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The Opener · Meccan · 7 verses

13:1
الٓمٓر ۚ
تِلْكَ
ءَايَـٰتُ
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ ۗ
وَٱلَّذِىٓ
أُنزِلَ
إِلَيْكَ
مِن
رَّبِّكَ
ٱلْحَقُّ
وَلَـٰكِنَّ
أَكْثَرَ
ٱلنَّاسِ
لَا
يُؤْمِنُونَ
ﱒ
Alif Lam Mim Ra These are the signs of the Scripture. What your Lord has sent down to you [Prophet] is the truth, yet most people do not believe.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

13:2
ٱللَّهُ
ٱلَّذِى
رَفَعَ
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
بِغَيْرِ
عَمَدٍۢ
تَرَوْنَهَا ۖ
ثُمَّ
ٱسْتَوَىٰ
عَلَى
ٱلْعَرْشِ ۖ
وَسَخَّرَ
ٱلشَّمْسَ
وَٱلْقَمَرَ ۖ
كُلٌّۭ
يَجْرِى
لِأَجَلٍۢ
مُّسَمًّۭى ۚ
يُدَبِّرُ
ٱلْأَمْرَ
يُفَصِّلُ
ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ
لَعَلَّكُم
بِلِقَآءِ
رَبِّكُمْ
تُوقِنُونَ
ﱱ
It is God who raised up the heavens with no visible supports and then established Himself on the throne; He has subjected the sun and the moon each to pursue its course for an appointed time; He regulates all things, and makes the revelations clear so that you may be certain of meeting your Lord;

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

13:3
وَهُوَ
ٱلَّذِى
مَدَّ
ٱلْأَرْضَ
وَجَعَلَ
فِيهَا
رَوَٰسِىَ
وَأَنْهَـٰرًۭا ۖ
وَمِن
كُلِّ
ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ
جَعَلَ
فِيهَا
زَوْجَيْنِ
ٱثْنَيْنِ ۖ
يُغْشِى
ٱلَّيْلَ
ٱلنَّهَارَ ۚ
إِنَّ
فِى
ذَٰلِكَ
لَـَٔايَـٰتٍۢ
لِّقَوْمٍۢ
يَتَفَكَّرُونَ
ﲍ
it is He who spread out the earth, placed firm mountains and rivers on it, and made two of every kind of fruit; He draws the veil of night over the day. There truly are signs in this for people who reflect.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

13:4
وَفِى
ٱلْأَرْضِ
قِطَعٌۭ
مُّتَجَـٰوِرَٰتٌۭ
وَجَنَّـٰتٌۭ
مِّنْ
أَعْنَـٰبٍۢ
وَزَرْعٌۭ
وَنَخِيلٌۭ
صِنْوَانٌۭ
وَغَيْرُ
صِنْوَانٍۢ
يُسْقَىٰ
بِمَآءٍۢ
وَٰحِدٍۢ
وَنُفَضِّلُ
بَعْضَهَا
عَلَىٰ
بَعْضٍۢ
فِى
ٱلْأُكُلِ ۚ
إِنَّ
فِى
ذَٰلِكَ
لَـَٔايَـٰتٍۢ
لِّقَوْمٍۢ
يَعْقِلُونَ
ﲪ
There are, in the land, neighbouring plots, gardens of vineyards, cornfields, palm trees in clusters or otherwise, all watered with the same water, yet We make some of them taste better than others: there truly are signs in this for people who reason.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

13:5
۞ وَإِن
تَعْجَبْ
فَعَجَبٌۭ
قَوْلُهُمْ
أَءِذَا
كُنَّا
تُرَٰبًا
أَءِنَّا
لَفِى
خَلْقٍۢ
جَدِيدٍ ۗ
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
كَفَرُوا۟
بِرَبِّهِمْ ۖ
وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
ٱلْأَغْلَـٰلُ
فِىٓ
أَعْنَاقِهِمْ ۖ
وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
أَصْحَـٰبُ
ٱلنَّارِ ۖ
هُمْ
فِيهَا
خَـٰلِدُونَ
ﳉ
If anything can amaze you [Prophet], then you should surely be amazed at their asking, ‘What? When we become dust, shall we be created anew?’ These are the ones who deny their Lord, who will wear iron collars around their necks and be the inhabitants of the Fire, there to remain.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

