Sura 31: Luqmãn (Luqmaan) - Quran Inspector

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

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

[31:1] A. L. M.*

الٓمٓalif-lam-meemA.L.M. ﴿١﴾

*31:1 See Appendix 1 for the important role of these initials.

[31:2] These (letters) constitute proofs of this book of wisdom.

تِلْكَtil'kaThese (are)ءَايَـٰتُāyātuproofs (of)ٱلْكِتَـٰبِl-kitābithe book (of)ٱلْحَكِيمِl-ḥakīmi[the] wisdom. ﴿٢﴾

[31:3] A beacon and a mercy for the righteous.

هُدًىhudanA guidance / beaconوَرَحْمَةًwaraḥmatanand a mercyلِّلْمُحْسِنِينَlil'muḥ'sinīnafor the righteous [ones]. ﴿٣﴾

[31:4] Who observe the Contact Prayers (Salat), give the obligatory charity (Zakat), and as regards the Hereafter, they are absolutely certain.

ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaThose whoيُقِيمُونَyuqīmūna[they] observeٱلصَّلَوٰةَl-ṣalatathe Contact Prayer (Salat)وَيُؤْتُونَwayu'tūnaand they giveٱلزَّكَوٰةَl-zakatathe obligatory charity (Zakat)وَهُمwahumand [they]بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِbil-ākhiratiin the Hereafter,هُمْhumtheyيُوقِنُونَyūqinūna[they] are (absolutely) certain. ﴿٤﴾

[31:5] They are following the guidance from their Lord, and they are the winners.

أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَulāikaThose (are)عَلَىٰʿalāonهُدًىhudanguidanceمِّنminfromرَّبِّهِمْrabbihimtheir Lord,وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَwa-ulāikaand thoseهُمُhumu[they] (are)ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَl-muf'liḥūnathe successful ones / winners. ﴿٥﴾

[31:6] Among the people, there are those who uphold baseless Hadith, and thus divert others from the path of GOD without knowledge, and take it in vain. These have incurred a shameful retribution.

وَمِنَwaminaAnd ofٱلنَّاسِl-nāsithe peopleمَنman(is one) whoيَشْتَرِىyashtarī[he] upholds / acquiresلَهْوَlahwafrivolous / baselessٱلْحَدِيثِl-ḥadīthi[the] Hadithلِيُضِلَّliyuḍillathat he may misleadعَنʿanfromسَبِيلِsabīli(the) pathٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Godبِغَيْرِbighayri[for] withoutعِلْمٍʿil'minknowledge,وَيَتَّخِذَهَاwayattakhidhahāand he takes itهُزُوًاhuzuwan(in) ridicule / vain.أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَulāikaThoseلَهُمْlahumfor them (is)عَذَابٌʿadhābuna retributionمُّهِينٌmuhīnunhumiliating / shameful. ﴿٦﴾

[31:7] And when our revelations are recited to the one of them, he turns away in arrogance as if he never heard them, as if his ears are deaf. Promise him a painful retribution.

وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd whenتُتْلَىٰtut'lā[it] is recitedعَلَيْهِʿalayhito himءَايَـٰتُنَاāyātunāour verses / revelations,وَلَّىٰwallāhe turned awayمُسْتَكْبِرًاmus'takbiranarrogantlyكَأَنka-anas ifلَّمْlamnotيَسْمَعْهَاyasmaʿhāhe hears it,كَأَنَّka-annaas ifفِىٓfīinأُذُنَيْهِudhunayhihis ears (is)وَقْرًاwaqrandeafness.فَبَشِّرْهُfabashir'huSo promise himبِعَذَابٍbiʿadhābinin a retributionأَلِيمٍalīminpainful. ﴿٧﴾

[31:8] Surely, those who believe and lead a righteous life have deserved the gardens of bliss.

إِنَّinnaIndeed,ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoءَامَنُوا۟āmanū[they] believedوَعَمِلُوا۟waʿamilūand [they] didٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِl-ṣāliḥāti[the] righteous deeds,لَهُمْlahumfor them (are)جَنَّـٰتُjannātugardens (of)ٱلنَّعِيمِl-naʿīmi[the] delight / bliss. ﴿٨﴾

[31:9] Eternally they abide therein. This is the truthful promise of GOD. He is the Almighty, Most Wise.

