يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ ٱتَّقُواْ رَبَّكُمُ
O humanity! Be mindful of your Lord
ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَكُم مِّن نَّفۡسٖ وَٰحِدَةٖ
Who created you from a single soul,
وَخَلَقَ مِنۡهَا زَوۡجَهَا
and from it He created its mate,
وَبَثَّ مِنۡهُمَا رِجَالٗا كَثِيرٗا وَنِسَآءٗۚ
and through both He spread countless men and women.
وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِي تَسَآءَلُونَ بِهِۦ
And be mindful of Allah—in Whose Name you appeal to one another—
وَٱلۡأَرۡحَامَۚ
and ˹honour˺ family ties.
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ رَقِيبٗا ١
Surely Allah is ever Watchful over you.
وَءَاتُواْ ٱلۡيَتَٰمَىٰٓ أَمۡوَٰلَهُمۡۖ
Give orphans their wealth ˹when they reach maturity˺,
وَلَا تَتَبَدَّلُواْ ٱلۡخَبِيثَ بِٱلطَّيِّبِۖ
and do not exchange your worthless possessions for their valuables,
وَلَا تَأۡكُلُوٓاْ أَمۡوَٰلَهُمۡ إِلَىٰٓ أَمۡوَٰلِكُمۡۚ
nor cheat them by mixing their wealth with your own.
إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ حُوبٗا كَبِيرٗا ٢
For this would indeed be a great sin.
وَإِنۡ خِفۡتُمۡ أَلَّا تُقۡسِطُواْ فِي ٱلۡيَتَٰمَىٰ
If you fear you might fail to give orphan women their ˹due˺ rights ˹if you were to marry them˺,
فَٱنكِحُواْ مَا طَابَ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلنِّسَآءِ مَثۡنَىٰ وَثُلَٰثَ وَرُبَٰعَۖ
then marry other women of your choice—two, three, or four.
فَإِنۡ خِفۡتُمۡ أَلَّا تَعۡدِلُواْ فَوَٰحِدَةً
But if you are afraid you will fail to maintain justice, then ˹content yourselves with˺ one
أَوۡ مَا مَلَكَتۡ أَيۡمَٰنُكُمۡۚ
or those ˹bondwomen˺ in your possession.
ذَٰلِكَ أَدۡنَىٰٓ أَلَّا تَعُولُواْ ٣
This way you are less likely to commit injustice.
وَءَاتُواْ ٱلنِّسَآءَ صَدُقَٰتِهِنَّ نِحۡلَةٗۚ
Give women ˹you wed˺ their due dowries graciously.
فَإِن طِبۡنَ لَكُمۡ عَن شَيۡءٖ مِّنۡهُ نَفۡسٗا
But if they waive some of it willingly,
فَكُلُوهُ هَنِيٓـٔٗا مَّرِيٓـٔٗا ٤
then you may enjoy it freely with a clear conscience.
وَلَا تُؤۡتُواْ ٱلسُّفَهَآءَ أَمۡوَٰلَكُمُ
Do not entrust the incapable ˹among your dependants˺ with your wealth
ٱلَّتِي جَعَلَ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمۡ قِيَٰمٗا
which Allah has made a means of support for you—
وَٱرۡزُقُوهُمۡ فِيهَا وَٱكۡسُوهُمۡ
but feed and clothe them from it,
وَقُولُواْ لَهُمۡ قَوۡلٗا مَّعۡرُوفٗا ٥
and speak to them kindly.
وَٱبۡتَلُواْ ٱلۡيَتَٰمَىٰ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغُواْ ٱلنِّكَاحَ
Test ˹the competence of˺ the orphans until they reach a marriageable age.
فَإِنۡ ءَانَسۡتُم مِّنۡهُمۡ رُشۡدٗا فَٱدۡفَعُوٓاْ إِلَيۡهِمۡ أَمۡوَٰلَهُمۡۖ
Then if you feel they are capable of sound judgment, return their wealth to them.
وَلَا تَأۡكُلُوهَآ إِسۡرَافٗا وَبِدَارًا أَن يَكۡبَرُواْۚ
And do not consume it wastefully and hastily before they grow up ˹to demand it˺.
وَمَن كَانَ غَنِيّٗا فَلۡيَسۡتَعۡفِفۡۖ
If the guardian is well-off, they should not take compensation;
وَمَن كَانَ فَقِيرٗا فَلۡيَأۡكُلۡ بِٱلۡمَعۡرُوفِۚ
but if the guardian is poor, let them take a reasonable provision.
فَإِذَا دَفَعۡتُمۡ إِلَيۡهِمۡ أَمۡوَٰلَهُمۡ فَأَشۡهِدُواْ عَلَيۡهِمۡۚ
When you give orphans back their property, call in witnesses.
وَكَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ حَسِيبٗا ٦
And sufficient is Allah as a ˹vigilant˺ Reckoner.
لِّلرِّجَالِ نَصِيبٞ مِّمَّا تَرَكَ ٱلۡوَٰلِدَانِ وَٱلۡأَقۡرَبُونَ
For men there is a share in what their parents and close relatives leave,
وَلِلنِّسَآءِ نَصِيبٞ مِّمَّا تَرَكَ ٱلۡوَٰلِدَانِ وَٱلۡأَقۡرَبُونَ
and for women there is a share in what their parents and close relatives leave—
مِمَّا قَلَّ مِنۡهُ أَوۡ كَثُرَ
whether it is little or much.
نَصِيبٗا مَّفۡرُوضٗا ٧
˹These are˺ obligatory shares.
وَإِذَا حَضَرَ ٱلۡقِسۡمَةَ أُوْلُواْ ٱلۡقُرۡبَىٰ وَٱلۡيَتَٰمَىٰ وَٱلۡمَسَٰكِينُ
If ˹non-inheriting˺ relatives, orphans, or the needy are present at the time of distribution,
فَٱرۡزُقُوهُم مِّنۡهُ
offer them a ˹small˺ provision from it
وَقُولُواْ لَهُمۡ قَوۡلٗا مَّعۡرُوفٗا ٨
and speak to them kindly.
وَلْيَخْشَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَوْ تَرَكُواْ مِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّةً ضِعَٰفًا خَافُواْ عَلَيْهِمْ
Let the guardians be as concerned ˹for the orphans˺ as they would if they were to ˹die and˺ leave ˹their own˺ helpless children behind.
فَلْيَتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ
So let them be mindful of Allah
وَلْيَقُولُواْ قَوْلًا سَدِيدًا ٩
and speak equitably.
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَأۡكُلُونَ أَمۡوَٰلَ ٱلۡيَتَٰمَىٰ ظُلۡمًا
Indeed, those who unjustly consume orphans’ wealth
إِنَّمَا يَأۡكُلُونَ فِي بُطُونِهِمۡ نَارٗا
˹in fact˺ consume nothing but fire into their bellies.
وَسَيَصۡلَوۡنَ سَعِيرٗا ١٠
And they will be burned in a blazing Hell!
يُوصِيكُمُ ٱللَّهُ فِيٓ أَوۡلَٰدِكُمۡۖ
Allah commands you regarding your children:
لِلذَّكَرِ مِثۡلُ حَظِّ ٱلۡأُنثَيَيۡنِۚ
the share of the male will be twice that of the female.
فَإِن كُنَّ نِسَآءٗ فَوۡقَ ٱثۡنَتَيۡنِ فَلَهُنَّ ثُلُثَا مَا تَرَكَۖ
If you leave only two ˹or more˺ females, their share is two-thirds of the estate.
وَإِن كَانَتۡ وَٰحِدَةٗ فَلَهَا ٱلنِّصۡفُۚ
But if there is only one female, her share will be one-half.
وَلِأَبَوَيۡهِ لِكُلِّ وَٰحِدٖ مِّنۡهُمَا ٱلسُّدُسُ مِمَّا تَرَكَ إِن كَانَ لَهُۥ وَلَدٞۚ
Each parent is entitled to one-sixth if you leave offspring.
فَإِن لَّمۡ يَكُن لَّهُۥ وَلَدٞ وَوَرِثَهُۥٓ أَبَوَاهُ فَلِأُمِّهِ ٱلثُّلُثُۚ
But if you are childless and your parents are the only heirs, then your mother will receive one-third.
فَإِن كَانَ لَهُۥٓ إِخۡوَةٞ فَلِأُمِّهِ ٱلسُّدُسُۚ
But if you leave siblings, then your mother will receive one-sixth—
مِنۢ بَعۡدِ وَصِيَّةٖ يُوصِي بِهَآ أَوۡ دَيۡنٍۗ
after the fulfilment of bequests and debts.
ءَابَآؤُكُمۡ وَأَبۡنَآؤُكُمۡ لَا تَدۡرُونَ أَيُّهُمۡ أَقۡرَبُ لَكُمۡ نَفۡعٗاۚ
˹Be fair to˺ your parents and children, as you do not ˹fully˺ know who is more beneficial to you.
فَرِيضَةٗ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِۗ
˹This is˺ an obligation from Allah.
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمٗا ١١
Surely Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
وَلَكُمۡ نِصۡفُ مَا تَرَكَ أَزۡوَٰجُكُمۡ إِن لَّمۡ يَكُن لَّهُنَّ وَلَدٞۚ
You will inherit half of what your wives leave if they are childless.
فَإِن كَانَ لَهُنَّ وَلَدٞ فَلَكُمُ ٱلرُّبُعُ مِمَّا تَرَكۡنَۚ
But if they have children, then ˹your share is˺ one-fourth of the estate—
مِنۢ بَعۡدِ وَصِيَّةٖ يُوصِينَ بِهَآ أَوۡ دَيۡنٖۚ
after the fulfilment of bequests and debts.
وَلَهُنَّ ٱلرُّبُعُ مِمَّا تَرَكۡتُمۡ إِن لَّمۡ يَكُن لَّكُمۡ وَلَدٞۚ
And your wives will inherit one-fourth of what you leave if you are childless.
فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمۡ وَلَدٞ فَلَهُنَّ ٱلثُّمُنُ مِمَّا تَرَكۡتُمۚ
But if you have children, then your wives will receive one-eighth of your estate—
مِّنۢ بَعۡدِ وَصِيَّةٖ تُوصُونَ بِهَآ أَوۡ دَيۡنٖۗ
after the fulfilment of bequests and debts.
وَإِن كَانَ رَجُلٞ يُورَثُ كَلَٰلَةً أَوِ ٱمۡرَأَةٞ
And if a man or a woman leaves neither parents nor children
وَلَهُۥٓ أَخٌ أَوۡ أُخۡتٞ فَلِكُلِّ وَٰحِدٖ مِّنۡهُمَا ٱلسُّدُسُۚ
but only a brother or a sister ˹from their mother’s side˺, they will each inherit one-sixth,
فَإِن كَانُوٓاْ أَكۡثَرَ مِن ذَٰلِكَ فَهُمۡ شُرَكَآءُ فِي ٱلثُّلُثِۚ
but if they are more than one, they ˹all˺ will share one-third of the estate—
مِنۢ بَعۡدِ وَصِيَّةٖ يُوصَىٰ بِهَآ أَوۡ دَيۡنٍ غَيۡرَ مُضَآرّٖۚ
after the fulfilment of bequests and debts without harm ˹to the heirs˺.
وَصِيَّةٗ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِۗ
˹This is˺ a commandment from Allah.
وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَلِيمٞ ١٢
And Allah is All-Knowing, Most Forbearing.
تِلۡكَ حُدُودُ ٱللَّهِۚ
These ˹entitlements˺ are the limits set by Allah.
وَمَن يُطِعِ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ
Whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger
يُدۡخِلۡهُ جَنَّٰتٖ تَجۡرِي مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُ
will be admitted into Gardens under which rivers flow,
خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَاۚ
to stay there forever.
وَذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ ١٣
That is the ultimate triumph!
وَمَن يَعۡصِ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ وَيَتَعَدَّ حُدُودَهُۥ
But whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger and exceeds their limits
يُدۡخِلۡهُ نَارًا خَٰلِدٗا فِيهَا
will be cast into Hell, to stay there forever.
وَلَهُۥ عَذَابٞ مُّهِينٞ ١٤
And they will suffer a humiliating punishment.
وَٱلَّٰتِي يَأۡتِينَ ٱلۡفَٰحِشَةَ مِن نِّسَآئِكُمۡ
˹As for˺ those of your women who commit illegal intercourse—
فَٱسۡتَشۡهِدُواْ عَلَيۡهِنَّ أَرۡبَعَةٗ مِّنكُمۡۖ
call four witnesses from among yourselves.
فَإِن شَهِدُواْ فَأَمۡسِكُوهُنَّ فِي ٱلۡبُيُوتِ
If they testify, confine the offenders to their homes
حَتَّىٰ يَتَوَفَّىٰهُنَّ ٱلۡمَوۡتُ
until they die
أَوۡ يَجۡعَلَ ٱللَّهُ لَهُنَّ سَبِيلٗا ١٥
or Allah ordains a ˹different˺ way for them.
وَٱلَّذَانِ يَأۡتِيَٰنِهَا مِنكُمۡ فَـَٔاذُوهُمَاۖ
And the two among you who commit this sin—discipline them.
فَإِن تَابَا وَأَصۡلَحَا فَأَعۡرِضُواْ عَنۡهُمَآۗ
If they repent and mend their ways, relieve them.
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ تَوَّابٗا رَّحِيمًا ١٦
Surely Allah is ever Accepting of Repentance, Most Merciful.
