Al-'An`ām
The Cattle
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الأنعام
ٱلْحَمْدُ (All) the praises and thanks al-ḥamdu (be) to Allah lillahi the One Who alladhī created khalaqa the heavens l-samāwāti and the earth wal-arḍa and made wajaʿala the darkness[es] l-ẓulumāti and the light wal-nūra Then thumma those who alladhīna disbelieved kafarū in their Lord birabbihim equate others with Him yaʿdilūna
[All] praise is [due] to Allāh, who created the heavens and the earth and made the darkness and the light. Then those who disbelieve equate [others] with their Lord.
هُوَ He huwa (is) the One Who alladhī created you khalaqakum from min clay ṭīnin then thumma He decreed qaḍā a term ajalan and a term wa-ajalun specified musamman with Him ʿindahu yet thumma you antum doubt tamtarūna
It is He who created you from clay and then decreed a term1 and a specified time [known] to Him;2 then [still] you are in dispute.
وَهُوَ And He wahuwa (is) Allah l-lahu in fī the heavens l-samāwāti and in wafī the earth l-arḍi He knows yaʿlamu your secret sirrakum and what you make public wajahrakum and He knows wayaʿlamu what mā you earn taksibūna
And He is Allāh, [the only deity] in the heavens and the earth. He knows your secret and what you make public, and He knows that which you earn.
وَمَا And not wamā comes to them tatīhim [of] min any sign āyatin from min (the) Signs āyāti (of) their Lord rabbihim but illā they are kānū from it ʿanhā turning away muʿ'riḍīna
And no sign comes to them from the signs of their Lord except that they turn away therefrom.
فَقَدْ Then indeed faqad they denied kadhabū the truth bil-ḥaqi when lammā it came to them jāahum but soon fasawfa will come to them yatīhim news anbāu (of) what mā they used to kānū [at it] bihi mock yastahziūna
For they had denied the truth when it came to them, but there is going to reach them the news of what they used to ridicule.1
أَلَمْ Did not alam they see yaraw how many kam We destroyed ahlaknā from min before them qablihim of min generations qarnin We had established them makkannāhum in fī the earth l-arḍi what mā not lam We (have) established numakkin for you lakum And We sent wa-arsalnā (rain from) the sky l-samāa upon them ʿalayhim showering abundantly mid'rāran and We made wajaʿalnā the rivers l-anhāra flow tajrī from min underneath them taḥtihim Then We destroyed them fa-ahlaknāhum for their sins bidhunūbihim and We raised wa-anshanā from min after them baʿdihim generations qarnan other ākharīna
Have they not seen how many generations We destroyed before them which We had established upon the earth as We have not established you? And We sent [rain from] the sky upon them in showers and made rivers flow beneath them; then We destroyed them for their sins and brought forth after them a generation of others.
وَلَوْ And (even) if walaw We (had) sent down nazzalnā to you ʿalayka a written Scripture kitāban in fī a parchment qir'ṭāsin and they touched it falamasūhu with their hands bi-aydīhim surely (would) have said laqāla those who alladhīna disbelieved kafarū Not in (is) this hādhā but illā magic siḥ'run clear mubīnun
And even if We had sent down to you, [O Muḥammad], a written scripture on a page and they touched it with their hands, the disbelievers would say, "This is not but obvious magic."
وَقَالُوا۟ And they said waqālū Why has not been lawlā sent down unzila to him ʿalayhi an Angel malakun And if walaw We (had) sent down anzalnā an Angel malakan surely (would) have been decided laquḍiya the matter l-amru then thumma no lā respite would have been granted to them yunẓarūna
And they say, "Why was there not sent down to him an angel?"1 But if We had sent down an angel, the matter would have been decided;2 then they would not be reprieved.