Surah Hud Part Two: Verses 61 to 123 | Quran Study Guide

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The Surah · Verses 61 to 123

﴾٦١﴿ ۞ وَإِلَىٰ ثَمُودَ أَخَاهُمْ صَٰلِحًۭا ۚ قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥ ۖ هُوَ أَنشَأَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱسْتَعْمَرَكُمْ فِيهَا فَٱسْتَغْفِرُوهُ ثُمَّ تُوبُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِ ۚ إِنَّ رَبِّى قَرِيبٌۭ مُّجِيبٌۭ

Wa ilaa Samooda akhaahum Saalihaa; qaala yaa qawmi' budul laaha maa lakum min ilaahim ghairuhoo Huwa ansha akum minal ardi wasta' marakum feehaa fastaghfiroohu summa toobooo ilaih; inna Rabbee Qareebum Mujeeb

And to Thamud, their brother Salih. He said, "My people, worship Allah. You have no god but Him. He produced you from the earth and settled you in it. So seek His forgiveness, then turn to Him in repentance. My Lord is Near, Responsive."

﴾٦٢﴿ قَالُوا۟ يَٰصَٰلِحُ قَدْ كُنتَ فِينَا مَرْجُوًّۭا قَبْلَ هَٰذَآ ۖ أَتَنْهَىٰنَآ أَن نَّعْبُدَ مَا يَعْبُدُ ءَابَآؤُنَا وَإِنَّنَا لَفِى شَكٍّۢ مِّمَّا تَدْعُونَآ إِلَيْهِ مُرِيبٍۢ

Qaaloo yaa Saalihu qad kunta feenaa marjuwwan qabla haazaaa atanhaanaaa an na'bu da maa ya'budu aabaaa'unaa wa innanaa lafee shakkim mimmaa tad'oonaaa ilaihi mureeb

They said, "Salih, you were among us one in whom hope was placed before this. Do you forbid us to worship what our fathers worshipped? We are in disturbing doubt about what you call us to."

﴾٦٣﴿ قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ أَرَءَيْتُمْ إِن كُنتُ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٍۢ مِّن رَّبِّى وَءَاتَىٰنِى مِنْهُ رَحْمَةًۭ فَمَن يَنصُرُنِى مِنَ ٱللَّهِ إِنْ عَصَيْتُهُۥ ۖ فَمَا تَزِيدُونَنِى غَيْرَ تَخْسِيرٍۢ

Qaala yaa qawmi ara'aytum in kuntu 'alaa baiyinatim mir Rabbee wa aataanee minhu rahmatan famai yansurunee minal laahi in 'asaituhoo famaa tazeedoonanee ghaira takhseer

He said, "My people, have you considered, if I am on clear evidence from my Lord and He has given me mercy from Himself, who would help me against Allah if I disobeyed Him? You would add nothing to me except loss.

﴾٦٤﴿ وَيَٰقَوْمِ هَٰذِهِۦ نَاقَةُ ٱللَّهِ لَكُمْ ءَايَةًۭ فَذَرُوهَا تَأْكُلْ فِىٓ أَرْضِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوٓءٍۢ فَيَأْخُذَكُمْ عَذَابٌۭ قَرِيبٌۭ

Wa yaa qawmi haazihee naaqatul laahi lakum aayatan fazaroohaa taakul feee ardil laahi wa laa tamassoohaa bisooo'in fa yaakhuzakum azaabun qareeb

My people, this is the she-camel of Allah, a sign for you. So leave her to eat on the earth of Allah, and do not touch her with harm, or a near punishment will seize you."

﴾٦٥﴿ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَقَالَ تَمَتَّعُوا۟ فِى دَارِكُمْ ثَلَٰثَةَ أَيَّامٍۢ ۖ ذَٰلِكَ وَعْدٌ غَيْرُ مَكْذُوبٍۢ

Fa 'aqaroohaa faqaala tamatta'oo fee daarikum salaasata aiyaamin zaalika wa'dun ghairu makzoob

But they hamstrung her, so he said, "Enjoy yourselves in your homes for three days. That is a promise that will not be belied."

﴾٦٦﴿ فَلَمَّا جَآءَ أَمْرُنَا نَجَّيْنَا صَٰلِحًۭا وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مَعَهُۥ بِرَحْمَةٍۢ مِّنَّا وَمِنْ خِزْىِ يَوْمِئِذٍ ۗ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ ٱلْقَوِىُّ ٱلْعَزِيزُ

Falammaa jaaa'a amrunaa najjainaa Saalihanw wal lazeena aamanoo ma'ahoo birahmatim minnaa wa min khizyi Yawmi'iz inna Rabbaka Huwal Qawiyyul 'Azeez

So when Our command came, We saved Salih and those who believed with him by mercy from Us, and from the disgrace of that Day. Your Lord is the Strong, the Mighty.

﴾٦٧﴿ وَأَخَذَ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ ٱلصَّيْحَةُ فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ فِى دِيَٰرِهِمْ جَٰثِمِينَ

Wa akhazal lazeena zalamus saihatu fa asbahoo fee diyaarihim jaasimeena

And the blast seized those who wronged, and they lay lifeless in their homes,

﴾٦٨﴿ كَأَن لَّمْ يَغْنَوْا۟ فِيهَآ ۗ أَلَآ إِنَّ ثَمُودَا۟ كَفَرُوا۟ رَبَّهُمْ ۗ أَلَا بُعْدًۭا لِّثَمُودَ

Ka al lam yaghnaw feehaaa; alaaa inna Samooda kafaroo Rabbahum; alaa bu'dal li Samood.

as though they had never lived there. Without doubt, Thamud disbelieved in their Lord. Away with Thamud.

