Verse 1

ﭑﭒ ﭓ ​

As-Saffat

By those who range themselves in ranks,

Verse 2

ﭔﭕ ﭖ ​

And so are strong in repelling (evil),

Verse 3

ﭗﭘ ﭙ ​

And thus proclaim the Message (of Allah)!

Verse 4

ﭚﭛﭜ ﭝ ​

Verily, verily, your Allah is one!-

Verse 5

ﭞﭟﭠﭡﭢﭣﭤ ﭥ ​

Lord of the heavens and of the earth and all between them, and Lord of every point at the rising of the sun!

Verse 6

ﭦﭧﭨﭩﭪﭫ ﭬ ​

We have indeed decked the lower heaven with beauty (in) the stars,-

Verse 7

ﭭﭮﭯﭰﭱ ﭲ ​

(For beauty) and for guard against all obstinate rebellious evil spirits,

Verse 8

ﭳﭴﭵﭶﭷﭸﭹﭺﭻ ﭼ ​

(So) they should not strain their ears in the direction of the Exalted Assembly but be cast away from every side,

Verse 9

ﭽﭾﭿﮀﮁ ﮂ ​

Repulsed, for they are under a perpetual penalty,

Verse 10

ﮃﮄﮅﮆﮇﮈﮉ ﮊ ​

Except such as snatch away something by stealth, and they are pursued by a flaming fire, of piercing brightness.

Verse 11

ﮋﮌﮍﮎﮏﮐﮑﮒﮓﮔﮕﮖﮗ ﮘ ​

Just ask their opinion: are they the more difficult to create, or the (other) beings We have created? Them have We created out of a sticky clay!

Verse 12

ﮙﮚﮛ ﮜ ​

Truly dost thou marvel, while they ridicule,

Verse 13

ﮝﮞﮟﮠ ﮡ ​

And, when they are admonished, pay no heed,-

Verse 14

ﮢﮣﮤﮥ ﮦ ​

And, when they see a Sign, turn it to mockery,

Verse 15

ﮧﮨﮩﮪﮫﮬ ﮭ ​

And say, "This is nothing but evident sorcery!

Verse 16

ﮮﮯﮰﮱﯓﯔﯕ ﯖ ​

"What! when we die, and become dust and bones, shall we (then) be raised up (again)

Verse 17

ﯗﯘ ﯙ ​

"And also our fathers of old?"

Verse 18

ﯚﯛﯜﯝ ﯞ ​

Say thou: "Yea, and ye shall then be humiliated (on account of your evil)."

Verse 19

ﯟﯠﯡﯢﯣﯤﯥ ﯦ ​

Then it will be a single (compelling) cry; and behold, they will begin to see!

Verse 20

ﯧﯨﯩﯪﯫ ﯬ ​

They will say, "Ah! Woe to us! This is the Day of Judgment!"

Verse 21

ﯭﯮﯯﯰﯱﯲﯳ ﯴ ​

(A voice will say,) "This is the Day of Sorting Out, whose truth ye (once) denied!"

Verse 22

ﯵﯶﯷﯸﯹﯺﯻﯼ ﯽ ​

"Bring ye up", it shall be said, "The wrong-doers and their wives, and the things they worshipped-

Verse 23

ﯾﯿﰀﰁﰂﰃﰄ ﰅ ​

"Besides Allah, and lead them to the Way to the (Fierce) Fire!

Verse 24

ﰆﰇﰈﰉ ﰊ ​

"But stop them, for they must be asked:

Verse 25

ﭑﭒﭓﭔ ﭕ ​

"'What is the matter with you that ye help not each other?'"

Verse 26

ﭖﭗﭘﭙ ﭚ ​

Nay, but that day they shall submit (to Judgment);

Verse 27

ﭛﭜﭝﭞﭟ ﭠ ​

And they will turn to one another, and question one another.

Verse 28

ﭡﭢﭣﭤﭥﭦ ﭧ ​

They will say: "It was ye who used to come to us from the right hand (of power and authority)!"

Verse 29

ﭨﭩﭪﭫﭬ ﭭ ​

They will reply: "Nay, ye yourselves had no Faith!