خَـٰلِدِينَkhālidīna[Ones] abiding foreverفِيهَاfīhāin it.وَعْدَwaʿda(The) promiseٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Godحَقًّاḥaqqan(is) true.وَهُوَwahuwaAnd He (is)ٱلْعَزِيزُl-ʿazīzuthe Almighty,ٱلْحَكِيمُl-ḥakīmuMost Wise. ﴿٩﴾

[31:10] He created the heavens without pillars that you can see. He established on earth stabilizers (mountains) lest it tumbles with you, and He spread on it all kinds of creatures. We send down from the sky water to grow all kinds of beautiful plants.

خَلَقَkhalaqaHe createdٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwātithe heavensبِغَيْرِbighayri[for] withoutعَمَدٍʿamadinpillarsتَرَوْنَهَاtarawnahāyou [all] (can) see itوَأَلْقَىٰwa-alqāand He cast / placedفِىfīinٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earthرَوَٰسِىَrawāsiyastabilizers (mountains)أَنanlestتَمِيدَtamīdait spreads / shakes / tumblesبِكُمْbikumwith you [all],وَبَثَّwabathaand He spread / dispersedفِيهَاfīhāin itمِنminfromكُلِّkullieveryدَآبَّةٍdābbatincreature.وَأَنزَلْنَاwa-anzalnāAnd we sent downمِنَminafromٱلسَّمَآءِl-samāithe skyمَآءًmāanwaterفَأَنۢبَتْنَاfa-anbatnāthen we caused to growفِيهَاfīhāthereinمِنminofكُلِّkullieveryزَوْجٍzawjinkindكَرِيمٍkarīminfruitful / beautiful plants. ﴿١٠﴾

[31:11] Such is the creation of GOD; show me what the idols you set up beside Him have created. Indeed, the transgressors are far astray.

هَـٰذَاhādhāThis (is)خَلْقُkhalqu(the) creationٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) God.فَأَرُونِىfa-arūnīSo show Meمَاذَاmādhāwhat then (is it)خَلَقَkhalaqa[he] createdٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathoseمِنminfromدُونِهِۦdūnihibesides Him.بَلِbaliNay / In fact,ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَl-ẓālimūnathe wrongdoers / transgressorsفِىfī(are) inضَلَـٰلٍḍalālinerrorمُّبِينٍmubīninclear. ﴿١١﴾

[31:12] We have endowed Luqmãn with wisdom: "You shall be appreciative of GOD." Whoever is appreciative is appreciative for his own good. As for those who turn unappreciative, GOD is in no need, Praiseworthy.

وَلَقَدْwalaqadAnd verily,ءَاتَيْنَاātaynāwe gaveلُقْمَـٰنَluq'mānaLuqmanٱلْحِكْمَةَl-ḥik'matathe wisdomأَنِanithat,ٱشْكُرْush'kur"Be appreciativeلِلَّهِlillahito God."وَمَنwamanAnd whoeverيَشْكُرْyashkurhe is appreciativeفَإِنَّمَاfa-innamāthen onlyيَشْكُرُyashkuruhe is appreciativeلِنَفْسِهِۦlinafsihifor himself / his soul.وَمَنwamanAnd whoeverكَفَرَkafarahe was unappreciative,فَإِنَّfa-innathen indeed,ٱللَّهَl-lahaGod (is)غَنِىٌّghaniyyunFree of need,حَمِيدٌḥamīdunPraiseworthy. ﴿١٢﴾

[31:13] Recall that Luqmãn said to his son, as he enlightened him, "O my son, do not set up any idols beside GOD; idolatry is a gross injustice."*

وَإِذْwa-idhAnd when / recallقَالَqāla[he] saidلُقْمَـٰنُluq'mānuLuqmanلِٱبْنِهِۦli-ib'nihito his sonوَهُوَwahuwawhile heيَعِظُهُۥyaʿiẓuhu[he] enlightens him,يَـٰبُنَىَّyābunayya"O my son!لَاlā(Do) notتُشْرِكْtush'rik[you] associate partnersبِٱللَّهِbil-lahiwith God.إِنَّinnaIndeed,ٱلشِّرْكَl-shir'kathe association of partners (with God) / idolatry (is)لَظُلْمٌlaẓul'munsurely an injusticeعَظِيمٌʿaẓīmungreat." ﴿١٣﴾

*31:13 How will you feel if you take care of a child, give him the best education, and prepare him for life, only to see him thank someone else? Thus is idolatry; injustice.

