Surah 31. Luqman

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Verses [Section]: 1-11[1], 12-19 [2], 20-30 [3], 31-34 [4]

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Quran Text of Verse 20-3031. Luqman Page 413اَلَمْDo notتَرَوْاyou seeاَنَّthatاللّٰهَAllahسَخَّرَhas subjectedلَكُمْto youمَّاwhateverفِی(is) inالسَّمٰوٰتِthe heavensوَ مَاand whateverفِی(is) inالْاَرْضِthe earthوَ اَسْبَغَand amply bestowedعَلَیْكُمْupon youنِعَمَهٗHis Bountiesظَاهِرَةًapparentوَّ بَاطِنَةً ؕand hiddenوَ مِنَBut ofالنَّاسِthe peopleمَنْ(is he) whoیُّجَادِلُdisputesفِیaboutاللّٰهِAllahبِغَیْرِwithoutعِلْمٍknowledgeوَّ لَاand notهُدًیguidanceوَّ لَاand notكِتٰبٍa bookمُّنِیْرٍ enlightening وَ اِذَاAnd whenقِیْلَit is saidلَهُمُto themاتَّبِعُوْاFollowمَاۤwhatاَنْزَلَAllah (has) revealedاللّٰهُAllah (has) revealedقَالُوْاthey sayبَلْNayنَتَّبِعُwe will followمَاwhatوَجَدْنَاwe foundعَلَیْهِon itاٰبَآءَنَا ؕour forefathersاَوَ لَوْEven ifكَانَShaitaan wasالشَّیْطٰنُShaitaan wasیَدْعُوْهُمْ(to) call themاِلٰیtoعَذَابِ(the) punishmentالسَّعِیْرِ (of) the Blaze وَ مَنْAnd whoeverیُّسْلِمْsubmitsوَجْهَهٗۤhis faceاِلَیtoاللّٰهِAllahوَ هُوَwhile heمُحْسِنٌ(is) a good- doerفَقَدِthen indeedاسْتَمْسَكَhe has graspedبِالْعُرْوَةِthe handholdالْوُثْقٰی ؕthe most trustworthyوَ اِلَیAnd toاللّٰهِAllahعَاقِبَةُ(is the) endالْاُمُوْرِ (of) the matters وَ مَنْAnd whoeverكَفَرَdisbelievesفَلَاlet notیَحْزُنْكَgrieve youكُفْرُهٗ ؕhis disbeliefاِلَیْنَاTo Usمَرْجِعُهُمْ(is) their returnفَنُنَبِّئُهُمْthen We will inform themبِمَاof whatعَمِلُوْا ؕthey didاِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahعَلِیْمٌۢ(is) the All-Knowerبِذَاتِof whatالصُّدُوْرِ (is in) the breasts نُمَتِّعُهُمْWe grant them enjoymentقَلِیْلًا(for) a littleثُمَّthenنَضْطَرُّهُمْWe will force themاِلٰیtoعَذَابٍa punishmentغَلِیْظٍ severe وَ لَىِٕنْAnd ifسَاَلْتَهُمْyou ask themمَّنْWhoخَلَقَcreatedالسَّمٰوٰتِthe heavensوَ الْاَرْضَand the earthلَیَقُوْلُنَّThey will surely sayاللّٰهُ ؕAllahقُلِSayالْحَمْدُAll praisesلِلّٰهِ ؕ(are) for AllahبَلْButاَكْثَرُهُمْmost of themلَا(do) notیَعْلَمُوْنَ know لِلّٰهِTo Allah (belongs)مَاwhateverفِی(is) inالسَّمٰوٰتِthe heavensوَ الْاَرْضِ ؕand the earthاِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahهُوَHeالْغَنِیُّ(is) Free of needالْحَمِیْدُ the Praiseworthy وَ لَوْAnd ifاَنَّمَاwhateverفِی(is) inالْاَرْضِthe earthمِنْofشَجَرَةٍ(the) treesاَقْلَامٌ(were) pensوَّ الْبَحْرُand the seaیَمُدُّهٗ(to) add to itمِنْۢafter itبَعْدِهٖafter itسَبْعَةُsevenاَبْحُرٍseasمَّاnotنَفِدَتْwould be exhaustedكَلِمٰتُ(the) Wordsاللّٰهِ ؕ(of) AllahاِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahعَزِیْزٌ(is) All-Mightyحَكِیْمٌ All-Wise مَاNotخَلْقُكُمْ(is) your creationوَ لَاand notبَعْثُكُمْyour resurrectionاِلَّاbutكَنَفْسٍas a soulوَّاحِدَةٍ ؕsingleاِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahسَمِیْعٌۢ(is) All-Hearerبَصِیْرٌ All-Seer 31. Luqman Page 414اَلَمْDo notتَرَyou seeاَنَّthatاللّٰهَAllahیُوْلِجُcauses to enterالَّیْلَthe nightفِیintoالنَّهَارِthe dayوَ یُوْلِجُand causes to enterالنَّهَارَthe dayفِیintoالَّیْلِthe nightوَ سَخَّرَand has subjectedالشَّمْسَthe sunوَ الْقَمَرَ ؗand the moonكُلٌّeachیَّجْرِیْۤmovingاِلٰۤیforاَجَلٍa termمُّسَمًّیappointedوَّ اَنَّand thatاللّٰهَAllahبِمَاof whatتَعْمَلُوْنَyou doخَبِیْرٌ (is) All-Aware ذٰلِكَThatبِاَنَّ(is) becauseاللّٰهَAllahهُوَHeالْحَقُّ(is) the Truthوَ اَنَّand thatمَاwhatیَدْعُوْنَthey callمِنْbesides Himدُوْنِهِbesides Himالْبَاطِلُ ۙ(is) [the] falsehoodوَ اَنَّand thatاللّٰهَAllahهُوَHeالْعَلِیُّ(is) the Most Highالْكَبِیْرُ۠the Most Great

