Sura 33: Al-Ahzãb (The Parties) - Quran Inspector

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

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

[33:1] O you prophet, you shall reverence GOD and do not obey the disbelievers and the hypocrites. GOD is Omniscient, Most Wise.

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO ٱلنَّبِىُّl-nabiyu[the] prophet!ٱتَّقِittaqiReverenceٱللَّهَl-lahaGodوَلَاwalāand (do) notتُطِعِtuṭiʿiyou obeyٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَl-kāfirīnathe disbelieversوَٱلْمُنَـٰفِقِينَwal-munāfiqīnaand the hypocrites.إِنَّinnaIndeed,ٱللَّهَl-lahaGodكَانَkānaisعَلِيمًاʿalīmanOmniscient,حَكِيمًاḥakīmanWise. ﴿١﴾

[33:2] Follow what is revealed to you from your Lord. GOD is fully Cognizant of everything you all do.

وَٱتَّبِعْwa-ittabiʿAnd followمَاmāwhatيُوحَىٰٓyūḥāit is inspiredإِلَيْكَilaykato youمِنminfromرَّبِّكَrabbikayour Lord.إِنَّinnaIndeed,ٱللَّهَl-lahaGodكَانَkāna[He] isبِمَاbimāin whatتَعْمَلُونَtaʿmalūnayou [all] doخَبِيرًاkhabīranCognizant. ﴿٢﴾

[33:3] And put your trust in GOD. GOD suffices as an advocate.

وَتَوَكَّلْwatawakkalAnd put (your) trustعَلَىʿalāinٱللَّهِl-lahiGod.وَكَفَىٰwakafāAnd sufficient (is)بِٱللَّهِbil-lahi[in] God (as)وَكِيلًاwakīlanan Advocate. ﴿٣﴾

[33:4] GOD did not give any man two hearts in his chest. Nor did He turn your wives whom you estrange (according to your custom) into your mothers.* Nor did He turn your adopted children into genetic offspring. All these are mere utterances that you have invented. GOD speaks the truth, and He guides in the (right) path.

مَّاmāNotجَعَلَjaʿala[He] madeٱللَّهُl-lahuGod لِرَجُلٍlirajulinfor any manمِّنminofقَلْبَيْنِqalbaynitwo heartsفِىfīinجَوْفِهِۦjawfihihis chest.وَمَاwamāAnd notجَعَلَjaʿalaHe madeأَزْوَٰجَكُمُazwājakumuyour wivesٱلَّـٰٓـِٔىallāīthose whomتُظَـٰهِرُونَtuẓāhirūnayou [all] declare unlawful (Zihar)مِنْهُنَّmin'hunnafrom themأُمَّهَـٰتِكُمْummahātikum(as) your mothers.وَمَاwamāAnd notجَعَلَjaʿalaHe madeأَدْعِيَآءَكُمْadʿiyāakumyour adopted sons / childrenأَبْنَآءَكُمْabnāakumyour (genetic) children.ذَٰلِكُمْdhālikumThat [you all] (is)قَوْلُكُمqawlukumyour sayingبِأَفْوَٰهِكُمْbi-afwāhikumby your mouths,وَٱللَّهُwal-lahubut GodيَقُولُyaqūluHe saysٱلْحَقَّl-ḥaqathe truth,وَهُوَwahuwaand Heيَهْدِىyahdī[He] guides (to)ٱلسَّبِيلَl-sabīlathe path. ﴿٤﴾

*33:4 It was a custom in Arabia to estrange the wife by declaring that she was like the husband's mother. Such an unfair practice is abrogated herein.

[33:5] You shall give your adopted children names that preserve their relationship to their genetic parents. This is more equitable in the sight of GOD. If you do not know their parents, then, as your brethren in religion, you shall treat them as members of your family. You do not commit a sin if you make a mistake in this respect; you are responsible for your purposeful intentions. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.

ٱدْعُوهُمْid'ʿūhumCall them [you all]لِـَٔابَآئِهِمْliābāihimby their fathers (names);هُوَhuwait (is)أَقْسَطُaqsaṭumore just / equitableعِندَʿindain the sight of ٱللَّهِl-lahiGod.فَإِنfa-inBut ifلَّمْlamnotتَعْلَمُوٓا۟taʿlamūyou [all] knowءَابَآءَهُمْābāahumtheir fathers / parentsفَإِخْوَٰنُكُمْfa-ikh'wānukumthen (as) your brothers / brethrenفِىfīinٱلدِّينِl-dīni[the] religionوَمَوَٰلِيكُمْwamawālīkumand (as) your kinsfolk / friends / inheritors.وَلَيْسَwalaysaBut not isعَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumupon you [all]جُنَاحٌjunāḥunany blameفِيمَآfīmāin whatأَخْطَأْتُمakhṭatumyou [all] made a mistakeبِهِۦbihiin it,وَلَـٰكِنwalākinbutمَّاmāwhatتَعَمَّدَتْtaʿammadat[it] intended of itقُلُوبُكُمْqulūbukumyour hearts.وَكَانَwakānaAnd [He] is,ٱللَّهُl-lahuGod,غَفُورًاghafūranForgiving,رَّحِيمًاraḥīmanMerciful. ﴿٥﴾

[33:6] The prophet is closer to the believers than they are to each other, and his wives are like mothers to them. The relatives ought to take care of one another in accordance with GOD's scripture. Thus, the believers shall take care of their relatives who immigrate to them, provided they have taken care of their own families first. These are commandments of this scripture.

ٱلنَّبِىُّal-nabiyuThe prophet (is)أَوْلَىٰawlānearer / dearer / closerبِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَbil-mu'minīnato the believersمِنْminthanأَنفُسِهِمْanfusihimtheir own selves,وَأَزْوَٰجُهُۥٓwa-azwājuhuand his wives (are)أُمَّهَـٰتُهُمْummahātuhum(like) their mothers.وَأُو۟لُوا۟wa-ulūAnd those who possessٱلْأَرْحَامِl-arḥāmithe blood relationship / relatives,بَعْضُهُمْbaʿḍuhumsome of them*أَوْلَىٰawlā(are) nearer / dearer / closerبِبَعْضٍbibaʿḍinto some others (*each other),فِىfīin accordanceكِتَـٰبِkitābi(the) book / scriptureٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Godمِنَminafromٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'minīnathe believersوَٱلْمُهَـٰجِرِينَwal-muhājirīnaand the emigrants,إِلَّآillāexceptأَنanthatتَفْعَلُوٓا۟tafʿalūyou [all] do / fulfillإِلَىٰٓilātoأَوْلِيَآئِكُمawliyāikumyour nearest ones / familiesمَّعْرُوفًاmaʿrūfana kindness.كَانَkāna[It] wasذَٰلِكَdhālikathatفِىfīinٱلْكِتَـٰبِl-kitābithe book / scriptureمَسْطُورًاmasṭūranwritten. ﴿٦﴾

[33:7] Recall that we took from the prophets their covenant, including you (O Muhammad), Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus the son of Mary. We took from them a solemn pledge.*

وَإِذْwa-idhAnd when / recallأَخَذْنَاakhadhnāwe tookمِنَminafromٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَl-nabiyīnathe prophetsمِيثَـٰقَهُمْmīthāqahumtheir covenantوَمِنكَwaminkaand from you (Muhammad),وَمِنwaminand fromنُّوحٍnūḥinNoahوَإِبْرَٰهِيمَwa-ib'rāhīmaand Abrahamوَمُوسَىٰwamūsāand Mosesوَعِيسَىwaʿīsāand Jesus,ٱبْنِib'nison (of)مَرْيَمَmaryamaMary.وَأَخَذْنَاwa-akhadhnāAnd we tookمِنْهُمmin'humfrom themمِّيثَـٰقًاmīthāqana covenant / pledgeغَلِيظًاghalīẓanstrong / solemn. ﴿٧﴾

*33:7 The covenant is detailed in 3:81. God took a covenant from the prophets that they shall support His Messenger of the Covenant who would come after Muhammad to purify and unify their messages. The Covenant was made before the earth's creation, and was fulfilled in Mecca Zul-Hijja 3, 1391 (Dec. 21, 1971). The sum of the Islamic month (12), plus the day (3), plus the year (1391) gives 1406, 19x74. Overwhelming proof identifying God's Messenger of the Covenant as Rashad Khalifa is provided throughout the Quran (Appendices 2 & 26).

[33:8] Subsequently, He will surely question the truthful about their truthfulness, and has prepared for the disbelievers (in this Quranic fact) a painful retribution.

لِّيَسْـَٔلَliyasalaThat He may askٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَl-ṣādiqīnathe truthful [ones]عَنʿanaboutصِدْقِهِمْṣid'qihimtheir truthfulness.وَأَعَدَّwa-aʿaddaAnd He preparedلِلْكَـٰفِرِينَlil'kāfirīnafor the disbelieversعَذَابًاʿadhābana retributionأَلِيمًاalīmanpainful. ﴿٨﴾

[33:9] O you who believe, remember GOD's blessing upon you; when soldiers attacked you, we sent upon them violent wind and invisible soldiers. GOD is Seer of everything you do.

