حم ١

Ha-Mim. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Quran, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings.]

حم

Ha-Mim.

These letters are one of the miracles of the Quran, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings.

تَنزِيلٌ مِّنَ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ ٢

A revelation from Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.

تَنزِيلٌ

A revelation

مِّنَ الرَّحْمَٰنِ

from Allah, the Most Beneficent

الرَّحِيمِ

the Most Merciful

كِتَابٌ فُصِّلَتْ آيَاتُهُ قُرْآنًا عَرَبِيًّا لِّقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ ٣

A Book whereof the Verses are explained in detail; A Quran in Arabic for people who know.

كِتَابٌ

A Book

فُصِّلَتْ آيَاتُهُ

whereof the Verses are explained in detail

قُرْآنًا عَرَبِيًّا

A Quran in Arabic

لِّقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ

for people who know

بَشِيرًا وَنَذِيرًا فَأَعْرَضَ أَكْثَرُهُمْ فَهُمْ لَا يَسْمَعُونَ ٤

Giving glad tidings [of Paradise to the one who believes in the Oneness of Allah (i.e. Islamic Monotheism) and fears Allah much (abstains from all kinds of sins and evil deeds) and loves Allah much (performing all kinds of good deeds which He has ordained)], and warning (of punishment in the Hell Fire to the one who disbelieves in the Oneness of Allah), but most of them turn away, so they listen not.

بَشِيرًا وَنَذِيرًا

Giving glad tidings and warning

فَأَعْرَضَ أَكْثَرُهُمْ

but most of them turn away

فَهُمْ لَا يَسْمَعُونَ

so they listen not

of Paradise to the one who believes in the Oneness of Allah

and warning of punishment in the Hell Fire to the one who disbelieves in the Oneness of Allah

who believes

fears Allah much

and loves Allah much

performing all kinds of good deeds which He has ordained

abstains from all kinds of sins and evil deeds

وَقَالُوا قُلُوبُنَا فِي أَكِنَّةٍ مِّمَّا تَدْعُونَا إِلَيْهِ وَفِي آذَانِنَا وَقْرٌ وَمِن بَيْنِنَا وَبَيْنِكَ حِجَابٌ فَاعْمَلْ إِنَّنَا عَامِلُونَ ٥

And they say: "Our hearts are under coverings (screened) from that to which you invite us, and in our ears is deafness, and between us and you is a screen, so work you (on your way); verily, we are working (on our way)."

وَقَالُوا

And they say:

قُلُوبُنَا فِي أَكِنَّةٍ

Our hearts are under coverings (screened)

مِّمَّا تَدْعُونَا إِلَيْهِ

from that to which you invite us,

وَفِي آذَانِنَا وَقْرٌ

and in our ears is deafness,

وَمِن بَيْنِنَا وَبَيْنِكَ حِجَابٌ

and between us and you is a screen,

فَاعْمَلْ إِنَّنَا عَامِلُونَ

so work you (on your way); verily, we are working (on our way).

قُلْ إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يُوحَىٰ إِلَيَّ أَنَّمَا إِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌ وَاحِدٌ فَاسْتَقِيمُوا إِلَيْهِ وَاسْتَغْفِرُوهُ ۗ وَوَيْلٌ لِّلْمُشْرِكِينَ ٦

Say (O Muhammad SAW): "I am only a human being like you. It is inspired in me that your Ilah (God) is One Ilah (God - Allah), therefore take Straight Path to Him (with true Faith Islamic Monotheism) and obedience to Him, and seek forgiveness of Him. And woe to Al-Mushrikun (the disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah, polytheists, idolaters, etc. - see V. 2:105).

قُلْ

Say (O Muhammad SAW):

إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ

I am only a human being like you.

يُوحَىٰ إِلَيَّ

It is inspired in me

أَنَّمَا إِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌ وَاحِدٌ

that your Ilah (God) is One Ilah (God - Allah),

فَاسْتَقِيمُوا إِلَيْهِ

therefore take Straight Path to Him (with true Faith Islamic Monotheism) and obedience to Him,

وَاسْتَغْفِرُوهُ ۗ

and seek forgiveness of Him.

وَوَيْلٌ لِّلْمُشْرِكِينَ

And woe to Al-Mushrikun (the disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah, polytheists, idolaters, etc. - see V. 2:105).

الَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْتُونَ الزَّكَاةَ وَهُم بِالْآخِرَةِ هُمْ كَافِرُونَ ٧

Those who give not the Zakat and they are disbelievers in the Hereafter.

الَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْتُونَ الزَّكَاةَ

Those who give not the Zakat

وَهُم بِالْآخِرَةِ

and they are in the Hereafter

هُمْ كَافِرُونَ

they are disbelievers.

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍ ٨

Truly, those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism, and in His Messenger Muhammad SAW) and do righteous good deeds, for them will be an endless reward that will never stop (i.e. Paradise).

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا

Truly, those who believe

وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ

and do righteous good deeds

لَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍ

for them will be an endless reward that will never stop (i.e. Paradise)