بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِىٓ أَنزَلَ عَلَىٰ عَبْدِهِ الْكِتَٰبَ وَلَمْ يَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عِوَجَا ۜ[1]

Alhamdu lillahi allathee anzala AAala AAabdihi alkitaba walam yajAAal lahu AAiwajan

Louange à Allah qui a fait descendre sur Son serviteur (Muhammad), le Livre, et n'y a point introduit de tortuosité (ambiguité)!

Praise be to Allah, Who hath sent to His Servant the Book, and hath allowed therein no Crookedness:

قَيِّمًا لِّيُنذِرَ بَأْسًا شَدِيدًا مِّن لَّدُنْهُ وَيُبَشِّرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ الصَّٰلِحَٰتِ أَنَّ لَهُمْ أَجْرًا حَسَنًا[2]

Qayyiman liyunthira basan shadeedan min ladunhu wayubashshira almumineena allatheena yaAAmaloona alssalihati anna lahum ajran hasanan

[Un Livre] d'une parfaite droiture pour avertir d'une sévère punition venant de Sa part et pour annoncer aux croyants qui font de bonnes œuvres qu'il y aura pour eux une belle récompense.

(He hath made it) Straight (and Clear) in order that He may warn (the godless) of a terrible Punishment from Him, and that He may give Glad Tidings to the Believers who work righteous deeds, that they shall have a goodly Reward,

مَّٰكِثِينَ فِيهِ أَبَدًا[3]

Makitheena feehi abadan

où ils demeureront éternellement,

Wherein they shall remain for ever:

وَيُنذِرَ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا۟ اتَّخَذَ اللَّهُ وَلَدًا[4]

Wayunthira allatheena qaloo ittakhatha Allahu waladan

et pour avertir ceux qui disent: «Allah S'est attribué un enfant.»

Further, that He may warn those (also) who say, "Allah hath begotten a son":

مَّا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنْ عِلْمٍ وَلَا لِءَابَآئِهِمْ ۚ كَبُرَتْ كَلِمَةً تَخْرُجُ مِنْ أَفْوَٰهِهِمْ ۚ إِن يَقُولُونَ إِلَّا كَذِبًا[5]

Ma lahum bihi min AAilmin wala liabaihim kaburat kalimatan takhruju min afwahihim in yaqooloona illa kathiban

Ni eux ni leurs ancêtres n'en savent rien. Quelle monstrueuse parole que celle qui sort de leurs bouches! Ce qu'ils disent n'est que mensonge.

No knowledge have they of such a thing, nor had their fathers. It is a grievous thing that issues from their mouths as a saying what they say is nothing but falsehood!

فَلَعَلَّكَ بَٰخِعٌ نَّفْسَكَ عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِمْ إِن لَّمْ يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِهَٰذَا الْحَدِيثِ أَسَفًا[6]

FalaAAallaka bakhiAAun nafsaka AAala atharihim in lam yuminoo bihatha alhadeethi asafan

Tu vas peut-être te consumer de chagrin parce qu'ils se détournent de toi et ne croient pas en ce discours!

Thou wouldst only, perchance, fret thyself to death, following after them, in grief, if they believe not in this Message.

إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا مَا عَلَى الْأَرْضِ زِينَةً لَّهَا لِنَبْلُوَهُمْ أَيُّهُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا[7]

Inna jaAAalna ma AAala alardi zeenatan laha linabluwahum ayyuhum ahsanu AAamalan

Nous avons placé ce qu'il y a sur la terre pour l'embellir, afin d'éprouver (les hommes et afin de savoir) qui d'entre eux sont les meilleurs dans leurs actions.

That which is on earth we have made but as a glittering show for the earth, in order that We may test them - as to which of them are best in conduct.

وَإِنَّا لَجَٰعِلُونَ مَا عَلَيْهَا صَعِيدًا جُرُزًا[8]

Wainna lajaAAiloona ma AAalayha saAAeedan juruzan

Puis, Nous allons sûrement transformer sa surface en un sol aride.

Verily what is on earth we shall make but as dust and dry soil (without growth or herbage).

أَمْ حَسِبْتَ أَنَّ أَصْحَٰبَ الْكَهْفِ وَالرَّقِيمِ كَانُوا۟ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِنَا عَجَبًا[9]

Am hasibta anna ashaba alkahfi waalrraqeemi kanoo min ayatina AAajaban

Penses-tu que les gens de la Caverne et d'ar-Raquîm ont constitué une chose extraordinaire d'entre Nos prodiges?

Or dost thou reflect that the Companions of the Cave and of the Inscription were wonders among Our Sign?

إِذْ أَوَى الْفِتْيَةُ إِلَى الْكَهْفِ فَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً وَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا[10]

Ith awa alfityatu ila alkahfi faqaloo rabbana atina min ladunka rahmatan wahayyi lana min amrina rashadan

Quand les jeunes gens se furent réfugiés dans la caverne, ils dirent: «O notre Seigneur, donne-nous de Ta part une miséricorde; et assure nous la droiture dans tout ce qui nous concerne».

Behold, the youths betook themselves to the Cave: they said, "Our Lord! bestow on us Mercy from Thyself, and dispose of our affair for us in the right way!"

فَضَرَبْنَا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ فِى الْكَهْفِ سِنِينَ عَدَدًا[11]

Fadarabna AAala athanihim fee alkahfi sineena AAadadan

Alors, Nous avons assourdi leurs oreilles, dans la caverne pendant de nombreuses années.

Then We draw (a veil) over their ears, for a number of years, in the Cave, (so that they heard not):

ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَٰهُمْ لِنَعْلَمَ أَىُّ الْحِزْبَيْنِ أَحْصَىٰ لِمَا لَبِثُوٓا۟ أَمَدًا[12]

Thumma baAAathnahum linaAAlama ayyu alhizbayni ahsa lima labithoo amadan

Ensuite, Nous les avons ressuscités, afin de savoir lequel des deux groupes saurait le mieux calculer la durée exacte de leur séjour.

Then We roused them, in order to test which of the two parties was best at calculating the term of years they had tarried!

نَّحْنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ نَبَأَهُم بِالْحَقِّ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ فِتْيَةٌ ءَامَنُوا۟ بِرَبِّهِمْ وَزِدْنَٰهُمْ هُدًى[13]

Nahnu naqussu AAalayka nabaahum bialhaqqi innahum fityatun amanoo birabbihim wazidnahum hudan

Nous allons te raconter leur récit en toute vérité. Ce sont des jeunes gens qui croyaient en leur Seigneur; et Nous leur avons accordé les plus grands moyens de se diriger [dans la bonne voie].

We relate to thee their story in truth: they were youths who believed in their Lord, and We advanced them in guidance:

وَرَبَطْنَا عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ إِذْ قَامُوا۟ فَقَالُوا۟ رَبُّنَا رَبُّ السَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَالْأَرْضِ لَن نَّدْعُوَا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ إِلَٰهًا ۖ لَّقَدْ قُلْنَآ إِذًا شَطَطًا[14]

Warabatna AAala quloobihim ith qamoo faqaloo rabbuna rabbu alssamawati waalardi lan nadAAuwa min doonihi ilahan laqad qulna ithan shatatan

Nous avons fortifié leurs cœurs lorsqu'ils s'étaient levés pour dire: «Notre Seigneur est le Seigneur des cieux et de la terre: jamais nous n'invoquerons de divinité en dehors de Lui, sans quoi, nous transgresserions dans nos paroles.

We gave strength to their hearts: Behold, they stood up and said: "Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and of the earth: never shall we call upon any god other than Him: if we did, we should indeed have uttered an enormity!

هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوْمُنَا اتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ ءَالِهَةً ۖ لَّوْلَا يَأْتُونَ عَلَيْهِم بِسُلْطَٰنٍۭ بَيِّنٍ ۖ فَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ افْتَرَىٰ عَلَى اللَّهِ كَذِبًا[15]

Haolai qawmuna ittakhathoo min doonihi alihatan lawla yatoona AAalayhim bisultanin bayyinin faman athlamu mimmani iftara AAala Allahi kathiban

Voilà que nos concitoyens ont adopté en dehors de Lui des divinités. Que n'apportent-ils sur elles une preuve évidente? Quel pire injuste, donc que celui qui invente un mensonge contre Allah?

"These our people have taken for worship gods other than Him: why do they not bring forward an authority clear (and convincing) for what they do? Who doth more wrong than such as invent a falsehood against Allah?

وَإِذِ اعْتَزَلْتُمُوهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُونَ إِلَّا اللَّهَ فَأْوُۥٓا۟ إِلَى الْكَهْفِ يَنشُرْ لَكُمْ رَبُّكُم مِّن رَّحْمَتِهِۦ وَيُهَيِّئْ لَكُم مِّنْ أَمْرِكُم مِّرْفَقًا[16]

Waithi iAAtazaltumoohum wama yaAAbudoona illa Allaha fawoo ila alkahfi yanshur lakum rabbukum min rahmatihi wayuhayyi lakum min amrikum mirfaqan

Et quand vous vous serez séparés d'eux et de ce qu'ils adorent en dehors d'Allah, réfugiez-vous donc dans la caverne: votre Seigneur répandra de Sa miséricorde sur vous et disposera pour vous un adoucissement à votre sort.

"When ye turn away from them and the things they worship other than Allah, betake yourselves to the Cave: Your Lord will shower His mercies on you and disposes of your affair towards comfort and ease."

۞ وَتَرَى الشَّمْسَ إِذَا طَلَعَت تَّزَٰوَرُ عَن كَهْفِهِمْ ذَاتَ الْيَمِينِ وَإِذَا غَرَبَت تَّقْرِضُهُمْ ذَاتَ الشِّمَالِ وَهُمْ فِى فَجْوَةٍ مِّنْهُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِ اللَّهِ ۗ مَن يَهْدِ اللَّهُ فَهُوَ الْمُهْتَدِ ۖ وَمَن يُضْلِلْ فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُۥ وَلِيًّا مُّرْشِدًا[17]

Watara alshshamsa itha talaAAat tazawaru AAan kahfihim thata alyameeni waitha gharabat taqriduhum thata alshshimali wahum fee fajwatin minhu thalika min ayati Allahi man yahdi Allahu fahuwa almuhtadi waman yudlil falan tajida lahu waliyyan murshidan

Tu aurais vu le soleil, quand il se lève, s'écarter de leur caverne vers la droite, et quand il se couche, passer à leur gauche, tandis qu'eux-mêmes sont là dans une partie spacieuse (de la caverne)... Cela est une des merveilles d'Allah. Celui qu'Allah guide, c'est lui le bien-guidé. Et quiconque Il égare, tu ne trouveras alors pour lui aucun allié pour le mettre sur la bonne voie.

