50: Qaf ق

Text and Translation

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

BISMIL LAAHIR RAHMAANIR RAHEEM

In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful

قٓۚ وَالْقُرْاٰنِ الْمَجِيْدِۚ‏(1)

QAAAF, WAL QUR-AANIL MAJEED.

Qaf. By the glorious Quran.

بَلْ عَجِبُوْۤا اَنْ جَآءَهُمْ مُّنْذِرٌ مِّنْهُمْ فَقَالَ الْكٰفِرُوْنَ هٰذَا شَىْءٌ عَجِيْبٌ‌ۚ‏(2)

BAL A’JEBOO AN JAAA-AHUM MUNZERUM MINHUM FA-QAALAL KAAFEROONA HAAZAA SHAY-UN A’JEEB.

Indeed they consider it odd that a warner from among themselves should have come to them. So the faithless say, ‘This is an odd thing.’

ءَاِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا ‌ۚ ذٰ لِكَ رَجْعٌ ۢ بَعِيْدٌ‏(3)

A-EZAA MITNAA WA KUNNAA TORAABAA, ZAALEKA RAJ-U’M BA-E’ED.

‘What! When we are dead and have become dust, [shall we be raised again]? That is a far-fetched return!’

قَدْ عَلِمْنَا مَا تَنْقُصُ الْاَرْضُ مِنْهُمْ‌ۚ وَعِنْدَنَا كِتٰبٌ حَفِيْظٌ‏(4)

QAD A’LIMNAA MAA TANQOSUL ARZO MINHUM, WA I’NDANAA KETAABUN HAFEEZ.

We know what the earth diminishes from them, and with Us is a preserving Book.

بَلْ كَذَّبُوْا بِالْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ فَهُمْ فِىْۤ اَمْرٍ مَّرِيْجٍ‏(5)

BAL KAZZABOO BIL-HAQQE LAMMAA JAAA-AHUM FAHUM FEE AMRIM MAREEJ.

Indeed, they denied the truth when it came to them; so they are now in a perplexed state of affairs.

اَ فَلَمْ يَنْظُرُوْۤا اِلَى السَّمَآءِ فَوْقَهُمْ كَيْفَ بَنَيْنٰهَا وَزَ يَّنّٰهَا وَمَا لَهَا مِنْ فُرُوْجٍ‏(6)

AFALAM YANZOROO ELAS SAMAAA-E FAWQAHUM KAYFA BANAYNAAHAA WA ZAYYANNAAHAA WA MAA LAHAA MIN FOROOJ.

Have they not, then, observed the heaven above them, how We have built it and adorned it, and that there are no cracks in it?

وَالْاَرْضَ مَدَدْنٰهَا وَاَ لْقَيْنَا فِيْهَا رَوَاسِىَ وَاَنْۢبَتْنَا فِيْهَا مِنْ كُلِّ زَوْجٍۢ بَهِيْجٍ ۙ‏(7)

WAL ARZA MADADNAAHAA WA ALQAYNAA FEEHAA RAWAASEYA WA AMBATNAA FEEHAA MIN KULLE ZAWJIM BAHEEJ.

And We spread out the earth, and cast in it firm mountains, and caused every delightful kind [of vegetation] to grow in it.

تَبْصِرَةً وَّذِكْرٰى لِكُلِّ عَبْدٍ مُّنِيْبٍ‏(8)

TABSERATANW WA ZIKRAA LE-KULLE A’BDIM MONEEB.

[In this there is] an insight and admonition for every penitent servant.

وَنَزَّلْنَا مِنَ السَّمَآءِ مَآءً مُّبٰرَكًا فَاَنْۢبَتْنَا بِهٖ جَنّٰتٍ وَّحَبَّ الْحَصِيْدِ ۙ‏(9)

WA NAZZALNAA MENAS SAMAAA-E MAAA-AM MOBAARAKAN FA-AMBATNAA BEHI JANNAATINW WA HABBAL HASEED.

We send down from the sky salubrious water, with which We grow gardens and the grain which is harvested,

وَالنَّخْلَ بٰسِقٰتٍ لَّهَا طَلْعٌ نَّضِيْدٌ ۙ‏(10)

WAN NAKHLA BAASEQAATIL LAHAA TAL-U’N NAZEED.

and tall date palms with regularly set spathes,

رِّزْقًا لِّلْعِبَادِ‌ ۙ وَاَحْيَيْنَا بِهٖ بَلْدَةً مَّيْتًا‌ ؕ كَذٰلِكَ الْخُرُوْجُ‏(11)

RIZQAL LIL-E’BAADE, WA AHYAYNAA BEHI BALDATAM MAYTAA, KAZAALEKAL KHOROOJ.

as a provision for Our servants, and with it We revive a dead country. Likewise will be the rising [from the dead].

كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوْحٍ وَّاَصْحٰبُ الرَّسِّ وَثَمُوْدُۙ‏(12)

KAZZABAT QABLAHUM QAWMO NOOHINW WA ASHAABUR RASSE WA SAMOOD.

The people of Noah denied before them, and [so did] the people of Rass and Thamud,

وَعَادٌ وَّفِرْعَوْنُ وَاِخْوَانُ لُوْطٍۙ‏(13)

WA A’ADUNW WA FIR-A’WNO WA IKHWAANO LOOT.

and ‘Ad, Pharaoh, and the brethren of Lot,

وَّاَصْحٰبُ الْاَيْكَةِ وَقَوْمُ تُبَّعٍ‌ؕ كُلٌّ كَذَّبَ الرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ وَعِيْدِ‏(14)

WA ASHAABUL AYKATE WA QAWMO TUBBA’, KULLUN KAZZABAR ROSOLA FA-HAQQA WA-E’ED.

and the inhabitants of Aykah and the people of Tubbac. Each [of them] impugned the apostles, and so My threat became due [against them].

اَفَعَيِيْنَا بِالْخَلْقِ الْاَوَّلِ‌ؕ بَلْ هُمْ فِىْ لَبْسٍ مِّنْ خَلْقٍ جَدِيْدٍ‏(15)

AFA-A’YEENAA BIL-KHALQIL AWWAL, BAL HUM FEE LABSIM MIN KHALQIN JADEED.

Have We been exhausted by the first creation? No, they are in doubt about a new creation.

وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْاِنْسَانَ وَنَعْلَمُ مَا تُوَسْوِسُ بِهٖ نَفْسُهٗ ۖۚ وَنَحْنُ اَقْرَبُ اِلَيْهِ مِنْ حَبْلِ الْوَرِيْدِ‏(16)

WA LAQAD KHALAQNAL INSAANA WA NA’LAMO MAA TOWASWESO BEHI NAFSOH, WA NAHNO AQRABO ELAYHE MIN HABLIL WAREED.

Certainly We have created man and We know to what his soul tempts him, and We are nearer to him than his jugular vein.

اِذْ يَتَلَقَّى الْمُتَلَقِّيٰنِ عَنِ الْيَمِيْنِ وَعَنِ الشِّمَالِ قَعِيْدٌ‏(17)

IZ YATALAQQAL MOTALAQQEYAANE A’NIL YAMEENE WA A’NISH SHEMAALE QA-E’ED.

When the twin recorders record [his deeds], seated on the right hand and on the left:

مَا يَلْفِظُ مِنْ قَوْلٍ اِلَّا لَدَيْهِ رَقِيْبٌ عَتِيْدٌ‏(18)

MAA YALFEZO MIN QAWLIN ILLAA LADAYHE RAQEEBUN A’TEED.

he says no word but that there is a ready observer beside him.

وَ جَآءَتْ سَكْرَةُ الْمَوْتِ بِالْحَقِّ‌ؕ ذٰلِكَ مَا كُنْتَ مِنْهُ تَحِيْدُ‏(19)

WA JAAA-AT SAKRATUL MAWTE BIL-HAQ, ZAALEKA MAA KUNTA MINHO TAHEED.

The throes of death bring the truth: ‘This is what you used to shun!’

وَنُفِخَ فِى الصُّوْرِ ‌ؕ ذٰ لِكَ يَوْمُ الْوَعِيْدِ‏(20)

WA NOFEKHA FIS SOOR, ZAALEKA YAWMUL WA-E’ED.

And the Trumpet will be blown: ‘This is the promised day.’

وَجَآءَتْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّعَهَا سَآئِقٌ وَّشَهِيْدٌ‏(21)

WA JAAA-AT KULLO NAFSIM MA-A’HAA SAAA-EQUNW WA SHAHEED.

Every soul will come accompanied by [two angels], a driver, and a witness:

لَقَدْ كُنْتَ فِىْ غَفْلَةٍ مِّنْ هٰذَا فَكَشَفْنَا عَنْكَ غِطَآءَكَ فَبَصَرُكَ الْيَوْمَ حَدِيْدٌ‏(22)

LAQAD KUNTA FEE GHAFLATIM MIN HAAZAA FA-KASHAFNAA A’NKA GHETAAA-AKA FA-BASAROKAL YAWMA HADEED.

[he will be told] ‘You were certainly oblivious of this. We have removed your veil from you, and so today your eyesight is acute.’