إِنَّمَا ٱلتَّوۡبَةُ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ لِلَّذِينَ يَعۡمَلُونَ ٱلسُّوٓءَ بِجَهَٰلَةٖ
Allah only accepts the repentance of those who commit evil ignorantly ˹or recklessly˺
ثُمَّ يَتُوبُونَ مِن قَرِيبٖ
then repent soon after—
فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ يَتُوبُ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيۡهِمۡۗ
Allah will pardon them.
وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمٗا ١٧
And Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
وَلَيۡسَتِ ٱلتَّوۡبَةُ لِلَّذِينَ يَعۡمَلُونَ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ
However, repentance is not accepted from those who knowingly persist in sin
حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا حَضَرَ أَحَدَهُمُ ٱلۡمَوۡتُ قَالَ إِنِّي تُبۡتُ ٱلۡـَٰٔنَ
until they start dying, and then cry, “Now I repent!”
وَلَا ٱلَّذِينَ يَمُوتُونَ وَهُمۡ كُفَّارٌۚ
nor those who die as disbelievers.
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ أَعۡتَدۡنَا لَهُمۡ عَذَابًا أَلِيمٗا ١٨
For them We have prepared a painful punishment.
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ
O believers!
لَا يَحِلُّ لَكُمۡ أَن تَرِثُواْ ٱلنِّسَآءَ كَرۡهٗا
It is not permissible for you to inherit women against their will
وَلَا تَعۡضُلُوهُنَّ لِتَذۡهَبُواْ بِبَعۡضِ مَآ ءَاتَيۡتُمُوهُنَّ
or mistreat them to make them return some of the dowry ˹as a ransom for divorce˺—
إِلَّآ أَن يَأۡتِينَ بِفَٰحِشَةٖ مُّبَيِّنَةٖۚ
unless they are found guilty of adultery.
وَعَاشِرُوهُنَّ بِٱلۡمَعۡرُوفِۚ
Treat them fairly.
فَإِن كَرِهۡتُمُوهُنَّ فَعَسَىٰٓ أَن تَكۡرَهُواْ شَيۡـٔٗا وَيَجۡعَلَ ٱللَّهُ فِيهِ خَيۡرٗا كَثِيرٗا ١٩
If you happen to dislike them, you may hate something which Allah turns into a great blessing.
وَإِنۡ أَرَدتُّمُ ٱسۡتِبۡدَالَ زَوۡجٖ مَّكَانَ زَوۡجٖ
If you desire to replace a wife with another
وَءَاتَيۡتُمۡ إِحۡدَىٰهُنَّ قِنطَارٗا
and you have given the former ˹even˺ a stack of gold ˹as a dowry˺,
فَلَا تَأۡخُذُواْ مِنۡهُ شَيۡـًٔاۚ
do not take any of it back.
أَتَأۡخُذُونَهُۥ بُهۡتَٰنٗا وَإِثۡمٗا مُّبِينٗا ٢٠
Would you ˹still˺ take it unjustly and very sinfully?
وَكَيۡفَ تَأۡخُذُونَهُۥ
And how could you take it back
وَقَدۡ أَفۡضَىٰ بَعۡضُكُمۡ إِلَىٰ بَعۡضٖ
after having enjoyed each other intimately
وَأَخَذۡنَ مِنكُم مِّيثَٰقًا غَلِيظٗا ٢١
and she has taken from you a firm commitment?
وَلَا تَنكِحُواْ مَا نَكَحَ ءَابَآؤُكُم مِّنَ ٱلنِّسَآءِ
Do not marry former wives of your fathers—
إِلَّا مَا قَدۡ سَلَفَۚ
except what was done previously.
إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فَٰحِشَةٗ وَمَقۡتٗا وَسَآءَ سَبِيلًا ٢٢
It was indeed a shameful, despicable, and evil practice.
حُرِّمَتۡ عَلَيۡكُمۡ أُمَّهَٰتُكُمۡ وَبَنَاتُكُمۡ وَأَخَوَٰتُكُمۡ
˹Also˺ forbidden to you for marriage are your mothers, your daughters, your sisters,
وَعَمَّٰتُكُمۡ وَخَٰلَٰتُكُمۡ
your paternal and maternal aunts,
وَبَنَاتُ ٱلۡأَخِ وَبَنَاتُ ٱلۡأُخۡتِ
your brother’s daughters, your sister’s daughters,
وَأُمَّهَٰتُكُمُ ٱلَّٰتِيٓ أَرۡضَعۡنَكُمۡ وَأَخَوَٰتُكُم مِّنَ ٱلرَّضَٰعَةِ
your foster-mothers, your foster-sisters,
وَأُمَّهَٰتُ نِسَآئِكُمۡ
your mothers-in-law,
وَرَبَٰٓئِبُكُمُ ٱلَّٰتِي فِي حُجُورِكُم مِّن نِّسَآئِكُمُ ٱلَّٰتِي دَخَلۡتُم بِهِنَّ
your stepdaughters under your guardianship if you have consummated marriage with their mothers—
فَإِن لَّمۡ تَكُونُواْ دَخَلۡتُم بِهِنَّ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ
but if you have not, then you can marry them—
وَحَلَٰٓئِلُ أَبۡنَآئِكُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِنۡ أَصۡلَٰبِكُمۡ
nor the wives of your own sons,
وَأَن تَجۡمَعُواْ بَيۡنَ ٱلۡأُخۡتَيۡنِ إِلَّا مَا قَدۡ سَلَفَۗ
nor two sisters together at the same time—except what was done previously.
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ غَفُورٗا رَّحِيمٗا ٢٣
Surely Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
وَٱلۡمُحۡصَنَٰتُ مِنَ ٱلنِّسَآءِ إِلَّا مَا مَلَكَتۡ أَيۡمَٰنُكُمۡۖ
Also ˹forbidden are˺ married women—except ˹female˺ captives in your possession.
كِتَٰبَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيۡكُمۡۚ
This is Allah’s commandment to you.
وَأُحِلَّ لَكُم مَّا وَرَآءَ ذَٰلِكُمۡ
Lawful to you are all beyond these—
أَن تَبۡتَغُواْ بِأَمۡوَٰلِكُم مُّحۡصِنِينَ غَيۡرَ مُسَٰفِحِينَۚ
as long as you seek them with your wealth in a legal marriage, not in fornication.
فَمَا ٱسۡتَمۡتَعۡتُم بِهِۦ مِنۡهُنَّ فَـَٔاتُوهُنَّ أُجُورَهُنَّ فَرِيضَةٗۚ
Give those you have consummated marriage with their due dowries.
وَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ فِيمَا تَرَٰضَيۡتُم بِهِۦ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ ٱلۡفَرِيضَةِۚ
It is permissible to be mutually gracious regarding the set dowry.
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمٗا ٢٤
Surely Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
وَمَن لَّمۡ يَسۡتَطِعۡ مِنكُمۡ طَوۡلًا أَن يَنكِحَ ٱلۡمُحۡصَنَٰتِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنَٰتِ
But if any of you cannot afford to marry a free believing woman,
فَمِن مَّا مَلَكَتۡ أَيۡمَٰنُكُم مِّن فَتَيَٰتِكُمُ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنَٰتِۚ
then ˹let him marry˺ a believing bondwoman possessed by one of you.
وَٱللَّهُ أَعۡلَمُ بِإِيمَٰنِكُمۚ
Allah knows best ˹the state of˺ your faith ˹and theirs˺.
بَعۡضُكُم مِّنۢ بَعۡضٖۚ
You are from one another.
فَٱنكِحُوهُنَّ بِإِذۡنِ أَهۡلِهِنَّ
So marry them with the permission of their owners,
وَءَاتُوهُنَّ أُجُورَهُنَّ بِٱلۡمَعۡرُوفِ
giving them their dowry in fairness,
مُحۡصَنَٰتٍ غَيۡرَ مُسَٰفِحَٰتٖ وَلَا مُتَّخِذَٰتِ أَخۡدَانٖۚ
if they are chaste, neither promiscuous nor having secret affairs.
فَإِذَآ أُحۡصِنَّ فَإِنۡ أَتَيۡنَ بِفَٰحِشَةٖ
If they commit indecency after marriage,
فَعَلَيۡهِنَّ نِصۡفُ مَا عَلَى ٱلۡمُحۡصَنَٰتِ مِنَ ٱلۡعَذَابِۚ
they receive half the punishment of free women.
ذَٰلِكَ لِمَنۡ خَشِيَ ٱلۡعَنَتَ مِنكُمۡۚ
This is for those of you who fear falling into sin.
وَأَن تَصۡبِرُواْ خَيۡرٞ لَّكُمۡۗ
But if you are patient, it is better for you.
وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞ ٢٥
And Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
يُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ لِيُبَيِّنَ لَكُمۡ
It is Allah’s Will to make things clear to you,
وَيَهۡدِيَكُمۡ سُنَنَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِكُمۡ
guide you to the ˹noble˺ ways of those before you,
وَيَتُوبَ عَلَيۡكُمۡۗ
and turn to you in mercy.
وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٞ ٢٦
For Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
وَٱللَّهُ يُرِيدُ أَن يَتُوبَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ
And it is Allah’s Will to turn to you in grace,
وَيُرِيدُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَتَّبِعُونَ ٱلشَّهَوَٰتِ أَن تَمِيلُواْ مَيۡلًا عَظِيمٗا ٢٧
but those who follow their desires wish to see you deviate entirely ˹from Allah’s Way˺.
يُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ أَن يُخَفِّفَ عَنكُمۡ
And it is Allah’s Will to lighten your burdens,
وَخُلِقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ ضَعِيفٗا ٢٨
for humankind was created weak.
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ
O believers!
لَا تَأۡكُلُوٓاْ أَمۡوَٰلَكُم بَيۡنَكُم بِٱلۡبَٰطِلِ
Do not devour one another’s wealth illegally,
إِلَّآ أَن تَكُونَ تِجَٰرَةً عَن تَرَاضٖ مِّنكُمۡۚ
but rather trade by mutual consent.
وَلَا تَقۡتُلُوٓاْ أَنفُسَكُمۡۚ
And do not kill ˹each other or˺ yourselves.
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِكُمۡ رَحِيمٗا ٢٩
Surely Allah is ever Merciful to you.
وَمَن يَفۡعَلۡ ذَٰلِكَ عُدۡوَٰنٗا وَظُلۡمٗا
And whoever does this sinfully and unjustly,
فَسَوۡفَ نُصۡلِيهِ نَارٗا
We will burn them in the Fire.
وَكَانَ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ يَسِيرًا ٣٠
That is easy for Allah.
إِن تَجۡتَنِبُواْ كَبَآئِرَ مَا تُنۡهَوۡنَ عَنۡهُ
If you avoid the major sins forbidden to you,
نُكَفِّرۡ عَنكُمۡ سَيِّـَٔاتِكُمۡ
We will absolve you of your ˹lesser˺ misdeeds
وَنُدۡخِلۡكُم مُّدۡخَلٗا كَرِيمٗا ٣١
and admit you into a place of honour.
وَلَا تَتَمَنَّوۡاْ مَا فَضَّلَ ٱللَّهُ بِهِۦ بَعۡضَكُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖۚ
And do not crave what Allah has given some of you over others.
لِّلرِّجَالِ نَصِيبٞ مِّمَّا ٱكۡتَسَبُواْۖ
Men will be rewarded according to their deeds
وَلِلنِّسَآءِ نَصِيبٞ مِّمَّا ٱكۡتَسَبۡنَۚ
and women ˹equally˺ according to theirs.
وَسۡـَٔلُواْ ٱللَّهَ مِن فَضۡلِهِۦٓۚ
Rather, ask Allah for His bounties.
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِكُلِّ شَيۡءٍ عَلِيمٗا ٣٢
Surely Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of all things.
وَلِكُلّٖ جَعَلۡنَا مَوَٰلِيَ مِمَّا تَرَكَ ٱلۡوَٰلِدَانِ وَٱلۡأَقۡرَبُونَۚ
And We have appointed heirs to what has been left by parents and next of kin.
وَٱلَّذِينَ عَقَدَتۡ أَيۡمَٰنُكُمۡ فَـَٔاتُوهُمۡ نَصِيبَهُمۡۚ
As for those you have made a pledge to, give them their share.
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ شَهِيدًا ٣٣
Surely Allah is a Witness over all things.
ٱلرِّجَالُ قَوَّٰمُونَ عَلَى ٱلنِّسَآءِ
Men are the caretakers of women,
بِمَا فَضَّلَ ٱللَّهُ بَعۡضَهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖ
as men have been provisioned by Allah over women
وَبِمَآ أَنفَقُواْ مِنۡ أَمۡوَٰلِهِمۡ
and tasked with supporting them financially.
فَٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتُ قَٰنِتَٰتٌ حَٰفِظَٰتٞ لِّلۡغَيۡبِ بِمَا حَفِظَ ٱللَّهُ
And righteous women are devoutly obedient and, when alone, protective of what Allah has entrusted them with.
وَٱلَّٰتِي تَخَافُونَ نُشُوزَهُنَّ فَعِظُوهُنَّ
And if you sense ill-conduct from your women, advise them ˹first˺,
وَٱهۡجُرُوهُنَّ فِي ٱلۡمَضَاجِعِ
˹if they persist,˺ do not share their beds,
وَٱضۡرِبُوهُنَّ
˹but if they still persist,˺ then discipline them ˹gently˺.
فَإِنۡ أَطَعۡنَكُمۡ فَلَا تَبۡغُواْ عَلَيۡهِنَّ سَبِيلًا
But if they change their ways, do not be unjust to them.
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيّٗا كَبِيرٗا ٣٤
Surely Allah is Most High, All-Great.
