15. Sūrat Al-Hijr · The Rocky Tract

Alif-Lãm-Ra. These are the verses of the Book; the clear Quran.

Alif. Lam. Ra. These are verses of the Scripture and a plain Reading.

Alif. Lam. Ra. THESE ARE MESSAGES of revelation -of a discourse clear in itself and clearly showing the truth.

Alif-Lam-Raa. These are the verses of a Book and of a Bright Quran.

Alif, Lam, Ra. (Only Allah and the Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him] know the real meaning.) These are the Verses of the (Glorious) Book and the Enlightening Qur’an

˹The day will come when˺ the disbelievers will certainly wish they had submitted ˹to Allah˺.

It may be that those who disbelieve wish ardently that they were Muslims.

And it will come to pass that those who are [now] bent on denying this truth will wish that they had surrendered themselves to God [in their life time].

The infidels would desire ardently that they had been Muslims.

(Watching the scenes of Allah’s mercy on the believers in the Hereafter,) the disbelievers will persistently aspire: would that they were Muslims

˹So˺ let them eat and enjoy themselves and be diverted by ˹false˺ hope, for they will soon know.

Let them eat and enjoy life, and let (false) hope beguile them. They will come to know!

Leave them alone; let them eat and enjoy themselves the while the hope [of vain delights] be guiles them: for in time they will come to know [the truth].

Leave them to eat and enjoy and let the hope may amuse them now then they are about to know.

(Feel not aggrieved.) Leave them. Let them eat (and drink) and make merry and let (their) false hopes keep them negligent (of the Hereafter). Then they will come to know (their end) soon

We have never destroyed a society without a destined term.

And We destroyed no township but there was a known decree for it.

And never have We destroyed any community [for its wrongdoing] unless a divine writ had (previously] been made known to it;

And the town We destroyed it had a writing known

And never have We destroyed any township, except that there was for them a known inscription (law, which they violated and met their fate)

No people can advance their doom, nor can they delay it.

No nation can outstrip its term nor can they lag behind.

[but remember that] no community can ever forestall [the end of] its term - and neither can they delay [it].

No community can precede its promised time nor it can fall behind.

No people can go beyond their appointed term, nor can they step back (under the law of rise and fall)

They say, “O you to whom the Reminder is revealed! You must be insane!

And they say: O thou unto whom the Reminder is revealed, lo! thou art indeed a madman!

And yet, they [who deny the truth] say: "O thou unto whom this reminder has [allegedly] been bestowed from on high: verily, thou art mad!

And they said 'O you upon whom Quran has been sent down, you are certainly a madman.'

And (the disbelievers) say (insolently): ‘O man on whom this Qur’an has been revealed, indeed you are insane

Why do you not bring us the angels, if what you say is true?”

Why bringest thou not angels unto us, if thou art of the truthful?

Why dost thou not bring before us angels, if thou art a man of truth?

'Why don't you bring angels to us, if you are truthful.'

Why do you not bring us angels if you are truthful?

We do not send the angels down except for a just cause, and then ˹the end of˺ the disbelievers will not be delayed.

We send not down the angels save with the Fact, and in that case (the disbelievers) would not be tolerated.

[Yet] We never send down angels otherwise than in accordance with the [demands of] truth; and [were the angels to appear now,] lo! they [who reject this divine writ] would have no further respite!

We do not send down the angels without any purpose and if they come down, they would not get a time.

We do not send down angels but with the (judgment of) truth (i.e., We send them down to execute the torment when its time approaches), and they are not granted respite at that time

It is certainly We Who have revealed the Reminder, and it is certainly We Who will preserve it.

Lo! We, even We, reveal the Reminder, and lo! We verily are its Guardian.

Behold, it is We Ourselves who have bestowed from on high, step by step, this reminder? and, behold, it is We who shall truly guard it [from all corruption].

No doubt, We have sent down this Quran, and We most surely are its Guardian.

Assuredly, We alone have revealed this Glorious Admonition (the Qur’an), and surely We alone will guard it

Indeed, We sent messengers before you ˹O Prophet˺ among the groups of early peoples,

We verily sent (messengers) before thee among the factions of the men of old.

AND, INDEED, [O Prophet,] even before thy time did We send [Our apostles] unto communities of old -

And assuredly. We sent messengers before you amongst earlier peoples.

And We indeed sent Messengers before you as well amongst the earlier generations

but no messenger ever came to them without being mocked.

And never came there unto them a messenger but they did mock him.

and never yet came an apostle to them without their deriding him.

And not any messenger came to them, but they mocked at him.

And there did not come to them any Messenger but they would mock him

This is how We allow disbelief ˹to steep˺ into the hearts of the wicked.

Thus do We make it traverse the hearts of the guilty:

Even so do We [now] cause this [scorn of Our message] to pervade the hearts of those who are lost in sin,

In the same way, We make a way for this mockery in the hearts of the culprits.

