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Surah As-Saffat

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Chapter 37 of 114

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Surah As-Saffat

Recited by Salaah Bukhaatir

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This Surah is called Ad-Dahr as well as Al-Insan after the words occurring in the first verse.

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Surah 37 of 114

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Recitation: Salaah Bukhaatir

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<h2>Name</h2>
This Surah is called Ad-Dahr as well as Al-Insan after the words occurring in the <a href=/76/1>first verse</a>.
<h2>Period of Revelation</h2>
Most of the commentators, including Allama Zamakhshari, Imam Razi, Qadi, Baidawi, Allama Nizam ad-Din Nisaburi, Hafiz Ibn Kathir and many others, regard it as a Makki Surah, and, according to Allama Alusi, the same is the opinion of the majority of scholars. However, some commentators hold the view that the Surah was revealed at Madinah, and some others say that it was revealed at Makkah but <a href=/76/8-10>vv. 8-10</a> of it were sent down at Madinah.
As far as the subject matter and the style of the Surah are concerned, these are very different from those of the Madani Surahs. A little study of it rather shown that it is not only a Makki Surah but it was revealed during the earliest period at Makkah, which began just after the revelation of the first seven verses of Surah Al-Muddaththir. As for <a href=/76/8-10>vv. 8-10</a>, they are so naturally set in the theme of the Surah that if they are read in their proper context, no one can say that the theme preceding and following them had been sent down 15 to 16 years earlier but these three verses which were revealed many years later were inserted here unnaturally.
In fact, the basis of the idea that this Surah; or some verses of it were revealed at Madinah, is a tradition which has related from Ibn Abbas (may Allah bless him). He says that once Hadrat Hasan and Husain fell ill The Holy Prophet and some of his Companions visited them. They wished Hadrat Ali to make a vow to Allah for the recovery of the two children. Thereupon, Hadrat Ali, Hadrat Fatimah and Fiddah their maid servant, vowed a fast of three days if Allah restored the children to health. The children recovered by the grace of Allah and the three of them began to fast as avowed. As there was nothing to eat in the house, Hadrat Ali borrowed three measures (sa') of barley from somebody (according to another tradition, earned through labor). When on the first day they sat down to eat after breaking the fast, a poor man came and begged for food. They gave all their food to him, drank water and retired to bed. The next day when they again sat down to eat after breaking the fast,
an orphan came and begged for something. They again gave away the whole food to him, drank water and went to bed. On the third day when they were just going to eat after breaking the fast, a captive came up and begged for food likewise. Again the whole food was given away to him. On the fourth day Hadrat Ali took both the children with him and went before the Holy Prophet (upon whom be peace). The Holy Prophet (on whom be peace) seeing the weak condition of the three, returned with them to the house of Hadrat Fatimah and found her lying in a corner half dead with hunger. This moved him visibly. In the meantime the Angel Gabriel (peace be on him) came and said; "Look, Allah has congratulated you on the virtues of the people of your house!"When the Holy Prophet asked what it was, he recited this whole Surah in response. (According to Ibn Mahran's tradition, he recited it from verse 5 till the end. But the tradition which Ibn Marduyah has related from Ibn Abbas only says that the
verse Wa yut'imun-at ta'am... was sent down concerning Hadrat Ali and Hadrat Fatimah; there is no mention of this story in it). This whole story has been narrated by Ali bin Ahmad al-Wahidi in his Commentary of the Qur'an, entitled Al'Basit, and probably from the same it has been taken by Zamakhshari, Razi, Nisaburi and others.
In the first place, this tradition is very weak as regards its chain of transmission. Then, from the point of view of its subject matter also, it is strange that when a poor man, or an orphan, or a captive, comes to beg for food, he is given all the food. He could be given one member's food and the five of them could share the rest of it among themselves:Then this also is incredible that illustrious persons like Hadrat Ali and Hadrat Fatimah, who possessed perfect knowledge of Islam, should have regarded it as an act of virtue to keep the two children, who had just recovered their health and were still weak, hungry for three consecutive days. Moreover, in respect of the captives also, it has never been a practice under the Islamic government that they should be left to beg for food for themselves. For if they were prisoners of the government, the government itself was responsible to arrange food and clothing for them, and if they were in an individual's custody, he was made
responsible to feed and clothe them. Therefore, it was not possible that in Madinah a captive should have gone about begging food from door to door. However, overlooking the weaknesses of transmission and the probability of subject matter, even if the narrative is accepted as it goes, at the most what it shows is that when the people of the Holy Prophet's house acted righteously as they did, Gabriel came and gave him the good news that Allah had much appreciated their act of virtue, for they had acted precisely in the righteous way that Allah had commanded in these verses of Surah Ad-Dahr. This does not necessitate that these verses too were sent down on that very occasion. The same is the case with many traditions concerning the occasion of revelation. When about a certain verse it is said that it was sent down on a particular occasion, it in fact does not mean that the verse was sent down on the very occasion the incident took place. But it means that the verse applies precisely
and exactly to the incident. Imam Suyuti in Al-Itqan has quoted this from Hafiz Ibn Taimiyyah: "When the reporters say that a verse was sent down concerning a particular incident, it sometimes implies that the same incident (or matter) occasioned its revelation, and sometimes that the verse applies to the matter although it may not have occasioned its revelation."Further on he quotes Imam Badr ad-Din Zarkashi's view from his Al-Burhan fi Ulum al-Quran :"It is well known in respect of the Companions and their immediate successors that when one of them says that a verse was sent down concerning a particular matter, it means that the ruling contained in it applied to that matter and not that the matter itself occasioned the revelation of the verse. Thus, it only uses the ruling of the verse for the purpose of reasoning and not for stating a fact." (Al-Itqan fi Ulum al-Quran, vol. I, p. 31, Ed. 1929).
