Sura 41 - فصلت (Fussilat) - Explained in detail
Number of ayas: 54; Number of rukus: 6
Revelation order: 61; Type: Meccan
41.41 
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِٱلذِّكْرِ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ ۖ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَكِتَٰبٌ عَزِيزٌ
English: Sahih International
Indeed, those who disbelieve in the message after it has come to them... And indeed, it is a mighty Book.
English: Transliteration
Inna allatheena kafaroo bialththikri lamma jaahum wainnahu lakitabun AAazeezun
French: Hamidullah
Ceux qui ne croient pas au Rappel [le Coran] quand il leur parvient... alors que c'est un Livre puissant [inattaquable];
41.42
لَّا يَأْتِيهِ ٱلْبَٰطِلُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَلَا مِنْ خَلْفِهِۦ ۖ تَنزِيلٌ مِّنْ حَكِيمٍ حَمِيدٍ
English: Sahih International
Falsehood cannot approach it from before it or from behind it; [it is] a revelation from a [Lord who is] Wise and Praiseworthy.
English: Transliteration
La yateehi albatilu min bayni yadayhi wala min khalfihi tanzeelun min hakeemin hameedin
French: Hamidullah
Le faux ne l'atteint [d'aucune part], ni par devant ni par derrière: c'est une révélation émanant d'un Sage, Digne de louange.
41.43
مَّا يُقَالُ لَكَ إِلَّا مَا قَدْ قِيلَ لِلرُّسُلِ مِن قَبْلِكَ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَذُو مَغْفِرَةٍ وَذُو عِقَابٍ أَلِيمٍ
English: Sahih International
Nothing is said to you, [O Muhammad], except what was already said to the messengers before you. Indeed, your Lord is a possessor of forgiveness and a possessor of painful penalty.
English: Transliteration
Ma yuqalu laka illa ma qad qeela lilrrusuli min qablika inna rabbaka lathoo maghfiratin wathoo AAiqabin aleemin
French: Hamidullah
Il ne t'est dit que ce qui a été dit aux Messagers avant toi. Ton Seigneur est certes Détenteur du pardon et Détenteur aussi d'une punition douloureuse.
41.44
وَلَوْ جَعَلْنَٰهُ قُرْءَانًا أَعْجَمِيًّا لَّقَالُوا۟ لَوْلَا فُصِّلَتْ ءَايَٰتُهُۥٓ ۖ ءَا۬عْجَمِىٌّ وَعَرَبِىٌّ ۗ قُلْ هُوَ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ هُدًى وَشِفَآءٌ ۖ وَٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ فِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَقْرٌ وَهُوَ عَلَيْهِمْ عَمًى ۚ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ يُنَادَوْنَ مِن مَّكَانٍۭ بَعِيدٍ
English: Sahih International
And if We had made it a non-Arabic Qur'an, they would have said, "Why are its verses not explained in detail [in our language]? Is it a foreign [recitation] and an Arab [messenger]?" Say, "It is, for those who believe, a guidance and cure." And those who do not believe - in their ears is deafness, and it is upon them blindness. Those are being called from a distant place.
English: Transliteration
Walaw jaAAalnahu quranan aAAjamiyyan laqaloo lawla fussilat ayatuhu aaAAjamiyyun waAAarabiyyun qul huwa lillatheena amanoo hudan washifaon waallatheena la yuminoona fee athanihim waqrun wahuwa AAalayhim AAaman olaika yunadawna min makanin baAAeedin
French: Hamidullah
Si Nous en avions fait un Coran en une langue autre que l'arabe, ils auraient dit: «Pourquoi ses versets n'ont-ils pas été exposés clairement? quoi? Un [Coran] non-arabe et [un Messager] arabe?» Dis: «Pour ceux qui croient, il est une guidée et une guérison». Et quant à ceux qui ne croient pas, il y a une surdité dans leurs oreilles et ils sont frappés d'aveuglement en ce qui le concerne; ceux-là sont appelés d'un endroit lointain.
41.45
وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ فَٱخْتُلِفَ فِيهِ ۗ وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِن رَّبِّكَ لَقُضِىَ بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَفِى شَكٍّ مِّنْهُ مُرِيبٍ
English: Sahih International
And We had already given Moses the Scripture, but it came under disagreement. And if not for a word that preceded from your Lord, it would have been concluded between them. And indeed they are, concerning the Qur'an, in disquieting doubt.
English: Transliteration
Walaqad atayna moosa alkitaba faikhtulifa feehi walawla kalimatun sabaqat min rabbika laqudiya baynahum wainnahum lafee shakkin minhu mureebin
French: Hamidullah
Nous avons effectivement donné à Moïse le Livre. Puis, il y eut controverse là-dessus. Et si ce n'était une parole préalable de ton Seigneur, on aurait certainement tranché entre eux. Ils sont vraiment, à son sujet, dans un doute troublant.
