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Surah 39

Az-Zumarالزمر

The Groups · 75 verses · Meccan

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Seventy-five verses arguing that religion belongs to God alone, against the claim that intermediaries bring people nearer. Near its end, two crowds are driven in groups — one to a gate that opens as they arrive, one to a gate opened only when they reach it — and the difference is left in the grammar.

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39:1

تَنزِيلُ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَكِيمِ

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Easy-read (simplified)tanzeelu l-kitaabi mina llaahi l-'azeezi l-hakeem

DIN 31635tanzīlu l-kitābi mina llāhi l-ʿazīzi l-ḥakīmi

The revelation of the Book is from God, the Mighty and Wise.

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The revelation of the Scripture is from Allah, the Mighty, the Wise

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

The sending down of the Book from God, the mighty, the wise

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

THE Book sent down from God, the Mighty, the Wise

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

The revelation of this book is from the mighty, the wise God

George Sale · published 1734

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  • Talal Itani · 2012
  • Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
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  • George Sale · 1734
39:2

إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَآ إِلَيْكَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ بِٱلْحَقِّ فَٱعْبُدِ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصًا لَّهُ ٱلدِّينَ

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Easy-read (simplified)innaa anzalnaa ilayka l-kitaaba bil-haqqi fa'budi llaaha mukhlisan lahu d-deen

DIN 31635ʾinnā ʾanzalnā ʾilayka l-kitāba bil-ḥaqqi faʿbudi llāha muḫliṣan lahu d-dīna

We sent down to you the Book with the truth, so serve God, devoting your religion to Him.

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Lo! We have revealed the Scripture unto thee (Muhammad) with truth; so worship Allah, making religion pure for Him (only)

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Verily, we have sent down to thee the Book in truth, then serve God, being sincere in religion unto Him

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

We have sent down the Book to thee with the truth: serve thou God then, and be sincere in thy worship

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Verily We have revealed this book unto thee with truth: Wherefore serve God, exhibiting the pure religion unto Him

George Sale · published 1734

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  • Talal Itani · 2012
  • Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
  • Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
  • John Medows Rodwell · 1861
  • George Sale · 1734
39:3

أَلَا لِلَّهِ ٱلدِّينُ ٱلْخَالِصُ وَٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ مَا نَعْبُدُهُمْ إِلَّا لِيُقَرِّبُونَآ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ زُلْفَىٰٓ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَحْكُمُ بَيْنَهُمْ فِى مَا هُمْ فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِى مَنْ هُوَ كَٰذِبٌ كَفَّارٌ

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Easy-read (simplified)alaa lillaahi d-deenu l-khaalisu walladheena takhadhoo min doonihi awliyaa'a maa na'buduhum illaa liyuqarriboonaa ilaa llaahi zulfaa inna llaaha yahkumu baynahum fee maa hum feehi yakhtalifoona inna llaaha laa yahdee man huwa kaadhibun kaffaar

DIN 31635ʾalā lillāhi d-dīnu l-ḫāliṣu wallaḏīna taḫaḏū min dūnihi ʾawliyāʾa mā naʿbuduhum ʾillā liyuqarribūnā ʾilā llāhi zulfā ʾinna llāha yaḥkumu baynahum fī mā hum fīhi yaḫtalifūna ʾinna llāha lā yahdī man huwa kāḏibun kaffārun

Is not to God that sincere faith is due? As for those who take guardians besides Him, "We only worship them that they may bring us nearer to God." God will judge between them regarding their differences. God does not guide the lying blasphemer.

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Surely pure religion is for Allah only. And those who choose protecting friends beside Him (say): We worship them only that they may bring us near unto Allah. Lo! Allah will judge between them concerning that wherein they differ. Lo! Allah guideth not him who is a liar, an ingrate

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Aye! God's is the sincere religion: and those who take beside Him patrons - 'We do not serve them save that they may bring us near to God - 'Verily, God will judge between them concerning that whereon they do dispute. Verily, God guides not him who is a misbelieving liar

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Is not a sincere worship due to God? But they who take others beside him as lords saying, "We serve them only that they may bring us near to God" - God will judge between them and the faithful, concerning that wherein they are at variance. Verily God will not guide him who is a liar, an infidel

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Ought not the pure religion to be exhibited unto God? But as to those who take other patrons besides Him, saying, we worship them only that they may bring us nearer unto God; verily God will judge between them concerning that wherein they disagree. Surely God will not direct him who is a liar, or ungrateful

George Sale · published 1734

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  • Talal Itani · 2012
  • Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
  • Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
  • John Medows Rodwell · 1861
  • George Sale · 1734
39:4

لَّوْ أَرَادَ ٱللَّهُ أَن يَتَّخِذَ وَلَدًا لَّٱصْطَفَىٰ مِمَّا يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَآءُ سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْوَٰحِدُ ٱلْقَهَّارُ

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Easy-read (simplified)law araada llaahu an yattakhidha waladan llastafaa mimmaa yakhluqu maa yashaa'u subhaanahu huwa llaahu l-waahidu l-qahhaar

DIN 31635law ʾarāda llāhu ʾan yattaḫiḏa waladan llaṣṭafā mimmā yaḫluqu mā yašāʾu subḥānahu huwa llāhu l-wāḥidu l-qahhāru

If God wanted to have a son, He could have selected from His creation at will. Glory be to Him. He is God, the One, the Prevailing.

