Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of the holy Quran with full Arabic text and English translation (Surah Ar-Ra’d – سُوْرَةُ الرَّعْدِ – The thunder)

In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Eternally Merciful

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَانِ الرَّحِيْمِ

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Alif-Laam-Meem-Raا ل م ر
These are the verses of the Book, which has been revealed to you from your Lord, in truthتِلْكَ ءَايَاتُ الكِتَابِ وَالَّذِي أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِنْ رَّبِّكَ الحَقُّ
but most men do not believe1وَلَاكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يُؤْمِنُوْنَ
Allah SWT is who raised the heavens without pillars that you can seeاللهُ الَّذِي رَفَعَ السَّمَاوَاتِ بِغَيْرِ عَمَدٍ تَرَوْنَهَا
then He established (rose above) on the throneثُمَّ اسْتَوَى عَلَى الْعَرْشِ
and subjected the sun and the moon, each one runs for a term appointedوَسَخَّرَ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ كُلٌّ يَجْرِي لِأَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى
He directs the affair, He explains the signs so that in the meetingيُدَبِّرُ الْأَمْرَ يُفَصِّلُ الْئَايَاتِ لَعَلَّكُمْ بِلِقَآءِ
with your Lord, you may be certain2رَبِّكُمْ تُوْقِنُوْنَ
He knows the unseen and the apparent, the Great, the Exalted9عَالِمُ الغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ الكَبِيْرُ المُتَعَالِ
for him there are angels in succession before him and behind himلَهُ مُعَقِّبَاتٌ مِّن بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِ
they protect him by the decree of Allah SWTيَحْفَظُوْنَهُ مِنْ أَمْرِ اللهِ
indeed Allah SWT will not change what is in a people until they change what is in themselvesإِنَّ اللهَ لَا يُغَيِّرُ مَا بِقَوْمٍ حَتَّى يُغَيِّرُواْ مَا بِأَنْفُسِهِمْ
and when Allah SWT intends ill for a people there is no repelling itوَإِذَآ أَرَادَ اللهُ بِقَوْمٍ سُوْءًا فَلَا مَرَدَّ لَهُ
and there is not for them besides Him any patron11وَمَا لَهُم مِّنْ دُوْنِهِ مِنْ وَالٍ
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and to Allah (SWT) prostrate whoever is in the heavens and the earth, willinglyوَلِلَّهِ يَسْجُدُ مَن فِى السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ طَوْعًا 
or unwillingly and (so do) their shadows in the mornings and the afternoons15وَكَرْهًا وَظِلَالُهُم بِالغُدُوِّ وَالآصَالِ
say ‘who is the Lord of the heavens and the earth?’ say Allah SWTقُلْ مَن رَّبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ قُلِ اللهُ
say ‘do you then take from other than Him alliesقُلْ أَفَاتَّخَذْتُم مِّنْ دُوْنِهِ أَوْلِيَآءَ
having no power even for benefit nor harm to themselvesلَا يَمْلِكُوْنَ لِأَنْفُسِهِمْ نَفْعًا وَلَا ضَرًّا
say ‘is the blind equal to the seeing?قُلْ هَلْ يَسْتَوِي الْأَعْمَى وَالْبَصِيْرُ
or is the darkness equal to the light?أَمْ هَلْ تَسْتَوِي الظُّلُمَاتُ وَالنُّوْرُ
or do they assign to Allah SWT partners who created like His creationأَمْ جَعَلُواْ لِلَّهِ شُرَكَآءَ خَلَقُواْ كَخَلْقِهِ
so their creation looks alike to themفَتَشَابَهَ الْخَلْقُ عَلَيْهِمْ
say ‘Allah SWT is the Creator of every thing and He is the One, the Irresistible16قُلِ اللهُ خَالِقُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَهُوَ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ
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and those who disbelieved say, “you are not a Messenger”وَيَقُوْلُ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوا لَسْتَ مُرْسَلًا
say, “sufficient is Allah (SWT) as a witness between me and between youقُلْ كَفَى بِاللهِ شَهِيْدًا بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَكُمْ
and whom with him is the knowledge of the book”43وَمَنْ عِنْدَهُ عِلْمُ الكِتَابِ