Thou wouldst have seen the sun, when it rose, declining to the right from their Cave, and when it set, turning away from them to the left, while they lay in the open space in the midst of the Cave. Such are among the Signs of Allah: He whom Allah, guides is rightly guided; but he whom Allah leaves to stray,- for him wilt thou find no protector to lead him to the Right Way.

وَتَحْسَبُهُمْ أَيْقَاظًا وَهُمْ رُقُودٌ ۚ وَنُقَلِّبُهُمْ ذَاتَ الْيَمِينِ وَذَاتَ الشِّمَالِ ۖ وَكَلْبُهُم بَٰسِطٌ ذِرَاعَيْهِ بِالْوَصِيدِ ۚ لَوِ اطَّلَعْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ لَوَلَّيْتَ مِنْهُمْ فِرَارًا وَلَمُلِئْتَ مِنْهُمْ رُعْبًا[18]

Watahsabuhum ayqathan wahum ruqoodun wanuqallibuhum thata alyameeni wathata alshshimali wakalbuhum basitun thiraAAayhi bialwaseedi lawi ittalaAAta AAalayhim lawallayta minhum firaran walamulita minhum ruAAban

Et tu les aurais cru éveillés, alors qu'ils dorment. Et Nous les tournons sur le côté droit et sur le côté gauche, tandis que leur chien est à l'entrée, pattes étendues. Si tu les avais aperçus, certes tu leur aurais tourné le dos en fuyant; et tu aurais été assurément rempli d'effroi devant eux.

Thou wouldst have deemed them awake, whilst they were asleep, and We turned them on their right and on their left sides: their dog stretching forth his two fore-legs on the threshold: if thou hadst come up on to them, thou wouldst have certainly turned back from them in flight, and wouldst certainly have been filled with terror of them.

وَكَذَٰلِكَ بَعَثْنَٰهُمْ لِيَتَسَآءَلُوا۟ بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ قَالَ قَآئِلٌ مِّنْهُمْ كَمْ لَبِثْتُمْ ۖ قَالُوا۟ لَبِثْنَا يَوْمًا أَوْ بَعْضَ يَوْمٍ ۚ قَالُوا۟ رَبُّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا لَبِثْتُمْ فَابْعَثُوٓا۟ أَحَدَكُم بِوَرِقِكُمْ هَٰذِهِۦٓ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَلْيَنظُرْ أَيُّهَآ أَزْكَىٰ طَعَامًا فَلْيَأْتِكُم بِرِزْقٍ مِّنْهُ وَلْيَتَلَطَّفْ وَلَا يُشْعِرَنَّ بِكُمْ أَحَدًا[19]

Wakathalika baAAathnahum liyatasaaloo baynahum qala qailun minhum kam labithtum qaloo labithna yawman aw baAAda yawmin qaloo rabbukum aAAlamu bima labithtum faibAAathoo ahadakum biwariqikum hathihi ila almadeenati falyanthur ayyuha azka taAAaman falyatikum birizqin minhu walyatalattaf wala yushAAiranna bikum ahadan

Et c'est ainsi que Nous les ressuscitâmes, afin qu'ils s'interrogent entre eux. L'un parmi eux dit: «Combien de temps avez-vous demeuré là?» Ils dirent: «Nous avons demeuré un jour ou une partie d'un jour». D'autres dirent: «Votre Seigneur sait mieux combien [de temps] vous y avez demeuré. Envoyez donc l'un de vous à la ville avec votre argent que voici, pour qu'il voie quel aliment est le plus pur et qu'il vous en apporte de quoi vous nourrir. Qu'il agisse avec tact; et qu'il ne donne l'éveil à personne sur vous.

Such (being their state), we raised them up (from sleep), that they might question each other. Said one of them, "How long have ye stayed (here)?" They said, "We have stayed (perhaps) a day, or part of a day." (At length) they (all) said, "Allah (alone) knows best how long ye have stayed here.... Now send ye then one of you with this money of yours to the town: let him find out which is the best food (to be had) and bring some to you, that (ye may) satisfy your hunger therewith: And let him behave with care and courtesy, and let him not inform any one about you.

إِنَّهُمْ إِن يَظْهَرُوا۟ عَلَيْكُمْ يَرْجُمُوكُمْ أَوْ يُعِيدُوكُمْ فِى مِلَّتِهِمْ وَلَن تُفْلِحُوٓا۟ إِذًا أَبَدًا[20]

Innahum in yathharoo AAalaykum yarjumookum aw yuAAeedookum fee millatihim walan tuflihoo ithan abadan

Si jamais ils vous attrapent, ils vous lapideront ou vous feront retourner à leur religion, et vous ne réussirez alors plus jamais».

"For if they should come upon you, they would stone you or force you to return to their cult, and in that case ye would never attain prosperity."

وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَعْثَرْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ لِيَعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقٌّ وَأَنَّ السَّاعَةَ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهَآ إِذْ يَتَنَٰزَعُونَ بَيْنَهُمْ أَمْرَهُمْ ۖ فَقَالُوا۟ ابْنُوا۟ عَلَيْهِم بُنْيَٰنًا ۖ رَّبُّهُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِهِمْ ۚ قَالَ الَّذِينَ غَلَبُوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ أَمْرِهِمْ لَنَتَّخِذَنَّ عَلَيْهِم مَّسْجِدًا[21]

Wakathalika aAAtharna AAalayhim liyaAAlamoo anna waAAda Allahi haqqun waanna alsaAAata la rayba feeha ith yatanazaAAoona baynahum amrahum faqaloo ibnoo AAalayhim bunyanan rabbuhum aAAlamu bihim qala allatheena ghalaboo AAala amrihim lanattakhithanna AAalayhim masjidan

Et c'est ainsi que Nous fîmes qu'ils furent découverts, afin qu'ils [les gens de la cité] sachent que la promesse d'Allah est vérité et qu'il n'y ait point de doute au sujet de l'Heure. Aussi se disputèrent-ils à leur sujet et déclarèrent-ils: «Construisez sur eux un édifice. Leur Seigneur les connaît mieux». Mais ceux qui l'emportèrent [dans la discussion] dirent: «Elevons sur eux un sanctuaire».

Thus did We make their case known to the people, that they might know that the promise of Allah is true, and that there can be no doubt about the Hour of Judgment. Behold, they dispute among themselves as to their affair. (Some) said, "Construct a building over them": Their Lord knows best about them: those who prevailed over their affair said, "Let us surely build a place of worship over them."

سَيَقُولُونَ ثَلَٰثَةٌ رَّابِعُهُمْ كَلْبُهُمْ وَيَقُولُونَ خَمْسَةٌ سَادِسُهُمْ كَلْبُهُمْ رَجْمًۢا بِالْغَيْبِ ۖ وَيَقُولُونَ سَبْعَةٌ وَثَامِنُهُمْ كَلْبُهُمْ ۚ قُل رَّبِّىٓ أَعْلَمُ بِعِدَّتِهِم مَّا يَعْلَمُهُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلٌ ۗ فَلَا تُمَارِ فِيهِمْ إِلَّا مِرَآءً ظَٰهِرًا وَلَا تَسْتَفْتِ فِيهِم مِّنْهُمْ أَحَدًا[22]

Sayaqooloona thalathatun rabiAAuhum kalbuhum wayaqooloona khamsatun sadisuhum kalbuhum rajman bialghaybi wayaqooloona sabAAatun wathaminuhum kalbuhum qul rabbee aAAlamu biAAiddatihim ma yaAAlamuhum illa qaleelun fala tumari feehim illa miraan thahiran wala tastafti feehim minhum ahadan

Ils diront: «ils étaient trois et le quatrième était leur chien». Et ils diront en conjecturant sur leur mystère qu'ils étaient cinq, le sixième étant leur chien et ils diront: «sept, le huitième étant leur chien». Dis: «Mon Seigneur connaît mieux leur nombre. Il n'en est que peu qui le savent». Ne discute à leur sujet que d'une façon apparente et ne consulte personne en ce qui les concerne.

(Some) say they were three, the dog being the fourth among them; (others) say they were five, the dog being the sixth,- doubtfully guessing at the unknown; (yet others) say they were seven, the dog being the eighth. Say thou: "My Lord knoweth best their number; It is but few that know their (real case)." Enter not, therefore, into controversies concerning them, except on a matter that is clear, nor consult any of them about (the affair of) the Sleepers.

وَلَا تَقُولَنَّ لِشَا۟ىْءٍ إِنِّى فَاعِلٌ ذَٰلِكَ غَدًا[23]

Wala taqoolanna lishayin innee faAAilun thalika ghadan

Et ne dis jamais, à propos d'une chose: «Je la ferai sûrement demain»,

Nor say of anything, "I shall be sure to do so and so tomorrow"-

إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ اللَّهُ ۚ وَاذْكُر رَّبَّكَ إِذَا نَسِيتَ وَقُلْ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَهْدِيَنِ رَبِّى لِأَقْرَبَ مِنْ هَٰذَا رَشَدًا[24]

Illa an yashaa Allahu waothkur rabbaka itha naseeta waqul AAasa an yahdiyani rabbee liaqraba min hatha rashadan

sans ajouter: «Si Allah le veut», et invoque ton Seigneur quand tu oublies et dis: «Je souhaite que mon Seigneur me guide et me mène plus près de ce qui est correct».

Without adding, "So please Allah!" and call thy Lord to mind when thou forgettest, and say, "I hope that my Lord will guide me ever closer (even) than this to the right road."

وَلَبِثُوا۟ فِى كَهْفِهِمْ ثَلَٰثَ مِا۟ئَةٍ سِنِينَ وَازْدَادُوا۟ تِسْعًا[25]

Walabithoo fee kahfihim thalatha miatin sineena waizdadoo tisAAan

Or, ils demeurèrent dans leur caverne trois cents ans et en ajoutèrent neuf (années).

