سورة الصافات
Surah As-Saffat
Those Who Set The Ranks
Surah As-Saffat (Those Who Set The Ranks) is the 37th surah of the Quran. It has 182 verses and is a Meccan surah. Below is the complete Arabic text with an English translation and transliteration, verse by verse.
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
وَ ٱلصَّٰٓفَّٰتِ صَفࣰّا﴿١﴾
Waalssaffati saffan
By those [angels] lined up in rows
فَٱلزَّٰجِرَٰتِ زَجۡرࣰا﴿٢﴾
Faalzzajirati zajran
And those who drive [the clouds]
فَٱلتَّٰلِيَٰتِ ذِكۡرًا﴿٣﴾
Faalttaliyati thikran
And those who recite the message,
إِنَّ إِلَٰهَكُمۡ لَوَٰحِدࣱ﴿٤﴾
Inna ilahakum lawahidun
Indeed, your God is One,
رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَ مَا بَيۡنَهُمَا وَ رَبُّ ٱلۡمَشَٰرِقِ﴿٥﴾
Rabbu alssamawati waalardi wama baynahuma warabbu almashariqi
Lord of the heavens and the earth and that between them and Lord of the sunrises.
إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا بِزِينَةٍ ٱلۡكَوَاكِبِ﴿٦﴾
Inna zayyanna alssamaa alddunya bizeenatin alkawakibi
Indeed, We have adorned the nearest heaven with an adornment of stars
وَ حِفۡظࣰا مِّن كُلِّ شَيۡطَٰنࣲ مَّارِدࣲ﴿٧﴾
Wahifthan min kulli shaytanin maridin
And as protection against every rebellious devil
لَّا يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى ٱلۡمَلَإِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ وَ يُقۡذَفُونَ مِن كُلِّ جَانِبࣲ﴿٨﴾
La yassammaʿoona ila almalai alaʿla wayuqthafoona min kulli janibin
[So] they may not listen to the exalted assembly [of angels] and are pelted from every side,
دُحُورࣰا ۖ وَ لَهُمۡ عَذَابࣱ وَاصِبٌ﴿٩﴾
Duhooran walahum ʿathabun wasibun
Repelled; and for them is a constant punishment,
إِلَّا مَنۡ خَطِفَ ٱلۡخَطۡفَةَ فَأَتۡبَعَهُۥ شِهَابࣱ ثَاقِبࣱ﴿١٠﴾
Illa man khatifa alkhatfata faatbaʿahu shihabun thaqibun
Except one who snatches [some words] by theft, but they are pursued by a burning flame, piercing [in brightness].
فَٱسۡتَفۡتِهِمۡ أَهُمۡ أَشَدُّ خَلۡقًا أَم مَّنۡ خَلَقۡنَآ ۚ إِنَّا خَلَقۡنَٰهُم مِّن طِينࣲ لَّازِبِۭ﴿١١﴾
Faistaftihim ahum ashaddu khalqan am man khalaqna inna khalaqnahum min teenin lazibin
Then inquire of them, [O Muḥammad], "Are they a stronger [or more difficult] creation or those [others] We have created?" Indeed, We created them [i.e., men] from sticky clay.
بَلۡ عَجِبۡتَ وَ يَسۡخَرُونَ﴿١٢﴾
Bal ʿajibta wayaskharoona
But you wonder, while they mock,
وَ إِذَا ذُكِّرُواْ لَا يَذۡكُرُونَ﴿١٣﴾
Waitha thukkiroo la yathkuroona
And when they are reminded, they remember not.
وَ إِذَا رَأَوۡاْ ءَايَةࣰ يَسۡتَسۡخِرُونَ﴿١٤﴾
Waitha raaw ayatan yastaskhiroona
And when they see a sign, they ridicule.
وَ قَالُوٓاْ إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحۡرࣱ مُّبِينٌ﴿١٥﴾
Waqaloo in hatha illa sihrun mubeenun
And say, "This is not but obvious magic.
أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَ كُنَّا تُرَابࣰا وَ عِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبۡعُوثُونَ﴿١٦﴾
Aitha mitna wakunna turaban waʿithaman ainna lamabʿoothoona
When we have died and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?
أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَ﴿١٧﴾
Awaabaona alawwaloona
And our forefathers [as well]?"
قُلۡ نَعَمۡ وَ أَنتُمۡ دَٰخِرُونَ﴿١٨﴾
Qul naʿam waantum dakhiroona
Say, "Yes, and you will be [rendered] contemptible."
فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجۡرَةࣱ وَٰحِدَةࣱ فَإِذَا هُمۡ يَنظُرُونَ﴿١٩﴾
Fainnama hiya zajratun wahidatun faitha hum yanthuroona
It will be only one shout, and at once they will be observing.
وَ قَالُواْ يَٰوَيۡلَنَا هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ ٱلدِّينِ﴿٢٠﴾
Waqaloo ya waylana hatha yawmu alddeeni
They will say, "O woe to us! This is the Day of Recompense."
هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ ٱلَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ﴿٢١﴾
Hatha yawmu alfasli allathee kuntum bihi tukaththiboona
[They will be told], "This is the Day of Judgement which you used to deny."
