# Surah As-Saffat (الصَّافَّات) — Those drawn up in Ranks

> **Chapter 37 of the Holy Quran** · **182 Verses** · **Meccan Revelation**

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- **Reciter**: Sheikh Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy
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## Complete Quran Text & English Translation (182 Verses)

### Verse 37:1

وَٱلصَّٰٓفَّٰتِ صَفࣰّ ا

By those [angels] lined up in rows

### Verse 37:2

فَٱلزَّٰجِرَٰتِ زَجۡرࣰ ا

And those who drive [the clouds]

### Verse 37:3

فَٱلتَّٰلِيَٰتِ ذِكۡرًا

And those who recite the message

### Verse 37:4

إِنَّ إِلَٰهَكُمۡ لَوَٰحِدࣱ‏

Indeed, your God is One

### Verse 37:5

رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا وَرَبُّ ٱلۡمَشَٰرِقِ

Lord of the heavens and the earth and that between them and Lord of the sunrises

### Verse 37:6

إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا بِزِينَةٍ ٱلۡكَوَاكِبِ

Indeed, We have adorned the nearest heaven with an adornment of stars

### Verse 37:7

وَحِفۡظࣰ ا مِّن كُلِّ شَيۡطَٰنࣲ مَّارِدࣲ‏

And as protection against every rebellious devil

### Verse 37:8

لَّا يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى ٱلۡمَلَإِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ وَيُقۡذَفُونَ مِن كُلِّ جَانِبࣲ‏

[So] they may not listen to the exalted assembly [of angels] and are pelted from every side

### Verse 37:9

دُحُورࣰ اۖ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابࣱ وَاصِبٌ

Repelled; and for them is a constant punishment

### Verse 37:10

إِلَّا مَنۡ خَطِفَ ٱلۡخَطۡفَةَ فَأَتۡبَعَهُۥ شِهَابࣱ ثَاقِبࣱ‏

Except one who snatches [some words] by theft, but they are pursued by a burning flame, piercing [in brightness]

### Verse 37:11

فَٱسۡتَفۡتِهِمۡ أَهُمۡ أَشَدُّ خَلۡقًا أَم مَّنۡ خَلَقۡنَآۚ إِنَّا خَلَقۡنَٰهُم مِّن طِينࣲ لَّازِبِۭ

Then inquire of them, [O Muhammad], "Are they a stronger [or more difficult] creation or those [others] We have created?" Indeed, We created men from sticky clay

### Verse 37:12

بَلۡ عَجِبۡتَ وَيَسۡخَرُونَ

But you wonder, while they mock

### Verse 37:13

وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُواْ لَا يَذۡكُرُونَ

And when they are reminded, they remember not

### Verse 37:14

وَإِذَا رَأَوۡاْ ءَايَةࣰ يَسۡتَسۡخِرُونَ

And when they see a sign, they ridicule

### Verse 37:15

وَقَالُوٓاْ إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحۡرࣱ مُّبِينٌ

And say, "This is not but obvious magic

### Verse 37:16

أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابࣰ ا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبۡعُوثُونَ

When we have died and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected

### Verse 37:17

أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَ

And our forefathers [as well]

### Verse 37:18

قُلۡ نَعَمۡ وَأَنتُمۡ دَٰخِرُونَ

Say, "Yes, and you will be [rendered] contemptible

### Verse 37:19

فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجۡرَةࣱ وَٰحِدَةࣱ فَإِذَا هُمۡ يَنظُرُونَ

It will be only one shout, and at once they will be observing

### Verse 37:20

وَقَالُواْ يَٰوَيۡلَنَا هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ ٱلدِّينِ

They will say, "O woe to us! This is the Day of Recompense

### Verse 37:21

هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ ٱلَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ

[They will be told], "This is the Day of Judgement which you used to deny

### Verse 37:22

۞ٱحۡشُرُواْ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ وَأَزۡوَٰجَهُمۡ وَمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡبُدُونَ

