1|1|In the name of God, the Lord of Mercy, the Giver of Mercy
1|2|Praise belongs to God, Lord of the Worlds
1|3|the Lord of Mercy, the Giver of Mercy
1|4|Master of the Day of Judgement
1|5|It is You we worship; it is You we ask for help
1|6|Guide us to the straight path
1|7|the path of those You have blessed, those who incur no anger and who have not gone astray
2|1|Alif Lam Mim
2|2|This is the Scripture in which there is no doubt, containing guidance for those who are mindful of God
2|3|who believe in the unseen, keep up the prayer, and give out of what We have provided for them
2|4|those who believe in the revelation sent down to you [Muhammad], and in what was sent before you, those who have firm faith in the Hereafter
2|5|Such people are following their Lord’s guidance and it is they who will prosper
2|6|As for those who disbelieve, it makes no difference whether you warn them or not: they will not believe
2|7|God has sealed their hearts and their ears, and their eyes are covered. They will have great torment
2|8|Some people say, ‘We believe in God and the Last Day,’ when really they do not believe
2|9|They seek to deceive God and the believers but they only deceive themselves, though they do not realize it
2|10|There is a disease in their hearts, to which God has added more: agonizing torment awaits them for their persistent lying
2|11|When it is said to them, ‘Do not cause corruption in the land,’ they say, ‘We are only putting things right,’
2|12|but really they are causing corruption, though they do not realize it
2|13|When it is said to them, ‘Believe, as the others believe,’ they say, ‘Should we believe as the fools do?’ but they are the fools, though they do not know it
2|14|When they meet the believers, they say, ‘We believe,’ but when they are alone with their evil ones, they say, ‘We’re really with you; we were only mocking.’
2|15|God is mocking them, and allowing them more slack to wander blindly in their insolence
2|16|They have bought error in exchange for guidance, so their trade reaps no profit, and they are not rightly guided
2|17|They are like people who [labour to] kindle a fire: when it lights up everything around them, God takes away all their light, leaving them in utter darkness, unable to see
2|18|deaf, dumb, and blind: they will never return
2|19|Or [like people who, under] a cloudburst from the sky, with its darkness, thunder, and lightning, put their fingers into their ears to keep out the thunderclaps for fear of death- God surrounds the disbelievers
2|20|The lightning almost snatches away their sight: whenever it crashes on
2|21|People, worship your Lord, who created you and those before you, so that you may be mindful [of Him]
2|22|who spread out the earth for you and built the sky; who sent water down from it and with that water produced things for your sustenance. Do not, knowing this, set up rivals to God
2|23|If you have doubts about the revelation We have sent down to Our servant, then produce a single sura like it- enlist whatever supporters you have other than God- if you truly [think you can]
2|24|If you cannot do this- and you never will- then beware of the Fire prepared for the disbelievers, whose fuel is men and stones
2|25|[Prophet], give those who believe and do good the news that they will have Gardens graced with flowing streams. Whenever they are given sustenance from the fruits of these Gardens, they will say, ‘We have been given this before,’ because they were provided with something like it. They will have pure spouses and there they will stay
2|26|God does not shy from drawing comparisons even with something as small as a gnat, or larger: the believers know it is the truth from their Lord, but the disbelievers say, ‘What does God mean by such a comparison?’ Through it He makes many go astray and leads many to the right path. But it is only the rebels He makes go astray
2|27|those who break their covenant with God after it has been confirmed, who sever the bonds that God has commanded to be joined, who spread corruption on the earth- these are the losers
2|28|How can you ignore God when you were lifeless and He gave you life, when He will cause you to die, then resurrect you to be returned to Him
2|29|It was He who created all that is on the earth for you, then turned to the sky and made the seven heavens; it is He who has knowledge of all things
2|30|[Prophet], when your Lord told the angels, ‘I am putting a successor on earth,’ they said, ‘How can You put someone there who will cause damage and bloodshed, when we celebrate Your praise and proclaim Your holiness?’ but He said, ‘I know things you do not.’
2|31|He taught Adam all the names [of things], then He showed them to the angels and said, ‘Tell me the names of these if you truly [think you can].’
2|32|They said, ‘May You be glorified! We have knowledge only of what You have taught us. You are the All Knowing and All Wise.’
2|33|Then He said, ‘Adam, tell them the names of these.’ When he told them their names, God said, ‘Did I not tell you that I know what is hidden in the heavens and the earth, and that I know what you reveal and what you conceal?’
2|34|When We told the angels, ‘Bow down before Adam,’ they all bowed. But not Iblis, who refused and was arrogant: he was one of the disobedient
2|35|We said, ‘Adam, live with your wife in this garden. Both of you eat freely there as you will, but do not go near this tree, or you will both become wrongdoers.’
2|36|But Satan made them slip, and removed them from the state they were in. We said, ‘Get out, all of you! You are each other’s enemy. On earth you will have a place to stay and livelihood for a time.’
2|37|Then Adam received some words from his Lord and He accepted his repentance: He is the Ever Relenting, the Most Merciful
2|38|We said, ‘Get out, all of you! But when guidance comes from Me, as it certainly will, there will be no fear for those who follow My guidance nor will they grieve
2|39|those who disbelieve and deny Our messages shall be the inhabitants of the Fire, and there they will remain.’
2|40|Children of Israel, remember how I blessed you. Honour your pledge to Me and I will honour My pledge to you: I am the One you should fear
2|41|Believe in the message I have sent down confirming what you already possess. Do not be the first to disbelieve in it, and do not sell My messages for a small price: I am the One of whom you should be mindful
2|42|Do not mix truth with falsehood, or hide the truth when you know it
2|43|Keep up the prayer, pay the prescribed alms, and bow your heads [in worship] with those who bow theirs
2|44|How can you tell people to do what is right and forget to do it yourselves, even though you recite the Scripture? Have you no sense
2|45|Seek help with steadfastness and prayer- though this is hard indeed for anyone but the humble
2|46|who know that they will meet their Lord and that it is to Him they will return
2|47|Children of Israel, remember how I blessed you and favoured you over other people
2|48|Guard yourselves against a Day when no soul will stand in place of another, no intercession will be accepted for it, nor any ransom; nor will they be helped
2|49|Remember when We saved you from Pharaoh’s people, who subjected you to terrible torment, slaughtering your sons and sparing only your women- this was a great trial from your Lord
2|50|and when We parted the sea for you, so saving you and drowning Pharaoh’s people right before your eyes
2|51|We appointed forty nights for Moses [on Mount Sinai] and then, while he was away, you took to worshipping the calf- a terrible wrong
2|52|Even then We forgave you, so that you might be thankful
2|53|Remember when We gave Moses the Scripture, and the means to distinguish [right and wrong], so that you might be guided
2|54|Moses said to his people, ‘My people, you have wronged yourselves by worshipping the calf, so repent to your Maker and kill [the guilty among] you. That is the best you can do in the eyes of your Maker.’ He accepted your repentance: He is the Ever Relenting and the Most Merciful
2|55|Remember when you said, ‘Moses, we will not believe you until we see God face to face.’ At that, thunderbolts struck you as you looked on
2|56|Then We revived you after your death, so that you might be thankful
2|57|We made the clouds cover you with shade, and sent manna and quails down to you, saying, ‘Eat the good things We have provided for you.’ It was not Us they wronged; they wronged themselves
2|58|Remember when We said, ‘Enter this town and eat freely there as you will, but enter its gate humbly and say, “Relieve us!” Then We shall forgive you your sins and increase the rewards of those who do good.’
2|59|But the wrongdoers substituted a different word from the one they had been given. So, because they persistently disobeyed, We sent a plague down from the heavens upon the wrongdoers
2|60|Remember when Moses prayed for water for his people and We said to him, ‘Strike the rock with your staff.’ Twelve springs gushed out, and each group knew its drinking place. ‘Eat and drink the sustenance God has provided and do not cause corruption in the land.’
2|61|Remember when you said, ‘Moses, we cannot bear to eat only one kind of food, so pray to your Lord to bring out for us some of the earth’s produce, its herbs and cucumbers, its garlic, lentils, and onions.’ He said, ‘Would you exchange better for worse? Go to Egypt and there you will find what you have asked for.’ They were struck with humiliation and wretchedness, and they incurred the wrath of God because they persistently rejected His messages and killed prophets contrary to all that is right. All this was because they disobeyed and were lawbreakers
2|62|The [Muslim] believers, the Jews, the Christians, and the Sabians- all those who believe in God and the Last Day and do good- will have their rewards with their Lord. No fear for them, nor will they grieve
2|63|Remember when We took your pledge, and made the mountain tower high above you, and said, ‘Hold fast to what We have given you and bear its contents in mind, so that you may be conscious of God.’
2|64|Even after that you turned away. Had it not been for God’s favour and mercy on you, you would certainly have been lost
2|65|You know about those of you who broke the Sabbath, and so We said to them, ‘Be like apes! Be outcasts!’
2|66|We made this an example to those people who were there at the time and to those who came after them, and a lesson to all who are mindful of God
2|67|Remember when Moses said to his people, ‘God commands you to sacrifice a cow.’ They said, ‘Are you making fun of us?’ He answered, ‘God forbid that I should be so ignorant.’
2|68|They said, ‘Call on your Lord for us, to show us what sort of cow it should be.’ He answered, ‘God says it should be neither too old nor too young, but in between, so do as you are commanded.’
2|69|They said, ‘Call on your Lord for us, to show us what colour it should be.’ He answered, ‘God says it should be a bright yellow cow, pleasing to the eye.’
2|70|They said, ‘Call on your Lord for us, to show us [exactly] what it is: all cows are more or less alike to us. With God’s will, we shall be guided.’
2|71|He replied, ‘It is a perfect and unblemished cow, not trained to till the earth or water the fields.’ They said, ‘Now you have brought the truth,’ and so they slaughtered it, though they almost failed to do so
2|72|Then, when you [Israelites] killed someone and started to blame one another- although God was to bring what you had concealed to light
2|73|We said, ‘Strike the [body] with a part of [the cow]’: thus God brings the dead to life and shows His signs so that you may understand
2|74|Even after that, your hearts became as hard as rocks, or even harder, for there are rocks from which streams spring out, and some from which water comes when they split open, and others which fall down in awe of God: He is not unaware of what you do
2|75|So can you [believers] hope that such people will believe you, when some of them used to hear the words of God and then deliberately twist them, even when they understood them
2|76|When they meet the believers, they say, ‘We too believe.’ But when they are alone with each other they say, ‘How could you tell them about God’s revelation [to us]? They will be able to use it to argue against you before your Lord! Have you no sense?’
2|77|Do they not know that God is well aware of what they conceal and what they reveal
2|78|Some of them are uneducated, and know the Scripture only through wish-ful thinking. They rely on guesswork
2|79|So woe to those who write something down with their own hands and then claim, ‘This is from God,’ in order to make some small gain. Woe to them for what their hands have written! Woe to them for all that they have earned
2|80|They say, ‘The Fire will only touch us for a few days.’ Say to them, ‘Have you received a promise from God- for God never breaks His promise- or are you saying things about Him of which you have no real knowledge?’
2|81|Truly those who do evil and are surrounded by their sins will be the inhabitants of the Fire, there to remain
2|82|while those who believe and do good deeds will be the inhabitants of the Garden, there to remain
2|83|Remember when We took a pledge from the Children of Israel: ‘Worship none but God; be good to your parents and kinsfolk, to orphans and the poor; speak good words to all people; keep up the prayer and pay the prescribed alms.’ Then all but a few of you turned away and paid no heed
2|84|We took a pledge from you, ‘Do not shed one another’s blood or drive one another from your homelands.’ You acknowledged it at the time, and you can testify to this
2|85|Yet here you are, killing one another and driving some of your own people from their homes, helping one another in sin and aggression against them. If they come to you as captives, you still pay to set them free, although you had no right to drive them out. So do you believe in some parts of the Scripture and not in others? The punishment for those of you who do this will be nothing but disgrace in this life, and on the Day of Resurrection they will be condemned to the harshest torment: God is not unaware of what you do
2|86|These are the people who buy the life of this world at the price of the Hereafter: their torment will not be lightened, nor will they be helped
2|87|We gave Moses the Scripture and We sent messengers after him in succession. We gave Jesus, son of Mary, clear signs and strengthened him with the Holy Spirit. So how is it that, whenever a messenger brings you something you do not like, you become arrogant, calling some impostors and killing others
2|88|They say, ‘Our hearts are impenetrably wrapped [against whatever you say],’ but God has rejected them for their disbelief: they have little faith
2|89|When a Scripture came to them from God confirming what they already had, and when they had been praying for victory against the disbelievers, even when there came to them something they knew [to be true], they disbelieved in it: God rejects those who disbelieve
2|90|Low indeed is the price for which they have sold their souls by denying the God-sent truth, out of envy that God should send His bounty to any of His servants He pleases. The disbelievers have ended up with wrath upon wrath, and a humiliating torment awaits them
2|91|When it is said to them, ‘Believe in God’s revelations,’ they reply, ‘We believe in what was revealed to us,’ but they do not believe in what came afterwards, though it is the truth confirming what they already have. Say [Muhammad], ‘Why did you kill God’s prophets in the past if you were true believers
2|92|Moses brought you clear signs, but then, while he was away, you chose to worship the calf- you did wrong.’
2|93|Remember when We took your pledge, making the mountain tower above you, and said, ‘Hold on firmly to what We have given you, and listen to [what We say].’ They said, ‘We hear and we disobey,’ and through their disbelief they were made to drink [the love of] the calf deep into their hearts
2|94|Say, ‘How evil are the things your belief commands you to do, if you really are believers!’ Say, ‘If the last home with God is to be for you alone and no one else, then you should long for death, if your claim is true.’
2|95|But they will never long for death, because of what they have stored up with their own hands: God is fully aware of the evildoers
2|96|[Prophet], you are sure to find them clinging to life more eagerly than any other people, even the polytheists. Any of them would wish to be given a life of a thousand years, though even such a long life would not save them from the torment: God sees everything they do
2|97|Say [Prophet], ‘If anyone is an enemy of Gabriel- who by God’s leave brought down the Quran to your heart confirming previous scriptures as a guide and good news for the faithful
2|98|if anyone is an enemy of God, His angels and His messengers, of Gabriel and Michael, then God is certainly the enemy of such disbelievers.’
2|99|For We have sent down clear messages to you and only those who defy [God] would refuse to believe them
2|100|How is it that whenever they make a covenant or a pledge, some of them throw it away? In fact, most of them do not believe
2|101|When God sent them a messenger confirming the Scriptures they already had, some of those who had received the Scripture before threw the Book of God over their shoulders as if they had no knowledge
2|102|and followed what the evil ones had fabricated about the Kingdom of Solomon instead. Not that Solomon himself was a disbeliever; it was the evil ones who were disbelievers. They taught people witchcraft and what was revealed in Babylon to the two angels Harut and Marut. Yet these two never taught anyone without first warning him, ‘We are sent only to tempt- do not disbelieve.’ From these two, they learned what can cause discord between man and wife, although they harm no one with it except by God’s leave. They learned what harmed them, not what benefited them, knowing full well that whoever gained [this knowledge] would lose any share in the Hereafter. Evil indeed is the [price] for which they sold their souls, if only they knew
2|103|If they had believed and been mindful of God, their reward from Him would have been far better, if only they knew
2|104|Believers, do not say [to the Prophet], ‘Raina,’ but say, ‘Unzurna,’ and listen [to him]: an agonizing torment awaits those who ignore [God’s words]
2|105|Neither those People of the Book who disbelieve nor the idolaters would like anything good to be sent down to you from your Lord, but God chooses for His grace whoever He will: His bounty has no limits
2|106|Any revelation We cause to be superseded or forgotten, We replace with something better or similar. Do you [Prophet] not know that God has power over everything
2|107|Do you not know that control of the heavens and the earth belongs to Him? You [believers] have no protector or helper but God
2|108|Do you wish to demand of your messenger something similar to what was demanded of Moses? Whoever exchanges faith for disbelief has strayed far from the right path
2|109|Even after the truth has become clear to them, many of the People of the Book wish they could turn you back to disbelief after you have believed, out of their selfish envy. Forgive and forbear until God gives his command: He has power over all things
2|110|Keep up the prayer and pay the prescribed alms. Whatever good you store up for yourselves, you will find it with God: He sees everything you do
2|111|They also say, ‘No one will enter Paradise unless he is a Jew or a Christian.’ This is their own wishful thinking. [Prophet], say, ‘Produce your evidence, if you are telling the truth.’
2|112|In fact, any who direct themselves wholly to God and do good will have their reward with their Lord: no fear for them, nor will they grieve
2|113|The Jews say, ‘The Christians have no ground whatsoever to stand on,’ and the Christians say, ‘The Jews have no ground whatsoever to stand on,’ though they both read the Scripture, and those who have no knowledge say the same; God will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning their differences
2|114|Who could be more wicked than those who prohibit the mention of God’s name in His places of worship and strive to have them deserted? Such people should not enter them without fear: there is disgrace for them in this world and painful punishment in the Hereafter
2|115|The East and the West belong to God: wherever you turn, there is His Face. God is all pervading and all knowing
2|116|They have asserted, ‘God has a child.’ May He be exalted! No! Everything in the heavens and earth belongs to Him, everything devoutly obeys His will
2|117|He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ and it is
2|118|Those who have no knowledge also say, ‘If only God would speak to us!’ or ‘If only a miraculous sign would come to us!’ People before them said the same things: their hearts are all alike. We have made Our signs clear enough to those who have solid faith
2|119|We have sent you [Prophet] with the truth, bearing good news and warning. You will not be responsible for the inhabitants of the Blaze
2|120|The Jews and the Christians will never be pleased with you unless you follow their ways. Say, ‘God’s guidance is the only true guidance.’ If you were to follow their desires after the knowledge that has come to you, you would find no one to protect you from God or help you
2|121|Those to whom We have given the Scripture, who follow it as it deserves, are the ones who truly believe in it. Those who deny its truth will be the losers
2|122|Children of Israel, remember how I blessed you and favoured you over other people
2|123|and beware of a Day when no soul can stand in for another. No compensation will be accepted from it, nor intercession be of use to it, nor will anyone be helped
2|124|When Abraham’s Lord tested him with certain commandments, which he fulfilled, He said, ‘I will make you a leader of people.’ Abraham asked, ‘And will You make leaders from my descendants too?’ God answered, ‘My pledge does not hold for those who do evil.’
2|125|We made the House a resort and a sanctuary for people, saying, ‘Take the spot where Abraham stood as your place of prayer.’ We commanded Abraham and Ishmael: ‘Purify My House for those who walk round it, those who stay there, and those who bow and prostrate themselves in worship.’
2|126|Abraham said, ‘My Lord, make this land secure and provide with produce those of its people who believe in God and the Last Day.’ God said, ‘As for those who disbelieve, I will grant them enjoyment for a short while and then subject them to the torment of the Fire- an evil destination.’
2|127|As Abraham and Ishmael built up the foundations of the House [they prayed], ‘Our Lord, accept [this] from us. You are the All Hearing, the All Knowing
2|128|Our Lord, make us devoted to You; make our descendants into a community devoted to You. Show us how to worship and accept our repentance, for You are the Ever Relenting, the Most Merciful
2|129|Our Lord, make a messenger of their own rise up from among them, to recite Your revelations to them, teach them the Scripture and wisdom, and purify them: You are the Mighty, the Wise.’
2|130|Who but a fool would forsake the religion of Abraham? We have chosen him in this world and he will rank among the righteous in the Hereafter
2|131|His Lord said to him, ‘Devote yourself to Me.’ Abraham replied, ‘I devote myself to the Lord of the Universe,’
2|132|and commanded his sons to do the same, as did Jacob: ‘My sons, God has chosen [your] religion for you, so make sure you devote yourselves to Him, to your dying moment.’
2|133|Were you [Jews] there to see when death came upon Jacob? When he said to his sons, ‘What will you worship after I am gone?’ they replied, ‘We shall worship your God and the God of your fathers, Abraham, Ishmael, and Isaac, one single God: we devote ourselves to Him.’
2|134|That community passed away. What they earned belongs to them, and what you earn belongs to you: you will not be answerable for their deeds
2|135|They say, ‘Become Jews or Christians, and you will be rightly guided.’ Say [Prophet], ‘No, [ours is] the religion of Abraham, the upright, who did not worship any god besides God.’
2|136|So [you believers], say, ‘We believe in God and in what was sent down to us and what was sent down to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes, and what was given to Moses, Jesus, and all the prophets by their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and we devote ourselves to Him.’
2|137|So if they believe like you do, they will be rightly guided. But if they turn their backs, then they will be entrenched in opposition. God will protect you from them: He is the All Hearing, the All Knowing. And say [believers]
2|138|‘[Our life] takes its colour from God, and who gives a better colour than God? It is Him we worship.’
2|139|Say [Prophet] [to the Jews and Christians], ‘How can you argue with us about God when He is our Lord and your Lord? Our deeds belong to us, and yours to you. We devote ourselves entirely to Him
2|140|Or are you saying that Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes were Jews or Christians?’ [Prophet], ask them, ‘Who knows better: you or God? Who could be more wicked than those who hide a testimony [they received] from God? God is not unmindful of what you do.’
2|141|That community passed away: what they earned belongs to them, and what you earn belongs to you. You will not be answerable for their deeds
2|142|The foolish people will say, ‘What has turned them away from the prayer direction they used to face?’ Say, ‘East and West belong to God. He guides whoever He will to the right way.’
2|143|We have made you [believers] into a just community, so that you may bear witness [to the truth] before others and so that the Messenger may bear witness [to it] before you. We only made the direction the one you used to face [Prophet] in order to distinguish those who follow the Messenger from those who turn on their heels: that test was hard, except for those God has guided. God would never let your faith go to waste [believers], for God is most compassionate and most merciful towards people
2|144|Many a time We have seen you [Prophet] turn your face towards Heaven, so We are turning you towards a prayer direction that pleases you. Turn your face in the direction of the Sacred Mosque: wherever you [believers] may be, turn your faces to it. Those who were given the Scripture know with certainty that this is the Truth from their Lord: God is not unaware of what they do
2|145|Yet even if you brought every proof to those who were given the Scripture, they would not follow your prayer direction, nor will you follow theirs, nor indeed will any of them follow one another’s direction. If you [Prophet] were to follow their desires, after the knowledge brought to you, you would be doing wrong
2|146|Those We gave Scripture know it as well as they know their own sons, but some of them hide the truth that they know
2|147|The truth is from your Lord, so do not be one of those who doubt
2|148|Each community has its own direction to which it turns: race to do good deeds and wherever you are, God will bring you together. God has power to do everything
2|149|[Prophet], wherever you may have started out, turn your face in the direction of the Sacred Mosque- this is the truth from your Lord: He is not unaware of what you do
2|150|wherever you may have started out, turn your face in the direction of the Sacred Mosque; wherever any of you may be, turn your faces towards it, so that people may have no argument against you- except for the wrongdoers among them: do not fear them; fear Me- and so that I may perfect My favour on you and you may be guided
2|151|just as Wehave sent among you a Messenger of your own to recite Our revelations to you, purify you and teach you the Scripture, wisdom, and [other] things you did not know
2|152|So remember Me; I will remember you. Be thankful to Me, and never ungrateful
2|153|You who believe, seek help through steadfastness and prayer, for God is with the steadfast
2|154|Do not say that those who are killed in God’s cause are dead; they are alive, though you do not realize it
2|155|We shall certainly test you with fear and hunger, and loss of property, lives, and crops. But [Prophet], give good news to those who are steadfast
2|156|those who say, when afflicted with a calamity, ‘We belong to God and to Him we shall return.’
2|157|These will be given blessings and mercy from their Lord, and it is they who are rightly guided
2|158|Safa and Marwa are among the rites of God, so for those who make major or minor pilgrimage to the House it is no offence to circulate between the two. Anyone who does good of his own accord will be rewarded, for God rewards good deeds, and knows everything
2|159|As for those who hide the proofs and guidance We send down, after We have made them clear to people in the Scripture, God rejects them, and so do others
2|160|unless they repent, make amends, and declare the truth. I will certainly accept their repentance: I am the Ever Relenting, the Most Merciful
2|161|As for those who disbelieve and die as disbelievers, God rejects them, as do the angels and all people
2|162|They will remain in this state of rejection: their punishment will not be lightened, nor will they be reprieved
2|163|Your God is the one God: there is no god except Him, the Lord of Mercy, the Giver of Mercy
2|164|In the creation of the heavens and earth; in the alternation of night and day; in the ships that sail the seas with goods for people; in the water which God sends down from the sky to give life to the earth when it has been barren, scattering all kinds of creatures over it; in the changing of the winds and clouds that run their appointed courses between the sky and earth: there are signs in all these for those who use their minds
2|165|Even so, there are some who choose to worship others besides God as rivals to Him, loving them with the love due to God, but the believers have greater love for God. If only the idolaters could see- as they will see when they face the torment- that all power belongs to God, and that God punishes severely
2|166|When those who have been followed disown their followers, when they all see the suffering, when all bonds between them are severed
2|167|the followers will say, ‘If only we had one last chance, we would disown them as they now disown us.’ In this way, God will make them see their deeds as a source of bitter regret: they shall not leave the Fire
2|168|People, eat what is good and lawful from the earth, and do not follow Satan’s footsteps, for he is your sworn enemy
2|169|He always commands you to do what is evil and indecent, and to say things about God that you do not really know
2|170|But when it is said to them, ‘Follow the message that God has sent down,’ they answer, ‘We follow the ways of our fathers.’ What! Even though their fathers understood nothing and were not guided
2|171|Calling to disbelieversis like a herdsman calling to things that hear nothing but a shout and a cry: they are deaf, dumb, and blind, and they understand nothing
2|172|You who believe, eat the good things We have provided for you and be grateful to God, if it is Him that you worship
2|173|He has only forbidden you carrion, blood, pig’s meat, and animals over which any name other than God’s has been invoked. But if anyone is forced to eat such things by hunger, rather than desire or excess, he commits no sin: God is most merciful and forgiving
2|174|As for those who conceal the Scripture that God sent down and sell it for a small price, they only fill their bellies with Fire. God will not speak to them on the Day of Resurrection, nor will He purify them: an agonizing torment awaits them
2|175|These are the ones who exchange guidance for error, and forgiveness for torment. What can make them patient in the face of the Fire
2|176|This is because God has sent the Scripture with the Truth; those who pursue differences in the Scripture are deeply entrenched in opposition
2|177|Goodness does not consist in turning your face towards East or West. The truly good are those who believe in God and the Last Day, in the angels, the Scripture, and the prophets; who give away some of their wealth, however much they cherish it, to their relatives, to orphans, the needy, travellers and beggars, and to liberate those in bondage; those who keep up the prayer and pay the prescribed alms; who keep pledges whenever they make them; who are steadfast in misfortune, adversity, and times of danger. These are the ones who are true, and it is they who are aware of God
2|178|You who believe, fair retribution is prescribed for you in cases of murder: the free man for the free man, the slave for the slave, the female for the female. But if the culprit is pardoned by his aggrieved brother, this shall be adhered to fairly, and the culprit shall pay what is due in a good way. This is an alleviation from your Lord and an act of mercy. If anyone then exceeds these limits, grievous suffering awaits him
2|179|Fair retribution saves life for you, people of understanding, so that you may guard yourselves against what is wrong. When death approaches one of you who leaves wealth
2|180|it is prescribed that he should make a proper bequest to parents and close relatives- a duty incumbent on those who are mindful of God
2|181|If anyone alters the bequest after hearing it, the guilt of the alteration will fall on them: God is all hearing and all knowing
2|182|But if anyone knows that the testator has made a mistake, or done wrong, and so puts things right between the parties, he will incur no sin: God is most forgiving and merciful
2|183|You who believe, fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those before you, so that you may be mindful of God
2|184|Fast for a specific number of days, but if one of you is ill, or on a journey, on other days later. For those who can fast only with extreme difficulty, there is a way to compensate- feed a needy person. But if anyone does good of his own accord, it is better for him, and fasting is better for you, if only you knew
2|185|It was in the month of Ramadan that the Quran was revealed as guidance for mankind, clear messages giving guidance and distinguishing between right and wrong. So any one of you who is present that month should fast, and anyone who is ill or on a journey should make up for the lost days by fasting on other days later. God wants ease for you, not hardship. He wants you to complete the prescribed period and to glorify Him for having guided you, so that you may be thankful
2|186|[Prophet], if My servants ask you about Me, I am near. I respond to those who call Me, so let them respond to Me, and believe in Me, so that they may be guided
2|187|You [believers] are permitted to lie with your wives during the night of the fast: they are [close] as garments to you, as you are to them. God was aware that you were betraying yourselves, so He turned to you in mercy and pardoned you: now you can lie with them- seek what God has ordained for you- eat and drink until the white thread of dawn becomes distinct from the black. Then fast until nightfall. Do not lie with them during the nights of your devotional retreat in the mosques: these are the bounds set by God, so do not go near them. In this way God makes His messages clear to people, that they may guard themselves against doing wrong
2|188|Do not consume your property wrongfully, nor use it to bribe judges, intending sinfully and knowingly to consume parts of other people’s property
2|189|They ask you [Prophet] about crescent moons. Say, ‘They show the times appointed for people, and for the pilgrimage.’ Goodness does not consist of entering houses by the back [door]; the truly good person is the one who is mindful of God. So enter your houses by their [main] doors and be mindful of God so that you may prosper
2|190|Fight in God’s cause against those who fight you, but do not overstep the limits: God does not love those who overstep the limits
2|191|Kill them wherever you encounter them, and drive them out from where they drove you out, for persecution is more serious than killing. Do not fight them at the Sacred Mosque unless they fight you there. If they do fight you, kill them- this is what such disbelievers deserve
2|192|but if they stop, then God is most forgiving and merciful
2|193|Fight them until there is no more persecution, and worship is devoted to God. If they cease hostilities, there can be no [further] hostility, except towards aggressors
2|194|A sacred month for a sacred month: violation of sanctity [calls for] fair retribution. So if anyone commits aggression against you, attack him as he attacked you, but be mindful of God, and know that He is with those who are mindful of Him
2|195|Spend in God’s cause: do not contribute to your destruction with your own hands, but do good, for God loves those who do good
2|196|Complete the pilgrimages, major and minor, for the sake of God. If you are prevented [from doing so], then [send] whatever offering for sacrifice you can afford, and do not shave your headsuntil the offering has reached the place of sacrifice. If any of you is ill, or has an ailment of the scalp, he should compensate by fasting, or feeding the poor, or offering sacrifice. When you are in safety, anyone wishing to take a break between the minor pilgrimage and the major one must make whatever offering he can afford. If he lacks the means, he should fast for three days during the pilgrimage, and seven days on his return, making ten days in all. This applies to those whose household is not near the Sacred Mosque. Always be mindful of God, and be aware that He is stern in His retribution
2|197|The pilgrimage takes place during the prescribed months. There should be no indecent speech, misbehaviour, or quarrelling for anyone undertaking the pilgrimage- whatever good you do, God is well aware of it. Provide well for yourselves: the best provision is to be mindful of God- always be mindful of Me, you who have understanding
2|198|but it is no offence to seek some bounty from your Lord. When you surge down from Arafat remember God at the sacred place. Remember Him: He has guided you. Before that you were astray
2|199|Surge down where the rest of the people do, and ask forgiveness of God: He is most forgiving and merciful
2|200|When you have completed your rites, remember God as much as you remember your own fathers, or even more. There are some who pray, ‘Our Lord, give us good in this world,’ and they will have no share in the Hereafter
2|201|others pray, ‘Our Lord, give us good in this world and in the Hereafter, and protect us from the torment of the Fire.’
