Surah As-Saf

سَبَّحَ لِلّٰهِ مَا فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ وَمَا فِى الْاَرْضِۚ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيْزُ الْحَكِيْمُ ۝١

Sabbaḥa lillāhi mā fis-samāwāti wa mā fil-arḍ, wa huwal-‘azīzul-ḥakīm

1. Everything in the heavens and the earth praises Allah. He is the Almighty, the Wise.

يٰٓاَيُّهَا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا لِمَ تَقُوْلُوْنَ مَا لَا تَفْعَلُوْنَ ۝٢

Yā ayyuhal-lażīna āmanū lima taqūlūna mā lā taf‘alūn

2. O you who believe! Why do you say what you do not do?

كَبُرَ مَقْتًا عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ اَنْ تَقُوْلُوْا مَا لَا تَفْعَلُوْنَ ۝٣

Kaburo maqtan ‘indallāhi an taqūlū mā lā taf‘alūn

3. It is most hateful to Allah that you say what you do not do.

اِنَّ اللّٰهَ يُحِبُّ الَّذِيْنَ يُقَاتِلُوْنَ فِيْ سَبِيْلِهٖ صَفًّا كَاَنَّهُمْ بُنْيَانٌ مَّرْصُوْصٌ ۝٤

Innallāha yuḥibbul-lażīna yuqōtilūna fī sabīlihī ṣoffan ka'annahum bun-yānum marṣūṣ

4. Allah loves those who fight in His cause, in ranks, as though they were a compact structure.

وَاِذْ قَالَ مُوْسٰى لِقَوْمِهٖ يٰقَوْمِ لِمَ تُؤْذُوْنَنِيْ وَقَدْ تَّعْلَمُوْنَ اَنِّيْ رَسُوْلُ اللّٰهِ اِلَيْكُمْۗ فَلَمَّا زَاغُوْٓا اَزَاغَ اللّٰهُ قُلُوْبَهُمْۗ وَاللّٰهُ لَا يَهْدِى الْقَوْمَ الْفٰسِقِيْنَ ۝٥

Wa iż qōla mūsā liqoumihī yā qoumi lima tu'żūnanī wa qod ta‘lamūna annī rosūlullāhi ilaikum, falammā zāghū azāghollāhu qulūbahum, wallāhu lā yahdil-qoumal-fāsiqīn

5. When Moses said to his people, “O my people, why do you hurt me, although you know that I am Allah’s messenger to you?” And when they swerved, Allah swerved their hearts. Allah does not guide the sinful people.

وَاِذْ قَالَ عِيْسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ يٰبَنِيْٓ اِسْرَاۤءِيْلَ اِنِّيْ رَسُوْلُ اللّٰهِ اِلَيْكُمْ مُّصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ مِنَ التَّوْرٰىةِ وَمُبَشِّرًاۢ بِرَسُوْلٍ يَّأْتِيْ مِنْۢ بَعْدِى اسْمُهٗٓ اَحْمَدُۗ فَلَمَّا جَاۤءَهُمْ بِالْبَيِّنٰتِ قَالُوْا هٰذَا سِحْرٌ مُّبِيْنٌ ۝٦

Wa iż qōla ‘īsabnu maryama yā banī isrō-īla innī rosūlullāhi ilaikum muṣoddiqol limā baina yadayya minat-taurōti wa mubasysyirom birosūliy ya'tī mim ba‘dismuhū aḥmad, falammā jā-ahum bil-bayyināti qōlū hāżā siḥrum mubīn

6. And when Jesus son of Mary said, “O Children of Israel, I am Allah’s messenger to you, confirming what preceded me of the Torah, and announcing good news of a messenger who will come after me, whose name is Ahmad.” But when he showed them the miracles, they said, “This is obvious sorcery.”

وَمَنْ اَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ افْتَرٰى عَلَى اللّٰهِ الْكَذِبَ وَهُوَ يُدْعٰىٓ اِلَى الْاِسْلَامِۗ وَاللّٰهُ لَا يَهْدِى الْقَوْمَ الظّٰلِمِيْنَ ۝٧

Wa man aẓlamu mimmaniftarō ‘alallāhil-każiba wa huwa yud‘ā ilal-islām, wallāhu lā yahdil-qoumaẓ-ẓōlimīn

7. And who is a greater wrongdoer than he who attributes falsehoods to Allah, when he is being invited to Islam? Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.

يُرِيْدُوْنَ لِيُطْفِـُٔوْا نُوْرَ اللّٰهِ بِاَفْوَاهِهِمْۗ وَاللّٰهُ مُتِمُّ نُوْرِهٖ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْكٰفِرُوْنَ ۝٨

Yurīdūna liyuṭfi'ū nūrollāhi bi'afwāhihim, wallāhu mutimmu nūrihī wa lau karihal-kāfirūn

8. They want to extinguish Allah’s light with their mouths; but Allah will complete His light, even though the disbelievers dislike it.