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If Allah had willed to choose a son, He could have chosen what He would of that which He hath created. Be He Glorified! He is Allah, the One, the Absolute

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Had God wished to take to Himself a child, He would have chosen what He pleased from what He creates;- celebrated be His praises! He is God, the one, the victorious

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Had God desired to have had a son, he had surely chosen what he pleased out of his own creation. But praise be to Him! He is God, the One, the Almighty

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

If God had been minded to have had a son, He had surely chosen what He pleased out of that which He hath created. But far be such a thing from Him! He is the sole, the almighty God

George Sale · published 1734

Sources

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  • Talal Itani · 2012
  • Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
  • Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
  • John Medows Rodwell · 1861
  • George Sale · 1734

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39:5

خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ بِٱلْحَقِّ يُكَوِّرُ ٱلَّيْلَ عَلَى ٱلنَّهَارِ وَيُكَوِّرُ ٱلنَّهَارَ عَلَى ٱلَّيْلِ وَسَخَّرَ ٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ كُلٌّ يَجْرِى لِأَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى أَلَا هُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْغَفَّٰرُ

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Easy-read (simplified)khalaqa s-samaawaati wal-'arda bil-haqqi yukawwiru llayla 'alaa n-nahaari wayukawwiru n-nahaara 'alaa llayli wasakhkhara sh-shamsa wal-qamara kullun yajree li'ajalin musamman alaa huwa l-'azeezu l-ghaffaar

DIN 31635ḫalaqa s-samāwāti wal-ʾarḍa bil-ḥaqqi yukawwiru llayla ʿalā n-nahāri wayukawwiru n-nahāra ʿalā llayli wasaḫḫara š-šamsa wal-qamara kullun yaǧrī liʾaǧalin musamman ʾalā huwa l-ʿazīzu l-ġaffāru

He created the heavens and the earth with reason. He wraps the night around the day, and He wraps the day around the night. And He regulates the sun and the moon, each running along a specific course. He is indeed the Almighty, the Forgiver.

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He hath created the heavens and the earth with truth. He maketh night to succeed day, and He maketh day to succeed night, and He constraineth the sun and the moon to give service, each running on for an appointed term. Is not He the Mighty, the Forgiver

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

He created the heavens and the earth in truth! It is He who clothes the day with night; and clothes the night with day; and subjects the sun and the moon, each one runs on to an appointed time; aye! He is the mighty, the forgiving

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

For truth hath he created the Heavens and the Earth: It is of Him that the night returneth upon the day and that the day returneth upon the night: and He controlleth the sun and the moon so that each speedeth to an appointed goal. Is He not the Mighty, the Gracious

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

He hath created the heavens and the earth with truth: He causeth the night to succeed the day, and He causeth the day to succeed the night, and He obligeth the sun and the moon to perform their services; each of them hasteneth to an appointed period. Is not He the mighty, the forgiver of sins

George Sale · published 1734

Sources

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  • Talal Itani · 2012
  • Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
  • Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
  • John Medows Rodwell · 1861
  • George Sale · 1734

in a signed study →

39:6

خَلَقَكُم مِّن نَّفْسٍ وَٰحِدَةٍ ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا وَأَنزَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَنْعَٰمِ ثَمَٰنِيَةَ أَزْوَٰجٍ يَخْلُقُكُمْ فِى بُطُونِ أُمَّهَٰتِكُمْ خَلْقًا مِّنۢ بَعْدِ خَلْقٍ فِى ظُلُمَٰتٍ ثَلَٰثٍ ذَٰلِكُمُ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ لَهُ ٱلْمُلْكُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَأَنَّىٰ تُصْرَفُونَ

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Easy-read (simplified)khalaqakum min nafsin waahidatin thumma ja'ala minhaa zawjahaa wa'anzala lakum mina l-'an'aami thamaaniyata azwaajin yakhluqukum fee butooni ummahaatikum khalqan min ba'di khalqin fee zulumaatin thalaathin dhaalikumu llaahu rabbukum lahu l-mulku laa ilaaha illaa huwa fa'annaa tusrafoon

DIN 31635ḫalaqakum min nafsin wāḥidatin ṯumma ǧaʿala minhā zawǧahā waʾanzala lakum mina l-ʾanʿāmi ṯamāniyata ʾazwāǧin yaḫluqukum fī buṭūni ʾummahātikum ḫalqan min baʿdi ḫalqin fī ẓulumātin ṯalāṯin ḏālikumu llāhu rabbukum lahu l-mulku lā ʾilāha ʾillā huwa faʾannā tuṣrafūna

He created you from one person, then made from it its mate, and brought down livestock for you-eight kinds in pairs. He creates you in the wombs of your mothers, in successive formations, in a triple darkness. Such is God, your Lord. His is the kingdom. There is no god but He. So what made you deviate?