﴾٦٩﴿ وَلَقَدْ جَآءَتْ رُسُلُنَآ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ بِٱلْبُشْرَىٰ قَالُوا۟ سَلَٰمًۭا ۖ قَالَ سَلَٰمٌۭ ۖ فَمَا لَبِثَ أَن جَآءَ بِعِجْلٍ حَنِيذٍۢ

Wa laqad jaaa'at Rusulunaaa Ibraaheema bilbushraa qaaloo salaaman qaala salaamun famaa labisa an jaaa'a bi'ijin haneez

And Our messengers came to Ibrahim with good news. They said, "Peace." He said, "Peace," and did not delay in bringing a roasted calf.

﴾٧٠﴿ فَلَمَّا رَءَآ أَيْدِيَهُمْ لَا تَصِلُ إِلَيْهِ نَكِرَهُمْ وَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةًۭ ۚ قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ إِنَّآ أُرْسِلْنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوْمِ لُوطٍۢ

Falammaa ra aaa aidiyahum laa tasilu ilaihi nakirahum wa awjasa minhum kheefah; qaaloo la takhaf innaaa ursilnaaa ilaa qawmi Loot

But when he saw that their hands did not reach for it, he found them strange and felt a fear of them. They said, "Do not fear. We have been sent to the people of Lut."

﴾٧١﴿ وَٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ قَآئِمَةٌۭ فَضَحِكَتْ فَبَشَّرْنَٰهَا بِإِسْحَٰقَ وَمِن وَرَآءِ إِسْحَٰقَ يَعْقُوبَ

Wamra atuhoo qaaa'imatun fadahikat fabashsharnaahaa bi Ishaaqa wa minw waraaa'i Ishaaqa Ya'qoob

And his wife was standing, and she laughed. So We gave her good news of Ishaq, and after Ishaq, Yaqub.

﴾٧٢﴿ قَالَتْ يَٰوَيْلَتَىٰٓ ءَأَلِدُ وَأَنَا۠ عَجُوزٌۭ وَهَٰذَا بَعْلِى شَيْخًا ۖ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَشَىْءٌ عَجِيبٌۭ

Qaalat yaa wailataaa 'aalidu wa ana 'ajoozunw wa haaza ba'lee shaikhan inna haazaa lashai'un 'ajeeb

She said, "Woe to me. Shall I give birth when I am an old woman, and this husband of mine is an old man? This is a strange thing."

﴾٧٣﴿ قَالُوٓا۟ أَتَعْجَبِينَ مِنْ أَمْرِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ رَحْمَتُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَٰتُهُۥ عَلَيْكُمْ أَهْلَ ٱلْبَيْتِ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ حَمِيدٌۭ مَّجِيدٌۭ

Qaalooo ata'jabeena min amril laahi rahmatul laahi wa barakaatuho 'alaikum Ahlal Bayt; innahoo Hameedum Majeed

They said, "Do you wonder at the command of Allah? The mercy of Allah and His blessings be upon you, people of the house. He is Praiseworthy, Glorious."

﴾٧٤﴿ فَلَمَّا ذَهَبَ عَنْ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ٱلرَّوْعُ وَجَآءَتْهُ ٱلْبُشْرَىٰ يُجَٰدِلُنَا فِى قَوْمِ لُوطٍ

Falammaa zahaba an Ibraaheemar raw'u wa jaaa'at hul bushraaa yujaadilunaa fee qawmi Loot

So when the fear had left Ibrahim and the good news had reached him, he began to plead with Us for the people of Lut.

﴾٧٥﴿ إِنَّ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ لَحَلِيمٌ أَوَّٰهٌۭ مُّنِيبٌۭ

Inna Ibraaheema lahaleemun awwwaahum muneeb

Ibrahim was forbearing, often sighing, and always turning back.

﴾٧٦﴿ يَٰٓإِبْرَٰهِيمُ أَعْرِضْ عَنْ هَٰذَآ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ قَدْ جَآءَ أَمْرُ رَبِّكَ ۖ وَإِنَّهُمْ ءَاتِيهِمْ عَذَابٌ غَيْرُ مَرْدُودٍۢ

Yaaa Ibraaheemu a'rid 'an haazaaa innahoo qad jaaa'a amru Rabbika wa innahum aateehim 'azaabun ghairun mardood

"Ibrahim, turn away from this. The command of your Lord has already come, and a punishment is coming to them that cannot be turned back."

﴾٧٧﴿ وَلَمَّا جَآءَتْ رُسُلُنَا لُوطًۭا سِىٓءَ بِهِمْ وَضَاقَ بِهِمْ ذَرْعًۭا وَقَالَ هَٰذَا يَوْمٌ عَصِيبٌۭ

Wa lammaa jaaa'at Rusulunaa Lootan seee'a bihim wa daaqa bihim zar'anw wa qaala haazaa yawmun 'aseeb

And when Our messengers came to Lut, he was distressed for them and felt unable to protect them, and he said, "This is a difficult day."

