Surah 37. As-Saffat

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Verses [Section]: 1-21[1], 22-74 [2], 75-113 [3], 114-138 [4], 139-182 [5]

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Quran Text of Verse 22-74اُحْشُرُواGatherالَّذِیْنَthose whoظَلَمُوْاwrongedوَ اَزْوَاجَهُمْand their kindsوَ مَاand whatكَانُوْاthey used (to)یَعْبُدُوْنَۙworship مِنْBesidesدُوْنِBesidesاللّٰهِAllahفَاهْدُوْهُمْthen lead themاِلٰیtoصِرَاطِ(the) Pathالْجَحِیْمِ (of) the Hellfire وَ قِفُوْهُمْAnd stop themاِنَّهُمْindeed theyمَّسْـُٔوْلُوْنَۙ(are) to be questioned 37. As-Saffat Page 447مَاWhatلَكُمْ(is) for youلَا(Why) notتَنَاصَرُوْنَ you help one another بَلْNayهُمُtheyالْیَوْمَ(on) that Dayمُسْتَسْلِمُوْنَ (will) surrender وَ اَقْبَلَAnd will approachبَعْضُهُمْsome of themعَلٰیtoبَعْضٍothersیَّتَسَآءَلُوْنَ questioning one another قَالُوْۤاThey will sayاِنَّكُمْIndeed youكُنْتُمْ[you] used (to)تَاْتُوْنَنَاcome (to) usعَنِfromالْیَمِیْنِ the right قَالُوْاThey will sayبَلْNayلَّمْnotتَكُوْنُوْاyou wereمُؤْمِنِیْنَۚbelievers وَ مَاAnd notكَانَwasلَنَاfor usعَلَیْكُمْover youمِّنْanyسُلْطٰنٍ ۚauthorityبَلْNayكُنْتُمْyou wereقَوْمًاa peopleطٰغِیْنَ transgressing فَحَقَّSo has been proved trueعَلَیْنَاagainst usقَوْلُ(the) Wordرَبِّنَاۤ ۖۗ(of) our Lordاِنَّاindeed weلَذَآىِٕقُوْنَ (will) certainly taste فَاَغْوَیْنٰكُمْSo we led you astrayاِنَّاindeed weكُنَّاwereغٰوِیْنَ astray فَاِنَّهُمْThen indeed theyیَوْمَىِٕذٍthat Dayفِیinالْعَذَابِthe punishmentمُشْتَرِكُوْنَ (will be) sharers اِنَّاIndeed WeكَذٰلِكَthusنَفْعَلُWe dealبِالْمُجْرِمِیْنَ with the criminals اِنَّهُمْIndeed theyكَانُوْۤاwereاِذَاwhenقِیْلَit was saidلَهُمْto themلَاۤ(There is) noاِلٰهَgodاِلَّاexceptاللّٰهُ ۙAllahیَسْتَكْبِرُوْنَۙwere arrogant وَ یَقُوْلُوْنَAnd they sayاَىِٕنَّاAre weلَتَارِكُوْۤاto leaveاٰلِهَتِنَاour godsلِشَاعِرٍfor a poetمَّجْنُوْنٍؕmad بَلْNayجَآءَhe has broughtبِالْحَقِّthe truthوَ صَدَّقَand confirmedالْمُرْسَلِیْنَ the Messengers اِنَّكُمْIndeed youلَذَآىِٕقُوا(will) surely tasteالْعَذَابِthe punishmentالْاَلِیْمِۚpainful وَ مَاAnd notتُجْزَوْنَyou will be recompensedاِلَّاexceptمَاwhatكُنْتُمْyou used (to)تَعْمَلُوْنَۙdo اِلَّاExceptعِبَادَ(the) slavesاللّٰهِ(of) Allahالْمُخْلَصِیْنَ the chosen ones اُولٰٓىِٕكَThoseلَهُمْfor themرِزْقٌ(will be) a provisionمَّعْلُوْمٌۙdetermined فَوَاكِهُ ۚFruitsوَ هُمْand theyمُّكْرَمُوْنَۙ(will) be honored فِیْInجَنّٰتِGardensالنَّعِیْمِۙ(of) Delight عَلٰیOnسُرُرٍthronesمُّتَقٰبِلِیْنَ facing each other یُطَافُWill be circulatedعَلَیْهِمْamong themبِكَاْسٍa cupمِّنْfromمَّعِیْنٍۭۙa flowing spring بَیْضَآءَWhiteلَذَّةٍdeliciousلِّلشّٰرِبِیْنَۚۖfor the drinkers لَاNotفِیْهَاin itغَوْلٌ(is) bad effectوَّ لَاand notهُمْtheyعَنْهَاfrom itیُنْزَفُوْنَ will be intoxicated وَ عِنْدَهُمْAnd with themقٰصِرٰتُ(will be) companions of modest gazeالطَّرْفِ(will