النمل An-Naml

27:1

طسٓ ۚ تِلْكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلْقُرْءَانِ وَكِتَابٍۢ مُّبِينٍ ۝١

Ta-seen tilka ayatualqur-ani wakitabin mubeen

Ṭa Sin. These are the verses of the Qur’ān —a clear book—S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Ta, Seen. These are the signs of the Quran and a manifest Book,Ali Quli Qarai

Ṭā, Seen. These are the verses of the Qur’ān [i.e., recitation] and a clear BookSaheeh International

27:2

هُدًۭى وَبُشْرَىٰ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۝٢

Hudan wabushra lilmu/mineen

which is a guidance and bearer of good news for the believersS. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

a guidance and good news for the faithfulAli Quli Qarai

As guidance and good tidings for the believersSaheeh International

27:3

ٱلَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَهُم بِٱلَْٔاخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوقِنُونَ ۝٣

Allatheena yuqeemoona assalatawayu/toona azzakata wahum bil-akhiratihum yooqinoon

who perform the prayer, give the alms, and who are sure about the life hereafter.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

—those who maintain the prayer and pay the zakat, and who are certain of the Hereafter.Ali Quli Qarai

Who establish prayer and give zakāh, and of the Hereafter they are certain [in faith].Saheeh International

27:4

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلَْٔاخِرَةِ زَيَّنَّا لَهُمْ أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ فَهُمْ يَعْمَهُونَ ۝٤

Inna allatheena la yu/minoonabil-akhirati zayyanna lahum aAAmalahumfahum yaAAmahoon

Verily those who do not believe in the life hereafter—We have presented their evil deeds to them in a favourable light; therefore, they are blindly wandering on and have lost the ultimate objective of life.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

As for those who do not believe in the Hereafter, We have made their deeds seem decorous to them, and so they are bewildered.Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed, for those who do not believe in the Hereafter, We have made pleasing to them their deeds, so they wander blindly.Saheeh International

27:5

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَهُمْ سُوٓءُ ٱلْعَذَابِ وَهُمْ فِى ٱلَْٔاخِرَةِ هُمُ ٱلْأَخْسَرُونَ ۝٥

Ola-ika allatheena lahum soo-oalAAathabi wahum fee al-akhirati humu al-akhsaroon

These are the people who shall have the evil punishment, and they are the biggest losers in the hereafter.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They are the ones for whom there is a terrible punishment, and they are the ones who will be the biggest losers in the Hereafter.Ali Quli Qarai

Those are the ones for whom there will be the worst of punishment, and in the Hereafter they are the greatest losers.Saheeh International

27:6

وَإِنَّكَ لَتُلَقَّى ٱلْقُرْءَانَ مِن لَّدُنْ حَكِيمٍ عَلِيمٍ ۝٦

Wa-innaka latulaqqa alqur-anamin ladun hakeemin AAaleem

And as for you, O Muḥammad, you surely receive the Qur’ān from the Lord who is the Wise, the Knowing.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Indeed you receive the Quran from One who is all-wise, all-knowing.Ali Quli Qarai

And indeed, [O Muḥammad], you receive the Qur’ān from one Wise and Knowing.Saheeh International

27:7

إِذْ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِأَهْلِهِۦٓ إِنِّىٓ ءَانَسْتُ نَارًۭا سََٔاتِيكُم مِّنْهَا بِخَبَرٍ أَوْ ءَاتِيكُم بِشِهَابٍۢ قَبَسٍۢ لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَصْطَلُونَ ۝٧

Ith qala moosa li-ahlihiinnee anastu naran saateekum minhabikhabarin aw ateekum bishihabin qabasinlaAAallakum tastaloon

As mentioned in 20:9-10, while Mūsa was travelling with his family from Madyan to Egypt, they lost their way on a cold and dark night. Then Mūsa saw a fire at a distance. Remember when Mūsa said to his family: “I surely see a fire! Wait here for me; I shall go and bring back to you from it some news about the way or I shall bring you a burning firebrand so that you may warm yourselves.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

When Moses said to his family, ‘Indeed I descry a fire! I will bring you some news from it, or bring you a firebrand so that you may warm yourselves.’Ali Quli Qarai

[Mention] when Moses said to his family, "Indeed, I have perceived a fire. I will bring you from there information or will bring you a burning torch that you may warm yourselves."Saheeh International

27:8

فَلَمَّا جَآءَهَا نُودِىَ أَنۢ بُورِكَ مَن فِى ٱلنَّارِ وَمَنْ حَوْلَهَا وَسُبْحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ ۝٨

Falamma jaaha noodiya anboorika man fee annari waman hawlahawasubhana Allahi rabbi alAAalameen

So when Musa approached it, a voice called out: “Blessed is One who manifested His power and glory by creating the voice in the fire, and whosoever is around it. And glory be to Allāh, the Lord of the universe.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

When he came to it, he was called: ‘Blessed is He who is in the fire and who is [as well] around it, and immaculate is Allah, the Lord of all the worlds!’Ali Quli Qarai

But when he came to it, he was called, "Blessed is whoever is at the fire and whoever is around it. And exalted is Allāh, Lord of the worlds.Saheeh International

27:9

يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّهُۥٓ أَنَا ٱللَّهُ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ۝٩

Ya moosa innahu ana AllahualAAazeezu alhakeem

“O Musa! surely I am Allāh, the Mighty, the Wise.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

‘O Moses! Indeed I am Allah, the All-mighty, the All-wise.’Ali Quli Qarai

O Moses, indeed it is I - Allāh, the Exalted in Might, the Wise."Saheeh International

27:10

وَأَلْقِ عَصَاكَ ۚ فَلَمَّا رَءَاهَا تَهْتَزُّ كَأَنَّهَا جَآنٌّۭ وَلَّىٰ مُدْبِرًۭا وَلَمْ يُعَقِّبْ ۚ يَٰمُوسَىٰ لَا تَخَفْ إِنِّى لَا يَخَافُ لَدَىَّ ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ ۝١٠

Waalqi AAasaka falamma raahatahtazzu kaannaha jannun walla mudbiranwalam yuAAaqqib ya moosa la takhaf innee layakhafu ladayya almursaloon

Then Allāh gave him two miracles as a sign of his messengership.“Cast down your staff.” As soon as Mūsa cast down his staff, it turned into a live serpent. So when he saw it in motion as if it were a fast-moving serpent, he turned back in retreat and did not even look back! The voice called out again: “O Musa! fear not; you are My messenger, and surely the messengers should not fear in My presence.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

‘Throw down your staff!’ When he saw it wriggling, as if it were a snake, he turned his back [to flee], without looking back. ‘O Moses! ‘Do not be afraid. Indeed the apostles are not afraid before Me,Ali Quli Qarai

And [he was told], "Throw down your staff." But when he saw it writhing as if it were a snake, he turned in flight and did not return. [Allāh said], "O Moses, fear not. Indeed, in My presence the messengers do not fear.Saheeh International

27:11

إِلَّا مَن ظَلَمَ ثُمَّ بَدَّلَ حُسْنًۢا بَعْدَ سُوٓءٍۢ فَإِنِّى غَفُورٌۭ رَّحِيمٌۭ ۝١١

Illa man thalama thummabaddala husnan baAAda soo-in fa-innee ghafoorun raheem

Neither one who has been unjust to himself by committing sins but then he does good deeds instead of evil—for surely I am the Most-Forgiving, the Merciful.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

nor those who do wrong and then make up for [their] fault with goodness, for indeed I am all-forgiving, all-merciful.’Ali Quli Qarai

Otherwise, he who wrongs, then substitutes good after evil - indeed, I am Forgiving and Merciful.Saheeh International

27:12

وَأَدْخِلْ يَدَكَ فِى جَيْبِكَ تَخْرُجْ بَيْضَآءَ مِنْ غَيْرِ سُوٓءٍۢ ۖ فِى تِسْعِ ءَايَٰتٍ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ وَقَوْمِهِۦٓ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمًۭا فَٰسِقِينَ ۝١٢

Waadkhil yadaka fee jaybika takhruj baydaamin ghayri soo-in fee tisAAi ayatin ilafirAAawna waqawmihi innahum kanoo qawman fasiqeen

“And now put your hand into the opening of your shirt (i.e., in the armpit); it will come out white and shining without any defect. “These are among the nine signs for Fir‘awn and his people—they surely are a transgressing people.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

‘Insert your hand into your shirt. It will emerge white and bright, without any fault—among nine signs meant for Pharaoh and his people. Indeed they are a transgressing lot.’Ali Quli Qarai

And put your hand into the opening of your garment [at the breast]; it will come out white without disease. [These are] among the nine signs [you will take] to Pharaoh and his people. Indeed, they have been a people defiantly disobedient."Saheeh International

27:13

فَلَمَّا جَآءَتْهُمْ ءَايَٰتُنَا مُبْصِرَةًۭ قَالُوا۟ هَٰذَا سِحْرٌۭ مُّبِينٌۭ ۝١٣

Falamma jaat-hum ayatunamubsiratan qaloo hatha sihrun mubeen

However, when Our clear signs came to them (the people of Fir‘awn), they said, “This is clear sorcery.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

