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“The Message (Al-Quran)”
Translation by ProgressiveMuslim.Org
“This is the Scripture in which there is no doubt, a
guide for the righteous.” (Quran 2:2)
ProgressiveMuslims.Org
Disclaimer: This work represents a ‘human translation’ of
the divine words revealed in the Quran over 1,400 years ago and in no way is
the translation itself ‘divine’ or ‘perfect’. Any shortcomings are purely due
to human error and the reader is always advised to independently verify what
he/she reads as the only ‘absolute’ truth is with God.
Dedication: This work is dedicated to God Almighty as a
very small way of saying “Thank You” for all His blessings and mercy upon us,
beyond measure, and beyond limits. May He overlook our constant shortcomings,
and never abandon us to our destructive tendencies and desire.
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Preface
“A.L.R. A Scripture which We have sent down to you so
that you may take the people out of the darkness and into the light by their
Lord’s leave to the path of the Noble, the Praiseworthy.” (14:1)
The Quran is the final in a series of written revelations
that occurred between God and mankind beginning with the revelations given to
Abraham and ending with the last prophet over 1,400 years ago. All the revealed
texts have had an immense impact on human society and history and their traces
and influences can still be found in many aspects of civil life around the
globe.
What makes the Quran unique amongst all the texts is that
it culminates all previous messages and laws, thus re-establishing the bond
between man and God.
According to the Quran itself, it has been sent to
‘authenticate & supercede’ all other scripts, thus establishing the path
that mankind is to undertake until the coming of Hour.
“And We have sent down to you the Scripture with truth,
authenticating what is present of the Scripture and superseding it. So judge
between them by what God Has sent down, and do not follow their desires from
what has come to you of the truth. For each of you We have made laws, and a
structure; and had God willed, He would have made you all one nation, but He
tests you with what He has given you; so strive to do good. To God you will
return all of you, and He will inform you regarding that in which you dispute.”
(5:48)
Stating the Obvious.
To the average reader of the Quran, the first glaring
observation that he/she will make is that the ‘subject matters’ are scattered
throughout with no logical reference. For example, the history of the Children
of Israel is heavily recorded in Chapter 2, but then different snap-shots from
the same story are found in Chapter 7, Chapter 20, and elsewhere in the
Scripture.
In fact, the only subject that has not been scattered
throughout the Scripture is that of Joseph in Chapter 12 where his story is
given sequentially and in one take…
The structure of the Scripture is one of the main reasons
that people turn away from studying the Quran for themselves and they opt to
have others ‘explain it’ to them, while they simply become content with
‘reciting’ the book to gain favor with God and extra credit…This lazy approach
has opened the door to ‘exploitation of the masses’ through the myriad of
appointed scholars who emerged over the past 14 centuries to be God’s
representatives and to tell the people what God wants them to know or do.
Why this ‘Jigsaw’ Puzzle?.
While most who have read the Quran may live and die
without ever confronting the above question, the students who seek God know not
to leave a stone unturned in their pursuit for knowledge and in their use of
the faculties of sight, hearing, mind, and heart that God Himself bestowed them
with.
The answer comes directly from God’s Book regarding its
unique structure, that it has been ‘designed’ as such to ‘identify peoples
inner intentions’, and to reveal those who do not believe in the Hereafter from
those who do believe…
“He is the One who sent down to you the Scripture, from
which there are firm verses; they are the essence of the Scripture; and others
which are similar to each other. As for those who have disease in their hearts,
they will follow what is similar from it seeking to confuse, and seeking to
derive an interpretation. But none know its interpretation except God and those
who are well founded in knowledge. They say: “We believe in it, all is from our
Lord.”
And none will remember except the people of
understanding.” (3:7)
The ‘firm’ verses are the ones where the message needs no
extra work and where the verse carries no ambiguity or loss of information on
its own (e.g. God is One, honor your parents, do not commit adultery, do not
kill, do not lie, do not steal, do not be a tyrant, do not oppress,
etc..)…While the ‘similar’ verses are mixed into the Book like a jigsaw puzzle,
and where people who follow them without taking the proper time and effort to
study them risk committing crimes under the guise that ‘God Had ordered this’.
Do all people need to Study the Quran?.
It is a fact of life that many people will not have the
time, ability, or effort to study the Quran as it deserves to be
studied…Therefore, it is important to mention from the outset of this preface
that simply sticking to the ‘firm’ verses as mentioned in 3:7 is enough for the
people to be able to walk the Straight Path and attain salvation for their
souls.
The Quran confirms this understanding by stating the
following:
“Those who believe, and those who are Jewish, and the
Converts, and the Nazarenes; whoever of them believes in God and the Last Day
and does good works, then they will have nothing to fear nor will they grieve.”
(5:69)
Thus, the minimum that a person needs to save
himself/herself, is to believe in God and work righteousness.
As for the definition of ‘what is considered
righteousness?’, that too has not been left to ambiguity and has been made
clear in the firm verses of the Scripture:
“Say: “Come let me recite to you what your Lord Has
forbidden for you: that you should not set-up anything with Him; and be kind to
your parents; and do not kill your unborn children for fear of poverty, We
provide for you and for them; and do not come near lewdness, what is plain of
it or subtle; and do not kill the soul which God Has forbidden, except in
justice. That is what He enjoined you that you may comprehend. And do not come
near the money of the orphan, except for what is best, until he reached his
maturity; and give honestly full measure and weight equitably. We do not burden
a soul except by what it can bear, and if you speak then be just even if
against a relative; and regarding the pledges made to God, you shall observe
them. This He Has enjoined you that you may remember.” And this is My path, a
Straight One. “So follow it, and do not follow the other paths lest they divert
you from His path. That is what He has enjoined you to that you may be
righteous.”” (6:151-153)
How to Study the Quran.
If you are one of those who seek knowledge, and you wish
to improve on your knowledge of the Quran, then we have identified ‘seven’
points listed below which may be of immense use to any true student of the
Scripture. These points will appear to be quite obvious once you read them, but
sometimes to be reminded benefits us all.
1. Language as a
Barrier.
The first point of contention in the study of the Quran
must be 'language'...Many of the 1 billion people who want to uphold the
Scripture have been informed that the Quran can only be recited or studied in
'Arabic' and that any translation will not give the proper meaning...The
flip-side is that these same appointed scholars will then tell the Arabic
speakers that the Quran is 'too difficult' for them to understand and that they
should leave its understanding to the experts!.
Of course, the Quran itself says that language is not a
barrier to its understanding as God is the One who is making it understood to
people who open their hearts (and not the language).
“And had We made it a non-Arabic Quran, they would have
said: “If only its verses were made clear!” Non-Arabic and Arabic, say: “For
those who believe, it is a guide and healing. As for those who disbelieve,
there is a deafness in their ears, and they are blind to it. These will be
called from a place far away.” (41:44)
God's Book is unlike any other book on earth as it is
subject to His system and laws, which state that only the sincere/pure will be
allowed understanding (not the language or qualifications or expertise of the
reader).
“This is an honourable Quran. In a protected record. None
can grasp it except those pure. A revelation from the Lord of the worlds.”
(56:77-80)
2. Look at the
Full Verse.
Quoting the Quran ‘out of context’ is by far the single
biggest mistake that even students of the Scripture continue to fall into. This
method of quoting can be used to justify any desire or any view no matter how
un-Godlike it may appear.
For example, a favorite quote which is repeated by many
groups is that the Quran promotes killing and violence as evidenced by the
verse: “And kill them wherever you find them” (2:191).
However, once we use the method of ‘full context’, then a
totally different picture appears regarding the same issue:
“And kill them wherever you find them, and expel them
from where they expelled you, and know that persecution is worse than being
killed. And do not fight them at the Restricted Temple unless they fight you in
it; if they fight you then kill them, thus is the reward of the disbelievers.”
(2:191)
Here we have a case of warfare being engaged in, and the
people who were driven out being allowed to fight and reclaim their
land/territory…A far cry from the sporadic killing that is implied when quoting
out of context.
3. Look to the
Immediate Context.
Another crucial point to studying the Quran properly is
to always look at the verses preceding and following a specific
verse/subject. An example of how the
wrong understanding can be derived if this is not done can be seen in the
following:
“And Moses said to his people: “O my people, you have
wronged your souls by taking the calf, so repent to your Maker, and kill
yourselves. That is better for you with your Maker, so He would forgive you. He
is the Forgiving, the Merciful.”” (2:54)
This verse on its own creates an enigma as Moses is
asking his people to commit suicide while suicide is forbidden according to
God’s law and is punishable with being cast in Hell (4:29-30). However, when we
look at the ‘wider’ picture that occurs in the verses before and after then the
story takes on a completely different light:
“And We appointed a meeting time for Moses of forty
nights, but then you took the calf after him while you were wicked. Then We
forgave you after that, perhaps you would be thankful. And We gave Moses the
Scripture and the criterion, perhaps you would be guided. And Moses said to his
people: “O my people, you have wronged your souls by taking the calf, so repent
to your Maker, and kill yourselves. That is better for you with your Maker, so
He would forgive you. He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.” And you said: “O
Moses, we will not believe you until we see God openly!” So the lightning bolt
took you while you were still staring. Then We resurrected you after your death
that you may be appreciative. And We shaded you with clouds, and sent down to
you manna and quails: “Eat from the goodness of the provisions We have provided
you.” They did not wrong Us, but it was their souls that they wronged.”
(2:51-57)
It was the design of the Almighty to resurrect this
particular group from the Children of Israel to manifest His signs. Thus, once
they refused to kill themselves, God made them die anyway and then resurrected
them to make His will done…Thus the paradox is removed since God is the only
One who may take life as it is His gift to begin with.
4. Be Aware of
Multiple Meaning Words.
Some Arabic words, like in English, may have more than
one related meaning. Thus ascribing the ‘wrong’ meaning may sometimes create
contradictions between verses in the Scripture or give a strange understanding
to the topic the verse is addressing.
In such cases, the advice from the Quran itself is to
follow the ‘best’ meaning derived…
“The ones who listen to what is being said, and then
follow the best of it. These are the ones whom God has guided, and these are
the ones who possess intelligence.” (39:18)
A clear example of a multi-meaning word and how its
incorrect application can cause serious problems is the word ‘Daraba’ which
occurs in 4:34 and is primarily used to mean ‘beat/strike’.
“The men are to support the women by what God Has gifted
them over one another and for what they spend of their money. The upright women
who are attentive, and keep private the personal matters for what God keeps
watch over. As for those women from whom you fear a desertion, then you shall
advise them, and abandon them in the bedchamber, and ‘Idriboohun’; if they obey
you, then do not seek a way over them; God is High, Great.” (4:34)
The choice of ‘beat/strike’ in this example creates a
bizarre meaning as the verse is dealing with the issue of resolving a
husband/wife dispute, and that if the final step were to ‘beat’ ones wife then
that is a sure guarantee for ending the marriage rather than fixing it!
The word ‘Daraba’ has at least 6 meanings in Arabic and
are all used within the Quran:
“O you
who believe, if you attack (Darabtum) in the cause of God then make a clear
declaration, and do not say to those who greet you with peace: “You are not a
believer!” You are seeking the vanity of this world; but with God are many
riches. That is how you were before, but God favoured you, so make a clear
declaration. God is expert over what you do. “ (4:94)
“So how
will it be when the Angels put them to death, striking (Yadriboona) their faces
and their backs?” (47:27)
“So We
sealed (Darabna) upon their ears in the cave for a number of years.” (18:11)
“Shall
We take-away (Na’drib) the reminder from you, because you are a transgressing
people?“(43:5)
“Have
you not seen how God cites (Daraba) the example of a good word is like a good
tree, whose root is firm and its branches in the sky.” (14:24)
“As for
the poor who face hardship in the cause of God, and they cannot leave (Darban)
the land; the ignorant ones think they are rich from their modesty; you know them
by their features, they do not ask the people repeatedly. And what you spend
out of goodness, God is fully aware of it. “ (2:273)
As such, the ‘best’ meaning which can be used and which
will then give a logical and consistent meaning to the issue of working towards
the resolve of matrimonial strife is that the husband yields by
‘leaving/separating’ rather than letting the wife carry out her wish to leave:
“The men are to support the women by what God Has endowed
them over one another and for what they spend of their money. The upright women
who are attentive, and keep private the personal matters for what God keeps
watch over. As for those women from whom you fear a desertion, then you shall
advise them, and abandon them in the bedchamber, and separate from them; if
they obey you, then do not seek a way over them; God is High, Great.” (4:34)
5. Arrange
Similar Topic Verses Together.
The study point which has been lacking from Muslims for
many centuries is the ability to ‘arrange’ the Quranic verses by order of
subject/topic to seek its meaning.
The Quran itself speaks to us about making such an
arrangement under the command of ‘Ratil’:
“Stand the night except for a little. Half of it, or a
little less than that. Or a little more, and
arrange (Ratil) the Quran in its
arrangement.” (73:2-4)
‘Ratil’ is an Arabic word which means: ‘to arrange things
of similarity together’. For example: a series of tanks lined together is
called ‘Ratil Dababat’ (an arrangement of tanks)….We would not say ‘Ratil’ in
Arabic if the things together are not similar (i.e. if the series included cars
and planes and tanks, the word ‘Ratil’ cannot be used).
Therefore, if we wanted to study any subject in the Quran
in depth, then we would take all the verses which speak about this subject and
are scattered throughout the Book and ‘arrange them together’ (Tarteel).
Next, once we have placed all the verses that deal with a
topic side-by-side, then it is time to ‘relate its meanings’.
“Your Lord knows that you rise a little less than two
thirds of the night, and half of it, and one third of it, as well as a group of
those who are with you. And God measures the night and the day. He knows that
you will not be able to keep-up, so He pardons you. So study (Iqr’a) what is
made easy of the Quran. He knows that there will be sick among you, and others
that venture out in the land seeking from God’s bounty, and others who are
fighting in the cause of God, so study (Iqr’a) what you can of it. And hold the
assembly and contribute towards betterment and give God a loan of
righteousness. And whatever you put forth yourselves, you will find it with
God, for it is better and a greater reward. And seek God’s forgiveness, for God
is Forgiving, Merciful.” (73:20)
The word ‘Iqra’ means: ‘relate/understand/study’. As with
the word ‘Ratil’, this word has been diluted in its usage to simply mean
‘recite’. For example: When a person is reading the news from a piece of paper
or teleprompter, that person is ‘Yatlu’ the news (not Qar’a or Iqr’a)…However,
when a teacher is relating to his students the concepts of relativity in
physics, he is ‘Yaqra’ the lesson (relating its meaning) to them.
Example of Arranging Similar Verses:
Looking to the example of ‘divorce’, we find that the
subject is scattered in three different chapters (chapter 2, chapter 33, and
chapter 65) which, when placed together, provide a complete picture of the
proceedings and laws regarding divorce…
“For those who wish to end the marriage with their wives,
they must wait for four months. But if they retract, then God is Forgiving, Most Merciful.” (2:226)
“And if they insist on the divorce, then God is Hearer,
Knowledgeable.“ (2:227)
“And the divorced women shall hold themselves for three
menstruation periods; and it is not lawful for them to conceal what God has
created in their wombs, if they believe in God and the Last Day. And their
husbands would then have just cause to return together, if they both wish to
reconcile. And for what obligations the women are owed, so similarly must they
fulfil their obligations. But the men will have a greater responsibility over
them in this. And God is Noble, Wise.” (2:228)
“The divorce is in two stages. So, either they reconcile
equitably, or they part-ways with kindness. And it is not lawful for you to
take back anything you have given the women unless you fear that they will not
uphold God’s limits. So if you fear that they will not uphold God’s limits,
then there is no sin upon them for what is given back. These are God’s limits
so do not transgress them. And whoever shall transgress God’s limits, then
these are the wicked.” (2:229)
“So if he still divorces her, then she will not be lawful
for him until she has married another husband. If the other husband divorces
her, then there is no sin that they come back together if they think they will
uphold God’s limits. These are God’s limits, He clarifies them for a people
that know.” (2:230)
“And if you have divorced the women, and they have
reached their required interim period, then either you reconcile with them
equitably, or part-ways equitably. And do not reconcile with them so you can
harm them out of animosity; whoever does so is doing wickedness to his soul;
and do not take God’s revelations lightly. And remember God’s blessings towards
you, and what was sent down to you of the Scripture and the wisdom, He warns
you with it. And be aware of God and know that God is Knowledgeable in all
things.” (2:231)
“And if you divorce the women, and they have reached
their required interim period, then do not prevent them from remarrying their
husbands if they amicably agree amongst themselves out of what is best. This is
to remind any of you who believe in God and the Last Day, this is better for
you and purer; and God knows while you do not know.” (2:232)
“O you who
believe, if you marry the believing women, then divorced them before having
intercourse with them, then there is no interim required of them. You shall
compensate them, and let them go in an amicable manner.” (33:49)
“O you prophet, if any of you have divorced the women,
then they should be divorced while ensuring that their required interim is
fulfilled, and keep count of the interim. You shall reverence God your Lord,
and do not evict the women from their homes, nor should they leave, unless they
have committed a proven adultery. And these are God's limits. And anyone who
transgresses God's limits has wronged his soul. You never know; perhaps God
will make something come out of this.” (65:1)
“Then, once the interim is fulfilled, either you
reconcile with them equitably, or part-ways equitably and have it witnessed by
two just people from among you; and give the testimony for God. This is to
enlighten those who believe in God and the Last Day. And whosoever reverences
God, He will create a solution for him.” (65:2)
“And He will provide for him whence he never expected.
Anyone who puts his trust in God, then He suffices him. God's commands will be
done. God has decreed for everything its fate.” (65:3)
“As for the women who have reached menopause, if you have
any doubts, their interim shall be three
months. And as for those who’s menstruation has ceased, and those who are
already pregnant, their interim is until they give birth. And anyone who
reverences God, He makes his matters easy for him.” (65:4)
“This is God's command that He sends down to you. And
anyone who is aware of God, He remits his sins, and will improve his reward.”
(65:5)
“You shall let them reside in the home you were in when
you were together, and do not coerce them to make them leave. And if they are
pregnant, you shall spend on them until they give birth. Then, if they nurse
the infant, you shall pay them their due for such. And you shall maintain the
amicable relations between you. If you disagree, then another woman may nurse
the child.” (65:6)
Here is a summary of the rules for divorce as obtained
when arranging all similar verses:
• Divorce occurs
in two stages.
• The first
stage is a “waiting period” of four months for the couple to reflect.
• The second
stage is an “interim period” in which the wife and husband must reside together
in the same home.
• Divorce may be
retracted and cancelled at any point during either stage.
• The “interim
period” required is three menstruation periods. The interim for women who no
longer menstruate is three months. The interim for pregnant women is until they
deliver.
• There is no
interim period required if the divorce takes place while no sexual intercourse
has ever taken place between the couple.
• If the couple
still wish to follow-through with the divorce after the end of the interim
period, then two witnesses are required to complete the process.
• The divorced
couple may not remarry each other unless the woman has been married to another
man and then divorced.
As shown in this example of divorce, the simple step of
examination of all related verses gives a very detailed conclusion that can be
applied in any modern and civil society.
6. Look to
‘Examples’ in the Quran.
Once a meaning is derived, the final accuracy test is to
compare such a meaning to the stories related in the Quran if such a story can
be found. The reason being that the stories related in the Quran are ‘live’
examples for us to learn from and compare situations. The stories in the Quran
have not been placed there without purpose or simply for our entertainment…
“We relate to you the best stories through what We have
inspired to you in this Quran; and before it you were of those who were
unaware.” (12:3)
One of the clearest examples for using this method is to
deal with the issue of ‘theft’. There is one verse that gives the law for theft
and its interpretation can vary widely depending on which meaning is ascribed
to the Arabic words:
“The male thief, and the female thief, you shall
cut/cut-off/sever/separate (Iqta) their hands/resources/belongings/possessions
(Aydiyahum) as a punishment for their crime, and to serve as a deterrent from
God. God is Almighty, Wise.” (5:38)
The scholars of today and the past have all gone for the
‘cut-off the hand’ understanding and thus we witness scenes of amputations
being carried out in countries which claim to uphold the Quran. However, had
they gone through the extra step of looking to the ‘examples’ within the Quran
for application, they would have come to a far different conclusion. The story
of Joseph with his brothers provides the clearest and simplest example for how
to deal with the subject of theft…
“They said: “By God, you know we did not come to cause
corruption in the land, and we are no thieves!” He said: “What shall be the
punishment, if you are not truthful?” They said: “The punishment is that
whomever it is found in his bags, then to compensate is his punishment. It is
such that we punish the wicked.” (12:73-75)
Thus, the proper meaning/translation of the verse
becomes:
“The male thief, and the female thief, you shall cut from
(Iqtau) their resources (Aydiyahum) as a punishment for their crime, and to
serve as a deterrent from God. God is Almighty, Wise.” (5:38)
Such a meaning also conforms to the overall laws of
Quranic justice: that the punishment should never exceed the crime 16:126.
7. Be Patient,
and Seek the ‘True’ Teacher.
Even with all the skill and knowledge we may possess, the
study of the Scripture will always be lacking if God is not sought for help and
assistance. After all, He is the ultimate teacher of mankind in all things,
especially the Scripture.
“So, when you study the Quran, you shall seek refuge with
God from Satan the outcast. He has no authority over those who believe, and who
put their trust in their Lord. His authority is over those who follow him, and
set him up as a partner.” (16:98-100)
Also, do not be scared or confused if your findings or
understanding does not conform to what others have said or taught for years or
centuries…Truth does not need to conform to the majority to be truth.
“And if you obey the majority of those on earth they will
lead you astray; that is because they follow conjecture, and that is because
they only guess.” (6:116)
Finally, remember we are here on this planet to serve God
and walk in His path, and not to serve our own agendas and our own egos: “You Alone we serve, You Alone we seek” (1:5)
Conclusion.
You now should have the necessary tools to educate
yourself to the Quran’s system and method for deriving meanings and laws…Try to
make it a habit of seeking the answers for yourself through the guidance of
God…Do not be quick to ask ‘others’ what God says regarding this or that
matter, but try to establish the bond with God directly yourself…It is only
through this self-awareness that people can have a defense mechanism against
the misinformation and ignorance that has been taught for many generations.
Learn to let God be the focus of your actions and your
life, and let His words be your guide to success in this life and the
next...What will count is not how much wealth we accumulate or how powerful we
become, but how we use that wealth to help others and how we use our power and
position to help mankind towards betterment.
“O you who believe, do not be distracted by your money
and your children from the remembrance of God. And those who do this, then they
are the losers. And give from that which We have provided to you, before death
comes to one of you, then he says: “My Lord, if only You could delay this for a
short while, I would then be charitable and join the righteous!” And God will
not delay any soul if its time has come. And God is Expert to all that you do.”
(63:9-11)
We are certain that you will find more than what you
expect upon reading and studying the Quran. For although the Scripture is
‘finite’ in its words and pages, it is ‘infinite’ in its knowledge and lessons.
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Chapter-1
1. In the name of
God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful.
2. Praise be to
God, the Lord of the worlds.
3. The Almighty,
the Most Merciful.
4. Possessor of
the Day of Judgment.
5. You alone we
serve, You alone we seek for assistance.
6. Guide us to
the straight path.
7. The path of
those whom You blessed, not those who have incurred the wrath, nor the
misguided.
Chapter-2
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. A.L.M.
2. This is the
Scripture in which there is no doubt, a guide for the righteous.
3. Those who
believe in the unseen, and hold the assembly, and from Our provisions to them
they spend.
4. And those who
believe in what was sent down to you, and what was sent down before you, and
regarding the Hereafter they are certain.
5. These are the
ones guided by their Lord, and these are the winners.
6. As for those
who reject, whether you warn them or do not warn them, they will not believe.
7. God has sealed
upon their hearts and upon their ears, and over their eyes are covers. They
will incur a great retribution.
8. And from the
people are those who say: “We believe in God and in the Last Day,” but they are
not believers.
9. They seek to
deceive God and those who believe, but they only deceive themselves without
noticing.
10. In their
hearts is a disease, so God increases their disease, and they will have a
painful retribution for what they have denied.
11. And if they
are told: “Do not make mischief on earth,” they say: “But we are the
reformers!”
12. No, they are
the mischief makers, but they do not perceive.
13. And if they
are told: “Believe, as the people have believed,” they say: “Shall we believe
as the fools have believed?” No, they are the fools but they do not know.
14. And if they
come across those who have believed, they say: “We believe,” and when they are
alone with their devils they say: “We are with you, we were only mocking.”
15. God mocks
them, and leaves them prolonged in their transgression.
16. These are the
ones who have purchased straying for guidance; their trade did not profit them,
nor were they guided.
17. Their example
is like one who lights a fire, so when it illuminates what is around him, God
takes away his light and leaves him in the darkness not seeing.
18. Deaf, dumb,
and blind, they will not revert.
19. Or like a
cloud from the sky, in it is darkness and thunder and lightning. They place
their fingers in their ears from the lightning strikes out of fear of death;
and God is aware of the rejecters.
20. The lightning
nearly snatches away their sight, whenever it lights the path they walk in it,
and when it becomes dark for them they stand. Had God willed, He would have
taken away their hearing and their sight; God is capable of all things.
21. O people,
serve your Lord who has created you and those before you that you may be righteous.
22. The One who
made the land a habitat, and the sky a structure, and He sent down from the sky
water with which He brought out fruit as a gift to you. So do not make any
equals with God while you now know.
23. And if you are
in doubt as to what We have sent down to Our servant, then bring a chapter like
this, and call upon your witnesses other than God if you are truthful.
24. And if you
cannot do this; and you will not be able to do this; then beware the Fire whose
fuel is people and stones, it has been prepared for the rejecters.
25. And give good
news to those who believe and do good works, that they will have gardens with
rivers flowing beneath. Every time they receive of its fruit, they say: “This
is what we have been provisioned before,” and they are given its likeness. And
there they will have pure mates, and in it they will abide.
26. God does not
shy away from citing the example of a mosquito, or anything above it. As for
those who believe, they know that it is the truth from their Lord. As for the
rejecters, they say: “What does God want with this example?” He lets many stray
by it, and He guides many, but He only lets stray the evildoers.
27. The ones who
break their pledge to God after making its covenant, and they sever what God
had ordered to be delivered. And they make corruption on earth; these are the
losers.
28. How can you
reject God when you were dead and He brought you to life? Then He makes you
die, then He brings you to life, then to Him you return.
29. He is the One
who created for you all that is on earth, then He attend to the universe and
made it seven universes, and He is aware of all things.
30. And your Lord
said to the Angels: “I am placing a successor on earth.” They said: “Would You
place in it he who would corrupt in it, and spill blood, while we sing Your
glory, and praise You?” He said: “I know what you do not know.”
31. And He taught
Adam the description of all things, then He displayed them to the Angels and
said: “Inform Me the descriptions of these things if you are truthful.”
32. They said:
“Glory be to You, we have no knowledge except that which You have taught us,
You are the Knowledgeable, the Wise.”
33. He said: “O
Adam, inform them of the description of these,” so when he informed them of
their descriptions, He said: “Did I not tell you that I know the unseen of
heavens and earth, and that I know what you reveal and what you were hiding?”
34. And We said to
the Angels: “Submit to Adam,” so they submitted except for Satan, he refused
and became arrogant, and became of the rejecters.
35. And We said:
“O Adam, reside you and your mate in the paradise, and eat from it bountifully
as you both wish, and do not approach this tree, else you will be of those who
did wrong.”
36. So, the devil
tricked them from it, and he brought them out from what they were in, and We
said: “Descend, you are enemies of one another. And in the land shall be a
stability for you and luxury for a while.”
37. Adam then
received words from His Lord, so He forgave him; He is the Forgiver, the
Merciful.
38. We said:
“Descend from it all of you, so when the guidance comes from Me, then whoever
follows My guidance, they will have nothing to fear, nor will they grieve.”
39. And those who
disbelieve and deny Our revelations, they are the dwellers of Hell, in it they
will abide.
40. O Children of
Israel, remember My blessings that I had blessed you with, and fulfill your
pledge to Me that I may fulfill My pledge to you, and revere Me alone.
41. And believe in
what I have sent down, authenticating what is already with you, and do not be
the first to disbelieve in it! And do not purchase with My verses a cheap gain,
and of Me you shall be aware.
42. And do not
confound the truth with falsehood, nor keep the truth secret while you know.
43. And hold the
assembly, and contribute towards betterment, and yield yourselves with those
who have yielded.
44. Do you order
the people to do good, but forget yourselves, while you are reciting the
Scripture? Do you not understand?
45. And seek help
through patience, and the assembly. It is a difficult thing, but not so for the
humble.
46. The ones who
conceive that they will meet their Lord and that to Him they will return.
47. O Children of
Israel, remember My blessings that I had blessed you with, and that I had
preferred you to all the worlds!
48. And beware of
a Day where no soul can avail another soul, nor will any intercession be
accepted from it, nor will any ransom be taken, nor will they have supporters.
49. And We saved
you from the people of Pharaoh; they were punishing you with severe
retribution, killing your children, and raping your women. In that was a great
trial from your Lord.
50. And We parted
the sea for you, thus We saved you and drowned the people of Pharaoh while you
were watching.
51. And We
appointed a meeting time for Moses of forty nights, but then you took the calf
after him while you were wicked.
52. Then We
forgave you after that, perhaps you would be thankful.
53. And We gave
Moses the Scripture and the criterion, perhaps you would be guided.
54. And Moses said
to his people: “O my people, you have wronged your souls by taking the calf, so
repent to your Maker, and kill yourselves. That is better for you with your
Maker, so He would forgive you. He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.“
55. And you said:
“O Moses, we will not believe you until we see God openly!” So the lightning
bolt took you while you were still staring.
56. Then We
resurrected you after your death that you may be appreciative.
57. And We shaded
you with clouds, and sent down to you manna and quails: “Eat from the goodness
of the provisions We have provided you.” They did not wrong Us, but it was
their souls that they wronged.
58. And We said:
“Enter this town, and eat from it as plentifully as you wish; and enter the
gate in submission, and say: “Our load is removed”, We will then forgive your
mistakes, and We will increase for the good doers.”
59. But the wicked
altered what was said to them to a different saying, thus We sent down upon the
wicked an affliction from the heaven for what they had transgressed.
60. And Moses was
seeking water for his people, so We said: “Strike the rock with your staff.”
Thus twelve springs burst out of it; each tribe then knew from where to drink.
“Eat and drink from God’s provisions, and do not roam the earth as corruptors.”
61. And you said:
“O Moses, we will not be patient to one type of food, so call for us your Lord
that He may bring forth what the earth grows of its beans, cucumbers, garlic,
lentils, and onions.” He said: “Would you trade that which is lowly with that
which is good?” Descend to Egypt, you will have in it what you have asked for.
They were thus stricken with humiliation and disgrace, and they remained under
God’s wrath for they were disbelieving in God’s signs, and killing the prophets
with no justification; this is for what they have disobeyed and transgressed.
62. Surely those
who believe, and those who are Jewish, and the Nazarenes, and the reverts; any
one of them who believes in God and the Last Day, and does good work, they will
have their reward with their Lord, with no fear over them, nor will they
grieve.
63. And We took
your covenant, and raised the mount above you: “Take what We have given you
with strength, and remember what is in it that you may be righteous.”
64. Then you
turned away after this. And had it not been for God’s favour upon you and His
mercy, you would have been of the losers.
65. You have come
to know who it was amongst you that transgressed the Sabbath, We said to them:
“Be despicable apes!”
66. And We did
this as a punishment for what they had done in it and also afterwards, and a
reminder to the righteous.
67. And Moses said
to his people: “God orders you to slaughter a heifer.” They said: “Do you mock
us?” He said: “I seek refuge with God that I not be of the ignorant ones.”
68. They said:
“Call upon your Lord for us that He may clarify which it is.” He said: “He says
it is a heifer neither too old nor too young, an age between that. So now do as
you are commanded.”
69. They said:
“Call upon your Lord for us that He may clarify what color it is.” He said: “He
says it is a yellow heifer with a strong color, pleasing to those who see it.”
70. They said:
“Call upon your Lord for us that He may clarify which one it is, for the
heifers all look alike to us and we will, God willing, be guided.”
71. He said: “He
says it is a heifer which was never subjugated to plough the land, or water the
crops, free from any blemish.” They said: “Now you have come with the truth.”
And they slaughtered it, though they had nearly not done so.
72. And you had
murdered a person, then disputed in the matter; God was to bring out what you
were keeping secret.
73. We said:
“Strike him with parts from it.” It is thus that God brings the dead to life,
and He shows you His signs that you may comprehend.
74. Then your
hearts became hardened after that, they became like stone or even harder; but
even from the stones there are rivers that burst forth, or from them are those
that crack so that the water comes forth, or from them are what fall from the
fear of God; God is not unaware of what you do.
75. Did you expect
that they would believe with you, when a group of them had heard God’s words
then altered them knowingly after having understood?
76. And when they
come across those who believe, they say: “We believe!”, and when they are alone
with each other they say: “Why do you inform them about what God has said to
us? Then they would use it in argument against us at your Lord. Do you not
understand?”
77. Do they not
know that God knows what they conceal and what they declare?
78. And amongst
them are Gentiles who do not know the Scripture except by hearsay, and they
only conjecture.
79. So woe to
those who write the Scripture with their hands then say: “This is from God,” so
that they can seek a cheap gain! Woe to them for what their hands have written
and woe to them for what they gained.
80. And they said:
“The Fire will not touch us except for a few number of days.” Say: “Have you
taken a pledge with God? If so, then God will not break His pledge. Or do you
say about God what you do not know?”
81. Indeed,
whoever gains a sin, and is surrounded by his mistakes; those are the people of
the Fire, in it they abide eternally.
82. And those who
believe and do good work, they are the people of Paradise, in it they abide
eternally.
83. And We took
the covenant of the Children of Israel: “You shall not serve except God, and
regard your parents, and regard the relatives, and orphans, and needy, and say
kind things to the people, and hold the assembly, and contribute towards
betterment.” But then you turned away, except a few of you; you were objecting.
84. And We have
taken a covenant with you: “You shall not spill each other’s blood, nor drive
each other out from your homes.” And you agreed to this while bearing witness.
85. But then here
you are killing each other and driving out a group of you from their homes; you
act towards them with evil and animosity. And if they come to you as prisoners,
you ransom them while it was forbidden for you to drive them out! Do you
believe in some of the Scripture and disbelieve in some? The punishment for
those amongst you who do so is humiliation in this worldly life, and on the Day
of Resurrection they will be returned to the most severe retribution. God is
not unaware of what you all do.
86. These are the
ones who have purchased this worldly life instead of the Hereafter. The
retribution will not be reduced for them, nor will they be supported.
87. And We gave
Moses the Scripture, and after him We sent the messengers. And We gave Jesus
son of Mary the clear proofs, and We supported Him with the Holy Spirit. Is it
that every time a messenger comes to you with what your souls do not desire,
you become arrogant? A group of them you deny, and a group of them you kill!
88. And they said:
“Our hearts are sealed!” No, it is God who has cursed them for their rejection,
for very little do they believe.
89. And when a
Scripture came to them from God, authenticating what is with them; while before
that they were mocking those who rejected; so when what they knew came to them,
they rejected it! God’s curse be upon the rejecters.
90. Miserable
indeed is what they purchase with their souls, that they disbelieve in what God
Has sent down as a resentment that God would send down from His grace to whom
He pleases of His servants; thus they have incurred wrath upon wrath. And the
rejecters will have a humiliating retribution.
91. And if it is
said to them: “Believe in what God Has sent down;” they say: “We believe only
in what was sent down to us,” and they reject what came after it, while it is
the truth authenticating what is with them. Say: “Why then did you kill God’s
prophets if you were believers?”
92. And Moses had
come to you with clear proofs, then you took the calf after him; you were
wicked!
93. And We took
your covenant, and raised the mount above you: “Take what We have given you
with strength, and listen.” They said: “We hear and disobey!”, and they had
consumed the calf inside their hearts by their disbelief. Say: “Miserable
indeed is what your belief orders of you if you are believers!”
94. Say: “If the
abode of the Hereafter has been set exclusively for you to the exception of all
other people, then you should wish for death if you are truthful!”
95. They will
never wish for it because of what their hands have done; and God is aware of
the wicked.
96. And you will
find them the most obsessive people regarding long life; as well as those who
have set-up partners; each one of them wishes that he could live a thousand
years. It will not change for him the retribution even if he lived so long, God
is watchful over what you do.
97. Say: “Whoever
is an enemy to Gabriel, then know that he has sent it down into your heart by
God’s permission, authenticating what is already present, and a guide and good
news for the believers.”
98. “Whoever was
an enemy to God and His Angels, and His messengers, and Gabriel, and Michael, then
so God is the enemy to the disbelievers.”
99. We have sent
down to you clear verses; only the evil ones would disbelieve in them.
100. Is it that
each time they make a pledge, a group of them breaks it? Alas, most of them do
not believe.
101. And when a
messenger came to them from God, authenticating what was with them, a group of
those who had already received the scripture placed God’s scripture behind
their backs as if they did not know.
102. And they
followed what the devils recited regarding Solomon’s kingship. Solomon did not
reject, but it was the devils that rejected by teaching people magic, and
teaching them what was sent down on the two Angels in Babylon, Haroot and
Maroot. They did not teach anyone until they would say: “We are a test, so do
not lose faith!” Thus they teach what can separate between a person and his
mate; but they cannot harm anyone except by God’s permission. And they learn
what harms them and does not benefit them, and they have known that he who
purchases such has no place in the Hereafter. Miserable indeed is what they
purchased with their souls if only they knew!
103. And had they
believed and been righteous, it would have brought them a reward with God which
is far better if they knew!
104. O you who
believe, do not say: “Shepherd us,” but say: “Be patient with us,” and listen.
For the rejecters is a painful retribution.
105. Neither do
those who have rejected from among the people of the Scripture, nor from among
those who have set-up partners, wish that any good comes down to you from your
Lord. But God chooses with His mercy whom He wishes; and from God is the
greatest favour.
106. We do not
duplicate a sign, or make it forgotten, unless We bring one which is like it or
even greater. Did you not know that God is capable of all things?
107. Did you not
know that to God is the kingship of the heavens and earth, and that you do not
have besides God any guardian or supporter?
108. Or do you want
to ask your messenger as Moses was asked before? Whoever replaces belief with
rejection, he has indeed strayed from the right path.
109. Many of the
people of the Scripture have wished that they could return you to being
rejecters after your believing, out of envy from their souls after the truth
was made clear to them. You shall forgive them and overlook until God brings
His will. God is capable of all things.
110. And hold the
assembly, and contribute towards betterment, and what you bring forth of good
for your souls you will find it with God. God is watching what you do.
111. And they said:
“None shall enter Paradise except those who are Jewish or Nazarenes;” this is
what they wish!. Say: “Bring forth your proof if you are truthful.”
112. No, whosoever
surrenders himself to God, while doing good, he will have his reward with his
Lord. There will be no fear over them, nor will they grieve.
113. And the Jews
said: “The Nazarenes have no basis,” and the Nazarenes said: “The Jews have no
basis,” while they are both reciting the Scripture! Similarly, those who do not
know have said the same thing. God will judge between them on the Day of
Resurrection in what they disputed.
114. And who are
more wicked than those who boycott God’s Temples; so that His name not be
mentioned in them; and they seek their destruction? They will not be able to
enter them except in fear; they will have humiliation in this world and in the
Hereafter a painful retribution.
115. And to God
belongs the east and the west, so wherever you turn, there is God’s presence.
God is Encompassing, Knowledgeable.
116. And they said:
“God Has taken a son!” Be He glorified. To Him is all that is in the heavens
and in the earth, all are humbled to Him.
117. Initiator of
heavens and earth, when He decrees a command, He merely says to it: “Be” and it
is.
118. And those who
do not know said: “If only God would speak to us, or a sign would come to us.”
It is the same thing that the people before them have said, their hearts are so
similar! We have clarified the signs for a people who comprehend.
119. We have sent
you with the truth as a bearer of good news and warner. You will not be
questioned about the people of Hell.
120. Neither the
Jews nor the Nazarenes will be pleased with you until you follow their creed.
Say: “The guidance is God’s guidance.” And if you follow their wishes after the
knowledge that has come to you, then there is none who can help or protect you
against God.
121. Those to whom
We have given the Scripture and they recite it as it truthfully deserves to be
recited; they believe in it. As for those who disbelieve in it, they are the
losers.
122. O Children of
Israel, remember My blessings that I have bestowed upon you, and that I have
preferred you over all the worlds.
123. And beware of
a Day when no soul can avail another soul, nor will any amendment be accepted
from it, nor will any intercession help it; they will not be supported.
124. And Abraham
was tested by commands from His Lord, which he completed. He said: “I will make
you a leader for the people.” He said: “And also from my progeny?” He said: “My
pledge will not encompass the wicked.”
125. And We have
made the institution to be a model for the people and a sanctuary. And take the
role model of Abraham to assemble. And We entrusted to Abraham and Ishmael:
“You shall purify My institution for those who visit, those who are devoted,
and for those who yield and submit.”
126. And Abraham
said: “My Lord, make this town a sanctuary, and provide for its inhabitants of
the fruits for whoever believes in God and the Last Day.” He said: “As for he
who rejects, I will let him enjoy for a while, then I will force him to the
retribution of the Fire, what a miserable destiny!”
127. And as Abraham
raised the foundation for the institution with Ishmael: “Our Lord accept this
from us, You are the Hearer, the Knowledgeable.”
128. “Our Lord, and
let us surrender to You and from our progeny a nation surrendering to You, and
show us our rites and forgive us; You are the most Forgiving, Most Merciful.”
129. “Our Lord, and
send amongst them a messenger from among themselves, that he may recite to them
Your revelations and teach them the Scripture and the wisdom, and purify them.
You are the Noble, the Wise.”
130. And who would
abandon the creed of Abraham except one who fools himself? We have selected him
in this world, and in the Hereafter he is of the righteous.
131. When his Lord
said to him: “Surrender”, he said: “I surrender to the Lord of the worlds.”
132. And Abraham
enjoined his sons and Jacob: “O my sons, God Has selected the system for you,
so do not die except as ones who have surrendered.”
133. Or were you
present when death came to Jacob and he told his sons: “Who shall you serve
after I am gone?”, they said: “Your god, and the god of your fathers Abraham,
and Ishmael, and Isaac; One god and to Him we surrender.”
134. That was a
nation that has passed away; to them is what they have earned, and to you is
what you have earned; and you will not be asked regarding what they did.
135. And they said:
“Be Jews or Nazarenes so that you may be guided!” Say: “No, rather the creed of
Abraham, monotheism; for he was not of those who set-up partners.”
136. Say: “We
believe in God and in what was sent down to us and what was sent down to
Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the Patriarchs, and what was
given to Moses and Jesus, and what was given to the prophets from their Lord;
we do not make a distinction between any of them and to Him we surrender.”
137. So, if they
believe exactly as you have believed, then they are guided; but if they turn
away, then they are in opposition and God will suffice you against them, and He
is the Hearer, the Knower.
138. Such is God’s
coloring, and who better than God in coloring. And to Him we are in service.
139. Say: “Do you
debate with us regarding God?; for He is our Lord and your Lord, and we have
our work and you have your work, and to Him we are believers.”
140. “Or do you say
that Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the Patriarchs were all Jewish
or Nazarene?” Say: “Are you more knowledgeable or is God?” Who is more wicked
than one who conceals a testimony with him from God? God is not unaware of what
you do.
141. That was a
nation that passed away, to them is what they earned and to you is what you
have earned; you will not be asked about what they did.
142. The foolish
from amongst the people will say: “What has turned them away from the focal
point that they were on?” Say: “To God is the east and the west, He guides
whomsoever He wishes to a straight path.”
143. And as such,
We have made you a balanced nation so that you may be witness over the people,
and that the messenger may be witness over you. And We did not make the focal
point that you were on except to know who follows the messenger from those who
will turn on their heels. It was a great thing indeed except for those whom God
had guided; God was not to waste your belief. God is Merciful and Compassionate
over the people.
144. We see the
shifting of your face towards the sky, We will thus set for you a focal point
that will be pleasing to you: “You shall set yourself towards the Restricted
Temple; and wherever you may be, you shall all set yourselves towards it.”
Those who have been given the Scripture know it is the truth from their Lord.
And God is not unaware of what you do.
145. And if you
come to those who have been given the Scripture with every sign they will not
follow your focal point, nor will you follow their focal point, nor will some
of them even follow the others focal point. And if you were to follow their
desires after the knowledge that has come to you, then you would be one of the
wicked.
146. Those to whom
We have given the Scripture know it as they know their own children; and a
group of them hides the truth while they know.
147. The truth is
from your Lord, so do not be one of those who doubt.
148. And to each is
a direction that he will take, so you shall race towards good deeds. Wherever
you may be, God will bring you all together. God is capable of all things.
149. And from
wherever you go out, you shall set yourself towards the Restricted Temple; it
is the truth from your Lord; and God is not unaware of what you do.
150. And wherever
you go out, you shall set yourself towards the Restricted Temple. And wherever
you may be you shall set yourselves towards it; that the people will have no
room for debate with you, except those of them who are wicked. You shall not
fear them, but fear Me; so that I may complete My blessings upon you and that
you may be guided.
151. As We have
sent a messenger to you from amongst yourselves to recite Our revelations to
you, and purify you, and teach you the Scripture and the wisdom, and teach you
what you did not know.
152. So remember Me
that I may remember you, and be thankful to Me and do not disbelieve.
153. O you who
believe, seek help through patience and the assembly, God is with the patient
ones.
154. And do not say
of those who are killed in the sake of God that they are dead; no, they are
alive but you do not perceive.
155. And We will
test you with some fear and hunger, and a shortage in money and lives and
fruits. And give good news to those who are patient.
156. The ones who,
when afflicted with adversity, they say: “We are to God and to Him we will
return.”
157. To these will
be assemblies from their Lord and a mercy, they are the guided ones.
158. The camel and
goat heavy with milk are amongst God’s decrees. So whosoever makes Pilgrimage
to the institution, or is merely passing through, commits no error that he
should partake of them. And whoever donates for goodness, then God is Appreciative,
Knowledgeable.
159. Surely those
who conceal what We have sent down to them which was clear, and the guidance,
after God Had made it clear in the Scripture; these will be cursed by God and
be cursed by those who curse.
160. Except those
who repent and amend and make clear; for those I will accept their repentance,
for I am the One who accepts repentance, the Most Merciful.
161. Surely, those
who have disbelieved and then died as disbelievers; they will be cursed by God,
and the Angels, and all the people.
162. They will
abide therein, where the retribution will not be lightened for them, nor will
they be reprieved.
163. And your god
is but One god, there is no god but He; the Almighty the Most Merciful.
164. Surely, in the
creation of heavens and earth, and the differences between night and day, and
the ships that sail in the sea for the benefit of mankind, and what God has
sent down of water from the sky so He brings the earth back to life after it
had died, and He sent forth from it every creature, and the movement of the
winds and the clouds that have been designated between the earth and the sky
are signs for a people that understand.
165. And from among
the people are some who take other than God as equals to Him, they love them as
they love God; but those who believe love God more strongly; and when those who
were wicked see the retribution, they will see that all power belongs to God,
and that God is severe in retribution.
166. When those who
were followed will disown those who followed them, and they will see the
retribution, and all excuses have abandoned them.
167. And those who
followed them said: “If we only could have a chance to disown them as they have
disowned us.” It is such that God will show them their works which will be
regretted by them; they will not leave the Fire.
168. O people, eat
of what is in the earth as good and lawful, and do not follow the steps of the
devil, he is to you a clear enemy.
169. He only orders
you to evil and sin, and that you may say about God what you do not know.
170. And if they
are told: “Follow what God has sent down,” they say: “No, we will follow what
we found our fathers doing!” What if their fathers did not understand anything
and were not guided?
171. And the
example of those who disbelieve is like one who repeats what he has heard of
calls and shouts; deaf, dumb, and blind, they do not understand.
172. O you who
believe, eat of the good things We have provided for you, and be thankful to
God; if it is Him you serve.
173. He Has only
forbidden for you what is already dead, and the blood, and the meat of pig, and
what was dedicated to other than God. Whoever finds himself forced out of need
and without disobedience or animosity, then there is no sin upon him. God is
Forgiving, Merciful.
174. Surely, those
who conceal what God Has sent down of the Scripture, and they purchase with it
a cheap price; they will not eat in their stomachs except the Fire, and God
will not speak to them on the Day of Resurrection, nor will He purify them, and
they will have a painful retribution.
175. These are the
ones who have purchased straying for guidance, and retribution for forgiveness;
they have no patience towards the Fire.
176. This is
because God Has sent down the Scripture with truth; and those who have disputed
in the Scripture are in far opposition.
177. Piety is not
to turn your faces towards the east and the west, but piety is one who believes
in God and the Last Day, and the Angels, and the Scripture, and the prophets,
and he gives money out of love to the near relatives, and the orphans, and the
needy and the wayfarer, and those who ask, and to free the slaves, and he holds
the assembly, and he contributes towards betterment; and those who keep their
pledges when they make a pledge, and those who are patient in the face of good
and bad and when in despair. These are the ones who have been truthful, and
they are the righteous.
178. O you who
believe, equivalent execution in warfare has been decreed for you in the case
of mass killings; the free for the free, and the slave for the slave, and the
female for the female. Whoever is forgiven anything by his brother, then it is
to be followed with good deeds and kindness towards him; that is an alleviation
from your Lord, and a mercy. Whoever transgresses after that, he will have a
painful retribution.
179. And through
equivalent execution in warfare, you will be protecting life, O people of
understanding, that you may be righteous.
180. It is decreed
for you that if death should come to any of you, that it is best if he leaves a
will for his family and relatives out of goodness; this is a truth for the
righteous.
181. Whoever alters
it after having heard, then the sin will be upon those who alter it. God is
Hearer, Knowing.
182. If anyone
fears harm or sin from his beneficiary, then reconcile what is between them.
God is Forgiving, Merciful.
183. O you who
believe, fasting is decreed for you as it was decreed for those before you
perhaps you may be righteous.
184. A few number
of days. Whoever of you is ill or traveling, then the same number from
different days; and as for those who can do so but with difficulty, they may
redeem by feeding the needy. And whoever does good voluntarily, then it is
better for him. And if you fast it is better for you if you knew.
185. A month in
early Autumn, in which the Quran was sent down as a guide to the people and a
clarification of the guidance and the criterion. Therefore, whoever of you can
observe the season, then let him fast therein. And whoever is ill or traveling,
then the same number from different days. God wants to bring you ease and not
to bring you hardship; and so that you may complete the count, and glorify God
for what He Has guided you, that you may be thankful.
186. And if My
servants ask you about Me, I am near answering the calls of those who call to
Me. So let them respond to Me and believe in Me that they may be guided.
187. It has been
made lawful for you during the night of fasting to approach your women
sexually. They are a garment for you and you are a garment for them. God knows
that you used to betray your souls so He Has accepted your repentance, and
forgiven you; now you may approach them and seek what God Has written for you.
And you may eat and drink until the white thread is distinct from the black
thread of dawn; then you shall complete the fast until night; and do not
approach them while you are devoted in the Temples. These are God’s boundaries,
so do not transgress them. It is thus that God makes His revelations clear to
the people that they may be righteous.
188. And do not
consume your money between you unjustly by bribing the decision makers so that
you may consume a part of the other people’s money sinfully while you know!
189. They ask you
regarding the new moons, say: “They are a timing mechanism for the people as
well as for the Pilgrimage.” And piety is not that you would enter a home from
its back, but piety is whomever is righteous and come to the homes from their
main doors. And be aware of God that you may succeed.
190. And fight in
the cause of God against those who fight you, but do not transgress, God does
not like the aggressors.
191. And kill them
wherever you find them, and expel them from where they expelled you, and know
that persecution is worse than being killed. And do not fight them at the
Restricted Temple unless they fight you in it; if they fight you then kill
them, thus is the reward of the disbelievers.
192. And if they
cease, then God is Forgiving, Merciful.
193. And fight them
so there is no more persecution, and so that the system is God’s. If they
cease, then there will be no aggression except against the wicked.
194. What is done
in the restricted month may be retaliated in the same month, and murder shall
be punishable by execution. Whoever attacks you, then you shall attack him the
same as he attacked you; and be aware of God, and know that God is with the
righteous.
195. And spend in
the cause of God, but do not throw your resources to disaster. And do kindness,
for God loves those who do kindness.
196. And complete
the Pilgrimage and the visit for God. But, if you are prevented, then make what
is affordable of donation, and do not shave your heads until the donation
reaches its destination; but whoever of you is ill or has an affliction to his
head, then he may redeem by fasting or giving a charity or a sacrifice. But if
you are able, then whoever continues the visit until the Pilgrimage, then he
shall provide what is affordable of donation; but for he who cannot find
anything, then he must fast for three days during the Pilgrimage and seven when
he returns; this will make a complete ten; this is for those whose family is
not present at the Restricted Temple. And be aware of God, and know that God is
severe in retribution.
197. The Pilgrimage
are months which have been appointed. So whosoever decides to perform the
Pilgrimage in them, then there shall be no sexual approach, nor vileness, nor
baseless argument in the Pilgrimage. And any good that you do, God is aware of
it; and bring provisions for yourselves, though the best provision is
righteousness; and be aware of Me O people of understanding.
198. There is no
sin upon you to seek goodness from your Lord. So when you are done getting to
know one another, then remember God towards the decree which is restricted, and
remember Him as He has guided you, for you were before that straying.
199. Then you shall
disperse from where the people dispersed, and seek God’s forgiveness; God is
surely Forgiving, Most Merciful.
200. When you have
completed your rites, then remember God as you remember your fathers or even
greater. From among the people are those who say: “Our Lord, give us from this
world!”, but in the Hereafter he has no part.
201. And some of
them say: “Our Lord, give us good in this world, and good in the Hereafter, and
spare us from the retribution of the Fire.”
202. These will
have a benefit for what they have gained; and God is quick in judgment.
203. And remember
God during a few number of days. Whoever hurries to two days, there is no sin
upon him; and whoever delays, there is no sin upon him if he is being
righteous. And be aware of God, and know that it is to Him that you will be
gathered.
204. And from among
the people are those whose words you admire in this worldly life, but God is
witness as to what is in his heart, for he is the worst in opposition.
205. And if he
gains power, he seeks to corrupt the earth and destroy its crops, and people’s
lineage. God does not like corruption.
206. And if he is
told: “Be aware of God,” his pride leads to more sin. Hell shall be sufficient
for him; what a miserable abode!
207. And from among
the people is he who develops his soul by seeking God’s favour; God is kind to
His servants.
208. O you who
believe, join in peace, all of you, and do not follow the footsteps of the
devil. He is to you a clear enemy.
209. But if you
slip after the clarity has come to you, then know that God is Noble, Wise.
210. Are they
waiting for God to come to them shadowed in clouds with the Angels? The matter
would then be finished! And to God all matters will return.
211. Ask the
Children of Israel how many clear signs did We give them? And whoever changes
God’s favour after it has come to him, then God is Mighty in retribution.
212. This worldly
life has been made pleasing to the disbelievers, and they mock those who
believe. And those who are righteous will be above them on the Day of
Resurrection; God provides for whoever He wishes without a price.
213. The people
used to be one nation, then God sent the prophets as bearers of good news and
warners, and He sent down with them the Scripture with the facts so that they
may judge between the people in what they were disputing. But after receiving
the clarity, the people disputed in it due to animosity between them. And God
guided those who believed with His permission regarding what they disputed in
of the truth. And God guides whoever He wishes to a straight path.
214. Or did you
expect that you would enter Paradise, while the example of those who were
before you came to you; they were stricken with adversity and hardship, and
they were shaken until the messenger and those who believed with him said:
“When is God’s victory?” Yes indeed, God’s victory is near.
215. They ask you
what they should spend, say: “What you spend out of goodness should go to your
family and the relatives and the orphans, and the needy, and the wayfarer. And
any good you do, God is fully aware of it.”
216. Warfare has
been decreed for you while you hate it; and perhaps you may hate something
while it is good for you, and perhaps you may love something while it is bad
for you; God knows while you do not know.
217. They ask you
about the restricted month: “Is there fighting in it?” Say: “Much fighting is
in it, and to repel from the path of God and to disbelieve in Him, and at the
Restricted Temple, to drive its inhabitants out is far greater with God, and
persecution is worse than being killed.” And they still will fight you until
they turn you back from your system if they are able. And whoever of you turns
back from his system, and he dies while disbelieving, then these have nullified
their work in this life and the next; these are the people of the Fire, in it
they will abide eternally!
218. Those who
believe, and those who have immigrated and strived in the cause of God; these
are seeking God’s mercy, and God is Forgiving, Merciful.
219. They ask you
about intoxicants and gambling. Say: “In them is great harm, and a benefit for
mankind; but their harm is greater than their benefit.” And they ask you how
much are they to give, say: “The excess.” It is thus that God clarifies for you
the revelations that you may think.
220. In this world
and the next; and they ask you regarding the orphans, say: “To fix their
situation is best, and if you are to care for them, then they are your
brothers”. And God knows the corrupt from the good, and had God wished He could
have made things difficult. God is Noble, Wise.
221. And do not
marry the females who set-up partners until they believe. For a believing
servant is better than one who sets-up partners even if she attracts you. And
do not marry the males who set-up partners until they believe. For a believing
servant is better than one who sets up partners even if he attracts you. Those
invite to the Fire, while God is inviting to Paradise and forgiveness by His
leave. He clarifies His revelations for the people that they may remember.
222. And they ask
you about menstruation? Say: ”It is harmful, so retire yourselves sexually from
the women during the menstruation, and do not approach them until they are
cleansed. When they are cleansed, then you may approach them as God has
commanded you.” God loves the repenters and He loves the cleansed.
223. Your women are
a cultivation for you. So approach your cultivation as you wish towards
goodness. And be aware of God and know that you will meet Him, and give good
news to the believers.
224. And do not
make God the subject of your casual oaths. Be pious and righteous and reconcile
among the people; and God is Listener, Knower.
225. God will not
call you to account for your casual oaths, but He will call you to account for
what has entered your hearts. God is Forgiving, Compassionate.
226. For those who
wish to end the marriage with their wives, they must wait for four months. But
if they retract, then God is Forgiving,
Most Merciful.
227. And if they
insist on the divorce, then God is Hearer, Knowledgeable.
228. And the
divorced women shall hold themselves for three menstruation periods; and it is
not lawful for them to conceal what God has created in their wombs, if they
believe in God and the Last Day. And their husbands would then have just cause
to return together, if they both wish to reconcile. And for what obligations the
women are owed, so similarly must they fulfil their obligations. But the men
will have a greater responsibility over them in this. And God is Noble, Wise.
229. The divorce is
in two stages. So, either they reconcile equitably, or they part-ways with
kindness. And it is not lawful for you to take back anything you have given the
women unless you fear that they will not uphold God’s limits. So if you fear
that they will not uphold God’s limits, then there is no sin upon them for what
is given back. These are God’s limits so do not transgress them. And whoever
shall transgress God’s limits, then these are the wicked.
230. So if he still
divorces her, then she will not be lawful for him until she has married another
husband. If the other husband divorces her, then there is no sin that they come
back together if they think they will uphold God’s limits. These are God’s
limits, He clarifies them for a people that know.
231. And if you
have divorced the women, and they have reached their required interim period,
then either you reconcile with them equitably, or part-ways equitably. And do
not reconcile with them so you can harm them out of animosity; whoever does so
is doing wickedness to his soul; and do not take God’s revelations lightly. And
remember God’s blessings towards you, and what was sent down to you of the
Scripture and the wisdom, He warns you with it. And be aware of God and know
that God is Knowledgeable in all things.
232. And if you
divorce the women, and they have reached their required interim period, then do
not prevent them from remarrying their husbands if they amicably agree amongst
themselves out of what is best. This is to remind any of you who believe in God
and the Last Day, this is better for you and purer; and God knows while you do
not know.
233. And the
divorced mothers are allowed to suckle their children two full years, if they
wish to complete the suckling. And the man for whom the child is born is
responsible for both their provisions and clothing equitably. We do not burden
a soul beyond its means. No mother shall be harmed because of her child, nor
shall a father be harmed because of his child. And for the guardian is the same
requirement. So if they wish to separate out of mutual agreement and council, then
there is no sin upon them. And if you want to hire nursing mothers, then there
is no sin upon you if you return what you have been given equitably. And be
aware of God, and know that God is watching over what you do.
234. And for those
of you who pass away and leave widows behind, then their widows will have a
required interim period of four months and ten days. So when they reach their
required interim, then there is no sin upon you for what they do to themselves
equitably. And God is Expert to what you do.
235. And there is
no sin upon you if you openly propose marriage to these women, or you keep it
between yourselves. God knows that you will be thinking of them, but do not
meet them secretly, unless you have something righteous to say. And do not
consummate the marriage until the required interim is reached in the Scripture.
And know that God knows what is in your souls, so be aware of Him, and know
that God is Forgiving, Compassionate.
236. There is no
sin upon you if you divorce the women before having sexual intercourse with
them, or before committing to what was agreed for them. Let them have
recompense, the rich according to his means, and the poor according to his
means. Recompense which is in goodness, a responsibility for those in kindness.
237. And if you
divorce them before having sexual intercourse with them, but you have already
agreed to the dowry; then you must give half of what you have agreed, unless
they forgive or the guardian over the marriage contract forgives. And if you
forgive, it is closer to righteousness. And do not forget the favour between
you; God is Seer over what you do.
238. Preserve the
assemblies, the balanced assembly, and stand devoutly for God.
239. But if you are
in a state of fear, then you may do so while walking or riding. If you become
secure, then remember God as He Has taught you what you did not know.
240. And those of
you who pass away and leave widows behind; a testimony to them that they may
enjoy for one year without being made to vacate. If they leave then there is no
sin upon you for what they do to themselves in goodness; and God is Noble,
Wise.
241. And for the
divorced women to have recompense is an obligation upon the righteous.
242. It is such
that God clarifies to you His revelations that you may comprehend.
243. Did you not
see those who left their homes in groups, all the while they were weary of
death; so God said to them: “Die,” then He resurrected them. God has great
favour over the people, but most people are not thankful.
244. And fight in
the cause of God and know that God is the Hearer, the Knowledgeable.
245. Who will lend
God a loan of goodness that He may multiply it for him many times over? God
collects and He distributes, and to Him you will return.
246. Did you not
note the leaders of the Children of Israel after Moses, they said to their
prophet: “Send us a king that we may fight in the cause of God;” he said: “Are
you not concerned that if fighting is decreed upon you, you will then not
fight?” They said: “And why should we not fight in the cause of God when we
have been driven out from our homes with our children.” So it was, that when
fighting was decreed for them they turned away, except for a few of them! God
is fully aware of the wicked.
247. And their
prophet said to them: “God Has sent Saul to you as a king.” They said: “How can
he have the kingship when we are more deserving than him, and he has not been
given an abundance of wealth?” He said: “God has chosen him over you and
increased him in knowledge and stature.” God gives His kingship to whom He
chooses; and God is Encompassing, Knowledgeable.
248. And their
prophet said to them: “The sign of his kingship shall be that he brings to you
the ark in which there is a tranquility from your Lord and the legacy of what
was left behind by the descendants of Moses and the descendants of Aaron being
carried by the Angels. In this is a sign for you if you are believers.”
249. So when Saul
set out with the soldiers, he said: “God will test you with a river, whoever
drinks from it is not with me, and whoever does not taste from it except one
scoop with his hand is with me.” They all drank from it, except a few of them.
So when he and those who believed with him crossed it, they said: “We have no
power today against Goliath and his soldiers!” But the ones who understood that
they would meet God said: “How many a time has a small group beaten a large
group by God’s leave, and God is with the patient ones!”
250. And when they
came forth to Goliath and his soldiers, they said: “Our Lord grant us patience,
and make firm our foothold, and grant us victory over the disbelieving people.”
251. So they
defeated them by God’s leave, and David killed Goliath, and God gave him the
kingship and the wisdom and taught him what He wished. And had it not been for
God pushing the people to challenge one another, then the earth would have long
been corrupted. But God has done favour over the worlds.
252. These are
God’s revelations, We recite them to you with truth, and you are of the
messengers.
253. Such
messengers, We have preferred some over others; some of them talked to God, and
He raised some of them in rank, and We gave Jesus son of Mary the proofs and We
supported him with the holy spirit. And had God wished, the people after them
would not have fought after the proofs had come to them, but they disputed,
some of them believed and some of them disbelieved. Had God wished they would
not have fought, but God does whatever He wishes.
254. O you who
believe, spend from what We have provided for you before a Day will come when
there is no trade, nor friendship, nor intercession; and the disbelievers are
the wicked.
255. God, there is
no god but He, the Living, the Sustainer. No slumber or sleep overtakes Him; to
Him belongs all that is in heavens and in the earth. Who will intercede with
Him except by His leave? He knows their present and their future, and they do
not have any of His knowledge except for what He wishes. His throne encompasses
all of the heavens and the earth and it is easy for Him to preserve them. He is
the High, the Great.
256. There is no
compulsion in the system, the proper way has been made clear from the wrong
way. Whoever rejects evil, and believes in God, then he has grasped the most
solid branch that will never break. God is Hearer, Knower.
257. God is the
ally of those who believe, He brings them out of the darkness and into the
light. As for those who reject, their allies are the evil ones, they bring them
out of the light and into the darkness; these are the people of the Fire, in it
they will abide eternally.
258. Did the news
come to you of the person who debated with Abraham regarding his Lord, while
God had given him a kingship? Abraham said: “My Lord is the One who gives life
and death,” he said: “I bring life and death.” Abraham said: “God brings the
sun from the east, so you bring it from the west.” The one who disbelieved was
confounded!; and God does not guide the wicked people.
259. Or the one who
passed through a town, where all its inhabitants had passed away. He said: “How
can God possibly resurrect this after its death?” So God put him to death for
one hundred calendar years, then He resurrected him. He said: “How long have
you stayed here?” He said: “I have stayed here a day or part of a day.” He
said: “No, you have stayed here for one hundred calendar years! Look at your
food and drink, they have not changed, but look at your mule; and We will make you
a sign for the people; and look at the bones how We grow them, then We cover
them with flesh.” So when it was clear to him what happened, he said: “I now
know that God is capable of all things!”
260. And Abraham
said: “My Lord, show me how you resurrect the dead.” He said: “Do you not
already believe?” He said: “I do, but it is so my heart can be relieved.” He
said: “Choose four birds, then cut them, then place parts of the birds on each
mountain, then call them to you; they will come racing towards you. And know
that God is Noble, Wise”.
261. The example of
those who spend their money in the cause of God is like a seed that sprouts
forth seven pods, in each pod there is one hundred seeds; and God multiplies
for whoever He chooses, and God is Encompassing, Knowledgeable.
262. Those who
spend their money in the cause of God, then they do not follow what they have
spent with either insult or harm; they will have their reward with their Lord,
there is no fear over them nor will they grieve.
263. Kind words and
forgiveness is far better than a charity that is followed by harm. God is Rich,
Compassionate.
264. O you who
believe, do not nullify your charities with insult and harm; like the one who
spends his money in vanity to show the people, and he does not believe in God
and the Last Day. His example is like a stone on which there is dust, then it
is subjected to heavy rain which leaves it bare. They cannot do anything with
what they earned; and God does not guide the rejecting people.
265. And the
example of those who spend their money seeking God’s grace, and to save their
souls, is like the example of a garden on a high ground which is subjected to a
heavy rain, and because of that it produces double its crop! And if no heavy
rain comes, then light rain is enough. And God is Seer over all you do.
266. Does anyone of
you desire that he have a garden with palm trees and grapevines, and rivers
flowing beneath it, and in it for him are all kinds of fruits, then he is
afflicted with old age and his progeny is weak, and a whirlwind with fire
strikes it and it all burns? It is thus that God makes clear for you the signs
that you may reflect.
267. O you who
believe, spend from the good things that you have earned, and from what We have
brought forth from the earth. And do not choose the rotten out of it to give,
while you would not take it yourselves unless you close your eyes regarding it.
And know that God is Rich, Praiseworthy.
268. The devil
promises you poverty and orders you to evil, while God promises forgiveness
from Him and favour. God is Encompassing, Knowledgeable.
269. He grants
wisdom to whom He chooses, and whoever is granted wisdom, has been given much
good. Only those with understanding will remember.
270. And whatever
you spend out of your monies, or whatever you pledge as a promise, then God
knows it. The wicked have no supporters.
271. If you openly
give charity, then it is acceptable; but if you conceal it and give it to the
poor, then that is better for you. And He cancels some of your sins; and God is
Expert to all that you do.
272. You are not
responsible for their guidance, but it is God who will guide whoever He wishes.
And whatever you spend out of goodness is for your own souls. And anything you
spend should be in seeking God’s presence. And whatever you spend out of
goodness will be retuned to you, and you will not be wronged.
273. As for the
poor who face hardship in the cause of God, and they cannot leave the land; the
ignorant ones think they are rich from their modesty; you know them by their
features, they do not ask the people repeatedly. And what you spend out of
goodness, God is fully aware of it.
274. Those who
spend their money in the night and in the day, secretly and openly, they will
have their reward with their Lord, there is no fear over them nor will they
grieve.
275. Those who
consume financial interest, they do not rise except as the one who is being
beaten by the devil out of direct touch. That is because they have said: “Trade
is like financial interest.” While God Has made trade lawful, and He has
forbidden financial interest. Whoever has received understanding from His Lord
and ceases, then he will be forgiven for what was before this and his case will
be with God. But whoever returns, then they are the people of the Fire, in it
they will abide eternally.
276. God wipes out
the financial interest and He grants growth to the charities. And God does not
like any wicked sinner.
277. Those who believe
and do good works, and hold the assembly, and contribute towards betterment;
they will have their rewards with their Lord and there is no fear over them nor
will they grieve.
278. O you who
believe, be aware of God and give up what is left of the financial interest if
you are truly believers.
279. And if you
will not do this, then take notice of a war from God and His messenger; but if
you repent, then you will have back your principal money, you will not be
wronged nor will you wrong.
280. If the person
is facing insolvency, then you shall wait until he becomes able. And if you
relinquish it as a charity it is better for you if you knew.
281. And be aware
of a Day when you will be returned to God then every soul will be paid what it
has earned, they will not be wronged.
282. O you who
believe, if you borrow debt for a future period, then you shall record it. And
let a scribe of justice record it for you; and let not the scribe refuse to
record as God Has taught him. Let him record and let the person who is
borrowing dictate to him, and let him be aware of God, and let him not reduce
from it anything. If the one who is borrowing is immature or weak or he cannot
dictate himself, then let his guardian dictate with justice. And bring two
witnesses from amongst your men, if they are not two men, then a man and two
women from whom you will accept their testimony, so that if one of them becomes
occupied, then the one can recall the other. And let the witnesses not refuse
to come if they are called. And do not fail to record it no matter how small or
large until its maturity. That is more just with God and better for the
testimony, and better that you do not have doubts; except if it is a trade to
be done on the spot between you, then there is no sin upon you if you do not
record it. And have evidence if you trade. No scribe shall be harmed nor any
witness; for if you do so then it is vileness on your part, and be aware of God
and God teaches you and God is aware of all things.
283. And if you are
traveling or do not find a scribe, then a pledge of collateral. If you trust
each other then let the one who was entrusted deliver his trust, and let him be
aware of God, and do not hold back the testimony. And whoever holds it back,
then he has sinned in his heart, and God is aware of what you do.
284. To God is what
is in the heavens and in earth, and if you declare what is in your souls or
hide it, God will call you to account for it. He will forgive whom He wishes,
and punish whom He wishes, and God is capable of all things.
285. The messenger
believes in what was sent down to him from his Lord. And the believers, all who
believe in God, and His angels, and His Scriptures, and His messengers: “We do
not differentiate between any of His messengers”; and they said: “We hear and
obey, forgive us O Lord, and to you is our destiny.”
286. God does not
burden a soul beyond its means. For it is what it earns, and against it is what
it earns. “Our Lord, do not mind us if we forget or make mistakes; our Lord, do
not place a burden upon us as You have placed upon those before us; our Lord,
do not place upon us what we cannot bare; pardon us, and forgive us, and have
mercy on us; You are our patron, grant us victory over the disbelieving people.”
Chapter-3
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. A.L.M.
2. God, there is
no god but He, the Living, the Sustainer.
3. He sent down
to you the Scripture with truth, authenticating what is present with it; and He
sent down the Torah and the Injeel.
4. From before as
a guidance for the people, and He sent down the Criterion. Those who rejected
God’s revelations, they will have a painful retribution, and God is Noble,
extracting in Revenge.
5. For God
nothing is hidden in the earth or in the heavens.
6. He is the One
who pictures you in the wombs as He pleases. There is no god but Him, the
Noble, the Wise.
7. He is the One
who sent down to you the Scripture, from which there are firm verses; they are
the essence of the Scripture; and others which are similar to each other. As
for those who have disease in their hearts, they will follow what is similar
from it seeking to confuse, and seeking to derive an interpretation. But none
know its interpretation except God and those who are well founded in knowledge.
They say: “We believe in it, all is from our Lord.” And none will remember
except the people of understanding.
8. “Our Lord, do
not make our hearts deviate after You have guided us, and grant us from You a
mercy; You are the Grantor.”
9. “Our Lord, You
will gather the people for a Day in which there is no doubt; God does not break
His appointment.”
10. As for those
who rejected, neither their money nor their children will avail them anything
from God. They are the fuel for the Fire.
11. Like the
behaviour of the people of Pharaoh and those before them. They rejected Our
signs so God took them for their sins. God is awesome in retribution.
12. Say to those
who have rejected: “You will be defeated and gathered towards Hell, what a
miserable abode!”
13. There was a
sign for you in the two groups that met. One was fighting in the cause of God,
and the other was rejecting. They thus saw them as twice their number with
their eyes. And God supports with His victory whom He wills. In this is a
lesson for those with vision.
14. It has been
adorned for people to love the desire of the most modern things, and buildings,
and ornaments made from gold and silver, and trained horses, and the livestock,
and fields. These are the enjoyment of the world, and with God are the best
goods.
15. Say: “Shall I
inform you of what is greater than all this? For those who believe in their
Lord will be gardens with rivers flowing beneath, in them they abide eternally,
and with pure mates, and an acceptance from God. And God is watcher over the
servants.”
16. The ones who
say: “Our Lord, we believe, so forgive us our sins, and spare us the
retribution of the Fire.”
17. The patient,
and the truthful, and the devout, and the givers, and the seekers of
forgiveness in the late hours of the night.
18. God bears
witness that there is no god but He, as do the Angels, and those with
knowledge, He is standing with justice. There is no god but He, the Noble, the
Wise.
19. The system
with God is to surrender, and those who received the Scripture did not dispute
except after the knowledge came to them out of jealousy between them. And
whoever rejects God’s signs, then God is swift in judgment.
20. If they debate
with you, then say: “I have surrendered myself to God, as well as those who
follow me.” And say to those who have received the Scripture and the Gentiles:
“Have you surrendered?” If they have surrendered then they are guided, and if
they turn away, then you are only to deliver, and God is watcher over the
servants.
21. Those who
reject God’s revelations and kill the prophets unjustly, and kill those who
order justice from amongst the people; inform them of a painful retribution.
22. These are the
ones whose works will be lost in this world, and in the Hereafter they will
have no supporters.
23. Did you not
see those who were given a portion of the Scripture being invited to God’s
Scripture to judge between them, then a group of them turns away while they are
adverse?
24. That is
because they said: “The Fire will not touch us except a few number of days,”
and they were arrogant by what they invented in their system.
25. How shall it
be when We gather them on the Day in which there is no doubt; and every soul
shall receive what it has earned, and they will not be wronged.
26. Say: “O God,
Possessor of kingship; you grant kingship to whom You please, and revoke
kingship from whom You please, and honour whom You please, and humiliate whom
You please; in Your hand is goodness. You are capable of all things.”
27. “You blend the
night into the day, and blend the day into the night; and you bring the living
out of the dead, and bring the dead out of the living; and You provide for whom
You please with no reckoning.”
28. Let not the
believers take the rejecters as allies instead of the believers. And whoever
does so will have nothing with God; for you are to be cautious of them as they
deserve. And God warns you of Himself, and to God is the destiny.
29. Say: “If you
hide what is in your chests or you reveal it, God will know.” And He knows what
is in the heavens and what is in the earth; and God is capable of all things.
30. The Day every
soul will find what good it had done present, and what bad it had done; it
wishes that between them was a great distance. And God warns you of Himself,
and God is Compassionate towards the servants.
31. Say: “If you
love God then follow me so God will love you and forgive your sins.” God is
Forgiver, Merciful.
32. Say: “Obey God
and the messenger.” But if they turn away, then God does not like the
rejecters.
33. God Has
selected Adam, and Noah, and the family of Abraham, and the family of Imran
over the worlds.
34. A progeny each
from the other, and God is Hearer, Knower.
35. When the wife
of Imran said: “My Lord, I have vowed to You what is in my womb, dedicated, so
accept from me, You are the Hearer, the Knower.”
36. So when she
delivered she said: “My Lord, I have delivered a female,” and God is fully
aware of what she delivered, “And the male is not like the female, and I have
named her Mary, and I seek refuge for her and her progeny with You from the
outcast devil.”
37. So her Lord
accepted her a good acceptance, and made her grow into a good growth, and
charged Zachariah with her. Every time Zachariah entered upon her in the Temple
enclosure, he found provisions with her. He said: “O Mary, from where did you get
this?” She said: “It is from God, God provides for whom He wishes without
reckoning.”
38. It was then
that Zachariah called on his Lord, he said: “My Lord, grant me from You a good
progeny, You are hearer of the prayers.”
39. The Angels
called to him while he was holding assembly in the enclosure: “God gives you
good tidings of John, authenticating the word from God, and a master, and
steadfast, and a prophet from the upright.”
40. He said: “My
Lord, how can I have a son when old age has reached me and my wife is sterile?”
He said: “It is as such that God does what He pleases.”
41. He said: “My
Lord, make for me a sign” He said: “Your sign is not to speak to the people for
three days except by symbol, and remember your Lord greatly, and glorify at
dusk and dawn.”
42. And the Angels
said: “O Mary, God Has selected you and cleansed you, and He has selected you
over the women of the worlds.”
43. “O Mary, be
devoted to your Lord and submit and yield with those who yield.”
44. This is from
the news of the unseen that We inspire to you. You were not with them when they
drew straws as to which one of them will be charged with Mary; you were not
with them when they disputed.
45. And the Angels
said: “O Mary, God gives good news of a word from Him whose name is the
Messiah, Jesus the son of Mary. Honourable in this world and in the Hereafter,
and from among those who are made close.”
46. “And he speaks
to the people from the cradle, and in old age, and is from among the upright.”
47. She said: “My
Lord, how can I have a son when no human has touched me?” He said: “It is thus
that God creates what He wills, when He decrees a command, He merely says to it
“Be”, and it is.”
48. And He teaches
him the Scripture and the Wisdom and the Torah and the Injeel.
49. And a
messenger to the Children of Israel: “I have come to you with a sign from your
Lord; that I create for you from clay the form of a bird, then I blow into it
and it becomes a bird by God’s leave, and I heal the blind and the leapers, and
give life to the dead by God’s leave, and I prophesize for you what you shall
eat and what to store in your homes. In that is a sign for you if you are
believers.”
50. “And
authenticating what is present with me of the Torah, and to make lawful some of
that which was forbidden to you; and I have come to you with a sign from your
Lord, so be aware of God and obey me.”
51. “God is my
Lord and your Lord, so serve Him, this is a Straight Path.”
52. So when Jesus
felt their rejection, he said: “Who are my supporters to God?” The disciples
said: “We are God’s supporters, we believe in God and we bear witness that we
have surrendered.”
53. “Our Lord, we
believe in what You have sent down, and followed the messenger, so record us
with those who bear witness.”
54. And they
schemed and God schemed, but God is the best schemer.
55. God said: “O
Jesus, I will let you die, and raise you to Me, and cleanse you of those who
have rejected, and make those who have followed you above those who rejected
until the Day of Resurrection; then to Me is your return so I will judge
between all of you in what it was that you disputed.”
56. “As for those
who have rejected, I will punish them severely in this world and in the
Hereafter, they will have no supporters.”
57. “And as for
those who believed and did good works, God will pay them their reward; God does
not like the wicked.”
58. This We recite
to you from the revelation and the wise reminder.
59. The example of
Jesus with God is similar to that of Adam; He created him from dust, then He
said to him “Be” and he was.
60. The truth is
from your Lord, so do not be of those who doubt.
61. Whoever
debates with you in this after the knowledge has come to you, then say: “Let us
call our children and your children, our women and your women, ourselves and
yourselves, then, let us call out, and we shall make God’s curse upon the
liars.”
62. This is the
narration of truth, there is no god but God; and God is the Noble, the Wise.
63. And if they
turn away, then God is aware of the corruptors.
64. Say: “O people
of the Scripture, let us come to a common understanding between us and between
you; that we do not serve except God, and do not set-up anything at all with
Him, and that none of us takes each other as patrons beside God.” If they turn
away, then say: “Bear witness that we have surrendered.”
65. “O people of
the Scripture, why do you debate us regarding Abraham when the Torah and the
Injeel were not sent down except after him? Do you not understand?”
66. Here you have
debated in what you knew; so why then do you debate in what you do not know?
God knows while you do not know.
67. Abraham was
neither a Jew nor a Nazarene, but he was a monotheist who surrendered; he was
not of those who set-up partners.
68. The most
legitimate people to Abraham are those who followed him; and this prophet, and
those who believed; and God is the supporter of the believers.
69. A group from
the people of the Scripture wished that they could misguide you, but they only
misguide themselves and they do not notice.
70. “O people of
the Scripture, why do you reject God’s signs while you are bearing witness?”
71. “O people of
the Scripture, why do you dress the truth with falsehood and conceal the truth
while you know?”
72. And a group
from among the people of the Scripture said: “Believe in what was revealed to
those who believed during the beginning of the day, and reject it by the end of
it, perhaps they will return.”
73. “And do not
believe except to those who follow your system.” Say: “The guidance is God’s
guidance.” “That anyone should be given similar to what you have been given, or
that they debate with you at your Lord.” Say: “The bounty is in God’s hand, He
gives it to whom He chooses, and God is Encompassing, Knowledgeable.”
74. He specifies
with His mercy whom He chooses, and God is with Great Bounty.
75. And from among
the people of the Scripture are those whom if you entrust him with a large
amount he gives it back to you, and there are those whom if you entrust with
one gold coin he will not return it to you unless you are standing over him.
That is because they said: “We have no obligation towards the Gentiles.” They
say about God lies while knowing.
76. Indeed, anyone
who fulfils his pledge and is aware of God, then God loves the righteous.
77. The ones that
purchase with God’s pledge and their oaths a small price, those will have no portion
in the Hereafter, and God will not speak to them nor look at them on the Day of
Resurrection nor purify them, and they will have a painful retribution.
78. And from
amongst them is a group that twist their tongues with the Scripture so that you
may think it is from the Scripture, while it is not from the Scripture, and
they say it is from God while it is not from God, and they say about God lies
while they know.
79. It is not for
a human that God would give him the Scripture and the authority and the
prophethood, then he would say to the people: “Be servants to me rather than
God!”, rather: “Be devotees for what you have been taught of the Scripture, and
for what you studied.”
80. Nor does he
order you that you take the Angels and the prophets as patrons. Would he order
you to rejection after this, while you have surrendered?
81. And God took a
covenant from the prophets: “For what I have given you of the Scripture and
wisdom, then a messenger will come to you authenticating what is with you. You
will believe in him and support him.” He said: “Do you testify, and agree to
this burden?”, they said: “We testify.” He said: “Then bear witness, and I am
with you bearing witness.”
82. Whoever turns
away after that, then they are the wicked ones.
83. Is it other
than God’s system that they desire, when those in the heavens and the earth
have surrendered to Him voluntarily or by force? And to Him they will be
returned.
84. Say: “We
believe in God and what was sent down to us and what was sent down to Abraham
and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the Patriarchs, and what was given to Moses
and Jesus and the prophets from their Lord. We do not make any distinction
between them, and to Him we surrender.”
85. And whoever
follows other than surrender as a system, it will not be accepted from him, and
in the Hereafter he is of the losers.
86. How can God
guide a people who have rejected after believing, and they witnessed that the
messenger is true, and the clarity had come to them? God does not guide the
wicked people.
87. To these the
punishment will be that God’s curse will be upon them as well as that of the
Angels and the people all together!
88. Eternally they
will abide in it, the retribution will not be lightened for them, nor will they
be reprieved.
89. Except those
who repent after this and make amends, then God is Forgiver, Merciful.
90. Those who have
rejected after their belief then increased in rejection, their repentance will
not be accepted, they are the strayers.
91. Those who have
rejected and died while they are rejecters, if the earth full of gold were to
be ransomed with it would not be accepted from any of them. For these there
will be a painful retribution and they will have no supporters.
92. You will not
reach piety until you spend from what you love; and whatever you spend, God is
aware of it.
93. All the food
was made lawful to the Children of Israel except what Israel forbade for
himself before the Torah was sent down. Say: “Bring the Torah and recite it if
you are truthful.”
94. Whoever
invents lies about God after this, these are the wicked.
95. Say: “God
bears truth. Follow the creed of Abraham, monotheism, and he was not of those
who set-up partners.”
96. The first
institution established for the people is the one in Bakk’a, blessed, and a
guidance for the worlds.
97. In it are
clear signs, the station of Abraham, and whoever enters it will be secure. And
God is owed from mankind to make Pilgrimage to the institution, whoever can
make a path to it. And whoever rejects, then God has no need of the worlds.
98. Say: “O people
of the Scripture, why do you reject God’s signs, while God is witness over what
you do?”
99. Say: “O people
of the Scripture, why do you repel from the path of God those who believe? You
wish to twist it while you were witness. And God is not unaware of what you
do.”
100. O you who
believe, if you obey a group of those who received the Scripture they will turn
you after your belief into rejecters!
101. And how can
you reject when God’s revelations are being recited to you and with you is His
messenger? And whoever holds firmly to God has been guided to the straight
path.
102. O you who
believe, revere God as He deserves to be revered, and do not die except as ones
who have surrendered.