So they stayed in their Cave three hundred years, and (some) add nine (more)

قُلِ اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا لَبِثُوا۟ ۖ لَهُۥ غَيْبُ السَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ أَبْصِرْ بِهِۦ وَأَسْمِعْ ۚ مَا لَهُم مِّن دُونِهِۦ مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا يُشْرِكُ فِى حُكْمِهِۦٓ أَحَدًا[26]

Quli Allahu aAAlamu bima labithoo lahu ghaybu alssamawati waalardi absir bihi waasmiAA ma lahum min doonihi min waliyyin wala yushriku fee hukmihi ahadan

Dis: «Allah sait mieux combien de temps ils demeurèrent là. A Lui appartient l'Inconnaissable des cieux et de la terre. Comme Il est Voyant et Audient! Ils n'ont aucun allié en dehors de Lui et Il n'associe personne à Son commandement.

Say: "Allah knows best how long they stayed: with Him is (the knowledge of) the secrets of the heavens and the earth: how clearly He sees, how finely He hears (everything)! They have no protector other than Him; nor does He share His Command with any person whatsoever.

وَاتْلُ مَآ أُوحِىَ إِلَيْكَ مِن كِتَابِ رَبِّكَ ۖ لَا مُبَدِّلَ لِكَلِمَٰتِهِۦ وَلَن تَجِدَ مِن دُونِهِۦ مُلْتَحَدًا[27]

Waotlu ma oohiya ilayka min kitabi rabbika la mubaddila likalimatihi walan tajida min doonihi multahadan

Et récite ce qui t'a été révélé du Livre de ton Seigneur. Nul ne peut changer Ses paroles. Et tu ne trouveras, en dehors de Lui, aucun refuge.

And recite (and teach) what has been revealed to thee of the Book of thy Lord: none can change His Words, and none wilt thou find as a refuge other than Him.

وَاصْبِرْ نَفْسَكَ مَعَ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُم بِالْغَدَوٰةِ وَالْعَشِىِّ يُرِيدُونَ وَجْهَهُۥ ۖ وَلَا تَعْدُ عَيْنَاكَ عَنْهُمْ تُرِيدُ زِينَةَ الْحَيَوٰةِ الدُّنْيَا ۖ وَلَا تُطِعْ مَنْ أَغْفَلْنَا قَلْبَهُۥ عَن ذِكْرِنَا وَاتَّبَعَ هَوَىٰهُ وَكَانَ أَمْرُهُۥ فُرُطًا[28]

Waisbir nafsaka maAAa allatheena yadAAoona rabbahum bialghadati waalAAashiyyi yureedoona wajhahu wala taAAdu AAaynaka AAanhum tureedu zeenata alhayati alddunya wala tutiAA man aghfalna qalbahu AAan thikrina waittabaAAa hawahu wakana amruhu furutan

Fais preuve de patience [en restant] avec ceux qui invoquent leur Seigneur matin et soir, désirant Sa Face. Et que tes yeux ne se détachent point d'eux, en cherchant (le faux) brillant de la vie sur terre. Et n'obéis pas à celui dont Nous avons rendu le cœur inattentif à Notre Rappel, qui poursuit sa passion et dont le comportement est outrancier.

And keep thy soul content with those who call on their Lord morning and evening, seeking His Face; and let not thine eyes pass beyond them, seeking the pomp and glitter of this Life; no obey any whose heart We have permitted to neglect the remembrance of Us, one who follows his own desires, whose case has gone beyond all bounds.

وَقُلِ الْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكُمْ ۖ فَمَن شَآءَ فَلْيُؤْمِن وَمَن شَآءَ فَلْيَكْفُرْ ۚ إِنَّآ أَعْتَدْنَا لِلظَّٰلِمِينَ نَارًا أَحَاطَ بِهِمْ سُرَادِقُهَا ۚ وَإِن يَسْتَغِيثُوا۟ يُغَاثُوا۟ بِمَآءٍ كَالْمُهْلِ يَشْوِى الْوُجُوهَ ۚ بِئْسَ الشَّرَابُ وَسَآءَتْ مُرْتَفَقًا[29]

Waquli alhaqqu min rabbikum faman shaa falyumin waman shaa falyakfur inna aAAtadna lilththalimeena naran ahata bihim suradiquha wain yastagheethoo yughathoo bimain kaalmuhli yashwee alwujooha bisa alshsharabu wasaat murtafaqan

Et dis: «La vérité émane de votre Seigneur». Quiconque le veut, qu'il croie, quiconque le veut qu'il mécroie». Nous avons préparé pour les injustes un Feu dont les flammes les cernent. Et s'ils implorent à boire on les abreuvera d'une eau comme du métal fondu brûlant les visages. Quelle mauvaise boisson et quelle détestable demeure!

Say, "The truth is from your Lord": Let him who will believe, and let him who will, reject (it): for the wrong-doers We have prepared a Fire whose (smoke and flames), like the walls and roof of a tent, will hem them in: if they implore relief they will be granted water like melted brass, that will scald their faces, how dreadful the drink! How uncomfortable a couch to recline on!

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ الصَّٰلِحَٰتِ إِنَّا لَا نُضِيعُ أَجْرَ مَنْ أَحْسَنَ عَمَلًا[30]

Inna allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati inna la nudeeAAu ajra man ahsana AAamalan

Ceux qui croient et font de bonnes œuvres... vraiment Nous ne laissons pas perdre la récompense de celui qui fait le bien.

As to those who believe and work righteousness, verily We shall not suffer to perish the reward of any who do a (single) righteous deed.

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ جَنَّٰتُ عَدْنٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهِمُ الْأَنْهَٰرُ يُحَلَّوْنَ فِيهَا مِنْ أَسَاوِرَ مِن ذَهَبٍ وَيَلْبَسُونَ ثِيَابًا خُضْرًا مِّن سُندُسٍ وَإِسْتَبْرَقٍ مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ فِيهَا عَلَى الْأَرَآئِكِ ۚ نِعْمَ الثَّوَابُ وَحَسُنَتْ مُرْتَفَقًا[31]

Olaika lahum jannatu AAadnin tajree min tahtihimu alanharu yuhallawna feeha min asawira min thahabin wayalbasoona thiyaban khudran min sundusin waistabraqin muttakieena feeha AAala alaraiki niAAma alththawabu wahasunat murtafaqan

Voilà ceux qui auront les jardins du séjour (éternel) sous lesquels coulent les ruisseaux. Ils y seront parés de bracelets d'or et se vêtiront d'habits verts de soie fine et de brocart, accoudés sur des divans (bien ornés). Quelle bonne récompense et quelle belle demeure!

For them will be Gardens of Eternity; beneath them rivers will flow; they will be adorned therein with bracelets of gold, and they will wear green garments of fine silk and heavy brocade: They will recline therein on raised thrones. How good the recompense! How beautiful a couch to recline on!

۞ وَاضْرِبْ لَهُم مَّثَلًا رَّجُلَيْنِ جَعَلْنَا لِأَحَدِهِمَا جَنَّتَيْنِ مِنْ أَعْنَٰبٍ وَحَفَفْنَٰهُمَا بِنَخْلٍ وَجَعَلْنَا بَيْنَهُمَا زَرْعًا[32]

Waidrib lahum mathalan rajulayni jaAAalna liahadihima jannatayni min aAAnabin wahafafnahuma binakhlin wajaAAalna baynahuma zarAAan

Donne-leur l'exemple de deux hommes: à l'un d'eux Nous avons assigné deux jardins de vignes que Nous avons entourés de palmiers et Nous avons mis entre les deux jardins des champs cultivés.

Set forth to them the parable of two men: for one of them We provided two gardens of grape-vines and surrounded them with date palms; in between the two We placed corn-fields.

كِلْتَا الْجَنَّتَيْنِ ءَاتَتْ أُكُلَهَا وَلَمْ تَظْلِم مِّنْهُ شَيْـًٔا ۚ وَفَجَّرْنَا خِلَٰلَهُمَا نَهَرًا[33]

Kilta aljannatayni atat okulaha walam tathlim minhu shayan wafajjarna khilalahuma naharan

Les deux jardins produisaient leur récolte sans jamais manquer. Et Nous avons fait jaillir entre eux un ruisseau.

Each of those gardens brought forth its produce, and failed not in the least therein: in the midst of them We caused a river to flow.

وَكَانَ لَهُۥ ثَمَرٌ فَقَالَ لِصَٰحِبِهِۦ وَهُوَ يُحَاوِرُهُۥٓ أَنَا۠ أَكْثَرُ مِنكَ مَالًا وَأَعَزُّ نَفَرًا[34]

Wakana lahu thamarun faqala lisahibihi wahuwa yuhawiruhu ana aktharu minka malan waaAAazzu nafaran

Et il avait des fruits et dit alors à son compagnon avec qui il conversait: «Je possède plus de biens que toi, et je suis plus puissant que toi grâce à mon clan».

(Abundant) was the produce this man had: he said to his companion, in the course of a mutual argument: "more wealth have I than you, and more honour and power in (my following of) men."

وَدَخَلَ جَنَّتَهُۥ وَهُوَ ظَالِمٌ لِّنَفْسِهِۦ قَالَ مَآ أَظُنُّ أَن تَبِيدَ هَٰذِهِۦٓ أَبَدًا[35]

Wadakhala jannatahu wahuwa thalimun linafsihi qala ma athunnu an tabeeda hathihi abadan

Il entra dans son jardin coupable envers lui-même [par sa mécréance]; il dit: «Je ne pense pas que ceci puisse jamais périr,

He went into his garden in a state (of mind) unjust to his soul: He said, "I deem not that this will ever perish,

وَمَآ أَظُنُّ السَّاعَةَ قَآئِمَةً وَلَئِن رُّدِدتُّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّى لَأَجِدَنَّ خَيْرًا مِّنْهَا مُنقَلَبًا[36]

Wama athunnu alssaAAata qaimatan walain rudidtu ila rabbee laajidanna khayran minha munqalaban

et je ne pense pas que l'Heure viendra. Et si on me ramène vers mon Seigneur, je trouverai certes meilleur lieu de retour que ce jardin.