But when Our signs came to them, as eye-openers, they said, ‘This is plain magic.’Ali Quli Qarai

But when there came to them Our visible signs, they said, "This is obvious magic."Saheeh International

27:14

وَجَحَدُوا۟ بِهَا وَٱسْتَيْقَنَتْهَآ أَنفُسُهُمْ ظُلْمًۭا وَعُلُوًّۭا ۚ فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ ۝١٤

Wajahadoo biha wastayqanat-haanfusuhum thulman waAAuluwwan fanthurkayfa kana AAaqibatu almufsideen

Therefore, they unfairly and arrogantly denied them while their hearts were convinced of their truth. So ponder on how was the end of the mischief-makers.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They impugned them, wrongfully and out of arrogance, though they were convinced in their hearts [of their veracity]. So observe how the fate of the agents of corruption was!Ali Quli Qarai

And they rejected them, while their [inner] selves were convinced thereof, out of injustice and haughtiness. So see how was the end of the corrupters.Saheeh International

27:15

وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا دَاوُۥدَ وَسُلَيْمَٰنَ عِلْمًۭا ۖ وَقَالَا ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِى فَضَّلَنَا عَلَىٰ كَثِيرٍۢ مِّنْ عِبَادِهِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۝١٥

Walaqad atayna dawoodawasulaymana AAilman waqala alhamdulillahi allathee faddalana AAalakatheerin min AAibadihi almu/mineen

And We certainly gave knowledge to Dāwud and Sulaymān; and they both said, “All praise to Allāh who has made us excel over many of His believing servants.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Certainly, We gave knowledge to David and Solomon, and they said, ‘All praise belongs to Allah, who granted us an advantage over many of His faithful servants.’Ali Quli Qarai

And We had certainly given to David and Solomon knowledge, and they said, "Praise [is due] to Allāh, who has favored us over many of His believing servants."Saheeh International

27:16

وَوَرِثَ سُلَيْمَٰنُ دَاوُۥدَ ۖ وَقَالَ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ عُلِّمْنَا مَنطِقَ ٱلطَّيْرِ وَأُوتِينَا مِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ ۖ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلْفَضْلُ ٱلْمُبِينُ ۝١٦

Wawaritha sulaymanu dawoodawaqala ya ayyuha annasuAAullimna mantiqa attayri waooteenamin kulli shay-in inna hatha lahuwa alfadlualmubeen

Sulaymān inherited Dāwud’s wealth and kingdom and said: “O People! We certainly have been taught the language of birds, and we have been given all things. This surely is the manifest grace of God.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Solomon inherited from David, and he said, ‘O people! We have been taught the speech of the birds, and we have been given out of everything. Indeed this is a manifest advantage.’Ali Quli Qarai

And Solomon inherited David. He said, "O people, we have been taught the language of birds, and we have been given from all things. Indeed, this is evident bounty."Saheeh International

27:17

وَحُشِرَ لِسُلَيْمَٰنَ جُنُودُهُۥ مِنَ ٱلْجِنِّ وَٱلْإِنسِ وَٱلطَّيْرِ فَهُمْ يُوزَعُونَ ۝١٧

Wahushira lisulaymanajunooduhu mina aljinni wal-insi wattayrifahum yoozaAAoon

Sulaymān’s army was raised from the jinn, the men, and the birds—they all were kept in their own group.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

[Once] Solomon’s hosts were marched out for him, comprising jinn, humans and birds, and they were held in check.Ali Quli Qarai

And gathered for Solomon were his soldiers of the jinn and men and birds, and they were [marching] in rowsSaheeh International

27:18

حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَآ أَتَوْا۟ عَلَىٰ وَادِ ٱلنَّمْلِ قَالَتْ نَمْلَةٌۭ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّمْلُ ٱدْخُلُوا۟ مَسَٰكِنَكُمْ لَا يَحْطِمَنَّكُمْ سُلَيْمَٰنُ وَجُنُودُهُۥ وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ ۝١٨

Hatta itha ataw AAalawadi annamli qalat namlatun ya ayyuhaannamlu odkhuloo masakinakum la yahtimannakumsulaymanu wajunooduhu wahum la yashAAuroon

Then this unusual army of Sulaymān went on a march with him until they entered the Valley of Naml in Syria. Upon arrival in that valley, the chief ant announced: “O Ants, enter your houses so that Sulaymān and his armies do not crush you while they do not even realize that you are under their feet.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

When they came to the Valley of Ants, an ant said, ‘O ants! Enter your dwellings, lest Solomon and his hosts should trample on you while they are unaware.’Ali Quli Qarai

Until, when they came upon the valley of the ants, an ant said, "O ants, enter your dwellings that you not be crushed by Solomon and his soldiers while they perceive not."Saheeh International

27:19

فَتَبَسَّمَ ضَاحِكًۭا مِّن قَوْلِهَا وَقَالَ رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِىٓ أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَىَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَٰلِدَىَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَٰلِحًۭا تَرْضَىٰهُ وَأَدْخِلْنِى بِرَحْمَتِكَ فِى عِبَادِكَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ ۝١٩

Fatabassama dahikan min qawlihawaqala rabbi awziAAnee an ashkura niAAmataka allateeanAAamta AAalayya waAAala walidayya waan aAAmala salihantardahu waadkhilnee birahmatika fee AAibadikaassaliheen

Sulaymān was able to hear this announcement; it made him realize the blessings of God given to him, so he smiled and laughed at her statement and said, “O my Lord! Grant me the ability to be grateful for Your favours that You have bestowed upon me and my parents, and to be able to do a good deed that would please You; and admit me, by Your mercy, among Your good servants.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Whereat he smiled, amused at its words, and he said, ‘My Lord! Inspire me to give thanks for Your blessing with which You have blessed me and my parents, and that I may do righteous deeds which please You, and admit me, by Your mercy, among Your righteous servants.’Ali Quli Qarai

So [Solomon] smiled, amused at her speech, and said, "My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favor which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents and to do righteousness of which You approve. And admit me by Your mercy into [the ranks of] Your righteous servants."Saheeh International

27:20

وَتَفَقَّدَ ٱلطَّيْرَ فَقَالَ مَا لِىَ لَآ أَرَى ٱلْهُدْهُدَ أَمْ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْغَآئِبِينَ ۝٢٠

Watafaqqada attayra faqalama liya la ara alhudhuda am kana minaalgha-ibeen

Then he reviewed the birds, and said, “How is it that I do not see the hoopoe? Is it because he is of the absentees?S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

[One day] he reviewed the birds, and said, ‘Why do I not see the hoopoe? Or is he absent?’Ali Quli Qarai

And he took attendance of the birds and said, "Why do I not see the hoopoe - or is he among the absent?Saheeh International

27:21

لَأُعَذِّبَنَّهُۥ عَذَابًۭا شَدِيدًا أَوْ لَأَا۟ذْبَحَنَّهُۥٓ أَوْ لَيَأْتِيَنِّى بِسُلْطَٰنٍۢ مُّبِينٍۢ ۝٢١

LaoAAaththibannahu AAathabanshadeedan aw laathbahannahu aw laya/tiyannee bisultaninmubeen

If that is the case, then I will certainly punish him with a severe punishment or even slaughter him unless he should bring me a good excuse for his absence!”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

‘I will punish him with a severe punishment, or I will behead him, unless he brings me a credible excuse.’Ali Quli Qarai

I will surely punish him with a severe punishment or slaughter him unless he brings me clear authorization."Saheeh International

27:22

فَمَكَثَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍۢ فَقَالَ أَحَطتُ بِمَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِۦ وَجِئْتُكَ مِن سَبَإٍۭ بِنَبَإٍۢ يَقِينٍ ۝٢٢

Famakatha ghayra baAAeedin faqala ahattubima lam tuhit bihi waji/tuka min saba-inbinaba-in yaqeen

So Sulaymān waited not very long until the hoopoe came back. When Sulaymān asked the bird about its absence, the bird said: I came to know of what you have not yet come to know—I have come to you with concrete information from Sheba, the capital of Yemen.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He did not stay for long [before he turned up] and said, ‘I have alighted on something which you have not alighted on, and I have brought you from Sheba a definite report.Ali Quli Qarai

But he [i.e., the hoopoe] stayed not long and said, "I have encompassed [in knowledge] that which you have not encompassed, and I have come to you from Sheba with certain news.Saheeh International

27:23

إِنِّى وَجَدتُّ ٱمْرَأَةًۭ تَمْلِكُهُمْ وَأُوتِيَتْ مِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ وَلَهَا عَرْشٌ عَظِيمٌۭ ۝٢٣

Innee wajadtu imraatan tamlikuhum waootiyatmin kulli shay-in walaha AAarshun AAatheem

Verily I found a lady ruling over them, she has been blessed with abundance, and she has a mighty throne.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

I found a woman ruling over them, and she has been given everything, and she has a great throne.Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed, I found [there] a woman ruling them, and she has been given of all things, and she has a great throne.Saheeh International

27:24

وَجَدتُّهَا وَقَوْمَهَا يَسْجُدُونَ لِلشَّمْسِ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ فَصَدَّهُمْ عَنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ فَهُمْ لَا يَهْتَدُونَ ۝٢٤

