6. Al-An'aam سُورَةُ الأَنۡعَامِ

Saheeh International[All] praise is [due] to Allah, who created the heavens and the earth and made the darkness and the light. Then those who disbelieve equate [others] with their Lord

Yusuf AliPraise be God, Who created the heavens and the earth, and made the darkness and the light. Yet those who reject Faith hold (others) as equal, with their Guardian-Lord

Saheeh InternationalIt is He who created you from clay and then decreed a term and a specified time [known] to Him; then [still] you are in dispute

Yusuf AliHe it is created you from clay, and then decreed a stated term (for you). And there is in His presence another determined term; yet ye doubt within yourselves

Saheeh InternationalAnd He is Allah, [the only deity] in the heavens and the earth. He knows your secret and what you make public, and He knows that which you earn

Yusuf AliAnd He is God in the heavens and on earth. He knoweth what ye hide, and what ye reveal, and He knoweth the (recompense) which ye earn (by your deeds)

Saheeh InternationalAnd no sign comes to them from the signs of their Lord except that they turn away therefrom

Yusuf AliBut never did a single one of the signs of their Lord reach them, but they turned away therefrom

Saheeh InternationalFor they had denied the truth when it came to them, but there is going to reach them the news of what they used to ridicule

Yusuf AliAnd now they reject the truth when it reaches them: but soon shall they learn the reality of what they used to mock at

Saheeh InternationalHave they not seen how many generations We destroyed before them which We had established upon the earth as We have not established you? And We sent [rain from] the sky upon them in showers and made rivers flow beneath them; then We destroyed them for their sins and brought forth after them a generation of others

Yusuf AliSee they not how many of those before them We did destroy?- generations We had established on the earth, in strength such as We have not given to you - for whom We poured out rain from the skies in abundance, and gave (fertile) streams flowing beneath their (feet): yet for their sins We destroyed them, and raised in their wake fresh generations (to succeed them)

Saheeh InternationalAnd even if We had sent down to you, [O Muhammad], a written scripture on a page and they touched it with their hands, the disbelievers would say, "This is not but obvious magic

Yusuf AliIf We had sent unto thee a written (message) on parchment, so that they could touch it with their hands, the Unbelievers would have been sure to say: "This is nothing but obvious magic

Saheeh InternationalAnd they say, "Why was there not sent down to him an angel?" But if We had sent down an angel, the matter would have been decided; then they would not be reprieved

Yusuf AliThey say: "Why is not an angel sent down to him?" If we did send down an angel, the matter would be settled at once, and no respite would be granted them

Saheeh InternationalAnd if We had made him an angel, We would have made him [appear as] a man, and We would have covered them with that in which they cover themselves

Yusuf AliIf We had made it an angel, We should have sent him as a man, and We should certainly have caused them confusion in a matter which they have already covered with confusion

Saheeh InternationalAnd already were messengers ridiculed before you, but those who mocked them were enveloped by that which they used to ridicule

Yusuf AliMocked were (many) apostles before thee; but their scoffers were hemmed in by the thing that they mocked

Saheeh InternationalSay, "Travel through the land; then observe how was the end of the deniers

Yusuf AliSay: "Travel through the earth and see what was the end of those who rejected Truth

Saheeh InternationalSay, "To whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and earth?" Say, "To Allah." He has decreed upon Himself mercy. He will surely assemble you for the Day of Resurrection, about which there is no doubt. Those who will lose themselves [that Day] do not believe

Yusuf AliSay: "To whom belongeth all that is in the heavens and on earth?" Say: "To God. He hath inscribed for Himself (the rule of) Mercy. That He will gather you together for the Day of Judgment, there is no doubt whatever. It is they who have lost t heir own souls, that will not believe

Saheeh InternationalAnd to Him belongs that which reposes by night and by day, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing

Yusuf AliTo him belongeth all that dwelleth (or lurketh) in the night and the day. For he is the one who heareth and knoweth all things

Saheeh InternationalSay, "Is it other than Allah I should take as a protector, Creator of the heavens and the earth, while it is He who feeds and is not fed?" Say, [O Muhammad], "Indeed, I have been commanded to be the first [among you] who submit [to Allah] and [was commanded], 'Do not ever be of the polytheists

Yusuf AliSay: "Shall I take for my protector any other than God, the Maker of the heavens and the earth? And He it is that feedeth but is not fed." Say: "Nay! but I am commanded to be the first of those who bow to God (in Islam), and be not thou of the company of those who join gods with God