That is how We infuse this (mockery and ridicule) into the hearts of the sinners

They would not believe in this ˹Quran˺ despite the ˹many˺ examples of those ˹destroyed˺ before.

They believe not therein, though the example of the men of old hath gone before.

who do not believe in it, although the way which those [evildoers] of olden times had to go has long been within their ken.

They believe not therein. and already the example of the ancients has gone forth.

These people will not believe in this (Qur’an), and (this) is what has been the practice of the bygone people

And even if We opened for them a gate to heaven, through which they continued to ascend,

And even if We opened unto them a gate of heaven and they kept mounting through it,

Yet even had We opened to them a gateway to heaven and they had ascended, on and on, up to it,

And if We open any door for them in the heaven that they may ascend through it in the day.

And if We open to them some gate in the heaven (and also make this possible for them that) they keep ascending through (it) the whole day

still they would say, “Our eyes have truly been dazzled! In fact, we must have been bewitched.”

They would say: Our sight is wrong - nay, but we are folk bewitched.

they would surely have said, "It is only our eyes that are spellbound! Nay, we have been bewitched!,

Even then they would say, 'Our sights have been tied, rather we have been mesmerized.'

(Even then) they will certainly say (this): ‘Our eyes have been hypnotized (through some magic trick and deceit), rather we are spellbound.

Indeed, We have placed constellations in the sky, and adorned it for all to see.

And verily in the heaven we have set mansions of the stars, and We have beautified it for beholders.

AND, INDEED, We have set up in the heavens great constellations, and endowed them with beauty for all to behold;

And We have indeed made constellations in the heaven and have adorned it for the beholders.

And indeed, We brought into existence constellations in the heavens (in the form of galaxies to safeguard the planets), and adorned this (spatial universe) for the beholders

And We protected it from every accursed devil,

And We have guarded it from every outcast devil,

and We have made them secure against every satanic force accursed -

And We have guarded it from every accursed Satan.

And We have ensured the protection of this (system of heavenly universe) from every outcast satan (i.e., from the destructive phenomenon of every rebellious force)

except the one eavesdropping, who is then pursued by a visible flare.

Save him who stealeth the hearing, and them doth a clear flame pursue.

so that anyone who seeks to learn [the unknowable] by stealth is pursued by a flame clear to see.

But whoever goes to hear stealthily, then he is pursued by a bright flame.

But anyone who tries to eavesdrop, an illuminating (i.e., blazing) meteor follows it

As for the earth, We spread it out and placed upon it firm mountains, and caused everything to grow there in perfect balance.

And the earth have We spread out, and placed therein firm hills, and caused each seemly thing to grow therein.

And the earth -We have spread it out wide, and placed on it mountains firm, and caused [life] of every kind to grow on it in a balanced manner,

And We have stretched the earth and put therein anchors, and caused to grow therein everything proportionately.

And We have spread out the earth (despite its being round), and We brought about firm mountains in it (by allying different elements together), and in it We provided means of growth to all species in (requisite) proportion

And We made in it means of sustenance for you and others, who you do not provide for.

And we have given unto you livelihoods therein, and unto those for whom ye provide not.

and provided thereon means of livelihood for you [O men] as well as for all [living beings] whose sustenance does not depend on you.

And We have provided for you therein means of livelihood and also for those you provide not for

And in it We generated for you means of subsistence and also for those (human beings, animals and birds) whom you do not provide for

There is not any means ˹of sustenance˺ whose reserves We do not hold, only bringing it forth in precise measure.

And there is not a thing but with Us are the stores thereof. And we send it not down save in appointed measure.

For, no single thing exists that does not have its source with Us; and nought do We bestow from on high unless it be in accordance with a measure well-defined.

And there is nothing of which there are not treasures with Us, and We do not send it down but with a known measure.

And there is not a thing (in the universe) but that We have its treasures with Us, and We send it down only according to a fixed quantity

We send fertilizing winds, and bring down rain from the sky for you to drink. It is not you who hold its reserves.

And We send the winds fertilising, and cause water to descend from the sky, and give it you to drink. It is not ye who are the holders of the store thereof.

And We let loose the winds to fertilize [plants] and We send down water from the skies and let you drink thereof: and it is not you who dispose of its source-

And We have sent winds fecundating the clouds, then We sent down water from the heaven. Then We gave it to you to drink, and you are not its treasurers.

And We send winds carrying the burden of clouds. Then We pour down water from the sky. Then it is you whom We give it to drink, and it is not you who maintain its reservoirs

Surely it is We Who give life and cause death. And We are the ˹Eternal˺ Successor.

Lo! and it is We, even We, Who quicken and give death, and We are the Inheritor.

for, behold, it is We-We alone -who grant life and deal death, and it is We alone who shall remain after all else will have passed away!