13:6
وَيَسْتَعْجِلُونَكَ
بِٱلسَّيِّئَةِ
قَبْلَ
ٱلْحَسَنَةِ
وَقَدْ
خَلَتْ
مِن
قَبْلِهِمُ
ٱلْمَثُلَـٰتُ ۗ
وَإِنَّ
رَبَّكَ
لَذُو
مَغْفِرَةٍۢ
لِّلنَّاسِ
عَلَىٰ
ظُلْمِهِمْ ۖ
وَإِنَّ
رَبَّكَ
لَشَدِيدُ
ٱلْعِقَابِ
ﱗ
They ask you to bring on the punishment rather than any promised rewards, though there have been many examples before them––your Lord is full of forgiveness for people, despite their wrongdoing, but He is truly severe in punishment.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

13:7
وَيَقُولُ
ٱلَّذِينَ
كَفَرُوا۟
لَوْلَآ
أُنزِلَ
عَلَيْهِ
ءَايَةٌۭ
مِّن
رَّبِّهِۦٓ ۗ
إِنَّمَآ
أَنتَ
مُنذِرٌۭ ۖ
وَلِكُلِّ
قَوْمٍ
هَادٍ
ﱩ
The disbelievers say, ‘Why has no miracle been sent down to him from his Lord?’ But you are only there to give warning: [earlier] communities each had their guide.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

13:8
ٱللَّهُ
يَعْلَمُ
مَا
تَحْمِلُ
كُلُّ
أُنثَىٰ
وَمَا
تَغِيضُ
ٱلْأَرْحَامُ
وَمَا
تَزْدَادُ ۖ
وَكُلُّ
شَىْءٍ
عِندَهُۥ
بِمِقْدَارٍ
ﱺ
God knows what every female bears and how much their wombs shrink or swell- everything has its measure with Him;

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

13:9
عَـٰلِمُ
ٱلْغَيْبِ
وَٱلشَّهَـٰدَةِ
ٱلْكَبِيرُ
ٱلْمُتَعَالِ
ﲀ
He knows what is not seen as well as what is seen; He is the Great, the Most High.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

13:10
سَوَآءٌۭ
مِّنكُم
مَّنْ
أَسَرَّ
ٱلْقَوْلَ
وَمَن
جَهَرَ
بِهِۦ
وَمَنْ
هُوَ
مُسْتَخْفٍۭ
بِٱلَّيْلِ
وَسَارِبٌۢ
بِٱلنَّهَارِ
ﲏ
It makes no difference whether any of you speak secretly or aloud, whether you are hiding under cover of night or walking about in the day:

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

13:11
لَهُۥ
مُعَقِّبَـٰتٌۭ
مِّنۢ
بَيْنِ
يَدَيْهِ
وَمِنْ
خَلْفِهِۦ
يَحْفَظُونَهُۥ
مِنْ
أَمْرِ
ٱللَّهِ ۗ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
لَا
يُغَيِّرُ
مَا
بِقَوْمٍ
حَتَّىٰ
يُغَيِّرُوا۟
مَا
بِأَنفُسِهِمْ ۗ
وَإِذَآ
أَرَادَ
ٱللَّهُ
بِقَوْمٍۢ
سُوٓءًۭا
فَلَا
مَرَدَّ
لَهُۥ ۚ
وَمَا
لَهُم
مِّن
دُونِهِۦ
مِن
وَالٍ
ﲶ
each person has guardian angels before him and behind, watching over him by God’s command. God does not change the condition of a people [for the worse] unless they change what is in themselves, but if He wills harm on a people, no one can ward it off–– apart from Him, they have no protector.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

13:12
هُوَ
ٱلَّذِى
يُرِيكُمُ
ٱلْبَرْقَ
خَوْفًۭا
وَطَمَعًۭا
وَيُنشِئُ
ٱلسَّحَابَ
ٱلثِّقَالَ
ﳀ
It is He who shows you the lightning, inspiring fear and hope; He builds up the clouds heavy with rain;