Saheeh InternationalSay, "Indeed I fear, if I should disobey my Lord, the punishment of a tremendous Day

Yusuf AliSay: "I would, if I disobeyed my Lord, indeed have fear of the penalty of a Mighty Day

Saheeh InternationalHe from whom it is averted that Day - [Allah] has granted him mercy. And that is the clear attainment

Yusuf AliOn that day, if the penalty is averted from any, it is due to God's mercy; And that would be (Salvation), the obvious fulfilment of all desire

Saheeh InternationalAnd if Allah should touch you with adversity, there is no remover of it except Him. And if He touches you with good - then He is over all things competent

Yusuf AliIf God touch thee with affliction, none can remove it but He; if He touch thee with happiness, He hath power over all things

Saheeh InternationalAnd He is the subjugator over His servants. And He is the Wise, the Acquainted [with all]

Yusuf AliHe is the irresistible, (watching) from above over His worshippers; and He is the Wise, acquainted with all things

Saheeh InternationalSay, "What thing is greatest in testimony?" Say, "Allah is witness between me and you. And this Qur'an was revealed to me that I may warn you thereby and whomever it reaches. Do you [truly] testify that with Allah there are other deities?" Say, "I will not testify [with you]." Say, "Indeed, He is but one God, and indeed, I am free of what you associate [with Him]

Yusuf AliSay: "What thing is most weighty in evidence?" Say: "God is witness between me and you; This Qur'an hath been revealed to me by inspiration, that I may warn you and all whom it reaches. Can ye possibly bear witness that besides God there is an other God?" Say: "Nay! I cannot bear witness!" Say: "But in truth He is the one God, and I truly am innocent of (your blasphemy of) joining others with Him

Saheeh InternationalThose to whom We have given the Scripture recognize it as they recognize their [own] sons. Those who will lose themselves [in the Hereafter] do not believe

Yusuf AliThose to whom We have given the Book know this as they know their own sons. Those who have lost their own souls refuse therefore to believe

Saheeh InternationalAnd who is more unjust than one who invents about Allah a lie or denies His verses? Indeed, the wrongdoers will not succeed

Yusuf AliWho doth more wrong than he who inventeth a lie against God or rejecteth His sings? But verily the wrong-doers never shall prosper

Saheeh InternationalAnd [mention, O Muhammad], the Day We will gather them all together; then We will say to those who associated others with Allah, "Where are your 'partners' that you used to claim [with Him]

Yusuf AliOne day shall We gather them all together: We shall say to those who ascribed partners (to Us): "Where are the partners whom ye (invented and) talked about

Saheeh InternationalThen there will be no [excuse upon] examination except they will say, "By Allah, our Lord, we were not those who associated

Yusuf AliThere will then be (left) no subterfuge for them but to say: "By God our Lord, we were not those who joined gods with God

Saheeh InternationalSee how they will lie about themselves. And lost from them will be what they used to invent

Yusuf AliBehold! how they lie against their own souls! But the (lie) which they invented will leave them in the lurch

Saheeh InternationalAnd among them are those who listen to you, but We have placed over their hearts coverings, lest they understand it, and in their ears deafness. And if they should see every sign, they will not believe in it. Even when they come to you arguing with you, those who disbelieve say, "This is not but legends of the former peoples

Yusuf AliOf them there are some who (pretend to) listen to thee; but We have thrown veils on their hearts, So they understand it not, and deafness in their ears; if they saw every one of the signs, not they will believe in them; in so much that when th ey come to thee, they (but) dispute with thee; the Unbelievers say: "These are nothing but tales of the ancients

Saheeh InternationalAnd they prevent [others] from him and are [themselves] remote from him. And they do not destroy except themselves, but they perceive [it] not

Yusuf AliOthers they keep away from it, and themselves they keep away; but they only destroy their own souls, and they perceive it not

Saheeh InternationalIf you could but see when they are made to stand before the Fire and will say, "Oh, would that we could be returned [to life on earth] and not deny the signs of our Lord and be among the believers

Yusuf AliIf thou couldst but see when they are confronted with the Fire! They will say: "Would that we were but sent back! Then would we not reject the signs of our Lord, but would be amongst those who believe

Saheeh InternationalBut what they concealed before has [now] appeared to them. And even if they were returned, they would return to that which they were forbidden; and indeed, they are liars

Yusuf AliYea, in their own (eyes) will become manifest what before they concealed. But if they were returned, they would certainly relapse to the things they were forbidden, for they are indeed liars