And verily it is We, Who give life, and We Who cause death and We Who are Inheritor.

And indeed, We alone give life and cause death, and We alone are the Inheritor (and the Owner of all)

We certainly know those who have gone before you and those who will come after ˹you˺.

And verily We know the eager among you and verily We know the laggards.

And well do We know [the hearts and deeds of all human beings - both] those who lived before you and those who will come after you;

And We do know those who went ahead among you and We do know those who remained behind among you.

And surely, We know those who lived before you, and We also know those who will come after you

Surely your Lord ˹alone˺ will gather them together ˹for judgment˺. He is truly All-Wise, All-Knowing.

Lo! thy Lord will gather them together. Lo! He is Wise, Aware.

and, behold, it is thy Sustainer who will gather them all together [on Judgment Day]: verily, He is wise, all-knowing!

And verily your Lord alone will raise them on the Day of Judgment. No doubt, He is the Wise the Knowing.

Verily, it is your Lord Who will gather them together (on the Day of Resurrection). Surely, He is Most Wise, All-Knowing

Indeed, We created man from sounding clay moulded from black mud.

Verily We created man of potter's clay of black mud altered,

AND, INDEED, We have created man out of sounding clay, out of dark-slime transmuted

And verily We have made man from ringing clay, which was in reality black smelling mud.

And indeed, We originated man’s (chemical) genesis from that dry sounding clay which, (first) having grown old (and under the heat of the sun and other chemical and biological effects), had turned into black stinking mud

As for the jinn, We created them earlier from smokeless fire.

And the jinn did We create aforetime of essential fire.

whereas the invisible beings We had created, [long] before that, out of the fire of scorching winds.

And We have made Jinns before from the smokeless fire.

And We created jinn before this from a smokeless blazing fire

˹Remember, O Prophet˺ when your Lord said to the angels, “I am going to create a human being from sounding clay moulded from black mud.

And (remember) when thy Lord said unto the angels: Lo! I am creating a mortal out of potter's clay of black mud altered,

And lo! Thy Sustainer said unto the angels: "Behold, I am about to create mortal man out of sounding clay, out of dark slime transmuted;

And recall when your Lord said to the angels, "1 am about to create human-being from the ringing clay which is of the black smelling mud."

And (recall) when your Lord said to the angels: ‘I am about to create a human organism from old (and) black stinking, resounding mud

So when I have fashioned him and had a spirit of My Own ˹creation˺ breathed into him, fall down in prostration to him.”

So, when I have made him and have breathed into him of My Spirit, do ye fall down, prostrating yourselves unto him.

and when I have formed him fully and breathed into him of My spirit, fall down before him in prostration!

Then when, I had formed him and have breathed into him of My special esteemed spirit, then fall down for him prostrate.

So when I accomplish the perfection of his (physical) constitution into his real being, and breathe My (divine) spirit into (the inner self of) this (human physical) organism, then fall down prostrate before him.

So the angels prostrated all together—

So the angels fell prostrate, all of them together

Thereupon the angels prostrated themselves, all of them together,

Then all the angels fell down prostrate together.

So, (no sooner did the light of Allah’s effulgence illumine the human organism than) all the angels fell down in prostration together

but not Iblîs, who refused to prostrate with the others.

Save Iblis. He refused to be among the prostrate.

save Iblis: he refused to be among those who prostrated themselves.

Save Iblis. He refused to be with the prostate.

Except Iblis. He refused to join those who prostrated themselves

Allah asked, “O Iblîs! What is the matter with you that you did not join others in prostration?”

He said: O Iblis! What aileth thee that thou art not among the prostrate?

Said He: "O Iblis! What is thy reason for not being among those who have prostrated themselves?"

Allah said `O Iblis, what happened to you that you did remain aloof from the prostate.'

(Allah) said: ‘O Iblis, what has happened to you that you have not joined those who have prostrated themselves?

He replied, “It is not for me to prostrate to a human You created from sounding clay moulded from black mud.”

He said: I am not one to prostrate myself unto a mortal whom Thou hast created out of potter's clay of black mud altered!

[Iblis] replied: "It is not for me to prostrate myself before mortal man whom Thou hast created out of sounding clay, out of dark slime transmuted!"

He said 'It is not befitting me that I should prostrate myself before a human being whom You have made from the ringing clay which was of the black smelling mud.'

(Iblis) replied: ‘I cannot be the one who should fall down prostrate before a human being You have created from old (and) black stinking, sounding mud.

Allah commanded, “Then get out of Paradise, for you are truly cursed.

He said: Then go thou forth from hence, for lo! thou art outcast.

Said He: "Go forth, then, from this [angelic state]: for, behold, thou art [henceforth] accursed,

Allah said 'Get out from the paradise, for, you are rejected.'

