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Surah Al-Hijr (The Rock)

(سورة الحِجۡرِ)
Surah 15 • Category: Meccan • Verses: 99
1

الر ۚ تِلْكَ آيَاتُ الْكِتَابِ وَقُرْآنٍ مُبِينٍ

English Translation
Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the verses of the Book and a clear Qur'an.
2

رُبَمَا يَوَدُّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَوْ كَانُوا مُسْلِمِينَ

English Translation
Perhaps those who disbelieve will wish that they had been Muslims.
3

ذَرْهُمْ يَأْكُلُوا وَيَتَمَتَّعُوا وَيُلْهِهِمُ الْأَمَلُ ۖ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ

English Translation
Let them eat and enjoy themselves and be diverted by [false] hope, for they are going to know.
4

وَمَا أَهْلَكْنَا مِنْ قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا وَلَهَا كِتَابٌ مَعْلُومٌ

English Translation
And We did not destroy any city but that for it was a known decree.
5

مَا تَسْبِقُ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ

English Translation
No nation will precede its term, nor will they remain thereafter.
6

وَقَالُوا يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِي نُزِّلَ عَلَيْهِ الذِّكْرُ إِنَّكَ لَمَجْنُونٌ

English Translation
And they say, "O you upon whom the message has been sent down, indeed you are mad.
7

لَوْ مَا تَأْتِينَا بِالْمَلَائِكَةِ إِنْ كُنْتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ

English Translation
Why do you not bring us the angels, if you should be among the truthful?"
8

مَا نُنَزِّلُ الْمَلَائِكَةَ إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ وَمَا كَانُوا إِذًا مُنْظَرِينَ

English Translation
We do not send down the angels except with truth; and the disbelievers would not then be reprieved.
9

إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا الذِّكْرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَحَافِظُونَ

English Translation
Indeed, it is We who sent down the Qur'an and indeed, We will be its guardian.
10

وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ فِي شِيَعِ الْأَوَّلِينَ

English Translation
And We had certainly sent [messengers] before you, [O Muhammad], among the sects of the former peoples.
11

وَمَا يَأْتِيهِمْ مِنْ رَسُولٍ إِلَّا كَانُوا بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ

English Translation
And no messenger would come to them except that they ridiculed him.
12

كَذَٰلِكَ نَسْلُكُهُ فِي قُلُوبِ الْمُجْرِمِينَ

English Translation
Thus do We insert denial into the hearts of the criminals.
13

لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِ ۖ وَقَدْ خَلَتْ سُنَّةُ الْأَوَّلِينَ

English Translation
They will not believe in it, while there has already occurred the precedent of the former peoples.
14

وَلَوْ فَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ بَابًا مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فَظَلُّوا فِيهِ يَعْرُجُونَ

English Translation
And [even] if We opened to them a gate from the heaven and they continued therein to ascend,
15

لَقَالُوا إِنَّمَا سُكِّرَتْ أَبْصَارُنَا بَلْ نَحْنُ قَوْمٌ مَسْحُورُونَ

English Translation
They would say, "Our eyes have only been dazzled. Rather, we are a people affected by magic."
16

وَلَقَدْ جَعَلْنَا فِي السَّمَاءِ بُرُوجًا وَزَيَّنَّاهَا لِلنَّاظِرِينَ

English Translation
And We have placed within the heaven great stars and have beautified it for the observers.
17

وَحَفِظْنَاهَا مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ رَجِيمٍ

English Translation
And We have protected it from every devil expelled [from the mercy of Allah]
18

إِلَّا مَنِ اسْتَرَقَ السَّمْعَ فَأَتْبَعَهُ شِهَابٌ مُبِينٌ

English Translation
Except one who steals a hearing and is pursued by a clear burning flame.
19

وَالْأَرْضَ مَدَدْنَاهَا وَأَلْقَيْنَا فِيهَا رَوَاسِيَ وَأَنْبَتْنَا فِيهَا مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ مَوْزُونٍ

