Surah Luqman
بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
الۤمّۤ ۗ١
Alif lām mīm.
[1]
Alif, Lam, Meem.
تِلْكَ اٰيٰتُ الْكِتٰبِ الْحَكِيْمِۙ٢
Tilka āyātul-kitābil-ḥakīm(i).
[2]
These are verses of the wise Book,
هُدًى وَّرَحْمَةً لِّلْمُحْسِنِيْنَۙ٣
Hudaw wa raḥmatal lil-muḥsinīn(a).
[3]
As guidance and mercy for the doers of good
الَّذِيْنَ يُقِيْمُوْنَ الصَّلٰوةَ وَيُؤْتُوْنَ الزَّكٰوةَ وَهُمْ بِالْاٰخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوْقِنُوْنَۗ٤
Allażīna yuqīmūnaṣ-ṣalāta wa yu'tūnaz-zakāta wa hum bil-ākhirati hum yūqinūn(a).
[4]
Who establish prayer and give zakah, and they, of the Hereafter, are certain [in faith].
اُولٰۤىِٕكَ عَلٰى هُدًى مِّنْ رَّبِّهِمْ وَاُولٰۤىِٕكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُوْنَ٥
Ulā'ika ‘alā hudam mir rabbihim wa ulā'ika humul-mufliḥūn(a).
[5]
Those are on [right] guidance from their Lord, and it is those who are the successful.
وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَّشْتَرِيْ لَهْوَ الْحَدِيْثِ لِيُضِلَّ عَنْ سَبِيْلِ اللّٰهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍۖ وَّيَتَّخِذَهَا هُزُوًاۗ اُولٰۤىِٕكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مُّهِيْنٌ٦
Wa minan-nāsi may yasytarī lahwal-ḥadīṡi liyuḍilla ‘an sabīlillāhi bigairi ‘ilmiw wa yattakhiżahā huzuwā(n), ulā'ika lahum ‘ażābum muhīn(un).
[6]
And of the people is he who buys the amusement of speech to mislead [others] from the way of Allah without knowledge and who takes it in ridicule. Those will have a humiliating punishment.
وَاِذَا تُتْلٰى عَلَيْهِ اٰيٰتُنَا وَلّٰى مُسْتَكْبِرًا كَاَنْ لَّمْ يَسْمَعْهَا كَاَنَّ فِيْٓ اُذُنَيْهِ وَقْرًاۚ فَبَشِّرْهُ بِعَذَابٍ اَلِيْمٍ٧
Wa iżā tutlā ‘alaihi āyātunā wallā mustakbiran ka'allam yasma‘hā ka'anna fī użunaihi waqrā(n), fabasyyirhu bi‘ażābin alīm(in).
[7]
And when our verses are recited to him, he turns away arrogantly as if he had not heard them, as if there was in his ears deafness. So give him tidings of a painful punishment.
اِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ لَهُمْ جَنّٰتُ النَّعِيْمِۙ٨
Innal-lażīna āmanū wa ‘amiluṣ-ṣāliḥāti lahum jannātun na‘īm(i).
[8]
Indeed, those who believe and do righteous deeds - for them are the Gardens of Pleasure.
خٰلِدِيْنَ فِيْهَاۗ وَعْدَ اللّٰهِ حَقًّاۗ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيْزُ الْحَكِيْمُ٩
Khālidīna fīhā, wa‘dallāhi ḥaqqā(n), wa huwal-‘azīzul-ḥakīm(u).
[9]
Wherein they abide eternally; [it is] the promise of Allah [which is] truth. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
خَلَقَ السَّمٰوٰتِ بِغَيْرِ عَمَدٍ تَرَوْنَهَا وَاَلْقٰى فِى الْاَرْضِ رَوَاسِيَ اَنْ تَمِيْدَ بِكُمْ وَبَثَّ فِيْهَا مِنْ كُلِّ دَاۤبَّةٍۗ وَاَنْزَلْنَا مِنَ السَّمَاۤءِ مَاۤءً فَاَنْۢبَتْنَا فِيْهَا مِنْ كُلِّ زَوْجٍ كَرِيْمٍ١٠
Khalaqas-samāwāti bigairi ‘amadin taraunahā wa alqā fil-arḍi rawāsiya an tamīda bikum wa baṡṡa fīhā min kulli dābbah(tin), wa anzalnā minas-samā'i mā'an fa ambatnā fīhā min kulli zaujin karīm(in).
[10]
He created the heavens without pillars that you see and has cast into the earth firmly set mountains, lest it should shift with you, and dispersed therein from every creature. And We sent down rain from the sky and made grow therein [plants] of every noble kind.
