Surah Az-Zumar Recitation, Translation, and Tafseer - The Holy Quran

39:41

اِنَّاۤ اَنْزَلْنَا عَلَیْكَ الْكِتٰبَ لِلنَّاسِ بِالْحَقِّۚ-فَمَنِ اهْتَدٰى فَلِنَفْسِهٖۚ-وَ مَنْ ضَلَّ فَاِنَّمَا یَضِلُّ عَلَیْهَاۚ-وَ مَاۤ اَنْتَ عَلَیْهِمْ بِوَكِیْلٍ۠(۴۱)

We have Sent down this Book to you with the truth for all mankind. So, he who comes to guidance does so for himself, and he who goes astray does so for his own loss; on you does not lie their guardianship.

Surely We have sent down upon thee the Book for mankind with the truth. Whosoever is guided, is only guided to his own gain, and whosoever goes astray, it is only to his own loss; thou art not a guardian over them.

39:42

اَللّٰهُ یَتَوَفَّى الْاَنْفُسَ حِیْنَ مَوْتِهَا وَ الَّتِیْ لَمْ تَمُتْ فِیْ مَنَامِهَاۚ-فَیُمْسِكُ الَّتِیْ قَضٰى عَلَیْهَا الْمَوْتَ وَ یُرْسِلُ الْاُخْرٰۤى اِلٰۤى اَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّىؕ-اِنَّ فِیْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰیٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ یَّتَفَكَّرُوْنَ(۴۲)

God gathers up the souls of those who die, and of those who do not die, in their sleep; then He keeps back those ordained for death, and sends the others back for an appointed term. Surely there are signs in this for those who reflect.

God takes the souls at the time of their death, and that which has not died, in its sleep; He withholds that against which He has decreed death, but looses the other till a stated term. Surely in that are signs for a people who reflect. Or have they taken intercessors apart from God?

39:43

اَمِ اتَّخَذُوْا مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ شُفَعَآءَؕ-قُلْ اَوَ لَوْ كَانُوْا لَا یَمْلِكُوْنَ شَیْــٴًـا وَّ لَا یَعْقِلُوْنَ(۴۳)

Have they appointed intercessors other than God? Say: "Even though they have no power in the least, nor do they understand?"

Say: 'What, even though they have no power whatever and no understanding?'

39:44

قُلْ لِّلّٰهِ الشَّفَاعَةُ جَمِیْعًاؕ-لَهٗ مُلْكُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ الْاَرْضِؕ-ثُمَّ اِلَیْهِ تُرْجَعُوْنَ(۴۴)

Say: "God´s is the intercession entirely; His is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth; then to Him you will return."

Say: 'To God belongs intercession altogether. His is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth; then unto Him you will be returned.'

39:45

وَ اِذَا ذُكِرَ اللّٰهُ وَحْدَهُ اشْمَاَزَّتْ قُلُوْبُ الَّذِیْنَ لَا یُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِالْاٰخِرَةِۚ-وَ اِذَا ذُكِرَ الَّذِیْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِهٖۤ اِذَا هُمْ یَسْتَبْشِرُوْنَ(۴۵)

When God alone is mentioned the hearts of those who do not believe in the life to come, are filled with resentment. But when others are mentioned apart from God, they begin to rejoice.

When God is mentioned alone, then shudder the hearts of those who believe not in the Hereafter, but when those apart from Him are mentioned behold, they rejoice.

39:46

قُلِ اللّٰهُمَّ فَاطِرَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ الْاَرْضِ عٰلِمَ الْغَیْبِ وَ الشَّهَادَةِ اَنْتَ تَحْكُمُ بَیْنَ عِبَادِكَ فِیْ مَا كَانُوْا فِیْهِ یَخْتَلِفُوْنَ(۴۶)

Say: "O God, the originator of the heavens and the earth, the knower of the unknown and the known, You alone will judge between Your creatures for things they differed about."

Say: 'O God, Thou originator of the heavens and the earth who knowest the Unseen and the Visible, Thou shalt judge between Thy servants touching that whereon they are at variance.'

