Surah As-Saaffat - English Translation by Ali Quli Qarai

وَٱلصَّـٰٓفَّـٰتِ صَفّٗا

By the [angels] ranged in ranks
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 1

فَٱلزَّـٰجِرَٰتِ زَجۡرٗا

by the ones who drive vigorously
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 2

فَٱلتَّـٰلِيَٰتِ ذِكۡرًا

by the ones who recite the reminder
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 3

إِنَّ إِلَٰهَكُمۡ لَوَٰحِدٞ

indeed your God is certainly One
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 4

رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا وَرَبُّ ٱلۡمَشَٰرِقِ

the Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, and the Lord of the easts
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 5

إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا بِزِينَةٍ ٱلۡكَوَاكِبِ

Indeed We have adorned the lowest heaven with the finery of the stars
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 6

وَحِفۡظٗا مِّن كُلِّ شَيۡطَٰنٖ مَّارِدٖ

and to guard from any froward devil
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 7

لَّا يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى ٱلۡمَلَإِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ وَيُقۡذَفُونَ مِن كُلِّ جَانِبٖ

They do not eavesdrop on the Supernal Elite but are shot at from every side
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 8

دُحُورٗاۖ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٞ وَاصِبٌ

to drive them away, and for them there is a constant mortification
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 9

إِلَّا مَنۡ خَطِفَ ٱلۡخَطۡفَةَ فَأَتۡبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٞ ثَاقِبٞ

except him who snatches a snatch, whereat there pursues him a piercing flame
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 10

فَٱسۡتَفۡتِهِمۡ أَهُمۡ أَشَدُّ خَلۡقًا أَم مَّنۡ خَلَقۡنَآۚ إِنَّا خَلَقۡنَٰهُم مِّن طِينٖ لَّازِبِۭ

Ask them, is their creation more prodigious or [that of other creatures] that We have created? Indeed We created them from a viscous clay
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 11

بَلۡ عَجِبۡتَ وَيَسۡخَرُونَ

Indeed you wonder, while they engage in ridicule
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 12

وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُواْ لَا يَذۡكُرُونَ

and [even] when admonished do not take admonition
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 13

وَإِذَا رَأَوۡاْ ءَايَةٗ يَسۡتَسۡخِرُونَ

and when they see a sign they make it an object of ridicule
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 14

وَقَالُوٓاْ إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحۡرٞ مُّبِينٌ

and say, ‘This is nothing but plain magic!’
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 15

أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابٗا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبۡعُوثُونَ

‘What! When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we be resurrected
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 16

أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَ

And our forefathers too?!’
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 17

قُلۡ نَعَمۡ وَأَنتُمۡ دَٰخِرُونَ

Say, ‘Yes! And you will be utterly humble.’
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 18

فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجۡرَةٞ وَٰحِدَةٞ فَإِذَا هُمۡ يَنظُرُونَ

It will be only a single shout and, behold, they will look on
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 19

وَقَالُواْ يَٰوَيۡلَنَا هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ ٱلدِّينِ

and say, ‘Woe to us! This is the Day of Retribution!’
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 20

هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ ٱلَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ

‘This is the Day of Judgement that you used to deny!’
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 21

۞ٱحۡشُرُواْ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ وَأَزۡوَٰجَهُمۡ وَمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡبُدُونَ

‘Muster the wrongdoers and their mates and what they used to worship
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 22

مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ فَٱهۡدُوهُمۡ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

besides Allah, and show them the way to hell
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 23

وَقِفُوهُمۡۖ إِنَّهُم مَّسۡـُٔولُونَ

[But first] stop them! For they must be questioned.’
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 24

مَا لَكُمۡ لَا تَنَاصَرُونَ

‘Why is it that you do not support one another [today]?’
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 25

بَلۡ هُمُ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ مُسۡتَسۡلِمُونَ

Rather today they are [meek and] submissive
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 26

وَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

Some of them will turn to others, questioning each other
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 27

قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّكُمۡ كُنتُمۡ تَأۡتُونَنَا عَنِ ٱلۡيَمِينِ

They will say, ‘Indeed you used to accost us peremptorily.’
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 28

قَالُواْ بَل لَّمۡ تَكُونُواْ مُؤۡمِنِينَ

They will answer, ‘Rather you [yourselves] had no faith
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 29