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Translation of Verse 20-30

20. Have you not seen that Allah has subjected for you whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth, and has lavished His favours upon you, both seen and unseen? ˹Still˺ there are some who dispute about Allah without knowledge, or guidance, or an enlightening scripture.

21. When it is said to them, "Follow what Allah has revealed," they reply, "No! We ˹only˺ follow what we found our forefathers practicing." ˹Would they still do so˺ even if Satan is inviting them to the torment of the Blaze?

22. Whoever fully submits themselves to Allah and is a good-doer, they have certainly grasped the firmest hand-hold. And with Allah rests the outcome of ˹all˺ affairs.

23. But whoever disbelieves, do not let their disbelief grieve you ˹O Prophet˺. To Us is their return, and We will inform them of all they did. Surely Allah knows best what is ˹hidden˺ in the heart.

24. We allow them enjoyment for a little while, then ˹in time˺ We will force them into a harsh torment.

25. And if you ask them who created the heavens and the earth, they will definitely say, "Allah!" Say, "Praise be to Allah!" In fact, most of them do not know.

26. To Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth. Allah is truly the Self-Sufficient, Praiseworthy.

27. If all the trees on earth were pens and the ocean ˹were ink˺, refilled by seven other oceans, the Words of Allah would not be exhausted. Surely Allah is Almighty, All-Wise.

28. The creation and resurrection of you ˹all˺ is as simple ˹for Him˺ as that of a single soul. Surely Allah is All-Hearing, All-Seeing.

29. Do you not see that Allah causes the night to merge into the day and the day into the night, and has subjected the sun and the moon, each orbiting for an appointed term, and that Allah is All-Aware of what you do?

30. That is because Allah ˹alone˺ is the Truth and what they invoke besides Him is falsehood, and ˹because˺ Allah ˹alone˺ is the Most High, All-Great.

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