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāOٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoءَامَنُوا۟āmanū[they] believed!ٱذْكُرُوا۟udh'kurūRemember [you all]نِعْمَةَniʿ'mata(the) favor / blessingٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Godعَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumupon you [all]إِذْidhwhenجَآءَتْكُمْjāatkum[it] came to you [all]جُنُودٌjunūdun(the) soldiersفَأَرْسَلْنَاfa-arsalnāand we sentعَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimupon themرِيحًاrīḥana windوَجُنُودًاwajunūdanand soldiersلَّمْlamnotتَرَوْهَاtarawhāyou [all] (could) see them.وَكَانَwakāna And [He] was,ٱللَّهُl-lahuGod,بِمَاbimāin whatتَعْمَلُونَtaʿmalūnayou [all] doبَصِيرًاbaṣīranSeer. ﴿٩﴾

[33:10] When they came from above you, and from beneath you, your eyes were terrified, your hearts ran out of patience, and you harbored unbefitting thoughts about GOD.

إِذْidhWhen / Recallجَآءُوكُمjāūkumthey came to you [all]مِّنminfromفَوْقِكُمْfawqikumabove you [all]وَمِنْwaminand fromأَسْفَلَasfalalower / belowمِنكُمْminkum[from] you [all],وَإِذْwa-idhand whenزَاغَتِzāghati[it] turned away (were terrified)ٱلْأَبْصَـٰرُl-abṣāruthe eyesوَبَلَغَتِwabalaghatiand [it] reachedٱلْقُلُوبُl-qulūbuthe heartsٱلْحَنَاجِرَl-ḥanājirathe throats,وَتَظُنُّونَwataẓunnūnaand you [all] assume / thinkبِٱللَّهِbil-lahiabout Godٱلظُّنُونَا۠l-ẓunūnāthe assumptions / evil thoughts. ﴿١٠﴾

[33:11] That is when the believers were truly tested; they were severely shaken up.

هُنَالِكَhunālikaThere and thenٱبْتُلِىَub'tuliya[he] were testedٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَl-mu'minūnathe believersوَزُلْزِلُوا۟wazul'zilūand they were shakenزِلْزَالًاzil'zālan(with a) shakeشَدِيدًاshadīdansevere. ﴿١١﴾

[33:12] The hypocrites and those with doubts in their hearts said, "What GOD and His messenger promised us was no more than an illusion!"

وَإِذْwa-idhAnd when / recallيَقُولُyaqūlu[he] saysٱلْمُنَـٰفِقُونَl-munāfiqūnathe hypocritesوَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaand those whoفِىfīinقُلُوبِهِمqulūbihimtheir heartsمَّرَضٌmaraḍun(was) a disease,مَّاmā"Notوَعَدَنَاwaʿadanā[He] promised usٱللَّهُl-lahuGodوَرَسُولُهُۥٓwarasūluhuand His messengerإِلَّاillāexceptغُرُورًاghurūranillusion." ﴿١٢﴾

[33:13] A group of them said, "O people of Yathrib, you cannot attain victory; go back." Others made up excuses to the prophet: "Our homes are vulnerable," when they were not vulnerable. They just wanted to flee.

وَإِذْwa-idhAnd when / recallقَالَتqālat[It] saidطَّآئِفَةٌṭāifatuna groupمِّنْهُمْmin'humof them,يَـٰٓأَهْلَyāahla"O people (of)يَثْرِبَyathribaYathrib!لَاlāNoمُقَامَmuqāmastanding / positionلَكُمْlakumfor you [all],فَٱرْجِعُوا۟fa-ir'jiʿūso go back [you all]."وَيَسْتَـْٔذِنُwayastadhinuAnd [he] asked permissionفَرِيقٌfarīquna groupمِّنْهُمُmin'humuof them (from)ٱلنَّبِىَّl-nabiyathe prophet,يَقُولُونَyaqūlūna[they] saying,إِنَّinna"Indeed,بُيُوتَنَاbuyūtanāour houses (are)عَوْرَةٌʿawratunexposed / vulnerable,"وَمَاwamāand notهِىَhiyathey (were)بِعَوْرَةٍbiʿawratinever exposed / vulnerable.إِنinNotيُرِيدُونَyurīdūnathey wishedإِلَّاillābutفِرَارًاfirāranto flee. ﴿١٣﴾

[33:14] Had the enemy invaded and asked them to join, they would have joined the enemy without hesitation.

وَلَوْwalawAnd ifدُخِلَتْdukhilat[it] was entered / penetrated / invadedعَلَيْهِمʿalayhimupon themمِّنْminfromأَقْطَارِهَاaqṭārihāits sides / outer regionsثُمَّthummathenسُئِلُوا۟su-ilūthey were askedٱلْفِتْنَةَl-fit'natathe division / temptation / treachery,لَـَٔاتَوْهَاlaātawhācertainly they would have done itوَمَاwamāand notتَلَبَّثُوا۟talabbathūthey hesitatedبِهَآbihāover itإِلَّاillāexceptيَسِيرًاyasīraneasily. ﴿١٤﴾

[33:15] They had pledged to GOD in the past that they would not turn around and flee; making a pledge with GOD involves a great responsibility.

وَلَقَدْwalaqadAnd certainlyكَانُوا۟kānūthey hadعَـٰهَدُوا۟ʿāhadū[they] pledgedٱللَّهَl-lahaGodمِنminfromقَبْلُqablubefore,لَاlānotيُوَلُّونَyuwallūnathey will turnٱلْأَدْبَـٰرَl-adbāra(their) [the] backs.وَكَانَwakānaAnd [it] isعَهْدُʿahdu(the) promiseٱللَّهِl-lahi(to) Godمَسْـُٔولًاmasūlana great responsibility. ﴿١٥﴾

[33:16] Say, "If you flee, you can never flee from death or from being killed. No matter what happens, you only live a short while longer."

قُلqulSay,لَّنlan"Neverيَنفَعَكُمُyanfaʿakumu[it] will benefit you [all]ٱلْفِرَارُl-firāruthe fleeing,إِنinifفَرَرْتُمfarartumyou [all] fledمِّنَminafromٱلْمَوْتِl-mawti[the] deathأَوِawiorٱلْقَتْلِl-qatlithe killing,وَإِذًاwa-idhanand thenلَّاlānotتُمَتَّعُونَtumattaʿūnayou [all] will be allowed to enjoyإِلَّاillāexceptقَلِيلًاqalīlana little." ﴿١٦﴾

[33:17] Say, "Who would protect you from GOD if He willed any adversity, or willed any blessing for you?" They can never find, beside GOD, any other Lord and Master.

قُلْqulSay,مَنman"Who (is)ذَاdhā[of]ٱلَّذِىalladhīthe one whoيَعْصِمُكُمyaʿṣimukum[he] protects you [all]مِّنَminafromٱللَّهِl-lahiGodإِنْinifأَرَادَarādaHe intended / willedبِكُمْbikumfor you [all]سُوٓءًاsūan(any) harm / adversityأَوْaworأَرَادَarādaHe intended / willedبِكُمْbikumfor you [all]رَحْمَةًraḥmatana mercy / blessing?"وَلَاwalāAnd notيَجِدُونَyajidūnathey will findلَهُمlahumfor themمِّنminfromدُونِdūnibesidesٱللَّهِl-lahiGodوَلِيًّاwaliyyana protector / lord and masterوَلَاwalāand notنَصِيرًاnaṣīrana helper. ﴿١٧﴾

[33:18] GOD is fully aware of the hinderers among you, and those who say to their comrades, "Let us all stay behind." Rarely do they mobilize for defense.

قَدْqadVerily,يَعْلَمُyaʿlamu[He] knowsٱللَّهُl-lahuGodٱلْمُعَوِّقِينَl-muʿawiqīnathose who hinderمِنكُمْminkumamong you [all]وَٱلْقَآئِلِينَwal-qāilīnaand those who sayلِإِخْوَٰنِهِمْli-ikh'wānihimto their brothers / comrades,هَلُمَّhalumma"Comeإِلَيْنَاilaynāto us,"وَلَاwalāand notيَأْتُونَyatūnathey come (to)ٱلْبَأْسَl-basathe battle / conflict / warإِلَّاillāexceptقَلِيلًاqalīlana few. ﴿١٨﴾

[33:19] Also, they are too stingy when dealing with you. If anything threatens the community, you see their eyes rolling with fear, as if death had already come to them. Once the crisis is over, they whip you with sharp tongues. They are too stingy with their wealth. These are not believers, and, consequently, GOD has nullified their works. This is easy for GOD to do.

أَشِحَّةًashiḥḥatanStingy / Selfishعَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumwith you [all].فَإِذَاfa-idhāBut when [in the future]جَآءَjāa[it] cameٱلْخَوْفُl-khawfuthe fear / threat,رَأَيْتَهُمْra-aytahumyou saw themيَنظُرُونَyanẓurūna[they] lookإِلَيْكَilaykaat you,تَدُورُtadūru[it] rolling (with fear)أَعْيُنُهُمْaʿyunuhumtheir eyesكَٱلَّذِىka-alladhīlike one whoيُغْشَىٰyugh'shāit overcomesعَلَيْهِʿalayhion himمِنَminafromٱلْمَوْتِl-mawti[the] death.فَإِذَاfa-idhāBut whenذَهَبَdhahaba[it] departedٱلْخَوْفُl-khawfuthe fear,سَلَقُوكُمsalaqūkumthey smited / whipped you [all]بِأَلْسِنَةٍbi-alsinatinwith tonguesحِدَادٍḥidādinsharp.أَشِحَّةًashiḥḥatanStingy / Selfishعَلَىʿalāoverٱلْخَيْرِl-khayrithe good / wealth.أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَulāikaThoseلَمْlamnotيُؤْمِنُوا۟yu'minūthey have believed,فَأَحْبَطَfa-aḥbaṭaso [He] nullifiedٱللَّهُl-lahuGodأَعْمَـٰلَهُمْaʿmālahumtheir works.وَكَانَwakānaAnd [it] wasذَٰلِكَdhālikathatعَلَىʿalāforٱللَّهِl-lahiGodيَسِيرًاyasīraneasy. ﴿١٩﴾

[33:20] They thought that the parties might come back. In that case, they would wish that they were lost in the desert, asking about your news from afar. Had the parties attacked you while they were with you, they would rarely support you.

