Qāf
The Letter "Qaf"
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قٓ ۚ Qaf qaf By the Quran wal-qur'āni the Glorious l-majīdi
Qāf.1 By the honored Qur’ān...2
بَلْ Nay bal they wonder ʿajibū that an has come to them jāahum a warner mundhirun from them min'hum So say faqāla the disbelievers l-kāfirūna This hādhā (is) a thing shayon amazing ʿajībun
But they wonder that there has come to them a warner from among themselves, and the disbelievers say, "This is an amazing thing.
أَءِذَا What! When a-idhā we die mit'nā and have become wakunnā dust turāban That dhālika (is) a return rajʿun far baʿīdun
When we have died and have become dust, [we will return to life]? That is a distant [i.e., unlikely] return."
قَدْ Certainly qad We know ʿalim'nā what mā diminishes tanquṣu the earth l-arḍu of them min'hum and with Us waʿindanā (is) a Book kitābun guarded ḥafīẓun
We know what the earth diminishes [i.e., consumes] of them, and with Us is a retaining record.
بَلْ Nay bal they denied kadhabū the truth bil-ḥaqi when lammā it came (to) them jāahum so they fahum (are) in fī a state amrin confused marījin
But they denied the truth when it came to them, so they are in a confused condition.
أَفَلَمْ Then do not afalam they look yanẓurū at ilā the sky l-samāi above them fawqahum how kayfa We structured it banaynāhā and adorned it wazayyannāhā and not wamā for it lahā any min rifts furūjin
Have they not looked at the heaven above them - how We structured it and adorned it and [how] it has no rifts?
وَٱلْأَرْضَ And the earth wal-arḍa We have spread it out madadnāhā and cast wa-alqaynā therein fīhā firmly set mountains rawāsiya and We made to grow wa-anbatnā therein fīhā of min every kulli kind zawjin beautiful bahījin
And the earth - We spread it out and cast therein firmly set mountains and made grow therein [something] of every beautiful kind,
تَبْصِرَةًۭ Giving insight tabṣiratan and a reminder wadhik'rā for every likulli slave ʿabdin who turns munībin
Giving insight and a reminder for every servant who turns [to Allāh].
وَنَزَّلْنَا And We have sent down wanazzalnā from mina the sky l-samāi water māan blessed mubārakan then We made to grow fa-anbatnā thereby bihi gardens jannātin and grain waḥabba (for) the harvest l-ḥaṣīdi
And We have sent down blessed rain from the sky and made grow thereby gardens and grain from the harvest
وَٱلنَّخْلَ And the palms trees wal-nakhla tall bāsiqātin for it lahā (are) layers ṭalʿun arranged naḍīdun
And lofty palm trees having fruit arranged in layers -
رِّزْقًۭا A provision riz'qan for the slaves lil'ʿibādi and We give life wa-aḥyaynā therewith bihi (to) a land baldatan dead maytan Thus kadhālika (will be) the coming forth l-khurūju
As provision for the servants, and We have given life thereby to a dead land. Thus is the emergence [i.e., resurrection].
كَذَّبَتْ Denied kadhabat before them qablahum (the) people qawmu (of) Nuh nūḥin and (the) companions wa-aṣḥābu (of) Ar-Raas l-rasi and Thamud wathamūdu
The people of Noah denied before them,1 and the companions of the well2 and Thamūd
وَعَادٌۭ And Aad waʿādun and Firaun wafir'ʿawnu and (the) brothers wa-ikh'wānu (of) Lut lūṭin
And ʿAad and Pharaoh and the brothers [i.e., people] of Lot
وَأَصْحَـٰبُ And (the) companions wa-aṣḥābu (of) the wood l-aykati and (the) people waqawmu (of) Tubba tubbaʿin All kullun denied kadhaba the Messengers l-rusula so was fulfilled faḥaqqa My Threat waʿīdi
And the companions of the thicket and the people of Tubbaʿ. All denied the messengers, so My threat was justly fulfilled.
أَفَعَيِينَا Were We then tired afaʿayīnā with the creation bil-khalqi the first l-awali Nay bal they hum (are) in fī doubt labsin about min a creation khalqin new jadīdin
Did We fail in the first creation? But they are in confusion over a new creation.
