72. Al-Jinn

72:1

قُلْ أُوحِىَ إِلَىَّ أَنَّهُ ٱسْتَمَعَ نَفَرٌ مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ فَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا سَمِعْنَا قُرْءَانًا عَجَبًا ﴿١﴾

Qul ūḥiya ilayya annahu istamaʿa nafarun mina al-jinni faqālū innā samiʿnā qurʾānan ʿajabā

Say (O Muhammad): It is revealed unto me that a company of the Jinn gave ear, and they said: Lo! we have heard a marvellous Qur'an,

72:2

يَهْدِىٓ إِلَى ٱلرُّشْدِ فَـَٔامَنَّا بِهِۦ ۖ وَلَن نُّشْرِكَ بِرَبِّنَآ أَحَدًا ﴿٢﴾

Yahdī ilā ar-rushdi faʾāmannā bihi walan nushrika birabbinā aḥadā

Which guideth unto righteousness, so we believe in it and we ascribe no partner unto our Lord.

72:3

وَأَنَّهُۥ تَعَـٰلَىٰ جَدُّ رَبِّنَا مَا ٱتَّخَذَ صَـٰحِبَةً وَلَا وَلَدًا ﴿٣﴾

Waʾannahu taʿālā jaddu rabbinā mā ittakhadha ṣāḥibatan walā waladā

And (we believe) that He - exalted be the glory of our Lord! - hath taken neither wife nor son,

72:4

وَأَنَّهُۥ كَانَ يَقُولُ سَفِيهُنَا عَلَى ٱللَّهِ شَطَطًا ﴿٤﴾

Waʾannahu kāna yaqūlu safīhunā ʿalā Allāhi shaṭaṭā

And that the foolish one among us used to speak concerning Allah an atrocious lie.

72:5

وَأَنَّا ظَنَنَّآ أَن لَّن تَقُولَ ٱلْإِنسُ وَٱلْجِنُّ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا ﴿٥﴾

Waʾannā ẓanannā an lan taqūla al-insu wal-jinnu ʿalā Allāhi kadhibā

And lo! we had supposed that humankind and jinn would not speak a lie concerning Allah -

72:6

وَأَنَّهُۥ كَانَ رِجَالٌ مِّنَ ٱلْإِنسِ يَعُوذُونَ بِرِجَالٍ مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ فَزَادُوهُمْ رَهَقًا ﴿٦﴾

Waʾannahu kāna rijālun mina al-insi yaʿūdhūna birijālin mina al-jinni fazādūhum rahaqā

And indeed (O Muhammad) individuals of humankind used to invoke the protection of individuals of the jinn, so that they increased them in revolt against Allah);

72:7

وَأَنَّهُمْ ظَنُّوا۟ كَمَا ظَنَنتُمْ أَن لَّن يَبْعَثَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدًا ﴿٧﴾

Waʾannahum ẓannū kamā ẓanantum an lan yabʿatha Allāhu aḥadā

And indeed they supposed, even as ye suppose, that Allah would not raise anyone (from the dead) -

72:8

وَأَنَّا لَمَسْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ فَوَجَدْنَـٰهَا مُلِئَتْ حَرَسًا شَدِيدًا وَشُهُبًا ﴿٨﴾

Waʾannā lamasnā as-samāʾa fawajadnāhā muliʾat ḥarasan shadīdan washuhubā

And (the Jinn who had listened to the Qur'an said): We had sought the heaven but had found it filled with strong warders and meteors.

72:9

وَأَنَّا كُنَّا نَقْعُدُ مِنْهَا مَقَـٰعِدَ لِلسَّمْعِ ۖ فَمَن يَسْتَمِعِ ٱلْـَٔانَ يَجِدْ لَهُۥ شِهَابًا رَّصَدًا ﴿٩﴾

Waʾannā kunnā naqʿudu minhā maqāʿida lilssamʿi faman yastamiʿi al-āna yajid lahu shihāban raṣadā

And we used to sit on places (high) therein to listen. But he who listeneth now findeth a flame in wait for him;

72:10

وَأَنَّا لَا نَدْرِىٓ أَشَرٌّ أُرِيدَ بِمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أَمْ أَرَادَ بِهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ رَشَدًا ﴿١٠﴾

Waʾannā lā nadrī asharrun urīda biman fī al-arḍi am arāda bihim rabbuhum rashadā

And we know not whether harm is boded unto all who are in the earth, or whether their Lord intendeth guidance for them.