يَحْسَبُونَyaḥsabūnaThey thinkٱلْأَحْزَابَl-aḥzābathe opponents / partiesلَمْlamnotيَذْهَبُوا۟yadhhabūthey go away. وَإِنwa-inAnd ifيَأْتِyati[it] comesٱلْأَحْزَابُl-aḥzābuthe opponents / parties,يَوَدُّوا۟yawaddūthey wishلَوْlawifأَنَّهُمannahumthat they (were)بَادُونَbādūnaliving (in the) desertفِىfīamongٱلْأَعْرَابِl-aʿrābithe Arabs,يَسْـَٔلُونَyasalūnathey askعَنْʿanaboutأَنۢبَآئِكُمْanbāikumyour news.وَلَوْwalawAnd ifكَانُوا۟kānūthey wereفِيكُمfīkumamong you [all]مَّاmānotقَـٰتَلُوٓا۟qātalūthey (would have) foughtإِلَّاillāexceptقَلِيلًاqalīlana little. ﴿٢٠﴾

[33:21] The messenger of GOD has set up a good example for those among you who seek GOD and the Last Day, and constantly think about GOD.

لَّقَدْlaqadCertainly,كَانَkānathere wasلَكُمْlakumfor you [all]فِىfīinرَسُولِrasūli(the) messengerٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Godأُسْوَةٌus'watuna good exampleحَسَنَةٌḥasanatungoodلِّمَنlimanfor (one) whoكَانَkānahe used toيَرْجُوا۟yarjū[he] hope / expectٱللَّهَl-lahaGodوَٱلْيَوْمَwal-yawmaand the Dayٱلْـَٔاخِرَl-ākhirathe Last,وَذَكَرَwadhakaraand he rememberedٱللَّهَl-lahaGodكَثِيرًاkathīranmuch / frequently / constantly. ﴿٢١﴾

*33:21 Satan took this verse out of context, and relied on the people's idolization of the prophet Muhammad to innovate a whole set of unauthorized and unreasonable regulations called "Sunna of the Prophet." This created a totally different religion (see 42:21 and Appendix 18).

[33:22] When the true believers saw the parties (ready to attack), they said, "This is what GOD and His messenger have promised us, and GOD and His messenger are truthful." This (dangerous situation) only strengthened their faith and augmented their submission.

وَلَمَّاwalammāAnd whenرَءَاraā[he] sawٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَl-mu'minūnathe believersٱلْأَحْزَابَl-aḥzābathe partiesقَالُوا۟qālūthey said,هَـٰذَاhādhā"Thisمَاmā(is) whatوَعَدَنَاwaʿadanā[He] promised usٱللَّهُl-lahuGodوَرَسُولُهُۥwarasūluhuand His messenger,وَصَدَقَwaṣadaqaand [He] spoke the truthٱللَّهُl-lahuGodوَرَسُولُهُۥwarasūluhuand His messengerوَمَاwamāAnd notزَادَهُمْzādahumit increased / augmented themإِلَّآillāexceptإِيمَـٰنًاīmānan(in) faithوَتَسْلِيمًاwataslīmanand submission. ﴿٢٢﴾

[33:23] Among the believers there are people who fulfill their pledges with GOD. Some of them died, while others stand ready, never wavering.

مِّنَminaAmongٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'minīnathe believers (are)رِجَالٌrijālunmenصَدَقُوا۟ṣadaqū[they] proved truthfulمَاmā(to) whatعَـٰهَدُوا۟ʿāhadūthey promisedٱللَّهَl-lahaGodعَلَيْهِʿalayhi[on it].فَمِنْهُمfamin'humAnd among them (is)مَّنman(he) whoقَضَىٰqaḍāhe fulfilledنَحْبَهُۥnaḥbahuhis vow / pledgeوَمِنْهُمwamin'humAnd among them (is)مَّنman(he) whoيَنتَظِرُyantaẓiru[he] awaits / watches (stands ready).وَمَاwamāAnd notبَدَّلُوا۟baddalūthey alter / waverتَبْدِيلًاtabdīlan(by) any alteration / (never) wavering. ﴿٢٣﴾

[33:24] GOD will surely recompense the truthful for their truthfulness, and will punish the hypocrites, if He so wills, or redeem them. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.

لِّيَجْزِىَliyajziyaThat [He] may recompenseٱللَّهُl-lahuGodٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَl-ṣādiqīnathe truthful [ones]بِصِدْقِهِمْbiṣid'qihimfor their truthfulnessوَيُعَذِّبَwayuʿadhibaand He punishٱلْمُنَـٰفِقِينَl-munāfiqīnathe hypocritesإِنinifشَآءَshāaHe willedأَوْaworيَتُوبَyatūbaHe redeemعَلَيْهِمْʿalayhim[upon] them.إِنَّinnaIndeed,ٱللَّهَl-lahaGodكَانَkāna[He] isغَفُورًاghafūranForgiving,رَّحِيمًاraḥīmanMerciful. ﴿٢٤﴾

[33:25] GOD repulsed those who disbelieved with their rage, and they left empty handed. GOD thus spared the believers any fighting. GOD is Powerful, Almighty.

وَرَدَّwaraddaAnd [He] turned back / repulsedٱللَّهُl-lahuGodٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoكَفَرُوا۟kafarū[they] disbelievedبِغَيْظِهِمْbighayẓihimwith their rage,لَمْlamnotيَنَالُوا۟yanālūthey obtainخَيْرًاkhayranany good.وَكَفَىwakafāAnd sufficient (is)ٱللَّهُl-lahuGodٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'minīna(for) the believersٱلْقِتَالَl-qitāla(in) the fighting / battle,وَكَانَwakānaand [He] isٱللَّهُl-lahuGodقَوِيًّاqawiyyanPowerful,عَزِيزًاʿazīzanAlmighty. ﴿٢٥﴾

[33:26] He also brought down their allies among the people of the scripture from their secure positions, and threw terror into their hearts. Some of them you killed, and some you took captive.

وَأَنزَلَwa-anzalaAnd He brought downٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoظَـٰهَرُوهُمẓāharūhum[they] backed / supported themمِّنْminamongأَهْلِahli(the) people (of)ٱلْكِتَـٰبِl-kitābithe scriptureمِنminfromصَيَاصِيهِمْṣayāṣīhimtheir fortresses / strongholdsوَقَذَفَwaqadhafaand He cast / threwفِىfīintoقُلُوبِهِمُqulūbihimutheir heartsٱلرُّعْبَl-ruʿ'ba[the] terror,فَرِيقًاfarīqana group / someتَقْتُلُونَtaqtulūnayou [all] killedوَتَأْسِرُونَwatasirūnaand you [all] took captiveفَرِيقًاfarīqana group / some. ﴿٢٦﴾

[33:27] He made you inherit their land, their homes, their money, and lands you had never stepped on. GOD is in full control of all things.

وَأَوْرَثَكُمْwa-awrathakumAnd He caused you [all] to inheritأَرْضَهُمْarḍahumtheir land,وَدِيَـٰرَهُمْwadiyārahumand their homes,وَأَمْوَٰلَهُمْwa-amwālahumand their properties / moneyوَأَرْضًاwa-arḍanand a landلَّمْlamnotتَطَـُٔوهَاtaṭaūhāyou [all] trot / step on it.وَكَانَwakānaAnd [He] isٱللَّهُl-lahuGodعَلَىٰʿalāoverكُلِّkullieveryشَىْءٍshayinthingقَدِيرًاqadīranOmnipotent. ﴿٢٧﴾

[33:28] O prophet, say to your wives, "If you are seeking this life and its vanities, then let me compensate you and allow you to go amicably.

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāOٱلنَّبِىُّl-nabiyu[the] prophet!قُلqulSayلِّأَزْوَٰجِكَli-azwājikato your wives,إِنin"Ifكُنتُنَّkuntunnayou [all] areتُرِدْنَturid'na[you all] seeking / desiringٱلْحَيَوٰةَl-ḥayatathe life (of)ٱلدُّنْيَاl-dun'yāthe worldوَزِينَتَهَاwazīnatahāand its adornments / vanities,فَتَعَالَيْنَfataʿālaynathen come [you all],أُمَتِّعْكُنَّumattiʿ'kunnaI will provide for you [all]وَأُسَرِّحْكُنَّwa-usarriḥ'kunnaand I will release you [all]سَرَاحًاsarāḥan(with) a release / set freeجَمِيلًاjamīlangood / amicable. ﴿٢٨﴾

[33:29] "But if you are seeking GOD and His messenger, and the abode of the Hereafter, then GOD has prepared for the righteous among you a great recompense."

