Surah As-Saaffat - English Translation by Aisha Bewley
وَٱلصَّـٰٓفَّـٰتِ صَفّٗا
By those drawn up in ranks
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 1
فَٱلزَّـٰجِرَٰتِ زَجۡرٗا
and by the warners crying warning
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 2
فَٱلتَّـٰلِيَٰتِ ذِكۡرًا
and by the reciters of the Reminder
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 3
إِنَّ إِلَٰهَكُمۡ لَوَٰحِدٞ
your God is One
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 4
رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا وَرَبُّ ٱلۡمَشَٰرِقِ
Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything between them; Lord of the Easts
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 5
إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا بِزِينَةٍ ٱلۡكَوَاكِبِ
We have adorned the lowest heaven with the beauty of the planets
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 6
وَحِفۡظٗا مِّن كُلِّ شَيۡطَٰنٖ مَّارِدٖ
and guarded it against every defiant shaytan
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 7
لَّا يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى ٱلۡمَلَإِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ وَيُقۡذَفُونَ مِن كُلِّ جَانِبٖ
They cannot eavesdrop on the Highest Assembly and they are stoned from every side
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 8
دُحُورٗاۖ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٞ وَاصِبٌ
repelled with harshness — they will suffer eternal punishment —
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 9
إِلَّا مَنۡ خَطِفَ ٱلۡخَطۡفَةَ فَأَتۡبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٞ ثَاقِبٞ
except for him who snatches a snippet and then is pursued by a piercing flame
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 10
فَٱسۡتَفۡتِهِمۡ أَهُمۡ أَشَدُّ خَلۡقًا أَم مَّنۡ خَلَقۡنَآۚ إِنَّا خَلَقۡنَٰهُم مِّن طِينٖ لَّازِبِۭ
Ask them for a fatwa: is it they who are stronger in structure or other things We have created? We created them from sticky clay
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 11
بَلۡ عَجِبۡتَ وَيَسۡخَرُونَ
No wonder you are surprised as they laugh with scorn
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 12
وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُواْ لَا يَذۡكُرُونَ
When they are reminded they do not pay heed
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 13
وَإِذَا رَأَوۡاْ ءَايَةٗ يَسۡتَسۡخِرُونَ
When they see a Sign they only laugh with scorn
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 14
وَقَالُوٓاْ إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحۡرٞ مُّبِينٌ
They say, ´This is just downright magic
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 15
أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابٗا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبۡعُوثُونَ
When we are dead and turned to dust and bones will we then be raised up again alive
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 16
أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَ
And our earlier ancestors as well?´
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 17
قُلۡ نَعَمۡ وَأَنتُمۡ دَٰخِرُونَ
Say: ´Yes, and you will be in a despicable state.´
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 18
فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجۡرَةٞ وَٰحِدَةٞ فَإِذَا هُمۡ يَنظُرُونَ
There will be but one Great Blast and then their eyes will open
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 19
وَقَالُواْ يَٰوَيۡلَنَا هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ ٱلدِّينِ
They will say, ´Alas for us! This is the Day of Reckoning!´
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 20
هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ ٱلَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ
This is the Day of Decision you used to deny
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 21
۞ٱحۡشُرُواْ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ وَأَزۡوَٰجَهُمۡ وَمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡبُدُونَ
Assemble those who did wrong together with their associates and what they worshipped
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 22
مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ فَٱهۡدُوهُمۡ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ
besides Allah, and guide them to the Path of the Blazing Fire
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 23
وَقِفُوهُمۡۖ إِنَّهُم مَّسۡـُٔولُونَ
And call them to a halt. They will be asked
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 24
مَا لَكُمۡ لَا تَنَاصَرُونَ
´Why are you not helping one another?´
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 25
بَلۡ هُمُ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ مُسۡتَسۡلِمُونَ
No, today they come in absolute submission
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 26
وَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
They will confront each other, questioning one another
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 27
قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّكُمۡ كُنتُمۡ تَأۡتُونَنَا عَنِ ٱلۡيَمِينِ
One group will say, ´You used to come at us from a position of power.´
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 28
قَالُواْ بَل لَّمۡ تَكُونُواْ مُؤۡمِنِينَ
The others will say, ´The truth is that you were not muminun