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

13:13
وَيُسَبِّحُ
ٱلرَّعْدُ
بِحَمْدِهِۦ
وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ
مِنْ
خِيفَتِهِۦ
وَيُرْسِلُ
ٱلصَّوَٰعِقَ
فَيُصِيبُ
بِهَا
مَن
يَشَآءُ
وَهُمْ
يُجَـٰدِلُونَ
فِى
ٱللَّهِ
وَهُوَ
شَدِيدُ
ٱلْمِحَالِ
ﳔ
the thunder sounds His praises, as do the angels in awe of Him; He sends thunderbolts to strike whoever He will. Yet still they dispute about God- He has mighty plans.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

13:14
لَهُۥ
دَعْوَةُ
ٱلْحَقِّ ۖ
وَٱلَّذِينَ
يَدْعُونَ
مِن
دُونِهِۦ
لَا
يَسْتَجِيبُونَ
لَهُم
بِشَىْءٍ
إِلَّا
كَبَـٰسِطِ
كَفَّيْهِ
إِلَى
ٱلْمَآءِ
لِيَبْلُغَ
فَاهُ
وَمَا
هُوَ
بِبَـٰلِغِهِۦ ۚ
وَمَا
دُعَآءُ
ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
إِلَّا
فِى
ضَلَـٰلٍۢ
ﱞ
The only true prayer is to Him: those they pray to besides Him give them no answer any more than water reaches the mouth of someone who simply stretches out his hands for it- it cannot do so: the prayers of the disbelievers are all in vain.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

13:15
وَلِلَّهِ
يَسْجُدُ
مَن
فِى
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
وَٱلْأَرْضِ
طَوْعًۭا
وَكَرْهًۭا
وَظِلَـٰلُهُم
بِٱلْغُدُوِّ
وَٱلْـَٔاصَالِ ۩
ﱭ
All that are in heaven and earth submit to God alone, willingly or unwillingly, as do their shadows in the mornings and in the evenings.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

13:16
قُلْ
مَن
رَّبُّ
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
وَٱلْأَرْضِ
قُلِ
ٱللَّهُ ۚ
قُلْ
أَفَٱتَّخَذْتُم
مِّن
دُونِهِۦٓ
أَوْلِيَآءَ
لَا
يَمْلِكُونَ
لِأَنفُسِهِمْ
نَفْعًۭا
وَلَا
ضَرًّۭا ۚ
قُلْ
هَلْ
يَسْتَوِى
ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ
وَٱلْبَصِيرُ
أَمْ
هَلْ
تَسْتَوِى
ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتُ
وَٱلنُّورُ ۗ
أَمْ
جَعَلُوا۟
لِلَّهِ
شُرَكَآءَ
خَلَقُوا۟
كَخَلْقِهِۦ
فَتَشَـٰبَهَ
ٱلْخَلْقُ
عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ
قُلِ
ٱللَّهُ
خَـٰلِقُ
كُلِّ
شَىْءٍۢ
وَهُوَ
ٱلْوَٰحِدُ
ٱلْقَهَّـٰرُ
ﲟ
Say [Prophet], ‘Who is Lord of the heavens and the earth?’ Say, ‘God.’ Say, ‘Why do you take protectors other than Him, who can neither benefit nor harm even themselves?’ Say, ‘Are the blind equal to those who can see? And are the depths of darkness equal to the light?’ Have the partners they assign to God created anything like His creation so that their creation is indistinguishable from His? Say, ‘God is the Creator of all things: He is the One, the All Compelling.’

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

13:17
أَنزَلَ
مِنَ
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
مَآءًۭ
فَسَالَتْ
أَوْدِيَةٌۢ
بِقَدَرِهَا
فَٱحْتَمَلَ
ٱلسَّيْلُ
زَبَدًۭا
رَّابِيًۭا ۚ
وَمِمَّا
يُوقِدُونَ
عَلَيْهِ
فِى
ٱلنَّارِ
ٱبْتِغَآءَ
حِلْيَةٍ
أَوْ
مَتَـٰعٍۢ
زَبَدٌۭ
مِّثْلُهُۥ ۚ
كَذَٰلِكَ
يَضْرِبُ
ٱللَّهُ
ٱلْحَقَّ
وَٱلْبَـٰطِلَ ۚ
فَأَمَّا
ٱلزَّبَدُ
فَيَذْهَبُ
جُفَآءًۭ ۖ
وَأَمَّا
مَا
يَنفَعُ
ٱلنَّاسَ
فَيَمْكُثُ
فِى
ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ
كَذَٰلِكَ
يَضْرِبُ
ٱللَّهُ
ٱلْأَمْثَالَ
ﳏ
He sends water from the sky that fills riverbeds to overflowing, each according to its measure. The stream carries on its surface a growing layer of froth, like the froth that appears when people melt metals in the fire to make ornaments and tools: in this way God illustrates truth and falsehood- the froth disappears, but what is of benefit to man stays behind- this is how God makes illustrations.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

