Ruku 357, Juz 21 (ٱلْرُكوع 357, جزء 21)

٣١ - لُقْمَان

31 - Luqman

اَلَمْ تَرَوْا اَنَّ اللہَ سَخَّرَ لَكُمْ مَّا فِي السَّمٰوٰتِ وَمَا فِي الْاَرْضِ وَاَسْبَغَ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعَمَہٗ ظَاہِرَۃً وَّبَاطِنَۃً۝۰ۭ وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يُّجَادِلُ فِي اللہِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ وَّلَا ہُدًى وَّلَا كِتٰبٍ مُّنِيْرٍ۝۲۰
Alam taraw anna Allaha sakhkhara lakum ma fee alssamawati wama fee alardi waasbagha AAalaykum niAAamahu thahiratan wabatinatan wamina alnnasi man yujadilu fee Allahi bighayri AAilmin wala hudan wala kitabin muneerin

English

Ahmed Ali

Have you not seen that God has subjugated what is in the heavens and the earth to you, and bestowed His favours, external and esoteric, in abundance on you? And yet there are men who contend about God without any knowledge or guidance or the Book enlightening.

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وَ اِذَا قِيْلَ لَہُمُ اتَّبِعُوْا مَاۗ اَنْزَلَ اللہُ قَالُوْا بَلْ نَتَّبِعُ مَا وَجَدْنَا عَلَيْہِ اٰبَاۗءَنَا۝۰ۭ اَوَلَوْ كَانَ الشَّيْطٰنُ يَدْعُوْہُمْ اِلٰى عَذَابِ السَّعِيْرِ۝۲۱
Waitha qeela lahumu ittabiAAoo ma anzala Allahu qaloo bal nattabiAAu ma wajadna AAalayhi abaana awalaw kana alshshaytanu yadAAoohum ila AAathabi alssaAAeeri

English

Ahmed Ali

When you ask them to follow what God has revealed, they say: "No. We shall follow what we found our ancestors following," even though the devil were calling them to the torment of Hell!

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وَمَنْ يُّسْلِمْ وَجْہَہٗۗ اِلَى اللہِ وَہُوَمُحْسِنٌ فَقَدِ اسْتَمْسَكَ بِالْعُرْوَۃِ الْوُثْقٰى۝۰ۭ وَاِلَى اللہِ عَاقِبَۃُ الْاُمُوْرِ۝۲۲
Waman yuslim wajhahu ila Allahi wahuwa muhsinun faqadi istamsaka bialAAurwati alwuthqa waila Allahi AAaqibatu alomoori

English

Ahmed Ali

He who turns his face to God in submission and does good, holds fast to a handle that is strong; for the resultance of things rests with God.

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وَمَنْ كَفَرَ فَلَا يَحْزُنْكَ كُفْرُہٗ۝۰ۭ اِلَيْنَا مَرْجِعُہُمْ فَنُنَبِّئُہُمْ بِمَا عَمِلُوْا۝۰ۭ اِنَّ اللہَ عَلِيْمٌۢ بِذَاتِ الصُّدُوْرِ۝۲۳
Waman kafara fala yahzunka kufruhu ilayna marjiAAuhum fanunabbiohum bima AAamiloo inna Allaha AAaleemun bithati alssudoori

English

Ahmed Ali

So do not let the unbelief of disbelievers grieve you. They will be brought back to Us, when We shall tell them what they used to do. Whatever is in their hearts is known to God.

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نُمَـتِّعُہُمْ قَلِيْلًا ثُمَّ نَضْطَرُّہُمْ اِلٰى عَذَابٍ غَلِيْظٍ۝۲۴
NumattiAAuhum qaleelan thumma nadtarruhum ila AAathabin ghaleethin

English

Ahmed Ali

We let them enjoy themselves only for a while, then We shall drag them to a severe punishment.

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وَلَىِٕنْ سَاَلْتَہُمْ مَّنْ خَلَقَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضَ لَيَقُوْلُنَّ اؙ۝۰ۭ قُلِ الْحَمْدُ لِلہِ۝۰ۭ بَلْ اَكْثَرُہُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُوْنَ۝۲۵
Walain saaltahum man khalaqa alssamawati waalarda layaqoolunna Allahu quli alhamdu lillahi bal aktharuhum la yaAAlamoona

English

Ahmed Ali

If you ask them: "Who created the heavens and the earth?" They will surely answer: "God." Say: "All praise be to God." But most of them do not understand.

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لِلہِ مَا فِي السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ۝۰ۭ اِنَّ اللہَ ہُوَالْغَنِيُّ الْحَمِيْدُ۝۲۶
Lillahi ma fee alssamawati waalardi inna Allaha huwa alghaniyyu alhameedu

English

Ahmed Ali

To God belongs what is in the heavens and the earth. Verily He is all-sufficient, worthy of praise.

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وَلَوْ اَنَّ مَا فِي الْاَرْضِ مِنْ شَجَـرَۃٍ اَقْلَامٌ وَّالْبَحْرُ يَمُدُّہٗ مِنْۢ بَعْدِہٖ سَبْعَۃُ اَبْحُرٍ مَّا نَفِدَتْ كَلِمٰتُ اؘ۝۰ۭ اِنَّ اللہَ عَزِيْزٌ حَكِيْمٌ۝۲۷
Walaw annama fee alardi min shajaratin aqlamun waalbahru yamudduhu min baAAdihi sabAAatu abhurin ma nafidat kalimatu Allahi inna Allaha AAazeezun hakeemun

English

Ahmed Ali

If all the trees of the earth were pens and the oceans ink, with many more oceans for replenishing them, the colloquy of God would never come to end. He is indeed all-mighty and all-wise.

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مَا خَلْقُكُمْ وَلَا بَعْثُكُمْ اِلَّا كَنَفْسٍ وَّاحِدَۃٍ۝۰ۭ اِنَّ اللہَ سَمِيْعٌۢ بَصِيْرٌ۝۲۸
Ma khalqukum wala baAAthukum illa kanafsin wahidatin inna Allaha sameeAAun baseerun

English

Ahmed Ali

Your creation and resurrection is but like that of a single cell. Verily He is all-hearing and all-seeing.

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اَلَمْ تَرَ اَنَّ اللہَ يُوْلِجُ الَّيْلَ فِي النَّہَارِ وَيُوْلِجُ النَّہَارَ فِي الَّيْلِ وَسَخَّــرَ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ۝۰ۡكُلٌّ يَّجْرِيْۗ اِلٰۗى اَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى وَّاَنَّ اللہَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ خَبِيْرٌ۝۲۹
Alam tara anna Allaha yooliju allayla fee alnnahari wayooliju alnnahara fee allayli wasakhkhara alshshamsa waalqamara kullun yajree ila ajalin musamman waanna Allaha bima taAAmaloona khabeerun

English

Ahmed Ali

Do you not see that God makes the night succeed the day, the day succeed the night? And He has harnessed the sun and the moon so that each runs its appointed course. Surely God is aware of all you do.

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