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The Qur'an

Transliterated Arabic

This is a transliteration of the Arabic text of the Qur'an. Devout Muslims do not consider this a replacement for the actual Arabic text, however it is suitable for linguistic and study purposes.

The Qur'an, 45. al-Jathiyah

45. al-Jathiyah: The Kneeling

1 Ha. Mim.
2 The revelation of the Scripture is from Allah, the Mighty, the Wise.
3 Lo! in the heavens and the earth are portents for believers.
4 And in your creation, and all the beasts that He scattereth in the earth, are portents for a folk whose faith is sure.
5 And the difference of night and day and the provision that Allah sendeth down from the sky and thereby quickeneth the earth after her death, and the ordering of the winds, are portents for a people who have sense.
6 These are the portents of Allah which We recite unto thee (Muhammad) with truth. Then in what fact, after Allah and His portents, will they believe ?
7 Woe unto each sinful liar,
8 Who heareth the revelations of Allah recited unto him, and then continueth in pride as though he heard them not. Give him tidings of a painful doom.
9 And when he knoweth aught of Our revelations he maketh it a jest. For such there is a shameful doom.
10 Beyond them there is hell, and that which they have earned will naught avail them, nor those whom they have chosen for protecting friends beside Allah. Theirs will be an awful doom.
11 This is guidance. And those who disbelieve the revelations of their Lord, for them there is a painful doom of wrath.
12 Allah it is Who hath made the sea of service unto you that the ships may run thereon by His command, and that ye may seek of His bounty, and that haply ye may be thankful;
13 And hath made of service unto you whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth; it is all from Him. Lo! herein verily are portents for a people who reflect.
14 Tell those who believe to forgive those who hope not for the days of Allah; in order that He may requite folk what they used to earn.
15 Whoso doeth right, it is for his soul, and whoso doeth wrong, it is against it. And afterward unto your Lord ye will be brought back.
16 And verily we gave the Children of Israel the Scripture and the Command and the Prophethood, and provided them with good things and favoured them above (all) peoples;
17 And gave them plain commandments. And they differed not until after the knowledge came unto them, through rivalry among themselves. Lo! thy Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning that wherein they used to differ.
18 And now have We set thee (O Muhammad) on a clear road of (Our) commandment; so follow it, and follow not the whims of those who know not.
19 Lo! they can avail thee naught against Allah. And lo! as for the wrong-doers, some of them are friends of others; and Allah is the Friend of those who ward off (evil).
20 This is clear indication for mankind, and a guidance and a mercy for a folk whose faith is sure.
21 Or do those who commit ill-deeds suppose that We shall make them as those who believe and do good works, the same in life and death ? Bad is their judgment!
22 And Allah hath created the heavens and the earth with truth, and that every soul may be repaid what it hath earned. And they will not be wronged.
23 Hast thou seen him who maketh his desire his god, and Allah sendeth him astray purposely, and sealeth up his hearing and his heart, and setteth on his sight a covering ? Then who will lead him after Allah (hath condemned him) ? Will ye not then heed ?
24 And they say: There is naught but our life of the world; we die and we live, and naught destroyeth us save time; when they have no knowledge whatsoever of (all) that; they do but guess.
25 And when Our clear revelations are recited unto them their only argument is that they say: Bring (back) our fathers. then, if ye are truthful.
26 Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Allah giveth life to you, then causeth you to die, then gathereth you unto the Day of Resurrection whereof there is no doubt. But most of mankind know not.
27 And unto Allah belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth; and on the day when the Hour riseth, on that day those who follow falsehood will be lost.
28 And thou wilt see each nation crouching, each nation summoned to its record. (And it will be said unto them): This day ye are requited what ye used to do.
29 This Our Book pronounceth against you with truth. Lo! We have caused (all) that ye did to be recorded.
30 Then, as for those who believed and did good works, their Lord will bring them in unto His mercy. That is the evident triumph.
31 And as for those who disbelieved (it will be said unto them): Were not Our revelations recited unto you ? But ye were scornful and became a guilty folk.
32 And when it was said: Lo! Allah's promise is the truth, and there is no doubt of the Hour's coming, ye said: We know not what the Hour is. We deem it naught but a conjecture, and we are by no means convinced.
33 And the evils of what they did will appear unto them, and that which they used to deride will befall them.
34 And it will be said: This day We forget you, even as ye forgot the meeting of this your day; and your habitation is the Fire, and there is none to help you.
35 This, forasmuch as ye made the revelations of Allah a jest, and the life of the world beguiled you. Therefor this day they come not forth from thence, nor can they make amends.
36 Then praise be to Allah, Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth, the Lord of the Worlds.
37 And unto Him (alone) belongeth Majesty in the heavens and the earth, and He is the Mighty, the Wise.

The Qur'an, 44. ad-Dukhan

44. ad-Dukhan: The Evident Smoke

1 Ha. Mim.
2 By the Scripture that maketh plain
3 Lo! We revealed it on a blessed night - Lo! We are ever warning -
4 Whereon every wise command is made clear
5 As a command from Our presence - Lo! We are ever sending -
6 A mercy from thy Lord. Lo! He, even He is the Hearer, the Knower,
7 Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if ye would be sure.
8 There is no God save Him. He quickeneth and giveth death; your Lord and Lord of your forefathers.
9 Nay, but they play in doubt.
10 But watch thou (O Muhammad) for the day when the sky will produce visible smoke
11 That will envelop the people. This will be a painful torment.
12 (Then they will say): Our Lord relieve us of the torment. Lo! we are believers.
13 How can there be remembrance for them, when a messenger making plain (the Truth) had already come unto them,
14 And they had turned away from him and said: One taught (by others), a madman ?
15 Lo! We withdraw the torment a little. Lo! ye return (to disbelief).
16 On the day when We shall seize them with the greater seizure, (then) in truth We shall punish.
17 And verily We tried before them Pharaoh's folk, when there came unto them a noble messenger,
18 Saying: Give up to me the slaves of Allah. Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you.
19 And saying: Be not proud against Allah. Lo! I bring you a clear warrant.
20 And lo! I have sought refuge in my Lord and your Lord lest ye stone me to death.
21 And if ye put no faith in me, then let me go.
22 And he cried unto his Lord, (saying): These are guilty folk.
23 Then (his Lord commanded): Take away My slaves by night. Lo! ye will be followed,
24 And leave the sea behind at rest, for lo! they are a drowned host.
25 How many were the gardens and the watersprings that they left behind,
26 And the cornlands and the goodly sites
27 And pleasant things wherein they took delight!
28 Even so (it was), and We made it an inheritance for other folk;
29 And the heaven and the earth wept not for them, nor were they reprieved.
30 And We delivered the Children of Israel from the shameful doom;
31 (We delivered them) from Pharaoh. Lo! he was a tyrant of the wanton ones.
32 And We chose them, purposely, above (all) creatures.
33 And We gave them portents wherein was a clear trial.
34 Lo! these, forsooth, are saying:
35 There is naught but our first death, and we shall not be raised again.
36 Bring back our fathers, if ye speak the truth!
37 Are they better, or the folk of Tubb'a and those before them ? We destroyed them, for surely they were guilty.
38 And We created not the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, in play.
39 We created them not save with truth; but most of them know not.
40 Assuredly the Day of Decision is the term for all of them,
41 A day when friend can in naught avail friend, nor can they be helped,
42 Save him on whom Allah hath mercy. Lo! He is the Mighty, the Merciful.
43 Lo! the tree of Zaqqum,
44 The food of the sinner!
45 Like molten brass, it seetheth in their bellies
46 As the seething of boiling water.
47 (And it will be said): Take him and drag him to the midst of hell,
48 Then pour upon his head the torment of boiling water.
49 (Saying): Taste! Lo! thou wast forsooth the mighty, the noble!
50 Lo! this is that whereof ye used to doubt.
51 Lo! those who kept their duty will be in a place secured.
52 Amid gardens and watersprings,
53 Attired in silk and silk embroidery, facing one another.
54 Even so (it will be). And We shall wed them unto fair ones with wide, lovely eyes.
55 They call therein for every fruit in safety.
56 They taste not death therein, save the first death. And He hath saved them from the doom of hell,
57 A bounty from thy Lord. That is the supreme triumph.
58 And We have made (this Scripture) easy in thy language only that they may heed.
59 Wait then (O Muhammad). Lo! they (too) are waiting.

