Surah 15. Al-Hijr

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Verses [Section]: 1-15[1], 16-25 [2], 26-44 [3], 45-60 [4], 61-79 [5], 80-99 [6]

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Quran Text of Verse 1-1515. Al-Hijr Page 26215. Al-Hijrبِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِالٓرٰ ۫Alif Laam RaتِلْكَTheseاٰیٰتُ(are) the Versesالْكِتٰبِ(of) the Bookوَ قُرْاٰنٍand Quranمُّبِیْنٍ clear رُبَمَاPerhapsیَوَدُّwill wishالَّذِیْنَthose whoكَفَرُوْاdisbelievedلَوْifكَانُوْاthey had beenمُسْلِمِیْنَ Muslims ذَرْهُمْLeave themیَاْكُلُوْا(to) eatوَ یَتَمَتَّعُوْاand enjoyوَ یُلْهِهِمُand diverted themالْاَمَلُthe hopeفَسَوْفَthen soonیَعْلَمُوْنَ they will come to know وَ مَاۤAnd notاَهْلَكْنَاWe destroyedمِنْanyقَرْیَةٍtownاِلَّاbutوَ لَهَا(there was) for itكِتَابٌa decreeمَّعْلُوْمٌ known مَاNotتَسْبِقُ(can) advanceمِنْanyاُمَّةٍnationاَجَلَهَاits termوَ مَاand notیَسْتَاْخِرُوْنَ (can) delay it وَ قَالُوْاAnd they sayیٰۤاَیُّهَاO youالَّذِیْ(to) whomنُزِّلَhas been sent downعَلَیْهِ[on him]الذِّكْرُthe Reminderاِنَّكَindeed youلَمَجْنُوْنٌؕ(are) surely mad لَوْWhyمَاnotتَاْتِیْنَاyou bring to usبِالْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةِthe Angelsاِنْifكُنْتَyou areمِنَofالصّٰدِقِیْنَ the truthful مَاNotنُنَزِّلُWe send downالْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةَthe Angelsاِلَّاexceptبِالْحَقِّwith the truthوَ مَاand notكَانُوْۤاthey would beاِذًاthenمُّنْظَرِیْنَ given respite اِنَّاIndeed WeنَحْنُWeنَزَّلْنَاhave sent downالذِّكْرَthe Reminderوَ اِنَّاand indeed Weلَهٗof itلَحٰفِظُوْنَ (are) surely Guardians وَ لَقَدْAnd certainlyاَرْسَلْنَاWe (had) sentمِنْbefore youقَبْلِكَbefore youفِیْinشِیَعِthe sectsالْاَوَّلِیْنَ (of) the former (people) وَ مَاAnd notیَاْتِیْهِمْcame to themمِّنْanyرَّسُوْلٍMessengerاِلَّاbutكَانُوْاthey didبِهٖat himیَسْتَهْزِءُوْنَ mock كَذٰلِكَThusنَسْلُكُهٗWe let it enterفِیْinقُلُوْبِ(the) heartsالْمُجْرِمِیْنَۙ(of) the criminals لَاNotیُؤْمِنُوْنَthey believeبِهٖin itوَ قَدْand verilyخَلَتْhave passedسُنَّةُthe way(s)الْاَوَّلِیْنَ (of) the former (people) وَ لَوْAnd (even) ifفَتَحْنَاWe openedعَلَیْهِمْto themبَابًاa gateمِّنَfromالسَّمَآءِthe heavenفَظَلُّوْاand they were to continueفِیْهِthereinیَعْرُجُوْنَۙ(to) ascend لَقَالُوْۤاThey would surely sayاِنَّمَاOnlyسُكِّرَتْhave been dazzledاَبْصَارُنَاour eyesبَلْNayنَحْنُweقَوْمٌ(are) a peopleمَّسْحُوْرُوْنَ۠bewitched

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Surah Introduction

This Meccan sûrah takes its name from the place mentioned in 80- 84, where the people of Ṣâliḥ once lived. Other destroyed peoples are mentioned as a warning to the Arab deniers, who are also warned at the beginning of the next sûrah. Satan's arrogance towards Allah and enmity towards humanity are emphasized. The Prophet ( ﷺ ) is urged to exercise patience and seek comfort in worship.

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Translation of Verse 1-151. In the Name of Allah-the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.

1. Alif-Lãm-Ra . These are the verses of the Book; the clear Quran.

2. ˹The day will come when˺ the disbelievers will certainly wish they had submitted ˹to Allah˺. ⁴⁸³

3. ˹So˺ let them eat and enjoy themselves and be diverted by ˹false˺ hope, for they will soon know.

4. We have never destroyed a society without a destined term.

5. No people can advance their doom, nor can they delay it.

6. They say, "O you to whom the Reminder ⁴⁸⁴ is revealed! You must be insane!

7. Why do you not bring us the angels, if what you say is true?"

8. We do not send the angels down except for a just cause, and then ˹the end of˺ the disbelievers will not be delayed.

9. It is certainly We Who have revealed the Reminder, and it is certainly We Who will preserve it.

10. Indeed, We sent messengers before you ˹O Prophet˺ among the groups of early peoples,

11. but no messenger ever came to them without being mocked.

12. This is how We allow disbelief ˹to steep˺ into the hearts of the wicked.

13. They would not believe in this ˹Quran˺ despite the ˹many˺ examples of those ˹destroyed˺ before.

14. And even if We opened for them a gate to heaven, through which they continued to ascend,

15. still they would say, "Our eyes have truly been dazzled! In fact, we must have been bewitched."

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Commentary

483. lit., had been Muslims.

484. i.e., the Quran.