Wajadtuha waqawmaha yasjudoonalishshamsi min dooni Allahi wazayyana lahumu ashshaytanuaAAmalahum fasaddahum AAani assabeeli fahumla yahtadoon

I found her and her people worshipping the sun instead of Allāh; it seems that the Shaytān has presented for them their evil deeds in a favourable light and has therefore turned them away from the right path, so they are not guided aright;S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

I found her and her people prostrating to the sun instead of Allah, and Satan has made their deeds seem decorous to them—thus he has barred them from the way [of Allah], so they are not guided—Ali Quli Qarai

I found her and her people prostrating to the sun instead of Allāh, and Satan has made their deeds pleasing to them and averted them from [His] way, so they are not guided,Saheeh International

27:25

أَلَّا يَسْجُدُوا۟ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِى يُخْرِجُ ٱلْخَبْءَ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا تُخْفُونَ وَمَا تُعْلِنُونَ ۝٢٥

Alla yasjudoo lillahi allatheeyukhriju alkhabaa fee assamawati wal-ardiwayaAAlamu ma tukhfoona wama tuAAlinoon

and, therefore, they do not worship Allāh who brings forth what is hidden in the heavens and the earth, and who knows what you hide and what you expose.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

so that they do not prostrate themselves to Allah, who brings forth the hidden in the heavens and the earth, and He knows whatever you hide and whatever you disclose.Ali Quli Qarai

[And] so they do not prostrate to Allāh, who brings forth what is hidden within the heavens and the earth and knows what you conceal and what you declare -Saheeh International

27:26

ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ ۩‏ ۝٢٦

Allahu la ilaha illahuwa rabbu alAAarshi alAAatheem

Allāh—there is no god but He, the Lord of the mighty throne.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Allah—there is no god except Him—is the Lord of the Great Throne.’Ali Quli Qarai

Allāh - there is no deity except Him, Lord of the Great Throne."Saheeh International

27:27

۞ قَالَ سَنَنظُرُ أَصَدَقْتَ أَمْ كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلْكَٰذِبِينَ ۝٢٧

Qala sananthuru asadaqtaam kunta mina alkathibeen

Upon hearing this, Sulaymān said, “We will see whether you are truthful or whether you are one of the liars.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He said, ‘We shall see whether you are truthful, or if you are one of the liars.Ali Quli Qarai

[Solomon] said, "We will see whether you were truthful or were of the liars.Saheeh International

27:28

ٱذْهَب بِّكِتَٰبِى هَٰذَا فَأَلْقِهْ إِلَيْهِمْ ثُمَّ تَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ فَٱنظُرْ مَاذَا يَرْجِعُونَ ۝٢٨

Ithhab bikitabee hathafaalqih ilayhim thumma tawalla AAanhum fanthurmatha yarjiAAoon

Sulaymān wrote a letter addressing the Queen of Sheba and her people, and ordered the hoopoe: “Go with this letter of mine and deliver it to them, then turn away from them and see what kind of answer they return to us.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Take this letter of mine and deliver it to them. Then draw away from them and observe what [response] they return.’Ali Quli Qarai

Take this letter of mine and deliver it to them. Then leave them and see what [answer] they will return."Saheeh International

27:29

قَالَتْ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلَؤُا۟ إِنِّىٓ أُلْقِىَ إِلَىَّ كِتَٰبٌۭ كَرِيمٌ ۝٢٩

Qalat ya ayyuha almalaoinnee olqiya ilayya kitabun kareem

The hoopoe took the letter and delivered it to the Queen of Sheba. She gathered her counsels and said, “O Chiefs! An honourable letter has been delivered to me.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

She said, ‘O [members of the] elite! Indeed a noble letter has been delivered to me.Ali Quli Qarai

She said, "O eminent ones, indeed, to me has been delivered a noble letter.Saheeh International

27:30

إِنَّهُۥ مِن سُلَيْمَٰنَ وَإِنَّهُۥ بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ۝٣٠

Innahu min sulaymana wa-innahu bismiAllahi arrahmani arraheem

It is from Sulaymān, and it says: ‘In the name of Allāh, the Beneficent, the Merciful.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

It is from Solomon, and it begins in the name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed, it is from Solomon, and indeed, it is [i.e., reads]: 'In the name of Allāh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful,Saheeh International

27:31

أَلَّا تَعْلُوا۟ عَلَىَّ وَأْتُونِى مُسْلِمِينَ ۝٣١

Alla taAAloo AAalayya wa/tooneemuslimeen

Do not rise against me; and come to me in submission!’”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

[It states,] ‘‘Do not defy me, and come to me in submission.’’ ’Ali Quli Qarai

Be not haughty with me but come to me in submission [as Muslims].'"Saheeh International

27:32

قَالَتْ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلَؤُا۟ أَفْتُونِى فِىٓ أَمْرِى مَا كُنتُ قَاطِعَةً أَمْرًا حَتَّىٰ تَشْهَدُونِ ۝٣٢

Qalat ya ayyuha almalaoaftoonee fee amree ma kuntu qatiAAatan amran hattatashhadoon

Then the Queen said, “O Chiefs! Give me advice in this affair of mine; as you are aware, I never make a final decision on an issue until you are in my presence and until I have heard your advice.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

She said, ‘O [members of the] elite! Give me your opinion concerning my matter. I do not decide any matter until you are present.’Ali Quli Qarai

She said, "O eminent ones, advise me in my affair. I would not decide a matter until you witness [for] me."Saheeh International

27:33

قَالُوا۟ نَحْنُ أُو۟لُوا۟ قُوَّةٍۢ وَأُو۟لُوا۟ بَأْسٍۢ شَدِيدٍۢ وَٱلْأَمْرُ إِلَيْكِ فَٱنظُرِى مَاذَا تَأْمُرِينَ ۝٣٣

Qaloo nahnu oloo quwwatinwaoloo ba/sin shadeedin wal-amru ilayki fanthureematha ta/mureen

They replied: “Do not be so worried because we have the power and formidable courage to face any enemy. The final word is yours; therefore, see what you like to decide: we will obey whatever you say.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They said, ‘We are powerful and possess a great might. But it is up to you to command. So consider what orders you will give.’Ali Quli Qarai

They said, "We are men of strength and of great military might, but the command is yours, so see what you will command."Saheeh International

27:34

قَالَتْ إِنَّ ٱلْمُلُوكَ إِذَا دَخَلُوا۟ قَرْيَةً أَفْسَدُوهَا وَجَعَلُوٓا۟ أَعِزَّةَ أَهْلِهَآ أَذِلَّةًۭ ۖ وَكَذَٰلِكَ يَفْعَلُونَ ۝٣٤

Qalat inna almulooka ithadakhaloo qaryatan afsadooha wajaAAaloo aAAizzata ahlihaathillatan wakathalika yafAAaloon

She said, “If we adopt a hostile attitude, it could end in war, and as you know, when the kings enter a city after victory, they put it to ruin, and they turn the noblest of its citizens into the most humiliated. And this is what they do most of the time. Therefore, I will not take a hostile attitude; I would like to know more about Sulaymān before making my final decision.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

She said, ‘Indeed when kings enter a town, they devastate it, and make the mightiest of its people the weakest. That is how they act.Ali Quli Qarai

She said, "Indeed kings - when they enter a city, they ruin it and render the honored of its people humbled. And thus do they do.Saheeh International

27:35

وَإِنِّى مُرْسِلَةٌ إِلَيْهِم بِهَدِيَّةٍۢ فَنَاظِرَةٌۢ بِمَ يَرْجِعُ ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ ۝٣٥

Wa-innee mursilatun ilayhim bihadiyyatin fanathiratunbima yarjiAAu almursaloon

I will, therefore, send a present to them and shall wait to see what response the messengers bring back.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

I will send them a gift, and see what the envoys bring back.’Ali Quli Qarai

But indeed, I will send to them a gift and see with what [reply] the messengers will return."Saheeh International

27:36

فَلَمَّا جَآءَ سُلَيْمَٰنَ قَالَ أَتُمِدُّونَنِ بِمَالٍۢ فَمَآ ءَاتَىٰنِۦَ ٱللَّهُ خَيْرٌۭ مِّمَّآ ءَاتَىٰكُم بَلْ أَنتُم بِهَدِيَّتِكُمْ تَفْرَحُونَ ۝٣٦

Falamma jaa sulaymana qalaatumiddoonani bimalin fama ataniyaAllahu khayrun mimma atakum bal antumbihadiyyatikum tafrahoon

When the messenger came to Sulaymān with the gift, he was not impressed at all with it. He said, “Are you trying to please me with your wealth?! What Allāh has given me —kingdom and prophethood— is better than what He has given you. Nay, you can be pleased with your gift, not me!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

So when he came to Solomon, he said, ‘Are you aiding me with wealth? What Allah has given me is better than what He has given you. Indeed, you are proud of your gift!Ali Quli Qarai

So when they came to Solomon, he said, "Do you provide me with wealth? But what Allāh has given me is better than what He has given you. Rather, it is you who rejoice in your gift.Saheeh International

