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Complete 114 chapters of the Holy Koran.

English Translation of the Holy Quran by Maulana Muhammad Ali


Chapter 20 Ta Ha

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
20:1 O man,
20:2 We have not revealed the Qur'an to thee that thou mayest be unsuccessful;
20:3 But it is a reminder to him who fears:
20:4 A revelation from Him Who created the earth and the high heavens.
20:5 The Beneficent is established on the Throne of Power.
20:6 To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth and whatever is between them and whatever is beneath the soil.
20:7 And if thou utter the saying aloud, surely He knows the secret, and what is yet more hidden.
20:8 Allah there is no God but He. His are the most beautiful names.
20:9 And has the story of Moses come to thee?
20:10 When he saw a fire, he said to his people: Stay, I see a fire; haply I may bring to you therefrom a live coal or find guidance at the fire.
20:11 So when he came to it, a voice came: O Moses,
20:12 Surely I am thy Lord, so take off thy shoes; surely thou art in the sacred valley Tuwa.
20:13 And I have chosen thee so listen to what is revealed:
20:14 Surely I am Allah, there is no God but I, so serve Me, and keep up prayer for My remembrance,
20:15 Surely the Hour is coming — I am about to make it manifest — so that every soul may be rewarded as it strives.
20:16 So let not him, who believes not in it and follows his low desire, turn thee away from it, lest thou perish.
20:17 And what is this in thy right hand, O Moses?
20:18 He said: This is my staff I lean on it, and I beat the leaves with it for my sheep, and I have other uses for it.
20:19 He said: Cast it down, O Moses.
20:20 So he cast it down, and lo! it was a serpent, gliding.
20:21 He said: Seize it and fear not. We shall return it to its former state.
20:22 And press thy hand to thy side, it will come out white without evil — another sign:
20:23 That We may show thee of Our greater signs.
20:24 Go to Pharaoh, surely he has exceeded the limits.
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20:25 He said: My Lord, expand my breast for me:
20:26 And ease my affair for me:
20:27 And loose the knot from my tongue,
20:28 (That) they may understand my word.
20:29 And give to me an aider from my family:
20:30 Aaron, my brother;
20:31 Add to my strength by him,
20:32 And make him share my task —
20:33 So that we may glorify Thee much,
20:34 And much remember Thee.
20:35 Surely, Thou art ever Seeing us.
20:36 He said: Thou art indeed granted thy petition, O Moses.
20:37 And indeed We bestowed on thee a favour at another time,
20:38 When We revealed to thy mother that which was revealed:
20:39 Put him into a chest, then cast it into the river, the river will cast it upon the shore — there an enemy to Me and an enemy to him shall take him up. And I shed on thee love from Me; and that thou mayest be brought up before My eyes.
20:40 When thy sister went and said: Shall I direct you to one who will take charge of him? So We brought thee back to thy mother that her eye might be cooled and she should not grieve. And thou didst kill a man, then We delivered thee from grief, and tried thee with (many) trials. Then thou didst stay for years among the people of Midian. Then thou camest hither as ordained, O Moses.
20:41 And I have chosen thee for Myself.
20:42 Go thou and thy brother with My messages and be not remiss in remembering Me.
20:43 Go both of you to Pharaoh, surely he is inordinate;
20:44 Then speak to him a gentle word, haply he may mind or fear.
20:45 They said: Our Lord, we fear lest he hasten to do evil to us or be inordinate.
20:46 He said: Fear not, surely I am with you — I do hear and see.
20:47 So go you to him and say: Surely we are two messengers of thy Lord; so send forth the Children of Israel with us; and torment them not. Indeed we have brought to thee a message from thy Lord, and peace to him who follows the guidance.
20:48 It has indeed been revealed to us that punishment will overtake him who rejects and turns away.
20:49 (Pharaoh) said: Who is your Lord, O Moses?
20:50 He said: Our Lord is He Who gives to everything its creation, then guides (it).
20:51 He said: What then is the state of the former generations?
20:52 He said: The knowledge thereof is with my Lord in a book; my Lord neither errs nor forgets —
20:53 Who made the earth for you an expanse and made for you therein paths and sent down water from the clouds. Then thereby We bring forth pairs of various herbs.
20:54 Eat and pasture your cattle. Surely there are signs in this for men of understanding.
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20:55 From it We created you, and into it We shall return you, and from it raise you a second time.
20:56 And truly We showed him all Our signs but he rejected and refused.
20:57 Said he: Hast thou come to us to turn us out of our land by thy enchantment, O Moses?
20:58 We too can bring to thee enchantment like it, so make an appointment between us and thee, which we break not, (neither) we nor thou, (in) a central place.
20:59 (Moses) said: Your appointment is the day of the Festival, and let the people be gathered in the early forenoon.
20:60 So Pharaoh went back and settled his plan, then came.
20:61 Moses said to them: Woe to you! Forge not a lie against Allah, lest He destroy you by punishment, and he fails indeed who forges (a lie).
20:62 So they disputed one with another about their affair and kept the discourse secret.
20:63 They said: These are surely two enchanters who would drive you out from your land by their enchantment, and destroy your excellent institutions.
20:64 So settle your plan, then come in ranks, and he will succeed indeed this day who is uppermost.
20:65 They said: O Moses, wilt thou cast, or shall we be the first to cast down?
20:66 He said: Nay! Cast you down. Then lo! their cords and their rods it appeared to him by their enchantment as if they ran.
20:67 So Moses conceived fear in his mind.
20:68 We said: Fear not, surely thou art the uppermost.
20:69 And cast down what is in thy right hand — it will eat up what they have wrought. What they have wrought is only the trick of an enchanter, and the enchanter succeeds not wheresoever he comes from.
20:70 So the enchanters fell down prostrate, saying: We believe in the Lord of Aaron and Moses.
20:71 (Pharaoh) said: You believe in him before I give you leave! Surely he is your chief who taught you enchantment. So I shall cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides and I shall crucify you on the trunks of palm-trees, and you shall certainly know which of us can give the severer and the more abiding chastisement.
20:72 They said: We cannot prefer thee to what has come to us of clear arguments and to Him Who made us, so decide as thou wilt decide. Thou canst only decide about this world's life.
20:73 Surely we believe in our Lord that He may forgive us our faults and the magic to which thou didst compel us. And Allah is Best and ever Abiding.
20:74 Whoso comes guilty to his Lord, for him is surely hell. He will neither die therein, nor live.
20:75 And whoso comes to Him a believer, having done good deeds, for them are high ranks —
20:76 Gardens of perpetuity, wherein flow rivers, to abide therein. And such is the reward of him who purifies himself.
20:77 And certainly We revealed to Moses: Travel by night with My servants, then strike for them a dry path in the sea, not fearing to overtaken, nor being afraid.
20:78 So Pharaoh followed them with his armies, then there covered them of the sea that which covered them.
20:79 And Pharaoh led his people astray and he guided not aright.
20:80 O Children of Israel, We truly delivered you from your enemy, and made a covenant with you on the blessed side of the mountain, and sent to you the manna and the quails.
20:81 Eat of the good things We have provided for you, and be not inordinate in respect thereof, lest My wrath come upon you; and he on whom My wrath comes, he perishes indeed.
20:82 And surely I am Forgiving toward him who repents and believes and does good, then walks aright.
20:83 And what made thee hasten from thy people, O Moses?
20:84 He said: They are here on my track, and I hastened on to Thee, my Lord, that Thou mightest be pleased.
20:85 He said: Surely We have tried thy people in thy absence, and the Samiri has led them astray.
20:86 So Moses returned to his people angry, sorrowing. He said: O my people, did not your Lord promise you a goodly promise? Did the promised time, then, seem long to you, or did you wish that displeasure from your Lord should come upon you, so that you broke (your) promise to me?
20:87 They said: We broke not the promise to thee of our own accord, but we were made to bear the burdens of the ornaments uf the people, then we cast them away, and thus did the Samiri suggest
20:88 Then he brought forth for them a calf, a body, which had a hollow sound, so they said: This is your god and the god of Moses but he forgot.
20:89 Could they not see that it returned no reply to them, nor controlled any harm or benefit for them?
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20:90 And Aaron indeed had said to them before: O my people, you are only tried by it, and surely your Lord is the Beneficent God, so follow me and obey my order.
20:91 They said We shall not cease to keep to its worship until Moses returns to us.
20:92 (Moses) said: O Aaron, what prevented thee, when thou sawest them going astray,
20:93 That thou didst not follow me? Hast thou, then, disobeyed my order?
20:94 He said: O son of my mother, seize me not by my beard, nor by my head. Surely I was afraid lest thou shouldst say Thou hast caused division among the Children of Israel and not waited for my word.
20:95 (Moses) said: What was thy object, O Samiri?
20:96 He said: I perceived what they perceived not, so I took a handful from the footprints of the messenger then I cast it away. Thus did my soul embellish (it) to me.
20:97 He said: Begone then! It is for thee in this life to say, Touch (me) not. And for thee is a promise which shall not fail. And look at thy god to whose worship thou hast kept. We will certainly burn it, then we will scatter it in the sea.
20:98 Your Lord is only Allah, there is no God but He. He comprehends all things in (His) knowledge.
20:99 Thus relate We to thee of the news of what has gone before. And indeed We have given thee a Reminder from Ourselves.
20:100 Whoever turns away from it, he will surely bear a burden on the day of Resurrection,
20:101 Abiding therein. And evil will be their burden on the day of Resurrection —
20:102 The day when the trumpet is blown; and We shall gather the guilty, blue-eyed, on that day,
20:103 Consulting together secretly: You tarried but ten (days).
20:104 We know best what they say when the fairest of them in course would say: You tarried but a day.
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20:105 And they ask thee about the mountains. Say: My Lord will scatter them, as scattered dust,
20:106 Then leave it a plain, smooth, level,
20:107 Wherein thou seest no crookedness nor unevenness.
20:108 On that day they will follow the Inviter, in whom is no crookedness; and the voices are low before the Beneficent God, so that thou hearest naught but a soft sound.
20:109 On that day no intercession avails except of him whom the Beneficent allows, and whose word He is pleased with.
20:110 He knows what is before them and what is behind them, while they cannot comprehend it in knowledge.
20:111 And faces shall be humbled before the Living, the Self-subsistent. And he who bears iniquity is indeed undone.
20:112 And whoever does good works and he is a believer, he has no fear of injustice, nor of the withholding of his due.
20:113 And thus have We sent it down an Arabic Qur'an, and have distinctly set forth therein of threats that they may guard against evil, or that it may be a reminder for them.
20:114 Supremely exalted then is Allah, the King, the Truth. And make not haste with the Qur'an before its revelation is made complete to thee, and say: My Lord, increase me in knowledge.
20:115 And certainly We gave a commandment to Adam before, but he forgot; and We found in him no resolve (to disobey).
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20:116 And when We said to the angels: Be submissive to Adam, they submitted except Iblis; he refused.
20:117 We said: O Adam, this is an enemy to thee and to thy wife; so let him not drive you both out of the garden so that thou art unhappy.
20:118 Surely it is granted to thee therein that thou art not hungry, nor naked,
20:119 And that thou art not thirsty therein, nor exposed to the sun's heat.
20:120 But the devil made an evil suggestion to him; he said: O Adam, shall I lead thee to the tree of immortality and a kingdom which decays not?
20:121 So they both ate of it, then their evil inclinations became manifest to them, and they began to cover themselves with the leaves of the garden. And Adam disobeyed his Lord, and was disappointed.
20:122 Then his Lord chose him, so He turned to him and guided (him).
20:123 He said: Go forth herefrom both — all (of you) one of you (is) enemy to another. So there will surely come to you guidance from Me; then whoever follows My guidance, he will not go astray nor be unhappy.
20:124 And whoever turns away from My Reminder, for him is surely a straitened life, and We shall raise him up blind on the day of Resurrection.
20:125 He will say: My Lord, why hast Thou raised me up blind, while I used to see?
20:126 He will say: Thus did Our messages come to thee, but thou didst neglect them. And thus art thou forsaken this day.
20:127 And thus do We recompense him who is extravagant and believes not in the messages of his Lord. And certainly the chastisement of the Hereafter is severer and mote lasting.
20:128 Does it not manifest to them how many of the generations, in whose dwellings they go about, We destroyed before them? Surely there are signs in this for men of understanding.
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20:129 And had not a word gone forth from thy Lord, and a term been fixed, it would surely have overtaken them.
20:130 So bear patiently what they say, and celebrate the praise of thy Lord before the rising of the sun and before its setting, and glorify (Him) during the hours of the night and parts of the day, that thou mayest be well pleased.
20:131 And strain not thine eyes toward that with which We have provided different classes of them, (of) the splendour of this world's life, that We may thereby try them. And the sustenance of thy Lord is better and more abiding.
20:132 And enjoin prayer on thy people, and steadily adhere to it. We ask not of thee a sustenance. We provide for thee. And the (good) end is for guarding against evil.
20:133 And they say: Why does he not bring us a sign from his Lord? Has not there come to them a clear evidence of what is in the previous Books?
20:134 And if We had destroyed them with chastisement before it, they would have said: Our Lord, why didst Thou not send to us a messenger, so that we might have followed Thy messages before we met disgrace and shame?
20:135 Say: Every one (of us) is waiting, so wait. Soon you will come to know who is the follower of the even path and who goes aright.

Chapter 21 The Prophets
Al-Anbiya

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
21:1 Their reckoning draws nigh to men, and they turn away in heedlessness.
21:2 There comes not to them a new Reminder from their Lord but they hear it while they sport,
21:3 Their hearts trifling. And they — the wrongdoers — counsel in secret: He is nothing but a mortal like yourselves; will you then yield to enchantment while you see?
21:4 He said: My Lord knows (every) utterance in the heaven and the earth, and He is the Hearer, the Knower.
21:5 Nay, say they: Medleys of dreams! nay, he has forged it! nay, he is a poet! so let him bring to us a sign such as the former (prophets) were sent (with).
21:6 Not a town believed before them which We destroyed: will they then believe?
21:7 And We sent not before thee any but men to whom We sent revelation; so ask the followers of the Reminder if you know not.
21:8 Not did We give them bodies not eating food, nor did they abide.
21:9 Then We made Our promise good to them; so We delivered them and whom We pleased, and We destroyed the extravagant.
21:10 Certainly We have revealed to you a Book which will give you eminence. Do you not then understand?
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21:11 And how many a town which was iniquitous did We demolish, and We raised up after it another people!
21:12 So when they felt Our might, lo! they began to flee from it.
21:13 Flee not and return to the easy lives which you led, and to your dwellings, that you may be questioned.
21:14 They said: O woe to us! Surely we were unjust.
21:15 And this cry of theirs ceased not till We made them cut off, extinct.
21:16 And We created not the heaven and the earth and what is between them for sport.
21:17 Had We wished to take a pastime, We would have taken it from before Ourselves; by no means would We do (so).
21:18 Nay, We hurl the Truth against falsehood, so it knocks out its brains, and lo! it vanishes. And woe to you for what you describe!
21:19 And to Him belongs whoever is in the heavens and the earth. And those who are with Him are not too proud to serve Him, nor are they weary.
21:20 They glorify (Him) night and day: they flag not.
21:21 Or have they taken gods from the earth who give life?
21:22 If there were in them gods besides Allah, they would both have been in disorder. So glory be to Allah, the Lord of the Throne, being above what they describe!
21:23 He cannot be questioned as to what He does, and they will be questioned.
21:24 Or, have they taken gods besides Him? Say Bring your proof. This is the reminder of those with me and the reminder of those before me. Nay, most of them know not the Truth, so they turn away.
21:25 And We sent no messenger before thee but We revealed to him that there is no God but Me, so serve Me.
21:26 And they say: The Beneficent has taken to Himself a son. Glory be to Him! Nay, they are honoured servants —
21:27 They speak not before He speaks, and according to His command they act.
21:28 He knows what is before them and what is behind them, and they intercede not except for him whom He approves, and for fear of Him they tremble.
21:29 And whoever of them should say I am a god besides Him, such a one We recompense with hell. Thus We reward the unjust.
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21:30 Do not those who disbelieve see that the heavens and the earth were closed up, so We rent them. And We made from water everything living. Will they not then believe?
21:31 And We made firm mountains in the earth lest it be convulsed with them, and We made in it wide ways that they might follow a right direction.
21:32 And We have made the heaven a guarded canopy; yet they turn away from its signs.
21:33 And He it is Who created the night and the day and the sun and the moon. All float in orbits.
21:34 And We granted abiding for ever to no mortal before thee. If thou diest, will they abide?
21:35 Every soul must taste of death. And We test you by evil and good by way of trial. And to Us you are returned.
21:36 And when those who disbelieve see thee, they treat thee not but with mockery: Is this he who speaks of your gods? And they deny when the Beneficent God is mentioned.
21:37 Man is created of haste. Soon will I show you My signs, so ask Me not to hasten them.
21:38 And they say When will this threat come to pass, if you are truthful?
21:39 If those who disbelieve but knew the time when they will not be able to ward off the fire from their faces, nor from their backs, and they will not he helped!
21:40 Nay, it will come to them all of a sudden and confound them, so they will not have the power to avert it, nor will they be respited.
21:41 And messengers before thee were indeed mocked, so there befell those of them who scoffed, that where-at they scoffed.
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21:42 Say: Who guards you by night and by day from the Beneficent? Nay, they turn away at the mention of their Lord.
21:43 Or, have they gods who can defend them against Us? They cannot help themselves, nor can they be defended from Us.
21:44 Nay, We gave provision to these and their fathers, until life was prolonged to them. See they not then that We are visiting the land, curtailing it of its sides? Can they then prevail?
21:45 Say: I warn you only by revelation; and the deaf hear not the call when they are warned.
21:46 And if a blast of the chastisement of thy Lord were to touch them, they would say: O woe to us! Surely we were unjust.
21:47 And We will set up a just balance on the day of Resurrection, so no soul will be wronged in the least. And if there be the weight of a grain of mustard seed, We will bring it. And Sufficient are We to take account.
21:48 And certainly We gave Moses and Aaron the criterion and a light and a reminder for those who keep from evil,
21:49 Who fear their Lord in secret and they are fearful of the Hour.
21:50 And this is a blessed Reminder which We have revealed. Will you then deny it?
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21:51 And certainly We gave Abraham his rectitude before, and We knew him well.
21:52 When he said to his sire and his people What are these images to whose worship you cleave?
21:53 They said We found our fathers worshipping them.
21:54 He said Certainly you have been, you and your fathers, in manifest error.
21:55 They said: Hast thou brought us the truth, or art thou of the jesters?
21:56 He said Nay, your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, Who created them and I am of those who bear witness to this.
21:57 And, by Allah! I will certainly plan against your idols after you go away, turning your backs.
21:58 So he broke them into pieces, except the chief of them, that haply they might return to it
21:59 They said: Who has done this to our gods? Surely he is one of the unjust.
21:60 They said: We heard a youth, who is called Abraham, speak of them.
21:61 They said: Then bring him before the people's eyes, perhaps they may bear witness.
21:62 They said: Hast thou done this to our gods, O Abraham?
21:63 He said: Surely (someone) has done it. The chief of them is this; so ask them, if they can speak.
21:64 Then they turned to themselves and said: Surely you yourselves are wrongdoers;
21:65 Then they were made to hang down their heads: Thou knowest indeed that they speak not.
21:66 He said: Serve you then besides Allah what does you no good, nor harm you?
21:67 Fie on you and on what you serve besides Allah! Have you no sense?
21:68 They said: Burn him, and help your gods, if you are going to do (anything).
21:69 We said: O fire, be coolness and peace for Abraham:
21:70 And they intended a plan against him, but We made them the greater losers.
21:71 And We delivered him and Lot (directing them) to the land which We had blessed for the nations.
21:72 And We gave him Isaac; and Jacob, a son's son. And We made (them) all good.
21:73 And We made them leaders who guided (people) by Our command, and We revealed to them the doing of good and the keeping up of prayer and the giving of alms, and Us (alone) they served;
21:74 And to Lot We gave wisdom and knowledge, and We delivered him from the town which wrought abomination. Surely they were an evil people, transgressors
21:75 And We admitted him to Our mercy; surely he was of the righteous.
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21:76 And Noah, when he cried aforetime, so We answered him, and delivered him and his people from the great calamity.
21:77 And We helped him against the people who rejected Our messages. Surely they were an evil people, so We drowned them all.
21:78 And David and Solomon, when they gave judgment concerning the field, when the people's sheep strayed therein by night, and We were bearers of witness to their judgment.
21:79 So We made Solomon to understand it. And to each (of them) We gave wisdom and knowledge. And We made the mountains, declaring (Our) glory, and the birds, subservient to David. And We were the Doers.
21:80 And We taught him the making of coats of mail for you, to protect you in your wars will you then be grateful?
21:81 And to Solomon (We subdued) the wind blowing violent, pursuing its course by His command to the land which We had blessed, and We are ever Knower of all things.
21:82 And of the devils there were those who dived for him and did other work besides that; and We kept guard over them:
21:83 And Job, when he cried to his Lord; Distress has afflicted me and Thou art the most Merciful of those who show mercy.
21:84 So We responded to him and removed the distress he had, and We gave him his people and the like of them with them; a mercy from Us and a reminder to the worshippers.
21:85 And Ishmael and Idris and Dhu-l-Kifl; all were of the patient ones;
21:86 And We admitted them to Out mercy; surely they were of the good ones.
21:87 And Dhu-l-Nun, when he went away in wrath, and he thought that We would not straiten him, so he called out among afflictions. There is no God but Thou, glory be to Thee! Surely I am of the sufferers of loss.
21:88 So We responded to him and delivered him from grief. And thus do We deliver the believers
21:89 And Zacharias, when he cried to his Lord: My Lord, leave me not alone and Thou art the Best of inheritors.
21:90 So We responded to him and gave him John and made his wife fit for him. Surely they used to vie, one with another, in good deeds and called upon Us, hoping and fearing and they were humble before Us.
21:91 And she who guarded her chastity, so We breathed into her of Our inspiration, and made her and her son a sign for the nations.
21:92 Surely this your community is a single community, and I am your Lord, so serve Me.
21:93 And they cut off their affair among them: to Us will all return.
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21:94 So whoever does good deeds and is a believer, there is no rejection of his effort, and We surely write (it) down for him.
21:95 And it is forbidden to a town which We destroy: they shall not return.
21:96 Even when Gog and Magog are let loose and they sally forth from every elevated place.
21:97 And the True Promise draws nigh, then lo the eyes of those who disbelieve will be fixedly open: O woe to us Surely we were heedless of this; nay, we were unjust.
21:98 Surely you and what you worship besides Allah are fuel of hell: to it you will come.
21:99 Had these been gods, they would not have come to it. And all will abide therein,
21:100 For them therein is groaning and therein they hear not.
21:101 Those for whom the good has already gone forth from Us, they will he kept far off from it
21:102 They will nor hear the faintest sound of it and they will abide in that which their souls desire.
21:103 The great Terror will not grieve them, and the angels will meet them: This is your day which you were promised.
21:104 The day when We roll up heaven like the rolling up of the scroll of writings. As We began the first creation, We shall reproduce it. A promise (binding) on Us. We shall bring it about.
21:105 And certainly We wrote in the Book after the reminder that My righteous servants will inherit the land.
21:106 Surely in this is a message for a people who serve (Us).
21:107 And We have not sent thee but as a mercy to the nations.
21:108 Say It is only revealed to me that your God is one God will you then submit?
21:109 But if they turn back, say: I have warned you in fairness, and I know not whether that which you are promised is near or far.
21:110 Surely He knows what is spoken openly and He knows what you hide.
21:111 And I know not if this may be a trial for you and a provision till a time.
21:112 He said: My Lord, judge Thou with truth. And our Lord is the Beneficent, Whose help is sought against what you ascribe (to Him).

Chapter 22 The Pilgrimage
Al-Hajj

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
22:1 O people, keep your duty to your Lord; surely the shock of the Hour is a grievous thing.
22:2 The day you see it, every woman giving suck will forget her suckling and every pregnant one will lay down her burden, and thou wilt see men as drunken, yet they will not be drunken, but the chastisement of Allah will be severe.
22:3 And among men is he who disputes about Allah without knowledge, and follows every rebellious devil —
22:4 For him it is written that whoever takes him for a friend, he will lead him astray and conduct him to the chastisement of the burning Fire.
22:5 O people, if you are in doubt about the Resurrection, then surely We created you from dust, then from a small life-germ, then from a clot, then from a lump of flesh, complete in make and incomplete, that We may make clear to you. And We cause what We please to remain in the wombs till an appointed time, then We bring you forth as babies, then that you may attain your maturity. And of you is he who is caused to die, and of you is he who is brought back to the worst part of life, so that after knowledge he knows nothing. And thou seest the earth barren, but when We send down thereon water, it stirs and swells and brings forth a beautiful (growth) of every kind.
22:6 That is because Allah, He is the Truth, and He gives life to the dead, and He is Possessor of power over all things,
22:7 And the Hour is coming, there is no doubt about it; and Allah will raise up those who are in the graves.
22:8 And among men is he who disputes about Allah without knowledge, and without guidance, and without an illuminating Book.
22:9 Turning away haughtily to lead men astray from the way of Allah. For him is disgrace in this world, and on the day of Resurrection We shall make him taste the punishment of burning.
22:10 This is for that which thy two hands have sent before, and Allah is not in the least unjust to the servants.
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22:11 And among men is he who serves Allah, (standing) on the verge, so that if good befalls him he is satisfied therewith, but if a trial afflicts him he turns back headlong. He loses this world and the Hereafter. That is a manifest loss.
22:12 He calls besides Allah on that which harms him not, nor benefits him; that is straying far.
22:13 He calls on him whose harm is nearer than his benefit. Certainly an evil guardian and an evil associate
22:14 Surely Allah causes those who believe and do good deeds to enter Gardens wherein flow rivers. Allah indeed does what He pleases.
22:15 Whoever thinks that Allah will not assist him in this life and the Hereafter, let him raise (himself) by some means to the heaven, then let him cut (it) off, then let him see if his plan will take away that at which he is enraged.
22:16 And thus have We revealed it, clear arguments, and Allah guides whom He will.
22:17 Those who believe and those who are Jews and the Sabeans and the Christians and the Magians and the polytheists — surely Allah will decide between them on the day of Resurrection. Surely Allah is Witness over all things.
22:18 Seest thou not that to Allah makes submission whoever is in the heavens and whoever is in the earth, and the sun and the moon and the stars, and the mountains and the trees, and the animals and many of the people? And many there are to whom chastisement is due. And he whom Allah abases, none can give him honour. Sorely Allah does what He pleases.
22:19 These are two adversaries who dispute about their Lord. So those who disbelieve, for them are cut out garments of lire. Boiling water will be poured out over their heads.
22:20 With it will be melted what is in their bellies and (their) skins as well.
22:21 And for them are whips of iron.
22:22 Whenever they desire to go forth from it, from grief, they are turned back into it, and (it is said) Taste the chastisement of burning.
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22:23 Surely Allah will make those who believe and do good deeds enter Gardens wherein flow rivers they are adorned therein with bracelets of gold and (with) pearls. And their garments therein are of silk.
22:24 And they are guided to pure words, and they are guided to the path of the Praised One.
22:25 Those who disbelieve and hinder (men) from Allah's way and from the Sacred Mosque, which We have made equally for all men, (for) the dweller therein and the visitor. And whoever inclines therein. to wrong, unjustly, We shall make him taste of painful chastisement.
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22:26 And when We pointed to Abraham the place of the House, saying: Associate naught with Me; and purify My House for those who make circuits and stand to pray and bow and prostrate themselves.
22:27 And proclaim to men the Pilgrimage: they will come to thee on foot and on every lean camel, coming from every remote path:
22:28 That they may witness benefits (provided) for them, and mention the name of Allah on appointed days over what He has given them of the cattle quadrupeds; then eat of them and feed the distressed one, the needy.
22:29 Then let them accomplish their needful acts of cleansing, and let them fulfil their vows and go round the Ancient House.
22:30 That (shall be so). And who ever respects the sacred ordinances of Allah, it is good for him with his Lord. And the cattle are made lawful for you, except that which is recited to you, so shun the filth of the idols and shun false words,
22:31 Being upright for Allah, not associating aught with Him. And whoever associates (aught) with Allah, it is as if he had fallen from on high, then the birds had snatched him away, or the wind had carried him off to a distant place.
22:32 That (shall be so). And whoever respects the ordinances of Allah, this is surely from the piety of hearts.
22:33 Therein are benefits for you for a term appointed, then their place of sacrifice is the Ancient House.
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22:34 And for every nation We appointed acts of devotion that they might mention the name of Allah on what He has given them of the cattle quadrupeds. So your God is One God, therefore to Him should you submit. And give good news to the humble,
22:35 Whose hearts tremble when Allah is mentioned, and who are patient in their afflictions, and who keep up prayer, and spend of what We have given them.
22:36 And the camels, We have made them of the signs appointed by Allah for you — for you therein is much good. So mention the name of Allah on them standing in a row. Then when they fall down on their sides, eat of them and feed the contented one and the beggar. Thus have We made them subservient to you that you may be grateful.
22:37 Not their flesh, nor their blood, reaches Allah, but to Him is acceptable observance of duty on your part. Thus has He made them subservient to you, that you may magnify Allah for guiding you aright. And give good news to those who do good (to others).
22:38 Surely Allah defends those who believe. Surely Allah loves not anyone who is unfaithful, ungrateful.
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22:39 Permission (to fight) is given to those on whom war is made, because they are oppressed. And surely Allah is Able to assist them —
22:40 Those who are driven from their homes without a just cause except that they say Our Lord is Allah. And if Allah did not repel some people by others, cloisters, and churches, and synagogues, and mosques in which Allah's name is much remembered, would have been pulled down. And surely Allah will help him who helps Him. Surely Allah is Strong, Mighty.
22:41 Those who, if We establish them in the land, will keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate and enjoin good and forbid evil. And Allah's is the end of affairs.
22:42 And if they reject thee, already before them did the people of Noah and 'Ad and Thamud reject (prophets),
22:43 And the people of Abraham and the people of Lot,
22:44 And the dwellers of Midian. And Moses (too) was rejected. But I gave respite to the disbelievers, then I seized them; so how (severe) was My disapproval!
22:45 How many a town We destroyed while it was iniquitous, so it is fallen down upon its roofs; and (how many) a deserted well and palace raised high!
22:46 Have they not travelled in the land so that they should have hearts with which to understand, or ears with which to hear? For surely it is not the eyes that are blind, but blind are the hearts which are in the breasts.
22:47 And they ask thee to hasten on the chastisement, and Allah by no means fails in His promise. And surely a day with thy Lord is as a thousand years of what you reckon.
22:48 And how many a town to which I gave respite while it was unjust, then I seized it! And to Me is the return.
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22:49 Say: O people, I am only a plain warner to you.
22:50 So those who believe and do good, for them is forgiveness and an honourable sustenance.
22:51 And those who strive to oppose Our messages, they are the inmates of the flaming Fire.
22:52 And We never sent a messenger or a prophet before thee but when he desired, the devil made a suggestion respecting his desire; but Allah annuls that which the devil casts, then does Allah establish His messages. And Allah is Knowing, Wise —
22:53 That He may make what the devil casts a trial for those in whose hearts is a disease and the hardhearted. And surely the wrongdoers are in severe opposition,
22:54 And that those who have been given knowledge may know that it is the Truth from thy Lord, so they should believe in it that their hearts may be lowly before Him. And surely Allah is the Guide of those who believe, into a right path.
22:55 And those who disbelieve will not cease to be in doubt concerning it, until the Hour overtakes them suddenly, or there comes to them the chastisement of a destructive day.
22:56 The kingdom on that day is Allah's. He will judge between them. So those who believe and do good will be in Gardens of bliss.
22:57 And those who disbelieve and reject Our messages, for them is an abasing chastisement.
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22:58 And those who flee in Allah's way and are then slain or die, Allah will certainly grant them a goodly sustenance. And surely Allah is the Best of providers.
22:59 He will certainly cause them to enter a place which they are pleased with. And surely Allah is Knowing, Forbearing.
22:60 That (is so). And whoever retaliates with the like of that with which he is afflicted and he is oppressed, Allah will certainly help him. Surely Allah is Pardoning, For giving.
22:61 That is because Allah causes the night to enter into the day and causes the day to enter into the night, and because Allah is Hearing, Seeing.
22:62 That is because Allah is the Truth, and that which they call upon besides Him that is the falsehood, and because Allah — He is the High, the Great.
22:63 Seest thou not that Allah sends down water from the cloud, then the earth becomes green? Surely Allah is Knower of subtleties, Aware.
22:64 To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth. And surely Allah — He is the Self-Sufficient, the Praised.
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22:65 Seest thou not that Allah has made subservient to you all that is in the earth, and the ships gliding in the sea by His command? And He withholds the heaven from falling on the earth except with His permission. Surely Allah is Compassionate, Merciful to men.
22:66 And He it is Who brings you to life, then He causes you to die, then He will bring you to life. Surely man is ungrateful.
22:67 To every nation We appointed acts of devotion, which they observe, so let them not dispute with thee in the matter, and call to thy Lord. Surely thou art on a right guidance.
22:68 And if they contend with thee, say: Allah best knows what you do.
22:69 Allah will judge between you on the day of Resurrection respecting that in which you differ.
22:70 Knowest thou not that Allah knows what is in the heaven and the earth? Surely this is in a book. That is surely easy to Allah.
22:71 And they serve besides Allah that for which He has not sent any authority, and of which they have no knowledge. And for the unjust there is no helper.
22:72 And when Our clear messages are recited to them, thou wilt notice a denial on the faces of those who disbelieve — they almost attack those who recite to them Our messages. Say: Shall I inform you of what is worse than this? The Fire. Allah has promised it to those who disbelieve. And evil is the resort.
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22:73 O people, a parable is set forth, so listen to it. Surely those whom you call upon besides Allah cannot create a fly, though they should all gather for it. And if the fly carry off aught from them, they cannot take it back from it. Weak are (both) the invoker and the invoked.
22:74 They estimate not Allah with His due estimation. Surely Allah is Strong, Mighty.
22:75 Allah chooses messengers from angels and from men. Surely Allah is Hearing, Seeing.
22:76 He knows what is before them and what is behind them. And to Allah are all affairs returned.
22:77 O you who believe, bow down and prostrate yourselves and serve your Lord, and do good that you may succeed.
22:78 And strive hard for Allah with due striving. He has chosen you and has not laid upon you any hardship in religion — the faith of your father Abraham. He named you Muslims before and in this, that the Messenger may be a bearer of witness to you, and you may be bearers of witness to the people; so keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate and hold fast to Allah. He is your Protector excellent the Protector and excellent the Helper!

Chapter 23 The Believers
Al-Mu'minun

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
23:1 Successful indeed are the believers,
23:2 Who are humble in their prayers,
23:3 And who shun what is vain,
23:4 And who act for the sake of purity,
23:5 And who restrain their sexual passions —
23:6 Except in the presence of their mates or those whom their right hands possess, for such surely are not blameable,
23:7 But whoever seeks to go beyond that, such are transgressors —
23:8 And those who are keepers of their trusts and their covenant,
23:9 And those who keep a guard on their prayers.
23:10 These are the heirs,
23:11 Who inherit Paradise. Therein they will abide.
23:12 And certainly We create man of an extract of clay,
23:13 Then We make him a small life-germ in a firm resting-place,
23:14 Then We make the life-germ a clot, then We make the clot a lump of flesh, then We make (in) the lump of flesh bones, then We clothe the bones with flesh, then We cause it to grow into another creation. So blessed be Allah, the Best of creators.
23:15 Then after that you certainly die.
23:16 Then on the day of Resurrection you will surely be raised up.
23:17 And indeed We have made above you seven ways — and never are We heedless of creation.
23:18 And We send down water from the cloud according to a measure, then We cause it to settle in the earth, and We are indeed able to carry it away.
23:19 Then We cause to grow thereby gardens of palm-trees and grapes for you. You have therein many fruits and of them you eat;
23:20 And a tree that grows out of Mount Sinai, which produces oil and relish for the eaters.
23:21 And surely there is a lesson for you in the cattle. We make you to drink of what is in their bellies, and you have in them many advantages and of them you eat,
23:22 And on them and on the ships you are borne.
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23:23 And certainly We sent Noah to his people, so he said: O my people, serve Allah, you have no God other than Him. Will you not guard against evil?
23:24 But the chiefs of those who disbelieved from among his people said: He is nothing but a mortal like yourselves, who desires to have superiority over you. And if Allah had pleased, He could have sent down angels. We have not heard of this among our fathers of yore.
23:25 He is only a madman, so bear with him for a time.
23:26 He said: My Lord, help me against their calling me a liar.
23:27 So We revealed to him: Make the ark under Our eyes and according to Our revelation; then when Our command comes, and water gushes forth from the valley, take into it of every kind a pair, two, and thy people, except those among them against whom the word has gone forth, and speak not to Me in respect of those who are unjust; surely they will be drowned.
23:28 Then when thou art firmly seated, thou and those with thee, in the ark, say: Praise be to Allah, Who delivered us from the unjust people!
23:29 And say: My Lord, cause me to land a blessed landing and Thou art the Best of those who bring to land.
23:30 Surely there are signs in this, and surely We are ever trying (men).
23:31 Then We raised after them another generation.
23:32 So We sent among them a messenger from among them, saying: Serve Allah — you have no God other than Him. Will you not guard against evil?
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23:33 And the chiefs of His people who disbelieved and called the meeting of the Hereafter a lie, and whom We had given plenty to enjoy in this world's life, said: This is only a mortal like you, eating of that whereof you eat and drinking of what you drink.
23:34 And if you obey a mortal like yourselves, then surely you are losers.
23:35 Does he promise you that, when you are dead and become dust and bones, you will then be brought forth?
23:36 Far, very far, is that which you are promised:
23:37 There is naught but our life in this world: we die and we live and we shall not be raised again:
23:38 He is naught but a man who has forged a lie against Allah, and we are not going to believe in him.
23:39 He said: My Lord, help me against their calling me a liar.
23:40 He said: In a little while they will certainly be repenting.
23:41 So the punishment overtook them in justice, and We made them as rubbish; so away with the unjust people!
23:42 Then We raised after them other generations.
23:43 No people can hasten on their doom, nor can they postpone (it).
23:44 Then We sent Our messengers one after another. Whenever its messenger came to a people, they called him a liar, so We made them follow one another and We made them stories. So away with a people who believe not!
23:45 Then We sent Moses and his brother Aaron with Our messages and a clear authority
23:46 To Pharaoh and his chiefs, but they behaved haughtily and they were an insolent people.
23:47 So they said: Shall We believe in two mortals like ourselves while their people serve us?
23:48 So they rejected them and became of those who were destroyed.
23:49 And certainly We gave Moses the Book that they might go aright.
23:50 And We made the son of Mary and his mother a sign, and We gave them refuge on a lofty ground having meadows and springs.
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23:51 O ye messengers, eat of the good things and do good. Surely I am Knower of what you do.
23:52 And surely this your community — one community, and I am your Lord, so keep your duty to Me.
23:53 But they became divided into sects, each party rejoicing in that which was with them.
23:54 So leave them in their ignorance till a time.
23:55 Think they that by the wealth and children wherewith We aid them,
23:56 We are hastening to them of good things? Nay, they perceive not.
23:57 Surely they who live in awe for fear of their Lord,
23:58 And those who believe in the messages of their Lord,
23:59 And those who associate naught with their Lord,
23:60 And those who give what they give while their hearts are full of fear that to their Lord they must return —
23:61 These hasten to good things and they are foremost in attaining them.
23:62 And We lay not on any soul a burden except to the extent of its ability, and with Us is a book which speaks the truth, and they are not wronged.
23:63 Nay, their hearts are in ignorance about it, and they have besides this other deeds which they do.
23:64 Until, when We seize those who lead easy lives among them with chastisement, lo! they cry for succour.
23:65 Cry not for succour this day. Surely you will not be helped by Us.
23:66 My messages were indeed recited to you, but you used to turn back on your heels
23:67 Haughtily, passing nights in talking nonsense about it.
23:68 Do they not then ponder the Word? Or has there come to them that which did nor come to their fathers of old?
23:69 Or do they not recognize their Messenger, that they deny him?
23:70 Or say they: There is madness in him? Nay, he has brought them the Truth, and most of them hate the Truth.
23:71 And if the Truth follow their desires, the heavens and the earth and all those who are therein would perish. Nay, We have brought them their reminder, but they turn away from their reminder.
23:72 Or dost thou ask them a recompense? But the recompense of thy Lord is best, and He is the Best of providers.
23:73 And surely thou callest them to a right way.
23:74 And surely those who believe not in the Hereafter are deviating from the way.
23:75 And if We show mercy to them and remove the distress they have, they would persist in their inordinacy, blindly wandering on.
23:76 And already We seized them with chastisement, but they were not submissive to their Lord, nor did they humble themselves.
23:77 Until, when We open for them a door of severe chastisement, lo! they are in despair at it.
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23:78 And He it is Who made for you the ears and the eyes and the hearts. Little it is that you give thanks!
23:79 And He it is Who multiplied you in the earth, and to Him you will be gathered.
23:80 And He it is Who gives life and causes death, and His is the alternation of the night and the day. Do you not then understand?
23:81 Nay, they say the like of what the ancients said.
23:82 They say: When we die and become dust and bones, shall we then be raised up?
23:83 We are indeed promised this, and (so were) our fathers before. This is naught but stories of those of old!
23:84 Say: Whose is the earth, and whoever is therein, if you know?
23:85 They will say Allah's. Say: Will you not then mind?
23:86 Say: Who is the Lord of the seven heavens and the Lord of the mighty Throne of power?
23:87 They will say: (This is) Allah's. Say: Will you not then guard against evil?
23:88 Say: Who is it in Whose hand is the kingdom of all things and He protects, and none is prorected against Him, if you know?
23:89 They will say: (This is) Allah's. Say: Whence are you then deceived?
23:90 Nay, We have brought them the Truth and surely they are liars.
23:91 Allah has not taken to Himself a son, nor is there with Him any (other) god — in that case would each god have taken away what he created, and some of them would have over-powered others. Glory be to Allah above what they describe
23:92 The Knower of the unseen and the seen; so may He be exalted above what they associate (with Him)!
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23:93 Say: My Lord, if Thou show me that which they are promised —
23:94 My Lord, then place me not with the unjust people.
23:95 And surely We are well Able to show thee what We promise them.
23:96 Repel evil with that which is best. We know best what they describe.
23:97 And say: My Lord, I seek refuge in Thee from the evil suggestions of the devils,
23:98 And I seek refuge in Thee, my Lord, lest they come to me.
23:99 Until when death overtakes one of them, he says: My Lord, send toe back,
23:100 That I may do good in that which I have left. By no means! It is but a word that he speaks. And before them is a barrier, until the day they are raised.
23:101 So when the trumpet is blown, there will be no ties of relationship among them that day, nor will they ask of one another.
23:102 Then those whose good deeds are heavy, those are the successful.
23:103 And those whose good deeds are light, those are they who have lost their souls, abiding in hell.
23:104 The Fire will scorch their faces, and they therein will be in severe affliction.
23:105 Were not My messages recited to you, but you used to reject them?
23:106 They will say: Our Lord, our adversity overcame us, and we were an erring people.
23:107 Our Lord, take us out of it; then if we return (to evil), we shall be unjust.
23:108 He will say: Begone therein, and speak not to Me.
23:109 Surely there was a party of My servants who said: Our Lord, we believe, so forgive us and have mercy on us, and Thou are the Best of those who show mercy.
23:110 But you ridiculed them, until they made you forget remembrance of Me, and you used to laugh at them.
23:111 Surely I have rewarded them this day because they were patient, that they are the achievers.
23:112 He will say: How many years did you tarry in the earth?
23:113 They will say: We tarried a day or part of a day, but ask those who keep account.
23:114 He will say: You tarried but a little if you only knew!
23:115 Do you then think that We have created you in vain, and that you will not be returned to Us?
23:116 So exalted be Allah, the True King! No God is there but He, the Lord of the Throne of Grace.
23:117 And whoever invokes, besides Allah, another god — he has no proof of this — his reckoning is only with his Lord. Surely the disbelievers will not be successful.
23:118 And say: My Lord, forgive and have mercy, and Thou art the Best of those who show mercy.