2|202|They will have the share they have worked for: God is swift in reckoning
2|203|Remember God on the appointed days. If anyone is in a hurry to leave after two days, there is no blame on him, nor is there any blame on anyone who stays on, so long as they are mindful of God. Be mindful of God, and remember that you will be gathered to Him
2|204|There is [a kind of] man whose views on the life of this world may please you [Prophet], he even calls on God to witness what is in his heart, yet he is the bitterest of opponents
2|205|When he leaves, he sets out to spread corruption in the land, destroying crops and live-stock- God does not like corruption
2|206|When he is told, ‘Beware of God,’ his arrogance leads him to sin. Hell is enough for him: a dreadful resting place
2|207|But there is also a kind of man who gives his life away to please God, and God is most compassionate to His servants
2|208|You who believe, enter wholeheartedly into submission to God and do not follow in Satan’s footsteps, for he is your sworn enemy
2|209|If you slip back after clear proof has come to you, then be aware that God is almighty and wise
2|210|Are these people waiting for God to come to them in the shadows of the clouds, together with the angels? But the matter would already have been decided by then: all matters are brought back to God
2|211|[Prophet], ask the Children of Israel how many clear signs We brought them. If anyone alters God’s blessings after he has received them, God is stern in punishment
2|212|The life of this world is made to seem glamorous to the disbelievers, and they laugh at those who believe. But those who are mindful of God will be above them on the Day of Resurrection: God provides immeasurably for whoever He pleases
2|213|Mankind was a single community, then God sent prophets to bring good news and warning, and with them He sent the Scripture with the Truth, to judge between people in their disagreements. It was only those to whom it was given who disagreed about it after clear signs had come to them, because of rivalry between them. So by His leave God guided the believers to the truth they had differed about: God guides whoever He will to a straight path
2|214|Do you suppose that you will enter the Garden without first having suffered like those before you? They were afflicted by misfortune and hardship, and they were so shaken that even [their] messenger and the believers with him cried, ‘When will God’s help arrive?’ Truly, God’s help is near
2|215|They ask you [Prophet] what they should give. Say, ‘Whatever you give should be for parents, close relatives, orphans, the needy, and travellers. God is well aware of whatever good you do
2|216|Fighting is ordained for you, though you dislike it. You may dislike something although it is good for you, or like something although it is bad for you: God knows and you do not.’
2|217|They ask you [Prophet] about fighting in the prohibited month. Say, ‘Fighting in that month is a great offence, but to bar others from God’s path, to disbelieve in Him, prevent access to the Sacred Mosque, and expel its people, are still greater offences in God’s eyes: persecution is worse than killing.’ They will not stop fighting you [believers] until they make you revoke your faith, if they can. If any of you revoke your faith and die as disbelievers, your deeds will come to nothing in this world and the Hereafter, and you will be inhabitants of the Fire, there to remain
2|218|But those who have believed, migrated, and striven for God’s cause, it is they who can look forward to God’s mercy: God is most forgiving and merciful
2|219|They ask you [Prophet] about intoxicants and gambling: say, ‘There is great sin in both, and some benefit for people: the sin is greater than the benefit.’ They ask you what they should give: say, ‘Give what you can spare.’ In this way, God makes His messages clear to you, so that you may reflect
2|220|on this world and the next. They ask you about [the property of] orphans: say, ‘It is good to set things right for them. If you combine their affairs with yours, remember they are your brothers and sisters: God knows those who spoil things and those who improve them. Had He so willed, He could have made you vulnerable too: He is almighty and wise.’
2|221|Do not marry idolatresses until they believe: a believing slave woman is certainly better than an idolatress, even though she may please you. And do not give your women in marriage to idolaters until they believe: a believing slave is certainly better than an idolater, even though he may please you. Such people call [you] to the Fire, while God calls [you] to the Garden and forgiveness by His leave. He makes His messages clear to people, so that they may bear them in mind
2|222|They ask you [Prophet] about menstruation. Say, ‘Menstruation is a painful condition, so keep away from women during it. Do not approach them until they are cleansed; when they are cleansed, you may approach them as God has ordained. God loves those who turn to Him, and He loves those who keep themselves clean
2|223|Your wives are your fields, so go into your fields whichever way you like,and send [something good] ahead for yourselves. Be mindful of God: remember that you will meet Him.’ [Prophet], give good news to the believers
2|224|[Believers], do not allow your oaths in God’s name to hinder you from doing good, being mindful of God and making peace between people. God hears and knows everything
2|225|He will not call you to account for oaths you have uttered unintentionally, but He will call you to account for what you mean in your hearts. God is most forgiving and forbearing
2|226|For those who swear that they will not approach their wives, there shall be a waiting period of four months:if they go back, remember God will be most forgiving and merciful
2|227|but if they are determined to divorce, remember that God hears and knows all
2|228|Divorced women must wait for three monthly periods before remarrying, and, if they really believe in God and the Last Day, it is not lawful for them to conceal what God has created in their wombs: their husbands would do better to take them back during this period, provided they wish to put things right. Wives have [rights] similar to their [obligations], according to what is recognized to be fair, and husbands have a degree [of right] over them: [both should remember that] God is almighty and wise
2|229|Divorce can happen twice, and [each time] wives either be kept on in an acceptable manner or released in a good way. It is not lawful for you to take back anything that you have given [your wives], except where both fear that they cannot maintain [the marriage] within the bounds set by God: if you [arbiters] suspect that the couple may not be able to do this, then there will be no blame on either of them if the woman opts to give something for her release. These are the bounds set by God: do not overstep them. It is those who overstep God’s bounds who are doing wrong
2|230|If a husband re-divorces his wife after the second divorce, she will not be lawful for him until she has taken another husband; if that one divorces her, there will be no blame if she and the first husband return to one another, provided they feel that they can keep within the bounds set by God. These are God’s bounds, which He makes clear for those who know
2|231|When you divorce women and they have reached their set time, then either keep or release them in a fair manner. Do not hold on to them with intent to harm them and commit aggression: anyone who does this wrongs himself. Do not make a mockery of God’s revelations; remember the favour He blessed you with, and the Scripture and wisdom He sent to teach you. Be mindful of God and know that He has full knowledge of everything
2|232|When you divorce women and they have reached their set time, do not prevent them from remarrying their husbands if they both agree to do so in a fair manner. Let those of you who believe in God and the Last Day take this to heart: that is more wholesome and purer for you. God knows and you do not
2|233|Mothers suckle their children for two whole years, if they wish to complete the term, and clothing and maintenance must be borne by the father in a fair manner. No one should be burdened with more than they can bear: no mother shall be made to suffer harm on account of her child, nor any father on account of his. The same duty is incumbent on the father’s heir. If, by mutual consent and consultation, the couple wish to wean [the child], they will not be blamed, nor will there be any blame if you wish to engage a wet nurse, provided you pay as agreed in a fair manner. Be mindful of God, knowing that He sees everything you do
2|234|If any of you die and leave widows, the widows should wait for four months and ten nights before remarrying. When they have completed this set time, you will not be blamed for anything they may reasonably choose to do with themselves. God is fully aware of what you do
2|235|You will not be blamed whether you give a hint that you wish to marry these women, or keep it to yourselves- God knows that you intend to propose to them. Do not make a secret arrangement with them; speak to them honourably and do not confirm the marriage tie until the prescribed period reaches its end. Remember that God knows what is in your souls, so be mindful of Him. Remember that God is most forgiving and forbearing
2|236|You will not be blamed if you divorce women when you have not yet consummated the marriage or fixed a bride-gift for them, but make fair provision for them, the rich according to his means and the poor according to his- this is a duty for those who do good
2|237|If you divorce wives before consummating the marriage but after fixing a bride-gift for them, then give them half of what you had previously fixed, unless they waive [their right], or unless the one who holds the marriage tie waives [his right]. Waiving [your right] is nearer to godliness, so do not forget to be generous towards one another: God sees what you do
2|238|Take care to do your prayers, praying in the best way, and stand before God in devotion
2|239|If you are in danger, pray when you are out walking or riding; when you are safe again, remember God, for He has taught you what you did not know
2|240|If any of you die and leave widows, make a bequest for them: a year’s maintenance and no expulsion from their homes [for that time]. But if they leave of their own accord, you will not be blamed for what they may reasonably choose to do with themselves: God is almighty and wise
2|241|Divorced women shall also have such maintenance as is considered fair: this is a duty for those who are mindful of God
2|242|In this way God makes His revelations clear to you, so that you may grow in understanding
2|243|[Prophet], consider those people who abandoned their homeland in fear of death, even though there were thousands of them. God said to them, ‘Die!’ and then brought them back to life again; God shows real favour to people, but most of them are ungrateful
2|244|Fight in God’s cause and remember that He is all hearing and all knowing
2|245|Who will give God a good loan, which He will increase for him many times over? It is God who withholds and God who gives abundantly, and it is to Him that you will return
2|246|[Prophet], consider the leaders of the Children of Israel who came after Moses, when they said to one of their prophets, ‘Set up a king for us and we shall fight in God’s cause.’ He said, ‘But could it be that you would not fight, if it were ordained for you?’ They said, ‘How could we not fight in God’s cause when we and our children have been driven out of our homeland?’ Yet when they were commanded to fight, all but a few of them turned away: God has full knowledge of those who do wrong
2|247|Their prophet said to them, ‘God has now appointed Talut to be your king,’ but they said, ‘How can he be king over us when we have a greater right to rule than he? He does not even have great wealth.’ He said, ‘God has chosen him over you, and has given him great knowledge and stature. God grants His authority to whoever He pleases: God is magnanimous, all knowing.’
2|248|Their prophet said to them, ‘The sign of his authority will be that the Ark [of the Covenant] will come to you. In it there will be [the gift of] tranquillity from your Lord and relics of the followers of Moses and Aaron, carried by the angels. There is a sign in this for you if you believe.’
2|249|When Talut set out with his forces, he said to them, ‘God will test you with a river. Anyone who drinks from it will not belong with me, but anyone who refrains from tasting it will belong with me; if he scoops up just one handful [he will be excused].’ But they all drank [deep] from it, except for a few. When he crossed it with those who had kept faith, they said, ‘We have no strength today against Goliath and his warriors.’ But those who knew that they were going to meet their Lord said, ‘How often a small force has defeated a large army with God’s permission! God is with those who are steadfast.’
2|250|And when they met Goliath and his warriors, they said, ‘Our Lord, pour patience on us, make us stand firm, and help us against the disbelievers,’
2|251|and so with God’s permission they defeated them. David killed Goliath, and God gave him sovereignty and wisdom and taught him what He pleased. If God did not drive some back by means of others the earth would be completely corrupt, but God is bountiful to all
2|252|These are the revelations of God which We recite to you [Muhammad] with the truth, and you truly are one of the messengers
2|253|We favoured some of these messengers above others. God spoke to some; others He raised in rank; We gave Jesus, son of Mary, Our clear signs and strengthened him with the holy spirit. If God had so willed, their successors would not have fought each other after they had been brought clear signs. But they disagreed: some believed and some disbelieved. If God had so willed, they would not have fought each other, but God does what He will
2|254|You who believe, give from what We have provided for you, before the Day comes when there is no bargaining, no friendship, and no intercession. It is the disbelievers who are wrong
2|255|God: there is no god but Him, the Ever Living, the Ever Watchful.Neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him. All that is in the heavens and in the earth belongs to Him. Who is there that can intercede with Him except by His leave? He knows what is before them and what is behind them, but they do not comprehend any of His knowledge except what He wills. His throne extends over the heavens and the earth; it does not weary Him to preserve them both. He is the Most High, the Tremendous
2|256|There is no compulsion in religion: true guidance has become distinct from error, so whoever rejects false gods and believes in God has grasped the firmest hand-hold, one that will never break. God is all hearing and all knowing
2|257|God is the ally of those who believe: He brings them out of the depths of darkness and into the light. As for the disbelievers, their allies are false gods who take them from the light into the depths of darkness, they are the inhabitants of the Fire, and there they will remain
2|258|[Prophet], have you not thought about the man who disputed with Abraham about his Lord, because God had given him power to rule? When Abraham said, ‘It is my Lord who gives life and death,’ he said, ‘I too give life and death.’ So Abraham said, ‘God brings the sun from the east; so bring it from the west.’ The disbeliever was dumbfounded: God does not guide those who do evil
2|259|Or take the one who passed by a ruined town. He said, ‘How will God give this life when it has died?’ So God made him die for a hundred years, and then raised him up, saying, ‘How long did you stay like that?’ He answered, ‘A day, or part of a day.’ God said, ‘No, you stayed like that for a hundred years. Look at your food and drink: they have not gone bad. Look at your donkey- We will make you a sign for the people- look at the bones: see how We bring them together and clothe them with flesh!’ When all became clear to him, he said, ‘Now I know that God has power over everything.’
2|260|And when Abraham said, ‘My Lord, show me how You give life to the dead,’ He said, ‘Do you not believe, then?’ ‘Yes,’ said Abraham, ‘but just to put my heart at rest.’ So God said, ‘Take four birds and train them to come back to you. Then place them on separate hilltops, call them back, and they will come flying to you: know that God is all powerful and wise.’
2|261|Those who spend their wealth in God’s cause are like grains of corn that produce seven ears, each bearing a hundred grains. God gives multiple increase to whoever He wishes: He is limitless and all knowing
2|262|Those who spend their wealth in God’s cause, and do not follow their spending with reminders of their benevolence or hurtful words, will have their rewards with their Lord: no fear for them, nor will they grieve
2|263|A kind word and forgiveness is better than a charitable deed followed by hurtful [words]: God is self-sufficient, forbearing
2|264|You who believe, do not cancel out your charitable deeds with reminders and hurtful words, like someone who spends his wealth only to be seen by people, not believing in God and the Last Day. Such a person is like a rock with earth on it: heavy rain falls and leaves it completely bare. Such people get no rewards for their works: God does not guide the disbelievers
2|265|But those who spend their wealth in order to gain God’s approval, and as an affirmation of their own faith, are like a garden on a hill: heavy rain falls and it produces double its normal yield; even if no heavy rain falls, it will still be watered by the dew. God sees all that you do
2|266|Would any of you like to have a garden of palm trees and vines, graced with flowing streams and all kinds of produce, which, when you are afflicted with old age and feeble offspring, is struck by a fiery whirlwind and burnt down? In this way God makes His messages clear to you, so that you may reflect on them
2|267|You who believe, give charitably from the good things you have acquired and that We have produced for you from the earth. Do not give away the bad things that you yourself would only accept with your eyes closed: remember that God is self-sufficient, worthy of all praise
2|268|Satan threatens you with the prospect of poverty and commands you to do foul deeds; God promises you His forgiveness and His abundance: God is limitless and all knowing
2|269|and He gives wisdom to whoever He will. Whoever is given wisdom has truly been given much good, but only those with insight bear this in mind
2|270|Whatever you may give, or vow to give, God knows it well, and those who do wrong will have no one to help them
2|271|If you give charity openly, it is good, but if you keep it secret and give to the needy in private, that is better for you, and it will atone for some of your bad deeds: God is well aware of all that you do
2|272|It is not for you [Prophet] to guide them; it is God who guides whoever He will. Whatever charity you give benefits your own soul, provided you do it for the sake of God: whatever you give will be repaid to you in full, and you will not be wronged
2|273|[Give] to those needy who are wholly occupied in God’s way and cannot travel in the land [for trade]. The unknowing might think them rich because of their self-restraint, but you will recognize them by their characteristic of not begging persistently. God is well aware of any good you give
2|274|Those who give, out of their own possessions, by night and by day, in private and in public, will have their reward with their Lord: no fear for them, nor will they grieve
2|275|But those who take usury will rise up on the Day of Resurrection like someone tormented by Satan’s touch. That is because they say, ‘Trade and usury are the same,’
2|276|but God has allowed trade and forbidden usury. Whoever, on receiving God’s warning, stops taking usury may keep his past gains- God will be his judge- but whoever goes back to usury will be an inhabitant of the Fire, there to remain. God blights usury, but blesses charitable deeds with multiple increase: He does not love the ungrateful sinner
2|277|Those who believe, do good deeds, keep up the prayer, and pay the prescribed alms will have their reward with their Lord: no fear for them, nor will they grieve
2|278|You who believe, beware of God: give up any outstanding dues from usury, if you are true believers
2|279|If you do not, then be warned of war from God and His Messenger. You shall have your capital if you repent, and without suffering loss or causing others to suffer loss
2|280|If the debtor is in difficulty, then delay things until matters become easier for him; still, if you were to write it off as an act of charity, that would be better for you, if only you knew
2|281|Beware of a Day when you will be returned to God: every soul will be paid in full for what it has earned, and no one will be wronged
2|282|You who believe, when you contract a debt for a stated term, put it down in writing: have a scribe write it down justly between you. No scribe should refuse to write: let him write as God has taught him, let the debtor dictate, and let him fear God, his Lord, and not diminish [the debt] at all. If the debtor is feeble-minded, weak, or unable to dictate, then let his guardian dictate justly. Call in two men as witnesses. If two men are not there, then call one man and two women out of those you approve as witnesses, so that if one of the two women should forget the other can remind her. Let the witnesses not refuse when they are summoned. Do not disdain to write the debt down, be it small or large, along with the time it falls due: this way is more equitable in God’s eyes, more reliable as testimony, and more likely to prevent doubts arising between you. But if the merchandise is there and you hand it over, there is no blame on you if you do not write it down. Have witnesses present whenever you trade with one another, and let no harm be done to either scribe or witness, for if you did cause them harm, it would be a crime on your part. Be mindful of God, and He will teach you: He has full knowledge of everything
2|283|If you are on a journey, and cannot find a scribe, something should be handed over as security, but if you decide to trust one another, then let the one who is trusted fulfil his trust; let him be mindful of God, his Lord. Do not conceal evidence: anyone who does so has a sinful heart, and God is fully aware of everything you do
2|284|Whatever is in the heavens and in the earth belongs to God and, whether you reveal or conceal your thoughts, God will call you to account for them. He will forgive whoever He will and punish whoever He will: He has power over all things
2|285|The Messenger believes in what has been sent down to him from his Lord, as do the faithful. They all believe in God, His angels, His scriptures, and His messengers. ‘We make no distinction between any of His messengers,’ they say, ‘We hear and obey. Grant us Your forgiveness, our Lord. To You we all return!’
2|286|God does not burden any soul with more than it can bear: each gains whatever good it has done, and suffers its bad- ‘ Lord, do not take us to task if we forget or make mistakes. Lord, do not burden us as You burdened those before us. Lord, do not burden us with more than we have strength to bear. Pardon us, forgive us, and have mercy on us. You are our Protector, so help us against the disbelievers.’
3|1|Alif Lam Mim
3|2|God: there is no god but Him, the Ever Living, the Ever Watchful
3|3|Step by step, He has sent the Scripture down to you [Prophet] with the Truth, confirming what went before: He sent down the Torah and the Gospel
3|4|earlier as a guide for people and He has sent down the distinction [between right and wrong]. Those who deny God’s revelations will suffer severe torment: God is almighty and capable of retribution
3|5|Nothing on earth or in heaven is hidden from God
3|6|it is He who shapes you all in the womb as He pleases. There is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Wise
3|7|it is He who has sent this Scripture down to you [Prophet]. Some of its verses are definite in meaning- these are the cornerstone of the Scripture- and others are ambiguous. The perverse at heart eagerly pursue the ambiguities in their attempt to make trouble and to pin down a specific meaning of their own: only God knows the true meaning. Those firmly grounded in knowledge say, ‘We believe in it: it is all from our Lord’- only those with real perception will take heed
3|8|‘Our Lord, do not let our hearts deviate after You have guided us. Grant us Your mercy: You are the Ever Giving
3|9|Our Lord, You will gather all people on the Day of which there is no doubt: God never breaks His promise.’
3|10|Neither their possessions nor their children will be any use to the disbelievers against God. The disbelievers will be fuel for the Fire
3|11|just as Pharaoh’s people and their predecessors denied Our revelations, and God punished them for their sins: God is severe in punishing
3|12|[Prophet], say to the disbelievers, ‘You will be defeated and driven together into Hell, a foul resting place
3|13|You have already seen a sign in the two armies that met in battle, one fighting for God’s cause and the other made up of disbelievers. With their own eyes [the former] saw [the latter] to be twice their number, but God helps whoever He will. There truly is a lesson in this for all with eyes to see.’
3|14|The love of desirable things is made alluring for men- women, children, gold and silver treasures piled up high, horses with fine markings, livestock, and farmland- these may be the joys of this life, but God has the best place to return to
3|15|[Prophet], say, ‘Would you like me to tell you of things that are better than all of these? Their Lord will give those who are mindful of God Gardens graced with flowing streams, where they will stay with pure spouses and God’s good pleasure- God is fully aware of His servants
3|16|those who say, “Our Lord, we believe, so forgive us our sins and protect us from suffering in the Fire,”
3|17|those who are steadfast, truthful, truly devout, who give [in God’s cause] and pray before dawn for forgiveness.’
3|18|God bears witness that there is no god but Him, as do the angels and those who have knowledge. He upholds justice. There is no god but Him, the Almighty, the All Wise
3|19|True Religion, in God’s eyes, is islam: [devotion to Him alone]. Those who were given the Scripture disagreed out of rivalry, only after they had been given knowledge- if anyone denies God’s revelations, God is swift to take account
3|20|if they argue with you [Prophet], say, ‘I have devoted myself to God alone and so have my followers.’ Ask those who were given the Scripture, as well as those without one, ‘Do you too devote yourselves to Him alone?’ If they do, they will be guided, but if they turn away, your only duty is to convey the message. God is aware of His servants
3|21|Give news of agonizing torment to those who ignore God’s revelations, who unjustifiably kill prophets, who kill those who command that justice is done
3|22|the deeds of such people will come to nothing in this world and in the next and no one will help them
3|23|Have you considered those who were given a share of the Scripture? When they are asked to accept judgement from God’s Scripture, some of them turn their backs and walk away, all because they declare
3|24|‘The Fire will only touch us for a limited number of days.’ The lies they have invented have led them astray in their own religion
3|25|How will they fare when We gather them together for a Day of which there is no doubt, when every soul will be paid in full for what it has done, and they will not be wronged
3|26|Say, ‘God, holder of all control, You give control to whoever You will and remove it from whoever You will; You elevate whoever You will and humble whoever You will. All that is good lies in Your hand: You have power over everything
3|27|You merge night into day and day into night; You bring the living out of the dead and the dead out of the living; You provide limitlessly for whoever You will.’
3|28|The believers should not make the disbelievers their allies rather than other believers- anyone who does such a thing will isolate himself completely from God- except when you need to protect yourselves from them. God warns you to beware of Him: the Final Return is to God
3|29|Say [Prophet], ‘God knows everything that is in your hearts, whether you conceal or reveal it; He knows everything in the heavens and earth; God has power over all things.’
3|30|On the Day when every soul finds all the good it has done present before it, it will wish all the bad it has done to be far, far away. God warns you to beware of Him, but God is compassionate towards His servants
3|31|Say, ‘If you love God, follow me, and God will love you and forgive you your sins; God is most forgiving, most merciful.’
3|32|Say, ‘Obey God and the Messenger,’ but if they turn away, [know that] God does not love those who ignore [His commands]
3|33|God chose Adam, Noah, Abraham’s family, and the family of Imran, over all other people
3|34|in one line of descent- God hears and knows all
3|35|Imran’s wife said, ‘Lord, I have dedicated what is growing in my womb entirely to You; so accept this from me. You are the One who hears and knows all,’
3|36|but when she gave birth, she said, ‘My Lord! I have given birth to a girl’- God knew best what she had given birth to: the male is not like the female- ‘ I name her Mary and I commend her and her offspring to Your protection from the rejected Satan.’
3|37|Her Lord graciously accepted her and made her grow in goodness, and entrusted her to the charge of Zachariah. Whenever Zachariah went in to see her in her sanctuary, he found her supplied with provisions. He said, ‘Mary, how is it you have these provisions?’ and she said, ‘They are from God: God provides limitlessly for whoever He will.’
3|38|There and then Zachariah prayed to his Lord, saying, ‘Lord, from Your grace grant me virtuous offspring: You hear every prayer.’
3|39|The angels called out to him, while he stood praying in the sanctuary, ‘God gives you news of John, confirming a Word from God. He will be noble and chaste, a prophet, one of the righteous.’
3|40|He said, ‘My Lord, how can I have a son when I am so old and my wife is barren?’ [An angel] said, ‘It will be so: God does whatever He will.’
3|41|He said, ‘My Lord, give me a sign.’ ‘Your sign,’ [the angel] said, ‘is that you will not communicate with anyone for three days, except by gestures. Remember your Lord often; celebrate His glory in the evening and at dawn.’