"Nor do I deem that the Hour (of Judgment) will (ever) come: Even if I am brought back to my Lord, I shall surely find (there) something better in exchange."

قَالَ لَهُۥ صَاحِبُهُۥ وَهُوَ يُحَاوِرُهُۥٓ أَكَفَرْتَ بِالَّذِى خَلَقَكَ مِن تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ ثُمَّ سَوَّىٰكَ رَجُلًا[37]

Qala lahu sahibuhu wahuwa yuhawiruhu akafarta biallathee khalaqaka min turabin thumma min nutfatin thumma sawwaka rajulan

Son compagnon lui dit, tout en conversant avec lui: «Serais-tu mécréant envers Celui qui t'a créé de terre, puis de sperme et enfin t'a façonné en homme?

His companion said to him, in the course of the argument with him: "Dost thou deny Him Who created thee out of dust, then out of a sperm-drop, then fashioned thee into a man?

لَّٰكِنَّا۠ هُوَ اللَّهُ رَبِّى وَلَآ أُشْرِكُ بِرَبِّىٓ أَحَدًا[38]

Lakinna huwa Allahu rabbee wala oshriku birabbee ahadan

Quant à moi, c'est Allah qui est mon Seigneur; et je n'associe personne à mon Seigneur.

"But (I think) for my part that He is Allah, My Lord, and none shall I associate with my Lord.

وَلَوْلَآ إِذْ دَخَلْتَ جَنَّتَكَ قُلْتَ مَا شَآءَ اللَّهُ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ ۚ إِن تَرَنِ أَنَا۠ أَقَلَّ مِنكَ مَالًا وَوَلَدًا[39]

Walawla ith dakhalta jannataka qulta ma shaa Allahu la quwwata illa biAllahi in tarani ana aqalla minka malan wawaladan

En entrant dans ton jardin, que ne dis-tu: «Telle est la volonté (et la grâce) d'Allah! Il n'y a de puissance que par Allah». Si tu me vois moins pourvu que toi en biens et en enfants,

"Why didst thou not, as thou wentest into thy garden, say: 'Allah's will (be done)! There is no power but with Allah!' If thou dost see me less than thee in wealth and sons,

فَعَسَىٰ رَبِّىٓ أَن يُؤْتِيَنِ خَيْرًا مِّن جَنَّتِكَ وَيُرْسِلَ عَلَيْهَا حُسْبَانًا مِّنَ السَّمَآءِ فَتُصْبِحَ صَعِيدًا زَلَقًا[40]

FaAAasa rabbee an yutiyani khayran min jannatika wayursila AAalayha husbanan mina alssamai fatusbiha saAAeedan zalaqan

il se peut que mon Seigneur, bientôt, me donne quelque chose de meilleur que ton jardin, qu'Il envoie sur [ce dernier], du ciel, quelque calamité, et que son sol devienne glissant,

"It may be that my Lord will give me something better than thy garden, and that He will send on thy garden thunderbolts (by way of reckoning) from heaven, making it (but) slippery sand!-

أَوْ يُصْبِحَ مَآؤُهَا غَوْرًا فَلَن تَسْتَطِيعَ لَهُۥ طَلَبًا[41]

Aw yusbiha maoha ghawran falan tastateeAAa lahu talaban

ou que son eau tarisse de sorte que tu ne puisses plus la retrouver».

"Or the water of the garden will run off underground so that thou wilt never be able to find it."

وَأُحِيطَ بِثَمَرِهِۦ فَأَصْبَحَ يُقَلِّبُ كَفَّيْهِ عَلَىٰ مَآ أَنفَقَ فِيهَا وَهِىَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَىٰ عُرُوشِهَا وَيَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى لَمْ أُشْرِكْ بِرَبِّىٓ أَحَدًا[42]

Waoheeta bithamarihi faasbaha yuqallibu kaffayhi AAala ma anfaqa feeha wahiya khawiyatun AAala AAurooshiha wayaqoolu ya laytanee lam oshrik birabbee ahadan

Et sa récolte fut détruite et il se mit alors à se tordre les deux mains à cause de ce qu'il y avait dépensé, cependant que ses treilles étaient complètement ravagées. Et il disait: «Que je souhaite n'avoir associé personne à mon Seigneur!»

So his fruits (and enjoyment) were encompassed (with ruin), and he remained twisting and turning his hands over what he had spent on his property, which had (now) tumbled to pieces to its very foundations, and he could only say, "Woe is me! Would I had never ascribed partners to my Lord and Cherisher!"

وَلَمْ تَكُن لَّهُۥ فِئَةٌ يَنصُرُونَهُۥ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ وَمَا كَانَ مُنتَصِرًا[43]

Walam takun lahu fiatun yansuroonahu min dooni Allahi wama kana muntasiran

Il n'eut aucun groupe de gens pour le secourir contre (la punition) d'Allah. Et il ne put se secourir lui-même.

Nor had he numbers to help him against Allah, nor was he able to deliver himself.

هُنَالِكَ الْوَلَٰيَةُ لِلَّهِ الْحَقِّ ۚ هُوَ خَيْرٌ ثَوَابًا وَخَيْرٌ عُقْبًا[44]

Hunalika alwalayatu lillahi alhaqqi huwa khayrun thawaban wakhayrun AAuqban

En l'occurrence, la souveraine protection appartient à Allah, le Vrai. Il accorde la meilleure récompense et le meilleur résultat.

There, the (only) protection comes from Allah, the True One. He is the Best to reward, and the Best to give success.

وَاضْرِبْ لَهُم مَّثَلَ الْحَيَوٰةِ الدُّنْيَا كَمَآءٍ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ مِنَ السَّمَآءِ فَاخْتَلَطَ بِهِۦ نَبَاتُ الْأَرْضِ فَأَصْبَحَ هَشِيمًا تَذْرُوهُ الرِّيَٰحُ ۗ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ مُّقْتَدِرًا[45]

Waidrib lahum mathala alhayati alddunya kamain anzalnahu mina alssamai faikhtalata bihi nabatu alardi faasbaha hasheeman tathroohu alrriyahu wakana Allahu AAala kulli shayin muqtadiran

Et propose-leur l'exemple de la vie ici-bas. Elle est semblable à une eau que Nous faisons descendre du ciel; la végétation de la terre se mélange à elle. Puis elle devient de l'herbe desséchée que les vents dispersent. Allah est certes Puissant en toutes choses!

Set forth to them the similitude of the life of this world: It is like the rain which we send down from the skies: the earth's vegetation absorbs it, but soon it becomes dry stubble, which the winds do scatter: it is (only) Allah who prevails over all things.

الْمَالُ وَالْبَنُونَ زِينَةُ الْحَيَوٰةِ الدُّنْيَا ۖ وَالْبَٰقِيَٰتُ الصَّٰلِحَٰتُ خَيْرٌ عِندَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابًا وَخَيْرٌ أَمَلًا[46]

Almalu waalbanoona zeenatu alhayati alddunya waalbaqiyatu alssalihatu khayrun AAinda rabbika thawaban wakhayrun amalan

Les biens et les enfants sont l'ornement de la vie de ce monde. Cependant, les bonnes œuvres qui persistent ont auprès de ton Seigneur une meilleure récompense et [suscitent] une belle espérance.

Wealth and sons are allurements of the life of this world: But the things that endure, good deeds, are best in the sight of thy Lord, as rewards, and best as (the foundation for) hopes.

وَيَوْمَ نُسَيِّرُ الْجِبَالَ وَتَرَى الْأَرْضَ بَارِزَةً وَحَشَرْنَٰهُمْ فَلَمْ نُغَادِرْ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدًا[47]

Wayawma nusayyiru aljibala watara alarda barizatan wahasharnahum falam nughadir minhum ahadan

Le jour où Nous ferons marcher les montagnes et où tu verras la terre nivelée (comme une plaine) et Nous les rassemblerons sans en omettre un seul.

One Day We shall remove the mountains, and thou wilt see the earth as a level stretch, and We shall gather them, all together, nor shall We leave out any one of them.

وَعُرِضُوا۟ عَلَىٰ رَبِّكَ صَفًّا لَّقَدْ جِئْتُمُونَا كَمَا خَلَقْنَٰكُمْ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍۭ ۚ بَلْ زَعَمْتُمْ أَلَّن نَّجْعَلَ لَكُم مَّوْعِدًا[48]

WaAAuridoo AAala rabbika saffan laqad jitumoona kama khalaqnakum awwala marratin bal zaAAamtum allan najAAala lakum mawAAidan

Et ils seront présentés en rangs devant ton Seigneur. «Vous voilà venus à Nous comme Nous vous avons créés la première fois. Pourtant vous prétendiez que Nous ne remplirions pas Nos promesses».

And they will be marshalled before thy Lord in ranks, (with the announcement), "Now have ye come to Us (bare) as We created you first: aye, ye thought We shall not fulfil the appointment made to you to meet (Us)!":

وَوُضِعَ الْكِتَٰبُ فَتَرَى الْمُجْرِمِينَ مُشْفِقِينَ مِمَّا فِيهِ وَيَقُولُونَ يَٰوَيْلَتَنَا مَالِ هَٰذَا الْكِتَٰبِ لَا يُغَادِرُ صَغِيرَةً وَلَا كَبِيرَةً إِلَّآ أَحْصَىٰهَا ۚ وَوَجَدُوا۟ مَا عَمِلُوا۟ حَاضِرًا ۗ وَلَا يَظْلِمُ رَبُّكَ أَحَدًا[49]

WawudiAAa alkitabu fatara almujrimeena mushfiqeena mimma feehi wayaqooloona ya waylatana ma lihatha alkitabi la yughadiru sagheeratan wala kabeeratan illa ahsaha wawajadoo ma AAamiloo hadiran wala yathlimu rabbuka ahadan

Et on déposera le livre (de chacun). Alors tu verras les criminels, effrayés à cause de ce qu'il y a dedans, dire: «Malheur à nous, qu'a donc ce livre à n'omettre de mentionner ni péché véniel ni péché capital?» Et ils trouveront devant eux tout ce qu'ils ont œuvré. Et ton Seigneur ne fait du tort à personne.

