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The Qur'an, 70. al-Ma`arij

70. al-Ma`arij: The Ladders

1 A questioner questioned concerning the doom about to fall
2 Upon the disbelievers, which none can repel,
3 From Allah, Lord of the Ascending Stairways
4 (Whereby) the angels and the Spirit ascend unto Him in a Day whereof the span is fifty thousand years.
5 But be patient (O Muhammad) with a patience fair to see.
6 Lo! they behold it afar off
7 While we behold it nigh:
8 The day when the sky will become as molten copper,
9 And the hills become as flakes of wool,
10 And no familiar friend will ask a question of his friend
11 Though they will be given sight of them. The guilty man will long to be able to ransom himself from the punishment of that day at the price of his children
12 And his spouse and his brother
13 And his kin that harboured him
14 And all that are in the earth, if then it might deliver him.
15 But nay! for lo! it is the fire of hell
16 Eager to roast;
17 It calleth him who turned and fled (from truth),
18 And hoarded (wealth) and withheld it.
19 Lo! man was created anxious,
20 Fretful when evil befalleth him
21 And, when good befalleth him, grudging;
22 Save worshippers.
23 Who are constant at their worship
24 And in whose wealth there is a right acknowledged
25 For the beggar and the destitute;
26 And those who believe in the Day of Judgment,
27 And those who are fearful of their Lord's doom -
28 Lo! the doom of their Lord is that before which none can feel secure -
29 And those who preserve their chastity
30 Save with their wives and those whom their right hands possess, for thus they are not blameworthy;
31 But whoso seeketh more than that, those are they who are transgressors;
32 And those who keep their pledges and their covenant,
33 And those who stand by their testimony
34 And those who are attentive at their worship.
35 These will dwell in Gardens, honoured.
36 What aileth those who disbelieve, that they keep staring toward thee (O Muhammad), open-eyed,
37 On the right and on the left, in groups ?
38 Doth every man among them hope to enter the Garden of Delight ?
39 Nay, verily. Lo! We created them from what they know.
40 But nay! I swear by the Lord of the rising-places and the setting-places of the planets that We verily are Able
41 To replace them by (others) better than them. And we are not to be outrun.
42 So let them chat and play until they meet their Day which they are promised,
43 The day when they come forth from the graves in haste, as racing to a goal,
44 With eyes aghast, abasement stupefying them: Such is the Day which they are promised.

The Qur'an, 69. al-Haqqah

69. al-Haqqah: The Inevitable

1 The Reality!
2 What is the Reality ?
3 Ah, what will convey unto thee what the reality is!
4 (The tribes of) Thamud and A'ad disbelieved in the judgment to come.
5 As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the lightning.
6 And as for A'ad, they were destroyed by a fierce roaring wind,
7 Which He imposed on them for seven long nights and eight long days so that thou mightest have seen men lying overthrown, as they were hollow trunks of palm- trees.
8 Canst thou (O Muhammad) see any remnant of them ?
9 And Pharaoh and those before him, and the communities that were destroyed, brought error,
10 And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, therefor did He grip them with a tightening grip.
11 Lo! when the waters rose, We carried you upon the ship
12 That We might make it a memorial for you, and that remembering ears (that heard the story) might remember.
13 And when the trumpet shall sound one blast
14 And the earth with the mountains shall be lifted up and crushed with one crash,
15 Then, on that day will the Event befall.
16 And the heaven will split asunder, for that day it will be frail.
17 And the angels will be on the sides thereof, and eight will uphold the Throne of thy Lord that day, above them.
18 On that day ye will be exposed; not a secret of you will be hidden.
19 Then, as for him who is given his record in his right hand, he will say: Take, read my book!
20 Surely I knew that I should have to meet my reckoning.
21 Then he will be in blissful state
22 In a high garden
23 Whereof the clusters are in easy reach.
24 (And it will be said unto those therein): Eat and drink at ease for that which ye sent on before you in past days.
25 But as for him who is given his record in his left hand, he will say: Oh, would that I had not been given my book
26 And knew not what my reckoning!
27 Oh, would that it had been death!
28 My wealth hath not availed me,
29 My power hath gone from me.
30 (It will be said): Take him and fetter him
31 And then expose him to hell-fire
32 And then insert him in a chain whereof the length is seventy cubits.
33 Lo! He used not to believe in Allah the Tremendous,
34 And urged not on the feeding of the wretched.
35 Therefor hath he no lover here this day,
36 Nor any food save filth
37 Which none but sinners eat.
38 But nay! I swear by all that ye see
39 And all that ye see not
40 That it is indeed the speech of an illustrious messenger.
41 It is not poet's speech - little is it that ye believe!
42 Nor diviner's speech - little is it that ye remember!
43 It is a revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.
44 And if he had invented false sayings concerning Us,
45 We assuredly had taken him by the right hand
46 And then severed his life-artery,
47 And not one of you could have held Us off from him.
48 And lo! it is a warrant unto those who ward off (evil).
49 And lo! We know that some among you will deny (it).
50 And lo! it is indeed an anguish for the disbelievers.
51 And lo! it is absolute truth.
52 So glorify the name of thy Tremendous Lord.