وَقَالَ قَرِيْنُهٗ هٰذَا مَا لَدَىَّ عَتِيْدٌ ؕ‏(23)

WA QAALA QAREENOHU HAAZAA MAA LADAYYA A’TEED.

Then his companion [angel] will say, ‘This is what is ready with me [of his record of deeds].’

اَلْقِيَا فِىْ جَهَنَّمَ كُلَّ كَفَّارٍ عَنِيْدٍۙ‏(24)

ALQEYAA FEE JAHANNAMA KULLA KAFFAARIN A’NEED.

[The two angels accompany him will be told,] ‘Cast every obdurate ingrate into hell,

مَّنَّاعٍ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ مُّرِيْبِ ۙ‏(25)

MANNAA-I’L LIL-KHAYRE MO’TADIM MOREEB.

[every] hinderer of good, transgressor, and skeptic,

اۨلَّذِىْ جَعَلَ مَعَ اللّٰهِ اِلٰهًا اٰخَرَ فَاَ لْقِيٰهُ فِى الْعَذَابِ الشَّدِيْدِ‏(26)

LAZEE JA-A’LA MA-A’L LAAHE ELAAHAN AAKHARA FA-ALQEYAAHO FIL A’ZAABISH SHADEED.

who had set up another god along with Allah and cast him into the severe punishment.’

قَالَ قَرِيْنُهٗ رَبَّنَا مَاۤ اَطْغَيْتُهٗ وَلٰكِنْ كَانَ فِىْ ضَلٰلٍۢ بَعِيْدٍ‏(27)

QAALA QAREENOHU RABBANAA MAA ATGHAYTOHU WA LAAKIN KAANA FEE ZALAALIM BA-E’ED.

His companion [devil] will say, ‘Our Lord! I did not incite him to rebel [against You], but he was [himself] in extreme error.’

قَالَ لَا تَخْتَصِمُوْا لَدَىَّ وَقَدْ قَدَّمْتُ اِلَيْكُمْ بِالْوَعِيْدِ‏(28)

QAALA LAA TAKHTASEMOO LADAYYA WA QAD QADDAMTO ELAYKUM BIL-WA-E’ED.

He will say, ‘Do not wrangle in My presence, for I had already warned you in advance.

مَا يُبَدَّلُ الْقَوْلُ لَدَىَّ وَمَاۤ اَنَا بِظَلَّامٍ لِّلْعَبِيْدِ‏(29)

MAA YOBADDALUL QAWLO LADAYYA WA MAA ANAA BE-ZALLAAMIL LIL-A’BEED.

The word [of judgement] is unalterable with Me, and I am not tyrannical to My servants.’

يَوْمَ نَقُوْلُ لِجَهَنَّمَ هَلِ امْتَلَئْتِ وَتَقُوْلُ هَلْ مِنْ مَّزِيْدٍ‏(30)

YAWMA NAQOOLO LE-JAHANNAMA HALIM TALAATE WA TAQOOLO HAL MIM MAZEED.

The day when We shall say to hell, ‘Are you full?’ It will say, ‘Is there any more?’

وَاُزْلِفَتِ الْجَنَّةُ لِلْمُتَّقِيْنَ غَيْرَ بَعِيْدٍ‏(31)

WA UZLEFATIL JANNATO LIL-MUTTAQEENA GHAYRA BA-E’ED.

And paradise will be brought near for the Godwary, it will not be distant [any more]:

هٰذَا مَا تُوْعَدُوْنَ لِكُلِّ اَوَّابٍ حَفِيْظٍ‌ۚ‏(32)

HAAZAA MAA TOO-A’DOONA LE-KULLE AWWAABIN HAFEEZ.

‘This is what you were promised. [It is] for every penitent and dutiful [servant]

مَنْ خَشِىَ الرَّحْمٰنَ بِالْغَيْبِ وَجَآءَ بِقَلْبٍ مُّنِيْبِۙ‏(33)

MAN KHASHEYAR RAHMAANA BIL-GHAYBE WA JAAA-A BE-QALBIM MONEEB.

who fears the All-beneficent in secret and comes with a penitent heart.

اۨدْخُلُوْهَا بِسَلٰمٍ‌ؕ ذٰلِكَ يَوْمُ الْخُلُوْدِ‏(34)

UDKHOLOOHAA BE-SALAAM, ZAALEKA YAWMUL KHOLOOD.

Enter it in peace! This is the day of immortality.’

لَهُمْ مَّا يَشَآءُوْنَ فِيْهَا وَلَدَيْنَا مَزِيْدٌ‏(35)

LAHUM MAA YASHAAA-OONA FEEHAA WA LADAYNAA MAZEED.

