٥٧ - ٱلْحَدِيد

57 - Al-Hadeed

اَلَمْ يَاْنِ لِلَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْۗا اَنْ تَخْشَعَ قُلُوْبُہُمْ لِذِكْرِ اللہِ وَمَا نَزَلَ مِنَ الْحَقِّ۝۰ۙ وَلَا يَكُوْنُوْا كَالَّذِيْنَ اُوْتُوا الْكِتٰبَ مِنْ قَبْلُ فَطَالَ عَلَيْہِمُ الْاَمَدُ فَقَسَتْ قُلُوْبُہُمْ۝۰ۭ وَكَثِيْرٌ مِّنْہُمْ فٰسِقُوْنَ۝۱۶
Alam yani lillatheena amanoo an takhshaAAa quloobuhum lithikri Allahi wama nazala mina alhaqqi wala yakoonoo kaallatheena ootoo alkitaba min qablu fatala AAalayhimu alamadu faqasat quloobuhum wakatheerun minhum fasiqoona

English

Ahmed Ali

Has the moment not yet come when the hearts of believers should be moved by the thought of God and the truth that has been sent down, so that they should not be like those who received the Book before them but whose hearts were hardened after a lapse of time, and many of them turned disobedient?

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اِعْلَمُوْۗا اَنَّ اللہَ يُحْيِ الْاَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِہَا۝۰ۭ قَدْ بَيَّنَّا لَكُمُ الْاٰيٰتِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُوْنَ۝۱۷
IAAlamoo anna Allaha yuhyee alarda baAAda mawtiha qad bayyanna lakumu alayati laAAallakum taAAqiloona

English

Ahmed Ali

Know that God enlivens the earth even after it has died. We have explained to you clearly Our signs that you may understand.

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اِنَّ الْمُصَّدِّقِيْنَ وَالْمُصَّدِّقٰتِ وَاَقْرَضُوا اللہَ قَرْضًا حَسَـنًا يُّضٰعَفُ لَہُمْ وَلَہُمْ اَجْرٌ كَرِيْمٌ۝۱۸
Inna almussaddiqeena waalmussaddiqati waaqradoo Allaha qardan hasanan yudaAAafu lahum walahum ajrun kareemun

English

Ahmed Ali

Surely the men and women who spend in charity and give a goodly loan to God, will have it doubled for them and will receive a generous reward.

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وَالَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا بِاللہِ وَرُسُلِہٖۗ اُولٰۗىِٕكَ ہُمُ الصِّدِّيْقُوْنَ۝۰ۤۖ وَالشُّہَدَاۗءُ عِنْدَ رَبِّہِمْ۝۰ۭ لَہُمْ اَجْرُہُمْ وَنُوْرُہُمْ۝۰ۭ وَ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا وَكَذَّبُوْا بِاٰيٰتِنَاۗ اُولٰۗىِٕكَ اَصْحٰبُ الْجَحِيْمِ۝۱۹ۧ
Waallatheena amanoo biAllahi warusulihi olaika humu alssiddeeqoona waalshshuhadao AAinda rabbihim lahum ajruhum wanooruhum waallatheena kafaroo wakaththaboo biayatina olaika ashabu aljaheemi

English

Ahmed Ali

Those who believe in God and His apostles are true of word and deed; and by their Lord are considered testifiers of the truth. They have their guerdon and their light. As for those who do not believe and reject Our revelations, are the people of Hell.

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اِعْلَمُوْۗا اَنَّمَا الْحَيٰوۃُ الدُّنْيَا لَعِبٌ وَّلَہْوٌ وَّزِيْنَۃٌ وَّتَفَاخُرٌۢ بَيْنَكُمْ وَتَكَاثُرٌ فِي الْاَمْوَالِ وَالْاَوْلَادِ۝۰ۭ كَمَثَلِ غَيْثٍ اَعْجَبَ الْكُفَّارَ نَبَاتُہٗ ثُمَّ يَہِيْجُ فَتَرٰىہُ مُصْفَرًّا ثُمَّ يَكُوْنُ حُطَامًا۝۰ۭ وَفِي الْاٰخِرَۃِ عَذَابٌ شَدِيْدٌ۝۰ۙ وَّمَغْفِرَۃٌ مِّنَ اللہِ وَرِضْوَانٌ۝۰ۭ وَمَا الْحَيٰوۃُ الدُّنْيَاۗ اِلَّا مَتَاعُ الْغُرُوْرِ۝۲۰
IAAlamoo annama alhayatu alddunya laAAibun walahwun wazeenatun watafakhurun baynakum watakathurun fee alamwali waalawladi kamathali ghaythin aAAjaba alkuffara nabatuhu thumma yaheeju fatarahu musfarran thumma yakoonu hutaman wafee alakhirati AAathabun shadeedun wamaghfiratun mina Allahi waridwanun wama alhayatu alddunya illa mataAAu alghuroori

English

Ahmed Ali

Know that the life of this world is only a frolic and mummery, an ornamentation, boasting and bragging among yourselves, and lust for multiplying wealth and children. It is like rain so pleasing to the cultivator for his vegetation which sprouts and swells, and then begins to wither, and you see it turn to yellow and reduced to chaff. There is severe punishment in the Hereafter, but also forgiveness from God, and acceptance. As for the life of this world, it is no more than merchandise of vanity.