وَإِنۡ خِفۡتُمۡ شِقَاقَ بَيۡنِهِمَا
If you anticipate a split between them,
فَٱبۡعَثُواْ حَكَمٗا مِّنۡ أَهۡلِهِۦ وَحَكَمٗا مِّنۡ أَهۡلِهَآ
appoint a mediator from his family and another from hers.
إِن يُرِيدَآ إِصۡلَٰحٗا يُوَفِّقِ ٱللَّهُ بَيۡنَهُمَآۗ
If they desire reconciliation, Allah will restore harmony between them.
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيمًا خَبِيرٗا ٣٥
Surely Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware.
وَٱعۡبُدُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَلَا تُشۡرِكُواْ بِهِۦ شَيۡـٔٗاۖ
Worship Allah ˹alone˺ and associate none with Him.
وَبِٱلۡوَٰلِدَيۡنِ إِحۡسَٰنٗا
And be kind to parents,
وَبِذِي ٱلۡقُرۡبَىٰ
relatives,
وَٱلۡجَارِ ذِي ٱلۡقُرۡبَىٰ وَٱلۡجَارِ ٱلۡجُنُبِ
near and distant neighbours,
وَٱلصَّاحِبِ بِٱلۡجَنۢبِ
close friends,
وَٱبۡنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ
˹needy˺ travellers,
وَمَا مَلَكَتۡ أَيۡمَٰنُكُمۡۗ
and those ˹bondspeople˺ in your possession.
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ مَن كَانَ مُخۡتَالٗا فَخُورًا ٣٦
Surely Allah does not like whoever is arrogant, boastful—
ٱلَّذِينَ يَبۡخَلُونَ
those who are stingy,
وَيَأۡمُرُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ بِٱلۡبُخۡلِ
promote stinginess among people,
وَيَكۡتُمُونَ مَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمُ ٱللَّهُ مِن فَضۡلِهِۦۗ
and withhold Allah’s bounties.
وَأَعۡتَدۡنَا لِلۡكَٰفِرِينَ عَذَابٗا مُّهِينٗا ٣٧
We have prepared for the disbelievers a humiliating punishment.
وَٱلَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمۡوَٰلَهُمۡ رِئَآءَ ٱلنَّاسِ
Likewise for those who spend their wealth to show off
وَلَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَلَا بِٱلۡيَوۡمِ ٱلۡأٓخِرِۗ
and do not believe in Allah or the Last Day.
وَمَن يَكُنِ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ لَهُۥ قَرِينٗا
And whoever takes Satan as an associate—
فَسَآءَ قَرِينٗا ٣٨
what an evil associate they have!
وَمَاذَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ لَوۡ ءَامَنُواْ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ ٱلۡأٓخِرِ
What harm could have come to them if they had believed in Allah and the Last Day
وَأَنفَقُواْ مِمَّا رَزَقَهُمُ ٱللَّهُۚ
and donated from what Allah has provided for them?
وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ بِهِمۡ عَلِيمًا ٣٩
And Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of them.
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَظۡلِمُ مِثۡقَالَ ذَرَّةٖۖ
Indeed, Allah never wrongs ˹anyone˺—even by an atom’s weight.
وَإِن تَكُ حَسَنَةٗ يُضَٰعِفۡهَا
And if it is a good deed, He will multiply it many times over
وَيُؤۡتِ مِن لَّدُنۡهُ أَجۡرًا عَظِيمٗا ٤٠
and will give a great reward out of His grace.
فَكَيۡفَ إِذَا جِئۡنَا مِن كُلِّ أُمَّةِۭ بِشَهِيدٖ
So how will it be when We bring a witness from every faith-community
وَجِئۡنَا بِكَ عَلَىٰ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ شَهِيدٗا ٤١
and bring you ˹O Prophet˺ as a witness against yours?
يَوۡمَئِذٖ يَوَدُّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ وَعَصَوُاْ ٱلرَّسُولَ
On that Day, those who denied ˹Allah˺ and disobeyed the Messenger will wish
لَوۡ تُسَوَّىٰ بِهِمُ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ
they were reduced to dust.
وَلَا يَكۡتُمُونَ ٱللَّهَ حَدِيثٗا ٤٢
And they will never be able to hide anything from Allah.
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ
O believers!
لَا تَقۡرَبُواْ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَأَنتُمۡ سُكَٰرَىٰ
Do not approach prayer while intoxicated
حَتَّىٰ تَعۡلَمُواْ مَا تَقُولُونَ
until you are aware of what you say,
وَلَا جُنُبًا إِلَّا عَابِرِي سَبِيلٍ
nor in a state of ˹full˺ impurity—unless you merely pass through ˹the mosque˺—
حَتَّىٰ تَغۡتَسِلُواْۚ
until you have bathed.
وَإِن كُنتُم مَّرۡضَىٰٓ أَوۡ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ
But if you are ill, on a journey,
أَوۡ جَآءَ أَحَدٞ مِّنكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡغَآئِطِ
or have relieved yourselves,
أَوۡ لَٰمَسۡتُمُ ٱلنِّسَآءَ
or been intimate with your wives
فَلَمۡ تَجِدُواْ مَآءٗ
and cannot find water,
فَتَيَمَّمُواْ صَعِيدٗا طَيِّبٗا
then purify yourselves with clean earth,
فَٱمۡسَحُواْ بِوُجُوهِكُمۡ وَأَيۡدِيكُمۡۗ
wiping your faces and hands.
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَفُوًّا غَفُورًا ٤٣
And Allah is Ever-Pardoning, All-Forgiving.
أَلَمۡ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ نَصِيبٗا مِّنَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ
Have you ˹O Prophet˺ not seen those who were given a portion of the Scriptures
يَشۡتَرُونَ ٱلضَّلَٰلَةَ
yet trade it for misguidance
وَيُرِيدُونَ أَن تَضِلُّواْ ٱلسَّبِيلَ ٤٤
and wish to see you deviate from the ˹Right˺ Path?
وَٱللَّهُ أَعۡلَمُ بِأَعۡدَآئِكُمۡۚ
Allah knows best who your enemies are!
وَكَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ وَلِيّٗا
And Allah is sufficient as a Guardian,
وَكَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ نَصِيرٗا ٤٥
and He is sufficient as a Helper.
مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ هَادُواْ يُحَرِّفُونَ ٱلۡكَلِمَ عَن مَّوَاضِعِهِۦ
Some Jews take words out of context
وَيَقُولُونَ سَمِعۡنَا وَعَصَيۡنَا
and say, “We listen and we disobey,”
وَٱسۡمَعۡ غَيۡرَ مُسۡمَعٖ
“Hear! May you never hear,”
وَرَٰعِنَا
and “Râ’ina!” [Herd us!]
لَيَّۢا بِأَلۡسِنَتِهِمۡ وَطَعۡنٗا فِي ٱلدِّينِۚ
—playing with words and discrediting the faith.
وَلَوۡ أَنَّهُمۡ قَالُواْ سَمِعۡنَا وَأَطَعۡنَا
Had they said ˹courteously˺, “We hear and obey,”
وَٱسۡمَعۡ وَٱنظُرۡنَا
“Listen to us,” and “Unẓurna,” [Tend to us!]
لَكَانَ خَيۡرٗا لَّهُمۡ وَأَقۡوَمَ
it would have been better for them and more proper.
وَلَٰكِن لَّعَنَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِكُفۡرِهِمۡ
Allah has condemned them for their disbelief,
فَلَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ إِلَّا قَلِيلٗا ٤٦
so they do not believe except for a few.
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ
O you who were given the Book!
ءَامِنُواْ بِمَا نَزَّلۡنَا مُصَدِّقٗا لِّمَا مَعَكُم
Believe in what We have revealed—confirming your own Scriptures—
مِّن قَبۡلِ أَن نَّطۡمِسَ وُجُوهٗا فَنَرُدَّهَا عَلَىٰٓ أَدۡبَارِهَآ
before We wipe out ˹your˺ faces, turning them backwards,
أَوۡ نَلۡعَنَهُمۡ كَمَا لَعَنَّآ أَصۡحَٰبَ ٱلسَّبۡتِۚ
or We condemn the defiant as We did to the Sabbath-breakers.
وَكَانَ أَمۡرُ ٱللَّهِ مَفۡعُولًا ٤٧
And Allah’s command is always executed!
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَغۡفِرُ أَن يُشۡرَكَ بِهِۦ
Indeed, Allah does not forgive associating others with Him ˹in worship˺,
وَيَغۡفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَن يَشَآءُۚ
but forgives anything else of whoever He wills.
وَمَن يُشۡرِكۡ بِٱللَّهِ فَقَدِ ٱفۡتَرَىٰٓ إِثۡمًا عَظِيمًا ٤٨
And whoever associates others with Allah has indeed committed a grave sin.
أَلَمۡ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ يُزَكُّونَ أَنفُسَهُمۚ
Have you ˹O Prophet˺ not seen those who ˹falsely˺ elevate themselves?
بَلِ ٱللَّهُ يُزَكِّي مَن يَشَآءُ
It is Allah who elevates whoever He wills.
وَلَا يُظۡلَمُونَ فَتِيلًا ٤٩
And none will be wronged ˹even by the width of˺ the thread of a date stone.
ٱنظُرۡ كَيۡفَ يَفۡتَرُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡكَذِبَۖ
See how they fabricate lies against Allah—
وَكَفَىٰ بِهِۦٓ إِثۡمٗا مُّبِينًا ٥٠
this alone is a blatant sin.
أَلَمۡ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ نَصِيبٗا مِّنَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ
Have you ˹O Prophet˺ not seen those who were given a portion of the Scriptures
يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱلۡجِبۡتِ وَٱلطَّٰغُوتِ
yet believe in idols and false gods
وَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ أَهۡدَىٰ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ سَبِيلًا ٥١
and reassure the disbelievers that they are better guided than the believers?
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَعَنَهُمُ ٱللَّهُۖ
It is they who have been condemned by Allah.
وَمَن يَلۡعَنِ ٱللَّهُ فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُۥ نَصِيرًا ٥٢
And whoever is condemned by Allah will have no helper.
أَمۡ لَهُمۡ نَصِيبٞ مِّنَ ٱلۡمُلۡكِ
Do they have control over shares of the kingdom?
فَإِذٗا لَّا يُؤۡتُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ نَقِيرًا ٥٣
If so, they would not have given anyone so much as the speck on a date stone.
أَمۡ يَحۡسُدُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ عَلَىٰ مَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمُ ٱللَّهُ مِن فَضۡلِهِۦۖ
Or do they envy the people for Allah’s bounties?
فَقَدۡ ءَاتَيۡنَآ ءَالَ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ وَٱلۡحِكۡمَةَ
Indeed, We have given the descendants of Abraham the Book and wisdom,
وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُم مُّلۡكًا عَظِيمٗا ٥٤
along with great authority.
فَمِنۡهُم مَّنۡ ءَامَنَ بِهِۦ
Yet some believed in him
وَمِنۡهُم مَّن صَدَّ عَنۡهُۚ
while others turned away from him.
وَكَفَىٰ بِجَهَنَّمَ سَعِيرًا ٥٥
Hell is sufficient as a torment!
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا
Surely those who reject Our signs,
سَوۡفَ نُصۡلِيهِمۡ نَارٗا
We will cast them into the Fire.
كُلَّمَا نَضِجَتۡ جُلُودُهُم
Whenever their skin is burnt completely,
بَدَّلۡنَٰهُمۡ جُلُودًا غَيۡرَهَا
We will replace it
لِيَذُوقُواْ ٱلۡعَذَابَۗ
so they will ˹constantly˺ taste the punishment.
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَزِيزًا حَكِيمٗا ٥٦
Indeed, Allah is Almighty, All-Wise.
وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ
As for those who believe and do good,
سَنُدۡخِلُهُمۡ جَنَّٰتٖ تَجۡرِي مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُ
We will admit them into Gardens under which rivers flow,
خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ أَبَدٗا
to stay there for ever and ever.
لَّهُمۡ فِيهَآ أَزۡوَٰجٞ مُّطَهَّرَةٞ
There they will have pure spouses,
وَنُدۡخِلُهُمۡ ظِلّٗا ظَلِيلًا ٥٧
and We will place them under a vast shade.
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَأۡمُرُكُمۡ أَن تُؤَدُّواْ ٱلۡأَمَٰنَٰتِ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهَا
Indeed, Allah commands you to return trusts to their rightful owners;
وَإِذَا حَكَمۡتُم بَيۡنَ ٱلنَّاسِ أَن تَحۡكُمُواْ بِٱلۡعَدۡلِۚ
and when you judge between people, judge with fairness.
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ نِعِمَّا يَعِظُكُم بِهِۦٓۗ
What a noble commandment from Allah to you!
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ سَمِيعَۢا بَصِيرٗا ٥٨
Surely Allah is All-Hearing, All-Seeing.
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ أَطِيعُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُواْ ٱلرَّسُولَ وَأُوْلِي ٱلۡأَمۡرِ مِنكُمۡۖ
O believers! Obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you.
فَإِن تَنَٰزَعۡتُمۡ فِي شَيۡءٖ فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَٱلرَّسُولِ
Should you disagree on anything, then refer it to Allah and His Messenger,
إِن كُنتُمۡ تُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ ٱلۡأٓخِرِۚ
if you ˹truly˺ believe in Allah and the Last Day.
ذَٰلِكَ خَيۡرٞ وَأَحۡسَنُ تَأۡوِيلًا ٥٩
This is the best and fairest resolution.
أَلَمۡ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ يَزۡعُمُونَ أَنَّهُمۡ ءَامَنُواْ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيۡكَ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ مِن قَبۡلِكَ
Have you ˹O Prophet˺ not seen those who claim they believe in what has been revealed to you and what was revealed before you?
