Surah al-Anbiya` (The Prophets) - The Wise Quran Translation

21:1  Their reckoning has drawn near for mankind, while they turn away in heedlessness.

21:2  No new reminder comes to them from their Lord except they listen to it while they, they play,

21:3  Diverted their hearts. And those who did wrong concealed the secret discourse, 'Is this except a mortal like you? So will you come to the magic while you, you see?'

21:4  He said, 'My Lord knows the speech in the heaven and the earth; and He is the Hearing, the Knowing.'

21:5  Nay, they said, 'A confusion of dreams; nay, he forged it; nay, he is a poet; then let him come to us with a sign like what was sent to the former people.'

21:6  No town which We destroyed believed before them, so they, will they believe?

21:7  And We sent not before you except men, We inspire to them. So ask the people of the reminder, if you do not know.

21:8  And We made them not a body not eating the food, and they were not immortals.

21:9  Then We fulfilled the promise to them, then We saved them and whom We will, and We destroyed the extravagant.

21:10  Surely, certainly, We have sent down to you a book, in it is your reminder; so will you not become intelligent?

21:11  And how many a town which was doing wrong have We shattered, and produced after it another people?

21:12  Then when they perceived Our punishment, behold they, they ran away from it.

21:13  Run not away; and go back to what luxury you were surrounded with in it and your dwellings, perhaps you may be questioned.

21:14  They said, 'O woe to us! Indeed, we were wrongdoers.'

21:15  And that their call ceased not until We made them mown down, extinguished.

21:16  And We created not the heaven and the earth and what is between both of them to play.

21:17  Had We desired to take a diversion, surely, We would have taken it from Us; if We are doers.

21:18  Nay, We hurl the truth against the falsehood, then it triumphs over it, then behold, it vanishes. And for you is the woe from what you describe.

21:19  And for Him is whoever is in the heavens and the earth. And those who are with Him are not proud for His service and they do not tire.

21:20  They glorify the night and the day, they do not slacken.

21:21  Or they took gods from the earth, they, they quicken?

21:22  If there were in both of them gods except God, surely they would have been corrupted. So glory be to God, the Lord of the throne from what they describe.

21:23  He will not be questioned about what He does, and they, they will be questioned.

21:24  Or they took gods besides Him? Say, 'Bring your proof. This is reminding whoever is with me, and reminding whoever is before me.' Nay, most of them do not know the truth, so they turn away.

21:25  We sent no messenger before you except We inspired to him that it is, 'There is no god except I, so serve Me.'

21:26  And they said, 'The Merciful took a son.' Glory be to Him. Nay, honoured servants;

21:27  They do not precede Him in the speech; and they, they work by His command.

21:28  He knows what is before them and what is behind them, and they do not intercede except for who He is pleased with; and they are apprehensive from fear of Him.

21:29  And whoever among them says, 'Indeed, I am a god besides Him,' then that We will recompense hell. Thus We recompense the wrongdoers.

21:30  And did those who disbelieved not see that the heavens and the earth were patched up, then We unstitched both of them, and We made every living thing from the water? So will they not believe?

21:31  And We placed in the earth firm mountains lest it moves with them, and We made in it ravines, ways, perhaps they may be guided.

21:32  And We made the heaven a guarded roof; and they turn away from its signs.

21:33  And He is the one who created the night and the day and the sun and the moon, all are in an orbit, gliding.

21:34  And We made not immortality for a mortal before you; so if you die, then would they be the immortals?

21:35  Every soul will taste death. And We test you with the evil and the good, a trial; and to Us you will be returned.

21:36  And when those who disbelieved see you, they take you not except in mockery, 'Is this the one who mentions your gods?' And they, in the mention of the Merciful, they disbelieve.

21:37  Man is created of haste. Soon I will show you My signs; so do not ask Me to hasten.

21:38  And they say, 'When is this promise, if you are truthful?'

21:39  If only those who disbelieved know when they will not restrain the fire from their faces nor from their backs, and they, they will not be helped.

21:40  Nay, it will come to them suddenly, then it will dumbfound them, then they will not be able to repel it, and they, they will not be given respite.

21:41  And surely, certainly messengers before you were mocked at, then what they used to mock at surrounded those who ridiculed among them.

21:42  Say, 'Who will protect you in the night and the day from the Merciful?' Nay, they turn away from the remembrance of their Lord.

21:43  Or there are gods for them protecting them besides Us? They are not able to help themselves, and they will not be companions against Us.

21:44  Nay, We gave these and their forefathers enjoyment until life was prolonged upon them. So do they not see that We, We come to the earth reducing it of its borders? So are they the overcomers?

21:45  Say, 'I warn you only with the inspiration.' And the deaf do not hear the call whenever they are warned.

21:46  And surely if a gust of the punishment of your Lord touches them, surely, they will definitely say, 'O woe to us! Indeed, we were wrongdoers.'

21:47  We will set down the scales, justice for the Day of Resurrection, so no soul will be wronged anything. And if it is the weight of a grain of mustard, We will come with it; and We suffice for reckoners.

21:48  And surely, certainly We gave Moses and Aaron the proof and a light and a reminder for those who fear;

21:49  Those who fear their Lord in the unseen; and they are apprehensive of the Hour.

21:50  And this is a blessed reminder, We have sent it down, so are you for it deniers?

21:51  And surely, certainly We gave Abraham his rectitude before, and We know of him.

21:52  When he said to his father and his people, 'What are these images, the ones to which you devote yourselves?'

21:53  They said, 'We found our forefathers for them servants.'

21:54  He said, 'Surely, certainly you, you and your forefathers are in clear error.'

