61. Surah As-Saf The Ranks

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ

Bismi Allahi arrahmani arraheem

In the name of Allah, All-Merciful, Most Merciful

سَبَّحَ لِلّٰهِ مَا فِي السَّمٰوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْاَرْضِۚ وَهُوَ الْعَز۪يزُ الْحَك۪يمُ

Sabbaha lillahi ma fee assamawatiwama fee al-ardi wahuwa alAAazeezu alhakeem

Everything in the heavens and everything in the earth glorifies Allah. He is the Almighty, the All-Wise.

يَٓا اَيُّهَا الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا لِمَ تَقُولُونَ مَا لَا تَفْعَلُونَ

Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoolima taqooloona ma la tafAAaloon

You who have iman! why do you say what you do not do?

كَبُرَ مَقْتاً عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ اَنْ تَقُولُوا مَا لَا تَفْعَلُونَ

Kabura maqtan AAinda Allahi antaqooloo ma la tafAAaloon

It is deeply abhorrent to Allah that you should say what you do not do.

اِنَّ اللّٰهَ يُحِبُّ الَّذ۪ينَ يُقَاتِلُونَ ف۪ي سَب۪يلِه۪ صَفاًّ كَاَنَّهُمْ بُنْيَانٌ مَرْصُوصٌ

Inna Allaha yuhibbu allatheenayuqatiloona fee sabeelihi saffan kaannahum bunyanunmarsoos

Allah loves those who fight in His Way in ranks like well-built walls.

وَاِذْ قَالَ مُوسٰى لِقَوْمِه۪ يَا قَوْمِ لِمَ تُؤْذُونَن۪ي وَقَدْ تَعْلَمُونَ اَنّ۪ي رَسُولُ اللّٰهِ اِلَيْكُمْۜ فَلَمَّا زَاغُٓوا اَزَاغَ اللّٰهُ قُلُوبَهُمْۜ وَاللّٰهُ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الْفَاسِق۪ينَ

Wa-ith qala moosaliqawmihi ya qawmi lima tu/thoonanee waqadtaAAlamoona annee rasoolu Allahi ilaykum falamma zaghooazagha Allahu quloobahum wallahu layahdee alqawma alfasiqeen

Remember when Musa said to his people, ‘My people, why do you mistreat me when you know that I am the Messenger of Allah to you?’ So when they deviated, Allah made their hearts deviate. Allah does not guide people who are deviators.

وَاِذْ قَالَ ع۪يسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ يَا بَن۪ٓي اِسْرَٓائ۪لَ اِنّ۪ي رَسُولُ اللّٰهِ اِلَيْكُمْ مُصَدِّقاً لِمَا بَـيْنَ يَدَيَّ مِنَ التَّوْرٰيةِ وَمُبَشِّراً بِرَسُولٍ يَأْت۪ي مِنْ بَعْدِي اسْمُهُٓ اَحْمَدُۜ فَلَمَّا جَٓاءَهُمْ بِالْبَـيِّنَاتِ قَالُوا هٰذَا سِحْرٌ مُب۪ينٌ

Wa-ith qala AAeesa ibnumaryama ya banee isra-eela innee rasoolu Allahiilaykum musaddiqan lima bayna yadayya mina attawratiwamubashshiran birasoolin ya/tee min baAAdee ismuhu ahmadufalamma jaahum bilbayyinati qaloohatha sihrun mubeen

And when ‘Isa son of Maryam said, ‘Tribe of Israel, I am the Messenger of Allah to you, confirming the Torah which came before me and giving you the good news of a Messenger after me whose name is Ahmad. ’ When he brought them the Clear Signs, they said, ‘This is downright magic.’

وَمَنْ اَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ افْتَرٰى عَلَى اللّٰهِ الْـكَذِبَ وَهُوَ يُدْعٰٓى اِلَى الْاِسْلَامِۜ وَاللّٰهُ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الظَّالِم۪ينَ

Waman athlamu mimmani iftaraAAala Allahi alkathiba wahuwa yudAAaila al-islami wallahu layahdee alqawma aththalimeen

Who could do greater wrong than someone who invents a lie against Allah when he has been called to Islam? Allah does not guide wrongdoing people.