يُرِيدُونَ أَن يَتَحَاكَمُوٓاْ إِلَى ٱلطَّٰغُوتِ
They seek the judgment of false judges,
وَقَدۡ أُمِرُوٓاْ أَن يَكۡفُرُواْ بِهِۦۖ
which they were commanded to reject.
وَيُرِيدُ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ أَن يُضِلَّهُمۡ ضَلَٰلَۢا بَعِيدٗا ٦٠
And Satan ˹only˺ desires to lead them farther away.
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمۡ
When it is said to them,
تَعَالَوۡاْ إِلَىٰ مَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ وَإِلَى ٱلرَّسُولِ
“Come to Allah’s revelations and to the Messenger,”
رَأَيۡتَ ٱلۡمُنَٰفِقِينَ يَصُدُّونَ عَنكَ صُدُودٗا ٦١
you see the hypocrites turn away from you stubbornly.
فَكَيۡفَ إِذَآ أَصَٰبَتۡهُم مُّصِيبَةُۢ بِمَا قَدَّمَتۡ أَيۡدِيهِمۡ
How ˹horrible˺ will it be if a disaster strikes them because of what their hands have done,
ثُمَّ جَآءُوكَ يَحۡلِفُونَ بِٱللَّهِ
then they come to you swearing by Allah,
إِنۡ أَرَدۡنَآ إِلَّآ إِحۡسَٰنٗا وَتَوۡفِيقًا ٦٢
“We intended nothing but goodwill and reconciliation.”
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَعۡلَمُ ٱللَّهُ مَا فِي قُلُوبِهِمۡ
˹Only˺ Allah knows what is in their hearts.
فَأَعۡرِضۡ عَنۡهُمۡ
So turn away from them,
وَقُل لَّهُمۡ فِيٓ أَنفُسِهِمۡ قَوۡلَۢا بَلِيغٗا ٦٣
and give them advice that will shake their very souls.
وَمَآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا مِن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا لِيُطَاعَ بِإِذۡنِ ٱللَّهِۚ
We only sent messengers to be obeyed by Allah’s Will.
وَلَوۡ أَنَّهُمۡ إِذ ظَّلَمُوٓاْ أَنفُسَهُمۡ جَآءُوكَ
If only those ˹hypocrites˺ came to you ˹O Prophet˺—after wronging themselves—
فَٱسۡتَغۡفَرُواْ ٱللَّهَ
seeking Allah’s forgiveness
وَٱسۡتَغۡفَرَ لَهُمُ ٱلرَّسُولُ
and the Messenger prayed for their forgiveness,
لَوَجَدُواْ ٱللَّهَ تَوَّابٗا رَّحِيمٗا ٦٤
they would have certainly found Allah ever Accepting of Repentance, Most Merciful.
فَلَا وَرَبِّكَ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ
But no! By your Lord, they will never be ˹true˺ believers
حَتَّىٰ يُحَكِّمُوكَ فِيمَا شَجَرَ بَيۡنَهُمۡ
until they accept you ˹O Prophet˺ as the judge in their disputes,
ثُمَّ لَا يَجِدُواْ فِيٓ أَنفُسِهِمۡ حَرَجٗا مِّمَّا قَضَيۡتَ
and find no resistance within themselves against your decision
وَيُسَلِّمُواْ تَسۡلِيمٗا ٦٥
and submit wholeheartedly.
وَلَوۡ أَنَّا كَتَبۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ أَنِ ٱقۡتُلُوٓاْ أَنفُسَكُمۡ أَوِ ٱخۡرُجُواْ مِن دِيَٰرِكُم
If We had commanded them to sacrifice themselves or abandon their homes,
مَّا فَعَلُوهُ إِلَّا قَلِيلٞ مِّنۡهُمۡۖ
none would have obeyed except for a few.
وَلَوۡ أَنَّهُمۡ فَعَلُواْ مَا يُوعَظُونَ بِهِۦ
Had they done what they were advised to do,
لَكَانَ خَيۡرٗا لَّهُمۡ وَأَشَدَّ تَثۡبِيتٗا ٦٦
it would have certainly been far better for them and more reassuring,
وَإِذًا لَّأٓتَيْنَاهُم
and We would have granted them
مِّن لَّدُنَّآ
by Our grace
أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا ٦٧
a great reward
وَلَهَدَيۡنَٰهُمۡ صِرَٰطٗا مُّسۡتَقِيمٗا ٦٨
and guided them to the Straight Path.
وَمَن يُطِعِ ٱللَّهَ وَٱلرَّسُولَ
And whoever obeys Allah and the Messenger
فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ مَعَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنۡعَمَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيۡهِم
will be in the company of those blessed by Allah:
مِّنَ ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ وَٱلصِّدِّيقِينَ وَٱلشُّهَدَآءِ وَٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ
the prophets, the people of truth, the martyrs, and the righteous—
وَحَسُنَ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ رَفِيقٗا ٦٩
what honourable company!
ذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡفَضۡلُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِۚ
This is Allah’s favour,
وَكَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ عَلِيمٗا ٧٠
and Allah fully knows ˹who deserves it˺.
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ
O believers!
خُذُواْ حِذۡرَكُمۡ
Take your precautions
فَٱنفِرُواْ ثُبَاتٍ أَوِ ٱنفِرُواْ جَمِيعٗا ٧١
and go forth either in groups or together.
وَإِنَّ مِنكُمۡ لَمَن لَّيُبَطِّئَنَّ
There will be some among you who will lag behind
فَإِنۡ أَصَٰبَتۡكُم مُّصِيبَةٞ
so that if you face a disaster,
قَالَ قَدۡ أَنۡعَمَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيَّ
they will say, “Allah has blessed us
إِذۡ لَمۡ أَكُن مَّعَهُمۡ شَهِيدٗا ٧٢
for not being there among them.”
وَلَئِنۡ أَصَٰبَكُمۡ فَضۡلٞ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ
But if you return with Allah’s bounties,
لَيَقُولَنَّ كَأَن لَّمۡ تَكُنۢ بَيۡنَكُمۡ وَبَيۡنَهُۥ مَوَدَّةٞ
they will say—as if there had been no bond between you—
يَٰلَيۡتَنِي كُنتُ مَعَهُمۡ فَأَفُوزَ فَوۡزًا عَظِيمٗا ٧٣
“We wish we had been there with them to share the great gain!”
فَلْيُقَاتِلْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ الَّذِينَ يَشْرُونَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا بِالْآخِرَةِ
Let those who would sacrifice this life for the Hereafter fight in the cause of Allah.
وَمَن يُقَاتِلْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَيُقْتَلْ أَوْ يَغْلِبْ
And whoever fights in Allah’s cause—whether they achieve martyrdom or victory—
فَسَوْفَ نُؤْتِيهِ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا ٧٤
We will honour them with a great reward.
وَمَا لَكُمۡ لَا تُقَٰتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ
And what is it with you? You do not fight in the cause of Allah
وَٱلۡمُسۡتَضۡعَفِينَ مِنَ ٱلرِّجَالِ وَٱلنِّسَآءِ وَٱلۡوِلۡدَٰنِ
and for oppressed men, women, and children
ٱلَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ
who cry out,
رَبَّنَآ أَخۡرِجۡنَا مِنۡ هَٰذِهِ ٱلۡقَرۡيَةِ ٱلظَّالِمِ أَهۡلُهَا
“Our Lord! Deliver us from this land of oppressors!
وَٱجۡعَل لَّنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ وَلِيّٗا
Appoint for us a saviour;
وَٱجۡعَل لَّنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ نَصِيرًا ٧٥
appoint for us a helper—all by Your grace.”
ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ يُقَٰتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِۖ
Believers fight for the cause of Allah,
وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ يُقَٰتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱلطَّٰغُوتِ
whereas disbelievers fight for the cause of the Devil.
فَقَٰتِلُوٓاْ أَوۡلِيَآءَ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنِۖ
So fight against Satan’s ˹evil˺ forces.
إِنَّ كَيۡدَ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنِ كَانَ ضَعِيفًا ٧٦
Indeed, Satan’s schemes are ever weak.
أَلَمۡ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ قِيلَ لَهُمۡ كُفُّوٓاْ أَيۡدِيَكُمۡ وَأَقِيمُواْ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُواْ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ
Have you ˹O Prophet˺ not seen those who had been told, “Do not fight! Rather, establish prayer and pay alms-tax.”?
فَلَمَّا كُتِبَ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلۡقِتَالُ إِذَا فَرِيقٞ مِّنۡهُمۡ يَخۡشَوۡنَ ٱلنَّاسَ كَخَشۡيَةِ ٱللَّهِ أَوۡ أَشَدَّ خَشۡيَةٗ
Then once the order came to fight, a group of them feared those ˹hostile˺ people as Allah should be feared—or even more.
وَقَالُواْ رَبَّنَا لِمَ كَتَبۡتَ عَلَيۡنَا ٱلۡقِتَالَ لَوۡلَآ أَخَّرۡتَنَآ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٖ قَرِيبٖ
They said, “Our Lord! Why have You ordered us to fight? If only You had delayed ˹the order for˺ us for a little while!”
قُلۡ مَتَٰعُ ٱلدُّنۡيَا قَلِيلٞ وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةُ خَيۡرٞ لِّمَنِ ٱتَّقَىٰ
Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “The enjoyment of this world is so little, whereas the Hereafter is far better for those mindful ˹of Allah˺.
وَلَا تُظۡلَمُونَ فَتِيلًا ٧٧
And none of you will be wronged ˹even by the width of˺ the thread of a date stone.
أَيۡنَمَا تَكُونُواْ يُدۡرِككُّمُ ٱلۡمَوۡتُ وَلَوۡ كُنتُمۡ فِي بُرُوجٖ مُّشَيَّدَةٖۗ
Wherever you may be, death will overcome you—even if you were in fortified towers.”
وَإِن تُصِبۡهُمۡ حَسَنَةٞ يَقُولُواْ هَٰذِهِۦ مِنۡ عِندِ ٱللَّهِۖ
When something good befalls them, they say, “This is from Allah,”
وَإِن تُصِبۡهُمۡ سَيِّئَةٞ يَقُولُواْ هَٰذِهِۦ مِنۡ عِندِكَۚ
but when something evil befalls them, they say, “This is from you.”
قُلۡ كُلّٞ مِّنۡ عِندِ ٱللَّهِۖ
Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Both have been destined by Allah.”
فَمَالِ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ ٱلۡقَوۡمِ لَا يَكَادُونَ يَفۡقَهُونَ حَدِيثٗا ٧٨
So what is the matter with these people? They can hardly comprehend anything!
مَّآ أَصَابَكَ مِنۡ حَسَنَةٖ فَمِنَ ٱللَّهِۖ
Whatever good befalls you is from Allah
وَمَآ أَصَابَكَ مِن سَيِّئَةٖ فَمِن نَّفۡسِكَۚ
and whatever evil befalls you is from yourself.
وَأَرۡسَلۡنَٰكَ لِلنَّاسِ رَسُولٗاۚ
We have sent you ˹O Prophet˺ as a messenger to ˹all˺ people.
وَكَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ شَهِيدٗا ٧٩
And Allah is sufficient as a Witness.
مَّن يُطِعِ ٱلرَّسُولَ فَقَدۡ أَطَاعَ ٱللَّهَۖ
Whoever obeys the Messenger has truly obeyed Allah.
وَمَن تَوَلَّىٰ فَمَآ أَرۡسَلۡنَٰكَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ حَفِيظٗا ٨٠
But whoever turns away, then ˹know that˺ We have not sent you ˹O Prophet˺ as a keeper over them.
وَيَقُولُونَ طَاعَةٞ
And they say, “We obey,”
فَإِذَا بَرَزُواْ مِنۡ عِندِكَ بَيَّتَ طَآئِفَةٞ مِّنۡهُمۡ غَيۡرَ ٱلَّذِي تَقُولُۖ
but when they leave you, a group of them would spend the night contradicting what they said.
وَٱللَّهُ يَكۡتُبُ مَا يُبَيِّتُونَۖ
Allah records all their schemes.
فَأَعۡرِضۡ عَنۡهُمۡ وَتَوَكَّلۡ عَلَى ٱللَّهِۚ
So turn away from them, and put your trust in Allah.
وَكَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ وَكِيلًا ٨١
And Allah is sufficient as a Trustee of Affairs.
أَفَلَا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَۚ
Do they not then reflect on the Quran?
وَلَوۡ كَانَ مِنۡ عِندِ غَيۡرِ ٱللَّهِ
Had it been from anyone other than Allah,
لَوَجَدُواْ فِيهِ ٱخۡتِلَٰفٗا كَثِيرٗا ٨٢
they would have certainly found in it many inconsistencies.
وَإِذَا جَآءَهُمۡ أَمۡرٞ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَمۡنِ أَوِ ٱلۡخَوۡفِ أَذَاعُواْ بِهِۦۖ
And when they hear news of security or fear, they publicize it.
وَلَوۡ رَدُّوهُ إِلَى ٱلرَّسُولِ وَإِلَىٰٓ أُوْلِي ٱلۡأَمۡرِ مِنۡهُمۡ
Had they referred it to the Messenger or their authorities,
لَعَلِمَهُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَسۡتَنۢبِطُونَهُۥ مِنۡهُمۡۗ
those with sound judgment among them would have validated it.
وَلَوۡلَا فَضۡلُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيۡكُمۡ وَرَحۡمَتُهُۥ
Had it not been for Allah’s grace and mercy,
لَٱتَّبَعۡتُمُ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنَ إِلَّا قَلِيلٗا ٨٣
you would have followed Satan—except for a few.