English Translation
And the earth - We have spread it and cast therein firmly set mountains and caused to grow therein [something] of every well-balanced thing.
20

وَجَعَلْنَا لَكُمْ فِيهَا مَعَايِشَ وَمَنْ لَسْتُمْ لَهُ بِرَازِقِينَ

English Translation
And We have made for you therein means of living and [for] those for whom you are not providers.
21

وَإِنْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ إِلَّا عِنْدَنَا خَزَائِنُهُ وَمَا نُنَزِّلُهُ إِلَّا بِقَدَرٍ مَعْلُومٍ

English Translation
And there is not a thing but that with Us are its depositories, and We do not send it down except according to a known measure.
22

وَأَرْسَلْنَا الرِّيَاحَ لَوَاقِحَ فَأَنْزَلْنَا مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً فَأَسْقَيْنَاكُمُوهُ وَمَا أَنْتُمْ لَهُ بِخَازِنِينَ

English Translation
And We have sent the fertilizing winds and sent down water from the sky and given you drink from it. And you are not its retainers.
23

وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ نُحْيِي وَنُمِيتُ وَنَحْنُ الْوَارِثُونَ

English Translation
And indeed, it is We who give life and cause death, and We are the Inheritor.
24

وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ مِنْكُمْ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَأْخِرِينَ

English Translation
And We have already known the preceding [generations] among you, and We have already known the later [ones to come].
25

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ يَحْشُرُهُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُ حَكِيمٌ عَلِيمٌ

English Translation
And indeed, your Lord will gather them; indeed, He is Wise and Knowing.
26

وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ صَلْصَالٍ مِنْ حَمَإٍ مَسْنُونٍ

English Translation
And We did certainly create man out of clay from an altered black mud.
27

وَالْجَانَّ خَلَقْنَاهُ مِنْ قَبْلُ مِنْ نَارِ السَّمُومِ

English Translation
And the jinn We created before from scorching fire.
28

وَإِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ إِنِّي خَالِقٌ بَشَرًا مِنْ صَلْصَالٍ مِنْ حَمَإٍ مَسْنُونٍ

English Translation
And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels, "I will create a human being out of clay from an altered black mud.
29

فَإِذَا سَوَّيْتُهُ وَنَفَخْتُ فِيهِ مِنْ رُوحِي فَقَعُوا لَهُ سَاجِدِينَ

English Translation
And when I have proportioned him and breathed into him of My [created] soul, then fall down to him in prostration."
30

فَسَجَدَ الْمَلَائِكَةُ كُلُّهُمْ أَجْمَعُونَ

English Translation
So the angels prostrated - all of them entirely,
31

إِلَّا إِبْلِيسَ أَبَىٰ أَنْ يَكُونَ مَعَ السَّاجِدِينَ

English Translation
Except Iblees, he refused to be with those who prostrated.
32

قَالَ يَا إِبْلِيسُ مَا لَكَ أَلَّا تَكُونَ مَعَ السَّاجِدِينَ

English Translation
[Allah] said, O Iblees, what is [the matter] with you that you are not with those who prostrate?"
33

قَالَ لَمْ أَكُنْ لِأَسْجُدَ لِبَشَرٍ خَلَقْتَهُ مِنْ صَلْصَالٍ مِنْ حَمَإٍ مَسْنُونٍ

English Translation
He said, "Never would I prostrate to a human whom You created out of clay from an altered black mud."
34

قَالَ فَاخْرُجْ مِنْهَا فَإِنَّكَ رَجِيمٌ

English Translation
[Allah] said, "Then get out of it, for indeed, you are expelled.
35

وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكَ اللَّعْنَةَ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ

English Translation
And indeed, upon you is the curse until the Day of Recompense."
36

قَالَ رَبِّ فَأَنْظِرْنِي إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ

English Translation
He said, "My Lord, then reprieve me until the Day they are resurrected."
37

