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 51-77یٰۤاَیُّهَاO MessengersالرُّسُلُO MessengersكُلُوْاEatمِنَofالطَّیِّبٰتِthe good thingsوَ اعْمَلُوْاand doصَالِحًا ؕrighteous (deeds)اِنِّیْIndeed, I Amبِمَاof whatتَعْمَلُوْنَyou doعَلِیْمٌؕAll-Knower وَ اِنَّAnd indeedهٰذِهٖۤthisاُمَّتُكُمْyour religionاُمَّةً(is) religionوَّاحِدَةًoneوَّ اَنَاAnd I Amرَبُّكُمْyour Lordفَاتَّقُوْنِ so fear Me فَتَقَطَّعُوْۤاBut they cut offاَمْرَهُمْtheir affair (of unity)بَیْنَهُمْbetween themزُبُرًا ؕ(into) sectsكُلُّeachحِزْبٍۭfactionبِمَاin whatلَدَیْهِمْthey haveفَرِحُوْنَ rejoicing فَذَرْهُمْSo leave themفِیْinغَمْرَتِهِمْtheir confusionحَتّٰیuntilحِیْنٍ a time اَیَحْسَبُوْنَDo they thinkاَنَّمَاthat whatنُمِدُّهُمْWe extend to themبِهٖ[with it]مِنْofمَّالٍwealthوَّ بَنِیْنَۙand children نُسَارِعُWe hastenلَهُمْto themفِیinالْخَیْرٰتِ ؕthe goodبَلْNayلَّاnotیَشْعُرُوْنَ they perceive اِنَّIndeedالَّذِیْنَthose whoهُمْ[they]مِّنْfromخَشْیَةِ(the) fearرَبِّهِمْ(of) their Lordمُّشْفِقُوْنَۙ(are) cautious وَ الَّذِیْنَAnd thoseهُمْ[they]بِاٰیٰتِin (the) Signsرَبِّهِمْ(of) their Lordیُؤْمِنُوْنَۙbelieve وَ الَّذِیْنَAnd thoseهُمْ[they]بِرَبِّهِمْwith their Lordلَا(do) notیُشْرِكُوْنَۙassociate partners 23. Al-Mu'minun Page 346وَ الَّذِیْنَAnd those whoیُؤْتُوْنَgiveمَاۤwhatاٰتَوْاthey giveوَّ قُلُوْبُهُمْwhile their heartsوَجِلَةٌ(are) fearfulاَنَّهُمْbecause theyاِلٰیtoرَبِّهِمْtheir Lordرٰجِعُوْنَۙ(will) return اُولٰٓىِٕكَ(It is) thoseیُسٰرِعُوْنَwho hastenفِیinالْخَیْرٰتِthe good (deeds)وَ هُمْand theyلَهَاin themسٰبِقُوْنَ (are) foremost وَ لَاAnd notنُكَلِّفُWe burdenنَفْسًاany soulاِلَّاexceptوُسْعَهَا(to) its capacityوَ لَدَیْنَاand with Usكِتٰبٌ(is) a Recordیَّنْطِقُ(which) speaksبِالْحَقِّwith the truthوَ هُمْand theyلَا(will) notیُظْلَمُوْنَ be wronged بَلْNayقُلُوْبُهُمْtheir heartsفِیْ(are) inغَمْرَةٍconfusionمِّنْoverهٰذَاthisوَ لَهُمْand for themاَعْمَالٌ(are) deedsمِّنْbesidesدُوْنِbesidesذٰلِكَthatهُمْtheyلَهَاfor itعٰمِلُوْنَ (are) doers حَتّٰۤیUntilاِذَاۤwhenاَخَذْنَاWe seizeمُتْرَفِیْهِمْtheir affluent onesبِالْعَذَابِwith the punishmentاِذَاbehold!هُمْTheyیَجْـَٔرُوْنَؕcry for help لَا(Do) notتَجْـَٔرُواcry for helpالْیَوْمَ ۫todayاِنَّكُمْIndeed youمِّنَّاfrom Usلَاnotتُنْصَرُوْنَ will be helped قَدْVerilyكَانَتْwereاٰیٰتِیْMy Versesتُتْلٰیrecitedعَلَیْكُمْto youفَكُنْتُمْbut you usedعَلٰۤی(to) onاَعْقَابِكُمْyour heelsتَنْكِصُوْنَۙturn back مُسْتَكْبِرِیْنَ ۖۗ(Being) arrogantبِهٖabout itسٰمِرًاconversing by nightتَهْجُرُوْنَ speaking evil اَفَلَمْThen, do notیَدَّبَّرُواthey ponderالْقَوْلَthe Wordاَمْorجَآءَهُمْhas come to themمَّاwhatلَمْnotیَاْتِ(had) comeاٰبَآءَهُمُ(to) their forefathersالْاَوَّلِیْنَؗ(to) their forefathers اَمْOrلَمْ(do) notیَعْرِفُوْاthey recognizeرَسُوْلَهُمْtheir Messengerفَهُمْso theyلَهٗ(are) rejecting himمُنْكِرُوْنَؗ(are) rejecting him اَمْOrیَقُوْلُوْنَthey sayبِهٖIn himجِنَّةٌ ؕ(is) madnessبَلْNayجَآءَهُمْhe brought themبِالْحَقِّthe truthوَ اَكْثَرُهُمْbut most of themلِلْحَقِّto the truthكٰرِهُوْنَ (are) averse وَ لَوِBut ifاتَّبَعَ(had) followedالْحَقُّthe truthاَهْوَآءَهُمْtheir desiresلَفَسَدَتِsurely (would) have been corruptedالسَّمٰوٰتُthe heavensوَ الْاَرْضُand the earthوَ مَنْand whoeverفِیْهِنَّ ؕ(is) thereinبَلْNayاَتَیْنٰهُمْWe have brought themبِذِكْرِهِمْtheir reminderفَهُمْbut theyعَنْfromذِكْرِهِمْtheir reminderمُّعْرِضُوْنَؕ(are) turning away اَمْOrتَسْـَٔلُهُمْyou ask themخَرْجًا(for) a paymentفَخَرَاجُBut the paymentرَبِّكَ(of) your Lordخَیْرٌ ۖۗ(is) bestوَّ هُوَand Heخَیْرُ(is) the Bestالرّٰزِقِیْنَ (of) the Providers وَ اِنَّكَAnd indeed youلَتَدْعُوْهُمْcertainly call themاِلٰیtoصِرَاطٍ(the) Pathمُّسْتَقِیْمٍ Straight وَ اِنَّAnd indeedالَّذِیْنَthose whoلَا(do) notیُؤْمِنُوْنَbelieveبِالْاٰخِرَةِin the Hereafterعَنِfromالصِّرَاطِthe pathلَنٰكِبُوْنَ surely (are) deviating 23. Al-Mu'minun Page 347وَ لَوْAnd ifرَحِمْنٰهُمْWe had mercy on themوَ كَشَفْنَاand We removedمَاwhatبِهِمْ(was) on themمِّنْofضُرٍّ(the) hardshipلَّلَجُّوْاsurely they would persistفِیْinطُغْیَانِهِمْtheir transgressionیَعْمَهُوْنَ wandering blindly وَ لَقَدْAnd verilyاَخَذْنٰهُمْWe seized themبِالْعَذَابِwith the punishmentفَمَاbut notاسْتَكَانُوْاthey submitلِرَبِّهِمْto their Lordوَ مَاand notیَتَضَرَّعُوْنَ they supplicate humbly حَتّٰۤیUntilاِذَاwhenفَتَحْنَاWe openedعَلَیْهِمْfor themبَابًاa gateذَاof a punishmentعَذَابٍof a punishmentشَدِیْدٍsevereاِذَاbeholdهُمْTheyفِیْهِin itمُبْلِسُوْنَ۠(will be in) despair