The Qur'an, 43. az-Zukhruf

43. az-Zukhruf: The Embellishment

1 Ha. Mim.
2 By the Scripture which maketh plain,
3 Lo! We have appointed it a Lecture, in Arabic that haply ye may understand.
4 And Lo! in the Source of Decrees, which We possess, it is indeed sublime, decisive.
5 Shall We utterly ignore you because ye are a wanton folk ?
6 How many a prophet did We send among the men of old!
7 And never came there unto them a prophet but they used to mock him.
8 Then We destroyed men mightier than these in prowess; and the example of the men of old hath gone (before them).
9 And if thou (Muhammad) ask them: Who created the heavens and the earth, they will surely answer: The Mighty, the Knower created them;
10 Who made the earth a resting-place for you, and placed roads for you therein, that haply ye may find your way;
11 And Who sendeth down water from the sky in (due) measure, and We revive a dead land therewith. Even so will ye be brought forth;
12 He Who created all the pairs, and appointed for you ships and cattle whereupon ye ride.
13 That ye may mount upon their backs, and may remember your Lord's favour when ye mount thereon, and may say: Glorified be He Who hath subdued these unto us, and we were not capable (of subduing them);
14 And lo! unto our Lord we surely are returning.
15 And they allot to Him a portion of His bondmen! Lo! man is verily a mere ingrate.
16 Or chooseth He daughters of all that He hath created, and honoureth He you with sons ?
17 And if one of them hath tidings of that which he likeneth to the Beneficent One, his countenance becometh black and he is full of inward rage.
18 (Liken they then to Allah) that which is bred up in outward show, and in dispute cannot make itself plain ?
19 And they make the angels, who are the slaves of the Beneficent, females. Did they witness their creation ? Their testimony will be recorded and they will be questioned.
20 And they say: If the Beneficent One had (so) willed, we should not have worshipped them. They have no knowledge whatsoever of that. They do but guess.
21 Or have We given them any scripture before (this Qur'an) so that they are holding fast thereto ?
22 Nay, for they say only: Lo! we found our fathers following a religion, and we are guided by their footprints.
23 And even so We sent not a warner before thee (Muhammad) into any township but its luxurious ones said: Lo! we found our fathers following a religion, and we are following their footprints.
24 (And the warner) said: What! Even though I bring you better guidance than that ye found your fathers following ? They answered: Lo! in what ye bring we are disbelievers.
25 So We requited them. Then see the nature of the consequence for the rejecters!
26 And when Abraham said unto his father and his folk: Lo! I am innocent of what ye worship
27 Save Him Who did create me, for He will surely guide me.
28 And he made it a word enduring among his seed, that haply they might return.
29 Nay, but I let these and their fathers enjoy life (only) till there should come unto them the Truth and a messenger making plain.
30 And now that the Truth hath come unto them they say: This is mere magic, and lo! we are disbelievers therein.
31 And they say: If only this Qur'an had been revealed to some great man of the two towns ?
32 Is it they who apportion thy Lord's mercy ? We have apportioned among them their livelihood in the life of the world, and raised some of them above others in rank that some of them may take labour from others; and the mercy of thy Lord is better than (the wealth) that they amass.
33 And were it not that mankind would have become one community, We might well have appointed, for those who disbelieve in the Beneficent, roofs of silver for their houses and stairs (of silver) whereby to mount,
34 And for their houses doors (of silver) and couches of silver whereon to recline,
35 And ornaments of gold. Yet all that would have been but a provision of the life of the world. And the Hereafter with your Lord would have been for those who keep from evil.
36 And he whose sight is dim to the remembrance of the Beneficent, We assign unto him a devil who becometh his comrade;
37 And lo! they surely turn them from the way of Allah, and yet they deem that they are rightly guided;
38 Till, when he cometh unto Us, he saith (unto his comrade): Ah, would that between me and thee there were the distance of the two horizons - an evil comrade!
39 And it profiteth you not this day, because ye did wrong, that ye will be sharers in the doom.
40 Canst thou (Muhammad) make the deaf to hear, or canst thou guide the blind or him who is in error manifest ?
41 And if We take thee away, We surely shall take vengeance on them,
42 Or (if) We show thee that wherewith We threaten them; for lo! We have complete command of them.
43 So hold thou fast to that which is inspired in thee. Lo! thou art on a right path.
44 And lo! it is in truth a Reminder for thee and for thy folk; and ye will be questioned.
45 And ask those of Our messengers whom We sent before thee: Did We ever appoint gods to be worshipped beside the Beneficent ?
46 And verily We sent Moses with Our revelations unto Pharaoh and his chiefs, and he said: I am a messenger of the Lord of the Worlds.
47 But when he brought them Our tokens, behold! they laughed at them.
48 And every token that We showed them was greater than its sister (token), and We grasped them with the torment, that haply they might turn again.
49 And they said: O wizard! Entreat thy Lord for us by the pact that He hath made with thee. Lo! we verily will walk aright.
50 But when We eased them of the torment, behold! they broke their word.
51 And Pharaoh caused a proclamation to be made among his people saying: O my people! Is not mine the sovereignty of Egypt and these rivers flowing under me ? Can ye not then discern ?
52 I am surely better than this fellow, who is despicable and can hardly make (his meaning) plain!
53 Why, then, have armlets of gold not been set upon him, or angels sent along with him ?
54 Thus he persuaded his people to make light (of Moses), and they obeyed him. Lo! they were a wanton folk.
55 So, when they angered Us, We punished them and drowned them every one.
56 And We made them a thing past, and an example for those after (them).
57 And when the son of Mary is quoted as an example, behold! the folk laugh out,
58 And say: Are our gods better, or is he ? They raise not the objection save for argument. Nay! but they are a contentious folk.
59 He is nothing but a slave on whom We bestowed favour, and We made him a pattern for the Children of Israel.
60 And had We willed We could have set among you angels to be viceroys in the earth.
61 And lo! verily there is knowledge of the Hour. So doubt ye not concerning it, but follow Me. This is the right path.
62 And let not Satan turn you aside. Lo! he is an open enemy for you.
63 When Jesus came with clear proofs (of Allah's Sovereignty), he said: I have come unto you with wisdom, and to make plain some of that concerning which ye differ. So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.
64 Lo! Allah, He is my Lord and your Lord. So worship Him. This is a right path.
65 But the factions among them differed. Then woe unto those who do wrong from the doom of a painful day.
66 Await they aught save the Hour, that it shall come upon them suddenly, when they know not ?
67 Friends on that day will be foes one to another, save those who kept their duty (to Allah).
68 O My slaves! For you there is no fear this day, nor is it ye who grieve;
69 (Ye) who believed Our revelations and were self-surrendered,
70 Enter the Garden, ye and your wives, to be made glad.
71 Therein are brought round for them trays of gold and goblets, and therein is all that souls desire and eyes find sweet. And ye are immortal therein.
72 This is the Garden which ye are made to inherit because of what ye used to do.
73 Therein for you is fruit in plenty whence to eat.
74 Lo! the guilty are immortal in hell's torment.
75 It is not relaxed for them, and they despair therein.
76 We wronged them not, but they it was who did the wrong.
77 And they cry: O master! Let thy Lord make an end of us. He saith: Lo! here ye must remain.
78 We verily brought the Truth unto you, but ye were, most of you, averse to the Truth.
79 Or do they determine any thing (against the Prophet) ? Lo! We (also) are determining.
80 Or deem they that We cannot hear their secret thoughts and private confidences ? Nay, but Our envoys, present with them, do record.
81 Say (O Muhammad): If the Beneficent One hath a son, then, I shall be first among the worshippers. (But there is no son).
82 Glorified be the Lord of the heavens and the earth, the Lord of the Throne, from that which they ascribe (unto Him)!
83 So let them flounder (in their talk) and play until they meet the Day which they are promised.
84 And He it is Who in the heaven is God, and in the earth God. He is the Wise, the Knower.
85 And blessed be He unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, and with Whom is knowledge of the Hour, and unto Whom ye will be returned.
86 And those unto whom they cry instead of Him possess no power of intercession, saving him who beareth witness unto the Truth knowingly.
87 And if thou ask them who created them, they will surely say: Allah. How then are they turned away ?
88 And he saith: O my Lord! Lo! these are a folk who believe not.
89 Then bear with them (O Muhammad) and say: Peace. But they will come to know.

