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22:6

That(is) becauseAllah He(is) the TruthAnd that He[He] gives life(to) the deadand that He(is) overeverythingAll-Powerful(6)

That is because Allah ˹alone˺ is the Truth, He ˹alone˺ gives life to the dead, and He ˹alone˺ is Most Capable of everything.

22:7

And thatthe Hourwill come(there is) nodoubtabout itand thatAllahwill resurrect(those) who(are) inthe graves(7)

And certainly the Hour is coming, there is no doubt about it. And Allah will surely resurrect those in the graves.

22:8

And amongmankind(is he) whodisputesconcerningAllahwithoutany knowledgeand notany guidanceand nota Bookenlightening(8)

˹Still˺ there are some who dispute about Allah without knowledge, guidance, or an enlightening scripture,

22:9

Twistinghis neckto misleadfrom(the) wayﱯﱰ(of) AllahFor himinthe worldﱴﱵ(is) disgraceand We will make him taste(on the) Day(of) Resurrection(the) punishment(of) the Burning Fire(9)

turning away ˹in pride˺ to lead ˹others˺ astray from Allah’s Way. They will suffer disgrace in this world, and on the Day of Judgment We will make them taste the torment of burning.

22:10

That(is) for whathave sent forthﱿyour handsand thatAllahis notunjustto His slaves(10)

˹They will be told,˺ “This is ˹the reward˺ for what your hands have done. And Allah is never unjust to ˹His˺ creation.”

22:11

And amongthe mankind(is he) whoworshipsAllahonﲌﲍan edgeAnd ifbefalls himgoodhe is contentﲒﲓwith itand ifbefalls hima trialhe turnsonhis faceHe has lostthe worldﲜﲝand the HereafterThat[it](is) the lossclear(11)

And there are some who worship Allah on the verge ˹of faith˺: if they are blessed with something good, they are content with it; but if they are afflicted with a trial, they relapse ˹into disbelief˺,1 losing this world and the Hereafter. That is ˹truly˺ the clearest loss.

22:12

He callsbesidesbesidesAllahwhatnotharms himand whatnotﲬﲭbenefits himThat[it](is) the strayingfar away(12)

They call besides Allah what can neither harm nor benefit them. That is ˹truly˺ the farthest one can stray.

22:13

He calls(one) who his harm(is) closerthanﲸﲹhis benefitSurely, an evilprotectorand surely an evilfriend(13)

They invoke those whose worship leads to harm, not benefit. What an evil patron and what an evil associate!

22:14

ﲿIndeedAllahwill admitthose whobelieveand dothe righteous deeds(to) Gardensflowfromunderneath itﳊﳋthe riversIndeedAllahdoeswhatHe intends(14)

Indeed, Allah will admit those who believe and do good into Gardens, under which rivers flow. Surely Allah does what He wills.

22:15

Whoever[is]thinksthatnotAllah will help himAllah will help himinthe worldand the Hereafterthen let him extenda ropetothe skythenlet him cut offthen let him seewhetherwill removehis planwhatenrages(15)

Whoever thinks that Allah will not help His Prophet in this world and the Hereafter, let them stretch out a rope to the ceiling and strangle themselves, then let them see if this plan will do away with ˹the cause of˺ their rage.1