم مُّعْرِضُونَ ۝٤٢

Qul man yaklaokum billayli wannaharimina arrahmani bal hum AAan thikrirabbihim muAAridoon

Say to those who ridicule you, O Muḥammad, “Who can protect you by night and by day from the Beneficent God if He wished to chastise you?” Nay, they turn away from the reminder (i.e., the Qur’ān) of their Lord.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Say, ‘Who can guard you, day and night, against [the punishment of] the All-beneficent [should He want to punish you]?’ Indeed, they are disregardful of their Lord’s remembrance.Ali Quli Qarai

Say, "Who can protect you at night or by day from the Most Merciful?" But they are, from the remembrance of their Lord, turning away.Saheeh International

21:43

أَمْ لَهُمْ ءَالِهَةٌۭ تَمْنَعُهُم مِّن دُونِنَا ۚ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ نَصْرَ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَلَا هُم مِّنَّا يُصْحَبُونَ ۝٤٣

Am lahum alihatun tamnaAAuhum mindoonina la yastateeAAoona nasraanfusihim wala hum minna yushaboon

Or do they have gods who shall protect them from us?! That is not possible because their gods are unable to help themselves, nor can they be protected from Us. So how can they protect their worshippers against Us?!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Do they have gods besides Us to defend them? Neither can they help themselves, nor can they shield [the idolaters] from Us.Ali Quli Qarai

Or do they have gods to defend them other than Us? They are unable [even] to help themselves, nor can they be protected from Us.Saheeh International

21:44

بَلْ مَتَّعْنَا هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ وَءَابَآءَهُمْ حَتَّىٰ طَالَ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْعُمُرُ ۗ أَفَلَا يَرَوْنَ أَنَّا نَأْتِى ٱلْأَرْضَ نَنقُصُهَا مِنْ أَطْرَافِهَآ ۚ أَفَهُمُ ٱلْغَٰلِبُونَ ۝٤٤

Bal mattaAAna haola-iwaabaahum hatta talaAAalayhimu alAAumuru afala yarawna anna na/teeal-arda nanqusuha min atrafihaafahumu alghaliboon

Actually, We have given provision to these unbelievers of Mecca and their forefathers until the life of their society has lasted quite long for them. This has made them arrogant, but do not they see how We approach the nations on the earth, diminishing it in its extremities by death or chastisement? Will they prevail? Of course, not!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Indeed, We have provided for them and their fathers until they lived on for long years. Do they not see how We visit the land diminishing it at its edges? Are they the ones who will prevail?Ali Quli Qarai

But, [on the contrary], We have provided good things for these [disbelievers] and their fathers until life was prolonged for them. Then do they not see that We set upon the land, reducing it from its borders? Is it they who will overcome?Saheeh International

21:45

قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أُنذِرُكُم بِٱلْوَحْىِ ۚ وَلَا يَسْمَعُ ٱلصُّمُّ ٱلدُّعَآءَ إِذَا مَا يُنذَرُونَ ۝٤٥

Qul innama onthirukum bilwahyiwala yasmaAAu assummu adduAAaaitha ma yuntharoon

Say, O Muḥammad, “Whatever I warn you with is based on the revelation of God. However, the ‘deaf’ among you do not hear the warning call whenever they are warned.” (So the problem is not with the message but with the ‘ears of heart’ of the obstinate unbelievers.)S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Say, ‘I indeed warn you by the means of revelation.’ But the deaf do not hear the call when they are warned.Ali Quli Qarai

Say, "I only warn you by revelation." But the deaf do not hear the call when they are warned.Saheeh International

21:46

وَلَئِن مَّسَّتْهُمْ نَفْحَةٌۭ مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّكَ لَيَقُولُنَّ يَٰوَيْلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ ۝٤٦

Wala-in massat-hum nafhatun min AAathabirabbika layaqoolunna ya waylana inna kunnathalimeen

If just a gust of your Lord’s chastisement was to touch them, they would surely cry out, “Woe unto us! We indeed were evildoers.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Should a whiff of your Lord’s punishment touch them, they will surely say, ‘Woe to us! We have indeed been wrongdoers!’Ali Quli Qarai

And if [as much as] a whiff of the punishment of your Lord should touch them, they would surely say, "O woe to us! Indeed, we have been wrongdoers."Saheeh International

21:47

وَنَضَعُ ٱلْمَوَٰزِينَ ٱلْقِسْطَ لِيَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ فَلَا تُظْلَمُ نَفْسٌۭ شَئًْۭا ۖ وَإِن كَانَ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍۢ مِّنْ خَرْدَلٍ أَتَيْنَا بِهَا ۗ وَكَفَىٰ بِنَا حَٰسِبِينَ ۝٤٧

WanadaAAu almawazeena alqistaliyawmi alqiyamati fala tuthlamunafsun shay-an wa-in kana mithqala habbatinmin khardalin atayna biha wakafa binahasibeen

As for Us, We shall set up the scales of justice on the day of resurrection so that no person will be wronged in any way. Our justice will be so perfect that even if there be a deed as small as the weight of a grain of mustard seed, We shall produce it for reckoning—and sufficient are We as reckoners.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

We shall set up just scales on the Day of Resurrection, and no soul will be wronged in the least. Even if it be the weight of a mustard seed We shall produce it and We suffice as reckoners.Ali Quli Qarai

And We place the scales of justice for the Day of Resurrection, so no soul will be treated unjustly at all. And if there is [even] the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it forth. And sufficient are We as accountant.Saheeh International

21:48

وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ ٱلْفُرْقَانَ وَضِيَآءًۭ وَذِكْرًۭا لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ ۝٤٨

Walaqad atayna moosawaharoona alfurqana wadiyaan wathikranlilmuttaqeen

And We gave to Mūsā and Hārūn the Tawrāt as the as a measure of distinction between the truth and falsehood, and as a light and a reminder for those who are pious,S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Certainly We gave Moses and Aaron the Criterion, a light and reminder for the GodwaryAli Quli Qarai

And We had already given Moses and Aaron the criterion and a light and a reminder for the righteousSaheeh International

21:49

ٱلَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُم بِٱلْغَيْبِ وَهُم مِّنَ ٱلسَّاعَةِ مُشْفِقُونَ ۝٤٩