وَمَا كَانَ لَنَا عَلَيۡكُم مِّن سُلۡطَٰنِۭۖ بَلۡ كُنتُمۡ قَوۡمٗا طَٰغِينَ

We had no authority over you. Rather you [yourselves] were a rebellious lot
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 30

فَحَقَّ عَلَيۡنَا قَوۡلُ رَبِّنَآۖ إِنَّا لَذَآئِقُونَ

So our Lord’s word became due against us that we shall indeed taste [the punishment]
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 31

فَأَغۡوَيۡنَٰكُمۡ إِنَّا كُنَّا غَٰوِينَ

So we perverted you, for we were perverse [ourselves].’
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 32

فَإِنَّهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ فِي ٱلۡعَذَابِ مُشۡتَرِكُونَ

So that day they will share in the punishment
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 33

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَفۡعَلُ بِٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ

Indeed that is how We deal with the guilty
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 34

إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُوٓاْ إِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمۡ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ يَسۡتَكۡبِرُونَ

Indeed it was they who, when they were told, ‘There is no god except Allah,’ used to be disdainful
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 35

وَيَقُولُونَ أَئِنَّا لَتَارِكُوٓاْ ءَالِهَتِنَا لِشَاعِرٖ مَّجۡنُونِۭ

and [they would] say, ‘Shall we abandon our gods for a crazy poet?’
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 36

بَلۡ جَآءَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَصَدَّقَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

Rather he has brought [them] the truth, and confirmed the [earlier] apostles
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 37

إِنَّكُمۡ لَذَآئِقُواْ ٱلۡعَذَابِ ٱلۡأَلِيمِ

Indeed you will taste the painful punishment
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 38

وَمَا تُجۡزَوۡنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ

and you will be requited only for what you used to do
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 39

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ

—[all] except Allah’s exclusive servants
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 40

أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ لَهُمۡ رِزۡقٞ مَّعۡلُومٞ

For such there is a known provision
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 41

فَوَٰكِهُ وَهُم مُّكۡرَمُونَ

—fruits—and they will be held in honour
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 42

فِي جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

in the gardens of bliss
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 43

عَلَىٰ سُرُرٖ مُّتَقَٰبِلِينَ

[reclining] on couches, facing one another
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 44

يُطَافُ عَلَيۡهِم بِكَأۡسٖ مِّن مَّعِينِۭ

served around with a cup from a clear fountain
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 45

بَيۡضَآءَ لَذَّةٖ لِّلشَّـٰرِبِينَ

snow-white, delicious to the drinkers
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 46

لَا فِيهَا غَوۡلٞ وَلَا هُمۡ عَنۡهَا يُنزَفُونَ

wherein there will be neither headache nor will it cause them stupefaction
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 47

وَعِندَهُمۡ قَٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرۡفِ عِينٞ

and with them will be maidens of restrained glances with big [beautiful] eyes
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 48

كَأَنَّهُنَّ بَيۡضٞ مَّكۡنُونٞ

as if they were hidden ostrich eggs
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 49

فَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

Some of them will turn to others, questioning each other
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 50

قَالَ قَآئِلٞ مِّنۡهُمۡ إِنِّي كَانَ لِي قَرِينٞ

One of them will say, ‘Indeed I had a companion
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 51

يَقُولُ أَءِنَّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُصَدِّقِينَ

who used to say, ‘‘Are you really among those who affirm
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 52

أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابٗا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ

[that] when we are dead and have become dust and bones, we shall indeed be brought to retribution?’’ ’
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 53

قَالَ هَلۡ أَنتُم مُّطَّلِعُونَ

He will say, ‘Will you have a look?’
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 54

فَٱطَّلَعَ فَرَءَاهُ فِي سَوَآءِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

Then he will take a look and sight him in the middle of hell
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 55

قَالَ تَٱللَّهِ إِن كِدتَّ لَتُرۡدِينِ

He will say, ‘By Allah, you had almost ruined me
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 56

وَلَوۡلَا نِعۡمَةُ رَبِّي لَكُنتُ مِنَ ٱلۡمُحۡضَرِينَ

And had it not been for my Lord’s blessing, I too would have been among the arraigned!’
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 57

أَفَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَيِّتِينَ

‘Is it [true] that we shall not die [anymore]
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 58

