Sura 14: Ibrahîm (Abraham) - Quran Inspector

In the name of GOD, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

بِسْمِbis'miIn (the) nameٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) God,ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِl-raḥmāniMost Gracious,ٱلرَّحِيمِl-raḥīmiMost Merciful.

[14:1] A. L. R.* A scripture that we revealed to you, in order to lead the people out of darkness into the light - in accordance with the will of their Lord - to the path of the Almighty, the Praiseworthy.

الٓرalif-lam-raA.L.R.كِتَـٰبٌkitābunA scriptureأَنزَلْنَـٰهُanzalnāhu(which) we revealed itإِلَيْكَilaykato you,لِتُخْرِجَlitukh'rijathat you may bring outٱلنَّاسَl-nāsathe peopleمِنَminafromٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِl-ẓulumātithe darknessإِلَىilātoٱلنُّورِl-nūrithe lightبِإِذْنِbi-idh'niby (the) permissionرَبِّهِمْrabbihim(of) their Lord,إِلَىٰilātoصِرَٰطِṣirāṭithe path (of)ٱلْعَزِيزِl-ʿazīzithe Almighty,ٱلْحَمِيدِl-ḥamīdithe Praiseworthy. ﴿١﴾

*14:1 These initials remained a divinely guarded secret until the Quran's mathematical code was discovered in 1974 A.D. See Appendix 1 for the significance of these initials.

[14:2] (The path of) GOD; the One who possesses everything in the heavens and everything on earth. Woe to the disbelievers; they have incurred a terrible retribution.

ٱللَّهِal-lahiGod (is)ٱلَّذِىalladhīthe One whoلَهُۥlahuto Him (belongs)مَاmāwhatever (is)فِىfīinٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwātithe heavensوَمَاwamāand whatever (is)فِىfīinٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth.وَوَيْلٌwawaylunAnd woeلِّلْكَـٰفِرِينَlil'kāfirīnato the disbelieversمِنْminfromعَذَابٍʿadhābina punishment / retributionشَدِيدٍshadīdinsevere. ﴿٢﴾

[14:3] They are the ones who give priority to this life over the Hereafter, repel from the way of GOD, and seek to make it crooked; they have gone far astray.

ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaThose whoيَسْتَحِبُّونَyastaḥibbūnathey seek to love / preferٱلْحَيَوٰةَl-ḥayatathe life (of)ٱلدُّنْيَاl-dun'yāthe worldعَلَىʿalāoverٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِl-ākhiratithe Hereafter,وَيَصُدُّونَwayaṣuddūnaand [they] hinder / repelعَنʿanfromسَبِيلِsabīli(the) pathٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) God,وَيَبْغُونَهَاwayabghūnahāand they seek in itعِوَجًاʿiwajancrookedness,أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَulāikathoseفِىfī[in]ضَلَـٰلٍۭḍalālinerror / astrayبَعِيدٍbaʿīdinfar. ﴿٣﴾

[14:4] We did not send any messenger except (to preach) in the tongue of his people, in order to clarify things for them. GOD then sends astray whomever He wills, and guides whomever He wills. He is the Almighty, the Most Wise.

وَمَآwamāAnd notأَرْسَلْنَاarsalnāwe sentمِنminanyرَّسُولٍrasūlinmessengerإِلَّاillāexceptبِلِسَانِbilisāniwith the language / tongue (of)قَوْمِهِۦqawmihihis peopleلِيُبَيِّنَliyubayyinaso that he may make clear / clarifyلَهُمْlahumfor them.فَيُضِلُّfayuḍilluThen [He] sends astrayٱللَّهُl-lahuGodمَنmanwhomيَشَآءُyashāuHe willsوَيَهْدِىwayahdīand He guidesمَنmanwhomيَشَآءُyashāuHe wills.وَهُوَwahuwaAnd He (is)ٱلْعَزِيزُl-ʿazīzuthe Almighty,ٱلْحَكِيمُl-ḥakīmuMost Wise. ﴿٤﴾

[14:5] Thus, we sent Moses with our miracles, saying, "Lead your people out of darkness into the light, and remind them of the days of GOD." These are lessons for every steadfast, appreciative person.

وَلَقَدْwalaqadAnd verilyأَرْسَلْنَاarsalnāwe sentمُوسَىٰmūsāMosesبِـَٔايَـٰتِنَآbiāyātināwith our signs / miracles,أَنْan[that]أَخْرِجْakhrij"Bring outقَوْمَكَqawmakayour peopleمِنَminafromٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِl-ẓulumātithe darknessإِلَىilātoٱلنُّورِl-nūrithe light.وَذَكِّرْهُمwadhakkir'humAnd remind themبِأَيَّىٰمِbi-ayyāmiof (the) daysٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) God."إِنَّinnaIndeed,فِىfīinذَٰلِكَdhālikathat (are)لَـَٔايَـٰتٍlaāyātinsurely signs / proofs / lessonsلِّكُلِّlikullifor everyoneصَبَّارٍṣabbārinsteadfast,شَكُورٍshakūrinappreciative. ﴿٥﴾

[14:6] Recall that Moses said to his people, "Remember GOD's blessings upon you. He saved you from Pharaoh's people who inflicted the worst persecution upon you, slaughtering your sons and sparing your daughters. That was an exacting trial from your Lord."

وَإِذْwa-idhAnd when / recallقَالَqāla[he] saidمُوسَىٰmūsāMosesلِقَوْمِهِliqawmihito his people,ٱذْكُرُوا۟udh'kurū"Remember [you all]نِعْمَةَniʿ'mata(the) favor (of)ٱللَّهِl-lahiGodعَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumupon you [all],إِذْidhwhenأَنجَىٰكُمanjākumHe saved you [all]مِّنْminfromءَالِāli(the) people (of)فِرْعَوْنَfir'ʿawnaPharaoh,يَسُومُونَكُمْyasūmūnakumthey inflict you [all]سُوٓءَsūa(with) evilٱلْعَذَابِl-ʿadhābi[the] punishment / torment,وَيُذَبِّحُونَwayudhabbiḥūnaby [they] slaughteringأَبْنَآءَكُمْabnāakumyour sonsوَيَسْتَحْيُونَwayastaḥyūnaand [they] letting liveنِسَآءَكُمْnisāakumyour women / daughters.وَفِىwafīAnd inذَٰلِكُمdhālikumthat [you all] (was)بَلَآءٌbalāona trial / testمِّنminfromرَّبِّكُمْrabbikumyour Lordعَظِيمٌʿaẓīmungreat." ﴿٦﴾

[14:7] Your Lord has decreed: "The more you thank Me, the more I give you." But if you turn unappreciative, then My retribution is severe.

