15. Surah Al-Hijr

لَا یَمَسُّهُمْ فِیْهَا نَصَبٌ وَّ مَا هُمْ مِّنْهَا بِمُخْرَجِیْنَ ﴿٤٨﴾Open ayah 15:48 in the Quran reader

No weariness shall touch them nor will they be expelled from there.

نَبِّئْ عِبَادِیْۤ اَنِّیْۤ اَنَا الْغَفُوْرُ الرَّحِیْمُۙ ﴿٤٩﴾Open ayah 15:49 in the Quran reader

Tell My servants that I am the Most-Forgiving, the Very-Merciful

وَ اَنَّ عَذَابِیْ هُوَ الْعَذَابُ الْاَلِیْمُ ﴿٥٠﴾Open ayah 15:50 in the Quran reader

and that My punishment is the painful punishment.

وَ نَبِّئْهُمْ عَنْ ضَیْفِ اِبْرٰهِیْمَۘ ﴿٥١﴾Open ayah 15:51 in the Quran reader

And tell them about the guests of Ibrahim.

اِذْ دَخَلُوْا عَلَیْهِ فَقَالُوْا سَلٰمًا١ؕ قَالَ اِنَّا مِنْكُمْ وَ جِلُوْنَ ﴿٥٢﴾Open ayah 15:52 in the Quran reader

When they visited him, they greeted him with Salam (peace on you). He said, "We are scared of you."

قَالُوْا لَا تَوْجَلْ اِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلٰمٍ عَلِیْمٍ ﴿٥٣﴾Open ayah 15:53 in the Quran reader

They said, 'Do not be scared. We give you good news of a boy who will be knowledgeable."

قَالَ اَبَشَّرْتُمُوْنِیْ عَلٰۤى اَنْ مَّسَّنِیَ الْكِبَرُ فَبِمَ تُبَشِّرُوْنَ ﴿٥٤﴾Open ayah 15:54 in the Quran reader

He said, "Do you give me the good news while old age has befallen me? So what is the good news you are giving to me?"

قَالُوْا بَشَّرْنٰكَ بِالْحَقِّ فَلَا تَكُنْ مِّنَ الْقٰنِطِیْنَ ﴿٥٥﴾Open ayah 15:55 in the Quran reader

They said, "We have given to you the good news of a fact. So do not be among those who lose hope."

قَالَ وَ مَنْ یَّقْنَطُ مِنْ رَّحْمَةِ رَبِّهٖۤ اِلَّا الضَّآلُّوْنَ ﴿٥٦﴾Open ayah 15:56 in the Quran reader

He said, "Who would lose hope in the mercy of his Lord except those who have lost the straight path?"

قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكُمْ اَیُّهَا الْمُرْسَلُوْنَ ﴿٥٧﴾Open ayah 15:57 in the Quran reader

He said, 'Then, what is your mission, 0 messengers?'

قَالُوْۤا اِنَّاۤ اُرْسِلْنَاۤ اِلٰى قَوْمٍ مُّجْرِمِیْنَۙ ﴿٥٨﴾Open ayah 15:58 in the Quran reader

They said, "We have been sent to a sinful people,

اِلَّاۤ اٰلَ لُوْطٍ١ؕ اِنَّا لَمُنَجُّوْهُمْ اَجْمَعِیْنَۙ ﴿٥٩﴾Open ayah 15:59 in the Quran reader

except the family of Lut - all of whom we shall save,

اِلَّا امْرَاَتَهٗ قَدَّرْنَاۤ١ۙ اِنَّهَا لَمِنَ الْغٰبِرِیْنَ۠ ﴿٦٠﴾Open ayah 15:60 in the Quran reader

but his wife. We have ordained that she is to be among those who will remain behind."

فَلَمَّا جَآءَ اٰلَ لُوْطِ اِ۟لْمُرْسَلُوْنَۙ ﴿٦١﴾Open ayah 15:61 in the Quran reader

So when the messengers came to the family of Lut

قَالَ اِنَّكُمْ قَوْمٌ مُّنْكَرُوْنَ ﴿٦٢﴾Open ayah 15:62 in the Quran reader

he said, "you are an unusual people."

قَالُوْا بَلْ جِئْنٰكَ بِمَا كَانُوْا فِیْهِ یَمْتَرُوْنَ ﴿٦٣﴾Open ayah 15:63 in the Quran reader

They said, 'No, but we have brought to you what they have been doubting in.

وَ اَتَیْنٰكَ بِالْحَقِّ وَ اِنَّا لَصٰدِقُوْنَ ﴿٦٤﴾Open ayah 15:64 in the Quran reader

And we have come to you with a definite matter and surely we are truthful.

فَاَسْرِ بِاَهْلِكَ بِقِطْعٍ مِّنَ الَّیْلِ وَ اتَّبِعْ اَدْبَارَهُمْ وَ لَا یَلْتَفِتْ مِنْكُمْ اَحَدٌ وَّ امْضُوْا حَیْثُ تُؤْمَرُوْنَ ﴿٦٥﴾Open ayah 15:65 in the Quran reader

So, carry your family after a part of the night (has passed) and follow them at the rear and no one from you should look back and keep going to where you are commanded."