ٱحۡشُرُواْ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ وَ أَزۡوَٰجَهُمۡ وَ مَا كَانُواْ يَعۡبُدُونَ﴿٢٢﴾
Ohshuroo allatheena thalamoo waazwajahum wama kanoo yaʿbudoona
[The angels will be ordered], "Gather those who committed wrong, their kinds, and what they used to worship
مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ فَٱهۡدُوهُمۡ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ﴿٢٣﴾
Min dooni Allahi faihdoohum ila sirati aljaheemi
Other than Allāh, and guide them to the path of Hellfire
وَ قِفُوهُمۡ ۖ إِنَّهُم مَّسۡـُٔولُونَ﴿٢٤﴾
Waqifoohum innahum masooloona
And stop them; indeed, they are to be questioned."
مَا لَكُمۡ لَا تَنَاصَرُونَ﴿٢٥﴾
Ma lakum la tanasaroona
[They will be asked], "What is [wrong] with you? Why do you not help each other?"
بَلۡ هُمُ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ مُسۡتَسۡلِمُونَ﴿٢٦﴾
Bal humu alyawma mustaslimoona
But they, that Day, are in surrender.
وَ أَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضࣲ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ﴿٢٧﴾
Waaqbala baʿduhum ʿala baʿdin yatasaaloona
And they will approach one another asking [i.e., blaming] each other.
قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّكُمۡ كُنتُمۡ تَأۡتُونَنَا عَنِ ٱلۡيَمِينِ﴿٢٨﴾
Qaloo innakum kuntum tatoonana ʿani alyameeni
They will say, "Indeed, you used to come at us from the right."
قَالُواْ بَل لَّمۡ تَكُونُواْ مُؤۡمِنِينَ﴿٢٩﴾
Qaloo bal lam takoonoo mumineena
They [i.e., the oppressors] will say, "Rather, you [yourselves] were not believers,
وَ مَا كَانَ لَنَا عَلَيۡكُم مِّن سُلۡطَٰنِۭ ۖ بَلۡ كُنتُمۡ قَوۡمࣰا طَٰغِينَ﴿٣٠﴾
Wama kana lana ʿalaykum min sultanin bal kuntum qawman tagheena
And we had over you no authority, but you were a transgressing people.
فَحَقَّ عَلَيۡنَا قَوۡلُ رَبِّنَآ ۖ إِنَّا لَذَآئِقُونَ﴿٣١﴾
Fahaqqa ʿalayna qawlu rabbina inna lathaiqoona
So the word [i.e., decree] of our Lord has come into effect upon us; indeed, we will taste [punishment].
فَأَغۡوَيۡنَٰكُمۡ إِنَّا كُنَّا غَٰوِينَ﴿٣٢﴾
Faaghwaynakum inna kunna ghaweena
And we led you to deviation; indeed, we were deviators."
فَإِنَّهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ فِي ٱلۡعَذَابِ مُشۡتَرِكُونَ﴿٣٣﴾
Fainnahum yawmaithin fee alʿathabi mushtarikoona
So indeed they, that Day, will be sharing in the punishment.
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَفۡعَلُ بِٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ﴿٣٤﴾
Inna kathalika nafʿalu bialmujrimeena
Indeed, that is how We deal with the criminals.
إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُوٓاْ إِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمۡ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ يَسۡتَكۡبِرُونَ﴿٣٥﴾
Innahum kanoo itha qeela lahum la ilaha illa Allahu yastakbiroona
Indeed they, when it was said to them, "There is no deity but Allāh," were arrogant
وَ يَقُولُونَ أَئِنَّا لَتَارِكُوٓاْ ءَالِهَتِنَا لِشَاعِرࣲ مَّجۡنُونِۭ﴿٣٦﴾
Wayaqooloona ainna latarikoo alihatina lishaʿirin majnoonin
And were saying, "Are we to leave our gods for a mad poet?"
بَلۡ جَآءَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَ صَدَّقَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ﴿٣٧﴾
Bal jaa bialhaqqi wasaddaqa almursaleena
Rather, he [i.e., the Prophet (ﷺ)] has come with the truth and confirmed the [previous] messengers.
إِنَّكُمۡ لَذَآئِقُواْ ٱلۡعَذَابِ ٱلۡأَلِيمِ﴿٣٨﴾
Innakum lathaiqoo alʿathabi alaleemi
Indeed, you [disbelievers] will be tasters of the painful punishment,
وَ مَا تُجۡزَوۡنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ﴿٣٩﴾
Wama tujzawna illa ma kuntum taʿmaloona
And you will not be recompensed except for what you used to do -
إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ﴿٤٠﴾
Illa ʿibada Allahi almukhlaseena
But not the chosen servants of Allāh.
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمۡ رِزۡقࣱ مَّعۡلُومࣱ﴿٤١﴾
Olaika lahum rizqun maʿloomun
Those will have a provision determined -
فَوَٰكِهُ وَ هُم مُّكۡرَمُونَ﴿٤٢﴾
Fawakihu wahum mukramoona
Fruits; and they will be honored
فِي جَنَّٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ﴿٤٣﴾
Fee jannati alnnaʿeemi
In gardens of pleasure
عَلَىٰ سُرُرࣲ مُّتَقَٰبِلِينَ﴿٤٤﴾
ʿala sururin mutaqabileena
On thrones facing one another.