فَقَٰتِلۡ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ
So fight in the cause of Allah ˹O Prophet˺.
لَا تُكَلَّفُ إِلَّا نَفۡسَكَۚ
You are accountable for none but yourself.
وَحَرِّضِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَۖ
And motivate the believers ˹to fight˺,
عَسَى ٱللَّهُ أَن يَكُفَّ بَأۡسَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْۚ
so perhaps Allah will curb the disbelievers’ might.
وَٱللَّهُ أَشَدُّ بَأۡسٗا وَأَشَدُّ تَنكِيلٗا ٨٤
And Allah is far superior in might and in punishment.
مَّن يَشۡفَعۡ شَفَٰعَةً حَسَنَةٗ يَكُن لَّهُۥ نَصِيبٞ مِّنۡهَاۖ
Whoever intercedes for a good cause will have a share in the reward,
وَمَن يَشۡفَعۡ شَفَٰعَةٗ سَيِّئَةٗ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كِفۡلٞ مِّنۡهَاۗ
and whoever intercedes for an evil cause will have a share in the burden.
وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ مُّقِيتٗا ٨٥
And Allah is Watchful over all things.
وَإِذَا حُيِّيتُم بِتَحِيَّةٖ
And when you are greeted,
فَحَيُّواْ بِأَحۡسَنَ مِنۡهَآ أَوۡ رُدُّوهَآۗ
respond with a better greeting or at least similarly.
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٍ حَسِيبًا ٨٦
Surely Allah is a ˹vigilant˺ Reckoner of all things.
ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَۚ
Allah, there is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him.
لَيَجۡمَعَنَّكُمۡ إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ لَا رَيۡبَ فِيهِۗ
He will certainly gather ˹all of˺ you together on the Day of Judgment—about which there is no doubt.
وَمَنۡ أَصۡدَقُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ حَدِيثٗا ٨٧
And whose word is more truthful than Allah’s?
فَمَا لَكُمۡ فِي ٱلۡمُنَٰفِقِينَ فِئَتَيۡنِ
Why are you ˹believers˺ divided into two groups regarding the hypocrites
وَٱللَّهُ أَرۡكَسَهُم بِمَا كَسَبُوٓاْۚ
while Allah allowed them to regress ˹to disbelief˺ because of their misdeeds?
أَتُرِيدُونَ أَن تَهۡدُواْ مَنۡ أَضَلَّ ٱللَّهُۖ
Do you wish to guide those left by Allah to stray?
وَمَن يُضۡلِلِ ٱللَّهُ فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُۥ سَبِيلٗا ٨٨
And whoever Allah leaves to stray, you will never find for them a way.
وَدُّواْ لَوۡ تَكۡفُرُونَ كَمَا كَفَرُواْ فَتَكُونُونَ سَوَآءٗ
They wish you would disbelieve as they have disbelieved, so you may all be alike.
فَلَا تَتَّخِذُواْ مِنۡهُمۡ أَوۡلِيَآءَ حَتَّىٰ يُهَاجِرُواْ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ
So do not take them as allies unless they emigrate in the cause of Allah.
فَإِن تَوَلَّوۡاْ فَخُذُوهُمۡ وَٱقۡتُلُوهُمۡ حَيۡثُ وَجَدتُّمُوهُمۡ
But if they turn away, then seize them and kill them wherever you find them,
وَلَا تَتَّخِذُواْ مِنۡهُمۡ وَلِيّٗا وَلَا نَصِيرًا ٨٩
and do not take any of them as allies or helpers,
إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ يَصِلُونَ إِلَىٰ قَوۡمِۭ بَيۡنَكُمۡ وَبَيۡنَهُم مِّيثَٰقٌ
except those who are allies of a people you are bound with in a treaty
أَوۡ جَآءُوكُمۡ حَصِرَتۡ صُدُورُهُمۡ أَن يُقَٰتِلُوكُمۡ أَوۡ يُقَٰتِلُواْ قَوۡمَهُمۡ
or those wholeheartedly opposed to fighting either you or their own people.
وَلَوۡ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَسَلَّطَهُمۡ عَلَيۡكُمۡ فَلَقَٰتَلُوكُمۡ
If Allah had willed, He would have empowered them to fight you.
فَإِنِ ٱعۡتَزَلُوكُمۡ فَلَمۡ يُقَٰتِلُوكُمۡ وَأَلۡقَوۡاْ إِلَيۡكُمُ ٱلسَّلَمَ
So if they refrain from fighting you and offer you peace,
فَمَا جَعَلَ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِمۡ سَبِيلٗا ٩٠
then Allah does not permit you to harm them.
سَتَجِدُونَ ءَاخَرِينَ يُرِيدُونَ أَن يَأۡمَنُوكُمۡ وَيَأۡمَنُواْ قَوۡمَهُمۡ
You will find others who wish to be safe from you and their own people.
كُلَّ مَا رُدُّوٓاْ إِلَى ٱلۡفِتۡنَةِ أُرۡكِسُواْ فِيهَاۚ
Yet they cannot resist the temptation ˹of disbelief or hostility˺.
فَإِن لَّمۡ يَعۡتَزِلُوكُمۡ وَيُلۡقُوٓاْ إِلَيۡكُمُ ٱلسَّلَمَ وَيَكُفُّوٓاْ أَيۡدِيَهُمۡ
If they do not keep away, offer you peace, or refrain from attacking you,
فَخُذُوهُمۡ وَٱقۡتُلُوهُمۡ حَيۡثُ ثَقِفۡتُمُوهُمۡۚ
then seize them and kill them wherever you find them.
وَأُوْلَٰٓئِكُمۡ جَعَلۡنَا لَكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِمۡ سُلۡطَٰنٗا مُّبِينٗا ٩١
We have given you full permission over such people.
وَمَا كَانَ لِمُؤۡمِنٍ أَن يَقۡتُلَ مُؤۡمِنًا إِلَّا خَطَـٔٗاۚ
It is not lawful for a believer to kill another except by mistake.
وَمَن قَتَلَ مُؤۡمِنًا خَطَـٔٗا فَتَحۡرِيرُ رَقَبَةٖ مُّؤۡمِنَةٖ
And whoever kills a believer unintentionally must free a believing slave
وَدِيَةٞ مُّسَلَّمَةٌ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ أَن يَصَّدَّقُواْۚ
and pay blood-money to the victim’s family—unless they waive it charitably.
فَإِن كَانَ مِن قَوۡمٍ عَدُوّٖ لَّكُمۡ وَهُوَ مُؤۡمِنٞ فَتَحۡرِيرُ رَقَبَةٖ مُّؤۡمِنَةٖۖ
But if the victim is a believer from a hostile people, then a believing slave must be freed.
وَإِن كَانَ مِن قَوۡمِۭ بَيۡنَكُمۡ وَبَيۡنَهُم مِّيثَٰقٞ فَدِيَةٞ مُّسَلَّمَةٌ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهِۦ
And if the victim is from a people bound with you in a treaty, then blood-money must be paid to the family
وَتَحۡرِيرُ رَقَبَةٖ مُّؤۡمِنَةٖۖ
along with freeing a believing slave.
فَمَن لَّمۡ يَجِدۡ فَصِيَامُ شَهۡرَيۡنِ مُتَتَابِعَيۡنِ تَوۡبَةٗ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِۗ
Those who are unable, let them fast two consecutive months—as a means of repentance to Allah.
وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمٗا ٩٢
And Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
وَمَن يَقۡتُلۡ مُؤۡمِنٗا مُّتَعَمِّدٗا
And whoever kills a believer intentionally,
فَجَزَآؤُهُۥ جَهَنَّمُ خَٰلِدٗا فِيهَا
their reward will be Hell—where they will stay indefinitely.
وَغَضِبَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيۡهِ وَلَعَنَهُۥ
Allah will be displeased with them, condemn them,
وَأَعَدَّ لَهُۥ عَذَابًا عَظِيمٗا ٩٣
and will prepare for them a tremendous punishment.
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ
O believers!
إِذَا ضَرَبۡتُمۡ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ فَتَبَيَّنُواْ
When you struggle in the cause of Allah, be sure of who you fight.
وَلَا تَقُولُواْ لِمَنۡ أَلۡقَىٰٓ إِلَيۡكُمُ ٱلسَّلَٰمَ لَسۡتَ مُؤۡمِنٗا
And do not say to those who offer you ˹greetings of˺ peace, “You are no believer!”—
تَبۡتَغُونَ عَرَضَ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡيَا
seeking a fleeting worldly gain.
فَعِندَ ٱللَّهِ مَغَانِمُ كَثِيرَةٞۚ
Instead, Allah has infinite bounties ˹in store˺.
كَذَٰلِكَ كُنتُم مِّن قَبۡلُ فَمَنَّ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيۡكُمۡ
You were initially like them then Allah blessed you ˹with Islam˺.
فَتَبَيَّنُوٓاْۚ
So be sure!
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ خَبِيرٗا ٩٤
Indeed, Allah is All-Aware of what you do.
لَّا يَسۡتَوِي ٱلۡقَٰعِدُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ غَيۡرُ أُوْلِي ٱلضَّرَرِ
Those who stay at home—except those with valid excuses—are not equal
وَٱلۡمُجَٰهِدُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ بِأَمۡوَٰلِهِمۡ وَأَنفُسِهِمۡۚ
to those who strive in the cause of Allah with their wealth and their lives.
فَضَّلَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡمُجَٰهِدِينَ بِأَمۡوَٰلِهِمۡ وَأَنفُسِهِمۡ عَلَى ٱلۡقَٰعِدِينَ دَرَجَةٗۚ
Allah has elevated in rank those who strive with their wealth and their lives above those who stay behind ˹with valid excuses˺.
وَكُلّٗا وَعَدَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰۚ
Allah has promised each a fine reward,
وَفَضَّلَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡمُجَٰهِدِينَ عَلَى ٱلۡقَٰعِدِينَ أَجۡرًا عَظِيمٗا ٩٥
but those who strive will receive a far better reward than others—
دَرَجَٰتٖ مِّنۡهُ وَمَغۡفِرَةٗ وَرَحۡمَةٗۚ
far superior ranks, forgiveness, and mercy from Him.
وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ غَفُورٗا رَّحِيمًا ٩٦
And Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ تَوَفَّىٰهُمُ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ ظَالِمِيٓ أَنفُسِهِمۡ
When the angels seize the souls of those who have wronged themselves—
قَالُواْ فِيمَ كُنتُمۡۖ
scolding them, “What do you think you were doing?”
قَالُواْ كُنَّا مُسۡتَضۡعَفِينَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ
they will reply, “We were oppressed in the land.”
قَالُوٓاْ أَلَمۡ تَكُنۡ أَرۡضُ ٱللَّهِ وَٰسِعَةٗ فَتُهَاجِرُواْ فِيهَاۚ
The angels will respond, “Was Allah’s earth not spacious enough for you to emigrate?”
فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ مَأۡوَىٰهُمۡ جَهَنَّمُۖ وَسَآءَتۡ مَصِيرًا ٩٧
It is they who will have Hell as their home—what an evil destination!
إِلَّا ٱلۡمُسۡتَضۡعَفِينَ مِنَ ٱلرِّجَالِ وَٱلنِّسَآءِ وَٱلۡوِلۡدَٰنِ
Except helpless men, women, and children
لَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ حِيلَةٗ وَلَا يَهۡتَدُونَ سَبِيلٗا ٩٨
who cannot afford a way out—
فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ عَسَى ٱللَّهُ أَن يَعۡفُوَ عَنۡهُمۡۚ
it is right to hope that Allah will pardon them.
وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَفُوًّا غَفُورٗا ٩٩
For Allah is Ever-Pardoning, All-Forgiving.
وَمَن يُهَاجِرۡ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ
Whoever emigrates in the cause of Allah
يَجِدۡ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مُرَٰغَمٗا كَثِيرٗا وَسَعَةٗۚ
will find many safe havens and bountiful resources throughout the earth.
وَمَن يَخۡرُجۡ مِنۢ بَيۡتِهِۦ مُهَاجِرًا إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ
Those who leave their homes and die while emigrating to Allah and His Messenger—
ثُمَّ يُدۡرِكۡهُ ٱلۡمَوۡتُ فَقَدۡ وَقَعَ أَجۡرُهُۥ عَلَى ٱللَّهِۗ
their reward has already been secured with Allah.
وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ غَفُورٗا رَّحِيمٗا ١٠٠
And Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
وَإِذَا ضَرَبۡتُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
When you travel through the land,
فَلَيۡسَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ جُنَاحٌ أَن تَقۡصُرُواْ مِنَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ
it is permissible for you to shorten the prayer—
إِنۡ خِفۡتُمۡ أَن يَفۡتِنَكُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓاْۚ
˹especially˺ if you fear an attack by the disbelievers.
إِنَّ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ كَانُواْ لَكُمۡ عَدُوّٗا مُّبِينٗا ١٠١
Indeed, the disbelievers are your sworn enemies.
وَإِذَا كُنتَ فِيهِمۡ فَأَقَمۡتَ لَهُمُ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ
When you ˹O Prophet˺ are ˹campaigning˺ with them and you lead them in prayer,
فَلۡتَقُمۡ طَآئِفَةٞ مِّنۡهُم مَّعَكَ وَلۡيَأۡخُذُوٓاْ أَسۡلِحَتَهُمۡۖ
let one group of them pray with you—while armed.
فَإِذَا سَجَدُواْ فَلۡيَكُونُواْ مِن وَرَآئِكُمۡ
When they prostrate themselves, let the other group stand guard behind them.
