Surah As-Saaffat - English Translation by Mufti Taqi Usmani

وَٱلصَّـٰٓفَّـٰتِ صَفّٗا

(I swear) by those who stand in rows
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 1

فَٱلزَّـٰجِرَٰتِ زَجۡرٗا

then by those who prevent firmly
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 2

فَٱلتَّـٰلِيَٰتِ ذِكۡرًا

then by those who recite the dhikr
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 3

إِنَّ إِلَٰهَكُمۡ لَوَٰحِدٞ

surely your God is but One
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 4

رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا وَرَبُّ ٱلۡمَشَٰرِقِ

the Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, and Lord of the points of sunrise
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 5

إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا بِزِينَةٍ ٱلۡكَوَاكِبِ

Verily, We have decorated the nearest sky with an adornment, the stars
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 6

وَحِفۡظٗا مِّن كُلِّ شَيۡطَٰنٖ مَّارِدٖ

and (have made them) a security against every rebellious devil
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 7

لَّا يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى ٱلۡمَلَإِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ وَيُقۡذَفُونَ مِن كُلِّ جَانِبٖ

They cannot listen to the Upper Realm and are hit from every side
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 8

دُحُورٗاۖ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٞ وَاصِبٌ

to be driven off, and for them there is a lasting punishment
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 9

إِلَّا مَنۡ خَطِفَ ٱلۡخَطۡفَةَ فَأَتۡبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٞ ثَاقِبٞ

however, if one snatches a little bit, he is pursued by a bright flame
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 10

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

Now ask them, “Are they stronger in the formation of their bodies, or those (other beings) that We have created?” Certainly, We did create them from sticky clay
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 11

بَلۡ عَجِبۡتَ وَيَسۡخَرُونَ

But you wonder (at their denial), and they mock (at the idea of an Hereafter)
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 12

وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُواْ لَا يَذۡكُرُونَ

And when any advice is given to them, they pay no heed to it
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 13

وَإِذَا رَأَوۡاْ ءَايَةٗ يَسۡتَسۡخِرُونَ

And when they see a sign, they make fun of it
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 14

وَقَالُوٓاْ إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحۡرٞ مُّبِينٌ

and say, “This is nothing but an open magic
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 15

أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابٗا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبۡعُوثُونَ

Is it when we have died and become dust and bones, that we shall be raised again
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 16

أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَ

and even our fathers of aforetime?”
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 17

قُلۡ نَعَمۡ وَأَنتُمۡ دَٰخِرُونَ

Say, “Yes, and you shall be disgraced (too)!”
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 18

فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجۡرَةٞ وَٰحِدَةٞ فَإِذَا هُمۡ يَنظُرُونَ

So, it will be only a single castigating call, and all of a sudden they will begin to see
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 19

وَقَالُواْ يَٰوَيۡلَنَا هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ ٱلدِّينِ

And they will be saying, “Woe to us; this is the Day of Retribution.”
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 20

هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ ٱلَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ

(It will be said to them,) “This is the Day of Judgment that you used to deny.”
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 21

۞ٱحۡشُرُواْ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ وَأَزۡوَٰجَهُمۡ وَمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡبُدُونَ

(It will be said to the angels,) “Muster all those who were unjust, and their fellows, and whatever they used to worship
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 22

مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ فَٱهۡدُوهُمۡ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

other than Allah, and show them the way to Jahannam
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 23

وَقِفُوهُمۡۖ إِنَّهُم مَّسۡـُٔولُونَ

and stop them (for a while,) for they are to be asked some questions.”
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 24

مَا لَكُمۡ لَا تَنَاصَرُونَ

Then they will be asked, “What is wrong with you that you do not help each other?”
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 25

بَلۡ هُمُ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ مُسۡتَسۡلِمُونَ

On the contrary, that day all of them will have totally surrendered
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 26

وَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

And some of them (the followers of their chiefs) will turn to others (the chiefs), asking questions from one another
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 27

قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّكُمۡ كُنتُمۡ تَأۡتُونَنَا عَنِ ٱلۡيَمِينِ

They (the followers) will say, “You were the ones who used to come to (mislead) us forcefully.”
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 28

قَالُواْ بَل لَّمۡ تَكُونُواْ مُؤۡمِنِينَ

They (the chiefs) will say, “On the contrary, you yourselves were not believers
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 29