يُطَافُ عَلَيۡهِم بِكَأۡسࣲ مِّن مَّعِينِۭ﴿٤٥﴾
Yutafu ʿalayhim bikasin min maʿeenin
There will be circulated among them a cup [of wine] from a flowing spring,
بَيۡضَآءَ لَذَّةࣲ لِّلشَّٰرِبِينَ﴿٤٦﴾
Baydaa laththatin lilshsharibeena
White and delicious to the drinkers;
لَا فِيهَا غَوۡلࣱ وَ لَا هُمۡ عَنۡهَا يُنزَفُونَ﴿٤٧﴾
La feeha ghawlun wala hum ʿanha yunzafoona
No bad effect is there in it, nor from it will they be intoxicated.
وَ عِندَهُمۡ قَٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرۡفِ عِينࣱ﴿٤٨﴾
Waʿindahum qasiratu alttarfi ʿeenun
And with them will be women limiting [their] glances, with large, [beautiful] eyes,
كَأَنَّهُنَّ بَيۡضࣱ مَّكۡنُونࣱ﴿٤٩﴾
Kaannahunna baydun maknoonun
As if they were [delicate] eggs, well-protected.
فَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضࣲ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ﴿٥٠﴾
Faaqbala baʿduhum ʿala baʿdin yatasaaloona
And they will approach one another, inquiring of each other.
قَالَ قَآئِلࣱ مِّنۡهُمۡ إِنِّي كَانَ لِي قَرِينࣱ﴿٥١﴾
Qala qailun minhum innee kana lee qareenun
A speaker among them will say, "Indeed, I had a companion [on earth].
يَقُولُ أَءِنَّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُصَدِّقِينَ﴿٥٢﴾
Yaqoolu ainnaka lamina almusaddiqeena
Who would say, 'Are you indeed of those who believe
أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَ كُنَّا تُرَابࣰا وَ عِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ﴿٥٣﴾
Aitha mitna wakunna turaban waʿithaman ainna lamadeenoona
That when we have died and become dust and bones, we will indeed be recompensed?'"
قَالَ هَلۡ أَنتُم مُّطَّلِعُونَ﴿٥٤﴾
Qala hal antum muttaliʿoona
He will say, "Would you [care to] look?"
فَٱطَّلَعَ فَرَءَاهُ فِي سَوَآءِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ﴿٥٥﴾
Faittalaʿa faraahu fee sawai aljaheemi
And he will look and see him in the midst of the Hellfire.
قَالَ تَٱللَّهِ إِن كِدتَّ لَتُرۡدِينِ﴿٥٦﴾
Qala taAllahi in kidta laturdeeni
He will say, "By Allāh, you almost ruined me.
وَ لَوۡلَا نِعۡمَةُ رَبِّي لَكُنتُ مِنَ ٱلۡمُحۡضَرِينَ﴿٥٧﴾
Walawla niʿmatu rabbee lakuntu mina almuhdareena
If not for the favor of my Lord, I would have been of those brought in [to Hell].
أَفَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَيِّتِينَ﴿٥٨﴾
Afama nahnu bimayyiteena
Then, are we not to die
إِلَّا مَوۡتَتَنَا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ وَ مَا نَحۡنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ﴿٥٩﴾
Illa mawtatana aloola wama nahnu bimuʿaththabeena
Except for our first death, and we will not be punished?"
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ﴿٦٠﴾
Inna hatha lahuwa alfawzu alʿatheemu
Indeed, this is the great attainment.
لِمِثۡلِ هَٰذَا فَلۡيَعۡمَلِ ٱلۡعَٰمِلُونَ﴿٦١﴾
Limithli hatha falyaʿmali alʿamiloona
For the like of this let the workers [on earth] work.
أَذَٰلِكَ خَيۡرࣱ نُّزُلًا أَمۡ شَجَرَةُ ٱلزَّقُّومِ﴿٦٢﴾
Athalika khayrun nuzulan am shajaratu alzzaqqoomi
Is that [i.e., Paradise] a better accommodation or the tree of zaqqūm?
إِنَّا جَعَلۡنَٰهَا فِتۡنَةࣰ لِّلظَّٰلِمِينَ﴿٦٣﴾
Inna jaʿalnaha fitnatan lilththalimeena
Indeed, We have made it a torment for the wrongdoers.
إِنَّهَا شَجَرَةࣱ تَخۡرُجُ فِيٓ أَصۡلِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ﴿٦٤﴾
Innaha shajaratun takhruju fee asli aljaheemi
Indeed, it is a tree issuing from the bottom of the Hellfire,
طَلۡعُهَا كَأَنَّهُۥ رُءُوسُ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ﴿٦٥﴾
Talʿuha kaannahu ruoosu alshshayateeni
Its emerging fruit as if it was heads of the devils.
فَإِنَّهُمۡ لَأٓكِلُونَ مِنۡهَا فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنۡهَا ٱلۡبُطُونَ﴿٦٦﴾
Fainnahum laakiloona minha famalioona minha albutoona
And indeed, they will eat from it and fill with it their bellies.
ثُمَّ إِنَّ لَهُمۡ عَلَيۡهَا لَشَوۡبࣰا مِّنۡ حَمِيمࣲ﴿٦٧﴾
Thumma inna lahum ʿalayha lashawban min hameemin
Then indeed, they will have after it a mixture of scalding water.
ثُمَّ إِنَّ مَرۡجِعَهُمۡ لَإِلَى ٱلۡجَحِيمِ﴿٦٨﴾
Thumma inna marjiʿahum laila aljaheemi
Then indeed, their return will be to the Hellfire.