103. And hold
firmly to the rope of God, all of you, and do not be separated. And remember
God’s blessing upon you when you were enemies and He united your hearts, then
you became with His blessing as brothers; and you were on the verge of a pit of
fire and He saved you from it; it is thus that God clarifies for you His signs
that you may be guided.
104. And let there
be a nation amongst you which calls towards good, and orders kindness, and
deters evil. And these are the successful ones.
105. And do not be
like those who separated and differed after the clarity had come to them. And
for them is a painful retribution.
106. The Day on
which faces will be whitened and faces will be blackened; as for those whose
faces will be blackened: “Did you reject after believing?, taste the
retribution for what you rejected.”
107. As for those
whose faces are whitened, they are in God’s mercy, in it they abide eternally.
108. These are
God’s revelations, We recite them to you with truth. God does not want
wickedness for the worlds.
109. And to God is
all that is in heavens and in the earth; and to God the events will be
returned.
110. You were the
best nation that emerged for the people, you ordered towards kindness and
deterred from evil, and believed in God. If the people of the Scripture
believed it would have been better for them; from amongst them are believers,
but most remain wicked.
111. They will not
harm you except in being an annoyance, and if they fight you they will turn and
flee, then they will not be supported.
112. They are
stricken with humiliation wherever they are found, except through a rope from
God and a rope from the people. And they stayed in God’s wrath and were
stricken with humiliation; that is because they were disbelieving in God’s
signs and killing the prophets without just cause; that is for what they
disobeyed and were transgressing.
113. They are not
all the same, from the people of the Scripture are a nation that is upright,
they recite God’s revelations during parts of the night while submitting.
114. They believe
in God and the Last Day and order kindness and deter from evil, and they hasten
in goodness; these are of the righteous ones.
115. And what they
do of good will not be turned back, and God is aware of the righteous.
116. As for those
who rejected, neither their money nor their children will avail them anything
from God. These are the people of the Fire, in it they abide eternally.
117. The example of
what they spend in this world is like a wind in which there is a frost; it
afflicts the field of the people who wronged themselves, and thus destroys it.
God did not wrong them, but it was their souls that they wronged.
118. O you who
believe do not take protection from any besides yourselves, they will only
disrupt you greatly. They wish that you suffer; the hatred appears from their
mouths and what their chests hide is greater! We have made clear for you the
signs if you comprehend.
119. Here you are
loving them while they do not love you, and you believe in the whole Scripture.
And if they meet you they say: “We believe,” and if they are alone they bite
their fingers out of frustration at you. Say: “Die in your frustration, God is
aware of what is in the chests.”
120. If any good
befalls you it disturbs them, and if any bad befalls you they rejoice with it.
And if you are patient and righteous their planning will not harm you at all.
God is Encompassing all they do.
121. Recall when
you departed from your family to prepare for the believers their stations for
battle, and God is Hearer, Knowledgeable.
122. When the two
parties from among you were concerned that they should fail; while God was
their supporter. In God the believers should trust.
123. God had
granted you victory at Badr while you had been the lesser, so revere God that
you may be thankful.
124. When you said
to the believers: “Is it not enough for you that God would supply you with
three thousand of the Angels sent down?”
125. Indeed, if you
are patient and are righteous and they come and attack you, He will supply you
with five thousand of the Angels battle trained.
126. And God did not
give this except as good news to you, and so that your hearts may be assured
with it. Victory is only from God, the Noble, the Wise.
127. Thus He would
sever a group of those who reject, or disgrace them; then they will turn back
frustrated.
128. You will have
no say in the matter, for He may pardon them, or punish them; for they are
wicked.
129. And to God is
what is in the heavens and the earth, He forgives whom He pleases, and He
punishes whom He pleases; and God is Forgiving, Merciful.
130. O you who
believe, do not consume financial interest multiplying over, and revere God
that you may succeed.
131. And be aware
of the Fire that has been prepared for the rejecters.
132. And obey God
and the messenger so that you may obtain mercy.
133. And race
towards a forgiveness from your Lord and a Paradise whose width encompasses the
width of the heavens and the earth, it has been prepared for the righteous.
134. The ones who
spend in prosperity and adversity, and who repress anger, and who pardon the
people; God loves the good doers.
135. And those who,
if they commit any evil, or wrong themselves, they remember God and seek
forgiveness for their sins. And who can forgive the sins except God? And they
do not persist in what they have done while they know.
136. To these the
reward will be a forgiveness from their Lord and gardens with rivers flowing
underneath, eternally abiding in it. Excellent is the reward of the workers.
137. Many nations
have come before you, so roam the earth and see how was the punishment for the
liars.
138. This is a
clarification for the people and a reminder for the righteous.
139. Do not be
weak, and do not grieve, and you will have the upper hand, if you are
believers.
140. If you are
wounded, then know that the other group is also wounded; and such are the
situations, We rotate them between the people, so that God will know those who
believe, and so He may take martyrs from you. God does not like the wicked.
141. And God will
test those who believe and He will destroy the rejecters.
142. Or did you
think that you would enter Paradise without God knowing those who would strive
amongst you and knowing those who are patient?
143. And you used
to long for death before you met it, so now you see it right in-front of you!
144. And the one
acclaimed is but a messenger of whom many messengers have passed before him. If
he dies or is killed will you turn back on your heels? And whoever turns back
on his heels, he will not harm God in the least. And God will reward the
thankful.
145. It is not
permitted for a soul to die except by God’s leave in an appointed record. And
whoever wants the rewards of this world We give him of it, and whoever wants
the reward of the Hereafter, We give him of it. And We will reward the
thankful.
146. And many
prophets had a large number of devotees fighting with them. They did not
crumble by what afflicted them in the cause of God, nor did they become weak,
nor did they become discouraged; and God loves the patient ones.
147. And they did
not say except: “Our Lord, forgive us our sins and our transgression in certain
matters, and make firm our foothold, and grant us victory over the rejecting
people.”
148. So God gave
them the reward of this world and the best reward of the Hereafter; and God
loves the good doers.
149. O you who
believe, if you obey those who have rejected, then they will turn you back on
your heels and you will turn back as losers.
150. It is God who
is your Patron, and He is the best victor.
151. We will cast
terror in the hearts of those who rejected, because of what they have set-up
besides God while He never sent down any authority to do so, and their destiny
is the Fire. Miserable is the abode of the wicked.
152. God Has made
true on His promise that you would best them by His leave. But you failed and
disputed in the matter and disobeyed after He showed you what you sought; some
of you want this world, and some of you want the Hereafter. Then He diverted
them away from them to test you. He Has pardoned you. God is with great favour
over the believers.
153. For you had
rushed ahead and would not even glance towards anyone, and the messenger was
calling you to the rear. So He gave you distress over distress. Do not be
distracted by what has passed you, nor for what afflicted you, and God is
Expert over what you do.
154. Then He sent
down to you after the distress sanctity in sleepiness, it overtook a group of
you, and another group was worried about themselves, they were thinking about
God other than the truth, the thoughts of the days of ignorance. They say: “Do
we have any say in this matter?” Say: “The entire matter is for God.” They hide
in their souls what they do not show to you, they say: “If we had a say in the
matter at all then none of us would have been killed here.” Say: “If you were
inside your own homes, then the ones who have been marked for death would have
gone forth to their resting place.” God will test what is in your chests and
bring out what is in your hearts. God is Knowledgeable as to what is in the
chests.
155. Those of you
who turned away on the day that the two hosts met, it was the devil who caused
them to deviate because of some of what they had gained; God Has pardoned them,
God is Forgiver, Compassionate.
156. O you who
believe do not be like those who rejected and said to their brothers when they
were marching in the land or on the offensive: “If they were here with us they
would not have died nor been killed.” God will make this a regret in their
hearts, and God grants life and death, and God is watching over what you do.
157. And if you are
killed in the cause of God or die, then a forgiveness from God and mercy is far
greater than all they can put together.
158. And if you die
or are killed, then to God you will be gathered.
159. It was a mercy
from God that you were soft towards them; had you been harsh and mean hearted,
they would have dispersed from you; so pardon them and ask forgiveness for
them, and consult them in the matter; but when you are convinced, then put your
trust in God; God loves those who trust.
160. If God grants
you victory then none can defeat you, and if He abandons you then who can grant
you victory after Him? And towards God the believers should put their trust.
161. It was not for
any prophet that he should embezzle, and he who embezzles will be brought with
what he has embezzled on the Day of Resurrection, then every soul will be given
what it has earned without being wronged.
162. Is one who
follows the pleasure of God, as one who draws the wrath of God and whose abode
is Hell? What a miserable destiny!
163. They are
grades with God, and God is seer of what they do.
164. God Has
bestowed favour upon the believers by sending them a messenger from amongst
themselves reciting His revelations and bettering them and teaching them the
Scripture and the wisdom, and they were before in manifest darkness.
165. It was when
defeat struck you; while you were defeated twice similarly; you said: “Where is
this coming from?” Say: “It is from yourselves.” God is capable of all things.
166. And what you
suffered on the day the two hosts met was by God’s leave, and to let the
believers know.
167. And to let
those who are hypocrites know, that they were told: “Come fight in the cause of
God or defend,” they said: “If we knew how to fight we would have followed
you.” They are closer to disbelief then they are to belief. They say with their
mouths what is not in their hearts, and God is aware of what they conceal.
168. Those who
remained and said to their brothers: “If they obeyed us they would not have
been killed.” Say: “Then avert death away from yourselves if you are truthful!”
169. And do not
think that those who are killed in the sake of God are dead. No, they are alive
at their Lord receiving a bounty.
170. Happy with
what God Has granted them from His favour, and they rejoice for those who have
yet to follow after them. There is no fear over them nor do they grieve.
171. They rejoice
with God’s bounty and favour; God will not waste the reward of the believers.
172. Those who have
answered God and the messenger after they were afflicted with wounds. For those
of them who did good and were righteous is a great reward.
173. The ones who
the people said to them: “The people have gathered against you, so be fearful
of them,” but it only increased their faith and they said: “God is enough for
us, and He is the best to put our trust in.”
174. So they came
back with a reward from their Lord and a bounty, no harm would touch them. And
they had followed the pleasure of God, and God is the One with great pleasure.
175. It is only the
devil trying to create fear for his allies, so do not fear them, but fear Me if
you are believers.
176. And do not be
saddened by those who rush into disbelief. They will not harm God in the least.
God does not wish to make for them any share in the Hereafter, and they will
have a painful retribution.
177. Those who have
purchased rejection with belief will not harm God in the least, and they will
have a painful retribution.
178. And let not
those who reject think that We are providing for them out of the goodness of
themselves. We are only providing for them so that they may increase in
transgression, and they will have a humiliating retribution.
179. God was not to
leave the believers as they were without distinguishing the rotten from the
good. And God was not to let you know the future, but God chooses from His
messengers whom He wishes; so believe in God and His messengers. And if you
believe and are righteous, then you will have a great reward.
180. And let not
those who are stingy with what God Has given them of His bounty think that it
is good for them, no, it is evil for them. They will be surrounded by what they
were stingy with on the Day of Resurrection. And to God will be the inheritance
of the heavens and the earth; and God is Expert over what you do.
181. God Has heard
the words of those who said: “God is poor and we are rich!” We will record what
they have said and their killing of the prophets without just cause; and We
will say: “Taste the retribution of the Fire!”
182. This is for
what their hands have brought forth, and God does not wrong the servants.
183. Those who
said: “God Has pledged to us that we should not believe in a messenger unless
he brings us an offering which the fire will not devour.” Say: “Messengers have
come to you before me with clarity and with what you have said, so why did you
kill them if you were truthful?”
184. If they reject
you, then messengers before you were also rejected; they came with clarity and
the Psalms, and the Scripture of enlightenment.
185. Every soul
will taste death, and you will be recompensed your wages on the Day of
Resurrection. Whoever is swayed from the Fire and entered into Paradise, he has
indeed won. This worldly life is nothing more than the enjoyment of vanity.
186. We will test
you in your wealth and in yourselves, and you will hear from those who have
been given the Scripture from before you and from those who set-up partners
much annoyance.
187. And God took
the covenant of those who were given the Scripture: “You will make it clear to
the people and not conceal it.” But they threw it behind their backs and
purchased with it a cheap price. Miserable indeed is what they have purchased.
188. Do not think
that those who are happy with what they have been given, and they love to be
praised for what they did not do; do not think they are saved from the
punishment. For them is a painful retribution.
189. And to God is
the sovereignty of heavens and earth, and God is capable of all things.
190. In the
creation of heavens and earth, and the difference between night and day, are
signs for those with understanding.
191. Those who
remember God while standing, and sitting, and on their sides, and they ponder
in the creation of the heavens and the earth: “Our Lord you did not create this
without purpose, be You glorified, spare us the retribution of the Fire!”
192. “Our Lord,
whoever You admit to the Fire has been disgraced. The wicked will have no
supporters.”
193. “Our Lord, we
have heard a caller inviting to the faith: “Believe in your Lord,” so we have
believed. Our Lord forgive us our evil deeds and remit our sins, and take us
with the obedient ones.”
194. “Our Lord, and
grant us what You have promised through Your messengers, and do not embarrass
us on the Day of Resurrection. You do not break the promise.”
195. Their Lord
answered them: “I do not waste the work of any worker from among you, be you
male or female, you are all as each other. For those who emigrated and were
driven-out from their homes and were harmed in My cause, and they fought and
were killed, I will remit for them their sins and admit them to paradises with
rivers flowing beneath; a reward from God; and God Has the best reward.”
196. Do not be
deceived by the success of those who disbelieved throughout the land.
197. A brief
enjoyment, then their abode is Hell. What a miserable abode!
198. As for those
who revere their Lord, they will have paradises with rivers flowing beneath,
eternally they reside in it as a dwelling from God. What is with God is better
for the obedient.
199. And from the
people of the Scripture are those who believe in God and what was sent down to
you and what was sent down to them; fearful to God, they do not purchase with
His revelations a cheap price. These will have their reward with their Lord.
God is quick in reckoning.
200. O you who
believe, be patient and call for patience, and bond together and revere God
that you may succeed.
Chapter-4
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. O people, be
aware of your Lord who has created you from one soul and He created from it its
mate and sent forth from it many men and women; and be aware of God whom you
ask about, and the relatives. God is watcher over you.
2. And give the
orphans their money, and do not replace the good with the bad, and do not
consume their money to your money; for truly it is a great sin!
3. And if you
fear that you cannot be just to the orphans, then marry off those whom you see
fit of the women by two’s and three’s and four’s. But if you fear you will not
be fair, then only one, or those who are your dependants. This is best that you
do not face poverty.
4. And give the
women their property willingly, and if they remit any of it to you of their own
will, then you may take it with good feelings.
5. And do not
give the immature ones their money that God Has entrusted to you, and spend on
them from it and clothe them, and speak to them in goodness.
6. And test the
orphans until they reach the age of marriage, then if you determine in them
sound judgment, then pay them their money, and do not deliberately consume it
wastefully nor quickly before they grow up. And whoever is rich, then let him
not claim anything, and if he is poor then let him consume only in goodness. If
you pay to them their money, then make a witness for them, and God is enough
for Reckoning.
7. For the men is
a portion from what the parents and the relatives left behind, and for the
women is a portion from what the parents and relatives left behind, be it
little or much; a forced portion.
8. And if the
distribution is attended by the relatives and the orphans and the needy, then
you shall give them part of it and say to them a kind saying.
9. And what if it
was them who had left behind them a weak progeny, would they not be concerned
for them? Let them revere God and let them say what is appropriate.
10. Those who
consume the money of the orphans illicitly, in fact they are consuming fire in
their bellies, and they will endure the Blaze.
11. God directs
you regarding the inheritance of your children: “To the male shall be as that
given to two females. If they are only females and more than two, then they
will have two thirds of what is inherited. And if there is only one female,
then she will have one half, and to his parents each one of them one sixth of
what is inherited if he has children. If he has no children and his parents are
the heirs, then to his mother is one third; if he has siblings then to his
mother is one sixth. All after a will is carried through or a debt. Your
parents and your children, you do not know which is closer to you in benefit, a
directive from God, God is Knowledgeable, Wise.”
12. And for you is
half of what your wives leave behind if they have no children; but if they have
a child then to you is one quarter of what they leave behind. All after a will
is carried through or a debt. And to them is one quarter of what you leave
behind if you have no child; but if you have a child then to them is one eighth
of what you leave behind. All after a will is carried through or a debt. And if
a man or a woman has no one, but has a brother or sister, then to each one of them
is one sixth, but if they are more than this then they are to share in one
third. All after a will is carried through or a debt, which does not cause
harm. A directive from God, and God is Knowledgeable, Compassionate.
13. These are
God’s limits, and whoever obeys God and His messenger, He will admit him to
gardens with rivers flowing beneath, eternally abiding therein. This is the
greatest victory.
14. And whoever
disobeys God and His messenger, and transgresses His limits, He will admit him
to a Fire in which he abides eternally, and he will have a humiliating
retribution.
15. And the two
women who commit lewdness, you shall bring four witnesses over them from
amongst you; if they bear witness, then you shall restrict them in the homes until
death takes them, or God makes for them a way out.
16. And the two
men who commit it from amongst you, then you shall annoy them. If they repent
and amend, then leave them alone. God is Redeemer, Merciful.
17. Repentance is
only for those who commit sin out of ignorance and then repent soon after;
these will be forgiven by God, God is Knowledgeable, Wise.
18. And there will
be no repentance for those who commit sin until death comes upon one of them,
then he says: “I repent now!”, nor for those who die while they are
disbelievers. To those We have prepared a painful retribution.
19. O you who
believe, it is not lawful for you to inherit the women by force, nor that you
become harsh with them to take away some of what you have given them, unless
they commit a clear lewdness. And live with them in kindness. If you dislike
them, then perhaps you may dislike something and God makes in it much good.
20. And if you
wish to replace one wife instead of another, and you have given one of them a
large amount, then do not take anything from it. Would you take it by falsehood
while it is clearly a sin?
21. And how can
you take it when you have become intimate with each other, and the women have
taken from you a strong covenant.
22. And do not
marry what your fathers had married from the women, except what has already
been done. It is a lewdness, and an abhorrence, and a bad path.
23. Forbidden for
you are your mothers, and your daughters, and your sisters, and your fathers'
sisters, and your mothers' sisters, and the daughters of your brother, and the
daughters of your sister, and your foster mothers who suckled you, and your
sisters from suckling, and the mothers of your wives, and your step-daughters
residing in your homes from your wives which you have already consummated the
marriage with; if you have not consummated the marriage then there is no sin
upon you; and the wives of your sons that are from your seed, and that you
would make succession between two sisters except what has already been done.
God is Forgiving, Merciful.
24. And the
already married from the women, except those who become widowed; God’s
scripture is over you; and permitted for you is what is beyond this, if you are
seeking with your money to be protected and not for illicit sex. As for those
whom you have already had joy with them, then you shall give them their wage as
an obligation. There is no sin upon you for what you agree to after the
obligation. God is Knowledgeable, Wise.
25. And whoever of
you cannot afford to marry the believing independent women, then from the still
dependant believing young women. God is more aware of your faith, some of you
to each other. You shall marry them with the permission of their parents and
give them their wage in kindness; to be protected, not for illicit sex or
taking lovers. If they become protected, then any of them who comes with
lewdness shall have half the punishment of what is for the independent women of
the retribution. This is for those who fear hardship from among you. But if you
are patient it is better for you, and God is Forgiver, Merciful.
26. God wants to
make clear for you and guide you to the ways of those before you, and pardon
you, and God is Knowledgeable, Wise.
27. And God wants to
pardon you, but those who follow their lusts want that you would be diverted
into a great diversion.
28. God wants to
make easy for you; and mankind was created weak.
29. O you who
believe, do not consume your money between you unjustly, except through a trade
which is mutually agreed by you. And do not kill yourselves; God is Merciful
towards you.
30. And whoever
does so out of animosity and wickedness, We will cast him to a Fire; and this
for God is very easy.
31. If you avoid
the major sins that you are forbidden against, then We will cancel your
existing sins and admit you to a generous entrance.
32. And do not
envy what God Has favoured some of you over others. For the men is a portion of
what they gained, and for the women is a portion of what they gained. And ask
God from His favour, God is knowledgeable over all things.
33. And for each
We have made inheritors for what was left behind by the parents and the
relatives. And those whom are dependant on you, you shall give them their
portion. God is witness over all things.
34. The men are to
support the women by what God Has gifted them over one another and for what
they spend of their money. The upright women who are attentive, and keep
private the personal matters for what God keeps watch over. As for those women
from whom you fear a desertion, then you shall advise them, and abandon them in
the bedchamber, and separate from them; if they obey you, then do not seek a
way over them; God is High, Great.
35. And if you
fear a split between them, then send a judge from his family and a judge from
hers. If they want to reconcile, then God will bring them together. God is
Knowledgeable, Expert.
36. And serve God
and do not set-up anything with Him, and be kind to the parents, and the
relatives, and the needy, and the neighbour who is of kin, and the neighbour
next door, and the friend far away, and the traveller, and those who are still
dependent. God does not like the arrogant, the boastful.
37. Those who are stingy
and order the people to stinginess, and they conceal what God Has given them
from His bounty. We have prepared for these disbelievers a painful retribution.
38. And those who
spend their money to show-off to the people, and they do not believe in God or
the Last Day. And whoever has the devil as his companion, then what a miserable
companion!
39. What would
bother them if they believed in God and the Last Day and spent from God’s
provisions? God is aware of them.
40. Indeed, God
does not wrong an atom’s weight; and if it is good He will double it. And He
grants from Himself a great reward.
41. How is it then
when We bring forth from every nation a witness, and bring you as a witness
over these?
42. On that Day
those who rejected and disobeyed the messenger will wish that the earth would
swallow them; but they cannot hide anything said from God.
43. O you who
believe, do not come near the assembly while you are drunk, until you know what
you are saying. Nor dirty, except for travellers, until you wash. And if you
are ill or traveling or one of you has excretion or you had sexual contact with
the women, and could not find water: then you shall make ablution with clean
soil by wiping your faces and hands. God is Pardoning, Forgiving.
44. Did you not
see those who have been given a portion of the Scripture? They purchased
straying, and they want you to stray from the path.
45. God is fully
aware of your enemies; and God is enough as a supporter, and God is enough as a
victor.
46. From amongst
the Jews there are those who take the words out of context, and they say: “We
hear and disobey, and listen but let not any listen, and shepherd us,” in a
twisting of their tongues and as a mockery of the system! And had they said:
“We hear and obey, and listen, and watch over us,” it would have been better
for them and more upright; but God Has cursed them for their disbelief, they do
not believe except very little.
47. O you who have
received the Scripture, believe in what We have sent down authenticating what
is with you, before We cast down faces and turn them on their backs or curse
them as the people of the Sabbath were cursed. And God’s will is always done.
48. God does not
forgive that partners be set-up with Him, and He forgives what is beside that
for whom He wills. Whoever sets-up partners with God Has indeed invented a
great sin.
49. Did you not
see those who boast about themselves? No, it is God who promotes whom He wills,
and they will not be wronged in the least.
50. See how they
invent upon God the lies; is that not enough as a clear sin?
51. Did you not
see those who were given a portion of the Scripture, they believe in witchcraft
and evil, and they say to those who disbelieved: “You are better guided than
those who believed the path.”
52. These are the
ones whom God Has cursed, and whoever God curses, you will not find for him a
victor.
53. Or would they
have a portion of the sovereignty? If so, then they would not give the people a
speck.
54. Or do they
envy the people for what God Has given them of His bounty? We have given the
descendants of Abraham the Scripture and the wisdom; We have given them a great
kingship.
55. Some of them
believed in it, and some of them turned from it. In Hell will be enough flames.
56. Those who have
rejected Our signs, We will admit them to a Fire. Every time their skins are
cooked, We replace them with other skin that they may taste the retribution.
God is Noble, Wise.
57. And those who
believe and do good, We will admit them to gardens with rivers flowing beneath,
eternally they abide therein, in it they will have pure mates, and We will
admit them in a vast shade.
58. God orders you
to deliver anything you have been entrusted with to its owners. And if you
judge between the people, then you shall judge with justice. It is always the
best that God prescribes for you. God is Hearer, Seer.
59. O you who
believe, obey God and obey the messenger and those entrusted amongst you. But
if you dispute in any matter, then you shall refer it to God and His messenger
if you believe in God and the Last Day. That is better and more suitable for
knowing.
60. Did you not
see those who claimed they believed in what was sent down to you and what was
sent before you? They wanted to seek judgment using evil, while they were
ordered to reject it. It is the devil who wants to lead them far astray.
61. And if they
are told: “Come to what God Has sent down and to the messenger,” you see the
hypocrites turning away from you strongly.
62. Why then, when
a tragedy befalls them for what their hands have brought forth do they come to
you swearing by God that they only wanted to do good and reconcile?
63. These are a
people whom God knows what is in their hearts, so turn away from them and
advise them, and speak to their souls with a clear saying.
64. We do not send
a messenger except to be obeyed by God’s leave. And had they come to you when
they had wronged themselves and sought God’s forgiveness, and the messenger
sought forgiveness for them, they would have then found God to be Pardoning,
Merciful.
65. No, by your
Lord, they will not believe until they make you judge in what they dispute with
each other, then they will not find in their souls any animosity for what you
have decided, and they will give-in completely.
66. And had We
decreed for them: “Kill yourselves,” or “Leave your land,” they would not have
done so except for a few of them. And if they had done what they were advised
with, it would have been better for them and helped to strengthen them.
67. Then We would
have given them from Us a great reward.
68. And We would
have guided them to a Straight Path.
69. And whoever
obeys God and the messenger will be among those whom God Has blessed from the
prophets and the truthful and the martyrs and the upright. What an excellent
companionship!
70. That is the
bounty from God; and God knows what is best.
71. O you who
believe, take your precaution by going out in clusters, or going out all
together.
72. And from among
you will be those that would lag behind, so that if disaster afflicts you he
would say: “God Has blessed me that I was not a martyr with them!”
73. And if favour
from God benefits you, he will speak as if there had been affection between you
and him: “Oh, I wish I had been with them so I would win a great prize.”
74. Let those who
seek to purchase the Hereafter rather than this world fight in the cause of
God. And whoever fights in the cause of God and is killed or attains victory,
then We will grant him a great reward.
75. And why do you
not fight in the cause of God, when the weak amongst the men and women and
children say: “Our Lord, bring us out of this town whose people are wicked, and
grant us from Yourself a Supporter, and grant us from Yourself a Victor!”
76. Those who
believe fight in the cause of God, while those who reject fight in the cause of
evil; so fight the supporters of the devil, for the planning of the devil is
weak.
77. Did you not
see those who were told: “Restrain yourselves, and hold the assembly, and
contribute towards betterment.” But when fighting was decreed for them, a group
of them feared the people as much as they feared God or even more so. And they
said: “Our Lord, why did You decree fighting for us?, if only You would delay
for us till another time.” Say: “The enjoyment of this world is little, and the
Hereafter is far better for those who are aware; you will not be wronged in the
least.”
78. Wherever you
may be, death will find you, even if you are in fortified towers. If any good
befalls them, they say: “This is from God,” and if any bad befalls them, they
say: “This is from you!” Say: “All is from God;” what is wrong with these
people, they barely understand anything said!
79. Any good that
befalls you is from God, and any bad that befalls you is from yourself. We have
sent you as a messenger to the people and God is enough as a witness.
80. Whoever obeys
the messenger has obeyed God; and whoever turns away, We have not sent you as a
guardian over them.
81. And they say:
“Obedience,” but when they emerge from you a group of them prepares for other
that what you have said, and God records what they planned. So turn away from
them and put your trust in God. God is enough for your trust.
82. Do they not
reflect on the Quran? If it was from any other than God they would have found
it very different.
83. And if any
matter regarding security, or fear, comes to them they make it publicly known,
but if they had referred it to the messenger and to those entrusted from them
then it would have been known by those who studied it from them. And had it not
been for God’s grace upon you and His mercy, you would have followed the devil,
except for a few.
84. So fight in
the cause of God; you are not responsible except for yourself. And enjoin the
believers: “Perhaps God will put a stop to the might of those who disbelieved.”
And God is far Mightier and far more Punishing.
85. Whoever
intercedes a good intercession, he will have a reward of it; and whoever
intercedes an evil intercession, he will receive a share of it. And God Has
control over all things.
86. And if you are
greeted with a greeting, then return an even better greeting or return the
same. God is Reckoning over all things.
87. God, there is
no god but He. He will gather you for the Day of Resurrection in which there is
no doubt. Who is more truthful in saying than God?
88. What is the
matter with you that you are divided into two groups over the hypocrites, while
God Has regressed them for what they have earned? Do you want to guide those
whom God misguides? Whoever God causes to be misguided, you will never find for
him a way.
89. They hope that
you would reject as they rejected, then you would be the same. Do not take any
of them as allies until they emigrate in the cause of God. If they turn away,
then take them and kill them where you find them; and do not take from them any
ally or supporter.
90. Except for
those who reach a people between whom you have a covenant, or if they come to
you with a reluctance in their chests to fight you or to fight their own
people. Had God willed He would have given them strength and they would have
fought you. But if they retire from you, and did not fight you, and they offer
you peace; then God does not make for you a way against them.
91. You will find
others who want to be safe amongst you and safe amongst their own people. Every
time they are returned to the test, they fall back in it. If they do not
withdraw from you, and offer you peace, and restrain their hands, then you
shall take them and kill them where you find them. For these We have given you
a clear authority.
92. And it is not
for a believer to kill another believer except by accident. And whoever kills a
believer by accident, then he shall set free a believing slave, and give
compensation to the family; except if they remit it. If he was from a people
who are enemies to you, and he was a believer, then you shall set free a
believing slave. And if he was from a people between whom you had a covenant,
then a compensation to his family, and set free a believing slave. Whoever does
not find, then the fasting of two months sequentially as a repentance from God;
God is Knowledgeable, Wise.
93. And whoever
kills a believer intentionally, then his reward shall be Hell, eternally
abiding therein, and God will be angry with him, and curse him, and for him is
prepared a great retribution.
94. O you who
believe, if you attack in the cause of God then make a clear declaration, and
do not say to those who greet you with peace: “You are not a believer!” You are
seeking the vanity of this world; but with God are many riches. That is how you
were before, but God favoured you, so make a clear declaration. God is expert
over what you do.
95. Not equal are
those who stayed behind from the believers; except those disabled; with those
who strived in the cause of God with their money and lives. God Has preferred
those who strive with their money and lives over those who stayed behind by a
grade; and to both God Has promised goodness; and God Has preferred the
strivers over those who stay by a great reward.
96. Grades from
Him and forgiveness and a mercy. God is Forgiving, Merciful.
97. Those whom the
Angels take, while they had wronged their souls; they said: “What situation
were you in?”, they said: “We were oppressed on earth.” They said: “Was God’s
earth not wide enough that you could emigrate in it?” To these their abode will
be Hell; what a miserable destiny!
98. Except for
those who were oppressed from the men, women, and children who could not devise
a plan nor could be guided to a way.
99. For these,
perhaps God will pardon them. God is Pardoner, Forgiving.
100. Whoever
emigrates in the cause of God will find in the land many spoils and a bounty.
And whoever leaves his home emigrating to God and His messenger, then is
overcome by death; his reward has fallen to God, and God is Forgiving,
Merciful.
101. And if you are
on the offensive in the land, then there is no harm that you make the assembly
brief, if you fear that the disbelievers will try you. The disbelievers are to
you a clear enemy.
102. And if you are
with them and you hold the assembly for them, then let a group from amongst
them stand with you and let them take their weapons; and when they have
submitted then let them stand guard behind you; and let a group who has not yet
assembled come and assemble with you, and let them be wary and take their
weapons with them. The rejecters hope that you would neglect your weapons and
goods so they can come upon you in one blow. There is no sin upon you if there
is harm to you from rain, or if you are ill, that you put down your weapons,
but be wary. God Has prepared for the rejecters a humiliating retribution.
103. So when you
are done with the assembly, then remember God while standing, or sitting, or on
your sides. Then, when you are relieved, you shall hold the assembly.
Certainly, the assembly for the believers is a scheduled book.
104. And do not
falter in the pursuit of the remaining group. If you are feeling pain, then
they are also feeling pain as you are; and you seek from God what they do not
seek. God is Knowledgeable, Wise.
105. We have
revealed to you the Scripture with truth that you may judge between the people
by that which God Has shown you, and do not be an advocate for the treacherous.
106. And seek forgiveness
from God; God is Forgiver, Merciful.
107. And do not
argue on behalf of those who betray themselves. God does not like those who are
betrayers, sinners.
108. They may
conceal this from the people, but they do not conceal it from God, and He was
with them when they schemed what He does not approve of to be said. God is
Encompassing what they do.
109. Here you are
arguing on their behalf in this world, but who will argue on their behalf with
God on the Day of Resurrection? or who will be their sponsor?
110. And whoever
does any evil, or wrongs himself, then seeks God’s forgiveness; he will find
God Forgiving, Merciful.
111. And whoever
earns any sin, then he has brought it on himself. And God is Knowledgeable,
Wise.
112. And whoever
does a mistake or wrongdoing, then blames it on an innocent person; he has
incurred falsehood and a clear sin.
113. And had it not
been for God’s favour upon you and His mercy, when a group of them were
insistent on misguiding you; they would not have misguided except themselves,
nor would they harm you in anything. And God Has sent down to you the Scripture
and the wisdom, and He has taught you that which you did not know. God’s grace
upon you is great.
114. There is no
good in most of what they desire, except whoever orders a charity or kindness
or reconciliation between the people. And whoever does this seeking God’s
favour, We will give him a great reward.
115. And whoever is
hostile to the messenger after the guidance has been made clear to him, and he
follows other than the path of the believers; We will grant him what he has
sought and deliver him to Hell; what a miserable destination.
116. God does not
forgive to have partners set-up with Him, but He forgives other than that for
whom He pleases. Whoever sets-up partners with God has indeed strayed a far
straying.
117. They are only
calling on females beside God. Indeed, they are only calling on a persistent
devil.
118. God Has cursed
him; and he had said: “I will take from Your servants a sizeable portion.”
119. “And I will
misguide them and make them desire, and I will command them, so that they will
mark the ears of the livestock, and I will command them so they will make
change to God’s creation.” Whoever takes the devil as a supporter other than
God, then he has indeed lost a great loss.
120. He promises
them and makes them desire, but what the devil promises them is only vanity.
121. For these,
their abode shall be Hell, they will find no escape from it.
122. As for those
who believe and do good work, We will admit them gardens with rivers flowing
beneath, eternally they will abide therein. God’s promise is truth; and who is
more truthful in saying than God?
123. It will not be
by what you desire, nor by what the people of the Scripture desire. Whoever
works evil, he will be paid by it; and he will not find for himself besides
than God any supporter or victor.
124. And whoever
works good be he male or female, and he is a believer, then these will be
admitted to Paradise, and they will not be wronged in the least.
125. And who is
better in the system than one who surrenders himself to God, and is a good
doer, and he followed the creed of Abraham in monotheism? And God Has taken
Abraham as a friend.
126. And to God is
what is in heavens and in the earth; God is Encompassing over all things.
127. And they seek
a ruling regarding the women, say: “God will give you a ruling regarding them
and what is being recited to you in the Scripture regarding the female orphans
whom you wish to marry off, but have not given them what was decreed for them;
as well as the weak from the children: That you stand for the orphans in
equality.” Whatever good you do, then God is aware of it.
128. And if a woman
fears from her husband desertion, or ill-treatment, then there is no sin for
them to reconcile between themselves; and reconciliation is good. And the souls
are brought by need. And if you are kind and do right, then God is expert over
what you do.
129. And you will
not be able to be fair regarding the women even if you make every effort; so do
not sway too greatly and leave her as one hanging in a void. And if you
reconcile and do right, then God is Forgiving, Merciful.
130. And if they
separate, then God will provide for each of them from His bounty. God is Vast,
Wise.
131. And to God is
what is in the heavens and the earth; and We have recommended to those who were
given the Scripture before you, and you, to be aware of God. And if you reject,
then to God is all that is in heavens and in earth; God is Rich, Praiseworthy.
132. And to God is
all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth; and God is enough as a
Caretaker.
133. O you people,
if He wills, He could make all of you cease to exist; then He would bring
others in your place. God is most capable to do this.
134. Whoever seeks
the reward of this world, then with God is the reward of this world and the
Hereafter. God is Hearing, Watchful.
135. O you who
believe, stand with justice as witnesses to God, even if against yourselves, or
the parents or the relatives. Even if he be rich or poor, God is more worthy of
them, so do not follow your desires from being just. And if you twist or turn
away, then God is Expert over what you do.
136. O you who
believe; believe in God and His messenger, and the Scripture which was sent
down to His messenger, and the Scripture that was sent before. And whoever
rejects God, and His Angels, and His Scriptures, and His messengers, and the
Last Day; then he has strayed a far straying.
137. Those who
believe, then reject, then believe, then reject, then they increase in
rejection; God was neither to forgive them nor to guide them to the path.
138. Give news to
the hypocrites that they will have a painful retribution.
139. Those who take
the rejecters as allies instead of the believers: “Do they seek glory with
them?” All glory belongs to God.
140. And it has
been sent down to you in the Scripture, that if you hear God’s revelations
being rejected and ridiculed in, then do not sit with them until they move on
to a different subject; if not, then you are like them. God will gather the
hypocrites and the disbelievers in Hell all together.
141. Those who
linger and observe you, if you have a victory from God they say: “Were we not
with you?” And if the rejecters have success, they say: “Did we not side with
you and deter the believers from you?” God will judge between you on the Day of
Resurrection, and God will not grant the rejecters any success over the
believers.
142. The hypocrites
seek to deceive God, while He is deceiving them; and if they attend to the
assembly, they do so lazily, only to show the people; they do not remember God
except very little.
143. They are
swaying in-between, neither belonging to this group nor to that group. Whoever
God will misguide, you will not find for him a way.
144. O you who
believe, do not take the rejecters as allies instead of the believers. Do you
want God to have a reason against you?
145. The hypocrites
will be in the lowest level of the Fire; and you will not find for them a
victor.
146. Except those
who repent, and amend, and hold fast to God, and purify their system to God;
then these will be with the believers. And God will grant the believers a great
reward.
147. What would God
want with your punishment if you were only thankful and believed? God is
Appreciative, Knowledgeable.
148. God does not
like that any negative sayings be publicized, except if one is wronged. God is
Hearer, Knowledgeable.
149. If you reveal
what is good or hide it, or forgive what is bad, then God is Pardoner, Capable.
150. Those who
rejected God and His messengers, and they want to make a distinction between
God and His messengers, and they say: “We believe in some and reject some!”,
and they desire to take a path in-between.
151. These are the
true rejecters; and We have prepared for the rejecters a humiliating retribution.
152. And those who
believe in God and His messengers and do not make a distinction between any of
them, We will give them their rewards. And God is Forgiving, Merciful.
153. The people of
the Scripture ask you to bring down to them a scripture from the heavens. They
had asked Moses for even more than that, for they said: “Let us see God
plainly!”, so the lightning bolt took them for their wickedness. Then they took
the calf after the clarity had come to them, and We pardoned them for this; We
gave Moses a clear authority.
154. And We raised
the mount above them for the covenant they took, and We said to them: “Enter
the gate in submission,” and We said to them: “Do not transgress the Sabbath,”
and We took from them a solemn covenant.
155. So, for the
breaking of their covenant, and their rejection of God’s signs, and their
killing of the prophets without justice, and their saying: “Our hearts are
layered over.” Indeed, God Has stamped upon their hearts because of their
rejection; they do not believe, except for a few.
156. And for their
rejection and them saying about Mary a great falsehood.
157. And their
saying: “We have killed the Messiah Jesus the son of Mary, the messenger of
God!” They did not kill him, nor did they crucify him, but it appeared to them
as if they had. Those who dispute are in doubt of him, they have no knowledge
except to follow conjecture; they did not kill him for a certainty.
158. For God raised
him to Himself; and God is Noble, Wise.
159. And from the
people of the Scripture are few who would have believed in him before his
death, and on the Day of Resurrection he will be witness against them.
160. Because of the
wickedness from those who are Jews, We made forbidden to them the good things
that were lawful to them; and for their deterring many from the path of God.
161. And for them
taking financial interest when they were told not to, and for them consuming
peoples money unjustly. We have prepared for the disbelievers amongst them a painful
retribution.
162. But those of
them who are firm in knowledge, as well as the believers, they believe in what
was sent down to you and what was sent down before you; and those who hold the
assembly, and those who contribute towards betterment, and those who believe in
God and the Last Day; to these We will give them their reward greatly.
163. We have
inspired you as We have inspired Noah and the prophets after him. And We
inspired Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the Patriarchs, and
Jesus, and Job, and Jonah, and Aaron, and Solomon; and We have given David the
Psalms.
164. And messengers
of whom We have narrated to you from before, and messengers We have not
narrated to you; and God spoke to Moses directly.
165. Messengers who
were bearers of good news and warners, so that there will be no excuse for the
people with God after the messengers. God is Noble, Wise.
166. But God bears
witness for what He has sent down to you with His knowledge, and the Angels
bear witness; and God is enough as a witness.
167. Those who have
rejected and turned away from the path of God, they have strayed a far
straying.
168. Those who have
rejected and did wrong, God was not to forgive them, nor guide them to a path.
169. Except to the
path of Hell, in it they will abide eternally. For God this is very easy.
170. O people, a
messenger has come to you with truth from your Lord, so believe; that is better
for you. And if you disbelieve, then to God is what is in heavens and earth.
And God is Knowledgeable, Wise.
171. O people of
the Scripture, do not overstep in your system, nor say about God except the
truth. Jesus the son of Mary was no more than God’s messenger and His word
which He delivered to Mary, and a spirit from Him. So believe in God and His
messengers, and do not say: “Trinity.” Cease, for it is better for you. God is
only One god, be He glorified that He should have a son! To Him is all that is
in the heavens and what is in the earth. God is enough as a caretaker.
172. The Messiah is
not too proud to be a servant to God, nor are the Angels who are close to Him.
Whoever is too proud from His service, and is arrogant, then He will gather
them all towards Him together.
173. As for those
who believe and do good works, He will give them their rewards and increase for
them from His bounty. And as for those who are too proud and arrogant, He will
punish them a painful retribution, and they will not find besides God any
supporter or victor.
174. O people, a
proof has come to you from your Lord, and We have sent down to you a guiding
light.
175. As for those
who believe in God and hold fast to Him, He will admit them in a mercy from Him
and a bounty, and He will guide them to Himself, a Straight Path.
176. They seek a
ruling from you, say: “God gives you the ruling for those who have no
descendants. If a person passes away and has no children but has a sister, then
she shall receive half of what he leaves behind. And he will inherit her fully
if she has no child. However, if he has two sisters, then they will receive two
thirds of what he left behind; and if he has brothers, male and female, then
the male shall receive twice what the female receives.” God makes clear to you
that you do not stray; God is aware of all things.
Chapter-5
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. O you who
believe, honour your contracts. Made lawful for you are all the animals of the
livestock, except that which is being recited to you, and what you are not
allowed to hunt of the game while you are under restriction. God decrees as He
pleases.
2. O you who
believe, do not violate God’s decrees, nor the restricted month, nor the
donations, nor what is regulated, nor the sanctuary made by the restricting
institution; for they are seeking a bounty from their Lord and a blessing. And
when it is permitted for you, then you may hunt. And let not the hatred of
another people; because they had barred you from the Restricted Temple; make
you aggress. And bond together in piety and righteousness, and do not bind
together in sin and aggression. And be aware of God, for God's retribution is
severe.
3. Forbidden to
you is that which is already dead, and the blood, and the meat of pig, and what
was sacrificed to other than God, and that which has been strangled, and that
which has been beaten to death, and that which has fallen from a height, and
that which has been gored, and that which the wild animals have eaten from
except what you managed to rescue, and what has been slaughtered on alters, and
what you divide by the arrows of chance. This is all vile. Today the rejecters
have given up from your system, so do not fear them, but fear Me. Today I have
perfected your system for you, and completed My blessings upon you, and I have
accepted surrender as the system for you. So, whoever is forced by severe
hunger and not seeking sin, then God is Forgiving, Merciful.
4. They ask you
what was made lawful to them, say: “All the good things have been made lawful
for you, and what the trained dogs and birds catch, you teach them from what
God teaches you.” So eat from what they have captured for you and mention God’s
name upon it, and be aware of God. God is quick in reckoning.
5. Today, the
good things have been made lawful to you, and the food of those who have been
given the Scripture is lawful for you, and your food is lawful for them; and
the independent from the believing women, and the independent from the people
of the Scripture before you, if you have given them their dowries, protected,
chaste, and not seeking to take lovers. And whoever rejects belief, then his
work has fallen, and in the Hereafter he is of the losers.
6. O you who
believe, if you rise to attend the assembly, then wash your faces and your
hands up to the elbows, and wipe your heads and your feet to the ankles; and if
you are filthy, then become clean; and if you are ill or traveling or you have
excreted, or you have sexually touched the women, and you could not find water,
then you shall do ablution from clean soil; you shall wipe your faces and your
hands. God does not want to make any hardship over you, but He wants to cleanse
you and to complete His blessings upon you that you may be appreciative.
7. And recall
God’s blessings over you and His covenant that He Has bound you with, for which
you have said: “We hear and obey,” and be aware of God; for God knows what is
inside the chests.
8. O you who
believe, stand for God and be witnesses for justice, and let not the hatred
towards a people make you avoid being just. Be just, for it is closer to
righteousness, and be aware of God. God is expert over what you do.
9. God Has
promised those who believe and do right that they will have forgiveness and a
great reward.
10. And those who
reject and deny Our revelations, they are the dwellers of Hell.
11. O you who
believe, recall God’s blessings upon you when a group desired to aggress
against you, and God restrained their hands from you. And reverence God. And in
God the believers should put their trust.
12. God Has taken
the covenant of the Children of Israel and sent from them twelve
representatives, and God said: “I am with you if you hold the assembly, and
contribute towards betterment, and believe in My messengers, and support them,
and give God a loan of righteousness; then I will cancel your sins and admit
you into gardens with rivers flowing beneath.” Whoever rejects after this from
you, then he has strayed from the path.
13. But because of
them breaking their covenant, We have cursed them, and made their hearts become
hardened; they take the words out of context; and they forgot much of what they
were reminded of. And you will still discover betrayal in them except for a
few; so pardon them and overlook; God loves the good doers.
14. And from those
who have said: “We are Nazarenes,” We have taken their covenant and they have
forgotten much of what they were reminded of; so We planted between them
animosity and hatred till the Day of Resurrection; and God will inform them of
what they had done.
15. O people of
the Scripture, Our messenger has come to you to clarify for you much of what
you were hiding from the Scripture, and to pardon over much. A light has come
to you from God and a clarifying Book.
16. God guides
with it whoever follows His acceptance, to the ways of peace; and He brings
them out of the darkness and into the light by His leave; and He guides them to
a Straight Path.
17. Rejecters
indeed are those who have said: “God is the Messiah the son of Mary.” Say: “Who
has any power against God if He had wanted to destroy the Messiah son of Mary,
and his mother, and all who are on earth!” And to God is the sovereignty of
heavens and earth and all that is in-between; He creates what He pleases. God
is capable of all things.
18. And the Jews
and the Nazarenes said: “We are God’s children, and His loved ones.” Say: “Then
why does He punish you for your sins?” No, you are merely humans from what He
has created. He forgives whom He pleases, and He punishes whom He pleases. And
to God is the sovereignty of heavens and earth and all that is in-between, and
to Him is the destiny.
19. O people of
the Scripture, Our messenger has come to clarify for you after a lack of messengers;
so that you cannot say: “No bearer of good news or warner has come to us;” for
a bearer of good news and a warner has come to you; and God is capable of all
things.
20. And Moses said
to his people: “My people, remember God’s favour upon you that he made amongst
you prophets, and made you kings, and he gave you what He had not given any
from the worlds.”
21. “My people,
enter the holy land that God Has decreed for you, and do not turn your backs,
or you will become losers.”
22. They said: “O
Moses, in it are a mighty people, and we will not enter it until they leave. So
when they leave, then we will enter it.”
23. Two men who
were from among those that were aware; and God had bestowed upon both of them;
said: “Enter upon them through the gate, if you enter it then you will be the
victors; and put your trust in God if you are believers.”
24. They said: “O
Moses, we will never enter it as long as
they are in it, so go you and your Lord and fight, we will stay right here!”
25. He said: “My
Lord, I do not posses except myself and my brother, so separate between us and
between the wicked people.”
26. He said: “Then
it has become forbidden for them for forty years, and they will be lost in the
land.” Do not be sorrowful over the wicked people.
27. And recite for
them the news of Adam’s two sons in truth. They had both made an offering, and
it was accepted from one of them, and not accepted from the other. He said: “I
will kill you!”; he said: “God only accepts from the righteous.”
28. “If you
stretch your hand to kill me, I will not stretch my hand to kill you, for I
fear God, the Lord of the worlds.”
29. “I want you to
have both my sin as well as your own sin, and you will then be among the
dwellers of the Fire. Such is the reward of the wicked.”
30. So he found it
in himself to kill his brother; so he killed him. He thus became one of the
losers.
31. So God sent
forth a raven to scratch the land and show him how to deal with the wickedness
inflicted upon his brother. He said: “O my, am I not able to be like this raven
and deal with the wickedness inflicted upon my brother!” So he became of those
who regretted.
32. It is because
of this that We have decreed for the Children of Israel: “Anyone who kills a
person who has not committed murder, or who has not committed corruption in the
land; then it is as if he has killed all the people! And whoever spares a life,
then it is as if he has given life to all the people.” Our messengers had come
to them with clarification, but many of them are, after this, still corrupting
on the earth.
33. The recompense
of those who fight God and His messenger, and seek to make corruption in the
land, is that they will be killed or crucified or that their hands and feet be
cut off on alternate sides or that they be banished from the land; that is a
disgrace for them in this world and in the Hereafter they will have a great
retribution.
34. Except for
those who repent before you overpower them, then know that God is Forgiving,
Merciful.
35. O you who
believe, be aware of God and seek a way to Him, and strive in His cause; that
you may succeed.
36. Those who have
rejected, if they had all that is on earth and the same again with it to ransom
against the retribution of the Day of Resurrection, it will not be accepted
from them; and they will have a painful retribution.
37. They want to
get out of the Fire, but they can never leave it; and they will have a
permanent retribution.
38. The male
thief, and the female thief, you shall cut from their resources as a punishment
for their crime, and to serve as a deterrent from God. God is Almighty, Wise.
39. Whoever
repents after his wrongdoing and makes reparations, then God will accept his
repentance. God is Forgiving, Merciful.
40. Did you not
know that God possesses the sovereignty of heavens and earth. He punishes whom
He wills and He forgives whom He wills; and God is capable of all things.
41. O messenger,
do not be saddened by those who increase in disbelief from among those who
said: “We believe” with their mouths while their hearts did not believe. And
from among the Jews, there are those who listened to lies; they listened to
people who never came to you; they distort the words from their context, and
they say: “If you are given this, then take it, but if you are given anything
different, then beware!” And whoever God wants to test, then you will not
posses anything for him against God. These are the ones whose hearts God did
not want to cleanse; in this world they will have humiliation, and in the
Hereafter they will have a great retribution.
42. They listen to
lies, and consume money illicitly. If they come to you, then you may judge
between them or turn away from them; and if you turn away from them then they
cannot harm you in the least; and if you judge then judge between them with
justice. God loves those who are just.
43. And how can
they make you their judge when they have the Torah, in which is God’s judgment;
then they turn away after that. Those are not believers.
44. We have sent
down the Torah, in it is guidance and a light; the prophets who have
surrendered judged with it for those who are Jews, as well as the Rabbis, and
the Priests, for what they were entrusted of God’s Scripture, and they were
witness over. So do not fear the people but fear Me; and do not purchase with
My revelations a cheap price. And whoever does not judge with what God Has sent
down, then these are the rejecters.
45. And We have
decreed for them in it that a life for a life, and an eye for an eye, and a
nose for a nose, and an ear for an ear, and a tooth for a tooth, and wounds to
be similar; and whoever remits anything of it, then it will cancel sins for
him. And whoever does not judge by what God Has sent down, then these are the
wicked.
46. And We sent in
their footsteps Jesus the son of Mary, authenticating what was present with him
of the Torah. And We gave him the Injeel, in it is guidance and light, and to
authenticate what is present with him of the Torah, and a guidance and lesson
for the righteous.
47. And let the
people of the Injeel judge with what God has sent down in it. And whoever does
not judge by what God Has sent down, then these are the vile ones.
48. And We have sent
down to you the Scripture with truth, authenticating what is present of the
Scripture and superseding it. So judge between them by what God Has sent down,
and do not follow their desires from what has come to you of the truth. For
each of you We have made laws, and a structure; and had God willed, He would
have made you all one nation, but He tests you with what He has given you; so
strive to do good. To God you will return all of you, and He will inform you
regarding that in which you dispute.
49. And judge
between them by what God Has sent down, and do not follow their wishes, and
beware lest they divert you away from some of what God Has sent down to you. If
they turn away, then know that God wants to inflict them with some of their
sins; and most of the people are corrupt.
50. Is it the
judgment of the days of ignorance that they seek? Who is better than God as a
judge for a people that comprehend?
51. O you who
believe, do not take the Jews and the Nazarenes as allies, for they are allies to
one another; and whoever takes them as such from amongst you is one of them.
God does not guide the wicked people.
52. You will see
those who have a disease in their hearts hurrying to them, saying: “We fear
that a disaster will befall us!” Perhaps God will bring a victory or a decree
from Himself, then they will become regretful over what they had kept hidden
within themselves.
53. And those who
believe said: “Were these the ones who swore oaths by God that they are with
you?” Their works have collapsed, and they have become losers.
54. O you who
believe, whoever from among you turns away from His system, then God will bring
a people whom He loves and they love Him; humble towards the believers, proud
towards the rejecters; they strive in the cause of God and do not fear to be
blamed by those who blame. This is God’s grace, He bestows it upon whom He
wills; God is Encompassing, Knowledgeable.
55. For your
supporter is God and His messenger and those who believe, who hold the
assembly, and contribute towards betterment, while they are yielding.
56. And whoever
allies God and His messenger and those who believe; then the party of God are
the ones who will be victorious.
57. O you who
believe, do not take as allies those who have taken your system as fun and
games from among those who have been given the Scripture before you and the
rejecters. And be aware of God if you are believers.
58. And if you
call to the assembly, they take it as fun and games. That is because they are a
people who do not understand.
59. Say: “O people
of the Scripture, do you hate us simply because we believe in God and in what
was sent down to us and what was sent down before?” Alas, most of them are
vile.
60. Say: “Shall I
inform you of worse than this as a punishment from God? Those whom God cursed
and became angry at them, and He made from them apes and pigs and servants of
evil. Those have a worst place and are more astray from the right path.”
61. And if they
come to you they say: “We believe,” while they had entered in with rejection
and went out with the same. God is aware of what they were hiding.
62. And you see
many of them hasten to sin and transgression and consuming money illicitly.
Miserable indeed is what they were doing.
63. Did not the
Rabbis and Priests deter them for speaking evil and consuming money illicitly?
Miserable indeed is what they had done.
64. And the Jews
said: “The hand of God is tied-down!” Their hands will be tied-down, and they
will be cursed for what they have said. No, His hands are wide open spending as
He wills. And for many of them, what has been sent down to you will increase
them in rebellion and rejection; and We have cast between them animosity and
hatred until the Day of Resurrection. Every time they ignite the fire of war,
God puts it out; and they seek to make corruption in the land; and God does not
like the corrupters.
65. And if the
people of the Scripture only would have believed and been aware, We would have
cancelled for them their sins and admitted them to gardens of Paradise.
66. And if they
had upheld the Torah and the Injeel, and what was sent down to them from their
Lord, they would have been rewarded from above them and below their feet. From
among them is a pious nation, but most of them only do evil.
67. O messenger,
deliver what was sent down to you from your Lord, and if you do not then you
have not delivered His message; and God will protect you from the people. God
does not guide the disbelieving people.
68. Say: “O people
of the Scripture, you are not upon anything until you uphold the Torah and the
Injeel and what was sent down to you from your Lord.” And for many of them,
what was sent down to you from your Lord will only increase them in
transgression and rejection. So do not feel sorry for the rejecting
people.
69. “Those who
believe, and those who are Jewish, and the Converts, and the Nazarenes; whoever
of them believes in God and the Last Day and does good works, then they will
have nothing to fear nor will they grieve.”
70. We have taken
the covenant of the Children of Israel and We sent to them Our messengers.
Every time a messenger came to them with what their souls did not desire, a
group of them they would reject, and a group of them they would kill.
71. And they did
not consider it might be a test, so they were blind and deaf. But God would
have accepted the repentance from them; but many of them were still blind and
deaf. God is watcher over what they do.
72. Rejecters
indeed are those who have said: “God is the Messiah son of Mary!” And the
Messiah said: “O Children of Israel, serve God, my Lord and your Lord. Whoever
sets-up partners with God, then He will forbid Paradise for him, and his
destiny will be the Fire; and the wicked will have no supporters.”
73. Rejecters
indeed are those who have said: “God is a trinity!” There is no god but One
god. If they do not cease from what they are saying, then those who reject from
among them will be afflicted with a painful retribution.
74. Would they not
repent to God and seek His forgiveness? God is Forgiving, Merciful.
75. The Messiah
son of Mary, is no more than a messenger; like whom messengers have passed
away; and his mother was trustworthy, they used to eat the food. See how We
clarify the signs for them, then see how they deviate.
76. Say: “Do you
serve other than God what cannot harm you or benefit you?” God is the Hearer,
the Knower.
77. Say: “O
followers of the Scripture, do not overstep in your system other than the
truth, and do not follow the desires of a people who have been misguided
before, and they misguide many; and they strayed from the right path.”
78. Cursed are
those who have rejected from among the Children of Israel by the tongue of
David and Jesus son of Mary. That is for what they have disobeyed, and for what
they transgressed.
79. They would not
stop each other from doing sin. Wickedness is what they used to do.
80. You see many
of them allying the rejecters. Wicked is what their souls have provided for
them, for God’s wrath is upon them, and in the retribution they will abide.
81. And if they
had only believed in God and the prophet, and what was sent down to him, then
they would not have taken them as allies; but many of them are corrupt.
82. You will find
the people with greatest animosity towards those who believe are the Jews and
those who set-up partners; and you will find the closest in affection to those
who believe are those who said: “We are Nazarenes;” that is because amongst
them are Priests and Monks, and they are not arrogant.
83. And if they
hear what was sent down to the messenger you see their eyes flooding with
tears, for what they have known as the truth, they say: “Our Lord, we believe,
so record us with the witnesses.”
84. “And why
shouldn’t we believe in God and what has come to us of the truth? And we yearn
that our Lord admits us with the righteous people.”
85. So God
rewarded them for what they have said with paradises that have rivers flowing
beneath them, in them they shall abide; such is the reward of the good doers.
86. And those who
rejected and denied Our revelations; they are the dwellers of Hell.
87. O you who
believe, do not forbid the good things that God has made lawful to you, and do
not aggress; God does not like the aggressors.
88. And eat from
what He has provided for you, good and lawful; and be aware of God in whom you
believe.
89. God will not
hold you for your unintentional oaths, but He will hold you for what oaths you
have made binding; its cancellation shall be the feeding of ten poor from the
average of what you feed your family, or that you clothe them, or that you free
a slave; whoever cannot find shall fast for three days; this is a cancellation
for making your oaths when you swear. And be careful from making oaths. It is
such that God clarifies for you His revelations that you may be thankful.
90. O you who
believe, intoxicants, and gambling, and altars, and arrows of chance are tools
of affliction used by the devil. You shall avoid him so that you may be
successful.
91. The devil only
wants to cause strife between you through intoxicants and gambling, and to
repel you away from remembering God and from the assembly. Will you be
deterred?
92. And obey God
and obey the messenger, and be wary. If you turn away then know that it is the
duty of the messenger to deliver the clarity.
93. There is no
sin upon those who believe and do good works for what they eat if they are
aware and believe and do good work, then they are aware and believe, then they
are aware and do good; God loves the good doers.
94. O you who
believe, God will test you with some of the game for hunting coming within
reach of your hands and your spears, so that God will know who reveres Him when
unseen. Whoever aggresses after this, then he will have a painful retribution.
95. O you who
believe, do not kill any game while you are restricted; and whosoever of you
kills it deliberately, then the recompense is to value what was killed against
the livestock, which shall be judged by two equitable persons from you, and to
make such as a donation to reach the central authority. Or, its expiation shall
be in using it to feed the needy ones, while he abstains from it; that is to
suffer the results of his deed; God forgives what has past. And whosoever
returns, then God will seek vengeance from him. God is Noble, capable of
vengeance.
96. Lawful for you
is the catch of the sea, to eat it as enjoyment for you and for those who travel;
and forbidden for you is the catch of the land as long as you are under
restriction; and be aware of God to whom you will be gathered.
97. God Has made
the restricting institution to be the central authority, that will enforce for
the people, and for the restricted month, and for the donations, and for
regulation; that is so you know that God knows what is in heavens and what is
in earth, and that God is aware of all things.
98. Know that God
is powerful in retribution, and that God is Forgiving, Merciful.
99. The messenger
is only to deliver. And God knows what you reveal and what you conceal.
100. Say: “The bad
and the good are not equal, even if the abundance of the bad pleases you.” So
be aware of God, O you who have understanding, that you may succeed.
101. O you who
believe, do not ask about things which, if revealed to you, would harm you; and
if you ask about them after the Quran has been sent down, then they will become
clear to you. God pardons for them, and God is Forgiving, Compassionate.
102. A people
before you had asked the same, then they became rejecters in it.
103. God did not
institute any combination of livestock, nor livestock liberated for oaths, nor
ones that give twin births, nor a stallion freed from work; but the people who
rejected invented lies to God, and most of them do not understand.
104. And if they
are told: “Come to what God has sent down, and to the messenger;” they say: “We
are content with what we found our fathers doing.” What if their fathers did
not know anything nor were guided?
105. O you who
believe, you are responsible for yourselves; none who are misguided can harm
you if you are guided. To God is your return, all of you, and then He will
inform you of what you have done.
106. O you who
believe, witnessing a will if death is approaching to one of you shall be done
by two who are just amongst you. Or, if you have ventured out in the land, then
two others may suffice if death is approaching you; you will hold them after the
assembly, and let them swear by God if you have doubt: “We will not purchase
with it any price, even if he was a near relative, and we will not conceal the
testimony of God, or else we are then of the sinners.”
107. If it is then
found out that they had lied, then two others will take their place from those
who were present, and they will swear by God: “Our testimony is more truthful
than their testimony, and if we aggress, then we are of the wicked.”
108. This is best
so that they would bring the testimony on its face value, for fear that their
oaths would be discarded after being made. And be aware of God, and listen; God
does not guide the wicked people.
109. The Day God
will gather the messengers and He will say: “What was the response you
received?”; they said: “We have no knowledge, you are the Knower of all the
unseen.”
110. God said: “O
Jesus son of Mary, recall My blessings upon you and your mother that I
supported you with the Holy Spirit; you spoke to the people in the cradle and
in old age; and I taught you the Scripture and the wisdom, and the Torah, and
the Injeel; and you would create from clay the shape of a bird, then blow into
it and it becomes a bird by My leave; and you heal the blind and the leaper by
My leave; and you brought out the dead by My leave. And I have restrained the
Children of Israel from you, that you
came to them with proofs; but those who rejected amongst them said:
“This is clearly magic!””
111. “And I
inspired the disciples that you shall believe in Me and My messenger; they
said: “We believe, and bear witness that we have surrendered.””
112. And the
disciples said: “O Jesus son of Mary, can your Lord send down for us a feast
from heaven?” He said: “Be aware of God if you are believers.”
113. They said: “We
want to eat from it and so our hearts become relieved, and so we know that you
are truthful, and so that we can become a witness over it.”
114. Jesus son of
Mary, said: “O God, send down to us a feast from heaven, that it becomes a joy
to us from the first to the last, and a sign from You, and provide for us, you
are the best provider.”
115. God said: “I
will send it down to you, but whoever rejects after this from amongst you, I
will punish him a punishment like no one else from the worlds will be
punished!”
116. And God will
say: “O Jesus son of Mary, did you tell the people to take you and your mother
as gods instead of God?” He said: “Be you glorified, I cannot say what I have
no right of. If I had said it then You know it, You know what is in my soul
while I do not know what is in Your soul. You are the Knower of the unseen.”
117. “I only said
to them what You commanded me to say, that you shall serve God my Lord and your
Lord; and I was witness over them as long as I was with them, but when You took
me, You were watcher over them. You are witness over all things.”
118. “If You punish
them, then they are Your servants, and if You forgive them, then You are the
Noble, Wise.”
119. God will say:
“This is a Day when the truth will benefit the truthful; they will have gardens
with rivers flowing beneath, eternally they will abide therein; God Has become
pleased with them and they are pleased with Him. Such is the greatest victory.”
120. To God is the
sovereignty of heavens and earth and all that is in them; and He is capable of
all things.
Chapter-6
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. Praise be to
God who created the heavens and the earth, and Who made darkness and light; yet
those who have rejected their Lord continue to deviate.
2. He is the One
who created you from clay, then decreed a fixed time period for you; a time
only known by Him. Yet you still deny.
3. And He is God
in the heavens and the earth. He knows your secrets and what you reveal; and He
knows what you earn.
4. And every sign
that came to them from their Lord, they turned away from it.
5. They have
denied the truth when it came to them. The news will ultimately come to them of
what they were mocking.
6. Did they not
see how many generations We have destroyed before them? We granted them
dominance over the land more than what We granted you, and We sent the clouds
to them abundantly, and We made rivers flow beneath them; then We destroyed them
for their sins, and established after them a new generation.
7. And if We had
sent down to you a scripture already written on paper, and they touched it with
their own hands, then those who have rejected would say: “This is but clear
magic!”
8. And they said:
“If only an Angel were sent down to us?” But if We had sent down an Angel, then
the matter would be over, and they would not be reprieved.
9. And if We had
chosen an Angel, We would have made him appear as a man, and We would have confused
them in what they already are confused.
10. Messengers
before you were ridiculed; but those who mocked them suffered the consequences
of what they ridiculed.
11. Say: “Roam the
earth, then see what was the punishment of the rejecters!”
12. Say: “To whom
is all that is in heavens and earth?” say: “To God.” He Has decreed mercy on
Himself, that He will gather you to the Day of Resurrection in which there is
no doubt. Those who have lost their souls, they do not believe.
13. And for Him is
what resides in the night and in the day; and He is the Hearer, the Knower.
14. Say: “Shall I
take other than God as an ally; the initiator of heavens and earth; while He
feeds and is not fed!” Say: “I have been commanded to be the first who surrenders.”
And do not be of those who set-up partners.
15. Say: “I fear
if I disobey my Lord, the retribution of a great Day!”
16. Whoever He
spares from it, then He has had mercy on him; and that is the clearest success.
17. And if God were
to inflict you with harm, then none can remove it except Him; and if He were to
bless you with good, then He is capable of all things.
18. And He is the
Supreme over His servants; and He is the Wise, the Expert.
19. Say: “Which is
the greatest testimony?” Say: “God is witness between me and you, and He has
inspired to me this Quran that I may warn you with it and whomever it reaches,
that you bear witness that along with God are other gods!”; say: “I do not bear
witness!”, say: “He is only One god, and I am innocent of what you set-up!”
20. Those to whom
We have given the Scripture know it as they know their children. Those who lost
their souls, they do not believe.
21. And who is
more wicked than one who invents lies about God, or denies His revelations! The
wicked will never succeed.
22. And the Day We
gather them all, then We say to those who set-up partners: “Where are your
partners whom you used to claim?”
23. Then, their
only excuse was to say: “By God, our Lord, we did not set-up partners!”
24. See how they
lied to themselves; and that which they invented deserted them.
25. And from them
are those who listen to you; and We have made covers over their hearts to
prevent them from understanding it, and a deafness in their ears; and if they
see every sign they will not believe; even when they come to you they argue,
those who reject say: “This is nothing but the tales from the past!”
26. And they are
deterring others from it, and keeping away themselves; but they will only
destroy themselves, yet they do not notice.
27. And if you
could see when they are standing over the Fire, they say: “If only we could be
sent back, we would not deny the revelations of our Lord, and we would be
believers!”
28. No, it is
merely what they have been concealing that has now become evident to them; and
if they were sent back they would return to what they were deterred from doing,
they are but liars!
29. And they had
said: “There is only this worldly life, and we will not be resurrected!”
30. And if you
could see them when they are standing at their Lord; He said: “Is this not the
truth?”, they said: “Yes, by our Lord,” He said: “Then taste the retribution
for what you have rejected.”
31. Losers are
those who have denied their meeting with God; until the Hour comes to them
suddenly, then they say: “We deeply regret that which we have wasted in it,”
and they will carry their burdens on their backs; miserable indeed is their
burden.
32. This worldly
life is nothing more than games and a diversion, and the abode of the Hereafter
is far better for those who are righteous. Do you not understand?
33. We know that
you are saddened by what they say; they are not rejecting you, but it is God’s
revelations which the wicked disregard.
34. Messengers
before you were denied, but they were patient for what they were denied, and
they were harmed until Our victory came to them; there is no changing the words
of God. News of the messengers has come to you.
35. And if their
aversion has become too much for you, then perhaps you could make a tunnel in
the earth, or a ladder to the heavens, and bring them a sign. Had God willed,
He would have gathered them to the guidance; so do not be of the ignorant ones.
36. Only those who
listen will respond. As for the dead, God will resurrect them, then to Him they
will return.
37. And they said:
“If only a sign was sent to him from his Lord!”; say: “God is able to send a
sign, but most of them would not know.”
38. And there is
not a creature in the earth, or a bird that fly’s with its wings, but are
nations like you. We did not leave anything out of the record; then to their
Lord they will be gathered.
39. And those who
deny Our signs, they are deaf and dumb, in darkness. Whoever God wishes He
misguides, and whoever He wishes He makes him on a straight path.
40. Say: “We will
see when God’s retribution comes to you, or the Hour comes to you, if you will
still call on any other than God. If you are being truthful.”
41. “No, it is Him
alone you will call on; and He will remove that which you called Him for, if He
wills; and you will forget what you set-up.”
42. And We have
sent others to nations before you. We then took them with adversity and hardship,
perhaps they would implore.
43. If only they
had implored when Our punishment came to them; but their hearts hardened, and
the devil adorned for them what they used to do.
44. So when they
forgot what they had been reminded of, We opened for them the gates of all
opportunities; and when they were happy with what they were given, We took them
suddenly!. They were confounded.
45. It was thus
that the remainder of the wicked people were wiped out; and praise be to God,
the Lord of the worlds.
46. Say: “Do you
see that if God were to take away your hearing and your eyesight, and He seals
your hearts; which god besides God can bring it to you?” Look how We cite the
revelations, but then they turn away.
47. Say: “Do you
see if God’s retribution comes to you suddenly, or gradually, will anyone be
destroyed except the wicked people?”
48. And We do not
send the messengers except as bearers of good news and warners; whoever
believes, and does good, then there is no fear for them nor will they grieve.
49. And those who
deny Our revelations, the retribution will inflict them for their vileness.
50. Say: “I do not
say to you that I posses God’s treasures, nor do I know the future, nor do I
say to you that I am an Angel. I merely follow what is inspired to me.” Say:
“Are the blind and the seer the same?; do you not think?”
51. And warn with
it those who realize that they will be gathered to their Lord; they do not have
besides Him any protector nor intercessor; so that they may be righteous.
52. And do not
turn away those who call on their Lord morning and evening seeking His
presence; you are not responsible for their judgment, nor are they responsible
for your judgment; if you turn them away, then you will be of the wicked.
53. And it is such
that We test them with one another, so that they may say: “Are these the ones
whom God Has blessed from amongst us?” Is God not aware of the thankful?
54. And if those
who believe in Our revelations come to you, then say: “Peace be upon you, our
Lord Has decreed mercy upon Himself, that any of you who commits sin out of
ignorance and then repents afterwards and amends, then He is Forgiving,
Merciful.”
55. And it is such
that We explain the revelations, and make clear the way of the criminals.
56. Say: “I am
warned not to serve those you call upon other than God”; say: “I will not
follow your desires, otherwise I would go astray and I would not be of those
guided.”
57. Say: “I am on
a clarity from my Lord and you have denied it. I do not have what you hasten
towards; the judgment is with God only; He carves out the truth, and He is the
best decider.”
58. Say: “If I had
what you were hastening towards, then the matter between us would have been
resolved. And God is fully aware of the wicked.”
59. And with Him
are the keys to the unseen, none know them except He. And He knows what is in
the land and in the sea; and not a leaf falls except with His knowledge; nor a
seed in the darkness of the earth; nor anything moist or anything dry; all is
in a clear record.
60. And He is the
One who takes you at night, and He knows what you have done during the day,
then He sends you back to it until a fixed span; then to Him is your return and
He will inform you of what you used to do.
61. And He is the
Supreme over His servants, and He sends over you guardians. So that when the
time of death comes to one of you, Our messengers take him, and they do not
neglect any.
62. Then they are
returned to God, their true Patron; to Him is the judgment and He is the
swiftest in reckoning.
63. Say: “Who
rescues you from the darkness of the land and the sea?”, you call on Him openly
and secretly: “If You save us from this, we will be of the thankful!”
64. Say: “God will
save you from it and from all distresses, yet you still set-up partners!”
65. Say: “He is
able to send retribution from above you or from below your feet, or He will
make you belong to opposing factions, then He will let you taste the might of
each other.” See how We cite the revelations, perhaps they may comprehend.
66. And your
people denied it, while it is the truth. Say: “I am not a guardian over you!”
67. For every news
there is a time, and you will come to know.
68. And if you
encounter those who make fun of Our revelations, then turn away from them until
they move on to a different topic; and if the devil lets you forget, then do
not sit after remembering with the wicked people.
69. And the
righteous are not required to take responsibility for them, but a reminder so
perhaps they will be aware.
70. Leave alone
those who have taken their system as fun and games, and this worldly life has
tempted them. And remind with it that a soul will suffer for what it has
earned, it will not have besides God any supporter nor intercessor; and even if
it brings all justice, none will be accepted from it. These are the ones who
have suffered with what they have earned; for them will be a boiling drink, and
a painful retribution for what they had rejected.
71. Say: “Shall we
call upon other than God what cannot benefit us or harm us, and we turn back on
our heels after God Has guided us?” This is like the one whom the devils have
managed to mislead on earth, he is confused, having friends who call him to the
guidance: “Come to us!” Say: “The guidance is God’s guidance, and we have been
ordered to surrender to the Lord of the worlds.”
72. And hold the
assembly, and be aware; and to Him you will be gathered.
73. And He is the
One who created the heavens and the earth with truth, and the day He says:
“Be,” then it is! His saying is truth; and to Him is the sovereignty, the Day
the trumpet is blown. Knower of the unseen and the seen; He is the Wise, the
Expert.
74. And Abraham
said to his father, Azar: “Will you take idols as gods? I see you and your
people clearly misguided.”
75. And it is such
that We showed Abraham the kingdom of heavens and earth, so that he will be of
those who have certainty.
76. When the night
covered him, he saw a planet, and he said: “This is my Lord.” But when it
disappeared he said: “I do not like those that disappear.”
77. So when he saw
the moon rising, he said: “This is my Lord.” But when it disappeared he said:
“If my Lord will not guide me, then I will be amongst the wicked people!”
78. So when he saw
the sun rising, he said: “This is my Lord, this is bigger.” But when it
disappeared he said: “My people, I am innocent of that which you have set-up.”
79. “I shall turn
my face to the One who initiated the heavens and the earth, in monotheism, and
I am not of those who set-up partners.”
80. And his people
debated with him. He said: “Do you debate with me regarding God, when He Has
guided me? I do not fear that which you have set-up except if my Lord wishes it
so; my Lord encompasses all things with knowledge; will you not remember?”
81. “And how can I
possibly fear what you have set-up; yet you do not fear that you have set-up
partners with God, for which He has not sent down to you any authority! So
which of our two groups is more worthy of security if you know?”
82. Those who
believe and do not dress their belief with wrongdoing; they will have security,
and they are guided.
83. And such was Our
argument that We gave Abraham over his people; We raise the degree of whom We
please. Your Lord is Wise, Knowledgeable.
84. And We granted
him Isaac and Jacob, both of whom We guided; and Noah We guided from before;
and from his progeny is David, and Solomon, and Job, and Joseph, and Moses, and
Aaron. It is such that We reward the good doers.
85. And Zachariah
and John, and Jesus, and Elias; all were from the upright.
86. And Ishmael
and Elisha and Jonah and Lot; and each We have preferred over the worlds.
87. And from their
fathers and their progeny and their brothers We have also chosen; and We guided
them to a straight path.
88. Such is the
guidance of God, He guides with it whom He pleases of His servants. And if they
set-up partners, then all that they had worked would fall away from them.
89. Those to whom
We have given the Scripture, and the law, and the prophethood, if they reject
it, then We will entrust it to a people who will not reject it.
90. These are the
ones guided by God; so let their guidance be an example. Say: “I do not ask you
for a wage; this is but a reminder for the worlds.”
91. And they did
not appreciate God as He deserves to be appreciated, for they said: “God Has
never sent down anything to any human being.” Say: “Who then has sent down the
Scripture which Moses had come with, a light and a guidance for the people? You
treat it just as paper, you show some of it and conceal much, and you were
taught what neither you nor your fathers knew.” Say: “God Has.” Then leave them
playing in their folly.
92. And this is a
Scripture which We have sent down, blessed, authenticating what is present with
him, and that you may warn the capital of the towns and those around it. And
those who believe in the Hereafter believe in it, and they are dedicated in
their assembly.
93. And who is
more wicked than one who invents lies about God, or says: “It has been inspired
to me,” when We did not inspire anything to him; or who says: “I will bring
down the same as what God has sent down.” And if you could only see the wicked
at the moments of death when the Angels have their arms opened: “Bring
yourselves out, today you will be given the severest punishment for what you
used to say about God without truth, and you used to be arrogant towards His
revelations.”
94. “And you have
come to Us individually, just as We had created you the first time; and you
have left behind you all that We have provided for you; and We do not see your
intercessors with you that you used to claim were with you in partnership; all
is severed between you, and what you have claimed has abandoned you.”
95. God is the
splitter of the seeds and the grains; He brings the living out from the dead
and He brings the dead out from the living. Such is God; so why are you
deluded?
96. Initiator of
morning and Maker of the night to reside in; and the sun and the moon for
counting. Such is the measure of the Noble, the Knowledgeable.
97. And He is the
One who made for you the stars, to guide you by them in the darkness of the
land and the sea. We have explained the signs to a people who know.
98. And He is the
One who initiated you from one person; with a place for stability and
development. We have explained the signs to a people who comprehend.
99. And He is the
One who sent down water from the sky, and We brought out with it plants of
every kind. We brought out from it the green, from which We bring out multiple
seeds; and what is from the palm trees, from its sheaths hanging low and near;
and gardens of grapes and olives and pomegranates, similar and not similar.
Look at its fruit when it blossoms and its ripeness. In this are signs for a
people that believe.
100. And they made
partners with God from among the Jinn, while He had created them. And they
invented for Him sons and daughters without them having any knowledge! Be He
glorified and far above what they describe.
101. Originator of
the heavens and the earth, how can He have a son when He did not take a wife?
And He created all things and He is knowledgeable over all things.
102. Such is God,
your Lord, there is no god but He; creator of all things, so serve Him. And He
is caretaker over all things.
103. The eyesight
cannot reach Him, yet He can reach all eyesight; and He is the Subtle, the
Expert.
104. “Visible
proofs have come to you from your Lord; so whoever can see, does so for
himself, and whoever is blinded, does the same. I am not a watcher over you.”
105. It is thus
that We cite the revelations and that they may say: “You have studied,” and We
will make it clear for a people who know.
106. Follow what is
inspired to you from your Lord; there is no god but He, and turn away from
those who have set-up partners.
107. And if God Had
willed, they would not have set-up partners. And We did not place you over them
as a guardian, nor are you over them as a sponsor.
108. And do not
insult those who call on other than God, lest they insult God without
knowledge. And We have similarly adorned for every nation their works; then to
their Lord is their return and He will inform them of what they had done.
109. And they swore
by God using their strongest oaths; that if a sign came to them they would
believe in it. Say: “The signs are from God; and how do you know that once it
comes, that they would not disbelieve?”
110. And We divert
their hearts and eyesight, as they did not believe in it the first time; and We
leave them wandering in their transgression.
111. And if We had
sent down to them the Angels, and the dead spoke to them, and We had gathered
before them everything, they still would not believe except if God wills. But
most of them are ignorant.
112. We have
permitted the enemies of every prophet, human and Jinn devils, to inspire in
each other with fancy words in order to deceive. Had your Lord willed, they
would not have done it. You shall disregard them and their fabrications.
113. That is so the
hearts of those who do not believe in the Hereafter will listen to it, and they
will accept it, and they will take of it what they will.
114. “Shall I seek
other than God as a judge when He has sent down to you this Scripture fully
detailed?” Those to whom We have given the Scripture know it is sent down from
your Lord with truth; so do not be of those who have doubt.
115. And the word
of your Lord has been completed with truth and justice, there is no changing
His words. He is the Hearer, the Knower.
116. And if you
obey the majority of those on earth they will lead you astray; that is because
they follow conjecture, and that is because they only guess.
117. Your Lord is
fully aware of who strays from His path, and He is fully aware of the guided
ones.
118. So eat from
that on which God’s name has been mentioned, if you indeed believe in His
revelations.
119. And why should
you not eat that on which God’s name has been mentioned, when He has fully
detailed to you what has been made forbidden; except what you are forced to?
Many misguide by their desires without knowledge; your Lord is fully aware of
the transgressors.
120. And leave what
is openly a sin as well as what is discreet; those who earn sin will be
punished for what they have taken.
121. And do not eat
from that which God’s name has not been mentioned, for it is vile. And the
devils they inspire their supporters to argue with you; and if you obey them,
then you have set-up partners.
122. Is one who was
dead and to whom We gave life, and We made for him a light to walk with amongst
the people, as one whose example is in darkness and he will not exit from it?
It is such that the work of the rejecters has been adorned for them.
123. And as such,
We have permitted in every town the influential from its criminals, to scheme
in it. They only scheme their own souls without perceiving.
124. And if a sign
comes to them they say: “We will not believe until we are given the same as
what God’s messengers were given!” God is fully aware where He makes His message;
those criminals will have debasement with God and a painful retribution for
what they had schemed.
125. Whoever God
wishes to guide, He will open his chest towards surrender; and whoever He
wishes to misguide, He will make his chest tight and constricted, as one who is
climbing towards the sky. It is such that God afflicts those who do not
believe.
126. And this is
your Lord’s straight path. We have fully detailed the revelations to a people
who remember.
127. They will have
the abode of peace with their Lord, He is their supporter because of what they
used to do.
128. And the Day
we gather them all: “O tribes of Jinn, you have managed to take many humans.”
Their supporters from the humans said: “Our Lord, we have indeed enjoyed one another,
and we have reached our destiny to which You delayed us.” He said: “The Fire is
your dwelling, in it you shall abide eternally, except as your Lord wishes.”
Your Lord is Wise, Knowledgeable.
129. It is such
that We make the wicked as supporters to one another for what they had earned.
130. "O you
tribes of Jinn and humans, did not messengers come to you from amongst you and
relate to you My revelations, and warn you of the meeting of this Day?” They
said: “Yes, we bear witness upon ourselves;” and the worldly life deceived
them, and they bore witness on themselves that they were rejecters.
131. That is
because your Lord was not to destroy any town because of its wickedness while
its people were unaware.
132. But there are
degrees for what they had done; and your Lord is not unaware of what they do.
133. And your Lord
is Rich with Mercy. If He wished, He could remove you and bring after you whom
He pleases, just like He established you from the seed of another people.
134. What you have
been promised will come, you cannot escape it.
135. Say: “My
people, work as you see fit, and I will work. You will then know to whom will
be the punishment of the Hereafter. The wicked will not succeed.”
136. And they made
for God a portion of what He provided them of crops and the livestock; they
said: “This is for God,” by their claims, “And this is for our partners.” So
what was for their partners did not reach God, and what was for God, it reached
their partners! Miserable is how they judged.
137. And it was
adorned for those who set-up partners, by such partners, to kill their unborn
children in order to turn them and to confuse their system for them. Had God
willed they would not have done this, so ignore them and what they invent.
138. And they said:
“These are livestock and crops that are restricted, and none shall eat from
them except as we please,” by their claims; and livestock whose backs are
forbidden, and livestock over which they do not mention God’s name as invention
against Him. He will recompense them for what they invented.
139. And they said:
“What is in the bellies of these livestock is purely for our males and
forbidden for our wives, and if comes out dead, then they will be partners in
it.” God will recompense them for what they describe. He is Wise,
Knowledgeable.
140. Losers are
those who have killed their unborn children foolishly, without knowledge, and
they forbade what God Had granted them by lying about God. They have strayed
and they were not guided.
141. And He is the
One Who initiated gardens, both trellised and untrellised, and palm trees, and
plants, all with different taste; and olives and pomegranates, similar and not
similar. Eat from its fruit when it blossoms and give its due on the day of
harvest; and do not waste. He does not like the wasteful.
142. And from the
livestock are those for burden, and also for clothing. Eat from what God has
provided you and do not follow the footsteps of the devil; he is to you a clear
enemy.
143. Eight pairs:
from the lambs two, and from the goats two; say: “Is it the two males that He
forbade or the two females, or what the womb of the two females bore? Inform me
if you are truthful!”
144. And from the
camels two, and from the cattle two; say: “Is it the two males that He forbade
or the two females, or what the womb of the two females bore? Or were you
witnesses when God ordered you with this?” Who is more wicked than one who
invents lies about God to misguide the people without knowledge. God does not
guide the wicked people.
145. Say: “I do not
find in what is inspired to me forbidden except that it be already dead, or
blood, or the meat of pig, for it is foul; or what is corruptly dedicated to
other than God.” Whoever is forced without seeking disobedience or
transgression, then your Lord is Forgiving, Merciful.
146. And for the
Jews We have forbidden all that have claws; and from the cattle and the sheep
We forbade their fat except what is attached to the back, or entrails, or mixed
with bone. That is a punishment for their rebellion, and We are truthful.