إِلَّا مَوۡتَتَنَا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ

aside from our first death, and that we shall not be punished
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 59

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ

This is indeed the great success
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 60

لِمِثۡلِ هَٰذَا فَلۡيَعۡمَلِ ٱلۡعَٰمِلُونَ

Let all the workers work for the like of this!’
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 61

أَذَٰلِكَ خَيۡرٞ نُّزُلًا أَمۡ شَجَرَةُ ٱلزَّقُّومِ

Is this a better hospitality, or the Zaqqum tree
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 62

إِنَّا جَعَلۡنَٰهَا فِتۡنَةٗ لِّلظَّـٰلِمِينَ

Indeed We have made it a punishment for the wrongdoers
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 63

إِنَّهَا شَجَرَةٞ تَخۡرُجُ فِيٓ أَصۡلِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

Indeed it is a tree that emerges from the depths of hell
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 64

طَلۡعُهَا كَأَنَّهُۥ رُءُوسُ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ

Its spathes are as if they were devils’ heads
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 65

فَإِنَّهُمۡ لَأٓكِلُونَ مِنۡهَا فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنۡهَا ٱلۡبُطُونَ

Indeed they will eat from it and gorge with it their bellies
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 66

ثُمَّ إِنَّ لَهُمۡ عَلَيۡهَا لَشَوۡبٗا مِّنۡ حَمِيمٖ

Indeed, on top of that they will take a solution of scalding water
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 67

ثُمَّ إِنَّ مَرۡجِعَهُمۡ لَإِلَى ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

Then indeed their retreat will be toward hell
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 68

إِنَّهُمۡ أَلۡفَوۡاْ ءَابَآءَهُمۡ ضَآلِّينَ

Indeed they had found their fathers astray
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 69

فَهُمۡ عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِمۡ يُهۡرَعُونَ

yet they press on in their footsteps
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 70

وَلَقَدۡ ضَلَّ قَبۡلَهُمۡ أَكۡثَرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

Certainly most of the ancients went astray before them
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 71

وَلَقَدۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا فِيهِم مُّنذِرِينَ

and certainly We had sent warners among them
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 72

فَٱنظُرۡ كَيۡفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِينَ

So observe how was the fate of those who were warned
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 73

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ

—[all] except Allah’s exclusive servants
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 74

وَلَقَدۡ نَادَىٰنَا نُوحٞ فَلَنِعۡمَ ٱلۡمُجِيبُونَ

Certainly Noah called out to Us, and how well We responded
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 75

وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلۡكَرۡبِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ

We delivered him and his family from the great agony
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 left for him a good name among posterity
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 78

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ نُوحٖ فِي ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

‘Peace to Noah, throughout the nations!’
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 79

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

Thus indeed do We reward the virtuous
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 80

إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

He is indeed one of Our faithful servants
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 81

ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ

Then We drowned the others
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 82

۞وَإِنَّ مِن شِيعَتِهِۦ لَإِبۡرَٰهِيمَ

Indeed Abraham was among his followers
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 83

إِذۡ جَآءَ رَبَّهُۥ بِقَلۡبٖ سَلِيمٍ

when he came to his Lord with a sound heart
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 84

إِذۡ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوۡمِهِۦ مَاذَا تَعۡبُدُونَ

when he said to his father and his people, ‘What is it that you are worshiping
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 85

أَئِفۡكًا ءَالِهَةٗ دُونَ ٱللَّهِ تُرِيدُونَ

Is it a lie, gods other than Allah, that you desire
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 86

فَمَا ظَنُّكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

Then what is your idea about the Lord of all the worlds?’
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 87

فَنَظَرَ نَظۡرَةٗ فِي ٱلنُّجُومِ

Then he made an observation of the stars
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 88

فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَقِيمٞ

and said, ‘Indeed I am sick!’
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 89

فَتَوَلَّوۡاْ عَنۡهُ مُدۡبِرِينَ

So they went away leaving him behind
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 90

فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ ءَالِهَتِهِمۡ فَقَالَ أَلَا تَأۡكُلُونَ

Then he stole away to their gods and said, ‘Will you not eat
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 91

مَا لَكُمۡ لَا تَنطِقُونَ

Why do you not speak?’
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 92

فَرَاغَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ ضَرۡبَۢا بِٱلۡيَمِينِ

Then he attacked them, striking forcefully
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 93