<h2>Theme and Subject Matter</h2>
The theme of this Surah is to inform man of his true position in the world and to tell him that if he understood his true position rightly and adopted the attitude of gratefulness, he would meet with such and such good end, and if he adopted the way of disbelief, he would meet with such and such evil ends In the longer Surahs of the Qur'an this same theme has been presented at length, but a special characteristic of the style of the earliest Surahs revealed at Makkah is that the subjects dealt with at length in the later period, "have been presented in a brief but highly effective way in this period in such concise, elegant sentences as may automatically be preserved in the memory of the hearers.
In this Surah, first of all man has been reminded that there was a time when he was nothing; then a humble beginning of him was made with a mixed drop of sperm and ovum of which even his mother was not aware; even she did not know that he had been conceived nor anyone else seeing the microscopic cell could say that it was a man, who in future would become the best of creation on the earth. After this, man has been warned, so as to say: "Beginning your creation in this way We have developed and shaped you into what you are today in order to test and try you in the world. That is why, unlike other creatures, you were made intelligent and sensible and were shown both the way of gratitude and the way of ingratitude clearly so that you may show, in the interval that you have been granted here for work, whether you have emerged as a grateful servant from the test or an unbelieving, Un- grateful wretch!"
Then, just in one sentence, it has been stated decisively what will be the fate to be met with in the Hereafter by those who emerged as unbelievers from this test.
After this, in <a href=/76/5-22>vv. 5-22</a> continuously, the blessings with which those who do full justice to servitude in the world, will be favored, have been mentioned in full detail. In these verses, not only have their best rewards been mentioned but they have also been told briefly what are the acts on the basis of which they would become worthy of those rewards. Another special characteristic of the earliest Surahs revealed at Makkah is that besides introducing in them briefly the fundamental beliefs and concepts of Islam, here and there, those moral qualities and virtuous acts have been mentioned, which are praiseworthy according to Islam, and also those evils of deed and morality of which Islam strives to cleanse human life. And these two things have not been mentioned with a view to show what good or evil result is entailed by them in the transitory life of the world, but they have been mentioned only to point out what enduring results they will produce in the eternal and everlasting
life of the Hereafter, irrespective of whether an evil quality may prove useful or a good quality may prove harmful in the world.
This is the subject matter of the first section (<a href=/76/1-22>vv. 1-22</a>). In the second section, addressing the Holy Prophet (upon whom be peace), three things have been stated: first, that "it is in fact We Ourself Who are revealing this Qur'an piecemeal to you, and this is intended to inform the disbelievers, not you, that the Qur'an is not being fabricated by Muhammad (upon whom be Allah's peace and blessings) but it is "We Who are revealing it, and it is Our Own wisdom which requires that We should reveal it piece by piece and not all at once."Second, the Holy Prophet has been told: "No matter how long ,it may take for the decree of your Lord to be enforced and no matter what afflictions may befall you in the meantime, in any case you should continue to perform your mission of Apostleship patiently, and not to yield to the pressure tactics of any of these wicked and unbelieving people."The third thing he has been told is: "Remember Allah day and night, perform the Prayer and spend your
nights in the worship of Allah, for it is these things which sustain and strengthen those who call to Allah in the face of iniquity and disbelief."
Then in one single sentence, the actual cause of the disbelievers wrong attitude has been stated: they have forgotten the Hereafter and are enamored of the world. In the second sentence, they have been warned to the effect: "You have not come into being by yourself: We have created you. You have not made these broad chests, and strong, sturdy hands and feet for yourselves, it is We Who made these for you; and it so lies in Our power to treat you as We please. We can distort your figures, We can destroy you and replace you by some other nation. We can cause you to die and can recreate you in whatever form We like."
In conclusion, it has been said: This is an Admonition: whoever wills may accept it and take a path to his Lord. But man's own will and desire is not everything in the world. No one's will and desire can be fulfilled unless Allah (also) so wills. And Allah's willing is not haphazard: whatever He wills, He wills it on the basis of His knowledge and wisdom. He admits into His mercy whomever He regards as worthy of His mercy on the basis of His knowledge and wisdom, and He has prepared a painful torment for those whom He finds unjust and wicked.

