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Surah Al-Jathiyah (Arabic: سورة Al-Jathiyah, "The Crouching") is the 45 chapter (surah) of the Qur'an, containing 37 verses (ayahs). It is classified as a Meccan Surah, meaning it is historically understood to have been revealed during the Meccan Period (610–622 CE) of the prophecy.
Introduction
Surah Al-Jathiyah ("The Crouching") is chapter 45 of 114 in the Qur'an. The full Arabic text, English translation and transliteration of all 37 verses are given below, with verse-by-verse Tafsir available on each ayah.
Text and Translation
Verse 45:1
حٰمٓۚ
hha-meem
Ha, Meem
Verse 45:2
تَنۡزِيۡلُ الۡكِتٰبِ مِنَ اللّٰهِ الۡعَزِيۡزِ الۡحَكِيۡمِ
tanzīlu l-kitābi mina l-lahi l-ʿazīzi l-ḥakīmi
The revelation of the Book is from Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Wise
Verse 45:3
اِنَّ فِي السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالۡاَرۡضِ لَاٰيٰتٍ لِّلۡمُؤۡمِنِيۡنَؕ
inna fī l-samāwāti wal-arḍi laāyātin lil'mu'minīna
Indeed, within the heavens and earth are signs for the believers
Verse 45:4
وَفِيۡ خَلۡقِكُمۡ وَمَا يَبُثُّ مِنۡ دَآبَّةٍ اٰيٰتٌ لِّقَوۡمٍ يُّوۡقِنُوۡنَۙ
wafī khalqikum wamā yabuthu min dābbatin āyātun liqawmin yūqinūna
And in the creation of yourselves and what He disperses of moving creatures are signs for people who are certain [in faith]
Verse 45:5
وَاخۡتِلَافِ الَّيۡلِ وَالنَّهَارِ وَمَا٘ اَنۡزَلَ اللّٰهُ مِنَ السَّمَآءِ مِنۡ رِّزۡقٍ فَاَحۡيَا بِهِ الۡاَرۡضَ بَعۡدَ مَوۡتِهَا وَتَصۡرِيۡفِ الرِّيٰحِ اٰيٰتٌ لِّقَوۡمٍ يَّعۡقِلُوۡنَ
wa-ikh'tilāfi al-layli wal-nahāri wamā anzala l-lahu mina l-samāi min riz'qin fa-aḥyā bihi l-arḍa baʿda mawtihā wataṣrīfi l-riyāḥi āyātun liqawmin yaʿqilūna
And [in] the alternation of night and day and [in] what Allah sends down from the sky of provision and gives life thereby to the earth after its lifelessness and [in His] directing of the winds are signs for a people who reason
Verse 45:6
تِلۡكَ اٰيٰتُ اللّٰهِ نَتۡلُوۡهَا عَلَيۡكَ بِالۡحَقِّۚ فَبِاَيِّ حَدِيۡثٍۭ بَعۡدَ اللّٰهِ وَاٰيٰتِهٖ يُؤۡمِنُوۡنَ
til'ka āyātu l-lahi natlūhā ʿalayka bil-ḥaqi fabi-ayyi ḥadīthin baʿda l-lahi waāyātihi yu'minūna
These are the verses of Allah which We recite to you in truth. Then in what statement after Allah and His verses will they believe
Verse 45:7
وَيۡلٌ لِّكُلِّ اَفَّاكٍ اَثِيۡمٍۙ
waylun likulli affākin athīmin
Woe to every sinful liar
Verse 45:8
يَّسۡمَعُ اٰيٰتِ اللّٰهِ تُتۡلٰي عَلَيۡهِ ثُمَّ يُصِرُّ مُسۡتَكۡبِرًا كَاَنۡ لَّمۡ يَسۡمَعۡهَاۚ فَبَشِّرۡهُ بِعَذَابٍ اَلِيۡمٍ
yasmaʿu āyāti l-lahi tut'lā ʿalayhi thumma yuṣirru mus'takbiran ka-an lam yasmaʿhā fabashir'hu biʿadhābin alīmin
Who hears the verses of Allah recited to him, then persists arrogantly as if he had not heard them. So give him tidings of a painful punishment
Verse 45:9
وَاِذَا عَلِمَ مِنۡ اٰيٰتِنَا شَيۡـَٔا اِۨتَّخَذَهَا هُزُوًاؕ اُولٰٓئِكَ لَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ مُّهِيۡنٌؕ
wa-idhā ʿalima min āyātinā shayan ittakhadhahā huzuwan ulāika lahum ʿadhābun muhīnun
And when he knows anything of Our verses, he takes them in ridicule. Those will have a humiliating punishment
