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Al-Ahqaf

الأَحۡقَافِ

Translation By
Dr. Mustafa Khattab
46:1
ﮑHa Meem
ﮒ(1)

حم

Ḥâ-Mĩm.
46:2
ﮓ(The) revelation
ﮔ(of) the Book
ﮕ(is) from
ﮖAllah
ﮗthe All-Mighty
ﮘthe All-Wise
ﮙ(2)

تَنزِيلُ الْكِتَابِ مِنَ اللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَكِيمِ

The revelation of this Book is from Allah—the Almighty, All-Wise.
46:3
ﮚNot
ﮛWe created
ﮜthe heavens
ﮝand the earth
ﮞand what
ﮟ(is) between both of them
ﮠexcept
ﮡin truth
ﮢand (for) a term
ﮣﮤappointed
ﮥBut those who
ﮦdisbelieve
ﮧfrom what
ﮨthey are warned
ﮩ(are) turning away
ﮪ(3)

مَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ وَأَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ۚ وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا عَمَّا أُنذِرُوا مُعْرِضُونَ

We only created the heavens and the earth and everything in between for a purpose and an appointed term. Yet the disbelievers are turning away from what they have been warned about.
46:4
ﮫSay
ﮬDo you see
ﮭwhat
ﮮyou call
ﮯbesides
ﮰbesides
ﮱAllah
ﯓShow me
ﯔwhat
ﯕthey have created
ﯖof
ﯗthe earth
ﯘor
ﯙfor them
ﯚ(is) any share
ﯛin
ﯜﯝthe heavens
ﯞBring me
ﯟa book
ﯠfrom
ﯡbefore
ﯢthis
ﯣor
ﯤa trace
ﯥof
ﯦknowledge
ﯧif
ﯨyou are
ﯩtruthful
ﯪ(4)

قُلْ أَرَأَيْتُم مَّا تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ أَرُونِي مَاذَا خَلَقُوا مِنَ الْأَرْضِ أَمْ لَهُمْ شِرْكٌ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ ۖ ائْتُونِي بِكِتَابٍ مِّن قَبْلِ هَٰذَا أَوْ أَثَارَةٍ مِّنْ عِلْمٍ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ

Ask ˹them, O  Prophet˺, “Have you considered whatever ˹idols˺ you invoke besides Allah? Show me what they have created on earth! Or do they have a share in ˹the creation of˺ the heavens? Bring me a scripture ˹revealed˺ before this ˹Quran˺ or a shred of knowledge, if what you say is true.”
46:5
ﯫAnd who
ﯬ(is) more astray
ﯭthan (he) who
ﯮcalls
ﯯbesides
ﯰbesides
ﯱAllah
ﯲwho
ﯳwill not respond
ﯴwill not respond
ﯵto him
ﯶuntil
ﯷ(the) Day
ﯸ(of) Resurrection
ﯹand they
ﯺof
ﯻtheir calls
ﯼ(are) unaware
ﯽ(5)

وَمَنْ أَضَلُّ مِمَّن يَدْعُو مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ مَن لَّا يَسْتَجِيبُ لَهُ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَهُمْ عَن دُعَائِهِمْ غَافِلُونَ

And who could be more astray than those who call upon others besides Allah—˹others˺ that cannot respond to them until the Day of Judgment, and are ˹even˺ unaware of their calls?
46:6
ﭑAnd when
ﭒare gathered
ﭓthe people
ﭔthey will be
ﭕfor them
ﭖenemies
ﭗand they will be
ﭘof their worship
ﭙdeniers
ﭚ(6)

وَإِذَا حُشِرَ النَّاسُ كَانُوا لَهُمْ أَعْدَاءً وَكَانُوا بِعِبَادَتِهِمْ كَافِرِينَ

