Surah 35. Fatir

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Verses [Section]: 1-7[1], 8-14 [2], 15-26 [3], 27-37 [4], 38-45 [5]

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Quran Text of Verse 8-14اَفَمَنْThen is (he) whoزُیِّنَis made fair-seemingلَهٗto himسُوْٓءُ(the) evilعَمَلِهٖ(of) his deedفَرَاٰهُso that he sees itحَسَنًا ؕ(as) goodفَاِنَّFor indeedاللّٰهَAllahیُضِلُّlets go astrayمَنْwhomیَّشَآءُHe willsوَ یَهْدِیْand guidesمَنْwhomیَّشَآءُ ۖؗHe willsفَلَاSo (let) notتَذْهَبْgo outنَفْسُكَyour soulعَلَیْهِمْfor themحَسَرٰتٍ ؕ(in) regretsاِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahعَلِیْمٌۢ(is) All-Knowerبِمَاof whatیَصْنَعُوْنَ they do وَ اللّٰهُAnd Allahالَّذِیْۤ(is) the One Whoاَرْسَلَsendsالرِّیٰحَthe windsفَتُثِیْرُso that they raiseسَحَابًا(the) cloudsفَسُقْنٰهُand We drive themاِلٰیtoبَلَدٍa landمَّیِّتٍdeadفَاَحْیَیْنَاand We reviveبِهِtherewithالْاَرْضَthe earthبَعْدَafterمَوْتِهَا ؕits deathكَذٰلِكَThusالنُّشُوْرُ (will be) the Resurrection مَنْWhoeverكَانَ[is] desiresیُرِیْدُ[is] desiresالْعِزَّةَthe honorفَلِلّٰهِthen for Allahالْعِزَّةُ(is) the Honorجَمِیْعًا ؕallاِلَیْهِTo Himیَصْعَدُascendsالْكَلِمُthe wordsالطَّیِّبُgoodوَ الْعَمَلُand the deedالصَّالِحُrighteousیَرْفَعُهٗ ؕraises itوَ الَّذِیْنَBut those whoیَمْكُرُوْنَplotالسَّیِّاٰتِthe evilلَهُمْfor themعَذَابٌ(is) a punishmentشَدِیْدٌ ؕsevereوَ مَكْرُand (the) plottingاُولٰٓىِٕكَ(of) thoseهُوَitیَبُوْرُ (will) perish وَ اللّٰهُAnd Allahخَلَقَكُمْcreated youمِّنْfromتُرَابٍdustثُمَّthenمِنْfromنُّطْفَةٍa sperm-dropثُمَّthenجَعَلَكُمْHe made youاَزْوَاجًا ؕmatesوَ مَاAnd notتَحْمِلُconceivesمِنْanyاُنْثٰیfemaleوَ لَاand notتَضَعُgives birthاِلَّاexceptبِعِلْمِهٖ ؕwith His knowledgeوَ مَاAnd notیُعَمَّرُis granted lifeمِنْanyمُّعَمَّرٍaged personوَّ لَاand notیُنْقَصُis lessenedمِنْfromعُمُرِهٖۤhis lifeاِلَّاbutفِیْ(is) inكِتٰبٍ ؕa RegisterاِنَّIndeedذٰلِكَthatعَلَیforاللّٰهِAllahیَسِیْرٌ (is) easy 35. Fatir Page 436وَ مَاAnd notیَسْتَوِیare alikeالْبَحْرٰنِ ۖۗthe two seasهٰذَاThisعَذْبٌ(is) freshفُرَاتٌsweetسَآىِٕغٌpleasantشَرَابُهٗits drinkوَ هٰذَاand thisمِلْحٌsaltyاُجَاجٌ ؕ(and) bitterوَ مِنْAnd fromكُلٍّeachتَاْكُلُوْنَyou eatلَحْمًاmeatطَرِیًّاfreshوَّ تَسْتَخْرِجُوْنَand you extractحِلْیَةًornamentsتَلْبَسُوْنَهَا ۚyou wear themوَ تَرَیand you seeالْفُلْكَthe shipsفِیْهِin itمَوَاخِرَcleavingلِتَبْتَغُوْاso that you may seekمِنْofفَضْلِهٖHis Bountyوَ لَعَلَّكُمْand that you mayتَشْكُرُوْنَ be grateful یُوْلِجُHe causes to enterالَّیْلَthe nightفِیin (to)النَّهَارِthe dayوَ یُوْلِجُand He causes to enterالنَّهَارَthe dayفِیin (to)الَّیْلِ ۙthe nightوَ سَخَّرَand He has subjectedالشَّمْسَthe sunوَ الْقَمَرَ ۖؗand the moonكُلٌّeachیَّجْرِیْrunningلِاَجَلٍfor a termمُّسَمًّی ؕappointedذٰلِكُمُThat (is)اللّٰهُAllahرَبُّكُمْyour Lordلَهُfor Himالْمُلْكُ ؕ(is) the Dominionوَ الَّذِیْنَAnd those whomتَدْعُوْنَyou invokeمِنْbesides Himدُوْنِهٖbesides Himمَاnotیَمْلِكُوْنَthey possessمِنْevenقِطْمِیْرٍؕ(as much as) the membrane of a date-seed اِنْIfتَدْعُوْهُمْyou invoke themلَاnotیَسْمَعُوْاthey hearدُعَآءَكُمْ ۚyour callوَ لَوْand ifسَمِعُوْاthey heardمَاnotاسْتَجَابُوْاthey (would) respondلَكُمْ ؕto youوَ یَوْمَAnd (on the) Dayالْقِیٰمَةِ(of) the Resurrectionیَكْفُرُوْنَthey will denyبِشِرْكِكُمْ ؕyour associationوَ لَاAnd noneیُنَبِّئُكَcan inform youمِثْلُlikeخَبِیْرٍ۠(the) All-Aware

