Az-Zumar
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
The revelation of this Book (the Qur'ân) is from Allâh, the
All-Mighty, the All-Wise. (1) Verily, We have sent down the Book to you (O
Muhammad SAW) in truth: So worship Allâh (Alone) by doing religious deeds
sincerely for Allâh's sake only. (2) Surely, the religion (i.e. the worship and
the obedience) is for Allâh only. And those who take Auliyâ' (protectors,
helpers, lords, gods) besides Him (say): "We worship them only that they
may bring us near to Allâh." Verily, Allâh will judge between them
concerning that wherein they differ. Truly, Allâh guides not him who is a liar,
and a disbeliever. (3) Had Allâh willed to take a son (or offspring), He could have chosen whom He willed out of those whom He
created. But glory is to Him! (He is above such things). He is Allâh, the One,
the Irresistible[]. (4) He has created the
heavens and the earth with truth. He makes the night to go in the day and makes
the day to go in the night. And He has subjected the sun and the moon. Each running (on a fixed course) for an appointed term.
Verily, He is the All-Mighty, the Oft-Forgiving. (5)He created you (all)
from a single person (Adam); then made from him his wife [Hawwa' (Eve)]. And He
has sent down for you of cattle eight pairs (of the sheep, two, male and
female; of the goats, two, male and female; of the oxen, two, male and female;
and of the camels, two, male and female). He creates you in the wombs of your
mothers, creation after creation in three veils of darkness,
such is Allâh your Lord. His is the kingdom, Lâ ilâha illa Huwa (none has the
right to be worshipped but He). How then are you
turned away? (6) If you disbelieve, then verily, Allâh is not in need of you, He
likes not disbelief for His slaves. And if you are grateful (by being
believers), He is pleased therewith for you. No bearer of burdens shall bear
the burden of another. Then to your Lord is your return,
and He will inform you what you used to do. Verily, He is the All-Knower of
that which is in (men's) breasts. (7) And when some hurt touches man, he cries to
his Lord (Allâh Alone), turning to Him in repentance, but when He bestows a
favour upon him from Himself, he forgets that for which he cried for before,
and he sets up rivals to Allâh, in order to mislead others from His Path. Say:
"Take pleasure in your disbelief for a while: surely, you are (one) of the
dwellers of the Fire!" (8) Is one who is obedient to Allâh, prostrating
himself or standing (in prayer) during the hours of the night, fearing the
Hereafter and hoping for the Mercy of his Lord (like one who disbelieves)? Say:
"Are those who know equal to those who know not?" It is only men of
understanding who will remember (i.e. get a lesson from Allâh's Signs and
Verses). (9) Say (O Muhammad SAW): "O My slaves
who believe (in the Oneness of Allâh Islâmic — Monotheism), be afraid of your
Lord (Allâh) and keep your duty to Him. Good is (the reward) for those who do good in this world, and Allâh's earth is spacious (so if you
cannot worship Allâh at a place, then go to another)! Only those who are
patient shall receive their reward in full, without reckoning.[]" (10)Say (O Muhammad SAW):
"Verily, I am commanded to worship Allâh (Alone) by obeying Him and doing
religious deeds sincerely for His sake only. (11) "And I am
commanded (this) in order that I may be the first of those who submit
themselves to Allâh (in Islâm) as Muslims." (12) Say (O Muhammad SAW):
"Verily, if I disobey my Lord, I am afraid of the torment of a great
Day." (13) Say (O Muhammad SAW) "Allâh Alone I worship by doing
religious deeds sincerely for His sake only (and not to show off, and not to
set up rivals with Him in worship)." (14) So worship what you
like besides Him. Say (O Muhammad SAW): "The losers are those who will
lose themselves and their families on the Day of Resurrection. Verily, that
will be a manifest loss!" (15) They shall have coverings of Fire, above them