3|42|The angels said to Mary: ‘Mary, God has chosen you and made you pure: He has truly chosen you above all women
3|43|Mary, be devout to your Lord, prostrate yourself in worship, bow down with those who pray.’
3|44|This is an account of things beyond your knowledge that We reveal to you [Muhammad]: you were not present among them when they cast lots to see which of them should take charge of Mary, you were not present with them when they argued [about her]
3|45|The angels said, ‘Mary, God gives you news of a Word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, who will be held in honour in this world and the next, who will be one of those brought near to God
3|46|He will speak to people in his infancyand in his adulthood. He will be one of the righteous.’
3|47|She said, ‘My Lord, how can I have a son when no man has touched me?’ [The angel] said, ‘This is how God creates what He will: when He has ordained something, He only says, “Be”, and it is
3|48|He will teach him the Scripture and wisdom, the Torah and the Gospel
3|49|He will send him as a messenger to the Children of Israel: “I have come to you with a sign from your Lord: I will make the shape of a bird for you out of clay, then breathe into it and, with God’s permission, it will become a real bird; I will heal the blind and the leper, and bring the dead back to life with God’s permission; I will tell you what you may eat and what you may store up in your houses. There truly is a sign for you in this, if you are believers
3|50|I have come to confirm the truth of the Torah which preceded me, and to make some things lawful to you which used to be forbidden. I have come to you with a sign from your Lord. Be mindful of God, obey me
3|51|God is my Lord and your Lord, so serve Him- that is a straight path.”’
3|52|When Jesus realized they [still] did not believe, he said, ‘Who will help me in God’s cause?’ The disciples said, ‘We will be God’s helpers; we believe in God- witness our devotion to Him
3|53|Lord, we believe in what You have revealed and we follow the messenger: record us among those who bear witness [to the Truth].’
3|54|The [disbelievers] schemed but God also schemed; God is the Best of Schemers
3|55|God said, ‘Jesus, I will take you back and raise you up to Me: I will purify you of the disbelievers. To the Day of Resurrection I will make those who follow you superior to those who disbelieved. Then you will all return to Me and I will judge between you regarding your differences
3|56|I will make the disbelievers suffer severely in this world and the next; no one will help them.’
3|57|God will pay those who believe and do good deeds their reward in full; God does not love evildoers
3|58|We relate to you [Muhammad] this revelation, a decisive statement
3|59|In God’s eyes Jesus is just like Adam: He created him from dust, said to him, ‘Be’, and he was
3|60|This is the truth from your Lord, so do not be one of those who doubt
3|61|If anyone disputes this with you now that you have been given this knowledge, say, ‘Come, let us gather our sons and your sons, our women and your women, ourselves and yourselves, and let us pray earnestly and invoke God’s rejection on those of us who are lying
3|62|This is the truth of the matter: there is no god but God; God is the Exalted, the Decider.’
3|63|If they turn away, [know that] God is well aware of anyone who causes corruption
3|64|Say, ‘People of the Book, let us arrive at a statement that is common to us all: we worship God alone, we ascribe no partner to Him, and none of us takes others beside God as lords.’ If they turn away, say, ‘Witness our devotion to Him.’
3|65|People of the Book, why do you argue about Abraham when the Torah and the Gospels were not revealed until after his time? Do you not understand
3|66|You argue about some things of which you have some knowledge, but why do you argue about things of which you know nothing? God knows and you do not
3|67|Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian. He was upright and devoted to God, never an idolater
3|68|and the people who are closest to him are those who truly follow his ways, this Prophet, and [true] believers- God is close to [true] believers
3|69|Some of the People of the Book would dearly love to lead you [believers] astray, but they only lead themselves astray, though they do not realize it
3|70|People of the Book, why do you deny God’s revelations when you can see they are true
3|71|People of the Book, why do you mix truth with falsehood? Why do you hide the truth when you recognize it
3|72|Some of the People of the Book say, ‘At the beginning of the day, believe in what has been revealed to these believers [the Muslims], then at the end of the day reject it, so that they too may turn back
3|73|but do not sincerely believe in anyone unless he follows your own religion’- [Prophet], tell them, ‘True guidance is the guidance of God’- [they say], ‘Do not believe that anyone else could be given a revelation similar to what you were given, or that they could use it to argue against you in your Lord’s presence.’ [Prophet], tell them, ‘All grace is in God’s hands: He grants it to whoever He will- He is all embracing, all knowing
3|74|and He singles out for His mercy whoever He will. His grace is infinite.’
3|75|There are People of the Book who, if you [Prophet] entrust them with a heap of gold, will return it to you intact, but there are others of them who, if you entrust them with a single dinar, will not return it to you unless you keep standing over them, because they say, ‘We are under no obligation towards the gentiles.’ They tell a lie against God and they know it
3|76|No indeed! God loves those who keep their pledges and are mindful of Him
3|77|but those who sell out God’s covenant and their own oaths for a small price will have no share in the life to come. God will neither speak to them nor look at them on the Day of Resurrection- He will not cleanse them [of their sins]- agonizing torment awaits them
3|78|There are some who twist the Scripture with their tongues to make you [people] think that what they say is part of the Scripture when it is not; they say it is from God when it is not; they attribute lies to God and they know it
3|79|No person to whom God had given the Scripture, wisdom, and prophethood would ever say to people, ‘Be my servants, not God’s.’ [He would say], ‘You should be devoted to God because you have taught the Scripture and studied it closely.’
3|80|He would never command you to take angels and prophets as lords. How could he command you to be disbelievers after you had devoted yourselves to God
3|81|God took a pledge from the prophets, saying, ‘If, after I have bestowed Scripture and wisdom upon you, a messenger comes confirming what you have been given, you must believe in him and support him. Do you affirm this and accept My pledge as binding on you?’ They said, ‘We do.’ He said, ‘Then bear witness and I too will bear witness.’
3|82|Those who turn away after this are the ones who break pledges
3|83|Do they seek anything other than submission to God? Everyone in the heavens and earth submits to Him, willingly or unwillingly; they will all be returned to Him
3|84|Say [Muhammad], ‘We [Muslims] believe in God and in what has been sent down to us and to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes. We believe in what has been given to Moses, Jesus, and the prophets from their Lord. We do not make a distinction between any of the [prophets]. It is to Him that we devote ourselves.’
3|85|If anyone seeks a religion other than [islam] complete devotion to God, it will not be accepted from him: he will be one of the losers in the Hereafter
3|86|Why would God guide people who deny the truth, after they have believed and acknowledged that the Messenger is true, and after they have been shown clear proof? God does not guide evildoers
3|87|such people will be rewarded with rejection by God, by the angels, by all people
3|88|and so they will remain, with no relief or respite for their suffering
3|89|Not so those who afterwards repent and mend their ways- God is most forgiving and merciful
3|90|[although] the repentance of those who, having believed, then increase in their disbelief, will not be accepted. They are the ones who have gone [far] astray
3|91|those who disbelieve and die disbelievers will not be saved even if they offer enough gold to fill the entire earth. Agonizing torment is in store for them, and there will be no one to help them
3|92|None of you [believers] will attain true piety unless you give out of what you cherish: whatever you give, God knows about it very well
3|93|Except for what Israel made unlawful for himself, all food was lawful to the Children of Israel before the Torah was revealed. Say, ‘Bring the Torah and read out [the relevant passage] if you are telling the truth
3|94|Those who persist in making up lies and attributing them to God after this are the wrongdoers.’
3|95|[Prophet], say, ‘God speaks the truth, so follow Abraham’s religion: he had true faith and he was never an idolater.’
3|96|The first House [of worship] to be established for people was the one at Mecca. It is a blessed place; a source of guidance for all people
3|97|there are clear signs in it; it is the place where Abraham stood to pray; whoever enters it is safe. Pilgrimage to the House is a duty owed to God by people who are able to undertake it. Those who reject this [should know that] God has no need of anyone
3|98|Say, ‘People of the Book, why do you reject God’s revelations? God witnesses everything you do.’
3|99|Say, ‘People of the Book, why do you turn the believers away from God’s path and try to make it crooked, when you yourselves [should be] witnesses to the [truth]? God is not heedless of anything you do.’
3|100|You who believe, some of those who were given the Scripture would turn you into disbelievers if you were to yield to them
3|101|How can you disbelieve when God’s revelations are being recited to you and His Messenger is living among you? Whoever holds fast to God will be guided to the straight path
3|102|You who believe, be mindful of God, as is His due, and make sure you devote yourselves to Him, to your dying moment
3|103|Hold fast to God’s rope all together; do not split into factions. Remember God’s favour to you: you were enemies and then He brought your hearts together and you became brothers by His grace; you were about to fall into a pit of Fire and He saved you from it- in this way God makes His revelations clear to you so that you may be rightly guided
3|104|Be a community that calls for what is good, urges what is right, and forbids what is wrong: those who do this are the successful ones
3|105|Do not be like those who, after they have been given clear revelation, split into factions and fall into disputes: a terrible punishment awaits such people
3|106|On the Day when some faces brighten and others darken, it will be said to those with darkened faces, ‘How could you reject your faith after believing? Taste the torment for doing so,’
3|107|but those with brightened faces will be in God’s grace, there to remain
3|108|These are God’s revelations: We recite them to you [Prophet] with the Truth. God does not will injustice for His creatures
3|109|Everything in the heavens and earth belongs to God; it is to Him that all things return
3|110|[Believers], you are the best community singled out for people: you order what is right, forbid what is wrong, and believe in God. If the People of the Book had also believed, it would have been better for them. For although some of them do believe, most of them are lawbreakers
3|111|they will not do you much harm: even if they come out to fight you, they will soon turn tail; they will get no help
3|112|and, unless they hold fast to a lifeline from God and from mankind, they are overshadowed by vulnerability wherever they are found. They have drawn God’s wrath upon themselves. They are overshadowed by weakness, too, because they have persistently disbelieved in God’s revelation and killed prophets without any right, all because of their disobedience and boundless transgression
3|113|But they are not all alike. There are some among the People of the Book who are upright, who recite God’s revelations during the night, who bow down in worship
3|114|who believe in God and the Last Day, who order what is right and forbid what is wrong, who are quick to do good deeds. These people are among the righteous
3|115|and they will not be denied [the reward] for whatever good deeds they do: God knows exactly who is conscious of Him
3|116|As for those who disbelieve, neither their possessions nor their children will help them against God- they will be companions in the Fire, there to remain
3|117|and whatever they give away in this life will be nullified: a frosty wind strikes and destroys the harvest of people who have wronged themselves. It was not God who wronged them; they wronged themselves
3|118|You who believe, do not take for your intimates such outsiders as spare no effort to ruin you and want to see you suffer: their hatred is evident from their mouths, but what their hearts conceal is far worse. We have made Our revelations clear for you; will you not use your reason
3|119|This is how it is: here you are, you love them, but they do not love you; you believe in all the Scriptures and when they meet you, they say, ‘We believe,’ but when they are alone, they bite their fingertips in rage at you. [Prophet], say, ‘Die of rage [if you wish]!’ God knows exactly what is in everyone’s hearts
3|120|They grieve at any good that befalls you [believers] and rejoice at your misfortunes. But if you are steadfast and conscious of God, their scheming will not harm you in the least: God encircles everything they do
3|121|[Prophet], remember when you left your home at dawn to assign battle positions to the believers: God hears and knows everything
3|122|Remember when two groups of you were about to lose heart and God protected them- let the believers put their trust in God
3|123|God helped you at Badr when you were very weak. Be mindful of God, so that you may be grateful
3|124|Remember when you said to the believers, ‘Will you be satisfied if your Lord reinforces you by send-ing down three thousand angels
3|125|Well, if you are steadfast and mindful of God, your Lord will reinforce you with five thousand swooping angels if the enemy should suddenly attack you!’ and God arranged it so
3|126|as a message of hope for you [believers] to put your hearts at rest- help comes only from God, the Mighty, the Wise
3|127|and in order to cut off the flanks of the disbelievers’ army and frustrate them, to make them withdraw in total defeat
3|128|Whether God relents towards them or punishes them is not for you [Prophet] to decide: they are wrongdoers
3|129|Everything in the heavens and earth belongs to God. He forgives whoever He will and punishes whoever He will: God is most forgiving and merciful
3|130|You who believe, do not consume usurious interest, doubled and redoubled. Be mindful of God so that you may prosper
3|131|beware of the Fire prepared for those who ignore [Him]
3|132|and obey God and the Prophet so that you may be given mercy
3|133|Hurry towards your Lord’s forgiveness and a Garden as wide as the heavens and earth prepared for the righteous
3|134|who give, both in prosperity and adversity, who restrain their anger and pardon people- God loves those who do good
3|135|those who remember God and implore forgiveness for their sins if they do something shameful or wrong themselves- who forgives sins but God?- and who never knowingly persist in doing wrong
3|136|The reward for such people is forgiveness from their Lord, and Gardens graced with flowing streams, where they will remain. How excellent is the reward of those who labour
3|137|God’s ways have operated before your time: travel through the land, and see what was the end of those who disbelieved
3|138|This is a clear lesson to people, and guidance and teaching for those who are mindful of God
3|139|Do not lose heart or despair- if you are true believers you have the upper hand
3|140|if you have suffered a blow, they too have suffered one like it. We deal out such days among people in turn, for God to find out who truly believes, for Him to choose martyrs from among you- God does not love evildoers
3|141|for Him to cleanse those who believe and for Him to destroy the disbelievers
3|142|Did you think you would enter the Garden without God first proving which of you would struggle for His cause and remain steadfast
3|143|Before you encountered death, you were hoping for it. Well, now you have seen it with your own eyes
3|144|Muhammad is only a messenger before whom many messengers have been and gone. If he died or was killed, would you revert to your old ways? If anyone did so, he would not harm God in the least. God will reward the grateful
3|145|No soul may die except with God’s permission at a predestined time. If anyone strives for the rewards of this world, We will give him some of them. If anyone strives for the rewards of the Hereafter, We will give him some of them: We will reward the grateful
3|146|Many prophets have fought, with large bands of godly men alongside them who, in the face of their sufferings for God’s cause, did not lose heart or weaken or surrender: God loves those who are steadfast
3|147|All they said was, ‘Our Lord, forgive us our sins and our excesses. Make our feet firm, and give us help against the disbelievers,’
3|148|and so God gave them both the rewards of this world and the excellent rewards of the Hereafter: God loves those who do good
3|149|You who believe, if you obey the disbelievers, they will make you revert to your old ways and you will turn into losers
3|150|No indeed! It is God who is your protector: He is the best of helpers
3|151|We will strike panic into the disbelievers’ hearts because they attribute partners to God although He has sent no authority for this: their shelter will be the Fire- how miserable is the home of the evildoers
3|152|God fulfilled His promise to you: you were routing them, with His permission, but then you faltered, disputed the order, and disobeyed, once He had brought you within sight of your goal- some of you desire the gains of this world and others desire the world to come- and then He prevented you from [defeating] them as a punishment. He has now forgiven you: God is most gracious to the believers
3|153|You fled without looking back while the Messenger was calling out to you from behind, and God rewarded you with sorrow for sorrow. [He has now forgiven you] so that you may not grieve for what you missed or for what happened to you. God is well aware of everything you do
3|154|After sorrow, He caused calm to descend upon you, a sleep that overtook some of you. Another group, caring only for themselves, entertained false thoughts about God, thoughts more appropriate to pagan ignorance, and said, ‘Do we get a say in any of this?’ [Prophet], tell them, ‘Everything to do with this affair is in God’s hands.’ They conceal in their hearts things they will not reveal to you. They say, ‘If we had had our say in this, none of us would have been killed here.’ Tell them, ‘Even if you had resolved to stay at home, those who were destined to be killed would still have gone out to meet their deaths.’ God did this in order to test everything within you and in order to prove what is in your hearts. God knows your innermost thoughts very well
3|155|As for those of you who turned away on the day the two armies met in battle, it was Satan who caused them to slip, through some of their actions. God has now pardoned them: God is most forgiving and forbearing
3|156|You who believe, do not be like those who disbelieved and said of their brothers who went out on a journey or a raid, ‘If only they had stayed with us they would not have died or been killed,’ for God will make such thoughts a source of anguish in their hearts. It is God who gives life and death; God sees everything you do
3|157|Whether you are killed for God’s cause or die, God’s forgiveness and mercy are better than anything people amass
3|158|Whether you die or are killed, it is to God that you will be gathered
3|159|By an act of mercy from God, you [Prophet] were gentle in your dealings with them- had you been harsh, or hard-hearted, they would have dispersed and left you- so pardon them and ask forgiveness for them. Consult with them about matters, then, when you have decided on a course of action, put your trust in God: God loves those who put their trust in Him
3|160|If God helps you [believers], no one can overcome you; if He forsakes you, who else can help you? Believers should put their trust in God
3|161|It is inconceivable that a prophet would ever dishonestly take something from the battle gains. Anyone who does so will carry it with him on the Day of Resurrection, when each soul will be fully repaid for what it has done: no one will be wronged
3|162|Can the man who pursues God’s good pleasure be like the man who has brought God’s wrath upon himself and whose home will be Hell- a foul destination
3|163|They are in a different class in God’s eyes; God sees exactly what they do
3|164|God has been truly gracious to the believers in sending them a Messenger from among their own, to recite His revelations to them, to make them grow in purity, and to teach them the Scripture and wisdom- before that they were clearly astray
3|165|Why do you [believers] say, when a calamity befalls you, even after you have inflicted twice as much damage [on your enemy], ‘How did this happen?’? [Prophet], say, ‘You brought it upon yourselves.’ God has power over everything
3|166|what befell you on the day the two armies met in battle happened with God’s permission and in order for Him to see who were the true believers and who were the hypocrites who
3|167|when it was said to them, ‘Come, fight for God’s cause, or at least defend yourselves,’ answered, ‘We would follow you if we knew there was going to be fighting.’ On that day they were closer to disbelief than belief. They say with their tongues what is not in their hearts: God knows exactly what they conceal
3|168|As for those who stayed behind, and said of their brothers, ‘If only they had listened to us, they would not have been killed,’ tell them [Prophet], ‘Ward off death from yourselves, if what you say is true.’
3|169|[Prophet], do not think of those who have been killed in God’s way as dead. They are alive with their Lord, well provided for
3|170|happy with what God has given them of His favour; rejoicing that for those they have left behind who have yet to join them there is no fear, nor will they grieve
3|171|[rejoicing] in God’s blessing and favour, and that God will not let the reward of the believers be lost
3|172|Those who responded to God and the Messenger after suffering defeat, who do good and remain conscious of God, will have a great reward
3|173|Those whose faith only increased when people said, ‘Fear your enemy: they have amassed a great army against you,’ and who replied, ‘God is enough for us: He is the best protector,’
3|174|returned with grace and bounty from God; no harm befell them. They pursued God’s good pleasure. God’s favour is great indeed
3|175|It is Satan who urges you to fear his followers; do not fear them, but fear Me, if you are true believers
3|176|[Prophet], do not be grieved by those who are quick to disbelieve. They will not harm God in the least; it is God’s will that they will have no share in the Hereafter- a terrible torment awaits them
3|177|Those who sell their faith for disbelief will not harm God in any way; agonizing torment awaits them
3|178|The disbelievers should not think that it is better for them that We give them more time: when We give them more time they become more sinful- a shameful torment awaits them
3|179|Nor was it God’s aim to leave you as you were, with no separation between the bad and the good. God would not show you [people] what is hidden; God chooses as His messengers whoever He will. So believe in God and His messengers: if you believe and stay mindful of God, you will have a great reward
3|180|Those who are miserly with what God has granted them out of His grace should not think that it is good for them; on the contrary, it is bad for them. Whatever they meanly withhold will be hung around their necks on the Day of Resurrection. It is God who will inherit the heavens and earth: God is well aware of everything you do
3|181|God has certainly heard the words of those who sneer, ‘So God is poor, while we are rich’. We shall record everything they say––as well as their killing of prophets in defiance of all that is right- and We shall say to them, ‘Taste the torment of the scorching fire
3|182|That is on account of what you stored up for yourselves with your own hands: God is never unjust to His servants.’
3|183|To those who say, ‘God has commanded us not to believe in any messenger unless he brings us an offering that fire [from heaven] consumes,’ say [Prophet], ‘Messengers before me have come to you with clear signs, including the one you mention. If you are sincere, why did you kill them?’
3|184|If they reject you, so have other messengers been rejected before you, even though they came with clear evidence, books of wisdom and enlightening scripture
3|185|Every soul will taste death and you will be paid in full only on the Day of Resurrection. Whoever is kept away from the Fire and admitted to the Garden will have triumphed. The present world is only an illusory pleasure
3|186|you are sure to be tested through your possessions and persons; you are sure to hear much that is hurtful from those who were given the Scripture before you and from those who associate others with God. If you are steadfast and mindful of God, that is the best course
3|187|God took a pledge from those who were given the Scripture- ‘Make it known to people; do not conceal it’- but they tossed the pledge over their shoulders, they bartered it for a small price: what a bad bargain they made
3|188|Do not think [Prophet] that those who exult in what they have done and seek praise for things they have not done will escape the torment; agonizing torment awaits them
3|189|Control of the heavens and earth belongs to God; God has power over everything
3|190|There truly are signs in the creation of the heavens and earth, and in the alternation of night and day, for those with understanding
3|191|who remember God standing, sitting, and lying down, who reflect on the creation of the heavens and earth: ‘Our Lord! You have not created all this without purpose- You are far above that!- so protect us from the torment of the Fire
3|192|Our Lord! You will truly humiliate those You commit to the Fire. The evildoers have no one to help them
3|193|Our Lord! We have heard someone calling us to faith- “ Believe in your Lord”- and we have believed. Our Lord! Forgive us our sins, wipe out our bad deeds, and grant that we join the righteous when we die
3|194|Our Lord! Bestow upon us all that You have promised us through Your messengers- do not humiliate us on the Day of Resurrection- You never break Your promise.’
3|195|Their Lord has answered them: ‘I will not allow the deeds of any one of you to be lost, whether you are male or female, each is like the other [in rewards]. I will certainly wipe out the bad deeds of those who emigrated and were driven out of their homes, who suffered harm for My cause, who fought and were killed. I will certainly admit them to Gardens graced with flowing streams, as a reward from God: the best reward is with God.’
3|196|[Prophet], do not be deceived by the disbelievers’ [lucrative] trading to and fro in the land
3|197|this is only a brief enjoyment, after which Hell will be their home- a miserable resting place
3|198|But those who were mindful of their Lord will have Gardens graced with flowing streams where they will stay as a reward from God. What God has is best for those who are truly good
3|199|Some of the People of the Book believe in God, in what has been sent down to you and in what was sent down to them: humbling themselves before God, they would never sell God’s revelation for a small price. These people will have their rewards with their Lord: God is swift in reckoning
3|200|You who believe, be steadfast, more steadfast than others; be ready; always be mindful of God, so that you may prosper
4|1|People, be mindful of your Lord, who created you from a single soul, and from it created its mate, and from the pair of them spread countless men and women far and wide; be mindful of God, in whose name you make requests of one another. Beware of severing the ties of kinship: God is always watching over you
4|2|Give orphans their property, do not replace [their] good things with bad, and do not consume their property with your own- a great sin
4|3|If you fear that you will not deal fairly with orphan girls, you may marry whichever [other] women seem good to you, two, three, or four. If you fear that you cannot be equitable [to them], then marry only one, or your slave(s): that is more likely to make you avoid bias
4|4|Give women their bridal gift upon marriage, though if they are happy to give up some of it for you, you may enjoy it with a clear conscience
4|5|Do not entrust your property to the feeble-minded. God has made it a means of support for you: make provision for them from it, clothe them, and address them kindly
4|6|Test orphans until they reach marriageable age; then, if you find they have sound judgement, hand over their property to them. Do not consume it hastily before they come of age: if the guardian is well off he should abstain from the orphan’s property, and if he is poor he should use only what is fair. When you give them their property, call witnesses in; but God takes full account of everything you do
4|7|Men shall have a share in what their parents and closest relatives leave, and women shall have a share in what their parents and closest relatives leave, whether the legacy be small or large: this is ordained by God
4|8|If other relatives, orphans, or needy people are present at the distribution, give them something too, and speak kindly to them
4|9|Let those who would fear for the future of their own helpless children, if they were to die, show the same concern [for orphans]; let them be mindful of God and speak out for justice
4|10|Those who consume the property of orphans unjustly are actually swallowing fire into their own bellies: they will burn in the blazing Flame
4|11|Concerning your children, God commands you that a son should have the equivalent share of two daughters. If there are only daughters, two or more should share two-thirds of the inheritance, if one, she should have half. Parents inherit a sixth each if the deceased leaves children; if he leaves no children and his parents are his sole heirs, his mother has a third, unless he has brothers, in which case she has a sixth. [In all cases, the distribution comes] after payment of any bequests or debts. You cannot know which of your parents or your children is more beneficial to you: this is a law from God, and He is all knowing, all wise
4|12|You inherit half of what your wives leave, if they have no children; if they have children, you inherit a quarter. [In all cases, the distribution comes] after payment of any bequests or debts. If you have no children, your wives’ share is a quarter; if you have children, your wives get an eighth. [In all cases, the distribution comes] after payment of any bequests or debts. If a man or a woman dies leaving no children or parents, but a single brother or sister, he or she should take one-sixth of the inheritance; if there are more siblings, they share one-third between them. [In all cases, the distribution comes] after payment of any bequests or debts, with no harm done to anyone: this is a commandment from God: God is all knowing and benign to all
4|13|These are the bounds set by God: God will admit those who obey Him and His Messenger to Gardens graced with flowing streams, and there they will stay- that is the supreme triumph
4|14|But those who disobey God and His Messenger and overstep His limits will be consigned by God to the Fire, and there they will stay- a humiliating torment awaits them
4|15|If any of your women commit a lewd act, call four witnesses from among you, then, if they testify to their guilt, keep the women at home until death comes to them or until God shows them another way
4|16|If two men commit a lewd act, punish them both; if they repent and mend their ways, leave them alone- God is always ready to accept repentance, He is full of mercy
4|17|But God only undertakes to accept repentance from those who do evil out of ignorance and soon afterwards repent: these are the ones God will forgive, He is all knowing, all wise
4|18|It is not true repentance when people continue to do evil until death confronts them and then say, ‘Now I repent,’ nor when they die defiant: We have prepared a painful torment for these
4|19|You who believe, it is not lawful for you to inherit women against their will, nor should you treat your wives harshly, hoping to take back some of the bride-gift you gave them, unless they are guilty of something clearly outrageous. Live with them in accordance with what is fair and kind: if you dislike them, it may well be that you dislike something in which God has put much good
4|20|If you wish to replace one wife with another, do not take any of her bride-gift back, even if you have given her a great amount of gold
4|21|How could you take it when this is unjust and a blatant sin? How could you take it when you have lain with each other and they have taken a solemn pledge from you
4|22|Do not marry women that your fathers married- with the exception of what is past- this is indeed a shameful thing to do, loathsome and leading to evil
4|23|You are forbidden to take as wives your mothers, daughters, sisters, paternal and maternal aunts, the daughters of brothers and daughters of sisters, your milk-mothers and milk-sisters, your wives’ mothers, the stepdaughters in your care- those born of women with whom you have consummated marriage, if you have not consummated the marriage, then you will not be blamed- wives of your begotten sons, two sisters simultaneously- with the exception of what is past: God is most forgiving and merciful
4|24|women already married, other than your slaves.God has ordained all this for you. Other women are lawful to you, so long as you seek them in marriage, with gifts from your property, looking for wedlock rather than fornication. If you wish to enjoy women through marriage, give them their bride-gift- this is obligatory- though if you should choose mutually, after fulfilling this obligation, to do otherwise [with the bride-gift], you will not be blamed: God is all knowing and all wise
4|25|If any of you does not have the means to marry a believing free woman, then marry a believing slave- God knows best [the depth of] your faith: you are [all] part of the same family- so marry them with their people’s consent and their proper bride-gifts. [Make them] married women, not adulteresses or lovers. If they commit adultery when they are married, their punishment will be half that of free women. This is for those of you who fear that you will sin; it is better for you to practise selfrestraint. God is most forgiving and merciful
4|26|He wishes to make His laws clear to you and guide you to the righteous ways of those who went before you. He wishes to turn towards you in mercy- He is all knowing, all wise
4|27|He wishes to turn towards you, but those who follow their lusts want you to go far astray
4|28|God wishes to lighten your burden; man was created weak
4|29|You who believe, do not wrongfully consume each other’s wealth but trade by mutual consent. Do not kill each other, for God is merciful to you
4|30|If any of you does these things, out of hostility and injustice, We shall make him suffer Fire: that is easy for God
4|31|But if you avoid the great sins you have been forbidden, We shall wipe out your minor misdeeds and let you in through the entrance of honour
4|32|Do not covet what God has given to some of you more than others- men have the portion they have earned; and women the portion they have earned- you should rather ask God for some of His bounty: He has full knowledge of everything
4|33|We have appointed heirs for everything that parents and close relatives leave behind, including those to whom you have pledged your hands [in marriage], so give them their share: God is witness to everything
4|34|Husbands should take good care of their wives, with [the bounties] God has given to some more than others and with what they spend out of their own money. Righteous wives are devout and guard what God would have them guard in their husbands’ absence. If you fear high-handedness from your wives, remind them [of the teachings of God], then ignore them when you go to bed, then hit them.If they obey you, you have no right to act against them: God is most high and great
4|35|If you [believers] fear that a couple may break up, appoint one arbiter from his family and one from hers. Then, if the couple want to put things right, God will bring about a reconciliation between them: He is all knowing, all aware
4|36|Worship God; join nothing with Him. Be good to your parents, to relatives, to orphans, to the needy, to neighbours near and far, to travellers in need, and to your slaves. God does not like arrogant, boastful people
4|37|who are miserly and order other people to be the same, hiding the bounty God has given them. We have prepared a humiliating torment for such ungrateful people
4|38|[Nor does He like those] who spend their wealth to show off, who do not believe in Him or the Last Day. Whoever has Satan as his companion has an evil companion
4|39|What harm would it do them to believe in God and the Last Day, and give charitably from the sustenance God has given them? God knows them well
4|40|He does not wrong anyone by as much as the weight of a speck of dust: He doubles any good deed and gives a tremendous reward of His own
4|41|What will they do when We bring a witness from each community, with you [Muhammad] as a witness against these people
4|42|On that day, those who disbelieved and disobeyed the Prophet will wish that the earth could swallow them up: they will not be able to hide anything from God
4|43|You who believe, do not come anywhere near the prayer if you are intoxicated, not until you know what you are saying; nor if you are in a state of major ritual impurity- though you may pass through the mosque- not until you have bathed; if you are ill, on a journey, have relieved yourselves, or had intercourse, and cannot find any water, then find some clean sand and wipe your faces and hands with it. God is always ready to pardon and forgive
4|44|[Prophet], have you not considered how those who were given a share of the Scripture purchase misguidance and want you [believers], too, to lose the right path
4|45|God knows your enemies best: God is enough to protect and to help you
4|46|Some Jews distort the meaning of [revealed] words: they say, ‘We hear and disobey,’ and ‘Listen,’ [adding the insult] ‘May you not hear,’ and ‘Raina [Look at us],’ twisting it abusively with their tongues so as to disparage religion. If they had said, ‘We hear and obey,’ ‘Listen,’ and ‘Unzurna [Look at us],’ that would have been better and more proper for them. But God has spurned them for their defiance; they believe very little
4|47|People of the Book, believe in what We have sent down to confirm what you already have before We wipe out [your sense of ] direction, turning you back, or reject you, as We rejected those who broke the Sabbath: God’s will is always done
4|48|God does not forgive the joining of partners with Him: anything less than that He forgives to whoever He will, but anyone who joins partners with God has concocted a tremendous sin
4|49|[Prophet], have you considered those who claim purity for themselves? No! God purifies whoever He will: no one will be wronged by as much as the husk of a date stone
4|50|See how they invent lies about God, this in itself is a flagrant sin
4|51|Do you not see how those given a share of the Scripture, [evidently] now believe in idols and evil powers? They say of the disbelievers, ‘They are more rightly guided than the believers.’
