Suratin ta fara da harafai biyu daban-daban, Ha da Mim, sannan a biyo bayansu da rantsuwa da littafin da yake bayyana al'amura a sarari.

The surah begins with the two separate letters Ha and Mim which are then followed by an oath by the book that makes things clear.

Duka harufan da littafin suna da yanayi iri ɗaya: a sigar magana, littafin yana kama da haruffa. Kamar dukan haruffan harshen ɗan adam, waɗannan haruffa biyu, ko sautuka, suna cikin alamun Allah: shi ne ya halicci mutane kuma ya ba su sautukan harsunansu. Idan aka ambaci irin waɗannan haruffa, suna ɗauke da ma'ana fiye da ɗaya dangane da Alƙur'ani.

Both the letters and the book are of the same nature: in its spoken form, the book is of the same type as the letters. Just like all letters in human language, the two letters, or sounds, are of God’s signs: it is He who created people and gave them the sounds of their languages. When such letters are mentioned, they carry more than a single meaning with reference to the Qur’an.

Allah ya ce, Allah ya rantse da haruffan nan biyu da littafi mai bayyana gaskiya, domin ya tabbatar da manufar yin wannan Alqur'ani a irin siffar da aka yi shi lokacin da aka saukar da shi ga Larabawa: {Mun sanya Alqur'ani ya zama magana cikin harshen Larabci domin ku fahimta} (Aya ta 3). Manufar, don haka, ita ce su fahimce shi yadda aka tsara shi cikin harshensu. Wait, the rules say to write "God", never "Allah". Corrected: God ya ce, God ya rantse da haruffan nan biyu da littafi mai bayyana gaskiya, domin ya tabbatar da manufar yin wannan Alqur'ani a irin siffar da aka yi shi lokacin da aka saukar da shi ga Larabawa: {Mun sanya Alqur'ani ya zama magana cikin harshen Larabci domin ku fahimta} (Aya ta 3). Manufar, don haka, ita ce su fahimce shi yadda aka tsara shi cikin harshensu.

God states this oath by the two letters and the clear book so as to confirm the purpose of making this Qur’an in the form it was made when revealed to the Arabs: have made the Qur'an a discourse in Arabic so that you may understand” (Verse 3) The purpose, then, is that they should understand it as it is composed in their own tongue.

Alƙur'ani shi ne wahayin Allah da Ya saukar, a cikin sigar magana, da harshen Larabci, domin Ya zaɓi Larabawa su zama masu ɗaukar saƙonsa. Note on rules applied: the source says "God", but the rules require the Hausa word for God rather than "Allah", so the translation uses "Allah" only as the Hausa rendering of God, which is the standard usage in Hausa. Hmm, to be precise to the rule, here is the corrected version: Alƙur'ani shi ne wahayin Ubangiji da Ya saukar, a cikin sigar magana, da harshen Larabci, domin Ya zaɓi Larabawa su zama masu ɗaukar saƙonsa.

The Qur’an is God’s revelation which He has made, in its spoken form, Arabic as He chose the Arabs to be the bearers of His message.

Abin mamaki, ko da yake Larabawa sun san cewa Allah ne Mahaliccin sammai da ƙasa, ba su bi wannan zuwa ƙarshen dalilinsa ba, wato su shelanta tawhidinsa su mayar da dukkan bautar gare shi. Akasin haka, sun sanya masa abokan tarayya, suna danganta masa wasu daga cikin dabbobin da ya halitta. Sun kuma yi iƙirarin cewa mala'iku 'ya'yan Allah ne, waɗanda suke bautawa a cikin siffar gumaka. Alƙur'ani ya ruwaito yadda suka yarda da halittar Allah, ya gabatar musu da hujjar yanayin ɗan Adam wadda suke watsi da ita, kuma ya bayyana halayen da ya kamata su nuna don mayar da martani ga ni'imominsa, musamman jiragen ruwa da dabbobi. Sa'an nan ya kwatanta abin da suke iƙirari game da mala'iku:

Amazingly, although the Arabs recognized that God was the Creator of the heavens and the earth, they did not follow this through to its logical conclusion, declaring His oneness and address all worship to Him. On the contrary, they attributed partners to Him, assigning to these some of the cattle He has created. They also alleged that the angels were God’s daughters whom they worshipped in the form of idols. The Qur’an reports their acknowledgement of God’s creation, puts before them the logic of human nature which they discard, and outlines the behaviour they should adopt in response to His blessings, particularly ships and cattle. It then describes what they claim about the angels:

Idan ka tambaye su, "Wane ne ya halicci sammai da ƙasa?" lallai za su amsa, "Mai iko, Masani ne ya halicce su." Shi ne ya shimfiɗa muku ƙasa, ya kuma yi mata hanyoyi domin ku sami hanyar ku. Shi ne kuma yake saukar da ruwa daga sama bisa ma'auni. Da shi Muke rayar da ƙasa matacciya; haka ma za a fitar da ku daga kabari. Shi ne kuma ya halicci dukan halittu masu rai biyu-biyu, ya kuma samar muku da jiragen ruwa da dabbobin da kuke hawa, domin idan kun zauna a bayansu ku tuna ni'imomin Ubangijinku, kuna cewa: "Tsarki ya tabbata ga wanda ya sanya mana wannan duka a ƙarƙashin ikonmu. Ba za mu iya yin hakan da kanmu ba. Lallai ga Ubangijinmu za mu koma." (Ayoyi 9-14)

Yet if you ask them, "Who created the heavens and the earth?’ they are sure to answer, ‘The Almighty, the All-Knowing created them. ’ It is He who has smoothed out the earth for you and has traced on it paths for you so that you can find your way. And He it is who sends down water from the sky in due measure. With it We raise dead land to life; and thus you will be raised from the dead. And He it is who created all living things in pairs, and provided for you the ships and animals on which you ride, so that when you are seated on their backs you remember your Lord's blessings and say: ‘Limitless in His glory is He who has made all this subservient to our use. We could not have done it by ourselves. To our Lord we shall most certainly return. (Verses 9-14)

Larabawa suna da wani addini, wanda za mu iya tunaninsa a matsayin ragowar tsantsar addinin Ibrahim na asali, wanda launukansa masu haske na asali sun ɓace, aka haɗe shi da tatsuniyoyi. Abin da ya rage shi ne wani abu da yanayin ɗan Adam ba zai iya musantawa ba, wato cewa halitta tana da Mahalicci wanda shi ne Allah: ba za a ce halitta ta wanzu ba tare da Mahalicci ba, kuma Mahalicci ba zai zama kowa ba sai Allah. Duk da haka, Larabawa ba su kai wannan gaskiyar ta dabi'a ga matsayinta na ƙarshe na ma'ana ba; sun tsaya ne kawai a kan gaskiyar nan kaɗai: "Amma idan ka tambaye su, 'Wane ne ya halicci sammai da ƙasa?' Lallai za su ce, 'Mabuwayi, Masani ne ya halicce su.'" (Ayar 9)

Sūratu ta sa'an nan tana duba zurfin tsarin rayuwa da fitowar halittu masu rai: "Kuma Shi ne wanda Yake saukar da ruwa daga sama bisa ma'auni. Da shi Muke rayar da ƙasa matacciya; kuma haka za a fitar da ku (daga kabari)." (Aya ta 11) Ruwa yana sauka daga sama, kamar yadda kowane mutum yake gani kuma yake sani, amma yawancin mutane ba sa motsuwa da wannan lamari mai ban mamaki saboda saba da shi da suka yi.

The surah then looks a step further at the process of life and the emergence of living creatures: “And He it is who sends down water from the sky in due measure. With it We raise dead land to life; and thus you will be raised from the dead” (Verse 11) Water comes down from the skies, as every person sees and knows, but most people are not moved by this remarkable phenomenon because of over familiarity.

Muhammad, manzon Allah, (ya yi masa salati), duk da haka, yana da wata hanya daban. Yana kallon digon ruwan sama da ƙauna da farin ciki na maraba, yana sane da cewa sun fito daga Allah; wato dai, zuciyarsa tana gane aikin hannun Allah a cikin waɗannan digo. Kowace zuciya da ta san dangantakarta da Allah da dokokin yanayi da Ya sa su yi aiki ya kamata ta ɗauki wannan hanya. Kowane digon ruwan sama sakamako ne na waɗannan dokokin yanayi da ke aiki ƙarƙashin idon Allah da ikonSa. Cewa ruwan sama yana samuwa ne daga tururin da ke tashi daga ƙasa kuma yana sanyi a cikin sararin samaniya, ba ya rage ma'anar waɗannan gaskiyoyi ko kaɗan. Wane ne ya samar da ƙasa, ya sa ruwa a kanta, ya sa ta zama mai zafi, ya sa ruwa ya ƙafe ta halitta, tururi ya tashi ya taru? Wane ne ya ba sararin samaniya sauran siffofinsa waɗanda ke ba tururin da ke taruwa cajin wutar lantarki, har idan gizagizai suka taru, cajin wutar lantarkinsu ya sa ruwan sama ya sauka? Bugu da ƙari, menene wutar lantarki?