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 29
وَمَا كَانَ لَنَا عَلَيۡكُم مِّن سُلۡطَٰنِۭۖ بَلۡ كُنتُمۡ قَوۡمٗا طَٰغِينَ
We had no authority over you. Rather you were unbridled people
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 30
فَحَقَّ عَلَيۡنَا قَوۡلُ رَبِّنَآۖ إِنَّا لَذَآئِقُونَ
Our Lord´s Word has been carried out against us, that we would taste it
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 31
فَأَغۡوَيۡنَٰكُمۡ إِنَّا كُنَّا غَٰوِينَ
We misled you and we were ourselves misled.´
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 32
فَإِنَّهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ فِي ٱلۡعَذَابِ مُشۡتَرِكُونَ
On that Day they will be partners in the punishment
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 33
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَفۡعَلُ بِٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ
That is how We deal with evildoers
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 34
إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُوٓاْ إِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمۡ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ يَسۡتَكۡبِرُونَ
When they were told, ´There is no god but Allah,´ they were arrogant
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 35
وَيَقُولُونَ أَئِنَّا لَتَارِكُوٓاْ ءَالِهَتِنَا لِشَاعِرٖ مَّجۡنُونِۭ
They said, ´Are we to forsake our gods for a mad poet?´
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 36
بَلۡ جَآءَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَصَدَّقَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
Rather he has brought the truth and confirmed the Messengers
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 37
إِنَّكُمۡ لَذَآئِقُواْ ٱلۡعَذَابِ ٱلۡأَلِيمِ
You will definitely taste the painful punishment
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 38
وَمَا تُجۡزَوۡنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ
and you will only be repaid for what you did —
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 39
إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ
except for Allah´s chosen slaves
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 40
أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ لَهُمۡ رِزۡقٞ مَّعۡلُومٞ
They will have preordained provision
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 41
فَوَٰكِهُ وَهُم مُّكۡرَمُونَ
sweet fruits and high honour
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 42
فِي جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
in Gardens of Delight
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 43
عَلَىٰ سُرُرٖ مُّتَقَٰبِلِينَ
on couches face to face
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 44
يُطَافُ عَلَيۡهِم بِكَأۡسٖ مِّن مَّعِينِۭ
a cup from a flowing spring passing round among them
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 45
بَيۡضَآءَ لَذَّةٖ لِّلشَّـٰرِبِينَ
as white as driven snow, delicious to those who drink
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 46
لَا فِيهَا غَوۡلٞ وَلَا هُمۡ عَنۡهَا يُنزَفُونَ
which has no headache in it and does not leave them stupefied
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 47
وَعِندَهُمۡ قَٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرۡفِ عِينٞ
There will be dark-eyed maidens with them, with eyes reserved for them alone
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 48
كَأَنَّهُنَّ بَيۡضٞ مَّكۡنُونٞ
just like closely guarded pearls
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 49
فَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
They will confront each other, questioning one another
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 50
قَالَ قَآئِلٞ مِّنۡهُمۡ إِنِّي كَانَ لِي قَرِينٞ
One of them will say, ´I used to have a friend
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 51
يَقُولُ أَءِنَّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُصَدِّقِينَ
who would say to me, "Are you one of those who say that it is true
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 52
أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابٗا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ
that when we have died and are turned to dust and bones, we will face a Reckoning?"´
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 53
قَالَ هَلۡ أَنتُم مُّطَّلِعُونَ
He will say, ´Are you looking down?´
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 54
فَٱطَّلَعَ فَرَءَاهُ فِي سَوَآءِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ
So he will look down and see him in the midst of the Blazing Fire
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 55
قَالَ تَٱللَّهِ إِن كِدتَّ لَتُرۡدِينِ
and say, ´By Allah, you almost ruined me
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 56
وَلَوۡلَا نِعۡمَةُ رَبِّي لَكُنتُ مِنَ ٱلۡمُحۡضَرِينَ
If it were not for the blessing of my Lord, I would have been among those arraigned
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 57
أَفَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَيِّتِينَ
Are we not going to die
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 58
إِلَّا مَوۡتَتَنَا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ
except for our first death? Are we not going to be punished
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 59
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ
Truly this is the Great Victory
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 60
لِمِثۡلِ هَٰذَا فَلۡيَعۡمَلِ ٱلۡعَٰمِلُونَ
It is for the like of this that all workers should work!´
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 61
أَذَٰلِكَ خَيۡرٞ نُّزُلًا أَمۡ شَجَرَةُ ٱلزَّقُّومِ
Is that better by way of hospitality or the tree of Zaqqum
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 62
إِنَّا جَعَلۡنَٰهَا فِتۡنَةٗ لِّلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
which We have made to be an ordeal for the wrongdoers
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 63
إِنَّهَا شَجَرَةٞ تَخۡرُجُ فِيٓ أَصۡلِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ
It is a tree that emerges in the depths of the Blazing Fire
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 64
طَلۡعُهَا كَأَنَّهُۥ رُءُوسُ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ
Its fruits are just like the heads of shaytans
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 65
فَإِنَّهُمۡ لَأٓكِلُونَ مِنۡهَا فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنۡهَا ٱلۡبُطُونَ
They will eat from it and fill their bellies with it
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 66
ثُمَّ إِنَّ لَهُمۡ عَلَيۡهَا لَشَوۡبٗا مِّنۡ حَمِيمٖ
Then they will have a boiling brew to drink on top of it
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 67
ثُمَّ إِنَّ مَرۡجِعَهُمۡ لَإِلَى ٱلۡجَحِيمِ
Then their destination will be the Blazing Fire
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 68
إِنَّهُمۡ أَلۡفَوۡاْ ءَابَآءَهُمۡ ضَآلِّينَ
They found their fathers misguided
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 69
فَهُمۡ عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِمۡ يُهۡرَعُونَ
and they are following hard upon their heels
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 70
وَلَقَدۡ ضَلَّ قَبۡلَهُمۡ أَكۡثَرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
Most of the earlier peoples went astray before them
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 71
وَلَقَدۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا فِيهِم مُّنذِرِينَ
though We sent warners to them
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 72
فَٱنظُرۡ كَيۡفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِينَ
See the final fate of those who were warned —
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 73
إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ
except for Allah´s chosen slaves
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 74
وَلَقَدۡ نَادَىٰنَا نُوحٞ فَلَنِعۡمَ ٱلۡمُجِيبُونَ
Nuh called out to Us and what an excellent Responder We are
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 75
وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلۡكَرۡبِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ
We rescued him and his family from the terrible plight
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 76
وَجَعَلۡنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُۥ هُمُ ٱلۡبَاقِينَ
and made his descendants the survivors
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 77
وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ
and We left the later people to say of him
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 78
سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ نُوحٖ فِي ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
´Peace be upon Nuh among all beings!´
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 79
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ
That is how we recompense the good-doers
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 80
إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
He truly was one of Our slaves who are muminun
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 81
ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ
Then We drowned the rest
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 82
۞وَإِنَّ مِن شِيعَتِهِۦ لَإِبۡرَٰهِيمَ
One of his followers in iman was Ibrahim
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 83
إِذۡ جَآءَ رَبَّهُۥ بِقَلۡبٖ سَلِيمٍ
when he came to his Lord with an unblemished heart
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 84
إِذۡ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوۡمِهِۦ مَاذَا تَعۡبُدُونَ
and said to his father and his people, ´What are you worshipping
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 85
أَئِفۡكًا ءَالِهَةٗ دُونَ ٱللَّهِ تُرِيدُونَ
Is it falsehood — gods besides Allah — that you desire
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 86
فَمَا ظَنُّكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
So what are your thoughts about the Lord of all the worlds?´
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 87
فَنَظَرَ نَظۡرَةٗ فِي ٱلنُّجُومِ
He took a look at the stars
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 88
فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَقِيمٞ
and said, ´I am sick.´
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 89
فَتَوَلَّوۡاْ عَنۡهُ مُدۡبِرِينَ
So they turned their backs on him
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 90
فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ ءَالِهَتِهِمۡ فَقَالَ أَلَا تَأۡكُلُونَ
He turned surreptitiously to their gods and said, ´Do you not eat
