The Wind-Curved Sandhills - سورة الأحقاف

حم ( 1 )
Ha, Meem.

تَنزِيلُ الْكِتَابِ مِنَ اللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَكِيمِ ( 2 )
The revelation of the Book is from Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

مَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا
بَيْنَهُمَا إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ وَأَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ۚ وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا
عَمَّا أُنذِرُوا مُعْرِضُونَ ( 3 )
We did not create the heavens and earth and what
is between them except in truth and [for] a specified term. But those
who disbelieve, from that of which they are warned, are turning away.

قُلْ أَرَأَيْتُم مَّا تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ
اللَّهِ أَرُونِي مَاذَا خَلَقُوا مِنَ الْأَرْضِ أَمْ لَهُمْ شِرْكٌ فِي
السَّمَاوَاتِ ۖ ائْتُونِي بِكِتَابٍ مِّن قَبْلِ هَٰذَا أَوْ أَثَارَةٍ
مِّنْ عِلْمٍ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ ( 4 )
Say, [O Muhammad], "Have you considered that
which you invoke besides Allah? Show me what they have created of the
earth; or did they have partnership in [creation of] the heavens? Bring
me a scripture [revealed] before this or a [remaining] trace of
knowledge, if you should be truthful."

وَمَنْ أَضَلُّ مِمَّن يَدْعُو مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ
مَن لَّا يَسْتَجِيبُ لَهُ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَهُمْ عَن
دُعَائِهِمْ غَافِلُونَ ( 5 )
And who is more astray than he who invokes
besides Allah those who will not respond to him until the Day of
Resurrection, and they, of their invocation, are unaware.

وَإِذَا حُشِرَ النَّاسُ كَانُوا لَهُمْ أَعْدَاءً وَكَانُوا بِعِبَادَتِهِمْ كَافِرِينَ ( 6 )
And when the people are gathered [that Day], they
[who were invoked] will be enemies to them, and they will be deniers of
their worship.

وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ آيَاتُنَا بَيِّنَاتٍ قَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لِلْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَاءَهُمْ هَٰذَا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ ( 7 )
And when Our verses are recited to them as clear
evidences, those who disbelieve say of the truth when it has come to
them, "This is obvious magic."

أَمْ يَقُولُونَ افْتَرَاهُ ۖ قُلْ إِنِ
افْتَرَيْتُهُ فَلَا تَمْلِكُونَ لِي مِنَ اللَّهِ شَيْئًا ۖ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ
بِمَا تُفِيضُونَ فِيهِ ۖ كَفَىٰ بِهِ شَهِيدًا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكُمْ ۖ
وَهُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ ( 8 )
Or do they say, "He has invented it?" Say, "If I
have invented it, you will not possess for me [the power of protection]
from Allah at all. He is most knowing of that in which you are involved.
Sufficient is He as Witness between me and you, and He is the Forgiving
the Merciful."

قُلْ مَا كُنتُ بِدْعًا مِّنَ الرُّسُلِ وَمَا
أَدْرِي مَا يُفْعَلُ بِي وَلَا بِكُمْ ۖ إِنْ أَتَّبِعُ إِلَّا مَا
يُوحَىٰ إِلَيَّ وَمَا أَنَا إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ ( 9 )
Say, "I am not something original among the
messengers, nor do I know what will be done with me or with you. I only
follow that which is revealed to me, and I am not but a clear warner."

قُلْ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِن كَانَ مِنْ عِندِ اللَّهِ
وَكَفَرْتُم بِهِ وَشَهِدَ شَاهِدٌ مِّن بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ عَلَىٰ
مِثْلِهِ فَآمَنَ وَاسْتَكْبَرْتُمْ ۖ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ
الظَّالِمِينَ ( 10 )
Say, "Have you considered: if the Qur'an was from
Allah, and you disbelieved in it while a witness from the Children of
Israel has testified to something similar and believed while you were
arrogant...?" Indeed, Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.

وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا
لَوْ كَانَ خَيْرًا مَّا سَبَقُونَا إِلَيْهِ ۚ وَإِذْ لَمْ يَهْتَدُوا
بِهِ فَسَيَقُولُونَ هَٰذَا إِفْكٌ قَدِيمٌ ( 11 )
And those who disbelieve say of those who
believe, "If it had [truly] been good, they would not have preceded us
to it." And when they are not guided by it, they will say, "This is an
ancient falsehood."

