Ash-Shuraa

who respond to their Lord, establish prayer, conduct their affairs by mutual consultation, and donate from what We have provided for them;

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And those who have responded to their Lord and established prayer and whose affair is [determined by] consultation among themselves, and from what We have provided them, they spend,

— Saheeh International

and who enforce justice when wronged.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And those who, when tyranny strikes them, they retaliate [in a just manner].¹

— Saheeh International

The reward of an evil deed is its equivalent. But whoever pardons and seeks reconciliation, then their reward is with Allah. He certainly does not like the wrongdoers.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And the retribution for an evil act is an evil one like it, but whoever pardons and makes reconciliation - his reward is [due] from Allah. Indeed, He does not like wrongdoers.

— Saheeh International

There is no blame on those who enforce justice after being wronged.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And whoever retaliates after having been wronged - those have not upon them any cause [for blame].

— Saheeh International

Blame is only on those who wrong people and transgress in the land unjustly. It is they who will suffer a painful punishment.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

The cause is only against the ones who wrong the people and tyrannize upon the earth without right. Those will have a painful punishment.

— Saheeh International

And whoever endures patiently and forgives—surely this is a resolve to aspire to.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And whoever is patient and forgives - indeed, that is of the matters [worthy] of resolve.¹

— Saheeh International

And whoever Allah leaves to stray will have no guide after Him. You will see the wrongdoers, when they face the torment, pleading, “Is there any way back ˹to the world˺?”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And he whom Allah sends astray - for him there is no protector beyond Him. And you will see the wrongdoers, when they see the punishment, saying, "Is there for return [to the former world] any way?"

— Saheeh International

And you will see them exposed to the Fire, fully humbled out of disgrace, stealing glances ˹at it˺. And the believers will say, “The ˹true˺ losers are those who have lost themselves and their families on Judgment Day.” The wrongdoers will certainly be in everlasting torment.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And you will see them being exposed to it [i.e., the Fire], humbled from humiliation, looking from [behind] a covert glance. And those who had believed will say, "Indeed, the [true] losers are the ones who lost themselves and their families on the Day of Resurrection. Unquestionably, the wrongdoers are in an enduring punishment."

— Saheeh International

They will have no protectors to help them against Allah. And whoever Allah leaves to stray, for them there is no way.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And there will not be for them any allies to aid them other than Allah. And whoever Allah sends astray - for him there is no way.

— Saheeh International

Respond to your Lord before the coming of a Day from Allah that cannot be averted. There will be no refuge for you then, nor ˹grounds for˺ denial ˹of sins˺.¹

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Respond to your Lord before a Day comes from Allah of which there is no repelling. No refuge will you have that Day, nor for you will there be any denial.¹

— Saheeh International

But if they turn away, We have not sent you ˹O Prophet˺ as a keeper over them. Your duty is only to deliver ˹the message˺. And indeed, when We let someone taste a mercy from Us, they become prideful ˹because˺ of it. But when afflicted with evil because of what their hands have done, then one becomes totally ungrateful.¹ 

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

But if they turn away - then We have not sent you, [O Muḥammad], over them as a guardian; upon you is only [the duty of] notification. And indeed, when We let man taste mercy from Us, he rejoices in it; but if evil afflicts him for what his hands have put forth, then indeed, man is ungrateful.

— Saheeh International