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Surah Al-Jinn

Surah 72 28 Ayahs

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قُلۡ أُوحِيَ إِلَيَّ أَنَّهُ ٱسۡتَمَعَ نَفَرٞ مِّنَ ٱلۡجِنِّ فَقَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا سَمِعۡنَا قُرۡءَانًا عَجَبٗا ١

Say, (O Prophet), it was revealed to me that a band of jinn attentively listened to (the recitation of the Qur'an) and then (went back to their people) and said:

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Aey Nabi, kaho, meri taraf wahee (revelation) bheji gayi hai ke Jinno ke ek giroh (group) ne gaur se suna phir (jaa kar apne qaum ke logon se) kaha: “humne ek bada hi ajeeb Quran suna hai

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

يَهۡدِيٓ إِلَى ٱلرُّشۡدِ فَـَٔامَنَّا بِهِۦۖ وَلَن نُّشۡرِكَ بِرَبِّنَآ أَحَدٗا ٢

“We have indeed heard a wonderful Qur'an which guides to the Right Way; so we have come to believe in it, and we will not associate aught with Our Lord in His Divinity”;

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Jo raah-e-raast ki taraf rehnumayi karta hai is liye hum uspar iman le aaye hain aur ab hum hargiz apne Rubb ke saath kisi ko sharik nahin karenge

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

وَأَنَّهُۥ تَعَٰلَىٰ جَدُّ رَبِّنَا مَا ٱتَّخَذَ صَٰحِبَةٗ وَلَا وَلَدٗا ٣

and that “He – exalted be His Majesty – has not taken to Himself either a wife or a son”;

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Aur yeh ke hamare Rubb ki shaan bahut aala-o-Arfa hai , usne kisi ko biwi ya beta nahin banaya

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

وَأَنَّهُۥ كَانَ يَقُولُ سَفِيهُنَا عَلَى ٱللَّهِ شَطَطٗا ٤

and that “the foolish among us have been wont to say outrageous things about Allah”;

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Aur yeh ke hamare nadaan log Allah ke barey mein bahut khilaf-e-haqq baatein karte rahey hain

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

وَأَنَّا ظَنَنَّآ أَن لَّن تَقُولَ ٱلۡإِنسُ وَٱلۡجِنُّ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبٗا ٥

and that “we had thought that men and jinn would never speak a lie about Allah”,

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Aur yeh ke humne samjha tha ke insaan aur jinn kabhi khuda ke baarey mein jhoot nahin bol sakte

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

وَأَنَّهُۥ كَانَ رِجَالٞ مِّنَ ٱلۡإِنسِ يَعُوذُونَ بِرِجَالٖ مِّنَ ٱلۡجِنِّ فَزَادُوهُمۡ رَهَقٗا ٦

and that “some from among the humans used to seek protection of some among the jinn, and thus they increased the arrogance of the jinn”;

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Aur yeh ke Insano mein se kuch log Jinno mein se kuch logon ki panaah (refuge) maanga karte thay, is tarah unhon ne Jinno ka guroor aur zyada badha diya

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

وَأَنَّهُمۡ ظَنُّواْ كَمَا ظَنَنتُمۡ أَن لَّن يَبۡعَثَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٗا ٧

and that “they thought, even as you thought, that Allah would never raise anyone (as a Messenger)”;

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Aur yeh ke insaano ne bhi wahi gumaan kiya jaisa tumhara gumaan tha ke Allah kisi ko Rasool bana kar na bhejega

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

وَأَنَّا لَمَسۡنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ فَوَجَدۡنَٰهَا مُلِئَتۡ حَرَسٗا شَدِيدٗا وَشُهُبٗا ٨

and that “we tried to pry (the secrets of) the heaven, but we found it full of terrible guards and shooting meteors”;

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Aur yeh ke humne aasman ko tatola to dekha ke woh pehray-daaron (terrible guards) se patha pada hai aur shahabon (shooting meteors) ki baarish ho rahi hai

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

وَأَنَّا كُنَّا نَقۡعُدُ مِنۡهَا مَقَٰعِدَ لِلسَّمۡعِۖ فَمَن يَسۡتَمِعِ ٱلۡأٓنَ يَجِدۡ لَهُۥ شِهَابٗا رَّصَدٗا ٩

and that “we would take up stations in the heaven to try to hear but anyone who now attempts to listen finds a shooting meteor in wait for him”;

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Aur yeh ke pehle hum sun-gun lene ke liye aasman mei baithnay ki jagah paa lete thay, magar ab jo chori chupey sunne ke koshish karta hai woh apne liye ghaat mein ek shahabe saaqib (shooting meteors) laga hua paata hai

