19. Surah Maryam

وَ اتَّخَذُوْا مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ اٰلِهَةً لِّیَكُوْنُوْا لَهُمْ عِزًّاۙ ﴿٨١﴾Open ayah 19:81 in the Quran reader

They have taken other gods instead of Allah that they may be a source of strength for them. 49

كَلَّا١ؕ سَیَكْفُرُوْنَ بِعِبَادَتِهِمْ وَ یَكُوْنُوْنَ عَلَیْهِمْ ضِدًّا۠ ﴿٨٢﴾Open ayah 19:82 in the Quran reader

By no means! They shall soon deny their worship 50 and shall become their adversaries instead.

اَلَمْ تَرَ اَنَّاۤ اَرْسَلْنَا الشَّیٰطِیْنَ عَلَى الْكٰفِرِیْنَ تَؤُزُّهُمْ اَزًّاۙ ﴿٨٣﴾Open ayah 19:83 in the Quran reader

Do you not see that We have sent devils upon the unbelievers who greatly incite them (to oppose the truth)?

فَلَا تَعْجَلْ عَلَیْهِمْ١ؕ اِنَّمَا نَعُدُّ لَهُمْ عَدًّاۚ ﴿٨٤﴾Open ayah 19:84 in the Quran reader

Therefore, do not hasten (in seeking a scourge against them). We are counting their days. 51

یَوْمَ نَحْشُرُ الْمُتَّقِیْنَ اِلَى الرَّحْمٰنِ وَفْدًاۙ ﴿٨٥﴾Open ayah 19:85 in the Quran reader

They Day shall soon come when We shall bring together the God-fearing to [Us] the Most compassionate Lord, as honoured guests;

وَّ نَسُوْقُ الْمُجْرِمِیْنَ اِلٰى جَهَنَّمَ وِرْدًاۘ ﴿٨٦﴾Open ayah 19:86 in the Quran reader

And We shall drive the guilty ones to Hell as thirsty animals.

لَا یَمْلِكُوْنَ الشَّفَاعَةَ اِلَّا مَنِ اتَّخَذَ عِنْدَ الرَّحْمٰنِ عَهْدًاۘ ﴿٨٧﴾Open ayah 19:87 in the Quran reader

On that Day none will have the power to intercede for them except those who received a sanction from the Most Compassionate Lord. 52

وَ قَالُوا اتَّخَذَ الرَّحْمٰنُ وَلَدًاؕ ﴿٨٨﴾Open ayah 19:88 in the Quran reader

They claim: 'The Most Compassionate Lord has taken a son to Himself.'

لَقَدْ جِئْتُمْ شَیْئًا اِدًّاۙ ﴿٨٩﴾Open ayah 19:89 in the Quran reader

Surely you have made a monstrous statement.

تَكَادُ السَّمٰوٰتُ یَتَفَطَّرْنَ مِنْهُ وَ تَنْشَقُّ الْاَرْضُ وَ تَخِرُّ الْجِبَالُ هَدًّاۙ ﴿٩٠﴾Open ayah 19:90 in the Quran reader

it is such a monstrosity that heavens might well-night burst forth at it, the earth might be cleaved, and the mountains fall

اَنْ دَعَوْا لِلرَّحْمٰنِ وَلَدًاۚ ﴿٩١﴾Open ayah 19:91 in the Quran reader

At their ascribing a son to the Most Compassionate Lord.

وَ مَا یَنْۢبَغِیْ لِلرَّحْمٰنِ اَنْ یَّتَّخِذَ وَلَدًاؕ ﴿٩٢﴾Open ayah 19:92 in the Quran reader

It does not behove the Most compassionate Lord that He should take a son.

اِنْ كُلُّ مَنْ فِی السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ الْاَرْضِ اِلَّاۤ اٰتِی الرَّحْمٰنِ عَبْدًاؕ ﴿٩٣﴾Open ayah 19:93 in the Quran reader

There is no one in the heavens and the earth but he shall come to the Most Compassionate Lord as His servant.

لَقَدْ اَحْصٰىهُمْ وَ عَدَّهُمْ عَدًّاؕ ﴿٩٤﴾Open ayah 19:94 in the Quran reader

Verily He encompasses them and has counted them all.

وَ كُلُّهُمْ اٰتِیْهِ یَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَةِ فَرْدًا ﴿٩٥﴾Open ayah 19:95 in the Quran reader

On the Day of Resurrection each one of them will come to Him singly.

اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَ عَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ سَیَجْعَلُ لَهُمُ الرَّحْمٰنُ وُدًّا ﴿٩٦﴾Open ayah 19:96 in the Quran reader

Indeed, the Most Compassionate Lord will soon create enduring love for those who believe and do righteous works. 53

فَاِنَّمَا یَسَّرْنٰهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لِتُبَشِّرَ بِهِ الْمُتَّقِیْنَ وَ تُنْذِرَ بِهٖ قَوْمًا لُّدًّا ﴿٩٧﴾Open ayah 19:97 in the Quran reader

Therefore, We have revealed the Qur'an in your tongue and made it easy to understand that you may give glad tidings to the god-fearing and warn a contentious people.

وَ كَمْ اَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُمْ مِّنْ قَرْنٍ١ؕ هَلْ تُحِسُّ مِنْهُمْ مِّنْ اَحَدٍ اَوْ تَسْمَعُ لَهُمْ رِكْزًا۠ ﴿٩٨﴾Open ayah 19:98 in the Quran reader

How numerous are the peoples that We destroyed before them! Do you perceive any one of them, or hear even a whisper of them?