وَلَقَدْ And certainly walaqad We created khalaqnā man l-insāna and We know wanaʿlamu what mā whispers tuwaswisu to him bihi his soul nafsuhu and We wanaḥnu (are) nearer aqrabu to him ilayhi than min (his) jugular vein ḥabli (his) jugular vein l-warīdi
And We have already created man and know what his soul whispers to him, and We are closer1 to him than [his] jugular vein.
إِذْ When idh receive yatalaqqā the two receivers l-mutalaqiyāni on ʿani the right l-yamīni and on waʿani the left l-shimāli seated qaʿīdun
When the two receivers [i.e., recording angels] receive,1 seated on the right and on the left.
مَّا Not mā he utters yalfiẓu any min word qawlin but illā with him ladayhi (is) an observer raqībun ready ʿatīdun
He [i.e., man] utters no word except that with him is an observer prepared [to record].
وَجَآءَتْ And will come wajāat (the) stupor sakratu (of) death l-mawti in truth bil-ḥaqi That dhālika (is) what mā you were kunta [from it] min'hu avoiding taḥīdu
And the intoxication of death will bring the truth; that is what you were trying to avoid.
وَنُفِخَ And will be blown wanufikha [in] fī the trumpet l-ṣūri That dhālika (is the) Day yawmu (of) the Warning l-waʿīdi
And the Horn will be blown. That is the Day of [carrying out] the threat.
وَجَآءَتْ And will come wajāat every kullu soul nafsin with it maʿahā a driver sāiqun and a witness washahīdun
And every soul will come, with it a driver and a witness.1
لَّقَدْ Certainly laqad you were kunta in fī heedlessness ghaflatin of min this hādhā So We have removed fakashafnā from you ʿanka your cover ghiṭāaka so your sight fabaṣaruka today l-yawma (is) sharp ḥadīdun
[It will be said], "You were certainly in unmindfulness of this, and We have removed from you your cover,1 so your sight, this Day, is sharp."
وَقَالَ And (will) say waqāla his companion qarīnuhu This hādhā (is) what mā (is) with me ladayya ready ʿatīdun
And his companion, [the angel], will say, "This [record] is what is with me, prepared."
أَلْقِيَا Throw alqiyā in (to) fī Hell jahannama every kulla disbeliever kaffārin stubborn ʿanīdin
[Allāh will say], "Throw into Hell every obstinate disbeliever,
مَّنَّاعٍۢ Forbidder mannāʿin of good lil'khayri transgressor muʿ'tadin doubter murībin
Preventer of good, aggressor, and doubter,
ٱلَّذِى Who alladhī made jaʿala with maʿa Allah l-lahi a god ilāhan another ākhara so throw him fa-alqiyāhu in(to) fī the punishment l-ʿadhābi the severe l-shadīdi
Who made [as equal] with Allāh another deity; then throw him into the severe punishment."
۞ قَالَ Will say qāla his companion qarīnuhu Our Lord rabbanā not mā I made him transgress aṭghaytuhu but walākin he was kāna in fī error ḍalālin far baʿīdin
His [devil] companion will say, "Our Lord, I did not make him transgress, but he [himself] was in extreme error."
قَالَ He will say qāla (Do) not lā dispute takhtaṣimū (in) My presence ladayya and indeed waqad I sent forth qaddamtu to you ilaykum the Warning bil-waʿīdi
[Allāh] will say, "Do not dispute before Me, while I had already presented to you the threat [i.e., warning].
مَا Not mā will be changed yubaddalu the word l-qawlu with Me ladayya and not wamā I Am anā unjust biẓallāmin to My slaves lil'ʿabīdi
The word [i.e., decree] will not be changed with Me, and never will I be unjust to the servants."
يَوْمَ (The) Day yawma We will say naqūlu to Hell lijahannama Are hali you filled im'talati And it will say wataqūlu Are hal (there) any min more mazīdin
On the Day We will say to Hell, "Have you been filled?" and it will say, "Are there some more,"
وَأُزْلِفَتِ And will be brought near wa-uz'lifati the Paradise l-janatu to the righteous lil'muttaqīna not ghayra far baʿīdin
And Paradise will be brought near to the righteous, not far,
هَـٰذَا This hādhā (is) what mā you were promised tūʿadūna for everyone likulli who turns awwābin (and) who keeps ḥafīẓin
[It will be said], "This is what you were promised - for every returner [to Allāh] and keeper [of His covenant].