Allatheena yakhshawna rabbahum bilghaybiwahum mina assaAAati mushfiqoon

who fear their Lord even in secret, and they are anxious about the hour of judgement.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

—those who fear their Lord in secret, and who are apprehensive of the Hour.Ali Quli Qarai

Who fear their Lord unseen, while they are of the Hour apprehensive.Saheeh International

21:50

وَهَٰذَا ذِكْرٌۭ مُّبَارَكٌ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ ۚ أَفَأَنتُمْ لَهُۥ مُنكِرُونَ ۝٥٠

Wahatha thikrun mubarakunanzalnahu afaantum lahu munkiroon

This Qur’ān is a blessed reminder which We have sent down for all people—do you then deny it?S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

This [too] is a blessed reminder, which We have sent down. Will you then deny it?Ali Quli Qarai

And this [Qur’ān] is a blessed message which We have sent down. Then are you with it unacquainted?Saheeh International

21:51

۞ وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَآ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ رُشْدَهُۥ مِن قَبْلُ وَكُنَّا بِهِۦ عَٰلِمِينَ ۝٥١

Walaqad atayna ibraheemarushdahu min qablu wakunna bihi AAalimeen

And before Musa, We certainly gave to Ibrāhīm his mental maturity to understand the truth without need of a teacher, and We were fully aware of him.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Certainly We had given Abraham his probity before, and We knew himAli Quli Qarai

And We had certainly given Abraham his sound judgement before, and We were of him well-KnowingSaheeh International

21:52

إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِۦ مَا هَٰذِهِ ٱلتَّمَاثِيلُ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنتُمْ لَهَا عَٰكِفُونَ ۝٥٢

Ith qala li-abeehi waqawmihi mahathihi attamatheelu allatee antum lahaAAakifoon

When he said to his uncle and also to his people, “What are these statues to which you are devoted?”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

when he said to his father and his people, ‘What are these images to which you keep on clinging?’Ali Quli Qarai

When he said to his father and his people, "What are these statues to which you are devoted?"Saheeh International

21:53

قَالُوا۟ وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا لَهَا عَٰبِدِينَ ۝٥٣

Qaloo wajadna abaanalaha AAabideen

They answered, “We found our forefathers worshipping them.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They said, ‘We found our fathers worshipping them.’Ali Quli Qarai

They said, "We found our fathers worshippers of them."Saheeh International

21:54

قَالَ لَقَدْ كُنتُمْ أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُمْ فِى ضَلَٰلٍۢ مُّبِينٍۢ ۝٥٤

Qala laqad kuntum antum waabaokumfee dalalin mubeen

He said, “You and your forefathers are indeed in manifest error.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He said, ‘Certainly you and your fathers have been in manifest error.’Ali Quli Qarai

He said, "You were certainly, you and your fathers, in manifest error."Saheeh International

21:55

قَالُوٓا۟ أَجِئْتَنَا بِٱلْحَقِّ أَمْ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱللَّٰعِبِينَ ۝٥٥

Qaloo aji/tana bilhaqqiam anta mina allaAAibeen

They said, “Are you serious about what you are saying to us or are you just joking?”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They said, ‘Are you telling the truth, or are you [just] kidding?’Ali Quli Qarai

They said, "Have you come to us with truth, or are you of those who jest?"Saheeh International

21:56

قَالَ بَل رَّبُّكُمْ رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلَّذِى فَطَرَهُنَّ وَأَنَا۠ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكُم مِّنَ ٱلشَّٰهِدِينَ ۝٥٦

Qala bal rabbukum rabbu assamawatiwal-ardi allathee fatarahunna waanaAAala thalikum mina ashshahideen

He said, “Nay, I am not joking; I am serious. Your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth Who created them, and I am one of the witnesses to this truth.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He said, ‘Indeed, your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, who originated them, and I affirm that.Ali Quli Qarai

He said, "[No], rather, your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth who created them, and I, to that, am of those who testify.Saheeh International

21:57

وَتَٱللَّهِ لَأَكِيدَنَّ أَصْنَٰمَكُم بَعْدَ أَن تُوَلُّوا۟ مُدْبِرِينَ ۝٥٧

Watallahi laakeedanna asnamakumbaAAda an tuwalloo mudbireen

Then Ibrāhīm said to himself, “And, by Allāh, I will certainly outwit your idols when you have gone away, turning your backs to them.” So when the people went for their celebration outside the city, Ibrāhīm entered their temple andS. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

By Allah, I will devise a stratagem against your idols after you have gone away.’Ali Quli Qarai

And [I swear] by Allāh, I will surely plan against your idols after you have turned and gone away."Saheeh International

21:58

فَجَعَلَهُمْ جُذَٰذًا إِلَّا كَبِيرًۭا لَّهُمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِ يَرْجِعُونَ ۝٥٨

FajaAAalahum juthathan illakabeeran lahum laAAallahum ilayhi yarjiAAoon

he broke the idols into pieces except the biggest of them—so that the people may turn to it to identify the person responsible for smashing the lesser gods. On failing to get help from the idols, Ibrāhīm hoped the people would realize their error.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

So he broke them into pieces—all except the biggest of them—so that they might come back to it.Ali Quli Qarai

So he made them into fragments, except a large one among them, that they might return to it [and question].Saheeh International

21:59

قَالُوا۟ مَن فَعَلَ هَٰذَا بَِٔالِهَتِنَآ إِنَّهُۥ لَمِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ ۝٥٩

Qaloo man faAAala hatha bi-alihatinainnahu lamina aththalimeen

When the people returned to the city, they found their idols broken into pieces. They said, “Who has done this to our gods? He surely must be one of the unjust people.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They said, ‘Whoever has done this to Our gods?! He is indeed a wrongdoer!’Ali Quli Qarai

They said, "Who has done this to our gods? Indeed, he is of the wrongdoers."Saheeh International

21:60

قَالُوا۟ سَمِعْنَا فَتًۭى يَذْكُرُهُمْ يُقَالُ لَهُۥٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمُ ۝٦٠