وَإِذْwa-idhAnd when / recallتَأَذَّنَta-adhana[He] proclaimedرَبُّكُمْrabbukumyour Lord,لَئِنla-in"Surely ifشَكَرْتُمْshakartumyou [all] were appreciative,لَأَزِيدَنَّكُمْla-azīdannakumsurely I will increase you [all] / give you [all] more;وَلَئِنwala-inbut surely ifكَفَرْتُمْkafartumyou [all] were unappreciativeإِنَّinnaindeed,عَذَابِىʿadhābīMy punishment / retribution (is)لَشَدِيدٌlashadīdunsurely severe." ﴿٧﴾

[14:8] Moses said, "If you disbelieve, along with all the people on earth, GOD is in no need, Praiseworthy."

وَقَالَwaqālaAnd [he] saidمُوسَىٰٓmūsāMoses,إِنin"Ifتَكْفُرُوٓا۟takfurūyou [all] disbelieve,أَنتُمْantumyou [all]وَمَنwamanand whoever (is)فِىfīinٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earthجَمِيعًاjamīʿanall,فَإِنَّfa-innathen indeed,ٱللَّهَl-lahaGod (is)لَغَنِىٌّlaghaniyyuncertainly free of need,حَمِيدٌḥamīdunPraiseworthy." ﴿٨﴾

[14:9] Have you not heard about those before you - the people of Noah, 'Ãd, Thamûd, and others who came after them and known only to GOD? Their messengers went to them with clear proofs, but they treated them with contempt and said, "We disbelieve in what you are sent with. We are skeptical about your message; full of doubt."

أَلَمْalamHas notيَأْتِكُمْyatikumit come to you [all]نَبَؤُا۟naba-u(the) newsٱلَّذِينَalladhīna(of) those whoمِنminfromقَبْلِكُمْqablikumbefore you [all],قَوْمِqawmithe people (of)نُوحٍnūḥinNoah,وَعَادٍwaʿādinand Adوَثَمُودَwathamūdaand Thamudوَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaand those whoمِنۢminfromبَعْدِهِمْbaʿdihimafter them?لَاlāNoneيَعْلَمُهُمْyaʿlamuhum[he] knows themإِلَّاillāexceptٱللَّهُl-lahuGod.جَآءَتْهُمْjāathum[It] came to themرُسُلُهُمrusuluhumtheir messengersبِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِbil-bayinātiwith the clear proofsفَرَدُّوٓا۟faraddūbut they set back / referred / put [back] *أَيْدِيَهُمْaydiyahumtheir hands*فِىٓfīon*أَفْوَٰهِهِمْafwāhihimtheir mouths (*treated them with contempt)وَقَالُوٓا۟waqālūand they said,إِنَّاinnā"Indeed, weكَفَرْنَاkafarnā[we] disbelievedبِمَآbimāin whatأُرْسِلْتُمur'sil'tumyou [all] have been sentبِهِۦbihiwith [it],وَإِنَّاwa-innāand indeed, we (are)لَفِىlafīsurely inشَكٍّshakkindoubtمِّمَّاmimmāabout whatتَدْعُونَنَآtadʿūnanāyou [all] invite usإِلَيْهِilayhito itمُرِيبٍmurībinsuspicious / doubtful / skeptical." ﴿٩﴾

[14:10] Their messengers said, "Do you have doubts about GOD; the Initiator of the heavens and the earth? He invites you only to forgive your sins, and to give you another chance to redeem yourselves." They said, "You are no more than humans like us, who want to repel us from the way our parents used to worship. Show us some profound authority."

قَالَتْqālat[It] saidرُسُلُهُمْrusuluhumtheir messengers,أَفِىafī"Is there inٱللَّهِl-lahiGodشَكٌّshakkundoubts?فَاطِرِfāṭiriCreator / Initiator (of)ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwātithe heavensوَٱلْأَرْضِwal-arḍiand the earth?يَدْعُوكُمْyadʿūkumHe invites you [all],لِيَغْفِرَliyaghfirathat He may forgiveلَكُمlakumfor you [all]مِّنminofذُنُوبِكُمْdhunūbikumyour sins,وَيُؤَخِّرَكُمْwayu-akhirakumand He respites you [all]إِلَىٰٓilāforأَجَلٍajalinan appointed term مُّسَمًّىmusammanpredetermined / specified."قَالُوٓا۟qālūThey said,إِنْin"Notأَنتُمْantumyou [all] (are)إِلَّاillābutبَشَرٌbasharuna humanمِّثْلُنَاmith'lunālike us,تُرِيدُونَturīdūnayou [all] wishأَنanthatتَصُدُّونَاtaṣuddūnāyou [all] hinder / repel usعَمَّاʿammāfrom whatكَانَkāna[he] used toيَعْبُدُyaʿbudu[he] worshipءَابَآؤُنَاābāunāour forefathers / parents.فَأْتُونَاfatūnāSo bring us [you all]بِسُلْطَـٰنٍbisul'ṭāninof an authorityمُّبِينٍmubīninclear." ﴿١٠﴾

[14:11] Their messengers said to them, "We are no more than humans like you, but GOD blesses whomever He chooses from among His servants. We could not possibly show you any kind of authorization, except in accordance with GOD's will. In GOD the believers shall trust.