and covering (of Fire) beneath them; with this Allâh does frighten His slaves:
"O My slaves, therefore fear Me!" (16) Those who avoid
At-Tâghût[] (false deities) by not worshipping them and turn to Allâh (in
repentance), for them are glad tidings; so announce the good news to My
slaves,— (17) Those who listen to the Word [good advice Lâ ilâha ill-allâh —
(none has the right to be worshipped but Allâh) and Islâmic Monotheism] and
follow the best thereof (i.e. worship Allâh Alone, repent to Him and avoid
Tâghût) those are (the ones) whom Allâh has guided and those are men of
understanding. (18) Is, then one against whom the Word of punishment is justified
(equal to the one who avoids evil)? Will you (O Muhammad SAW) rescue him who is
in the Fire? (19) But those who fear their Lord (Allâh) and keep their duty to
Him, for them are built lofty rooms; one above another under which rivers flow
(i.e. Paradise). (This is) the Promise of
Allâh: and Allâh does not fail in (His) Promise. (20) See you not, that
Allâh sends down water (rain) from the sky, and causes it to penetrate the
earth, (and then makes it to spring up) as water-springs and afterward thereby
produces crops of different colours, and afterward they wither and you see them
turn yellow, then He makes them dry and broken pieces. Verily, in this, is a
Reminder for men of understanding. (21)Is he whose breast Allâh has opened to Islâm,
so that he is in light from His Lord (as he who is non-Muslim)? So, woe to
those whose hearts are hardened against remembrance of Allâh! They are in plain
error! (22) Allâh has sent down the Best statement, a Book (this Qur'ân),
its parts resembling each other (in goodness and truth), and oft-repeated. The
skins of those who fear their Lord shiver from it (when they recite it or hear
it). Then their skin and their heart soften to the remembrance of Allâh. That
is the guidance of Allâh. He Guides therewith whom He wills and whomever Allâh
sends astray, for him there is no guide. (23) Is he then, who will confront with his
face the awful torment on the Day of Resurrection (as he who enters peacefully
in Paradise)? And it will be said to the
Zâlimûn (polytheists and wrong-doers): "Taste what you used to earn!"
(24) Those before them
belied, and so the torment came on them from directions they perceived not. (25) So Allâh made them to
taste the disgrace in the present life, but greater is the torment of the
Hereafter if they only knew! (26) And indeed We have put forth for men, in this
Qur'ân every kind of similitude in order that they may remember. (27) An Arabic Qur'ân,
without any crookedness (therein) in order that they may avoid all evil which
Allâh has ordered them to avoid, fear Him and keep their duty to Him (28) Allâh puts forth a
similitude: a (slave) man belonging to many partners (like those who worship
others along with Allâh) disputing with one another, and a (slave) man
belonging entirely to one master, (like those who worship Allâh Alone). Are
those two equal in comparison? All the praises and thanks are to Allâh! But
most of them know not. (29) Verily, you (O Muhammad SAW) will die and verily, they
(too) will die. (30) Then, on the Day of Resurrection, you will be disputing before
your Lord. (31)Then, who does more wrong than one who utters a lie against
Allâh, and denies the truth [this Qur'ân, the Prophet (Muhammad SAW), and the
Islâmic Monotheism] when it comes to him! Is there not in Hell an abode for the
disbelievers? (32) And he (Muhammad SAW) who has brought the truth (this Qur'ân and
Islâmic Monotheism) and (those who) believed therein (i.e. the true believers
of Islâmic Monotheism), those are Al- Muttaqûn (the pious and righteous persons
- see V.2:2) (33) They shall have all that they will desire with their Lord. That
is the reward of Muhsinûn (good-doers - see the footnote of V.9:120) (34) So that Allâh may
expiate from them the evil of what they did and give them the reward, according
to the best of what they used to do[] (35) Is not Allâh Sufficient for His slave?