39:47

وَ لَوْ اَنَّ لِلَّذِیْنَ ظَلَمُوْا مَا فِی الْاَرْضِ جَمِیْعًا وَّ مِثْلَهٗ مَعَهٗ لَافْتَدَوْا بِهٖ مِنْ سُوْٓءِ الْعَذَابِ یَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَةِؕ-وَ بَدَا لَهُمْ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ مَا لَمْ یَكُوْنُوْا یَحْتَسِبُوْنَ(۴۷)

Even if the sinners possessed whatever is in the heavens and the earth, and as much more, they would offer it to ransom themselves from the torment of the Day of Resurrection; yet what they did not even imagine would appear to them from God;

If the evildoers possessed all that is in the earth, and the like of it with it, they would offer it to ransom themselves from the evil of the chastisement on the Day of Resurrection; yet there would appear to them from God that they never reckoned with,

39:48

وَ بَدَا لَهُمْ سَیِّاٰتُ مَا كَسَبُوْا وَ حَاقَ بِهِمْ مَّا كَانُوْا بِهٖ یَسْتَهْزِءُوْنَ(۴۸)

And the evil of what they had earned would become visible to them; and what they used to mock would surround them from all sides.

and there would appear to them die evils of that they have earned, and they would be encompassed by that they mocked at.

39:49

فَاِذَا مَسَّ الْاِنْسَانَ ضُرٌّ دَعَانَا٘-ثُمَّ اِذَا خَوَّلْنٰهُ نِعْمَةً مِّنَّاۙ-قَالَ اِنَّمَاۤ اُوْتِیْتُهٗ عَلٰى عِلْمٍؕ-بَلْ هِیَ فِتْنَةٌ وَّ لٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا یَعْلَمُوْنَ(۴۹)

When a man is in trouble, he prays to God; but when We bestow a favour on him he says: "It has come to me through my acumen." In fact, this is an illusion, but most men do not know.

When some affliction visits a man, he calls unto Us; then, when We confer on him a blessing from Us, he says, 'I was given it only because of a knowledge.' Nay, it is a trial, but most of them do not know it.

39:50

قَدْ قَالَهَا الَّذِیْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ فَمَاۤ اَغْنٰى عَنْهُمْ مَّا كَانُوْا یَكْسِبُوْنَ(۵۰)

Those before them had also said so, and yet nothing of what they did availed them in the least.

So said those that were before them; but that they earned did not avail them,

39:51

فَاَصَابَهُمْ سَیِّاٰتُ مَا كَسَبُوْاؕ-وَ الَّذِیْنَ ظَلَمُوْا مِنْ هٰۤؤُلَآءِ سَیُصِیْبُهُمْ سَیِّاٰتُ مَا كَسَبُوْاۙ-وَ مَا هُمْ بِمُعْجِزِیْنَ(۵۱)

Then the worst of what they had done overtook them. So will the evil deeds of those who are sinners among them recoil back on them. They cannot get the better (of Us).

in that the evils of that they earned smote them. The evildoers of these men, they too shall be smitten by the evils -- of that they earned; they will not be able to frustrate it.

39:52

اَوَ لَمْ یَعْلَمُوْۤا اَنَّ اللّٰهَ یَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَنْ یَّشَآءُ وَ یَقْدِرُؕ-اِنَّ فِیْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰیٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ یُّؤْمِنُوْنَ۠(۵۲)

Do they not know that God enhances or restricts the provision of any one He will. Surely there are signs in this for people who believe.

Do they know that God outspreads and straitens His provision to whomsoever He will? Surely in that are signs for a people who believe.

39:53

قُلْ یٰعِبَادِیَ الَّذِیْنَ اَسْرَفُوْا عَلٰۤى اَنْفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوْا مِنْ رَّحْمَةِ اللّٰهِؕ-اِنَّ اللّٰهَ یَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوْبَ جَمِیْعًاؕ-اِنَّهٗ هُوَ الْغَفُوْرُ الرَّحِیْمُ(۵۳)

Say: "O creatures of God, those of you who have acted against your own interests should not be disheartened of the mercy of God. Surely God forgives all sins. He is all-forgiving and all-merciful.

Say: 'O my people who have been prodigal against yourselves, do not despair of God's mercy; surely God forgives sins altogether; surely He is the All-forgiving, the All-compassionate.