There they will have whatever they wish, and with Us there is yet more.

وَكَمْ اَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُمْ مِّنْ قَرْنٍ هُمْ اَشَدُّ مِنْهُمْ بَطْشًا فَنَقَّبُوْا فِى الْبِلَادِ ؕ هَلْ مِنْ مَّحِيْصٍ‏(36)

WA KAM AHLAKNAA QABLAHUM MIN QARNIN HUM ASHADDO MINHUM BATSHAN FA-NAQQABOO FIL BELAAD, HAL MIM MAHEES.

How many generations We have destroyed before them, who were stronger than these, insomuch that they ransacked the towns?! So, is there any escape [from Allah’s punishment]?

اِنَّ فِىْ ذٰلِكَ لَذِكْرٰى لِمَنْ كَانَ لَهٗ قَلْبٌ اَوْ اَلْقَى السَّمْعَ وَهُوَ شَهِيْدٌ‏(37)

INNA FEE ZAALEKA LA-ZIKRAA LEMAN KAANA LAHU QALBUN AW ALQAS SAM-A’ WA HOWA SHAHEED.

There is indeed an admonition in that for one who has a heart, or gives ear, being attentive.

وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فِىْ سِتَّةِ اَيَّامٍ‌ۖ وَّمَا مَسَّنَا مِنْ لُّغُوْبٍ‏(38)

WA LAQAD KHALAQNAS SAMAAWAATE WAL ARZA WA MAA BAYNAHOMAA FEE SITTATE AYYAAM, WA MAA MASSANAA MIL LOGHOOB.

Certainly We created the heavens and the earth, and whatever is between them, in six days, and any fatigue did not touch Us.

فَاصْبِرْ عَلٰى مَا يَقُوْلُوْنَ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ قَبْلَ طُلُوْعِ الشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ الْغُرُوْبِ‌ۚ‏(39)

FASBIR A’LAA MAA YAQOOLOONA WA SABBEH BE-HAMDE RABBEKA QABLA TOLOO-I’SH SHAMSE WA QABLAL GHOROOB.

So be patient at what they say, and celebrate the praise of your Lord before the rising of the sun and before the sunset,

وَمِنَ الَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْهُ وَاَدْبَارَ السُّجُوْدِ‏(40)

WA MENAL LAYLE FA-SABBEHHO WA ADBAARAS SOJOOD.

and glorify Him through part of the night and after the prostrations.

وَاسْتَمِعْ يَوْمَ يُنَادِ الْمُنَادِ مِنْ مَّكَانٍ قَرِيْبٍۙ‏(41)

WAS TAME’ YAWMA YONAADIL MONAADE MIM MAKAANIN QAREEB.

And be on the alert for the day when the caller calls from a close quarter,

يَوْمَ يَسْمَعُوْنَ الصَّيْحَةَ بِالْحَقِّ‌ ؕ ذٰ لِكَ يَوْمُ الْخُرُوْجِ‏(42)

YAWMA YASMA-O’ONAS SAYHATA BIL-HAQ, ZAALEKA YAWMUL KHOROOJ.

the day when they hear the Cry in all truth. That is the day of rising [from the dead].

اِنَّا نَحْنُ نُحْىٖ وَنُمِيْتُ وَاِلَيْنَا الْمَصِيْرُۙ‏(43)

INNAA NAHNO NOHYEE WA NOMEETO WA ELAYNAL MASEER.

Indeed it is We who give life and bring death, and toward Us is the [final] destination.

يَوْمَ تَشَقَّقُ الْاَرْضُ عَنْهُمْ سِرَاعًا‌ ؕ ذٰ لِكَ حَشْرٌ عَلَيْنَا يَسِيْرٌ‏(44)

YAWMA TASHAQQAQUL ARZO A’NHUM SERAA-A’A, ZAALEKA HASHRUN A’LAYNAA YASEER.

The day the earth is split open for [disentombing] them, [they will come out] hastening. That mustering is easy for Us [to carry out].

نَحْنُ اَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَقُوْلُوْنَ‌ وَمَاۤ اَنْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ بِجَبَّارٍ‌ فَذَكِّرْ بِالْقُرْاٰنِ مَنْ يَّخَافُ وَعِيْدِ‏(45)

NAHNO A-A’LAMO BEMAA YAQOOLOONA WA MAA ANTA A’LAYHIM BE-JABBAAR, FA-ZAKKIR BIL-QUR-AANE MAN-Y YAKHAAFO WA-E’ED.

We know well what they say, and you are not there to compel them. So admonish by the Quran those who fear My threat.