The Confederates
33. Al-'Aḥzāb
الأحزاب
al-Aḥzāb (The Confederates)
ٱلْأَحْزَاب
33:72
إِنَّا
عَرَضْنَا
الْأَمَانَةَ
عَلَى
السَّمَاوَاتِ
وَالْأَرْضِ
وَالْجِبَالِ
فَأَبَيْنَ
أَن
يَحْمِلْنَهَا
وَأَشْفَقْنَ
مِنْهَا
وَحَمَلَهَا
الْإِنسَانُ
إِنَّهُ
كَانَ
ظَلُومًا
جَهُولًا
ʾinnā ʿaraḍnā l-ʾamānata ʿalā s-samāwāti wa-l-ʾarḍi wa-l-jibāli fa-ʾabayna ʾan yaḥmilnahā wa-ʾashfaqna minhā wa-ḥamalahā l-ʾinsānu ʾinnahū kāna ẓalūman jahūlan
We offered Our Trust (Our deputation) to the heavens, to the earth, and to the mountains, but they could not bear this burden and were afraid to accept it. Mankind was able to accept this offer but he was unjust to himself and ignorant of the significance of this Trust.