27:37

ٱرْجِعْ إِلَيْهِمْ فَلَنَأْتِيَنَّهُم بِجُنُودٍۢ لَّا قِبَلَ لَهُم بِهَا وَلَنُخْرِجَنَّهُم مِّنْهَآ أَذِلَّةًۭ وَهُمْ صَٰغِرُونَ ۝٣٧

IrjiAA ilayhim falana/tiyannahum bijunoodinla qibala lahum biha walanukhrijannahum minhaathillatan wahum saghiroon

So go back to them with your gift and warn them that if they do not comply with my orders, we will certainly come towards them with armies they will not be able to resist, and then we shall expel them from the city with humiliation, and they shall be in a state of disgrace.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Go back to them, for we will come at them with hosts which they cannot face, and we will expel them from it, abased and degraded.’Ali Quli Qarai

Return to them, for we will surely come to them with soldiers that they will be powerless to encounter, and we will surely expel them therefrom in humiliation, and they will be debased."Saheeh International

27:38

قَالَ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلَؤُا۟ أَيُّكُمْ يَأْتِينِى بِعَرْشِهَا قَبْلَ أَن يَأْتُونِى مُسْلِمِينَ ۝٣٨

Qala ya ayyuha almalaoayyukum ya/teenee biAAarshiha qabla an ya/toonee muslimeen

Prophet Sulaymān predicted that the Queen of Sheba would come to him with her people. To demonstrate his power to them, he said, “O Chiefs! Who among you can bring her throne to me before they come to me in submission?”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He said, ‘O [members of the] elite! Which of you will bring me her throne before they come to me in submission?’Ali Quli Qarai

[Solomon] said, "O assembly [of jinn], which of you will bring me her throne before they come to me in submission?"Saheeh International

27:39

قَالَ عِفْرِيتٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ أَنَا۠ ءَاتِيكَ بِهِۦ قَبْلَ أَن تَقُومَ مِن مَّقَامِكَ ۖ وَإِنِّى عَلَيْهِ لَقَوِىٌّ أَمِينٌۭ ۝٣٩

Qala AAifreetun mina aljinni anaateeka bihi qabla an taqooma min maqamika wa-inneAAalayhi laqawiyyun ameen

The audacious one among the jinn said, “I will bring it to you even before you rise from your place; and most surely I am strong and trustworthy for it.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

An afreet from among the jinn said, ‘I will bring it to you before you rise from your place. I have the power to do it and am trustworthy.’Ali Quli Qarai

A powerful one from among the jinn said, "I will bring it to you before you rise from your place, and indeed, I am for this [task] strong and trustworthy."Saheeh International

27:40

قَالَ ٱلَّذِى عِندَهُۥ عِلْمٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ أَنَا۠ ءَاتِيكَ بِهِۦ قَبْلَ أَن يَرْتَدَّ إِلَيْكَ طَرْفُكَ ۚ فَلَمَّا رَءَاهُ مُسْتَقِرًّا عِندَهُۥ قَالَ هَٰذَا مِن فَضْلِ رَبِّى لِيَبْلُوَنِىٓ ءَأَشْكُرُ أَمْ أَكْفُرُ ۖ وَمَن شَكَرَ فَإِنَّمَا يَشْكُرُ لِنَفْسِهِۦ ۖ وَمَن كَفَرَ فَإِنَّ رَبِّى غَنِىٌّۭ كَرِيمٌۭ ۝٤٠

Qala allathee AAindahu AAilmunmina alkitabi ana ateeka bihi qabla anyartadda ilayka tarfuka falamma raahumustaqirran AAindahu qala hatha min fadlirabbee liyabluwanee aashkuru am akfuru waman shakara fa-innamayashkuru linafsihi waman kafara fa-inna rabbee ghaniyyun kareem

As soon as the jinn said this, Āṣif bin Barkhiyā, Sulaymān’s vizier and successor, who had knowledge of the portion of the Book (i.e., the Divine knowledge) said: “I will bring it for you before the twinkling of your eyes.” And lo! as soon as Āṣif said this, the Queen’s throne appeared right there! When Sulaymān saw it resting beside him, he said, “This is indeed from the grace of my Lord so that He may test me whether I am grateful or ungrateful. And whosoever is grateful to Allāh, he is being grateful for his own sake, and whosoever is being ungrateful, then he should know that verily my Lord is free from need and Honourable.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

The one who had knowledge of the Book said, ‘I will bring it to you in the twinkling of an eye.’ So when he saw it set near him, he said, ‘This is by the grace of my Lord, to test me if I will give thanks or be ungrateful. Whoever gives thanks, gives thanks only for his own sake. And whoever is ungrateful [should know that] my Lord is indeed all-sufficient, all-generous.’Ali Quli Qarai

Said one who had knowledge from the Scripture, "I will bring it to you before your glance returns to you." And when [Solomon] saw it placed before him, he said, "This is from the favor of my Lord to test me whether I will be grateful or ungrateful. And whoever is grateful - his gratitude is only for [the benefit of] himself. And whoever is ungrateful - then indeed, my Lord is Free of need and Generous."Saheeh International

27:41

قَالَ نَكِّرُوا۟ لَهَا عَرْشَهَا نَنظُرْ أَتَهْتَدِىٓ أَمْ تَكُونُ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَهْتَدُونَ ۝٤١

Qala nakkiroo laha AAarshahananthur atahtadee am takoonu mina allatheenala yahtadoon

Just before the arrival of the Queen of Sheba, Sulaymān said, “Alter her throne for her so that we shall see whether she follows the right way or is she of those who are not rightly guided.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He said, ‘Disguise her throne for her, so that we may see whether she is discerning or if she is one of the undiscerning ones.’Ali Quli Qarai

He said, "Disguise for her her throne; we will see whether she will be guided [to truth] or will be of those who is not guided."Saheeh International

27:42

فَلَمَّا جَآءَتْ قِيلَ أَهَٰكَذَا عَرْشُكِ ۖ قَالَتْ كَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ ۚ وَأُوتِينَا ٱلْعِلْمَ مِن قَبْلِهَا وَكُنَّا مُسْلِمِينَ ۝٤٢

Falamma jaat qeela ahakathaAAarshuki qalat kaannahu huwa waooteena alAAilmamin qabliha wakunna muslimeen

Finally, when the Queen came, she was shown the altered throne, and it was said: “Is your throne like this?” She replied, “It seems as if it is the same. And there is no need to test us because we were informed of Sulaymān’s knowledge and power before it, and we have submitted ourselves to him.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

So when she came, it was said [to her], ‘Is your throne like this one?’ She said, ‘It seems to be the same, and we were informed before it, and we had submitted.’Ali Quli Qarai

So when she arrived, it was said [to her], "Is your throne like this?" She said, "[It is] as though it was it." [Solomon said], "And we were given knowledge before her, and we have been Muslims [in submission to Allāh].Saheeh International

27:43

وَصَدَّهَا مَا كَانَت تَّعْبُدُ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنَّهَا كَانَتْ مِن قَوْمٍۢ كَٰفِرِينَ ۝٤٣

Wasaddaha ma kanattaAAbudu min dooni Allahi innaha kanat minqawmin kafireen

What she worshipped besides Allāh prevented her from submitting to Allāh since she surely hailed from unbelieving people.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

She had been barred [from the way of Allah] by what she used to worship besides Allah, for she belonged to a faithless people.Ali Quli Qarai

And that which she was worshipping other than Allāh had averted her [from submission to Him]. Indeed, she was from a disbelieving people."Saheeh International

27:44

قِيلَ لَهَا ٱدْخُلِى ٱلصَّرْحَ ۖ فَلَمَّا رَأَتْهُ حَسِبَتْهُ لُجَّةًۭ وَكَشَفَتْ عَن سَاقَيْهَا ۚ قَالَ إِنَّهُۥ صَرْحٌۭ مُّمَرَّدٌۭ مِّن قَوَارِيرَ ۗ قَالَتْ رَبِّ إِنِّى ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِى وَأَسْلَمْتُ مَعَ سُلَيْمَٰنَ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ ۝٤٤

Qeela laha odkhulee assarhafalamma raat-hu hasibat-hu lujjatan wakashafat AAansaqayha qala innahu sarhunmumarradun min qawareera qalat rabbi innee thalamtunafsee waaslamtu maAAa sulaymana lillahi rabbi alAAalameen

Then it was said to her: “Enter the palace.” When the Queen saw the courtyard of the palace, she thought it was a great expanse of water and, therefore, she bared her legs by lifting the dress a little so that it may not get wet. Sulaymān said, “Do not worry about your dress getting wet; this is a palace whose floors have been made smooth and shining with glass.” On being further astonished by the power of Sulaymān, she realized the truth and said, “My Lord! surely I have been unjust to myself, and I submit with Sulaymān to Allāh, the Lord of the universe.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

It was said to her, ‘Enter the palace.’ So when she saw it, she supposed it to be a pool of water, and she bared her shanks. He said, ‘It is a palace paved with crystal.’ She said, ‘My Lord! Indeed I have wronged myself, and I submit with Solomon to Allah, the Lord of all the worlds.’Ali Quli Qarai

