English Translation and Commentary of the Holy Quran (2010)
by Maulana Muhammad Ali
Chapter 30: Ar-Rum — The Romans (Revealed at Makkah: 6 sections, 60 verses)
Section 6 (Verses 30:54–30:60): Overthrow of Opposition
Translation:
اَللّٰہُ الَّذِیۡ خَلَقَکُمۡ مِّنۡ ضُؔعۡفٍ ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِنۡۢ بَعۡدِ ضُؔعۡفٍ قُوَّۃً ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِنۡۢ بَعۡدِ قُوَّۃٍ ضُؔعۡفًا وَّ شَیۡبَۃً ؕ یَخۡلُقُ مَا یَشَآءُ ۚ وَ ہُوَ الۡعَلِیۡمُ الۡقَدِیۡرُ ﴿۵۴﴾
30:54 Allah is He Who created you from a state of weakness, then He gave strength after weakness, then ordained weakness and grey hair after strength.1 He creates what He pleases, and He is the Knowing, the Powerful.
وَ یَوۡمَ تَقُوۡمُ السَّاعَۃُ یُقۡسِمُ الۡمُجۡرِمُوۡنَ ۬ۙ مَا لَبِثُوۡا غَیۡرَ سَاعَۃٍ ؕ کَذٰلِکَ کَانُوۡا یُؤۡفَکُوۡنَ ﴿۵۵﴾
30:55 And the day when the Hour comes, the guilty will swear: They did not remain but an hour. Thus are they ever turned away (from truth).
وَ قَالَ الَّذِیۡنَ اُوۡتُوا الۡعِلۡمَ وَ الۡاِیۡمَانَ لَقَدۡ لَبِثۡتُمۡ فِیۡ کِتٰبِ اللّٰہِ اِلٰی یَوۡمِ الۡبَعۡثِ ۫ فَہٰذَا یَوۡمُ الۡبَعۡثِ وَ لٰکِنَّکُمۡ کُنۡتُمۡ لَا تَعۡلَمُوۡنَ ﴿۵۶﴾
30:56 And those who are given knowledge and faith will say: Certainly you remained according to the ordinance of Allah till the day of Resurrection — so this is the day of Resurrection — but you did not know.
فَیَوۡمَئِذٍ لَّا یَنۡفَعُ الَّذِیۡنَ ظَلَمُوۡا مَعۡذِرَتُہُمۡ وَ لَا ہُمۡ یُسۡتَعۡتَبُوۡنَ ﴿۵۷﴾
30:57 So that day their excuse will not benefit those who were unjust, nor will they be granted goodwill.
وَ لَقَدۡ ضَرَبۡنَا لِلنَّاسِ فِیۡ ہٰذَا الۡقُرۡاٰنِ مِنۡ کُلِّ مَثَلٍ ؕ وَ لَئِنۡ جِئۡتَہُمۡ بِاٰیَۃٍ لَّیَقُوۡلَنَّ الَّذِیۡنَ کَفَرُوۡۤا اِنۡ اَنۡتُمۡ اِلَّا مُبۡطِلُوۡنَ ﴿۵۸﴾
30:58 And certainly We have set forth for people in this Quran every kind of description. And if you bring them a sign, those who disbelieve would certainly say: You are only deceivers.
کَذٰلِکَ یَطۡبَعُ اللّٰہُ عَلٰی قُلُوۡبِ الَّذِیۡنَ لَا یَعۡلَمُوۡنَ ﴿۵۹﴾
30:59 Thus does Allah seal the hearts of those who do not know.2
فَاصۡبِرۡ اِنَّ وَعۡدَ اللّٰہِ حَقٌّ وَّ لَا یَسۡتَخِفَّنَّکَ الَّذِیۡنَ لَا یُوۡقِنُوۡنَ ﴿٪۶۰﴾
30:60 So be patient; surely the promise of Allah is true; and let not those disquiet you who have no certainty.