13:18
لِلَّذِينَ
ٱسْتَجَابُوا۟
لِرَبِّهِمُ
ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ
وَٱلَّذِينَ
لَمْ
يَسْتَجِيبُوا۟
لَهُۥ
لَوْ
أَنَّ
لَهُم
مَّا
فِى
ٱلْأَرْضِ
جَمِيعًۭا
وَمِثْلَهُۥ
مَعَهُۥ
لَٱفْتَدَوْا۟
بِهِۦٓ ۚ
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
لَهُمْ
سُوٓءُ
ٱلْحِسَابِ
وَمَأْوَىٰهُمْ
جَهَنَّمُ ۖ
وَبِئْسَ
ٱلْمِهَادُ
ﳮ
There will be the best of rewards for those who respond to their Lord; those who do not respond would willingly give away the earth’s contents twice over, if they had it, in order to ransom themselves, so terrible will be their reckoning. Hell will be their home, and their bed wretched.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

13:19
۞ أَفَمَن
يَعْلَمُ
أَنَّمَآ
أُنزِلَ
إِلَيْكَ
مِن
رَّبِّكَ
ٱلْحَقُّ
كَمَنْ
هُوَ
أَعْمَىٰٓ ۚ
إِنَّمَا
يَتَذَكَّرُ
أُو۟لُوا۟
ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ
ﱒ
Can someone who knows that the revelation from your Lord is the Truth be equal to someone who is blind? Only those with understanding will take it to heart;

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

13:20
ٱلَّذِينَ
يُوفُونَ
بِعَهْدِ
ٱللَّهِ
وَلَا
يَنقُضُونَ
ٱلْمِيثَـٰقَ
ﱚ
those who fulfil the agreements they make in God’s name and do not break their pledges;

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

13:21
وَٱلَّذِينَ
يَصِلُونَ
مَآ
أَمَرَ
ٱللَّهُ
بِهِۦٓ
أَن
يُوصَلَ
وَيَخْشَوْنَ
رَبَّهُمْ
وَيَخَافُونَ
سُوٓءَ
ٱلْحِسَابِ
ﱨ
who join together what God commands to be joined; who are in awe of their Lord and fear the harshness of the Reckoning;

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

13:22
وَٱلَّذِينَ
صَبَرُوا۟
ٱبْتِغَآءَ
وَجْهِ
رَبِّهِمْ
وَأَقَامُوا۟
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ
وَأَنفَقُوا۟
مِمَّا
رَزَقْنَـٰهُمْ
سِرًّۭا
وَعَلَانِيَةًۭ
وَيَدْرَءُونَ
بِٱلْحَسَنَةِ
ٱلسَّيِّئَةَ
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
لَهُمْ
عُقْبَى
ٱلدَّارِ
ﱼ
who remain steadfast through their desire for the face of their Lord; who keep up the prayer; who give secretly and openly from what We have provided for them; who repel evil with good. These will have the reward of the [true] home:

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

13:23
جَنَّـٰتُ
عَدْنٍۢ
يَدْخُلُونَهَا
وَمَن
صَلَحَ
مِنْ
ءَابَآئِهِمْ
وَأَزْوَٰجِهِمْ
وَذُرِّيَّـٰتِهِمْ ۖ
وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ
يَدْخُلُونَ
عَلَيْهِم
مِّن
كُلِّ
بَابٍۢ
ﲍ
they will enter perpetual Gardens, along with their righteous ancestors, spouses, and descendants; the angels will go in to them from every gate,

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

13:24
سَلَـٰمٌ
عَلَيْكُم
بِمَا
صَبَرْتُمْ ۚ
فَنِعْمَ
عُقْبَى
ٱلدَّارِ
ﲖ
‘Peace be with you, because you have remained steadfast. What an excellent reward is this home of yours!’