[The angels will be ordered], "Gather those who committed wrong, their kinds, and what they used to worship

### Verse 37:23

مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ فَٱهۡدُوهُمۡ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

Other than Allah, and guide them to the path of Hellfire

### Verse 37:24

وَقِفُوهُمۡۖ إِنَّهُم مَّسۡـُٔولُونَ

And stop them; indeed, they are to be questioned

### Verse 37:25

مَا لَكُمۡ لَا تَنَاصَرُونَ

[They will be asked], "What is [wrong] with you? Why do you not help each other

### Verse 37:26

بَلۡ هُمُ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ مُسۡتَسۡلِمُونَ

But they, that Day, are in surrender

### Verse 37:27

وَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضࣲ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

And they will approach one another blaming each other

### Verse 37:28

قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّكُمۡ كُنتُمۡ تَأۡتُونَنَا عَنِ ٱلۡيَمِينِ

They will say, "Indeed, you used to come at us from the right

### Verse 37:29

قَالُواْ بَل لَّمۡ تَكُونُواْ مُؤۡمِنِينَ

The oppressors will say, "Rather, you [yourselves] were not believers

### Verse 37:30

وَمَا كَانَ لَنَا عَلَيۡكُم مِّن سُلۡطَٰنِۭۖ بَلۡ كُنتُمۡ قَوۡمࣰ ا طَٰغِينَ

And we had over you no authority, but you were a transgressing people

### Verse 37:31

فَحَقَّ عَلَيۡنَا قَوۡلُ رَبِّنَآۖ إِنَّا لَذَآئِقُونَ

So the word of our Lord has come into effect upon us; indeed, we will taste [punishment]

### Verse 37:32

فَأَغۡوَيۡنَٰكُمۡ إِنَّا كُنَّا غَٰوِينَ

And we led you to deviation; indeed, we were deviators

### Verse 37:33

فَإِنَّهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ فِي ٱلۡعَذَابِ مُشۡتَرِكُونَ

So indeed they, that Day, will be sharing in the punishment

### Verse 37:34

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَفۡعَلُ بِٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ

Indeed, that is how We deal with the criminals

### Verse 37:35

إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُوٓاْ إِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمۡ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ يَسۡتَكۡبِرُونَ

Indeed they, when it was said to them, "There is no deity but Allah," were arrogant

### Verse 37:36

وَيَقُولُونَ أَئِنَّا لَتَارِكُوٓاْ ءَالِهَتِنَا لِشَاعِرࣲ مَّجۡنُونِۭ

And were saying, "Are we to leave our gods for a mad poet

### Verse 37:37

بَلۡ جَآءَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَصَدَّقَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

Rather, the Prophet has come with the truth and confirmed the [previous] messengers

### Verse 37:38

إِنَّكُمۡ لَذَآئِقُواْ ٱلۡعَذَابِ ٱلۡأَلِيمِ

Indeed, you [disbelievers] will be tasters of the painful punishment

### Verse 37:39

وَمَا تُجۡزَوۡنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ

And you will not be recompensed except for what you used to do

### Verse 37:40

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ

But not the chosen servants of Allah

### Verse 37:41

أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمۡ رِزۡقࣱ مَّعۡلُومࣱ‏

Those will have a provision determined

### Verse 37:42

فَوَٰكِهُ وَهُم مُّكۡرَمُونَ

Fruits; and they will be honored

### Verse 37:43

فِي جَنَّٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

In gardens of pleasure

### Verse 37:44

عَلَىٰ سُرُرࣲ مُّتَقَٰبِلِينَ

On thrones facing one another

### Verse 37:45

يُطَافُ عَلَيۡهِم بِكَأۡسࣲ مِّن مَّعِينِۭ

There will be circulated among them a cup [of wine] from a flowing spring

### Verse 37:46

بَيۡضَآءَ لَذَّةࣲ لِّلشَّٰرِبِينَ

White and delicious to the drinkers

### Verse 37:47

لَا فِيهَا غَوۡلࣱ وَلَا هُمۡ عَنۡهَا يُنزَفُونَ

No bad effect is there in it, nor from it will they be intoxicated

### Verse 37:48

وَعِندَهُمۡ قَٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرۡفِ عِينࣱ‏

And with them will be women limiting [their] glances, with large, [beautiful] eyes