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 91
مَا لَكُمۡ لَا تَنطِقُونَ
What is the matter with you that you do not speak?´
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 92
فَرَاغَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ ضَرۡبَۢا بِٱلۡيَمِينِ
He turned on them, striking out with his right hand
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 93
فَأَقۡبَلُوٓاْ إِلَيۡهِ يَزِفُّونَ
They came rushing back to him
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 94
قَالَ أَتَعۡبُدُونَ مَا تَنۡحِتُونَ
He said, ´Do you worship something you have carved
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 95
وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمۡ وَمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ
when Allah created both you and what you do?´
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 96
قَالُواْ ٱبۡنُواْ لَهُۥ بُنۡيَٰنٗا فَأَلۡقُوهُ فِي ٱلۡجَحِيمِ
They said, ´Build a pyre for him and fling him into the blaze!´
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 97
فَأَرَادُواْ بِهِۦ كَيۡدٗا فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمُ ٱلۡأَسۡفَلِينَ
They tried to outwit him but We made them the lowest
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 98
وَقَالَ إِنِّي ذَاهِبٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّي سَيَهۡدِينِ
He said, ´I am going towards my Lord; He will be my guide
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 99
رَبِّ هَبۡ لِي مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ
My Lord, bestow on me a right-acting child!´
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 100
فَبَشَّرۡنَٰهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ حَلِيمٖ
And We gave him the good news of a forbearing boy
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 101
فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مَعَهُ ٱلسَّعۡيَ قَالَ يَٰبُنَيَّ إِنِّيٓ أَرَىٰ فِي ٱلۡمَنَامِ أَنِّيٓ أَذۡبَحُكَ فَٱنظُرۡ مَاذَا تَرَىٰۚ قَالَ يَـٰٓأَبَتِ ٱفۡعَلۡ مَا تُؤۡمَرُۖ سَتَجِدُنِيٓ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ
When he was of an age to work with him, he said, ´My son, I saw in a dream that I must sacrifice you. What do you think about this?´ He said, ´Do as you are ordered, father. Allah willing, you will find me resolute.´
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 102
فَلَمَّآ أَسۡلَمَا وَتَلَّهُۥ لِلۡجَبِينِ
Then when they had both submitted and he had lain him face down on the ground
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 103
وَنَٰدَيۡنَٰهُ أَن يَـٰٓإِبۡرَٰهِيمُ
We called out to him, ´Ibrahim
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 104
قَدۡ صَدَّقۡتَ ٱلرُّءۡيَآۚ إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ
you have discharged your vision.´ That is how We recompense good-doers
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 105
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلۡبَلَـٰٓؤُاْ ٱلۡمُبِينُ
This was indeed a most manifest trial
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 106
وَفَدَيۡنَٰهُ بِذِبۡحٍ عَظِيمٖ
We ransomed him with a mighty sacrifice
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 107
وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ
and left the later people saying of him
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 108
سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ
´Peace be upon Ibrahim.´
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 109
كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ
That is how We recompense good-doers
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 110
إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
He truly was one of Our mumin slaves
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 111
وَبَشَّرۡنَٰهُ بِإِسۡحَٰقَ نَبِيّٗا مِّنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ
We gave him the good news of Ishaq, a Prophet, one of the righteous
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 112
وَبَٰرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ وَعَلَىٰٓ إِسۡحَٰقَۚ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِهِمَا مُحۡسِنٞ وَظَالِمٞ لِّنَفۡسِهِۦ مُبِينٞ
We showered blessings upon him and upon Ishaq. Among their descendants are good-doers and also people who clearly wrong themselves
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 113
وَلَقَدۡ مَنَنَّا عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ
We showed great kindness to Musa and Harun
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 114
وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُمَا وَقَوۡمَهُمَا مِنَ ٱلۡكَرۡبِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ
We rescued them and their people from their terrible plight
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 115
وَنَصَرۡنَٰهُمۡ فَكَانُواْ هُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ
We supported them and so they were the victors
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 116
وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمَا ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَبِينَ
We gave them the clarifying Book
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 117
وَهَدَيۡنَٰهُمَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقِيمَ
and guided them on the Straight Path
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 118
وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمَا فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ
and left the later people saying of them
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 119
سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ
´Peace be upon Musa and Harun!´
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 120
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ
That is how We recompense good-doers
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 121
إِنَّهُمَا مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
They truly were among Our slaves who are muminun
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 122
وَإِنَّ إِلۡيَاسَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
Ilyas was one of the Messengers
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 123
إِذۡ قَالَ لِقَوۡمِهِۦٓ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
When he said to his people, ´Will you not have taqwa
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 124
أَتَدۡعُونَ بَعۡلٗا وَتَذَرُونَ أَحۡسَنَ ٱلۡخَٰلِقِينَ
Do you call on Baal and abandon the Best of Creators
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 125
ٱللَّهَ رَبَّكُمۡ وَرَبَّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
Allah is your Lord and Lord of your forefathers, the previous peoples,´
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 126
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَإِنَّهُمۡ لَمُحۡضَرُونَ
they denied him and so they will be among those arraigned —
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 127
إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ
except for Allah´s chosen slaves
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 128
وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ
We left the later people saying of him
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 129
سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِلۡ يَاسِينَ
´Peace be upon the family of Yasin!´
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 130
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ
That is how We recompense good-doers
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 131
إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
He truly was one of Our slaves who are muminun
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 132
وَإِنَّ لُوطٗا لَّمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
And Lut was one of the Messengers
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 133
إِذۡ نَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥٓ أَجۡمَعِينَ
When We rescued him and all his family —
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 134
إِلَّا عَجُوزٗا فِي ٱلۡغَٰبِرِينَ
except an old woman among those who stayed behind
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 135
ثُمَّ دَمَّرۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ
Then We utterly destroyed the rest
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 136
وَإِنَّكُمۡ لَتَمُرُّونَ عَلَيۡهِم مُّصۡبِحِينَ
And you pass by them in the daytime and at night
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 137
وَبِٱلَّيۡلِۚ أَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُونَ
So will you not use your intellect
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 138
وَإِنَّ يُونُسَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
Yunus too was one of the Messengers
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 139
إِذۡ أَبَقَ إِلَى ٱلۡفُلۡكِ ٱلۡمَشۡحُونِ
When he ran away to the fully laden ship
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 140
فَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُدۡحَضِينَ
and cast lots and lost
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 141
فَٱلۡتَقَمَهُ ٱلۡحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٞ
Then the fish devoured him and he was to blame
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 142
فَلَوۡلَآ أَنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَبِّحِينَ
Had it not been that he was a man who glorified Allah
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 143
لَلَبِثَ فِي بَطۡنِهِۦٓ إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ يُبۡعَثُونَ
he would have remained inside its belly until the Day they are raised again
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 144
۞فَنَبَذۡنَٰهُ بِٱلۡعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ سَقِيمٞ
So We cast him up onto the beach and he was sick
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 145
وَأَنۢبَتۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ شَجَرَةٗ مِّن يَقۡطِينٖ
and We caused a gourd tree to grow over him
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 146
وَأَرۡسَلۡنَٰهُ إِلَىٰ مِاْئَةِ أَلۡفٍ أَوۡ يَزِيدُونَ
We sent him to a hundred thousand or even more
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 147
فَـَٔامَنُواْ فَمَتَّعۡنَٰهُمۡ إِلَىٰ حِينٖ
They had iman and so We gave them enjoyment for a time
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 148
فَٱسۡتَفۡتِهِمۡ أَلِرَبِّكَ ٱلۡبَنَاتُ وَلَهُمُ ٱلۡبَنُونَ
Ask them for a fatwa: does your Lord have daughters while they themselves have sons
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 149
أَمۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ إِنَٰثٗا وَهُمۡ شَٰهِدُونَ
