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Surah Al-Anbya Verses 101–112

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101

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ سَبَقَتْ لَهُم مِّنَّا ٱلْحُسْنَىٰٓ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ عَنْهَا مُبْعَدُونَ

Indeed, those for whom the best [reward] has preceded from Us - they are from it far removed.

Word by Word
إِنَّIndeedinna
ٱلَّذِينَthosealladhīna
سَبَقَتْhas gone forthsabaqat
لَهُمfor themlahum
مِّنَّاfrom Usminnā
ٱلْحُسْنَىٰٓthe goodl-ḥus'nā
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَthoseulāika
عَنْهَاfrom itʿanhā
مُبْعَدُونَ(will be) removed farmub'ʿadūna
102

لَا يَسْمَعُونَ حَسِيسَهَا ۖ وَهُمْ فِى مَا ٱشْتَهَتْ أَنفُسُهُمْ خَٰلِدُونَ

They will not hear its sound, while they are, in that which their souls desire, abiding eternally.

Word by Word
لَاNot
يَسْمَعُونَthey will hearyasmaʿūna
حَسِيسَهَا(the) slightest sound of itḥasīsahā
وَهُمْand theywahum
فِىin
مَاwhat
ٱشْتَهَتْdesireish'tahat
أَنفُسُهُمْtheir soulsanfusuhum
خَٰلِدُونَwill abide foreverkhālidūna
103

لَا يَحْزُنُهُمُ ٱلْفَزَعُ ٱلْأَكْبَرُ وَتَتَلَقَّىٰهُمُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ هَٰذَا يَوْمُكُمُ ٱلَّذِى كُنتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ

They will not be grieved by the greatest terror,907 and the angels will meet them, [saying], "This is your Day which you have been promised" -

  1. [907] The events of the Last Hour or of the Resurrection.

Word by Word
لَاNot
يَحْزُنُهُمُwill grieve themyaḥzunuhumu
ٱلْفَزَعُthe terrorl-fazaʿu
ٱلْأَكْبَرُ[the] greatestl-akbaru
وَتَتَلَقَّىٰهُمُand will meet themwatatalaqqāhumu
ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُthe Angelsl-malāikatu
هَٰذَاThishādhā
يَوْمُكُمُ(is) your Dayyawmukumu
ٱلَّذِىwhichalladhī
كُنتُمْyou werekuntum
تُوعَدُونَpromisedtūʿadūna
104

يَوْمَ نَطْوِى ٱلسَّمَآءَ كَطَىِّ ٱلسِّجِلِّ لِلْكُتُبِ ۚ كَمَا بَدَأْنَآ أَوَّلَ خَلْقٍۢ نُّعِيدُهُۥ ۚ وَعْدًا عَلَيْنَآ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا فَٰعِلِينَ

The Day when We will fold the heaven like the folding of a [written] sheet for the records. As We began the first creation, We will repeat it. [That is] a promise binding upon Us. Indeed, We will do it.908

  1. [908] More literally, "Indeed, We are ever doers" of what We will.

Word by Word
يَوْمَ(The) Dayyawma
نَطْوِىWe will foldnaṭwī
ٱلسَّمَآءَthe heavenl-samāa
كَطَىِّlike (the) foldingkaṭayyi
ٱلسِّجِلِّ(of) a scrolll-sijili
لِلْكُتُبِfor recordslil'kutubi
كَمَاAskamā
بَدَأْنَآWe beganbadanā
أَوَّلَ(the) firstawwala
خَلْقٍۢcreationkhalqin
نُّعِيدُهُۥWe will repeat itnuʿīduhu
وَعْدًاa promisewaʿdan
عَلَيْنَآupon Usʿalaynā
إِنَّاIndeed, Weinnā
كُنَّاWe arekunnā
فَٰعِلِينَ(the) Doersfāʿilīna
105

وَلَقَدْ كَتَبْنَا فِى ٱلزَّبُورِ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ٱلذِّكْرِ أَنَّ ٱلْأَرْضَ يَرِثُهَا عِبَادِىَ ٱلصَّٰلِحُونَ

And We have already written in the book [of Psalms]909 after the [previous] mention910 that the land [of Paradise] is inherited by My righteous servants.

  1. [909] Az-Zabūr can also mean "scriptures" in general.
  2. [910] i.e., the Torah. The "mention" may also refer to the original inscription with Allāh, i.e., the Preserved Slate (al-Lawḥ al-Maḥfūẓ).

Word by Word
وَلَقَدْAnd verilywalaqad
كَتَبْنَاWe have writtenkatabnā
فِىin
ٱلزَّبُورِthe Scripturel-zabūri
مِنۢaftermin
بَعْدِafterbaʿdi
ٱلذِّكْرِthe mentionl-dhik'ri
أَنَّthatanna
ٱلْأَرْضَthe earthl-arḍa
يَرِثُهَاwill inherit ityarithuhā
عِبَادِىَMy slavesʿibādiya
ٱلصَّٰلِحُونَthe righteousl-ṣāliḥūna
106

إِنَّ فِى هَٰذَا لَبَلَٰغًۭا لِّقَوْمٍ عَٰبِدِينَ

Indeed, in this [Qur’ān] is notification for a worshipping people.