وَمِن قَبْلِهِ كِتَابُ مُوسَىٰ إِمَامًا
وَرَحْمَةً ۚ وَهَٰذَا كِتَابٌ مُّصَدِّقٌ لِّسَانًا عَرَبِيًّا لِّيُنذِرَ
الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا وَبُشْرَىٰ لِلْمُحْسِنِينَ ( 12 )
And before it was the scripture of Moses to lead
and as a mercy. And this is a confirming Book in an Arabic tongue to
warn those who have wronged and as good tidings to the doers of good.

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا رَبُّنَا اللَّهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَقَامُوا فَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ ( 13 )
Indeed, those who have said, "Our Lord is Allah,"
and then remained on a right course - there will be no fear concerning
them, nor will they grieve.

أُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْجَنَّةِ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا جَزَاءً بِمَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ ( 14 )
Those are the companions of Paradise, abiding eternally therein as reward for what they used to do.

وَوَصَّيْنَا الْإِنسَانَ بِوَالِدَيْهِ
إِحْسَانًا ۖ حَمَلَتْهُ أُمُّهُ كُرْهًا وَوَضَعَتْهُ كُرْهًا ۖ
وَحَمْلُهُ وَفِصَالُهُ ثَلَاثُونَ شَهْرًا ۚ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا بَلَغَ
أَشُدَّهُ وَبَلَغَ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً قَالَ رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِي أَنْ
أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَالِدَيَّ
وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَالِحًا تَرْضَاهُ وَأَصْلِحْ لِي فِي ذُرِّيَّتِي ۖ
إِنِّي تُبْتُ إِلَيْكَ وَإِنِّي مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ( 15 )
And We have enjoined upon man, to his parents,
good treatment. His mother carried him with hardship and gave birth to
him with hardship, and his gestation and weaning [period] is thirty
months. [He grows] until, when he reaches maturity and reaches [the age
of] forty years, he says, "My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your
favor which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents and to work
righteousness of which You will approve and make righteous for me my
offspring. Indeed, I have repented to You, and indeed, I am of the
Muslims."

أُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ نَتَقَبَّلُ عَنْهُمْ
أَحْسَنَ مَا عَمِلُوا وَنَتَجَاوَزُ عَن سَيِّئَاتِهِمْ فِي أَصْحَابِ
الْجَنَّةِ ۖ وَعْدَ الصِّدْقِ الَّذِي كَانُوا يُوعَدُونَ ( 16 )
Those are the ones from whom We will accept the
best of what they did and overlook their misdeeds, [their being] among
the companions of Paradise. [That is] the promise of truth which they
had been promised.

وَالَّذِي قَالَ لِوَالِدَيْهِ أُفٍّ لَّكُمَا
أَتَعِدَانِنِي أَنْ أُخْرَجَ وَقَدْ خَلَتِ الْقُرُونُ مِن قَبْلِي
وَهُمَا يَسْتَغِيثَانِ اللَّهَ وَيْلَكَ آمِنْ إِنَّ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقٌّ
فَيَقُولُ مَا هَٰذَا إِلَّا أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ ( 17 )
But one who says to his parents, "Uff to you; do
you promise me that I will be brought forth [from the earth] when
generations before me have already passed on [into oblivion]?" while
they call to Allah for help [and to their son], "Woe to you! Believe!
Indeed, the promise of Allah is truth." But he says, "This is not but
legends of the former people" -

أُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ حَقَّ عَلَيْهِمُ الْقَوْلُ
فِي أُمَمٍ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّنَ الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنسِ ۖ
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا خَاسِرِينَ ( 18 )
Those are the ones upon whom the word has come
into effect, [who will be] among nations which had passed on before them
of jinn and men. Indeed, they [all] were losers.

وَلِكُلٍّ دَرَجَاتٌ مِّمَّا عَمِلُوا ۖ وَلِيُوَفِّيَهُمْ أَعْمَالَهُمْ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ ( 19 )
And for all there are degrees [of reward and
punishment] for what they have done, and [it is] so that He may fully
compensate them for their deeds, and they will not be wronged.