The Qur'an, 42. ash-Shura

42. ash-Shura: The Counsel

1 Ha. Mim.
2 A'in. Sin. Qaf.
3 Thus Allah the Mighty, the Knower inspireth thee (Muhammad) as (He inspired) those before thee.
4 Unto Him belongeth all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth, and He is the Sublime, the Tremendous.
5 Almost might the heavens above be rent asunder while the angels hymn the praise of their Lord and ask forgiveness for those on the earth. Lo! Allah, He is the Forgiver, the Merciful.
6 And as for those who choose protecting friends beside Him, Allah is Warden over them, and thou art in no wise a guardian over them.
7 And thus We have inspired in thee a Lecture in Arabic, that thou mayst warn the mother-town and those around it, and mayst warn of a day of assembling whereof there is no doubt. A host will be in the Garden, and a host of them in the Flame.
8 Had Allah willed, He could have made them one community, but Allah bringeth whom He will into His mercy. And the wrong-doers have no friend nor helper.
9 Or have they chosen protecting friends besides Him ? But Allah, He (alone) is the Protecting Friend. He quickeneth the dead, and He is Able to do all things.
10 And in whatsoever ye differ, the verdict therein belongeth to Allah. Such is my Lord, in Whom I put my trust, and unto Whom I turn.
11 The Creator of the heavens and the earth. He hath made for you pairs of yourselves, and of the cattle also pairs, whereby He multiplieth you. Naught is as His likeness; and He is the Hearer, the Seer.
12 His are the keys of the heavens and the earth. He enlargeth providence for whom He will and straiteneth (it for whom He will). Lo! He is Knower of all things.
13 He hath ordained for you that religion which He commended unto Noah, and that which We inspire in thee (Muhammad), and that which We commended unto Abraham and Moses and Jesus, saying: Establish the religion, and be not divided therein. Dreadful for the idolaters is that unto which thou callest them. Allah chooseth for Himself whom He will, and guideth unto Himself him who turneth (toward Him).
14 And they were not divided until after the knowledge came unto them, through rivalry among themselves; and had it not been for a Word that had already gone forth from thy Lord for an appointed term, it surely had been judged between them. And those who were made to inherit the Scripture after them are verily in hopeless doubt concerning it.
15 Unto this, then, summon (O Muhammad). And be thou upright as thou art commanded, and follow not their lusts, but say: I believe in whatever scripture Allah hath sent down, and I am commanded to be just among you. Allah is our Lord and your Lord. Unto us our works and unto you your works; no argument between us and you. Allah will bring us together, and unto Him is the journeying.
16 And those who argue concerning Allah after He hath been acknowledged, their argument hath no weight with their Lord, and wrath is upon them and theirs will be an awful doom.
17 Allah it is Who hath revealed the Scripture with truth, and the Balance. How canst thou know ? It may be that the Hour is nigh.
18 Those who believe not therein seek to hasten it, while those who believe are fearful of it and know that it is the Truth. Are not they who dispute, in doubt concerning the Hour, far astray ?
19 Allah is gracious unto His slaves. He provideth for whom He will. And He is the Strong, the Mighty.
20 Whoso desireth the harvest of the Hereafter, We give him increase in its harvest. And whoso desireth the harvest of the world, We give him thereof, and he hath no portion in the Hereafter.
21 Or have they partners (of Allah) who have made lawful for them in religion that which Allah allowed not ? And but for a decisive word (gone forth already), it would have been judged between them. Lo! for wrong-doers is a painful doom.
22 Thou seest the wrong-doers fearful of that which they have earned, and it will surely befall them, while those who believe and do good works (will be) in flowering meadows of the Gardens, having what they wish from their Lord. This is the great preferment.
23 This it is which Allah announceth unto His bondmen who believe and do good works. Say (O Muhammad, unto mankind): I ask of you no fee therefor, save lovingkindness among kinsfolk. And whoso scoreth a good deed We add unto its good for him. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Responsive.
24 Or say they: He hath invented a lie concerning Allah ? If Allah willed, He could have sealed thy heart (against them). And Allah will wipe out the lie and will vindicate the truth by His words. Lo! He is Aware of what is hidden in the breasts (of men).
25 And He it is Who accepteth repentance from His bondmen, and pardoneth the evil deeds, and knoweth what ye do,
26 And accepteth those who do good works, and giveth increase unto them of His bounty. And as for disbelievers, theirs will be an awful doom.
27 And if Allah were to enlarge the provision for His slaves they would surely rebel in the earth, but He sendeth down by measure as He willeth. Lo! He is Informed, a Seer of His bondmen.
28 And He it is Who sendeth down the saving rain after they have despaired, and spreadeth out His mercy. He is the Protecting Friend, the Praiseworthy.
29 And of His portents is the creation of the heaven and the earth, and of whatever beasts He hath dispersed therein. And He is Able to gather them when He will.
30 Whatever of misfortune striketh you, it is what your right hands have earned. And He forgiveth much.
31 Ye cannot escape in the earth, for beside Allah ye have no protecting friend nor any helper.
32 And of His portents are the ships, like banners on the sea;
33 If He will He calmeth the wind so that they keep still upon its surface - Lo! herein verily are signs for every steadfast grateful (heart). -
34 Or He causeth them to perish on account of that which they have earned - And He forgiveth much -
35 And that those who argue concerning Our revelations may know they have no refuge.
36 Now whatever ye have been given is but a passing comfort for the life of the world, and that which Allah hath is better and more lasting for those who believe and put their trust in their Lord,
37 And those who shun the worst of sins and indecencies and, when they are wroth, forgive,
38 And those who answer the call of their Lord and establish worship, and whose affairs are a matter of counsel, and who spend of what We have bestowed on them,
39 And those who, when great wrong is done to them, defend themselves,
40 The guerdon of an ill-deed is an ill the like thereof. But whosoever pardoneth and amendeth, his wage is the affair of Allah. Lo! He loveth not wrong-doers.
41 And whoso defendeth himself after he hath suffered wrong - for such, there is no way (of blame) against them.
42 The way (of blame) is only against those who oppress mankind, and wrongfully rebel in the earth. For such there is a painful doom.
43 And verily whoso is patient and forgiveth - lo! that, verily, is (of) the steadfast heart of things.
44 He whom Allah sendeth astray, for him there is no protecting friend after Him. And thou (Muhammad) wilt see the evil-doers when they see the doom, (how) they say: Is there any way of return ?
45 And thou wilt see them exposed to (the Fire), made humble by disgrace, and looking with veiled eyes. And those who believe will say: Lo! the (eternal) losers are they who lose themselves and their housefolk on the Day of Resurrection. Lo! are not the wrong-doers in perpetual torment ?
46 And they will have no protecting friends to help them instead of Allah. He whom Allah sendeth astray, for him there is no road.
47 Answer the call of your Lord before there cometh unto you from Allah a Day which there is no averting. Ye have no refuge on that Day, nor have a ye any (power of) refusal.
48 But if they are averse, We have not sent thee as a warder over them. Thine is only to convey (the message). And lo! when We cause man to taste of mercy from Us he exulteth therefor. And if some evil striketh them because of that which their own hands have sent before, then lo! man is an ingrate.
49 Unto Allah belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth. He createth what He will. He bestoweth female (offspring) upon whom He will, and bestoweth male (offspring) upon whom He will;
50 Or He mingleth them, males and females, and He maketh barren whom He will. Lo! He is Knower, Powerful.
51 And it was not (vouchsafed) to any mortal that Allah should speak to him unless (it be) by revelation or from behind a veil, or (that) He sendeth a messenger to reveal what He will by His leave. Lo! He is Exalted, Wise.
52 And thus have We inspired in thee (Muhammad) a Spirit of Our command. Thou knewest not what the Scripture was, nor what the Faith. But We have made it a light whereby We guide whom We will of Our bondmen. And lo! thou verily dost guide unto a right path,
53 The path of Allah, unto Whom belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. Do not all things reach Allah at last ?

The Qur'an, 41. Ha Mim Sajdah

41. Ha Mim Sajdah: Revelations Well Expounded

1 Ha. Mim.
2 A revelation from the Beneficent, the Merciful,
3 A Scripture whereof the verses are expounded, a Lecture in Arabic for people who have knowledge,
4 Good tidings and a warning. But most of them turn away so that they hear not.
5 And they say: Our hearts are protected from that unto which thou (O Muhammad) callest us, and in our ears there is a deafness, and between us and thee there is a veil. Act, then. Lo! we also shall be acting.
6 Say (unto them O Muhammad): I am only a mortal like you. It is inspired in me that your God is One God, therefor take the straight path unto Him and seek forgiveness of Him. And woe unto the idolaters,
7 Who give not the poor-due, and who are disbelievers in the Hereafter.
8 Lo! as for those who believe and do good works, for them is a reward enduring.
9 Say (O Muhammad, unto the idolaters): Disbelieve ye verily in Him Who created the earth in two Days, and ascribe ye unto Him rivals ? He (and none else) is the Lord of the Worlds.
10 He placed therein firm hills rising above it, and blessed it and measured therein its sustenance in four Days, alike for (all) who ask;
11 Then turned He to the heaven when it was smoke, and said unto it and unto the earth: Come both of you, willingly or loth. They said: We come, obedient.
12 Then He ordained them seven heavens in two Days and inspired in each heaven its mandate; and We decked the nether heaven with lamps, and rendered it inviolable. That is the measuring of the Mighty, the Knower.
13 But if they turn away, then say: I warn you of a thunderbolt like the thunderbolt (which fell of old upon the tribes) of A'ad and Thamud;
14 When their messengers came unto them from before them and behind them, saying: Worship none but Allah! they said: If our Lord had willed, He surely would have sent down angels (unto us), so lo! we are disbelievers in that wherewith ye have been sent.
15 As for A'ad, they were arrogant in the land without right, and they said: Who is mightier than us in power ? Could they not see that Allah Who created them, He was mightier than them in power ? And they denied Our revelations.
16 Therefor We let loose on them a raging wind in evil days, that We might make them taste the torment of disgrace in the life of the world. And verily the doom of the Hereafter will be more shameful, and they will not be helped.
17 And as for Thamud, We gave them guidance, but they preferred blindness to the guidance, so the bolt of the doom of humiliation overtook them because of what they used to earn.
18 And We delivered those who believed and used to keep their duty to Allah.
19 And (make mention of) the day when the enemies of Allah are gathered unto the Fire, they are driven on
20 Till, when they reach it, their ears and their eyes and their skins testify against them as to what they used to do.
21 And they say unto their skins: Why testify ye against us ? They say: Allah hath given us speech Who giveth speech to all things, and Who created you at the first, and unto Whom ye are returned.
22 Ye did not hide yourselves lest your ears and your eyes and your skins should testify against you, but ye deemed that Allah knew not much of what ye did.
23 That, your thought which ye did think about your Lord, hath ruined you; and ye find yourselves (this day) among the lost.
24 And though they are resigned, yet the Fire is still their home; and if they ask for favour, yet they are not of those unto whom favour can be shown.
25 And We assigned them comrades (in the world), who made their present and their past fairseeming unto them. And the Word concerning nations of the jinn and humankind who passed away before them hath effect for them. Lo! they were ever losers.
26 Those who disbelieve say: Heed not this Qur'an, and drown the hearing of it; haply ye may conquer.
27 But verily We shall cause those who disbelieve to taste an awful doom, and verily We shall requite them the worst of what they used to do.
28 That is the reward of Allah's enemies: the Fire. Therein is their immortal home, payment forasmuch as they denied Our revelations.
29 And those who disbelieve will say: Our Lord! Show us those who beguiled us of the jinn and humankind. We will place them underneath our feet that they may be among the nethermost.
30 Lo! those who say: Our Lord is Allah, and afterward are upright, the angels descend upon them, saying: Fear not nor grieve, but hear good tidings of the paradise which ye are promised.
31 We are your protecting friends in the life of the world and in the Hereafter. There ye will have (all) that your souls desire, and there ye will have (all) for which ye pray.
32 A gift of welcome from One Forgiving, Merciful.
33 And who is better in speech than him who prayeth unto his Lord and doeth right, and saith: Lo! I am of those who are muslims (surrender unto Him).
34 The good deed and the evil deed are not alike. Repel the evil deed with one which is better, then lo! he, between whom and thee there was enmity (will become) as though he was a bosom friend.
35 But none is granted it save those who are steadfast, and none is granted it save the owner of great happiness.
36 And if a whisper from the devil reach thee (O Muhammad) then seek refuge in Allah. Lo! He is the Hearer, the Knower.
37 And of His portents are the night and the day and the sun and the moon. Adore not the sun not the moon; but adore Allah Who created them, if it is in truth Him Whom ye worship.
38 But if they are too proud - still those who are with thy Lord glorify Him night and day, and tire not.
39 And of His portents (is this): that thou seest the earth lowly, but when We send down water thereon it thrilleth and groweth. Lo! He Who quickeneth it is verily the Quickener of the Dead. Lo! He is Able to do all things.
40 Lo! those who distort Our revelations are not hid from Us. Is he who is hurled into the Fire better, or he who cometh secure on the Day of Resurrection ? Do what ye will. Lo! He is Seer of what ye do.
41 Lo! those who disbelieve in the Reminder when it cometh unto them (are guilty), for lo! it is an unassailable Scripture.
42 Falsehood cannot come at it from before it or from behind it. (It is) a revelation from the Wise, the Owner of Praise.
43 Naught is said unto thee (Muhammad) save what was said unto the messengers before thee. Lo! thy Lord is owner of forgiveness, and owner (also) of dire punishment.
44 And if We had appointed it a Lecture in a foreign tongue they would assuredly have said: If only its verses were expounded (so that we might understand) ? What! A foreign tongue and an Arab ? - Say unto them (O Muhammad): For those who believe it is a guidance and a healing; and as for those who disbelieve, there is a deafness in their ears, and it is blindness for them. Such are called to from afar.
45 And We verily gave Moses the Scripture, but there hath been dispute concerning it; and but for a Word that had already gone forth from thy Lord, it would ere now have been judged between them; but lo! they are in hopeless doubt concerning it.
46 Whoso doeth right it is for his soul, and whoso doeth wrong it is against it. And thy Lord is not at all a tyrant to His slaves.
47 Unto Him is referred (all) knowledge of the Hour. And no fruits burst forth from their sheaths, and no female carrieth or bringeth forth but with His knowledge. And on the day when He calleth unto them: Where are now My partners ? they will say: We confess unto Thee, not one of us is a witness (for them).
48 And those to whom they used to cry of old have failed them, and they perceive they have no place of refuge.
49 Man tireth not of praying for good, and if ill toucheth him, then he is disheartened, desperate.
50 And verily, if We cause him to taste mercy after some hurt that hath touched him, he will say: This is my own; and I deem not that the Hour will ever rise, and if I am brought back to my Lord, I surely shall be better off with Him - But We verily shall tell those who disbelieve (all) that they did, and We verily shall make them taste hard punishment.
51 When We show favour unto man, he withdraweth and turneth aside, but when ill toucheth him then he aboundeth in prayer.
52 Bethink you: If it is from Allah and ye reject it - Who is further astray than one who is at open feud (with Allah) ?
53 We shall show them Our portents on the horizons and within themselves until it will be manifest unto them that it is the Truth. Doth not thy Lord suffice, since He is Witness over all things ?
54 How! Are they still in doubt about the meeting with their Lord ? Lo! Is not He surrounding all things ?

