ترجمهٔ معانی سوره حجر - ترجمه‌ى انگلیسی ـ عبدالله حسن یعقوب - شماره صفحه 262 - دایرة المعارف قرآن کریم

Al-Hijr

آیه: 1

الٓرۚ تِلۡكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ وَقُرۡءَانٖ مُّبِينٖ

1. Alif Laam Ra¹. These are the Verses of the Book and a clear Recitation ².

1. The Qur’an is made up of such letters from the Arabic alphabet. The Arabs at the time of revelation were the unmatched masters of the Arabic language and yet when challenged were totally unable to bring anything like the Qur’an. Although these disjointed Arabic letters are referring to the inimitable nature of the Qur’an and its divine source, God knows best its meaning.
2. Both the Book and the Recitation mentioned here refer to one and the same thing, the Qur’an itself; the Book that was to be and then the present recited Verses. Its double mention, as given here, is meant to draw special attention to the evidences it provides to the Truthfulness of the Message.

آیه: 2

رُّبَمَا يَوَدُّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لَوۡ كَانُواْ مُسۡلِمِينَ

2. How eagerly the deniers will desire that they had been Muslims³.

3. On the Day of Judgement or at the time of their death.

آیه: 3

ذَرۡهُمۡ يَأۡكُلُواْ وَيَتَمَتَّعُواْ وَيُلۡهِهِمُ ٱلۡأَمَلُۖ فَسَوۡفَ يَعۡلَمُونَ

3. Leave them alone to eat and enjoy themselves and be diverted by 'vain' hope⁴; for they will soon know "the Truth'⁵.

4. Vain hope of a long life, accomplishment of one’s aspirations, a peaceful life, a fortunate turn of events, etc., that makes one distracted from the real purpose of life and heedless to the Truth of Islam. One of the greatest reasons for which Allāh has created mankind – which is one of the greatest tests – is the command to affirm His Oneness and to worship Him alone without partners.
5. That there is no deity except Allāh and that Muḥammad is the messenger of God.

آیه: 4

وَمَآ أَهۡلَكۡنَا مِن قَرۡيَةٍ إِلَّا وَلَهَا كِتَابٞ مَّعۡلُومٞ

4. Never did We destroy a town "for its sins' but for it was a known Decree.

آیه: 5

مَّا تَسۡبِقُ مِنۡ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسۡتَـٔۡخِرُونَ

5. No people can hasten "the end of' its term nor can they postpone (it).

آیه: 6

وَقَالُواْ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِي نُزِّلَ عَلَيۡهِ ٱلذِّكۡرُ إِنَّكَ لَمَجۡنُونٞ

6. They 'the deniers" said: "O you 'Muhammad' to whom the Reminder 'the Qur’an" has been revealed. You are certainly out of your mind."

آیه: 7

لَّوۡمَا تَأۡتِينَا بِٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ

7. 'Saying': "Why do you not bring to us the angels, if you are truthful?"

آیه: 8

مَا نُنَزِّلُ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ إِلَّا بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَمَا كَانُوٓاْ إِذٗا مُّنظَرِينَ

8. We do not send down the angels except with Truth6, and in that case, they "the deniers' would have no respite.

6. Revelation or Divine Retribution.

آیه: 9

إِنَّا نَحۡنُ نَزَّلۡنَا ٱلذِّكۡرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ لَحَٰفِظُونَ

9. Indeed, it is We who revealed the Reminder 'Qur’an', and for it We are certainly Preservers.

آیه: 10

وَلَقَدۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا مِن قَبۡلِكَ فِي شِيَعِ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

10. We certainly sent 'messengers' before you among the early communities.

آیه: 11

وَمَا يَأۡتِيهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ يَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ

11. There never came a messenger to them, but they ridiculed him.

آیه: 12

كَذَٰلِكَ نَسۡلُكُهُۥ فِي قُلُوبِ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ

12. Thus do We make 'denial' to enter into the hearts of the wicked;

آیه: 13

لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِهِۦ وَقَدۡ خَلَتۡ سُنَّةُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

13. They would not believe in 'this Qur’an', and indeed the example of the 'destroyed' former 'deniers' has already passed away.

آیه: 14

وَلَوۡ فَتَحۡنَا عَلَيۡهِم بَابٗا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَظَلُّواْ فِيهِ يَعۡرُجُونَ

14. Even if We open to them a gateway of heaven, so that they continue to ascend into it.

آیه: 15

لَقَالُوٓاْ إِنَّمَا سُكِّرَتۡ أَبۡصَٰرُنَا بَلۡ نَحۡنُ قَوۡمٞ مَّسۡحُورُونَ

15. They would certainly say: "Our eyes have only been dazzled, rather, we are a people bewitched."