21:1

ﱁ(Has) approachedﱂfor [the] mankindﱃtheir accountﱄwhile theyﱅ(are) inﱆheedlessnessﱇturning awayﱈ(1)

˹The time of˺ people’s judgment has drawn near, yet they are heedlessly turning away.

21:2

ﱉNotﱊcomes to themﱋofﱌa Reminderﱍfromﱎtheir Lordﱏanewﱐexceptﱑthey listen to itﱒwhile theyﱓ(are at) playﱔ(2)

Whatever new reminder comes to them from their Lord, they only listen to it jokingly,

21:3

ﱕDistractedﱖﱗtheir heartsﱘAnd they concealﱙthe private conversationﱚthose whoﱛ[they] wrongedﱜIsﱝthisﱞexceptﱟa human beingﱠﱡlike youﱢSo would you approachﱣthe magicﱤwhile youﱥsee (it)ﱦ(3)

with their hearts ˹totally˺ distracted. The evildoers would converse secretly, ˹saying,˺ “Is this ˹one˺ not human like yourselves? Would you fall for ˹this˺ witchcraft, even though you can ˹clearly˺ see?”

21:4

ﱧHe saidﱨMy Lordﱩknowsﱪthe wordﱫinﱬthe heavensﱭﱮand the earthﱯAnd Heﱰ(is) the All-Hearerﱱthe All-Knowerﱲ(4)

The Prophet responded, “My Lord ˹fully˺ knows every word spoken in the heavens and the earth. For He is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.”

21:5

ﱳNayﱴthey sayﱵMuddledﱶdreamsﱷnayﱸhe (has) invented itﱹnayﱺheﱻ(is) a poetﱼSo let him bring usﱽa signﱾlike whatﱿwas sentﲀ(to) the formerﲁ(5)

Yet they say, “This ˹Quran˺ is a set of confused dreams! No, he has fabricated it! No, he must be a poet! So let him bring us a ˹tangible˺ sign like those ˹prophets˺ sent before.”

21:6

ﲂNotﲃbelievedﲄbefore themﲅanyﲆtownﲇﲈwhich We destroyedﲉso will theyﲊbelieveﲋ(6)

Not a ˹single˺ society We destroyed before them ever believed ˹after receiving the signs˺. Will these ˹pagans˺ then believe?

21:7

ﲌAnd notﲍWe sentﲎbefore youﲏexceptﲐmenﲑWe revealedﲒﲓto themﲔSo askﲕ(the) peopleﲖ(of) the Reminderﲗifﲘyouﲙ(do) notﲚknowﲛ(7)

We did not send ˹messengers˺ before you ˹O Prophet˺ except mere men inspired by Us. If you ˹polytheists˺ do not know ˹this already˺, then ask those who have knowledge ˹of the Scriptures˺.

21:8

ﲜAnd notﲝWe made themﲞbodiesﲟnotﲠeatingﲡthe foodﲢand notﲣthey wereﲤimmortalsﲥ(8)

We did not give those messengers ˹supernatural˺ bodies that did not need food, nor were they immortal.

21:9

ﲦThenﲧWe fulfilled (for) themﲨthe promiseﲩand We saved themﲪand whomﲫWe willedﲬand We destroyedﲭthe transgressorsﲮ(9)

Then We fulfilled Our promise to them, saving them along with whoever We willed and destroying the transgressors.

21:10

ﲯIndeedﲰWe (have) sent downﲱto youﲲa Bookﲳin itﲴﲵ(is) your mentionﲶThen will notﲷyou use reasonﲸ(10)

We have surely revealed to you a Book, in which there is glory for you. Will you not then understand?