147. If they deny
you, then say: “Your Lord Has vast Mercy, but His Might will not be turned away
from the criminal people.”
148. Those who have
set-up partners will say: “If God wished, we would not have set-up partners,
nor would have our fathers, nor would we have forbidden anything.” Those before
them lied in the same way, until they tasted Our might. Say: “Do you have any
knowledge to bring out to us? You only follow conjecture, you only guess.”
149. Say: “With God
is the greatest argument. If He wished He would have guided you all.”
150. Say: “Bring
forth your witnesses who bear witness that God has forbidden this.” If they
bear witness, then do not bear witness with them, nor follow the desires of
those who deny Our revelations, and those who do not believe in the Hereafter;
and they make equals with their Lord!
151. Say: “Come let
me recite to you what your Lord Has forbidden for you: that you should not
set-up anything with Him; and be kind to your parents; and do not kill your
unborn children for fear of poverty, We provide for you and for them; and do
not come near lewdness, what is plain of it or subtle; and do not kill the soul
which God Has forbidden, except in justice. That is what He enjoined you that
you may comprehend.”
152. “And do not
come near the money of the orphan, except for what is best, until he reached
his maturity; and give honestly full measure and weight equitably. We do not
burden a soul except by what it can bear, and if you speak then be just even if
against a relative; and regarding the pledges made to God, you shall observe
them. This He Has enjoined you that you may remember.”
153. And this is My
path, a Straight One. “So follow it, and do not follow the other paths lest
they divert you from His path. That is what He has enjoined you to that you may
be righteous.”
154. Then We gave
Moses the Scripture, to complete for those who do right, and to fully detail
all things, and a guide and mercy that they may believe in the meeting of their
Lord.
155. And this is a
Scripture that We have sent down which is blessed, so follow it and be aware,
that you may receive mercy.
156. Lest you say:
“The Scripture was only sent down to two groups before us, and we were unaware
of their study!”
157. Or you say:
“If the Scripture was sent to us we would have been more guided than they!”
Clarity has come to you from your Lord, and a guidance and a mercy. Who is more
wicked than one who denies God’s revelations and turns away from them? We will
punish those who turn away from Our revelations with the pain of retribution
for what they turned away.
158. Do they wait
until the Angels will come to them, or your Lord comes, or some signs from your
Lord? The day some signs come from your Lord, it will do no good for any soul
to believe if it did not believe before, or it gained good through its belief.
Say: “Wait, for we are waiting.”
159. Those who have
divided their system and become sects, you are not with them in anything. Their
matter will be with God, then He will inform them of what they had done.
160. Whoever comes
with a good deed, he will receive ten times its worth, and whoever comes with a
sin, he will only be recompensed its like; they will not be wronged.
161. Say: “My Lord
has guided me to a Straight Path, an upright system, the creed of Abraham the
monotheist; he was not from those who set-up partners.”
162. Say: “My
assembly, and my offerings, and my life, and my death, are all to God the Lord
of the worlds.”
163. “He has no
partner, and it is to this that I was commanded, and I am the first of those
who have surrendered.”
164. Say: “Shall I
seek other than God as a Lord when He is the Lord of everything?” And every
soul earns what is for it, and none will bear the burden of another. Then to
your Lord is your return and He will inform you of what you disputed in.
165. And He is the
One who made you inheritors on earth, and He raised some of you over others in
grades, to test you with what He had given you. Your Lord is quick to
punishment, and He is Forgiving, Merciful.
Chapter-7
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. A.L.M.S’
2. A Scripture
that has been sent down to you, so let there not be any burden in your chest
from it, that you may warn with it; and a reminder to the believers.
3. Follow what
was sent down to you all from your Lord, and do not follow besides Him any
supporters. Little do you remember!
4. And how many a
town have We destroyed; for Our punishment came to them while sleeping, or
while resting.
5. Then their
only saying when Our punishment came to them was: “We were wicked!”
6. We will ask
those to whom We have sent, and We will ask the messengers.
7. We will
narrate to them with knowledge; We were not absent.
8. And the scales
on that Day will be the truth. Whoever has heavy weights, then these are the
successful ones.
9. And whoever
has light weights, then these are the ones who lost their souls for what they
transgressed of Our revelations.
10. And We granted
you dominion on earth, and made for you in it a habitat; little do you give
thanks!
11. And We created
you, then We shaped you, then We said to the Angels: “Submit to Adam;” so they
submitted except for Satan, he was not of those who submitted.
12. He said: “What
has prevented you from submitting when I have ordered you?” He said: “I am far
better than him, You created me from fire and created him from clay!”
13. He said:
“Descend from it, it is not for you to be arrogant here; depart, for you are
disgraced.”
14. He said:
“Grant me respite until the Day they are resurrected?”
15. He said: “You
are granted.”
16. He said: “For
that which You have caused me to be misled, I will stalk for them on Your
Straight Path.”
17. “Then I will
come to them from between their hands, and from behind them, and from their
right, and from their left; You will find most of them are unappreciative.”
18. He said: “Get
out from this, you are despised and banished. As for those of them who follow
you, I will fill Hell with you all!”
19. “And Adam,
reside with your mate in the paradise, and eat from wherever you please; but do
not approach this tree or you will be of the wicked.”
20. But the devil
whispered to them, to reveal their wickedness to them which was kept from them;
and he said: “Your Lord did not forbid you from this tree except that you would
become Angels, or you would be immortal.”
21. And he swore
to them: “I am giving good advice.”
22. So he misled
them with deception; and when they tasted the tree, their wickedness became
apparent to them, and they rushed to cover themselves with the leaves of the
paradise; and their Lord called to them: “Did I not forbid you from that tree,
and tell you that the devil is your clear enemy?”
23. They said:
“Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves and if You do not forgive us and have
mercy on us, then we will be of the losers!”
24. He said:
“Descend; for you are enemies to one another, and in the land you will have
residence and provisions until the appointed time.”
25. He said: “In
it you will live and in it you will die, and from it you will be brought
forth.”
26. O Children of
Adam, We have sent down for you garments to cover your wickedness, as well as
feathers; and the garment of righteousness is the best. That is from God’s
signs, perhaps they will remember.
27. O Children of
Adam, do not let the devil divert you as he evicted your parents from the
paradise; he removed from them their protective layer to show them their
wickedness. He and his tribe see you from where you do not see them. We have
made the devils as allies for those who do not believe.
28. And if they
commit evil acts, they say: “We found our fathers doing such, and God ordered
us to it.” Say: “God does not order evil!. Do you say about God what you do not
know?”
29. Say: “My Lord orders
justice, and that you be devoted at every Temple, and that you call on Him,
while being faithful to Him in the system; as He initiated you, so you will
return.”
30. A group He has
guided and a group have deserved misguidance; that is because they have taken
the devils as allies besides God; and they think they are guided!
31. O Children of
Adam, dress nicely at every Temple, and eat and drink and do not indulge; He
does not like the indulgers.
32. Say: “Who has
forbidden the nice things that God has brought forth for His servants and the
good provisions?” Say: “It is for those who believe in this worldly life, and
it will be exclusive for them on the Day of Resurrection” It is such that We
explain the revelations for those who know.
33. Say: “My Lord
has forbidden all lewd action, what is obvious from them and what is subtle,
and sin, and aggression without cause, and that you set-up partners with God
that which He has never authorized, and that you say about God what you do not
know.”
34. And for every
nation will be an allotted time; when their time is reached, they will not
delay by one hour nor advance.
35. O Children of
Adam, when messengers come to you from amongst yourselves and narrate My
revelations to you; then for those who are aware, and upright, there will be no
fear over them nor will they grieve.
36. As for those
who reject Our revelations, and become arrogant towards them; then these are
the dwellers of the Fire, in it they will abide”
37. Who is more
wicked than one who invents lies about God, or denies His revelations? These
will receive their recompense from the record; so that when Our messengers come
to take them, they will say: “Where are those whom you used to call on besides
God?”, they said: “They have abandoned us!” and they bore witness upon
themselves that they were rejecters.
38. He said:
“Enter with the multitude of nations before you from humans and Jinn to the
Fire!” Every time a nation entered, it cursed its sister nation, until they are
all gathered inside it; then the last of them says to the first: “Our Lord,
these are the ones who have misguided us, so give them double the retribution
of the Fire!” He replied: “Each will receive double, but you do not know.”
39. And the first
of them said to the last: “You have no preference over us, so taste the
retribution for what you earned!”
40. Those who have
denied Our revelations, and became arrogant towards them, the gates of the sky
will not open for them, nor will they enter Paradise until the camel passes
through the eye of a needle. It is such that We recompense the criminals.
41. They will have
Hell as an abode, and from above them will be barriers. It is thus We
recompense the wicked.
42. As for those
who believe and do good; We do not burden a soul beyond its means; those are
the dwellers of Paradise, in it they will abide.
43. And We removed
what was in their chests of hate; rivers will flow beneath them; and they will
say: “Praise be to God who has guided us to this, and we would not have been
guided unless God guided us. The messengers of our Lord had come with truth.”
And it was called to them: “This is Paradise, you have inherited it for what
you have done.”
44. And the
dwellers of Paradise called the dwellers of the Fire: “We have found what our
Lord promised us to be true; did you find what your Lord promised to be true?”
They said: “Indeed!” Then a caller announced between them: “God’s curse is on
the wicked.”
45. “The ones who
hinder from the path of God, and sought to make it crooked; and with regard to
the Hereafter they were rejecters.”
46. And between
them is a barrier, and on the elevated platform are men who recognized others
by their features. And they called out to the dwellers of Paradise: “Peace be
upon you!” They have not yet entered it, but they are hoping.
47. And when their
eyes are turned towards the dwellers of the Fire, they say: “Our Lord, do not
make us with the wicked people!”
48. And the people
standing on the elevated platform called on men they recognized by their
features, they said: “What good did your large number do for you, or what you
were arrogant for?”
49. Weren’t these
the ones whom you swore God would not grant them of His mercy? “Enter Paradise,
there is no fear for you nor will you grieve.”
50. And the
dwellers of the Fire called on the dwellers of Paradise: “Give us some water,
or what God Has provided for you?” They said: “God Has forbidden it for the
rejecters.”
51. The ones who
took their system as amusement and games, and were preoccupied with this
worldly life. Today We forget them as they forgot their meeting on this Day,
and they did not heed Our revelations.
52. And We have
come to them with a Scripture which We have detailed with knowledge; a guide
and a mercy to those who believe.
53. Are they
waiting for what it says to come true? On the day it comes true, those who
previously forgot it will say: “Our Lord’s messengers have come with truth! Are
there any intercessors to intercede for us?, or can we be sent back and we will
work differently than what we did?” They have lost their souls and what they
have invented has abandoned them.
54. Your Lord is
God who created the heavens and earth in six days, then He settled upon the
throne. The night runs from the day, which seeks it continually; and the sun
and the moon and the stars are all subjected by His command; to Him is the
creation and the command. Glory be to God, the Lord of the worlds.
55. Call on your
Lord openly and in secret. He does not like the aggressors.
56. And do not
corrupt the earth after it has been made right; and call on Him out of fear and
want. God’s mercy is near to the righteous.
57. He is the One
who sends the winds with good tidings between His hands of mercy; so when it
carries a heavy cloud, We drive it to a dead town, and We send down the water
with it and We bring forth fruits of all kind. It is thus that We will bring
out the dead, perhaps you will remember.
58. And the good
town, its plants are brought forth by its Lord’s leave. And for the one that is
evil, it does not bring forth except very little. It is such that We cite the
revelations for a people who are thankful.
59. We have sent
Noah to his people, so he said: “My people, serve God, you have no god besides
Him. I fear for you the retribution of a great Day!”
60. The leaders
from his people said: “We see that you are clearly misguided.”
61. He said: “My
people, I am not misguided, but I am a messenger from the Lord of the worlds.”
62. “I deliver to
you my Lord’s messages, and I advise you, and I know from God what you do not
know.”
63. “Are you
surprised that a reminder has come to you from your Lord through a man from
amongst you to warn you, and that you may receive mercy?”
64. They denied
him, so We saved him and those with him in the Ship, and We drowned those who
denied Our revelations; they were a blind people.
65. And to ‘Aad We
sent their brother Hud, he said: “My people, serve God, you have no god besides
Him. Will you not be righteous?”
66. The leaders
who rejected from among his people said: “We see you in foolishness, and we
think you are one of the lairs”
67. He said: “My
people, there is no foolishness in me, but I am a messenger from the Lord of
the worlds.”
68. “To deliver to
you my Lord’s messages, and to you I am a trustworthy advisor.”
69. “Are you
surprised that a reminder has come to you from your Lord through a man from
amongst you to warn you? And recall that he made you successors after the
people of Noah, and He increased you in status. So recall God’s grace, that you
may succeed.”
70. They said:
“Have you come to us to serve God alone and abandon what our fathers had
served? Bring us what you promise if you are of the truthful ones!”
71. He said: “An
affliction and wrath shall befall you from your Lord. Do you argue with me over
names which you and your fathers have created with no authority being sent down
by God? Wait then, and I will wait with you.”
72. We saved him
and those with him by a mercy from Us, and We destroyed the remnant of those
who rejected Our revelations, they were never believers.
73. And to Thamud,
We sent their brother Salih, he said: “My people, serve God, you have no god
besides Him; clarity has come to you from your Lord, this is God’s camel, in
her you have a sign, so leave her to eat in God’s land, and do not harm her,
else the painful retribution will take you.”
74. “And recall
that He made you successors after ‘Aad, and He established you in the land so
that you make palaces on its plains, and you carve homes in the mountains. So
recall God’s grace, and do not roam the earth as corrupters.”
75. The leaders
who were arrogant from among his people said to those who were weak and
believed from amongst them: “How do you know that Salih was sent from his
Lord?” They said: “We believe in what he has been sent with.”
76. Those who were
arrogant said: “In that which you believe, we reject!”
77. They thus
killed the camel and defied God’s command, and they said: “O Salih, bring us
what you promised us if you are of the messengers!”
78. The earthquake
took them, so they became lifeless in their homes.
79. Thus he turned
away from them, and said: “My people, I had delivered to you the message of my
Lord and advised you; but you do not like the advisers.”
80. And Lot, he
said to his people: “Do you commit lewdness with what no people of the worlds
before you had done?”
81. “You come to
men with desire instead of women; you are a transgressing people.”
82. The only
response of his people was: “Drive them out of your town, they are a people who
wish to be pure!”
83. We saved him
and his family, except for his wife; she was of those who were destroyed.
84. And We rained
down upon them a rain, so see how was the punishment for the criminals.
85. And to Median,
their brother Shu’ayb, he said: “My people, serve God, you have no god besides
Him. Clarity has come to you from your Lord, so give full weight and measure,
and do not hold back from the people what belongs to them, and do not make
corruption on the earth after it has been set-right. That is better for you if
you believe.”
86. “And do not stand
on every road, robbing, and turning away from the path of God those who believe
in Him, and you seek to make it crooked. And recall that you were few and He
multiplied you; and see how is the retribution of the corrupters.”
87. “And if a
group of you believes in what I have been sent with, and a group disbelieves,
then wait until God judges between us. He is the best of judges.”
88. And the
leaders who became arrogant form among his people said: “We will drive you out
of our town Shu’ayb, along with those who believed with you, or else you will
return to our creed!” He said: “Would you force us?”
89. “We would then
be inventing lies about God if we return to your creed after God had saved us
from it; and we would not return to it except if God our Lord wishes, our Lord
encompasses everything with knowledge, in God we put our trust. Our Lord, open
between us and between our people with truth, you are the best opener.”
90. And the
leaders who rejected from among his people said: “If you follow Shu'ayb, then
you are losers.”
91. The earthquake
took them, thus they became lifeless in their homes.
92. Those who
denied Shu’ayb, it is as if they never prospered therein. Those who denied
Shu’ayb, they were the losers.
93. Thus he turned
away from them, and said: “My people, I had delivered to you the messages of my
Lord and advised you. How can I feel sorry over a rejecting people?”
94. And We do not
send a prophet to any town, except afterwards We would afflict its people with
hardship and adversity that they may implore.
95. Then We
replace the bad with good, until they have plenty, then they say: “Our fathers
were the ones afflicted by hardship, and adversity.” We then take them
suddenly, while they are unaware.
96. And if the
town’s people had only believed and been aware, then We would have opened for
them blessings from the sky and the land; but they denied, so We took them for
what they used to earn.
97. Are the people
of the towns sure that Our punishment will not come to them at night while they
are sleeping?
98. Or are the
people of the towns sure that Our punishment will not come to them during the
late morning while they are playing?
99. Have they
become sure about God’s scheming? None are sure about God’s scheming except the
people who are losers.
100. Is it not a
guide for those who inherited the land after them, that if We wished We could
have punished them immediately for their sins? And We stamp on their hearts, so
they do not hear.
101. These are the
towns whose stories We relate to you; their messengers had come to them with
proofs, but they would not believe in what they had denied before. It is such
that God stamps on the hearts of the rejecters.
102. And We did not
find most of them up to their pledge, rather, We found most of them corrupt.
103. Then after
them We sent Moses with Our signs to Pharaoh and his leaders. But they did
wrong in them, so see how is the end of the corrupters.
104. And Moses
said: “O Pharaoh, I am a messenger from the Lord of the worlds.”
105. “It is not
proper for me to say about God except the truth; I have come to you with proof
from your Lord. So send with me the Children of Israel.”
106. He said: “If
you have come with a sign then bring it, if you are of the truthful?”
107. He threw down
his staff and it manifested into a serpent.
108. And he drew
out his hand, and it became pure white for the onlookers.
109. The commanders
from among the people of Pharaoh said: “This is a knowledgeable magician!”
110. “He wishes to
drive you out of your land; what is your command?”
111. They said:
“Delay him and his brother, and send gatherers to the cities.”
112. “They will
come to you with every knowledgeable magician.”
113. And the
magicians came to Pharaoh, they said: “We require a reward if we are the
victors.”
114. He said: “Yes,
and you will be made close to me.”
115. They said: “O
Moses, either you cast, or we will cast?”
116. He said: “You
cast.” So when they cast, they bewitched the eyes of the people, and struck
terror in them, and they came with a great magic.
117. And We
inspired Moses: “Throw down your staff;” and it swallowed what they invented.
118. Thus the truth
was set, and what they did was made of no effect.
119. They were thus
defeated there and then, and they turned in disgrace.
120. And the
magicians went down prostrating.
121. They said: “We
believe in the Lord of the worlds.”
122. “The Lord of
Moses and Aaron.”
123. Pharaoh said:
“Have you become believers before I have given you permission? This is surely
some scheme which you have schemed in the city to drive its people out; you
will reveal what you know.”
124. “I will cut
off your hands and feet from alternate sides, then I will crucify you all.”
125. They said: “It
is to our Lord that we will return.”
126. “And you are
only seeking revenge on us because we believed in our Lord’s signs when they
came to us. Our Lord, provide us with patience and let us die having
surrendered.”
127. And the
commanders from among the people of Pharaoh said: “Will you let Moses and his
people corrupt the land, and abandon you and your gods?” He said: “We will kill
their children and rape their women; we will be supreme over them.”
128. Moses said to
his people: “Seek help with God, and be patient; for the land is God’s, He will
inherit it to whom He pleases of His servants; and the end will be to the
righteous.”
129. They said: “We
were being harmed before you came to us and since you have come to us.” He
said: “Perhaps your Lord will destroy your enemy, and make you successors in
the land, so He sees how you act?”
130. And We
afflicted the people of Pharaoh with years of drought, and a shortage in crops,
perhaps they will remember.
131. When any good
comes to them, they say: “This is ours,” and when any bad afflicts them, they
blame it on Moses and those with him. Their blame is with God, but most of them
do not know.
132. And they said:
“No matter what you bring us of a sign to bewitch us with, we will never
believe in you.”
133. So We sent
them the flood, and the locust, and the lice, and the frogs, and the blood; all
detailed signs; but they turned arrogant, they were a criminal people.
134. And when the
plague befell them, they said: “O Moses, call on your Lord for what pledge He
gave you, that if you remove this plague from us, then we will believe you and
we will send with you the Children of Israel.”
135. So when We
removed from them the plague until a future time; they broke their pledge.
136. We thus took
vengeance upon them by drowning them in the sea, for their denial of Our signs,
and their disregard of them.
137. And We let the
people who were weak inherit the east of the land and the west of it which We
have blessed in it. And the good word of your Lord was complete towards the
Children of Israel for their patience; and We destroyed what Pharaoh and his
people were doing, and what they contrived.
138. And We let the
Children of Israel cross the sea, then they came upon a people who were devoted
to idols made for them; they said: “O Moses, make for us a god like they have
gods?” He said: “You are an ignorant people!”
139. “These people
are ruined for what they are in, and evil is what they do.”
140. He said:
“Shall I seek other than God as a god for you when He Has preferred you over
the worlds?”
141. And We have
saved you from the people of Pharaoh, they were afflicting you with the worst
punishment; they used to kill your children and rape your women; and in that
was a great trial from your Lord.
142. And We
appointed for Moses thirty nights and completed them with ten, so the appointed
time of his Lord was completed at forty nights. And Moses said to his brother
Aaron: “Be my successor with my people and be upright, and do not follow the
path of the corrupters.”
143. So when Moses
came to Our appointed time, and his Lord spoke to him, he said: “My Lord, let
me look upon you.” He said: “You will not see Me, but look upon the mountain,
if it stays in its place then you will see Me.” So when his Lord revealed
Himself to the mountain, He caused it to crumble; thus Moses fell unconscious.
When he awoke, he said: “Glory be to You, I repent to You and I am the first of
those who believe.”
144. He said: “O
Moses, I have chosen you over mankind with My messages and My words; so take
what I have given you and be of the thankful.”
145. And We wrote
for him on the tablets from everything a lesson, and detailing all things. Take
it with strength and order your people to take the best from it. I will show
you the abode of the corrupt.
146. I will turn
away from My revelations those who are arrogant on earth without right, and if
they see every sign they do not believe in it, and if they see the path of
guidance they do not take it as a path; and if they see the path of mischief,
they take it as a path. That is because they have denied Our revelations and
were heedless of them.
147. And those who
deny Our revelations and the meeting of the Hereafter, their work has
collapsed. Will they not be rewarded except for what they used to do?
148. And the people
of Moses, in his absence, made from their ornaments the image of a calf which
made a sound. Did they not see that it could not speak to them, nor guide them
to any way? They took it and they were wicked.
149. And when they
realized what their hands had done, and they saw that they had gone astray,
they said: “If our Lord will not have mercy on us and forgive us, then we will
be of the losers!”
150. And when Moses
returned to his people, angry and grieved, he said: “Miserable is what you have
done after I was gone; do you wish to hasten the action of your Lord?” And he
cast down the tablets, and took his brother by his head dragging him towards
him. He said: “Son of my mother, the people overpowered me and nearly killed
me, so do not make the enemies rejoice over me, and do not make me with the
wicked people.”
151. He said: “My
Lord, forgive me and my brother, and admit us in your mercy; you are the most
Merciful of the merciful.”
152. Those who
took-up the calf will be dealt with a wrath from their Lord and a humiliation
in this worldly life. It is such that We punish the fabricators.
153. As for those
who commit sin but then repent afterwards and believe; your Lord after that is
Forgiving, Merciful.
154. And when the
anger subsided from Moses, he took the tablets; and in its inscription was a
guidance and mercy for those who revere their Lord.
155. And Moses
selected from his people seventy men for Our appointed time; so when the
earthquake seized them, he said: “My Lord, if You wished You could have
destroyed them before this, and me as well. Will you destroy us for what the
foolish amongst us have done? It is all Your test, You misguide with it whom
You please and You guide with it whom You please. You are our supporter, so
forgive us and have mercy on us; You are the best forgiver.”
156. “And decree
for us good in this world, and in the Hereafter; we have been guided towards
You.” He said: “My punishment, I afflict with it whom I chose, and My mercy
encompasses all things. I will thus decree it for those who are aware and
contribute towards betterment, and those who believe in Our revelations.”
157. “Those who
follow the Gentile messenger prophet whom they find written for them in the
Torah and the Injeel; he orders them to goodness, and deters them from evil,
and he makes lawful for them the good things, and he forbids for them the evil,
and he removes their burden and the shackles that are upon them. So those who
believe in him, and honour him, and support him, and follow the light that was
sent down with him; these are the successful.”
158. Say: “O
people, I am God’s messenger to you all. The One who has the sovereignty of
heavens and earth, there is no god but He, He gives life and causes death.” So
believe in God and His Gentile messenger prophet, who believes in God and His
words; and follow him that you may be guided.
159. And from among
the people of Moses are a nation who guide with truth and with it they become
just.
160. And We
separated them into twelve tribes as nations; and We inspired Moses when his
people wanted to drink: “Strike the rock with your staff,” thus twelve springs
burst forth. Every group knew where from to drink. And We shaded them with
clouds and We sent down to them manna and quail: “Eat from the good things that
We have provided for you.” They did not wrong Us, but it was their souls that
they wronged.
161. And they were
told: “Reside in this town and eat from it as you please, and say: “Our load is
removed,” and enter the gate in submission, We will forgive for you your wrong
doings, and We will increase for the good doers.”
162. Those who were
wicked amongst them altered what was said to them with something different; so
We sent to them an affliction from the sky because they were wicked.
163. And ask them
about the town which was by the sea, after they had transgressed the Sabbath;
their fish would come to them openly on the day of their Sabbath, and when they
are not in Sabbath, they do not come to them! It is such that We afflicted them
for what they corrupted.
164. And a nation
from amongst them said: “Why do you preach to a people whom God will destroy or
punish a painful retribution?” They said: “An plea to your Lord, and perhaps
they may be aware.”
165. So when they
forgot that which they were reminded of, We saved those who prohibited evil,
and We took those who transgressed with a grievous retribution for what they
were corrupting.
166. When they
persisted in that which they had been prohibited from, We said to them: “Be
despicable apes!”
167. And your Lord
Has sworn that He will send upon them, until the Day of Resurrection, people
who would inflict severe punishment on them. Your Lord is quick to punish, and
He is Forgiving, Merciful.
168. And We divided
them through the land as nations. From them are the upright, and from them are
other than that. And We tested them with good things and bad, perhaps they will
return.
169. A generation
came after them who inherited the Scripture, but they took the materialism of this
world, which is lower; and they say: “It will be forgiven for us.” And if
materialism again comes to them they take it; was not the covenant of the
Scripture taken on them that they would only say the truth about God? And they
studied what was in it; but the abode of the Hereafter is better for those who
are aware. Do you not comprehend?
170. As for those
who adhere to the Scripture, and they hold the assembly; We will not waste the
reward of the righteous.
171. And We raised
the mountain above them as if it were a cloud, and they thought it would fall
on them: “Take what We have given you with strength and remember what is in it
that you may be righteous.”
172. And your Lord
took for the children of Adam from their backs, their progeny; and He made them
witness over themselves: “Am I not your Lord?” They said: “Yes, we bear
witness.” Thus you cannot say on the Day of Resurrection that you were unaware
of this.
173. Nor can you
say: “It was our fathers who set-up partners before and we were simply a
progeny who came after them. Would You destroy us for what the innovators did?”
174. It is such
that We explain the revelations, perhaps they will revert.
175. And recite to
them the story of the person whom Our revelations were given to him, but he
removed himself from them, and thus the devil followed him, and He became of
those who went astray.
176. Had We wished,
We could have elevated him by it, but he stuck to the earth and he followed his
desire. His example is like the dog, if you scold him he pants, and if you
leave him he pants; such is the example of the people who deny Our revelations.
Relate the stories, perhaps they will think.
177. Miserable is
the example of the people who denied Our revelations, and it was their souls
that they had wronged.
178. Whoever God
guides, then he is the guided one; and whoever He misguides, then these are the
losers.
179. And We have
committed to Hell many Jinn and humans; they had hearts with which they did not
comprehend, and they had eyes with which they did not see, and they had ears
with which they did not hear. They are like cattle; no, they are even more
astray. These are the unaware ones.
180. And to God
belong the beautiful names, so call Him by them; and ignore those who blaspheme
in His names. They will be punished for what they used to do.
181. And from among
those We created is a community who guides with truth, and with it they are
just.
182. As for those
who deny Our revelations, We will entice them from where they do not know.
183. And I will
encourage them, for My scheming is formidable.
184. Do they not
reflect? Their companion has no madness; but he is a clear warner.
185. Did they not
look at the dominion of heavens and earth, and all that God has created?
Perhaps their time is drawing near; so in which narrations after this one will
they believe?
186. Whoever God
misguides, then there is none to guide him; and He leaves them blindly
wandering in their transgression.
187. They ask you
regarding the Hour: “When will be its time?” Say: “Its knowledge is with my
Lord, none can reveal its coming except He. It is heavy through the heavens and
the earth; it will not come to you except suddenly.” They ask you, as if you
are responsible for it! Say: “Its knowledge is with God, but most people do not
know.”
188. Say: “I do not
posses for myself any benefit or harm, except what God wills. And if I could
know the future, then I would have increased my good fortune, and no harm would
have come to me. I am but a warner and a bearer of good news to a people who
believe.”
189. He is the One
who created you from one person, and He made from it its mate to reside with.
When he dwelled with her, she became pregnant with a light load, and she
continued with it; then when it became heavy, they called on God, their Lord:
“If You give us an upright child, then we will be among the thankful.”
190. But when He
gave them an upright child, they made partners with Him in what He had given
them. God be exalted above what they set-up as partners.
191. Do they set-up
those who do not create anything, while they are created?
192. And they
cannot give them aid, nor can they aid themselves?
193. And if you
invite them to the guidance they will not follow you. It is the same whether
you invite them or simply keep quiet.
194. Those whom you
call on besides God are servants like you; so let them answer for you if you
are truthful.
195. Do they have
feet with which to walk?, or do they have hands with which to strike?, or do
they have eyes with which to see?, or do they have ears with which to hear?
Say: “Call on your partners, then scheme against me. You will not be given
respite.”
196. “My supporter
is God who sent down the Scripture; and He takes care of the righteous.”
197. As for those
whom you call on beside Him, they cannot aid you, nor can they aid themselves.
198. And if you
invite them to the guidance, they do not listen. And you see them looking at
you, while they do not see.
199. Take to
pardoning, and order with what is good, and turn away from the ignorant ones.
200. And if the
devil harms you in any way, then seek refuge with God. He is the Hearer, the
Knower.
201. Those who are pious,
when any evil from the devil touches them, they remember, then they can see.
202. And their
brethren attempt to drive them towards error, they do not cease.
203. And because
you do not bring them a sign, they say: “If only you had brought one.” Say: “I
only follow what is inspired to me from my Lord. This is an evidence from your
Lord, and a guide and mercy to a people who believe.”
204. And if the
Quran is being studied, then listen to it and pay attention, that you may
receive mercy.
205. And remember
your Lord in yourself out of humility and fear and without being too loud
during the morning and the evening. And do not be of the careless ones.
206. Those who are
at your Lord, they are never too proud to serve Him, and they glorify Him, and
to Him they submit.
Chapter-8
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. They ask you
regarding the spoils of war, say: “The spoils of war are for God and the
messenger.” So be aware of God, and be upright in matters between you; and obey
God and His messenger if you are believers.
2. The believers
are those whom, when God is mentioned, their hearts reverence; and when His
revelations are recited to them, it increases their faith; and they put their trust
in their Lord.
3. They hold the
assembly, and from Our provisions to them they spend.
4. These are the
true believers; they will have grades with their Lord and a forgiveness and a
generous provision.
5. As your Lord
made you go out from your home with the truth, but a party from among the
believers disliked this.
6. They argue
with you about the truth when it has been made clear to them; as if they were
being herded towards death while they are watching!
7. And God
promises you that one of the two parties will be defeated by you; and you wish
that the one least armed be the one. But God wishes that the truth be manifest
with His words, and that He eliminates the remnant of the rejecters.
8. So that truth
will be manifest, and the falsehood will be confounded; even if the criminals
dislike it.
9. You called on
help from your Lord and He answered you: “I will provide you with one thousand
Angels as defenders.”
10. And God did
not do this except to give you good news, and that your hearts may be assured
by it. And victory is only from God; God is Noble, Wise.
11. Sleep overcame
you from Him to give you peace; and He sent down to you water from the sky to
cleanse you with it and cause the affliction of the devil to leave you; and so
that He may strengthen your hearts and set firm your feet.
12. God inspired
the Angels: “I am with you so keep firm those who believe. I will cast terror
into the hearts of those who have rejected; so strike above the necks, and strike
from them every one standing.”
13. That is
because they have aggressed against God and His messenger. And whoever
aggresses against God and His messenger, then God is severe in retribution.
14. This is for
you to sample, and for the rejecters will be a retribution of Fire.
15. O you who
believe; when you encounter those who have rejected on the battlefield, then do
not flee from them.
16. And whoever on
that day flees from them; unless it is part of the battle strategy or if he is
retreating back to his group; then he has drawn God’s wrath upon him, and his
abode will be Hell. What a miserable destiny.
17. It was not you
who killed them, but it was God who killed them. And it was not you who
launched when you did, but it was God who launched. And so that the believers
would be tested well by God. God is Hearer, Knowledgeable.
18. That, and God
weakens the plots of the rejecters.
19. If you sought
conquest, then conquest has come to you, but if you cease, then it is better
for you. And if you return again, then We will also return, and your group will
avail you nothing even if it is many. God is with the believers.
20. O you who
believe, obey God and His messenger, and do not turn away from him while you
have heard.
21. And do not be
like those who have said: “We hear,” but they do not hear.
22. The worst
creatures with God are the deaf and dumb who do not understand.
23. And if God Had
found any good in them, then He would have made them listen. But if He makes
them listen, they would still turn away, averse.
24. O you who
believe, answer the call of God and His messenger when he calls you to what
will grant you life. And know that God comes between a person and his heart,
and that to Him you will be gathered.
25. And be aware
of a test that will not only afflict those of you who were wicked; and know
that God is severe in retribution.
26. And recall
when you were but a few who were weak in the land, you were fearful that men
might capture you. But He sheltered you, and He supported you with His victory,
and He provided you with good provisions, so that you may be thankful.
27. O you who
believe, do not betray God and the messenger, nor betray your trust, while you
know.
28. And know that
your money and your children are a test, and that God Has the greatest reward.
29. O you who
believe, if you are aware of God, He will make for you a criterion, and He will
cancel your sins and forgive you. God is possessor of great favour.
30. And the
rejecters plot against you to arrest you, or to kill you, or to expel you. And
they plot, and God plots, and God is the best of plotters.
31. And if Our
revelations are recited to them, they say: “We have listened, and if we wish,
we could have said the same thing. This is nothing but tales of the ancients!”
32. And they said:
“O God, if this is the truth from You, then send down upon us a rain of stones
from the sky or bring on us a painful retribution.”
33. But God was
not to punish them while you are with them, nor will God punish them while they
continue to seek forgiveness.
34. And why should
God not punish them when they are turning others away from the Restricted
Temple, and they were never its protectors! Its protectors are the righteous;
but most of them do not know.
35. And their
assembly at the institution was nothing but noise and aversion. Taste the
retribution for what you have rejected.
36. Those who have
rejected, they spend their money to turn others away from the path of God. They
will spend it, then it will become an anguish for them, then they are defeated.
Those who rejected will be gathered to Hell.
37. This is so
that God will distinguish the bad from the good, and so that the bad will be
gathered together into one heap then He will cast it all into Hell. These are
the losers.
38. Say to the
rejecters: “If they cease, then what has passed before will be forgiven to
them, and if they return to it, then the example of the previous generations
has already been given.”
39. And fight them
all until there is no more oppression, and so that the entire system is God’s.
But if they cease, then God is watcher over what they do.
40. And if they
turn away, then know that God is your Patron. What an excellent Patron, and
what an excellent Victor.
41. You should
know: “Of anything you gain, that one-fifth shall go to God and the messenger,
and the relatives, and the orphans, and the poor, and the wayfarer.” You will
do this if you believe in God and in what We revealed to Our servant on the day
of the Criterion, the day the two armies clashed. God is able to do all things.
42. When you were
on the near side, and they were on the far side, then the supply line became
directly beneath you. And had you planned for this meeting, you would have
disagreed on its timing, but God was to enforce a command that was already
done. So that He would destroy those to be destroyed with proof, and to let
those who will live be alive with proof. God is Hearer, Knowledgeable.
43. God shows them
to you as being few in your dream, and had He shown them to be many, then you
would have failed and you would have disputed in the matter; it was God who
saved you. He is the Knower of what is inside the chests.
44. And God showed
them to you when you met as being few to your eyes, and He made you appear as
being fewer to their eyes. That was so God’s decree would come to be; and to
God all matters are returned.
45. O you who
believe, when you meet a force, stand firm and mention God excessively, that
you may succeed.
46. And obey God
and His messenger, and do not dispute else you will fail and your momentum will
depart, and be patient. God is with the patient ones.
47. And do not be
like those who came out from their homes to boast and to be seen by men, and
they repel others away from the path of God. God is aware of what they do.
48. And the devil
adorned their work for them, and he said: “None from mankind can defeat you
today, and I am by your side.” But when the two forces came together, he turned
on his heels to flee and he said: “I am innocent from you! I see what you do
not see. I fear God, and God is severe in punishment.”
49. The hypocrites
and those who have a disease in their hearts said: “These people have been
deceived by their system.” But whoever puts his trust in God, then God is
Noble, Wise.
50. And if you
could only see as the Angels take those who have rejected, they strike their
faces and their backs: “Taste the punishment of the blazing Fire!”
51. “This is for
what your hands have put forth, and God does not wrong the servants.”
52. Like the
behaviour of the people of Pharaoh, and those before them; they rejected God’s
signs, so God took them for their sins. God is Strong, severe in punishment.
53. That is
because God was not to change any blessings He Had given a people, except if
they had changed what was in themselves. God is Hearer, Knowledgeable.
54. Like the
behaviour of Pharaoh’s people and those before them. They denied the signs of
their Lord, so We destroyed them by their sins, and We drowned the people of
Pharaoh; all of them were wicked.
55. The worst
creatures to God are those who reject, for they do not believe.
56. The ones whom
you made a pledge with them, then they break their pledge every time, and they
do not care.
57. So, when you
encounter them in battle, set them as an example to those who would come after
them; perhaps they may remember.
58. And if you
fear a betrayal from a people, then return to them their agreement on equal
terms. God does not like the betrayers.
59. And let not
those who have rejected think that they have escaped; they will never avail
themselves.
60. And prepare
for them all that you can of might, and from the steeds of war, that you may
instil fear with it towards God’s enemy and your enemy, and others beside them
whom you do not know but God knows them. And whatever you spend in the cause of
God will be returned to you, and you will not be wronged.
61. And if they
seek peace, then you also seek it, and put your trust in God. He is the Hearer,
the Knowledgeable.
62. And if they
wish to deceive you, then God is sufficient for you. He is the One who
supported you with His victory and with the believers.
63. And He made
unity between their hearts. And had you spent all that is on earth, you would
not have united between their hearts, but God united between them. He is Noble,
Wise.
64. O prophet, God
is sufficient for you, and whoever followed you from the believers.
65. O prophet,
urge the believers to fight. If there are twenty of you who are patient, they
will defeat two hundred. And if there are one hundred of you, they will defeat
one thousand from amongst those who reject; that is because they are a people
who do not comprehend.
66. Now, God Has
lightened for you, for He knows that there is weakness in you. If there are one
hundred of you who are patient, they will defeat two hundred. And if there is
one thousand of you, they will defeat two thousand by God’s leave. God is with
the patient.
67. And it was not
for any prophet to take prisoners unless it was in battle. You desire the
materials of this world, while God wants the Hereafter for you. God is Noble,
Wise.
68. Had it not
been previously ordained from God, then a severe punishment would have
afflicted you for what you took.
69. So consume
what you have gained, lawful and good, and be aware of God. God is Forgiving,
Merciful.
70. O prophet, say
to those prisoners whom you hold: “If God finds in your hearts any good, He
will grant you better than what He took from you, and He will forgive you. God
is Forgiving, Merciful.”
71. And if they
want to betray you, they have already betrayed God before, and He overpowered
them. God is Knowledgeable, Wise.
72. Those who have
believed and emigrated and strived with their money and lives in the cause of
God, and those who sheltered and supported; these are the allies of one
another. And those who believed but did not emigrate, you do not owe them any
allegiance until they emigrate. But if they seek your help in the system, then
you must support them, except if it is against a people with whom there is a
treaty between you. God is watcher over what you do.
73. As for those
who reject, they are allies to one another. If you do not do this, then there
will be oppression on earth and great corruption.
74. And those who
have believed and emigrated and strived in the cause of God, and those who
sheltered and supported, these are truly the believers. They will have a
forgiveness and a generous provision.
75. And those who
believed afterwards and emigrated and strived with you, then they are from you.
And the relatives by birth are also supportive of one another in God’s record.
God is aware of all things.
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1. This is a
revocation from God and His messenger to those with whom you have made a treaty
from among those who have set-up partners.
2. Therefore,
roam the land for four months and know that you will not escape God, and that
God will humiliate the rejecters.
3. And a
declaration from God and His messenger to the people, on this, the peak day of
the Pilgrimage: “That God and His messenger are innocent from all those who
set-up partners.” If you repent, then it is better for you, and if you turn
away, then know that you will not escape God. And give news to those who have
rejected of a painful retribution.
4. Except for those
with whom you had a treaty from among those who have set-up partners if they
did not reduce anything from it nor did they plan to attack you; you shall
continue the treaty with them until its expiry. God loves the righteous.
5. So when the
restricted months have passed, then you may kill those who have set-up partners
wherever you find them, and take them, and surround them, and stand against
them at every point. If they repent, and hold the assembly, and contribute
towards betterment, then you shall leave them alone. God is Forgiving,
Merciful.
6. And if any of
those who have set-up partners seeks your protection, then you may protect him
so that he may hear the words of God, then let him reach his sanctuary. This is
because they are a people who do not know.
7. How can those
who have set-up partners have a pledge with God and with His messenger? Except
for those with whom you made a pledge near the Restricted Temple, as long as
they are upright with you, then you are upright with them. God loves the
righteous.
8. How is it that
when they come upon you they disregard all ties, either those of kinship or of
pledge. They seek to please you with their words, but their hearts deny, and
most of them are wicked.
9. They purchased
with God’s revelations a small price, so they turn others from His path. Evil
indeed is what they used to do.
10. They do not
respect those who are believers, nor a kinship, nor a pledge. These are the
transgressors.
11. If they
repent, and they hold the assembly, and they contribute towards betterment,
then they are your brothers in the system. We explain the revelations for a
people who know.
12. And if they
break their oaths after making them, and they denounce the authority of your
system; then you may kill the chiefs of rejection. Their oaths are nothing to
them, perhaps they will then cease.
13. Would you not
fight a people who broke their oaths and intended to expel the messenger,
especially while they were the ones who attacked you first? Do you fear them?
It is God who is more worthy to be feared if you are believers.
14. Fight them;
perhaps God will punish them by your hands and humiliate them and grant you
victory over them and heal the chests of the believing people.
15. And to remove
the anger from their hearts; God pardons whom he pleases. God is Knowledgeable,
Wise.
16. Or did you
think that you would be left alone? God will come to know those of you who
strived and did not take other than God and His messenger and the believers as
helpers. God is Expert in what you do.
17. It was not for
those who have set-up partners to maintain God’s Temples while they bear
witness over their own rejection. For these, their works have fallen, and in
the Fire they will abide.
18. Rather, the
Temples of God are maintained by he who believes in God and the Last Day, and
he holds the assembly, and he contributes towards betterment, and he does not
fear except God. It is these that will be of the guided ones.
19. Have you made
the watering of the pilgrim and the maintenance of the Restricted Temple the
same as one who believes in God and the Last Day and he strives in the cause of
God? They are not the same with God. And God does not guide the wicked people.
20. Those who
believed and emigrated and strived in the cause of God with their wealth and
their lives are in a greater degree with God. These are the winners.
21. Their Lord
gives them good news of a Mercy from Him, and acceptance, and gardens that are
for them in which there is permanent bliss.
22. They will
abide in it eternally. God has a great reward.
23. O you who
believe, do not take your fathers nor brothers as allies if they prefer
rejection to belief. And whoever of you takes them as such, then these are the
wicked.
24. Say: “If your
fathers, and your sons, and your brothers, and your wives, and your clan, and
money which you have gathered, and a trade which you would fear if it declines,
and homes which you find pleasing; if these are dearer to you than God and His
messenger and striving in the cause of God, then wait until God brings His
decision. God does not guide the wicked people.”
25. God Has
granted you victory in many battles. And on the day of Hunayn when you were
pleased with your great numbers but it did not help you at all, and the land
became tight around you for what it held, then you turned to flee.
26. Then God sent
down tranquility upon His messenger and the believers, and He sent down
soldiers which you did not see, and He punished those who disbelieved. Such is
the recompense of the rejecters.
27. Then God will
accept the repentance of whom He pleases after that. God is Forgiving,
Merciful.
28. O you who
believe, those who have set-up partners are impure, so let them not approach
the Restricted Temple after this calendar year of theirs; and if you fear
poverty, then God will enrich you from His blessings if He wills. God is
Knowledgeable, Wise.
29. Fight those
who do not believe in God or the Last Day, and they do not forbid what God and
His messenger have forbidden, and they do not uphold the system of truth; from
among the people who have been given the Scripture; until they pay the fine,
willingly or unwillingly.
30. The Jews said:
“Uzair is God’s son,” and the Nazarenes said: “The Messiah is God’s son.” Such
is their utterances with their mouths, they imitate the sayings of those who
rejected before them. God will fight them. They are deluded from the truth!
31. They took
their Priests and Monks to be patrons besides God, and the Messiah son of Mary,
while they were only commanded to serve One god, there is no god but He, be He
glorified for what they set-up.
32. They want to
extinguish God’s light with their mouths, but God refuses such and lets His
light continue, even if the rejecters hate it.
33. He is the One
who sent His messenger with guidance and the system of truth, to make it expose
all other systems, even if those who set-up partners hate it.
34. O you who
believe, many of the Priests and Monks consume people’s money in falsehood, and
they turn away from the path of God. And those who hoard gold and silver, and
do not spend it in the cause of God, give them news of a painful retribution.
35. On the Day
when they will be seared in the fires of Hell, and their foreheads and sides
and backs will be branded with it: “This is what you have hoarded for
yourselves, so taste what you have hoarded!”
36. The count of
the months with God is twelve months in God’s record the day He created the
heavens and the earth; four of them are restricted. This is the correct system;
so do not wrong yourselves in them; and fight those who set-up partners
collectively as they fight you collectively. And know that God is with the righteous.
37. Know that
accelerating the intercalary is an addition in rejection, to misguide those who
have rejected by it. They make it lawful one calendar year, and they forbid it
one calendar year, so as to circumvent the count that God Has made restricted;
thus they make lawful what God made forbidden! Their evil works have been
adorned for them, and God does not guide the rejecting people.
38. O you who
believe, what is wrong with you when you are told: “March forth in the cause of
God,” you become heavy on earth. Have you become content with this worldly life
over the Hereafter? The enjoyment of this worldly life compared to the
Hereafter is nothing.
39. If you do not
march forth, then He will punish you with a painful retribution, and He will
replace you with another people, and you do not bother Him in the least. God is
capable of all things.
40. If you do not
help him, then God Has helped him. When those who rejected expelled him, he was
one of only two, and when they were in the cave, he said to his friend: “Do not
grieve, for God is with us.” So God sent down calmness over him and He
supported him with soldiers that you did not see, and He made the word of those
who rejected be the lowest, and God’s word be the highest. God is Noble, Wise.
41. March forth in
light gear or heavy gear, and strive with your money and lives in the cause of
God. That is best if you knew.
42. If it were a
near gain, or an easy journey, they would have followed you; but the distance
was too much for them. And they will swear by God: “If we could have, we would
have come with you.” They destroy themselves, and God knows they are liars.
43. God pardons
you; why did you give them leave before it became clear to you who are
truthful, and who are lying?
44. Those who
believe in God and the Last Day will not ask leave. They strive with their
money and their lives. And God is aware of the righteous.
45. Those who ask
leave are the ones who do not believe in God and the Last Day, and their hearts
are in doubt. In their doubts they are wavering.
46. And if they
had gone with you then they would have taken all precautions for it, but God
disliked them coming forth, so He made them lag behind, and they were told:
“Stay with those who have stayed.”
47. Had they come
out with you they would have added nothing but disruption, and they would have
hurried about seeking to cause for you an ordeal; and there are some amongst
you who listen to them. God is aware of the wicked.
48. They wanted to
cause an ordeal from before, and they turned matters upside down for you until
the truth came and God’s command was revealed, while they hated it.
49. And from them
are those who say: “Grant me leave, and do not test me.” But it is in the test
that they have indeed fallen, and Hell is surrounding the rejecters.
50. When any good
befalls you, it upsets them, and if any bad befalls you, they say: “We have
made our precautions beforehand,” and they turn away happy.
51. Say: “Nothing
will befall us except what God Has decreed for us, He is our Patron.” And in
God the believers shall put their trust.
52. Say: “You can
only expect for us one of two good things; while we wait for you to be
afflicted by God with a retribution from Him, or by our hands. So wait, we are
with you waiting.”
53. Say: “Spend
willingly or unwillingly, it will not be accepted from you. You are a wicked
people.”
54. And what
prevented what they would spend from being accepted from them except that they rejected
God and His messenger, and they do not attend to the assembly except lazily,
and they do not spend except unwillingly.
55. So do not be
impressed by their wealth or children; God only wishes to punish them with it
in the worldly life, and so that their lives will end while they are rejecters.
56. And they swear
by God that they are with you, while they are not with you; but they are a
people who are indecisive.
57. If they find a
refuge, or cave, or any place to enter, then they would have run to it while
they are in haste.
58. And from them
are those who criticize you regarding the charities. If they are given from it,
they are content; and if they are not given from it, they become enraged!
59. And if they
had only been content with what God and His messenger had given them, and they
had said: “God is sufficient, He will give us from His bounty, and His
messenger. It is to our Lord that we desire.”
60. The charities
are to go to the poor, and the needy, and those who work to collect them, and
those whose hearts have been united, and to free the slaves, and those in debt,
and in the cause of God, and the wayfarer. A duty from God, and God is
Knowledgeable, Wise.
61. And from them
are those who harm the prophet, and they say: “He only listens!” Say: “What he
listens to is best for you. He believes in God, and he has trust for the
believers, and he is a mercy to those who believe among you.” Those who harm
the prophet, they will have a painful retribution.
62. They swear to
you by God in order to please you; while God and His messenger are more worthy
to be pleased if they are believers.
63. Did they not
know that whoever is hostile towards God and His messenger, he will have the
Fire of Hell to abide in. Such is the greatest humiliation.
64. The hypocrites
fear that a chapter will be sent down which will expose what is in their
hearts. Say: “Mock, for God will bring out what you fear.”
65. And if you ask
them they say: “We were only jesting and playing.” Say: “Is it in God and His
verses and His messenger you were mocking?”
66. Do not
apologize, for you have rejected after your belief. If We pardon one group from
you, We will punish another group. That is because they were criminals.
67. The hypocrite
men and women, they are to each other. They order evil and deter from good, and
they close their hands. They forgot God, so God forgot them; the hypocrites are
the wicked.
68. God Has
promised the hypocrite men and women and the rejecters a Fire in Hell, in it
they will abide; it will be enough for them. And God Has cursed them and they
will have a lasting retribution.
69. Like those
before them, they were more powerful than you, and with more wealth and
offspring. They enjoyed their lives, and you enjoyed your lives as those before
you enjoyed their lives; and you jested as they jested. They had their work
crumble in this world and the next, and they were the losers.
70. Did the news
not come to them of those before them, the people of Noah and ‘Aad and Thamud,
and the people of Abraham, and the dwellers of Median, and those overthrown.
Their messengers came to them with clarity; it was not God who wronged them,
but it was themselves that they wronged.
71. And the
believing men and women, they are allies to one another. They order good and
deter from evil, and they hold the assembly, and they contribute towards
betterment, and they obey God and His messenger. God will have mercy on them;
God is Noble, Wise.
72. God Has promised
the believing men and women gardens with rivers flowing beneath it, in which
they will abide, and pleasing homes in the gardens of Eden. And the acceptance
from God is the most important; such is the greatest success.
73. O prophet,
strive against the rejecters and the hypocrites and be firm against them. Their
dwelling is Hell, what a miserable destiny!
74. They swear by
God that they did not say it, while they had said the word of rejection, and
they rejected after they had surrendered, and they were concerned with what
they could not possess; and they could not find any fault except that God and
His messenger had enriched them from His bounty. If they repent it is better
for them, and if they turn away, then God will punish them severely in this
world and the next. They will not have on earth any ally or supporter.
75. And from them
are those who pledged to God: “If He gives us from His bounty, then we will
believe and we will be amongst the upright.”
76. So when He
gave them of His bounty, they became stingy with it, and they turned away while
they were averse.
77. Thus,
hypocrisy followed in their hearts until the Day they meet Him; that is for
breaking what they promised God, and for what they were lying.
78. Did they not
know that God knows their secrets, and their conspiracies, and that God is the
knower of all the unseen?
79. Those who
criticize the volunteers among the believers in charities; that they only have
their effort to give; so they mock them. God mocks them, and they will have a
painful retribution.
80. Whether you
seek forgiveness for them, or do not seek forgiveness for them. If you seek
forgiveness for them seventy times, God will not forgive them. That is because
they have rejected God and His messenger; and God does not guide the wicked
people.
81. Those who have
remained behind are content with their position behind God’s messenger, and
they disliked to strive with their wealth and lives in the cause of God; and
they say: “Do not march out in the heat.” Say: “The fire of Hell is far
hotter,” if they could only understand.
82. Let them laugh
a little, and cry a lot, a recompense for what they had earned.
83. If God returns
you to a group of them, and they ask your permission to come with you, then
say: “You will not come with me ever; nor will you fight any enemy with me. You
had accepted staying behind the first time, so stay with those who remain
behind.”
84. And do not
assemble for any of them if they die, nor stand at their grave. They have
rejected God and His messenger and died while they were wicked.
85. And do not be
impressed by their wealth and their children; God only wishes to punish them
with it in this world, and so their souls will be taken to death while they are
rejecters.
86. And if a
chapter is sent down: “That you shall believe in God and strive with His
messenger,” those with wealth and influence ask your permission and they say:
“Let us be with those who remain behind.”
87. They were
content to stay with those who remained behind, and God stamps their hearts,
for they do not comprehend.
88. But the
messenger and those who believe with him have strived with their money and
their lives. For them will be the good things, and they are the successful
ones.
89. God Has
prepared for them gardens with rivers flowing beneath, in them they shall
abide. Such is the great gain.
90. And those who
had an excuse from among the Nomads came so permission would be given to them,
and those who denied God and His messenger simply stayed behind. Those who
rejected from them will be inflicted with a painful retribution.
91. There is no
blame to be placed upon the weak, or the sick, or those who do not find
anything to spend on, if they are sincere to God and His messenger. There is no
argument against the good doers; and God is Forgiving, Merciful.
92. Nor upon those
who come to ride out with you, while you said: “I do not have any mounts for
you;” they turned away while their eyes were flooded with tears out of sadness,
for they could not find anything to contribute.
93. Indeed, the
argument is against those who sought your permission to stay while they were
rich. They accepted to be with those who remained behind, and God stamps their
hearts, for they do not know.
94. They will
apologize to you when you return to them, say: “Do not apologize, we will not
believe you, for God Has told us of your news.” And God will see your work, as
will His messenger, then you will be returned to the knower of the unseen and
the seen, He will inform you of what you did.
95. They will
swear by God to you, when you return to them, so that you would let them be. So
let them be, for they are foul, and their destiny is Hell as a recompense for
what they earned.
96. They swear to
you so that you would accept them. Even if you accept them, God does not accept
the wicked people.
97. The Nomads are
the worst in rejection and hypocrisy, and more likely not to know the limits of
what God Has sent down upon His messenger. God is Knower, Wise.
98. And from the
Nomads are some who look upon what they spend as a fine, and wait for
misfortune upon you. They will have the misfortune of evil, and God is Hearer,
Knowledgeable.
99. And from the
Nomads are those who believe in God and the Last Day, and he looks upon what he
spends to make him closer to God, and the assemblies with the messenger. It
indeed makes them closer. God will admit them in His mercy; God is Forgiving,
Merciful.
100. And those who
came early and quickly from amongst the emigrants and the supporters, and those
who followed them in kindness; God Has accepted them, and they have accepted
Him; and He prepared for them gardens with rivers flowing beneath in which they
will abide eternally. Such is the great success.
101. And from the
Nomads around you are hypocrites, as well as from the city people, they persist
in hypocrisy. You do not know them, but We know them. We will punish them
twice, then they will be returned to a great punishment.
102. And others who
have acknowledged their sins, they have mixed good work with bad. Perhaps God
will pardon them. God is Forgiving, Merciful.
103. Take from
their money a charity to purify them and develop them with it, and assemble
with them. Your assemblies are a tranquility for them, and God is Hearer,
Knowledgeable.
104. Did they not
know that it is God who accepts repentance from His servants, and He takes the
charities, and that God is the Pardoner, Merciful.
105. And say:
“Work, and God will see your work and His messenger and the believers. And you
will be sent back to the knower of the unseen and the seen, and He will inform
you of what you did.”
106. And others
will wait for God’s decision; either He will punish them, or He will pardon
them. God is Knowledgeable, Wise.
107. And there are
those who establish a Temple to do harm and cause rejection, and to divide
between the believers, and as an outpost for those who fought God and His
messenger before. They will swear that they only wanted to do good, and God
bears witness that they are liars.
108. Do not uphold
in it ever. A Temple that is founded on righteousness from the first day is
more worthy that you uphold in it; in it are men who love to be cleansed. And
God loves the cleansed.
109. Is one who
lays his foundation on obtaining righteousness from God and His acceptance
better, or one who lays his foundation on the edge of a cliff which is about to
crumble, so that it crumbled with him into the fires of Hell? God does not
guide the wicked people.
110. Such a
structure that they erect will continue to cause doubt in their hearts, until
their hearts are severed. God is Knowledgeable, Wise.
111. God Has
purchased from the believers their very lives and their wealth, that they will
have Paradise. They fight in the cause of God so they kill and are killed. A
promise that is true upon Him in the Torah and the Injeel and the Quran. And
whoever fulfills his pledge to God, then have good news of the deal which you
concluded with. Such is the supreme success.
112. Those who
repent, those who serve, those who thank, those who wander in devotion, those
who yield, those who submit, those who order good and deter from evil, and
those who keep the boundaries of God. And give good news to the believers.
113. It is not for
the prophet and those who believe that they should seek forgiveness for those
who have set-up partners, even if they are relatives, after it has been made
clear to them that they are the dwellers of Hell.
114. And Abraham
seeking forgiveness for his father was only because of a promise he made to
him. But when it became clear that he was God’s enemy, he disowned him. Abraham
was kind, compassionate.
115. And it is not
for God to misguide a people after He guided them, until He makes clear to them
what they should avoid. God is aware of all things.
116. To God is the
sovereignty of heavens and earth, He brings life and death. You have none
beside Him as a supporter or victor.
117. God Has
pardoned the prophet and the emigrants and the supporters that followed him in
the darkest hour, even though the hearts of some of them nearly deviated, but
then He pardoned them. He is towards them Compassionate, Merciful.
118. And upon the
three who were left behind until the land, as vast as it is, became strained to
them, and their very souls became strained, and they thought there is no
shelter from God except to Him. Then He pardoned them that they might repent.
God is the Redeemer, the Merciful.
119. O you who
believe, be aware of God and be with the truthful.
120. It is not
advisable for the city dwellers and those around them of the Nomads that they
should lag behind after God’s messenger, nor should they desire themselves over
himself. That is because any thirst that will come to them, or fatigue, or
hunger in the cause of God, or any step that they take which will annoy the
rejecters, or any gain they have over any enemy; it will be recorded as a good
deed for them. God does not waste the reward of the good doers.
121. And anything
small or large they spend, or any valley they cross, it will be recorded for
them. God will recompense them with the best of what they did.
122. And it is not
advisable for the believers to march out in their entirety. For every battalion
that marches out, let a group remain to study the system, and warn their people
when they return to them, perhaps they will be aware.
123. O you who
believe, fight those who around you of the rejecters, and let them find
strength in you; and know that God is with the righteous.
124. And when a
chapter is revealed, some of them say: “Who has been strengthened in faith by
this?” For those who believe, it increased their faith, and they rejoice.
125. As for those
who have a disease in their hearts, it only increased foulness to their
foulness, and they died as rejecters.
126. Do they not
see they are tested every calendar year once or twice?, but then they do not repent,
nor do they remember.
127. And when a
chapter is revealed, they look at one another: “Does anyone see you?”, then
they turn away. God turns away their hearts, for they are a people who do not
comprehend.
128. A messenger
has come to you from yourselves, concerned over your suffering, anxious over
you, towards the believers he is compassionate, merciful.
129. If they turn
away, then say: “God is enough for me, there is no god but He, in Him I put my
trust and He is the Lord of the great throne.”
Chapter-10
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. A.L.R., these
are the signs of the Scripture of wisdom.
2. Is it a
surprise for the people that We would inspire a man from amongst them: “Warn
mankind and give good news to those who believe, that they will have a footing
of truth with their Lord.” The rejecters said: “This is clearly magic!”
3. Your Lord is
God who created the heavens and the earth in six days, then He settled over the
throne; He handles all affairs. There is no intercessor except after His leave.
Such is God your Lord, so serve Him. Would you not remember?
4. To Him is your
return, all of you, for God’s promise is true. He initiates the creation then
He returns it to recompense with justice those who believed and did good work.
As for those who rejected, they will have a boiling drink, and a painful
retribution for what they had rejected.
5. He is the One
who made the sun to emit light, and the moon to reflect it, and He measured its
phases so that you would know the number of the years and the count. God has
not created this except for truth. He details the revelations for a people who
know.
6. In the
difference between night and day and what God has created in heavens and earth
are signs for a people who are aware.
7. As for those
who do not wish to meet Us, and they are content with the worldly life, and
they became relieved with it, and they are unaware of Our signs.
8. To these will
be the destiny of the Fire for what they earned.
9. Those who
believe and do good work, their Lord will guide them by their faith. Rivers
will flow beneath them in the gardens of Paradise.
10. Their prayer
in it is: “Glory be to God!”, and their greeting in it is: “Peace,” and the end
of their prayer is: “Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds!”
11. And if God
were to hasten for mankind the evil as He hastens for them the good, then they
would have been ruined. We thus leave those who do not wish to meet Us wandering
in their transgression.
12. And if any
adversity inflicts mankind, then he calls upon Us on his side or sitting or
standing. But when We remove his adversity from him, he goes on as if he never
called upon Us to an adversity which touched him! It is thus that what the
carefree have done was made to appear good to them.
13. We have
destroyed the generations before you when they transgressed, and their
messengers came to them with clear proofs, but they were not to believe. It is
such that We will recompense the criminal people.
14. Then We made
you successors on earth after them to see how you would perform.
15. And when Our
clear revelations are recited to them, those who do not wish to meet Us said:
“Bring a Quran other than this, or change it!” Say: “It is not for me to change
it from my own accord, I merely follow what is inspired to me. I fear if I
disobey my Lord the retribution of a great day!”
16. Say: “Had God
wished, I would not have recited it to you, nor would you have known about it.
I have been residing amongst you for nearly a lifetime before this; do you not
understand?”
17. Who is more
wicked than one who invents lies about God or denies His revelations? The
criminals will never succeed.
18. And they serve
besides God what does not harm them or benefit them, and they say: “These are
our intercessors with God.” Say: “Are you informing God of what He does not
know in the heavens or in the earth?” Be He glorified and high from what they
set-up.
19. The people
were but one nation, then they differed. And had it not been for a previous
command from your Lord, the matter would have been immediately judged between
them for what they differed.
20. And they say:
“If only a sign was sent down to him from His Lord.” Say: “The future is with
God, so wait, and I will wait with you.”
21. And if We let
the people taste a mercy after some harm had afflicted them, they take to
scheming against Our revelations! Say: “God is faster in scheming;” Our
messengers record what you scheme.
22. He is the One
who carries you on land and on the sea. And when you are on the ships and We
drive them with a good wind which they rejoice with, a strong gust comes to it
and the waves come to them from all sides, and they think that they are
finished, they implore God with loyalty and devotion to His system: “If You
save us from this, we will be of the thankful.”
23. But when God
saves them, they then traverse through the land with injustice. “O mankind,
what you seek out is only the luxury of this worldly life, then to Us is your
return and We will inform you of all that you had done.”
24. The example of
the worldly life is like a water which has come down from the sky, so it mixed
with the plants of the earth from what mankind and the livestock eat. Then the
earth takes its shape and becomes beautiful and its inhabitants think that they
have mastered it; then Our judgment comes by night or by day, so We make it a
wasteland as if it never prospered by the yesterday! It is such that We clarify
the revelations to a people who think.
25. God calls to
the abode of peace, and He guides those whom He wishes to a Straight Path.
26. To those who
do good work will be good and more, and their faces will not be darkened or
humiliated. These are the people of Paradise, in it they will abide.
27. As for those
who earn evil, the recompense of evil will be evil like it, and they will be
humiliated. They do not have any besides God as a helper. It is as if their
faces have been covered by a piece of darkness from the night. These are the
people of the Fire, in it they will abide.
28. And on the Day
We gather them all, We will say to those who have set-up partners: “Stop where
you are, you and your partners,” then We separate between them, and their
partners will say: “It was not us that you served.”
29. “God is
sufficient as a witness between us and you, we were unaware of you serving of
us.”
30. It is then
that every soul will know what it has done, and they are returned to God their
true patron, and what they had invented has left them.
31. Say: “Who
provides for you from the sky and the land? Who possesses the hearing and the
eyesight?, and who brings forth the living from the dead and brings forth the
dead from the living, and who controls all affairs?” They will say: “God.” Say:
“Will you not be righteous!”
32. Such is God,
your true Lord. So what is after the truth except straying! Why then do you
turn away?
33. It was thus
that your Lord’s command came against those who were wicked, for they do not
believe.
34. Say: “Are
there any from those whom you have set-up as partners who can initiate the
creation and then return it?” Say: “God initiates the creation and then returns
it.” How are you deluded!
35. Say: “Are
there any of those whom you set-up as partners who can guide to the truth?”
Say: “God guides to the truth. Is He who guides to the truth more worthy of
being followed, or the one who does not guide except after he is guided? What
is wrong with you, how do you judge?”
36. Most of them
only follow conjecture. While conjecture does not avail against the truth in
anything. God is aware of what they do.
37. This Quran
could not have been produced without God, but it is to authenticate what is
already present, and to give detail to the Scripture in which there is no
doubt, from the Lord of the worlds.
38. Or do they say
he invented it? Say: “Then bring a chapter like it, and call upon whoever you
can besides God if you are truthful!”
39. No, they have
lied about that which they did not have knowledge of, nor has its explanation
come to them. It is also how those before them denied, so see how was the
retribution of the wicked!
40. And there are
some of them who believe in it, and some of them do not believe in it. Your
Lord is better aware of the transgressors.
41. And if they
deny you, then say: “I have my deeds, and you have your deeds. You are innocent
from what I do, and I am innocent from what you do.”
42. And there are
some of them who listen to you; but can you make the deaf hear, if they do not
comprehend?
43. And there are
some of them who look at you; but can you guide the blind, if they do not see?
44. God does not
wrong the people in the least, but it is the people who wrong themselves.
45. And the Day He
gathers them, it will be as if they have slept for only an hour of a day. They
will get to know one another. Losers are those who denied meeting God, and they
were not guided.
46. And if We show
you some of what We promise them, or We let you pass away, then to Us is their
return and God is witness over what they do.
47. And for every
nation is a messenger; so when their messenger comes, the matter is decreed between
them with justice, and they are not wronged.
48. And they say:
“When is this promise if you are truthful?”
49. Say: “I do not
posses for myself any harm or benefit except what God wills. For every nation
is a time. When their time comes, they cannot delay it one hour nor advance
it.”
50. Say: “Do you
see if His retribution will come to you by night or by day, then which portion
would the criminals hasten in?”
51. “Would you
then, when it occurs, believe in it? While now you are hastening it on!”
52. Then it will
be said to those who were wicked: “Taste the everlasting retribution. You are
only recompensed for what you have earned!”
53. And they seek
news from you: “Is it true?” Say: “Yes, by my Lord it is true, and you cannot
escape from it.”
54. And if every
soul that wronged had possessed all that is on earth, it would have attempted
to ransom it. And they declared their regret when they saw the retribution, and
it was judged between them with fairness. They were not wronged.
55. To God is what
is in the heavens and the earth. God’s promise is true, but most of them do not
know.
56. He gives life,
and He brings death, and to Him you will return.
57. O mankind,
advice has come to you from your Lord and a remedy for what is in the chests,
and a guidance and mercy for the believers.
58. Say: “By God’s
grace and His mercy.” For that let them rejoice, that is better than all that
they gather.
59. Say: “Have you
seen what God Has sent down to you from provisions, then you made some of it
forbidden and some lawful?” Say: “Did God authorize you, or did you invent lies
against God?”
60. And what will
those who invent lies against God think on the Day of Resurrection? God is with
great bounty to mankind, but most of them are not thankful.
61. And any matter
you are in, or any recitation you do of the Quran, or any work you do; We are
witnesses over you when you undertake it. Nothing is hidden from your Lord, not
even an atoms weight on earth or in the heavens, nor smaller than that nor
larger, but is in a clear record.
62. For God’s
allies, there is no fear over them nor will they grieve.
63. Those who
believed and were aware.
64. For them is
glad tidings in the worldly life and in the Hereafter. There is no changing the
words of God. Such is the great success.
65. And do not be
saddened by their speech, for all glory is to God. He is the Hearer, the
Knowledgeable.
66. Certainly, to
God belongs all who are in the heavens and those who are on earth. As for those
who call on partners besides God, they only follow conjecture, and they only
guess.
67. He is the One
who made the night for you to reside in, and the day to see. In that are signs
for a people who listen.
68. They said:
“God Has taken a son.” Be He glorified!, He is the Rich. To Him is what is in
the heavens and what is in the earth. Do you have proof for this? Or do you say
about God what you do not know?
69. Say: “Those
who invent lies about God, they will not be successful.”
70. A short
pleasure in this world, then to Us is their return and We will make them taste
the severe retribution for what they were rejecting.
71. And recite for
them the news of Noah as he said to his people: “My people, if my position has
become too troublesome for you, and my reminding you of God’s signs, then in
God I place my trust. So gather your evidence and your partners, then make
certain your evidence does not become against you, then come to judge me, and do
not hold back.”
72. “But if you
turn away, then I have not asked you for any reward, for my reward is with God.
And I have been commanded to be of those who have surrendered.”
73. They denied
him, so We saved him and those with him in the Ship, and We made them to
succeed each other, and We drowned those who denied Our revelations. So see how
was the punishment of those who were warned!
74. Then, after
him, We sent messengers to their own people, so they came to them with proofs.
But they did not want to believe in what they had already denied beforehand. It
is such that We stamp on the hearts of the transgressors.
75. Then, after
them, We sent Moses and Aaron with Our signs to Pharaoh and his leaders, but
they turned arrogant, they were a criminal people.
76. So when the
truth came to them from Us, they said: “This is clearly magic!”
77. Moses said:
“Would you say this about the truth when it came to you? Is this magic? The
magicians will not be successful.”
78. They said: “Have
you come to us to turn us away from that which we found our fathers upon, and
so that you two would have greatness in the land? We will not believe in you.”
79. And Pharaoh
said: “Bring me every knowledgeable magician.”
80. So, when the
magicians came, Moses said to them: “Cast what you will cast.”
81. So when they
cast, Moses said: “What you have brought is magic, God will disable it. God
does not set right the work of the corrupters.”
82. “And so that
God will set the truth with His words, even if the criminals hate it.”
83. But none
believed in Moses from his people except some from their descendants, because
of their fear from Pharaoh and his leaders that he would persecute them.
Pharaoh was high in the land, and he was of the tyrants.
84. And Moses
said: “O my people, if you believe in God, then put your trust in Him if you
have surrendered.”
85. They said: “In
God we put our trust. Our Lord, do not make us a test for the wicked people.”
86. “And save us
by Your mercy from the rejecting people.”
87. And We
inspired Moses and his brother: “Take for your people dwellings in Egypt and
make your dwellings into a focal point, and hold the assembly. And give good
news to the believers.”
88. And Moses
said: “Our Lord, you have given Pharaoh and his commanders adornments and
wealth in this worldly life so that they will misguide from Your path. Our
Lord, wipe-out their wealth and bring grief to their hearts; for they will not
believe until they see the painful retribution.”
89. He said: “I
have answered your prayer, so keep straight and do not follow the path of those
who do not know.”
90. And We helped
the Children of Israel cross the sea, and Pharaoh and his soldiers followed
them out of hatred and animosity. But when he was certain to drown, he said: “I
believe that there is no god except the One in whom the Children of Israel
believe, and I am of those who have surrendered.”
91. Now you say
this?, while before you disobeyed and were of the corrupters!
92. This day, We
will preserve your body, so that you become a sign for those after you. But
most of mankind are unaware of Our signs!
93. And We helped
the Children of Israel reach a place of sanctity, and We provided them from the
good things, and they did not differ until the knowledge came to them. Your
Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection for what they differed
in.
94. If you are in
doubt regarding what We have sent down to you, then ask those who have been studying
the Scripture from before you. The truth has come to you from your Lord, so do
not be of those who doubt.
95. And do not be
of those who denied God’s revelations, for you will be of the losers.
96. Those who have
deserved your Lord’s retribution do not believe.
97. Even if every
sign were to come to them; until they see the painful retribution.
98. If there was
any town that benefited from its belief, then that would be the people of
Jonah. When they believed, We removed from them the retribution of disgrace in
this worldly life, and We let them enjoy until a time.
99. And had your
Lord willed, all the people on earth in their entirety would have believed.
Would you force the people to make them believe?
100. And it is not
for a soul to believe except by God’s leave. And He makes the affliction upon
those who do not comprehend.
101. Say: “Look at
all that is in the heavens and the earth.” But what good are the signs and
warnings to a people who do not believe?
102. Are they
waiting for the days like those who passed away before them? Say: “Wait, for I
am with you waiting.”
103. Then We will
save Our messengers and those who believe. It is thus binding upon Us that We
save the believers.
104. Say: “O mankind,
if you are in doubt of my system, then I do not serve those that you serve
besides God. But I serve God who takes me, and I have been commanded to be of
the believers.”
105. And set your
direction to the system of monotheism, and do not be of those who set-up
partners.
106. And do not
call upon other than God what does not benefit you or harm you; if you do, then
you are of the wicked.
107. And if God
afflicts you with any harm, then none can remove it except He; and if He wanted
good for you, then none can turn away His grace, He brings it to whom He wishes
of his servants. And He is the Forgiver, the Merciful.
108. Say: “O
people, the truth has come to you from your Lord, so whosoever is guided is
being guided for himself, and whosoever is misguided will remain so, and I am
not a caretaker over you.”
109. And follow
what is being inspired to you and be patient until God judge’s. And He is the
best of judges.
Chapter-11
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. A.L.R., a
Scripture whose verses were made firm, then detailed from One who is Wise,
Expert.
2. “That you
shall serve non other than God. I am to you from Him a warner and a bearer of
good news.”
3. “And seek
forgiveness from your Lord, then repent to Him; He will make you enjoy an
enjoyment until a predetermined period. And He gives His grace to those who are
of grace. And if you turn away, then I do fear for you the retribution of a
great day!”
4. “To God is
your return, and He is capable of all things.”
5. Alas, they
folded their chests to hide from it. Even when they hide themselves under their
outer garments, He knows what they keep secret and what they declare. He is the
knower of all that is in the chests.
6. And there is
not a creature on earth except that its provision is due from God. And He knows
where it dwells and where it hides. All is in a clear record.
7. He is the One
who created the heavens and earth in six days, and His throne was upon the water,
and to test who from amongst you works the best. And when you say: “You will be
resurrected after death.” those who rejected will say: “This is but clear
magic!”
8. And if We
delay for them the retribution to a near period, they will say: “What has kept
it?” Alas, on the day it comes to them, nothing will turn it away from them,
and what they used to mock will catch-up with them.
9. And if We give
man a taste of mercy from Us, then We withdraw it from him; he becomes
despairing, rejecting.
10. And if We give
him the taste of a blessing after hardship had afflicted him, he will say:
“Evil has gone from me!”; he becomes happy, boastful.
11. Except for
those who are patient and do good work; these will have a pardon, and a great
reward.
12. So perhaps you
wish to ignore some of what has been inspired to you, and you are depressed by
it, because they say: “If only a treasure was sent down with him, or an Angel
had come with him!” You are but a warner, and God is caretaker over all things.
13. Or do they
say: ”He invented it!” Say: “Bring ten invented chapters like it, and call on
whom you can besides God if you are truthful.”
14. So, if they do
not respond to you, then know that it was sent down with God’s knowledge, and
that there is no god but He. Will you then surrender?
15. Whoever wants
the worldly life and its adornments, then We will grant them their works in it,
and they will not be short changed in it.
16. These will
have nothing but fire in the Hereafter, and what they have done will be
put-down, and evil is what they have worked.
17. For those who
are on a clarity from their Lord, and are followed by a testimony from Him; and
before it was the Scripture of Moses as a guide and a mercy; they will believe
in it. And whoever rejects it from amongst the parties, then the Fire is his
meeting place. So do not be in any doubt about it. It is the truth from your
Lord, but most people do not believe.
18. And who is
more wicked than one who invents lies about God? They will be displayed before
their Lord, and the witnesses will say: “These are the ones who lied about
their Lord.” Alas, God’s curse will be upon the wicked.
19. Those who
block others from the path of God and they seek to twist it; and regarding the
Hereafter they are in denial.
20. These are the
ones who will not escape on earth, nor do they have besides God any allies. The
retribution will be doubled for them. They were not able to hear, nor could
they see.
21. They are the
ones who lost themselves, and what they had invented has abandoned them.
22. There is no
doubt, that in the Hereafter they are the greatest losers.
23. Those who
believe and do good works, and are humble towards their Lord; they are the
dwellers of Paradise, in it they will remain.
24. The example of
the two groups is like the blind and deaf, and the seer and hearer. Are they
the same when compared? Do you not take heed?
25. And We had
sent Noah to his people: “I am to you a clear warner!”
26. “Do not serve
except God. I fear for you the retribution of a painful day.”
27. The leaders
who rejected from amongst his people said: “We do not see you except as a human
like us, and we see that only the lowest amongst our people who have no opinion
have followed you. And we do not see anything that makes you better than us; in
fact, we think you are liars.”
28. He said: “My
people, do you not see that I have clarity from my Lord and He gave me mercy
from Himself, but it has been blinded to you? Shall we compel you to it while
you have a hatred to it?”
29. “And my
people, I do not ask you for money, my reward is with God. Nor will I turn away
those who believe, for they will meet their Lord. But I see that you are a
people who are ignorant.”
30. “And my
people, who will give me victory against God if I turn them away? Will you not
remember!”
31. “Nor do I say
to you that I have the treasures of God, nor do I know the future, nor do I say
that I am an Angel, nor do I say to those whom your eyes look down upon that
God will not grant them any good. God is more aware of what is in their souls;
in such case I would be among the wicked.”
32. They said: “O
Noah, you have argued with us, and continued arguing with us, so bring us what
you promise us if you are of the truthful ones.”
33. He said: “It
is God who will bring it to you if He wishes; you will not have any escape.”
34. “And my advice
will not benefit you if I wanted to advise you and God wanted that you should
stray. He is your Lord, and to Him you will return.”
35. Or do they
say: “He invented it?” Say: “If I invented it, then I am responsible for my
crime, and I am innocent from your crimes”
36. And it was
inspired to Noah: “No more of your people will believe except those who have
already believed. So do not be saddened by what they have done.”
37. “And construct
the Ship under Our eyes and Our inspiration, and do not speak to Me regarding
those who are wicked. They will be drowned.”
38. And as he was
constructing the Ship, every time any cluster from his people passed by, they
mocked him. He said: “If you mock us, then we also mock you as you mock.”
39. “You will know
to whom the retribution will come to disgrace him, and upon him will be a
lasting punishment.”
40. So, when Our
command came and the volcano erupted. We said: “Carry in it two of every pair,
and your family; except those against whom the word has been issued; and
whoever believed.” But those who believed with him were few.
41. He said:
“Climb inside, in the name of God shall be its sailing and its anchorage. My
Lord is Forgiving, Merciful.”
42. And while it
was running with them in waves like mountains, Noah called to his son, who was
in an isolated place: “My son, ride with us, and do not be with the rejecters!”
43. He said: “I
will take refuge to the mountain which will save me from the water.” He said:
“There is no saviour from God’s decree except to whom He grants mercy.” And the
wave came between them, so he was one of those who drowned.
44. And it was
said: “O land, swallow your water, and O sky, cease.” And the water was
diminished, and the matter concluded. And it came to rest on the Judi, and it
was said: “Away with the wicked people.”
45. And Noah
called on his Lord, and he said: “My Lord, my son is from my family, and your
promise is the truth, and you are the Wisest of all Judges.”
46. He said: “O
Noah, he is not from your family, he was fathered illicitly, so do not ask what
you have no knowledge of. I advise you not to be of the ignorant.”
47. He said: “My
Lord, I seek refuge with You that I would ask You what I did not have knowledge
of. And if You do not forgive me and have mercy on me, I will be of the
losers!”
48. It was said:
“O Noah, descend in peace from Us and blessings upon you and upon nations to
come from those with you; and nations whom We will grant pleasure, then a
painful retribution will reach them from Us.”
49. This is from
the news of the unseen that We inspire to you. Neither did you nor your people
know this, so be patient. The ending is always in favour of the righteous.
50. And to ‘Aad
was sent their brother Hud. He said: “My people, serve God, you have no god
besides Him; you are simply conjecturing.”
51. “My people, I
do not ask you for any wage, my wage is from the One who initiated me. Will you
not understand?”
52. “And my
people, seek forgiveness from your Lord, then repent to Him; He will send the
sky to you abundantly, and He will increase might to your might. So do not turn
away as criminals.”
53. They said: “O
Hud, you have not come to us with any proof, nor will we leave our gods based
on what you say. We will not believe in you.”
54. “All we can
say is that perhaps some of our gods have seized you with evil.” He said: “I
make God my witness, and all of you witness, that I disown what you have set-up
as partners.”
55. “Besides Him,
so scheme against me all of you, then do not give me respite.”
56. “I have put my
trust in God, my Lord and your Lord. There is not a creature except He will
seize it by frontal lobe. My Lord is on a Straight Path.”
57. “So, if you
turn away, then I have delivered what I was sent to you with. And my Lord will
bring after you a people who are not like you, and you will not harm Him the
least. My Lord is Guardian over all things.”
58. And when Our
command came, We saved Hud and those who believed with him by a mercy from Us,
and We saved them from a mighty retribution.
59. Such was the
case of ‘Aad. They disregarded the revelations of their Lord, and they
disobeyed His messengers, and they followed the lead of everyone powerful and
stubborn.
60. And they were
followed by a curse in this world and on the Day of Judgment, for ‘Aad rejected
their Lord. There is no more ‘Aad, the people of Hud.
61. And to Thamud
was sent their brother Saleh. He said: “My people, serve God, you have no god
besides Him. He established you in the land and gave you control over it, so
seek His forgiveness, then repent to Him. My Lord is Near, Responsive.”
62. They said: “O
Saleh, you were well liked amongst us before this. Do you deter us from serving
what our fathers served? We are in serious doubt as to what you are inviting
us.”
63. He said: “My
people, what do you think if I was on clear evidence from my Lord, and He gave
me from Him a mercy. Who would then support me against God if I disobey Him?
You would only increase me in loss!”
64. “And my
people, this is God’s camel, in her you have a sign. So leave her to eat from
the land freely, and do not harm her, or else a close retribution will take
you.”
65. But they
slaughtered her. So he said: “You will only have three days of enjoyment in
your homes. This is a promise that will not be denied.”
66. So, when Our
command came, We saved Saleh and those who believed with him by a mercy from Us
against the disgrace of that day. Your Lord is the Powerful, the Noble.
67. And those who
wronged were taken by the scream, thus they lay motionless in their homes.
68. It is as if
they never lived there. For Thamud rejected their Lord. There is no more
Thamud.
69. And Our
messengers came to Abraham with good news, they said: “Peace” He said: “Peace,”
and it was not long before he came back with a roasted calf.
70. But when he
saw that their hands did not go towards it, he mistrusted them, and he began to
have fear of them. They said: “Have no fear, we have been sent to the people of
Lot.”
71. And his wife
was standing, so she laughed when We gave her good news of Isaac, and after
Isaac, Jacob.
72. She said: “O
my!, how can I give birth while I am an old woman, and here is my husband an
old man? This is indeed a strange thing!”
73. They said: “Do
you wonder at the decree of God? God’s Mercy and Blessings are upon you O
people of the institution. He is Praiseworthy, Glorious.”
74. So when the
shock left Abraham, and the good news was delivered to him, he began to argue
with Us for the people of Lot.
75. Abraham was
compassionate, kind.
76. O Abraham,
turn away from this. Your Lord’s command has come, and a retribution that will
not be turned back is coming for them.
77. And when Our
messengers came to Lot, he was grieved on their account and he felt discomfort
for them and said: “This is a distressful day.”
78. And his people
came rushing towards him, and before it they were committing sin, he said: “My
people, these are my daughters, they are purer for you, so be aware of God and
do not disgrace me regarding my guests. Is there no sane man among you?”
79. They said:
“You know we have no interest in your daughters, and you are aware of what we
want!”
80. He said: “If
only I had strength against you, or I could find for myself some powerful
support.”
81. They said: “O
Lot, we are your Lord’s messengers; they will not be able to harm you, so
travel with your family during the cover of the night and let not any of you
look back except for your wife, she will be afflicted with what they will be
afflicted. Their appointed time will be the morning. Is the morning not near?”
82. So when Our
command came, We turned it upside down, and We rained on it with rocks made
from hardened clay.
83. Marked from
your Lord, and they are never far from the wicked.
84. And to Median
was their brother Shu’ayb, he said: “My people, serve God, you have no god
besides Him, and do not give short in the measure and weight. I see you in
prosperity, and I fear for you the retribution of a day that is surrounding.”