The Qur'an, 40. al-Mu'min

40. al-Mu'min: The Forgiving One

1 Ha. Mim.
2 The revelation of the Scripture is from Allah, the Mighty, the Knower,
3 The Forgiver of sin, the Accepter of repentance, the Stern in punishment, the Bountiful. There is no God save Him. Unto Him is the journeying.
4 None argue concerning the revelations of Allah save those who disbelieve, so let not their turn of fortune in the land deceive thee (O Muhammad).
5 The folk of Noah and the factions after them denied (their messengers) before these, and every nation purposed to seize their messenger and argued falsely, (thinking) thereby to refute the Truth. Then I seized them, and how (awful) was My punishment.
6 Thus was the word of thy Lord concerning those who disbelieve fulfilled: That they are owners of the Fire.
7 Those who bear the Throne, and all who are round about it, hymn the praises of their Lord and believe in Him and ask forgiveness for those who believe (saying): Our Lord! Thou comprehendest all things in mercy and knowledge, therefor forgive those who repent and follow Thy way. Ward off from them the punishment of hell.
8 Our Lord! And make them enter the Gardens of Eden which thou hast promised them, with such of their fathers and their wives and their descendants as do right. Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Mighty, the Wise.
9 And ward off from them ill-deeds; and he from whom Thou wardest off ill- deeds that day, him verily hast Thou taken into mercy. That is the supreme triumph.
10 Lo! (on that day) those who disbelieve are informed by proclamation: Verily Allah's abhorrence is more terrible than your abhorrence one of another, when ye were called unto the faith but did refuse.
11 They say: Our Lord! Twice hast Thou made us die, and twice hast Thou made us live. Now we confess our sins. Is there any way to go out ?
12 (It is said unto them): This is (your plight) because, when Allah only was invoked, ye disbelieved, but when some partner was ascribed to Him ye were believing. But the command belongeth only to Allah, the Sublime, the Majestic.
13 He it is Who showeth you His portents, and sendeth down for you provision from the sky. None payeth heed save him who turneth (unto Him) repentant.
14 Therefor (O believers) pray unto Allah, making religion pure for Him (only), however much the disbelievers be averse -
15 The Exalter of Ranks, the Lord of the Throne. He causeth the Spirit of His command upon whom He will of His slaves, that He may warn of the Day of Meeting,
16 The day when they come forth, nothing of them being hidden from Allah. Whose is the Sovereignty this day ? It is Allah's, the One, the Almighty.
17 This day is each soul requited that which it hath earned; no wrong (is done) this day. Lo! Allah is swift at reckoning.
18 Warn them (O Muhammad) of the Day of the approaching (doom), when the hearts will be choking the throats, (when) there will be no friend for the wrong-doers, nor any intercessor who will be heard.
19 He knoweth the traitor of the eyes, and that which the bosoms hide.
20 Allah judgeth with truth, while those to whom they cry instead of Him judge not at all. Lo! Allah, He is the Hearer, the Seer.
21 Have they not travelled in the land to see the nature of the consequence for those who disbelieved before them ? They were mightier than these in power and (in the) traces (which they left behind them) in the earth. Yet Allah seized them for their sins, and they had no protector from Allah.
22 That was because their messengers kept bringing them clear proofs (of Allah's Sovereignty) but they disbelieved; so Allah seized them. Lo! He is Strong, severe in punishment.
23 And verily We sent Moses with Our revelations and a clear warrant
24 Unto Pharaoh and Haman and Korah, but they said: A lying sorcerer!
25 And when he brought them the Truth from Our presence, they said: Slay the sons of those who believe with him, and spare their women. But the plot of disbelievers is in naught but error.
26 And Pharaoh said: Suffer me to kill Moses, and let him cry unto his Lord. Lo! I fear that he will alter your religion or that he will cause confusion in the land.
27 Moses said: Lo! I seek refuge in my Lord and your Lord from every scorner who believeth not in a Day of Reckoning.
28 And a believing man of Pharaoh's family, who hid his faith, said: Would ye kill a man because he saith: My Lord is Allah, and hath brought you clear proofs from your Lord ? If he is lying, then his lie is upon him; and if he is truthful, then some of that wherewith he threateneth you will strike you. Lo! Allah guideth not one who is a prodigal, a liar.
29 O my people! Yours is the kingdom to-day, ye being uppermost in the land. But who would save us from the wrath of Allah should it reach us ? Pharaoh said: I do but show you what I think, and I do but guide you to wise policy.
30 And he who believed said: O my people! Lo! I fear for you a fate like that of the factions (of old);
31 A plight like that of Noah's folk, and A'ad and Thamud, and those after them, and Allah willeth no injustice for (His) slaves.
32 And, O my people! Lo! I fear for you a Day of Summoning,
33 A day when ye will turn to flee, having no preserver from Allah: and he whom Allah sendeth astray, for him there is no guide.
34 And verily Joseph brought you of old clear proofs, yet ye ceased not to be in doubt concerning what he brought you till, when he died, ye said: Allah will not send any messenger after him. Thus Allah deceiveth him who is a prodigal, a doubter.
35 Those who wrangle concerning the revelations of Allah without any warrant that hath come unto them, it is greatly hateful in the sight of Allah and in the sight of those who believe. Thus doth Allah print on every arrogant, disdainful heart.
36 And Pharaoh said: O Haman! Build for me a tower that haply I may reach the roads,
37 The roads of the heavens, and may look upon the God of Moses, though verily I think him a liar. Thus was the evil that he did made fairseeming unto Pharaoh, and he was debarred from the (right) way. The plot of Pharaoh ended but in ruin.
38 And he who believed said: O my people! Follow me. I will show you the way of right conduct.
39 O my people! Lo! this life of the world is but a passing comfort, and lo! the Hereafter, that is the enduring home.
40 Whoso doeth an ill-deed, he will be repaid the like thereof, while whoso doeth right, whether male or female, and is a believer, (all) such will enter the Garden, where they will be nourished without stint.
41 And, O my people! What aileth me that I call you unto deliverance when ye call me unto the Fire ?
42 Ye call me to disbelieve in Allah and ascribe unto Him as partners that whereof I have no knowledge, while I call you unto the Mighty, the Forgiver.
43 Assuredly that whereunto ye call me hath no claim in the world or in the Hereafter, and our return will be unto Allah, and the prodigals will be owners of the Fire.
44 And ye will remember what I say unto you. I confide my cause unto Allah. Lo! Allah is Seer of (His) slaves.
45 So Allah warded off from him the evils which they plotted, while a dreadful doom encompassed Pharaoh's folk,
46 The Fire; they are exposed to it morning and evening; and on the day when the Hour upriseth (it is said): Cause Pharaoh's folk to enter the most awful doom.
47 And when they wrangle in the Fire, the weak say unto those who were proud: Lo! we were a following unto you; will ye therefor rid us of a portion of the Fire ?
48 Those who were proud say: Lo! we are all (together) herein. Lo! Allah hath judged between (His) slaves.
49 And those in the Fire say unto the guards of hell: Entreat your Lord that He relieve us of a day of the torment.
50 They say: Came not your messengers unto you with clear proofs ? They say: Yea, verily. They say: Then do ye pray, although the prayer of disbelievers is in vain.
51 Lo! We verily do help Our messengers, and those who believe, in the life of the world and on the day when the witnesses arise,
52 The day when their excuse availeth not the evil-doers, and theirs is the curse, and theirs the ill abode.
53 And We verily gave Moses the guidance, and We caused the Children of Israel to inherit the Scripture,
54 A guide and a reminder for men of understanding.
55 Then have patience (O Muhammad). Lo! the promise of Allah is true. And ask forgiveness of thy sin, and hymn the praise of thy Lord at fall of night and in the early hours.
56 Lo! those who wrangle concerning the revelations of Allah without a warrant having come unto them, there is naught else in their breasts save pride which they will never attain. So take thou refuge in Allah. Lo! He, only He, is the Hearer, the Seer.
57 Assuredly the creation of the heavens and the earth is greater than the creation of mankind; but most of mankind know not.
58 And the blind man and the seer are not equal, neither are those who believe and do good works (equal with) the evil-doer. Little do ye reflect!
59 Lo! the Hour is surely coming, there is no doubt thereof; yet most of mankind believe not.
60 And your Lord hath said: Pray unto Me and I will hear your prayer. Lo! those who scorn My service, they will enter hell, disgraced.
61 Allah it is Who hath appointed for you night that ye may rest therein, and day for seeing. Lo! Allah is a Lord of bounty for mankind, yet most of mankind give not thanks.
62 Such is Allah, your Lord, the Creator of all things, There is no God save Him. How then are ye perverted ?
63 Thus are they perverted who deny the revelations of Allah.
64 Allah it is Who appointed for you the earth for a dwelling-place and the sky for a canopy, and fashioned you and perfected your shapes, and hath provided you with good things. Such is Allah, your Lord. Then blessed be Allah, the Lord of the Worlds!
65 He is the Living One. There is no God save Him. So pray unto Him, making religion pure for Him (only). Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds!
66 Say (O Muhammad): I am forbidden to worship those unto whom ye cry beside Allah since there have come unto me clear proofs from my Lord, and I am commanded to surrender to the Lord of the Worlds.
67 He it is Who created you from dust, then from a drop (of seed) then from a clot, then bringeth you forth as a child, then (ordaineth) that ye attain full strength and afterward that ye become old men - though some among you die before - and that ye reach an appointed term, that haply ye may understand.
68 He it is Who quickeneth and giveth death. When He ordaineth a thing, He saith unto it only: Be! and it is.
69 Hast thou not seen those who wrangle concerning the revelations of Allah, how they are turned away ? -
70 Those who deny the Scripture and that wherewith We send Our messengers. But they will come to know,
71 When carcans are about their necks and chains. They are dragged
72 Through boiling waters; then they are thrust into the Fire.
73 Then it is said unto them: Where are (all) that ye used to make partners (in the Sovereignty)
74 Beside Allah ? They say: They have failed us; but we used not to pray to anything before. Thus doth Allah send astray the disbelievers (in His guidance).
75 (And it is said unto them): This is because ye exulted in the earth without right, and because ye were petulant.
76 Enter ye the gates of hell, to dwell therein. Evil is the habitation of the scornful.
77 Then have patience (O Muhammad). Lo! the promise of Allah is true. And whether we let thee see a part of that which We promise them, or (whether) We cause thee to die, still unto Us they will be brought back.
78 Verily We sent messengers before thee, among them those of whom We have told thee, and some of whom We have not told thee; and it was not given to any messenger that he should bring a portent save by Allah's leave, but when Allah's commandment cometh (the cause) is judged aright, and the followers of vanity will then be lost.
79 Allah it is Who hath appointed for you cattle, that ye may ride on some of them, and eat of some -
80 (Many) benefits ye have from them - and that ye may satisfy by their means a need that is in your breasts, and may be borne upon them as upon the ship.
81 And He showeth you His tokens. Which, then, of the tokens of Allah do ye deny ?
82 Have they not travelled in the land to see the nature of the consequence for those before them ? They were more numerous than these, and mightier in power and (in the) traces (which they left behind them) in the earth. But all that they used to earn availed them not.
83 And when their messengers brought them clear proofs (of Allah's Sovereignty) they exulted in the knowledge they (themselves) possessed. And that which they were wont to mock befell them.
84 Then, when they saw Our doom, they said: We believe in Allah only and reject (all) that we used to associate (with Him).
85 But their faith could not avail them when they saw Our doom. This is Allah's law which hath ever taken course for His bondmen. And then the disbelievers will be ruined.