إِنَّهُمۡ أَلۡفَوۡاْ ءَابَآءَهُمۡ ضَآلِّينَ﴿٦٩﴾
Innahum alfaw abaahum dalleena
Indeed they found their fathers astray.
فَهُمۡ عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِمۡ يُهۡرَعُونَ﴿٧٠﴾
Fahum ʿala atharihim yuhraʿoona
So they hastened [to follow] in their footsteps.
وَ لَقَدۡ ضَلَّ قَبۡلَهُمۡ أَكۡثَرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ﴿٧١﴾
Walaqad dalla qablahum aktharu alawwaleena
And there had already strayed before them most of the former peoples,
وَ لَقَدۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا فِيهِم مُّنذِرِينَ﴿٧٢﴾
Walaqad arsalna feehim munthireena
And We had already sent among them warners.
فَٱنظُرۡ كَيۡفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِينَ﴿٧٣﴾
Faonthur kayfa kana ʿaqibatu almunthareena
Then look how was the end of those who were warned -
إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ﴿٧٤﴾
Illa ʿibada Allahi almukhlaseena
But not the chosen servants of Allāh.
وَ لَقَدۡ نَادَىٰنَا نُوحࣱ فَلَنِعۡمَ ٱلۡمُجِيبُونَ﴿٧٥﴾
Walaqad nadana noohun falaniʿma almujeeboona
And Noah had certainly called Us, and [We are] the best of responders.
وَ نَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَ أَهۡلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلۡكَرۡبِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ﴿٧٦﴾
Wanajjaynahu waahlahu mina alkarbi alʿatheemi
And We saved him and his family from the great affliction.
وَ جَعَلۡنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُۥ هُمُ ٱلۡبَاقِينَ﴿٧٧﴾
Wajaʿalna thurriyyatahu humu albaqeena
And We made his descendants those remaining [on the earth]
وَ تَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ﴿٧٨﴾
Watarakna ʿalayhi fee alakhireena
And left for him [favorable mention] among later generations:
سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ نُوحࣲ فِي ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ﴿٧٩﴾
Salamun ʿala noohin fee alʿalameena
"Peace upon Noah among the worlds."
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ﴿٨٠﴾
Inna kathalika najzee almuhsineena
Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.
إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ﴿٨١﴾
Innahu min ʿibadina almumineena
Indeed, he was of Our believing servants.
ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ﴿٨٢﴾
Thumma aghraqna alakhareena
Then We drowned the others [i.e., disbelievers].
وَ إِنَّ مِن شِيعَتِهِۦ لَإِبۡرَٰهِيمَ﴿٨٣﴾
Wainna min sheeʿatihi laibraheema
And indeed, among his kind was Abraham,
إِذۡ جَآءَ رَبَّهُۥ بِقَلۡبࣲ سَلِيمٍ﴿٨٤﴾
Ith jaa rabbahu biqalbin saleemin
When he came to his Lord with a sound heart
إِذۡ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَ قَوۡمِهِۦ مَاذَا تَعۡبُدُونَ﴿٨٥﴾
Ith qala liabeehi waqawmihi matha taʿbudoona
[And] when he said to his father and his people, "What do you worship?
أَئِفۡكًا ءَالِهَةࣰ دُونَ ٱللَّهِ تُرِيدُونَ﴿٨٦﴾
Aifkan alihatan doona Allahi tureedoona
Is it falsehood [as] gods other than Allāh you desire?
فَمَا ظَنُّكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ﴿٨٧﴾
Fama thannukum birabbi alʿalameena
Then what is your thought about the Lord of the worlds?"
فَنَظَرَ نَظۡرَةࣰ فِي ٱلنُّجُومِ﴿٨٨﴾
Fanathara nathratan fee alnnujoomi
And he cast a look at the stars
فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَقِيمࣱ﴿٨٩﴾
Faqala innee saqeemun
And said, "Indeed, I am [about to be] ill."
فَتَوَلَّوۡاْ عَنۡهُ مُدۡبِرِينَ﴿٩٠﴾
Fatawallaw ʿanhu mudbireena
So they turned away from him, departing.
فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ ءَالِهَتِهِمۡ فَقَالَ أَلَا تَأۡكُلُونَ﴿٩١﴾
Faragha ila alihatihim faqala ala takuloona
Then he turned to their gods and said, "Do you not eat?
مَا لَكُمۡ لَا تَنطِقُونَ﴿٩٢﴾
Ma lakum la tantiqoona
What is [wrong] with you that you do not speak?"
فَرَاغَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ ضَرۡبَۢا بِٱلۡيَمِينِ﴿٩٣﴾
Faragha ʿalayhim darban bialyameeni
And he turned upon them a blow with [his] right hand.
فَأَقۡبَلُوٓاْ إِلَيۡهِ يَزِفُّونَ﴿٩٤﴾
Faaqbaloo ilayhi yaziffoona
Then they [i.e., the people] came toward him, hastening.
قَالَ أَتَعۡبُدُونَ مَا تَنۡحِتُونَ﴿٩٥﴾
Qala ataʿbudoona ma tanhitoona
He said, "Do you worship that which you [yourselves] carve,
وَ ٱللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمۡ وَ مَا تَعۡمَلُونَ﴿٩٦﴾
WaAllahu khalaqakum wama taʿmaloona
While Allāh created you and that which you do?"
