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I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me
وما خلقت الجن والإنس إلا ليعبدون
Say: It has been revealed to me that a group of the jinn listened and said, “Indeed, we have heard a wondrous Qur’an that guides us to maturity, so we believe in it, and we will not associate anyone with our Lord.”
قل أوحي إلي أنه استمع نفر من الجن فقالوا إنا سمعنا قرآنا عجبا يهدي إلى الرشد فآمنا به ولن نشرك بربنا أحدا
They testified against themselves that they were unbelievers
وشهدوا على أنفسهم أنهم كانوا كافرين
And for whoever fears standing before his Lord, there are two gardens. So which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?
ولمن خاف مقام ربه جنتان فبأي آلاء ربكما تكذبان
So we said, “O Adam.” This is an enemy of you and your husband They will not expel you from Paradise So you are miserable
فقلنا يا آدم
إن هذا عدو لك ولزوجك
فلا يخرجنكما من الجنة
فتشقى
He only commands you to do evil and immorality And that you say about God what you do not know
إنما يأمركم بالسوء والفحشاء
وأن تقولوا على الله ما لا تعلمون
Satan only wants to create enmity and hatred between you through alcohol and gambling It prevents you from remembering God and praying Are you finished?
إنما يريد الشيطان أن يوقع بينكم العداوة والبغضاء في الخمر والميسر
ويصدكم عن ذكر الله وعن الصلاة
فهل أنتم منتهون
Indeed, Satan has despaired of ever being worshiped in this country of yours But obedience will be due to Him in any of your deeds that you despise He will be satisfied with it
ألا وإن الشيطان قد أيس أن يُعبد في بلادكم هذه أبدا
ولكن ستكون له الطاعة فيما تحتقرون من أعمالكم
فسيرضى به
He said, “Because you have led me astray, I will remain for them on your straight path.” Then I will come to them from before them, from behind them, from their right, and from their left You will not find most of them thankful
قال فبما أغويتني لأقعدن لهم صراطك المستقيم
ثم لآتينهم من بين أيديهم ومن خلفهم وعن أيمانهم وعن شمائلهم
ولا تجد أكثرهم شاكرين
And I swear to them, “I am of those who advise you both.” So he pampered them arrogantly
وقاسمهما إني لكما لمن الناصحين
فدلّاهما بغرور
And when Satan made their deeds seem pleasing to them And he said, “No man can defeat you today.” And I am your neighbor When the two groups saw each other, he turned back on his heels He said I am innocent of you
وإذ زين لهم الشيطان أعمالهم
وقال لا غالب لكم اليوم من الناس
وإني جار لكم
فلما تراءت الفئتان نكص على عقبيه
وقال إني بريء منكم
And when you see those who delve into Our verses So turn away from them until they engage in someone else's conversation Or Satan will make you forget Do not sit after the remembrance with the unjust people
وإذا رأيت الذين يخوضون في آياتنا
فأعرض عنهم حتى يخوضوا في حديث غيره
وإما ينسينك الشيطان
فلا تقعد بعد الذكرى مع القوم الظالمين
It is Satan who frightens his friends So do not fear them, but fear them if you are believers
إنما ذلكم الشيطان يخوّف أولياءه
فلا تخافوهم وخافون إن كنتم مؤمنين
Satan's plot was weak
إن كيد الشيطان كان ضعيفا
To believe in God, His angels, His books, His messengers, and the Last Day, and to believe in destiny, its good and its evil
أن تؤمن بالله وملائكته وكتبه ورسله واليوم الآخر وتؤمن بالقدر خيره وشره
Whoever is an enemy of God, His angels, His messengers, Gabriel, and Michael, then God is an enemy of the unbelievers
من كان عدوا لله وملائكته ورسله وجبريل وميكال فإن الله عدو للكافرين
The angels were created from light, the jinn were created from a cloud of fire, and Adam was created from what has been described to you
خلقت الملائكة من نور وخلق الجان من مارج من نار وخلق آدم مما وصف لكم
He said: What prevented you from prostrating when I commanded you?
قال ما منعك ألا تسجد إذ أمرتك
And when We said to the angels, “Prostrate to Adam,” they prostrated, except for Iblis. He was one of the jinn and disobeyed the command of his Lord.
وإذ قلنا للملائكة اسجدوا لآدم فسجدوا إلا إبليس كان من الجن ففسق عن أمر ربه
I am better than him. You created me from fire and created him from clay
أنا خير منه خلقتني من نار وخلقته من طيم
And to Him belongs whoever is in the heavens and the earth, and from Him who are with Him. They are not too proud to worship Him, nor are they ashamed. They glorify night and day without slandering.
وله من في السماوات والأرض ومن عنده لا يستكبرون عن عبادته ولا يستحسرون يسبحون الليل والنهار لا يفترون
They do not disobey God in what He commands them and do what they are commanded
لا يعصون الله ما أمرهم ويفعلون ما يؤمرون
They fear their Lord above them and do what they are commanded
يخافون ربهم من فوقهم ويفعلون ما يؤمرون
Do I seek judgment other than God?
أفغير الله أبتغي حكما
And whoever does not rule by what God has revealed, those are the disbelievers
ومن لم يحكم بما أنزل الله فأولئك هم الكافرون
Malik on the Day of Judgment
مالك يوم الدين
Whoever hopes to meet his Lord should do good deeds and not associate anyone else with worshiping his Lord
فمن كان يرجو لقاء ربه فليعمل عملا صالحا ولا يشرك بعبادة ربه أحدا
He is the best of rulers
وهو خير الحاكمين
And if you obey them, you are polytheists
وإن أطعتموهم إنكم لمشركون
No, by your Lord, they will not believe until they make you judge in what is disputed between them, and then they do not find within themselves any embarrassment at what you have decided, and they submit completely.
