Surah 23. Al-Mu'minun

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Verses [Section]: 1-22[1], 23-32 [2], 33-50 [3], 51-77 [4], 78-92 [5], 93-118 [6]

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Quran Text of Verse 33-50وَ قَالَAnd saidالْمَلَاُthe chiefsمِنْofقَوْمِهِhis peopleالَّذِیْنَwhoكَفَرُوْاdisbelievedوَ كَذَّبُوْاand deniedبِلِقَآءِ(the) meetingالْاٰخِرَةِ(of) the Hereafterوَ اَتْرَفْنٰهُمْwhile We had given them luxuryفِیinالْحَیٰوةِthe lifeالدُّنْیَا ۙ(of) the worldمَاNotهٰذَاۤ(is) thisاِلَّاbutبَشَرٌa manمِّثْلُكُمْ ۙlike youیَاْكُلُHe eatsمِمَّاof whatتَاْكُلُوْنَyou eatمِنْهُ[from it]وَ یَشْرَبُand he drinksمِمَّاof whatتَشْرَبُوْنَ۪ۙyou drink وَ لَىِٕنْAnd surely ifاَطَعْتُمْyou obeyبَشَرًاa manمِّثْلَكُمْlike youاِنَّكُمْindeed youاِذًاthenلَّخٰسِرُوْنَۙsurely (will be) losers اَیَعِدُكُمْDoes he promise youاَنَّكُمْthat youاِذَاwhenمِتُّمْyou are deadوَ كُنْتُمْand you becomeتُرَابًاdustوَّ عِظَامًاand bonesاَنَّكُمْthat youمُّخْرَجُوْنَ۪ۙ(will be) brought forth هَیْهَاتَFar-(fetched)هَیْهَاتَfar-(fetched)لِمَاis whatتُوْعَدُوْنَ۪ۙyou are promised! اِنْNotهِیَitاِلَّا(is) butحَیَاتُنَاour lifeالدُّنْیَا(of) the worldنَمُوْتُwe dieوَ نَحْیَاand we liveوَ مَاand notنَحْنُweبِمَبْعُوْثِیْنَ۪ۙ(will be) resurrected اِنْNotهُوَ(is) heاِلَّاbutرَجُلُa manفْتَرٰیwho (has) inventedعَلَیaboutاللّٰهِAllahكَذِبًاa lieوَّ مَاand notنَحْنُweلَهٗ(in) himبِمُؤْمِنِیْنَ (are) believers قَالَHe saidرَبِّMy Lord!انْصُرْنِیْHelp meبِمَاbecauseكَذَّبُوْنِ they deny me قَالَHe saidعَمَّاAfter a little whileقَلِیْلٍAfter a little whileلَّیُصْبِحُنَّsurely they will becomeنٰدِمِیْنَۚregretful فَاَخَذَتْهُمُSo seized themالصَّیْحَةُthe awful cryبِالْحَقِّin truthفَجَعَلْنٰهُمْand We made themغُثَآءً ۚ(as) rubbish of dead leavesفَبُعْدًاSo awayلِّلْقَوْمِwith the peopleالظّٰلِمِیْنَ the wrongdoers ثُمَّThenاَنْشَاْنَاWe producedمِنْۢafter themبَعْدِهِمْafter themقُرُوْنًاa generationاٰخَرِیْنَؕanother 23. Al-Mu'minun Page 345مَاNotتَسْبِقُcan precedeمِنْanyاُمَّةٍnationاَجَلَهَاits termوَ مَاand notیَسْتَاْخِرُوْنَؕthey (can) delay (it) ثُمَّThenاَرْسَلْنَاWe sentرُسُلَنَاOur Messengersتَتْرَا ؕ(in) successionكُلَّEvery timeمَاEvery timeجَآءَcameاُمَّةً(to) a nationرَّسُوْلُهَاits Messengerكَذَّبُوْهُthey denied himفَاَتْبَعْنَاso We made (them) followبَعْضَهُمْsome of themبَعْضًاothersوَّ جَعَلْنٰهُمْand We made themاَحَادِیْثَ ۚnarrationsفَبُعْدًاSo awayلِّقَوْمٍwith a peopleلَّاnotیُؤْمِنُوْنَ they believe ثُمَّThenاَرْسَلْنَاWe sentمُوْسٰیMusaوَ اَخَاهُand his brotherهٰرُوْنَ ۙ۬Harunبِاٰیٰتِنَاwith Our Signsوَ سُلْطٰنٍand an authorityمُّبِیْنٍۙclear اِلٰیToفِرْعَوْنَFiraunوَ مَلَاۡىِٕهٖand his chiefsفَاسْتَكْبَرُوْاbut they behaved arrogantlyوَ كَانُوْاand they wereقَوْمًاa peopleعَالِیْنَۚhaughty فَقَالُوْۤاThen they saidاَنُؤْمِنُShall we believeلِبَشَرَیْنِ(in) two menمِثْلِنَاlike ourselvesوَ قَوْمُهُمَاwhile their peopleلَنَاfor usعٰبِدُوْنَۚ(are) slaves فَكَذَّبُوْهُمَاSo they denied themفَكَانُوْاand they becameمِنَofالْمُهْلَكِیْنَ those who were destroyed وَ لَقَدْAnd verilyاٰتَیْنَاWe gaveمُوْسَیMusaالْكِتٰبَthe Scriptureلَعَلَّهُمْso that they mayیَهْتَدُوْنَ be guided وَ جَعَلْنَاAnd We madeابْنَ(the) sonمَرْیَمَ(of) Maryamوَ اُمَّهٗۤand his motherاٰیَةًa Signوَّ اٰوَیْنٰهُمَاۤand We sheltered themاِلٰیtoرَبْوَةٍa high groundذَاتِof tranquilityقَرَارٍof tranquilityوَّ مَعِیْنٍ۠and water springs