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Translation of Verse 51-77

51. O messengers! Eat from what is good and lawful, and act righteously. Indeed, I fully know what you do.

52. Surely this religion of yours is ˹only˺ one, and I am your Lord, so fear Me ˹alone˺.

53. Yet the people have divided it into different sects, each rejoicing in what they have.

54. So leave them ˹O Prophet˺ in their heedlessness for a while.

55. Do they think, since We provide them with wealth and children,

56. that We hasten to ˹honour˺ them ˹with˺ all kinds of good? No! They are not aware.

57. Surely those who tremble in awe of their Lord,

58. and who believe in the revelations of their Lord,

59. and who associate none with their Lord,

60. and who do whatever ˹good˺ they do with their hearts fearful, ˹knowing˺ that they will return to their Lord ⁶⁸⁴ -

61. it is they who race to do good deeds, always taking the lead.

62. We never require of any soul more than what it can afford. And with Us is a record which speaks the truth. None will be wronged.

63. But the hearts of those ˹who disbelieve˺ are oblivious to ˹all of˺ this, ⁶⁸⁵ and they have other ˹evil˺ deeds, opposite to this, in which they are engrossed.

64. But as soon as We seize their elite with torment, they start to cry for help.

65. ˹They will be told,˺ "Do not cry for help today. Surely you will never be saved from Us.

66. Indeed, My revelations were recited to you, but you used to back away ˹in disgust˺,

67. boasting of the Sacred House, and babbling ˹nonsense about the Quran˺ by night."

68. Is it because they have never contemplated the Word ˹of Allah˺? Or ˹because˺ there has come to them something that did not come to their forefathers?

69. Or ˹because˺ they failed to recognize their Messenger, and so they denied him?

70. Or ˹because˺ they say, "He is insane?" In fact, he has come to them with the truth, but most of them are resentful of the truth.

71. Had the truth followed their desires, ⁶⁸⁶ the heavens, the earth, and all those in them would have certainly been corrupted. In fact, We have brought them ˹the means to˺ their glory, but they turn away from it.

72. Or ˹is it because˺ you ˹O Prophet˺ are asking them for tribute? But the reward of your Lord is best, for He is the Best Provider.

73. And surely you are calling them to the Straight Path,

74. but those who disbelieve in the Hereafter are certainly deviating from that Path.

75. ˹Even˺ if We had mercy on them and removed their affliction, ⁶⁸⁷ they would still persist in their transgression, wandering blindly.

76. And We have already seized them with torment, but they never humbled themselves to their Lord, nor did they ˹submissively˺ appeal ˹to Him˺.

77. But as soon as We open for them a gate of severe punishment, they will be utterly desperate.

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Commentary

684. It is reported in an authentic narration collected by At-Tirmiⱬi that 'Ȃishah, the Prophet's wife, asked him ( ﷺ ) if this verse refers to those who steal or drink ˹alcohol˺. The Prophet ( ﷺ ) answered, "No, it refers to those who pray, fast, and donate, but are afraid that their deeds are rejected because they are not good enough." Then he ( ﷺ ) recited the last part of the verse: "It is they who race to do good deeds, always taking the lead."

685. This refers to the believers' good deeds mentioned in 23:57-62.

686. Their desire that the universe has more than one God. See 21:22.

687. This refers to famine which affected the pagans of Mecca.