### Verse 37:49

كَأَنَّهُنَّ بَيۡضࣱ مَّكۡنُونࣱ‏

As if they were [delicate] eggs, well-protected

### Verse 37:50

فَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضࣲ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

And they will approach one another, inquiring of each other

### Verse 37:51

قَالَ قَآئِلࣱ مِّنۡهُمۡ إِنِّي كَانَ لِي قَرِينࣱ‏

A speaker among them will say, "Indeed, I had a companion [on earth]

### Verse 37:52

يَقُولُ أَءِنَّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُصَدِّقِينَ

Who would say, 'Are you indeed of those who believe

### Verse 37:53

أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابࣰ ا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ

That when we have died and become dust and bones, we will indeed be recompensed

### Verse 37:54

قَالَ هَلۡ أَنتُم مُّطَّلِعُونَ

He will say, "Would you [care to] look

### Verse 37:55

فَٱطَّلَعَ فَرَءَاهُ فِي سَوَآءِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

And he will look and see him in the midst of the Hellfire

### Verse 37:56

قَالَ تَٱللَّهِ إِن كِدتَّ لَتُرۡدِينِ

He will say, "By Allah, you almost ruined me

### Verse 37:57

وَلَوۡلَا نِعۡمَةُ رَبِّي لَكُنتُ مِنَ ٱلۡمُحۡضَرِينَ

If not for the favor of my Lord, I would have been of those brought in [to Hell]

### Verse 37:58

أَفَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَيِّتِينَ

Then, are we not to die

### Verse 37:59

إِلَّا مَوۡتَتَنَا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ

Except for our first death, and we will not be punished

### Verse 37:60

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ

Indeed, this is the great attainment

### Verse 37:61

لِمِثۡلِ هَٰذَا فَلۡيَعۡمَلِ ٱلۡعَٰمِلُونَ

For the like of this let the workers [on earth] work

### Verse 37:62

أَذَٰلِكَ خَيۡرࣱ نُّزُلًا أَمۡ شَجَرَةُ ٱلزَّقُّومِ

Is Paradise a better accommodation or the tree of zaqqum

### Verse 37:63

إِنَّا جَعَلۡنَٰهَا فِتۡنَةࣰ لِّلظَّٰلِمِينَ

Indeed, We have made it a torment for the wrongdoers

### Verse 37:64

إِنَّهَا شَجَرَةࣱ تَخۡرُجُ فِيٓ أَصۡلِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

Indeed, it is a tree issuing from the bottom of the Hellfire

### Verse 37:65

طَلۡعُهَا كَأَنَّهُۥ رُءُوسُ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ

Its emerging fruit as if it was heads of the devils

### Verse 37:66

فَإِنَّهُمۡ لَأٓكِلُونَ مِنۡهَا فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنۡهَا ٱلۡبُطُونَ

And indeed, they will eat from it and fill with it their bellies

### Verse 37:67

ثُمَّ إِنَّ لَهُمۡ عَلَيۡهَا لَشَوۡبࣰ ا مِّنۡ حَمِيمࣲ‏

Then indeed, they will have after it a mixture of scalding water

### Verse 37:68

ثُمَّ إِنَّ مَرۡجِعَهُمۡ لَإِلَى ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

Then indeed, their return will be to the Hellfire

### Verse 37:69

إِنَّهُمۡ أَلۡفَوۡاْ ءَابَآءَهُمۡ ضَآلِّينَ

Indeed they found their fathers astray

### Verse 37:70

فَهُمۡ عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِمۡ يُهۡرَعُونَ

So they hastened [to follow] in their footsteps

### Verse 37:71

وَلَقَدۡ ضَلَّ قَبۡلَهُمۡ أَكۡثَرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