وَ قَضَیْنَاۤ اِلَیْهِ ذٰلِكَ الْاَمْرَ اَنَّ دَابِرَ هٰۤؤُلَآءِ مَقْطُوْعٌ مُّصْبِحِیْنَ ﴿٦٦﴾Open ayah 15:66 in the Quran reader

And We revealed to him the fact that they are to be annihilated to the last man when they see the morning.

وَ جَآءَ اَهْلُ الْمَدِیْنَةِ یَسْتَبْشِرُوْنَ ﴿٦٧﴾Open ayah 15:67 in the Quran reader

And the people of the city came rejoicing.

قَالَ اِنَّ هٰۤؤُلَآءِ ضَیْفِیْ فَلَا تَفْضَحُوْنِۙ ﴿٦٨﴾Open ayah 15:68 in the Quran reader

He (Lilt) said, 'They are my guests; so do not put me to shame

وَ اتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ وَ لَا تُخْزُوْنِ ﴿٦٩﴾Open ayah 15:69 in the Quran reader

and fear Allah and do not disgrace me."

قَالُوْۤا اَوَ لَمْ نَنْهَكَ عَنِ الْعٰلَمِیْنَ ﴿٧٠﴾Open ayah 15:70 in the Quran reader

They said, 'Had we not forbidden you from (being the guardian of) the whole world?"

قَالَ هٰۤؤُلَآءِ بَنٰتِیْۤ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ فٰعِلِیْنَؕ ﴿٧١﴾Open ayah 15:71 in the Quran reader

He said, 'These are my daughters, (for marriage) if you are to do so."

لَعَمْرُكَ اِنَّهُمْ لَفِیْ سَكْرَتِهِمْ یَعْمَهُوْنَ ﴿٧٢﴾Open ayah 15:72 in the Quran reader

By your life, (0 prophet) they are wandering blindly in their intoxication (misguidance).

فَاَخَذَتْهُمُ الصَّیْحَةُ مُشْرِقِیْنَۙ ﴿٧٣﴾Open ayah 15:73 in the Quran reader

So, they were seized by the Cry at sunrise.

فَجَعَلْنَا عَالِیَهَا سَافِلَهَا وَ اَمْطَرْنَا عَلَیْهِمْ حِجَارَةً مِّنْ سِجِّیْلٍؕ ﴿٧٤﴾Open ayah 15:74 in the Quran reader

Then, We turned it (the city) upside down and sent over them rain of stones made of clay.

اِنَّ فِیْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰیٰتٍ لِّلْمُتَوَسِّمِیْنَ ﴿٧٥﴾Open ayah 15:75 in the Quran reader

Surely, in that there are signs for those who read signs.

وَ اِنَّهَا لَبِسَبِیْلٍ مُّقِیْمٍ ﴿٧٦﴾Open ayah 15:76 in the Quran reader

And surely, it (their city) is located on the straight road.

اِنَّ فِیْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰیَةً لِّلْمُؤْمِنِیْنَؕ ﴿٧٧﴾Open ayah 15:77 in the Quran reader

Surely, in it there are signs for the believers.

وَ اِنْ كَانَ اَصْحٰبُ الْاَیْكَةِ لَظٰلِمِیْنَۙ ﴿٧٨﴾Open ayah 15:78 in the Quran reader

And, indeed, the people of Aikah were transgressors.

فَانْتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ١ۘ وَ اِنَّهُمَا لَبِاِمَامٍ مُّبِیْنٍؕ۠ ﴿٧٩﴾Open ayah 15:79 in the Quran reader

So, We punished them in retribution and both of them are (situated) by a highway, clearly visible.

وَ لَقَدْ كَذَّبَ اَصْحٰبُ الْحِجْرِ الْمُرْسَلِیْنَۙ ﴿٨٠﴾Open ayah 15:80 in the Quran reader

And the people of Al-Hijr did belie the messengers.

وَ اٰتَیْنٰهُمْ اٰیٰتِنَا فَكَانُوْا عَنْهَا مُعْرِضِیْنَۙ ﴿٨١﴾Open ayah 15:81 in the Quran reader

And We provided them with Our signs yet they kept turning away from them.

وَ كَانُوْا یَنْحِتُوْنَ مِنَ الْجِبَالِ بُیُوْتًا اٰمِنِیْنَ ﴿٨٢﴾Open ayah 15:82 in the Quran reader

They would hew out houses from the hills, in peace.

فَاَخَذَتْهُمُ الصَّیْحَةُ مُصْبِحِیْنَۙ ﴿٨٣﴾Open ayah 15:83 in the Quran reader

Then, the Cry seized them by the morning.

فَمَاۤ اَغْنٰى عَنْهُمْ مَّا كَانُوْا یَكْسِبُوْنَؕ ﴿٨٤﴾Open ayah 15:84 in the Quran reader

So, whatever they earned did not come to their help.

وَ مَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ الْاَرْضَ وَ مَا بَیْنَهُمَاۤ اِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ١ؕ وَ اِنَّ السَّاعَةَ لَاٰتِیَةٌ فَاصْفَحِ الصَّفْحَ الْجَمِیْلَ ﴿٨٥﴾Open ayah 15:85 in the Quran reader

And We did not create the heavens and the earth and whatever is there in between them but with truth. And the Hour is sure to come. Therefore, overlook in a gracious manner.

اِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ الْخَلّٰقُ الْعَلِیْمُ ﴿٨٦﴾Open ayah 15:86 in the Quran reader

Surely, your Lord is the Master - Creator, the All-Knowing.