أَفَمَن
So is (one for) whom
شَرَحَ
Allah has expanded *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
ٱللَّهُ
Allah has expanded *[meaning includes next or prev. word]
صَدْرَهُۥ
his breast
لِلْإِسْلَٰمِ
for Islam
فَهُوَ
so he
عَلَىٰ
(is) upon
نُورٍ
a light
مِّن
from
رَّبِّهِۦ
his Lord.
فَوَيْلٌ
So woe
لِّلْقَٰسِيَةِ to (those are) hardened قُلُوبُهُم their hearts مِّن from ذِكْرِ (the) remembrance of Allah. *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱللَّهِ (the) remembrance of Allah. *[meaning includes next or prev. word] أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ Those فِى (are) in ضَلَٰلٍ error مُّبِينٍ clear.
ٱللَّهُ Allah نَزَّلَ has revealed أَحْسَنَ (the) best ٱلْحَدِيثِ (of) [the] statement - كِتَٰبًا a Book مُّتَشَٰبِهًا (its parts) resembling each other مَّثَانِىَ oft-repeated. تَقْشَعِرُّ Shiver مِنْهُ from it
جُلُودُ (the) skins ٱلَّذِينَ (of) those who يَخْشَوْنَ fear رَبَّهُمْ their Lord, ثُمَّ then تَلِينُ relax جُلُودُهُمْ their skins وَقُلُوبُهُمْ and their hearts
إِلَىٰ at ذِكْرِ (the) remembrance ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah. ذَٰلِكَ That هُدَى (is the) guidance ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah, يَهْدِى He guides بِهِۦ with it مَن whom يَشَآءُ He wills. وَمَن And whoever
يُضْلِلِ Allah lets go astray *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱللَّهُ Allah lets go astray *[meaning includes next or prev. word] فَمَا then not لَهُۥ for him مِنْ any هَادٍ guide. أَفَمَن Then (is) he who يَتَّقِى will shield بِوَجْهِهِۦ with his face سُوٓءَ (the) worst
ٱلْعَذَابِ punishment يَوْمَ (on the) Day ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ (of) the Resurrection? وَقِيلَ And it will be said لِلظَّٰلِمِينَ to the wrongdoers, ذُوقُوا۟ "Taste مَا what كُنتُمْ you used to تَكْسِبُونَ earn."
كَذَّبَ Denied ٱلَّذِينَ those who مِن (were) before them, *[meaning includes next or prev. word] قَبْلِهِمْ (were) before them, *[meaning includes next or prev. word] فَأَتَىٰهُمُ so came upon them ٱلْعَذَابُ the punishment مِنْ from حَيْثُ where
لَا not يَشْعُرُونَ they perceive. فَأَذَاقَهُمُ So Allah made them *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱللَّهُ So Allah made them *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱلْخِزْىَ the disgrace فِى in ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ the life ٱلدُّنْيَا (of) the world, وَلَعَذَابُ and certainly (the) punishment
ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ (of) the Hereafter أَكْبَرُ (is) greater, لَوْ if كَانُوا۟ they يَعْلَمُونَ knew. وَلَقَدْ And indeed, ضَرَبْنَا We have set forth لِلنَّاسِ for people فِى in
هَٰذَا this ٱلْقُرْءَانِ Quran مِن of كُلِّ every مَثَلٍ example لَّعَلَّهُمْ so that they may يَتَذَكَّرُونَ take heed. قُرْءَانًا A Quran عَرَبِيًّا (in) Arabic
غَيْرَ without ذِى any عِوَجٍ crookedness لَّعَلَّهُمْ so that they may يَتَّقُونَ (become) righteous. ضَرَبَ Allah sets forth *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱللَّهُ Allah sets forth *[meaning includes next or prev. word] مَثَلًا an example - رَّجُلًا a man فِيهِ about him
شُرَكَآءُ partners مُتَشَٰكِسُونَ quarreling وَرَجُلًا and a man سَلَمًا (belonging) exclusively لِّرَجُلٍ to one man - هَلْ are يَسْتَوِيَانِ they both equal مَثَلًا (in) comparison?
ٱلْحَمْدُ All praise لِلَّهِ (be) to Allah! بَلْ Nay, أَكْثَرُهُمْ most of them لَا (do) not يَعْلَمُونَ know. إِنَّكَ Indeed, you مَيِّتٌ will die وَإِنَّهُم and indeed, they
مَّيِّتُونَ (will also) die. ثُمَّ Then إِنَّكُمْ indeed you, يَوْمَ (on the) Day ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ (of) the Resurrection, عِندَ before رَبِّكُمْ your Lord, تَخْتَصِمُونَ will dispute.