Yet they try to frighten you with those (whom they worship) besides Him! And
whom Allâh sends astray, for him there will be no guide. (36) And whomsoever Allâh
guides, for him there will be no misleader. Is not Allâh All-Mighty, Possessor
of Retribution? (37) And verily, if you ask them: "Who created the heavens and
the earth?" Surely, they will say: "Allâh (has created them)."
Say: "Tell me then, the things that you invoke besides Allâh, if Allâh
intended some harm for me, could they remove His harm, or if He (Allâh)
intended some mercy for me, could they withhold His Mercy?" Say :
"Sufficient for me is Allâh; in Him those who trust (i.e. believers) must
put their trust[]." (38) Say: (O Muhammad SAW) "O My people! Work
according to your way, I am working (according to my way). Then you will come
to know, (39) "To whom comes a disgracing torment, and on whom descends
an everlasting torment." (40)Verily, We have sent
down to you (O Muhammad SAW) the Book (this Qur'ân) for mankind in truth. So
whosoever accepts the guidance, it is only for his ownself, and whosoever goes
astray, he goes astray only for his (own) loss. And you (O Muhammad SAW) are
not a Wakîl (trustee or disposer of affairs, or guardian) over them.[] (41) It is Allâh Who takes
away the souls at the time of their death, and those that die not during their
sleep. He keeps those (souls) for which He has ordained death and sends the
rest for a term appointed. Verily, in this are signs for a people who think
deeply. (42) Have they taken (others) as intercessors besides Allâh? Say:
"Even if they have power over nothing whatever and have no
intelligence?" (43) Say: "To Allâh belongs all intercession. His is the
Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, Then to Him you shall be brought
back." (44) And when Allâh Alone is mentioned, the hearts of those who
believe not in the Hereafter are filled with disgust (from the Oneness of Allâh
(<><>) and when those (whom they obey or worship) besides Him [like
all false deities other than Allâh, it may be a Messenger, an angel, a pious
man, a jinn, or any other creature even idols, graves of religious people,
saints, priests, monks and others] are mentioned, behold, they rejoice![] (45) Say (O Muhammad SAW):
"O Allâh! Creator of the heavens and the earth! All-Knower of the Ghaib
(unseen) and the seen. You will judge between your slaves about that wherein
they used to differ." (46) And those who did wrong (the polytheists and
disbelievers in the Oneness of Allâh), if they had all that is in earth and
therewith as much again, they verily, would offer it to ransom themselves
therewith on the Day of Resurrection from the evil torment, and there will become
apparent to them from Allâh, what they had not been reckoning[] (47)And the evils of that
which they earned will become apparent to them, and that which they used to
mock at will encircled them. (48) When harm touches man, he calls to Us (for
help), then when We have (rescued him from that harm and) changed it into a
favour from Us, he says: "Only because of knowledge (that I possess) I
obtained it." Nay, it is only a trial, but most of them know not! (49) Verily, those before
them said it, yet (all) that they had earned availed them not. (50) So, the evil results
of that which they earned overtook them. And those who did wrong of these
[people to whom you (Muhammad SAW) have been sent], will also be overtaken by
the evil results (torment) for that which they earned, and they will never be
able to escape[]. (51) Do they not know that Allâh enlarges the provision for
whom He wills, and straitens it (for whom He wills). Verily, in this are signs
for the folk who believe! (52) Say: "O 'Ibâdî (My slaves) who have
transgressed against themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)! Despair
not of the Mercy of Allâh, verily Allâh forgives all sins. Truly, He is
Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful[] (53) "And turn in repentance and in obedience
with true Faith (Islâmic Monotheism) to your Lord and submit to Him, (in
Islâm), before the torment comes upon you, (and) then you will not be helped. (54) "And follow the
best of that which is sent down to you from your Lord (i.e. this Qur'ân, do
what it orders you to do and keep away from what it forbids), before the
