Surah Qaf Recitation, Translation, and Tafseer - The Holy Quran

50:0

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

In the name of Allah, most benevolent, ever-merciful.

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

50:1

قٓ ۫ۚ-وَ الْقُرْاٰنِ الْمَجِیْدِۚ(۱)

QAF. I CALL to witness the glorious Qur´an.

Qaf: By the Glorious Qur'an (Thou art Allah's Messenger).

50:2

بَلْ عَجِبُوْۤا اَنْ جَآءَهُمْ مُّنْذِرٌ مِّنْهُمْ فَقَالَ الْكٰفِرُوْنَ هٰذَا شَیْءٌ عَجِیْبٌۚ(۲)

They are rather surprised that a warner from among themselves has come to them. So the unbelievers say: "This is astonishing:

But they wonder that there has come to them a Warner from among themselves. So the Unbelievers say: "This is a wonderful thing!

50:3

ءَاِذَا مِتْنَا وَ كُنَّا تُرَابًاۚ-ذٰلِكَ رَجْعٌۢ بَعِیْدٌ(۳)

When we are dead and turned to dust, this returning (to life) is most far-fetched."

"What! When we die and become dust, (shall we live again?) That is a (sort of) return far (from our understanding)."

50:4

قَدْ عَلِمْنَا مَا تَنْقُصُ الْاَرْضُ مِنْهُمْۚ-وَ عِنْدَنَا كِتٰبٌ حَفِیْظٌ(۴)

We know what the earth consumes of them, for We have the Book that preserves everything.

We already know how much of them the earth takes away: With Us is a record guarding (the full account).

50:5

بَلْ كَذَّبُوْا بِالْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ فَهُمْ فِیْۤ اَمْرٍ مَّرِیْجٍ(۵)

But no! They called the truth a lie when it came to them; so they are in a confused state.

But they deny the Truth when it comes to them: so they are in a confused state.

50:6

اَفَلَمْ یَنْظُرُوْۤا اِلَى السَّمَآءِ فَوْقَهُمْ كَیْفَ بَنَیْنٰهَا وَ زَیَّنّٰهَا وَ مَا لَهَا مِنْ فُرُوْجٍ(۶)

Have they not looked at the sky above them, how We have fashioned and adorned it, and it has no flaw?

Do they not look at the sky above them?- How We have made it and adorned it, and there are no flaws in it?

50:7

وَ الْاَرْضَ مَدَدْنٰهَا وَ اَلْقَیْنَا فِیْهَا رَوَاسِیَ وَ اَنْۢبَتْنَا فِیْهَا مِنْ كُلِّ زَوْجٍۭ بَهِیْجٍۙ(۷)

We stretched the earth and placed upon it firm stabilisers and We made every kind of splendid thing to grow upon it

And the earth- We have spread it out, and set thereon mountains standing firm, and produced therein every kind of beautiful growth (in pairs)-

50:8

تَبْصِرَةً وَّ ذِكْرٰى لِكُلِّ عَبْدٍ مُّنِیْبٍ(۸)

As instruction and reminder to every penitent creature.

To be observed and commemorated by every devotee turning (to Allah).

50:9

وَ نَزَّلْنَا مِنَ السَّمَآءِ مَآءً مُّبٰرَكًا فَاَنْۢبَتْنَا بِهٖ جَنّٰتٍ وَّ حَبَّ الْحَصِیْدِۙ(۹)

And We send down water as a blessing from the sky, and grow gardens with it and the grain for harvest,

And We send down from the sky rain charted with blessing, and We produce therewith gardens and Grain for harvests;