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

13:25
وَٱلَّذِينَ
يَنقُضُونَ
عَهْدَ
ٱللَّهِ
مِنۢ
بَعْدِ
مِيثَـٰقِهِۦ
وَيَقْطَعُونَ
مَآ
أَمَرَ
ٱللَّهُ
بِهِۦٓ
أَن
يُوصَلَ
وَيُفْسِدُونَ
فِى
ٱلْأَرْضِ ۙ
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
لَهُمُ
ٱللَّعْنَةُ
وَلَهُمْ
سُوٓءُ
ٱلدَّارِ
ﲮ
But there will be rejection for those who break their confirmed agreements made in God’s name, who break apart what God has commanded to be joined and who spread corruption on earth: theirs is the dreadful home-

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

13:26
ٱللَّهُ
يَبْسُطُ
ٱلرِّزْقَ
لِمَن
يَشَآءُ
وَيَقْدِرُ ۚ
وَفَرِحُوا۟
بِٱلْحَيَوٰةِ
ٱلدُّنْيَا
وَمَا
ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ
ٱلدُّنْيَا
فِى
ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ
إِلَّا
مَتَـٰعٌۭ
ﳀ
God gives abundantly to whoever He will, and sparingly to whoever He will- and though they may revel in the life of this world, it is but a fleeting comfort compared with the Life to come.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

13:27
وَيَقُولُ
ٱلَّذِينَ
كَفَرُوا۟
لَوْلَآ
أُنزِلَ
عَلَيْهِ
ءَايَةٌۭ
مِّن
رَّبِّهِۦ ۗ
قُلْ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
يُضِلُّ
مَن
يَشَآءُ
وَيَهْدِىٓ
إِلَيْهِ
مَنْ
أَنَابَ
ﳕ
The disbelievers say, ‘Why has no miracle been sent down to him from his Lord?’ [Prophet], say, ‘God leaves whoever He will to stray, and guides to Himself those who turn towards Him,

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

13:28
ٱلَّذِينَ
ءَامَنُوا۟
وَتَطْمَئِنُّ
قُلُوبُهُم
بِذِكْرِ
ٱللَّهِ ۗ
أَلَا
بِذِكْرِ
ٱللَّهِ
تَطْمَئِنُّ
ٱلْقُلُوبُ
ﳢ
those who have faith and whose hearts find peace in the remembrance of God- truly it is in the remembrance of God that hearts find peace-

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

13:29
ٱلَّذِينَ
ءَامَنُوا۟
وَعَمِلُوا۟
ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ
طُوبَىٰ
لَهُمْ
وَحُسْنُ
مَـَٔابٍۢ
ﱉ
those who believe and do righteous deeds: joy awaits these, and their final homecoming will be excellent.’

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

13:30
كَذَٰلِكَ
أَرْسَلْنَـٰكَ
فِىٓ
أُمَّةٍۢ
قَدْ
خَلَتْ
مِن
قَبْلِهَآ
أُمَمٌۭ
لِّتَتْلُوَا۟
عَلَيْهِمُ
ٱلَّذِىٓ
أَوْحَيْنَآ
إِلَيْكَ
وَهُمْ
يَكْفُرُونَ
بِٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ۚ
قُلْ
هُوَ
رَبِّى
لَآ
إِلَـٰهَ
إِلَّا
هُوَ
عَلَيْهِ
تَوَكَّلْتُ
وَإِلَيْهِ
مَتَابِ
ﱧ
So We have sent you [Prophet] to a community- other communities passed away long before them- to recite to them what We reveal to you. Yet they disbelieve in the Lord of Mercy. Say, ‘He is my Lord: there is no god but Him. I put my trust in Him and to Him is my return.’

