Whenever We intend to destroy a society, We command its elite ˹to obey Allah˺ but they act rebelliously in it. So the decree ˹of punishment˺ is justified, and We destroy it utterly.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And when We intend to destroy a city, We command its affluent1 but they defiantly disobey therein; so the word [i.e., deserved decree] comes into effect upon it, and We destroy it with [complete] destruction.
— Saheeh International
˹Imagine˺ how many peoples We have destroyed after Noah! And sufficient is your Lord as All-Aware and All-Seeing of the sins of His servants.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And how many have We destroyed from the generations after Noah. And sufficient is your Lord, concerning the sins of His servants, as Aware and Seeing.
— Saheeh International
Whoever desires this fleeting world ˹alone˺, We hasten in it whatever We please to whoever We will; then We destine them for Hell, where they will burn, condemned and rejected.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Whoever should desire the immediate1 - We hasten for him from it what We will to whom We intend. Then We have made for him Hell, which he will [enter to] burn, censured and banished.
— Saheeh International
But whoever desires the Hereafter and strives for it accordingly, and is a ˹true˺ believer, it is they whose striving will be appreciated.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
But whoever desires the Hereafter and exerts the effort due to it while he is a believer - it is those whose effort is ever appreciated [by Allah].
— Saheeh International
We provide both the former and the latter from the bounty of your Lord. And the bounty of your Lord can never be withheld.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
To each [category] We extend - to these and to those - from the gift of your Lord. And never has the gift of your Lord been restricted.
— Saheeh International
See how We have favoured some over others ˹in this life˺, but the Hereafter is certainly far greater in rank and in favour.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Look how We have favored [in provision] some of them over others. But the Hereafter is greater in degrees [of difference] and greater in distinction.
— Saheeh International
Do not set up any other god with Allah, or you will end up condemned, abandoned.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Do not make [as equal] with Allah another deity and [thereby] become censured and forsaken.
— Saheeh International
For your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him. And honour your parents. If one or both of them reach old age in your care, never say to them ˹even˺ ‘ugh,’ nor yell at them. Rather, address them respectfully.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And your Lord has decreed that you worship not except Him, and to parents, good treatment. Whether one or both of them reach old age [while] with you, say not to them [so much as], "uff,"1 and do not repel them but speak to them a noble word.
— Saheeh International
And be humble with them out of mercy, and pray, “My Lord! Be merciful to them as they raised me when I was young.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And lower to them the wing of humility out of mercy and say, "My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up [when I was] small."
— Saheeh International
Your Lord knows best what is within yourselves. If you are righteous, He is certainly All-Forgiving to those who ˹constantly˺ turn to Him.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Your Lord is most knowing of what is within yourselves. If you should be righteous [in intention] - then indeed He is ever, to the often returning [to Him], Forgiving.1
— Saheeh International
Give to close relatives their due, as well as the poor and ˹needy˺ travellers. And do not spend wastefully.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And give the relative his right, and [also] the poor and the traveler, and do not spend wastefully.1
— Saheeh International