She was told, "Enter the palace." But when she saw it, she thought it was a body of water and uncovered her shins [to wade through]. He said, "Indeed, it is a palace [whose floor is] made smooth with glass." She said, "My Lord, indeed I have wronged myself, and I submit with Solomon to Allāh, Lord of the worlds."Saheeh International

27:45

وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَىٰ ثَمُودَ أَخَاهُمْ صَٰلِحًا أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ فَإِذَا هُمْ فَرِيقَانِ يَخْتَصِمُونَ ۝٤٥

Walaqad arsalna ila thamoodaakhahum salihan ani oAAbudoo Allahafa-itha hum fareeqani yakhtasimoon

We sent to the Thamūd their brother Ṣāliḥ who said to them: “Worship Allāh.” But instead of following him altogether, they became two groups arguing with one another whether Ṣāliḥ was right or wrong.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Certainly We sent to Thamud Salih, their brother, [with the summons:] ‘Worship Allah!’ But thereat they became two groups contending with each other.Ali Quli Qarai

And We had certainly sent to Thamūd their brother Ṣāliḥ, [saying], "Worship Allāh," and at once they were two parties conflicting.Saheeh International

27:46

قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ لِمَ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ بِٱلسَّيِّئَةِ قَبْلَ ٱلْحَسَنَةِ ۖ لَوْلَا تَسْتَغْفِرُونَ ٱللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ ۝٤٦

Qala ya qawmi limatastaAAjiloona bissayyi-ati qabla alhasanati lawlatastaghfiroona Allaha laAAallakum turhamoon

The she-camel which Ṣāliḥ brought forth as a miraculous sign, was killed by his people even though they had been warned that such an act would entail God’s chastisement. He said, “O my people, why do you seek to hasten the evil (i.e., the punishment) before the good (i.e., grace and favour)? Now that you have killed the she-camel, why do you not ask Allāh forgiveness so that you may be shown mercy?”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He said, ‘O My people! Why do you press for evil sooner than for good? Why do you not plead to Allah for forgiveness so that you may receive His mercy?’Ali Quli Qarai

He said, "O my people, why are you impatient for evil before [i.e., instead of] good? Why do you not seek forgiveness of Allāh that you may receive mercy?"Saheeh International

27:47

قَالُوا۟ ٱطَّيَّرْنَا بِكَ وَبِمَن مَّعَكَ ۚ قَالَ طَٰٓئِرُكُمْ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌۭ تُفْتَنُونَ ۝٤٧

Qaloo ittayyarna bikawabiman maAAaka qala ta-irukum AAinda Allahibal antum qawmun tuftanoon

They said, “We have seen an evil omen in you and whosoever is with you; therefore, we will neither believe in you nor ask for forgiveness.” Ṣāliḥ said, “Your evil omen (i.e., your scrolls of deeds) is with Allāh. You are indeed a people who are being tested.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They said, ‘We take you and those who are with you for a bad omen.’ He said, ‘Your bad omens are from Allah. Indeed, you are a people being tested.’Ali Quli Qarai

They said, "We consider you a bad omen, you and those with you." He said, "Your omen [i.e., fate] is with Allāh. Rather, you are a people being tested."Saheeh International

27:48

وَكَانَ فِى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ تِسْعَةُ رَهْطٍۢ يُفْسِدُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا يُصْلِحُونَ ۝٤٨

Wakana fee almadeenati tisAAatu rahtinyufsidoona fee al-ardi wala yuslihoon

There was a group of nine persons in the city who used to make mischief in the land and who did not act rightly.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

There were nine persons in the city who caused corruption in the land and did not set things right.Ali Quli Qarai

And there were in the city nine family heads causing corruption in the land and not amending [its affairs].Saheeh International

27:49

قَالُوا۟ تَقَاسَمُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ لَنُبَيِّتَنَّهُۥ وَأَهْلَهُۥ ثُمَّ لَنَقُولَنَّ لِوَلِيِّهِۦ مَا شَهِدْنَا مَهْلِكَ أَهْلِهِۦ وَإِنَّا لَصَٰدِقُونَ ۝٤٩

Qaloo taqasamoo billahilanubayyitannahu waahlahu thumma lanaqoolanna liwaliyyihi mashahidna mahlika ahlihi wa-inna lasadiqoon

They got together to make a plot against Ṣāliḥ and said, “Swear to each other by God that we will launch a surprise attack on him and his family at night; and when his heir comes to seek revenge, we shall surely say: ‘We did not witness the fatal attack on his family, and we surely are truthful.’”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They said, ‘Swear by Allah that we will attack him and his family by night. Then we will tell his heir that we were not present at the murder of his family and that we speak the truth.’Ali Quli Qarai

They said, "Take a mutual oath by Allāh that we will kill him by night, he and his family. Then we will say to his executor, 'We did not witness the destruction of his family, and indeed, we are truthful.'"Saheeh International

27:50

وَمَكَرُوا۟ مَكْرًۭا وَمَكَرْنَا مَكْرًۭا وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ ۝٥٠

Wamakaroo makran wamakarna makranwahum la yashAAuroon

They conspired a plot, and We planned Our scheme while they were not even aware!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They devised a plot, and We [too] devised a plan, but they were not aware.Ali Quli Qarai

And they planned a plan, and We planned a plan, while they perceived not.Saheeh International

27:51

فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ مَكْرِهِمْ أَنَّا دَمَّرْنَٰهُمْ وَقَوْمَهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ ۝٥١

Fanthur kayfa kanaAAaqibatu makrihim anna dammarnahumwaqawmahum ajmaAAeen

So see what the outcome of their plot was— We utterly destroyed them and their people altogether.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

So observe how was the outcome of their plotting, as We destroyed them and all their people.Ali Quli Qarai

Then look how was the outcome of their plan - that We destroyed them and their people, all.Saheeh International

27:52

فَتِلْكَ بُيُوتُهُمْ خَاوِيَةًۢ بِمَا ظَلَمُوٓا۟ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لََٔايَةًۭ لِّقَوْمٍۢ يَعْلَمُونَ ۝٥٢

Fatilka buyootuhum khawiyatan bimathalamoo inna fee thalika laayatanliqawmin yaAAlamoon

The rumbling of the earthquake seized them; so see those houses of theirs which have fallen upon their roofs because of their injustice. In this sight is a sign for those who know.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

So there lay their houses, fallen in ruin because of their wrongdoing. There is indeed a sign in that for a people who have knowledge.Ali Quli Qarai

So those are their houses, desolate because of the wrong they had done. Indeed in that is a sign for people who know.Saheeh International

27:53

وَأَنجَيْنَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَكَانُوا۟ يَتَّقُونَ ۝٥٣

Waanjayna allatheena amanoowakanoo yattaqoon

And We delivered those who believed and were guarding themselves against displeasing Allāh.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

And We delivered those who had faith and were Godwary.Ali Quli Qarai

And We saved those who believed and used to fear Allāh.Saheeh International

27:54

وَلُوطًا إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِۦٓ أَتَأْتُونَ ٱلْفَٰحِشَةَ وَأَنتُمْ تُبْصِرُونَ ۝٥٤

Walootan ith qalaliqawmihi ata/toona alfahishata waantum tubsiroon

When We sent Lūṭ, he said to his people, “What! Do you commit indecency while you see one another?!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

[We also sent] Lot, when he said to his people, ‘What! Do you commit this indecency while you look on?Ali Quli Qarai

And [mention] Lot, when he said to his people, "Do you commit immorality while you are seeing?Saheeh International

27:55

أَئِنَّكُمْ لَتَأْتُونَ ٱلرِّجَالَ شَهْوَةًۭ مِّن دُونِ ٱلنِّسَآءِ ۚ بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌۭ تَجْهَلُونَ ۝٥٥

A-innakum lata/toona arrijalashahwatan min dooni annisa-i bal antum qawmuntajhaloon

What! Do you indeed approach the men lustfully instead of approaching your women?! You, indeed, are an ignorant people.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Do you approach men with [sexual] desire instead of women?! Indeed, you are a senseless lot!’Ali Quli Qarai

Do you indeed approach men with desire instead of women? Rather, you are a people behaving ignorantly."Saheeh International

27:56

۞ فَمَا كَانَ جَوَابَ قَوْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوٓا۟ أَخْرِجُوٓا۟ ءَالَ لُوطٍۢ مِّن قَرْيَتِكُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ أُنَاسٌۭ يَتَطَهَّرُونَ ۝٥٦

Fama kana jawabaqawmihi illa an qaloo akhrijoo ala lootinmin qaryatikum innahum onasun yatatahharoon

The only answer of his people was that they said, “Expel the family of Lūṭ from your city; surely they are a people who seek to keep themselves morally clean!”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

But the only answer of his people was that they said, ‘Expel Lot’s family from your town! They are indeed a puritanical lot.’Ali Quli Qarai

But the answer of his people was not except that they said, "Expel the family of Lot from your city. Indeed, they are people who keep themselves pure."Saheeh International

27:57

فَأَنجَيْنَٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱمْرَأَتَهُۥ قَدَّرْنَٰهَا مِنَ ٱلْغَٰبِرِينَ ۝٥٧