قَالُواْ ٱبۡنُواْ لَهُۥ بُنۡيَٰنࣰا فَأَلۡقُوهُ فِي ٱلۡجَحِيمِ﴿٩٧﴾
Qaloo ibnoo lahu bunyanan faalqoohu fee aljaheemi
They said, "Construct for him a structure [i.e., furnace] and throw him into the burning fire."
فَأَرَادُواْ بِهِۦ كَيۡدࣰا فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمُ ٱلۡأَسۡفَلِينَ﴿٩٨﴾
Faaradoo bihi kaydan fajaʿalnahumu alasfaleena
And they intended for him a plan [i.e., harm], but We made them the most debased.
وَ قَالَ إِنِّي ذَاهِبٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّي سَيَهۡدِينِ﴿٩٩﴾
Waqala innee thahibun ila rabbee sayahdeeni
And [then] he said, "Indeed, I will go to [where I am ordered by] my Lord; He will guide me.
رَبِّ هَبۡ لِي مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ﴿١٠٠﴾
Rabbi hab lee mina alssaliheena
My Lord, grant me [a child] from among the righteous."
فَبَشَّرۡنَٰهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ حَلِيمࣲ﴿١٠١﴾
Fabashsharnahu bighulamin haleemin
So We gave him good tidings of a forbearing boy.
فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مَعَهُ ٱلسَّعۡيَ قَالَ يَٰبُنَيَّ إِنِّيٓ أَرَىٰ فِي ٱلۡمَنَامِ أَنِّيٓ أَذۡبَحُكَ فَٱنظُرۡ مَاذَا تَرَىٰ ۚ قَالَ يَٰٓأَبَتِ ٱفۡعَلۡ مَا تُؤۡمَرُ ۖ سَتَجِدُنِيٓ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ﴿١٠٢﴾
Falamma balagha maʿahu alssaʿya qala ya bunayya innee ara fee almanami annee athbahuka faonthur matha tara qala ya abati ifʿal ma tumaru satajidunee in shaa Allahu mina alssabireena
And when he reached with him [the age of] exertion, he said, "O my son, indeed I have seen in a dream that I [must] sacrifice you, so see what you think." He said, "O my father, do as you are commanded. You will find me, if Allāh wills, of the steadfast."
فَلَمَّآ أَسۡلَمَا وَ تَلَّهُۥ لِلۡجَبِينِ﴿١٠٣﴾
Falamma aslama watallahu liljabeeni
And when they had both submitted and he put him down upon his forehead,
وَ نَٰدَيۡنَٰهُ أَن يَٰٓإِبۡرَٰهِيمُ﴿١٠٤﴾
Wanadaynahu an ya ibraheemu
We called to him, "O Abraham,
قَدۡ صَدَّقۡتَ ٱلرُّءۡيَآ ۚ إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ﴿١٠٥﴾
Qad saddaqta alrruya inna kathalika najzee almuhsineena
You have fulfilled the vision." Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلۡبَلَٰٓؤُاْ ٱلۡمُبِينُ﴿١٠٦﴾
Inna hatha lahuwa albalao almubeenu
Indeed, this was the clear trial.
وَ فَدَيۡنَٰهُ بِذِبۡحٍ عَظِيمࣲ﴿١٠٧﴾
Wafadaynahu bithibhin ʿatheemin
And We ransomed him with a great sacrifice,
وَ تَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ﴿١٠٨﴾
Watarakna ʿalayhi fee alakhireena
And We left for him [favorable mention] among later generations:
سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ﴿١٠٩﴾
Salamun ʿala ibraheema
"Peace upon Abraham."
كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ﴿١١٠﴾
Kathalika najzee almuhsineena
Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.
إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ﴿١١١﴾
Innahu min ʿibadina almumineena
Indeed, he was of Our believing servants.
وَ بَشَّرۡنَٰهُ بِإِسۡحَٰقَ نَبِيࣰّا مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ﴿١١٢﴾
Wabashsharnahu biishaqa nabiyyan mina alssaliheena
And We gave him good tidings of Isaac, a prophet from among the righteous.
وَ بَٰرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ وَ عَلَىٰٓ إِسۡحَٰقَ ۚ وَ مِن ذُرِّيَّتِهِمَا مُحۡسِنࣱ وَ ظَالِمࣱ لِّنَفۡسِهِۦ مُبِينࣱ﴿١١٣﴾
Wabarakna ʿalayhi waʿala ishaqa wamin thurriyyatihima muhsinun wathalimun linafsihi mubeenun
And We blessed him and Isaac. But among their descendants is the doer of good and the clearly unjust to himself [i.e., sinner].
وَ لَقَدۡ مَنَنَّا عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَ هَٰرُونَ﴿١١٤﴾
Walaqad mananna ʿala moosa waharoona
And We did certainly confer favor upon Moses and Aaron.
وَ نَجَّيۡنَٰهُمَا وَ قَوۡمَهُمَا مِنَ ٱلۡكَرۡبِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ﴿١١٥﴾
Wanajjaynahuma waqawmahuma mina alkarbi alʿatheemi
And We saved them and their people from the great affliction,
وَ نَصَرۡنَٰهُمۡ فَكَانُواْ هُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ﴿١١٦﴾
Wanasarnahum fakanoo humu alghalibeena
And We supported them so it was they who overcame.
وَ ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمَا ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَبِينَ﴿١١٧﴾
Waataynahuma alkitaba almustabeena
And We gave them the explicit Scripture [i.e., the Torah],
وَ هَدَيۡنَٰهُمَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقِيمَ﴿١١٨﴾
Wahadaynahuma alssirata almustaqeema
And We guided them on the straight path.
