35:12

ﱁAnd notﱂare alikeﱃthe two seasﱄThisﱅ(is) freshﱆsweetﱇpleasantﱈits drinkﱉand thisﱊsaltyﱋﱌ(and) bitterﱍAnd fromﱎeachﱏyou eatﱐmeatﱑfreshﱒand you extractﱓornamentsﱔﱕyou wear themﱖand you seeﱗthe shipsﱘin itﱙcleavingﱚso that you may seekﱛofﱜHis Bountyﱝand that you mayﱞbe gratefulﱟ(12)

The two bodies of water are not alike: one is fresh, palatable, and pleasant to drink and the other is salty and bitter. Yet from them both you eat tender seafood and extract ornaments to wear. And you see the ships ploughing their way through both, so you may seek His bounty and give thanks ˹to Him˺.

35:13

ﱠHe causes to enterﱡthe nightﱢin (to)ﱣthe dayﱤand He causes to enterﱥthe dayﱦin (to)ﱧthe nightﱨand He has subjectedﱩthe sunﱪﱫand the moonﱬeachﱭrunningﱮfor a termﱯﱰappointedﱱThat (is)ﱲAllahﱳyour Lordﱴfor Himﱵﱶ(is) the DominionﱷAnd those whomﱸyou invokeﱹbesides Himﱺbesides Himﱻnotﱼthey possessﱽevenﱾ(as much as) the membrane of a date-seedﱿ(13)

He merges the night into the day and the day into the night, and has subjected the sun and the moon, each orbiting for an appointed term. That is Allah—your Lord! All authority belongs to Him. But those ˹idols˺ you invoke besides Him do not possess even the skin of a date stone.

35:14

ﲀIfﲁyou invoke themﲂnotﲃthey hearﲄyour callﲅand ifﲆthey heardﲇnotﲈthey (would) respondﲉﲊto youﲋAnd (on the) Dayﲌ(of) the Resurrectionﲍthey will denyﲎﲏyour associationﲐAnd noneﲑcan inform youﲒlikeﲓ(the) All-Awareﲔ(14)

If you call upon them, they cannot hear your calls. And if they were to hear, they could not respond to you. On the Day of Judgment they will disown your worship ˹of them˺. And no one can inform you ˹O Prophet˺ like the All-Knowledgeable.

35:15

ﲕ ﲖOﲗmankindﲘYouﲙ(are) those in needﲚofﲛﲜAllahﲝwhile AllahﲞHeﲟ(is) Free of needﲠthe Praiseworthyﲡ(15)

O humanity! It is you who stand in need of Allah, but Allah ˹alone˺ is the Self-Sufficient, Praiseworthy.

35:16

ﲢIfﲣHe willsﲤHe (can) do away with youﲥand bringﲦin a creationﲧnewﲨ(16)

If He willed, He could eliminate you and produce a new creation.

35:17

ﲩAnd notﲪthatﲫ(is) onﲬAllahﲭdifficultﲮ(17)

And that is not difficult for Allah ˹at all˺.

35:18

ﲯAnd notﲰwill bearﲱbearer of burdensﲲburdenﲳﲴ(of) anotherﲵAnd ifﲶcallsﲷa heavily ladenﲸtoﲹ(carry) its loadﲺnotﲻwill be carriedﲼof itﲽanythingﲾeven ifﲿhe beﳀnear of kinﳁﳂnear of kinﳃOnlyﳄyou can warnﳅthose whoﳆfearﳇtheir Lord ﳈunseenﳉand establishﳊﳋthe prayerﳌAnd whoeverﳍpurifies himselfﳎthen onlyﳏhe purifiesﳐﳑfor his own selfﳒAnd toﳓAllahﳔ(is) the destinationﳕ(18)

No soul burdened with sin will bear the burden of another. And if a sin-burdened soul cries for help with its burden, none of it will be carried—even by a close relative. You ˹O Prophet˺ can only warn those who stand in awe of their Lord without seeing Him1 and establish prayer. Whoever purifies themselves, they only do so for their own good. And to Allah is the final return.