هُوَ الَّذِيْٓ اَرْسَلَ رَسُوْلَهٗ بِالْهُدٰى وَدِيْنِ الْحَقِّ لِيُظْهِرَهٗ عَلَى الدِّيْنِ كُلِّهٖۙ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْمُشْرِكُوْنَ ࣖ ۝٩

Wa huwal-lażī arsala rosūlahū bil-hudā wa dīnil-ḥaqqi liyuẓhirohū ‘alad-dīni kullih, wa lau karihal-musyrikūn

9. It is He who sent His Messenger with the guidance and the true religion, to make it prevail over all religions, even though the idolaters dislike it.

يٰٓاَيُّهَا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا هَلْ اَدُلُّكُمْ عَلٰى تِجَارَةٍ تُنْجِيْكُمْ مِّنْ عَذَابٍ اَلِيْمٍ ۝١٠

Yā ayyuhal-lażīna āmanū hal adullukum ‘alā tijārotin tunjīkum min ‘ażābin alīm

10. O you who believe! Shall I inform you of a trade that will save you from a painful torment?

تُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِاللّٰهِ وَرَسُوْلِهٖ وَتُجَاهِدُوْنَ فِيْ سَبِيْلِ اللّٰهِ بِاَمْوَالِكُمْ وَاَنْفُسِكُمْۗ ذٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُوْنَۙ ۝١١

Tu'minūna billāhi wa rosūlihī wa tujāhidūna fī sabīlillāhi bi'amwālikum wa anfusikum, żālikum khoirul lakum in kuntum ta‘lamūn

11. That you believe in Allah and His Messenger, and strive in the cause of Allah with your possessions and yourselves. That is best for you, if you only knew.

يَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوْبَكُمْ وَيُدْخِلْكُمْ جَنّٰتٍ تَجْرِيْ مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْاَنْهٰرُ وَمَسٰكِنَ طَيِّبَةً فِيْ جَنّٰتِ عَدْنٍۗ ذٰلِكَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيْمُۙ ۝١٢

Yaghfir lakum żunūbakum wa yudkhilkum jannātin tajrī min taḥtihal-anhāru wa masākina ṭoyyibatan fī jannāti ‘adn, żālikal-fauzul-‘aẓīm

12. He will forgive you your sins; and will admit you into gardens beneath which rivers flow, and into beautiful mansions in the Gardens of Eden. That is the supreme success.

وَاُخْرٰى تُحِبُّوْنَهَاۗ نَصْرٌ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ وَفَتْحٌ قَرِيْبٌۗ وَبَشِّرِ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ ۝١٣

Wa ukhrō tuḥibbūnahā, naṣrum minallāhi wa fatḥun qorīb, wa basysyiril-mu'minīn

13. And something else you love: support from Allah, and imminent victory. So give good news to the believers.

يٰٓاَيُّهَا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا كُوْنُوْٓا اَنْصَارَ اللّٰهِ كَمَا قَالَ عِيْسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ لِلْحَوَارِيّٖنَ مَنْ اَنْصَارِيْٓ اِلَى اللّٰهِ ۗقَالَ الْحَوَارِيُّوْنَ نَحْنُ اَنْصَارُ اللّٰهِ فَاٰمَنَتْ طَّاۤىِٕفَةٌ مِّنْۢ بَنِيْٓ اِسْرَاۤءِيْلَ وَكَفَرَتْ طَّاۤىِٕفَةٌ ۚفَاَيَّدْنَا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا عَلٰى عَدُوِّهِمْ فَاَصْبَحُوْا ظٰهِرِيْنَ ࣖ ۝١٤

Yā ayyuhal-lażīna āmanū kūnū anṣōrollāhi kamā qōla ‘īsabnu maryama lil-ḥawāriyyīna man anṣōrī ilallāh, qōlal-ḥawāriyyūna naḥnu anṣōrullāhi fa'āmanaṭ-ṭō-ifatum mim banī isrō-īla wa kafaroṭ-ṭō-ifah, fa'ayyadnal-lażīna āmanū ‘alā ‘aduwwihim fa'aṣbaḥū ẓōhirīn

14. O you who believe! Be supporters of Allah, as Jesus son of Mary said to the disciples, “Who are my supporters towards Allah?” The disciples said, “We are Allah’s supporters.” So a group of the Children of Israel believed, while another group disbelieved. We supported those who believed against their foe, so they became dominant.