وَ تَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمَا فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ﴿١١٩﴾
Watarakna ʿalayhima fee alakhireena
And We left for them [favorable mention] among later generations:
سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَ هَٰرُونَ﴿١٢٠﴾
Salamun ʿala moosa waharoona
"Peace upon Moses and Aaron."
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ﴿١٢١﴾
Inna kathalika najzee almuhsineena
Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.
إِنَّهُمَا مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ﴿١٢٢﴾
Innahuma min ʿibadina almumineena
Indeed, they were of Our believing servants.
وَ إِنَّ إِلۡيَاسَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ﴿١٢٣﴾
Wainna ilyasa lamina almursaleena
And indeed, Elias was from among the messengers,
إِذۡ قَالَ لِقَوۡمِهِۦٓ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ﴿١٢٤﴾
Ith qala liqawmihi ala tattaqoona
When he said to his people, "Will you not fear Allāh?
أَتَدۡعُونَ بَعۡلࣰا وَ تَذَرُونَ أَحۡسَنَ ٱلۡخَٰلِقِينَ﴿١٢٥﴾
Atadʿoona baʿlan watatharoona ahsana alkhaliqeena
Do you call upon Baʿl and leave the best of creators -
ٱللَّهَ رَبَّكُمۡ وَ رَبَّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ﴿١٢٦﴾
Allaha rabbakum warabba abaikumu alawwaleena
Allāh, your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers?"
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَإِنَّهُمۡ لَمُحۡضَرُونَ﴿١٢٧﴾
Fakaththaboohu fainnahum lamuhdaroona
And they denied him, so indeed, they will be brought [for punishment],
إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ﴿١٢٨﴾
Illa ʿibada Allahi almukhlaseena
Except the chosen servants of Allāh.
وَ تَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ﴿١٢٩﴾
Watarakna ʿalayhi fee alakhireena
And We left for him [favorable mention] among later generations:
سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِلۡ يَاسِينَ﴿١٣٠﴾
Salamun ʿala il yaseena
"Peace upon Elias."
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ﴿١٣١﴾
Inna kathalika najzee almuhsineena
Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.
إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ﴿١٣٢﴾
Innahu min ʿibadina almumineena
Indeed, he was of Our believing servants.
وَ إِنَّ لُوطࣰا لَّمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ﴿١٣٣﴾
Wainna lootan lamina almursaleena
And indeed, Lot was among the messengers.
إِذۡ نَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَ أَهۡلَهُۥٓ أَجۡمَعِينَ﴿١٣٤﴾
Ith najjaynahu waahlahu ajmaʿeena
[So mention] when We saved him and his family, all,
إِلَّا عَجُوزࣰا فِي ٱلۡغَٰبِرِينَ﴿١٣٥﴾
Illa ʿajoozan fee alghabireena
Except an old woman [i.e., his wife] among those who remained [with the evildoers].
ثُمَّ دَمَّرۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ﴿١٣٦﴾
Thumma dammarna alakhareena
Then We destroyed the others.
وَ إِنَّكُمۡ لَتَمُرُّونَ عَلَيۡهِم مُّصۡبِحِينَ﴿١٣٧﴾
Wainnakum latamurroona ʿalayhim musbiheena
And indeed, you pass by them in the morning
وَ بِٱلَّيۡلِ ۚ أَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُونَ﴿١٣٨﴾
Wabiallayli afala taʿqiloona
And at night. Then will you not use reason?
وَ إِنَّ يُونُسَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ﴿١٣٩﴾
Wainna yoonusa lamina almursaleena
And indeed, Jonah was among the messengers.
إِذۡ أَبَقَ إِلَى ٱلۡفُلۡكِ ٱلۡمَشۡحُونِ﴿١٤٠﴾
Ith abaqa ila alfulki almashhooni
[Mention] when he ran away to the laden ship.
فَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُدۡحَضِينَ﴿١٤١﴾
Fasahama fakana mina almudhadeena
And he drew lots and was among the losers.
فَٱلۡتَقَمَهُ ٱلۡحُوتُ وَ هُوَ مُلِيمࣱ﴿١٤٢﴾
Failtaqamahu alhootu wahuwa muleemun
Then the fish swallowed him, while he was blameworthy.
فَلَوۡلَآ أَنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَبِّحِينَ﴿١٤٣﴾
Falawla annahu kana mina almusabbiheena
And had he not been of those who exalt Allāh,
لَلَبِثَ فِي بَطۡنِهِۦٓ إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ يُبۡعَثُونَ﴿١٤٤﴾
Lalabitha fee batnihi ila yawmi yubʿathoona
He would have remained inside its belly until the Day they are resurrected.
فَنَبَذۡنَٰهُ بِٱلۡعَرَآءِ وَ هُوَ سَقِيمࣱ﴿١٤٥﴾
Fanabathnahu bialʿarai wahuwa saqeemun
But We threw him onto the open shore while he was ill.
وَ أَنۢبَتۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ شَجَرَةࣰ مِّن يَقۡطِينࣲ﴿١٤٦﴾
Waanbatna ʿalayhi shajaratan min yaqteenin
And We caused to grow over him a gourd vine.