85. “And my
people, give full measure and weight with justice, and do not hold back from
the people what is theirs, and do not roam the land corrupting.”
86. “What will
remain for you with God is far better if you are believers. And I am not a
guardian over you.”
87. They said: “O
Shu’ayb, does your assembly order you that we leave what our fathers served, or
that we do not do with our money as we please? You are the compassionate, the
sane!”
88. He said: “O my
people, do you see that if I am on clear evidence from my Lord, and He Has
provided me with good provision from Him, then I would not want to contradict
by doing what I am deterring you from. I only want to fix what I can, and my
guidance is only with God. To Him I place my trust, and to Him I repent.”
89. “And my
people, let not your hatred towards me incriminate you that you suffer the fate
of what afflicted the people of Noah, or the people of Hud, or the people of
Saleh; and the people of Lot were not far off from you.”
90. “And seek
forgiveness from your Lord then repent to Him. My Lord is Merciful, Loving.”
91. They said: “O
Shu’ayb, we do not understand most of what you say, and we see you as weak
amongst us; and if it were not for who your family is, we would have stoned
you, and you would not be proud against us.”
92. He said: “My
people, is who my family is more important to you than God, while you have cast
Him away behind your backs? My Lord is encompassing what you do.”
93. “And my
people, continue to act as you do, and I will act. You will then come to know
to whom the retribution will come to humiliate him and who is the liar. Watch
then, and I will watch with you.”
94. And when Our
command came, We saved Shu’ayb and those who believed with him by a mercy from
Us; and the scream took those who had wronged, so they lay motionless in their
homes.
95. It is as if
they never lived there. Away with Median as it was away with Thamud.
96. And We sent
Moses with Our signs and a clear authority.
97. To Pharaoh and
his leaders; but they followed the command of Pharaoh, and Pharaoh’s command
was not wise.
98. He will be at
the head of his people on the Day of Resurrection, and he will lead them to the
Fire. What a miserable place they are brought in!
99. And they were
followed by a curse in this, and on the Day of Resurrection. What a miserable
path to follow!
100. That is from
the news of the towns which We relate to you; some are still standing and some
have been wiped-out.
101. We did not
wrong them, but they wronged themselves; their gods that they called on besides
God did not rescue them at all when your Lord’s command came, and they only
added to their destruction.
102. Such is the
taking of your Lord when He takes the towns while they are wicked. His taking
is painful, severe.
103. In this is a
sign for he who fears the retribution of the Hereafter. That is a Day to which
all mankind will be gathered, and that is a Day which will witnessed.
104. And We do not
delay it except to a term already prepared for.
105. On the Day it
comes, no person will speak to another except by His leave. Some of them will
be distraught, some will be happy.
106. As for those
who are distraught, they will be in the Fire; in it for them is a sighing and a
wailing.
107. They will
abide in it as long as the heavens and earth exist, except for what your Lord
wishes. Your Lord does as He pleases.
108. As for those
who are fortunate, they will be in Paradise; in it they will abide as long as
the heavens and earth exist, except for what your Lord wishes, a giving without
end.
109. So do not be
in doubt as to what these men serve. They serve nothing but what their fathers
before them served. We will give them their recompense in full.
110. We have given
Moses the Scripture, yet they disputed in it; and had it not been for a word
which was already given by your Lord, their case would have been judged
immediately. They are in grave doubt concerning it.
111. And to each
your Lord will recompense their works. He is expert in what they do.
112. So stand
straight as you were commanded and those who repented with you and do not
transgress. He is watcher over what you do.
113. And you shall
not lean towards those who have wronged else you will incur the Fire; and you
will not have besides God any allies, and you will not be victorious.
114. And you shall
hold the assembly at both ends of the daylight and the near part of the night.
The good deeds take away the bad. This is a reminder to those who remember.
115. And be
patient, for God does not waste the reward of the good doers.
116. If only there
was from the previous generations a people with wisdom who deterred from the
corruption on earth, except the few that We saved of them. And those who were
wicked followed the enjoyment they were in, and they were criminal.
117. And your Lord
would not destroy the towns wrongfully, while its people were good doers.
118. And had your
Lord wished, He could have made all mankind one nation, but they still would
continue to disagree.
119. Except whom
your Lord has mercy upon, and for that He has created them. And the word of
your Lord came true: “I will fill Hell with the Jinn and the humans together!”
120. And from each
We relate to you the news of the messengers with which We strengthen your
heart. In this has come to you the truth and a lesson and a reminder for the
believers.
121. And say to
those who do not believe: “Continue to do what you will, we will also do.”
122. “And wait, for
we are also waiting.”
123. And to God is
the unseen of heavens and earth, and to Him all matters return. So serve Him
and put your trust in Him. Your Lord is not unaware of what you all do.
Chapter-12
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. A.L.R., these
are the signs of the clarifying Scripture.
2. We have sent
it down an Arabic Quran, perhaps you will comprehend.
3. We relate to
you the best stories through what We have inspired to you in this Quran; and
before it you were of those who were unaware.
4. When Joseph
said to his father: “My father, I have seen eleven planets and the sun and the
moon, I saw them submitting to me.”
5. He said: “O my
son, do not relate your vision to your brothers, or they will scheme against
you. The devil is to man a clear enemy.”
6. And as such,
your Lord Has chosen you, and He teaches you the interpretation of dreams, and
He completes His blessings upon you and upon the descendants of Jacob, as He
completed it for your fathers before that, Abraham and Isaac. Your Lord is
Knowing, Wise.
7. It is thus
that in Joseph and his brothers are signs for those who seek.
8. For they said:
“Joseph and his brother are more loved by our father than us, while we are a
numerous group. Our father is clearly misguided.”
9. “Kill Joseph
or cast him in the land, then your father’s favour will be all yours, and after
that you will be an upright people.”
10. One amongst
them said: “Do not kill Joseph, but if you are going to do anything, then cast
him into the bottom of the well, so that anyone traveling by will pick him up.”
11. They said:
“Our father, why do you not trust us with Joseph, we are to him well wishers.”
12. “Send him with
us tomorrow to enjoy and play, and we will take care of him.”
13. He said: “It
saddens me that you should take him, and I fear that the wolf would eat him if
you would be absent of him.”
14. They said: “If
the wolf eats him, while we are a numerous group, then we are the losers.”
15. So, when they
went with him they had agreed to place him at the bottom of the well. And We
inspired to him: “You will inform them of this act of theirs while they will
not expect it.”
16. And they came
to their father in the evening crying.
17. They said:
“Our father, we went to race and left Joseph by our things, and the wolf ate
him! But you would not believe us even if we are truthful.”
18. And they came
with his shirt stained in false blood. He said: “You have invented this tale
yourselves. Patience is good, and God’s help is sought against what you
describe.”
19. And a
traveling caravan came and they sent their man to draw water, but when he drew
he said: “Good news, there is a boy!” So they hid him as merchandise. And God
is aware of what they do.
20. And they sold
him for a low price, a few silver coins, and they regarded him as insignificant.
21. And the one
from Egypt who bought him said to his wife: “Make his stay generous, perhaps he
will benefit us or we may take him as a son.” And it was thus that We
established Joseph in the land and to teach him the interpretation of dreams.
And God Has full power over matters, but most of mankind do not know.
22. And when he
reached his maturity, We gave him position and knowledge. It is thus that We
reward the good doers.
23. And the woman,
in whose house he was staying, attempted to seduce him away from himself. And
she closed the doors and said: “I have prepared myself for you.” He said: “I
seek refuge with God, He is my Lord, He made good my residence; the wicked do
not succeed.”
24. And she
desired him and he desired her, had it not been that he saw His Lord’s proof;
it was thus that We turned evil and lewdness away from him; he is of Our loyal
servants.
25. And as they
rushed towards the door, she tore his shirt from behind; and they found her
master at the door. She said: “What is the punishment of he who wanted to
molest your family? Is it not that he be jailed or punished painfully?”
26. He said: “She
is the one who seduced me from myself,” and a witness from her family gave
testimony: “If his shirt was torn from the front, then she is truthful, and he
is the liar.”
27. “And if his
shirt is torn from behind, then she is lying, and he is truthful.”
28. So when he saw
that his shirt was torn from behind, he said: “This is from your female
scheming, your female scheming is indeed great!”
29. “Joseph, turn
away from this. And you woman, seek forgiveness for your sin; you were of the
wrongdoers.”
30. And some women
in the city said: “The wife of the Governor is trying to seduce her young man
from himself; she is taken by love. We see her clearly misguided.”
31. So when she
heard of their scheming, she sent for them and prepared a banquet for them, and
she gave each one of them a knife. And she said: “Come out to them,” so when
they saw him they exalted him and cut their hands, and they said: “God be
praised, this is not a human, but a blessed Angel!”
32. She said:
“This is the one whom you blamed me for, and I have seduced him from himself
but he refused. And if he does not do as I command him, he will be imprisoned,
and he will be one of those disgraced.”
33. He said: “My
Lord, prison is better to me than what they are inviting me to do. And if You
do not turn their scheming away from me, I will fall for them and be of the
ignorant.”
34. So his Lord
responded to him, and He turned away their scheming from him. He is the Hearer,
the Knowledgeable.
35. But it
appealed to them, even after they had seen the signs, to imprison him until a
time.
36. And with him
in the prison entered two young men. One of them said: “I dreamt that I was
pressing wine,” and the other said: “I dreamt that I was carrying bread on top
of my head, and that the birds were eating from it.” “Tell us what this means,
for we see that you are of the good doers.”
37. He said:
“There is not any provision of food that will come to you except that I will
tell you of its interpretation before it comes. That is from what my Lord has
taught me. I have just left the creed of a people who do not believe in God,
and they are rejecting the Hereafter.”
38. “And I
followed the creed of my fathers: Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob. It was not for
us to set-up partners with God at all. That is God’s blessings over us and over
mankind, but most of mankind are not thankful.”
39. “O my fellow
inmates, are various lords better, or God, the One, the Omniscient?”
40. “What you
serve besides God is nothing but names which you have created you and your
fathers, God did not send down any authority for such. The judgment is for none
but God. He ordered that none be served but He. That is the true system, but
most of mankind do not know.”
41. “My fellow
inmates, one of you will be serving wine for his lord, while the other will be
crucified so that the birds will eat from his head. The matter which you have
sought is now concluded.”
42. And he said to
the one whom he thought would be saved of them: “Mention me to your lord.” But
the devil made him forget to mention to his lord, so He remained in prison for
a few years.
43. And the King
said: “I continue to dream of seven fat cows which are being eaten by seven
thin ones, and seven green pods and others which are dry. O you commanders,
tell me what my vision means if you are able to interpret the visions.”
44. They said: “It
is nothing but bad dreams; and we are not knowledgeable in the interpretation
of dreams.”
45. And the one of
them who had been saved and remembered after all this time said: “I will tell
you of its interpretation, so have me dispatched.”
46. “Joseph, O man
of truth, explain to us the matter regarding seven fat cows being eaten by
seven thin ones, and seven green pods and others which are dry? Then perhaps I
may go back to the people so they will know.”
47. He said: “You
will plant regularly for seven years, and whatever you harvest you must leave
it in its pods, except for the little that you will eat.”
48. “Then will
come seven after that which are severe in drought and which will consume all
that you plant except for what you have stored.”
49. “Then after
that will come a calendar year in which the people will have abundant rain and
which they will be able to produce once again.”
50. And the King
said: “Bring him to me.” So when the messenger came to him, he said: “Go back
to your lord and ask him what was the matter regarding the women that cut their
hands? My Lord is well aware of their scheming.”
51. He said: “What
is your plea that you tried to seduce Joseph from himself?” They said: “God forbid
that we would do any harm to him.” The wife of the Governor said: “Now the
truth must be known, I did seek to seduce Joseph from himself and he is of the
truthful ones.”
52. “That is so he
knows that I will not betray him while he is not present and that God does not
guide the scheming of the betrayers.”
53. “And I do not
make myself free of blame, for the soul is inclined to sin, except what my Lord
has mercy on. My Lord is Forgiving, Merciful.”
54. And the King
said: “Bring him to me so that I may employ him to my person.” So when he spoke
to him, he said: “Today you are with us in high rank and trusted.”
55. He said: “Make
me keeper over the granaries of the land, for I know how to keep records and I
am knowledgeable.”
56. And it was
such that We gave Joseph authority in the land, to travel in it as he pleases.
We bestow Our mercy upon whom We please, and We do not waste the reward of the
good doers.
57. And the reward
of the Hereafter is better for those who believe and were aware.
58. And Joseph’s
brothers came and entered upon him, and he recognized them, but they did not
recognize him.
59. So, when he
furnished them with their provisions, he said: “Bring me a step-brother of
yours who is from your father. Do you not see that I give full measure of grain
and that I am the best of hosts?”
60. “But if you do
not bring him to me, then there shall be no measure of grain for you with me,
and do not come near me.”
61. They said: “We
will try to get him away from his father, and we shall be successful.”
62. And he said to
his servants: “Return their goods back into their bags, so that they will
recognize it when they return to their family and they will come back again.”
63. So when they
returned to their father, they said: “Our father, we have been banned from
getting anymore measure of grain, so send our brother with us so we may be
given measure of grain, and we will be his guardians.”
64. He said:
“Shall I trust him with you as I trusted you with Joseph before that? God is
the best guardian, and He is the Most Merciful of those who show mercy.”
65. So when they
opened their bags, they found their goods had been returned to them, and they
said: “Our father, what more can we desire, this is our goods returned to us,
so we can get more for our family, and be guardians over our brother, and
increase a measure of grain to load a camel. That is truly an easy measure!”
66. He said: “I
will not send him with you until you come to me with a covenant to God that you
will bring him back unless you are completely overtaken”. So when they brought
him the covenant, he said: “God is placed in trust over what we say.”
67. And he said:
“My sons, do not enter from one gate, but enter from separate gates; and I
cannot avail you anything against God, for the judgment is to God. In Him I put
my trust, and in Him those who put their trust should trust.”
68. And when they
entered from where their father had commanded them, it would not have availed
them in the least against God, but it was out of a concern in Jacob’s soul that
he brought out. And he is with knowledge for what We have taught him, but most
men do not know.
69. And when they
entered upon Joseph, he called his brother to himself and said: “I am your
brother, so do not be saddened by what they have done.”
70. So when he
furnished them with their provisions, he placed the measuring bowl in his
brothers bag, then a caller cried out: “O you in the caravan, you are thieves!”
71. They said,
while coming towards him: “What is it you are missing?”
72. He said: “We
are missing the measuring bowl of the King, and for whomever can produce it, we
will give a camel’s load, and I will be bound by this.”
73. They said: “By
God, you know we did not come to cause corruption in the land, and we are no
thieves!”
74. He said: “What
shall be the punishment, if you are not truthful?”
75. They said:
“The punishment is that whomever it is found in his bags, then to compensate is
his punishment. It is such that we punish the wicked.”
76. So he began
with their bags before his brother’s bag. Then he brought it out of his
brother’s bag. It was such that We planned for Joseph, for he would not have
been able to take his brother under the King’s system, except that God wished
it so. We raise the degrees of whom We please, and over every one of knowledge
is the All Knowledgeable.
77. They said: “If
he has stolen, there was a brother of his before who also had stolen.” Joseph
kept this all inside himself, and did not reveal anything to them. He said:
“You are in an awkward position, and God best knows what you describe.”
78. They said: “O
Governor, he has an elderly father, so take one of us in his place. Indeed we
see you as one of the good doers.”
79. He said: “God
forbid that we would take anyone except he whom we found our belongings with.
Indeed, we would then be wrong doers.”
80. So when they
gave-up from him, they held a conference in private. The eldest of them said:
“Did you not know that your father has taken a covenant over you with God, and
before this you also failed in your duty with Joseph? I will not leave this
land until my father permits me to do so or that God will judge for me. He is
the best of judges.”
81. “Return to
your father, and tell him: “Our father, your son has stolen, and we did not
witness except what we learned, and we could not know the unseen!”
82. “And ask the
people of the town which we were in, and the caravan which we have returned
with. We are being truthful.”
83. He replied:
“No, for it is your own souls that have conspired you to this. So patience is
most fitting, perhaps God will bring them all to me. He is the Knowledgeable,
the Wise.”
84. And he turned
away from them and said: “Oh, my sorry over Joseph.” And his eyes turned white
from sadness, and he became blind.
85. They said: “By
God, will you never cease to remember Joseph until you become senile or you are
dead!”
86. He said: “I
merely complain my grief and sorrow to God, and I know from God what you do not
know.”
87. “My sons, go
and inquire about Joseph and his brother, and do not give-up from God’s Spirit.
The only people who would give-up from God’s Spirit are the rejecters of faith.”
88. So when they
entered upon him, they said: “O Governor, we have been afflicted with harm, us
and our family, and we have come with poor goods to trade, so give us a measure
of grain, and be charitable towards us, for God does reward the charitable.”
89. He said: “Do
you know what you have done with Joseph and his brother, while you are
ignorant?”
90. They said:
“Are you indeed Joseph?” He said: “I am Joseph, and this is my brother. God Has
been gracious to us. For anyone who reveres God and is patient, then God will
not waste the reward of the good doers.”
91. They said: “By
God, God Has indeed preferred you over us and we were wrongdoers.”
92. He said:
“There is no blame on you this day, may God forgive you, and He is the most
Merciful of those who show mercy.”
93. “Take this
shirt of mine and cast it over my fathers face, and he will become with sight;
and bring to me all your family.”
94. And when the
caravan departed, their father said: “I do indeed feel the scent of Joseph,
except that you may think me senile.”
95. They said: “By
God, you are back to your old misguidance.”
96. Then, when the
bearer of good news came, he cast it over his face and he returned clear with
sight. He said: “Did I not tell you that I know from God what you do not know?”
97. They said:
“Our father, ask forgiveness for our sins, indeed we have been wrong.”
98. He said: “I
will ask forgiveness for you from my Lord, He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.”
99. So when they
entered upon Joseph, he took his parents to him and he said: “Enter Egypt, God
willing, in security.”
100. And he raised
his parents on the throne, and they fell in prostration to Him. And he said:
“My father, this is the interpretation of my vision from before. My Lord has
made it true, and He Has been good to me that he took me out of prison and
brought you out of the wilderness after the devil had placed a rift between me
and my brothers. My Lord is kind to whom He wills. He is the Knowledgeable, the
Wise.”
101. “My Lord, you
have given me sovereignty and taught me the interpretations of what is
supposed. Initiator of the heavens and earth, you are my protector in this
world and the Hereafter. Take me as one who has surrendered, and join me with
the good doers.”
102. That is from
the news of the unseen that We inspire to you. You were not amongst them when
they arranged their plan and were scheming.
103. And most of
the people, even if you are diligent, will not believe.
104. And you do not
ask them for a wage for it, it is but a reminder to the worlds.
105. And how many a
sign in the heavens and the earth do they pass by, while they are turning away
from it.
106. And most of
them will not believe in God except while setting-up partners.
107. Are they
secure against the coming of a cover of retribution from God, or that the Hour
would come to them suddenly while they do not perceive?
108. Say: “This is
my way, I invite to God in full disclosure, myself and whomever follows me. And
glory be to God. And I am not of those who set-up partners.”
109. And We have
not sent before you except men, to whom We gave inspiration, from the people of
the towns. Would they not roam the earth and see how was the punishment of
those before them? And the abode of the Hereafter is far better for those who
are aware. Do you not comprehend?
110. Then, when the
messengers gave up, and they thought that they have been denied, Our victory
came to them. We then save whom We wish, and Our punishment cannot be swayed
from the wicked people.
111. In their
stories is a lesson for the people of intelligence. It was not a narration that
was invented, but an authentication of what is already present and a detailing
of all things, and a guidance and mercy to a people who believe.
Chapter-13
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. A.L.M.R. These
are the signs of the Scripture. And what has been sent down to you from your
Lord is the truth; but most of the people do not believe.
2. God, Who
raised the skies without any pillars that you can see, then He settled to the
throne, and He commissioned the sun and the moon; each running to a fixed
destiny. He manages all affairs, and He details the signs so that you will be
aware of the meeting with your Lord.
3. And He is the
One who stretched-out the land, and made in it stabilizers and rivers, and from
every fruit He made a pair of two; the night covers the day. In that are signs
for a people who will think.
4. And on earth
are neighbouring pieces of land with gardens of grape and plants and palm
trees, some of which may be twin sharing the same root, or single, even though
they are being watered with the same water source; and We make preference for
some of them over others in what they consume. In that are signs for a people
who comprehend.
5. And if you are
surprised, then what is more surprising is their saying: “Can it be that when
we are dust, we will be created anew!” These are the ones who rejected their
Lord, and they will have chains around their necks, and they are the dwellers
of the Fire, in it they will abide.
6. And they
hasten towards you with sin before good, and the examples of those before them
have already been given. Your Lord is with great forgiveness to mankind for
their transgression, and your Lord is severe in retribution.
7. And those who
reject say: “If only a sign was sent down to him from his Lord.” You are but a
warner, and to every nation is a guide.
8. God knows what
every female carries, and how short her pregnancy or how long. And everything
with Him is measured.
9. The knower of
the unseen and the seen, the Great, the most High.
10. It is the same
whether any of you openly declares what he says, or conceals it; whether he is
hiding in the night or going openly in the day.
11. Present with
him and behind him are retainers, they guard him by God’s command. God is not
to change what is in a people until they change what is within themselves. And
if God wanted to harm a people, then there is no turning Him back, nor will
they have any protector against Him.
12. He is the One
who shows you the lightning, giving you fear and hope. And He establishes the
heavy clouds.
13. And the
thunder glorifies with His praise, and the Angels are in awe of Him, and He
sends the thunderbolts, and strikes with it whom He will. Yet they are still
arguing regarding God, while He is severe in punishment.
14. To Him is the
call of truth. And those who are called on besides Him, they will not respond
to them in anything; like one who places his hands openly in the water to
drink, but it never reaches his mouth. The call of the rejecters is nothing but
in misguidance.
15. And to God
submit all who are in the heavens and the earth, willingly and unwillingly, as
do their shadows in the morning and the evening.
16. Say: “Who is
the Lord of the heavens and earth,” say: “God.” Say: “Have you taken besides
Him allies who do not posses for themselves any benefit or harm?” Say: “Is the
blind and the seer the same?, or does the darkness and the light equate? Or
have they made partners with God who have created like His creation, so the
creations all seemed the same to them?” Say: “God Has created all things, and
He is the One, the Supreme.”
17. He sent down
water from the sky, so valleys flowed according to their capacity, and the
flood produces foam. And from what they burn to smelt jewellery or goods is
produced a similar foam. It is in such a manor that God strikes the falsehood
with the truth. As for the foam, it passes away, and as for what benefits
mankind, it remains in the earth. It is such that God cites the examples.
18. For those who
responded to their Lord is goodness. As for those who did not respond to Him,
if they had all that is in the earth twice over, they would offer it to be
saved. To these will be a terrible reckoning, and their abode is Hell; what a
miserable abode.
19. Is one who
knows that the truth has been sent down to you from your Lord like one who is
blind? Only those with understanding will remember.
20. Those who
fulfill God’s pledge, and they do not break the Covenant.
21. And those who
deliver what God Has ordered be delivered, and they revere their Lord and they
fear the terrible reckoning.
22. And those who
are patient seeking their Lord’s direction; and they hold the assembly, and
they spend from what We bestowed upon them secretly and openly, and they
counter sin with good; these will have an excellent abode.
23. The gardens of
Eden, they will enter it with those who are good doers from their fathers and
their mates and their progeny. And the Angels will enter upon them from every
gate.
24. “Peace be upon
you for what you have been patient for. Excellent indeed is the final abode.”
25. As for those
who break the pledge of God after making its covenant, and they sever what God
ordered that it be delivered, and they corrupt in the earth; to those is a
curse and they will have a miserable abode.
26. God gives the
provisions for whom He wishes, and He is able. And they were happy with the
worldly life, but the worldly life compared to the Hereafter was nothing but a
brief enjoyment.
27. And those who
have rejected say: “If only a sign were sent down to him from his Lord!” Say:
“God misguides whom He wishes and guides to Him whoever is repenting.”
28. The ones who
believed and their hearts are relieved by the remembrance of God; for in God’s
remembrance the hearts are relieved.
29. And those who
believed, and did good works, there will be happiness for them and a good
abode.
30. And as such,
We have sent you to a nation as other nations that have come before, so that
you may recite for them that which has been inspired to you; while they are
still rejecting the Almighty. Say: “He is my Lord, there is no god but He, in
Him I place my trust and to Him is my repentance.”
31. And if a Quran
were to be used to move mountains, or to slice the earth, or the dead were spoken
to with it. No, to God is all matters. Did not those who believe know that if
God wished He would have guided all the people? As for those who reject, they
continue to be stricken with disaster or it comes near to their homes, until
God’s promise comes true. God does not break the appointment.
32. And messengers
before you were ridiculed, but I gave time to those who rejected, then I took
them. Then how was My punishment?
33. The One who is
standing over every soul for what it has earned; yet they make partners with
God. Say: “Name them?, or are you informing Him of what He does not know on
earth or is it just a show of words?” But to the rejecters, their scheming is
made to appear clever, and they are turned away from the path. And whoever God
misguides will have no guide.
34. They will have
a punishment in the worldly life, and the punishment of the Hereafter is more
difficult. And they will have no defender against God.
35. The example of
Paradise that the righteous have been promised, is that rivers flow beneath it,
and its provisions are continuous as is its shade. Such is the abode of those
who were righteous, while the abode of the rejecters is the Fire.
36. And those to
whom We have previously given the Scripture rejoice at what has been sent down
to you, but there are some of the groups that reject parts of it. Say: “I am
only ordered to serve God and not join any partner with Him. To Him I pray and
to Him is the return.”
37. And as such,
We have sent it down a law in Arabic. And if you follow their desires after
what has come to you of the knowledge, then you will not have any ally or
defender against God.
38. And We have
sent messengers before you and We have made for them mates and offspring. It
was not for a messenger to come with any sign except by God’s leave, but for
every time there is a decree.
39. God erases
what He wishes and affirms, and with Him is the source of the Scripture.
40. And if We show
you some of what We promise them or if We let you pass away, then you are only
to deliver while for Us is the reckoning.
41. Do they not
see that We come to the land and reduce it from its ends? And God gives
judgment and there is none to override His judgment. And He is quick to
reckoning.
42. And those
before them have schemed, but to God is all scheming. He knows what every soul
earns and the rejecters will come to know to whom is the better abode.
43. And those who
reject say: “You are not a messenger.” Say: “God is sufficient as a witness
between me and you, the One who has the knowledge of the Scripture.”
Chapter-14
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. A.L.R. A
Scripture which We have sent down to you so that you may take the people out of
the darkness and into the light by their Lord’s leave to the path of the Noble,
the Praiseworthy.
2. God, to whom
belongs all that is in the heavens, and all that is in the earth. And woe to
the rejecters from a painful retribution.
3. The ones who
have preferred the worldly life over the Hereafter, and they repel away from
the path of God, and they seek to make it crooked. Those are the ones who are
in misguidance.
4. And We have
not sent any messenger except in the language of his people, so he may clarify
to them. But God misguides whom He wills, and He guides whom He wills. And He
is the Noble, the Wise.
5. And We have
sent Moses with Our signs, that you should bring your people out from the
darkness and into the light, and remind them with God’s revelations. In this
are signs for any who are patient and thankful.
6. And Moses said
to his people: “Remember God’s blessings upon you that He saved you from the
people of Pharaoh. They used to inflict the worst punishment upon you, and they
used to murder your children, and rape your women. And in that was a great
trial from your Lord.”
7. And your Lord
proclaimed: “If you give thanks, then I will increase for you, but if you are
rejecting, then My retribution is severe.”
8. And Moses
said: “If you reject, you and all who are on earth together, then know that God
is Rich, Praiseworthy.”
9. Did not news
come to you of those before you: the people of Noah, and ‘Aad, and Thamud, and
those after them whom none know but God? Their messengers came to them with
clarity, but they placed their hands to their mouths and said: “We are
rejecting what you have been sent with, and we are in grave doubt as to what
you are inviting us to.”
10. Their
messengers said: “Is there doubt regarding God, the initiator of the heavens
and the earth? He invites you so that He may forgive some of your sins, and
grant you until a predetermined time.” They said: “You are but humans like us,
you wish to turn us away from what our fathers used to serve. So come to us
with clear proof.”
11. Their
messengers said: “We are but humans like you, but God will bestow His grace
upon whom He pleases from His servants. And it is not up to us to bring you
proof except by God’s leave. And in God the believers should place their trust”
12. “And why
should we not place our trust in God, when He Has guided us our path. And we
will be patient to the harm you inflict upon us. And in God those who trust
should put their trust.”
13. And those who
rejected said to their messengers: “We will drive you out of our land, or you
will return to our creed.” It was then that their Lord inspired to them: “We
will destroy the wicked.”
14. “And We will
let you reside in the land after them. That is for those who fear My station and
fear My deliverance.”
15. And they
sought victory, and every arrogant tyrant was then made to lose.
16. From behind
him is Hell, and he will be served boiling water.
17. He tries to
drink it, but it cannot be swallowed, and death comes to him from everywhere,
but he will not die; and from behind him is a powerful retribution.
18. The example of
those who reject their Lord is that their works are like ashes, on which the
wind blows strongly on a stormy day, they cannot get anything of what they
earned. Such is the farthest misguidance.
19. Did you not
see that God created the heavens and the earth with truth? If He wished, He
would do away with you and bring a new creation.
20. And that for
God is not difficult to do.
21. And they
appeared before God, all of them. And the weak ones said to those who were
arrogant: “We were following you, so will you avail us anything from God’s
retribution?” They said: “If God Had guided us, then we would have guided you.
It makes no difference if we cry out or are patient, for we have no refuge.”
22. And the devil
said when the matter was complete: “God Had promised you the promise of truth,
and I promised you and broke my promise. And I had no power over you except
that I invited you and you responded to me. So do not blame me, but blame
yourselves; I cannot help you nor can you help me. I reject that you have set
me as a partner before this; the wicked will have a painful retribution.”
23. And admission
was given to those who believed and did good works to gardens with rivers
flowing beneath them. In them they will abide by the leave of their Lord. Their
greeting therein is “Peace.”
24. Have you not
seen how God cites the example of a good word is like a good tree, whose root
is firm and its branches in the sky.
25. It bears its
fruit every so often by its Lord’s leave. And God cites the examples for
mankind, perhaps they will remember.
26. And the
example of a bad word is like a tree which has been uprooted from the surface of
the earth, it has nowhere to settle.
27. God makes firm
those who believe with firm sayings in the worldly life, and in the Hereafter.
And He misguides the wicked, and God does what He wishes.
28. Did you not
see those who replaced God’s blessings with rejection, and they caused their
people to dwell in the abode of destruction?
29. Hell is where
they will burn, what a miserable place to settle.
30. And they made
to God equals in order that they may misguide from His path. Say: “Enjoy, for
your destiny is to the Fire.”
31. Say to My
servants who believe, that they should hold the assembly, and spend from what
provisions We granted them secretly and publicly, before a Day comes when there
is no trade therein, nor will there be any friends.
32. God is the One
who created the heavens and the earth, and He sent down water from the sky and
brought out fruits as provisions for you, and He committed for you the ships to
run in the sea by His command, and He committed for you the rivers.
33. And He
committed for you the sun and the moon, both in continuity; and He committed
for you the night and the day.
34. And He gave
you all that you have asked Him. And if you were to count God’s blessings, you
will never fathom them. The human is indeed transgressing, disbelieving.
35. And Abraham
said: “My Lord, make this town a sanctuary, and keep me and my sons away from
serving idols.”
36. “My Lord, they
have misguided many from amongst mankind. So, whoever follows me, then he is of
me, and whoever disobeys me, then You are Forgiving, Merciful.”
37. “My Lord, I
have resided part of my progeny in an uncultivated valley near your Restricted
institution. My Lord, so that they may hold the assembly. So let the hearts of
the people incline towards them and give provisions to them of the fruits that
they may give thanks.”
38. “Our Lord, you
know what we hide and what we declare. And nothing is hidden from God at all in
the earth or in the heavens.”
39. “Praise be to
God who has granted me in my old age Ishmael and Isaac. My Lord is the hearer
of prayers.”
40. “My Lord, let
me hold the assembly, and also from my progeny. Our Lord, accept our prayer.”
41. “Our Lord,
forgive me and my parents, and the believers on the Day the judgment is
called.”
42. And do not
think that God is unaware of what the wicked do. He is merely delaying them to
a Day when all eyes are watching.
43. They will
approach with their heads bowed, and their eyes will not blink, and their
hearts will be void.
44. And warn
mankind of the Day when the retribution will come to them, and those who were
wicked will say: “Our Lord, delay this for us until a short time, and we will
heed your call and follow the messengers!” Did you not swear before this that
you would last forever?
45. And you
resided in the homes of those who had wronged themselves, and it was made clear
to you what We did to them. And We had cited the examples to you.
46. And they
schemed their scheming, and their scheming is known to God; and their scheming
was enough to make the mountains cease to exist.
47. So do not
think that God will fail to keep His promise to His messengers. God is Noble,
able to seek revenge.
48. The Day the
earth is replaced with another earth, as are the heavens, and they will appear
before God, the One, the Irresistible.
49. And you will
see the criminals on that Day held by restraints.
50. Their clothes
will be of tar, and the fire will overwhelm their faces.
51. Thus God will
recompense every soul by what it earned. God is quick to reckoning.
52. This is a
proclamation for the people and so that they are warned with it, and so that
they know that there is but One god, and so that those with intelligence will
remember.
Chapter-15
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. A.L.R., these
are the signs of the Scripture, and a clear Quran.
2. Perhaps those
who have rejected will wish they were of those who surrendered!
3. Leave them to
eat and enjoy, and let them be preoccupied with hope. They will come to know.
4. We have not
destroyed any town except that it had an appointed time.
5. No nation can
quicken its fate, nor can they delay.
6. And they said:
“O you upon whom the Reminder has been sent down, you are crazy.”
7. “Why not bring
us the Angels if you are of the truthful ones?”
8. We do not send
down the Angels except with truth, and then they would have no more delay.
9. Indeed it is
We who have sent down the Reminder, and indeed it is We who will preserve it.
10. And We have
sent before you to the groups of old.
11. And any
messenger that came to them, they would mock him.
12. It is such
that We let it seep into the hearts of the criminals.
13. They do not
believe in it, while the examples of the early generations has been brought to
them.
14. And if We
opened for them a gate in the heaven and they were to continue ascending to it,
15. They would
have said: “Our sight has been fogged. No, we are a people who are being
bewitched!”
16. And We have
placed towers in the heavens and We have made them pleasant to the onlookers.
17. And We have
guarded them from every outcast devil.
18. Except he who
manages to eavesdrop, he will be pursued clearly by a flaming meteor.
19. And the land
We have stretched, and placed stabilizers in it, and We have planted in it
everything in balance.
20. And We made
for you in it a habitat, as well as those whom you are not required to provide
for.
21. And there is
not a thing, except that We have vaults of it, yet We only send it down in a
measured amount.
22. And We have
sent the winds to pollinate, and We sent down water from the sky for you to
drink. And it is not you who are keeping it in storage.
23. And it is
indeed We who give life and death, and We are the inheritors.
24. And We have
known those who came early amongst you, and We have known those who came late.
25. And it is your
Lord that will gather them. He is Wise, Knowledgeable.
26. And We have
created man from a clay hardened and shaped.
27. And the Jinn,
We created him before that from the flames of fire.
28. And your Lord
said to the Angels: “I am creating a human from a hardened clay.”
29. “So when I
perfect him, and blow of My spirit in him, you shall submit to him.”
30. Thus, all of
the Angels submitted.
31. Except for
Satan, he refused to be with those who submitted.
32. He said: “O
Satan, what is the matter that you are not with those who have submitted?”
33. He said: “I am
not to submit to a human You have created from a hardened clay.”
34. He said: “Exit
from here, you are cast out.”
35. “And a curse
shall be upon you until the Day of judgment.”
36. He said: “My
Lord, respite me until the Day they are resurrected.”
37. He said: “You
are given respite.”
38. “Until the Day
of the appointed time.”
39. He said: “My
Lord, for that which I have been misled by, I will make the earth appear
beautiful for them, and I will mislead them all.”
40. “Except for
Your servants who are devoted.”
41. He said: “This
shall be a Straight Path to Me.”
42. “For My
servants, you shall have no authority over them, except those who are misled
and follow you.”
43. “And Hell, for
all of those, shall be the appointed place.”
44. “It has seven
gates, for every gate will be an assigned segment from them.”
45. The righteous
will be in paradises and springs.
46. “Enter it in
peace and security.”
47. And We removed
what sadness was in their chests, they are brothers in quarters facing one
another.
48. No fatigue
shall touch them, nor will they be made to leave from it.
49. Inform My
servants that I am the Forgiver, the Merciful.
50. And that My
punishment is a painful retribution.
51. And inform
them of Abraham’s guests.
52. That they
entered upon him, they said: “Peace.” He said: “We are worrisome of you.”
53. They said: “Do
not worry, we bring you good news of a knowledgeable son.”
54. He said: “What
good news can you bring me when old age has come upon me? Is that your good
news?”
55. They said: “We
have brought you good news with truth, so do not be of those in denial.”
56. He said: “And
who would deny the mercy of his Lord except the misguided ones!”
57. He said: “What
then is your business here, O messengers?”
58. They said: “We
have been sent to a people who are criminals.”
59. “Except for
the family of Lot, we will save them all.”
60. “Except for
his wife, we have measured that she will be with those destroyed.”
61. So when the
messengers came to the family of Lot.
62. He said: “You
are a people unknown to me.”
63. They said: “Alas,
we have come to you with that which they are doubting.”
64. “And we have
come to you with the truth, and we are forthcoming.”
65. “So let your
family leave during the last hours of the night, and you follow just behind
them, and do not let any of you look back, and go to where you are
commanded.”
66. And We made it
known to him, that the seed of these people will be cut off in the morning.
67. And the people
of the city came seeking good news.
68. He said:
“These are my guests, so do not embarrass me!”
69. “And be aware
of God, and do not disgrace me!”
70. They said:
“Did we not forbid you from outsiders?”
71. He said: “Here
are my daughters if it is your intention.”
72. By your life,
they are in their drunkenness, blundering.
73. So the scream
took them at sunrise.
74. Thus We turned
it upside down, and rained over them with rocks made from hardened clay.
75. In this are
signs for those who see.
76. And it was on
an established path.
77. In that is a
sign for the believers.
78. And the
dwellers of the forest were wicked.
79. So, We sought
revenge from them. And they were both on an open plain.
80. And the
dwellers of the cavern disbelieved the messengers.
81. And We gave
them Our signs, but they turned away from them.
82. And they used
to sculpt from the mountains dwellings that were secure.
83. So the scream
took them in the morning.
84. What benefit
did what they earn make for them?
85. And We have
not created the heavens and the earth and what is in between except with the
truth. And the Hour is coming, so overlook their faults gracefully.
86. Your Lord is
the Creator, the Knower.
87. And We have
given you seven of the pairs and the great Quran.
88. So do not
linger with your eyes on what We have bestowed upon some couples from them, and
do not grieve for them, and lower your wing for the believers.
89. And say: “I am
the clarifying warner.”
90. As We have
sent down on the dividers.
91. The ones who
have made the Quran obsolete.
92. By your Lord,
We will ask them all.
93. Regarding what
they use to do.
94. So proclaim
what you have been commanded and turn away from those who set-up partners.
95. We will
relieve you from those who mocked.
96. Those who
placed with God another god. They will come to know.
97. And We know
that your chest is strained by what they say.
98. So glorify
with the praise of your Lord, and be of those who submit.
99. And serve your
Lord until certainty comes to you.
Chapter-16
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. God’s command
will come, so do not hasten it. Glorified is He and High above the partners
they have set-up.
2. He sends down
the Angels with the Spirit by His command upon whom He wishes of His servants:
“That you shall warn that there is no god but I, so be aware of Me.”
3. He created the
heavens and the earth with the truth. He is High above the partners they have
set-up.
4. He created man
from a drop, but then he becomes clearly in opposition.
5. And the
livestock He created them for you, in them is warmth and benefits, and from
them you eat.
6. And for you in
them is beauty, when you relax and when you travel.
7. And they carry
your loads to a place you would not have been able to reach except with great
strain. Your Lord is Compassionate, Merciful.
8. And the
horses, and mules, and donkeys, that you may ride them and as an adornment. And
He creates what you do not know.
9. And to God
shall be the path, but some are mislead. And if He wished, He could have guided
you all.
10. He is the One
who sent down water from the sky for you, from it you drink, and from it emerge
the trees that you wander around in.
11. He brings
forth with it vegetation and olives and palm trees and grapes and from all the
fruits. In that are signs for a people who think.
12. And He
committed for you the night and the day, and the sun and the moon, and the
stars are committed by His command. In that are signs for a people who
comprehend.
13. And what He
Has placed for you on earth in various colors. In that are signs for a people
who remember.
14. And He is the
One who committed the sea, that you may eat from it a tender meat, and that you
may extract from it pearls that you wear. And you see the ships flowing through
it, so that you may seek from His bounty, and that you may be thankful.
15. And He has
cast into the earth stabilizers so that it does not sway with you, and rivers,
and paths, perhaps you will be guided.
16. And landmarks,
and by the stars they use to guide.
17. Is the One who
creates the same as one who does not create? Will you not remember?
18. And if you
count the blessings of God you will not be able to fathom them. God is
Forgiving, Merciful.
19. And God knows
what you hide and what you declare.
20. As for those
they call on besides God, they do not create anything, but are themselves created!
21. They are dead,
not alive, and they will not know when they are resurrected.
22. Your god is
One god. Those who do not believe in the Hereafter, their hearts are denying,
and they are arrogant.
23. Certainly, God
knows what they hide and what they reveal. He does not like the arrogant.
24. And if they
are told: “What has your Lord sent down?” They say: “Fairytales of old.”
25. They will
carry their burdens in full on the Day of Resurrection, and also from the
burdens of those whom they misguided without knowledge. Evil indeed is what
they bear.
26. Those before
them have schemed, but God came to their buildings from the foundation, thus
the roof fell on top of them, and the retribution came to them from where they
did not know.
27. Then, on the
Day of Resurrection He will humiliate them, and say: “Where are My partners
whom you used to dispute regarding them?” Those who have received the knowledge
said: “The humiliation today and misery is upon the rejecters.”
28. Those whom the
Angels take while they had wronged their souls: “Amnesty, we did not do any
evil!” “Alas, God is aware of what you had done.”
29. “So enter the
gates of Hell, in it you shall reside; such is the abode of the arrogant.”
30. And it was said
to those who were righteous: “What has your Lord sent down?” They said: “All
goodness.” For those who have done good in this world there is good, and the
Hereafter is even better. Excellent indeed is the home of the righteous.
31. The gardens of
Eden, which they will enter, with rivers flowing beneath, in it they will have
what they wish. It is such that God rewards the righteous.
32. Those whom the
Angels take, while they had been good, they will say: “Peace be upon you, enter
Paradise because of that which you have done.”
33. Are they
waiting for the Angels to come for them, or a command from your Lord? It was
exactly the same as what those before them did. God did not wrong them, but it
was their own selves that they wronged.
34. Thus, the evil
of their work afflicted them, and they were surrounded by that which they used
to make fun of!
35. And those who
set-up partners said: “If God had wished it, we would not have served anything
besides Him; neither us nor our fathers; nor would we have forbidden anything
without Him.” Those before them did the exact same thing; so are the messengers
required to do anything but deliver with clarity?
36. And We have
sent a messenger to every nation: “You shall serve God and avoid evil.” Some of
them were guided by God, and some of them deserved to be misguided. So travel
in the land, and see how the punishment was of those who denied.
37. If you are
concerned for their guidance, God does not guide whom He misleads. And they
will have no victors.
38. And they swore
by God, in their strongest oaths, that God will not resurrect whoever dies. No,
it is a promise of truth upon Him, but most people do not know.
39. So that He
will make clear for them that in which they have disputed, and so that those
who have rejected will know that they were liars.
40. It is Our
saying to a thing if We want it, to say to it: “Be,” and it is.
41. And those who
have emigrated for God, after they were oppressed, We will grant them good in
the world, and the reward of the Hereafter will be greater, if they knew.
42. Those who are
patient, and put their trust in their Lord.
43. And We did not
send any except men before you whom We inspired, so ask the people who received
the Reminder if you do not know.
44. With clarity
and the Psalms. And We sent down to you the Reminder to make clear to the
people what was sent to them, and perhaps they will think.
45. Have those who
schemed evil guaranteed that God will not make the earth swallow them, or the
retribution come to them from where they do not expect?
46. Or that He
will take them in their sleep?, for they cannot stop it.
47. Or that He
will take them while they are in fear?. Your Lord is Compassionate,
Merciful.
48. Did they not
see that anything God creates, its shadow inclines to the right and the left
submitting to God, willingly?
49. And to God
submit all those in the heavens and all those on the earth, from the creatures
as well as the Angels, and they are not arrogant.
50. They fear
their Lord from above them, and they do what they are commanded.
51. And God said:
“Do not take-up two gods, there is only One god, so it is Me that you shall
reverence.”
52. And to Him is
what is in the heavens and the earth, and the system shall be to Him. Is it
other than God that you shall be aware of?
53. And any
blessings that are with you are from God. Then, when harm afflicts you, to Him
you cry out.
54. Then, when He
removes the harm from you, a group of you set-up partners with their Lord!
55. So they reject
what We have given them. Enjoy, for you will come to know.
56. And they
allocate a portion from what We provide to them to that which they did not have
knowledge of. By God, you will be asked about the lies you have invented!
57. And they
assign their daughters to God; be He glorified; and to them is what they
desire.
58. And when one
of them is given news of a female, his face becomes darkened and he is in
grief!
59. He hides from
his people because of the bad news he has received. Shall he keep her with
dishonour, or bury her in the sand? Miserable indeed is how they judge!
60. For those who
do not believe in the Hereafter is the worst example, and for God is the
highest example, and He is the Noble, the Wise.
61. And if God
were to immediately call mankind to account for their transgression, then He
would not leave a single creature standing. But He delays them to a determined
time; so when that time comes to any of them, they cannot delay it by one hour
or advance it.
62. And they
assign to God what they hate, and their tongues describe with lies that they
will have what is good. No doubt they will have the Fire, for they have
rebelled.
63. By God, We
have sent others to nations before you, but the devil adorned their work for
them. So he is their ally today, and they will have a painful retribution.
64. And We did not
send down the Scripture to you except that you may clarify to them that in
which they disputed, and as a guidance and mercy to a people who believe.
65. And God Has
sent down water from the sky, so He revives the land with it after its death.
In that is a sign for a people who listen.
66. And for you
there is a lesson in the livestock; We give you to drink from what is in its
stomach between the digested food and the blood, a pure milk which is relieving
for the drinkers.
67. And from the
fruits of the palm trees and the grapes you make wine and a good provision. In
that is a sign for a people who comprehend.
68. And your Lord
inspired to the bees: “You shall take homes of the mountains and of the trees
and of what they erect.”
69. Then you shall
eat from every fruit, so seek the path your Lord has made easy. From its
stomach will emerge a liquid that has different colors, in it is a healing for
mankind. In that is a sign for a people who will think.
70. And God
created you then He will take you. And some of you will continue to old age so
that he will not know anything more after his knowledge. God is Knowing,
Capable.
71. And God Has
preferred some of you over others in provision. Those who have been preferred
will not relinquish their provision to those who are still dependant, so they
may become equal in it. Are they denying the favour of God?
72. And God Has
made for you mates from amongst yourselves, and He Has made from your mates
children and grandchildren, and He Has provided you from the good provisions.
Do they believe in falsehood, while in God’s favour they are denying?
73. And they serve
besides God that which does not and cannot possess anything of the provisions
from the sky or the land.
74. So do not give
parables to God. God knows while you do not know.
75. God puts forth
the example of a slave who is owned and cannot achieve anything, against one
whom We have provided a good provision which he spends of it secretly and
openly. Are they the same? God be praised, but most of them do not know.
76. And God puts
forth the example of two men, one of them is mute and he cannot achieve
anything, and he is a burden to his guardian. Wherever he points him, he does
not come with any good. Is he the same as one who orders good and he is upon a
straight path?
77. And to God is
the unseen of the heavens and the earth, and the matter of the Hour is like the
blink of the eye or nearer. God is capable of all things.
78. And God
brought you out of your mothers wombs while you knew nothing. And He made for
you the hearing and the eyesight and the heart, perhaps you would be thankful.
79. Did they not
look to the birds held in the atmosphere of the sky? No one holds them up
except God. In that are signs for a people who believe.
80. And God Has
made your homes a habitat, and He made for you from the hides of the livestock
shelter which you find light for travel and when you stay, and from its wool,
fur, and hair you make furnishings and goods, for a while.
81. And God Has
made for you shade from what He created, and He made from the mountains a refuge
for you, and He made for you garments which protect you from the heat, and
garments which protect you from attack. It is such that He completes His
blessing upon you, that you may surrender.
82. So if they
turn away, then you are only required to deliver clearly.
83. They recognize
God’s blessings, then they deny them. And most of them are rejecters.
84. And the Day We
send from every nation a witness, then those who have rejected will not be
given leave, nor will they be allowed to repent.
85. And then those
who were wicked will see the retribution; it will not be lightened for them,
nor will they be given respite.
86. And when those
who set-up partners saw the partners they made, they said: “Our Lord, these are
our partners that we used to call upon besides You.” But they returned in
answer to them: “You are liars!”
87. And they
surrendered to God on that Day, and what they had invented abandoned them.
88. Those who
rejected, and repelled others from the path of God, We have increased the
retribution for them over the retribution for what they had corrupted.
89. And the Day We
send to every nation a witness against them from themselves, and We have
brought you as a witness against these. And We have sent down to you the
Scripture as a clarification for all things, and a guide and mercy and good
tidings to those who have surrendered.
90. God orders
justice and goodness and that you shall help your relatives, and He deters from
evil, vice, and transgression. He warns you that you may remember.
91. And fulfill
your pledge to God when you pledge so, and do not break your oath after making
it, for you have made God a sponsor over you. God is aware of what you do.
92. And do not be
like she who unravelled her knitting after it had become strong, by breaking
your oaths as a means of deception between you. That a nation shall be more
numerous than another nation, for God puts you to the test by it. And He will
show you on the Day of Resurrection that which you were disputing in.
93. And had God
wished, He would have made you one nation, but He misguides whom He wishes, and
He guides whom He wishes. And you will be asked about what you used to do.
94. And do not use
your oaths as a means of deception between you, that a foot will falter after
it had been firm, and you will taste the evil of turning away from the path of
God, and you will have a great retribution.
95. And do not
purchase with God’s pledge a cheap price. What is with God is far better for
you if you know.
96. What you have
will run out, while what God has will remain. And We will recompense those who
are patient their reward with the best of what they used to do.
97. Whoever does
good work, be he male or female, and is a believer, We will give him a good
life and we will reward them their dues with the best of what they used to do.
98. So, when you
study the Quran, you shall seek refuge with God from Satan the outcast.
99. He has no
authority over those who believe, and who put their trust in their Lord.
100. His authority
is over those who follow him, and set him up as a partner.
101. And if We
exchange a verse in place of another verse; and God is more aware of what He is
revealing; they say: “You are making this up!” Alas, most of them do not know.
102. Say: “The holy
Spirit has sent it down from your Lord with truth, so that those who believe
will be strengthened, and as a guidance and good news for those who have
surrendered.”
103. And We are
aware that they say: “A human is teaching him.” The language of the one they
refer to is foreign, while this is a clear Arabic language.
104. Those who do
not believe in God’s revelations, God will not guide them, and they will have a
painful retribution.
105. Making-up lies
is only done by those who do not believe in God’s revelations, and these are
the liars.
106. Whoever
rejects God after having believed; except for one who is forced while his heart
is still content with belief; and has opened his chest to rejection, then they
will have a wrath from God and they will have a great retribution.
107. That is
because they preferred the worldly life over the Hereafter, and God does not
guide the rejecting people.
108. Those are the
ones whom God Has stamped on their hearts, and their hearing, and their sight,
and these are the unaware ones.
109. Without doubt,
in the Hereafter they are the losers.
110. And your Lord
is to those who emigrated after they were persecuted, then they strived and
were patient; your Lord after that is Forgiving, Merciful.
111. The Day every
soul will come to argue for itself, and every soul will be paid in full for
what it did, and they will not be wronged.
112. And God cites
the example of a town which was peaceful and content, its provisions were
coming to it bountifully from all places, but then it rebelled against God’s
blessings and God made it taste hunger and fear for what they used to do.
113. And a
messenger came to them from themselves, but they denied him, so the punishment
took them while they were wicked.
114. So eat from
what God has provided for you, that which is good and lawful, and thank the
blessings of God, if it is indeed He whom you serve.
115. He only made
forbidden for you what is already dead, and blood, and the meat of pig, and
what was sacrificed to any other than God. But whoever is forced to, without
disobedience or transgression, then God is Forgiving, Merciful.
116. And do not say
regarding what your tongues describe with lies: “This is lawful and that is
forbidden;” that you seek to invent lies about God. Those who invent lies about
God will not succeed.
117. A small
enjoyment, and they will have a painful retribution.
118. And for those
who are Jews, We forbade what We narrated to you before. We did not wrong them,
but it was themselves they used to wrong.
119. Then your Lord
to those who do evil out of ignorance, then they repent after that and they
make right, your Lord after that is Forgiving, Merciful.
120. Abraham was a
nation, devoted to God, a monotheist, and he was not of those who set-up
partners.
121. Thankful for
God’s blessings. He chose him and guided him to a Straight Path.
122. And We gave
him good in this world, and in the Hereafter he is of the upright ones.
123. Then We
inspired to you: “You shall follow the creed of Abraham, monotheism, and he was
not of those who set-up partners.”
124. The Sabbath
was only decreed for those who disputed in it, and your Lord will judge between
them for that which they disputed in.
125. Invite to the
path of your Lord with wisdom and good advice, and argue with them in that
which is better. Your Lord is fully aware of who is misguided from His path,
and He is fully aware of the guided ones.
126. And if you
punish, then punish with equivalence to that which you were punished. And if
you are patient then it is better for the patient ones.
127. And be
patient, for your patience is on none but God. And do not grieve for them, and
do not be depressed by what they scheme.
128. God is with
those who are aware and are good doers.
Chapter-17
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. Glory be to
the One who took His servant by night from the Restricted Temple to the most
distant Temple which We had blessed around, so that We may show him of Our
signs. Indeed, He is the Listener, the Seer.
2. And We gave
Moses the Scripture and We made it a guidance for the Children of Israel: “Do
not believe in any besides Me.”
3. The progeny of
those whom We carried with Noah, he was a thankful servant.
4. And We decreed
to the Children of Israel in the Scripture, that you will make corruption twice
on earth, and that you will become very high and mighty.
5. So, when the
promise of the first one comes to pass, We would send against you servants of
Ours who are very powerful, thus they managed to breach your very homes, and
this was a promise which has come to pass.
6. Then We gave
back to you your independence from them, and We supplied you with wealth and
children, and We made you more influential.
7. If you do
good, then it will be good for you, and if you do bad, then so be it. But when
the promise of the second time comes, they will make your faces filled with
sorrow and they will enter the Temple as they did the first time, and they will
strike down all that was raised up.
8. Perhaps your
Lord will have mercy on you, and if you revert then so will We. And We made
Hell a gathering place for the rejecters.
9. This Quran
guides to that which is more upright, and it gives glad tidings to the
believers who do good work that they will have a bountiful reward.
10. And for those
who do not believe in the Hereafter, We have prepared for them a painful
retribution.
11. And man calls
to evil as much as he calls to good, and man was always hasty.
12. And We made
the night and the day as two signs, so We erased the sign of night and We made
the sign of day to see-in, that you may seek bounty from your Lord, and that
you may know the number of the years and the count. And everything We have
detailed completely.
13. And We have
attached to every person’s neck his deeds, and We bring forth for him a record
on the Day of Resurrection which he will find on display.
14. Read your
record! It is enough for you that you are aware of yourself today.
15. Whoever is
guided is guided for himself, and whoever is misguided is for his own loss. And
no person shall carry the load of another, and We were not to punish until We
send a messenger.
16. And if We wish
to destroy a town, We allow the carefree to rule it, then they will commit evil
in it, then it will deserve the punishment, then We will destroy it completely.
17. And how many a
generation have We destroyed after Noah? And it is enough for your Lord to have
knowledge and sight over the sins of His servants.
18. Whoever seeks
the life of haste, We will make for Him what he wishes, then We will make Hell
for him a place which he will reach disgraced and rejected.
19. And whoever
seeks the Hereafter and strives for it as it deserves, and is a believing
person, then to those what they have sought is given in thanks.
20. For both
groups We will bestow from the bounty of your Lord. And the bounty of your Lord
is never restricted.
21. See how We
have preferred some of them over the others; and in the Hereafter are greater
levels, and greater preference.
22. Do not make
with God another god, or you will find yourself disgraced, abandoned.
23. And your Lord
decreed that you shall not serve except Him, and do good to your parents. When
one of them or both of them reaches old age, do not say to them a word of
disrespect nor raise your voice at them, but say to them a kind saying.
24. And lower for
them the wing of humility through mercy, and say: “My Lord, have mercy upon
them as they have raised me when I was small.”
25. Your Lord is
fully aware of what is in your souls. If you are good, then He is to the
obedient a Forgiver.
26. And give the
relative his due, and the poor, and the wayfarer; and do not waste excessively.
27. Those who
waste excessively are brothers to the devils, and the devil was to his Lord a
rejecter.
28. And if you
turn away from them to seek a mercy from your Lord which you desire, then say
to them a gentle saying.
29. And do not
make your hand stingy by holding it to your neck, nor shall you lay it fully
open so you become in despair and regret.
30. Your Lord lays
out openly the provision for whom He wishes, and He is able to do so. He is
Expert and Watcher to His servants.
31. And do not
kill your unborn children out of fear of poverty; We shall provide for you and
them. The killing of them was a big mistake.
32. And do not
come near adultery, for it is a sin and an evil path.
33. And do not
kill, for God Has made this forbidden, except in the course of justice. And
whoever is killed unjustly, then We have given his heir authority, so let him
not transgress in the taking of a life, for He will be given victory.
34. And do not
come near the orphan’s money, except for that which is best, until he reaches
maturity. And fulfill your oath, for the oath brings responsibility.
35. And give full
measure when you deal, and weigh with a balance that is straight. That is good
and better in the end.
36. And do not
uphold what you have no knowledge of. For the hearing, eyesight, and mind, all
these you are responsible for.
37. And do not
walk in the land arrogantly, for you will not penetrate the earth, nor will you
reach the mountains in height.
38. All of this is
bad, and disliked by your Lord.
39. That is from
what your Lord Has inspired to you of the wisdom. And do not make with God
another god, or you will be cast into Hell, blameworthy and regretting.
40. Has your Lord
preferred for you the males, while He takes the females as Angles? You are
indeed saying a great thing!
41. And We have
cited in this Quran so they may remember, but it only increases their aversion!
42. Say: “If there
had been gods with Him as they say, then they would have tried to gain a way to
the throne.”
43. Be He
glorified and High from what they say, a great falsehood.
44. He is
glorified by the seven universes and the earth and who is in them, and there is
not a thing but it glorifies His praise, but you do not comprehend their
glorification. He is Compassionate, Forgiving.
45. And when you
study the Quran, We place between you and those who do not believe in the
Hereafter an invisible barrier.
46. And we place
shields over their hearts, that they should not understand it, and a deafness
in their ears. And if you mention your Lord in the Quran alone, they run away
turning their backs in aversion.
47. We are fully
aware of what they are listening to, for they are listening to you but while
they are in council the wicked say: “You are but following a man bewitched!”
48. See how they
cite the examples for you. They have gone astray, and cannot come to the path.
49. And they said:
“When we are bones and fragments, will we then be resurrected to a new
creation?”
50. Say: “Even if
you be stones or metal.”
51. “Or a creation
that is held dear in your chests.” They will say: “Who will return us?” Say:
“The One who initiated you the first time.” They will shake their heads to you
and say: “When is this?” Say: “Perhaps it is near.”
52. The Day He
calls you and you respond by His grace, and you think that you only stayed a
little while.
53. And say to My
servants to speak that which is best. The devil plants animosity between them.
The devil was to mankind a clear enemy.
54. Your Lord is
fully aware of you, if He wishes He will have mercy on you, or if He wishes He
will punish you. And We have not sent you as a guardian over them.
55. And your Lord
is fully aware of who is in the heavens and the earth. And We have preferred
some prophets over others, and We gave David the Psalms.
56. Say: “Call on
those you have claimed besides Him. For they have no power to remove harm from
you or shift it.”
57. The ones you
call on, they are themselves seeking a path to their Lord which is nearer, and
they desire His mercy, and they fear His retribution. The retribution of your
Lord is to be feared!
58. And there is
not a town before the Day of Resurrection that We will not destroy it, or
punish it a severe punishment. This has been written in the record.
59. And what
stopped Us from sending the signs except that the previous people disbelieved
in them. And We sent to Thamud the camel with foresight, but they did her
wrong. And We do not send the signs except to make them fearful.
60. And when We
said to you: “Your Lord Has encompassed mankind.” And We did not make the
vision that We showed you except as a test for mankind, and tree that was
cursed in the Quran. And We are making them fearful, but it only increases
their transgression.
61. And We said to
the Angels: “Submit to Adam.” So they submitted except for Satan, he said:
“Shall I submit to one you have created from mud!”
62. He said:
“Shall I show You this one whom You have preferred over me, that if You respite
me until the Day of Resurrection, I will seize his progeny, except for a few.”
63. He said: “Go,
and whoever follows you from them. Hell shall be the reward to you all, a
reward well deserved.”
64. “And entice
whoever you can of them with your voice, and mobilize all your forces and men
against them, and you may share with them in their money and children, and
promise them.” But the devil promises nothing but deceit.
65. “As for My
servants, you will have no power over them.” And your Lord suffices as a
Caretaker.
66. Your Lord in the
One Who drives the ships for you in the sea so that you may seek of His bounty.
He is Most Merciful towards you.
67. And if harm
should afflict you at sea, then all those whom you called on besides Him
suddenly vanish from you except for Him. So when He saves you to dry land, you
turn away. Mankind is ever ungrateful.
68. Are you
confident that He will not cause this side of the land to swallow you up, or
that He would not send a violent storm against you? Then you will find no
caretaker for yourselves.
69. Or are you
confident that He would not send you back again in it, then He would send
against you a violent wind and cause you to drown for your rejection? Then you
will not find a second chance with Us.
70. And We have
honoured the Children of Adam and carried them in the land and the sea, and We
have provided for them of the good things, and We have preferred them over many
of those We created in a marked preference.
71. The Day We
call every people by their Scripture. Then, whoever are given their record by
their right, they will relate their record, and they will not be wronged in the
least.
72. And whosoever
is blind in this, then he will be blind in the Hereafter and more astray from
the path.
73. And they
nearly diverted you from what We inspired to you so that you would fabricate
something different against Us, and then they would have taken you as a friend!
74. And if We had
not made you stand firm, you were about to lean towards them a little bit.
75. Then, We would
have made you taste double the retribution in this life and double the
retribution in death. And then you would not find for yourself any victor
against Us.
76. And they
nearly frightened you to drive you out of the land. But in that case, they
would have shortly been destroyed after you were gone.
77. This is the
way of those whom We sent before you of Our messengers. And you will not find
any change in Our way.
78. You shall hold
the assembly at the sun’s setting until the darkness of the night, and the
Quran at dawn; the Quran at dawn has been witnessed.
79. And from the
night you shall mediate upon it as you please, perhaps your Lord would grant
you to a high rank.
80. And say: “My
Lord, admit me an entrance of truth and let me exit an exit of truth, and grant
me from Yourself a support of victory.”
81. And say: “The
truth has come and falsehood has perished. Falsehood is always bound to
perish!”
82. And We send
down from the Quran what is a healing and mercy to the believers. And it only
increases the wicked in their loss.
83. And if We
bless mankind, he turns away and turns his side. But when adversity touches
him, he is ever in despair!
84. Say: “Let each
work according to his own. Your Lord is fully aware of who is best guided to
the path.”
85. And they ask
you concerning the Spirit. Say: “The Spirit is from the command on my Lord, and
the knowledge you were given was but very little.”
86. And if We
wished, We would take away that which We have inspired to you. Then you would
not find for yourself with it against Us a caretaker.
87. Except for a
mercy from your Lord. His favour upon you has been great.
88. Say: “If all
the humans and the Jinn were to gather to bring a Quran like this, they could
not come with its like, even if they were helping one another.”
89. And We have
cited to mankind in this Quran of every example, but most of mankind refuse to
be anything but a rejecter!
90. And they said:
“We will not believe to you until you cause a spring of water to burst from the
land”
91. “Or that you
have a garden of palm trees and grapes, and you cause gushing rivers to burst
through it.”
92. “Or that you
make the heaven fall upon us in pieces as you claimed, or that you bring God
and the Angels before us.”
93. “Or that you
have a luxurious mansion, or that you can ascend into the heavens. And we will
not believe in your ascension unless you bring for us a record that we can
study.” Say: “Glory be to my Lord. Am I anything other than a human messenger!”
94. And what
stopped the people from believing when the guidance came to them, except that
they said: “Has God sent a human messenger?”
95. Say: “If the
earth had Angels walking about in security, We would have sent down to them
from heaven an Angel as a messenger.”
96. Say: “God
suffices as a witness between me and you. He is Expert and Watcher over His
servants.”
97. Whomever God
guides is the truly guided one. And whomever He misguides then you will not
find for them any allies except for Him. And We gather them on the Day of
Resurrection on their faces, blind, mute, and deaf; their abode will be Hell.
Every time it dies down, We increase for them the fire.
98. Such is their
recompense that they rejected Our revelations, and they said: “If we are bones
and fragments, will we be sent into a new creation?”
99. Did they not
see that God who Has created the heavens and the earth is able to create their
like? And He Has made an appointed time for them in which there is no doubt.
But the wicked refuse anything except rejection.
100. Say: “If you
were the ones possessing the vaults of my Lord’s mercy, you would have held
back for fear of spending. And man was always stingy!”
101. And We had
given Moses nine clear signs. So ask the Children of Israel, when he came to
them, then Pharaoh said: “I think that you Moses are bewitched!”
102. He said: “You
know that no one has sent these down except for the Lord of the heavens and the
earth as visible proofs. And I think that you Pharaoh are doomed!”
103. So he wanted
to entice them out of the land. But We drowned him and all those with him.
104. And We said
after him to the Children of Israel: “Dwell in the land, then, when the time of
the second promise comes, We will bring you all together as a mixed crowd.”
105. And it is with
truth that We have sent it down, and with truth it came down. And We have not
sent you except as a bearer of good news and a warner.
106. And a Quran
that We have separated, so that you may relate it to the people over time; and
We have brought it down gradually.
107. Say: “Believe
in it or do not believe in it. Those who have been given the knowledge before
it, when it is recited to them, they fall to their chins prostrating.”
108. And they say:
“Praise be to our Lord. Truly, the promise of our Lord was fulfilled.”
109. And they fall
upon their chins crying, and it increases them in humility.
110. Say: “Call on
God or call on the Almighty. Whichever it is you call on, for to Him are the
best names.” And do not be too loud in your assembly, nor too quite; but seek a
path in between.”
111. And say:
“Praise be to God who Has not taken a son, nor does He have a partner in
sovereignty, nor does He have an ally out of weakness.” And glorify Him
greatly.
Chapter-18
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. Praise be to
God who sent down the Scripture to His servant, and He did not make in it any
crookedness.
2. It is
valuable, giving warning of the severe punishment from Him; and it gives glad
tidings to the believers who do good works, that they will have a fair reward.
3. In which they
will abide eternally.
4. And to warn
those who said: “God Has taken a son.”
5. They have no
knowledge of this, nor do their fathers. Tremendous indeed is the word coming
out of their mouths. They are but saying a lie!
6. Perhaps you
will torment yourself in grief over them, because they will not believe in this
saying at all.
7. We have made
what is on earth an adornment for them, so that We will test them as to who is
better in deeds.
8. And We will
then make what is on it a barren wasteland.
9. Did you
perceive that the dwellers of the cave and the numbers related were of Our
wondrous signs?
10. When the
youths hid in the cave, and they said: “Our Lord, bring us a mercy from
Yourself, and help us in our affair!”
11. So We sealed
upon their ears in the cave for a number of years.
12. Then We sent
them to know which of the two groups had remained for as long as they stayed.
13. We narrate to
you their news with truth. They were youths who believed in their Lord, and We
increased them in guidance.
14. And We made
firm their hearts when they stood and said: “Our Lord, the Lord of heavens and
earth, we will not call besides Him any god. If we have done so then it was in
error.”
15. “Here are our
people, they have taken gods besides Him, while they do not come with any clear
authority. Who then is more wicked than one who invents lies about God?”
16. So when you
withdraw from them and what they serve besides God, seek refuge in the cave,
and your Lord will distribute His mercy upon you and prepare for your problem a
solution.
17. And you see
the sun when it rises, it visits their cave from the right, and when it sets,
it touches them from the left, while they are in an enclosure from it. That is
from God’s signs. Whomever God guides is the guided one, and whomever He
misguides, you will not find for him any ally to lead.
18. And you would
think they are awake while they are asleep. And We turn them on the right-side
and on the left-side, and their dog has his legs outstretched in their midst.
If you looked upon them you would have run away from them and you would have
been filled with terror from them!
19. And it was
thus that We delivered them so they would ask themselves. A speaker from
amongst them said: “How long have you stayed?” They said: “We stayed a day or
part of a day.” He said: “Your Lord is surely aware how long you stayed, so
send one of you with these stamped coins of yours to the city, and let him see
which is the tastiest food, and let him come with a provision of it. And let
him be careful and let no one take notice of you.”
20. “If they
discover you, they will stone you or return you to their creed. Then you will
never be successful.”
21. And as such,
We revealed their case so that they would know that God’s promise is true and
that there is no doubt regarding the Hour. They argued amongst themselves
regarding them, so they said: “Erect a monument for them!” Their Lord is fully
aware of them, those who managed to win the argument said: “We will construct a
Temple over them.”
22. They will say:
“Three, the fourth is their dog.” And they say: “Five, the sixth is their dog,”
guessing at what they do not know. And they say: “Seven, and the eighth is
their dog.” Say: “My Lord is fully aware of their number, none know them except
for a few.” So do not debate in them except with proof, and do not seek
information regarding them from anyone.
23. And do not say
of anything: “I will do this tomorrow.”
24. “Except if God
wills.” And remember your Lord if you forget and say: “Perhaps my Lord will
guide me to what is nearer to this in wisdom.”
25. And they
remained in their cave for three hundred years, and increased by nine.
26. Say: “God is
fully aware how long they remained, to Him is the unseen of heavens and earth,
He sees and hears. They do not have besides Him any ally, nor does He share in
His judgment with anyone.”
27. And recite
what has been inspired to you from your Lord’s Scripture, there is no changing
His words, and you will not find besides Him any refuge.
28. And have
patience upon yourself regarding those who call their Lord in the morning and
evening seeking His direction, and let not your eyes overlook them that you
seek the beauty of this worldly life. And do not obey the one whom We have made
his heart heedless of Our remembrance and he followed his desire, and his fate
was lost.
29. And say: “The
truth is from your Lord, so let whomever desires believe, and whomever desires
reject.” We have prepared for the wicked a Fire whose walls will be surrounding
them. And if they cry out, they are given a water like boiling oil which burns
their faces. What a miserable place!
30. Those who
believe and do good works, We do not waste the reward of those who have done
well.
31. They will have
the gardens of Eden with rivers flowing beneath them, and they will be adorned
with bracelets of gold and they will wear green garments of fine silk. They
will sit in it on raised thrones. Beautiful is the reward, and beautiful is the
dwelling place.
32. And give them
the example of two men. We made for one of them two gardens of grapes, and We
surrounded them with palm trees, and We made between them a green field.
33. Both gardens
brought forth their fruit, and none failed in the least. And We caused a river
to pass through them.
34. And he had
abundant fruit, so he said to his friend while discussing with him: “I am
better off than you financially, and of great influence.”
35. And he went
back into his garden while he had wronged himself. He said: “I do not think
that this will ever perish.”
36. “And I do not
think that the Hour is coming. And if I am indeed returned to my Lord, then I
will surely find even better things for me.”
37. His friend
said to him while discussing with him: “Have you disbelieved in the One who
created you from dirt, then from a seed, then He evolved you into a man?”
38. “But He is
God, my Lord, and I do not place any partners at all with my Lord.”
39. “And if you
enter your garden, you should have said: “This is what God Has given, there is
no power except by God.” You see me as being less than you in wealth and in
children?”
40. “Perhaps my
Lord will give me better than your garden, and He should send upon it a violent
storm from the sky, so it becomes completely barren.”
41. “Or that its
water becomes deep under-ground, so you will not be able to seek it.”
42. So his fruits
were ruined, and he began turning his hands at that which he has spent on it
while it remained destroyed upon its foundations. And he said: “I wish I did
not make any partner with my Lord!”
43. And he had no
group which could help against God, and he would not have had victory.
44. Such is the
true authority of God. He is best to reward, and best to punish.
45. And give them
the parable of this worldly life is like a water which We have sent down from
the sky, so that the plants of the earth mix with it and it becomes murky being
moved by the wind. And God is capable of all things.
46. Wealth and
buildings are the beauty of this life. But the good deeds that remain behind
are better with your Lord for a reward, and better for hope.
47. And the Day We
move the mountains, and you see the earth barren, and We gather them. We did
not forget anyone of them.
48. And they are
displayed before your Lord as a column: “You have come to Us as We had created
you the first time. No, you claimed We would not make for you an appointed
time!”
49. And the record
was displayed, so you see the criminals fearful of what is in it. And they say:
“Woe to us!, what is wrong with this record that it does not leave out anything
small or large except that it has counted it.” And they found what they had
done present. And your Lord does not wrong anyone.
50. And We said to
the Angels: “Submit to Adam.” So they all submitted except for Satan, he was of
the Jinn, so he disobeyed the order of his Lord. “Will you take him and his
progeny as allies besides Me, while they are your enemy?” Miserable for the
wicked is the substitute!
51. I did not make
them witness the creation of heavens and earth, nor the creation of themselves.
Nor do I take the misleaders as helpers.
52. The Day when
He says: “Call on your partners that you had claimed.” So they called them, but
they did not respond to them. And We made between them a barrier.
53. And the
criminals saw the Fire, and they realized they will be placed in it, and they
did not find any way to avert it.
54. And We have
cited in this Quran every example for the people. But man was always most
argumentative.
55. And what
prevented the people from believing when the guidance came to them, and to seek
forgiveness from their Lord? Are they waiting for what happened to the people
of old to come to them, or that the retribution be brought to them face to
face?
56. And We do not
send the messengers except as bearers of good news and warners. But those who
reject will argue using falsehood to overshadow the truth with it. And they
took My revelations and what they have been warned by as a joke!
57. And who is
more wicked than one who is reminded of his Lord’s verses but he turned away
from them, and he forgot what his hands had done. We have made veils upon their
hearts from understanding them, and a deafness in their ears. And if you invite
them to the guidance, they will never be guided.
58. And your Lord
is forgiving, with mercy. If He were to judge the people for what they had
already earned, He would hasten for them the retribution. No, they have an
appointment, beyond which they will find no escape.
59. And such are
the towns which We had destroyed when they transgressed. And We made for their
destruction an appointed time.
60. And Moses said
to his youth: “I will not stop until I reach the junction of the two seas, or I
spend a lifetime trying.”
61. But when they
did reach the junction between, they forgot their fish, and it was able to make
its way back to the sea in a stream.
62. And when they
had passed further on, he said to his youth: “Bring us our lunch; we have found
much fatigue in this journey of ours.”
63. He said: “Do
you remember when we rested upon the rock? I forgot the fish, and it was the
devil that made me forget to remember it. It made its way back to the sea
amazingly!”
64. He said: “That
is what we have been seeking!” So they went back retracing their steps.
65. So they came
upon a servant of Ours whom We had given him mercy from Us and We taught him
knowledge from Us.
66. Moses said to
him: “Can I follow you so that you will teach me from the guidance you have
been taught?”
67. He said: “You
will not be able to have patience with me.”
68. “And how can
you be patient about that which you have not been given any news?”
69. He said: “You
will find me, God willing, to be patient. And I will not disobey any command of
yours.”
70. He said: “If
you follow me, then do not ask about anything until I relate it to you.”
71. So they
ventured forth until they rode in a boat and he made a hole in it. He said:
“Did you make a hole in it to drown its people? You have done something
dreadful!”
72. He said: “Did
I not tell you that you will not be able to have patience with me?”
73. He said:
“Forgive me for what I forgot, and do not be hard upon my request with you.”
74. So they
ventured forth until they came upon a youth, and he killed him. He said: “Have
you killed an innocent person without justice? You have truly come with
something awful!”
75. He said: “Did
I not tell you that you will not be able to have patience with me?”
76. He said: “If I
ask you about anything after this, then do not keep me in your company. You
will then have a reason over me.”
77. So they
ventured forth until they came to the people of a town. They requested food
from its people but they refused to host them. Then they found a wall which was
close to collapsing, so he built it. He said: “If you wished, you could have
asked a wage for it!”
78. He said: “For
this, we will now part ways. I will inform you of the meanings of those things
that you could not have patience over.”
79. “As for the
boat, it belonged to some poor people who were working the sea, so I wanted to
damage it as there was a king coming who takes every boat by force.”
80. “And as for
the youth, his parents were believers, so we feared that he would oppress them
by his transgression and disbelief.”
81. “So we wanted
their Lord to replace for them with one who is better than him in purity and
closer to mercy.”
82. “And as for
the wall, it belonged to two orphaned boys in the city, and underneath it was a
treasure for them, and their father was a good man, so your Lord wanted that
they would reach their maturity and take out their treasure as a mercy from
your Lord. And none of what I did was of my own accord. That is the meaning of
what you could not have patience for.”
83. And they ask
you about Zul-Qarnain, say: “I will recite to you a memory from him.”
84. We had
established him in the land, and We had given him the means of everything.
85. So he followed
the means.
86. Until he
reached the setting of the sun, and he found it setting at a boiling lake, and
he found near it a people. We said: “O Zul-Qarnain, either you are to punish,
or you are to do them good.”
87. He said: “As
for he who has transgressed, we will punish him then he will be returned to his
Lord and He will punish him an awful punishment.”
88. “And as for he
who believes and does good, then he will have the reward of goodness, and we
will speak to him simply of our plan.”
89. Then he
followed the means.
90. So when he
reached the rising of the sun, he found it rising on a people whom We did not
make for them any cover except it.
91. So it was, and
We knew ahead of time about what he intended.
92. Then he
followed the means.
93. Until he
reached the area between the two barriers, he found no one beside it except a
people who could barely understand anything said.
94. They said: “O
Zul-Qarnain, Gog and Magog are destroyers of the land, so shall we make a
tribute for you that you will make between us and them a barrier?”
95. He said: “What
my Lord has given me is far better. So help me with strength and I will make
between you and them a barrier.”
96. “Bring me iron
ore.” Until he levelled between the two walls, he said: “Blow,” until he made
it a furnace, he said: “Bring me tar so I can pour it over.”
97. So they could
not come over it, and they could not make a hole in it.
98. He said: “This
is a mercy from my Lord. But when the promise of my Lord comes, He will make it
rubble. And the promise of my Lord is truth.”
99. And We left
them till that day to surge like waves on one another. And the horn was blown
so We gathered them together.
100. And We
displayed Hell on that Day to the disbelievers openly.
101. Those whose
eyes were closed from My remembrance, and they were unable to hear.
102. Did those who
reject think that they can take My servants as allies besides Me? We have
prepared Hell for the rejecters as a dwelling place.
103. Say: “Shall we
inform you of the greatest losers?”
104. “Those whose
efforts in the worldly life were wasted while they thought they were doing
good!”
105. These are the
ones who rejected the revelations of their Lord and His meeting. So their works
were in vain, and We will not give them any value on the Day of Resurrection.
106. That is their
recompense, Hell; for what they rejected and for taking My revelations and My
messengers for mockery!
107. Those who
believe and do good works, they will have gardens of Paradise as a dwelling
place.
108. Abiding
therein. They will not want to be moved from it.
109. Say: “If the
sea were an inkwell for the words of my Lord, then the sea would run out before
the words of my Lord run out;” even if We were to bring another like it for its
aid.
110. Say: “I am but
a human being like you, being inspired that your god is One god. So whoever
looks forward to meeting his Lord, then let him do good works and not set-up
any partner in the service of his Lord.”
Chapter-19
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. K.H’.Y.A’.S’.
2. A reminder of
your Lord’s mercy to His servant Zachariah.
3. When he called
out to his Lord secretly.
4. He said: “My
Lord, my bones have gone frail, and my hair has turned white, and I have never
been mischievous in calling to You my Lord.”
5. “And I fear
the kinfolk after I am gone, and my wife is infertile, so grant me from
Yourself an ally.”
6. “To inherit
from me, and inherit from the descendants of Jacob. And make him my Lord, well
pleasing.”
7. “O Zachariah,
We give you glad tidings of a son whose name is John. We have not given that
name before to anyone.”
8. He said: “My
Lord, how can I have a son when my wife is infertile, and I have reached a very
old age?”
9. He said: “It
is such that your Lord Has said. It is an easy thing for Me. And I Had created
you before when you were not even anything.”
10. He said: “My
Lord, make for me a sign.” He said: “Your sign is that you will not speak to
the people for three nights consecutively.”
11. So he went out
amongst his people from the temple enclosure, and he indicated to them that
they should glorify Him morning and night.
12. “O John, take
the Scripture with confidence.” And We gave him authority while in his youth.
13. And he had
kindness from Us and purity, and he was ever righteous.
14. And dutiful to
his parents, and never was he a tyrant or disobedient.
15. And peace be
upon him the day he was born, and the day he dies, and the Day he is
resurrected alive.
16. And relate in
the Scripture Mary, when she withdrew herself from her family to a place which
was to the east.
17. She took to a
barrier which separated her from them, so We sent Our spirit to her, and he
took on the shape of a human in all similarity.
18. She said: “I
seek refuge with the Almighty from you if you are a person of faith.”
19. He said: “I am
the messenger of your Lord, to give you the gift of a pure son.”
20. She said: “How
can I have a son when no man has touched me, nor do I desire such?”
21. He said: “It
is such that your Lord has said, it is easy for Me. And We shall make him a
sign for mankind and a mercy from Us. It is a matter already ordained.”
22. So she was
pregnant with him, and she went to deliver in a far place.
23. Then the birth
pains came to her, by the trunk of a palm tree. She said: “I wish I had died
before this, and became totally forgotten!”
24. But then he
called to her from beneath her: “Do not be sad, your Lord Has made below you a
stream.”
25. “And shake the
trunk of this palm tree, it will cause ripe dates to fall upon you.”
26. “So eat and
drink and be happy. If you see any human being, then say: “I have declared a
fast for the Almighty, and I will not talk today to any of mankind.””
27. Then she came
to her people carrying him. They said: “O Mary, you have come with something
totally unexpected!”
28. “O sister of
Aaron, your father was not a bad man, and your mother was never unchaste!”
29. So she pointed
to him. They said: “How can we talk to someone who is a child in a cradle?”
30. He said: “I am
God’s servant, He has given me the Scripture and made me a prophet.”
31. “And He made
me blessed wherever I was, and He enjoined me with the assembly and towards
betterment as long as I am alive.”
32. “And to be
dutiful to my mother, and He did not make me a rebellious tyrant.”
33. “And peace be
upon me the day I was born, and the day I die, and the Day I am resurrected
alive.”
34. Such was
Jesus, the son of Mary, and this is the truth of the matter in which they
doubt.
35. God was never
to take a son, be He glorified. If He decrees a matter, then He simply says to
it: “Be,” and it is.
36. And God is my
Lord and your Lord, so serve Him. This is a straight path.
37. So the parties
disputed between them. Therefore, woe to those who have rejected from the scene
of a terrible Day.
38. Listen to what
they say and watch on the Day they come to Us. But the wicked today are in
clear misguidance.
39. And warn them
of the Day of remorse. When the matter is decided while they are oblivious, and
they do not believe.
40. It is We who
will inherit the earth and all that is on it. And to Us they will return.
41. And recall in
the Scripture Abraham; he was a man of faith, a prophet.
42. When he said
to his father: “O father, why do you serve what does not hear or see, nor help
you in anything?”
43. “My father,
knowledge has come to me which did not come to you. So follow me that I will
guide you to a good path.”
44. “My father, do
not serve the devil. For the devil was ever disobedient to the Almighty.”
45. “My father, I
fear that a retribution will inflict you from the Almighty and that you will
become an ally to the devil.”
46. He said: “Have
you abandoned my gods O Abraham? If you do not stop this, I will stone you.
Leave me alone.”
47. He said:
“Peace be upon you, I will ask forgiveness for you from my Lord. He has been
most kind to me.”
48. “And I will
abandon you and what you call on besides God. And I will call on my Lord. I
hope that I will not be mischievous in calling upon my Lord.”
49. So when he
abandoned them and what they serve besides God, We granted him Isaac and Jacob,
and We made each a prophet.
50. And We granted
them from Our mercy, and We made for them a tongue of truth to be heard.
51. And recall in
the Scripture Moses; he was loyal, and he was a messenger prophet.
52. And We called
him from the right side of the mount, and We brought him close to talk with.
53. And We granted
him from Our mercy his brother Aaron as a prophet.
54. And recall in
the Scripture Ishmael; he was truthful to his promise, and he was a messenger
prophet.
55. And he used to
enjoin his family with the assembly and towards betterment, and his Lord was
pleased with him.
56. And recall in
the Scripture Enoch; he was a man of truth, a prophet.
57. And We raised
him to a high place.
58. Those are the
ones whom God Has blessed from amongst the prophets from the progeny of Adam,
and those We carried with Noah, and from the progeny of Abraham and Israel, and
from whom We have guided and chosen. When the revelations of the Almighty are
recited to them, they fall down submitting and in tears.
59. Then generations
came after them who lost the assembly, and followed desires. They will find
their consequences.
