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English - Chapter 41 - Fussilat

Translation by Mir Aneesuddin — Permalink

Verse 1 — Surah Fussilat 41:1

Verse 2 — Surah Fussilat 41:2

Sent down from the Beneficent, the Merciful

Verse 3 — Surah Fussilat 41:3

(is ) a book, the signs of which are explained in detail, an Arabic Quran for a people who know

Verse 4 — Surah Fussilat 41:4

conveyer of good news and a warner, but most of them turn away so they do not hear

Verse 5 — Surah Fussilat 41:5

They say, “Our hearts are under protection from that which you invite us to, and in our ears is heaviness, and between us and you is a veil, so you ( do your ) work, we ( too ) are working.”

Verse 6 — Surah Fussilat 41:6

Say, “ I am only a man like you, it is communicated to me that your God is one God, so take the straight path towards Him and seek His protective forgiveness, and sorrowful is the state of the polytheists

Verse 7 — Surah Fussilat 41:7

who do not give the charity ( zakat ) and do not believe in the hereafter

Verse 8 — Surah Fussilat 41:8

Those who believe and do righteous works, for them is certainly a reward that will never fail.”

Verse 9 — Surah Fussilat 41:9

Say, “What! do you not believe in Him Who created the earth in two periods, and do you set up equals with Him? That is the Lord of the worlds.”

Verse 10 — Surah Fussilat 41:10

And He made in it mountains ( through the deposition of material ) from the surface of it, and blessed therein, and He destined in it its food in four periods , balanced ( according to the requirement ) of the seekers

Verse 11 — Surah Fussilat 41:11

Moreover, He set the balance towards the sky which was smoke. So he said to it and to the earth , “Come willingly or unwillingly.” They both said, “We come willingly,”

Verse 12 — Surah Fussilat 41:12

so He ordained them ( to get organized into ) seven skies ( higher levels ), in two periods, and communicated in each sky its affair. And We adorned the sky of the world with lamps and protection. That is the programme of the Mighty, the Knowing

Verse 13 — Surah Fussilat 41:13

So if they turn away then say, “I have warned you ( of a ) thunderbolt like the thunderbolt ( which had fallen on the people of ) Aad and Thamud.”

Verse 14 — Surah Fussilat 41:14

When the messengers came to them from before them and from behind them ( saying ), “Do not serve ( worship, anything ) except God,” they said, “Had our Lord willed He would have sent down angels, so we are rejecters of that with which you are sent.”

Verse 15 — Surah Fussilat 41:15

So as for Aad, they considered themselves great in the earth without having the right to do so, and said, “Who is stronger than us in power?” Did they not consider that God Who created them is Stronger than them in power, and they used to knowingly reject Our signs

Verse 16 — Surah Fussilat 41:16

So We sent a furious wind on them during the days of loss, that We may make them taste the punishment of disgrace in the life of this world, and the punishment of the hereafter will be more disgraceful and they will not be helped

Verse 17 — Surah Fussilat 41:17

So as for Thamud, We gave them guidance but they loved blindness compared to guidance, so the thunderbolt of humiliating punishment took hold of them because of that which they used to earn

Verse 18 — Surah Fussilat 41:18

And We saved those who believed and guarded ( against evil)

Verse 19 — Surah Fussilat 41:19

And on the day the enemies of God will be gathered towards the fire, then they will be formed into ordered ranks

Verse 20 — Surah Fussilat 41:20

until when they come to it, their ears and their eyes and their skins will bear witness against them as to what they used to do

Verse 21 — Surah Fussilat 41:21

And they will say to their skins, “Why did you bear witness against us?” They will say, “God, Who gives speech to everything, has given us speech.” And He created you the first time and to Him you will be returned

Verse 22 — Surah Fussilat 41:22

And you did not hide yourselves lest your ears and your eyes and your skins should bear witness against you, but you guessed that God did not know many of ( the things ) which you did

Verse 23 — Surah Fussilat 41:23

And that guess of yours which you guessed about your Lord destroyed you, so you became of those at loss

Verse 24 — Surah Fussilat 41:24

So if they are patient ( even ) then the fire is the home for them, and if they seek goodwill, then they will not be of those who will be granted goodwill

Verse 25 — Surah Fussilat 41:25

And We have appointed comrades for them, so they make fair seeming to them that which is before them ( future ) and that which is behind them . And the word has proved true against them, ( as ) among the communities of the jinn and mankind that have passed away before them, ( that ) they will certainly be losers

Verse 26 — Surah Fussilat 41:26

And those who do not believe say, “Do not listen to this Quran and make noise when it is , perhaps you may be victorious.”

Verse 27 — Surah Fussilat 41:27

So We will definitely make those who do not believe, taste a severe punishment, and We will definitely reward them for the evil ( things ) which they used to do

Verse 28 — Surah Fussilat 41:28

That is the reward of the enemies of God, the fire, for them therein is an eternal home, a reward for that which they did with Our signs: ( They ) knowingly rejected ( them)

Verse 29 — Surah Fussilat 41:29

And those who had not believed will say, “Our Lord ! show us those who misled us from among the jinn and the human beings that we may place them beneath our feet, so that they may be of the lowest.”