Saheeh InternationalAnd they say, "There is none but our worldly life, and we will not be resurrected

Yusuf AliAnd they (sometimes) say: "There is nothing except our life on this earth, and never shall we be raised up again

Saheeh InternationalIf you could but see when they will be made to stand before their Lord. He will say, "Is this not the truth?" They will say, "Yes, by our Lord." He will [then] say, "So taste the punishment because you used to disbelieve

Yusuf AliIf thou couldst but see when they are confronted with their Lord! He will say: "Is not this the truth?" They will say: "Yea, by our Lord!" He will say: "Taste ye then the penalty, because ye rejected Faith

Saheeh InternationalThose will have lost who deny the meeting with Allah, until when the Hour [of resurrection] comes upon them unexpectedly, they will say, "Oh, [how great is] our regret over what we neglected concerning it," while they bear their burdens on their backs. Unquestionably, evil is that which they bear

Yusuf AliLost indeed are they who treat it as a falsehood that they must meet God,- until on a sudden the hour is on them, and they say: "Ah! woe unto us that we took no thought of it"; for they bear their burdens on their backs, and evil indeed are the burdens that they bear

Saheeh InternationalAnd the worldly life is not but amusement and diversion; but the home of the Hereafter is best for those who fear Allah, so will you not reason

Yusuf AliWhat is the life of this world but play and amusement? But best is the home in the hereafter, for those who are righteous. Will ye not then understand

Saheeh InternationalWe know that you, [O Muhammad], are saddened by what they say. And indeed, they do not call you untruthful, but it is the verses of Allah that the wrongdoers reject

Yusuf AliWe know indeed the grief which their words do cause thee: It is not thee they reject: it is the signs of God, which the wicked contemn

Saheeh InternationalAnd certainly were messengers denied before you, but they were patient over [the effects of] denial, and they were harmed until Our victory came to them. And none can alter the words of Allah. And there has certainly come to you some information about the [previous] messengers

Yusuf AliRejected were the apostles before thee: with patience and constancy they bore their rejection and their wrongs, until Our aid did reach them: there is none that can alter the words (and decrees) of God. Already hast thou received some account o f those apostles

Saheeh InternationalAnd if their evasion is difficult for you, then if you are able to seek a tunnel into the earth or a stairway into the sky to bring them a sign, [then do so]. But if Allah had willed, He would have united them upon guidance. So never be of the ignorant

Yusuf AliIf their spurning is hard on thy mind, yet if thou wert able to seek a tunnel in the ground or a ladder to the skies and bring them a sign,- (what good?). If it were God's will, He could gather them together unto true guidance: so be not thou a mongst those who are swayed by ignorance (and impatience)

Saheeh InternationalOnly those who hear will respond. But the dead - Allah will resurrect them; then to Him they will be returned

Yusuf AliThose who listen (in truth), be sure, will accept: as to the dead, God will raise them up; then will they be turned unto Him

Saheeh InternationalAnd they say, "Why has a sign not been sent down to him from his Lord?" Say, "Indeed, Allah is Able to send down a sign, but most of them do not know

Yusuf AliThey say: "Why is not a sign sent down to him from his Lord?" Say: "God hath certainly power to send down a sign: but most of them understand not

Saheeh InternationalAnd there is no creature on [or within] the earth or bird that flies with its wings except [that they are] communities like you. We have not neglected in the Register a thing. Then unto their Lord they will be gathered

Yusuf AliThere is not an animal (that lives) on the earth, nor a being that flies on its wings, but (forms part of) communities like you. Nothing have we omitted from the Book, and they (all) shall be gathered to their Lord in the end

Saheeh InternationalBut those who deny Our verses are deaf and dumb within darknesses. Whomever Allah wills - He leaves astray; and whomever He wills - He puts him on a straight path

Yusuf AliThose who reject our sings are deaf and dumb,- in the midst of darkness profound: whom God willeth, He leaveth to wander: whom He willeth, He placeth on the way that is straight

Saheeh InternationalSay, "Have you considered: if there came to you the punishment of Allah or there came to you the Hour - is it other than Allah you would invoke, if you should be truthful

Yusuf AliSay: "Think ye to yourselves, if there come upon you the wrath of God, or the Hour (that ye dread), would ye then call upon other than God?- (reply) if ye are truthful

Saheeh InternationalNo, it is Him [alone] you would invoke, and He would remove that for which you invoked Him if He willed, and you would forget what you associate [with Him]