وَ أَرۡسَلۡنَٰهُ إِلَىٰ مِاْئَةِ أَلۡفٍ أَوۡ يَزِيدُونَ﴿١٤٧﴾
Waarsalnahu ila miati alfin aw yazeedoona
And We sent him to [his people of] a hundred thousand or more.
فَـَٔامَنُواْ فَمَتَّعۡنَٰهُمۡ إِلَىٰ حِينࣲ﴿١٤٨﴾
Faamanoo famattaʿnahum ila heenin
And they believed, so We gave them enjoyment [of life] for a time.
فَٱسۡتَفۡتِهِمۡ أَلِرَبِّكَ ٱلۡبَنَاتُ وَ لَهُمُ ٱلۡبَنُونَ﴿١٤٩﴾
Faistaftihim alirabbika albanatu walahumu albanoona
So inquire of them, [O Muḥammad], "Does your Lord have daughters while they have sons?
أَمۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ إِنَٰثࣰا وَ هُمۡ شَٰهِدُونَ﴿١٥٠﴾
Am khalaqna almalaikata inathan wahum shahidoona
Or did We create the angels as females while they were witnesses?"
أَلَآ إِنَّهُم مِّنۡ إِفۡكِهِمۡ لَيَقُولُونَ﴿١٥١﴾
Ala innahum min ifkihim layaqooloona
Unquestionably, it is out of their [invented] falsehood that they say,
وَلَدَ ٱللَّهُ وَ إِنَّهُمۡ لَكَٰذِبُونَ﴿١٥٢﴾
Walada Allahu wainnahum lakathiboona
"Allāh has begotten," and indeed, they are liars.
أَصۡطَفَى ٱلۡبَنَاتِ عَلَى ٱلۡبَنِينَ﴿١٥٣﴾
Astafa albanati ʿala albaneena
Has He chosen daughters over sons?
مَا لَكُمۡ كَيۡفَ تَحۡكُمُونَ﴿١٥٤﴾
Ma lakum kayfa tahkumoona
What is [wrong] with you? How do you make judgement?
أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ﴿١٥٥﴾
Afala tathakkaroona
Then will you not be reminded?
أَمۡ لَكُمۡ سُلۡطَٰنࣱ مُّبِينࣱ﴿١٥٦﴾
Am lakum sultanun mubeenun
Or do you have a clear authority?
فَأۡتُواْ بِكِتَٰبِكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ﴿١٥٧﴾
Fatoo bikitabikum in kuntum sadiqeena
Then produce your scripture, if you should be truthful.
وَ جَعَلُواْ بَيۡنَهُۥ وَ بَيۡنَ ٱلۡجِنَّةِ نَسَبࣰا ۚ وَ لَقَدۡ عَلِمَتِ ٱلۡجِنَّةُ إِنَّهُمۡ لَمُحۡضَرُونَ﴿١٥٨﴾
Wajaʿaloo baynahu wabayna aljinnati nasaban walaqad ʿalimati aljinnatu innahum lamuhdaroona
And they have made [i.e., claimed] between Him and the jinn a lineage, but the jinn have already known that they [who made such claims] will be brought [to punishment].
سُبۡحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ﴿١٥٩﴾
Subhana Allahi ʿamma yasifoona
Exalted is Allāh above what they describe,
إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ﴿١٦٠﴾
Illa ʿibada Allahi almukhlaseena
Except the chosen servants of Allāh [who do not share in that sin].
فَإِنَّكُمۡ وَ مَا تَعۡبُدُونَ﴿١٦١﴾
Fainnakum wama taʿbudoona
So indeed, you [disbelievers] and whatever you worship,
مَآ أَنتُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ بِفَٰتِنِينَ﴿١٦٢﴾
Ma antum ʿalayhi bifatineena
You cannot tempt [anyone] away from Him
إِلَّا مَنۡ هُوَ صَالِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ﴿١٦٣﴾
Illa man huwa sali aljaheemi
Except he who is to [enter and] burn in the Hellfire.
وَ مَا مِنَّآ إِلَّا لَهُۥ مَقَامࣱ مَّعۡلُومࣱ﴿١٦٤﴾
Wama minna illa lahu maqamun maʿloomun
[The angels say], "There is not among us any except that he has a known position.
وَ إِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلصَّآفُّونَ﴿١٦٥﴾
Wainna lanahnu alssaffoona
And indeed, we are those who line up [for prayer].
وَ إِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلۡمُسَبِّحُونَ﴿١٦٦﴾
Wainna lanahnu almusabbihoona
And indeed, we are those who exalt Allāh."
وَ إِن كَانُواْ لَيَقُولُونَ﴿١٦٧﴾
Wain kanoo layaqooloona
And indeed, they [i.e., the disbelievers] used to say,
لَوۡ أَنَّ عِندَنَا ذِكۡرࣰا مِّنَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ﴿١٦٨﴾
Law anna ʿindana thikran mina alawwaleena
"If we had a message from [those of] the former peoples,
لَكُنَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ﴿١٦٩﴾
Lakunna ʿibada Allahi almukhlaseena
We would have been the chosen servants of Allāh."
فَكَفَرُواْ بِهِۦ ۖ فَسَوۡفَ يَعۡلَمُونَ﴿١٧٠﴾
Fakafaroo bihi fasawfa yaʿlamoona
But they disbelieved in it, so they are going to know.