72:11

وَأَنَّا مِنَّا ٱلصَّـٰلِحُونَ وَمِنَّا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ ۖ كُنَّا طَرَآئِقَ قِدَدًا ﴿١١﴾

Waʾannā minnā aṣ-ṣāliḥūna waminnā dūna dhālika kunnā ṭarāʾiqa qidadā

And among us there are righteous folk and among us there are far from that. We are sects having different rules.

72:12

وَأَنَّا ظَنَنَّآ أَن لَّن نُّعْجِزَ ٱللَّهَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَن نُّعْجِزَهُۥ هَرَبًا ﴿١٢﴾

Waʾannā ẓanannā an lan nuʿjiza Allāha fī al-arḍi walan nuʿjizahu harabā

And we know that we cannot escape from Allah in the earth, nor can we escape by flight.

72:13

وَأَنَّا لَمَّا سَمِعْنَا ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦ ۖ فَمَن يُؤْمِنۢ بِرَبِّهِۦ فَلَا يَخَافُ بَخْسًا وَلَا رَهَقًا ﴿١٣﴾

Waʾannā lammā samiʿnā al-hudā āmannā bihi faman yuʾmin birabbihi falā yakhāfu bakhsan walā rahaqā

And when we heard the guidance, we believed therein, and whoso believeth in his Lord, he feareth neither loss nor oppression.

72:14

وَأَنَّا مِنَّا ٱلْمُسْلِمُونَ وَمِنَّا ٱلْقَـٰسِطُونَ ۖ فَمَنْ أَسْلَمَ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ تَحَرَّوْا۟ رَشَدًا ﴿١٤﴾

Waʾannā minnā al-muslimūna waminnā al-qāsiṭūna faman aslama faʾulāʾika taḥarraw rashadā

And there are among us some who have surrendered (to Allah) and there are among us some who are unjust. And whoso hath surrendered to Allah, such have taken the right path purposefully.

72:15

وَأَمَّا ٱلْقَـٰسِطُونَ فَكَانُوا۟ لِجَهَنَّمَ حَطَبًا ﴿١٥﴾

Waʾammā al-qāsiṭūna fakānū lijahannama ḥaṭabā

And as for those who are unjust, they are firewood for hell.

72:16

وَأَلَّوِ ٱسْتَقَـٰمُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلطَّرِيقَةِ لَأَسْقَيْنَـٰهُم مَّآءً غَدَقًا ﴿١٦﴾

Waʾan lawi istaqāmū ʿalā aṭ-ṭarīqati laʾasqaynāhum māʾan ghadaqā

If they (the idolaters) tread the right path, We shall give them to drink of water in abundance

72:17

لِّنَفْتِنَهُمْ فِيهِ ۚ وَمَن يُعْرِضْ عَن ذِكْرِ رَبِّهِۦ يَسْلُكْهُ عَذَابًا صَعَدًا ﴿١٧﴾

Linaftinahum fīhi waman yuʿriḍ ʿan dhikri rabbihi yaslukhu ʿadhāban ṣaʿadā

That We may test them thereby, and whoso turneth away from the remembrance of his Lord; He will thrust him into ever-growing torment.

72:18

وَأَنَّ ٱلْمَسَـٰجِدَ لِلَّهِ فَلَا تَدْعُوا۟ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ أَحَدًا ﴿١٨﴾

Waʾanna al-masājida lillāhi falā tadʿū maʿa Allāhi aḥadā

And the places of worship are only for Allah, so pray not unto anyone along with Allah.

72:19

وَأَنَّهُۥ لَمَّا قَامَ عَبْدُ ٱللَّهِ يَدْعُوهُ كَادُوا۟ يَكُونُونَ عَلَيْهِ لِبَدًا ﴿١٩﴾

Waʾannahu lammā qāma ʿabdu Allāhi yadʿūhu kādū yakūnūna ʿalayhi libadā

And when the slave of Allah stood up in prayer to Him, they crowded on him, almost stifling.

