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Text: Chapter 37: As-Saffat (Those 'Angels' Lined up in Ranks)

37:1

وَالصَّافَّاتِ صَفًّا

By those ˹angels˺ lined up in ranks,

37:2

فَالزَّاجِرَاتِ زَجْرًا

and those who diligently drive ˹the clouds˺,

37:3

فَالتَّالِيَاتِ ذِكْرًا

and those who recite the Reminder!

37:4

إِنَّ إِلَٰهَكُمْ لَوَاحِدٌ

Surely your God is One!

37:5

رَّبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَرَبُّ الْمَشَارِقِ

˹He is˺ the Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything in between, and the Lord of all points of sunrise.

37:6

إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا السَّمَاءَ الدُّنْيَا بِزِينَةٍ الْكَوَاكِبِ

Indeed, We have adorned the lowest heaven with the stars for decoration

37:7

وَحِفْظًا مِّن كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ مَّارِدٍ

and ˹for˺ protection from every rebellious devil.

37:8

لَّا يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى الْمَلَإِ الْأَعْلَىٰ وَيُقْذَفُونَ مِن كُلِّ جَانِبٍ

They cannot listen to the highest assembly ˹of angels˺ for they are pelted from every side,

37:9

دُحُورًا ۖ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ وَاصِبٌ

˹fiercely˺ driven away. And they will suffer an everlasting torment.

37:10

إِلَّا مَنْ خَطِفَ الْخَطْفَةَ فَأَتْبَعَهُ شِهَابٌ ثَاقِبٌ

But whoever manages to stealthily eavesdrop is ˹instantly˺ pursued by a piercing flare.

37:11

فَاسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَهُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَم مَّنْ خَلَقْنَا ۚ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاهُم مِّن طِينٍ لَّازِبٍ

So ask them ˹O Prophet˺, which is harder to create: them or other marvels of Our creation?¹ Indeed, We created them from a sticky clay.²

37:12

بَلْ عَجِبْتَ وَيَسْخَرُونَ

In fact, you are astonished ˹by their denial˺, while they ridicule ˹you˺.

37:13

وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُوا لَا يَذْكُرُونَ

When they are reminded, they are never mindful.

37:14

وَإِذَا رَأَوْا آيَةً يَسْتَسْخِرُونَ

And whenever they see a sign, they make fun of it,

37:15

وَقَالُوا إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ

saying, “This is nothing but pure magic.

37:16

أَإِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَامًا أَإِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ

When we are dead and reduced to dust and bones, will we really be resurrected?

37:17

أَوَآبَاؤُنَا الْأَوَّلُونَ

And our forefathers as well?”

37:18

قُلْ نَعَمْ وَأَنتُمْ دَاخِرُونَ

Say, “Yes! And you will be fully humbled.”

37:19

فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجْرَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ فَإِذَا هُمْ يَنظُرُونَ

It will only take one Blast,¹ then at once they will see ˹it all˺.

37:20

وَقَالُوا يَا وَيْلَنَا هَٰذَا يَوْمُ الدِّينِ

They will cry, “Oh, woe to us! This is the Day of Judgment!”

37:21

هَٰذَا يَوْمُ الْفَصْلِ الَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِ تُكَذِّبُونَ

˹They will be told,˺ “This is the Day of ˹Final˺ Decision which you used to deny.”

37:22

احْشُرُوا الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا وَأَزْوَاجَهُمْ وَمَا كَانُوا يَعْبُدُونَ

˹Allah will say to the angels,˺ “Gather ˹all˺ the wrongdoers along with their peers, and whatever they used to worship

37:23

مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ فَاهْدُوهُمْ إِلَىٰ صِرَاطِ الْجَحِيمِ

instead of Allah, then lead them ˹all˺ to the path of Hell.

37:24

وَقِفُوهُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُم مَّسْئُولُونَ

And detain them, for they must be questioned.”

37:25

مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَنَاصَرُونَ

˹Then they will be asked,˺ “What is the matter with you that you can no longer help each other?”

37:26

بَلْ هُمُ الْيَوْمَ مُسْتَسْلِمُونَ

In fact, on that Day they will be ˹fully˺ submissive.

37:27

وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ

They will turn on each other, throwing blame.

37:28

قَالُوا إِنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ تَأْتُونَنَا عَنِ الْيَمِينِ

The misled will say, “It was you who deluded us away from what is right.”¹

37:29

قَالُوا بَل لَّمْ تَكُونُوا مُؤْمِنِينَ

The misleaders will reply, “No! You disbelieved on your own.