[31:14] We enjoined the human being to honor his parents. His mother bore him, and the load got heavier and heavier. It takes two years (of intensive care) until weaning. You shall be appreciative of Me, and of your parents. To Me is the ultimate destiny.

وَوَصَّيْنَاwawaṣṣaynāAnd we enjoinedٱلْإِنسَـٰنَl-insānathe human beingبِوَٰلِدَيْهِbiwālidayhifor his parentsحَمَلَتْهُḥamalathu[she] carried himأُمُّهُۥummuhuhis motherوَهْنًاwahnan(in) weaknessعَلَىٰʿalāuponوَهْنٍwahninweakness,وَفِصَـٰلُهُۥwafiṣāluhuand his weaningفِىfī(is) inعَامَيْنِʿāmaynitwo [lunar] yearsأَنِanithatٱشْكُرْush'kur"Be appreciativeلِىlīfor Meوَلِوَٰلِدَيْكَwaliwālidaykaand for your parents;إِلَىَّilayyato Me (is)ٱلْمَصِيرُl-maṣīruthe destination / destiny. ﴿١٤﴾

[31:15] If they try to force you to set up any idols beside Me, do not obey them. But continue to treat them amicably in this world. You shall follow only the path of those who have submitted to Me. Ultimately, you all return to Me, then I will inform you of everything you have done.

وَإِنwa-inBut ifجَـٰهَدَاكَjāhadākathey [both] strive against youعَلَىٰٓʿalāonأَنanthatتُشْرِكَtush'rikayou associate partners / idolsبِىbīwith Me,مَاmāwhatلَيْسَlaysanotلَكَlakafor youبِهِۦbihiin itعِلْمٌʿil'mun(any) knowledge,فَلَاfalāthen (do) notتُطِعْهُمَاtuṭiʿ'humāyou obey both of them.وَصَاحِبْهُمَاwaṣāḥib'humāBut accompany both of themفِىfīinٱلدُّنْيَاl-dun'yāthe worldمَعْرُوفًاmaʿrūfan(with) kindness / equitable / amicable,وَٱتَّبِعْwa-ittabiʿand followسَبِيلَsabīla(the) pathمَنْman(of) whoأَنَابَanāba[he] submitted / turned (to God) in repentance repeatedly with sincere deedsإِلَىَّilayyato Me.ثُمَّthummaThenإِلَىَّilayyato Me (is)مَرْجِعُكُمْmarjiʿukumyour ultimate return,فَأُنَبِّئُكُمfa-unabbi-ukumthen I will inform you [all]بِمَاbimāof whatكُنتُمْkuntumyou [all] used toتَعْمَلُونَtaʿmalūna[you all] do." ﴿١٥﴾

[31:16] "O my son, know that even something as tiny as a mustard seed, deep inside a rock, be it in the heavens or the earth, GOD will bring it. GOD is Sublime, Cognizant.

يَـٰبُنَىَّyābunayya"O my son!إِنَّهَآinnahāIndeed, [it]إِنinifتَكُtakuit beمِثْقَالَmith'qāla(the) weight (of)حَبَّةٍḥabbatina grainمِّنْminofخَرْدَلٍkhardalina mustard seed,فَتَكُنfatakunand it beفِىfīinصَخْرَةٍṣakhratina rockأَوْaworفِىfīinٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwātithe heavensأَوْaworفِىfīinٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earthيَأْتِyati [He] will bringبِهَاbihā[in] itٱللَّهُl-lahuGod.إِنَّinnaIndeed,ٱللَّهَl-lahaGod (is)لَطِيفٌlaṭīfunSublime,خَبِيرٌkhabīrunCognizant. ﴿١٦﴾

[31:17] "O my son, you shall observe the Contact Prayers (Salat). You shall advocate righteousness and forbid evil, and remain steadfast in the face of adversity. These are the most honorable traits.