Chapter 24 The Light
Al-Nur

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
24:1 (This is) a chapter which We have revealed and made obligatory and wherein We have revealed clear messages that you may be mindful.
24:2 The adulteress and the adulterer, flog each of them (with) a hundred stripes, and let not pity for them detain you from obedience to Allah, if you believe in Allah and the Last Day, and let a party of believers wit ness their chastisement.
24:3 The adulterer cannot have sexual relations with any but an adulteress or an idolatress, and the adulteress, none can have sexual relations with her but an adulterer or an idolater; and it is forbidden to believers.
24:4 And those who accuse free women and bring not four witnesses, flog them (with) eighty stripes and never accept their evidence, and these are the transgressors —
24:5 Except those who afterwards repent and act aright; surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
24:6 And those who accuse their wives and have no witnesses except themselves, let one of them testify four times, bearing Allah to witness, that he is of those who speak the truth.
24:7 And the fifth (time) that the curse of Allah be on him, if he is of those who lie.
24:8 And it shall avert the chastisement from her, if she testify four times, bearing Allah to witness that he is of those who lie.
24:9 And the fifth (time) that the wrath of Allah to be on her, if he is of those who speak the truth.
24:10 And were it not for Allah's grace upon you and His mercy — and that Allah is Oft-returning (to mercy) Wise
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24:11 Surely they who concocted the lie are a party from among you. Deem it not an evil to you. Nay, it is good for you. For every man of them is what he has earned of sin and as for him among them who took upon himself the main part thereof, he shall have a grievous punishment.
24:12 Why did not the believing men and the believing women, when you heard it, think well of their own people, and say: This is an evident falsehood?
24:13 Why did they not bring four witnesses of it? So, as they have not brought witnesses, they are liars in the sight of Allah.
24:14 And were it not for Allah's grace upon you and His mercy in this world and the Hereafter, a grievous chastisement would certainly have touched you on account of the talk you indulged in.
24:15 When you received it on your tongues and spoke with your mouths that of which you had no knowledge, and you deemed it a trifle, while with Allah it was serious. —
24:16 And why did you not, when you heard it, say: It beseems us not to talk of it. Glory be to Thee 'This is a great calumny.
24:17 Allah admonishes you that you return not to the like of it ever again, if you are believers.
24:18 And Allah makes clear to you the messages; and Allah is Knowing, Wise.
24:19 Those who love that scandal should circulate respecting those who believe, for them is a grievous chastisement in this world and the Hereafter. And Allah knows, while you know not.
24:20 And were it not for Allah's grace on you and His mercy — and that Allah is Compassionate, Merciful.
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24:21 O you who believe, follow not the footsteps of the devil. And whoever follows the footsteps of the devil, surely he commands indecency and evil. And were it not for Allah's grace on you and His mercy, not one of you would ever have been pure, but Allah purifies whom He pleases. And Allah is Hearing, Knowing.
24:22 And let not possessors of grace and abundance among you swear against giving to the near of kin and the poor and those who have fled in Allah's way; and pardon and overlook. Do you not love that Allah should forgive you? And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
24:23 Surely those who accuse chaste believing women, unaware (of the evil), are cursed in this world and the Hereafter, arid for them is a grievous chastisement,
24:24 On the day when their tongues and their hands and their feet bear witness against them as to what they did,
24:25 On that day Allah will pay back to them in full their just reward, and they will know that Allah, He is the Evident Truth.
24:26 Unclean things are for unclean ones and unclean ones are for unclean things, and good things are for good ones and good ones are for good things; these are free from what they say. For them is forgiveness and an honourable sustenance.
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24:27 O you who believe, enter not houses other than your own houses, until you have asked permission and saluted their inmates. This is better for you that you may be mindful.
24:28 But if you find no one therein, enter them not, until permission is given to you; — and if it is said to you, Go back, then go back; this is purer for you. And Allah is Knower of what you do.
24:29 It is no sin for you to enter uninhabited houses wherein you have your necessaries. And Allah knows what you do openly and what you hide.
24:30 Say to the believing men that they lower their gaze and restrain their sexual passions. That is purer for them. Surely Allah is Aware of what they do.
24:31 And say to the believing women that they lower their gaze and restrain their sexual passions and do not display their adornment except what appears thereof. — And let them wear their head-coverings over their bosoms. And they should not display their adornment except to their husbands or their fathers, or the fathers of their husbands, or their sons, or the sons of their husbands, or their brothers, or their brothers' sons, or their sisters' sons, or their women, or those whom their — right hands possess, or guileless male servants, or the children who know not women's nakedness. And let them not strike their feet so that the adornment that they hide may be known. And turn to Allah all, O believers, so that you may be successful.
24:32 And marry those among you who are single, and those who are fit among your male slaves and your female slaves. If they are needy, Allah will make them free from want out of His grace. And Allah is Ample-giving, Knowing.
24:33 And let those who cannot find a match keep chaste, until Allah makes them free from want out of His grace. And those of your slaves who ask for a writing (of freedom), give them the writing, if you know any good in them, and give them of the wealth of Allah which He has given you. And compel not your slave-girls to prostitution when they desire to keep chaste, in order to seek the frail goods of this world's life. And whoever compels them, then surely after their compulsion Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
24:34 And certainly We have sent to you clear messages and a description of those who passed away before you, and an admonition to those who guard against evil.
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24:35 Allah is the light of the heavens and the earth. A likeness of His light is as a pillar on which is a lamp — the lamp is in a glass, the glass is as it were a brightly shining star — lit from a blessed olive-tree, neither eastern nor western, the oil whereof gives light, though fire touch it not — light upon light. Allah guides to His light whom He pleases. And Allah sets forth parables for men, and Allah is Knower of all things —
24:36 (It is) in houses which Allah has permitted to be exalted and His name to be remembered therein. Therein do glorify Him, in the mornings and the evenings,
24:37 Men whom neither merchandise nor selling diverts — from the remembrance of Allah and the keeping up — of prayer and the paying of the poor-rate — they fear a day in which the hearts and the eyes will turn about,
24:38 That Allah may give them the best reward for what they did, and give them more out of His grace. And Allah provides without measure for whom He pleases.
24:39 And those who disbelieve, their deeds are as a mirage in a desert, which the thirsty man deems to be water, until, when he comes to it, he finds it naught, and he finds Allah with him, so He pays him his due. And Allah is Swift at reckoning —
24:40 Or like darkness in the deep sea there covers him a wave, above which is a wave, above which is a cloud — (layers of) darkness one above another — when he holds out his hand, he is almost unable to see it. And to whom Allah gives not light, he has no light.
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24:41 Seest thou not that Allah is He, Whom do glorify all those who are in the heavens and the earth, and the birds with wings outspread? Each one knows its prayer and its glorification. And Allah is Knower of what they do.
24:42 And Allah's is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth, and to Allah is the eventual coming.
24:43 Seest thou not that Allah drives along the clouds, then gathers them together, then piles them up, so that thou seest the rain coming forth from their midst? And He sends down from the heaven (clouds like) mountains, wherein is hail, afflicting therewith whom He pleases and turning it away from whom He pleases. The flash of His lightning almost takes away the sight.
24:44 Allah causes the night and the day to succeed one another. Surely there is a lesson in this for those who have sight.
24:45 And Allah has created every animal of water. So of them is that which crawls upon its belly, and of them is that which walks upon two feet, and of them is that which walks upon four. Allah creates what He pleases. Surely Allah is Possessor of power over all things.
24:46 We have indeed revealed clear messages. And Allah guides whom He pleases to the right way.
24:47 And they say: We believe in Allah and in the Messenger and we obey then a party of them turn away after this, and they are not believers.
24:48 And when they are invited to Allah and His Messenger that he may judge between them, lo a party of them turn aside.
24:49 And if the right is on their side, they hasten to him in submission.
24:50 Is there in their hearts a disease, or are they in doubt, or fear they that Allah and His Messenger will deal with them unjustly? Nay! they themselves are; the wrongdoers.
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24:51 The response of the believers, when they are invited to Allah and His Messenger that he may judge between them, is only that they say: We hear and we obey. And these it is that are successful.
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24:52 And he who obeys Allah and His Messenger, and fears Allah and keeps duty to Him, these it is that are the achievers.
24:53 And they swear by Allah with their strongest oaths that, if thou command them, they would certainly go forth. Say: Swear not; reasonable obedience (is desired). Surely Allah is Aware of what you do.
24:54 Say: Obey Allah and obey the Messenger. But if you turn away, he is responsible for the duty imposed on him, and you are responsible for the duty imposed on you. And if you obey him, you go aright. And the Messenger's duty is only to deliver (the message) plainly.
24:55 Allah has promised to those of you who believe and do good that He will surely make them rulers in the earth as He made those before them rulers and that He will surely establish for them their religion, which He has chosen for them, and that He will surely give them security in exchange after their fear. They will serve Me, not associating aught with Me. And whoever is ungrateful after this, they are the transgressors.
24:56 And keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate and obey the Messenger, so that mercy may be shown to you.
24:57 Think not that those who disbelieve will weaken (the Truth) in the earth; and their abode is the Fire. And it is indeed an evil resort
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24:58 O you who believe, let those whom your right hands possess and those of you who have not attained to puberty ask permission of you three times: Before the morning prayer, and when you put off your clothes for the heat of noon, and after the prayer of night. These are three times of privacy for you; besides these it is no sin for you nor for them — some of you go round about (waiting) upon others. Thus does Allah make clear to you the messages. And Allah is Knowing, Wise.
24:59 And when the children among you attain to puberty, let them seek permission as those before them sought permission. Thus does Allah make clear to you His messages. And Allah is Knowing, Wise.
24:60 And (as for) women past childbearing, who hope not for marriage, it is no sin for them if they put off their clothes without displaying their adornment. And if they are modest, it is better for them. And Allah is Hearing, Knowing.
24:61 There is no blame on the blind man, nor any blame on the lame, nor blame on the sick, nor on yourselves that you eat in your own houses, or your fathers' houses, or your mothers' houses, or your brothers' houses, or your sisters' houses; or your paternal uncles' houses, or your paternal aunts' houses, or your maternal uncles' houses, or your maternal aunts' houses, or (houses) whereof you possess the keys, or your friends' (houses). It is no sin in you that you eat together or separately. So when you enter houses, greet your people with a salutation from Allah, blessed (and) goodly. Thus does Allah make clear to you the messages that you may understand.
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24:62 Only those are believers who believe in Allah and His Messenger, and when they are with him on a momentous affair, they go not away until they have asked leave of him. Surely they who ask leave of thee, are they who believe in Allah and His Messenger; so when they ask leave of thee for some affair of theirs, give leave to whom thou wilt of them, and ask forgiveness for them from Allah. Surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
24:63 Make not the calling among you of the Messenger as your calling one of another. Allah indeed knows those who steal away from among you, concealing themselves. So let those who go against his order beware, lest a trial afflict them or there befall them a painful chastisement.
24:64 Now surely Allah's is whatever is in the heavens and the earth. He knows indeed your condition. And on the day when they are returned to Him, He will inform them of what they did. And Allah is Knower of all things.

Chapter 25 The Discrimination
Al-Furqan

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
25:1 I Blessed is He Who sent down the Discrimination upon His servant that he might be a warner to the nations —
25:2 He, Whose is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth, and Who did not take to Himself a son, and Who has no associate in the kingdom, and Who created everything, then ordained for it a measure.
25:3 And they take besides Him gods who create naught, while they are themselves created, and they control for themselves no harm nor profit, and they control not death, nor life, nor raising to life.
25:4 And those who disbelieve say this is nothing but a lie, which he has forged, and other people have helped him at it. So indeed they have brought an iniquity and a falsehood.
25:5 And they say Stories of the ancients, which he has got written, so they are read out to him morning and evening!
25:6 Say: He has revealed it, Who knows the secret of the heavens and the earth. Surely He is ever Forgiving, Merciful.
25:7 And they say: What a Messenger is this? He eats food and goes about in the markets. Why has not an angel been sent down to him to be a warner with him?
25:8 Or a treasure given to him, or a garden from which to eat? And the evildoers say: You follow but a man bewitched!
25:9 See what parables they set forth for thee — they have gone astray, so they cannot find a way.
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25:10 Blessed is He Who if He please, will give thee what is better than this: Gardens wherein flow rivers. And He will give thee palaces.
25:11 But they deny the Hour, and We have prepared a burning Fire for him who denies the Hour.
25:12 When it sees them from a faroff place, they will hear its raging and roaring.
25:13 And when they are cast into a narrow place thereof in chains, they will there pray for destruction.
25:14 Pray nor this day for destruction once but pray for destruction again and again.
25:15 Say: Is this better or the Garden of Perpetuity, which the dutiful are promised? That is a reward and a resort for them.
25:16 For them therein is what they desire, to abide. It is a promise to be prayed for from thy Lord.
25:17 And on the day when He will gather them, and that which they serve besides Allah, He will say: Was it you who led astray these My servants, or did they themselves stray from the path?
25:18 They will say: Glory be to Thee! it was not beseeming for us that we should take for protectors others besides Thee, but Thou didst make them and their fathers to enjoy until they forgot the Reminder, and they became a lost people.
25:19 So they will give you the lie in what you say, then you can neither ward off (evil), nor (obtain) help. And whoever among you does wrong, We shall make him taste a great chastisement.
25:20 And We did not send before thee any messengers but they surely ate food and went about in the markets. And We make some of you a trial for others. Will you bear patiently? And thy Lord is ever Seeing.
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25:21 And those who look not for meeting with Us, say: Why have not angels been sent down to us, or (why) do we not see our Lord? Indeed they are too proud of themselves and revolt in great revolt.
25:22 On the day when they will see the angels, there will be no good news for the guilty, and they will say: Let there be a strong barrier!
25:23 And We shall turn to the work they have done, so We shall render it as scattered motes.
25:24 The owners of the Garden will on that day be in a better abiding-place and a fairer resting-place.
25:25 And on the day when the heaven bursts asunder with clouds, and the angels are sent down, as they are sent.
25:26 The kingdom on that day rightly belongs to the Beneficent, and it will be a hard day for the disbelievers.
25:27 And on the day when the wrongdoer will bite his hands, saying: Would that I had taken a way with the Messenger!
25:28 O woe is me! would that I had not taken such a one for a friend!
25:29 Certainly he led me astray from the Reminder after it had come to me. And the devil ever deserts man.
25:30 And the Messenger will say My Lord, surely my people treat this Qur'an as a forsaken thing.
25:31 And thus have We made for every prophet an enemy from among the guilty, and sufficient is thy Lord as a Guide and a Helper.
25:32 And those who disbelieve say: Why has not the Qur'an been revealed to him all at once? Thus, that We may strengthen thy heart thereby and We have arranged it well in arranging.
25:33 And they cannot bring thee a question, but We have brought thee the truth and the best explanation.
25:34 Those who will be gathered to hell on their faces they are in an evil plight and straying farther away from the path.
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25:35 And certainly We gave Moses the Book and We appointed with him his brother Aaron, an aider.
25:36 Then We said: Go you both to the people who reject Our messages. So We destroyed them with utter destruction.
25:37 And the people of Noah, when they rejected the messengers, We drowned them, and made them a sign for men. And We have prepared a painful chastisement for the wrongdoers —
25:38 And 'Ad and Thamud and the dwellers of Rass and many generations in between.
25:39 And to each We gave examples and each did We destroy with utter destruction.
25:40 And indeed they pass by the town wherein was rained an evil rain. Do they not see it? Nay, they hope not to be raised again.
25:41 And when they see thee, they take thee for naught but a jest Is this he whom Allah has raised to be a messenger?
25:42 He had well-nigh led us astray from our gods had we not adhered to them patiently! And they will know, when they see the chastisement, who is mote astray from the path.
25:43 Hast thou seen him who takes his low desires for his god? Wilt thou be a guardian over him?
25:44 Or thinkest thou that most of them hear or understand? They are but as the cattle; nay, they are farther astray from the path.
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25:45 Seest thou not how thy Lord extends the shade? And if He pleased, He would have made it stationary. Then We have made the sun an indication of it,
25:46 Then We take it to Ourselves, taking little by little.
25:47 And He it is Who made the night a covering for you, and sleep a rest, and He made the day to rise up again.
25:48 And He it is Who sends the winds as good news before His mercy and We send down pure water from the clouds,
25:49 That We may give life thereby to a dead land, and give it for drink to cattle and many people that We have created.
25:50 And certainly We repeat this to them that they may be mindful, but most men consent to naught but denying.
25:51 And if We pleased, We could raise a warner in every town.
25:52 So obey not the disbelievers, and strive against them a mighty striving with it.
25:53 And He it is Who has made the two seas to flow freely, the one sweet, very sweet, and the other saltish, bitter. And between the two He has made a barrier and inviolable obstruction.
25:54 And He it is Who has created man from water, then He has made for him blood-relationship and marriage-relationship. And thy Lord is ever Powerful.
25:55 And they serve besides Allah that which can neither profit them, nor harm them. And the disbeliever is ever an aider against his Lord.
25:56 And We have not sent thee but as a giver of good news and as a warner.
25:57 Say: I ask of you naught in return for it except that he who will may take a way to his Lord.
25:58 And rely on the Ever-Living Who dies not, and celebrate His praise. And sufficient is He as being Aware of His servants' sins,
25:59 Who created the heavens and the earth and what is between them in six periods, and He is established on the Throne of Power, the Beneficent. So ask respecting Him one aware.
25:60 And when it is said to them: Make obeisance to the Beneficent, they say: And what is the Beneficent? Shall we make obeisance to what thou biddest us? And it adds to their aversion.
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25:61 Blessed is He Who made the stars in the heavens and made therein a sun and a moon giving light!
25:62 And He it is, Who made the night and the day to follow each other, for him who desires to be mindful or desires to be thankful.
25:63 And the servants of the Beneficent are they who walk on the earth in humility, and when the ignorant address them, they say, Peace!
25:64 And they who pass the night prostrating themselves before their Lord and standing.
25:65 And they who say Our Lord, avert from us the chastisement of hell; surely the chastisement thereof is a lasting evil:
25:66 It is surely an evil abode and resting-place!
25:67 And they who, when they spend are neither extravagant nor parsimonious, and the just mean is ever between these.
25:68 And they who call not upon another god with Allah and slay not the soul which Allah has forbidden, except in the cause of justice, nor commit fornication; and he who does this shall meet a requital of sin —
25:69 The chastisement will be doubled to him on the day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein in abasement —
25:70 Except him who repents and believes and does good deeds; for such Allah changes their evil deeds to good ones. And Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful.
25:71 And whoever repents and does good, he surely turns to Allah a (goodly) turning.
25:72 And they who witness no falsehood, and when they pass by what is vain, they pass by nobly.
25:73 And they who, when reminded of the messages of their Lord, fall not down thereat deaf and blind.
25:74 And they who say, Our Lord, grant us in our wives and our offspring the joy of our eyes, and make us leaders for those who guard against evil.
25:75 These are rewarded with high places because they are patient, and are met therein with greetings and salutation,
25:76 Abiding therein. Goodly the abode and the resting-place!
25:77 Say: My Lord would not care for you, were it not for your prayer. Now indeed you have rejected, so the punishment will come.

Chapter 26 The Poets
Al-Shu'ara

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
26:1 Benignant, Hearing, Knowing God.
26:2 These are the verses of the Book that makes manifest.
26:3 Perhaps thou wilt kill thyself with grief because they believe not.
26:4 If We please, We could send down on them a sign from heaven, so that their necks would bend before it.
26:5 And there comes not to them a new Reminder from the Beneficent but they turn away from it.
26:6 They indeed reject, so the news will soon come to them of that at which they mock.
26:7 See they not the earth, how many of every noble kind We cause to grow in it?
26:8 surely in this is a sign; yet most of them believe not.
26:9 And surely thy Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
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26:10 And when thy Lord called Moses, saying: Go to the iniquitous people
26:11 The people of Pharaoh. Will they nor guard against evil?
26:12 He said: My Lord, I fear that they will reject me.
26:13 And my breast straitens, and my tongue is not eloquent, so send for Aaron (too).
26:14 And they have a crime against me, so I fear that they will kill me.
26:15 He said: By no means; so go you both with Our signs surely We are with you, Hearing.
26:16 Then come to Pharaoh, and say: We are bearers of a message of the Lord of the worlds:
26:17 Send with us the Children of Israel.
26:18 (Pharaoh) said: Did we not bring thee up as a child among us, and thou didst tarry (many) years of thy life among us?
26:19 And thou didst (that) deed of thine which thou didst and thou art of the ungrateful ones.
26:20 He said: I did it then when I was of those who err.
26:21 So I fled from you when I feared you, then my Lord granted me judgment and made me of the messengers.
26:22 And is it a favour of which thou remindest me that thou hast enslaved the Children of Israel?
26:23 Pharaoh said: And what is the Lord of the worlds?
26:24 He said: The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, if you would be sure.
26:25 (Pharaoh) said to those around him: Do you not hear?
26:26 He said: Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers of old.
26:27 (Pharaoh) said: Surely your messenger, who is sent to you, is mad.
26:28 He said: The Lord of the East and the West and what is between them, if you have any sense.
26:29 (Pharaoh) said: If thou takest a god besides me, I will certainly put thee in prison.
26:30. He said: Even if I show thee something plain?
26:31 (Pharaoh) said: Show it, then, if thou art of the truthful.
26:32 So he cast down his rod, and lo! it was an obvious serpent;
26:33 And he drew forth his hand, and lo! it appeared white to the beholders.
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26:34 (Pharaoh) said to the chiefs around him: Surely this is a skilful enchanter,
26:35 Who desires to turn you out of your land with his enchantment. What is it then that you counsel?
26:36 They said: Give him and his brother respite and send heralds into the cities,
26:37 That they bring to thee every skilful enchanter.
26:38 So the enchanters were gathered together for the appointment of a well-known day,
26:39 And it was said to the people Will you gather together?
26:40 Haply we may follow the enchanters, if they are the vanquishers.
26:41 So when the enchanters came, they said to Pharaoh: Will there be a reward for us, if we are the vanquishers?
26:42 He said: Yes, and surely you will then be of those who are nearest (to me).
26:43 Moses said to them: Cast what you are going to cast.
26:44 So they cast down their cords and their rods and said: By Pharaoh's power we shall most surely be victorious.
26:45 Then Moses cast down his rod, and lo! it swallowed up their fabrication.
26:46 And the enchanters were thrown down prostrate —
26:47 They said: We believe in the Lord of the worlds,
26:48 The Lord of Moses and Aaron.
26:49 (Pharaoh) said: You believe in him before I give you leave; surely he is the chief of you who taught you enchantment, so you shall know. Certainly I will cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and I will crucify you all.
26:50 They said: No harm; surely to our Lord we return.
26:51 We hope that out Lord will forgive us our wrongs because we are the first of the believers.
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26:52 And We revealed to Moses, saying: Travel by night with My servants — you will be pursued.
26:53 And Pharaoh sent heralds into the cities (proclaiming):
26:54 These are indeed a small band,
26:55 And they have surely enraged us:
26:56 And we are truly a vigilant multitude.
26:57 So We turned them out of gardens and springs,
26:58 And treasures and goodly dwellings —
26:59 Even so. And We gave them as a heritage to the Children of Israel.
26:60 Then they pursued them at sunrise.
26:61 So when the two hosts saw each other, the companions of Moses cried out: Surely we are overtaken.
26:62 He said: By no means; surely my Lord is with me — He will guide me.
26:63 Then We revealed to Moses March on to the sea with thy staff. So it parted, and each party was like a huge mound.
26:64 And there We brought near the others.
26:65 And We saved Moses and those with him, all.
26:66 Then We drowned the others.
26:67 Surely there is a sign in this yet most of them believe not.
26:68 And surely thy Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
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26:69 And recite to them the story of Abraham.
26:70 When he said to his sire and his people: What do you worship?
26:71 They said: We worship idols, so we shall remain devoted to them.
26:72 He said: Do they hear you when you call (on them),
26:73 Or do they benefit or harm you?
26:74 They said: Nay, we found our fathers doing so.
26:75 He said: Do you then see what you worship —
26:76 You and your ancient sires?
26:77 Surely they are an enemy to me, but not (so) the Lord of the worlds,
26:78 Who created me, then He shows me the way,
26:79 And Who gives me to eat and to drink,
26:80 And when I am sick, He heals me,
26:81 And Who will cause me to die, then give me life,
26:82 And Who, I hope, will forgive me my mistakes on the day of Judgment.
26:83 My Lord, grant me wisdom, and join me with the righteous,
26:84 And ordain for me a goodly mention in later generations,
26:85 And make me of the heirs of the Garden of bliss,
26:86 And forgive my sire, surely he is of the erring ones,
26:87 And disgrace me not on the day when they are raised —
26:88 The day when wealth will not avail, nor sons,
26:89 Save him who comes to Allah with a sound heart.
26:90 And the Garden is brought near for the dutiful,
26:91 And hell is made manifest to the deviators,
26:92 And it is said to them: Where are those that you worshipped
26:93 Besides Allah? Can they help you or help themselves?
26:94 So they are hurled into it, they and the deviators,
26:95 And the hosts of the devil, all.
26:96 They will say, while they quarrel therein
26:97 By Allah We were certainly in manifest error,
26:98 When we made you equal with the Lord of the worlds.
26:99 And none but the guilty led us astray.
26:100 So we have no intercessors,
26:101 Nor a true friend.
26:102 Now, if we could but once return, we would be believers.
26:103 Surely there is a sign in this yet most of them believe not.
26:104 And surely thy Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
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26:105 The people of Noah rejected the messengers.
26:106 When their brother Noah said to them: Will you not guard against evil?
26:107 Surely I am a faithful messenger to you:
26:108 So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
26:109 And I ask of you no reward for it my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds.
26:110 So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
26:111 They said: Shall we believe in thee and the meanest follow thee?
26:112 He said: And what knowledge have I of what they did?
26:113 Their reckoning is only with my Lord, if you but perceive.
26:114 And I am not going to drive away the believers
26:115 I am only a plain warner.
26:116 They said: If thou desist not, O Noah, thou wilt certainly be stoned to death.
26:117 He said: My Lord, my people give me the lie.
26:118 So judge Thou between me and them openly, and deliver me and the believers who are with me.
26:119 So We delivered him and those with him in the laden ark.
26:120 Then We drowned the rest afterwards.
26:121 Surely there is sign in this, yet most of them believe not.
26:122 And surely thy Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
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26:123 'Ad gave the lie to the messengers.
26:124 When their brother Hud said to them: Will you not guard against evil?
26:125 Surely I am a faithful messenger to you:
26:126 So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
26:127 And I ask of you no reward for it; surely my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds.
26:128 Do you build on every height a monument? You (only) sport.
26:129 And you make fortresses that you may abide.
26:130 And when you seize, you seize as tyrants.
26:131 So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
26:132 And keep your duty to Him Who aids you with that which you know —
26:133 He aids you with cattle and children
26:134 And gardens and fountains.
26:135 Surely I fear for you the chastisement of a grievous day.
26:136 They said: It is the same to us whether thou admonish, or art not one of the admonishers:
26:137 This is naught but a fabrication of the ancients:
26:138 And we will not be chastised.
26:139 So they rejected him, then We destroyed them. Surely there is a sign in this; yet most of them believe not.
26:140 And surely thy Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful;
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26:141 Thamud gave the lie to the messengers.
26:142 When their brother Salih said to them: Will you not guard against evil?
26:143 Surely I am a faithful messenger to you:
26:144 So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
26:145 And I ask of you no reward for it; my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds.
26:146 Will you be left secure in what is here,
26:147 In gardens and fountains,
26:148 And corn-fields and palm-trees having fine flower-spikes?
26:149 And you hew houses out of the mountains exultingly.
26:150 So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
26:151 And obey not the bidding of the extravagant,
26:152 Who make mischief in the land and act nor aright.
26:153 They said: Thou art only a deluded person.
26:154 Thou art naught but a mortal like ourselves — so bring a sign if thou art truthful.
26:155 He said: This is a she-camel she has her portion of water, and you have your portion of water at an appointed time.
26:156 And touch her not with evil, lest the chastisement of a grievous day overtake you.
26:157 But they hamstrung her, then regretted,
26:158 So the chastisement overtook them. Surely there is a sign in this yet most of them believe not.
26:159 And surely thy Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
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26:160 The people of Lot gave the lie to the messengers.
26:161 When their brother Lot said to them: Will you not guard against evil?
26:162 Surely I am a faithful messenger to you:
26:163 So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
26:164 And I ask of you no reward for it my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds.
26:165 Do you come to the males from among the creatures,
26:166 And leave your wives whom your Lord has created for you? Nay, you are a people exceeding limits.
26:167 They said: If thou desist not, O Lot, thou wilt surely be banished.
26:168 He said: Surely I abhor what you do.
26:169 My Lord, deliver me and my followers from what they do.
26:170 So We delivered him and his followers all,
26:171 Except an old woman, among those who remained behind.
26:172 Then We destroyed the others.
26:173 And We rained on them a rain, and evil was the rain on those warned.
26:174 Surely there is a sign in this yet most of them believe not.
26:175 And surely thy Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
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26:176 The dwellers of the thicket gave the lie to the messengers.
26:177 When Shu'aib said to them: Will you not guard against evil?
26:178 Surely I am a faithful messenger to you;
26:179 So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
26:180 And I ask of you no reward for it; my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds.
26:181 Give full measure and be not of those who diminish.
26:182 And weigh with a true balance.
26:183 And wrong not men of their dues, and act not corruptly in the earth, making mischief.
26:184 And keep your duty to Him Who created you and the former generations.
26:185 They said: Thou art only a deluded person,
26:186 And thou art naught but a mortal like ourselves, and we deem thee to be a liar.
26:187 So cause a portion of heaven to fall on us, if thou art truthful.
26:188 He said: My Lord knows best what you do.
26:189 But they rejected him, so the chastisement of the day of Covering overtook them. Surely it was the chastisement of a grievous day!
26:190 Surely there is a sign in this yet must of them believe not.
26:191 And surely thy Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
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26:192 And surely this is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
26:193 The Faithful Spirit has brought it
26:194 On thy heart that thou mayest be a warner,
26:195 In plain Arabic language.
26:196 And surely the same is in the Scriptures of the ancients.
26:197 Is it not a sign to them that the learned men of the Children of Israel know it?
26:198 And if We had revealed it to any of the foreigners,
26:199 And he had read it to them, they would not have believed in it.
26:200 Thus do We cause it to enter into the hearts of the guilty.
26:201 They will not believe in it till they see the painful chastisement:
26:202 So it will come to them suddenly, while they perceive not;
26:203 Then they will say: Shall we be respited?
26:204 Do they still seek to hasten on Our chastisement?
26:205 Seest thou, if We let them enjoy themselves for years,
26:206 Then that which they are promised comes to them
26:207 That which they were made to enjoy will not avail them?
26:208 And We destroyed no town but it had (its) warners
26:209 To remind. And We are never unjust.
26:210 And the devils have not brought it.
26:211 And it behoves them not, nor have they the power to do (it).
26:212 Surely they are far removed from hearing it.
26:213 So call not upon another god with Allah, lest thou be of those who are chastised.
26:214 And warn thy nearest relations,
26:215 And lower thy wing to the believers who follow thee.
26:216 But if they disobey thee, say I am clear of what you do.
26:217 And rely on the Mighty, the Merciful,
26:218 Who sees thee when thou standest up,
26:219 And thy movements among those who prostrate themselves.
26:220 Surely He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
26:221 Shall I inform you upon whom the devils descend?
26:222 They descend upon every lying, sinful one —
26:223 They give ear, and most of them are liars.
26:224 And the poets — the deviators follow them.
26:225 Seest thou not that they wander in every valley,
26:226 And that they say that which they do not?
26:227 Except those who believe and do good and remember Allah much, and defend themselves after they are oppressed. And they who do wrong, will know to what final place of turning they will turn back.

Chapter 27 The Naml
Al-Naml

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
27:1 Benignant, Hearing God! These are the verses of the Qur'an and the Book that makes manifest:
27:2 A guidance and good news for the believers,
27:3 Who keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate, and they are sure of the Hereafter.
27:4 Those who believe not in the Hereafter, We make their deeds fair-seeming to them, but they blindly wander on.
27:5 These are they for whom is an evil chastisement, and in the Hereafter they are the greatest losers.
27:6 And thou art surely made to receive the Qur'an from the Wise, the Knowing.
27:7 When Moses said to his family Surely I see a fire; I will bring you news thence, or bring you therefrom a burning brand, so that you may warm yourselves.
27:8 So when he came to it, a voice issued, saying Blessed is he who is in search of fire and those around it. And glory be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds!
27:9 O Moses, surely I am Allah, the Mighty, the Wise:
27:10 And cast down thy rod. So when he saw it in motion as if it were a serpent, he turned back retreating and did not return. O Moses, fear not. Surely the messengers fear not in My presence —
27:11 Not he who does wrong, then does good instead after evil; surely I am Forgiving, Merciful,
27:12 And put thy hand into thy bosom, it will come forth white without evil, among nine signs to Pharaoh and his people. Surely they are a transgressing people.
27:13 So when Our clear signs came to them, they said This is clear enchantment.
27:14 And they denied them unjustly and proudly, while their souls were convinced of them. See then, what was the end of the mischief-makers
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27:15 And certainly We gave knowledge to David and Solomon. And they said Praise be to Allah, Who has made us excel many of His believing servants!
27:16 And Solomon was David's heir, and he said: O men, we have been taught the speech of birds, and we have been granted of all things. Surely this is manifest grace.
27:17 And his hosts of the jinn and the men and the birds were gathered to Solomon, and they were formed into groups.
27:18 Until when they came to the valley of the Naml, a Namlite said: O Naml, enter your houses, (lest) Solomon and his hosts crush you, while they know not.
27:19 So he smiled, wondering at her word, and said My Lord, grant me that I may be grateful for Thy favour which Thou hast bestowed on me and on my parents, and that I may do good such as Thou art pleased with, and admit me, by Thy mercy, among Thy righteous servants.
27:20 And he reviewed the birds, then said How is it I see not Hudhud, or is it that he is one of the absentees?
27:21 I will certainly punish him with a severe punishment, or kill him, or he shall bring me a clear excuse.
27:22 And he tarried not long, then said: I have compassed that which thou hast not compassed and I have come to thee from Saba' with sure information —
27:23 I found a woman ruling over them, and she has been given of everything and she has a mighty throne.
27:24 I found her and her people adoring the sun instead of Allah, and the devil has made their deeds fair-seeming to them and turned them from the way, so they go not aright
27:25 So that they worship not Allah, Who brings forth what is hidden in the heavens and the earth and knows what you hide and what you proclaim.
27:26 Allah, there is no God but He, the Lord of the mighty Throne.
27:27 He said: We shall see whether thou speakest the truth or whether thou art a liar.
27:28 Take this my letter and hand it over to them, then turn from them and see what (answer) they return.
27:29 She said: O chiefs, an honourable letter has been delivered to me.
27:30 It is from Solomon, and it is in the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
27:31 Proclaiming, Exalt not yourselves against me and come to me in submission.
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27:32 She said: O chiefs, advise me respecting my affair; I never decide an affair uhtil you are in my presence.
27:33 They said: We are possessors of strength and possessors of mighty prowess. And the command is thine, so consider what thou wilt command.
27:34 She said: Surely the kings, when they enter a town, ruin it and make the noblest of its people to be low; and thus they do.
27:35 And surely I am going to send them a present, and to see what (answer) the messengers bring back.
27:36 So when (the envoy) came to Solomon, he said: Will you help me with wealth? But what Allah has given me is better than that which He has given you. Nay, you are exultant because of your present.
27:37 Go back to them, so we shall certainly come to them with hosts which they have no power to oppose, and we shall certainly expel them therefrom in disgrace, while they are abased.
27:38 He said: O chiefs, which of you can bring me her throne before they come to me in submission?
27:39 One audacious among the jinn said: I will bring it to thee before thou rise up from thy place; and surely I am strong, trusty for it —
27:40 One having knowledge of the Book said: I will bring it to thee in the twinkling of an eye. Then when he saw it settled beside him, he said: This is of the grace of my Lord, that He may try me whither I am grateful or ungrateful. And whoever is grateful, he is grateful only for his own soul, and whoever is ungrateful, then surely my Lord is Self-sufficient, Bountiful.
27:41 He said: Alter her throne for her; we may see 'whether she follows the right way or is of those who go not aright.
27:42 So when she came, it was said Was thy throne like this? She said: It is as it were the same; and we were given the knowledge before about it, and we submitted.
27:43 And that which she worshipped besides Allah prevented her; for she was of a disbelieving people.
27:44 It was said to her: Enter the palace. But when she saw it she deemed it to be a great expanse of water, and prepared herself to meet the difficulty. He said: Surely it is a palace made smooth with glass. She said: My Lord, surely I have wronged myself, and I submit with Solomon to Allah, the Lord of thu worlds.
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27:45 And certainly We sent to Thamud their brother Salih, saying; Serve Allah. Then lo they became two parties, contending.
27:46 He said: O my people, why do you hasten on the evil before the good? Why do you not ask forgiveness of Allah so that you may have mercy?
27:47 They said: We augur evil of thee and those with thee. He said: Your evil augury is with Allah; nay, you are a people who are tried.
27:48 And there were in the city nine persons who made mischief in the land and did not act aright.
27:49 They said: Swear one to another by Allah that we shall attack him and his family by night, then we shall say to his heir: We witnessed not the destruction of his family, and we are surely truthful.
27:50 And they planned a plan, and We planned a plan, while they perceived not.
27:51 See, then, what was the end of their plan, that We destroyed them and their people, all (of them).
27:52 So those are their houses fallen down because they were iniquitous. Surely there is a sign in this for a people who know.
27:53 And We delivered those who believed and kept their duty.
27:54 And Lot, when he said to his people: Do you commit foul deeds, while you see?
27:55 Will you come to men lustfully rather than women? Nay, you are a people who act ignorantly.
27:56 But the answer of his people was naught except that they said: Drive out Lot's followers from your town; surely they are a people who would keep pure!
27:57 But We delivered him and his followers except his wife; We ordained her to be of those who remained behind.
27:58 And We rained on them a rain; so evil was the rain on those who had been warned.
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27:59 Say: Praise be to Allah and peace on His servants whom He has chosen! Is Allah better, or what they associate (with Him,)?
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27:60 Or, Who created the heavens and the earth, and sends down for you water from the cloud? Then We cause to grow thereby beautiful gardens — it is not possible for you to make the trees thereof to grow. Is there a god with Allah? Nay, they are a people who deviate!
27:61 Or, Who made the earth a resting-place, and made in it rivers, and raised on it mountains, and placed between the two seas a barrier? Is there a god with Allah? Nay, most of them know not!
27:62 Or, Who answers the distressed one when he calls upon Him and removes the evil, and will make you successors in the earth? Is there a god with Allah? Little is it that you mind!
27:63 Or, Who guides you in the darkness of the land and the sea, and Who sends the winds as good news before His mercy? Is there a god with Allah? Exalted be Allah above what they associate (with Him)
27:64 Or, Who originates the creation, then reproduces it, and Who gives you sustenance from the heaven and the earth? Is there a god with Allah? Say Bring your proof, if you are truthful.
27:65 Say: No one in the heavens and the earth knows the unseen but Allah; and they know not when they will be raised.
27:66 Nay, their knowledge reaches not the Hereafter. Nay, they are in doubt about it. Nay, they are blind to it.
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27:67 And those who disbelieve say: When we have become dust and our fathers (too), shall we indeed be brought forth?
27:68 We have certainly been promised this — we and our fathers before; these are naught but stories of the ancients!
27:69 Say: Travel in the earth, then see what was the end of the guilty!
27:70 And grieve not for them, nor be distressed because of what they plan.
27:71 And they say: When will this promise come to pass, if you are truthful?
27:72 Say: Maybe somewhat of that which you seek to hasten has drawn nigh to you.
27:73 And surely thy Lord is full of grace to men, but most of them do not give thanks.
27:74 And surely thy Lord knows what their breasts conceal and what they manifest.
27:75 And there is nothing concealed in the heaven and the earth but it is in a clear book.
27:76 Surely this Qur'an declares to the Children of Israel most of that wherein they differ.
27:77 And surely it is a guidance and a mercy for the believers.
27:78 Truly thy Lord will judge between them by His judgment, and He is the Mighty, the Knowing.
27:79 So rely on Allah. Surely thou art on the plain truth.
27:80 Certainly thou canst not make the dead to hear the call, nor canst thou make the deaf to hear, when they go back retreating.
27:81 Nor canst thou lead the blind out of their error. Thou canst make none to hear except those who believe in Our messages, so they submit.
27:82 And when the word comes to pass against them, We shall bring forth for them a creature from the earth that will speak to them, because people did not believe in Our messages.
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27:83 And the day when We gather from every nation a party from among those who rejected Our messages, then they will be formed into groups.
27:84 Until, when they come, He will say did you reject My messages, while you did not comprehend them in knowledge? Or what was it that you did?
27:85 And the word will come to pass against them because they were unjust, so they will not speak.
27:86 See they not that We have made the night that they may rest therein, and the day to give light? Surely there are signs in this for a people who believe.
27:87 And the day when the trumpet is blown, then those in the heavens and those in the earth will be struck with terror, except such as Allah please. And all shall come to Him abased.
27:88 And thou seest the mountains — thou thinkest them firmly fixed — passing away as the passing away of the cloud; the handiwork of Allah, Who has made everything thoroughly. Surely He is Aware of what you do.
27:89 Whoever brings good, he will have better than it; and they will be secure from terror that day.
27:90 And whoever brings evil, these will be thrown down on their faces into the Fire. Are you rewarded aught cxcept for what you did?
27:91 I am commanded only to serve the Lord of this city, Who has made it sacred, and His are all things, and I am commanded to be of those who submit,
27:92 And to recite the Qur'an. So whoever goes aright, he goes aright for his own soul, and whoever goes astray — say: I am only one of the warners.
27:93 And say: Praise be to Allah! He will show you His signs so that you shall recognize them. And thy Lord is not heedless of what you