37:30

وَمَا كَانَ لَنَا عَلَيْكُم مِّن سُلْطَانٍ ۖ بَلْ كُنتُمْ قَوْمًا طَاغِينَ

We had no authority over you. In fact, you yourselves were a transgressing people.

37:31

فَحَقَّ عَلَيْنَا قَوْلُ رَبِّنَا ۖ إِنَّا لَذَائِقُونَ

The decree of our Lord has come to pass against us ˹all˺: we will certainly taste ˹the punishment˺.

37:32

فَأَغْوَيْنَاكُمْ إِنَّا كُنَّا غَاوِينَ

We caused you to deviate, for we ourselves were deviant.”

37:33

فَإِنَّهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ فِي الْعَذَابِ مُشْتَرِكُونَ

Surely on that Day they will ˹all˺ share in the punishment.

37:34

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِالْمُجْرِمِينَ

That is certainly how We deal with the wicked.

37:35

إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا إِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ

For whenever it was said to them ˹in the world˺, “There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Allah,” they acted arrogantly

37:36

وَيَقُولُونَ أَئِنَّا لَتَارِكُو آلِهَتِنَا لِشَاعِرٍ مَّجْنُونٍ

and argued, “Should we really abandon our gods for a mad poet?”

37:37

بَلْ جَاءَ بِالْحَقِّ وَصَدَّقَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ

In fact, he came with the truth, confirming ˹earlier˺ messengers.

37:38

إِنَّكُمْ لَذَائِقُو الْعَذَابِ الْأَلِيمِ

You will certainly taste the painful torment,

37:39

وَمَا تُجْزَوْنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

and will only be rewarded for what you used to do.

37:40

إِلَّا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ الْمُخْلَصِينَ

But not the chosen servants of Allah.

37:41

أُولَٰئِكَ لَهُمْ رِزْقٌ مَّعْلُومٌ

They will have a known provision:

37:42

فَوَاكِهُ ۖ وَهُم مُّكْرَمُونَ

fruits ˹of every type˺.¹ And they will be honoured

37:43

فِي جَنَّاتِ النَّعِيمِ

in the Gardens of Bliss,

37:44

عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مُّتَقَابِلِينَ

facing each other on thrones.¹

37:45

يُطَافُ عَلَيْهِم بِكَأْسٍ مِّن مَّعِينٍ

A drink ˹of pure wine˺ will be passed around to them from a flowing stream:

37:46

بَيْضَاءَ لَذَّةٍ لِّلشَّارِبِينَ

crystal-white, delicious to drink.

37:47

لَا فِيهَا غَوْلٌ وَلَا هُمْ عَنْهَا يُنزَفُونَ

It will neither harm ˹them˺, nor will they be intoxicated by it.

37:48

وَعِندَهُمْ قَاصِرَاتُ الطَّرْفِ عِينٌ

And with them will be maidens of modest gaze and gorgeous eyes,

37:49

كَأَنَّهُنَّ بَيْضٌ مَّكْنُونٌ

as if they were pristine pearls.¹

37:50

فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ

Then they will turn to one another inquisitively.¹

37:51

قَالَ قَائِلٌ مِّنْهُمْ إِنِّي كَانَ لِي قَرِينٌ

One of them will say, “I once had a companion ˹in the world˺

37:52

يَقُولُ أَإِنَّكَ لَمِنَ الْمُصَدِّقِينَ

who used to ask ˹me˺, ‘Do you actually believe ˹in resurrection˺?

37:53

أَإِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَامًا أَإِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ

When we are dead and reduced to dust and bones, will we really be brought to judgment?’”

37:54

قَالَ هَلْ أَنتُم مُّطَّلِعُونَ

He will ˹then˺ ask, “Would you care to see ˹his fate˺?”

37:55

فَاطَّلَعَ فَرَآهُ فِي سَوَاءِ الْجَحِيمِ

Then he ˹and the others˺ will look and spot him in the midst of the Hellfire.

37:56

قَالَ تَاللَّهِ إِن كِدتَّ لَتُرْدِينِ

He will ˹then˺ say, “By Allah! You nearly ruined me.

37:57

وَلَوْلَا نِعْمَةُ رَبِّي لَكُنتُ مِنَ الْمُحْضَرِينَ

Had it not been for the grace of my Lord, I ˹too˺ would have certainly been among those brought ˹to Hell˺.”