يَـٰبُنَىَّyābunayya"O my son!أَقِمِaqimiObserveٱلصَّلَوٰةَl-ṣalatathe Contact Prayer (Salat)وَأْمُرْwamurand order / exhort / advocateبِٱلْمَعْرُوفِbil-maʿrūfiin the morality / approved / righteousnessوَٱنْهَwa-in'haand forbidعَنِʿanifromٱلْمُنكَرِl-munkarithe wrong / immorality / disapproved / evil,وَٱصْبِرْwa-iṣ'birand be steadfastعَلَىٰʿalāoverمَآmāwhatأَصَابَكَaṣābakait has befallen you. إِنَّinnaIndeed,ذَٰلِكَdhālikathat (is)مِنْminamong / because ofعَزْمِʿazmi (the) firm determination (of)ٱلْأُمُورِl-umūrithe commands / matters. ﴿١٧﴾

[31:18] "You shall not treat the people with arrogance, nor shall you roam the earth proudly. GOD does not like the arrogant showoffs.

وَلَاwalā"And (do) notتُصَعِّرْtuṣaʿʿiryou turnخَدَّكَkhaddakayour cheek / side (*act arrogant)لِلنَّاسِlilnnāsifrom the peopleوَلَاwalāand (do) notتَمْشِtamshiyou walkفِىfīinٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earthمَرَحًاmaraḥanproudly.إِنَّinnaIndeed,ٱللَّهَl-lahaGodلَاlānotيُحِبُّyuḥibbu[He] lovesكُلَّkullaeveryمُخْتَالٍmukh'tālinarrogantفَخُورٍfakhūrinboastful / show off. ﴿١٨﴾

[31:19] "Walk humbly and lower your voice - the ugliest voice is the donkey's voice."

وَٱقْصِدْwa-iq'ṣid"And be modest / humbleفِىfīinمَشْيِكَmashyikayour walkوَٱغْضُضْwa-ugh'ḍuḍand lowerمِنmin[of]صَوْتِكَṣawtikayour voice.إِنَّinnaIndeed,أَنكَرَankara(the) harshest / ugliest (of)ٱلْأَصْوَٰتِl-aṣwātiall voices (is)لَصَوْتُlaṣawtusurely (the) voice (of)ٱلْحَمِيرِl-ḥamīrithe donkeys." ﴿١٩﴾

[31:20] Do you not see that GOD has committed in your service everything in the heavens and the earth, and has showered you with His blessings - obvious and hidden? Yet, some people argue about GOD without knowledge, without guidance, and without the enlightening scripture.

أَلَمْalamDo notتَرَوْا۟tarawyou [all] seeأَنَّannathatٱللَّهَl-lahaGodسَخَّرَsakharaHe committed to serveلَكُمlakumto you [all]مَّاmāwhateverفِىfī(is) inٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwātithe heavensوَمَاwamāand whateverفِىfī(is) inٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earthوَأَسْبَغَwa-asbaghaand amply bestowed / completedعَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumupon you [all]نِعَمَهُۥniʿamahuHis favor / blessingظَـٰهِرَةًẓāhiratanapparentوَبَاطِنَةًwabāṭinatanand hidden?وَمِنَwaminaBut ofٱلنَّاسِl-nāsithe peopleمَنman(is one) whoيُجَـٰدِلُyujādilu[he] arguesفِىfīaboutٱللَّهِl-lahiGodبِغَيْرِbighayri[for] withoutعِلْمٍʿil'minknowledge,وَلَاwalāand notهُدًىhudanguidanceوَلَاwalāand notكِتَـٰبٍkitābina book / scriptureمُّنِيرٍmunīrinenlightening. ﴿٢٠﴾

[31:21] When they are told, "Follow these revelations of GOD," they say, "No, we follow only what we found our parents doing." What if the devil is leading them to the agony of Hell?

وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd whenقِيلَqīlait was saidلَهُمُlahumuto them,ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ittabiʿū"Follow [you all]مَآmāwhatأَنزَلَanzala[He] revealedٱللَّهُl-lahuGod,"قَالُوا۟qālūthey said,بَلْbal"Nay,نَتَّبِعُnattabiʿuwe followمَاmāwhatوَجَدْنَاwajadnāwe foundعَلَيْهِʿalayhiaccording to [it]ءَابَآءَنَآābāanāour forefathers / parents."أَوَلَوْawalawEven ifكَانَkānait wasٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُl-shayṭānuthe devilيَدْعُوهُمْyadʿūhumhe calls themإِلَىٰilātoعَذَابِʿadhābi(the) punishment / agony (of)ٱلسَّعِيرِl-saʿīrithe Blaze / Hell! ﴿٢١﴾

[31:22] Those who submit completely to GOD, while leading a righteous life, have gotten hold of the strongest bond. For GOD is in full control of all things.