And the Book (of Deeds) will be placed (before you); and thou wilt see the sinful in great terror because of what is (recorded) therein; they will say, "Ah! woe to us! what a Book is this! It leaves out nothing small or great, but takes account thereof!" They will find all that they did, placed before them: And not one will thy Lord treat with injustice.

وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ اسْجُدُوا۟ لِءَادَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ كَانَ مِنَ الْجِنِّ فَفَسَقَ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِۦٓ ۗ أَفَتَتَّخِذُونَهُۥ وَذُرِّيَّتَهُۥٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِى وَهُمْ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّۢ ۚ بِئْسَ لِلظَّٰلِمِينَ بَدَلًا[50]

Waith qulna lilmalaikati osjudoo liadama fasajadoo illa ibleesa kana mina aljinni fafasaqa AAan amri rabbihi afatattakhithoonahu wathurriyyatahu awliyaa min doonee wahum lakum AAaduwwun bisa lilththalimeena badalan

Et lorsque nous dîmes aux Anges: «Prosternez-vous devant Adam», ils se prosternèrent, excepté Iblis [Satan] qui était du nombre des djinns et qui se révolta contre le commandement de son Seigneur. Allez-vous cependant le prendre, ainsi que sa descendance, pour alliés en dehors de Moi, alors qu'ils vous sont ennemis? Quel mauvais échange pour les injustes!

Behold! We said to the angels, "Bow down to Adam": They bowed down except Iblis. He was one of the Jinns, and he broke the Command of his Lord. Will ye then take him and his progeny as protectors rather than Me? And they are enemies to you! Evil would be the exchange for the wrong-doers!

۞ مَّآ أَشْهَدتُّهُمْ خَلْقَ السَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَلَا خَلْقَ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَمَا كُنتُ مُتَّخِذَ الْمُضِلِّينَ عَضُدًا[51]

Ma ashhadtuhum khalqa alssamawati waalardi wala khalqa anfusihim wama kuntu muttakhitha almudilleena AAadudan

Je ne les ai pas pris comme témoins de la création des cieux et de la terre, ni de la création de leurs propres personnes. Et Je n'ai pas pris comme aides ceux qui égarent.

I called them not to witness the creation of the heavens and the earth, nor (even) their own creation: nor is it for helpers such as Me to take as lead (men) astray!

وَيَوْمَ يَقُولُ نَادُوا۟ شُرَكَآءِىَ الَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُمْ فَدَعَوْهُمْ فَلَمْ يَسْتَجِيبُوا۟ لَهُمْ وَجَعَلْنَا بَيْنَهُم مَّوْبِقًا[52]

Wayawma yaqoolu nadoo shurakaiya allatheena zaAAamtum fadaAAawhum falam yastajeeboo lahum wajaAAalna baynahum mawbiqan

Et le jour où Il dira: «Appelez ceux que vous prétendiez être Mes associés». Ils les invoqueront; mais eux ne leur répondront pas, Nous aurons placé entre eux une vallée de perdition.

One Day He will say, "Call on those whom ye thought to be My partners," and they will call on them, but they will not listen to them; and We shall make for them a place of common perdition.

وَرَءَا الْمُجْرِمُونَ النَّارَ فَظَنُّوٓا۟ أَنَّهُم مُّوَاقِعُوهَا وَلَمْ يَجِدُوا۟ عَنْهَا مَصْرِفًا[53]

Waraa almujrimoona alnnara fathannoo annahum muwaqiAAooha walam yajidoo AAanha masrifan

Et les criminels verront le Feu. Ils seront alors convaincus qu'ils y tomberont et n'en trouveront pas d'échappatoire.

And the Sinful shall see the fire and apprehend that they have to fall therein: no means will they find to turn away therefrom.

وَلَقَدْ صَرَّفْنَا فِى هَٰذَا الْقُرْءَانِ لِلنَّاسِ مِن كُلِّ مَثَلٍ ۚ وَكَانَ الْإِنسَٰنُ أَكْثَرَ شَىْءٍ جَدَلًا[54]

Walaqad sarrafna fee hatha alqurani lilnnasi min kulli mathalin wakana alinsanu akthara shayin jadalan

Et assurément, Nous avons déployé pour les gens, dans ce Coran, toutes sortes d'exemples. L'homme cependant, est de tous les êtres le plus grand disputeur.

We have explained in detail in this Qur'an, for the benefit of mankind, every kind of similitude: but man is, in most things, contentious.

وَمَا مَنَعَ النَّاسَ أَن يُؤْمِنُوٓا۟ إِذْ جَآءَهُمُ الْهُدَىٰ وَيَسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ رَبَّهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن تَأْتِيَهُمْ سُنَّةُ الْأَوَّلِينَ أَوْ يَأْتِيَهُمُ الْعَذَابُ قُبُلًا[55]

Wama manaAAa alnnasa an yuminoo ith jaahumu alhuda wayastaghfiroo rabbahum illa an tatiyahum sunnatu alawwaleena aw yatiyahumu alAAathabu qubulan

Qu'est-ce qui a donc empêché les gens de croire, lorsque le guide leur est venu, ainsi que de demander pardon à leur Seigneur, si ce n'est qu'ils veulent subir le sort des Anciens, ou se trouver face à face avec le châtiment.

And what is there to keep back men from believing, now that Guidance has come to them, nor from praying for forgiveness from their Lord, but that (they ask that) the ways of the ancients be repeated with them, or the Wrath be brought to them face to face?

وَمَا نُرْسِلُ الْمُرْسَلِينَ إِلَّا مُبَشِّرِينَ وَمُنذِرِينَ ۚ وَيُجَٰدِلُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِالْبَٰطِلِ لِيُدْحِضُوا۟ بِهِ الْحَقَّ ۖ وَاتَّخَذُوٓا۟ ءَايَٰتِى وَمَآ أُنذِرُوا۟ هُزُوًا[56]

Wama nursilu almursaleena illa mubashshireena wamunthireena wayujadilu allatheena kafaroo bialbatili liyudhidoo bihi alhaqqa waittakhathoo ayatee wama onthiroo huzuwan

Et Nous n'envoyons des messagers que pour annoncer la bonne nouvelle et avertir. Et ceux qui ont mécru disputent avec de faux arguments, afin d'infirmer la vérité et prennent en raillerie Mes versets (le Coran) ainsi que ce (châtiment) dont on les a avertis.

We only send the messengers to give Glad Tidings and to give warnings: But the unbelievers dispute with vain argument, in order therewith to weaken the truth, and they treat My Signs as a jest, as also the fact that they are warned!

وَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّن ذُكِّرَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ رَبِّهِۦ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهَا وَنَسِىَ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ ۚ إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ أَكِنَّةً أَن يَفْقَهُوهُ وَفِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَقْرًا ۖ وَإِن تَدْعُهُمْ إِلَى الْهُدَىٰ فَلَن يَهْتَدُوٓا۟ إِذًا أَبَدًا[57]

Waman athlamu mimman thukkira biayati rabbihi faaAArada AAanha wanasiya ma qaddamat yadahu inna jaAAalna AAala quloobihim akinnatan an yafqahoohu wafee athanihim waqran wain tadAAuhum ila alhuda falan yahtadoo ithan abadan

Quel pire injuste que celui à qui on a rappelé les versets de son Seigneur et qui en détourna le dos en oubliant ce que ses deux mains ont commis? Nous avons placé des voiles sur leurs cœurs, de sorte qu'ils ne comprennent pas (le Coran), et mis une lourdeur dans leurs oreilles. Même si tu les appelles vers la bonne voie, jamais ils ne pourront donc se guider.

And who doth more wrong than one who is reminded of the Signs of his Lord, but turns away from them, forgetting the (deeds) which his hands have sent forth? Verily We have set veils over their hearts lest they should understand this, and over their ears, deafness, if thou callest them to guidance, even then will they never accept guidance.

وَرَبُّكَ الْغَفُورُ ذُو الرَّحْمَةِ ۖ لَوْ يُؤَاخِذُهُم بِمَا كَسَبُوا۟ لَعَجَّلَ لَهُمُ الْعَذَابَ ۚ بَل لَّهُم مَّوْعِدٌ لَّن يَجِدُوا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦ مَوْئِلًا[58]

Warabbuka alghafooru thoo alrrahmati law yuakhithuhum bima kasaboo laAAajjala lahumu alAAathaba bal lahum mawAAidun lan yajidoo min doonihi mawilan

Et ton Seigneur est le Pardonneur, le Détenteur de la miséricorde. S'Il s'en prenait à eux pour ce qu'ils ont acquis, Il leur hâterait certes le châtiment. Mais il y a pour eux un terme fixé (pour l'accomplissement des menaces) contre lequel ils ne trouveront aucun refuge.

But your Lord is Most forgiving, full of Mercy. If He were to call them (at once) to account for what they have earned, then surely He would have hastened their punishment: but they have their appointed time, beyond which they will find no refuge.

وَتِلْكَ الْقُرَىٰٓ أَهْلَكْنَٰهُمْ لَمَّا ظَلَمُوا۟ وَجَعَلْنَا لِمَهْلِكِهِم مَّوْعِدًا[59]

Watilka alqura ahlaknahum lamma thalamoo wajaAAalna limahlikihim mawAAidan

Et voilà les villes que Nous avons fait périr quand leurs peuples commirent des injustices et Nous avons fixé un rendez-vous pour leur destruction.

Such were the populations we destroyed when they committed iniquities; but we fixed an appointed time for their destruction.

وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِفَتَىٰهُ لَآ أَبْرَحُ حَتَّىٰٓ أَبْلُغَ مَجْمَعَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ أَوْ أَمْضِىَ حُقُبًا[60]

Waith qala moosa lifatahu la abrahu hatta ablugha majmaAAa albahrayni aw amdiya huquban

(Rappelle-toi) quand Moïse dit à son valet: «Je n'arrêterai pas avant d'avoir atteint le confluent des deux mers, dussé-je marcher de longues années».

Behold, Moses said to his attendant, "I will not give up until I reach the junction of the two seas or (until) I spend years and years in travel."

فَلَمَّا بَلَغَا مَجْمَعَ بَيْنِهِمَا نَسِيَا حُوتَهُمَا فَاتَّخَذَ سَبِيلَهُۥ فِى الْبَحْرِ سَرَبًا[61]

Falamma balagha majmaAAa baynihima nasiya hootahuma faittakhatha sabeelahu fee albahri saraban

Puis, lorsque tous deux eurent atteint le confluent, Ils oublièrent leur poisson qui prit alors librement son chemin dans la mer.