And there had already strayed before them most of the former peoples

### Verse 37:72

وَلَقَدۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا فِيهِم مُّنذِرِينَ

And We had already sent among them warners

### Verse 37:73

فَٱنظُرۡ كَيۡفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِينَ

Then look how was the end of those who were warned

### Verse 37:74

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ

But not the chosen servants of Allah

### Verse 37:75

وَلَقَدۡ نَادَىٰنَا نُوحࣱ فَلَنِعۡمَ ٱلۡمُجِيبُونَ

And Noah had certainly called Us, and [We are] the best of responders

### Verse 37:76

وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلۡكَرۡبِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ

And We saved him and his family from the great affliction

### Verse 37:77

وَجَعَلۡنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُۥ هُمُ ٱلۡبَاقِينَ

And We made his descendants those remaining [on the earth]

### Verse 37:78

وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ

And left for him [favorable mention] among later generations

### Verse 37:79

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ نُوحࣲ فِي ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

Peace upon Noah among the worlds

### Verse 37:80

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good

### Verse 37:81

إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

Indeed, he was of Our believing servants

### Verse 37:82

ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ

Then We drowned the disbelievers

### Verse 37:83

۞وَإِنَّ مِن شِيعَتِهِۦ لَإِبۡرَٰهِيمَ

And indeed, among his kind was Abraham

### Verse 37:84

إِذۡ جَآءَ رَبَّهُۥ بِقَلۡبࣲ سَلِيمٍ

When he came to his Lord with a sound heart

### Verse 37:85

إِذۡ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوۡمِهِۦ مَاذَا تَعۡبُدُونَ

[And] when he said to his father and his people, "What do you worship

### Verse 37:86

أَئِفۡكًا ءَالِهَةࣰ دُونَ ٱللَّهِ تُرِيدُونَ

Is it falsehood [as] gods other than Allah you desire

### Verse 37:87

فَمَا ظَنُّكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

Then what is your thought about the Lord of the worlds

### Verse 37:88

فَنَظَرَ نَظۡرَةࣰ فِي ٱلنُّجُومِ

And he cast a look at the stars

### Verse 37:89

فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَقِيمࣱ‏

And said, "Indeed, I am [about to be] ill

### Verse 37:90

فَتَوَلَّوۡاْ عَنۡهُ مُدۡبِرِينَ

So they turned away from him, departing

### Verse 37:91

فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ ءَالِهَتِهِمۡ فَقَالَ أَلَا تَأۡكُلُونَ

Then he turned to their gods and said, "Do you not eat

### Verse 37:92

مَا لَكُمۡ لَا تَنطِقُونَ

What is [wrong] with you that you do not speak

### Verse 37:93

فَرَاغَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ ضَرۡبَۢا بِٱلۡيَمِينِ

And he turned upon them a blow with [his] right hand

### Verse 37:94

فَأَقۡبَلُوٓاْ إِلَيۡهِ يَزِفُّونَ

Then the people came toward him, hastening

### Verse 37:95

قَالَ أَتَعۡبُدُونَ مَا تَنۡحِتُونَ

He said, "Do you worship that which you [yourselves] carve

### Verse 37:96

وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمۡ وَمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ

While Allah created you and that which you do

### Verse 37:97

قَالُواْ ٱبۡنُواْ لَهُۥ بُنۡيَٰنࣰ ا فَأَلۡقُوهُ فِي ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

They said, "Construct for him a furnace and throw him into the burning fire

### Verse 37:98

فَأَرَادُواْ بِهِۦ كَيۡدࣰ ا فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمُ ٱلۡأَسۡفَلِينَ

And they intended for him a plan, but We made them the most debased

### Verse 37:99

وَقَالَ إِنِّي ذَاهِبٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّي سَيَهۡدِينِ

And [then] he said, "Indeed, I will go to [where I am ordered by] my Lord; He will guide me

