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Al-Anbiyaa

الأَنبِيَاءِ

Translation By
Dr. Mustafa Khattab
21:1
ﭑ(Has) approached
ﭒfor [the] mankind
ﭓtheir account
ﭔwhile they
ﭕ(are) in
ﭖheedlessness
ﭗturning away
ﭘ(1)

اقْتَرَبَ لِلنَّاسِ حِسَابُهُمْ وَهُمْ فِي غَفْلَةٍ مُّعْرِضُونَ

˹The time of˺ people’s judgment has drawn near, yet they are heedlessly turning away.
21:2
ﭙNot
ﭚcomes to them
ﭛof
ﭜa Reminder
ﭝfrom
ﭞtheir Lord
ﭟanew
ﭠexcept
ﭡthey listen to it
ﭢwhile they
ﭣ(are at) play
ﭤ(2)

مَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن ذِكْرٍ مِّن رَّبِّهِم مُّحْدَثٍ إِلَّا اسْتَمَعُوهُ وَهُمْ يَلْعَبُونَ

Whatever new reminder comes to them from their Lord, they only listen to it jokingly,
21:3
ﭥDistracted
ﭦﭧtheir hearts
ﭨAnd they conceal
ﭩthe private conversation
ﭪthose who
ﭫ[they] wronged
ﭬIs
ﭭthis
ﭮexcept
ﭯa human being
ﭰﭱlike you
ﭲSo would you approach
ﭳthe magic
ﭴwhile you
ﭵsee (it)
ﭶ(3)

لَاهِيَةً قُلُوبُهُمْ ۗ وَأَسَرُّوا النَّجْوَى الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا هَلْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ ۖ أَفَتَأْتُونَ السِّحْرَ وَأَنتُمْ تُبْصِرُونَ

with their hearts ˹totally˺ distracted. The evildoers would converse secretly, ˹saying,˺ “Is this ˹one˺ not human like yourselves? Would you fall for ˹this˺ witchcraft, even though you can ˹clearly˺ see?”
21:4
ﭷHe said
ﭸMy Lord
ﭹknows
ﭺthe word
ﭻin
ﭼthe heavens
ﭽﭾand the earth
ﭿAnd He
ﮀ(is) the All-Hearer
ﮁthe All-Knower
ﮂ(4)

قَالَ رَبِّي يَعْلَمُ الْقَوْلَ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ

The Prophet responded, “My Lord ˹fully˺ knows every word spoken in the heavens and the earth. For He is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.”
21:5
ﮃNay
ﮄthey say
ﮅMuddled
ﮆdreams
ﮇnay
ﮈhe (has) invented it
ﮉnay
ﮊhe
ﮋ(is) a poet
ﮌSo let him bring us
ﮍa sign
ﮎlike what
ﮏwas sent
ﮐ(to) the former
ﮑ(5)

بَلْ قَالُوا أَضْغَاثُ أَحْلَامٍ بَلِ افْتَرَاهُ بَلْ هُوَ شَاعِرٌ فَلْيَأْتِنَا بِآيَةٍ كَمَا أُرْسِلَ الْأَوَّلُونَ

Yet they say, “This ˹Quran˺ is a set of confused dreams! No, he has fabricated it! No, he must be a poet! So let him bring us a ˹tangible˺ sign like those ˹prophets˺ sent before.”
21:6
ﮒNot
ﮓbelieved
ﮔbefore them
ﮕany
ﮖtown
ﮗﮘwhich We destroyed
ﮙso will they
ﮚbelieve
ﮛ(6)

مَا آمَنَتْ قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَاهَا ۖ أَفَهُمْ يُؤْمِنُونَ

Not a ˹single˺ society We destroyed before them ever believed ˹after receiving the signs˺. Will these ˹pagans˺ then believe?
21:7
ﮜAnd not
ﮝWe sent
ﮞbefore you
ﮟexcept
ﮠmen
ﮡWe revealed
ﮢﮣto them
ﮤSo ask
ﮥ(the) people
ﮦ(of) the Reminder
ﮧif
ﮨyou
ﮩ(do) not
ﮪknow
ﮫ(7)

وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا قَبْلَكَ إِلَّا رِجَالًا نُّوحِي إِلَيْهِمْ ۖ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

We did not send ˹messengers˺ before you ˹O Prophet˺ except mere men inspired by Us. If you ˹polytheists˺ do not know ˹this already˺, then ask those who have knowledge ˹of the Scriptures˺.
21:8
ﮬAnd not
ﮭWe made them
ﮮbodies
ﮯnot
ﮰeating
ﮱthe food
ﯓand not
ﯔthey were
ﯕimmortals
ﯖ(8)

وَمَا جَعَلْنَاهُمْ جَسَدًا لَّا يَأْكُلُونَ الطَّعَامَ وَمَا كَانُوا خَالِدِينَ

We did not give those messengers ˹supernatural˺ bodies that did not need food, nor were they immortal.
21:9
ﯗThen
ﯘWe fulfilled (for) them
ﯙthe promise
ﯚand We saved them
ﯛand whom
ﯜWe willed
ﯝand We destroyed
ﯞthe transgressors
ﯟ(9)

ثُمَّ صَدَقْنَاهُمُ الْوَعْدَ فَأَنجَيْنَاهُمْ وَمَن نَّشَاءُ وَأَهْلَكْنَا الْمُسْرِفِينَ

Then We fulfilled Our promise to them, saving them along with whoever We willed and destroying the transgressors.
21:10
ﯠIndeed
ﯡWe (have) sent down
ﯢto you
ﯣa Book
ﯤin it
ﯥﯦ(is) your mention
ﯧThen will not
ﯨyou use reason
ﯩ(10)

لَقَدْ أَنزَلْنَا إِلَيْكُمْ كِتَابًا فِيهِ ذِكْرُكُمْ ۖ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ

We have surely revealed to you a Book, in which there is glory for you. Will you not then understand?