Chapter 28 The Narrative
Al-Qasas

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
28:1 Benignant, Hearing, Knowing God!
28:2 These are the verses of the Book that makes manifest.
28:3 We recite to thee the story of Moses and Pharaoh with truth, for a people who believe.
28:4 Surely Pharaoh exalted himself in the land and made its people into parties, weakening one party from among them; he slaughtered their sons and let their women live. Surely he was one of the mischief-makers.
28:5 And We desired to bestow a favour upon those who were deemed weak in the land, and to make them the leaders, and to make them the heirs,
28:6 And to grant them power in the land, and to make Pharaoh and Haman and their hosts see from them what they feared.
28:7 And We revealed to Moses' mother, saying: Give him suck; then when thou fearest for him, cast him into the river and fear not, nor grieve surely We shall bring him back to thee and make him one of the messengers.
28:8 So Pharaoh's people took him up that he might be an enemy and a grief for them. Surely Pharaoh and Haman and their hosts were wrongdoers.
28:9 And Pharaoh's wife said: A refreshment of the eye to me and to thee — slay him not maybe he will be useful to us, or we may take him for a son. And they perceived not.
28:10 And the heart of Moses' mother was free (from anxiety). She would almost have disclosed it, had We not strengthened her heart, so that she might be of the believers.
28:11 And she said to his sister: Follow him up. So she watched him from a distance, while they perceived not.
28:12 And We did not allow him to suck before, so she said: Shall I point our to you the people of a house who will bring him up for you, and they will wish him well?
28:13 So We gave him back to his mother that her eye might be refreshed, and that she might not grieve, and that she might know that the promise of Allah is true. But most of them know not.
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28:14 And when he attained his maturity and became full-grown, We granted him wisdom and knowledge. And thus do We reward those who do good (to others).
28:15 And he went into the city at a time of carelessness on the part of its people, so he found therein two men fighting — one being of his party and the other of his foes; and he who was of his party cried out to him for help against him who was of his enemies, so Moses struck him with his fist and killed him. He said: This is on account of the devil's doing; surely he is an enemy, openly leading astray.
28:16 He said: My Lord, surely I have done harm to myself, so do Thou protect me; so He protected him. Surely He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.
28:17 He said: My Lord, because Thou hast bestowed a favour on me, I shall never be a backer of the guilty.
28:18 And he was in the city, fearing, awaiting, when lo, he who had asked his assistance the day before was crying out to him for help. Moses said to him: Thou art surely one erring manifestly.
28:19 So when he desired to seize him who was an enemy to them both, he said: O Moses, dost thou intend to kill me as thou didst kill a person yesterday? Thou only desirest to be a tyrant in the land, and thou desirest not to be of those who act aright.
28:20 And a man came running from the remotest part of the city. He said: O Moses, the chiefs are consulting together to slay thee, so depart (at once); surely I am of those who wish thee well.
28:21 So he went forth therefrom, fearing, awaiting. He said: My Lord, deliver me from the iniquitous people.
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28:22 And when he turned his face towards Midian, he said: Maybe my Lord will guide me in the right path.
28:23 And when he came to the water of Midian, he found there a group of men watering, and he found besides them two women keeping back (their flocks). He said: What is the matter with you? They said: We cannot water until the shepherds take away (their sheep) from the water; and our father is a very old man.
28:24 So he watered (their sheep) for them, then went back to the shade, and said: My Lord, I stand in need of whatever good Thou mayest send to me.
28:25 Then one of the two women came to him walking bashfully. She said: My father invites thee that he may reward thee for having watered for us. So when he came to him and related to him the story, he said: Fear not, thou art secure from the iniquitous people.
28:26 One of them said: O my father, employ him; surely the best of those that thou canst employ is the strong, the faithful one.
28:27 He said: I desire to marry one of these two daughters of mine to thee on condition that thou serve me for eight years; but, if thou complete ten, it will be of thy own free will; and I wish not to be hard on thee. If Allah please, thou wilt find me one of the righteous.
28:28 He said: That is (agreed) between me and thee; whichever of the two terms I fulfil, there will be no injustice to me; and Allah is surety over what we say.
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28:29 Then when Moses had completed the term, and was travelling with his family, he perceived a fire on the side of the mountain. He said to his family: Wait, I see a fire; maybe I will bring to you from it some news or a brand of fire, so that you may warm yourselves.
28:30 And when he came to it, he was called from the right side of the valley in the blessed spot of the bush. O Moses, surely I am Allah, the Lord of the worlds
28:31 And cast down thy rod. So when he saw it in motion as if it were a serpent, he turned away retreating, and looked not back. O Moses, come forward and fear not; surely thou art of those who are secure.
28:32 Insert thy hand into thy bosom, it will come forth white without evil, and remain calm in fear. These two are two arguments from thy Lord to Pharaoh and his chiefs. Surely they are a transgressing people.
28:33 He said: My Lord, I killed one of them, so I fear lest they slay me.
28:34 And my brother, Aaron, he is more eloquent in speech than I, so send him with me as a helper to confirm me. Surely I fear that they would reject me.
28:35 He said: We will strengthen thine arm with thy brother, and We will give you both an authority, so that they shall not reach you. With Our signs, you two and those who follow you, will triumph.
28:36 So when Moses came to them with Our clear signs, they said This is nothing but forged enchantment, and we never heard of it among out fathers of old!
28:37 And Moses said: My Lord knows best who comes with guidance from Him, and whose shall be the good end of the abode. Surely the wrongdoers will not be successful.
28:38 And Pharaoh said: O chiefs, I know no god for you besides myself; so kindle a fire for me, O Haman, on (bricks of) clay, then prepare for me a lofty building, so that I may obtain knowledge of Moses' God, and surely I think him a liar.
28:39 And he was unjustly proud in the land, he and his hosts, and they deemed that they would not be brought back to Us.
28:40 So We caught hold of him and his hosts, then We cast them into the sea, and see what was the end of the iniquitous.
28:41 And We made them leaders who call to the Fire, and on the day of Resurtection they will not be helped.
28:42 And We made a curse to follow them in this world, and on the day of Resurrection they will be hideous.
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28:43 And certainly We gave Moses the Book after We had destroyed the former generations clear arguments for men and a guidance and a mercy, that they may be mindful.
28:44 And thou wast not on the western side when We revealed to Moses the commandment, nor wast thou among those present
28:45 But We raised up generations, then life became prolonged to them. And thou wast not dwelling among the people of Midian, reciting to them Our messages, but We are the Sender (of messengers).
28:46 And thou wast not at the side of the mountain when We called, but a mercy from thy Lord that thou mayest warn a people to whom no warner came before thee, that they may be mindful.
28:47 And lest, if a disaster should befall them for what their hands have sent before, they should say: Our Lord, why didst Thou not send to us a messenger so that we might have followed Thy messages and been of the believers?
28:48 But (now) when the Truth has come to them from Us, they say: Why is he not given the like of what was given to Moses? Did they not disbelieve in that which was given to Moses before? They say: Two enchantments backing up each other! And they say: Surely we are disbelievers in both.
28:49 Say: Then bring some (other) Book from Allah which is a better guide than these two, I will follow it if you are truthful.
28:50 But if they answer thee not, know that they only follow their low desires. And who is more erring than he who follows his low desires without any guidance from Allah? Surely Allah guides not the iniquitous people.
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28:51 And certainly We have made the Word to have many connections for their sake, so that they may be mindful.
28:52 Those to whom We gave the Book before it, they are believers in it.
28:53 And when it is recited to them they say We believe in it; surely it is the Truth from our Lord; we were indeed before this submitting ones.
28:54 These will be granted their reward twice, because they are steadfast, and they repel evil with good and spend out of what We have given them.
28:55 And when they hear idle talk, they turn aside from it and say: For us are our deeds and for you your deeds. Peace be to you! We desire not the ignorant.
28:56 Surely thou canst not guide whom thou lovest, but Allah guides whom He pleases; and He knows best those who walk aright.
28:57 And they say: If we follow the guidance with thee, we should be carried off from our country. Have We not settled them in a safe, sacred territory to which fruits of every kind are drawn? A sustenance from Us but most of them know not.
28:58 And how many a town have We destroyed which exulted in its means of subsistence! So those are their abodes: they have not been dwelt in after them except a little. And We are ever the inheritors.
28:59 And thy Lord never destroyed the towns, until He had raised in their metropolis a messenger, reciting to them Our messages, and We never destroyed the towns except when their people were iniquitous.
28:60 And whatever things you have been given are only a provision of this world's life and its adornment, and whatever is with Allah is better and more lasting. Do you not then understand?
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28:61 Is he to whom We have promised a goodly promise, which he will meet with, like him whom We have provided with the provisions of this world's life, then on the day of Resurrection he will be of those brought up (for punishment)?
28:62 And the day when He will call them and say: Where are those whom you deemed to be My associates?
28:63 Those against whom the word has proved true will say: Our Lord, these are they whom we caused to deviate — we caused them to deviate as we ourselves deviated. We declare our innocence before Thee. Us they never worshipped.
28:64 And it will be said: Call your associate-gods. So they will call upon them, but they will not answer them, and they will see the chastisement. Would that they had followed the right way
28:65 And the day He will call them, then say: What was the answer you gave to the messengers?
28:66 On that day excuses will become obscure to them, so they will not ask each other.
28:67 But as to him who repents and believes and does good, maybe he will be among the successful.
28:68 And thy Lord creates and chooses whom He pleases. To choose is not theirs. Glory be to Allah and exalted be He above what they associate (with Him)!
28:69 And thy Lord knows what their breasts conceal and what they proclaim.
28:70 And He is Allah, there is no god but He! His is the praise in this (life) and the Hereafter; and His is the judgment, and to Him you will be brought back.
28:71 Say: Do you see if Allah were to make the day to continue incessantly on you till the day of Resurrection, who is the god besides Allah that could bring you the night in which you take rest? Do you not then see?
28:72 Say: Do you see if Allah were to make the night to continue incessantly on you till the day of Resurrection, who is the god besides Allah who could bring you light? Will you not then hear?
28:73 And out of His mercy He has made for you the night and the day, that you may rest therein, and that you may seek of His grace, and that you may give thanks.
28:74 And the day when He will call them and say: Where are My associates whom you pretended?
28:75 And We shall draw forth from among every nation a witness and say: Bring your proof. Then shall they know that the Truth is Allah's and that which they forged will fail them.
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28:76 Korah was surely of the people of Moses, but he oppressed them, and We gave him treasures, so much so that his hoards of wealth would weigh down a body of strong men. When his people said to him: Exult not; surely Allah loves not the exultant.
28:77 And seek the abode of the Hereafter by means of what Allah has given thee, and neglect not thy portion of the world, and do good (to others) as Allah has done good to thee, and seek not to make mischief in the land. Surely Allah loves nor the mischief-makers.
28:78 He said: I have been given this only on account of the knowledge I have. Did he not know that Allah had destroyed before him generations who were mightier in strength than he and greater in assemblage? And the guilty are not questioned about their sins.
28:79 So he went forth to his people in his finery. Those who desired this world's life said: O would that we had the like of what Korah is given! Surely he is possessed of mighty good fortune!
28:80 But those who were given the knowledge said: Woe to you! Allah's reward is better for him who believes and does good, and none is made to receive this except the patient.
28:81 So We made the earth to swallow him up and his abode. He had no host to help him against Allah, nor was he of those who can defend themselves.
28:82 And those who had yearned for his place the day before began to say: Ah! (know) that Allah amplifies and straitens the means of subsistence for whom He pleases of His servants had not Allah been gracious to us, He would have abased us. Ah! (know) that the ungrateful are never successful.
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28:83 That abode of the Hereafter, We assign it to those who have no desire to exalt themselves in the earth nor to make mischief. And the good end is for those who keep their duty.
28:84 Whoever brings good, he will have better than it; and whoever brings evil, those who do evil will be required only for what they did.
28:85 He who has made the Qur'an binding in thee will surely bring thee back to the Place of Return. Say: My Lord knows best him who has brought the guidance and him who is in manifest error.
28:86 And thou didst not expect that the Book would be inspired to thee, but it is a mercy from thy Lord, so be not a backer up of the disbelievers.
28:87 And let them not turn thee aside from the messages of Allah after they have been revealed to thee, and call (men) to thy Lord and be not of the polytheists.
28:88 And call not with Allah any other god. There is no God but He. Everything will perish but He. His is the judgment, and to Him you will be brought back.

Chapter 29 The Spider
Al-'Ankabut

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
29:1 I, Allah, am the best Knower.
29:2 Do men think that they will be left alone on saying, We believe, and will not be tried?
29:3 And indeed We tried those before them, so Allah will certainly know those who are true and He will know the liars.
29:4 Or do they who work evil think that they will escape Us? Evil is it that they judge!
29:5 Whoever hopes to meet with Allah, the term of Allah is then surely coming. And He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
29:6 And whoever strives hard, strives for himself. Surely Allah is Self-sufficient, above (need of) (His) creatures.
29:7 And those who believe and do good, We shall certainly do away. with their afflictions and reward them for the best of what they did.
29:8 And We have enjoined on man goodness to his parents. But if they contend with thee to associate (others) with Me, of which thou hast no knowledge, obey them not. To Me is your return, so I will inform you of what you did.
29:9 And those who believe and do good, We shall surely make them enter among the righteous.
29:10 And among men is he who says: We believe in Allah; but when he is persecuted for the sake of Allah, he thinks the persecution of men to be as the chastisement of Allah. And if there comes help from thy Lord, they will say: Surely we were with you. Is not Allah the Best Knower of what is in the hearts of mankind?
29:11 And certainly Allah will know those who believe, and He will know the hypocrites.
29:12 And those who disbelieve say to those who believe: Follow our path and we will bear your wrongs. And they can never bear aught of their wrongs. Surely they are liars.
29:13 And they will certainly bear their own burdens, and other burdens besides their own burdens; and they will certainly be questioned on the day of Resurrection as to what they forged.
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29:14 And We indeed sent Noah to his people, so he remained among them a thousand years save fifty years. And the deluge overtook them, and they were wrongdoers.
29:15 So We delivered him and the inmates of the ark, and made it a sign to the nations.
29:16 And (We sent) Abraham, when he said to his people: Serve Allah and keep your duty to Him. That is better for you, if you did but know.
29:17 You only worship idols besides Allah and you invent a lie. Surely they whom you serve besides Allah control no sustenance for you; so seek sustenance from Allah and serve Him and be grateful to Him. To Him you will be brought back.
29:18 And if you reject, nations before you did indeed reject (the Truth). And the duty of the Messenger is only to deliver (the message) plainly.
29:19 See they not how Allah originates the creation, then reproduces it? Surely that is easy to Allah.
29:20 Say: Travel in the earth then see how He makes the first creation, then Allah creates the latter creation. Surely Allah is Possessor of power over all things.
29:21 He chastises whom He pleases and has mercy on whom He pleases, to Him you will be turned back.
29:22 And you cannot escape in the earth nor in the heaven, and you have no protector or helper besides Allah.
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29:23 And those who disbelieve in the messages of Allah and the meeting with Him, they despair of My mercy, and for them is a painful chastisement.
29:24 So naught was the answer of his people except that they said: Slay him or burn him! But Allah delivered him from the fire. Surely therein are signs for a people who believe.
29:25 And he said: You have only taken idols besides Allah by way of friendship between you in this world's life, then on the day of Resurrection some of you will deny others, and some of you will curse others and your abode is the Fire, and you will have no helpers.
29:26 So Lot believed in him. And he said: I am fleeing to my Lord. Surely He is the Mighty, the Wise.
29:27 And We granted him Isaac and Jacob, and ordained prophethood and the Book among his seed. And We gave him his reward in this world, and in the Hereafter he will surely be among the righteous.
29:28 And (We sent) Lot when he said to his people: Surely you are guilty of an abomination which none of the nations has done before you.
29:29 Do you come to males and commit robbery on the highway, and commit evil deeds in your assemblies? But the answer of his people was only that they said: Bring on us Allah's chastisement, if thou art truthful.
29:30 He said: My Lord, help me against the mischievous people.
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29:31 And when Our messengers came to Abraham with good news, they said: We are going to destroy the people of this town, for its people are iniquitous.
29:32 He said: Surely in it is Lot. They said: We know well who is in it; we shall certainly deliver him and his followers, except his wife; she is of those who remain behind.
29:33 And when Our messengers came to Lot, he was grieved on account of them, and he lacked strength to protect them. And they said: Fear not, nor grieve; surely we will deliver thee and thy followers, except thy wife — she is of those who remain behind.
29:34 Surely We are going to bring down upon the people of this town a punishment from heaven, because they transgressed.
29:35 And certainly We have left a clear sign of it for a people who understand.
29:36 And to Midian (We sent) their brother Shu'aib, so he said: O my people, serve Allah and fear the Latter day, and act not corruptly, making mischief, in the land.
29:37 But they rejected him, so a severe earthquake overtook them and they lay prostrate in their abodes.
29:38 And 'Ad and Thamud! And some of their dwellings are indeed apparent to you. And the devil made their deeds fair-seeming to them, so he kept them back from the path, and they could see clearly.
29:39 And Korah and Pharaoh and Haman! And certainly Moses came to them with clear arguments, but they behaved haughtily in the land; and they could not outstrip (Us).
29:40 So each one We punished for his sin. Of them was he on whom We sent a violent storm, and of them was he whom the rumbling overtook, and of them was he whom We caused the earth to swallow, and of them was he whom We drowned. And it was not Allah, Who wronged them, but they wronged themselves.
29:41 The parable of those who take guardians besides Allah is as the parable of the spider that makes for itself a house; and surely the frailest of the houses is the spider's house — if they but knew!
29:42 Surely Allah knows whatever they call upon besides Him. And He is the Mighty, the Wise.
29:43 And these parables,We set them forth for men, and none understand them but the learned.
29:44 Allah created the heavens and the earth with truth. Surely there is a sign in this for the believers.
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29:45 Recite that which has been revealed to thee of the Book and keep up prayer. Surely prayer keeps (one) away from indecency and evil; and certainly the remembrance of Allah is the greatest (force). And Allah knows what you do.
29:46 And argue not with the People of the Book except by what is best, save such of them as act unjustly. But say: We believe in that which has been revealed to us and revealed to you, and our God and your God is One, and to Him we submit.
29:47 And thus have We revealed the Book to thee. So those whom We have given the Book believe in it, and of these there are those who believe in it; and none deny Our messages except the disbelievers.
29:48 And thou didst not recite before it any book, nor didst thou transcribe one with thy right hand, for then could the liars have doubted.
29:49 Nay, it is clear messages in the hearts of those who are granted knowledge. And none deny Our messages except the iniquitous.
29:50 And they say: Why are not signs sent down upon him from his Lord? Say: Signs are with Allah only, and I am only a plain warner.
29:51 Is it not enough for them that We have revealed to thee the Book which is recited to them? Surely there is mercy in this and a reminder for a people who believe.
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29:52 Say: Allah is sufficient as a witness between me and you. He knows what is in the heavens and the earth. And those who believe in falsehood and disbelieve in Allah, these it is that are the losers.
29:53 And they ask thee to hasten on the chastisement. And had not a term been appointed, the chastisement would certainly have come to them. And certainly it will come to them all of a sudden, while they perceive not.
29:54 They ask thee to hasten on the chastisement, and surely hell encompasses the disbelievers —
29:55 The day when the chastisement will cover them from above them, and from beneath their feet And He will say: Taste what you did.
29:56 O My servants who believe, surely My earth is vast, so serve Me only.
29:57 Every soul must taste of death then to Us you will be returned.
29:58 And those who believe and do good, We shall certainly give them an abode in high places in the Garden wherein flow rivers, abiding therein. Excellent the reward of the workers.
29:59 Who are patient, and on their Lord they rely!
29:60 And how many a living creature carries not its sustenance! Allah sustains it and yourselves. And He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
29:61 And if thou ask them, Who created the heavens and the earth and made the sun and the moon subservient? they would say, Allah. Whence are they then turned away?
29:62 Allah makes abundant the means of subsistence for whom He pleases of His servants, or straitens (them) for him; Surely Allah is Knower of all things.
29:63 And if thou ask them, Who is it that sends down water from the clouds, then gives life to the earth with it after its death? they will say, Allah. Say: Praise be to Allah! Nay, most of them understand not.
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29:64 And the life of this world is but a sport and a play. And the home of the Hereafter, that surely is the Life, did they but know!
29:65 So when they ride in the ships, they call upon Allah, being sincerely obedient to Him but when He brings them safe to the land, lo they associate others (with Him),
29:66 That they may be ungrateful for what We have given them, and that they may enjoy. But they shalt soon know.
29:67 See they not that We have made a sacred territory secure while men are carried off by force from around them? Will they still believe in the falsehood and disbelieve in the favour of Allah?
29:68 And who is more iniquitous than one who forges a lie against Allah, or gives the lie to the Truth, when it has come to him? Is there not an abode in hell for the disbelievers?
29:69 And those who strive hard for Us, We shall certainly guide them in Our ways. And Allah is surely with the doers of good.

Chapter 30 The Romans
Al-Rum

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
30:1 I, Allah, am the Best Knower.
30:2 The Romans are vanquished
30:3 In a near land, and they, after their defeat, will gain victory
30:4 Within nine years. Allah's is the command before and after. And on that day the believers will rejoice
30:5 In Allah's help. He helps whom He pleases, and He is the Mighty, the Merciful
30:6 (It is) Allah's promise. Allah will not fail in His promise, but most people know not.
30:7 They know the outward of this world's life, but of the Hereafter they are heedless.
30:8 Do they not reflect within themselves? Allah did not create the heavens and the earth and what is between them but with truth, and (for) an appointed term. And surely most of the people are deniers of the meeting with their Lord.
30:9 Have they not travelled in the earth and seen what was the end of those before them? They were stronger than these in prowess, and dug up the earth, and built on it more than these have built. And their messengers came to them with clear arguments. So it was not Allah, Who wronged them, but they wronged themselves.
30:10 Then evil was the end of those who did evil, because they rejected the messages of Allah and mocked at them.
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30:11 Allah originates the creation, then reproduces it, then to Him you will be returned.
30:12 And the day when the Hour comes, the guilty will despair.
30:13 And they will have no intercessors from among their associate-gods, and they will deny their associate-gods.
30:14 And the day when the Hour comes, that day they will be separated one from the other.
30:15 Then as to those who believed and did good, they will be made happy in a garden.
30:16 And as for those who disbelieved and rejected Our messages and the meeting of the Hereafter, they will he brought to chastisement.
30:17 So glory be to Allah when you enter the evening and when you enter the morning.
30:18 And to Him be praise in the heavens and the earth, and in the afternoon, and when the sun declines.
30:19 He brings forth the living from the dead and brings forth the dead from the living, and gives life to the earth after its death. And thus will you be brought forth.
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30:20 And of His signs is this, that He created you from dust, then lo! you are mortals (who) scatter.
30:21 And of His signs is this, that He created mates for you from yourselves that you might find quiet of mind in them, and He put between you love and compassion. Surely there are signs in this for a people who reflect.
30:22 And of His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth and the diversity of your tongues and colours. Surely there are signs in this for the learned.
30:23 And of His signs is your sleep by night and by day and your seeking of His bounty. Surely there are signs in this for a people who would hear.
30:24 And of His signs is this, that He shows you the lightning for fear and for hope, and sends down water from the cloud, then gives life there-with to the earth after its death. Surely there are signs in this for a people who understand.
30:25 And of His signs is this, that the heaven and the earth subsist by His command. Then when He calls you from the earth — lo! you come forth.
30:26 And His is whosoever is in the heavens and the earth. All are obedient to Him.
30:27 And He it is, Who originates the creation, then reproduces it, and it is very easy to Him. And His is the most exalted state in the heavens and the earth; and He is the Mighty, the Wise.
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30:28 He sets forth to you a parable relating to yourselves. Have you among those whom your right hands possess partners in that which We have provided you with, so that with respect to it you are alike — you fear them as you fear each other? Thus do We make the messages clear for a people who understand.
30:29 Nay, those who are unjust follow their low desires without any knowledge; so who can guide him whom Allah leaves in error? And they shall have no helpers.
30:30 So set thy face for religion, being upright, the nature made by Allah in which He has created men. There is no altering Allah's creation. That is the right religion but most people know not —
30:31 Turning to Him; and keep your duty to Him, and keep up prayer and be not of the polytheists,
30:32 Of those who split up their religion and become parties; every sect rejoicing in that which is with it.
30:33 And when harm afflicts men, they call upon their Lord, turning to Him, then when He makes them taste of mercy from Him, lo! some of them begin to associate (others) with their Lord,
30:34 So as to be ungrateful for that which We have given them. So enjoy yourselves a while — you will soon come to know.
30:35 Or, have We sent to them an authority so that it speaks of that which they associate with Him?
30:36 And when We make people taste of mercy they rejoice in it, and if an evil befall them for what their hands have already wrought, lo! they despair.
30:37 See they not that Allah enlarges provision and straitens (it) for whom He pleases? Certainly there are signs in this for a people who believe.
30:38 So give to the near of kin his due, and to the needy and the wayfarer. This is best for those who desire Allah's pleasure, and these it is who are successful.
30:39 And whatever you lay out at usury, so that it may increase in the property of men, it increases not with Allah; and whatever you give in charity, desiring Allah's pleasure these will get manifold.
30:40 Allah is He Who created you, then He sustains you, then He causes you to die, then brings you to life. Is there any of your associate-gods who does aught of it? Glory be to Him, and exalted be He above what they associate (with Him)!
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30:41 Corruption has appeared in the land and the sea on account of that which men's hands have wrought, that He may make them taste a part of that which they have done, so that they may return.
30:42 Say Travel in the land, then see what was the end of those before. Most of them were polytheists.
30:43 Then set thyself, being upright, to the right religion before there come from Allah the day which cannot be averted on that day they will be separated.
30:44 Whoever disbelieves will be responsible for his disbelief; and whoever does good, such prepare (good) for their own souls,
30:45 That He may reward out of His grace those who believe and do good. Surely He loves not the disbelievers.
30:46 And of His signs is this, that He sends forth the winds bearing good news, and that He may make you taste of His mercy, and that the ships may glide by His command, and that you may seek His grace, and that you may be grateful.
30:47 And certainly We sent before thee messengers to their people, so they came to them with clear arguments, then We punished those who were guilty. And to help believers is ever incumbent on Us.
30:48 Allah is He Who sends forth the winds, so they raise a cloud, then He spreads it forth in the sky as He pleases, and He breaks it, so that you see the rain coming forth from inside it; then when He causes it to fall upon whom He pleases of His servants, lo! they rejoice —
30:49 Though they were before this, before it was sent down upon them, in sure despair.
30:50 Look then at the signs of Allah's mercy, how He gives life to the earth after its death. Surely He is the Quickener of the dead; and He is Possessor of power over all things.
30:51 And if We send a wind and they see it yellow, they would after that certainly continue to disbelieve.
30:52 So surely thou canst not make the dead to hear, nor caust thou make the deaf to hear the call, when they turn back retreating.
30:53 Nor canst thou guide the blind out of their error. Thou canst make none to hear but those who believe in Our messages, so they submit.
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30:54 Allah is He Who created you from a state of weakness, then He gave strength after weakness, then ordained weakness and hoary hair after strength. He creates what He pleases, and He is the Knowing, the Powerful.
30:55 And the day when the Hour comes, the guilty will swear: They did not tarry but an hour. Thus are they ever turned away.
30:56 And those who are given knowledge and faith will say: Certainly you tarried according to the ordinance of Allah till the day of Resurrection — so this is the day of Resurrection — but you did not know.
30:57 So that day their excuse will not profit those who were unjust, nor will they be granted goodwill.
30:58 And certainly We have set forth for men in this Qur'an every kind of parable. And if thou bring them a sign, those who disbelieve would certainly say: You are naught but deceivers.
30:59 Thus does Allah seal the hearts of those who know not.
30:60 So be patient; surely the promise of Allah is true; and let not those disquiet thee who have no certainty.

Chapter 31 Luqman

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
31:1 I, Allah, am the Best Knower.
31:2 'These are verses of the Book of Wisdom —
31:3 A guidance and a mercy for the doers of good,
31:4 Who keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate and who are certain of the Hereafter.
31:5 These are on a guidance from their Lord, and these are they who are successful.
31:6 And of men is he who takes instead frivolous discourse to lead astray from Allah's path without knowledge, and to make it a mockery. For such is an abasing chastisement.
31:7 And when Our messages are recited to him, he turns back proudly, as if he had not heard them, as if there were deafness in his ears; so announce to him a painful chastisement.
31:8 Those who believe and do good, for them are Gardens of bliss,
31:9 To abide therein. A promise of Allah in truth! And He is the Mighty, the Wise.
31:10 He created the heavens without pillars that you see, and cast mountains on the earth lest it should be convulsed with you, and He spread on it animals of every kind. And We send down water from the clouds, then cause to grow therein of every noble kind.
31:11 This is Allah's creation; now show Me that which those besides Him have created. Nay, the unjust are in manifest error.
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31:12 And certainly We gave Luqman wisdom, saying: Give thanks to Allah. And whoever is thankful, is thankful for his own soul; and whoever denies, then surely Allah is Self-Sufficient, Praised.
31:13 And when Luqman said to his son, while he admonished him: O my son, ascribe no partner to Allah. Surely ascribing partners (to Him) is a grievous iniquity.
31:14 And We have enjoined on man concerning his parents — his mother bears him with faintings upon faintings and his weaning takes two years — Saying: Give thanks to Me and to thy parents. To Me is the eventual coming.
31:15 And if they strive with thee to make thee associate with Me that of which thou hast no knowledge, obey them not, and keep kindly company with them in this world, and follow the way of him who turns to Me; then to Me is your return, then I shall inform you of what you did.
31:16 O my son, even if it be the weight of a grain of mustard-seed, even though it be in a rock, or in the heaven or in the earth, Allah will bring it forth. Surely Allah is Knower of subtilities, Aware.
31:17 O my son, keep up prayer and enjoin good and forbid evil, and bear patiently that which befalls thee. Surely this is an affair of great resolution.
31:18 And turn not thy face away from people in contempt, nor go about in the land exultingly. Surely Allah loves not any self-conceited boaster.
31:19 And pursue the right course in thy going about and lower thy voice. Surely the most hateful of voices is braying of asses.
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31:20 See you not that Allah has made subservient to you whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth, and granted to you His favours complete outwardly and inwardly? And among men is he who disputes concerning Allah without knowledge or guidance or a Book giving light.
31:21 And when it is said to them, Follow that which Allah has revealed, they say: Nay, we follow that where-in we found our fathers. What Though the devil calls them to the chastisement of the burning Fire
31:22 And whoever submits himself to Allah and does good (to others), he indeed takes hold of the firmest handle. And Allah's is the end of affairs.
31:23 And whoever disbelieves, let not his disbelief grieve thee. To Us is their return, then We shall inform them of what they did. Surely Allah is Knower of what is in the breasts.
31:24 We give them to enjoy a little, then We shall drive them to a severe chastisement.
31:25 And if thou ask them who created the heavens and the earth? they will say: Allah. Say: Praise be to Allah! Nay, most of them know not.
31:26 To Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth Surely Allah is the Self-Sufficient, the Praised.
31:27 And if all the trees in the earth were pens, and the sea with seven more seas added to it (were ink), the words of Allah would not be exhausted. Surely Allah is Mighty, Wise.
31:28 Your creation or your raising is only like a single soul. Surely Allah is Hearing, Seeing.
31:29 Seest thou not that Allah makes the night to enter into the day, and He makes the day to enter into the night, and He has made the sun and the moon subservient (to you) — each pursues its course till an appointed time — and that Allah is Aware of what you do?
31:30 This is because Allah is the Truth, and that which they call upon besides Him is falsehood, and that Allah is the High, the Great.
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31:31 Seest thou not that the ships glide on the sea by Allah's grace, that He may show you of His signs? Surely there are signs in this for every patient, endurer, grateful one.
31:32 And when a wave like awnings covers them, they call upon Allah, being sincere to Him in obedience. But when He brings them safe to land, some of them follow the middle course. And none denies Our signs but every perfidious, ungrateful one.
31:33 O people, keep your duty to your Lord and dread the day when no father can avail his son in aught, nor the child will avail his father. Surely the promise of Allah is true, so let not this world's life deceive you, nor let the arch-deceiver deceive you about Allah.
31:34 Surely Allah is He with Whom is the knowledge of the Hour, and He sends down the rain, and He knows what is in the wombs. And no one knows what he will earn on the morrow. And no one knows in what land he will die. Surely Allah is Knowing, Aware.

Chapter 32 The Adoration
Al-Sajdah

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
32:1 I, Allah, am the Best Knower.
32:2 The revelation of the Book, there is no doubt in it, is from the Lord of the worlds.
32:3 Or do they say: He has forged it? Nay, it is the Truth from thy Lord that thou mayest warn a people to whom no warner has come before thee that they may walk aright.
32:4 Allah is He Who created the heavens and the earth and what is between them in six periods, and He is established on the Throne of Power. You have not besides Him a guardian or an intercessor. Will you not then mind?
32:5 He orders the Affair from the heaven to the earth; then it will ascend to Him in a day the measure of which is a thousand years as you count.
32:6 Such is the Knower of the unseen and the seen, the Mighty, the Merciful,
32:7 Who made beautiful everything that He created, and He began the creation of man from dust.
32:8 Then He made his progeny of an extract, of worthless water.
32:9 Then He made him complete and breathed into him of His spirit, and gave you ears and eyes and hearts; little it is that you give thanks!
32:10 And they say: When we are lost in the earth, shall we then be in a new creation? Nay, they are disbelievers in the meeting with their Lord.
32:11 Say: The angel of death, who is given charge of you, will cause you to die, then to your Lord you will be returned.
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32:12 And couldst thou but see when the guilty hang their heads before their Lord: Our Lord, we have seen and heard, so send us back, we will do good we are (now) certain.
32:13 And if We had pleased, We could have given every soul its guidance, but the word from Me was just; I will certainly fill hell with the jinn and men together.
32:14 So taste, because you forgot the meeting of this Day of yours surely We forsake you; and taste the abiding chastisement for what you did.
32:15 Only they believe in Our messages who, when they are reminded of them, fall down prostrate and celebrate the praise of their Lord, and they are not proud.
32:16 They forsake (their) beds, calling upon their Lord in fear and in hope, and spend out of what We have given them.
32:17 So no soul knows what refreshment of the eyes is hidden for them a reward for what they did.
32:18 Is he then, who is a believer, like him who is a transgressor? They are not equal.
32:19 As for those who believe and do good deeds, for them are Gardens, a refuge — an entertainment for what they did.
32:20 And as for those who transgress, their refuge is the Fire. Whenever they desire to go forth from it, they are brought back into it, and it is said to them: Taste the chastisement of the Fire, which you called a lie.
32:21 And certainly We will make them taste the nearer punishment before the greater chastisement, that haply they may turn.
32:22 And who is more iniquitous than he who is reminded of the messages of his Lord, then he turns away from them? Surely We exact retribution from the guilty.
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32:23 And We indeed gave Moses the Book — so doubt not the meeting with Him — and We made it a guide for the Children of Israel.
32:24 And We made from among them leaders to guide by Our command when they were patient. And they were certain of Our messages.
32:25 Surely thy Lord will judge between them on the day of Resurrection concerning that wherein they differed.
32:26 Is it not clear to them, how many of the generations, in whose abodes they go about, We destroyed before them? Surely there are signs in this. Will they not then hear?
32:27 See they not that We drive the water to a land having no herbage, then We bring forth thereby seed-produce, of which their cattle and they themselves eat. Will they not then see?
32:28 And they say: When will this victory come, if you are truthful?
32:29 Say: On the day of victory the faith of those who (now) disbelieve will not profit them, nor will they be respired.
32:30 So turn away from them and wait, surely they too are waiting.

Chapter 33 The Allies
Al-Ahzah

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
33:1 O Prophet, keep thy duty to Allah and obey not the disbelievers and the hypocrites. Surely Allah is ever Knowing, Wise;
33:2 And follow that which is revealed to thee from thy Lord. Surely Allah is ever Aware of what you do;
33:3 And trust in Allah. And Allah is enough as having charge (of affairs).
33:4 Allah has not made for any man two hearts within him nor has He made your wives whom you desert by Zihar, your mothers, nor has He made those whom you assert (to be your sons) your sons. These are the words of your mouths. And Allah speaks the truth and He shows the way.
33:5 Call them by (the names of) their fathers; this is more equitable with Allah; but if you know not their fathers, then they are your brethren in faith and your friends. And there is no blame on you in that wherein you make a mistake, but (you are answerable for) that which your hearts purpose. And Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful.
33:6 The Prophet is closer to the faithful than their own selves, and his wives are (as) their mothers. And the possessors of relationship are doser one to another in the ordinance of Allah than (other) believers, and those who fled (their homes), except that you do some good to your friends. This is written in the Book.
33:7 And when We took a covenant from the prophets and from thee, and from Noah and Abraham and Moses and Jesus, son of Mary, and We took from them a solemn covenant,
33:8 That He may question the truthful of their truth, and He has prepared for the disbelievers a painful chastisement.
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33:9 O you who believe, call to mind the favour of Allah to you when there came against you hosts, so We sent against them a strong wind and hosts that you saw not. And Allah is ever Seer of what you do.
33:10 When they came upon you from above you and from below you, and when the eyes turned dull and the hearts rose up to the throats, and you began to think diverse thoughts about Allah.
33:11 There were the believers tried and they were shaken with a severe shaking.
33:12 And when the hypocrites and those in whose hearts was a disease began to say: Allah and His Messenger did not promise us (victory) but only to deceive.
33:13 And when a party of them said: O people of Yathrib, you cannot make a stand, so go back. And a party of them asked permission of the Prophet, saying, Our houses are exposed. And they were not exposed. They only desired to run away.
33:14 And if an entry were made upon them from the outlying parts of it, then they were asked to wage war (against the Muslims), they would certainly have done it, and they would not have stayed in it but a little while.
33:15 And they had indeed made a covenant with Allah before, (that) they would not turn (their) backs. And a covenant with Allah must be answered for.
33:16 Say: Flight will not profit you, if you flee from death or slaughter, and then you will not be allowed to enjoy yourselves but a little.
33:17 Say: Who is it that can protect you from Allah, if He intends harm for you or He intends to show you mercy? And they will not find for themselves a guardian or a helper besides Allah.
33:18 Allah indeed knows those among you who hinder others and those who say to their brethren, Come to us. And they come not to the fight but a little,
33:19 Being niggardly with respect to you. But when fear comes, thou wilt see them looking to thee, their eyes rolling like one swooning because of death. But when fear is gone they smite you with sharp tongues, being covetous of wealth. These have not believed, so Allah makes their deeds naught. And that is easy for Allah.
33:20 They think the allies are not gone, and if the allies should come (again), they would fain be in the deserts with the desert Arabs, asking for news about you. And if they were among you, they would not fight save a little.
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33:21 Certainly you have in the Messenger of Allah an excellent exemplar for him who hopes in Allah and the Latter day, and remembers Allah much.
33:22 And when the believers saw the allies, they said: This is what Allah and His Messenger promised us, and Allah and His Messenger spoke the truth. And it only added to their faith and submission.
33:23 Of the believers are men who are true to the covenant they made with Allah so of them is he who has accomplished his vow, and of them is he who yet waits, and they have not changed in the least —
33:24 That Allah may reward the truthful for their truth, and chastise the hypocrites if He please, or turn to them (mercifully). Surely Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful.
33:25 And Allah turned back the disbelievers in their rage — they gained no advantage. And Allah sufficed the believers in fighting. And Allah is ever Strong, Mighty.
33:26 And He drove down those of the People of the Book who backed them from their fortresses and He cast awe into their hearts; some you killed and you took captive some.
33:27 And He made you heirs to their land and their dwellings and their property, and (to) a land which you have not yet trodden. And Allah is ever Possessor of power over all things.
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33:28 O Prophet, say to thy wives If you desire this world's life and its adornment, come, I will give you a provision and allow you to depart a goodly departing.
33:29 And if you desire Allah and His Messenger and the abode of the Hereafter, then surely Allah has prepared for the doers of good among you a mighty reward.
33:30 O wives of the Prophet, whoever of you is guilty of manifestly improper conduct, the chastisement will be doubled for her. And this is easy for Allah.
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33:31 And whoever of you is obedient to Allah and His Messenger and does good, We shall give her a double reward, and We have prepared for her an honourable sustenance.
33:32 O wives of the Prophet, you are not like any other women. If you would keep your duty, be nor soft in speech, lest he in whose heart is a disease yearn; and speak a word of goodness.
33:33 And stay in your houses and display not your beauty like the displaying of the ignorance of yore; and keep up prayer, and pay the poor-rate, and obey Allah and His Messenger Allah only desires to take away uncleanness from you, O people of the household, and to purify you a (thorough) purifying.
33:34 And remember that which is recited in your houses of the messages of Allah and the Wisdom. Surely Allah is ever Knower of subtilities, Aware.
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33:35 Surely the men who submit and the women who submit, and the believing men and the believing women, and the obeying men and the obeying women, and the truthful men and the truthful women, and the patient men and the patient women, and the humble men and the humble women, and the charitable men and the charitable women, and the fasting men and the fasting women, and the men who guard their chastity and the women who guard, and the men who remember Allah much and the women who remember — Allah has prepared for them forgiveness and a mighty reward.
33:36 And it behoves not a believing man or a believing woman, when Allah and His Messenger have decided an affair to exercise a choice in their matter. And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger, he surely strays off to manifest error.
33:37 And when thou saidst to him to whom Allah had shown favour and to whom thou hadst shown a favour: Keep thy wife to thyself and keep thy duty to Allah and thou concealedst in thy heart what Allah would bring to light, and thou fearedst men, and Allah has a greater right that thou shouldst fear Him. So when Zaid dissolved her marriage-tie, We gave her to thee as a wife, so that there should be no difficulty for the believers about the wives of their adopted sons, when they have dissolved their marriage-tie. And Allah's command is ever performed.
33:38 There is no harm for the prophet in that which Allah has ordained for him. Such has been the way of Allah with those who have gone before. And the command of Allah is a decree that is made absolute —
33:39 Those who deliver the messages of Allah and fear Him, and fear none but Allah. And Allah is Sufficient to take account.
33:40 Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but he is the Messenger of Allah and the Seal of the prophets And Allah is ever Knower of all things.
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33:41 O you who believe, remember Allah with much remembrance,
33:42 And glorify Him morning and evening.
33:43 He it is Who sends blessings on you, and (so do) His angels, that He may bring you forth out of darkness into light. And He is ever Merciful to the believers.
33:44 Their salutation on the day they meet Him will be, Peace! and He has prepared for them an honourable reward.
33:45 O Prophet, surely We have sent thee as a witness, and a bearer of good news and a warner,
33:46 And as an inviter to Allah by His permission, and as a light-giving sun.
33:47 And give the believers the good news that they will have great grace from Allah.
33:48 And obey not the disbelievers and the hypocrites, and disregard their annoying talk, and rely on Allah. And Allah is enough as having charge (of affairs).
33:49 O you who believe, when you marry believing women, then divorce them before you touch them, you have in their case no term which you should reckon. But make provision for them and set them free in a goodly manner.
33:50 O Prophet, We have made lawful to thee thy wives whom thou hast given their dowries, and those whom thy right hand possesses, out of those whom Allah has given thee as prisoners of war, and the daughters of thy paternal uncle and the daughters of thy paternal aunts, and the daughters of thy maternal uncle and the daughters of thy maternal aunts who fled with thee; and a believing woman, if she gives herself to the Prophet, if the Prophet desires to marry her. (It is) especially for thee, not for the believers — We know what We have ordained for them concerning their wives and those whom their right hands possess in order that no blame may attach to thee. And Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful.
33:51 Thou mayest put off whom thou pleasest of them, and take to thee whom thou pleasest. And whom thou desirest of those whom thou hadst separated provisionally, no blame attaches to thee. This is most proper so that their eyes may be cool and they may not grieve, and that they should be pleased, all of them, with what thou givest them. And Allah knows what is in your hearts. And Allah is ever Knowing, Forbearing.
33:52 It is riot allowed to thee to take wives after this, nor to change them for other wives, though their beauty be pleasing to thee, except those whom thy right hand possesses. And Allah is ever Watchful over all things.
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33:53 O you who believe, enter not the houses of the Prophet unless permission is given to you for a meal, not waiting for its cooking being finished but when you are invited, enter, and when you have taken food, disperse not seeking to listen to talk. Surely this gives the Prophet trouble, but he forbears from you, and Allah forbears not from the truth. And when you ask of them any goods, ask of them from behind a curtain. This is purer for your hearts and their hearts. And it behoves you not to give trouble to the Messenger of Allah, nor to marry his wives after him ever. Surely this is grievous in the sight of Allah.
33:54 If you do a thing openly or do it in secret, then surely Allah is ever Knower of all things.
33:68 Our Lord, give them a double chastisement and curse them with a great curse.
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33:69 O you who believe, be not like those who maligned Moses, but Allah cleared him of what they said. And he was worthy of regard with Allah.
33:70 O you who believe, keep your duty to Allah and speak straight words:
33:71 He will put your deeds into a right state for you, and forgive you your sins. And whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger, he indeed achieves a mighty success.
33:72 Surely We offered the trust to the heavens and the earth and the mountains, but they refused to be unfaithful to it and feared from it, and man has turned unfaithful to it. Surely he is ever unjust, ignorant —
33:73 That Allah may chastise the hypocritical men and the hypocritical women and the polytheistic men and the polytheistic women, and Allah will turn (mercifully) to the believing men and the believing women. And Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful.