﴾٧٨﴿ وَجَآءَهُۥ قَوْمُهُۥ يُهْرَعُونَ إِلَيْهِ وَمِن قَبْلُ كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ ۚ قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ بَنَاتِى هُنَّ أَطْهَرُ لَكُمْ ۖ فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَلَا تُخْزُونِ فِى ضَيْفِىٓ ۖ أَلَيْسَ مِنكُمْ رَجُلٌۭ رَّشِيدٌۭ

Wa jaaa'ahoo qawmuhoo yuhra'oona ilaihi wa min qablu kaanoo ya'maloonas saiyiaat; qaala yaa qawmi haaa'ulaaa'i banaatee hunna atharu lakum fattaqul laaha wa laa tukhzooni fee daifee alaisa minkum rajulur rasheed

And his people came rushing toward him, and before this they had been doing evil deeds. He said, "My people, these are my daughters. They are purer for you. So be mindful of Allah, and do not disgrace me concerning my guests. Is there not among you a right-minded man?"

﴾٧٩﴿ قَالُوا۟ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ مَا لَنَا فِى بَنَاتِكَ مِنْ حَقٍّۢ وَإِنَّكَ لَتَعْلَمُ مَا نُرِيدُ

Qaaloo laqad 'alimta maa lanaa fee banastika min haqq, wa innaka lata'lamu maa nureed

They said, "You know we have no right to your daughters, and you know what we want."

﴾٨٠﴿ قَالَ لَوْ أَنَّ لِى بِكُمْ قُوَّةً أَوْ ءَاوِىٓ إِلَىٰ رُكْنٍۢ شَدِيدٍۢ

Qaala law anna lee bikum quwwatan aw aaweee ilaa ruknin shadeed

He said, "If only I had strength against you, or could take refuge in a strong support."

﴾٨١﴿ قَالُوا۟ يَٰلُوطُ إِنَّا رُسُلُ رَبِّكَ لَن يَصِلُوٓا۟ إِلَيْكَ ۖ فَأَسْرِ بِأَهْلِكَ بِقِطْعٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ وَلَا يَلْتَفِتْ مِنكُمْ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا ٱمْرَأَتَكَ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ مُصِيبُهَا مَآ أَصَابَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ مَوْعِدَهُمُ ٱلصُّبْحُ ۚ أَلَيْسَ ٱلصُّبْحُ بِقَرِيبٍۢ

Qaaloo yaa Lootu innaa Rusulu Rabbika lai yasiloo ilaika fa asri bi ahlika biqit 'im minal laili wa laa yaltafit minkum ahadun illam ra ataka innahoo museebuhaa maaa asaabahum; inna maw'i dahumus subh; alaisas subhu biqareeb

They said, "Lut, we are messengers of your Lord. They will never reach you. So travel with your family in a portion of the night, and let none of you look back, except your wife. What strikes them will strike her. Their appointed time is the morning. Is the morning not near?"

﴾٨٢﴿ فَلَمَّا جَآءَ أَمْرُنَا جَعَلْنَا عَٰلِيَهَا سَافِلَهَا وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهَا حِجَارَةًۭ مِّن سِجِّيلٍۢ مَّنضُودٍۢ

Falammaa jaaa'a amrunaa ja'alnaa 'aaliyahaa saafilahaa wa amtamaa 'alaihaa hijaaratam min sijjeelim mandood

So when Our command came, We turned it upside down and rained upon it stones of layered clay,

﴾٨٣﴿ مُّسَوَّمَةً عِندَ رَبِّكَ ۖ وَمَا هِىَ مِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ بِبَعِيدٍۢ

Musawwamatan 'inda Rabbik; wa maa hiya minaz zaalimena biba'eed

marked from your Lord. And it is not far from the wrongdoers.

﴾٨٤﴿ ۞ وَإِلَىٰ مَدْيَنَ أَخَاهُمْ شُعَيْبًۭا ۚ قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥ ۖ وَلَا تَنقُصُوا۟ ٱلْمِكْيَالَ وَٱلْمِيزَانَ ۚ إِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰكُم بِخَيْرٍۢ وَإِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍۢ مُّحِيطٍۢ

Wa ilaa Madyana akhaahum Shu'aibaa; qaala yaa qawmi' budul laaha maa lakum min ilaahin ghairuhoo wa laa tanqusul mikyaala walmeezaan; inneee araakum bikhairinw wa innee akhaafu 'alaikum 'azaaba Yawmim muheet

And to Madyan, their brother Shu'ayb. He said, "My people, worship Allah. You have no god but Him. And do not decrease the measure and the scale. I see you in prosperity, and I fear for you the punishment of an encompassing Day.

﴾٨٥﴿ وَيَٰقَوْمِ أَوْفُوا۟ ٱلْمِكْيَالَ وَٱلْمِيزَانَ بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۖ وَلَا تَبْخَسُوا۟ ٱلنَّاسَ أَشْيَآءَهُمْ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ

Wa yaa qawmi awful mikyaala walmeezaana bilqisti wa laa tabkhasun naasa ashyaaa'ahum wa laa ta'saw fil ardi mufsideen

My people, give full measure and weight in justice, and do not shortchange people in their goods, and do not go about the earth spreading corruption.

﴾٨٦﴿ بَقِيَّتُ ٱللَّهِ خَيْرٌۭ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ ۚ وَمَآ أَنَا۠ عَلَيْكُم بِحَفِيظٍۢ

Baqiyyatul laahi khairul lakum in kuntum mu'mineen; wa maa ana 'alaikum bihafeez

What remains from Allah is better for you, if you are believers. And I am not a guardian over you."