Verse 30 — Surah Fussilat 41:30

Those who say, “Our Lord is God,” then are firmly established ( on it ), the angels certainly come down upon them ( saying ), “Do not fear nor grieve but receive the good news of the garden which you are promised

Verse 31 — Surah Fussilat 41:31

We are your protecting friends in the life of the world and in the hereafter, and for you therein, will be what your souls desire for and for you therein, will be what you pray for

Verse 32 — Surah Fussilat 41:32

an entertainment from the Protectively Forgiving, Merciful ( God ).”

Verse 33 — Surah Fussilat 41:33

And who is better in speech than he who invites towards God and does righteous work and says, “I am certainly of those who submit ( as Muslims ).”

Verse 34 — Surah Fussilat 41:34

And the good and the evil are not equal, repel ( evil ) with that which is better, then he between whom and you was enemity would become an intimate friend

Verse 35 — Surah Fussilat 41:35

And no one is made to receive this ( quality ) except the patient, and no one is made to receive it except the possessors of mighty good fortune

Verse 36 — Surah Fussilat 41:36

And if an instigation instigates you from the devil, then seek God’s protection, He is certainly the Hearing, the Knowing

Verse 37 — Surah Fussilat 41:37

And the night and the day and the sun and the moon are among His signs, ( so ) do not prostrate before the sun or the moon but prostrate before God Who created them, if it is Him alone you serve

Verse 38 — Surah Fussilat 41:38

So if they consider themselves great then those near your Lord glorify Him in the night and the day and they are not tired

Verse 39 — Surah Fussilat 41:39

And among His signs is that you see the earth barren but when We send down water on it, it stirs and swells. He Who gives life to it, is certainly the Giver of life to the dead, He certainly has power over everything

Verse 40 — Surah Fussilat 41:40

Those who move away from the right ( interpretation ) of Our signs are certainly not hidden from Us. Then is he who would be put in the fire better, or he who comes secure on the day of resurrection? Do what you will, He is certainly a Seer of what you do

Verse 41 — Surah Fussilat 41:41

(There are ) certainly those who do not believe in the reminder when it comes to them, though it is a might book

Verse 42 — Surah Fussilat 41:42

Falsehood cannot come to it from before it, or from behind it, ( it is ) sent down from the Wise, the Praised

Verse 43 — Surah Fussilat 41:43

Nothing is said to you except that which was said to the messengers before you. Your Lord is certainly the Possessor of protective forgiveness and Possessor of ( the power to ) painfully retribute

Verse 44 — Surah Fussilat 41:44

And had We made it a Quran in a foreign ( non Arabic ) language, they would have said, “Why have not its signs* been explained in detail ( in our Arabic language)? What ! a ( book in ) foreign ( language ) and ( the messenger and those addressed ) Arabs?” Say, “For those who believe, it is a guide and a healing, and ( for ) those who do not believe, there is a heaviness in their ears and it is obscure to them, ( it is as if ) they are called from a far off place

Verse 45 — Surah Fussilat 41:45

And We had given the book to Moses but they disagreed therein. And had a word not gone forth from your Lord, it would have been judged between them, and they are certainly in a restless doubt about it

Verse 46 — Surah Fussilat 41:46

Whoever does righteous work, it is for ( the benefit of ) his own soul and whoever does evil then ( the harm of it is ) on him ( alone ) and your Lord is not unjust to His servants

Verse 47 — Surah Fussilat 41:47

To Him is referred the knowledge of the hour of doom. And no fruits come out of their coverings nor any female bears nor she lays down but it is with His knowledge. And on the day He calls them, “Where are My partners?” They will say, “We announce to you, none of us has any evidence ( of any such partners).”

Verse 48 — Surah Fussilat 41:48

And that which they used to pray to earlier, will go away from them, and they will realize ( that there is ) no escape for them

Verse 49 — Surah Fussilat 41:49

Man does not get tired of praying for good but when evil afflicts him, then he is hopelessly despairing

Verse 50 — Surah Fussilat 41:50

And if We make him taste mercy from Us after the harm that afflicted him, he definitely says, “This was ( due to ) me ( as my right ) and I do not think that the hour of doom will be established and ( even ) if I am brought back to my Lord, there will certainly be ( something ) good for me with Him.” So We will definitely inform those who did not believe, about that which they did and We will definitely make them taste ( something ) from a harsh punishment. hour of doom will be established and ( even ) if I am brought back to my Lord, there will certainly be ( something ) good for me with Him.” So We will definitely inform those who did not believe, about that which they did and We will definitely make them taste ( something ) from a harsh punishment

Verse 51 — Surah Fussilat 41:51

And when We show favour to man he keeps away and turns away to his side and when evil afflicts him then he is involved in lengthy prayers

Verse 52 — Surah Fussilat 41:52

Say, “You see, if the ( Quran ) is from God, then you do not believe in it, who is more astray then he who is deep in opposition?”

Verse 53 — Surah Fussilat 41:53

We will show them Our signs in the horizons and within themselves . To the extent that it will become clear to them that it is the truth. Is it not sufficient concerning your Lord that He is a Witness over everything

Verse 54 — Surah Fussilat 41:54

Beware ! they are certainly in doubt about ( their) meeting with their Lord. Beware ! He certainly encompasses everything