وَمَا كَانَ لَنَا عَلَيۡكُم مِّن سُلۡطَٰنِۭۖ بَلۡ كُنتُمۡ قَوۡمٗا طَٰغِينَ

We had no authority over you at all, but you yourselves were a transgressing people
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 30

فَحَقَّ عَلَيۡنَا قَوۡلُ رَبِّنَآۖ إِنَّا لَذَآئِقُونَ

So, the word of our Lord has come true against us. Indeed, we have to taste (the punishment)
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 31

فَأَغۡوَيۡنَٰكُمۡ إِنَّا كُنَّا غَٰوِينَ

We did misguide you, (because) we were ourselves erroneous”
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 32

فَإِنَّهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ فِي ٱلۡعَذَابِ مُشۡتَرِكُونَ

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

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَفۡعَلُ بِٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ

This is how We deal with the criminals
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 34

إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُوٓاْ إِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمۡ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ يَسۡتَكۡبِرُونَ

They were those to whom when it was said: “There is no god but Allah”, they waxed proud
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 35

وَيَقُولُونَ أَئِنَّا لَتَارِكُوٓاْ ءَالِهَتِنَا لِشَاعِرٖ مَّجۡنُونِۭ

and used to say, “Are we really to leave our gods because of an insane poet?”
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 36

بَلۡ جَآءَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَصَدَّقَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

No, he has come with Truth and has confirmed all the messengers (of Allah)
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 37

إِنَّكُمۡ لَذَآئِقُواْ ٱلۡعَذَابِ ٱلۡأَلِيمِ

Surely you have to taste the painful punishment
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 38

وَمَا تُجۡزَوۡنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ

And you will be recompensed for nothing but for what you used to do
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 39

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ

unlike Allah’s chosen servants
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 40

أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ لَهُمۡ رِزۡقٞ مَّعۡلُومٞ

Those are the people for whom there is a known provision
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 41

فَوَٰكِهُ وَهُم مُّكۡرَمُونَ

the fruits; and they will be honored
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 42

فِي جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

in Gardens of Bliss
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 43

عَلَىٰ سُرُرٖ مُّتَقَٰبِلِينَ

facing each other on couches
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 44

يُطَافُ عَلَيۡهِم بِكَأۡسٖ مِّن مَّعِينِۭ

They will be served with a cup from a flowing drink
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 45

بَيۡضَآءَ لَذَّةٖ لِّلشَّـٰرِبِينَ

(that will be) white (and) delicious for those who drink
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 46

لَا فِيهَا غَوۡلٞ وَلَا هُمۡ عَنۡهَا يُنزَفُونَ

There will be no headache therein, nor will they be intoxicated with it
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 47

وَعِندَهُمۡ قَٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرۡفِ عِينٞ

and by their side there will be females restricting their gazes (to their husbands), having pretty big eyes
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 48

كَأَنَّهُنَّ بَيۡضٞ مَّكۡنُونٞ

as if they were eggs hidden (under feathers, protected from pollution)
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 49

فَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

Then they will turn to each other asking questions mutually
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 50

قَالَ قَآئِلٞ مِّنۡهُمۡ إِنِّي كَانَ لِي قَرِينٞ

A speaker from them will say, “I had a companion (in the worldly life)
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 51

يَقُولُ أَءِنَّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُصَدِّقِينَ

who used to say (to me), “Are you one of those who believe
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 52

أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابٗا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ

Is it when we have died and become dust and bones? Is it true that we are going to be recompensed (for our deeds)?”
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 53

قَالَ هَلۡ أَنتُم مُّطَّلِعُونَ

He (the speaker) will say (to other people in Paradise) “Would you like to have a look (at Jahannam to find out what happened to that companion of mine)?”
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 54

فَٱطَّلَعَ فَرَءَاهُ فِي سَوَآءِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

So he will look and will see him in the middle of Jahannam
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 55

قَالَ تَٱللَّهِ إِن كِدتَّ لَتُرۡدِينِ

He (the speaker) will say (to his companion seen in Jahannam ), “By Allah, you were going almost to ruin me
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 56

وَلَوۡلَا نِعۡمَةُ رَبِّي لَكُنتُ مِنَ ٱلۡمُحۡضَرِينَ

But for the favor of my Lord, I would have been among those produced for punishment.”
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 57

أَفَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَيِّتِينَ

(Then the speaker will address other people of Paradise in delight and wonder, saying,) “Are we not then to die anymore
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 58

إِلَّا مَوۡتَتَنَا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ

beyond our first death, nor are we going to be punished?”
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 59