The Qur'an, 39. az-Zumar

39. az-Zumar: The Companies

1 The revelation of the Scripture is from Allah, the Mighty, the Wise.
2 Lo! We have revealed the Scripture unto thee (Muhammad) with truth; so worship Allah, making religion pure for Him (only).
3 Surely pure religion is for Allah only. And those who choose protecting friends beside Him (say): We worship them only that they may bring us near unto Allah. Lo! Allah will judge between them concerning that wherein they differ. Lo! Allah guideth not him who is a liar, an ingrate.
4 If Allah had willed to choose a son, He could have chosen what He would of that which He hath created. Be He Glorified! He is Allah, the One, the Absolute.
5 He hath created the heavens and the earth with truth. He maketh night to succeed day, and He maketh day to succeed night, and He constraineth the sun and the moon to give service, each running on for an appointed term. Is not He the Mighty, the Forgiver ?
6 He created you from one being, then from that (being) He made its mate; and He hath provided for you of cattle eight kinds. He created you in the wombs of your mothers, creation after creation, in a threefold gloom. Such is Allah, your Lord. His is the Sovereignty. There is no God save Him. How then are ye turned away ?
7 If ye are thankless, yet Allah is Independent of you, though He is not pleased with thanklessness for His bondmen; and if ye are thankful He is pleased therewith for you. No laden soul will bear another's load. Then unto your Lord is your return; and He will tell you what ye used to do. Lo! He knoweth what is in the breasts (of men).
8 And when some hurt toucheth man, he crieth unto his Lord, turning unto Him (repentant). Then, when He granteth him a boon from Him he forgetteth that for which he cried unto Him before, and setteth up rivals to Allah that he may beguile (men) from his way. Say (O Muhammad, unto such an one): Take pleasure in thy disbelief a while. Lo! thou art of the owners of the Fire.
9 Is he who payeth adoration in the watches of the night, prostrate and standing, bewaring of the Hereafter and hoping for the mercy of his Lord, (to be accounted equal with a disbeliever) ? Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Are those who know equal with those who know not ? But only men of understanding will pay heed.
10 Say: O My bondmen who believe! Observe your duty to your Lord. For those who do good in this world there is good, and Allah's earth is spacious. Verily the steadfast will be paid their wages without stint.
11 Say (O Muhammad): Lo! I am commanded to worship Allah, making religion pure for Him (only).
12 And I am commanded to be the first of those who are muslims (surrender unto Him).
13 Say: Lo! if I should disobey my Lord, I fear the doom of a tremendous Day.
14 Say: Allah I worship, making my religion pure for Him (only).
15 Then worship what ye will beside Him. Say: The losers will be those who lose themselves and their housefolk on the Day of Resurrection. Ah, that will be the manifest loss!
16 They have an awning of fire above them and beneath them a dais (of fire). With this doth Allah appal His bondmen. O My bondmen, therefor fear Me!
17 And those who put away false gods lest they should worship them and turn to Allah in repentance, for them there are glad tidings. Therefor give good tidings (O Muhammad) to My bondmen
18 Who hear advice and follow the best thereof. Such are those whom Allah guideth, and such are men of understanding.
19 Is he on whom the word of doom is fulfilled (to be helped), and canst thou (O Muhammad) rescue him who is in the Fire ?
20 But those who keep their duty to their Lord, for them are lofty halls with lofty halls above them, built (for them), beneath which rivers flow. (It is) a promise of Allah. Allah faileth not His promise.
21 Hast thou not seen how Allah hath sent down water from the sky and hath caused it to penetrate the earth as watersprings, and afterward thereby produceth crops of divers hues; and afterward they wither and thou seest them turn yellow; then He maketh them chaff. Lo! herein verily is a reminder for men of understanding.
22 Is he whose bosom Allah hath expanded for Al-Islam, so that he followeth a light from his Lord, (as he who disbelieveth) ? Then woe unto those whose hearts are hardened against remembrance of Allah. Such are in plain error.
23 Allah hath (now) revealed the fairest of statements, a Scripture consistent, (wherein promises of reward are) paired (with threats of punishment), whereat doth creep the flesh of those who fear their Lord, so that their flesh and their hearts soften to Allah's reminder. Such is Allah's guidance, wherewith He guideth whom He will. And him whom Allah sendeth astray, for him there is no guide.
24 Is he then, who will strike his face against the awful doom upon the Day of Resurrection (as he who doeth right) ? And it will be said unto the wrong-doers: Taste what ye used to earn.
25 Those before them denied, and so the doom came on them whence they knew not.
26 Thus Allah made them taste humiliation in the life of the world, and verily the doom of the Hereafter will be greater if they did but know.
27 And verily We have coined for mankind in this Qur'an all kinds of similitudes, that haply they may reflect;
28 A Lecture in Arabic, containing no crookedness, that haply they may ward off (evil).
29 Allah coineth a similitude: A man in relation to whom are several part- owners, quarrelling, and a man belonging wholly to one man. Are the two equal in similitude ? Praise be to Allah! But most of them know not.
30 Lo! thou wilt die, and lo! they will die;
31 Then lo! on the Day of Resurrection, before your Lord ye will dispute.
32 And who doth greater wrong than he who telleth a lie against Allah, and denieth the truth when it reacheth him ? Will not the home of disbelievers be in hell ?
33 And whoso bringeth the truth and believeth therein - Such are the dutiful.
34 They shall have what they will of their Lord's bounty. That is the reward of the good:
35 That Allah will remit from them the worst of what they did, and will pay them for reward the best they used to do.
36 Will not Allah defend His slave ? Yet they would frighten thee with those beside Him. He whom Allah sendeth astray, for him there is no guide.
37 And he whom Allah guideth, for him there can be no misleader. Is not Allah Mighty, Able to Requite (the wrong) ?
38 And verily, if thou shouldst ask them: Who created the heavens and the earth ? they will say: Allah. Say: Bethink you then of those ye worship beside Allah, if Allah willed some hurt for me, could they remove from me His hurt; or if He willed some mercy for me, could they restrain His mercy ? Say: Allah is my all. In Him do (all) the trusting put their trust.
39 Say: O my people! Act in your manner. Lo! I (too) am acting. Thus ye will come to know
40 Who it is unto whom cometh a doom that will abase him, and on whom there falleth everlasting doom.
41 Lo! We have revealed unto thee (Muhammad) the Scripture for mankind with truth. Then whosoever goeth right it is for his soul, and whosoever strayeth, strayeth only to its hurt. And thou art not a warder over them.
42 Allah receiveth (men's) souls at the time of their death, and that (soul) which dieth not (yet) in its sleep. He keepeth that (soul) for which He hath ordained death and dismisseth the rest till an appointed term. Lo! herein verily are portents for people who take thought.
43 Or choose they intercessors other than Allah ? Say: What! Even though they have power over nothing and have no intelligence ?
44 Say: Unto Allah belongeth all intercession. His is the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth. And afterward unto Him ye will be brought back.
45 And when Allah alone is mentioned, the hearts of those who believe not in the Hereafter are repelled, and when those (whom they worship) beside Him are mentioned, behold! they are glad.
46 Say: O Allah! Creator of the heavens and the earth! Knower of the Invisible and the Visible! Thou wilt judge between Thy slaves concerning that wherein they used to differ.
47 And though those who do wrong possess all that is in the earth, and therewith as much again, they verily will seek to ransom themselves therewith on the Day of Resurrection from the awful doom; and there will appear unto them, from their Lord, that wherewith they never reckoned.
48 And the evils that they earned will appear unto them, and that whereat they used to scoff will surround them.
49 Now when hurt toucheth a man he crieth unto Us, and afterward when We have granted him a boon from Us, he saith: Only by force of knowledge I obtained it. Nay, but it is a test. But most of them know not.
50 Those before them said it, yet (all) that they had earned availed them not;
51 But the evils that they earned smote them; and such of these as do wrong, the evils that they earn will smite them; they cannot escape.
52 Know they not that Allah enlargeth providence for whom He will, and straiteneth it (for whom He will). Lo! herein verily are portents for people who believe.
53 Say: O My slaves who have been prodigal to their own hurt! Despair not of the mercy of Allah, Who forgiveth all sins. Lo! He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.
54 Turn unto your Lord repentant, and surrender unto Him, before there come unto you the doom, when ye cannot be helped.
55 And follow the better (guidance) of that which is revealed unto you from your Lord, before the doom cometh on you suddenly when ye know not,
56 Lest any soul should say: Alas, my grief that I was unmindful of Allah, and I was indeed among the scoffers!
57 Or should say: If Allah had but guided me I should have been among the dutiful!
58 Or should say, when it seeth the doom: Oh, that I had but a second chance that I might be among the righteous!
59 (But now the answer will be): Nay, for My revelations came unto thee, but thou didst deny them and wast scornful and wast among the disbelievers.
60 And on the Day of Resurrection thou (Muhammad) seest those who lied concerning Allah with their faces blackened. Is not the home of the scorners in hell ?
61 And Allah delivereth those who ward off (evil) because of their deserts. Evil toucheth them not, nor do they grieve.
62 Allah is Creator of all things, and He is Guardian over all things.
63 His are the keys of the heavens and the earth, and they who disbelieve the revelations of Allah - such are they who are the losers.
64 Say (O Muhammad, to the disbelievers): Do ye bid me serve other than Allah ? O ye fools!
65 And verily it hath been revealed unto thee as unto those before thee (saying): If thou ascribe a partner to Allah thy work will fail and thou indeed wilt be among the losers.
66 Nay, but Allah must thou serve, and be among the thankful!
67 And they esteem not Allah as He hath the right to be esteemed, when the whole earth is His handful on the Day of Resurrection, and the heavens are rolled in His right hand. Glorified is He and High Exalted from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him).
68 And the trumpet is blown, and all who are in the heavens and all who are in the earth swoon away, save him whom Allah willeth. Then it is blown a second time, and behold them standing waiting!
69 And the earth shineth with the light of her Lord, and the Book is set up, and the prophets and the witnesses are brought, and it is judged between them with truth, and they are not wronged.
70 And each soul is paid in full for what it did. And He is Best Aware of what they do.
71 And those who disbelieve are driven unto hell in troops till, when they reach it and the gates thereof are opened, and the warders thereof say unto them: Came there not unto you messengers of your own, reciting unto you the revelations of your Lord and warning you of the meeting of this your Day ? they say: Yea, verily. But the word of doom of disbelievers is fulfilled.
72 It is said (unto them): Enter ye the gates of hell to dwell therein. Thus hapless is the journey's end of the scorners.
73 And those who keep their duty to their Lord are driven unto the Garden in troops till, when they reach it, and the gates thereof are opened, and the warders thereof say unto them: Peace be unto you! Ye are good, so enter ye (the Garden of delight), to dwell therein;
74 They say: Praise be to Allah, Who hath fulfilled His promise unto us and hath made us inherit the land, sojourning in the Garden where we will! So bounteous is the wage of workers.
75 And thou (O Muhammad) seest the angels thronging round the Throne, hymning the praises of their Lord. And they are judged aright. And it is said: Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds!