(Allah) said: ‘Then get out from here, for you are indeed the cursed one (the outcast)

And surely upon you is condemnation until the Day of Judgment.”

And lo! the curse shall be upon thee till the Day of Judgment.

and [My] rejection shall be thy due until the Day of Judgment!"

And verily there is curse upon you till the Day of Judgment.

And, verily, the curse will (persistently) rest upon you till the Day of Recompense.

Satan appealed, “My Lord! Then delay my end until the Day of their resurrection.”

He said: My Lord! Reprieve me till the day when they are raised.

Said [Iblis]: "Then, O my Sustainer, grant me a respite till the Day when all shall be raised from the dead!"

He said 'O my Lord, give me time till the Day when they are being raised.

He said: ‘O Lord, then grant me respite till the Day (when) people will be raised up (again).

Allah said, “You will be delayed

He said: Then lo! thou art of those reprieved

Answered He: "Verily, so be it: thou shalt be among those who are granted respite

Allah said 'you are among those who are given time.

Allah said: ‘So, indeed, you are amongst those granted respite

until the appointed Day.”

Till the Day of appointed time.

till the Day the time whereof is known [to Me alone]."

Till the Known Day.

Till the Day of the appointed time (Resurrection).

Satan responded, “My Lord! For allowing me to stray I will surely tempt them on earth and mislead them all together,

He said: My Lord! Because Thou hast sent me astray, I verily shall adorn the path of error for them in the earth, and shall mislead them every one,

[Whereupon Iblis] said: "O my Sustainer! Since Thou hast thwarted me, I shall indeed make [all that is evil] on earth seem goodly to them, and shall most certainly beguile them-into grievous error -

He said 'O my Lord, I swear of that. You led me astray, I will deceive them in the earth, and certainly I will mislead all of them.

Iblis said: ‘O Lord, because You have led me astray, I will (also) best adorn and embellish for them (the sins, revolts and violations) in the earth and will certainly lead all of them astray by all means

except Your chosen servants among them.”

Save such of them as are Thy perfectly devoted slaves.

[all] save such of them as are truly Thy servants!"

But those of them who are Your selected bondmen.

Except for those exalted servants of Yours who have attained freedom (from my deceits and intrigues of the ill-commanding selves).

Allah said, “This is the Way, binding on Me:

He said: This is a right course incumbent upon Me:

Said He: "This is, with Me. a straight way:

Allah said, 'This path leads to me straight.'

Allah said: ‘This (freedom from these deceits and intrigues) is the (very) path that leads straight to My Threshold

you will certainly have no authority over My servants, except the deviant who follow you,

Lo! as for My slaves, thou hast no power over any of them save such of the froward as follow thee,

verily, thou shalt have no power over My creatures- unless it be such as are [already] lost in grievous error and follow thee [of their own will]:

Verily, over My bondmen you have no control, save those misguided ones who follow you.

Surely, you will in no way be able to influence My servants (who have attained this freedom from you) except the misguided lot who have adopted your way

and surely Hell is their destined place, all together.

And lo! for all such, hell will be the promised place.

and for all such, behold, hell is the promised goal.

And verily, Hell is the promised place of them all.

And verily, the promised place for all of them is Hell

It has seven gates, to each a group of them is designated.”

It hath seven gates, and each gate hath an appointed portion.

with seven gates leading into it, each gate receiving its allotted share of sinners. -

It has seven entrances. For each entrance there is an appointed portion of them.

It has seven doors; for each one a fixed portion of them has been specified.

Indeed, the righteous will be amid Gardens and springs.

Lo! those who ward off (evil) are among gardens and watersprings.

VERILY, those who are conscious of God [shall find themselves in the hereafter] amidst gardens and springs,

No doubt, the God-fearing are in the gardens and fountains.

Indeed, the Godfearing will be amid Gardens and fountains

˹It will be said to them,˺ “Enter in peace and security.”

(And it is said unto them): Enter them in peace, secure.

[having been received with the greeting,] "Enter here in peace, secure!"

Enter them with peace, in security.

(It will be said to them:) ‘Enter them peacefully, casting aside all fears.

We will remove whatever bitterness they had in their hearts. In a friendly manner, they will be on thrones, facing one another.

And We remove whatever rancour may be in their breasts. As brethren, face to face, (they rest) on couches raised.

And [by then] We shall have removed whatever unworthy thoughts or feelings may have been [lingering] in their breasts, [and they shall rest] as brethren, facing one another [in love] upon thrones of happiness.

And We took out whatever rancorous were there in their breasts, they are brothers among each other, sitting upon couches facing each other.

And We shall remove from their breasts all spite that they had (in the world against one another due to misunderstanding). They shall be brothers seated on couches face to face (in Paradise)

No fatigue will touch them there, nor will they ever be asked to leave.

