Sura 31 - Luqman

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
Kwa Jina La Mwenyezi Mungu, Mwingi Wa Rehema, Mwenye Kurehemu.
31:1
الم
*Alif Lam Mim (A.L.M.)
*Alif, Lam, Meem.
31:2
تِلْكَ آيَاتُ الْكِتَابِ الْحَكِيمِ
*Hizi ni Aya za Kitabu chenye hikima.
*These are the signs of the wise Book,
31:3
هُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لِلْمُحْسِنِينَ
*Kuwa ni Uwongofu na Rehema kwa wafanyao wema,
*a guidance and mercy for the virtuous,
31:4
الَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ الصَّلَاةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكَاةَ وَهُمْ بِالْآخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوقِنُونَ
*Wanao shika Sala, na wanatoa Zaka, nao wana yakini na Akhera.
*who maintain the prayer, pay the zakat, and are certain of the Hereafter.
31:5
أُولَٰئِكَ عَلَىٰ هُدًى مِنْ رَبِّهِمْ ۖ وَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ
*Hao ndio walio na uwongofu utokao kwa Mola wao Mlezi, na hao ndio wenye kufanikiwa.
*Those follow their Lord’s guidance, and it is they who are the felicitous.
31:6
وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَشْتَرِي لَهْوَ الْحَدِيثِ لِيُضِلَّ عَنْ سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ وَيَتَّخِذَهَا هُزُوًا ۚ أُولَٰئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مُهِينٌ
*Na miongoni mwa watu wapo wanao nunua maneno ya upuuzi, ili wawapoteze watu na njia ya Mwenyezi Mungu pasipo kujua, na wanaichukulia ni maskhara. Hao watapata adhabu ya kuwafedhehesha.
*Among the people is he who buys diversionary talk that he may lead [people] astray from Allah’s way without any knowledge, and he takes it in derision. For such there is a humiliating punishment.
31:7
وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ آيَاتُنَا وَلَّىٰ مُسْتَكْبِرًا كَأَنْ لَمْ يَسْمَعْهَا كَأَنَّ فِي أُذُنَيْهِ وَقْرًا ۖ فَبَشِّرْهُ بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ
*Na (mtu kama huyo) anapo somewa Aya zetu huzipa mgongo kwa kujivuna, kama kwamba hakuzisikia, kama kwamba masikioni mwake mna uziwi. Basi mbashirie kuwa atapata adhabu chungu.
*When Our signs are recited to him he turns away disdainfully, as if he had not heard them [at all], as if there were a deafness in his ears. So inform him of a painful punishment.
31:8
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتُ النَّعِيمِ
*Hakika walio amini na wakatenda mema watakuwa nazo Bustani za neema.
*As for those who have faith and do righteous deeds, for them will be gardens of bliss,
31:9
خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا ۖ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقًّا ۚ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ
*Watadumu humo - ni ahadi ya Mwenyezi Mungu ya kweli. Na Yeye ndiye Mwenye nguvu, Mwenye hikima.
*to remain in them [forever]—a true promise of Allah, and He is the All-mighty, the All-wise.
31:10
خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ بِغَيْرِ عَمَدٍ تَرَوْنَهَا ۖ وَأَلْقَىٰ فِي الْأَرْضِ رَوَاسِيَ أَنْ تَمِيدَ بِكُمْ وَبَثَّ فِيهَا مِنْ كُلِّ دَابَّةٍ ۚ وَأَنْزَلْنَا مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً فَأَنْبَتْنَا فِيهَا مِنْ كُلِّ زَوْجٍ كَرِيمٍ
*Ameziumba mbingu bila ya nguzo mnazo ziona; na ameweka katika ardhi milima ili ardhi isikuyumbisheni; na ametawanya humo kila namna ya wanyama; na tumeteremsha maji kutoka mbinguni, na tukaotesha katika ardhi mimea mizuri ya kila namna.
*He created the heavens without any pillars that you may see, and cast firm mountains in the earth lest it should shake with you, and He has scattered in it every kind of animal. And We sent down water from the sky and caused every splendid kind [of plant] to grow in it.
