وَمِنْ And among wamin His Signs āyātihi (is) that an stands taqūma the heavens l-samāu and the earth wal-arḍu by His Command bi-amrihi Then thumma when idhā He calls you daʿākum (with) a call daʿwatan from mina the earth l-arḍi behold idhā You antum will come forth takhrujūna
And of His signs is that the heaven and earth stand [i.e., remain] by His command. Then when He calls you with a [single] call from the earth, immediately you will come forth.
وَلَهُۥ And to Him (belongs) walahu whoever man (is) in fī the heavens l-samāwāti and the earth wal-arḍi All kullun to Him lahu (are) obedient qānitūna
And to Him belongs whoever is in the heavens and earth. All are to Him devoutly obedient.
وَهُوَ And He wahuwa (is) the One Who alladhī originates yabda-u the creation l-khalqa then thumma repeats it yuʿīduhu and it wahuwa (is) easier ahwanu for Him ʿalayhi And for Him walahu (is) the description l-mathalu the highest l-aʿlā in fī the heavens l-samāwāti and the earth wal-arḍi And He wahuwa (is) the All-Mighty l-ʿazīzu the All-Wise l-ḥakīmu
And it is He who begins creation; then He repeats it, and that is [even] easier for Him. To Him belongs the highest description [i.e., attribute] in the heavens and earth. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
ضَرَبَ He sets forth ḍaraba to you lakum an example mathalan from min yourselves anfusikum Is hal for you lakum among min what mā possess malakat your right hands aymānukum any min partners shurakāa in fī what mā We have provided you razaqnākum so you fa-antum in it fīhi (are) equal sawāon you fear them takhāfūnahum as you fear kakhīfatikum yourselves anfusakum Thus kadhālika We explain nufaṣṣilu the Verses l-āyāti for a people liqawmin (who) use reason yaʿqilūna
He presents to you an example from yourselves. Do you have among those whom your right hands possess [i.e., slaves] any partners in what We have provided for you so that you are equal therein [and] would fear them as your fear of one another [within a partnership]?1 Thus do We detail the verses for a people who use reason.
بَلِ Nay bali follow ittabaʿa those who alladhīna do wrong ẓalamū their desires ahwāahum without bighayri knowledge ʿil'min Then who faman (can) guide yahdī (one) whom man Allah has let go astray aḍalla Allah has let go astray l-lahu And not wamā for them lahum any min helpers nāṣirīna
But those who wrong follow their [own] desires without knowledge. Then who can guide one whom Allāh has sent astray? And for them there are no helpers.
فَأَقِمْ So set fa-aqim your face wajhaka to the religion lilddīni upright ḥanīfan Nature fiṭ'rata (made by) Allah l-lahi (upon) which allatī He has created faṭara mankind l-nāsa [on it] ʿalayhā No lā change tabdīla (should there be) in the creation likhalqi (of) Allah l-lahi That dhālika (is) the religion l-dīnu the correct l-qayimu but walākinna most akthara men l-nāsi (do) not lā know yaʿlamūna
So direct your face [i.e., self] toward the religion, inclining to truth. [Adhere to] the fiṭrah1 of Allāh upon which He has created [all] people. No change should there be in the creation of Allāh.2 That is the correct religion, but most of the people do not know.
۞ مُنِيبِينَ Turning munībīna to Him ilayhi and fear Him wa-ittaqūhu and establish wa-aqīmū the prayer l-ṣalata and (do) not walā be takūnū of mina the polytheists l-mush'rikīna
[Adhere to it], turning in repentance to Him, and fear Him and establish prayer and do not be of those who associate others with Allāh
مِنَ Of mina those who alladhīna divide farraqū their religion dīnahum and become wakānū sects shiyaʿan each kullu party ḥiz'bin in what bimā they have ladayhim rejoicing fariḥūna
[Or] of those who have divided their religion and become sects, every faction rejoicing in what it has.1