﴾٨٧﴿ قَالُوا۟ يَٰشُعَيْبُ أَصَلَوٰتُكَ تَأْمُرُكَ أَن نَّتْرُكَ مَا يَعْبُدُ ءَابَآؤُنَآ أَوْ أَن نَّفْعَلَ فِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِنَا مَا نَشَٰٓؤُا۟ ۖ إِنَّكَ لَأَنتَ ٱلْحَلِيمُ ٱلرَّشِيدُ

Qaaloo yaa Shu'aybu asalaatuka taamuruka an natruka maa ya'budu aabaaa'unaaa aw an naf'ala feee amwaalinaa maa nashaaa'oo innaka la antal haleemur rasheed

They said, "Shu'ayb, does your prayer command you that we should leave what our fathers worshipped, or that we should not do with our wealth what we wish? You are the forbearing, the right-minded one."

﴾٨٨﴿ قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ أَرَءَيْتُمْ إِن كُنتُ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٍۢ مِّن رَّبِّى وَرَزَقَنِى مِنْهُ رِزْقًا حَسَنًۭا ۚ وَمَآ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُخَالِفَكُمْ إِلَىٰ مَآ أَنْهَىٰكُمْ عَنْهُ ۚ إِنْ أُرِيدُ إِلَّا ٱلْإِصْلَٰحَ مَا ٱسْتَطَعْتُ ۚ وَمَا تَوْفِيقِىٓ إِلَّا بِٱللَّهِ ۚ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَإِلَيْهِ أُنِيبُ

Qaala yaa qawmi ara'aitum in kuntu 'alaa baiyinatim mir Rabbee wa razaqanee minhu rizqan hasanaa; wa maaa ureedu an ukhaalifakum ilaa maaa anhaakum 'anh; in ureedu illal islaaha mastata't; wa maa tawfeeqeee illaa billaah; 'alaihi tawakkaltu wa ilaihi uneeb

He said, "My people, have you considered, if I am on clear evidence from my Lord, and He has provided me with good provision from Himself? And I do not intend to differ from you in what I forbid you. I only intend reform, as much as I am able. And my success is only through Allah. Upon Him I rely, and to Him I turn.

﴾٨٩﴿ وَيَٰقَوْمِ لَا يَجْرِمَنَّكُمْ شِقَاقِىٓ أَن يُصِيبَكُم مِّثْلُ مَآ أَصَابَ قَوْمَ نُوحٍ أَوْ قَوْمَ هُودٍ أَوْ قَوْمَ صَٰلِحٍۢ ۚ وَمَا قَوْمُ لُوطٍۢ مِّنكُم بِبَعِيدٍۢ

Wa yaa qawmi laa yajri mannakum shiqaaqeee ai yuseebakum mislu maaa asaaba qawma Noohin aw qawma Hoodin aw qawma Saalih; wa maa qawmu Lootim minkum biba'eed

My people, do not let your opposition to me cause you to suffer the like of what struck the people of Nuh, or the people of Hud, or the people of Salih. And the people of Lut are not far from you.

﴾٩٠﴿ وَٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ ثُمَّ تُوبُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِ ۚ إِنَّ رَبِّى رَحِيمٌۭ وَدُودٌۭ

Wastaghfiroo Rabbakum summa toobooo ilaih; inna Rabbee Raheemunw Wadood

And seek forgiveness from your Lord, then turn to Him in repentance. My Lord is Merciful, Loving."

﴾٩١﴿ قَالُوا۟ يَٰشُعَيْبُ مَا نَفْقَهُ كَثِيرًۭا مِّمَّا تَقُولُ وَإِنَّا لَنَرَىٰكَ فِينَا ضَعِيفًۭا ۖ وَلَوْلَا رَهْطُكَ لَرَجَمْنَٰكَ ۖ وَمَآ أَنتَ عَلَيْنَا بِعَزِيزٍۢ

Qaaloo yaa Shu'aibu maa nafqahu kaseeram mimmaa taqoolu wa innaa lanaraaka feenaa da'eefanw wa law laa rahtuka larajamnaaka wa maaa anta 'alainaa bi'azeez

They said, "Shu'ayb, we do not understand much of what you say, and we see you as weak among us. Were it not for your family, we would have stoned you. You are not powerful over us."

﴾٩٢﴿ قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ أَرَهْطِىٓ أَعَزُّ عَلَيْكُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَٱتَّخَذْتُمُوهُ وَرَآءَكُمْ ظِهْرِيًّا ۖ إِنَّ رَبِّى بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ مُحِيطٌۭ

Qaala yaa qawmi arahteee a'azzu 'alaikum minal laahi wattakhaztumoohu waraaa'akum zihriyyan inna Rabbee bimaa ta'maloona muheet

He said, "My people, is my family more honorable to you than Allah, and you have put Him behind your backs? My Lord encompasses what you do.

﴾٩٣﴿ وَيَٰقَوْمِ ٱعْمَلُوا۟ عَلَىٰ مَكَانَتِكُمْ إِنِّى عَٰمِلٌۭ ۖ سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ مَن يَأْتِيهِ عَذَابٌۭ يُخْزِيهِ وَمَنْ هُوَ كَٰذِبٌۭ ۖ وَٱرْتَقِبُوٓا۟ إِنِّى مَعَكُمْ رَقِيبٌۭ

Wa yaa qawmi' maloo 'alaa makaanatikum innee 'aamilun sawfa ta'lamoona mai yaateehi 'azaabuny yukhzeehi wa man huwa kaazib; wartaqibooo innnee ma'akum raqeeb

My people, work in your position. I am working. You will come to know who will be visited by a punishment that disgraces him, and who is a liar. And watch. I am watching with you."

