The Prophets

Surah
Al-Anbya

ٱقۡتَرَبَ
لِلنَّاسِ
حِسَابُهُمۡ
وَهُمۡ
فِي
غَفۡلَةٖ
مُّعۡرِضُونَ
١

˹The time of˺ people’s judgment has drawn near, yet they are heedlessly turning away.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

21:2

مَا

يَأۡتِيهِم

مِّن

ذِكۡرٖ

مِّن

رَّبِّهِم

مُّحۡدَثٍ

إِلَّا

ٱسۡتَمَعُوهُ

وَهُمۡ

يَلۡعَبُونَ

Whatever new reminder comes to them from their Lord, they only listen to it jokingly,

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

21:3

لَاهِيَةٗ

قُلُوبُهُمۡۗ

وَأَسَرُّواْ

ٱلنَّجۡوَى

ٱلَّذِينَ

ظَلَمُواْ

هَلۡ

هَٰذَآ

إِلَّا

بَشَرٞ

مِّثۡلُكُمۡۖ

أَفَتَأۡتُونَ

ٱلسِّحۡرَ

وَأَنتُمۡ

تُبۡصِرُونَ

with their hearts ˹totally˺ distracted. The evildoers would converse secretly, ˹saying,˺ “Is this ˹one˺ not human like yourselves? Would you fall for ˹this˺ witchcraft, even though you can ˹clearly˺ see?”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

21:4

قَالَ

رَبِّي

يَعۡلَمُ

ٱلۡقَوۡلَ

فِي

ٱلسَّمَآءِ

وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ

وَهُوَ

ٱلسَّمِيعُ

ٱلۡعَلِيمُ

The Prophet responded, “My Lord ˹fully˺ knows every word spoken in the heavens and the earth. For He is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

21:5

بَلۡ

قَالُوٓاْ

أَضۡغَٰثُ

أَحۡلَٰمِۭ

بَلِ

ٱفۡتَرَىٰهُ

بَلۡ

هُوَ

شَاعِرٞ

فَلۡيَأۡتِنَا

بِـَٔايَةٖ

كَمَآ

أُرۡسِلَ

ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَ

Yet they say, “This ˹Quran˺ is a set of confused dreams! No, he has fabricated it! No, he must be a poet! So let him bring us a ˹tangible˺ sign like those ˹prophets˺ sent before.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

21:6

مَآ

ءَامَنَتۡ

قَبۡلَهُم

مِّن

قَرۡيَةٍ

أَهۡلَكۡنَٰهَآۖ

أَفَهُمۡ

يُؤۡمِنُونَ

Not a ˹single˺ society We destroyed before them ever believed ˹after receiving the signs˺. Will these ˹pagans˺ then believe?

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

21:7

وَمَآ

أَرۡسَلۡنَا

قَبۡلَكَ

إِلَّا

رِجَالٗا

نُّوحِيٓ

إِلَيۡهِمۡۖ

فَسۡـَٔلُوٓاْ

أَهۡلَ

ٱلذِّكۡرِ

إِن

كُنتُمۡ

لَا

تَعۡلَمُونَ

We did not send ˹messengers˺ before you ˹O Prophet˺ except mere men inspired by Us. If you ˹polytheists˺ do not know ˹this already˺, then ask those who have knowledge ˹of the Scriptures˺.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

21:8