Verse 30

ﭮﭯﭰﭱﭲﭳﭴﭵﭶﭷﭸ ﭹ ​

"Nor had we any authority over you. Nay, it was ye who were a people in obstinate rebellion!

Verse 31

ﭺﭻﭼﭽﭾﭿﮀ ﮁ ​

"So now has been proved true, against us, the word of our Lord that we shall indeed (have to) taste (the punishment of our sins).

Verse 32

ﮂﮃﮄﮅ ﮆ ​

"We led you astray: for truly we were ourselves astray."

Verse 33

ﮇﮈﮉﮊﮋ ﮌ ​

Truly, that Day, they will (all) share in the Penalty.

Verse 34

ﮍﮎﮏﮐ ﮑ ​

Verily that is how We shall deal with Sinners.

Verse 35

ﮒﮓﮔﮕﮖﮗﮘﮙﮚﮛ ﮜ ​

For they, when they were told that there is no god except Allah, would puff themselves up with Pride,

Verse 36

ﮝﮞﮟﮠﮡﮢ ﮣ ​

And say: "What! shall we give up our gods for the sake of a Poet possessed?"

Verse 37

ﮤﮥﮦﮧﮨ ﮩ ​

Nay! he has come with the (very) Truth, and he confirms (the Message of) the messengers (before him).

Verse 38

ﮪﮫﮬﮭ ﮮ ​

Ye shall indeed taste of the Grievous Penalty;-

Verse 39

ﮯﮰﮱﯓﯔﯕ ﯖ ​

But it will be no more than the retribution of (the Evil) that ye have wrought;-

Verse 40

ﯗﯘﯙﯚ ﯛ ​

But the sincere (and devoted) Servants of Allah,-

Verse 41

ﯜﯝﯞﯟ ﯠ ​

For them is a Sustenance determined,

Verse 42

ﯡﯢﯣ ﯤ ​

Fruits (Delights); and they (shall enjoy) honour and dignity,

Verse 43

ﯥﯦﯧ ﯨ ​

In Gardens of Felicity,

Verse 44

ﯩﯪﯫ ﯬ ​

Facing each other on Thrones (of Dignity):

Verse 45

ﯭﯮﯯﯰﯱ ﯲ ​

Round will be passed to them a Cup from a clear-flowing fountain,

Verse 46

ﯳﯴﯵ ﯶ ​

Crystal-white, of a taste delicious to those who drink (thereof),

Verse 47

ﯷﯸﯹﯺﯻﯼﯽ ﯾ ​

Free from headiness; nor will they suffer intoxication therefrom.

Verse 48

ﯿﰀﰁﰂ ﰃ ​

And besides them will be chaste women, restraining their glances, with big eyes (of wonder and beauty).

Verse 49

ﰄﰅﰆ ﰇ ​

As if they were (delicate) eggs closely guarded.

Verse 50

ﰈﰉﰊﰋﰌ ﰍ ​

Then they will turn to one another and question one another.

Verse 51

ﰎﰏﰐﰑﰒﰓﰔ ﰕ ​

One of them will start the talk and say: "I had an intimate companion (on the earth),

Verse 52

ﭑﭒﭓﭔ ﭕ ​

"Who used to say, 'what! art thou amongst those who bear witness to the Truth (of the Message)?

Verse 53

ﭖﭗﭘﭙﭚﭛﭜ ﭝ ​

"'When we die and become dust and bones, shall we indeed receive rewards and punishments?'"

Verse 54

ﭞﭟﭠﭡ ﭢ ​

(A voice) said: "Would ye like to look down?"

Verse 55

ﭣﭤﭥﭦﭧ ﭨ ​

He looked down and saw him in the midst of the Fire.

Verse 56

ﭩﭪﭫﭬﭭ ﭮ ​

He said: "By Allah! thou wast little short of bringing me to perdition!

Verse 57

ﭯﭰﭱﭲﭳﭴ ﭵ ​

"Had it not been for the Grace of my Lord, I should certainly have been among those brought (there)!