قَالَ فَإِنَّكَ مِنَ الْمُنْظَرِينَ

English Translation
[Allah] said, "So indeed, you are of those reprieved
38

إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الْوَقْتِ الْمَعْلُومِ

English Translation
Until the Day of the time well-known."
39

قَالَ رَبِّ بِمَا أَغْوَيْتَنِي لَأُزَيِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَأُغْوِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

English Translation
[Iblees] said, "My Lord, because You have put me in error, I will surely make [disobedience] attractive to them on earth, and I will mislead them all
40

إِلَّا عِبَادَكَ مِنْهُمُ الْمُخْلَصِينَ

English Translation
Except, among them, Your chosen servants."
41

قَالَ هَٰذَا صِرَاطٌ عَلَيَّ مُسْتَقِيمٌ

English Translation
[Allah] said, "This is a path [of return] to Me [that is] straight.
42

إِنَّ عِبَادِي لَيْسَ لَكَ عَلَيْهِمْ سُلْطَانٌ إِلَّا مَنِ اتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ الْغَاوِينَ

English Translation
Indeed, My servants - no authority will you have over them, except those who follow you of the deviators.
43

وَإِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ لَمَوْعِدُهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

English Translation
And indeed, Hell is the promised place for them all.
44

لَهَا سَبْعَةُ أَبْوَابٍ لِكُلِّ بَابٍ مِنْهُمْ جُزْءٌ مَقْسُومٌ

English Translation
It has seven gates; for every gate is of them a portion designated."
45

إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَعُيُونٍ

English Translation
Indeed, the righteous will be within gardens and springs.
46

ادْخُلُوهَا بِسَلَامٍ آمِنِينَ

English Translation
[Having been told], "Enter it in peace, safe [and secure]."
47

وَنَزَعْنَا مَا فِي صُدُورِهِمْ مِنْ غِلٍّ إِخْوَانًا عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مُتَقَابِلِينَ

English Translation
And We will remove whatever is in their breasts of resentment, [so they will be] brothers, on thrones facing each other.
48

لَا يَمَسُّهُمْ فِيهَا نَصَبٌ وَمَا هُمْ مِنْهَا بِمُخْرَجِينَ

English Translation
No fatigue will touch them therein, nor from it will they [ever] be removed.
49

۞ نَبِّئْ عِبَادِي أَنِّي أَنَا الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ

English Translation
[O Muhammad], inform My servants that it is I who am the Forgiving, the Merciful.
50

وَأَنَّ عَذَابِي هُوَ الْعَذَابُ الْأَلِيمُ

English Translation
And that it is My punishment which is the painful punishment.
51

وَنَبِّئْهُمْ عَنْ ضَيْفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ

English Translation
And inform them about the guests of Abraham,
52

إِذْ دَخَلُوا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا سَلَامًا قَالَ إِنَّا مِنْكُمْ وَجِلُونَ

English Translation
When they entered upon him and said, "Peace." [Abraham] said, "Indeed, we are fearful of you."
53

قَالُوا لَا تَوْجَلْ إِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلَامٍ عَلِيمٍ

English Translation
[The angels] said, "Fear not. Indeed, we give you good tidings of a learned boy."
54

قَالَ أَبَشَّرْتُمُونِي عَلَىٰ أَنْ مَسَّنِيَ الْكِبَرُ فَبِمَ تُبَشِّرُونَ

English Translation
He said, "Have you given me good tidings although old age has come upon me? Then of what [wonder] do you inform?"
55

قَالُوا بَشَّرْنَاكَ بِالْحَقِّ فَلَا تَكُنْ مِنَ الْقَانِطِينَ

English Translation
They said, "We have given you good tidings in truth, so do not be of the despairing."
56

قَالَ وَمَنْ يَقْنَطُ مِنْ رَحْمَةِ رَبِّهِ إِلَّا الضَّالُّونَ

English Translation
He said, "And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord except for those astray?"
57

قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكُمْ أَيُّهَا الْمُرْسَلُونَ

English Translation
[Abraham] said, "Then what is your business [here], O messengers?"
58

قَالُوا إِنَّا أُرْسِلْنَا إِلَىٰ قَوْمٍ مُجْرِمِينَ

English Translation
They said, "Indeed, we have been sent to a people of criminals,
59

إِلَّا آلَ لُوطٍ إِنَّا لَمُنَجُّوهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

English Translation
Except the family of Lot; indeed, we will save them all
60

إِلَّا امْرَأَتَهُ قَدَّرْنَا ۙ إِنَّهَا لَمِنَ الْغَابِرِينَ

English Translation
Except his wife." Allah decreed that she is of those who remain behind.
61

فَلَمَّا جَاءَ آلَ لُوطٍ الْمُرْسَلُونَ

English Translation
And when the messengers came to the family of Lot,
62

قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ قَوْمٌ مُنْكَرُونَ

English Translation
He said, "Indeed, you are people unknown."
63

قَالُوا بَلْ جِئْنَاكَ بِمَا كَانُوا فِيهِ يَمْتَرُونَ

English Translation
They said, "But we have come to you with that about which they were disputing,
64

وَأَتَيْنَاكَ بِالْحَقِّ وَإِنَّا لَصَادِقُونَ

English Translation
And we have come to you with truth, and indeed, we are truthful.
65

فَأَسْرِ بِأَهْلِكَ بِقِطْعٍ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ وَاتَّبِعْ أَدْبَارَهُمْ وَلَا يَلْتَفِتْ مِنْكُمْ أَحَدٌ وَامْضُوا حَيْثُ تُؤْمَرُونَ

English Translation
So set out with your family during a portion of the night and follow behind them and let not anyone among you look back and continue on to where you are commanded."
66

وَقَضَيْنَا إِلَيْهِ ذَٰلِكَ الْأَمْرَ أَنَّ دَابِرَ هَٰؤُلَاءِ مَقْطُوعٌ مُصْبِحِينَ

English Translation
And We conveyed to him [the decree] of that matter: that those [sinners] would be eliminated by early morning.
67

وَجَاءَ أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ

English Translation
And the people of the city came rejoicing.
68

قَالَ إِنَّ هَٰؤُلَاءِ ضَيْفِي فَلَا تَفْضَحُونِ

English Translation
[Lot] said, "Indeed, these are my guests, so do not shame me.
69

وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَلَا تُخْزُونِ

English Translation
And fear Allah and do not disgrace me."
70

قَالُوا أَوَلَمْ نَنْهَكَ عَنِ الْعَالَمِينَ

English Translation
They said, "Have we not forbidden you from [protecting] people?"
71

قَالَ هَٰؤُلَاءِ بَنَاتِي إِنْ كُنْتُمْ فَاعِلِينَ

English Translation
[Lot] said, "These are my daughters - if you would be doers [of lawful marriage]."
72

لَعَمْرُكَ إِنَّهُمْ لَفِي سَكْرَتِهِمْ يَعْمَهُونَ

English Translation
By your life, [O Muhammad], indeed they were, in their intoxication, wandering blindly.
73

فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ الصَّيْحَةُ مُشْرِقِينَ

English Translation
So the shriek seized them at sunrise.
74

فَجَعَلْنَا عَالِيَهَا سَافِلَهَا وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ حِجَارَةً مِنْ سِجِّيلٍ

English Translation
And We made the highest part [of the city] its lowest and rained upon them stones of hard clay.
75

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِلْمُتَوَسِّمِينَ

English Translation
Indeed in that are signs for those who discern.
76

وَإِنَّهَا لَبِسَبِيلٍ مُقِيمٍ

English Translation
And indeed, those cities are [situated] on an established road.
77