Faanjaynahu waahlahu illaimraatahu qaddarnaha mina alghabireen

So We delivered him and his family except for his wife—We made her stay among those who remained behind,S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

So We delivered him and his family, except his wife. We ordained her to be among those who remained behind.Ali Quli Qarai

So We saved him and his family, except for his wife; We destined her to be of those who remained behind.Saheeh International

27:58

وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهِم مَّطَرًۭا ۖ فَسَآءَ مَطَرُ ٱلْمُنذَرِينَ ۝٥٨

Waamtarna AAalayhim mataranfasaa mataru almunthareen

and then We sent down upon them a rain which utterly destroyed them—evil was indeed the rain of those who had been warned!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Then We poured down upon them a rain [of stones]. Evil was that rain for those who had been warned!Ali Quli Qarai

And We rained upon them a rain [of stones], and evil was the rain of those who were warned.Saheeh International

27:59

قُلِ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَسَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ عِبَادِهِ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱصْطَفَىٰٓ ۗ ءَآللَّهُ خَيْرٌ أَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ ۝٥٩

Quli alhamdu lillahi wasalamunAAala AAibadihi allatheena istafaallahu khayrun amma yushrikoon

Say: “All praise is due to Allāh; and peace be upon His servants whom He has chosen.” Is Allāh better or the idols that they associate with Him?S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Say, ‘All praise belongs to Allah, and Peace be to the servants whom He has chosen.’ Is Allah better, or the partners they ascribe [to Him]?Ali Quli Qarai

Say, [O Muḥammad], "Praise be to Allāh, and peace upon His servants whom He has chosen. Is Allāh better or what they associate with Him?"Saheeh International

27:60

أَمَّنْ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَأَنزَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءًۭ فَأَنۢبَتْنَا بِهِۦ حَدَآئِقَ ذَاتَ بَهْجَةٍۢ مَّا كَانَ لَكُمْ أَن تُنۢبِتُوا۟ شَجَرَهَآ ۗ أَءِلَٰهٌۭ مَّعَ ٱللَّهِ ۚ بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌۭ يَعْدِلُونَ ۝٦٠

Amman khalaqa assamawatiwal-arda waanzala lakum mina assama-imaan faanbatna bihi hada-iqa thatabahjatin ma kana lakum an tunbitoo shajarahaa-ilahun maAAa Allahi bal hum qawmun yaAAdiloon

Are the idols better or He who has created the heavens and the earth, and has sent down for you rain from the clouds? (Thus, through it, We caused to grow gardens that give joy to the onlookers; and you should realize that it is not you who have the power to bring forth its trees.) Is there another god with Allāh? No, not at all. but they, the idol-worshippers, are a people who have deviated from the right path.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Is He who created the heavens and the earth, and sends down for you water from the sky, whereby We grow delightful gardens, whose trees you could never cause to grow...? What! Is there a god besides Allah? Indeed, they are a lot who equate [others with Allah].Ali Quli Qarai

[More precisely], is He [not best] who created the heavens and the earth and sent down for you rain from the sky, causing to grow thereby gardens of joyful beauty which you could not [otherwise] have grown the trees thereof? Is there a deity with Allāh? [No], but they are a people who ascribe equals [to Him].Saheeh International

27:61

أَمَّن جَعَلَ ٱلْأَرْضَ قَرَارًۭا وَجَعَلَ خِلَٰلَهَآ أَنْهَٰرًۭا وَجَعَلَ لَهَا رَوَٰسِىَ وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَ ٱلْبَحْرَيْنِ حَاجِزًا ۗ أَءِلَٰهٌۭ مَّعَ ٱللَّهِ ۚ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ۝٦١

Amman jaAAala al-arda qararanwajaAAala khilalaha anharan wajaAAala laharawasiya wajaAAala bayna albahrayni hajizana-ilahun maAAa Allahi bal aktharuhum layaAAlamoon

Are the idols better or He who has made the earth a resting place, brought forth rivers in it, fixed mountains for it, and placed a barrier between two seas of salty and sweet waters? Is there another god with Allāh? No, not at all; but the majority of them do not know.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Is He who made the earth an abode [for you], and made rivers [flowing] through it, and set firm mountains for it [’s stability], and set a barrier between the two seas...? What! Is there a god besides Allah? Indeed, most of them do not know.Ali Quli Qarai

Is He [not best] who made the earth a stable ground and placed within it rivers and made for it firmly set mountains and placed between the two seas a barrier? Is there a deity with Allāh? [No], but most of them do not know.Saheeh International

27:62

أَمَّن يُجِيبُ ٱلْمُضْطَرَّ إِذَا دَعَاهُ وَيَكْشِفُ ٱلسُّوٓءَ وَيَجْعَلُكُمْ خُلَفَآءَ ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ أَءِلَٰهٌۭ مَّعَ ٱللَّهِ ۚ قَلِيلًۭا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ ۝٦٢

Amman yujeebu almudtarra ithadaAAahu wayakshifu assoo-a wayajAAalukum khulafaaal-ardi a-ilahun maAAa Allahi qaleelan matathakkaroon

Are the idols better or He who answers the distressed person when he calls upon Him in prayers and removes the evil; and He who has made you successors in the earth? Is there another god with Allāh? Little is that you mind!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Is He who answers the call of the distressed [person] when he invokes Him and removes his distress, and makes you successors on the earth...? What! Is there a god besides Allah? Little is the admonition that you take.Ali Quli Qarai

Is He [not best] who responds to the desperate one when he calls upon Him and removes evil and makes you inheritors of the earth? Is there a deity with Allāh? Little do you remember.Saheeh International

27:63

أَمَّن يَهْدِيكُمْ فِى ظُلُمَٰتِ ٱلْبَرِّ وَٱلْبَحْرِ وَمَن يُرْسِلُ ٱلرِّيَٰحَ بُشْرًۢا بَيْنَ يَدَىْ رَحْمَتِهِۦٓ ۗ أَءِلَٰهٌۭ مَّعَ ٱللَّهِ ۚ تَعَٰلَى ٱللَّهُ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ ۝٦٣

Amman yahdeekum fee thulumatialbarri walbahri waman yursilu arriyahabushran bayna yaday rahmatihi a-ilahun maAAa AllahitaAAala Allahu AAamma yushrikoon

Are the idols better or He who guides you in the darkness of the land and the sea, and He who sends winds as bearers of good news before His mercy? Is there another god with Allāh? Allāh is exalted above what they associate with Him.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Is He who guides you in the darkness of land and sea and who sends the winds as harbingers of His mercy...? What! Is there a god besides Allah? Exalted is Allah above [having] any partners that they ascribe [to Him].Ali Quli Qarai

Is He [not best] who guides you through the darknesses of the land and sea and who sends the winds as good tidings before His mercy? Is there a deity with Allāh? High is Allāh above whatever they associate with Him.Saheeh International

27:64

أَمَّن يَبْدَؤُا۟ ٱلْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُۥ وَمَن يَرْزُقُكُم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ أَءِلَٰهٌۭ مَّعَ ٱللَّهِ ۚ قُلْ هَاتُوا۟ بُرْهَٰنَكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ ۝٦٤

Amman yabdao alkhalqa thumma yuAAeeduhuwaman yarzuqukum mina assama-i wal-ardia-ilahun maAAa Allahi qul hatoo burhanakumin kuntum sadiqeen

Are the idols better or He who originates the creation, then reproduces it; and He who provides for you from the heaven and the earth? Is there another god with Allāh? No, not at all. Say to the idol-worshippers, “Bring your proof if you are truthful!”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Is He who originates the creation, then He will bring it back, and who provides for you from the sky and the earth...? What! Is there a god besides Allah? Say, ‘Produce your evidence, if you are truthful.’Ali Quli Qarai

Is He [not best] who begins creation and then repeats it and who provides for you from the heaven and earth? Is there a deity with Allāh? Say, "Produce your proof, if you should be truthful."Saheeh International

27:65

قُل لَّا يَعْلَمُ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلْغَيْبَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ ۚ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ أَيَّانَ يُبْعَثُونَ ۝٦٥

Qul la yaAAlamu man fee assamawatiwal-ardi alghayba illa Allahu wamayashAAuroona ayyana yubAAathoon

Say, O Muḥammad, “No one in the heavens and the earth knows the unseen except Allāh.” And the idol-worshippers do not know when they shall be raised back to life for questioning;S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Say, ‘No one in the heavens or the earth knows the Unseen except Allah, and they are not aware when they will be resurrected.’Ali Quli Qarai

Say, "None in the heavens and earth knows the unseen except Allāh, and they do not perceive when they will be resurrected."Saheeh International

27:66

بَلِ ٱدَّٰرَكَ عِلْمُهُمْ فِى ٱلَْٔاخِرَةِ ۚ بَلْ هُمْ فِى شَكٍّۢ مِّنْهَا ۖ بَلْ هُم مِّنْهَا عَمُونَ ۝٦٦

Bali iddaraka AAilmuhum fee al-akhiratibal hum fee shakkin minha bal hum minha AAamoon

nay, their knowledge concerning the hereafter is lowest; nay, they are in doubt about its occurrence; nay, they are blind to it.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Do they comprehend the knowledge of the Hereafter? No, they are in doubt about it. Indeed, they are blind to it.Ali Quli Qarai