31:11
هَٰذَا خَلْقُ اللَّهِ فَأَرُونِي مَاذَا خَلَقَ الَّذِينَ مِنْ دُونِهِ ۚ بَلِ الظَّالِمُونَ فِي ضَلَالٍ مُبِينٍ
*Huu ni uumbaji wa Mwenyezi Mungu. Basi nionyesheni wameumba nini hao wasio kuwa Yeye! Lakini madhaalimu wamo katika upotovu uliyo dhaahiri.
*This is the creation of Allah. Now show Me what others besides Him have created. Indeed, the wrongdoers are in manifest error!
31:12
وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا لُقْمَانَ الْحِكْمَةَ أَنِ اشْكُرْ لِلَّهِ ۚ وَمَنْ يَشْكُرْ فَإِنَّمَا يَشْكُرُ لِنَفْسِهِ ۖ وَمَنْ كَفَرَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَنِيٌّ حَمِيدٌ
*Na tulimpa Luqman hikima, tukamwambia: Mshukuru Mwenyezi Mungu. Na mwenye kushukuru basi hakika anashukuru kwa manufaa ya nafsi yake. Na aliye kufuru, basi Mwenyezi Mungu ni Mkwasi, Msifiwa.
*Certainly We gave Luqman wisdom, saying, ‘Give thanks to Allah; and whoever gives thanks, gives thanks only for his own sake. And whoever is ungrateful, [let him know that] Allah is indeed all-sufficient, all-laudable.’
31:13
وَإِذْ قَالَ لُقْمَانُ لِابْنِهِ وَهُوَ يَعِظُهُ يَا بُنَيَّ لَا تُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ ۖ إِنَّ الشِّرْكَ لَظُلْمٌ عَظِيمٌ
*Na Luqman alipo mwambia mwanawe kwa kumpa mawaidha: Ewe mwanangu! Usimshirikishe Mwenyezi Mungu. Kwani hakika ushirikina bila ya shaka ni dhulma iliyo kubwa.
*When Luqman said to his son, as he advised him: ‘O my son! Do not ascribe any partners to Allah. Polytheism is indeed a great injustice.’
31:14
وَوَصَّيْنَا الْإِنْسَانَ بِوَالِدَيْهِ حَمَلَتْهُ أُمُّهُ وَهْنًا عَلَىٰ وَهْنٍ وَفِصَالُهُ فِي عَامَيْنِ أَنِ اشْكُرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيْكَ إِلَيَّ الْمَصِيرُ
*Na tumemuusia mtu kwa wazazi wake wawili. Mama yake ameichukua mimba yake kwa udhaifu juu ya udhaifu, na kumwachisha ziwa baada ya miaka miwili. (Tumemuusia): Nishukuru Mimi na wazazi wako. Ni kwangu Mimi ndiyo marudio.
*We have enjoined man concerning his parents: His mother carried him through weakness upon weakness, and his weaning takes two years. Give thanks to Me and to your parents. To Me is the return.
31:15
وَإِنْ جَاهَدَاكَ عَلَىٰ أَنْ تُشْرِكَ بِي مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِ عِلْمٌ فَلَا تُطِعْهُمَا ۖ وَصَاحِبْهُمَا فِي الدُّنْيَا مَعْرُوفًا ۖ وَاتَّبِعْ سَبِيلَ مَنْ أَنَابَ إِلَيَّ ۚ ثُمَّ إِلَيَّ مَرْجِعُكُمْ فَأُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
*Na pindi wakikushikilia kunishirikisha na ambayo huna ilimu nayo, basi usiwat´ii. Lakini kaa nao kwa wema duniani, nawe ishike njia ya anaye elekea kwangu. Kisha marejeo yenu ni kwangu Mimi, na Mimi nitakuambieni mliyo kuwa mkiyatenda.
*But if they urge you to ascribe to Me as partner that of which you have no knowledge, then do not obey them. Keep their company honourably in this world and follow the way of those who turn to Me penitently. Then to Me will be your return, whereat I will inform you concerning what you used to do.
31:16
يَا بُنَيَّ إِنَّهَا إِنْ تَكُ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍ مِنْ خَرْدَلٍ فَتَكُنْ فِي صَخْرَةٍ أَوْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ أَوْ فِي الْأَرْضِ يَأْتِ بِهَا اللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَطِيفٌ خَبِيرٌ
*Ewe mwanangu! Kikiwapo kitu cha uzito wa chembe ya khardali kikawa ndani ya jabali au ndani ya mbingu au ndani ya ardhi, basi Mwenyezi Mungu atakileta. Hakika Mwenyezi Mungu ni Mjuzi wa yaliyo fichika, Mwenye khabari za yote.