Chapter 34 The Saba
Al-Saba

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
34:1 Praise be to Allah! Whose is whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth, and to Him be praise in the Hereafter! And He is the Wise, the Aware.
34:2 He knows that which goes down into the earth and that which comes out of it, and that which comes down from heaven and that which goes up to it. And He is the Merciful, the Forgiving.
34:3 And those who disbelieve say: The Hour will never come to us. Say: Yea, by my Lord, the Knower of the unseen! it will certainly come to you. Not an atom's weight escapes Him in the heavens or in the earth, nor is there less than that nor greater, but (all) is in a clear book,
34:4 That He may reward those who believe and do good. For them is forgiveness and an honourable sustenance.
34:5 And those who strive hard in opposing Our Messages, for them is a painful chastisement of an evil kind.
34:6 And those who have been given knowledge see that what is revealed to thee from thy Lord, is the Truth, and it guides into the path of the Mighty, the Praised.
34:7 And those who disbelieve say: Shall we show to you a man who informs you that, when you are scattered the utmost scattering, you will then be in a new creation?
34:8 Has he forged a lie against Allah or is there madness in him? Nay, those who believe not in the Hereafter are in torment and in far error.
34:9 See they not what is before them and what is behind them of the heaven and the earth? If We please, We can make them low in the land or bring down upon them a portion of heaven. Surely there is a sign in this for every servant turning (to Allah).
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34:10 And certainly We gave David abundance from Us: O mountains, repeat praises with him, and the birds, and We made the iron pliant to him,
34:11 Saying: Make ample (coats of mail), and assign a time to the making of coats of mail and do ye good. Surely I am Seer of what you do.
34:12 And (We made) the wind (subservient) to Solomon; it made a month's journey in the morning and a month's journey in the evening and We made a fountain of molten brass to flow for him. And of the inn there were those who worked before him by the command of his Lord. And whoever turned aside from Our command from among them, We made him taste of the chastisement of burning.
34:13 They made for him what he pleased, of synagogues and images, and bowls (large) as watering-troughs and fixed cooking-pots. Give thanks, O people of David! And very few of My servants are grateful.
34:14 But when We decreed death for him, naught showed them his death but a creature of the earth that ate away his staff. So when it fell down, the jinn saw clearly that, if they had known the unseen, they would not have tarried in humiliating torment.
34:15 Certainly there was a sign for Saba' in their abode — two gardens on the right and the left. Eat of the sustenance of your Lord and give thanks to Him. A good land and a Forgiving Lord!
34:16 But they turned aside, so We sent upon them a violent torrent, and in place of their two gardens We gave them two gardens yielding bitter fruit and (growing) tamarisk and a few lote-trees.
34:17 With this We requited them because they were ungrateful; and We punish none but the ingrate.
34:18 And We made between them and the towns which We had blessed, (other) towns easy to be seen, and We apportioned the journey therein: Travel through them nights and days, secure.
34:19 But they said: Our Lord, make longer stages between our journeys. And they wronged themselves; so We made them stories and scattered them a total scattering. Surely there are signs in this for every patient, grateful one.
34:20 And the devil indeed found true his conjecture concerning them, so they follow him, except a party of the believers.
34:21 And he has no authority over them, but that We may know him who believes in the Hereafter from him who is in doubt concerning it. And thy Lord is the Preserver of all things.
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34:22 Say: Call upon those whom you assert besides Allah; they control not the weight of an atom in the heavens or in the earth, nor have they any partnership in either, nor has He a helper among them.
34:23 And intercession avails naught with Him, save of him whom He permits. Until when fear is removed from their hearts, they say: What is it that your Lord said? They say: The Truth. And He is the Most High, the Great.
34:24 Say: Who gives you sustenance from the heavens and the earth? Say: Allah. And surely we or you are on a right way or in manifest error.
34:25 Say: You will not be asked of what we are guilty, nor shall we be asked of what you do.
34:26 Say: Our Lord will gather us together, then He will judge between us with truth. And He is the Best Judge, the Knower.
34:27 Say: Show me those whom you join with Him as associates. By no means (can you)! Nay, He is Allah, the Mighty, the Wise.
34:28 And We have not sent thee but as a bearer of good news and as a warner to all mankind, but most men know not.
34:29 And they say: When will this promise be (fulfilled), if you are truthful?
34:30 Say: You have the appointment of a day which you cannot postpone by an hour, nor hasten on.
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34:31 And those who disbelieve say: We believe not in this Qur'an, nor in that which is before it. And if thou couldst see when the wrongdoers are made to stand before their Lord, throwing back the blame one to another! Those who were reckoned weak say to those who were proud: Had it not been for you, we would have been believers.
34:32 Those who were proud say to those who were deemed weak: Did we turn you away from the guidance after it had come to you? Nay, you (yourselves) were guilty.
34:33 And those who were deemed weak say to those who were proud: Nay, (it was your) planning by night and day when you told us to disbelieve in Allah and to set up likes with Him. And they will manifest regret when they see the chastisement. And We put shackles on the necks of those who disbelieve. They will not be requited but for what they did.
34:34 And We never sent a warner to a town but those who led easy lives in it said: We are disbelievers in that with which you are sent.
34:35 And they say: We have more wealth and children, and we cannot be punished.
34:36 Say: Surely my Lord amplifies and straitens provision for whom He pleases, but most men know not.
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34:37 And it is not your wealth, nor your children, that bring you near to Us in rank; but whoever believes and does good, for such is a double reward for what they do, and they are secure in the highest places.
34:38 And those who strive in opposing Our messages, they will be brought to the chastisement.
34:39 Say: Surely my Lord amplifies provision for whom He pleases of His servants and straitens (it) for him. And whatsoever you spend, He increases it in reward, and He is the Best of Providers.
34:40 And on the day when He will gather them all together, then will He say to the angels: Did these worship you?
34:41 They will say: Glory be to Thee! Thou art our Protecting Friend, not they; nay, they worshipped the jinn; most of them were believers in them.
34:42 So on that day you will not control profit nor harm for one another. And We will say to those who were iniquitous: Taste the chastisement of the Fire, which you called a lie.
34:43 And when Our clear messages. are recited to them, they say: This is naught but a man who desires to turn you away from that which your fathers worshipped. And they say: This is naught but a forged lie! And those who disbelieve say of the Truth when it comes to them: This is only clear enchantment
34:44 And We have not given them any Books which they read, nor did We send to them before thee a warner.
34:45 And those before them rejected (the truth), and these have not yet attained a tenth of that which We gave them, but they gave the lie to My messengers. How (terrible) was then My disapproval!
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34:46 Say: I exhort you only to one thing, that you rise up for Allah's sake by twos and singly, then ponder! There is no madness in your companion. He is only a warner to you before a severe chastisement.
34:47 Say: Whatever reward I ask of you, that is only for yourselves. My reward is only with Allah, and He is a Witness over all things.
34:48 Say: Surely my Lord casts the Truth, the great Knower of the unseen.
34:49 Say: The Truth has come, and falsehood neither originates, nor reproduces.
34:50 Say: If I err, I err only to my own loss and if I go aright, it is because of what my Lord reveals to me. Surely He is Hearing, Nigh.
34:51 And couldst thou see when they become terrified, but (then) there will be no escape and they will be seized from a near place;
34:52 And they will say: We believe in it. And how can they attain (to faith) from a distant place?
34:53 And they indeed disbelieved in it before, and they utter conjectures with regard to the unseen from a distant place.
34:54 And a barrier is placed between them and that which they desire, as was done with their partisans before. Surely they are in a disquieting doubt.

Chapter 35 The Originator
Al-Fatir

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
35:1 Praise be to Allah, the Originator of the heavens and the earth, the Maker of the angels, messengers flying on wings, two, and three, and four. He increases in creation what He pleases. Surely Allah is Possessor of power over all things.
35:2 Whatever Allah grants to men of (His) mercy, there is none to withhold it, and what He withholds, none can grant thereafter. And He is the Mighty, the Wise.
35:3 O Men, call to mind the favour of Allah to you. Is there any Creator besides Allah who provides for you from the heaven and the earth? There is no God but He. How are you then turned away?
35:4 And if they reject thee — truly messengers before thee were rejected. And to Allah are all affairs returned.
35:5 O men, surely the promise of Allah is true, so let not the life of this world deceive you. And let not the arch-deceiver deceive you about Allah.
35:6 Surely the devil is your enemy, so take him for an enemy. He only invites his party to be companions of the burning Fire.
35:7 Those who disbelieve, for them is a severe chastisement. And those who believe and do good, for them is forgiveness and a great reward.
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35:8 Is he whose evil deed is made fair-seeming to him so that he considers it good? Now surely Allah leaves in error whom He pleases and guides aright whom He pleases, so let not thy soul waste away in grief for them. Surely Allah is Knower of what they do.
35:9 And Allah is He Who sends the winds, so they raise a cloud, then We drive it on to a dead land, and therewith give life to the earth after its death. Even so is the quickening.
35:10 Whoever desires might, then to Allah belongs the might wholly. To Him do ascend the goodly words, and the goodly deed — He exalts it. And those who plan evil — for them is a severe chastisement. And their plan will perish.
35:11 And Allah created you from dust, then from the life-germ, then He made you pairs. And no female bears, nor brings forth, except with His knowledge. And no one living long is granted a long life, nor is aught diminished of one's life, but it is all in a book. Surely this is easy to Allah.
35:12 And the two seas are not alike the one sweet, very sweet, pleasant to drink; and the other salt, bitter. Yet from both you eat fresh flesh and bring forth ornaments which you wear. And thou seest the ships cleave through it, that you may seek of His bounty and that you may give thanks.
35:13 He causes the night to enter in upon the day, and causes the day to enter in upon the night, and He has made subservient the sun and the moon, each one moves to an appointed time. This is Allah, your Lord; His is the kingdom. And those whom you call upon besides Him own not a straw.
35:14 If you call on them, they hear not your call; and if they heard, they could not answer you. And on the day of Resurrection they will deny your associating them (with Allah). And none can inform thee like the All-Aware One.
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35:15 O men, it is you that have need of Allah, and Allah is the Self-Sufficient, the Praised One.
35:16 If He please, He will remove you and bring a new creation.
35:17 And this is not hard to Allah.
35:18 And no burdened soul can bear another's burden. And if one weighed down by a burden calls another to carry his load, naught of it will be carried, even though he be near of kin. Thou warnest only those who fear their Lord in secret and keep up prayer. And whoever purifies himself, purifies himself only for his own good. And to Allah is the eventual coming.
35:19 And the blind and the seeing are not alike,
35:20 Nor the darkness and the light,
35:21 Nor the shade and the heat.
35:22 Neither are the living and the dead alike. Surely Allah makes whom He pleases hear; and thou canst not make those hear who are in the graves.
35:23 Thou art naught but a warner.
35:24 Surely We have sent thee with the Truth as a bearer of good news and a warner. And there is not a people but a warner has gone among them.
35:25 And if they reject thee, those before them also rejected — their messengers came to them with clear arguments, and with scriptures, and with the illuminating Book.
35:26 Then I seized those who disbelieved, so how (terrible) was My disapproval!
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35:27 Seest thou not that Allah sends down water from the clouds, then We bring forth therewith fruits of various hues? And in the mountains are streaks, white and red, of various hues and (others) intensely black.
35:28 And of men and beasts and cattle there are various colours likewise. Those of His servants only who are possessed of knowledge fear Allah. Surely Allah is Mighty, Forgiving.
35:29 Surely those who recite the Book of Allah and keep up prayer and spend out of what We have given them, secretly and openly, hope for a gain which perishes not —
35:30 That He may pay them back fully their rewards and give them more out of His grace. Surely He is Forgiving, Multiplier of reward.
35:31 And that which We have revealed to thee of the Book, that is the truth, verifying that which is before it. Surely Allah is Aware, Seer of His servants.
35:32 Then We have given the Book as inheritance to those whom We have chosen from among Our servants: so of them is he who wrongs himself, and of them is he who takes a middle course, and of them is he who is foremost in deeds of goodness by Allah's permission. That is the great grace.
35:33 Gardens of perpetuity, which they enter — they are made to wear therein bracelets of gold and pearls, and their dress therein is silk.
35:34 And they say: Praise be to Allah, Who has removed grief from us! Surely our Lord is Forgiving, Multiplier of reward,
35:35 Who out of His grace has made us alight in a house abiding for ever; therein toil touches us not nor does fatigue afflict us therein.
35:36 And those who disbelieve, for them is Fire of hell; it is not finished with them so that they should die, nor is chastisement thereof lightened to them. Thus We deal retribution on every ungrateful one.
35:37 And therein they cry for succour: Our Lord, take us out! we will do good deeds other than those which we used to do! Did We not give you a life long enough, for him to be mindful who would mind? And there came to you the warner. So taste; because for the iniquitous there is no helper.
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35:38 Surely Allah is the Knower of the unseen in the heavens and the earth. Surely He is Knower of what is in the hearts.
35:39 He it is Who made you successors in the earth. So whoever disbelieves, his disbelief is against himself. And their disbelief increases the disbelievers with their Lord in naught but hatred; and their disbelief increases the disbelievers in naught but loss.
35:40 Say: Have you seen your associates which you call upon besides Allah? Show me what they have created of the earth! Or have they any share in the heavens? Or, have We given them a Book so that they follow a clear argument thereof? Nay, the wrongdoers hold out promises one to another only to deceive.
35:41 Surely Allah upholds the heavens and the earth lest they come to naught. And if they come to naught, none can uphold them after Him. Surely He is ever Forbearing, Forgiving.
35:42 And they swore by Allah, their strongest oaths, that, if a warner came to them, they would be better guided than any of the nations. But when a warner came to them, it increased them in naught but aversion,
35:43 Behaving proudly in the land and planning evil. And the evil plan besets none save the authors of it. So they wait for naught but the way of the ancients. But thou wilt find no alteration in the course of Allah and thou wilt find no change in the course of Allah.
35:44 Have they not travelled in the land and seen what was the end of those before them and they were stronger than those in power? And Allah is not such that anything in the heavens or the earth can escape Him. Surely He is ever Knowing, Powerful.
35:45 And were Allah to punish men for what they earn, He would not leave on the back of it any creature, but He respires them till an appointed term so when their doom comes, then surely Allah is ever Seer of His servants.

Chapter 36 Ya Sin

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
36:1 O man,
36:2 By the Qur'an, full of wisdom!
36:3 Surely thou art one of the messengers,
36:4 On a right way.
36:5 A revelation of the Mighty, the Merciful,
36:6 That thou mayest warn a people whose fathers were not warned, so they are heedless.
36:7 The word has indeed proved true of most of them, so they believe not,
36:8 Surely We have placed on their necks chains reaching up to the chins, so they have their heads raised aloft.
36:9 And We have set a barrier before them and a barrier behind them, thus We have covered them, so that they see not.
36:10 And it is alike to them whether thou warn them or warn them nor — they believe not.
36:11 Thou canst warn him only who follows the Reminder and fears the Beneficent in secret; so give him good news of forgiveness and a generous reward.
36:12 Surely We give life to the dead, and We write down that which they send before and their footprints, and We record everything in a clear writing.
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36:13 And set out to them a parable of the people of the town when apostles came to it.
36:14 When We sent to them two, they rejected them both; then We strengthened (them) with a third, so they said: Surely we are sent to you.
36:15 They said: You are only mortals like ourselves, nor has the Beneficent revealed anything — you only lie.
36:16 They said: Our Lord knows that we are surely sent to you.
36:17 And our duty is only a clear deliverance (of the message).
36:18 They said: Surely we augur evil from you. If you desist not, we will surely stone you, and a painful chastisement from us will certainly afflict you.
36:19 They said: Your evil fortune is with you. What! If you are reminded! Nay, you are an extravagant people.
36:20 And from the remote part of the city there came a man running. He said: O my people, follow the apostles.
36:21 Follow him who asks of you no reward, and they are on the right course.
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36:22 And what reason have I that I should not serve Him Who created me and to Whom you will be brought back.
36:23 Shall I take besides Him gods whose intercession, if the Beneficent should desire to afflict me with harm, will avail me naught, not can they deliver me?
36:24 Then I shall surely be in clear error.
36:25 Surely I believe in your Lord, so hear me.
36:26 It was said: Enter the Garden. He said: Would that my people knew,
36:27 How my Lord has forgiven me and made me of the honoured ones!
36:28 And We sent not down upon his people after him any host from heaven, nor do We ever send.
36:29 It was naught but a single cry, and lo! they were still.
36:30 Alas for the servants! Never does a messenger come to them but they mock him.
36:31 See they not how many generations We destroyed before them, that they return not to them?
36:32 And all — surely all — will be brought before Us.
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36:33 And a sign to them is the dead earth: We give life to it and bring forth from it grain so they eat of it.
36:34 And We make therein gardens of date-palms and grapes and We make springs to flow forth therein,
36:35 That they may eat of the fruit thereof, and their hands made it not. Will they not then give thanks?
36:36 Glory be to Him Who created pairs of all things, of what the earth grows, and of their kind and of what they know not!
36:37 And a sign to them is the night: We draw forth from it the day, then lo! they are in darkness;
36:38 And the sun moves on to its destination. That is the ordinance of the Mighty, the Knower.
36:39 And the moon, We have ordained for it stages till it becomes again as an old dry palm-branch.
36:40 Neither is it for the sun to overtake the moon, nor can the night outstrip the day. And all float on in an orbit.
36:41 And a sign to them is that We bear their offspring in the laden ship,
36:42 And We have created for them the like thereof, whereon they ride.
36:43 And if We please, We may drown them, then there is no succour for them, nor can they be rescued —
36:44 But by mercy from Us and for enjoyment till a time.
36:45 And when it is said to them Guard against that which is before you and that which is behind you, that mercy may be shown to you.
36:46 And there comes to them no message of the messages of their Lord but they turn away from it.
36:47 And when it is said to them: Spend out of that which Allah has given you, those who disbelieve say to those who believe: Shall we feed him whom, if Allah please, He could feed? You are in naught but clear error.
36:48 And they say: When will this promise come to pass, if you are truthful?
36:49 They await but a single cry, which will overtake them while they contend.
36:50 So they will not be able to make a bequest, nor will they return to their families.
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36:51 And the trumpet is blown, when lo! from their graves they will hasten on to their Lord.
36:52 They will say: O woe to us Who has raised us up from our sleeping-place? This is what the Beneficent promised and the messengers told the truth.
36:53 It is but a single cry, when lo! they are all brought before Us.
36:54 So this day no soul is wronged in aught and you are not rewarded aught but for what you did.
36:55 Surely the owners of the Garden are on that day in a happy occupation.
36:56 They and their wives are in shades, reclining on raised couches.
36:57 They have fruits therein, and they have whatever they desire.
36:58 Peace! A word from a Merciful Lord.
36:59 And withdraw to-day, O guilty ones!
36:60 Did I not charge you, O children of Adam, that you serve not the devil? Surely he is your open enemy.
36:61 And that you serve Me. This is the right way.
36:62 And certainly he led astray numerous people from among you. Could you not then understand?
36:63 This is the hell which you were promised.
36:64 Enter it this day because you disbelieved.
36:65 That day We shall seal their mouths, and their hands will speak to Us, and their feet will bear witness as to what they earned.
36:66 And if We pleased, We would put out their eyes, then they would strive to get first to the way, but how should they see?
36:67 And if We pleased, We would transform them in their place, then they would not be able to go on, or turn back.
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36:68 And whomsoever We cause to live long, We reduce to an abject state in creation. Do they not understand?
36:69 And We have not taught him poetry, nor is it meet for him. This is naught but a Reminder and a plain Qur'an,
36:70 To warn him who would have life, and (that) the word may prove true against the disbelievers.
36:71 See they not that We have created cattle for them, out of what Our hands have wrought, so they are their masters?
36:72 And We have subjected them to them, so some of them they ride, and some they eat.
36:73 And therein they have advantages and drinks. Will they not then give thanks?
36:74 And they take gods besides Allah that they may be helped.
36:75 They are not able to help them, and they are a host brought up before them.
36:76 So let not their speech grieve thee. Surely We know what they do in secret and what they do openly.
36:77 Does not man see that We have created him from the small life germ? Then lo! he is an open disputant.
36:78 And he strikes our a likeness for Us and forgets his own creation. Says he: Who will give life to the bones, when they are rotten?
36:79 Say He will give life to them, Who brought them into existence at first, and He is Knower of all creation,
36:80 Who produced fire for you out of the green tree, so that with it you kindle.
36:81 Is not He Who created the heavens and the earth able to create the like of them? Yea! And He is the Creator (of all), the Knower.
36:82 His command, when He intends anything, is only to say to it, Be, and it is.
36:83 So glory be to Him in Whose hand is the kingdom of all things and to Him you will be returned.

Chapter 37 Those Ranging in Ranks
Al-Saffat

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
37:1 By those ranging in ranks,
37:2 And those who restrain holding in restraint,
37:3 And those who recite the Reminder,
37:4 Surely your God is One.
37:5 The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, and the Lord of the eastern lands.
37:6 Surely We have adorned the lower heaven with an adornment, the stars,
37:7 And (there is) a safeguard against every rebellious devil.
37:8 They cannot listen to the exalted assembly and they are reproached from every side,
37:9 Driven off; and for them is a perpetual chastisement,
37:10 Except him who snatches away but once, then there follows him a brightly shining flame.
37:11 So ask them whether they are stronger in creation or those (others) whom We have created. Surely We created them of firm clay.
37:12 Nay, thou wonderest, while they mock,
37:13 And when they are reminded, they mind not,
37:14 And when they see a sign, they seek to scoff,
37:15 And say: This is nothing but clear enchantment.
37:16 When we are dead and have become dust and bones; shall we then be raised,
37:17 Or our fathers of yore?
37:18 Say: Yea, and you will be humiliated.
37:19 So it will be but one cry, when lo! they will see.
37:20 And they will say: O woe to us! This is the day of Requital.
37:21 This is the day of Judgment, which you called a lie.
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37:22 Gather together those who did wrong and their associates, and what they worshipped
37:23 Besides Allah, then lead them to the way to hell.
37:24 And stop them, for they shall be questioned:
37:25 What is the matter with you that you help not one another?
37:26 Nay, on that day they will be submissive.
37:27 And some of them will turn to others mutually questioning —
37:28 Saying: Surely you used to come to us from the right side.
37:29 They will say: Nay, you (yourselves) were not believers.
37:30 And we had no authority over you, but you were an inordinate people.
37:31 So the word of our Lord has proved true against us: we shall surely taste.
37:32 We led you astray, for we ourselves were erring.
37:33 So, that day they will be sharers in the chastisement.
37:34 Thus do We deal with the guilty.
37:35 They indeed were arrogant, when it was said to them: There is no god but Allah;
37:36 And said: Shall we give up our gods for a mad poet?
37:37 Nay, he has brought the Truth ind verifies the messengers.
37:38 Surely you will taste the painful chastisement.
37:39 And you are requited naught but for what you did —
37:40 Save the servants of Allah, the purified ones.
37:41 For them is a known sustenance:
37:42 Fruits. And they are honoured,
37:43 In Gardens of delight,
37:44 On thrones, facing each other.
37:45 A bowl of running water will be made to go round them,
37:46 White, delicious to those who drink.
37:47 It deprives not of reason, nor are they exhausted therewith.
37:48 And with them are those modest in gaze, having beautiful eyes,
37:49 As if they were eggs, carefully protected.
37:50 Then some of them will turn to others, questioning mutually.
37:51 A speaker of them will say: Surely I had a comrade,
37:52 Who said: Art thou indeed of those who accept?
37:53 When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we then be requited?
37:54 He will say: Will you look?
37:55 Then he looked down and saw him in the midst of hell.
37:56 He will say: By Allah! thou hadst almost caused me to perish
37:57 And had it not been for favour of my Lord, I should have been among those brought up.
37:58 Are we not to die,
37:59 Except our previous death? And are we not to be chastised?
37:60 Surely this is the mighty achievement.
37:61 For the like of this, then, let the workers work.
37:62 Is this the better entertainment or the tree of Zaqqum?
37:63 Surely We have made it a trial for the wrongdoers.
37:64 It is a tree that grows in the bottom of hell —
37:65 Its produce is as it were the heads of serpents.
37:66 Then truly they will eat of it and fill (their) bellies with it.
37:67 Then surely they shall have after it a drink of boiling water.
37:68 Then their return is surety to the flaming Fire.
37:69 They indeed found their fathers astray,
37:70 So in their footsteps they are hastening on.
37:71 And most of the ancients surely went astray before them,
37:72 And indeed We sent among them warners.
37:73 Then see what was the end of those warned —
37:74 Except the servants of Allah, the purified ones.
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37:75 And Noah certainly called upon Us, and excellent Answerer of prayers are We!
37:76 And We delivered him and his people from the great distress;
37:77 And made his offspring the survivors,
37:78 And left for him (praise) among the later generations,
37:79 Peace be to Noah among the nations!
37:80 Thus indeed do We reward the doers of good.
37:81 Surely he was of Our believing servants.
37:82 Then We drowned the others.
37:83 And surely of his party was Abraham.
37:84 When he came to his Lord with a secure heart.
37:85 When he said to his sire and his people: What is it that you worship?
37:86 A lie — gods besides Allah do you desire?
37:87 What is then your idea about the Lord of the worlds?
37:88 Then he glanced a glance at the stars,
37:89 And said: Surely I am sick (of your deities).
37:90 So they turned their backs on him, going away.
37:91 Then he turned to their gods and said: Do you not eat?
37:92 What is the matter with you that you speak not?
37:93 So he turned upon them, smiting with the right hand.
37:94 Then they came to him, hastening.
37:95 He said: Do you worship that which you hew out?
37:96 And Allah has created you and what you make.
37:97 They said: Build for him a building, then cast him into the flaming fire.
37:98 And they designed a plan against him, but We brought them low.
37:99 And he said: Surely I flee to my Lord — He will guide me.
37:100 My Lord, grant me a doer of good deeds.
37:101 So We gave him the good news of a forbearing son.
37:102 But when he became of (age to) work with him, he said: O my son, I have seen in a dream that I should sacrifice thee: so consider what thou seest. He said: O my father, do as thou art commanded; if Allah please, thou wilt find me patient.
37:103 So when they both submitted and he had thrown him down upon his forehead,
37:104 And We called out to him saying, O Abraham,
37:105 Thou hast indeed fulfilled the vision. Thus do We reward the doers of good.
37:106 Surely this is a manifest trial.
37:107 And We ransomed him with a great sacrifice.
37:108 And We granted him among the later generations (the salutation),
37:109 Peace be to Abraham!
37:110 Thus do We reward the doers of good.
37:111 Surely he was one of Our believing servants.
37:112 And We gave him the good news of Isaac, a prophet, a righteous one.
37:113 And We blessed him and Isaac. And of their offspring some are doers of good, but some are clearly unjust to themselves.
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37:114 And certainly We conferred a favour on Moses and Aaron.
37:115 And We delivered them, and their people from the mighty distress.
37:116 And We helped them, so they were the vanquishers.
37:117 And We gave them both the clear Book.
37:118 And We guided them on the right way.
37:119 And We granted them among the later generations (the salutation),
37:120 Peace be to Moses and Aaron!
37:121 Thus do We reward the doers of good.
37:122 Surely they were both of Our believing servants.
37:123 And Elias was surely of those sent.
37:124 When he said to his people: Will you not guard against evil?
37:125 Do you call upon Ba'l and forsake the Best of the creators,
37:126 Allah, your Lord and the Lord of your fathers of yore?
37:127 But they rejected him, so they shall be brought up,
37:128 But not the servants of Allah, the purified ones.
37:129 And We granted him among the later generations (the salutation),
37:130 Peace be to Elias!
37:131 Even thus We reward the doers of good.
37:132 Surely he was one of Our believing servants.
37:133 And Lot was surely of those sent.
37:134 When We delivered him and his people, all —
37:135 Except an old woman among those who remained behind.
37:136 Then We destroyed the others.
37:137 And surely you pass by them in the morning,
37:138 And at night. Do you not then understand?
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37:139 And Jonah was surely of those sent.
37:140 When he fled to the laden ship,
37:141 So he shared with others but was of those cast away.
37:142 So the fish took him into its mouth while he was blamable.
37:143 But had he not been of those who glorify (Us),
37:144 He would have tarried in its belly till the day when they are raised.
37:145 Then We cast him on the naked shore, while he was sick.
37:146 And We caused a gourd to grow up for him.
37:147 And We sent him to a hundred thousand or more.
37:148 And they believed, so We gave them provision till a time.
37:149 Now ask them whether thy Lord has daughters and they have sons?
37:150 Or did We create the angels females, while they witnessed?
37:151 Now surely it is of their own lie that they say:
37:152 Allah has begotten. And truly they are liars.
37:153 Has He preferred daughters to sons?
37:154 What is the matter with you? How you judge!
37:155 Will you not then mind?
37:156 Or have you a clear authority?
37:157 Then bring your Book, if you are truthful.
37:158 And they assert a relationship between Him and the jinn. And certainly the jinn know that they will be brought up (for judgment) —
37:159 Glory be to Allah from what they describe! —
37:160 But not so the servants of Allah, the purified ones.
37:161 So surely you and that which you serve,
37:162 Not against Him can you cause (any) to fall into trial,
37:163 Save him who will burn in the flaming Fire.
37:164 And there is none of us but has an assigned place,
37:165 And verily we are ranged in ranks,
37:166 And we truly glorify (Him).
37:167 And surely they used to say:
37:168 Had we a reminder from those of yore,
37:169 We would have been sincere servants of Allah.
37:170 But (now) they disbelieve in it, so they will come to know.
37:171 And certainly Our word has already gone forth to Our servants, to those sent,
37:172 That they, surely they, will be helped,
37:173 And Our hosts, surely they, will be triumphant.
37:174 So turn away from them till a time,
37:175 And watch them, they too will see.
37:176 Would they hasten on Our chastisement?
37:177 So when it descends in their court, evil will be the morning of the warned ones.
37:178 And turn away from them till a time,
37:179 And watch, for they too will see.
37:180 Glory be to thy Lord, the Lord of Might, above what they describe
37:181 And peace be to those sent
37:182 And praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds!

Chapter 38 Sad

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
38:1 Truthful God! By the Qur'an, possessing eminence!
38:2 Nay, those who disbelieve are in self-exaltation and opposition.
38:3 How many a generation We destroyed before them, then they cried when there was no longer time for escape!
38:4 And they wonder that a warner from among themselves has come to them, and the disbelievers say: This is an enchanter, a liar.
38:5 Makes he the gods a single God? Surely this is a strange thing.
38:6 And the chiefs among them say: Go and steadily adhere to your gods: surely this is a thing intended.
38:7 We never heard of this in the former faith: this is nothing but a forgery.
38:8 Has the Reminder been revealed to him from among us? Nay, they are in doubt as to My Reminder. Nay, they have not yet tasted My chastisement.
38:9 Or, have they the treasures of the mercy of thy Lord, the Mighty, the Great Giver?
38:10 Or is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and what is between them theirs? Then let them rise higher in means.
38:11 What an army of the allies is here put to flight!
38:12 The people of Noah, and 'Ad, and Pharaoh, the lord of hosts, rejected (prophets) before them,
38:13 And Thamud and the people of Lot and the dwellers of the thicket. These were the parties (opposing Truth).
38:14 Not one of them but rejected the messengers, so just was My retribution.
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38:15 And these wait but for one cry, wherein there is no delay.
38:16 And they say: Our Lord, hasten on for us our portion before the day of Reckoning.
38:17 Bear patiently what they say, and remember Our servant David, the possessor of power. He ever turned (to Allah).
38:18 Truly We made the mountains subject to him, glorifying (Allah) at nightfall and sunrise,
38:19 And the birds gathered together. All were obedient to him.
38:20 And We strengthened his kingdom and We gave him wisdom and a clear judgment.
38:21 And has the story of the adversaries come to thee? When they made an entry into the private chamber by climbing the wall —
38:22 When they came upon David so he was afraid of them. They said Fear not; two litigants, of whom one has wronged the other, so decide between us with justice, and act not unjustly, and guide us to the right way.
38:23 This is my brother. He has ninety-nine ewes and I have a single ewe. Then he said, Make it over to me, and he has prevailed against me in dispute.
38:24 He said: Surely he has wronged thee in demanding thy ewe (to add) to his own ewes. And surely many partners wrong one another save those who believe and do good, and very few are they! And David knew that We had tried him, so he asked his Lord for protection, and he fell down bowing and turned (to God).
38:25 So We gave him this protection, and he had a nearness to Us and an excellent resort.
38:26 O David, surely We have made thee a ruler in the land; so judge between men justly and follow not desire, lest it lead thee astray from the path of Allah. Those who go astray from the path of Allah, for them is surely a severe chastisement because they forgot the day of Reckoning.
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38:27 And We created not the heaven and the earth and what is between them in vain. That is the opinion of those who disbelieve. So woe to those who disbelieve on account of the Fire!
38:28 Shall We treat those who believe and do good like the mischief-makers in the earth? Or shall We make the dutiful like the wicked?
38:29 (This is) a Book that We have revealed to thee abounding in good, that they may ponder over its verses, and that the men of understanding may mind.
38:30 And We gave to David Solomon. Most excellent the servant! Surely he ever turned (to Allah).
38:31 When well-bred, swift (horses) were brought to him at evening —
38:32 So he said, I love the good things on account of the remembrance of my Lord — until they were hidden behind the veil.
38:33 (He said): Bring them back to me. So he began to stroke (their) legs and necks.
38:34 And certainly we tried Solomon, and We put on his throne a (mere) body, so he turned (to Allah).
38:35 He said My Lord, forgive me and grant me a kingdom which is not fit for any one after me; surely Thou art the Great Giver.
38:36 So We made the wind subservient to him it made his command to run gently wherever he desired,
38:37 And the devils, every builder and diver,
38:38 And others fettered in chains.
38:39 This is Our free gift, so give freely or withhold, without reckoning.
38:40 And surely he had a nearness to Us and an excellent resort.
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38:41 And remember Our servant Job. When he cried to his Lord: The devil has afflicted me with toil and torment.
38:42 Urge with thy foot; here is a cool washing-place and a drink.
38:43 And We gave him his people and the like of them with them, a mercy from Us, and a reminder for men of understanding.
38:44 And take in thy hand few worldly goods and earn goodness therewith and incline not to falsehood. Surely We found him patient; most excellent the servant Surely he (ever) turned (to Us).
38:4) And remember Our servants Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, men of power and insight.
38:46 We indeed purified them by a pure quality, the keeping in mind of the (final) abode.
38:47 And surely they were with Us, of the elect, the best.
38:48 And remember Ishmael and Elisha and Dhu-l-Kifl; and they were all of the best.
38:49 This is a reminder. And surely there is an excellent resort for the dutiful:
38:50 Gardens of perpetuity — the doors are opened for them.
38:51 Reclining therein, calling therein for many fruits and drink.
38:52 And with them are those modest in gaze, equals in age.
38:53 This is what you are promised for the day of Reckoning.
38:54 Surely this is Our sustenance it will never come to an end —
38:55 This (is for the good)! And surely there is an evil resort for the inordinate —
38:56 Hell. They will enter it. So evil is the resting-place.
38:57 This — so let them taste it, boiling and intensely cold (drink),
38:58 And other similar (punishment), of various sorts.
38:59 This is an army rushing headlong with you — no welcome for them! Surely they will burn in fire.
38:60 They say: Nay! you — no welcome to you! You prepared it for us, so evil is the resting-place.
38:61 They say: Our Lord, whoever prepared it for us, give him more, a double, punishment in the Fire.
38:62 And they say: What is the matter with us? — we see not men whom we used to count among the vicious.
38:63 Did we (only) take them in scorn, or do our eyes miss them?
38:64 That surely is the truth the contending one with another of the inmates of the Fire.
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38:65 Say: I am only a warner; and there is no God but Allah, the One, the Subduer (of all) —
38:66 The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, the Mighty, the Forgiving.
38:67 Say: It is a message of importance,—
38:68 From which you turn away.
38:69 I have no knowledge of the exalted chiefs when they contend.
38:70 Only this is revealed to me that I am a plain warner.
38:71 When thy Lord said to the angels: Surely I am going to create a mortal from dust.
38:72 So when I have made him complete and breathed into him of My spirit, fall down submitting to him.
38:73 And the angels submitted, all of them,
38:74 But not Iblis. He was proud and he was one of the disbelievers.
38:75 He said: O Iblis, what prevented thee from submitting to him whom I created with both My hands? Art thou proud or art thou of the exalted Ones?
38:76 He said: I am better than he; Thou hast created me of fire, and him Thou didst create of dust.
38:77 He said: Go forth from hence surely thou art driven away:
38:78. And surely My curse is on thee to the day of Judgment.
38:79 He said: My Lord, respite me to the day that they are raised.
38:80 He said: Surely thou art of the respited ones.
38:81 Till the day of the time made known.
38:82 He said: Then, by Thy Might! I will surely lead them all astray,
38:83 Except Thy servants from among them, the purified ones.
38:84 He said: The Truth is, and the truth I speak —
38:85 That I shall fill hell with thee and with all those among them who follow thee.
38:86 Say: I ask you no reward for it nor am I of the impostors.
38:87 It is naught but a Reminder to the nations.
38:88 And certainly you will come to know about it after a time.

Chapter 39 The Companies
Al-Zumar

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
39:1 The revelation of the Book is from Allah, the Mighty, the Wise.
39:2 Surely We have revealed to thee the Book with truth, so serve Allah, being sincere to Him in obedience.
39:3 Now surely sincere obedience is due to Allah (alone). And those who choose protectors besides Him (say): We serve them only that they may bring us nearer to Allah. Surely Allah will judge between them in that in which they differ. Surely Allah guides not him who is a liar, ungrateful.
39:4 If Allah desired to take a son to Himself, He could have chosen those He pleased out of those whom He has created — Glory be to Him He is Allah, the One, the Subduer (of all).
39:5 He has created the heavens and the earth with truth; He makes the night cover the day and makes the day overtake the night, and He has made the sun and the moon subservient; each one moves on to an assigned term. Now surely He is the Mighty, the Forgiver.
39:6 He created you from a single being, then made its mate of the same (kind). And He sent down for you eight of the cattle in pairs. He creates you in the wombs of your mothers — creation after creation — in triple darkness. That is Allah, your Lord; His is the kingdom. There is no God but He. How are you then turned away?
39:7 If you are ungrateful, then surely Allah is above need of you. And He likes not ungratefulness in His servants. And if you are grateful, He likes it for you. And no bearer of a burden will bear another's burden. Then to your Lord is your return, then will He inform you of what you did. Surely He is Knower of what is in the breasts.
39:8 And when distress afflicts a man he calls upon his Lord, turning to Him; then when He grants him a favour from Him, he forgets that for which he called upon Him before, and sets up rivals to Allah that he may cause (men) to stray from His path. Say: Enjoy thine ungratefulness for a little, surely thou art of the companions of the Fire.
39:9 Is he who is obedient during hours of the night, prostrating himself and standing, taking care of the Hereafter and hoping for the mercy of his Lord —? Say: Are those who know and those who know not alike? Only men of understanding mind.
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39:10 Say: O My servants who believe; keep your duty to your Lord. For those who do good in this world is good, and Allah's earth is spacious. Truly the steadfast will be paid their reward without measure.
39:11 Say: I am commanded to serve Allah, being sincere to Him in obedience,
39:12 And I am commanded to be the first of those who submit.
39:13 Say: I fear, if I disobey my Lord, the chastisement of a grievous day.
39:14 Say: Allah I serve, being sincere to Him in my obedience.
39:15 Serve then what you will beside Him. Say: The losers surely are those who lose themselves and their people on the day of Resurrection. Now surely that is the manifest loss
39:16 They shall have coverings of fire above them and coverings beneath them. With that Allah makes His servants to fear; so keen your duty to Me, O My servants.
39:17 And those who eschew the worship of the idols and turn to Allah, for them is good news. So give good news to My servants,
39:18 Who listen to the Word, then follow the best of it. Such are they whom Allah has guided, and such are the men of understanding.
39:19 He against whom the sentence of chastisement is due — canst thou save him who is in the Fire?
39:20 But those who keep their duty to their Lord, for them are high places, above them higher places, built (for them), wherein rivers flow. (It is) the promise of Allah. Allah fails not in (His) promise.
39:21 Seest thou not that Allah sends down water from the clouds, then makes it go down into the earth in springs, then brings forth therewith herbage of various hues; then it withers so that thou seest it turn yellow, then He makes it chaff? Surely there is a reminder in this for men of understanding.
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39:22 Is he whose breast Allah has opened to Islam so that he follows a light from his Lord —? So woe to those whose hearts are hardened against the remembrance of Allah! Such are in clear error.
39:23 Allah has revealed the best announcement, a Book consistent, repeating (its injunctions), whereat do shudder the skins of those who fear their Lord, then their skins and their hearts soften to Allah's remembrance. This is Allah's guidance — He guides with it whom He pleases. And he whom Allah leaves in error, there is no guide for him.
39:24 Is then he who has to guard himself with his own person against the evil chastisement on the Resurrection day —? And it will be said to the iniquitous: Taste what you earned.
39:25 Those before them denied, so the chastisement came to them from whence they perceived not.
39:26 So Allah made them taste disgrace in this world's life, and certainly the chastisement of the Hereafter is greater. Did they but know!
39:27 And certainly We have set forth for men in this Qur'an similitudes of every sort that they may mind.
39:28 An Arabic Qur'an without any crookedness, that they may guard against evil.
39:29 Allah sets forth a parable: A man belonging to partners differing with one another, and a man (devoted) wholly to one man. Are the two alike in condition? Praise be to Allah! Nay, most of them know not.
39:30 Surely thou wilt die and they (too) will die;
39:31 Then surely on the day of Resurrection you will contend one with another before your Lord.
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39:32 Who is then more unjust than he who utters a lie against Allah and denies the truth, when it comes to him? Is there not in hell an abode for the disbelievers?
39:33 And he who brings the truth and accepts the truth — such are the dutiful.
39:34 They shall have with their Lord what they please. Such is the reward of the doers of good —
39:35 That Allah may ward off from them the worst of what they did, and give them their reward for the best of what they did.
39:36 Is not Allah sufficient for His servant? And they seek to frighten thee with those besides Him. And whomsoever Allah leaves in error, there is no guide for him.
39:37 And whom Allah guides, there is none that can lead him astray. Is not Allah Mighty, the Lord of retribution?
39:38. And if thou ask them, Who created the heavens and the earth? They will say: Allah. Say: See you then that those you call upon besides Allah, would they, if Allah desire to afflict me with harm, remove His harm? Or if He desire to show me mercy, could they withhold His mercy? Say: Allah is sufficient for me. On Him do the reliant rely.
39:39 Say: O my people, work in your place. Surely I am a worker, so you will come to know,
39:40 Who it is to whom there comes a chastisement abasing him, and on whom falls a lasting chastisement.
39:41 Surely We have revealed to thee the Book with truth for (the good of) men. So whoever follows the right way, it is for his own soul, and whoever errs, he errs only to its detriment. And thou art not a custodian over them.
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39:42. Allah takes (men's) souls at the time of their death, and those that die not, during their sleep. Then He withholds those on whom He has passed the decree of death and sends the others back till an appointed term. Surely there are signs in this for a people who reflect.
39:43 Or, take they intercessors besides Allah? Say: What! Even though they control naught, nor do they understand.
39:44 Say: Allah's is the intercession altogether. His is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. Then to Him you will be returned.
39:45 And when Allah alone is mentioned, the hearts of those who believe not in the Hereafter shrink, and when those besides Him are mentioned, lo! they are joyful.
39:46 Say: O Allah, Originator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the unseen and the seen, Thou judgest between Thy servants as to that wherein they differ.
39:47 And had those who do wrong all that is in the earth and the like of it with it, they would certainly offer it as ransom from the evil of the chastisement on the day of Resurrection. And what they never thought of shall become plain to them from Allah.
39:48 And the evil of what they wrought will become plain to them, and that which they mocked at will beset them.
39:49 So when harm afflicts a man he calls upon Us; then, when We give him a boon from Us, he says: I have been given it only by means of knowledge. Nay, it is a trial, but most of them know not.
39:50 Those before them did say it indeed, but what they earned availed them not.
39:51 So there befell them the evil which they had earned. And those who are unjust from among these, there shall befall them the evil which they earn, and they shall not escape.
39:52 Know they not that Allah gives ample subsistence to whom He pleases, and He straitens; surely there are signs in this for a people who believe.
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39:53 Say: O My servants who have been prodigal regarding their souls, despair not of the mercy of Allah; surely Allah forgives sins altogether. He is indeed the Forgiving, the Merciful.
39:54 And turn to your Lord and submit to Him before chastisement comes to you, then you will not be helped.
39:55 And follow the best that has been revealed to you from your Lord before chastisement comes to you all of a sudden, while you perceive not —
39:56 Lest a soul should say: O woe is me, that I fell short of my duty to Allah! and surely I was of those who laughed to scorn;
39:57 Or it should say: Had Allah guided me, I should have been dutiful;
39:58 Or it should say, when it sees the chastisement: Had I another chance I should be a doer of good.
39:59 Aye! My communications came to thee, but thou didst reject them, and wast proud and wast of the disbelievers.
39:60 And on the day of resurrection thou wilt see those who lied against Allah, their faces will be blackened. Is there not in hell an abode for the proud?
39:61 And Allah delivers those who keep their duty with their achievement — evil touches them not, nor do they grieve.
39:62 Allah is the Creator of all things and He has charge over everything.
39:63 His are the treasures of the heavens and the earth. And those who disbelieve in the messages of Allah, such are the losers.
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39:64 Say: Do you bid me serve others than Allah, O ye ignorant ones?
39:65 And certainly, it has been revealed to thee and to those before thee: If thou associate (with Allah), thy work would certainly come to naught and thou wouldst be a loser.
39:66 Nay, but serve Allah alone and be of the thankful.
39:67 And they honour not Allah with the honour due to Him; and the whole earth will be in His grip on the day of Resurrection and the heavens rolled up in His right hand. Glory be to Him! and highly exalted is He above what they associate (with Him).
39:68 And the trumpet is blown, so all those in the heavens and all those in the earth will swoon, except such as Allah please. Then it will be blown again, when lo! they stand up, awaiting.
39:69 And the earth beams with the light of its Lord, and the Book is laid down, and the prophets and the witnesses are brought up, and judgment is given between them with justice, and they are not wronged.
39:70 And every soul is paid back fully for what it did, and He knows best what they do.
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39:71 And those who disbelieve are driven to hell in companies; until, when they come to it, its doors are opened, and the keepers of it say to them: Did not there come to you messengers from among you reciting to you the messages of your Lord and warning you of the meeting of this day of yours? They say: Yea. But the word of punishment proved true against the disbelievers.
39:72 It is said: Enter the gates of hell to abide therein; so evil is the abode of the proud.
39:73 And those who keep their duty to their Lord are conveyed to the Garden in companies until when they come to it, and its doors are opened and the keepers of it say to them Peace be to you! you led pure lives so enter it to abide.
39:74 And they say: Praise be to Allah Who has made good to us His promise, and He has made us inherit the land; we abide in the Garden where we please. So goodly is the reward of the workers.
39:75 And thou seest the angels going round about the Throne of Power, glorifying their Lord with praise. And they are judged with justice, and it is said: Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds!

