Surah Al-Furqan, Ayah 61-77 — Word by Word
الفرقان
The Criterion
Explanations are simplified from tafsirs by Ibn Kathir, Mufti Muhammad Shafi, and Maulana Wahiduddin Khan. Spot an inaccuracy? Let us know.
tabāraka alladhī jaʿala fī l-samāi burūjan wajaʿala fīhā sirājan waqamaran munīran
Blessed is He who has placed in the sky great stars and placed therein a [burning] lamp and luminous moon.
wahuwa alladhī jaʿala al-layla wal-nahāra khil'fatan liman arāda an yadhakkara aw arāda shukūran
And it is He who has made the night and the day in succession for whoever desires to remember or desires gratitude.
waʿibādu l-raḥmāni alladhīna yamshūna ʿalā l-arḍi hawnan wa-idhā khāṭabahumu l-jāhilūna qālū salāman
And the servants of the Most Merciful are those who walk upon the earth easily, and when the ignorant address them [harshly], they say [words of] peace,
wa-alladhīna yabītūna lirabbihim sujjadan waqiyāman
And those who spend [part of] the night to their Lord prostrating and standing [in prayer]
wa-alladhīna yaqūlūna rabbanā iṣ'rif ʿannā ʿadhāba jahannama inna ʿadhābahā kāna gharāman
And those who say, "Our Lord, avert from us the punishment of Hell. Indeed, its punishment is ever adhering;
innahā sāat mus'taqarran wamuqāman
Indeed, it is evil as a settlement and residence."
wa-alladhīna idhā anfaqū lam yus'rifū walam yaqturū wakāna bayna dhālika qawāman
And [they are] those who, when they spend, do so not excessively or sparingly but are ever, between that, [justly] moderate
wa-alladhīna lā yadʿūna maʿa l-lahi ilāhan ākhara walā yaqtulūna l-nafsa allatī ḥarrama l-lahu illā bil-ḥaqi walā yaznūna waman yafʿal dhālika yalqa athāman
And those who do not invoke with Allāh another deity or kill the soul which Allāh has forbidden [to be killed], except by right, and do not commit unlawful sexual intercourse. And whoever should do that will meet a penalty.
yuḍāʿaf lahu l-ʿadhābu yawma l-qiyāmati wayakhlud fīhi muhānan
Multiplied for him is the punishment on the Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein humiliated -
illā man tāba waāmana waʿamila ʿamalan ṣāliḥan fa-ulāika yubaddilu l-lahu sayyiātihim ḥasanātin wakāna l-lahu ghafūran raḥīman
Except for those who repent, believe and do righteous work. For them Allāh will replace their evil deeds with good. And ever is Allāh Forgiving and Merciful.
waman tāba waʿamila ṣāliḥan fa-innahu yatūbu ilā l-lahi matāban
And he who repents and does righteousness does indeed turn to Allāh with [accepted] repentance.
wa-alladhīna lā yashhadūna l-zūra wa-idhā marrū bil-laghwi marrū kirāman
And [they are] those who do not testify to falsehood, and when they pass near ill speech, they pass by with dignity.
wa-alladhīna idhā dhukkirū biāyāti rabbihim lam yakhirrū ʿalayhā ṣumman waʿum'yānan
And those who, when reminded of the verses of their Lord, do not fall upon them deaf and blind.
wa-alladhīna yaqūlūna rabbanā hab lanā min azwājinā wadhurriyyātinā qurrata aʿyunin wa-ij'ʿalnā lil'muttaqīna imāman
And those who say, "Our Lord, grant us from among our wives and offspring comfort to our eyes and make us a leader [i.e., example] for the righteous."
ulāika yuj'zawna l-ghur'fata bimā ṣabarū wayulaqqawna fīhā taḥiyyatan wasalāman
Those will be awarded the Chamber for what they patiently endured, and they will be received therein with greetings and [words of] peace,
khālidīna fīhā ḥasunat mus'taqarran wamuqāman
Abiding eternally therein. Good is the settlement and residence.
qul mā yaʿba-u bikum rabbī lawlā duʿāukum faqad kadhabtum fasawfa yakūnu lizāman
Say, "What would my Lord care for you if not for your supplication?" For you [disbelievers] have denied, so it [i.e., your denial] is going to be adherent.