﴾٩٤﴿ وَلَمَّا جَآءَ أَمْرُنَا نَجَّيْنَا شُعَيْبًۭا وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مَعَهُۥ بِرَحْمَةٍۢ مِّنَّا وَأَخَذَتِ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ ٱلصَّيْحَةُ فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ فِى دِيَٰرِهِمْ جَٰثِمِينَ

Wa lammaa jaaa'a amrunaa najjainaa shu'aibanw wal lazeena aamanoo ma'ahoo birahmatim minnaa wa akhazatil lazeena zalamus saihatu fa asbahoo fee diyaarihim jaasimeen

And when Our command came, We saved Shu'ayb and those who believed with him by mercy from Us, and the blast seized those who wronged, and they lay lifeless in their homes,

﴾٩٥﴿ كَأَن لَّمْ يَغْنَوْا۟ فِيهَآ ۗ أَلَا بُعْدًۭا لِّمَدْيَنَ كَمَا بَعِدَتْ ثَمُودُ

Ka-al-lam yaghnaw feehaaa; alaa bu'dal li Madyana Kamaa ba'idat Samood

as though they had never lived there. Away with Madyan, as Thamud was taken away.

﴾٩٦﴿ وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَىٰ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَسُلْطَٰنٍۢ مُّبِينٍ

Wa laqad arsalnaa Moosaa bi Aayaatinaa wa sultaanim mubeen

And We sent Musa with Our signs and a clear authority

﴾٩٧﴿ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَإِي۟هِۦ فَٱتَّبَعُوٓا۟ أَمْرَ فِرْعَوْنَ ۖ وَمَآ أَمْرُ فِرْعَوْنَ بِرَشِيدٍۢ

Ilaa Fir'awna wa mala'ihee fattaba'ooo amra Fir'awna wa maaa amru Fir'awna birasheed

to Pharaoh and his chiefs, but they followed the command of Pharaoh, and the command of Pharaoh was not right-guided.

﴾٩٨﴿ يَقْدُمُ قَوْمَهُۥ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ فَأَوْرَدَهُمُ ٱلنَّارَ ۖ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْوِرْدُ ٱلْمَوْرُودُ

Yaqdumu qawmahoo Yawmal Qiyaamati fa awrada humun Naara wa bi'sal wirdul mawrood

He will go before his people on the Day of Resurrection and lead them into the Fire. What an evil place to be led.

﴾٩٩﴿ وَأُتْبِعُوا۟ فِى هَٰذِهِۦ لَعْنَةًۭ وَيَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ ۚ بِئْسَ ٱلرِّفْدُ ٱلْمَرْفُودُ

Wa utbi'oo fee haazihee la'natanw wa Yawmal Qiyaamah; bi'sar rifdul marfood

And they were followed by a curse in this world and on the Day of Resurrection. What an evil gift to be given.

﴾١٠٠﴿ ذَٰلِكَ مِنْ أَنۢبَآءِ ٱلْقُرَىٰ نَقُصُّهُۥ عَلَيْكَ ۖ مِنْهَا قَآئِمٌۭ وَحَصِيدٌۭ

Zaalika min ambaaa'il quraa naqussuhoo 'alaika minhaa qaaa'imunw wa haseed

That is from the news of the towns, which We relate to you. Some of them are still standing, and some are harvested.

﴾١٠١﴿ وَمَا ظَلَمْنَٰهُمْ وَلَٰكِن ظَلَمُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ ۖ فَمَآ أَغْنَتْ عَنْهُمْ ءَالِهَتُهُمُ ٱلَّتِى يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مِن شَىْءٍۢ لَّمَّا جَآءَ أَمْرُ رَبِّكَ ۖ وَمَا زَادُوهُمْ غَيْرَ تَتْبِيبٍۢ

Wa maa zalamnaahum wa laakin zalamooo anfusahum famaaa aghnat 'anhum aalihatuhumul latee yad'oona min doonil laahi min shai'il lammaa jaaa'a amru Rabbika wa maa zaadoohum ghaira tatbeeb

And We did not wrong them, but they wronged themselves. Their gods whom they called upon besides Allah did not help them at all when the command of your Lord came, and they added nothing to them but ruin.

﴾١٠٢﴿ وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَخْذُ رَبِّكَ إِذَآ أَخَذَ ٱلْقُرَىٰ وَهِىَ ظَٰلِمَةٌ ۚ إِنَّ أَخْذَهُۥٓ أَلِيمٌۭ شَدِيدٌ

Wa kazaalika akhzu Rabbika izaaa akhazal quraa wa hiya zaalimah; inna akhzahooo aleemun shadeed

And such is the seizing of your Lord when He seizes the towns while they are doing wrong. His seizing is painful and severe.

﴾١٠٣﴿ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَءَايَةًۭ لِّمَنْ خَافَ عَذَابَ ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمٌۭ مَّجْمُوعٌۭ لَّهُ ٱلنَّاسُ وَذَٰلِكَ يَوْمٌۭ مَّشْهُودٌۭ

Inna fee zaalika la aayatal liman khaafa 'azaabal Aakhirah; zaalika Yawmum majmoo'ul lahun naasu wa zaalika Yawmum mashhood

In that is a sign for whoever fears the punishment of the hereafter. That is a Day for which people will be gathered, and that is a Day that will be witnessed.

﴾١٠٤﴿ وَمَا نُؤَخِّرُهُۥٓ إِلَّا لِأَجَلٍۢ مَّعْدُودٍۢ

Wa maa nu'akhkhiruhooo illaa li ajalim ma'dood

And We delay it only for a counted term.