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Translation of Verse 33-50

33. But the chiefs of his people-who disbelieved, denied the meeting ˹with Allah˺ in the Hereafter, and were spoiled by the worldly luxuries We had provided for them-said ˹to the masses˺, "This is only a human like you. He eats what you eat, and drinks what you drink.

34. And if you ˹ever˺ obey a human like yourselves, then you would certainly be losers.

35. Does he promise you that once you are dead and reduced to dust and bones, you will be brought forth ˹alive˺?

36. Impossible, simply impossible is what you are promised!

37. There is nothing beyond our worldly life. We die, others are born, and none will be resurrected.

38. He is no more than a man who has fabricated a lie about Allah, and we will never believe in him."

39. The messenger prayed, "My Lord! Help me, because they have denied ˹me˺."

40. Allah responded, "Soon they will be truly regretful."

41. Then the ˹mighty˺ blast overtook them with justice, and We reduced them to rubble. So away with the wrongdoing people!

42. Then We raised other generations after them.

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

44. Then We sent Our messengers in succession: whenever a messenger came to his people, they denied him. So We destroyed them, one after the other, reducing them to ˹cautionary˺ tales. So away with the people who refuse to believe!

45. Then We sent Moses and his brother Aaron with Our signs ⁶⁸³ and compelling proof

46. to Pharaoh and his chiefs, but they behaved arrogantly and were a tyrannical people.

47. They argued, "Will we believe in two humans, like ourselves, whose people are slaves to us?"

48. So they rejected them both, and ˹so˺ were among those destroyed.

49. And We certainly gave Moses the Scripture, so perhaps his people would be ˹rightly˺ guided.

50. And We made the son of Mary and his mother a sign, and gave them refuge on high ground-a ˹suitable˺ place for rest with flowing water.

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Commentary

683. The nine signs are: the staff, the hand (both mentioned in 20:17- 22), famine, shortage of crops, floods, locusts, lice, frogs, and blood (all mentioned in 7:130-133).