### Verse 37:100

رَبِّ هَبۡ لِي مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

My Lord, grant me [a child] from among the righteous

### Verse 37:101

فَبَشَّرۡنَٰهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ حَلِيمࣲ‏

So We gave him good tidings of a forbearing boy

### Verse 37:102

فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مَعَهُ ٱلسَّعۡيَ قَالَ يَٰبُنَيَّ إِنِّيٓ أَرَىٰ فِي ٱلۡمَنَامِ أَنِّيٓ أَذۡبَحُكَ فَٱنظُرۡ مَاذَا تَرَىٰۚ قَالَ يَٰٓأَبَتِ ٱفۡعَلۡ مَا تُؤۡمَرُۖ سَتَجِدُنِيٓ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ

And when he reached with him [the age of] exertion, he said, "O my son, indeed I have seen in a dream that I [must] sacrifice you, so see what you think." He said, "O my father, do as you are commanded. You will find me, if Allah wills, of the steadfast

### Verse 37:103

فَلَمَّآ أَسۡلَمَا وَتَلَّهُۥ لِلۡجَبِينِ

And when they had both submitted and he put him down upon his forehead

### Verse 37:104

وَنَٰدَيۡنَٰهُ أَن يَٰٓإِبۡرَٰهِيمُ

We called to him, "O Abraham

### Verse 37:105

قَدۡ صَدَّقۡتَ ٱلرُّءۡيَآۚ إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

You have fulfilled the vision." Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good

### Verse 37:106

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلۡبَلَٰٓؤُاْ ٱلۡمُبِينُ

Indeed, this was the clear trial

### Verse 37:107

وَفَدَيۡنَٰهُ بِذِبۡحٍ عَظِيمࣲ‏

And We ransomed him with a great sacrifice

### Verse 37:108

وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ

And We left for him [favorable mention] among later generations

### Verse 37:109

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ

Peace upon Abraham

### Verse 37:110

كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good

### Verse 37:111

إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

Indeed, he was of Our believing servants

### Verse 37:112

وَبَشَّرۡنَٰهُ بِإِسۡحَٰقَ نَبِيࣰّ ا مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

And We gave him good tidings of Isaac, a prophet from among the righteous

### Verse 37:113

وَبَٰرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ وَعَلَىٰٓ إِسۡحَٰقَۚ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِهِمَا مُحۡسِنࣱ وَظَالِمࣱ لِّنَفۡسِهِۦ مُبِينࣱ‏

And We blessed him and Isaac. But among their descendants is the doer of good and the clearly unjust to himself

### Verse 37:114

وَلَقَدۡ مَنَنَّا عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ

And We did certainly confer favor upon Moses and Aaron

### Verse 37:115

وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُمَا وَقَوۡمَهُمَا مِنَ ٱلۡكَرۡبِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ

And We saved them and their people from the great affliction

### Verse 37:116

وَنَصَرۡنَٰهُمۡ فَكَانُواْ هُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ

And We supported them so it was they who overcame

### Verse 37:117

وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمَا ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَبِينَ

And We gave them the explicit Scripture

### Verse 37:118

وَهَدَيۡنَٰهُمَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقِيمَ

And We guided them on the straight path

### Verse 37:119

وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمَا فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ

And We left for them [favorable mention] among later generations

### Verse 37:120

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ

Peace upon Moses and Aaron

### Verse 37:121

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good

### Verse 37:122

إِنَّهُمَا مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

Indeed, they were of Our believing servants

### Verse 37:123

وَإِنَّ إِلۡيَاسَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

And indeed, Elias was from among the messengers

### Verse 37:124

إِذۡ قَالَ لِقَوۡمِهِۦٓ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

When he said to his people, "Will you not fear Allah

### Verse 37:125

أَتَدۡعُونَ بَعۡلࣰ ا وَتَذَرُونَ أَحۡسَنَ ٱلۡخَٰلِقِينَ

Do you call upon Ba'l and leave the best of creators

### Verse 37:126

ٱللَّهَ رَبَّكُمۡ وَرَبَّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

Allah, your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers

### Verse 37:127

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَإِنَّهُمۡ لَمُحۡضَرُونَ

And they denied him, so indeed, they will be brought [for punishment]