torment comes on you suddenly while you perceive not!" (55) Lest a person should
say: "Alas, my grief that I was undutiful to Allâh (i.e. I have not done
what Allâh has ordered me to do), and I was indeed among those who mocked [at
the truth! i.e. Lâ ilâha illallâh (none has the right
to be worshipped but Allâh), the Qur'ân, and Muhammad SAW and at the faithful
believers] (56)Or (lest) he should say: "If only Allâh had guided me, I
should indeed have been among the Muttaqûn (pious and righteous persons - see
V.2:2)." (57) Or (lest) he should
say when he sees the torment: "If only I had another chance (to return to
the world) then I should indeed be among the Muhsinûn (good-doers - see V.2:112)." (58) Yes! Verily, there
came to you My Ayât (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations,
etc.) and you denied them, and were proud and were among the disbelievers. (59) And on the Day of
Resurrection you will see those who lied against Allâh (i.e. attributed to Him
sons, partners) — their faces will be black. Is there not in Hell an abode for
the arrogant? (60) And Allâh will deliver those who are the Muttaqûn (pious - see
V.2:2) to their places of
success (Paradise). Evil shall touch them not,
nor shall they grieve. (61) Allâh is the Creator of all things, and He is the Wakîl
(Trustee, Disposer of affairs, Guardian) over all things. (62) To Him belong the
keys of the heavens and the earth. And those who disbelieve in the Ayât
(proofs, evidences, verses, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allâh, such are they
who will be the losers. (63) Say (O Muhammad SAW to the polytheists):
"Do you order me to worship other than Allâh? O you fools!" (64) And indeed it has
been revealed to you (O Muhammad SAW), as it was to those (Allâh's Messengers)
before you: "If you join others in worship with Allâh, (then) surely (all)
your deeds will be in vain, and you will certainly be among the losers[]."
(65) Nay! But worship
Allâh (Alone and none else), and be among the grateful. (66) They made not a just
estimate of Allâh such as is due to Him. And on the Day of Resurrection the
whole of the earth will be grasped by His Hand[] and the heavens will be rolled
up in His Right Hand. Glorified is He, and High is He above all that they
associate as partners with Him! (67)And the Trumpet will be blown, and all who are
in the heavens and all who are on the earth will swoon away, except him whom
Allâh wills. Then it will blown a second time and behold, they will be
standing, looking on (waiting)[]. (68) And the earth will shine with the light of
its Lord (Allâh, when He will come to judge among men) and the Book will be
placed (open) and the Prophets and the witnesses will be brought forward, and
it will be judged between them with truth, and they will not be wronged. (69) And each person will
be paid in full of what he did; and He is Best Aware of what they do. (70) And those who
disbelieved will be driven to Hell in groups, till, when they reach it, the
gates thereof will be opened (suddenly like a prison at the arrival of the
prisoners). And its keepers will say, "Did not the Messengers come to you
from yourselves, reciting to you the Verses of your Lord, and warning you of
the Meeting of this Day of yours?" They will say: "Yes, but the Word
of torment has been justified against the disbelievers![]" (71) It will be said (to
them): "Enter you the gates of Hell, to abide therein. And (indeed) what
an evil abode of the arrogant!" (72) And those who kept their duty to their
Lord will be led to Paradise in groups, till,
when they reach it, and its gates will be opened (before their arrival for
their reception) and its keepers will say: Salâmun 'Alaikum (peace be upon
you)! You have done well, so enter here to abide therein." (73) And they will say:
"All the praises and thanks are to Allâh Who has fulfilled His Promise to
us and has made us inherit (this) land. We can dwell in Paradise
where we will; how excellent a reward for the (pious good) workers!" (74) And you will see the
angels surrounding the Throne (of Allâh) from all round, glorifying the praises
of their Lord (Allâh). And they (all the creatures) will be judged with truth,
and it will be said. All the praises and thanks are to Allâh, the Lord of the
'Alamîn (mankind, jinn and all that exists)." (75)