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

13:31
وَلَوْ
أَنَّ
قُرْءَانًۭا
سُيِّرَتْ
بِهِ
ٱلْجِبَالُ
أَوْ
قُطِّعَتْ
بِهِ
ٱلْأَرْضُ
أَوْ
كُلِّمَ
بِهِ
ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ ۗ
بَل
لِّلَّهِ
ٱلْأَمْرُ
جَمِيعًا ۗ
أَفَلَمْ
يَا۟يْـَٔسِ
ٱلَّذِينَ
ءَامَنُوٓا۟
أَن
لَّوْ
يَشَآءُ
ٱللَّهُ
لَهَدَى
ٱلنَّاسَ
جَمِيعًۭا ۗ
وَلَا
يَزَالُ
ٱلَّذِينَ
كَفَرُوا۟
تُصِيبُهُم
بِمَا
صَنَعُوا۟
قَارِعَةٌ
أَوْ
تَحُلُّ
قَرِيبًۭا
مِّن
دَارِهِمْ
حَتَّىٰ
يَأْتِىَ
وَعْدُ
ٱللَّهِ ۚ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
لَا
يُخْلِفُ
ٱلْمِيعَادَ
ﲟ
If there were ever to be a Quran with which mountains could be moved, the earth shattered, or the dead made to speak [it would have been this one], but everything is truly in God’s hands. Do the believers not realize that if God had so willed, He could have guided all mankind? As for the disbelievers, because of their misdeeds, disaster will not cease to afflict them or fall close to their homes until God’s promise is fulfilled: God never fails to keep His promise.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

13:32
وَلَقَدِ
ٱسْتُهْزِئَ
بِرُسُلٍۢ
مِّن
قَبْلِكَ
فَأَمْلَيْتُ
لِلَّذِينَ
كَفَرُوا۟
ثُمَّ
أَخَذْتُهُمْ ۖ
فَكَيْفَ
كَانَ
عِقَابِ
ﲮ
Many messengers before you [Muhammad] were mocked, but I granted respite to the disbelievers: in the end, I took them to task- how terrible My punishment was!

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

13:33
أَفَمَنْ
هُوَ
قَآئِمٌ
عَلَىٰ
كُلِّ
نَفْسٍۭ
بِمَا
كَسَبَتْ ۗ
وَجَعَلُوا۟
لِلَّهِ
شُرَكَآءَ
قُلْ
سَمُّوهُمْ ۚ
أَمْ
تُنَبِّـُٔونَهُۥ
بِمَا
لَا
يَعْلَمُ
فِى
ٱلْأَرْضِ
أَم
بِظَـٰهِرٍۢ
مِّنَ
ٱلْقَوْلِ ۗ
بَلْ
زُيِّنَ
لِلَّذِينَ
كَفَرُوا۟
مَكْرُهُمْ
وَصُدُّوا۟
عَنِ
ٱلسَّبِيلِ ۗ
وَمَن
يُضْلِلِ
ٱللَّهُ
فَمَا
لَهُۥ
مِنْ
هَادٍۢ
ﳚ
Is He who stands over every soul marking its action [in need of any partner]? Yet they ascribe partners to God. Say, ‘Name them,’ or, ‘Can you tell Him about something on the earth He does not know to exist, or is this just a display of words?’ But the things they devise are made alluring to the disbelievers and they are barred from the [right] path: no one can guide those God leaves to stray.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

13:34
لَّهُمْ
عَذَابٌۭ
فِى
ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ
ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖ
وَلَعَذَابُ
ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ
أَشَقُّ ۖ
وَمَا
لَهُم
مِّنَ
ٱللَّهِ
مِن
وَاقٍۢ
ﳫ
There is a punishment for them in this world, but the punishment of the Hereafter will be harder- no one will defend them against God.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

13:35
۞ مَّثَلُ
ٱلْجَنَّةِ
ٱلَّتِى
وُعِدَ
ٱلْمُتَّقُونَ ۖ
تَجْرِى
مِن
تَحْتِهَا
ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ ۖ
أُكُلُهَا
دَآئِمٌۭ
وَظِلُّهَا ۚ
تِلْكَ
عُقْبَى
ٱلَّذِينَ
ٱتَّقَوا۟ ۖ
وَّعُقْبَى
ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
ٱلنَّارُ
ﱙ
Here is a picture of the Garden that those mindful of God have been promised: flowing streams and perpetual food and shade. This is the reward that awaits those who are mindful of God; the disbelievers’ reward is the Fire.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

13:36
وَٱلَّذِينَ
ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمُ
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ
يَفْرَحُونَ
بِمَآ
أُنزِلَ
إِلَيْكَ ۖ
وَمِنَ
ٱلْأَحْزَابِ
مَن
يُنكِرُ
بَعْضَهُۥ ۚ
قُلْ
إِنَّمَآ
أُمِرْتُ
أَنْ
أَعْبُدَ
ٱللَّهَ
وَلَآ
أُشْرِكَ
بِهِۦٓ ۚ
إِلَيْهِ
أَدْعُوا۟
وَإِلَيْهِ
مَـَٔابِ
ﱶ
Those to whom We sent the Scripture rejoice in what has been revealed to you [Prophet]; some factions deny parts of it. Say, ‘I am commanded to worship God, and not join anything with Him in worship: to Him I call [others] and to Him I shall return.’