﴾١٠٥﴿ يَوْمَ يَأْتِ لَا تَكَلَّمُ نَفْسٌ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦ ۚ فَمِنْهُمْ شَقِىٌّۭ وَسَعِيدٌۭ

Yawma yaati laa takallamu nafsun illaa bi iznih; faminhum shaqiyyunw wa sa'eed

On the Day it comes, no soul will speak except by His permission. Among them will be the wretched and the happy.

﴾١٠٦﴿ فَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ شَقُوا۟ فَفِى ٱلنَّارِ لَهُمْ فِيهَا زَفِيرٌۭ وَشَهِيقٌ

Fa ammal lazeena shaqoo fafin Naari lahum feehaa zafeerunw wa shaheeq

As for those who were wretched, they will be in the Fire, and in it they will have groaning and sighing,

﴾١٠٧﴿ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا مَا دَامَتِ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُ وَٱلْأَرْضُ إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ رَبُّكَ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ فَعَّالٌۭ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ

Khaalideena feehaa maa daamatis samaawaatu wal ardu illaa maa shaaa'a Rabbuk; inna Rabbaka fa' 'aalul limaa yureed

remaining in it as long as the heavens and the earth endure, except what your Lord wills. Your Lord does whatever He intends.

﴾١٠٨﴿ ۞ وَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ سُعِدُوا۟ فَفِى ٱلْجَنَّةِ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا مَا دَامَتِ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُ وَٱلْأَرْضُ إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ رَبُّكَ ۖ عَطَآءً غَيْرَ مَجْذُوذٍۢ

Wa ammal lazeena su'idoo fafil Jannati khaalideena feehaa maa daamatis samaawaatu wal ardu illaa maa shaaa'a Rabbuk; ataaa'an ghaira majzooz

And as for those who were made happy, they will be in the Garden, remaining in it as long as the heavens and the earth endure, except what your Lord wills, a gift that will not be cut off.

﴾١٠٩﴿ فَلَا تَكُ فِى مِرْيَةٍۢ مِّمَّا يَعْبُدُ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ ۚ مَا يَعْبُدُونَ إِلَّا كَمَا يَعْبُدُ ءَابَآؤُهُم مِّن قَبْلُ ۚ وَإِنَّا لَمُوَفُّوهُمْ نَصِيبَهُمْ غَيْرَ مَنقُوصٍۢ

Falaa taku fee miryatim mimmmaa ya'budu haaa'ulaaa'; maa ya'budoona illaa kamaa ya'budu aabaaa'uhum min qabl; wa innaa lamuwaf foohum naseebahum ghaira manqoos

So do not be in doubt about what these people worship. They worship only as their fathers worshipped before. And We will give them their share in full, undiminished.

﴾١١٠﴿ وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ فَٱخْتُلِفَ فِيهِ ۚ وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌۭ سَبَقَتْ مِن رَّبِّكَ لَقُضِىَ بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَفِى شَكٍّۢ مِّنْهُ مُرِيبٍۢ

Wa laqad aatainaa Moosal Kitaaba fakhtulifa feeh; wa law laa Kalimatun sabaqat mir Rabbika laqudiya bainahum; wa innahum lafee shakkim minhu mureeb

And We gave Musa the Book, and it was disputed about. And were it not for a word that had gone forth from your Lord, it would have been decided between them. And they are in disturbing doubt about it.

﴾١١١﴿ وَإِنَّ كُلًّۭا لَّمَّا لَيُوَفِّيَنَّهُمْ رَبُّكَ أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌۭ

Wa inna kullal lammaa la yuwaffiyannahum Rabbuka a'maalahum; innahoo bimaa ya'maloona Khabeer

And your Lord will pay each of them in full for their deeds. He is Aware of what they do.

﴾١١٢﴿ فَٱسْتَقِمْ كَمَآ أُمِرْتَ وَمَن تَابَ مَعَكَ وَلَا تَطْغَوْا۟ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌۭ

Fastaqim kamaaa umirta wa man taaba ma'aka wa laa tatghaw; innahoo bimaa ta'maloona Baseer

So remain on the straight path as you were commanded, and those who turned back with you, and do not transgress. He is Seeing of what you do.

﴾١١٣﴿ وَلَا تَرْكَنُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ فَتَمَسَّكُمُ ٱلنَّارُ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مِنْ أَوْلِيَآءَ ثُمَّ لَا تُنصَرُونَ

Wa laa tarkanooo ilal lazeena zalamoo fatamassa kumun Naaru wa maa lakum min doonil laahi min awliyaaa'a summa laa tunsaroon

And do not lean toward those who do wrong, or the Fire will touch you, and you will have no protectors besides Allah, and you will not be helped.

﴾١١٤﴿ وَأَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ طَرَفَىِ ٱلنَّهَارِ وَزُلَفًۭا مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلْحَسَنَٰتِ يُذْهِبْنَ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ذِكْرَىٰ لِلذَّٰكِرِينَ

Wa aqimis Salaata tarafayin nahaari wa zulafam minal layl; innal hasanaati yuzhibnas saiyi aat; zaalika zikraa liz zaakireen

And establish the prayer at the two ends of the day, and in the approaches of the night. Good deeds remove bad deeds. That is a reminder for those who remember.

﴾١١٥﴿ وَٱصْبِرْ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُضِيعُ أَجْرَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

Wasbir fa innal laaha laa yudee'u ajral muhsineen

And be patient, for Allah does not waste the reward of those who do good.

