يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O mankind yāayyuhā O mankind l-nāsu Is set forth ḍuriba an example mathalun so listen fa-is'tamiʿū to it lahu Indeed inna those whom alladhīna you invoke tadʿūna besides Allah min besides Allah dūni besides Allah l-lahi will never lan create yakhluqū a fly dhubāban even if walawi they gathered together ij'tamaʿū for it lahu And if wa-in snatched away from them yaslub'humu the fly l-dhubābu a thing shayan not lā they (could) take it back yastanqidhūhu from it min'hu So weak ḍaʿufa (are) the seeker l-ṭālibu and the one who is sought wal-maṭlūbu
O people, an example is presented, so listen to it. Indeed, those you invoke besides Allāh will never create [as much as] a fly, even if they gathered together for it [i.e., that purpose]. And if the fly should steal from them a [tiny] thing, they could not recover it from him. Weak are the pursuer and pursued.1
مَا Not mā they (have) estimated qadarū Allah l-laha (with) due ḥaqqa [His] estimation qadrihi Indeed inna Allah l-laha (is) surely All-Strong laqawiyyun All-Mighty ʿazīzun
They have not appraised Allāh with true appraisal.1 Indeed, Allāh is Powerful and Exalted in Might.
ٱللَّهُ Allah al-lahu chooses yaṣṭafī from mina the Angels l-malāikati Messengers rusulan and from wamina the mankind l-nāsi Indeed inna Allah l-laha (is) All-Hearer samīʿun All-Seer baṣīrun
Allāh chooses from the angels messengers and from the people. Indeed, Allāh is Hearing and Seeing.
يَعْلَمُ He knows yaʿlamu what mā (is) before them bayna (is) before them aydīhim and what wamā (is) after them khalfahum And to wa-ilā Allah l-lahi return tur'jaʿu all the matters l-umūru
He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them.1 And to Allāh will be returned [all] matters.
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you who believe yāayyuhā O you who believe alladhīna O you who believe āmanū Bow ir'kaʿū and prostrate wa-us'judū and worship wa-uʿ'budū your Lord rabbakum and do wa-if'ʿalū [the] good l-khayra so that you may laʿallakum be successful tuf'liḥūna
O you who have believed, bow and prostrate and worship your Lord and do good - that you may succeed.
وَجَـٰهِدُوا۟ And strive wajāhidū for fī Allah l-lahi (with the) striving due (to) Him ḥaqqa (with the) striving due (to) Him jihādihi He huwa (has) chosen you ij'tabākum and not wamā placed jaʿala upon you ʿalaykum in fī the religion l-dīni any min difficulty ḥarajin (The) religion millata (of) your father abīkum Ibrahim ib'rāhīma He huwa named you sammākumu Muslims l-mus'limīna before min before qablu and in wafī this hādhā that may be liyakūna the Messenger l-rasūlu a witness shahīdan over you ʿalaykum and you may be watakūnū witnesses shuhadāa on ʿalā the mankind l-nāsi So establish fa-aqīmū the prayer l-ṣalata and give waātū zakah l-zakata and hold fast wa-iʿ'taṣimū to Allah bil-lahi He huwa (is) your Protector mawlākum so an Excellent faniʿ'ma [the] Protector l-mawlā and an Excellent waniʿ'ma [the] Helper l-naṣīru
And strive for Allāh with the striving due to Him. He has chosen you and has not placed upon you in the religion any difficulty. [It is] the religion of your father, Abraham. He [i.e., Allāh] named you "Muslims" before [in former scriptures] and in this [revelation] that the Messenger may be a witness over you and you may be witnesses over the people. So establish prayer and give zakāh and hold fast to Allāh. He is your protector; and excellent is the protector, and excellent is the helper.