وَاتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبَأَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ٦٩

And recite to them the story of Ibrahim (Abraham).

وَاتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ

And recite to them

نَبَأَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ

the story of Ibrahim (Abraham)

إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ ٧٠

When he said to his father and his people: "What do you worship?"

إِذْ قَالَ

When he said

لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِ

to his father and his people

مَا تَعْبُدُونَ

What do you worship?

قَالُوا نَعْبُدُ أَصْنَامًا فَنَظَلُّ لَهَا عَاكِفِينَ ٧١

They said: "We worship idols, and to them we are ever devoted."

قَالُوا

They said:

نَعْبُدُ أَصْنَامًا

We worship idols,

فَنَظَلُّ لَهَا عَاكِفِينَ

and to them we are ever devoted.

قَالَ هَلْ يَسْمَعُونَكُمْ إِذْ تَدْعُونَ ٧٢

He said: "Do they hear you, when you call (on them)?

قَالَ

He said:

هَلْ يَسْمَعُونَكُمْ

Do they hear you,

إِذْ تَدْعُونَ

when you call (on them)?

أَوْ يَنفَعُونَكُمْ أَوْ يَضُرُّونَ ٧٣

"Or do they benefit you or do they harm (you)?"

أَوْ يَنفَعُونَكُمْ

Or do they benefit you

أَوْ يَضُرُّونَ

or do they harm (you)?

قَالُوا بَلْ وَجَدْنَا آبَاءَنَا كَذَٰلِكَ يَفْعَلُونَ ٧٤

They said: "Nay, but we found our fathers doing so."

قَالُوا

They said

بَلْ وَجَدْنَا

Nay, but we found

آبَاءَنَا

our fathers

كَذَٰلِكَ يَفْعَلُونَ

doing so

قَالَ أَفَرَأَيْتُم مَّا كُنتُمْ تَعْبُدُونَ ٧٥

He said: "Do you observe that which you have been worshipping,

قَالَ

He said:

أَفَرَأَيْتُم

Do you observe

مَّا كُنتُمْ تَعْبُدُونَ

that which you have been worshipping,

أَنتُمْ وَآبَاؤُكُمُ الْأَقْدَمُونَ ٧٦

"You and your ancient fathers?

أَنتُمْ

You

وَآبَاؤُكُمُ

and your fathers

الْأَقْدَمُونَ

the ancient

فَإِنَّهُمْ عَدُوٌّ لِّي إِلَّا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ ٧٧

"Verily! They are enemies to me, save the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists);

فَإِنَّهُمْ عَدُوٌّ لِّي

Verily! They are enemies to me

إِلَّا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ

save the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists)

الَّذِي خَلَقَنِي فَهُوَ يَهْدِينِ ٧٨

"Who has created me, and it is He Who guides me;

الَّذِي خَلَقَنِي

Who has created me

فَهُوَ يَهْدِينِ

and it is He Who guides me

وَالَّذِي هُوَ يُطْعِمُنِي وَيَسْقِينِ ٧٩

"And it is He Who feeds me and gives me to drink.

وَالَّذِي هُوَ

And it is He Who

يُطْعِمُنِي

feeds me

وَيَسْقِينِ

and gives me to drink

وَإِذَا مَرِضْتُ فَهُوَ يَشْفِينِ ٨٠

"And when I am ill, it is He who cures me.

وَإِذَا مَرِضْتُ

And when I am ill

فَهُوَ يَشْفِينِ

it is He who cures me

وَالَّذِي يُمِيتُنِي ثُمَّ يُحْيِينِ ٨١

"And Who will cause me to die, and then will bring me to life (again);

وَالَّذِي يُمِيتُنِي

And Who will cause me to die

ثُمَّ يُحْيِينِ

and then will bring me to life (again)

وَالَّذِي أَطْمَعُ أَن يَغْفِرَ لِي خَطِيئَتِي يَوْمَ الدِّينِ ٨٢

"And Who, I hope will forgive me my faults on the Day of Recompense, (the Day of Resurrection),"

وَالَّذِي أَطْمَعُ

And Who, I hope

أَن يَغْفِرَ لِي خَطِيئَتِي

will forgive me my faults

يَوْمَ الدِّينِ

on the Day of Recompense, (the Day of Resurrection)

رَبِّ هَبْ لِي حُكْمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِالصَّالِحِينَ ٨٣

My Lord! Bestow Hukman (religious knowledge, right judgement of the affairs and Prophethood) on me, and join me with the righteous;

رَبِّ هَبْ لِي

My Lord! Bestow

حُكْمًا

Hukman (religious knowledge, right judgement of the affairs and Prophethood)

وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِالصَّالِحِينَ

and join me with the righteous;

وَاجْعَل لِّي لِسَانَ صِدْقٍ فِي الْآخِرِينَ ٨٤

And grant me an honourable mention in later generations;

وَاجْعَل لِّي

And grant me

لِسَانَ صِدْقٍ

an honourable mention

فِي الْآخِرِينَ

in later generations

وَاجْعَلْنِي مِن وَرَثَةِ جَنَّةِ النَّعِيمِ ٨٥

And make me one of the inheritors of the Paradise of Delight;

وَاجْعَلْنِي

And make me

مِن وَرَثَةِ

one of the inheritors of

جَنَّةِ النَّعِيمِ

the Paradise of Delight

وَاغْفِرْ لِأَبِي إِنَّهُ كَانَ مِنَ الضَّالِّينَ ٨٦

And forgive my father, verily he is of the erring;

