36. Ja Sin · verses 23–33

ءَأَتَّخِذُ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ ءَالِهَةً إِن يُرِدۡنِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ بِضُرّٖ لَّا تُغۡنِ عَنِّي شَفَٰعَتُهُمۡ شَيۡـٔٗا وَلَا يُنقِذُونِ

Aattakhithu min doonihi alihatan in yuridni alrrahmanu bidurrin la tughni AAannee shafaAAatuhum shayan wala yunqithooni

"Shall I take (other) gods besides Him? If (Allah) Most Gracious should intend some adversity for me, of no use whatever will be their intercession for me, nor can they deliver me.

إِنِّيٓ إِذٗا لَّفِي ضَلَٰلٖ مُّبِينٍ

Innee ithan lafee dalalin mubeenin

"I would indeed, if I were to do so, be in manifest Error.

إِنِّيٓ ءَامَنتُ بِرَبِّكُمۡ فَٱسۡمَعُونِ

Innee amantu birabbikum faismaAAooni

"For me, I have faith in the Lord of you (all): listen, then, to me!"

قِيلَ ٱدۡخُلِ ٱلۡجَنَّةَۖ قَالَ يَٰلَيۡتَ قَوۡمِي يَعۡلَمُونَ

Qeela odkhuli aljannata qala ya layta qawmee yaAAlamoona

It was said: "Enter thou the Garden." He said: "Ah me! Would that my People knew (what I know)!-

بِمَا غَفَرَ لِي رَبِّي وَجَعَلَنِي مِنَ ٱلۡمُكۡرَمِينَ

Bima ghafara lee rabbee wajaAAalanee mina almukrameena

"For that my Lord has granted me Forgiveness and has enrolled me among those held in honour!"

۞ وَمَآ أَنزَلۡنَا عَلَىٰ قَوۡمِهِۦ مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِۦ مِن جُندٖ مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا كُنَّا مُنزِلِينَ

Wama anzalna AAala qawmihi min baAAdihi min jundin mina alssamai wama kunna munzileena

And We sent not down against his People, after him, any hosts from heaven, nor was it needful for Us so to do.

إِن كَانَتۡ إِلَّا صَيۡحَةٗ وَٰحِدَةٗ فَإِذَا هُمۡ خَٰمِدُونَ

In kanat illa sayhatan wahidatan faitha hum khamidoona

It was no more than a single mighty Blast, and behold! they were (like ashes) quenched and silent.

يَٰحَسۡرَةً عَلَى ٱلۡعِبَادِۚ مَا يَأۡتِيهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ يَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ

Ya hasratan AAala alAAibadi ma yateehim min rasoolin illa kanoo bihi yastahzioona

Ah! Alas for (My) Servants! There comes not a messenger to them but they mock him!

أَلَمۡ يَرَوۡاْ كَمۡ أَهۡلَكۡنَا قَبۡلَهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡقُرُونِ أَنَّهُمۡ إِلَيۡهِمۡ لَا يَرۡجِعُونَ

Alam yaraw kam ahlakna qablahum mina alqurooni annahum ilayhim la yarjiAAoona

See they not how many generations before them we destroyed? Not to them will they return:

وَإِن كُلّٞ لَّمَّا جَمِيعٞ لَّدَيۡنَا مُحۡضَرُونَ

Wain kullun lamma jameeAAun ladayna muhdaroona

But each one of them all - will be brought before Us (for judgment).

وَءَايَةٞ لَّهُمُ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ ٱلۡمَيۡتَةُ أَحۡيَيۡنَٰهَا وَأَخۡرَجۡنَا مِنۡهَا حَبّٗا فَمِنۡهُ يَأۡكُلُونَ

Waayatun lahumu alardu almaytatu ahyaynaha waakhrajna minha habban faminhu yakuloona

A Sign for them is the earth that is dead: We do give it life, and produce grain therefrom, of which ye do eat.