قَالَتْqālat[It] saidلَهُمْlahumto themرُسُلُهُمْrusuluhumtheir messengers,إِنin"Notنَّحْنُnaḥnuwe (are)إِلَّاillābutبَشَرٌbasharuna humanمِّثْلُكُمْmith'lukumlike you [all],وَلَـٰكِنَّwalākinnabutٱللَّهَl-lahaGodيَمُنُّyamunnuHe bestows graceعَلَىٰʿalāuponمَنmanwhomيَشَآءُyashāuHe willsمِنْminfromعِبَادِهِۦʿibādihiHis servants.وَمَاwamāAnd notكَانَkānait wasلَنَآlanāfor usأَنanthatنَّأْتِيَكُمnatiyakumwe bring you [all]بِسُلْطَـٰنٍbisul'ṭāninof an authorityإِلَّاillāexceptبِإِذْنِbi-idh'niby (the) permission (of)ٱللَّهِl-lahiGod.وَعَلَىwaʿalāAnd inٱللَّهِl-lahiGodفَلْيَتَوَكَّلِfalyatawakkaliso let [him] put (their) trust / relyٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَl-mu'minūnathe believers. ﴿١١﴾

[14:12] "Why should we not trust in GOD, when He has guided us in our paths? We will steadfastly persevere in the face of your persecution. In GOD all the trusters shall trust."

وَمَاwamā"And what (is)لَنَآlanāfor usأَلَّاallāthat notنَتَوَكَّلَnatawakkalawe put (our) trust / relyعَلَىʿalāinٱللَّهِl-lahiGod,وَقَدْwaqadwhile certainlyهَدَىٰنَاhadānāHe guided usسُبُلَنَاsubulanā(to) our paths?وَلَنَصْبِرَنَّwalanaṣbirannaAnd surely we will steadfastly persevereعَلَىٰʿalāoverمَآmāwhatءَاذَيْتُمُونَاādhaytumūnāharm you [all] caused us.وَعَلَىwaʿalāAnd uponٱللَّهِl-lahiGodفَلْيَتَوَكَّلِfalyatawakkaliso let [him] rely / put (their) trustٱلْمُتَوَكِّلُونَl-mutawakilūnathe relying ones / trusters." ﴿١٢﴾

[14:13] Those who disbelieved said to their messengers, "We will banish you from our land, unless you revert to our religion." Their Lord inspired them: "We will inevitably annihilate the transgressors.

وَقَالَwaqālaAnd [he] saidٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoكَفَرُوا۟kafarūthey disbelievedلِرُسُلِهِمْlirusulihimto their messengers,لَنُخْرِجَنَّكُمlanukh'rijannakumSurely we will banish you [all]مِّنْminfromأَرْضِنَآarḍināour landأَوْawor (unless)لَتَعُودُنَّlataʿūdunnasurely you [all] will returnفِىfītoمِلَّتِنَاmillatināour religion."فَأَوْحَىٰٓfa-awḥāSo [He] inspiredإِلَيْهِمْilayhimto themرَبُّهُمْrabbuhumtheir Lord,لَنُهْلِكَنَّlanuh'likanna"We will surely destroy / annihilateٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَl-ẓālimīnathe wrongdoers / transgressors. ﴿١٣﴾

[14:14] "And we will let you dwell in their land after them. This is (the reward) for those who reverence My majesty, and reverence My promise."

وَلَنُسْكِنَنَّكُمُwalanus'kinannakumu"And surely we will have you [all] dwellٱلْأَرْضَl-arḍa(in) the landمِنۢminfromبَعْدِهِمْbaʿdihimafter them.ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat (is)لِمَنْlimanfor whoeverخَافَkhāfahe feared / reverencedمَقَامِىmaqāmīstanding before Me / My majestyوَخَافَwakhāfaand he feared / reverencedوَعِيدِwaʿīdiMy threat / promise." ﴿١٤﴾

[14:15] They issued a challenge, and consequently, every stubborn tyrant ended up doomed.

وَٱسْتَفْتَحُوا۟wa-is'taftaḥūAnd they sought victoryوَخَابَwakhābaand [he] disappointed / failedكُلُّkullueveryجَبَّارٍjabbārintyrantعَنِيدٍʿanīdinstubborn. ﴿١٥﴾

[14:16] Awaiting him is Hell, wherein he will drink putrid water.

مِّنmin From*وَرَآئِهِۦwarāihibefore him (*awaiting him)جَهَنَّمُjahannamu(is) Hell,وَيُسْقَىٰwayus'qāand he will drinkمِنminfromمَّآءٍmāinwaterصَدِيدٍṣadīdinboiling / repulsive / putrid. ﴿١٦﴾

[14:17] He will gulp it down, though he cannot stand it, as death comes to him from every direction, but he will never die. Awaiting him is a terrible retribution.*

يَتَجَرَّعُهُۥyatajarraʿuhuHe will gulp itوَلَاwalābut notيَكَادُyakāduhe hardlyيُسِيغُهُۥyusīghuhu[he] (can) swallow it.وَيَأْتِيهِwayatīhiAnd [it] will come to himٱلْمَوْتُl-mawtuthe deathمِنminfromكُلِّkullieveryمَكَانٍmakāninside / place,وَمَاwamābut notهُوَhuwaheبِمَيِّتٍbimayyitinever die.وَمِنwamin And from*وَرَآئِهِۦwarāihibefore him (*awaiting him)عَذَابٌʿadhābun(is) a punishment / retributionغَلِيظٌghalīẓunharsh. ﴿١٧﴾

*14:17 When we rebelled against God, and agreed with Satan during the great feud (38:69), the angels suggested that we should be banished to Hell (Appendix 7). But the Most Merciful decided to give us another chance to redeem ourselves. He said to the angels, "I know what you do not know" (2:30). God knew that many humans would have protested that they had no idea how bad Hell was. The awesome description of Hell in 14:17 and in 22:19-22, nullifies such a protest. Now we have a pretty good idea how terrible Hell is.

[14:18] The allegory of those who disbelieve in their Lord: their works are like ashes in a violent wind, on a stormy day. They gain nothing from whatever they earn; such is the farthest straying.