Verse 58

ﭶﭷﭸ ﭹ ​

"Is it (the case) that we shall not die,

Verse 59

ﭺﭻﭼﭽﭾﭿ ﮀ ​

"Except our first death, and that we shall not be punished?"

Verse 60

ﮁﮂﮃﮄﮅ ﮆ ​

Verily this is the supreme achievement!

Verse 61

ﮇﮈﮉﮊ ﮋ ​

For the like of this let all strive, who wish to strive.

Verse 62

ﮌﮍﮎﮏﮐﮑ ﮒ ​

Is that the better entertainment or the Tree of Zaqqum?

Verse 63

ﮓﮔﮕﮖ ﮗ ​

For We have truly made it (as) a trial for the wrong-doers.

Verse 64

ﮘﮙﮚﮛﮜﮝ ﮞ ​

For it is a tree that springs out of the bottom of Hell-Fire:

Verse 65

ﮟﮠﮡﮢ ﮣ ​

The shoots of its fruit-stalks are like the heads of devils:

Verse 66

ﮤﮥﮦﮧﮨﮩ ﮪ ​

Truly they will eat thereof and fill their bellies therewith.

Verse 67

ﮫﮬﮭﮮﮯﮰﮱ ﯓ ​

Then on top of that they will be given a mixture made of boiling water.

Verse 68

ﯔﯕﯖﯗﯘ ﯙ ​

Then shall their return be to the (Blazing) Fire.

Verse 69

ﯚﯛﯜﯝ ﯞ ​

Truly they found their fathers on the wrong Path;

Verse 70

ﯟﯠﯡﯢ ﯣ ​

So they (too) were rushed down on their footsteps!

Verse 71

ﯤﯥﯦﯧﯨ ﯩ ​

And truly before them, many of the ancients went astray;-

Verse 72

ﯪﯫﯬﯭ ﯮ ​

But We sent aforetime, among them, (messengers) to admonish them;-

Verse 73

ﯯﯰﯱﯲﯳ ﯴ ​

Then see what was the end of those who were admonished (but heeded not),-

Verse 74

ﯵﯶﯷﯸ ﯹ ​

Except the sincere (and devoted) Servants of Allah.

Verse 75

ﯺﯻﯼﯽﯾ ﯿ ​

(In the days of old), Noah cried to Us, and We are the best to hear prayer.

Verse 76

ﰀﰁﰂﰃﰄ ﰅ ​

And We delivered him and his people from the Great Calamity,

Verse 77

ﭑﭒﭓﭔ ﭕ ​

And made his progeny to endure (on this earth);

Verse 78

ﭖﭗﭘﭙ ﭚ ​

And We left (this blessing) for him among generations to come in later times:

Verse 79

ﭛﭜﭝﭞﭟ ﭠ ​

"Peace and salutation to Noah among the nations!"

Verse 80

ﭡﭢﭣﭤ ﭥ ​

Thus indeed do we reward those who do right.

Verse 81

ﭦﭧﭨﭩ ﭪ ​

For he was one of our believing Servants.

Verse 82

ﭫﭬﭭ ﭮ ​

Then the rest we overwhelmed in the Flood.

Verse 83

ﭯﭰﭱﭲﭳ ﭴ ​

Verily among those who followed his Way was Abraham.

Verse 84

ﭵﭶﭷﭸﭹ ﭺ ​

Behold! he approached his Lord with a sound heart.

Verse 85

ﭻﭼﭽﭾﭿﮀ ﮁ ​

Behold! he said to his father and to his people, "What is that which ye worship?

Verse 86

ﮂﮃﮄﮅﮆ ﮇ ​

"Is it a falsehood- gods other than Allah- that ye desire?

Verse 87

ﮈﮉﮊﮋ ﮌ ​

"Then what is your idea about the Lord of the worlds?"

Verse 88

ﮍﮎﮏﮐ ﮑ ​

Then did he cast a glance at the Stars.

Verse 89

ﮒﮓﮔ ﮕ ​

And he said, "I am indeed sick (at heart)!"

Verse 90

ﮖﮗﮘ ﮙ ​

So they turned away from him, and departed.

