Surah 39. Az-Zumar

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Verses [Section]: 1-9[1], 10-21 [2], 22-31 [3], 32-41 [4], 42-52 [5], 53-63 [6], 64-70 [7], 71-75 [8]

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Quran Text of Verse 10-21قُلْSayیٰعِبَادِO My slavesالَّذِیْنَ[those] whoاٰمَنُواbelieve!اتَّقُوْاFearرَبَّكُمْ ؕyour LordلِلَّذِیْنَFor those whoاَحْسَنُوْاdo goodفِیْinهٰذِهِthisالدُّنْیَاworldحَسَنَةٌ ؕ(is) goodوَ اَرْضُand the earthاللّٰهِ(of) Allahوَاسِعَةٌ ؕ(is) spaciousاِنَّمَاOnlyیُوَفَّیwill be paid back in fullالصّٰبِرُوْنَthe patientاَجْرَهُمْtheir rewardبِغَیْرِwithoutحِسَابٍ account 39. Az-Zumar Page 460قُلْSayاِنِّیْۤIndeed Iاُمِرْتُ[I] am commandedاَنْthatاَعْبُدَI worshipاللّٰهَAllahمُخْلِصًا(being) sincereلَّهُto Himالدِّیْنَۙ(in) the religion وَ اُمِرْتُAnd I am commandedلِاَنْthatاَكُوْنَI beاَوَّلَ(the) firstالْمُسْلِمِیْنَ (of) those who submit قُلْSayاِنِّیْۤIndeed Iاَخَافُ[I] fearاِنْifعَصَیْتُI disobeyرَبِّیْmy Lordعَذَابَ(the) punishmentیَوْمٍ(of) a Dayعَظِیْمٍ great قُلِSayاللّٰهَI worship AllahاَعْبُدُI worship Allahمُخْلِصًا(being) sincereلَّهٗto Himدِیْنِیْۙ(in) my religion فَاعْبُدُوْاSo worshipمَاwhatشِئْتُمْyou willمِّنْbesides Himدُوْنِهٖ ؕbesides HimقُلْSayاِنَّIndeedالْخٰسِرِیْنَthe losersالَّذِیْنَ(are) those whoخَسِرُوْۤا(will) loseاَنْفُسَهُمْthemselvesوَ اَهْلِیْهِمْand their familiesیَوْمَ(on the) Dayالْقِیٰمَةِ ؕ(of) the ResurrectionاَلَاUnquestionablyذٰلِكَthatهُوَitالْخُسْرَانُ(is) the lossالْمُبِیْنُ the clear لَهُمْFor themمِّنْfromفَوْقِهِمْabove themظُلَلٌcoveringsمِّنَofالنَّارِthe Fireوَ مِنْand fromتَحْتِهِمْbelow themظُلَلٌ ؕcoveringsذٰلِكَ(With) thatیُخَوِّفُthreatensاللّٰهُAllahبِهٖ[with it]عِبَادَهٗ ؕHis slavesیٰعِبَادِO My slaves!فَاتَّقُوْنِ So fear Me وَ الَّذِیْنَAnd those whoاجْتَنَبُواavoidالطَّاغُوْتَthe false godsاَنْlestیَّعْبُدُوْهَاthey worship themوَ اَنَابُوْۤاand turnاِلَیtoاللّٰهِAllahلَهُمُfor themالْبُشْرٰی ۚ(is) the glad tidingفَبَشِّرْSo give glad tidingsعِبَادِۙ(to) My slaves الَّذِیْنَThose whoیَسْتَمِعُوْنَthey listen (to)الْقَوْلَthe Wordفَیَتَّبِعُوْنَthen followاَحْسَنَهٗ ؕthe best thereofاُولٰٓىِٕكَthoseالَّذِیْنَ(are) they whomهَدٰىهُمُAllah has guided themاللّٰهُAllah has guided themوَ اُولٰٓىِٕكَand thoseهُمْare [they]اُولُواthe men of understandingالْاَلْبَابِ the men of understanding اَفَمَنْThen is (one) whoحَقَّbecame dueعَلَیْهِon himكَلِمَةُthe wordالْعَذَابِ ؕ(of) the punishmentاَفَاَنْتَThen can youتُنْقِذُsaveمَنْ(one) whoفِی(is) inالنَّارِۚthe Fire لٰكِنِButالَّذِیْنَthose whoاتَّقَوْاfearرَبَّهُمْtheir Lordلَهُمْfor themغُرَفٌ(are) lofty mansionsمِّنْabove themفَوْقِهَاabove themغُرَفٌlofty mansionsمَّبْنِیَّةٌ ۙbuilt highتَجْرِیْflowمِنْfromتَحْتِهَاbeneath themالْاَنْهٰرُ ؕ۬the riversوَعْدَ(The) Promiseاللّٰهِ ؕ(of) AllahلَاNotیُخْلِفُAllah failsاللّٰهُAllah failsالْمِیْعَادَ (in His) promise اَلَمْDo notتَرَyou seeاَنَّthatاللّٰهَAllahاَنْزَلَsends downمِنَfromالسَّمَآءِthe skyمَآءًwaterفَسَلَكَهٗand He makes it flowیَنَابِیْعَ(as) springsفِیinالْاَرْضِthe earthثُمَّthenیُخْرِجُHe producesبِهٖwith itزَرْعًاcropsمُّخْتَلِفًا(of) differentاَلْوَانُهٗcolorsثُمَّthenیَهِیْجُthey witherفَتَرٰىهُand you see themمُصْفَرًّاturn yellowثُمَّthenیَجْعَلُهٗHe makes themحُطَامًا ؕdebrisاِنَّIndeedفِیْinذٰلِكَthatلَذِكْرٰیsurely, (is) a reminderلِاُولِیfor those of understandingالْاَلْبَابِ۠for those of understanding

