Sura 42: Al-Shoorã (Consultation) الشورى
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In the name of GOD, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
بِسْمِbis'miIn (the) nameٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) God,ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِl-raḥmāniMost Gracious,ٱلرَّحِيمِl-raḥīmiMost Merciful.
[42:1] H.M.*
حمٓhha-meemH.M. ﴿١﴾
*42:1 These initials constitute a significant part of the Quran's miracle (Footnote 40:1).
[42:2] A. S. Q.*
عٓسٓقٓain-seen-qaf 'A.S.Q. ﴿٢﴾
*42:2 This is the only sura where we see the initials 'A.S.Q. ('Ayn Seen Qaf), and the total occurrence of these three letters in this sura is 209, 19x11. Also, the letter "Q" occurs in this sura 57 times, 19x3. The only other sura where we see the initial "Q" is Sura 50, and this letter occurs in that sura also 57 times (See Appendix 1).
[42:3] Inspiring you, and those before you, is GOD, the Almighty, Most Wise.
كَذَٰلِكَkadhālikaThusيُوحِىٓyūḥīHe reveals / inspiresإِلَيْكَilaykato you,وَإِلَىwa-ilāand toٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathoseمِنminfromقَبْلِكَqablikabefore youٱللَّهُl-lahuGodٱلْعَزِيزُl-ʿazīzuthe Almighty,ٱلْحَكِيمُl-ḥakīmuMost Wise. ﴿٣﴾
[42:4] To Him belongs everything in the heavens and everything on earth, and He is the Most High, the Great.
لَهُۥlahuTo Himمَاmā(belongs) whateverفِىfīinٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwātithe heavensوَمَاwamāand whateverفِىfīinٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth,وَهُوَwahuwaand He (is)ٱلْعَلِىُّl-ʿaliyuMost High,ٱلْعَظِيمُl-ʿaẓīmuthe Great. ﴿٤﴾
[42:5] The heavens above them almost shatter, out of reverence for Him, and the angels praise and glorify their Lord, and they ask forgiveness for those on earth. Absolutely, GOD is the Forgiver, Most Merciful.
تَكَادُtakādu[It] almostٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتُl-samāwātuthe heavensيَتَفَطَّرْنَyatafaṭṭarnathey break up / shatterمِنminfromفَوْقِهِنَّfawqihinnaabove them,وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُwal-malāikatuand the angelsيُسَبِّحُونَyusabbiḥūnathey glorifyبِحَمْدِbiḥamdiin praise (of)رَبِّهِمْrabbihimtheir Lordوَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَwayastaghfirūnaand they ask forgivenessلِمَنlimanfor thoseفِىfīonٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth.أَلَآalāUnquestionably,إِنَّinnaindeed,ٱللَّهَl-lahaGod,هُوَhuwaHe (is)ٱلْغَفُورُl-ghafūruthe Forgiver,ٱلرَّحِيمُl-raḥīmuMost Merciful. ﴿٥﴾
[42:6] Those who set up other lords beside Him, GOD is the One in charge of them; you are not their advocate.
وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaAnd those whoٱتَّخَذُوا۟ittakhadhūthey tookمِنminfromدُونِهِۦٓdūnihibesides Himأَوْلِيَآءَawliyāaprotectors / lords,ٱللَّهُl-lahuGod (is)حَفِيظٌḥafīẓuna Guardian / chargeعَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimover them,وَمَآwamāand notأَنتَantayou (are)عَلَيْهِمʿalayhimover themبِوَكِيلٍbiwakīlinever an advocate. ﴿٦﴾
[42:7] We thus reveal to you an Arabic Quran to warn the central community and all around it, and to warn about the Day of Summoning that is inevitable. Some will end up in Heaven, and some in Hell.
وَكَذَٰلِكَwakadhālikaAnd thusأَوْحَيْنَآawḥaynāwe revealedإِلَيْكَilaykato youقُرْءَانًاqur'ānana QuranعَرَبِيًّاʿarabiyyanArabic,لِّتُنذِرَlitundhirathat you may warnأُمَّumma(the) mother / center (of)ٱلْقُرَىٰl-qurāthe towns,وَمَنْwamanand whoever (is)حَوْلَهَاḥawlahāaround it,وَتُنذِرَwatundhiraand you warn (of)يَوْمَyawma(the) Day (of)ٱلْجَمْعِl-jamʿithe Assembly / Summoning,لَاlānoرَيْبَraybadoubtفِيهِfīhiin it.فَرِيقٌfarīqunA group / Someفِىfī(will be) inٱلْجَنَّةِl-janati[the] Paradise / Heavenوَفَرِيقٌwafarīqunand a group / someفِىfīinٱلسَّعِيرِl-saʿīrithe Blaze / Hell. ﴿٧﴾
[42:8] Had GOD willed, He could have made them one community. But He redeems into His mercy whomever He wills. As for the transgressors, they have no master, nor a helper.
وَلَوْwalawAnd ifشَآءَshāa[He] willedٱللَّهُl-lahuGodلَجَعَلَهُمْlajaʿalahumsurely He could have made themأُمَّةًummatana communityوَٰحِدَةًwāḥidatanone,وَلَـٰكِنwalākinbutيُدْخِلُyud'khiluHe admitsمَنmanwhomيَشَآءُyashāuHe willsفِىfīintoرَحْمَتِهِۦraḥmatihiHis mercy.وَٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَwal-ẓālimūnaAnd the wrongdoers / transgressors,مَاmānotلَهُمlahumfor themمِّنminanyوَلِىٍّwaliyyinprotector / masterوَلَاwalāand notنَصِيرٍnaṣīrinany helper. ﴿٨﴾
[42:9] Did they find other lords beside Him? GOD is the only Lord and Master. He is the One who resurrects the dead, and He is the Omnipotent One.
