Surah 14. Ibrahim

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Verses [Section]: 1-6[1], 7-12 [2], 13-21 [3], 22-27 [4], 28-34 [5], 35-41 [6], 42-52 [7]

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Quran Text of Verse 42-52وَ لَاAnd (do) notتَحْسَبَنَّthinkاللّٰهَ(that) Allahغَافِلًا(is) unawareعَمَّاof whatیَعْمَلُdoالظّٰلِمُوْنَ ؕ۬the wrongdoersاِنَّمَاOnlyیُؤَخِّرُهُمْHe gives them respiteلِیَوْمٍto a Dayتَشْخَصُwill stareفِیْهِin itالْاَبْصَارُۙthe eyes 14. Ibrahim Page 261مُهْطِعِیْنَRacing aheadمُقْنِعِیْraised upرُءُوْسِهِمْtheir headsلَاnotیَرْتَدُّreturningاِلَیْهِمْtowards themطَرْفُهُمْ ۚtheir gazeوَ اَفْـِٕدَتُهُمْand their heartsهَوَآءٌؕ(are) empty وَ اَنْذِرِAnd warnالنَّاسَthe mankindیَوْمَ(of) a Dayیَاْتِیْهِمُ(when) will come to themالْعَذَابُthe punishmentفَیَقُوْلُthen will sayالَّذِیْنَthose whoظَلَمُوْاdid wrongرَبَّنَاۤOur LordاَخِّرْنَاۤRespite usاِلٰۤیforاَجَلٍa termقَرِیْبٍ ۙshortنُّجِبْwe will answerدَعْوَتَكَYour callوَ نَتَّبِعِand we will followالرُّسُلَ ؕthe Messengersاَوَ لَمْHad notتَكُوْنُوْۤاyouاَقْسَمْتُمْswornمِّنْbeforeقَبْلُbeforeمَاnotلَكُمْfor youمِّنْanyزَوَالٍۙend وَّ سَكَنْتُمْAnd you dweltفِیْinمَسٰكِنِthe dwellingsالَّذِیْنَ(of) those whoظَلَمُوْۤاwrongedاَنْفُسَهُمْthemselvesوَ تَبَیَّنَand it had become clearلَكُمْto youكَیْفَhowفَعَلْنَاWe dealtبِهِمْwith themوَ ضَرَبْنَاand We put forthلَكُمُfor youالْاَمْثَالَ the examples وَ قَدْAnd indeedمَكَرُوْاthey plannedمَكْرَهُمْtheir planوَ عِنْدَbut withاللّٰهِAllahمَكْرُهُمْ ؕ(was) their planوَ اِنْeven ifكَانَwasمَكْرُهُمْtheir planلِتَزُوْلَthat should be movedمِنْهُby itالْجِبَالُ the mountains فَلَاSo (do) notتَحْسَبَنَّthinkاللّٰهَ(that) Allahمُخْلِفَwill failوَعْدِهٖ(to) keep His Promiseرُسُلَهٗ ؕ(to) His MessengersاِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahعَزِیْزٌ(is) All-MightyذُوOwner (of) RetributionانْتِقَامٍؕOwner (of) Retribution یَوْمَ(On the) Dayتُبَدَّلُwill be changedالْاَرْضُthe earthغَیْرَ(to) other (than)الْاَرْضِthe earthوَ السَّمٰوٰتُand the heavensوَ بَرَزُوْاand they will come forthلِلّٰهِbefore Allahالْوَاحِدِthe Oneالْقَهَّارِ the Irresistible وَ تَرَیAnd you will seeالْمُجْرِمِیْنَthe criminalsیَوْمَىِٕذٍ(on) that Dayمُّقَرَّنِیْنَbound togetherفِیinالْاَصْفَادِۚthe chains سَرَابِیْلُهُمْTheir garmentsمِّنْofقَطِرَانٍtarوَّ تَغْشٰیand will coverوُجُوْهَهُمُtheir facesالنَّارُۙthe Fire لِیَجْزِیَSo that Allah may recompenseاللّٰهُSo that Allah may recompenseكُلَّeachنَفْسٍsoulمَّا(for) whatكَسَبَتْ ؕit earnedاِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahسَرِیْعُ(is) Swiftالْحِسَابِ (in) the reckoning هٰذَاThisبَلٰغٌ(is) a Messageلِّلنَّاسِfor the mankindوَ لِیُنْذَرُوْاthat they may be warnedبِهٖwith itوَ لِیَعْلَمُوْۤاand that they may knowاَنَّمَاthat onlyهُوَHeاِلٰهٌ(is) One Godوَّاحِدٌ(is) One Godوَّ لِیَذَّكَّرَand that may take heedاُولُواmenالْاَلْبَابِ۠(of) understanding

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Translation of Verse 42-52

42. Do not think ˹O Prophet˺ that Allah is unaware of what the wrongdoers do. He only delays them until a Day when ˹their˺ eyes will stare in horror-

43. rushing forth, heads raised, never blinking, hearts void.

44. And warn the people of the Day when the punishment will overtake ˹the wicked among˺ them, and the wrongdoers will cry, "Our Lord! Delay us for a little while. We will respond to Your call and follow the messengers!" ˹It will be said,˺ "Did you not swear before that you would never be removed ˹to the next life˺?"

45. You passed by the ruins of those ˹destroyed peoples˺ who had wronged themselves. ⁴⁸² It was made clear to you how We dealt with them, and We gave you ˹many˺ examples.

46. They devised every plot, which was fully known to Allah, but their plotting was not enough to ˹even˺ overpower mountains ˹let alone Allah˺.

47. So do not think ˹O Prophet˺ that Allah will fail to keep His promise to His messengers. Allah is indeed Almighty, capable of punishment.

48. ˹Watch for˺ the Day ˹when˺ the earth will be changed into a different earth and the heavens as well, and all will appear before Allah-the One, the Supreme.

49. On that Day you will see the wicked bound together in chains,

50. with garments of tar, and their faces covered with flames.

51. As such, Allah will reward every soul for what it has committed. Surely Allah is swift in reckoning.

52. This ˹Quran˺ is a ˹sufficient˺ message for humanity so that they may take it as a warning and know that there is only One God, and so that people of reason may be mindful.

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Commentary

482. Arab traders used to pass by the homes of some destroyed nations on their journeys to Syria and Yemen (such as 'Ȃd and Thamûd, respectively), stopping shortly for rest.