مَّثَلُmathalu(The) example / allegory (of)ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoكَفَرُوا۟kafarūthey disbelievedبِرَبِّهِمْbirabbihimin their Lord,أَعْمَـٰلُهُمْaʿmāluhumtheir deeds (are)كَرَمَادٍkaramādinlike ashes,ٱشْتَدَّتْish'taddatit became violentبِهِbihiin [it]ٱلرِّيحُl-rīḥuthe windفِىfīinيَوْمٍyawmina dayعَاصِفٍʿāṣifinstormy.لَّاlāNotيَقْدِرُونَyaqdirūnathey have power / controlمِمَّاmimmāfor whatكَسَبُوا۟kasabūthey earnedعَلَىٰʿalāoverشَىْءٍshayinanything.ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat,هُوَhuwa[it] (is)ٱلضَّلَـٰلُl-ḍalāluthe strayingٱلْبَعِيدُl-baʿīduthe far. ﴿١٨﴾

[14:19] Do you not realize that GOD has created the heavens and the earth for a specific purpose? If He wills, He can remove you, and substitute a new creation in your place.

أَلَمْalamDo notتَرَtarayou see,أَنَّannathatٱللَّهَl-lahaGodخَلَقَkhalaqaHe createdٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwātithe heavensوَٱلْأَرْضَwal-arḍaand the earthبِٱلْحَقِّbil-ḥaqiin [the] truth (*truthfully)?إِنinIfيَشَأْyashaHe wills,يُذْهِبْكُمْyudh'hib'kumHe (can) remove you [all]وَيَأْتِwayatiand He will bringبِخَلْقٍbikhalqinin a creationجَدِيدٍjadīdinanew. ﴿١٩﴾

[14:20] This is not too difficult for GOD.

وَمَاwamāAnd not (is)ذَٰلِكَdhālikathatعَلَىʿalāforٱللَّهِl-lahiGodبِعَزِيزٍbiʿazīzinever difficult. ﴿٢٠﴾

[14:21] When they all stand before GOD,* the followers will say to the leaders, "We used to follow you. Can you spare us even a little bit of GOD's retribution?" They will say, "Had GOD guided us, we would have guided you. Now it is too late, whether we grieve or resort to patience, there is no exit for us."

وَبَرَزُوا۟wabarazūAnd they came forthلِلَّهِlillahibefore Godجَمِيعًاjamīʿanall together,فَقَالَfaqālathen [he] saidٱلضُّعَفَـٰٓؤُا۟l-ḍuʿafāuthe weak (followers)لِلَّذِينَlilladhīnato those whoٱسْتَكْبَرُوٓا۟is'takbarū[they] were arrogant (leaders),إِنَّاinnā"Indeed, weكُنَّاkunnā[we] wereلَكُمْlakumto you [all] / of yourتَبَعًاtabaʿanfollowers,فَهَلْfahalso canأَنتُمantumyou [all] (be)مُّغْنُونَmugh'nūnathose who avail / spareعَنَّاʿannāfor usمِنْminfromعَذَابِʿadhābi(the) punishment / retributionٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Godمِنminanyشَىْءٍshayinthing?"قَالُوا۟qālūThey said,لَوْlaw"Ifهَدَىٰنَاhadānā[He] guided usٱللَّهُl-lahuGodلَهَدَيْنَـٰكُمْlahadaynākumsurely we would have guided you [all].سَوَآءٌsawāonIt is sameعَلَيْنَآʿalaynāfor usأَجَزِعْنَآajaziʿ'nāwhether we grievedأَمْamorصَبَرْنَاṣabarnāwe were patient,مَاmānot (is)لَنَاlanāfor usمِنminanyمَّحِيصٍmaḥīṣinplace of escape." ﴿٢١﴾

*14:21 Frequently, the Quran talks about the Hereafter in the past tense. This is because those are future events already witnessed by God, and will surely come to pass.

[14:22] And the devil will say, after the judgment had been issued, "GOD has promised you the truthful promise, and I promised you, but I broke my promise. I had no power over you; I simply invited you, and you accepted my invitation. Therefore, do not blame me, and blame only yourselves. My complaining cannot help you, nor can your complaining help me. I have disbelieved in your idolizing me. The transgressors have incurred a painful retribution."

وَقَالَwaqālaAnd [he] said,ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُl-shayṭānuthe devil,لَمَّاlammāwhenقُضِىَquḍiya[it] was settled / decidedٱلْأَمْرُl-amruthe matter,إِنَّinna"Indeed,ٱللَّهَl-lahaGodوَعَدَكُمْwaʿadakumHe promised you [all]وَعْدَwaʿdaa promise (of)ٱلْحَقِّl-ḥaqi[the] truth (*truthful).وَوَعَدتُّكُمْwawaʿadttukumAnd I promised you [all],فَأَخْلَفْتُكُمْfa-akhlaftukumbut I broke (my) promise to you [all].وَمَاwamāBut notكَانَkāna it wasلِىَliyafor meعَلَيْكُمʿalaykumover you [all]مِّنminanyسُلْطَـٰنٍsul'ṭāninauthority / powerإِلَّآillāexceptأَنanthatدَعَوْتُكُمْdaʿawtukumI invited you [all],فَٱسْتَجَبْتُمْfa-is'tajabtumand you [all] respondedلِىlīto me.فَلَاfalāSo (do) notتَلُومُونِىtalūmūnīyou [all] blame me,وَلُومُوٓا۟walūmūbut blame [you all]أَنفُسَكُمanfusakumyourselves.مَّآmāNotأَنَا۠anāI amبِمُصْرِخِكُمْbimuṣ'rikhikumever your helperوَمَآwamāand notأَنتُمantumyou [all] (are)بِمُصْرِخِىَّbimuṣ'rikhiyyaever my helper.إِنِّىinnīIndeed, Iكَفَرْتُkafartu[I] denied / rejected / disbelievedبِمَآbimāin thatأَشْرَكْتُمُونِashraktumūniyou [all] associated me (with God)مِنminfromقَبْلُqablubefore.إِنَّinnaIndeed,ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَl-ẓālimīnathe wrongdoers,لَهُمْlahumfor them (is)عَذَابٌʿadhābuna punishment / retributionأَلِيمٌalīmunpainful." ﴿٢٢﴾

[14:23] As for those who believe and lead a righteous life, they will be admitted into gardens with flowing streams. They abide therein forever, in accordance with the will of their Lord. Their greeting therein is: "Peace."

