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Quran Translation and Commentary by Dr Mustafa Khattab

Quran Translation
Word for Word by
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh
& Kausar Khatri

Introduction
1. Al-Fatihah
2. Al-Baqarah
3. Al-Imran
4. Al-Nisa
5. Al-Maidah
6. Al-Anam
7. Al-Araf
8. Al-Anfal
9. Al-Taubah
10. Yunus
11. Hud
12. Yusuf
13. Al-Rad
14. Ibrahim
15. Al-Hijr
16. Al-Nahl
17. Bani Israil
18. Al-Kahf
19. Maryam
20. Ta-Ha
21. Al-Anbiya
22. Al-Hajj
23. Al-Muminun
24. An-Nur
25. Al-Furqan
26. Ash-Shuara
27. An-Naml
28. Al-Qasas
29. Al-Ankabut
30. Ar-Rum
31. Luqman
32. As-Sajdah
33. Al-Ahzab
34. Saba
35. Fatir
36. Yasin
37. As-Saffat
38. Saad
39. Az-Zumar
40. Al-Mumin
41. Ha-Meem-As-Sajdah
42. AShura
43. Az-Zukhruf
44. Ad-Dukhan
45. Al-Jathiyah
46. Al-Ahqaf
47. Muhammad
48. Al-Fath
49. Al-Hujurat
50. Al-Qaf
51. Adh-Dhariyat
52. At-Tur
53. An-Najm
54. Al-Qamar
55. Al-Rahman
56. Al-Waqiah
57. Al-Hadid
58. Al-Mujadalah
59. Al-Hashr
60. Al-Mumtahinah
61. As-Saff
62. Al-Jumuah
63. Al-Munafiqun
64. Al-Taghabun
65. At-Talaq
66. At-Tahrim
67. Al-Mulk
68. Al-Qalam
69. Al-Haqqah
70. Al-Maarij
71. Nuh
72. Al-Jinn
73. Al-Muzzammil
74. Al-Muddhththir
75. Al-Qiyamah
76. Ad-Dahr
77. Al-Mursalat
78. An-Naba
79. An-Naziat
80. Abas
81. At-Takwir
82. Al-Infitar
83. At-Tatfif
84. Al-Inshiqaq
85. Al-Buruj
86. At-Tariq
87. Al-Ala
88. Al-Ghashiyah
89. Al-Fajr
90. Al-Balad
91. Ash-Shams
92. Al-Lail
93. Ad-Duha
94. Al-Inshirah
95. At-Tin
96. Al-Alaq
97. Al-Qadr
98. Al-Bayyinah
99. Az-Zilzal
100. Al-Adiyat
101. Al-Qariah
102. At-Takathur
103. Al-Asr
104. Al-Humazah
105. Al-Fil
106. Al-Quraish
107. Al-Maun
108. Al-Kauthar
109. Al-Kafirun
110. An-Nasr
111. Al-Lahab
112. Al-Ikhlas
113. Al-Falaq
114. An-Nas
Surah 37. As-Saffat
Verses [Section]: 1-21[1], 22-74 [2], 75-113 [3], 114-138 [4], 139-182 [5]