وَإِنwa-in"But ifكُنتُنَّkuntunnayou [all] areتُرِدْنَturid'na[you all] seekingٱللَّهَl-lahaGodوَرَسُولَهُۥwarasūlahuand His messengerوَٱلدَّارَwal-dāraand the abode (of)ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَl-ākhiratathe Hereafter,فَإِنَّfa-innathen indeed,ٱللَّهَl-lahaGodأَعَدَّaʿaddaHe preparedلِلْمُحْسِنَـٰتِlil'muḥ'sinātifor the good-doers / righteous womenمِنكُنَّminkunnaamong you [all]أَجْرًاajrana rewardعَظِيمًاʿaẓīmangreat." ﴿٢٩﴾

[33:30] O wives of the prophet, if any of you commits a gross sin, the retribution will be doubled for her. This is easy for GOD to do.

يَـٰنِسَآءَyānisāaO wives (of)ٱلنَّبِىِّl-nabiyithe prophet!مَنmanWhoeverيَأْتِyati[he] commitsمِنكُنَّminkunnafrom you [all]بِفَـٰحِشَةٍbifāḥishatin[in] immorality / gross sinمُّبَيِّنَةٍmubayyinatinclear,يُضَـٰعَفْyuḍāʿafit will be doubledلَهَاlahāfor herٱلْعَذَابُl-ʿadhābuthe retributionضِعْفَيْنِḍiʿ'faynitwo fold / double.وَكَانَwakānaAnd [it] wasذَٰلِكَdhālikathatعَلَىʿalāforٱللَّهِl-lahiGodيَسِيرًاyasīraneasy. ﴿٣٠﴾

[33:31] Any one of you who obeys GOD and His messenger, and leads a righteous life, we will grant her double the recompense, and we have prepared for her a generous provision.

وَمَنwamanAnd whoeverيَقْنُتْyaqnutshe is obedient / obeysمِنكُنَّminkunnaamong you [all]لِلَّهِlillahito Godوَرَسُولِهِۦwarasūlihiand His messengerوَتَعْمَلْwataʿmaland she doesصَـٰلِحًاṣāliḥanrighteous (deeds),نُّؤْتِهَآnu'tihāwe will give herأَجْرَهَاajrahāher reward / recompenseمَرَّتَيْنِmarrataynitwice / double;وَأَعْتَدْنَاwa-aʿtadnāand we preparedلَهَاlahāfor herرِزْقًاriz'qana provisionكَرِيمًاkarīmannoble / generous. ﴿٣١﴾

[33:32] O wives of the prophet, you are not the same as any other women, if you observe righteousness. (You have a greater responsibility.) Therefore, you shall not speak too softly, lest those with disease in their hearts may get the wrong ideas; you shall speak only righteousness.

يَـٰنِسَآءَyānisāaO wives (of)ٱلنَّبِىِّl-nabiyithe prophet!لَسْتُنَّlastunnaYou [all] are notكَأَحَدٍka-aḥadinlike anyoneمِّنَminaamongٱلنِّسَآءِl-nisāithe women.إِنِiniIfٱتَّقَيْتُنَّittaqaytunnayou [all] observe righteousness,فَلَاfalāthen (do) notتَخْضَعْنَtakhḍaʿnayou [all] be softبِٱلْقَوْلِbil-qawliin [the] speech,فَيَطْمَعَfayaṭmaʿalest [he] should yearn / covetٱلَّذِىalladhīthe one whoفِىfīinقَلْبِهِۦqalbihihis heart (is)مَرَضٌmaraḍuna disease,وَقُلْنَwaqul'nabut say [you all]قَوْلًاqawlanwordsمَّعْرُوفًاmaʿrūfanappropriate / righteous. ﴿٣٢﴾

[33:33] You shall settle down in your homes, and do not mingle with the people excessively, like you used to do in the old days of ignorance. You shall observe the Contact Prayers (Salat), and give the obligatory charity (Zakat), and obey GOD and His messenger. GOD wishes to remove all unholiness from you, O you who live around the Sacred Shrine, and to purify you completely.

وَقَرْنَwaqarnaAnd stay / settle [you all]فِىfīinبُيُوتِكُنَّbuyūtikunnayour homesوَلَاwalāand (do) notتَبَرَّجْنَtabarrajnayou [all] display yourselves (mingle)تَبَرُّجَtabarruja(as) you displayed (mingled in)ٱلْجَـٰهِلِيَّةِl-jāhiliyatithe days of ignorance (of)ٱلْأُولَىٰl-ūlāthe former.وَأَقِمْنَwa-aqim'naAnd observe [you all]ٱلصَّلَوٰةَl-ṣalatathe Contact Prayer (Salat)وَءَاتِينَwaātīnaand give [you all]ٱلزَّكَوٰةَl-zakatathe obligatory charity (Zakat)وَأَطِعْنَwa-aṭiʿ'naand obey [you all]ٱللَّهَl-lahaGodوَرَسُولَهُۥٓwarasūlahuand His messenger.إِنَّمَاinnamāOnlyيُرِيدُyurīdu[He] wishesٱللَّهُl-lahuGodلِيُذْهِبَliyudh'hibathat He may removeعَنكُمُʿankumufrom you [all]ٱلرِّجْسَl-rij'sathe impurity / unholiness,أَهْلَahla(O) People (of)ٱلْبَيْتِl-baytithe House!وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْwayuṭahhirakumAnd He purifies you [all]تَطْهِيرًاtaṭhīrana purification. ﴿٣٣﴾

[33:34] Remember what is being recited in your homes of GOD's revelations and the wisdom inherent therein. GOD is Sublime, Cognizant.

وَٱذْكُرْنَwa-udh'kur'naAnd remember [you all]مَاmāwhatيُتْلَىٰyut'lāit is recitedفِىfīinبُيُوتِكُنَّbuyūtikunnayour homesمِنْminofءَايَـٰتِāyāti(the) verses / revelationsٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Godوَٱلْحِكْمَةِwal-ḥik'matiand the wisdom.إِنَّinnaIndeed,ٱللَّهَl-lahaGodكَانَkānaisلَطِيفًاlaṭīfanSubtle / SublimeخَبِيرًاkhabīranCognizant. ﴿٣٤﴾

[33:35] The submitting men, the submitting women, the believing men, the believing women, the obedient men, the obedient women, the truthful men, the truthful women, the steadfast men, the steadfast women, the reverent men, the reverent women, the charitable men, the charitable women, the fasting men, the fasting women, the chaste men, the chaste women, and the men who commemorate GOD frequently, and the commemorating women; GOD has prepared for them forgiveness and a great recompense.

إِنَّinnaIndeed,ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَl-mus'limīnathe submitting men,وَٱلْمُسْلِمَـٰتِwal-mus'limātiand the submitting women,وَٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَwal-mu'minīnaand the believing men,وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِwal-mu'minātiand the believing women,وَٱلْقَـٰنِتِينَwal-qānitīnaand the obedient men,وَٱلْقَـٰنِتَـٰتِwal-qānitātiand the obedient women,وَٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَwal-ṣādiqīnaand the truthful men,وَٱلصَّـٰدِقَـٰتِwal-ṣādiqātiand the truthful women,وَٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَwal-ṣābirīnaand the steadfast men,وَٱلصَّـٰبِرَٰتِwal-ṣābirātiand the steadfast women,وَٱلْخَـٰشِعِينَwal-khāshiʿīnaand the reverent men,وَٱلْخَـٰشِعَـٰتِwal-khāshiʿātiand the reverent women,وَٱلْمُتَصَدِّقِينَwal-mutaṣadiqīnaand the men who give charity,وَٱلْمُتَصَدِّقَـٰتِwal-mutaṣadiqātiand the women who give charity,وَٱلصَّـٰٓئِمِينَwal-ṣāimīnaand the fasting men,وَٱلصَّـٰٓئِمَـٰتِwal-ṣāimātiand the fasting women,وَٱلْحَـٰفِظِينَwal-ḥāfiẓīnaand the men guarding / maintainingفُرُوجَهُمْfurūjahumtheir chastity,وَٱلْحَـٰفِظَـٰتِwal-ḥāfiẓātiand the women who guard / maintain (it),وَٱلذَّٰكِرِينَwal-dhākirīnaand the men commemoratingٱللَّهَl-lahaGodكَثِيرًاkathīranmuch / frequently,وَٱلذَّٰكِرَٰتِwal-dhākirātiand the women commemorating.أَعَدَّaʿadda[He] preparedٱللَّهُl-lahuGodلَهُمlahumfor themمَّغْفِرَةًmaghfiratanforgivenessوَأَجْرًاwa-ajranand a reward / recompenseعَظِيمًاʿaẓīmangreat. ﴿٣٥﴾

[33:36] No believing man or believing woman, if GOD and His messenger issue any command, has any choice regarding that command. Anyone who disobeys GOD and His messenger has gone far astray.