Toil cometh not unto them there, nor will they be expelled from thence.

No weariness shall ever touch them in this [state of bliss], and never shall they have to forgo it.

Neither any fatigue touches them, nor shall they be driven out there from.

No discomfort will touch them, nor will they be driven out from there

Inform My servants ˹O Prophet˺ that I am truly the All-Forgiving, Most Merciful,

Announce, (O Muhammad) unto My slaves that verily I am the Forgiving, the Merciful,

Tell My servants that I - I alone - am truly forgiving, a true dispenser of grace;

Inform My bondmen that undoubtedly, I am the Forgiving, the Merciful.

(O Beloved!) Tell My servants: ‘Indeed, I am Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.

and that My torment is indeed the most painful.

And that My doom is the dolorous doom.

and [also,] that the suffering which I shall impose [on sinners] will indeed be a suffering most grievous.

And that the torment of Mine is the torment painful.

And (also warn) that: ‘It is My torment which is the most grievous torment.

And inform them ˹O Prophet˺ about Abraham’s guests

And tell them of Abraham's guests,

AND TELL THEM [once again] about Abraham's guests -

And tell them about Ibrahim's guests.

And (also) relate to them the news about the guests of Ibrahim (Abraham)

who entered upon him and greeted ˹him with˺, “Peace!” He ˹later˺ said, “Surely we are afraid of you.”

(How) when they came in unto him, and said: Peace. He said: Lo! we are afraid of you.

[how,] when they presented themselves before him and bade him peace, he answered: "Behold, we are afraid of you!"

When they came to him, they said 'peace'. He said 'We feel afraid of you.'

When they came to Ibrahim (Abraham), they greeted (him with): ‘Peace.’ Ibrahim (Abraham) said: ‘We are feeling somewhat afraid of you.

They reassured ˹him˺, “Do not be afraid! Surely we give you good news of a knowledgeable son.”

They said: Be not afraid! Lo! we bring thee good tidings of a boy possessing wisdom.

Said they: "Fear not! Behold, we bring thee the glad tiding of [the birth of] a son who will be endowed with deep knowledge."

They said 'do not fear, we give you glad tidings of a son possessing knowledge.'

(The guest angels) said: ‘Do not feel afraid. We give you the glad tidings of (the birth of) a son endowed with knowledge and wisdom.

He wondered, “Do you give me good news despite my old age? What unlikely news!”

He said: Bring ye me good tidings (of a son) when old age hath overtaken me? Of what then can ye bring good tidings?

Said he: "Do you give me this glad tiding despite the fact that old age has overtaken me? Of what [strange thing], then, are you giving me a tiding!"

He said, 'Do you give me glad tidings inspite of the fact that old age has touched me.' of what then you give me the glad tidings'?

Ibrahim (Abraham) said: ‘You are giving me the glad tidings at a time when old age has already overtaken me. So what good news are you giving me now?

They responded, “We give you good news in all truth, so do not be one of those who despair.”

They said: We bring thee good tidings in truth. So be not thou of the despairing.

They answered: "We have given thee the glad tiding of something that is bound to come true. - so be not of those who abandon hope!"

They said 'We have given you the glad tidings with truth be not disappointed.'

They said: ‘We give you the good news which is true. So do not lose hope.

He exclaimed, “Who would despair of the mercy of their Lord except the misguided?”

He said: And who despaireth of the mercy of his Lord save those who are astray?

[Abraham] exclaimed: "And who-other than those who have utterly lost their way-could ever abandon the hope of his Sustainer's grace?"

He said, 'Who is disappointed of the Mercy of his Lord but those who have gone astray.'

Ibrahim (Abraham) said: ‘Who can lose hope of his Lord’s mercy except the strayed ones?

He ˹then˺ added, “What is your mission, O messenger-angels?”

He said: And afterward what is your business, O ye messengers (of Allah)?

He added: "And what [else] may you have in view, O you [heavenly] messengers?"

He said 'What now is your business O Messenger.

Ibrahim (Abraham) asked: ‘O deputed angels (sent by Allah), what other assignment do you have (to accomplish besides these glad tidings for which you have come)?

They replied, “We have actually been sent to a wicked people.

They said: We have been sent unto a guilty folk,

They answered: "We are sent to people lost in sin [who are to be destroyed],

They said 'We have been sent towards a guilty people.

They said: ‘We have been sent towards a sinful people

As for the family of Lot, we will certainly deliver them all,

(All) save the family of Lot. Them we shall deliver every one,

barring Lot's household, all of whom, behold, we shall save -

But the family of Lut We shall save them all.

Except the family of Lut (Lot) all of whom We will indeed save

except his wife. We have determined that she will be one of the doomed.”

Except his wife, of whom We had decreed that she should be of those who stay behind.

excepting only his wife, [of whom God says,] `We have ordained [that], behold, she should be among those who stay behind!'