أَمِamiOr haveٱتَّخَذُوا۟ittakhadhūthey takenمِنminfromدُونِهِۦٓdūnihibesides Himأَوْلِيَآءَawliyāaprotectors / lords?فَٱللَّهُfal-lahuBut GodهُوَhuwaHe (is)ٱلْوَلِىُّl-waliyuthe Protector / Lord,وَهُوَwahuwaand Heيُحْىِyuḥ'yī[He] gives life (to)ٱلْمَوْتَىٰl-mawtāthe dead.وَهُوَwahuwaAnd He (is)عَلَىٰʿalāoverكُلِّkullieveryشَىْءٍshayinthingقَدِيرٌqadīrunOmnipotent. ﴿٩﴾
[42:10] If you dispute any part of this message, the judgment for doing this rests with GOD. Such is GOD my Lord. In Him I trust, and to Him I submit.
وَمَاwamāAnd whateverٱخْتَلَفْتُمْikh'talaftumyou [all] differed / disputedفِيهِfīhiin itمِنminofشَىْءٍshayina thing,فَحُكْمُهُۥٓfaḥuk'muhuthen its judgmentإِلَىilā(is) toٱللَّهِl-lahiGod.ذَٰلِكُمُdhālikumuThat [you all] (is)ٱللَّهُl-lahuGod,رَبِّىrabbīmy Lord,عَلَيْهِʿalayhiupon HimتَوَكَّلْتُtawakkaltuI put (my) trustوَإِلَيْهِwa-ilayhiand to HimأُنِيبُunībuI submit / turn (to God) in repentance repeatedly with sincere deeds ﴿١٠﴾
None Equals God
[42:11] Initiator of the heavens and the earth. He created for you from among yourselves spouses - and also for the animals. He thus provides you with the means to multiply. There is nothing that equals Him. He is the Hearer, the Seer.
فَاطِرُfāṭiruCreator / Initiator (of)ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwātithe heavensوَٱلْأَرْضِwal-arḍiand the earth.جَعَلَjaʿalaHe madeلَكُمlakumfor you [all]مِّنْminfromأَنفُسِكُمْanfusikumyourselvesأَزْوَٰجًاazwājanmates / spouses,وَمِنَwaminaand amongٱلْأَنْعَـٰمِl-anʿāmithe cattle / animalsأَزْوَٰجًاazwājanmates;يَذْرَؤُكُمْyadhra-ukumHe multiplies you [all]فِيهِfīhithereby.لَيْسَlaysa(There) is notكَمِثْلِهِۦkamith'lihilike Himشَىْءٌshayonanything,وَهُوَwahuwaand He (is)ٱلسَّمِيعُl-samīʿuthe Hearer,ٱلْبَصِيرُl-baṣīruthe Seer. ﴿١١﴾
[42:12] To Him belongs absolute control of the heavens and the earth. He is the One who increases the provision for whomever He wills, or reduces it. He is fully aware of all things.
لَهُۥlahuTo Himمَقَالِيدُmaqālīdu(the) things encircling / keys / control (of)ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwātithe heavensوَٱلْأَرْضِwal-arḍiand the earth.يَبْسُطُyabsuṭuHe increasesٱلرِّزْقَl-riz'qathe provisionلِمَنlimanfor whomيَشَآءُyashāuHe willsوَيَقْدِرُwayaqdiruand He restricts / reduces.إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, He (is)بِكُلِّbikulliin everyشَىْءٍshayinthingعَلِيمٌʿalīmunAll-Knower. ﴿١٢﴾
Only One Religion, Monotheists vs Idol Worshipers
[42:13] He decreed for you the same religion decreed for Noah, and what we inspired to you, and what we decreed for Abraham, Moses, and Jesus: "You shall uphold this one religion, and do not divide it."The idol worshipers will greatly resent what you invite them to do. GOD redeems to Himself whomever He wills; He guides to Himself only those who totally submit.
شَرَعَsharaʿaHe decreedلَكُمlakumfor you [all]مِّنَminaofٱلدِّينِl-dīnithe religionمَاmāwhatوَصَّىٰwaṣṣāHe ordered / enjoinedبِهِۦbihitherebyنُوحًاnūḥanNoah,وَٱلَّذِىٓwa-alladhīand that whichأَوْحَيْنَآawḥaynāwe revealed / inspiredإِلَيْكَilaykato you,وَمَاwamāand whatوَصَّيْنَاwaṣṣaynāwe ordered / enjoined بِهِۦٓbihitherebyإِبْرَٰهِيمَib'rāhīmaAbrahamوَمُوسَىٰwamūsāand Mosesوَعِيسَىٰٓwaʿīsāand Jesus.أَنْanThatأَقِيمُوا۟aqīmūestablish / follow the teachings / uphold / observe [you all]ٱلدِّينَl-dīnathe religionوَلَاwalāand notتَتَفَرَّقُوا۟tatafarraqū[you all] be dividedفِيهِfīhitherein.كَبُرَkaburaIt was difficult / heavyعَلَىʿalāforٱلْمُشْرِكِينَl-mush'rikīnathe polytheists / idol worshipersمَاmāwhatتَدْعُوهُمْtadʿūhumyou [all] call / invite themإِلَيْهِilayhito it.ٱللَّهُl-lahuGodيَجْتَبِىٓyajtabī[He] choosesإِلَيْهِilayhifor HimselfمَنmanwhomيَشَآءُyashāuHe wills,وَيَهْدِىٓwayahdīand He guidesإِلَيْهِilayhito Himselfمَنmanwhoeverيُنِيبُyunību[he] totally submits / turns (to God) in repentance repeatedly with sincere deeds ﴿١٣﴾
[42:14] Ironically, they broke up into sects only after the knowledge had come to them, due to jealousy and resentment among themselves. If it were not for a predetermined decision from your Lord to respite them for a definite interim, they would have been judged immediately. Indeed, the later generations who inherited the scripture are full of doubts.