وَمَاwamāAnd notكَانَkānait wasلِمُؤْمِنٍlimu'mininfor a believing manوَلَاwalāand not (for)مُؤْمِنَةٍmu'minatina believing woman,إِذَاidhāwhenقَضَىqaḍā[He] decidedٱللَّهُl-lahuGodوَرَسُولُهُۥٓwarasūluhuand His messengerأَمْرًاamrana commandأَنanthatيَكُونَyakūnathere (should) beلَهُمُlahumufor themٱلْخِيَرَةُl-khiyaratuthe choiceمِنْminaboutأَمْرِهِمْamrihimtheir order / command.وَمَنwamanAnd whoeverيَعْصِyaʿṣi[he] disobeysٱللَّهَl-lahaGodوَرَسُولَهُۥwarasūlahuand His messengerفَقَدْfaqadthen certainlyضَلَّḍallahe strayedضَلَـٰلًاḍalālan(in) errorمُّبِينًاmubīnanflagrant / clear. ﴿٣٦﴾

[33:37] Recall that you said to the one who was blessed by GOD, and blessed by you, "Keep your wife and reverence GOD," and you hid inside yourself what GOD wished to proclaim. Thus, you feared the people, when you were supposed to fear only GOD. When Zeid was completely through with his wife, we had you marry her, in order to establish the precedent that a man can marry the divorced wife of his adopted son. GOD's commands shall be done.

وَإِذْwa-idhAnd when / recallتَقُولُtaqūluyou sayلِلَّذِىٓlilladhīto the one who,أَنْعَمَanʿama[He] bestowed favor / blessedٱللَّهُl-lahuGodعَلَيْهِʿalayhion himوَأَنْعَمْتَwa-anʿamtaand you bestowed favor / blessedعَلَيْهِʿalayhion him,أَمْسِكْamsik"Withhold / Keepعَلَيْكَʿalaykafor youزَوْجَكَzawjakayour wifeوَٱتَّقِwa-ittaqiand reverenceٱللَّهَl-lahaGod."وَتُخْفِىwatukh'fīBut you concealedفِىfīwithinنَفْسِكَnafsikayourselfمَاmāwhatٱللَّهُl-lahuGodمُبْدِيهِmub'dīhi(was to) disclose it.وَتَخْشَىwatakhshāAnd you fearٱلنَّاسَl-nāsathe people,وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuwhile God (is)أَحَقُّaḥaqqumore worthyأَنanthatتَخْشَىٰهُtakhshāhuyou fear Him.فَلَمَّاfalammāSo whenقَضَىٰqaḍā[he] endedزَيْدٌzaydunZeidمِّنْهَاmin'hāfrom herوَطَرًاwaṭarannecessary formalities (for divorce),زَوَّجْنَـٰكَهَاzawwajnākahāwe paired you with her / had you marry herلِكَىْlikayso thatلَاlānotيَكُونَyakūnathere beعَلَىʿalāuponٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'minīnathe believersحَرَجٌḥarajunany embarrassment / blameفِىٓfīconcerningأَزْوَٰجِazwāji(the) wives (of)أَدْعِيَآئِهِمْadʿiyāihimtheir adopted sonsإِذَاidhāwhenقَضَوْا۟qaḍawthey ended their union / divorcedمِنْهُنَّmin'hunnafrom themوَطَرًاwaṭarannecessary formalities.وَكَانَwakānaAnd [it] becameأَمْرُamru(the) commandٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Godمَفْعُولًاmafʿūlanaccomplished / done. ﴿٣٧﴾

[33:38] The prophet is not committing an error by doing anything that is made lawful by GOD. Such is GOD's system since the early generations. GOD's command is a sacred duty.

مَّاmāNotكَانَkānait wasعَلَىʿalāuponٱلنَّبِىِّl-nabiyithe prophetمِنْminanyحَرَجٍḥarajinblame / errorفِيمَاfīmāin whatفَرَضَfaraḍa[He] decreed / obligatedٱللَّهُl-lahuGodلَهُۥlahufor him.سُنَّةَsunnata(That is the) systemٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Godفِىfīconcerningٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoخَلَوْا۟khalawthey passed awayمِنminfromقَبْلُqablubefore.وَكَانَwakānaAnd [it] becameأَمْرُamru(the) commandٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Godقَدَرًاqadarana decreeمَّقْدُورًاmaqdūrandetermined / destined. ﴿٣٨﴾

[33:39] Those who deliver GOD's messages, and who reverence Him alone, shall never fear anyone but GOD. GOD is the most efficient reckoner.

ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaThose whoيُبَلِّغُونَyuballighūna[they] deliverرِسَـٰلَـٰتِrisālāti(the) messagesٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Godوَيَخْشَوْنَهُۥwayakhshawnahuand they reverence Himوَلَاwalāand notيَخْشَوْنَyakhshawnathey reverenceأَحَدًاaḥadananyoneإِلَّاillāexceptٱللَّهَl-lahaGod.وَكَفَىٰwakafāAnd sufficient (is)بِٱللَّهِbil-lahi[in] God (as)حَسِيبًاḥasībana Reckoner. ﴿٣٩﴾

[33:40] Muhammad was not the father of any man among you. He was a messenger of GOD and the final prophet. GOD is fully aware of all things.

مَّاmāNotكَانَkāna[he] wasمُحَمَّدٌmuḥammadunMuhammadأَبَآabā(the) fatherأَحَدٍaḥadin(of) anyoneمِّنminofرِّجَالِكُمْrijālikumyour menوَلَـٰكِنwalākinbutرَّسُولَrasūla(he was a) messengerٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Godوَخَاتَمَwakhātamaand (the) seal / final (of)ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَl-nabiyīnathe prophets.وَكَانَwakānaAnd [He] isٱللَّهُl-lahuGodبِكُلِّbikulliof everyشَىْءٍshayinthingعَلِيمًاʿalīmanAll-Knower. ﴿٤٠﴾

*33:40 Despite this clear definition of Muhammad, most Muslims insist that he was the last prophet and also the last messenger. This is a tragic human trait as we see in 40:34. Those who readily believe God realize that God sends His purifying and consolidating Messenger of the Covenant after the final prophet Muhammad (3:81, 33:7).

[33:41] O you who believe, you shall remember GOD frequently.*

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāOٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoءَامَنُوا۟āmanū[they] believed!ٱذْكُرُوا۟udh'kurūRemember [you all]ٱللَّهَl-lahaGodذِكْرًاdhik'ran(with) remembranceكَثِيرًاkathīranmuch / frequently. ﴿٤١﴾

*33:41-42 Your god is whatever occupies your thoughts most of the time. Hence the commandment to commemorate God and glorify Him day and night. See Appendix 27.

[33:42] You shall glorify Him day and night.

وَسَبِّحُوهُwasabbiḥūhuAnd glorify Him [you all]بُكْرَةًbuk'ratanmorning / dayوَأَصِيلًاwa-aṣīlanand evening / night. ﴿٤٢﴾

[33:43] He is the One who helps you, together with His angels, to lead you out of darkness into the light. He is Most Merciful towards the believers.

هُوَhuwaHe (is)ٱلَّذِىalladhīthe One whoيُصَلِّىyuṣallīHe sends blessings / helps and supportsعَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumupon you [all]وَمَلَـٰٓئِكَتُهُۥwamalāikatuhuand His angelsلِيُخْرِجَكُمliyukh'rijakumso that He may bring you [all] outمِّنَminafromٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِl-ẓulumātithe darknessإِلَىilātoٱلنُّورِl-nūrithe light.وَكَانَwakānaAnd He has beenبِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَbil-mu'minīnato the believersرَحِيمًاraḥīmanMerciful. ﴿٤٣﴾

[33:44] Their greeting the day they meet Him is, "Peace," and He has prepared for them a generous recompense.

تَحِيَّتُهُمْtaḥiyyatuhumTheir greetingsيَوْمَyawma(on the) dayيَلْقَوْنَهُۥyalqawnahuthey will meet Himسَلَـٰمٌsalāmun(will be), "Peace."وَأَعَدَّwa-aʿaddaand He preparedلَهُمْlahumfor themأَجْرًاajrana reward / recompenseكَرِيمًاkarīmannoble / generous. ﴿٤٤﴾

[33:45] O prophet, we have sent you as a witness, a bearer of good news, as well as a warner.

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāOٱلنَّبِىُّl-nabiyu[the] prophet!إِنَّآinnāIndeed, weأَرْسَلْنَـٰكَarsalnāka[we] sent youشَـٰهِدًاshāhidan(as) a witnessوَمُبَشِّرًاwamubashiranand a bearer of good newsوَنَذِيرًاwanadhīranand (as) a warner. ﴿٤٥﴾

[33:46] Inviting to GOD, in accordance with His will, and a guiding beacon.

وَدَاعِيًاwadāʿiyanAnd one who invitesإِلَىilātoٱللَّهِl-lahiGodبِإِذْنِهِۦbi-idh'nihiby His permission,وَسِرَاجًاwasirājanand a lampمُّنِيرًاmunīranilluminating / shining. ﴿٤٦﴾

[33:47] Deliver good news to the believers, that they have deserved from GOD a great blessing.

وَبَشِّرِwabashiriAnd give good news (to)ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'minīnathe believersبِأَنَّbi-annabecauseلَهُمlahumfor themمِّنَmina(is) fromٱللَّهِl-lahiGodفَضْلًاfaḍlana bounty / blessingكَبِيرًاkabīrangreat. ﴿٤٧﴾

[33:48] Do not obey the disbelievers and the hypocrites, disregard their insults, and put your trust in GOD; GOD suffices as an advocate.