وَأُدْخِلَwa-ud'khilaAnd [it] was admittedٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoءَامَنُوا۟āmanūthey believedوَعَمِلُوا۟waʿamilūand [they] didٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِl-ṣāliḥāti[the] righteous deedsجَنَّـٰتٍjannātin(to) gardensتَجْرِىtajrīit flowsمِنminfromتَحْتِهَاtaḥtihāunderneath itٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُl-anhāruthe rivers / streams,خَـٰلِدِينَkhālidīna[ones] abiding foreverفِيهَاfīhāin itبِإِذْنِbi-idh'niby (the) permission (of)رَبِّهِمْrabbihimtheir Lord;تَحِيَّتُهُمْtaḥiyyatuhumtheir greetingsفِيهَاfīhātherein (will be)سَلَـٰمٌsalāmunpeace. ﴿٢٣﴾

[14:24] Do you not see that GOD has cited the example of the good word as a good tree whose root is firmly fixed, and its branches are high in the sky?

أَلَمْalamDid notتَرَtarayou seeكَيْفَkayfahowضَرَبَḍaraba[He] set forth / citedٱللَّهُl-lahuGodمَثَلًاmathalanan example ofكَلِمَةًkalimatana wordطَيِّبَةًṭayyibatangood (is)كَشَجَرَةٍkashajaratinlike a treeطَيِّبَةٍṭayyibatingood,أَصْلُهَاaṣluhāits roots (is)ثَابِتٌthābitunfirmوَفَرْعُهَاwafarʿuhāand its branchesفِىfī(are) inٱلسَّمَآءِl-samāithe sky? ﴿٢٤﴾

[14:25] It produces its crop every season, as designed by its Lord. GOD thus cites the examples for the people, that they may take heed.

تُؤْتِىٓtu'tīIt givesأُكُلَهَاukulahāits fruitكُلَّkullaallحِينٍۭḥīnintimeبِإِذْنِbi-idh'niby (the) permission (of)رَبِّهَاrabbihāits Lord.وَيَضْرِبُwayaḍribuAnd [He] sets forth / citesٱللَّهُl-lahuGodٱلْأَمْثَالَl-amthālathe examplesلِلنَّاسِlilnnāsifor the peopleلَعَلَّهُمْlaʿallahumso that they mayيَتَذَكَّرُونَyatadhakkarūna[they] take heed. ﴿٢٥﴾

[14:26] And the example of the bad word is that of a bad tree chopped at the soil level; it has no roots to keep it standing.

وَمَثَلُwamathaluAnd an example ofكَلِمَةٍkalimatina wordخَبِيثَةٍkhabīthatinbad (is)كَشَجَرَةٍkashajaratinlike a treeخَبِيثَةٍkhabīthatinbad,ٱجْتُثَّتْuj'tuthatit cut off / chopped مِنminfromفَوْقِfawqiover / aboveٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth / ground,مَاmānotلَهَاlahāfor it (is)مِنminanyقَرَارٍqarārinstability. ﴿٢٦﴾

[14:27] GOD strengthens those who believe with the proven word, in this life and in the Hereafter. And GOD sends the transgressors astray. Everything is in accordance with GOD's will.

يُثَبِّتُyuthabbitu[He] strengthensٱللَّهُl-lahuGodٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoءَامَنُوا۟āmanūthey believedبِٱلْقَوْلِbil-qawliin the wordٱلثَّابِتِl-thābiti[the] confirmed / provenفِىfīinٱلْحَيَوٰةِl-ḥayatithe life (of)ٱلدُّنْيَاl-dun'yāthe worldوَفِىwafīand inٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِl-ākhiratithe Hereafter.وَيُضِلُّwayuḍilluAnd [He] sends astrayٱللَّهُl-lahuGodٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَl-ẓālimīnathe wrongdoers / transgressors.وَيَفْعَلُwayafʿaluAnd [He] doesٱللَّهُl-lahuGodمَاmāwhatيَشَآءُyashāuHe wills. ﴿٢٧﴾

[14:28] Have you noted those who responded to GOD's blessings by disbelieving, and thus brought disaster upon their own families?

أَلَمْalamHave notتَرَtarayou seeإِلَىilātoٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoبَدَّلُوا۟baddalūthey exchangedنِعْمَتَniʿ'mata(the) favorsٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Godكُفْرًاkuf'ran(for) disbeliefوَأَحَلُّوا۟wa-aḥallūand they settled / established / made permissible / ledقَوْمَهُمْqawmahumtheir people (to)دَارَdāra(the) house (of)ٱلْبَوَارِl-bawāri[the] destruction / ruin? ﴿٢٨﴾

[14:29] Hell is their destiny, wherein they burn; what a miserable end!

جَهَنَّمَjahannamaHell,يَصْلَوْنَهَاyaṣlawnahāthey will burn thereinوَبِئْسَwabi'saand a miserableٱلْقَرَارُl-qarāru[the] settlement (destiny). ﴿٢٩﴾

[14:30] They set up rivals to rank with GOD and to divert others from His path. Say, "Enjoy for awhile; your final destiny is Hell."

وَجَعَلُوا۟wajaʿalūAnd they made / set upلِلَّهِlillahito Godأَندَادًاandādanrivals / equalsلِّيُضِلُّوا۟liyuḍillūso that they may misleadعَنʿanfromسَبِيلِهِۦsabīlihiHis path.قُلْqulSay,تَمَتَّعُوا۟tamattaʿū"Enjoy [you all]فَإِنَّfa-innabut indeed,مَصِيرَكُمْmaṣīrakumyour destination / destinyإِلَىilā(is) toٱلنَّارِl-nārithe Fire." ﴿٣٠﴾

[14:31] Exhort My servants who believed to observe the Contact Prayers (Salat), and to give (to charity) from our provisions to them, secretly and publicly, before a day comes where there is neither trade, nor nepotism.

