37 · As-Saaffat سورة الصافات

وَالصَّافَّاتِ صَفًّا ۝١

By those who range themselves in ranks,

فَالزَّاجِرَاتِ زَجْرًا ۝٢

And so are strong in repelling (evil),

فَالتَّالِيَاتِ ذِكْرًا ۝٣

And thus proclaim the Message (of Allah)!

إِنَّ إِلَٰهَكُمْ لَوَاحِدٌ ۝٤

Verily, verily, your Allah is one!-

رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَرَبُّ الْمَشَارِقِ ۝٥

Lord of the heavens and of the earth and all between them, and Lord of every point at the rising of the sun!

إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا السَّمَاءَ الدُّنْيَا بِزِينَةٍ الْكَوَاكِبِ ۝٦

We have indeed decked the lower heaven with beauty (in) the stars,-

وَحِفْظًا مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ مَارِدٍ ۝٧

(For beauty) and for guard against all obstinate rebellious evil spirits,

لَا يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى الْمَلَإِ الْأَعْلَىٰ وَيُقْذَفُونَ مِنْ كُلِّ جَانِبٍ ۝٨

(So) they should not strain their ears in the direction of the Exalted Assembly but be cast away from every side,

دُحُورًا ۖ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ وَاصِبٌ ۝٩

Repulsed, for they are under a perpetual penalty,

إِلَّا مَنْ خَطِفَ الْخَطْفَةَ فَأَتْبَعَهُ شِهَابٌ ثَاقِبٌ ۝١٠

Except such as snatch away something by stealth, and they are pursued by a flaming fire, of piercing brightness.

فَاسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَهُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَمْ مَنْ خَلَقْنَا ۚ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاهُمْ مِنْ طِينٍ لَازِبٍ ۝١١

Just ask their opinion: are they the more difficult to create, or the (other) beings We have created? Them have We created out of a sticky clay!

بَلْ عَجِبْتَ وَيَسْخَرُونَ ۝١٢

Truly dost thou marvel, while they ridicule,

وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُوا لَا يَذْكُرُونَ ۝١٣

And, when they are admonished, pay no heed,-

وَإِذَا رَأَوْا آيَةً يَسْتَسْخِرُونَ ۝١٤

And, when they see a Sign, turn it to mockery,

وَقَالُوا إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُبِينٌ ۝١٥

And say, "This is nothing but evident sorcery!

أَإِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَامًا أَإِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ ۝١٦

"What! when we die, and become dust and bones, shall we (then) be raised up (again)

أَوَآبَاؤُنَا الْأَوَّلُونَ ۝١٧

"And also our fathers of old?"

قُلْ نَعَمْ وَأَنْتُمْ دَاخِرُونَ ۝١٨

Say thou: "Yea, and ye shall then be humiliated (on account of your evil)."

فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجْرَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ فَإِذَا هُمْ يَنْظُرُونَ ۝١٩

Then it will be a single (compelling) cry; and behold, they will begin to see!

وَقَالُوا يَا وَيْلَنَا هَٰذَا يَوْمُ الدِّينِ ۝٢٠

They will say, "Ah! Woe to us! This is the Day of Judgment!"

هَٰذَا يَوْمُ الْفَصْلِ الَّذِي كُنْتُمْ بِهِ تُكَذِّبُونَ ۝٢١

(A voice will say,) "This is the Day of Sorting Out, whose truth ye (once) denied!"

احْشُرُوا الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا وَأَزْوَاجَهُمْ وَمَا كَانُوا يَعْبُدُونَ ۝٢٢

"Bring ye up", it shall be said, "The wrong-doers and their wives, and the things they worshipped-

مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ فَاهْدُوهُمْ إِلَىٰ صِرَاطِ الْجَحِيمِ ۝٢٣

"Besides Allah, and lead them to the Way to the (Fierce) Fire!

وَقِفُوهُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ مَسْئُولُونَ ۝٢٤

"But stop them, for they must be asked:

مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَنَاصَرُونَ ۝٢٥

"'What is the matter with you that ye help not each other?'"

بَلْ هُمُ الْيَوْمَ مُسْتَسْلِمُونَ ۝٢٦

Nay, but that day they shall submit (to Judgment);

وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ ۝٢٧

And they will turn to one another, and question one another.

قَالُوا إِنَّكُمْ كُنْتُمْ تَأْتُونَنَا عَنِ الْيَمِينِ ۝٢٨

They will say: "It was ye who used to come to us from the right hand (of power and authority)!"

قَالُوا بَلْ لَمْ تَكُونُوا مُؤْمِنِينَ ۝٢٩

They will reply: "Nay, ye yourselves had no Faith!

وَمَا كَانَ لَنَا عَلَيْكُمْ مِنْ سُلْطَانٍ ۖ بَلْ كُنْتُمْ قَوْمًا طَاغِينَ ۝٣٠

"Nor had we any authority over you. Nay, it was ye who were a people in obstinate rebellion!

فَحَقَّ عَلَيْنَا قَوْلُ رَبِّنَا ۖ إِنَّا لَذَائِقُونَ ۝٣١

"So now has been proved true, against us, the word of our Lord that we shall indeed (have to) taste (the punishment of our sins).