وَلَاwalāAnd (do) notتُطِعِtuṭiʿiyou obeyٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَl-kāfirīnathe disbelieversوَٱلْمُنَـٰفِقِينَwal-munāfiqīnaand the hypocrites.وَدَعْwadaʿDisregardأَذَىٰهُمْadhāhumtheir harm / insults,وَتَوَكَّلْwatawakkaland put (your) trustعَلَىʿalāinٱللَّهِl-lahiGod.وَكَفَىٰwakafāAnd sufficient (is)بِٱللَّهِbil-lahi[in] God (as)وَكِيلًاwakīlana Trustee / Advocate. ﴿٤٨﴾

[33:49] O you who believe, if you married believing women, then divorced them before having intercourse with them, they do not owe you any waiting interim (before marrying another man). You shall compensate them equitably, and let them go amicably.

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāOٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoءَامَنُوٓا۟āmanū[they] believed!إِذَاidhāWhenنَكَحْتُمُnakaḥtumuyou [all] marriedٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِl-mu'minātithe believing womenثُمَّthumma(and) then,طَلَّقْتُمُوهُنَّṭallaqtumūhunna[you all] divorced themمِنminfromقَبْلِqablibeforeأَنan[that]تَمَسُّوهُنَّtamassūhunnayou [all] touch / have intercourse with themفَمَاfamāthen notلَكُمْlakumfor you [all]عَلَيْهِنَّʿalayhinnaupon themمِنْminanyعِدَّةٍʿiddatinwaiting period (for)تَعْتَدُّونَهَاtaʿtaddūnahāyou [all] to count concerning them.فَمَتِّعُوهُنَّfamattiʿūhunnaThen provide for them [you all]وَسَرِّحُوهُنَّwasarriḥūhunnaand release them [you all]سَرَاحًاsarāḥan(with) a release / set freeجَمِيلًاjamīlangood / amicable. ﴿٤٩﴾

[33:50] O prophet, we made lawful for you your wives to whom you have paid their due dowry, or what you already have, as granted to you by GOD. Also lawful for you in marriage are the daughters of your father's brothers, the daughters of your father's sisters, the daughters of your mother's brothers, the daughters of your mother's sisters, who have emigrated with you. Also, if a believing woman gave herself to the prophet - by forfeiting the dowry - the prophet may marry her without a dowry, if he so wishes. However, her forfeiting of the dowry applies only to the prophet, and not to the other believers. We have already decreed their rights in regard to their spouses or what they already have. This is to spare you any embarrassment. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāOٱلنَّبِىُّl-nabiyu[the] prophet!إِنَّآinnāIndeed, weأَحْلَلْنَاaḥlalnā[we] made lawfulلَكَlakafor youأَزْوَٰجَكَazwājakayour wivesٱلَّـٰتِىٓallātī(to) those whomءَاتَيْتَātaytayou gaveأُجُورَهُنَّujūrahunnatheir dowriesوَمَاwamāand what*مَلَكَتْmalakat[it] possessed / taken [as a wife]*يَمِينُكَyamīnukayour oaths / vows (*you existing wives)مِمَّآmimmāfrom (those) whomأَفَآءَafāa[He] grantedٱللَّهُl-lahuGodعَلَيْكَʿalaykato youوَبَنَاتِwabanātiand (the) daughters (of)عَمِّكَʿammikayour paternal uncles,وَبَنَاتِwabanātiand (the) daughters (of)عَمَّـٰتِكَʿammātikayour paternal aunts,وَبَنَاتِwabanātiand (the) daughters (of)خَالِكَkhālikayour maternal uncles,وَبَنَاتِwabanātiand (the) daughters (of)خَـٰلَـٰتِكَkhālātikayour maternal aunts,ٱلَّـٰتِىallātīthose whomهَاجَرْنَhājarna[they] emigratedمَعَكَmaʿakawith you.وَٱمْرَأَةًwa-im'ra-atanAnd a womanمُّؤْمِنَةًmu'minatanbelieving [woman]إِنinifوَهَبَتْwahabatshe gave / grantedنَفْسَهَاnafsahāherselfلِلنَّبِىِّlilnnabiyyito the prophetإِنْinifأَرَادَarāda[he] wishedٱلنَّبِىُّl-nabiyuthe prophetأَنanthatيَسْتَنكِحَهَاyastankiḥahāhe seeks to marry herخَالِصَةًkhāliṣatanonly / exclusively / distinct qualityلَّكَlakafor you (prophet),مِنminfromدُونِdūniexcludingٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'minīnathe believers.قَدْqadCertainly,عَلِمْنَاʿalim'nāwe knewمَاmāwhatفَرَضْنَاfaraḍnāwe decreed / obligatedعَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimupon themفِىٓfīconcerningأَزْوَٰجِهِمْazwājihimtheir wivesوَمَاwamāand what*مَلَكَتْmalakatit possessed / taken [as a wife]*أَيْمَـٰنُهُمْaymānuhumtheir oaths / vows (*their existing wives)لِكَيْلَاlikaylāthat notيَكُونَyakūnait will beعَلَيْكَʿalaykaon youحَرَجٌḥarajunany blame / embarrassment.وَكَانَwakānaAnd [He] isٱللَّهُl-lahuGodغَفُورًاghafūranForgiver,رَّحِيمًاraḥīmanMerciful ﴿٥٠﴾

[33:51] You may gently shun any one of them, and you may bring closer to you any one of them. If you reconcile with any one you had estranged, you commit no error. In this way, they will be pleased, will have no grief, and will be content with what you equitably offer to all of them. GOD knows what is in your hearts. GOD is Omniscient, Clement.

تُرْجِىtur'jīYou (may) put off / shunمَنmanwhomتَشَآءُtashāuyou willمِنْهُنَّmin'hunnaof themوَتُـْٔوِىٓwatu'wīor you (may) shelter (*bring close)إِلَيْكَilaykato yourselfمَنmanwhomتَشَآءُtashāuyou will.وَمَنِwamaniAnd whoeverٱبْتَغَيْتَib'taghaytayou desired / wished / soughtمِمَّنْmimmanof (those) whomعَزَلْتَʿazaltayou set aside / estrangedفَلَاfalāthen (there is) noجُنَاحَjunāḥasin / blameعَلَيْكَʿalaykaupon you.ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat (is)أَدْنَىٰٓadnāmore likelyأَنanthatتَقَرَّtaqarrait cools / comforts*أَعْيُنُهُنَّaʿyunuhunnatheir eyes (*pleased)وَلَاwalāand notيَحْزَنَّyaḥzannathey grieveوَيَرْضَيْنَwayarḍaynaand they (may) be pleased / contentبِمَآbimāwith whatءَاتَيْتَهُنَّātaytahunnayou gave themكُلُّهُنَّkulluhunnaall of them.وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Godيَعْلَمُyaʿlamu[He] knowsمَاmāwhatفِىfī(is) inقُلُوبِكُمْqulūbikumyour hearts.وَكَانَwakānaAnd [He] isٱللَّهُl-lahuGodعَلِيمًاʿalīmanAll-Knower,حَلِيمًاḥalīmanClement. ﴿٥١﴾

[33:52] Beyond the categories described to you, you are enjoined from marrying any other women, nor can you substitute a new wife (from the prohibited categories), no matter how much you admire their beauty. You must be content with those already made lawful to you. GOD is watchful over all things.

لَّاlāNotيَحِلُّyaḥilluit is lawfulلَكَlakafor you (to marry)ٱلنِّسَآءُl-nisāu[the] womenمِنۢminfromبَعْدُbaʿduafter (this),وَلَآwalāand notأَنanthatتَبَدَّلَtabaddalayou exchangeبِهِنَّbihinna[in] themمِنْminforأَزْوَٰجٍazwājin(other) wivesوَلَوْwalaweven ifأَعْجَبَكَaʿjabaka[it] pleased / impressed youحُسْنُهُنَّḥus'nuhunnatheir beauty,إِلَّاillāexceptمَاmāwhat*مَلَكَتْmalakat[it] possessed / taken [as a wife]*يَمِينُكَyamīnukayour oaths / vows (*your existing wives).وَكَانَwakānaAnd [He] has beenٱللَّهُl-lahuGodعَلَىٰʿalāoverكُلِّkulliallشَىْءٍshayinthing(s)رَّقِيبًاraqībana watcher. ﴿٥٢﴾

[33:53] O you who believe, do not enter the prophet's homes unless you are given permission to eat, nor shall you force such an invitation in any manner. If you are invited, you may enter. When you finish eating, you shall leave; do not engage him in lengthy conversations. This used to hurt the prophet, and he was too shy to tell you. But GOD does not shy away from the truth. If you have to ask his wives for something, ask them from behind a barrier. This is purer for your hearts and their hearts. You are not to hurt the messenger of GOD. You shall not marry his wives after him, for this would be a gross offense in the sight of GOD.*