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Translation of Verse 8-14

8. Are those whose evil-doing is made so appealing to them that they deem it good ˹like those who are rightly guided˺? ˹It is˺ certainly Allah ˹Who˺ leaves to stray whoever He wills, and guides whoever He wills. So do not grieve yourself to death over them ˹O Prophet˺. Surely Allah is All-Knowing of what they do.

9. And it is Allah Who sends the winds, which then stir up ˹vapour, forming˺ clouds, and then We drive them to a lifeless land, giving life to the earth after its death. Similar is the Resurrection.

10. Whoever seeks honour and power, then ˹let them know that˺ all honour and power belongs to Allah. To Him ˹alone˺ good words ascend, and righteous deeds are raised up by Him. As for those who plot evil, they will suffer a severe punishment. And the plotting of such ˹people˺ is doomed ˹to fail˺.

11. And ˹it is˺ Allah ˹Who˺ created you from dust, ⁸⁹² then ˹developed you˺ from a sperm-drop, then made you into pairs. ⁸⁹³ No female ever conceives or delivers without His knowledge. And no one's life is made long or cut short but is ˹written˺ in a Record. ⁸⁹⁴ That is certainly easy for Allah.

12. The two bodies of water are not alike: one is fresh, palatable, and pleasant to drink and the other is salty and bitter. Yet from them both you eat tender seafood and extract ornaments to wear. And you see the ships ploughing their way through both, so you may seek His bounty and give thanks ˹to Him˺.

13. He merges the night into the day and the day into the night, and has subjected the sun and the moon, each orbiting for an appointed term. That is Allah-your Lord! All authority belongs to Him. But those ˹idols˺ you ˹pagans˺ invoke besides Him do not possess even the skin of a date stone.

14. If you call upon them, they cannot hear your calls. And if they were to hear, they could not respond to you. On the Day of Judgment they will disown your worship ˹of them˺. And no one can inform you ˹O Prophet˺ like the All-Knowledgeable.

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Commentary

892. Created your father, Adam, from dust.

893. Males and females.

894. See footnote for 33:6.