فَأَغْوَيْنَاكُمْ إِنَّا كُنَّا غَاوِينَ ۝٣٢

"We led you astray: for truly we were ourselves astray."

فَإِنَّهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ فِي الْعَذَابِ مُشْتَرِكُونَ ۝٣٣

Truly, that Day, they will (all) share in the Penalty.

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِالْمُجْرِمِينَ ۝٣٤

Verily that is how We shall deal with Sinners.

إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا إِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ ۝٣٥

For they, when they were told that there is no god except Allah, would puff themselves up with Pride,

وَيَقُولُونَ أَئِنَّا لَتَارِكُو آلِهَتِنَا لِشَاعِرٍ مَجْنُونٍ ۝٣٦

And say: "What! shall we give up our gods for the sake of a Poet possessed?"

بَلْ جَاءَ بِالْحَقِّ وَصَدَّقَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ ۝٣٧

Nay! he has come with the (very) Truth, and he confirms (the Message of) the messengers (before him).

إِنَّكُمْ لَذَائِقُو الْعَذَابِ الْأَلِيمِ ۝٣٨

Ye shall indeed taste of the Grievous Penalty;-

وَمَا تُجْزَوْنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ۝٣٩

But it will be no more than the retribution of (the Evil) that ye have wrought;-

إِلَّا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ الْمُخْلَصِينَ ۝٤٠

But the sincere (and devoted) Servants of Allah,-

أُولَٰئِكَ لَهُمْ رِزْقٌ مَعْلُومٌ ۝٤١

For them is a Sustenance determined,

فَوَاكِهُ ۖ وَهُمْ مُكْرَمُونَ ۝٤٢

Fruits (Delights); and they (shall enjoy) honour and dignity,

فِي جَنَّاتِ النَّعِيمِ ۝٤٣

In Gardens of Felicity,

عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مُتَقَابِلِينَ ۝٤٤

Facing each other on Thrones (of Dignity):

يُطَافُ عَلَيْهِمْ بِكَأْسٍ مِنْ مَعِينٍ ۝٤٥

Round will be passed to them a Cup from a clear-flowing fountain,

بَيْضَاءَ لَذَّةٍ لِلشَّارِبِينَ ۝٤٦

Crystal-white, of a taste delicious to those who drink (thereof),

لَا فِيهَا غَوْلٌ وَلَا هُمْ عَنْهَا يُنْزَفُونَ ۝٤٧

Free from headiness; nor will they suffer intoxication therefrom.

وَعِنْدَهُمْ قَاصِرَاتُ الطَّرْفِ عِينٌ ۝٤٨

And besides them will be chaste women, restraining their glances, with big eyes (of wonder and beauty).

كَأَنَّهُنَّ بَيْضٌ مَكْنُونٌ ۝٤٩

As if they were (delicate) eggs closely guarded.

فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ ۝٥٠

Then they will turn to one another and question one another.

قَالَ قَائِلٌ مِنْهُمْ إِنِّي كَانَ لِي قَرِينٌ ۝٥١

One of them will start the talk and say: "I had an intimate companion (on the earth),

يَقُولُ أَإِنَّكَ لَمِنَ الْمُصَدِّقِينَ ۝٥٢

"Who used to say, 'what! art thou amongst those who bear witness to the Truth (of the Message)?

أَإِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَامًا أَإِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ ۝٥٣

"'When we die and become dust and bones, shall we indeed receive rewards and punishments?'"

قَالَ هَلْ أَنْتُمْ مُطَّلِعُونَ ۝٥٤

(A voice) said: "Would ye like to look down?"

فَاطَّلَعَ فَرَآهُ فِي سَوَاءِ الْجَحِيمِ ۝٥٥

He looked down and saw him in the midst of the Fire.

قَالَ تَاللَّهِ إِنْ كِدْتَ لَتُرْدِينِ ۝٥٦

He said: "By Allah! thou wast little short of bringing me to perdition!

وَلَوْلَا نِعْمَةُ رَبِّي لَكُنْتُ مِنَ الْمُحْضَرِينَ ۝٥٧

"Had it not been for the Grace of my Lord, I should certainly have been among those brought (there)!

أَفَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَيِّتِينَ ۝٥٨

"Is it (the case) that we shall not die,

إِلَّا مَوْتَتَنَا الْأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ ۝٥٩

"Except our first death, and that we shall not be punished?"

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ ۝٦٠

Verily this is the supreme achievement!

لِمِثْلِ هَٰذَا فَلْيَعْمَلِ الْعَامِلُونَ ۝٦١

For the like of this let all strive, who wish to strive.

أَذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ نُزُلًا أَمْ شَجَرَةُ الزَّقُّومِ ۝٦٢

Is that the better entertainment or the Tree of Zaqqum?

إِنَّا جَعَلْنَاهَا فِتْنَةً لِلظَّالِمِينَ ۝٦٣

For We have truly made it (as) a trial for the wrong-doers.