Verse 45:10
مِنۡ وَّرَآئِهِمۡ جَهَنَّمُۚ وَلَا يُغۡنِيۡ عَنۡهُمۡ مَّا كَسَبُوۡا شَيۡـًٔا وَّلَا مَا اتَّخَذُوۡا مِنۡ دُوۡنِ اللّٰهِ اَوۡلِيَآءَۚ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ عَظِيۡمٌؕ
min warāihim jahannamu walā yugh'nī ʿanhum mā kasabū shayan walā mā ittakhadhū min dūni l-lahi awliyāa walahum ʿadhābun ʿaẓīmun
Before them is Hell, and what they had earned will not avail them at all nor what they had taken besides Allah as allies. And they will have a great punishment
Verse 45:11
هٰذَا هُدًيۚ وَالَّذِيۡنَ كَفَرُوۡا بِاٰيٰتِ رَبِّهِمۡ لَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ مِّنۡ رِّجۡزٍ اَلِيۡمٌࣖ
This [Qur'an] is guidance. And those who have disbelieved in the verses of their Lord will have a painful punishment of foul nature
Verse 45:12
اَللّٰهُ الَّذِيۡ سَخَّرَ لَكُمُ الۡبَحۡرَ لِتَجۡرِيَ الۡفُلۡكُ فِيۡهِ بِاَمۡرِهٖ وَلِتَبۡتَغُوۡا مِنۡ فَضۡلِهٖ وَلَعَلَّكُمۡ تَشۡكُرُوۡنَۚ
It is Allah who subjected to you the sea so that ships may sail upon it by His command and that you may seek of His bounty; and perhaps you will be grateful
Verse 45:13
وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمۡ مَّا فِي السَّمٰوٰتِ وَمَا فِي الۡاَرۡضِ جَمِيۡعًا مِّنۡهُؕ اِنَّ فِيۡ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيٰتٍ لِّقَوۡمٍ يَّتَفَكَّرُوۡنَ
And He has subjected to you whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth - all from Him. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought
Verse 45:14
قُلۡ لِّلَّذِيۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡا يَغۡفِرُوۡا لِلَّذِيۡنَ لَا يَرۡجُوۡنَ اَيَّامَ اللّٰهِ لِيَجۡزِيَ قَوۡمًاۭ بِمَا كَانُوۡا يَكۡسِبُوۡنَ
Say, [O Muhammad], to those who have believed that they [should] forgive those who expect not the days of Allah so that He may recompense a people for what they used to earn
Verse 45:15
مَنۡ عَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَلِنَفۡسِهٖۚ وَمَنۡ اَسَآءَ فَعَلَيۡهَاؗ ثُمَّ اِلٰي رَبِّكُمۡ تُرۡجَعُوۡنَ
Whoever does a good deed - it is for himself; and whoever does evil - it is against the self. Then to your Lord you will be returned
Verse 45:16
وَلَقَدۡ اٰتَيۡنَا بَنِيۡ٘ اِسۡرَآءِيۡلَ الۡكِتٰبَ وَالۡحُكۡمَ وَالنُّبُوَّةَ وَرَزَقۡنٰهُمۡ مِّنَ الطَّيِّبٰتِ وَفَضَّلۡنٰهُمۡ عَلَي الۡعٰلَمِيۡنَۚ
And We did certainly give the Children of Israel the Scripture and judgement and prophethood, and We provided them with good things and preferred them over the worlds
Verse 45:17
وَاٰتَيۡنٰهُمۡ بَيِّنٰتٍ مِّنَ الۡاَمۡرِۚ فَمَا اخۡتَلَفُوۡ٘ا اِلَّا مِنۭۡ بَعۡدِ مَا جَآءَهُمُ الۡعِلۡمُۙ بَغۡيًاۭ بَيۡنَهُمۡؕ اِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَقۡضِيۡ بَيۡنَهُمۡ يَوۡمَ الۡقِيٰمَةِ فِيۡمَا كَانُوۡا فِيۡهِ يَخۡتَلِفُوۡنَ
And We gave them clear proofs of the matter [of religion]. And they did not differ except after knowledge had come to them - out of jealous animosity between themselves. Indeed, your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning that over which they used to differ
Verse 45:18
ثُمَّ جَعَلۡنٰكَ عَلٰي شَرِيۡعَةٍ مِّنَ الۡاَمۡرِ فَاتَّبِعۡهَا وَلَا تَتَّبِعۡ اَهۡوَآءَ الَّذِيۡنَ لَا يَعۡلَمُوۡنَ
