Surah As-Saaffat - English Translation by Muhammad Sarwar

وَٱلصَّـٰٓفَّـٰتِ صَفّٗا

I swear by (the angels) who stand in ranks
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 1

فَٱلزَّـٰجِرَٰتِ زَجۡرٗا

by those who drive away the devil (to protect Our revelation)
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 2

فَٱلتَّـٰلِيَٰتِ ذِكۡرًا

and those who recite Our revelations
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 3

إِنَّ إِلَٰهَكُمۡ لَوَٰحِدٞ

that your Lord is the only Lord
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 4

رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا وَرَبُّ ٱلۡمَشَٰرِقِ

He is the Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, the Lord of the Eastern regions
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 5

إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا بِزِينَةٍ ٱلۡكَوَاكِبِ

We have decked the lower heavens with stars
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 6

وَحِفۡظٗا مِّن كُلِّ شَيۡطَٰنٖ مَّارِدٖ

to protect them from the rebellious satan
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 7

لَّا يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى ٱلۡمَلَإِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ وَيُقۡذَفُونَ مِن كُلِّ جَانِبٖ

The devils cannot hear those high above. They would be struck from all sides
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 8

دُحُورٗاۖ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٞ وَاصِبٌ

and driven away to suffer the necessary torment
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 9

إِلَّا مَنۡ خَطِفَ ٱلۡخَطۡفَةَ فَأَتۡبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٞ ثَاقِبٞ

Some of them who stealthily steal words from the heavens are pursued by a glistening flame
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 10

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

(Muhammad), ask them, "Have they (people) been created stronger than what We have created?" We have created them from moist clay
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 11

بَلۡ عَجِبۡتَ وَيَسۡخَرُونَ

(Muhammad), you will be surprised that they still mock (God's revelations)
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 12

وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُواْ لَا يَذۡكُرُونَ

They pay no attention when they are reminded
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 13

وَإِذَا رَأَوۡاْ ءَايَةٗ يَسۡتَسۡخِرُونَ

and when they see a miracle, they mock
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 14

وَقَالُوٓاْ إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحۡرٞ مُّبِينٌ

it and say, "It is only plain magic
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 15

أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابٗا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبۡعُوثُونَ

They say, "Shall we be brought to life again after we die and turn into dust and bones
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 16

أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَ

Will our forefathers also be brought to life again
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 17

قُلۡ نَعَمۡ وَأَنتُمۡ دَٰخِرُونَ

Say, "You will certainly be brought back to life in disgrace
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 18

فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجۡرَةٞ وَٰحِدَةٞ فَإِذَا هُمۡ يَنظُرُونَ

The Day of Judgment will come within a single roar and they will remain gazing at it
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 19

وَقَالُواْ يَٰوَيۡلَنَا هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ ٱلدِّينِ

They will say, "Woe to us!" (They will be told), "This is the day of receiving recompense
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 20

هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ ٱلَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ

This is the Day of Judgment in which you disbelieved
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 21

۞ٱحۡشُرُواْ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ وَأَزۡوَٰجَهُمۡ وَمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡبُدُونَ

(God will command the angels), "Gather together the unjust, their spouses, and what they had worshipped
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 22

مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ فَٱهۡدُوهُمۡ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

besides God, and show them the way of hell
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 23

وَقِفُوهُمۡۖ إِنَّهُم مَّسۡـُٔولُونَ

Stop them. They must be questioned
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 24

مَا لَكُمۡ لَا تَنَاصَرُونَ

They will be asked, "Why do you not help each other
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 25

بَلۡ هُمُ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ مُسۡتَسۡلِمُونَ

In fact, on that day they will be submissive
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 26

وَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

They will turn to each other saying
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 27

قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّكُمۡ كُنتُمۡ تَأۡتُونَنَا عَنِ ٱلۡيَمِينِ

It was you who tried to mislead us from righteousness
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 28

قَالُواْ بَل لَّمۡ تَكُونُواْ مُؤۡمِنِينَ

Others will respond, "It was you who did not want to have any faith
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 29