Qaloo samiAAna fatan yathkuruhumyuqalu lahu ibraheem

Some of them said, “We have heard a youth speaking ill of them, and he is known as Ibrāhīm.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They said, ‘We heard a young man mentioning them. He is called ‘‘Abraham.’’ ’Ali Quli Qarai

They said, "We heard a young man mention them who is called Abraham."Saheeh International

21:61

قَالُوا۟ فَأْتُوا۟ بِهِۦ عَلَىٰٓ أَعْيُنِ ٱلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَشْهَدُونَ ۝٦١

Qaloo fa/too bihi AAalaaAAyuni annasi laAAallahum yashhadoon

The leaders said, “Then bring him in the presence of the people; perhaps they may bear witness to his statement against the idols.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They said, ‘Bring him before the people’s eyes so that they may bear witness [against him].’Ali Quli Qarai

They said, "Then bring him before the eyes of the people that they may testify."Saheeh International

21:62

قَالُوٓا۟ ءَأَنتَ فَعَلْتَ هَٰذَا بَِٔالِهَتِنَا يَٰٓإِبْرَٰهِيمُ ۝٦٢

Qaloo aanta faAAalta hatha bi-alihatinaya ibraheem

When Ibrāhīm was brought to the temple, they said, “Are you the one who did this to our gods, O Ibrāhīm?”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They said, ‘Was it you who did this to our gods, O Abraham?’Ali Quli Qarai

They said, "Have you done this to our gods, O Abraham?"Saheeh International

21:63

قَالَ بَلْ فَعَلَهُۥ كَبِيرُهُمْ هَٰذَا فَسَْٔلُوهُمْ إِن كَانُوا۟ يَنطِقُونَ ۝٦٣

Qala bal faAAalahu kabeeruhum hathafas-aloohum in kanoo yantiqoon

Ibrāhīm considered it a good opportunity to make the people realize that the idols have no power at all; and therefore, he decided to give a rhetorical answer. Pointing to the biggest idol, he said, “Rather it was this their leader that has done it. Ask the smashed idols if they can speak.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He said, ‘No, it was this biggest one of them who did it! Ask them, if they can speak.’Ali Quli Qarai

He said, "Rather, this - the largest of them - did it, so ask them, if they should [be able to] speak."Saheeh International

21:64

فَرَجَعُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ فَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّكُمْ أَنتُمُ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ ۝٦٤

FarajaAAoo ila anfusihim faqalooinnakum antumu aththalimoon

The answer took the idol-worshippers by surprise, ﴾and they turned in contemplation to themselves and said to one another, “Surely you yourselves are unjust.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Thereat they came to themselves and said [to one another], ‘Indeed it is you who are the wrongdoers!’Ali Quli Qarai

So they returned to [blaming] themselves and said [to each other], "Indeed, you are the wrongdoers."Saheeh International

21:65

ثُمَّ نُكِسُوا۟ عَلَىٰ رُءُوسِهِمْ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ مَا هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ يَنطِقُونَ ۝٦٥

Thumma nukisoo AAala ruoosihim laqadAAalimta ma haola-i yantiqoon

But soon falsehood overpowered them, and they were turned on their heads (i.e., they reverted from the truth) and said to Ibrāhīm, “You know that the idols do not speak.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Then they hung their heads. [However, they said,] ‘You certainly know that they cannot speak.’Ali Quli Qarai

Then they reversed themselves, [saying], "You have already known that these do not speak!"Saheeh International

21:66

قَالَ أَفَتَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنفَعُكُمْ شَئًْۭا وَلَا يَضُرُّكُمْ ۝٦٦

Qala afataAAbudoona min dooni Allahima la yanfaAAukum shay-an wala yadurrukum

Ibrāhīm said, “Well then, do you worship, besides Allāh, the idols that neither benefit you in any way nor harm you?S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He said, ‘Then, do you worship besides Allah that which cannot cause you any benefit or harm?Ali Quli Qarai

He said, "Then do you worship instead of Allāh that which does not benefit you at all or harm you?Saheeh International

21:67

أُفٍّۢ لَّكُمْ وَلِمَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ ۝٦٧

Offin lakum walima taAAbudoona mindooni Allahi afala taAAqiloon

Fie upon you and on whatever you worship besides Allāh. Do you not understand?”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Fie on you and what you worship besides Allah! Do you not exercise your reason?’Ali Quli Qarai

Uff to you and to what you worship instead of Allāh. Then will you not use reason?"Saheeh International

21:68

قَالُوا۟ حَرِّقُوهُ وَٱنصُرُوٓا۟ ءَالِهَتَكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ فَٰعِلِينَ ۝٦٨

Qaloo harriqoohu wansurooalihatakum in kuntum faAAileen

They said, “Burn him and help your gods if you ought to do anything!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They said, ‘Burn him, and help your gods, if you are to do anything!’Ali Quli Qarai

They said, "Burn him and support your gods - if you are to act."Saheeh International

21:69

قُلْنَا يَٰنَارُ كُونِى بَرْدًۭا وَسَلَٰمًا عَلَىٰٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ۝٦٩

Qulna ya naru kooneebardan wasalaman AAala ibraheem

They prepared a huge fire and put Ibrāhīm in it. We said, “O fire! Be cool and harmless for Ibrāhīm.” The fire obeyed the creative command of Allāh and did not harm Ibrāhīm at all!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

We said, ‘O fire! Be cool and safe for Abraham!’Ali Quli Qarai

We [i.e., Allāh] said, "O fire, be coolness and safety upon Abraham."Saheeh International

21:70

وَأَرَادُوا۟ بِهِۦ كَيْدًۭا فَجَعَلْنَٰهُمُ ٱلْأَخْسَرِينَ ۝٧٠

Waaradoo bihi kaydan fajaAAalnahumual-akhsareen

They wanted to outwit him, but We made them the biggest losers,S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They plotted to harm him, but We made them the biggest losers.Ali Quli Qarai

And they intended for him a plan [i.e., harm], but We made them the greatest losers.Saheeh International

21:71

وَنَجَّيْنَٰهُ وَلُوطًا إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلَّتِى بَٰرَكْنَا فِيهَا لِلْعَٰلَمِينَ ۝٧١