هٰذَا خَلْقُ اللّٰهِ فَاَرُوْنِيْ مَاذَا خَلَقَ الَّذِيْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِهٖۗ بَلِ الظّٰلِمُوْنَ فِيْ ضَلٰلٍ مُّبِيْنٍ ࣖ١١
Hāżā khalqullāhi fa arūnī māżā khalaqal-lażīna min dūnih(ī), baliẓ-ẓālimūna fī ḍalālim mubīn(in).
[11]
This is the creation of Allah. So show Me what those other than Him have created. Rather, the wrongdoers are in clear error.
وَلَقَدْ اٰتَيْنَا لُقْمٰنَ الْحِكْمَةَ اَنِ اشْكُرْ لِلّٰهِ ۗوَمَنْ يَّشْكُرْ فَاِنَّمَا يَشْكُرُ لِنَفْسِهٖۚ وَمَنْ كَفَرَ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ غَنِيٌّ حَمِيْدٌ١٢
Wa laqad ātainā luqmānal-ḥikmata anisykur lillāh(i), wa may yasykur fa'innamā yasykuru linafsih(ī), wa man kafara fa'innallāha ganiyyun ḥamīd(un).
[12]
And We had certainly given Luqman wisdom [and said], "Be grateful to Allah." And whoever is grateful is grateful for [the benefit of] himself. And whoever denies [His favor] - then indeed, Allah is Free of need and Praiseworthy.
وَاِذْ قَالَ لُقْمٰنُ لِابْنِهٖ وَهُوَ يَعِظُهٗ يٰبُنَيَّ لَا تُشْرِكْ بِاللّٰهِ ۗاِنَّ الشِّرْكَ لَظُلْمٌ عَظِيْمٌ١٣
Wa iż qāla luqmānu libnihī wa huwa ya‘iẓuhū yā bunayya lā tusyrik billāh(i), innasy-syirka laẓulmun ‘aẓīm(un).
[13]
And [mention, O Muhammad], when Luqman said to his son while he was instructing him, "O my son, do not associate [anything] with Allah. Indeed, association [with him] is great injustice."
وَوَصَّيْنَا الْاِنْسَانَ بِوَالِدَيْهِۚ حَمَلَتْهُ اُمُّهٗ وَهْنًا عَلٰى وَهْنٍ وَّفِصَالُهٗ فِيْ عَامَيْنِ اَنِ اشْكُرْ لِيْ وَلِوَالِدَيْكَۗ اِلَيَّ الْمَصِيْرُ١٤
Wa waṣṣainal-insāna biwālidaih(i), ḥamalathu ummuhū wahnan ‘alā wahniw wa fiṣāluhū fī ‘āmaini anisykur lī wa liwālidaik(a), ilayyal-maṣīr(u).
[14]
And We have enjoined upon man [care] for his parents. His mother carried him, [increasing her] in weakness upon weakness, and his weaning is in two years. Be grateful to Me and to your parents; to Me is the [final] destination.
وَاِنْ جَاهَدٰكَ عَلٰٓى اَنْ تُشْرِكَ بِيْ مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهٖ عِلْمٌ فَلَا تُطِعْهُمَا وَصَاحِبْهُمَا فِى الدُّنْيَا مَعْرُوْفًا ۖوَّاتَّبِعْ سَبِيْلَ مَنْ اَنَابَ اِلَيَّۚ ثُمَّ اِلَيَّ مَرْجِعُكُمْ فَاُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُوْنَ١٥
Wa in jāhadāka ‘alā an tusyrika bī mā laisa laka bihī ‘ilmun falā tuṭi‘humā wa ṣāḥibhumā fid-dun-yā ma‘rūfā(n), wattabi‘ sabīla man anāba ilayya(a), ṡumma ilayya marji‘ukum fa unabbi'ukum bimā kuntum ta‘malūn(a).
[15]
But if they endeavor to make you associate with Me that of which you have no knowledge, do not obey them but accompany them in [this] world with appropriate kindness and follow the way of those who turn back to Me [in repentance]. Then to Me will be your return, and I will inform you about what you used to do.
يٰبُنَيَّ اِنَّهَآ اِنْ تَكُ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍ مِّنْ خَرْدَلٍ فَتَكُنْ فِيْ صَخْرَةٍ اَوْ فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ اَوْ فِى الْاَرْضِ يَأْتِ بِهَا اللّٰهُ ۗاِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَطِيْفٌ خَبِيْرٌ١٦
Yā bunayya innahā in taku miṡqāla ḥabbatim min khardalin fatakun fī ṣakhratin au fis-samāwāti au fil-arḍi ya'ti bihallāh(u), innallāha laṭīfun khabīr(un).
