| | Faridul Haque rendition of Surah The Believers(al-Mu`minun)
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| 23:1 | | Successful indeed are the believers |
| 23:2 | | Those who humbly cry in their prayers |
| 23:3 | | And who do not incline towards indecent matters |
| 23:4 | | And who pay the (obligatory) charity |
| 23:5 | | And who guard their private organs |
| 23:6 | | Except from their wives or the legal bondwomen that they possess, for then there is no blame upon them |
| 23:7 | | So whoever desires more than these two - they are crossing the limits |
| 23:8 | | And those who keep proper regard for their trusts and their pledges |
| 23:9 | | And who guard their prayers |
| 23:10 | | They are the inheritors |
| 23:11 | | Those who will get the inheritance of Paradise; they will abide in it forever |
| 23:12 | | Indeed We created man from a chosen soil |
| 23:13 | | Then made him a drop of fluid in a secure shelter |
| 23:14 | | We then turned the drop of fluid into a clot of blood, then the clot into a small lump of flesh, then the lump into bones, then covered the bones with flesh; then developed it in a different mould; therefore Most Auspicious is Allah, the Best Creator |
| 23:15 | | Then after that, certainly all of you are to die |
| 23:16 | | Then you will all be raised on the Day of Resurrection |
| 23:17 | | And indeed We have created seven paths above you; and We are not unmindful of the creation |
| 23:18 | | And We sent down water from the sky in proper measure, then stored it in the earth; and indeed We are Able to take it away |
| 23:19 | | So with it We produced gardens of date-palms and grapes for you, in which is abundant fruit for you and you eat therefrom |
| 23:20 | | And created the tree that comes forth from Mount Sinai - that grows containing oil and curry for the eaters |
| 23:21 | | And indeed in the cattle is a lesson for you; We give you to drink what is in their bellies, and there are many benefits for you in them, and in them is your food |
| 23:22 | | And you are carried on them and on the ship |
| 23:23 | | And indeed We sent Nooh towards his people - he therefore said, "O my people! Worship Allah, you do not have any other God except Him; so do you not fear?" |
| 23:24 | | So the disbelieving chieftains of his people said, "He is just a human like you, he wishes to become your leader; and had Allah willed, He would have sent down angels; We did not hear this in the case of our forefathers." |
| 23:25 | | "He is not but a man insane, therefore wait for some time." |
| 23:26 | | Submitted Nooh, "My Lord! Help me as they deny me." |
| 23:27 | | So We sent him the divine revelation that, "Make the ship in front of Our sight, and by Our command – then when Our command comes and the oven overflows, embark in it two of every couple, and from your household except those upon whom the Word has been decreed; and do not speak to Me in respect of these unjust people; they will surely be drowned." |
| 23:28 | | "And when you and those with you have safely boarded the ship say, ‘All praise is to Allah Who has rescued us from the unjust.’ " |
| 23:29 | | And pray, "My Lord! Cause me to alight at a blessed place – and You are the Best of all who bring to settle." |
| 23:30 | | Indeed, surely in this are signs and indeed surely, We were examining |
| 23:31 | | Then after them, We created another generation |
| 23:32 | | So We sent among them a Noble Messenger from among them (saying), "Worship Allah, you do not have any other God except Him; so do you not fear?" |
| 23:33 | | And said the leaders of his people, who disbelieved and denied the confronting of the Hereafter - and We had given them comfort in the worldly life – that, "He is nothing but a human like you, he eats from what you eat and drinks from what you drink." |
| 23:34 | | "If you were to obey a human like yourselves, then surely you are losers!" |
| 23:35 | | "Does he promise you that when you die and turn into dust and bones, you will be raised again?" |
| 23:36 | | "How remote, (really) how remote is the promise you are given!" |
| 23:37 | | "There is nothing except our life of this world, we die and we live, and we are not to be raised." |
| 23:38 | | "He is just a man who has fabricated a lie against Allah, and we are not going to believe him." |
| 23:39 | | He said, "My Lord! Help me as they deny me." |
| 23:40 | | Said Allah, "They will soon wake up at morn, regretting." |