37:58

أَفَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَيِّتِينَ

˹Then he will ask his fellow believers,˺ “Can you imagine that we will never die,

37:59

إِلَّا مَوْتَتَنَا الْأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ

except our first death, nor be punished ˹like the others˺?”

37:60

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ

This is truly the ultimate triumph.

37:61

لِمِثْلِ هَٰذَا فَلْيَعْمَلِ الْعَامِلُونَ

For such ˹honour˺ all should strive.

37:62

أَذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ نُّزُلًا أَمْ شَجَرَةُ الزَّقُّومِ

Is this ˹bliss˺ a better accommodation or the tree of Zaqqûm?¹

37:63

إِنَّا جَعَلْنَاهَا فِتْنَةً لِّلظَّالِمِينَ

We have surely made it a test for the wrongdoers.

37:64

إِنَّهَا شَجَرَةٌ تَخْرُجُ فِي أَصْلِ الْجَحِيمِ

Indeed, it is a tree that grows in the depths of Hell,

37:65

طَلْعُهَا كَأَنَّهُ رُءُوسُ الشَّيَاطِينِ

bearing fruit like devils’ heads.

37:66

فَإِنَّهُمْ لَآكِلُونَ مِنْهَا فَمَالِئُونَ مِنْهَا الْبُطُونَ

The evildoers will certainly ˹be left to˺ eat from it, filling up their bellies with it.

37:67

ثُمَّ إِنَّ لَهُمْ عَلَيْهَا لَشَوْبًا مِّنْ حَمِيمٍ

Then on top of that they will be given a blend of boiling drink.

37:68

ثُمَّ إِنَّ مَرْجِعَهُمْ لَإِلَى الْجَحِيمِ

Then they will ultimately return to ˹their place in˺ Hell.

37:69

إِنَّهُمْ أَلْفَوْا آبَاءَهُمْ ضَالِّينَ

Indeed, they found their forefathers astray,

37:70

فَهُمْ عَلَىٰ آثَارِهِمْ يُهْرَعُونَ

so they rushed in their footsteps!

37:71

وَلَقَدْ ضَلَّ قَبْلَهُمْ أَكْثَرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ

And surely most of the earlier generations had strayed before them,

37:72

وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا فِيهِم مُّنذِرِينَ

although We had certainly sent warners among them.

37:73

فَانظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُنذَرِينَ

See then what was the end of those who had been warned.

37:74

إِلَّا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ الْمُخْلَصِينَ

But not the chosen servants of Allah.

37:75

وَلَقَدْ نَادَانَا نُوحٌ فَلَنِعْمَ الْمُجِيبُونَ

Indeed, Noah cried out to Us, and how excellent are We in responding!

37:76

وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ وَأَهْلَهُ مِنَ الْكَرْبِ الْعَظِيمِ

We delivered him and his family¹ from the great distress,

37:77

وَجَعَلْنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُ هُمُ الْبَاقِينَ

and made his descendants the sole survivors.¹

37:78

وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِي الْآخِرِينَ

And We blessed him ˹with honourable mention˺ among later generations:

37:79

سَلَامٌ عَلَىٰ نُوحٍ فِي الْعَالَمِينَ

“Peace be upon Noah among all peoples.”

37:80

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ

Indeed, this is how We reward the good-doers.

37:81

إِنَّهُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

˹For˺ he was truly one of Our faithful servants.

37:82

ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا الْآخَرِينَ

Then We drowned the others.

37:83

وَإِنَّ مِن شِيعَتِهِ لَإِبْرَاهِيمَ

And indeed, one of those who followed his way was Abraham.

37:84

إِذْ جَاءَ رَبَّهُ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ

˹Remember˺ when he came to his Lord with a pure heart,

37:85

إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِ مَاذَا تَعْبُدُونَ

and said to his father and his people, “What are you worshipping?

37:86

أَئِفْكًا آلِهَةً دُونَ اللَّهِ تُرِيدُونَ

Is it false gods that you desire instead of Allah?

37:87

فَمَا ظَنُّكُم بِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

What then do you expect from the Lord of all worlds?”

37:88

فَنَظَرَ نَظْرَةً فِي النُّجُومِ

He later looked up to the stars ˹in contemplation˺,¹

37:89

فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَقِيمٌ

then said, “I am really sick.”¹

37:90

فَتَوَلَّوْا عَنْهُ مُدْبِرِينَ

So they turned their backs on him and went away.