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Translation of Verse 10-21

10. Say ˹O Prophet, that Allah says˺, "O My servants who believe! Be mindful of your Lord. Those who do good in this world will have a good reward. And Allah's earth is spacious. Only those who endure patiently will be given their reward without limit."

11. Say, "I am commanded to worship Allah, being sincerely devoted to Him ˹alone˺.

12. And I am commanded to be the first of those who submit ˹to His Will˺."

13. Say, "I truly fear-if I were to disobey my Lord-the torment of a tremendous Day."

14. Say, "It is ˹only˺ Allah that I worship, being sincere in my devotion to Him.

15. Worship then whatever ˹gods˺ you want instead of Him." Say, "The ˹true˺ losers are those who will lose themselves and their families on Judgment Day. That is indeed the clearest loss."

16. They will have layers of fire above and below them. That is what Allah warns His servants with. So fear Me, O My servants!

17. And those who shun the worship of false gods, turning to Allah ˹alone˺, will have good news. So give good news to My servants ˹O Prophet˺-

18. those who listen to what is said and follow the best of it. ⁹⁶⁰ These are the ones ˹rightly˺ guided by Allah, and these are ˹truly˺ the people of reason.

19. What about those against whom the decree of torment has been justified? Is it you ˹O Prophet˺ who will then save those bound for the Fire?

20. But those mindful of their Lord will have ˹elevated˺ mansions, built one above the other, under which rivers flow. ˹That is˺ the promise of Allah. ˹And˺ Allah never fails in ˹His˺ promise.

21. Do you not see that Allah sends down rain from the sky- channelling it through streams in the earth-then produces with it crops of various colours, then they dry up and you see them wither, and then He reduces them to chaff? Surely in this is a reminder for people of reason.

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Commentary

960. This verse can apply to anything that a person listens to, and it can also apply specifically to the Quran-meaning, for example, those who read verses about retaliation and other verses about forgiveness, then they opt for forgiveness.