But his wife, We have decided that she will be among those who remains, behind.

With the exception of his wife. We have decided that she shall certainly be amongst those who stay back (to become the victims of the torment).

So when the messengers came to the family of Lot,

And when the messengers came unto the family of Lot,

AND WHEN the messengers [of God] came to the house of Lot,

Then when the messengers came to the household of Lut.

Then, when those deputed (angels) came to the house of Lut (Lot)

he said, “You are surely an unfamiliar people!”

He said: Lo! ye are folk unknown (to me).

he said: "Behold, you are people unknown [here]!"

He said, 'Verily, you are a people stranger.'

Lut (Lot) said: ‘Indeed, you are (looking) strangers.

They responded, “We have come to you with that ˹torment˺ which they have doubted.

They said: Nay, but we bring thee that concerning which they keep disputing,

They answered: "Nay, but we have come unto thee with [the announcement of] something that they [who are given to evil] have always been wont to call in question,

They said 'Nay, we have brought to you that in which they were doubting.

They said: ‘(No indeed;) in fact we have come to you with the (punishment) about which these people have had doubts

We come to you with the truth, and we are certainly truthful.

And bring thee the Truth, and lo! we are truth-tellers.

and we are bringing thee the certainty [of its fulfilment]: for, behold, we are speaking the truth indeed.

And We have brought to you the true Command and we are surely truthful.

And we have brought you (the judgment of) the truth and we are certainly truthful

So travel with your family in the dark of night, and follow ˹closely˺ behind them. Do not let any of you look back, and go where you are commanded.”

So travel with thy household in a portion of the night, and follow thou their backs. Let none of you turn round, but go whither ye are commanded.

Go, then., with thy household while it is yet night, with thyself following them in the rear; and let none of you look back, but proceed whither you are bidden."

Therefore go away with your family whilst a portion of night is left and you yourself follow then and let no one of you look back and go straight whither you are Commanded.

So set off with your family sometime during the night, and follow them in the rear, and none of you should (even) look back, and proceed to the place (where) you have been commanded.

We revealed to him this decree: “Those ˹sinners˺ will be uprooted in the morning.”

And We made plain the case to him, that the root of them (who did wrong) was to be cut at early morn.

And [through Our messengers] We revealed unto him this decree: "The last remnant of those [sinners] shall be wiped out" in the morn."

And We made known the decision of this Commandment that the root of these infidels shall be cut off by morning.

And We informed Lut (Lot) of this judgment through Revelation that the root of these people would be cut off the moment it dawns

And there came the men of the city, rejoicing.

And the people of the city came, rejoicing at the news (of new arrivals).

And the people of the city came [unto Lot], rejoicing at the glad tiding.

And the residents of the city came rejoicing.

And the people of the city (possessed by their lust) approached (Lut [Lot]), rejoicing

Lot pleaded, “Indeed, these are my guests, so do not embarrass me.

He said: Lo! they are my guests. Affront me not!

Exclaimed [Lot]: "Behold, these are my guests: so put me not to shame,

Lut said 'These are my guests, therefore disgrace me not.'

Lut (Lot) said: ‘Surely, they are my guests, so do not put me to shame (about them)

Fear Allah and do not humiliate me.”

And keep your duty to Allah, and shame me not!

but be conscious of God and disgrace me not!"

And fear Allah and defame me not.

And fear (the wrath of) Allah and do not humiliate me.

They responded, “Have we not forbidden you from protecting anyone?”

They said; Have we not forbidden you from (entertaining) anyone?

They answered: "Have we not forbidden thee [to offer protection] to any kind of people?"

They said "Had we not forbidden you, against the interference in the matter of others'.

Those (lost in wickedness) said: ‘(O Lut [Lot],) did we not forbid you (to provide protection to) all the people of the world?

He said, “O my people! Here are my daughters ˹so marry them˺ if you wish to do so.”

He said: Here are my daughters, if ye must be doing (so).

[Lot] said: "[Take instead] these daughters of mine, if you must do [whatever you intend to do]!"

He said 'These women of my people are my daughters if you are to do.

Lut (Lot) said: ‘There are my (people’s) daughters. If you desire to do something (then marry them instead of perpetrating indecency).

By your life ˹O Prophet˺, they certainly wandered blindly, intoxicated ˹by lust˺.

By thy life (O Muhammad) they moved blindly in the frenzy of approaching death.

[But the angels spoke thus:] "As thou livest, [O Lot, they will not listen to thee:] behold, in their delirium [of lust] they are but blindly stumbling to and fro!"

'O beloved' by your life, verily they are wandering about in their intoxication.

(O Glorious Beloved!) By your (sacred) life, surely these people (too) are wandering astray, possessed by their lust (like the people of Lut [Lot])

So the ˹mighty˺ blast overtook them at sunrise.