37:91

فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰ آلِهَتِهِمْ فَقَالَ أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ

Then he ˹stealthily˺ advanced towards their gods, and said ˹mockingly˺, “Will you not eat ˹your offerings˺?

37:92

مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَنطِقُونَ

What is wrong with you that you cannot speak?”

37:93

فَرَاغَ عَلَيْهِمْ ضَرْبًا بِالْيَمِينِ

Then he swiftly turned on them, striking ˹them˺ with his right hand.

37:94

فَأَقْبَلُوا إِلَيْهِ يَزِفُّونَ

Later, his people came rushing towards him ˹furiously˺.

37:95

قَالَ أَتَعْبُدُونَ مَا تَنْحِتُونَ

He argued, “How can you worship what you carve ˹with your own hands˺,

37:96

وَاللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمْ وَمَا تَعْمَلُونَ

when it is Allah Who created you and whatever you do?”

37:97

قَالُوا ابْنُوا لَهُ بُنْيَانًا فَأَلْقُوهُ فِي الْجَحِيمِ

They said ˹to one another˺, “Build him a furnace and cast him into the blazing fire.”

37:98

فَأَرَادُوا بِهِ كَيْدًا فَجَعَلْنَاهُمُ الْأَسْفَلِينَ

And so they sought to harm him, but We made them inferior.

37:99

وَقَالَ إِنِّي ذَاهِبٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّي سَيَهْدِينِ

He later said, “I am leaving ˹in obedience˺ to my Lord. He will guide me.

37:100

رَبِّ هَبْ لِي مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ

My Lord! Bless me with righteous offspring.”

37:101

فَبَشَّرْنَاهُ بِغُلَامٍ حَلِيمٍ

So We gave him good news of a forbearing son.

37:102

فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مَعَهُ السَّعْيَ قَالَ يَا بُنَيَّ إِنِّي أَرَىٰ فِي الْمَنَامِ أَنِّي أَذْبَحُكَ فَانظُرْ مَاذَا تَرَىٰ ۚ قَالَ يَا أَبَتِ افْعَلْ مَا تُؤْمَرُ ۖ سَتَجِدُنِي إِن شَاءَ اللَّهُ مِنَ الصَّابِرِينَ

Then when the boy reached the age to work with him, Abraham said, “O my dear son! I have seen in a dream that I ˹must˺ sacrifice you. So tell me what you think.” He replied, “O my dear father! Do as you are commanded. Allah willing, you will find me steadfast.”

37:103

فَلَمَّا أَسْلَمَا وَتَلَّهُ لِلْجَبِينِ

Then when they submitted ˹to Allah’s Will˺, and Abraham laid him on his forehead ˹for sacrifice˺,

37:104

وَنَادَيْنَاهُ أَن يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ

We called out to him, “O Abraham!

37:105

قَدْ صَدَّقْتَ الرُّؤْيَا ۚ إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ

You have already fulfilled the vision.” Indeed, this is how We reward the good-doers.

37:106

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ الْبَلَاءُ الْمُبِينُ

That was truly a revealing test.

37:107

وَفَدَيْنَاهُ بِذِبْحٍ عَظِيمٍ

And We ransomed his son with a great sacrifice,¹

37:108

وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِي الْآخِرِينَ

and blessed Abraham ˹with honourable mention˺ among later generations:

37:109

سَلَامٌ عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ

“Peace be upon Abraham.”

37:110

كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ

This is how We reward the good-doers.

37:111

إِنَّهُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

He was truly one of Our faithful servants.

37:112

وَبَشَّرْنَاهُ بِإِسْحَاقَ نَبِيًّا مِّنَ الصَّالِحِينَ

We ˹later˺ gave him good news of Isaac—a prophet, and one of the righteous.¹

37:113

وَبَارَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَىٰ إِسْحَاقَ ۚ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِهِمَا مُحْسِنٌ وَظَالِمٌ لِّنَفْسِهِ مُبِينٌ

We blessed him¹ and Isaac as well. Some of their descendants did good, while others clearly wronged themselves.

37:114

وَلَقَدْ مَنَنَّا عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَارُونَ

And We certainly showed favour to Moses and Aaron,

37:115

وَنَجَّيْنَاهُمَا وَقَوْمَهُمَا مِنَ الْكَرْبِ الْعَظِيمِ

and delivered them and their people from the great distress.

37:116

وَنَصَرْنَاهُمْ فَكَانُوا هُمُ الْغَالِبِينَ

We helped them so it was they who prevailed.