The Qur'an, 37. as-Saffat

37. as-Saffat: The Rangers

1 By those who set the ranks in battle order
2 And those who drive away (the wicked) with reproof
3 And those who read (the Word) for a reminder,
4 Lo! thy Lord is surely One;
5 Lord of the heavens and of the earth and all that is between them, and Lord of the sun's risings.
6 Lo! We have adorned the lowest heaven with an ornament, the planets;
7 With security from every froward devil.
8 They cannot listen to the Highest Chiefs for they are pelted from every side,
9 Outcast, and theirs is a perpetual torment;
10 Save him who snatcheth a fragment, and there pursueth him a piercing flame.
11 Then ask them (O Muhammad): Are they stronger as a creation, or those (others) whom we have created ? Lo! We created them of plastic clay.
12 Nay, but thou dost marvel when they mock
13 And heed not when they are reminded,
14 And seek to scoff when they behold a portent.
15 And they say: Lo! this is mere magic;
16 When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we then, forsooth, be raised (again) ?
17 And our forefathers ?
18 Say (O Muhammad): Ye, in truth; and ye will be brought low.
19 There is but one Shout, and lo! they behold,
20 And say: Ah, woe for us! This is the Day of Judgment.
21 This is the Day of Separation, which ye used to deny.
22 (And it is said unto the angels): Assemble those who did wrong, together with their wives and what they used to worship
23 Instead of Allah, and lead them to the path to hell;
24 And stop them, for they must be questioned.
25 What aileth you that ye help not one another ?
26 Nay, but this day they make full submission.
27 And some of them draw near unto others, mutually questioning.
28 They say: Lo! ye used to come unto us, imposing, (swearing that ye spoke the truth).
29 They answer: Nay, but ye (yourselves) were not believers.
30 We had no power over you, but ye were wayward folk.
31 Now the Word of our Lord hath been fulfilled concerning us. Lo! we are about to taste (the doom).
32 Thus we misled you. Lo! we were (ourselves) astray.
33 Then lo! this day they (both) are sharers in the doom.
34 Lo! thus deal We with the guilty.
35 For when it was said unto them, There is no God save Allah, they were scornful
36 And said: Shall we forsake our gods for a mad poet ?
37 Nay, but he brought the Truth, and he confirmed those sent (before him).
38 Lo! (now) verily ye taste the painful doom -
39 Ye are requited naught save what ye did -
40 Save single-minded slaves of Allah;
41 For them there is a known provision,
42 Fruits. And they will be honoured
43 In the Gardens of delight,
44 On couches facing one another;
45 A cup from a gushing spring is brought round for them,
46 White, delicious to the drinkers,
47 Wherein there is no headache nor are they made mad thereby.
48 And with them are those of modest gaze, with lovely eyes,
49 (Pure) as they were hidden eggs (of the ostrich).
50 And some of them draw near unto others, mutually questioning.
51 A speaker of them saith: Lo! I had a comrade
52 Who used to say: Art thou in truth of those who put faith (in his words) ?
53 Can we, when we are dead and have become mere dust and bones - can we (then) verily be brought to book ?
54 He saith: Will ye look ?
55 Then looketh he and seeth him in the depth of hell.
56 He saith: By Allah, thou verily didst all but cause my ruin,
57 And had it not been for the favour of my Lord, I too had been of those haled forth (to doom).
58 Are we then not to die
59 Saving our former death, and are we not to be punished ?
60 Lo! this is the supreme triumph.
61 For the like of this, then, let the workers work.
62 Is this better as a welcome, or the tree of Zaqqum ?
63 Lo! We have appointed it a torment for wrong-doers.
64 Lo! it is a tree that springeth in the heart of hell.
65 Its crop is as it were the heads of devils
66 And lo! they verily must eat thereof, and fill (their) bellies therewith.
67 And afterward, lo! thereupon they have a drink of boiling water
68 And afterward, lo! their return is surely unto hell.
69 They indeed found their fathers astray,
70 But they make haste (to follow) in their footsteps.
71 And verily most of the men of old went astray before them,
72 And verily We sent among them warners.
73 Then see the nature of the consequence for those warned,
74 Save single-minded slaves of Allah.
75 And Noah verily prayed unto Us, and gracious was the Hearer of his prayer
76 And We saved him and his household from the great distress,
77 And made his seed the survivors,
78 And left for him among the later folk (the salutation):
79 Peace be unto Noah among the peoples!
80 Lo! thus do We reward the good.
81 Lo! he is one of Our believing slaves.
82 Then We did drown the others.
83 And lo! of his persuasion verily was Abraham
84 When he came unto his Lord with a whole heart;
85 When he said unto his father and his folk: What is it that ye worship ?
86 Is it a falsehood - gods beside Allah - that ye desire ?
87 What then is your opinion of the Lord of the Worlds ?
88 And he glanced a glance at the stars
89 Then said: Lo! I feel sick!
90 And they turned their backs and went away from him.
91 Then turned he to their gods and said: Will ye not eat ?
92 What aileth you that ye speak not ?
93 Then he attacked them, striking with his right hand.
94 And (his people) came toward him, hastening.
95 He said: Worship ye that which ye yourselves do carve
96 When Allah hath created you and what ye make ?
97 They said: Build for him a building and fling him in the red-hotfire.
98 And they designed a snare for him, but We made them the undermost.
99 And he said: Lo! I am going unto my Lord Who will guide me.
100 My Lord! Vouchsafe me of the righteous.
101 So We gave him tidings of a gentle son.
102 And when (his son) was old enough to walk with him, (Abraham) said: O my dear son, I have seen in a dream that I must sacrifice thee. So look, what thinkest thou ? He said: O my father! Do that which thou art commanded. Allah willing, thou shalt find me of the steadfast.
103 Then, when they had both surrendered (to Allah), and he had flung him down upon his face,
104 We called unto him: O Abraham!
105 Thou hast already fulfilled the vision. Lo! thus do We reward the good.
106 Lo! that verily was a clear test.
107 Then We ransomed him with a tremendous victim.
108 And We left for him among the later folk (the salutation):
109 Peace be unto Abraham!
110 Thus do We reward the good.
111 Lo! he is one of Our believing slaves.
112 And we gave him tidings of the birth of Isaac, a prophet of the righteous.
113 And We blessed him and Isaac. And of their seed are some who do good, and some who plainly wrong themselves.
114 And We verily gave grace unto Moses and Aaron,
115 And saved them and their people from the great distress,
116 And helped them so that they became the victors.
117 And We gave them the clear Scripture
118 And showed them the right path.
119 And We left for them among the later folk (the salutation):
120 Peace be unto Moses and Aaron!
121 Lo! thus do We reward the good.
122 Lo! they are two of Our believing slaves.
123 And lo! Elias was of those sent (to warn),
124 When he said unto his folk: Will ye not ward off (evil) ?
125 Will ye cry unto Baal and forsake the Best of creators,
126 Allah, your Lord and Lord of your forefathers ?
127 But they denied him, so they surely will be haled forth (to the doom)
128 Save single-minded slaves of Allah.
129 And we left for him among the later folk (the salutation):
130 Peace be unto Elias!
131 Lo! thus do We reward the good.
132 Lo! he is one of our believing slaves.
133 And lo! Lot verily was of those sent (to warn).
134 When We saved him and his household, every one,
135 Save an old woman among those who stayed behind;
136 Then We destroyed the others.
137 And lo! ye verily pass by (the ruin of) them in the morning
138 And at night-time; have ye then no sense ?
139 And lo! Jonah verily was of those sent (to warn)
140 When he fled unto the laden ship,
141 And then drew lots and was of those rejected;
142 And the fish swallowed him while he was blameworthy;
143 And had he not been one of those who glorify (Allah)
144 He would have tarried in its belly till the day when they are raised;
145 Then We cast him on a desert shore while he was sick;
146 And We caused a tree of gourd to grow above him;
147 And We sent him to a hundred thousand (folk) or more
148 And they believed, therefor We gave them comfort for a while.
149 Now ask them (O Muhammad): Hath thy Lord daughters whereas they have sons ?
150 Or created We the angels females while they were present ?
151 Lo! it is of their falsehood that they say:
152 Allah hath begotten. Allah! verily they tell a lie.
153 (And again of their falsehood): He hath preferred daughters to sons.
154 What aileth you ? How judge ye ?
155 Will ye not then reflect ?
156 Or have ye a clear warrant ?
157 Then produce your writ, if ye are truthful.
158 And they imagine kinship between him and the jinn, whereas the jinn know well that they will be brought before (Him).
159 Glorified be Allah from that which they attribute (unto Him),
160 Save single-minded slaves of Allah.
161 Lo! verily, ye and that which ye worship,
162 Ye cannot excite (anyone) against Him.
163 Save him who is to burn in hell.
164 There is not one of us but hath his known position.
165 Lo! we, even we are they who set the ranks,