be) companions of modest gazeعِیْنٌۙ(having) beautiful eyes كَاَنَّهُنَّAs if they wereبَیْضٌeggsمَّكْنُوْنٌ well protected فَاَقْبَلَAnd (will) approachبَعْضُهُمْsome of themعَلٰیtoبَعْضٍothersیَّتَسَآءَلُوْنَ questioning one another قَالَWill sayقَآىِٕلٌa speakerمِّنْهُمْamong themاِنِّیْIndeed Iكَانَhadلِیْfor meقَرِیْنٌۙa companion 37. As-Saffat Page 448یَّقُوْلُWho (would) sayاَىِٕنَّكَAre you indeedلَمِنَsurely ofالْمُصَدِّقِیْنَ those who believe ءَاِذَاIs (it) whenمِتْنَاwe have diedوَ كُنَّاand becomeتُرَابًاdustوَّ عِظَامًاand bonesءَاِنَّاwill weلَمَدِیْنُوْنَ surely be brought to Judgment قَالَHe (will) sayهَلْWillاَنْتُمْyouمُّطَّلِعُوْنَ be looking فَاطَّلَعَThen he (will) lookفَرَاٰهُand see himفِیْinسَوَآءِ(the) midstالْجَحِیْمِ (of) the Hellfire قَالَHe (will) sayتَاللّٰهِBy Allahاِنْverilyكِدْتَّyou almostلَتُرْدِیْنِۙruined me وَ لَوْ لَاAnd if notنِعْمَةُ(for the) Graceرَبِّیْ(of) my Lordلَكُنْتُcertainly I (would) have beenمِنَamongالْمُحْضَرِیْنَ those brought اَفَمَاThen are notنَحْنُweبِمَیِّتِیْنَۙ(to) die اِلَّاExceptمَوْتَتَنَاour deathالْاُوْلٰیthe firstوَ مَاand notنَحْنُweبِمُعَذَّبِیْنَ will be punished اِنَّIndeedهٰذَاthisلَهُوَsurelyالْفَوْزُ(is) the attainmentالْعَظِیْمُ great لِمِثْلِFor (the) likeهٰذَا(of) thisفَلْیَعْمَلِlet workالْعٰمِلُوْنَ the workers اَذٰلِكَIs thatخَیْرٌbetterنُّزُلًا(as) hospitalityاَمْorشَجَرَةُ(the) treeالزَّقُّوْمِ (of) Zaqqum اِنَّاIndeed Weجَعَلْنٰهَا[We] have made itفِتْنَةًa trialلِّلظّٰلِمِیْنَ for the wrongdoers اِنَّهَاIndeed itشَجَرَةٌ(is) a treeتَخْرُجُthat growsفِیْۤinاَصْلِ(the) bottomالْجَحِیْمِۙ(of) the Hellfire طَلْعُهَاIts emerging fruitكَاَنَّهٗ(is) as if itرُءُوْسُ(was) headsالشَّیٰطِیْنِ (of) the devils فَاِنَّهُمْAnd indeed theyلَاٰكِلُوْنَ(will) surely eatمِنْهَاfrom itفَمَالِـُٔوْنَand fillمِنْهَاwith itالْبُطُوْنَؕ(their) bellies ثُمَّThenاِنَّindeedلَهُمْfor themعَلَیْهَاin itلَشَوْبًا(is) a mixtureمِّنْofحَمِیْمٍۚboiling water ثُمَّThenاِنَّindeedمَرْجِعَهُمْtheir returnلَاۡاِلَی(will) surely be toالْجَحِیْمِ the Hellfire اِنَّهُمْIndeed theyاَلْفَوْاfoundاٰبَآءَهُمْtheir fathersضَآلِّیْنَۙastray فَهُمْSo theyعَلٰۤیonاٰثٰرِهِمْtheir footstepsیُهْرَعُوْنَ they hastened وَ لَقَدْAnd verilyضَلَّwent astrayقَبْلَهُمْbefore themاَكْثَرُmostالْاَوَّلِیْنَۙ(of) the former (people) وَ لَقَدْAnd verilyاَرْسَلْنَاWe sentفِیْهِمْamong themمُّنْذِرِیْنَ warners فَانْظُرْThen seeكَیْفَhowكَانَwasعَاقِبَةُ(the) endالْمُنْذَرِیْنَۙ(of) those who were warned اِلَّاExceptعِبَادَ(the) slavesاللّٰهِ(of) Allahالْمُخْلَصِیْنَ۠the chosen ones

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Translation of Verse 22-74

22. ˹Allah will say to the angels,˺ "Gather ˹all˺ the wrongdoers along with their peers, and whatever they used to worship

23. instead of Allah, then lead them ˹all˺ to the path of Hell.

