ق
Qaf, The letter Qaaf
Mahmoud Khalil Al-HussaryHafs 'an 'Asim - Murattal
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Surah introduction: Tafsir as-Sa'di (Arabic)
تفسير سورة ق
وهي مكية
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
English Translation - Noor International Center. Version: 1.1.2. Last updated: 2025-06-24. QuranEnc.com
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قٓ ۚ وَٱلْقُرْءَانِ ٱلْمَجِيدِ
(1) Qāf.[1524] By the honored Qur’ān...[1525]
Footnotes
[1524]- See footnote to 2:1. [1525]- See footnote to 38:1.
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بَلْ عَجِبُوٓا۟ أَن جَآءَهُم مُّنذِرٌ مِّنْهُمْ فَقَالَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ هَـٰذَا شَىْءٌ عَجِيبٌ
(2) But they wonder that there has come to them a warner from among themselves, and the disbelievers say, "This is an amazing thing.
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أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا ۖ ذَٰلِكَ رَجْعٌۢ بَعِيدٌ
(3) When we have died and have become dust, [we will return to life]? That is a distant [i.e., unlikely] return."
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- 4
قَدْ عَلِمْنَا مَا تَنقُصُ ٱلْأَرْضُ مِنْهُمْ ۖ وَعِندَنَا كِتَـٰبٌ حَفِيظٌۢ
(4) We know what the earth diminishes [i.e., consumes] of them, and with Us is a retaining record.
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- 5
بَلْ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِٱلْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ فَهُمْ فِىٓ أَمْرٍ مَّرِيجٍ
(5) But they denied the truth when it came to them, so they are in a confused condition.
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- 6
أَفَلَمْ يَنظُرُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَوْقَهُمْ كَيْفَ بَنَيْنَـٰهَا وَزَيَّنَّـٰهَا وَمَا لَهَا مِن فُرُوجٍ
(6) Have they not looked at the heaven above them - how We structured it and adorned it and [how] it has no rifts?
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- 7
وَٱلْأَرْضَ مَدَدْنَـٰهَا وَأَلْقَيْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ وَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ زَوْجٍۭ بَهِيجٍ
(7) And the earth - We spread it out and cast therein firmly set mountains and made grow therein [something] of every beautiful kind,
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- 8
تَبْصِرَةً وَذِكْرَىٰ لِكُلِّ عَبْدٍ مُّنِيبٍ
(8) Giving insight and a reminder for every servant who turns [to Allāh].
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- 9
وَنَزَّلْنَا مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً مُّبَـٰرَكًا فَأَنۢبَتْنَا بِهِۦ جَنَّـٰتٍ وَحَبَّ ٱلْحَصِيدِ
(9) And We have sent down blessed rain from the sky and made grow thereby gardens and grain from the harvest
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- 10
وَٱلنَّخْلَ بَاسِقَـٰتٍ لَّهَا طَلْعٌ نَّضِيدٌ
(10) And lofty palm trees having fruit arranged in layers -
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- 11
رِّزْقًا لِّلْعِبَادِ ۖ وَأَحْيَيْنَا بِهِۦ بَلْدَةً مَّيْتًا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ ٱلْخُرُوجُ
(11) As provision for the servants, and We have given life thereby to a dead land. Thus is the emergence [i.e., resurrection].
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- 12
كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَأَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلرَّسِّ وَثَمُودُ
(12) The people of Noah denied before them,[1526] and the companions of the well[1527] and Thamūd
Footnotes
[1526]- i.e., before the disbelievers of Makkah. [1527]- See footnote to 25:38.
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- 13
وَعَادٌ وَفِرْعَوْنُ وَإِخْوَٰنُ لُوطٍ
(13) And ʿAad and Pharaoh and the brothers [i.e., people] of Lot
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- 14
وَأَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْأَيْكَةِ وَقَوْمُ تُبَّعٍ ۚ كُلٌّ كَذَّبَ ٱلرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ وَعِيدِ
(14) And the companions of the thicket and the people of Tubbaʿ. All denied the messengers, so My threat was justly fulfilled.
