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Translation of the Holy Quran by Dr. Gilani |
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Luqman - Chapter 31 | Contains 34 Verses – Mecca |
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Alif _ Lam_Mim (from Allah to Muhammad) |
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تِلْكَ آيَاتُ الْكِتَابِ الْحَكِيمِ |
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These are the Verses of the Book, full of Wisdom (the Quran) |
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هُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لِّلْمُحْسِنِينَ |
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As a guide and a grace for nice people. |
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الَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ الصَّلَاةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكَاةَ وَهُم بِالْآخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوقِنُونَ |
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Those who perform regular prayer and spend in charity and they believe with certainty in the Hereafter. |
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أُوْلَئِكَ عَلَى هُدًى مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ وَأُوْلَئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ |
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They are on the guidance from their Lord and those are the ones who will be happy and successful. |
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وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يَشْتَرِي لَهْوَ الْحَدِيثِ لِيُضِلَّ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ وَيَتَّخِذَهَا هُزُوًا أُولَئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مُّهِينٌ |
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And from among the people, is the kind of
person, who buys idle speech and story to mislead himself and people away from the Way of God, without any knowledge and he even makes a mockery and joke of that (the way of God). For such persons, there will be a humiliating suffering. |
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وَإِذَا تُتْلَى عَلَيْهِ آيَاتُنَا وَلَّى مُسْتَكْبِرًا كَأَن لَّمْ يَسْمَعْهَا كَأَنَّ فِي أُذُنَيْهِ وَقْرًا فَبَشِّرْهُ بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ |
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And when Our Verses (of the Quran) are read
to such a person, he would turn away arrogantly, as if he didn’t hear it at all, as if he is hard of hearing in his ears. Therefore announce the news of a coming painful suffering to him/her. |
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إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتُ النَّعِيمِ |
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But those who believe and do righteous good deeds, they will have Gardens of Bliss (in Paradise). |
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خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقًّا وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ |
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They will last there forever. This is the Promise of God, in truth, and He is the Almighty, the All-Wise. |
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خَلَقَ
السَّمَاوَاتِ بِغَيْرِ عَمَدٍ تَرَوْنَهَا وَأَلْقَى فِي الْأَرْضِ
رَوَاسِيَ أَن تَمِيدَ بِكُمْ وَبَثَّ فِيهَا |
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He has created the heavens without supporting
pillars or columns, which you could see and He has set firm mountains on earth, so that it would not slide you about and He has scattered on it all kinds of moving creatures. And We have sent down water from the sky (as rain, snow etc), by which We have caused to grow all kinds of nice plants (which is food for all kind of creatures). |
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هَذَا خَلْقُ اللَّهِ فَأَرُونِي مَاذَا خَلَقَ الَّذِينَ مِن دُونِهِ بَلِ الظَّالِمُونَ فِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ |
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This is the Creation of God. Now then show me what others than Him have created (which some people worship them,). The fact is that the unjust idol-worshippers are in clear error and confusion. |
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وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا لُقْمَانَ الْحِكْمَةَ أَنِ اشْكُرْ لِلَّهِ وَمَن يَشْكُرْ فَإِنَّمَا يَشْكُرُ لِنَفْسِهِ وَمَن كَفَرَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَنِيٌّ حَمِيدٌ |
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And We indeed granted Wisdom to Lugman,
teaching him: “Do mention thanks to God”. And when a person thanks, he or she is thanking in a way which would benefit his or her own self (becomes happier and content by being aware of the blessings) and whoever is ungrateful, should know that God is All-Rich (has no need for His servants’ thanks), and He is Much-Praised. |
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وَإِذْ قَالَ لُقْمَانُ لِابْنِهِ وَهُوَ يَعِظُهُ يَا بُنَيَّ لَا تُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ إِنَّ الشِّرْكَ لَظُلْمٌ عَظِيمٌ |
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And consider when Lugman told his son,
advising him: “O my son, don’t ever worship other entities besides God, as this worshipping others is a grave injustice.” |
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وَوَصَّيْنَا الْإِنسَانَ بِوَالِدَيْهِ حَمَلَتْهُ أُمُّهُ وَهْنًا عَلَى وَهْنٍ وَفِصَالُهُ فِي عَامَيْنِ أَنِ اشْكُرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيْكَ إِلَيَّ الْمَصِيرُ |
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And We have advised as a duty to mankind to