فلا وربك لا يؤمنون حتى يحكموك فيما شجر بينهم ثم لا يجدوا في أنفسهم حرجا مما قضيت ويسلموا تسليما
Whoever associates anything with God has invented a great sin
ومن يشرك بالله فقد افترى إثما عظيما
Follow what has been sent down to you from your Lord, and do not follow any guardians other than Him. Little do you remember
اتبعوا ما أنزل إليكم من ربكم ولا تتبعوا من دونه أولياء قليلا ما تذكرون
God is the judge and to Him is the judgment
إن الله هو الحكم وإليه الحكم
Disbelief without disbelief
كفر دون كفر
And We appointed for them companions, and they beautified for them what was before them and what was behind them
وقيضنا لهم قرناء فزينوا لهم ما بين أيديهم وما خلفهم
And Pharaoh said, “Leave me to kill Moses and let him pray to his Lord. I fear that he will change your religion or that corruption will appear in the land.”
وقال فرعون ذروني أقتل موسى وليدع ربه إني أخاف أن يبدل دينكم أو أن يظهر في الأرض الفساد
We have sent down to you the Book with the truth so that you may judge between people according to what God has shown you
إنا أنزلنا إليك الكتاب بالحق لتحكم بين الناس بما أراك الله
And God has the most beautiful names
ولله الأسماء الحسنى
Only in the remembrance of God do hearts find peace
ألا بذكر الله تطمئن القلوب
God, there is no god but Him
الله لا إله إلا هو
Trust in the living that never dies
توكل على الحي الذي لا يموت
Is it other than God that I seek judgment, when He is the One who sent down to you the Book in detail?
أفغير الله أبتغي حكما وهو الذي أنزل إليكم الكتاب مفصلا
He asked God in His greatest name, by which He gives, and when called upon, He answers
لقد سأل الله باسمه الأعظم الذي إذا سئل به أعطى وإذا دعي به أجاب
There are three things whoever is in it will find the sweetness of faith: that God and His Messenger are more beloved to him than anything else, and that he loves a person only for the sake of God, and that he hates to return to disbelief just as he hates being thrown into the Fire.
ثلاث من كن فيه وجد حلاوة الإيمان أن يكون الله ورسوله أحب إليه مما سواهما وأن يحب المرء لا يحبه إلا لله وأن يكره أن يعود في الكفر كما يكره أن يقذف في النار
Eat of what your Lord has provided, and give thanks to Him for a good and forgiving Lord
كلوا من رزق ربكم واشكروا له بلدة طيبة ورب غفور
Lord of the worlds
رب العالمين
Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them
رب السماوات والأرض وما بينهما
Your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers
ربكم ورب آبائكم الأولين
Let none of you say, “Feed your Lord and humble your Lord,” and let him say, “My master and my master,” and let none of you say, “My servant is my nation,” and let him say, “My boy, my girl, and my servant.”
لا يقل أحدكم أطعم ربك وضع ربك وليقل سيدي ومولاي ولا يقل أحدكم عبدي أمتي وليقل فتاي وفتاتي وغلامي
Every child is born according to his natural disposition, and his parents Judaize him, support him, and associate him with God
كل مولود يولد على الفطرة فأبواه يهوذانه وينصرانه ويشركانه
Did you think that We created you in vain and that you would not be returned to Us?
أفحسبتم أنما خلقناكم عبثا وأنكم إلينا لا ترجعون
He does not involve anyone in his ruling
ولا يشرك في حكمه أحدا
Lord forgive me and my parents
رب اغفر لي ولوالدي
Lord, forgive me and my brother and admit us into your mercy
رب اغفر لي ولأخي وأدخلنا في رحمتك
Who initiates creation and then repeats it? And who provides for you from the heavens and the earth? Is there a god with God? Say, “Bring your proof if you are truthful.”
أمن يبدأ الخلق ثم يعيده ومن يرزقكم من السماء والأرض أإله مع الله قل هاتوا برهانكم إن كنتم صادقين
Originally, these were the names of righteous men from the people of Noah. When they perished, Satan inspired their people to erect statues in the places where they used to sit and name them with their names. They did so, and you were not worshiped until when those people perished and knowledge was abrogated, you worshiped them.
أن هذه في الأصل أسماء رجال صالحين من قوم نوح فلما هلكوا أوح الشيطان إلى قومهم أن انصبوا إلى مجالسهم التي كانوا يجلسون أنصابا تماثيل وسموها بأسمائهم ففعلوا فلم تعبد حتى إذا هلك أولائك وتنسخ العلم عبدت
He said, O Messenger of God, they were not worshiping them, so he, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, said yes, but they make lawful for them what God has forbidden, so they make it lawful, and they make forbidden to them what God has made lawful, so they make it unlawful, so that is their worship for them.
قال يا رسول الله إنهم لم يكونوا يعبدونهم فقال صلى الله عليه وسلم أجل ولكن يحلون لهم ما حرم الله فيستحلونه ويحرمون عليهم ما أحل الله فيحرمونه فتلك عبادتهم لهم
And the devils inspire their friends to argue with you, but if you obey them, you are polytheists
وإن الشياطين ليوحون إلى أوليائهم ليجادلوكم وإن أطعتموهم إنكم لمشركون
Say, “Should I take a guardian other than God?”
قل أغير الله أتخذ وليا
And if My servants ask you about Me, then I am near. I answer the call of the supplicant when he calls upon them. So let them respond to Me and believe in Me, so that they may be guided.
وإذا سألك عبادي عني فإني قريب أجيب دعوة الداع إذا دعان فليستجيبوا لي وليؤمنوا بي لعلهم يرشدون