وَمَنwamanAnd whoeverيُسْلِمْyus'lim[he] submitsوَجْهَهُۥٓwajhahuhis face / aim / focus / devotion / purpose / whole beingإِلَىilātoٱللَّهِl-lahiGodوَهُوَwahuwawhile he (is)مُحْسِنٌmuḥ'sinunone who is righteous,فَقَدِfaqadithen indeed,ٱسْتَمْسَكَis'tamsakahe graspedبِٱلْعُرْوَةِbil-ʿur'wati[in] the handhold / support / bondٱلْوُثْقَىٰl-wuth'qāthe most trustworthy / strongest.وَإِلَىwa-ilāAnd toٱللَّهِl-lahiGod (is)عَـٰقِبَةُʿāqibatu(the) end / final outcome (of)ٱلْأُمُورِl-umūriall matters / affairs. ﴿٢٢﴾

[31:23] As for those who disbelieve, do not be saddened by their disbelief. To us is their ultimate return, then we will inform them of everything they had done. GOD is fully aware of the innermost thoughts.

وَمَنwamanAnd whoeverكَفَرَkafarahe disbelieved,فَلَاfalālet notيَحْزُنكَyaḥzunka[it] sadden youكُفْرُهُۥٓkuf'ruhuhis disbelief.إِلَيْنَاilaynāTo us (is)مَرْجِعُهُمْmarjiʿuhumtheir ultimate return,فَنُنَبِّئُهُمfanunabbi-uhumthen we will inform themبِمَاbimāof whatعَمِلُوٓا۟ʿamilūthey did.إِنَّinnaIndeed,ٱللَّهَl-lahaGod (is)عَلِيمٌۢʿalīmunfully awareبِذَاتِbidhātiof (what) [it] possessedٱلصُّدُورِl-ṣudūrithe hearts / minds. ﴿٢٣﴾

[31:24] We let them enjoy temporarily, then commit them to severe retribution.

نُمَتِّعُهُمْnumattiʿuhumWe grant them enjoymentقَلِيلًاqalīlan(for) a little,ثُمَّthummathenنَضْطَرُّهُمْnaḍṭarruhumwe force / constrain / commit themإِلَىٰilātoعَذَابٍʿadhābina retributionغَلِيظٍghalīẓinharsh / severe. ﴿٢٤﴾

[31:25] If you ask them, "Who created the heavens and the earth," they will say, "GOD." Say, "Praise be to GOD." Yet, most of them do not know.

وَلَئِنwala-inAnd surely ifسَأَلْتَهُمsa-altahumyou asked them,مَّنْman"Whoخَلَقَkhalaqa[he] createdٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwātithe heavensوَٱلْأَرْضَwal-arḍaand the earth?"لَيَقُولُنَّlayaqūlunnaSurely they will say,ٱللَّهُl-lahu"God."قُلِquliSay,ٱلْحَمْدُl-ḥamdu"All praise beلِلَّهِlillahito God."بَلْbalBut / In fact,أَكْثَرُهُمْaktharuhummost of themلَاlā(do) notيَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūna[they] know. ﴿٢٥﴾

[31:26] To GOD belongs everything in the heavens and the earth. GOD is the Most Rich, Most Praiseworthy.

لِلَّهِlillahiTo God (belongs)مَاmāwhateverفِىfī(is) inٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwātithe heavensوَٱلْأَرْضِwal-arḍiand the earth.إِنَّinnaIndeed,ٱللَّهَl-lahaGod,هُوَhuwaHe (is)ٱلْغَنِىُّl-ghaniyu[the] Free of need / Most Rich,ٱلْحَمِيدُl-ḥamīduMost Praiseworthy. ﴿٢٦﴾

[31:27] If all the trees on earth were made into pens, and the ocean supplied the ink, augmented by seven more oceans, the words of GOD would not run out. GOD is Almighty, Most Wise.