41.46
مَّنْ عَمِلَ صَٰلِحًا فَلِنَفْسِهِۦ ۖ وَمَنْ أَسَآءَ فَعَلَيْهَا ۗ وَمَا رَبُّكَ بِظَلَّٰمٍ لِّلْعَبِيدِ
English: Sahih International
Whoever does righteousness - it is for his [own] soul; and whoever does evil [does so] against it. And your Lord is not ever unjust to [His] servants.
English: Transliteration
Man AAamila salihan falinafsihi waman asaa faAAalayha wama rabbuka bithallamin lilAAabeedi
French: Hamidullah
Quiconque fait une bonne œuvre, c'est pour son bien. Et quiconque fait le mal, il le fait à ses dépens. Ton Seigneur, cependant, n'est point injuste envers les serviteurs.
41.47
إِلَيْهِ يُرَدُّ عِلْمُ ٱلسَّاعَةِ ۚ وَمَا تَخْرُجُ مِن ثَمَرَٰتٍ مِّنْ أَكْمَامِهَا وَمَا تَحْمِلُ مِنْ أُنثَىٰ وَلَا تَضَعُ إِلَّا بِعِلْمِهِۦ ۚ وَيَوْمَ يُنَادِيهِمْ أَيْنَ شُرَكَآءِى قَالُوٓا۟ ءَاذَنَّٰكَ مَا مِنَّا مِن شَهِيدٍ
English: Sahih International
To him [alone] is attributed knowledge of the Hour. And fruits emerge not from their coverings nor does a female conceive or give birth except with His knowledge. And the Day He will call to them, "Where are My 'partners'?" they will say, "We announce to You that there is [no longer] among us any witness [to that]."
English: Transliteration
Ilayhi yuraddu AAilmu alssaAAati wama takhruju min thamaratin min akmamiha wama tahmilu min ontha wala tadaAAu illa biAAilmihi wayawma yunadeehim ayna shurakaee qaloo athannaka ma minna min shaheedin
French: Hamidullah
A Lui revient la connaissance de l'Heure. Aucun fruit ne sort de son enveloppe, aucune femelle ne conçoit ni ne met bas sans qu'Il n'en ait connaissance. Et le jour où Il les appellera: «Où sont Mes associés?», ils diront: «Nous Te déclarons qu'il n'y a point de témoin parmi nous»!
41.48
وَضَلَّ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَدْعُونَ مِن قَبْلُ ۖ وَظَنُّوا۟ مَا لَهُم مِّن مَّحِيصٍ
English: Sahih International
And lost from them will be those they were invoking before, and they will be certain that they have no place of escape.
English: Transliteration
Wadalla AAanhum ma kanoo yadAAoona min qablu wathannoo ma lahum min maheesin
French: Hamidullah
Et ce qu'auparavant ils invoquaient les délaissera; et ils réaliseront qu'ils n'ont point d'échappatoire.
41.49
لَّا يَسْـَٔمُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مِن دُعَآءِ ٱلْخَيْرِ وَإِن مَّسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ فَيَـُٔوسٌ قَنُوطٌ
English: Sahih International
Man is not weary of supplication for good [things], but if evil touches him, he is hopeless and despairing.
English: Transliteration
La yasamu alinsanu min duAAai alkhayri wain massahu alshsharru fayaoosun qanootun
French: Hamidullah
L'homme ne se lasse pas d'implorer le bien. Si le mal le touche, le voilà désespéré, désemparé.
41.50
وَلَئِنْ أَذَقْنَٰهُ رَحْمَةً مِّنَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ ضَرَّآءَ مَسَّتْهُ لَيَقُولَنَّ هَٰذَا لِى وَمَآ أَظُنُّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ قَآئِمَةً وَلَئِن رُّجِعْتُ إِلَىٰ رَبِّىٓ إِنَّ لِى عِندَهُۥ لَلْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ فَلَنُنَبِّئَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِمَا عَمِلُوا۟ وَلَنُذِيقَنَّهُم مِّنْ عَذَابٍ غَلِيظٍ
English: Sahih International
And if We let him taste mercy from Us after an adversity which has touched him, he will surely say, "This is [due] to me, and I do not think the Hour will occur; and [even] if I should be returned to my Lord, indeed, for me there will be with Him the best." But We will surely inform those who disbelieved about what they did, and We will surely make them taste a massive punishment.
English: Transliteration
Walain athaqnahu rahmatan minna min baAAdi darraa massathu layaqoolanna hatha lee wama athunnu alssaAAata qaimatan walain rujiAAtu ila rabbee inna lee AAindahu lalhusna falanunabbianna allatheena kafaroo bima AAamiloo walanutheeqannahum min AAathabin ghaleethin
French: Hamidullah
Et si nous lui faisons goûter une miséricorde de Notre part, après qu'une détresse l'ait touché, il dit certainement: «Cela m'est dû! Et je ne pense pas que l'Heure se lèvera [un jour]. Et si je suis ramené vers mon Seigneur, je trouverai, près de Lui, la plus belle part». Nous informerons ceux qui ont mécru de ce qu'ils ont fait et Nous leur ferons sûrement goûter à un dur châtiment.