The Thunder

Surah
Ar-Ra'd

الٓمٓرۚ
تِلۡكَ
ءَايَٰتُ
ٱلۡكِتَٰبِۗ
وَٱلَّذِيٓ
أُنزِلَ
إِلَيۡكَ
مِن
رَّبِّكَ
ٱلۡحَقُّ
وَلَٰكِنَّ
أَكۡثَرَ
ٱلنَّاسِ
لَا
يُؤۡمِنُونَ
١

Alif-Lãm-Mĩm-Ra. These are the verses of the Book. What has been revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ from your Lord is the truth, but most people do not believe.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

13:2

ٱللَّهُ

ٱلَّذِي

رَفَعَ

ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ

بِغَيۡرِ

عَمَدٖ

تَرَوۡنَهَاۖ

ثُمَّ

ٱسۡتَوَىٰ

عَلَى

ٱلۡعَرۡشِۖ

وَسَخَّرَ

ٱلشَّمۡسَ

وَٱلۡقَمَرَۖ

كُلّٞ

يَجۡرِي

لِأَجَلٖ

مُّسَمّٗىۚ

يُدَبِّرُ

ٱلۡأَمۡرَ

يُفَصِّلُ

ٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ

لَعَلَّكُم

بِلِقَآءِ

رَبِّكُمۡ

تُوقِنُونَ

It is Allah Who has raised the heavens without pillars—as you can see—then established Himself on the Throne. He has subjected the sun and the moon, each orbiting for an appointed term. He conducts the whole affair. He makes the signs clear so that you may be certain of the meeting with your Lord.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

13:3

وَهُوَ

ٱلَّذِي

مَدَّ

ٱلۡأَرۡضَ

وَجَعَلَ

فِيهَا

رَوَٰسِيَ

وَأَنۡهَٰرٗاۖ

وَمِن

كُلِّ

ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ

جَعَلَ

فِيهَا

زَوۡجَيۡنِ

ٱثۡنَيۡنِۖ

يُغۡشِي

ٱلَّيۡلَ

ٱلنَّهَارَۚ

إِنَّ

فِي

ذَٰلِكَ

لَأٓيَٰتٖ

لِّقَوۡمٖ

يَتَفَكَّرُونَ

And He is the One Who spread out the earth and placed firm mountains and rivers upon it, and created fruits of every kind in pairs.¹ He covers the day with night. Surely in this are signs for those who reflect.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

13:4

وَفِي

ٱلۡأَرۡضِ

قِطَعٞ

مُّتَجَٰوِرَٰتٞ

وَجَنَّٰتٞ

مِّنۡ

أَعۡنَٰبٖ

وَزَرۡعٞ

وَنَخِيلٞ

صِنۡوَانٞ

وَغَيۡرُ

صِنۡوَانٖ

يُسۡقَىٰ

بِمَآءٖ

وَٰحِدٖ

وَنُفَضِّلُ

بَعۡضَهَا

عَلَىٰ

بَعۡضٖ

فِي

ٱلۡأُكُلِۚ

إِنَّ

فِي

ذَٰلِكَ

لَأٓيَٰتٖ

لِّقَوۡمٖ

يَعۡقِلُونَ

And on the earth there are ˹different˺ neighbouring tracts, gardens of grapevines, ˹various˺ crops, palm trees—some stemming from the same root, others standing alone. They are all irrigated with the same water, yet We make some taste better than others. Surely in this are signs for those who understand.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

13:5

۞ وَإِن

تَعۡجَبۡ

فَعَجَبٞ

قَوۡلُهُمۡ

أَءِذَا

كُنَّا

تُرَٰبًا

أَءِنَّا

لَفِي

خَلۡقٖ

جَدِيدٍۗ

أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ

ٱلَّذِينَ

كَفَرُواْ

بِرَبِّهِمۡۖ

وَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ

ٱلۡأَغۡلَٰلُ

فِيٓ

أَعۡنَاقِهِمۡۖ

وَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ

أَصۡحَٰبُ

ٱلنَّارِۖ

هُمۡ

فِيهَا

خَٰلِدُونَ

˹Now,˺ if anything should amaze you ˹O Prophet˺, then it is their question: “When we are reduced to dust, will we really be raised as a new creation?” It is they who have disbelieved in their Lord. It is they who will have shackles around their necks. And it is they who will be the residents of the Fire. They will be there forever.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

13:6

وَيَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَكَ

بِٱلسَّيِّئَةِ

قَبۡلَ

ٱلۡحَسَنَةِ

وَقَدۡ

خَلَتۡ

مِن

قَبۡلِهِمُ

ٱلۡمَثُلَٰتُۗ

وَإِنَّ

رَبَّكَ

لَذُو

مَغۡفِرَةٖ

لِّلنَّاسِ

عَلَىٰ

ظُلۡمِهِمۡۖ

وَإِنَّ

رَبَّكَ

لَشَدِيدُ

ٱلۡعِقَابِ

They ask you ˹O Prophet˺ to hasten the torment rather than grace, though there have ˹already˺ been ˹many˺ torments before them. Surely your Lord is full of forgiveness for people, despite their wrongdoing, and your Lord is truly severe in punishment.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

13:7