Translation of the Meanings of the Noble Qur'an - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub * - Translations’ Index
Al-Jāthiyah
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1. See footnote to Qur’an chapter2: Verse1.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
تَنزِيلُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلۡحَكِيمِ
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
إِنَّ فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ لَأٓيَٰتٖ لِّلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَٱخۡتِلَٰفِ ٱلَّيۡلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ وَمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مِن رِّزۡقٖ فَأَحۡيَا بِهِ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ بَعۡدَ مَوۡتِهَا وَتَصۡرِيفِ ٱلرِّيَٰحِ ءَايَٰتٞ لِّقَوۡمٖ يَعۡقِلُونَ
5. In the alternation of the night and day, and what Allāh sends down of provision from the sky 'the rain' to revive the barren earth after its death, and the directing of the winds², are signs for a people who reason.
2. I.e., sometimes towards the east or north, and sometimes towards the south or west, sometimes bringing glad tidings of rain etc., and sometimes bringing torment.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَيۡلٞ لِّكُلِّ أَفَّاكٍ أَثِيمٖ
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
يَسۡمَعُ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡهِ ثُمَّ يُصِرُّ مُسۡتَكۡبِرٗا كَأَن لَّمۡ يَسۡمَعۡهَاۖ فَبَشِّرۡهُ بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٖ
8. Who hears the Verses of Allāh recited to him, then persists 'in his' arrogance as though he had not heard them. Tell him that he will suffer a painful torment.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
مِّن وَرَآئِهِمۡ جَهَنَّمُۖ وَلَا يُغۡنِي عَنۡهُم مَّا كَسَبُواْ شَيۡـٔٗا وَلَا مَا ٱتَّخَذُواْ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَوۡلِيَآءَۖ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ
10. In front of them is Gehinnom 'Hell'. There will not benefit them anything of what they earned 'of worldly gains', nor 'the idols' they took for protectors besides Allāh. They will have a grievous torment.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
۞ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَكُمُ ٱلۡبَحۡرَ لِتَجۡرِيَ ٱلۡفُلۡكُ فِيهِ بِأَمۡرِهِۦ وَلِتَبۡتَغُواْ مِن فَضۡلِهِۦ وَلَعَلَّكُمۡ تَشۡكُرُونَ
12. It is Allāh Who subjected the sea for you so that ships sail on by His command and that you may seek His bounty, so that you may be grateful 'to Him'.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَسَخَّرَ لَكُم مَّا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ جَمِيعٗا مِّنۡهُۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَٰتٖ لِّقَوۡمٖ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ
13. He 'also' subjected for you all that is in the heavens³ and all that is in the earth⁴, all, from Him5. There are certainly signs in this for a people who reflect.
3. of sun, moon, stars, etc.
4. of seas, rivers, trees, mountains, etc.
5. All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of Allāh.
4. of seas, rivers, trees, mountains, etc.
5. All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of Allāh.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
قُل لِّلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ يَغۡفِرُواْ لِلَّذِينَ لَا يَرۡجُونَ أَيَّامَ ٱللَّهِ لِيَجۡزِيَ قَوۡمَۢا بِمَا كَانُواْ يَكۡسِبُونَ
14. Tell those who believe6 that they forgive those who do not fear Allah’s days 'of retribution'7, so that He may requite a people for what they done 'of sins'.
6. in Allāh and His messenger Muhammad.
7. Never avenge yourselves unless it is for the sake of Allāh and against violation of His Commands. If it is against yourself leave it to Allāh and never avenge yourself. Let no one deceive you with vain words to revert you back into non-Muslim manners, for because of the sins the Wrath of Allāh comes upon the sinners.
7. Never avenge yourselves unless it is for the sake of Allāh and against violation of His Commands. If it is against yourself leave it to Allāh and never avenge yourself. Let no one deceive you with vain words to revert you back into non-Muslim manners, for because of the sins the Wrath of Allāh comes upon the sinners.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَلَقَدۡ ءَاتَيۡنَا بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ وَٱلۡحُكۡمَ وَٱلنُّبُوَّةَ وَرَزَقۡنَٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَٰتِ وَفَضَّلۡنَٰهُمۡ عَلَى ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
16. We gave the children of Israel the Scripture, judiciousness8, and Prophethood, and provided them with good things, and We preferred them above all people (of their time)9.