But when they reached the Junction, they forgot (about) their Fish, which took its course through the sea (straight) as in a tunnel.

فَلَمَّا جَاوَزَا قَالَ لِفَتَىٰهُ ءَاتِنَا غَدَآءَنَا لَقَدْ لَقِينَا مِن سَفَرِنَا هَٰذَا نَصَبًا[62]

Falamma jawaza qala lifatahu atina ghadaana laqad laqeena min safarina hatha nasaban

Puis, lorsque tous deux eurent dépassé [cet endroit,] il dit à son valet: «Apporte-nous notre déjeuner: nous avons rencontré de la fatigue dans notre présent voyage».

When they had passed on (some distance), Moses said to his attendant: "Bring us our early meal; truly we have suffered much fatigue at this (stage of) our journey."

قَالَ أَرَءَيْتَ إِذْ أَوَيْنَآ إِلَى الصَّخْرَةِ فَإِنِّى نَسِيتُ الْحُوتَ وَمَآ أَنسَىٰنِيهُ إِلَّا الشَّيْطَٰنُ أَنْ أَذْكُرَهُۥ ۚ وَاتَّخَذَ سَبِيلَهُۥ فِى الْبَحْرِ عَجَبًا[63]

Qala araayta ith awayna ila alssakhrati fainnee naseetu alhoota wama ansaneehu illa alshshaytanu an athkurahu waittakhatha sabeelahu fee albahri AAajaban

[Le valet lui] dit: «Quand nous avons pris refuge près du rocher, vois-tu, j'ai oublié le poisson - le Diable seul m'a fait oublier de (te) le rappeler - et il a curieusement pris son chemin dans la mer».

He replied: "Sawest thou (what happened) when we betook ourselves to the rock? I did indeed forget (about) the Fish: none but Satan made me forget to tell (you) about it: it took its course through the sea in a marvellous way!"

قَالَ ذَٰلِكَ مَا كُنَّا نَبْغِ ۚ فَارْتَدَّا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَارِهِمَا قَصَصًا[64]

Qala thalika ma kunna nabghi fairtadda AAala atharihima qasasan

[Moïse] dit: «Voilà ce que nous cherchions». Puis, ils retournèrent sur leurs pas, suivant leurs traces.

Moses said: "That was what we were seeking after:" So they went back on their footsteps, following (the path they had come).

فَوَجَدَا عَبْدًا مِّنْ عِبَادِنَآ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُ رَحْمَةً مِّنْ عِندِنَا وَعَلَّمْنَٰهُ مِن لَّدُنَّا عِلْمًا[65]

Fawajada AAabdan min AAibadina ataynahu rahmatan min AAindina waAAallamnahu min ladunna AAilman

Ils trouvèrent l'un de Nos serviteurs à qui Nous avions donné une grâce, de Notre part, et à qui Nous avions enseigné une science émanant de Nous.

So they found one of Our servants, on whom We had bestowed Mercy from Ourselves and whom We had taught knowledge from Our own Presence.

قَالَ لَهُۥ مُوسَىٰ هَلْ أَتَّبِعُكَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن تُعَلِّمَنِ مِمَّا عُلِّمْتَ رُشْدًا[66]

Qala lahu moosa hal attabiAAuka AAala an tuAAallimani mimma AAullimta rushdan

Moïse lui dit: «Puis-je te suivre, à la condition que tu m'apprennes de ce qu'on t'a appris concernant une bonne direction?»

Moses said to him: "May I follow thee, on the footing that thou teach me something of the (Higher) Truth which thou hast been taught?"

قَالَ إِنَّكَ لَن تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِىَ صَبْرًا[67]

Qala innaka lan tastateeAAa maAAiya sabran

[L'autre] dit: «Vraiment, tu ne pourras jamais être patient avec moi.

(The other) said: "Verily thou wilt not be able to have patience with me!"

وَكَيْفَ تَصْبِرُ عَلَىٰ مَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِۦ خُبْرًا[68]

Wakayfa tasbiru AAala ma lam tuhit bihi khubran

Comment endurerais-tu sur des choses que tu n'embrasses pas par ta connaissance?»

"And how canst thou have patience about things about which thy understanding is not complete?"

قَالَ سَتَجِدُنِىٓ إِن شَآءَ اللَّهُ صَابِرًا وَلَآ أَعْصِى لَكَ أَمْرًا[69]

Qala satajidunee in shaa Allahu sabiran wala aAAsee laka amran

[Moïse] lui dit: «Si Allah veut, tu me trouveras patient; et je ne désobéirai à aucun de tes ordres».

Moses said: "Thou wilt find me, if Allah so will, (truly) patient: nor shall I disobey thee in aught."

قَالَ فَإِنِ اتَّبَعْتَنِى فَلَا تَسْـَٔلْنِى عَن شَىْءٍ حَتَّىٰٓ أُحْدِثَ لَكَ مِنْهُ ذِكْرًا[70]

Qala faini ittabaAAtanee fala tasalnee AAan shayin hatta ohditha laka minhu thikran

«Si tu me suis, dit [l'autre,] ne m'interroge sur rien tant que je ne t'en aurai pas fait mention».

The other said: "If then thou wouldst follow me, ask me no questions about anything until I myself speak to thee concerning it."

فَانطَلَقَا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا رَكِبَا فِى السَّفِينَةِ خَرَقَهَا ۖ قَالَ أَخَرَقْتَهَا لِتُغْرِقَ أَهْلَهَا لَقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْـًٔا إِمْرًا[71]

Faintalaqa hatta itha rakiba fee alssafeenati kharaqaha qala akharaqtaha litughriqa ahlaha laqad jita shayan imran

Alors les deux partirent. Et après qu'ils furent montés sur un bateau, l'homme y fit une brèche. [Moïse] lui dit: «Est-ce pour noyer ses occupants que tu l'as ébréché? Tu as commis, certes, une chose monstrueuse!»

So they both proceeded: until, when they were in the boat, he scuttled it. Said Moses: "Hast thou scuttled it in order to drown those in it? Truly a strange thing hast thou done!"

قَالَ أَلَمْ أَقُلْ إِنَّكَ لَن تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِىَ صَبْرًا[72]

Qala alam aqul innaka lan tastateeAAa maAAiya sabran

[L'autre] répondit: «N'ai-je pas dit que tu ne pourrais pas garder patience en ma compagnie?»

He answered: "Did I not tell thee that thou canst have no patience with me?"

قَالَ لَا تُؤَاخِذْنِى بِمَا نَسِيتُ وَلَا تُرْهِقْنِى مِنْ أَمْرِى عُسْرًا[73]

Qala la tuakhithnee bima naseetu wala turhiqnee min amree AAusran

«Ne t'en prends pas à moi, dit [Moïse,] pour un oubli de ma part; et ne m'impose pas de grande difficulté dans mon affaire».

Moses said: "Rebuke me not for forgetting, nor grieve me by raising difficulties in my case."

فَانطَلَقَا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا لَقِيَا غُلَٰمًا فَقَتَلَهُۥ قَالَ أَقَتَلْتَ نَفْسًا زَكِيَّةًۢ بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ لَّقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْـًٔا نُّكْرًا[74]

Faintalaqa hatta itha laqiya ghulaman faqatalahu qala aqatalta nafsan zakiyyatan bighayri nafsin laqad jita shayan nukran

Puis ils partirent tous deux; et quand ils eurent rencontré un enfant, [l'homme] le tua. Alors [Moïse] lui dit: «As-tu tué un être innocent, qui n'a tué personne? Tu as commis certes, une chose affreuse!»

Then they proceeded: until, when they met a young man, he slew him. Moses said: "Hast thou slain an innocent person who had slain none? Truly a foul (unheard of) thing hast thou done!"

۞ قَالَ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكَ إِنَّكَ لَن تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِىَ صَبْرًا[75]

Qala alam aqul laka innaka lan tastateeAAa maAAiya sabran

[L'autre] lui dit: «Ne t'ai je pas dit que tu ne pourrais pas garder patience en ma compagnie?»

He answered: "Did I not tell thee that thou canst have no patience with me?"

قَالَ إِن سَأَلْتُكَ عَن شَىْءٍۭ بَعْدَهَا فَلَا تُصَٰحِبْنِى ۖ قَدْ بَلَغْتَ مِن لَّدُنِّى عُذْرًا[76]

Qala in saaltuka AAan shayin baAAdaha fala tusahibnee qad balaghta min ladunnee AAuthran

«Si, après cela, je t'interroge sur quoi que ce soit, dit [Moïse], alors ne m'accompagne plus. Tu seras alors excusé de te séparer de moi».

(Moses) said: "If ever I ask thee about anything after this, keep me not in thy company: then wouldst thou have received (full) excuse from my side."

فَانطَلَقَا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَآ أَتَيَآ أَهْلَ قَرْيَةٍ اسْتَطْعَمَآ أَهْلَهَا فَأَبَوْا۟ أَن يُضَيِّفُوهُمَا فَوَجَدَا فِيهَا جِدَارًا يُرِيدُ أَن يَنقَضَّ فَأَقَامَهُۥ ۖ قَالَ لَوْ شِئْتَ لَتَّخَذْتَ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا[77]

Faintalaqa hatta itha ataya ahla qaryatin istatAAama ahlaha faabaw an yudayyifoohuma fawajada feeha jidaran yureedu an yanqadda faaqamahu qala law shita laittakhathta AAalayhi ajran

Ils partirent donc tous deux; et quand ils furent arrivés à un village habité, ils demandèrent à manger à ses habitants; mais ceux-ci refusèrent de leur donner l'hospitalité. Ensuite, ils y trouvèrent un mur sur le point de s'écrouler. L'homme le redressa. Alors [Moïse] lui dit: «Si tu voulais, tu aurais bien pu réclamer pour cela un salaire».

Then they proceeded: until, when they came to the inhabitants of a town, they asked them for food, but they refused them hospitality. They found there a wall on the point of falling down, but he set it up straight. (Moses) said: "If thou hadst wished, surely thou couldst have exacted some recompense for it!"