Chapter 40 The Believer
Al-Mu'min

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
40:1 Beneficent God!
40:2 The revelation of the Book is from Allah, the Mighty, the Knowing,
40:3 Forgiver of sin and Acceptor of repentance, Severe to punish, Lord of bounty. There is no God but He; to Him is the eventual coming.
40:4 None dispute concerning the messages of Allah but those who disbelieve, so let not their control in the land deceive thee.
40:5 Before them the people of Noah and the parties after them rejected (prophets), and every nation purposed against its messenger to destroy him, and disputed by means of falsehood to render null thereby the truth, so I seized them; how (terrible) was then My retribution!
40:6 And thus did the word of thy Lord prove true against those who disbelieve that they are the companions of the Fire.
40:7 Those who bear the Throne of Power and those around it celebrate the praise of their Lord and believe in Him and ask protection for those who believe: Our Lord, Thou embracest all things in mercy and knowledge, so protect those who turn (to Thee) and follow Thy way, and save them from the chastisement of hell.
40:8 Our Lord, make them enter the Gardens of perpetuity, which Thou hast promised them and such of their fathers and their wives and their off-spring as are good. Surely Thou art the Mighty, the Wise:
40:9 And guard them from evil, and whom Thou guardest from evil this day, Thou hast indeed mercy on him. And that is the mighty achievement.
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40:10 Those who disbelieve are told: Certainly Allah's hatred (of you), when you were called upon to the faith and you rejected, was much greater than your hatred (now) of yourselves.
40:11 They say Our Lord, twice hast Thou made us die, and twice hast Thou given us life; so we confess our sins. Is there then a way of escape?
40:12 That is because when Allah alone was called upon, you disbelieved, and when associates were given to Him, you believed. So judgment belongs to Allah, the High, the Great.
40:13 He it is Who shows you His signs and sends down for you sustenance from heaven, and none minds but he who turns (to Him).
40:14 So call upon Allah, being sincere to Him in obedience, though the disbelievers are averse —
40:15 Exalter of degrees, Lord of the Throne of Power, He makes the spirit to light by His command upon whom Re pleases of His servants, that he may warn (men) of the day of Meeting —
40:16 The day when they come forth. Nothing concerning them remains hidden from Allah. To whom belongs the kingdom this day? To Allah, the One, the Subduer (of all).
40:17 This day every soul is rewarded what it has earned. No injustice this day! Surely Allah is Swift in Reckoning.
40:18 And warn them of the day that draws near, when hearts, grieving inwardly, rise up to the throats. The iniquitous will have no friend, nor any intercessor who should be obeyed.
40:19 He knows the dishonesty of eyes and that which the breasts conceal.
40:20 And Allah judges with truth. And those whom they call upon besides Him judge naught! Surely Allah is the Hearing, the Seeing.
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40:21 Have they not travelled in the land and seen what was the end of those who were before them? Mightier than these were they in strength and in fortifications in the land, but Allah destroyed them for their sins. And they had none to protect them from Allah.
40:22 That was because there came to them their messengers with clear arguments, but they disbelieved, so Allah destroyed them. Surely He is Strong, Severe in Retribution.
40:23 And certainly We sent Moses with Our messages and clear authority,
40:24 To Pharaoh and Haman and Korah, but they said: A lying enchanter!
40:25 So when he brought to them the Truth from Us, they said: Slay the sons of those who believe with him and keep their women alive. And the plot of the disbelievers is bound to fail.
40:26 And Pharaoh said: Leave me to slay Moses and let him call upon his Lord. Surely I fear that he will change your religion or that he will make mischief to appear in the land.
40:27 And Moses said: Truly I seek refuge in my Lord and your Lord from every proud one who believes not in the day of Reckoning.
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40:28 And a believing man of Pharaoh's people, who hid his faith, said: Will you slay a man because he says, My Lord is Allah, and indeed he has brought you clear arguments from your Lord? And if he be a liar, on him will be his lie, and if he be truthful, there will befall you some of that which he threatens you with. Surely Allah guides not one who is a prodigal, a liar.
40:29 O my people, yours is the kingdom this day, being masters in the land, but who will help us against the punishment of Allah, if it comes to us? Pharaoh said: I only show you that which I see and I guide you only to the right way.
40:30 And he who believed said: O my people, surely I fear for you the like of what befell the parties,
40:31 The like of what befell the people of Noah and 'Ad and Thamud and those after them. And Allah wishes no injustice for (His) servants.
40:32 And, O my people, I fear for you the day of Calling out —
40:33 The day on which you will turn back retreating, having none to save you from Allah; and whomsoever Allah leaves in error there is no guide for him.
40:34 And Joseph indeed came to you before with clear arguments, but you ever remained in doubt as to what he brought you; until, when he died, you said: Allah will never raise a messenger after him. Thus does Allah leave him in error who is a prodigal, a doubter —
40:35 Those who dispute concerning the messages of Allah without any authority that has come to them. Greatly hated is it by Allah and by those who believe. Thus does Allah seal every heart, of a proud, haughty one.
40:36 And Pharaoh said: O Haman, build for me a tower that I may attain the means of access —
40:37 The means of access to the heavens, then reach the God of Moses, and I surely think him to be a liar. And thus the evil of his deed was made fair-seeming to Pharaoh, and he was turned aside from the way. And the plot of Pharaoh ended in naught but ruin.
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40:38 And he who believed said: O my people, follow me I will guide you to the right way.
40:39 O my people, this life of the world is but a (passing) enjoyment, and the Hereafter, that is the abode to settle.
40:40 Whoever does evil, he is requited only with the like of it; and whoever does good, whether male or female, and he is a believer, these shall enter the Garden, to be given therein sustenance without measure.
40:41 And, O my people, how is it that I call you to salvation and you call me to the Fire?
40:42 You call me to disbelieve in Allah and to associate with Him that of which I have no knowledge, and I call you to the Mighty, the Forgiving.
40:43 Without doubt that which you call me to has no title to be called to in this world, or in the Hereafter, and our return is to Allah, and the prodigals are companions of the Fire.
40:44 So you will remember what I say to you, and I entrust my affair to Allah. Surely Allah is Seer of the servants.
40:45 So Allah protected him from the evil that they planned; and evil chastisement overtook Pharaoh's people —
40:46 The Fire. They are brought before it (every) morning and evening, and on the day when the Hour comes to pass: Make Pharaoh's people enter the severest chastisement.
40:47 And when they contend One with another in the Fire, the weak saying to those who were proud: Surely we were your followers; will you then avert from us a portion of the Fire?
40:48 Those who were proud say: Now we are all in it: Allah has indeed judged between the servants.
40:49 And those in the Fire will say to the guards of hell: Pray to your Lord to lighten our chastisement for a day.
40:50 They will say: Did not your messengers come to you with clear arguments? They will say: Yea. They will say: Then pray. And the prayer of the disbelievers goes only astray.
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40:51 We certainly help Our messengers, and those who believe, in this world's life and on the day when the witnesses arise —
40:52 The day on which their excuse will not benefit the unjust, and for them is a curse and for them is the evil abode.
40:53 And We indeed gave Moses the guidance, and We made the Children of Israel inherit the Book —
40:54 A guidance and a reminder for men of understanding.
40:55 So be patient; surely the promise of Allah is true; and ask protection for thy sin and celebrate the praise of thy Lord in the evening and the morning.
40:56 Those who dispute about the messages of Allah without any authority having come to them, there is naught in their breasts but (a desire) to become great, which they will never attain. So seek refuge in Allah. Surely He is the Hearing, the Seeing.
40:57 Assuredly the creation of the heavens and the earth is greater than the creation of men; but most people know not.
40:58 And the blind and the seeing are not alike, not those who believe and do good and the evildoers. Little do you mind!
40:59 The Hour is surely coming — there is no doubt therein — but most people believe not.
40:60 And your Lord says: Pray to Me, I will answer you. Those who disdain My service will surely enter hell, abased.
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40:61 Allah is He Who made for you the night for resting in and the day for seeing. Surely Allah is Full of Grace to men, but most men give not thanks.
40:62 That is Allah, your Lord, the Creator of all things. There is no God but He. Whence are you then turned away?
40:63 Thus are turned away those who deny the messages of Allah.
40:64 Allah is He Who made the earth a resting-place for you and the heaven a structure, and He formed you, then made goodly your forms, and He provided you with goodly things. That is Allah, your Lord — so blessed is Allah, the Lord of the worlds.
40:65 He is the Living, there is no God but He; so call on Him, being sincere to Him in obedience. Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds!
40:66 Say: I am forbidden to serve those whom you call upon besides Allah, when clear arguments have come to me from my Lord; and I am commanded to submit to the Lord of the worlds.
40:67 He it is Who created you from dust, then from a small life-germ, then from a clot, then He brings you forth as a child, then that you may attain your maturity, then that you may be old; and of you are some who die before and that you may reach an appointed term, and that you may understand.
40:68 He it is Who gives life and causes death, so when He decrees an affair, He only says to it, Be, and it is.
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40:69 Seest thou not those who dispute concerning the messages of Allah? How are they turned away? —
40:70 Those who reject the Book and that with which We have sent Our messengers. But they shall soon know.
40:71 When the fetters are on their necks and the chains. They are dragged
40:72 Into hot water; then in the Fire they are burned.
40:73 Then it is said to them: Where is that which you used to set up
40:74 Besides Allah? They will say They have failed us; nay, we used not to call upon anything before. Thus does Allah confound the disbelievers.
40:75 That is because you exulted in the land unjustly and because you behaved insolently.
40:76 Enter the gates of hell to abide therein; so evil is the abode of the proud.
40:77 Therefore be patient, surely the promise of Allah is true. But whether We make thee see part of what We threaten them with, or cause thee to die, to Us shall they be returned.
40:78 And certainly We sent messengers before thee — of them are those We have mentioned to thee and of them are those We have not mentioned to thee. Nor was it possible for a messenger to bring a sign except with Allah's permission so when Allah's command comes, judgment is given with truth, and those who treat (it) as a lie are lost.
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40:79 Allah is He Who made the cattle for you that you may ride on some of them, and some of them you eat.
40:80 And there are advantages in them for you, and that you may attain through them a need which is in your breasts, and on them and on ships you are borne.
40:81 And He shows you His signs which then of Allah's signs will you deny?
40:82 Do they not travel in the land and see what was the end of those before them? They were more numerous than these and greater in strength and in fortifications in the land, but what they earned availed them not.
40:83 Then when their messengers came to them with clear arguments, they exulted in what they had with them of knowledge and that at which they used to mock befell them.
40:84 So when they saw Our punishment, they said: We believe in Allah alone, and we deny what we used to associate with Him.
40:85 But their faith could not profit them when they saw Our punishment. Such is Allah's law, which ever takes its course in the matter of His servants; and there the disbelievers are lost.

Chapter 41 Ha Min

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
41:1 Beneficent God!
41:2 A revelation from the Beneficent, the Merciful.
41:3 A Book of which the verses are made plain, an Arabic Qur'an for a people who know —
41:4 Good news and a warning. But most of them turn away, so they hear not.
41:5 And they say: Our hearts are under coverings from that to which thou callest us, and there is a deafness in our ears, and there is a veil between us and thee, so act, we too are acting.
41:6 Say: I am only a mortal like you. It is revealed to me that your God is one God, so keep in the straight path to Him, and ask His protection. And woe to the polytheists!
41:7 Who give not the poor-rate, and who are disbelievers in the Hereafter.
41:8 Those who believe and do good, for them is surely a reward never to be cut off.
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41:9 Say: Do you indeed disbelieve in Him Who created the earth in two days, and do you set up equals with Him? That is the Lord of the worlds.
41:10 And He made in it mountains above its surface, and He blessed therein and ordained therein its foods, in four days; alike for (all) seekers.
41:11 Then He directed Himself to the heaven and it was a vapour, so He said to it and to the earth: Come both, willingly or unwillingly. They both said: We come willingly.
41:12 So He ordained them seven heavens in two days, and revealed in every heaven its affair. And We adorned the lower heaven with lights, and (made it) to guard. That is the decree of the Mighty, the Knowing.
41:13 But if they turn away, then say I warn you of a scourge like the scourge of 'Ad and Thamud.
41:14 When messengers came to them from before them and behind them, saying, Serve nothing but Allah, they said: If our Lord had pleased, He would have sent down angels. So we are disbelievers in that with which you are sent.
41:15 Then as to 'Ad, they were unjustly proud in the land, and said: Who is mightier than we in power? See they not that Allah Who created them is mightier than they in power? And they denied Our messages.
41:16 So We sent on them a furious wind in unlucky days that We might make them taste the chastisement of abasement in this world's life. And the chastisement of the Hereafter is truly more abasing, and they will not be helped.
41:17 And as for Thamud, We showed them the right way, but they preferred blindness to guidance, so the scourge of an abasing chastisement overtook them for what they had earned.
41:18 And We delivered those who believed and kept their duty.
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41:19 And the day when the enemies of Allah are gathered to the Fire, they will be formed into groups.
41:20 Until, when they come to it, their ears and their eyes and their skins will bear witness against them as to what they did.
41:21 And they will say to their skins Why bear ye witness against us They will say: Allah Who makes everything speak has made us speak, and He created you at first, and to Him you are returned.
41:22 And you did not cover yourselves lest your ears and your eyes and your skins should bear witness against you, but you thought that Allah knew not much of what you did.
41:23 And that, your (evil) thought which you entertained about your Lord, ruined you, so have you become of the lost ones.
41:24 Then if they are patient, the Fire is their abode. And if they ask for goodwill, they are not of those who are granted goodwill.
41:25 And We have appointed for them comrades, so they make fair-seeming to them what is before them and what is behind them, and the word proved true against them among the nations of jinn and men that have passed away before them they are surely losers.
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41:26 And those who disbelieve say: Listen not to this Qur'an but make noise therein, perhaps you may overcome.
41:27 So We shall certainly make those who disbelieve taste a severe chastisement, and We shall certainly requite them for the worst of what they did.
41:28 That is the reward of Allah's enemies — the Fire. For them therein is the home to abide. A requital for their denying Our messages.
41:29 And those who disbelieve will say: Our Lord, show us those who led us astray from among the jinn and the men that we may trample them under our feet, so that they may be of the lowest.
41:30 Those who say, Our Lord is Allah, then continue in the right way, the angels descend upon them, saying: Fear not, nor be grieved, and receive good news of the Garden which you were promised.
41:31 We are your friends in this world's life and in the Hereafter, and you have therein what your souls desire and you have therein what you ask for.
41:32 A welcome gift from the Forgiving, the Merciful.
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41:33 And who is better in speech than one who calls to Allah and does good, and says: I am surely of those who submit?
41:34 And not alike are the good and the evil. Repel (evil) with what is best, when lo! he between whom and thee is enmity would be as if he were a warm friend.
41:35 And none is granted it but those who are patient, and none is granted it but the owner of a mighty good fortune.
41:36 And if a false imputation from the devil afflict thee, seek refuge in Allah. Surely He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
41:37 And of His signs are the night and the day and the sun and the moon. Adore not the sun nor the moon, but adore Allah Who created them, if He it is that you serve.
41:38 But if they are proud, yet those with thy Lord glorify Him night and day, and they tire not.
41:39 And of His signs is this, that thou seest the earth still, but when We send down water thereon, it stirs and swells. He Who gives it life is surely the Giver of life to the dead. Surely He is Possessor of Power over all things.
41:40 Those who distort Our messages are not hidden from Us. Is he then who is cast into the Fire better or he who comes safe on the day of Resurrection? Do what you like, surely He is Seer of what you do.
41:41 Those who disbelieve in the Reminder when it comes to them, and surely it is an Invincible Book:
41:42 Falsehood cannot come at it from before or behind it: a revelation from the Wise, the Praised One.
41:43 Naught is said to thee but what was said to messengers before thee. Surely thy Lord is the Lord of Forgiveness and the Lord of painful Retribution.
41:44 And if We had made it a Qur'an in a foreign tongue, they would have said: Why have not its messages been made clear? What a foreign (tongue) and an Arab! Say: It is to those who believe a guidance and a healing, and those who believe not, there is a deafness in their ears and it is obscure to them. These are called to from a place afar.
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41:45 And indeed We gave Moses the Book, but differences arose therein. And had not a word already gone forth from thy Lord, judgment would have been given between them. And surely they are in a disquieting doubt about it.
41:46 Whoever does good, it is for his own soul; and whoever does evil, it is against it. And thy Lord is not in the least unjust to the servants.
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41:47 To Him is referred the knowledge of the Hour And no fruit comes forth from its coverings, nor does a female bear or bring forth but with His knowledge. And on the day when He calls out to them: Where are My associates? they will say: We declare to Thee, not one of us can bear witness.
41:48 And those whom they called upon before will fail them, and they will know that they cannot escape.
41:49 Man tires not of praying for good, but, if evil touch him, he is despairing, hopeless.
41:50 And if We make him taste mercy from ifs after distress has touched him, he says: This is due to me, and I think not that the Hour will come to pass; and if I am sent back to my Lord, I shall have sure good with Him. So We shall certainly inform those who disbelieve of what they do, and We shall make them taste of hard chastisement.
41:51 And when We show favour to man, he turns away and withdraws himself; but when evil touches him, he is full of lengthy supplications.
41:52 Say: See you, if it is from Allah, then you disbelieve in it, who is in greater error than he who is in opposition far away?
41:53 We will soon show them Our signs in farthest regions and among their own people, until it is quite dear to them that it is the Truth. Is it not enough that thy Lord is a Witness over all things?
41:54 Now surely they are in doubt as to the meeting with their Lord. Lo! He surely encompasses all things.

Chapter 42 The Counsel
Al-Shura

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
42:1 Beneficent God!
42:2 Knowing, Heating, Powerful God
42:3 Thus does Allah, the Mighty, the Wise, reveal to thee, and (He revealed) to those before thee.
42:4 To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth; and He is the High, the Great.
42:5 The heavens may almost be rent asunder above them, while the angels celebrate the praise of their Lord and ask forgiveness for those on earth. Now surely Allah is the Forgiving, the Merciful.
42:6 And those who take protectors besides Him — Allah watches over them; and thou hast not charge over them.
42:7 And thus have We revealed to thee an Arabic Qur'an, that thou mayest warn the mother-town and those around it, and give warning of the day of Gathering, wherein is no doubt. A party will be in the Garden and (another) party in the burning Fire.
42:8 And if Allah had pleased, He would surely have made them a single nation, but He admits whom He pleases to His mercy. And the wrong doers have no protector not helper.
42:9 Or have they taken protectors besides Him? But Allah is the Protector, and He gives life to the dead, and He is Possessor of power over all things.
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42:10 And in whatever you differ, the judgment thereof is with Allah. That is Allah, my Lord; on Him I rely, and to Him I turn.
42:11 The Originator of the heavens and the earth. He has made for you pairs from among yourselves, and pairs of the cattle, too, multiplying you thereby. Nothing is like Him; and He is the Hearing, the Seeing.
42:12 His are the treasures of the heavens and the earth — He amplifies and straitens subsistence for whom He pleases. Surely He is Knower of all things.
42:13 He has made plain to you the religion which He enjoined upon Noah and which We have revealed to thee, and which We enjoined on Abraham and Moses and Jesus to establish religion and not to be divided therein. Hard for the polytheists is that to which thou callest them. Allah chooses for Himself whom He pleases, and guides to Himself him who turns (to Him).
42:14 And they were not divided until knowledge had come to them, out of envy among themselves. And had not a word gone forth from thy Lord for an appointed term, the matter would surely have been judged between them. And those who were made to inherit the Book after them are surely in disquieting doubt about it.
42:15 To this then go on inviting, and be steadfast as thou art commanded, and follow not their low desires, and say: I believe in what Allah has revealed of the Book, and I am commanded to do justice between you. Allah is our Lord and your Lord. For us are our deeds; and for you your deeds. There is no contention between us and you. Allah will gather us together, and to Him is the eventual coming.
42:16 And those who dispute about Allah after obedience has been rendered to Him, their plea is null with their Lord, and upon them is wrath, and for them is severe chastisement.
42:17 Allah is He Who revealed the Book with truth, and the Balance; and what will make thee know that perhaps the Hour is nigh.
42:18 Those who believe not in it would hasten it on, and those who believe are in fear from it, and they know that it is the Truth. Now surely those who dispute concerning the Hour are far astray.
42:19 Allah is Benignant to His servants; He gives sustenance to whom He pleases; and He is the Strong, the Mighty.
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42:20 Whoso desires the tilth (fields) of the Hereafter, We give him increase in his tilth and whoso desires the tilth of this world, We give him thereof and he has no portion in the Hereafter.
42:21 Or have they associates who have prescribed for them any religion that Allah does not sanction? And were it not for the word of judgment, it would have been decided between them. And surely for the wrongdoers is a painful chastisement.
42:22 Thou seest the unjust fearing on account of what they have earned, and it must befall them. And those who believe and do good are in the meadows of the Gardens — they have what they please with their Lord. That is the great grace.
42:23 This it is of which Allah gives the good news to His servants, who believe and do good. Say: I ask of you naught in return for it but love for relatives. And whoever earns good, We give him more of good therein. Surely Allah is Forgiving, Grateful.
42:24 Or say they: He has forged a lie against Allah? So, if Allah please, He would seal thy heart (against them). And Allah blots out the falsehood and confirms the Truth with His words. Surely He is Knower of what is in the breasts.
42:25 And He it is Who accepts repentance from His servants and pardons evil deeds, and lie knows what you do;
42:26 And He answers those who believe and do good deeds, and gives them more out of His grace. And for the disbelievers is a severe chastisement.
42:27 And if Allah were to amplify the provision for His servants, they would rebel in the earth; but He sends (it) down by measure, as He pleases. Surely He is Aware, Seer of His servants.
42:28 And He it is Who sends down the rain after they have despaired, and He unfolds His mercy. And He is the Friend, the Praised One.
42:29 And of His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth and what He has spread forth in both of them of living. beings. And He is All-powerful to gather them together, when He will.
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42:30 And whatever misfortune befalls you, it is on account of what your hands have wrought and He pardons much.
42:31 And you cannot escape in the earth, and besides Allah you have no protector nor helper.
42:32 And of His signs are the ships, like mountains on the sea.
42:33 If He will, He stills the wind so that they lie motionless on its back. Surely there are signs in this for every patient, grateful one,
42:34 Or He causes them to perish for what they have earned, and He pardons much;
42:35 And (that) those who dispute about Our messages may know. There is no refuge for them.
42:36 So whatever you are given is but a provision of this word's life, and that which Allah has is better and more lasting for those who believe and rely on their Lord;
42:37 And those who shun the great sins and indecencies, and whenever they are angry they forgive;
42:38 And those who respond to their Lord and keep up prayer, and whose affairs are (decided) by counsel among themselves, and who spend out of what We have given them;
42:39 And those who, when great wrong afflicts them, defend themselves.
42:40 And the recompense of evil is punishment like it; but whoever forgives and amends, his reward is with Allah. Surely He loves not the wrongdoers.
42:41 And whoever defends himself after his being oppressed, these it is against whom there is no way (of blame).
42:42 The way (of blame) is only against those who oppress men and revolt in the earth unjustly. For such there is a painful chastisement.
42:43 And whoever is patient and forgives — that surely is an affair of great resolution.
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42:44 And he whom Allah leaves in error, has no friend after Him. And thou wilt see the iniquitous, when they see the chastisement, saying Is there any way of return?
42:45 And thou wilt see them brought before it, humbling themselves because of abasement, looking with a faint glance. And those who believe will say: Surely the losers are they who lose themselves and their followers on the Resurrection day. Now surely the iniquitous are in lasting chastisement.
42:46 And they will have no friends to help them besides Allah. And he whom Allah leaves in error cannot find a way.
42:47 Hearken to your Lord before there comes from Allah the day which there is no averting. You will have no refuge on that day, nor will it be yours to make a denial.
42:48 But if they turn away, We have not sent thee as a watcher over them. Thy duty is only to deliver (the message). And surely when We make man taste mercy from Us, he rejoices thereat; and if an evil afflicts them on account of what their hands have sent before, then surely man is ungrateful.
42:49 Allah's is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. He creates what He pleases. He grants females to whom He pleases and grants males to whom He pleases,
42:39 And those who, when great wrong afflicts them, defend themselves.
42:40 And the recompense of evil is punishment like it; but whoever forgives and amends, his reward is with Allah. Surely He loves not the wrongdoers.
42:41 And whoever defends himself after his being oppressed, these it is against whom there is no way (of blame).
42:42 The way (of blame) is only against those who oppress men and revolt in the earth unjustly. For such there is a painful chastisement.
42:43 And whoever is patient and forgives — that surely is an affair of great resolution.
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42:44 And he whom Allah leaves in error, has no friend after Him. And thou wilt see the iniquitous, when they see the chastisement, saying Is there any way of return?
42:45 And thou wilt see them brought before it, humbling themselves because of abasement, looking with a faint glance. And those who believe will say: Surely the losers are they who lose themselves and their followers on the Resurrection day. Now surely the iniquitous are in lasting chastisement.
42:46 And they will have no friends to help them besides Allah. And he whom Allah leaves in error cannot find a way.
42:47 Hearken to your Lord before there comes from Allah the day which there is no averting. You will have no refuge on that day, nor will it be yours to make a denial.
42:48 But if they turn away, We hive nor sent thee as a watcher over them. Thy duty is only to deliver (the message). And surely when We make man taste mercy from Us, he rejoices thereat; and if an evil afflicts them on account of what their hands have sent before, then surely man is ungrateful.
42:49 Allah's is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. He creates what He pleases. He grants females to whom He pleases and grants males to whom He pleases,
42:50 Or He grants them both males and females, and He makes whom He pleases, barren. Surely He is Knower, Powerful.
42:51 And it is nor vouchsafed to a mortal that Allah should speak to him, except by revelation or from behind a veil, or by sending a messenger and revealing by His permission what He pleases. Surely He is High, Wise.
42:52 And thus did We reveal to thee an inspired Book by Our command. Thou knewest nor what the Book was, nor (what) Faith (was), but We made it a light, guiding thereby whom We please of Our servants. And surely thou guidest to the right path —
42:53 The path of Allah, to Whom belongs whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. Now surely to Allah do all affairs eventually come.

Chapter 43 Gold
Zukhruf

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
43:1 Beneficent God!
43:2 By the Book that makes manifest!
43:3 Surely We have made it an Arabic Qur'an that you may understand.
43:4 And it is in the Original of the Book with Us, truly elevated, full of wisdom.
43:5 Shall We then turn away the Reminder from you altogether because you are a prodigal people?
43:6 And how many a prophet did We send among the ancients!
43:7 And no prophet came to them but they mocked him.
43:8 Then We destroyed those stronger than these in prowess, and the example of the ancients has gone before.
43:9 And if thou ask them, Who created the heavens and the earth? they would say: The Mighty, the Knowing One, has created them,
43:10 Who made the earth a resting-place for you, and made in it ways for you that you might go aright.
43:11 And Who sends down water from the cloud according to a measure, then We raise to life thereby a dead land; even so will you be brought forth.
43:12 And Who created pairs of all things, and made for you ships and cattle oh which you ride,
43:13 That you may sit firm on their backs, then remember the favour of your Lord, when you are firmly seated thereon, and say: Glory be to Him Who made this subservient to us and we were not able to do it,
43:14 And surely to our Lord we must return.
43:15 And they assign to Him a part of His servants. Man, to be sure, is clearly ungrateful.
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43:16 Or has He taken daughters to Himself of what He creates and chosen you to have sons?
43:17 And when one of them is given news of that of which he sets up a likeness for the Beneficent, his face becomes black and he is full of rage.
43:18 Is one decked with ornaments and unable to make plain speech in disputes (a partner with God)?
43:19 And they make the angels, who are the servants of the Beneficent, females. Did they witness their creation? Their evidence will be recorded and they will be questioned.
43:20 And they say if the Beneficent had pleased, we should not have worshipped them. They have no knowledge of this; they only lie.
43:21 Or have We given them a Book before it so that they hold fast to it?
43:22 Nay, they say We found our fathers on a course, and surely we are guided by their footsteps.
43:23 And thus, We sent not before thee a warner in a town, but its wealthy ones said: Surely we found our fathers following a religion, and we follow their footsteps.
43:24 (The warner) said And even if I bring tn you a better guide than that which you found your fathers following? They said: We surely disbelieve in that with which you are sent.
43:25 So We exacted retribution from them, then see what was the end of the rejectors!
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43:26 And when Abraham said to his sire and his people: I am clear of what you worship,
43:27 Save Him Who created me, for surely He will guide me.
43:28 And he made it a word to continue in his posterity that they might return.
43:29 Nay! I let these and their fathers enjoy till there came to them the Truth and a Messenger making manifest.
43:30 And when the Truth came to them they said: This is enchantment, and surely we are disbelievers in it.
43:31 And they say: Why was not this Qur'an revealed to a man of importance in the two towns?
43:32 Do they apportion the mercy of thy Lord? We portion out among them their livelihood in the life of this world, and We exalt some of them above others in rank, that some of them may take others in service. And the mercy of thy Lord is better than that which they amass.
43:33 And were it not that all people would become one (disbelieving) community, We would provide for those who disbelieve in the Beneficent, roofs of silver for their houses and stairs (of silver) by which they ascend,
43:34 And (of silver) the doors of their houses and the couches on which they recline,
43:35 And of gold. And all this is naught but a provision of this world's life; and the Hereafter is with thy Lord only for the dutiful.
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43:36 And whoever turns himself away from the remembrance of the Beneficent, We appoint for him a devil, so he is his associate.
43:37 And surety they hinder them from the (right) path, and they think that they are guided aright.
43:38 Until when he comes to Us, he says: O would that between me and thee there were the distance of the East and the West! so evil is the associate
43:39 And as you did wrong, it will profit you naught this day that you are sharers in the chastisement.
43:40 Canst thou then make the deaf to hear or guide the blind and him who is in clear error?
43:41 So if We take thee away, still We shall exact retribution from them,
43:42 Or We shall show thee that which We promise them surely We are Possessors of power over them.
43:43 So hold fast to that which has been revealed to thee; surely thou art on the right path.
43:44 And surely it is a reminder for thee and thy people, and you will be questioned.
43:45 And ask those of Our messengers whom We sent before thee: Did We ever appoint gods to be worshipped besides the Beneficent?
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43:46 And truly We sent Moses with Our messages to Pharaoh and his chiefs, so he said: I am the messenger of the Lord of the worlds;
43:47 But when he brought them Our signs, lo! they laughed at them.
43:48 And We showed them not a sign but it was greater than its fellow, and We seized them with chastisement that they might turn.
43:49 And they said: O enchanter, call on thy Lord for us, as He has made the covenant with thee; we shall surely follow guidance.
43:50 But when We removed from them the chastisement, lo! they broke the pledge.
43:51 And Pharaoh proclaimed amongst his people, saying: O my people, is not the kingdom of Egypt mine and these rivers flowing beneath me? Do you not see?
43:52 Rather I am better than this (fellow) who is contemptible, and can hardly express himself clearly.
43:53 Why, then, have bracelets of gold not been bestowed on him or angels come along with him in procession?
43:54 So he incited his people to levity and they obeyed him. Surely they were a transgressing people
43:55 Then when they displeased Us, We exacted retribution from them, so We drowned them all together.
43:56 And We made them a thing past and an example for later generations.
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43:57 And when the son of Mary is mentioned as an example, lo! thy people raise a clamour thereat.
43:58 And they say: Are our gods better, or is he? They set it forth to thee only by way of disputation. Nay, they are a contentious people.
43:59 He was naught but a servant on whom We bestowed favour and We made him an example for the Children of Israel.
43:60 And if We pleased, We could make among you angels to be (Our) vicegerents in the land.
43:61 And this (revelation) is surely knowledge of the Hour, so have no doubt about it and follow me. This is the right path.
43:62 And let not the devil hinder you; surely he is your open enemy.
43:63 And when Jesus came with clear arguments, he said: I have come to you indeed with wisdom, and to make clear to you some of that about which you differ. So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
43:64 Surely Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so serve Him. This is the right path.
43:65 But parties among them differed, so woe to those who did wrong for the chastisement of a painful day!
43:66 Wait they for aught but the Hour, that it should come on them all of a sudden, while they perceive not?
43:67 Friends on that day will be foes one to another, except those who keep their duty.
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43:68 O My servants, there is no fear for you this day, nor will you grieve
43:69 Those who believed in Our messages and submitted (to Us),
43:70 Enter the Garden, you and your wives, being made happy.
43:71 Sent round to them are golden bowls and drinking-cups, and therein Is that which (their) souls yearn for and the eyes delight in, and therein you will abide.
43:72 And this is the Garden, which you are made to inherit on account of what you did.
43:73 For you therein is abundant fruit to eat thereof.
43:74 Surely the guilty will abide in the chastisement of hell.
43:75 It is not abated for them and they will therein despair.
43:76 And We wronged them not but they were themselves the wrongdoers.
43:77 And they cry: O Malik, let thy Lord make an end of us. He will say: You shall stay (here).
43:78 Certainly We bring the Truth to you, but most of you are averse to the Truth.
43:79 Or have they settled an affair? But it is We Who settle (affairs).
43:80 Or do they think that We hear not their secrets and their private counsels? Aye, and Our messengers with them write down.
43:81 Say: The Beneficent has no son; so I am the foremost of those who serve (God).
43:82 Glory to the Lord of the heavens and the earth, the Lord of the Throne of Power, from what they describe
43:83 So let them talk and sport until they meet their day which they are promised.
43:84 And He it is Who is God in the heavens and God in the earth. And He is the Wise, the Knowing.
43:85 And blessed is He Whose is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and all between them; and with Him is the knowledge of the Hour, and to Him you will be returned.
43:86 And those whom they call upon besides Him control not intercession, but he who beats witness to the Truth and they know (him).
43:87 And if thou wert to ask them who created them, they would say: Allah. How are they then turned back?
43:88 And his cry — O my Lord, these are a people who believe not!
43:89 So turn away from them and say, Peace! They will soon come to know.

Chapter 44 The Drought
Al-Dukhan

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
44:1 Beneficent God!
44:2 By the Book that makes manifest!
44:3 We revealed it On a blessed night truly We are ever warning.
44:4 Therein is made clear every affair full of wisdom —
44:5 A command from Us — truly We are ever sending messengers —
44:6 A mercy from thy Lord — truly He is the Hearing, the Knowing,
44:7 The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, if you would be sure.
44:8 There is no God but He; He gives life and causes death — your Lord and the Lord of your fathers of yore.
44:9 Nay, in doubt they sport.
44:10 So wait for the day when the heaven brings a clear drought,
44:11 Enveloping men. This is a painful chastisement.
44:12 Our Lord, remove from us the chastisement — surely we are believers.
44:13 When will they be reminded? And a Messenger has indeed come, making clear;
44:14 Yet they turned away from him and said: One taught (by others), a madman!
44:15 We shall remove the chastisement a little, (but) you will surely return (to evil).
44:16 On the day when We seize (them) with the most violent seizing surely We shall exact retribution.
44:17 And certainly We tried before them Pharaoh's people and a noble messenger came to them,
44:18 Saying: Deliver to me the servants of Allah. Surely I am a faithful messenger to you.
44:19 And exalt not yourselves against Allah. Surely I bring to you a clear authority.
44:20 And I take refuge with my Lord and your Lord, lest you stone me to death.
44:21 And if you believe not in me, leave me alone.
44:22 Then he called upon his Lord: These are a guilty people.
44:23 So go forth with My servants by night; surely you will be pursued,
44:24 And leave the sea behind calm. Surely they are a host to be drowned.
44:25 How many the gardens and springs they left behind!
44:26 And cornfields and noble places!
44:27 And goodly things wherein they rejoiced!
44:28 Thus (it was). And We made other people inherit them.
44:29 So the heaven and the earth wept not for them, nor were they respited.
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44:30 And We indeed delivered the Children of Israel from the abasing chastisement,
44:31 From Pharaoh. Surely he was haughty, prodigal.
44:32 And certainly We chose them above the nations, having knowledge.
44:33 And We gave them signs wherein was clear blessing.
44:34 These do indeed say:
44:35 There is naught but our first death and we shall not be raised again.
44:36 So bring our fathers (back), if you are truthful.
44:37 Are they better or the people of Tubba', and those before them? We destroyed them, for surely they were guilty.
44:38 And We did not create the heavens and the earth and that which is between them in sport.
44:39 We created them not but with truth, but most of them know not.
44:40 Surely the day of Decision is the term for them all,
44:41 The day when friend will avail friend in naught, nor will they be helped —
44:42 Save those on whom Allah has mercy. Surely He is the Mighty, the Merciful.
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44:43 Surely the tree of Zaqqum
44:44 Is the food of the sinful,
44:45 Like molten brass; it seethes in (their) bellies
44:46 Like boiling water.
44:47 Seize him, then drag him into the midst of hell;
44:48 Then pour on his head of the torment of boiling water —
44:49 Taste — thou art forsooth the mighty, the honourable!
44:50 Surely this is what you doubted.
44:51 Those who keep their duty are indeed in a secure place —
44:52 In gardens and springs,
44:53 Wearing fine and thick silk, facing one another —
44:54 Thus (shall it be). And We shall join them to pure, beautiful ones.
44:55 They call therein for every fruit in security —
44:56 They taste not therein death, except the first death; and He will save them from the chastisement of hell —
44:57 A grace from thy Lord. This is the great achievement.
44:58 So We have made it easy in thy tongue that they may mind.
44:59 Wait then; surely they (too) are waiting.