8. To guide people and judge among them.
9. By sending them many prophets from among the descendants of Abraham.
9. By sending them many prophets from among the descendants of Abraham.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُم بَيِّنَٰتٖ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَمۡرِۖ فَمَا ٱخۡتَلَفُوٓاْ إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعۡدِ مَا جَآءَهُمُ ٱلۡعِلۡمُ بَغۡيَۢا بَيۡنَهُمۡۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَقۡضِي بَيۡنَهُمۡ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ فِيمَا كَانُواْ فِيهِ يَخۡتَلِفُونَ
17. We also gave them clear Proofs in support of Islam (the true religion of God). Then they did not differ except after (Divine) knowledge had come to them, out of envy among themselves. Your Lord 'Allāh' will Judge between them on the Day of Resurrection about their differences.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
ثُمَّ جَعَلۡنَٰكَ عَلَىٰ شَرِيعَةٖ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَمۡرِ فَٱتَّبِعۡهَا وَلَا تَتَّبِعۡ أَهۡوَآءَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ
18. Then We have established for you 'O Muhammad' a code of conduct of the same (religion of all the prophets - Islam), so follow it. And do not follow the low desires of those who do not know.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
إِنَّهُمۡ لَن يُغۡنُواْ عَنكَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ شَيۡـٔٗاۚ وَإِنَّ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ أَوۡلِيَآءُ بَعۡضٖۖ وَٱللَّهُ وَلِيُّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ
19. They will never avail you in the least against Allāh. The workers of iniquity are allies of one another, but Allāh is the Protector of the righteous.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
أَمۡ حَسِبَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱجۡتَرَحُواْ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ أَن نَّجۡعَلَهُمۡ كَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ سَوَآءٗ مَّحۡيَاهُمۡ وَمَمَاتُهُمۡۚ سَآءَ مَا يَحۡكُمُونَ
21. Or do those who commit evil deeds think that We shall make them like those who believe and do good deeds - make them equal in their life and their death? Evil it is that they assume.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَخَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَلِتُجۡزَىٰ كُلُّ نَفۡسِۭ بِمَا كَسَبَتۡ وَهُمۡ لَا يُظۡلَمُونَ
22. Allāh has created the heavens and the earth for a genuine purpose so that every soul may be duly recompensed for what it has done. They will no be treated unjustly.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
أَفَرَءَيۡتَ مَنِ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَٰهَهُۥ هَوَىٰهُ وَأَضَلَّهُ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ عِلۡمٖ وَخَتَمَ عَلَىٰ سَمۡعِهِۦ وَقَلۡبِهِۦ وَجَعَلَ عَلَىٰ بَصَرِهِۦ غِشَٰوَةٗ فَمَن يَهۡدِيهِ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ ٱللَّهِۚ أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ
23. Have you seen him who takes his lowly desires as his god? Allāh knowing 'him as such' left him astray, set a seal upon his hearing and heart and veiled his vision. Who can guide him after Allāh? Will you not then take heed?
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَقَالُواْ مَا هِيَ إِلَّا حَيَاتُنَا ٱلدُّنۡيَا نَمُوتُ وَنَحۡيَا وَمَا يُهۡلِكُنَآ إِلَّا ٱلدَّهۡرُۚ وَمَا لَهُم بِذَٰلِكَ مِنۡ عِلۡمٍۖ إِنۡ هُمۡ إِلَّا يَظُنُّونَ
24. The 'pagans' say: There is nothing but our life in this world, we live and die 'but once' and nothing causes us to perish but 'the passing of' time. They have no 'sure' knowledge about that10. They merely follow their conjectures.