وَ لَقَدۡ سَبَقَتۡ كَلِمَتُنَا لِعِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ﴿١٧١﴾
Walaqad sabaqat kalimatuna liʿibadina almursaleena
And Our word [i.e., decree] has already preceded for Our servants, the messengers,
إِنَّهُمۡ لَهُمُ ٱلۡمَنصُورُونَ﴿١٧٢﴾
Innahum lahumu almansooroona
[That] indeed, they would be those given victory
وَ إِنَّ جُندَنَا لَهُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبُونَ﴿١٧٣﴾
Wainna jundana lahumu alghaliboona
And [that] indeed, Our soldiers [i.e., the believers] will be those who overcome.
فَتَوَلَّ عَنۡهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ حِينࣲ﴿١٧٤﴾
Fatawalla ʿanhum hatta heenin
So, [O Muḥammad], leave them for a time.
وَ أَبۡصِرۡهُمۡ فَسَوۡفَ يُبۡصِرُونَ﴿١٧٥﴾
Waabsirhum fasawfa yubsiroona
And see [what will befall] them, for they are going to see.
أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَ﴿١٧٦﴾
Afabiʿathabina yastaʿjiloona
Then for Our punishment are they impatient?
فَإِذَا نَزَلَ بِسَاحَتِهِمۡ فَسَآءَ صَبَاحُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِينَ﴿١٧٧﴾
Faitha nazala bisahatihim fasaa sabahu almunthareena
But when it descends in their territory, then evil is the morning of those who were warned.
وَ تَوَلَّ عَنۡهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ حِينࣲ﴿١٧٨﴾
Watawalla ʿanhum hatta heenin
And leave them for a time.
وَ أَبۡصِرۡ فَسَوۡفَ يُبۡصِرُونَ﴿١٧٩﴾
Waabsir fasawfa yubsiroona
And see, for they are going to see.
سُبۡحَٰنَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ ٱلۡعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ﴿١٨٠﴾
Subhana rabbika rabbi alʿizzati ʿamma yasifoona
Exalted is your Lord, the Lord of might, above what they describe.
وَ سَلَٰمٌ عَلَى ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ﴿١٨١﴾
Wasalamun ʿala almursaleena
And peace upon the messengers.
وَ ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ﴿١٨٢﴾
Waalhamdu lillahi rabbi alʿalameena
And praise to Allāh, Lord of the worlds.
Translation: Saheeh International · Transliteration
About this surah
Name
The name is derived from the word was saaffat with which the Surah begins.
Period of Revelation
The subject matter and the style show that this Surah probably was sent down in the middle of the Makkan period, or perhaps in the last stage of the middle Makkan period. The style clearly indicates that antagonism is raging strong in the background and the Holy Prophet and his Companions are passing through very difficult and discouraging circumstances.
Subject Matter and Theme
The disbelievers of Makkah have been severely warned for their attitude of mockery and derision with which they were responding to the Holy Prophet's message of Tauhid and the Hereafter and for their utter refusal to accept and acknowledge his claim to Prophethood. In the end, they have been plainly warned that the Prophet whom they are mocking and ridiculing will overwhelm them in spite of their power and self and they will find the army of Allah encamping in the very courtyards of their houses (vv. 171-179. This notice was given at a time when there appeared no chance whatever of the Holy Prophet's success and triumph. The Muslims (who have been called Allah's army in these verses) were being made the target of severe persecution. Three- fourth of their population had already emigrated and hardly 40 to 50 of the Companions were left with the Holy Prophet in Makkah who were experiencing all sorts of the excesses with utter helplessness. Under such circumstances, in view of the apparent conditions, no one could believe that the Holy Prophet and the handful of his ill equipped Companions would ultimately attain dominance. The people rather thought that the new movement would end and be buried in the ravines of Makkah. But hardly 15 to 16 years had passed when on the conquest of Makkah precisely the same thing happened of which the disbelievers had been forewarned.
Along with administering warnings, Allah in this Surah has done full justice also to the theme of inducement and instruction in a balanced way. Brief but impressive arguments have been given about the validity of the doctrines of Tauhid and the Hereafter. Criticism has been made of the creed of the mushrikin to show the absurdity of their beliefs; they have been informed of the evil consequences of their deviations, which have been contrasted with the splendid results of the faith and righteous acts. Then, in continuation of the same, Precedents from past history have been cited to show how Allah had been treating His Prophets and their followers : how He has been favoring His faithful servants and punishing their deniers and rejectors.
The most instructive of the historical narratives presented in this Surah is the important event of the pious life of the Prophet Abraham, who became ready to sacrifice his only son as soon as he received an inspiration from Allah. In this there was a lesson not only for the disbelieving Quraish, who waxed proud of their blood relationship with him, but also for the Muslims who had believed in Allah and His Messenger. By narrating this event they were told what is the essence and the real spirit of Islam, and how a true believer should be ready to sacrifice his all for the pleasure and approval of Allah after he has adopted it as his Faith and Creed.
The last verses of the Surah were not only a warning for the disbelievers but also a good news for the believers who were passing through highly unfavorable and discouraging conditions on account of their supporting and following the Holy Prophet. In these verses they were given the good news that they should not be disheartened at the hardships and difficulties they had to encounter in the beginning, for in the end they alone would attain dominance, and the standard bearers of falsehood, who appeared to be dominant at the time would be overwhelmed and vanquished at their hands. A few years later the turn the events took, proved that it was not an empty consolation but an inevitable reality of which they had been foretold in order to strengthen their hearts.
Source: Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi - Tafhim al-Qur'an - The Meaning of the Quran