Surah Ash-Shuraa (الشورى) • The Consultation

Quran 42:52

42:52

وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ رُوحًا مِّنْ أَمْرِنَا ۚ مَا كُنتَ تَدْرِى مَا ٱلْكِتَـٰبُ وَلَا ٱلْإِيمَـٰنُ وَلَـٰكِن جَعَلْنَـٰهُ نُورًا نَّهْدِى بِهِۦ مَن نَّشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ۚ وَإِنَّكَ لَتَهْدِىٓ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ

wakadhālika awḥaynā ilayka rūḥan min amrinā mā kunta tadrī mā l-kitābu walā l-īmānu walākin jaʿalnāhu nūran nahdī bihi man nashāu min ʿibādinā wa-innaka latahdī ilā ṣirāṭin mus'taqīmin

And thus We have revealed to you an inspiration of Our command [i.e., the Qur’ān]. You did not know what is the Book or [what is] faith, but We have made it a light by which We guide whom We will of Our servants. And indeed, [O Muḥammad], you guide to a straight path -

— Saheeh International

So We have revealed a spirit to you [Prophet] by Our command: you knew neither the Scripture nor the faith, but We made it a light, guiding with it whoever We will of Our servants. You give guidance to the straight path,

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And thus We have sent to you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم) Ruh (a Revelation, and a Mercy) of Our Command. You knew not what is the Book, nor what is Faith? But We have made it (this Qur’ân) a light wherewith We guide whosoever of Our slaves We will. And verily, you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم) are indeed guiding (mankind) to the Straight Path (i.e. Allâh’s Religion of Islâmic Monotheism).

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

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وَكَذَٰلِكَwakadhālikaAnd thus
أَوْحَيْنَآawḥaynāWe have revealed
إِلَيْكَilaykato you
رُوحًۭاrūḥanan inspiration
مِّنْminby
أَمْرِنَاۚamrināOur Command
مَاmāNot
كُنتَkunta(did) you
تَدْرِىtadrīknow
مَاmāwhat
ٱلْكِتَـٰبُl-kitābuthe Book (is)
وَلَاwalāand not
ٱلْإِيمَـٰنُl-īmānuthe faith
وَلَـٰكِنwalākinBut
جَعَلْنَـٰهُjaʿalnāhuWe have made it
نُورًۭاnūrana light
نَّهْدِىnahdīWe guide
بِهِۦbihiwith it
مَنmanwhom
نَّشَآءُnashāuWe will
مِنْminof
عِبَادِنَاۚʿibādināOur slaves
وَإِنَّكَwa-innakaAnd indeed, you
لَتَهْدِىٓlatahdīsurely guide
إِلَىٰilāto
صِرَٰطٍۢṣirāṭin(the) Path
مُّسْتَقِيمٍۢmus'taqīminStraight