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Surah As-Saffat · Les rangés

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Ayah 1
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالصَّافَّاتِ صَفًّا
Par ceux qui sont rangés en rangs.
Ayah 2
فَالزَّاجِرَاتِ زَجْرًا
Par ceux qui poussent (les nuages) avec force.
Ayah 3
فَالتَّالِيَاتِ ذِكْرًا
Par ceux qui récitent, en rappel:
Ayah 4
إِنَّ إِلَـٰهَكُمْ لَوَاحِدٌ
«Votre Dieu est en vérité unique,
Ayah 5
رَّبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَرَبُّ الْمَشَارِقِ
le Seigneur des cieux et de la terre et de ce qui existe entre eux et Seigneur des Levants»
Ayah 6
إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا السَّمَاءَ الدُّنْيَا بِزِينَةٍ الْكَوَاكِبِ
Nous avons décoré le ciel le plus proche d'un décor: les étoiles,
Ayah 7
وَحِفْظًا مِّن كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ مَّارِدٍ
afin de le protéger contre tout diable rebelle.
Ayah 8
لَّا يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى الْمَلَإِ الْأَعْلَىٰ وَيُقْذَفُونَ مِن كُلِّ جَانِبٍ
Ils ne pourront être à l'écoute des dignitaires suprêmes [les Anges]; car ils seront harcelés de tout côté,
Ayah 9
دُحُورًا ۖ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ وَاصِبٌ
et refoulés. Et ils auront un châtiment perpétuel.
Ayah 10
إِلَّا مَنْ خَطِفَ الْخَطْفَةَ فَأَتْبَعَهُ شِهَابٌ ثَاقِبٌ
Sauf celui qui saisit au vol quelque [information]; il est alors pourchassé par un météore transperçant.
Ayah 11
فَاسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَهُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَم مَّنْ خَلَقْنَا ۚ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاهُم مِّن طِينٍ لَّازِبٍ
Demande-leur s'ils sont plus difficiles à créer que ceux que Nous avons créés? Car Nous les avons créés de boue collante!
Ayah 12
بَلْ عَجِبْتَ وَيَسْخَرُونَ
Mais tu t'étonnes, et ils se moquent!
Ayah 13
وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُوا لَا يَذْكُرُونَ
Et quand on le leur rappelle (le Coran), ils ne se rappellent pas;
Ayah 14
وَإِذَا رَأَوْا آيَةً يَسْتَسْخِرُونَ
et quand ils voient un prodige, ils cherchent à s'en moquer,
Ayah 15
وَقَالُوا إِنْ هَـٰذَا إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ
et disent: «Ceci n'est que magie évidente.
Ayah 16
أَإِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَامًا أَإِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ
Lorsque nous serons morts et que nous deviendrons poussière et ossements, serons-nous ressuscités?
Ayah 17
أَوَآبَاؤُنَا الْأَوَّلُونَ
ainsi que nos premiers ancêtres?»
Ayah 18
قُلْ نَعَمْ وَأَنتُمْ دَاخِرُونَ
Dis: «Oui! et vous vous humilierez».
Ayah 19
فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجْرَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ فَإِذَا هُمْ يَنظُرُونَ
Il n'y aura qu'un seul Cri, et voilà qu'ils regarderont,
Ayah 20
وَقَالُوا يَا وَيْلَنَا هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ الدِّينِ
et ils diront: «Malheur à nous! c'est le jour de la Rétribution».
Ayah 21
هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ الْفَصْلِ الَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِ تُكَذِّبُونَ
«C'est le jour du Jugement que vous traitiez de mensonge».
Ayah 22
احْشُرُوا الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا وَأَزْوَاجَهُمْ وَمَا كَانُوا يَعْبُدُونَ
«Rassemblez les injustes et leurs épouses et tout ce qu'ils adoraient,
Ayah 23
مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ فَاهْدُوهُمْ إِلَىٰ صِرَاطِ الْجَحِيمِ
en dehors d'Allah. Puis conduisez-les au chemin de la Fournaise.
Ayah 24
وَقِفُوهُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُم مَّسْئُولُونَ
Et arrêtez-les: car ils doivent être interrogés».
Ayah 25
مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَنَاصَرُونَ
«Pourquoi ne vous portez-vous pas secours mutuellement?»
Ayah 26
بَلْ هُمُ الْيَوْمَ مُسْتَسْلِمُونَ
Mais ce jour-là, ils seront complètement soumis,
Ayah 27
وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ
et les uns se tourneront vers les autres s'interrogeant mutuellement;
Ayah 28
قَالُوا إِنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ تَأْتُونَنَا عَنِ الْيَمِينِ
Ils diront: «C'est vous qui nous forciez (à la mécréance)».
Ayah 29
قَالُوا بَل لَّمْ تَكُونُوا مُؤْمِنِينَ
«C'est vous plutôt (diront les chefs) qui ne vouliez pas croire.