وَمَاwamāAnd notتَفَرَّقُوٓا۟tafarraqūyou [all] became divided (sects)إِلَّاillāexcept (until)مِنۢminfromبَعْدِbaʿdiafterمَاmāwhatجَآءَهُمُjāahumu[it] came to themٱلْعِلْمُl-ʿil'muthe knowledgeبَغْيًۢاbaghyan(out of) jealousy,بَيْنَهُمْbaynahumamong them.وَلَوْلَاwalawlāAnd if notكَلِمَةٌkalimatun(for) a wordسَبَقَتْsabaqatit preceded / predeterminedمِنminfromرَّبِّكَrabbikayour Lordإِلَىٰٓilāforأَجَلٍajalinan appointed termمُّسَمًّىmusammanpredetermined,لَّقُضِىَlaquḍiyasurely it would have been settledبَيْنَهُمْbaynahumbetween them.وَإِنَّwa-innaAnd indeed,ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoأُورِثُوا۟ūrithū[they] were bequeathed / had inheritedٱلْكِتَـٰبَl-kitābathe scriptureمِنۢminfromبَعْدِهِمْbaʿdihimafter them (are)لَفِىlafīsurely inشَكٍّshakkindoubtمِّنْهُmin'huconcerning it,مُرِيبٍmurībinsuspicious / doubtful / disquieting. ﴿١٤﴾
Message to the Christians and the Jews
[42:15] This is what you shall preach, and steadfastly maintain what you are commanded to do, and do not follow their wishes. And proclaim: "I believe in all the scriptures sent down by GOD. I was commanded to judge among you equitably. GOD is our Lord and your Lord. We have our deeds and you have your deeds. There is no argument between us and you. GOD will gather us all together; to Him is the ultimate destiny."
فَلِذَٰلِكَfalidhālikaSo thusفَٱدْعُfa-ud'ʿuthen invite,وَٱسْتَقِمْwa-is'taqimand seek to stand firmكَمَآkamāasأُمِرْتَumir'tayou were commandedوَلَاwalāand (do) notتَتَّبِعْtattabiʿyou followأَهْوَآءَهُمْahwāahumtheir desires / opinions / wishes,وَقُلْwaqulbut say,ءَامَنتُāmantu"I believedبِمَآbimāin whatأَنزَلَanzala[He] sent down / revealedٱللَّهُl-lahuGod مِنminofكِتَـٰبٍkitābin(the) book / scripture,وَأُمِرْتُwa-umir'tuand I was commandedلِأَعْدِلَli-aʿdilathat I do justice / judge equitablyبَيْنَكُمُbaynakumubetween you [all].ٱللَّهُl-lahuGod (is)رَبُّنَاrabbunāour Lordوَرَبُّكُمْwarabbukumand your Lord.لَنَآlanāFor usأَعْمَـٰلُنَاaʿmālunāour deedsوَلَكُمْwalakumand for you [all]أَعْمَـٰلُكُمْaʿmālukumyour deeds.لَاlā(There is) noحُجَّةَḥujjataargumentبَيْنَنَاbaynanābetween usوَبَيْنَكُمُwabaynakumuand between you [all].ٱللَّهُl-lahuGodيَجْمَعُyajmaʿu[He] will gatherبَيْنَنَاbaynanā[between] us,وَإِلَيْهِwa-ilayhiand to Him (is)ٱلْمَصِيرُl-maṣīruthe final return / ultimate destiny." ﴿١٥﴾
[42:16] Those who argue about GOD, after receiving His message, their argument is nullified at their Lord. They have incurred condemnation, and have deserved a severe retribution.
وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaAnd those whoيُحَآجُّونَyuḥājjūna[they] argueفِىfīconcerningٱللَّهِl-lahiGodمِنۢminfromبَعْدِbaʿdiafterمَاmāwhatٱسْتُجِيبَus'tujībaHe had answered / respondedلَهُۥlahufrom Him,حُجَّتُهُمْḥujjatuhumtheir argument (is)دَاحِضَةٌdāḥiḍatunvoid / nullified / refutedعِندَʿindawith / atرَبِّهِمْrabbihimtheir Lord,وَعَلَيْهِمْwaʿalayhimand upon them (is)غَضَبٌghaḍabunwrath / condemnation,وَلَهُمْwalahumand for them (is)عَذَابٌʿadhābuna retributionشَدِيدٌshadīdunsevere. ﴿١٦﴾
[42:17] GOD is the One who sent down the scripture, to deliver the truth and the law. For all that you know, the Hour (Day of Judgment) may be very close.
ٱللَّهُal-lahuGod (is)ٱلَّذِىٓalladhīthe One whoأَنزَلَanzalahe sent down / revealedٱلْكِتَـٰبَl-kitābathe bookبِٱلْحَقِّbil-ḥaqiin the truth (*truthfully),وَٱلْمِيزَانَwal-mīzānaand the balance / law.وَمَاwamāAnd whatيُدْرِيكَyud'rīkait will make you know (*for all that you know),لَعَلَّlaʿallaperhapsٱلسَّاعَةَl-sāʿatathe Hour (is)قَرِيبٌqarībunnear. ﴿١٧﴾
The Believers Mindful of the Day of Judgment
[42:18] Challenging it are those who do not believe in it. As for those who believe, they are concerned about it, and they know that it is the truth. Absolutely, those who deny the Hour have gone far astray.
يَسْتَعْجِلُyastaʿjiluHe seeks to hasten / challengeبِهَاbihā[of] itٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoلَاlā(do) notيُؤْمِنُونَyu'minūnathey believeبِهَاbihāin it,وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaand those whoءَامَنُوا۟āmanū[they] believed,مُشْفِقُونَmush'fiqūnathose who are anxious / concernedمِنْهَاmin'hāof itوَيَعْلَمُونَwayaʿlamūnaand they knowأَنَّهَاannahāthat it (is)ٱلْحَقُّl-ḥaquthe truth.أَلَآalāUnquestionably,إِنَّinnaindeed,ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoيُمَارُونَyumārūna[they] dispute / doubtفِىfīconcerningٱلسَّاعَةِl-sāʿatithe Hourلَفِىlafī(are) surely inضَلَـٰلٍۭḍalālinerror / astrayبَعِيدٍbaʿīdinfar. ﴿١٨﴾
[42:19] GOD is fully aware of all His creatures; He provides for whomever He wills. He is the Powerful, the Almighty.