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ

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

لِمِثۡلِ هَٰذَا فَلۡيَعۡمَلِ ٱلۡعَٰمِلُونَ

For this kind (of achievement), all workers must work
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 61

أَذَٰلِكَ خَيۡرٞ نُّزُلًا أَمۡ شَجَرَةُ ٱلزَّقُّومِ

Is that (blissful Paradise) better for hospitality or the tree of zaqqūm
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 62

إِنَّا جَعَلۡنَٰهَا فِتۡنَةٗ لِّلظَّـٰلِمِينَ

We have made it a test for the unjust
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 63

إِنَّهَا شَجَرَةٞ تَخۡرُجُ فِيٓ أَصۡلِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

It is a tree that comes forth in the bottom of Jahannam
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 64

طَلۡعُهَا كَأَنَّهُۥ رُءُوسُ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ

Its fruits are like the heads of devils
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 65

فَإِنَّهُمۡ لَأٓكِلُونَ مِنۡهَا فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنۡهَا ٱلۡبُطُونَ

So, they have to eat from it and have to fill their bellies with it
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 66

ثُمَّ إِنَّ لَهُمۡ عَلَيۡهَا لَشَوۡبٗا مِّنۡ حَمِيمٖ

Then they will have, on top of it, a mixture made of boiling water
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 67

ثُمَّ إِنَّ مَرۡجِعَهُمۡ لَإِلَى ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

Then, their final return is to the Fire
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 68

إِنَّهُمۡ أَلۡفَوۡاْ ءَابَآءَهُمۡ ضَآلِّينَ

They found their fathers on the wrong path
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 69

فَهُمۡ عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِمۡ يُهۡرَعُونَ

So, they used to run in their footsteps
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 70

وَلَقَدۡ ضَلَّ قَبۡلَهُمۡ أَكۡثَرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

Most of the earlier ones (too) had gone astray before them
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 71

وَلَقَدۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا فِيهِم مُّنذِرِينَ

We did send warners among them
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 72

فَٱنظُرۡ كَيۡفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِينَ

So look, how was the end of those warned
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 73

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ

except Allah’s chosen servants
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 74

وَلَقَدۡ نَادَىٰنَا نُوحٞ فَلَنِعۡمَ ٱلۡمُجِيبُونَ

And NūH did call Us (for help after he was disappointed with his people), so (We accepted his prayer, as) We are the best to respond
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 75

وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلۡكَرۡبِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ

And We delivered him and his family from the great agony
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 76

وَجَعَلۡنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُۥ هُمُ ٱلۡبَاقِينَ

and made his progeny the sole survivors (from the Deluge)
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 77

وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ

And We left for him (a word of praise) among the later people, (that is)
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 78

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ نُوحٖ فِي ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

Salām be on NūH among (the people of) all the worlds
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 79

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

Certainly, this is how We reward those who are good in their deeds
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 80

إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

He was one of Our believing servants
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 81

ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ

Then, we drowned others
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 82

۞وَإِنَّ مِن شِيعَتِهِۦ لَإِبۡرَٰهِيمَ

And certainly one of his adherents was Ibrāhīm
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 83

إِذۡ جَآءَ رَبَّهُۥ بِقَلۡبٖ سَلِيمٍ

(Remember) when he came to his Lord with a pure heart
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 84

إِذۡ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوۡمِهِۦ مَاذَا تَعۡبُدُونَ

when he said to his father and his people, “What is that which you worship
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 85

أَئِفۡكًا ءَالِهَةٗ دُونَ ٱللَّهِ تُرِيدُونَ

Do you wish (to have) fallacious gods other than Allah
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 86

فَمَا ظَنُّكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

Then, what do you think about the Lord of the worlds?”
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 87

فَنَظَرَ نَظۡرَةٗ فِي ٱلنُّجُومِ

Then, he cast a look at the stars
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 88

فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَقِيمٞ

and then said, “I feel indisposed”
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 89

فَتَوَلَّوۡاْ عَنۡهُ مُدۡبِرِينَ

So they went away from him, turning their backs
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 90

فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ ءَالِهَتِهِمۡ فَقَالَ أَلَا تَأۡكُلُونَ

And he made his way to their ‘gods’ and said to them, “Why would you not eat
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 91

مَا لَكُمۡ لَا تَنطِقُونَ

What is wrong with you that you do not speak?”
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 92

فَرَاغَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ ضَرۡبَۢا بِٱلۡيَمِينِ

Then he attacked them striking with his right hand
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 93

فَأَقۡبَلُوٓاْ إِلَيۡهِ يَزِفُّونَ

Then, they (the idolaters) came to him rushing
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 94

قَالَ أَتَعۡبُدُونَ مَا تَنۡحِتُونَ

He said, “Do you worship what is carved by yourselves
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 95

وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمۡ وَمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ

while Allah has created you and what you make?”
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 96

قَالُواْ ٱبۡنُواْ لَهُۥ بُنۡيَٰنٗا فَأَلۡقُوهُ فِي ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

They said, “Build for him a structure, and throw him into the blazing fire.”
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 97

فَأَرَادُواْ بِهِۦ كَيۡدٗا فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمُ ٱلۡأَسۡفَلِينَ

So, they intended to bring harm to him, but We made them the lowest (by frustrating their plan)
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 98

وَقَالَ إِنِّي ذَاهِبٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّي سَيَهۡدِينِ

And he said, “I am going to my Lord. He will show me the way
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 99

رَبِّ هَبۡ لِي مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ

O my Lord, bless me with a righteous son.”
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 100

فَبَشَّرۡنَٰهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ حَلِيمٖ

So, 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

Thereafter, when he (the boy) reached an age in which he could work with him, he (Ibrāhīm) said, “O my little son, I have seen in a dream that I am slaughtering you, so consider, what is your opinion?” He said, “O my dear father, do what you have been ordered to do. You will find me, inshā’allah , (if Allah wills) one of those who endure patiently.”
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 102

فَلَمَّآ أَسۡلَمَا وَتَلَّهُۥ لِلۡجَبِينِ

So, (it was a great episode) when both of them submitted themselves (to Allah’s will), and he laid him on his forehead (to slaughter him)
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 103

وَنَٰدَيۡنَٰهُ أَن يَـٰٓإِبۡرَٰهِيمُ

and then We called out to him, “O Ibrāhīm
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 104

قَدۡ صَدَّقۡتَ ٱلرُّءۡيَآۚ إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

you did make the dream come true.” This is how We reward those who are good in their deeds
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 105

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلۡبَلَـٰٓؤُاْ ٱلۡمُبِينُ

This was indeed a trial that clearly demonstrated (their obedience)
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 106

وَفَدَيۡنَٰهُ بِذِبۡحٍ عَظِيمٖ

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

وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ

and We left for him (a word of praise) among the later people
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 108

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ

(that is,) “Salām be on Ibrāhīm
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 109

كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

This is how We reward those who are good in their deeds
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 110

إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

Surely, he is among Our believing servants
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 111

وَبَشَّرۡنَٰهُ بِإِسۡحَٰقَ نَبِيّٗا مِّنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ

And We gave him the good news of IsHāq (Isaac), a prophet from among the righteous
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 112

وَبَٰرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ وَعَلَىٰٓ إِسۡحَٰقَۚ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِهِمَا مُحۡسِنٞ وَظَالِمٞ لِّنَفۡسِهِۦ مُبِينٞ

And We did bless him, and IsHāq. And among the progeny of both of them, some are good and some are utterly unjust to their own selves
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 113

وَلَقَدۡ مَنَنَّا عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ

Certainly We bestowed favors upon Mūsā and Hārūn
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 114

وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُمَا وَقَوۡمَهُمَا مِنَ ٱلۡكَرۡبِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ

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

وَنَصَرۡنَٰهُمۡ فَكَانُواْ هُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ

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

وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمَا ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَبِينَ

and We gave them the clear book
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 We left for them (a word of praise) among the later people
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 119

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ

(that is,) Salām be on Mūsā and Hārūn
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 120

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

This is how We reward those who are good in their deeds
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 121

إِنَّهُمَا مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

Surely, both of them were among Our believing servants
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 122

وَإِنَّ إِلۡيَاسَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

And surely, Ilyās is one of the messengers
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 123

إِذۡ قَالَ لِقَوۡمِهِۦٓ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

(Remember) when he said to his people: “Do you not fear Allah
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 124

أَتَدۡعُونَ بَعۡلٗا وَتَذَرُونَ أَحۡسَنَ ٱلۡخَٰلِقِينَ

Do you invoke Ba‘l, and ignore the Best of the creators
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 125

ٱللَّهَ رَبَّكُمۡ وَرَبَّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

that is, Allah who is your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers?”
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 126