وَمَا كَانَ لَنَا عَلَيۡكُم مِّن سُلۡطَٰنِۭۖ بَلۡ كُنتُمۡ قَوۡمٗا طَٰغِينَ

We had no authority over you, in fact, you were a rebellious people
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 30

فَحَقَّ عَلَيۡنَا قَوۡلُ رَبِّنَآۖ إِنَّا لَذَآئِقُونَ

Thus, the words of Our Lord about us have come true and now we are suffering the torment
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 31

فَأَغۡوَيۡنَٰكُمۡ إِنَّا كُنَّا غَٰوِينَ

We mislead you and we ourselves had also gone astray
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 32

فَإِنَّهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ فِي ٱلۡعَذَابِ مُشۡتَرِكُونَ

On that day they will all share the torment
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 the ones, who on being told, "God is only One," become puffed-up with pride
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 35

وَيَقُولُونَ أَئِنَّا لَتَارِكُوٓاْ ءَالِهَتِنَا لِشَاعِرٖ مَّجۡنُونِۭ

and said, "Should we give up our idols for the sake of an insane poet
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 36

بَلۡ جَآءَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَصَدَّقَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

In fact, he had brought them the truth and had acknowledged the Messengers (who were sent before him)
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 37

إِنَّكُمۡ لَذَآئِقُواْ ٱلۡعَذَابِ ٱلۡأَلِيمِ

(They will be told), "You will certainly suffer the painful torment
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 38

وَمَا تُجۡزَوۡنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ

and will be recompensed only for what you deserve
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 39

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ

But the sincere servants of God
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 40

أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ لَهُمۡ رِزۡقٞ مَّعۡلُومٞ

will have their determined sustenance
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 41

فَوَٰكِهُ وَهُم مُّكۡرَمُونَ

and fruits while they are honored
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 42

فِي جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

(They will live) in the bountiful gardens
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 43

عَلَىٰ سُرُرٖ مُّتَقَٰبِلِينَ

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

يُطَافُ عَلَيۡهِم بِكَأۡسٖ مِّن مَّعِينِۭ

They will be served with a cup full of crystal clear wine
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 45

بَيۡضَآءَ لَذَّةٖ لِّلشَّـٰرِبِينَ

delicious to those who drink it
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 46

لَا فِيهَا غَوۡلٞ وَلَا هُمۡ عَنۡهَا يُنزَفُونَ

but not harmful or intoxicating
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 47

وَعِندَهُمۡ قَٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرۡفِ عِينٞ

They will have with them loving wives with big black and white eyes
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 48

كَأَنَّهُنَّ بَيۡضٞ مَّكۡنُونٞ

who are as chaste as sheltered eggs
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 49

فَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

They will turn to each other and ask questions
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 50

قَالَ قَآئِلٞ مِّنۡهُمۡ إِنِّي كَانَ لِي قَرِينٞ

One of them will say, "I had a companion who asked me
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 51

يَقُولُ أَءِنَّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُصَدِّقِينَ

Do you believe in the Day of Judgment
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 52

أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابٗا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ

Shall we be recompensed for our deeds after we die and become bones and dust
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 53

قَالَ هَلۡ أَنتُم مُّطَّلِعُونَ

Do you want to see him
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 54

فَٱطَّلَعَ فَرَءَاهُ فِي سَوَآءِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

He will look down and see him in hell
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 55

قَالَ تَٱللَّهِ إِن كِدتَّ لَتُرۡدِينِ

He will say to his friend in hell, "By God, you almost destroyed me
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 56

وَلَوۡلَا نِعۡمَةُ رَبِّي لَكُنتُ مِنَ ٱلۡمُحۡضَرِينَ

Had I not the guidance of my Lord, I would certainly have been brought into torment
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 57

أَفَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَيِّتِينَ

He will ask his companion, "Did you not say that there would only be one death
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 58

إِلَّا مَوۡتَتَنَا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ

and that we would not be punished
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 59

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ

This is certainly the greatest triumph
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 60

لِمِثۡلِ هَٰذَا فَلۡيَعۡمَلِ ٱلۡعَٰمِلُونَ

for which one must strive hard
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 61

