Translation of the meanings Surah Luqmān - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub - Page Number 411 - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

Luqmān

Ayah: 1

الٓمٓ

1. Alif Laam Meem¹.

1. See footnote to Qur’an chapter2: Verse1.

Ayah: 2

تِلۡكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ ٱلۡحَكِيمِ

2. These are Verses of the Wise Book².

2. I.e., the Qur’an, whose Verses are full of wisdom, fair rulings, and guidance to the Right Path.

Ayah: 3

هُدٗى وَرَحۡمَةٗ لِّلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

3. A guide and a mercy for the good-doers,

Ayah: 4

ٱلَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَيُؤۡتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَهُم بِٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ هُمۡ يُوقِنُونَ

4. Who keep up the prayer and pay the poor-rate and are certain of the Hereafter.

Ayah: 5

أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ عَلَىٰ هُدٗى مِّن رَّبِّهِمۡۖ وَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡمُفۡلِحُونَ

5. These are on guidance from their Lord 'Allāh', and it is these who are successful.

Ayah: 6

وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَشۡتَرِي لَهۡوَ ٱلۡحَدِيثِ لِيُضِلَّ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ بِغَيۡرِ عِلۡمٖ وَيَتَّخِذَهَا هُزُوًاۚ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمۡ عَذَابٞ مُّهِينٞ

6. Of the people there is he who trades in idle talk³ to mislead himself and others from God’s Path without knowledge, making mockery of it 'the Qur’an'. For such there will be a humiliating torment.

3. and prefers such theatrics, games, singing, dancing, chanting, or distracting tales to the Divine Guidance.

Ayah: 7

وَإِذَا تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡهِ ءَايَٰتُنَا وَلَّىٰ مُسۡتَكۡبِرٗا كَأَن لَّمۡ يَسۡمَعۡهَا كَأَنَّ فِيٓ أُذُنَيۡهِ وَقۡرٗاۖ فَبَشِّرۡهُ بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ

7. When Our verses 'of the Qur’an' are recited to him, he turns away in pride, as if he had not heard, as if there is deafness in his ears. So warn him of the painful torment4.

4. The Prophet Muhammad, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him said: "Everyone of my nation that is all the people will enter Paradise except those who refuse." It was said: "Who does refuse, O Messenger of God?" He said: "He who obeyed me, shall enter Paradise, and who disobeyed me, indeed he has refused.''  

Ayah: 8

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمۡ جَنَّٰتُ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

8. Those who believe and do righteous deeds, they will have Gardens of Bliss,

Ayah: 9

خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَاۖ وَعۡدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقّٗاۚ وَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلۡحَكِيمُ

9. Abiding therein forever. It is the true Promise of Allāh. For He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.

Ayah: 10

خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ بِغَيۡرِ عَمَدٖ تَرَوۡنَهَاۖ وَأَلۡقَىٰ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ رَوَٰسِيَ أَن تَمِيدَ بِكُمۡ وَبَثَّ فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ دَآبَّةٖۚ وَأَنزَلۡنَا مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءٗ فَأَنۢبَتۡنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ زَوۡجٖ كَرِيمٍ

10. He has created the heavens without pillars that you see, and placed mountains upon the earth lest it should shake with you, and He spread therein animals of every kind. We send down water from the sky, then cause to grow therein 'vegetation' of every goodly kind.

Ayah: 11

هَٰذَا خَلۡقُ ٱللَّهِ فَأَرُونِي مَاذَا خَلَقَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن دُونِهِۦۚ بَلِ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ فِي ضَلَٰلٖ مُّبِينٖ

11. This is the creation of Allāh. So show Me what those 'whom you worship' besides Him have created5. The workers of iniquity are in manifest error.

5. The earth’s foundation and the stars and all the creatures, plants, and waters found between, point to Allāh —the God of amazing love, mercy, and power.
When doubts threaten your faith in Allāh, consider the magnificence of Allāh’s creation. He reveals Himself in it if we only have eyes to see.
Muhammad, God's Messenger ﷺ said, "When Allāh completed the creation, He wrote in His Book which is with Him on His Throne, "My Mercy overpowers My Anger."