قَالَ هَٰذَا فِرَاقُ بَيْنِى وَبَيْنِكَ ۚ سَأُنَبِّئُكَ بِتَأْوِيلِ مَا لَمْ تَسْتَطِع عَّلَيْهِ صَبْرًا[78]

Qala hatha firaqu baynee wabaynika saonabbioka bitaweeli ma lam tastatiAA AAalayhi sabran

«Ceci [marque] la séparation entre toi et moi, dit [l'homme,] Je vais t'apprendre l'interprétation de ce que tu n'as pu supporter avec patience.

He answered: "This is the parting between me and thee: now will I tell thee the interpretation of (those things) over which thou wast unable to hold patience.

أَمَّا السَّفِينَةُ فَكَانَتْ لِمَسَٰكِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ فِى الْبَحْرِ فَأَرَدتُّ أَنْ أَعِيبَهَا وَكَانَ وَرَآءَهُم مَّلِكٌ يَأْخُذُ كُلَّ سَفِينَةٍ غَصْبًا[79]

Amma alssafeenatu fakanat limasakeena yaAAmaloona fee albahri faaradtu an aAAeebaha wakana waraahum malikun yakhuthu kulla safeenatin ghasban

Pour ce qui est du bateau, il appartenait à des pauvres gens qui travaillaient en mer. Je voulais donc le rendre défectueux, car il y avait derrière eux un roi qui saisissait de force tout bateau.

"As for the boat, it belonged to certain men in dire want: they plied on the water: I but wished to render it unserviceable, for there was after them a certain king who seized on every boat by force.

وَأَمَّا الْغُلَٰمُ فَكَانَ أَبَوَاهُ مُؤْمِنَيْنِ فَخَشِينَآ أَن يُرْهِقَهُمَا طُغْيَٰنًا وَكُفْرًا[80]

Waamma alghulamu fakana abawahu muminayni fakhasheena an yurhiqahuma tughyanan wakufran

Quant au garçon, ses père et mère étaient des croyants; nous avons craint qu'il ne leur imposât la rébellion et la mécréance.

"As for the youth, his parents were people of Faith, and we feared that he would grieve them by obstinate rebellion and ingratitude (to Allah and man).

فَأَرَدْنَآ أَن يُبْدِلَهُمَا رَبُّهُمَا خَيْرًا مِّنْهُ زَكَوٰةً وَأَقْرَبَ رُحْمًا[81]

Faaradna an yubdilahuma rabbuhuma khayran minhu zakatan waaqraba ruhman

Nous avons donc voulu que leur Seigneur leur accordât en échange un autre plus pur et plus affectueux.

"So we desired that their Lord would give them in exchange (a son) better in purity (of conduct) and closer in affection.

وَأَمَّا الْجِدَارُ فَكَانَ لِغُلَٰمَيْنِ يَتِيمَيْنِ فِى الْمَدِينَةِ وَكَانَ تَحْتَهُۥ كَنزٌ لَّهُمَا وَكَانَ أَبُوهُمَا صَٰلِحًا فَأَرَادَ رَبُّكَ أَن يَبْلُغَآ أَشُدَّهُمَا وَيَسْتَخْرِجَا كَنزَهُمَا رَحْمَةً مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۚ وَمَا فَعَلْتُهُۥ عَنْ أَمْرِى ۚ ذَٰلِكَ تَأْوِيلُ مَا لَمْ تَسْطِع عَّلَيْهِ صَبْرًا[82]

Waamma aljidaru fakana lighulamayni yateemayni fee almadeenati wakana tahtahu kanzun lahuma wakana aboohuma salihan faarada rabbuka an yablugha ashuddahuma wayastakhrija kanzahuma rahmatan min rabbika wama faAAaltuhu AAan amree thalika taweelu ma lam tastiAA AAalayhi sabran

Et quant au mur, il appartenait à deux garçons orphelins de la ville, et il y avait dessous un trésor à eux; et leur père était un homme vertueux. Ton Seigneur a donc voulu que tous deux atteignent leur maturité et qu'ils extraient, [eux-mêmes] leur trésor, par une miséricorde de ton Seigneur. Je ne l'ai d'ailleurs pas fait de mon propre chef. Voilà l'interprétation de ce que tu n'as pas pu endurer avec patience».

"As for the wall, it belonged to two youths, orphans, in the Town; there was, beneath it, a buried treasure, to which they were entitled: their father had been a righteous man: So thy Lord desired that they should attain their age of full strength and get out their treasure - a mercy (and favour) from thy Lord. I did it not of my own accord. Such is the interpretation of (those things) over which thou wast unable to hold patience."

وَيَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَن ذِى الْقَرْنَيْنِ ۖ قُلْ سَأَتْلُوا۟ عَلَيْكُم مِّنْهُ ذِكْرًا[83]

Wayasaloonaka AAan thee alqarnayni qul saatloo AAalaykum minhu thikran

Et ils t'interrogent sur Dûl-Qarnayn. Dis: «Je vais vous en citer quelque fait mémorable».

They ask thee concerning Zul-qarnain. Say, "I will rehearse to you something of his story."

إِنَّا مَكَّنَّا لَهُۥ فِى الْأَرْضِ وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُ مِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ سَبَبًا[84]

Inna makkanna lahu fee alardi waataynahu min kulli shayin sababan

Vraiment, Nous avons affermi sa puissance sur terre, et Nous lui avons donné libre voie à toute chose.

Verily We established his power on earth, and We gave him the ways and the means to all ends.

فَأَتْبَعَ سَبَبًا[85]

FaatbaAAa sababan

Il suivit donc une voie.

One (such) way he followed,

حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغَ مَغْرِبَ الشَّمْسِ وَجَدَهَا تَغْرُبُ فِى عَيْنٍ حَمِئَةٍ وَوَجَدَ عِندَهَا قَوْمًا ۗ قُلْنَا يَٰذَا الْقَرْنَيْنِ إِمَّآ أَن تُعَذِّبَ وَإِمَّآ أَن تَتَّخِذَ فِيهِمْ حُسْنًا[86]

Hatta itha balagha maghriba alshshamsi wajadaha taghrubu fee AAaynin hamiatin wawajada AAindaha qawman qulna ya tha alqarnayni imma an tuAAaththiba waimma an tattakhitha feehim husnan

Et quand il eut atteint le Couchant, il trouva que le soleil se couchait dans une source boueuse, et, auprès d'elle il trouva une peuplade [impie]. Nous dîmes: «O Dûl-Qarnayn! ou tu les châties, ou tu uses de bienveillance à leur égard».

Until, when he reached the setting of the sun, he found it set in a spring of murky water: Near it he found a People: We said: "O Zul-qarnain! (thou hast authority,) either to punish them, or to treat them with kindness."

قَالَ أَمَّا مَن ظَلَمَ فَسَوْفَ نُعَذِّبُهُۥ ثُمَّ يُرَدُّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ فَيُعَذِّبُهُۥ عَذَابًا نُّكْرًا[87]

Qala amma man thalama fasawfa nuAAaththibuhu thumma yuraddu ila rabbihi fayuAAaththibuhu AAathaban nukran

Il dit: «Quant à celui qui est injuste, nous le châtierons; ensuite il sera ramené vers son Seigneur qui le punira d'un châtiment terrible.

He said: "Whoever doth wrong, him shall we punish; then shall he be sent back to his Lord; and He will punish him with a punishment unheard-of (before).

وَأَمَّا مَنْ ءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحًا فَلَهُۥ جَزَآءً الْحُسْنَىٰ ۖ وَسَنَقُولُ لَهُۥ مِنْ أَمْرِنَا يُسْرًا[88]

Waamma man amana waAAamila salihan falahu jazaan alhusna wasanaqoolu lahu min amrina yusran

Et quant à celui qui croit et fait bonne œuvre, il aura, en retour, la plus belle récompense. Et nous lui donnerons des ordres faciles à exécuter».

"But whoever believes, and works righteousness,- he shall have a goodly reward, and easy will be his task as We order it by our Command."

ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَ سَبَبًا[89]

Thumma atbaAAa sababan

Puis, il suivit (une autre) voie.

Then followed he (another) way,

حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغَ مَطْلِعَ الشَّمْسِ وَجَدَهَا تَطْلُعُ عَلَىٰ قَوْمٍ لَّمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُم مِّن دُونِهَا سِتْرًا[90]

Hatta itha balagha matliAAa alshshamsi wajadaha tatluAAu AAala qawmin lam najAAal lahum min dooniha sitran

Et quand il eut atteint le Levant, il trouva que le soleil se levait sur une peuplade à laquelle Nous n'avions pas donné de voile pour s'en protéger.

Until, when he came to the rising of the sun, he found it rising on a people for whom We had provided no covering protection against the sun.

كَذَٰلِكَ وَقَدْ أَحَطْنَا بِمَا لَدَيْهِ خُبْرًا[91]

Kathalika waqad ahatna bima ladayhi khubran

Il en fut ainsi et Nous embrassons de Notre Science ce qu'il détenait.

(He left them) as they were: We completely understood what was before him.

ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَ سَبَبًا[92]

Thumma atbaAAa sababan

Puis, il suivit (une autre) voie.

Then followed he (another) way,

حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغَ بَيْنَ السَّدَّيْنِ وَجَدَ مِن دُونِهِمَا قَوْمًا لَّا يَكَادُونَ يَفْقَهُونَ قَوْلًا[93]

Hatta itha balagha bayna alssaddayni wajada min doonihima qawman la yakadoona yafqahoona qawlan

Et quand il eut atteint un endroit situé entre les Deux Barrières (montagnes), il trouva derrière elles une peuplade qui ne comprenait presque aucun langage.

Until, when he reached (a tract) between two mountains, he found, beneath them, a people who scarcely understood a word.

قَالُوا۟ يَٰذَا الْقَرْنَيْنِ إِنَّ يَأْجُوجَ وَمَأْجُوجَ مُفْسِدُونَ فِى الْأَرْضِ فَهَلْ نَجْعَلُ لَكَ خَرْجًا عَلَىٰٓ أَن تَجْعَلَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُمْ سَدًّا[94]

Qaloo ya tha alqarnayni inna yajooja wamajooja mufsidoona fee alardi fahal najAAalu laka kharjan AAala an tajAAala baynana wabaynahum saddan

Ils dirent: «O Dûl-Qarnayn, les Yâ jûj et les Mâ jûj commettent du désordre sur terre. Est-ce que nous pourrons t'accorder un tribut pour construire une barrière entre eux et nous?»