Yusuf AliNay,- On Him would ye call, and if it be His will, He would remove (the distress) which occasioned your call upon Him, and ye would forget (the false gods) which ye join with Him

Saheeh InternationalAnd We have already sent [messengers] to nations before you, [O Muhammad]; then We seized them with poverty and hardship that perhaps they might humble themselves [to Us]

Yusuf AliBefore thee We sent (apostles) to many nations, and We afflicted the nations with suffering and adversity, that they might learn humility

Saheeh InternationalThen why, when Our punishment came to them, did they not humble themselves? But their hearts became hardened, and Satan made attractive to them that which they were doing

Yusuf AliWhen the suffering reached them from us, why then did they not learn humility? On the contrary their hearts became hardened, and Satan made their (sinful) acts seem alluring to them

Saheeh InternationalSo when they forgot that by which they had been reminded, We opened to them the doors of every [good] thing until, when they rejoiced in that which they were given, We seized them suddenly, and they were [then] in despair

Yusuf AliBut when they forgot the warning they had received, We opened to them the gates of all (good) things, until, in the midst of their enjoyment of Our gifts, on a sudden, We called them to account, when lo! they were plunged in despair

Saheeh InternationalSo the people that committed wrong were eliminated. And praise to Allah, Lord of the worlds

Yusuf AliOf the wrong-doers the last remnant was cut off. Praise be to God, the Cherisher of the worlds

Saheeh InternationalSay, "Have you considered: if Allah should take away your hearing and your sight and set a seal upon your hearts, which deity other than Allah could bring them [back] to you?" Look how we diversify the verses; then they [still] turn away

Yusuf AliSay: "Think ye, if God took away your hearing and your sight, and sealed up your hearts, who - a god other than God - could restore them to you?" See how We explain the signs by various (symbols); yet they turn aside

Saheeh InternationalSay, "Have you considered: if the punishment of Allah should come to you unexpectedly or manifestly, will any be destroyed but the wrongdoing people

Yusuf AliSay: "Think ye, if the punishment of God comes to you, whether suddenly or openly, will any be destroyed except those who do wrong

Saheeh InternationalAnd We send not the messengers except as bringers of good tidings and warners. So whoever believes and reforms - there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve

Yusuf AliWe send the apostles only to give good news and to warn: so those who believe and mend (their lives),- upon them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve

Saheeh InternationalBut those who deny Our verses - the punishment will touch them for their defiant disobedience

Yusuf AliBut those who reject our signs,- them shall punishment touch, for that they ceased not from transgressing

Saheeh InternationalSay, [O Muhammad], "I do not tell you that I have the depositories [containing the provision] of Allah or that I know the unseen, nor do I tell you that I am an angel. I only follow what is revealed to me." Say, "Is the blind equivalent to the seeing? Then will you not give thought

Yusuf AliSay: "I tell you not that with me are the treasures of God, nor do I know what is hidden, nor do I tell you I am an angel. I but follow what is revealed to me." Say: "can the blind be held equal to the seeing?" Will ye then consider not

Saheeh InternationalAnd warn by the Qur'an those who fear that they will be gathered before their Lord - for them besides Him will be no protector and no intercessor - that they might become righteous

Yusuf AliGive this warning to those in whose (hearts) is the fear that they will be brought (to judgment) before their Lord: except for Him they will have no protector nor intercessor: that they may guard (against evil)

Saheeh InternationalAnd do not send away those who call upon their Lord morning and afternoon, seeking His countenance. Not upon you is anything of their account and not upon them is anything of your account. So were you to send them away, you would [then] be of the wrongdoers

Yusuf AliSend not away those who call on their Lord morning and evening, seeking His face. In naught art thou accountable for them, and in naught are they accountable for thee, that thou shouldst turn them away, and thus be (one) of the unjust

Saheeh InternationalAnd thus We have tried some of them through others that the disbelievers might say, "Is it these whom Allah has favored among us?" Is not Allah most knowing of those who are grateful

Yusuf AliThus did We try some of them by comparison with others, that they should say: "Is it these then that God hath favoured from amongst us?" Doth not God know best those who are grateful

Saheeh InternationalAnd when those come to you who believe in Our verses, say, "Peace be upon you. Your Lord has decreed upon Himself mercy: that any of you who does wrong out of ignorance and then repents after that and corrects himself - indeed, He is Forgiving and Merciful

Yusuf AliWhen those come to thee who believe in Our signs, Say: "Peace be on you: Your Lord hath inscribed for Himself (the rule of) mercy: verily, if any of you did evil in ignorance, and thereafter repented, and amend (his conduct), lo! He is Oft- for giving, Most Merciful