فَأَقۡبَلُوٓاْ إِلَيۡهِ يَزِفُّونَ

They came running towards him
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 94

قَالَ أَتَعۡبُدُونَ مَا تَنۡحِتُونَ

He said, ‘Do you worship what you have yourselves carved
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 95

وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمۡ وَمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ

when Allah has created you and whatever you make?’
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 96

قَالُواْ ٱبۡنُواْ لَهُۥ بُنۡيَٰنٗا فَأَلۡقُوهُ فِي ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

They said, ‘Build a structure for him and cast him into a huge fire.’
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 97

فَأَرَادُواْ بِهِۦ كَيۡدٗا فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمُ ٱلۡأَسۡفَلِينَ

So they sought to outwit him, but We made them the lowermost
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 98

وَقَالَ إِنِّي ذَاهِبٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّي سَيَهۡدِينِ

He said, ‘Indeed I am going toward my Lord, who will guide me.’
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 99

رَبِّ هَبۡ لِي مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ

‘My Lord! Give me [an heir], one of the righteous.’
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 100

فَبَشَّرۡنَٰهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ حَلِيمٖ

So We gave him the good news of a forbearing son
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 old enough to assist in his endeavour, he said, ‘My son! I see in a dream that I am sacrificing you. See what you think.’ He said, ‘Father! Do whatever you have been commanded. If Allah wishes, you will find me to be patient.’
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 102

فَلَمَّآ أَسۡلَمَا وَتَلَّهُۥ لِلۡجَبِينِ

So when they had both submitted [to Allah’s will], and he had laid him down on his forehead
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 103

وَنَٰدَيۡنَٰهُ أَن يَـٰٓإِبۡرَٰهِيمُ

We called out to him, ‘O Abraham
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 104

قَدۡ صَدَّقۡتَ ٱلرُّءۡيَآۚ إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

You have indeed fulfilled the vision! Thus indeed do We reward the virtuous
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 105

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلۡبَلَـٰٓؤُاْ ٱلۡمُبِينُ

This was indeed a manifest test.’
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 106

وَفَدَيۡنَٰهُ بِذِبۡحٍ عَظِيمٖ

Then We ransomed him with a great sacrifice
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 107

وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ

and left for him a good name in posterity
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 108

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ

‘Peace be to Abraham!’
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 109

كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

Thus do We reward the virtuous
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 110

إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

He is indeed one of Our faithful servants
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 111

وَبَشَّرۡنَٰهُ بِإِسۡحَٰقَ نَبِيّٗا مِّنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ

And We gave him the good news of [the birth of] Isaac, a prophet, one of the righteous
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 112

وَبَٰرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ وَعَلَىٰٓ إِسۡحَٰقَۚ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِهِمَا مُحۡسِنٞ وَظَالِمٞ لِّنَفۡسِهِۦ مُبِينٞ

And We blessed him and Isaac. Among their descendants [some] are virtuous, and [some] who manifestly wrong themselves
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 113

وَلَقَدۡ مَنَنَّا عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ

Certainly We favoured Moses and Aaron
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 114

وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُمَا وَقَوۡمَهُمَا مِنَ ٱلۡكَرۡبِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ

and delivered them and their people from the great agony
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 115

وَنَصَرۡنَٰهُمۡ فَكَانُواْ هُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ

and We helped them so that they became the victors
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 116

وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمَا ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَبِينَ

We gave them the illuminating scripture
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 117

وَهَدَيۡنَٰهُمَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقِيمَ

and guided them to the straight path
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 118

وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمَا فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ

and left for them a good name in posterity
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 119

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ

‘Peace be to Moses and Aaron!’
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 120

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

Thus indeed do We reward the virtuous
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 121

إِنَّهُمَا مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

They are indeed among Our faithful servants
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 122

وَإِنَّ إِلۡيَاسَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

And indeed Ilyas was one of the apostles
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 123

إِذۡ قَالَ لِقَوۡمِهِۦٓ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

when he said to his people, ‘Will you not be Godwary
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 124

أَتَدۡعُونَ بَعۡلٗا وَتَذَرُونَ أَحۡسَنَ ٱلۡخَٰلِقِينَ

Do you invoke Baal and abandon the best of creators
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 125

ٱللَّهَ رَبَّكُمۡ وَرَبَّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

Allah, your Lord and Lord of your forefathers?’
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 126