وَيَوْمَ يُعْرَضُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا عَلَى
النَّارِ أَذْهَبْتُمْ طَيِّبَاتِكُمْ فِي حَيَاتِكُمُ الدُّنْيَا
وَاسْتَمْتَعْتُم بِهَا فَالْيَوْمَ تُجْزَوْنَ عَذَابَ الْهُونِ بِمَا
كُنتُمْ تَسْتَكْبِرُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ وَبِمَا كُنتُمْ
تَفْسُقُونَ ( 20 )
And the Day those who disbelieved are exposed to
the Fire [it will be said], "You exhausted your pleasures during your
worldly life and enjoyed them, so this Day you will be awarded the
punishment of [extreme] humiliation because you were arrogant upon the
earth without right and because you were defiantly disobedient."

وَاذْكُرْ أَخَا عَادٍ إِذْ أَنذَرَ قَوْمَهُ
بِالْأَحْقَافِ وَقَدْ خَلَتِ النُّذُرُ مِن بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَمِنْ
خَلْفِهِ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوا إِلَّا اللَّهَ إِنِّي أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ
عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ ( 21 )
And mention, [O Muhammad], the brother of 'Aad,
when he warned his people in the [region of] al-Ahqaf - and warners had
already passed on before him and after him - [saying], "Do not worship
except Allah. Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a terrible day."

قَالُوا أَجِئْتَنَا لِتَأْفِكَنَا عَنْ آلِهَتِنَا فَأْتِنَا بِمَا تَعِدُنَا إِن كُنتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ ( 22 )
They said, "Have you come to delude us away from our gods? Then bring us what you promise us, if you should be of the truthful."

قَالَ إِنَّمَا الْعِلْمُ عِندَ اللَّهِ وَأُبَلِّغُكُم مَّا أُرْسِلْتُ بِهِ وَلَٰكِنِّي أَرَاكُمْ قَوْمًا تَجْهَلُونَ ( 23 )
He said, "Knowledge [of its time] is only with
Allah, and I convey to you that with which I was sent; but I see you [to
be] a people behaving ignorantly."

فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهُ عَارِضًا مُّسْتَقْبِلَ
أَوْدِيَتِهِمْ قَالُوا هَٰذَا عَارِضٌ مُّمْطِرُنَا ۚ بَلْ هُوَ مَا
اسْتَعْجَلْتُم بِهِ ۖ رِيحٌ فِيهَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ ( 24 )
And when they saw it as a cloud approaching their
valleys, they said, "This is a cloud bringing us rain!" Rather, it is
that for which you were impatient: a wind, within it a painful
punishment,

تُدَمِّرُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ بِأَمْرِ رَبِّهَا
فَأَصْبَحُوا لَا يُرَىٰ إِلَّا مَسَاكِنُهُمْ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي
الْقَوْمَ الْمُجْرِمِينَ ( 25 )
Destroying everything by command of its Lord. And
they became so that nothing was seen [of them] except their dwellings.
Thus do We recompense the criminal people.

وَلَقَدْ مَكَّنَّاهُمْ فِيمَا إِن
مَّكَّنَّاكُمْ فِيهِ وَجَعَلْنَا لَهُمْ سَمْعًا وَأَبْصَارًا
وَأَفْئِدَةً فَمَا أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُمْ سَمْعُهُمْ وَلَا أَبْصَارُهُمْ
وَلَا أَفْئِدَتُهُم مِّن شَيْءٍ إِذْ كَانُوا يَجْحَدُونَ بِآيَاتِ
اللَّهِ وَحَاقَ بِهِم مَّا كَانُوا بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ ( 26 )
And We had certainly established them in such as
We have not established you, and We made for them hearing and vision and
hearts. But their hearing and vision and hearts availed them not from
anything [of the punishment] when they were [continually] rejecting the
signs of Allah; and they were enveloped by what they used to ridicule.

وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَا مَا حَوْلَكُم مِّنَ الْقُرَىٰ وَصَرَّفْنَا الْآيَاتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ ( 27 )
And We have already destroyed what surrounds you
of [those] cities, and We have diversified the signs [or verses] that
perhaps they might return [from disbelief].

