Surah 22. Al-Haj

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Verses [Section]: 1-10[1], 11-22 [2], 23-25 [3], 26-33 [4], 34-38 [5], 39-48 [6], 49-57 [7], 58-64 [8], 65-72 [9], 73-78 [10]

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Quran Text of Verse 73-7822. Al-Haj Page 341یٰۤاَیُّهَاO mankindالنَّاسُO mankindضُرِبَIs set forthمَثَلٌan exampleفَاسْتَمِعُوْاso listenلَهٗ ؕto itاِنَّIndeedالَّذِیْنَthose whomتَدْعُوْنَyou invokeمِنْbesides Allahدُوْنِbesides Allahاللّٰهِbesides Allahلَنْwill neverیَّخْلُقُوْاcreateذُبَابًاa flyوَّ لَوِeven ifاجْتَمَعُوْاthey gathered togetherلَهٗ ؕfor itوَ اِنْAnd ifیَّسْلُبْهُمُsnatched away from themالذُّبَابُthe flyشَیْـًٔاa thingلَّاnotیَسْتَنْقِذُوْهُthey (could) take it backمِنْهُ ؕfrom itضَعُفَSo weakالطَّالِبُ(are) the seekerوَ الْمَطْلُوْبُ and the one who is sought مَاNotقَدَرُواthey (have) estimatedاللّٰهَAllahحَقَّ(with) dueقَدْرِهٖ ؕ[His] estimationاِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahلَقَوِیٌّ(is) surely All-Strongعَزِیْزٌ All-Mighty اَللّٰهُAllahیَصْطَفِیْchoosesمِنَfromالْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةِthe AngelsرُسُلًاMessengersوَّ مِنَand fromالنَّاسِ ؕthe mankindاِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahسَمِیْعٌۢ(is) All-HearerبَصِیْرٌۚAll-Seer یَعْلَمُHe knowsمَاwhatبَیْنَ(is) before themاَیْدِیْهِمْ(is) before themوَ مَاand whatخَلْفَهُمْ ؕ(is) after themوَ اِلَیAnd toاللّٰهِAllahتُرْجَعُreturnالْاُمُوْرُ all the matters یٰۤاَیُّهَاO you who believeالَّذِیْنَO you who believeاٰمَنُواO you who believeارْكَعُوْاBowوَ اسْجُدُوْاand prostrateوَ اعْبُدُوْاand worshipرَبَّكُمْyour Lordوَ افْعَلُواand doالْخَیْرَ[the] goodلَعَلَّكُمْso that you mayتُفْلِحُوْنَۚ۩be successful وَ جَاهِدُوْاAnd striveفِیforاللّٰهِAllahحَقَّ(with the) striving due (to) Himجِهَادِهٖ ؕ(with the) striving due (to) HimهُوَHeاجْتَبٰىكُمْ(has) chosen youوَ مَاand notجَعَلَplacedعَلَیْكُمْupon youفِیinالدِّیْنِthe religionمِنْanyحَرَجٍ ؕdifficultyمِلَّةَ(The) religionاَبِیْكُمْ(of) your fatherاِبْرٰهِیْمَ ؕIbrahimهُوَHeسَمّٰىكُمُnamed youالْمُسْلِمِیْنَ ۙ۬Muslimsمِنْbeforeقَبْلُbeforeوَ فِیْand inهٰذَاthisلِیَكُوْنَthat may beالرَّسُوْلُthe Messengerشَهِیْدًاa witnessعَلَیْكُمْover youوَ تَكُوْنُوْاand you may beشُهَدَآءَwitnessesعَلَیonالنَّاسِ ۖۚthe mankindفَاَقِیْمُواSo establishالصَّلٰوةَthe prayerوَ اٰتُواand giveالزَّكٰوةَzakahوَ اعْتَصِمُوْاand hold fastبِاللّٰهِ ؕto AllahهُوَHeمَوْلٰىكُمْ ۚ(is) your Protectorفَنِعْمَso an Excellentالْمَوْلٰی[the] Protectorوَ نِعْمَand an Excellentالنَّصِیْرُ۠[the] Helper

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Translation of Verse 73-78

73. O humanity! A lesson is set forth, so listen to it ˹carefully˺: those ˹idols˺ you invoke besides Allah can never create ˹so much as˺ a fly, even if they ˹all˺ were to come together for that. And if a fly were to snatch anything away from them, they cannot ˹even˺ retrieve it from the fly. How powerless are those who invoke and those invoked! ⁶⁷⁰

74. They have not shown Allah the reverence He deserves. Surely Allah is All-Powerful, Almighty.

75. Allah selects messengers from both angels and people, for Allah is truly All-Hearing, All-Seeing.

76. He knows what is ahead of them and what is behind them. And to Allah ˹all˺ matters will be returned ˹for judgment˺.

77. O believers! Bow down, prostrate yourselves, worship your Lord, and do ˹what is˺ good so that you may be successful.

78. Strive for ˹the cause of˺ Allah in the way He deserves, for ˹it is˺ He ˹Who˺ has chosen you, and laid upon you no hardship in the religion-the way of your forefather Abraham. ˹It is Allah˺ Who named you 'the ones who submit' ⁶⁷¹ ˹in the˺ earlier ˹Scriptures˺ and in this ˹Quran˺, so that the Messenger may be a witness over you, and that you may be witnesses over humanity. So establish prayer, pay alms-tax, and hold fast to Allah. He ˹alone˺ is your Guardian. What an excellent Guardian, and what an excellent Helper!

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Commentary

670. Another possible translation: "How weak are the seekers (i.e., the idols) and the sought (i.e., the fly)!"

671. i.e., Muslims.