Saheeh InternationalAnd thus do We detail the verses, and [thus] the way of the criminals will become evident

Yusuf AliThus do We explain the signs in detail: that the way of the sinners may be shown up

Saheeh InternationalSay, "Indeed, I have been forbidden to worship those you invoke besides Allah." Say, "I will not follow your desires, for I would then have gone astray, and I would not be of the [rightly] guided

Yusuf AliSay: "I am forbidden to worship those - others than God - whom ye call upon." Say: "I will not follow your wain desires: If I did, I would stray from the path, and be not of the company of those who receive guidance

Saheeh InternationalSay, "Indeed, I am on clear evidence from my Lord, and you have denied it. I do not have that for which you are impatient. The decision is only for Allah. He relates the truth, and He is the best of deciders

Yusuf AliSay: "For me, I (work) on a clear sign from my Lord, but ye reject Him. What ye would see hastened, is not in my power. The command rests with none but God: He declares the truth, and He is the best of judges

Saheeh InternationalSay, "If I had that for which you are impatient, the matter would have been decided between me and you, but Allah is most knowing of the wrongdoers

Yusuf AliSay: "If what ye would see hastened were in my power, the matter would be settled at once between you and me. But God knoweth best those who do wrong

Saheeh InternationalAnd with Him are the keys of the unseen; none knows them except Him. And He knows what is on the land and in the sea. Not a leaf falls but that He knows it. And no grain is there within the darknesses of the earth and no moist or dry [thing] but that it is [written] in a clear record

Yusuf AliWith Him are the keys of the unseen, the treasures that none knoweth but He. He knoweth whatever there is on the earth and in the sea. Not a leaf doth fall but with His knowledge: there is not a grain in the darkness (or depths) of the earth, n or anything fresh or dry (green or withered), but is (inscribed) in a record clear (to those who can read)

Saheeh InternationalAnd it is He who takes your souls by night and knows what you have committed by day. Then He revives you therein that a specified term may be fulfilled. Then to Him will be your return; then He will inform you about what you used to do

Yusuf AliIt is He who doth take your souls by night, and hath knowledge of all that ye have done by day: by day doth He raise you up again; that a term appointed be fulfilled; In the end unto Him will be your return; then will He show you the truth of all that ye did

Saheeh InternationalAnd He is the subjugator over His servants, and He sends over you guardian-angels until, when death comes to one of you, Our messengers take him, and they do not fail [in their duties]

Yusuf AliHe is the irresistible, (watching) from above over His worshippers, and He sets guardians over you. At length, when death approaches one of you, Our angels take his soul, and they never fail in their duty

Saheeh InternationalThen they His servants are returned to Allah, their true Lord. Unquestionably, His is the judgement, and He is the swiftest of accountants

Yusuf AliThen are men returned unto God, their protector, the (only) reality: Is not His the command? and He is the swiftest in taking account

Saheeh InternationalSay, "Who rescues you from the darknesses of the land and sea [when] you call upon Him imploring [aloud] and privately, 'If He should save us from this [crisis], we will surely be among the thankful

Yusuf AliSay: "Who is it that delivereth you from the dark recesses of land and sea, when ye call upon Him in humility and silent terror: 'If He only delivers us from these (dangers), (we vow) we shall truly show our gratitude

Saheeh InternationalSay, "It is Allah who saves you from it and from every distress; then you [still] associate others with Him

Yusuf AliSay "It is God that delivereth you from these and all (other) distresses: and yet ye worship false gods

Saheeh InternationalSay, "He is the [one] Able to send upon you affliction from above you or from beneath your feet or to confuse you [so you become] sects and make you taste the violence of one another." Look how We diversify the signs that they might understand

Yusuf AliSay: "He hath power to send calamities on you, from above and below, or to cover you with confusion in party strife, giving you a taste of mutual vengeance - each from the other." See how We explain the signs by various (symbols); that they ma y understand

Saheeh InternationalBut your people have denied it while it is the truth. Say, "I am not over you a manager

Yusuf AliBut thy people reject this, though it is the truth. Say: "Not mine is the responsibility for arranging your affairs

Saheeh InternationalFor every happening is a finality; and you are going to know

Yusuf AliFor every message is a limit of time, and soon shall ye know it

Saheeh InternationalAnd when you see those who engage in [offensive] discourse concerning Our verses, then turn away from them until they enter into another conversation. And if Satan should cause you to forget, then do not remain after the reminder with the wrongdoing people