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāOٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoءَامَنُوا۟āmanū[they] believed!لَاlā(Do) notتَدْخُلُوا۟tadkhulūyou [all] enterبُيُوتَbuyūta(the) homes (of)ٱلنَّبِىِّl-nabiyithe prophetإِلَّآillāexceptأَنanwhenيُؤْذَنَyu'dhanahe gives permissionلَكُمْlakumto you [all]إِلَىٰilāforطَعَامٍṭaʿāminfood / to eat,غَيْرَghayrawithoutنَـٰظِرِينَnāẓirīna[ones] awaitingإِنَىٰهُināhuits time.وَلَـٰكِنْwalākinButإِذَاidhāwhenدُعِيتُمْduʿītumyou [all] were invited,فَٱدْخُلُوا۟fa-ud'khulūthen enter [you all];فَإِذَاfa-idhāand whenطَعِمْتُمْṭaʿim'tumyou [all] ate (finished eating),فَٱنتَشِرُوا۟fa-intashirūthen disperse [you all]وَلَاwalāand notمُسْتَـْٔنِسِينَmus'tanisīna[ones] seeking to listen / gain familiarityلِحَدِيثٍliḥadīthinfor a conversation.إِنَّinnaIndeed,ذَٰلِكُمْdhālikumthat [you all]كَانَkānaused toيُؤْذِىyu'dhī[it] trouble / hurtٱلنَّبِىَّl-nabiyathe prophet,فَيَسْتَحْىِۦfayastaḥyīand he shiesمِنكُمْminkumfrom (dismissing) you [all].وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuBut GodلَاlānotيَسْتَحْىِۦyastaḥyīHe shiesمِنَminafromٱلْحَقِّl-ḥaqithe truth.وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd whenسَأَلْتُمُوهُنَّsa-altumūhunnayou [all] asked them (the prophet's wives)مَتَـٰعًاmatāʿan(for) somethingفَسْـَٔلُوهُنَّfasalūhunnathen ask them [you all]مِنminfromوَرَآءِwarāibehindحِجَابٍḥijābina barrier.ذَٰلِكُمْdhālikumThat [you all] (is)أَطْهَرُaṭharupurerلِقُلُوبِكُمْliqulūbikumfor your heartsوَقُلُوبِهِنَّwaqulūbihinnaand their hearts.وَمَاwamāAnd notكَانَkānait wasلَكُمْlakumfor you [all]أَنanthatتُؤْذُوا۟tu'dhūyou [all] hurtرَسُولَrasūla(the) messengerٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Godوَلَآwalāand notأَنanthatتَنكِحُوٓا۟tankiḥūyou [all] (should) marryأَزْوَٰجَهُۥazwājahuhis wivesمِنۢminfromبَعْدِهِۦٓbaʿdihiafter him,أَبَدًاabadanever.إِنَّinnaIndeed,ذَٰلِكُمْdhālikumthat [you all]كَانَkānait wasعِندَʿindain the sight of ٱللَّهِl-lahiGodعَظِيمًاʿaẓīmangrave (gross offense). ﴿٥٣﴾

*33:53 We are enjoined in 4:22 from marrying women who were previously married to our fathers. Nor can the father marry the divorced wife of his son (4:23). This divine commandment preserves our respect for our fathers and their most private affairs. Similarly, the prophet was a father figure to the believers of his time. For the good of those believers, God enjoined them from marrying women who were previously married to the prophet. Marriage is a sacred and very private relationship, and the prophet's private life was better kept private.

[33:54] Whether you declare anything, or hide it, GOD is fully aware of all things.

إِنinIfتُبْدُوا۟tub'dūyou [all] disclose / revealشَيْـًٔاshayana thingأَوْaworتُخْفُوهُtukh'fūhuyou [all] conceal it,فَإِنَّfa-innathen indeed,ٱللَّهَl-lahaGodكَانَkānaisبِكُلِّbikulliof allشَىْءٍshayinthing(s)عَلِيمًاʿalīmanAll-Knower. ﴿٥٤﴾

[33:55] The women may relax (their dress code) around their fathers, their sons, their brothers, the sons of their brothers, the sons of their sisters, the other women, and their (female) servants. They shall reverence GOD. GOD witnesses all things.

لَّاlā(There is) noجُنَاحَjunāḥasin / blameعَلَيْهِنَّʿalayhinnaon them (women)فِىٓfīconcerningءَابَآئِهِنَّābāihinnatheir fathersوَلَآwalāand notأَبْنَآئِهِنَّabnāihinnatheir sonsوَلَآwalāand notإِخْوَٰنِهِنَّikh'wānihinnatheir brothersوَلَآwalāand notأَبْنَآءِabnāisons (of)إِخْوَٰنِهِنَّikh'wānihinnatheir brothersوَلَآwalāand notأَبْنَآءِabnāisons (of)أَخَوَٰتِهِنَّakhawātihinnatheir sistersوَلَاwalāand notنِسَآئِهِنَّnisāihinnatheir womenوَلَاwalāand notمَاmāwhat*مَلَكَتْmalakat[it] possessed / owned / controlled*أَيْمَـٰنُهُنَّaymānuhunnatheir right hands / oaths (*their female servants).وَٱتَّقِينَwa-ittaqīnaAnd they reverencedٱللَّهَl-lahaGod.إِنَّinnaIndeed,ٱللَّهَl-lahaGodكَانَkānahas beenعَلَىٰʿalāoverكُلِّkulliallشَىْءٍshayinthing(s)شَهِيدًاshahīdana witness. ﴿٥٥﴾

[33:56] GOD and His angels help and support the prophet. O you who believe, you shall help and support him, and regard him as he should be regarded.*

إِنَّinnaIndeed,ٱللَّهَl-lahaGodوَمَلَـٰٓئِكَتَهُۥwamalāikatahuand His angelsيُصَلُّونَyuṣallūna[they] help and supportعَلَىʿalāuponٱلنَّبِىِّl-nabiyithe prophet.يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāOٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoءَامَنُوا۟āmanū[they] believed!صَلُّوا۟ṣallūhelp and support [you all]عَلَيْهِʿalayhiupon himوَسَلِّمُوا۟wasallimūand greet (him) [you all]تَسْلِيمًاtaslīman(with) greetings. ﴿٥٦﴾

*33:56 The word "prophet" (Nabi) consistently refers to Muhammad only when he was alive. Satan used this verse to entice the Muslims into commemorating Muhammad, constantly, instead of commemorating God as enjoined in 33:41-42.

[33:57] Surely, those who oppose GOD and His messenger, GOD afflicts them with a curse in this life, and in the Hereafter; He has prepared for them a shameful retribution.

إِنَّinnaIndeed,ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoيُؤْذُونَyu'dhūna[they] hurt / persecuteٱللَّهَl-lahaGodوَرَسُولَهُۥwarasūlahuand His messenger,لَعَنَهُمُlaʿanahumu[He] cursed them,ٱللَّهُl-lahuGod,فِىfīinٱلدُّنْيَاl-dun'yāthe worldوَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِwal-ākhiratiand the Hereafterوَأَعَدَّwa-aʿaddaand He preparedلَهُمْlahumfor themعَذَابًاʿadhābana retributionمُّهِينًاmuhīnanhumiliating / shameful. ﴿٥٧﴾

[33:58] Those who persecute the believing men and the believing women, who did not do anything wrong, have committed not only a falsehood, but also a gross sin.

وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaAnd those whoيُؤْذُونَyu'dhūna[they] persecuteٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'minīnathe believing menوَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِwal-mu'minātiand the believing womenبِغَيْرِbighayrifor other thanمَاmāwhatٱكْتَسَبُوا۟ik'tasabūthey earned,فَقَدِfaqadithen certainly,ٱحْتَمَلُوا۟iḥ'tamalūthey carried / boreبُهْتَـٰنًاbuh'tānanfalse accusation / slanderوَإِثْمًاwa-ith'manand sinمُّبِينًاmubīnanmanifest. ﴿٥٨﴾

[33:59] O prophet, tell your wives, your daughters, and the wives of the believers that they shall lengthen their garments. Thus, they will be recognized (as righteous women) and avoid being insulted. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāOٱلنَّبِىُّl-nabiyu[the] prophet!قُلqulSayلِّأَزْوَٰجِكَli-azwājikato your wivesوَبَنَاتِكَwabanātikaand your daughtersوَنِسَآءِwanisāiand (the) womenٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'minīna[the] believers (to)يُدْنِينَyud'nīna[they] lower (*lengthen)عَلَيْهِنَّʿalayhinnaover themمِنminfromجَلَـٰبِيبِهِنَّjalābībihinnatheir [over] garments.ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat (is)أَدْنَىٰٓadnāmore likelyأَنanthatيُعْرَفْنَyuʿ'rafnathey be recognizedفَلَاfalāand notيُؤْذَيْنَyu'dhaynathey be harmed / harassed / insulted.وَكَانَwakānaAnd [He] isٱللَّهُl-lahuGodغَفُورًاghafūranForgiver,رَّحِيمًاraḥīmanMerciful. ﴿٥٩﴾

[33:60] Unless the hypocrites, and those with disease in their hearts, and the vicious liars of the city refrain (from persecuting you), we will surely grant you the upper hand, then they will be forced to leave within a short while.

