وَمِنَ
ٱلنَّاسِ
مَن
يَعۡبُدُ
ٱللَّهَ
عَلَىٰ
حَرۡفٖۖ
فَإِنۡ
أَصَابَهُۥ
خَيۡرٌ
ٱطۡمَأَنَّ
بِهِۦۖ
وَإِنۡ
أَصَابَتۡهُ
فِتۡنَةٌ
ٱنقَلَبَ
عَلَىٰ
وَجۡهِهِۦ
خَسِرَ
ٱلدُّنۡيَا
وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةَۚ
ذَٰلِكَ
هُوَ
ٱلۡخُسۡرَانُ
ٱلۡمُبِينُ
١١

And there are some who worship Allah on the verge ˹of faith˺: if they are blessed with something good, they are content with it; but if they are afflicted with a trial, they relapse ˹into disbelief˺,¹ losing this world and the Hereafter. That is ˹truly˺ the clearest loss.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

22:12

يَدۡعُواْ

مِن

دُونِ

ٱللَّهِ

مَا

لَا

يَضُرُّهُۥ

وَمَا

لَا

يَنفَعُهُۥۚ

ذَٰلِكَ

هُوَ

ٱلضَّلَٰلُ

ٱلۡبَعِيدُ

١٢

They call besides Allah what can neither harm nor benefit them. That is ˹truly˺ the farthest one can stray.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

22:13

يَدۡعُواْ

لَمَن

ضَرُّهُۥٓ

أَقۡرَبُ

مِن

نَّفۡعِهِۦۚ

لَبِئۡسَ

ٱلۡمَوۡلَىٰ

وَلَبِئۡسَ

ٱلۡعَشِيرُ

١٣

They invoke those whose worship leads to harm, not benefit. What an evil patron and what an evil associate!

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

22:14

إِنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

يُدۡخِلُ

ٱلَّذِينَ

ءَامَنُواْ

وَعَمِلُواْ

ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ

جَنَّٰتٖ

تَجۡرِي

مِن

تَحۡتِهَا

ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُۚ

إِنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

يَفۡعَلُ

مَا

يُرِيدُ

١٤

Indeed, Allah will admit those who believe and do good into Gardens, under which rivers flow. Surely Allah does what He wills.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

22:15

مَن

كَانَ

يَظُنُّ

أَن

لَّن

يَنصُرَهُ

ٱللَّهُ

فِي

ٱلدُّنۡيَا

وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ

فَلۡيَمۡدُدۡ

بِسَبَبٍ

إِلَى

ٱلسَّمَآءِ

ثُمَّ

لۡيَقۡطَعۡ

فَلۡيَنظُرۡ

هَلۡ

يُذۡهِبَنَّ

كَيۡدُهُۥ

مَا

يَغِيظُ

١٥

Whoever thinks that Allah will not help His Prophet in this world and the Hereafter, let them stretch out a rope to the ceiling and strangle themselves, then let them see if this plan will do away with ˹the cause of˺ their rage.¹

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

22:16

وَكَذَٰلِكَ

أَنزَلۡنَٰهُ

ءَايَٰتِۭ

بَيِّنَٰتٖ

وَأَنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

يَهۡدِي

مَن

يُرِيدُ

١٦

And so We revealed this ˹Quran˺ as clear verses. And Allah certainly guides whoever He wills.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

22:17

إِنَّ

ٱلَّذِينَ

ءَامَنُواْ

وَٱلَّذِينَ

هَادُواْ

وَٱلصَّٰبِـِٔينَ

وَٱلنَّصَٰرَىٰ

وَٱلۡمَجُوسَ

وَٱلَّذِينَ

أَشۡرَكُوٓاْ

إِنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

يَفۡصِلُ

بَيۡنَهُمۡ

يَوۡمَ

ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِۚ

إِنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

عَلَىٰ

كُلِّ

شَيۡءٖ

شَهِيدٌ

١٧

Indeed, the believers, Jews, Sabians,¹ Christians, Magi,² and the polytheists—Allah will judge between them ˹all˺ on Judgment Day. Surely Allah is a Witness over all things.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

22:18

أَلَمۡ

تَرَ

أَنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

يَسۡجُدُۤ

لَهُۥۤ

مَن

فِي

ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ

وَمَن

فِي

ٱلۡأَرۡضِ

وَٱلشَّمۡسُ

وَٱلۡقَمَرُ

وَٱلنُّجُومُ

وَٱلۡجِبَالُ

وَٱلشَّجَرُ

وَٱلدَّوَآبُّ

وَكَثِيرٞ

مِّنَ

ٱلنَّاسِۖ

وَكَثِيرٌ

حَقَّ

عَلَيۡهِ

ٱلۡعَذَابُۗ

وَمَن

يُهِنِ

ٱللَّهُ

فَمَا

لَهُۥ

مِن

مُّكۡرِمٍۚ

إِنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

يَفۡعَلُ

مَا

يَشَآءُ ۩

١٨

Do you not see that to Allah bow down ˹in submission˺¹ all those in the heavens and all those on the earth, as well as the sun, the moon, the stars, the mountains, the trees, and ˹all˺ living beings, as well as many humans, while many are deserving of punishment. And whoever Allah disgraces, none can honour. Surely Allah does what He wills.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

22:19

۞ هَٰذَانِ

خَصۡمَانِ

ٱخۡتَصَمُواْ

فِي

رَبِّهِمۡۖ

فَٱلَّذِينَ

كَفَرُواْ

قُطِّعَتۡ

لَهُمۡ

ثِيَابٞ

مِّن

نَّارٖ

يُصَبُّ

مِن

فَوۡقِ

رُءُوسِهِمُ

ٱلۡحَمِيمُ

١٩

These are two opposing groups that disagree about their Lord: as for the disbelievers, garments of Fire will be cut out for them and boiling water will be poured over their heads,

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

22:20