وَإِذَا
قِيلَ
لَهُمُ
ٱتَّبِعُواْ
مَآ
أَنزَلَ
ٱللَّهُ
قَالُواْ
بَلۡ
نَتَّبِعُ
مَا
وَجَدۡنَا
عَلَيۡهِ
ءَابَآءَنَآۚ
أَوَلَوۡ
كَانَ
ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ
يَدۡعُوهُمۡ
إِلَىٰ
عَذَابِ
ٱلسَّعِيرِ
٢١

When it is said to them, “Follow what Allah has revealed,” they reply, “No! We ˹only˺ follow what we found our forefathers practicing.” ˹Would they still do so˺ even if Satan is inviting them to the torment of the Blaze?

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

31:22

۞ وَمَن

يُسۡلِمۡ

وَجۡهَهُۥٓ

إِلَى

ٱللَّهِ

وَهُوَ

مُحۡسِنٞ

فَقَدِ

ٱسۡتَمۡسَكَ

بِٱلۡعُرۡوَةِ

ٱلۡوُثۡقَىٰۗ

وَإِلَى

ٱللَّهِ

عَٰقِبَةُ

ٱلۡأُمُورِ

٢٢

Whoever fully submits themselves to Allah and is a good-doer, they have certainly grasped the firmest hand-hold. And with Allah rests the outcome of ˹all˺ affairs.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

31:23

وَمَن

كَفَرَ

فَلَا

يَحۡزُنكَ

كُفۡرُهُۥٓۚ

إِلَيۡنَا

مَرۡجِعُهُمۡ

فَنُنَبِّئُهُم

بِمَا

عَمِلُوٓاْۚ

إِنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

عَلِيمُۢ

بِذَاتِ

ٱلصُّدُورِ

٢٣

But whoever disbelieves, do not let their disbelief grieve you ˹O Prophet˺. To Us is their return, and We will inform them of all they did. Surely Allah knows best what is ˹hidden˺ in the heart.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

31:24

نُمَتِّعُهُمۡ

قَلِيلٗا

ثُمَّ

نَضۡطَرُّهُمۡ

إِلَىٰ

عَذَابٍ

غَلِيظٖ

٢٤

We allow them enjoyment for a little while, then ˹in time˺ We will force them into a harsh torment.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

31:25

وَلَئِن

سَأَلۡتَهُم

مَّنۡ

خَلَقَ

ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ

وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ

لَيَقُولُنَّ

ٱللَّهُۚ

قُلِ

ٱلۡحَمۡدُ

لِلَّهِۚ

بَلۡ

أَكۡثَرُهُمۡ

لَا

يَعۡلَمُونَ

٢٥

And if you ask them who created the heavens and the earth, they will definitely say, “Allah!” Say, “Praise be to Allah!” In fact, most of them do not know.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

31:26

لِلَّهِ

مَا

فِي

ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ

وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ

إِنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

هُوَ

ٱلۡغَنِيُّ

ٱلۡحَمِيدُ

٢٦

To Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth. Allah is truly the Self-Sufficient, Praiseworthy.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

31:27

وَلَوۡ

أَنَّمَا

فِي

ٱلۡأَرۡضِ

مِن

شَجَرَةٍ

أَقۡلَٰمٞ

وَٱلۡبَحۡرُ

يَمُدُّهُۥ

مِنۢ

بَعۡدِهِۦ

سَبۡعَةُ

أَبۡحُرٖ

مَّا

نَفِدَتۡ

كَلِمَٰتُ

ٱللَّهِۚ

إِنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

عَزِيزٌ

حَكِيمٞ

٢٧

If all the trees on earth were pens and the ocean ˹were ink˺, refilled by seven other oceans, the Words of Allah would not be exhausted. Surely Allah is Almighty, All-Wise.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

31:28

مَّا

خَلۡقُكُمۡ

وَلَا

بَعۡثُكُمۡ

إِلَّا

كَنَفۡسٖ

وَٰحِدَةٍۚ

إِنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

سَمِيعُۢ

بَصِيرٌ

٢٨

The creation and resurrection of you ˹all˺ is as simple ˹for Him˺ as that of a single soul. Surely Allah is All-Hearing, All-Seeing.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

31:29

أَلَمۡ

تَرَ

أَنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

يُولِجُ

ٱلَّيۡلَ

فِي

ٱلنَّهَارِ

وَيُولِجُ

ٱلنَّهَارَ

فِي

ٱلَّيۡلِ

وَسَخَّرَ

ٱلشَّمۡسَ

وَٱلۡقَمَرَۖ

كُلّٞ

يَجۡرِيٓ

إِلَىٰٓ

أَجَلٖ

مُّسَمّٗى

وَأَنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

بِمَا

تَعۡمَلُونَ

خَبِيرٞ

٢٩

Do you not see that Allah causes the night to merge into the day and the day into the night, and has subjected the sun and the moon, each orbiting for an appointed term, and that Allah is All-Aware of what you do?

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

31:30