be kind to their parents, as his or her mother carried him with hardship upon hardship and weaning from nursing him or her within two years, We advised you to express thanks to Me and your parents (and to remember that) the end of the life journey is back to Me. |
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وَإِن
جَاهَدَاكَ عَلى أَن تُشْرِكَ بِي مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِ عِلْمٌ
فَلَا تُطِعْهُمَا وَصَاحِبْهُمَا |
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Yet if they (the parents) force you to accept
partners with Me (in My Divinity), something upon which you have no knowledge, then do not obey them, however treat them kindly in this world and follow the way of those who reverted (returned to the natural belief) to Me (away from idol-worship). Your ultimate return shall be to Me and I will then inform you of all that you had been doing. |
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يَا بُنَيَّ إِنَّهَا إِن تَكُ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍ مِّنْ خَرْدَلٍ فَتَكُن فِي صَخْرَةٍ أَوْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ أَوْ فِي الْأَرْضِ يَأْتِ بِهَا اللَّهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَطِيفٌ خَبِيرٌ |
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(Lugman also said:) “Oh my son, if it be that
your deed is as little as the grain of a mustard seed (and
anything else), be it in a rock or in the heavens or in the earth, God will bring it forth, since God is the Observer of all details and He is the All Aware.” |
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يَا بُنَيَّ أَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ وَأْمُرْ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَانْهَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ وَاصْبِرْ عَلَى مَا أَصَابَكَ إِنَّ ذَلِكَ مِنْ عَزْمِ الْأُمُورِ |
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“O my son, Keep up your regular prayers and
encourage and enjoin people for goodness and forbid and advise them away from evil and be patient on whatever hardship hits you. Surely this is necessary on how to handle matters and problems and to accomplish good deeds.” |
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وَلَا تُصَعِّرْ خَدَّكَ لِلنَّاسِ وَلَا تَمْشِ فِي الْأَرْضِ مَرَحًا إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ مُخْتَالٍ فَخُورٍ |
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“And do not turn away your face from people
in an arrogant fashion and do not walk on earth proudly. Certainly God does not like any arrogant and bragging person.” |
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وَاقْصِدْ فِي مَشْيِكَ وَاغْضُضْ مِن صَوْتِكَ إِنَّ أَنكَرَ الْأَصْوَاتِ لَصَوْتُ الْحَمِيرِ |
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“And be moderate in your walking and behavior
(neither hasty nor too slow) and keep your voice down (don’t be loud), as in fact the harshest, most unpleasant voice is the braying sound of the asses.” |
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أَلَمْ
تَرَوْا أَنَّ اللَّهَ سَخَّرَ لَكُم مَّا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا
فِي الْأَرْضِ وَأَسْبَغَ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعَمَهُ ظَاهِرَةً
وَبَاطِنَةً وَمِنَ النَّاسِ |
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Haven’t you people noticed that God has
subjected all the things in the heavens and all the things in
the earth for your use and gifted upon you His bounties, both apparent (like health, strength, wealth etc.) and subtle or hidden (such as belief in the One God, wisdom, skills, knowledge etc.) ? Yet among mankind, there is the kind of person, who argues and disputes about God without knowledge or guidance or any Scripture Book, which would give light or explanation (to his/her argument). |
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وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ اتَّبِعُوا مَا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ قَالُوا بَلْ نَتَّبِعُ مَا وَجَدْنَا عَلَيْهِ آبَاءنَا أَوَلَوْ كَانَ الشَّيْطَانُ يَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى عَذَابِ السَّعِيرِ |
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And when they are told: "Follow what God has
sent down (as guidance)" they say: "We rather follow what our fathers used to follow", Do they follow their fathers, even though Satan had been calling them towards the blazing Fire of Hell? |
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وَمَن يُسْلِمْ وَجْهَهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَهُوَ مُحْسِنٌ فَقَدِ اسْتَمْسَكَ بِالْعُرْوَةِ الْوُثْقَى وَإِلَى اللَّهِ عَاقِبَةُ الْأُمُورِ |
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And whoever submits his self or his being to
God and he is a good behaving person, he has certainly grasped and holds to a solid handle of salvation and the final end of all matters is in the Hands of God. |
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وَمَن كَفَرَ فَلَا يَحْزُنكَ كُفْرُهُ إِلَيْنَا مَرْجِعُهُمْ فَنُنَبِّئُهُم بِمَا عَمِلُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ بِذَاتِ الصُّدُورِ |
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And whoever rejects the faith, his rejection
should not make you sad. The return of all them will be to Us, then We will inform them of what they had done. Certainly God is All knowing of the inner secrets of hearts. |
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نُمَتِّعُهُمْ قَلِيلًا ثُمَّ نَضْطَرُّهُمْ إِلَى عَذَابٍ غَلِيظٍ |
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We let them (the unbelievers) to enjoy their lives for a little while, then We submit them to a severe suffering. |