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

وَأَنَّا لَا نَدۡرِيٓ أَشَرٌّ أُرِيدَ بِمَن فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ أَمۡ أَرَادَ بِهِمۡ رَبُّهُمۡ رَشَدٗا ١٠

and that “we do not know whether evil is intended for those on the earth, or whether their Lord intends to direct them to the Right Way”;

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Aur yeh ke hamari samajh mein na aata tha ke aaya zameen walon ke saath koi bura maamla karne ka irada kiya gaya hai ya unka Rubb unhein raah-e-raast dikhana chahta hai

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

وَأَنَّا مِنَّا ٱلصَّٰلِحُونَ وَمِنَّا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَۖ كُنَّا طَرَآئِقَ قِدَدٗا ١١

and that “some of us are upright and some of us are otherwise for we follow widely divergent paths”;

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Aur yeh ke hum mein se kuch log saleh (upright) hain aur kuch is se farotar hain, hum mukhtalif tareeqon (ways/factions) mein batey (divided) huey hain

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

وَأَنَّا ظَنَنَّآ أَن لَّن نُّعۡجِزَ ٱللَّهَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَن نُّعۡجِزَهُۥ هَرَبٗا ١٢

and that “we thought that we will neither be able to frustrate Allah on earth, nor frustrate Him by flight”;

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Auy yeh ke hum samajhte thay ke na zameen mein hum Allah ko aajiz (frustrate) kar sakte hain aur na bhaag kar usey hara saktey hain

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

وَأَنَّا لَمَّا سَمِعۡنَا ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦۖ فَمَن يُؤۡمِنۢ بِرَبِّهِۦ فَلَا يَخَافُ بَخۡسٗا وَلَا رَهَقٗا ١٣

and that “when we heard the teaching of the Right Way we came to believe in it; he who believes in His Lord shall have no fear of suffering loss or being subjected to any injustice”;

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Aur yeh ke humne jab hidayat ki taleem suni to hum uspar iman le aaye ab jo koi bhi apne Rubb par iman le aayega usey kisi haq-talfi ya zulm ka khauff na hoga

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

وَأَنَّا مِنَّا ٱلۡمُسۡلِمُونَ وَمِنَّا ٱلۡقَٰسِطُونَۖ فَمَنۡ أَسۡلَمَ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ تَحَرَّوۡاْ رَشَدٗا ١٤

and that “among us some are Muslims (Those who have submitted to Allah), and some of us are deviant. So those who became Muslims found the Right Course;

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Aur yeh ke hum mein se kuch muslim(Allah ke itaat guzar) hain aur kuch haqq se munharif (upright) to jinhon ne Islam (itaat ka raasta) ikhtiyar kar liya unhon ne najaat ki raah dhoond li

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

وَأَمَّا ٱلۡقَٰسِطُونَ فَكَانُواْ لِجَهَنَّمَ حَطَبٗا ١٥

but those who deviated from the Truth, will be the fuel for Hell.”

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Aur jo haqq se muhnarif hai woh jahannum ka indhan (fuel) banney wala hai

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

وَأَلَّوِ ٱسۡتَقَٰمُواْ عَلَى ٱلطَّرِيقَةِ لَأَسۡقَيۡنَٰهُم مَّآءً غَدَقٗا ١٦

If people were to keep firmly to the Right Way, We would have vouchsafed them abundant rain

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Aur (aey Nabi kaho mujhpar yeh wahee bhi ki gayi hai ke) log agar raah-e-raast par sabit qadami (firmly) se chalte to hum unhein khoob sairaab karte (provide abundant rain)

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

لِّنَفۡتِنَهُمۡ فِيهِۚ وَمَن يُعۡرِضۡ عَن ذِكۡرِ رَبِّهِۦ يَسۡلُكۡهُ عَذَابٗا صَعَدٗا ١٧

so that We might try them through this bounty. Whoso turns away from the remembrance of his Lord, He will cause him to suffer a grievous chastisement;

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Taa-ke is niyamat se unki aazmaish karein aur jo apne Rubb ke zikr se mooh modega uska Rubb usey sakht azaab mein mubtala kardega

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

وَأَنَّ ٱلۡمَسَٰجِدَ لِلَّهِ فَلَا تَدۡعُواْ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ أَحَدٗا ١٨

and that “mosques belong to Allah, so do not invoke anyone with Him”;

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Aur yeh ke masjidein Allah ke liye hai, lihaza unmein Allah ke saath kisi aur ko na pukaro

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

وَأَنَّهُۥ لَمَّا قَامَ عَبۡدُ ٱللَّهِ يَدۡعُوهُ كَادُواْ يَكُونُونَ عَلَيۡهِ لِبَدٗا ١٩

and when Allah's servant stood up to call on Him, they well-nigh swarmed him.