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- 15
أَفَعَيِينَا بِٱلْخَلْقِ ٱلْأَوَّلِ ۚ بَلْ هُمْ فِى لَبْسٍ مِّنْ خَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍ
(15) Did We fail in the first creation? But they are in confusion over a new creation.
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- 16
وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ وَنَعْلَمُ مَا تُوَسْوِسُ بِهِۦ نَفْسُهُۥ ۖ وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ حَبْلِ ٱلْوَرِيدِ
(16) And We have already created man and know what his soul whispers to him, and We are closer[1528] to him than [his] jugular vein.
Footnotes
[1528]- In absolute knowledge of everything about him. "We" has also been interpreted to mean the angels who are mentioned in the following verse.
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- 17
إِذْ يَتَلَقَّى ٱلْمُتَلَقِّيَانِ عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ قَعِيدٌ
(17) When the two receivers [i.e., recording angels] receive,[1529] seated on the right and on the left.
Footnotes
[1529]- And record each word and deed.
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- 18
مَّا يَلْفِظُ مِن قَوْلٍ إِلَّا لَدَيْهِ رَقِيبٌ عَتِيدٌ
(18) He [i.e., man] utters no word except that with him is an observer prepared [to record].
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- 19
وَجَآءَتْ سَكْرَةُ ٱلْمَوْتِ بِٱلْحَقِّ ۖ ذَٰلِكَ مَا كُنتَ مِنْهُ تَحِيدُ
(19) And the intoxication of death will bring the truth; that is what you were trying to avoid.
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- 20
وَنُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمُ ٱلْوَعِيدِ
(20) And the Horn will be blown. That is the Day of [carrying out] the threat.
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- 21
وَجَآءَتْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّعَهَا سَآئِقٌ وَشَهِيدٌ
(21) And every soul will come, with it a driver and a witness.[1530]
Footnotes
[1530]- i.e., one angel driving the soul to the Judgement and one to testify as to its deeds.
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- 22
لَّقَدْ كُنتَ فِى غَفْلَةٍ مِّنْ هَـٰذَا فَكَشَفْنَا عَنكَ غِطَآءَكَ فَبَصَرُكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ حَدِيدٌ
(22) [It will be said], "You were certainly in unmindfulness of this, and We have removed from you your cover,[1531] so your sight, this Day, is sharp."
Footnotes
[1531]- Of heedlessness, or that which had sealed your hearing, your vision and your heart from guidance.
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- 23
وَقَالَ قَرِينُهُۥ هَـٰذَا مَا لَدَىَّ عَتِيدٌ
(23) And his companion, [the angel], will say, "This [record] is what is with me, prepared."
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- 24
أَلْقِيَا فِى جَهَنَّمَ كُلَّ كَفَّارٍ عَنِيدٍ
(24) [Allāh will say], "Throw into Hell every obstinate disbeliever,
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- 25
مَّنَّاعٍ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ مُّرِيبٍ
(25) Preventer of good, aggressor, and doubter,
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- 26
ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَـٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَأَلْقِيَاهُ فِى ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلشَّدِيدِ
(26) Who made [as equal] with Allāh another deity; then throw him into the severe punishment."
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- 27
۞ قَالَ قَرِينُهُۥ رَبَّنَا مَآ أَطْغَيْتُهُۥ وَلَـٰكِن كَانَ فِى ضَلَـٰلٍۭ بَعِيدٍ
(27) His [devil] companion will say, "Our Lord, I did not make him transgress, but he [himself] was in extreme error."
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- 28
قَالَ لَا تَخْتَصِمُوا۟ لَدَىَّ وَقَدْ قَدَّمْتُ إِلَيْكُم بِٱلْوَعِيدِ
(28) [Allāh] will say, "Do not dispute before Me, while I had already presented to you the threat [i.e., warning].
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- 29
مَا يُبَدَّلُ ٱلْقَوْلُ لَدَىَّ وَمَآ أَنَا۠ بِظَلَّـٰمٍ لِّلْعَبِيدِ
(29) The word [i.e., decree] will not be changed with Me, and never will I be unjust to the servants."