Rather, their knowledge is arrested concerning the Hereafter. Rather, they are in doubt about it. Rather, they are, concerning it, blind.Saheeh International

27:67

وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَءِذَا كُنَّا تُرَٰبًۭا وَءَابَآؤُنَآ أَئِنَّا لَمُخْرَجُونَ ۝٦٧

Waqala allatheena kafaroo a-ithakunna turaban waabaona a-innalamukhrajoon

Those who disbelieve said, “What! When we have turned into dust —and also our fathers who died long ago!— shall we really be brought forth from our graves?!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

The faithless say, ‘What! When we and our fathers have become dust shall we be raised [from the dead]?Ali Quli Qarai

And those who disbelieve say, "When we have become dust as well as our forefathers, will we indeed be brought out [of the graves]?Saheeh International

27:68

لَقَدْ وُعِدْنَا هَٰذَا نَحْنُ وَءَابَآؤُنَا مِن قَبْلُ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّآ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ۝٦٨

Laqad wuAAidna hatha nahnuwaabaona min qablu in hatha illaasateeru al-awwaleen

We and our fathers before us were warned about this resurrection; these are nothing but stories of the ancient times!”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

We and our fathers were promised this before. [But] these are just myths of the ancients.’Ali Quli Qarai

We have been promised this, we and our forefathers, before. This is not but legends of the former peoples."Saheeh International

27:69

قُلْ سِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ ۝٦٩

Qul seeroo fee al-ardi fanthurookayfa kana AAaqibatu almujrimeen

Say O Muḥammad, “Travel in the earth and see for yourselves what was the end of the guilty people.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Say, ‘Travel over the land and observe how was the fate of the guilty.’Ali Quli Qarai

Say, [O Muḥammad], "Proceed [i.e., travel] through the land and observe how was the end of the criminals."Saheeh International

27:70

وَلَا تَحْزَنْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا تَكُن فِى ضَيْقٍۢ مِّمَّا يَمْكُرُونَ ۝٧٠

Wala tahzan AAalayhim walatakun fee dayqin mimma yamkuroon

O Muḥammad, grieve not for them and do not feel annoyed for what they plan.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Do not grieve for them, and do not be upset by their guile.Ali Quli Qarai

And grieve not over them or be in distress from what they conspire.Saheeh International

27:71

وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَٰذَا ٱلْوَعْدُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ ۝٧١

Wayaqooloona mata hathaalwaAAdu in kuntum sadiqeen

they say, “When will this threat come to pass if you are truthful?”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

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

And they say, "When is [the fulfillment of] this promise, if you should be truthful?"Saheeh International

27:72

قُلْ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَكُونَ رَدِفَ لَكُم بَعْضُ ٱلَّذِى تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ ۝٧٢

Qul AAasa an yakoona radifa lakumbaAAdu allathee tastaAAjiloon

Say, “Possible some of the punishment that you seek to hasten has drawn near to you in this very life.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Say, ‘Perhaps there is right behind you some of what you seek to hasten.’Ali Quli Qarai

Say, "Perhaps it is close behind you [i.e., very near] - some of that for which you are impatient.Saheeh International

27:73

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَذُو فَضْلٍ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَشْكُرُونَ ۝٧٣

Wa-inna rabbaka lathoo fadlinAAala annasi walakinna aktharahum layashkuroon

Your Lord, O Muḥammad, is the Lord of grace and favours towards the people, but, unfortunately, most of them are ungrateful.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Indeed your Lord is gracious to mankind, but most of them do not give thanks.Ali Quli Qarai

And indeed, your Lord is the possessor of bounty for the people, but most of them are not grateful."Saheeh International

27:74

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَيَعْلَمُ مَا تُكِنُّ صُدُورُهُمْ وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَ ۝٧٤

Wa-inna rabbaka layaAAlamu ma tukinnusudooruhum wama yuAAlinoon

Your Lord surely knows what their hearts conceal and what they manifest with their words;S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Your Lord knows whatever their breasts conceal, and whatever they disclose.Ali Quli Qarai

And indeed, your Lord knows what their breasts conceal and what they declare.Saheeh International

27:75

وَمَا مِنْ غَآئِبَةٍۢ فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ إِلَّا فِى كِتَٰبٍۢ مُّبِينٍ ۝٧٥

Wama min gha-ibatin fee assama-iwal-ardi illa fee kitabin mubeen

there is nothing hidden in the heaven and the earth but that it is in the clear book (i.e., in the knowledge of your Lord).S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

There is no invisible thing in the heaven and the earth but it is in a manifest Book.Ali Quli Qarai

And there is nothing concealed within the heaven and the earth except that it is in a clear Register.Saheeh International

27:76

إِنَّ هَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ يَقُصُّ عَلَىٰ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ أَكْثَرَ ٱلَّذِى هُمْ فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ ۝٧٦

Inna hatha alqur-ana yaqussuAAala banee isra-eela akthara allathee humfeehi yakhtalifoon

Surely this Qur’ān narrates to the Israelites concerning most of what they differ in with you and the Christians;S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

This Quran recounts for the Children of Israel most of what they differ about,Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed, this Qur’ān relates to the Children of Israel most of that over which they disagree.Saheeh International

27:77

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَهُدًۭى وَرَحْمَةٌۭ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۝٧٧

Wa-innahu lahudan warahmatunlilmu/mineen

it surely is a guidance and mercy for the believers.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

and it is indeed a guidance and mercy for the faithful.Ali Quli Qarai

And indeed, it is guidance and mercy for the believers.Saheeh International

27:78

إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَقْضِى بَيْنَهُم بِحُكْمِهِۦ ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ۝٧٨

Inna rabbaka yaqdee baynahum bihukmihiwahuwa alAAazeezu alAAaleem

Surely your Lord, O Muḥammad, will judge between them by His judgement; and He is the Mighty, the All-Knowing.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Your Lord will decide between them by His judgement, and He is the All-mighty, the All-knowing.Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed, your Lord will judge between them by His [wise] judgement. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.Saheeh International

27:79

فَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنَّكَ عَلَى ٱلْحَقِّ ٱلْمُبِينِ ۝٧٩

Fatawakkal AAala Allahi innakaAAala alhaqqi almubeen

Therefore, put your trust in Allāh; surely you are on the clear truth path.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

So put your trust in Allah, for you indeed stand on the manifest truth.Ali Quli Qarai

So rely upon Allāh; indeed, you are upon the clear truth.Saheeh International

27:80

إِنَّكَ لَا تُسْمِعُ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ وَلَا تُسْمِعُ ٱلصُّمَّ ٱلدُّعَآءَ إِذَا وَلَّوْا۟ مُدْبِرِينَ ۝٨٠

Innaka la tusmiAAu almawta walatusmiAAu assumma adduAAaa ithawallaw mudbireen

Surely you, O Muḥammad, cannot guide the ‘dead,’ neither can you make the ‘deaf’ hear the call when they knowingly retreat from the truth;S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

You cannot make the dead hear, nor can you make the deaf listen to your call when they turn their backs,Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed, you will not make the dead hear, nor will you make the deaf hear the call when they have turned their backs retreating.Saheeh International

27:81

وَمَآ أَنتَ بِهَٰدِى ٱلْعُمْىِ عَن ضَلَٰلَتِهِمْ ۖ إِن تُسْمِعُ إِلَّا مَن يُؤْمِنُ بَِٔايَٰتِنَا فَهُم مُّسْلِمُونَ ۝٨١

Wama anta bihadee alAAumyiAAan dalalatihim in tusmiAAu illa manyu/minu bi-ayatina fahum muslimoon

nor can you guide the ‘blind’ out of their error. O Muḥammad, you cannot guide anyone but those who willingly listen and believe in Our obvious signs (e.g., the heavens, the earth and their own body), and so they submit to the truth.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

nor can you lead the blind out of their error. You can make only those hear you who believe in Our signs and have submitted.Ali Quli Qarai

And you cannot guide the blind away from their error. You will only make hear those who believe in Our verses so they are Muslims [i.e., submitting to Allāh].Saheeh International

27:82

۞ وَإِذَا وَقَعَ ٱلْقَوْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ أَخْرَجْنَا لَهُمْ دَآبَّةًۭ مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ تُكَلِّمُهُمْ أَنَّ ٱلنَّاسَ كَانُوا۟ بَِٔايَٰتِنَا لَا يُوقِنُونَ ۝٨٢

Wa-itha waqaAAa alqawlu AAalayhimakhrajna lahum dabbatan mina al-arditukallimuhum anna annasa kanoo bi-ayatinala yooqinoon

When the final word (i.e., the judgement) shall come to pass against them, We shall bring forth for them a great sign in the form of a creature from the earth that shall speak to them because the people were not believing in Our obvious signs.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

When the word [of judgement] falls upon them, We shall bring out for them an Animal from the earth who shall tell them that the people had no faith in Our signs.Ali Quli Qarai

And when the word [i.e., decree] befalls them, We will bring forth for them a creature from the earth speaking to them, [saying] that the people were, of Our verses, not certain [in faith].Saheeh International