Verse 91

ﮚﮛﮜﮝﮞﮟ ﮠ ​

Then did he turn to their gods and said, "will ye not eat (of the offerings before you)?...

Verse 92

ﮡﮢﮣﮤ ﮥ ​

"What is the matter with you that ye speak not (intelligently)?"

Verse 93

ﮦﮧﮨﮩ ﮪ ​

Then did he turn upon them, striking (them) with the right hand.

Verse 94

ﮫﮬﮭ ﮮ ​

Then came (the worshippers) with hurried steps, and faced (him).

Verse 95

ﮯﮰﮱﯓ ﯔ ​

He said: "Worship ye that which ye have (yourselves) carved?

Verse 96

ﯕﯖﯗﯘ ﯙ ​

"But Allah has created you and your handwork!"

Verse 97

ﯚﯛﯜﯝﯞﯟﯠ ﯡ ​

They said, "Build him a furnace, and throw him into the blazing fire!"

Verse 98

ﯢﯣﯤﯥﯦ ﯧ ​

(This failing), they then sought a stratagem against him, but We made them the ones most humiliated!

Verse 99

ﯨﯩﯪﯫﯬﯭ ﯮ ​

He said: "I will go to my Lord! He will surely guide me!

Verse 100

ﯯﯰﯱﯲﯳ ﯴ ​

"O my Lord! Grant me a righteous (son)!"

Verse 101

ﯵﯶﯷ ﯸ ​

So We gave him the good news of a boy ready to suffer and forbear.

Verse 102

ﯹﯺﯻﯼﯽﯾﯿﰀﰁﰂﰃﰄﰅﰆﰇﰈﰉﰊﰋﰌﰍﰎﰏﰐﰑﰒﰓﰔ ﰕ ​

Then, when (the son) reached (the age of) (serious) work with him, he said: "O my son! I see in vision that I offer thee in sacrifice: Now see what is thy view!" (The son) said: "O my father! Do as thou art commanded: thou will find me, if Allah so wills one practising Patience and Constancy!"

Verse 103

ﭑﭒﭓﭔ ﭕ ​

So when they had both submitted their wills (to Allah), and he had laid him prostrate on his forehead (for sacrifice),

Verse 104

ﭖﭗﭘ ﭙ ​

We called out to him "O Abraham!

Verse 105

ﭚﭛﭜﭝﭞﭟﭠﭡ ﭢ ​

"Thou hast already fulfilled the vision!" - thus indeed do We reward those who do right.

Verse 106

ﭣﭤﭥﭦﭧ ﭨ ​

For this was obviously a trial-

Verse 107

ﭩﭪﭫ ﭬ ​

And We ransomed him with a momentous sacrifice:

Verse 108

ﭭﭮﭯﭰ ﭱ ​

And We left (this blessing) for him among generations (to come) in later times:

Verse 109

ﭲﭳﭴ ﭵ ​

"Peace and salutation to Abraham!"

Verse 110

ﭶﭷﭸ ﭹ ​

Thus indeed do We reward those who do right.

Verse 111

ﭺﭻﭼﭽ ﭾ ​

For he was one of our believing Servants.

Verse 112

ﭿﮀﮁﮂﮃ ﮄ ​

And We gave him the good news of Isaac - a prophet,- one of the Righteous.

Verse 113

ﮅﮆﮇﮈﮉﮊﮋﮌﮍﮎﮏ ﮐ ​

We blessed him and Isaac: but of their progeny are (some) that do right, and (some) that obviously do wrong, to their own souls.

Verse 114

ﮑﮒﮓﮔﮕ ﮖ ​

Again (of old) We bestowed Our favour on Moses and Aaron,

Verse 115

ﮗﮘﮙﮚﮛ ﮜ ​

And We delivered them and their people from (their) Great Calamity;

Verse 116

ﮝﮞﮟﮠ ﮡ ​

And We helped them, so they overcame (their troubles);

Verse 117

ﮢﮣﮤ ﮥ ​

And We gave them the Book which helps to make things clear;

Verse 118

ﮦﮧﮨ ﮩ ​

And We guided them to the Straight Way.