أَذَٰلِكَ خَيۡرٞ نُّزُلًا أَمۡ شَجَرَةُ ٱلزَّقُّومِ

Is this not a better reward than the tree of Zaqqum
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 62

إِنَّا جَعَلۡنَٰهَا فِتۡنَةٗ لِّلظَّـٰلِمِينَ

which We have made as a torment for the unjust
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 63

إِنَّهَا شَجَرَةٞ تَخۡرُجُ فِيٓ أَصۡلِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

(Zaqqum) is a tree which grows from the deepest part of hell
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 64

طَلۡعُهَا كَأَنَّهُۥ رُءُوسُ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ

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

فَإِنَّهُمۡ لَأٓكِلُونَ مِنۡهَا فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنۡهَا ٱلۡبُطُونَ

The dwellers of hell will eat that fruit and fill-up their bellies
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 66

ثُمَّ إِنَّ لَهُمۡ عَلَيۡهَا لَشَوۡبٗا مِّنۡ حَمِيمٖ

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

ثُمَّ إِنَّ مَرۡجِعَهُمۡ لَإِلَى ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

They can only return to hell
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 68

إِنَّهُمۡ أَلۡفَوۡاْ ءَابَآءَهُمۡ ضَآلِّينَ

They found their father going astray
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 69

فَهُمۡ عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِمۡ يُهۡرَعُونَ

and rushed to follow them
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 70

وَلَقَدۡ ضَلَّ قَبۡلَهُمۡ أَكۡثَرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

Most of the ancient people had also gone astray
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 71

وَلَقَدۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا فِيهِم مُّنذِرِينَ

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

فَٱنظُرۡ كَيۡفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِينَ

See how terrible was the end of those who were warned
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 73

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ

Only Our sincere servants were saved
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 74

وَلَقَدۡ نَادَىٰنَا نُوحٞ فَلَنِعۡمَ ٱلۡمُجِيبُونَ

Noah called for help. How blessed was the answer which he received
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 75

وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلۡكَرۡبِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ

We rescued him and his people from the greatest affliction
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 76

وَجَعَلۡنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُۥ هُمُ ٱلۡبَاقِينَ

and We made his offspring the only survivors
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 77

وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ

We perpetuated his praise in later generations
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 78

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ نُوحٖ فِي ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

Peace be with Noah among all men in the worlds
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 79

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

Thus do We reward the righteous ones
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 80

إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

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

ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ

We drowned all the others (besides Noah and his people)
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 82

۞وَإِنَّ مِن شِيعَتِهِۦ لَإِبۡرَٰهِيمَ

Abraham was one of his followers
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 83

إِذۡ جَآءَ رَبَّهُۥ بِقَلۡبٖ سَلِيمٍ

He turned to his Lord with a sound heart
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 84

إِذۡ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوۡمِهِۦ مَاذَا تَعۡبُدُونَ

and asked his father and his people, "What is that you worship
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 85

أَئِفۡكًا ءَالِهَةٗ دُونَ ٱللَّهِ تُرِيدُونَ

Do you want to worship false idols as your lords besides God
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 86

فَمَا ظَنُّكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

What do you think about the Lord of the Universe
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 87

فَنَظَرَ نَظۡرَةٗ فِي ٱلنُّجُومِ

(The people invited him to attend their feast). Then he looked at the stars
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 88

فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَقِيمٞ

and said, "I am sick
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 89

فَتَوَلَّوۡاْ عَنۡهُ مُدۡبِرِينَ

All the people turned away from him
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 90

فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ ءَالِهَتِهِمۡ فَقَالَ أَلَا تَأۡكُلُونَ

and he turned to their idols and asked them, "Do you eat
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 91

مَا لَكُمۡ لَا تَنطِقُونَ

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

فَرَاغَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ ضَرۡبَۢا بِٱلۡيَمِينِ

He struck them with his right hand
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 93

فَأَقۡبَلُوٓاْ إِلَيۡهِ يَزِفُّونَ

Thereupon the people came running to him
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 94