Chapter 45 The Kneeling
Al-Jathiyah

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
45:1 Beneficent God!
45:2 The revelation of the Book is from Allah, the Mighty, the Wise.
45:3 Surely in the heavens and the earth are signs for believers.
45:4 And in your creation and in the animals He spreads abroad are signs for a people who are sure
45:5 And (in) the variation of the night and the day and (in) the sustenance which Allah sends down from the heaven, then gives life thereby to the earth after its death, and (in) the changing of the winds, are signs for a people who understand.
45:6 These are the messages of Allah, which We recite to thee with truth. In what announcement will they then believe after Allah and His signs?
45:7 Woe to every sinful liar!
45:8 Who hears the messages of Allah recited to him then persists in haughtiness, as though he had not heard them. So announce to him a painful chastisement.
45:9 And when he comes to know of any of Our messages, he takes them for a jest. For such is an abasing chastisement.
45:10 In front of them is hell, and that which they have earned will avail them naught, nor those whom they take for protectors besides Allah, and for them is a grievous chastisement.
45:11 This is guidance; and those who disbelieve in the~ messages of their Lord, for them is a painful chastisement of an evil (kind).
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45:12 Allah is He Who made subservient to you the sea that the ships may glide therein by His command, and that you may seek of His grace, and that you may give thanks.
45:13 And He has made subservient to you whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth, all, from Himself. Surely there are signs in this for a people who reflect.
45:14 Tell those who believe to forgive those who fear not the days of Allah that He may reward a people for what they earn.
45:15 Whoever does good it is for himself, and whoever does evil, it is against himself; then to your Lord you will be brought back.
45:16 And certainly We gave the Children of Israel the Book and judgment and prophethood and provided them with good things, and made them excel the nations.
45:17 And we gave them clear arguments in the Affair. So they differed not until after knowledge had come to them, out of envy among themselves. Surely thy Lord will judge between them on the day of Resurrection concerning that wherein they differed.
45:1$ Then We made thee follow a course in the Affair, so follow it, and follow not the low desires of those who know not.
45:19 Surely they can avail thee naught against Allah. And surely the wrongdoers are friends of each Other, and Allah is the Friend of the dutiful.
45:20 These are clear proofs for men, and a guidance and a merry for a people who are sure.
45:21 Or do those who do evil deeds think that We shall make them as those who believe and do good — their life and their death being equal? Evil is what they judge!
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45:22 And Allah created the heavens and the earth with truth, and that every soul may be rewarded for what it has earned, and they will not be wronged.
45:23 Seest thou him who takes his desire for his god, and Allah leaves him in error knowingly, and seals his hearing and his heart and puts a covering on his sight? Who can then guide him after Allah? Will you not mind?
45:24 And they say: There is naught but our life of the world; we die and we live and nothing destroys us bur time, and they have no knowledge of that; they only conjecture.
45:25 And when Our clear messages are recited to them, their only argument is that they say: Bring (back) our fathers, if you are truthful.
45:26 Say: Allah gives you life, then makes you die, then will He gather you to the day' of Resurrection, wherein is no doubt, but most people know not.
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45:27 And Allah's is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. And on the day when the Hour comes to pass, on that day will the followers of falsehood perish.
45:28 And thou wilt see every nation kneeling down. Every nation will be called to its record. This day you are requited for what you did.
45:29 This is Our record that speaks against you with truth. Surely We wrote what you did.
45:30 Then as to those who believed and did good, their Lord will admit them to His mercy. That is the manifest achievement.
45:31 And as to those who disbelieved — were not My messages recited to you? But you were proud and you were a guilty people.
45:32 And when it was said, Surely the promise of Allah is true and the Hour — there is no doubt about it, you said: We know not what the Hour is. We think (it) only a conjecture and we are not at all sure.
45:33 And the evil of what they did will become manifest to them, and that at which they mocked will encompass them.
45:34 And it will be said: This day We forsake you as you neglected the meeting of this day of yours, and your abode is the Fire, and you have no helpers.
45:35 That is because you made the messages of Allah a jest and the life of this world deceived you. So on that day they shall not be taken out of it, nor shall they be granted goodwill.
45:36 So praise be to Allah, the Lord of the heavens and the Lord of the earth, the Lord of the worlds!
45:37 And to Him belongs greatness in the heavens and the earth; and He is the Mighty, the Wise.

Chapter 46 The Sandhills
Al-Ahqaf

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
46:1 Beneficent God!
46:2 The revelation of the Book is from Allah, the Mighty, the Wise.
46:3 We created not the heavens and the earth and all between them save with truth and for an appointed term. And those who disbelieve turn away from that whereof they are warned.
46:4 Say Have you considered that which you invoke besides Allah? Show me what they have created of the earth, or have they a share in the heavens? Bring me a Book before this or any relics of knowledge, if you are truthful.
46:5 And who is in greater error than he who invokes besides Allah such as answer him not till the day of Resurrection, and they are heedless of their call?
46:6 And when men are gathered together, they will be their enemies, and will deny their worshipping (them).
46:7 And when Our clear messages are recited to them, those who disbelieve say of the Truth when it comes to them: This is clear enchantment.
46:8 Nay, they say: He has forged it. Say: If I have forged it, you control naught for me from Allah. He knows best what you utter concerning it. He is enough as a witness between me and you. And He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.
46:9 Say: I am nor the first of the messengers, and I know not what will be done with me or with you. I follow naught but that which is revealed to me, and I am but a plain warner.
46:10 Say: See you if it is from Allah, and you disbelieve in it, and a witness from among the Children of Israel has borne witness of one like him, so he believed, while you are big with pride. Surely Allah guides not the iniquitous people.
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46:11 And those who disbelieve say of those who believe: If it had been a good, they would not have attained it before us. And as they are not guided thereby, they say: It is an old lie.
46:12 And before it was the Book of Moses, a guide and a mercy. And this is a Book verifying (it) in the Arabic language, that it may warn those who do wrong, and as good news for the doers of good.
46:13 Surely those who say, Our Lord is Allah, then continue on the right way, on them is no fear, nor shall they grieve.
46:14 These are the owners of the Garden, abiding therein — a reward for what they did.
46:15 And We have enjoined on man the doing of good to his parents. His mother bears him with trouble and she brings him forth in pain. And the bearing of him and the weaning of him is thirty months. Till, when he attains his maturity and reaches forty years, he says: My Lord, grant me that I may give thanks for Thy favour, which Thou hast bestowed on me and on my patents, and that I may do good which pleases Thee; and be good to me in respect of my offspring. Truly I turn to Thee, and truly I am of those who submit.
46:16 These are they from whom We accept the best of what they do and pass by their evil deeds — among the owners of the Garden. A promise of truth, which they were promised.
46:17 And he who says to his parents: Fie on you! Do you threaten me that I shall be brought forth, when generations have passed away before me? And they both call for Allah's aid Woe to thee! Believe; surely the promise of Allah is true. But he says This is nothing but stories of the ancients.
46:18 These are they against whom the word proves true, among nations of the jinn and the men that have passed away before them. Surely they are losers.
46:19 And for all are degrees according to what they do, and that He may pay them for their deeds and they will not be wronged.
46:20 And on the day when those who disbelieve are brought before the Fire: You did away with your good things in your life of the world and you enjoyed them; so this day you are rewarded with the chastisement of abasement because you were unjustly proud in the land and because you transgressed.
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46:21 And mention the brother of 'Ad; when he warned his people in the sandy plains — and warners indeed came before him and after him — saying: Serve none but Allah. Surely I fear for you the chastisement of a grievous day.
46:22 They said: Hast thou come to us to turn us away from our gods? Then bring us that with which thou threatenest us, if thou art truthful.
46:23 He said: The knowledge is only with Allah, and I deliver to you that wherewith I am sent, but I see you are an ignorant people.
46:24 So when they saw it — a cloud advancing towards their valleys, they said: This is a cloud bringing us rain. Nay, it is that which you sought to hasten, a wind wherein is painful chastisement,
46:25 Destroying every thing by the command of its Lord. So at dawn naught could be seen except their dwellings. Thus do We reward the guilty people.
46:26 And certainly We had given them power in matters in which We have not empowered you, and We had given them ears and eyes and hearts, but neither their ears, nor their eyes, nor their hearts availed them aught, since they 'denied the messages of Allah, and that which they mocked at encompassed them.
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46:27 And certainly We destroyed the towns round about you, and We repeat the messages that they may turn.
46:28 Then why did those whom they took for gods besides Allah to draw (them) nigh (to Rim) not help them? Nay, they failed them. And this was their lie and what they forged.
46:29 And when We turned towards thee a party of the jinn, who listened to the Qur'an; so when they were in its presence, they said: Be silent. Then when it was finished, they turned back to their people warning (them).
46:30 They said: O our people, we have heard a Book revealed after Moses, verifying that which is before it, guiding to the truth and to a right path.
46:31 O our people, accept the Inviter to Allah and believe in Him. He will forgive you some of your sins and protect you from a painful chastisement.
46:32 And whoever accepts not the Inviter to Allah, he cannot escape in the earth, nor has he protectors besides Him. These are in manifest error.
46:33 See they not that Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth and was not tired by their creation, is able to give life to the dead? Aye, He is surely Possessor of power over all things.
46:34 And on the day when those who disbelieve are brought before the Fire: Is it not true? They will say Yea, by our Lord He will say: Then taste the chastisement, because you disbelieved.
46:35 So have patience, as men of resolution, the messengers, had patience, and seek not to hasten on for them (their doom). On the day when they see that which they are promised, (it will be) as if they had not tarried save an hour of the, day. (Thine is) to deliver. Shall then any be destroyed save the transgressing people?

Chapter 47 Muhammad

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
47:1 Those who disbelieve and turn (men) from Allah's way, He will destroy their works.
47:2 And those who believe and do good, and believe in that which has been revealed to Muhammad — and it is the Truth from their Lord — He will remove their evil from them and improve their condition.
47:3 That is because those who disbelieve follow falsehood, and those who believe follow the Truth from their Lord. Thus does Allah set forth their descriptions for men.
47:4 So when you meet in battle those who disbelieve, smite the necks; then, when you have overcome them, make (them) prisoners, and afterwards (set them free) as a favour or for ransom till the war lay down its burdens. That (shall be so). And if Allah please, He would certainly exact retribution from them, but that He may try some of you by means of others. And those who are slain in the way of Allah, He will never allow their deeds to perish.
47:5 He will guide them and improve their condition.
47:6 And make them enter the Garden, which He has made known to them.
47:7 O you who believe, if you help Allah, He will help you and make firm your feet.
47:8 And those who disbelieve, for them is destruction, and He will destroy their works.
47:9 That is because they hate that which Allah reveals, so He has rendered their deeds fruitless.
47:10 Have they not travelled in the land and seen what was the end of those before them? Allah destroyed them. And for the disbelievers is the like thereof.
47:11 That is because Allah is the patron of those who believe, and because the disbelievers have no patron.
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47:12 Surely Allah will make those who believe and do good enter Gardens wherein flow rivers. And those who disbelieve enjoy themselves and eat as the cattle eat, and the Fire is their abode.
47:13 And how many a town, more powerful than thy town which has driven thee out — We destroyed them, so there was no helper for them.
47:14 Is then he who has a clear argument from his Lord like him to whom his evil conduct is made fair-seeming; and they follow their low desires.
47:15 A parable of the Garden which the dutiful are promised: Therein are rivers of water not altering for the worse, and rivers of milk whereof the taste changes not, and rivers of wine delicious to the drinkers, and rivers of honey clarified; and for them therein are all fruits and protection from their Lord. (Are these) like those who abide in the Fire and who are made to drink boiling water, so it tends their bowels asunder?
47:16 And there are those of them who seek to listen to thee, till, when they go forth from thee, they say to those who have been given knowledge: What was it that he said just now? These are they whose hearts Allah has sealed and they follow their low desires.
47:17 And those who follow guidance, He increases them in guidance and grants them their observance of duty.
47:18 Wait they for aught but the Hour that it should come upon them of a sudden? Now tokens thereof have already come. Fur how will they have their reminder, when it comes on them?
47:19 So know that there is no God but Allah and ask protection for thy sin and for the believing men and the believing women. And Allah knows your moving about and your staying (in a place).
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47:20 And those who believe say: Why is not a chapter revealed? But when a decisive chapter is revealed, and fighting is mentioned therein, thou seest those in whose hearts is a disease look to thee with the look of one fainting at death So woe to them!
47:21 Obedience and a gentle word (was proper). Then when the affair is settled, it is better for them if they remain true to Allah.
47:22 But if you turn away, you are sure to make mischief in the land and cut off the ties of kinship!
47:23 Those it is whom Allah has cursed, so He has made them deaf and blinded their eyes.
47:24 Do they not reflect on the Qur'an? Or, are there locks on the hearts?
47:25 Surely those who turn back after guidance is manifest to them, the devil embellishes it for them and lengthens false hopes for them.
47:26 That is because they say to those who hate what Allah has revealed We will obey you in some matters. And Allah knows their secrets.
47:27 But how will it be when the angels cause them to die, smiting their faces and their hacks?
47:28 That is because they follow that which displeases Allah and are averse to His pleasure, so He makes their deeds fruitless.
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47:29 Or do those in whose hearts is a disease think that Allah will nor bring forth their spite?
47:30 And if We please, We could show them to thee so that thou shouldst know them by their marks. And certainly thou canst recognize them by the tone of (their) speech. And Allah knows your deeds.
47:31 And certainly We shall try you, till We know those among you who strive hard, and the steadfast, and manifest your news.
47:32 Surely those who disbelieve and hinder (men) from Allah's way and oppose the Messenger after guidance is quite clear to them, cannot harm Allah in any way, and He will make their deeds fruitless.
47:33 O you who believe, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and make not your deeds vain.
47:34 Surely those who disbelieve and hinder (men) from Allah's way, then die disbelievers, Allah will not forgive them.
47:35 And be nor slack so as to cry for peace — and you are the uppermost — and Allah is with you, and He will not bring your deeds to naught.
47:36 The life of this world is but idle sport and play, and, if you believe and keep your duty, He will give you your reward, and He does not ask of you your wealth.
47:37 If He should ask you for it and press you, you will be niggardly, and He will bring forth your malice.
47:38 Behold! you are those who are called to spend in Allah's way, but among you are those who are niggardly; and whoever is niggardly, is niggardly against his own soul. And Allah is Self-Sufficient and you are needy. And if you turn back He will bring in your place another people, then they will not be like you.

Chapter 48 The Victory
Al-Fath

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
48:1 Surely We have granted thee a clear victory,
48:2 That Allah may cover for thee thy (alleged) shortcomings in the past and those to come, and complete His favour to thee and guide thee on a right path,
48:3 And that Allah might help thee with a mighty help.
48:4 He it is who sent down tranquillity into the hearts of the believers that they might add faith to their faith. And Allah's are the hosts of the heavens and the earth, and Allah is ever Knowing, Wise —
48:5 That He may cause the believing men and the believing women to enter Gardens wherein flow rivers to abide therein and remove from them their evil. And that is a grand achievement with Allah,
48:6 And (that) He may chastise the hypocritical men and the hypocritical women, and the polytheistic men and the polytheistic women, the entertainers of evil thoughts about Allah. On them is the evil turn, and Allah is wroth with them and has cursed them and prepared hell for them and evil is the resort.
48:7 And Allah's are the hosts of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is ever Mighty, Wise.
48:8 Surely We have sent thee as a witness and as a bearer of good news and as a warner,
48:9 That you may believe in Allah and His Messenger and may aid him and revere him. And (that) you may declare His glory, morning and evening.
48:10 Those who swear allegiance to thee do but swear allegiance to Allah. The hand of Allah is above their hands. So whoever breaks (his faith), he breaks it only to his soul's injury. And whoever fulfils his covenant with Allah, He will grant him a mighty reward.
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48:11 Those of the dwellers of the desert who lagged behind will say to thee: Our property and our families kept us busy, so ask forgiveness for us. They say with their tongues what is not in their hearts. Say: Then who can control aught for you from Allah, if He intends to do you harm or if He intends to do you good. Nay, Allah is ever Aware of what you do.
48:12 Nay, you thought that the Messenger and the believers would never return to their families, and that was made fair-seeming in your hearts, and you thought an evil thought, and you are a people doomed to perish.
48:13 And whoever believes not in Allah and His Messenger — then surely We have prepared burning Fire for the disbelievers.
48:14 And Allah's is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. He forgives whom He pleases and chastises whom He pleases. And Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful.
48:15 Those who lagged behind will say, when you set forth to acquire gains: Allow us to follow you They desire to change the word of Allah. Say; You shall not follow us. Thus did Allah say before. But they will say: Nay, you are jealous of us. Nay, they understand not but a little.
48:16 Say to those of the dwellers of the desert who lagged behind: You will soon be called against a people of mighty prowess to fight against them until they submit. Then if you obey, Allah will grant you a good reward; but, if you turn back as you turned back before, He will chastise you with a painful chastisement.
48:17 There is no blame on the blind, nor is there blame on the lame, nor is there blame on the sick. And whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger, He will cause him to enter Gardens wherein flow rivers. And whoever turns back, He will chastise him with a painful chastisement.
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48:18 Allah indeed was well pleased with the believers, when they swore allegiance to thee under the tree, and He knew what was in their hearts, so He sent down tranquillity on them and rewarded them with a near victory,
48:19 And many gains which they will acquire. And Allah is ever Mighty, Wise.
48:20 Allah promised you many gains which you will acquire, then He hastened this on for you, and held back the hands of men from you; and that it may be a sign for the believers and that He may guide you on a right path,
48:21 And others which you have not yet been able to achieve Allah has surely encompassed them. And Allah is ever Powerful over all things.
48:22 And if those who disbelieve fight with you, they will certainly turn (their) backs, then they will find no protector nor helper.
48:23 (Such has been) the course of Allah that has run before, and thou wilt not find a change in Allah's course.
48:24 And He it is Who held back their hands from you and your hands from them in the valley of Makkah after He had given you victory over them. And Allah is ever Seer of what you do.
48:25 It is they who disbelieved and debarred you from the Sacred Mosque — and the offering withheld from reaching its goal. And were it not for the believing men and the believing women, whom, not having known, you might have trodden down, and thus something hateful might have afflicted you on their account without knowledge — so that Allah may admit to His mercy whom He pleases. Had they been apart, We would surely have chastised those who disbelieved from among them with a painful chastisement.
48:26 When those who disbelieved harboured disdain in their hearts, the disdain of Ignorance, but Allah sent down His tranquillity on His Messenger and on the believers and made them keep the word of observance of duty, and they were entitled to it and worthy of it. And Allah is ever Knower of all things.
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48:27 Allah indeed fulfilled the vision for His Messenger with truth. You shall certainly enter the Sacred Mosque, if Allah please, in security, your heads shaved and hair cut short, not fearing. But He knows what you know not, so He has ordained a near victory before that.
48:28 He it is Who has sent His Messenger with the guidance and the religion of Truth that He may make it prevail over all religions. And Allah is enough for a witness.
48:29 Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and those with him are firm of heart against the disbelievers, compassionate among themselves. Thou seest them bowing down, prostrating themselves, seeking Allah's grace and pleasure. Their marks are on their faces in consequence of prostration. That is their description in the Torah — and their description in the Gospel — like seed-produce that puts forth its sprout, then strengthens it, so it becomes stout and stands firmly on its stem, delighting the sowers that He may enrage the disbelievers on account of them. Allah has promised such of them as believe and do good, forgiveness and a great reward.

Chapter 49 The Apartments
Al-Hujurat

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
49:1 O you who believe, be not forward in the presence of Allah and His Messenger, and keep your duty to Allah. Surely Allah is Hearing, Knowing.
49:2 O you who believe, raise not your voices above the Prophet's voice, nor speak loudly to him as you speak loudly one to another, lest your deeds become null, while you perceive not.
49:3 Surely those who lower their voices before Allah's Messenger are they whose hearts Allah has proved for dutifulness. For them is forgiveness and a great reward.
49:4 Those who call out to thee from behind the private apartments, most of them have no sense:
49:5 And if they had patience till thou come out to them, it would be better for them. And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
49:6 O you who believe, if an unrighteous man brings you news, look carefully into it, lest you harm a people in ignorance, then be sorry for what you did.
49:7 And know that among you is Allah's Messenger. Were he to obey you in many a matter, you would surely fall into distress but Allah has endeared the faith to you and has made it seemly in your hearts, and He has made hateful to you disbelief and transgression and disobedience. Such are those who are rightly guided —
49:8 A grace from Allah and a favour. And Allah is Knowing, Wise.
49:9 And if two parties of the believers quarrel, make peace between them. Then if one of them does wrong to the other, fight that which does wrong, till it return to Allah's command. Then, if it returns, make peace between them with justice and act equitably. Surely Allah loves the equitable.
49:10 The believers are brethren so make peace between your brethren, and keep your duty to Allah that mercy may be had on you.
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49:11 O you who believe, let not people laugh at people, perchance they may be better than they; nor let women (laugh) at women, perchance they may be better than they. Neither find fault with your own people, nor call one another by nick-names. Evil is a bad name after faith; and whoso turns not, these it is that are the iniquitous.
49:12 O you who believe, avoid most of suspicion, for surely suspicion in some cases is sin and spy not nor let some of you backbite others. Does one of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? You abhor it! And keep your duty to Allah, surely Allah is Oft-returning (to mercy), Merciful.
49:13 O mankind, surely We have created you from a male and a female, and made you tribes and families that you may know each other. Surely the noblest of you with Allah is the most dutiful of you. Surely Allah is Knowing, Aware.
49:14 The dwellers of the desert say We believe. Say: You believe not, but say, We submit; and faith has not yet entered into your hearts. 'And if you obey Allah and His Messenger, He will not diminish aught of your deeds. Surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
49:15 The believers are those only who believe in Allah and His Messenger, then they doubt not, and struggle hard with their wealth and their lives in the way of Allah. Such are the truthful ones.
49:16 Say: Would you apprise Allah of your religion? and Allah knows what is in the heavens and what is in the earth And Allah is Knower of all things.
49:17 They presume to lay thee under an obligation by becoming Muslims. Say: Lay me not under an obligation by your Islam; rather Allah lays you under an obligation by guiding you to the faith, if you are truthful.
49:18 Surely Allah knows the unseen of the heavens and the earth. And Allah is Seer of what you do.

Chapter 50 Qaf

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
50:1 Almighty (God)! By the glorious Qur'an!
50:2 Nay, they wonder that a warner has come to them from among themselves; so the disbelievers say: This is a wonderful thing
50:3 When we die and become dust that is a far return.
50:4 We know indeed what the earth diminishes of them and with Us is a book that preserves.
50:5 Nay, they reject the Truth when it comes to them, so they are in a state of confusion.
50:6 Do they not look at the sky above them? — how We have made it and adorned it and it has no gaps.
50:7 And the earth, We have spread it out, and cast therein mountains, and We have made to grow therein of every beautiful kind —
50:8 To give sight and as a reminder to every servant who turns (to Allah).
50:9 And We send down from the clouds water abounding in good, then We cause to grow thereby gardens and the grain that is reaped,
50:10 And the tall palm-trees having flower spikes piled one above another —
50:11 A sustenance for the servants, and We give life thereby to a dead land. Thus is the rising.
50:12 Before them the people of Noah rejected (the Truth) and (so did) the dwellers of al-Rass and Thamud
50:13 And 'Ad and Pharaoh and Lot's brethren,
50:14 And the dwellers of the grove and the people of Tubba'. They all rejected the messengers, so My threat came to pass.
50:15 Were We then fatigued with the first creation? Yet they are in doubt about a new creation.
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50:16 And certainly We created man, and We know what his mind suggests to him — and We are nearer to him than his life-vein.
50:17 When the two receivers receive, sitting on the right and on the left,
50:18 He utters not a word but there is by him a watcher at hand.
50:19 And the stupor of death comes in truth; that is what thou wouldst shun.
50:20 And the trumpet is blown. That is the day of threatening.
50:21 And every soul comes, with it a driver and a witness.
50:22 Thou wast indeed heedless of this, but now We have removed from thee thy veil, so thy sight is sharp this day.
50:23 And his companion will say: This is what is ready with me.
50:24 Cast into hell every ungrateful, rebellious one,
50:25 Forbidder of good, exceeder of limits, doubter,
50:26 Who sets up another god with Allah, so cast him into severe chastisement.
50:27 His companion will say: Our Lord, I did not cause him to rebel but he himself went far in error.
50:28 He will say: Dispute not in My presence, and indeed I gave you warning beforehand.
50:29 My sentence cannot be changed, nor am I in the least unjust to the servants.
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50:30 On the day when We say to hell: Art thou filled up? And it will say: Are there any more?
50:31 And the Garden is brought near for those who guard against evil — (it is) not disrant.
50:32 This is what you are promised — for every one turning (to Allah), keeping (the limits) —
50:33 Who fears the Beneficent in secret, and comes with a penitent heart:
50:34 Enter it in peace. That is the day of abiding.
50:35 For them therein is all they wish, and with Us is yet more.
50:36 And how many a generation We destroyed before them who were mightier in prowess than they! so they went about in the lands. Is there a place of refuge?
50:37 Surely there is a reminder in this for him who has a heart or he gives ear and is a witness.
50:38 And certainly We created the heavens and the earth and what is between them in six periods, and no fatigue touched Us.
50:39 So bear with what they say, and celebrate the praise of thy Lord before the rising of the sun and before the setting.
50:40 And glorify Him in the night and after prostration.
50:41 And listen on the day when the crier cries from a near place —
50:42 The day when they hear the cry in truth. That is the day of coming forth.
50:43 Surely We give life and cause to die, and to Us is the eventual coming —
50:44 The day when the earth cleaves asunder from them, hastening forth. That is a gathering easy to Us.
50:45 We know best what they say, and thou art not one to compel them. So remind by means of the Qur'an him who fears My threat.

Chapter 51 The Scatterers
Al-Dhariyat

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
51:1 By those scattering broadcast
51:2 And those bearing the load!
51:3 And those running easily!
51:4 And those distributing the Affair! —
51:5 What you are promised is surely true,
51:6 And the Judgment will surely come to pass.
51:7 By the heaven full of paths!
51:8 Surely you are of varying opinion —
51:9 He is turned away from it who would be turned away.
51:10 Cursed be the liars!
51:11 Who are in an abyss, neglectful;
51:12 They ask: When is the day of Judgment?
51:13 (It is) the day when they are tried at the Fire.
51:14 Taste your persecution! This is what you would hasten on.
51:15 Surely the dutiful are amidst Gardens and fountains,
51:16 Taking that which their Lord gives them. Surely they were before that the doers of good.
51:17 They used to sleep but little at night.
51:18 And in the morning they asked (Divine) protection.
51:19 And in their wealth there was a due share for the beggar and for one who is denied (good).
51:20 And in the earth are signs for those who are sure,
51:21 And in yourselves do you not see?
51:22 And in the heavens is your sustenance and that which you are promised.
51:23 So by the Lord of the heavens and the earth! it is surely the truth, just as you speak.
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51:24 Has the story of Abraham's honoured guests reached thee?
51:25 When they came to him, they said Peace! Peace! said he. Strangers!
51:26 Then he turned aside to his family and brought a fat calf.
51:27 So he placed it before them. He said: Will you not eat?
51:28 So he conceived a fear of them. They said: Fear not. And they gave him the good news of a boy possessing knowledge.
51:29 Then his wife came up in grief, and she smote her face and said: A barren old woman!
51:30 They said: Thus says thy Lord. Surely He is the Wise, the Knowing.
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51:31 He said: What is your errand, O messengers!
51:32 They said: We have been sent to a guilty people
51:33 That we may send upon them stones of clay,
51:34 Marked from thy Lord for the prodigal.
51:35 Then We brought forth such believers as were there.
51:36 And We found there but a (single) house of Muslims.
51:37 And We left therein a sign for those who fear the painful chastisement.
51:38 And in Moses, when We sent him to Pharaoh with clear authority.
51:39 But he turned away on account of his might and said: An enchanter or a madman!
51:40 So We seized him and his hosts and hurled them into the sea, and he was blameable.
51:41 And in 'Ad, when We sent upon them the destructive wind.
51:42 It spared naught that it came against, but it made it like ashes.
51:43 And in Thamad, when it was said to them: Enjoy yourselves for a while.
51:44 But they revolted against the commandment of their Lord, so the punishment overtook them, while they saw.
51:45 So they were unable to rise up, nor could they defend themselves;
51:46 And the people of Noah before. Surely they were a transgressing people.
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51:47 And the heaven, We raised it high with power, and We are Makers of the vast extent.
51:48 And the earth, We have spread it out. How well We prepared it!
51:49 And of everything We have created pairs that you may be mindful.
51:50 So flee to Allah. Surely I am a plain warner to you from Him.
51:51 And do not set up with Allah another god. Surely I am a plain warner to you from Him.
51:52 Thus there came not a messenger to those before them but they said: An enchanter or a madman!
51:53 Have they charged each other with this? Nay, they are an inordinate people.
51:54 So turn away from them, for thou art not to blame;
51:55 And remind, for reminding profits the believers.
51:56 And I have not created the jinn and the men except that they should serve Me.
51:57 I desire no sustenance from them, nor do I desire that they should feed Me.
51:58 Surely Allah is the Bestower of sustenance, the Lord of Power, the Strong.
51:59 Surely the lot of the wrongdoers is as was the lot of their companions, so let them not ask Me to hasten on.
51:60 Woe, then, to those who disbelieve because of that day of theirs which they are promised!

Chapter 52 The Mountain
Al-Tur

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
52:1 By the Mountain!
52:2 And a Book written
52:3 On unfolded vellum!
52:4 And the frequented House,
52:5 And the elevated canopy,
52:6 And the swollen sea!
52:7 The chastisement of thy Lord will surely come to pass —
52:8 There is none to avert it;
52:9 On the day when the heaven will be in a state of commotion,
52:10 And the mountains will pass away, fleeing.
52:11 Woe on that day to the deniers,
52:12 Who amuse themselves by vain talk.
52:13 The day when they are driven to hell-fire with violence.
52:14 This is the Fire, which you gave the lie to.
52:15 Is it magic or do you not see?
52:16 Burn in it, then bear (it) patiently, or bear (it) not, it is the same to you. Your are requited only for what you did.
52:17 The dutiful will be surely in Gardens and bliss,
52:18 Rejoicing because of what their Lord has given them; and their Lord saved them from the chastisement of the burning Fire.
52:19 Eat and drink with pleasure for what you did,
52:20 Reclining on thrones set in lines, and We shall join them to pure beautiful ones.
52:21 And those who believe and whose offspring follow them in faith — We unite with them their offspring and We shall deprive them of naught of their work. Every man is pledged for what he does.
52:22 And We shall aid them with fruit and flesh, as they desire.
52:23 They pass therein from one to another a cup, wherein is neither vanity, nor sin.
52:24 And round them go boys of theirs as if they were hidden pearls.
52:25 And they will advance to each other, questioning
52:26 Saying: Surely we feared before on account of our families.
52:27 But Allah has been gracious to us and He has saved us from the chastisement of the hot wind.
52:28 Surely We called upon Him before. Surely, He is the Benign, the Merciful.
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52:29 So remind for, by the grace of thy Lord thou art no soothsayer, nor madman.
52:30 Or say they: A poet — we wait for him the evil accidents of time.
52:31 Say: Wait, I too wait along with you.
52:32 Or do their understandings bid them this? Or are they an inordinate people?
52:33 Or say they: He has forged it. Nay, they have no faith.
52:34 Then let them bring a saying like it, if they are truthful.
52:35 Or were they created without a (creative) agency? Or are they the creators?
52:36 Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay, they are sure of nothing.
52:37 Or have they the treasures of thy Lord with them? Or have they absolute authority?
52:38 Or have they the means by which they listen? Then let their listener bring a clear authority.
52:39 Or has He daughters and you have sons?
52:40 Or askest thou a reward from them so that they are over-burdened by a debt?
52:41 Or possess they the unseen, so they write (it) down?
52:42 Or do they intend a plot? But those who disbelieve will be the ensnared ones in the plot.
52:43 Or have they a god other than Allah? Glory be to Allah from what they set up (with Him)
52:44 And if they were to see a portion of the heaven coming down, they would say: Piled-up clouds!
52:45 Leave them then till they meet that day of theirs wherein they are smitten with punishment:
52:46 The day when their struggle will avail them naught, nor will they be helped.
52:47 And surely for those who do wrong there is a chastisement besides that; but most of them knnw not.
52:48 And wait patiently for the judgment of thy Lord, for surely thou art before Our eyes, and celebrate the praise of thy Lord, when thou risest,
52:49 And in the night, give Him glory, too, and at the setting of the stars.

Chapter 53 The Star
Al-Najm

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
53:1 By the star when it sets!
53:2 Your companion errs not, nor does he deviate.
53:3 Nor does he speak out of desire.
53:4 It is naught but revelation that is revealed —
53:5 One Mighty in Power has taught him,
53:6 The Lord of Strength. So he attained to perfection,
53:7 And he is in the highest part of the horizon.
53:8 Then he drew near, drew nearer yet,
53:9 So he was the measure of two bows or closer still.
53:10 So He revealed to His servant what He revealed.
53:11 The heart was not untrue in seeing what he saw.
53:12 Do you then dispute with him as to what he saw?
53:13 And certainly he saw Him in another descent,
53:14 At the farthest lote-tree.
53:15 Near it is the Garden of Abode.
53:16 When that which covers covered the lote-tree
53:17 The eye turned not aside, nor did it exceed the limit.
53:18 Certainly he saw of the greatest signs of his Lord.
53:19 Have you then considered Lat and 'Uzzi,
53:20 And another, the third, Manit?
53:21 Are the males for you and for Him the females?
53:22 This indeed is an unjust division!
53:23 They are naught but names which you have named, you and your fathers — Allah has sent no authority for them. They follow but conjecture and what (their) souls desire. And certainly the guidance has come to them from their Lord.
53:24 Or shall man have what he wishes?
53:25 But for Allah is the Hereafter and the former (life).
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53:26 And how many angels are in the heavens, whose intercession avails naught except after Allah gives permission to whom He pleases and chooses.
53:27 Surely those who believe not in the Hereafter name the angels with female names.
53:28 And they have no knowledge of it. They follow but conjecture, and surely conjecture avails naught against Truth.
53:29 So shun him who turns his back upon Our Reminder, and desires nothing but this world's life.
53:30 That is their goal of knowledge. Surely thy Lord knows best him who strays from His path and He knows best him who goes aright.
53:31 And Allah's is whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth, that He may reward those who do evil for that which they do, and reward those who do good with goodness.
53:32 Those who avoid the great sins and the indecencies, but the passing idea surely thy Lord is Liberal in Forgiving. He knows best when He brings you forth from the earth and when you are embryos in the wombs of your mothers; so ascribe not purity to yourselves. He knows him best who guards. against evil.
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53:33 Seest thou him who turns back,
53:34 And gives a little, then withholds?
53:35 Has he the knowledge of the unseen so that he can see?
53:36 Or has he not been informed of what is in the scriptures of Moses,
53:37 And (of) Abraham who fulfilled (commandments)?
53:38 That no bearer of a burden bears another's burden:
53:39 And that man can have nothing but what he strives for:
53:40 And that his striving will soon be seen.
53:41 Then he will be rewarded for it with the fullest reward:
53:42 And that to thy Lord is the goal:
53:43 And that He it is Who makes (men) laugh and makes (them) weep:
53:44 And that He it is Who causes death and gives life:
53:45 And that He creates pairs, the male and the female:
53:46 From the small life-germ when it is adapted:
53:47 And that He has ordained the second bringing forth:
53:48 And that He it is Who gives wealth and contentment:
53:49 And that He is the Lord of Sirius:
53:50 And that He destroyed the first 'Ad:
53:51 And Thamud, so He spared not:
53:52 And the people of Noah before. Surely they were most iniquitous and inordinate.
53:53 And the overthrown cities, He hurled down:
53:54 So there covered them that which coveted.
53:55 Which, then, of thy Lord's benefits wilt thou dispute?
53:56 This is a warner of the warners of old.
53:57 The near Event draws nigh.
53:58 There is none besides Allah to remove it.
53:59 Wonder you then at this announcement?
53:60 And do you laugh and not weep,
53:61 While you sport?
53:62 So bow down in prostration before Allah and serve (Him).

Chapter 54 The Moon
Al-Qamar

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
54:1 The hour drew nigh and the moon was rent asunder.
54:2 And if they see a sign, they turn away and say: Strong enchantment!
54:3 And they deny and follow their low desires; and every affair is settled.
54:4 And certainly narratives have come to them, which should deter —
54:5 Consummate wisdom but warnings avail not;
54:6 So turn away from them. On the day when the Inviter invites them to a hard task —
54:7 Their eyes cast down, they will go forth from their graves as if they were scattered locusts,
54:8 Hastening to the Inviter. The disbelievers will say: This is a hard day!
54:9 Before them the people of Noah rejected — they rejected Our servant and called (him) mad, and he was driven away.
54:10 So he called upon his Lord: I am overcome, so do Thou help.
54:11 Then We opened the gates of heaven with water pouring down,
54:12 And made water to flow forth in the land in springs, so the water gathered together according to a measure already ordained.
54:13 And We bore him on that which was made of planks and nails,
54:14 Floating on, before Our eyes — a reward for him who was denied.
54:15 And certainly We left it as a sign, but is there any that will mind?
54:16 How terrible was then My chastisement and My warning!
54:17 And certainly We have made the Qur'an easy to remember, but is there any one who will mind?
54:18 'Ad denied, so how terrible was My chastisement and My warning!
54:19 Surely We sent on them a furious wind in a day of bitter ill-luck,
54:20 Tearing men away as if they were the trunks of palm-trees torn up.
54:21 How terrible was then My chastisement and My warning!
54:22 And certainly We have made the Qur'an easy to remember, but is there any one who will mind?
* * *
54:23 Thamud rejected the warning.
54:24 So they said: What! A single mortal from among us! Shall we follow him? We shall then be in sure error and distress.
54:25 Has the reminder been sent to him from among us? Nay, he is an insolent liar!
54:26 To-morrow they will know who is the liar, the insolent one.
54:27 Surely We are going to send the she-camel as a trial for them; so watch them and have patience.
54:28 And inform them that the water is shared between them; every share of the water shall be attended.
54:29 But they called their companion, so he took (a sword) and hamstrung (her).
54:30 How (terrible) was then My chastisement and My warning!
54:31 Surely We sent upon them a single cry, so they were like the dry fragments of trees, which the maker of an enclosure collects.
54:32 And certainly We have made the Qur'an easy to remember, but is there any one who will mind?
54:33 The people of Lot treated the warning as a lie.
54:34 Surely We sent upon them a stone-storm, except Lot's followers; We saved them a little before daybreak —
54:35 A favour from Us. Thus do We reward him who gives thanks.
54:36 And certainly he warned them of Our violent seizure, but they disputed the warning.
54:37 And certainly they endeavoured to turn him from his guests, but We blinded their eyes so taste My chastisement and My warning.
54:38 And certainly a lasting chastisement overtook them in the morning.
54:39 So taste My chastisement and My warning.
54:40 And certainly We have made the Qur'an easy to remember, but is there any one who will mind?
* * *
54:41 And certainly the warning came to Pharaoh's people.
54:42 They rejected all Our signs, so We overtook them with the seizing of the Mighty, the Powerful.
54:43 Are your disbelievers better than these, or have you an immunity in the scriptures?
54:44 Or say they We are a host allied together to help each other?
54:45 Soon shall the hosts be routed, and they will show (their) backs.
54:46 Nay, the Hour is their promised time, and the Hour is most grievous and bitter,
54:47 Surely the guilty are in error and distress,
54:48 On the day when they are dragged into the Fire upon their faces: Taste the touch of hell.
54:49 Surely We have created everything according to a measure.
54:50 And Our command is but once, as the twinkling of an eye.
54:51 And certainly We destroyed your fellows, but is there any one who will mind?
54:52 And everything they do is in the writings.
54:53 And everything small and great is written down.
54:54 Surely the dutiful will be among Gardens and rivers,
54:55 In the seat of truth, with a most Powerful King.

Chapter 55 The Beneficent
Al-Rahman

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
55:1 The Beneficent
55:2 Taught the Qur'an.
55:3 He created man,
55:4 Taught him expression.
55:5 The sun and the moon follow a reckoning,
55:6 And the herbs and the trees adore (Him).
55:7 And the heaven, He raised it high, and He set up the measure,
55:8 That you may not exceed the measure,
55:9 And keep up the balance with equity, nor fall short in the measure.
55:10 And the earth, He has set it for (His) creatures;
55:11 Therein is fruit and palms having sheathed clusters,
55:12 And the grain with (its) husk and fragrance.
55:13 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
55:14 He created man from dry clay like earthen vessels,
55:15 And He created the jinn of a flame of fire.
55:16 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
55:17 Lord of the two Easts, and Lord of the two Wests.
55:18 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
55:19 He has made the two seas to flow freely they meet:
55:20 Between them is a barrier which they cannot pass.
55:21 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
55:22 There come forth from them both, pearls large and small.
55:23 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
55:24 And His are the ships reared aloft in the sea like mountains.
55:25 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
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55:26 Every one on it passes away —
55:27 And there endures for ever the person of thy Lord, the Lord of glory and honour.
55:28 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
55:29 All those in the heavens and the earth ask of Him. Every moment He is in a state (of glory).
55:30 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
55:31 Soon shall We apply Ourselves to you, O you two armies.
55:32 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
55:33 O assembly of jinn and men, if you are able to pass through the regions of the heavens and the earth, then pass through. You cannot pass through but with authority.
55:34 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
55:35 The flames of fire and sparks of brass will be sent upon you, then you will not be able to defend yourselves.
55:36 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
55:37 So when the heaven is rent asunder, so it becomes red like red hide.
55:38 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
55:39 So on that day neither man nor jinni will be asked about his sin.
55:40 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
55:41 The guilty will be known by their marks, so they shall be seized by the forelocks and the feet.
55:42 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
55:43 This is the hell which the guilty deny.
55:44 Round about shall they go between it and hot, boiling water.
55:45 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
* * *
55:46 And for him who fears to stand before his Lord are two Gardens.
55:47 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
55:48 Full of varieties,
55:49 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
55:50 Therein are two fountains flowing.
55:51 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
55:52 Therein are pairs of every fruit.
55:53 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
55:54 Reclining on beds, whose inner coverings are of silk brocade. And the fruits of the two Gardens are within reach.
55:55 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
55:56 Therein are those restraining their glances, whom no man nor jinni has touched before them.
55:57 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
55:58 As though they were rubies and pearls.
55:59 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
55:60 Is the reward of goodness aught but goodness?
55:61 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
55:62 And besides those are two (other) Gardens.
55:63 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
55:64 Inclining to blackness.
55:65 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
55:66 Therein are two springs gushing forth.
55:67 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
55:68 Therein are fruits and palms and pomegranates.
55:69 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
55:70 Therein are goodly beautiful ones.
55:71 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
55:72 Pure ones confined to pavilions.
55:73 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
55:74 Before them man has not touched them, nor jinni.
55:75 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
55:76 Reclining on green cushions and beautiful carpets.
55:77 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
55:78 Blessed be the name of thy Lord, the Lord of Glory and Honour!