[16]
[And Luqman said], "O my son, indeed if wrong should be the weight of a mustard seed and should be within a rock or [anywhere] in the heavens or in the earth, Allah will bring it forth. Indeed, Allah is Subtle and Acquainted.
يٰبُنَيَّ اَقِمِ الصَّلٰوةَ وَأْمُرْ بِالْمَعْرُوْفِ وَانْهَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَاصْبِرْ عَلٰى مَآ اَصَابَكَۗ اِنَّ ذٰلِكَ مِنْ عَزْمِ الْاُمُوْرِ١٧
Yā bunayya aqimiṣ-ṣalāta wa'mur bil-ma‘rūfi wanha ‘anil-munkari waṣbir ‘alā mā aṣābak(a), inna żālika min ‘azmil-umūr(i).
[17]
O my son, establish prayer, enjoin what is right, forbid what is wrong, and be patient over what befalls you. Indeed, [all] that is of the matters [requiring] determination.
وَلَا تُصَعِّرْ خَدَّكَ لِلنَّاسِ وَلَا تَمْشِ فِى الْاَرْضِ مَرَحًاۗ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ مُخْتَالٍ فَخُوْرٍۚ١٨
Wa lā tuṣa‘‘ir khaddaka lin-nāsi wa lā tamsyi fil-arḍi maraḥā(n), innallāha lā yuḥibbu kulla mukhtālin fakhūr(in).
[18]
And do not turn your cheek [in contempt] toward people and do not walk through the earth exultantly. Indeed, Allah does not like everyone self-deluded and boastful.
وَاقْصِدْ فِيْ مَشْيِكَ وَاغْضُضْ مِنْ صَوْتِكَۗ اِنَّ اَنْكَرَ الْاَصْوَاتِ لَصَوْتُ الْحَمِيْرِ ࣖ١٩
Waqṣid fī masy-yika wagḍuḍ min ṣautik(a), inna ankaral-aṣwāti laṣautul-ḥamīr(i).
[19]
And be moderate in your pace and lower your voice; indeed, the most disagreeable of sounds is the voice of donkeys."
اَلَمْ تَرَوْا اَنَّ اللّٰهَ سَخَّرَ لَكُمْ مَّا فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ وَمَا فِى الْاَرْضِ وَاَسْبَغَ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعَمَهٗ ظَاهِرَةً وَّبَاطِنَةً ۗوَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يُّجَادِلُ فِى اللّٰهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ وَّلَا هُدًى وَّلَا كِتٰبٍ مُّنِيْرٍ٢٠
Alam tarau annallāha sakhkhara lakum mā fis-samāwāti wa mā fil-arḍi wa asbaga ‘alaikum ni‘amahū ẓāhirataw wa bāṭinah(tan), wa minan-nāsi may yujādilu fillāhi bigairi ‘ilmiw wa lā hudaw wa lā kitābim munīr(in).
[20]
Do you not see that Allah has made subject to you whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth and amply bestowed upon you His favors, [both] apparent and unapparent? But of the people is he who disputes about Allah without knowledge or guidance or an enlightening Book [from Him].
وَاِذَا قِيْلَ لَهُمُ اتَّبِعُوْا مَآ اَنْزَلَ اللّٰهُ قَالُوْا بَلْ نَتَّبِعُ مَا وَجَدْنَا عَلَيْهِ اٰبَاۤءَنَاۗ اَوَلَوْ كَانَ الشَّيْطٰنُ يَدْعُوْهُمْ اِلٰى عَذَابِ السَّعِيْرِ٢١
Wa iżā qīla lahumuttabi‘ū mā anzalallāhu qālū bal nattabi‘u mā wajadnā ‘alaihi ābā'anā, awalau kānasy-syaiṭānu yad‘ūhum ilā ‘ażābis-sa‘īr(i).
[21]
And when it is said to them, "Follow what Allah has revealed," they say, "Rather, we will follow that upon which we found our fathers." Even if Satan was inviting them to the punishment of the Blaze?
۞ وَمَنْ يُّسْلِمْ وَجْهَهٗٓ اِلَى اللّٰهِ وَهُوَ مُحْسِنٌ فَقَدِ اسْتَمْسَكَ بِالْعُرْوَةِ الْوُثْقٰىۗ وَاِلَى اللّٰهِ عَاقِبَةُ الْاُمُوْرِ٢٢
Wa may yuslim wajhahū ilallāhi wa huwa muḥsinun faqadistamsaka bil-‘urwatil-wuṡqā, wa ilallāhi ‘āqibatul-umūr(i).