وَلۡتَأۡتِ طَآئِفَةٌ أُخۡرَىٰ لَمۡ يُصَلُّواْ فَلۡيُصَلُّواْ مَعَكَ
Then the group that has not yet prayed will then join you in prayer—
وَلۡيَأۡخُذُواْ حِذۡرَهُمۡ وَأَسۡلِحَتَهُمۡۗ
and let them be vigilant and armed.
وَدَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لَوۡ تَغۡفُلُونَ عَنۡ أَسۡلِحَتِكُمۡ وَأَمۡتِعَتِكُمۡ فَيَمِيلُونَ عَلَيۡكُم مَّيۡلَةٗ وَٰحِدَةٗۚ
The disbelievers would wish to see you neglect your weapons and belongings, so they could launch a sweeping assault on you.
وَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ إِن كَانَ بِكُمۡ أَذٗى مِّن مَّطَرٍ أَوۡ كُنتُم مَّرۡضَىٰٓ أَن تَضَعُوٓاْ أَسۡلِحَتَكُمۡۖ
But there is no blame if you lay aside your weapons when overcome by heavy rain or illness—
وَخُذُواْ حِذۡرَكُمۡۗ
but take precaution.
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ أَعَدَّ لِلۡكَٰفِرِينَ عَذَابٗا مُّهِينٗا ١٠٢
Indeed, Allah has prepared a humiliating punishment for the disbelievers.
فَإِذَا قَضَيۡتُمُ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ
When the prayers are over,
فَٱذۡكُرُواْ ٱللَّهَ قِيَٰمٗا وَقُعُودٗا وَعَلَىٰ جُنُوبِكُمۡۚ
remember Allah—whether you are standing, sitting, or lying down.
فَإِذَا ٱطۡمَأۡنَنتُمۡ فَأَقِيمُواْ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَۚ
But when you are secure, establish regular prayers.
إِنَّ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ كَانَتۡ عَلَى ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ كِتَٰبٗا مَّوۡقُوتٗا ١٠٣
Indeed, performing prayers is a duty on the believers at the appointed times.
وَلَا تَهِنُواْ فِي ٱبۡتِغَآءِ ٱلۡقَوۡمِۖ
Do not falter in pursuit of the enemy—
إِن تَكُونُواْ تَأۡلَمُونَ فَإِنَّهُمۡ يَأۡلَمُونَ كَمَا تَأۡلَمُونَۖ
if you are suffering, they too are suffering.
وَتَرۡجُونَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَرۡجُونَۗ
But you can hope to receive from Allah what they can never hope for.
وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا ١٠٤
And Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
إِنَّآ أَنزَلۡنَآ إِلَيۡكَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ
Indeed, We have sent down the Book to you ˹O Prophet˺ in truth
لِتَحۡكُمَ بَيۡنَ ٱلنَّاسِ بِمَآ أَرَىٰكَ ٱللَّهُۚ
to judge between people by means of what Allah has shown you.
وَلَا تَكُن لِّلۡخَآئِنِينَ خَصِيمٗا ١٠٥
So do not be an advocate for the deceitful.
وَٱسۡتَغۡفِرِ ٱللَّهَۖ
And seek Allah’s forgiveness—
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ غَفُورٗا رَّحِيمٗا ١٠٦
indeed, Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
وَلَا تُجَٰدِلۡ عَنِ ٱلَّذِينَ يَخۡتَانُونَ أَنفُسَهُمۡ
Do not advocate for those who wrong themselves.
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ مَن كَانَ خَوَّانًا أَثِيمٗا ١٠٧
Surely Allah does not like those who are deceitful, sinful.
يَسۡتَخۡفُونَ مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ
They try to hide ˹their deception˺ from people,
وَلَا يَسۡتَخۡفُونَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ
but they can never hide it from Allah—
وَهُوَ مَعَهُمۡ
in Whose presence they plot by night
إِذۡ يُبَيِّتُونَ مَا لَا يَرۡضَىٰ مِنَ ٱلۡقَوۡلِۚ
what is displeasing to Him.
وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ بِمَا يَعۡمَلُونَ مُحِيطًا ١٠٨
And Allah is Fully Aware of what they do.
هَٰٓأَنتُمۡ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ
Here you are!
جَٰدَلۡتُمۡ عَنۡهُمۡ فِي ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡيَا
You ˹believers˺ are advocating for them in this life,
فَمَن يُجَٰدِلُ ٱللَّهَ عَنۡهُمۡ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ
but who will ˹dare to˺ advocate for them before Allah on the Day of Judgment?
أَم مَّن يَكُونُ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَكِيلٗا ١٠٩
Or who will come to their defence?
وَمَن يَعۡمَلۡ سُوٓءًا أَوۡ يَظۡلِمۡ نَفۡسَهُۥ
Whoever commits evil or wrongs themselves
ثُمَّ يَسۡتَغۡفِرِ ٱللَّهَ
then seeks Allah’s forgiveness
يَجِدِ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٗا رَّحِيمٗا ١١٠
will certainly find Allah All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
وَمَن يَكۡسِبۡ إِثۡمٗا فَإِنَّمَا يَكۡسِبُهُۥ عَلَىٰ نَفۡسِهِۦۚ
And whoever commits a sin—it is only to their own loss.
وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمٗا ١١١
Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
وَمَن يَكۡسِبۡ خَطِيٓـَٔةً أَوۡ إِثۡمٗا
And whoever commits an evil or sinful deed
ثُمَّ يَرۡمِ بِهِۦ بَرِيٓـٔٗا
then blames it on an innocent person,
فَقَدِ ٱحۡتَمَلَ بُهۡتَٰنٗا وَإِثۡمٗا مُّبِينٗا ١١٢
they will definitely bear the guilt of slander and blatant sin.
وَلَوۡلَا فَضۡلُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيۡكَ وَرَحۡمَتُهُۥ
Had it not been for Allah’s grace and mercy,
لَهَمَّت طَّآئِفَةٞ مِّنۡهُمۡ أَن يُضِلُّوكَ
a group of them would have sought to deceive you ˹O Prophet˺.
وَمَا يُضِلُّونَ إِلَّآ أَنفُسَهُمۡۖ
Yet they would deceive none but themselves,
وَمَا يَضُرُّونَكَ مِن شَيۡءٖۚ
nor can they harm you in the least.
وَأَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيۡكَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ وَٱلۡحِكۡمَةَ
Allah has revealed to you the Book and wisdom
وَعَلَّمَكَ مَا لَمۡ تَكُن تَعۡلَمُۚ
and taught you what you never knew.
وَكَانَ فَضۡلُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيۡكَ عَظِيمٗا ١١٣
Great ˹indeed˺ is Allah’s favour upon you!
لَّا خَيۡرَ فِي كَثِيرٖ مِّن نَّجۡوَىٰهُمۡ
There is no good in most of their secret talks—
إِلَّا مَنۡ أَمَرَ بِصَدَقَةٍ أَوۡ مَعۡرُوفٍ أَوۡ إِصۡلَٰحِۭ بَيۡنَ ٱلنَّاسِۚ
except those encouraging charity, kindness, or reconciliation between people.
وَمَن يَفۡعَلۡ ذَٰلِكَ ٱبۡتِغَآءَ مَرۡضَاتِ ٱللَّهِ
And whoever does this seeking Allah’s pleasure,
فَسَوۡفَ نُؤۡتِيهِ أَجۡرًا عَظِيمٗا ١١٤
We will grant them a great reward.
وَمَن يُشَاقِقِ ٱلرَّسُولَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُ ٱلۡهُدَىٰ
And whoever defies the Messenger after guidance has become clear to them
وَيَتَّبِعۡ غَيۡرَ سَبِيلِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
and follows a path other than that of the believers,
نُوَلِّهِۦ مَا تَوَلَّىٰ
We will let them pursue what they have chosen,
وَنُصۡلِهِۦ جَهَنَّمَۖ
then burn them in Hell—
وَسَآءَتۡ مَصِيرًا ١١٥
what an evil end!
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَغۡفِرُ أَن يُشۡرَكَ بِهِۦ
Surely Allah does not forgive associating ˹others˺ with Him ˹in worship˺,
وَيَغۡفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَن يَشَآءُۚ
but forgives anything else of whoever He wills.
وَمَن يُشۡرِكۡ بِٱللَّهِ فَقَدۡ ضَلَّ ضَلَٰلَۢا بَعِيدًا ١١٦
Indeed, whoever associates ˹others˺ with Allah has clearly gone far astray.
إِن يَدۡعُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ إِنَٰثٗا
Instead of Allah, they only invoke female gods
وَإِن يَدۡعُونَ إِلَّا شَيۡطَٰنٗا مَّرِيدٗا ١١٧
and they ˹actually˺ invoke none but a rebellious Satan—
لَّعَنَهُ ٱللَّهُۘ
cursed by Allah—
وَقَالَ لَأَتَّخِذَنَّ مِنۡ عِبَادِكَ نَصِيبٗا مَّفۡرُوضٗا ١١٨
who said, “I will surely take hold of a certain number of Your servants.
وَلَأُضِلَّنَّهُمۡ
I will certainly mislead them
وَلَأُمَنِّيَنَّهُمۡ
and delude them with empty hopes.
وَلَأٓمُرَنَّهُمۡ فَلَيُبَتِّكُنَّ ءَاذَانَ ٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمِ
Also, I will order them and they will slit the ears of cattle
وَلَأٓمُرَنَّهُمۡ فَلَيُغَيِّرُنَّ خَلۡقَ ٱللَّهِۚ
and alter Allah’s creation.”
وَمَن يَتَّخِذِ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنَ وَلِيّٗا مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ فَقَدۡ خَسِرَ خُسۡرَانٗا مُّبِينٗا ١١٩
And whoever takes Satan as a guardian instead of Allah has certainly suffered a tremendous loss.
يَعِدُهُمۡ وَيُمَنِّيهِمۡۖ
Satan only makes them ˹false˺ promises and deludes them with ˹empty˺ hopes.
وَمَا يَعِدُهُمُ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ إِلَّا غُرُورًا ١٢٠
Truly Satan promises them nothing but delusion.
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ مَأۡوَىٰهُمۡ جَهَنَّمُ
It is they who will have Hell as their home,
وَلَا يَجِدُونَ عَنۡهَا مَحِيصٗا ١٢١
and they will find no escape from it!
وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ
And those who believe and do good,
سَنُدۡخِلُهُمۡ جَنَّٰتٖ تَجۡرِي مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُ
We will soon admit them into Gardens under which rivers flow,
خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ أَبَدٗا
to stay there for ever and ever.
وَعۡدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقّٗا
Allah’s promise is ˹always˺ true.
وَمَنۡ أَصۡدَقُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ قِيلٗا ١٢٢
And whose word is more truthful than Allah’s?
لَّيۡسَ بِأَمَانِيِّكُمۡ وَلَآ أَمَانِيِّ أَهۡلِ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِۗ
˹Divine grace is˺ neither by your wishes nor those of the People of the Book!
مَن يَعۡمَلۡ سُوٓءٗا يُجۡزَ بِهِۦ
Whoever commits evil will be rewarded accordingly,
وَلَا يَجِدۡ لَهُۥ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَلِيّٗا وَلَا نَصِيرٗا ١٢٣
and they will find no protector or helper besides Allah.
وَمَن يَعۡمَلۡ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ
But those who do good—
مِن ذَكَرٍ أَوۡ أُنثَىٰ وَهُوَ مُؤۡمِنٞ
whether male or female—and have faith
فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ يَدۡخُلُونَ ٱلۡجَنَّةَ
will enter Paradise
وَلَا يُظۡلَمُونَ نَقِيرٗا ١٢٤
and will never be wronged ˹even as much as˺ the speck on a date stone.
وَمَنۡ أَحۡسَنُ دِينٗا مِّمَّنۡ أَسۡلَمَ وَجۡهَهُۥ لِلَّهِ
And who is better in faith than those who ˹fully˺ submit themselves to Allah,
وَٱتَّبَعَ مِلَّةَ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ حَنِيفٗاۗ
and follow the Way of Abraham, the upright?
وَٱتَّخَذَ ٱللَّهُ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ خَلِيلٗا ١٢٥
Allah chose Abraham as a close friend.
وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
To Allah ˹alone˺ belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth.
وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيۡءٖ مُّحِيطٗا ١٢٦
And Allah is Fully Aware of everything.
وَيَسۡتَفۡتُونَكَ فِي ٱلنِّسَآءِۖ
They ask you ˹O Prophet˺ regarding women.
قُلِ ٱللَّهُ يُفۡتِيكُمۡ فِيهِنَّ
Say, “It is Allah Who instructs you regarding them.
وَمَا يُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡكُمۡ فِي ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ
Instruction has ˹already˺ been revealed in the Book
فِي يَتَٰمَى ٱلنِّسَآءِ ٱلَّٰتِي لَا تُؤۡتُونَهُنَّ مَا كُتِبَ لَهُنَّ
concerning the orphan women you deprive of their due rights
وَتَرۡغَبُونَ أَن تَنكِحُوهُنَّ
but still wish to marry,
وَٱلۡمُسۡتَضۡعَفِينَ مِنَ ٱلۡوِلۡدَٰنِ
also helpless children,
وَأَن تَقُومُواْ لِلۡيَتَٰمَىٰ بِٱلۡقِسۡطِۚ
as well as standing up for orphans’ rights.
وَمَا تَفۡعَلُواْ مِنۡ خَيۡرٖ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِهِۦ عَلِيمٗا ١٢٧
And whatever good you do is certainly well known to Allah.”