The Qur'an, 68. al-Qalam

68. al-Qalam: The Pen

1 Nun. By the pen and that which they write (therewith),
2 Thou art not, for thy Lord's favour unto thee, a madman.
3 And lo! thine verily will be a reward unfailing.
4 And lo! thou art of a tremendous nature.
5 And thou wilt see and they will see
6 Which of you is the demented.
7 Lo! thy Lord is Best Aware of him who strayeth from His way, and He is Best Aware of those who walk aright.
8 Therefor obey not thou the rejecters
9 Who would have had thee compromise, that they may compromise.
10 Neither obey thou each feeble oath-monger,
11 Detracter, spreader abroad of slanders,
12 Hinderer of the good, transgressor, malefactor
13 Greedy therewithal, intrusive.
14 It is because he is possessed of wealth and children
15 That, when Our revelations are recited unto him, he saith: Mere fables of the men of old.
16 We shall brand him on the nose.
17 Lo! We have tried them as We tried the owners of the garden when they vowed that they would pluck its fruit next morning,
18 And made no exception (for the Will of Allah);
19 Then a visitation from thy Lord came upon it while they slept
20 And in the morning it was as if plucked.
21 And they cried out one unto another in the morning,
22 Saying: Run unto your field if ye would pluck (the fruit).
23 So they went off, saying one unto another in low tones:
24 No needy man shall enter it to-day against you.
25 They went betimes, strong in (this) purpose.
26 But when they saw it, they said: Lo! we are in error!
27 Nay, but we are desolate!
28 The best among them said: Said I not unto you: Why glorify ye not (Allah) ?
29 They said: Glorified be our Lord! Lo! we have been wrong-doers.
30 Then some of them drew near unto others, self-reproaching.
31 They said: Alas for us! In truth we were outrageous.
32 It may be that our Lord will give us better than this in place thereof. Lo! we beseech our Lord.
33 Such was the punishment. And verily the punishment of the Hereafter is greater if they did but know.
34 Lo! for those who keep from evil are gardens of bliss with their Lord.
35 Shall We then treat those who have surrendered as We treat the guilty ?
36 What aileth you ? How foolishly ye judge!
37 Or have ye a scripture wherein ye learn
38 That ye shall indeed have all that ye choose ?
39 Or have ye a covenant on oath from Us that reacheth to the Day of Judgment, that yours shall be all that ye ordain ?
40 Ask them (O Muhammad) which of them will vouch for that!
41 Or have they other gods ? Then let them bring their other gods if they are truthful
42 On the day when it befalleth in earnest, and they are ordered to prostrate themselves but are not able,
43 With eyes downcast, abasement stupefying them. And they had been summoned to prostrate themselves while they were yet unhurt.
44 Leave Me (to deal) with those who give the lie to this pronouncement. We shall lead them on by steps from whence they know not.
45 Yet I bear with them, for lo! My scheme is firm.
46 Or dost thou (Muhammad) ask a fee from them so that they are heavily taxed ?
47 Or is the Unseen theirs that they can write (thereof) ?
48 But wait thou for thy Lord's decree, and be not like him of the fish, who cried out in despair.
49 Had it not been that favour from his Lord had reached him he surely had been cast into the wilderness while he was reprobate.
50 But his Lord chose him and placed him among the righteous.
51 And lo! those who disbelieve would fain disconcert thee with their eyes when they hear the Reminder, and they say: Lo! he is indeed mad;
52 When it is naught else than a Reminder to creation.