Ayah 30
وَمَا كَانَ لَنَا عَلَيْكُم مِّن سُلْطَانٍ ۖ بَلْ كُنتُمْ قَوْمًا طَاغِينَ
Et nous n'avions aucun pouvoir sur vous. C'est vous plutôt qui étiez des gens transgresseurs.
Ayah 31
فَحَقَّ عَلَيْنَا قَوْلُ رَبِّنَا ۖ إِنَّا لَذَائِقُونَ
La parole de notre Seigneur s'est donc réalisée contre nous; certes, nous allons goûter [au châtiment].
Ayah 32
فَأَغْوَيْنَاكُمْ إِنَّا كُنَّا غَاوِينَ
Nous vous avons induits en erreur car, en vérité, nous étions égarés nous-mêmes».
Ayah 33
فَإِنَّهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ فِي الْعَذَابِ مُشْتَرِكُونَ
Ce jour-là donc, ils seront tous associés dans le châtiment.
Ayah 34
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِالْمُجْرِمِينَ
Ainsi traitons-Nous les criminels.
Ayah 35
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا إِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لَا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ
Quand on leur disait: «Point de divinité à part Allah», ils se gonflaient d'orgueil,
Ayah 36
وَيَقُولُونَ أَئِنَّا لَتَارِكُو آلِهَتِنَا لِشَاعِرٍ مَّجْنُونٍ
et disaient: «Allons-nous abandonner nos divinités pour un poète fou?»
Ayah 37
بَلْ جَاءَ بِالْحَقِّ وَصَدَّقَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ
Il est plutôt venu avec la Vérité et il a confirmé les messagers (précédents).
Ayah 38
إِنَّكُمْ لَذَائِقُو الْعَذَابِ الْأَلِيمِ
Vous allez certes, goûter au châtiment douloureux.
Ayah 39
وَمَا تُجْزَوْنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
Et vous ne serez rétribués que selon ce que vous œuvriez,
Ayah 40
إِلَّا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ الْمُخْلَصِينَ
sauf les serviteurs élus d'Allah,
Ayah 41
أُولَـٰئِكَ لَهُمْ رِزْقٌ مَّعْلُومٌ
Ceux-là auront une rétribution bien connue:
Ayah 42
فَوَاكِهُ ۖ وَهُم مُّكْرَمُونَ
des fruits, et ils seront honorés,
Ayah 43
فِي جَنَّاتِ النَّعِيمِ
dans les Jardins du délice,
Ayah 44
عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مُّتَقَابِلِينَ
sur des lits, face à face.
Ayah 45
يُطَافُ عَلَيْهِم بِكَأْسٍ مِّن مَّعِينٍ
On fera circuler entre eux une coupe d'eau remplie à une source
Ayah 46
بَيْضَاءَ لَذَّةٍ لِّلشَّارِبِينَ
blanche, savoureuse à boire,
Ayah 47
لَا فِيهَا غَوْلٌ وَلَا هُمْ عَنْهَا يُنزَفُونَ
Elle n'offusquera point leur raison et ne les enivrera pas.
Ayah 48
وَعِندَهُمْ قَاصِرَاتُ الطَّرْفِ عِينٌ
Et Ils auront auprès d'eux des belles aux grands yeux, au regard chaste,
Ayah 49
كَأَنَّهُنَّ بَيْضٌ مَّكْنُونٌ
semblables au blanc bien préservé de l'œuf.
Ayah 50
فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ
Puis les uns se tourneront vers les autres s'interrogeant mutuellement.
Ayah 51
قَالَ قَائِلٌ مِّنْهُمْ إِنِّي كَانَ لِي قَرِينٌ
L'un d'eux dira: «J'avais un compagnon
Ayah 52
يَقُولُ أَإِنَّكَ لَمِنَ الْمُصَدِّقِينَ
qui disait: «Es-tu vraiment de ceux qui croient?
Ayah 53
أَإِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَامًا أَإِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ
Est-ce que quand nous mourrons et serons poussière et ossements, nous aurons à rendre des comptes?»
Ayah 54
قَالَ هَلْ أَنتُم مُّطَّلِعُونَ
Il dira: «Est-ce que vous voudriez regarder d'en haut?»
Ayah 55
فَاطَّلَعَ فَرَآهُ فِي سَوَاءِ الْجَحِيمِ
Alors il regardera d'en haut et il le verra en plein dans la Fournaise,
Ayah 56
قَالَ تَاللَّهِ إِن كِدتَّ لَتُرْدِينِ
et dira: «Par Allah! Tu as bien failli causer ma perte!
Ayah 57
وَلَوْلَا نِعْمَةُ رَبِّي لَكُنتُ مِنَ الْمُحْضَرِينَ
et sans le bienfait de mon Seigneur, j'aurais certainement été du nombre de ceux qu'on traîne [au supplice].
Ayah 58
أَفَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَيِّتِينَ
N'est-il pas vrai que nous ne mourrons
Ayah 59
إِلَّا مَوْتَتَنَا الْأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ
que de notre première mort et que nous ne serons pas châtiés?»