72:20

قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَدْعُوا۟ رَبِّى وَلَآ أُشْرِكُ بِهِۦٓ أَحَدًا ﴿٢٠﴾

Qul innamā adʿū rabbī walā ushriku bihi aḥadā

Say (unto them, O Muhammad): I pray unto Allah only, and ascribe unto Him no partner.

72:21

قُلْ إِنِّى لَآ أَمْلِكُ لَكُمْ ضَرًّا وَلَا رَشَدًا ﴿٢١﴾

Qul innī lā amliku lakum ḍarran walā rashadā

Say: Lo! I control not hurt nor benefit for you.

72:22

قُلْ إِنِّى لَن يُجِيرَنِى مِنَ ٱللَّهِ أَحَدٌ وَلَنْ أَجِدَ مِن دُونِهِۦ مُلْتَحَدًا ﴿٢٢﴾

Qul innī lan yujīranī mina Allāhi aḥadun walan ajida min dūnihi multaḥadā

Say: Lo! none can protect me from Allah, nor can I find any refuge beside Him

72:23

إِلَّا بَلَـٰغًا مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرِسَـٰلَـٰتِهِۦ ۚ وَمَن يَعْصِ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ فَإِنَّ لَهُۥ نَارَ جَهَنَّمَ خَـٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ أَبَدًا ﴿٢٣﴾

Illā balāghan mina Allāhi warisālātihi waman yaʿṣi Allāha warasūlahu faʾinna lahu nāra jahannama khālidīna fīhā abadā

(Mine is) but conveyance (of the Truth) from Allah, and His messages; and whoso disobeyeth Allah and His messenger, lo! his is fire of hell, wherein such dwell for ever.

72:24

حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا رَأَوْا۟ مَا يُوعَدُونَ فَسَيَعْلَمُونَ مَنْ أَضْعَفُ نَاصِرًا وَأَقَلُّ عَدَدًا ﴿٢٤﴾

Ḥattā idhā raʾaw mā yūʿadūna fasayaʿlamūna man aḍʿafu nāṣiran waʾaqallu ʿadadā

Till (the day) when they shall behold that which they are promised (they may doubt); but then they will know (for certain) who is weaker in allies and less in multitude.

72:25

قُلْ إِنْ أَدْرِىٓ أَقَرِيبٌ مَّا تُوعَدُونَ أَمْ يَجْعَلُ لَهُۥ رَبِّىٓ أَمَدًا ﴿٢٥﴾

Qul in adrī aqarībun mā tūʿadūna am yajʿalu lahu rabbī amadā

Say (O Muhammad, unto the disbelievers): I know not whether that which ye are promised is nigh, or if my Lord hath set a distant term for it.

72:26

عَـٰلِمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ فَلَا يُظْهِرُ عَلَىٰ غَيْبِهِۦٓ أَحَدًا ﴿٢٦﴾

ʿālimu al-ghaybi falā yuẓhiru ʿalā ghaybihi aḥadā

(He is) the Knower of the Unseen, and He revealeth unto none His secret,

72:27

إِلَّا مَنِ ٱرْتَضَىٰ مِن رَّسُولٍ فَإِنَّهُۥ يَسْلُكُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِۦ رَصَدًا ﴿٢٧﴾

Illā mani irtaḍā min rasūlin faʾinnahu yasluku min bayni yadayhi wamin khalfihi raṣadā

Save unto every messenger whom He hath chosen, and then He maketh a guard to go before him and a guard behind him

72:28

لِّيَعْلَمَ أَن قَدْ أَبْلَغُوا۟ رِسَـٰلَـٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ وَأَحَاطَ بِمَا لَدَيْهِمْ وَأَحْصَىٰ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ عَدَدًۢا ﴿٢٨﴾

Liyaʿlama an qad ablaghū risālāti rabbihim waʾaḥāṭa bimā ladayhim waʾaḥṣā kulla shayʾin ʿadadā

That He may know that they have indeed conveyed the messages of their Lord. He surroundeth all their doings, and He keepeth count of all things.