4|52|Those are the ones God has rejected: you [Prophet] will not find anyone to help those God has rejected
4|53|Do they have any share of what He possesses? If they did they would not give away so much as the groove of a date stone
4|54|Do they envy [other] people for the bounty God has granted them? We gave the descendants of Abraham the Scripture and wisdom- and We gave them a great kingdom
4|55|but some of them believed in it and some turned away from it. Hell blazes fiercely enough
4|56|We shall send those who reject Our revelations to the Fire. When their skins have been burned away, We shall replace them with new ones so that they may continue to feel the pain: God is mighty and wise
4|57|As for those who believe and do good deeds, We shall admit them into Gardens graced with flow-ing streams and there they will remain forever. They will have pure spouses there, and We shall admit them into cool refreshing shade
4|58|God commands you [people] to return things entrusted to you to their rightful owners, and, if you judge between people, to do so with justice: God’s instructions to you are excellent, for He hears and sees everything
4|59|You who believe, obey God and the Messenger, and those in authority among you. If you are in dispute over any matter, refer it to God and the Messenger, if you truly believe in God and the Last Day: that is better and fairer in the end
4|60|Do you [Prophet] not see those who claim to believe in what has been sent down to you, and in what was sent down before you, yet still want to turn to unjust tyrants for judgement, although they have been ordered to reject them? Satan wants to lead them far astray
4|61|When they are told, ‘Turn to God’s revelations and the Messenger [for judgement],’ you see the hypocrites turn right away from you [Prophet]
4|62|If disaster strikes them because of what they themselves have done, then they will come to you, swearing by God, ‘We only wanted to do good and achieve harmony.’
4|63|God knows well what is in the hearts of these people, so ignore what they say, instruct them, and speak to them about themselves using penetrating words
4|64|All the messengers We sent were meant to be obeyed, by God’s leave. If only [the hypocrites] had come to you [Prophet] when they wronged themselves, and begged God’s forgiveness, and the Messenger had asked forgiveness for them, they would have found that God accepts repentance and is most merciful
4|65|By your Lord, they will not be true believers until they let you decide between them in all matters of dispute, and find no resistance in their souls to your decisions, accepting them totally
4|66|if We had ordered, ‘Lay down your lives’ or ‘Leave your homes,’ they would not have done so, except for a few- it would have been far better for them and stronger confirmation of their faith, if they had done as they were told
4|67|and We would have given them a rich reward of Our own
4|68|and guided them to a straight path
4|69|Whoever obeys God and the Messenger will be among those He has blessed: the messengers, the truthful, those who bear witness to the truth, and the righteous- what excellent companions these are
4|70|That is God’s favour. No one knows better than Him
4|71|You who believe, be on your guard. March [to battle] in small groups or as one body
4|72|Among you there is the sort of person who is sure to lag behind: if a calamity befalls you, he says, ‘God has been gracious to me that I was not there with them,’
4|73|yet he is sure to say, if you are favoured by God, ‘If only I had been with them, I could have made great gains,’ as if there had been no ties of affection between you and him
4|74|Let those of you who are willing to trade the life of this world for the life to come, fight in God’s way. To anyone who fights in God’s way, whether killed or victorious, We shall give a great reward
4|75|Why should you not fight in God’s cause and for those oppressed men, women, and children who cry out, ‘Lord, rescue us from this town whose people are oppressors! By Your grace, give us a protector and give us a helper!’
4|76|The believers fight for God’s cause, while those who reject faith fight for an unjust cause. Fight the allies of Satan: Satan’s strategies are truly weak
4|77|[Prophet], do you not see those who were told, ‘Restrain yourselves from fighting, perform the prayer, and pay the prescribed alms’? When fighting was ordained for them, some of them feared men as much as, or even more than, they feared God, saying, ‘Lord, why have You ordained fighting for us? If only You would give us just a little more time.’ Say to them, ‘Little is the enjoyment in this world, the Hereafter is far better for those who are mindful of God: you will not be wronged by as much as the fibre in a date stone
4|78|Death will overtake you no matter where you may be, even inside high towers.’ When good fortune comes their way, they say, ‘This is from God,’ but when harm befalls them, they say, ‘This is from you [Prophet].’ Say to them, ‘Both come from God.’ What is the matter with these people that they can barely understand what they are told
4|79|Anything good that happens to you [Prophet] is from God; anything bad is [ultimately] from yourself. We have sent you as a messenger to people; God is sufficient witness
4|80|Whoever obeys the Messenger obeys God. If some pay no heed, We have not sent you to be their keeper
4|81|They say, ‘We obey you,’ but as soon as they leave your presence, some of them scheme by night to do other than what you said. God records what they scheme, so leave them alone, and put your trust in God: He is sufficient protector
4|82|Will they not think about this Quran? If it had been from anyone other than God, they would have found much inconsistency in it
4|83|Whenever news of any matter comes to them, whether concerning peace or war, they spread it about; if they referred it to the Messenger and those in authority among them, those seeking its meaning would have found it out from them. If it were not for God’s bounty and mercy towards you, you would almost all have followed Satan
4|84|So [Prophet] fight in God’s way. You are accountable only for yourself. Urge the believers on. God may well curb the power of the disbelievers, for He is stronger in might and more terrible in punishment
4|85|Whoever speaks for a good cause will share in its benefits and whoever speaks for a bad cause will share in its burden: God controls everything
4|86|But [even in battle] when you [believers] are offered a greeting, respond with a better one, or at least return it: God keeps account of everything
4|87|He is God: there is no god but Him. He will gather you all together on the Day of Resurrection, about which there is no doubt. Whose word can be truer than God’s
4|88|[Believers], why are you divided in two about the hypocrites, when God Himself has rejected them because of what they have done? Do you want to guide those God has left to stray? If God leaves anyone to stray, you [Prophet] will never find the way for him
4|89|They would dearly like you to reject faith, as they themselves have done, to be like them. So do not take them as allies until they migrate [to Medina] for God’s cause. If they turn [on you], then seize and kill them wherever you encounter them. Take none of them as an ally or supporter
4|90|But as for those who seek refuge with people with whom you have a treaty, or who come over to you because their hearts shrink from fighting against you or against their own people, God could have given them power over you, and they would have fought you. So if they withdraw and do not fight you, and offer you peace, then God gives you no way against them
4|91|You will find others who wish to be safe from you, and from their own people, but whenever they are back in a situation where they are tempted [to fight you], they succumb to it. So if they neither withdraw, nor offer you peace, nor restrain themselves from fighting you, seize and kill them wherever you encounter them: We give you clear authority against such people
4|92|Never should a believer kill another believer, except by mistake. If anyone kills a believer by mistake he must free one Muslim slave and pay compensation to the victim’s relatives, unless they charitably forgo it; if the victim belonged to a people at war with you but is a believer, then the compensation is only to free a believing slave; if he belonged to a people with whom you have a treaty, then compensation should be handed over to his relatives, and a believing slave set free. Anyone who lacks the means to do this must fast for two consecutive months by way of repentance to God: God is all knowing, all wise
4|93|If anyone kills a believer deliberately, the punishment for him is Hell, and there he will remain: God is angry with him, and rejects him, and has prepared a tremendous torment for him
4|94|So, you who believe, be careful when you go to fight in God’s way, and do not say to someone who offers you a greeting of peace, ‘You are not a believer,’ out of desire for the chance gains of this life- God has plenty of gains for you. You yourself were in the same position [once], but God was gracious to you, so be careful: God is fully aware of what you do
4|95|Those believers who stay at home, apart from those with an incapacity, are not equal to those who commit themselves and their possessions to striving in God’s way. God has raised such people to a rank above those who stay at home- although He has promised all believers a good reward, those who strive are favoured with a tremendous reward above those who stay at home
4|96|high ranks conferred by Him, as well as forgiveness, and mercy: God is most forgiving and merciful
4|97|When the angels take the souls of those who have wronged themselves, they ask them, ‘What circumstances were you in?’ They reply, ‘We were oppressed in this land,’ and the angels say, ‘But was God’s earth not spacious enough for you to migrate to some other place?’ These people will have Hell as their refuge, an evil destination
4|98|but not so the truly helpless men, women, and children who have no means in their power nor any way to leave
4|99|God may well pardon these, for He is most pardoning and most forgiving. Anyone who migrates for God’s cause will find many a refuge and great plenty in the earth
4|100|and if anyone leaves home as a migrant towards God and His Messenger and is then overtaken by death, his reward from God is sure. God is most forgiving and most merciful
4|101|When you [believers] are travelling in the land, you will not be blamed for shortening your prayers, if you fear the disbelievers may harm you: they are your sworn enemies
4|102|When you [Prophet] are with the believers, leading them in prayer, let a group of them stand up in prayer with you, taking their weapons with them, and when they have finished their prostration, let them take up their positions at the back. Then let the other group, who have not yet prayed, pray with you, also on their guard and armed with their weapons: the disbelievers would dearly like you to be heedless of your weapons and baggage, in order for them to take you in a single assault. You will not be blamed if you lay aside your arms when you are overtaken by heavy rain or illness, but be on your guard. Indeed, God has prepared a humiliating punishment for the disbelievers
4|103|After performing the ritual prayer, continue to remember God- standing, sitting, and lying on your sides- and once you are safe, keep up regular prayer, for prayer is obligatory for the believers at prescribed times
4|104|Do not be faint-hearted in pursuing the enemy: if you are suffering hardship, so are they, but you hope to receive something from God for which they cannot hope. God is all knowing and wise
4|105|We have sent down the Scripture to you [Prophet] with the truth so that you can judge between people in accordance with what God has shown you. Do not be an advocate for those who betray trust
4|106|Ask God for forgiveness: He is most forgiving and merciful
4|107|Do not argue for those who betray their own souls: God does not love anyone given to treachery and sin
4|108|They try to hide themselves from people, but they cannot hide from God. He is with them when they plot at night, saying things that do not please Him: He is fully aware of everything they do
4|109|There you [believers] are, arguing on their behalf in this life, but who will argue on their behalf with God on the Day of Resurrection? Who will be their defender
4|110|Yet anyone who does evil or wrongs his own soul and then asks God for forgiveness will find Him most forgiving and merciful
4|111|He who commits sin does so against his own soul- God is all knowing and wise
4|112|and anyone who commits an offence or a sin, and then throws the blame on to some innocent person, has burdened himself with deceit as well as flagrant sin
4|113|If it were not for the grace of God and His mercy to you [Prophet], a party of them would have tried to lead you astray; they only lead themselves astray, and cannot harm you in any way, since God has sent down the Scripture and Wisdom to you, and taught you what you did not know. God’s bounty to you is great indeed
4|114|There is no good in most of their secret talk, only in commanding charity, or good, or reconciliation between people. To anyone who does these things, seeking to please God, We shall give a rich reward
4|115|if anyone opposes the Messenger, after guidance has been made clear to him, and follows a path other than that of the believers, We shall leave him on his chosen path- We shall burn him in Hell, an evil destination
4|116|God does not forgive the worship of others beside Him- though He does forgive whoever He will for lesser sins- for whoever does this has gone far, far astray
4|117|In His place the idolaters invoke only females, and Satan, the rebel
4|118|God rejected, who said, ‘I will certainly take my due share of Your servants
4|119|I will mislead them and incite vain desires in them; I will command them to slit the ears of cattle; I will command them to tamper with God’s creation.’ Whoever chooses Satan as a patron instead of God is utterly ruined
4|120|he makes them promises and raises false hopes, but Satan’s promises are nothing but delusion
4|121|Such people will have Hell for their home and will find no escape from it
4|122|but We shall admit those who believe and do good deeds into Gardens graced with flowing streams, there to remain for ever––a true promise from God. Who speaks more truly than God
4|123|It will not be according to your hopes or those of the People of the Book: anyone who does wrong will be requited for it and will find no one to protect or help him against God
4|124|anyone, male or female, who does good deeds and is a believer, will enter Paradise and will not be wronged by as much as the dip in a date stone
4|125|Who could be better in religion than those who direct themselves wholly to God, do good, and follow the religion of Abraham, who was true in faith? God took Abraham as a friend
4|126|It is to God that everything in the heavens and earth belongs: God is fully aware of all things
4|127|They ask you [Prophet] for a ruling about women. Say, ‘God Himself gives you a ruling about them. You already have what has been recited to you in the Scripture about orphan girls [in your charge] from whom you withhold the prescribed shares [of their inheritance] and whom you wish to marry, and also about helpless children- God instructs you to treat orphans fairly: He is well aware of whatever good you do.’
4|128|If a wife fears high-handedness or alienation from her husband, neither of them will be blamed if they come to a peaceful settlement, for peace is best. Although human souls are prone to selfishness, if you do good and are mindful of God, He is well aware of all that you do
4|129|You will never be able to treat your wives with equal fairness, however much you may desire to do so, but do not ignore one wife altogether, leaving her suspended [between marriage and divorce]. If you make amends and remain conscious of God, He is most forgiving and merciful
4|130|but if husband and wife do separate, God will provide for each out of His plenty: He is infinite in plenty, and all wise
4|131|Everything in the heavens and the earth belongs to God. We have commanded those who were given the Scripture before you, and We command you, to be mindful of God. Even if you do ignore Him, everything in the heavens and the earth belongs to Him, and He is self-sufficient, worthy of all praise
4|132|Yes, indeed, everything in the heavens and the earth belongs to God, and He is enough for those who trust in Him
4|133|If He so willed, He could remove you altogether and replace you with new people: He has full power to do so
4|134|If some want the rewards of this world, the rewards of this world and the next are both God’s to give: He hears and sees everything
4|135|You who believe, uphold justice and bear witness to God, even if it is against yourselves, your parents, or your close relatives. Whether the person is rich or poor, God can best take care of both. Refrain from following your own desire, so that you can act justly- if you distort or neglect justice, God is fully aware of what you do
4|136|You who believe, believe in God and His Messenger and in the Scripture He sent down to His Messenger, as well as what He sent down before. Anyone who does not believe in God, His angels, His Scriptures, His messengers, and the Last Day has gone far, far astray
4|137|As for those who believe, then reject the faith, then believe again, then reject the faith again and become increasingly defiant, God will not forgive them, nor will He guide them on any path
4|138|[Prophet], tell such hypocrites that an agonizing torment awaits them
4|139|Do those who ally themselves with the disbelievers rather than the believers seek power through them? In reality all power is God’s to give
4|140|As He has already revealed to you [believers] in the Scripture, if you hear people denying and ridiculing God’s revelation, do not sit with them unless they start to talk of other things, or else you yourselves will become like them: God will gather all the hypocrites and disbelievers together into Hell
4|141|The [hypocrites] wait to see what happens to you and, if God brings you success, they say, ‘Were we not on your side?’ but if the disbelievers have some success, they say to them, ‘Did we not have the upper hand over you, and [yet] protect you from the believers?’ God will judge between you all on the Day of Resurrection, and He will give the disbelievers no means of overcoming the believers
4|142|The hypocrites try to deceive God, but it is He who causes them to be deceived. When they stand up to pray, they do so sluggishly, showing off in front of people, and remember God only a little
4|143|wavering all the time between this and that, belonging neither to one side nor the other. If God leaves someone to stray, you [Prophet] will never find a way for him
4|144|You who believe, do not take the disbelievers as allies and protectors instead of the believers: do you want to offer God clear proof against you
4|145|The hypocrites will be in the lowest depths of Hell, and you will find no one to help them
4|146|Not so those who repent, mend their ways, hold fast to God, and devote their religion entirely to Him: these will be joined with the believers, and God will give the believers a mighty reward
4|147|Why should God make you suffer torment if you are thankful and believe in Him? God always rewards gratitude and He knows everything
4|148|God does not like bad words to be made public unless someone has been wronged: He is all hearing and all knowing
4|149|If you do good, openly or in secret, or if you pardon something bad,then God is most forgiving and powerful
4|150|As for those who ignore God and His messengers and want to make a distinction between them, saying, ‘We believe in some but not in others,’ seeking a middle way
4|151|they are really disbelievers: We have prepared a humiliating punishment for those who disbelieve
4|152|But God will give [due] rewards to those who believe in Him and His messengers and make no distinction between any of them. God is most forgiving and merciful
4|153|The People of the Book demand that you [Prophet] make a book physically come down to them from heaven, but they demanded even more than that of Moses when they said, ‘Show us God face to face,’ and were struck by the thunderbolt for their presumption. Even after clear revelations had come down to them, they took the calf as an object of worship, yet We pardoned this, and gave Moses clear authority
4|154|We made the mountain tower high above them at their pledge; We said to them, ‘Enter the gate humbly,’ and, ‘Do not break the Sabbath,’ and took a solemn pledge from them
4|155|And so for breaking their pledge, for rejecting God’s revelations, for unjustly killing their prophets, for saying ‘Our minds are closed’- No! God has sealed them in their disbelief, so they believe only a little
4|156|and because they disbelieved and uttered a terrible slander against Mary
4|157|and said, ‘We have killed the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, the Messenger of God.’ (They did not kill him, nor did they crucify him, though it was made to appear like that to them; those that disagreed about him are full of doubt, with no knowledge to follow, only supposition: they certainly did not kill him)
4|158|God raised him up to Himself. God is almighty and wise
4|159|There is not one of the People of the Book who will not believe in [Jesus] before his death, and on the Day of Resurrection he will be a witness against them
4|160|For the wrongdoings done by the Jews, We forbade them certain good things that had been permitted to them before: for having frequently debarred others from God’s path
4|161|for taking usury when they had been forbidden to do so; and for wrongfully devouring other people’s property. For those of them that reject the truth we have prepared an agonizing torment
4|162|But those of them who are well grounded in knowledge and have faith do believe in what has been revealed to you [Muhammad], and in what was revealed before you- those who perform the prayers, pay the prescribed alms, and believe in God and the Last Day- to them We shall give a great reward
4|163|We have sent revelation to you [Prophet] as We did to Noah and the prophets after him, to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes, to Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, and Solomon- to David We gave the book [of Psalms]
4|164|to other messengers We have already mentioned to you, and also to some We have not. To Moses God spoke directly
4|165|They were messengers bearing good news and warning, so that mankind would have no excuse before God, once the messengers had been sent: God is almighty and all wise
4|166|But God Himself bears witness to what He has sent down to you––He sent it down with His full knowledge- the angels too bear witness, though God is sufficient witness
4|167|Those who have disbelieved and barred others from God’s path have gone far astray
4|168|God will not forgive those who have disbelieved and do evil, nor will He guide them to any path
4|169|except that of Hell, where they will remain for ever- this is easy for God
4|170|The Messenger has come to you [people] with the truth from your Lord, so believe- that is best for you- for even if you disbelieve, all that is in the heavens and the earth still belongs to God, and He is all knowing and all wise
4|171|People of the Book, do not go to excess in your religion, and do not say anything about God except the truth: the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, was nothing more than a messenger of God, His word, directed to Mary, a spirit from Him. So believe in God and His messengers and do not speak of a ‘Trinity’- stop [this], that is better for you- God is only one God, He is far above having a son, everything in the heavens and earth belongs to Him and He is the best one to trust
4|172|The Messiah would never disdain to be a servant of God, nor would the angels who are close to Him. He will gather before Him all those who disdain His worship and are arrogant
4|173|to those who believe and do good works He will give due rewards and more of His bounty; to those who are disdainful and arrogant He will give an agonizing torment, and they will find no one besides God to protect or help them
4|174|People, convincing proof has come to you from your Lord and We have sent a clear light down to you
4|175|God will admit those who believe in Him and hold fast to Him into His mercy and favour; He will guide them towards Him on a straight path
4|176|They ask you [Prophet] for a ruling. Say, ‘God gives you a ruling about inheritance from someone who dies childless with no surviving parents. If a man leaves a sister, she is entitled to half of the inheritance; if she has no child her brother is her sole heir; if there are two sisters, they are entitled to two-thirds of the inheritance between them, but if there are surviving brothers and sisters, the male is entitled to twice the share of the female. God makes this clear to you so that you do not make mistakes: He has full knowledge of everything.’
5|1|You who believe, fulfil your obligations. Livestock animals are lawful as food for you, with the exception of what is about to be announced to you. You are forbidden to kill game while you are on pilgrimage––God commands what He will
5|2|so, you who believe, do not violate the sanctity of God’s rites, the Sacred Month, the offerings, their garlands, nor those going to the Sacred House to seek the bounty and pleasure of their Lord––but when you have completed the rites of pilgrimage you may hunt. Do not let your hatred for the people who barred you from the Sacred Mosque induce you to break the law: help one another to do what is right and good; do not help one another towards sin and hostility. Be mindful of God, for His punishment is severe
5|3|You are forbidden to eat carrion; blood; pig’s meat; any animal over which any name other than God’s has been invoked; any animal strangled, or victim of a violent blow or a fall, or gored or savaged by a beast of prey, unless you still slaughter it [in the correct manner]; or anything sacrificed on idolatrous altars. You are also forbidden to allot shares [of meat] by drawing marked arrows -a heinous practice- today the disbelievers have lost all hope that you will give up your religion. Do not fear them: fear Me. Today I have perfected your religion for you, completed My blessing upon you, and chosen as your religion islam: [total devotion to God]; but if any of you is forced by hunger to eat forbidden food, with no intention of doing wrong, then God is most forgiving and merciful
5|4|They ask you, Prophet, what is lawful for them. Say, ‘All good things are lawful for you.’ [This includes] what you have taught your birds and beasts of prey to catch, teaching them as God has taught you, so eat what they catch for you, but first pronounce God’s name over it. Be mindful of God: He is swift to take account
5|5|Today all good things have been made lawful for you. The food of the People of the Book is lawful for you as your food is lawful for them. So are chaste, believing, women as well as chaste women of the people who were given the Scripture before you, as long as you have given them their bride-gifts and married them, not taking them as lovers or secret mistresses. The deeds of anyone who rejects faith will come to nothing, and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers
5|6|You who believe, when you are about to pray, wash your faces and your hands up to the elbows, wipe your heads, wash your feet up to the ankles and, if required, wash your whole body. If any of you is sick or on a journey, or has just relieved himself, or had intimate contact with a woman, and can find no water, then take some clean sand and wipe your face and hands with it. God does not wish to place any burden on you: He only wishes to cleanse you and perfect His blessing on you, so that you may be thankful
5|7|Remember God’s blessing on you and the pledge with which you were bound when you said, ‘We hear and we obey.’ Be mindful of God: God has full knowledge of the secrets of the heart
5|8|You who believe, be steadfast in your devotion to God and bear witness impartially: do not let hatred of others lead you away from justice, but adhere to justice, for that is closer to awareness of God. Be mindful of God: God is well aware of all that you do
5|9|God has promised forgiveness and a rich reward to those who have faith and do good works
5|10|those who reject faith and deny Our revelations will inhabit the blazing Fire
5|11|You who believe, remember God’s blessing on you when a certain people were about to raise their hands against you and He restrained them. Be mindful of God: let the believers put their trust in Him
5|12|God took a pledge from the Children of Israel. We made twelve leaders arise among them, and God said, ‘I am with you: if you keep up the prayer, pay the prescribed alms, believe in My messengers and support them, and lend God a good loan, I will wipe out your sins and admit you into Gardens graced with flowing streams. Any of you who now ignore this [pledge] will be far from the right path.’
5|13|But they broke their pledge, so We distanced them [from Us] and hardened their hearts. They distort the meaning of [revealed] words and have forgotten some of what they were told to remember: you [Prophet] will always find treachery in all but a few of them. Overlook this and pardon them: God loves those who do good
5|14|We also took a pledge from those who say, ‘We are Christians,’ but they too forgot some of what they were told to remember, so We stirred up enmity and hatred among them until the Day of Resurrection, when God will tell them what they have done
5|15|People of the Book, Our Messenger has come to make clear to you much of what you have kept hidden of the Scripture, and to overlook much [you have done]. A light has now come to you from God, and a Scripture making things clear
5|16|with which God guides to the ways of peace those who follow what pleases Him, bringing them from darkness out into light, by His will, and guiding them to a straight path
5|17|Those who say, ‘God is the Messiah, the son of Mary,’ are defying the truth. Say, ‘If it had been God’s will, could anyone have prevented Him from destroying the Messiah, son of Mary, together with his mother and everyone else on earth? Control of the heavens and earth and all that is between them belongs to God: He creates whatever He will. God has power over everything.’
5|18|The Jews and the Christians say, ‘We are the children of God and His beloved ones.’ Say, ‘Then why does He punish you for your sins? You are merely human beings, part of His creation: He forgives whoever He will and punishes whoever He will. Control of the heavens and earth and all that is between them belongs to Him: all journeys lead to Him.’
5|19|People of the Book, Our Messenger comes to you now, after a break in the sequence of messengers, to make things clear for you in case you should say, ‘No one has come to give us good news or to warn us.’ So someone has come to you, to give you good news and warn you: God has the power to do all things
5|20|Moses said to his people, ‘My people, remember God’s blessing on you: how He raised prophets among you and appointed kings for you and gave you what he had not given to any other people
5|21|My people, go into the holy land which God has ordained for you––do not turn back or you will be the losers.’
5|22|They said, ‘Moses, there is a fearsome people in this land. We will not go there until they leave. If they leave, then we will enter.’
5|23|Yet two men whom God had blessed among those who were afraid said, ‘Go in to them through the gate and when you go in you will overcome them. If you are true believers, put your trust in God.’
5|24|They said, ‘Moses, we will never enter while they are still there, so you and your Lord go in and fight, and we will stay here.’
5|25|He said, ‘Lord, I have authority over no one except myself and my brother: judge between the two of us and these disobedient people.’
5|26|God said, ‘The land is forbidden to them for forty years: they will wander the earth aimlessly. Do not grieve over those who disobey.’
5|27|[Prophet], tell them the truth about the story of Adam’s two sons: each of them offered a sacrifice, and it was accepted from one and not the other. One said, ‘I will kill you,’ but the other said, ‘God only accepts the sacrifice of those who are mindful of Him
5|28|If you raise your hand to kill me, I will not raise mine to kill you. I fear God, the Lord of all worlds
5|29|and I would rather you were burdened with my sins as well as yours and became an inhabitant of the Fire: such is the evildoers’ reward.’
5|30|But his soul prompted him to kill his brother: he killed him and became one of the losers
5|31|God sent a raven to scratch up the ground and show him how to cover his brother’s corpse and he said, ‘Woe is me! Could I not have been like this raven and covered up my brother’s body?’ He became remorseful
5|32|On account of [his deed], We decreed to the Children of Israel that if anyone kills a person- unless in retribution for murder or spreading corruption in the land- it is as if he kills all mankind, while if any saves a life it is as if he saves the lives of all mankind. Our messengers came to them with clear signs, but many of them continued to commit excesses in the land
5|33|Those who wage war against God and His Messenger and strive to spread corruption in the land should be punished by death, crucifixion, the amputation of an alternate hand and foot, or banishment from the land: a disgrace for them in this world, and then a terrible punishment in the Hereafter
5|34|unless they repent before you overpower them- in that case bear in mind that God is forgiving and merciful
5|35|You who believe, be mindful of God, seek ways to come closer to Him and strive for His cause, so that you may prosper
5|36|If the disbelievers possessed all that is in the earth and twice as much again and offered it to ransom themselves from torment on the Day of Resurrection, it would not be accepted from them- they will have a painful torment
5|37|They will wish to come out of the Fire but they will be unable to do so: theirs will be a lasting torment
5|38|Cut off the hands of thieves, whether they are man or woman, as punishment for what they have done- a deterrent from God: God is almighty and wise
5|39|But if anyone repents after his wrongdoing and makes amends, God will accept his repentance: God is most forgiving, most merciful
5|40|Do you [Prophet] not know that control of the heavens and earth belongs solely to God? He punishes whoever He will and forgives whoever He will: God has power over everything
5|41|Messenger, do not be grieved by those who race to surpass one another in disbelief- those who say with their mouths, ‘We believe,’ but have no faith in their hearts, and the Jews who listen eagerly to lies and to those who have not even met you, who distort the meanings of [revealed] words and say [to each other], ‘If you are given this ruling, accept it, but if you are not, then beware!’––if God intends some people to be so misguided, you will be powerless against God on their behalf. These are the ones whose hearts God does not intend to cleanse- a disgrace for them in this world, and then a heavy punishment in the Hereafter
5|42|they listen eagerly to lies and consume what is unlawful. If they come to you [Prophet] for judgement, you can either judge between them, or decline- if you decline, they will not harm you in any way, but if you do judge between them, judge justly: God loves the just
5|43|but why do they come to you for judgement when they have the Torah with God’s judgement, and even then still turn away? These are not believers
5|44|We revealed the Torah with guidance and light, and the prophets, who had submitted to God, judged according to it for the Jews. So did the rabbis and the scholars in accordance with that part of God’s Scripture which they were entrusted to preserve, and to which they were witnesses. So [rabbis and scholars] do not fear people, fear Me; do not barter away My messages for a small price; those who do not judge according to what God has sent down are rejecting [God’s teachings]
5|45|In the Torah We prescribed for them a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a nose for a nose, an ear for an ear, a tooth for a tooth, an equal wound for a wound: if anyone forgoes this out of charity, it will serve as atonement for his bad deeds. Those who do not judge according to what God has revealed are doing grave wrong
5|46|We sent Jesus, son of Mary, in their footsteps, to confirm the Torah that had been sent before him: We gave him the Gospel with guidance, light, and confirmation of the Torah already revealed- a guide and lesson for those who take heed of God
5|47|So let the followers of the Gospel judge according to what God has sent down in it. Those who do not judge according to what God has revealed are lawbreakers
5|48|We sent to you [Muhammad] the Scripture with the truth, confirming the Scriptures that came before it, and with final authority over them: so judge between them according to what God has sent down. Do not follow their whims, which deviate from the truth that has come to you. We have assigned a law and a path to each of you. If God had so willed, He would have made you one community, but He wanted to test you through that which He has given you, so race to do good: you will all return to God and He will make clear to you the matters you differed about
5|49|So [Prophet] judge between them according to what God has sent down. Do not follow their whims, and take good care that they do not tempt you away from any of what God has sent down to you. If they turn away, remember that God intends to punish them for some of the sins they have committed: a great many people are lawbreakers
5|50|Do they want judgement according to the time of pagan ignorance? Is there any better judge than God for those of firm faith
5|51|You who believe, do not take the Jews and Christians as allies:they are allies only to each other. Anyone who takes them as an ally becomes one of them- God does not guide such wrongdoers
5|52|yet you [Prophet] will see the perverse at heart rushing to them for protection, saying, ‘We are afraid fortune may turn against us.’ But God may well bring about a triumph or some other event of His own making: then they will rue the secrets they harboured in their hearts
5|53|and the believers will say, ‘Are these the men who swore by God using their strongest oaths that they were with you?’ All they did was in vain: they have lost everything
5|54|You who believe, if any of you go back on your faith, God will soon replace you with people He loves and who love Him, people who are humble towards the believers, hard on the disbelievers, and who strive in God’s way without fearing anyone’s reproach. Such is God’s favour. He grants it to whoever He will. God has endless bounty and knowledge
5|55|Your true allies are God, His Messenger, and the believers- those who keep up the prayer, pay the prescribed alms, and bow down in worship
5|56|Those who turn for protection to God, His Messenger, and the believers [are God’s party]: God’s party is sure to triumph
5|57|You who believe, do not take as allies those who ridicule your religion and make fun of it- whether people who were given the Scripture before you, or disbelievers- and be mindful of God if you are true believers
5|58|When you make the call to prayer, they ridicule it and make fun of it: this is because they are people who do not reason
5|59|Say [Prophet], ‘People of the Book, do you resent us for any reason other than the fact that we believe in God, in what has been sent down to us, and in what was sent before us, while most of you are disobedient?’
5|60|Say, ‘Shall I tell you who deserves a worse punishment from God than [the one you wish upon] us? Those God distanced from Himself, was angry with, and condemned as apes and pigs, and those who worship idols: they are worse in rank and have strayed further from the right path
5|61|When they come to you [believers], they say, ‘We believe,’ but they come disbelieving and leave disbelieving- God knows best what they are hiding
5|62|You [Prophet] see many of them rushing into sin and hostility and consuming what is unlawful. How evil their practices are
5|63|Why do their rabbis and scholars not forbid them to speak sinfully and consume what is unlawful? How evil their deeds are
5|64|The Jews have said, ‘God is tight-fisted,’ but it is they who are tight-fisted, and they are rejected for what they have said. Truly, God’s hands are open wide: He gives as He pleases. What has been sent down to you from your Lord is sure to increase insolence and defiance in many of them. We have sown enmity and hatred amongst them till the Day of Resurrection. Whenever they kindle the fire of war, God will put it out. They try to spread corruption in the land, but God does not love those who corrupt
5|65|If only the People of the Book would believe and be mindful of God, We would take away their sins and bring them into the Gardens of Delight
5|66|If they had upheld the Torah and the Gospel and what was sent down to them from their Lord, they would have been given abundance from above and from below: some of them are on the right course, but many of them do evil
5|67|Messenger, proclaim everything that has been sent down to you from your Lord- if you do not, then you will not have communicated His message- and God will protect you from people. God does not guide those who defy Him
5|68|Say, ‘People of the Book, you have no true basis [for your religion] unless you uphold the Torah, the Gospel, and that which has been sent down to you from your Lord,’ but what has been sent down to you [Prophet] from your Lord is sure to increase many of them in their insolence and defiance: do not worry about those who defy [God]
5|69|For the [Muslim] believers, the Jews, the Sabians, and the Christians- those who believe in God and the Last Day and do good deeds- there is no fear: they will not grieve
5|70|We took a pledge from the Children of Israel, and sent messengers to them. Whenever a messenger brought them anything they did not like, they accused some of lying and put others to death
5|71|they thought no harm could come to them and so became blind and deaf [to God]. God turned to them in mercy but many of them again became blind and deaf: God is fully aware of their actions
5|72|Those who say, ‘God is the Messiah, son of Mary,’ have defied God. The Messiah himself said, ‘Children of Israel, worship God, my Lord and your Lord.’ If anyone associates others with God, God will forbid him from the Garden, and Hell will be his home. No one will help such evildoers
5|73|Those people who say that God is the third of three are defying [the truth]: there is only One God. If they persist in what they are saying, a painful punishment will afflict those of them who persist
5|74|Why do they not turn to God and ask His forgiveness, when God is most forgiving, most merciful
5|75|The Messiah, son of Mary, was only a messenger; other messengers had come and gone before him; his mother was a virtuous woman; both ate food [like other mortals]. See how clear We make these signs for them; see how deluded they are
5|76|Say, ‘How can you worship something other than God, that has no power to do you harm or good? God alone is the All Hearing and All Knowing.’
5|77|Say, ‘People of the Book, do not overstep the bounds of truth in your religion and do not follow the whims of those who went astray before you- they led many others astray and themselves continue to stray from the even path.’
5|78|Those Children of Israel who defied [God] were rejected through the words of David, and Jesus, son of Mary, because they disobeyed, they persistently overstepped the limits
5|79|they did not forbid each other to do wrong. How vile their deeds were
5|80|You [Prophet] see many of them allying themselves with the disbelievers. How terrible is what their souls have stored up for them: God is angry with them and they will remain tormented
5|81|If they had believed in God, in the Prophet, and in what was sent down to him, they would never have allied themselves with the disbelievers, but most of them are rebels
5|82|You [Prophet] are sure to find that the most hostile to the believers are the Jews and those who associate other deities with God; you are sure to find that the closest in affection towards the believers are those who say, ‘We are Christians,’ for there are among them people devoted to learning and ascetics. These people are not given to arrogance
5|83|and when they listen to what has been sent down to the Messenger, you will see their eyes overflowing with tears because they recognize the Truth [in it]. They say, ‘Our Lord, we believe, so count us amongst the witnesses
5|84|Why should we not believe in God and in the Truth that has come down to us, when we long for our Lord to include us in the company of the righteous?’
5|85|For saying this, God has rewarded them with Gardens graced with flowing streams, and there they will stay: that is the reward of those who do good
5|86|Those who reject the truth and deny Our messages will be the inhabitants of Hellfire
5|87|You who believe, do not forbid the good things God has made lawful to you- do not exceed the limits: God does not love those who exceed the limits
5|88|but eat the lawful and good things that God provides for you. Be mindful of God, in whom you believe
5|89|God does not take you [to task] for what is thoughtless in your oaths, only for your binding oaths: the atonement for breaking an oath is to feed ten poor people with food equivalent to what you would normally give your own families, or to clothe them, or to set free a slave- if a person cannot find the means, he should fast for three days. This is the atonement for breaking your oaths- keep your oaths. In this way God makes clear His revelations to you, so that you may be thankful
5|90|You who believe, intoxicants and gambling, idolatrous practices, and [divining with] arrows are repugnant acts- Satan’s doing- shun them so that you may prosper
5|91|With intoxicants and gambling, Satan seeks only to incite enmity and hatred among you, and to stop you remembering God and prayer. Will you not give them up
5|92|Obey God, obey the Messenger, and always be on your guard: if you pay no heed, bear in mind that the sole duty of Our Messenger is to deliver the message clearly
5|93|Those who believe and do good deeds will not be blamed for what they may have consumed [in the past] as long as they are mindful of God, believe and do good deeds, then are mindful of God and believe, then are mindful of God and do good deeds: God loves those who do good deeds
5|94|You who believe, God is sure to test you with game within reach of your hands and spears, to find out who fears Him even though they cannot see Him: from now on, anyone who transgresses will have a painful punishment
5|95|You who believe, do not kill game while you are in the state of consecration [for pilgrimage]. If someone does so intentionally the penalty is an offering of a domestic animal brought to the Kaba, equivalent- as judged by two just men among you- to the one he has killed; alternatively, he may atone by feeding the needy or by fasting an equivalent number of days, so that he may taste the full gravity of his deed. God forgives what is past, but if anyone re-offends, God will exact the penalty from him: God is mighty, and capable of exacting the penalty
5|96|It is permitted for you to catch and eat seafood- an enjoyment for you and the traveller- but hunting game is forbidden while you are in the state of consecration [for pilgrimage]. Be mindful of God to whom you will be gathered
5|97|God has made the Ka'ba- the Sacred House- a means of support for people, and the Sacred Months, the animals for sacrifice and their garlands: all this. Know that God has knowledge of all that is in the heavens and earth and that He is fully aware of all things
5|98|Know too that God is severe in punishment yet most forgiving and merciful
5|99|The Messenger’s duty is only to deliver the message: God knows what you reveal and what you conceal
5|100|Say [Prophet], ‘Bad cannot be likened to good, though you may be dazzled by how abundant the bad is. Be mindful of God, people of understanding, so that you may prosper.’
5|101|You who believe, do not ask about matters which, if made known to you, might make things difficult for you- if you ask about them while the Quran is being revealed, they will be made known to you- for God has kept silent about them: God is most forgiving and forbearing
5|102|Before you, some people asked about things, then ignored [the answers]
5|103|God did not institute the dedication of such things as bahira, saiba, wasila, or ham to idols; but the disbelievers invent lies about God. Most of them do not use reason
5|104|when it is said to them, ‘Come to what God has sent down, and to the Messenger,’ they say, ‘What we inherited from our forefathers is good enough for us,’ even though their forefathers knew nothing and were not guided
5|105|You who believe, you are responsible for your own souls; if anyone else goes astray it will not harm you so long as you follow the guidance; you will all return to God, and He will make you realize what you have done
5|106|You who believe, when death approaches any of you, let two just men from among you act as witnesses to the making of a bequest, or two men from another people if you are journeying in the land when death approaches. Keep the two witnesses back after prayer, if you have any doubts, and make them both swear by God, ‘We will not sell our testimony for any price, even if a close relative is involved. We will not hide God’s testimony, for then we should be doing wrong.’
5|107|If it is discovered that these two are guilty [of perjury], two of those whose rights have been usurped have a better right to bear witness in their place. Let them swear by God, ‘Our testimony is truer than theirs. We have said nothing but the truth, for that would make us wrongdoers’
5|108|that will make it more likely they will give true and proper testimony, or fear that their oaths might be refuted by others afterwards. Be mindful of God and listen; God does not guide those who break His laws
5|109|On the Day when God assembles all the messengers and asks, ‘What response did you receive?’ they will say, ‘We do not have that knowledge: You alone know things that cannot be seen.’
5|110|Then God will say, ‘Jesus, son of Mary! Remember My favour to you and to your mother: how I strengthened you with the holy spirit, so that you spoke to people in your infancy and as a grown man; how I taught you the Scripture and wisdom, the Torah and the Gospel; how, by My leave, you fashioned the shape of a bird out of clay, breathed into it, and it became, by My leave, a bird; how, by My leave, you healed the blind person and the leper; how, by My leave, you brought the dead back to life; how I restrained the Children of Israel from [harming] you when you brought them clear signs, and those of them who disbelieved said, “This is clearly nothing but sorcery”
5|111|and how I inspired the disciples to believe in Me and My messengers- they said, “We believe and bear witness that we devote ourselves [to God].”’
5|112|When the disciples said, ‘Jesus, son of Mary, can your Lord send down a feast to us from heaven?’ he said, ‘Beware of God if you are true believers.’
5|113|They said, ‘We wish to eat from it; to have our hearts reassured; to know that you have told us the truth; and to be witnesses of it.’
5|114|Jesus, son of Mary, said, ‘Lord, send down to us a feast from heaven so that we can have a festival- the first and last of us- and a sign from You. Provide for us: You are the best provider.’
5|115|God said, ‘I will send it down to you, but anyone who disbelieves after this will be punished with a punishment that I will not inflict on anyone else in the world.’
5|116|When God says, ‘Jesus, son of Mary, did you say to people, “Take me and my mother as two gods alongside God”?’ he will say, ‘May You be exalted! I would never say what I had no right to say- if I had said such a thing You would have known it: You know all that is within me, though I do not know what is within You, You alone have full knowledge of things unseen
5|117|I told them only what You commanded me to: “Worship God, my Lord and your Lord.” I was a witness over them during my time among them. Ever since You took my soul, You alone have been the watcher over them: You are witness to all things
5|118|and if You punish them, they are Your servants; if You forgive them, You are the Almighty, the Wise.’
5|119|God will say, ‘This is a Day when the truthful will benefit from their truthfulness. They will have Gardens graced with flowing streams, there to remain for ever. God is pleased with them and they with Him: that is the supreme triumph.’
5|120|Control of the heavens and earth and everything in them belongs to God: He has power over all things
6|1|Praise belongs to God who created the heavens and the earth and made darkness and light; yet the disbelievers set up equals to their Lord
6|2|He is the one who created you from clay and specified a term [for you] and another fixed time, known only to Him; yet still you doubt
6|3|He is God in the heavens and on earth, He knows your secrets and what you reveal, and He knows what you do
6|4|but every time revelation comes to them from their Lord, they turn their backs on it
6|5|So they denied the truth when it came to them, but the very thing they laughed at will be brought home to them
6|6|Do they not realize how many generations We destroyed before them? We established them in the earth more firmly than you, sent down abundant rain on them from the sky and made running rivers flow at their feet, yet We destroyed them for their misdeeds and raised other generations after them
6|7|Even if We had sent down to you [Prophet] a book inscribed on parchment, and they had touched it with their own hands, the disbelievers would still say, ‘This is nothing but blatant sorcery.’
6|8|They say, ‘Why was no angel sent down to [support] him?’ But had We sent down an angel, their judgement would have come at once with no respite given
6|9|Indeed, if We had sent an angel as messenger, We would still have sent him in the form of a man, so increasing their confusion
6|10|Messengers have been mocked before you [Muhammad], and those who mocked them were engulfed by the very punishment they had mocked
6|11|Say, ‘Travel throughout the earth and see what fate befell those who rejected the truth.’
6|12|Say, ‘To whom belongs all that is in the heavens and earth?’ Say, ‘To God. He has taken it upon Himself to be merciful. He will certainly gather you on the Day of Resurrection, which is beyond all doubt. Those who deceive themselves will not believe
6|13|All that rests by night or by day belongs to Him. He is the All Hearing, the All Knowing.’
6|14|Say, ‘Shall I take for myself a protector other than God, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, who feeds but is not fed?’ Say, ‘I am commanded to be the first [of you] to devote myself [to Him].’ Do not be one of the idolaters
6|15|Say, ‘I fear the punishment of a dreadful Day if I disobey my Lord
6|16|God will have been truly merciful to whoever is spared on that Day: that is the clearest triumph.’
6|17|If God touches you [Prophet] with affliction, no one can remove it except Him, and if He touches you with good, He has power over all things
6|18|He is the Supreme Master over His creatures, the All Wise, the All Aware
6|19|Say, ‘What counts most as a witness?’ Say, ‘God is witness between you and me. This Quran was revealed for me to warn you [people] and everyone it reaches. Do you really bear witness that there are other gods beside God?’ Say, ‘I myself do not bear witness [to any such thing].’ Say, ‘He is only one God, and I disown whatever you join with Him.’
6|20|Those to whom We have given the Scripture know this as well as they know their own sons. Those who have lost their souls will not believe
6|21|Who does greater wrong than someone who fabricates a lie against God or denies His revelation? Those who do such wrong will not prosper
6|22|When We gather them all together and say to the polytheists, ‘Where are those you claimed were partners with God?’ in their utter dismay
6|23|they will only say, ‘By God, our Lord, we have not set up partners beside Him!’
6|24|See how they lie against themselves and how those they invented have deserted them
6|25|Among them are some who [appear to] listen to you, but we have placed covers over their hearts- so they do not understand the Quran- and deafness in their ears. Even if they saw every sign they would not believe in them. So, when they come to you, they argue with you: the disbelievers say, ‘These are nothing but ancient fables,’
6|26|and tell others not to listen [to the Quran], while they themselves keep away from it. But they ruin no one but themselves, though they fail to realize this
6|27|If you could only see, when they are made to stand before the Fire, how they will say, ‘If only we could be sent back, we would not reject the revelations of our Lord, but be among the believers.’
6|28|No! The truth they used to hide will become all too clear to them. Even if they were brought back, they would only return to the very thing that was forbidden to them- they are such liars
6|29|They say, ‘There is nothing beyond our life in this world: we shall not be raised from the dead.’
6|30|If you could only see, when they are made to stand before their Lord, how He will say, ‘Is this not real?’ They will say, ‘Yes indeed, by our Lord.’ He will say, ‘Then taste the torment for having disbelieved.’
6|31|Lost indeed are those who deny the meeting with their Lord until, when the Hour suddenly arrives, they say, ‘Alas for us that we disregarded this!’ They will bear their burdens on their backs. How terrible those burdens will be
6|32|The life of this world is nothing but a game and a distraction; the Home in the Hereafter is best for those who are aware of God. Why will you [people] not understand
6|33|We know well that what they say grieves you [Prophet]. It is not you they disbelieve: the evildoers reject God’s revelation
6|34|Other messengers were disbelieved before you, and they bore their rejection and persecution steadfastly until Our aid arrived- no one can alter God’s promises. You have already received accounts of these messengers
6|35|If you find rejection by the disbelievers so hard to bear, then seek a tunnel into the ground or a ladder into the sky, if you can, and bring them a sign: God could bring them all to guidance if it were His will, so do not join the ignorant
6|36|Only those who can hear will respond; as for the dead, God will raise them up, and to Him they will all be returned
6|37|They also say, ‘Why has no sign been sent down to him from his Lord?’ Say, ‘God certainly has the power to send down a sign,’ though most of them do not know
6|38|all the creatures that crawl on the earth and those that fly with their wings are communities like yourselves. We have missed nothing out of the Record- in the end they will be gathered to their Lord
6|39|Those who reject Our signs are deaf, dumb, and in total darkness. God leaves whoever He will to stray, and sets whoever He will on a straight path
6|40|Say, ‘Think: if the punishment of God or the Hour should come to you, would you call on anyone other than God, if you are being truthful?’
6|41|No indeed, it is on Him that you would call. If it were His will, He could remove whatever harm made you call on Him, and then you would forget what you now associate with Him
6|42|We sent messengers before you [Prophet] to many communities and afflicted their people with suffering and hardships, so that they could learn humility
6|43|If only they had learned humility when suffering came from Us! But no, their hearts became hard and Satan made their foul deeds alluring to them
6|44|So, when they had forgotten the warning they had received, We opened the gates to everything for them. Then, as they revelled in what they had been given, We struck them suddenly and they were dumbfounded
6|45|The evildoers were wiped out: praise be to God, the Lord of the Worlds
6|46|Say [Prophet], ‘Think: if God were to take away your hearing and your sight and seal up your hearts, what god other than He could restore them?’ See how We explain Our revelations in various ways, yet still they turn away
6|47|Say, ‘Think: if the punishment of God should come to you, by surprise or openly, would anyone but the evildoers be destroyed?’
6|48|We send messengers only to give good news and to warn, so for those who believe and do good deeds there will be no fear, nor will they grieve
6|49|As for those who rejected Our signs, torment will afflict them as a result of their defiance
6|50|Say, ‘I do not have the treasures of God, nor do I know the unseen, nor do I tell you that I am an angel. I only follow what is revealed to me.’ Say, ‘Is a blind person like one who can see? Why will you not reflect?’
6|51|Use the Quran to warn those who fear being gathered before their Lord- they will have no one but Him to protect them and no one to intercede- so that they may beware
6|52|Do not drive away those who call upon their Lord morning and evening, seeking nothing but His Face. You are in no way accountable for them, nor they for you; if you drove the believers away, you would become one of the evildoers
6|53|We have made some of them a test for others, to make the disbelievers say, ‘Is it these men that God has favoured among us?’ Does God not know best who are the grateful ones
6|54|When those who believe in Our revelations come to you [Prophet], say, ‘Peace be upon you. Your Lord has taken it on Himself to be merciful: if any of you has foolishly done a bad deed, and afterwards repented and mended his ways, God is most forgiving and most merciful.’
6|55|In this way We explain the revelations, so that the way for sinners may be made clear
6|56|Say, ‘I am forbidden to worship those you call on other than God.’ Say, ‘I will not follow your vain desires, for if I did, I would stray from the path and cease to be rightly guided.’
6|57|Say, ‘I stand on clear proof from my Lord, though you deny it. What you seek to hasten is not within my power. Judgement is for God alone: He tells the truth, and He is the best of judges.’
6|58|Say, ‘If what you seek to hasten were within my power, the matter would be settled between you and me, but God knows best who does wrong.’
6|59|He has the keys to the unseen: no one knows them but Him. He knows all that is in the land and sea. No leaf falls without His knowledge, nor is there a single grain in the darkness of the earth, or anything, fresh or withered, that is not written in a clear Record
6|60|It is He who calls your souls back by night, knowing what you have done by day, then raises you up again in the daytime until your fixed term is fulfilled. It is to Him that you will return in the end, and He will tell you what you have done
6|61|He is the Supreme Master over His subjects. He sends out recorders to watch over you until, when death overtakes any of you, those sent by Us take his soul- they never fail in their duty
6|62|Then they will all be returned to God, their true Lord. The Judgement truly belongs to Him, and He is the swiftest of reckoners
6|63|Say [Prophet], ‘Who is it that saves you from the dark depths of land and sea when you humbly and secretly call to Him [and say], “If He rescues us from this, We shall truly be thankful”?’
6|64|Say, ‘God rescues you from this and every distress; yet still you worship others beside Him.’
6|65|Say, ‘He has power to send punishment on you from above or from under your very feet, or to divide you into discordant factions and make some taste the violence of others.’ See how We explain Our revelation in various ways, so that they may understand
6|66|yet your people still reject it even though it is the truth. Say, ‘I have not been put in charge of you
6|67|Every prophecy has its fixed time to be fulfilled: you will come to realize this.’
6|68|When you come across people who speak with scorn about Our revelations, turn away from them until they move on to another topic. If Satan should make you forget, then, when you have remembered, do not sit with those who are doing wrong
6|69|The righteous are not in any way held accountable for the wrongdoers; their only duty is to remind them, so that they may be mindful of God
6|70|Leave to themselves those who take their religion for a mere game and distraction and are deceived by the life of this world, but continue to remind them with the [Quran], lest any soul be damned by what it has done- it will have no one to protect it from God and no one to intercede; whatever ransom it may offer will not be accepted. Such are those who are damned by their own actions: they will have boil-ing water to drink and a painful punishment, because they used to defy [God]
6|71|Say, ‘Instead of God, are we to call on what neither profits nor harms us? [Are we to] turn on our heels after God has guided us, like someone bewildered, having been tempted by devils into a desert ravine, though his companions call him to guidance [saying], “Come to us”?’ Say, ‘God’s guidance is the true guidance. We are commanded to devote ourselves to the Lord of the Worlds
6|72|to establish regular prayers and be mindful of Him.’ It is to Him that you will all be gathered
6|73|It is He who created the heavens and the earth for a true purpose. On the Day when He says, ‘Be,’ it will be: His word is the truth. All control on the Day the Trumpet is blown belongs to Him. He knows the seen and the unseen: He is the All Wise, the All Aware
6|74|Remember when Abraham said to his father, Azar, ‘How can you take idols as gods? I see that you and your people have clearly gone astray.’