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

English Translation
Indeed in that is a sign for the believers.
78

وَإِنْ كَانَ أَصْحَابُ الْأَيْكَةِ لَظَالِمِينَ

English Translation
And the companions of the thicket were [also] wrongdoers.
79

فَانْتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ وَإِنَّهُمَا لَبِإِمَامٍ مُبِينٍ

English Translation
So We took retribution from them, and indeed, both [cities] are on a clear highway.
80

وَلَقَدْ كَذَّبَ أَصْحَابُ الْحِجْرِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ

English Translation
And certainly did the companions of Thamud deny the messengers.
81

وَآتَيْنَاهُمْ آيَاتِنَا فَكَانُوا عَنْهَا مُعْرِضِينَ

English Translation
And We gave them Our signs, but from them they were turning away.
82

وَكَانُوا يَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ الْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا آمِنِينَ

English Translation
And they used to carve from the mountains, houses, feeling secure.
83

فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ الصَّيْحَةُ مُصْبِحِينَ

English Translation
But the shriek seized them at early morning.
84

فَمَا أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُمْ مَا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ

English Translation
So nothing availed them [from] what they used to earn.
85

وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ ۗ وَإِنَّ السَّاعَةَ لَآتِيَةٌ ۖ فَاصْفَحِ الصَّفْحَ الْجَمِيلَ

English Translation
And We have not created the heavens and earth and that between them except in truth. And indeed, the Hour is coming; so forgive with gracious forgiveness.
86

إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ الْخَلَّاقُ الْعَلِيمُ

English Translation
Indeed, your Lord - He is the Knowing Creator.
87

وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَاكَ سَبْعًا مِنَ الْمَثَانِي وَالْقُرْآنَ الْعَظِيمَ

English Translation
And We have certainly given you, [O Muhammad], seven of the often repeated [verses] and the great Qur'an.
88

لَا تَمُدَّنَّ عَيْنَيْكَ إِلَىٰ مَا مَتَّعْنَا بِهِ أَزْوَاجًا مِنْهُمْ وَلَا تَحْزَنْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَاخْفِضْ جَنَاحَكَ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

English Translation
Do not extend your eyes toward that by which We have given enjoyment to [certain] categories of the disbelievers, and do not grieve over them. And lower your wing to the believers
89

وَقُلْ إِنِّي أَنَا النَّذِيرُ الْمُبِينُ

English Translation
And say, "Indeed, I am the clear warner" -
90

كَمَا أَنْزَلْنَا عَلَى الْمُقْتَسِمِينَ

English Translation
Just as We had revealed [scriptures] to the separators
91

الَّذِينَ جَعَلُوا الْقُرْآنَ عِضِينَ

English Translation
Who have made the Qur'an into portions.
92

فَوَرَبِّكَ لَنَسْأَلَنَّهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

English Translation
So by your Lord, We will surely question them all
93

عَمَّا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ

English Translation
About what they used to do.
94

فَاصْدَعْ بِمَا تُؤْمَرُ وَأَعْرِضْ عَنِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ

English Translation
Then declare what you are commanded and turn away from the polytheists.
95

إِنَّا كَفَيْنَاكَ الْمُسْتَهْزِئِينَ

English Translation
Indeed, We are sufficient for you against the mockers
96

الَّذِينَ يَجْعَلُونَ مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا آخَرَ ۚ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ

English Translation
Who make [equal] with Allah another deity. But they are going to know.
97

وَلَقَدْ نَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ يَضِيقُ صَدْرُكَ بِمَا يَقُولُونَ

English Translation
And We already know that your breast is constrained by what they say.
98

فَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ وَكُنْ مِنَ السَّاجِدِينَ

English Translation
So exalt [Allah] with praise of your Lord and be of those who prostrate [to Him].
99

وَاعْبُدْ رَبَّكَ حَتَّىٰ يَأْتِيَكَ الْيَقِينُ

English Translation
And worship your Lord until there comes to you the certainty (death).

About Surah Surah Al-Hijr (The Rock)

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