ٱللَّهُal-lahuGod (is)لَطِيفٌۢlaṭīfunGentle / Subtle / fully awareبِعِبَادِهِۦbiʿibādihiof His servants (creatures);يَرْزُقُyarzuquHe gives provisionمَنman(to) whomيَشَآءُyashāuHe wills.وَهُوَwahuwaAnd He (is)ٱلْقَوِىُّl-qawiyuthe Powerful,ٱلْعَزِيزُl-ʿazīzuthe Almighty. ﴿١٩﴾
[42:20] Whoever seeks the rewards of the Hereafter, we multiply the rewards for him. And whoever seeks the materials of this world, we give him therefrom, then he receives no share in the Hereafter.
مَنmanWhoeverكَانَkānahe used toيُرِيدُyurīdu[he] desireحَرْثَḥartha(the) harvest (of)ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِl-ākhiratithe Hereafterنَزِدْnazidwe increaseلَهُۥlahufor himفِىfīinحَرْثِهِۦḥarthihihis harvest (rewards).وَمَنwamanAnd whoeverكَانَkānahe used toيُرِيدُyurīdu[he] desireحَرْثَḥartha(the) harvest (rewards)ٱلدُّنْيَاl-dun'yā(of) the world,نُؤْتِهِۦnu'tihiwe give himمِنْهَاmin'hāof it,وَمَاwamābut notلَهُۥlahufor himفِىfīinٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِl-ākhiratithe Hereafterمِنminanyنَّصِيبٍnaṣībinshare. ﴿٢٠﴾
The Idols: Innovating New Religious Laws*
[42:21] They follow idols who decree for them religious laws never authorized by GOD. If it were not for the predetermined decision, they would have been judged immediately. Indeed, the transgressors have incurred a painful retribution.*
أَمْamOr isلَهُمْlahumfor themشُرَكَـٰٓؤُا۟shurakāupartners / idolsشَرَعُوا۟sharaʿūthey decreed lawsلَهُمlahumfor themمِّنَminaofٱلدِّينِl-dīnithe religionمَاmāwhatلَمْlamnotيَأْذَنۢyadhan[He] gives permission / authorizesبِهِbihitherebyٱللَّهُl-lahuGod.وَلَوْلَاwalawlāAnd if notكَلِمَةُkalimatu(for) a wordٱلْفَصْلِl-faṣli[the] decisive,لَقُضِىَlaquḍiyasurely it would have been judgedبَيْنَهُمْbaynahumbetween them.وَإِنَّwa-innaAnd indeed,ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَl-ẓālimīnathe wrongdoers / transgressors,لَهُمْlahumfor them (is)عَذَابٌʿadhābuna retributionأَلِيمٌalīmunpainful. ﴿٢١﴾
*42:21 The Islam of today's Muslim world has been so distorted, it has become a Satanic cult. The Ulama, or religious scholars, have added many extraneous laws, prohibitions, dress codes, dietary regulations, and religious practices never authorized by God. This is one of the main reasons for sending God's Messenger of the Covenant (9:31, 33:67, and Appendix 33).
[42:22] You will see the transgressors worried about everything they had committed; everything will come back and haunt them. As for those who believed and led a righteous life, they will be in the gardens of Paradise. They will receive whatever they wish from their Lord. This is the great blessing.
تَرَىtarāYou (will) seeٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَl-ẓālimīnathe wrongdoers / transgressorsمُشْفِقِينَmush'fiqīna[those] anxious / worriedمِمَّاmimmāof whatكَسَبُوا۟kasabūthey earned,وَهُوَwahuwaand itوَاقِعٌۢwāqiʿunbefallsبِهِمْbihimthem.وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaAnd those whoءَامَنُوا۟āmanū[they] believed,وَعَمِلُوا۟waʿamilūand [they] didٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِl-ṣāliḥāti[the] righteous deedsفِىfī(will be) inرَوْضَاتِrawḍātigardens (of)ٱلْجَنَّاتِl-janātithe Paradise,لَهُمlahumfor them (is)مَّاmāwhateverيَشَآءُونَyashāūnathey wishعِندَʿindafromرَبِّهِمْrabbihimtheir Lord.ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThatهُوَhuwait (is)ٱلْفَضْلُl-faḍluthe bounty / blessingٱلْكَبِيرُl-kabīruthe great. ﴿٢٢﴾
[42:23] This is the good news from GOD to His servants who believe and lead a righteous life. Say, "I do not ask you for any wage. I do ask each of you to take care of your own relatives." Anyone who does a righteous work, we multiply his reward for it. GOD is Forgiver, Appreciative.
ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat (is)ٱلَّذِىalladhī(of) whichيُبَشِّرُyubashiru[He] gives good newsٱللَّهُl-lahuGod (to)عِبَادَهُʿibādahuHis servantsٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoءَامَنُوا۟āmanū[they] believedوَعَمِلُوا۟waʿamilūand [they] didٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِl-ṣāliḥāti[the] righteous deeds.قُلqulSay,لَّآlā"NotأَسْـَٔلُكُمْasalukumI ask you [all]عَلَيْهِʿalayhifor itأَجْرًاajranany payment / wageإِلَّاillāexcept (for)ٱلْمَوَدَّةَl-mawadata[the] mutual love / friendship / affectionفِىfīamongٱلْقُرْبَىٰl-qur'bāthe relatives."وَمَنwamanAnd whoeverيَقْتَرِفْyaqtarifhe does / earnsحَسَنَةًḥasanatan(any) good,نَّزِدْnazidwe increaseلَهُۥlahufor himفِيهَاfīhāthereinحُسْنًاḥus'nangood.إِنَّinnaIndeed,ٱللَّهَl-lahaGod (is)غَفُورٌghafūrunForgiver,شَكُورٌshakūrunAppreciative. ﴿٢٣﴾
God Erases the Falsehood and Affirms the Truth*
[42:24] Are they saying, "He (Rashad)* has fabricated lies about GOD!"? If GOD willed, He could have sealed your mind, but GOD erases the falsehood and affirms the truth with His words. He is fully aware of the innermost thoughts.