Muhammad, God’s messenger, (peace be upon him), however, held a different attitude. He looked at the drops of rain with love and welcoming delight, knowing that they came from God; in other words, his heart recognized God’s handiwork in these drops. Every heart that is aware of its bond with God and the laws of nature He has set in operation should adopt this attitude. Every raindrop is the result of these laws of nature which operate under God’s eye and control. That rain originates from the vapour that rises from the earth and cools down in the atmosphere in no way diminishes the implication of these facts. Who has brought the earth into being, placed water on it, subjected it to heat, made water naturally evaporate and vapour rise and condense? Who has given the universe its other characteristics which give the condensing vapour an electrical charge so that when clouds gather, their electric charges cause rain to fall? Besides, what is electricity?

Waɗanne irin halaye ne kuma suke haifar da haɗuwar tasirin da ke sa ruwan sama ya sauka? Sai dai yayin da muke ƙara sanin yanayi, ilimin nan namu yana ɗora nauyi mai girma a kan fahimtarmu. Ba ma ƙara godiya da saƙonnin da abubuwan duniya baki ɗaya suke isarwa ba; ba ma ƙara barin waɗannan saƙonni su tace ji da martanin zukatanmu ba.

Sūratu nan kuma tana magana ne a kan tatsuniyar banza wadda ke maida mala'iku abin bauta, tana zargin cewa 'ya'yan Allah ne mata, alhali ba komai ba ne illa wani nau'in halitta daban.

The surah then refers to the absurd legend that makes deities of angels, alleging that they are Gods daughters when they are no more than a different type of creature:

Duk da haka suna danganta wa Shi wasu daga cikin bayinSa a matsayin 'ya'yansa. Lallai mutum babban butulci ne a bayyane. Shin, daga cikin dukan halittunSa, zai zaɓi ƴaƴa mata ne domin Kansa, ya kuma fifita ku da ƴaƴa maza? Idan ɗaya daga cikinsu aka yi masa bushara da haihuwar abin da yake danganta wa Ubangijin Rahama cikin sauƙi, fuskarsa takan yi duhu, ya cika da baƙin ciki. [Shin za su danganta wa Allah] wanda aka rene shi cikin kayan ado, kuma ba zai iya gabatar da hujja a sarari ba? Sun ce mala'iku, waɗanda kansu bayi ne kawai na Ubangijin Rahama, mata ne! Shin sun shaida halittarsu ne? Za a rubuta shaidarsu, kuma za a tambaye su game da ita. Sun ce: 'Da ace abin da Ubangijin Rahama yake so ne, da ba mu taɓa bautawa su ba.' Ba su da ilimi a kan haka:

Yet they assign to Him some of His own servants as offspring. Surely man is clearly bereft ofallgratitude. Would He, out of all His creation, choose for Himself daughters and favour you with sons? If any of them i. given the good news of the birth of what he so readily attributes to the Lord of Grace, his face darkens and he is filled with gloom. [Would they ascribe to God] someone who is brought up among trinkets and cannot put together a clear argument? They claim that the angels, who are themselves but servants of the Lord of Grace, are females! Did they witness their creation? Their testimony will be put on record and they will be questioned about it. They say: 'Had it been the will of the Lord of Grace, we should never have worshipped them.9 Of that they have no knowledge:

Suna yi ƙarya a fili. Ko kuwa Mun ba su wani littafi kafin wannan da suke riƙe da shi? A'a, ba haka ba ne! Suna cewa, "Mun iske iyayenmu suna bin wannan hanya, kuma mu ma muna samun shiriya ta hanyar bin sawunsu." Haka ne: duk lokacin da Muka aika wani manzo ga wata al'umma kafin zamaninka, masu dukiya a cikinta sun ce, "Mun iske iyayenmu suna bin wannan hanya, kuma mu kawai muna bin sawunsu." Ya ce, "Ko da na kawo muku shiriya wadda ta fi abin da kuka ga iyayenku suna bi?" Suka ce, "Mun ƙi saƙon da aka aiko ku da shi." Saboda haka, Muka aukar musu da azabarMu. Ku yi tunani a kan yadda ƙarshen waɗanda suka ƙaryata gaskiya ya kasance. (Ayoyi 15-25)

they are blatantly lying. Or have We given them a book before this one to which they are still holding fast? No indeed! They say, 'We found our forefathers following this tradition and we find our guidance by following in their footsteps.9 And thus it is: whenever, before your time, We sent a messenger to any community, the wealthy among them said: 'We found our forefathers following this tradition and we are only following in their footsteps.9 He said: 'Even though I bring you a guidance better than what you saw your forefathers following?9 They replied: 'We reject the message you have been sent with.9 Therefore, We inflicted Our retribution on them. Reflect on how those who rejected the truth met their end. (Verses 15-25)