قُلqulSay / Exhortلِّعِبَادِىَliʿibādiyato My servantsٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoءَامَنُوا۟āmanūthey believed,يُقِيمُوا۟yuqīmū[they] observeٱلصَّلَوٰةَl-ṣalatathe Contact Prayer (Salat),وَيُنفِقُوا۟wayunfiqūand they spend (for charity)مِمَّاmimmāfrom whatرَزَقْنَـٰهُمْrazaqnāhumwe provided them,سِرًّاsirransecretlyوَعَلَانِيَةًwaʿalāniyatanand publicly,مِّنminfromقَبْلِqablibeforeأَنanthatيَأْتِىَyatiyait comesيَوْمٌyawmuna Dayلَّاlānoبَيْعٌbayʿuntradeفِيهِfīhiin itوَلَاwalāand noخِلَـٰلٌkhilālunfriendship (nepotism). ﴿٣١﴾

[14:32] GOD is the One who created the heavens and the earth, and He sends down from the sky water to produce all kinds of fruit for your sustenance. He has committed the ships to serve you on the sea in accordance with His command. He has committed the rivers as well to serve you.

ٱللَّهُal-lahuGod (is)ٱلَّذِىalladhīthe One whoخَلَقَkhalaqaHe createdٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwātithe heavensوَٱلْأَرْضَwal-arḍaand the earth,وَأَنزَلَwa-anzalaand He sent downمِنَminafromٱلسَّمَآءِl-samāithe skyمَآءًmāanwater,فَأَخْرَجَfa-akhrajathen He producedبِهِۦbihifrom itمِنَminaofٱلثَّمَرَٰتِl-thamarātithe fruitsرِزْقًاriz'qan(as) a provisionلَّكُمْlakumfor you [all],وَسَخَّرَwasakharaand He subjected / committed to serveلَكُمُlakumufor you [all]ٱلْفُلْكَl-ful'kathe ships,لِتَجْرِىَlitajriyathat it may flow / sailفِىfīinٱلْبَحْرِl-baḥrithe seaبِأَمْرِهِۦbi-amrihiby His command,وَسَخَّرَwasakharaand He subjected / committed to serveلَكُمُlakumufor you [all]ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرَl-anhārathe rivers. ﴿٣٢﴾

[14:33] He has committed the sun and the moon in your service, continuously. He has committed the night and the day to serve you.

وَسَخَّرَwasakharaAnd He subjected / committed to serveلَكُمُlakumufor you [all]ٱلشَّمْسَl-shamsathe sunوَٱلْقَمَرَwal-qamaraand the moon,دَآئِبَيْنِdāibayniboth continuously pursuing their courses,وَسَخَّرَwasakharaand He subjected / committed to serveلَكُمُlakumufor you [all]ٱلَّيْلَal-laylathe nightوَٱلنَّهَارَwal-nahāraand the day. ﴿٣٣﴾

[14:34] And He gives you all kinds of things that you implore Him for. If you count GOD's blessings, you can never encompass them. Indeed, the human being is transgressing, unappreciative.

وَءَاتَىٰكُمwaātākumAnd He gave you [all]مِّنminfromكُلِّkulliall (of)مَاmāwhatسَأَلْتُمُوهُsa-altumūhuyou [all] asked of Him.وَإِنwa-inAnd ifتَعُدُّوا۟taʿuddūyou [all] countنِعْمَتَniʿ'mata(the) favors / blessings (of)ٱللَّهِl-lahiGodلَاlānotتُحْصُوهَآtuḥ'ṣūhāyou [all] (can) compute / calculate / count them.إِنَّinnaIndeed,ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَl-insānathe people / human being (is)لَظَلُومٌlaẓalūmunsurely unjust / transgressingكَفَّارٌkaffārununappreciative. ﴿٣٤﴾

[14:35] Recall that Abraham said, "My Lord, make this a peaceful land, and protect me and my children from worshiping idols.

وَإِذْwa-idhAnd when / recallقَالَqāla[he] saidإِبْرَٰهِيمُib'rāhīmuAbrahamرَبِّrabbi"My Lord!ٱجْعَلْij'ʿalMakeهَـٰذَاhādhāthisٱلْبَلَدَl-balada[the] landءَامِنًاāminanpeaceful / secure, وَٱجْنُبْنِىwa-uj'nub'nīand keep me awayوَبَنِىَّwabaniyyaand my sons (away)أَنanthatنَّعْبُدَnaʿbudawe worshipٱلْأَصْنَامَl-aṣnāmathe idols. ﴿٣٥﴾

[14:36] "My Lord, they have misled so many people. As for those who follow me, they belong with me. As for those who disobey me, You are Forgiver, Most Merciful.

رَبِّrabbi"My Lord!إِنَّهُنَّinnahunnaIndeed, theyأَضْلَلْنَaḍlalna[they] led astrayكَثِيرًاkathīranmanyمِّنَminaamongٱلنَّاسِl-nāsithe people.فَمَنfamanSo whoeverتَبِعَنِىtabiʿanī[he] followed meفَإِنَّهُۥfa-innahuthen indeed, he (is)مِنِّىminnīof me,وَمَنْwamanand whoeverعَصَانِىʿaṣānīhe disobeyed me,فَإِنَّكَfa-innakathen indeed, You (are)غَفُورٌghafūrunForgiving,رَّحِيمٌraḥīmunMerciful. ﴿٣٦﴾

[14:37] "Our Lord, I have settled part of my family in this plantless valley, at Your Sacred House. Our Lord, they are to observe the Contact Prayers (Salat), so let throngs of people converge upon them, and provide for them all kinds of fruits, that they may be appreciative.

