Surah 13. Ar-Ra'd

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Verses [Section]: 1-7[1], 8-18 [2], 19-26 [3], 27-31 [4], 32-37 [5], 38-43 [6]

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Quran Text of Verse 8-18اَللّٰهُAllahیَعْلَمُknowsمَاwhatتَحْمِلُcarriesكُلُّeveryاُنْثٰیfemaleوَ مَاand whatتَغِیْضُfall shortالْاَرْحَامُthe wombوَ مَاand whatتَزْدَادُ ؕthey exceedوَ كُلُّAnd everyشَیْءٍthingعِنْدَهٗwith Himبِمِقْدَارٍ (is) in due proportion عٰلِمُKnowerالْغَیْبِ(of) the unseenوَ الشَّهَادَةِand the witnessedالْكَبِیْرُthe Most Greatالْمُتَعَالِ the Most High سَوَآءٌ(It is) same (to Him)مِّنْكُمْ[of you]مَّنْ(one) whoاَسَرَّconcealsالْقَوْلَthe speechوَ مَنْor (one) whoجَهَرَpublicizesبِهٖitوَ مَنْand (one) whoهُوَ[he]مُسْتَخْفٍۭ(is) hiddenبِالَّیْلِby nightوَ سَارِبٌۢor goes freelyبِالنَّهَارِ by day لَهٗFor himمُعَقِّبٰتٌ(are) successive (Angels)مِّنْۢfromبَیْنِ(before)یَدَیْهِ(him)وَ مِنْand fromخَلْفِهٖand behind himیَحْفَظُوْنَهٗwho guard himمِنْbyاَمْرِ(the) commandاللّٰهِ ؕ(of) AllahاِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahلَا(does) notیُغَیِّرُchangeمَا(the condition)بِقَوْمٍof a peopleحَتّٰیuntilیُغَیِّرُوْاthey changeمَاwhatبِاَنْفُسِهِمْ ؕ(is) in themselvesوَ اِذَاۤAnd whenاَرَادَwillsاللّٰهُAllahبِقَوْمٍfor a peopleسُوْٓءًاmisfortuneفَلَاthen (there is) noمَرَدَّturning awayلَهٗ ۚof itوَ مَاand notلَهُمْfor themمِّنْfromدُوْنِهٖbesides Himمِنْanyوَّالٍ protector هُوَHeالَّذِیْ(is) the One Whoیُرِیْكُمُshows youالْبَرْقَthe lightningخَوْفًاa fearوَّ طَمَعًاand a hopeوَّ یُنْشِئُand brings upالسَّحَابَthe cloudsالثِّقَالَۚthe heavy وَ یُسَبِّحُAnd glorifiesالرَّعْدُthe thunderبِحَمْدِهٖ[with] His praiseوَ الْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةُand the Angelsمِنْforخِیْفَتِهٖ ۚfear of Himوَ یُرْسِلُAnd He sendsالصَّوَاعِقَthe thunderboltsفَیُصِیْبُand strikesبِهَاwith itمَنْwhomیَّشَآءُHe willsوَ هُمْyet theyیُجَادِلُوْنَdisputeفِیaboutاللّٰهِ ۚAllahوَ هُوَAnd Heشَدِیْدُ(is) Mightyالْمِحَالِؕ(in) Strength 13. Ar-Ra'd Page 251لَهٗTo Himدَعْوَةُ(is) supplicationالْحَقِّ ؕ(of) the truthوَ الَّذِیْنَAnd those whomیَدْعُوْنَthey invokeمِنْbesides Himدُوْنِهٖbesides Himلَاnotیَسْتَجِیْبُوْنَthey respondلَهُمْto themبِشَیْءٍwith a thingاِلَّاexceptكَبَاسِطِlike one who stretchesكَفَّیْهِhis handsاِلَیtowardsالْمَآءِwaterلِیَبْلُغَto reachفَاهُhis mouthوَ مَاbut notهُوَitبِبَالِغِهٖ ؕreaches itوَ مَاAnd notدُعَآءُ(is) the supplicationالْكٰفِرِیْنَ(of) the disbelieversاِلَّاbutفِیْinضَلٰلٍ error وَ لِلّٰهِAnd to Allahیَسْجُدُprostratesمَنْwhoeverفِی(is) inالسَّمٰوٰتِthe heavensوَ الْاَرْضِand the earthطَوْعًاwillinglyوَّ كَرْهًاor unwillinglyوَّ ظِلٰلُهُمْand (so do) their shadowsبِالْغُدُوِّin the morningsوَ الْاٰصَالِ۩and in the afternoons قُلْSayمَنْWhoرَّبُّ(is) the Lordالسَّمٰوٰتِ(of) the heavensوَ الْاَرْضِ ؕand the earthقُلِSayاللّٰهُ ؕAllahقُلْSayاَفَاتَّخَذْتُمْHave you then takenمِّنْfromدُوْنِهٖۤbesides Himاَوْلِیَآءَprotectorsلَاnotیَمْلِكُوْنَthey have powerلِاَنْفُسِهِمْfor themselvesنَفْعًا(to) benefitوَّ لَاand notضَرًّا ؕ(to) harmقُلْSayهَلْIsیَسْتَوِیequalالْاَعْمٰیthe blindوَ الْبَصِیْرُ ۙ۬and the seeingاَمْOrهَلْisتَسْتَوِیequalالظُّلُمٰتُthe darkness[es]وَ النُّوْرُ ۚ۬and the lightاَمْOrجَعَلُوْاthey attributeلِلّٰهِto Allahشُرَكَآءَpartnersخَلَقُوْاwho createdكَخَلْقِهٖlike His creationفَتَشَابَهَso that seemed alikeالْخَلْقُthe creationعَلَیْهِمْ ؕto themقُلِSayاللّٰهُAllahخَالِقُ(is) the Creatorكُلِّof allشَیْءٍthingsوَّ هُوَand Heالْوَاحِدُ(is) the Oneالْقَهَّارُ the Irresistible اَنْزَلَHe sends downمِنَfromالسَّمَآءِthe skyمَآءًwaterفَسَالَتْand flowsاَوْدِیَةٌۢthe valleysبِقَدَرِهَاaccording to their measureفَاحْتَمَلَand carriesالسَّیْلُthe torrentزَبَدًاa foamرَّابِیًا ؕrisingوَ مِمَّاAnd from whatیُوْقِدُوْنَthey heatعَلَیْهِ[on] itفِیinالنَّارِthe fireابْتِغَآءَin order to makeحِلْیَةٍornamentsاَوْorمَتَاعٍutensilsزَبَدٌa foamمِّثْلُهٗ ؕlike itكَذٰلِكَThusیَضْرِبُsets forthاللّٰهُAllahالْحَقَّthe truthوَ الْبَاطِلَ ؕ۬and the falsehoodفَاَمَّاThen as forالزَّبَدُthe foamفَیَذْهَبُit passes awayجُفَآءً ۚ(as) scumوَ اَمَّاand as forمَاwhatیَنْفَعُbenefitsالنَّاسَthe mankindفَیَمْكُثُremainsفِیinالْاَرْضِ ؕthe earthكَذٰلِكَThusیَضْرِبُAllah sets forthاللّٰهُAllah sets forthالْاَمْثَالَؕthe examples لِلَّذِیْنَFor those whoاسْتَجَابُوْاrespondedلِرَبِّهِمُto their Lordالْحُسْنٰی ؔؕ(is) the blissوَ الَّذِیْنَAnd for those whoلَمْ(did) notیَسْتَجِیْبُوْاrespondلَهٗto Himلَوْifاَنَّthatلَهُمْthey hadمَّاwhateverفِی(is) inالْاَرْضِthe earthجَمِیْعًاallوَّ مِثْلَهٗand like of itمَعَهٗwith itلَافْتَدَوْاsurely they would offer ransomبِهٖ ؕwith itاُولٰٓىِٕكَThoseلَهُمْfor themسُوْٓءُ(is) a terribleالْحِسَابِ ۙ۬reckoningوَ مَاْوٰىهُمْand their abodeجَهَنَّمُ ؕ(is) Hellوَ بِئْسَand wretchedالْمِهَادُ۠(is) the resting place