قَالَ أَتَعۡبُدُونَ مَا تَنۡحِتُونَ

He said, "How can you worship what you yourselves have carved
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 95

وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمۡ وَمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ

even though God created both you and that which you have made
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 96

قَالُواْ ٱبۡنُواْ لَهُۥ بُنۡيَٰنٗا فَأَلۡقُوهُ فِي ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

They said, "Let us build a fire and throw him into the flames
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 97

فَأَرَادُواْ بِهِۦ كَيۡدٗا فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمُ ٱلۡأَسۡفَلِينَ

They plotted against him, but We brought humiliation upon them
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 98

وَقَالَ إِنِّي ذَاهِبٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّي سَيَهۡدِينِ

(Abraham) said, "I will go to my Lord who will guide me
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 99

رَبِّ هَبۡ لِي مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ

Abraham prayed, "Lord, grant me a righteous son
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 100

فَبَشَّرۡنَٰهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ حَلِيمٖ

We gave him the glad news of the birth 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 his son was old enough to work with him, he said, "My son, I have had a dream that I must sacrifice you. What do you think of this?" He replied, "Father, fulfill whatever you are commanded to do and you will find me patient, by the will of God
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 102

فَلَمَّآ أَسۡلَمَا وَتَلَّهُۥ لِلۡجَبِينِ

When they both agreed and Abraham had lain down his son on the side of his face (for slaughtering)
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 103

وَنَٰدَيۡنَٰهُ أَن يَـٰٓإِبۡرَٰهِيمُ

We called to him, "Abraham
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 104

قَدۡ صَدَّقۡتَ ٱلرُّءۡيَآۚ إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

you have fulfilled what you were commanded to do in your dream." Thus do We reward the righteous ones
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 105

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلۡبَلَـٰٓؤُاْ ٱلۡمُبِينُ

It was certainly an open trial
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 106

وَفَدَيۡنَٰهُ بِذِبۡحٍ عَظِيمٖ

We ransomed his son with a great sacrifice
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 107

وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ

and perpetuated his praise in later generations
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 108

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ

Peace be with Abraham
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 109

كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

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

إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

He was one of Our believing servants
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 111

وَبَشَّرۡنَٰهُ بِإِسۡحَٰقَ نَبِيّٗا مِّنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ

We gave him the glad news of the birth of Isaac, one of the righteous Prophets
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 112

وَبَٰرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ وَعَلَىٰٓ إِسۡحَٰقَۚ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِهِمَا مُحۡسِنٞ وَظَالِمٞ لِّنَفۡسِهِۦ مُبِينٞ

We had blessed him and Isaac. Some of their offspring were righteous and others were openly unjust to themselves
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 113

وَلَقَدۡ مَنَنَّا عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ

We certainly bestowed Our favor upon Moses and Aaron
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 114

وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُمَا وَقَوۡمَهُمَا مِنَ ٱلۡكَرۡبِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ

and saved them and their people from great distress
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 115

وَنَصَرۡنَٰهُمۡ فَكَانُواْ هُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ

We helped them and they were victorious
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 116

وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمَا ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَبِينَ

We gave them the enlightening Book
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 117

وَهَدَيۡنَٰهُمَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقِيمَ

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

وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمَا فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ

and perpetuated their praise in later generations
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 119

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ

Peace be with Moses and Aaron
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 120

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

Thus do We reward the righteous ones
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 121

إِنَّهُمَا مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

They were two of Our believing servants
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 122

وَإِنَّ إِلۡيَاسَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

Elias was certainly a Messenger
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 123

إِذۡ قَالَ لِقَوۡمِهِۦٓ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

He told his people, "Why do you not have fear of God
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 124

أَتَدۡعُونَ بَعۡلٗا وَتَذَرُونَ أَحۡسَنَ ٱلۡخَٰلِقِينَ

Do you worship Ba`al and abandon the Best Creator
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 125

ٱللَّهَ رَبَّكُمۡ وَرَبَّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

who is your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 126

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَإِنَّهُمۡ لَمُحۡضَرُونَ

They called him a liar. Thus, all of them will suffer torment
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 127