Chapter 56 The Event
Al-Waqi'ah

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
56:1 When the Event comes to pass —
56:2 There is no belying its coming to pass-3 Abasing (some), exalting (others) —
56:4 When the earth is shaken with a (severe) shaking,
56:5 And the mountains are crumbled to pieces,
56:6 So they are as scattered dust,
56:7 And you are three sorts.
56:8 So those on the right-hand how (happy) are those on the right-hand!
56:9 And those on the left; how (wretched) are those on the left!
56:10 And the foremost are the foremost —
56:11 These are drawn nigh (to Allah).
56:12 In Gardens of bliss
56:13 A multitude from among the first,
56:14 And a few from among those of later times,
56:15 On thrones inwrought,
56:16 Reclining on them, facing each other.
56:17 Round about them will go youths never altering in age,
56:18 With goblets and ewers, and a cup of pure drink —
56:19 They are not affected with headache thereby, nor are they intoxicated,
56:20 And fruits that they choose,
56:21 And flesh of fowl that they desire,
56:22 And pure, beautiful ones,
56:23 Like to hidden pearls.
56:24 A reward for what they did.
56:25 They hear therein no vain or sinful talk —
56:26 But only the saying, Peace! Peace!
56:27 And those on the right hand; how (happy) are those on the right hand!
56:28 Amid thornless lote-trees,
56:29 And clustered banana-trees,
56:30 And extensive shade,
56:31 And water gushing,
56:32 And abundant fruit.
56:33 Neither intercepted, nor forbidden,
56:34 And exalted couches.
56:35 Surely We have created them a (new) creation,
56:36 So We have made them virgins,
56:37 Loving, equals in age,
56:38 For those on the right hand.
56:39 A multitude from among the first,
56:40 And a multitude from among those of later times.
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56:41 And those on the left hand; how (wretched) are those on the left hand!
56:42 In hot wind and boiling water,
56:43 And shadow of black smoke,
56:44 Neither cool nor refreshing.
56:45 Surely they lived before that in ease.
56:46 And they persisted in the great violation.
56:47 And they used to say: When we die and become dust and bones, shall we then indeed be raised?
56:48 Or our fathers of yore?
56:49 Say: The ancients and those of later times
56:50 Will surely be gathered together for the appointed hour of a known day.
56:51 Then shall you, O you who err and deny,
56:52 Eat of the tree of Zaqqum,
56:53 And fill (your) bellies with it
56:54 Then drink after it of boiling water;
56:55 And drink as drinks the thirsty camel.
56:56 This is their entertainment on the day of Requital.
56:57 We have created you, why do you not then accept?
56:58 See you that which you emit?
56:59 Is it you that create it or are We the Creators?
56:60 We have ordained death among you and We are not to be overcome,
56:61 That We may change your state and make you grow into what you know not.
56:62 And certainly you know the first growth, why do you not then mind?
56:63 See you what you sow?
56:64 Is it you that cause it to grow, or arc We the Causer of growth.
56:65 If We pleased, We would make it chaff, then would you lament:
56:66 Surely we are burdened with debt:
56:67 Nay, we are deprived.
56:68 See you the water which you drink?
56:69 Do you bring it down from the clouds, or are We the Bringer?
56:70 If We pleased, We could make it saltish; why give you not thanks?
56:71 See you the fire which you kindle?
56:72 Is it you that produce the trees for it, or are We the Producer?
56:73 We have made it a reminder and an advantage for the wayfarers of the desert.
56:74 So glorify the name of thy Lord, the Incomparably Great.
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56:75 But nay, I swear by revelation of portions (of the Qur'an)
56:76 And it is a great oath indeed, if you knew —
56:77 Surely it is a bounteous Qur'an,
56:78 In a book that is protected,
56:79 Which none touches save the purified ones.
56:80 A revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
56:81 Is it this announcement that you disdain?
56:82 And make your denial your means of subsistence. —
56:83 Why is it nor then that when it comes up to the throat,
56:84 And you at that time look on —
56:85 And We are nearer to it than you, but you see not —
56:86 Why then, if you are not held under authority,
56:87 Do you not send it back, if you are truthful?
56:88 Then if he is one of those drawn nigh (to Allah),
56:89 Then happiness and bounty and a Garden of bliss.
56:90 And if he is one of those on the right hand,
56:91 Then peace to thee from those on the right hand.
56:92 And if he is one of the rejectors, the erring ones,
56:93 He has an entertainment of boiling water,
56:94 And burning in hell.
56:95 Surely this is a certain truth.
56:96 So glorify the name of thy Lord. the Incomparably Great.

Chapter 57 Iron
Al-Hadid

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
57:1 Whatever is in the heavens and the earth declares the glory of Allah, and He is the Mighty, the Wise.
57:2 His is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. He gives life and causes death; and He is Possessor of power over all things.
57:3 He is the First and the Last and the Manifest and the Hidden, and He is Knower of all things.
57:4 He it is Who created the heavens and the earth in six periods, and He is established on the Throne of Power. He knows that which goes down into the earth and that which comes forth out of it, and that which comes down from heaven and that which goes up to it. And He is with you wherever you are. And Allah is Seer of what you do.
57:5 His is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth; and to Allah are (all) affairs returned.
57:6 He causes the night to pass into the day, and causes the day to pass into the night. And He is Knower of what is in the hearts.
57:7 Believe in Allah and His Messenger, and spend of that whereof He has made you heirs. So those of you who believe and spend for them is a great reward.
57:8 And what reason have you that you believe not in Allah? And the Messenger invites you to believe in your Lord, and He has indeed accepted your covenant, if you are believers.
57:9 He it is Who sends down clear messages to His servant, that he may bring you forth from darkness into light. And surely Allah is Kind, Merciful to you.
57:10 And what reason have you that you spend not in Allah's way? And Allah's is the inheritance of the heavens and the earth. Those of you who spent before the Victory and fought are not on a level (with others). They are greater in rank than those who spent and fought afterwards. And Allah has promised good to all. And Allah is Aware of what you do.
* * *
57:11 Who is he that will offer to Allah a good gift, so He will double it for him, and he will have a generous reward.
57:12 On that day thou wilt see the faithful men and the faithful women, their light gleaming before them and on their right hand. Good news for you this day — Gardens wherein rivers flow, to abide therein! That is the grand achievement.
57:13 On the day when the hypocrites? men and women, will say to those who believe: Wait for us, that we may borrow from your light. It will be said: Turn back and seek a light. Then a wall, with a door in it, will be raised between them. Within it shall be mercy, and outside of it chastisement.
57:14 They will cry out to them: Were we not with you? They will say: Yea, but you caused yourselves to fall into temptation, and you waited and doubted, and vain desire deceived you, till the threatened punishment of Allah came, and the arch-deceiver deceived you about Allah.
57:15 So this day no ransom will be accepted from you, nor from those who disbelieved. Your abode is the Fire it is your patron and evil is the resort.
57:16 Has not the time yet come for the believers that their hearts should be humble for the remembrance of Allah and the Truth that is revealed, and (that) they should not be like those who were given the Book before, but time was prolonged for them, so their hearts hardened. And most of them are transgressors.
57:17 Know that Allah gives life to the earth after its death. Indeed, We have made the signs clear for you that you may understand.
57:18 The men who give in charity and the women who give in charity and set apart for Allah a goodly portion, it will be doubled for them, and theirs is a generous reward.
57:19 And those who believe in Allah and His messengers, they are the truthful and the faithful ones with their Lord. They have their reward and their light. And those who disbelieve and reject Our messages, they are the inmates of hell.
* * *
57:20 Know that this world's life is only sport and play and gaiety and boasting among yourselves and a vying in the multiplication of wealth and children. It is as rain, whose causing the vegetation to grow pleases the husbandmen, then it withers away so that thou seest it turning yellow, then it becomes chaff. And in the Hereafter is a severe chastisement, and (also) forgiveness from Allah and (His) pleasure. And this world's life is naught but a source of vanity.
57:21 Vie one with another for forgiveness from your Lord and a Garden the extensiveness of which is as the extensiveness of the heaven and the earth — it is prepared for those who believe in Allah and His messengers. That is the grace of Allah; He gives it to whom He pleases. And Allah is the Lord of mighty grace.
57:22 No disaster befalls in the earth, or in yourselves, but it is in a book before We bring it into existence — surely that is easy to Allah —
57:23 So that you grieve not for what has escaped you, nor exult in that which He has given you. And Allah loves not any arrogant boaster:
57:24 Such as are niggardly and enjoin niggardliness on men. And whoever turns back, then surely Allah is the Self-Sufficient, the Praised.
57:25 Certainly We sent Our messengers with clear arguments, and sent down with them the Book and the measure, that men may conduct themselves with equity. And We sent down iron, wherein is great violence and advantages to men, and that Allah may know who helps Him and His messengers, unseen. Surely Allah is Strong, Mighty.
* * *
57:26 And certainly We sent Noah and Abraham, and We gave prophethood and the Book to their offspring; so among them is he who goes aright, but most of them are transgressors.
57:27 Then We made Out messengers to follow in their footsteps,. and We made Jesus son of Mary to follow, and We gave him the Gospel. And We put. compassion and mercy in the hearts of those who followed him. And (as for) monkery, they innovated it — We did not prescribe it to them — only to seek Allah's pleasure, but they did not observe it with its due observance. So We gave those of them who believed their reward, but most of them are transgressors.
57:28 O you who believe, keep your duty. to Allah and believe in His Messenger — He will give you two portions of His mercy, and give you a light in which you shall walk, and forgive you. And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful —
57:29 That the People of the Book may know that they control naught of the grace of Allah, and that grace is in Allah's hand. He gives it to whom He pleases. And Allah is the Lord of mighty grace.

Chapter 58 The Pleading Woman
Al-Mujadilah

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
58:1 Allah indeed has heard the plea of her who pleads with thee about her husband and complains to Allah and Allah hears the contentions of both of you. Surely Allah is Hearing, Seeing.
58:2 Those of you who put away their wives by calling them their mothers — they are not their mothers. None are their mothers save those who gave them birth, and they utter indeed a hateful word and a lie. And surely Allah is Pardoning, Forgiving.
58:3 And those who put away their wives by calling them their mothers, then go back dn that which they said, must free a captive before they touch one another. To this you are exhorted; and Allah is Aware of what you do.
58:4 But he who has not the means, should fast for two months successively before they touch one another, and he who is unable to do so should feed sixty needy ones. That is in order that you may have faith in Allah and His Messenger. And these are Allah's limits. And for the disbelievers is a painful chastisement.
58:5 Surely those who oppose Allah and His Messenger will be humbled as those before them were humbled; and indeed We have revealed clear messages. And for the disbelievers is an abasing chastisement.
58:6 On the day when Allah will raise them all together, then inform them of what they did. Allah records it, while they forget it. And Allah is Witness over all things.
* * *
58:7 Seest thou not that Allah knows whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth? There is no secret counsel between, three but He is the fourth of them, nor between five but He is the sixth of them, nor between less than that nor more but He is with them wheresoever they are; then He will inform them of what they did on the day of Resurrection. Surely Allah is Knower of all things.
58:8 Seest thou not those who are forbidden secret counsels, then they return to that which they are forbidden, and hold secret counsels for sin and revolt and disobedience to the Messenger. And when they come to thee they greet thee with a greeting with which Allah greets thee not, and say within themselves: Why does not Allah punish us for what we say? Hell is enough for them; they will burn in it, and evil is the resort!
58:9 O you who believe, when you confer together in private, give not to each other counsel of sin and revolt and disobedience to the Messenger, but give to each other counsel of goodness and observance of duty. And keep your duty to Allah, to Whom you will be gathered together.
58:10 Secret counsels are only of the devil that he may cause to grieve those who believe, and he can hurt them naught except with Allah's permission. And on Allah let the believers rely.
58:11 O you who believe, when it is said to you, Make room in assemblies, make room. Allah will give you ample. And when it is said, Rise up, rise up. Allah will exalt those of you who believe, and those who are given knowledge, to high ranks. And Allah is Aware of what you do.
58:12 O you who believe, when you consult the Messenger, offer something in charity before your consultation. That is better for you and purer. But if you have not (the means), then surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
58:13 Do you fear that you will not (be able to) give in charity before your consultation? So when you do it not, and Allah has turned to you (mercifully), keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate and obey Allah and His Messenger. And Allah is Aware of what you do.
* * *
58:14 Hast thou not seen those who take for friends a people with whom Allah is wroth? They are neither of you nor of them, and they swear falsely, while they know.
58:15 Allah has prepared for them a severe chastisement. Evil indeed is that which they do!
58:16 They take shelter under their oaths, so they turn (men) from Allah's way for them is an abasing chastisement.
58:17 Of no avail against Allah, will be to them their wealth or their children. They are the companions of the Fire therein they will abide.
58:18 On the day when Allah will raise them all up, they will swear to Him as they swear to you, and they think that they have some (excuse). Now surely they are the liars.
58:19 The devil has gained the mastery over them, so he has made them forget the remembrance of Allah. They are the devil's party. Now surely the devil's party are the losers.
58:20 Those who oppose Allah and His Messenger, they shall be among the most abased.
58:21 Allah has written down: I shall certainly prevail, I and My messengers. Surely Allah is Strong, Mighty.
58:22 Thou wilt not find a people who believe in Allah and the latter day loving those who oppose Allah and His Messenger, even though they be their fathers, or their sons, or their brothers, or their kinsfolk. These are they into whose hearts He has impressed faith, and strengthened them with a Spirit from Himself, and He will cause them to enter Gardens wherein flow rivers, abiding therein. Allah is well-pleased with them and they are well-pleased with Him. These are Allah's party. Now surely it is Allah's party who are the successful!

Chapter 59 The Banishment
Al-Hashr

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
59:1 Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth glorifies Allah; and He is the Mighty, the Wise;
59:2 He it is Who caused those who disbelieved of the People of the Book to go forth from their homes at the first banishment. You deemed not that they would go forth, while they thought that their fortresses would defend them against Allah. But Allah came to them from a place they expected not and cast terror into their hearts they demolished their houses with their own hands and the hands of the believers. So take a lesson, O you who have eyes!
59:3 And had it not been that Allah had decreed for them the exile, He would certainly have chastised them in this world; and for them in the Hereafter is the chastisement of Fire.
59:4 That is because they were opposed to Allah and His Messenger, and whoever is opposed to Allah, surely Allah is Severe in retribution.
59:5 Whatever palm-tree you cut down or leave it standing upon its roots, it is by Allah's permission, and that He may abase the transgressors.
59:6 And whatever Allah restored to His Messenger from them, you did not press forward against it any horse or any riding-camel, but Allah gives authority to His messengers against whom He pleases. And Allah is Possessor of power over all things.
59:7 Whatever Allah restored to His Messenger from the people of the towns, it is for Allah and for the Messenger, and for the near of kin and the orphans and the needy and the wayfarer, so that it be not taken by turns by the rich among you. And whatever the Messenger gives you, accept it, and whatever he forbids you, abstain (therefrom); and keep your duty to Allah. Surely Allah is Severe in retribution.—
59:8 (It is) for the poor who fled, who were driven from their homes and their possessions, seeking grace of Allah and (His) pleasure, and helping Allah and His Messenger. These it is that are the truthful.—
59:9 And those who made their abode in the City and in faith before them love those who have fled to them, and find in their hearts no need of what they are given, and prefer (them) before themselves, though poverty may afflict them. And whoever is saved from the niggardliness of his soul, these it is that are the successful.
59:10 And those who come after them say Our Lord, forgive us and our brethren who had precedence of us in faith, and leave no spite in our hearts towards those who believe. Our Lord, surely Thou art Kind, Merciful.
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59:11 Hast thou not seen the hypocrites? They say to their brethren who disbelieve from among the People of the Book: If you are expelled, we certainly will go forth with you, and we will never obey any one concerning you; and if you are fought against, we will certainly help you. And Allah bears witness that they surely are liars.
59:12 If they are expelled, they will not go forth with them, and if they are fought against, they will not help them; and even if they help them, they will certainly turn (their) backs then they shall not be helped.
59:13 Your fear in their hearts is indeed greater than Allah's. That is because they are a people who understand not.
59:14 They will not fight against you in a body save in fortified towns or from behind walls. Their fighting between them is severe. Thou wouldst think them united, but their hearts are divided. That is because they are a people who have no sense.
59:15 Like those before them shortly: they taste the evil consequences of their conduct, and for them is a painful chastisement,
59:16 Like the devil when he says to man: Disbelieve. But when he disbelieves, he says: I am free of thee surely I fear Allah, the Lord of the worlds.
59:17 So the end of both of them is that they are both in the Fire to abide therein. And that is the reward of the wrong-doers.
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59:18 O you who believe, keep your duty to Allah, and let every soul consider that which it sends forth for the morrow, and keep your duty to Allah. Surely Allah is Aware of what you do.
59:19 And be not like those who forget Allah, so He makes them forget their own souls. These are the transgressors.
59:20 Not alike are the companions of the Fire and the owners of the Garden. The owners of the Garden are the achievers.
59:21 Had We sent down this Qur'an on a mountain, thou wouldst certainly have seen it falling down, splitting asunder because of the fear of Allah. And We set forth these parables to men that they may reflect.
59:22 He is Allah besides Whom there is no God: The Knower of the unseen and the seen; He is the Beneficent, the Merciful.
59:23 He is Allah, besides Whom there is no God; the King, the Holy, the Author of Peace, the Granter of Security, Guardian over all, the Mighty, the Supreme, the Possessor of greatness. Glory be to Allah from that which they set up (with Him)!
59:24 He is Allah; the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner His are the most beautiful names. Whatever is in the heavens and the earth declares His glory; and He is the Mighty, the Wise.

Chapter 60 The Woman Who is Examined
Al-Mumtahanah

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
60:1 O you who believe, take not My enemy and your enemy for friends. Would you offer them love, while they deny the Truth that has come to you, driving out the Messenger and yourselves because you believe in Allah, your Lord? If you have come forth to strive in My way and to seek My pleasure, would you love them in secret? And I know what you conceal and what you manifest. And whoever of you does this, he indeed strays from the straight path.
60:2 If they overcome you, they will be your enemies, and will stretch forth their hands and their tongues towards you with evil, and they desire that you may disbelieve.
60:3 Your relationships and your children would not profit you, on the day of Resurrection — He will decide between you. And Allah is Seer of what you do.
60:4 Indeed, there is for you a good example in Abraham and those with him, when they said to their people: We are clear of you and of that which you serve besides Allah. We disbelieve in you and there has arisen enmity and hatred between us and you forever until you believe in Allah alone — except Abraham's saying to his sire I would ask forgiveness for thee, and I control naught for thee from Allah. Our Lord, on Thee do we rely, and to Thee do we turn, and to Thee is the eventual coming.
60:5 Our Lord, make us not a trial for those who disbelieve, and forgive us, our Lord. Surely Thou art the Mighty, the Wise.
60:6 Certainly there is for you in them a good example, for him who hopes for Allah and the Last Day. And who-ever turns away, surely Allah is the Self-Sufficient, the Praised.
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60:7 It may be that Allah will bring about friendship between you and those of them whom you hold as enemies. And Allah is Powerful and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
60:8 Allah forbids you not respecting those who fight you not for religion, nor drive you forth from your homes, that you show them kindness and deal with them justly. Surely Allah loves the doers of justice.
60:9 Allah forbids you only respecting those who fight you for religion, and drive you forth from your homes and help (others) in your expulsion, that you make friends of them; and whoever makes friends of them, these are the wrongdoers.
60:10 O you who believe, when believing women come to you fleeing, examine them. Allah knows best their faith. Then if you know them to be believers send them not back to the disbelievers. Neither are these (women) lawful for them, nor are those (men) lawful for them. And give them what they have spent; and there is no blame on you in marrying them, when you give them their dowries. And hold not to the ties of marriage of disbelieving women, and ask for what you have spent, and let them ask for what they have spent. That is Allah's judgment; He judges between you. And Allah is Knowing, Wise.
60:11 And if any part (of the dowries) of your wives has passed away from you to the disbelievers, then your turn comes, give to those whose wives have gone away the like of what they have spent, and keep your duty to Allah in Whom you believe.
60:12 O Prophet, when believing women come to thee giving thee a pledge that they will not associate aught with Allah, and will not steal, nor commit adultery; nor kill their children, nor bring a calumny which they have forged of themselves, nor disobey thee in what is good, accept their pledge, and ask forgiveness for them from Allah. Surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
60:13 O you who believe, take not for friends a people with whom Allah is wroth they indeed despair of the Hereafter, as the disbelievers despair of those in the graves.

Chapter 61 The Ranks
Al-Saff

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
61:1 Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth glorifies Allah; and He is the Mighty, the Wise.
61:2 O you who believe, why say you that which you do not?
61:3 It is most hateful in the sight of Allah that you say that which you do not.
61:4 Surely Allah loves those who fight in His way in ranks, as if they were a solid wall.
61:5 And when Moses said to his people O my people, why do you malign me, when you know that I am Allah's messenger to you? But when they deviated, Allah made their hearts deviate. And Allah guides not the transgressing people.
61:6 And when Jesus, son of Mary, said O Children of Israel, surely I am the messenger of Allah to you, verifying that which is before me of the Torah and giving the good news of a Messenger who will come after me, his name being Ahmad. But when he came to them with clear arguments, they said: This is clear enchantment.
61:7 And who is more unjust than he who forges a lie against Allah and he is invited to Islam. And Allah guides not the unjust people.
61:8 They desire to put out the light of Allah with their mouths, but Allah will perfect His light, though the disbelievers may be averse.
61:9 He it is Who sent His Messenger with the guidance and the true religion, that He may make it overcome the religions, all of them, though the polytheists may be averse.
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61:10 O you who believe, shall I lead you to a merchandise which will deliver you from a painful chastisement?
61:11 You should believe in Allah and His Messenger, and strive hard in Allah's way with your wealth and your lives. That is better for you, did you but know!
61:12 He will forgive you your sins and cause you to enter Gardens wherein rivers flow, and goodly dwellings in Gardens of perpetuity that is the mighty achievement —
61:13 And yet another (blessing) that you love: help from Allah and a victory near at hand; and give good news to the believers.
61:14 O you who believe, be helpers (in the cause) of Allah, as Jesus, son of Mary, said to the disciples: Who are my helpers in the cause of Allah? The disciples said: We are helpers (in the cause) of Allah. So a party of the Children of Israel believed and another party disbelieved; then We aided those who believed against their enemy, and they became predominant.

Chapter 62 The Congregation
Al-Jumu'ah

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
62:1 Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth glorifies Allah, the King, the Holy, the Mighty, the Wise.
62:2 He it is. Who raised among the illiterates a Messenger from among themselves, who recites to them His messages and purifies them, and teaches them the Book and the Wisdom — although they were before certainly in manifest error —
62:3 And others from among them who have not yet joined them. And He is the Mighty, the Wise.
62:4 That is Allah's grace; He grants it to whom He pleases. And Allah is the Lord of mighty grace.
62:5 The likeness of those who were charged with the Torah, then they observed it not, is as the likeness of the ass carrying books. Evil is the likeness of the people who reject the messages of Allah. And Allah guides not the iniquitous people.
62:6 Say: O you who are Jews, if you think that you are the favourites of Allah to the exclusion of other people, then invoke death, if you are truthful.
62:7 But they will never invoke it because of what their hands have sent before. And Allah is Knower of the wrongdoers.
62:8 Say: The death from which you flee, that will surely overtake you; then you will be sent back to the Knower of the unseen and the seen, so He will inform you of that which you did.
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62:9 O you who believe, when the call is sounded for prayer on Friday, hasten to the remembrance of Allah and leave off traffic. That is better for you, if you know.
62:10 But when the prayer is ended, disperse abroad in the land and seek of Allah's grace, and remember Allah much, that you may be successful.
62:11 And when they see merchandise or sport, they break away to it, and leave thee sranding. Say: What is with Allah is better than sport and merchandise. And Allah is the Best of Providers.

Chapter 63 The Hypocrites
Al-Munafiqun

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
63:1 When the hypocrites come to thee, they say: We bear witness that thou art indeed Allah's Messenger. And Allah knows thou art indeed His Messenger. And Allah bears witness that the hypocrites are surely liars.
63:2 They take shelter under their oaths, thus turning (men) from Allah's way. Surely evil is that which they do.
63:3 That is because they believed, then disbelieved; thus their hearts are sealed, so they understand not.
63:4 And when thou seest them, their persons please thee; and if they speak, thou listenest to their speech. They are like pieces of wood, clad with garments. They think every cry to be against them. They are the enemy, so beware of them, May Allah destroy them How they are turned back!
63:5 And when it is said to them Come, the Messenger of Allah will ask forgiveness for you, they turn away their heads and thou seest them hindering (others), and they are big with pride.
63:6 It is alike to them whether thou ask forgiveness for them or ask not forgiveness for them — Allah will never forgive them. Surely Allah guides not the transgressing people.
63:7 They it is who sa~: Spend not on those who are with the Messenger of Allah that they may disperse. And Allah's are the treasures of the heavens and the earth, but the hypocrites understand not.
63:8 They say: If we return to Madinah, the mightier will surely drive out the meaner therefrom. And might belongs to Allah and His Messenger and the believers, but the hypocrites know not.
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63:9 O you who believe, let not your wealth nor your children divert you from the remembrance of Allah; and whoever does that, these are the losers.
63:10 And spend our of that which We have given you before death comes to one of you, and he says: My Lord, why didst Thou not respire me to a near term, so that I should have given alms and been of the doers of good deeds?
63:11 But Allah respites not a soul, when its term comes. And Allah is Aware of what you do.

Chapter 64 The Manifestation of Losses
Al-Taghabun

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
64:1 Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth glorifies Allah. His is the kingdom, and His the praise; and He is Possessor of power over all things.
64:2 He it is Who created you, but one of you is a disbeliever and one of you is a believer. And Allah is Seer of what you do.
64:3 He created the heavens and the earth with truth, and He shaped you, then made goodly your shapes; and to Him is the resort.
64:4 He knows what is in the heavens and the earth, and He knows what you hide and what you manifest. And Allah is Knower of what is in the hearts.
64:5 Has there not come to you the story of those who disbelieved before, then tasted the evil consequences of their conduct, and they had a painful chastisement?
64:6 That is because there came to them their messengers with clear arguments, but they said: Shall mortals guide us? So they disbelieved and turned away, and Allah is above all need. And Allah is Self-Sufficient, Praised.
64:7 Those who disbelieve think that they will not be raised. Say: Aye, by my Lord you will certainly be raised; then you will certainly be informed of what you did. And that is easy to Allah.
64:8 So believe in Allah and His Messenger and the Light which We have revealed. And Allah is Aware of what you do.
64:9 The day when He will gather you for the day of Gathering, that is the day of the Manifestation of losses. And whoever believes in Allah and does good, He will remove from him his evil and cause him to enter Gardens wherein rivers flow, to abide therein for ever. That is the great achievement.
64:10 And those who disbelieve and reject Our messages, they are the companions of the Fire, abiding therein and evil is the resort.
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64:11 No calamity befalls but by Allah's permission. And whoever believes in Allah, He guides his heart. And Allah is Knower of all things.
64:12 And obey Allah and obey the Messenger; but if you turn away, the duty of Our Messenger is only to deliver (the message) clearly.
64:13 Allah, there is no God but He. And on Allah let the believers rely.
64:14 O you who believe, surely of your wives and your children there are enemies to you, so beware of them. And if you pardon and forbear and forgive, surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
64:15 Your wealth and your children are only a trial, and Allah with Him is a great reward.
64:16 So keep your duty to Allah as much as you can, and hear and obey and spend; it is better for your souls. And whoever is saved from the greediness of his soul, these it is that are the successful.
64:17 If you set apart for Allah a goodly portion, He will double it for you and forgive you. And Allah is the Multiplier (of rewards), Forbearing,
64:18 The Knower of the unseen and the seen, the Mighty, the Wise.

Chapter 65 Divorce
Al-Talaq

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
65:1. O Prophet, when you divorce women, divorce them for their prescribed period, and calculate the period; and keep your duty to Allah, your Lord. Turn them nor out of their houses — nor should they themselves go forth — unless they commit an open indecency. And these are the limits of Allah. And whoever goes beyond the limits of Allah, he indeed wrongs his own soul. Thou knowest not that Allah may after that bring about an event.
65:2 So when they have reached their prescribed time, retain them with kindness or dismiss them with kindness, and call to witness two just ones from among you, and give upright testimony for Allah. With that is admonished he who believes in Allah and the Latter Day. And whoever keeps his duty to Allah, He ordains a way out for him,
65:3 And gives him sustenance from whence he imagines not. And whoever trusts in Allah, He is sufficient for him. Surely Allah attains His purpose. Allah indeed has appointed a measure for everything.
65:4 And those of your women who despair of menstruation, if you have a doubt, their prescribed time is three months, and of those, too, who have not had their courses. And the pregnant women, their prescribed time is that they lay down their burden. And whoever keeps his duty to Allah, He makes his affair easy for him.
65:5 That is the command of Allah, which He has revealed to you. And whoever keeps his duty to Allah, He will remove from him his evils and give him a big reward.
65:6 Lodge them where you live according to your means, and injure them not to straiten them. And if they are pregnant, spend on them until they lay down their burden. Then if they suckle for you, give them their recompense, and enjoin one another to do good and if you disagree, another will suckle for him.
65:7 Let him who has abundance spend out of his abundance, and whoever has his means of subsistence straitened to him, let him spend out of that which Allah has given him. Allah lays not on any soul a burden beyond that which He has given it. Allah brings about ease after difficulty.
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65:8 And how many a town which rebelled against the commandment of its Lord and His messengers, so We called it to severe account and We chastised it with a stern chastisement!
65:9 So it tasted the evil consequences of its conduct, and the end of its affair was perdition.
65:10 Allah has prepared for them severe chastisement, so keep your duty to Allah, O men of understanding, who believe. Allah has indeed sent down to you a Reminder —
65:11 A Messenger who recites to you the clear messages of Allah, so that he may bring forth those who believe and do good deeds from darkness into light. And whoever believes in Allah and does good deeds, He will cause him to enter Gardens wherein rivers flow, to abide therein for ever. Allah has indeed given him a goodly sustenance.
65:12 Allah is He who created seven heavens, and of the earth the like thereof. The command descends among them, that you may know that Allah is Possessor of power over all things, and that Allah encompasses all things in (His) knowledge.

Chapter 66 The Prohibition
Al-Tahrim

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
66:1 O Prophet, why dost thou forbid (thyself) that which Allah has made lawful for thee? Seekest thou to please thy wives? And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
66:2 Allah indeed has sanctioned for you the expiation of your oaths; and Allah is your Patron, and He is the Knowing, the Wise.
66:3 And when the Prophet confided an information to one of his wives — but when she informed (others) of it, and Allah informed him of it, he made known part of it and passed over part. So when he told her of it, she said Who informed thee of this? He said The Knowing, the One Aware, informed me.
66:4 If you both turn to Allah, then indeed your hearts are inclined (to this); and if you back up one another against him, then surely Allah is his Patron, and Gabriel and the righteous believers, and the angels after that are the aiders.
66:5 Maybe, his Lord, if he divorce you, will give him in your place wives better than you, submissive, faithful, obedient, penitent, adorers, fasters, widows, and virgins.
66:6 O you who believe, save yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel is men and stones; over it are angels, stern and strong. They do not disobey Allah in that which He commands them, but do as they are commanded.
66:7 O you who disbelieve, make no excuses this day. You are rewarded only as you did.
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66:8 O you who believe, turn to Allah with sincere repentance. It may be your Lord will remove from you your evil and cause you to enter Gardens wherein flow rivers, on the day on which Allah will not abase the Prophet and those who believe with him. Their light will gleam before them and on their right hands — they will say: Our Lord, make perfect for us our light, and grant us protection surely Thou art Possessor of power over all things.
66:9 O Prophet, strive against the disbelievers and the hypocrites, and remain firm against them, and their abode is hell; and evil is the resort.
66:10 Allah sets forth an example for those who disbelieve — the wife of Noah and the wife of Lot. They were both under two of Our righteous servants, but they acted treacherously towards them, so they availed them naught against Allah, and it was said Enter the Fire with those who enter.
66:11 And Allah sets forth an example for those who believe — the wife of Pharaoh, when she said: My Lord, build for me a house with Thee in the Garden and deliver me from Pharaoh and his work, and deliver me from the iniquitous people.
66:12 And Mary, the daughter of Amran, who guarded her chastity, so We breathed into him Our inspiration, and she accepted the truth of the words of her Lord and His Books, and she was of the obedient ones.

Chapter 67 The Kingdom
Al-Mulk

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
67:1 Blessed is He in Whose hand is the Kingdom, and He is Possessor of power over all thing.
67:2 Who created death and life that He might try you — which of you is best in deeds. And He is the Mighty, the Forgiving,
67:3 Who created the seven heavens alike. Thou seest no incongruity in the creation of the Beneficent. Then look again: Canst thou see any disorder?
67:4 Then turn the eye again and again — thy look will return to thee confused, while it is fatigued.
67:5 And certainly We have adorned this lower heaven with lamps and We make them means of conjectures for the devils, and We have prepared for them the chastisement of burning.
67:6 And for those who disbelieve in their Lord is the chastisement of hell, and evil is the resort.
67:7 When they are cast therein, they will hear a loud moaning of it as it heaves,
67:8 Almost bursting for fury. Whenever a group is cast into it, its keepers ask them: Did not a warner come to you?
67:9 They say: Yea, indeed a warner came to us, but we denied and said Allah has revealed nothing you are only in great error.
67:10 And they say: Had we but listened or pondered, we should not have been among the inmates of the burning Fire.
67:11 Thus they will confess their stns so far (from good) are the inmates of the burning Fire.
67:12 Those who fear their Lord in secret, for them is surely forgiveness and a great reward.
67:13 And conceal your word or manifest it, truly He is Knower of that which is in the hearts.
67:14 Does He not know Who created? And He is the Knower of subtilties, the Aware.
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67:15 He it is Who made the earth subservient to you, so go about in the spacious sides thereof, and eat of His sustenance. And to Him is the rising (after death).
67:16 Do you feel secure that He Who is in the heaven will not make the earth to swallow you up? Then lo! it will shake.
67:17 Or do you feel secure that He Who is in the Heaven will not send on you a violent wind? Then shall you. know how (truthful) was My warning!
67:18 And cettainly those before them denied, then how (terrible) was My disapproval.
67:19 Do they not see the birds above them spreading and contracting (their wings)? Naught upholds them save the Beneficent. Surely He is Seer of all things.
67:20 Or who is it that will be a host for you to help you against the Beneficent? The disbelievers are in naught but delusion.
67:21 Or who is it that will give you sustenance, if He should withhold His sustenance? Nay, they persist in disdain and aversion.
67:22 Is, then, he who goes prone upon his face better guided or he who walks upright on a straight path?
67:23 Say: He it is Who brought you into being and made for you ears and eyes and hearts. Little thanks it is you give!
67:24 Say: He it is Who multiplies you in the earth and to Him you will be gathered.
67:25 And they say: When will this threat be (executed), if you are truthful?
67:26 Say: The knowledge is with Allah only, and I am only a plain warner.
67:27 But when they see it nigh, the faces of those who disbelieve will be grieved, and it will be said: This is that which you used to call for.
67:28 Say: Have you considered if Allah should destroy me and those with me — rather He will have mercy on us yet who will protect the disbelievers from a painful chastisement?
67:29 Say: He is the Beneficent — we believe in Him and on Him do we rely. So you will come to know who it is that is in clear error.
67:30 Say: Have you considered if your water should subside, who is it then that will bring you flowing water?

Chapter 68 The Pen
Al-Qalam

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
68:1 (By) the inkstand and the pen and that which they write!
68:2 By the grace of thy Lord thou art not mad.
68:3 And surely thine is a reward never to be cut off.
68:4 And surely thou hast sublime morals.
68:5 So thou wilt see, and they (too) will see,
68:6 Which of you is mad.
68:7 Surely thy Lord knows best who is erring from His way, and He knows best those who go aright.
68:8 So obey not the rejectors.
68:9 They wish that thou shouldst be pliant, so they (too) would be pliant.
68:10 And obey not any mean swearer,
68:11 Defamer, going about with slander,
68:12 Hinderer of good, out-stepping the limits, sinful,
68:13 Ignoble, besides all that, notoriously mischievous —
68:14 Because he possesses wealth and sons.
68:15 When Our messages are recited to him, he says: Stories of those of yore!
68:16 We shall brand him on the snout.
68:17 We shall try them as We tried the owners of the garden, when they swore to pluck its fruits in the morning,
68:18 And would not set aside a portion (for the poor).
68:19 But a visitation from thy Lord came on it, While they slept.
68:20 So it became as black, barren land —
68:21 Then they called out one to another in the morning,
68:22 Saying: Go early to your tilth, if you would pluck (the fruit).
68:23 So they went, while they said one to another in low tones:
68:24 No poor man shall enter it to-day to you —
68:25 And in the morning they went, having the power to prevent.
68:26 But when they saw it, they said: Surely we are in error;
68:27 Nay, we are made to suffer privation.
68:28 The best of them said: Said I not to you, Why do you not glorify (Allah)?
68:29 They said: Glory be to our Lord! surely we were unjust.
68:30 Then some of them advanced against others, blaming each other.
68:31 Said they: O woe to us! Surely we were inordinate —
68:32 Maybe, our Lord will give us instead one better than it surely to our Lord we make petition.
68:33 Such is the chastisement. And certainly the chastisement of the Hereafter is greater, did they but know!
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68:34 Surely the dutiful have with their Lord Gardens of bliss.
68:35 Shall We then make those who submit as the guilty?
68:36 What is the matter with you? How do you judge?
68:37 Or have you a book wherein you read
68:38 That you shall surely have therein what you choose?
68:39 Or have you covenants from Us on oath, extending to the day of Resurrection, that yours is surely what you judge?
68:40 Ask them which of them will vouch for that.
68:41 Or have they associate-gods? Then let them bring their associates, if they are truthful.
68:42 On the day when there is a severe affliction, and they are called upon to prostrate themselves, but they are not able —
68:43 Their looks cast down, abasement will cover them. And they were indeed called upon to prostrate themselves, while yet they were safe.
68:44 So leave Me alone with him who rejects this announcement. We shall overtake them by degrees, from whence they know not.
68:45 And I bear with them, surely My plan is firm.
68:46 Or dost thou ask from them a reward, so that they are burdened with debt?
68:47 Or is the unseen with them so that they write (it) down?
68:48 So wait patiently for the judgment of thy Lord, and be not like the Companion of the fish, when he cried while he was in distress.
68:49 Had not favour from his Lord reached him, he would certainly have been cast down on naked ground, while he was blamed.
68:50 Then his Lord chose him, and He made him of the righteous.
68:51 And those who disbelieve would almost smite thee with their eyes when they hear the Reminder, and they say: Surely he is mad!
68:52 And it is naught but a Reminder for the nations.

Chapter 69 The Sure Truth
Al-Huqqah

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
69:1 The sure Truth!
69:2 What is the sure Truth?
69:3 And what would make thee realize what the sure Truth is?
69:4 Thamud and 'Ad called the calamity a lie.
69:5 Then as for Thamud, they were destroyed by the severe punishment.
69:6 And as for 'Ad, they were destroyed by a roaring, violent wind,
69:7 Which He made to prevail against them for seven nights and eight days continuously, so that thou mightest have seen the people therein prostrate as if they were trunks of hollow palm-trees.
69:8 So canst thou see a remnant of them?
69:9 And Pharaoh and those before him and the overthrown cities wrought evil.
69:10 And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, so He punished them with a vehement punishment.
69:11 Surely We carried you in the ship, when the water rose high,
69:12 That We might make it a reminder for you, and that the retaining ear might retain it.
69:13 So when the trumpet is blown with a single blast,
69:14 And the earth and the mountains are borne away and crushed with one crash —
69:15 On that day will the Event come to pass,
69:16 And the heaven will be cleft asunder; so that day it will be frail,
69:17 And the angels will be on its sides. And above them eight will bear that day thy Lord's Throne of Power.
69:18 On that day you will be exposed to view — no secret of yours will remain hidden.
69:19 Then as for him who is given his book in his right hand, he will say: Lo! Read my book.
69:20 Surely I knew that I should meet my account.
69:21 So he will be in a life of bliss,
69:22 In a lofty Garden,
69:23 Its fruits are near.
69:24 Eat and drink pleasantly for that which you sent on before in bygone days.
69:25 And as for him who is given his book in his left hand — he will say: O would that my book had not been given to me!
69:26 And I had not known what my account was!
69:27 O would that (death) had made an end (of me)!
69:28 My wealth has not availed me.
69:29 My authority has gone from me.
69:30 Seize him, then fetter him,
69:31 Then cast him into the burning Fire,
69:32 Then insert him in a chain the length of which is seventy cubits.
69:33 Surely he believed not in Allah, the Great,
69:34 Nor did he urge the feeding of the poor.
69:35 Therefore he has nor here this day a true friend,
69:36 Nor any fond except refuse,
69:37 Which none but the wrongdoers eat.
* * *
69:38 But nay! I sweat by that which you see,
69:39 And that which you see not!
69:40 Surely, it is the word of an honoured Messenger;
69:41 And it is not the word of a poet. Little is it that you believe!
69:42 Nor the word of a soothsayer. Little is it that you mind!
69:43 It is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
69:44 And if he had fabricated against Us certain sayings,
69:45 We would certainly have seized him by the right hand,
69:46 Then cut off his heart's vein.
69:47 And not one of you could have withheld Us from him.
69:48 And surely it is a Reminder for the dutiful.
69:49 And We certainly know that some of you are rejectors.
69:50 And it is indeed a (source of) grief to the disbelievers.
69:51 And surely it is the certain Truth.
69:52 So glorify the name of thy Lord, the Incomparably Great.

Chapter 70 The Ways of Ascent
Al-Ma'arij

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
70:1 A questioner asks about the chastisement to befall
70:2 The disbelievers — there is none to avert it —
70:3 From Allah, Lord of the ways of Ascent.
70:4 To Him ascend the angels and the Spirit in a day the measure of which is fifty thousand years.
70:5 So be patient with a goodly patience.
70:6 Surely they see it far off,
70:7 And We see it nigh.
70:8 The day when the heaven is as molten brass,
70:9 And the mountains are as wool;
70:10 And no friend will ask of friend,
70:11 (Though) they are made to see them. The guilty one would fain redeem himself from the chastisement of that day by his children,
70:12 And his wife and his brother,
70:13 And his kin that gave him shelter,
70:14 And all that are in the earth — then deliver him —
70:15 By no means! Surely it is a flaming Fire,
70:16 Plucking out the extremities —
70:17 It shall claim him who retreats and turns his back,
70:18 And hoards then withholds.
70:19 Surely man is created impatient —
70:20 Fretful when evil afflicts him,
70:21 And niggardly when good befalls him —
70:22 Except those who pray,
70:23 Who are constant at their prayer,
70:24 And in whose wealth there is a known right
70:25 For the beggar and the destitute,
70:26 And those who accept the truth of the day of Judgment:
70:27 And those who are fearful of the chastisement of their Lord —
70:28 Surely the chastisement of their Lord is (a thing) not to be felt secure from —
70:29 And those who restrain their sexual passions,
70:30 Except in the presence of their mates or those whom their right hands possess — for such surely are not to be blamed,
70:31 But he who seeks to go beyond this, these are the transgressors.
70:32 And those who are faithful to their trusts and their covenant,
70:33 And those who are upright in their testimonies,
70:34 And those who keep a guard on their prayer.
70:35 These are in Gardens, honoured.
* * *
70:36 But what is the matter with those who disbelieve, that they hasten on to thee,
70:37 On the right hand and on the left, in sundry parties?
70:38 Does every man of them desire to be admitted to the Garden of bliss?
70:39 By no means! Surely We have created them for what they know.
70:40 But nay I swear by the Lord of the Eastern lands and the Western lands that We are certainly Powerful
70:41 To bring in their place (others) better than them, and We shall not be overcome.
70:42 So leave them alone to plunge in vain talk and to sport, until they come face to face with that day of theirs which they are promised —
70:43 The day when they come forth from the graves in haste, as hastening on to a goal,
70:44 Their eyes cast down, disgrace covering them. Such is the day which they are promised.

Chapter 71 Noah
Nuh

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
71:1 Surely We sent Noah to his people, saying: Warn thy people before there come to them a painful chastisement.
71:2 He said: O my people, surely I am a plain warner to you:
71:3 That you should serve Allah and keep your duty to Him and obey me —
71:4 He will forgive you some of your sins and grant you respite to an appointed term. Surely the term of Allah, when it comes, is not postponed. Did you but know!
71:5 He said: My Lord, I have called my people night and day:
71:6 But my call has only made them flee the more.
71:7 And whenever I call to them that Thou mayest forgive them, they thrust their fingers in their ears and cover themselves with their garments, and persist and are big with pride.
71:8 Then surely I have called to them aloud,
71:9 Then spoken to them in public and spoken to them in private,
71:10 So I have said: Ask forgiveness of your Lord; surely He is ever Forgiving:
71:11 He will send down upon you rain, pouring in abundance,
71:12 And help you with wealth and sons, and make for you gardens, and make for you rivers.
71:13 What is the matter with you that you hope not for greatness from Allah?
71:14 And indeed He has created you by various stages.
71:15 See you not how Allah has created the seven heavens alike,
71:16 And made the moon therein a light, and made the sun a lamp?
71:17 And Allah has caused you to grow out of the earth as a growth,
71:18 Then He returns you to it, then will He bring you forth a (new) bringing forth.
71:19 And Allah has made the earth a wide expanse for you;
71:20 That you may go along therein in spacious paths.
* * *
71:21 Noah said: My Lord, surely they disobey me and follow him whose wealth and children have increased him in naught but loss.
71:22 And they have planned a mighty plan.
71:23 And they say: Forsake not your gods; nor forsake Wadd, nor Suwa', nor Yaguth and Ya'uq and Nasr.
71:24 And indeed they have led many astray. And increase Thou the wrongdoers in naught but perdition.
71:25 Because of their wrongs they were drowned, then made to enter Fire, so they found no helpers besides Allah.
71:26 And Noah said My Lord, leave not of the disbelievers any dweller on the land.
71:27 For if Thou leave them, they will lead astray Thy servants, and will not beget any but immoral, ungrateful ones.
71:28 My Lord, forgive me and my parents and him who enters my house believing, and the believing men and the believing women. And increase nor the wrongdoers in aught but destruction!