The Qur'an, 67. al-Mulk

67. al-Mulk: The Kingdom

1 Blessed is He in Whose hand is the Sovereignty, and, He is Able to do all things.
2 Who hath created life and death that He may try you which of you is best in conduct; and He is the Mighty, the Forgiving,
3 Who hath created seven heavens in harmony. Thou (Muhammad) canst see no fault in the Beneficent One's creation; then look again: Canst thou see any rifts ?
4 Then look again and yet again, thy sight will return unto thee weakened and made dim.
5 And verily We have beautified the world's heaven with lamps, and We have made them missiles for the devils, and for them We have prepared the doom of flame.
6 And for those who disbelieve in their Lord there is the doom of hell, a hapless journey's end!
7 When they are flung therein they hear its roaring as it boileth up,
8 As it would burst with rage. Whenever a (fresh) host is flung therein the wardens thereof ask them: Came there unto you no warner ?
9 They say: Yea, verily, a warner came unto us; but we denied and said: Allah hath naught revealed; ye are in naught but a great error.
10 And they say: Had we been wont to listen or have sense, we had not been among the dwellers in the flames.
11 So they acknowledge their sins; but far removed (from mercy) are the dwellers in the flames.
12 Lo! those who fear their Lord in secret, theirs will be forgiveness and a great reward.
13 And keep your opinion secret or proclaim it, lo! He is Knower of all that is in the breasts (of men).
14 Should He not know what He created ? And He is the Subtile, the Aware.
15 He it is Who hath made the earth subservient unto you, so Walk in the paths thereof and eat of His providence. And unto Him will be the resurrection (of the dead).
16 Have ye taken security from Him Who is in the heaven that He will not cause the earth to swallow you when lo! it is convulsed ?
17 Or have ye taken security from Him Who is in the heaven that He will not let loose on you a hurricane ? But ye shall know the manner of My warning.
18 And verily those before them denied, then (see) the manner of My wrath (with them)!
19 Have they not seen the birds above them spreading out their wings and closing them ? Naught upholdeth them save the Beneficent. Lo! He is Seer of all things.
20 Or who is he that will be an army unto you to help you instead of the Beneficent ? The disbelievers are in naught but illusion.
21 Or who is he that will provide for you if He should withhold His providence ? Nay, but they are set in pride and frowardness.
22 Is he who goeth groping on his face more rightly guided, or he who walketh upright on a straight road ?
23 Say (unto them, O Muhammad): He it is who gave you being, and hath assigned unto you ears and eyes and hearts. Small thanks give ye!
24 Say: He it is Who multiplieth you in the earth, and unto Whom ye will be gathered.
25 And they say: When (will) this promise (be fulfilled), if ye are truthful ?
26 Say: The knowledge is with Allah only, and I am but a plain warner;
27 But when they see it nigh, the faces of those who disbelieve will be awry, and it will be said (unto them): This is that for which ye used to call.
28 Say (O Muhammad): Have ye thought: Whether Allah causeth me (Muhammad) and those with me to perish or hath mercy on us, still, who will protect the disbelievers from a painful doom ?
29 Say: He is the Beneficent. In Him we believe and in Him we put our trust. And ye will soon know who it is that is in error manifest.
30 Say: Have ye thought: If (all) your water were to disappear into the earth, who then could bring you gushing water ?

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