فَلَوْلَا نَصَرَهُمُ الَّذِينَ اتَّخَذُوا مِن
دُونِ اللَّهِ قُرْبَانًا آلِهَةً ۖ بَلْ ضَلُّوا عَنْهُمْ ۚ وَذَٰلِكَ
إِفْكُهُمْ وَمَا كَانُوا يَفْتَرُونَ ( 28 )
Then why did those they took besides Allah as
deities by which to approach [Him] not aid them? But they had strayed
from them. And that was their falsehood and what they were inventing.

وَإِذْ صَرَفْنَا إِلَيْكَ نَفَرًا مِّنَ الْجِنِّ
يَسْتَمِعُونَ الْقُرْآنَ فَلَمَّا حَضَرُوهُ قَالُوا أَنصِتُوا ۖ
فَلَمَّا قُضِيَ وَلَّوْا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِم مُّنذِرِينَ ( 29 )
And [mention, O Muhammad], when We directed to
you a few of the jinn, listening to the Qur'an. And when they attended
it, they said, "Listen quietly." And when it was concluded, they went
back to their people as warners.

قَالُوا يَا قَوْمَنَا إِنَّا سَمِعْنَا كِتَابًا
أُنزِلَ مِن بَعْدِ مُوسَىٰ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ يَهْدِي
إِلَى الْحَقِّ وَإِلَىٰ طَرِيقٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ ( 30 )
They said, "O our people, indeed we have heard a
[recited] Book revealed after Moses confirming what was before it which
guides to the truth and to a straight path.

يَا قَوْمَنَا أَجِيبُوا دَاعِيَ اللَّهِ وَآمِنُوا بِهِ يَغْفِرْ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُجِرْكُم مِّنْ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ ( 31 )
O our people, respond to the Messenger of Allah
and believe in him; Allah will forgive for you your sins and protect you
from a painful punishment.

وَمَن لَّا يُجِبْ دَاعِيَ اللَّهِ فَلَيْسَ
بِمُعْجِزٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَيْسَ لَهُ مِن دُونِهِ أَوْلِيَاءُ ۚ
أُولَٰئِكَ فِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ ( 32 )
But he who does not respond to the Caller of
Allah will not cause failure [to Him] upon earth, and he will not have
besides Him any protectors. Those are in manifest error."

أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا أَنَّ اللَّهَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ
السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَلَمْ يَعْيَ بِخَلْقِهِنَّ بِقَادِرٍ عَلَىٰ
أَن يُحْيِيَ الْمَوْتَىٰ ۚ بَلَىٰ إِنَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ( 33 )
Do they not see that Allah, who created the
heavens and earth and did not fail in their creation, is able to give
life to the dead? Yes. Indeed, He is over all things competent.

وَيَوْمَ يُعْرَضُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا عَلَى
النَّارِ أَلَيْسَ هَٰذَا بِالْحَقِّ ۖ قَالُوا بَلَىٰ وَرَبِّنَا ۚ قَالَ
فَذُوقُوا الْعَذَابَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَكْفُرُونَ ( 34 )
And the Day those who disbelieved are exposed to
the Fire [it will be said], "Is this not the truth?" They will say,
"Yes, by our Lord." He will say, "Then taste the punishment because you
used to disbelieve."

فَاصْبِرْ كَمَا صَبَرَ أُولُو الْعَزْمِ مِنَ
الرُّسُلِ وَلَا تَسْتَعْجِل لَّهُمْ ۚ كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَ مَا
يُوعَدُونَ لَمْ يَلْبَثُوا إِلَّا سَاعَةً مِّن نَّهَارٍ ۚ بَلَاغٌ ۚ
فَهَلْ يُهْلَكُ إِلَّا الْقَوْمُ الْفَاسِقُونَ ( 35 )
So be patient, [O Muhammad], as were those of
determination among the messengers and do not be impatient for them. It
will be - on the Day they see that which they are promised - as though
they had not remained [in the world] except an hour of a day. [This is]
notification. And will [any] be destroyed except the defiantly
disobedient people?