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَإِنَّهُمۡ لَمُحۡضَرُونَ

Then they rejected him. Therefore, they will be arraigned
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 127

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ

except Allah’s chosen servants
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 128

وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ

And We left for him (a word of praise) among the later people
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 129

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِلۡ يَاسِينَ

(that is,) “Salām on Ilyāsīn (Ilyās)
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 130

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

This is how We reward those who are good in their deeds
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 131

إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

Surely, he was from among Our believing servants
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 132

وَإِنَّ لُوطٗا لَّمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

And surely, LūT is one of the messengers
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 133

إِذۡ نَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥٓ أَجۡمَعِينَ

(Remember) when We saved him and his family, all of them
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 134

إِلَّا عَجُوزٗا فِي ٱلۡغَٰبِرِينَ

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

ثُمَّ دَمَّرۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ

After that, We destroyed others
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 136

وَإِنَّكُمۡ لَتَمُرُّونَ عَلَيۡهِم مُّصۡبِحِينَ

and you do pass by them at daybreak
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 137

وَبِٱلَّيۡلِۚ أَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُونَ

and by nightfall. Would you still not understand
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 138

وَإِنَّ يُونُسَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

And surely, Yūnus (Jonah) is from among the messengers
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 139

إِذۡ أَبَقَ إِلَى ٱلۡفُلۡكِ ٱلۡمَشۡحُونِ

(Remember) when he ran away towards the boat that was already loaded
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 140

فَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُدۡحَضِينَ

Then he participated in drawing lots (to offload one of the passengers) and was the one who was defeated
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 141

فَٱلۡتَقَمَهُ ٱلۡحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٞ

Then the fish swallowed him while he was reproaching his own self
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 142

فَلَوۡلَآ أَنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَبِّحِينَ

Had he not been of those who proclaim Allah’s purity
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 143

لَلَبِثَ فِي بَطۡنِهِۦٓ إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ يُبۡعَثُونَ

he would have definitely lived in its belly till the day when the dead will be raised
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 144

۞فَنَبَذۡنَٰهُ بِٱلۡعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ سَقِيمٞ

Then We cast him ashore in the open while he was ill
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 145

وَأَنۢبَتۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ شَجَرَةٗ مِّن يَقۡطِينٖ

and We caused a tree of ourds to grow over him
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 146

وَأَرۡسَلۡنَٰهُ إِلَىٰ مِاْئَةِ أَلۡفٍ أَوۡ يَزِيدُونَ

And We had sent him (as messenger) to one hundred thousand, or more
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 147

فَـَٔامَنُواْ فَمَتَّعۡنَٰهُمۡ إِلَىٰ حِينٖ

So, they believed, then, We let them enjoy for a time
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 148

فَٱسۡتَفۡتِهِمۡ أَلِرَبِّكَ ٱلۡبَنَاتُ وَلَهُمُ ٱلۡبَنُونَ

So ask them, “Does your Lord have daughters while they have sons?”
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 149

أَمۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ إِنَٰثٗا وَهُمۡ شَٰهِدُونَ

Or, had We created angels as females while they were witnessing
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 150

أَلَآ إِنَّهُم مِّنۡ إِفۡكِهِمۡ لَيَقُولُونَ

Beware! They are the ones who, by way of a lie of theirs, (have the audacity to) say
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 151

وَلَدَ ٱللَّهُ وَإِنَّهُمۡ لَكَٰذِبُونَ

“Allah has children” - and they are absolute liars
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 152

أَصۡطَفَى ٱلۡبَنَاتِ عَلَى ٱلۡبَنِينَ

Is it that Allah has chosen daughters (for Himself) instead of sons
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 153

مَا لَكُمۡ كَيۡفَ تَحۡكُمُونَ

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

أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ

Then, is it that you do not think about it
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 155

أَمۡ لَكُمۡ سُلۡطَٰنٞ مُّبِينٞ

Or, is it that there is some open authority with you
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 156

فَأۡتُواْ بِكِتَٰبِكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ

Then bring your book, if you are truthful
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 157

وَجَعَلُواْ بَيۡنَهُۥ وَبَيۡنَ ٱلۡجِنَّةِ نَسَبٗاۚ وَلَقَدۡ عَلِمَتِ ٱلۡجِنَّةُ إِنَّهُمۡ لَمُحۡضَرُونَ

And they have made up between Him (Allah) and the Jinns some kinship, while the Jinns already know that they are bound to be seized
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 158