| 23:41 | | So the true Scream seized them - We therefore made them like rotten hay; so away with the unjust people |
| 23:42 | | Then after them, We created other generations |
| 23:43 | | No nation can go before its term ends nor stay back |
| 23:44 | | We then sent our Noble Messengers, one after another; whenever a nation’s Noble Messenger came to it they denied him, We therefore united the succeeding with the old, and made them history; so far removed be the people who do not believe |
| 23:45 | | We then sent Moosa and his brother Haroon, with Our signs and a clear proof |
| 23:46 | | Towards Firaun and his court members – in response they were haughty, and they were in dominance |
| 23:47 | | They therefore said, "Shall we believe in two humans like ourselves, whereas their nation is servile to us?" |
| 23:48 | | So they denied them – therefore became of those who were destroyed |
| 23:49 | | And indeed We gave Moosa the Book, that they may attain guidance |
| 23:50 | | And We made the son of Maryam (Prophet Eisa) and his mother a sign, and We gave them shelter on a height, a place to stay and visible springs |
| 23:51 | | "O Noble Messengers, eat good clean things, and do good deeds; I know all that you do." |
| 23:52 | | "And indeed this religion of yours is one religion only and I am your Lord, therefore fear Me." |
| 23:53 | | But their nations broke their tasks into pieces; every group happy with what it has |
| 23:54 | | So leave them in their intoxication till a time |
| 23:55 | | Do they assume that the wealth and sons which We provide them |
| 23:56 | | Are quickly giving them goodness? In fact, they do not know |
| 23:57 | | Indeed those who are overwhelmed due to the fear of their Lord |
| 23:58 | | And those who believe in the signs of their Lord |
| 23:59 | | And those who do not ascribe any partner to their Lord |
| 23:60 | | And those who give what they give and their hearts fear for they have to return to their Lord |
| 23:61 | | These people hasten to perform goodness, and it is they who shall reach it first |
| 23:62 | | And We do not burden any soul beyond its capacity, and with Us is a Book * that speaks the truth, and they will not be wronged. (* The preserved tablet or the record of one’s deeds. |
| 23:63 | | On the contrary, their hearts are in neglect of this and their works are different than those of the believers, the works that they are doing |
| 23:64 | | To the extent that when We seized the wealthy among them with punishment, they immediately began imploring |
| 23:65 | | "Do not implore this day; you will not be helped by Us." |
| 23:66 | | "My verses were recited to you, so you used to turn back on your heels." |
| 23:67 | | "Priding yourself in serving the Sacred Mosque; at night you utter indecent stories in it, while discarding the truth." |
| 23:68 | | Have they not pondered the matter, or did that come to them, which did not come to their forefathers |
| 23:69 | | Or is it that they did not recognise their Noble Messenger, therefore they consider him alien |
| 23:70 | | Or they say, "He is afflicted by a demon"; in fact he brought the Truth to them, and most of them dislike the Truth |
| 23:71 | | And had the Truth followed their desires, then indeed the heavens and the earth and all those who are in them would be destroyed; in fact We brought to them a thing in which lay their repute, so they are turned away from their own repute |
| 23:72 | | Do you (O dear Prophet Mohammed - peace and blessings be upon him) ask any fee from them? So the reward of your Lord is the best; and He is the Best Provider of Sustenance |
| 23:73 | | And indeed you call them to the Straight Path |
| 23:74 | | And indeed those who do not believe in the Hereafter are deviated from the Straight Path |
| 23:75 | | And if We have mercy upon them and remove the calamity which has befallen them, they would still stubbornly persist, wandering in their rebellion |
| 23:76 | | And indeed We grasped them with punishment, so neither did they submit themselves to their Lord, nor do they cry humbly |
| 23:77 | | To the extent that when We opened the gate of a severe punishment for them, they thereupon lie despairingly in it |
| 23:78 | | And it is He Who has created ears and eyes and hearts for you; very little is the right you acknowledge |
| 23:79 | | And it is He Who has spread you in the earth, and towards Him you are to be raised |
