Sura 32: Prostration (Al-Sajdah) ( سورة السجدة )
بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمٰنِ الرَّحيمِ
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
١:الم
[32:1] A. L. M.*
Footnote*32:1 The meaning of these letters is given in the next verse: “This book is, without a doubt, a revelation from the Lord of the universe.” See Appendix 1 for the details.
٢:تَنزيلُ الكِتٰبِ لا رَيبَ فيهِ مِن رَبِّ العٰلَمينَ
[32:2] The book is, without a doubt, a revelation from the Lord of the universe.
٣:أَم يَقولونَ افتَرىٰهُ بَل هُوَ الحَقُّ مِن رَبِّكَ لِتُنذِرَ قَومًا ما أَتىٰهُم مِن نَذيرٍ مِن قَبلِكَ لَعَلَّهُم يَهتَدونَ
[32:3] They said, “He fabricated it.” Indeed, this is the truth from your Lord, to warn people who never received a warner before you, that they may be guided.
٤:اللَّهُ الَّذى خَلَقَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالأَرضَ وَما بَينَهُما فى سِتَّةِ أَيّامٍ ثُمَّ استَوىٰ عَلَى العَرشِ ما لَكُم مِن دونِهِ مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلا شَفيعٍ أَفَلا تَتَذَكَّرونَ
No Mediator Between God And You
[32:4] GOD is the One who created the heavens and the earth, and everything between them in six days, then assumed all authority. You have none beside Him as Lord, nor do you have an intercessor. Would you not take heed?
٥:يُدَبِّرُ الأَمرَ مِنَ السَّماءِ إِلَى الأَرضِ ثُمَّ يَعرُجُ إِلَيهِ فى يَومٍ كانَ مِقدارُهُ أَلفَ سَنَةٍ مِمّا تَعُدّونَ
[32:5] All matters are controlled by Him from the heaven to the earth. To Him, the day is equivalent to one thousand of your years.
٦:ذٰلِكَ عٰلِمُ الغَيبِ وَالشَّهٰدَةِ العَزيزُ الرَّحيمُ
[32:6] Knower of all secrets and declarations; the Almighty, Most Merciful.
٧:الَّذى أَحسَنَ كُلَّ شَىءٍ خَلَقَهُ وَبَدَأَ خَلقَ الإِنسٰنِ مِن طينٍ
The Origin of Man
[32:7] He is the One who perfected everything He created, and started the creation of the human from clay.
٨:ثُمَّ جَعَلَ نَسلَهُ مِن سُلٰلَةٍ مِن ماءٍ مَهينٍ
[32:8] Then He continued his reproduction through a certain lowly liquid.
٩:ثُمَّ سَوّىٰهُ وَنَفَخَ فيهِ مِن روحِهِ وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ السَّمعَ وَالأَبصٰرَ وَالأَفـِٔدَةَ قَليلًا ما تَشكُرونَ
[32:9] He shaped him and blew into him from His spirit. And He gave you the hearing, the eyesight, and the brains; rarely are you thankful.
١٠:وَقالوا أَءِذا ضَلَلنا فِى الأَرضِ أَءِنّا لَفى خَلقٍ جَديدٍ بَل هُم بِلِقاءِ رَبِّهِم كٰفِرونَ
[32:10] They wonder, “After we vanish into the earth, do we get created anew?” Thus, as regards meeting their Lord, they are disbelievers.
١١:قُل يَتَوَفّىٰكُم مَلَكُ المَوتِ الَّذى وُكِّلَ بِكُم ثُمَّ إِلىٰ رَبِّكُم تُرجَعونَ
[32:11] Say, “You will be put to death by the angel in whose charge you are placed, then to your Lord you will be returned.”
١٢:وَلَو تَرىٰ إِذِ المُجرِمونَ ناكِسوا رُءوسِهِم عِندَ رَبِّهِم رَبَّنا أَبصَرنا وَسَمِعنا فَارجِعنا نَعمَل صٰلِحًا إِنّا موقِنونَ
Too Late
[32:12] If only you could see the guilty when they bow down their heads before their Lord: “Our Lord, now we have seen and we have heard. Send us back and we will be righteous. Now we have attained certainty.”*
Footnote*32:12 If sent back, they would commit the same transgressions. See Footnote 6:28.
١٣:وَلَو شِئنا لَـٔاتَينا كُلَّ نَفسٍ هُدىٰها وَلٰكِن حَقَّ القَولُ مِنّى لَأَملَأَنَّ جَهَنَّمَ مِنَ الجِنَّةِ وَالنّاسِ أَجمَعينَ
[32:13] Had we willed, we could have given every soul its guidance, but it is already predetermined that I will fill Hell with jinns and humans, all together.*
Footnote*32:13 The majority of humans “insist” upon going to Hell, by choosing to ignore God’s invitations to redeem them. God will not put a single person in Hell. Those who fail to redeem themselves by denouncing idolatry and devoting themselves to God ALONE, and fail to develop their souls through the practices prescribed by our Creator, will have to run to Hell on their own volition. They will be too weak to stand the physical presence of God’s energy.
١٤:فَذوقوا بِما نَسيتُم لِقاءَ يَومِكُم هٰذا إِنّا نَسينٰكُم وَذوقوا عَذابَ الخُلدِ بِما كُنتُم تَعمَلونَ
[32:14] Taste the consequences of your forgetting this day; now we forget you. You have incurred eternal retribution in return for your own works.
