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 42-52اَللّٰهُAllahیَتَوَفَّیtakesالْاَنْفُسَthe soulsحِیْنَ(at the) timeمَوْتِهَا(of) their deathوَ الَّتِیْand the one whoلَمْ(does) notتَمُتْdieفِیْinمَنَامِهَا ۚtheir sleepفَیُمْسِكُThen He keepsالَّتِیْthe one whomقَضٰیHe has decreedعَلَیْهَاfor themالْمَوْتَthe deathوَ یُرْسِلُand sendsالْاُخْرٰۤیthe othersاِلٰۤیforاَجَلٍa termمُّسَمًّی ؕspecifiedاِنَّIndeedفِیْinذٰلِكَthatلَاٰیٰتٍsurely (are) signsلِّقَوْمٍfor a peopleیَّتَفَكَّرُوْنَ who ponder اَمِOrاتَّخَذُوْاhave they takenمِنْbesidesدُوْنِbesidesاللّٰهِAllahشُفَعَآءَ ؕintercessorsقُلْSayاَوَ لَوْEven thoughكَانُوْاthey wereلَاnotیَمْلِكُوْنَpossessingشَیْـًٔاanythingوَّ لَاand notیَعْقِلُوْنَ they understand قُلْSayلِّلّٰهِTo Allah (belongs)الشَّفَاعَةُthe intercessionجَمِیْعًا ؕallلَهٗFor Himمُلْكُ(is the) dominionالسَّمٰوٰتِ(of) the heavensوَ الْاَرْضِ ؕand the earthثُمَّThenاِلَیْهِto Himتُرْجَعُوْنَ you will be returned وَ اِذَاAnd whenذُكِرَAllah is mentionedاللّٰهُAllah is mentionedوَحْدَهُAloneاشْمَاَزَّتْshrink with aversionقُلُوْبُ(the) heartsالَّذِیْنَ(of) those whoلَا(do) notیُؤْمِنُوْنَbelieveبِالْاٰخِرَةِ ۚin the Hereafterوَ اِذَاand whenذُكِرَare mentionedالَّذِیْنَthoseمِنْbesides Himدُوْنِهٖۤbesides HimاِذَاbeholdهُمْTheyیَسْتَبْشِرُوْنَ rejoice قُلِSayاللّٰهُمَّO Allah!فَاطِرَCreatorالسَّمٰوٰتِ(of) the heavensوَ الْاَرْضِand the earthعٰلِمَKnowerالْغَیْبِ(of) the unseenوَ الشَّهَادَةِand the witnessedاَنْتَYouتَحْكُمُwill judgeبَیْنَbetweenعِبَادِكَYour slavesفِیْinمَاwhatكَانُوْاthey used (to)فِیْهِthereinیَخْتَلِفُوْنَ differ وَ لَوْAnd ifاَنَّAnd ifلِلَّذِیْنَthose whoظَلَمُوْاdid wrongمَا(had) whateverفِی(is) inالْاَرْضِthe earthجَمِیْعًاallوَّ مِثْلَهٗand (the) like of itمَعَهٗwith itلَافْتَدَوْاthey would ransomبِهٖwith itمِنْfromسُوْٓءِ(the) evilالْعَذَابِ(of) the punishmentیَوْمَ(on the) Dayالْقِیٰمَةِ ؕ(of) the Resurrectionوَ بَدَاAnd (will) appearلَهُمْto themمِّنَfromاللّٰهِAllahمَاwhatلَمْnotیَكُوْنُوْاthey hadیَحْتَسِبُوْنَ taken into account 39. Az-Zumar Page 464وَ بَدَاAnd will become apparentلَهُمْto themسَیِّاٰتُ(the) evilsمَا(of) whatكَسَبُوْاthey earnedوَ حَاقَand will surroundبِهِمْthemمَّاwhatكَانُوْاthey used (to)بِهٖ[in it]یَسْتَهْزِءُوْنَ mock فَاِذَاSo whenمَسَّtouchesالْاِنْسَانَ[the] manضُرٌّadversityدَعَانَا ؗhe calls upon UsثُمَّthenاِذَاwhenخَوَّلْنٰهُWe bestow (on) himنِعْمَةًa favorمِّنَّا ۙfrom Usقَالَhe saysاِنَّمَاۤOnlyاُوْتِیْتُهٗI have been given itعَلٰیforعِلْمٍ ؕknowledgeبَلْNayهِیَitفِتْنَةٌ(is) a trialوَّ لٰكِنَّbutاَكْثَرَهُمْmost of themلَا(do) notیَعْلَمُوْنَ know قَدْIndeedقَالَهَاsaid itالَّذِیْنَthoseمِنْbefore themقَبْلِهِمْbefore themفَمَاۤbut (did) notاَغْنٰیavailعَنْهُمْthemمَّاwhatكَانُوْاthey used (to)یَكْسِبُوْنَ earn فَاَصَابَهُمْThen struck themسَیِّاٰتُ(the) evilsمَا(of) whatكَسَبُوْا ؕthey earnedوَ الَّذِیْنَAnd those whoظَلَمُوْاhave wrongedمِنْofهٰۤؤُلَآءِtheseسَیُصِیْبُهُمْwill strike themسَیِّاٰتُ(the) evilsمَا(of) whatكَسَبُوْا ۙthey earnedوَ مَاand notهُمْtheyبِمُعْجِزِیْنَ will be able to escape اَوَ لَمْDo notیَعْلَمُوْۤاthey knowاَنَّthatاللّٰهَAllahیَبْسُطُextendsالرِّزْقَthe provisionلِمَنْfor whomیَّشَآءُHe willsوَ یَقْدِرُ ؕand restrictsاِنَّIndeedفِیْinذٰلِكَthatلَاٰیٰتٍsurely (are) signsلِّقَوْمٍfor a peopleیُّؤْمِنُوْنَ۠who believe