Chapter 72 The Jinn
Al-Jinn

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
72:1 Say It has been revealed to me that a party of the jinn listened, so they said: Surely we have heard a wonderful Qur'an,
72:2 Guiding to the right way — so we believe in it. And we shall nor set up any one with our Lord:
72:3 And He — exalted be the majesty of our Lord! — has not taken a consort, nor a son:
72:4 And the foolish among us used to forge extravagant lies against Allah:
72:5 And we thought that men and jinn did not utter a lie against Allah:
72:6 And persons from among men used to seek refuge with persons from among the jinn, so they increased them in evil doing:
72:7 And they thought, as you think, that Allah would not raise anyone:
72:8 And we sought to reach heaven, but we found it filled with strong guards and flames:
72:9 And we used to sit in some of the sitting-places thereof to steal a hearing. But he who tries to listen now finds a flame lying in wait for him:
72:10 And we know not whether evil is meant for those on earth or whether their Lord means to direct them aright:
72:11 And some of us are good and others of us are below that — we are sects following different ways:
72:12 And we know that we cannot escape Allah in the earth, nor can we escape Him by flight:
72:13 And when we heard the guidance, we believed in it. So whoever believes in his Lord, he fears neither loss nor injustice:
72:14 And some of us are those who submit, and some of us are deviators. So whoever submits, these aim at the right way.
72:15 And as to deviators, they are fuel of hell:
72:16 And if they keep to the (right) way, We would certainly give them to drink of abundant water,
72:17 So that We may try them thereby. And whoever turns away from the reminder of his Lord, He will make him enter into an afflicting chastisement:
72:18 And the mosques are Allah's, so call not upon any one with Allah:
72:19 And when the Servant of Allah stood up praying to Him, they well-nigh crowded him (to death).
* * *
72:20 Say: I only call upon my Lord, and associate naught with Him.
72:21 Say: I control not evil nor good for you.
72:22 Say: None can protect me against Allah, nor can I find any refuge besides Him:
72:23 (Mine is naught) but to deliver (the command) of Allah and His messages. And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger, surely for him is the Fire of hell, to abide therein for ages,
72:24 Till when they see that which they are promised, they will know who is weaker in helpers and less in numbers.
72:25 Say: I know nor whether that which you are promised is nigh or if my Lord will appoint for it a distant term.
72:26 The Knower of the unseen, so He makes His secrets known to none,
72:27 Except a messenger whom He chooses. For surely He makes a guard to go before him and after him,
72:28 That He may know that they have truly delivered the messages of their Lord; and He encompasses what is with them, and He keeps account of all things.

Chapter 73 The One Covering Himself Up
Al-Muzzammil

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
73:1 O thou covering thyself up!
73:2 Rise to pray by night except a little,
73:3 Half of it, or lessen it a little,
73:4 Or add to it, and recite the Qur'an in a leisurely manner.
73:5 Surely We shall charge thee with a weighty word.
73:6 The rising by night is surely the firmest way to tread and most effective in speech.
73:7 Truly thou hast by day prolonged occupation.
73:8 And remember the name of thy Lord and devote thyself to Him with (complete) devotion.
73:9 The Lord of the East and the West — there is no God but He — so take Him for Protector.
73:10 And bear patiently what they say and forsake them with a becoming withdrawal.
73:11 And leave Me and the deniers, possessors of plenty, and respite them a little.
73:12 Surely with Us are heavy fetters and a flaming Fire,
73:13 And food that chokes and a painful chastisement.
73:14 On the day when the earth and the mountains quake and the mountains become (as) heaps of sand let loose.
73:15 Surely We have sent to you a Messenger, a witness against you, as We sent a messenger to Pharaoh.
73:16 But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so We seized him with a violent grip.
73:17 How, then, if you disbelieve, will you guard yourselves on the day which will make children grey-headed?
73:18 The heaven being rent asunder thereby. His promise is ever fulfilled.
73:19 Surely this is a Reminder so let him, who will, take a way to his Lord.
* * *
73:20 Thy Lord knows indeed that thou passest in prayer nearly two-thirds of the night, and (sometimes) half of it, and (sometimes) a third of it, as do a party of those with thee. And Allah measures the night and the day. He knows that (all of) you are not able to do it, so He has turned to you (mercifully); so read of the Qur'an that which is easy for you. He knows that there are sick among you, and others who travel in the land seeking of Allah's bounty, and others who fight in Allah's way. So read as much of it as is easy (for you), and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate and offer to Allah a goodly gift. And whatever of good you send on before hand for yourselves, you will find it with Allah — that is best and greatest in reward. And ask forgiveness of Allah. Surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

Chapter 74 The One Wrapping Himself Up
Al-Muddaththir

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
74:1 O thou who wrappest thyself up,
74:2 Arise and warn,
74:3 And thy Lord do magnify,
74:4 And thy garments do purify,
74:5 And uncleanness do shun,
74:6 And do no favour seeking gain,
74:7 And for the sake of thy Lord, be patient.
74:8 For when the trumpet is sounded,
74:9 That will be that day — a difficult day,
74:10 For the disbelievers, anything but easy.
74:11 Leave Me alone with him whom I created,
74:12 And gave him vast riches,
74:13 And sons dwelling in his presence,
74:14 And made matters easy for him,
74:15 And yet he desires that I should give more!
74:16 By no means! Surely he is inimical to Our messages.
74:17 I will make a distressing punishment overtake him.
74:18 Surely he reflected and determined,
74:19 But may he be destroyed how he determined!
74:20 Again, may he be destroyed how he determined!
74:21 Then he looked,
74:22 Then frowned and scowled,
74:23 Then turned back and was big with pride,
74:24 Then said: This is naught but magic from of old!
74:25 This is naught but the word of a mortal!
74:26 I will cast him into hell.
74:27 And what will make thee realize what hell is?
74:28 It leaves naught, and spares naught.
74:29 It scorches the mortal.
74:30 Over it are nineteen.
74:31 And We have made none but angels wardens of the Fire, and We have not made their number but as a trial for those who disbelieve, that those who have been given the Book may be certain and those who believe may increase in faith, and those who have been given the Book and the believers may not doubt; and that those in whose hearts is a disease and the disbelievers may say: What does Allah mean by this parable? Thus Allah leaves in error whom He pleases, and guides whom He pleases. And none knows the hosts of thy Lord but He. And this is naught but a Reminder to mortals.
* * *
74:32 Nay, by the moon!
74:33 And the night when it departs!
74:34 And the dawn when it shines!
74:35 Surely it is one of the gravest (misfortunes),
74:36 A warning to mortals,
74:37 To him among you who will go forward or will remain behind.
74:38 Every soul is. held in pledge for what it earns,
74:39 Except the people of the right hand.
74:40 In Gardens, they ask one another,
74:41 About the guilty:
74:42 What has brought you into hell?
74:43 They will say: We were not of those who prayed;
74:44 Nor did we feed the poor;
74:45 And we indulged in vain talk with vain talkers;
74:46 And we called the day of Judgment a lie;
74:47 Till the inevitable overtook us.
74:48 So the intercession or intercessors will not avail them.
74:49 What is then the matter with them, that they turn away from the Reminder.
74:50 As if they were frightened asses,
74:51 Fleeing from a lion?
74:52 Nay, every one of them desires that he should be given pages spread out —
74:53 By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter.
74:54 Nay, it is surely a Reminder.
74:55 So whoever pleases may mind it.
74:56 And they will not mind unless Allah please. He is Worthy that duty should be kept to Him and Worthy to forgive.

Chapter 75 The Resurrection
Al-Qiyamah

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
75:1 Nay, I swear by the day of resurrection!
75:2 Nay, I swear by the self-accusing spirit!
75:3 Does man think that We shall not gather his bones?
75:4 Yea, We are Powerful to make complete his whole make.
75:5 Nay, man desires to go on doing evil in front of him.
75:6 He asks: When is the day of Resurrection?
75:7 So when the sight is confused,
75:8 And the moon becomes dark,
75:9 And the sun and the moon are brought together —
75:10 Man will say on that day Whither to flee?
75:11 No! There is no refuge!
75:12 With thy Lord on that day is the place of rest.
75:13 Man will that day be informed of what he sent before and what he put off.
75:14 Nay, man is evidence against himself,
75:15 Though he put up excuses.
75:16 Move not thy tongue therewith to make haste with it.
75:17 Surely on Us tests the collecting of it and the reciting of it.
75:18 So when We recite it, follow its recitation.
75:19 Again on Us rests the explaining of it.
75:20 Nay, but you love the present life,
75:21 And neglect the Hereafter.
75:22 (Some) faces that day will be bright,
75:23 Looking to their Lord.
75:24 And (other) faces that day will be gloomy,
75:25 Knowing that a great disaster will be made to befall them.
75:26 Nay, when it comes up to the throat,
75:27 And it is said: Who will ascend (with it)?
75:28 And he is sure that it is the parting,
75:29 And affliction is combined with affliction —
75:30 To thy Lord on that day is the driving.
* * *
75:31 So he accepted not the truth, nor prayed,
75:32 But denied and turned back,
75:33 Then he went to his people in haughtiness.
75:34 Nearer to thee and nearer,
75:35 Again, neater to thee and nearer (is woe).
75:36 Does man think that he will be left aimless?
75:37 Was he not a small life-germ in sperm emitted?
75:38 Then he was a clot; so He created (him), then made (him) perfect.
75:39 Then He made of him two kinds, the male and the female.
75:40 Is not He Powerful to give life to the dead?

Chapter 76 Man
Al-Insan

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
76:1 Surely there came over man a time when he was nothing that could be mentioned.
76:2 Surely We have created man from sperm mixed (with ovum), to try him, so We have made him hearing, seeing.
76:3 We have truly shown him the way; he may be thankful or unthankful.
76:4 Surely we have prepared for the disbelievers chains and shackles and a burning Fire.
76:5 The righteous truly drink of a cup tempered with camphor —
76:6 A fountain from which the servants of Allah drink, making it flow in abundance.
76:7 They fulfil vows and fear a day, the evil of which is widespread.
76:8 And they give food, out of love for Him, to the poor and the orphan and the captive.
76:9 We feed you, for Allah's pleasure only We desire from you neither reward nor thanks.
76:10 Surely we fear from our Lord a stern, distressful day.
76:11 So Allah will ward off from them the evil of that day, and cause them to meet with splendour and happiness;
76:12 And reward them, for their steadfastness, with a Garden and with silk,
76:13 Reclining therein on raised couches; they will see therein neither (excessive heat of) sun nor intense cold.
76:14 And close down upon them are its shadows, and its fruits are made near (to them), easy to reach.
76:15 And round about them are made to go vessels of silver and goblets of glass,
76:16 Crystal-clear, made of silver — they have measured them according to a measure.
76:17 And they are made to drink therein a cup tempered with ginger —
76:18 (Of) a fountain therein called Salsabil.
76:19 And round about them will go youths, never altering in age; when thou seest them thou wilt think them to be scattered pearls.
76:20 And when thou lookest thither, thou seest blessings and a great kingdom.
76:21 On them are garments of fine green silk and thick brocade, and they are adorned with bracelets of silver, and their Lord makes them to drink a pure drink.
76:22 Surely this is a reward for you, and your striving is recompensed.
* * *
76:23 Surely We have revealed the Qur'an to thee, in portions.
76:24 So wait patiently for the judgment of thy Lord, and obey not a sinner or an ungrateful one among them.
76:25 And glorify the name of thy Lord morning and evening.
76:26 And during part of the night adore Him, and glorify Him throughout a long night.
76:27 Surely these love the transitory life and neglect a grievous day before them.
76:28 We created them and made firm their make, and, when We will, We can bring in their place the like of them by change.
76:29 Surely this is a Reminder; so whoever will, let him take a way to his Lord.
76:30 And you will not, unless Allah please. Surely Allah is ever Knowing, Wise.
76:31 He admits whom He pleases to His mercy; and the wrongdoers — He has prepared for them a painful chastisement.

Chapter 77 Those Sent Forth
Al-Mursalat

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
77:1 By those sent forth to spread goodness!
77:2 Then those driving off the chaff!
77:3 And those spreading (goodness), far and wide
77:4 Then those making a distinction!
77:5 Then those offering the Reminder,
77:6 To clear or to warn! —
77:7 Surely that which you are promised will come to pass.
77:8 So when the stars are made to disappear,
77:9 And when the heaven is rent asunder,
77:10 And when the mountains are carried away as dust,
77:11 And when the messengers are made to reach their appointed time,
77:12 To what day is the doom fixed?
77:13 To the day of Decision.
77:14 And what will make thee comprehend what the day of Decision is?
77:15 Woe on that day to the rejectors!
77:16 Did We not destroy the former generations?
77:17 Then We followed them up with later ones.
77:18 Thus do We deal with the guilty.
77:19 Woe on that day to the rejectors!
77:20 Did We not create you from ordinary water?
77:21 Then We placed it in a secure resting-place,
77:22 Till an appointed term,
77:23 So We determined — how well are We at determining!
77:24 Woe on that day to the rejectors!
77:25 Have We not made the earth draw to itself
77:26 The living and the dead,
77:27 And made therein lofty mountains, and given you to drink of sweet water?
77:28 Woe on that day to the rejectors!
77:29 Walk on to that which you called a lie.
77:30 Walk on to the shadow, having three branches,
77:31 Neither cool, nor availing against the flame.
77:32 It sends up sparks like palaces,
77:33 As if they were tawny camels.
77:34 Woe on that day to the rejectors!
77:35 This is the day on which they speak not,
77:36 Nor are they allowed to offer excuses.
77:37 Woe on that day to the rejectors!
77:38 This is the day of Decision We have gathered you and those of yore.
77:39 So if you have a plan, plan against me (now).
77:40 Woe on that day to the rejectors!
* * *
77:41 Surely the dutiful are amid shades and fountains,
77:42 And fruits such as they desire.
77:43 Eat and drink pleasantly for what you did.
77:44 Thus do We reward the doers of good.
77:45 Woe on that day to the rejectors!
77:46 Eat and enjoy yourselves for a little; surely you are guilty.
77:47 Woe on that day to the rejectors!
77:48 And when it is said to them, Bow down, they bow not down.
77:49 Woe on that day to the rejectors!
77:50 In what narration after it, will they believe?

Chapter 78 The Announcement
Al-Naba

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
78:1 Of what do they ask one another?
78:2 Of the tremendous announcement
78:3 About which they differ.
78:4 Nay, they will soon know;
78:5 Nay, again, they will soon know.
78:6 Have We not made the earth an expanse
78:7 And the mountains as pegs?
78:8 And We have created you in pairs,
78:9 And made your sleep for rest,
78:10 And made the night a covering,
78:11 And made the day for seeking livelihood.
78:12 And We have made above you seven strong (bodies),
78:13 And made a shining lamp,
78:14 And We send down from the clouds water pouring forth in abundance,
78:15 That We may bring forth thereby grain and herbs,
78:16 And luxuriant gardens.
78:17 Surely the day of Decision is appointed —
78:18 The day when the trumpet is blown, so you come forth in hosts,
78:19 And the heaven is opened so it becomes as doors,
78:20 And the mountains are moved off, so they remain a semblance.
78:21 Surely hell lies in wait,
78:22 A resort for the inordinate,
78:23 Living therein for long years.
78:24 They taste not therein coolness nor drink,
78:25 But boiling and intensely cold water,
78:26 Requital corresponding.
78:27 Surely they feared not the reckoning,
78:28 And rejected Our messages, giving the lie (thereto).
78:29 And We have recorded every thing in a book,
78:30 So taste, for We shall add to you naught but chastisement.
* * *
78:31 Surely for those who keep their duty is achievement,
78:32 Gardens and vineyards,
78:33 And youthful (companions), equals in age,
78:34 And a pure cup.
78:35 They hear not therein vain words, nor lying —
78:36 A reward from thy Lord, a gift sufficient;
78:37 The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them~ the Beneficent, they are not able to address Him.
78:38 The day when the spirit and the angels stand in ranks; none shall speak except he whom the Beneficent permits and he speaks aright.
78:39 That is the True Day, so whoever desires may take refuge with his Lord.
78:40 Truly We warn you of a chastisement near at hand — the day when man will see what his hands have sent before, and the disbeliever will say O would that I were dust!

Chapter 79 Those Who Yearn
Al-Nazi'at

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
79:1 By those yearning vehemently!
79:2 And those going forth cheerfully!
79:3 And those running swiftly!
79:4 And those that are foremost going ahead!
79:5 And those regulating the Affair!
79:6 The day when the quaking one shall quake —
79:7 The consequence will follow it.
79:8 Hearts that day will palpitate,
79:9 Their eyes downcast.
79:10 They say: Shall we indeed be restored to (out) first state?
79:11 What! After we are rotten bones?
79:12 They say; That would then be a return with loss.
79:13 It is only a single cry,
79:14 When lo! they will be awakened.
79:15 Has not there come to thee the story of Moses,
79:16 When his Lord called him in the holy valley, Tuwa?
79:17 Go to Pharaoh, surely he has rebelled.
79:18 And say: Wilt thou purify thyself?
79:19 And I will guide thee to thy Lord so that thou fear (Him).
79:20 So he showed him the mighty sign;
79:21 But he denied and disobeyed.
79:22 Then he went back hastily,
79:23 So he gathered and called out.
79:24 Then he said: I am your Lord, the most High.
79:25 So Allah seized him with the punishment of the Hereafter and of this life.
79:26 Surely there is in this a lesson for him who fears.
* * *
79:27 Are you the stronger in creation or the heaven? He made it.
79:28 He raised high its height, and made it perfect,
79:29 And He made dark its night and brought out its light.
79:30 And the earth, He cast It after that.
79:31 He brought forth from it its water and its pasture.
79:32 And the mountains, He made them firm,
79:33 A provision for you and for your cattle.
79:34 So when the great Calamity comes;
79:35 The day when man remembers all that he strove for,
79:36 And hell is made manifest to him who sees.
79:37 Then as for him who is inordinate,
79:38 And prefers the life of this world,
79:39 Hell is surely the abode.
79:40 And as for him who fears to stand before his Lord and restrains himself from low desires,
79:41 The Garden is surely the abode.
79:42 They ask thee about the Hour, When will that take place,
79:43 About which thou remindest?
79:44 To thy Lord is the goal of it.
79:45 Thou art only a warner to him who fears it.
79:46 On the day when they see it, it will be as if they had but tarried for an evening or a morning.

Chapter 80 Frowned
Abasa

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
80:1 He frowned and turned away,
80:2 Because the blind man came to him.
80:3 And what would make thee know that he might purify himself,
80:4 Or be mindful, so the Reminder should profit him?
80:5 As for him who considers himself free from need
80:6 To him thou dost attend.
80:7 And no blame is on thee, if he purify himself not.
80:8 And as to him who comes to thee striving hard,
80:9 And he fears —
80:10 To him thou payest no regard.
80:11 Nay, surely it is a Reminder.
80:12 So let him who will mind it.
80:13 In honoured books,
80:14 Exalted, purified,
80:15 In the hands of scribes,
80:16 Noble, virtuous.
80:17 Woe to man! How ungrateful is he!
80:18 Of what thing did He create him?
80:19 Of a small life-germ. He creates him, then proportions him,
80:20 Then makes the way easy for him,
80:21 Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
80:22 Then; when He will, He raises him to life again.
80:23 Nay, but he does not what He commands him.
80:24 Then let man look at his food —
80:25 How We pour down abundant water,
80:26 Then cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
80:27 Then cause the grain to grow therein,
80:28 And grapes and clover,
80:29 And the olive and the palm,
80:30 And thick gardens,
80:31 And fruits and herbage —
80:32 A provision for you and your cattle.
80:33 But when the deafening cry comes,
80:34 The day when a man flees from his brother,
80:35 And his mother and his father,
80:36 And his spouse and his sons.
80:37 Every man of them, that day, will have concern enough to make him indifferent to others.
80:38 Faces on that day will be bright,
80:39 Laughing, joyous.
80:40 And faces on that day will have dust on them,
80:41 Darkness covering them?
80:42 Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.

Chapter 81 The Folding Up
Al-Takwir

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
81:1 When the sun is folded up,
81:2 And when the stars are dust-coloured,
81:3 And when the mountains are made to pass away,
81:4 And when the camels are abandoned,
81:5 And when the wild animals are gathered together,
81:6 And when the cities are made to swell,
81:7 And when men are united,
81:8 And when the one buried alive is asked
81:9 For what sin she was killed,
81:10 And when the books are spread,
81:11 And when the heaven has its covering removed,
81:12 And when hell is kindled,
81:13 And when the Garden is brought nigh —
81:14 Every soul will know what it has prepared.
81:15 Nay, I call to witness the stars,
81:16 Running their course, (and) setting,
81:17 And the night when it departs,
81:18 And the morning when it brightens,
81:19 Surely it is the word of a bountiful Messenger,
81:20 The possessor of strength, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,
81:21 One (to be) obeyed, and faithful.
81:22 And your companion is not mad.
81:23 And truly he saw himself on the clear horizon.
81:24 Nor is he niggardly of the unseen.
81:25 Nor is it the word of an accursed devil —
81:26 Whither then are you going?
81:27 It is naught but a Reminder for the nations,
81:28 For him among you who will go straight.
81:29 And you will not, except Allah please, the Lord of the worlds.

Chapter 82 The Cleaving
Al-Infitar

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
82:1 When the heaven is cleft asunder,
82:2 And when the stars become dispersed,
82:3 And when the rivers are made to flow forth,
82:4 And when the graves are laid open —
82:5 Every soul will know what it has sent before and what it has held back.
82:6 O man, what beguiles thee from thy Lord, the Gracious?
82:7 Who created thee, then made thee complete, then made thee in a right good state —
82:8 Into whatever form He pleases He casts thee.
82:9 Nay, but you give the lie to the Judgment,
82:10 And surely there are keepers over you,
82:11 Honourable recorders,
82:12 They know what you do.
82:13 Surely the righteous are in bliss,
82:14 And the wicked are truly in burning Fire —
82:15 They will enter it on the day of judgment,
82:16 And will not be absent from it.
82:17 And what will make thee realize what the day of Judgment is?
82:18 Again, what will make thee realize what the day of Judgment is?
82:19 The day when no soul controls aught for another soul. And the command on that day is Allah's.

Chapter 83 Default in Duty
Al-Tatfif

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
83:1 I Woe to the cheaters!
83:2 Who, when they take the measure (of their dues) from men, take it fully,
83:3 And when they measure out to others or weigh out for them, they give less than is due.
83:4 Do they not think that they will be raised again,
83:5 To a mighty day? —
83:6 The day when men will stand before the Lord of the worlds.
83:7 Nay, surely the record of the wicked is in the prison.
83:8 And what will make thee know what the prison is?
83:9 It is a written book.
83:10 Woe on that day to the rejectors!
83:11 Who give the lie to the day of Judgment.
83:12 And none gives the lie to it but every exceeder of limits, every sinful one;
83:13 When Our messages are recited to him, he says Stories of those of yore!
83:14 Nay, rather, what they earned is rust upon their hearts.
83:15 Nay, surely they are that day debarred from their Lord.
83:16 Then they will surely enter the burning Fire. —
83:17 Then it will be said: This is what you gave the lie to.
83:18 Nay, surely the record of the righteous is in the highest places.
83:19 And what will make thee know what the highest places are?
83:20 It is a written book.
83:21 Those drawn near (to Allah) witness it.
83:22 Surely the righteous are in bliss,
83:23 On raised couches, gazing —
83:24 Thou recognizest in their faces the brightness of bliss.
83:25 They are given to drink of a pure drink, sealed.
83:26 The sealing of it is (with) musk. And for that let the aspirers aspire.
83:27 And it is tempered with water coming from above —
83:28 A fountain from which drink those drawn near (to Allah).
83:29 Surely they who are guilty used to laugh at those who believe.
83:30 And when they passed by them, they winked at one another,
83:31 And when they returned to their people, they returned exulting.
83:32 And when they saw them, they said Surely these are in error —
83:33 And they were not sent as keepers over them.
83:34 So this day those who believe laugh at the disbelievers —
83:35 On raised couches, gazing.
83:36 Surely the disbelievers are rewarded as they did.

Chapter 84 The Bursting Asunder
Al-Inshiqaq

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
84:1 When the heaven bursts asunder,
84:2 And listens to its Lord and is made fit;
84:3 And when the earth is stretched,
84:4 And casts forth what is in it and becomes empty,
84:5 And listens to its Lord and is made fit.
84:6 O man, thou must strive a hard striving (to attain) to thy Lord, until thou meet Him.
84:7 Then as to him who is given his book in his right hand,
84:8 His account will be taken by an easy reckoning,
84:9 And he will go back to his people rejoicing.
84:10 And as to him who is given his book behind his back,
84:11 He will call for perdition,
84:12 And enter into burning Fire.
84:13 Surely he was (erstwhile) joyful among his people.
84:14 Surely he thought that he would never return (to Allah) —
84:15 Yea, surely his Lord is ever Seer of him.
84:16 But nay, I call to witness the sunset redness,
84:17 And the night and that which it drives on,
84:18 And the moon when it grows full,
84:19 That you shall certainly ascend to one state after another.
84:20 But what is the matter with them that they believe not?
84:21 And, when the Qur'an is recited to them, they adore (Him) not?
84:22 Nay, those who disbelieve give the lie —
84:23 And Allah knows best what they hide.
84:24 So announce to them a painful chastisement,
84:25 Except those who believe and do good — for them is a reward that shall never be cut off.

Chapter 85 The Stars
Al-Buruj

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
85:1 By the heaven full of stars!
85:2 And the Promised day!
85:3 And the bearer of witness and that to which witness is borne!
85:4 Destruction overtake the companions of the trench!
85:5 The fire fed with fuel —
85:6 When they sit by it,
85:7 And they are witnesses of what they do with the believers.
85:8 And they punished them for naught but that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Praised,
85:9 Whose is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. And Allah is Witness of all things.
85:10 Those who persecute believing men and believing women, then repent not, theirs is the chastisement of hell, and theirs the chastisement of burning.
85:11 Those who believe and do good, theirs are Gardens wherein flow rivers. That is the great achievement.
85:12 Surely the grip of thy Lord is severe.
85:13 Surely He it is Who creates first and reproduces;
85:14 And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
85:15 Lord of the Throne of Power, the Glorious,
85:16 Doer of what He intends.
85:17 Has not there come to thee the story of the hosts,
85:18 Of Pharaoh and Thamud?
85:19 Nay, those who disbelieve give the lie —
85:20 And Allah encompasses them on all sides.
85:21 Nay, it is a glorious Qur'an,
85:22 In a guarded tablet.

Chapter 86 The Comer by Night
Al-Tariq

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
86:1 By the heaven and the Comer by night!
86:2 And what will make thee know what the Comer by night is?
86:3 The star of piercing brightness —
86:4 There is nor a soul but over it is a keeper.
86:5 So let man consider of what he is ejected.
86:6 He is created of water pouring forth,
86:7 Coming from between the back and the ribs.
86:8 Surely He is able to return him (to life).
86:9 On the day when hidden things are manifested,
86:10 Then he will have no strength nor helper.
86:11 By the cloud giving rain,
86:12 And the earth opening (with herbage)!
86:13 Surely it is a decisive word,
86:14 And it is not a joke.
86:15 Surely they plan a plan,
86:16 And I plan a plan.
86:17 So grant the disbelievers a respite — let them alone for a while.

Chapter 87 The Most High
Al-A'la

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
87:1 Glorify the name of thy Lord, the Most High!
87:2 Who creates, then makes complete,
87:3 And Who measures, then guides,
87:4 And Who brings forth herbage,
87:5 Then makes it dried up, dust-coloured.
87:6 We shall make thee recite so thou shalt not forget —
87:7 Except what Allah please. Surely He knows the manifest, and what is hidden.
87:8 And We shall make thy way smooth to a state of ease.
87:9 So remind, reminding indeed profits.
87:10 He who fears will mind,
87:11 And the most unfortunate one will avoid it,
87:12 Who will burn in the great Fire.
87:13 Then therein he will neither live nor die.
87:14 He indeed is successful who purifies himself,
87:15 And remembers the name of his Lord, then prays.
87:16 But, you prefer the life of this world,
87:17 While the Hereafter is better and mote lasting.
87:18 Surely this is in the earlier scriptures
87:19 The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.

Chapter 88 The Overwhelming Event
Al-Ghashiyah

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
88:1 Has there come to thee the news of the Overwhelming Event?
88:2 Faces on that day will be downcast,
88:3 Labouring, toiling,
88:4 Entering burning Fire,
88:5 Made to drink from a boiling spring.
88:6 They will have no food but of thorns,
88:7 Neither nourishing nor satisfying hunger.
88:8 Faces on that day will be happy,
88:9 Glad for their striving,
88:10 In a lofty Garden,
88:11 Wherein thou wilt hear no vain talk.
88:12 Therein is a fountain flowing.
88:13 Therein are thrones raised high,
88:14 And drinking-cups ready placed,
88:15 And cushions set in rows,
88:16 And carpets spread out.
88:17 See they not the clouds, how they are created?
88:18 And the heaven, how it is raised high?
88:19 And the mountains, how they are fixed?
88:20 And the earth, how it is spread out?
88:21 So remind. Thou art only one to remind.
88:22 Thou art not a warder over them —
88:23 But whoever turns back and disbelieves,
88:24 Allah will chastise him with the greatest chastisement.
88:25 Surely to Us is their return,
88:26 Then it is for Us to call them to account.

Chapter 89 The Daybreak
Al-Fajr

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
89:1 By the daybreak!
89:2 And the ten nights!
89:3 And the even and the odd!
89:4 And the night when it departs!
89:5 Truly in this is an oath for men of understanding.
89:6 Hast thou not considered how thy Lord dealt with 'Ad,
89:7 (Of) Iram, having lofty buildings,
89:8 The like of which were not created in the land;
89:9 And (with) Thamud who hewed out rocks in the valley;
89:10 And (with) Pharaoh, the lord of hosts,
89:11 Who exceeded limits in the cities,
89:12 And made great mischief there-in?
89:13 So thy Lord poured on them a portion of chastisement.
89:14 Surely thy Lord is Watchful;
89:15 As for man, when his Lord tries him, then gives him honour and favours him, he says: My Lord honours me.
89:16 But when He tries him, then straitens to him his subsistence, he says: My Lord has disgraced me.
89:17 Nay, but you honour not the orphan,
89:18 Nor do you urge one another to feed the poor,
89:19 And you devour heritage, devouring all,
89:20 And you love wealth with exceeding love.
89:21 Nay, when the earth is made to crumble to pieces,
89:22 And thy Lord comes with the angels, ranks on ranks;
89:23 And hell is made to appear that day. On that day man will be mindful, and of what use will being mindful be then?
89:24 He will say: O would that I had sent before for (this) my life!
89:25 But none can punish as He will punish on that day.
89:26 And none can bind as He will bind on that day.
89:27 O soul that art at rest,
89:28 Return to thy Lord, well-pleased, well-pleasing,
89:29 So enter among My servants,
89:30 And enter My Garden!

Chapter 90 The City
Al-Balad

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
90:1 Nay, I call to witness this City!
90:2 And thou wilt be made free from obligation in this City —
90:3 And the begetter and he whom he begot!
90:4 We have certainly created man to face difficulties.
90:5 Does he think that no one has power over him?
90:6 He will say I have wasted much wealth.
90:7 Does he think that no one sees him?
90:8 Have We not given him two eyes,
90:9 And a tongue and two lips,
90:10 And pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways?
90:11 But he attempts not the uphill road;
90:12 And what will make thee comprehend what the uphill road is?
90:13 (It is) to free a slave,
90:14 Or to feed in a day of hunger
90:15 An orphan nearly related,
90:16 Or the poor man lying in the dust.
90:17 Then he is of those who believe and exhort one another to patience, and exhort one another to mercy.
90:18 These are the people of the right hand.
90:19 And those who disbelieve in Our messages, they are the people of the left hand.
90:20 On them is Fire closed over.

Chapter 91 The Sun
Al-Shams

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
91:1 By the sun and his brightness!
91:2 And the moon when she borrows light from him!
91:3 And the day when it exposes it to view!
91:4 And the night when it draws a veil over it!
91:5 And the heaven and its make!
91:6 And the earth and its extension!
91:7 And the soul and its perfection!
91:8 So He reveals to it its way of evil and its way of good;
91:9 He is indeed successful who causes it to grow,
91:10 And he indeed fails who buries it.
91:11 Thamud rejected (the truth) in their inordinacy,
91:12 When the basest of them broke forth with mischief —
91:13 So Allah's messenger said to them (Leave alone) Allah's she-camel, and (give) her (to) drink.
91:14 But they called him a liar and slaughtered her. So their Lord destroyed them for their sin and levelled them (with the ground)
91:15 And He fears not its consequence.

Chapter 92 The Night
Al-Lail

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
92:1 By the night when it draws a veil!
92:2 And the day when it shines!
92:3 And the creating of the male and the female! —
92:4 Your striving is surely (for) diverse (ends).
92:5 Then as for him who gives and keeps his duty,
92:6 And accepts what is good —
92:7 We facilitate for him (the way to) ease.
92:8 And as for him who is niggardly and considers himself self-sufficient,
92:9 And rejects what is good —
92:10 We facilitate for him (the way to) distress.
92:11 And his wealth will not avail him when he perishes.
92:12 Surely Ours is it to show the way,
92:13 And surely Ours is the Hereafter and the former.
92:14 So I warn you of the Fire that flames.
92:15 None will enter it but the most unfortunate,
92:16 Who rejects (the truth) and turns (his) back.
92:17 And away from it shall be kept the most faithful to duty,
92:18 Who gives his wealth, purifying himself,
92:19 And none has with him any boon for a reward,
92:20 Except the seeking of the pleasure of his Lord, the Most High.
92:21 And he will soon be well-pleased.

Chapter 93 The Brightness of the Day
Al-Duha

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
93:1 By the brightness of the day!
93:2 And the night when it is still! —
93:3 Thy Lord has not forsaken thee, not is He displeased.
93:4 And surely the latter state is better for thee than the former.
93:5 And soon will thy Lord give thee so that thou wilt be well pleased.
93:6 Did He not find thee an orphan and give (thee) shelter?
93:7 And find thee groping, so He showed the way?
93:8 And find thee in want, so He enriched thee?
93:9 Therefore the orphan, oppress not.
93:10 And him who asks, chide not.
93:11 And the favour of thy Lord, proclaim.

Chapter 94 The Expansion
Al-Inshirah

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
94:1 Have We not expanded for thee thy breast,
94:2 And removed from thee thy burden,
94:3 Which weighed down thy back,
94:4 And exalted for thee thy mention?
94:5 Surely with difficulty is ease,
94:6 With difficulty is surely ease:
94:7 So when thou art free (from anxiety), work hard,
94:8 And make thy Lord thy exclusive object.

Chapter 95 The Fig
Al-Tin

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
95:1 By the fig and the olive!
95:2 And mount Sinai!
95:3 And this City made secure! —
95:4 Certainly We created man in the best make.
95:5 Then We render him the lowest of the low,
95:6 Except those who believe and do good; so theirs is a reward never to be cut off.
95:7 So who can give the lie to thee after (this) about the Judgment?
95:8 Is not Allah the Best of the Judges?

Chapter 96 The Clot
Al-Alaq

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
96:1 Read in the name of thy Lord who creates —
96:2 Creates man from a clot,
96:3 Read and thy Lord is most Generous,
96:4 Who taught by the pen,
96:5 Taught man what he knew not.
96:6 Nay, man is surely inordinate,
96:7 Because he looks upon himself as self-sufficient.
96:8 Surely to thy Lord is the return.
96:9 Hast thou seen him who forbids
96:10 A servant when he prays?
96:11 Seest thou if he is on the right way,
96:12 Or enjoins observance of duty?
96:13 Seest thou if he denies and turns away?
96:14 Knows he not that Allah sees?
96:15 Nay, if he desist not, We will seize him by the forelock —
96:16 A lying, sinful forelock!
96:17 Then let him summon his council,
96:18 We will summon the braves of the army.
96:19 Nay! Obey him not, but prostrate thyself, and draw nigh (to Allah).

Chapter 97 The Majesty
Al-Qadr

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
97:1 Surely We revealed it on the Night of Majesty —
97:2 And what will make thee comprehend what the Night of Majesty is?
97:3 The Night of Majesty is better than a thousand months.
97:4 The angels and the Spirit descend in it by the permission of their Lord — for every affair —
97:5 Peace it is till the rising of the morning.

Chapter 98 The Clear Evidence
Al-Bayyinah

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
98:1 Those who disbelieve from among the People of the Book and the idolaters could not have been freed till clear evidence came to them —
98:2 A Messenger from Allah, reciting pure pages,
98:3 Wherein are (all) right books.
98:4 Nor did those to whom the Book was given become divided till clear evidence came to them.
98:5 And they are enjoined naught but to serve Allah, being sincere to Him in obedience, upright, and to keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate, and that is the right religion.
98:6 Those who disbelieve from among the People of the Book and the idolaters will be in the Fire of hell, abiding therein. They are the worst of creatures.
98:7 Those who believe and do good, they are the best of creatures.
98:8 Their reward is with their Lord Gardens of perpetuity wherein flow rivers, abiding therein for ever. Allah is well pleased with them and they are well pleased with Him. That is for him who fears his Lord.

Chapter 99 The Shaking
Al-Zilzal

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
99:1 When the earth is shaken with her shaking,
99:2 And the earth brings forth her burdens,
99:3 And man says: What has befallen her?
99:4 On that day she will tell her news,
99:5 As if thy Lord had revealed to her.
99:6 On that day men will come forth in sundry bodies that they may be shown their works.
99:7 So he who does an atom's weight of good will see it
99:8 And he who does an atom's weight of evil will see it:

Chapter 100 The Assaulters
Al-Adiyat

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
100:1 By those running and uttering cries!
100:2 And those producing fire, striking!
100:3 And those suddenly attacking at morn!
100:4 Then thereby they raise dust,
100:5 Then penetrate thereby gatherings —
100:6 Surely man is ungrateful to his Lord.
100:7 And surely he is a witness of that.
100:8 And truly on account of the love of wealth he is niggardly.
100:9 Knows he not when that which is in the graves is raised,
100:10 And that which is in the breasts is made manifest?
100:11 Surely their Lord this day is Aware of them.

Chapter 101 The Calamity
Al-Qari'ah

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
101:1 The calamity!
101:2 What is the calamity?
101:3 And what will make thee know how terrible is the calamity?
101:4 The day wherein men will be as scattered moths,
101:5 And the mountains will be as carded wool.
101:6 Then as for him whose measure (of good deeds) is heavy,
101:7 He will live a pleasant life.
101:8 And as for him whose measure (of good deeds) is light,
101:9 The abyss is a mother to him.
101:10 And what will make thee know what that is?
101:11 A burning Fire.

Chapter 102 The Abunbance of Wealth
Al-Takathur

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
102:1 Abundance diverts you,
102:2 Until you come to the graves.
102:3 Nay, you will soon know,
102:4 Nay, again, you will soon know.
102:5 Nay, would that you knew with a certain knowledge!
102:6 You will certainly see hell;
102:7 Then you will see it with certainty of sight;
102:8 Then on that day you shall certainly be questioned about the boons.

Chapter 103 The Time
Al-'Asr

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
103:1 By the time!
103:2 Surely man is in loss,
103:3 Except those who believe and do good, and exhort one another to Truth, and exhort one another to patience.

Chapter 104 The Slanderer
Al-Humazah

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
104:1 Woe to every slanderer, defamer!
104:2 Who amasses wealth and counts it —
104:3 He thinks that his wealth will make him abide.
104:4 Nay, he will certainly be hurled into the crushing disaster;
104:5 And what will make thee realize what the crushing disaster is?
104:6 It is the Fire kindled by Allah,
104:7 Which rises over the hearts.
104:8 Surely it is closed in on them,
104:9 In extended columns.

Chapter 105 The Elephant
Al-Fil

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
105:1 Hast thou not seen how thy Lord dealt with the possessors of the elephant?
105:2 Did He not cause their war to end in confusion?
105:3 And send against them birds in flocks?
105:4 Casting at them decreed stones —
105:5 So He rendered them like straw eaten up?

Chapter 106 The Quraish

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
106:1 For the protection of the Quraish —
106:2 Their protection during their journey in the winter and the summer.
106:3 So let them serve the Lord of this House, feeds them against hunger,
106:4 Who and gives them security against fear.

Chapter 107 Acts of Kindness
Al-Ma'un

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
107:1 Hast thou seen him who belies religion?
107:2 That is the one who is rough to the orphan,
107:3 And urges not the feeding of the needy.
107:4 So woe to the praying ones,
107:5 Who are unmindful of their prayer!
107:6 Who do (good) to be seen,
107:7 And refrain from acts of kindness!

Chapter 108 The Abundance of Good
Al-Kauthar

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
108:1 I Surely We have given thee abundance of good.
108:2 So pray to thy Lord and sacrifice.
108:3 Surely thy enemy is cut off (from good).

Chapter 109 The Disbelievers
Al-Kafirun

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
109:1 Say: O disbelievers,
109:2 I serve not that which you serve,
109:3 Nor do you serve Him Whom I serve,
109:4 Nor shall I serve that which ye serve,
109:5 Nor do you serve Him Whom I serve.
109:6 For you is your recompense and for me my recompense.

Chapter 110 The Help
Al-Nasr

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
110:1 When Allah's help and victory comes,
110:2 And thou seest men entering the religion of Allah in companies,
110:3 Celebrate the praise of thy Lord and ask His protection. Surely He is ever Returning (to mercy).

Chapter 111 The Flame
Al-Lahab

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
111:1 Abu Lahab's hands will perish and he will perish.
111:2 His wealth and that which he earns will not avail him.
111:3 He will burn in fire giving rise to flames —
111:4 And his wife the bearer of slander;
111:5 Upon her neck a halter of twisted rope!

Chapter 112 The Unity
Al-Ikhlas

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
112:1 Say: He, Allah, is One.
112:2 Allah is He on Whom all depend.
112:3 He begets not, nor is He begotten;
112:4 And none is like Him.

Chapter 113 The Dawn
Al-Falaq

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
113:1 Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of the dawn,
113:2 From the evil of that which He has created,
113:3 And from the evil of intense darkness, when it comes,
113:4 And from the evil of those who cast (evil suggestions) in firm resolutions,
113:5 And from the evil of the envier when he envies.

Chapter 114 The Men
Al-Nas

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
114:1 Say I seek refuge in the Lord of men,
114:2 The King of men,
114:3 The God of men,
114:4 From the evil of the whisperings of the slinking (devil),
114:5 Who whispers into the hearts of men,
114:6 From among the jinn and the men.


THE END

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