that this is truly a noble Quran,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Indeed, it is a noble Qur’ān.
— Saheeh International
in a well-preserved Record,1
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
In a Register well-protected;1.
— Saheeh International
touched by none except the purified ˹angels˺.1
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
None touch it except the purified [i.e., the angels].
— Saheeh International
˹It is˺ a revelation from the Lord of all worlds.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
[It is] a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
— Saheeh International
How can you then take this message lightly,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Then is it to this statement that you are indifferent
— Saheeh International
and repay ˹Allah for˺ your provisions with denial?1
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And make [the thanks for] your provision that you deny [the Provider]?
— Saheeh International
Why then ˹are you helpless˺ when the soul ˹of a dying person˺ reaches ˹their˺ throat,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Then why, when it [i.e., the soul at death] reaches the throat
— Saheeh International
while you are looking on?
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And you are at that time looking on -
— Saheeh International
And We are nearer to such a person than you, but you cannot see.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And We [i.e., Our angels] are nearer to him than you, but you do not see -
— Saheeh International
Now, if you are not subject to Our Will ˹as you claim˺,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Then why do you not, if you are not to be recompensed,
— Saheeh International
bring that soul back, if what you say is true.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Bring it back,1 if you should be truthful?
— Saheeh International
So, if the deceased is one of those brought near ˹to Us˺,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And if he [i.e., the deceased] was of those brought near [to Allah],
— Saheeh International
then ˹such a person will have˺ serenity, fragrance,1 and a Garden of Bliss.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Then [for him is] rest and bounty and a garden of pleasure.
— Saheeh International
And if the deceased is one of the people of the right,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And if he was of the companions of the right,
— Saheeh International
then ˹they will be told,˺ “Greetings to you from the people of the right.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Then [the angels will say], "Peace for you; [you are] from the companions of the right."
— Saheeh International
But if such person is one of the misguided deniers,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
But if he was of the deniers [who were] astray,
— Saheeh International
then their accommodation will be boiling water ˹to drink˺
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Then [for him is] accommodation of scalding water
— Saheeh International
and burning in Hellfire.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And burning in Hellfire.
— Saheeh International
Indeed, this is the absolute truth.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Indeed, this is the true certainty,
— Saheeh International
So glorify the Name of your Lord, the Greatest.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great.
— Saheeh International
Whatever is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Allah, for He is the Almighty, All-Wise.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Whatever is in the heavens and earth exalts Allah,1 and He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
— Saheeh International
To Him belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. He gives life and causes death. And He is Most Capable of everything.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
His is the dominion of the heavens and earth. He gives life and causes death, and He is over all things competent.
— Saheeh International
He is the First and the Last, the Most High and Most Near,1 and He has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of all things.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He is the First1 and the Last,2 the Ascendant3 and the Intimate,4 and He is, of all things, Knowing.
— Saheeh International