Translation of the meanings Surah As-Sāffāt - English Translation - Noor International Center - Page Number 451 - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

127 : 37

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَإِنَّهُمۡ لَمُحۡضَرُونَ

And they denied him, so indeed, they will be brought [for punishment],

128 : 37

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ

Except the chosen servants of Allāh.

129 : 37

وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ

And We left for him [favorable mention] among later generations:

130 : 37

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِلۡ يَاسِينَ

"Peace upon Elias."^[1301]

[1301] Ilyāseen is said by some commentators to be a plural form, meaning "Elias and those who followed him."

131 : 37

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.

132 : 37

إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

Indeed, he was of Our believing servants.

133 : 37

وَإِنَّ لُوطٗا لَّمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

And indeed, Lot was among the messengers.

134 : 37

إِذۡ نَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥٓ أَجۡمَعِينَ

[So mention] when We saved him and his family, all,

135 : 37

إِلَّا عَجُوزٗا فِي ٱلۡغَٰبِرِينَ

Except an old woman [i.e., his wife] among those who remained [with the evildoers].

136 : 37

ثُمَّ دَمَّرۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ

Then We destroyed the others.

137 : 37

وَإِنَّكُمۡ لَتَمُرُّونَ عَلَيۡهِم مُّصۡبِحِينَ

And indeed, you pass by them in the morning

138 : 37

وَبِٱلَّيۡلِۚ أَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُونَ

And at night. Then will you not use reason?

139 : 37

وَإِنَّ يُونُسَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

And indeed, Jonah was among the messengers.

140 : 37

إِذۡ أَبَقَ إِلَى ٱلۡفُلۡكِ ٱلۡمَشۡحُونِ

[Mention] when he ran away to the laden ship.

141 : 37

فَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُدۡحَضِينَ

And he drew lots^[1302] and was among the losers.

[1302] To determine who would be cast overboard in order to save the other passengers. Having been overloaded, the ship was on the verge of sinking.

142 : 37

فَٱلۡتَقَمَهُ ٱلۡحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٞ

Then the fish swallowed him, while he was blameworthy.^[1303]

[1303] For having given up hope on his people prematurely and having left them without permission from Allāh.

143 : 37

فَلَوۡلَآ أَنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَبِّحِينَ

And had he not been of those who exalt Allāh,

144 : 37

لَلَبِثَ فِي بَطۡنِهِۦٓ إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ يُبۡعَثُونَ

He would have remained inside its belly until the Day they are resurrected.^[1304]

[1304] Meaning that the belly of the fish would have become his grave.

145 : 37

۞ فَنَبَذۡنَٰهُ بِٱلۡعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ سَقِيمٞ

But We threw him onto the open shore while he was ill.

146 : 37

وَأَنۢبَتۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ شَجَرَةٗ مِّن يَقۡطِينٖ

And We caused to grow over him a gourd vine.^[1305]

[1305] Which is known to give cooling shade and to be a repellent of flies.

147 : 37

وَأَرۡسَلۡنَٰهُ إِلَىٰ مِاْئَةِ أَلۡفٍ أَوۡ يَزِيدُونَ

And We sent him^[1306] to [his people of] a hundred thousand or more.

[1306] i.e., returned him thereafter.

148 : 37

فَـَٔامَنُواْ فَمَتَّعۡنَٰهُمۡ إِلَىٰ حِينٖ

And they believed, so We gave them enjoyment [of life] for a time.

149 : 37

فَٱسۡتَفۡتِهِمۡ أَلِرَبِّكَ ٱلۡبَنَاتُ وَلَهُمُ ٱلۡبَنُونَ

So inquire of them, [O Muḥammad], "Does your Lord have daughters while they have sons?^[1307]

[1307] The people of Makkah claimed that the angels were daughters of Allāh, yet they preferred sons for themselves.

150 : 37

أَمۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ إِنَٰثٗا وَهُمۡ شَٰهِدُونَ

Or did We create the angels as females while they were witnesses?"

151 : 37

أَلَآ إِنَّهُم مِّنۡ إِفۡكِهِمۡ لَيَقُولُونَ

Unquestionably, it is out of their [invented] falsehood that they say,

152 : 37

وَلَدَ ٱللَّهُ وَإِنَّهُمۡ لَكَٰذِبُونَ

"Allāh has begotten," and indeed, they are liars.

153 : 37

أَصۡطَفَى ٱلۡبَنَاتِ عَلَى ٱلۡبَنِينَ

Has He chosen daughters over sons?