English - Chapter 72 - Al-Jinn

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “It has been revealed to me that a group of jinn listened ˹to the Quran,˺ and said ˹to their fellow jinn˺: ‘Indeed, we have heard a wondrous recitation

It leads to Right Guidance so we believed in it, and we will never associate anyone with our Lord ˹in worship˺

˹Now, we believe that˺ our Lord—Exalted is His Majesty—has neither taken a mate nor offspring

and that the foolish of us used to utter ˹outrageous˺ falsehoods about God

We certainly thought that humans and jinn would never speak lies about God

And some men used to seek refuge with some jinn—so they increased each other in wickedness

And those ˹humans˺ thought, just like you ˹jinn˺, that God would not resurrect anyone ˹for judgment˺

˹Earlier˺ we tried to reach heaven ˹for news˺, only to find it filled with stern guards and shooting stars

We used to take up positions there for eavesdropping, but whoever dares eavesdrop now will find a flare lying in wait for them

Now, we have no clue whether evil is intended for those on earth, or their Lord intends for them what is right

Among us are those who are righteous and those who are less so. We have been of different factions

˹Now,˺ we truly know that we cannot frustrate God on earth, nor can we escape from Him ˹into heaven˺

And among us are those who have submitted ˹to God˺ and those who are deviant. So ˹as for˺ those who submitted, it is they who have attained Right Guidance

And as for the deviant, they will be fuel for Hell.’”

Had the deniers followed the Right Way, We would have certainly granted them abundant rain to drink—

as a test for them. And whoever turns away from the remembrance of their Lord will be admitted by Him into an overwhelming punishment

The places of worship are ˹only˺ for God, so do not invoke anyone besides Him

Yet when the servant of God stood up calling upon Him ˹alone˺, the pagans almost swarmed over him

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “I call only upon my Lord, associating none with Him ˹in worship˺.”

Say, “It is not in my power to harm or benefit you.”

Say, “No one can protect me from God ˹if I were to disobey Him˺, nor can I find any refuge other than Him

˹My duty is˺ only to convey ˹the truth˺ from God and ˹deliver˺ His messages.” And whoever disobeys God and His Messenger will certainly be in the Fire of Hell, to stay there for ever and ever

Only when they see what they have been threatened with will they know who is weaker in helpers and inferior in manpower

Say, “I do not know if what you are promised is near or my Lord has set a distant time for it

˹He is the˺ Knower of the unseen, disclosing none of it to anyone

except messengers of His choice. Then He appoints angel-guards before and behind them

to ensure that the messengers fully deliver the messages of their Lord—though He ˹already˺ knows all about them, and keeps account of everything.”