60. Except for
whoever repents and believes and does good work; they will be admitted to
Paradise, and they will not be wronged in the least.
61. The gardens of
Eden, which the Almighty had promised His servants in the unseen. His promise
must come to pass.
62. They will not
hear in it any nonsense, only peace. And they will have their provision in it
morning and night.
63. Such is Paradise
that We inherit to any of Our servants who are righteous.
64. “And we are
not sent except by the command of your Lord. To Him is our present and our
future, and all that is in-between. And your Lord was never to forget.”
65. “The Lord of
the heavens and the earth and what is in-between them. So serve Him and be
patient in His service. Do you know anything that is like Him?”
66. And man says:
“Can it be that when I am dead, I will be brought out alive?”
67. Does man not
remember that We created him before that and he was nothing at all?
68. By your Lord,
We will gather them and the devils, then We will place them around Hell on
their knees.
69. Then We will
drag out from every group which of them was the worst opposition to the Almighty.
70. Then, it is We
who are best aware of those who deserve to be burnt therein.
71. And every
single one of you must pass by it. This for your Lord is a certainty that will
come to pass.
72. Then We will
save those who were righteous, and We leave the wicked in it on their knees.
73. And when Our
clear revelations were recited to them, those who rejected said to those who
believed: “Which of the two groups of ours is more in authority and more
prosperous?”
74. And how many
generations have We destroyed before them? They had more wealth and more
influence.
75. Say: “Whoever
is in misguidance, then the Almighty will lead them on.” Until they see what
they have been promised, either the retribution or the Hour. Then they will know
who is in a worst place and weaker in power.
76. And God
increases the guidance of those who are guided. And what remains of good is
better with your Lord as a reward and a far better return.
77. Did you see
the one who rejected Our revelations and said: “I will be given wealth and
children.”
78. Did he look
into the future? Or has he taken a pledge with the Almighty?
79. No, We will
record what he says, and We will increase for him the retribution
significantly.
80. Then We inherit
from him all that he said, and he shall come to Us all alone.
81. And they have
taken gods besides God to be for them their glory.
82. On the
contrary, they will reject their service of them and they will be standing
against them.
83. Did you not
see that We send the devils upon the rejecters to drive them into evil?
84. So do not be
impatient; for We are preparing for them a preparation.
85. The Day We
gather the righteous to the Almighty as a delegation.
86. And We drive
the criminals to Hell as a herd.
87. None will
posses intercession, except for he who has taken a pledge with the Almighty.
88. And they said
the Almighty has taken a son!
89. You have come
with a gross blasphemy.
90. The heavens
are about to shatter from it, and the earth crack open, and the mountains fall
and crumble.
91. That they
claimed that the Almighty had a son.
92. And what need
does the Almighty have to take a son?
93. When all there
is in the heavens and the earth will but come to the Almighty as servants.
94. He has
encompassed them, and counted them one by one.
95. And all of
them will come to Him on the Day of Resurrection, all alone.
96. Those who
believe and do good works, the Almighty will bestow them with love.
97. Thus We have
made this easy in your tongue so that you may give good news with it to the
righteous and that you may warn with it the quarrelsome people.
98. And how many a
generation have We destroyed before them? Do you perceive any of them or hear
from them a sound?
Chapter-20
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. T’. H’.
2. We did not
send down to you the Quran so you may suffer.
3. It is but a
reminder for the one who takes heed.
4. Sent down from
the One who created the earth and the heavens above.
5. The Almighty,
on the throne He settled.
6. To Him is what
is in the heavens and what is in the earth, and what is in between, and what is
underneath the soil.
7. And if you
declare openly what you say, He knows the secret and what is hidden.
8. God, there is
no god but He, to Him are the beautiful names.
9. And did the
news of Moses come to you?
10. When he saw a
fire, so he said to his family: “Stay here, I have seen a fire, perhaps I can
bring from it something, or find at the fire some guidance.”
11. So when he
came to it he was called: “O Moses.”
12. “I am your
Lord, so take off your slippers, you are in the holy valley Tawa.”
13. “And I have
chosen you, so listen to what is being inspired.”
14. “I am God,
there is no god but Me, so serve Me and hold the assembly for My remembrance.”
15. “The Hour is
coming, I am nearly keeping it hidden, so that every soul will be recompensed with
what is strived.”
16. “So do not be
deterred from it by he who does not believe in it and followed his desire and
perished.”
17. “And what is
in your right hand O Moses?”
18. He said: “It
is my staff, I lean on it, and I guide my sheep with it, and I have other uses
in it.”
19. He said: “Cast
it down O Moses.”
20. So he cast it
down, and it became a moving serpent!
21. He said: “Take
it and do not be fearful, We will turn it back to its previous form.”
22. “And place your
hand under your arm, it will come out white without blemish, as another sign.”
23. “This is to
show you Our great signs.”
24. “Go to
Pharaoh, for he has transgressed.”
25. He said: “My
Lord, relieve for me my chest.”
26. “And make my
mission easy.”
27. “And remove
the knot in my tongue.”
28. “So they can
understand what I say.”
29. “And allow for
me an advisor from my family.”
30. “Aaron, my
brother.”
31. “So that I may
strengthen my resolve through him.”
32. “And share
with him my mission.”
33. “So that we
may glorify You plenty.”
34. “And remember
You plenty.”
35. “You Have been
watcher over us.”
36. He said: “You
have been given what you asked O Moses.”
37. “And We Have
graced you another time.”
38. “When We
inspired to your mother what was inspired.”
39. “That she
should cast him in the basket, and cast the basket in the sea, so the sea will
place him on the shore, where an enemy of Mine and his will take him. And I placed
upon you a love from Me and that you shall be raised under My eye.”
40. “That your
sister should follow, and say: “Shall I guide you to a person who will nurse
him” Thus We returned you to your mother, so that she may be pleased and not be
sad. And you killed a person, but We saved you from harm and We tested you
greatly. So it was that you stayed with the people of Midian for many years,
then you came here by fate O Moses.”
41. “And I Have
raised you for Myself.”
42. “Go, you and
your brother with Our signs, and do not linger from My remembrance.”
43. “Go, both of
you, to Pharaoh, for he has transgressed.”
44. “So say to him
soft words, perhaps he will remember or take heed.”
45. They said:
“Our Lord, we fear that he would let loose upon us, or transgress.”
46. He said: “Do
not fear, I am with you, I hear and I see.”
47. So come to him
and say: “We are messengers from your Lord, so send with us the Children of
Israel, and do not punish them. We have come to you with a sign from your Lord,
and peace be upon those who follow the guidance.”
48. “It has been
inspired to us that the retribution will be upon he who denies and turns away.”
49. He said: “So
who is the lord of you both O Moses?”
50. He said: “Our
Lord is the One who gave everything its creation, then guided.”
51. He said: “What
then has happened to the previous generations?”
52. He said: “It’s
knowledge is with my Lord, in a record. My Lord does not err or forget.”
53. The One who
made for you the earth habitable and He made ways for you in it, and He brought
down water from the sky, so We brought out with it pairs of vegetation of all
types.
54. Eat and raise
your livestock, in that are signs for those of thought.
55. From it We
created you and in it We return you, and from it We bring you out another time.
56. And We showed
him Our signs, all of them, but he denied and refused.
57. He said: “Have
you come to us to take us out of our land with your magic O Moses?”
58. “We will bring
you a magic like it, so let us make an appointment between us and you which
neither of us will break, a place where we both agree.”
59. He said: “Your
appointment is the day of festival, and when the people start crowding during
the late morning.”
60. So Pharaoh
went away, and he gathered his scheming then he came.
61. Moses said to
them: “Woe to you, do not invent lies about God, else the retribution will take
you, and miserable is the one who invents.”
62. So they
disputed in their matter between themselves, and they kept secret their
council.
63. They said:
“These are but two magicians who want to take you out of your land with their
magic, and they want to do away with your ideal way.”
64. “So agree your
scheme, then come as one front. Whoever wins today will succeed.”
65. They said: “O
Moses, either you cast down or we will be the first to cast down.”
66. He said: “No,
you cast down.” So their ropes and staffs appeared from their magic as if they
were moving.
67. And Moses held
some fear in himself.
68. We said: “Do
not fear, you will best them.”
69. “And cast down
what is in your right hand it will consume what they have made. They have only
made the work of a magician, and the magician will not succeed no matter what
he does.”
70. So the
magicians went down in prostration. They said: “We believe in the Lord of Aaron
and Moses.”
71. He said: “Have
you believed to him before taking my permission? He is surely your great one
who has taught you magic. So, I will cut off your hands and feet from alternate
sides, and I will crucify you on the trunks of the palm trees, and you will
come to know which of us is greater in retribution and more lasting!”
72. They said: “We
will not prefer you over the proofs that have come to us, and over the One who
initiated us. So issue whatever judgment you have, for you only issue judgment
in this worldly life.”
73. “We have
believed in our Lord that He may forgive us our sins, and what you had forced
us into doing of magic. And God is better and everlasting.”
74. He who comes
to his Lord as a criminal, he will have Hell, where he will neither die in it
nor live.
75. And he who
comes to Him as a believer doing good works, for those will be the highest
ranks.
76. The gardens of
Eden with rivers flowing beneath them, abiding therein. Such is the reward of
he who is developed.
77. And We
inspired to Moses: “Take My servants out, and make for them through the sea a
path. You shall not fear being overtaken, nor be afraid.”
78. So Pharaoh
followed them with his soldiers, but the sea came-over them and covered them.
79. Thus, Pharaoh
misled his people and he did not guide.
80. O Children of
Israel, We have saved you from your enemy, and We summoned you at the right
side of the mount, and We sent down to you manna and quail.
81. Eat from the
good things that We have provided for you and do not transgress in this else My
wrath will be upon you. Whomever has incurred My wrath is lost.
82. And I am
forgiving for whomever repents and does good work, then is guided.
83. “And what has
caused you to rush ahead of your people O Moses?”
84. He said: “They
are coming in my tracks, and I came quickly to you my Lord so you would be
pleased.”
85. He said: “We
have tested your people after you left, and the Samarian misguided them.”
86. So Moses
returned to his people angry and disappointed. He said: “My people, did not
your Lord promise you a good promise? Has the waiting been too long, or did you
want that the wrath of your Lord be upon you? Thus you broke the promise with
me.”
87. They said: “We
did not break the promise by our own will, but we were loaded down with the
jewellery of the people so we cast them down, and it was such that the Samarian
suggested.”
88. He then
produced for them a statue of a calf that emitted a sound. So they said: “This
is your god and the god of Moses, but he had forgotten!”
89. Did they not see
that it did not respond to them, nor did it possess for them any harm or
benefit?
90. And Aaron said
to them before: “My people, you are being tested with it. Your Lord is the
Almighty, so follow me and obey my command!”
91. They said: “We
will remain devoted to it until Moses comes back to us.”
92. He said: “O
Aaron, what prevented you when you saw them being astray?”
93. “Do you not
follow me? Have you disobeyed my command?”
94. He said: “O
son of my mother, do not grab me by my beard nor by my head. I feared that you
would say that I separated between the Children of Israel, and that I did not
follow your orders.”
95. He said: “So
what do you have to say O Samarian?”
96. He said: “I
noticed what they did not notice, so I took a handful from where the messenger
was standing, and I cast it in. This is what my soul inspired me to do.”
97. He said: “Then
be gone, for you will have it in this life to say: “I am not to be touched” And
you will have an appointed time which you will not forsake. And look to your
god that you remained devoted to, we will burn him, then we will destroy him in
the sea completely.”
98. Your god is
God; whom there is no god but He. His knowledge encompasses all things.
99. And it is such
that We relate to you the news of what has passed. And We have given you from
Us a remembrance.
100. Whoever turns
away from it, then he will carry a load on the Day of Resurrection.
101. They will
remain therein, and miserable on the Day of Resurrection is what they carry.
102. The Day the
horn is blown, and We gather the criminals on that Day white eyed.
103. They whisper
amongst themselves: “You have only been away for a period of ten.”
104. We are fully
aware of what they say, for the best in knowledge amongst them will say: “No,
you have only been away for a day.”
105. And they ask
you about the mountains, say: “My Lord will annihilate them completely.”
106. “Then He will
leave it as a smooth plain.”
107. “You will not
see in it any crookedness or curves.”
108. On that Day,
they will follow the caller, there is no crookedness to him. And all voices
will be humbled for the Almighty, you will not be able to hear except whispers.
109. On that Day,
no intercession will be of help, except for he whom the Almighty allows and
accepts what he has to say.
110. He knows their
present and their future, and they do not have any of His knowledge.
111. And the faces
shall be humbled for the Eternal, the Living. And whoever carried wickedness
with him has failed.
112. And whoever
does any good works, while he is a believer, then he should not fear injustice
nor being given less than his due.
113. And it was
such that We sent it down as an Arabic Quran, and We cited in it many warnings,
perhaps they will become aware or it will cause for them a remembrance.
114. Then High
above all is God, the King, the True. And do not be hasty with the Quran before
its inspiration is completed to you, and say: “My Lord, increase my knowledge.”
115. And We had
made a pledge to Adam from before, but he forgot, and We did not find in him
the will power.
116. And We said to
the Angels: “Submit to Adam.” They all submitted except for Satan, he refused.
117. So We said: “O
Adam, this is an enemy to you and your mate. So do not let him take you out
from the paradise, else you will have hardship.”
118. “You will have
in it that you will not go hungry nor need clothes.”
119. “And you will
have in it that you will not go thirsty nor suffer from heat.”
120. But the devil
whispered to him, he said: “O Adam, shall I lead you to the tree of immortality
and a kingdom which will not waste away?”
121. So they both
ate from it, and their wickedness became apparent for them, and they began to
place leaves on themselves from the garden. Adam had disobeyed his Lord, and
had gone astray.
122. Then his Lord
recalled him, and He forgave him and gave guidance to him.
123. He said:
“Descend from this, all of you, for you are enemies to one another. So, when My
guidance comes to you, then whoever follows My guidance, he will not go astray
nor suffer.”
124. “And whoever
turns away from My remembrance, then he will have a miserable life, and We will
raise him blind on the Day of Resurrection.”
125. He said: “My
Lord, you have raised me blind while I used to be able to see?”
126. He said: “It
was the same when Our revelations came to you, you forgot them, and similarly
today you will be forgotten.”
127. And it is such
that We recompense he who transgresses, and did not believe in His Lord’s
revelations. And the retribution of the Hereafter is more severe and lasting.
128. Is it not a
guide to them how many generations We had destroyed before them, which they are
walking now in their homes? In that are signs for the people of understanding.
129. And had it not
been for a word already given by your Lord, they would have been held to
account immediately.
130. So be patient
to what they are saying and glorify the grace of your Lord before the rising of
the sun, and before its setting, and from the early part of the night and the
edges of the day that you may be content.
131. And do not
strain your eyes on what We have given other people as luxuries of this worldly
life, where We are testing them with it. The provision of your Lord is better
and more lasting.
132. And enjoin
your family with the assembly, and be patient for it. We do not ask you for
provision, for We provide for you. And the good end is for the righteous.
133. And they said:
“If only he would bring us a sign from his Lord!” Did not proof come to them
from what is in the previous Scriptures?
134. And if We had
destroyed them with retribution before this, they would have said: “Our Lord,
if only You had sent us a messenger so we could follow Your revelations before
we are humiliated and shamed!”
135. Say: “All are
waiting, so wait, and you will come to know who are the people upon the even
path and who are guided.”
Chapter-21
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. The judgment
of mankind has come near, while they are turning away unaware.
2. When a
reminder comes to them from their Lord that is new, they listen to it while
playing.
3. Their hearts
are preoccupied, and those who are wicked confer privately: “Is he not a human
being like you? Would you accept this magic while you know?”
4. He said: “My
Lord knows what is said in the heavens and in the earth, and He is the Hearer,
the Knower.”
5. They said:
“No, these are just bad dreams; no, he made it up; no, he is a poet. So let him
bring us a sign like those who were sent before.”
6. None of the
towns which We destroyed before them had believed. Will they believe?
7. And We did not
send before you except men whom We inspired to. So ask the people of the
remembrance if you do not know.
8. And We did not
make for them bodies that do not need to eat, nor were they immortal.
9. Then We
fulfilled the promise to them, so We saved them and whom We pleased, and We
destroyed those who transgressed.
10. We have sent
down to you a Scripture in which is your remembrance. Do you not comprehend?
11. And how many a
town have We destroyed because of its wrong doing, and We established after
them a different people?
12. So it was that
when they perceived Our power, they were running from it.
13. “Do not run,
and come back to that which you were living lavishly in and your homes; so that
you will be questioned.”
14. They said:
“Woe to us, we have been wicked!”
15. So that
remained as their cry until We took them all, and they became still.
16. And We did not
create the heavens and the earth and what is between them for entertainment.
17. If We wanted
to be amused, We could have done so from what is already with Us, if that is
what We wished to do.
18. No, We cast
with the truth upon the falsehood, so it disrupts it, and then it retreats. And
woe to you for what you have described.
19. And to Him is
whoever is in the heavens and in the earth. And those who are near Him are not
too proud to serve Him, nor do they complain.
20. They glorify
in the night and the day, they do not cease.
21. Or have they
taken gods from the earth who can resurrect?
22. If there were
gods in them except for God, then they would have been ruined. Glory be to God,
the Lord of the throne from what they describe.
23. He is not
questioned about what He does, while they will be questioned.
24. Or have they
taken gods besides Him? Say: “Bring your proof. This is a reminder of those
with me and a reminder of those before me.” But, most of them do not know the
truth, so they turn away.
25. And We did not
send any messenger before you except that We inspired him that: “There is no
god but Me, so serve Me.”
26. And they said:
“The Almighty has taken a son!” Be He glorified, they are all but honoured
servants.
27. They do not
speak ahead of Him, and on His command they act.
28. He knows their
present and their future, and they cannot intercede unless it is for those whom
He is pleased with. And they stand in awe and reverence of Him.
29. And whoever of
them says: “I am a god besides Him,” then that person We will punish with Hell.
It is such that We punish the wicked.
30. Did those who
reject not see that the heavens and the earth were one piece and We tore them
apart? And that We made from the water everything that lives. Will they not
believe?
31. And We made on
the earth stabilizers so that it would not tumble with you, and We made in it
wide paths that they may be guided.
32. And We made
the sky a protective ceiling. And yet they are turning away from Our signs!
33. He is the One
who created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon, each swimming in
an orbit.
34. And We did not
give immortality to any human that came before you. If you are going to die,
would they be immortal?
35. Every soul
will taste death. And We burden you with evil and good as a test, and it is to
Us that you will return.
36. And when those
who reject see you, they take you for mockery: “Is this the one who speaks
about your gods!” While in the remembrance of the Almighty they are rejecters!
37. Mankind has
been created from haste. I will show you My signs, so do not be in a rush.
38. And they say:
“When will this promise come to pass if you are truthful?”
39. If only those
who reject knew, that they will not be able to ward off the fire from their
faces, nor from their backs, nor will they be helped.
40. No, it will
come to them suddenly. And they will not be able to turn it away, nor will they
be delayed.
41. And messengers
before you have been mocked, but those who mocked were then surrounded by that
which they were mocking!
42. Say: “Who can
protect you during the night and the day from the Almighty?” No, they are
turning away from the remembrance of their Lord.
43. Or do they
have gods that will protect them from Us? They cannot help themselves, nor can
they be protected from Us.
44. It was Us who
gave luxury to these and their fathers, until they grew old with age. Do they
not see that We come to the land and make it shrink from its edges? Will they
be able to win?
45. Say: “I am
merely warning you with the inspiration.” But the deaf do not hear the call
when they are being warned.
46. And if a
breath of your Lord’s torment touches them, they will say: “Woe to us, we have
been wicked!”
47. And We will
place the scales of justice for the Day of Resurrection, so that no soul will
be wronged in the least. Even if it was the weight of a mustard seed, We will
bring it. And We are sufficient as a Reckoner.
48. And We had
given Moses and Aaron the Criterion, a shining light, and reminder for the
righteous.
49. Those who
reverence their Lord, even when unseen, and they are weary for the Hour.
50. And this is a
blessed reminder which We have sent down. Will you be deniers of it?
51. And before
that We gave Abraham his understanding, and We were aware of him.
52. As he said to
his father and people: “What are these statues to which you are devoted?”
53. They said: “We
found our fathers worshipping them.”
54. He said: “You
and your fathers have been clearly misguided.”
55. They said:
“Have you come to us with the truth, or are you simply playing?”
56. He said: “No,
your lord is the Lord of heavens and earth, the One who initiated them. And I
bear witness to such.”
57. “And by God, I
will scheme against your statues after you have gone away and given your
backs.”
58. So he broke
them into pieces except for the biggest of them, so that they may turn to him.
59. They said:
“Who has done this to our gods? He is surely one of the wicked.”
60. They said: “We
heard a young man mentioning them. He was called Abraham.”
61. They said:
“Bring him before the eyes of the people so that they may be witness.”
62. They said:
“Did you do this to our gods O Abraham?”
63. He said: “It
was the biggest one of them here who did it, so ask them, if they do speak!”
64. So they turned
and said to themselves: “It is indeed ourselves who have been wicked!”
65. Then they
reverted to their old ideas: “You know that they do not speak!”
66. He said: “Do
you serve besides God that which does not benefit you at all nor harm you?”
67. “I am fed-up
of you and to what you serve besides God! Do you not comprehend?”
68. They said:
“Burn him, and give victory to your gods if you will do anything.”
69. We said: “O
fire, be cool and safe upon Abraham.”
70. And they
wanted to harm him, but We made them the losers.
71. And We saved
him and Lot to the land which We have blessed in for the worlds.
72. And We granted
him Isaac and Jacob as a gift, and each of them We made a good doer.
73. And We made
them leaders who guide by Our command, and We inspired them to do good work and
hold the assembly and contribute towards betterment, and they were in service
to Us.
74. And Lot, We
gave him wisdom and knowledge, and We saved him from the town that used to do
vile things. They were a people of evil, corrupt.
75. And We
admitted him into Our mercy. He was of the good doers.
76. And Noah when
he called out before that, thus We responded to him, and We saved him and his
family from the great distress.
77. And We granted
him victory against the people that denied Our revelations. They were a people
of evil, so We drowned them all.
78. And David and
Solomon, when they gave judgment in the case of the crop that was damaged by
the sheep of the people, and We were witness to their judgment.
79. So We gave
Solomon the correct understanding, and both of them We have given wisdom and
knowledge. And We committed the mountains with David to praise as well as the
birds. This is what We did.
80. And We taught
him the making of armour for you to protect you from your enemy. Are you then
thankful?
81. And to Solomon
the gusting winds run by his command all the way to the land which We have
blessed in. And We were aware of everything.
82. And from the
devils are those who dive for him, and they perform other tasks, and We were guardian
over them.
83. And Job when
he called his Lord: “I have been afflicted with harm, and you are the Most
Merciful!”
84. So We answered
him, and We removed what was afflicting him, and We brought him back his family
and others with them as a mercy from Us and a reminder to those who serve.
85. And Ishmael
and Enoch and Isaiah, all of them were patient.
86. And We
admitted them in Our mercy, they were of the good doers.
87. And Jonah,
when he went off in anger, and he thought that We would not be able to take
him. Then he called out in the darkness: “There is no god but You! Glory to
You, I was of the wicked!”
88. So We
responded to him and We saved him from distress. And it is such that We save
the faithful.
89. And Zachariah
when he called out to his Lord: “My Lord, do not leave me without an heir, and
You are the best inheritor.”
90. So We
responded to him, and We granted him John, and We cured his wife. They used to
hasten to do good, and they would call to Us in joy and in fear. And to Us they
were reverent.
91. And the one
who protected her chastity, so We blew into her from Our Spirit, and We made
her and her son a sign for the worlds.
92. This is your
nation, one nation, and I am your Lord so serve Me.
93. And they
disputed in the matter amongst themselves. Each of them will be returned to
Us.
94. So whosoever
does good work and he is a believer, then his efforts will not be rejected and
We will record it for him.
95. It is forbidden
for a town that We destroy that they would return!
96. Until Gog and
Magog is opened, and from every elevated place they will race forth.
97. And the
promise of truth draws near. Then, when it is seen by the eyes of those who
rejected: “Woe to us, we have been oblivious to this. Indeed, we were wicked!”
98. Both you and
what you serve besides God shall be fuel for Hell; you will enter it.
99. If these were
gods, then they would not have entered it! And all will abide therein.
100. They will be
breathing heavily in it, and they will not be heard therein.
101. As for those
who deserved good from Us, they will be removed far away from it.
102. They shall not
hear the slightest sound from it, and they will be in what their soul desires
abiding therein.
103. The great
horror will not sadden them, and the Angels will receive them: “This is your
Day which you have been promised.”
104. On the Day
when We roll up the heavens like the scroll of a scripture is rolled up. As We
initiated the first creation, so shall We return it. It is a promise of Ours
that We will do this.
105. And We have
written in the Psalms: “After the remembrance, that the earth will be inherited
by My servants who do good.”
106. In this is a
proclamation for a people who serve.
107. And We have
not sent you except as a mercy to the worlds.
108. Say: ”It is
inspired to me that your god is but One god, so will you surrender to Him?”
109. So if they
turn away, then say: “I have given you notice sufficiently, and I do not know
if what you are promised is near or far.”
110. “He knows that
which is spoken publicly and He knows that which you keep secret.”
111. “And for all I
know, it may be a test for you and an enjoyment for a while.”
112. He said: “My
Lord, judge with truth. And our Lord, the Almighty, is sought for what you
describe.”
Chapter-22
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. O mankind, be
aware of your Lord, for the quaking of the Hour is a terrible thing.
2. The moment you
see it, every nursing mother will leave her suckling child, and every pregnant
one will miscarry, and you will see the people drunk while they are not drunk,
but the retribution of God is most severe.
3. And from
mankind is he who argues regarding God without knowledge, and he follows every
rebellious devil.
4. It was decreed
for him that any who follow him, he will mislead him, and guide him to the
retribution of Fire.
5. O mankind, if
you are in doubt as to the resurrection, then We have created you from dirt,
then from semen, then from a clot, then from a lump of flesh developed and
undeveloped so that We make it clear to you. And We allow it in the wombs as We
wish to an appointed time, then We bring you out a child, then you reach your
maturity, and of you are those who will pass away, and of you are those who are
sent to an old age where he will not be able to learn any new knowledge after
what he already has. And you see the land still, but when We send down the
water to it, it vibrates and grows, and it brings forth of every lovely pair.
6. That is
because God is the truth, and He gives life to the dead, and He is capable of
all things.
7. And the Hour
is coming, there is no doubt in it, and God will resurrect those who are in the
graves.
8. And from
mankind are those who argue regarding God with no knowledge nor guidance nor
enlightening Scripture.
9. Bending his
side to misguide from the path of God. He will have humiliation in the world
and We will make him taste on the Day of Resurrection the retribution of
burning.
10. That is for
what your hands have brought forth, and God does not wrong the servants.
11. And from the
people there is he who serves God nervously. So if good comes to him, he is
content with it; and if an ordeal comes to him, he makes an about-face. He has
lost this world and the Hereafter. Such is the clear loss.
12. He calls upon
besides God what will not harm him and what will not benefit him. Such is the
far straying.
13. He calls on
those who harm him more than they benefit him. What a miserable patron, and
what a miserable companion.
14. God admits
those who believe and do good works to gardens with rivers flowing beneath them.
God does as He wishes.
15. Whosoever
thinks that God will not grant him victory in this world and the Hereafter,
then let him extend his request to the heavens, then let him stop and see
whether this action has removed his obstacles.
16. And as such,
We have sent down clear revelations, and God guides whomever He wishes.
17. Those who
believe, and the Jews, and the Sabians, and the Nazarenes, and the Majoos, and
those who have set up partners; God will separate between them on the Day of
Resurrection. For God is witness over all things.
18. Did you not
see that to God submit what is in the heavens and what is in the earth, and the
sun and the moon and the stars and the mountains and the trees and what moves,
and many of mankind, and many who have deserved the retribution. And whoever
God disgraces, then none can honour him. God does what He pleases.
19. Here are two
opponents who have disputed regarding their Lord; as for those who rejected,
outer garments made from fire are cut out for them, and boiling water is poured
from above their heads.
20. It melts the
inside of their stomachs and their skin.
21. And they will
have hooked rods of iron.
22. Every time
they want to escape the anguish, they are returned to it. Taste the retribution
of the burning!
23. God will admit
those who believe and do good works to gardens with rivers flowing beneath
them, wherein they will be adorned with bracelets of gold and pearl, and their
garments will be of silk.
24. And they are guided
to the good sayings, and guided to the path of the Praiseworthy.
25. Those who have
rejected and repel from the path of God and the Restricted Temple that We have
made for mankind, for the dweller or the visitor to it; and whoever inclines to
evil action in it, We will let them taste a painful retribution.
26. And We have
appointed to Abraham where to establish the institution: “Do not set up anyone
with Me, and purify My institution for those who will partake, and those who
will enforce, and those who yield and submit.”
27. And call out
to mankind with the Pilgrimage, they will come to you walking and on every
transport, they will come from every deep enclosure.
28. So that they
may witness benefits for themselves and recall God’s name in the appointed days
over what He Has provided for them of the animal livestock. So eat from it and
feed the needy and the poor.
29. Then let them
complete their duties and fulfill their vows, and let them partake at the
institution of welfare.
30. Thus, and
whosoever honours God’s restrictions, then it is better for him with His Lord.
And the livestock is made lawful for you except what is recited upon you. So
avoid the foulness of idols and avoid saying false statements.
31. Monotheists to
God, not setting up anything with Him. And whosoever sets-up partners with God,
then it is as if he has fallen from the sky and the birds snatch him or the
wind takes him to a place far off.
32. Thus, and
whoever honours the decrees of God, then it is from the piety of the hearts.
33. In them are
benefits to an appointed time, then their place is to the institution of
welfare.
34. And for every
nation We have made a rite that they may mention God’s name over what He has
provided for them of the animal livestock. So your god is One god, so to Him
surrender and give good tidings to those who obey.
35. Those who,
when God is mentioned, their hearts revere, and they are patient to what
befalls them, and they hold the assembly, and from what We provide them they
spend.
36. And the plump
animals for offering, We have made them for you as decrees from God, in them is
goodness for you. So mention God’s name upon them while being orderly, so once
their body becomes still, then eat from them and give food to the poor and the
needy. It was thus that We have made them in service to you, that you may be
thankful.
37. Neither their
meat nor their blood reaches God, but what reaches Him is the righteousness
from you. It was thus that He made them in service to you, so that you may
glorify God for what He has guided you to, and give news to the good doers.
38. God defends
those who believe. God does not like any betrayer, rejecter.
39. It is
permitted for those who have been persecuted to fight. And God is able to give
them victory.
40. The ones who
were driven out of their homes without justice, except that they said: “Our
Lord is God!” And if it were not for mankind being pitted against one another,
then many monasteries, synagogues, assemblies, and temples where the name of
God is frequently mentioned would have been destroyed. God will give victory to
those who support Him. God is Powerful, Noble.
41. Those whom if
We allow them authority in the land, they hold the assembly, and they contribute
towards betterment, and deter from evil. And to God is the conclusion of all
matters.
42. And if they
deny you, then denied also before them did the people of Noah and ‘Aad and
Thamud.
43. And the people
of Abraham and the people of Lot.
44. And the
dwellers of Midian; and Moses was denied. So I granted respite to the rejecters
then I took them, how then was My punishment?
45. So how many a
town have We destroyed while it was doing wrong, so that it is lying in ruins
with its wells abandoned, and empty palaces.
46. Have they not
roamed the land and had hearts with which to comprehend and ears with which to
hear? No, it is not the sight which is blind, but it is the hearts that are in
the chests that are blind.
47. And they seek
you to hasten the retribution; and God will not break His promise. And a day
with your Lord is like one thousand of the years you count.
48. And many a
town I have given it respite while it was doing wrong, then I seized it! And to
Me is the destiny.
49. Say: “O
mankind, I am but a clear warner to you!”
50. As for those
who believe and do good work, for them is a forgiveness and a great provision.
51. And those who
strive to obstruct Our revelations, those are the dwellers of Hell.
52. And We did not
send before you any messenger or prophet, without having the devil interfere
with his wishes. God then overrides what the devil has cast, and God firms His
revelations. And God is Knower, Wise.
53. That He may
make what the devil has cast as a tests for those who have a disease in their
hearts and those whose hearts are hardened. And the wicked are far away in
opposition.
54. And to let
those who have been given knowledge know that it is the truth from your Lord,
and they will believe in it, and their hearts will soften to it. And God will
guide those who believe to a straight path.
55. And those who
have rejected will remain to be in doubt from it until the Hour comes to them
suddenly, or the retribution will come to them on a Day which will stand still.
56. The
sovereignty on that Day is to God, He will judge between them. So as for those
who have believed and did good works, they are in the gardens of Paradise.
57. And those who
rejected and disbelieved Our revelations, those will have a humiliating
retribution.
58. And those who
emigrated in the cause of God, then they were killed or died, God will provide
them with a good provision, and God is the best of providers.
59. He will admit
them an entrance that they will be pleased with, and God is Knowledgeable,
Compassionate.
60. It is decreed
that whoever retaliates with equal measure as was retaliated against him, then
he was persecuted for this, God will give him victory. God is Pardoning,
Forgiving.
61. That is
because God merges the night in the day, and He merges the day in the night.
And God is Hearer, Seer.
62. That is
because God is the truth, and what they call on besides Him is falsehood. And
God is the High, the Great.
63. Did you not see
that God sends down water from the sky, and then the land becomes green? God is
Compassionate, Expert.
64. To Him is what
is in the heavens and what is in the earth. And God is the Rich, the
Praiseworthy.
65. Did you not
see that God commits to you what is in the land, and the ships which sail in
the sea by His leave? And He holds the sky so that it would not collapse upon
the earth, except by His leave. Indeed, God is Kind towards mankind, Merciful.
66. He is the One
who gave you life, then He makes you die, then He gives you life. But mankind
is always rejecting!
67. For every
nation We have made rites which they will fulfill. So do not let the matter
fall into dispute. And call upon your Lord, for you are on a guidance which is
straight.
68. And if they
argue with you, then say: “God is fully aware of what you do.”
69. “God will
judge between you on the Day of Resurrection in what you dispute therein.”
70. Did you not
know that God knows what is in the heavens and the earth? All is in a record.
All that for God is easy.
71. And they serve
besides God what He did not send any authority upon, and what they have no
knowledge of. And the wicked will not have any helper.
72. And if Our
clear revelations are recited to them, you see hatred in the faces of those who
have rejected. They are nearly close to attacking those who are reciting to
them Our revelations! Say: “Shall I inform you of what is worse than this? The
Fire, which God has promised to those who have rejected. What a miserable
destiny!”
73. O mankind, an
example is being cited so listen to it: those you call upon besides God will
not create a fly even if they all gathered to do so. And if the fly takes
anything from them, they will not be able to return it from him. Weak is both
the seeker and the sought!
74. They have
truly underestimated God’s power. God is Powerful, Noble.
75. God chooses
messengers from amongst the Angels and from amongst mankind. God is Hearer,
Seer.
76. He knows their
present and their future. And to God all matters are returned.
77. O you who
believe, yield and submit and serve your Lord and do good that you may succeed.
78. And strive in
the cause of God its truly deserved striving. He is the One who has chosen you,
and He has made no hardship for you in the system, the creed of your father
Abraham; He is the One who named you ‘those who have surrendered’ from before
as well as in this. So let the messenger be witness over you and you be witness
over mankind. So hold the assembly and contribute towards betterment and hold
tight to God, He is your patron. What an excellent Patron, and what an
excellent Supporter.
Chapter-23
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. The believers
are indeed successful.
2. Those who are
humble in their assembly.
3. And they
abstain from vain talk.
4. And they are
active towards betterment.
5. And they cover
their private parts.
6. Except around
their mates, or those who are their dependants, they are free from blame.
7. But whosoever
seeks anything beyond this, then these are the transgressors.
8. And those who
are true to what they have been entrusted and their pledges.
9. And those who
are protective over their assemblies.
10. These are the
inheritors.
11. The ones who
shall inherit Paradise, in it they will abide.
12. We have
created mankind from a structure derived from mud.
13. Then We made
him a drop in a safe lodging.
14. Then We
created the semen into a clot, then We created the clot into a lump, then We
created the lump into bone, then We covered the bone with flesh, then We
brought forth a new creation. So glory be to God, the best of creators.
15. Then after
that, you will die.
16. Then you will
be resurrected on the Day of Resurrection.
17. And We have
created above you seven passageways, and We were never unaware of the
creations.
18. And We sent
down from the sky water in due measure, then We let it reside in the land, and
We are capable of taking it away.
19. So We brought
forth for you gardens of palm trees and grapes, for which you will find many
fruits and from it you will eat.
20. And a tree
which emerges from the mount of Sinai, it grows oil and is a relish for those
who eat.
21. And in the
livestock are lessons for you. We give you to drink from what is in its
bellies, and you have many other benefits from them, and of them you eat.
22. And on them
and on the ships you are carried.
23. And We have
sent Noah to his people, so he said: “O my people, serve God, you have no other
god besides Him. Will you not take heed?”
24. But the
leaders who rejected from among his people said: “What is this but a human like
you? He wants to make himself better than you! And if it was indeed God’s will,
He would have sent down Angels. We did not hear such a thing among our fathers
of old.”
25. “He is no more
than a man who has madness in him. So keep watch on him for a while.”
26. He said: “My
Lord, grant me victory for what they denied me.”
27. So We inspired
him: “Construct the Ship under Our eyes and Our inspiration. Then, when Our
command comes and the volcano erupts, then you shall take on the Ship two from
every pair and your family, except for those of them upon whom the word has
come. And do not address Me regarding those who have done wrong, for they will
be drowned.”
28. So when you
and those who are with you have embarked on the ship, then say: “All praise is
due to God who has saved us from the wicked people.”
29. And say: “My
Lord, cause me to embark upon a blessed place, for You are the best for those
who embark.”
30. In this are
signs, and We will always test.
31. Then We raised
after them a different generation.
32. So We sent a
messenger to them from amongst them: “Serve God, you have no other god besides
Him. Will you not take heed?”
33. And the
leaders from amongst his people who rejected and denied the meeting of the
Hereafter; and We indulged them in this worldly life; said: “What is this but a
human like you? He eats from what you eat and he drinks from what you drink.”
34. “And if you
obey a human like you, then you will indeed be losers.”
35. “Does he
promise you that if you die and become dust and bones that you will be brought
out?”
36. “Far fetched
is what you are being promised.”
37. “There is
nothing but our worldly life, we die and we live, and we will not be
resurrected.”
38. “He is but a
man who has invented a lie against God, and we will not believe in him.”
39. He said: “My
Lord, grant me victory for what they denied me.”
40. He replied:
“In a little while they will be in regret.”
41. So the scream
took them with justice, and We made them as dead plants. So away with the
wicked people.
42. Then We raised
after them different generations.
43. No nation can
hasten its appointed time, nor can it delay.
44. Then We sent
Our messengers in succession. Every time there came to a nation their
messenger, they denied him. So We made them follow one another, and We made
them history. So away with a people who do not believe!
45. Then We sent
Moses and his brother Aaron with Our signs and a clear authority.
46. To Pharaoh and
his leaders. But they became arrogant, for they were a high and mighty people.
47. So they said:
“Shall we believe to two humans like us, while their people are servants to
us?”
48. So they denied
them, and they became of those who were destroyed.
49. And We have
given Moses the Scripture, so that they may be guided.
50. And We made
the son of Mary and his mother a sign, and We gave them refuge on high ground,
a place for resting and with a flowing stream.
51. “O messengers,
eat from what is good, and do righteous work. I am aware of what you do.”
52. “And this is
your nation, one nation, and I am your Lord so be aware.”
53. But the affair
was disputed between them into segments. Every group happy with what it had.
54. So leave them
in their error until a time.
55. Do they not
think why We are extending them with wealth and children?
56. We are quick
to give them the good things. But they do not perceive.
57. As for those
who are in reverence from the awareness of their Lord.
58. And they
believe in the revelations of their Lord.
59. And they do
not set up anything with their Lord.
60. And they give
of what they were given, and their hearts are full of reverence that they will
return to their Lord.
61. These are the
ones who race in doing good, and they are the first to it.
62. And We do not
burden a soul except with what it can bare. And We have a record that speaks
with the truth, they will not be wronged.
63. No, their
hearts are unaware of this! And they have deeds besides this which they are
doing.
64. Until We take
their carefree people with the retribution, then they will shout for help.
65. Do not shout
for help today, for you will not be helped against Us.
66. My revelations
were recited to you, but you used to turn back on your heels.
67. You were too
proud from it, talking evil about it; and you defiantly disregarded it.
68. Did they not
ponder the words, or has what come to them not come to their fathers of old?
69. Or did they
not know their messenger? For they are in denial of him.
70. Or do they say
that there is a madness in him? No, he has come to them with the truth, but
most of them are hateful of the truth.
71. And if the
truth were to follow their desires, then the heavens and the earth and all who
are in them would have been corrupted. No, We have come to them with their
reminder, but from their reminder they are turning away.
72. Or do you ask
them for a wage? The wage of your Lord is best, and He is the best of
providers.
73. And you are
inviting them to a Straight Path.
74. And those who
do not believe in the Hereafter, they are deviating away from the path.
75. And if We were
to have mercy on them and remove what distress was upon them, they would still
return to persist in their transgression, wandering blindly.
76. And when We
seized them with the punishment, they did not humble themselves to their Lord
nor did they invoke Him.
77. Until We open
for them a door of immense retribution, then they become in sorrow and despair.
78. And He is the
One who established for you the hearing, and the sight, and the hearts. Little
do you give thanks.
79. And He is the
One who multiplied you on the earth, and to Him you will be returned.
80. And He is the
One who gives life and brings death, and to Him is the alteration of the night
and the day. Do you not comprehend?
81. No, they have
said the same as what the people of old had said.
82. They said: “If
we are dead and become dust and bones, will we then be resurrected?”
83. “We, as well
as our fathers, have been promised this from before. This is nothing but the
tales of the ancients.”
84. Say: “To whom
is the earth and whosoever is in it if you know?”
85. They will say:
“To God” Say: “Will you then not remember!”
86. Say: “Who is
the Lord of the seven universes and the Lord of the great throne?”
87. They will say:
“To God.” Say: “Will you then not take heed?”
88. Say: “In whose
hand is the sovereignty of all things, and He protects while there is no
protector against Him, if you know?”
89. They will say:
“To God.” Say: “Then why are you deceived?”
90. No, We have
come to them with the truth, and they are truly liars.
91. God has not
taken a son, nor is there with Him any god. If it were so, then every god would
have taken what He created and they would have tried to overtake each other.
God be glorified against what they describe!
92. The knower of
the unseen and the seen. Be He exalted above what they set up.
93. Say: “My Lord,
if You show me what they are promised.”
94. “My Lord, then
do not leave me amongst the wicked people.”
95. And We are
able to show you what We promise them.
96. Push away evil
with that which is better. We are better aware of what they describe.
97. And say: “My
Lord, I seek refuge with you from the whispers of the devils.”
98. “And I seek
refuge with you O Lord that they should come near.”
99. Until death
comes to one of them, he says: “My Lord, send me back.”
100. “So that I may
do good in that which I have left behind.” No, it is but a word he is speaking.
And there is a barrier to prevent them from going back until the Day they are
all resurrected.
101. So when the
horn is blown, then there will be no kinship between them on that Day, nor will
they ask for one another.
102. So, those
whose weight is heavy on the scales, then those are the successful ones.
103. And those
whose weight is light on the scales, those are the ones who lost their souls,
in Hell they will abide.
104. The Fire will
scorch their faces, and in it their grin will be with displaced lips.
105. “Were My
revelations not recited to you, then you denied them?”
106. They said:
“Our Lord, our wickedness overcame us, and we were a misguided people.”
107. “Our Lord,
bring us out of it, and if we return to this then we are wicked.”
108. He said: “Be
humiliated therein and do not speak to Me.”
109. There was a
group from among My servants who used to say: “Our Lord, we have believed, so
forgive us, and have mercy upon us, for You are the best of those who show
mercy.”
110. But you mocked
them, so much so that they made you forget My remembrance, and you used to
laugh at them.
111. I have
rewarded them today for their patience, they are indeed the winners.
112. Say: ”How long
have you stayed on earth in terms of years?”
113. They said: “We
remained for a day, or for part of a day. So ask those who kept count.”
114. He said: “You
have remained for very little, if you knew.”
115. “Did you think
that We have created you without purpose, and that you would not return to Us?”
116. So, exalted is
God, the true King, there is no god but He, the Lord of the supreme throne.
117. And whosoever
calls on another god with God when he has no proof for such, then his judgment
is with his Lord. The rejecters will never succeed.
118. And say: “My
Lord, forgive and have mercy, and you are the best of those who are merciful.”
Chapter-24
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. A chapter
which We have sent down and imposed, and We have sent down in it clear
revelations that you may remember.
2. The adulteress
and the adulterer, you shall lash each of them one hundred lashes, and do not
let any pity take you over God’s system if you believe in God and the Last Day.
And let a group of the believers witness their punishment.
3. The adulterer
will only marry an adulteress or one who is an idolatress. And the adulteress,
she will only be married to an adulterer or an idolater. And this has been
forbidden for the believers.
4. And those who
accuse the independent women and they do not bring forth four witnesses, then
you shall lash them eighty lashes and do not ever accept their testimony. Those
indeed are the evildoers.
5. Except those
who repent after this and do right, then God is Forgiving, Merciful.
6. And those who
accuse their wives, but they have no witnesses except for themselves, then the
testimony of one of them is to be equivalent to that of four witnesses if he is
swearing by God that he is being truthful.
7. And the fifth
shall be God’s curse upon him if he is one of those lying.
8. And the
punishment will be averted from her if she testifies four times by God that he
is of the liars.
9. And the fifth
shall be that God’s curse is upon her if he is speaking the truth.
10. All this is
from God’s favour upon you and His mercy. And God is Forgiving, Wise.
11. Those who have
brought forth the false accusation were a group from within you. Do not think
it is bad for you, for it is good for you. Every person amongst them will have
what he deserves of the sin. And as for he who had the greatest portion of it,
he will have a great retribution.
12. If only when
you heard it the believing men and women should have thought good of their own
selves and said: “This is an obvious lie!”
13. If only they
had brought four witnesses to it. If they did not have the witnesses, then these
with God are the liars.
14. And had it not
been for God’s favour upon you and His mercy upon you in this world and the
Hereafter, a great retribution would have touched you for what you have spoken.
15. For you have
cast it with your tongues, and you say with your mouths what you have no
knowledge of, and you think it is a minor issue, while with God it was great.
16. And when you
heard it you should have said: “It was not right for us to speak of this. Glory
to You, this is a great lie.”
17. God warns you
not to repeat something similar to this ever, if you are believers.
18. And God
clarifies for you the revelations; and God is Knower, Wise.
19. As for those
who enjoy that immorality spreads amongst those who have believed, they will
have a painful retribution in the world and the Hereafter. And God knows while
you do not know.
20. And all this
is from God’s favour upon you and His mercy. And God is Compassionate,
Merciful.
21. O you who
believe, do not follow the footsteps of the devil. And whosoever follows the
footsteps of the devil should know that he advocates immorality and evil. And
had in not been for God’s favour upon you and His mercy, not one of you would
have ever been purified, but God purifies whom He wishes, and God is Hearer,
Knower.
22. And let not
those amongst you who have been blessed with abundance refuse to give to the
relatives, and the needy, and those who have immigrated in the cause of God.
Let them pardon and forgive. Would you not like God to forgive you? And God is
Forgiving, Merciful.
23. Those who
accuse the independent chaste believing women, they will be cursed in this
world and the Hereafter, and they will have a painful retribution.
24. On the Day
when their tongues, and their hands, and their feet will bear witness against
them for what they used to do.
25. On that Day,
God will pay them what they are owed in full, and they will know that God is
the Truth Manifested.
26. The wicked
women are for the wicked men, and the wicked men are for the wicked women, and
the good women are for the good men, and the good men are for the good women.
These people are innocent from what statements have been made, and for them is
forgiveness and a generous provision.
27. O you who believe,
do not enter any homes except your own unless you are invited and you greet the
people in them. This is best for you, perhaps you will remember.
28. But, if you do
not find anyone in them then do not enter until you are given permission. And
if you are told to go back, then return for it is purer for you. And God is
aware of what you do.
29. There is no
sin upon you that you enter homes which are abandoned if in them there are
belongings of yours. And God knows what you reveal and what you conceal.
30. Tell the
believing men to lower their gaze and keep covered their private parts, for
that is purer for them. God is fully aware of what you do.
31. And tell the
believing women to lower their gaze and keep covered their private parts, and
that they should not show-off their beauty except what is apparent, and let
them cast their shawls over their cleavage. And let them not show-off their
beauty except to their husbands, or their fathers, or fathers of their
husbands, or their sons, or the sons of their husbands, or their brothers, or
the sons of their brothers, or the sons of their sisters, or their children
that come after them, or those who are still their dependants, or the male
servants who are without need, or the child who has not yet understood the
composition of women. And let them not strike with their feet in a manner that
reveals what they are keeping hidden of their beauty. And repent to God, all of
you believers, that you may succeed.
32. And marry off
those among you that are single, and the good from among your male and female
servants. If they are poor, then God will grant them from His grace. And God is
Encompassing, Knowledgeable.
33. And let those
who are not able to marry continue to be chaste until God enriches them of His
Bounty. And if those who are still dependants seek marriage, then marry them
off if you find that they are ready, and give them from the wealth of God which
He has bestowed upon you. And do not force your daughters into marriage when
they have desired independence, in order that you may make a gain in the goods
of this worldly life. But if anyone has compelled them, then for their
compulsion, God is Forgiving, Merciful.
34. And We have
sent down to you clarifying revelations and an example of those who came before
you and a lesson for the righteous.
35. God is the
Light of the heavens and the earth. The example of His light is like a concave
mirror within a lamp, the lamp is within a glass, the glass is like a radiant
planet, which is lit from a blessed olive tree that is neither of the east nor
of the west, its oil nearly gives off light even if not touched by fire. Light
upon light, God guides to His light whom He pleases. And God sets forth
parables for mankind, and God is aware of all things.
36. In
institutions that God has allowed to be raised and His name mentioned in them.
He is glorified therein morning and evening.
37. Men who are
not distracted by trade or sale from the remembrance of God, and holding the
assembly, and contributing towards betterment. They fear a Day when the hearts
and sight will be overturned.
38. God will
reward them for the best of what they did, and He will increase them from His
grace. And God provides for whom He pleases without any price.
39. As for those
who reject, their works are like a mirage in the desert. A thirsty person
thinks it is water, until he reaches it, he finds it is nothing; and he finds
God there and He pays him his due, and God is swift in judgment.
40. Or like the
darkness out in a deep ocean in the midst of violent waves, with waves upon
waves and dark clouds. Darkness upon darkness, if he brings out his own hand,
he could barely see it. And for whomever God does not make a light, he will
have no light.
41. Do you not see
that everything in the heavens and the earth glorifies God? Even the birds
perched together, each knows its assembly and its glorification. And God is
fully aware of everything they do.
42. And to God is
the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, and to God is the final destiny.
43. Do you not see
that God drives the clouds, then He gathers them together, then He piles them
upon each other, then you see the soft rain coming out of them? And He sends
down hail from the sky from the mountains to afflict whomever He wills, and He
diverts it from whomever He wills, the brightness of the snow almost blinds the
eyes.
44. God rotates
the night and the day. In that is a lesson for those who have insight.
45. And God
created every moving creature from water. So some of them move on their
bellies, and some walk on two legs, and some walk on four. God creates whatever
He wills. God is capable of all things.
46. We have sent
down to you clarifying revelations, and God guides whoever He wills to a
straight path.
47. And they say:
“We believe in God and in the messenger, and we obey,” but a group of them turn
away after that. These are not believers.
48. And if they
are invited to God and His messenger to judge between them, a party of them
turn away.
49. However, if
the judgment is in their favour, they come to it willingly with submission!
50. Is there a
disease in their hearts, or are they doubtful? Or do they fear that God and His
messenger would wrong them in the judgment? In fact, they are the wrong doers.
51. The utterance
of the believers when they are invited to God and His messenger to judge in
their affairs is to say: “We hear and obey.” These are the winners.
52. And whosoever
obeys God and His messenger, and he fears God and is aware of Him, then these
are the winners.
53. And they swear
by God with their strongest oaths that if you would only command them they
would mobilize. Say: “Do not swear, for obedience is an obligation. God is
Expert over what you do.”
54. Say: “Obey
God, and obey the messenger.” But if they turn away, then he is only
responsible for his obligation, and you are responsible for your obligations.
And if you obey him, you will be guided. The messenger is only required to
deliver clearly.
55. God promises
those among you who believe and do good works, that He will make them
successors on earth, as He made successors of those before them, and He will
enable for them their system which He has approved for them, and He will
substitute security for them in place of fear, that they serve Me and do not
associate anything with Me. And as for those who reject after that, they are
the wicked.
56. And hold the
assembly and contribute towards betterment, and obey the messenger, that you may
attain mercy.
57. Do not think
that those who disbelieve will remain in the land. Their abode is Hell. What a
miserable destiny!
58. O you who
believe, let those who are your dependants and have not yet attained puberty
request your permission regarding three times: Before the dawn assembly, and
when you are changing your clothes after having been outside, and after the
evening assembly. These are three private times for you. Other than these
times, it is not wrong for you or them to intermingle with one another. God
thus clarifies the revelations for you. And God is Knowledgeable, Wise.
59. And when the
children among you reach puberty, then they must still seek both your
permission like those who were before them did also. God thus clarifies His
revelations for you. And God is Knowledgeable, Wise.
60. And the women
who are past child bearing and who do not seek to get married have no sin upon
them if they put-off their garments, provided they are not adorned for beauty.
And if they remain as they were, then it is better for them. God is Hearer,
Knower.
61. There is no
blame upon the blind, nor is there any blame upon the crippled, nor is there
any blame upon the ill, nor is there any blame upon yourselves, if you eat at
your homes, or the homes of your fathers, or the homes of your mothers, or the
homes of your brothers, or the homes of your sisters, or the homes of your
uncles, or the homes of your aunts, or the homes of your mothers’ brothers, or
the homes of your mothers’ sisters, or that which you possess their keys, or
that of your friends. You commit nothing wrong by eating together or as
individuals. When you enter any home, you shall greet each other a greeting
from God that is blessed and good. God thus explains the revelations for you
that you may understand.
62. The believers
are those who believe in God and His messenger, and when they are with him in a
meeting, they do not leave him without permission. Those who ask permission are
the ones who do believe in God and His messenger. If they ask your permission,
in order to tend to some of their affairs, you may grant permission to whomever
you wish, and ask God to forgive them. God is Forgiver, Most Merciful.
63. Do not let the
calling of the messenger between you be as if you are calling each other. God
is fully aware of those among you who slip away under lame excuses. Let those
who oppose his command beware, for an ordeal may strike them, or a severe
retribution.
64. Certainly, to
God belongs all that is in the heavens and the earth. Surely, He knows what
your condition is; and on the Day when they are returned to Him, He will inform
them of everything they had done. God is aware of all things.
Chapter-25
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. Blessed is the
One who sent down the Statute Book to His servant, so he can be a warner to the
world.
2. The One to
whom belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, and He did not take
a son, and He does not have any partner in kingship. And He created everything
and measured it precisely.
3. And they took
besides Him gods that do not create anything and are themselves created! And
they do not possess for themselves any harm or benefit, nor do they possess
death or life, nor resurrection.
4. And those who
rejected said: “This is but a falsehood that he invented and other people have
helped him with it; for they have come with what is wrong and fabricated.”
5. And they said:
“Tales of the people of old, he wrote them down while they were being dictated
to him morning and night.”
6. Say: “It was
sent down by the One who knows the secrets in the heavens and the earth. He is
always Forgiving, Merciful.”
7. And they said:
“What is with this messenger that he eats the food and walks in the market
places? If only an Angel were sent down to him so that he would jointly be a
warner.”
8. “Or that a
treasure is given to him, or that he has a paradise that he eats from.” And the
wicked said: “You are but following a man bewitched!”
9. See how they
cited the examples for you, for they have strayed, and they cannot find a path.
10. Blessed is the
One who if He wishes can make for you better than that. Paradises with rivers
flowing beneath them, and He will make for you palaces.
11. But they have
denied the Hour, and We have prepared for those who deny the Hour a flaming
Fire.
12. When it sees
them from a far place, they hear its raging and roaring.
13. And when they
are cast into it from a tight crevice, in chains, they call out their remorse.
14. Do not call
out one remorse today, but call out many remorses.
15. Say: “Is that
better or the Paradise of eternity that the righteous have been promised?” It
is their reward and destiny.
16. In it they
will have what they wish eternally. It is upon your Lord an obligated promise.
17. And on the Day
when We gather them together with what they served besides God; then He will
say: “Did you misguide My servants here, or did they stray from the path?”
18. They said:
“Glory be to You, it was not for us to take besides You any allies; indeed You
gave them and their fathers luxury until they forgot the remembrance, and they
were a lost people.”
19. They have
refuted what you claimed, so you will not find any excuse nor any victor. And
whosoever has done wrong among you, We will let him taste a great retribution.
20. And We have
not sent before you any messengers except that they ate the food and walked in
the market places. And We have made some of you as a trial for others to see if
you will have patience. And your Lord was ever seeing.
21. And those who
do not expect to meet Us said: “If only the Angels were sent down upon him, or
that we see our Lord.” They have become arrogant in their souls, and they have
produced a great blasphemy!
22. On the Day
they see the Angels, that is not good news for the criminals. And they will
say: “Away to a place that is sealed off.”
23. And We turned
to the works that they did, and We made it dust in the wind.
24. The dwellers
of Paradise on that Day are in the best abode and the best destiny.
25. And the Day
when the sky will be filled with clouds, and the Angels will be sent down in
succession.
26. The true
kingship on that Day will be to the Almighty. And it is a Day which will be
very hard on the rejecters.
27. And that Day
the wrongdoer will bite on his hand and say: “I wish I had taken the path with
the messenger!”
28. “Woe unto me,
I wish I did not take so and so as a friend!”
29. “He has
misguided me from the remembrance after it came to me, and the devil was always
a betrayer of mankind!”
30. And the
messenger said: “My Lord, my people have deserted this Quran.”
31. And it is such
that We make for every prophet enemies from among the criminals. And your Lord
suffices as a Guide and a Victor.
32. And those who
rejected said: “If only the Quran was sent down to him in one go!” It was done
as such so We could strengthen your heart with it, and We arranged it
accordingly.
33. And for every
example they come to you with, We bring you the truth and the best explanation.
34. Those who will
be gathered to Hell on their faces, these are the most evil and the most
strayed from the path.
35. And We gave
Moses the Scripture and We made his brother Aaron a minister with him.
36. So We said:
“Go both of you to the people who have denied Our signs.” So We then destroyed
them utterly.
37. And the people
of Noah, when they denied the messengers We drowned them, and We made them a
lesson for mankind. And We have prepared for the wicked a painful retribution.
38. And ‘Aad and
Thamud and the dwellers of Arras, and many generations in between.
39. And for each
We cited the examples, and each We destroyed utterly.
40. And they have
come upon the town that was showered with a miserable shower. Did they not see
it? No, they do not expect any resurrection.
41. And if they
see you they take you for a mockery: “Is this the one that God sent as a messenger?”
42. “He nearly
diverted us from our gods had we not been patient for them.” They will learn
when they see the retribution who is on a path most astray.
43. Have you seen
the one who has taken his ego as his god? Will you be a caretaker over
him?
44. Or do you
think that most of them hear or understand? They are just like cattle. No, they
are worse off.
45. Did you not
see to your Lord how He casts the shadow? And if He wished, He could have made
it still, then We would have made the sun as a guide to it.
46. Then We
retract it to us a simple retraction.
47. And He is the
One who made for you the night as a cover, and sleep for resting, and He made
the day to move about in.
48. And He is the
One who sent the winds as glad tidings between the hands of His mercy. And We
sent down from the sky water which is pure.
49. So that We can
revive a dead land with it and We give to drink to Our creation of many of the
livestock and mankind.
50. And We have
distributed it amongst them so that they may remember, but most people refuse
to be anything but rejecters.
51. And if We
wish, We could send to every town a warner.
52. So do not obey
the rejecters, and strive against them with it in a great striving.
53. And He is the
One who merges the two bodies of water. This is fresh and palatable and this is
salty and bitter. And He made between them a partition and an inviolable
barrier.
54. And He is the
One who created a human being from the water, so He made for him blood kin and
mates. And your Lord is Capable.
55. And they serve
besides God what does not benefit them nor harm them. And the rejecter is
always set-against his Lord.
56. And We have
not sent you except as a bearer of good news and a warner.
57. Say: “I do not
ask you for a wage; but for whoever chooses to make a path to his Lord.”
58. And put your
trust in the Eternal Who does not die, and glorify His praise. It is enough for
Him that He is expert in the sins of His servants.
59. The One who
created the heavens and the earth and what is between them in six days, then He
settled to the throne. The Almighty; so ask Him for He is Expert.
60. And if they
are told: “Submit to the Almighty.” They say: “And what is the Almighty? Shall
we submit to what you order us?” And it increases their aversion.
61. Blessed is the
One Who made towers in the universe and He made in it a beacon and a shining
moon.
62. And He is the
One Who made the night and the day in succession, for those who wish to
remember or wish to be thankful.
63. And the
servants of the Almighty who walk on the earth in humility and if the ignorant
speak to them, they say: “Peace.”
64. And those who
stay awake for their Lord, in submission and rising.
65. And those who
say: “Our Lord, avert from us the retribution of Hell. Its retribution is
terrible.”
66. “It is a
miserable abode and dwelling.”
67. And those who
when they give they are not excessive nor stingy, but they are in a measure
between that.
68. And those who
do not call on any other god with God, nor do they kill the life that God has
made forbidden except in justice, nor do they commit adultery; and whosoever
does that will receive the punishment.
69. The
retribution will be doubled for him on the Day of Judgment and he will abide in
it eternally in disgrace.
70. Except for the
one who repents and believes and does good work, for those God will replace
their sins with good, and God is Forgiving, Merciful.
71. And whosoever
repents, and does good, then he shall repent towards God a true repentance.
72. And those who
do not bear false witness, and if they pass by vein talk they pass by with
dignity.
73. And those who
when they are reminded of their Lord’s verses, they do not fall on them deaf
and blind.
74. And those who
say: “Our Lord, grant us from our mates and our progeny what will be the
comfort of our eyes, and make us role models the righteous.”
75. These will be
rewarded with a dwelling for what they have been patient for, and they will
find in it a greeting and peace.
76. In it they
will abide, what an excellent dwelling and position.
77. Say: “My Lord
would not care about you except for your imploring. But you have denied, so it
will be your destiny.”
Chapter-26
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. T’.S.M
2. These are the
signs of the Scripture of clarity.
3. Perhaps you
are grieving yourself that they do not become believers.
4. If We wish, We
could send down for them from the heavens a sign, to which they would bend
their necks in humility.
5. And not a
reminder comes to them from the Almighty, except that they turn away from it.
6. They have
denied, thus the news will come to them of what they used to ridicule.
7. Did they not
look to the earth, how many plants have We raised in it, from each a good pair.
8. In that is a
sign, but most of them are not believers.
9. And your Lord
is the Noble, the Merciful.
10. And when your
Lord called Moses: “Go to the people who are wicked.”
11. “The people of
Pharaoh. Will they not be righteous?”
12. He said: “My
Lord, I fear that they would deny me.”
13. “And my chest
would become tight, and my tongue would not be able to express; so send for
Aaron.”
14. “And they have
charges of a crime against me, so I fear they will kill me.”
15. He said: “It
will not be. Go both of you with Our signs. I am with you listening.”
16. “So both of
you go to Pharaoh and say: “We are messengers of the Lord of the worlds”
17. “So send with
us the Children of Israel””
18. He said: “Did
we not raise you amongst us as a new born, and you stayed with us for many of
your years?”
19. “And you did
what deed you did, and you are of the rejecters.”
20. He said: “I
did it, and I was of those misguided.”
21. “So I ran away
from you all when I feared you. So my Lord granted me judgment, and made me of
the messengers.”
22. “And that was
a favour that you held against me, so you could continue to enslave the
Children of Israel.”
23. Pharaoh said:
“And what is the Lord of the worlds?”
24. He said: “The
Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if you are
aware.”
25. He said to
those around him: “Do you hear that?”
26. He said: “Your
Lord and the Lord of your forefathers!”
27. He said: “This
messenger of yours who has been sent to you is mad!”
28. He said: “The
Lord of the east and the west, and what is between them, if you understand.”
29. He said: “If
you take a god other than me, then I will put you among the prisoners.”
30. He said: “What
if I brought you proof?”
31. He said: “Then
bring it forth if you are of the truthful ones.”
32. So he cast his
staff, then it manifested into a serpent.
33. And he drew
out his hand, then it became white to the onlookers.
34. He said to the
commanders around him: “This is a knowledgeable magician.”
35. “He wants to
bring you out of your land with his magic. So what will you decide?”
36. They said:
“Delay him and his brother, and send people in the cities to gather.”
37. “They will
come to you with every knowledgeable magician.”
38. So the
magicians were gathered to an appointed day.
39. And it was
said to the people: “Will you also gather?”
40. “Perhaps we
can follow the magicians if they are the winners.”
41. So when the
magicians came, they said to Pharaoh: “We should be rewarded if we are the
winners.”
42. He said: “Yes,
and you shall also be near to me.”
43. Moses said to
them: “Cast down what it is you will cast.”
44. So they cast
down their ropes and staffs and they said: “By the might of Pharaoh, we will be
the winners.”
45. So Moses cast
down his staff, then it was eating-up all that they showed!
46. So the
magicians went down prostrating.
47. They said: “We
believe in the lord of the worlds!”
48. “The Lord of
Moses and Aaron.”
49. He said: “Have
you believed to him before I permitted you? He is surely your great one who has
taught you magic. So you shall come to know. I will cut-off your hands and feet
from alternate sides, and I will crucify you all.”
50. They said:
“There is no worry, for we are all returning to our Lord.”
51. “We hope that
our Lord will forgive us our sins, as we are the first to believe.”
52. And We
inspired Moses: “Take away My servants, for you will be followed.”
53. So Pharaoh
sent gatherers to the cities.
54. “These are but
a small band.”
55. “And they have
done what has enraged us.”
56. “And We are
all gathered and forewarned.”
57. So, We evicted
them out of gardens and springs.
58. And treasures
and an honourable dwelling.
59. As such, We
gave it to the Children of Israel.
60. So they were
pursued at sunrise.
61. But when the
two groups saw each other, the companions of Moses said: “We are caught!”
62. He said: “No,
my Lord is with me and He will guide me.”
63. So We inspired
to Moses: “Strike the sea with your staff.” So it split into two, each side
like a great mountain.
64. And We then
brought them to the other side.
65. And We saved
Moses and all those with him.
66. Then We
drowned the others.
67. In that is a
sign, but most of them are not believers.
68. And your Lord
is the Noble, the Merciful.
69. And recite to
them the news of Abraham.
70. When he said
to his father and his people: “What do you worship?”
71. They said: “We
worship statues, thus we remain devoted to them.”
72. He said: “Do
they hear you when you pray to them?”
73. “Or do they
benefit you or harm you?”
74. They said:
“No, but we found our fathers doing the same.”
75. He said: “Do
you see that which you have been worshipping.”
76. “You and your
fathers of old.”
77. “They are
enemies to me, except for the Lord of the worlds.”
78. “The One who
created me, He will guide me.”
79. “And He is the
One who feeds me and gives me to drink.”
80. “And if I am
sick, He is the One who cures me.”
81. “And the One
who will make me die and then bring me to life.”
82. “And the One
whom I hope will forgive my faults on the Day of Judgment.”
83. “My Lord,
grant me authority and join me with the good doers.”
84. “And give me a
tongue that is true for those who will follow.”
85. “And make me
of the inheritors of the gardens of bliss.”
86. “And forgive
my father, for he was of those misguided.”
87. “And do not
disgrace me on the Day when they are resurrected.”
88. “The Day when
no money or children can help.”
89. “Except for he
who comes to God with a pure heart.”
90. And Paradise
was made near for the righteous.
91. And Hell was
displayed for the wrongdoers.
92. And it was
said to them: “Where is what you used to worship?”
93. “Without God,
can they help you or help themselves?”
94. So they were
thrown in it on their faces, them and the wrongdoers.
95. As well as all
the soldiers of Satan.
96. They said,
while they were disputing therein:
97. “By God, we
were clearly misguided.”
98. “For we
equated you with the Lord of the Worlds!”
99. “And none
misled us except the criminals.”
100. “So we have
none to intercede for us.”
101. “Nor a close
friend.”
102. “If only we
could have another chance, we would be among the believers.”
103. In that is a
sign, but most of them are not believers.
104. And your Lord
is the Noble, the Merciful.
105. The people of
Noah disbelieved the messengers.
106. When their
brother Noah said to them: “Will you not be righteous?”
107. “I am to you a
trustworthy messenger.”
108. “So be aware
of God and obey me.”
109. “And I do not
ask you for a wage, for my reward is upon the Lord of the worlds.”
110. “So be aware
of God and obey me.”
111. They said:
“Shall we believe to you when the lowest type of people have followed you?”
112. He said: “And
what knowledge do I have of what they used to do?”
113. “Their
judgment is on my Lord, if you could know.”
114. “And I will
not drive away the believers.”
115. “I am but a
clear warner.”
116. They said: “If
you do not cease, O Noah, you will be among those who are stoned.”
117. He said: “My
Lord, my people have denied me!”
118. “So open
between me and them a rift, and save me and those who are with me of the
believers.”
119. So We saved
him and those who were with him in the charged Ship.
120. Then after
that We drowned the rest.
121. In that is a
sign, but most of them are not believers.
122. And your Lord
is the Noble, the Merciful.
123. ‘Aad denied
the messengers.
124. For their
brother Hud said to them: “Will you not be righteous?”
125. “I am to you a
clear messenger.”
126. “So be aware
of God and obey me.”
127. “And I do not
ask you for a wage, for my reward is upon God the Lord of the worlds.”
128. “Do you build
on every high place a symbol, for the sake of vanity!”
129. “And you take
for yourselves strongholds, perhaps you will live forever?”
130. “And if you
attack, you strike ruthlessly?”
131. “So be aware
of God and obey me.”
132. “And be aware
of the One who provided you with what you know.”
133. “He provided
you with livestock and shelters.”
134. “And gardens
and springs.”
135. “I fear for
you the retribution of a great day”
136. They said: “It
is the same whether you preach or do not preach.”
137. “This is
nothing but an invention by the people of old.”
138. “And we are
not going to be punished.”
139. So they denied
him, and We destroyed them. In that is a sign, but most are not believers.
140. And your Lord
is the Noble, the Merciful.
141. Thamud denied
the messengers.
142. For their
brother Saleh said to them: “Will you not be righteous?”
143. “I am to you a
clear messenger.”
144. “So be aware
of God and obey me.”
145. “And I do not
ask you for a wage, for my reward is upon God the Lord of the worlds.”
146. “Will you be
left secure in that which you have here?”
147. “In gardens
and springs.”
148. “And green
crops and palm trees laden with fruit.”
149. “And you carve
homes out of the mountains with great skill?”
150. “So be aware
of God and obey me.”
151. “And do not
obey the command of the carefree.”
152. “The ones who
corrupt in the land and are not reformers.”
153. They said:
“You are but one of those bewitched!”
154. “You are but a
human being like us. So bring a sign if you are of the truthful ones.”
155. He said: “This
is a female camel which will have to drink and you will drink on a different
day.”
156. “And do not
afflict her with harm, else the retribution of a great day will seize you.”
157. But they
slaughtered her, and they became regretful.
158. So the
retribution took them. In that is a sign, but most of them are not believers.
159. And your Lord
is the Noble, the Merciful.
160. The people of
Lot denied the messengers.
161. For their
brother Lot said to them: “Will you not be righteous?”
162. “I am to you a
trustworthy messenger.”
163. “So be aware
of God and obey me.”
164. “And I do not
ask you for a wage for my reward is upon God the Lord of the worlds.”
165. “Do you
approach the males of the worlds?”
166. “And you leave
what your Lord has created for you of mates? You are an intrusive people!”
167. They said: “If
you do not cease O Lot, you will be among those driven out.”
168. He said: “I am
in severe opposition to your acts!”
169. “My Lord, save
me and my family from what they do.”
170. So We saved
him and his entire family.
171. Except for an
old woman who remained.
172. Then We
destroyed the others.
173. And We rained
upon them a rain. Miserable was the rain to those who had been warned.
174. In that is a
sign, but most of them are not believers.
175. And that your
Lord is the Noble, the Merciful.
176. The dwellers
of the Woods disbelieved the messengers.
177. For Shu’ayb
said to them: “Will you not be righteous?”
178. “I am to you a
trustworthy messenger.”
179. “So be aware
of God and obey me.”
180. “And I do not
ask you for a wage, for my reward is upon God the Lord of the worlds.”
181. “Give full
measure and do not be of those who cause losses.”
182. “And weigh
with the balance that is straight.”
183. “And do not
defraud the people of their belongings, and do not venture into the land
corrupting.”
184. “And be aware
of the One who created you and the generations of old.”
185. They said:
“You are but one of those bewitched.”
186. “And you are
nothing but a human being like us, and we think you are one of those who lie.”
187. “So let pieces
from the sky fall upon us if you are of those who are truthful!”
188. He said: “My
Lord is most aware of what you do.”
189. But they
denied him, so the retribution of the day of shadow took them. It was the
retribution of a terrible day.
190. In that is a
sign, but most of them are not believers.
191. And your Lord
is the Noble, the Merciful.
192. And this is a
revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
193. It was sent
down with the trusted Spirit.
194. Upon your
heart, so that you would be of the warners.
195. In a clear
Arabic tongue.
196. And it is in
the Psalms of old.
197. Was it not a
sign for them that the scholars of the Children of Israel knew it?
198. And had We
sent it down upon some of the foreigners,
199. And he related
it to them, they would not have believed in it.
200. As such, We
diverted it from the hearts of the criminals.
201. They do not
believe in it until they see the painful retribution.
202. So it will
come to them suddenly, while they do not perceive it.
203. Then they
would say: “Can we be given more time?”
204. Was it not
their wish that Our punishment be hastened?
205. Do you see
that if We gave them luxury for years.
206. Then what they
were promised came to them.
207. All they
luxury they were given will not avail them.
208. And We have
not destroyed any town except after having warners.
209. By way of a
reminder, and We were never unjust.
210. And it is not
the devils who have brought this down.
211. Nor would
they, nor could they.
212. They are
blocked from the knowledge.
213. So do not call
upon any other god with God, else you will be with those punished.
214. And warn your
closest kin.
215. And lower your
wing for any who follow you of the believers.
216. Then if they
disobey you, then say: “I am innocent from what you do.”
217. And put your
trust in the Noble, the Merciful.
218. The One who
sees you when you stand.
219. And your
movements amongst those who submit.
220. He is the
Hearer, the Knowledgeable.
221. Shall I inform
you on whom the devils descend?
222. They descend
on every sinful liar.
223. They claim to
listen, but most of them are liars.
224. And the poets,
are followed by the strayers.
225. Do you not see
that they traverse in every valley.
226. And that what
they say, is not what they do!
227. Except for
those who believe, and do good works, and remember God greatly, and were
victorious after they were wronged. As for those who did wrong, they will know
which fate they will meet.
Chapter-27
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. T’.S. These
are the signs of the Quran and a clear Scripture.
2. A guide and
good news to the believers.
3. Those who hold
the assembly, and contribute towards betterment, and regarding the Hereafter
they are certain.
4. As for those
who do not believe in the Hereafter, We have made their work appear pleasing to
them, so they walk around blind.
5. They will have
the worst retribution, and in the Hereafter they are the biggest losers.
6. And you are
receiving the Quran from One who is Wise, Knowledgeable.
7. And Moses said
to his family: “I have seen a fire, I will bring you from there some news or I
will bring you a burning piece so that you may be warmed.”
8. So when he
came to it he was called: “Blessed is the One at the fire and whoever is around
it, and glory be to God, the Lord of the worlds.”
9. “O Moses, it
is I God, the Noble, the Wise.”
10. “And throw
down your staff.” So when he saw it vibrate as if it were a Jinn, he ran away
and would not turn back. “O Moses, do not fear, for My messengers shall have no
fear from Me.”
11. “Except one
who transgresses. But then if he replaces the evil deed with good, then I am
Forgiving, Merciful.”
12. “And place
your hand into your pocket; it will come out white with no blemish, one of nine
signs to Pharaoh and his people.”
13. So when Our
signs came to them for all to see, they said: “This is clearly magic!”
14. And they
rejected them out of their souls' transgression and arrogance. So see how it
ended for the wicked.
15. And We
bestowed upon David and Solomon knowledge, and they both said: “Praise be to
God who preferred us over many of His believing servants.”
16. And Solomon
inherited from David, and he said: “O people, we have been taught how to
understand the speech of birds, and we have been given from everything. This is
indeed an evident grace.”
17. And Solomon’s
soldiers were gathered, comprising of humans and Jinn and birds, for they were
to be spread out.
18. Until they
came to a valley of ants, an ant said: “O ants, enter your homes else you will
be crushed by Solomon and his soldiers while they do not notice.”
19. He then
smiled, amused by what she said. And he said: “My Lord, help me to be thankful
for the blessings You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents, and that I may
do good work that pleases You, and admit me by Your Mercy with Your righteous
servants.”
20. And he
inspected the birds, then said: “Why do I not see the hoopoe, or is he among
those absent?”
21. “I will punish
him severely, or I will kill him, else he should have an clear excuse.”
22. But the hoopoe
did not stay away long, then he said: “I have seen what you do not know, and I
have come to you from Sheba with news which is certain.”
23. “I found them
ruled by a woman, and she was given all possession, and she had a great
throne.”
24. “And I found
her and her people submitting to the sun instead of God! And the devil had made
their work appear good to them, so he kept them away from the path, for they
are not being guided.”
25. “Will they not
submit to God who brings out what is hidden in the heavens and the earth, and
He knows what you hide and what you declare?”
26. “God, there is
no god but He, the Lord of the great throne.”
27. He said: “We
will see if you are being truthful or are one of those who lie.”
28. “Take this
letter of mine and deliver it to them, then withdraw from them and observe what
they respond with.”
29. She said: “O
commanders, a noble letter has been delivered to me.”
30. “It is from
Solomon, and it reads: “In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful””
31. ““Do not be
arrogant toward me and come to me surrendering””
32. She said: “O
commanders, advise me in this matter of mine, for I will not take a decision
until you give testimony.”
33. They said: “We
are people of strength and mighty in power. But the decision is yours, so see
what you will command.”
34. She said:
“When the kings enter a town they destroy it and make its most noble people
humiliated. It is such that they do.”
35. “And I will
send to them a gift, then I will see with what the messengers will return.”
36. So when they
came to Solomon he said: “Are you providing me with wealth? What God has
provided for me is far better than what He Has given you. Now you are happy
with your gift!”
37. “Return to
them. For we shall come to them with soldiers the like of which they have never
seen, and we will drive them out humiliated, while they are feeble.”
38. He said: “O
commanders, which of you can bring me her throne before they come to me
surrendering?”
39. A powerful
being from among the Jinn said: “I will bring it to you before you rise from
your council. For I am strong and trustworthy.”
40. And one who
had knowledge from the Scripture said: “I will bring it to you before you
blink.” So when he saw it resting before him, he said: “This is from the grace
of my Lord, so that He tests me whether I am thankful or whether I reject. As
for he who is thankful, he is thankful for himself, and as for he who rejects,
then my Lord is Rich, Bountiful.”
41. He said:
“Disguise her throne so we may see if she will be guided or if she will be of
those who are not guided.”
42. So when she
came, it was said: “Is your throne like this?” She said: “It appears to be
similar.” And we were given knowledge before her, and we had surrendered.
43. And she was
prevented by that which she served besides God. She was of the people who were
rejecters.
44. It was said to
her: “Enter the palace.” So when she saw it she thought there was a pool, and
she uncovered her legs. He said: “It is a palace paved with crystal.” She said:
“My Lord, I have wronged myself and I surrender with Solomon to God, the Lord
of the worlds.”
45. And We have
sent to Thamud their brother Saleh: “You shall serve God.” But they became two
disputing groups.
46. He said: “My
people, why do you hasten with evil ahead of good? If you would only seek God’s
forgiveness, perhaps you will receive mercy.”
47. They said:
“You have an ill omen with you and those with you.” He said: “Your ill omen is
with God, but you are a people that are being tested.”
48. And in the
city were nine ruffians who were causing corruption in the land, and they were
not reforming.
49. They said:
“Swear by God to one another that we will attack him and his family at night,
and we will then say to his supporters: “We did not witness who murdered his
family, and we are being truthful””
50. And they
schemed a scheme and We schemed a scheme, while they did not notice.
51. So see what
the result of their planning was! We destroyed them and their people together.
52. So these are
their homes, ruined, for what they transgressed. In that is a sign for a people who know.
53. And We saved
those who believed and were righteous.
54. And Lot, when
he said to his people: “Are you committing lewdness while you can clearly see?”
55. “You are
approaching the men out of lust instead of the women! No, you are an ignorant
people!”
56. But the reply
of his people was that they said: “Expel the family of Lot from your town, for
they are a people who are being pure!”
57. So We saved
him and his family, except for his wife, for We found her to be of those who
will remain.
58. And We rained
down a rain upon them. Miserable was the rain of those warned.
59. Say: “Praise
be to God, and peace be upon His servants whom He Has selected.” Is God better,
or that which you set up?
60. The One who
created the heavens and the earth, and He sent down water from the sky for you,
so We cause gardens to grow with it that are full of beauty. It is not your
ability to cause the growth of its trees. Is there a god with God? No. But they
are a people who ascribe equals!
61. The One who
made the earth a habitat, and He made in it rivers and He made for it
stabilizers, and He made between the two seas a barrier. Is there a god with
God? No. But most of them do not know.
62. The One who
answers the distressed when he calls Him, and He removes the evil, and He makes
you successors on earth. Is there a god with God? Little do you remember!
63. The One who
guides you in the darkness of the land and the sea, and He sends the winds as
good news between the hands of His mercy. Is there a god with God? God be
exalted above what they set up!
64. The One who
initiates the creation then He returns it, and He provides for you from the sky
and the land. Is there a god with God? Say: “Bring your proof if you are being
truthful.”
65. Say: “None in
the heavens or the earth know the unseen except God. And they do not perceive
when they will be resurrected.”
66. No, they have
no knowledge of the Hereafter. No, they are in doubt regarding it. No, they are
blind to it.
67. And those who
rejected said: “When we have become dust, as our fathers, shall we be brought
out?”
68. “We have been
promised this, both us and our fathers before. This is nothing but tales of the
ancients!”
69. Say: “Roam the
earth and see how was the end of the criminals.”
70. And do not be
saddened for them, and do not be distraught for what they plot.
71. And they say:
“When is this promise if you are truthful?”
72. Say: “It may
already upon you by some of that which you hasten.”
73. And your Lord
has made favours for mankind, but most of them are not thankful.
74. And your Lord
knows what is concealed in their chests and what they reveal.
75. And there is
not a thing hidden in the heavens or the earth, but is in a clear record.
76. This Quran
narrates to the Children of Israel most of that which they are in dispute over.
77. And it is a
guidance and mercy for the believers.
78. Your Lord
decides between them by His judgment. And He is the Noble, the Knowledgeable.
79. So put your
trust in God, for you are clearly on the truth.
80. You cannot
make the dead hear, nor can you make the deaf hear the call when they turn
their backs and flee.
81. Nor can you
guide the blind from their misguidance. You can only make those who believe in
Our revelations hear you, for they have surrendered.
82. And when the
punishment has been deserved by them, We will bring out for them a creature
made of earthly material, it will speak to them that the people have been
uncertain regarding Our revelations.
83. And the Day We
gather from every nation a party that denied Our revelations, then they will be
driven.
84. Until they
have come, He will say: “Have you denied My revelations while you had no
explicit knowledge of them? What were you doing?”
85. And the
punishment was deserved by them for what they transgressed, for they did not
speak.
86. Did they not
see that We made the night for them to rest in, and the day to see in? In that
are signs for a people who have faith.
87. And on the Day
when the horn is blown, then those in the heavens and the earth will be in
terror except for whom God wills. And all shall come to Him humbled.
88. And you see
the mountains, you think they are solid, while they are passing by like the
clouds. The making of God who perfected everything. He is Expert over what you
do.
89. Whoever comes
with a good deed will receive better than it, and from the terror of that Day
they will be safe.
90. And whoever
comes with the bad deed, their faces will be cast in Hell. Are you not being
rewarded for what you used to do?
91. “I have been
ordered to serve the Lord of this town that He Has made restricted, and to Him
are all things, and I have been ordered to be of those who surrender.”
92. “And that I
recite the Quran.” He who is guided is guided for himself, and to he who is
misguided, say: “I am but one of the warners.”
93. Say: “Praise
be to God, He will show you His signs and you will know them. And your Lord is
not unaware of what you do.”
Chapter-28
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. T’.S.M.
2. These are the
signs of the clear Scripture.
3. We recite to
you from the news of Moses and Pharaoh with truth, for a people who believe.
4. Pharaoh became
mighty in the land, and he turned its people into factions, he oppressed a
group of them by killing their children and raping their women. He was of those
who corrupted.
5. And We wanted
to help those who were oppressed in the land, and to make them role models, and
to make them the inheritors.
6. And to enable
them in the land, and to show Pharaoh and Haamaan and their troops what they
had feared.
7. And We
inspired to Moses’ mother: “Suckle him, and when you become fearful for him,
then cast him off in the sea, and do not fear nor grieve. We will return him to
you and We will make him of the messengers.”
8. Then the
family of Pharaoh picked him up, so he would be an enemy to them and a source
of sadness. Certainly, Pharaoh and Haamaan and their troops were doing
wrong.
9. And Pharaoh's
wife said: “A pleasure to my eye and yours, so do not kill him, perhaps he will
benefit us or we may take him as a son!”, while they did not perceive.
10. And Moses’
mother's heart became anxious, that she nearly revealed her identity. But We
strengthened her heart, so that she would be of the believers.