Wanajjaynahu walootan ilaal-ardi allatee barakna feeha lilAAalameen

and We delivered him as well as Lūṭ and took them to Greater Syria, the land which We had blessed for all people.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

We delivered him and Lot toward the land, which We have blessed for all nations.Ali Quli Qarai

And We delivered him and Lot to the land which We had blessed for the worlds [i.e., peoples].Saheeh International

21:72

وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُۥٓ إِسْحَٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ نَافِلَةًۭ ۖ وَكُلًّۭا جَعَلْنَا صَٰلِحِينَ ۝٧٢

Wawahabna lahu ishaqawayaAAqooba nafilatan wakullan jaAAalna saliheen

And We gave to him Isḥāq and Ya‘qūb as a gift, and We made them all righteous persons,S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

And We gave him Isaac, and Jacob as well for a grandson, and each of them We made righteous.Ali Quli Qarai

And We gave him Isaac and Jacob in addition, and all [of them] We made righteous.Saheeh International

21:73

وَجَعَلْنَٰهُمْ أَئِمَّةًۭ يَهْدُونَ بِأَمْرِنَا وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْهِمْ فِعْلَ ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ وَإِقَامَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَإِيتَآءَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةِ ۖ وَكَانُوا۟ لَنَا عَٰبِدِينَ ۝٧٣

WajaAAalnahum a-immatan yahdoonabi-amrina waawhayna ilayhim fiAAla alkhayratiwa-iqama assalati wa-eetaa azzakatiwakanoo lana AAabideen

We made them leaders (Imāms) who guide the people by Our command, and We revealed to them the doing of good deeds, the performing of prayer, and the giving of alms. And they indeed worshipped Us.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

We made them imams, guiding by Our command, and We revealed to them [concerning] the performance of good deeds, the maintenance of prayers, and the giving of zakat, and they used to worship Us.Ali Quli Qarai

And We made them leaders guiding by Our command. And We inspired to them the doing of good deeds, establishment of prayer, and giving of zakāh; and they were worshippers of Us.Saheeh International

21:74

وَلُوطًا ءَاتَيْنَٰهُ حُكْمًۭا وَعِلْمًۭا وَنَجَّيْنَٰهُ مِنَ ٱلْقَرْيَةِ ٱلَّتِى كَانَت تَّعْمَلُ ٱلْخَبَٰٓئِثَ ۗ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمَ سَوْءٍۢ فَٰسِقِينَ ۝٧٤

Walootan ataynahu hukmanwaAAilman wanajjaynahu mina alqaryati allatee kanattaAAmalu alkhaba-itha innahum kanoo qawma saw-in fasiqeen

We gave authority and knowledge to Lūṭ, and We delivered him from the town of Sodom that was involved in wicked conduct—surely the inhabitants of Sodom were evil and sinful people.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

We gave judgement and knowledge to Lot, and We delivered him from the town which used to commit vicious acts. Indeed, they were an evil and depraved lot.Ali Quli Qarai

And to Lot We gave judgement and knowledge, and We saved him from the city that was committing wicked deeds. Indeed, they were a people of evil, defiantly disobedient.Saheeh International

21:75

وَأَدْخَلْنَٰهُ فِى رَحْمَتِنَآ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ ۝٧٥

Waadkhalnahu fee rahmatinainnahu mina assaliheen

And We took him into the folds of Our mercy; surely he was of the virtuous.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

And We admitted him into Our mercy. Indeed, he was one of the righteous.Ali Quli Qarai

And We admitted him into Our mercy. Indeed, he was of the righteous.Saheeh International

21:76

وَنُوحًا إِذْ نَادَىٰ مِن قَبْلُ فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُۥ فَنَجَّيْنَٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلْكَرْبِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ ۝٧٦

Wanoohan ith nadamin qablu fastajabna lahu fanajjaynahuwaahlahu mina alkarbi alAAatheem

Nūḥ —who had cried to Us before Lūṭ and Ibrāhīm— so We answered him and delivered him and his family from the great distress.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

And before that Noah, when he called out, We responded to him and delivered him and his family from the great agony.Ali Quli Qarai

And [mention] Noah, when he called [to Allāh] before [that time], so We responded to him and saved him and his family from the great affliction [i.e., the flood].Saheeh International

21:77

وَنَصَرْنَٰهُ مِنَ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بَِٔايَٰتِنَآ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمَ سَوْءٍۢ فَأَغْرَقْنَٰهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ ۝٧٧

Wanasarnahu mina alqawmi allatheenakaththaboo bi-ayatina innahum kanooqawma saw-in faaghraqnahum ajmaAAeen

And We helped him against the people who rejected Our signs. They, indeed, were evil people; therefore, We drowned them all.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

And We helped him against the people who denied Our signs. They were indeed an evil lot; so We drowned them all.Ali Quli Qarai

And We aided [i.e., saved] him from the people who denied Our signs. Indeed, they were a people of evil, so We drowned them, all together.Saheeh International

21:78

وَدَاوُۥدَ وَسُلَيْمَٰنَ إِذْ يَحْكُمَانِ فِى ٱلْحَرْثِ إِذْ نَفَشَتْ فِيهِ غَنَمُ ٱلْقَوْمِ وَكُنَّا لِحُكْمِهِمْ شَٰهِدِينَ ۝٧٨

Wadawooda wasulaymana ithyahkumani fee alharthi ith nafashatfeehi ghanamu alqawmi wakunna lihukmihim shahideen

And remember Dāwud and Sulaymān when they discussed the judgement concerning the field in which the people’s sheep had pastured by night, destroying the produce. Their judgement was in favour of the farmer, but they differed in how to implement the judgement. And We were witness to their judgement.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

And [remember] David and Solomon when they gave judgement concerning the tillage when the sheep of some people strayed into it by night, and We were witness to their judgement.Ali Quli Qarai

And [mention] David and Solomon, when they judged concerning the field - when the sheep of a people overran it [at night], and We were witness to their judgement.Saheeh International

21:79

فَفَهَّمْنَٰهَا سُلَيْمَٰنَ ۚ وَكُلًّا ءَاتَيْنَا حُكْمًۭا وَعِلْمًۭا ۚ وَسَخَّرْنَا مَعَ دَاوُۥدَ ٱلْجِبَالَ يُسَبِّحْنَ وَٱلطَّيْرَ ۚ وَكُنَّا فَٰعِلِينَ ۝٧٩