أَمْamOr doيَقُولُونَyaqūlūnathey say,ٱفْتَرَىٰif'tarā"He fabricatedعَلَىʿalāaboutٱللَّهِl-lahiGodكَذِبًاkadhibana lie?"فَإِنfa-inBut ifيَشَإِyasha-i[He] willsٱللَّهُl-lahuGodيَخْتِمْyakhtimHe (would) sealعَلَىٰʿalāoverقَلْبِكَqalbikayour heart.وَيَمْحُwayamḥuAnd [He] erasesٱللَّهُl-lahuGodٱلْبَـٰطِلَl-bāṭilathe falsehoodوَيُحِقُّwayuḥiqquand He proves true / establishesٱلْحَقَّl-ḥaqathe truthبِكَلِمَـٰتِهِۦٓbikalimātihiby His words.إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, He (is)عَلِيمٌۢʿalīmunknower / fully awareبِذَاتِbidhātiof (what) [it] possessedٱلصُّدُورِl-ṣudūrithe hearts / minds. ﴿٢٤﴾
*42:24 The disbelievers added 2 false statements at the end of Sura 9 to commemorate their idol, the prophet Muhammad. God has revealed overwhelming evidence to erase this blasphemy and establish the truth. By adding the gematrical value of "Rashad Khalifa" (1230), plus the verse number (24), we get 1254, 19x66 (please see Appendices 2 & 24 for the details).
[42:25] He is the One who accepts the repentance from His servants, and remits the sins. He is fully aware of everything you do.
وَهُوَwahuwaAnd He (is)ٱلَّذِىalladhīthe One whoيَقْبَلُyaqbaluHe acceptsٱلتَّوْبَةَl-tawbatathe repentanceعَنْʿanofعِبَادِهِۦʿibādihiHis servantsوَيَعْفُوا۟wayaʿfūand He pardons / remitsعَنِʿaniofٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِl-sayiātithe evil deeds / sins,وَيَعْلَمُwayaʿlamuand He knowsمَاmāwhatتَفْعَلُونَtafʿalūnayou [all] do. ﴿٢٥﴾
[42:26] Responding to Him are those who believe and lead a righteous life. He will shower them with His blessings. As for the disbelievers, they have incurred a severe retribution.
وَيَسْتَجِيبُwayastajībuAnd He answersٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoءَامَنُوا۟āmanū[they] believedوَعَمِلُوا۟waʿamilūand [they] didٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِl-ṣāliḥāti[the] righteous deedsوَيَزِيدُهُمwayazīduhumand He increases (for) themمِّنminfromفَضْلِهِۦfaḍlihiHis bounty / blessing.وَٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَwal-kāfirūnaAnd the disbelieversلَهُمْlahumfor themعَذَابٌʿadhābun(will be) a retributionشَدِيدٌshadīdunsevere. ﴿٢٦﴾
[42:27] If GOD increased the provision for His servants, they would transgress on earth. This is why He sends it precisely measured to whomever He wills. He is fully Cognizant and Seer of His servants.
وَلَوْwalawAnd ifبَسَطَbasaṭa[He] expanded / increasedٱللَّهُl-lahuGodٱلرِّزْقَl-riz'qathe provisionلِعِبَادِهِۦliʿibādihifor His servants,لَبَغَوْا۟labaghawsurely they would have rebelled / transgressedفِىfīinٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth;وَلَـٰكِنwalākinbutيُنَزِّلُyunazziluHe sends downبِقَدَرٍbiqadarinin precise measureمَّاmāwhatيَشَآءُyashāuHe wills.إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, He (is)بِعِبَادِهِۦbiʿibādihiof His servantsخَبِيرٌۢkhabīrunCognizant,بَصِيرٌbaṣīrunSeer. ﴿٢٧﴾
[42:28] He is the One who sends down the rain after they had despaired, and spreads His mercy. He is the only Master, Most Praiseworthy.
وَهُوَwahuwaAnd He (is)ٱلَّذِىalladhīthe One whoيُنَزِّلُyunazziluHe sends downٱلْغَيْثَl-ghaythathe rainمِنۢminfromبَعْدِbaʿdiafterمَاmāwhatقَنَطُوا۟qanaṭūthey lost all hope / despaired,وَيَنشُرُwayanshuruand He spreadsرَحْمَتَهُۥraḥmatahuHis mercy.وَهُوَwahuwaAnd He (is)ٱلْوَلِىُّl-waliyuthe Protector / Master,ٱلْحَمِيدُl-ḥamīduMost Praiseworthy. ﴿٢٨﴾
[42:29] Among His proofs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the creatures He spreads in them. He is able to summon them, when He wills.
وَمِنْwaminAnd amongءَايَـٰتِهِۦāyātihiHis signs / proofs (is)خَلْقُkhalqu(the) creation (of)ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwātithe heavensوَٱلْأَرْضِwal-arḍiand the earthوَمَاwamāand whateverبَثَّbathaHe dispersedفِيهِمَاfīhimāin both of themمِنminofدَآبَّةٍdābbatin(the) creature.وَهُوَwahuwaAnd He (is)عَلَىٰʿalāoverجَمْعِهِمْjamʿihimtheir summoning,إِذَاidhāwhenيَشَآءُyashāuHe wills,قَدِيرٌqadīrunOmnipotent / Able. ﴿٢٩﴾
Only A Consequence
[42:30] Anything bad that happens to you is a consequence of your own deeds, and He overlooks many (of your sins).
وَمَآwamāAnd whateverأَصَـٰبَكُمaṣābakumit afflicted / befell you [all]مِّنminofمُّصِيبَةٍmuṣībatinan affliction,فَبِمَاfabimāthen because whatكَسَبَتْkasabat[it] earnedأَيْدِيكُمْaydīkumyour hands.وَيَعْفُوا۟wayaʿfūBut He pardonsعَنʿanfromكَثِيرٍkathīrinmuch. ﴿٣٠﴾
[42:31] You can never escape, and you have none beside GOD as a Lord and Master.