*‘O my son! Even if it should be the weight of a mustard seed, and [even though] it should be in a rock, or in the heavens, or in the earth, Allah will produce it. Indeed Allah is all-attentive, all-aware.
31:17
يَا بُنَيَّ أَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ وَأْمُرْ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَانْهَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَاصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا أَصَابَكَ ۖ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ مِنْ عَزْمِ الْأُمُورِ
*Ewe mwanangu! Shika Sala, na amrisha mema, na kataza maovu, na subiri kwa yanayo kupata. Hayo ni katika mambo ya kuazimiwa..
*O my son! Maintain the prayer and bid what is right and forbid what is wrong, and be patient through whatever may befall you. That is indeed the steadiest of courses.
31:18
وَلَا تُصَعِّرْ خَدَّكَ لِلنَّاسِ وَلَا تَمْشِ فِي الْأَرْضِ مَرَحًا ۖ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ مُخْتَالٍ فَخُورٍ
*Wala usiwabeuwe watu, wala usitembee katika nchi kwa maringo. Hakika Mwenyezi Mungu hampendi kila anaye jivuna na kujifakhirisha.
*Do not turn your cheek away disdainfully from the people, and do not walk exultantly on the earth. Indeed Allah does not like any swaggering braggart.
31:19
وَاقْصِدْ فِي مَشْيِكَ وَاغْضُضْ مِنْ صَوْتِكَ ۚ إِنَّ أَنْكَرَ الْأَصْوَاتِ لَصَوْتُ الْحَمِيرِ
*Na ushike mwendo wa katikati, na teremsha sauti yako. Hakika katika sauti mbaya zote bila ya shaka iliyo zidi ni sauti ya punda.
*Be modest in your bearing, and lower your voice. Indeed the ungainliest of voices is the donkey’s voice.’
31:20
أَلَمْ تَرَوْا أَنَّ اللَّهَ سَخَّرَ لَكُمْ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَأَسْبَغَ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعَمَهُ ظَاهِرَةً وَبَاطِنَةً ۗ وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يُجَادِلُ فِي اللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ وَلَا هُدًى وَلَا كِتَابٍ مُنِيرٍ
*Kwani hamwoni ya kwamba Mwenyezi Mungu amevifanya vikutumikieni viliomo mbinguni na kwenye ardhi, na akakujalizieni neema zake, za dhaahiri na za siri? Na miongoni mwa watu wapo wanao bishana juu ya Mwenyezi Mungu pasipo ilimu, wala uwongofu, wala Kitabu chenye nuru.
*Do you not see that Allah has disposed for you whatever there is in the heavens and whatever there is in the earth and He has showered upon you His blessings, the outward, and the inward? Yet among the people are those who dispute concerning Allah without any knowledge or guidance or an illuminating scripture.
31:21
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ اتَّبِعُوا مَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ قَالُوا بَلْ نَتَّبِعُ مَا وَجَدْنَا عَلَيْهِ آبَاءَنَا ۚ أَوَلَوْ كَانَ الشَّيْطَانُ يَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَىٰ عَذَابِ السَّعِيرِ
*Na wanapo ambiwa: Fuateni aliyo yateremsha Mwenyezi Mungu, husema: Bali tunafuata tuliyo wakuta nayo baba zetu. Je! Ijapo kuwa Shet´ani anawaita kwenye adhabu ya Moto uwakao?
*When they are told, ‘Follow what Allah has sent down,’ they say, ‘No, we will follow what we found our fathers following.’ What! Even if Satan be calling them to the punishment of the Blaze?
31:22
وَمَنْ يُسْلِمْ وَجْهَهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَهُوَ مُحْسِنٌ فَقَدِ اسْتَمْسَكَ بِالْعُرْوَةِ الْوُثْقَىٰ ۗ وَإِلَى اللَّهِ عَاقِبَةُ الْأُمُورِ
*Na mwenye kuuelekeza uso wake kwa Mwenyezi Mungu, naye akawa anafanya wema, basi huyo hakika amekwisha kamata fundo lilio madhubuti. Na mwisho wa mambo yote ni kwa Mwenyezi Mungu.
*Whoever surrenders his heart to Allah and is virtuous, has certainly held fast to the firmest handle, and with Allah lies the outcome of all matters.
31:23
وَمَنْ كَفَرَ فَلَا يَحْزُنْكَ كُفْرُهُ ۚ إِلَيْنَا مَرْجِعُهُمْ فَنُنَبِّئُهُمْ بِمَا عَمِلُوا ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ بِذَاتِ الصُّدُورِ
*Na anaye kufuru, isikuhuzunishe kufuru yake. Kwetu ndio marudio yao, na hapo tutawaambia waliyo yatenda. Hakika Mwenyezi Mungu ni Mjuzi wa yaliyomo vifuani.
*As for those who are faithless, let their faithlessness not grieve you. To Us will be their return, and We will inform them about what they have done. Indeed Allah knows best what is in the breasts.
31:24
نُمَتِّعُهُمْ قَلِيلًا ثُمَّ نَضْطَرُّهُمْ إِلَىٰ عَذَابٍ غَلِيظٍ
*Tunawastarehesha kwa uchache, kisha tutawasukuma kwenye adhabu ngumu.
*We will provide for them for a short time, then We will shove them toward a harsh punishment.
31:25
وَلَئِنْ سَأَلْتَهُمْ مَنْ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ لَيَقُولُنَّ اللَّهُ ۚ قُلِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ۚ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
*Na ukiwauliza: Nani aliye ziumba mbingu na ardhi? Bila ya shaka watasema: Mwenyezi Mungu. Wewe sema: Alhamdulillahi! Sifa njema zote ni za Mwenyezi Mungu. Lakini wengi wao hawajui.
*If you ask them, ‘Who created the heavens and the earth?’ they will surely say, ‘Allah.’ Say, ‘All praise belongs to Allah!’ But most of them do not know.
31:26
لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْغَنِيُّ الْحَمِيدُ
*Ni vya Mwenyezi Mungu vyote viliomo mbinguni na katika ardhi. Hakika Mwenyezi Mungu ndiye Mkwasi, Mwenye kusifiwa.
*To Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth. Indeed Allah is the All-sufficient, the All-laudable.
31:27
وَلَوْ أَنَّمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ مِنْ شَجَرَةٍ أَقْلَامٌ وَالْبَحْرُ يَمُدُّهُ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ سَبْعَةُ أَبْحُرٍ مَا نَفِدَتْ كَلِمَاتُ اللَّهِ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ
*Na lau kuwa miti yote iliyomo duniani ikawa ni kalamu, na bahari (ikawa wino), na ikaongezewa juu yake bahari nyengine saba, maneno ya Mwenyezi Mungu yasingeli kwisha. Hakika Mwenyezi Mungu ni Mwenye nguvu, Mwenye hikima.
*If all the trees on the earth were pens, and the sea replenished with seven more seas [were ink], the words of Allah would not be spent. Indeed Allah is all-mighty, all-wise.
31:28
مَا خَلْقُكُمْ وَلَا بَعْثُكُمْ إِلَّا كَنَفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ بَصِيرٌ
*Hakukuwa kuumbwa kwenu, wala kufufuliwa kwenu ila ni kama nafsi moja tu. Hakika Mwenyezi Mungu ni Mwenye kusikia Mwenye kuona.
*Your creation and your resurrection are not but as of a single soul. Indeed Allah is all-hearing, all-seeing.
31:29
أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يُولِجُ اللَّيْلَ فِي النَّهَارِ وَيُولِجُ النَّهَارَ فِي اللَّيْلِ وَسَخَّرَ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ كُلٌّ يَجْرِي إِلَىٰ أَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ
*Kwani huoni kwamba Mwenyezi Mungu huuingiza usiku katika mchana, na huuingiza mchana katika usiku, na amedhalilisha jua na mwezi? Vyote hivyo vinakwenda mpaka wakati ulio wekwa. Na Mwenyezi Mungu anazo khabari za mnayo yatenda.
*Have you not regarded that Allah makes the night pass into the day and makes the day pass into the night; and He has disposed the sun and the moon, each moving for a specified term, and that Allah is well aware of what you do?
31:30
ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْحَقُّ وَأَنَّ مَا يَدْعُونَ مِنْ دُونِهِ الْبَاطِلُ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْكَبِيرُ
*Hivi ni kwa sababu hakika Mwenyezi Mungu ndiye wa kweli, na hakika wanacho kiomba ni cha uwongo. Na kwamba hakika Mwenyezi Mungu ndiye Mtukufu na ndiye Mkubwa.
*That is because Allah is the Reality, and whatever they invoke besides Him is nullity, and because Allah is the All-exalted, the All-great.
31:31
أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ الْفُلْكَ تَجْرِي فِي الْبَحْرِ بِنِعْمَتِ اللَّهِ لِيُرِيَكُمْ مِنْ آيَاتِهِ ۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِكُلِّ صَبَّارٍ شَكُورٍ
*Kwani huoni kwamba marikebu hupita baharini zikichukua neema za Mwenyezi Mungu, ili kukuonyesheni baadhi ya Ishara zake? Hakika katika haya zipo Ishara kwa kila mwenye kusubiri, mwenye kushukuru.
*Have you not regarded that the ships sail at sea with Allah’s blessing, that He may show you some of His signs? There are indeed signs in that for every patient and grateful [servant].
31:32
وَإِذَا غَشِيَهُمْ مَوْجٌ كَالظُّلَلِ دَعَوُا اللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ فَلَمَّا نَجَّاهُمْ إِلَى الْبَرِّ فَمِنْهُمْ مُقْتَصِدٌ ۚ وَمَا يَجْحَدُ بِآيَاتِنَا إِلَّا كُلُّ خَتَّارٍ كَفُورٍ
*Na wimbi linapo wafunika kama wingu, wao humwomba Mwenyezi Mungu kwa kumsafia dini. Lakini anapo waokoa wakafika nchi kavu, wapo baadhi yao huenda mwendo wa sawa. Wala hazikanushi Ishara zetu ila aliye khaini kafiri mkubwa.
*When waves cover them like awnings; they invoke Allah, putting exclusive faith in Him. But when He delivers them towards land, [only] some of them remain unswerving. No one will impugn Our signs except an ungrateful traitor.
31:33
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوا رَبَّكُمْ وَاخْشَوْا يَوْمًا لَا يَجْزِي وَالِدٌ عَنْ وَلَدِهِ وَلَا مَوْلُودٌ هُوَ جَازٍ عَنْ وَالِدِهِ شَيْئًا ۚ إِنَّ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقٌّ ۖ فَلَا تَغُرَّنَّكُمُ الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا وَلَا يَغُرَّنَّكُمْ بِاللَّهِ الْغَرُورُ
*Enyi watu! Mcheni Mola wenu Mlezi, na iogopeni siku ambayo mzazi hatamfaa mwana, wala mwana hatamfaa mzazi kwa lolote. Hakika ahadi ya Mwenyezi Mungu ni ya kweli. Basi yasikudanganyeni maisha ya dunia, wala asikudanganyeni na Mwenyezi Mungu mdanganyifu.
*O mankind! Be wary of your Lord and fear the day when a father will not atone for his child, nor the child will atone for its father in any wise. Indeed Allah’s promise is true. So do not let the life of the world deceive you, nor let the Deceiver deceive you concerning Allah.
31:34
إِنَّ اللَّهَ عِنْدَهُ عِلْمُ السَّاعَةِ وَيُنَزِّلُ الْغَيْثَ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِي الْأَرْحَامِ ۖ وَمَا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ مَاذَا تَكْسِبُ غَدًا ۖ وَمَا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ بِأَيِّ أَرْضٍ تَمُوتُ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌ
*Hakika kuijua Saa (ya Kiyama) kuko kwa Mwenyezi Mungu. Na Yeye ndiye anaye iteremsha mvua. Na anavijua viliomo ndani ya matumbo ya uzazi. Na haijui nafsi yoyote itachuma nini kesho. Wala nafsi yoyote haijui itafia nchi gani. Hakika Mwenyezi Mungu ndiye Mwenye kujua, Mwenye khabari.
*Indeed the knowledge of the Hour is with Allah. He sends down the rain, and He knows what is in the wombs. No soul knows what it will earn tomorrow, and no soul knows in what land it will die. Indeed Allah is all-knowing, all-aware.