Translation of the meanings Surah Al-An‘ām - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub - Page Number 128 - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

Al-An‘ām

Ayah: 1

ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَجَعَلَ ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ وَٱلنُّورَۖ ثُمَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ بِرَبِّهِمۡ يَعۡدِلُونَ

1. All praise be to Allāh, Who created the heavens and the earth and made darkness and light. Yet those who disbelieve (in the Truth) make equals with their Lord 'Allāh'.

Ayah: 2

هُوَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَكُم مِّن طِينٖ ثُمَّ قَضَىٰٓ أَجَلٗاۖ وَأَجَلٞ مُّسَمًّى عِندَهُۥۖ ثُمَّ أَنتُمۡ تَمۡتَرُونَ

2. He 'Allāh' it is Who created you from clay1, then decreed a term (for your death), and (another) named term (for your Resurrection) with him; then 'still' you are disputing.

1. I.e., Adam, the father of humanity, was created from clay, processed earth.

Ayah: 3

وَهُوَ ٱللَّهُ فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَفِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ يَعۡلَمُ سِرَّكُمۡ وَجَهۡرَكُمۡ وَيَعۡلَمُ مَا تَكۡسِبُونَ

3. He is Allāh (the only true God)2 in the heavens and in the earth. He knows all your secrets and your proclaiming publicly, and He knows what you earn.

2. Who is rightfully worshiped by the dwellers of these two realms.

Ayah: 4

وَمَا تَأۡتِيهِم مِّنۡ ءَايَةٖ مِّنۡ ءَايَٰتِ رَبِّهِمۡ إِلَّا كَانُواْ عَنۡهَا مُعۡرِضِينَ

4. There does not come to them any Sign of the Signs of their Lord 'Allāh' but they turn away from it.

Ayah: 5

فَقَدۡ كَذَّبُواْ بِٱلۡحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمۡ فَسَوۡفَ يَأۡتِيهِمۡ أَنۢبَٰٓؤُاْ مَا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ يَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ

5. So they have indeed denied the Truth3 when it came to them; but soon will come to them news of what they used to ridicule at it.

3. God's Message sent with the Prophet Muhammad.

Ayah: 6

أَلَمۡ يَرَوۡاْ كَمۡ أَهۡلَكۡنَا مِن قَبۡلِهِم مِّن قَرۡنٖ مَّكَّنَّٰهُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مَا لَمۡ نُمَكِّن لَّكُمۡ وَأَرۡسَلۡنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ عَلَيۡهِم مِّدۡرَارٗا وَجَعَلۡنَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرَ تَجۡرِي مِن تَحۡتِهِمۡ فَأَهۡلَكۡنَٰهُم بِذُنُوبِهِمۡ وَأَنشَأۡنَا مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِمۡ قَرۡنًا ءَاخَرِينَ

6. Do they not consider how many a (sinful) generation We have  destroyed before them4, whom We had established on the earth such as We have not established you. We sent the clouds pouring rain on them in abundance, and We made the rivers to flow beneath them, then We destroyed them because of their sins and raised up after them another generation.

4. The fact that these earlier nations who were endowed with such abundance and were given water (the source of life and prosperity) both flowing and pouring without end were destroyed, did not make them think over their fate contemplatively.

Ayah: 7

وَلَوۡ نَزَّلۡنَا عَلَيۡكَ كِتَٰبٗا فِي قِرۡطَاسٖ فَلَمَسُوهُ بِأَيۡدِيهِمۡ لَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓاْ إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحۡرٞ مُّبِينٞ

7. And 'even' if We had sent down upon you a written Book on paper, then they had touched it with their hands, those who deny 'the Truth' would have certainly said: "This is nothing but clear magic."

Ayah: 8

وَقَالُواْ لَوۡلَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيۡهِ مَلَكٞۖ وَلَوۡ أَنزَلۡنَا مَلَكٗا لَّقُضِيَ ٱلۡأَمۡرُ ثُمَّ لَا يُنظَرُونَ

8. They say: "Why has not an angel been sent down to him?" Had We sent down an angel, the matter would have been judged, then would not be given respite (for repentance).