إِنَّهَا شَجَرَةٌ تَخْرُجُ فِي أَصْلِ الْجَحِيمِ ۝٦٤

For it is a tree that springs out of the bottom of Hell-Fire:

طَلْعُهَا كَأَنَّهُ رُءُوسُ الشَّيَاطِينِ ۝٦٥

The shoots of its fruit-stalks are like the heads of devils:

فَإِنَّهُمْ لَآكِلُونَ مِنْهَا فَمَالِئُونَ مِنْهَا الْبُطُونَ ۝٦٦

Truly they will eat thereof and fill their bellies therewith.

ثُمَّ إِنَّ لَهُمْ عَلَيْهَا لَشَوْبًا مِنْ حَمِيمٍ ۝٦٧

Then on top of that they will be given a mixture made of boiling water.

ثُمَّ إِنَّ مَرْجِعَهُمْ لَإِلَى الْجَحِيمِ ۝٦٨

Then shall their return be to the (Blazing) Fire.

إِنَّهُمْ أَلْفَوْا آبَاءَهُمْ ضَالِّينَ ۝٦٩

Truly they found their fathers on the wrong Path;

فَهُمْ عَلَىٰ آثَارِهِمْ يُهْرَعُونَ ۝٧٠

So they (too) were rushed down on their footsteps!

وَلَقَدْ ضَلَّ قَبْلَهُمْ أَكْثَرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ ۝٧١

And truly before them, many of the ancients went astray;-

وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا فِيهِمْ مُنْذِرِينَ ۝٧٢

But We sent aforetime, among them, (messengers) to admonish them;-

فَانْظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُنْذَرِينَ ۝٧٣

Then see what was the end of those who were admonished (but heeded not),-

إِلَّا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ الْمُخْلَصِينَ ۝٧٤

Except the sincere (and devoted) Servants of Allah.

وَلَقَدْ نَادَانَا نُوحٌ فَلَنِعْمَ الْمُجِيبُونَ ۝٧٥

(In the days of old), Noah cried to Us, and We are the best to hear prayer.

وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ وَأَهْلَهُ مِنَ الْكَرْبِ الْعَظِيمِ ۝٧٦

And We delivered him and his people from the Great Calamity,

وَجَعَلْنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُ هُمُ الْبَاقِينَ ۝٧٧

And made his progeny to endure (on this earth);

وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِي الْآخِرِينَ ۝٧٨

And We left (this blessing) for him among generations to come in later times:

سَلَامٌ عَلَىٰ نُوحٍ فِي الْعَالَمِينَ ۝٧٩

"Peace and salutation to Noah among the nations!"

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ ۝٨٠

Thus indeed do we reward those who do right.

إِنَّهُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۝٨١

For he was one of our believing Servants.

ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا الْآخَرِينَ ۝٨٢

Then the rest we overwhelmed in the Flood.

وَإِنَّ مِنْ شِيعَتِهِ لَإِبْرَاهِيمَ ۝٨٣

Verily among those who followed his Way was Abraham.

إِذْ جَاءَ رَبَّهُ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ ۝٨٤

Behold! he approached his Lord with a sound heart.

إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِ مَاذَا تَعْبُدُونَ ۝٨٥

Behold! he said to his father and to his people, "What is that which ye worship?

أَئِفْكًا آلِهَةً دُونَ اللَّهِ تُرِيدُونَ ۝٨٦

"Is it a falsehood- gods other than Allah- that ye desire?

فَمَا ظَنُّكُمْ بِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ۝٨٧

"Then what is your idea about the Lord of the worlds?"

فَنَظَرَ نَظْرَةً فِي النُّجُومِ ۝٨٨

Then did he cast a glance at the Stars.

فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَقِيمٌ ۝٨٩

And he said, "I am indeed sick (at heart)!"

فَتَوَلَّوْا عَنْهُ مُدْبِرِينَ ۝٩٠

So they turned away from him, and departed.

فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰ آلِهَتِهِمْ فَقَالَ أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ ۝٩١

Then did he turn to their gods and said, "will ye not eat (of the offerings before you)?...

مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَنْطِقُونَ ۝٩٢

"What is the matter with you that ye speak not (intelligently)?"

فَرَاغَ عَلَيْهِمْ ضَرْبًا بِالْيَمِينِ ۝٩٣

Then did he turn upon them, striking (them) with the right hand.

فَأَقْبَلُوا إِلَيْهِ يَزِفُّونَ ۝٩٤

Then came (the worshippers) with hurried steps, and faced (him).

قَالَ أَتَعْبُدُونَ مَا تَنْحِتُونَ ۝٩٥

He said: "Worship ye that which ye have (yourselves) carved?

وَاللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمْ وَمَا تَعْمَلُونَ ۝٩٦

"But Allah has created you and your handwork!"

قَالُوا ابْنُوا لَهُ بُنْيَانًا فَأَلْقُوهُ فِي الْجَحِيمِ ۝٩٧

They said, "Build him a furnace, and throw him into the blazing fire!"

فَأَرَادُوا بِهِ كَيْدًا فَجَعَلْنَاهُمُ الْأَسْفَلِينَ ۝٩٨

(This failing), they then sought a stratagem against him, but We made them the ones most humiliated!