Word by Word
إِنَّIndeedinna
فِىin
هَٰذَاthishādhā
لَبَلَٰغًۭاsurely is a Messagelabalāghan
لِّقَوْمٍfor a peopleliqawmin
عَٰبِدِينَworshippersʿābidīna
107

وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَٰكَ إِلَّا رَحْمَةًۭ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ

And We have not sent you, [O Muḥammad], except as a mercy to the worlds.

Word by Word
وَمَآAnd notwamā
أَرْسَلْنَٰكَWe have sent youarsalnāka
إِلَّاbutillā
رَحْمَةًۭ(as) a mercyraḥmatan
لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَfor the worldslil'ʿālamīna
108

قُلْ إِنَّمَا يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَىَّ أَنَّمَآ إِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌۭ وَٰحِدٌۭ ۖ فَهَلْ أَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ

Say, "It is only revealed to me that your god is but one God; so will you be Muslims [in submission to Him]?"

Word by Word
قُلْSayqul
إِنَّمَاOnlyinnamā
يُوحَىٰٓit is revealedyūḥā
إِلَىَّto meilayya
أَنَّمَآthatannamā
إِلَٰهُكُمْyour godilāhukum
إِلَٰهٌۭ(is) Godilāhun
وَٰحِدٌۭOnewāḥidun
فَهَلْso willfahal
أَنتُمyouantum
مُّسْلِمُونَsubmit (to Him)mus'limūna
109

فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَقُلْ ءَاذَنتُكُمْ عَلَىٰ سَوَآءٍۢ ۖ وَإِنْ أَدْرِىٓ أَقَرِيبٌ أَم بَعِيدٌۭ مَّا تُوعَدُونَ

But if they turn away, then say, "I have announced to [all of] you equally.911 And I know not whether near or far is that which you are promised.

  1. [911] The Prophet (ﷺ) made this message known to all people, not concealing any of it from anyone or preferring any group over another.

Word by Word
فَإِنBut iffa-in
تَوَلَّوْا۟they turn awaytawallaw
فَقُلْthen sayfaqul
ءَاذَنتُكُمْI (have) announced to youādhantukum
عَلَىٰequallyʿalā
سَوَآءٍۢequallysawāin
وَإِنْAnd notwa-in
أَدْرِىٓI knowadrī
أَقَرِيبٌwhether is nearaqarībun
أَمoram
بَعِيدٌۭfarbaʿīdun
مَّاwhat
تُوعَدُونَyou are promisedtūʿadūna
110

إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ مِنَ ٱلْقَوْلِ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا تَكْتُمُونَ

Indeed, He knows what is declared of speech, and He knows what you conceal.

Word by Word
إِنَّهُۥIndeed, Heinnahu
يَعْلَمُknowsyaʿlamu
ٱلْجَهْرَthe declaredl-jahra
مِنَ[of]mina
ٱلْقَوْلِ[the] speechl-qawli
وَيَعْلَمُand He knowswayaʿlamu
مَاwhat
تَكْتُمُونَyou concealtaktumūna
111

وَإِنْ أَدْرِى لَعَلَّهُۥ فِتْنَةٌۭ لَّكُمْ وَمَتَٰعٌ إِلَىٰ حِينٍۢ

And I know not; perhaps it912 is a trial for you and enjoyment for a time."

  1. [912] The postponement of punishment.

Word by Word
وَإِنْAnd notwa-in
أَدْرِىI knowadrī
لَعَلَّهُۥperhaps it may belaʿallahu
فِتْنَةٌۭa trialfit'natun
لَّكُمْfor youlakum
وَمَتَٰعٌand an enjoymentwamatāʿun
إِلَىٰforilā
حِينٍۢa timeḥīnin
112

قَٰلَ رَبِّ ٱحْكُم بِٱلْحَقِّ ۗ وَرَبُّنَا ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ ٱلْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلَىٰ مَا تَصِفُونَ

[The Prophet (ﷺ)] has said, "My Lord, judge [between us] in truth. And our Lord is the Most Merciful, the one whose help is sought against that which you describe."913

  1. [913] i.e., their lies and disbelief.

Word by Word
قَٰلَHe saidqāla
رَبِّMy Lordrabbi
ٱحْكُمjudgeuḥ'kum
بِٱلْحَقِّin truthbil-ḥaqi
وَرَبُّنَاAnd our Lordwarabbunā
ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ(is) the Most Graciousl-raḥmānu
ٱلْمُسْتَعَانُthe One Whose help is soughtl-mus'taʿānu
عَلَىٰagainstʿalā
مَاwhat
تَصِفُونَyou attributetaṣifūna