Or did We create the angels female, with them as witnesses
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 150
أَلَآ إِنَّهُم مِّنۡ إِفۡكِهِمۡ لَيَقُولُونَ
No indeed, it is one of their blatant lies to say
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 151
وَلَدَ ٱللَّهُ وَإِنَّهُمۡ لَكَٰذِبُونَ
´Allah has given birth´. They are truly liars
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 152
أَصۡطَفَى ٱلۡبَنَاتِ عَلَى ٱلۡبَنِينَ
Has He chosen daughters over sons
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 153
مَا لَكُمۡ كَيۡفَ تَحۡكُمُونَ
What is the matter with you? How do you reach your judgement
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 154
أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ
Will you not pay heed
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 155
أَمۡ لَكُمۡ سُلۡطَٰنٞ مُّبِينٞ
Or do you have some clear authority
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 156
فَأۡتُواْ بِكِتَٰبِكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ
Bring your Book, then, if you are telling the truth
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 157
وَجَعَلُواْ بَيۡنَهُۥ وَبَيۡنَ ٱلۡجِنَّةِ نَسَبٗاۚ وَلَقَدۡ عَلِمَتِ ٱلۡجِنَّةُ إِنَّهُمۡ لَمُحۡضَرُونَ
They claim there is a blood-tie between Him and the jinn but the jinn know very well that they will be arraigned
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 158
سُبۡحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ
Glory be to Allah above what they describe —
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 159
إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ
except for Allah´s chosen slaves
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 160
فَإِنَّكُمۡ وَمَا تَعۡبُدُونَ
You and those you worship
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 161
مَآ أَنتُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ بِفَٰتِنِينَ
you will entice no one to them
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 162
إِلَّا مَنۡ هُوَ صَالِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ
except for him who is to roast in the Blazing Fire
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 163
وَمَامِنَّآ إِلَّا لَهُۥ مَقَامٞ مَّعۡلُومٞ
´There is not one of us who does not have a known station
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 164
وَإِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلصَّآفُّونَ
We are those drawn up in ranks
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 165
وَإِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلۡمُسَبِّحُونَ
We are those who glorify.´
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 166
وَإِن كَانُواْ لَيَقُولُونَ
They used to say
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 167
لَوۡ أَنَّ عِندَنَا ذِكۡرٗا مِّنَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
´If we had only had a Reminder from the previous peoples
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 168
لَكُنَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ
we would certainly have been sincere slaves of Allah!´
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 169
فَكَفَرُواْ بِهِۦۖ فَسَوۡفَ يَعۡلَمُونَ
But they have rejected it and they will soon know
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 170
وَلَقَدۡ سَبَقَتۡ كَلِمَتُنَا لِعِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
Our Word was given before to Our slaves, the Messengers
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 171
إِنَّهُمۡ لَهُمُ ٱلۡمَنصُورُونَ
that they would certainly be helped
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 172
وَإِنَّ جُندَنَا لَهُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبُونَ
It is Our army which will be victorious
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 173
فَتَوَلَّ عَنۡهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ حِينٖ
Therefore turn from them for a time
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 174
وَأَبۡصِرۡهُمۡ فَسَوۡفَ يُبۡصِرُونَ
And watch them, for they will soon see
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 175
أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَ
Are they trying to hasten Our punishment
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 176
فَإِذَا نَزَلَ بِسَاحَتِهِمۡ فَسَآءَ صَبَاحُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِينَ
When it descends in their courtyard — how evil will be the morning of those who were warned
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 177
وَتَوَلَّ عَنۡهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ حِينٖ
Therefore turn from them for a time
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 178
وَأَبۡصِرۡ فَسَوۡفَ يُبۡصِرُونَ
And watch, for they will soon see
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 179
سُبۡحَٰنَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ ٱلۡعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ
Glory be to your Lord, the Lord of Might, beyond anything they describe
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 180
وَسَلَٰمٌ عَلَى ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
And peace be upon the Messengers
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 181
وَٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
And praise be to Allah, the Lord of all the worlds
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 182