Yusuf AliWhen thou seest men engaged in vain discourse about Our signs, turn away from them unless they turn to a different theme. If Satan ever makes thee forget, then after recollection, sit not thou in the company of those who do wrong

Saheeh InternationalAnd those who fear Allah are not held accountable for the disbelievers at all, but [only for] a reminder - that perhaps they will fear Him

Yusuf AliOn their account no responsibility falls on the righteous, but (their duty) is to remind them, that they may (learn to) fear God

Saheeh InternationalAnd leave those who take their religion as amusement and diversion and whom the worldly life has deluded. But remind with the Qur'an, lest a soul be given up to destruction for what it earned; it will have other than Allah no protector and no intercessor. And if it should offer every compensation, it would not be taken from it. Those are the ones who are given to destruction for what they have earned. For them will be a drink of scalding water and a painful punishment because they used to disbelieve

Yusuf AliLeave alone those who take their religion to be mere play and amusement, and are deceived by the life of this world. But proclaim (to them) this (truth): that every soul delivers itself to ruin by its own acts: it will find for itself no protec tor or intercessor except God: if it offered every ransom, (or reparation), none will be accepted: such is (the end of) those who deliver themselves to ruin by their own acts: they will have for drink (only) boiling water, and for punishment, one most grievous: for they persisted in rejecting God

Saheeh InternationalSay, "Shall we invoke instead of Allah that which neither benefits us nor harms us and be turned back on our heels after Allah has guided us? [We would then be] like one whom the devils enticed [to wander] upon the earth confused, [while] he has companions inviting him to guidance, [calling], 'Come to us.' " Say, "Indeed, the guidance of Allah is the [only] guidance; and we have been commanded to submit to the Lord of the worlds

Yusuf AliSay: "Shall we indeed call on others besides God,- things that can do us neither good nor harm,- and turn on our heels after receiving guidance from God? - like one whom the evil ones have made into a fool, wandering bewildered through the ear th, his friends calling, come to us', (vainly) guiding him to the path." Say: "God's guidance is the (only) guidance, and we have been directed to submit ourselves to the Lord of the worlds

Saheeh InternationalAnd to establish prayer and fear Him." And it is He to whom you will be gathered

Yusuf AliTo establish regular prayers and to fear God: for it is to Him that we shall be gathered together

Saheeh InternationalAnd it is He who created the heavens and earth in truth. And the day He says, "Be," and it is, His word is the truth. And His is the dominion [on] the Day the Horn is blown. [He is] Knower of the unseen and the witnessed; and He is the Wise, the Acquainted

Yusuf AliIt is He who created the heavens and the earth in true (proportions): the day He saith, "Be," behold! it is. His word is the truth. His will be the dominion the day the trumpet will be blown. He knoweth the unseen as well as that which is open. For He is the Wise, well acquainted (with all things)

Saheeh InternationalAnd [mention, O Muhammad], when Abraham said to his father Azar, "Do you take idols as deities? Indeed, I see you and your people to be in manifest error

Yusuf AliLo! Abraham said to his father Azar: "Takest thou idols for gods? For I see thee and thy people in manifest error

Saheeh InternationalAnd thus did We show Abraham the realm of the heavens and the earth that he would be among the certain [in faith]

Yusuf AliSo also did We show Abraham the power and the laws of the heavens and the earth, that he might (with understanding) have certitude

Saheeh InternationalSo when the night covered him [with darkness], he saw a star. He said, "This is my lord." But when it set, he said, "I like not those that disappear

Yusuf AliWhen the night covered him over, He saw a star: He said: "This is my Lord." But when it set, He said: "I love not those that set

Saheeh InternationalAnd when he saw the moon rising, he said, "This is my lord." But when it set, he said, "Unless my Lord guides me, I will surely be among the people gone astray

Yusuf AliWhen he saw the moon rising in splendour, he said: "This is my Lord." But when the moon set, He said: "unless my Lord guide me, I shall surely be among those who go astray

Saheeh InternationalAnd when he saw the sun rising, he said, "This is my lord; this is greater." But when it set, he said, "O my people, indeed I am free from what you associate with Allah

Yusuf AliWhen he saw the sun rising in splendour, he said: "This is my Lord; this is the greatest (of all)." But when the sun set, he said: "O my people! I am indeed free from your (guilt) of giving partners to God

Saheeh InternationalIndeed, I have turned my face toward He who created the heavens and the earth, inclining toward truth, and I am not of those who associate others with Allah