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَإِنَّهُمۡ لَمُحۡضَرُونَ

But they impugned him. So they will indeed be arraigned [before Him]
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 127

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ

—[all] except Allah’s exclusive servants
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 128

وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ

We left for him a good name in posterity
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 129

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِلۡ يَاسِينَ

‘Peace be to Ilyas!’
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 130

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

Thus indeed do We reward the virtuous
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 131

إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

He is indeed one of Our faithful servants
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 132

وَإِنَّ لُوطٗا لَّمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

And indeed Lot was one of the apostles
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 133

إِذۡ نَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥٓ أَجۡمَعِينَ

when We delivered him and all his family
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 134

إِلَّا عَجُوزٗا فِي ٱلۡغَٰبِرِينَ

except an old woman among those who remained behind
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 135

ثُمَّ دَمَّرۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ

Then We destroyed [all] the others
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 136

وَإِنَّكُمۡ لَتَمُرُّونَ عَلَيۡهِم مُّصۡبِحِينَ

And indeed you pass by them at dawn
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 137

وَبِٱلَّيۡلِۚ أَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُونَ

and at night. So do you not apply reason
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 138

وَإِنَّ يُونُسَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

And indeed Jonah was one of the apostles
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 139

إِذۡ أَبَقَ إِلَى ٱلۡفُلۡكِ ٱلۡمَشۡحُونِ

when he absconded toward the laden ship
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 140

فَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُدۡحَضِينَ

Then he drew lots with them and he was the one to be refuted
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 141

فَٱلۡتَقَمَهُ ٱلۡحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٞ

Then the fish swallowed him while he was blameworthy
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 142

فَلَوۡلَآ أَنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَبِّحِينَ

And had he not been one of those who celebrate Allah’s glory
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 143

لَلَبِثَ فِي بَطۡنِهِۦٓ إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ يُبۡعَثُونَ

he would have surely remained in its belly till the day they will be resurrected
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 144

۞فَنَبَذۡنَٰهُ بِٱلۡعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ سَقِيمٞ

Then We cast him on a bare shore, and he was sick
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 145

وَأَنۢبَتۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ شَجَرَةٗ مِّن يَقۡطِينٖ

So We made a gourd plant grow above him
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 146

وَأَرۡسَلۡنَٰهُ إِلَىٰ مِاْئَةِ أَلۡفٍ أَوۡ يَزِيدُونَ

We sent him to a [community of] hundred thousand or more
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 147

فَـَٔامَنُواْ فَمَتَّعۡنَٰهُمۡ إِلَىٰ حِينٖ

and they believed [in him]. So We provided for them for a while
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 148

فَٱسۡتَفۡتِهِمۡ أَلِرَبِّكَ ٱلۡبَنَاتُ وَلَهُمُ ٱلۡبَنُونَ

Ask them, are daughters to be for your Lord while sons are to be for them
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 149

أَمۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ إِنَٰثٗا وَهُمۡ شَٰهِدُونَ

Did We create the angels females while they were present
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 150

أَلَآ إِنَّهُم مِّنۡ إِفۡكِهِمۡ لَيَقُولُونَ

Look! It is indeed out of their mendacity that they say
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 151

وَلَدَ ٱللَّهُ وَإِنَّهُمۡ لَكَٰذِبُونَ

‘Allah has begotten,’ and they indeed speak a falsehood
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 152

أَصۡطَفَى ٱلۡبَنَاتِ عَلَى ٱلۡبَنِينَ

Has he preferred daughters to sons
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 153

مَا لَكُمۡ كَيۡفَ تَحۡكُمُونَ

What is the matter with you? How do you judge
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 154

أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ

Will you not then take admonition
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 155

أَمۡ لَكُمۡ سُلۡطَٰنٞ مُّبِينٞ

Do you have a manifest authority
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 156

فَأۡتُواْ بِكِتَٰبِكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ

Then produce your scripture, should you be truthful
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 157

وَجَعَلُواْ بَيۡنَهُۥ وَبَيۡنَ ٱلۡجِنَّةِ نَسَبٗاۚ وَلَقَدۡ عَلِمَتِ ٱلۡجِنَّةُ إِنَّهُمۡ لَمُحۡضَرُونَ

And they have set up a kinship between Him and the jinn, while the jinn certainly know that they will indeed be presented [before Him]
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 158