لِّلْقَٰسِيَةِ to (those are) hardened قُلُوبُهُم their hearts مِّن from ذِكْرِ (the) remembrance of Allah. *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱللَّهِ (the) remembrance of Allah. *[meaning includes next or prev. word] أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ Those فِى (are) in ضَلَٰلٍ error مُّبِينٍ clear.
ٱللَّهُ Allah نَزَّلَ has revealed أَحْسَنَ (the) best ٱلْحَدِيثِ (of) [the] statement - كِتَٰبًا a Book مُّتَشَٰبِهًا (its parts) resembling each other مَّثَانِىَ oft-repeated. تَقْشَعِرُّ Shiver مِنْهُ from it
جُلُودُ (the) skins ٱلَّذِينَ (of) those who يَخْشَوْنَ fear رَبَّهُمْ their Lord, ثُمَّ then تَلِينُ relax جُلُودُهُمْ their skins وَقُلُوبُهُمْ and their hearts
إِلَىٰ at ذِكْرِ (the) remembrance ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah. ذَٰلِكَ That هُدَى (is the) guidance ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah, يَهْدِى He guides بِهِۦ with it مَن whom يَشَآءُ He wills. وَمَن And whoever
يُضْلِلِ Allah lets go astray *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱللَّهُ Allah lets go astray *[meaning includes next or prev. word] فَمَا then not لَهُۥ for him مِنْ any هَادٍ guide. أَفَمَن Then (is) he who يَتَّقِى will shield بِوَجْهِهِۦ with his face سُوٓءَ (the) worst
ٱلْعَذَابِ punishment يَوْمَ (on the) Day ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ (of) the Resurrection? وَقِيلَ And it will be said لِلظَّٰلِمِينَ to the wrongdoers, ذُوقُوا۟ "Taste مَا what كُنتُمْ you used to تَكْسِبُونَ earn."
كَذَّبَ Denied ٱلَّذِينَ those who مِن (were) before them, *[meaning includes next or prev. word] قَبْلِهِمْ (were) before them, *[meaning includes next or prev. word] فَأَتَىٰهُمُ so came upon them ٱلْعَذَابُ the punishment مِنْ from حَيْثُ where
لَا not يَشْعُرُونَ they perceive. فَأَذَاقَهُمُ So Allah made them *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱللَّهُ So Allah made them *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱلْخِزْىَ the disgrace فِى in ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ the life ٱلدُّنْيَا (of) the world, وَلَعَذَابُ and certainly (the) punishment
ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ (of) the Hereafter أَكْبَرُ (is) greater, لَوْ if كَانُوا۟ they يَعْلَمُونَ knew. وَلَقَدْ And indeed, ضَرَبْنَا We have set forth لِلنَّاسِ for people فِى in
هَٰذَا this ٱلْقُرْءَانِ Quran مِن of كُلِّ every مَثَلٍ example لَّعَلَّهُمْ so that they may يَتَذَكَّرُونَ take heed. قُرْءَانًا A Quran عَرَبِيًّا (in) Arabic
غَيْرَ without ذِى any عِوَجٍ crookedness لَّعَلَّهُمْ so that they may يَتَّقُونَ (become) righteous. ضَرَبَ Allah sets forth *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱللَّهُ Allah sets forth *[meaning includes next or prev. word] مَثَلًا an example - رَّجُلًا a man فِيهِ about him
شُرَكَآءُ partners مُتَشَٰكِسُونَ quarreling وَرَجُلًا and a man سَلَمًا (belonging) exclusively لِّرَجُلٍ to one man - هَلْ are يَسْتَوِيَانِ they both equal مَثَلًا (in) comparison?
ٱلْحَمْدُ All praise لِلَّهِ (be) to Allah! بَلْ Nay, أَكْثَرُهُمْ most of them لَا (do) not يَعْلَمُونَ know. إِنَّكَ Indeed, you مَيِّتٌ will die وَإِنَّهُم and indeed, they
مَّيِّتُونَ (will also) die. ثُمَّ Then إِنَّكُمْ indeed you, يَوْمَ (on the) Day ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ (of) the Resurrection, عِندَ before رَبِّكُمْ your Lord, تَخْتَصِمُونَ will dispute.