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 38-45اِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahعٰلِمُ(is the) Knowerغَیْبِ(of the) unseenالسَّمٰوٰتِ(of) the heavensوَ الْاَرْضِ ؕand the earthاِنَّهٗIndeed, Heعَلِیْمٌۢ(is the) All-Knowerبِذَاتِof what (is) in the breastsالصُّدُوْرِ of what (is) in the breasts 35. Fatir Page 439هُوَHeالَّذِیْ(is) the One Whoجَعَلَكُمْmade youخَلٰٓىِٕفَsuccessorsفِیinالْاَرْضِ ؕthe earthفَمَنْAnd whoeverكَفَرَdisbelievesفَعَلَیْهِthen upon himكُفْرُهٗ ؕ(is) his disbeliefوَ لَاAnd notیَزِیْدُincreaseالْكٰفِرِیْنَthe disbelieversكُفْرُهُمْtheir disbeliefعِنْدَnearرَبِّهِمْtheir Lordاِلَّاexceptمَقْتًا ۚ(in) hatredوَ لَاand notیَزِیْدُincreaseالْكٰفِرِیْنَthe disbelieversكُفْرُهُمْtheir disbeliefاِلَّاexceptخَسَارًا (in) loss قُلْSayاَرَءَیْتُمْHave you seenشُرَكَآءَكُمُyour partnersالَّذِیْنَthose whomتَدْعُوْنَyou callمِنْbesidesدُوْنِbesidesاللّٰهِ ؕAllahاَرُوْنِیْShow Meمَا ذَاwhatخَلَقُوْاthey have createdمِنَfromالْاَرْضِthe earthاَمْorلَهُمْfor themشِرْكٌ(is) a shareفِیinالسَّمٰوٰتِ ۚthe heavensاَمْOrاٰتَیْنٰهُمْhave We given themكِتٰبًاa Bookفَهُمْso theyعَلٰی(are) onبَیِّنَتٍa clear proofمِّنْهُ ۚtherefromبَلْNayاِنْnotیَّعِدُpromiseالظّٰلِمُوْنَthe wrongdoersبَعْضُهُمْsome of themبَعْضًا(to) othersاِلَّاexceptغُرُوْرًا delusion اِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahیُمْسِكُupholdsالسَّمٰوٰتِthe heavensوَ الْاَرْضَand the earthاَنْlestتَزُوْلَا ۚ۬they ceaseوَ لَىِٕنْAnd ifزَالَتَاۤthey should ceaseاِنْnotاَمْسَكَهُمَاcan uphold themمِنْanyاَحَدٍoneمِّنْۢafter Himبَعْدِهٖ ؕafter HimاِنَّهٗIndeed, HeكَانَisحَلِیْمًاMost Forbearingغَفُوْرًا Oft-Forgiving وَ اَقْسَمُوْاAnd they sworeبِاللّٰهِby Allahجَهْدَ(the) strongestاَیْمَانِهِمْ(of) their oathsلَىِٕنْthat ifجَآءَهُمْcame to themنَذِیْرٌa warnerلَّیَكُوْنُنَّsurely they would beاَهْدٰیmore guidedمِنْthanاِحْدَیanyالْاُمَمِ ۚ(of) the nationsفَلَمَّاBut whenجَآءَهُمْcame to themنَذِیْرٌa warnerمَّاnotزَادَهُمْit increased themاِلَّاbutنُفُوْرَاۙ(in) aversion ِ۟اسْتِكْبَارًا(Due to) arroganceفِیinالْاَرْضِthe landوَ مَكْرَand plottingالسَّیِّئِ ؕ(of) the evilوَ لَاbut notیَحِیْقُencompassesالْمَكْرُthe plotالسَّیِّئُ(of) the evilاِلَّاexceptبِاَهْلِهٖ ؕits own peopleفَهَلْThen doیَنْظُرُوْنَthey waitاِلَّاexceptسُنَّتَ(the) wayالْاَوَّلِیْنَ ۚ(of) the former (people)فَلَنْBut neverتَجِدَyou will findلِسُنَّتِin (the) wayاللّٰهِ(of) Allahتَبْدِیْلًا ۚ۬any changeوَ لَنْand neverتَجِدَyou will findلِسُنَّتِin (the) wayاللّٰهِ(of) Allahتَحْوِیْلًا any alteration اَوَ لَمْHave they notیَسِیْرُوْاtraveledفِیinالْاَرْضِthe landفَیَنْظُرُوْاand seenكَیْفَhowكَانَwasعَاقِبَةُ(the) endالَّذِیْنَ(of) those whoمِنْ(were) before themقَبْلِهِمْ(were) before themوَ كَانُوْۤاAnd they wereاَشَدَّstrongerمِنْهُمْthan themقُوَّةً ؕ(in) powerوَ مَاBut notكَانَisاللّٰهُAllahلِیُعْجِزَهٗthat can escape (from) Himمِنْanyشَیْءٍthingفِیinالسَّمٰوٰتِthe heavensوَ لَاand notفِیinالْاَرْضِ ؕthe earthاِنَّهٗIndeed, HeكَانَisعَلِیْمًاAll-Knowerقَدِیْرًا All-Powerful 35. Fatir Page 440وَ لَوْAnd ifیُؤَاخِذُAllah (were to) punishاللّٰهُAllah (were to) punishالنَّاسَthe peopleبِمَاfor whatكَسَبُوْاthey have earnedمَاnotتَرَكَHe would leaveعَلٰیonظَهْرِهَاits backمِنْanyدَآبَّةٍcreatureوَّ لٰكِنْButیُّؤَخِّرُهُمْHe gives them respiteاِلٰۤیtillاَجَلٍa termمُّسَمًّی ۚappointedفَاِذَاAnd whenجَآءَcomesاَجَلُهُمْtheir termفَاِنَّthen indeedاللّٰهَAllahكَانَisبِعِبَادِهٖof His slavesبَصِیْرًا۠All-Seer

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Translation of Verse 38-45

38. Indeed, Allah is the Knower of the unseen of the heavens and the earth. He surely knows best what is ˹hidden˺ in the heart.

39. He is the One Who has placed you as successors on earth. So whoever disbelieves will bear ˹the burden of˺ their own disbelief. The disbelievers' denial only increases them in contempt in the sight of their Lord, and it will only contribute to their loss.

40. Ask ˹them, O Prophet˺, "Have you considered your associate- gods which you invoke besides Allah? Show me what they have created on earth! Or do they have a share in ˹the creation of˺ the heavens? Or have We given the polytheists a Book, which serves as a clear proof for them? In fact, the wrongdoers promise each other nothing but delusion."

41. Indeed, Allah ˹alone˺ keeps the heavens and the earth from falling apart. If they were to fall apart, none but Him could hold them up. He is truly Most Forbearing, All-Forgiving.

42. They swore by Allah their most solemn oaths that if a warner were to come to them, they would certainly be better guided than any other community. Yet when a warner did come to them, it only drove them farther away-

43. behaving arrogantly in the land and plotting evil. But evil plotting only backfires on those who plot. Are they awaiting anything but the fate of those ˹destroyed˺ before? You will find no change in the way of Allah, nor will you find it diverted ˹to someone else˺.

44. Have they not travelled throughout the land to see what was the end of those ˹destroyed˺ before them? They were far superior in might. But there is nothing that can escape Allah in the heavens or the earth. He is certainly All-Knowing, Most Capable.

45. If Allah were to punish people ˹immediately˺ for what they have committed, He would not have left a single living being on earth. But He delays them for an appointed term. And when their time arrives, then surely Allah is All-Seeing of His servants.

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