مَّنْ Who man feared khashiya the Most Gracious l-raḥmāna in the unseen bil-ghaybi and came wajāa with a heart biqalbin returning munībin
Who feared the Most Merciful in the unseen and came with a heart returning [in repentance].
ٱدْخُلُوهَا Enter it ud'khulūhā in peace bisalāmin That dhālika (is) a Day yawmu (of) Eternity l-khulūdi
Enter it in peace. This is the Day of Eternity."
لَهُم For them lahum whatever mā they wish yashāūna therein fīhā and with Us waladaynā (is) more mazīdun
They will have whatever they wish therein, and with Us is more.
وَكَمْ And how many wakam We destroyed ahlaknā before them qablahum of min a generation qarnin they hum (were) stronger ashaddu than them min'hum (in) power baṭshan so they explored fanaqqabū throughout fī the lands l-bilādi Is (there) hal any min place of escape maḥīṣin
And how many a generation before them did We destroy who were greater than them in [striking] power and had explored throughout the lands. Is there any place of escape?
إِنَّ Indeed inna in fī that dhālika surely, is a reminder ladhik'rā for (one) who liman is kāna for him lahu a heart qalbun or aw (who) gives ear alqā (who) gives ear l-samʿa while he wahuwa (is) a witness shahīdun
Indeed in that is a reminder for whoever has a heart or who listens while he is present [in mind].
وَلَقَدْ And certainly walaqad We created khalaqnā the heavens l-samāwāti and the earth wal-arḍa and whatever wamā (is) between both of them baynahumā in fī six sittati periods ayyāmin and (did) not wamā touch Us massanā any min fatigue lughūbin
And We did certainly create the heavens and earth and what is between them in six days, and there touched Us no weariness.
فَٱصْبِرْ So be patient fa-iṣ'bir over ʿalā what mā they say yaqūlūna and glorify wasabbiḥ (the) praise biḥamdi (of) your Lord rabbika before qabla (the) rising ṭulūʿi (of) the sun l-shamsi and before waqabla the setting l-ghurūbi
So be patient, [O Muḥammad], over what they say and exalt [Allāh] with praise of your Lord before the rising of the sun and before its setting,
وَمِنَ And of wamina the night al-layli glorify Him fasabbiḥ'hu and after wa-adbāra the prostration l-sujūdi
And [in part] of the night exalt Him and after prostration [i.e., prayer].
وَٱسْتَمِعْ And listen wa-is'tamiʿ (The) Day yawma will call yunādi the caller l-munādi from min a place makānin near qarībin
And listen on the Day when the Caller1 will call out from a place that is near -
يَوْمَ (The) Day yawma they will hear yasmaʿūna the Blast l-ṣayḥata in truth bil-ḥaqi That dhālika (is the) Day yawmu (of) coming forth l-khurūji
The Day they will hear the blast [of the Horn] in truth. That is the Day of Emergence [from the graves].
إِنَّا Indeed, We innā [We] naḥnu [We] give life nuḥ'yī and [We] cause death wanumītu and to Us wa-ilaynā (is) the final return l-maṣīru
Indeed, it is We who give life and cause death, and to Us is the destination
يَوْمَ (The) Day yawma will split tashaqqaqu the earth l-arḍu from them ʿanhum hurrying sirāʿan That dhālika (is) a gathering ḥashrun for Us ʿalaynā easy yasīrun
On the Day the earth breaks away from them [and they emerge] rapidly; that is a gathering easy for Us.
نَّحْنُ We naḥnu know best aʿlamu [of] what bimā they say yaqūlūna and not wamā (are) you anta over them ʿalayhim the one to compel bijabbārin But remind fadhakkir with the Quran bil-qur'āni whoever man fears yakhāfu My threat waʿīdi
We are most knowing of what they say, and you are not over them a tyrant.1 But remind by the Qur’ān whoever fears My threat.