Surah 6. Al-An'am

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Verses [Section]: 1-10[1], 11-20 [2], 21-30 [3], 31-40 [4], 41-50 [5], 51-55 [6], 56-60 [7], 61-70 [8], 71-82 [9], 83-90 [10], 91-94 [11], 95-100 [12], 101-110 [13], 111-121 [14], 122-129 [15], 130-140 [16], 141-144 [17], 145-150 [18], 151-154 [19], 155-165 [20]

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Quran Text of Verse 31-40قَدْIndeedخَسِرَincurred lossالَّذِیْنَthose whoكَذَّبُوْاdeniedبِلِقَآءِin (the) meetingاللّٰهِ ؕ(with) Allahحَتّٰۤیuntilاِذَاwhenجَآءَتْهُمُcame to themالسَّاعَةُthe Hourبَغْتَةًsuddenlyقَالُوْاthey saidیٰحَسْرَتَنَاOh! Our regretعَلٰیoverمَاwhatفَرَّطْنَاwe neglectedفِیْهَا ۙconcerning itوَ هُمْwhile theyیَحْمِلُوْنَwill bearاَوْزَارَهُمْtheir burdensعَلٰیonظُهُوْرِهِمْ ؕtheir backsاَلَاUnquestionably!سَآءَEvilمَا(is) whatیَزِرُوْنَ they bear وَ مَاAnd notالْحَیٰوةُ(is) the lifeالدُّنْیَاۤ(of) the worldاِلَّاexceptلَعِبٌa playوَّ لَهْوٌ ؕand amusementوَ لَلدَّارُbut the homeالْاٰخِرَةُ(of) the Hereafterخَیْرٌ(is) bestلِّلَّذِیْنَfor those whoیَتَّقُوْنَ ؕ(are) God consciousاَفَلَاThen notتَعْقِلُوْنَ (will) you reason قَدْIndeedنَعْلَمُWe knowاِنَّهٗthat itلَیَحْزُنُكَgrieves youالَّذِیْwhatیَقُوْلُوْنَthey sayفَاِنَّهُمْAnd indeed, theyلَا(do) notیُكَذِّبُوْنَكَdeny youوَ لٰكِنَّbutالظّٰلِمِیْنَthe wrongdoersبِاٰیٰتِthe Versesاللّٰهِ(of) Allahیَجْحَدُوْنَ they reject وَ لَقَدْAnd surelyكُذِّبَتْwere rejectedرُسُلٌMessengersمِّنْfromقَبْلِكَbefore youفَصَبَرُوْاbut they were patientعَلٰیoverمَاwhatكُذِّبُوْاthey were rejectedوَ اُوْذُوْاand they were harmedحَتّٰۤیuntilاَتٰىهُمْcame to themنَصْرُنَا ۚOur helpوَ لَاAnd noمُبَدِّلَone (can) alterلِكَلِمٰتِ(the) wordsاللّٰهِ ۚ(of) Allahوَ لَقَدْand surelyجَآءَكَhas come to youمِنْofنَّبَاِی(the) newsالْمُرْسَلِیْنَ (of) the Messengers وَ اِنْAnd ifكَانَisكَبُرَdifficultعَلَیْكَfor youاِعْرَاضُهُمْtheir aversionفَاِنِthen ifاسْتَطَعْتَyou are ableاَنْtoتَبْتَغِیَseekنَفَقًاa tunnelفِیinالْاَرْضِthe earthاَوْorسُلَّمًاa ladderفِیintoالسَّمَآءِthe skyفَتَاْتِیَهُمْso that you bring to themبِاٰیَةٍ ؕa Signوَ لَوْBut ifشَآءَ(had) willedاللّٰهُAllahلَجَمَعَهُمْsurely He (would) have gathered themعَلَیonالْهُدٰیthe guidanceفَلَاSo (do) notتَكُوْنَنَّbeمِنَofالْجٰهِلِیْنَ the ignorant 6. Al-An'am Page 132اِنَّمَاOnlyیَسْتَجِیْبُrespondالَّذِیْنَthose whoیَسْمَعُوْنَ ؔؕlistenوَالْمَوْتٰیBut the deadیَ بْعَثُهُمُwill resurrect themاللّٰهُAllahثُمَّthenاِلَیْهِto Himیُرْجَعُوْنَthey will be returned وَ قَالُوْاAnd they saidلَوْ لَاWhy (is) notنُزِّلَsent downعَلَیْهِto himاٰیَةٌa Signمِّنْfromرَّبِّهٖ ؕhis LordقُلْSayاِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahقَادِرٌ(is) Ableعَلٰۤی[on]اَنْtoیُّنَزِّلَsend downاٰیَةًa Signوَّ لٰكِنَّbutاَكْثَرَهُمْmost of themلَا(do) notیَعْلَمُوْنَ know وَ مَاAnd notمِنْ[of]دَآبَّةٍany animalفِیinالْاَرْضِthe earthوَ لَاand notطٰٓىِٕرٍa birdیَّطِیْرُ(that) fliesبِجَنَاحَیْهِwith its wingsاِلَّاۤbutاُمَمٌ(are) communitiesاَمْثَالُكُمْ ؕlike youمَاNotفَرَّطْنَاWe have neglectedفِیinالْكِتٰبِthe Bookمِنْ[of]شَیْءٍanythingثُمَّthenاِلٰیtoرَبِّهِمْtheir Lordیُحْشَرُوْنَ they will be gathered وَ الَّذِیْنَAnd those whoكَذَّبُوْاrejectedبِاٰیٰتِنَاOur Versesصُمٌّ(are) deafوَّ بُكْمٌand dumbفِیinالظُّلُمٰتِ ؕthe darkness[es]مَنْWhoeverیَّشَاِwillsاللّٰهُAllahیُضْلِلْهُ ؕHe lets him go astrayوَ مَنْand whoeverیَّشَاْHe willsیَجْعَلْهُHe places himعَلٰیonصِرَاطٍ(the) wayمُّسْتَقِیْمٍ (the) straight قُلْSayاَرَءَیْتَكُمْHave you seenاِنْifاَتٰىكُمْ(there) came to youعَذَابُpunishmentاللّٰهِ(of) Allahاَوْorاَتَتْكُمُ(there) came to youالسَّاعَةُthe Hourاَغَیْرَis it otherاللّٰهِ(than) Allahتَدْعُوْنَ ۚyou callاِنْifكُنْتُمْyou areصٰدِقِیْنَ truthful