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Translation of Verse 42-52

42. ˹It is˺ Allah ˹Who˺ calls back the souls ˹of people˺ upon their death as well as ˹the souls˺ of the living during their sleep. Then He keeps those for whom He has ordained death, and releases the others until ˹their˺ appointed time. Surely in this are signs for people who reflect.

43. Or have they taken others besides Allah as intercessors? Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ "˹Would they do so,˺ even though those ˹idols˺ have neither authority nor intelligence?"

44. Say, "All intercession belongs to Allah ˹alone˺. To Him belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. Then to Him you will ˹all˺ be returned."

45. Yet when Allah alone is mentioned, the hearts of those who disbelieve in the Hereafter are filled with disgust. But as soon as those ˹gods˺ other than Him are mentioned, they are filled with joy.

46. Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ "O Allah-Originator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the seen and unseen! You will judge between Your servants regarding their differences."

47. Even if the wrongdoers were to possess everything in the world twice over, they would certainly offer it to ransom themselves from the horrible punishment on Judgment Day, for they will see from Allah what they had never expected.

48. And the evil ˹consequences˺ of their deeds will unfold before them, and they will be overwhelmed by what they used to ridicule.

49. When one is touched with hardship, they cry out to Us ˹alone˺. Then when We shower Our blessings upon them, they say, "I have been granted all this only because of ˹my˺ knowledge." Not at all! It is ˹no more than˺ a test. But most of them do not know.

50. The same had already been said by those ˹destroyed˺ before them, ⁹⁶² but their ˹worldly˺ gains were of no benefit to them.

51. So the evil ˹consequences˺ of their deeds overtook them. And the wrongdoers among these ˹pagans˺ will be overtaken by the evil ˹consequences˺ of their deeds. And they will have no escape.

52. Do they not know that Allah gives abundant or limited provisions to whoever He wills? Surely in this are signs for people who believe.

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Commentary

962. Like Korah ( see 28:76-81).