Then the (Awful) Cry overtook them at the sunrise.

And thereupon the blast [of Our punishment] overtook them at the time of sunrise,

Then a roaring cry overtook them at sunrise.

So, the blazing blast seized them at sunrise

And We turned the cities ˹of Sodom and Gomorrah˺ upside down and rained upon them stones of baked clay.

And We utterly confounded them, and We rained upon them stones of heated clay.

and We turned those [sinful towns} upside down, and rained down upon them stone-hard blows of chastisement pre-ordained.

Then We made the upper side of that town lower side and rained upon them stones of baked clay.

And We turned their town upside down and rained upon them stones of baked clay

Surely in this are signs for those who contemplate.

Lo! therein verily are portents for those who read the signs.

Verily, in all this there are messages indeed for those who can read the signs:

No doubt, in that are signs for men of sagacity.

Verily, in this (occurrence) there are signs for those who possess the ability to probe into reality

Their ruins still lie along a known route.

And lo! it is upon a road still uneffaced.

for, behold, those [towns] stood by a road that still exists.

And obviously that town is on the road that still exists.

And truly that town lies along a frequented highway

Surely in this is a sign for those who believe.

Lo! therein is indeed a portent for believers.

Verily, herein lies a message indeed for all who believe [in God].

No doubt, in that are signs for the believers.

Surely, in this (episode of the people of Lut [Lot]), there is a sign of (warning) for the believers

And the residents of the Forest were truly wrongdoers,

And the dwellers in the wood indeed were evil-doers.

AND THE DWELLERS of the wooded dales [of Madyan, too,] were inveterate evildoers,

And no doubt, the dwellers of the thicket were assuredly unjust.

And, in reality, the dwellers of al-Ayka (the Thick Wood) too were hardened wrongdoers

so We inflicted punishment upon them. The ruins of both nations still lie on a well-known road.

So we took vengeance on them; and lo! they both are on a high-road plain to see.

and so We inflicted Our retribution on them. And, behold, both these [sinful communities] lived by a highway, [to this day] plain to see

Then We took vengeance on them; and no doubt both these towns lie on a manifest way.

So We avenged Ourselves on them (as well), and (archeological remains of) both these (towns still exist) on the highway

Indeed, the residents of the Stone Valley also denied the messengers.

And the dwellers in Al-Hijr denied (Our) messengers.

AND, [likewise,] indeed, the people of Al-Hijr gave the lie to [Our] message-bearers:

And no doubt, the people of Hijr belied the messengers.

And no doubt, the people of the valley of al-Hijr (the Rock) too denied the Messengers

We gave them Our signs, but they turned away from them.

And we gave them Our revelations, but they were averse to them.

for We did vouchsafe them Our messages, but they obstinately turned their backs upon them-

And We gave them Our signs, but they kept their faces away from them.

And We (also) bestowed upon them Our signs, but they persisted in turning away from them

They carved their homes in the mountains, feeling secure.

And they used to hew out dwellings from the hills, (wherein they dwelt) secure.

notwithstanding that they had been wont [to enjoy Our blessings and] to hew out dwellings from the mountains, [wherein they could live] in security

And they used to hew out houses in the mountains without fear.

And they used to carve out houses in the mountains without any threat and fear

But the ˹mighty˺ blast overtook them in the morning,

But the (Awful) Cry overtook them at the morning hour,

and so the blast [of Our punishment] overtook them at early morn,

Then the roaring voice overtook them in the morning.

And the dreadful blast seized them (as well) the moment it dawned

and all they achieved was of no help to them.

And that which they were wont to count as gain availed them not.

and of no avail to them was all [the power] that they had acquired.

Therefore their earning did not avail them.

So (the riches) they used to earn could not repel (Allah’s punishment) from them

We have not created the heavens and the earth and everything in between except for a purpose. And the Hour is certain to come, so forgive graciously.

We created not the heavens and the earth and all that is between them save with truth, and lo! the Hour is surely coming. So forgive, (O Muhammad), with a gracious forgiveness.

AND [remember:] We have not created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them without [an inner] truth; but, behold, the Hour [when this will become clear to all] is indeed yet to come. Hence, forgive [men's failings] with fair forbearance:

And We created not the heavens and earth and whatever is between them without any purpose And no doubt' the Hour is to come therefore pardon graciously.

And We have not created the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them without any purpose. And the Hour of Resurrection is certainly approaching. So, (O embodiment of excellent morality,) bear with (them) most graciously and effectively with perseverance

Surely your Lord is the Master Creator, All-Knowing.

Lo! Thy Lord! He is the All-Wise Creator.

verily, thy Sustainer is the all-knowing Creator of all things!

Certainly, your Lord is alone the great Creator. The Knowing.