يُر۪يدُونَ لِيُطْفِؤُ۫ا نُورَ اللّٰهِ بِاَفْوَاهِهِمْ وَاللّٰهُ مُتِمُّ نُورِه۪ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْـكَافِرُونَ

Yureedoona liyutfi-oo noora Allahibi-afwahihim wallahu mutimmu noorihi walawkariha alkafiroon

They desire to extinguish Allah’s Light with their mouths but Allah will perfect His Light, though the kafirun hate it.

هُوَ الَّـذ۪ٓي اَرْسَلَ رَسُولَهُ بِالْهُدٰى وَد۪ينِ الْحَقِّ لِيُظْهِرَهُ عَلَى الدّ۪ينِ كُلِّه۪ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ۟

Huwa allathee arsala rasoolahu bilhudawadeeni alhaqqi liyuthhirahu AAala addeenikullihi walaw kariha almushrikoon

It is He who sent His Messenger with guidance and the Deen of Truth to exalt it over every other deen, though the idolaters hate it.

يَٓا اَيُّهَا الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا هَلْ اَدُلُّكُمْ عَلٰى تِجَارَةٍ تُنْج۪يكُمْ مِنْ عَذَابٍ اَل۪يمٍ

Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoohal adullukum AAala tijaratin tunjeekum min AAathabinaleem

You who have iman! shall I direct you to a transaction which will save you from a painful punishment?

تُـؤْمِنُونَ بِاللّٰهِ وَرَسُولِه۪ وَتُجَاهِدُونَ ف۪ي سَب۪يلِ اللّٰهِ بِاَمْوَالِكُمْ وَاَنْفُسِكُمْۜ ذٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَـكُمْ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَۙ

Tu/minoona billahiwarasoolihi watujahidoona fee sabeeli Allahi bi-amwalikumwaanfusikum thalikum khayrun lakum in kuntum taAAlamoon

It is to have iman in Allah and His Messenger and do jihad in the Way of Allah with your wealth and your selves. That is better for you if you only knew.

يَغْفِرْ لَـكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ وَيُدْخِلْـكُمْ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْر۪ي مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْاَنْهَارُ وَمَسَا‌كِنَ طَيِّبَةً ف۪ي جَنَّاتِ عَدْنٍۜ ذٰلِكَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظ۪يمُۙ

Yaghfir lakum thunoobakumwayudkhilkum jannatin tajree min tahtihaal-anharu wamasakina tayyibatan fee jannatiAAadnin thalika alfawzu alAAatheem

He will forgive you your wrong actions and admit you into Gardens with rivers flowing under them, and fine dwellings in the Gardens of Eden. That is the Great Victory.

وَاُخْرٰى تُحِبُّونَهَاۜ نَصْرٌ مِنَ اللّٰهِ وَفَتْحٌ قَر۪يبٌۜ وَبَشِّرِ الْمُؤْمِن۪ينَ

Waokhra tuhibboonaha nasrunmina Allahi wafathun qarreebun wabashshirialmu/mineen

And other things you love: support from Allah and imminent victory. Give good news to the muminun!

يَٓا اَيُّهَا الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا كُونُٓوا اَنْصَارَ اللّٰهِ كَمَا قَالَ ع۪يسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ لِلْحَوَارِيّ۪نَ مَنْ اَنْصَار۪ٓي اِلَى اللّٰهِۜ قَالَ الْحَوَارِيُّونَ نَحْنُ اَنْصَارُ اللّٰهِ فَاٰمَنَتْ طَٓائِفَةٌ مِنْ بَن۪ٓي اِسْرَٓائ۪لَ وَكَـفَرَتْ طَٓائِفَةٌۚ فَاَيَّدْنَا الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا عَلٰى عَدُوِّهِمْ فَاَصْبَحُوا ظَاهِر۪ينَ

Ya ayyuha allatheena amanookoonoo ansara Allahi kama qala AAeesaibnu maryama lilhawariyyeena man ansaree ilaAllahi qala alhawariyyoona nahnuansaru Allahi faamanat ta-ifatun minbanee isra-eela wakafarat ta-ifatun faayyadnaallatheena amanoo AAala AAaduwwihim faasbahoothahireen

You who have iman! be helpers of Allah as ‘Isa son of Maryam said to the Disciples, ‘Who will be my helpers to Allah?’ The Disciples said, ‘We will be the helpers of Allah. ’ One faction of the tribe of Israel had iman and the other were kafir. So We supported those who had iman against their enemy and they became victorious.