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He created you from one being, then from that (being) He made its mate; and He hath provided for you of cattle eight kinds. He created you in the wombs of your mothers, creation after creation, in a threefold gloom. Such is Allah, your Lord. His is the Sovereignty. There is no Allah save Him. How then are ye turned away

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

He created you from one soul; then He made from it its mate; and He sent down upon you of the cattle four pairs! He creates you in the bellies of your mothers,- creation after creation, in three darknesses. That is God for you! His is the kingdom, there is no god but He; how then can ye be turned away

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

He created you all of one man, from whom He afterwards formed his wife; and of cattle He hath sent down to you four pairs. In the wombs of your mothers did He create you by creation upon creation in triple darkness. It is He who is God your Lord: the kingdom is His: There is no God but He. How then are ye so turned aside from Him

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

He created you of one man, and afterwards out of him formed his wife: And He hath bestowed on you four pair of cattle. He formeth you in the wombs of your mothers, by several gradual formations, within three vails of darkness. This is God your Lord: His is the kingdom: There is no God but He. Why therefore are ye turned aside from the worship of Him to idolatry

George Sale · published 1734

Sources

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  • Talal Itani · 2012
  • Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
  • Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
  • John Medows Rodwell · 1861
  • George Sale · 1734
39:7

إِن تَكْفُرُوا۟ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَنِىٌّ عَنكُمْ وَلَا يَرْضَىٰ لِعِبَادِهِ ٱلْكُفْرَ وَإِن تَشْكُرُوا۟ يَرْضَهُ لَكُمْ وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ ثُمَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُم مَّرْجِعُكُمْ فَيُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ إِنَّهُۥ عَلِيمٌۢ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِ

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Easy-read (simplified)in takfuroo fa'inna llaaha ghaniyyun 'ankum walaa yardaa li'ibaadihi l-kufra wa'in tashkuroo yardahu lakum walaa taziru waaziratun wizra ukhraa thumma ilaa rabbikum marji'ukum fayunabbi'ukum bimaa kuntum ta'maloona innahu 'aleemun bidhaati s-sudoor

DIN 31635ʾin takfurū faʾinna llāha ġaniyyun ʿankum walā yarḍā liʿibādihi l-kufra waʾin taškurū yarḍahu lakum walā taziru wāziratun wizra ʾuḫrā ṯumma ʾilā rabbikum marǧiʿukum fayunabbiʾukum bimā kuntum taʿmalūna ʾinnahu ʿalīmun biḏāti ṣ-ṣudūri

If you disbelieve, God is Independent of you, yet He does not approve ingratitude on the part of His servants. And if you are thankful, He will approve that in you. No bearer of burden can bear the burden of another. Then to your Lord is your return; and He will inform you of what you used to do. He is aware of what the hearts contain.

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If ye are thankless, yet Allah is Independent of you, though He is not pleased with thanklessness for His bondmen; and if ye are thankful He is pleased therewith for you. No laden soul will bear another's load. Then unto your Lord is your return; and He will tell you what ye used to do. Lo! He knoweth what is in the breasts (of men)

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

If ye be thankless, yet is God independent of you. He is not pleased with ingratitude in His servants; but if ye give thanks, He is pleased with that in you. But no burdened soul shall bear the burden of another; then unto your Lord is your return, and He will inform you of that which ye have done. Verily, He knows the natures of men's breasts

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Suppose ye render him no thanks! yet forsooth is God rich without you: but He is not pleased with thanklessness in His servants: yet if ye be thankful He will be pleased with you. The soul burdened with its own works shall not be burdened with the burden of another: hereafter shall ye return to your Lord, and he will tell you of all your works, For he knoweth the very secrets of your breasts

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

If ye be ungrateful, verily God hath no need of you; yet He liketh not ingratitude in his servants: But if ye be thankful, He will be well pleased with you. A burdened soul shall not bear the burden of another: Hereafter shall ye return unto your Lord, and He shall declare unto you that which ye have wrought, and will reward you accordingly; for He knoweth the innermost parts of your breasts

George Sale · published 1734

Sources

In-depth analysis →

  • Talal Itani · 2012
  • Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
  • Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
  • John Medows Rodwell · 1861
  • George Sale · 1734

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Translations Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired

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Translations Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired

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Translations Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

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