Ayah 60
إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَهُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ
C'est cela, certes, le grand succès.
Ayah 61
لِمِثْلِ هَـٰذَا فَلْيَعْمَلِ الْعَامِلُونَ
C'est pour une chose pareille que doivent ouvrer ceux qui ouvrent.
Ayah 62
أَذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ نُّزُلًا أَمْ شَجَرَةُ الزَّقُّومِ
Est-ce que ceci est meilleur comme séjour, ou l'arbre de Zaqqûm?
Ayah 63
إِنَّا جَعَلْنَاهَا فِتْنَةً لِّلظَّالِمِينَ
Nous l'avons assigné en épreuve aux injustes.
Ayah 64
إِنَّهَا شَجَرَةٌ تَخْرُجُ فِي أَصْلِ الْجَحِيمِ
C'est un arbre qui sort du fond de la Fournaise.
Ayah 65
طَلْعُهَا كَأَنَّهُ رُءُوسُ الشَّيَاطِينِ
Ses fruits sont comme des têtes de diables.
Ayah 66
فَإِنَّهُمْ لَآكِلُونَ مِنْهَا فَمَالِئُونَ مِنْهَا الْبُطُونَ
Ils doivent certainement en manger et ils doivent s'en remplir le ventre.
Ayah 67
ثُمَّ إِنَّ لَهُمْ عَلَيْهَا لَشَوْبًا مِّنْ حَمِيمٍ
Ensuite ils auront par-dessus une mixture d'eau bouillante.
Ayah 68
ثُمَّ إِنَّ مَرْجِعَهُمْ لَإِلَى الْجَحِيمِ
Puis leur retour sera vers la Fournaise.
Ayah 69
إِنَّهُمْ أَلْفَوْا آبَاءَهُمْ ضَالِّينَ
C'est qu'ils ont trouvé leurs ancêtres dans l'égarement,
Ayah 70
فَهُمْ عَلَىٰ آثَارِهِمْ يُهْرَعُونَ
et les voilà courant sur leurs traces.
Ayah 71
وَلَقَدْ ضَلَّ قَبْلَهُمْ أَكْثَرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ
En effet, avant eux, la plupart des anciens se sont égarés.
Ayah 72
وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا فِيهِم مُّنذِرِينَ
Et Nous avions certes envoyé parmi eux des avertisseurs.
Ayah 73
فَانظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُنذَرِينَ
Regarde donc ce qu'il est advenu de ceux qui ont été avertis!
Ayah 74
إِلَّا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ الْمُخْلَصِينَ
Exception faite des élus, parmi les serviteurs d'Allah:
Ayah 75
وَلَقَدْ نَادَانَا نُوحٌ فَلَنِعْمَ الْمُجِيبُونَ
Noé, en effet, fit appel à Nous qui sommes le Meilleur Répondeur (qui exauce les prières).
Ayah 76
وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ وَأَهْلَهُ مِنَ الْكَرْبِ الْعَظِيمِ
Et Nous le sauvâmes, lui et sa famille, de la grande angoisse,
Ayah 77
وَجَعَلْنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُ هُمُ الْبَاقِينَ
et Nous fîmes de sa descendance les seuls survivants.
Ayah 78
وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِي الْآخِرِينَ
et Nous avons perpétué son souvenir dans la postérité,
Ayah 79
سَلَامٌ عَلَىٰ نُوحٍ فِي الْعَالَمِينَ
Paix sur Noé dans tout l'univers!
Ayah 80
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ
Ainsi récompensons-Nous les bienfaisants.
Ayah 81
إِنَّهُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
Il était, certes, un de Nos serviteurs croyants.
Ayah 82
ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا الْآخَرِينَ
Ensuite Nous noyâmes les autres.
Ayah 83
وَإِنَّ مِن شِيعَتِهِ لَإِبْرَاهِيمَ
Du nombre de ses coreligionnaires, certes, fut Abraham.
Ayah 84
إِذْ جَاءَ رَبَّهُ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ
Quand il vint à son Seigneur avec un cœur sain.
Ayah 85
إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِ مَاذَا تَعْبُدُونَ
Quand il dit à son père et à son peuple: «Qu'est-ce que vous adorez?»
Ayah 86
أَئِفْكًا آلِهَةً دُونَ اللَّهِ تُرِيدُونَ
Cherchez-vous dans votre égarement, des divinités en dehors d'Allah?
Ayah 87
فَمَا ظَنُّكُم بِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
Que pensez-vous du Seigneur de l'univers?»
Ayah 88
فَنَظَرَ نَظْرَةً فِي النُّجُومِ
Puis, il jeta un regard attentif sur les étoiles,
Ayah 89
فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَقِيمٌ
et dit: «Je suis malade».
Ayah 90
فَتَوَلَّوْا عَنْهُ مُدْبِرِينَ
Ils lui tournèrent le dos et s'en allèrent.