Yusuf AliFor me, I have set my face, firmly and truly, towards Him Who created the heavens and the earth, and never shall I give partners to God

Saheeh InternationalAnd his people argued with him. He said, "Do you argue with me concerning Allah while He has guided me? And I fear not what you associate with Him [and will not be harmed] unless my Lord should will something. My Lord encompasses all things in knowledge; then will you not remember

Yusuf AliHis people disputed with him. He said: "(Come) ye to dispute with me, about God, when He (Himself) hath guided me? I fear not (the beings) ye associate with God: Unless my Lord willeth, (nothing can happen). My Lord comprehendeth in His knowle dge all things. Will ye not (yourselves) be admonished

Saheeh InternationalAnd how should I fear what you associate while you do not fear that you have associated with Allah that for which He has not sent down to you any authority? So which of the two parties has more right to security, if you should know

Yusuf AliHow should I fear (the beings) ye associate with God, when ye fear not to give partners to God without any warrant having been given to you? Which of (us) two parties hath more right to security? (tell me) if ye know

Saheeh InternationalThey who believe and do not mix their belief with injustice - those will have security, and they are [rightly] guided

Yusuf AliIt is those who believe and confuse not their beliefs with wrong - that are (truly) in security, for they are on (right) guidance

Saheeh InternationalAnd that was Our [conclusive] argument which We gave Abraham against his people. We raise by degrees whom We will. Indeed, your Lord is Wise and Knowing

Yusuf AliThat was the reasoning about Us, which We gave to Abraham (to use) against his people: We raise whom We will, degree after degree: for thy Lord is full of wisdom and knowledge

Saheeh InternationalAnd We gave to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob - all [of them] We guided. And Noah, We guided before; and among his descendants, David and Solomon and Job and Joseph and Moses and Aaron. Thus do We reward the doers of good

Yusuf AliWe gave him Isaac and Jacob: all (three) guided: and before him, We guided Noah, and among his progeny, David, Solomon, Job, Joseph, Moses, and Aaron: thus do We reward those who do good

Saheeh InternationalAnd Zechariah and John and Jesus and Elias - and all were of the righteous

Yusuf AliAnd Zakariya and John, and Jesus and Elias: all in the ranks of the righteous

Saheeh InternationalAnd Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot - and all [of them] We preferred over the worlds

Yusuf AliAnd Isma'il and Elisha, and Jonas, and Lot: and to all We gave favour above the nations

Saheeh InternationalAnd [some] among their fathers and their descendants and their brothers - and We chose them and We guided them to a straight path

Yusuf Ali(To them) and to their fathers, and progeny and brethren: We chose them, and we guided them to a straight way

Saheeh InternationalThat is the guidance of Allah by which He guides whomever He wills of His servants. But if they had associated others with Allah, then worthless for them would be whatever they were doing

Yusuf AliThis is the guidance of God: He giveth that guidance to whom He pleaseth, of His worshippers. If they were to join other gods with Him, all that they did would be vain for them

Saheeh InternationalThose are the ones to whom We gave the Scripture and authority and prophethood. But if the disbelievers deny it, then We have entrusted it to a people who are not therein disbelievers

Yusuf AliThese were the men to whom We gave the Book, and authority, and prophethood: if these (their descendants) reject them, Behold! We shall entrust their charge to a new people who reject them not

Saheeh InternationalThose are the ones whom Allah has guided, so from their guidance take an example. Say, "I ask of you for this message no payment. It is not but a reminder for the worlds

Yusuf AliThose were the (prophets) who received God's guidance: Copy the guidance they received; Say: "No reward for this do I ask of you: This is no less than a message for the nations

Saheeh InternationalAnd they did not appraise Allah with true appraisal when they said, "Allah did not reveal to a human being anything." Say, "Who revealed the Scripture that Moses brought as light and guidance to the people? You [Jews] make it into pages, disclosing [some of] it and concealing much. And you were taught that which you knew not - neither you nor your fathers." Say, "Allah [revealed it]." Then leave them in their [empty] discourse, amusing themselves

Yusuf AliNo just estimate of God do they make when they say: "Nothing doth God send down to man (by way of revelation)" Say: "Who then sent down the Book which Moses brought?- a light and guidance to man: But ye make it into (separate) sheets for show, while ye conceal much (of its contents): therein were ye taught that which ye knew not- neither ye nor your fathers." Say: "God (sent it down)": Then leave them to plunge in vain discourse and trifling