لَّئِنla-inSurely ifلَّمْlamnotيَنتَهِyantahi[he] ceaseٱلْمُنَـٰفِقُونَl-munāfiqūnathe hypocritesوَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaand those whoفِىfīinقُلُوبِهِمqulūbihimtheir hearts (is)مَّرَضٌmaraḍuna diseaseوَٱلْمُرْجِفُونَwal-mur'jifūnaand those who spread lies to cause trouble / vicious liarsفِىfīinٱلْمَدِينَةِl-madīnatithe city,لَنُغْرِيَنَّكَlanugh'riyannakasurely we will have you exercise authorityبِهِمْbihimover them,ثُمَّthummathenلَاlānotيُجَاوِرُونَكَyujāwirūnakathey will remain your neighborsفِيهَآfīhāthereinإِلَّاillāexcept (for)قَلِيلًاqalīlana little. ﴿٦٠﴾

[33:61] They have incurred condemnation wherever they go; (unless they stop attacking you,) they may be taken and killed.

مَّلْعُونِينَmalʿūnīnaOnes who are accursedأَيْنَمَاaynamāwhereverثُقِفُوٓا۟thuqifūthey were found / encountered (*in war),أُخِذُوا۟ukhidhūthey were seized / takenوَقُتِّلُوا۟waquttilūand they were killedتَقْتِيلًاtaqtīlanexecuted. ﴿٦١﴾

[33:62] This is GOD's eternal system, and you will find that GOD's system is unchangeable.

سُنَّةَsunnata(Such is the) systemٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Godفِىfīwithٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoخَلَوْا۟khalawthey passed awayمِنminfromقَبْلُqablubeforeوَلَنwalanand neverتَجِدَtajidayou will findلِسُنَّةِlisunnatithat (the) sunnah / systemٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Godتَبْدِيلًاtabdīlanto change / alter. ﴿٦٢﴾

[33:63] The people ask you about the Hour (end of the world). Say, "The knowledge thereof is only with GOD. For all that you know, the Hour may be close."

يَسْـَٔلُكَyasaluka[He] ask youٱلنَّاسُl-nāsuthe peopleعَنِʿaniaboutٱلسَّاعَةِl-sāʿatithe Hour.قُلْqulSay,إِنَّمَاinnamā"Onlyعِلْمُهَاʿil'muhāits knowledgeعِندَʿinda(is) withٱللَّهِl-lahiGod.وَمَاwamāAnd whatيُدْرِيكَyud'rīkait will make you know (*for all that you know),لَعَلَّlaʿallaperhapsٱلسَّاعَةَl-sāʿatathe Hourتَكُونُtakūnuit isقَرِيبًاqarībannear." ﴿٦٣﴾

*33:63 Less than a century ago, only God possessed knowledge about television and space satellites, for example. He revealed this knowledge at the predetermined time. Similarly, God has revealed the time appointed for the end of this world (Appendix 25).

[33:64] GOD has condemned the disbelievers, and has prepared for them Hell.

إِنَّinnaIndeed,ٱللَّهَl-lahaGodلَعَنَlaʿanaHe cursedٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَl-kāfirīnathe disbelieversوَأَعَدَّwa-aʿaddaand He preparedلَهُمْlahumfor themسَعِيرًاsaʿīrana Blaze / Hell, ﴿٦٤﴾

[33:65] Eternally they abide therein. They will find no lord, nor a supporter.

خَـٰلِدِينَkhālidīna[Ones] eternally abidingفِيهَآfīhāthereinأَبَدًاabadanforever,لَّاlānotيَجِدُونَyajidūnathey will findوَلِيًّاwaliyyana protector / lordوَلَاwalāand notنَصِيرًاnaṣīrana helper / supporter. ﴿٦٥﴾

[33:66] The day they are thrown into Hell, they will say, "Oh, we wish we obeyed GOD, and obeyed the messenger."

يَوْمَyawma(The) Dayتُقَلَّبُtuqallabu[it] will be turned overوُجُوهُهُمْwujūhuhumtheir facesفِىfīinٱلنَّارِl-nārithe Fire / Hell.يَقُولُونَyaqūlūnaThey will say,يَـٰلَيْتَنَآyālaytanā"Oh, we wished (that)أَطَعْنَاaṭaʿnāwe obeyedٱللَّهَl-lahaGodوَأَطَعْنَاwa-aṭaʿnāand [we] obeyedٱلرَّسُولَا۠l-rasūlāthe messenger!" ﴿٦٦﴾

[33:67] They will also say, "Our Lord, we have obeyed our masters and leaders, but they led us astray.

وَقَالُوا۟waqālūAnd they said,رَبَّنَآrabbanā"Our Lord!إِنَّآinnāIndeed, weأَطَعْنَاaṭaʿnā[we] obeyedسَادَتَنَاsādatanāour chiefs / mastersوَكُبَرَآءَنَاwakubarāanāand our great men / leaders,فَأَضَلُّونَاfa-aḍallūnāand they misled usٱلسَّبِيلَا۠l-sabīlā(from) the path. ﴿٦٧﴾

[33:68] "Our Lord, give them double the retribution, and curse them a tremendous curse."

رَبَّنَآrabbanā"Our Lord!ءَاتِهِمْātihimGive themضِعْفَيْنِḍiʿ'faynitwo fold / doubleمِنَmina[of]ٱلْعَذَابِl-ʿadhābi[the] retributionوَٱلْعَنْهُمْwal-ʿanhumand curse themلَعْنًاlaʿnan(with) a curseكَبِيرًاkabīrangreat / tremendous." ﴿٦٨﴾

[33:69] O you who believe, do not be like those who hurt Moses, then GOD absolved him of what they said. He was, in the sight of GOD, honorable.

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāOٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoءَامَنُوا۟āmanū[they] believed!لَاlā(Do) notتَكُونُوا۟takūnū[you all] beكَٱلَّذِينَka-alladhīnalike those whoءَاذَوْا۟ādhawthey hurtمُوسَىٰmūsāMoses,فَبَرَّأَهُfabarra-ahuSo [He] absolved himٱللَّهُl-lahuGodمِمَّاmimmāof whatقَالُوا۟qālūthey said.وَكَانَwakānaAnd he wasعِندَʿindain the sight of ٱللَّهِl-lahiGodوَجِيهًاwajīhanhonorable. ﴿٦٩﴾

[33:70] O you who believe, reverence GOD and utter only the correct utterances.

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāOٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoءَامَنُوا۟āmanū[they] believed!ٱتَّقُوا۟ittaqūObserve [you all]ٱللَّهَl-lahaGodوَقُولُوا۟waqūlūand speak [you all]قَوْلًاqawlanwordsسَدِيدًاsadīdanright / correct. ﴿٧٠﴾

[33:71] He will then fix your works, and forgive your sins. Those who obey GOD and His messenger have triumphed a great triumph.

يُصْلِحْyuṣ'liḥHe amends / fixesلَكُمْlakumfor you [all]أَعْمَـٰلَكُمْaʿmālakumyour deedsوَيَغْفِرْwayaghfirand He forgivesلَكُمْlakumfor you [all]ذُنُوبَكُمْdhunūbakumyour sins.وَمَنwamanAnd whoeverيُطِعِyuṭiʿi[he] obeysٱللَّهَl-lahaGodوَرَسُولَهُۥwarasūlahuand His messengerفَقَدْfaqad[so] certainlyفَازَfāzahe triumphedفَوْزًاfawzana triumphعَظِيمًاʿaẓīmangreat. ﴿٧١﴾

[33:72] We have offered the responsibility (freedom of choice) to the heavens and the earth, and the mountains, but they refused to bear it, and were afraid of it. But the human being accepted it; he was transgressing, ignorant.*

إِنَّاinnāIndeed, weعَرَضْنَاʿaraḍnā[we] offeredٱلْأَمَانَةَl-amānatathe trust / responsibilityعَلَىʿalātoٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwātithe heavensوَٱلْأَرْضِwal-arḍiand the earthوَٱلْجِبَالِwal-jibāliand the mountains,فَأَبَيْنَfa-abaynabut they refusedأَنanthatيَحْمِلْنَهَاyaḥmil'nahāthey bear itوَأَشْفَقْنَwa-ashfaqnaand they worried / fearedمِنْهَاmin'hāfrom it;وَحَمَلَهَاwaḥamalahābut [he] bore it ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُl-insānuthe human being.إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, heكَانَkāna[he] wasظَلُومًاẓalūmanunjust / transgressingجَهُولًاjahūlanignorant. ﴿٧٢﴾

*33:72 The animals, trees, stars, etc. took advantage of this most gracious offer. See Appendix 7.

[33:73] For GOD will inevitably punish the hypocrite men and the hypocrite women, and the idol worshiping men and the idol worshiping women. GOD redeems the believing men and the believing women. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.

لِّيُعَذِّبَliyuʿadhibaSo that [He] may punishٱللَّهُl-lahuGodٱلْمُنَـٰفِقِينَl-munāfiqīnathe hypocrite menوَٱلْمُنَـٰفِقَـٰتِwal-munāfiqātiand the hypocrite womenوَٱلْمُشْرِكِينَwal-mush'rikīnaand the polytheist / idol worshiping menوَٱلْمُشْرِكَـٰتِwal-mush'rikātiand the polytheist / idol worshiping womenوَيَتُوبَwayatūbaand [He] will redeemٱللَّهُl-lahuGodعَلَىʿalātoٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'minīnathe believing menوَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِwal-mu'minātiand the believing women.وَكَانَwakānaAnd [He] isٱللَّهُl-lahuGodغَفُورًاghafūranForgiver,رَّحِيمًۢاraḥīmanMerciful. ﴿٧٣﴾

Sura 33: Al-Ahzãb (The Parties) الأحزاب

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