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وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّنْ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ لَيَقُولُنَّ اللَّهُ قُلِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ |
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And when you ask them : ”Who has created the
heavens and the earth?” they will surely say: “God”, say: “All praise and all thanks are due to God”. yet most of them do not know (what this really means). |
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لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْغَنِيُّ الْحَمِيدُ |
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To God belongs all that is in the heavens and
the earth. Certainly, only God is Self sufficient, Rich (free of all needs) and Worthy of all praises. |
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وَلَوْ أَنَّمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ مِن شَجَرَةٍ أَقْلَامٌ وَالْبَحْرُ يَمُدُّهُ مِن بَعْدِهِ سَبْعَةُ أَبْحُرٍ مَّا نَفِدَتْ كَلِمَاتُ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ |
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And if all the trees on earth were pens and
the sea were as ink, with seven seas added to it, the words (about the Majesty) of God would not be exhausted, for in all reality God is the Absolute Almighty, the All Wise. |
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مَّا خَلْقُكُمْ وَلَا بَعْثُكُمْ إِلَّا كَنَفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ بَصِيرٌ |
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(For Him, because of His Immense Power,) The
Creation and the Resurrection of all of you is like the creation and resurrection of a single person, as He is certainly All Hearing, All Observant. |
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أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يُولِجُ اللَّيْلَ فِي النَّهَارِ وَيُولِجُ النَّهَارَ فِي اللَّيْلِ وَسَخَّرَ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ كُلٌّ يَجْرِي إِلَى أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ |
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Don’t you notice that God makes the night
grow longer by shortening the day and makes the day grow longer by shortening the nights and made the sun and the moon obedient (to His Laws which He made for nature), all heavenly bodies running their courses for a specific term (set by Him) and that God is all Aware of what you do. |
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ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْحَقُّ وَأَنَّ مَا يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِ الْبَاطِلُ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْكَبِيرُ |
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That is because God Alone is the Absolute
Truth and that all that they call upon other than Him, is sheer falsehood and that certainly only God is Most High, Most Great. |
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أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ الْفُلْكَ تَجْرِي فِي الْبَحْرِ بِنِعْمَتِ اللَّهِ لِيُرِيَكُم مِّنْ آيَاتِهِ إِنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّكُلِّ صَبَّارٍ شَكُورٍ |
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Don’t you observe that ships run on sea by
the Grace of God, to show you some of His Majestic Signs? In this phenomenon, there are of course signs (of His majesty) to be observed for all who are entirely patient in all situations and deeply grateful (to be able to observe all these wonders, beauties and blessings). |
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وَإِذَا غَشِيَهُم مَّوْجٌ كَالظُّلَلِ دَعَوُا اللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ فَلَمَّا نَجَّاهُمْ إِلَى الْبَرِّ فَمِنْهُم مُّقْتَصِدٌ وَمَا يَجْحَدُ بِآيَاتِنَا إِلَّا كُلُّ خَتَّارٍ كَفُورٍ |
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And so it is that when a wave covers up over
them like a huge shadow (of death), they call God, sincere in their faith in Him. But then soon after He has brought them safe ashore, some of them are half-hearted in their faith. Yet no one could argue or reject Our Signs except any disloyal, ungrateful person. |
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يَا أَيُّهَا
النَّاسُ اتَّقُوا رَبَّكُمْ وَاخْشَوْا يَوْمًا لَّا يَجْزِي
وَالِدٌ عَن وَلَدِهِ وَلَا مَوْلُودٌ هُوَ جَازٍ عَن وَالِدِهِ
شَيْئًا |
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O you people, be conscious of your Lord and
be in awe of the Day (of Resurrection) when no parent can be rewarded or be punished instead of his child in any shape or form, nor any child would be rewarded or be punished instead of his parents in any shape or form at all. Certainly the Promise of God is true, therefore don’t let the life of this world deceive you, nor let (your own) deceptive thoughts (Satan) deceive you about the promise of God. |
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إِنَّ اللَّهَ
عِندَهُ عِلْمُ السَّاعَةِ وَيُنَزِّلُ الْغَيْثَ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا
فِي الْأَرْحَامِ وَمَا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ مَّاذَا تَكْسِبُ |
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In reality, only God has the knowledge of the
time and the Hour (of the end of this world and the Resurrection) and He is the One who sends down the rain (of salvation) and knows all which are in the wombs No one knows what he or she will earn tomorrow, and not even one person knows in which land he or she will die. Truly, only God is the All Knowing, the All Aware. |
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