Saheeh InternationalAnd this is a Book which We have sent down, blessed and confirming what was before it, that you may warn the Mother of Cities and those around it. Those who believe in the Hereafter believe in it, and they are maintaining their prayers

Yusuf AliAnd this is a Book which We have sent down, bringing blessings, and confirming (the revelations) which came before it: that thou mayest warn the mother of cities and all around her. Those who believe in the Hereafter believe in this (Book), an d they are constant in guarding their prayers

Saheeh InternationalAnd who is more unjust than one who invents a lie about Allah or says, "It has been inspired to me," while nothing has been inspired to him, and one who says, "I will reveal [something] like what Allah revealed." And if you could but see when the wrongdoers are in the overwhelming pangs of death while the angels extend their hands, [saying], "Discharge your souls! Today you will be awarded the punishment of [extreme] humiliation for what you used to say against Allah other than the truth and [that] you were, toward His verses, being arrogant

Yusuf AliWho can be more wicked than one who inventeth a lie against God, or saith, "I have received inspiration," when he hath received none, or (again) who saith, "I can reveal the like of what God hath revealed"? If thou couldst but see how the wicke d (do fare) in the flood of confusion at death! - the angels stretch forth their hands, (saying),"Yield up your souls: this day shall ye receive your reward,- a penalty of shame, for that ye used to tell lies against God, and scornfully to reject of Hi s signs

Saheeh International[It will be said to them], "And you have certainly come to Us alone as We created you the first time, and you have left whatever We bestowed upon you behind you. And We do not see with you your 'intercessors' which you claimed that they were among you associates [of Allah]. It has [all] been severed between you, and lost from you is what you used to claim

Yusuf AliAnd behold! ye come to us bare and alone as We created you for the first time: ye have left behind you all (the favours) which We bestowed on you: We see not with you your intercessors whom ye thought to be partners in your affairs: so now al l relations between you have been cut off, and your (pet) fancies have left you in the lurch

Saheeh InternationalIndeed, Allah is the cleaver of grain and date seeds. He brings the living out of the dead and brings the dead out of the living. That is Allah; so how are you deluded

Yusuf AliIt is God Who causeth the seed-grain and the date-stone to split and sprout. He causeth the living to issue from the dead, and He is the one to cause the dead to issue from the living. That is God: then how are ye deluded away from the truth

Saheeh International[He is] the cleaver of daybreak and has made the night for rest and the sun and moon for calculation. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing

Yusuf AliHe it is that cleaveth the day-break (from the dark): He makes the night for rest and tranquillity, and the sun and moon for the reckoning (of time): Such is the judgment and ordering of (Him), the Exalted in Power, the Omniscient

Saheeh InternationalAnd it is He who placed for you the stars that you may be guided by them through the darknesses of the land and sea. We have detailed the signs for a people who know

Yusuf AliIt is He Who maketh the stars (as beacons) for you, that ye may guide yourselves, with their help, through the dark spaces of land and sea: We detail Our signs for people who know

Saheeh InternationalAnd it is He who produced you from one soul and [gave you] a place of dwelling and of storage. We have detailed the signs for a people who understand

Yusuf AliIt is He Who hath produced you from a single person: here is a place of sojourn and a place of departure: We detail Our signs for people who understand

Saheeh InternationalAnd it is He who sends down rain from the sky, and We produce thereby the growth of all things. We produce from it greenery from which We produce grains arranged in layers. And from the palm trees - of its emerging fruit are clusters hanging low. And [We produce] gardens of grapevines and olives and pomegranates, similar yet varied. Look at [each of] its fruit when it yields and [at] its ripening. Indeed in that are signs for a people who believe

Yusuf AliIt is He Who sendeth down rain from the skies: with it We produce vegetation of all kinds: from some We produce green (crops), out of which We produce grain, heaped up (at harvest); out of the date-palm and its sheaths (or spathes) (come) clus ters of dates hanging low and near: and (then there are) gardens of grapes, and olives, and pomegranates, each similar (in kind) yet different (in variety): when they begin to bear fruit, feast your eyes with the fruit and the ripeness thereof. Behold! in these things there are signs for people who believe

Saheeh InternationalBut they have attributed to Allah partners - the jinn, while He has created them - and have fabricated for Him sons and daughters. Exalted is He and high above what they describe

Yusuf AliYet they make the Jinns equals with God, though God did create the Jinns; and they falsely, having no knowledge, attribute to Him sons and daughters. Praise and glory be to Him! (for He is) above what they attribute to Him