Ayah 91
فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰ آلِهَتِهِمْ فَقَالَ أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ
Alors il se glissa vers leurs divinités et dit: «Ne mangez-vous pas?
Ayah 92
مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَنطِقُونَ
Qu'avez-vous à ne pas parler?»
Ayah 93
فَرَاغَ عَلَيْهِمْ ضَرْبًا بِالْيَمِينِ
Puis il se mit furtivement à les frapper de sa main droite.
Ayah 94
فَأَقْبَلُوا إِلَيْهِ يَزِفُّونَ
Alors [les gens] vinrent à lui en courant.
Ayah 95
قَالَ أَتَعْبُدُونَ مَا تَنْحِتُونَ
Il [leur] dit: «Adorez-vous ce que vous-mêmes sculptez,
Ayah 96
وَاللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمْ وَمَا تَعْمَلُونَ
alors que c'est Allah qui vous a créés, vous et ce que vous fabriquez?»
Ayah 97
قَالُوا ابْنُوا لَهُ بُنْيَانًا فَأَلْقُوهُ فِي الْجَحِيمِ
Ils dirent: «Qu'on lui construise un four et qu'on le lance dans la fournaise!»
Ayah 98
فَأَرَادُوا بِهِ كَيْدًا فَجَعَلْنَاهُمُ الْأَسْفَلِينَ
Ils voulurent lui jouer un mauvais tour; mais ce sont eux que Nous mîmes à bas.
Ayah 99
وَقَالَ إِنِّي ذَاهِبٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّي سَيَهْدِينِ
Et il dit: «Moi, je pars vers mon Seigneur et Il me guidera.
Ayah 100
رَبِّ هَبْ لِي مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ
Seigneur, fais-moi don d'une [progéniture] d'entre les vertueux».
Ayah 101
فَبَشَّرْنَاهُ بِغُلَامٍ حَلِيمٍ
Nous lui fîmes donc la bonne annonce d'un garçon (Ismaël) longanime.
Ayah 102
فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مَعَهُ السَّعْيَ قَالَ يَا بُنَيَّ إِنِّي أَرَىٰ فِي الْمَنَامِ أَنِّي أَذْبَحُكَ فَانظُرْ مَاذَا تَرَىٰ ۚ قَالَ يَا أَبَتِ افْعَلْ مَا تُؤْمَرُ ۖ سَتَجِدُنِي إِن شَاءَ اللَّهُ مِنَ الصَّابِرِينَ
Puis quand celui-ci fut en âge de l'accompagner, [Abraham] dit: «O mon fils, je me vois en songe en train de t'immoler. Vois donc ce que tu en penses». (Ismaël) dit: «O mon cher père, fais ce qui t'es commandé: tu me trouveras, s'il plaît à Allah, du nombre des endurants».
Ayah 103
فَلَمَّا أَسْلَمَا وَتَلَّهُ لِلْجَبِينِ
Puis quand tous deux se furent soumis (à l'ordre d'Allah) et qu'il l'eut jeté sur le front,
Ayah 104
وَنَادَيْنَاهُ أَن يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ
voilà que Nous l'appelâmes «Abraham!
Ayah 105
قَدْ صَدَّقْتَ الرُّؤْيَا ۚ إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ
Tu as confirmé la vision. C'est ainsi que Nous récompensons les bienfaisants».
Ayah 106
إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَهُوَ الْبَلَاءُ الْمُبِينُ
C'était là certes, l'épreuve manifeste.
Ayah 107
وَفَدَيْنَاهُ بِذِبْحٍ عَظِيمٍ
Et Nous le rançonnâmes d'une immolation généreuse.
Ayah 108
وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِي الْآخِرِينَ
Et Nous perpétuâmes son renom dans la postérité:
Ayah 109
سَلَامٌ عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ
«Paix sur Abraham».
Ayah 110
كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ
Ainsi récompensons-Nous les bienfaisants;
Ayah 111
إِنَّهُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
car il était de Nos serviteurs croyants.
Ayah 112
وَبَشَّرْنَاهُ بِإِسْحَاقَ نَبِيًّا مِّنَ الصَّالِحِينَ
Nous lui fîmes la bonne annonce d'Isaac comme prophète d'entre les gens vertueux.
Ayah 113
وَبَارَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَىٰ إِسْحَاقَ ۚ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِهِمَا مُحْسِنٌ وَظَالِمٌ لِّنَفْسِهِ مُبِينٌ
Et Nous le bénîmes ainsi que Isaac. Parmi leurs descendances il y a [l'homme] de bien et celui qui est manifestement injuste envers lui-même.
Ayah 114
وَلَقَدْ مَنَنَّا عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَارُونَ
Et Nous accordâmes certes à Moïse et Aaron des faveurs,
Ayah 115
وَنَجَّيْنَاهُمَا وَقَوْمَهُمَا مِنَ الْكَرْبِ الْعَظِيمِ
Et les sauvâmes ainsi que leur peuple, de la grande angoisse,
Ayah 116
وَنَصَرْنَاهُمْ فَكَانُوا هُمُ الْغَالِبِينَ
et les secourûmes, et ils furent eux les vainqueurs.