Fafahhamnaha sulaymanawakullan atayna hukman waAAilman wasakhkharnamaAAa dawooda aljibala yusabbihna wattayrawakunna faAAileen

Then We made Sulaymān understand the better way of its implementation, and to both, We gave authority and knowledge. We subjected the mountains and the birds to glorify Us with Dāwud—and this is not new for Us, We have done this before.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

We gave its understanding to Solomon, and to each We gave judgement and knowledge. We disposed the mountains and the birds to glorify [Us] with David, and We have been the doer [of these things].Ali Quli Qarai

And We gave understanding of it [i.e., the case] to Solomon, and to each [of them] We gave judgement and knowledge. And We subjected the mountains to exalt [Us], along with David and [also] the birds. And We were doing [that].Saheeh International

21:80

وَعَلَّمْنَٰهُ صَنْعَةَ لَبُوسٍۢ لَّكُمْ لِتُحْصِنَكُم مِّنۢ بَأْسِكُمْ ۖ فَهَلْ أَنتُمْ شَٰكِرُونَ ۝٨٠

WaAAallamnahu sanAAatalaboosin lakum lituhsinakum min ba/sikum fahal antum shakiroon

And We taught him the art of making coats of arms for you so they may protect you from your injuries. So, will you then be grateful?S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

We taught him the making of coats of mail for you, to protect you from your [own] violence. Will you then be grateful?Ali Quli Qarai

And We taught him the fashioning of coats of armor to protect you from your [enemy in] battle. So will you then be grateful?Saheeh International

21:81

وَلِسُلَيْمَٰنَ ٱلرِّيحَ عَاصِفَةًۭ تَجْرِى بِأَمْرِهِۦٓ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلَّتِى بَٰرَكْنَا فِيهَا ۚ وَكُنَّا بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَٰلِمِينَ ۝٨١

Walisulaymana arreehaAAasifatan tajree bi-amrihi ila al-ardiallatee barakna feeha wakunna bikullishay-in AAalimeen

We made subservient to Sulaymān the strong wind that blows by his command to the land of Palestine that We had blessed; and all this time, We were aware of everything.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

And [We disposed] for Solomon the tempestuous wind which blew by his command toward the land which We have blessed, and We have knowledge of all things.Ali Quli Qarai

And to Solomon [We subjected] the wind, blowing forcefully, proceeding by his command toward the land which We had blessed. And We are ever, of all things, Knowing.Saheeh International

21:82

وَمِنَ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ مَن يَغُوصُونَ لَهُۥ وَيَعْمَلُونَ عَمَلًۭا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ ۖ وَكُنَّا لَهُمْ حَٰفِظِينَ ۝٨٢

Wamina ashshayateeni manyaghoosoona lahu wayaAAmaloona AAamalan doona thalikawakunna lahum hafitheen

And from among the jinn, there are those who dive into the sea to find precious stones for him (i.e., Sulaymān) and those who do other work besides that. And We kept guard over them.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Among the devils were some who dived for him and performed tasks other than that, and We were watchful over them.Ali Quli Qarai

And of the devils [i.e., jinn] were those who dived for him and did work other than that. And We were of them a guardian.Saheeh International

21:83

۞ وَأَيُّوبَ إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنِّى مَسَّنِىَ ٱلضُّرُّ وَأَنتَ أَرْحَمُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ ۝٨٣

Waayyooba ith nadarabbahu annee massaniya addurru waanta arhamuarrahimeen

And remember Ayyūb when he lost his property and children, and was also afflicted by illness—he cried to his Lord, saying: “Impairment has afflicted me, so help me as You are the Most Merciful of the merciful.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

And [remember] Job, when he called out to his Lord, ‘Indeed distress has befallen me, and You are the most merciful of the merciful.’Ali Quli Qarai

And [mention] Job, when he called to his Lord, "Indeed, adversity has touched me, and You are the most merciful of the merciful."Saheeh International

21:84

فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُۥ فَكَشَفْنَا مَا بِهِۦ مِن ضُرٍّۢ ۖ وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُ أَهْلَهُۥ وَمِثْلَهُم مَّعَهُمْ رَحْمَةًۭ مِّنْ عِندِنَا وَذِكْرَىٰ لِلْعَٰبِدِينَ ۝٨٤

Fastajabna lahu fakashafnama bihi min durrin waataynahu ahlahuwamithlahum maAAahum rahmatan min AAindina wathikralilAAabideen

Therefore, We answered him by relieving him of whatever impairment he had, and We gave back to him his children and the like of them with them as a mercy from Us and a reminder for the worshippers. (The full story of Ayyūb will come in Chapter 38.)S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

So We answered his prayer and removed his distress, and We gave him [back] his family along with others like them, as a mercy from Us and an admonition for the devout.Ali Quli Qarai

So We responded to him and removed what afflicted him of adversity. And We gave him [back] his family and the like thereof with them as mercy from Us and a reminder for the worshippers [of Allāh].Saheeh International

21:85

وَإِسْمَٰعِيلَ وَإِدْرِيسَ وَذَا ٱلْكِفْلِ ۖ كُلٌّۭ مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ ۝٨٥

Wa-ismaAAeela wa-idreesa wathaalkifli kullun mina assabireen

And Ismā‘īl, Idrīs, and Dhu ’l-Kifl were all among the patient people;S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

And [remember] Ishmael, Idris, and Dhul-Kifl—each of them was among the patient.Ali Quli Qarai

And [mention] Ishmael and Idrees and Dhul-Kifl; all were of the patient.Saheeh International

21:86

وَأَدْخَلْنَٰهُمْ فِى رَحْمَتِنَآ ۖ إِنَّهُم مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ ۝٨٦

Waadkhalnahum fee rahmatinainnahum mina assaliheen

and We admitted them into Our mercy. They surely were from the righteous ones.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

We admitted them into Our mercy. Indeed, they were among the righteous.Ali Quli Qarai

And We admitted them into Our mercy. Indeed, they were of the righteous.Saheeh International