Quran Text of Verse 139-182
وَ اِنَّAnd indeedیُوْنُسَYunusلَمِنَ(was) surely ofالْمُرْسَلِیْنَؕthe Messengers اِذْWhenاَبَقَhe ran awayاِلَیtoالْفُلْكِthe shipالْمَشْحُوْنِۙladen فَسَاهَمَThen he drew lotsفَكَانَand wasمِنَofالْمُدْحَضِیْنَۚthe losers فَالْتَقَمَهُThen swallowed himالْحُوْتُthe fishوَ هُوَwhile heمُلِیْمٌ (was) blameworthy فَلَوْ لَاۤAnd if notاَنَّهٗthat heكَانَwasمِنَofالْمُسَبِّحِیْنَۙthose who glorify لَلَبِثَCertainly he (would have) remainedفِیْinبَطْنِهٖۤits bellyاِلٰیuntilیَوْمِthe Dayیُبْعَثُوْنَۚthey are resurrected فَنَبَذْنٰهُBut We cast himبِالْعَرَآءِonto the open shoreوَ هُوَwhile heسَقِیْمٌۚ(was) ill وَ اَنْۢبَتْنَاAnd We caused to growعَلَیْهِover himشَجَرَةًa plantمِّنْofیَّقْطِیْنٍۚgourd وَ اَرْسَلْنٰهُAnd We sent himاِلٰیtoمِائَةِa hundredاَلْفٍthousandاَوْorیَزِیْدُوْنَۚmore فَاٰمَنُوْاAnd they believedفَمَتَّعْنٰهُمْso We gave them enjoymentاِلٰیforحِیْنٍؕa while فَاسْتَفْتِهِمْThen ask themاَلِرَبِّكَDoes your Lordالْبَنَاتُ(have) daughtersوَ لَهُمُwhile for themالْبَنُوْنَۙ(are) sons اَمْOrخَلَقْنَاdid We createالْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةَthe Angelsاِنَاثًاfemalesوَّ هُمْwhile theyشٰهِدُوْنَ (were) witnesses اَلَاۤNo doubtاِنَّهُمْindeed theyمِّنْofاِفْكِهِمْtheir falsehoodلَیَقُوْلُوْنَۙ[they] say وَلَدَAllah has begottenاللّٰهُ ۙAllah has begottenوَ اِنَّهُمْand indeed, theyلَكٰذِبُوْنَ surely (are) liars اَصْطَفَیHas He chosenالْبَنَاتِ[the] daughtersعَلَیoverالْبَنِیْنَؕsons 37. As-Saffat Page 452مَاWhat is with youلَكُمْ ۫What is with youكَیْفَHowتَحْكُمُوْنَ you judge اَفَلَاThen will notتَذَكَّرُوْنَۚyou pay heed اَمْOrلَكُمْ(is) for youسُلْطٰنٌan authorityمُّبِیْنٌۙclear فَاْتُوْاThen bringبِكِتٰبِكُمْyour bookاِنْifكُنْتُمْyou areصٰدِقِیْنَ truthful وَ جَعَلُوْاAnd they have madeبَیْنَهٗbetween Himوَ بَیْنَand betweenالْجِنَّةِthe jinnنَسَبًا ؕa relationshipوَ لَقَدْbut certainlyعَلِمَتِknowالْجِنَّةُthe jinnاِنَّهُمْthat theyلَمُحْضَرُوْنَۙ(will) surely be brought سُبْحٰنَGlory beاللّٰهِ(to) Allahعَمَّاabove whatیَصِفُوْنَۙthey attribute اِلَّاExceptعِبَادَ(the) slavesاللّٰهِ(of) Allahالْمُخْلَصِیْنَ the chosen فَاِنَّكُمْSo indeed youوَ مَاand whatتَعْبُدُوْنَۙyou worship مَاۤNotاَنْتُمْyouعَلَیْهِfrom Himبِفٰتِنِیْنَۙcan tempt away (anyone) اِلَّاExceptمَنْwhoهُوَheصَالِ(is) to burnالْجَحِیْمِ (in) the Hellfire وَ مَاAnd notمِنَّاۤamong usاِلَّاexceptلَهٗfor himمَقَامٌ(is) a positionمَّعْلُوْمٌۙknown وَّ اِنَّاAnd indeed weلَنَحْنُsurely [we]الصَّآفُّوْنَۚstand in rows وَ اِنَّاAnd indeed weلَنَحْنُsurely [we]الْمُسَبِّحُوْنَ glorify (Allah) وَ اِنْAnd indeedكَانُوْاthey used (to)لَیَقُوْلُوْنَۙsay لَوْIfاَنَّthatعِنْدَنَاwe hadذِكْرًاa reminderمِّنَfromالْاَوَّلِیْنَۙthe former (people) لَكُنَّاCertainly we (would) have beenعِبَادَslavesاللّٰهِ(of) Allahالْمُخْلَصِیْنَ the chosen فَكَفَرُوْاBut they disbelievedبِهٖin itفَسَوْفَso soonیَعْلَمُوْنَ they will know وَ لَقَدْAnd verilyسَبَقَتْhas precededكَلِمَتُنَاOur Wordلِعِبَادِنَاfor Our slavesالْمُرْسَلِیْنَۚۖthe Messengers اِنَّهُمْIndeed theyلَهُمُsurely theyالْمَنْصُوْرُوْنَ۪(would be) the victorious وَ اِنَّAnd indeedجُنْدَنَاOur hostلَهُمُsurely theyالْغٰلِبُوْنَ (will be) those who overcome فَتَوَلَّSo turn awayعَنْهُمْfrom themحَتّٰیforحِیْنٍۙa time وَّ اَبْصِرْهُمْAnd see themفَسَوْفَso soonیُبْصِرُوْنَ they will see اَفَبِعَذَابِنَاThen is (it) for Our punishmentیَسْتَعْجِلُوْنَ they hasten فَاِذَاBut whenنَزَلَit descendsبِسَاحَتِهِمْin their territoryفَسَآءَthen evil (will be)صَبَاحُ(the) morningالْمُنْذَرِیْنَ (for) those who were warned وَ تَوَلَّSo turn awayعَنْهُمْfrom themحَتّٰیforحِیْنٍۙa time وَّ اَبْصِرْAnd seeفَسَوْفَso soonیُبْصِرُوْنَ they will see سُبْحٰنَGloryرَبِّكَ(be to) your Lordرَبِّ(the) Lordالْعِزَّةِ(of) Honorعَمَّاabove whatیَصِفُوْنَۚthey attribute وَ سَلٰمٌAnd peace beعَلَیuponالْمُرْسَلِیْنَۚthe Messengers وَ الْحَمْدُAnd all praiseلِلّٰهِ(be) to Allahرَبِّ(the) Lordالْعٰلَمِیْنَ۠(of) the worlds
Translation of Verse 139-182