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

13:37
وَكَذَٰلِكَ
أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ
حُكْمًا
عَرَبِيًّۭا ۚ
وَلَئِنِ
ٱتَّبَعْتَ
أَهْوَآءَهُم
بَعْدَ مَا
جَآءَكَ
مِنَ
ٱلْعِلْمِ
مَا
لَكَ
مِنَ
ٱللَّهِ
مِن
وَلِىٍّۢ
وَلَا
وَاقٍۢ
ﲌ
So We have sent down the Quran to give judgement in the Arabic language. If you were to follow their desires, after the knowledge that has come to you, you would have no one to guard you or protect you from God.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

13:38
وَلَقَدْ
أَرْسَلْنَا
رُسُلًۭا
مِّن
قَبْلِكَ
وَجَعَلْنَا
لَهُمْ
أَزْوَٰجًۭا
وَذُرِّيَّةًۭ ۚ
وَمَا
كَانَ
لِرَسُولٍ
أَن
يَأْتِىَ
بِـَٔايَةٍ
إِلَّا
بِإِذْنِ
ٱللَّهِ ۗ
لِكُلِّ
أَجَلٍۢ
كِتَابٌۭ
ﲤ
We sent messengers before you and gave them wives and offspring; no messenger was given the power to produce a miracle except with God’s permission. There was a Scripture for every age:

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

13:39
يَمْحُوا۟
ٱللَّهُ
مَا
يَشَآءُ
وَيُثْبِتُ ۖ
وَعِندَهُۥٓ
أُمُّ
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ
ﲮ
God erases or confirms whatever He will, and the source of Scripture is with Him.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

13:40
وَإِن
مَّا
نُرِيَنَّكَ
بَعْضَ
ٱلَّذِى
نَعِدُهُمْ
أَوْ
نَتَوَفَّيَنَّكَ
فَإِنَّمَا
عَلَيْكَ
ٱلْبَلَـٰغُ
وَعَلَيْنَا
ٱلْحِسَابُ
ﲼ
Whether We let you [Prophet] see part of what We threaten them with, or cause you to die [before that], your duty is only to deliver the message: the Reckoning is Ours.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

13:41
أَوَلَمْ
يَرَوْا۟
أَنَّا
نَأْتِى
ٱلْأَرْضَ
نَنقُصُهَا
مِنْ
أَطْرَافِهَا ۚ
وَٱللَّهُ
يَحْكُمُ
لَا
مُعَقِّبَ
لِحُكْمِهِۦ ۚ
وَهُوَ
سَرِيعُ
ٱلْحِسَابِ
ﳏ
Do they not see how We come to [their] land and shrink its borders? God decides- no one can reverse His decision- and He is swift in reckoning.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

13:42
وَقَدْ
مَكَرَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
مِن
قَبْلِهِمْ
فَلِلَّهِ
ٱلْمَكْرُ
جَمِيعًۭا ۖ
يَعْلَمُ
مَا
تَكْسِبُ
كُلُّ
نَفْسٍۢ ۗ
وَسَيَعْلَمُ
ٱلْكُفَّـٰرُ
لِمَنْ
عُقْبَى
ٱلدَّارِ
ﳤ
Those before them also schemed, but the overall scheme belongs to God: He knows what each soul does. In the end, the disbelievers will find out who will have the excellent home.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

13:43
وَيَقُولُ
ٱلَّذِينَ
كَفَرُوا۟
لَسْتَ
مُرْسَلًۭا ۚ
قُلْ
كَفَىٰ
بِٱللَّهِ
شَهِيدًۢا
بَيْنِى
وَبَيْنَكُمْ
وَمَنْ
عِندَهُۥ
عِلْمُ
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ
ﱑ
They say, ‘You have not been sent.’ Say, ‘God is sufficient witness between me and you: all knowledge of the Scripture comes from Him.’

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

End of Al-Fatihah

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