١٥:إِنَّما يُؤمِنُ بِـٔايٰتِنَا الَّذينَ إِذا ذُكِّروا بِها خَرّوا سُجَّدًا وَسَبَّحوا بِحَمدِ رَبِّهِم وَهُم لا يَستَكبِرونَ
[32:15] The only people who truly believe in our revelations are those who fall prostrate upon hearing them. They glorify and praise their Lord, without any arrogance.
١٦:تَتَجافىٰ جُنوبُهُم عَنِ المَضاجِعِ يَدعونَ رَبَّهُم خَوفًا وَطَمَعًا وَمِمّا رَزَقنٰهُم يُنفِقونَ
[32:16] Their sides readily forsake their beds, in order to worship their Lord, out of reverence and hope, and from our provisions to them, they give.
١٧:فَلا تَعلَمُ نَفسٌ ما أُخفِىَ لَهُم مِن قُرَّةِ أَعيُنٍ جَزاءً بِما كانوا يَعمَلونَ
Heaven: Indescribably Beautiful
[32:17] You have no idea how much joy and happiness are waiting for you as a reward for your (righteous) works.
١٨:أَفَمَن كانَ مُؤمِنًا كَمَن كانَ فاسِقًا لا يَستَوۥنَ
[32:18] Is one who is a believer the same as one who is wicked? They are not equal.
١٩:أَمَّا الَّذينَ ءامَنوا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ فَلَهُم جَنّٰتُ المَأوىٰ نُزُلًا بِما كانوا يَعمَلونَ
[32:19] As for those who believe and lead a righteous life, they have deserved the eternal Paradise. Such is their abode, in return for their works.
٢٠:وَأَمَّا الَّذينَ فَسَقوا فَمَأوىٰهُمُ النّارُ كُلَّما أَرادوا أَن يَخرُجوا مِنها أُعيدوا فيها وَقيلَ لَهُم ذوقوا عَذابَ النّارِ الَّذى كُنتُم بِهِ تُكَذِّبونَ
[32:20] As for the wicked, their destiny is Hell. Every time they try to leave it, they will be forced back. They will be told, “Taste the agony of Hell which you used to disbelieve in.”
٢١:وَلَنُذيقَنَّهُم مِنَ العَذابِ الأَدنىٰ دونَ العَذابِ الأَكبَرِ لَعَلَّهُم يَرجِعونَ
Take A Hint
[32:21] We let them taste the smaller retribution (of this world), before they incur the greater retribution (of the Hereafter), that they may (take a hint and) reform.
٢٢:وَمَن أَظلَمُ مِمَّن ذُكِّرَ بِـٔايٰتِ رَبِّهِ ثُمَّ أَعرَضَ عَنها إِنّا مِنَ المُجرِمينَ مُنتَقِمونَ
[32:22] Who is more evil than one who is reminded of these revelations of his Lord, then insists upon disregarding them? We will certainly punish the guilty.
٢٣:وَلَقَد ءاتَينا موسَى الكِتٰبَ فَلا تَكُن فى مِريَةٍ مِن لِقائِهِ وَجَعَلنٰهُ هُدًى لِبَنى إِسرٰءيلَ
[32:23] We have given Moses the scripture—do not harbor any doubt about meeting Him—and we made it a guide for the Children of Israel.
٢٤:وَجَعَلنا مِنهُم أَئِمَّةً يَهدونَ بِأَمرِنا لَمّا صَبَروا وَكانوا بِـٔايٰتِنا يوقِنونَ
[32:24] We appointed from among them imams who guided in accordance with our commandments, because they steadfastly persevered and attained certainty about our revelations.
٢٥:إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ يَفصِلُ بَينَهُم يَومَ القِيٰمَةِ فيما كانوا فيهِ يَختَلِفونَ
[32:25] Your Lord is the One who will judge them on the Day of Resurrection, regarding everything they disputed.
٢٦:أَوَلَم يَهدِ لَهُم كَم أَهلَكنا مِن قَبلِهِم مِنَ القُرونِ يَمشونَ فى مَسٰكِنِهِم إِنَّ فى ذٰلِكَ لَـٔايٰتٍ أَفَلا يَسمَعونَ
[32:26] Does it ever occur to them how many generations we have annihilated before them? They now live and walk in their ancestors’ homes. This should provide sufficient proofs. Do they not hear?
٢٧:أَوَلَم يَرَوا أَنّا نَسوقُ الماءَ إِلَى الأَرضِ الجُرُزِ فَنُخرِجُ بِهِ زَرعًا تَأكُلُ مِنهُ أَنعٰمُهُم وَأَنفُسُهُم أَفَلا يُبصِرونَ
[32:27] Do they not realize that we drive the water to barren lands, and produce with it crops to feed their livestock, as well as themselves? Do they not see?
٢٨:وَيَقولونَ مَتىٰ هٰذَا الفَتحُ إِن كُنتُم صٰدِقينَ
[32:28] They challenge: “Where is that victory, if you are truthful?”
٢٩:قُل يَومَ الفَتحِ لا يَنفَعُ الَّذينَ كَفَروا إيمٰنُهُم وَلا هُم يُنظَرونَ
[32:29] Say, “The day such a victory comes, believing will not benefit those who did not believe before that, nor will they be given another chance.”
٣٠:فَأَعرِض عَنهُم وَانتَظِر إِنَّهُم مُنتَظِرونَ
[32:30] Therefore, disregard them and wait, they too are waiting.
| Cumulative frequency of the word GOD for this Sura =1961 | Cumulative sum of verses where the word GOD occurs for this Sura =105258 |