39:54

وَ اَنِیْبُوْۤا اِلٰى رَبِّكُمْ وَ اَسْلِمُوْا لَهٗ مِنْ قَبْلِ اَنْ یَّاْتِیَكُمُ الْعَذَابُ ثُمَّ لَا تُنْصَرُوْنَ(۵۴)

Turn towards your Lord and obey Him before the punishment comes upon you when you will not be helped.

Turn unto your Lord and surrender to Him, ere the chastisement comes upon you, then you will not be helped.

39:55

وَ اتَّبِعُوْۤا اَحْسَنَ مَاۤ اُنْزِلَ اِلَیْكُمْ مِّنْ رَّبِّكُمْ مِّنْ قَبْلِ اَنْ یَّاْتِیَكُمُ الْعَذَابُ بَغْتَةً وَّ اَنْتُمْ لَا تَشْعُرُوْنَۙ(۵۵)

Follow the best of what has been revealed to you by your Lord before the punishment overtakes you suddenly and you are caught unawares,

And follow the fairest of what has been sent down to you from your Lord, ere the chastisement comes upon you suddenly while you are unaware.

39:56

اَنْ تَقُوْلَ نَفْسٌ یّٰحَسْرَتٰى عَلٰى مَا فَرَّطْتُّ فِیْ جَنْۢبِ اللّٰهِ وَ اِنْ كُنْتُ لَمِنَ السّٰخِرِیْنَۙ(۵۶)

Lest a soul should say: "Alas, I was heedless of God and only laughed;"

Lest any soul should say, 'Alas for me, in that I neglected my duty to God, and was a scoffer,'

39:57

اَوْ تَقُوْلَ لَوْ اَنَّ اللّٰهَ هَدٰىنِیْ لَكُنْتُ مِنَ الْمُتَّقِیْنَۙ(۵۷)

Or say: "If only God had guided me I would have been a man of fear and piety;"

or lest it should say, 'If only God had guided me, I should have been or lest among the godfearing,'

39:58

اَوْ تَقُوْلَ حِیْنَ تَرَى الْعَذَابَ لَوْ اَنَّ لِیْ كَرَّةً فَاَكُوْنَ مِنَ الْمُحْسِنِیْنَ(۵۸)

Or say on seeing the punishment: "If I could only return I would be among the good."

it should say, when it sees the chastisement, 'O that I might return again, and be among the good-doers.'

39:59

بَلٰى قَدْ جَآءَتْكَ اٰیٰتِیْ فَكَذَّبْتَ بِهَا وَ اسْتَكْبَرْتَ وَ كُنْتَ مِنَ الْكٰفِرِیْنَ(۵۹)

Why, My revelations had come to you, but you denied them and were filled with pride, and were among the disbelievers.

'Yes indeed! My signs did come to thee, but thou hast cried them lies, and thou hast waxed proud, and become one of the unbelievers.'

39:60

وَ یَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَةِ تَرَى الَّذِیْنَ كَذَبُوْا عَلَى اللّٰهِ وُجُوْهُهُمْ مُّسْوَدَّةٌؕ-اَلَیْسَ فِیْ جَهَنَّمَ مَثْوًى لِّلْمُتَكَبِّرِیْنَ(۶۰)

If you see those who had imputed lies to God on the Day of Resurrection, black would be their faces (with disgrace). Is there not a place in Hell for the arrogant?

And upon the Day of Resurrection thou shalt see those who lied against God, their faces blackened; is there not in Gehenna a lodging for those that are proud?

39:61

وَ یُنَجِّی اللّٰهُ الَّذِیْنَ اتَّقَوْا بِمَفَازَتِهِمْ٘-لَا یَمَسُّهُمُ السُّوْٓءُ وَ لَا هُمْ یَحْزَنُوْنَ(۶۱)

God would rescue those who fear Him (and guide them) to places of safety. Neither will evil touch them nor regret.

But God shall deliver those that were godfearing in their security; evil shall not visit them, neither shall they sorrow.

39:62

اَللّٰهُ خَالِقُ كُلِّ شَیْءٍ٘-وَّ هُوَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَیْءٍ وَّكِیْلٌ(۶۲)

God is the creator of all things, and He is the guarantor of all things.