166 Lo! we, even we are they who hymn His praise
167 And indeed they used to say:
168 If we had but a reminder from the men of old
169 We would be single-minded slaves of Allah.
170 Yet (now that it is come) they disbelieve therein; but they will come to know.
171 And verily Our word went forth of old unto Our bondmen sent (to warn)
172 That they verily would be helped,
173 And that Our host, they verily would be the victors.
174 So withdraw from them (O Muhammad) awhile,
175 And watch, for they will (soon) see.
176 Would they hasten on Our doom ?
177 But when it cometh home to them, then it will be a hapless morn for those who have been warned.
178 Withdraw from them awhile
179 And watch, for they will (soon) see.
180 Glorified be thy Lord, the Lord of Majesty, from that which they attribute (unto Him)
181 And peace be unto those sent (to warn).
182 And praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds!

The Qur'an, 38. Sad

38. Sad: Sad

1 Sad. By the renowned Qur'an,
2 Nay, but those who disbelieve are in false pride and schism.
3 How many a generation We destroyed before them, and they cried out when it was no longer the time for escape!
4 And they marvel that a warner from among themselves hath come unto them, and the disbelievers say: This is a wizard, a charlatan.
5 Maketh he the gods One God ? Lo! that is an astounding thing.
6 The chiefs among them go about, exhorting: Go and be staunch to your gods! Lo! this is a thing designed.
7 We have not heard of this in later religion. This is naught but an invention.
8 Hath the reminder been unto him (alone) among us ? Nay, but they are in doubt concerning My reminder; nay but they have not yet tasted My doom.
9 Or are theirs the treasures of the mercy of thy Lord, the Mighty, the Bestower ?
10 Or is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them theirs ? Then let them ascend by ropes!
11 A defeated host are (all) the factions that are there.
12 The folk of Noah before them denied (their messenger) and (so did the tribe of) A'ad, and Pharaoh firmly planted,
13 And (the tribe of) Thamud, and the folk of Lot, and the dwellers in the wood: these were the factions.
14 Not one of them but did deny the messengers, therefor My doom was justified,
15 These wait for but one Shout, there will be no second thereto.
16 They say: Our Lord! Hasten on for us our fate before the Day of Reckoning.
17 Bear with what they say, and remember Our bondman David, lord of might, Lo! he was ever turning in repentance (toward Allah).
18 Lo! We subdued the hills to hymn the praises (of their Lord) with him at nightfall and sunrise,
19 And the birds assembled; all were turning unto Him.
20 We made his kingdom strong and gave him wisdom and decisive speech.
21 And hath the story of the litigants come unto thee ? How they climbed the wall into the royal chamber;
22 How they burst in upon David, and he was afraid of them. They said: Be not afraid! (We are) two litigants, one of whom hath wronged the other, therefor judge aright between us; be not unjust; and show us the fair way.
23 Lo! this my brother hath ninety and nine ewes while I had one ewe; and he said: Entrust it to me, and he conquered me in speech.
24 (David) said: He hath wronged thee in demanding thine ewe in addition to his ewes, and lo! many partners oppress one another, save such as believe and do good works, and they are few. And David guessed that We had tried him, and he sought forgiveness of his Lord, and he bowed himself and fell down prostrate and repented.
25 So We forgave him that; and lo! he had access to Our presence and a happy journey's end.
26 (And it was said unto him): O David! Lo! We have set thee as a viceroy in the earth; therefor judge aright between mankind, and follow not desire that it beguile thee from the way of Allah. Lo! those who wander from the way of Allah have an awful doom, forasmuch as they forgot the Day of Reckoning.
27 And We created not the heaven and the earth and all that is between them in vain. That is the opinion of those who disbelieve. And woe unto those who disbelieve, from the Fire!
28 Shall We treat those who believe and do good works as those who spread corruption in the earth; or shall We treat the pious as the wicked ?
29 (This is) a Scripture that We have revealed unto thee, full of blessing, that they may ponder its revelations, and that men of understanding may reflect.
30 And We bestowed on David, Solomon. How excellent a slave! Lo! he was ever turning in repentance (toward Allah).
31 When there were shown to him at eventide lightfooted coursers
32 And he said: Lo! I have preferred the good things (of the world) to the remembrance of my Lord; till they were taken out of sight behind the curtain.
33 (Then he said): Bring them back to me, and fell to slashing (with his sword their) legs and necks.
34 And verily We tried Solomon, and set upon his throne a (mere) body. Then did he repent.
35 He said: My Lord! Forgive me and bestow on me sovereignty such as shall not belong to any after me. Lo! Thou art the Bestower.
36 So We made the wind subservient unto him, setting fair by his command whithersoever he intended.
37 And the unruly, every builder and diver (made We subservient),
38 And others linked together in chains,
39 (Saying): This is Our gift, so bestow thou, or withhold, without reckoning.
40 And lo! he hath favour with Us, and a happy journey's end.
41 And make mention (O Muhammad) of Our bondman Job, when he cried unto his Lord (saying): Lo! the devil doth afflict me with distress and torment.
42 (And it was said unto him): Strike the ground with thy foot. This (spring) is a cool bath and a refreshing drink.
43 And We bestowed on him (again) his household and therewith the like thereof, a mercy from Us, and a memorial for men of understanding.
44 And (it was said unto him): Take in thine hand a branch and smite therewith, and break not thine oath. Lo! We found him steadfast, how excellent a slave! Lo! he was ever turning in repentance (to his Lord).
45 And make mention of Our bondmen, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, men of parts and vision.
46 Lo! We purified them with a pure thought, remembrance of the Home (of the Hereafter).
47 Lo! in Our sight they are verily of the elect, the excellent.
48 And make mention of Ishmael and Elisha and Dhu'l-Kifl. All are of the chosen.
49 This is a reminder. And lo! for those who ward off (evil) is a happy journey's end,
50 Gardens of Eden, whereof the gates are opened for them,
51 Wherein, reclining, they call for plenteous fruit and cool drink (that is) therein.
52 And with them are those of modest gaze, companions.
53 This it is that ye are promised for the Day of Reckoning.
54 Lo! this in truth is Our provision, which will never waste away.
55 This (is for the righteous). And lo! for the transgressors there with be an evil journey's end,
56 Hell, where they will burn, an evil resting-place.
57 Here is a boiling and an ice-cold draught, so let them taste it,
58 And other (torment) of the kind in pairs (the two extremes)!
59 Here is an army rushing blindly with you. (Those who are already in the Fire say): No word of welcome for them. Lo! they will roast at the Fire.
60 They say: Nay, but you (misleaders), for you there is no word of welcome. Ye prepared this for us (by your misleading). Now hapless is the plight.
61 They say: Our Lord! Whoever did prepare this for us, oh, give him double portion of the Fire!
62 And they say: What aileth us that we behold not men whom we were wont to count among the wicked ?
63 Did we take them (wrongly) for a laughing-stock, or have our eyes missed them ?
64 Lo! that is very truth: the wrangling of the dwellers in the Fire.
65 Say (unto them, O Muhammad): I am only a warner, and there is no God save Allah, the One, the Absolute,
66 Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, the Mighty, the Pardoning.
67 Say: It is tremendous tidings
68 Whence ye turn away!
69 I had no knowledge of the Highest Chiefs when they disputed;
70 It is revealed unto me only that I may be a plain warner.
71 When thy Lord said unto the angels: Lo! I am about to create a mortal out of mire,
72 And when I have fashioned him and breathed into him of My Spirit, then fall down before him prostrate,
73 The angels fell down prostrate, every one,
74 Saving Iblis; he was scornful and became one of the disbelievers.
75 He said: O Iblis! What hindereth thee from falling prostrate before that which I have created with both My hands ? Art thou too proud or art thou of the high exalted ?
76 He said: I am better than him. Thou createdst me of fire, whilst him Thou didst create of clay.
77 He said: Go forth from hence, for lo! thou art outcast,
78 And lo! My curse is on thee till the Day of Judgment.
79 He said: My Lord! Reprieve me till the day when they are raised.
80 He said: Lo! thou art of those reprieved
81 Until the day of the time appointed.
82 He said: Then, by Thy might, I surely will beguile them every one,
83 Save Thy single-minded slaves among them.
84 He said: The Truth is, and the Truth I speak,
85 That I shall fill hell with thee and with such of them as follow thee, together.
86 Say (O Muhammad, unto mankind): I ask of you no fee for this, and I am no simulating.
87 Lo! it is naught else than a reminder for all peoples
88 And ye will come in time to know the truth thereof.