24. And detain them, for they must be questioned."

25. ˹Then they will be asked,˺ "What is the matter with you that you can no longer help each other?"

26. In fact, on that Day they will be ˹fully˺ submissive.

27. They will turn on each other, throwing blame.

28. The misled will say, "It was you who deluded us away from what is right." ⁹¹³

29. The misleaders will reply, "No! You disbelieved on your own.

30. We had no authority over you. In fact, you yourselves were a transgressing people.

31. The decree of our Lord has come to pass against us ˹all˺: we will certainly taste ˹the punishment˺.

32. We caused you to deviate, for we ourselves were deviant."

33. Surely on that Day they will ˹all˺ share in the punishment.

34. That is certainly how We deal with the wicked.

35. For whenever it was said to them ˹in the world˺, "There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Allah," they acted arrogantly

36. and argued, "Should we really abandon our gods for a mad poet?"

37. In fact, he came with the truth, confirming ˹earlier˺ messengers.

38. You will certainly taste the painful torment,

39. and will only be rewarded for what you used to do.

40. But not the chosen servants of Allah.

41. They will have a known provision:

42. fruits ˹of every type˺. ⁹¹⁴ And they will be honoured

43. in the Gardens of Bliss,

44. facing each other on thrones. ⁹¹⁵

45. A drink ˹of pure wine˺ will be passed around to them from a flowing stream:

46. crystal-white, delicious to drink.

47. It will neither harm ˹them˺, nor will they be intoxicated by it.

48. And with them will be maidens of modest gaze and gorgeous eyes,

49. as if they were pristine pearls. ⁹¹⁶

50. Then they will turn to one another inquisitively. ⁹¹⁷

51. One of them will say, "I once had a companion ˹in the world˺

52. who used to ask ˹me˺, 'Do you actually believe ˹in resurrection˺?

53. When we are dead and reduced to dust and bones, will we really be brought to judgment?'"

54. He will ˹then˺ ask, "Would you care to see ˹his fate˺?"

55. Then he ˹and the others˺ will look and spot him in the midst of the Hellfire.

56. He will ˹then˺ say, "By Allah! You nearly ruined me.

57. Had it not been for the grace of my Lord, I ˹too˺ would have certainly been among those brought ˹to Hell˺."

58. ˹Then he will ask his fellow believers,˺ "Can you imagine that we will never die,

59. except our first death, nor be punished ˹like the others˺?"

60. This is truly the ultimate triumph.

61. For such ˹honour˺ all should strive.

62. Is this ˹bliss˺ a better accommodation or the tree of Zaqqûm ? ⁹¹⁸

63. We have surely made it a test for the wrongdoers.

64. Indeed, it is a tree that grows in the depths of Hell,

65. bearing fruit like devils' heads.

66. The evildoers will certainly ˹be left to˺ eat from it, filling up their bellies with it.

67. Then on top of that they will be given a blend of boiling drink.

68. Then they will ultimately return to ˹their place in˺ Hell.

69. Indeed, they found their forefathers astray,

70. so they rushed in their footsteps!

71. And surely most of the earlier generations had strayed before them,

72. although We had certainly sent warners among them.

73. See then what was the end of those who had been warned.

74. But not the chosen servants of Allah.

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Commentary

913. Other possible translations: 1. "It was you who used to pressure us." 2. "It was you who tricked us in the name of the truth." 3. "It was you who dissuaded us from doing good." 4. "It was you who deceived us with false oaths."

914. This implies all sorts of delicacies, not just fruits.

915. Facing each other implies that no one will have anything in their hearts against others.

916. ' Baiḍun maknûn ' can also mean spotless eggs.

917. It is assumed that they will ask each other about their lives in the world and what led them to Paradise.

918. The pagans of Mecca used to make fun of the Prophet ( ﷺ ) when he warned them of this tree. They asked, "How can a tree grow in Hell?" So Allah revealed this verse in response.