الصافات

As-Saaffaat

Those drawn up in Ranks

Meccan
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

37:151

أَلَآ إِنَّهُم مِّنْ إِفْكِهِمْ لَيَقُولُونَ
Alaaa innahum min ifkihim la yaqooloon
Is it not that they say, from their own invention,

37:152

وَلَدَ ٱللَّهُ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَكَٰذِبُونَ
Waladal laahu wa innhum lakaaziboon
"Allah has begotten children"? but they are liars!

37:153

أَصْطَفَى ٱلْبَنَاتِ عَلَى ٱلْبَنِينَ
Astafal banaati 'alal baneen
Did He (then) choose daughters rather than sons?

37:154

مَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ
Maa lakum kaifa tahkumoon
What is the matter with you? How judge ye?

37:155

أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ
Afalaa tazakkaroon
Will ye not then receive admonition?

37:156

أَمْ لَكُمْ سُلْطَٰنٌۭ مُّبِينٌۭ
Am lakum sultaanum mubeen
Or have ye an authority manifest?

37:157

فَأْتُوا۟ بِكِتَٰبِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ
Faatoo bi Kitaabikum in kuntum saadiqeen
Then bring ye your Book (of authority) if ye be truthful!

37:158

وَجَعَلُوا۟ بَيْنَهُۥ وَبَيْنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ نَسَبًۭا ۚ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمَتِ ٱلْجِنَّةُ إِنَّهُمْ لَمُحْضَرُونَ
Wa ja'aloo bainahoo wa bainal jinnati nasabaa; wa laqad 'alimatil jinnatu innahum lamuhdaroon
And they have invented a blood-relationship between Him and the Jinns: but the Jinns know (quite well) that they have indeed to appear (before his Judgment-Seat)!

37:159

سُبْحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ
Subhaanal laahi 'ammaa yasifoon
Glory to Allah! (He is free) from the things they ascribe (to Him)!

37:160

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ
Illaa 'ibaadal laahil mukhlaseen
Not (so do) the Servants of Allah, sincere and devoted.

37:161

فَإِنَّكُمْ وَمَا تَعْبُدُونَ
Fa innakum wa maa ta'ubdoon
For, verily, neither ye nor those ye worship-

37:162

مَآ أَنتُمْ عَلَيْهِ بِفَٰتِنِينَ
Maaa antum 'alaihi befaaatineen
Can lead (any) into temptation concerning Allah,

37:163

إِلَّا مَنْ هُوَ صَالِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
Illaa man huwa saalil jaheem
Except such as are (themselves) going to the blazing Fire!

37:164

وَمَا مِنَّآ إِلَّا لَهُۥ مَقَامٌۭ مَّعْلُومٌۭ
Wa maa minnasa illaa lahoo maqaamum ma'loom
(Those ranged in ranks say): "Not one of us but has a place appointed;

37:165

وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ ٱلصَّآفُّونَ
Wa innaa llanah nus saaffoon
"And we are verily ranged in ranks (for service);

37:166

وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ ٱلْمُسَبِّحُونَ
Wa innaa lanah nul musabbihoon
"And we are verily those who declare (Allah's) glory!"

37:167

وَإِن كَانُوا۟ لَيَقُولُونَ
Wa in kaanoo la yaqooloon
And there were those who said,

37:168

لَوْ أَنَّ عِندَنَا ذِكْرًۭا مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Law anna 'indana zikram minal awwaleen
"If only we had had before us a Message from those of old,

37:169

لَكُنَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ
Lakunna 'ibaadal laahil mukhlaseen
"We should certainly have been Servants of Allah, sincere (and devoted)!"

37:170

فَكَفَرُوا۟ بِهِۦ ۖ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ
Fakafaroo bihee fasawfa ya'lamoon
But (now that the Qur'an has come), they reject it: But soon will they know!

37:171

وَلَقَدْ سَبَقَتْ كَلِمَتُنَا لِعِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
Wa laqad sabaqat Kalimatunaa li'ibaadinal mursa leen
Already has Our Word been passed before (this) to our Servants sent (by Us),

37:172

إِنَّهُمْ لَهُمُ ٱلْمَنصُورُونَ
Innaa hum lahumul mansooroon
That they would certainly be assisted,

37:173

وَإِنَّ جُندَنَا لَهُمُ ٱلْغَٰلِبُونَ
Wa inna jundana lahumul ghaaliboon
And that Our forces,- they surely must conquer.

37:174

فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍۢ
Fatawalla 'anhum hatta heen
So turn thou away from them for a little while,

37:175

وَأَبْصِرْهُمْ فَسَوْفَ يُبْصِرُونَ
Wa absirhum fasawfa yubsiroon
And watch them (how they fare), and they soon shall see (how thou farest)!

37:176

أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونَ
Afabi'azaabinaa yasta'jiloon
Do they wish (indeed) to hurry on our Punishment?

37:177

فَإِذَا نَزَلَ بِسَاحَتِهِمْ فَسَآءَ صَبَاحُ ٱلْمُنذَرِينَ
Fa izaa nazala bisaahatihim fasaaa'a sabaahul munzareen
But when it descends into the open space before them, evil will be the morning for those who were warned (and heeded not)!

37:178

وَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍۢ
Wa tawalla 'anhum hattaa heen
So turn thou away from them for a little while,

37:179

وَأَبْصِرْ فَسَوْفَ يُبْصِرُونَ
Wa absir fasawfa yubsiroon
And watch (how they fare) and they soon shall see (how thou farest)!

37:180

سُبْحَٰنَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ ٱلْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ
Subhaana Rabbika Rabbil 'izzati 'amma yasifoon
Glory to thy Lord, the Lord of Honour and Power! (He is free) from what they ascribe (to Him)!
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