Surah 62
الجمعةAl-Jumu'ah
The Congregation, Friday · 11 verses · 175 words
بِسْمِIn (the) nameاللهِ(of) Allahالرَّحْمَٰنِthe Most Graciousالرَّحِيمِthe Most Merciful
يُسَبِّحُGlorifiesلِلّٰهِAllahمَاwhateverفِى(is) inالسَّمَاوَاتِthe heavensوَمَاand whateverفِى(is) inالْأَرْضِthe earthالْمَلِكِthe Sovereignالْقُدُّوسِthe Holyالْعَزِيزِthe All-Mightyالْحَكِيمِthe All-Wise
Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth is exalting Allah, the Sovereign, the Pure, the Exalted in Might, the Wise
هُوَHeالَّذِى(is) the One Whoبَعَثَsentفِىamongالْأُمِّيِّينَthe unletteredرَسُولًاa Messengerمِّنْهُمْfrom themselvesيَتْلُواrecitingعَلَيْهِمْto themاٰيَاتِهِۦHis Versesوَيُزَكِّيهِمْand purifying themوَيُعَلِّمُهُمُand teaching themالْكِتَابَthe Bookوَالْحِكْمَةَand the wisdomوَإِنalthoughكَانُواthey wereمِنfromقَبْلُbeforeلَفِىsurely inضَلَالٍan errorمُّبِينٍclear
It is He who has sent among the unlettered a Messenger from themselves reciting to them His verses and purifying them and teaching them the Book and wisdom - although they were before in clear error
وَآخَرِينَAnd othersمِنْهُمْamong themلَمَّاwho have not yetيَلْحَقُواjoinedبِهِمْthemوَهُوَand Heالْعَزِيزُ(is) the All-Mightyالْحَكِيمُthe All-Wise
And [to] others of them who have not yet joined them. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise
ذَٰلِكَThatفَضْلُ(is the) Bountyاللهِ(of) AllahيُؤْتِيهِHe gives itمَن(to) whomيَشَآءُHe willsوَٱللّٰهُAnd Allahذُو(is the) Possessorالْفَضْلِ(of) Bountyالْعَظِيمِthe Great
That is the bounty of Allah, which He gives to whom He wills, and Allah is the possessor of great bounty
مَثَلُ(The) likenessالَّذِينَ(of) those whoحُمِّلُواwere entrustedالتَّوْرَاةَ(with) the Tauratثُمَّthenلَمْnotيَحْمِلُوهَاthey bore itكَمَثَلِ(is) likeالْحِمَارِthe donkeyيَحْمِلُwho carriesأَسْفَارًاbooksبِئْسَWretched isمَثَلُ(the) exampleالْقَوْمِ(of) the peopleالَّذِينَwhoكَذَّبُواdenyبِاٰيَاتِ(the) Signsاللهِ(of) AllahوَٱللّٰهُAnd Allahلَا(does) notيَهْدِىguideالْقَوْمَthe peopleالظَّالِمِينَthe wrongdoers
The example of those who were entrusted with the Torah and then did not take it on is like that of a donkey who carries volumes [of books]. Wretched is the example of the people who deny the signs of Allah. And Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people
قُلْSayيَاأَيُّهَاOالَّذِينَyou (who)هَادُوا(are) Jews!إِنIfزَعَمْتُمْyou claimأَنَّكُمْthat youأَوْلِيَآءُ(are) alliesلِلّٰهِof Allahمِنfromدُونِexcludingالنَّاسِthe peopleفَتَمَنَّوُاthen wishالْمَوْتَ(for) the deathإِنifكُنتُمْyou areصَادِقِينَtruthful
Say, "O you who are Jews, if you claim that you are allies of Allah, excluding the [other] people, then wish for death, if you should be truthful
وَلَاBut notيَتَمَنَّوْنَهُۥٓthey will wish for itأَبَدًاeverبِمَاfor whatقَدَّمَتْ(have) sent forthأَيْدِيهِمْtheir handsوَٱللّٰهُAnd Allahعَلِيمٌ(is) All-Knowingبِالظَّالِمِينَof the wrongdoers
But they will not wish for it, ever, because of what their hands have put forth. And Allah is Knowing of the wrongdoers
قُلْSayإِنَّIndeedالْمَوْتَthe deathالَّذِىwhichتَفِرُّونَyou fleeمِنْهُfrom itفَإِنَّهُۥthen surely itمُلَاقِيكُمْ(will) meet youثُمَّThenتُرَدُّونَyou will be sent backإِلَىٰtoعَالِمِ(the) All-Knowerالْغَيْبِ(of) the unseenوَالشَّهَادَةِand the witnessedفَيُنَبِّئُكُمand He will inform youبِمَا[of] whatكُنتُمْyou used toتَعْمَلُونَdo
Say, "Indeed, the death from which you flee - indeed, it will meet you. Then you will be returned to the Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, and He will inform you about what you used to do
يَاأَيُّهَاOالَّذِينَ(you) whoاٰمَنُواْbelieve!إِذَاWhenنُودِىَ(the) call is madeلِلصَّلَوٰةِfor (the) prayerمِنonيَوْمِ(the) dayالْجُمُعَةِ(of) Fridayفَاسْعَوْاthen hastenإِلَىٰtoذِكْرِ(the) remembranceاللهِ(of) Allahوَذَرُواand leaveالْبَيْعَthe businessذَٰلِكُمْThatخَيْرٌ(is) betterلَّكُمْfor youإِنifكُنتُمْyouتَعْلَمُونَknow
O you who have believed, when [the adhan] is called for the prayer on the day of Jumu'ah [Friday], then proceed to the remembrance of Allah and leave trade. That is better for you, if you only knew
فَإِذَاThen whenقُضِيَتِis concludedالصَّلَوٰةُthe prayerفَانتَشِرُواthen disperseفِىinالْأَرْضِthe landوَابْتَغُواand seekمِنfromفَضْلِ(the) Bountyاللهِ(of) Allahوَاذْكُرُواand rememberاللهَAllahكَثِيرًاmuchلَّعَلَّكُمْso that you mayتُفْلِحُونَsucceed
And when the prayer has been concluded, disperse within the land and seek from the bounty of Allah, and remember Allah often that you may succeed
وَإِذَاAnd whenرَأَوْاthey sawتِجَارَةًa transactionأَوْorلَهْوًاa sportانفَضُّوٓاthey rushedإِلَيْهَاto itوَتَرَكُوكَand left youقَائِمًاstandingقُلْSayمَاWhatعِندَ(is) withاللهِAllahخَيْرٌ(is) betterمِّنَthanاللَّهْوِthe sportوَمِنَand fromالتِّجَارَةِ(any) transactionوَٱللّٰهُAnd Allahخَيْرُ(is the) Bestالرَّازِقِينَ(of) the Providers
But when they saw a transaction or a diversion, [O Muhammad], they rushed to it and left you standing. Say, "What is with Allah is better than diversion and than a transaction, and Allah is the best of providers