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Translation of Verse 31-40

31. Losers indeed are those who deny the meeting with Allah until the Hour takes them by surprise, then they will cry, "Woe to us for having ignored this!" They will bear ˹the burden of˺ their sins on their backs. Evil indeed is their burden!

32. This worldly life is no more than play and amusement, but far better is the ˹eternal˺ Home of the Hereafter for those mindful ˹of Allah˺. Will you not then understand?

33. We certainly know that what they say grieves you ˹O Prophet˺. It is not your honesty they question-it is Allah's signs that the wrongdoers deny.

34. Indeed, messengers before you were rejected but patiently endured rejection and persecution until Our help came to them. And Allah's promise ˹to help˺ is never broken. And you have already received some of the narratives of these messengers.

35. If you find their denial unbearable, then build-if you can-a tunnel through the earth or stairs to the sky to bring them a ˹more compelling˺ sign. Had Allah so willed, He could have guided them all. So do not be one of those ignorant ˹of this fact˺.

36. Only the attentive will respond ˹to your call˺. As for the dead, Allah will raise them up, then to Him they will ˹all˺ be returned.

37. They ask, "Why has no ˹other˺ sign been sent down to him from his Lord?" Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ "Allah certainly has the power to send down a sign"-though most of them do not know.

38. All living beings roaming the earth and winged birds soaring in the sky are communities like yourselves. ²⁷³ We have left nothing out of the Record. ²⁷⁴ Then to their Lord they will be gathered all together.

39. Those who deny Our signs are ˹wilfully˺ deaf and dumb-lost in darkness. Allah leaves whoever He wills to stray and guides whoever He wills to the Straight Way.

40. Ask ˹them, O Prophet˺, "Imagine if you were overwhelmed by Allah's torment or the Hour-would you call upon any other than Allah ˹for help˺? ˹Answer me˺ if your claims are true!

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Commentary

273. Allah has created living beings (like animals, birds, and fish) just like He created human beings. He provides for all and is merciful to all. They all belong to communities and have their own systems of living.

274. The Record refers to the Preserved Tablet ( Al-Lawḥ Al-Maḥfûẓ ) in which Allah has written the destiny of His entire creation.