Ayah 117
وَآتَيْنَاهُمَا الْكِتَابَ الْمُسْتَبِينَ
Et Nous leur apportâmes le livre explicite
Ayah 118
وَهَدَيْنَاهُمَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ
et les guidâmes vers le droit chemin.
Ayah 119
وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِمَا فِي الْآخِرِينَ
Et Nous perpétuâmes leur renom dans la postérité:
Ayah 120
سَلَامٌ عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَارُونَ
«Paix sur Moïse et Aaron»
Ayah 121
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ
Ainsi récompensons-Nous les bienfaisants;
Ayah 122
إِنَّهُمَا مِنْ عِبَادِنَا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
car ils étaient du nombre de Nos serviteurs croyants.
Ayah 123
وَإِنَّ إِلْيَاسَ لَمِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ
Elie était, certes, du nombre des Messagers.
Ayah 124
إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
Quand il dit à son peuple: «Ne craignez-vous pas [Allah]?»
Ayah 125
أَتَدْعُونَ بَعْلًا وَتَذَرُونَ أَحْسَنَ الْخَالِقِينَ
Invoquerez-vous Ball (une idole) et délaisserez-vous le Meilleur des créateurs,
Ayah 126
اللَّهَ رَبَّكُمْ وَرَبَّ آبَائِكُمُ الْأَوَّلِينَ
Allah, votre Seigneur et le Seigneur de vos plus anciens ancêtres?»
Ayah 127
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَمُحْضَرُونَ
Ils le traitèrent de menteur. Et bien, ils seront emmenées (au châtiment).
Ayah 128
إِلَّا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ الْمُخْلَصِينَ
Exception faite des serviteurs élus d'Allah.
Ayah 129
وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِي الْآخِرِينَ
Et Nous perpétuâmes son renom dans la postérité:
Ayah 130
سَلَامٌ عَلَىٰ إِلْ يَاسِينَ
«Paix sur Elie et ses adeptes».
Ayah 131
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ
Ainsi récompensons-Nous les bienfaisants,
Ayah 132
إِنَّهُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
car il était du nombre de Nos serviteurs croyants.
Ayah 133
وَإِنَّ لُوطًا لَّمِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ
Et Loût était, certes, du nombre des Messagers.
Ayah 134
إِذْ نَجَّيْنَاهُ وَأَهْلَهُ أَجْمَعِينَ
Quand Nous le sauvâmes, lui et sa famille, tout entière,
Ayah 135
إِلَّا عَجُوزًا فِي الْغَابِرِينَ
sauf une vieille femme qui devait disparaître avec les autres,
Ayah 136
ثُمَّ دَمَّرْنَا الْآخَرِينَ
Et Nous détruisîmes les autres
Ayah 137
وَإِنَّكُمْ لَتَمُرُّونَ عَلَيْهِم مُّصْبِحِينَ
Et vous passez certainement auprès d'eux le matin
Ayah 138
وَبِاللَّيْلِ ۗ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ
et la nuit. Ne raisonnez-vous donc pas?
Ayah 139
وَإِنَّ يُونُسَ لَمِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ
Jonas était certes, du nombre des Messagers.
Ayah 140
إِذْ أَبَقَ إِلَى الْفُلْكِ الْمَشْحُونِ
Quand il s'enfuit vers le bateau comble,
Ayah 141
فَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ الْمُدْحَضِينَ
Il prit part au tirage au sort qui le désigna pour être jeté [à la mer].
Ayah 142
فَالْتَقَمَهُ الْحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ
Le poisson l'avala alors qu'il était blâmable.
Ayah 143
فَلَوْلَا أَنَّهُ كَانَ مِنَ الْمُسَبِّحِينَ
S'il n'avait pas été parmi ceux qui glorifient Allah,
Ayah 144
لَلَبِثَ فِي بَطْنِهِ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ
il serait demeuré dans son ventre jusqu'au jour où l'on sera ressuscité.
Ayah 145
فَنَبَذْنَاهُ بِالْعَرَاءِ وَهُوَ سَقِيمٌ
Nous le jetâmes sur la terre nue, indisposé qu'il était.
Ayah 146
وَأَنبَتْنَا عَلَيْهِ شَجَرَةً مِّن يَقْطِينٍ
Et Nous fîmes pousser au-dessus de lui un plant de courge,
Ayah 147
وَأَرْسَلْنَاهُ إِلَىٰ مِائَةِ أَلْفٍ أَوْ يَزِيدُونَ
et l'envoyâmes ensuite (comme prophète) vers cent mille hommes ou plus.
Ayah 148
فَآمَنُوا فَمَتَّعْنَاهُمْ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ
Ils crurent, et nous leur donnâmes jouissance de la vie pour un temps.
Ayah 149
فَاسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَلِرَبِّكَ الْبَنَاتُ وَلَهُمُ الْبَنُونَ
Pose-leur donc la question: «Ton Seigneur aurait-Il des filles et eux des fils?