21:87

وَذَا ٱلنُّونِ إِذ ذَّهَبَ مُغَٰضِبًۭا فَظَنَّ أَن لَّن نَّقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ فَنَادَىٰ فِى ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ أَن لَّآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنتَ سُبْحَٰنَكَ إِنِّى كُنتُ مِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ ۝٨٧

Watha annooni ith thahabamughadiban fathanna an lan naqdira AAalayhifanada fee aththulumatian la ilaha illa anta subhanaka inneekuntu mina aththalimeen

And remember Yūnus when he went away in anger; and because he was God’s prophet, he thought as if We would not straiten him. Therefore, We made a whale swallow him. In the darkness of the whale’s belly, he cried out to God: “There is no god but You, glory be to Thee; surely I am from those who were unjust to themselves.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

And [remember] the Man of the Fish, when he left in a rage, thinking that We would not put him to hardship. Then he cried out in the darkness, ‘There is no god except You! You are immaculate! I have indeed been among the wrongdoers!’Ali Quli Qarai

And [mention] the man of the fish [i.e., Jonah], when he went off in anger and thought that We would not decree [anything] upon him. And he called out within the darknesses, "There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers."Saheeh International

21:88

فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُۥ وَنَجَّيْنَٰهُ مِنَ ٱلْغَمِّ ۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نُۨجِى ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۝٨٨

Fastajabna lahu wanajjaynahumina alghammi wakathalika nunjee almu/mineen

So We answered him and delivered him from the distress into which he had fallen, and thus do We deliver the believers. (The full story of Yūnus will come in Chapter 37.)S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

So We answered his prayer and delivered him from the agony; and thus do We deliver the faithful.Ali Quli Qarai

So We responded to him and saved him from the distress. And thus do We save the believers.Saheeh International

21:89

وَزَكَرِيَّآ إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥ رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْنِى فَرْدًۭا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلْوَٰرِثِينَ ۝٨٩

Wazakariyya ith nadarabbahu rabbi la tatharnee fardan waanta khayru alwaritheen

And remember Zakariyyā when he cried to his Lord: “O my Lord! Do not leave me alone and childless, and You are the best of inheritors.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

And [remember] Zechariah, when he cried out to his Lord, ‘My Lord! Do not leave me without an heir, and You are the best of inheritors.’Ali Quli Qarai

And [mention] Zechariah, when he called to his Lord, "My Lord, do not leave me alone [with no heir], while You are the best of inheritors."Saheeh International

21:90

فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُۥ وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُۥ يَحْيَىٰ وَأَصْلَحْنَا لَهُۥ زَوْجَهُۥٓ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ يُسَٰرِعُونَ فِى ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ وَيَدْعُونَنَا رَغَبًۭا وَرَهَبًۭا ۖ وَكَانُوا۟ لَنَا خَٰشِعِينَ ۝٩٠

Fastajabna lahu wawahabnalahu yahya waaslahna lahuzawjahu innahum kanoo yusariAAoona fee alkhayratiwayadAAoonana raghaban warahaban wakanoo lanakhashiAAeen

So We answered him and gave him Yaḥya and made his wife fit to bear a child for him. They surely were competing with one another in good deeds and were calling upon Us with hope and fear, and they were humble to Us.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

So We answered his prayer, and gave him John, and cured for him his wife [of infertility]. Indeed, they were active in [performing] good works, and they would supplicate Us with eagerness and awe and were humble before Us.Ali Quli Qarai

So We responded to him, and We gave to him John, and amended for him his wife. Indeed, they used to hasten to good deeds and supplicate Us in hope and fear, and they were to Us humbly submissive.Saheeh International

21:91

وَٱلَّتِىٓ أَحْصَنَتْ فَرْجَهَا فَنَفَخْنَا فِيهَا مِن رُّوحِنَا وَجَعَلْنَٰهَا وَٱبْنَهَآ ءَايَةًۭ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ ۝٩١

Wallatee ahsanat farjahafanafakhna feeha min roohinawajaAAalnaha wabnaha ayatanlilAAalameen

And remember Maryam who guarded her chastity; then We breathed into her of Our spirit which resulted in the miraculous birth of ‘Īsā. And We made her and her son a sign for the universe.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

And [remember] her who guarded her chastity, so We breathed into her Our spirit, and made her and her son a sign for all the nations.Ali Quli Qarai

And [mention] the one who guarded her chastity [i.e., Mary], so We blew into her [garment] through Our angel [i.e., Gabriel], and We made her and her son a sign for the worlds.Saheeh International

21:92

إِنَّ هَٰذِهِۦٓ أُمَّتُكُمْ أُمَّةًۭ وَٰحِدَةًۭ وَأَنَا۠ رَبُّكُمْ فَٱعْبُدُونِ ۝٩٢

Inna hathihi ommatukum ommatan wahidatanwaana rabbukum faoAAbudoon

Surely this community of yours –the human community– is one community, and I am your One Lord, therefore serve Me.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Indeed this community of yours is one community, and I am your Lord. So worship Me.Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed this, your religion, is one religion, and I am your Lord, so worship Me.Saheeh International

21:93

وَتَقَطَّعُوٓا۟ أَمْرَهُم بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ كُلٌّ إِلَيْنَا رَٰجِعُونَ ۝٩٣

WataqattaAAoo amrahum baynahum kullunilayna rajiAAoon

But they divided their state of unity in faith among themselves: each group going in a different direction. However, they did not realize that all of them shall return to Us.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They have fragmented their religion among themselves, but everyone of them will return to Us.Ali Quli Qarai

And [yet] they divided their affair [i.e., that of their religion] among themselves, [but] all to Us will return.Saheeh International

21:94

فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌۭ فَلَا كُفْرَانَ لِسَعْيِهِۦ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ كَٰتِبُونَ ۝٩٤

Faman yaAAmal mina assalihatiwahuwa mu/minun fala kufrana lisaAAyihi wa-innalahu katiboon

Whosoever shall do good deeds while he is also a believer, then his endeavour shall not be treated with ungratefulness because surely We write it down in their scrolls of deeds.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Whoever is faithful and does righteous deeds, his endeavour shall not go unappreciated, and We will indeed record it for him.Ali Quli Qarai