﴾١١٦﴿ فَلَوْلَا كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْقُرُونِ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ أُو۟لُوا۟ بَقِيَّةٍۢ يَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ ٱلْفَسَادِ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًۭا مِّمَّنْ أَنجَيْنَا مِنْهُمْ ۗ وَٱتَّبَعَ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ مَآ أُتْرِفُوا۟ فِيهِ وَكَانُوا۟ مُجْرِمِينَ

Falw laa kaana minal qurooni min qablikum ooloo baqiyyatiny yanhawna 'anil fasaadi fil ardi illaa qaleelam mimman anjainaa minhum; wattaba'al lazeena zalamoo maaa utrifoo feehi wa kaanoo mujrimeen

So why were there not among the generations before you people of remaining wisdom, forbidding corruption in the earth, except a few of those We saved from among them? And those who wronged pursued the luxury they were given, and they were criminals.

﴾١١٧﴿ وَمَا كَانَ رَبُّكَ لِيُهْلِكَ ٱلْقُرَىٰ بِظُلْمٍۢ وَأَهْلُهَا مُصْلِحُونَ

Wa maa kaana Rabbuka liyuhlikal quraa bizulminw wa ahluhaa muslihoon

And your Lord would not destroy the towns unjustly while their people were reformers.

﴾١١٨﴿ وَلَوْ شَآءَ رَبُّكَ لَجَعَلَ ٱلنَّاسَ أُمَّةًۭ وَٰحِدَةًۭ ۖ وَلَا يَزَالُونَ مُخْتَلِفِينَ

Wa law shaaa'a Rabbuka laja'alannnaasa ummatanw waa hidatanw wa laa yazaaloona mukhtalifeen

And had your Lord willed, He would have made people one nation. But they will not cease to differ,

﴾١١٩﴿ إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ رَبُّكَ ۚ وَلِذَٰلِكَ خَلَقَهُمْ ۗ وَتَمَّتْ كَلِمَةُ رَبِّكَ لَأَمْلَأَنَّ جَهَنَّمَ مِنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ

Illaa mar rahima Rabbuk; wa lizaalika khalaqahum; wa tammat Kalimatu Rabbika la amla'ana Jahannama minal jinnati wannnaasi ajma'een

except those on whom your Lord has mercy, and for that He created them. And the word of your Lord has been fulfilled: I will fill Hell with jinn and people together.

﴾١٢٠﴿ وَكُلًّۭا نَّقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ أَنۢبَآءِ ٱلرُّسُلِ مَا نُثَبِّتُ بِهِۦ فُؤَادَكَ ۚ وَجَآءَكَ فِى هَٰذِهِ ٱلْحَقُّ وَمَوْعِظَةٌۭ وَذِكْرَىٰ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

Wa kullan naqussu 'alaika min ambaaa'ir Rusuli maa nusabbitu bihee fu'aadak; wa jaaa'aka fee haazihil haqqu wa maw'izatunw wa zikraa lilmu' mineen

And all that We relate to you of the accounts of the messengers is what We make your heart firm with. And in this has come to you the truth, and an instruction and a reminder for the believers.

﴾١٢١﴿ وَقُل لِّلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ ٱعْمَلُوا۟ عَلَىٰ مَكَانَتِكُمْ إِنَّا عَٰمِلُونَ

Wa qul lillazeena laa yu'minoona' maloo 'alaa makaanatikum innaa 'aamiloon

And say to those who do not believe, "Work in your position. We are working.

﴾١٢٢﴿ وَٱنتَظِرُوٓا۟ إِنَّا مُنتَظِرُونَ

Wantaziroo innaa mun taziroon

And wait. We are waiting."

﴾١٢٣﴿ وَلِلَّهِ غَيْبُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَإِلَيْهِ يُرْجَعُ ٱلْأَمْرُ كُلُّهُۥ فَٱعْبُدْهُ وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَيْهِ ۚ وَمَا رَبُّكَ بِغَٰفِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ

Wa lillaahi ghaibus samaawaati wal ardi wa ilaihi yurja'ul amru kulluhoo fa'bu-dhu wa tawakkal 'alaih; wa maa Rabbuka bighaafilin 'ammaa ta'maloon

And to Allah belongs the unseen of the heavens and the earth, and to Him the whole matter is returned. So worship Him and rely upon Him. And your Lord is not unaware of what you do.

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Overview

The Instruction That Turned His Hair.

Part Two finishes the roll call and then, at verse 112, turns the whole surah on the man reading it. So remain on the straight path as you were commanded. Fastaqim kama umirt. One verb, and the qualifier that makes it hard: as you were commanded, not as you judge sufficient. Then the clause most people miss, which is why it is heavy: and those who turned back with you. He is told to hold the line and to hold it for the people who came with him. And then, immediately, a warning against overcorrecting: and do not transgress. Hold the standard exactly, carry others on it, and do not exceed it either. That is the instruction that a man could spend a life on.

Verses 61 to 83

The Guests Who Did Not Eat.

Verse 62 records what his people said to Salih, and it is worth reading carefully because it is a compliment used as a weapon. Salih, you were among us one in whom hope was placed before this. They had him marked for leadership. His refusal to carry their religion is treated as a betrayal of the position they had reserved for him. Any man who has declined to be what a group needed him to be has heard some version of that sentence. Verse 69 shows Ibrahim receiving strangers, and the detail is a lesson in hospitality: he did not delay in bringing a roasted calf. No conversation first, no asking who they were. Verse 70 is the turn, and it is subtle: when he saw that their hands did not reach for it, he found them strange and felt a fear. A guest who does not eat is a guest who has not come as a guest, and the ancient reading of that gesture was immediate. Verses 71 through 73 give the news to a woman past childbearing and answer her disbelief in one line: do you wonder at the command of Allah? Verse 74 then does something startling. So when the fear had left Ibrahim and the good news had reached him, he began to plead with Us for the people of Lut. He has just been told that his own family is receiving a son, and the first thing he does with the relief is argue for a city that is about to be destroyed. Verse 75 explains why he was like that, in three words: forbearing, often sighing, always turning back. Halim, awwah, munib. The pleading came out of that character, not out of a calculation. Verse 80 is Lut at the door with a mob outside, and it is the loneliest sentence in the surah. If only I had strength against you, or could take refuge in a strong support. And verse 81 answers it immediately, before he finishes being alone. Lut, we are messengers of your Lord. They will never reach you. The support he wished for was already standing in the room.