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- 30
يَوْمَ نَقُولُ لِجَهَنَّمَ هَلِ ٱمْتَلَأْتِ وَتَقُولُ هَلْ مِن مَّزِيدٍ
(30) On the Day We will say to Hell, "Have you been filled?" and it will say, "Are there some more,"
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- 31
وَأُزْلِفَتِ ٱلْجَنَّةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ
(31) And Paradise will be brought near to the righteous, not far,
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- 32
هَـٰذَا مَا تُوعَدُونَ لِكُلِّ أَوَّابٍ حَفِيظٍ
(32) [It will be said], "This is what you were promised - for every returner [to Allāh] and keeper [of His covenant].
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- 33
مَّنْ خَشِىَ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنَ بِٱلْغَيْبِ وَجَآءَ بِقَلْبٍ مُّنِيبٍ
(33) Who feared the Most Merciful in the unseen and came with a heart returning [in repentance].
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- 34
ٱدْخُلُوهَا بِسَلَـٰمٍ ۖ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمُ ٱلْخُلُودِ
(34) Enter it in peace. This is the Day of Eternity."
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- 35
لَهُم مَّا يَشَآءُونَ فِيهَا وَلَدَيْنَا مَزِيدٌ
(35) They will have whatever they wish therein, and with Us is more.
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- 36
وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُم بَطْشًا فَنَقَّبُوا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَـٰدِ هَلْ مِن مَّحِيصٍ
(36) And how many a generation before them did We destroy who were greater than them in [striking] power and had explored throughout the lands. Is there any place of escape?
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- 37
إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَذِكْرَىٰ لِمَن كَانَ لَهُۥ قَلْبٌ أَوْ أَلْقَى ٱلسَّمْعَ وَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ
(37) Indeed in that is a reminder for whoever has a heart or who listens while he is present [in mind].
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- 38
وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فِى سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ وَمَا مَسَّنَا مِن لُّغُوبٍ
(38) And We did certainly create the heavens and earth and what is between them in six days, and there touched Us no weariness.
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- 39
فَٱصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ ٱلشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ ٱلْغُرُوبِ
(39) So be patient, [O Muḥammad], over what they say and exalt [Allāh] with praise of your Lord before the rising of the sun and before its setting,
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- 40
وَمِنَ ٱلَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْهُ وَأَدْبَـٰرَ ٱلسُّجُودِ
(40) And [in part] of the night exalt Him and after prostration [i.e., prayer].
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- 41
وَٱسْتَمِعْ يَوْمَ يُنَادِ ٱلْمُنَادِ مِن مَّكَانٍ قَرِيبٍ
(41) And listen on the Day when the Caller[1532] will call out from a place that is near -
Footnotes
[1532]- An angel who will call out Allāh's command for the Resurrection.
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- 42
يَوْمَ يَسْمَعُونَ ٱلصَّيْحَةَ بِٱلْحَقِّ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمُ ٱلْخُرُوجِ
(42) The Day they will hear the blast [of the Horn] in truth. That is the Day of Emergence [from the graves].
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- 43
إِنَّا نَحْنُ نُحْىِۦ وَنُمِيتُ وَإِلَيْنَا ٱلْمَصِيرُ
(43) Indeed, it is We who give life and cause death, and to Us is the destination
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- 44
يَوْمَ تَشَقَّقُ ٱلْأَرْضُ عَنْهُمْ سِرَاعًا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ حَشْرٌ عَلَيْنَا يَسِيرٌ
(44) On the Day the earth breaks away from them [and they emerge] rapidly; that is a gathering easy for Us.
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- 45
نَّحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَقُولُونَ ۖ وَمَآ أَنتَ عَلَيْهِم بِجَبَّارٍ ۖ فَذَكِّرْ بِٱلْقُرْءَانِ مَن يَخَافُ وَعِيدِ
(45) We are most knowing of what they say, and you are not over them a tyrant.[1533] But remind by the Qur’ān whoever fears My threat.
Footnotes
[1533]- Forcing people to belief or submission.
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Surah conclusion: Tafsir as-Sa'di (Arabic)
آخر تفسير سورة ق. والحمد لله أولاً وآخراً وظاهراً وباطناً.