وَمَآwamāAnd notأَنتُمantumyou [all]بِمُعْجِزِينَbimuʿ'jizīnaever ones who can escapeفِىfīinٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth,وَمَاwamāand notلَكُمlakumfor you [all]مِّنminfromدُونِdūnibesidesٱللَّهِl-lahiGodمِنminanyوَلِىٍّwaliyyinprotector / lordوَلَاwalāand notنَصِيرٍnaṣīrinany helper (master). ﴿٣١﴾
[42:32] Among His proofs are the ships that sail the sea with sails like flags.
وَمِنْwaminAnd amongءَايَـٰتِهِāyātihiHis signs / proofs (are)ٱلْجَوَارِl-jawārithe shipsفِىfīinٱلْبَحْرِl-baḥrithe sea,كَٱلْأَعْلَـٰمِkal-aʿlāmilike the signs / marks / flags. ﴿٣٢﴾
[42:33] If He willed, He could have stilled the winds, leaving them motionless on top of the water. These are proofs for those who are steadfast, appreciative.
إِنinIfيَشَأْyashaHe wills,يُسْكِنِyus'kiniHe will cause to become stillٱلرِّيحَl-rīḥathe windفَيَظْلَلْنَfayaẓlalnathen they (would) remainرَوَاكِدَrawākidamotionlessعَلَىٰʿalāonظَهْرِهِۦٓẓahrihiits back.إِنَّinnaIndeed,فِىfīinذَٰلِكَdhālikathat (are)لَـَٔايَـٰتٍlaāyātinsurely signs / proofsلِّكُلِّlikullifor everyoneصَبَّارٍṣabbārinsteadfastشَكُورٍshakūrinappreciative. ﴿٣٣﴾
[42:34] He can annihilate them, as a consequence of their own works. Instead, He overlooks many (of their sins).
أَوْawOrيُوبِقْهُنَّyūbiq'hunnaHe (could) destroy / annihilate themبِمَاbimāfor whatكَسَبُوا۟kasabūthey earned;وَيَعْفُwayaʿfubut He pardonsعَنʿanfromكَثِيرٍkathīrinmany. ﴿٣٤﴾
[42:35] Those who argue against our proofs will find out that they have no basis.
وَيَعْلَمَwayaʿlamaAnd He knowsٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoيُجَـٰدِلُونَyujādilūnathey argueفِىٓfīagainstءَايَـٰتِنَاāyātināour signs / proofsمَاmā(that) notلَهُمlahumfor themمِّنminanyمَّحِيصٍmaḥīṣinplace of escape. ﴿٣٥﴾
[42:36] Whatever you are given is no more than temporary material of this life. What GOD possesses is far better and everlasting, for those who believe and trust in their Lord.
فَمَآfamāSo whateverأُوتِيتُمūtītumyou [all] were givenمِّنminofشَىْءٍshayina thingفَمَتَـٰعُfamatāʿu(is) but a temporary enjoyment / provisionٱلْحَيَوٰةِl-ḥayati(for) the life (of)ٱلدُّنْيَاl-dun'yāthe world.وَمَاwamāBut what (is)عِندَʿindawithٱللَّهِl-lahiGod (is)خَيْرٌkhayrunbetterوَأَبْقَىٰwa-abqāand everlastingلِلَّذِينَlilladhīnafor those whoءَامَنُوا۟āmanū[they] believedوَعَلَىٰwaʿalāand uponرَبِّهِمْrabbihimtheir Lordيَتَوَكَّلُونَyatawakkalūna[they] put (their) trust. ﴿٣٦﴾
Traits of the Believers
[42:37] They avoid gross sins and vice, and when angered they forgive.
وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaAnd those whoيَجْتَنِبُونَyajtanibūnathey avoidكَبَـٰٓئِرَkabāira[it] great / grossٱلْإِثْمِl-ith'mi[the] sin(s)وَٱلْفَوَٰحِشَwal-fawāḥishaand the immoralities / vices,وَإِذَاwa-idhāand whenمَاmāthatغَضِبُوا۟ghaḍibūthey are angered,هُمْhumtheyيَغْفِرُونَyaghfirūna[they] forgive. ﴿٣٧﴾
[42:38] They respond to their Lord by observing the Contact Prayers (Salat). Their affairs are decided after due consultation among themselves, and from our provisions to them they give (to charity).
وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaAnd those whoٱسْتَجَابُوا۟is'tajābū[they] respondedلِرَبِّهِمْlirabbihimto their Lordوَأَقَامُوا۟wa-aqāmūand they observedٱلصَّلَوٰةَl-ṣalatathe Contact Prayer (Salat)وَأَمْرُهُمْwa-amruhumand their affairsشُورَىٰshūrā(are conducted by) mutual consultation / due consultationبَيْنَهُمْbaynahumamong them,وَمِمَّاwamimmāand from whatرَزَقْنَـٰهُمْrazaqnāhumwe provided themيُنفِقُونَyunfiqūnathey spend / give. ﴿٣٨﴾
[42:39] When gross injustice befalls them, they stand up for their rights.
وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaAnd those whoإِذَآidhāwhenأَصَابَهُمُaṣābahumu[it] struck / befell themٱلْبَغْىُl-baghyu[the] injustice,هُمْhumtheyيَنتَصِرُونَyantaṣirūna[they] defend themselves / stand up for themselves. ﴿٣٩﴾
[42:40] Although the just requital for an injustice is an equivalent retribution, those who pardon and maintain righteousness are rewarded by GOD. He does not love the unjust.