Verses 84 to 95

Full Measure, and the Prayer That Interferes.

Verse 84 has Shu'ayb naming the offense and the condition in the same breath. Do not decrease the measure and the scale. I see you in prosperity, and I fear for you the punishment of an encompassing Day. He is not addressing a people in decline. He is warning men who are winning, about the method they are winning with. Verse 85 spells it out: give full measure and weight in justice, do not shortchange people in their goods, do not spread corruption. Verse 86 gives the alternative and it is one of the great phrases of the Quran. Baqiyyatullah khayrun lakum. What remains from Allah is better for you. The margin a man shaves off a transaction is set against the remainder that comes from Allah, and the smaller lawful remainder is called better. Then, in the same verse, he removes himself from the enforcement: and I am not a guardian over you. Verse 87 is the reply, and it has not changed in fourteen centuries. Does your prayer command you that we should leave what our fathers worshipped, or that we should not do with our wealth what we wish? They locate the intrusion precisely. Not the belief. The interference of the belief with the accounts. And they say it with sarcasm, calling him the forbearing, the right-minded one. Verse 88 is his answer, and it is the sentence any reformer should carry. I only intend reform, as much as I am able. And my success is only through Allah. In uridu illa al-islah ma istata't, wa ma tawfiqi illa billah. The ambition is capped at his capacity, and the outcome is not attributed to him at all. Verse 90 closes his call on a name of Allah that appears rarely and lands here for a reason: My Lord is Merciful, Loving. Wadud, to men he is warning. Verse 91 is their threat, and it reveals what was actually protecting him: were it not for your family, we would have stoned you. Verse 92 is his answer, and it is the sharpest line he speaks. Is my family more honorable to you than Allah, and you have put Him behind your backs? They feared his clan and ignored his Lord, and he names the arithmetic out loud.

Verses 96 to 123

Remain Steadfast as You Were Commanded.

Verse 100 gives the record a shape a reader can picture. Some of them are still standing, and some are harvested. Ruins upright and ruins flattened, both from the same cause. Verse 101 assigns responsibility with no ambiguity: We did not wrong them, but they wronged themselves. Verse 102 then states the pattern in a single sentence worth remembering. Such is the seizing of your Lord when He seizes the towns while they are doing wrong. His seizing is painful and severe. Verse 105 describes the silence of that Day: no soul will speak except by His permission. Then the four closing instructions, verses 112 through 115, which are the practical core of the whole surah. Remain on the straight path as you were commanded, and hold it for those who turned back with you, and do not transgress. Do not lean toward those who do wrong, and note the word: tarkanu, to lean, to rest your weight on something, which is a smaller thing than joining them and is still forbidden. Establish the prayer at the two ends of the day and in the approaches of the night, and then the reason attached: good deeds remove bad deeds. And be patient, for Allah does not waste the reward of those who do good. Verses 116 and 117 then deliver the most political statement in the surah, and it is worth reading twice. Why were there not among the generations before you people of remaining wisdom, forbidding corruption in the earth, except a few. Ulu baqiyyah, those with something left in them. Their societies fell because almost nobody was left standing against the corruption. And verse 117 states the rule that follows from it: your Lord would not destroy the towns unjustly while their people were reformers. Not while their people were believers. Muslihun, people actively repairing things. Belief alone is not what preserves a place. Verse 120 then tells the reader why any of these accounts were given at all. All that We relate to you of the accounts of the messengers is what We make your heart firm with. Not information. Ballast. And verse 123 closes the surah with the whole matter handed back. To Him the whole matter is returned. So worship Him and rely upon Him.

Structural Summary

Verses Sixty-One to One Hundred Twenty-Three. Remain on the Straight Path as You Were Commanded.

A man is reproached for refusing the position his people had reserved for him. Guests who do not reach for the food are recognized for what they are, and a man given good news about his own household spends it arguing for a doomed city. Lut wishes for a strong support while the support is already in the room. Shu'ayb warns a prosperous people about the method of their prosperity, hears religion accused of interfering with their accounts, and answers by capping his ambition at his capacity and assigning the outcome to Allah. Then the surah turns on the reader: hold the line exactly as commanded, carry the people who came with you, do not lean even slightly toward wrongdoers, pray at the ends of the day, and be patient. And it names what actually preserves a society, which is not belief but people actively repairing it.

The Practice

Take It Into the Week

Verse 112. Take one standard you have quietly lowered and restore it to what you were actually told, not to what you decided was enough.

Verse 113. Find the place where you have been leaning, not joining, just resting some weight on something you know is wrong. Stand up off it.

Verse 117. Pick one thing in your own circle that needs repairing and start repairing it this week. That verse says the repairing is what holds a place up.

آمِين

Prepared with discipline · Ameen

Verse-By-Verse · Test Yourself

The Quiz

Two questions per verse. Translation and a key Arabic word. Walk through it slow. The goal is comprehension, not speed.

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The Verse

What do the people of Thamud say to Salih in verse 62?