They said: "O Zul-qarnain! the Gog and Magog (People) do great mischief on earth: shall we then render thee tribute in order that thou mightest erect a barrier between us and them?

قَالَ مَا مَكَّنِّى فِيهِ رَبِّى خَيْرٌ فَأَعِينُونِى بِقُوَّةٍ أَجْعَلْ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُمْ رَدْمًا[95]

Qala ma makkannee feehi rabbee khayrun faaAAeenoonee biquwwatin ajAAal baynakum wabaynahum radman

Il dit: «Ce que Mon Seigneur m'a conféré vaut mieux (que vos dons). Aidez-moi donc avec votre force et je construirai un remblai entre vous et eux.

He said: "(The power) in which my Lord has established me is better (than tribute): Help me therefore with strength (and labour): I will erect a strong barrier between you and them:

ءَاتُونِى زُبَرَ الْحَدِيدِ ۖ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا سَاوَىٰ بَيْنَ الصَّدَفَيْنِ قَالَ انفُخُوا۟ ۖ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَعَلَهُۥ نَارًا قَالَ ءَاتُونِىٓ أُفْرِغْ عَلَيْهِ قِطْرًا[96]

Atoonee zubara alhadeedi hatta itha sawa bayna alsadafayni qala onfukhoo hatta itha jaAAalahu naran qala atoonee ofrigh AAalayhi qitran

Apportez-moi des blocs de fer». Puis, lorsqu'il en eut comblé l'espace entre les deux montagnes, il dit: «Soufflez!» Puis, lorsqu'il l'eut rendu une fournaise, il dit: «Apportez-moi du cuivre fondu, que je le déverse dessus».

"Bring me blocks of iron." At length, when he had filled up the space between the two steep mountain-sides, He said, "Blow (with your bellows)" Then, when he had made it (red) as fire, he said: "Bring me, that I may pour over it, molten lead."

فَمَا اسْطَٰعُوٓا۟ أَن يَظْهَرُوهُ وَمَا اسْتَطَٰعُوا۟ لَهُۥ نَقْبًا[97]

Fama istaAAoo an yathharoohu wama istataAAoo lahu naqban

Ainsi, ils ne purent guère l'escalader ni l'ébrécher non plus.

Thus were they made powerless to scale it or to dig through it.

قَالَ هَٰذَا رَحْمَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّى ۖ فَإِذَا جَآءَ وَعْدُ رَبِّى جَعَلَهُۥ دَكَّآءَ ۖ وَكَانَ وَعْدُ رَبِّى حَقًّا[98]

Qala hatha rahmatun min rabbee faitha jaa waAAdu rabbee jaAAalahu dakkaa wakana waAAdu rabbee haqqan

Il dit: «C'est une miséricorde de la part de mon Seigneur. Mais, lorsque la promesse de mon Seigneur viendra, Il le nivellera. Et la promesse de mon Seigneur est vérité».

He said: "This is a mercy from my Lord: But when the promise of my Lord comes to pass, He will make it into dust; and the promise of my Lord is true."

۞ وَتَرَكْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَمُوجُ فِى بَعْضٍ ۖ وَنُفِخَ فِى الصُّورِ فَجَمَعْنَٰهُمْ جَمْعًا[99]

Watarakna baAAdahum yawmaithin yamooju fee baAAdin wanufikha fee alssoori fajamaAAnahum jamAAan

Nous les laisserons, ce jour-là, déferler comme les flots les uns sur les autres, et on soufflera dans la Trompe et Nous les rassemblerons tous.

On that day We shall leave them to surge like waves on one another: the trumpet will be blown, and We shall collect them all together.

وَعَرَضْنَا جَهَنَّمَ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْكَٰفِرِينَ عَرْضًا[100]

WaAAaradna jahannama yawmaithin lilkafireena AAardan

Et ce jour-là Nous présenterons de près l'Enfer aux mécréants,

And We shall present Hell that day for Unbelievers to see, all spread out,-

الَّذِينَ كَانَتْ أَعْيُنُهُمْ فِى غِطَآءٍ عَن ذِكْرِى وَكَانُوا۟ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ سَمْعًا[101]

Allatheena kanat aAAyunuhum fee ghitain AAan thikree wakanoo la yastateeAAoona samAAan

dont les yeux étaient couverts d'un voile qui les empêchait de penser à Moi, et ils ne pouvaient rien entendre non plus.

(Unbelievers) whose eyes had been under a veil from remembrance of Me, and who had been unable even to hear.

أَفَحَسِبَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَن يَتَّخِذُوا۟ عِبَادِى مِن دُونِىٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ ۚ إِنَّآ أَعْتَدْنَا جَهَنَّمَ لِلْكَٰفِرِينَ نُزُلًا[102]

Afahasiba allatheena kafaroo an yattakhithoo AAibadee min doonee awliyaa inna aAAtadna jahannama lilkafireena nuzulan

Ceux qui ont mécru, comptent-ils donc pouvoir prendre, pour alliés, Mes serviteurs en dehors de Moi? Nous avons préparé l'Enfer comme résidence pour les mécréants.

Do the Unbelievers think that they can take My servants as protectors besides Me? Verily We have prepared Hell for the Unbelievers for (their) entertainment.

قُلْ هَلْ نُنَبِّئُكُم بِالْأَخْسَرِينَ أَعْمَٰلًا[103]

Qul hal nunabbiokum bialakhsareena aAAmalan

Dis: «Voulez-vous que Nous vous apprenions lesquels sont les plus grands perdants, en œuvres?

Say: "Shall we tell you of those who lose most in respect of their deeds?-

الَّذِينَ ضَلَّ سَعْيُهُمْ فِى الْحَيَوٰةِ الدُّنْيَا وَهُمْ يَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّهُمْ يُحْسِنُونَ صُنْعًا[104]

Allatheena dalla saAAyuhum fee alhayati alddunya wahum yahsaboona annahum yuhsinoona sunAAan

Ceux dont l'effort, dans la vie présente, s'est égaré, alors qu'ils s'imaginent faire le bien.

"Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life, while they thought that they were acquiring good by their works?"

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ وَلِقَآئِهِۦ فَحَبِطَتْ أَعْمَٰلُهُمْ فَلَا نُقِيمُ لَهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَٰمَةِ وَزْنًا[105]

Olaika allatheena kafaroo biayati rabbihim waliqaihi fahabitat aAAmaluhum fala nuqeemu lahum yawma alqiyamati waznan

Ceux-là qui ont nié les signes de leur Seigneur, ainsi que Sa rencontre. Leurs actions sont donc vaines». Nous ne leur assignerons pas de poids au Jour de la Résurrection.

They are those who deny the Signs of their Lord and the fact of their having to meet Him (in the Hereafter): vain will be their works, nor shall We, on the Day of Judgment, give them any weight.

ذَٰلِكَ جَزَآؤُهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ بِمَا كَفَرُوا۟ وَاتَّخَذُوٓا۟ ءَايَٰتِى وَرُسُلِى هُزُوًا[106]

Thalika jazaohum jahannamu bima kafaroo waittakhathoo ayatee warusulee huzuwan

C'est que leur rétribution sera l'Enfer, pour avoir mécru et pris en raillerie Mes signes (enseignements) et Mes messagers.

That is their reward, Hell, because they rejected Faith, and took My Signs and My Messengers by way of jest.

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ الصَّٰلِحَٰتِ كَانَتْ لَهُمْ جَنَّٰتُ الْفِرْدَوْسِ نُزُلًا[107]

Inna allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati kanat lahum jannatu alfirdawsi nuzulan

Ceux qui croient et font de bonnes œuvres auront pour résidence les Jardins du «Firdaws,» (Paradis),

As to those who believe and work righteous deeds, they have, for their entertainment, the Gardens of Paradise,

خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا لَا يَبْغُونَ عَنْهَا حِوَلًا[108]

Khalideena feeha la yabghoona AAanha hiwalan

où ils demeureront éternellement, sans désirer aucun changement.

Wherein they shall dwell (for aye): no change will they wish for from them.

قُل لَّوْ كَانَ الْبَحْرُ مِدَادًا لِّكَلِمَٰتِ رَبِّى لَنَفِدَ الْبَحْرُ قَبْلَ أَن تَنفَدَ كَلِمَٰتُ رَبِّى وَلَوْ جِئْنَا بِمِثْلِهِۦ مَدَدًا[109]

Qul law kana albahru midadan likalimati rabbee lanafida albahru qabla an tanfada kalimatu rabbee walaw jina bimithlihi madadan

Dis: «Si la mer était une encre [pour écrire] les paroles de mon Seigneur, certes la mer s'épuiserait avant que ne soient épuisées les paroles de mon Seigneur, quand même Nous lui apporterions son équivalent comme renfort.»

Say: "If the ocean were ink (wherewith to write out) the words of my Lord, sooner would the ocean be exhausted than would the words of my Lord, even if we added another ocean like it, for its aid."

قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَىَّ أَنَّمَآ إِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌ وَٰحِدٌ ۖ فَمَن كَانَ يَرْجُوا۟ لِقَآءَ رَبِّهِۦ فَلْيَعْمَلْ عَمَلًا صَٰلِحًا وَلَا يُشْرِكْ بِعِبَادَةِ رَبِّهِۦٓ أَحَدًۢا[110]

Qul innama ana basharun mithlukum yooha ilayya annama ilahukum ilahun wahidun faman kana yarjoo liqaa rabbihi falyaAAmal AAamalan salihan wala yushrik biAAibadati rabbihi ahadan

Dis: «Je suis en fait un être humain comme vous. Il m'a été révélé que votre Dieu est un Dieu unique! Quiconque, donc, espère rencontrer son Seigneur, qu'il fasse de bonnes actions et qu'il n'associe dans son adoration aucun autre à son Seigneur».

Say: "I am but a man like yourselves, (but) the inspiration has come to me, that your Allah is one Allah: whoever expects to meet his Lord, let him work righteousness, and, in the worship of his Lord, admit no one as partner.