37:117

وَآتَيْنَاهُمَا الْكِتَابَ الْمُسْتَبِينَ

We gave them the clear Scripture,

37:118

وَهَدَيْنَاهُمَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ

and guided them to the Straight Path.

37:119

وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِمَا فِي الْآخِرِينَ

And We blessed them ˹with honourable mention˺ among later generations:

37:120

سَلَامٌ عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَارُونَ

“Peace be upon Moses and Aaron.”

37:121

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ

Indeed, this is how We reward the good-doers.

37:122

إِنَّهُمَا مِنْ عِبَادِنَا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

They were truly ˹two˺ of Our faithful servants.

37:123

وَإِنَّ إِلْيَاسَ لَمِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ

And Elias was indeed one of the messengers.

37:124

إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

˹Remember˺ when he said to his people, “Will you not fear ˹Allah˺?

37:125

أَتَدْعُونَ بَعْلًا وَتَذَرُونَ أَحْسَنَ الْخَالِقِينَ

Do you call upon ˹the idol of˺ Ba’l and abandon the Best of Creators—

37:126

اللَّهَ رَبَّكُمْ وَرَبَّ آبَائِكُمُ الْأَوَّلِينَ

Allah, your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers?”

37:127

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَمُحْضَرُونَ

But they rejected him, so they will certainly be brought ˹for punishment˺.

37:128

إِلَّا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ الْمُخْلَصِينَ

But not the chosen servants of Allah.

37:129

وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِي الْآخِرِينَ

We blessed him ˹with honourable mention˺ among later generations:

37:130

سَلَامٌ عَلَىٰ إِلْ يَاسِينَ

“Peace be upon Elias.”

37:131

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ

Indeed, this is how We reward the good-doers.

37:132

إِنَّهُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

He was truly one of Our faithful servants.

37:133

وَإِنَّ لُوطًا لَّمِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ

And Lot was indeed one of the messengers.

37:134

إِذْ نَجَّيْنَاهُ وَأَهْلَهُ أَجْمَعِينَ

˹Remember˺ when We delivered him and all of his family,

37:135

إِلَّا عَجُوزًا فِي الْغَابِرِينَ

except an old woman,¹ who was one of the doomed.

37:136

ثُمَّ دَمَّرْنَا الْآخَرِينَ

Then We ˹utterly˺ destroyed the rest.

37:137

وَإِنَّكُمْ لَتَمُرُّونَ عَلَيْهِم مُّصْبِحِينَ

You ˹Meccans˺ certainly pass by their ruins day

37:138

وَبِاللَّيْلِ ۗ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ

and night. Will you not then understand?

37:139

وَإِنَّ يُونُسَ لَمِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ

And Jonah was indeed one of the messengers.

37:140

إِذْ أَبَقَ إِلَى الْفُلْكِ الْمَشْحُونِ

˹Remember˺ when he fled to the overloaded ship.

37:141

فَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ الْمُدْحَضِينَ

Then ˹to save it from sinking,˺ he drew straws ˹with other passengers˺. He lost ˹and was thrown overboard˺.

37:142

فَالْتَقَمَهُ الْحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ

Then the whale engulfed him while he was blameworthy.¹

37:143

فَلَوْلَا أَنَّهُ كَانَ مِنَ الْمُسَبِّحِينَ

Had he not ˹constantly˺ glorified ˹Allah˺,¹

37:144

لَلَبِثَ فِي بَطْنِهِ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ

he would have certainly remained in its belly until the Day of Resurrection.¹

37:145

فَنَبَذْنَاهُ بِالْعَرَاءِ وَهُوَ سَقِيمٌ

But We cast him onto the open ˹shore˺, ˹totally˺ worn out,

37:146

وَأَنبَتْنَا عَلَيْهِ شَجَرَةً مِّن يَقْطِينٍ

and caused a squash plant to grow over him.¹

37:147

وَأَرْسَلْنَاهُ إِلَىٰ مِائَةِ أَلْفٍ أَوْ يَزِيدُونَ

We ˹later˺ sent him ˹back˺ to ˹his city of˺ at least one hundred thousand people,

37:148

فَآمَنُوا فَمَتَّعْنَاهُمْ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ

who then believed ˹in him˺, so We allowed them enjoyment for a while.

37:149

فَاسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَلِرَبِّكَ الْبَنَاتُ وَلَهُمُ الْبَنُونَ

Ask them ˹O Prophet˺ if your Lord has daughters,¹ while the pagans ˹prefer to˺ have sons.