11. And she said
to his sister: “Follow his path.” So she watched him from afar, while they did
not notice.
12. And We forbade
him from accepting all the nursing mothers. Then his sister said: “Shall I lead
you to a family that can nurse him for you, and take good care of him?”
13. Thus, We
returned him to his mother, so that she may be pleased and not be saddened, and
to let her know that God's promise is the truth. However, most of them do not
know.
14. And when he
reached his maturity and strength, We bestowed him with wisdom and knowledge.
We thus reward the good doers.
15. And he entered
the city unexpectedly, without being noticed by the people. He found in it two
men who were fighting, one was from his own race, and the other was from his
enemy’s. So the one who was from his own race called on him for help against
his enemy, whereby Moses punched him, killing him. He said: “This is from the
work of the devil; he is an enemy that clearly misleads.”
16. He said: “My
Lord, I have wronged my soul, so forgive me.” He then forgave him, for He is
the Forgiver, the Merciful.
17. He said: “My
Lord, for what blessings you have bestowed upon me, I will never be a supporter
for the criminals.”
18. So he spent
the night in the city, afraid and watchful. Then the one who sought his help
yesterday, was asking again for his help. Moses said to him: “You are clearly a
trouble maker.”
19. But when he
was about to strike their common enemy, he said: “O Moses, do you want to kill
me, as you killed that person yesterday? Obviously, you wish to be a tyrant on
earth; you do not wish to be of the righteous.”
20. And a man came
running from the far side of the city, saying: “O Moses, the commanders are
plotting to kill you, so leave immediately. I am giving you good advice.”
21. He exited the
city, afraid and watchful. He said: “My Lord, save me from the wicked people.”
22. And as he
traveled towards Midyan, he said: “Perhaps my Lord will guide me to the right
path.”
23. When he
arrived at the watering hole of Midyan, he found a crowd of people watering,
and he noticed two women waiting on the side. He said: “What is holding you
back.” They said: “We cannot draw water until the shepherds finish, and our
father is an old man.”
24. So he drew
water for them, then he turned to a shaded area, and he said: “My Lord, I am
poor, lacking any provisions You may have sent down.”
25. So one of the
two women approached him, shyly, and said: “My father invites you to reward you
for watering for us.” So when he came to him, and told him his story, he said:
“Do not fear, for you have been saved from the wicked people.”
26. One of the two
women said: “O my father, hire him. For the best to be hired is one who is
strong and honest.”
27. He said: “I
wish you to marry one of my two daughters, on condition that you work for me
through eight pilgrimage periods; if you complete them to ten, it will be
voluntary on your part. I do not wish to make this matter too difficult for
you. You will find me, God willing, of the righteous.”
28. He said: “It
is then an agreement between me and you. Whichever period I fulfill, you will
not be averse to either one. And God is entrusted over what we said.”
29. So when Moses
fulfilled his obligation, he was traveling with his family and he saw a fire
from the slope of the mount. He said to his family: “Stay here. I have seen a
fire. Perhaps I can bring to you news from there, or a portion of the fire to
warm you.”
30. When he
reached it, he was called from the tree at the edge of the right side of the
valley on blessed ground: “O Moses, it is Me, God, the Lord of the worlds.”
31. “Now, throw
down your staff.” So when he saw it vibrate as if it were a Jinn, he turned
around to flee and would not return. “O Moses, come forward and do not be
afraid. You are of those who are safe.”
32. “Place your
hand into your pocket. It will come out white without any blemish, and fold
your hand close to your side against fear. These are two proofs from your Lord,
to Pharaoh and his leaders. They have been a wicked people.”
33. He said: “My
Lord, I have killed a person from them, so I fear that they will kill me.”
34. “And my
brother Aaron is more eloquent in speech than I. So send him with me to help
and to confirm me. For I fear that they will deny me.”
35. He said: “We
will strengthen you with your brother, and We will provide you both with
authority. Thus, they will not be able to touch either one of you. With Our
signs, the two of you, along with those who follow you, will be the victors.”
36. So when Moses
went to them with Our clear signs, they said: “This is nothing but fabricated
magic; nor did we hear of this from our fathers of old!”
37. And Moses
said: “My Lord is fully aware of who has brought the guidance from Him, and who
will have the best deal in the Hereafter. The wicked never succeed.”
38. And Pharaoh
said: “O commanders, I have not known of any god for you other than me.
Therefore, O Haamaan, fire-up the bricks and build me a platform, so perhaps I
may take a look at the god of Moses! And I am certain he is a liar.”
39. And he and his
soldiers were arrogant in the land without any right, and they thought that
they would not be returned to Us.
40. So We took him
and his soldiers, and We cast them into the sea. So see how was the end of the
wicked!
41. We made them
role models for inviting to the Fire. And on the Day of Resurrection, they will
not be supported.
42. And We made
them followed by a curse in this world, and on the Day of Resurrection they
will be despised.
43. We had given
Moses the Scripture after We had destroyed the earlier generations, as an
example for mankind and a guidance and mercy, perhaps they will take heed.
44. You were not
on the western side of the mount when We decreed the command to Moses. You were
not a witness.
45. And We
established many generations, and many ages passed them by. And you were not
living among the people of Midyan, reciting Our revelations to them. But We did
send messengers.
46. Nor were you
on the slope of the mount when We called. But it is a mercy from your Lord, so
that you may warn a people who received no warner before you, perhaps they may
take heed.
47. Thus, if any
disaster strikes them as a consequence of their own deeds they cannot say: “Our
Lord, if only You sent a messenger to us, so that we would follow Your
revelations, and we would be of the believers.”
48. But when the
truth came to them from Us, they said: “If only he was given the same that was
given to Moses!” Had they not rejected what was given to Moses before? They had
said: “Two magicians assisting one another.” And they said: “We reject all
these things.”
49. Say: “Then
bring forth a scripture from God that is better in guidance so I may follow it,
if you are truthful.”
50. But if they
fail to respond to you, then know that they follow only their desires. And who
is more astray than one who follows his desire, without guidance from God? God
does not guide the wicked people.
51. And We have
delivered the message, perhaps they may take heed.
52. Those whom We
gave the Scripture to before this, they will believe in it.
53. And if it is
recited to them, they say: “We believe in it. It is the truth from our Lord.
Indeed, we had surrendered before it.”
54. To these We
grant twice the reward for that they have been patient. And they counter evil
with good, and from Our provisions to them, they give.
55. And if they
come across vain talk, they disregard it and say: “To us are our deeds, and to
you is your deeds. Peace be upon you. We do not seek the ignorant.”
56. You cannot
guide whom you love. But it is God who guides whom He wills; and He is fully
aware of those who receive the guidance.
57. And they said:
“If we follow the guidance with you, we will be deposed from our land.” Did We
not establish for them a restricted Sanctuary, to which all kinds of fruits are
offered, as a provision from Us? Indeed, most of them do not know.
58. And how many a
town have We destroyed for turning unappreciative of their lives. So here are
their homes, nothing but uninhabited ruins after them, except a few. We were
the inheritors.
59. And your Lord
never annihilates any community without sending a messenger to its capital, to
recite Our revelations to them. And We never annihilate any community, unless
its people are wicked.
60. And anything
that is given to you is only the materialism of this world, and its glitter.
And what is with God is far better, and everlasting. Do you not comprehend?
61. Is one whom We
promised a good promise, and it will come to pass, equal to one whom We
provided with the goods of this life, then on the Day of Resurrection he is of
those who will suffer?
62. And on the Day
when He calls upon them, saying: “Where are My partners whom you used to
claim?”
63. Those who have
deserved the retribution will say: “Our Lord, these are the ones we misled; we
misled them only because we ourselves were misled. We seek to absolve ourselves
to You, it was not us that they worshipped.”
64. And it will be
said: “Call upon your partners,” but they will not respond to them. And they
will see the retribution. If only they were guided!
65. On that Day,
He will ask them and say: “What was the answer you gave to the messengers?”
66. They will be
shocked by the news on that Day, they will be speechless.
67. As for the one
who repents, believes, and does good works; perhaps he will be with the
winners.
68. And your Lord
creates what He wills, and He selects; it is not for them to select. Glory be
to God, He is far above the partners they set up.
69. And your Lord
knows what is concealed in their chests and what they declare.
70. And He is God,
there is no god but He. To Him belongs all praise in the first and in the last,
and judgment belongs with Him, and to Him you will be returned.
71. Say: “Have you
noted: what if God made the night eternal, until the Day of Resurrection? Which
god, other than God, can bring you with light? Do you not listen?”
72. Say: “Have you
noted: what if God made the daylight eternal, until the Day of Resurrection?
Which god, other than God, can provide you with a night for your rest? Do you
not see?”
73. And from His
mercy is that He created for you the night and the day, in order to rest in it,
and that you may seek of His provisions. And perhaps you may be appreciative.
74. And the Day He
will call them and say: “Where are My partners whom you had claimed?”
75. And We will
extract from every nation a witness, then We will say: “Bring forth your
proof.” They will then realise that all truth belongs with God, and what they
had invented will abandon them.
76. Qaaroon was
from among Moses’ people, but he betrayed them. And We gave him such treasures
that the keys thereof were almost too heavy for the strongest person. His people said to him: “Do not become too
happy, for God does not like such kind of joy.”
77. “And seek with
the provisions bestowed upon you by God the abode of the Hereafter, and do not
forget your share in this world, and do good as God has done good to you. And
do not seek corruption in the land. God does not like the corruptors.”
78. He said: “I
have attained all this only because of my own knowledge.” Did he not realise
that God had annihilated before him generations that were much stronger than
he, and greater in riches? The transgressors were not asked about their crimes.
79. Then he came
out among his people draped in his ornaments. Those who preferred this worldly
life said: “Oh, if only we were given similar to what Qaaroon has been given.
Indeed, he is very fortunate.”
80. And those who
were blessed with knowledge said: “Woe to you! The reward from God is far
better for those who believe and do good works. And none attains it except the
steadfast.”
81. We then caused
the earth to swallow him and his mansion. He had no group that could protect
him against God; nor would he be victorious.
82. And those who
wished they were in his place the day before said: “Indeed it is God Who
provides or restricts for whomever He chooses from among His servants. Had it
not been for God’s grace towards us, He could have caused the earth to swallow
us as well. We now realise that the rejecters never succeed.”
83. Such will be
the abode of the Hereafter; We reserve it for those who do not seek prestige on
earth, nor corruption. And the end belongs to the righteous.
84. Whoever brings
forth a good deed, he will receive a better reward than it. And whoever brings
forth a sin then the retribution for their sins will be to the extent of their
deeds.
85. Surely, the
One who decreed the Quran to you will summon you to a predetermined
appointment. Say: “My Lord is fully aware of who it is that brings the guidance,
and who has gone astray.”
86. Nor did you
expect this Scripture to come your way; but this is a mercy from your Lord.
Therefore, you shall not side with the rejecters.
87. Nor shall you
be diverted from God's revelations, after they have come to you. And invite to
your Lord. And do not be of those who set up partners.
88. And do not
call besides God any god, there is no god but He. Everything will fade away
except His presence. To Him is the judgment, and to Him you will be returned.
Chapter-29
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. A.L.M.
2. Did the people
think that they will be left to say: “We believe” without being put to the
test?
3. While We had
tested those before them, so that God would know those who are truthful and so
that He would know the liars.
4. Or did those
who sinned think that they would be ahead of Us? Miserable indeed is their
judgment!
5. Whosoever
looks forward to meeting God, then God's meeting will come. And He is the
Hearer, the Knowledgeable.
6. And whosoever
strives then he is only striving for himself; for God is in no need of the
worlds.
7. And those who
believed and did good works, We will cancel their sins and We will reward them
in the best for what they did.
8. And We
instructed the human to be good to his parents. But if they strive to make you
set up partners with Me, then do not obey them. To Me are all your destinies,
and I will inform you of what you used to do.
9. And those who
believed and did good works, We will admit them with the righteous.
10. And from among
the people are those who say: “We believe in God,” but if he is harmed in the
sake of God, he equates the persecution inflicted by the people with God’s
punishment! And if a victory comes from your Lord, he says: “We were with you!”
Is God not fully aware of what is inside the chests of the worlds?
11. God is fully
aware of those who believed, and He is fully aware of the hypocrites.
12. And those who
rejected said to those who believed: “Follow our path and we will carry your
sins.” But they cannot carry anything from their sins, they are liars!
13. They will
carry their own burdens as well as burdens with their burdens, and they will be
asked on the Day of Resurrection regarding what they fabricated.
14. And We had
sent Noah to his people, so he stayed with them one thousand years less fifty
calendar years. Then the flood took them while they were wicked.
15. So We saved
him and the people on the ship, and We made it a sign for the worlds.
16. And Abraham
when he said to his people: “Serve God and be aware of Him, that is better for
you if you knew.”
17. “You are
worshipping nothing but idols besides Him, and you are creating fabrications.
Those that you worship besides God do not possess for you any provisions, so
seek with God the provision and serve Him and be thankful to Him; to Him you
will return.”
18. “And if you
disbelieve, then nations before you have also disbelieved.” The messenger is
only required to deliver clearly.
19. Did they not
observe how God initiates the creation then He returns it? All that for God is
easy to do.
20. Say: “Roam the
earth and observe how the creation was initiated. Thus God will establish the
final creation. God is capable of all things.”
21. “God will
punish whom He wills and He will have mercy on whom He wills, and to Him you
will return.”
22. “And you will
not be able to escape this fact, on earth or in the heavens, nor do you have
besides God any ally or victor.”
23. And those who
rejected God's revelations and in meeting Him, they have forsaken My mercy, and
they will have a painful retribution.
24. But the only
response from his people was their saying: “Kill him, or burn him.” But God
saved him from the fire. In this are signs for a people who believe.
25. And he said:
“You have taken idols besides God in order to preserve some friendship among
you in this worldly life. But then, on the Day of Resurrection, you will disown
one another, and curse one another. Your destiny is Hell, and you will have no
victors.”
26. Thus, Lot
believed with him and said: “I am emigrating to my Lord. He is the Noble, the
Wise.”
27. And We granted
him Isaac and Jacob, and We made within his progeny the prophethood and the
Scripture. And We gave him his reward in this world, and in the Hereafter he is
among the righteous.
28. And Lot, when
he said to his people: “You commit a lewdness that no others in the world have
done before!”
29. “You sexually
approach men, and you cut off the lineage, and you bring all vice to your
society.” But the only response from his people was to say: “Bring us God's
retribution, if you are being truthful!”
30. He said: “My
Lord, grant me victory over the wicked people.”
31. And when Our
messengers came to Abraham with good news, they then said: “We are to destroy
the people of such a town, for its people have been wicked.”
32. He said: “But
Lot is in it!” They said: “We are fully aware of who is in it. We will save him
and his family, except his wife; she is of those doomed.”
33. Thus when Our
messengers came to Lot, they were mistreated, and he was embarrassed towards
them. And they said: “Do not fear, and do not be saddened. We will save you and
your family, except for your wife; she is of those doomed.”
34. “We will send
down upon the people of this town an affliction from the sky, as a consequence
of their wickedness.”
35. And We left
remains of it as a clear sign for a people who understand.
36. And to Midian
was their brother Shu’ayb. He said: “O my people, serve God and seek the Last
Day, and do not roam the earth corrupting.”
37. But they
denied him, thus the earthquake took them; they were then left dead in their
homes.
38. And ‘Aad and
Thamud. Much was made apparent to you from their dwellings. The devil had
adorned their works in their eyes, thus he diverted them from the path, even
though they could see.
39. And Qaaroon,
and Pharaoh, and Haamaan; Moses went to them with clear proofs. But they became
arrogant in the land, and they were not the first.
40. We took each
by his sins. Some of them We sent upon him violent winds, some of them were
taken by the scream, some of them We caused the earth to swallow, and some of
them We drowned. God is not the One who wronged them; it is they who wronged
themselves.
41. The example of
those who take allies besides God is like the spider how it makes a home; and
the weakest home is the home of the spider, if they only knew.
42. God knows that
what they are calling on besides Him is nothing. He is the Noble, the Wise.
43. Such are the
examples We cite for the people, but none comprehend except the knowledgeable.
44. God created
the heavens and the earth, with truth. In that is a sign for the faithful.
45. Recite what is
inspired to you of the Scripture, and hold the assembly; for the assembly
prohibits evil and vice, and the remembrance of God is the greatest. God knows
everything you do.
46. And do not
argue with the people of the Scripture except in the best manner; except for
those who are wicked amongst them; and say: “We believe in what was revealed to
us and in what was revealed to you, and our god and your god is the same; to
Him we surrender.”
47. And similarly,
We have sent down to you the Book. Thus, those whom We have given the Scripture
will believe in it. Also, some of your people will believe in it. The only ones
who mock Our revelations are the rejecters.
48. You were not
reciting any scripture before this, nor were you writing one down by your hand.
In that case, the doubters would have had reason.
49. In fact, it is
a clear revelation in the chests of those who have been given knowledge. And it
is only the wicked who doubt Our revelations.
50. And they said:
“If only signs would come down to him from his Lord!” Say: “All signs are with
God, and I am but a clear warner.”
51. Is it not
enough for them that We have sent down to you the Scripture, being recited to
them? In that is a mercy and a reminder for people who believe.
52. Say: “God is
enough as a witness between me and you. He knows what is in the heavens and the
earth. As for those who believe in falsehood and reject God, they are the
losers.”
53. And they
hasten you for the retribution! If it were not for a predetermined appointment,
the retribution would have come to them. It will come to them suddenly, when
they do not expect.
54. They hasten
you for the retribution; while Hell surrounds the rejecters.
55. The Day will
come when the retribution overwhelms them, from above them and from beneath
their feet; and He will say: “Taste the results of what you used to do!”
56. “O My servants
who believed, My earth is spacious, so serve only Me.”
57. Every soul
will taste death, then to Us you will be returned.
58. And those who
believe and do good work, We will settle them in mansions in Paradise, with
rivers flowing beneath. Eternally they abide therein. Excellent is the reward
for the workers.
59. They are the
ones who were patient, and put their trust in their Lord.
60. Many a
creature does not carry its provision; God provides for it, as well as for you.
He is the Hearer, the Knowledgeable.
61. And if you ask
them: “Who created the heavens and the earth, and put the sun and the moon in
motion?” They will say: “God.” Why then did they deviate?
62. God expands
the provision for whomever He chooses from among His servants, and withholds
it. God is fully aware of all things.
63. And if you ask
them: “Who sends down water from the sky, thus reviving the land after its
death?” They will say: “God,” say: “Praise be to God.” But most of them do not
understand.
64. This worldly
life is no more than fun and distraction, while the abode of the Hereafter is
the reality, if they only knew.
65. When they ride
on a ship, they call on God, devoting the system to Him. But as soon as He
saves them to the shore, they set up partners.
66. Let them
reject what We have given them, and let them enjoy; for they will come to know.
67. Have they not
seen that We have established a restricted Sanctuary, while all around them the
people are in constant danger? Would they still believe in falsehood, and
reject God's blessings?
68. Who is more
evil than one who fabricates lies and attributes them to God, or denies the
truth when it comes to him? Is there not a place in Hell for the rejecters?
69. As for those
who strive in Our cause, We will guide them to Our paths. For God is with the
pious.
Chapter-30
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. A.L.M.
2. The Romans
have won.
3. At the lowest
point on the earth. But after their victory, they will be defeated.
4. In a few more
years. The decision before and after is for God, and on that day the believers
will rejoice.
5. With God’s
victory. God gives victory to whom He wishes; He is the Noble, the Merciful.
6. Such is God’s
pledge, and God does not break His pledge, but most people do not know.
7. They only know
the outside appearance of the worldly life; and regarding the Hereafter, they
are ignorant.
8. Did they not
reflect upon themselves? God did not create the heavens and the earth and what
is between them except by truth and an appointed term. But most of the people
are in denial regarding their meeting with their Lord.
9. Did they not
roam the earth and see how it ended for those before them? They were more
powerful than them, and they cultivated the land and they built in it far more
than these have built, and their messengers came to them with the proofs. God
was not to wrong them, but it was they who wronged themselves.
10. Then the end
of those who did evil was evil, that is because they denied God’s signs, and
they used to mock them.
11. God initiates
the creation, then He repeats it, then to Him you will return.
12. And the Day
when the Hour will be established, the criminals will be in despair.
13. And they did
not have any intercessors from the partners they set up, and they will reject
such partners.
14. And on the Day
the Hour is established, they will be separated.
15. Then as for
those who believed and did good works, they will be delighted in a luxurious
place.
16. And as for
those who rejected and denied Our revelations and the meeting of the Hereafter,
they shall be brought forth for the retribution.
17. So glory be to
God when you retire and when you wake.
18. And to Him is
all praise in the heavens and in the earth, and in the evening and when you go
out.
19. He brings the
living out of the dead, and He brings the dead out of the living. And He
revives the land after its death. And similarly you will be brought out.
20. And from His
signs is that He created you from dust, then you become human beings spreading
out.
21. And from His
signs is that He created for you mates from yourselves that you may reside with
them, and He placed between you affection and mercy. In that are signs for a
people who reflect.
22. And from His
signs are the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the difference of your
languages and your colors. In that are signs for the world.
23. And from His
signs is your sleep by night and day, and your seeking of His bounty. In that
are signs for a people who listen.
24. And from His
signs is that He shows you the lightning, by way of fear and hope, and He sends
down water from the sky, and He revives the land with it after its death. In
that are signs for a people who understand.
25. And from His
signs is that the heavens and the earth will rise by His command. Then, when He
calls you forth from the earth, you will come out.
26. And to Him is
all that is in the heavens and the earth. All are subservient to Him.
27. And He is the
One who initiates the creation, then He repeats it, and this is easy for Him.
And to Him is the highest example in the heavens and the earth. And He is the
Noble, the Wise.
28. An example is
cited for you from among yourselves: are there any from among those who are
still dependant that are partners to you in what provisions We have given you
that you become equal therein? Would you fear them as you fear each other? It
is such that We clarify the revelations for a people who have sense.
29. No, those who
were wrong followed their desires without knowledge. So who can guide one whom
God misguides? And they will have no victors.
30. So establish
yourself to the system of monotheism. It is the inclination that God has
nurtured the people on. There is no changing in God’s creation. Such is the
pure system, but most people do not know.
31. Turn to Him,
and be aware of Him, and hold the assembly, and do not be of those who set up
partners.
32. Or like those
who split-up their system, and they became sects, each group happy with what it
had.
33. And if harm
afflicts the people, they call out sincerely to their Lord. But then, when He
gives them a taste of His mercy, a group of them set up partners with their
Lord!
34. So as to
reject what We gave them. Enjoy then, for you will come to know.
35. Or have We
sent down to them a proof, which speaks to them of that which they have set up?
36. And if We
grant the people a taste of mercy, they become happy with it, but if evil
afflicts them for what they have done, they become in despair!
37. Did they not
see that God grants the provisions for whom He wills, and He is able? In that
are signs for a people who believe.
38. So give the
relative his due, and the poor, and the wayfarer. That is best for those who
seek God’s presence, and they are the successful ones.
39. And any
financial interest you have placed to grow in the people’s money, it will not
grow with God. And any contribution that you have placed seeking His presence,
then those will be multiplied.
40. God who
created you, then He provided for you, then He puts you to death, then He
brings you to life. Is there any among the partners you set up that can do any
of this? Be He glorified and exalted above what they set up.
41. Pollution has
appeared in the land and the sea by the hands of mankind for what they earned.
He will make them taste some of what they have done, perhaps they will revert.
42. Say: “Roam the
earth and see how the end was for those before. Most of them had set up
partners.”
43. So establish
yourself to the system which is straight, before a Day comes from God that none
can avert. On that Day they shall be separated.
44. Whosoever
rejects, then he will suffer his rejection; and whosoever does good works, then
it is for themselves that they are preparing a good place.
45. So that He
will reward those that believe and do good works from His grace. He does not
love the rejecters.
46. And from His
signs is that He sends the winds with glad tidings, and to give you a taste of
His mercy, and so that the ships may sail by His command, and that you may seek
of His bounty; perhaps you will be thankful.
47. And We have
sent before you messengers to their people, so they came to them with clear
proofs, then We took revenge on those who were criminals, and it is an
obligation for Us to grant victory to the believers.
48. God Who sends
the winds, so they raise clouds, and He spreads them in the sky as He wishes,
then He turns them into joined pieces, then you see the rain drops come forth
from their midst. Then when He makes them fall on whomever He wills of His
servants, they rejoice!
49. Even though
just before He sent it down to them, they were in despair!
50. So look at the
effects of God’s mercy, how He revives the land after its death. Such is the
One who will revive the dead, and He is capable of all things.
51. And if We
chose to send a wind and they see it turn yellow, then they will continue to be
rejecters after it.
52. You cannot
make the dead listen, nor can you make the deaf hear the call when they have
turned their backs.
53. Nor can you
enlighten the blind from their straying; but you can only make those who believe
in Our revelations listen, for they have surrendered.
54. God is the One
Who created you from weakness, then He made strength after the weakness, then
He makes after the strength a weakness and grey hair. He creates what He wills
and He is the Knowledgeable, the Able.
55. And the Day
the Hour is established, the criminals will swear that they have remained only
for an hour! Thus they were deluded.
56. And those who
were given knowledge and faith said: “You have remained according to God’s decree
until the Day of Resurrection; so this is the Day of Resurrection, but you did
not know.”
57. So on that
Day, the excuses of those who transgressed will not help them, nor will they be
allowed to revert.
58. And We have
cited for the people in this Quran of every example. And if you come to them
with a sign, those who rejected will say: “You are bringing falsehood!”
59. It is thus
that God seals the hearts of those who do not know.
60. So be patient,
for God’s promise is true, and do not be dissuaded by those who do not have
certainty.
Chapter-31
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. A. L. M.
2. These are the
signs of the Scripture of wisdom.
3. A guide and a
mercy for the good doers.
4. Those who hold
the assembly, and contribute towards betterment and regarding the Hereafter
they are certain.
5. These are on a
guidance from their Lord, and they are the successful ones.
6. And from the
people, there are those who accept baseless narrations to mislead from the path
of God without knowledge, and they take it as entertainment. These will have a
humiliating retribution.
7. And when Our
revelations are recited to him, he turns away arrogantly as if he did not hear
them, as if there is a deafness in his ears. So announce to him a painful
retribution.
8. Those who
believe and do good works, for them will be gardens of bliss.
9. Abiding
eternally therein with certainty, as promised by God. He is the Noble, the
Wise.
10. He created the
skies without pillars that you can see. And He placed in the earth firm
stabilizers so that it would not tumble with you, and He spread on it all kinds
of creatures. And We sent down water from the sky, thus We caused to grow all
kinds of good plants.
11. This is God’s
creation, so show me what those besides Him have created? Indeed, the
transgressors are far astray.
12. And We had
given Luqmaan the wisdom: “You shall be thankful to God, and whoever is
thankful is being thankful for his own good. As for whosoever rejects, then God
is Rich, Praiseworthy.”
13. And Luqmaan
said to his son, while he was advising him: “O my son, do not set up any
partners with God; for setting up partners is an immense wrongdoing.”
14. And We
enjoined the human being regarding his parents. His mother bore him with
hardship upon hardship, and his weaning takes two calendar years. You shall
give thanks to Me, and to your parents. To Me is the final destiny.
15. If they try to
force you to set up any partners besides Me, then do not obey them. But
continue to treat them amicably in this world. You shall follow only the path
of those who have sought Me. Ultimately, you all return to Me, then I will
inform you of everything you have done.
16. “O my son, if
it be anything even as the weight of a mustard seed, be it deep inside a rock,
or be it in the heavens or the earth, God will bring it. God is Sublime,
Expert.”
17. “O my son,
hold the assembly and advocate righteousness and forbid evil, and bear with
patience whatever befalls you. These are the most honourable traits.”
18. “And do not
turn your cheek arrogantly from people, nor shall you roam the earth
insolently. For God does not like the arrogant show offs.”
19. “And be humble
in how you walk and lower your voice. For the harshest of all voices is the
donkey's voice.”
20. Did you not
see that God has committed in your service everything in the heavens and the
earth, and He has showered you with His blessings, both apparent and hidden?
Yet from the people are some who argue about God without knowledge, without
guidance, and without an enlightening Scripture.
21. And if they
are told: “Follow that which God has sent down.” They say: “No, we will follow
what we found our fathers doing.” What if the devil had been leading them to
the agony of Hell?
22. And whosoever
surrenders himself completely to God, while he is righteous, then he has taken
hold of the strongest bond. And to God all matters will return.
23. And whosoever
rejects, then do not be saddened by his rejection. To Us is their ultimate
return, then We will inform them of what they had done. God is fully aware of
what is inside the chests.
24. We let them
enjoy for a while, then We commit them to severe retribution.
25. And if you ask
them: “Who created the heavens and the earth?” They will say: “God.” Say:
“Praise be to God.” Yet, most of them do not know.
26. To God belongs
everything in the heavens and the earth. God is the Rich, the Praiseworthy.
27. And if all the
trees on earth were made into pens, and the ocean were supplied by seven more
oceans, the words of God would not run out. God is Noble, Wise.
28. Your creation
and your resurrection is all as one breath. God is Hearer, Seer.
29. Have you not
seen that God merges the night into the day and merges the day into the night,
and that He has committed the sun and the moon, each running to a predetermined
term; and that God is expert of everything you do?
30. That is because
God is the truth, and that which they call on besides Him is falsehood, and
that God is the High, the Great.
31. Have you not
seen the ships sailing the sea, carrying God's provisions, to show you some of
His signs? In that are signs for every one who is patient, thankful.
32. And when waves
surround them like mountains, they call on God, sincerely devoting the system
to Him. But when He saves them to the shore, some of them revert. None discard
Our signs except those who are betrayers, unappreciative.
33. O mankind, you
shall reverence your Lord, and fear a Day when a father cannot help his own
child, nor can a child help his father. Certainly, God's promise is truth.
Therefore, do not be deceived by this worldly life; and do not be deceived from
God by arrogance.
34. With God is
the knowledge regarding the Hour. And He sends down the rain, and He knows what
is inside the wombs. No soul knows what it may gain tomorrow, nor does any soul
know in which land it will die. God is Knowledgeable, Expert.
Chapter-32
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. A. L. M.
2. The sending
down of this Scripture, without a doubt, from the Lord of the worlds.
3. Or do they
say: “He fabricated it!” No, it is the truth from your Lord, so that you may
warn a people who never received a warner before you, in order that they may be
guided.
4. God is the One
who created the heavens and the earth, and everything between them in six days,
then He settled to the Throne. You do not have beside Him any Lord, nor
intercessor. Will you not then remember?
5. He arranges
matters from the heaven to the earth, then it ascends to Him in a day which is
equivalent to one thousand of the years which you count.
6. Such is the
Knower of the unseen and the seen; the Noble, the Merciful.
7. The One who
perfected everything He created and He began the creation of the human from
mud.
8. Then He made
his offspring from a structure derived from a lowly liquid.
9. Then He
evolved him, and blew into him from His spirit. And He made for you the
hearing, the eyesight, and the hearts; rarely are you thankful.
10. And they said:
“When we are buried in the ground, will we be created anew?” Indeed, they
reject the meeting of their Lord.
11. Say: “The
Angel of death that has been assigned to you will take you, then to your Lord
you will be returned.”
12. And if only
you could see the criminals when they bow down their heads before their Lord:
“Our Lord, we have now seen and we have heard, so send us back and we will do
good work. Now we have attained certainty!”
13. And if We Had
wished, We could have given every soul its guidance, but the word from Me has
taken effect, that I will fill Hell with Jinn and humans all together.
14. So taste the
consequences of your forgetting this Day; for We have now forgotten you. And
taste the eternal retribution in return for what you used to do.
15. The only
people who believe in Our revelations are those whom when they are reminded by
them, they fall to submission, and they glorify the praise of their Lord, and
they are not arrogant.
16. Their sides
readily forsake their beds, to call on their Lord out of fear and hope, and
from Our provisions to them they give.
17. No person
knows what is being hidden for them of joy, as a reward for what they used to
do.
18. Is one who was
a believer the same as one who was wicked? They are not the same.
19. As for those
who believe and do good works, for them are eternal Paradises as an abode, in
return for their works.
20. And as for
those who were wicked, their abode is the Fire. Every time they try to leave
it, they will be put back in it, and it will be said to them: “Taste the
retribution of the Fire in which you used to deny.”
21. And We will
let them taste the worldly retribution before the greater retribution, perhaps
they will revert.
22. And who is
more wicked than one who is reminded of his Lord’s revelations, then he turns
away from them? We will exact a punishment from the criminals.
23. And We have
given Moses the Scripture. So do not be in any doubt about meeting Him. And We
made it a guide for the Children of Israel.
24. And We made
from among them leaders who guided in accordance with Our command, for they
were patient and had certainty regarding Our revelations.
25. Your Lord will
separate between them on the Day of Resurrection regarding that which they
disputed in.
26. Is it not a
guide for them how many generations We have annihilated before them in whose
homes they now walk? In that are signs.
Do they not listen?
27. Have they not
seen that We drive the water to the barren lands, and produce with it crops to
feed their livestock, as well as themselves? Do they not see?
28. And they say:
“When is this victory, if you are being truthful?”
29. Say: “On the
day of the victory, it will not benefit those who rejected if they believe, nor
will they be given respite.”
30. Therefore,
turn away from them and wait, for they too are waiting.
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In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. O you prophet,
you shall be aware of God, and do not obey the rejecters and the hypocrites.
God is Knowledgeable, Wise.
2. And follow
what is being revealed to you by your Lord. God is fully aware of all that you
do.
3. And put your
trust in God. God suffices as an advocate.
4. God did not
make any man with two hearts in his body. Nor did He make your wives whom you
estrange to be as your mothers. Nor did He make your adopted children to be
your sons. Such is what you claim with your mouths, but God speaks the truth,
and He guides to the path.
5. Name them by
retaining their father’s name. That is more just with God. But if you do not
know their fathers, then, as your brothers in the system and members of your
family. There is no sin upon you if you make a mistake in this respect; but you
will be responsible for what your hearts deliberately intend. God is Forgiver,
Merciful.
6. The prophet is
closer to the believers than themselves, and his wives are mothers to them. And
God’s decree to the believers and the emigrants is that before they help their
relatives, they have taken care of their own families first. Such has been
decreed in the Scripture.
7. And when We
took from the prophets their covenant. And from you, and from Noah, and
Abraham, and Moses, and Jesus the son of Mary; We took from them a strong
covenant.
8. So that the
truthful may be asked about their truthfulness, and He has prepared for the
rejecters a painful retribution.
9. O you who
believe, remember God's favour upon you when soldiers attacked you and We sent
upon them a wind and invisible soldiers. God is Seer of everything you do.
10. For they came
from above you, and from beneath you; and your eyes were terrified, and the
hearts reached to the throat, and you harboured doubts about God.
11. That is when
the believers were truly tested; they were severely shaken up.
12. And the
hypocrites and those who have a sickness in their hearts said: “God and His
messenger promised us nothing but illusions!”
13. And a group of
them said: “O people of Yathrib, you cannot make a stand; therefore, retreat.”
And a small party of them sought permission from the prophet, saying: “Our
homes are exposed,” while they were not exposed. They just wanted to flee.
14. And if the
enemy had entered at them from all sides, and then they were asked to betray,
they would do so with very little hesitation.
15. And indeed
they had pledged to God before this that they would not turn around and flee.
Making a pledge to God brings great responsibility.
16. Say: “It will
not benefit you to flee away from death or from being killed, for you will only
have the enjoyment for a short while.”
17. Say: “Who can
protect you from God if He intends to harm you, or He intends any blessing for
you?” They will never find besides God any ally or victor.
18. God already
knows which of you are the hinderers, and those who say to their brothers:
“Come and stay with us.” Rarely do they mobilize for battle.
19. They are
miserable towards you. Then, when fear comes, you see their eyes rolling, as if
death had already come to them. But once the fear is gone, they lash-out at you
with sharp tongues. They are miserable towards doing any good. These have not
believed, so God nullifies their works. This is easy for God to do.
20. They thought
that the opponents had not yet mobilized. And if the opponents do appear, they
wish that they were out in the desert, seeking out news for you. Even if they
were among you, they would not have fought except very little.
21. Indeed, in the
messenger of God a good example has been set for you for he who seeks God and
the Last Day and thinks constantly about God.
22. And when the
believers saw the opponents, they said: “This is what God and His messenger
have promised us, and God and His messenger are truthful.” This only increased
their faith and their surrender.
23. From among the
believers are men who fulfilled their pledge to God. Thus, some of them died,
while some are still waiting; but they never altered in the least.
24. That God may
recompense the truthful for their truthfulness, and punish the hypocrites if He
so wills, or accepts their repentance. God is Forgiver, Merciful.
25. And God drove
back those who disbelieved with their rage, they left empty handed. God thus
spared the believers any fighting. God is Powerful, Noble.
26. And He also
brought down those who helped support them from among the people of the
Scripture from their secure positions, and He threw terror into their hearts.
Some of them you killed, and some you took captive.
27. And He
inherited you their land, their homes, their money, and lands you had never
stepped on. God is able to do all things.
28. O prophet, say
to your wives: “If you are seeking this worldly life and its vanities, then
come, I will make a provision for you and release you in an amicable manner.”
29. “But if you
are seeking God and His messenger, and the abode of the Hereafter, then God has
prepared for the righteous among you a great reward.”
30. O wives of the
prophet, if any of you commits evident lewdness, then the retribution will be
doubled for her. This is easy for God to do.
31. Any whosoever
of you is obedient to God and His messenger, and does good works, We will grant
her double the recompense, and We have prepared for her a generous provision.
32. O wives of the
prophet, you are not like any other women. If you are righteous, then do not
speak too softly, lest those with disease in their hearts will move with
desire; you shall speak in an honourable manner.
33. You shall
settle down in your homes, and do not be about like the olden days of
ignorance. You shall hold the assembly, and contribute towards betterment, and
obey God and His messenger. God wishes to remove any affliction from you, O
people of the institution, and to purify you completely.
34. And mention
all that is being recited in your homes of God's revelations and the wisdom.
God is Sublime, Expert.
35. Surely, the
surrendering men, and the surrendering women, the believing men, and the
believing women, the obedient men, and the obedient women, the truthful men,
and the truthful women, the patient men, and the patient women, the humble men,
and the humble women, the charitable men, and the charitable women, the fasting
men, and the fasting women, the men who keep covered their private parts, and
the women who similarly keep covered, and the men who commemorate God
frequently, and the commemorating women; God has prepared for them a
forgiveness and a great recompense.
36. It is not for
a believing man or believing woman, if God and His messenger issue any command,
that they have any choice in their decision. And anyone who disobeys God and
His messenger, he has gone far astray.
37. And you said
to the one who was blessed by God, and blessed by you: “Keep your wife and
reverence God,” and you hid inside yourself what God wished to proclaim. And
you feared the people, while it was God you were supposed to fear. So when Zayd
ended his relationship with his wife, We had you marry her, to establish that
there is no wrongdoing for the believers in marrying the wives of their adopted
sons if their relationship is ended. And God's command is always done.
38. There is no
blame on the prophet in doing anything that God has decreed upon him. Such was
God's way with the people of old. And God's command is a determined duty.
39. Those who
deliver God's messages, and reverence Him, and they do not reverence anyone but
God. God suffices as a Reckoner.
40. The one
acclaimed is not the father of any man among you, but he is the messenger of
God and the seal of the prophets. And God is fully aware of all things.
41. O you who
believe, you shall remember God frequently.
42. And glorify
Him morning and evening.
43. He is the One
who assembles with you, along with His Angels, to lead you out of darkness into
the light. And He is ever Merciful towards the believers.
44. Their greeting
the Day they meet Him is: “Peace” and He has prepared for them a generous
recompense.
45. O prophet, We
have sent you as a witness, and a bearer of good news, and a warner.
46. Inviting to
God, by His leave, and a guiding beacon.
47. And give good
news to the believers, that they have deserved from God a great blessing.
48. And do not
obey the rejecters and the hypocrites, and ignore their insults, and put your
trust in God; God suffices as an advocate.
49. O you who
believe, if you marry the believing women, then divorced them before having
intercourse with them, then there is no interim required of them. You shall
compensate them, and let them go in an amicable manner.
50. O prophet, We
have made lawful for you the wives to whom you have already given their dowry,
and the one who is committed to you by oath, as granted to you by God, and the
daughters of your father's brothers, and the daughters of your father's
sisters, and the daughters of your mother's brothers, and the daughters of your
mother's sisters, of whom they have emigrated with you. Also, the believing
woman who had decreed herself to the prophet, the prophet may marry her if he
wishes, as a privilege given only to you and not to the believers. We have
already decreed their rights in regard to their spouses and those who are still
dependant. This is to spare you any hardship. God is Forgiver, Merciful.
51. You may
postpone whom you will of them, and you may receive whom you will. And
whomsoever you seek of those whom you have set aside then there is no sin upon
you. Such is best that they may be comforted and not grieve, and may all be
pleased with what you give them. God knows what is in your hearts. God is
Knowledgeable, Compassionate.
52. No women are
lawful to you beyond this, nor that you change them for other wives, even
though you may be attracted by their beauty, except those to whom you are committed
by oaths. And God is watchful over all things.
53. O you who
believe, do not enter the prophet's homes except if you are invited to a meal,
without you forcing such an invitation. But if you are invited, you may enter.
And when you finish eating, you shall leave, without staying to wait for news.
This used to annoy the prophet, and he was shy to tell you. But God does not
shy away from the truth. And if you ask his wives for something, ask them from
behind a barrier. This is purer for your hearts and their hearts. And it is not
for you to harm God’s messenger, nor that you should marry his wives after him.
This is indeed a gross offence with God.
54. If you reveal
anything, or hide it, God is fully aware of all things.
55. There is no
sin upon them before their fathers, or their sons, or their brothers, or the
sons of their brothers, or the sons of their sisters, or their offspring yet to
come, or their women, or those who are still their dependants. And be aware of
God, for God is witness over all things.
56. God and His
Angels assemble with the prophet. O you who believe, you shall assemble with
him, and give-in completely.
57. Surely those
who harm God and His messenger, God will curse them in this life and in the
Hereafter; and He has prepared for them a shameful retribution.
58. And those who
harm the believing men and the believing women, with no just reason, they have
brought upon themselves a slander and a gross sin.
59. O prophet,
tell your wives, your daughters, and the wives of the believers that they
should lengthen upon themselves their outer garments. That is better so that
they would be recognized and not harmed. God is Forgiver, Merciful.
60. If the
hypocrites, and those with disease in their hearts and those who spread lies in
the city do not refrain, then We will let you overpower them, then they will
not be able to remain as your neighbours except for a short while.
61. They are
cursed wherever they are found, and they are taken and killed in numbers.
62. This is God's
way with those who have passed away before, and you will not find any change in
God's way.
63. The people ask
you regarding the Hour. Say: “Its knowledge is with God. And for all that you
know the Hour may be near!”
64. God has cursed
the rejecters, and He Has prepared for them Hell.
65. Eternally they
abide therein. They will find no ally, or victor.
66. On the Day
when their faces will be turned over in the Fire, they will say: “Oh, we wish
we had obeyed God, and obeyed the messenger”
67. And they will
say: “Our Lord, we have obeyed our leaders and our learned ones, but they
misled us from the path.”
68. “Our Lord,
give them double the retribution, and curse them with a mighty curse.”
69. O you who believe,
do not be like those who harmed Moses, but then God cleared him of all they
said, and he was honourable before God.
70. O you who
believe, be aware of God and speak only the truth.
71. He will then
direct your works, and forgive your sins. And whosoever obeys God and His
messenger has triumphed a great triumph.
72. We have
offered the trust to the heavens and the earth, and the mountains, but they
refused to bear it, and were fearful of it. But the human being accepted it; he
was transgressing, ignorant.
73. So that God
may punish the hypocrite men and the hypocrite women, and the men who set up
partners and the women who set up partners. And God redeems the believing men
and the believing women. And God is Forgiver, Merciful.
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In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. Praise be to
God, to whom belongs everything in the heavens and the earth; and to Him is the
praise in the Hereafter. He is the Wise, the Expert.
2. He knows what
goes into the earth, and what comes out of it, and what comes down from the
sky, and what climbs into it. He is the Merciful, Forgiver.
3. And those who
rejected said: “The Hour will not come upon us!” Say: “Yes, by my Lord, it will
come to you.” He is the Knower of the unseen, not even an atom's weight or less
than that or greater can be hidden from Him, be it in the heavens or the earth.
All are in a clear record.
4. That He may
reward those who believe and do good works. To them will be a forgiveness and a
generous provision.
5. As for those
who strived against Our revelations to frustrate them, they will have a
retribution of painful affliction.
6. And those that
have been given knowledge will see that what has been sent down to you from
your Lord is the truth, and that it guides to the path of the Noble, the
Praiseworthy.
7. And those who
rejected said: “Shall we lead you to a man who will tell you that after you are
dismembered you will be created anew?”
8. “Has he
invented a lie against God, or is there a madness in him?” Indeed, those who do
not believe in the Hereafter will be in a retribution and far straying.
9. Have they not
seen to all that is before them and behind them, in the heaven and the earth?
If We wished, We could cause the earth to swallow them, or cause pieces of the
sky to fall on them. In this is a sign for every obedient servant.
10. And We granted
David blessings from Us: “O mountains, glorify with him, as well as the birds.”
And We softened the iron for him.
11. That you may
make armour coats that fit perfectly, and work righteousness. For I am Seer of
what you do.
12. And for
Solomon the wind was given, traveling one month coming and one month going, and
We caused a spring of tar to flow for him. And from among the Jinn are those
that worked for him by his Lord's leave; and any one of them who turns from Our
commands, We shall cause him to taste the retribution of the Fire.
13. They made for
him what he desired of temples, and statues, and pools of deep reservoirs, and
heavy pots. “O family of David, work to show thanks.” Only a few of My servants
are appreciative.
14. Then, when We
decreed death for him, nothing informed them of his death until a worm kept
eating from his staff, so when he fell down, the Jinn realised that if they had
known the unseen, they would not have remained in the humiliating retribution.
15. There was for
Sheba a sign in their homeland, with two paradises, on the right and the left.
“Eat from the provisions of your Lord, and be thankful to Him.” A good land,
and a forgiving Lord.
16. But they
turned away, so We sent them a polluted water, and We substituted their two
gardens into two gardens of bad tasting fruits, thorny plants, and a skimpy harvest.
17. We thus
requited them for what they rejected. And We do not requite except the
rejecter.
18. And We placed
between them and between the towns that We blessed, towns that were easy to
see; and We measured the journey between them: “Travel in them by night and day
in complete security.”
19. But they said:
“Our Lord, make the measure between our journeys longer,” and they wronged
themselves. So We made them a thing of the past, and We scattered them into
small groups. In this are signs for every person who is patient, thankful.
20. And Satan has
been successful in his suggestions to them, for they followed him, except for a
group of the believers.
21. And he did not
have any authority over them except that We might know who believed in the
Hereafter from those who are doubtful about it. And your Lord is Keeper over
all things.
22. Say: “Call on
those whom you have claimed besides God. They do not possess even a single
atom’s weight in the heavens, or the earth. They possess no partnership
therein, nor is there for Him any assistant among them.”
23. Nor will
intercession be of any help with Him, except for whom He has already given
leave. Until when the fear has subsided from their hearts, they ask: “What did
your Lord say?” They will say: “The truth!” And He is the Most High, the Great.
24. Say: “Who
provides for you from the heavens and the earth?” Say: “God! And either we or
you are guided, or are clearly astray.”
25. Say: “You will
not be asked about our crimes, nor will we be asked for what you do.”
26. Say: “Our Lord
will gather us together then He will judge between us with truth. He is the
Judge, the Knowledgeable.”
27. Say: “Show me
those whom you have set up as partners with Him! No; He is but God, the Noble,
the Wise.”
28. And We have
sent you to all people to be a bearer of good news, as well as a warner; but
most people do not know.
29. And they say:
“When is this promise, if you are truthful?”
30. Say: “You have
an appointed day, which you cannot delay by one hour, nor advance.”
31. And those who
rejected have said: “We will not believe in this Quran, nor in what is already
with him.” And if you could but see these transgressors when they stand before
their Lord, how they will accuse one another back and forth. Those who were
weak will say to those who were mighty: “If it were not for you, we would have
been believers!”
32. Those who were
mighty will say to those who were weak: “Did we turn you away from the guidance
after it had come to you? No, it was you who were criminal.”
33. And those who
were weak will say to those who were mighty: “No, it was your scheming night
and day, when you commanded us to reject God, and to set up equals to Him.” And
they will be filled with regret, when they see the retribution. And We will
place shackles around the necks of those who rejected. Are they not being
requited for what they used to do?
34. And We do not
send a warner to any town, except its carefree ones would say: “We reject what
you have been sent with.”
35. And they said:
“We have more wealth and more children, and we will not be punished.”
36. Say: “My Lord
gives provisions to whomever He wishes, or He restricts them, but most people
do not know.”
37. And it is not
your money or your children that will bring you closer to Us, but only those
who believe and do good work, they will receive double the reward for their
works, and they will reside in the high dwellings in peace.
38. As for those
who strive against Our revelations, they will be brought to the retribution.
39. Say: “My Lord
gives provisions for whom He wishes of His servants and He restricts. And
anything you spend, He will replace it; and He is the Best of providers.”
40. And on the Day
when He gathers them all, He will say to the Angels: “Was it you that these
people used to worship?”
41. They will say:
“Be You glorified. You are our Lord, not them. No, most of them were worshiping
the Jinn; most were believers to them.”
42. So today, none
of you can help or harm one another. And We will say to the transgressors: “Taste the retribution
of the Fire that you used to deny.”
43. And when Our
clear revelations were recited to them, they said: “This is but a man who wants
to turn you away from what your parents were worshiping.” And they also said:
“This is nothing but a fabricated lie.” And those who disbelieved say of the
truth when it has come to them: “This is nothing but evident magic!”
44. We had not
given to them any Scriptures to study, nor did We send to them before you any
warner.
45. And those
before them had also denied, while they did not reach one tenth of what We have
given to this generation, so they denied My messengers, how severe was My
retribution!
46. Say: “I advise
you to do one thing: that you stand to God, in pairs or as individuals, then
reflect. There is no madness in your friend, he is only a warner to you in the
face of a severe retribution.”
47. Say: “I have
not asked you for any wage; you can keep it. My wage is from God, and He is
witness over all things.”
48. Say: “My Lord
rebuts with the truth. He is the Knower of all secrets.”
49. Say: “The
truth has come; while falsehood can neither initiate anything, nor resurrect.”
50. Say: “If I
stray, then I stray to my own loss. And if I am guided, then it is because of
what my Lord inspired to me. He is Hearer, Near.”
51. And if you
could but see, when they will be terrified with no escape, and they will be
taken from a place that is near.
52. And they will
say: “We believe in it,” but it will be far too late.
53. And they had
rejected it in the past; and they conjectured about the unseen from a place far
off.
54. And they will
be separated from what they had desired, as was done for their counterparts
before. They have been in grave doubt.
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In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. Praise be to
God, Initiator of the heavens and the earth; maker of the Angels as messengers
with wings in two’s, and three’s, and four’s. He increases in the creation as
He wishes. God is able to do all things.
2. Whatever mercy
God opens for the people, none can stop it. And what He holds back none can
send it other than He. And He is the Noble, the Wise.
3. O people,
remember God's blessing upon you. Is there any creator other than God who
provides for you from the heaven and the earth? There is no god besides Him, so
why do you deviate?
4. And if they
deny you, then also messengers before you have been denied. And to God will all
matters be returned.
5. O people,
God's promise is the truth; therefore, do not be overwhelmed by this worldly
life, and do not let arrogance overwhelm you from God.
6. The devil is
an enemy to you, so treat him as an enemy. He only invites his faction to be
the dwellers of Hell.
7. Those who
reject will have a painful retribution, and those who believe and do good works
they will have a forgiveness and a great reward.
8. The one whose
evil work is adorned and he sees it as being good. God thus misguides whom he
wills, and He guides whom He wills. So do not let yourself grieve over them.
God is fully aware of what they are doing.
9. And God is the
One who sends the winds so it stirs up a cloud, then We drive it to a town that
is dead, and We revive with it the land after it had died. Such is the
resurrection.
10. Whosoever is
seeking pride, then know that to God belongs all Pride. To Him ascend the good
words, and they are exalted by the good deeds. And as for those who scheme
evil, they will have a painful retribution, and their scheming will fail.
11. And God
created you from dust, then from a drop, then He made you into pairs. And no
female becomes pregnant, nor gives birth, without His knowledge. Nor does
anyone have his life extended, or his life is shortened, except in a record.
This is easy for God.
12. Nor are the
two seas the same. One is fresh and palatable, good to drink, while the other
is salty and bitter. And from each of them you eat tender meat, and you extract
jewellery to wear. And you see the ships sailing through them, seeking His
provisions; and perhaps you may be appreciative.
13. He merges the
night into the day, and merges the day into the night. And He has committed the
sun and the moon, each runs for a predetermined period. Such is God your Lord;
to Him is the sovereignty. And as for those whom you call on besides Him, they
do not possess a seed's shell.
14. If you call on
them, they cannot hear you. And even if they hear you, they cannot respond to
you. And on the Day of Resurrection, they will reject your idolatry. And none
can inform you like an Expert.
15. O people, you
are the poor when it comes to God, while God is the Rich, the Praiseworthy.
16. If He wishes,
He could do away with you and He would bring a new creation.
17. And this is
not too difficult for God.
18. And none can
carry the load of another, and even if it calls on another to bear part of its
load, no other can carry any part of it, even if they were related. You will
only be able to warn those who fear their Lord while unseen, and they hold the
assembly. And whoever contributes, is contributing for himself. And to God is
the final destiny.
19. The blind and
the seer are not equal.
20. Nor are the
darkness and the light.
21. Nor are the
shade and the heat.
22. Nor equal are
the living and the dead; God causes whomever He wills to hear. And you cannot
make those who are in the graves hear.
23. You are but a
warner.
24. We have sent
you with the truth, a bearer of good news, and a warner. There is not a nation
but a warner came to it.
25. And if they
deny you, then those before them have also denied. Their messengers went to
them with proofs, and the Psalms, and the enlightening Scripture.
26. But then I
seized those who rejected; how terrible was My retribution!
27. Do you not see
that God sends down water from the sky, thus We produce with it fruits of various
colors? And of the mountains are peaks that are white, red, or some other color
and intense black.
28. And from the
people, and the animals, and the livestock, are various colors. As such, only
the knowledgeable among God’s servants reverence Him. God is Noble, Forgiving.
29. Surely, those
who recite God’s Scripture, and hold the assembly, and spend secretly and
openly from what We have provided them, they are seeking a trade that can never
lose.
30. He will give
them their recompense, and He will increase them from His blessings. He is
Forgiving, Appreciative.
31. And what We
inspired to you from the Scripture, it is the truth, authenticating what is
present. God is Expert of His servants, Seer.
32. Then We
inherited the Scripture to those whom We selected from Our servants.
Subsequently, some of them wronged their souls, and others upheld it partly,
while others were eager to work righteousness in accordance with God's will;
this is the greatest triumph.
33. They will enter
the gardens of Eden, where they will be adorned with bracelets of gold and
pearls, and their garments in it will be of silk.
34. And they will
say: “Praise be to God who took away our sorrow. Our Lord is Forgiving,
Appreciative.”
35. “The One who
admitted us into the abode of eternal bliss, out of His grace. In it, no
boredom touches us, nor does any fatigue.”
36. As for those
who have rejected, for them is the fire of Hell, where they do not terminate
and die, nor is its retribution ever reduced for them. It is such that We
requite every rejecter.
37. And they will
scream in it: “Our Lord, let us out, and we will work righteousness instead of
the works we used to do.” Did We not give you a long life so that he who would
remember would take heed, and a warner came to you? Therefore, taste, for the
transgressors will have no supporter.
38. God knows
unseen of the heavens and the earth. He is knowledgeable of what is even inside
the chests.
39. He is the One
who made you successors on the earth. Subsequently, whoever disbelieves, then
to him is his disbelief. And the disbelief of the disbelievers only increases
their Lord's abhorrence towards them. The disbelief of the disbelievers only
increases their loss.
40. Say: “Do you see
the partners whom you have called on besides God? Show me what they have
created on earth. Or do they possess any partnership in the heavens? Or have We
given them a scripture wherein they are taking knowledge from it? Indeed, what
the transgressors promise one another is no more than arrogance.”
41. God is the One
who holds the heavens and the earth, lest they cease to exist. And they would
certainly cease to exist if anyone else were to hold them after Him. He is
Compassionate, Forgiving.
42. And they swore
by God in their strongest oaths, that if a warner came to them, they would be
the most guided of all nations, but when a warner came to them, it only
increased their aversion!
43. Arrogance on
earth, and evil scheming. And the evil schemes only backfire on those who
scheme them. Were they expecting anything different from the ways used on the
people of the past? You will not find any change in God’s way, and you will not
find any bypass to His way.
44. Did they not
roam the earth and note how was the consequence for those who were before them?
And they were even more powerful than they in strength. But nothing can deter
God be it in the heavens, or in the earth. He is Knowledgeable, Omnipotent.
45. And if God
were to punish the people for what they have earned, He would not leave a
single creature standing. But He delays them to a predetermined time. Then,
when their time comes, then God is Seer of His servants.
Chapter-36
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. Y. S.
2. And the Quran
of wisdom.
3. You are one of
the messengers.
4. Upon a
straight path.
5. The revelation
of the Most Honourable, Most Merciful.
6. To warn a
people whose fathers were not warned, for they are unaware.
7. The
retribution has been deserved by most of them, for they do not believe.
8. We have placed
shackles around their necks, up to their chins, so that they are forced in
direction.
9. And We have
placed a barrier in front of them, and a barrier behind them, thus We shielded
them so they cannot see.
10. And whether
you warn them or do not warn them, they will not believe.
11. You can only
warn him who follows the reminder, and reverences the Almighty while unseen.
Give him good news of forgiveness and a generous reward.
12. It is indeed
Us who resurrect the dead, and We record what they have done and left behind.
And everything We have counted in a clear ledger.
13. And cite for
them the example of the people of the town, when the messengers came to it.
14. Where We sent
two to them, but they disbelieved in them, so We supported them with a third
one, thus they said: “We are messengers to you.”
15. They replied:
“You are but human beings like us, and the Almighty did not send down anything,
you are only telling lies.”
16. They said:
“Our Lord knows that we have been sent to you.”
17. “And we are
only required to give a clear delivery.”
18. They replied:
“We have welcomed you better than you deserve. If you do not cease, we will
stone you, and you will receive a painful retribution from us!”
19. They said:
“Keep your welcome with you, for you have been reminded. Indeed, you are
transgressing people.”
20. And a man came
running from the farthest part of the city, saying: “O my people, follow the
messengers.”
21. “Follow those
who do not ask you for any wage, and are guided.”
22. “And why
should I not serve the One who initiated me, and to Him is your ultimate
return?”
23. “Shall I take
gods besides Him? If the Almighty intends any harm for me, their intercession
cannot help me in the least, nor can they save me.”
24. “Then I would
be clearly astray.”
25. “I have
believed in your Lord, so listen to me!”
26. It was said:
“Enter Paradise.” He said “Oh, how I wish my people only knew!”
27. “Of what my
Lord has forgiven me, and made me of the honoured ones.”
28. And We did not
send down upon his people after him soldiers from the sky; for there was no
need to send them down.
29. For all it
took was one scream, whereupon they were stilled.
30. What sorrow
for the servants. For every time a messenger went to them, they would ridicule
him.
31. Did they not
see how many generations We destroyed before them, do they not go back to them?
32. And how every
one of them will be summoned before Us.
33. And a sign for
them is the dead land, We revive it and produce from it seeds from which they
eat.
34. And We made in
it gardens of date palms, and grapes, and We cause springs to gush forth
therein.
35. So that they
may eat from its fruits, and what they manufacture with their own hands. Would
they be thankful?
36. Praise be to
the One who created all pairs from what the earth sprouts out and from
themselves, and from what they do not know.
37. And a sign for
them is the night, We remove the daylight from it, whereupon they are in
darkness.
38. And the sun
runs to a specific destination, such is the design of the Noble, the
Knowledgeable.
39. And the moon
We have measured it to appear in stages, until it returns to being like an old
curved sheath.
40. The sun is not
required to overtake the moon, nor will the night precede the day; each of them
is swimming in its own orbit.
41. And a sign for
them is that We carried their ancestors on the charged Ship.
42. And We created
for them of its similarity, to ride in.
43. And if We
wished, We could drown them, so that their screaming would not be heard, nor
could they be saved.
44. Except through
a mercy from Us, and as an enjoyment for awhile.
45. And when they
are told: “Be aware of your present and your past, that you may attain mercy.”
46. And no matter
what sign comes to them from the signs of their Lord, they turn away from it.
47. And when they
are told: “Spend from what God has provisioned you.” Those who reject say to
those who believe: “Shall we feed those whom God could feed, if He so
willed? You are clearly misguided!”
48. And they say:
“When is this promise to come, if you are truthful?”
49. They will not
realize it when one scream overwhelms them, while they dispute.
50. They will not
even be able to leave a will, nor will they be able to return to their people.
51. And the horn
will be blown, whereupon they will rise from the graves massing towards their
Lord.
52. They will say:
“Woe to us. Who has resurrected us from our resting place? This is what the
Almighty had promised. The messengers were truthful!”
53. It only took
one scream, whereupon they are summoned before Us.
54. On this Day,
no soul will be wronged in the least. You will be recompensed precisely for
whatever you did.
55. The dwellers
of Paradise will be, on that Day, joyfully busy.
56. Both them and
their spouses, they will be shaded, reclining on high furnishings.
57. They will have
fruits therein; they will have in it whatever they ask for.
58. Saying of:
“Peace” from a Merciful Lord.
59. “As for you, O
criminals, you are singled out.”
60. “Did I not
pledge to you, O Children of Adam, that you should not serve the devil for he
is your most ardent enemy?”
61. “And that you
should serve Me? That is a straight path.”
62. “He has misled
mountain loads of you. Did you not possess any understanding?”
63. “This is Hell
that you have been promised!”
64. “Burn in it
today, as a consequence of your rejection.”
65. Today, We
shall seal their mouths, and their hands will speak to Us, and their feet will
bear witness to everything they had done.
66. And if We
wished, We can blind their eyes, and they would race towards the path, but how
would they see?.
67. And if We
wished, We can freeze them in their place; thus, they can neither move forward,
nor go back.
68. And for
whomever We grant a long life, We weaken him in body. Do they not understand?
69. And We did not
teach him poetry, nor does he need it. This is a reminder and a clear Quran.
70. To warn those
who are alive, and so that the retribution will be deserved by the rejecters.
71. Did they not
see that We created for them with Our own hands livestock which they own?
72. And they were
subdued by Us for them. So some they ride, and some they eat.
73. And they have
in them other benefits, as well as drinks. Would they not be appreciative?
74. And they have
taken besides God other gods, perhaps they will help them!
75. They cannot
help them. And they become to them as foot-soldiers.
76. So do not be
saddened by what they say. We are fully aware of what they conceal and what
they declare.
77. Has man not
seen that We have created him from a drop, that he would become a clear enemy?
78. And he cites
an example for Us, while forgetting his own creation! He says: “Who can
resurrect the bones while they are dust?”
79. Say: “The One
who made them in the first place will resurrect them. He is fully aware of
every creation.”
80. The One who
initiated for you a forest fire, by which you learned to light.
81. Is not the One
who created the heavens and the earth able to create the like of them? Yes
indeed; He is the Creator, the Knowledgeable.
82. His command,
when He wants anything, is to say to it: “Be” and it is!
83. Therefore,
praise be to the One in whose Hand is the sovereignty of all things, and to Him
you will be returned.
Chapter-37
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. By the columns
in formation.
2. By the drivers
of clouds.
3. By the
remembrance which follows.
4. Your god is
indeed One.
5. The Lord of
the heavens and the earth, and what lies between them, and Lord of the easts.
6. We have
adorned this universe with the decoration of planets.
7. And to guard
against every rebellious devil.
8. They cannot
listen to the command up high; and they are bombarded from every side.
9. Outcasts; they
will have an eternal retribution.
10. Any of them
who snatches something away, he is pursued by a piercing flame.
11. So ask them:
“Are they the more powerful creation, or the others We created?” We have
created them from sticky mud.
12. While you were
awed, they simply mocked.
13. And when they
are reminded, they do not care.
14. And when they
see a sign, they make fun of it.
15. And they said:
“This is nothing but evident magic!”
16. “Can it be
that after we die and become dust and bones, that we are resurrected?”
17. “What about
our fathers of old?”
18. Say: “Yes, and
then you will be humiliated.”
19. All it takes
is one sound, then they will be staring.
20. And they said:
“Woe to us, this is the Day of Judgment!”
21. This is the
Day of decisiveness that you used to deny.
22. Gather the
transgressors, and their mates, and all they worshiped.
23. Beside God,
and guide them to the path of Hell.
24. And let them
stand and be questioned:
25. “Why do you
not support one another?”
26. No, for today
they have totally given up.
27. And some of
them came to each other, questioning.
28. They said:
“You used to entice us from the right side.”
29. They replied:
“No, it was you who were not believers.”
30. “And we never
had any power over you, but you were a wicked people.”
31. “So our Lord’s
decree is now upon us, that we will suffer.”
32. “We misled
you, because we were astray.”
33. Then, on that
Day they will all share in the retribution.
34. This is how We
deal with the criminals.
35. When it was
said to them: “There is no god except God,” they would be arrogant.
36. And they would
say: “Shall we leave our gods because of a crazy poet?”
37. No, he has
come with the truth and he has confirmed the messengers.
38. You will taste
the greatest of retribution.
39. And you are
only recompensed for what you have done.
40. Except for
God's servants who are faithful.
41. For them will
be known provisions.
42. Fruits, and
they will be honoured.
43. In the gardens
of bliss.
44. On furnishings
which are opposite one another.
45. They will be
served with cups of pure drinks.
46. Clear and
tasty for the drinkers.
47. There is no
bitterness therein, nor will they be removed from it.
48. With them will
be humble companions.
49. They are like
fragile eggs.
50. So then they
approached one another, questioning.
51. One of them
said: “I used to have a friend.”
52. “Who use to
say: “Are you among those who believe in this?”
53. “That if we
die and turn into dust and bones, that we would be called to account?””
54. He said: “Can anyone find him?”
55. So when he
looked, he saw him in the midst of Hell.
56. He said: “By
God, you nearly ruined me!”
57. “And had it
not been for my Lord's blessing, I would have been with you.”
58. “Are we then
not going to die,”
59. “Except for
our first death, and we will not be punished?”
60. Such is the
greatest triumph.
61. For this let
those who will strive work.
62. Is that a
better destination, or the tree of Bitterness?
63. We have made
it a punishment for the transgressors.
64. It is a tree
that grows in the midst of Hell.
65. Its shoots are
like the devils' heads.
66. They will eat
from it, so that their bellies are filled up.
67. Then they will
have with it a drink of boiling liquid.
68. Then they will
be returned to Hell.
69. They had found
their parents astray.
70. So they too
have hastened in their footsteps.
71. Most of the
previous generations have strayed before them.
72. And We had
sent to them warners.
73. Thus note the
consequences for those who were warned.
74. Except for
God's servants who are faithful.
75. And Noah had
called upon Us, for We are the best to respond.
76. And We saved
him and his family from the great disaster.
77. And We made
his progeny the one that remained.
78. And We kept
his history for those who came later.
79. Peace be upon
Noah among the worlds.
80. It is such
that We reward the righteous.
81. He is of Our
believing servants.
82. Then We
drowned the others.
83. And from among
his descendants was Abraham.
84. For he came to
his Lord with a pure heart.
85. When he said
to his father and his people: “What are you worshiping?”
86. “Is it
fabricated gods, instead of God, that you want?”
87. “What do you
say of the Lord of the worlds?”
88. Then he looked
towards the stars.
89. And he said:
“I am ill!”
90. So they turned
away from him and departed.
91. He then went
to their idols and said: “Can you not eat?”
92. “What is the
matter, you do not speak?"
93. So he then
turned on them, striking with his hand.
94. Then they
approached him outraged.
95. He said: “Do
you worship what you carve?”
96. “While God has
created you, and all that you make!”
97. They said:
“Build for him a structure, and then throw him into its fire.”
98. So they wanted
to harm him, but We made them the losers.
99. And he said:
“I am going to my Lord; He will guide me.”
100. “My Lord,
grant me from among the righteous.”
101. So We gave him
good news of a compassionate child.
102. And when he
grew enough to work with him, he said: “My son, I am seeing in a dream that I
am sacrificing you. What do you think?” He said: “O my father, do what you are
commanded to do. You will find me, God willing, patient.”
103. So when they
both had surrendered, and he put his forehead down.
104. And We called
him: “O Abraham,”
105. “You have
believed the vision.” It was such that We rewarded the righteous.
106. Surely, this
was an exacting test.
107. And We
ransomed him with a great animal sacrifice.
108. And We kept
his history for those who came later.
109. Peace be upon
Abraham.
110. It is thus
that We reward the righteous.
111. He was of Our
believing servants.
112. And We gave
him the good news of the coming of Isaac, a prophet from among the righteous.
113. And We blessed
him and Isaac. And from among their progeny, some are righteous, and some are
clearly wicked.
114. And indeed, We
have given Our grace to Moses and Aaron.
115. And We saved
them and their people from the great disaster.
116. And We
supported them, so that they became the winners.
117. And We gave
both the clear Scripture.
118. And We guided
them to the straight path.
119. And We kept
their history for those who came later.
120. Peace be upon
Moses and Aaron.
121. We thus reward
the righteous.
122. Both of them
were among Our believing servants.
123. And Elias was
one of the messengers.
124. When he said
to his people: “Would you not be righteous?”
125. “Would you
call on Ba'al and forsake the best Creator?”
126. “God is your
Lord, and the Lord of your fathers of old!”
127. But they
denied him. Thus they were called to account.
128. Except for
God’s devoted servants.
129. And We kept
his history for those who came later.
130. Peace be upon
the family of Elias.
131. We thus reward
the righteous.
132. He was one of
our believing servants.
133. And Lot was
one of the messengers.
134. When We saved
him and all his family.
135. Except an old
woman who remained.
136. Then, We destroyed
the rest.
137. And you pass
by their ruins in the morning.
138. And in the
night. Do you not understand?
139. And Jonah was
one of the messengers.
140. When he
escaped to the charged ship.
141. And he was
guilty, so he became among the losers.
142. Thus a whale
swallowed him, and he was the one to blame.
143. And had it not
been that he was one of those who implored,
144. He would have
stayed in its belly until the Day of Resurrection.
145. So We threw him
on the shore while he was sick.
146. And We caused
seaweed to grow on him.
147. And We sent
him to a hundred thousand, or more.
148. And they
believed, so We gave them enjoyment for a time.
149. So ask them:
“Are the daughters for your Lord, while the sons are for them?”
150. Or did We
create the Angels as females while they witnessed?
151. Indeed, it is
out of their falsehood that they say:
152. “The son of
God.” And they are liars.
153. Has He chosen
the girls over the boys?
154. What is wrong
with you, how do you judge?
155. Will you not
remember?
156. Or do you have
a clear proof?
157. Bring forth
your scripture, if you are truthful.
158. And they
invented a kinship between Him and the Jinn. But the Jinn know that they will
be gathered.
159. God be
glorified from what they describe.
160. Except for
God's servants who are faithful.
161. As for you and
what you worship.
162. You cannot
lead away from Him.
163. Except those who
are destined to Hell.
164. Every one of
us has a destined place.
165. And we are the
ones who are in columns.
166. And we are the
ones that glorify.
167. And they used
to say:
168. “If only we
had received a reminder from the previous generations,”
169. “We would have
surely been God’s loyal servants.”
170. But they
rejected it. They will come to know.
171. Our word had
been decreed to Our servants who were sent.
172. That they
would be made victorious.
173. And that Our
soldiers are the winners.
174. So turn away
from them for awhile.
175. And observe
them; for they will see.
176. Do they seek
to hasten Our retribution?
177. Then, when it
descends into their courtyard, evil will be the morning, for they have already
been warned.
178. And turn away
from them for awhile.
179. And observe;
for they will see.
180. Glory be to
your Lord, the Lord of greatness, for what they have described.
181. And peace be
upon the messengers.
182. And praise be
to God, Lord of the worlds.
Chapter-38
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. S’, and the
Quran that contains the remembrance.
2. Indeed, those
who have disbelieved are in false pride and defiance.
3. How many a
generation have We destroyed before them. And they called out when it was far
too late.
4. And they were
surprised that a warner has come to them from among themselves. And the
rejecters said: “This is a magician, a
liar.”
5. “Has he made
the gods into One god? This is indeed a strange thing!”
6. And the
leaders among them went out: “Walk away, and remain patient to your gods. This
thing can be turned back.”
7. “We never
heard of this from the people before us. This is but an innovation.”
8. “Has the
remembrance been sent down to him, from between all of us!” Indeed, they are
doubtful of My reminder. Indeed, they have not yet tasted My retribution.
9. Or do they
have the treasures of mercy of your Lord, the Noble, the Grantor.
10. Or do they
possess the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and all that is between
them? Then let them bring their own solutions.
11. The opposing
troops they have gathered will be defeated.
12. Disbelieving
before them were the people of Noah, ‘Aad, and Pharaoh with the planks.
13. And Thamud,
and the people of Lot, the dwellers of the Woods; such were the opponents.
14. Each of them
disbelieved the messengers, therefore My retribution came to be.
15. And what these
people are waiting for is a single scream, from which they will not recover.
16. And they said:
“Our Lord, hasten for us our punishment, before the Day of Reckoning.”
17. Be patient to
what they say, and recall Our servant David, the resourceful. He was obedient.
18. We committed
the mountains with him to glorify, in the evening and the morning.
19. And the birds
were gathered; all were obedient to him.
20. And We
strengthened his kingship, and We gave him the wisdom and the ability to make
sound judgement.
21. Did the news
come to you of the disputing party who came over into the temple enclosure?
22. When they
entered upon David, he was startled by them. They said: “Have no fear. We are
two who have disputed, and one has wronged the other, so judge between us with
truth, and do not wrong us, and guide us to the right path.”
23. “This is my
brother and he owns ninety nine lambs, while I own one lamb. So he said to me:
‘Let me take care of it’ and he pressured me.”
24. He said: “He
has wronged you by asking to combine your lambs with his lambs. And many who
mix their properties take advantage of one another, except those who believe
and do good works, and these are very few.” And David guessed that We had tested
him, so he sought forgiveness from his Lord, and fell down kneeling, and
repented.
25. So We forgave
him in this matter. And for him with Us is a near position, and a beautiful
abode.
26. O David, We
have made you a successor on earth. Therefore, you shall judge among the people
with truth, and do not follow desire, lest it diverts you from the path of God.
Indeed, those who stray off the path of God will have a severe retribution for
forgetting the Day of Reckoning.
27. And We did not
create the heaven and the earth, and everything between them, in vain. Such is
the thinking of those who rejected. Therefore, woe to those who have rejected
from the Fire.
28. Or shall We
treat those who believe and do good works as We treat those who make corruption
on earth? Or shall We treat the righteous as the wicked?
29. A Scripture
that We have sent down to you, that is blessed, so that they may reflect upon
its verses, and so that those with intelligence will take heed.
30. And to David
We granted Solomon. What an excellent and obedient servant.
31. When, during
early twilight, well trained horses were displayed before him.
32. He said: “I
enjoyed the good of materialism more than I enjoyed remembering my Lord, until
it has become totally dark.”
33. “Send them
back.” He then rubbed their legs and necks.
34. And We tested
Solomon and placed a corpse on his throne, but he then repented.
35. He said: “My
Lord, forgive me, and grant me a kingship that will never be attained by anyone
after me. You are the Grantor.”
36. So, We
committed the wind to run by his command, raining gently where he directed it.
37. And the
devils, building and diving.
38. And others,
held by restraints.
39. “This is Our
gift, so you may spend or withhold, without any repercussions.”
40. And he has
deserved a near position with Us, and a wonderful abode.
41. And recall Our
servant Job, when he called upon his Lord: “The devil has afflicted me with an
illness and pain.”
42. “Strike with
your foot, here is a cold spring to wash with and to drink.”
43. And We
restored his family to him along with a group like them, as a mercy from Us;
and a reminder for those who possess intelligence.
44. “And take in
your hand a bundle and travel with it, and do not break your oath.” We found
him steadfast. What a good servant! He was obedient.
45. And recall Our
servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. They were resourceful, and with vision.
46. We had chosen
them to enforce awareness of the Hereafter.
47. And they are
with Us of the elite, the best.
48. And recall
Ishmael, Elisha, and Isaiah; all are among the best.
49. This is a
reminder, and the righteous will have a wonderful abode.
50. The gardens of
Eden, whose gates will be open for them.
51. Reclining
therein, they will be invited to many fruits and drinks.
52. And with them
will be wonderful spouses.
53. This is what
you have been promised for the Day of Reckoning.
54. Such is Our
provisions, it does not run out.
55. This is so,
and for the transgressors is a miserable destiny.
56. Hell is where
they burn. What a miserable abode!
57. This is so,
and let them taste a boiling drink and bitter food.
58. And other
multitudes that are similar to that.
59. Here is
another group to be thrown into Hell with you. “We have no welcome for them,
for they shall burn in the Fire.”
60. They said:
“No, you are the ones without welcome. It was you who misled us, so here is the
result!”
61. They said:
“Our Lord, whoever brought this upon us, then double their retribution in the
Fire!”
62. And they said:
“Why do we not see some men whom we used to count among the wicked?”
63. “Did we mock
them erroneously, or have our eyes failed to find them?”
64. Surely, this
is in truth the feuding of the people of Hell.
65. Say: “I am but
a warner; and there is no god besides God, the One, the Supreme.”
66. “The Lord of
the heavens and the earth, and everything between them; the Noble, the
Forgiving.”
67. Say: “It is an
awesome news.”
68. “From which
you turn away.”
69. “I had no
knowledge of the command up high, that they had quarrelled.”
70. “It is only
inspired to me that I am a clear warner.”
71. For your Lord
said to the Angels: “I am creating a human being from clay.”
72. “So when I
have evolved him, and breathed into him from My spirit, then you shall submit
to him.”
73. The Angels
submitted, all of them,
74. Except Satan;
he turned arrogant, and became one of the rejecters.
75. He said: “O
Satan, what prevented you from submitting to what I have created by My hands?
Are you too arrogant? Or are you one of those exalted?"
76. He said: “I am
better than he; You created me from fire, and created him from clay.”
77. He said:
“Therefore exit from it, you are outcast.”
78. “And My curse
will be upon you until the Day of Judgment.”
79. He said: “My
Lord, respite me till the Day they are resurrected.”
80. He said: “You
are respited.”
81. “Until the
appointed Day.”
82. He said: “By
Your majesty, I will mislead them all.”
83. “Except for
Your servants who are loyal.”
84. He said: “The
truth, and the truth is what I say”
85. “That I will
fill Hell with you and all those who follow you.”
86. Say: “I do not
ask you for any wage, nor am I a fraud.”
87. “It is but a
reminder for the worlds.”
88. “And you will
come to know its news after awhile."
Chapter-39
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. The sending
down of the Scripture is from God, the Noble, the Wise.
2. We have sent
down to you the Scripture with truth, so serve God while devoting the system to
Him.
3. Absolutely, to
God is the true system. And those who set up allies besides Him: “We only serve
them so that they may bring us closer to God.” God will judge between them in
what they dispute. Surely, God does not guide him who is a liar, a rejecter.
4. If God wished
to take a son, He could have exalted from among His creation what He pleases.
Be He glorified; He is God, the One, the Supreme.
5. He created the
heavens and the earth with truth. He rolls the night over the day, and He rolls
the day over the night. And He committed the sun and the moon, each running for
an appointed term. Absolutely, He is the Noble, the Forgiving.
6. He created you
from one person, then He made from it its mate. And He sent down to you eight
pairs of the livestock. He creates you in the wombs of your mothers, a creation
after a creation in three darkness’s. Such is God your Lord. To Him belongs the
sovereignty. There is no god besides Him. How is it then you deviate?
7. If you reject,
then know that God is in no need of you, and He dislikes rejection for His servants.
And if you are appreciative, He is pleased for you. And none shall bear the
burdens of another. Then to your Lord is your return, and He will inform you of
everything you had done. He is fully aware of what is inside the chests.
8. And when the human
being is afflicted with adversity, he implores his Lord, turning in repentance
to Him. But then, when He grants him a blessing from Him, he forgets his
previous imploring, and sets up equals with God, in order to mislead others
from His path. Say: “Enjoy your rejection for a while; for you are of the
dwellers of the Fire.”
9. As for one who
is meditating in the night, submitting and standing, fearing the Hereafter, and
seeking the mercy of his Lord. Say: “Are those who know equal to those who do not
know?” Only those who possess understanding will remember.
10. Say: “O My
servants who believed, be aware of your Lord.” For those who worked
righteousness in this world will be a good reward, and God's earth is spacious.
Those who steadfastly persevere will receive their recompense fully, without
reckoning.
11. Say: “I have
been commanded to serve God, devoting the system to Him.”
12. “And I was
commanded to be the first of those who surrender.”
13. Say: “I fear,
if I disobeyed my Lord, the retribution of a great Day.”
14. Say: “God is
the One I serve, devoting my system to Him.”
15. “Therefore,
serve whatever you wish besides Him.” Say: “The losers are those who lose their
souls, and their families, on the Day of Resurrection. Indeed, such is the real
loss.”
16. They will have
coverings of fire from above them and below them. It is as such that God makes
His servants fearful: “O My servants, you shall reverence Me.”
17. And for those
who avoid serving evil, and turn to God in repentance, for them are glad
tidings. So give the good news to My servants.
18. The ones who
listen to what is being said, and then follow the best of it. These are the
ones whom God has guided, and these are the ones who possess intelligence.
19. As for those
who have deserved the retribution; can you save those who are in the Fire?
20. But those who
reverence their Lord, they will have dwellings constructed upon dwellings, with
rivers flowing beneath them. God's promise, and God does not break the promise.
21. Do you not see
that God sends down water from the sky, and causes it to become streams through
the land, then He produces with it plants of various colors, then they grow
until they turn yellow, then He makes them dry and broken? In this is a
reminder for those of understanding.
22. As for he who
opens his chest to surrender, then he will be on a light from his Lord. So woe
to those whose hearts are hardened against remembering God. They have gone far
astray.
23. God has sent
down the best narration, a Scripture that is similar with two paths. The skins
of those who reverence their Lord shiver from it, then their skins and their
hearts soften up to the remembrance of God. Such is God's guidance; He guides
with it whoever He wills. And for whomever God misguides, then none can guide
him.
24. As for he who
saves his face from the terrible retribution on the Day of Resurrection; and it
will be said to the transgressors: “Taste for what you have earned."
25. Those before
them have denied, and thus the retribution came to them from where they did not
perceive.
26. So God made
them taste the humiliation in this worldly life, but the retribution in the
Hereafter is far greater, if only they knew.
27. And We have
cited for the people in this Quran from every example, that they may take heed.
28. A Quran in
Arabic, without any crookedness, that they may be righteous.
29. God cites the
example of a man who has partners that dispute with each other, and a man who
has given to dealing with only one man. Are they the same? Praise be to God;
most of them do not know.
30. You will die,
and they will die.
31. Then, on the
Day of Resurrection, you will quarrel at your Lord.
32. Who then is
more wicked than one who lies about God, and denies the truth when it comes to
him? Is there not in Hell an abode for the rejecters?
33. And those who
came with the truth, and believed in it, these are the righteous.
34. They shall
have what they wish at their Lord. Such is the reward for the good doers.
35. So that God
may cancel for them the worst that they did, and He may recompense them their
reward for the best of what they used to do.
36. Is God not
enough for His servant? And they frighten you with others beside Him. And
whomever God sends astray, then for him there will be no guide.
37. And whomever
God guides, then there will be none that can mislead him. Is God not Noble,
with Vengeance?
38. And if you ask
them: “Who created the heavens and the earth?", they will say: “God.” Say:
“Do you see what you call on besides God, If God wanted any harm for me, can
they alleviate His harm? Or if He wanted a mercy for me, can they hold back his
mercy?” Say: “God is sufficient for me; in Him those who trust shall put their
trust.”
39. Say: “O my
people, work according to your way, and I will work. You will come to know.”
40. “To whom the
humiliating retribution will come, and on whom descends the eternal
retribution.”
41. We have sent
down to you the Scripture for the people with truth. Then, whoever is guided is
guided for himself, and whoever goes astray goes astray to his own loss. And
you are not a keeper over them.
42. God takes the
souls when they die, and during their sleep. He then keeps those that have been
overtaken by death, and He sends the others back until a predetermined time. In
that are signs for a people who will think.
43. Or have they
taken intercessors besides God? Say: “What if they do not possess any power,
nor understanding?”
44. Say: “To God
belong all intercessions.” To Him belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and
the earth, then to Him you will be returned.
45. And when God
Alone is mentioned, the hearts of those who do not believe in the Hereafter are
filled with aversion; and when others are mentioned beside Him, they rejoice!
46. Say: “O God,
Initiator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the unseen and the seen, You
will judge between Your servants regarding what they disputed in.”
47. And if those
who transgressed owned everything on earth, and its equivalent again with it,
they would ransom it to avoid the terrible retribution on the Day of
Resurrection. They will be shown by God what they did not expect.
48. And the sinful
works they had earned will be shown to them, and they will be surrounded by
that which they used to mock!
49. So when the
human is touched by adversity, he implores Us, then when We bestow a blessing
upon him, he says: “I attained this because of knowledge I had!” Indeed, it is
a test, but most of them do not know.
50. Those before
them have said the same thing, yet what they earned did not help them in the
least.
51. So, they
suffered the evil of what they had earned. And those who transgressed from
among these here will suffer the evil of what they earned; they cannot escape.
52. Do they not
realise that God spreads the provision for whomever He chooses, and withholds?
In that are signs for a people who believe.
53. Say: “O My
servants who transgressed against themselves, do not despair of God's mercy.
For God forgives all sins. He is the Forgiver, the Merciful.”
54. And repent to
your Lord, and surrender to Him, before the retribution comes to you. Then you
cannot be helped.
