Translation of the meanings Surah Fussilat - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub - Page Number 477 - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

Fussilat

Ayah: 1

حمٓ

1. Ha Meem¹.

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

Ayah: 2

تَنزِيلٞ مِّنَ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

2. 'This is' a Revelation from 'Allāh' the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful.

Ayah: 3

كِتَٰبٞ فُصِّلَتۡ ءَايَٰتُهُۥ قُرۡءَانًا عَرَبِيّٗا لِّقَوۡمٖ يَعۡلَمُونَ

3. 'It is' a Book whose Verses are fully expounded, a perfect Qur’an 'revealed in Arabic' for a people who 'seek to' know 'Truth from error',

Ayah: 4

بَشِيرٗا وَنَذِيرٗا فَأَعۡرَضَ أَكۡثَرُهُمۡ فَهُمۡ لَا يَسۡمَعُونَ

4. Giving good news and warning, but most of them turn away, so they do not listen.

Ayah: 5

وَقَالُواْ قُلُوبُنَا فِيٓ أَكِنَّةٖ مِّمَّا تَدۡعُونَآ إِلَيۡهِ وَفِيٓ ءَاذَانِنَا وَقۡرٞ وَمِنۢ بَيۡنِنَا وَبَيۡنِكَ حِجَابٞ فَٱعۡمَلۡ إِنَّنَا عَٰمِلُونَ

5. They say: "Our hearts are covered against what you call us to, there is a deafness in our ears, and a barrier between us and you, so do what you want; and so shall we do."

Ayah: 6

قُلۡ إِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ بَشَرٞ مِّثۡلُكُمۡ يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَيَّ أَنَّمَآ إِلَٰهُكُمۡ إِلَٰهٞ وَٰحِدٞ فَٱسۡتَقِيمُوٓاْ إِلَيۡهِ وَٱسۡتَغۡفِرُوهُۗ وَوَيۡلٞ لِّلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ

6. Say 'Muhammad': "I am only a human being like you. It is revealed to me that your god is only one God 'Allāh', so be upright to Him and seek forgiveness from Him. Woe to the polytheists:

Ayah: 7

ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤۡتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَهُم بِٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ هُمۡ كَٰفِرُونَ

7. Those who do not give the purifying alms², and are deniers of the Hereafter.

2. i.e., Zakah, the obligatory poor-rate.

Ayah: 8

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمۡ أَجۡرٌ غَيۡرُ مَمۡنُونٖ

8. As for those who believe and do righteous deeds, they will certainly have a reward never to be cut off.

Ayah: 9

۞ قُلۡ أَئِنَّكُمۡ لَتَكۡفُرُونَ بِٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ فِي يَوۡمَيۡنِ وَتَجۡعَلُونَ لَهُۥٓ أَندَادٗاۚ ذَٰلِكَ رَبُّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

9. Say: "Do you really deny 'Allāh' Who created the earth in two days, and you set up equals to Him? 'Such is Allāh', Lord of all beings."

Ayah: 10

وَجَعَلَ فِيهَا رَوَٰسِيَ مِن فَوۡقِهَا وَبَٰرَكَ فِيهَا وَقَدَّرَ فِيهَآ أَقۡوَٰتَهَا فِيٓ أَرۡبَعَةِ أَيَّامٖ سَوَآءٗ لِّلسَّآئِلِينَ

10. He placed therein 'i.e., the earth' firm mountains raising above it, and He blessed it, and measured therein its provisions in four days exactly for all those who ask.

Ayah: 11

ثُمَّ ٱسۡتَوَىٰٓ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَهِيَ دُخَانٞ فَقَالَ لَهَا وَلِلۡأَرۡضِ ٱئۡتِيَا طَوۡعًا أَوۡ كَرۡهٗا قَالَتَآ أَتَيۡنَا طَآئِعِينَ

11. Then 'He' turned to the heaven when it was 'yet' smoke, so He said to it and to the earth: "Come 'into being', willingly or unwillingly. They said: "We come willingly."