6|75|In this way We showed Abraham [God’s] mighty dominion over the heavens and the earth, so that he might be a firm believer
6|76|When the night grew dark over him he saw a star and said, ‘This is my Lord,’ but when it set, he said, ‘I do not like things that set.’
6|77|And when he saw the moon rising he said, ‘This is my Lord,’ but when it too set, he said, ‘If my Lord does not guide me, I shall be one of those who go astray.’
6|78|Then he saw the sun rising and cried, ‘This is my Lord! This is greater.’ But when the sun set, he said, ‘My people, I disown all that you worship beside God
6|79|I have turned my face as a true believer towards Him who created the heavens and the earth. I am not one of the polytheists.’
6|80|His people argued with him, and he said, ‘How can you argue with me about God when He has guided me? I do not fear anything you associate with Him: unless my Lord wills [nothing can happen]. My Lord encompasses everything in His knowledge. How can you not take heed
6|81|Why should I fear what you associate with Him? Why do you not fear to associate with Him things for which He has sent you no authority? Tell me, if you know the answer, which side has more right to feel secure
6|82|It is those who have faith, and do not mix their faith with idolatry, who will be secure, and it is they who are rightly guided.’
6|83|Such was the argument We gave to Abraham against his people- We raise in rank whoever We will- your Lord is all wise, all knowing
6|84|We gave him Isaac and Jacob, each of whom We guided, as We had guided Noah before, and among his descendants were David, Solomon, Job, Joseph, Moses, and Aaron- in this way We reward those who do good
6|85|Zachariah, John, Jesus, and Elijah- every one of them was righteous
6|86|Ishmael, Elisha, Jonah, and Lot. We favoured each one of them over other people
6|87|and also some of their forefathers, their offspring, and their brothers: We chose them and guided them on a straight path
6|88|Such is God’s guidance, with which He guides whichever of His servants He will. If they had associated other gods with Him, all their deeds would have come to nothing
6|89|Those are the ones to whom We gave the Scripture, wisdom, and prophethood. Even if these people now disbelieve in them, We have entrusted them to others who do not disbelieve
6|90|Those were the people God guided, ‘[Prophet], follow the guidance they received.’ Say, ‘I ask no reward for it from you: it is a lesson for all people.’
6|91|They have no grasp of God’s true measure when they say, ‘God has sent nothing down to a mere mortal.’ Say, ‘Who was it who sent down the Scripture, which Moses brought as a light and a guide to people, which you made into separate sheets, showing some but hiding many? You were taught things that neither you nor your forefathers had known.’ Say, ‘God [sent it down],’ then leave them engrossed in their vain talk
6|92|This is a blessed Scripture that We have sent down to confirm what came before it and for you to warn the Mother of Cities and all around it. Those who believe in the Hereafter believe in this Scripture, and do not neglect their prayers
6|93|Who could be more wicked than someone who invents a lie against God, or claims, ‘A revelation has come to me,’ when no revelation has been sent to him, or says, ‘I too can reveal something equal to God’s revelation’? If you could only see the wicked in their death agonies, as the angels stretch out their hands [to them], saying, ‘Give up your souls. Today you will be repaid with a humiliating punishment for saying false things about God and for arrogantly rejecting His revelations.’
6|94|[God will say], ‘Now you return to Us, alone, as We first created you: you have left behind everything We gave you, nor do We see those intercessors of yours that you claimed were partners of God. All the bonds between you have been severed, and those about whom you made such claims have deserted you.’
6|95|It is God who splits open the seed and the fruit stone: He brings out the living from the dead and the dead from the living- that is God- so how can you turn away from the truth
6|96|He makes the dawn break; He makes the night for rest; and He made the sun and the moon to a precise measure. That is the design of the Almighty, the All Knowing
6|97|It is He who made the stars, so that they can guide you when land and sea are dark: We have made the signs clear for those who have knowledge
6|98|It is He who first produced you from a single soul, then gave you a place to stay [in life] and a resting place [after death]. We have made Our revelations clear to those who understand
6|99|It is He who sends down water from the sky. With it We produce the shoots of each plant, then bring greenery from it, and from that We bring out grains, one riding on the other in close-packed rows. From the date palm come clusters of low-hanging dates, and there are gardens of vines, olives, and pomegranates, alike yet different. Watch their fruits as they grow and ripen! In all this there are signs for those who would believe
6|100|Yet they made the jinn partners with God, though He created them, and without any true knowledge they attribute sons and daughters to Him. Glory be to Him! He is far higher than what they ascribe to Him
6|101|the Creator of the heavens and earth! How could He have children when He has no spouse, when He created all things, and has full knowledge of all things
6|102|This is God, your Lord, there is no God but Him, the Creator of all things, so worship Him; He is in charge of everything
6|103|No vision can take Him in, but He takes in all vision. He is the All Subtle, the All Aware
6|104|Now clear proof has come to you from your Lord: if anyone sees it, that will be to his advantage; if anyone is blind to it, that will be to his loss- [Say], ‘I am not your guardian.’
6|105|This is how We explain Our revelations in various ways- though they will say, ‘You [Muhammad] have been studying’- to make them clear for those who know
6|106|Follow what has been revealed to you from your Lord, there is no God but Him. Turn away from those who join other gods with Him
6|107|If it had been God’s will, they would not have done so, but We have not made you their guardian, nor are you their keeper
6|108|[Believers], do not revile those they call on beside God in case they, in their hostility and ignorance, revile God. To each community We make their own actions seem alluring, but in the end they will return to their Lord and He will inform them of all they did
6|109|They swear by God with their most solemn oaths that if a miraculous sign came to them they would believe in it. Say [Prophet], ‘Signs are in the power of God alone.’ What will make you [believers] realize that even if a sign came to them they still would not believe
6|110|We would make their hearts and their eyes turn away, just as they did not believe the first time, and leave them to flounder in their obstinacy
6|111|Even if We sent the angels down to them, and the dead spoke to them, and We gathered all things right in front of them, they still would not believe, unless God so willed, but most of them are ignorant [of this]
6|112|In the same way We assigned to each prophet an enemy, evil humans and evil jinn. They suggest alluring words to one another in order to deceive- if it had been your Lord’s will, [Prophet], they would not have done this: leave them to their inventions
6|113|so that the hearts of those who do not believe in the Hereafter may incline towards their deceit, be pleased with it, and so perpetrate whatever they perpetrate
6|114|[Say], ‘Shall I seek any judge other than God, when it is He who has sent down for you [people] the Scripture, clearly explained?’ Those to whom We gave the Scripture know that this [Quran] is revealed by your Lord [Prophet] with the truth, so do not be one of those who doubt
6|115|The word of your Lord is complete in its truth and justice. No one can change His words: He is the All Hearing, the All Knowing
6|116|If you obeyed most of those on earth, they would lead you away from the path of God. They follow nothing but speculation; they are merely guessing
6|117|Your Lord knows best who strays from His path and who is rightly guided
6|118|So [believers] eat any [animal] over which God’s name has been pronounced, if you believe in His revelations
6|119|Why should you not eat such animals when God has already fully explained what He has forbidden you, except when forced by hunger? But many lead others astray by their desires, without any true knowledge: your Lord knows best who oversteps the limit
6|120|Avoid committing sin, whether openly or in secret, for those who commit sin will be repaid for what they do
6|121|and do not eat anything over which God’s name has not been pronounced, for that is breaking the law. The evil ones incite their followers to argue with you: if you listen to them, you too will become idolaters
6|122|Is a dead person brought back to life by Us, and given light with which to walk among people, comparable to someone trapped in deep darkness who cannot escape? In this way the evil deeds of the disbelievers are made to seem alluring to them
6|123|And so We have put chief evildoers in every city to perpetrate their schemes there- but they scheme only against themselves, without realizing it
6|124|When a revelation is brought before them they say, ‘We shall not believe unless we ourselves are given a revelation as God’s messengers were.’ But God knows best where to place His messages: humiliation before God and severe torment will befall the evildoers for their scheming
6|125|When God wishes to guide someone, He opens their breast to islam; when He wishes to lead them astray, He closes and constricts their breast as if they were climbing up to the skies. That is how God makes the foulness of those who do not believe rebound against them
6|126|[Prophet], this is the path of your Lord, made perfectly straight. We have explained Our revelations to those who take heed
6|127|They shall have the Home of Peace with their Lord, and He will take care of them as a reward for their deeds
6|128|On the day He gathers everyone together [saying], ‘Company of jinn! You have seduced a great many humans,’ their adherents among mankind will say, ‘Lord, we have profited from one another, but now we have reached the appointed time You decreed for us.’ He will say, ‘Your home is the Fire, and there you shall remain’- unless God wills otherwise: [Prophet], your Lord is all wise, all knowing
6|129|In this way, We make some evildoers have power over others through their misdeeds
6|130|‘Company of jinn and mankind! Did messengers not come from among you to recite My revelations to you and warn that you would meet this Day?’ They will say, ‘We testify against ourselves.’ The life of this world seduced them, but they will testify against themselves that they rejected the truth
6|131|your Lord would not destroy towns for their wrongdoing if they had not been warned
6|132|Everyone is assigned a rank according to their deeds; your Lord is not unaware of anything they do
6|133|Your Lord is self-sufficient and full of mercy. If He pleased, He could remove you and put others in your place, just as He produced you from the offspring of other people
6|134|What you are promised is sure to come, and you cannot escape
6|135|[Prophet], say, ‘My people, you carry on as you are, and so will I: you will come to realize who will have a happy homecoming in the Hereafter.’ The evildoers will not prosper
6|136|They apportion to God a share of the produce and the livestock He created, saying, ‘This is for God’- so they claim!- ‘ and this is for our idols.’ Their idols’ share does not reach God, but God’s share does reach their idols: how badly they judge
6|137|In the same way, their idols have induced many of the pagans to kill their own children, bringing them ruin and confusion in their faith: if God had willed otherwise they would not have done this, so [Prophet] leave them to their own devices
6|138|They also say, ‘These cattle and crops are reserved, and only those we allow may eat them’- so they claim! There are some animals they exempt from labour and some over which they do not pronounce God’s name [during slaughter], falsely attributing these [regulations] to Him: He will repay them for the falsehoods they invent
6|139|They also say, ‘The contents of these animals’ wombs will be reserved solely for our men and forbidden to our women, though if the offspring is stillborn they may have a share of it.’ He will punish them for what they attribute to Him: He is all wise, all aware
6|140|Lost indeed are those who kill their own children out of folly, with no basis in knowledge, forbidding what God has provided for them, fabricating lies against Him: they have gone far astray and have heeded no guidance
6|141|It is He who produces both trellised and untrellised gardens, date palms, crops of diverse flavours, the olive, the pomegranate, alike yet different. So when they bear fruit, eat some of it, paying what is due on the day of harvest, but do not be wasteful: God does not like wasteful people
6|142|[He gave you] livestock, as beasts of burden and as food. So eat what God has provided for you and do not follow in Satan’s footsteps: he is your sworn enemy
6|143|[God gave you] eight animals, in [four] pairs: a pair of sheep and a pair of goats- ask them [Prophet], ‘Has He forbidden the two males, the two females, or the young in the wombs of the two females? Tell me based on knowledge if you are telling the truth.’
6|144|And a pair of camels and a pair of cattle- ask them [Prophet], ‘Has He forbidden the two males, the two females, or the young in the wombs of the two females? Were you present when God gave you these commands?’ So who is more wicked than he who fabricates lies against God with no basis in knowledge in order to lead people astray? God does not guide the evildoers
6|145|[Prophet], say, ‘In all that has been revealed to me, I find nothing forbidden for people to eat, except for carrion, flowing blood, pig’s meat- it is loathsome- or a sinful offering over which any name other than God’s has been invoked.’ But if someone is forced by hunger, rather than desire or excess, then God is most forgiving and most merciful
6|146|We forbade for the Jews every animal with claws, and the fat of cattle and sheep, except what is on their backs and in their intestines, or that which sticks to their bones. This is how We penalized them for their disobedience: We are true to Our word
6|147|If they [the disbelievers] accuse you [Prophet] of lying, say, ‘Your Lord has all-encompassing mercy, but His punishment cannot be diverted from the evildoers.’
6|148|The idolaters will say, ‘If God had willed, we would not have ascribed partners to Him- nor would our fathers- or have declared anything forbidden.’ In the same way, those before them continually denied [the truth] until they tasted Our punishment. Say, ‘Have you any knowledge that you can show us? You follow only supposition and tell only lies.’
6|149|Say, ‘The conclusive argument belongs to God alone. Had He so willed He would have guided you all.’
6|150|Say, ‘Bring your witnesses to testify that God has forbidden all this.’ If they do testify, do not bear witness with them. Do not follow the whims of those who have denied Our revelation, who do not believe in the Hereafter, and who set up equals with their Lord
6|151|Say, ‘Come! I will tell you what your Lord has really forbidden you. Do not ascribe anything as a partner to Him; be good to your parents; do not kill your children in fear of poverty’- We will provide for you and for them- ‘ stay well away from committing obscenities, whether openly or in secret; do not take the life God has made sacred, except by right. This is what He commands you to do: perhaps you will use your reason
6|152|Stay well away from the property of orphans, except with the best [intentions], until they come of age; give full measure and weight, according to justice’- We do not burden any soul with more than it can bear- ‘ when you speak, be just, even if it concerns a relative; keep any promises you make in God’s name. This is what He commands you to do, so that you may take heed’
6|153|this is My path, leading straight, so follow it, and do not follow other ways: they will lead you away from it- ‘ This is what He commands you to do, so that you may refrain from wrongdoing.’
6|154|Once again, We gave Moses the Scripture, perfecting [Our favour] for those who do good, explaining everything clearly, as guidance and mercy, so that they might believe in the meeting with their Lord
6|155|This, too, is a blessed Scripture which We have sent down- follow it and be conscious of your Lord, so that you may receive mercy
6|156|lest you say, ‘Scriptures were only sent down to two communities before us: we were not aware of what they studied,’
6|157|or ‘If only the Scripture had been sent down to us, we would have been better guided than them.’ Now clear evidence, guidance, and mercy have come to you from your Lord. Who could be more wrong than someone who rejects God’s revelations and turns away from them? We shall repay those who turn away with a painful punishment
6|158|Are they waiting for the very angels to come to them, or your Lord Himself, or maybe some of His signs? But on the Day some of your Lord’s signs come, no soul will profit from faith if it had none before, or has not already earned some good through its faith. Say, ‘Wait if you wish: we too are waiting.’
6|159|As for those who have divided their religion and broken up into factions, have nothing to do with them [Prophet]. Their case rests with God: in time He will tell them about their deeds
6|160|Whoever has done a good deed will have it ten times to his credit, but whoever has done a bad deed will be repaid only with its equivalent- they will not be wronged
6|161|Say, ‘My Lord has guided me to a straight path, an upright religion, the faith of Abraham, a man of pure faith. He was not a polytheist.’
6|162|Say, ‘My prayers and sacrifice, my life and death, are all for God, Lord of all the Worlds
6|163|He has no partner. This is what I am commanded, and I am the first to devote myself to Him.’
6|164|Say, ‘Should I seek a Lord other than God, when He is the Lord of all things?’ Each soul is responsible for its own actions; no soul will bear the burden of another. You will all return to your Lord in the end, and He will tell you the truth about your differences
6|165|It is He who made you successors on the earth and raises some of you above others in rank, to test you through what He gives you. [Prophet], your Lord is swift in punishment, yet He is most forgiving and merciful
7|1|Alif Lam Mim Sad
7|2|This Book has been sent down to you [Prophet]––let there be no anxiety in your heart because of it––so that you may use it to give warning and to remind the believers
7|3|‘Follow what has been sent down to you from your Lord; do not follow other masters beside Him. How seldom you take heed!’
7|4|How many towns We have destroyed! Our punishment came to them by night or while they slept in the afternoon
7|5|their only cry when Our punishment came to them was, ‘How wrong we were!’
7|6|We shall certainly question those to whom messengers were sent–– and We shall question the messengers themselves––
7|7|and, with full knowledge, for We were never far from them, We shall tell them what they did
7|8|On that Day the weighing of deeds will be true and just: those whose good deeds are heavy on the scales will be the ones to prosper
7|9|and those whose good deeds are light will be the ones who have lost their souls through their wrongful rejection of Our messages
7|10|We established you [people] on the earth and provided you with a means of livelihood there––small thanks you give
7|11|We created you, We gave you shape, and then We said to the angels, ‘Bow down before Adam,’ and they did. But not Iblis: he was not one of those who bowed down
7|12|God said, ‘What prevented you from bowing down as I commanded you?’ and he said, ‘I am better than him: You created me from fire and him from clay.’
7|13|God said, ‘Get down from here! This is no place for your arrogance. Get out! You are contemptible!’
7|14|but Iblis said, ‘Give me respite until the Day people are raised from the dead,’
7|15|and God replied, ‘You have respite.’
7|16|And then Iblis said, ‘Because You have put me in the wrong, I will lie in wait for them all on Your straight path
7|17|I will come at them- from their front and their back, from their right and their left- and You will find that most of them are ungrateful.’
7|18|God said, ‘Get out! You are disgraced and banished! I swear I shall fill Hell with you and all who follow you
7|19|But you and your wife, Adam, live in the Garden. Both of you eat whatever you like, but do not go near this tree or you will become wrongdoers.’
7|20|Satan whispered to them so as to expose their nakedness, which had been hidden from them: he said, ‘Your Lord only forbade you this tree to prevent you becoming angels or immortals,’
7|21|and he swore to them, ‘I am giving you sincere advice’
7|22|he lured them with lies. Their nakedness became exposed to them when they had eaten from the tree: they began to put together leaves from the Garden to cover themselves. Their Lord called to them, ‘Did I not forbid you to approach that tree? Did I not warn you that Satan was your sworn enemy?’
7|23|They replied, ‘Our Lord, we have wronged our souls: if You do not forgive us and have mercy, we shall be lost.’
7|24|He said, ‘All of you get out! You are each other’s enemies. On earth you will have a place to stay and livelihood- for a time.’
7|25|He said, ‘There you will live; there you will die; from there you will be brought out.’
7|26|Children of Adam, We have given you garments to cover your nakedness and as adornment for you; the garment of God-consciousness is the best of all garments- this is one of God’s signs, so that people may take heed
7|27|Children of Adam, do not let Satan seduce you, as he did your parents, causing them to leave the Garden, stripping them of their garments to expose their nakedness to them: he and his forces can see you from where you cannot see them: We have made evil ones allies to those who do not believe
7|28|Yet when [these people] do something disgraceful, they say, ‘We found our forefathers doing this,’ and, ‘God has commanded us to do this.’ Say [Prophet], ‘God does not command disgraceful deeds. How can you say about God things that you do not know [to be true]?’
7|29|Say, ‘My Lord commands righteousness. Direct your worship straight to Him wherever you pray; call on Him; devote your religion entirely to Him. Just as He first created you, so you will come back [to life] again.’
7|30|Some He has guided and some are doomed to stray: they have taken evil ones rather than God as their masters, thinking that they are rightly guided
7|31|Children of Adam, dress well whenever you are at worship, and eat and drink [as We have permitted] but do not be extravagant: God does not like extravagant people
7|32|Say [Prophet], ‘Who has forbidden the adornment and the nourishment God has provided for His servants?’ Say, ‘They are [allowed] for those who believe during the life of this world: they will be theirs alone on the Day of Resurrection.’ This is how We make Our revelation clear for those who understand
7|33|Say [Prophet], ‘My Lord only forbids disgraceful deeds- whether they be open or hidden- and sin and unjustified aggression, and that you, without His sanction, associate things with Him, and that you say things about Him without knowledge.’
7|34|There is a time set for every people: they cannot hasten it, nor, when it comes, will they be able to delay it for a single moment
7|35|Children of Adam, when messengers come to you from among yourselves, reciting My revelations to you, for those who are conscious of God and live righteously, there will be no fear, nor will they grieve
7|36|But those who reject Our revelations and arrogantly scorn them are the people of the Fire and there they will remain
7|37|Who is more wrong than the person who invents lies against God or rejects His revelations? Such people will have their preordained share [in this world], but then, when Our angels arrive to take them back, saying, ‘Where are those you used to call on beside God?’ they will say, ‘They have deserted us.’ They will confess that they were disbelievers and
7|38|God will say, ‘Join the crowds of jinn and humans who have gone before you into the Fire.’ Every crowd curses its fellow crowd as it enters, then, when they are all gathered inside, the last of them will say of the first, ‘Our Lord, it was they who led us astray: give them double punishment in the Fire’- God says, ‘Every one of you will have double punishment, though you do not know it’
7|39|and the first of them will say to the last, ‘You were no better than us: taste the punishment you have earned.’
7|40|The gates of Heaven will not be open to those who rejected Our revelations and arrogantly spurned them; even if a thick rope were to pass through the eye of a needle they would not enter the Garden. This is how We punish the guilty
7|41|Hell will be their resting place and their covering, layer upon layer- this is how We punish those who do evil
7|42|But those who believe and do good deeds- and We do not burden any soul with more than it can bear- are the people of the Garden and there they will remain
7|43|We shall have removed all ill feeling from their hearts; streams will flow at their feet. They will say, ‘Praise be to God, who guided us to this: had God not guided us, We would never have found the way. The messengers of our Lord brought the Truth.’ A voice will call out to them, ‘This is the Garden you have been given as your own on account of your deeds.’
7|44|The people of the Garden will cry out to the people of the Fire, ‘We have found what our Lord promised us to be true. Have you found what your Lord promised you to be true?’ and they will answer, ‘Yes’. A voice will proclaim from their midst, ‘God’s rejection [hangs] over the evildoers
7|45|those who turned others away from God’s path and tried to make it crooked, those who denied the Hereafter.’
7|46|A barrier divides the two groups with men on its heights recognizing each group by their marks: they will call out to the people of the Garden, ‘Peace be with you!’- they will not have entered, but they will be hoping
7|47|and when their glance falls upon the people of the Fire, they will say, ‘Our Lord, do not let us join the evildoers!’
7|48|and the people of the heights will call out to certain men they recognize by their marks, ‘What use were your great numbers and your false pride
7|49|And are these the people you swore God would never bless? [Now these people are being told], “Enter the Garden! No fear for you, nor shall you grieve.”’
7|50|The people of the Fire will call to the people of Paradise, ‘Give us some water, or any of the sustenance God has granted you!’ and they will reply, ‘God has forbidden both to the disbelievers
7|51|those who took their religion for distraction, a mere game, and were deluded by worldly life.’ Today We shall ignore them, just as they have ignored their meeting with this Day and denied Our Revelations
7|52|We have brought people a Scripture- We have explained it on the basis of true knowledge- as guidance and mercy for those who believe
7|53|What are they waiting for but the fulfilment of its [final prophecy]? On the Day it is fulfilled, those who had ignored it will say, ‘Our Lord’s messenger spoke the truth. Is there anyone to intercede for us now? Or can we be sent back to behave differently from the way we behaved before?’ They will really have squandered their souls, and all [the idols] they invented will have deserted them
7|54|Your Lord is God, who created the heavens and earth in six Days, then established Himself on the throne; He makes the night cover the day in swift pursuit; He created the sun, moon, and stars to be subservient to His command; all creation and command belong to Him. Exalted be God, Lord of all the worlds
7|55|Call on your Lord humbly and privately- He does not like those who transgress His bounds
7|56|do not corrupt the earth after it has been set right- call on Him fearing and hoping. The mercy of God is close to those who do good
7|57|It is God who sends the winds, bearing good news of His coming grace, and when they have gathered up the heavy clouds, We drive them to a dead land where We cause rain to fall, bringing out all kinds of crops, just as We shall bring out the dead. Will you not reflect
7|58|Vegetation comes out of good land in abundance, by the will of its Lord, but out of bad land only scantily: We explain Our Revelations in various ways to those who give thanks
7|59|We sent Noah to his people. He said, ‘My people, serve God: you have no god other than Him. I fear for you the punishment of a fearsome Day!’
7|60|but the prominent leaders of his people said, ‘We believe you are far astray.’
7|61|He replied, ‘My people, there is nothing astray about me! On the contrary, I am a messenger from the Lord of all the Worlds
7|62|I am delivering my Lord’s messages to you and giving you sincere advice. I know things from God that you do not
7|63|Do you find it so strange that a message should come from your Lord- through a man in your midst- to warn you and make you aware of God so that you may be given mercy?’
7|64|but they called him a liar. We saved him, and those who were with him, on the Ark and We drowned those who rejected Our revelations- they were wilfully blind
7|65|To the people of 'Ad We sent their brother, Hud. He said, ‘My people, serve God: you have no god other than Him. Will you not take heed?’
7|66|but the disbelieving leaders of his people said, ‘We believe you are a fool,’ and ‘We think you are a liar.’
7|67|He said, ‘My people, there is nothing foolish about me! On the contrary, I am a messenger from the Lord of all the Worlds
7|68|I am delivering my Lord’s messages to you. I am your sincere and honest adviser
7|69|Do you find it so strange that a message should come from your Lord, through a man in your midst, to warn you? Remember how He made you heirs after Noah’s people, and increased your stature: remember God’s bounties, so that you may prosper.’
7|70|They said, ‘Have you really come to tell us to serve God alone and to forsake what our forefathers served? If what you say is true, bring us the punishment you threaten.’
7|71|He said, ‘You are already set to receive your Lord’s loathing and anger. Are you arguing with me about mere names you and your forefathers invented, names for which God has given no sanction? Just wait; I too am waiting.’
7|72|We saved him, and those who were with him, through Our mercy; We destroyed those who denied Our revelations and would not believe
7|73|To the people of Thamud We sent their brother, Salih. He said, ‘My people, serve God: you have no god other than Him. A clear sign has come to you now from your Lord: this is God’s she-camel- a sign for you- so let her graze in God’s land and do not harm her in any way, or you will be struck by a painful torment
7|74|Remember how He made you heirs after 'Ad and settled you in the land to build yourselves castles on its plains and carve houses out of the mountains: remember God’s blessings and do not spread corruption in the land,’
7|75|but the arrogant leaders among his people said to the believers they thought to be of no account, ‘Do you honestly think that Salih is a messenger from his Lord?’ They said, ‘Yes. We believe in the message sent through him,’
7|76|but the arrogant leaders said, ‘We reject what you believe in,’
7|77|and then they hamstrung the camel. They defied their Lord’s commandment and said, ‘Salih, bring down the punishment you threaten, if you really are a messenger!’
7|78|An earthquake seized them: by the next morning they were lying dead in their homes
7|79|So he turned away from them, saying, ‘My people, I delivered my Lord’s messages to you and gave you sincere advice, but you did not like those who gave sincere advice.’
7|80|We sent Lot and he said to his people, ‘How can you practise this outrage? No one in the world has outdone you in this
7|81|You lust after men rather than women! You transgress all bounds!’
7|82|The only response his people gave was to say [to one another], ‘Drive them out of your town! These men want to keep themselves chaste!’
7|83|We saved him and his kinsfolk- apart from his wife who stayed behind
7|84|and We showered upon [the rest of] them a rain [of destruction]. See the fate of the evildoers
7|85|To the people of Midian We sent their brother, Shuayb. He said, ‘My people, serve God: you have no god other than Him. A clear sign has come to you from your Lord. Give full measure and weight and do not undervalue people’s goods; do not cause corruption in the land after it has been set in order: this is better for you, if you are believers
7|86|Do not sit in every pathway, threatening and barring those who believe in God from His way, trying to make it crooked. Remember how you used to be few and He made you multiply. Think about the fate of those who used to spread corruption
7|87|If some of you believe the message I bring and others do not, then be patient till God judges between us. He is the best of all judges.’