So whoever does righteous deeds while he is a believer - no denial will there be for his effort, and indeed We [i.e., Our angels], of it, are recorders.Saheeh International

21:95

وَحَرَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَٰهَآ أَنَّهُمْ لَا يَرْجِعُونَ ۝٩٥

Waharamun AAalaqaryatin ahlaknaha annahum la yarjiAAoon

And as for the inhabitants of the town which did not avail the opportunity of doing good deeds in this world and which We destroyed—it is binding that they shall not return for a second chance.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

It is forbidden for [the people of] any town that We have destroyed [to return to the world]: they shall not return,Ali Quli Qarai

And it is prohibited to [the people of] a city which We have destroyed that they will [ever] returnSaheeh International

21:96

حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا فُتِحَتْ يَأْجُوجُ وَمَأْجُوجُ وَهُم مِّن كُلِّ حَدَبٍۢ يَنسِلُونَ ۝٩٦

Hatta itha futihatya/jooju wama/jooju wahum min kulli hadabin yansiloon

This system will continue till when Gog and Magog are released from their barriers, and they shall break forth from every elevated place.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

until when Gog and Magog are let loose, and they race down from every slope,Ali Quli Qarai

Until when [the dam of] Gog and Magog has been opened and they, from every elevation, descendSaheeh International

21:97

وَٱقْتَرَبَ ٱلْوَعْدُ ٱلْحَقُّ فَإِذَا هِىَ شَٰخِصَةٌ أَبْصَٰرُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يَٰوَيْلَنَا قَدْ كُنَّا فِى غَفْلَةٍۢ مِّنْ هَٰذَا بَلْ كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ ۝٩٧

Waqtaraba alwaAAdu alhaqqufa-itha hiya shakhisatun absaru allatheenakafaroo ya waylana qad kunna fee ghaflatinmin hatha bal kunna thalimeen

And at that time, the true promise —about the doom’s day— shall draw near. Then lo! the eyes of those who disbelieved shall be fixedly open, and they shall say: “O woe to us! Surely we were in a state of heedlessness about this; nay, we were unjust to ourselves.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

and the true promise draws near [to its fulfillment], behold, the faithless will look on with a fixed gaze: ‘Woe to us! We have certainly been oblivious of this! Indeed, we have been wrongdoers!’Ali Quli Qarai

And [when] the true promise [i.e., the resurrection] has approached; then suddenly the eyes of those who disbelieved will be staring [in horror, while they say], "O woe to us; we had been unmindful of this; rather, we were wrongdoers."Saheeh International

21:98

إِنَّكُمْ وَمَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ حَصَبُ جَهَنَّمَ أَنتُمْ لَهَا وَٰرِدُونَ ۝٩٨

Innakum wama taAAbudoona min dooniAllahi hasabu jahannama antum laha waridoon

After their resurrection and judgement, Allāh will say to the unbelievers: “Surely you and what you worshipped besides Allāh are the firewood of hell; you shall now enter it.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Indeed you and what [idols] you worship besides Allah shall be fuel for hell, and you will enter it.Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed, you [disbelievers] and what you worship other than Allāh are the firewood of Hell. You will be coming to [enter] it.Saheeh International

21:99

لَوْ كَانَ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ ءَالِهَةًۭ مَّا وَرَدُوهَا ۖ وَكُلٌّۭ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ ۝٩٩

Law kana haola-i alihatanma waradooha wakullun feeha khalidoon

Had these idols have been really gods, they would not have come to it; and you all shall abide therein forever.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Had they been gods, they would not have entered it, and they will all remain in it [forever].Ali Quli Qarai

Had these [false deities] been [actual] gods, they would not have come to it, but all are eternal therein.Saheeh International

21:100

لَهُمْ فِيهَا زَفِيرٌۭ وَهُمْ فِيهَا لَا يَسْمَعُونَ ۝١٠٠

Lahum feeha zafeerun wahum feehala yasmaAAoon

There shall be groaning for them in it, and therein they shall not even hear their groaning just as they refused to listen to God’s message.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Their lot therein will be groaning, and they will not hear anything in it.Ali Quli Qarai

For them therein is heavy sighing, and they therein will not hear.Saheeh International

21:101

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ سَبَقَتْ لَهُم مِّنَّا ٱلْحُسْنَىٰٓ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ عَنْهَا مُبْعَدُونَ ۝١٠١

Inna allatheena sabaqat lahum minnaalhusna ola-ika AAanha mubAAadoon

As for those whom the good has reached from Us, they shall surely be kept far away from it (i.e., hell), andS. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Indeed those to whom there has gone beforehand [the promise of] the best reward from Us will be kept away from it.Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed, those for whom the best [reward] has preceded from Us - they are from it far removed.Saheeh International

21:102

لَا يَسْمَعُونَ حَسِيسَهَا ۖ وَهُمْ فِى مَا ٱشْتَهَتْ أَنفُسُهُمْ خَٰلِدُونَ ۝١٠٢

La yasmaAAoona haseesahawahum fee ma ishtahat anfusuhum khalidoon

they shall not hear its faintest sound; they shall abide forever in the Paradise which they hearts had desired;S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They will not hear even its faint sound and they will remain [forever] in what their souls desire.Ali Quli Qarai

They will not hear its sound, while they are, in that which their souls desire, abiding eternally.Saheeh International

21:103

لَا يَحْزُنُهُمُ ٱلْفَزَعُ ٱلْأَكْبَرُ وَتَتَلَقَّىٰهُمُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ هَٰذَا يَوْمُكُمُ ٱلَّذِى كُنتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ ۝١٠٣

La yahzunuhumu alfazaAAual-akbaru watatalaqqahumu almala-ikatu hathayawmukumu allathee kuntum tooAAadoon

the great fearful event of the trumpet of doom shall not grieve them; and the angels shall welcome them by saying, “This is your day which had been promised to you.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

The Great Terror will not upset them, and the angels will receive them [saying]: ‘This is your day which you were promised.’Ali Quli Qarai

They will not be grieved by the greatest terror, and the angels will meet them, [saying], "This is your Day which you have been promised" -Saheeh International