[22]
And whoever submits his face to Allah while he is a doer of good - then he has grasped the most trustworthy handhold. And to Allah will be the outcome of [all] matters.
وَمَنْ كَفَرَ فَلَا يَحْزُنْكَ كُفْرُهٗۗ اِلَيْنَا مَرْجِعُهُمْ فَنُنَبِّئُهُمْ بِمَا عَمِلُوْاۗ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ عَلِيْمٌۢ بِذَاتِ الصُّدُوْرِ٢٣
Wa man kafara falā yaḥzunka kufruh(ū), ilainā marji‘uhum fanunabbi'uhum bimā ‘amilū, innallāha ‘alīmum biżātiṣ-ṣudūr(i).
[23]
And whoever has disbelieved - let not his disbelief grieve you. To Us is their return, and We will inform them of what they did. Indeed, Allah is Knowing of that within the breasts.
نُمَتِّعُهُمْ قَلِيْلًا ثُمَّ نَضْطَرُّهُمْ اِلٰى عَذَابٍ غَلِيْظٍ٢٤
Numatti‘uhum qalīlan ṡumma naḍṭarruhum ilā ‘ażābin galīẓ(in).
[24]
We grant them enjoyment for a little; then We will force them to a massive punishment.
وَلَىِٕنْ سَاَلْتَهُمْ مَّنْ خَلَقَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضَ لَيَقُوْلُنَّ اللّٰهُ ۗقُلِ الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ ۗبَلْ اَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُوْنَ٢٥
Wa la'in sa'altahum man khalaqas-samāwāti wal-arḍa layaqūlunnallāh(u), qulil-ḥamdu lillāh(i), bal akṡaruhum lā ya‘lamūn(a).
[25]
And if you asked them, "Who created the heavens and earth?" they would surely say, "Allah." Say, "[All] praise is [due] to Allah "; but most of them do not know.
لِلّٰهِ مَا فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِۗ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ هُوَ الْغَنِيُّ الْحَمِيْدُ٢٦
Lillāhi mā fis-samāwāti wal-arḍ(i), innallāha huwal-ganiyyul-ḥamīd(u).
[26]
To Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and earth. Indeed, Allah is the Free of need, the Praiseworthy.
وَلَوْ اَنَّ مَا فِى الْاَرْضِ مِنْ شَجَرَةٍ اَقْلَامٌ وَّالْبَحْرُ يَمُدُّهٗ مِنْۢ بَعْدِهٖ سَبْعَةُ اَبْحُرٍ مَّا نَفِدَتْ كَلِمٰتُ اللّٰهِ ۗاِنَّ اللّٰهَ عَزِيْزٌ حَكِيْمٌ٢٧
Wa lau anna mā fil-arḍi min syajaratin aqlāmuw wal-baḥru yamudduhū mim ba‘dihī sab‘atu abḥurim mā nafidat kalimātullāh(i), innallāha ‘azīzun ḥakīm(un).
[27]
And if whatever trees upon the earth were pens and the sea [was ink], replenished thereafter by seven [more] seas, the words of Allah would not be exhausted. Indeed, Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.
مَا خَلْقُكُمْ وَلَا بَعْثُكُمْ اِلَّا كَنَفْسٍ وَّاحِدَةٍ ۗاِنَّ اللّٰهَ سَمِيْعٌۢ بَصِيْرٌ٢٨
Mā khalqukum wa lā ba‘ṡukum illā kanafsiw wāḥidah(tin), innallāha samī‘um baṣīr(un).
[28]
Your creation and your resurrection will not be but as that of a single soul. Indeed, Allah is Hearing and Seeing.
اَلَمْ تَرَ اَنَّ اللّٰهَ يُوْلِجُ الَّيْلَ فِى النَّهَارِ وَيُوْلِجُ النَّهَارَ فِى الَّيْلِ وَسَخَّرَ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَۖ كُلٌّ يَّجْرِيْٓ اِلٰٓى اَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى وَّاَنَّ اللّٰهَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ خَبِيْرٌ٢٩
Alam tara annallāha yūlijul-laila fin-nahāri wa yūlijun-nahāra fil-laili wa sakhkharasy-syamsa wal-qamar(a), kulluy yajrī ilā ajalim musammaw wa annallāha bimā ta‘malūna khabīr(un).
[29]
Do you not see that Allah causes the night to enter the day and causes the day to enter the night and has subjected the sun and the moon, each running [its course] for a specified term, and that Allah, with whatever you do, is Acquainted?