37:150

أَمْ خَلَقْنَا الْمَلَائِكَةَ إِنَاثًا وَهُمْ شَاهِدُونَ

Or ˹ask them˺ if We created the angels as females right before their eyes.

37:151

أَلَا إِنَّهُم مِّنْ إِفْكِهِمْ لَيَقُولُونَ

Indeed, it is one of their ˹outrageous˺ fabrications to say,

37:152

وَلَدَ اللَّهُ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَكَاذِبُونَ

“Allah has children.” They are simply liars.

37:153

أَصْطَفَى الْبَنَاتِ عَلَى الْبَنِينَ

Has He chosen daughters over sons?¹

37:154

مَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ

What is the matter with you? How do you judge?

37:155

أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ

Will you not then be mindful?

37:156

أَمْ لَكُمْ سُلْطَانٌ مُّبِينٌ

Or do you have ˹any˺ compelling proof?

37:157

فَأْتُوا بِكِتَابِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ

Then bring ˹us˺ your scripture, if what you say is true!

37:158

وَجَعَلُوا بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْجِنَّةِ نَسَبًا ۚ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمَتِ الْجِنَّةُ إِنَّهُمْ لَمُحْضَرُونَ

They have also established a ˹marital˺ relationship between Him and the jinn. Yet the jinn ˹themselves˺ know well that such people will certainly be brought ˹for punishment˺.¹

37:159

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ

Glorified is Allah far above what they claim!

37:160

إِلَّا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ الْمُخْلَصِينَ

But not the chosen servants of Allah.

37:161

فَإِنَّكُمْ وَمَا تَعْبُدُونَ

Surely you ˹pagans˺ and whatever ˹idols˺ you worship

37:162

مَا أَنتُمْ عَلَيْهِ بِفَاتِنِينَ

can never lure ˹anyone˺ away from Him

37:163

إِلَّا مَنْ هُوَ صَالِ الْجَحِيمِ

except those ˹destined˺ to burn in Hell.

37:164

وَمَا مِنَّا إِلَّا لَهُ مَقَامٌ مَّعْلُومٌ

˹The angels respond,˺ “There is not one of us without an assigned station ˹of worship˺.

37:165

وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ الصَّافُّونَ

We are indeed the ones lined up in ranks ˹for Allah˺.

37:166

وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ الْمُسَبِّحُونَ

And we are indeed the ones ˹constantly˺ glorifying ˹His praise˺.”

37:167

وَإِن كَانُوا لَيَقُولُونَ

They certainly used to say,

37:168

لَوْ أَنَّ عِندَنَا ذِكْرًا مِّنَ الْأَوَّلِينَ

“If only we had a Reminder like ˹those of˺ earlier peoples,¹

37:169

لَكُنَّا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ الْمُخْلَصِينَ

we would have truly been Allah’s devoted servants.”

37:170

فَكَفَرُوا بِهِ ۖ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ

But ˹now˺ they reject it, so they will soon know.

37:171

وَلَقَدْ سَبَقَتْ كَلِمَتُنَا لِعِبَادِنَا الْمُرْسَلِينَ

Our Word has already gone forth to Our servants, the messengers,

37:172

إِنَّهُمْ لَهُمُ الْمَنصُورُونَ

that they would surely be helped,

37:173

وَإِنَّ جُندَنَا لَهُمُ الْغَالِبُونَ

and that Our forces will certainly prevail.

37:174

فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ

So turn away from the deniers for a while ˹O Prophet˺.

37:175

وَأَبْصِرْهُمْ فَسَوْفَ يُبْصِرُونَ

You will see ˹what will happen to˺ them, and they too will see!

37:176

أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونَ

Do they ˹really˺ wish to hasten Our punishment?

37:177

فَإِذَا نَزَلَ بِسَاحَتِهِمْ فَسَاءَ صَبَاحُ الْمُنذَرِينَ

Yet when it descends upon them:¹ how evil will that morning be for those who had been warned!

37:178

وَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ

And turn away from them for a while.

37:179

وَأَبْصِرْ فَسَوْفَ يُبْصِرُونَ

You will see, and they too will see!

37:180

سُبْحَانَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ الْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ

Glorified is your Lord—the Lord of Honour and Power—above what they claim!

37:181

وَسَلَامٌ عَلَى الْمُرْسَلِينَ

Peace be upon the messengers.

37:182

وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

And praise be to Allah—Lord of all worlds.