وَجَزَٰٓؤُا۟wajazāuAnd (the) requital (of)سَيِّئَةٍsayyi-atinan evil (is)سَيِّئَةٌsayyi-atunan evilمِّثْلُهَاmith'luhālike it.فَمَنْfamanBut whoeverعَفَاʿafāhe pardonedوَأَصْلَحَwa-aṣlaḥaand he made reconciliation / set things right / reformed (maintained righteousness),فَأَجْرُهُۥfa-ajruhuthen his rewardعَلَىʿalā(is) withٱللَّهِl-lahiGod.إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, Heلَاlānotيُحِبُّyuḥibbu[He] lovesٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَl-ẓālimīnathe wrongdoers / unjust [ones]. ﴿٤٠﴾
[42:41] Certainly, those who stand up for their rights, when injustice befalls them, are not committing any error.
وَلَمَنِwalamaniAnd surely whoٱنتَصَرَintaṣarahe defended himself / stood up for himselfبَعْدَbaʿdaafterظُلْمِهِۦẓul'mihihis being wronged,فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَfa-ulāikathen thoseمَاmānot (is)عَلَيْهِمʿalayhimagainst themمِّنminanyسَبِيلٍsabīlinresponsibility / blame. ﴿٤١﴾
[42:42] The wrong ones are those who treat the people unjustly, and resort to aggression without provocation. These have incurred a painful retribution.
إِنَّمَاinnamāOnlyٱلسَّبِيلُl-sabīluthe responsibility / blameعَلَىʿalāagainstٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoيَظْلِمُونَyaẓlimūna[they] wrong / oppressٱلنَّاسَl-nāsathe peopleوَيَبْغُونَwayabghūnaand they rebel / oppress / aggress / persecuteفِىfīuponٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earthبِغَيْرِbighayri[for] withoutٱلْحَقِّl-ḥaqithe right.أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَulāikaThoseلَهُمْlahumfor them (is)عَذَابٌʿadhābuna retributionأَلِيمٌalīmunpainful. ﴿٤٢﴾
[42:43] Resorting to patience and forgiveness reflects a true strength of character.
وَلَمَنwalamanAnd for one (who)صَبَرَṣabarahe was steadfastوَغَفَرَwaghafaraand he forgave,إِنَّinnaindeed,ذَٰلِكَdhālikathat (is)لَمِنْlaminsurely of / because ofعَزْمِʿazmi(the) firm determination (of)ٱلْأُمُورِl-umūrithe commands. ﴿٤٣﴾
[42:44] Whomever GOD sends astray will never find any other lord, and you will see such transgressors, when they see the retribution, saying, "Can we get another chance?"
وَمَنwamanAnd whoeverيُضْلِلِyuḍ'lili[He] sends astrayٱللَّهُl-lahuGodفَمَاfamāthen notلَهُۥlahufor himمِنminanyوَلِىٍّwaliyyinprotector / lordمِّنۢminfromبَعْدِهِۦbaʿdihiafter Him.وَتَرَىwatarāAnd you will seeٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَl-ẓālimīnathe wrongdoers / transgressors, لَمَّاlammāwhenرَأَوُا۟ra-awūthey sawٱلْعَذَابَl-ʿadhābathe retributionيَقُولُونَyaqūlūna[they] saying,هَلْhal"Isإِلَىٰilā(there) forمَرَدٍّmaraddinreturnمِّنminanyسَبِيلٍsabīlinway?" ﴿٤٤﴾
[42:45] You will see them facing it, humiliated and debased, and looking, yet trying to avoid looking. Those who believed will proclaim: "The real losers are those who lost their souls and their families on the Day of Resurrection. The transgressors have deserved an everlasting retribution."
وَتَرَىٰهُمْwatarāhumAnd you will see themيُعْرَضُونَyuʿ'raḍūna[they] being exposedعَلَيْهَاʿalayhāto it,خَـٰشِعِينَkhāshiʿīnahumbled onesمِنَminabyٱلذُّلِّl-dhuli[the] disgrace / humiliated,يَنظُرُونَyanẓurūna[they] lookمِنminwithطَرْفٍṭarfina glanceخَفِىٍّkhafiyyinstealthy.وَقَالَwaqālaAnd [he] said,ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoءَامَنُوٓا۟āmanū[they] believed,إِنَّinna"Indeed,ٱلْخَـٰسِرِينَl-khāsirīnathe losers (are)ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whoخَسِرُوٓا۟khasirūthey lostأَنفُسَهُمْanfusahumthemselves / their soulsوَأَهْلِيهِمْwa-ahlīhimand their familiesيَوْمَyawma(on the) Day (of)ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِl-qiyāmatithe Resurrection.أَلَآalāUnquestionably!إِنَّinnaIndeed,ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَl-ẓālimīnathe wrongdoersفِىfī(are) inعَذَابٍʿadhābina retributionمُّقِيمٍmuqīmineverlasting. ﴿٤٥﴾
[42:46] There will be no allies to help them against GOD. Whomever GOD sends astray can never be guided.
وَمَاwamāAnd notكَانَkānathere wasلَهُمlahumfor themمِّنْminanyأَوْلِيَآءَawliyāaprotectors / alliesيَنصُرُونَهُمyanṣurūnahum[they] help themمِّنminfromدُونِdūniagainstٱللَّهِl-lahiGod.وَمَنwamanAnd whomيُضْلِلِyuḍ'lili[He] sends astrayٱللَّهُl-lahuGodفَمَاfamāthen notلَهُۥlahufor himمِنminanyسَبِيلٍsabīlinway. ﴿٤٦﴾
[42:47] You shall respond to your Lord before a day comes which is decreed inevitable by GOD. There will be no refuge for you on that day, nor an advocate.
ٱسْتَجِيبُوا۟is'tajībūRespond [you all]لِرَبِّكُمlirabbikumto your Lordمِّنminfromقَبْلِqablibeforeأَنanthatيَأْتِىَyatiya[it] comesيَوْمٌyawmuna Dayلَّاlānoمَرَدَّmaraddaturning back / averting / repulsingلَهُۥlahufrom itمِنَminafromٱللَّهِl-lahiGod.مَاmāNotلَكُمlakum(is) for you [all]مِّنminanyمَّلْجَإٍmalja-inplace of refugeيَوْمَئِذٍyawma-idhin(on) that Dayوَمَاwamāand notلَكُمlakumfor you [all]مِّنminanyنَّكِيرٍnakīrindenial / disavowal. ﴿٤٧﴾
Sole Mission of the Messenger
[42:48] If they turn away, we did not send you as their guardian. Your sole mission is delivering the message. When we shower the human beings with mercy, they become proud, and when adversity afflicts them, as a consequence of their own deeds, the human beings turn into disbelievers.
فَإِنْfa-inThen ifأَعْرَضُوا۟aʿraḍūthey turned away,فَمَآfamāthen notأَرْسَلْنَـٰكَarsalnākawe sent youعَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimover themحَفِيظًاḥafīẓan(as) a guardian.إِنْinNotعَلَيْكَʿalayka(is) on youإِلَّاillāexceptٱلْبَلَـٰغُl-balāghuthe delivery.وَإِنَّآwa-innāAnd indeed, [we]إِذَآidhāwhenأَذَقْنَاadhaqnāwe caused to tasteٱلْإِنسَـٰنَl-insānathe human beingمِنَّاminnāfrom usرَحْمَةًraḥmatanmercy,فَرِحَfariḥahe rejoicedبِهَاbihāin it.وَإِنwa-inBut ifتُصِبْهُمْtuṣib'hum[it] befalls themسَيِّئَةٌۢsayyi-atunevil,بِمَاbimāfor whatقَدَّمَتْqaddamat[it] sent forthأَيْدِيهِمْaydīhimtheir handsفَإِنَّfa-innathen indeed,ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَl-insānathe human beingكَفُورٌkafūrun(is) unappreciative / disbeliever. ﴿٤٨﴾
[42:49] To GOD belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth. He creates whatever He wills, granting daughters to whomever He wills, and granting sons to whomever He wills.
لِّلَّهِlillahiTo God (belongs)مُلْكُmul'ku(the) dominion / sovereignty (of)ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwātithe heavensوَٱلْأَرْضِwal-arḍiand the earth.يَخْلُقُyakhluquHe createsمَاmāwhatيَشَآءُyashāuHe wills.يَهَبُyahabuHe grantsلِمَنlimanto whomيَشَآءُyashāuHe willsإِنَـٰثًاināthanfemales / daughters,وَيَهَبُwayahabuand He grantsلِمَنlimanto whomيَشَآءُyashāuHe willsٱلذُّكُورَl-dhukūrathe males / sons. ﴿٤٩﴾
[42:50] Or, He may have the males and the females marry each other, then render whomever He wills sterile. He is Omniscient, Omnipotent.
أَوْawOrيُزَوِّجُهُمْyuzawwijuhumHe joins / pairs them in marriageذُكْرَانًاdhuk'rānanmalesوَإِنَـٰثًاwa-ināthanand femalesوَيَجْعَلُwayajʿaluand He makesمَنmanwhomيَشَآءُyashāuHe willsعَقِيمًاʿaqīmanbarren.إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, He (is)عَلِيمٌʿalīmunOmniscient,قَدِيرٌqadīrunOmnipotent. ﴿٥٠﴾
How God Communicates With Us
[42:51] No human being can communicate with GOD except through inspiration, or from behind a barrier, or by sending a messenger through whom He reveals what He wills. He is the Most High, Most Wise.
وَمَاwamāAnd notكَانَkānawasلِبَشَرٍlibasharinfor a human beingأَنanthatيُكَلِّمَهُyukallimahu[He] speaks to himٱللَّهُl-lahuGodإِلَّاillāexceptوَحْيًاwaḥyan(by) inspirationأَوْaworمِنminfromوَرَآئِwarāibehindحِجَابٍḥijābina barrierأَوْaworيُرْسِلَyur'silaHe sendsرَسُولًاrasūlana messengerفَيُوحِىَfayūḥiyathen He revealsبِإِذْنِهِۦbi-idh'nihiby His permissionمَاmāwhatيَشَآءُyashāuHe wills.إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, He (is)عَلِىٌّʿaliyyunMost High / Exalted,حَكِيمٌḥakīmunWise. ﴿٥١﴾
[42:52] Thus, we inspired to you a revelation proclaiming our commandments. You had no idea about the scripture, or faith. Yet, we made this a beacon to guide whomever we choose from among our servants. Surely, you guide in a straight path.
وَكَذَٰلِكَwakadhālikaAnd thusأَوْحَيْنَآawḥaynāwe inspiredإِلَيْكَilaykato youرُوحًاrūḥana revelationمِّنْminbyأَمْرِنَاamrināour command.مَاmāNotكُنتَkuntayou used toتَدْرِىtadrī[you] knowمَاmāwhatٱلْكِتَـٰبُl-kitābuthe scriptureوَلَاwalāand notٱلْإِيمَـٰنُl-īmānuthe faith.وَلَـٰكِنwalākinButجَعَلْنَـٰهُjaʿalnāhuwe made itنُورًاnūrana light,نَّهْدِىnahdīwe guideبِهِۦbihiwith itمَنmanwhomنَّشَآءُnashāuwe willمِنْminofعِبَادِنَاʿibādināour servants.وَإِنَّكَwa-innakaAnd indeed, youلَتَهْدِىٓlatahdīsurely you guideإِلَىٰilātoصِرَٰطٍṣirāṭin(the) pathمُّسْتَقِيمٍmus'taqīminstraight. ﴿٥٢﴾
[42:53] The path of GOD, to whom belongs everything in the heavens and everything on earth. Absolutely, all matters are controlled by GOD.
صِرَٰطِṣirāṭi(The) pathٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) God,ٱلَّذِىalladhīthe One whoلَهُۥlahuto Himمَاmā(belongs) whateverفِىfī(is) inٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwātithe heavensوَمَاwamāand whateverفِىfī(is) inٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth.أَلَآalāUnquestionably!إِلَىilāToٱللَّهِl-lahiGodتَصِيرُtaṣīru[it] reaches / returnsٱلْأُمُورُl-umūruall matters. ﴿٥٣﴾