55. And follow the
best of what has been sent down to you from your Lord, before the retribution
comes to you suddenly when you least expect it.
56. Lest a soul
will say: “How sorry I am for disregarding God's path; and I was certainly one
of those who mocked.”
57. Or say: “Had
God guided me, I would have been among the righteous.”
58. Or say, when
it sees the retribution: “If only I could have another chance, I would be among
the good doers.”
59. Yes indeed, My
revelations came to you, but you denied them and turned arrogant, and became
one of the rejecters.
60. And on the Day
of Resurrection you will see those who lied about God their faces will be
blackened. Is there not an abode in Hell for the arrogant ones?
61. And God will
save those who were righteous as their reward. No harm will touch them, nor
will they grieve.
62. God is the
Creator of all things, and He is Guardian over all things.
63. To Him belongs
the keys of the heavens and the earth. And those who rejected God's
revelations, they are the losers.
64. Say: “Do you
order me to serve other than God, O you ignorant ones?”
65. And He has
inspired to you and to those before you, that if you set up partners, He will
nullify all your work, and you will be of the losers.
66. Therefore, you
shall serve God, and be among the appreciative.
67. And they have
not given God His true worth; and the whole earth is within His fist on the Day
of Resurrection, and the heavens will be folded in His right hand. Be He
glorified; He is much too high above what they set up.
68. And the horn
will be blown, whereupon everyone in the heavens and the earth will be struck
unconscious, except those spared by God. Then it will be blown another time,
whereupon they will all rise up, looking.
69. And the earth
will shine with the light of its Lord, and the record will be placed, and the
prophets and the witnesses will be brought forth; and it will then be judged
between them with truth, and they will not be wronged.
70. And every soul
will be paid for whatever it did, for He is fully aware of everything they have
done.
71. And those who
rejected will be driven to Hell in groups. When they reach it, and its gates
are opened, its guards will say to them: “Did you not receive messengers from
among you, who recited to you the revelations of your Lord, and warned you
about meeting this Day?” They said: “Yes, but the promise of retribution was
destined to be upon the rejecters.”
72. It was said:
“Enter the gates of Hell, wherein you will abide. What a miserable destiny for
the arrogant.”
73. And those who
reverenced their Lord will be driven to Paradise in groups. When they reach it,
and its gates are opened, its guards will say to them: “Peace be upon you. You
have done well, so enter to abide herein.”
74. And they said:
“Praise be to God who has fulfilled His promise to us, and He made us inherit
the Earth, enjoying Paradise as we please. What a beautiful recompense for the
workers!”
75. And you will
see the Angels surrounding the throne, glorifying the praise of their Lord. And
it will be judged between them with truth, and it will be said: “Praise be to
God, Lord of the worlds”
Chapter-40
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. H. M.
2. The revelation
of the Scripture is from God, the Noble, the Knowledgeable.
3. Forgiver of
sins, and acceptor of repentance, severe in retribution, with ability to reach.
There is no god other than Him, to Him is the ultimate destiny.
4. None dispute
in God's revelations except those who have rejected. So do not be impressed by
their influence through the land.
5. Denial had
come before them from the people of Noah and the opponents after them, and every
nation plotted against their messenger to seize him, and they disputed by means
of falsehood to defeat with it the truth. So I took them; how then was My
punishment!
6. And as such,
the word of your Lord has come to pass upon those who rejected, that they are
the dwellers of the Fire.
7. Those who
carry the throne and all those around it glorify the praise of their Lord, and
believe in Him, and they seek forgiveness for those who have believed: “Our
Lord, You encompass all things with mercy and knowledge, so forgive those who
repented and followed Your path, and spare them the agony of Hell.”
8. “Our Lord, and
admit them into the gardens of Eden which You had promised for them and for
those who did good of their fathers, their spouses, and their progeny. You are
the Noble, the Wise.”
9. “And save them
from the sins. And whomever You save from the sins, on that Day, You have
granted him mercy. And that is the greatest triumph.”
10. Those who had
rejected will be told: “God's abhorrence towards you is greater than your
abhorrence towards yourselves, for you were invited to believe, but you chose
to reject.”
11. They will say:
“Our Lord, You have made us die twice, and You have given us life twice. Now we
have confessed our sins. Is there any way out of this path?”
12. This is
because when God Alone was mentioned, you rejected, but when partners were
associated with Him, you believed. Therefore, the judgment is for God, the Most
High, the Most Great.
13. He is the One
who shows you His signs, and He sends down to you provisions from the sky. But
none do remember except those who repent.
14. Therefore,
call on God while being pure to His system, even if the rejecters dislike it.
15. Possessor of
the highest ranks, the One with the Throne. He sends the Spirit with His
command upon whom He wills from His servants, that they may warn of the Day of
Summoning.
16. The Day when
they will be exposed. None of them will hide anything from God. To whom is the
sovereignty on this Day? To God, the One, the Supreme.
17. Today, every
soul will be recompensed for what it had earned. There will be no injustice
today. Truly, God is swift in reckoning.
18. And warn them
of the imminent Day, when the hearts will reach the throats, and many will be
remorseful. The transgressors will have no friend nor intercessor to be obeyed.
19. He knows what
the eyes have seen, and what the chests conceal.
20. And God judges
with the truth, while those they call on besides Him do not judge with
anything. Certainly, God is the Hearer, the Seer.
21. Have they not
roamed the earth and seen how was the consequence of those who were before
them? They used to be stronger than they, and had built more in the land. But
God seized them for their sins, and they had no protector against God.
22. That is
because their messengers used to come to them with proofs, but they rejected.
Thus God seized them; for He is Mighty, severe in punishment.
23. And We had
sent Moses with Our signs, and a clear authority.
24. To Pharaoh,
Haamaan, and Qaaroon. But they said: “A lying magician!”
25. Then, when the
truth came to them from Us, they said: “Kill the children of those who believed
with him, and rape their women.” But the scheming of the rejecters is always in
error.
26. And Pharaoh
said: “Leave me to kill Moses, and let him call upon his Lord. I fear that he
may change your system, or that he will cause evil to spread throughout the
land.”
27. And Moses
said: “I seek refuge in my Lord and your Lord from every arrogant one who does
not believe in the Day of Reckoning”
28. And a
believing man from among Pharaoh's people, who had concealed his belief, said:
“Will you kill a man simply for saying: ‘My Lord is God’, and he has come to
you with proofs from your Lord? And if he is a liar, then his lie will be upon
him, and if he is truthful, then some of what he is promising you will afflict
you. Surely, God does not guide any transgressor, liar.”
29. “O my people,
you have the kingship today throughout the land. But then who will save us
against God’s torment, should it come to us?” Pharaoh said: “I am showing you
that which I see, and I am guiding you in the right path.”
30. And the one
who believed said: “O my people, I fear for you the same fate as the day of the
opponents.”
31. “Like the fate
of the people of Noah, ‘Aad, and Thamud, and those after them. And God does not
wish any injustice for the servants.”
32. “And, O my
people, I fear for you the Day of mutual blaming.”
33. “A Day when
you will turn around and flee, you will have no protector besides God, and
whomever God sends astray, then there is none who can guide him.”
34. “And Joseph
had come to you before with proofs, but you remained in doubt regarding what he
came to you with, until when he died, you said: “God will not send any
messenger after him.” It is such that God sends astray he who is a
transgressor, doubter.”
35. Those who
dispute about God’s signs without any authority that has come to them, it is
greatly abhorred with God and with those who believe. God thus seals the hearts
of every arrogant tyrant.
36. And Pharaoh
said: “O Haamaan, build for me a high platform that I may uncover the secrets.”
37. “The secrets
of the heavens, and that I can take a look at the god of Moses, although I
think he is a liar.” Thus the evil works of Pharaoh were made to appear correct
to him, and he was blocked from the path. And Pharaoh's scheming brought
nothing but regret.
38. And the one
who believed said: “O my people, follow me, and I will guide you to the right
path.”
39. “O my people,
this worldly life is but an enjoyment, while the Hereafter is the permanent
abode.”
40. “Whosoever
does an evil deed, he will not be requited except for its equivalent, and
whosoever does good, whether male or female and is a believer, then those will
be admitted to Paradise, where they will receive provision without limit.”
41. “And, O my
people, why is it that I invite you to salvation, while you invite me to the
Fire!”
42. “You invite me
to reject God, and place partners beside Him that I have no knowledge of, and I
am inviting you to the Noble, the Forgiver.”
43. “There is no
doubt that what you invite me to has no basis in this world, nor in the
Hereafter. And our ultimate return will be to God, and that the transgressors
will be the dwellers if the Fire.”
44. “You will come
to remember what I am telling you, and I leave my affair in this matter to God;
God is the Seer of the servants.”
45. So God
protected him from the evil of what they schemed, while the people of Pharaoh
have incurred the worst retribution.
46. The Fire,
which they will be exposed to morning and evening, and on the Day when the Hour
is established: “Admit the people of Pharaoh into the most severe of the
retribution.”
47. And when they
argue in Hell, the weak will say to those who were arrogant: “We used to be
your followers, can you take from us any portion of the Fire?”
48. Those who were
arrogant will say: “We are all in it together, for God has passed judgment upon
the servants.”
49. And those who
are in Fire will say to the guardians of Hell: “Call upon your Lord to reduce
for us the retribution, by just one day!”
50. They will say:
“Did not your messengers come to you with proofs?” They will reply: “Yes.” They
will say: “Then call out, for the call of the rejecters is nothing but in
vain.”
51. We will indeed
grant victory to Our messengers and to those who believed in the worldly life,
and on the Day when the witnesses will rise.
52. A Day when
excuses will be of no help to the transgressors, and they will be cursed, and
they will have the worst abode.
53. And We have
given Moses the guidance, and We made the Children of Israel inherit the
Scripture.
54. A guide and a
reminder for those who possess intelligence.
55. So be patient,
for the promise of God is true, and seek forgiveness for your sin, and glorify
and praise your Lord evening and morning.
56. Surely, those
who dispute about God’s revelations without any authority given to them, there
is nothing but arrogance in their chests, which they do not perceive.
Therefore, seek refuge in God; He is the Hearer, the Seer.
57. The creation
of the heavens and the earth is greater than the creation of mankind, but most
of mankind do not know.
58. And not equal
are the blind and the seer; nor those who believe and do good works, and those
who do evil. Little do you remember.
59. Surely the
Hour is coming, there is no doubt in it, but most people do not believe.
60. And your Lord
said: “Call on Me and I will respond to you.” Surely, those who are too
arrogant to serve Me, they will enter Hell, forcibly.
61. God, it is He
Who has made for you the night to reside in and the day to see in. Surely, God
provides many blessings upon the people, but most people are not thankful.
62. That is God,
your Lord, Creator of all things. There is no god except He, so why do you
deviate?
63. Thus, those
who used to deny God’s Revelations were deviated.
64. God is the One
who made the earth a habitat for you, and the sky as a structure, and He
designed you, and Has perfected your design. And He provided you with good
provisions. Such is God your Lord. Most Exalted is God, Lord of the worlds.
65. He is the
Living; there is no god except He. So call on Him while devoting the system for
Him. Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds.
66. Say: “I have
been forbidden from serving those whom you are calling upon besides God, since
the proofs have come to me from my Lord. And I have been commanded to surrender
to the Lord of the worlds.”
67. He is the One
who created you from dust, then from a drop, then from an embryo, then He
brings you out as a child, then He lets you reach your maturity, then you
become old, and some of you may pass away before this, and so that you may
reach an appointed term, in order that you may understand.
68. He is the One
who gives life and causes death. And when He decides upon anything, He simply
says to it: “Be” and it is.
69. Did you not
see those who dispute about God’s revelations, how they have deviated?
70. Those who deny
the Scripture, and what We have sent Our messengers with. Therefore, they will
come to know.
71. When the
collars will be around their necks and in chains they will be dragged off.
72. To the boiling
water, then in the Fire they will be burned.
73. Then it will
be said to them: “Where are those that you have set up as partners”
74. “Beside God?”
They will say: “They have abandoned us. No, we did not used to call on anything
before!” Thus God leads the rejecters astray.
75. That was
because you used to gloat on earth without any right, and for what you used to
rejoice.
76. Enter the
gates of Hell, abiding therein. What a miserable abode for the arrogant ones.
77. So be patient,
for the promise of God is true. Either We will show you some of what We have
promised them, or We will let you die, then it is to Us that they will be
returned.
78. And We have
sent messengers prior to you. Some of them We mentioned to you, and some We did
not mention to you. And it was not given to any messenger that he should bring
a sign except by God’s leave. So, when God's judgment is issued, the matter is
decided with truth, and the followers of falsehood will be lost.
79. God is the One
who made the livestock for you that you may ride on some of them, and some of
them you eat.
80. And you have
other benefits in them. And that you may reach by them what is desired in your
chests. And on them and on the ships, you are carried.
81. And He shows
you His signs. So which of God's signs do you deny?
82. Have they not
roamed the earth and noted the consequences for those who were before them?
They used to be greater in number than them and mightier in strength, and they
had built more in the land. Yet, all that they had earned could not avail them.
83. Then, when
their messengers came to them with clear proofs, they were content with what
they already had of the knowledge. And that which they ridiculed became their
doom.
84. So when they
saw Our might, they said: “We believe in God Alone, and we reject all the
partners we used to set up!”
85. But their
belief could not help them once they saw Our might. Such is God's way that has
been established with His servants. And the rejecters were then totally in
loss.
Chapter-41
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. H. M.
2. A revelation
from the Almighty, Most Merciful.
3. A Scripture
whose verses are detailed, a Quran in Arabic for a people who know.
4. A bearer of
good news, and a warner. But most of them turn away; they do not hear.
5. And they said:
“Our hearts are sealed from what you invite us to, and in our ears is a
deafness, and there is a barrier between us and you. So do what you will, and
so will we.”
6. Say: “I am no
more than a human being like you. It is inspired to me that your god is One
god, therefore you shall be upright towards Him and seek His forgiveness. And
woe to those who set up partners.”
7. “The ones who
do not contribute towards betterment, and with regards to the Hereafter, they
are disbelievers.”
8. Surely, those
who believe and do good works, they will receive recompense without limit.
9. Say: “You are
rejecting the One who created the earth in two days, and you set up equals with
Him. This is Lord of the worlds.”
10. And He placed
in it stabilizers from above it, and He blessed it and established its
provisions in four equal days, to satisfy those who ask.
11. Then He
settled to the heaven, while it was still smoke, and He said to it, and to the
earth: “Come willingly or unwillingly.” They said: “We come willingly.”
12. Thus, He then
made them into seven universes in two days, and He inspired to every universe
its affair. And We adorned the lowest universe with lamps, and for protection.
Such is the design of the Noble, the Knowledgeable.
13. But if they
turn away, then say: “I have warned you of a destruction like the destruction
of ‘Aad and Thamud.”
14. When the
messengers came to them, publicly and privately: “You shall not serve except
God.” They said: “Had our Lord willed, He would have sent Angels. We are rejecting
what you have been sent with.”
15. As for ‘Aad,
they turned arrogant on earth, without any right, and they said: “Who is
mightier than us in strength?” Did they not see that God, who created them, was
mightier than they in strength? And they were denying Our revelations.
16. Consequently,
We sent upon them violent wind, for a few miserable day, that We may let them
taste the humiliating retribution in this life, and the retribution of the
Hereafter is more humiliating; they can never win.
17. And as for
Thamud, We provided them with guidance, but they preferred blindness over
guidance. Consequently, the blast of humiliating retribution annihilated them,
because of what they earned.
18. And We saved
those who believed and were righteous.
19. And the Day
when the enemies of God will be gathered to the Fire, forcibly.
20. When they come
to it, their own hearing, eyes, and skins will bear witness to everything they
had done.
21. And they will
say to their skins: “Why did you bear witness against us?” They will reply:
“God made us speak; He is the One who causes everything to speak. He is the One
who created you the first time, and to Him you return.”
22. And there was
no way you could hide from the testimony of your own hearing, or your eyes, or
your skins. In fact, you thought that God was unaware of much of what you do.
23. And this is
the kind of thinking about your Lord that has caused you to fail, and thus you
became of the losers.
24. If they wait,
then the Fire will be their destiny, and if they beg to be excused, they will
not be excused.
25. And We
assigned to them companions who adorned their present and past actions. Thus,
the retribution has been deserved by them the same as previous nations of Jinn
and humans; all of them were losers.
26. And those who
rejected said: “Do not listen to this Quran and talk over it that you may
succeed.”
27. We will let
those who have rejected taste a severe retribution. And We will recompense them
for the evil that they used to do.
28. Such is the
recompense for God's enemies; the Fire shall be their eternal abode, as a
recompense for their discarding Our revelations.
29. And those who
have rejected will say: “Our Lord, show us those who have misled us from among
the Jinn and humans so we can trample them under our feet, and render them the
lowliest.”
30. Surely, those
who have said: “Our Lord is God”, then they did right, the Angels will descend
upon them: “You shall not fear, nor shall you grieve. Rejoice in the good news
of Paradise that you have been promised.”
31. “We are your
allies in this worldly life and in the Hereafter. In it you will have anything
your soul desires, and in it you will have anything you ask for.”
32. “A dwelling,
from a Forgiver, Most Merciful.”
33. And who is
better in saying than one who invites to God, and does good works, and says: “I
am one of those who have surrendered.”
34. Not equal are
the good and the bad response. You shall resort to the one which is better.
Thus, the one who used to be your enemy, may become your best friend.
35. And none can
attain this except those who are patient. And none can attain this except those
who are extremely fortunate.
36. And if the
devil misleads you in anything, then you shall seek refuge with God. He is the
Hearer, the Knowledgeable.
37. And from among
His signs are the night and the day, and the sun and the moon. Do not submit to
the sun, nor the moon; you shall submit to God who created them, if it is truly
Him you serve.
38. So, if they
become arrogant, then those who are with your Lord glorify Him night and day,
and they never despair.
39. And from among
His signs is that you see the land still, then, as soon as We send down the
water upon it, it shakes and grows. Surely, the One who revived it can revive
the dead. He is capable of all things.
40. Surely, those
who distort Our revelations are not hidden from Us. Is one who is thrown into
Hell better, or one who comes secure on the Day of Resurrection? Do whatever
you wish; He is Seer of everything you do.
41. Surely, those
who have rejected the Reminder when it came to them; and it is an Honourable
Scripture.
42. No falsehood
could enter it, presently or afterwards; a revelation from a Most Wise,
Praiseworthy.
43. What is being
said to you is the same that was said to the messengers before you. Your Lord
has forgiveness, and a painful retribution.
44. And had We
made it a non-Arabic Quran, they would have said: “If only its verses were made
clear!” Non-Arabic and Arabic, say: “For those who believe, it is a guide and
healing. As for those who disbelieve, there is a deafness in their ears, and
they are blind to it. These will be called from a place far away.”
45. And We have
given Moses the Scripture, but it was disputed in. And had it not been for your
Lord's predetermined decision, they would have been judged immediately. Indeed,
they harbour many doubts about it.
46. Whoever does
good works does so for his own soul, and whoever works evil shall have the
same. Your Lord does not wrong the servants.
47. To Him belongs
the knowledge regarding the Hour. And no fruits emerge from their sheaths, nor
does any female conceive or give birth, except by His knowledge. And on the Day
He asks them: “Where are My partners?” They will say: “By your leave, none of
us will testify to that.”
48. And they were
abandoned by that which they used to call on before, and they realised that
there will be no escape.
49. The human
being does not tire in imploring for good things. But if adversity touches him,
he is disheartened, desperate!
50. And when We
let him taste a mercy from Us after adversity had touched him, he will say:
“This was by my actions, and I do not think that the Hour will come to pass.
And even if I am returned to my Lord, I will find at Him good things for me.”
Surely, We will inform the rejecters of all they had done, and We will let them
taste the severe retribution.
51. And when We
bless the human being, he withdraws and turns away, and when he suffers any
adversity, he implores in long prayers!
52. Say: “Do you
see if this was from God and then you rejected it? Who is further astray than
those who are in opposition?”
53. We will show
them Our signs in the horizons, and within themselves, until it becomes clear
to them that this is the truth. Is it not enough that your Lord is witness over
all things?
54. Indeed, they
are in doubt about meeting their Lord; but He is encompassing all things.
Chapter-42
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. H. M.
2. A’. S. Q.
3. Similarly,
inspiring you and those before you, is God, the Noble, the Wise.
4. To Him belongs
all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth, and He is the Most
High, the Great.
5. The heavens
would nearly shatter from above them, and the Angels praise the glory of their
Lord, and they ask forgiveness for those on earth. Surely, God is the Forgiver,
the Merciful.
6. And those who
take allies besides Him, God is responsible for them; and you are not a
guardian over them.
7. And thus We
have inspired to you an Arabic Quran, so that you may warn the capital town and
all around it, and to warn about the Day of Gathering that is inevitable. A
group will be in Paradise, and a group in Hell.
8. And had God
willed, He could have made them one nation. But He admits whom He wills into
His mercy. And the transgressors will have neither an ally, nor helper.
9. Or have they
taken allies besides Him? But God is the ally, and He is the One who resurrects
the dead, and He is able to do all things.
10. And anything
you dispute in, then its judgment shall be with God. Such is God my Lord. In
Him I put my trust, and to Him I repent.
11. Initiator of
the heavens and the earth. He created for you from among yourselves mates, and
also mates for the livestock so they may multiply. There is nothing like unto
Him. He is the Hearer, the Seer.
12. To Him belongs
the possessions of the heavens and the earth. He spreads out the provision for
whomever He wills, and He measures it. He is fully aware of all things.
13. He has decreed
for you the same system He ordained for Noah, and what We inspired to you, and
what We ordained for Abraham, Moses, and Jesus: “You shall uphold this system,
and do not divide in it.” Intolerable for those who have set up partners is
what you invite them towards. God chooses to Himself whomever He wills; He
guides to Himself those who repent.
14. And they only
divided after the knowledge had come to them, due to resentment among
themselves. And had it not been for a predetermined decision from your Lord,
they would have been judged immediately. Indeed, those who inherited the
Scripture after them are full of doubts.
15. For that, you
shall preach and be upright, as you have been commanded, and do not follow
their wishes. And say: “I believe in all that God has sent down from Scripture,
and I was commanded to be with justice between you. God is our Lord and your
Lord. We have our deeds and you have your deeds. There is no argument between
us and you. God will gather us all together, and to Him is the ultimate
destiny.”
16. And those who
debate about God, after they had been answered, their argument is nullified at
their Lord. They have incurred a wrath, and will have a severe retribution.
17. God is the One
who sent down the Scripture with truth, and the balance. And for all that you
know, the Hour may be very near.
18. Those who do
not believe in it seek to hasten it, while those who believe are concerned
about it, and they know that it is the truth. Certainly, those who dispute the
Hour have gone far astray.
19. God is
Gracious to His servants; He gives provisions for whomever He wills, and He is
the Powerful, the Noble.
20. Whoever
desires the harvest of the Hereafter, We will increase for him his harvest. And
whoever seeks the harvest of this world, We will give him therefrom, and he
will have no share in the Hereafter.
21. Or do they
have partners who decree for them a system which has not been authorized by
God? And if it were not for the word already given, they would have been judged
immediately. Indeed, the transgressors will have a painful retribution.
22. You see the
transgressors worried because of what they had done; and it will come back at
them. As for those who believed and do good works, they will be in the
paradises of bliss. They will have what they wish from their Lord. This is the
great blessing.
23. Such is the
good news from God to His servants who believe and do good works. Say: “I do
not ask you for any wage, except that you show compassion to your relatives.”
And whosoever earns a good deed, We shall increase it for him in goodness. Surely,
God is Forgiving, Appreciative.
24. Or do they
say: “He has fabricated lies about God!” If God willed, He could have sealed
your heart. And God erases the falsehood and affirms the truth with His words.
He is fully aware of what is inside the chests.
25. And He is the
One who accepts the repentance from His servants, and He forgives the sins. He
is fully aware of what you do.
26. And those that
believe and do good works respond to Him, and He increases for them His
blessings. As for the rejecters, they have incurred a severe retribution.
27. And if God
were to increase the provision for His servants, they would transgress on
earth; but He sends down what He wills in a measure. He is Expert and Seer of
His servants.
28. And He is the One
who sends down the rain after they had despaired, and spreads His mercy. He is
the Supporter, the Praiseworthy.
29. And from among
His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the creatures He
spreads in them. And He is able to gather them, if He wills.
30. And any
misfortune that happens to you is a consequence of what your hands have earned.
And He overlooks much.
31. And you can
never escape, and you have none besides God as an ally or helper.
32. And from His
signs are the vessels that sail the sea like flags.
33. If He willed,
He could still the winds, leaving them motionless on top of it. In that are
signs for every one who is patient, thankful.
34. Or He may
drown them, for what they have earned. And He overlooks much.
35. And those who
dispute in Our signs may know that they have no place to hide.
36. So whatever
you are given is simply an enjoyment of the worldly life, and what is with God
is far better and more lasting for those who believe and put their trust in
their Lord.
37. And those who
avoid gross sins and lewdness, and when they are angered, they forgive.
38. And those who
have responded to their Lord, and they hold the assembly, and their affairs are
conducted by mutual consultation among themselves, and from Our provisions to
them they give.
39. And those who,
when gross injustice befalls them, they seek justice.
40. The recompense
for a crime shall be its equivalence, but whoever forgives and makes right,
then his reward is upon God. He does not like the wrongdoers.
41. And for any
who demand action after being wronged, those are not committing any error.
42. The error is
upon those who oppress the people, and they aggress in the land without cause.
For these will be a painful retribution.
43. And for he who
is patient and forgives, then that is an indication of strength.
44. And whomever
God sends astray will not have any ally after Him. And you will see the
transgressors, when they see the retribution, saying: “Is there any way we can
go back?”
45. And you will
see them being displayed to it, in fearful humiliation, and looking, while
trying to avoid looking. And those who believed will say: “The losers are those
who lost their souls and their families on the Day of Resurrection. The
transgressors will be in a lasting retribution.”
46. And they had
no allies to help them against God. And whomever God misguides will never find
the way.
47. Respond to
your Lord before a Day comes from God which cannot be averted. You will have no
refuge for you on that Day, nor an advocate.
48. But if they
turn away, then We did not send you as their guardian. You are only required to
deliver. And when We let the human being taste mercy from Us, he becomes happy
with it, and when adversity afflicts them because of what their hands have
done, the human being becomes rejecting.
49. To God is the
sovereignty of the heavens and the earth. He creates whatever He wills. He
bestows daughters to whomever He wills, and bestows sons to whomever He wills.
50. Or, He may
bestow them with both daughters and sons, and He makes whom He wills sterile.
He is Knowledgeable, Capable.
51. And it is not
for any human being that God would speak to him, except through inspiration, or
from behind a barrier, or by sending a messenger to inspire whom He wills by
His leave. He is the Most High, Most Wise.
52. And thus, We
inspired to you a revelation of Our command. You did not know what was the
Scripture, nor what was faith. Yet, We made this a light to guide whomever We
wish from among Our servants. Surely, you guide to a straight path.
53. The path of
God, to whom belongs what is in the heavens and what is in the earth.
Ultimately, all matters revert to God.
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In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. H. M.
2. And the
evident Scripture.
3. We have made
it into an Arabic Quran, perhaps you may understand.
4. And it is held
honourable and wise in the master record with Us.
5. Shall We take
away the reminder from you, because you are a transgressing people?
6. And how many a
prophet did We send to the previous generations!
7. And every time
a prophet went to them, they ridiculed him.
8. We have
destroyed those who were even more powerful than these, and the example of the
previous generations has already been given.
9. And if you
asked them: “Who created the heavens and the earth?” They will say: “They were
created by the One who is the Noble, the Knowledgeable.”
10. He is the One
who made the earth a habitat for you, and He made pathways in it that you may
be guided.
11. And He is the
One who sends down water from the sky, in exact measure. We then revive with it
a dead land. Similarly, you will be brought-out.
12. And He is the
One who created all the pairs, and He made for you from the ships and the
livestock that which you can ride.
13. So that you
may settle on their backs; and then when you have settled on them you may
recall your Lord’s blessing, by saying: “Glory be to the One who commits this
for us, and we could not have done so by ourselves.”
14. “And we will
ultimately return to our Lord.”
15. And they
assigned a share to Him from His own servants! The human being is clearly
denying.
16. Or has He
selected daughters from among His creation, while He has left you with the
sons?
17. And when one
of them is given news of that which he cites as an example for the Almighty,
his face becomes dark, and he is miserable!
18. “What good is
an offspring that is brought up to be beautiful, and cannot help in a fight?”
19. And they have
made the Angels, who are servants of the Almighty, into females! Have they
witnessed their creation? We will record their testimony, and they will be
asked.
20. And they said:
“If the Almighty willed, we would not have worshipped them.” They have no
knowledge of this; they only conjecture.
21. Or have We
given them a scripture before this which they are upholding?
22. The fact is,
they have said: “We found our fathers following a certain way, and we are
following in their footsteps.”
23. And similarly,
We did not send a warner to a town, except its carefree ones said: “We found
our fathers following a certain way, and we are being guided in their
footsteps.”
24. He said: “What
if I brought to you better guidance than what you found your fathers upon?”
They said: “We are disbelievers in that with which you have been sent.”
25. Consequently,
We took revenge upon them. So see how was the consequences of the deniers.
26. And when
Abraham said to his father and his people: “I am innocent of that which you
worship.”
27. “Except for
the One who initiated me, He will guide me.”
28. And he made it
a word to last in his subsequent generations; perhaps they may turn back.
29. Indeed, I have
given these people and their fathers to enjoy, until the truth came to them,
and a clarifying messenger.
30. And when the
truth came to them, they said: “This is magic, and we reject it.”
31. And they said:
“If only this Quran was sent down to a great man from the two towns!”
32. Is it they who
assign your Lord's mercy? We have assigned their shares in this worldly life,
and We raised some of them above others in ranks, so that they would take one
another in service. The mercy from your Lord is far better than that which they
amass.
33. And if it were
not that all the people would become one cluster, We would have provided for
those who reject the Almighty silver roofs for their homes, and stairs upon
which they could ascend.
34. And for their
homes, gates, and furnishings on which they could recline.
35. And many
ornaments. All these are the pleasures of this worldly life. And the Hereafter
with your Lord is for the righteous.
36. And whosoever
turns away from the remembrance of the Almighty, We appoint a devil to be his
constant companion.
37. And they
hinder from the path, but they think they are guided!
38. Until he comes
to Us, he will say, “Oh, I wish that between you and me was the distance of the
two easts. What a miserable companion!”
39. It would not
benefit you this Day, for you have transgressed; you are partners in the
retribution.
40. Can you make
the deaf hear, or can you guide the blind and those who are far astray?
41. For when We
decease you, We may seek revenge on them.
42. Or We may show
you that which We promised for them; for We are able to take them.
43. You shall hold
on to that which is inspired to you; you are on a straight path.
44. And this is
indeed a reminder for you and your people; and you will all be questioned.
45. And ask those
of Our messengers whom We sent before you:
“Did We ever appoint gods besides the Almighty to be served?”
46. And We sent
Moses with Our signs to Pharaoh and his leaders, saying: “I am a messenger of
the Lord of the worlds.”
47. But when he
came to them with Our signs, they laughed at them.
48. And every sign
We showed them was greater than the one before it, and We seized them with the
torment, perhaps they would revert.
49. And they said:
“O you magician, implore your Lord for us according to what He has agreed with
you; we will then be guided.”
50. But when We
removed the torment from them, they broke their word.
51. And Pharaoh
proclaimed among his people: “O my people, do I not possess the kingship of
Egypt, and these rivers that flow below me? Do you not see?”
52. “Am I not
better than this one who is despised and can barely be understood?”
53. “Why then are
not golden bracelets bestowed on him, or the Angels are accompanying him?”
54. He thus
convinced his people, and they obeyed him; they were a wicked people.
55. So when they
persisted in opposing Us, We sought revenge from them, and drowned them all.
56. We thus made
them a thing of the past, and an example for the others.
57. And when the
son of Mary was cited as an example, your people turned away from it.
58. And they said:
“Are our gods better or is he?” They only cited this to argue with you. Indeed,
they are a quarrelsome people.
59. He was no more
than a servant whom We blessed, and We made him an example for the Children of
Israel.
60. And if We
willed, We could have made some of you Angels to be successors on earth.
61. And he was a
lesson for the Hour. So have no doubt about it. And follow Me; this is a
straight path.
62. And let not
the devil repel you; he is to you a clear enemy.
63. And when Jesus
came with the proofs, he said: “I have come to you with the wisdom, and to
clarify some of the matters in which you dispute. So be aware of God and obey
me.”
64. “God is my
Lord and your Lord. So serve Him. This is a straight path.”
65. The groups
disputed among themselves. Woe to those who have been wicked from the
retribution of a painful Day.
66. Do they only
wait for the Hour to come to them suddenly, while they do not perceive?
67. Friends on
that Day will become enemies of one another, except for the righteous.
68. “O My
servants, you will have no fear on this Day, nor will you grieve.”
69. They are the
ones who believed in Our revelations, and had surrendered.
70. “Enter
Paradise, together with your spouses, in happiness.”
71. They will be
served with golden trays and cups, and they will find everything the self
desires and the eyes wish for, and you will abide therein forever.
72. And this is
the Paradise that you have inherited, in return for your works.
73. In it you will
have all kinds of fruits, from which you eat.
74. Surely, the
criminals will abide in the retribution of Hell forever.
75. It will not be
removed from them; they will be confined therein.
76. And We did not
wrong them, but it was they who were the wrongdoers.
77. And they
called out: “O Malek, please let your Lord terminate us!” He will say: “No, you
are remaining.”
78. We have come
to you with the truth, but most of you hate the truth.
79. Or have they
devised some scheme? We will also devise.
80. Or do they
think that We do not hear their secrets and private counsel? Yes indeed; and
Our messengers are with them, recording.
81. Say: “If the
Almighty had a son, I would be the first to serve!”
82. Glorified be
the Lord of the heavens and the earth, the Lord of the Throne, from what they
describe.
83. So leave them
to speak nonsense and play until they meet their Day, which they have been
promised.
84. And He is the
One who is a god in the heaven and a god on earth. And He is the Wise, the
Knowledgeable.
85. And blessed is
the One who possesses the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, and
everything between them; and with Him is the knowledge of the Hour, and to Him
you will be returned.
86. And those whom
they call on beside Him do not possess any intercession; except those who bear
witness to the truth, and they fully know.
87. And if you
asked them who created them, they would say, “God.” Why then do they deviate?
88. And it will be
said: “O my Lord, these are a people who do not believe.”
89. So disregard
them and say: “Peace.” For they will come to know.
Chapter-44
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. H. M.
2. And the
clarifying Scripture.
3. We have sent
it down in a blessed night. Surely, We were to warn.
4. In it, is a
decree for every matter of wisdom.
5. A decree from
Us. Surely, We were to send messengers.
6. A mercy from
your Lord. He is the Hearer, the Knowledgeable.
7. The Lord of
the heavens and the earth, and everything between them. If you were certain!
8. There is no
god except Him. He gives life and causes death; your Lord and the Lord of your
ancestors.
9. No; they are
in doubt, playing.
10. Therefore,
watch for the day when the sky will bring a visible smoke.
11. It will
envelop the people: “This is a painful retribution!”
12. “Our Lord,
remove the retribution from us; we are believers.”
13. How is it that
now they remember, while a clarifying messenger had come to them?
14. But they
turned away from him and said: “Clearly educated, but crazy!”
15. We will remove
the retribution in a while; you will then revert back.
16. On the Day We
strike the great strike, We will avenge.
17. And We had
tested before them the people of Pharaoh, and an honourable messenger came to
them.
18. “Restore to me
the servants of God. I am a trustworthy messenger to you.”
19. “And, do not
transgress against God. I come to you with clear authority.”
20. “And I seek
refuge in my Lord and your Lord, should you stone me.”
21. “And if you do
not wish to believe, then leave me alone.”
22. Subsequently,
he called on his Lord: “These are a criminal people.”
23. You shall
travel with My servants during the night; you will be pursued.
24. And cross the
sea quickly; their troops will be drowned.
25. How many
paradises and springs did they leave behind?
26. And crops and
luxurious dwellings?
27. And blessings
that they enjoyed?
28. Thus it was!;
and We caused another people to inherit it.
29. Neither the
heaven, nor the earth wept over them, and they were not respited.
30. And We saved
the Children of Israel from the humiliating agony.
31. From Pharaoh;
he was a transgressing tyrant.
32. And We have
chosen them, out of knowledge, over the worlds.
33. And We granted
them signs, which constituted a great test.
34. These people
now are saying:
35. “There is
nothing but our first death; and we will never be resurrected!”
36. “So bring back
our forefathers, if you are truthful!”
37. Are they
better or the people of Tubba` and those before them? We destroyed them, they
were criminals.
38. And We have
not created the heavens and the earth, and everything between them, for mere
play.
39. We did not
create them except with the truth, but most of them do not know.
40. Surely, the
Day of Separation is the appointment for them all.
41. That is the
Day when no friend can help his friend in any way; nor will they be helped.
42. Except him on
whom God has mercy. He is the Noble, the Merciful.
43. Surely, the
tree of Bitterness.
44. Will be the
food for the sinful.
45. Like hot oil,
it will boil in the stomachs.
46. Like the boiling
of liquid.
47. “Take him and
throw him into the midst of Hell.”
48. “Then pour
upon his head the retribution of boiling liquid.”
49. “Taste this;
surely you are the noble, the generous!”
50. Surely, this
is what you used to doubt!
51. The righteous
will be in a place of security.
52. Among
paradises and springs.
53. Wearing silk
and satin; facing each other.
54. So it is, and
We paired them with wonderful companions.
55. They enjoy in
it all kinds of fruits, in perfect peace.
56. They do not
taste death therein except for the first death, and He has spared them the
retribution of Hell.
57. As a blessing
from your Lord. Such is the great triumph.
58. We have thus
made it easy in your language, perhaps they may take heed.
59. Therefore,
keep watch; for they too will keep watch.
Chapter-45
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. H. M.
2. The revelation
of the Scripture is from God, the Noble, the Wise.
3. In the heavens
and the earth are signs for the believers.
4. And in your
creation, and what creatures He puts forth are signs for people who are
certain.
5. And the
alternation of the night and the day,
and what God sends down from the sky of provisions to revive the land after its
death, and the changing of the winds; are signs for a people who understand.
6. These are
God's revelations that We recite to you with truth. So, in which narration,
after God and His revelations, do they believe?
7. Woe to every
sinful fabricator.
8. He hears God’s
revelations being recited to him, then he persists arrogantly, as if he never
heard them. Give him news of a painful retribution.
9. And if he
learns anything from Our revelations, he makes fun of them. For these will be a
humiliating retribution.
10. Waiting for
them is Hell. And that which they earned will not help them, nor those whom
they have taken as allies besides God, and for them is a terrible retribution.
11. This is a
guidance. And those who reject the revelations of their Lord, for them is an
affliction of a painful retribution.
12. God is the One
who committed the sea in your service, so that the ships can sail in it by His
command, and that you may seek of His provisions, and that you may be
appreciative.
13. And He
committed in your service all that is in the heavens and in the earth; all from
Him. In that are signs for a people who reflect.
14. Say to those
who believed to forgive those who do not look forward to the days of God. He
will fully recompense people for whatever they have earned.
15. Whoever works
good does so for himself, and whoever works evil will suffer it. Then to your
Lord you will be returned.
16. And We had
given the Children of Israel the Scripture, and the judgment, and the
prophethood, and We provided them with good provisions; and We preferred them
over the worlds.
17. And We gave
them clarity in the matter, but then they disputed after the knowledge had come
to them, out of jealousy amongst themselves. Your Lord will judge them on the
Day of Resurrection regarding everything that they have disputed.
18. Then We have
established you on the correct path; so follow it and do not follow the desires
of those who do not know.
19. They cannot
help you against God in the least. And the transgressors are allies to one
another, while God is the Protector of the righteous.
20. This is a
physical evidence for the people, and a guidance and a mercy for a people who
are certain.
21. Or do those
who work evil expect that We would treat them the same as those who believe and
do good works, in their present life and their death? Miserable is how they
judge.
22. And God
created the heavens and the earth with truth, and so that every soul may be
recompensed for whatever it earned, and they will not be wronged.
23. Have you seen
the one who took his ego as his god, and God led him astray, despite his
knowledge, and He sealed his hearing and his heart, and He made a veil on his
eyes? Who then can guide him after God? Will you not remember?
24. And they said:
“There is nothing but this worldly life; we die and we live and nothing
destroys us except the passing of time!" And they have no knowledge about
this; they only conjecture.
25. And when Our
clear revelations are recited to them, their only argument is to say: “Then
bring back our forefathers, if you are truthful.”
26. Say: “God
gives you life, then He puts you to death, then He will gather you to the Day
of Resurrection, in which there is no doubt. But most people do not know.”
27. And to God is
the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth. And on the Day the Hour comes to
pass, on that Day the falsifiers will lose.
28. And you will
see every nation lined-up together. Every nation will be called to its record.
“Today, you be recompensed for everything you have done.”
29. “This is Our
record; it utters the truth about you. We have been recording everything you
did.”
30. As for those
who believe and did good works, their Lord will admit them into His mercy. Such
is the clear triumph.
31. As for those
who disbelieve: “Were not My revelations recited to you, but you turned
arrogant and were a criminal people?”
32. And when it
was said: “Surely God's promise is the truth, and there is no doubt about the
coming of the Hour,” you said: “We do not know what the Hour is! We are full of
conjecture about it; we are not certain.”
33. And the evils
of their works will become evident to them, and the very thing they ridiculed
will be their doom.
34. And it will be
said to them: “Today We will forget you, just as you forgot the meeting of this
Day. And your abode is the Fire, and you will have no helpers.”
35. “This is
because you took God's revelations in mockery, and you were deceived by the
worldly life.” So from this Day, they will never exit therefrom, nor will they
be excused.
36. To God belongs
all praise; the Lord of the heavens, and the Lord of the earth; the Lord of the
worlds.
37. And to Him
belongs all majesty in the heavens and the earth. He is the Noble, the Wise.
Chapter-46
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. H. M.
2. The revelation
of the Scripture from God, the Noble, the Wise.
3. We did not
create the heavens and the earth, and everything between them except with
truth, and for an appointed time. And those who disbelieve turn away from what
they are being warned with.
4. Say: “Do you
see those that you call on besides God? Show me what they have created on the
earth, or do they have a share in the heavens? Bring me a scripture before
this, or any trace of knowledge, if you are truthful.”
5. And who is
more astray than one who calls on others besides God that do not respond to him
even till the Day of Resurrection? And they are totally unaware of the calls to
them!
6. And at the
time when mankind is gathered, they will be enemies for them, and they will
reject their worship.
7. And when Our
clear revelations are recited to them, those who rejected said of the truth
that came to them: “This is evidently magic!”
8. Or do they
say: “He fabricated this!” Say: “If I fabricated this, then you cannot protect
me at all from God. He is fully aware of what you say. He suffices as a witness
between me and you. He is the Forgiver, the Merciful."
9. Say: “I am no
different from the other messengers, nor do I know what will happen to me or to
you. I only follow what is inspired to me. I am no more than a clear warner”
10. Say: “Do you
see that if it were from God, and you rejected it, and a witness from the
Children of Israel testified to its similarity, and he has believed, while you
have turned arrogant? Surely, God does not guide the wicked people.”
11. And those who
had rejected said regarding those who had believed: “If it were any good, they
would not have beaten us to it.” And when they are not able to be guided by it,
they will say: “This is an old fabrication!”
12. And before
this was the Scripture of Moses, as a role-model and a mercy. And this is an
authenticating Scripture, in an Arabic tongue, to warn those who transgressed,
and to give good news to the righteous.
13. Surely, those
who said: “Our Lord is God,” then they lead a righteous life, there is no fear
for them, nor will they grieve.
14. These are the
dwellers of Paradise, abiding therein, a reward for what they used to do.
15. And We
enjoined the human being to honour his parents. His mother bore him with
hardship, gave birth to him in hardship, and his weaning lasts thirty months.
Until he reaches his maturity, and reaches forty years, he says: “My Lord,
direct me to appreciate the blessings You have bestowed upon me and upon my
parents, and to do righteousness that pleases You. And let my progeny be
righteous. I have repented to You; I am of those who have surrendered.”
16. It is from
these that We accept the best of their deeds, and We shall overlook their sins,
among the dwellers of Paradise. This is the promise of truth that they had been
promised.
17. And the one
who says to his parents: “Enough of you! Are you promising me that I will be
resurrected, when the generations who died before me never came back?” While
they both will implore God: “Woe to you; believe! For God's promise is the
truth.” He would say: “This is nothing but tales from the past!”
18. These are the
ones against whom the retribution has been deserved in nations who had come
before them of humans and Jinn; they are the losers.
19. And to each
will be degrees according to what they did, and He will recompense them and
they will not be wronged.
20. And on the Day
when those who disbelieved will be displayed to the Fire: “You have wasted the
good things given to you during your worldly life, and you took pleasure in it.
Consequently, today you will be recompensed with a shameful retribution for
your arrogance in the land without any right, and for your evil works.”
21. And recall
that the brother of `Aad warned his people at the dunes, while numerous
warnings were also delivered before him and with him: “You shall not serve
except God. For I fear for you the retribution of a great day.”
22. They said:
“Have you come to us to divert us away from our gods? Then bring us what you
are promising us, if you are truthful!”
23. He said: “The
knowledge of it is with God; and I only convey to you what I was sent with.
However, I see that you are a people who are ignorant.”
24. Then when they
saw the dense cloud heading towards their valley, they said: “This is a dense
cloud that will bring to us much needed rain!” No, this is what you had asked
to be hastened; a violent wind wherein there is painful retribution.
25. It destroys
everything by the commanded of its Lord. Thus they became such that nothing
could be seen except their homes. We thus requite the criminal people.
26. And We had
established them in the same way as We established you, and provided them with
the hearing, and the eyesight, and the heart. But their hearing, eyesight, and
hearts did not help them at all. This is because they used to disregard God's
revelations, and they were stricken by that which they used to mock!
27. And We have
destroyed the towns around you, after We had explained the proofs, perhaps they
would repent.
28. Why then did
the idols they set up to bring them closer to God fail to help them? Instead,
they abandoned them. Such was their lie, and what they fabricated.
29. And We sent to
you a small number of Jinn, in order to let them listen to the Quran. So when
they arrived there, they said: “Pay attention.” Then, when it was finished,
they returned to their people, to warn them.
30. They said: “O
our people, we have heard a Scripture that was sent down after Moses, authenticating
what is present with him. It guides to the truth; and to a Straight Path.”
31. “O our people,
respond to God’s caller, and believe in Him. He will then forgive your sins,
and spare you a painful retribution.”
32. And whosoever
does not respond to God's caller, then he cannot escape on the earth, and he
will not have besides Him any allies. These are the ones who have gone far
astray.
33. Did they not
see that God, Who created the heavens and the earth, and was not tired by their
creation, is able to revive the dead? Yes indeed; He is able to do all things.
34. And the Day
the disbelievers are displayed to the Fire: “Is this not the truth?” They will
answer: “Yes indeed, by our Lord.” He will say, “Then taste the retribution for
what you had rejected.”
35. Therefore, be
patient like the messengers of strong-will did before you and do not be in
haste regarding them. On the Day they will see what they have been promised, it
will be as if they had not remained except for one hour of a single day. A
proclamation: “Are any destroyed except for the wicked people?”
Chapter-47
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. Those who
rejected and repelled from the path of God, He will mislead their works.
2. And those who
believe and do good works, and believe in what was sent down to the one
acclaimed, for it is the truth from their Lord, He cancels for them their sins,
and relieves their concern.
3. That is
because those who disbelieve followed falsehood, while those who believe
followed the truth from their Lord. God thus cites for the people their
examples.
4. So, if you
encounter those who have rejected, then strike their formation until you
capture them, then bind them securely. You may either set them free or ransom
them, until the war ends. And had God willed, He alone could have beaten them,
but He thus tests you by one another. As for those who get killed in the cause
of God, He will never let their deeds be put to waste.
5. He will guide
them, and relieve their concerns.
6. And He will
admit them into Paradise, which He has described to them.
7. O you who
believe, if you support God, He will support you, and make your foothold firm.
8. And those who
rejected, for them is destruction; and He has misled their works.
9. That is
because they hated what God sent down, thus He nullifies their works.
10. Did they not
roam the land and note how was the end for those before them? God destroyed
them and the rejecters in a similar fate.
11. This is
because God is the Master for those who believe, while the disbelievers have no
master.
12. God admits
those who believe and do good works to paradises with rivers flowing beneath
them. As for those who reject, they are enjoying and eating as the cattle eat,
and the Fire will be their abode.
13. And many a
town was stronger than your own town, which drove you out. We destroyed them,
and there was none who could help them.
14. Is one who is
based on proof from his Lord, as one for whom his evil works have been adorned
for him and they followed their desires?
15. Is the example
of Paradise; that the righteous have been promised with rivers of pure water,
and rivers of milk whose taste does not change, and rivers of wine that are
delicious for the drinkers, and rivers of strained honey, and for them in it
are all kinds of fruits, and a forgiveness from their Lord; like that of those
who abide in the Fire, and are given to drink boiling water that cuts-up their
intestines?
16. And some of
them listen to you, until when they go out from you, they say to those who have
been given the knowledge: “What did he say?” Those are the ones whom God has
sealed upon their hearts, and they followed their desires.
17. And those who
are guided, He increases their guidance, and grants them their righteousness.
18. So are they
waiting until the Hour comes to them suddenly? For its conditions have already
been met. But once it comes to them, how will they benefit from their message?
19. So know that
there is no god besides God, and ask forgiveness of your sins and also for the
believing men and believing women. And God knows your movements and your place
of rest.
20. And those who
believe say: “If only a chapter is sent down!” But when a firm chapter is sent
down, and fighting is mentioned in it, you see those who have a disease in
their hearts look at you, as if death had already come to them. It thus
revealed them.
21. Obedience and
to speak righteousness until the matter is decided, then if they trust God it
would be better for them.
22. So do you plan
that when you turn away, that you will corrupt the land and sever your family
ties?
23. These are the
ones whom God has cursed and thus He made them deaf and blinded their sight.
24. Do they not
reflect on the Quran? Or are there locks on their hearts?
25. Surely, those
who reverted back, after the guidance has been made clear to them, the devil
has enticed them and led them on.
26. That is
because they said to those who hated what God had sent down: “We will obey you
in certain matters.” And God knows their secrets.
27. So how will it
be when the Angels put them to death, striking their faces and their backs?
28. That is
because they followed that which angered God, and they hated that which pleased
Him. Thus, He nullified their works.
29. Or did those
who harbour a disease in their hearts think that God would not bring out their
evil thoughts?
30. And if We
wished, We would show them to you so you would recognize them by their looks.
However, you can recognize them by their speech. And God is fully aware of your
works.
31. And We will
test you until We know those who strive among you and those who are patient.
And We will bring out your qualities.
32. Those who have
rejected and repelled from the path of God, and stood against the messenger
after the guidance has been made clear for them, they will not harm God in the
least, and He will nullify their works.
33. O you who
believe, obey God, and obey the messenger. And do not render your work in vain.
34. Surely, those
who rejected and repelled from the path of God, then they died while still
rejecting, God will never forgive them.
35. Therefore, do
not be weak and ask for peace, for you are on a higher moral ground, and God is
with you. And He will not waste your efforts.
36. This worldly
life is no more than play and vanity. But if you believe and lead a righteous
life, He will reward you, and He will not ask you for your wealth.
37. If He were to
ask you for it, to the extent of creating a hardship for you, you would become
stingy, and your hidden evil might be exposed.
38. Here you are
being invited to spend in the cause of God, but some among you turn stingy. And
whoever is stingy is only being stingy on himself. And God is the Rich, while
you are the poor. And if you turn away, He will substitute another people
instead of you, then they will not be like you.
Chapter-48
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. We have given
you a clear conquest.
2. So that God
may forgive your present sins, as well as those past, and so that He may
complete His blessings upon you, and guide you on a straight path.
3. And God will
grant you a conquest which is mighty.
4. He is the One
who sends down tranquility into the hearts of the believers, so that they may
increase in faith along with their present faith. And to God belongs the
soldiers of the heavens and the earth, and God is Knowledgeable, Wise.
5. That He may
admit the believing men and believing women into Gardens with rivers flowing
beneath them, abiding eternally therein, and He will remit their sins from
them. And with God this is a great triumph.
6. And He will
punish the hypocrite men and the hypocrite women, and the idolater men and the
idolater women, who think evil thoughts about God. Their evil will come back to
them, and God was angry with them, and He has cursed them and prepared for them
Hell. What a miserable destiny!
7. And to God
belongs the soldiers of the heavens and the earth. And God is Noble, Wise.
8. We have sent
you as a witness, a bearer of good news, and a warner.
9. So that you
may believe in God and His messenger, and that you may support Him, honour Him,
and glorify Him, morning and night.
10. Those who
pledge allegiance to you, are in-fact pledging allegiance to God; God’s hand is
above their hands. Those of them who violate such a pledge, are violating it
only upon themselves. And whosoever fulfills what he has pledged to God, then
He will grant him a great reward.
11. The Nomads who
lagged behind will say to you: “We were preoccupied with our money and our
family, so ask forgiveness for us.” They say with their tongues what is not in
their hearts. Say: “Who then would possess any power for you against God if He
wanted harm to afflict you or if He wanted benefit for you?” No, God is fully
Aware of everything you do.
12. Alas, you
thought that the messenger and the believers would not return to their
families, and this was deemed pleasant in your hearts, and you thought the
worst thoughts; you were a wicked people.
13. Anyone who
does not believe in God and His messenger, then We have prepared for the
rejecters a Hellfire.
14. And to God is
the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth. He forgives whomever He wills,
and punishes whomever He wills. God is Forgiver, Merciful.
15. Those who
lagged behind will say, when you venture out to collect the spoils: “Let us
follow you!” They want to change God’s words. Say: “You will not follow us;
this is what God has decreed beforehand.” They will then say: “No, you are
envious of us.” Alas, they rarely understood anything.
16. Say to those
Nomads who lagged behind: “You will be called on to fight a people who are very
powerful in warfare, unless they surrender. Then if you obey, God will
grant you a good reward, but if you turn
away as you turned away before, He will punish you with a painful retribution.”
17. There is no
burden on the blind, nor is there any burden on the cripple, nor is there on
the sick any burden. And whosoever obeys God and His messenger, He will admit
them into paradises with rivers flowing beneath; and whosoever turns away, He
will punish him with a painful retribution.
18. God is pleased
with the believers who pledged allegiance to you under the tree. He thus knew
what was in their hearts, so He sent down tranquility upon them, and rewarded
them with a near victory.
19. And abundant
spoils that they will take. God is Noble, Wise.
20. God has
promised you abundant spoils that you will take. Thus He has hastened this for
you, and He has withheld the people's hands against you; that it may be a sign
for the believers, and that He may guide you to a straight path.
21. And the other
group which you could not vanquish, God took care of them. And God was capable
of all things.
22. And if the
rejecters had fought you, they would have turned and ran, then they would have
found neither an ally nor a victor.
23. Such is God's
way with those who have passed away before, and you will not find any change in
God's way.
24. And He is the
One who withheld their hands against you, and your hands against them in the
midst of opposition, after He had made you victorious over them. God is Seer of
what you do.
25. They are the
ones who rejected and barred you from the Restricted Temple, and barred your
donations from reaching their destination. And there had been believing men and
women whom you did not know, and you may have hurt them, and on whose account
you would have committed a sin unknowingly. God will admit into His mercy
whomever He wills. Had they become separated, We would then have punished those
of them who rejected with a painful retribution.
26. Those who
rejected had put in their hearts the rage of the days of ignorance, then God
sent down tranquility upon His messenger and the believers, and directed them
to uphold the word of righteousness, and they were well entitled to it and
worthy of it. And God is fully aware of all things.
27. God has
fulfilled with truth His messenger's vision: “You will enter the Restricted
Temple, God willing, secure, with your heads shaven and shortened, having no
fear.” Thus, He knew what you did not know, and He has coupled with this a near
victory.
28. He is the One
who sent His messenger with the guidance and the system of truth, so that it
would expose all other systems. And God is sufficient as a witness.
29. The one
acclaimed is the messenger of God, and those who are with him are severe
against the rejecters, but merciful between themselves. You see them yielding
and submitting, they seek God's blessings and approval. Their distinction is in
their faces, as a result of submitting. Such is their example in the Torah. And
their example in the Injeel is like a plant which shoots out and becomes strong
and thick and it stands straight on its trunk, pleasing to the farmers. That He
may enrage the rejecters with them. God promises those among them who believe
and do good works a forgiveness and a great reward.
Chapter-49
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. O you who
believe, do not place your opinion above that of God and His messenger. And be
aware of God. God is Hearer, Knowledgeable.
2. O you who
believe, do not raise your voices above the voice of the prophet, nor shall you
speak loudly at him as you would speak loudly to each other, lest your works
become nullified while you do not perceive.
3. Surely, those
who lower their voices with the messenger of God, they are the ones whose
hearts have been tested by God for righteousness. They have deserved
forgiveness and a great recompense.
4. Surely, those
who call on you from behind the buildings, most of them do not comprehend.
5. And if they
had only been patient till you came out to them, it would have been better for
them. God is Forgiver, Merciful.
6. O you who
believe, if a wicked person comes to you with any news, then you shall
investigate it. Lest you harm a people out of ignorance, then you will become
regretful over what you have done.
7. And know that
among you is the messenger of God. If he were to obey you in many things, you
would be in difficulty. But God made you love faith and He adorned it in your
hearts, and He made you hate disbelief, wickedness, and disobedience. These are
the rightly guided ones.
8. Such is the
grace from God and a blessing. God is Knowledgeable, Wise.
9. And if two
parties of believers battle with each other, you shall reconcile them; but if
one of them aggresses against the other, then you shall fight the one
aggressing until it complies with God's command. Once it complies, then you
shall reconcile the two groups with justice, and be equitable; for God loves
those who are equitable.
10. The believers
are brothers; so reconcile between your brothers, and be aware of God, that you
may receive mercy.
11. O you who
believe, let not a people ridicule other people, for they may be better than
they. Nor shall any women ridicule other women, for they may be better than
they. Nor shall you mock one another, or call each other names. Evil indeed is
the reversion to wickedness after attaining faith. And anyone who does not
repent, then these are the transgressors.
12. O you who
believe, you shall avoid much suspicion, for some suspicion is sinful. And do
not spy on one another, nor shall you backbite one another. Would one of you
enjoy eating the flesh of his dead brother? You certainly would hate this. You
shall observe God. God is Redeemer, Merciful.
13. O mankind, We
created you from a male and female, and We made you into nations and tribes,
that you may know one another. Surely, the most honourable among you in the
sight of God is the most righteous. God is Knowledgeable, Expert.
14. The Nomads
said: “We believe.” Say: “You have not believed, but you should say: 'We have
surrendered', for belief has not yet entered into your hearts.” If you obey God
and His messenger, He will not put any of your works to waste. God is Forgiver,
Merciful.
15. Believers are
those who believe in God and His messenger, then they became without doubt, and
they strive with their money and their lives in the cause of God. These are the
truthful ones.
16. Say: “Are you
teaching God about your system while God knows everything in the heavens and
the earth? God is knowledgeable of all things.”
17. They think
they are doing you a favour by having surrendered! Say: “Do not think you are
doing me any favours by your surrender. For it is God who is doing you a favour
that He has guided you to the faith, if you are being true.”
18. Surely, God
knows all the unseen in the heavens and the earth; God is Seer of everything
you do.
Chapter-50
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. Q, and the
Quran of glory.
2. Are they
surprised that a warner has come to them from amongst them, so the rejecters
said: “This is something strange!”
3. “Can it be
that when we are dead and we become dust, that we come back later?”
4. We know which
of them has become consumed with the earth; and We have with Us a record which
keeps track.
5. But they denied
the truth when it came to them, so they are in a confused state.
6. Did they not
look to the sky above them, how We built it, and adorned it, and how it has no
openings?
7. And the land
We extended it, and placed in it stabilizers, and We gave growth in it to every
kind of healthy pair.
8. Something to
see and a reminder for every pious servant.
9. And We sent
down from the sky blessed water, and We gave growth with it to gardens and
grain that is harvested.
10. And the palm
trees, emerging with clustering fruit.
11. A provision
for the servants, and We gave life with it to the land which was dead. Such is
the resurrection.
12. Before their
denial was that of the people of Noah, and the dwellers of Al-Raas, and Thamud.
13. And ‘Aad, and
Pharaoh, and the brethren of Lot.
14. And the people
of the forest, and the people of Tubba. All of them disbelieved the messengers,
so the promise came to pass.
15. Did We have
any difficulty in making the first creation? No, they are in confusion about
the next creation.
16. And We have
created man and We know what his soul whispers to him, and We are closer to him
than his jugular vein.
17. When the two
receivers meet on the right and on the left.
18. He does not
utter a word except with having a constant recorder.
19. And the moment
of death came in truth: “This is what you have been trying to avoid!”
20. And the horn
is blown on the promised Day.
21. And every soul
is brought, being driven, and with a witness.
22. “You were
heedless of this, so now We have removed your veil, and your sight today is
iron!”
23. And his
constant companion said: “Here is one who is a transgressor.”
24. Cast in Hell
every stubborn rejecter.
25. Denier of
good, transgressor, doubter.
26. The one who
made with God another god. So cast him into the severe retribution.
27. His constant
companion said: “Our Lord, I did not corrupt him, but he was already far
astray.”
28. He said: “Do
not argue with each other before Me, I have already presented you with My
promise.”
29. “The sentence
will not be changed with Me, and I do not wrong the servants.”
30. The Day We say
to Hell: “Are you full?”, and it says: “I can take more.”
31. And Paradise
is brought near to the righteous, not far off.
32. This is what
you have been promised, for every obedient, steadfast
33. The one who
feared the Almighty while unseen, and came with a repenting heart
34. Enter it in
peace. This is the Day of eternal life.
35. In it they
will have what they wish, and We have even more.
36. And how many a
generation before them have We destroyed? They were stronger in power, and they
had dominated the land. Did they find any sanctuary?
37. In that is a
reminder for whoever has a heart, or cares to listen while he is heedful.
38. And We have
created the heavens and the earth and what is between them in six days, and no
fatigue touched Us.
39. So be patient
to what they are saying, and glorify the grace of your Lord before the rising
of the sun and before the setting.
40. And from the
night glorify Him, and after submitting.
41. And listen to
the Day when the caller will call from a near place.
42. The Day they hear
the scream with truth. That is the Day of coming out.
43. We are the
Ones who give life and bring death, and to Us is the destiny.
44. The Day when
the earth will rapidly crumble away from them; that will be a gathering which
is easy for Us.
45. We are totally
aware of what they say, and you are not to be a tyrant over them. So remind
with the Quran those who fear My promise.
Chapter-51
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. By the winds
that blow.
2. Carrying rain.
3. Travelling
easily.
4. Distributing
as commanded.
5. What you are
being promised is true.
6. And the
Judgment will come to pass.
7. By the sky
that is clear.
8. You are saying
what is different.
9. To mislead
those who are misled.
10. Woe to the
deceitful.
11. Who are in
mischief, unaware.
12. They ask:
“When is the Day of Judgment?”
13. The Day they
ordeal upon the Fire.
14. “Taste this
ordeal of yours; this is what you asked to be hastened.”
15. The righteous
are in paradises and springs.
16. Receiving what
their Lord has bestowed to them, for they were before that pious.
17. They used to
rarely sleep the whole night.
18. And before
dawn, they would seek forgiveness.
19. An in their
money was a portion for the beggar and the needy.
20. And in the
earth are signs for those who comprehend.
21. And within
yourselves; do you not see?
22. And in the
heaven is your provision, and what you are promised.
23. By the Lord of
the heaven and the earth, this is truth just as the fact that you speak.
24. Has the story
of Abraham’s noble guests come to you?
25. When they
entered upon him, they said: “Peace.” He said: “Peace to a people unknown!”
26. Then he went
to his family and brought a fat roasted calf.
27. He offered it
to them, he said: “Do you not eat?”
28. He then became
fearful of them. They said: “Do not fear,” and they gave him good news of a
knowledgeable son.
29. His wife then
approached in amazement. She slapped upon her face, and said: “I am a sterile
old woman!”
30. They said: “It
was such that your Lord has said. He is the Wise, the Knowledgeable."
31. He said: “What
is your undertaking, O messengers?”
32. They said: “We
have been sent to a criminal people.”
33. “To send down
upon them rocks of clay.”
34. “Prepared by
your Lord for the transgressors.”
35. We then
vacated from it all the believers.
36. But We only found
in it one house of those who had surrendered.
37. And We have
left in it a sign for those who fear the painful retribution.
38. And also
Moses, for We sent him to Pharaoh with a clear authority.
39. But he turned
away, in arrogance, and he said: “A magician, or crazy.”
40. So We took him
and his troops; We cast them into the sea, and he was to blame.
41. And also ‘Aad,
for We sent upon them the hurricane wind.
42. Anything that
it came upon was utterly destroyed.
43. And also
Thamud, for it was said to them: “Enjoy for a while.”
44. But they
rebelled against the command of their Lord. So the lightning struck them while
they were looking.
45. They were
unable to rise up, nor could they win.
46. And the people
of Noah before; they were a wicked people.
47. And We
constructed the universe using matter, and We will expand it.
48. And the earth
We furnished; glory be to the Makers.
49. And from
everything We created a pair, perhaps you may remember.
50. So turn
towards God. I am to you from Him a clear warner.
51. And do not
make any other god with God. I am to you from Him a clear warner.
52. Likewise, when
a messenger went to those before them, they said: “A magician, or crazy.”
53. Have they
passed down this saying to each other? Indeed, they are a wicked people.
54. So turn away
from them; you will not be blamed.
55. And remind,
for the reminder benefits the believers.
56. I did not
create the Jinn and the humans except to serve Me.
57. I need no
provisions from them, nor do I need them to give food.
58. God is the
Provider, the One with Power, the Supreme.
59. The
transgressors will have the same fate as their previous friends; so let them
not be hasty.
60. So woe to
those who rejected from the Day that is waiting for them.
Chapter-52
In the name of God, the Almighty, Most Merciful
1. By the mount.
2. And a recorded
Scripture.
3. In parchment
unrolled.
4. And the
constructed institution.
5. And the raised
ceiling.
6. And the sea
that is set aflame.
7. Your Lord's
retribution is unavoidable.
8. Nothing can
stop it.
9. The Day when
the sky will violently thunder.
10. And the mountains
will be wiped out.
11. Woe on that
Day to the deniers.
12. Who are in
their recklessness, playing.
13. The Day they
will be called into Hell, forcibly.
14. “This is the
Fire which you used to deny!”
15. “Is this
magic, or do you not see?”
16. “Enter it,
whether you are patient or impatient, it will be the same for you. You are only
being requited for what you used to do.”
17. The righteous
are in paradises and bliss.
18. Delighted by
what their Lord has granted them; and their Lord has spared them the
retribution of Hell.
19. Eat and drink
happily because of what you used to do.
20. They recline
on furnishings in procession, and We pair them with beautiful companions.
21. And those who
believed, and their progeny also followed them in belief; We will have their
progeny join them. We never fail to reward them for any work. Every person is
paid for what he did.
22. We will supply
them with fruit and meat such as they desire.
23. They will enjoy
drinks in which there is no harm, nor regret.
24. And around
them will be children like protected pearls.
25. And they came
to one another asking.
26. They said: “We
used to be compassionate among our people.”
27. “God thus
blessed us, and has spared us the agony of the fiery winds.”
28. “We used to
implore Him before; He is the Most Kind, the Most Merciful.”
29. Therefore, you
shall remind. For by the grace of your Lord, you are neither a soothsayer, nor
mad.
30. Or do they
say: “He is a poet; so let us just wait until a disaster befalls him.”
31. Say: “Continue
waiting; for I will wait along with you.”
32. Or do their
dreams dictate this to them, or are they a transgressing people?
33. Or do they
say: “He made it all up”? No, they simply do not believe.
34. Let them
produce a narration like this, if they are truthful.
35. Or were they
created from nothing? Or was it them who created?
36. Or did they
create the heavens and the earth? No, they do not comprehend.
37. Or do they
possess the treasures of your Lord? Are they in control?
38. Or do they
have a stairway that enables them to listen? Then let their listeners show
their proof.
39. Or to Him
belong the daughters, and to you belong the sons?
40. Or do you ask
them for a wage, thus they are burdened by the fine?
41. Or do they
know the future, thus they have it recorded?
42. Or do they
intend to scheme? Indeed, it is the rejecters who are schemed against.
43. Or do they
have another god besides God? God be glorified above what they set-up.
44. And if they
see a spectacle from the sky, they will say: “Piled clouds!”
45. So disregard
them until they meet the Day in which they are struck.
46. The Day when
their schemes will not protect them, nor will they be helped.
47. And for those
who transgressed will be a retribution beyond this, but most of them do not
know.
48. You shall be
patient for the judgement of your Lord, for you are in Our sights, and glorify
the praise of your Lord when you get up.
49. Also during
the night glorify Him, and at the setting of the stars.
Chapter-53
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. As the star
collapsed.
2. Your friend
was not astray, nor was he deceived.
3. Nor does he
speak from personal desire.
4. It is a divine
inspiration.
5. He has been
taught by One mighty in power.
6. Free from any
defect, he became stable.
7. While he was
at the highest horizon.
8. Then he drew
nearer by moving down.
9. Until he
became as near as two bow-lengths or nearer.
10. He then
conveyed the inspiration to His servant what was to be revealed.
11. The heart did
not invent what it saw.
12. Do you doubt
him in what he saw?
13. And indeed, he
saw him in another descent.
14. At the
ultimate point.
15. Near it is the
eternal Paradise.
16. The whole
place was overwhelmed.
17. The eyes did
not waver, nor go blind.
18. He has seen
from the great signs of his Lord.
19. Have you
considered Allaat and Al-`Uzzah?
20. And Manaat,
the third one?
21. Do you have
the males, while He has the females?
22. What a strange
distribution!
23. These are but
names that you made up, you and your forefathers. God never authorized such.
They only follow conjecture, and personal desire, while the guidance has come
to them from their Lord.
24. Or shall the
human being have what he wishes?
25. To God belongs
the Hereafter, and the world.
26. And there are
many Angels in heaven, who have no power to intercede, except after God gives
permission for whom He wishes and is satisfied with him.
27. Those who
disbelieve in the Hereafter have given the Angels feminine names.
28. While they had
no knowledge about this; they only followed conjecture. And conjecture is no
substitute for the truth.
29. So disregard
he who turns away from Our reminder, and only desires this worldly life.
30. This is the
extent of their knowledge. Your Lord is fully aware of those who strayed away
from His path, and He is fully aware of those who are guided.
31. And to God
belongs everything in the heavens and everything on earth. He will requite
those who commit evil for their works, and will reward the righteous for their
righteousness.
32. They avoid
major sins and lewdness, except for minor offences. Your Lord is with vast
forgiveness. He has been fully aware of you since He initiated you from the
earth, and while you were embryos in your mothers' wombs. Therefore, do not
acclaim yourselves; He is fully aware of the righteous.
33. Have you noted
the one who turned away?
34. And he gave
very little, then he stopped.
35. Did he possess
knowledge of the future? Could he see it?
36. Or was he not
informed of the teachings in the Scriptures of Moses?
37. And of Abraham
who fulfilled?
38. None can carry
the burdens of another.
39. And the human
being will have what he sought.
40. And his works
will be shown.
41. Then he will
be paid fully for such works.
42. And to your
Lord is the final destiny.
43. And He is the
One who makes laughter and tears.
44. And He is the
One who takes life and gives it.
45. And He is the
One who created the pair, male and female.
46. From a tiny
drop of semen.
47. And He will
effect the recreation.
48. And He is the
One who makes you rich or poor.
49. And He is the
Lord of Sirius.
50. And He is the
One who destroyed `Aad the first.
51. And of Thamud
He left nothing.
52. And the people
of Noah before that; they were evil transgressors.
53. And the evil
communities were the lowliest.
54. Consequently,
they utterly vanished.
55. So which of
your Lord's marvels can you deny?
56. This is a
warning like the older ones.
57. The final
judgement draws near.
58. None beside
God can relieve it.
59. Are you
surprised by this narration?
60. And you are
laughing, instead of crying?
61. And you are
insisting on your ways?
62. You shall
submit to God, and serve.
Chapter-54
In the name of God, the Almighty, Most Merciful
1. The Hour has
drawn near and the moon will drift off.
2. And if they
see a sign, they turn away and say: “Continuous magic!”
3. And they
disbelieved, and followed their desires, and every old tradition.
4. While the news
had come to them in which there was sufficient warning.
5. A perfect
wisdom; but the warnings are of no benefit.
6. So turn away
from them; the Day will come when the caller will announce a terrible disaster.
7. With their
eyes humiliated, they come out of the graves like scattered locusts.
8. Hastening
towards the caller, the rejecters will say: “This is a difficult Day.”
9. The people of
Noah disbelieved before them. They disbelieved Our servant and said: “He is
crazy!” and he was oppressed.
10. So he called
on his Lord: “I am beaten, so grant me victory.”
11. So We opened
the gates of the sky with pouring water.
12. And We caused
springs to gush out of the earth. Thus the waters met to a command which had
been measured.
13. We carried him
on a craft made of slabs and mortar.
14. It ran under
Our watchful eyes; a reward for one who was rejected.
15. And We have
left it as a sign. Do any of you wish to learn?
16. So how was My
retribution after the warnings!
17. And We made
the Quran easy to learn. Do any of you wish to learn?
18. ‘Aad
disbelieved. So how was My retribution after the warnings!
19. We sent upon
them a violent wind, on a day of continuous misery.
20. It uprooted
the people as if they were decayed palm tree trunks.
21. So how was My
retribution after the warnings!
22. We made the
Quran easy to learn. Do any of you wish to learn?
23. Thamud
rejected the warnings.
24. They said:
“Shall we follow one of us; a human being? We will then go astray, and be in
Hell.”
25. “Has the message
come down to him, instead of us? He is an evil liar.”
26. They will find
out tomorrow who the evil liar is.
27. We are sending
the camel as a test for them. So observe them and be patient.
28. And inform
them that the water shall be divided between them; each shall be allowed to
drink in the specified time.
29. But they
called on their friend, and he was paid to slaughter.
30. So how was My
retribution after the warnings!
31. We sent upon
them one scream, whereupon they became like harvested hay.
32. We made the
Quran easy to learn. Does any of you wish to learn?
33. The people of
Lot rejected the warners.
34. We sent upon
them projectiles. Except for the family of Lot, We saved them at dawn.
35. A blessing
from Us; it is thus that We reward those who are appreciative.
36. And he warned
them about Our punishment, but they ridiculed the warnings.
37. And they
sought to remove him from his guests; so We diverted their eyes. “Taste My
retribution; you have been warned.”
38. And in the
early morning, a devastating retribution struck them.
39. “Taste My
retribution; you have been warned.”
40. We made the
Quran easy to learn. Do any of you wish to learn?
41. And the
warnings had come to the people of Pharaoh.
42. They rejected
all Our signs. So We took them, the taking of the Noble, the Able.
43. Are your
rejecters better than those? Or have you been absolved by the Scripture?
44. Or do they
say: “We are a large group and we will win.”
45. The large
group will be defeated; they will turn around and flee.
46. The Hour is
their appointed time, and the Hour is far worse and more painful.
47. The criminals
are in error and will burn.
48. The Day when they
will be dragged upon their faces into the Fire: “Taste the agony of the
scorching heat!”
49. Everything We
have created in measure.
50. And Our
commands are done at once with the blink of an eye.
51. And We have
destroyed your counterparts. Do any of you wish to learn?
52. And everything
they did is in the records.
53. And
everything, small or large, is written down.
54. The righteous
will be in paradises and rivers.
55. In a position
of honour, at an Omnipotent King.
Chapter-55
In the name of God, the Almighty, Most Merciful
1. The Almighty.
2. Teacher of the
Quran.
3. Creator of the
human being.
4. He taught him
how to distinguish.
5. The sun and
the moon are perfectly calculated.
6. And the stars
and the trees submit.
7. And He raised
the sky and He set-up the balance.
8. Do not
transgress in the balance.
9. And observe
the weight with equity, and do not fall short in the balance.
10. And the earth
He has made for all creatures.
11. In it are
fruits, and date palms with their hanging fruit.
12. And grains and
the spices.
13. So which of
your Lord's favours will you deny?
14. He created the
human from a clay, like pottery.
15. And the Jinn
He created from a smokeless fire.
16. So which of
your Lord's favours will you deny?
17. The Lord of
the two easts and the two wests.
18. So which of
your Lord's favours will you deny?
19. He separates
the two seas where they meet.
20. A barrier is
placed between them, which they do not cross.
21. So which of
your Lord's favours will you deny?
22. Out of both of
them comes pearls and coral.
23. So which of
your Lord's favours will you deny?
24. And to Him are
the ships that roam the sea like flags.
25. So which of
your Lord's favours will you deny?
26. Everyone upon
it will fade-away.
27. And the presence of your Lord will remain, the
One with Majesty and Honour.
28. So which of your
Lord's favours will you deny?
29. Those in the
heavens and earth ask Him, everyday He is in some matter.
30. So which of
your Lord's favours will you deny?
31. We will call
you to account, both of you beings.
32. So which of
your Lord's favours will you deny?
33. O tribes of
Jinn and humans, if you can penetrate the outer limits of the heavens and the
earth, then go ahead and penetrate. You will not penetrate without authority.
34. So which of
your Lord's favours will you deny?
35. There will be
sent against both of you projectiles of fire and copper, and you cannot win.
36. So which of
your Lord's favours will you deny?
37. Then, when the
universe is torn, and turns like a rose coloured paint.
38. So which of
your Lord's favours will you deny?
39. On that Day,
no more questioning is asked of human or Jinn as to his sins.
40. So which of
your Lord's favours will you deny?
41. The guilty
will be recognized by their features; they will be taken by the forelocks and
the feet.
42. So which of
your Lord's favours will you deny?
43. This is Hell
that the criminals used to deny.
44. They will move
between it and a boiling liquid.
45. So which of
your Lord's favours will you deny?
46. And for he who
reverenced the majesty of his Lord, will be two paradises.
47. So which of
your Lord's favours will you deny?
48. Full of
provisions.
49. So which of
your Lord's favours will you deny?
50. In them are
two springs, flowing.
51. So which of
your Lord's favours will you deny?
52. In them will
be of every fruit, in pairs.
53. So which of
your Lord's favours will you deny?
54. While
reclining upon furnishings lined with satin, the fruits of the two paradises
are within reach.
55. So which of
your Lord's favours will you deny?
56. In them are
humble companions never touched by any human or Jinn.
57. So which of
your Lord's favours will you deny?
58. They look like
rubies and coral.
59. So which of
your Lord's favours will you deny?
60. Is there any
reward for goodness except goodness?
61. So which of
your Lord's favours will you deny?
62. And besides
these will be two other paradises.
63. So which of
your Lord's favours will you deny?
64. Side by side.
65. So which of
your Lord's favours will you deny?
66. In them, two
springs which gush forth.
67. So which of
your Lord's favours will you deny?
68. In them are
fruits, date palms, and pomegranate.
69. So which of
your Lord's favours will you deny?
70. In them are
what is fair and beautiful.
71. So which of
your Lord's favours will you deny?
72. Companions
residing in pavilions.
73. So which of
your Lord's favours will you deny?
74. No human ever
touched them, nor Jinn.
75. So which of
your Lord's favours will you deny?
76. They are
reclining on green carpets, in beautiful surroundings.
77. So which of
your Lord's favours will you deny?
78. Glorified be
the name of your Lord, Possessor of Majesty and Honour.
Chapter-56
In the name of God, the Almighty, Most Merciful
1. When the
inevitable comes to pass.
2. Nothing can
stop it from happening.
3. It will bring
low, and raise up.
4. When the Earth
will be shaken a terrible shake.
5. And the
mountains will be wiped out.
6. So that they
become only scattered dust.
7. And you will
be in three groupings.
8. So those on
the right, who will be from those on the right?
9. And those on
the left, who will be from those on the left?
10. And those
foremost, who will be from those foremost?
11. They will be
the ones who are brought near.
12. In the
paradises of bliss.
13. Many from the
first generations.
14. And a few from
the later generations.
15. Upon luxurious
furnishings.
16. Residing in
them, neighbouring each other.
17. Moving amongst
them will be immortal children.
18. With cups,
pitchers and drinks which are pure.
19. They do not
run out, nor do they get bored.
20. And fruits of
their choice.
21. And meat of
birds that they desire.
22. And beautiful
companions.
23. Like protected
pearls.
24. A reward for
their works.
25. They never
hear any nonsense therein, nor sinful utterances.
26. Only the
utterances of: “Peace, peace.”
27. And those on
the right, who will be with those on the right?
28. In lush
orchards.
29. And
fruit-trees which are ripe.
30. And extended
shade.
31. And flowing
water.
32. And many
fruits.
33. Neither
ending; nor forbidden.
34. And raised
furnishings.
35. We have made
for them those who are special.
36. And made them
never previously touched.
37. Perfectly
matched.
38. For those on
the right side.
39. Many from the
early generations.
40. And many from
the later generations.
41. And those on
the left, who will be from those on the left?
42. In fierce hot
winds and boiling water.
43. And a shade
that is unpleasant.
44. Neither cool,
nor helpful.
45. They used to
be indulged in luxury before this.
46. And they
persisted in the great blasphemy.
47. And they used
to say: “After we die and turn to dust and bones, we will get resurrected?”
48. “As well as
our forefathers?”
49. Say: “The
people of old and the later generations,”
50. “Will be
summoned to a meeting on a predetermined Day.”
51. “Then you, O
rejecting strayers,”
52. “Will eat from
the tree of Bitterness,”
53. “Filling your
bellies therefrom,”
54. “Then drinking
on top of it boiling water,”
55. “So you will
drink like thirsty camels!”
56. Such is their
share on the Day of Judgment.
57. We have
created you, if you could only believe!
58. Have you noted
the semen that you produce?
59. Did you create
it, or were We the Ones who created it?
60. We have
predetermined death for you. Nothing can stop Us,
61. From transforming
your forms, and establishing you in what you do not know.
62. You have come
to know about the first creation. If only you would remember.
63. Have you noted
the crops you reap?
64. Did you grow
them, or were We the Ones who grew them?
65. If We wished,
We can turn them into hay. Then you will be left in wonderment:
66. “We are lost.”
67. “No, we are
deprived!”
68. Have you noted
the water you drink?
69. Did you send
it down from the clouds, or was it We who sent it down?
70. If We wished,
We can make it salty. If only you would give thanks.
71. Have you noted
the fire you kindle?
72. Did you
establish its tree, or was it We who established it?
73. We rendered it
a reminder, and a useful tool for the users.
74. You shall
glorify the name of your Lord, the Great.
75. I do swear by
the positions of the stars.
76. This is an
oath, if you only knew, that is great.
77. This is an
honourable Quran.
78. In a protected
record.
79. None can grasp
it except those pure.
80. A revelation
from the Lord of the worlds.
81. Are you
disregarding this narration?
82. And you have
your provisions, yet you are denying?
83. So when the
time comes and it reaches your throat.
84. And at that
moment you look around.
85. We are closer
to it than you are, but you do not see.
86. If it is true
that you do not owe any account.
87. Then return
it, if you are truthful?
88. So, if he is
one of those who are made near.
89. Then joy, and
rose buds, and paradises of bliss.
90. And if he is
one of the people of the right.
91. Then: “Peace”
from the people of the right.
92. But if he is
one of the deniers, the strayers.
93. Then an abode of
boiling water.
94. And a burning
in Hell.
95. This is the
absolute truth.
96. You shall
glorify the name of your Lord, the Great.
Chapter-57
In the name of God, the Almighty, Most Merciful
1. Glorifying God
is everything in the heavens and the earth. He is the Noble, the Wise.
2. To Him is the
kingship of the heavens and the earth. He brings life and death. And He is
capable of all things.
3. He is the
First and the Last, the Evident and the Innermost. And He is fully aware of all
things.
4. He is the One
who created the heavens and the earth in six days, then He settled over the
dominion. He knows everything that enters into the land, and everything that
comes out of it, and everything that comes down from the sky, and everything
that climbs into it. And He is with you wherever you may be. God is Seer of
everything you do.
5. To Him is the
kingship of the heavens and the earth, and to God all matters are returned.
6. He merges the
night into the day, and merges the day into the night. He is fully aware of
what is inside the chests.
7. Believe in God
and His messenger, and spend from what He has made you successors to. Those
among you who believe and spend have deserved a great recompense.
8. Why should you
not believe in God when the messenger is inviting you to believe in your Lord?
And He has already taken a pledge from you, if you are believers.
9. He is the One
who sends down to His servant clear revelations, to bring you out of the darkness
into the light. God is Compassionate towards you, Merciful.
10. And why do you
not spend in the cause of God, when God possesses all wealth in the heavens and
the earth? Not equal among you are those who spent before the victory and
fought. They attained a greater rank than those who spent after the victory and
fought. And for each, God promises goodness. And God is Expert in everything
you do.
11. Who will lend
God a loan of goodness, to have it multiplied for him manifold, and he will
have a generous recompense?
12. The Day will
come when you see the believing men and the believing women with their light
radiating around them and to their right. “Good news is yours today, you will
have paradises with flowing rivers, abiding therein. This is the great
triumph!”
13. On that Day,
the hypocrite men and the hypocrite women will say to those who believed: “Wait
for us! Let us absorb some of your light.” It will be said: “Go back behind
you, and seek light.” So a barrier will be set up between them, whose gate
separates mercy on the inner side, from retribution on the outer side.
14. They will call
upon them: “Were we not with you?” They will reply: “Yes, but you led
yourselves into temptation, and you hesitated, and doubted, and became misled
by wishful thinking, until God's judgment came. You were diverted from God by
arrogance.”
15. “This Day, no
ransom can be taken from you, nor from those who disbelieved. Your abode is the
Fire, it is your patron; what a miserable abode.”
16. Has not the
time come for those who believed to open up their hearts for the remembrance of
God, and the truth that is revealed herein? And they should not be like those
who were given the Scripture before, and the waiting became long for them, so
their hearts became hardened, and many of them were wicked.
