42:1

ﱁHa Meemﱂ(1)

Ḥâ-Mĩm.

42:2

ﱃAyn Seen Qaafﱄ(2)

’Aĩn-Sĩn-Qãf.

42:3

ﱅThusﱆrevealsﱇto youﱈand toﱉthoseﱊbefore you ﱋbefore you ﱌAllahﱍthe All-Mightyﱎthe All-Wiseﱏ(3)

And so you ˹O Prophet˺ are sent revelation, just like those before you, by Allah—the Almighty, All-Wise.

42:4

ﱐTo Himﱑ(belong) whateverﱒ(is) inﱓthe heavensﱔand whateverﱕ(is) inﱖﱗthe earthﱘand Heﱙ(is) the Most Highﱚthe Most Greatﱛ(4)

To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And He is the Most High, the Greatest.

42:5

ﱜAlmostﱝthe heavensﱞbreak upﱟfromﱠﱡabove themﱢand the Angelsﱣglorifyﱤ(the) praiseﱥ(of) their Lordﱦand ask for forgivenessﱧfor thoseﱨonﱩﱪthe earthﱫUnquestionablyﱬindeedﱭAllahﱮHeﱯ(is) the Oft-Forgivingﱰthe Most Mercifulﱱ(5)

The heavens nearly burst, one above the other, ˹in awe of Him˺. And the angels glorify the praises of their Lord, and seek forgiveness for those on earth. Surely Allah alone is the All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

42:6

ﱲAnd those whoﱳtakeﱴbesidesﱵbesidesﱶprotectorsﱷAllahﱸ(is) a Guardianﱹover themﱺand notﱻyouﱼ(are) over themﱽa managerﱾ(6)

As for those who take other protectors besides Him, Allah is Watchful over them. And you ˹O Prophet˺ are not a keeper over them.

42:7

ﱿAnd thusﲀWe have revealedﲁto youﲂa Quranﲃ(in) Arabicﲄthat you may warnﲅ(the) motherﲆ(of) the townsﲇand whoeverﲈ(is) around itﲉand warnﲊ(of the) Dayﲋ(of) Assemblyﲌ(there is) noﲍdoubtﲎﲏin itﲐA partyﲑ(will be) inﲒParadiseﲓand a partyﲔinﲕthe Blazing Fireﲖ(7)

And so We have revealed to you a Quran in Arabic, so you may warn the Mother of Cities1 and everyone around it, and warn of the Day of Gathering—about which there is no doubt—˹when˺ a group will be in Paradise and another in the Blaze.

42:8

ﲗAnd ifﲘAllah willedﲙAllah willedﲚHe could have made themﲛa communityﲜoneﲝbutﲞHe admitsﲟwhomﲠHe willsﲡin (to)ﲢﲣHis MercyﲤAnd the wrongdoersﲥnotﲦfor themﲧanyﲨprotectorﲩand notﲪany helperﲫ(8)

Had Allah willed, He could have easily made all ˹humanity˺ into a single community ˹of believers˺. But He admits into His mercy whoever He wills. And the wrongdoers will have no protector or helper.

42:9

ﲬOrﲭhave they takenﲮbesides Himﲯbesides HimﲰﲱprotectorsﲲBut Allah ﲳHeﲴ(is) the Protectorﲵand Heﲶgives lifeﲷ(to) the deadﲸAnd Heﲹ(is) onﲺeveryﲻthingﲼAll-Powerfulﲽ(9)

How can they take protectors besides Him? Allah alone is the Protector. He ˹alone˺ gives life to the dead. And He ˹alone˺ is Most Capable of everything.

42:10

ﲾAnd whateverﲿyou differﳀin itﳁofﳂa thingﳃthen its rulingﳄ(is) toﳅﳆAllahﳇThatﳈ(is) Allahﳉmy Lordﳊupon HimﳋI put my trustﳌand to HimﳍI turnﳎ(10)

˹Say to the believers, O  Prophet,˺ “Whatever you may differ about, its judgment rests with Allah. That is Allah—my Lord. In Him I put my trust, and to Him I ˹always˺ turn.”