### Verse 37:128

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ

Except the chosen servants of Allah

### Verse 37:129

وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ

And We left for him [favorable mention] among later generations

### Verse 37:130

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِلۡ يَاسِينَ

Peace upon Elias

### Verse 37:131

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good

### Verse 37:132

إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

Indeed, he was of Our believing servants

### Verse 37:133

وَإِنَّ لُوطࣰ ا لَّمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

And indeed, Lot was among the messengers

### Verse 37:134

إِذۡ نَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥٓ أَجۡمَعِينَ

[So mention] when We saved him and his family, all

### Verse 37:135

إِلَّا عَجُوزࣰ ا فِي ٱلۡغَٰبِرِينَ

Except his wife among those who remained [with the evildoers]

### Verse 37:136

ثُمَّ دَمَّرۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ

Then We destroyed the others

### Verse 37:137

وَإِنَّكُمۡ لَتَمُرُّونَ عَلَيۡهِم مُّصۡبِحِينَ

And indeed, you pass by them in the morning

### Verse 37:138

وَبِٱلَّيۡلِۚ أَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُونَ

And at night. Then will you not use reason

### Verse 37:139

وَإِنَّ يُونُسَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

And indeed, Jonah was among the messengers

### Verse 37:140

إِذۡ أَبَقَ إِلَى ٱلۡفُلۡكِ ٱلۡمَشۡحُونِ

[Mention] when he ran away to the laden ship

### Verse 37:141

فَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُدۡحَضِينَ

And he drew lots and was among the losers

### Verse 37:142

فَٱلۡتَقَمَهُ ٱلۡحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِيمࣱ‏

Then the fish swallowed him, while he was blameworthy

### Verse 37:143

فَلَوۡلَآ أَنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَبِّحِينَ

And had he not been of those who exalt Allah

### Verse 37:144

لَلَبِثَ فِي بَطۡنِهِۦٓ إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ يُبۡعَثُونَ

He would have remained inside its belly until the Day they are resurrected

### Verse 37:145

۞فَنَبَذۡنَٰهُ بِٱلۡعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ سَقِيمࣱ‏

But We threw him onto the open shore while he was ill

### Verse 37:146

وَأَنۢبَتۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ شَجَرَةࣰ مِّن يَقۡطِينࣲ‏

And We caused to grow over him a gourd vine

### Verse 37:147

وَأَرۡسَلۡنَٰهُ إِلَىٰ مِاْئَةِ أَلۡفٍ أَوۡ يَزِيدُونَ

And We sent him to [his people of] a hundred thousand or more

### Verse 37:148

فَـَٔامَنُواْ فَمَتَّعۡنَٰهُمۡ إِلَىٰ حِينࣲ‏

And they believed, so We gave them enjoyment [of life] for a time

### Verse 37:149

فَٱسۡتَفۡتِهِمۡ أَلِرَبِّكَ ٱلۡبَنَاتُ وَلَهُمُ ٱلۡبَنُونَ

So inquire of them, [O Muhammad], "Does your Lord have daughters while they have sons

### Verse 37:150

أَمۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ إِنَٰثࣰ ا وَهُمۡ شَٰهِدُونَ