وَإِنِ ٱمۡرَأَةٌ خَافَتۡ مِنۢ بَعۡلِهَا نُشُوزًا أَوۡ إِعۡرَاضٗا
If a woman fears indifference or neglect from her husband,
فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيۡهِمَآ أَن يُصۡلِحَا بَيۡنَهُمَا صُلۡحٗاۚ
there is no blame on either of them if they seek ˹fair˺ settlement,
وَٱلصُّلۡحُ خَيۡرٞۗ
which is best.
وَأُحۡضِرَتِ ٱلۡأَنفُسُ ٱلشُّحَّۚ
Humans are ever inclined to selfishness.
وَإِن تُحۡسِنُواْ وَتَتَّقُواْ
But if you are gracious and mindful ˹of Allah˺,
فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ خَبِيرٗا ١٢٨
surely Allah is All-Aware of what you do.
وَلَن تَسۡتَطِيعُوٓاْ أَن تَعۡدِلُواْ بَيۡنَ ٱلنِّسَآءِ وَلَوۡ حَرَصۡتُمۡۖ
You will never be able to maintain ˹emotional˺ justice between your wives—no matter how keen you are.
فَلَا تَمِيلُواْ كُلَّ ٱلۡمَيۡلِ فَتَذَرُوهَا كَٱلۡمُعَلَّقَةِۚ
So do not totally incline towards one leaving the other in suspense.
وَإِن تُصۡلِحُواْ وَتَتَّقُواْ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ غَفُورٗا رَّحِيمٗا ١٢٩
And if you do what is right and are mindful ˹of Allah˺, surely Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
وَإِن يَتَفَرَّقَا
But if they choose to separate,
يُغۡنِ ٱللَّهُ كُلّٗا مِّن سَعَتِهِۦۚ
Allah will enrich both of them from His bounties.
وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ وَٰسِعًا حَكِيمٗا ١٣٠
And Allah is Ever-Bountiful, All-Wise.
وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِۗ
To Allah ˹alone˺ belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth.
وَلَقَدۡ وَصَّيۡنَا ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ مِن قَبۡلِكُمۡ وَإِيَّاكُمۡ أَنِ ٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَۚ
Indeed, We have commanded those given the Scripture before you, as well as you, to be mindful of Allah.
وَإِن تَكۡفُرُواْ فَإِنَّ لِلَّهِ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ
But if you disobey, then ˹know that˺ to Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth.
وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ غَنِيًّا حَمِيدٗا ١٣١
And Allah is Self-Sufficient, Praiseworthy.
وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ
To Allah ˹alone˺ belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth.
وَكَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ وَكِيلًا ١٣٢
And Allah is sufficient as a Trustee of Affairs.
إِن يَشَأۡ يُذۡهِبۡكُمۡ أَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ
If it is His Will, He can remove you altogether, O humanity,
وَيَأۡتِ بِـَٔاخَرِينَۚ
and replace you with others.
وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ قَدِيرٗا ١٣٣
And Allah is Most Capable to do so.
مَّن كَانَ يُرِيدُ ثَوَابَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا
Whoever desires the reward of this world,
فَعِندَ ٱللَّهِ ثَوَابُ ٱلدُّنۡيَا وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةِۚ
then ˹let them know that˺ with Allah are the rewards of this world and the Hereafter.
وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ سَمِيعَۢا بَصِيرٗا ١٣٤
And Allah is All-Hearing, All-Seeing.
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ
O believers!
كُونُواْ قَوَّٰمِينَ بِٱلۡقِسۡطِ شُهَدَآءَ لِلَّهِ
Stand firm for justice as witnesses for Allah
وَلَوۡ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِكُمۡ أَوِ ٱلۡوَٰلِدَيۡنِ وَٱلۡأَقۡرَبِينَۚ
even if it is against yourselves, your parents, or close relatives.
إِن يَكُنۡ غَنِيًّا أَوۡ فَقِيرٗا فَٱللَّهُ أَوۡلَىٰ بِهِمَاۖ
Be they rich or poor, Allah is best to ensure their interests.
فَلَا تَتَّبِعُواْ ٱلۡهَوَىٰٓ أَن تَعۡدِلُواْۚ
So do not let your desires cause you to deviate ˹from justice˺.
وَإِن تَلۡوُۥٓاْ أَوۡ تُعۡرِضُواْ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ خَبِيرٗا ١٣٥
If you distort the testimony or refuse to give it, then ˹know that˺ Allah is certainly All-Aware of what you do.
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ ءَامِنُواْ بِٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ
O believers! Have faith in Allah, His Messenger,
وَٱلۡكِتَٰبِ ٱلَّذِي نَزَّلَ عَلَىٰ رَسُولِهِۦ
the Book He has revealed to His Messenger,
وَٱلۡكِتَٰبِ ٱلَّذِيٓ أَنزَلَ مِن قَبۡلُۚ
and the Scriptures He revealed before.
وَمَن يَكۡفُرۡ بِٱللَّهِ وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتِهِۦ وَكُتُبِهِۦ وَرُسُلِهِۦ وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ ٱلۡأٓخِرِ
Indeed, whoever denies Allah, His angels, His Books, His messengers, and the Last Day
فَقَدۡ ضَلَّ ضَلَٰلَۢا بَعِيدًا ١٣٦
has clearly gone far astray.
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ ثُمَّ كَفَرُواْ ثُمَّ ءَامَنُواْ ثُمَّ كَفَرُواْ ثُمَّ ٱزۡدَادُواْ كُفۡرٗا
Indeed, those who believed then disbelieved, then believed and again disbelieved—˹only˺ increasing in disbelief—
لَّمۡ يَكُنِ ٱللَّهُ لِيَغۡفِرَ لَهُمۡ وَلَا لِيَهۡدِيَهُمۡ سَبِيلَۢا ١٣٧
Allah will neither forgive them nor guide them to the ˹Right˺ Way.
بَشِّرِ ٱلۡمُنَٰفِقِينَ
Give good news to hypocrites
بِأَنَّ لَهُمۡ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا ١٣٨
of a painful punishment,
ٱلَّذِينَ يَتَّخِذُونَ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ أَوۡلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَۚ
who choose disbelievers as allies instead of the believers.
أَيَبۡتَغُونَ عِندَهُمُ ٱلۡعِزَّةَ
Do they seek honour and power through that company?
فَإِنَّ ٱلۡعِزَّةَ لِلَّهِ جَمِيعٗا ١٣٩
Surely all honour and power belongs to Allah.
وَقَدۡ نَزَّلَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ فِي ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ
He has already revealed to you in the Book
أَنۡ إِذَا سَمِعۡتُمۡ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ يُكۡفَرُ بِهَا وَيُسۡتَهۡزَأُ بِهَا
that when you hear Allah’s revelations being denied or ridiculed,
فَلَا تَقۡعُدُواْ مَعَهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ يَخُوضُواْ فِي حَدِيثٍ غَيۡرِهِۦٓ
then do not sit in that company unless they engage in a different topic,
إِنَّكُمۡ إِذٗا مِّثۡلُهُمۡۗ
or else you will be like them.
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ جَامِعُ ٱلۡمُنَٰفِقِينَ وَٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ فِي جَهَنَّمَ جَمِيعًا ١٤٠
Surely Allah will gather the hypocrites and disbelievers all together in Hell.
ٱلَّذِينَ يَتَرَبَّصُونَ بِكُمۡ
˹The hypocrites are˺ those who wait to see what happens to you.
فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمۡ فَتۡحٞ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ
So if Allah grants you victory,
قَالُوٓاْ أَلَمۡ نَكُن مَّعَكُمۡ
they say ˹to you˺, “Were we not on your side?”
وَإِن كَانَ لِلۡكَٰفِرِينَ نَصِيبٞ
But if the disbelievers have a share ˹of victory˺,
قَالُوٓاْ أَلَمۡ نَسۡتَحۡوِذۡ عَلَيۡكُمۡ وَنَمۡنَعۡكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَۚ
they say ˹to them˺, “Did we not have the advantage over you, yet we protected you from the believers?”
فَٱللَّهُ يَحۡكُمُ بَيۡنَكُمۡ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِۚ
Allah will judge between ˹all of˺ you on the Day of Judgment.
وَلَن يَجۡعَلَ ٱللَّهُ لِلۡكَٰفِرِينَ عَلَى ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ سَبِيلًا ١٤١
And Allah will never grant the disbelievers a way over the believers.
إِنَّ ٱلۡمُنَٰفِقِينَ يُخَٰدِعُونَ ٱللَّهَ
Surely the hypocrites seek to deceive Allah,
وَهُوَ خَٰدِعُهُمۡ
but He outwits them.
وَإِذَا قَامُوٓاْ إِلَى ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ قَامُواْ كُسَالَىٰ
When they stand up for prayer, they do it half-heartedly
يُرَآءُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ
only to be seen by people—
وَلَا يَذۡكُرُونَ ٱللَّهَ إِلَّا قَلِيلٗا ١٤٢
hardly remembering Allah at all.
مُّذَبۡذَبِينَ بَيۡنَ ذَٰلِكَ
Torn between belief and disbelief—
لَآ إِلَىٰ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ وَلَآ إِلَىٰ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِۚ
belonging neither to these ˹believers˺ nor those ˹disbelievers˺.
وَمَن يُضۡلِلِ ٱللَّهُ
And whoever Allah leaves to stray,
فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُۥ سَبِيلٗا ١٤٣
you will never find for them a way.
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ
O believers!
لَا تَتَّخِذُواْ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ أَوۡلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَۚ
Do not take disbelievers as allies instead of the believers.
أَتُرِيدُونَ أَن تَجۡعَلُواْ لِلَّهِ عَلَيۡكُمۡ سُلۡطَٰنٗا مُّبِينًا ١٤٤
Would you like to give Allah solid proof against yourselves?
إِنَّ ٱلۡمُنَٰفِقِينَ فِي ٱلدَّرۡكِ ٱلۡأَسۡفَلِ مِنَ ٱلنَّارِ
Surely the hypocrites will be in the lowest depths of the Fire—
وَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُمۡ نَصِيرًا ١٤٥
and you will never find for them any helper—
إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ تَابُواْ وَأَصۡلَحُواْ وَٱعۡتَصَمُواْ بِٱللَّهِ وَأَخۡلَصُواْ دِينَهُمۡ لِلَّهِ
except those who repent, mend their ways, hold fast to Allah, and are sincere in their devotion to Allah;
فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ مَعَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَۖ
they will be with the believers.
وَسَوۡفَ يُؤۡتِ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ أَجۡرًا عَظِيمٗا ١٤٦
And Allah will grant the believers a great reward.
مَّا يَفۡعَلُ ٱللَّهُ بِعَذَابِكُمۡ
Why should Allah punish you
إِن شَكَرۡتُمۡ وَءَامَنتُمۡۚ
if you are grateful and faithful?
وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ شَاكِرًا عَلِيمٗا ١٤٧
Allah is ever Appreciative, All-Knowing.
لَّا يُحِبُّ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡجَهۡرَ بِٱلسُّوٓءِ مِنَ ٱلۡقَوۡلِ
Allah does not like negative thoughts to be voiced—
إِلَّا مَن ظُلِمَۚ
except by those who have been wronged.
وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ سَمِيعًا عَلِيمًا ١٤٨
Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
إِن تُبۡدُواْ خَيۡرًا أَوۡ تُخۡفُوهُ
Whether you reveal or conceal a good
أَوۡ تَعۡفُواْ عَن سُوٓءٖ
or pardon an evil—
فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَفُوّٗا قَدِيرًا ١٤٩
surely Allah is Ever-Pardoning, Most Capable.
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَكۡفُرُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِۦ
Surely those who deny Allah and His messengers
وَيُرِيدُونَ أَن يُفَرِّقُواْ بَيۡنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِۦ
and wish to make a distinction between Allah and His messengers,
وَيَقُولُونَ نُؤۡمِنُ بِبَعۡضٖ وَنَكۡفُرُ بِبَعۡضٖ
saying, “We believe in some and disbelieve in others,”
وَيُرِيدُونَ أَن يَتَّخِذُواْ بَيۡنَ ذَٰلِكَ سَبِيلًا ١٥٠
desiring to forge a compromise,
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَ حَقّٗاۚ
they are indeed the true disbelievers.
وَأَعۡتَدۡنَا لِلۡكَٰفِرِينَ عَذَابٗا مُّهِينٗا ١٥١
And We have prepared for the disbelievers a humiliating punishment.
وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ بِٱللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِۦ
As for those who believe in Allah and His messengers—
وَلَمۡ يُفَرِّقُواْ بَيۡنَ أَحَدٖ مِّنۡهُمۡ
accepting all; rejecting none—
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ سَوۡفَ يُؤۡتِيهِمۡ أُجُورَهُمۡۚ
He will surely give them their rewards.
وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ غَفُورٗا رَّحِيمٗا ١٥٢
And Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
يَسۡـَٔلُكَ أَهۡلُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ أَن تُنَزِّلَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ كِتَٰبٗا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِۚ
The People of the Book demand that you ˹O Prophet˺ bring down for them a revelation in writing from heaven.
فَقَدۡ سَأَلُواْ مُوسَىٰٓ أَكۡبَرَ مِن ذَٰلِكَ
They demanded what is even greater than this from Moses,
فَقَالُوٓاْ أَرِنَا ٱللَّهَ جَهۡرَةٗ
saying, “Make Allah visible to us!”
فَأَخَذَتۡهُمُ ٱلصَّٰعِقَةُ بِظُلۡمِهِمۡۚ
So a thunderbolt struck them for their wrongdoing.
ثُمَّ ٱتَّخَذُواْ ٱلۡعِجۡلَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ مَا جَآءَتۡهُمُ ٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتُ
Then they took the calf for worship after receiving clear signs.