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Aur yeh ke jab Allah ka banda usko pukarne ke liye khada hua to log uspar toot padne ke liye tayyar ho gaye

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

قُلۡ إِنَّمَآ أَدۡعُواْ رَبِّي وَلَآ أُشۡرِكُ بِهِۦٓ أَحَدٗا ٢٠

Say, (O Prophet): “I call on my Lord alone, and I do not associate aught with Him in His Divinity.”

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Aey Nabi ,kaho ke main to apne Rubb ko pukarta hoon aur uske saath kisi ko sharik nahin karta

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

قُلۡ إِنِّي لَآ أَمۡلِكُ لَكُمۡ ضَرّٗا وَلَا رَشَدٗا ٢١

Say: “Surely neither it is in my power to hurt you nor to bring you to the Right Way.”

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Kaho main tum logon keliye na kisi nuksan ka ikhtiyar rakhta hoon na kisi bhalayi ka

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

قُلۡ إِنِّي لَن يُجِيرَنِي مِنَ ٱللَّهِ أَحَدٞ وَلَنۡ أَجِدَ مِن دُونِهِۦ مُلۡتَحَدًا ٢٢

Say: “None can protect me from Allah, nor can I find a refuge apart from Him.

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Kaho mujhey Allah ki giraft se koi nahin bacha sakta aur na main uske daaman ke siwa koi jaye panaah (refuge) paa sakta hoon

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

إِلَّا بَلَٰغٗا مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرِسَٰلَٰتِهِۦۚ وَمَن يَعۡصِ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ فَإِنَّ لَهُۥ نَارَ جَهَنَّمَ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ أَبَدًا ٢٣

(My task is no more than) to deliver Allah's proclamation and His messages. And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger, surely the Fire of Hell awaits him; therein he will abide in perpetuity.”

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Mera kaam iske siwa kuch nahin hai ke Allah ki baat aur uske paighamaat pahuncha doon. Ab jo bhi Allah aur uske Rasool ki baat na maanega uske liye jahannum ki aag hai aur aisey log usmein hamesha rahenge

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا رَأَوۡاْ مَا يُوعَدُونَ فَسَيَعۡلَمُونَ مَنۡ أَضۡعَفُ نَاصِرٗا وَأَقَلُّ عَدَدٗا ٢٤

(They shall not change their ways) until they see that against which they had been warned, and then they will know whose helpers are weaker and whose supporters are fewer in number.

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

(Yeh log apni is rawish se baaz na aayenge) yahan tak ke jab us cheez ko dekh lenge jiska inse waada kiya ja raha hai to inhein maloom ho jayega ke kiske madadgaar kamzoar hain aur kiska jattha (group) taadad mein kam hai

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

قُلۡ إِنۡ أَدۡرِيٓ أَقَرِيبٞ مَّا تُوعَدُونَ أَمۡ يَجۡعَلُ لَهُۥ رَبِّيٓ أَمَدًا ٢٥

Say: “I know not whether what you are promised is near or whether my Lord will prolong its term.

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Kaho, main nahin jaanta ke jis cheez ka waada tumse kiya ja raha hai woh qareeb hai ya mera Rubb uske liye koi lambi muddat muqarrar famata hai

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

عَٰلِمُ ٱلۡغَيۡبِ فَلَا يُظۡهِرُ عَلَىٰ غَيۡبِهِۦٓ أَحَدًا ٢٦

He is the Knower of the Unseen, and He does not disclose His Unseen to anyone

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Woh aalimul gaib hai , apne gaib par kisi ko muttala (reveal/disclose) nahin karta

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

إِلَّا مَنِ ٱرۡتَضَىٰ مِن رَّسُولٖ فَإِنَّهُۥ يَسۡلُكُ مِنۢ بَيۡنِ يَدَيۡهِ وَمِنۡ خَلۡفِهِۦ رَصَدٗا ٢٧

other than to a Messenger whom He chooses (for the bestowal of any part of the knowledge of the Unseen), whereafter He appoints guards who go before him and behind him,

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Siwai us Rasool ke jisey usne (gaib ka koi ilm dene ke liye) pasand karliya ho, to uske aagey aur pichey woh muhafiz (guards) laga deta hai

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

لِّيَعۡلَمَ أَن قَدۡ أَبۡلَغُواْ رِسَٰلَٰتِ رَبِّهِمۡ وَأَحَاطَ بِمَا لَدَيۡهِمۡ وَأَحۡصَىٰ كُلَّ شَيۡءٍ عَدَدَۢا ٢٨

so that He may know that they have delivered the messages of their Lord. He encompasses in His knowledge their surroundings and keeps a count of all things.”

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Taa-ke woh jaan le ke unhon ne apne Rubb ke paighamaat pahuncha diye, aur woh unke poorey maahol ka ihata (encompass) kiye huey hai aur ek ek cheez ko usne gin rakkha hai

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

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