أَمۡ
حَسِبَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
ٱجۡتَرَحُواْ
ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ
أَن
نَّجۡعَلَهُمۡ
كَٱلَّذِينَ
ءَامَنُواْ
وَعَمِلُواْ
ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ
سَوَآءٗ
مَّحۡيَاهُمۡ
وَمَمَاتُهُمۡۚ
سَآءَ
مَا
يَحۡكُمُونَ
٢١

Or do those who commit evil deeds ˹simply˺ think that We will make them equal—in their life and after their death—to those who believe and do good? How wrong is their judgment!

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

45:22

وَخَلَقَ

ٱللَّهُ

ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ

وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ

بِٱلۡحَقِّ

وَلِتُجۡزَىٰ

كُلُّ

نَفۡسِۭ

بِمَا

كَسَبَتۡ

وَهُمۡ

لَا

يُظۡلَمُونَ

٢٢

For Allah created the heavens and the earth for a purpose, so that every soul may be paid back for what it has committed. And none will be wronged.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

45:23

أَفَرَءَيۡتَ

مَنِ

ٱتَّخَذَ

إِلَٰهَهُۥ

هَوَىٰهُ

وَأَضَلَّهُ

ٱللَّهُ

عَلَىٰ

عِلۡمٖ

وَخَتَمَ

عَلَىٰ

سَمۡعِهِۦ

وَقَلۡبِهِۦ

وَجَعَلَ

عَلَىٰ

بَصَرِهِۦ

غِشَٰوَةٗ

فَمَن

يَهۡدِيهِ

مِنۢ

بَعۡدِ

ٱللَّهِۚ

أَفَلَا

تَذَكَّرُونَ

٢٣

Have you seen ˹O Prophet˺ those who have taken their own desires as their god? ˹And so˺ Allah left them to stray knowingly, sealed their hearing and hearts, and placed a cover on their sight. Who then can guide them after Allah? Will you ˹all˺ not then be mindful?

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

45:24

وَقَالُواْ

مَا

هِيَ

إِلَّا

حَيَاتُنَا

ٱلدُّنۡيَا

نَمُوتُ

وَنَحۡيَا

وَمَا

يُهۡلِكُنَآ

إِلَّا

ٱلدَّهۡرُۚ

وَمَا

لَهُم

بِذَٰلِكَ

مِنۡ

عِلۡمٍۖ

إِنۡ

هُمۡ

إِلَّا

يَظُنُّونَ

٢٤

And they argue, “There is nothing beyond our worldly life. We die; others are born. And nothing destroys us but ˹the passage of˺ time.” Yet they have no knowledge ˹in support˺ of this ˹claim˺. They only speculate.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

45:25

وَإِذَا

تُتۡلَىٰ

عَلَيۡهِمۡ

ءَايَٰتُنَا

بَيِّنَٰتٖ

مَّا

كَانَ

حُجَّتَهُمۡ

إِلَّآ

أَن

قَالُواْ

ٱئۡتُواْ

بِـَٔابَآئِنَآ

إِن

كُنتُمۡ

صَٰدِقِينَ

٢٥

And whenever Our clear revelations are recited to them, their only argument is to say: “Bring our forefathers back, if what you say is true!”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

45:26

قُلِ

ٱللَّهُ

يُحۡيِيكُمۡ

ثُمَّ

يُمِيتُكُمۡ

ثُمَّ

يَجۡمَعُكُمۡ

إِلَىٰ

يَوۡمِ

ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ

لَا

رَيۡبَ

فِيهِ

وَلَٰكِنَّ

أَكۡثَرَ

ٱلنَّاسِ

لَا

يَعۡلَمُونَ

٢٦

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “˹It is˺ Allah ˹Who˺ gives you life, then causes you to die, then will gather you ˹all˺ on the Day of Judgment, about which there is no doubt. But most people do not know.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

45:27

وَلِلَّهِ

مُلۡكُ

ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ

وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ

وَيَوۡمَ

تَقُومُ

ٱلسَّاعَةُ

يَوۡمَئِذٖ

يَخۡسَرُ

ٱلۡمُبۡطِلُونَ

٢٧

To Allah ˹alone˺ belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. On the Day the Hour will be established, the people of falsehood will then be in ˹total˺ loss.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

45:28

وَتَرَىٰ

كُلَّ

أُمَّةٖ

جَاثِيَةٗۚ

كُلُّ

أُمَّةٖ

تُدۡعَىٰٓ

إِلَىٰ

كِتَٰبِهَا

ٱلۡيَوۡمَ

تُجۡزَوۡنَ

مَا

كُنتُمۡ

تَعۡمَلُونَ

٢٨

And you will see every faith-community on its knees. Every community will be summoned to its record ˹of deeds˺. ˹They all will be told,˺ “This Day you will be rewarded for what you used to do.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

45:29