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سَابِقُوْۗا اِلٰى مَغْفِرَۃٍ مِّنْ رَّبِّكُمْ وَجَنَّۃٍ عَرْضُہَا كَعَرْضِ السَّمَاۗءِ وَ الْاَرْضِ۝۰ۙ اُعِدَّتْ لِلَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا بِاللہِ وَرُسُلِہٖ۝۰ۭ ذٰلِكَ فَضْلُ اللہِ يُؤْتِيْہِ مَنْ يَّشَاۗءُ۝۰ۭ وَاللہُ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِيْمِ۝۲۱
Sabiqoo ila maghfiratin min rabbikum wajannatin AAarduha kaAAardi alssamai waalardi oAAiddat lillatheena amanoo biAllahi warusulihi thalika fadlu Allahi yuteehi man yashao waAllahu thoo alfadli alAAatheemi

English

Ahmed Ali

Hasten for the forgiveness of your Lord and Paradise whose expanse is as wide as that of the heavens and the earth, which has been prepared for those who believe in God and His apostles. This is the bounty of God which He bestows on whosoever He please; and the bounty of God is infinite.

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مَاۗ اَصَابَ مِنْ مُّصِيْبَۃٍ فِي الْاَرْضِ وَلَا فِيْۗ اَنْفُسِكُمْ اِلَّا فِيْ كِتٰبٍ مِّنْ قَبْلِ اَنْ نَّبْرَاَہَا۝۰ۭ اِنَّ ذٰلِكَ عَلَي اللہِ يَسِيْرٌ۝۲۲ۚۖ
Ma asaba min museebatin fee alardi wala fee anfusikum illa fee kitabin min qabli an nabraaha inna thalika AAala Allahi yaseerun

English

Ahmed Ali

There is no calamity that befalls the earth or your own selves but in accordance with the law (of causation) before We make it evident. This is indeed how the law of God works inevitably.

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لِّكَيْلَا تَاْسَوْا عَلٰي مَا فَاتَكُمْ وَلَا تَفْرَحُوْا بِمَاۗ اٰتٰىكُمْ۝۰ۭ وَاللہُ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ مُخْتَالٍ فَخُـــوْرِۨ۝۲۳ۙ
Likayla tasaw AAala ma fatakum wala tafrahoo bima atakum waAllahu la yuhibbu kulla mukhtalin fakhoorin

English

Ahmed Ali

Lest you grieve for what you missed, or rejoice at what you received. God does not love the egoist and the braggart,

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الَّذِيْنَ يَبْخَلُوْنَ وَيَاْمُرُوْنَ النَّاسَ بِالْبُخْلِ۝۰ۭ وَمَنْ يَّتَوَلَّ فَاِنَّ اللہَ ہُوَالْغَنِيُّ الْحَمِيْدُ۝۲۴
Allatheena yabkhaloona wayamuroona alnnasa bialbukhli waman yatawalla fainna Allaha huwa alghaniyyu alhameedu

English

Ahmed Ali

Who hold back what they possess and enjoin stinginess on others. Whoever turns away (from God, should remember) that God is self-sufficient, worthy of praise.

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لَقَدْ اَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلَنَا بِالْبَيِّنٰتِ وَاَنْزَلْنَا مَعَہُمُ الْكِتٰبَ وَالْمِيْزَانَ لِيَقُوْمَ النَّاسُ بِالْقِسْطِ۝۰ۚ وَاَنْزَلْنَا الْحَدِيْدَ فِيْہِ بَاْسٌ شَدِيْدٌ وَّمَنَافِعُ لِلنَّاسِ وَلِيَعْلَمَ اللہُ مَنْ يَّنْصُرُہٗ وَ رُسُلَہٗ بِالْغَيْبِ۝۰ۭ اِنَّ اللہَ قَوِيٌّ عَزِيْزٌ۝۲۵ۧ
Laqad arsalna rusulana bialbayyinati waanzalna maAAahumu alkitaba waalmeezana liyaqooma alnnasu bialqisti waanzalna alhadeeda feehi basun shadeedun wamanafiAAu lilnnasi waliyaAAlama Allahu man yansuruhu warusulahu bialghaybi inna Allaha qawiyyun AAazeezun

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Ahmed Ali

We have surely sent apostles with clear signs, and sent with them the Book and the Balance, so that men may stand by justice; and We sent down iron which causes much distress but also has advantages for men, so that God may know who helps Him and His apostles in secret. Verily God is all-powerful and all-mighty.

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