139. And Jonah was indeed one of the messengers.

140. ˹Remember˺ when he fled to the overloaded ship.

141. Then ˹to save it from sinking,˺ he drew straws ˹with other passengers˺. He lost ˹and was thrown overboard˺.

142. Then the whale engulfed him while he was blameworthy. 927

143. Had he not ˹constantly˺ glorified ˹Allah˺, 928

144. he would have certainly remained in its belly until the Day of Resurrection. 929

145. But We cast him onto the open ˹shore˺, ˹totally˺ worn out,

146. and caused a squash plant to grow over him. 930

147. We ˹later˺ sent him ˹back˺ to ˹his city of˺ at least one hundred thousand people,

148. who then believed ˹in him˺, so We allowed them enjoyment for a while.

149. Ask them ˹O Prophet˺ if your Lord has daughters, 931 while the pagans ˹prefer to˺ have sons.

150. Or ˹ask them˺ if We created the angels as females right before their eyes.

151. Indeed, it is one of their ˹outrageous˺ fabrications to say,

152. "Allah has children." They are simply liars.

153. Has He chosen daughters over sons? 932

154. What is the matter with you? How do you judge?

155. Will you not then be mindful?

156. Or do you have ˹any˺ compelling proof?

157. Then bring ˹us˺ your scripture, if what you say is true!

158. They have also established a ˹marital˺ relationship between Him and the jinn. Yet the jinn ˹themselves˺ know well that such people will certainly be brought ˹for punishment˺. 933

159. Glorified is Allah far above what they claim!

160. But not the chosen servants of Allah.

161. Surely you ˹pagans˺ and whatever ˹idols˺ you worship

162. can never lure ˹anyone˺ away from Him

163. except those ˹destined˺ to burn in Hell.

164. ˹The angels respond,˺ "There is not one of us without an assigned station ˹of worship˺.

165. We are indeed the ones lined up in ranks ˹for Allah˺.

166. And we are indeed the ones ˹constantly˺ glorifying ˹His praise˺."

167. They certainly used to say,

168. "If only we had a Reminder like ˹those of˺ earlier peoples, 934

169. we would have truly been Allah's devoted servants."

170. But ˹now˺ they reject it, so they will soon know.

171. Our Word has already gone forth to Our servants, the messengers,

172. that they would surely be helped,

173. and that Our forces will certainly prevail.

174. So turn away from the deniers for a while ˹O Prophet˺.

175. You will see ˹what will happen to˺ them, and they too will see!

176. Do they ˹really˺ wish to hasten Our punishment?

177. Yet when it descends upon them: 935 how evil will that morning be for those who had been warned!

178. And turn away from them for a while.

179. You will see, and they too will see!

180. Glorified is your Lord-the Lord of Honour and Power-above what they claim!

181. Peace be upon the messengers.

182. And praise be to Allah-Lord of all worlds.


Commentary

927. For abandoning his city without Allah's permission.

928. Before being swallowed and while inside the whale ( see 21:87). The lesson is: good deeds are of great help during difficult times.

929. The belly of the whale would have become his grave.

930. The squash plant provided Jonah with shade and repelled harmful insects.

931. Some pagan Arabs believed that the angels were Allah's daughters. Some of them were ashamed to have daughters and took pride in their own sons.

932. Both sexes are equal before Allah, so the verse questions pagan chauvinism.

933. Or "Yet the jinn know well that they themselves will be brought ˹for judgment˺." This is based on the claim of some pagan Arabs that the angels are Allah's daughters through female jinn.

934. The "Reminder" mentioned here refers to Scriptures such as the Torah and the Gospel. It is commonly used in the Quran as another name for Islam's holy book.

935. lit., when it lands in their courtyards.