7|88|His people’s arrogant leaders said, ‘Shuayb, we will expel you and your fellow believers from our town unless you return to our religion.’ He said, ‘What! Even if we detest it
7|89|If we were to return to your religion after God has saved us from it, we would be inventing lies about Him: there is no way we could return to it- unless by the will of God our Lord: in His knowledge He comprehends everything. We put our trust in God. Our Lord, expose the truth [and judge] between us and our people, for You are the best judge.’
7|90|The disbelieving leaders among his people said, ‘You will certainly be losers if you follow Shuayb’
7|91|an earthquake seized them: by the next morning they were lying dead in their homes
7|92|it was as if those who had rejected Shuayb had never lived there; it was those who had rejected Shuayb who were the losers
7|93|so he turned away from them, saying, ‘My people, I delivered my Lord’s messages to you and gave you sincere advice, so why should I grieve for people who refused to believe?’
7|94|Whenever We sent a prophet to a town, We afflicted its [disbelieving] people with suffering and hardships, so that they might humble themselves [before God]
7|95|and then We changed their hardship into prosperity, until they multiplied. But then they said, ‘Hardship and affluence also befell our forefathers,’ and so We took them suddenly, unawares
7|96|If the people of those towns had believed and been mindful of God, We would have showered them with blessings from the heavens and earth, but they rejected the truth and so We punished them for their misdeeds
7|97|Do the people of these towns feel secure that Our punishment will not come upon them by night, while they are asleep
7|98|Do the people of these towns feel secure that Our punishment will not come upon them by day, while they are at play
7|99|Do they feel secure against God’s plan? Only the losers feel secure against God’s plan
7|100|Is it not clear to those who inherit the land from former generations that We can punish them too for their sins if We will? And seal up their hearts so that they cannot hear
7|101|We have told you [Prophet] the stories of those towns: messengers came to them, and clear signs, but they would not believe in what they had already rejected- in this way God seals the hearts of disbelievers
7|102|We found that most of them did not honour their commitments; We found that most of them were defiant
7|103|After these, We sent Moses to Pharaoh and his leading supporters with Our signs, but they rejected them. See the fate of those who used to spread corruption
7|104|Moses said, ‘Pharaoh, I am a messenger from the Lord of all the Worlds
7|105|duty-bound to say nothing about God but the truth, and I have brought you a clear sign from your Lord. Let the Children of Israel go with me.’
7|106|He said, ‘Produce this sign you have brought, if you are telling the truth.’
7|107|So Moses threw his staff and- lo and behold!- it was a snake, clear to all
7|108|and then he pulled out his hand and- lo and behold!- it was white for all to see
7|109|The leaders among Pharaoh’s people said, ‘This man is a learned sorcerer
7|110|He means to drive you out of your land!’ Pharaoh said, ‘What do you suggest?’
7|111|They said, ‘Delay him and his brother for a while, and send messengers to all the cities
7|112|to summon every learned sorcerer to you.’
7|113|The sorcerers came to Pharaoh and said, ‘Shall we be rewarded if we win?’
7|114|and he replied, ‘Yes, and you will join my inner court.’
7|115|So they said, ‘Moses, will you throw first or shall we?’
7|116|He said, ‘You throw,’ and they did, casting a spell on people’s eyes, striking fear into them, and bringing about great sorcery
7|117|Then We inspired Moses, ‘Throw your staff,’ and- lo and behold!––it devoured their fakery
7|118|The truth was confirmed and what they had produced came to nothing
7|119|they were defeated there and utterly humiliated
7|120|The sorcerers fell to their knees
7|121|and said, ‘We believe in the Lord of the Worlds
7|122|the Lord of Moses and Aaron!’
7|123|but Pharaoh said, ‘How dare you believe in Him before I have given you permission? This is a plot you have hatched to drive the people out of this city! Soon you will see
7|124|I will cut off your alternate hands and feet and then crucify you all!’
7|125|They said, ‘And so we shall return to our Lord
7|126|Your only grievance against us is that we believed in the signs of our Lord when they came to us. Our Lord, pour steadfastness upon us and let us die in devotion to You.’
7|127|The leaders among Pharaoh’s people said to him, ‘But are you going to leave Moses and his people to spread corruption in the land and forsake you and your gods?’ He replied, ‘We shall kill their male children, sparing only the females: We have complete power over them.’
7|128|Moses said to his people, ‘Turn to God for help and be steadfast: the earth belongs to God- He gives it as their own to whichever of His servants He chooses- and the happy future belongs to those who are mindful of Him,’
7|129|and they replied, ‘We were being persecuted long before you came to us, and since then too.’ He said, ‘Your Lord may well destroy your enemy and make you successors to the land to see how you behave.’
7|130|We inflicted years of drought and crop failure on Pharaoh’s people, so that they might take heed
7|131|then, when something good came their way, they said, ‘This is our due!’. When something bad came, they ascribed it to the evil omen of Moses and those with him, but their ‘evil omen’ was really from God, though most of them did not realize it
7|132|They said, ‘We will not believe in you, no matter what signs you produce to cast a spell on us,’
7|133|and so We let loose on them the flood, locusts, lice, frogs, blood- all clear signs. They were arrogant, wicked people
7|134|They would say, whenever a plague struck them, ‘Moses, pray to your Lord for us by virtue of the promise He has made to you: if you relieve us of the plague, we will believe you and let the Children of Israel go with you,’
7|135|but when We relieved them of the plague and gave them a fixed period [in which to fulfil their promise]- lo and behold!- they broke it
7|136|And so, because they rejected Our signs and paid them no heed, We exacted retribution from them: We drowned them in the sea
7|137|and We made those who had been oppressed succeed to both the east and the west of the land that We had blessed. Your Lord’s good promise to the Children of Israel was fulfilled, because of their patience, and We destroyed what Pharaoh and his people were making and what they were building
7|138|We took the Children of Israel across the sea, but when they came upon a people who worshipped idols, they said, ‘Moses, make a god for us like theirs.’ He said, ‘You really are foolish people
7|139|[the cult] these people practise is doomed to destruction, and what they have been doing is useless
7|140|Why should I seek any god other than God for you, when He has favoured you over all other people?’
7|141|Remember how We saved you from Pharaoh’s people, who were subjecting you to the worst of sufferings, killing your male children, sparing only your females- that was a mighty ordeal from your Lord
7|142|We appointed thirty nights for Moses, then added ten more: the term set by his Lord was completed in forty nights. Moses said to his brother Aaron, ‘Take my place among my people: act rightly and do not follow the way of those who spread corruption.’
7|143|When Moses came for the appointment, and his Lord spoke to him, he said, ‘My Lord, show Yourself to me: let me see You!’ He said, ‘You will never see Me, but look at that mountain: if it remains standing firm, you will see Me,’ and when his Lord revealed Himself to the mountain, He made it crumble: Moses fell down unconscious. When he recovered, he said, ‘Glory be to You! To You I turn in repentance! I am the first to believe!’
7|144|He said, ‘Moses, I have raised you above other people by [giving you] My messages and speaking to you: hold on to what I have given you; be one of those who give thanks.’
7|145|We inscribed everything for him in the Tablets which taught and explained everything, saying, ‘Hold on to them firmly and urge your people to hold fast to their excellent teachings. I will show you the end of those who rebel
7|146|I will keep distracted from My signs those who behave arrogantly on Earth without any right, and who, even if they see every sign, will not believe in them; they will not take the way of right guidance if they see it, but will take the way of error if they see that. This is because they denied Our signs and paid them no heed
7|147|the deeds of those who denied Our signs and the Meeting of the Hereafter will come to nothing- why should they be repaid for anything other than what they have done?’
7|148|In his absence, Moses’ people took to worshipping a mere shape that made sounds like a cow- a calf made from their jewellery. Could they not see that it did not speak to them or guide them in any way? Yet they took it for worship: they were evildoers
7|149|When, with much wringing of hands, they perceived that they were doing wrong, they said, ‘If our Lord does not have mercy and forgive us, we shall be the losers.’
7|150|On his return to his people, angry and aggrieved, Moses said, ‘How foul and evil is what you have done in my absence! Were you so keen to bring your Lord’s judgement forward?’ He threw the tablets down and seized his brother by the hair, pulling him towards him. Aaron said, ‘Son of my mother, these people overpowered me! They almost killed me! Do not give my enemies reason to rejoice! Do not include me with these evildoers!’
7|151|Moses said, ‘My Lord, forgive me and my brother; accept us into Your mercy: You are the Most Merciful of all who show mercy
7|152|Those who took to worshipping the calf will be afflicted by their Lord’s wrath, and by disgrace in this life.’ This is the way We repay those who invent such falsehoods
7|153|but your Lord is most forgiving and most merciful towards those who do wrong, then repent afterwards and truly believe
7|154|When Moses’ anger abated, he picked up the Tablets, on which were inscribed guidance and mercy for those who stood in awe of their Lord
7|155|Moses chose from his people seventy men for Our appointment, and when they were seized by trembling, he prayed, ‘My Lord, if You had chosen to do so, You could have destroyed them long before this, and me too, so will You now destroy us for what the foolish among us have done? This is only a trial from You- through it, You cause whoever You will to stray and guide whoever You will- and You are our Protector, so forgive us and have mercy on us. You are the best of those who forgive
7|156|Grant us good things in this world and in the life to come. We turn to You.’ God said, ‘I bring My punishment on whoever I will, but My mercy encompasses all things. ‘I shall ordain My mercy for those who are conscious of God and pay the prescribed alms; who believe in Our Revelations
7|157|who follow the Messenger- the unlettered prophet they find described in the Torah that is with them, and in the Gospel- who commands them to do right and forbids them to do wrong, who makes good things lawful to them and bad things unlawful, and relieves them of their burdens, and the iron collars that were on them. So it is those who believe him, honour and help him, and who follow the light which has been sent down with him, who will succeed.’
7|158|Say [Muhammad], ‘People, I am the Messenger of God to you all, from Him who has control over the heavens and the earth. There is no God but Him; He gives life and death, so believe in God and His Messenger, the unlettered prophet who believes in God and His words, and follow him so that you may find guidance.’
7|159|There is a group among the people of Moses who guide with truth, and who act justly according to it
7|160|We divided them into twelve tribes [as distinct] communities, and, when his people asked him for water, inspired Moses to strike the rock with his staff [so that] twelve springs gushed out. Each tribe knew its own drinking place; We gave them the shade of clouds and sent down to them manna and quails [saying], ‘Eat the good things We have provided for you.’ They did not wrong Us; it was themselves they wronged
7|161|When they were told, ‘Enter this town and eat freely there as you will, but say, “Relieve us!” and enter its gate humbly: then We shall forgive you your sins, and increase the reward of those who do good,’
7|162|the wrongdoers among them substituted another saying for that which had been given them, so We sent them a punishment from heaven for their wrongdoing
7|163|[Prophet], ask them about the town by the sea; how its people broke the Sabbath when their fish surfaced for them only on that day, never on weekdays- We tested them in this way: because of their disobedience
7|164|how, when some of them asked [their preachers], ‘Why do you bother preaching to people God will destroy, or at least punish severely?’ [the preachers] answered, ‘In order to be free from your Lord’s blame, and so that they may perhaps take heed.’
7|165|When they ignored [the warning] they were given, We saved those who forbade evil, and punished the wrongdoers severely because of their disobedience
7|166|When, in their arrogance, they persisted in doing what they had been forbidden to do, We said to them, ‘Be like apes! Be outcasts!’
7|167|And then your Lord declared that, until the Day of Resurrection, He would send people against them to inflict terrible suffering on them. Your Lord is swift in punishment but He is most forgiving and merciful
7|168|We dispersed them over the earth in separate communities- some are righteous and some less so: We tested them with blessings and misfortunes, so that they might all return [to righteousness]
7|169|and they were succeeded by generations who, although they inherited the Scripture, took the fleeting gains of this lower world, saying, ‘We shall be forgiven,’ and indeed taking them again if other such gains came their way. Was a pledge not taken from them, writ-ten in the Scripture, to say nothing but the truth about God? And they have studied its contents well. For those who are mindful of God, the Hereafter is better. ‘Why do you not use your reason?’
7|170|But as for those who hold fast to the Scripture and keep up the prayer, We do not deny righteous people their rewards
7|171|When We made the mountain loom high above them like a shadow, and they thought it would fall on them, We said, ‘Hold fast to what We have given you, and remember what it contains, so that you may remain conscious of God.’
7|172|[Prophet], when your Lord took out the offspring from the loins of the Children of Adam and made them bear witness about themselves, He said, ‘Am I not your Lord?’ and they replied, ‘Yes, we bear witness.’ So you cannot say on the Day of Resurrection, ‘We were not aware of this,’
7|173|or, ‘It was our forefathers who, before us, ascribed partners to God, and we are only the descendants who came after them: will you destroy us because of falsehoods they invented?’
7|174|In this way We explain the messages, so that they may turn [to the right path]
7|175|[Prophet], tell them the story of the man to whom We gave Our messages: he sloughed them off, so Satan took him as his follower and he went astray
7|176|if it had been Our will, We could have used these signs to raise him high, but instead he clung to the earth and followed his own desires- he was like a dog that pants with a lolling tongue whether you drive it away or leave it alone. Such is the image of those who reject Our signs. Tell them the story so that they may reflect
7|177|How foul is the image of those who reject Our signs! It is themselves they wrong
7|178|whoever God guides is truly guided, and whoever God allows to stray is a loser
7|179|We have created many jinn and people who are destined for Hell, with hearts they do not use for comprehension, eyes they do not use for sight, ears they do not use for hearing. They are like cattle, no, even further astray: these are the ones who are entirely heedless
7|180|The Most Excellent Names belong to God: use them to call on Him, and keep away from those who abuse them- they will be requited for what they do
7|181|Among those We created are a group of people who guide with truth and act justly according to it
7|182|But We lead on those who reject Our messages, step by step, without them realizing it
7|183|I will give them respite, but My plan is sure
7|184|Has it not occurred to them that their companion is not mad but is giving clear warning
7|185|Have they not contemplated the realm of the heavens and earth and all that God created, and that the end of their time might be near? What [other revelation] will they believe in if they do not believe in this
7|186|No one can guide those God allows to stray: He leaves them blundering about in their insolence
7|187|They ask you [Prophet] about the Hour, ‘When will it happen?’ Say, ‘My Lord alone has knowledge of it: He alone will reveal when its time will come, a time that is momentous in both the heavens and earth. All too suddenly it will come upon you.’ They ask you about it as if you were eager [to find out]. Say, ‘God alone has knowledge of [when it will come], though most people do not realize it.’
7|188|Say [Prophet], ‘I have no control over benefit or harm, [even] to myself, except as God may please: if I had knowledge of what is hidden, I would have abundant good things and no harm could touch me. I am no more than a bearer of warning, and good news to those who believe.’
7|189|It is He who created you all from one soul, and from it made its mate so that he might find comfort in her: when one [of them] lies with his wife and she conceives a light burden, going about freely, then grows heavy, they both pray to God, their Lord, ‘If You give us a good child we shall certainly be grateful,’
7|190|and yet when He gives them a good child they ascribe some of what He has granted them to others
7|191|God is far above the partners they set up alongside Him! How can they set up with Him these partners that create nothing and are themselves created
7|192|that cannot help them at all, or even help themselves
7|193|If you [believers] call such people to guidance, they do not fol-low you: it makes no difference whether you call them or remain silent
7|194|Those you [idolaters] call upon instead of God are created beings like you. Call upon them, then, and let them respond to you if what you say is true
7|195|Do they have feet to walk, hands to strike, eyes to see, or ears to hear? Say [Prophet], ‘Call on your “partners”! Scheme against me! Do not spare me
7|196|My protector is God: He has revealed the Scripture, and it is He who protects the righteous
7|197|but those you call on instead of Him cannot help you or even help themselves.’
7|198|If you [believers] call such people to guidance, they do not hear. You [Prophet] may observe them looking at you, but they can-not see
7|199|Be tolerant and command what is right: pay no attention to foolish people
7|200|If Satan should prompt you to do something, seek refuge with God- He is all hearing, all knowing
7|201|those who are aware of God think of Him when Satan prompts them to do something and immediately they can see [straight]
7|202|the followers of devils are led relentlessly into error by them and cannot stop
7|203|When you do not bring them a fresh revelation, they say, ‘But can you not just ask for one?’ Say, ‘I merely repeat what is revealed to me from my Lord: this revelation brings you insights from your Lord, and guidance and mercy for those who believe
7|204|so pay attention and listen quietly when the Quran is recited, so that you may be given mercy.’
7|205|[Prophet], remember your Lord inwardly, in all humility and awe, without raising your voice, in the mornings and in the evenings- do not be one of the heedless
7|206|[even] those who live in the presence of your Lord are not too proud to worship Him: they glorify Him and bow down before Him
8|1|They ask you [Prophet] about [distributing] the battle gains. Say, ‘That is a matter for God and His Messenger, so be mindful of God and make things right between you. Obey God and His Messenger if you are true believers
8|2|true believers are those whose hearts tremble with awe when God is mentioned, whose faith increases when His revelations are recited to them, who put their trust in their Lord
8|3|who keep up the prayer and give to others out of what We provide for them
8|4|Those are the ones who truly believe. They have high standing with their Lord, forgiveness, and generous provision.’
8|5|For it was your Lord who made you [Prophet] venture from your home for a true purpose––though a group of the believers disliked it
8|6|and argued with you about the truth after it had been made clear, as if they were being driven towards a death they could see with their own eyes
8|7|Remember how God promised you [believers] that one of the two enemy groups would fall to you: you wanted the unarmed group to be yours, but it was God’s will to establish the truth according to His Word and to finish off the disbelievers––
8|8|to prove the Truth to be true, and the false to be false, much as the guilty might dislike it
8|9|When you begged your Lord for help, He answered you, ‘I will reinforce you with a thousand angels in succession.’
8|10|God made this a message of hope to reassure your hearts: help comes only from God, He is mighty and wise
8|11|Remember when He gave you sleep as a reassurance from Him, and sent down water from the sky to cleanse you, to remove Satan’s pollution from you, to make your hearts strong and your feet firm
8|12|Your Lord revealed to the angels: ‘I am with you: give the believers firmness; I shall put terror into the hearts of the disbelievers- strike above their necks and strike all their fingertips.’
8|13|That was because they opposed God and His Messenger, and if anyone opposes God and His Messenger, God punishes them severely
8|14|‘That is what you get! Taste that!’––and the torment of the Fire awaits the disbelievers
8|15|Believers, when you meet the disbelievers in battle, never turn your backs on them
8|16|if anyone does so on such a day- unless maneuvring to fight or to join a fighting group- he incurs the wrath of God, and Hell will be his home, a wretched destination
8|17|It was not you who killed them but God, and when you [Prophet] threw [sand at them] it was not your throw [that defeated them] but God’s, to do the believers a favour: God is all seeing and all knowing
8|18|‘That is what you get!’––and God will weaken the disbelievers’ designs
8|19|[Disbelievers], if you were seeking a decision, now you have witnessed one: if you stop here, it will be better for you. If you return, so shall We, and your forces, though greater in number, will be of no use to you. God is with the believers
8|20|Believers, obey God and His Messenger: do not turn away when you are listening to him
8|21|do not be like those who say, ‘We heard,’ though in fact they were not listening
8|22|the worst creatures in God’s eyes are those who are [wilfully] deaf and dumb, who do not reason
8|23|If God had known there was any good in them, He would have made them hear, but even if He had, they would still have turned away and taken no notice
8|24|Believers, respond to God and His Messenger when he calls you to that which gives you life. Know that God comes between a man and his heart, and that you will be gathered to Him
8|25|Beware of discord that harms not only the wrongdoers among you: know that God is severe in His punishment
8|26|Remember when you were few, victimized in the land, afraid that people might catch you, but God sheltered you and strengthened you with His help, and provided you with good things so that you might be grateful
8|27|Believers, do not betray God and the Messenger, or knowingly betray [other people’s] trust in you
8|28|Be aware that your possessions and your children are only a test, and that there is a tremendous reward with God
8|29|Believers, if you remain mindful of God, He will give you a criterion [to tell right from wrong] and wipe out your bad deeds, and forgive you: God’s favour is great indeed
8|30|Remember [Prophet] when the disbelievers plotted to take you captive, kill, or expel you. They schemed and so did God: He is the best of schemers
8|31|Whenever Our Revelation is recited to them they say, ‘We have heard all this before- we could say something like this if we wanted- this is nothing but ancient fables.’
8|32|They also said, ‘God, if this really is the truth from You, then rain stones on us from the heavens, or send us some other painful punishment.’
8|33|But God would not send them punishment while you [Prophet] are in their midst, nor would He punish them if they sought forgiveness
8|34|yet why should God not punish them when they debar people from the Sacred Mosque, although they are not its [rightful] guardians? Only those mindful of God are its rightful guardians, but most of the disbelievers do not realize this
8|35|Their prayers before the House are nothing but whistling and clapping. ‘So taste the punishment for your disbelief.’
8|36|They use their wealth to bar people from the path of God, and they will go on doing so. In the end this will be a source of intense regret for them: they will be overcome and herded towards Hell
8|37|God will separate the bad from the good, place the bad on top of one another- heaping them all up together- and put them in Hell. They will be the losers
8|38|[Prophet], tell the disbelievers that if they desist their past will be forgiven, but if they persist, they have an example in the fate of those who went before
8|39|[Believers], fight them until there is no more persecution, and all worship is devoted to God alone: if they desist, then God sees all that they do
8|40|but if they pay no heed, be sure that God is your protector, the best protector and the best helper
8|41|Know that one-fifth of your battle gains belongs to God and the Messenger, to close relatives and orphans, to the needy and travellers, if you believe in God and the revelation We sent down to Our servant on the day of the decision, the day when the two forces met in battle. God has power over all things
8|42|Remember when you were on the near side of the valley, and they were on the far side and the caravan was below you. If you had made an appointment to fight, you would have failed to keep it [but the battle took place] so that God might bring about something already ordained, so that those who were to die might die after seeing a clear proof, and so that those who were to live might live after seeing a clear proof- God is all hearing and all seeing
8|43|[Prophet], remember when God made you see them in your sleep as few: if He had shown them to you [believers] as many, you would certainly have lost heart and argued about it, but God saved you. He knows the secrets of the heart
8|44|When you met He showed them to you as few, and He made you few in their eyes, so that He might bring about what has been ordained: everything goes back to God
8|45|Believers, when you meet a force in battle, stand firm and keep God firmly in mind, so that you may prosper
8|46|Obey God and His Messenger, and do not quarrel with one another, or you may lose heart and your spirit may desert you. Be steadfast: God is with the steadfast
8|47|Do not be like those who came out of their homes full of conceit, showing off to people, and barring others from the way of God- God has full knowledge of all that they do
8|48|Satan made their foul deeds seem fair to them, and said, ‘No one will conquer you today, for I will be right beside you,’ but when the armies came within sight of one another he turned on his heels, saying, ‘This is where I leave you: I see what you do not, and I fear God- God is severe in His punishment.’
8|49|The hypocrites and those who have sickness in their hearts said, ‘These people [the believers] must be deluded by their religion,’ but if anyone puts his trust in God, God is mighty and wise
8|50|If only you [Prophet] could see, when the angels take the souls of the disbelievers, how they strike their faces and backs: it will be said, ‘Taste the punishment of the Fire
8|51|This is caused by what your own hands have stored up for you: God is never unjust to His creatures.’
8|52|They are like Pharaoh’s people and those before them who ignored God’s signs, so God punished them for their sins: God is strong and severe in His punishment
8|53|[He did] this because God would never change a favour He had conferred on a people unless they changed what was within themselves. God is all hearing, all knowing
8|54|They are indeed like Pharaoh’s people and those before them, who denied the signs of their Lord: We destroyed them for their sins, and We drowned Pharaoh’s people- they were all evildoers
8|55|The worst creatures in the sight of God are those who reject Him and will not believe
8|56|who, whenever you [Prophet] make a treaty with them, break it, for they have no fear of God
8|57|If you meet them in battle, make a fearsome example of them to those who come after them, so that they may take heed
8|58|And if you learn of treachery on the part of any people, throw their treaty back at them, for God does not love the treacherous
8|59|The disbelievers should not think they have won; they cannot escape
8|60|Prepare whatever forces you [believers] can muster, including warhorses, to frighten off God’s enemies and yours, and warn others unknown to you but known to God. Whatever you give in God’s cause will be repaid to you in full, and you will not be wronged
8|61|But if they incline towards peace, you [Prophet] must also incline towards it, and put your trust in God: He is the All Hearing, the All Knowing
8|62|If they intend to deceive you, God is enough for you: it was He who strengthened you with His help
8|63|and with the believers, and brought their hearts together. Even if you had given away everything in the earth you could not have done this, but God brought them together: God is mighty and wise
8|64|Prophet, God is enough for you, and for the believers who follow you
8|65|Prophet, urge the believers to fight: if there are twenty of you who are steadfast, they will overcome two hundred, and a hundred of you, if steadfast, will overcome a thousand of the disbelievers, for they are people who do not understand
8|66|But God has lightened your burden for now, knowing that there is weakness in you––a steadfast hundred of you will defeat two hundred and a steadfast thousand of you will defeat two thousand, by God’s permission: God is with the steadfast
8|67|It is not right for a prophet to take captives before he has conquered the battlefield. You [people] desire the transient goods of this world, but God desires the Hereafter [for you]- God is mighty and wise
8|68|and had it not been preordained by God, a severe punishment would have come upon you for what you have taken
8|69|So enjoy in a good and lawful manner the things you have gained in war and be mindful of God: He is forgiving and merciful
8|70|Prophet, tell those you have taken captive, ‘If God knows of any good in your hearts, He will give you something better than what has been taken from you, and He will forgive you: God is forgiving and merciful.’