21:55  They said, 'You came to us with the truth or are you among those who play?'

21:56  He said, 'Nay, your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, the one who originated them and I am upon that among the witnesses;

21:57  And by God, I will surely, definitely plot against your idols after that you turn back, retreating.'

21:58  Then he made them fragments except a great one for them, perhaps they may return to it.

21:59  They said, 'Who did this with our gods? Indeed, he is among the wrongdoers.'

21:60  They said, 'We heard a young man mentioning them, it is said for him Abraham.'

21:61  They said, 'Then come with him upon the eyes of the people; perhaps they may bear witness.'

21:62  They said, 'You, you did this with our gods, O Abraham?'

21:63  He said, 'Nay, he did it, this their great one, so ask them if they speak.'

21:64  Then they returned to themselves, then they said, 'Indeed you, you are the wrongdoers.'

21:65  Then they were turned upside down on their heads, 'Surely, certainly you knew these do not speak.'

21:66  He said, 'So do you serve besides God what does not profit you anything and does not harm you?

21:67  Uff to you and to what you serve besides God! So will you not become intelligent?'

21:68  They said, 'Burn him, and help your gods, if you are doers.'

21:69  We said, 'O fire! Be coolness and peace be upon Abraham.'

21:70  And they desired a plot with him, then We made them the ones who lose most.

21:71  And We saved him and Lot to the land, the one which We put blessing in for the worlds.

21:72  And We gave Isaac and Jacob to him, a gift; and all We made righteous;

21:73  And We made them models guiding by Our command. And We inspired to them the doing of the good works and the being steadfast in the prayer and the giving of the alms; and they were for Us servants.

21:74  And Lot, We gave him judgment and knowledge, and We saved him from the town which used to do the bad deeds; indeed, they were disobedient, evil people.

21:75  And We made him enter into Our mercy; indeed, he is among the righteous.

21:76  And Noah, when he called before, then We responded to him, then We saved him and his family from the great trouble.

21:77  And We delivered him from the people, those who called Our signs lies; indeed, they were evil people, so We drowned them all together.

21:78  And David and Solomon, when they judged concerning the tilth, when the sheep of the people pastured in it; and We were witnesses to their judgment;

21:79  Then We made Solomon understand it, and each We gave judgment and knowledge. And We subjected with David the mountains to glorify, and the birds. And We are doers.

21:80  And We taught him work clothing for you to fortify you from your valour; so are you thankful?

21:81  And to Solomon, the wind blowing violently, flowing by his command to the land, the one which We put blessing in. And We know everything.

21:82  And among the devils are those who dive for him and do work besides that; and We are for them guardians.

21:83  And Job, when he called his Lord that, 'Me, the harm has touched me, and You are the most merciful of the merciful ones.'

21:84  Then We responded to him, then We removed what was with him of harm; and We gave him his family, and the like of them with them, mercy from Us, and a reminder to the servants.

21:85  And Ishmael, and Idris, and Dhu 'l Kifl, all are among the patient.

21:86  And We made them enter into Our mercy; indeed, they are among the righteous.

21:87  And Dhu 'l Nun, when he went, angry, then he thought that We would not have power over him; then He called in the darknesses that, 'There is no god except You, glory be to You, indeed, I was among the wrongdoers.'

21:88  Then We responded to him and We saved him from the grief. And thus We save the believers.

21:89  And Zachariah, when he called his Lord, 'My Lord! Do not leave me alone; and You are the best of inheritors.'

21:90  Then We responded to him and We gave John to him, and We fixed his wife for him. Indeed, they used to hasten to the good works, and they call on Us, desire and fear, and they were humble to Us.

21:91  And the one who fortified her private part, then We blew of Our spirit in her, and We made her and her son a sign for the worlds.

21:92  Indeed, this your religion is one religion; and I am your Lord, so serve Me.

21:93  And they cut up their affair between them; all are returning to Us;

21:94  Then whoever does of the good works and he is a believer, then no unthankfulness for his striving, and indeed, We are scribes for it.

21:95  And forbidden upon a town which We destroyed that they will not return,

21:96  Until when Yajuj and Majuj will be opened, and they will ravel out from every mound.

21:97  And the true promise has drawn near, so behold it, the eyes of those who disbelieved staring. 'O woe to us! Certainly, we were in heedlessness of this. Nay, we were wrongdoers.'

21:98  Indeed, you and what you serve besides God are stones of hell. You are coming to it.'

21:99  If these were gods they would not have come to it. And all will dwell forever in it;

21:100  For them in it is groaning, and they, they will not hear in it.

21:101  Indeed, those for whom the best has preceded from Us, those will be removed far from it;

21:102  They will not hear its faint noise, and they will dwell forever among what their souls desired.

21:103  The greatest terror will not grieve them; and the angels will receive them, 'This is your day which you were promised.'

21:104  On the day We will fold the heaven like the fold of the scroll for the books; like We originated the first creation, We will repeat it, a promise upon Us; indeed, We are doers.

21:105  And surely, certainly, We wrote in the Psalms after the reminder that ‘The earth, My servants, the righteous ones, will inherit it.’

21:106  Indeed, in this is surely a communication for people, servants.

21:107  And We sent you not except mercy for the worlds.

21:108  Say, 'It is only inspired to me that your god is only one god; so are you submitters?’

21:109  Then if they turn away then say, 'I have announced to you equally, and I do not know: Is what you are promised near or far?

21:110  Indeed He, He knows the public of the speech and He knows what you conceal.

21:111  And I do not know, perhaps it is a trial for you and provision to a time.’

21:112  He said, 'My Lord! Judge with the truth. And Our Lord is the Merciful, the one whose help is sought against what you describe.'