وَاغْفِرْ لِأَبِي

And forgive my father

إِنَّهُ كَانَ مِنَ الضَّالِّينَ

verily he is of the erring

وَلَا تُخْزِنِي يَوْمَ يُبْعَثُونَ ٨٧

And disgrace me not on the Day when (all the creatures) will be resurrected;

وَلَا تُخْزِنِي

And disgrace me not

يَوْمَ يُبْعَثُونَ

on the Day when (all the creatures) will be resurrected

يَوْمَ لَا يَنفَعُ مَالٌ وَلَا بَنُونَ ٨٨

The Day whereon neither wealth nor sons will avail,

يَوْمَ

The Day

لَا يَنفَعُ

whereon neither will avail

مَالٌ

wealth

وَلَا

nor

بَنُونَ

sons

إِلَّا مَنْ أَتَى اللَّهَ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ ٨٩

Except him who brings to Allah a clean heart [clean from Shirk (polytheism) and Nifaq (hypocrisy)].

إِلَّا مَنْ

Except him who

أَتَى اللَّهَ

brings to Allah

بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ

a clean heart

clean from Shirk (polytheism) and Nifaq (hypocrisy)

وَأُزْلِفَتِ الْجَنَّةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ ٩٠

And Paradise will be brought near to the Muttaqun (pious - see V. 2:2).

وَأُزْلِفَتِ الْجَنَّةُ

And Paradise will be brought near

لِلْمُتَّقِينَ

to the Muttaqun (pious)

وَبُرِّزَتِ الْجَحِيمُ لِلْغَاوِينَ ٩١

And the (Hell) Fire will be placed in full view of the erring.

وَبُرِّزَتِ الْجَحِيمُ

And the (Hell) Fire will be placed in full view

لِلْغَاوِينَ

of the erring

وَقِيلَ لَهُمْ أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْبُدُونَ ٩٢

And it will be said to them: "Where are those (the false gods whom you used to set up as rivals with Allah) that you used to worship

وَقِيلَ لَهُمْ

And it will be said to them

أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ

Where are those

تَعْبُدُونَ

that you used to worship

the false gods whom you used to set up as rivals with Allah

مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ هَلْ يَنصُرُونَكُمْ أَوْ يَنتَصِرُونَ ٩٣

"Instead of Allah? Can they help you or (even) help themselves?"

مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ

Instead of Allah?

هَلْ يَنصُرُونَكُمْ

Can they help you

أَوْ يَنتَصِرُونَ

or (even) help themselves?

فَكُبْكِبُوا فِيهَا هُمْ وَالْغَاوُونَ ٩٤

Then they will be thrown on their faces into the (Fire), They and the Ghawun (devils, and those who were in error).

فَكُبْكِبُوا فِيهَا

Then they will be thrown on their faces into the (Fire)

هُمْ وَالْغَاوُونَ

They and the Ghawun (devils, and those who were in error)

وَجُنُودُ إِبْلِيسَ أَجْمَعُونَ ٩٥

And the whole hosts of Iblis (Satan) together.

وَجُنُودُ إِبْلِيسَ

And the hosts of Iblis (Satan)

أَجْمَعُونَ

together

قَالُوا وَهُمْ فِيهَا يَخْتَصِمُونَ ٩٦

They will say while contending therein,

قَالُوا

They will say

وَهُمْ فِيهَا

while contending therein

يَخْتَصِمُونَ

تَاللَّهِ إِن كُنَّا لَفِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ ٩٧

By Allah, we were truly in a manifest error,

تَاللَّهِ

By Allah,

إِن كُنَّا

we were truly

لَفِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ

in a manifest error,

إِذْ نُسَوِّيكُم بِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ٩٨

When We held you (false gods) as equals (in worship) with the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists);

إِذْ نُسَوِّيكُم

When We held you (false gods)

بِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

as equals (in worship) with the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists)

وَمَا أَضَلَّنَا إِلَّا الْمُجْرِمُونَ ٩٩

And none has brought us into error except the Mujrimun [Iblis (Satan) and those of human beings who commit crimes, murderers, polytheists, oppressors, etc.].

وَمَا أَضَلَّنَا

And none has brought us into error

إِلَّا الْمُجْرِمُونَ

except the Mujrimun [Iblis (Satan) and those of human beings who commit crimes, murderers, polytheists, oppressors, etc.]

فَمَا لَنَا مِن شَافِعِينَ ١٠٠

Now we have no intercessors,

فَمَا لَنَا

Now we have

مِن شَافِعِينَ

no intercessors

وَلَا صَدِيقٍ حَمِيمٍ ١٠١

Nor a close friend (to help us).

وَلَا صَدِيقٍ حَمِيمٍ

Nor a close friend (to help us)

فَلَوْ أَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةً فَنَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ١٠٢

(Alas!) If we only had a chance to return (to the world), we shall truly be among the believers!

فَلَوْ أَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةً

If we only had a chance to return

فَنَكُونَ

we shall truly be

مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

among the believers

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ ١٠٣

Verily! In this is indeed a sign, yet most of them are not believers.

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ

Verily! In this

لَآيَةً ۖ

is indeed a sign,

وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم

yet most of them

مُّؤْمِنِينَ

are not believers.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ ١٠٤

And verily, your Lord! He is truly the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ

And verily, your Lord!

لَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ

He is truly the All-Mighty,

الرَّحِيمُ

the Most Merciful.