17. Know that God
revives the land after it had died. We have made clear to you the signs,
perhaps you may understand.
18. Surely, the
charitable men and charitable women, who have loaned God a loan of goodness, He
will multiply their reward, and they will have a generous recompense.
19. And those who
believed in God and His messengers are the truthful ones. And the martyrs at
their Lord will have their reward and their light. As for those who disbelieved
and rejected Our revelations, they are the dwellers of Hell.
20. Know that this
worldly life is no more than play and amusement, and boasting among you, and an
increase in wealth and children. It is like plants that are supplied by an abundant
rain, which appear pleasing to the disbelievers. But then they dry-up and turn
yellow, and become useless hay. And in the Hereafter there is severe
retribution, and forgiveness from God and approval. This worldly life is no
more than a deceiving enjoyment.
21. You shall race
towards forgiveness from your Lord, and a Paradise whose width is as the width
of the heaven and the earth, prepared for those who believed in God and His
messengers. Such is God's grace that He bestows upon whomever He wills. God is
the Possessor of Infinite Grace.
22. No misfortune
can happen on earth, or in yourselves, except it is decreed in a record, before
We bring it about. This is easy for God to do.
23. In order that
you do not despair over anything that has passed you by, nor be happy of
anything He has bestowed upon you. God does not like those who are boastful,
proud.
24. They are
stingy, and order the people to be stingy. And for anyone who turns away, then
know that God is the Rich, the Praiseworthy.
25. We have sent
Our messengers with clear proofs, and We sent down with them the Scripture and
the balance, that the people may uphold justice. And We sent down the iron,
wherein there is great strength, and many benefits for the people. So that God
would distinguish those who would support Him and His messengers on faith. God
is Powerful, Noble.
26. And We had
sent Noah and Abraham, and We placed in their progeny the prophethood and the
Scripture. Some of them were guided, while many were wicked.
27. Then We sent
in their tracks Our messengers. We sent Jesus the son of Mary, and We gave him
the Injeel, and We ordained in the hearts of his followers kindness and mercy.
But they invented Monasticism which We never decreed for them. They wanted to
please God, but they did not observe it the way it should have been observed.
Consequently, We gave those who believed among them their recompense, while
many of them were wicked.
28. O you who
believe, you shall reverence God and believe in His messenger. He will then
grant you double the reward from His mercy, and He will make for you a light by
which you shall walk, and He will forgive you. And God is Forgiving, Merciful.
29. So that the
followers of the Scripture should know that they have no power over God's
grace, and that all grace is in God's hand. He bestows it upon whomever He
wills. God is Possessor of Infinite Grace.
Chapter-58
In the name of God, the Almighty, Most Merciful
1. God has heard
the woman who has argued with you regarding her husband, and she complained to
God. And God hears the argument between you. God is Hearer, Seer.
2. Those among
you who estrange their wives by saying to them: “You are as my mother”. They
can never be as their mothers, for their mothers are the women who gave birth
to them. Indeed, they are uttering what is strange and a falsehood. And God is
Pardoner, Forgiver.
3. Those who had
estranged their wives in this manner, then they do again repeat it, they shall
free a slave before they have sexual contact between them. This is to enlighten
you. God is well aware of everything you do.
4. If he cannot
find any, then he shall fast two consecutive months before any sexual contact
between them. If he cannot, then he shall feed sixty poor people. That is so
you would believe in God and His messenger. And these are the limits set by
God. The disbelievers have incurred a painful retribution.
5. Those who
oppose God and His messenger will be disgraced, like their previous
counterparts were disgraced. We have sent down clear proofs, and the rejecters
have incurred a shameful retribution.
6. The Day when
God resurrects them all, then He informs them of what they had done. God has
recorded it, while they have forgotten it. God witnesses all things.
7. Do you not
realise that God knows everything in the heavens and everything on earth? No
three people can meet secretly without Him being their fourth, nor five without
Him being the sixth, nor less than that, nor more, without Him being there with
them wherever they may be. Then, on the Day of Resurrection, He will inform
them of everything they had done. God is fully aware of all things.
8. Have you noted
those who were enjoined from holding meetings in secret, but then they insist
on it? They meet secretly to commit sin, transgression, and disobedience of the
messenger. When they come to you, they greet you with a greeting other than
that which God greets you with. They say inside themselves: “Why does God not
punish us for our utterances?” Hell will be sufficient for them, wherein they
burn; what a miserable destiny.
9. O you who
believe, if you must meet secretly, then you shall not meet to commit sin,
transgression, and to disobey the messenger. You shall meet to work righteousness
and piety. And be aware of God, before whom you will be summoned.
10. Secret
meetings are from the devil, to cause grief to those who believed. However, he
cannot harm them except if God wills. In God the believers shall put their
trust.
11. O you who
believe, if you are told to make room in the council, then you shall make room.
God will then make room for you. If you are asked to step-down, then step-down.
God will raise those among you who believe, and those who acquire knowledge to
higher ranks. God is fully aware of everything you do.
12. O you who
believe, if you wish to hold a private meeting with the messenger, you shall
offer a charity before you do so. This is better for you, and purer. If you
cannot afford it, then God is Forgiver, Merciful.
13. Are you
reluctant to offer a charity before such meeting? If you do not do it, and God
has forgiven you, then you shall hold the assembly, and contribute towards
betterment, and obey God and His messenger. God is fully Aware of everything
you do.
14. Have you noted
those who befriended people with whom God is angry? They are now neither from
you nor from them. And they deliberately swear to lies while they know!
15. God has
prepared for them a severe retribution. Miserable indeed is what they used to
do.
16. They used
their oaths as a means of repelling from the path of God. Consequently, they
have incurred a shameful retribution.
17. Neither their
money, nor their children will help them against God in the least. They have
incurred the Hellfire, in it they will abide.
18. The Day will
come when God resurrects them all. Then they will swear to Him, just as they
swear to you, thinking that they actually are right! Indeed, they are the
liars.
19. The devil has
overtaken them, and has caused them to forget the remembrance of God. These are
the party of the devil. Absolutely, the party of the devil are the losers.
20. Surely, those
who oppose God and His messenger, they will be with the lowliest.
21. God has
decreed: “I and My messengers will be the victors.” God is Powerful, Noble.
22. You will not
find any people who believe in God and the Last Day befriending those who
oppose God and His messenger, even if they were their parents, or their
children, or their siblings, or their tribe. For these, He decrees faith into
their hearts, and supports them with a spirit from Him, and He admits them into
paradises with rivers flowing beneath, wherein they will abide. God is pleased
with them, and they are pleased with Him. These are the party of God. Most
assuredly, the party of God are the winners.
Chapter-59
In the name of God, the Almighty, Most Merciful
1. Glorifying God
is everything in the heavens and the earth, and He is the Noble, the Wise.
2. He is the One
who drove out those who disbelieved among the people of the Scripture from
their homes at the very first mobilization. You never thought that they would
leave, and they thought that their fortresses would protect them from God. But
then God came to them from where they did not expect, and He cast terror into
their hearts. They destroyed their homes with their own hands and the hands of
the believers. So learn from this, O you who possess vision.
3. And had God
not decreed to banish them, He would have punished them in this life. And in
the Hereafter they will face the retribution of the Fire.
4. This is
because they challenged God and His messenger. And whosoever challenges God,
then God is severe in punishment.
5. Whether you
cut down a tree or left it standing on its root, it was by God's leave. He will
surely humiliate the wicked.
6. And what God
provided to His messenger, without you having to battle for it on horses or on
foot, was because God sends His emissaries against whomever He wills. And God
is capable of all things.
7. And whatever
God provided to His messenger from the people of the townships, then it shall
be to God and His messenger, and the relatives, and the orphans, and the poor,
and the wayfarer. Thus, it will not remain monopolized by the rich among you.
And you may take what the messenger gives you, but do not take what he
withholds you from taking. And be aware of God, for God is mighty in
retribution.
8. For the
immigrants who are poor and were driven out of their homes and deprived of
their properties, they sought God's grace and pleasure, and they supported God
and His messenger. They are the truthful ones.
9. And those who
provided them with shelter, and were believers before them; they love those who
immigrated to them, and they find no hesitation in their hearts in helping
them, and they readily give them priority over themselves, even when they
themselves need what they give away. Indeed, those who overcome their desires
are the successful ones.
10. And those who
came after them saying: “Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers who preceded us
to the faith, and do not place in our hearts any animosity towards those who
believed. Our Lord, You are Compassionate, Merciful.”
11. Have you noted
those who are hypocrites, they say to their companions in disbelief among the
people of the Scripture: “If you are driven out we will go out with you, and we
will never obey anyone who opposes you. And if anyone fights you, we will
support you.” God bears witness that they are liars.
12. If they were
driven out, they would not have gone out with them, and if anyone fought them,
they would not have supported them. And even if they supported them, they would
have turned around and fled. They could never win.
13. Indeed, you
strike more terror in their hearts than their fear of God. This is because they
are people who do not comprehend.
14. They will not
fight you all unless they are in fortified towns, or from behind walls. Their might
appears formidable among themselves. You would think that they are united, but
their hearts are divided. This is because they are people who do not
understand.
15. Like the
example of those who preceded them. They suffered the consequences of their
decisions. They have incurred a painful retribution.
16. Like the
example of the devil, when he says to the human being: “Disbelieve,” then as
soon as he disbelieves, he says: “I disown you. I fear God, the Lord of the
worlds.”
17. So the destiny
for both of them is the Fire, abiding therein. And such is the recompense for
the wicked.
18. O you who
believe, be aware of God, and let every soul examine what it has put forth for
tomorrow. And be aware of God; God is fully aware of everything you do.
19. And do not be
like those who forgot God, so He made them forget themselves. These are the
wicked.
20. Not equal are
the dwellers of the Fire and the dwellers of Paradise; the dwellers of Paradise
are the winners.
21. Had We sent
down this Quran to a mountain, you would have seen it trembling, crumbling, out
of reverence for God. And such are the examples We cite for the people, that
they may reflect.
22. He is God;
there is no other god beside Him. Knower of all secrets and declarations. He is
the Almighty, the Merciful.
23. He is God;
there is no other god beside Him. The King, the Holy, the Peace, the Faithful,
the Supreme, the Noble, the Powerful, the Dignified. God be glorified; far
above what they set-up.
24. He is God; the
Creator, the Initiator, the Designer. To Him belong the most beautiful names.
Glorifying Him is everything in the heavens and the earth. He is the Noble, the
Wise.
Chapter-60
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. O you who
believe, do not take My enemy and your enemy as allies, you extend love to
them, even though they have rejected the truth that has come to you. They drive
you and the messenger out, simply because you believe in God, your Lord. If you
are mobilizing to struggle in My cause, seeking My blessings, then how can you
secretly love them? I am fully aware of everything you conceal, and what you
declare. And whosoever of you does this, then he has gone astray from the right
path.
2. If they
encounter you, they treat you as enemies, and they extend their hands and
tongues against you to hurt you. They desire you to disbelieve.
3. Neither your
relatives nor your children will benefit you. On the Day of Resurrection, He
will separate between you. And God is Seer of everything you do.
4. There has been
a good example set for you by Abraham and those with him, when they said to
their people: “We are innocent from you and what you serve besides God. We have
rejected you, and it appears that there shall be animosity and hatred between
us and you until you believe in God alone.” Except for the saying of Abraham to
his father: “I will ask forgiveness for you, but I do not possess any power to
protect you from God.” “Our Lord, we have put our trust in You, and we turn to
You, and to You is the final destiny.”
5. “Our Lord, do
not let us become a test for those who rejected, and forgive us. Our Lord, You
are the Noble, the Wise.”
6. Certainly, a
good example has been set by them for those who seek God and the Last Day. And
whosoever turns away, then God is the Rich, the Praiseworthy.
7. Perhaps God
will grant compassion between you and those you consider enemies; and God is
Capable. And God is Forgiving, Merciful.
8. God does not
forbid you from those who have not fought you because of your system, nor drove
you out of your homes, that you deal kindly and equitably with them. For God
loves the equitable.
9. But God does
forbid you regarding those who fought you because of your system, and drove you
out of your homes, and helped to drive you out. You shall not ally with them.
Those who ally with them, then such are the transgressors.
10. O you who
believe, if the believing women come emigrating to you, then you shall test
them. God is fully aware of their belief. Thus, if you establish that they are
believers, then you shall not return them to the disbelievers. They are no
longer lawful for them, nor are the disbelievers lawful for them. And return
the dowries that were paid. And there is no sin upon you to marry them, if you
have paid their dowries to them. And do not keep disbelieving wives, and ask
back what dowries you paid. And let them ask back what dowries they had paid.
Such is God's judgement; He judges between you. God is Knowledgeable, Wise.
11. And if any of
your wives have gone-over to the camp of the disbelievers, and you are granted
victory over them, then you shall compensate those whose wives have gone-over,
to the equivalent of what dowry they spent. And be aware of God, in whom you
believe.
12. O you prophet,
if the believing women come to make allegiance to you that they will not set up
anything beside God, nor steal, nor commit adultery, nor kill their unborn
children, nor fabricate any falsehood, nor disobey you in any matter which is
righteous, then you shall accept their allegiance, and ask God to forgive them.
God is Forgiver, Merciful.
13. O you who
believe, do not ally a people with whom God is angry; for they have given-up
regarding the Hereafter, just like the rejecters have given-up on the people
who are already in the graves.
Chapter-61
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. Glorifying God
is everything in the heavens and everything on the earth. And He is the Noble,
the Wise.
2. O you who
believe, why do you say what you do not do?
3. It is most
despicable with God that you would say what you do not do.
4. God loves
those who fight in His cause as one column, they are like bricks in a wall.
5. And when Moses
said to his people: “O my people, why do you harm me, while you know that I am
God's messenger to you?” But when they deviated, God diverted their hearts. And
God does not guide the wicked people.
6. And when
Jesus, son of Mary, said: “O children of Israel, I am God's messenger to you,
authenticating what is present with me of the Torah and bringing good news of a
messenger to come after me whose name will be Ahmad.” But when he showed them
the clear proofs, they said: “This is clearly magic.”
7. Who is more
evil than one who fabricates lies about God, while he is being invited to
surrender? God does not guide the evil people.
8. They wish to
put out God's light with their mouths. But God will continue with His light,
even if the rejecters dislike it.
9. He is the One
who sent His messenger with the guidance and the system of truth, so that it
will expose all other systems, even if those who set up partners dislike it.
10. “O you who
believe, shall I lead you to a trade that will save you from painful
retribution.”
11. “That you
believe in God and His messenger and strive in the cause of God with your money
and your lives. This is best for you, if only you knew.”
12. He will then
forgive your sins, and admit you into paradises with rivers flowing beneath,
and beautiful mansions in the gardens of Eden. This is the greatest triumph.
13. And also you
will receive what you love: a triumph from God and a victory that is close at
hand. And give good news to the believers.
14. O you who
believe, be God's supporters, as Jesus the son of Mary said to his disciples:
“Who are my supporters towards God?” The disciples said: “We are God's
supporters.” Thus, a group from the Children of Israel believed, and another
group rejected. So We supported those who believed against their enemy, and
they were successful.
Chapter-62
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. Glorifying God
is everything in the heavens and everything on the earth; the King, the Holy,
the Noble, the Wise.
2. He is the One
who sent to the Gentiles a messenger from among themselves, to recite to them
His revelations, and to purify them, and teach them the Scripture and the
wisdom. And before this, they were clearly astray.
3. And to other
generations subsequent to them. He is the Noble, the Wise.
4. Such is God's
grace, which He bestows upon whomever He wills. God is Possessor of Infinite
Grace.
5. The example of
those who were given the Torah, but then failed to uphold it, is like the
donkey that is carrying a burden of books. Miserable indeed is the example of
people who denied God's revelations. And God does not guide the wicked people.
6. Say: “O you
who are Jewish, if you claim that you are God's chosen, to the exclusion of all
other people, then you should long for death if you are truthful!”
7. But they will
never long for it, because of what their hands have brought forth. God is fully
aware of the wicked.
8. Say: “The
death that you are fleeing from, it will come to find you. Then you will be
returned to the Knower of all secrets and declarations, then He will inform you
of everything you had done.”
9. O you who
believe, if the assembly is called to at a time of gathering, then you shall
hasten towards the remembrance of God, and cease all selling. This is better
for you, if you only knew.
10. Then, once the
assembly is complete, then you shall disperse through the land and seek God's
provisions, and remember God frequently, that you may succeed.
11. And if they
come across any trade, or some entertainment, they rush to it and leave you
standing! Say: “What God possesses is far better than entertainment or trade.
And God is the best Provider.”
Chapter-63
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. When the
hypocrites come to you they say: “We bear witness that you are the messenger of
God.” And God knows that you are His messenger, and God bears witness that the
hypocrites are liars.
2. They have
chosen their oath as a deceit, thus they repel from the path of God. Miserable
indeed is what they do.
3. That is
because they believed, then disbelieved. Hence, their hearts are sealed; they
do not understand.
4. And when you
see them, you are impressed by their physical stature; and when they speak, you
listen to their eloquence. They are like blocks of wood propped-up. They think
that every call is intended for them. These are the enemies, so beware of them.
May God condemn them; they have deviated.
5. And if they
are told: “Come and let the messenger of God ask for your forgiveness,” they
turn aside their heads, and you see them walking away in pride.
6. It is the same
for them, whether you ask for their forgiveness, or do not ask for their
forgiveness; God will not forgive them. For God does not guide the wicked
people.
7. They are the
ones who say: “Do not spend on those who are with the messenger of God, unless
they abandon him!” And to God belongs the treasures of the heavens and the
earth, but the hypocrites do not comprehend.
8. They say:
“When we go back to the city, the noble therein will evict the lowly.” But all
nobility belongs to God and His messenger, and the believers. However, the
hypocrites do not know.
9. O you who
believe, do not be distracted by your money and your children from the
remembrance of God. And those who do this, then they are the losers.
10. And give from
that which We have provided to you, before death comes to one of you, then he
says: “My Lord, if only You could delay this for a short while, I would then be
charitable and join the righteous!”
11. And God will
not delay any soul if its time has come. And God is Expert to all that you do.
Chapter-64
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. Glorifying God
is everything in the heavens and everything on the earth. To Him is all
kingship, and to Him is all praise, and He is capable of all things.
2. He is the One
who created you, then among you there is the rejecter, and among you is the
believer. And God is Seer over what you do.
3. He created the
heavens and the earth with truth, and He designed you and perfected your
design, and to Him is the final destiny.
4. He knows what
is in the heavens and the earth, and He knows what you conceal and what you
declare. And God is aware of what is inside the chests.
5. Did the news
not come to you of those who had rejected before? They had tasted the
consequences of their decision and they incurred a painful retribution.
6. That was
because their messengers came to them with clear proofs, but they said: “Shall
mere men guide us?” So they rejected and turned away, and God had no need. And
God is Rich, Praiseworthy.
7. Those who
rejected claim that they will not be resurrected. Say: “Yes, by my Lord, you
will be resurrected, then you will be informed of everything you have done, and
this is easy for God to do.”
8. Therefore, you
shall believe in God and His messenger, and the light that We have sent down.
And God is Expert over all that you do.
9. The Day when
He will gather you, the Day of Gathering. That is the Day of mutual blaming.
And whosoever believes in God and does good works, He will remit his sins, and
will admit him into paradises with rivers flowing beneath to abide therein
forever. Such is the greatest triumph.
10. As for those
who reject and deny Our revelations, they are the dwellers of the Fire; they
will abide therein. What a miserable destiny!
11. No misfortune
strikes except with God's leave. And whosoever believes in God, He will guide
his heart. And God is fully aware of all things.
12. Obey God and
obey the messenger. And if you turn away, then it is only required of Our
messenger to deliver clearly.
13. God, there is
no god besides Him. In God the believers shall put their trust.
14. O you who
believe, from among your spouses and your children are enemies to you; so
beware of them. And if you pardon, and overlook, and forgive, then God is
Forgiver, Merciful.
15. Your money and
children are a test, and with God is a great recompense.
16. Therefore, be
aware of God as much as you can, and listen, and obey, and give for your own
good. And whosoever is protected from his own stinginess, then these are the
successful ones.
17. If you lend
God a loan of righteousness, He will multiply it for you many fold, and forgive
you. God is Appreciative, Compassionate.
18. The Knower of
all secrets and declarations; the Noble, the Wise.
Chapter-65
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. O you prophet,
if any of you have divorced the women, then they should be divorced while
ensuring that their required interim is fulfilled, and keep count of the
interim. You shall reverence God your Lord, and do not evict the women from
their homes, nor should they leave, unless they have committed a proven
adultery. And these are God's limits. And anyone who transgresses God's limits
has wronged his soul. You never know; perhaps God will make something come out
of this.
2. Then, once the
interim is fulfilled, either you reconcile with them equitably, or part-ways
equitably and have it witnessed by two just people from among you; and give the
testimony for God. This is to enlighten those who believe in God and the Last
Day. And whosoever reverences God, He will create a solution for him.
3. And He will
provide for him whence he never expected. Anyone who puts his trust in God,
then He suffices him. God's commands will be done. God has decreed for
everything its fate.
4. As for the
women who have reached menopause, if you have any doubts, their interim shall
be three months. And as for those whose menstruation has ceased, and those who
are already pregnant, their interim is until they give birth. And anyone who
reverences God, He makes his matters easy for him.
5. This is God's
command that He sends down to you. And anyone who is aware of God, He will
remit his sins, and will improve his reward.
6. You shall let
them reside in the home you were in when you were together, and do not coerce
them to make them leave. And if they are pregnant, you shall spend on them
until they give birth. Then, if they nurse the infant, you shall pay them their
due for such. And you shall maintain the amicable relations between you. If you
disagree, then another woman may nurse the child.
7. The rich shall
provide support in accordance with his means, and the poor shall provide
according to the means that God bestowed upon him. God does not burden any soul
more than He has given it. God will provide ease after difficulty.
8. Many a
community rebelled against the commands of its Lord and His messengers. Thus,
We called them to account, and requited them a terrible requital.
9. They tasted
the result of their actions, and the consequence of their actions was a total
loss.
10. God has
prepared for them a severe retribution. Therefore, you shall be aware of God, O
you who possess intelligence and believed. God has sent down to you a
remembrance.
11. A messenger
who recites to you God's revelations, which are clear, to lead those who
believe and work righteousness out of the darkness into the light. Anyone who
believes in God and does good works, He will admit him into paradises with
rivers flowing beneath; they abide therein forever. God has granted for him and
excellent reward.
12. God who
created seven universes and the same number of earths. His command descends
between them, that you may know that God is capable of all things, and that God
has encompassed all things with His knowledge.
Chapter-66
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. O you prophet,
why do you prohibit what God has made lawful for you, seeking to please your
wives? God is Forgiver, Merciful.
2. God has
already given the law, regarding the cancellation of oaths. And God is your
Lord, and He is the Knowledgeable, the Wise.
3. And when the
prophet disclosed a matter in confidence to some of his wives, then one of them
spread it, and God revealed it to him, he recognized part of it and denied
part. So when he informed her, she said: “Who informed you of this?” He said:
“I was informed by the Knowledgeable, the Expert.”
4. If the two of
you repent to God, then your hearts have listened. But if you band together
against him, then God is his ally, and so are Gabriel and the righteous
believers. Also, the Angels are his helpers.
5. It may be that
he would divorce you, then his Lord will substitute other wives in your place
who are better than you; surrendering, believing, obedient, repentant,
worshipping, pious, previously married, and first born.
6. O you who
believe, protect yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel is people
and rocks. Guarding it are stern and powerful Angels who do not disobey God in
what He commanded them; and they carry out what they are commanded to.
7. O you who have
rejected, do not apologize today. You are being requited only for what you did.
8. O you who
believe, you shall repent to God a sincere repentance. It may be that your Lord
will remit your sins and admit you into paradises with rivers flowing beneath.
On that Day, God will not disappoint the prophet and those who believed with
him. Their light will radiate around them and to their right. They will say:
“Our Lord, keep perfect our light for us, and forgive us; You are able to do
all things.”
9. O prophet,
strive against the rejecters and the hypocrites and be stern with them. Their
abode is Hell, and a miserable destiny.
10. God cites as
examples of those who have rejected, the wife of Noah and the wife of Lot. They
were married to two of Our righteous servants, but they betrayed them and,
consequently, they could not help them at all against God. And it was said:
“Enter the Fire, both of you, with those who will enter it.”
11. And God cites
as an example of those who believed the wife of Pharaoh. She said: “My Lord,
build a home for me near You in Paradise, and save me from Pharaoh and his
works; and save me from the transgressing people.”
12. Also Mary, the
daughter of Imran, who maintained her chastity. So We blew into her from Our
spirit, and she believed in the words of her Lord and His Scriptures; and she was
of those who were obedient.
Chapter-67
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. Most exalted
is the One in whose hands is all sovereignty, and He is capable of all things.
2. The One who
created death and life, that He may test you, which of you will do better
works? He is the Noble, the Forgiving.
3. He created
seven universes in layers. You do not see any imperfection in the creation by
the Almighty. Keep looking; do you see any flaw?
4. Then look again
twice; your eyes will come back humiliated and tired.
5. And We have
adorned this universe with lamps, and We made it with projectiles against the
devils; and We prepared for them the retribution of the blazing Fire.
6. And for those
who rejected their Lord will be the retribution of Hell. What a miserable
destiny.
7. When they are
thrown therein, they hear its furor as it boils.
8. It almost
explodes from rage. Whenever a group is thrown therein, its keepers would ask
them: “Did you not receive a warner?”
9. They said:
“Yes indeed; a warner did come to us, but we disbelieved and said: God did not
reveal anything, you are being led astray.”
10. And they said:
“If we had listened or understood, we would not be among the dwellers of the
blazing Fire!”
11. Thus, they
confessed their sins. So away with the dwellers of the blazing Fire.
12. As for those
who reverence their Lord unseen, they have attained forgiveness and a great
reward.
13. And whether
you keep your utterances secret, or declare them, He is fully aware of what is
inside the chests.
14. Should He not
know what He created? And He is the Sublime, the Expert.
15. He is the One
who made the Earth subservient for you. So roam its paths, and eat from His
provisions; and to Him is the final summoning.
16. Are you secure
that the One in heaven will not cause the earth to rupture, thus causing it to
shake?
17. Or are you
secure that the One in heaven will not send upon you a violent storm? Then you
will know the value of the warning.
18. And those
before them have disbelieved; so how terrible was My requital!
19. Have they not
looked to the birds lined-up together above them, and they launch? The Almighty
is the One who holds them in the air. He is Seer of all things.
20. Where is this
army of yours to grant you victory without the Almighty? Indeed, the
disbelievers are deceived.
21. Where is this
who can give you provisions if He holds back His provisions? Indeed, they have
plunged deep into transgression and aversion.
22. Is one who
walks while his face is slumped better guided, or one who walks straight on the
right path?
23. Say: “He is
the One who initiated you, and made for you the hearing, the eyes, and the
hearts. Little do you give thanks.”
24. Say: “He is
the One who placed you on earth, and to Him you will be gathered.”
25. And they say:
“When will this promise come to pass, if you are being truthful?”
26. Say: “The
knowledge is only with God, and I am but a clear warner.”
27. So when they
see it near, the faces of those who rejected will turn miserable, and it will
be proclaimed: “This is what you had called for!.”
28. Say: “Do you
see? If God annihilates me and those with me, or He bestows mercy upon us, who
is there to protect the disbelievers from a painful retribution?”
29. Say: “He is
the Almighty; we believe in Him, and we put our trust in Him. You will come to
find out who is clearly astray.”
30. Say: “What if
your water becomes deep underground, who then can provide you with pure water?”
Chapter-68
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. N, the pen,
and what they write.
2. You are not,
by the blessing of your Lord, a madman.
3. And you will have
a reward that is well deserved.
4. And you are of
a high moral character.
5. So you will
see, and they will see.
6. Which of you
are condemned.
7. Your Lord is
fully aware of those who strayed off His path, and He is fully aware of those
who are guided.
8. So do not obey
those who deny.
9. They wish that
you compromise, so they too can compromise.
10. And do not
obey every lowly swearer.
11. A slanderer, a
backbiter.
12. Forbidder of
charity, a transgressor, a sinner.
13. Unappreciative,
and greedy.
14. Because he
possessed money and children.
15. When Our
revelations are recited to him, he says: “Tales from the past!”
16. We will mark
him on the path.
17. We have tested
them like We tested those who owned the paradise, when they swore that they
will harvest it in the morning.
18. They were
without doubt.
19. So a passing
sent from your Lord came to it while they all were asleep.
20. Thus, it
became barren.
21. They called on
one another when they awoke.
22. “Let us go
this morning to harvest the crop.”
23. So they went,
while conversing.
24. That from
today, none of them would ever be poor.
25. And they went,
ready to harvest.
26. But when they
saw it, they said: “We have gone astray!”
27. “Now, we have
nothing!”
28. The best among
them said: “If only you had glorified!”
29. They said:
“Glory be to our Lord. We have transgressed.”
30. Then they
started to blame each other.
31. They said:
“Woe to us. We sinned.”
32. “Perhaps our
Lord will grant us better than it. We repent to our Lord.”
33. Such was the
punishment. But the retribution of the Hereafter is far worse, if they only
knew.
34. The righteous
have deserved, at their Lord, paradises of bliss.
35. Should We
treat the ones who surrendered the same as those who are criminals?
36. What is wrong
with you, how do you judge?
37. Or do you have
another book which you study?
38. In it, you can
find what you wish?
39. Or do you have
an oath from Us, extending until the Day of Resurrection, that you can judge as
you please?
40. Ask them: “Who
of them will make such a claim?”
41. Or do they
have partners? Then let them bring their partners, if they are truthful.
42. The Day will
come when they will be exposed, and they will be required to submit, but they
will be unable to.
43. With their
eyes subdued, humiliation will cover them. They were invited to submit when
they were whole and able.
44. Therefore, let
Me deal with those who reject this narration; We will entice them from where
they do not perceive.
45. And I will
lead them on; for My scheming is formidable.
46. Or did you ask
them for a wage, so they are burdened by the fine?
47. Or do they
know the future? So they have it recorded?
48. You shall be
patient for the judgement of your Lord. And do not be like he who called from
inside the whale while he was in sorrow.
49. Had it not
been for his Lord's grace, he would have remained trapped, while he was to be
blamed.
50. But his Lord
blessed him, and made him righteous.
51. And those who
have rejected almost attack you with their eyes when they hear the reminder,
and they say: “He is crazy!”
52. It is but a
reminder for the worlds.
Chapter-69
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. The reality.
2. What is the
reality?
3. Absolutely, do
you know what is the reality?
4. Thamud and
‘Aad disbelieved in the Shocker.
5. As for Thamud,
they were annihilated by the devastation.
6. And as for
‘Aad, they were annihilated by a furious violent wind.
7. He unleashed
it upon them for seven nights and eight days, in succession. You could see the
people destroyed in it, as if they are decayed palm trunks.
8. Do you see any
remnants of them?
9. And Pharaoh,
and those before him, and the sinners, came with wickedness.
10. They disobeyed
the messenger of their Lord. So He took them with a devastating requital.
11. And when the
water flooded, We carried you on the vessel.
12. That We would
make it as a reminder for you, and so that any listening ear may understand.
13. And when the
horn is blown once.
14. And the earth
and the mountains will be removed from their place and crushed with a single
crush.
15. On that Day
the unavoidable event will come to pass.
16. And the
heavens will be torn, and on that Day it will be flimsy.
17. And the Angels
will be on its borders, and the throne of your Lord will be carried above them
by eight.
18. On that Day,
you will be exposed, nothing from you can be hidden.
19. As for the one
who is given his record in his right, he will say: “Here, come and read my record!”
20. “I knew that I
was going to be held accountable.”
21. So he shall be
in a life, well-pleasing.
22. In a lofty
Paradise.
23. Its fruits are
within reach.
24. “Eat and drink
merrily in return for your works in days past.”
25. As for him who
is given his record in his left, he will say: “Oh, I wish I never received my
record,”
26. “And that I
never knew my account,”
27. “I wish the
end had been final,”
28. “My money
cannot help me,”
29. “All my power
is gone.”
30. Take him and
shackle him.
31. Then to Hell
cast him.
32. Then, in a
chain that is the length of seventy arms, tie him up.
33. For he did not
believe in God, the Great.
34. Nor did he
advocate the feeding of the poor.
35. Consequently,
he has no friend here today.
36. Nor any food,
except from pollutants.
37. Food for the
sinners.
38. I swear by
what you see.
39. And what you
do not see.
40. This is the
utterance of an honourable messenger.
41. It is not the
utterance of a poet; rarely do you believe.
42. Nor the
utterance of a soothsayer; rarely do you take heed.
43. A revelation
from the Lord of the worlds.
44. And had he
attributed anything falsely to Us.
45. We would have
seized him by the right.
46. Then, We would
have severed his life-line.
47. None of you
would be able to prevent it.
48. And this is a
reminder for the righteous.
49. And We know
that some of you are deniers.
50. And that it is
a distress for the rejecters.
51. And it is the
absolute truth.
52. Therefore, you
shall glorify the name of your Lord, the Great.
Chapter-70
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. Someone asked
about the inevitable retribution.
2. For the
rejecters, there is nothing that will stop it.
3. From God,
Possessor of the ascending portals.
4. The Angels and
the Spirit ascent to Him in a day which is equivalent to fifty thousand years.
5. So be patient
with a good patience.
6. They see it as
far away.
7. And We see it
as near.
8. On the Day the
sky is like molten copper.
9. And the
mountains are like wool.
10. And no friend
will ask about his friend.
11. When they see
it, the criminal will wish he can ransom his children against the retribution.
12. As well as his
mate and his brother.
13. As well as his
whole clan that protected him.
14. And all who
are on earth, so that he can be saved!
15. No, it is a
flame.
16. Eager to
roast.
17. It calls on
those who turned away.
18. And who
hoarded and counted.
19. Indeed,
mankind was created anxious.
20. When adversity
touches him he is miserable.
21. And when good
touches him he is stingy.
22. Except for
those who assemble.
23. Who are always
constant in their assembly.
24. And those who
set aside part of their wealth.
25. For the seeker
and the denied.
26. And those who
believe in the Day of Judgment.
27. And those who
are fearful of their Lord’s retribution.
28. The
retribution of their Lord is not to be taken for granted.
29. And those who
conceal their private parts.
30. Except around
their spouses or those committed to by oath, there is no blame.
31. Then, whoever
seeks anything beyond this, they are the transgressors.
32. And those who
are trustworthy and keep their pledges.
33. And those who
uphold their testimonies.
34. And those who
are dedicated to their assembly.
35. They will be honoured
in paradises.
36. So what is
wrong with the rejecters staring at you?
37. From the right
and the left, in crowds?
38. Does every one
of them hope to enter a paradise of bliss?
39. No, We have
created them from what they know.
40. So I swear by
the Lord of the east and the west that We are able.
41. To replace
them with better people, We can never be defeated.
42. So let them
talk in vain and play, until they meet their Day which they are promised.
43. When they will
come out of the graves in a rush, as if they are racing towards a goal.
44. Their eyes are
cast down, with shame covering them. This is the Day which they were promised.
Chapter-71
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. We have sent
Noah to his people: “Warn your people before a painful retribution comes to
them.”
2. He said: “My
people, I am to you a clear warner.”
3. “That you
shall serve God and be aware of Him and obey.”
4. “He shall
forgive your sins and delay you to a predetermined time. If God’s time comes,
then it cannot be delayed, if you know.”
5. He said: “My
Lord, I have called on my people night and day.”
6. “But my
calling only drove them away!”
7. “And every
time I called on them so that You may forgive them, they put their fingers in
their ears and they covered their heads with their outer garments and they
insisted, and they became greatly arrogant.”
8. “Then I called
to them openly.”
9. “Then I
announced to them, and I spoke to them in secret.”
10. “And I said:
Seek forgiveness from your Lord, for He was forgiving.”
11. “He sends the
clouds upon you constantly.”
12. “And He
provides you with money and children, and He makes for you gardens, and He makes
for you rivers.”
13. “Why do you
not seek God humbly.”
14. “While He
created you in stages?”
15. “Did you not
see how God created seven universes in layers?”
16. “And He made
the moon in them to be a light, and He made the sun to be a lit flame?
17. “And God made
you grow from the earth like plants.”
18. “Then He
returns you to it, and He brings you out totally?”
19. “And God made
the land for you as a plain.”
20. “So that you
may seek in it ways and paths?”
21. Noah said: “My
Lord, they have disobeyed me and have followed whose money and children only
increased him in loss.”
22. And they
plotted a great plotting.
23. And they said:
“Do not abandon your gods, do not abandon Destroyer, nor Night Group, nor
Helper and Deterrer and Eagle.”
24. And they have
misguided many, but We only increase the wicked in misguidance.
25. For their sins
they were drowned, then they were admitted to the Fire, and they could not find
beside God any victor.
26. And Noah said:
“My Lord, do not leave on the earth any of the rejecters at all.”
27. “If you are to
leave them, then they will misguide Your servants and they will only give birth
to a wicked rejecter.”
28. “My Lord,
forgive me and my parents and whoever enters my home as a believer, and to the
believing men and believing women, and do not increase the wicked except in
destruction.”
Chapter-72
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. Say: “It has
been inspired to me that a group of Jinn were listening.” They said: “We have
heard a magnificent Quran!”
2. “It guides to
what is correct, so we believed in it, and we will not set up anyone with our
Lord.”
3. “And exalted
is the majesty of our Lord, He has not taken a wife nor a son.”
4. “And it was
the foolish one amongst us who used to say lies about God.”
5. “And we had
thought that neither mankind nor the Jinn would ever utter a lie against God.”
6. “And there
were men from among mankind who used to seek help from the men among the Jinn,
but they only helped increase them in sin.”
7. “And they
thought as you thought, that God would not send anyone.”
8. “And we
touched the heaven, but found it full of powerful guards and projectiles.”
9. “And we used
to sit in it in places of listening, but anyone who sits now finds a projectile
homing in on him.”
10. “And we do not
know, is it evil that is intended for those on earth, or does their Lord want
for them what is correct?”
11. “And among us
are those who are good doers, and some of us are opposite to that, we are in
many paths.”
12. “And we
acknowledge that we cannot escape God on earth, nor can we escape Him if we
run.”
13. “And when we
heard the guidance, we believed in it. So whoever believes in his Lord, then he
will not fear a decrease in reward, nor a burdensome punishment.”
14. “And among us
are those who surrendered, and among us are the compromisers. As for those who
have surrendered, they have sought what is correct.”
15. And as for the
compromisers, they are firewood for Hell.
16. And had they
walked on the right path, We would have provided them with abundant water.
17. To test them
with it. And whosoever turns away from the remembrance of his Lord, He will
enter him a severe retribution.
18. And the
Temples are for God, so do not call on anyone with God.
19. And when God’s
servant stood up to call on Him, they nearly banded to oppose him.
20. Say: “I only
call on my Lord, and I do not associate anyone with Him.”
21. Say: “I have
no power to cause you harm nor to show you what is right.”
22. Say: “No one
can protect me from God, and I will not find any refuge except with Him.”
23. It is but an
announcement from God, and His messages. And whosoever disobeys God and His
messenger, then he will have the fire of Hell to dwell eternally therein.
24. Until they see
what they are promised, then they will know who has the weakest ally and is
least in number.
25. Say: “I do not
know if what you are promised is near, or if my Lord will make it distant.”
26. The knower of
the unseen, He does not reveal His knowledge to anyone.
27. Except to whom
He has accepted as a messenger, then He reveals from the past and the future.
28. So that He
knows that they have delivered the messages of their Lord, and He surrounds all
that is with them, and He Has counted the number of all things.
Chapter-73
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. O you cloaked
one.
2. Stand the
night except for a little.
3. Half of it, or
a little less than that.
4. Or a little
more, and arrange the Quran in its arrangement.
5. We will place
upon you a saying which is heavy.
6. The time of
the night is more effective and better for study.
7. For you have
many duties during the day.
8. And remember
the name of your Lord, and devote to Him completely.
9. The Lord of
the east and the west, there is no god but He, so take Him as a protector.
10. And be patient
over what they say, and depart from them in a good manner.
11. And leave Me
to deal with the deniers who have been given the good things, and give them
time for a while.
12. We have with
Us chains and a raging fire.
13. And food that
chokes, and a painful retribution.
14. The Day the
earth and the mountains shake, and the mountains become crumbling sand.
15. We have sent
to you a messenger as a witness over you, as We have sent to Pharaoh a
messenger.
16. But Pharaoh
disobeyed the messenger, so We took him in a severe manner.
17. So how can you
be righteous if you have rejected, on a Day when the children become grey
haired?
18. The heaven
will crack with it. His promise is always delivered.
19. This is a
reminder, so let he who wishes take a path to his Lord.
20. Your Lord
knows that you rise a little less than two thirds of the night, and half of it,
and one third of it, as well as a group of those who are with you. And God
measures the night and the day. He knows that you will not be able to keep-up,
so He pardons you. So study what is made easy of the Quran. He knows that there
will be sick among you, and others that venture out in the land seeking from
God’s bounty, and others who are fighting in the cause of God, so study what
you can of it. And hold the assembly and contribute towards betterment and give
God a loan of righteousness. And whatever you put forth yourselves, you will
find it with God, for it is better and a greater reward. And seek God’s
forgiveness, for God is Forgiving, Merciful.
Chapter-74
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. O you
blanketed one.
2. Stand and
warn.
3. And your Lord
glorify.
4. And purify
your outer garments.
5. And leave all
that is vile.
6. And do not
give expecting something in return.
7. And to your
Lord be patient.
8. So when the
trumpet is sounded.
9. That will be a
very difficult Day.
10. Upon the
rejecters it will not be easy.
11. So leave Me
alone with the one I have created.
12. And I gave him
abundant wealth.
13. And children
to bear witness.
14. And I made
everything comfortable for him.
15. Then he is
greedy wanting that I give more.
16. No. He was
stubborn to Our revelations.
17. I will exhaust
him in climbing.
18. He thought and
he analyzed.
19. So woe to him
for how he thought.
20. Then woe to
him for how he thought.
21. Then he
looked.
22. Then he
frowned and became bad tempered.
23. Then he turned
away and was arrogant.
24. So he said:
“This is nothing but the magic of old.”
25. “This is
nothing but the words of a human.”
26. I will cast
him in the Scorching heat.
27. And do you know
what is Scorching heat?
28. It does not
spare nor leave anything.
29. A scorcher of
mankind.
30. Upon it is
nineteen.
31. And We have
made the guardians of the Fire to be Angels; and We did not make their number
except as a test for those who have rejected, so that those who were given the
Scripture would understand, and those who have faith would be increased in
faith, and so that those who have been given the Scripture and the believers do
not have doubt, and so that those who have a sickness in their hearts and the
rejecters would say: “What did God mean with an example such as this?” It is
such that God misguides whom He wishes, and He guides whom He wishes. And none
know your Lord’s soldiers except Him. And it is but a reminder for mankind.
32. No, by the
moon.
33. And by the
night when it withdraws.
34. And by the
morning when it brightens.
35. It is one of
the great ones.
36. A warning to
mankind.
37. For any among
you who wishes to advance or regress.
38. Every soul is
held by what it earned.
39. Except for the
people of the right.
40. In paradises
they will ask one another.
41. About the
criminals.
42. “What has
caused you to be in the scorching heat?”
43. They said: “We
were not of those who assembled.”
44. “And we did
not feed the poor person.”
45. “And we used
to participate with those who spoke falsehood.”
46. “And we used
to deny the Day of Judgment.”
47. “Until the
certainty came to us.”
48. So no
intercession of intercessors can help them.
49. Why have they
turned away from being reminded?
50. They are like
fleeing zebras.
51. Running from
the lion.
52. Alas, every
one of them wants to be given separate scriptures.
53. No, they do
not fear the Hereafter.
54. No, it is a
reminder.
55. So whosoever
wishes will remember it.
56. And none will
remember except if God wills. He is the source of righteousness and the source
of forgiveness.
Chapter-75
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. I swear by the
Day of Judgment.
2. And I swear by
the soul which is self blaming.
3. Does man think
that We will not gather his bones?
4. Indeed, We
were able to make his fingertips.
5. No, man
desires that he continue committing sins.
6. He asks: “When
is the Day of Resurrection?”
7. So, when the
sight is dazzled.
8. And the moon
is eclipsed.
9. And the sun
and moon are joined together.
10. Man will say
on that Day: “Where can I escape!”
11. No. There is
no refuge.
12. To your Lord
on that Day is the abode.
13. Man will be
told on that Day what he has put forward, and what he has done.
14. No, man will
testify against himself.
15. Even though he
puts forth his excuses.
16. Do not move
your tongue with it to make haste.
17. It is for Us
to gather it and relate it.
18. So when We
relate it, you shall follow its revelation.
19. Then it is for
Us to clarify it.
20. Alas, you all
like this world.
21. And neglect
the Hereafter.
22. Faces on that
Day will be shining.
23. Looking at
their Lord.
24. And faces on
that Day will be gloomy.
25. Thinking that
a punishment is coming to them.
26. Alas, when it
reaches the throat.
27. And it will be
said: “Who can save him?”
28. And he assumes
it is the time of passing.
29. And the leg is
buckled around the other leg.
30. To your Lord
on that Day he will be driven.
31. For he did not
believe nor assemble.
32. But he denied
and turned away.
33. Then he went
to his family admiring himself.
34. Woe to you and
woe to you.
35. Then woe to
you and woe to you.
36. Did man think
that he will be left neglected?
37. Was he not a
drop of sperm put forth?
38. Then he was a
clot, so he was created and developed.
39. Then He made
the two pairs, male and female.
40. Is One as such
then not able to resurrect the dead?
Chapter-76
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. Was there not
a time in the past when the human being was nothing to even be mentioned?
2. We have
created the human from drops of semen, We test him, so We made him hear and
see.
3. We have guided
him to the path, either to be thankful or to reject.
4. We have
prepared for the rejecters chains and collars and a blazing Fire.
5. As for the
pious, they will drink from a cup which has the scent of musk.
6. A spring from
which the servants of God drink, it gushes forth abundantly.
7. They fulfill
their vows, and they fear a Day whose consequences are wide-spread.
8. And they give
food out of love to the poor and the orphan and the captive.
9. “We only feed
you for the sake of God; we do not desire from you any reward or thanks.”
10. “We fear from
our Lord a Day, which will be horrible and difficult.”
11. So God
shielded them from the evil of that Day, and He cast towards them a look and a
smile.
12. And He
rewarded them for their patience with a paradise and silk.
13. They are
reclining in it on raised couches, they do not have in it excessive sun nor
bitter cold.
14. And its shade
is close upon them, and its fruit is hanging low within reach.
15. And they are
served upon with bowls of silver and glasses of crystal.
16. Crystal laced
with silver, measured accordingly.
17. And they are
given to drink in it from a cup which has the scent of ginger.
18. A spring
therein which is called ‘Salsabeel’.
19. And they are
encircled with eternal children. If you see them you will think they are pearls
which have been scattered about.
20. And if you
look, then you will see a blessing and a great dominion.
21. They will have
garments of fine green silk, and necklaces and bracelets from silver, and their
Lord will give them a cleansing drink.
22. “This is the
reward for you, and your struggle is appreciated.”
23. We have sent
down to you the Quran in stages.
24. So be patient
to the judgment of your Lord, and do not obey from them any sinner or rejecter.
25. And remember
the name of your Lord morning and evening.
26. And from the
night you shall submit to Him and praise Him long throughout the night.
27. These people
like the current life, and they put behind them a heavy Day.
28. We have
created them, and We have made them strong. And if We wished, We would replace
their kind completely.
29. This is a
reminder, so let whoever wills take a path to his Lord.
30. And you cannot
will, except if God wills. God is Knowledgeable, Wise.
31. He admits whom
He wills to His mercy. And as for the wicked, He Has prepared for them a
painful retribution.
Chapter-77
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. By the winds
which are sent.
2. Then the gusts
that blow.
3. And all that
is scattered about.
4. So the
separators which divide.
5. Then the
remembrance that is found.
6. An excuse or a
warning.
7. What you are
being promised will come to pass.
8. So when the
stars are plunged.
9. And when the
sky is opened.
10. And when the
mountains are destroyed.
11. And when the
messengers are gathered.
12. For what day
has it been delayed?
13. For the Day of
Separation.
14. And do you
know what is the Day of Separation?
15. Woe on that
Day to the disbelievers!
16. Did We not
destroy the ancient people
17. Then We made
others succeed them?
18. It is such
that We do to the criminals.
19. Woe on that
Day to the disbelievers!
20. Did We not
create you from a fragile water
21. Then We made
it in a place of protection
22. Until a time
that is predetermined?
23. So We
measured, and We are the best to measure.
24. Woe on that
Day to the disbelievers!
25. Did We not make
the earth an abode
26. Living and
dead.
27. And We made
massive stabilizers in it, and We gave you to drink fresh water?
28. Woe on that
Day to the disbelievers!
29. Away with you
towards what you have disbelieved.
30. Away with you
to a shadow with three columns.
31. Neither does
it shade, nor does it avail from the flames.
32. It throws
sparks as huge as logs.
33. As if they
were yellow camels.
34. Woe on that
Day to the disbelievers!
35. This is a Day
when they shall not speak.
36. Nor will it be
permitted for them so they can make excuses.
37. Woe on that
Day to the disbelievers!
38. This is the
Day of Separation where We have gathered you with the ancient people.
39. So if you have
a scheme, then make use of it.
40. Woe on that
Day to the disbelievers!
41. The righteous
are among shades and springs.
42. And fruit from
what they desire.
43. “Eat and drink
comfortably for what you used to do.”
44. It is such
that We reward the good doers.
45. Woe on that
Day to the disbelievers!
46. “Eat and enjoy
for a little while, for you are criminals.”
47. Woe on that
Day to the disbelievers!
48. And when they
are told to yield, they do not yield.
49. Woe on that
Day to the disbelievers!
50. So in what
words after this will they believe?
Chapter-78
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. What are they
inquiring about?
2. About the
grand news.
3. The one which
they are in disagreement about.
4. No, they will
come to know.
5. No, then
again, they will come to know.
6. Did We not
make the earth a resting ground?
7. And the
mountains as pegs?
8. And We created
you in pairs?
9. And We made
your sleep for resting?
10. And We made
the night as a covering?
11. And We made
the day to work in?
12. And We
constructed above you seven mighty ones?
13. And We made a
flaming light?
14. And We sent
down abundant water from the rain clouds
15. To bring out
with it seeds and plants
16. And gardens of
thick growth?
17. The Day of
Separation is an appointed time.
18. The Day when
the horn is blown and you come in crowds.
19. And the
universe is opened, so it becomes gates.
20. And the
mountains will be moved as if they were a mirage.
21. For Hell is in
wait.
22. For the
transgressors it is a dwelling place.
23. They will
abide in it for eons.
24. They will not
taste anything cold in it nor drink.
25. Except for
boiling water and filthy discharge.
26. An exact
recompense.
27. They did not
expect the reckoning.
28. And they
denied Our revelations greatly.
29. And everything
We have counted in a record.
30. So taste it,
for no increase will come to you from Us except in retribution.
31. As for the
righteous, they will have success.
32. Gardens and
grapevines.
33. And
magnificent companions.
34. And a cup that
is full.
35. They do not
hear in it any vile talk or lies.
36. A reward from
your Lord, in recognition for what is done.
37. The Lord of
heavens and earth and what is between them, the Almighty. They do not posses
any authority beside Him.
38. The Day when
the Spirit and the Angels stand in line, none will speak unless the Almighty
permits him and he speaks what is true.
39. That is the
Day of truth, so let whoever wills seek a way to his Lord.
40. I have warned
you of a retribution which is close, the Day when man will look at what he has
brought forth and the rejecter will say: “I wish I were dust!”
Chapter-79
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. By those that
take the person forcibly.
2. And those that
take the person gently.
3. And those that
swim along.
4. And those that
press forward in a race.
5. So as to carry
out a command.
6. On the Day the
ground shakes.
7. It will be
followed by the second blow.
8. Hearts on that
Day will be terrified.
9. Their eyes
cast down.
10. They will say:
“Shall we be returned to live our lives.”
11. “Even after we
were crumbled bones?”
12. They said:
“This is an impossible recurrence."
13. But all it
takes is one blow.
14. Whereupon they
will rise-up.
15. Did the story
of Moses come to you?
16. His Lord
called him at the holy valley of Tuwa.
17. “Go to
Pharaoh, for he has transgressed.”
18. Tell him:
“Would you not be purified?”
19. “And I will
guide you to your Lord, that you may turn reverent.”
20. He then showed
him the great miracle.
21. But he
disbelieved and rebelled.
22. Then he turned
away in a hurry.
23. So he gathered
and proclaimed.
24. He said: “I am
your lord, the most high.”
25. So God seized
him with retribution in the Hereafter, as well as in the first life.
26. In that is a
lesson for those who are aware.
27. Are you a more
powerful creation than the sky which He built?
28. He raised its
height, and perfected it.
29. And He covered
its night and brought out its morning.
30. And the land
after that He spread out.
31. He brought
forth from it its water and pasture.
32. And the
mountains He fixed firmly.
33. All this to be
a provision for you and your livestock.
34. Then, when the
great blow comes.
35. The Day when
the human remembers all that he strove for.
36. And Hell will
be apparent to all who can see.
37. As for the one
who transgressed.
38. And he was
preoccupied with the worldly life.
39. Then Hell will
be the abode.
40. And as for the
one who reverenced the majesty of his Lord, and restrained himself from
desire.
41. The Paradise
will be the abode.
42. They ask you
about the Hour: “When is its appointed time?”
43. You have no
knowledge if it.
44. To your Lord
is its term.
45. You are simply
to warn those who fear it.
46. For the Day
they see it, it will be as if they had remained one evening or half a day.
Chapter-80
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. He frowned and
turned away.
2. When the blind
one came to him.
3. And what makes
you know, perhaps he is seeking to purify?
4. Or to
remember, so the remembrance will benefit him?
5. As for the one
who was rich.
6. You were
addressing yourself to him.
7. And why does
it concern you that he does not want to purify?
8. And as for the
one who came to you seeking.
9. While he was
fearful.
10. You were too
pre-occupied for him.
11. No, this is
but a reminder.
12. For whoever
wills to remember.
13. In records
which are honourable.
14. Raised and
pure.
15. By the hands
of scribes.
16. Honourable and
righteous.
17. Mankind is
killed for his rejection.
18. From what did
He create him?
19. From a drop of
semen He created him and moulded him.
20. Then the path
He made easy for him.
21. Then He made
him die and buried him.
22. Then if He
wishes He resurrects him.
23. Alas, when
what has been ordained is complete.
24. Let man look
to his provisions.
25. We have poured
the water abundantly.
26. Then We
cracked the land with cracks.
27. And We made
grow in it seeds.
28. And grapes and
pasture.
29. And olives and
palm trees.
30. And gardens in
variety.
31. And fruits and
vegetables.
32. An offering to
you and your livestock.
33. So when the
screaming shout comes.
34. The Day when a
person will run from his brother.
35. And his mother
and father.
36. And his mate
and children.
37. For every
person on that Day is a matter that concerns him.
38. Faces on that
Day which are openly displayed.
39. Laughing and
seeking good news.
40. And faces on
that Day with dust on them.
41. Being burdened
by remorse.
42. Those are the
rejecters, the wicked.
Chapter-81
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. When the sun
implodes.
2. And when the
stars cannot be seen.
3. And when the
mountains are made to move.
4. And when the
reproduction is ended.
5. And when the
beasts are gathered.
6. And when the
seas are made to boil.
7. And when the
souls are paired.
8. And when the
girl killed in infancy is asked,
9. “For what
crime was she killed?”
10. And when the
records are displayed.
11. And when the
sky is removed.
12. And when Hell
is ignited.
13. And when
Paradise is made near.
14. Every soul
will know what it had done.
15. So, I swear by
the receding stars.
16. Their orbits
swept away.
17. And the night
when it passes.
18. And the
morning when it breathes.
19. It is the
saying of an honourable messenger.
20. With power and
influence from the One of the throne.
21. Obeyed, and
trustworthy.
22. And your
friend is not crazy.
23. And he saw him
by the clear horizon.
24. And he has no
knowledge of the future.
25. And it is not
the saying of an outcast devil.
26. So where will
you go?
27. It is but a
reminder for the worlds.
28. For whomever
of you wishes to be straight.
29. And you cannot
will anything except if God also wills, the Lord of the worlds.
Chapter-82
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. When the sky
is damaged.
2. And when the
planets are scattered.
3. And when the
seas burst.
4. And when the
graves are laid open.
5. Then the soul
will know what it has brought forth and what it has left behind.
6. O man, what
has turned you arrogant against your Lord, the Most Generous;
7. The One who
created you, then evolved you, then made you upright?
8. In any which
picture He chooses, He places you.
9. No, you are
but deniers of the system.
10. And over you
are those who watch.
11. Honourable
scribes.
12. They know what
you do.
13. The pious are
in Paradise.
14. And the wicked
are in Hell.
15. They will enter
it on the Day of recompense.
16. And they will
not be absent from it.
17. And do you
know what is the Day of recompense?
18. Then again, do
you know what is the Day of recompense?
19. The Day when
no soul possesses anything for any other soul, and the decision on that Day is
to God.
Chapter-83
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. Woe to those
who short change.
2. Those who when
they are receiving any measure from the people, they take it in full.
3. And when they
are the ones giving measure or weight, they give less than due.
4. Do these not
assume that they will be resurrected
5. To a great
Day?
6. The Day
mankind will stand before the Lord of the worlds.
7. No, the record
of the wicked is in Sijjeen.
8. And do you
know what is Sijjeen?
9. A numbered
record.
10. Woe on that
Day to the deniers.
11. Those who
denied the Day of recompense.
12. And none will
deny it except every transgressor who knows no bounds.
13. When Our
verses are recited to him, he says: “Tales of the ancients!”
14. No, a covering
has been placed on their hearts for what they have earned.
15. No, they will
be blocked from their Lord on that Day.
16. Then they will
be entered into the Hell.
17. Then it will
be said: “This is what you used to deny!”
18. No, the record
of the pious is in Elliyeen.
19. And do you
know what is Elliyeen?
20. A numbered
record.
21. To be
witnessed by those brought near.
22. The pious are
in Paradise.
23. Upon luxurious
furnishings, observing.
24. You know in
their faces the look of Paradise.
25. They are given
drink from a pure sealed vial.
26. Its seal will
be of musk, so in that let those who are in competition compete.
27. And its taste
will be special.
28. A spring where
those who are brought near will drink.
29. Those who were
criminals used to laugh at those who had believed.
30. And when they
passed by them they used to wink to each other.
31. And when they
returned to their people, they would return jesting.
32. And if they
see them they say: “These are indeed misguided!”
33. But they were
not sent over them as caretakers.
34. And today,
those who had believed are laughing at the rejecters!
35. Upon the
luxurious furnishings they are observing.
36. Have the
rejecters been paid for what they used to do?
Chapter-84
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. When the sky
is torn.
2. And it allowed
its Lord, and was ready.
3. And when the
land is stretched.
4. And it spits
out what is in it and becomes empty.
5. And it permits
its Lord, and is ready.
6. O man, you
will be returning to your Lord with your actions and meeting Him.
7. So whoever is
given his record in his right.
8. He will then
receive an easy reckoning.
9. And he will
return to his family in joy!
10. And as for he
who is given his record behind his back.
11. He will invoke
his destruction.
12. And he will
enter a blazing Fire.
13. He was with
his people in joy!
14. He thought he
would not be returned.
15. No, He is ever
seeing of him.
16. So, I swear by
the redness of dusk.
17. And the night
and what it is driven on.
18. And the moon
when it is full.
19. You will ride
a vessel upon a vessel.
20. So what is the
matter with them that they do not believe?
21. And when the
Quran is being related to them, they do not submit.
22. No, those who
have rejected are in denial.
23. And God is
more aware of what they gather.
24. So inform them
of a painful retribution.
25. Except for
those who believe and do good works, they will have a reward that will not end.
Chapter-85
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. By the
universe laden with towers.
2. And the
appointed Day.
3. And a witness
and a witnessed.
4. Dead are the
people of the canyon.
5. The Fire
supplied with fuel.
6. They will be
placed in it.
7. And they were
witness to what they did to the believers.
8. And all they
had asked them was to believe in God, the Noble, the Praiseworthy!
9. The One to
whom belongs kingship of heavens and earth, and God is witness over everything.
10. Those who have
put the believing men and women under ordeal, and then did not repent, they
will have the retribution of Hell, and they will have the retribution of
burning.
11. Those who
believe and do good works, they will have gardens with rivers flowing beneath.
Such is the great reward.
12. The punishment
of your Lord is severe.
13. It is He who
initiates and then returns.
14. And He is the
Forgiver, the Most Kind.
15. Possessor of
the throne, the Glorious.
16. Doer of what
He wills.
17. Has news come
to you of the soldiers?
18. Pharaoh and
Thamud?
19. No, those who
rejected are in denial.
20. And God after
them is encompassing.
21. No, it is a
glorious Quran.
22. In a tablet,
preserved.
Chapter-86
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. And the sky
and the herald.
2. And do you
know what the herald is?
3. The piercing
star.
4. Every soul has
a recorder over it.
5. So let man see
from what he was created.
6. He was created
from water that gushes forth.
7. It comes out
from between the spine and the testicles.
8. For He is able
to bring him back.
9. The Day when
all is revealed.
10. Then he will
not have any power or victor.
11. And the sky
which gives rain.
12. And the land
with small cracks.
13. This is the
word that separates matters.
14. And it is not
a thing for amusement.
15. They are
scheming their schemes.
16. And I scheme a
scheme.
17. So respite the
rejecters, respite them for a while.
Chapter-87
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. Glorify the
name of your Lord, the Most High.
2. The One who
created and developed.
3. And the One
who measured and then guided.
4. And the One
who brought out the pasture.
5. So He made it
dry-up into hay.
6. We will make
you study, so do not forget.
7. Except for
what God wills, He knows what is declared and what is hidden.
8. And We will
make easy for you the way.
9. So remind,
perhaps the reminder will help.
10. He who is
reverent will remember.
11. And he who is
wicked will avoid it.
12. He will enter
the great Fire.
13. Then he will
neither die in it nor live.
14. Whosoever
develops will succeed.
15. And remembers
the name of his Lord and assembles.
16. No, you desire
the worldly life.
17. But the
Hereafter is better and more lasting.
18. This is in the
previous scripts.
19. The scripts of
Abraham and Moses.
Chapter-88
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. Has the news
come to you of that which will overwhelm?
2. Faces on that
Day which will be shamed.
3. Labouring and
weary.
4. They will
enter a blazing Fire.
5. And be given
to drink from a boiling spring.
6. They will have
no food except from a thorny plant.
7. It does not
nourish nor avail against hunger.
8. And faces on
that Day which are soft.
9. For their
pursuit they are content.
10. In a high
paradise.
11. You will not
hear in it any nonsense.
12. In it is a
running spring.
13. In it are
raised beds.
14. And cups that
are set.
15. And cushions
set in rows.
16. And rich
carpets spread out.
17. Will they not
look at the camels, how are they created?
18. And to the
sky, how is it raised?
19. And to the
mountains, how was it set?
20. And to the
land, how was it flattened?
21. So remind, for
you are but a reminder.
22. You have no
power over them.
23. Except for he
who turns away and rejects.
24. Then God will
punish him with the great retribution.
25. Indeed, to Us
is their return.
26. Then to Us is
their judgment.
Chapter-89
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. By the dawn.
2. And the ten
nights.
3. And the even
and the odd.
4. And the night
when it passes.
5. In this is an
oath for the one with intelligence.
6. Did you not
see what your Lord did to ‘Aad?
7. Irum, with the
great columns?
8. The one which
was like no other in the land?
9. And Thamud who
carved the rocks in the valley?
10. And Pharaoh
with the planks?
11. They all
transgressed in the land.
12. And made much
corruption therein.
13. So your Lord
poured upon them a measure of retribution.
14. Your Lord is
ever watchful.
15. As for man, if
his Lord tests him and grants him much, then he says: “My Lord has blessed me!”
16. And if his
Lord tests him and gives him little wealth, then he says: “My Lord has
humiliated me!”
17. No, you are
not generous to the orphan.
18. And you do not
look to feeding the poor.
19. And you
consume others inheritance, all with greed.
20. And you love
money, a love that is excessive.
21. No, when the
earth is pounded into rubble.
22. And your Lord
comes with the Angels row after row.
23. And Hell on
that Day is brought. On that Day man will remember, but how will the
remembrance now help him?
24. He says: “I
wish I had worked towards my life!”
25. On that Day,
no other will bear his punishment.
26. Nor will
anyone be able to free his bonds.
27. “O you soul
which is peaceful.”
28. “Return to
your Lord happy and content.”
29. “And enter in
amongst My servants.”
30. “And enter My
Paradise.”
Chapter-90
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. I swear by
this land.
2. And you remain
committed to this land.
3. And a father
and what he begets.
4. We have
created man to struggle.
5. Does he think
that no one is able to best him?
6. He says: “I
spent so much money!”
7. Does he think
that no one saw him?
8. Did We not
make for him two eyes?
9. And a tongue
and two lips?
10. And We guided
him to both paths?
11. He should choose
the difficult path.
12. Do you know
which is the difficult path?
13. The freeing of
slaves.
14. Or the feeding
on a day of great hardship.
15. An orphan of
relation.
16. Or a poor
person in need.
17. Then he has
become one of those who have believed, and exhort one another to patience, and
exhort one another to kindness.
18. Those are the
people of happiness.
19. As for those
who rejected Our revelations, they are the people of misery.
20. Upon them is a
Fire closed over.
Chapter-91
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. By the Sun and
its brightness.
2. And the Moon
that comes after it.
3. And the day
which reveals.
4. And the night
which covers.
5. And the sky
and what He built.
6. And the earth
and what He sustains.
7. And a soul and
what He made.
8. So He gave it
its evil and good.
9. Successful is
the one who betters it.
10. And failing is
the one who buries it.
11. Thamud denied
their transgression.
12. They followed
the worst amongst them.
13. God’s
messenger said to them: “This is God’s camel, let her drink.”
14. They
disbelieved him, and they killed her. So their Lord repaid them for their sin
and levelled it.
15. Yet, those who
came after remain heedless.
Chapter-92
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. By the night
when it covers.
2. And the day
when it appears.
3. And He created
the male and female.
4. Your works are
various.
5. As for he who
gives and is righteous.
6. And trusts in
goodness.
7. We will make
the easy path for him.
8. And as for he
who is stingy and holds back.
9. And denies
goodness.
10. We will make
hardship easy for him.
11. And his wealth
will not avail him when he demises.
12. It is upon Us
to guide.
13. And to Us is
the Hereafter and the first.
14. I have warned
you of a Fire that blazes.
15. None shall
reach it but the wicked.
16. The one who
denies and turns away.
17. As for the
righteous, he will be spared it.
18. The one who
gives his money to develop with.
19. Seeking
nothing in return.
20. Except the
face of His Lord who is High.
21. And he will be
satisfied.
Chapter-93
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. By the late
morning.
2. And the night
when it falls.
3. Your Lord has
not left you, nor did He forget.
4. And the
Hereafter is better for you than the first.
5. And your Lord
will give you and you will be pleased.
6. Did he not
find you an orphan and He sheltered you?
7. And He found
you lost, and He guided you?
8. And He found
you in need, so He gave you riches?
9. As for the
orphan, you shall not make him sad.
10. And as for the
beggar, you shall not reprimand.
11. And you shall
proclaim the blessings from your Lord.
Chapter-94
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. Did We not
relieve your chest
2. And take from
you your load
3. Which had put
strain on your back?
4. And We have
raised your remembrance
5. So with
hardship comes ease.
6. With hardship
comes ease.
7. So when you
are done, then stand.
8. And to your
Lord you shall seek.
Chapter-95
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. By the fig and
the olive.
2. And the mount
of ages.
3. And this
secure land.
4. We have
created mankind in the best form.
5. Then We
returned him to the lowest of the low.
6. Except those
who have believed and done good work, they will have a reward of thanks.
7. So what would
make you deny the system after that?
8. Is God not the
wisest of the wise?
Chapter-96
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. Read in the
name of your Lord who has created.
2. He created man
from a clot.
3. Read, and your
Lord is the Generous One.
4. The One who
taught by the pen.
5. He taught man
what he did not know.
6. Alas, man is
bound to transgress.
7. When he achieves,
he has no need.
8. To your Lord
is the return.
9. Have you seen
the one who deters
10. A servant from
assembling?
11. Have you seen
if he was being guided,
12. Or he ordered
righteousness?
13. Have you seen
if he lied and turned away?
14. Did he not
know that God can see?
15. Alas, if he
does not cease, We will strike the frontal lobe.
16. A frontal lobe
which lies and errs.
17. So let him
call on his supporter.
18. We Will call
on the guardians.
19. Alas, do not
obey him, and submit and come near.
Chapter-97
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. We have sent
it down in the Night of Decree.
2. And do you
know what is the Night of Decree?
3. The Night of
Destiny is better than one thousand months.
4. The Angels and
the Spirit come down in it by their Lord’s leave to carry out every
matter.
5. It is peaceful
until the coming of dawn.
Chapter-98
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. Those who
rejected amongst the people of the Scripture and those who set up partners
would not leave until proof came to them.
2. A messenger
from God reciting purified scripts.
3. In them are
valuable books.
4. And those who
had previously received the Scripture did not divide except after the proof
came to them.
5. And they were
not commanded except to serve God and be loyal to His system, monotheists, and
hold the assembly and contribute towards betterment. Such is the valuable
system.
6. Those who
rejected from the people of the Scripture and those who set up partners are in
the fires of Hell abiding therein, those are the worst of creation.
7. As for those
who believe and do good works, they are the best of creation.
8. Their reward
with their Lord is the gardens of Eden with rivers flowing beneath them, they
abide eternally therein. God is satisfied with them, and they are satisfied
with Him. That is for whoever feared His Lord.
Chapter-99
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. When the earth
shakes its shaking.
2. And the earth
brings out its loads.
3. And man will
say: “What is wrong with it?”
4. On that Day it
will inform its news.
5. That your Lord
had inspired it to do so.
6. On that Day,
the people will be brought out in throngs to be shown their works.
7. So whoever
does an atoms weight of good will see it.
8. And whoever
does an atoms weight of evil will see it.
Chapter-100
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. By the fast
gallopers.
2. Striking
sparks.
3. Charging in
the morning.
4. Forming clouds
of dust.
5. Penetrating to
the midst together.
6. Surely, the
human being is ungrateful to his Lord.
7. He will indeed
bear witness to this.
8. He loves
wealth tenaciously.
9. Does he not
realise that when what is in the graves are scattered.
10. And what is in
the chests is gathered.
11. That their
Lord has been fully cognizant of them?
Chapter-101
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. The Shocker.
2. What is the
Shocker?
3. And how would
you know what the Shocker is?
4. The Day when
people come out like swarms of butterflies.
5. And the
mountains will be like fluffed up wool.
6. As for him
whose weights are heavy.
7. He will be in
a happy life.
8. As for him
whose weights are light.
9. His destiny is
the lowest.
10. And how would
you know what it is?
11. A blazing
Fire.
Chapter-102
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. Hoarding has
distracted you.
2. Until you
visit the graves.
3. No, you will
find out.
4. Then again,
you will find out.
5. No, if only
you had the knowledge of certainty.
6. You would then
see Hell.
7. Then you will
see it with the eye of certainty.
8. Then you will
be questioned, on that Day, about the blessings.
Chapter-103
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. By time.
2. The human is
indeed in loss.
3. Except those
who believe, do good works, support one another with the truth, and support one
another with perseverance.
Chapter-104
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. Woe unto every
backbiter, slanderer.
2. Who gathered
his wealth and counted it.
3. He thinks that
his wealth will make him immortal.
4. Never! He will
be thrown into the Destroyer.
5. And do you
know what is the Destroyer?
6. God’s kindled
Fire.
7. Which reaches
the inside of the hearts.
8. It will
confine them therein.
9. In extended
columns.
Chapter-105
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. Have you not
seen what your Lord did to the people of the elephant?
2. Did He not
cause their schemes to go astray?
3. And He sent
down upon them swarms of birds.
4. Striking them
with rocks made from hardened clay.
5. Until He
turned them like devoured hay.
Chapter-106
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. This should be
cherished by Quraysh.
2. The way they
cherish the journey of the winter and summer.
3. So let them
serve the Lord of this institution.
4. The One who
fed them from hunger, and protected them from fear.
Chapter-107
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. Do you know
who rejects the system?
2. It is the one
who mistreats the orphans.
3. And does not
encourage the feeding of the poor.
4. So woe to
those who assemble.
5. But who are
absent minded to their assembly.
6. They only want
to be seen.
7. And they deter
from helping others.
Chapter-108
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. We have given
you plenty.
2. Therefore, you
shall assemble for your Lord, and sacrifice.
3. Indeed your
rival will be the loser.
Chapter-109
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. Say: “O
rejecters,”
2. “I do not
serve what you serve,”
3. “Nor do you
serve what I serve,”
4. “Nor will I
serve what you serve,”
5. “Nor will you
serve what I serve,”
6. “To you is
your system, and to me is mine.”
Chapter-110
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. When God’s
victory and conquest comes.
2. And you see
mankind entering into God’s system in flocks.
3. You shall
glorify your Lord’s grace, and seek His forgiveness. He is the Redeemer.
Chapter-111
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. Condemned is
the hand of the father of flames; condemned indeed.
2. His money will
not avail him, nor what he has earned.
3. He will be
sent to a flaming Fire.
4. And his wife
who carries the logs.
5. On her neck
will be a rope of thorns.
Chapter-112
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. Say: “He is
God, the One,”
2. “God, the
Absolute,”
3. “He does not
give birth, nor was He given birth to,”
4. “And there is
none who are His equal.”
Chapter-113
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. Say: “I seek
refuge with the Lord of the dawn,”
2. “From the evil
of His creation,”
3. “And from the
evil of darkness as it falls,”
4. “And from the
evil of the blowing on knots,”
5. “And from the
evil of the envious when they envy.”
Chapter-114
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Most Merciful
1. Say: “I seek
refuge with the Lord of mankind,”
2. “The King of
mankind,”
3. “The god of
mankind,”
4. “From the evil
of the sneaking whisperer,”
5. “Who whispers
into the chests of mankind,”
6. “From among
the Jinn and mankind.”
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Arabic Word Index
Ajr - Reward/Wage
Adl - Justice
Athilla - Few
Anamil - Fingers
Ahl - Inhabitants/People/Family
Asbaat - Patriarchs
Awla - Legitimate
Az'a - Annoyance
Azam - Convinced
An'am - Livestock
As'ab - Afflicted
Authoo - Seek refuge
Abkar - Dawn
Abrar - Obedient
Aaqir - Infertile
Ahd - Pledge
Adn'a - Low/near
Aqqeem - Hold/establish
Albab - Understanding
Ahbar - Priests
Aziz - Noble
Azaab - Retribution
Arafat - High Point
Ayah - Sign/Verse
Akaf - Stays
Am'a - Hand Maid
Ard - Earth/Land
Arsh - Building/Throne
Arkas - Cast Back
Anzurna - Watch over us
Aishiroo - Live with
Amin - Sanctuary
Aymanukum - Oaths
Aqad - Contract
A'nt - Hardship
Aliyan - High
Arbab - Patrons
Bayinah - Clarity/Clear
Bir - Piety
Bani Israel - Children of Israel
Bi'sama - Miserable
Bayt - House
Bu'hit - Confounded
Batil - Unjust
Bitana - Covering
Bashar - Human
Bal'aa - Test
Barakka - Blessed
Buh'tan - Falsehood
Ba'as - Might
Bidaran - Quickly
Baghd'a - Hatred
Bahima - Animals
Bakheel - Stingy
Barazu - Emerged
Bar'i - Maker
Dar'ab - Stricken
Dabir - Remnant
Da'ba - Creature
Da'a - Call/Pray
Dara'ja - Grades
Da'ib - Behavior
Deen - System
Dhilla - Humiliation
Dhalamoo - Wicked/Wrong
Dharab - Strike/Set-forth/Leave
Dhulman - Illicitly
Dhan - Conjecture
Dhar'a - Adversity
Dhalal - Straying
Dhil - Humiliate
Doon - Other than
Dinar - Gold Coin
Dun'ya - World/Lowly
Fa'ou - Concede
Fad'l - Favor
Falah - Succeeded
Fateel - In the least
Faradh - Directive
Faouz - Win
Fahsha - Evil Act/Lewdness
Fatwa - Ruling
Fareeq - Group
Faridah - Obligation
Fawz - Won
Faridha - Dowry/Obligation
Furqan - Criterion
Fasaad - Corruption
Fulk - Ship
Fisq - Vileness
Fidya - Ransom
Fitna - Test/Trial/Ordeal/Persecution
Fidu - Disperse
Gham - Distress
Ghul - Embezzle
Ghawa - Caused to be misled
Ghaleez - Strong
Ghait - Excretion
Gha'za - Offensive
Ghuroor - Vanity
Harth - Plow/Field
Hab'a - Seed
Hazar - Precaution
Hameed - Praiseworthy
Hawaruoon - Disciples
Hasra - Regret
Halal - Lawful
Hasana - Good
Hajj - Pilgrimage
Hasana - Good
Halaltum - Complete you sanctity
Hawa - Desire
Haridh - Enjoin
Haleem - Compassionate
Hanif - Monotheist
Hamat - Concerned
Haqq - Truth
Haram - Forbidden/Restricted
Hafidu - Preserve
Hadith - Saying
Hedi - Animal Sacrifice
Hit'a - Removal of a load
Hisaab - Reckoning/Count
Huda - Guidance
Huj'a - Excuse
Hurum - State of sanctity
Huzu'an - Lightly
Husoor - Steadfast
Ihsan - Kindness
Istafa - Selected
Imam - Leader
Iman - Faith/Conviction
Itqa - Aware
Iblees - Despair
Ikrah - By force/Compulsion
Iftarah - Invents
Ibtal'a - Afflict
Iftara - Invented
Irth - Inheritance
Ibn Al-Sabeel - Wayfarer
Israf - Waste
Itazil - Retire
Ins'aan - Mankind
Injeel - Gospel
Itma'am - Assured
Isha - Dusk
I'tasam - Holds Firmly
Intum - Suffer
Istakan - Became Disgraced
Is'r - Burden
Istabshar - Rejoice
Ida'ra - Avert
Ib'rah - Lesson
Ithm - Sin
Ism - Name
Iman - Belief
Islam - Surrender/Submission
Intaha - Cease
Ibta'hal - Call out
Jaheem - Hell
Juna'h - Sin
Jam'an - Hosts
Jaz'a - Recompense
Jinn - Demon
Jab'ar - Powerful
Jahil - Ignorant
Jidaal - Argument
Jinah - Sin
Jathimeen - Lifeless
Janna - Garden/Paradise
Jihad - Strive
Kufur - Rejection/Disbelief
Kifl - Share
Kalala - No descendants
Kha'ibeen - Treacherous
Kareem - Generous
Karh - Dislike
Ka'fa - Enough
Khd'a - Deceive
Kutiba - Decreed
Khafaf - Lightened
Khabeeth - Rotten/Bad
Kahl - Old age
Khasm - Dispute
Khair - Good
Kayd - Plan
Kha'ibeen - Frustrated
Khalaq - Portion
Khawf - Fear
Khal'at - Come
Kafala - Charged
Kaf'aar'a - Cancellation
Khalideen - Eternally
Khizi - Humiliation
Khan - Betray
Khada'a - Cheated
Khasha - Fear
Katam - Conceals
Kitaab - Book/Scripture
Kabat - Disgrace
Lawm - Blame
Lamastum - Foreplay
La'an - Curse
Milla - Creed
Mu'hsin - Good doer
Mushrikeem - Set-up partners
Manasik - Rites
Mat'a - Enjoy
Mala'ika - Angels
Miskeen - Needy
Mawam - Station
Mutashabih - Similitude
Malakat Aymanuk - Still Dependant
Munafiq - Hypocrite
Ma'wa - Abode
Muhkam - Firm
Mihrab - Enclosure
Musadiq - Authenticate
Makr - Plot
Munkar - Evil
Mihad - Abode
Ma'an - Favor
Mi'rath - Inheritance
Mi'ad - Appointment
Maisir - Gambling
Musawama - Trained
Mahd - Cradle
Mithaq - Covenant
Mauwla - Patron
Min'a - Insult
Mumin - Faithful
Marouf - Good/Kind
Masjid - Temple
Masjid Haram - Restricted Temple
Mithaq - Covenant
Mutaqeen - Righteous
Ma'ab - Goods
Maghanim - Spoils
Mareed - Persistent
Museebah - Tragedy
Mustadafoon - Weak
Mawadah - Affection
Ma’shar - Tribes
Mal'a - Nobles/Leaders
Maq'at - Abhorrence
Muhsan - Protected/Independent / Married
Musafaheen - Illicit Sex
Muqadas - Holy
Maqam - Position/Status
Minhaj - Structure
Mat'a - Enjoy
Masha'er - Markings/Locations
Maskan'a - Humiliation
Na'd - Equal
Nafs - Soul/Self
Nass'ara - Nazarenes
Nathir - Vow
Nab'at - Growth
Nusarif - Explain
Ni'ima - Reward
Nik'al - Ill Example
Na'ar - Fire
Na'ha - Deter
Nusuk - Sacrifice
Nah'la - Willingly
Nakah - Marry/Marry-off
Najwa - Desires
Nazaj - Broil
Naas - Mankind
Nushooz - Coming-out/Insurgence
Naqeer - Speck
Ni'kal - Punishment
Nat'ma - Yearn
Nikah - Marriage
Qiyamah - Resurrection
Qanit - Devout
Quran - Reading
Qasas - Narration
Qareen - Companion
Qisis - Priest
Qawam - Upheld
Qissas - Equivalence
Qayoom - Sustainer
Qist - Evenness/Equality
Qurban - Offering
Qanateer - Ornaments
Qintar - Ounce
Qibla - Focal Point
Qasas - Narrate
Qat'a - Cut/Stop
Qanit - Humbled
Qawm - People
Qital - Fighting/Killing
Qalad - Regulation
Qahir - Supreme
Qaryah - Town
Qarh - Wound
Ramadhan - Beginning Autumn
Rajeem - Casted
Ra'ouf - Compassionate
Ramaz - Symbol
Ru'ab - Terror
Rashad - Proper.
Rabitoo - Tie together
Rafath - Sexual Approach.
Rabwah - High Ground
Rijz - Pieces/Plague
Rahban - Monk
Raghad - Plentiful
Riqab - Slaves
Raib - Doubt
Rasikhoon - Firm
Ra'ina - Shepherd
Rushd - Sound Judgment
Rabaibikum - Step-Daughters
Rahba - Reverence
Rak'a - Yield
Riyah - Wind
Riba - Interest/Growth
Ribeoun - Devotees
Salat - Assembly / Commitment
Sabeel - Way
Saree' - Speed
S'ir - Loud Noise
Saab - Afflicts
Shaf'a - Intercession
Saeer - Blaze
Saliheen - Upright
Salakh - Remove/Peel
Sadiqeen - Truthful
Sultan - Authority
Sabeel - Path
Sadeed - Appropriate
Saf'ah - Overlook
Sadoo - Turn away
Sar'i - Hasten
Saeed - Soil
Sajad/Sujood - Submit
Sun'an - Ways
Sabeins - Converts
Shah'wat - Desires/Lusts
Shuh - Greed
Salih - Amend
Sab'ih - Glorify
Sura - Chapter
Salaka - Taken
Simahum - Features
Sa'a - Abundance
Shadid - Mighty
Siyam - Fast
Sahab - Cloud
Safeenah - Boat
Safih - Foolish/Immature
Shiqaq - Opposition
Sal'wa - Quail
Salawat - Support
Sunbul - Pod
Sadaqa - Charity
Sar'a - Prosperity
Sunna - Way
Sadoo - Repel
Sayid - Master
Saleheen - Upright
Sa'doo - Turn away
Saf'a - Camel laden with milk
Tashawir - Council
Toor - Mount
Tahir - Cleansed
Taboot - Casket
Tab'ara - Disowned
Taab - Repent
Taghoot - Evil
Thawab - Reward
Tan'za - Revoke
Tughni - Avail
Tu'lij - Blend
Torah - Law
Tu'iz - Honor
Tawlan - Afford
Ta'adhiloohun - Harsh
Taghlu - Overstep
Tam'ana - Wish
Tasuboo - Insult
Tayamum - Ablution
Tarad - Turn Away
Tareeq - Path
Taweel - Knowing
Tataqu - Do right
Tagh'a - Transgression
Tawfeeq - Conciliation
Tu'qa - Cautious
Tulbisoo - Dress
Thawab - reward
Ta'ifa - Group
Tawakal - Put your trust
Tagha - Transgress
Ta'qa - Aware
Tanqimoon - Hate
Thimar - Blossoms
Taqalub - Shifting
Ta'af - Brief stay
Urdhah - Subject
Unlil - Dictate
Ummi - Gentile
Umrah - Visit
Udwan - animosity
Umma - Nation
Urwah - Branch
Wasat - Balanced
Wasa - Enjoined
Wajeeh - Honorable
Wakeel - Sponsor/Caretaker
Waf'a - Take/Depart to the afterlife
Wasi - Encompassing
Walli - Supporter/Ally
Wabil - Heavy Rain
Yaqil - Understand
Yad - Hand/Resource
Yaghul - Embezzle
Yamud - Supply
Yuawfa - Pay
Yamhaq - Destroy
Yumahis - Test
Yahud - Jews
Yesla - Deliver
Yabetoon - Planned
Yakhtanoon - Betray
Youadh - Advise
Yusur - Easy
Yakhsh - Regard
Yaghfil - Neglect
Yukalaf - Burdened
Yustahz'a - Ridiculed
Yatarabas - Wait/Watch
Yasla - Endure
Yukhafaf - Alleviated
Yundhar - Reprieve
Youqinoon - Comprehend
Ya'ul - Separate
Zakat - Betterment/Purification/Cleansing
Zaigh - Deviation
Zah'Zah - Sways
Zar'a - Proton
Zayan - Adorned
Zubur - Psalms
Zeena - Beauty
Zawj - Mate