27:83

وَيَوْمَ نَحْشُرُ مِن كُلِّ أُمَّةٍۢ فَوْجًۭا مِّمَّن يُكَذِّبُ بَِٔايَٰتِنَا فَهُمْ يُوزَعُونَ ۝٨٣

Wayawma nahshuru min kulli ommatinfawjan mimman yukaththibu bi-ayatinafahum yoozaAAoon

And be informed of the day We shall bring from every nation only a group (from those who rejected Our signs), and then they shall be formed into groups of their own.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

On that day We shall resurrect from every nation a group of those who denied Our signs, and they will be held in check.Ali Quli Qarai

And [warn of] the Day when We will gather from every nation a company of those who deny Our signs, and they will be [driven] in rowsSaheeh International

27:84

حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءُو قَالَ أَكَذَّبْتُم بَِٔايَٰتِى وَلَمْ تُحِيطُوا۟ بِهَا عِلْمًا أَمَّاذَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ۝٨٤

Hatta itha jaooqala akaththabtum bi-ayatee walam tuheetoobiha AAilman ammatha kuntum taAAmaloon

Then when they come together, He (i.e., God) will say, “Did you reject My signs while you had no knowledge of them because you did not even care to listen and think over them? What else did you do other than reject the signs blindly?”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

When they come, He will say, ‘Did you deny My signs without comprehending them in knowledge? What was it that you used to do?’Ali Quli Qarai

Until, when they arrive [at the place of Judgement], He will say, "Did you deny My signs while you encompassed them not in knowledge, or what [was it that] you were doing?"Saheeh International

27:85

وَوَقَعَ ٱلْقَوْلُ عَلَيْهِم بِمَا ظَلَمُوا۟ فَهُمْ لَا يَنطِقُونَ ۝٨٥

WawaqaAAa alqawlu AAalayhim bima thalamoofahum la yantiqoon

Since they were unjust in blindly rejecting Our signs, the word of withholding further guidance came to pass against them; and, therefore, they could not speak in their own defence.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

And the word [of judgement] shall fall upon them for their wrongdoing, and they will not speak.Ali Quli Qarai

And the decree will befall them for the wrong they did, and they will not [be able to] speak.Saheeh International

27:86

أَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ أَنَّا جَعَلْنَا ٱلَّيْلَ لِيَسْكُنُوا۟ فِيهِ وَٱلنَّهَارَ مُبْصِرًا ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لََٔايَٰتٍۢ لِّقَوْمٍۢ يُؤْمِنُونَ ۝٨٦

Alam yaraw anna jaAAalnaallayla liyaskunoo feehi wannahara mubsiraninna fee thalika laayatin liqawmin yu/minoon

Did they not consider that We made the night such that they may rest in it, and the day such that it gives light so that they may see the signs of God’s power and glory in the space and the world around them? Surely in this are signs for the people who believe.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Do they not see that We made the night that they may rest in it, and the day to provide visibility. There are indeed signs in that for a people who have faith.Ali Quli Qarai

Do they not see that We made the night that they may rest therein and the day giving sight? Indeed in that are signs for a people who believe.Saheeh International

27:87

وَيَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَفَزِعَ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ إِلَّا مَن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ وَكُلٌّ أَتَوْهُ دَٰخِرِينَ ۝٨٧

Wayawma yunfakhu fee assoorifafaziAAa man fee assamawati waman feeal-ardi illa man shaa Allahu wakullunatawhu dakhireen

On the day when the trumpet shall be blown, then all those in the heavens and the earth shall be terrified except those whom Allāh wishes to protect from its terrifying effect. And all shall at that time come to Him abased.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

The day when the trumpet is blown, whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth will be terrified, except such as Allah wishes, and all will come to Him in utter humility.Ali Quli Qarai

And [warn of] the Day the Horn will be blown, and whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth will be terrified except whom Allāh wills. And all will come to Him humbled.Saheeh International

27:88

وَتَرَى ٱلْجِبَالَ تَحْسَبُهَا جَامِدَةًۭ وَهِىَ تَمُرُّ مَرَّ ٱلسَّحَابِ ۚ صُنْعَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَتْقَنَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ خَبِيرٌۢ بِمَا تَفْعَلُونَ ۝٨٨

Watara aljibala tahsabuhajamidatan wahiya tamurru marra assahabi sunAAaAllahi allathee atqana kulla shay-in innahukhabeerun bima tafAAaloon

O Muḥammad, you see the mountains, and you think that they are fixed in their place, but they are in reality moving like the movement of the clouds—it is the handiwork of Allāh who has made everything perfect; He surely is Aware of what you do.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

You see the mountains, which you suppose, to be stationary, while they drift like passing clouds—the handiwork of Allah who has made everything faultless. He is indeed well aware of what you do.Ali Quli Qarai

And you see the mountains, thinking them motionless, while they will pass as the passing of clouds. [It is] the work of Allāh, who perfected all things. Indeed, He is Aware of that which you do.Saheeh International

27:89

مَن جَآءَ بِٱلْحَسَنَةِ فَلَهُۥ خَيْرٌۭ مِّنْهَا وَهُم مِّن فَزَعٍۢ يَوْمَئِذٍ ءَامِنُونَ ۝٨٩

Man jaa bilhasanatifalahu khayrun minha wahum min fazaAAin yawma-ithinaminoon

Whosoever comes to Him with the good deeds shall be rewarded with better than that, and they shall be protected from the terrifying effect of that day.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Whoever brings virtue shall receive [a reward] better than it; and on that day they will be secure from terror.Ali Quli Qarai

Whoever comes [at Judgement] with a good deed will have better than it, and they, from the terror of that Day, will be safe.Saheeh International

27:90

وَمَن جَآءَ بِٱلسَّيِّئَةِ فَكُبَّتْ وُجُوهُهُمْ فِى ٱلنَّارِ هَلْ تُجْزَوْنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ۝٩٠

Waman jaa bissayyi-atifakubbat wujoohuhum fee annari hal tujzawna illama kuntum taAAmaloon

But whosoever comes to Him with evil deeds shall be thrown into the Fire on their faces. It shall be announced: “Should you be compensated except for the way you behaved?”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

But whoever brings vice—they shall be cast on their faces into the Fire [and told:] ‘Shall you not be requited for what you used to do?’Ali Quli Qarai

And whoever comes with an evil deed - their faces will be overturned into the Fire, [and it will be said], "Are you recompensed except for what you used to do?"Saheeh International

27:91

إِنَّمَآ أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَعْبُدَ رَبَّ هَٰذِهِ ٱلْبَلْدَةِ ٱلَّذِى حَرَّمَهَا وَلَهُۥ كُلُّ شَىْءٍۢ ۖ وَأُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ ۝٩١

Innama omirtu an aAAbuda rabba hathihialbaldati allathee harramaha walahu kullushay-in waomirtu an akoona mina almuslimeen

The Prophet Muḥammad was ordered to say: “I have been commanded to worship the Lord of this city of Mecca, which He has made it a sanctuary; and all things belong to Him. I have been commanded to be one of those who submit themselves to His will,S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

[Say], ‘I have been commanded to worship the Lord of this city who has made it inviolable and to whom all things belong, and I have been commanded to be among those who submit [to Allah],Ali Quli Qarai

[Say, O Muḥammad], "I have only been commanded to worship the Lord of this city, who made it sacred and to whom [belongs] all things. And I am commanded to be of the Muslims [i.e., those who submit to Allāh]Saheeh International

27:92

وَأَنْ أَتْلُوَا۟ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ ۖ فَمَنِ ٱهْتَدَىٰ فَإِنَّمَا يَهْتَدِى لِنَفْسِهِۦ ۖ وَمَن ضَلَّ فَقُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلْمُنذِرِينَ ۝٩٢

Waan atluwa alqur-ana famani ihtadafa-innama yahtadee linafsihi waman dalla faqulinnama ana mina almunthireen

and that I should recite the Qur’ān.” Therefore, whosoever is guided, he is indeed guided for his own sake; and whosoever goes astray, then say to him: “I am only one of the warners of Allāh’s chastisement.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

and to recite the Quran.’ Whoever is guided is guided only for his own good, and as for him who goes astray, say, ‘I am just one of the warners.’Ali Quli Qarai

And to recite the Qur’ān." And whoever is guided is only guided for [the benefit of] himself; and whoever strays - say, "I am only [one] of the warners."Saheeh International

27:93

وَقُلِ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ سَيُرِيكُمْ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ فَتَعْرِفُونَهَا ۚ وَمَا رَبُّكَ بِغَٰفِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ ۝٩٣

Waquli alhamdu lillahisayureekum ayatihi fataAArifoonaha wamarabbuka bighafilin AAamma taAAmaloon

Say: “All praise is for Allāh! He will soon show you His signs in such a way that you shall recognize them. Your Lord is not unaware of what you do.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

And say, ‘All praise belongs to Allah. Soon He will show you His signs, and you will recognize them.’ Your Lord is not oblivious of what you do.Ali Quli Qarai

And say, "[All] praise is [due] to Allāh. He will show you His signs, and you will recognize them. And your Lord is not unaware of what you do."Saheeh International