23. Al-Muminoon — The Believers

Qur'an · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · Revealed at Mecca · 118 sections

23:101
فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِي ٱلصُّورِ فَلَآ أَنسَابَ بَيۡنَهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ وَلَا يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
Faitha nufikha fee alssoori fala ansaba baynahum yawmaithin wala yatasaaloona
And when the trumpet is blown there will be no kinship among them that day, nor will they ask of one another
23:102
فَمَن ثَقُلَتۡ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡمُفۡلِحُونَ
Faman thaqulat mawazeenuhu faolaika humu almuflihoona
Then those whose scales are heavy, they are the successful
23:103
وَمَنۡ خَفَّتۡ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ خَسِرُوٓاْ أَنفُسَهُمۡ فِي جَهَنَّمَ خَٰلِدُونَ
Waman khaffat mawazeenuhu faolaika allatheena khasiroo anfusahum fee jahannama khalidoona
And those whose scales are light are those who lose their souls, in hell abiding
23:104
تَلۡفَحُ وُجُوهَهُمُ ٱلنَّارُ وَهُمۡ فِيهَا كَٰلِحُونَ
Talfahu wujoohahumu alnnaru wahum feeha kalihoona
The fire burneth their faces, and they are glum therein
23:105
أَلَمۡ تَكُنۡ ءَايَٰتِي تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡكُمۡ فَكُنتُم بِهَا تُكَذِّبُونَ
Alam takun ayatee tutla AAalaykum fakuntum biha tukaththiboona
(It will be said): Were not My revelations recited unto you, and then ye used to deny them
23:106
قَالُواْ رَبَّنَا غَلَبَتۡ عَلَيۡنَا شِقۡوَتُنَا وَكُنَّا قَوۡمࣰ ا ضَآلِّينَ
Qaloo rabbana ghalabat AAalayna shiqwatuna wakunna qawman dalleena
They will say: Our Lord! Our evil fortune conquered us, and we were erring folk
23:107
رَبَّنَآ أَخۡرِجۡنَا مِنۡهَا فَإِنۡ عُدۡنَا فَإِنَّا ظَٰلِمُونَ
Rabbana akhrijna minha fain AAudna fainna thalimoona
Our Lord! Oh, bring us forth from hence! If we return (to evil) then indeed we shall be wrong-doers
23:108
قَالَ ٱخۡسَـُٔواْ فِيهَا وَلَا تُكَلِّمُونِ
Qala ikhsaoo feeha wala tukallimooni
He saith: Begone therein, and speak not unto Me
23:109
إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فَرِيقࣱ مِّنۡ عِبَادِي يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَآ ءَامَنَّا فَٱغۡفِرۡ لَنَا وَٱرۡحَمۡنَا وَأَنتَ خَيۡرُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ
Innahu kana fareequn min AAibadee yaqooloona rabbana amanna faighfir lana wairhamna waanta khayru alrrahimeena
Lo! there was a party of My slaves who said: Our Lord! We believe, therefor forgive us and have mercy on us for Thou art Best of all who show mercy
23:110
فَٱتَّخَذۡتُمُوهُمۡ سِخۡرِيًّا حَتَّىٰٓ أَنسَوۡكُمۡ ذِكۡرِي وَكُنتُم مِّنۡهُمۡ تَضۡحَكُونَ
Faittakhathtumoohum sikhriyyan hatta ansawkum thikree wakuntum minhum tadhakoona
But ye chose them for a laughing-stock until they caused you to forget remembrance of Me, while ye laughed at them
23:111
إِنِّي جَزَيۡتُهُمُ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ بِمَا صَبَرُوٓاْ أَنَّهُمۡ هُمُ ٱلۡفَآئِزُونَ
Innee jazaytuhumu alyawma bima sabaroo annahum humu alfaizoona
Lo! I have rewarded them this day forasmuch as they were steadfast in that they, even they, are the triumphant
23:112
قَٰلَ كَمۡ لَبِثۡتُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ عَدَدَ سِنِينَ
Qala kam labithtum fee alardi AAadada sineena
He will say: How long tarried ye in the earth, counting by years
23:113
قَالُواْ لَبِثۡنَا يَوۡمًا أَوۡ بَعۡضَ يَوۡمࣲ فَسۡـَٔلِ ٱلۡعَآدِّينَ
Qaloo labithna yawman aw baAAda yawmin faisali alAAaddeena
They will say: We tarried by a day or part of a day. Ask of those who keep count
23:114
قَٰلَ إِن لَّبِثۡتُمۡ إِلَّا قَلِيلࣰ اۖ لَّوۡ أَنَّكُمۡ كُنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ
Qala in labithtum illa qaleelan law annakum kuntum taAAlamoona
He will say: Ye tarried but a little if ye only knew
23:115
أَفَحَسِبۡتُمۡ أَنَّمَا خَلَقۡنَٰكُمۡ عَبَثࣰ ا وَأَنَّكُمۡ إِلَيۡنَا لَا تُرۡجَعُونَ
Afahasibtum annama khalaqnakum AAabathan waannakum ilayna la turjaAAoona
Deemed ye then that We had created you for naught, and that ye would not be returned unto Us
23:116
فَتَعَٰلَى ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡمَلِكُ ٱلۡحَقُّۖ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلۡعَرۡشِ ٱلۡكَرِيمِ
FataAAala Allahu almaliku alhaqqu la ilaha illa huwa rabbu alAAarshi alkareemi
Now Allah be Exalted, the True King! There is no Allah save Him, the Lord of the Throne of Grace
23:117
وَمَن يَدۡعُ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ لَا بُرۡهَٰنَ لَهُۥ بِهِۦ فَإِنَّمَا حِسَابُهُۥ عِندَ رَبِّهِۦٓۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُفۡلِحُ ٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَ
Waman yadAAu maAAa Allahi ilahan akhara la burhana lahu bihi fainnama hisabuhu AAinda rabbihi innahu la yuflihu alkafiroona
He who crieth unto any other god along with Allah hath no proof thereof. His reckoning is only with his Lord. Lo! disbelievers will not be successful
23:118
وَقُل رَّبِّ ٱغۡفِرۡ وَٱرۡحَمۡ وَأَنتَ خَيۡرُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ
Waqul rabbi ighfir wairham waanta khayru alrrahimeena
And (O Muhammad) say: My Lord! Forgive and have mercy, for Thou art Best of all who show mercy

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