وَلَوْwalawAnd ifأَنَّمَاannamāthat whatفِىfī(is) inٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earthمِنminofشَجَرَةٍshajaratin(the) tree(s)أَقْلَـٰمٌaqlāmun(were) pensوَٱلْبَحْرُwal-baḥruand the ocean,يَمُدُّهُۥyamudduhuit aids it / (provides) its inkمِنۢminfromبَعْدِهِۦbaʿdihiafter itسَبْعَةُsabʿatusevenأَبْحُرٍabḥurinmore oceans,مَّاmānotنَفِدَتْnafidat[it] (would be) exhaustedكَلِمَـٰتُkalimātu(the) wordsٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) God.إِنَّinnaIndeed,ٱللَّهَl-lahaGod (is)عَزِيزٌʿazīzunAlmighty,حَكِيمٌḥakīmunWise. ﴿٢٧﴾

[31:28] The creation and resurrection of all of you is the same as that of one person. GOD is Hearer, Seer.

مَّاmāNot (is)خَلْقُكُمْkhalqukumyour creationوَلَاwalāand notبَعْثُكُمْbaʿthukumyour resurrectionإِلَّاillābutكَنَفْسٍkanafsinlike a soul / personوَٰحِدَةٍwāḥidatinsingle.إِنَّinnaIndeed,ٱللَّهَl-lahaGod (is)سَمِيعٌۢsamīʿunHearer,بَصِيرٌbaṣīrunSeer. ﴿٢٨﴾

[31:29] Do you not realize that GOD merges the night into the day and merges the day into the night, and that He has committed the sun and the moon in your service, each running in its orbit for a specific life span, and that GOD is fully Cognizant of everything you do?

أَلَمْalamDo notتَرَtarayou seeأَنَّannathatٱللَّهَl-lahaGodيُولِجُyūliju[He] mergesٱلَّيْلَal-laylathe nightفِىfīintoٱلنَّهَارِl-nahārithe day,وَيُولِجُwayūlijuand [He] mergesٱلنَّهَارَl-nahārathe dayفِىfīintoٱلَّيْلِal-laylithe nightوَسَخَّرَwasakharaand He subjected / committed to serveٱلشَّمْسَl-shamsathe sunوَٱلْقَمَرَwal-qamaraand the moon,كُلٌّkulluneachيَجْرِىٓyajrīit runs / floats / pursues its courseإِلَىٰٓilāforأَجَلٍajalinan appointed term مُّسَمًّىmusammanpredetermined / specified,وَأَنَّwa-annaand thatٱللَّهَl-lahaGod (is)بِمَاbimāin whatتَعْمَلُونَtaʿmalūnayou [all] doخَبِيرٌkhabīrunCognizant. ﴿٢٩﴾

[31:30] This proves that GOD is the truth, while any idol they set up beside Him is falsehood, and that GOD is the Most High, Most Great.

ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat (is)بِأَنَّbi-annabecauseٱللَّهَl-lahaGod,هُوَhuwaHe (is)ٱلْحَقُّl-ḥaquthe Truth,وَأَنَّwa-annaand thatمَاmāwhatيَدْعُونَyadʿūnathey call / invokeمِنminfromدُونِهِdūnihibesides Him (is)ٱلْبَـٰطِلُl-bāṭilu[the] falsehood,وَأَنَّwa-annaand thatٱللَّهَl-lahaGod,هُوَhuwaHe (is)ٱلْعَلِىُّl-ʿaliyuMost High,ٱلْكَبِيرُl-kabīruMost Great. ﴿٣٠﴾

[31:31] Do you not see that the ships roam the sea, carrying GOD's provisions, to show you some of His proofs? Indeed, these should be sufficient proofs for everyone who is steadfast, appreciative.

أَلَمْalamDo notتَرَtarayou seeأَنَّannathatٱلْفُلْكَl-ful'kathe shipsتَجْرِىtajrīit flows / sailsفِىfīthroughٱلْبَحْرِl-baḥrithe seaبِنِعْمَتِbiniʿ'matiwith blessings (provisions)ٱللَّهِl-lahi(from) Godلِيُرِيَكُمliyuriyakumthat He may show you [all]مِّنْminofءَايَـٰتِهِۦٓāyātihiHis signs / proofs?إِنَّinnaIndeed,فِىfīinذَٰلِكَdhālikathat (are)لَـَٔايَـٰتٍlaāyātinsurely signs / proofsلِّكُلِّlikullifor everyone (who is)صَبَّارٍṣabbārinsteadfast,شَكُورٍshakūrinappreciative. ﴿٣١﴾

[31:32] When violent waves surround them, they implore GOD, sincerely devoting their prayers to Him alone. But as soon as He saves them to the shore, some of them revert. None discards our revelations except those who are betrayers, unappreciative.

وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd whenغَشِيَهُمghashiyahum[it] covered themمَّوْجٌmawjuna waveكَٱلظُّلَلِkal-ẓulalilike the canopies,دَعَوُا۟daʿawūthey imploredٱللَّهَl-lahaGod,مُخْلِصِينَmukh'liṣīna[ones who are] exclusively devotedلَهُlahuto Himٱلدِّينَl-dīna(in) [the] religion.فَلَمَّاfalammāBut whenنَجَّىٰهُمْnajjāhumHe delivered / saved themإِلَىilātoٱلْبَرِّl-barithe land / shoreفَمِنْهُمfamin'humthen some of them (are)مُّقْتَصِدٌmuq'taṣidunones who are in the middle / indifferent.وَمَاwamāAnd notيَجْحَدُyajḥaduhe denies / discardsبِـَٔايَـٰتِنَآbiāyātināin our signs / revelationsإِلَّاillāexceptكُلُّkullueveryخَتَّارٍkhattārinbetrayerكَفُورٍkafūrinunappreciative. ﴿٣٢﴾

[31:33] O people, you shall reverence your Lord, and fear a day when a father cannot help his own child, nor a child can help his father. Certainly, GOD's promise is truth. Therefore, do not be distracted by this life; do not be distracted from GOD by mere illusions.

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāOٱلنَّاسُl-nāsu[the] people!ٱتَّقُوا۟ittaqūReverence [you all] رَبَّكُمْrabbakumyour Lordوَٱخْشَوْا۟wa-ikh'shawand fear [you all] يَوْمًاyawmana Dayلَّاlānotيَجْزِىyajzī[he] avails / helpsوَالِدٌwāliduna fatherعَنʿan[for]وَلَدِهِۦwaladihihis son / childوَلَاwalāand notمَوْلُودٌmawlūduna sonهُوَhuwaheجَازٍjāzinavails / helpsعَنʿan[for]وَالِدِهِۦwālidihihis fatherشَيْـًٔاshayananything.إِنَّinnaIndeed,وَعْدَwaʿda(the) promise (of)ٱللَّهِl-lahiGod (is)حَقٌّḥaqquntrue,فَلَاfalā so (let) not تَغُرَّنَّكُمُtaghurrannakumu[it] deceive you [all]ٱلْحَيَوٰةُl-ḥayatuthe life (of)ٱلدُّنْيَاl-dun'yāthe worldوَلَاwalāand (let) notيَغُرَّنَّكُمyaghurrannakum[it] deceive you [all]بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiabout Godٱلْغَرُورُl-gharūruthe illusion. ﴿٣٣﴾

[31:34] With GOD is the knowledge regarding the Hour (end of the world).* He is the One who sends down the rain, and He knows the contents of the womb. No soul knows what will happen to it tomorrow, and no one knows in which land he or she will die. GOD is Omniscient, Cognizant.

إِنَّinnaIndeed,ٱللَّهَl-lahaGod,عِندَهُۥʿindahuwith Him (is)عِلْمُʿil'mu(the) knowledge (of)ٱلسَّاعَةِl-sāʿatithe Hourوَيُنَزِّلُwayunazziluand He sends downٱلْغَيْثَl-ghaythathe rain,وَيَعْلَمُwayaʿlamuand He knowsمَاmāwhatفِىfī(is) inٱلْأَرْحَامِl-arḥāmithe wombs.وَمَاwamāAnd notتَدْرِىtadrī[it] knowsنَفْسٌnafsunany soulمَّاذَاmādhāwhat thenتَكْسِبُtaksibuit will earnغَدًاghadantomorrow,وَمَاwamāand notتَدْرِىtadrīit knowsنَفْسٌۢnafsunany soulبِأَىِّbi-ayyiin whichأَرْضٍarḍinlandتَمُوتُtamūtuit will die.إِنَّinnaIndeed,ٱللَّهَl-lahaGod (is)عَلِيمٌʿalīmunOmniscientخَبِيرٌۢkhabīrunCognizant. ﴿٣٤﴾

*31:34 God reveals His knowledge whenever He wills. We learn from this verse that we may be able to predict the rain, and the gender of the fetus. But we can never know the time or place of death. In accordance with 72:27, God has revealed the end of the world through His Messenger of the Covenant. See 15:87, 20:15, and Appendix 25 for the details.

Sura 31: Luqmãn (Luqmaan) لقمان

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