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Translation of Verse 8-18

8. Allah knows what every female bears and what increases and decreases in the wombs. ⁴⁶⁸ And with Him everything is determined with precision.

9. ˹He is the˺ Knower of the seen and the unseen- the All-Great, Most Exalted.

10. It is the same ˹to Him˺ whether any of you speaks secretly or openly, whether one hides in the darkness of night or goes about in broad daylight.

11. For each one there are successive angels before and behind, protecting them by Allah's command. Indeed, Allah would never change a people's state ˹of favour˺ until they change their own state ˹of faith˺. And if it is Allah's Will to torment a people, it can never be averted, nor can they find a protector other than Him.

12. He is the One Who shows you lightning, inspiring ˹you with˺ hope and fear, ⁴⁶⁹ and produces heavy clouds.

13. The thunder glorifies His praises, as do the angels in awe of Him. He sends thunderbolts, striking with them whoever He wills. Yet they dispute about Allah. And He is tremendous in might.

14. Calling upon Him ˹alone˺ is the truth. But those ˹idols˺ the pagans invoke besides Him ˹can˺ never respond to them in any way. ˹It is˺ just like someone who stretches out their hands to water, ˹asking it˺ to reach their mouths, but it can never do so. The calls of the disbelievers are only in vain.

15. To Allah ˹alone˺ bow down ˹in submission˺ ⁴⁷⁰ all those in the heavens and the earth-willingly or unwillingly-as do their shadows, morning and evening.

16. Ask ˹them, O Prophet˺, "Who is the Lord of the heavens and the earth?" Say, "Allah!" Ask ˹them˺, "Why ˹then˺ have you taken besides Him lords who cannot even benefit or protect themselves?" Say, "Can the blind and the sighted be equal? Or can darkness and light be equal?" ⁴⁷¹ Or have they associated with Allah partners who ˹supposedly˺ produced a creation like His, leaving them confused between the two creations? Say, "Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is the One, the Supreme."

17. He sends down rain from the sky, causing the valleys to flow, each according to its capacity. The currents then carry along rising foam, similar to the slag produced from metal that people melt in the fire for ornaments or tools. This is how Allah compares truth to falsehood. The ˹worthless˺ residue is then cast away, but what benefits people remains on the earth. This is how Allah sets forth parables.

18. Those who respond to ˹the call of˺ their Lord will have the finest reward. As for those who do not respond to Him, even if they were to possess everything in the world twice over, they would certainly offer it to ransom themselves. They will face strict judgment, and Hell will be their home. What an evil place to rest!

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Commentary

468. He knows whether the egg will be fertilized or not, whether the baby will be born before or after nine months, whether the pregnancy will end with delivery or miscarriage, and whether there will be one baby or more.

469. Hope of rain and fear of torment.

470. lit., prostrate. Meaning, all beings submit to His Will.

471. Blindness and darkness are commonly used as an analogy for disbelief, whereas the ability to see and light refer to true faith in Allah.