رَّبَّنَآrabbanā"Our Lord!إِنِّىٓinnīIndeed, Iأَسْكَنتُaskantu[I] have settledمِنminfromذُرِّيَّتِىdhurriyyatīmy children / progeny (family)بِوَادٍbiwādinin a valleyغَيْرِghayrinot*ذِىdhīpossessing*زَرْعٍzarʿincrops / plants (*plantless / non-cultivable)عِندَʿindaatبَيْتِكَbaytikaYour Houseٱلْمُحَرَّمِl-muḥaramithe Sacredرَبَّنَاrabbanāour Lord!لِيُقِيمُوا۟liyuqīmūThat they may observeٱلصَّلَوٰةَl-ṣalatathe Contact Prayer (Salat).فَٱجْعَلْfa-ij'ʿalSo makeأَفْـِٔدَةًafidatanheartsمِّنَminaofٱلنَّاسِl-nāsi[the] peopleتَهْوِىٓtahwīit incline / desireإِلَيْهِمْilayhimtowards them,وَٱرْزُقْهُمwa-ur'zuq'humand provide themمِّنَminawithٱلثَّمَرَٰتِl-thamarātithe fruitsلَعَلَّهُمْlaʿallahumso that they mayيَشْكُرُونَyashkurūna[they] be appreciative. ﴿٣٧﴾

[14:38] "Our Lord, You know whatever we conceal and whatever we declare - nothing is hidden from GOD on earth, nor in the heavens.

رَبَّنَآrabbanā"Our Lord!إِنَّكَinnakaIndeed, Youتَعْلَمُtaʿlamu[You] knowمَاmāwhatنُخْفِىnukh'fīwe concealوَمَاwamāand whatنُعْلِنُnuʿ'linuwe declare.وَمَاwamāAnd notيَخْفَىٰyakhfāit is hiddenعَلَىʿalāfromٱللَّهِl-lahiGodمِنminanyشَىْءٍshayinthingفِىfīinٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earthوَلَاwalāand notفِىfīinٱلسَّمَآءِl-samāithe heaven. ﴿٣٨﴾

[14:39] "Praise be to GOD for granting me, despite my old age, Ismail and Isaac. My Lord answers the prayers.

ٱلْحَمْدُal-ḥamdu"All praise beلِلَّهِlillahito Godٱلَّذِىalladhīthe One whoوَهَبَwahabaHe grantedلِىlīfor meعَلَىʿalāinٱلْكِبَرِl-kibarithe old ageإِسْمَـٰعِيلَis'māʿīlaIsmailوَإِسْحَـٰقَwa-is'ḥāqaand Isaac.إِنَّinnaIndeed,رَبِّىrabbīmy Lord (is)لَسَمِيعُlasamīʿusurely Hearer (of)ٱلدُّعَآءِl-duʿāithe prayers. ﴿٣٩﴾

[14:40] "My Lord, make me one who consistently observes the Contact Prayers (Salat), and also my children. Our Lord, please answer my prayers.

رَبِّrabbi"My Lord!ٱجْعَلْنِىij'ʿalnīMake meمُقِيمَmuqīmaone who consistently observesٱلصَّلَوٰةِl-ṣalatithe Contact Prayer (Salat)وَمِنwaminand fromذُرِّيَّتِىdhurriyyatīmy children.رَبَّنَاrabbanāOur Lord!وَتَقَبَّلْwataqabbaland acceptدُعَآءِduʿāimy prayers. ﴿٤٠﴾

[14:41] "My Lord, forgive me and my parents, and the believers, on the day when the reckoning takes place."

رَبَّنَاrabbanā"Our Lord!ٱغْفِرْigh'firForgiveلِىlīme,وَلِوَٰلِدَىَّwaliwālidayyaand [for] my parents,وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَwalil'mu'minīnaand [for] the believers,يَوْمَyawma(on the) Dayيَقُومُyaqūmu[it] will be establishedٱلْحِسَابُl-ḥisābuthe reckoning." ﴿٤١﴾

[14:42] Do not ever think that GOD is unaware of what the transgressors are doing. He only respites them until a day where the eyes stare in horror.

وَلَاwalāAnd (do) notتَحْسَبَنَّtaḥsabannayou [all] think / suppose (that)ٱللَّهَl-lahaGod (is)غَـٰفِلًاghāfilanunawareعَمَّاʿammāof whatيَعْمَلُyaʿmalu[he] doesٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَl-ẓālimūnathe wrongdoers.إِنَّمَاinnamāOnlyيُؤَخِّرُهُمْyu-akhiruhumHe respites themلِيَوْمٍliyawminon a Dayتَشْخَصُtashkhaṣu[it] stares in horrorفِيهِfīhiin itٱلْأَبْصَـٰرُl-abṣāruthe eyes. ﴿٤٢﴾

[14:43] As they rush (out of the graves), their faces will be looking upward, their eyes will not even blink, and their minds will be horrified.

مُهْطِعِينَmuh'ṭiʿīnaThose racing ahead / running in panic,مُقْنِعِىmuq'niʿīone who raises upرُءُوسِهِمْruūsihimtheir heads,لَاlānotيَرْتَدُّyartaddu[it] returnsإِلَيْهِمْilayhimtowards themطَرْفُهُمْṭarfuhumtheir gaze,وَأَفْـِٔدَتُهُمْwa-afidatuhumand their hearts (are)هَوَآءٌhawāonempty / void of courage and hope. ﴿٤٣﴾

[14:44] You shall warn the people of the day when the retribution comes to them. Those who transgressed will say, "Our Lord, give us one more respite. We will then respond to Your call and follow the messengers." Did you not swear in the past that you will last forever?