| 23:80 | | And it is He Who gives life and causes death, and for Him are the alternations of night and day; so do you not have sense |
| 23:81 | | On the contrary, they said the same as what the former people used to say |
| 23:82 | | They say, "Will we, when we die and turn into dust and bones, be raised again?" |
| 23:83 | | "Indeed this promise was given to us and before us to our forefathers – this is nothing but stories of earlier people." |
| 23:84 | | Say O dear Prophet (Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him), "To Whom does the earth and all that is in it belong to, if you know?" |
| 23:85 | | Thereupon they will say, "To Allah"; proclaim, "Therefore why do you not ponder?" |
| 23:86 | | Say, "Who is the Lord of the seven heavens, and the Lord of the Tremendous Throne?" |
| 23:87 | | Thereupon they will say, "Such greatness is only that of Allah"; say, "So why do you not fear?" |
| 23:88 | | Say, "In Whose hand is the control over all things, and He provides refuge, and none can provide refuge against Him, if you know?" |
| 23:89 | | Thereupon they will say, "Such greatness is only that of Allah"; say, "Then by what magic are you deceived?" |
| 23:90 | | In fact We brought the Truth to them, and indeed they are liars |
| 23:91 | | Allah has not chosen any child, nor any other God along with Him – were it so, each God would have taken away its creation, and each one would certainly wish superiority over the other; Purity is to Allah above all the matters they fabricate |
| 23:92 | | The All Knowing, of every hidden and the visible – so Supremacy is to Him over their ascribing of partners (to Him) |
| 23:93 | | Pray, "My Lord! If You show me the promise they are given," |
| 23:94 | | "Therefore my Lord, do not group me with the unjust." |
| 23:95 | | And indeed We are Able to show you the promise they are given |
| 23:96 | | Repel evil with the best deeds; We well know the matters that they fabricate |
| 23:97 | | And submit, "My Lord! I seek Your refuge from the instigation of the devils." |
| 23:98 | | "And my Lord, (I seek) Your refuge from their coming to me." |
| 23:99 | | Until, when death comes to one* of them, he says, "O my Lord, send me back!" (The disbelievers |
| 23:100 | | "Perhaps I may do some good deeds in what I have left behind"; this is just a word that he utters from his mouth; and confronting them is a barrier until the day in which they will be raised |
| 23:101 | | So when the Trumpet is blown - so there will neither be any relationship among them * that day, nor will they ask about one another. (The disbelievers |
| 23:102 | | Therefore the ones whose scales prove heavy - they are the successful |
| 23:103 | | And the ones whose scales prove light – it is they who put their lives into ruin, remaining in hell forever |
| 23:104 | | The fire shall scorch their faces, and they will remain dejected in it |
| 23:105 | | "Were not My verses recited to you, so you used to deny them?" |
| 23:106 | | They will say, "Our Lord! Our ill-fate overcame us, and we were the astray people." |
| 23:107 | | "Our Lord, remove us from hell – then if we do the same, we are the unjust." |
| 23:108 | | Allah will say, "Remain rebuked in it, and do not speak to Me." |
| 23:109 | | "Indeed there was a group among My bondmen who said, 'Our Lord! We have accepted faith, therefore forgive us and have mercy on us, and You are the Best Among The Merciful.' " |
| 23:110 | | "So you took them for a mockery until your mocking at them made you forget My remembrance, and you used to laugh at them!" |
| 23:111 | | "Indeed this day I have rewarded them for their endurance, so that it is they who are the successful." |
| 23:112 | | He will say, "How long did you stay on earth, counting by the number of years |
| 23:113 | | They will say, "We stayed a day or part of a day, so ask those who keep count." |
| 23:114 | | He will say, "You stayed but only a little, if you knew." |
| 23:115 | | So do you think that We have created you needlessly, and that you do not have to return to Us |
| 23:116 | | So Most Supreme is Allah, the True King; there is no God except Him; Lord of the Throne of Honour |
| 23:117 | | And the one who worships any other God along with Allah – of which he does not have any proof – his account is with his Lord; indeed there is no salvation for the disbelievers |
| 23:118 | | And (O dear Prophet Mohammed - peace and blessings be upon him) say, "My Lord! Forgive and have mercy, and You are the Best of all the Merciful |