فَعَفَوۡنَا عَن ذَٰلِكَۚ
Still We forgave them for that ˹after their repentance˺
وَءَاتَيۡنَا مُوسَىٰ سُلۡطَٰنٗا مُّبِينٗا ١٥٣
and gave Moses compelling proof.
وَرَفَعۡنَا فَوۡقَهُمُ ٱلطُّورَ بِمِيثَٰقِهِمۡ
We raised the Mount over them ˹as a warning˺ for ˹breaking˺ their covenant
وَقُلۡنَا لَهُمُ ٱدۡخُلُواْ ٱلۡبَابَ سُجَّدٗا
and said, “Enter the gate ˹of Jerusalem˺ with humility.”
وَقُلۡنَا لَهُمۡ لَا تَعۡدُواْ فِي ٱلسَّبۡتِ
We also warned them, “Do not break the Sabbath,”
وَأَخَذۡنَا مِنۡهُم مِّيثَٰقًا غَلِيظٗا ١٥٤
and took from them a firm covenant.
فَبِمَا نَقْضِهِم مِّيثَاقَهُمْ
˹They were condemned˺ for breaking their covenant,
وَكُفْرِهِم بِـَٔايَاتِ اللَّهِ
rejecting Allah’s signs,
وَقَتْلِهِمُ الْأَنۢبِيَاءَ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ
killing the prophets unjustly,
وَقَوْلِهِمْ قُلُوبُنَا غُلْفٌ
and for saying, “Our hearts are unreceptive!”—
بَلْ طَبَعَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهَا بِكُفْرِهِمْ
it is Allah Who has sealed their hearts for their disbelief,
فَلَا يُؤْمِنُونَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا ١٥٥
so they do not believe except for a few—
وَبِكُفۡرِهِمۡ
and for their denial
وَقَوۡلِهِمۡ عَلَىٰ مَرۡيَمَ بُهۡتَٰنًا عَظِيمٗا ١٥٦
and outrageous accusation against Mary,
وَقَوۡلِهِمۡ إِنَّا قَتَلۡنَا ٱلۡمَسِيحَ عِيسَى ٱبۡنَ مَرۡيَمَ رَسُولَ ٱللَّهِ
and for boasting, “We killed the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, the messenger of Allah.”
وَمَا قَتَلُوهُ وَمَا صَلَبُوهُ وَلَٰكِن شُبِّهَ لَهُمۡۚ
But they neither killed nor crucified him—it was only made to appear so.
وَإِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱخۡتَلَفُواْ فِيهِ لَفِي شَكّٖ مِّنۡهُۚ
Even those who argue for this ˹crucifixion˺ are in doubt.
مَا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنۡ عِلۡمٍ إِلَّا ٱتِّبَاعَ ٱلظَّنِّۚ
They have no knowledge whatsoever—only making assumptions.
وَمَا قَتَلُوهُ يَقِينَۢا ١٥٧
They certainly did not kill him.
بَل رَّفَعَهُ ٱللَّهُ إِلَيۡهِۚ
Rather, Allah raised him up to Himself.
وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَزِيزًا حَكِيمٗا ١٥٨
And Allah is Almighty, All-Wise.
وَإِن مِّنۡ أَهۡلِ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ إِلَّا لَيُؤۡمِنَنَّ بِهِۦ قَبۡلَ مَوۡتِهِۦۖ
Every one of the People of the Book will definitely believe in him before his death.
وَيَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ يَكُونُ عَلَيۡهِمۡ شَهِيدٗا ١٥٩
And on the Day of Judgment Jesus will be a witness against them.
فَبِظُلۡمٖ مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ هَادُواْ حَرَّمۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ طَيِّبَٰتٍ أُحِلَّتۡ لَهُمۡ
We forbade the Jews certain foods that had been lawful to them for their wrongdoing,
وَبِصَدِّهِمۡ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ كَثِيرٗا ١٦٠
and for hindering many from the Way of Allah,
وَأَخۡذِهِمُ ٱلرِّبَوٰاْ وَقَدۡ نُهُواْ عَنۡهُ
taking interest despite its prohibition,
وَأَكۡلِهِمۡ أَمۡوَٰلَ ٱلنَّاسِ بِٱلۡبَٰطِلِۚ
and consuming people’s wealth unjustly.
وَأَعۡتَدۡنَا لِلۡكَٰفِرِينَ مِنۡهُمۡ عَذَابًا أَلِيمٗا ١٦١
We have prepared for the disbelievers among them a painful punishment.
لَّٰكِنِ ٱلرَّٰسِخُونَ فِي ٱلۡعِلۡمِ مِنۡهُمۡ وَٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ
But those of them well-grounded in knowledge, the faithful ˹who˺
يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيۡكَ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ مِن قَبۡلِكَۚ
believe in what has been revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ and what was revealed before you—
وَٱلۡمُقِيمِينَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَۚ
˹especially˺ those who establish prayer—
وَٱلۡمُؤۡتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ
and those who pay alms-tax
وَٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ ٱلۡأٓخِرِ
and believe in Allah and the Last Day,
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ سَنُؤۡتِيهِمۡ أَجۡرًا عَظِيمًا ١٦٢
to these ˹people˺ We will grant a great reward.
إِنَّآ أَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَيۡكَ كَمَآ أَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَىٰ نُوحٖ وَٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِۦۚ
Indeed, We have sent revelation to you ˹O Prophet˺ as We sent revelation to Noah and the prophets after him.
وَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَىٰٓ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ وَإِسۡمَٰعِيلَ وَإِسۡحَٰقَ وَيَعۡقُوبَ وَٱلۡأَسۡبَاطِ وَعِيسَىٰ وَأَيُّوبَ وَيُونُسَ وَهَٰرُونَ وَسُلَيۡمَٰنَۚ
We also sent revelation to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and his descendants, ˹as well as˺ Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, and Solomon.
وَءَاتَيۡنَا دَاوُۥدَ زَبُورٗا ١٦٣
And to David We gave the Psalms.
وَرُسُلٗا قَدۡ قَصَصۡنَٰهُمۡ عَلَيۡكَ مِن قَبۡلُ
There are messengers whose stories We have told you already
وَرُسُلٗا لَّمۡ نَقۡصُصۡهُمۡ عَلَيۡكَۚ
and others We have not.
وَكَلَّمَ ٱللَّهُ مُوسَىٰ تَكۡلِيمٗا ١٦٤
And to Moses Allah spoke directly.
رُّسُلٗا مُّبَشِّرِينَ وَمُنذِرِينَ
˹All were˺ messengers delivering good news and warnings
لِئَلَّا يَكُونَ لِلنَّاسِ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ حُجَّةُۢ بَعۡدَ ٱلرُّسُلِۚ
so humanity should have no excuse before Allah after ˹the coming of˺ the messengers.
وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَزِيزًا حَكِيمٗا ١٦٥
And Allah is Almighty, All-Wise.
لَّٰكِنِ ٱللَّهُ يَشۡهَدُ بِمَآ أَنزَلَ إِلَيۡكَۖ
Yet ˹if you are denied, O Prophet,˺ Allah bears witness to what He has sent down to you—
أَنزَلَهُۥ بِعِلۡمِهِۦۖ
He has sent it with His knowledge.
وَٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ يَشۡهَدُونَۚ
The angels too bear witness.
وَكَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ شَهِيدًا ١٦٦
And Allah ˹alone˺ is sufficient as a Witness.
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ وَصَدُّواْ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ
Those who disbelieve and hinder ˹others˺ from the Way of Allah
قَدۡ ضَلُّواْ ضَلَٰلَۢا بَعِيدًا ١٦٧
have certainly strayed far away.
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ وَظَلَمُواْ
Those who disbelieve and wrong themselves—
لَمۡ يَكُنِ ٱللَّهُ لِيَغۡفِرَ لَهُمۡ وَلَا لِيَهۡدِيَهُمۡ طَرِيقًا ١٦٨
surely Allah will neither forgive them nor guide them to any path
إِلَّا طَرِيقَ جَهَنَّمَ
except that of Hell,
خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ أَبَدٗاۚ
to stay there for ever and ever.
وَكَانَ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ يَسِيرٗا ١٦٩
And that is easy for Allah.
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ
O humanity!
قَدۡ جَآءَكُمُ ٱلرَّسُولُ بِٱلۡحَقِّ مِن رَّبِّكُمۡ
The Messenger has certainly come to you with the truth from your Lord,
فَـَٔامِنُواْ خَيۡرٗا لَّكُمۡۚ
so believe for your own good.
وَإِن تَكۡفُرُواْ
But if you disbelieve,
فَإِنَّ لِلَّهِ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ
then ˹know that˺ to Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth.
وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمٗا ١٧٠
And Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
يَٰٓأَهۡلَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ لَا تَغۡلُواْ فِي دِينِكُمۡ
O People of the Book! Do not go to extremes regarding your faith;
وَلَا تَقُولُواْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ إِلَّا ٱلۡحَقَّۚ
say nothing about Allah except the truth.
إِنَّمَا ٱلۡمَسِيحُ عِيسَى ٱبۡنُ مَرۡيَمَ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ
The Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, was no more than a messenger of Allah
وَكَلِمَتُهُۥٓ أَلۡقَىٰهَآ إِلَىٰ مَرۡيَمَ وَرُوحٞ مِّنۡهُۖ
and the fulfilment of His Word through Mary and a spirit ˹created by a command˺ from Him.
فَـَٔامِنُواْ بِٱللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِۦۖ
So believe in Allah and His messengers
وَلَا تَقُولُواْ ثَلَٰثَةٌۚ
and do not say, “Trinity.”
ٱنتَهُواْ خَيۡرٗا لَّكُمۡۚ
Stop!—for your own good.
إِنَّمَا ٱللَّهُ إِلَٰهٞ وَٰحِدٞۖ
Allah is only One God.
سُبۡحَٰنَهُۥٓ أَن يَكُونَ لَهُۥ وَلَدٞۘ
Glory be to Him! He is far above having a son!
لَّهُۥ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِۗ
To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth.
وَكَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ وَكِيلٗا ١٧١
And Allah is sufficient as a Trustee of Affairs.
لَّن يَسۡتَنكِفَ ٱلۡمَسِيحُ أَن يَكُونَ عَبۡدٗا لِّلَّهِ
The Messiah would never be too proud to be a servant of Allah,
وَلَا ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ ٱلۡمُقَرَّبُونَۚ
nor would the angels nearest to Allah.
وَمَن يَسۡتَنكِفۡ عَنۡ عِبَادَتِهِۦ وَيَسۡتَكۡبِرۡ
Those who are too proud and arrogant to worship Him
فَسَيَحۡشُرُهُمۡ إِلَيۡهِ جَمِيعٗا ١٧٢
will be brought before Him all together.
فَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ
As for those who believe and do good,
فَيُوَفِّيهِمۡ أُجُورَهُمۡ
He will reward them in full
وَيَزِيدُهُم مِّن فَضۡلِهِۦۖ
and increase them out of His grace.
وَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسۡتَنكَفُواْ وَٱسۡتَكۡبَرُواْ
But those who are too proud and arrogant,
فَيُعَذِّبُهُمۡ عَذَابًا أَلِيمٗا
He will subject them to a painful punishment.
وَلَا يَجِدُونَ لَهُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَلِيّٗا وَلَا نَصِيرٗا ١٧٣
And besides Allah they will find no protector or helper.
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ
O humanity!
قَدۡ جَآءَكُم بُرۡهَٰنٞ مِّن رَّبِّكُمۡ
There has come to you conclusive evidence from your Lord.
وَأَنزَلۡنَآ إِلَيۡكُمۡ نُورٗا مُّبِينٗا ١٧٤
And We have sent down to you a brilliant light.
فَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱعۡتَصَمُواْ بِهِۦ
As for those who believe in Allah and hold fast to Him,
فَسَيُدۡخِلُهُمۡ فِي رَحۡمَةٖ مِّنۡهُ وَفَضۡلٖ
He will admit them into His mercy and grace
وَيَهۡدِيهِمۡ إِلَيۡهِ صِرَٰطٗا مُّسۡتَقِيمٗا ١٧٥
and guide them to Himself through the Straight Path.
يَسۡتَفۡتُونَكَ
They ask you ˹for a ruling, O Prophet˺.
قُلِ ٱللَّهُ يُفۡتِيكُمۡ فِي ٱلۡكَلَٰلَةِۚ
Say, “Allah gives you a ruling regarding those who die without children or parents.”
إِنِ ٱمۡرُؤٌاْ هَلَكَ لَيۡسَ لَهُۥ وَلَدٞ وَوَلَهُۥٓ أُخۡتٞ فَلَهَا نِصۡفُ مَا تَرَكَۚ
If a man dies childless and leaves behind a sister, she will inherit one-half of his estate,
وَهُوَ يَرِثُهَآ إِن لَّمۡ يَكُن لَّهَا وَلَدٞۚ
whereas her brother will inherit all of her estate if she dies childless.
فَإِن كَانَتَا ٱثۡنَتَيۡنِ فَلَهُمَا ٱلثُّلُثَانِ مِمَّا تَرَكَۚ
If this person leaves behind two sisters, they together will inherit two-thirds of the estate.
وَإِن كَانُوٓاْ إِخۡوَةٗ رِّجَالٗا وَنِسَآءٗ فَلِلذَّكَرِ مِثۡلُ حَظِّ ٱلۡأُنثَيَيۡنِۗ
But if the deceased leaves male and female siblings, a male’s share will be equal to that of two females.
يُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمۡ أَن تَضِلُّواْۗ
Allah makes ˹this˺ clear to you so you do not go astray.
وَٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيۡءٍ عَلِيمُۢ ١٧٦
And Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of all things.