وَأَنذِرِwa-andhiriAnd warnٱلنَّاسَl-nāsathe people (of)يَوْمَyawmaa Dayيَأْتِيهِمُyatīhimu[it] comes to themٱلْعَذَابُl-ʿadhābuthe punishment / retribution,فَيَقُولُfayaqūluthen [he] will sayٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoظَلَمُوا۟ẓalamū[they] did wrong,رَبَّنَآrabbanā"Our Lord!أَخِّرْنَآakhir'nāRespite usإِلَىٰٓilāforأَجَلٍajalinan appointed term قَرِيبٍqarībinnear / short;نُّجِبْnujibwe will answerدَعْوَتَكَdaʿwatakaYour callوَنَتَّبِعِwanattabiʿiand we will followٱلرُّسُلَl-rusulathe messengers."أَوَلَمْawalam"Did notتَكُونُوٓا۟takūnūyou [all] haveأَقْسَمْتُمaqsamtum[you all had] sworeمِّنminfromقَبْلُqablubeforeمَاmānotلَكُمlakumfor you [all]مِّنminanyزَوَالٍzawālindecline / passing away? ﴿٤٤﴾

[14:45] You dwelled in the homes of those before you, who wronged their souls, and you have seen clearly what we did to them. We have set many precedents for you.

وَسَكَنتُمْwasakantumAnd you [all] dwelledفِىfīinمَسَـٰكِنِmasākini(the) homesٱلَّذِينَalladhīna(of) those whoظَلَمُوٓا۟ẓalamū[they] wrongedأَنفُسَهُمْanfusahumthemselves / their own souls,وَتَبَيَّنَwatabayyanaand it became clear / evidentلَكُمْlakumto you [all]كَيْفَkayfahowفَعَلْنَاfaʿalnāwe dealtبِهِمْbihimwith them,وَضَرَبْنَاwaḍarabnāand we set forthلَكُمُlakumufor you [all]ٱلْأَمْثَالَl-amthālathe examples / precedents." ﴿٤٥﴾

[14:46] They schemed their schemes, and GOD is fully aware of their schemes. Indeed, their schemes were sufficient to erase mountains.

وَقَدْwaqadAnd indeedمَكَرُوا۟makarūthey schemedمَكْرَهُمْmakrahumtheir scheme,وَعِندَwaʿindabut withٱللَّهِl-lahiGod (was)مَكْرُهُمْmakruhumtheir scheme,وَإِنwa-inAnd indeed (sufficient)كَانَkāna[it] wasمَكْرُهُمْmakruhumtheir plan / schemeلِتَزُولَlitazūlathat it may remove (erase)مِنْهُmin'huby itٱلْجِبَالُl-jibāluthe mountains. ﴿٤٦﴾

[14:47] Do not think that GOD will ever break His promise to His messengers. GOD is Almighty, Avenger.

فَلَاfalāSo (do) notتَحْسَبَنَّtaḥsabannayou [all] think / assume (that)ٱللَّهَl-lahaGod (is)مُخْلِفَmukh'lifaOne who breaks [a promise]وَعْدِهِۦwaʿdihiHis promiseرُسُلَهُۥٓrusulahu(to) His messengers.إِنَّinnaIndeed,ٱللَّهَl-lahaGod (is)عَزِيزٌʿazīzunAlmighty,ذُوdhūPossessor of*ٱنتِقَامٍintiqāminrevenge / retribution (*Avenger). ﴿٤٧﴾

[14:48] The day will come when this earth will be substituted with a new earth, and also the heavens, and everyone will be brought before GOD, the One, the Supreme.

يَوْمَyawma(On the) Dayتُبَدَّلُtubaddalu[it] will change / substituteٱلْأَرْضُl-arḍuthe earthغَيْرَghayra(for) other (than)ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth,وَٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتُwal-samāwātuand the heavens,وَبَرَزُوا۟wabarazūand they came forthلِلَّهِlillahibefore God,ٱلْوَٰحِدِl-wāḥidithe One,ٱلْقَهَّارِl-qahārithe Supreme. ﴿٤٨﴾

*14:48 This prophecy is also found in the Old Testament (Isaiah 65:17 & 66:22) and the New Testament: "What we await are new heavens and a new earth where, according to his promise, the justice of God will reside." (2 Peter 3:13).

[14:49] And you will see the guilty on that day chained in shackles.

وَتَرَىwatarāAnd you will seeٱلْمُجْرِمِينَl-muj'rimīnathe guilty ones,يَوْمَئِذٍyawma-idhin(on) that Dayمُّقَرَّنِينَmuqarranīnaones bound togetherفِىfīinٱلْأَصْفَادِl-aṣfādithe chains / shackles, ﴿٤٩﴾

[14:50] Their garments will be made of tar, and fire will overwhelm their faces.

سَرَابِيلُهُمsarābīluhumTheir garmentsمِّنminofقَطِرَانٍqaṭirānintar,وَتَغْشَىٰwataghshāand [it] will overwhelmوُجُوهَهُمُwujūhahumutheir facesٱلنَّارُl-nāruthe Fire. ﴿٥٠﴾

[14:51] For GOD will pay each soul for whatever it earned; GOD is the most efficient reckoner.

لِيَجْزِىَliyajziya l-lahuSo that [He] may compensate / recompense / payٱللَّهُl-lahuGodكُلَّkullaeachنَفْسٍnafsinsoulمَّاmā(for) whatكَسَبَتْkasabatit earned.إِنَّinnaIndeed,ٱللَّهَl-lahaGod (is)سَرِيعُsarīʿuswift / most efficientٱلْحِسَابِl-ḥisābi(in) the reckoning. ﴿٥١﴾

[14:52] This is a proclamation for the people, to be warned herewith, and to let them know that He is only one god, and for those who possess intelligence to take heed.

هَـٰذَاhādhāThis (is)بَلَـٰغٌbalāghuna proclamationلِّلنَّاسِlilnnāsifor the people,وَلِيُنذَرُوا۟waliyundharū[and] that they may be warnedبِهِۦbihiwith it / herewith,وَلِيَعْلَمُوٓا۟waliyaʿlamūand that they may knowأَنَّمَاannamāthat onlyهُوَhuwaHeإِلَـٰهٌilāhungod (is)وَٰحِدٌwāḥidunoneوَلِيَذَّكَّرَwaliyadhakkaraand that [he] may take heedأُو۟لُوا۟ulūthose who possessٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِl-albābithe understanding / intelligence. ﴿٥٢﴾

Sura 14: Ibrahîm (Abraham) إبراهيم

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