ذٰلِكَ بِاَنَّ اللّٰهَ هُوَ الْحَقُّ وَاَنَّ مَا يَدْعُوْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِهِ الْبَاطِلُۙ وَاَنَّ اللّٰهَ هُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْكَبِيْرُ ࣖ٣٠
Żālika bi'annallāha huwal-ḥaqqu wa anna mā yad‘ūna min dūnihil-bāṭil(u), wa annallāha huwal-‘aliyyul-kabīr(u).
[30]
That is because Allah is the Truth, and that what they call upon other than Him is falsehood, and because Allah is the Most High, the Grand.
اَلَمْ تَرَ اَنَّ الْفُلْكَ تَجْرِيْ فِى الْبَحْرِ بِنِعْمَتِ اللّٰهِ لِيُرِيَكُمْ مِّنْ اٰيٰتِهٖۗ اِنَّ فِيْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيٰتٍ لِّكُلِّ صَبَّارٍ شَكُوْرٍ٣١
Alam tara annal-fulka tajrī fil-baḥri bini‘matillāhi liyuriyakum min āyātih(ī), inna fī żālika la'āyātil likulli ṣabbārin syakūr(in).
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Do you not see that ships sail through the sea by the favor of Allah that He may show you of His signs? Indeed in that are signs for everyone patient and grateful.
وَاِذَا غَشِيَهُمْ مَّوْجٌ كَالظُّلَلِ دَعَوُا اللّٰهَ مُخْلِصِيْنَ لَهُ الدِّيْنَ ەۚ فَلَمَّا نَجّٰىهُمْ اِلَى الْبَرِّ فَمِنْهُمْ مُّقْتَصِدٌۗ وَمَا يَجْحَدُ بِاٰيٰتِنَآ اِلَّا كُلُّ خَتَّارٍ كَفُوْرٍ٣٢
Wa iżā gasyiyahum maujun kaẓ-ẓulali da‘awullāha mukhliṣīna lahud-dīn(a), falammā najjāhum ilal-barri faminhum muqtaṣid(un), wa mā yajḥadu bi'āyātinā illā kullu khattārin kafūr(in).
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And when waves come over them like canopies, they supplicate Allah, sincere to Him in religion. But when He delivers them to the land, there are [some] of them who are moderate [in faith]. And none rejects Our signs except everyone treacherous and ungrateful.
يٰٓاَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوْا رَبَّكُمْ وَاخْشَوْا يَوْمًا لَّا يَجْزِيْ وَالِدٌ عَنْ وَّلَدِهٖۖ وَلَا مَوْلُوْدٌ هُوَ جَازٍ عَنْ وَّالِدِهٖ شَيْـًٔاۗ اِنَّ وَعْدَ اللّٰهِ حَقٌّ فَلَا تَغُرَّنَّكُمُ الْحَيٰوةُ الدُّنْيَاۗ وَلَا يَغُرَّنَّكُمْ بِاللّٰهِ الْغَرُوْرُ٣٣
Ya ayyuhan-nāsuttaqū rabbakum wakhsyau yaumal lā yajzī wālidun ‘aw waladih(ī), wa lā maulūdun huwa jāzin ‘aw wālidihī syai'ā(n), inna wa‘dallāhi ḥaqqun falā tagurrannakumul-ḥayātud-dun-yā, wa lā yagurrannakum billāhil-garūr(u).
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O mankind, fear your Lord and fear a Day when no father will avail his son, nor will a son avail his father at all. Indeed, the promise of Allah is truth, so let not the worldly life delude you and be not deceived about Allah by the Deceiver.
اِنَّ اللّٰهَ عِنْدَهٗ عِلْمُ السَّاعَةِۚ وَيُنَزِّلُ الْغَيْثَۚ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِى الْاَرْحَامِۗ وَمَا تَدْرِيْ نَفْسٌ مَّاذَا تَكْسِبُ غَدًاۗ وَمَا تَدْرِيْ نَفْسٌۢ بِاَيِّ اَرْضٍ تَمُوْتُۗ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ عَلِيْمٌ خَبِيْرٌ ࣖ٣٤
Innallāha ‘indahū ‘ilmus-sā‘ah(ti), wa yunazzilul-gaiṡ(a), wa ya‘lamu mā fil-arḥām(i), wa mā tadrī nafsum māżā taksibu gadā(n), wa mā tadrī nafsum bi'ayyi arḍin tamūt(u), innallāha ‘alīmun khabīr(un).
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Indeed, Allah [alone] has knowledge of the Hour and sends down the rain and knows what is in the wombs. And no soul perceives what it will earn tomorrow, and no soul perceives in what land it will die. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted.