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وَنَعْمَةٍ كَانُوا۟ فِيهَا فَـٰكِهِينَ

many a thing in which they had delighted:

وَوَصَّيْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ بِوَٰلِدَيْهِ إِحْسَـٰنًا ۖ حَمَلَتْهُ أُمُّهُۥ كُرْهًا وَوَضَعَتْهُ كُرْهًا ۖ وَحَمْلُهُۥ وَفِصَـٰلُهُۥ ثَلَـٰثُونَ شَهْرًا ۚ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُۥ وَبَلَغَ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً قَالَ رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِىٓ أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَىَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَٰلِدَىَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَـٰلِحًا تَرْضَىٰهُ وَأَصْلِحْ لِى فِى ذُرِّيَّتِىٓ ۖ إِنِّى تُبْتُ إِلَيْكَ وَإِنِّى مِنَ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ

We have commanded man to be good to his parents: his mother struggled to carry him and struggled to give birth to him- his bearing and weaning took a full thirty months. When he has grown to manhood and reached the age of forty he [may] say, ‘Lord, help me to be truly grateful for Your favours to me and to my parents; help me to do good work that pleases You; make my offspring good. I turn to You; I am one of those who devote themselves to You.’

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُدْخِلُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ جَنَّـٰتٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ ۖ وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يَتَمَتَّعُونَ وَيَأْكُلُونَ كَمَا تَأْكُلُ ٱلْأَنْعَـٰمُ وَٱلنَّارُ مَثْوًى لَّهُمْ

God will admit those who believe and do good deeds to Gardens graced with flowing streams; the disbelievers may take their fill of pleasure in this world, and eat as cattle do, but the Fire will be their home.

لِّيَغْفِرَ لَكَ ٱللَّهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِن ذَنۢبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ وَيُتِمَّ نِعْمَتَهُۥ عَلَيْكَ وَيَهْدِيَكَ صِرَٰطًا مُّسْتَقِيمًا

so that God may forgive you your past and future sins, complete His grace upon you, guide you to a straight path,

فَضْلًا مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَنِعْمَةً ۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ

through God’s favour and blessing: God is all knowing and all wise.

وَٱلْأَرْضَ فَرَشْنَـٰهَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْمَـٰهِدُونَ

We spread out the earth- how well We smoothed it out!-

إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ وَنَعِيمٍ

Those who were mindful of God are in Gardens and in bliss,

فَذَكِّرْ فَمَآ أَنتَ بِنِعْمَتِ رَبِّكَ بِكَاهِنٍ وَلَا مَجْنُونٍ

So [Prophet] remind [people]. By the grace of your Lord [Prophet], you are neither oracle nor madman.

نِّعْمَةً مِّنْ عِندِنَا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى مَن شَكَرَ

as a favour from Us: this is how We reward the thankful.

فِى جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

in Gardens of Bliss:

فَرَوْحٌ وَرَيْحَانٌ وَجَنَّتُ نَعِيمٍ

he will have rest, ease, and a Garden of Bliss;

مَآ أَنتَ بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجْنُونٍ

Your Lord’s grace does not make you [Prophet] a madman:

إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

There will be Gardens of bliss for those who are mindful of God.

لَّوْلَآ أَن تَدَٰرَكَهُۥ نِعْمَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ لَنُبِذَ بِٱلْعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ مَذْمُومٌ

if his Lord’s grace had not reached him, he would have been left, abandoned and blameworthy, on the barren shore,

أَيَطْمَعُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُدْخَلَ جَنَّةَ نَعِيمٍ

Does every one of them expect to enter a Garden of bliss?

وَذَرْنِى وَٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ أُو۟لِى ٱلنَّعْمَةِ وَمَهِّلْهُمْ قَلِيلًا

and leave to Me those who deny the truth and live in luxury. Bear with them for a little while;

وَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ ثَمَّ رَأَيْتَ نَعِيمًا وَمُلْكًا كَبِيرًا

and if you were to look around, you would see bliss and great wealth:

فَقَدَرْنَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْقَـٰدِرُونَ

We determine [it]: how excellently We determine!

مَتَـٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَـٰمِكُمْ

for you and your animals to enjoy?

مَّتَـٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَـٰمِكُمْ

all for you and your livestock to enjoy.

إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ لَفِى نَعِيمٍ

the good will live in bliss,

إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ لَفِى نَعِيمٍ

The truly good will live in bliss,

تَعْرِفُ فِى وُجُوهِهِمْ نَضْرَةَ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

You will recognize on their faces the radiance of bliss.

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاعِمَةٌ

On that Day there will also be faces radiant with bliss,

فَأَمَّا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكْرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَكْرَمَنِ

[The nature of] man is that, when his Lord tries him through honour and blessings, he says, ‘My Lord has honoured me,’

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰٓ

not to return a favour to anyone

وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ

talk about the blessings of your Lord.

ثُمَّ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

On that Day, you will be asked about your pleasures.