Surah Ash Shura Translation

42.0

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

Kanz ul Iman Kanz ul Irfan

Allah's Name to commence with, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

42.1

حٰمٓۚ (1)

Kanz ul Iman Kanz ul Irfan

Ha-Meem. (These are individual letters of the Arabic alphabet; Allah and His Messenger know their exact meanings.)

42.2

عٓسٓقٓ(2)

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'Ain-Seen-Qaaf. (These are individual letters of the Arabic alphabet; Allah and His Messenger know their exact meanings.)

42.3

كَذٰلِكَ یُوْحِیْۤ اِلَیْكَ وَ اِلَى الَّذِیْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِكَۙ-اللّٰهُ الْعَزِیْزُ الْحَكِیْمُ(3)

Kanz ul Iman Kanz ul Irfan

This is how Allah, the Most Honourable, the All-Wise, sends revelation to you (O Beloved), and to those before you.

42.4

لَهٗ مَا فِی السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ مَا فِی الْاَرْضِؕ-وَ هُوَ الْعَلِیُّ الْعَظِیْمُ(4)

Kanz ul Iman Kanz ul Irfan

Only to Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth; and only He is the Exalted, the Great.

42.5

تَكَادُ السَّمٰوٰتُ یَتَفَطَّرْنَ مِنْ فَوْقِهِنَّ وَ الْمَلٰٓىٕكَةُ یُسَبِّحُوْنَ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِمْ وَ یَسْتَغْفِرُوْنَ لِمَنْ فِی الْاَرْضِؕ-اَلَاۤ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ هُوَ الْغَفُوْرُ الرَّحِیْمُ(5)

Kanz ul Iman Kanz ul Irfan

It is near that the heavens may split apart from above them (due to His fear and awe), and the angels glorify their Lord while praising Him and seek forgiveness for those on earth (i.e. the believers). Pay heed! Indeed, only Allah is the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful.

42.6

وَ الَّذِیْنَ اتَّخَذُوْا مِنْ دُوْنِهٖۤ اَوْلِیَآءَ اللّٰهُ حَفِیْظٌ عَلَیْهِمْ ﳲ وَ مَاۤ اَنْتَ عَلَیْهِمْ بِوَكِیْلٍ(6)

Kanz ul Iman Kanz ul Irfan

And those who have chosen helpers other than Allah (i.e the false deities), they are in the sight of Allah, and you are not responsible for them.

42.7

وَ كَذٰلِكَ اَوْحَیْنَاۤ اِلَیْكَ قُرْاٰنًا عَرَبِیًّا لِّتُنْذِرَ اُمَّ الْقُرٰى وَ مَنْ حَوْلَهَا وَ تُنْذِرَ یَوْمَ الْجَمْعِ لَا رَیْبَ فِیْهِؕ-فَرِیْقٌ فِی الْجَنَّةِ وَ فَرِیْقٌ فِی السَّعِیْرِ(7)

Kanz ul Iman Kanz ul Irfan

And this is how We have revealed to you an Arabic Qur'aan, that you may warn the people of the mother of all cities; (i.e.) Makkah, and all those around it, and you should warn of the Day of assembling in which there is no doubt. One group is in Paradise (i.e. the believers), and one group is in Hell (i.e. the disbelievers).

42.8

وَ لَوْ شَآءَ اللّٰهُ لَجَعَلَهُمْ اُمَّةً وَّاحِدَةً وَّ لٰـكِنْ یُّدْخِلُ مَنْ یَّشَآءُ فِیْ رَحْمَتِهٖؕ-وَ الظّٰلِمُوْنَ مَا لَهُمْ مِّنْ وَّلِیٍّ وَّ لَا نَصِیْرٍ(8)

Kanz ul Iman Kanz ul Irfan

And had Allah willed, so He would have made them all upon one religion, but He takes whomsoever He wills into His Mercy; and the unjust do not have any friend nor any helper.

42.9

اَمِ اتَّخَذُوْا مِنْ دُوْنِهٖۤ اَوْلِیَآءَۚ-فَاللّٰهُ هُوَ الْوَلِیُّ وَ هُوَ یُحْیِ الْمَوْتٰى ٘-وَ هُوَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَیْءٍ قَدِیْرٌ۠ (9)

Kanz ul Iman Kanz ul Irfan

Have they appointed helpers other than Allah (i.e their idols)? So, (they must know that) only Allah is the Helper, and He will revive the dead, and He is Able to do all things.

Surah Ash Shura Translation

سورة الشورى