God is the Creator of every thing; He is Guardian over every thing;

39:63

لَهٗ مَقَالِیْدُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ الْاَرْضِؕ-وَ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا بِاٰیٰتِ اللّٰهِ اُولٰٓىٕكَ هُمُ الْخٰسِرُوْنَ۠(۶۳)

He has the keys of the heavens and the earth; and those who deny the revelations of God will be losers.

unto Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth. And those who disbelieve in the signs of God, those they are the losers.

39:64

قُلْ اَفَغَیْرَ اللّٰهِ تَاْمُرُوْٓنِّیْۤ اَعْبُدُ اَیُّهَا الْجٰهِلُوْنَ(۶۴)

Say: "O you ignorant people, do you bid me to worship someone other than God?

Say: 'Is it other than God you bid me serve, you ignorant ones?'

39:65

وَ لَقَدْ اُوْحِیَ اِلَیْكَ وَ اِلَى الَّذِیْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِكَۚ-لَىٕنْ اَشْرَكْتَ لَیَحْبَطَنَّ عَمَلُكَ وَ لَتَكُوْنَنَّ مِنَ الْخٰسِرِیْنَ(۶۵)

Surely you have been commanded, as those before you were: "If you associate (any one with God), wasted will be all your deeds, arid you will perish."

It has been revealed to thee, and to those before thee, 'If thou associatest other gods with God, thy work shall surely fail and thou wilt be among the losers.'

39:66

بَلِ اللّٰهَ فَاعْبُدْ وَ كُنْ مِّنَ الشّٰكِرِیْنَ(۶۶)

So, you should worship only God, arid be among the grateful.

Nay, but God do thou serve; and be thou among the thankful.

39:67

وَ مَا قَدَرُوا اللّٰهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهٖ ﳓ وَ الْاَرْضُ جَمِیْعًا قَبْضَتُهٗ یَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَةِ وَ السَّمٰوٰتُ مَطْوِیّٰتٌۢ بِیَمِیْنِهٖؕ-سُبْحٰنَهٗ وَ تَعٰلٰى عَمَّا یُشْرِكُوْنَ(۶۷)

They do not esteem God as is rightly due to Him. The whole earth would be a fistful of His on the Day of Resurrection, and the heavens would be rolled up in His right hand. Too immaculate is He and too high for what they associate with Him!

They measure not God with His true measure. The earth altogether shall be His handful on the Day of Resurrection, and the heavens shall be rolled up in His right hand. Glory be to Him! High be He exalted above that they associate!

39:68

وَ نُفِخَ فِی الصُّوْرِ فَصَعِقَ مَنْ فِی السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ مَنْ فِی الْاَرْضِ اِلَّا مَنْ شَآءَ اللّٰهُؕ-ثُمَّ نُفِخَ فِیْهِ اُخْرٰى فَاِذَا هُمْ قِیَامٌ یَّنْظُرُوْنَ(۶۸)

When the trumpet blast is sounded whoever is in the heavens and the earth will swoon away, except those God please. When the blast is sounded the second time, they will stand up all expectant.

For the Trumpet shall be blown, and whosoever is in the heavens and whosoever is in the earth shall swoon, save whom God wills. Then it shall be blown again, and lo, they shall stand, beholding.

39:69

وَ اَشْرَقَتِ الْاَرْضُ بِنُوْرِ رَبِّهَا وَ وُضِعَ الْكِتٰبُ وَ جِایْٓءَ بِالنَّبِیّٖنَ وَ الشُّهَدَآءِ وَ قُضِیَ بَیْنَهُمْ بِالْحَقِّ وَ هُمْ لَا یُظْلَمُوْنَ(۶۹)

The earth will light up with the effulgence of her Lord; and the ledger (of account) will be placed (in each man´s hand), and the apostles and the witnesses will be called, and judgement passed between them equitably, and no wrong will be done to them.

And the earth shall shine with the light of its Lord, and the Book shall be set in place, and the Prophets and witnesses shall be brought, and justly the issue be decided between them, and they not wronged.

39:70

وَ وُفِّیَتْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّا عَمِلَتْ وَ هُوَ اَعْلَمُ بِمَا یَفْعَلُوْنَ۠(۷۰)

Each soul will be paid in full for what it had done. He is cognisant of what you do.

Every soul shall be paid in full for what it has wrought; and He knows very well what they do.

