الصافات

37 - The Arrangers (Al-Saffat)

Order of Revelation: 56

مَا أَنتُمْ عَلَيْهِ بِفَاتِنِينَ

Transliteration:

Ma antum AAalayhi bifatineena

Word by Word:

Not you from Him can tempt away (anyone).

Translations:

can cause anyone to fall prey to your temptation

Can lead (any) into temptation concerning God,

Ye cannot excite (anyone) against Him.

Not against Him can you cause (any) to fall into trial,

You cannot tempt [anyone] away from Him

إِلَّا مَنْ هُوَ صَالِ الْجَحِيمِ

Transliteration:

Illa man huwa sali aljaheemi

Word by Word:

Except who he (is) to burn (in) the Hellfire.

Translations:

unless it be such as rushes towards the blazing fire [of his own accord]!

Except such as are (themselves) going to the blazing Fire!

Save him who is to burn in hell.

Save him who will burn in the flaming Fire.

Except he who is to [enter and] burn in the Hellfire.

وَمَا مِنَّا إِلَّا لَهُ مَقَامٌ مَّعْلُومٌ

Transliteration:

Wama minna illa lahu maqamun maAAloomun

Word by Word:

"And not among us except for him (is) a position known.

Translations:

[All forces of nature praise God and say:] Among us, too, there is none but has a place assigned to it [by Him];

(Those ranged in ranks say): "Not one of us but has a place appointed;

There is not one of us but hath his known position.

And there is none of us but has an assigned place,

[The angels say], "There is not among us any except that he has a known position.

وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ الصَّافُّونَ

Transliteration:

Wa-inna lanahnu alssaffoona

Word by Word:

And indeed, we surely, [we] stand in rows.

Translations:

and, verily, we too are ranged [before Him in worship];

"And we are verily ranged in ranks (for service);

Lo! we, even we are they who set the ranks,

And we truly glorify (Him).

And indeed, we are those who line up [for prayer].

وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ الْمُسَبِّحُونَ

Transliteration:

Wa-inna lanahnu almusabbihoona

Word by Word:

And indeed, we surely, [we] glorify (Allah)."

Translations:

and, verily, we too extol His limitless glory!"

"And we are verily those who declare (God's) glory!"

Lo! we, even we are they who hymn His praise

And surely they used to say:

And indeed, we are those who exalt Allah ."

وَإِن كَانُوا لَيَقُولُونَ

Transliteration:

Wa-in kanoo layaqooloona

Word by Word:

And indeed, they used to say,

Translations:

AND, INDEED, they [who deny the truth] have always been wont to say,

And there were those who said,

And indeed they used to say:

Had we a reminder from those of yore,

And indeed, the disbelievers used to say,