21:104

يَوْمَ نَطْوِى ٱلسَّمَآءَ كَطَىِّ ٱلسِّجِلِّ لِلْكُتُبِ ۚ كَمَا بَدَأْنَآ أَوَّلَ خَلْقٍۢ نُّعِيدُهُۥ ۚ وَعْدًا عَلَيْنَآ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا فَٰعِلِينَ ۝١٠٤

Yawma natwee assamaakatayyi assijlli lilkutubi kama bada/naawwala khalqin nuAAeeduhu waAAdan AAalayna innakunna faAAileen

The judgement will come on the day when We will roll up the heaven like the rolling up of the page of books. Do not be surprised about this: Just as We originated the first creation, We shall reproduce it in the same way—this is a promise binding upon Us which We shall surely fulfill.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

The day We shall roll up the heaven, like rolling of the scrolls [meant] for writings. We will bring it back just as We began the first creation—a promise [binding] on Us. [That] indeed We will do.Ali Quli Qarai

The Day when We will fold the heaven like the folding of a [written] sheet for the records. As We began the first creation, We will repeat it. [That is] a promise binding upon Us. Indeed, We will do it.Saheeh International

21:105

وَلَقَدْ كَتَبْنَا فِى ٱلزَّبُورِ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ٱلذِّكْرِ أَنَّ ٱلْأَرْضَ يَرِثُهَا عِبَادِىَ ٱلصَّٰلِحُونَ ۝١٠٥

Walaqad katabna fee azzaboorimin baAAdi aththikri anna al-arda yarithuhaAAibadiya assalihoon

And We certainly wrote in the Psalms (Zabūr), which came after the Torah, that: “Surely my righteous servants shall inherit the earth.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Certainly We wrote in the Psalms, after the Torah: ‘Indeed My righteous servants shall inherit the earth.’Ali Quli Qarai

And We have already written in the book [of Psalms] after the [previous] mention that the land [of Paradise] is inherited by My righteous servants.Saheeh International

21:106

إِنَّ فِى هَٰذَا لَبَلَٰغًۭا لِّقَوْمٍ عَٰبِدِينَ ۝١٠٦

Inna fee hatha labalaghanliqawmin AAabideen

Most surely, this is a message for the people who serve none but Allāh.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

There is indeed in this a proclamation for a devout people.Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed, in this [Qur’ān] is notification for a worshipping people.Saheeh International

21:107

وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَٰكَ إِلَّا رَحْمَةًۭ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ ۝١٠٧

Wama arsalnaka illa rahmatanlilAAalameen

We have not sent you, O Muḥammad, but as a mercy for the universe.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

We did not send you but as a mercy to all the nations.Ali Quli Qarai

And We have not sent you, [O Muḥammad], except as a mercy to the worlds.Saheeh International

21:108

قُلْ إِنَّمَا يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَىَّ أَنَّمَآ إِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌۭ وَٰحِدٌۭ ۖ فَهَلْ أَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ ۝١٠٨

Qul innama yooha ilayya annamailahukum ilahun wahidun fahal antummuslimoon

Say, O Muḥammad: “Surely what has been revealed to me as the basis of the divine message is that your God is One God. Will you then submit to the worship of this One God?”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Say, ‘It has been revealed to me that your God is the One God. So will you submit?’Ali Quli Qarai

Say, "It is only revealed to me that your god is but one God; so will you be Muslims [in submission to Him]?"Saheeh International

21:109

فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَقُلْ ءَاذَنتُكُمْ عَلَىٰ سَوَآءٍۢ ۖ وَإِنْ أَدْرِىٓ أَقَرِيبٌ أَم بَعِيدٌۭ مَّا تُوعَدُونَ ۝١٠٩

Fa-in tawallaw faqul athantukum AAalasawa-in wa-in adree aqareebun am baAAeedun matooAAadoon

But, O Muḥammad, if they turn away from this message, then say: “I have warned you in all fairness about the consequences of rejecting this message. And I do not know whether the chastisement that has been promised to you is near or far.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

But if they turn away, say, ‘I have proclaimed to you all alike, and I do not know whether what you have been promised is far or near.Ali Quli Qarai

But if they turn away, then say, "I have announced to [all of] you equally. And I know not whether near or far is that which you are promised.Saheeh International

21:110

إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ مِنَ ٱلْقَوْلِ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا تَكْتُمُونَ ۝١١٠

Innahu yaAAlamu aljahra mina alqawliwayaAAlamu ma taktumoon

Surely He knows your openly declared statement and He knows what you hide in your hearts and minds.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Indeed He knows whatever is spoken aloud, and He knows whatever you conceal.Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed, He knows what is declared of speech, and He knows what you conceal.Saheeh International

21:111

وَإِنْ أَدْرِى لَعَلَّهُۥ فِتْنَةٌۭ لَّكُمْ وَمَتَٰعٌ إِلَىٰ حِينٍۢ ۝١١١

Wa-in adree laAAallahu fitnatun lakum wamataAAunila heen

I do not know if this warning of mine may be a trial for you and a provision till a time.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

I do not know—maybe it is a trial for you and an enjoyment for a while.’Ali Quli Qarai

And I know not; perhaps it is a trial for you and enjoyment for a time."Saheeh International

21:112

قَٰلَ رَبِّ ٱحْكُم بِٱلْحَقِّ ۗ وَرَبُّنَا ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ ٱلْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلَىٰ مَا تَصِفُونَ ۝١١٢

Qala rabbi ohkum bilhaqqiwarabbuna arrahmanu almustaAAanuAAala ma tasifoon

Then the Prophet Muḥammad saw that the Meccans were rejecting his message, he turned to his Lord and said: “O my Lord! Judge by the truth.” Then he turned towards the Meccans and said, “Our Lord is the Beneficent God, whose help is sought against what you ascribe to Him.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He said, ‘My Lord! Judge [between us and the polytheists] with justice.’ ‘Our Lord is the All-beneficent; [He is our] resort against what you allege.’Ali Quli Qarai

[The Prophet (ﷺ)] has said, "My Lord, judge [between us] in truth. And our Lord is the Most Merciful, the one whose help is sought against that which you describe."Saheeh International