Ayah 150
أَمْ خَلَقْنَا الْمَلَائِكَةَ إِنَاثًا وَهُمْ شَاهِدُونَ
Ou bien avons-Nous créé des Anges de sexe féminin, et en sont-ils témoins?».
Ayah 151
أَلَا إِنَّهُم مِّنْ إِفْكِهِمْ لَيَقُولُونَ
Certes, ils disent dans leur mensonge:
Ayah 152
وَلَدَ اللَّهُ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَكَاذِبُونَ
«Allah a engendré» mais ce sont certainement des menteurs!
Ayah 153
أَصْطَفَى الْبَنَاتِ عَلَى الْبَنِينَ
Aurait-Il choisi des filles de préférence à des fils?
Ayah 154
مَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ
Qu'avez-vous donc à juger ainsi?
Ayah 155
أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ
Ne réfléchissez-vous donc pas?
Ayah 156
أَمْ لَكُمْ سُلْطَانٌ مُّبِينٌ
Ou avez-vous un argument évident?
Ayah 157
فَأْتُوا بِكِتَابِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ
Apportez donc votre Livre si vous êtes véridiques!»
Ayah 158
وَجَعَلُوا بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْجِنَّةِ نَسَبًا ۚ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمَتِ الْجِنَّةُ إِنَّهُمْ لَمُحْضَرُونَ
Et ils ont établi entre Lui et les djinns une parenté, alors que les djinns savent bien qu'ils [les mécréants] vont être emmenés (pour le châtiment).
Ayah 159
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ
Gloire à Allah. Il est au-dessus de ce qu'ils décrivent!
Ayah 160
إِلَّا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ الْمُخْلَصِينَ
Exception faite des serviteurs élus d'Allah.
Ayah 161
فَإِنَّكُمْ وَمَا تَعْبُدُونَ
En vérité, vous et tout ce que vous adorez,
Ayah 162
مَا أَنتُمْ عَلَيْهِ بِفَاتِنِينَ
ne pourrez tenter [personne],
Ayah 163
إِلَّا مَنْ هُوَ صَالِ الْجَحِيمِ
excepté celui qui sera brûlé dans la Fournaise.
Ayah 164
وَمَا مِنَّا إِلَّا لَهُ مَقَامٌ مَّعْلُومٌ
Il n'y en a pas un, parmi nous, qui n'ait une place connue;
Ayah 165
وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ الصَّافُّونَ
nous sommes certes, les rangés en rangs;
Ayah 166
وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ الْمُسَبِّحُونَ
et c'est nous certes, qui célébrons la gloire [d'Allah].
Ayah 167
وَإِن كَانُوا لَيَقُولُونَ
Même s'ils disaient:
Ayah 168
لَوْ أَنَّ عِندَنَا ذِكْرًا مِّنَ الْأَوَّلِينَ
«Si nous avions eu un Rappel de [nos] ancêtres,
Ayah 169
لَكُنَّا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ الْمُخْلَصِينَ
nous aurions été certes les serviteurs élus d'Allah!
Ayah 170
فَكَفَرُوا بِهِ ۖ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ
Ils y ont mécru et ils sauront bientôt.
Ayah 171
وَلَقَدْ سَبَقَتْ كَلِمَتُنَا لِعِبَادِنَا الْمُرْسَلِينَ
En effet, Notre Parole a déjà été donnée à Nos serviteurs, les Messagers,
Ayah 172
إِنَّهُمْ لَهُمُ الْمَنصُورُونَ
que ce sont eux qui seront secourus,
Ayah 173
وَإِنَّ جُندَنَا لَهُمُ الْغَالِبُونَ
et que Nos soldats auront le dessus.
Ayah 174
فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ
Eloigne-toi d'eux, jusqu'à un certain temps;
Ayah 175
وَأَبْصِرْهُمْ فَسَوْفَ يُبْصِرُونَ
et observe-les: ils verront bientôt!
Ayah 176
أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونَ
Quoi! est-ce Notre châtiment qu'ils cherchent à hâter?
Ayah 177
فَإِذَا نَزَلَ بِسَاحَتِهِمْ فَسَاءَ صَبَاحُ الْمُنذَرِينَ
Quand il tombera dans leur place, ce sera alors un mauvais matin pour ceux qu'on a avertis!
Ayah 178
وَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ
Et éloigne-toi d'eux jusqu'à un certain temps;
Ayah 179
وَأَبْصِرْ فَسَوْفَ يُبْصِرُونَ
et observe; ils verront bientôt!
Ayah 180
سُبْحَانَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ الْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ
Gloire à ton Seigneur, le Seigneur de la puissance. Il est au-dessus de ce qu'ils décrivent!
Ayah 181
وَسَلَامٌ عَلَى الْمُرْسَلِينَ
Et paix sur les Messagers,
Ayah 182
وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
et louange à Allah, Seigneur de l'univers!

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