Indeed, your Lord alone is the Creator of all things, All-Knowing

We have certainly granted you the seven often-repeated verses and the great Quran.

We have given thee seven of the oft-repeated (verses) and the great Qur'an.

AND, INDEED, We have bestowed upon thee seven of the oft repeated [verses], and [have, thus, laid open before thee] this sublime Qur'an:

And no doubt, We gave you seven verses, which are being repeated. And the Grand Quran.

And surely We have bestowed upon you the seven oft-recited Verses (i.e., Chapter al-Fatiha) and the Glorious Qur’an

Do not let your eyes crave the ˹fleeting˺ pleasures We have provided for some of the disbelievers, nor grieve for them. And be gracious to the believers.

Strain not thine eyes toward that which We cause some wedded pairs among them to enjoin, and be not grieved on their account, and lower thy wing (in tenderness) for the believers.

[so] turn, not thine eyes [longingly] towards the worldly benefits which We have granted unto some of those [that deny the truth]. And neither grieve over those [who refuse to heed thee], but spread the wings of thy tenderness over the believers,

See not stretching your eyes the thing, We gave to their some pairs to enjoy and grieve not over them. And took the Muslims in your wings of mercy.

Do not even lift your eyes towards the things with which We have benefitted the disbelievers for their (few days’) luxury, nor grieve over their (turning away from the straight path), and keep your wings (of affection and care) lowered over the believers (to make them feel contented and cared for)

And say, “I am truly sent with a clear warning”—

And say: Lo! I, even I, am a plain warner,

and say: "Behold, I am indeed the plain warner [promised by God]!

And say 'I am the plain warner.' (From the torment)

And say: ‘Indeed, I am (now) the open and clear Warner (of Allah’s torment).

˹a warning˺ similar to what We sent to those who divided ˹the Scriptures˺,

Such as We send down for those who make division,

[For, thou art the bearer of a divine writ] such as We have bestowed from on high upon those who [afterwards] broke it up into parts,

As We have sent down on the dividers.

The (torment) that We sent down upon the dividers (i.e., the Jews and the Christians)

who ˹now˺ accept parts of the Quran, rejecting others.

Those who break the Qur'an into parts.

[and] who [now] declare this Qur'an to be [a tissue of] falsehoods!

Who tore the Quran. into pieces.

Those who divided the Qur’an into pieces (and split it, i.e., accepted the favourable Verses but rejected the others)

So by your Lord! We will certainly question them all

Them, by thy Lord, We shall question, every one,

But, by thy Sustainer! [On the Day of Judgment] We shall indeed call them to account, one and all,

Then by your Lord, We shall certainly question them all.

So, by your Lord, We shall indeed interrogate them all

about what they used to do.

Of what they used to do.

for whatever they have done!

What they used to do.

Pertaining to the works that they used to do

So proclaim what you have been commanded, and turn away from the polytheists.

So proclaim that which thou art commanded, and withdraw from the idolaters.

Hence, proclaim openly all that thou hast been bidden [to say], and leave alone all those who ascribe divinity to aught beside God:

Therefore say them openly what you have been Commanded, and turn away your faces from the polytheists.

So declare openly all those (matters) that you have been commanded, and turn away from those who set up partners with Allah

Surely We will be sufficient for you against the mockers,

Lo! We defend thee from the scoffers,

verily, We shall suffice thee against all who [now] deride [this message - all]

No doubt, We suffice you against those mockers.

Surely, We suffice you for (taking them to task) who scoff

who set up ˹other˺ gods with Allah. They will soon come to know.

Who set some other god along with Allah. But they will come to know.

who assert that there are, side by side with God, other divine powers as well: for in time they will come to know [the truth].

Those who set up another deity against Allah, then they will now know.

Who set up other gods along with Allah. So they will come to know (their end) soon

We certainly know that your heart is truly distressed by what they say.

Well know We that thy bosom is oppressed by what they say,

And well do We know that thy bosom is constricted by the [blasphemous] things that they say:

And We do indeed know that your heart straitens at what they say.

And We indeed know that your (sacred) breast feels straitened by what they say

So glorify the praises of your Lord and be one of those who ˹always˺ pray,

But hymn the praise of thy Lord, and be of those who make prostration (unto Him).

but extol thou thy Sustainer's limitless glory and praise Him, and be of those who prostrate themselves [before Him] in adoration,

Then praising your Lord, speak glory of Him and be of those who prostrate.

So glorify your Lord with His praise and live amongst those who prostrate themselves before Him

and worship your Lord until the inevitable comes to you.

And serve thy Lord till the Inevitable cometh unto thee.

and worship thy Sustainer till death comes to thee.

And remains worshipping your Lord till death comes to you.

And worship your Lord till you attain to the station of certainty of faith (which goes with your glory, i.e., perfect cognizance of divinity or the moment of far-nearness to your Lord)