Verse 119

ﮪﮫﮬﮭ ﮮ ​

And We left (this blessing) for them among generations (to come) in later times:

Verse 120

ﮯﮰﮱﯓ ﯔ ​

"Peace and salutation to Moses and Aaron!"

Verse 121

ﯕﯖﯗﯘ ﯙ ​

Thus indeed do We reward those who do right.

Verse 122

ﯚﯛﯜﯝ ﯞ ​

For they were two of our believing Servants.

Verse 123

ﯟﯠﯡﯢ ﯣ ​

So also was Elias among those sent (by Us).

Verse 124

ﯤﯥﯦﯧﯨ ﯩ ​

Behold, he said to his people, "Will ye not fear (Allah)?

Verse 125

ﯪﯫﯬﯭﯮ ﯯ ​

"Will ye call upon Baal and forsake the Best of Creators,-

Verse 126

ﯰﯱﯲﯳﯴ ﯵ ​

"Allah, your Lord and Cherisher and the Lord and Cherisher of your fathers of old?"

Verse 127

ﭑﭒﭓ ﭔ ​

But they rejected him, and they will certainly be called up (for punishment),-

Verse 128

ﭕﭖﭗﭘ ﭙ ​

Except the sincere and devoted Servants of Allah (among them).

Verse 129

ﭚﭛﭜﭝ ﭞ ​

And We left (this blessing) for him among generations (to come) in later times:

Verse 130

ﭟﭠﭡﭢ ﭣ ​

"Peace and salutation to such as Elias!"

Verse 131

ﭤﭥﭦﭧ ﭨ ​

Thus indeed do We reward those who do right.

Verse 132

ﭩﭪﭫﭬ ﭭ ​

For he was one of our believing Servants.

Verse 133

ﭮﭯﭰﭱ ﭲ ​

So also was Lut among those sent (by Us).

Verse 134

ﭳﭴﭵﭶ ﭷ ​

Behold, We delivered him and his adherents, all

Verse 135

ﭸﭹﭺﭻ ﭼ ​

Except an old woman who was among those who lagged behind:

Verse 136

ﭽﭾﭿ ﮀ ​

Then We destroyed the rest.

Verse 137

ﮁﮂﮃﮄ ﮅ ​

Verily, ye pass by their (sites), by day-

Verse 138

ﮆﮇﮈﮉ ﮊ ​

And by night: will ye not understand?

Verse 139

ﮋﮌﮍﮎ ﮏ ​

So also was Jonah among those sent (by Us).

Verse 140

ﮐﮑﮒﮓﮔ ﮕ ​

When he ran away (like a slave from captivity) to the ship (fully) laden,

Verse 141

ﮖﮗﮘﮙ ﮚ ​

He (agreed to) cast lots, and he was condemned:

Verse 142

ﮛﮜﮝﮞ ﮟ ​

Then the big Fish did swallow him, and he had done acts worthy of blame.

Verse 143

ﮠﮡﮢﮣﮤ ﮥ ​

Had it not been that he (repented and) glorified Allah,

Verse 144

ﮦﮧﮨﮩﮪﮫ ﮬ ​

He would certainly have remained inside the Fish till the Day of Resurrection.

Verse 145

ﮭﮮﮯﮰﮱ ﯓ ​

But We cast him forth on the naked shore in a state of sickness,

Verse 146

ﯔﯕﯖﯗﯘ ﯙ ​

And We caused to grow, over him, a spreading plant of the gourd kind.

Verse 147

ﯚﯛﯜﯝﯞﯟ ﯠ ​

And We sent him (on a mission) to a hundred thousand (men) or more.

Verse 148

ﯡﯢﯣﯤ ﯥ ​

And they believed; so We permitted them to enjoy (their life) for a while.

Verse 149

ﯦﯧﯨﯩﯪ ﯫ ​

Now ask them their opinion: Is it that thy Lord has (only) daughters, and they have sons?-

Verse 150

ﯬﯭﯮﯯﯰﯱ ﯲ ​

Or that We created the angels female, and they are witnesses (thereto)?