Then We put you, [O Muhammad], on an ordained way concerning the matter [of religion]; so follow it and do not follow the inclinations of those who do not know
Verse 45:19
اِنَّهُمۡ لَنۡ يُّغۡنُوۡا عَنۡكَ مِنَ اللّٰهِ شَيۡـًٔاؕ وَاِنَّ الظّٰلِمِيۡنَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ اَوۡلِيَآءُ بَعۡضٍۚ وَاللّٰهُ وَلِيُّ الۡمُتَّقِيۡنَ
Indeed, they will never avail you against Allah at all. And indeed, the wrongdoers are allies of one another; but Allah is the protector of the righteous
Verse 45:20
هٰذَا بَصَآئِرُ لِلنَّاسِ وَهُدًي وَّرَحۡمَةٌ لِّقَوۡمٍ يُّوۡقِنُوۡنَ
This [Qur'an] is enlightenment for mankind and guidance and mercy for a people who are certain [in faith]
Verse 45:21
اَمۡ حَسِبَ الَّذِيۡنَ اجۡتَرَحُوا السَّيِّاٰتِ اَنۡ نَّجۡعَلَهُمۡ كَالَّذِيۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِۙ سَوَآءً مَّحۡيَاهُمۡ وَمَمَاتُهُمۡؕ سَآءَ مَا يَحۡكُمُوۡنَࣖ
Or do those who commit evils think We will make them like those who have believed and done righteous deeds - [make them] equal in their life and their death? Evil is that which they judge
Verse 45:22
وَخَلَقَ اللّٰهُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالۡاَرۡضَ بِالۡحَقِّ وَلِتُجۡزٰي كُلُّ نَفۡسٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَتۡ وَهُمۡ لَا يُظۡلَمُوۡنَ
And Allah created the heavens and earth in truth and so that every soul may be recompensed for what it has earned, and they will not be wronged
Verse 45:23
اَفَرَءَيۡتَ مَنِ اتَّخَذَ اِلٰهَهٗ هَوٰىهُ وَاَضَلَّهُ اللّٰهُ عَلٰي عِلۡمٍ وَّخَتَمَ عَلٰي سَمۡعِهٖ وَقَلۡبِهٖ وَجَعَلَ عَلٰي بَصَرِهٖ غِشٰوَةًؕ فَمَنۡ يَّهۡدِيۡهِ مِنۭۡ بَعۡدِ اللّٰهِؕ اَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُوۡنَ
Have you seen he who has taken as his god his [own] desire, and Allah has sent him astray due to knowledge and has set a seal upon his hearing and his heart and put over his vision a veil? So who will guide him after Allah? Then will you not be reminded
Verse 45:24
وَقَالُوۡا مَا هِيَ اِلَّا حَيَاتُنَا الدُّنۡيَا نَمُوۡتُ وَنَحۡيَا وَمَا يُهۡلِكُنَا٘ اِلَّا الدَّهۡرُۚ وَمَا لَهُمۡ بِذٰلِكَ مِنۡ عِلۡمٍۚ اِنۡ هُمۡ اِلَّا يَظُنُّوۡنَ
And they say, "There is not but our worldly life; we die and live, and nothing destroys us except time." And they have of that no knowledge; they are only assuming
Verse 45:25
وَاِذَا تُتۡلٰي عَلَيۡهِمۡ اٰيٰتُنَا بَيِّنٰتٍ مَّا كَانَ حُجَّتَهُمۡ اِلَّا٘ اَنۡ قَالُوا ائۡتُوۡا بِاٰبَآئِنَا٘ اِنۡ كُنۡتُمۡ صٰدِقِيۡنَ
And when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, their argument is only that they say, "Bring [back] our forefathers, if you should be truthful
Verse 45:26
قُلِ اللّٰهُ يُحۡيِيۡكُمۡ ثُمَّ يُمِيۡتُكُمۡ ثُمَّ يَجۡمَعُكُمۡ اِلٰي يَوۡمِ الۡقِيٰمَةِ لَا رَيۡبَ فِيۡهِ وَلٰكِنَّ اَكۡثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعۡلَمُوۡنَࣖ
Say, "Allah causes you to live, then causes you to die; then He will assemble you for the Day of Resurrection, about which there is no doubt, but most of the people do not know
Verse 45:27
وَلِلّٰهِ مُلۡكُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالۡاَرۡضِؕ وَيَوۡمَ تَقُوۡمُ السَّاعَةُ يَوۡمَئِذٍ يَّخۡسَرُ الۡمُبۡطِلُوۡنَ