39:71

وَ سِیْقَ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْۤا اِلٰى جَهَنَّمَ زُمَرًاؕ-حَتّٰۤى اِذَا جَآءُوْهَا فُتِحَتْ اَبْوَابُهَا وَ قَالَ لَهُمْ خَزَنَتُهَاۤ اَلَمْ یَاْتِكُمْ رُسُلٌ مِّنْكُمْ یَتْلُوْنَ عَلَیْكُمْ اٰیٰتِ رَبِّكُمْ وَ یُنْذِرُوْنَكُمْ لِقَآءَ یَوْمِكُمْ هٰذَاؕ-قَالُوْا بَلٰى وَ لٰكِنْ حَقَّتْ كَلِمَةُ الْعَذَابِ عَلَى الْكٰفِرِیْنَ(۷۱)

The unbelievers will be driven into Hell in groups till, when they reach it and its doors are opened up, its keepers will say to them: "Did not apostles of your own come to you reciting your Lord´s revelations, warning you of this your day of Doom?" They will answer: "Yes;" but the sentence of punishment was justified against the unbelievers.

Then the unbelievers shall be driven in companies into Gehenna till, when they have come thither, then its gates will be opened and its keepers will say to them, 'Did not Messengers come to you from among yourselves, reciting to you the signs of your Lord and warning you against the encounter of this your day?' They shall say, 'Yes indeed; but the word of the chastisement has been realized against the unbelievers.'

39:72

قِیْلَ ادْخُلُوْۤا اَبْوَابَ جَهَنَّمَ خٰلِدِیْنَ فِیْهَاۚ-فَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى الْمُتَكَبِّرِیْنَ(۷۲)

"Enter the gates of Hell," they will be told, "and there abide for ever." How grievous a destination for the haughty!

It shall be said, 'Enter the gates of Gehenna, to dwell therein forever.' How evil is the lodging of those that are proud!

39:73

وَ سِیْقَ الَّذِیْنَ اتَّقَوْا رَبَّهُمْ اِلَى الْجَنَّةِ زُمَرًاؕ-حَتّٰۤى اِذَا جَآءُوْهَا وَ فُتِحَتْ اَبْوَابُهَا وَ قَالَ لَهُمْ خَزَنَتُهَا سَلٰمٌ عَلَیْكُمْ طِبْتُمْ فَادْخُلُوْهَا خٰلِدِیْنَ(۷۳)

Those who were mindful of their duty to their Lord will be driven in groups to Paradise, till they reach it and its gates are opened, and its keepers say to them: "Peace be on you; you are the joyous. So enter here to live for ever."

Then those that feared their Lord shall be driven in companies into Paradise, till, when they have come thither, and its gates are opened, and its keepers will say to them, 'Peace be upon you! Well you have fared; enter in, to dwell forever.'

39:74

وَ قَالُوا الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِیْ صَدَقَنَا وَعْدَهٗ وَ اَوْرَثَنَا الْاَرْضَ نَتَبَوَّاُ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ حَیْثُ نَشَآءُۚ-فَنِعْمَ اَجْرُ الْعٰمِلِیْنَ(۷۴)

They will say: "All praise be to God Who has fulfilled the promise He had made to us, and bequeathed to us this land for dwelling in the garden wheresoever we like." How excellent the recompense for those who act!

And they shall say, 'Praise belongs to God, who has been true in His promise to us, and has bequeathed upon us the earth, for us to make our dwelling wheresoever we will in Paradise.' How excellent is the wage of those that labour!

39:75

وَ تَرَى الْمَلٰٓىٕكَةَ حَآفِّیْنَ مِنْ حَوْلِ الْعَرْشِ یُسَبِّحُوْنَ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِمْۚ-وَ قُضِیَ بَیْنَهُمْ بِالْحَقِّ وَ قِیْلَ الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ رَبِّ الْعٰلَمِیْنَ۠(۷۵)

You will see the angels hover round the Throne, singing the praises of their Lord; and justice will be done between them equitably, and it would be said: "All praise to God the Lord of all the worlds."

And thou shalt see the angels encircling about the Throne proclaiming the praise of their Lord; and justly the issue shall be decided between them; and it shall be said, 'Praise belongs to God, the Lord of all Being.'