10. The real nature and meaning of life and death, and the life to come.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَإِذَا تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡهِمۡ ءَايَٰتُنَا بَيِّنَٰتٖ مَّا كَانَ حُجَّتَهُمۡ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُواْ ٱئۡتُواْ بِـَٔابَآئِنَآ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ
25. When Our clear Verses 'of this Qur’an' are recited to them, their argument is no other than that they say: "Bring back to life our 'dead' fathers, if you are truthful."
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
قُلِ ٱللَّهُ يُحۡيِيكُمۡ ثُمَّ يُمِيتُكُمۡ ثُمَّ يَجۡمَعُكُمۡ إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ لَا رَيۡبَ فِيهِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ
26. Say, "It is Allāh Who gives you life and causes you to die. He will gather you together on the inevitable Day of Judgment but most people do not know."
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَلِلَّهِ مُلۡكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ وَيَوۡمَ تَقُومُ ٱلسَّاعَةُ يَوۡمَئِذٖ يَخۡسَرُ ٱلۡمُبۡطِلُونَ
27. To Allāh belongs the Kingdom of the heavens and the earth. On the Day when the Hour 'of Doom' will come to pass, that Day the followers of falsehood will lose.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَتَرَىٰ كُلَّ أُمَّةٖ جَاثِيَةٗۚ كُلُّ أُمَّةٖ تُدۡعَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ كِتَٰبِهَا ٱلۡيَوۡمَ تُجۡزَوۡنَ مَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ
28. You will see all the people kneeling down 'from fear'. Every community will be summoned to its record 'of deeds, 'and will be told': "Today you shall be recompensed for what you used to do 'of good or evil'."
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
فَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ فَيُدۡخِلُهُمۡ رَبُّهُمۡ فِي رَحۡمَتِهِۦۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡمُبِينُ
30. As for those who believed and did righteous deeds, their Lord 'Allāh' will admit them into His mercy. That is the manifest achievement.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓاْ أَفَلَمۡ تَكُنۡ ءَايَٰتِي تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡكُمۡ فَٱسۡتَكۡبَرۡتُمۡ وَكُنتُمۡ قَوۡمٗا مُّجۡرِمِينَ
31. But as for those who denied (the Truth, they will be asked): "Were not My verses 'of the Qur’an' recited to you? But you were arrogant, and sinful people.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَإِذَا قِيلَ إِنَّ وَعۡدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقّٞ وَٱلسَّاعَةُ لَا رَيۡبَ فِيهَا قُلۡتُم مَّا نَدۡرِي مَا ٱلسَّاعَةُ إِن نَّظُنُّ إِلَّا ظَنّٗا وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُسۡتَيۡقِنِينَ
32. When it was said that the Promise of Allāh is true and that the Hour would surely come. You said: "We do not know what the Hour 'of Doom' is; we assume only assumption, and we are not convinced.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَقِيلَ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ نَنسَىٰكُمۡ كَمَا نَسِيتُمۡ لِقَآءَ يَوۡمِكُمۡ هَٰذَا وَمَأۡوَىٰكُمُ ٱلنَّارُ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن نَّٰصِرِينَ
34. They will be told: "This Day We shall forget you11 as you forgot the Encounter of this Day of yours. Your abode is the Hellfire, and there is none to help you;
11. I.e., abondon you in the Hellfire.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
ذَٰلِكُم بِأَنَّكُمُ ٱتَّخَذۡتُمۡ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ هُزُوٗا وَغَرَّتۡكُمُ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنۡيَاۚ فَٱلۡيَوۡمَ لَا يُخۡرَجُونَ مِنۡهَا وَلَا هُمۡ يُسۡتَعۡتَبُونَ
35. This is because you took the Verses of Allāh 'this Qur’an' as jest, and worldly life deluded you." So this Day they will not be taken out 'of Hell', nor will they be allowed to appease 'Allāh'.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
فَلِلَّهِ ٱلۡحَمۡدُ رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَرَبِّ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
Translation of the Meanings of the Noble Qur'an - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub - Translations’ Index
Translated by Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub