Surah Az-Zumar (الزمر) • The Troops

Quran 39:23

39:23

ٱللَّهُ نَزَّلَ أَحْسَنَ ٱلْحَدِيثِ كِتَـٰبًا مُّتَشَـٰبِهًا مَّثَانِىَ تَقْشَعِرُّ مِنْهُ جُلُودُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُمْ ثُمَّ تَلِينُ جُلُودُهُمْ وَقُلُوبُهُمْ إِلَىٰ ذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُدَى ٱللَّهِ يَهْدِى بِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَمَن يُضْلِلِ ٱللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُۥ مِنْ هَادٍ

al-lahu nazzala aḥsana l-ḥadīthi kitāban mutashābihan mathāniya taqshaʿirru min'hu julūdu alladhīna yakhshawna rabbahum thumma talīnu julūduhum waqulūbuhum ilā dhik'ri l-lahi dhālika hudā l-lahi yahdī bihi man yashāu waman yuḍ'lili l-lahu famā lahu min hādin

Allāh has sent down the best statement: a consistent Book wherein is reiteration. The skins shiver therefrom of those who fear their Lord; then their skins and their hearts relax at the remembrance [i.e., mention] of Allāh. That is the guidance of Allāh by which He guides whom He wills. And one whom Allāh sends astray - for him there is no guide.

— Saheeh International

God has sent down the most beautiful of all teachings: a Scripture that is consistent and draws comparisons; that causes the skins of those in awe of their Lord to shiver. Then their skins and their hearts soften at the mention of God: such is God’s guidance. He guides with it whoever He will; no one can guide those God leaves to stray.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Allâh has sent down the Best Statement, a Book (this Qur’ân), its parts resembling each other (in goodness and truth) (and) oft-repeated. The skins of those who fear their Lord shiver from it (when they recite it or hear it). Then their skin and their heart soften to the remembrance of Allâh. That is the guidance of Allâh. He Guides therewith whom He wills; and whomever Allâh sends astray, for him there is no guide.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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ٱللَّهُal-lahuAllah
نَزَّلَnazzalahas revealed
أَحْسَنَaḥsana(the) best
ٱلْحَدِيثِl-ḥadīthi(of) [the] statement
كِتَـٰبًۭاkitābana Book
مُّتَشَـٰبِهًۭاmutashābihan(its parts) resembling each other
مَّثَانِىَmathāniyaoft-repeated
تَقْشَعِرُّtaqshaʿirruShiver
مِنْهُmin'hufrom it
جُلُودُjulūdu(the) skins
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna(of) those who
يَخْشَوْنَyakhshawnafear
رَبَّهُمْrabbahumtheir Lord
ثُمَّthummathen
تَلِينُtalīnurelax
جُلُودُهُمْjulūduhumtheir skins
وَقُلُوبُهُمْwaqulūbuhumand their hearts
إِلَىٰilāat
ذِكْرِdhik'ri(the) remembrance
ٱللَّهِۚl-lahi(of) Allah
ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat
هُدَىhudā(is the) guidance
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
يَهْدِىyahdīHe guides
بِهِۦbihiwith it
مَنmanwhom
يَشَآءُۚyashāuHe wills
وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
يُضْلِلِyuḍ'liliAllah lets go astray
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah lets go astray
فَمَاfamāthen not
لَهُۥlahufor him
مِنْminany
هَادٍhādinguide