And when ˹such˺ people will be gathered together, those ˹gods˺ will be their enemies and will disown their worship.
46:7
ﭛAnd when
ﭜare recited
ﭝto them
ﭞOur Verses
ﭟclear
ﭠsay
ﭡthose who
ﭢdisbelieve
ﭣof the truth
ﭤwhen
ﭥit comes to them
ﭦThis
ﭧ(is) a magic
ﭨclear
ﭩ(7)

وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ آيَاتُنَا بَيِّنَاتٍ قَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لِلْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَاءَهُمْ هَٰذَا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ

Whenever Our clear revelations are recited to them, the disbelievers say of the truth when it has come to them, “This is pure magic.”
46:8
ﭪOr
ﭫthey say
ﭬﭭHe has invented it
ﭮSay
ﭯIf
ﭰI have invented it
ﭱthen not
ﭲyou have power
ﭳfor me
ﭴagainst
ﭵAllah
ﭶﭷanything
ﭸHe
ﭹknows best
ﭺof what
ﭻyou utter
ﭼﭽconcerning it
ﭾSufficient is He
ﭿSufficient is He
ﮀ(as) a Witness
ﮁbetween me
ﮂﮃand between you
ﮄand He
ﮅ(is) the Oft-Forgiving
ﮆthe Most Merciful
ﮇ(8)

أَمْ يَقُولُونَ افْتَرَاهُ ۖ قُلْ إِنِ افْتَرَيْتُهُ فَلَا تَمْلِكُونَ لِي مِنَ اللَّهِ شَيْئًا ۖ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا تُفِيضُونَ فِيهِ ۖ كَفَىٰ بِهِ شَهِيدًا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكُمْ ۖ وَهُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ

Or do they say, “He1 has fabricated this ˹Quran˺!”? Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “If I have done so, then there is nothing whatsoever you can do to save me from Allah. He knows best what ˹slurs˺ you indulge about it. Sufficient is He as a Witness between you and me. And He is the All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”
46:9
ﮈSay
ﮉNot
ﮊI am
ﮋa new (one)
ﮌamong
ﮍthe Messengers
ﮎand not
ﮏI know
ﮐwhat
ﮑwill be done
ﮒwith me
ﮓand not
ﮔﮕwith you
ﮖNot
ﮗI follow
ﮘbut
ﮙwhat
ﮚis revealed
ﮛto me
ﮜand not
ﮝI am
ﮞbut
ﮟa warner
ﮠclear
ﮡ(9)

قُلْ مَا كُنتُ بِدْعًا مِّنَ الرُّسُلِ وَمَا أَدْرِي مَا يُفْعَلُ بِي وَلَا بِكُمْ ۖ إِنْ أَتَّبِعُ إِلَّا مَا يُوحَىٰ إِلَيَّ وَمَا أَنَا إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ

Say, “I am not the first messenger ever sent, nor do I know what will happen to me or you. I only follow what is revealed to me. And I am only sent with a clear warning.”
46:10
ﮢSay
ﮣDo you see
ﮤif
ﮥit is
ﮦfrom Allah
ﮧfrom Allah
ﮨfrom Allah
ﮩand you disbelieve
ﮪin it
ﮫand testifies
ﮬa witness
ﮭfrom
ﮮ(the) Children of Israel
ﮯ(the) Children of Israel
ﮰto
ﮱ(the) like thereof
ﯓthen he believed
ﯔﯕwhile you are arrogant
ﯖIndeed
ﯗAllah
ﯘ(does) not
ﯙguide
ﯚthe people
ﯛthe wrongdoers
ﯜ(10)

قُلْ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِن كَانَ مِنْ عِندِ اللَّهِ وَكَفَرْتُم بِهِ وَشَهِدَ شَاهِدٌ مِّن بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ عَلَىٰ مِثْلِهِ فَآمَنَ وَاسْتَكْبَرْتُمْ ۖ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الظَّالِمِينَ

Ask ˹them, O  Prophet˺, “Consider if this ˹Quran˺ is ˹truly˺ from Allah and you deny it, and a witness from the Children of Israel attests to it and then believes,1 whereas you act arrogantly. Surely Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.”