Surah 21. Al-Anbya

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Verses [Section]: 1-10[1], 11-29 [2], 30-41 [3], 42-50 [4], 51-75 [5], 76-93 [6], 94-112 [7]

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Quran Text of Verse 42-50قُلْSayمَنْWhoیَّكْلَؤُكُمْ(can) protect youبِالَّیْلِin the nightوَ النَّهَارِand the dayمِنَfromالرَّحْمٰنِ ؕthe Most GraciousبَلْYetهُمْtheyعَنْfromذِكْرِ(the) remembranceرَبِّهِمْ(of) their Lordمُّعْرِضُوْنَ turn away اَمْOrلَهُمْhave theyاٰلِهَةٌgodsتَمْنَعُهُمْ(to) defend themمِّنْfromدُوْنِنَا ؕUsلَاNotیَسْتَطِیْعُوْنَthey are ableنَصْرَ(to) helpاَنْفُسِهِمْthemselvesوَ لَاand notهُمْtheyمِّنَّاfrom Usیُصْحَبُوْنَ can be protected بَلْNayمَتَّعْنَاWe gave provisionهٰۤؤُلَآءِ(to) theseوَ اٰبَآءَهُمْand their fathersحَتّٰیuntilطَالَgrew longعَلَیْهِمُfor themالْعُمُرُ ؕthe lifeاَفَلَاThen do notیَرَوْنَthey seeاَنَّاthat WeنَاْتِیWe comeالْاَرْضَ(to) the landنَنْقُصُهَاWe reduce itمِنْfromاَطْرَافِهَا ؕits bordersاَفَهُمُSo is (it) theyالْغٰلِبُوْنَ (who will be) overcoming 21. Al-Anbya Page 326قُلْSayاِنَّمَاۤOnlyاُنْذِرُكُمْI warn youبِالْوَحْیِ ۖؗby the revelationوَ لَاBut notیَسْمَعُhearالصُّمُّthe deafالدُّعَآءَthe callاِذَاwhenمَاwhenیُنْذَرُوْنَ they are warned وَ لَىِٕنْAnd ifمَّسَّتْهُمْtouches themنَفْحَةٌa whiffمِّنْofعَذَابِ(the) punishmentرَبِّكَ(of) your Lordلَیَقُوْلُنَّsurely they will sayیٰوَیْلَنَاۤO woe to us!اِنَّاIndeed weكُنَّا[we] wereظٰلِمِیْنَ wrongdoers وَ نَضَعُAnd We setالْمَوَازِیْنَthe scalesالْقِسْطَ(of) the justiceلِیَوْمِfor (the) Dayالْقِیٰمَةِ(of) the Resurrectionفَلَاso notتُظْلَمُwill be wrongedنَفْسٌany soulشَیْـًٔا ؕ(in) anythingوَ اِنْAnd ifكَانَ(there) beمِثْقَالَweightحَبَّةٍ(of) a seedمِّنْofخَرْدَلٍa mustardاَتَیْنَاWe will bringبِهَا ؕ[with] itوَ كَفٰیAnd sufficientبِنَا(are) Weحٰسِبِیْنَ (as) Reckoners وَ لَقَدْAnd verilyاٰتَیْنَاWe gaveمُوْسٰیMusaوَ هٰرُوْنَand Harunالْفُرْقَانَthe Criterionوَ ضِیَآءًand a lightوَّ ذِكْرًاand a Reminderلِّلْمُتَّقِیْنَۙfor the righteous الَّذِیْنَThose whoیَخْشَوْنَfearرَبَّهُمْtheir Lordبِالْغَیْبِin the unseenوَ هُمْand theyمِّنَofالسَّاعَةِthe Hourمُشْفِقُوْنَ (are) afraid وَ هٰذَاAnd thisذِكْرٌ(is) a Reminderمُّبٰرَكٌblessedاَنْزَلْنٰهُ ؕwhich We (have) revealedاَفَاَنْتُمْThen are youلَهٗof itمُنْكِرُوْنَ۠rejecters

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Translation of Verse 42-50

42. Ask ˹them, O Prophet,˺ "Who can defend you by day or by night against the Most Compassionate?" Still they turn away from the remembrance of their Lord.

43. Or do they have gods-other than Us-that can protect them? They cannot ˹even˺ protect themselves, nor will they be aided against Us.

44. In fact, We have allowed enjoyment for these ˹Meccans˺ and their forefathers for such a long time ˹that they took it for granted˺. Do they not see that We gradually reduce ˹their˺ land from its borders? Is it they who will then prevail?

45. Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ "I warn you only by revelation." But the deaf cannot hear the call when they are warned!

46. If they were touched by even a breath of your Lord's torment, they would certainly cry, "Woe to us! We have really been wrongdoers."

47. We will set up the scales of justice on the Day of Judgment, so no soul will be wronged in the least. And ˹even˺ if a deed is the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it forth. And sufficient are We as a ˹vigilant˺ Reckoner.

48. Indeed, We granted Moses and Aaron the standard ˹to distinguish between right and wrong˺-a light and a reminder for the righteous,

49. who are in awe of their Lord without seeing Him, ⁶²⁷ and are fearful of the Hour.

50. And this ˹Quran˺ is a blessed reminder which We have revealed. Will you ˹pagans˺ then deny it?

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Commentary

627. This can also mean that they are in awe of their Lord as much in private as they are in public.