هُوَ ٱلَّذِي يُحۡيِۦ وَيُمِيتُۖ فَإِذَا قَضَىٰٓ أَمۡرٗا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ 68

68        Allah gives life and causes death and when He decides upon a thing, He only says to it: “Be” – and it is.

أَلَمۡ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ يُجَٰدِلُونَ فِيٓ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ أَنَّىٰ يُصۡرَفُونَ 69

69        Did you not see (the condition) of those people who dispute regarding Our revelations? How they are turning away (from the truth)!

ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُواْ بِٱلۡكِتَٰبِ وَبِمَآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا بِهِۦ رُسُلَنَاۖ فَسَوۡفَ يَعۡلَمُونَ 70

70        Those who deny this Quran and that which We sent with Our messengers (i.e. miracles etc), will soon come to know (i.e. on the Day of Judgement),

إِذِ ٱلۡأَغۡلَٰلُ فِيٓ أَعۡنَٰقِهِمۡ وَٱلسَّلَٰسِلُ يُسۡحَبُونَ 71

71        When iron collars will be put around their neck and chains to be dragged, 

فِي ٱلۡحَمِيمِ ثُمَّ فِي ٱلنَّارِ يُسۡجَرُونَ 72

72        In the boiling water, then they will be burnt in the Hell Fire.

ثُمَّ قِيلَ لَهُمۡ أَيۡنَ مَا كُنتُمۡ تُشۡرِكُونَ 73

73        Then it will be said to them: “Where are those whom you used to join in worship as partners

مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِۖ قَالُواْ ضَلُّواْ عَنَّا بَل لَّمۡ نَكُن نَّدۡعُواْ مِن قَبۡلُ شَيۡ‍ٔٗاۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُضِلُّ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ 74

74        Besides Allah?” They will say: “They have disappeared from us. In fact, we did not worship anything before.” Thus Allah makes the disbelievers go astray. (Also see Surah Al-Anam:23)

ذَٰلِكُم بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَفۡرَحُونَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ بِغَيۡرِ ٱلۡحَقِّ وَبِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَمۡرَحُونَ 75

75        (This punishment is) since you were merry making in the worldly life without any justification and because you used to brag (unfairly).

ٱدۡخُلُوٓاْ أَبۡوَٰبَ جَهَنَّمَ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَاۖ فَبِئۡسَ مَثۡوَى ٱلۡمُتَكَبِّرِينَ 76

76        Enter the gates of Hell to reside there forever, and, indeed, what an evil residence it is for the arrogant people!

فَٱصۡبِرۡ إِنَّ وَعۡدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقّٞۚ فَإِمَّا نُرِيَنَّكَ بَعۡضَ ٱلَّذِي نَعِدُهُمۡ أَوۡ نَتَوَفَّيَنَّكَ فَإِلَيۡنَا يُرۡجَعُونَ 77

77        [O Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)!] Be patient. Indeed, the promise of Allah is true and whether We show you (in this world) part of the punishment which We have promised them, or We cause you to die (before this), they shall be returned to Us.

وَلَقَدۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا رُسُلٗا مِّن قَبۡلِكَ مِنۡهُم مَّن قَصَصۡنَا عَلَيۡكَ وَمِنۡهُم مَّن لَّمۡ نَقۡصُصۡ عَلَيۡكَۗ وَمَا كَانَ لِرَسُولٍ أَن يَأۡتِيَ بِ‍َٔايَةٍ إِلَّا بِإِذۡنِ ٱللَّهِۚ فَإِذَا جَآءَ أَمۡرُ ٱللَّهِ قُضِيَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَخَسِرَ هُنَالِكَ ٱلۡمُبۡطِلُونَ 78

78        [O Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)!] And, indeed, We have sent messengers before you. We have related stories of some of them to you and We have not related the stories of others to you. And none of them could show a miracle without the Permission of Allah. So when the Command of Allah will come, the judgement will be made with justice. And at that time the followers of falsehood will be in an utter loss.

ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمَ لِتَرۡكَبُواْ مِنۡهَا وَمِنۡهَا تَأۡكُلُونَ 79

79        Allah has created cattle for you to ride on some of them and some of them you eat. 

وَلَكُمۡ فِيهَا مَنَٰفِعُ وَلِتَبۡلُغُواْ عَلَيۡهَا حَاجَةٗ فِي صُدُورِكُمۡ وَعَلَيۡهَا وَعَلَى ٱلۡفُلۡكِ تُحۡمَلُونَ 80

80        And there are many (other) benefits (e.g. leather, milk etc) for you in the cattle and so that you may achieve your desires in your hearts by riding on them and you are carried around on them and on the boats.

وَيُرِيكُمۡ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ فَأَيَّ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ تُنكِرُونَ 81

81        And Allah is showing you (more and more of) His signs (in fact, there are Allah’s signs in everything). So which of the signs of Allah do you deny?

أَفَلَمۡ يَسِيرُواْ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ فَيَنظُرُواْ كَيۡفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡۚ كَانُوٓاْ أَكۡثَرَ مِنۡهُمۡ وَأَشَدَّ قُوَّةٗ وَءَاثَارٗا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ فَمَآ أَغۡنَىٰ عَنۡهُم مَّا كَانُواْ يَكۡسِبُونَ 82

82        Have they not travelled through the land and seen what was the end of those (disbelievers) before them? They were more in number and were more powerful. And they built more monuments in the land (than the present disbelievers). Yet nothing benefitted them of what they used to do. 

فَلَمَّا جَآءَتۡهُمۡ رُسُلُهُم بِٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتِ فَرِحُواْ بِمَا عِندَهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡعِلۡمِ وَحَاقَ بِهِم مَّا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ يَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ 83

83        So when their messengers came to them with clear proofs, they boasted about the (worldly) knowledge they had. And they were entrapped (in the torment) which they used to mock.

فَلَمَّا رَأَوۡاْ بَأۡسَنَا قَالُوٓاْ ءَامَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ وَحۡدَهُۥ وَكَفَرۡنَا بِمَا كُنَّا بِهِۦ مُشۡرِكِينَ 84

84        So when they saw Our torment, they said: “We do believe in Allah Alone and reject all that we used to associate with Him as (His) Partners.”

فَلَمۡ يَكُ يَنفَعُهُمۡ إِيمَٰنُهُمۡ لَمَّا رَأَوۡاْ بَأۡسَنَاۖ سُنَّتَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّتِي قَدۡ خَلَتۡ فِي عِبَادِهِۦۖ وَخَسِرَ هُنَالِكَ ٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَ 85

85        So their Faith could not benefit them when they saw Our torment. (Exactly) this has been always the way of Allah, in the past, for His slaves. And the disbelievers were left in utter loss (the present disbelievers shall have similar fate).   

حمٓ 1

1        Ha-Meem (Only Allah knows their meanings).

تَنزِيلٞ مِّنَ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ 2

2        A revelation from (Allah), the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.