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ

except the sincere servants of God
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 128

وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ

We perpetuated his praise in the later generations
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 129

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِلۡ يَاسِينَ

Peace be with the followers of Elias
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 130

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

In this way do We reward the righteous ones
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 131

إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

He was one of Our believing servants
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 132

وَإِنَّ لُوطٗا لَّمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

Lot was certainly a Messenger
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 133

إِذۡ نَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥٓ أَجۡمَعِينَ

We rescued him and his whole family
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 134

إِلَّا عَجُوزٗا فِي ٱلۡغَٰبِرِينَ

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

ثُمَّ دَمَّرۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ

Then We totally destroyed the others
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 136

وَإِنَّكُمۡ لَتَمُرُّونَ عَلَيۡهِم مُّصۡبِحِينَ

You pass by (their ruined town) in the morning and at night
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 137

وَبِٱلَّيۡلِۚ أَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُونَ

Will you then not understand
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 138

وَإِنَّ يُونُسَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

Jonah was certainly a Messenger
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 139

إِذۡ أَبَقَ إِلَى ٱلۡفُلۡكِ ٱلۡمَشۡحُونِ

He abandoned his people
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 140

فَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُدۡحَضِينَ

and sailed away in a laden ship, wherein people cast lots. Because he lost, he was thrown into the water
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 141

فَٱلۡتَقَمَهُ ٱلۡحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٞ

The fish swallowed him up and he deserved (all this)
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 142

فَلَوۡلَآ أَنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَبِّحِينَ

Had he not glorified God
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 143

لَلَبِثَ فِي بَطۡنِهِۦٓ إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ يُبۡعَثُونَ

he would certainly have remained inside the fish until the Day of Resurrection
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 144

۞فَنَبَذۡنَٰهُ بِٱلۡعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ سَقِيمٞ

We cast him out of the fish unto dry land and he was sick
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 145

وَأَنۢبَتۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ شَجَرَةٗ مِّن يَقۡطِينٖ

We made a plant of gourd grow up for him
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 146

وَأَرۡسَلۡنَٰهُ إِلَىٰ مِاْئَةِ أَلۡفٍ أَوۡ يَزِيدُونَ

We sent him to a hundred thousand or more people
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 147

فَـَٔامَنُواْ فَمَتَّعۡنَٰهُمۡ إِلَىٰ حِينٖ

They believed in him so We granted them enjoyment for an appointed time
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 148

فَٱسۡتَفۡتِهِمۡ أَلِرَبِّكَ ٱلۡبَنَاتُ وَلَهُمُ ٱلۡبَنُونَ

(Muhammad), ask them, "Do daughters belong to your Lord and sons to them
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 149

أَمۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ إِنَٰثٗا وَهُمۡ شَٰهِدُونَ

Have We created the angels as females before their very eyes
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 150

أَلَآ إِنَّهُم مِّنۡ إِفۡكِهِمۡ لَيَقُولُونَ

It is only because of their false invention that they say
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 151

وَلَدَ ٱللَّهُ وَإِنَّهُمۡ لَكَٰذِبُونَ

God has begotten a son.' They are certainly liars
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 152

أَصۡطَفَى ٱلۡبَنَاتِ عَلَى ٱلۡبَنِينَ

Has He chosen daughters in preference to sons
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 153

مَا لَكُمۡ كَيۡفَ تَحۡكُمُونَ

Woe to you! How terrible is your Judgment
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 154

أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ

Do you not understand
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 155

أَمۡ لَكُمۡ سُلۡطَٰنٞ مُّبِينٞ

Do you have clear authority
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 156

فَأۡتُواْ بِكِتَٰبِكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ

Bring your book if what you say is true
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 157

وَجَعَلُواْ بَيۡنَهُۥ وَبَيۡنَ ٱلۡجِنَّةِ نَسَبٗاۚ وَلَقَدۡ عَلِمَتِ ٱلۡجِنَّةُ إِنَّهُمۡ لَمُحۡضَرُونَ

They have said that there is a relationship between Him and the jinn. The jinn certainly know that they will all be brought to suffer torment
Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 158