The Qur'an, 36. Ya Sin

36. Ya Sin: Ya Sin

1 Ya Sin.
2 By the wise Qur'an,
3 Lo! thou art of those sent
4 On a straight path,
5 A revelation of the Mighty, the Merciful,
6 That thou mayst warn a folk whose fathers were not warned, so they are heedless.
7 Already hath the judgment, (for their infidelity) proved true of most of them, for they believe not.
8 Lo! We have put on their necks carcans reaching unto the chins, so that they are made stiff-necked.
9 And We have set a bar before them and a bar behind them, and (thus) have covered them so that they see not.
10 Whether thou warn them or thou warn them not, it is alike for them, for they believe not.
11 Thou warnest only him who followeth the Reminder and feareth the Beneficent in secret. To him bear tidings of forgiveness and a rich reward.
12 Lo! We it is Who bring the dead to life. We record that which they send before (them, and their footprints. And all things We have kept in a clear Register.
13 Coin for them a similitude: The people of the city when those sent (from Allah) came unto them;
14 When We sent unto them twain, and they denied them both, so We reinforced them with a third, and they said: Lo! we have been sent unto you.
15 They said: Ye are but mortals like unto us. The Beneficent hath naught revealed. Ye do but lie!
16 They answered: Our Lord knoweth that we are indeed sent unto you,
17 And our duty is but plain conveyance (of the message).
18 (The people of the city) said: We augur ill of you. If ye desist not, we shall surely stone you, and grievous torture will befall you at our hands.
19 They said: Your evil augury be with you! Is it because ye are reminded (of the truth) ? Nay, but ye are froward folk!
20 And there came from the uttermost part of the city a man running. He cried: O my people! Follow those who have been sent!
21 Follow those who ask of you no fee, and who are rightly guided.
22 For what cause should I not serve Him Who hath created me, and unto Whom ye will be brought back ?
23 Shall I take (other) gods in place of Him when, if the Beneficent should wish me any harm, their intercession will avail me naught, nor can they save ?
24 Then truly I should be in error manifest.
25 Lo! I have believed in your Lord, so hear me!
26 It was said (unto him): Enter paradise. He said: Would that my people knew
27 With what (munificence) my Lord hath pardoned me and made me of the honoured ones!
28 We sent not down against his people after him a host from heaven, nor do We ever send.
29 It was but one Shout, and lo! they were extinct.
30 Ah, the anguish for the bondmen! Never came there unto them a messenger but they did mock him!
31 Have they not seen how many generations We destroyed before them, which indeed returned not unto them;
32 But all, without exception, will be brought before Us.
33 A token unto them is the dead earth. We revive it, and We bring forth from it grain so that they eat thereof;
34 And We have placed therein gardens of the date-palm and grapes, and We have caused springs of water to gush forth therein,
35 That they may eat of the fruit thereof, and their hands made it not. Will they not, then, give thanks ?
36 Glory be to Him Who created all the sexual pairs, of that which the earth groweth, and of themselves, and of that which they know not!
37 A token unto them is night. We strip it of the day, and lo! they are in darkness.
38 And the sun runneth on unto a resting-place for him. That is the measuring of the Mighty, the Wise.
39 And for the moon We have appointed mansions till she return like an old shrivelled palm-leaf.
40 It is not for the sun to overtake the moon, nor doth the night outstrip the day. They float each in an orbit.
41 And a token unto them is that We bear their offspring in the laden ship,
42 And have created for them of the like thereof whereon they ride.
43 And if We will, We drown them, and there is no help for them, neither can they be saved;
44 Unless by mercy from Us and as comfort for a while.
45 When it is said unto them: Beware of that which is before you and that which is behind you, that haply ye may find mercy (they are heedless).
46 Never came a token of the tokens of their Lord to them, but they did turn away from it!
47 And when it is said unto them: Spend of that wherewith Allah hath provided you, those who disbelieve say unto those who believe: Shall we feed those whom Allah, if He willed, would feed ? Ye are in naught else than error manifest.
48 And they say: When will this promise be fulfilled, if ye are truthful ?
49 They await but one Shout, which will surprise them while they are disputing.
50 Then they cannot make bequest, nor can they return to their own folk.
51 And the trumpet is blown and lo! from the graves they hie unto their Lord,
52 Crying: Woe upon us! Who hath raised us from our place of sleep ? This is that which the Beneficent did promise, and the messengers spoke truth.
53 It is but one Shout, and behold them brought together before Us!
54 This day no soul is wronged in aught; nor are ye requited aught save what ye used to do.
55 Lo! those who merit paradise this day are happily employed,
56 They and their wives, in pleasant shade, on thrones reclining;
57 Theirs the fruit (of their good deeds) and theirs (all) that they ask;
58 The word from a Merciful Lord (for them) is: Peace!
59 But avaunt ye, O ye guilty, this day!
60 Did I not charge you, O ye sons of Adam, that ye worship not the devil - Lo! he is your open foe! -
61 But that ye worship Me ? That was the right path.
62 Yet he hath led astray of you a great multitude. Had ye then no sense ?
63 This is hell which ye were promised (if ye followed him).
64 Burn therein this day for that ye disbelieved.
65 This day We seal up their mouths, and their hands speak out to Us and their feet bear witness as to what they used to earn.
66 And had We willed, We verily could have quenched their eyesight so that they should struggle for the way. Then how could they have seen ?
67 And had We willed, We verily could have fixed them in their place, making them powerless to go forward or turn back.
68 He whom we bring unto old age, We reverse him in creation (making him go back to weakness after strength). Have ye then no sense ?
69 And We have not taught him (Muhammad) poetry, nor is it meet for him. This is naught else than a Reminder and a Lecture making plain,
70 To warn whosoever liveth, and that the word may be fulfilled against the disbelievers.
71 Have they not seen how We have created for them of Our handiwork the cattle, so that they are their owners,
72 And have subdued them unto them, so that some of them they have for riding, some for food ?
73 Benefits and (divers) drinks have they from them. Will they not then give thanks ?
74 And they have taken (other) gods beside Allah, in order that they may be helped.
75 It is not in their power to help them; but they (the worshippers) are unto them a host in arms.
76 So let not their speech grieve thee (O Muhammad). Lo! We know what they conceal and what proclaim.
77 Hath not man seen that We have created him from a drop of seed ? Yet lo! he is an open opponent.
78 And he hath coined for Us a similitude, and hath forgotten the fact of his creation, saying: Who will revive these bones when they have rotted away ?
79 Say: He will revive them Who produced them at the first, for He is Knower of every creation,
80 Who hath appointed for you fire from the green tree, and behold! ye kindle from it.
81 Is not He Who created the heavens and the earth Able to create the like of them ? Aye, that He is! for He is the All-Wise Creator,
82 But His command, when He intendeth a thing, is only that He saith unto it: Be! and it is.
83 Therefor Glory be to Him in Whose hand is the dominion over all things! Unto Him ye will be brought back.

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