And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And the Day the Hour appears - that Day the falsifiers will lose
Verse 45:28
وَتَرٰي كُلَّ اُمَّةٍ جَاثِيَةًؕࣞ كُلُّ اُمَّةٍ تُدۡعٰ٘ي اِلٰي كِتٰبِهَاؕ اَلۡيَوۡمَ تُجۡزَوۡنَ مَا كُنۡتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُوۡنَ
And you will see every nation kneeling [from fear]. Every nation will be called to its record [and told], "Today you will be recompensed for what you used to do
Verse 45:29
هٰذَا كِتٰبُنَا يَنۡطِقُ عَلَيۡكُمۡ بِالۡحَقِّؕ اِنَّا كُنَّا نَسۡتَنۡسِخُ مَا كُنۡتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُوۡنَ
This, Our record, speaks about you in truth. Indeed, We were having transcribed whatever you used to do
Verse 45:30
فَاَمَّا الَّذِيۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ فَيُدۡخِلُهُمۡ رَبُّهُمۡ فِيۡ رَحۡمَتِهٖؕ ذٰلِكَ هُوَ الۡفَوۡزُ الۡمُبِيۡنُ
So as for those who believed and did righteous deeds, their Lord will admit them into His mercy. That is what is the clear attainment
Verse 45:31
وَاَمَّا الَّذِيۡنَ كَفَرُوۡاࣞ اَفَلَمۡ تَكُنۡ اٰيٰتِيۡ تُتۡلٰي عَلَيۡكُمۡ فَاسۡتَكۡبَرۡتُمۡ وَكُنۡتُمۡ قَوۡمًا مُّجۡرِمِيۡنَ
But as for those who disbelieved, [it will be said], "Were not Our verses recited to you, but you were arrogant and became a people of criminals
Verse 45:32
وَاِذَا قِيۡلَ اِنَّ وَعۡدَ اللّٰهِ حَقٌّ وَّالسَّاعَةُ لَا رَيۡبَ فِيۡهَا قُلۡتُمۡ مَّا نَدۡرِيۡ مَا السَّاعَةُۙ اِنۡ نَّظُنُّ اِلَّا ظَنًّا وَّمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُسۡتَيۡقِنِيۡنَ
And when it was said, 'Indeed, the promise of Allah is truth and the Hour [is coming] - no doubt about it,' you said, 'We know not what is the Hour. We assume only assumption, and we are not convinced
Verse 45:33
وَبَدَا لَهُمۡ سَيِّاٰتُ مَا عَمِلُوۡا وَحَاقَ بِهِمۡ مَّا كَانُوۡا بِهٖ يَسۡتَهۡزِءُوۡنَ
And the evil consequences of what they did will appear to them, and they will be enveloped by what they used to ridicule
Verse 45:34
وَقِيۡلَ الۡيَوۡمَ نَنۡسٰىكُمۡ كَمَا نَسِيۡتُمۡ لِقَآءَ يَوۡمِكُمۡ هٰذَا وَمَاۡوٰىكُمُ النَّارُ وَمَا لَكُمۡ مِّنۡ نّٰصِرِيۡنَ
And it will be said, "Today We will forget you as you forgot the meeting of this Day of yours, and your refuge is the Fire, and for you there are no helpers
Verse 45:35
ذٰلِكُمۡ بِاَنَّكُمُ اتَّخَذۡتُمۡ اٰيٰتِ اللّٰهِ هُزُوًا وَّغَرَّتۡكُمُ الۡحَيٰوةُ الدُّنۡيَاۚ فَالۡيَوۡمَ لَا يُخۡرَجُوۡنَ مِنۡهَا وَلَا هُمۡ يُسۡتَعۡتَبُوۡنَ
That is because you took the verses of Allah in ridicule, and worldly life deluded you." So that Day they will not be removed from it, nor will they be asked to appease [Allah]
Verse 45:36
فَلِلّٰهِ الۡحَمۡدُ رَبِّ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَرَبِّ الۡاَرۡضِ رَبِّ الۡعٰلَمِيۡنَ
Then, to Allah belongs [all] praise - Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth, Lord of the worlds
Verse 45:37
وَلَهُ الۡكِبۡرِيَآءُ فِي السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالۡاَرۡضِؕ وَهُوَ الۡعَزِيۡزُ الۡحَكِيۡمُࣖ
And to Him belongs [all] grandeur within the heavens and the earth, and He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise