Translation of the meanings Surah As-Sajdah - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub - Page Number 417 - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

Ayah: 21

وَلَنُذِيقَنَّهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡعَذَابِ ٱلۡأَدۡنَىٰ دُونَ ٱلۡعَذَابِ ٱلۡأَكۡبَرِ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَرۡجِعُونَ

21. We shall certainly make them taste of the nearer torment 'in the world' before the greater Torment 'in the Hereafter' so that they may 'repent and' return 'to Allāh'.

Ayah: 22

وَمَنۡ أَظۡلَمُ مِمَّن ذُكِّرَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ رَبِّهِۦ ثُمَّ أَعۡرَضَ عَنۡهَآۚ إِنَّا مِنَ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ مُنتَقِمُونَ

22. Who is more unjust than he who is reminded of the Verses of his Lord 'Allāh' then turns away from them? We will certainly exact retribution upon the wicked5.

5. Never avenge yourselves, but leave the way open for Allāh’s wrath and His judicial righteousness; for it is written in Scripture, “Vengeance is mine; I shall exact retribution upon the wicked.

Ayah: 23

وَلَقَدۡ ءَاتَيۡنَا مُوسَى ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ فَلَا تَكُن فِي مِرۡيَةٖ مِّن لِّقَآئِهِۦۖ وَجَعَلۡنَٰهُ هُدٗى لِّبَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ

23. Indeed, We gave Moses the Scripture, so do not be in doubt over his meeting6, and We made it 'the Torah' a guide for the children of Israel.

6. i.e., your meeting Moses in the night of your ascent.

Ayah: 24

وَجَعَلۡنَا مِنۡهُمۡ أَئِمَّةٗ يَهۡدُونَ بِأَمۡرِنَا لَمَّا صَبَرُواْۖ وَكَانُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا يُوقِنُونَ

24. We made of them leaders/ examples guiding by our Command, when they were patient and were certain in Our revelations.

Ayah: 25

إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ يَفۡصِلُ بَيۡنَهُمۡ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ فِيمَا كَانُواْ فِيهِ يَخۡتَلِفُونَ

25. Your Lord (Allāh) will certainly judge between them on the Day of Judgment about all that they used to differ.

Ayah: 26

أَوَلَمۡ يَهۡدِ لَهُمۡ كَمۡ أَهۡلَكۡنَا مِن قَبۡلِهِم مِّنَ ٱلۡقُرُونِ يَمۡشُونَ فِي مَسَٰكِنِهِمۡۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَٰتٍۚ أَفَلَا يَسۡمَعُونَ

26. Is it not yet clear to them, how many of the 'sinful' generations We have destroyed before them, in whose dwellings they now walk about? There are certainly signs in this. Will they not then listen?

Ayah: 27

أَوَلَمۡ يَرَوۡاْ أَنَّا نَسُوقُ ٱلۡمَآءَ إِلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ ٱلۡجُرُزِ فَنُخۡرِجُ بِهِۦ زَرۡعٗا تَأۡكُلُ مِنۡهُ أَنۡعَٰمُهُمۡ وَأَنفُسُهُمۡۚ أَفَلَا يُبۡصِرُونَ

27. Do they not see that We drive the water to a barren land and bring forth thereby crops of which their cattle and they themselves eat. Do they not then see?

Ayah: 28

وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَٰذَا ٱلۡفَتۡحُ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ

28. They say: "When will this Judgment be, if you are truthful?"

Ayah: 29

قُلۡ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡفَتۡحِ لَا يَنفَعُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓاْ إِيمَٰنُهُمۡ وَلَا هُمۡ يُنظَرُونَ

29. Say: "On the Day of Judgment, no benefit will it be to those who deny 'the Truth' if they then believe, nor will they be granted respite."

Ayah: 30

فَأَعۡرِضۡ عَنۡهُمۡ وَٱنتَظِرۡ إِنَّهُم مُّنتَظِرُونَ

30. So turn away from them and wait7; they too are waiting.

7. for God's Decree