Verse 151

ﯳﯴﯵﯶﯷ ﯸ ​

Is it not that they say, from their own invention,

Verse 152

ﯹﯺﯻﯼ ﯽ ​

"Allah has begotten children"? but they are liars!

Verse 153

ﯾﯿﰀﰁ ﰂ ​

Did He (then) choose daughters rather than sons?

Verse 154

ﭑﭒﭓﭔ ﭕ ​

What is the matter with you? How judge ye?

Verse 155

ﭖﭗ ﭘ ​

Will ye not then receive admonition?

Verse 156

ﭙﭚﭛﭜ ﭝ ​

Or have ye an authority manifest?

Verse 157

ﭞﭟﭠﭡﭢ ﭣ ​

Then bring ye your Book (of authority) if ye be truthful!

Verse 158

ﭤﭥﭦﭧﭨﭩﭪﭫﭬﭭﭮ ﭯ ​

And they have invented a blood-relationship between Him and the Jinns: but the Jinns know (quite well) that they have indeed to appear (before his Judgment-Seat)!

Verse 159

ﭰﭱﭲﭳ ﭴ ​

Glory to Allah! (He is free) from the things they ascribe (to Him)!

Verse 160

ﭵﭶﭷﭸ ﭹ ​

Not (so do) the Servants of Allah, sincere and devoted.

Verse 161

ﭺﭻﭼ ﭽ ​

For, verily, neither ye nor those ye worship-

Verse 162

ﭾﭿﮀﮁ ﮂ ​

Can lead (any) into temptation concerning Allah,

Verse 163

ﮃﮄﮅﮆﮇ ﮈ ​

Except such as are (themselves) going to the blazing Fire!

Verse 164

ﮉﮊﮋﮌﮍﮎ ﮏ ​

(Those ranged in ranks say): "Not one of us but has a place appointed;

Verse 165

ﮐﮑﮒ ﮓ ​

"And we are verily ranged in ranks (for service);

Verse 166

ﮔﮕﮖ ﮗ ​

"And we are verily those who declare (Allah's) glory!"

Verse 167

ﮘﮙﮚ ﮛ ​

And there were those who said,

Verse 168

ﮜﮝﮞﮟﮠﮡ ﮢ ​

"If only we had had before us a Message from those of old,

Verse 169

ﮣﮤﮥﮦ ﮧ ​

"We should certainly have been Servants of Allah, sincere (and devoted)!"

Verse 170

ﮨﮩﮪﮫﮬ ﮭ ​

But (now that the Qur'an has come), they reject it: But soon will they know!

Verse 171

ﮮﮯﮰﮱﯓ ﯔ ​

Already has Our Word been passed before (this) to our Servants sent (by Us),

Verse 172

ﯕﯖﯗ ﯘ ​

That they would certainly be assisted,

Verse 173

ﯙﯚﯛﯜ ﯝ ​

And that Our forces,- they surely must conquer.

Verse 174

ﯞﯟﯠﯡ ﯢ ​

So turn thou away from them for a little while,

Verse 175

ﯣﯤﯥ ﯦ ​

And watch them (how they fare), and they soon shall see (how thou farest)!

Verse 176

ﯧﯨ ﯩ ​

Do they wish (indeed) to hurry on our Punishment?

Verse 177

ﯪﯫﯬﯭﯮﯯ ﯰ ​

But when it descends into the open space before them, evil will be the morning for those who were warned (and heeded not)!

Verse 178

ﯱﯲﯳﯴ ﯵ ​

So turn thou away from them for a little while,

Verse 179

ﯶﯷﯸ ﯹ ​

And watch (how they fare) and they soon shall see (how thou farest)!

Verse 180

ﯺﯻﯼﯽﯾﯿ ﰀ ​

Glory to thy Lord, the Lord of Honour and Power! (He is free) from what they ascribe (to Him)!

Verse 181

ﰁﰂﰃ ﰄ ​

And Peace on the messengers!

Verse 182

ﰅﰆﰇﰈ ﰉ ​

And Praise to Allah, the Lord and Cherisher of the Worlds.