Or did We create the angels as females while they were witnesses

### Verse 37:151

أَلَآ إِنَّهُم مِّنۡ إِفۡكِهِمۡ لَيَقُولُونَ

Unquestionably, it is out of their [invented] falsehood that they say

### Verse 37:152

وَلَدَ ٱللَّهُ وَإِنَّهُمۡ لَكَٰذِبُونَ

Allah has begotten," and indeed, they are liars

### Verse 37:153

أَصۡطَفَى ٱلۡبَنَاتِ عَلَى ٱلۡبَنِينَ

Has He chosen daughters over sons

### Verse 37:154

مَا لَكُمۡ كَيۡفَ تَحۡكُمُونَ

What is [wrong] with you? How do you make judgement

### Verse 37:155

أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ

Then will you not be reminded

### Verse 37:156

أَمۡ لَكُمۡ سُلۡطَٰنࣱ مُّبِينࣱ‏

Or do you have a clear authority

### Verse 37:157

فَأۡتُواْ بِكِتَٰبِكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ

Then produce your scripture, if you should be truthful

### Verse 37:158

وَجَعَلُواْ بَيۡنَهُۥ وَبَيۡنَ ٱلۡجِنَّةِ نَسَبࣰ اۚ وَلَقَدۡ عَلِمَتِ ٱلۡجِنَّةُ إِنَّهُمۡ لَمُحۡضَرُونَ

And they have claimed between Him and the jinn a lineage, but the jinn have already known that they [who made such claims] will be brought to [punishment]

### Verse 37:159

سُبۡحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ

Exalted is Allah above what they describe

### Verse 37:160

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ

Except the chosen servants of Allah [who do not share in that sin]

### Verse 37:161

فَإِنَّكُمۡ وَمَا تَعۡبُدُونَ

So indeed, you [disbelievers] and whatever you worship

### Verse 37:162

مَآ أَنتُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ بِفَٰتِنِينَ

You cannot tempt [anyone] away from Him

### Verse 37:163

إِلَّا مَنۡ هُوَ صَالِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

Except he who is to [enter and] burn in the Hellfire

### Verse 37:164

وَمَا مِنَّآ إِلَّا لَهُۥ مَقَامࣱ مَّعۡلُومࣱ‏

[The angels say], "There is not among us any except that he has a known position

### Verse 37:165

وَإِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلصَّآفُّونَ

And indeed, we are those who line up [for prayer]

### Verse 37:166

وَإِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلۡمُسَبِّحُونَ

And indeed, we are those who exalt Allah

### Verse 37:167

وَإِن كَانُواْ لَيَقُولُونَ

And indeed, the disbelievers used to say

### Verse 37:168

لَوۡ أَنَّ عِندَنَا ذِكۡرࣰ ا مِّنَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

If we had a message from [those of] the former peoples

### Verse 37:169

لَكُنَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ

We would have been the chosen servants of Allah

### Verse 37:170

فَكَفَرُواْ بِهِۦۖ فَسَوۡفَ يَعۡلَمُونَ

But they disbelieved in it, so they are going to know

### Verse 37:171

وَلَقَدۡ سَبَقَتۡ كَلِمَتُنَا لِعِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

And Our word has already preceded for Our servants, the messengers

### Verse 37:172

إِنَّهُمۡ لَهُمُ ٱلۡمَنصُورُونَ

[That] indeed, they would be those given victory

### Verse 37:173

وَإِنَّ جُندَنَا لَهُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبُونَ

And [that] indeed, Our soldiers will be those who overcome

### Verse 37:174

فَتَوَلَّ عَنۡهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ حِينࣲ‏

So, [O Muhammad], leave them for a time

### Verse 37:175

وَأَبۡصِرۡهُمۡ فَسَوۡفَ يُبۡصِرُونَ

And see [what will befall] them, for they are going to see

### Verse 37:176

أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَ

Then for Our punishment are they impatient

### Verse 37:177

فَإِذَا نَزَلَ بِسَاحَتِهِمۡ فَسَآءَ صَبَاحُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِينَ

But when it descends in their territory, then evil is the morning of those who were warned

### Verse 37:178

وَتَوَلَّ عَنۡهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ حِينࣲ‏

And leave them for a time

### Verse 37:179

وَأَبۡصِرۡ فَسَوۡفَ يُبۡصِرُونَ

And see, for they are going to see

### Verse 37:180

سُبۡحَٰنَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ ٱلۡعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ

Exalted is your Lord, the Lord of might, above what they describe

### Verse 37:181

وَسَلَٰمٌ عَلَى ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

And peace upon the messengers

### Verse 37:182

وَٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

And praise to Allah, Lord of the worlds