8|71|But if they mean to betray you, they have betrayed God before, and He has given you mastery over them: He is all knowing, all wise
8|72|Those who believed and emigrated [to Medina] and struggled for God’s cause with their possessions and persons, and those who gave refuge and help, are all allies of one another. As for those who believed but did not emigrate, you are not responsible for their protection until they have done so. But if they seek help from you against persecution, it is your duty to assist them, except against people with whom you have a treaty: God sees all that you do
8|73|The disbelievers support one another. If you do not do the same, there will be persecution in the land and great corruption
8|74|Those who believed and emigrated, and struggled for God’s cause, and those who gave refuge and help- they are the true believers and they will have forgiveness and generous provision
8|75|And those who came to believe afterwards, and emigrated and struggled alongside you, they are part of you, but relatives still have prior claim over one another in God’s Scripture: God has full knowledge of all things
9|1|A release by God and His Messenger from the treaty you [believers] made with the idolaters [is announced]––
9|2|you [idolaters] may move freely about the land for four months, but you should bear in mind both that you will not escape God, and that God will disgrace those who defy [Him]
9|3|On the Day of the Great Pilgrimage [there will be] a proclamation from God and His Messenger to all people: ‘God and His Messenger are released from [treaty] obligations to the idolaters. It will be better for you [idolaters] if you repent; know that you cannot escape God if you turn away.’ [Prophet], warn those who ignore [God] that they will have a painful punishment
9|4|As for those who have honoured the treaty you made with them and who have not supported anyone against you: fulfil your agreement with them to the end of their term. God loves those who are mindful of Him
9|5|When the [four] forbidden months are over, wherever you encounter the idolaters, kill them, seize them, besiege them, wait for them at every lookout post; but if they turn [to God], maintain the prayer, and pay the prescribed alms, let them go on their way, for God is most forgiving and merciful
9|6|If any one of the idolaters should seek your protection [Prophet], grant it to him so that he may hear the word of God, then take him to a place safe for him, for they are people with no knowledge [of it]
9|7|How could there be a treaty with God and His Messenger for such idolaters? But as for those with whom you made a treaty at the Sacred Mosque, so long as they remain true to you, be true to them; God loves those who are mindful of Him
9|8|[How,] when, if they were to get the upper hand over you, they would not respect any tie with you, of kinship or of treaty? They please you with their tongues, but their hearts are against you and most of them are lawbreakers
9|9|They have sold God’s message for a trifling gain, and barred others from His path. How evil their actions are
9|10|Where believers are concerned, they respect no tie of kinship or treaty. They are the ones who are committing aggression
9|11|If they turn to God, keep up the prayer, and pay the prescribed alms, then they are your brothers in faith: We make the messages clear for people who are willing to learn
9|12|But if they break their oath after having made an agreement with you, if they revile your religion, then fight the leaders of disbelief- oaths mean nothing to them- so that they may stop
9|13|How could you not fight a people who have broken their oaths, who tried to drive the Messenger out, who attacked you first? Do you fear them? It is God you should fear if you are true believers
9|14|Fight them: God will punish them at your hands, He will disgrace them, He will help you to conquer them, He will heal the believers’ feelings
9|15|and remove the rage from their hearts. God turns to whoever He will in His mercy; God is all knowing and wise
9|16|Do you think that you will be left untestedwithout God identifying which of you will strive for His cause and take no supporters apart from God, His Messenger, and other believers? God is fully aware of all your actions
9|17|It is not right for the idolaters to tend God’s places of worship while testifying to their own disbelief: the deeds of such people will come to nothing and they will abide in Hell
9|18|The only ones who should tend God’s places of worship are those who believe in God and the Last Day, who keep up the prayer, who pay the prescribed alms, and who fear no one but God: such people may hope to be among the rightly guided
9|19|Do you consider giving water to pilgrims and tending the Sacred Mosque to be equal to the deeds of those who believe in God and the Last Day and who strive in God’s path? They are not equal in God’s eyes. God does not guide such benighted people
9|20|Those who believe, who migrated and strove hard in God’s way with their possessions and their persons, are in God’s eyes much higher in rank; it is they who will triumph
9|21|and their Lord gives them the good news of His mercy and pleasure, Gardens where they will have lasting bliss
9|22|and where they will remain for ever: truly, there is a tremendous reward with God
9|23|Believers, do not take your fathers and brothers as allies if they prefer disbelief to faith: those of you who do so are doing wrong
9|24|Say [Prophet], ‘If your fathers, sons, brothers, wives, tribes, the wealth you have acquired, the trade which you fear will decline, and the dwellings you love are dearer to you than God and His Messenger and the struggle in His cause, then wait until God brings about His punishment.’ God does not guide those who break away
9|25|God has helped you [believers] on many battlefields, even on the day of the Battle of Hunayn. You were well pleased with your large numbers, but they were of no use to you: the earth seemed to close in on you despite its spaciousness, and you turned tail and fled
9|26|Then God sent His calm down to His Messenger and the believers, and He sent down invisible forces. He punished the disbelievers- this is what the disbelievers deserve
9|27|but God turns in His mercy to whoever He will. God is most forgiving and merciful
9|28|Believers, those who ascribe partners to God are truly unclean: do not let them come near the Sacred Mosque after this year. If you are afraid you may become poor, [bear in mind that] God will enrich you out of His bounty if He pleases: God is all knowing and wise
9|29|Fight those of the People of the Book who do not [truly] believe in God and the Last Day, who do not forbid what God and His Messenger have forbidden, who do not obey the rule of justice,until they pay the tax and agree to submit
9|30|The Jews said, ‘Ezra is the son of God,’ and the Christians said, ‘The Messiah is the son of God’: they said this with their own mouths, repeating what earlier disbelievers had said. May God confound them! How far astray they have been led
9|31|They take their rabbis and their monks as lords, as well as Christ, the son of Mary. But they were commanded to serve only one God: there is no god but Him; He is far above whatever they set up as His partners
9|32|They try to extinguish God’s light with their mouths, but God insists on bringing His light to its fullness, even if the disbelievers hate it
9|33|It is He who has sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of truth, to show that it is above all [other] religions, however much the idolaters may hate this
9|34|Believers, many rabbis and monks wrongfully consume people’s possessions and turn people away from God’s path. [Prophet], tell those who hoard gold and silver instead of giving in God’s cause that they will have a grievous punishment
9|35|on the Day it is heated up in Hell’s Fire and used to brand their foreheads, sides, and backs, they will be told, ‘This is what you hoarded up for yourselves! Now feel the pain of what you hoarded!’
9|36|God decrees that there are twelve months- ordained in God’s Book on the Day when He created the heavens and earth- four months of which are sacred: this is the correct calculation. Do not wrong your souls in these months- though you may fight the idolaters at any time, if they first fight you- remember that God is with those who are mindful of Him
9|37|Postponing sacred months is another act of disobedience by which those who disregard [God] are led astray: they will allow it one year and forbid it in another in order outwardly to conform with the number of God’s sacred months, but in doing so they permit what God has forbidden. Their evil deeds are made alluring to them: God does not guide those who disregard [Him]
9|38|Believers, why, when it is said to you, ‘Go and fight in God’s way,’ do you feel weighed down to the ground? Do you prefer this world to the life to come? How small the enjoyment of this world is, compared with the life to come
9|39|If you do not go out and fight, God will punish you severely and put others in your place, but you cannot harm Him in any way: God has power over all things
9|40|Even if you do not help the Prophet, God helped him when the disbelievers drove him out: when the two of them were in the cave, he [Muhammad] said to his companion, ‘Do not worry, God is with us,’ and God sent His calm down to him, aided him with forces invisible to you, and brought down the disbelievers’ plan. God’s plan is higher: God is almighty and wise
9|41|So go out, no matter whether you are lightly or heavily armed, and struggle in God’s way with your possessions and your persons: this is better for you, if you only knew
9|42|They would certainly have followed you [Prophet] if the benefit was within sight and the journey short, but the distance seemed too great for them. They will swear by God, ‘If we could, we certainly would go out [to battle] with you,’ but they ruin themselves, for God knows that they are lying
9|43|God forgive you [Prophet]! Why did you give them permission to stay at home before it had become clear to you which of them spoke the truth and which were liars
9|44|Those who have faith in God and the Last Day do not ask you for exemption from struggle with their possessions and their persons- God knows exactly who is mindful of Him
9|45|only those who do not have faith in God and the Last Day ask your permission to stay at home: they have doubt in their hearts and so they waver
9|46|If they had really wanted to go out [to battle] with you, they would have made preparations, but God was loath to let them rise up and made them hold back. It was said, ‘Stay with those who stay behind.’
9|47|They would only have given you trouble if they had gone out [to battle] with you: they would have scurried around, trying to sow discord among you, and some of you would willingly have listened to them- God knows exactly who does evil
9|48|Indeed, they had tried before that to stir up discord: they devised plots against you [Prophet] until the truth was exposed and God’s will triumphed, much to their disgust
9|49|Some of them said, ‘Give me permission to stay at home: do not trouble me.’ They are already in trouble: Hell will engulf the disbelievers
9|50|If you [Prophet] have good fortune, it will grieve them, but if misfortune comes your way, they will say to themselves, ‘We took precautions for this,’ and go away rejoicing
9|51|Say, ‘Only what God has decreed will happen to us. He is our Master: let the believers put their trust in God.’
9|52|Say, ‘Do you expect something other than one of the two best things to happen to us? Well, we expect God to inflict punishment on you, either from Himself or at our hands. So wait; we too are waiting.’
9|53|Say, ‘Whether you give willingly or unwillingly, what you give will not be accepted, for you are disobedient people.’
9|54|The only thing that prevents what they give from being accepted is the fact that they defy God and His Messenger, perform the prayer only lazily, and give only grudgingly
9|55|So [Prophet] do not let their possessions or their children impress you: through these God intends to punish them in this world and for their souls to depart while they disbelieve
9|56|They swear by God that they belong with you [believers], but they do not. They are cowardly
9|57|if they could find a place of refuge, or a cave, or somewhere to crawl into, they would run there with great haste
9|58|Some of them find fault with you [Prophet] regarding the distribution of alms: they are content if they are given a share, but angry if not
9|59|If only they would be content with what God and His Messenger have given them, and say, ‘God is enough for us- He will give us some of His bounty and so will His Messenger- to God alone we turn in hope.’
9|60|Alms are meant only for the poor, the needy, those who administer them, those whose hearts need winning over, to free slaves and help those in debt, for God’s cause, and for travellers in need. This is ordained by God; God is all knowing and wise
9|61|There are others who insult the Prophet by saying, ‘He will listen to anything.’ Say, ‘He listens for your own good: he believes in God, trusts the believers, and is a mercy for those of you who believe.’ An agonizing torment awaits those who insult God’s Messenger
9|62|They swear by God in order to please you [believers]: if they were true believers it would be more fitting for them to please God and His Messenger
9|63|Do they not know that whoever opposes God and His Messenger will go to the Fire of Hell and stay there? That is the supreme disgrace
9|64|The hypocrites fear that a sura will be revealed exposing what is in their hearts- say, ‘Carry on with your jokes: God will bring about what you fear!’
9|65|yet if you were to question them, they would be sure to say, ‘We were just chatting, just amusing ourselves.’ Say, ‘Were you making jokes about God, His Revelations, and His Mes-senger
9|66|Do not try to justify yourselves; you have gone from belief to disbelief.’ We may forgive some of you, but We will punish others: they are evildoers
9|67|The hypocrites, both men and women, are all the same: they order what is wrong and forbid what is right; they are tight-fisted. They have ignored God, so He has ignored them. The hypocrites are the disobedient ones
9|68|God promises the Fire of Hell as a permanent home for the hypocrites, both men and women, and the disbelievers: this is enough for them. God rejects them and a lasting punishment awaits them
9|69|‘You are like those who lived before you: they were even stronger than you, with more wealth and children; they enjoyed their share in this life as you have enjoyed yours; like them, you have indulged in idle talk.’ Their deeds go to waste in this world and the next; it is they who will lose all in the life to come
9|70|Have they never heard the stories about their predecessors, the peoples of Noah, Ad, Thamud, Abraham, Midian, and the ruined cities? Their messengers came to them with clear evidence of the truth: God would not deceive them; they deceived themselves
9|71|The believers, both men and women, support each other; they order what is right and forbid what is wrong; they keep up the prayer and pay the prescribed alms; they obey God and His Messenger. God will give His mercy to such people: God is almighty and wise
9|72|God has promised the believers, both men and women, Gardens graced with flowing streams where they will remain; good, peaceful homes in Gardens of lasting bliss; and- greatest of all- God’s good pleasure. That is the supreme triumph
9|73|Prophet, strive against the disbelievers and the hypocrites, and be tough with them. Hell is their final home- an evil destin-ation
9|74|They swear by God that they did not, but they certainly did speak words of defiance and became defiant after having submitted; they tried to do something, though they did not achieve it, ––being spiteful was their only response to God and His Messenger enriching them out of His bounty. They would be better off turning back [to God]: if they turn away, God will punish them in this world and the Hereafter, and there will be no one on earth to protect or help them
9|75|There are some among them who pledged themselves to God, saying, ‘If God gives us some of His bounty, we shall certainly give alms and be righteous,’
9|76|yet when He did give them some of His bounty, they became mean and turned obstinately away
9|77|Because they broke their promise to God, because of all the lies they told, He made hypocrisy settle in their hearts until the Day they meet Him
9|78|Do they not realize that God knows their secrets and their private discussions? That God knows all that is hidden
9|79|It is they who criticize the believers who give freely and those who can only give a little with great effort: they scoff at such people, but it is God who scoffs at them- a painful punishment awaits them
9|80|It makes no difference [Prophet] whether you ask forgiveness for them or not: God will not forgive them even if you ask seventy times, because they reject God and His Messenger. God does not guide those who rebel against Him
9|81|Those who were left behind were happy to stay behind when God’s Messenger set out; they hated the thought of striving in God’s way with their possessions and their persons. They said to one another, ‘Do not go [to war] in this heat.’ Say, ‘Hellfire is hotter.’ If only they understood
9|82|Let them laugh a little; they will weep a lot in return for what they have done
9|83|So [Prophet], if God brings you back to a group of them, who ask you for permission to go out [to battle], say, ‘You will never go out and fight an enemy with me: you chose to sit at home the first time, so remain with those who stay behind now.’
9|84|Do not hold prayers for any of them if they die, and do not stand by their graves: they disbelieved in God and His Messenger and died rebellious
9|85|Do not let their possessions and their children impress you: God means to punish them through these in this world, and that their souls should depart while they disbelieve
9|86|When a sura is revealed [saying], ‘Believe in God and strive hard alongside His Messenger,’ their wealthy ask your permission [to be exempt], saying, ‘Allow us to stay behind with the others’
9|87|they prefer to be with those who stay behind. Their hearts have been sealed: they do not comprehend
9|88|But the Messenger and those who believe with him strive hard with their possessions and their persons. The best things belong to them; it is they who will prosper
9|89|God has prepared Gardens graced with flowing streams for them and there they will stay. That is the supreme triumph
9|90|Some of the desert Arabs, too, came to make excuses, asking to be granted exemption. Those who lied to God and His Messenger stayed behind at home. A painful punishment will afflict those of them who disbelieved
9|91|but there is no blame attached to the weak, the sick, and those who have no means to spend, provided they are true to God and His Messenger- there is no reason to reproach those who do good: God is most forgiving and merciful
9|92|And there is no blame attached to those who came to you [Prophet] for riding animals and to whom you said, ‘I cannot find a mount for you’: they turned away with their eyes overflowing with tears of grief that they had nothing they could contribute
9|93|The ones open to blame are those who asked you for exemption despite their wealth, and who preferred to be with those who stay behind. God has sealed their hearts: they do not understand
9|94|When you return from the expedition they will carry on coming to you [believers] with excuses. Say, ‘Do not make excuses. We do not believe you: God has told us about you. God and His Messenger will watch your actions now, and in the end you will be returned to the One who knows the seen and the unseen. He will confront you with what you have done.’
9|95|When you return to them, they will swear to you by God in order to make you leave them alone- so leave them alone: they are loathsome, and Hell will be their home as a reward for their actions
9|96|they will swear to you in order to make you accept them, but even if you do accept them, God will not accept people who rebel against Him
9|97|The desert Arabs are the most stubborn of all peoples in their disbelief and hypocrisy. They are the least likely to recognize the limits that God has sent down to His Messenger. God is all knowing and all wise
9|98|Some of the desert Arabs consider what they give to be an imposition; they are waiting for fortune to turn against you, but fortune will turn against them. God is all hearing and all knowing
9|99|But there are also some desert Arabs who believe in God and the Last Day and consider their contributions as bringing them nearer to God and the prayers of the Messenger: they will indeed bring them nearer and God will admit them to His mercy. God is most forgiving and merciful
9|100|God will be well pleased with the first emigrants and helpersand those who followed them in good deeds, and they will be well pleased with Him: He has prepared Gardens graced with flowing streams for them, there to remain for ever. That is the supreme triumph
9|101|Some of the desert Arabs around you are hypocrites, as are some of the people of Medina- they are obstinate in their hypocrisy. You [Prophet] do not know them, but We know them well: We shall punish them twice and then they will be returned to [face] a painful punishment [in the Hereafter]
9|102|And there are others who have confessed their wrongdoing, who have done some righteous deeds and some bad ones: God may well accept their repentance, for God is most forgiving and merciful
9|103|In order to cleanse and purify them [Prophet], accept a gift out of their property [to make amends] and pray for them- your prayer will be a comfort to them. God is all hearing, all knowing
9|104|Do they not know that it is God Himself who accepts repentance from His servants and receives what is given freely for His sake? He is always ready to accept repentance, most merciful
9|105|Say [Prophet], ‘Take action! God will see your actions- as will His Messenger and the believers- and then you will be returned to Him who knows what is seen and unseen, and He will tell you what you have been doing
9|106|And there are others who are waiting for God’s decree, either to punish them or to show them mercy. God is all knowing and wise
9|107|Then there are those who built a mosque––in an attempt to cause harm, disbelief, and disunity among the believers––as an outpost for those who fought God and His Messenger before: they swear, ‘Our intentions were nothing but good,’ but God bears witness that they are liars
9|108|[Prophet], never pray in that mosque. You should rather pray in a mosque founded from its first day on consciousness of God: in this mosque there are men who desire to grow in purity- God loves those who seek to purify themselves
9|109|Which is better, the person who founds his building on consciousness of God and desire for His good pleasure, or the person who founds his building on the brink of a crumbling precipice that will tumble down into the Fire of Hell, taking him with it? God does not guide the evildoers
9|110|the building they have founded will always be a source of doubt within their hearts, until their hearts are cut to pieces. God is all knowing and wise
9|111|God has purchased the persons and possessions of the believers in return for the Garden- they fight in God’s way: they kill and are killed- this is a true promise given by Him in the Torah, the Gospel, and the Quran. Who could be more faithful to his promise than God? So be happy with the bargain you have made: that is the supreme triumph
9|112|[The believers are] those who turn to God in repentance; who worship and praise Him; who bow down and pros-trate themselves; who order what is good and forbid what is wrong and who observe God’s limits. Give glad news to such believers
9|113|It is not fitting for the Prophet and the believers to ask forgiveness for the idolaters- even if they are related to them- after having been shown that they are the inhabitants of the Blaze
9|114|Abraham asked forgiveness for his father because he had made a promise to him, but once he realized that his father was an enemy of God, he washed his hands of him. Abraham was tender-hearted and forbearing
9|115|God would not condemn for going astray those He has already guided [to the faith] before making entirely clear to them what they should avoid. God has knowledge of everything
9|116|control of the heavens and earth belongs to God; He alone gives life and death; you have no ally or helper other than Him
9|117|In His mercy God has turned to the Prophet, and the emigrants and helpers who followed him in the hour of adversity when some hearts almost wavered: He has turned to them; He is most kind and merciful to them
9|118|And to the three men who stayed behind: when the earth, for all its spaciousness, closed in around them, when their very souls closed in around them, when they realized that the only refuge from God was with Him, He turned to them in mercy in order for them to return [to Him]. God is the Ever Relenting, the Most Merciful
9|119|You who believe, be mindful of God: stand with those who are true
9|120|The people of Medina and their neighbouring desert Arabs should not have held back from following God’s Messenger, nor should they have cared about themselves more than him: if ever they suffer any thirst, weariness, or hunger in God’s cause, take any step that angers the disbelievers, or cause any harm to an enemy, a good deed is recorded in their favour on account of it- God never wastes the reward of those who do good
9|121|if they spend a little or a lot for God’s cause, if they traverse a mountain pass, all this is recorded to their credit so that God can reward them in accordance with the best of their deeds
9|122|Yet it is not right for all the believers to go out [to battle] together: out of each community, a group should go out to gain understanding of the religion, so that they can teach their people when they return and so that they can guard themselves against evil
9|123|You who believe, fight the disbelievers near you and let them find you standing firm: be aware that God is with those who are mindful of Him
9|124|When a sura is revealed, some [hypocrites] say, ‘Have any of you been strengthened in faith by it?’ It certainly does strengthen the faith of those who believe and they rejoice
9|125|but, as for the perverse at heart, each new sura adds further to their perversity. They die disbelieving
9|126|Can they not see that they are afflicted once or twice a year? Yet they neither repent nor take heed
9|127|Whenever a sura is revealed, they look at each other and say, ‘Is anyone watching you?’ and then they turn away- God has turned their hearts away because they are people who do not use their reason
9|128|A Messenger has come to you from among yourselves. Your suffering distresses him: he is deeply concerned for you and full of kindness and mercy towards the believers
9|129|If they turn away, [Prophet], say ,‘God is enough for me: there is no god but Him; I put my trust in Him; He is the Lord of the Mighty Throne.’
10|1|Alif Lam Ra These are the verses of the wise Book
10|2|Is it so surprising to people that We have revealed to a man from among them that he should warn people, and give glad news to those who believe, that they are on a sure footing with their Lord? [Yet] those who disbelieve say, ‘This man is clearly a sorcerer.’
10|3|Your Lord is God who created the heavens and earth in six Days, then established Himself on the Throne, governing everything; there is no one that can intercede with Him, unless He has first given permission: this is God your Lord so worship Him. How can you not take heed
10|4|It is to Him you shall all return––that is a true promise from God. It was He who created [you] in the first place, and He will do so again, so that He may justly reward those who believe and do good deeds. But the disbelievers will have a drink of scalding water, and agonizing torment, because they persistently disbelieved
10|5|It is He who made the sun a shining radiance and the moon a light, determining phases for it so that you might know the number of years and how to calculate time. God did not create all these without a true purpose; He explains His signs to those who understand
10|6|In the succession of night and day, and in what God created in the heavens and earth, there truly are signs for those who are aware of Him
10|7|Those who do not expect to meet Us and are pleased with the life of this world, contenting themselves with it and paying no heed to Our signs
10|8|shall have the Fire for their home because of what they used to do
10|9|But as for those who believe and do good deeds, their Lord will guide them because of their faith. Streams will flow at their feet in the Gardens of Bliss
10|10|Their prayer in them will be, ‘Glory be to You, God!’ their greeting, ‘Peace,’ and the last part of their prayer, ‘Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds.’
10|11|If God were to hasten on for people the harm [they have earned] as they wish to hasten on the good, their time would already be up. But We leave those who do not expect to meet Us to wander blindly in their excesses
10|12|When trouble befalls man he cries out to Us, whether lying on his side, sitting, or standing, but as soon as We relieve him of his trouble he goes on his way as if he had never cried out to Us to remove his trouble. In this way the deeds of such heedless people are made attractive to them
10|13|Before you people, We destroyed whole generations when they did evil- their messengers brought them clear signs but they refused to believe. This is how We repay the guilty
10|14|Later We made you their successors in the land, to see how you would behave
10|15|When Our clear revelations are recited to them, those who do not expect to meet with Us say, ‘Bring [us] a different Quran, or change it.’ [Prophet], say, ‘It is not for me to change it of my own accord; I only follow what is revealed to me, for I fear the torment of an awesome Day, if I were to disobey my Lord.’
10|16|Say, ‘If God had so willed, I would not have recited it to you, nor would He have made it known to you. I lived a whole lifetime among you before it came to me. How can you not use your reason?’
10|17|Who could be more wicked than someone who invents lies against God or denies His revelations? The guilty will never prosper
10|18|They worship alongside God things that can neither harm nor benefit them, and say, ‘These are our intercessors with God.’ Say, ‘Do you think you can tell God about something He knows not to exist in the heavens or earth? Glory be to Him! He is far above the partner-gods they associate with Him
10|19|All people were originally one single community, but later they differed. If it had not been for a word from your Lord, the preordained judgement would already have been passed between them regarding their differences
10|20|They say, ‘Why has no miraculous sign been sent down to him from his Lord?’ Say [Prophet], ‘Only God knows the unseen, so wait- I too am waiting.’
10|21|No sooner do We let people taste some mercy after some hardship has afflicted them, than they begin to scheme against Our revelations. Say, ‘God schemes even faster.’ Our messengersrecord all your scheming
10|22|It is He who enables you to travel on land and sea until, when you are sailing on ships and rejoicing in the favouring wind, a storm arrives: waves come at those on board from all sides and they feel there is no escape. Then they pray to God, professing sincere devotion to Him, ‘If You save us from this we shall be truly thankful.’
10|23|Yet no sooner does He save them than, back on land, they behave outrageously against all that is right. People! Your outrageous behaviour only works against yourselves. Take your little enjoyment in this present life; in the end you will return to Us and We shall confront you with everything you have done
10|24|The life of this world is like this: rain that We send down from the sky is absorbed by the plants of the earth, from which humans and animals eat. But when the earth has taken on its finest appearance, and adorns itself, and its people think they have power over it, then the fate We commanded comes to it, by night or by day, and We reduce it to stubble, as if it had not flourished just the day before. This is the way We explain the revelations for those who reflect
10|25|But God invites [everyone] to the Home of Peace, and guides whoever He will to a straight path
10|26|Those who did well will have the best reward and more besides. Neither darkness nor shame will cover their faces: these are the companions in Paradise, and there they will remain
10|27|As for those who did evil, each evil deed will be requited by its equal and humiliation will cover them- no one will protect them against God- as though their faces were covered with veils cut from the darkness of the night. These are the inmates of the Fire, and there they shall remain
10|28|On the Day We gather them all together, We shall say to those who associate partners with God, ‘Stay in your place, you and your partner-gods.’ Then We shall separate them, and their partner-gods will say, ‘It was not us you worshipped
10|29|God is witness enough between us and you- we had no idea that you worshipped us.’
10|30|Every soul will realize, then and there, what it did in the past. They will be returned to God, their rightful Lord, and their invented [gods] will desert them
10|31|Say [Prophet], ‘Who provides for you from the sky and the earth? Who controls hearing and sight? Who brings forth the living from the dead and the dead from the living, and who governs everything?’ They are sure to say, ‘God.’ Then say, ‘So why do you not take heed of Him
10|32|That is God, your Lord, the Truth. Apart from the Truth, what is there except error? So how is it that you are dissuaded?’
10|33|In this way, your Lord’s word about those who defy [the Truth] has been proved- they do not believe
10|34|Ask them, ‘Can any of your partner-gods originate creation, then bring it back to life again in the end?’ Say, ‘It is God that originates creation, and then brings it back to life, so how can you be misled?’
10|35|Say, ‘Can any of your partner-gods show the way to the Truth?’ Say, ‘God shows the way to the Truth. Is someone who shows the way to the Truth more worthy to be followed, or someone who cannot find the way unless he himself is shown? What is the matter with you? How do you judge?’
10|36|Most of them follow nothing but assumptions, but assumptions can be of no value at all against the Truth: God is well aware of what they do
10|37|Nor could this Quran have been devised by anyone other than God. It is a confirmation of what was revealed before it and an explanation of the Scripture- let there be no doubt about it- it is from the Lord of the Worlds
10|38|Or do they say, ‘He has devised it’? Say, ‘Then produce a sura like it, and call on anyone you can beside God if you are telling the truth.’
10|39|But they are denying what they cannot comprehend- its prophecy has yet to be fulfilled for them. In the same way, those before them refused to believe- see what was the end of those evildoers
10|40|Some of them believe in it, and some do not: your Lord knows best those who cause corruption
10|41|If they do not believe you, [Prophet], say, ‘I act for myself, and you for yourselves. You are not responsible for my actions nor am I responsible for yours.’
10|42|Some of them do listen to you: but can you make the deaf hear if they will not use their minds
10|43|Some of them look at you: but can you guide the blind if they will not see
10|44|God does not wrong people at all- it is they who wrong themselves
10|45|On the Day He gathers them together, it will be as if they have stayed [in the world] no longer than a single hour, and they will recognize one another. Those who denied the meeting with God will be the losers, for they did not follow the right guidance
10|46|Whether We let you [Prophet] see some of the punishment We have threatened them with, or cause you to die [first], they will return to Us: God is witness to what they do
10|47|Every community is sent a mes-senger, and when their messenger comes, they will be judged justly; they will not be wronged
10|48|They ask, ‘When will this promise be fulfilled, if what you say is true?’
10|49|Say [Prophet], ‘I cannot control any harm or benefit that comes to me, except as God wills. There is an appointed term for every community, and when it is reached they can neither delay nor hasten it, even for a moment.’
10|50|Say, ‘Think: if His punishment were to come to you, during the night or day, what part of it would the guilty wish to hasten
10|51|Will you believe in it, when it actually happens?’ It will be said, ‘Now [you believe], when [before] you sought to hasten it?’
10|52|It will be said to the evildoers, ‘Taste lasting punishment. Why should you be rewarded for anything but what you did?’
10|53|They ask you [Prophet], ‘Is it true?’ Say, ‘Yes, by my Lord, it is true, and you cannot escape it.’
10|54|Every soul that has done evil, if it possessed all that is on the earth, would gladly offer it as ransom. When they see the punishment, they will repent in secret, but they will be judged with justice and will not be wronged
10|55|It is to God that everything in the heavens and the earth truly belongs: God’s promise is true, but most people do not realize it
10|56|It is He who gives life and takes it, and you will all be returned to Him
10|57|People, a teaching from your Lord has come to you, a healing for what is in [your] hearts, and guidance and mercy for the believers
10|58|Say [Prophet], ‘In God’s grace and mercy let them rejoice: these are better than all they accumulate.’
10|59|Say, ‘Think about the provision God has sent down for you, some of which you have made unlawful and some lawful.’ Say, ‘Has God given you permission [to do this], or are you inventing lies about God?’
10|60|What will those people who invent lies about Him think on the Day of Resurrection? God is bountiful towards people, but most of them do not give thanks
10|61|In whatever matter you [Prophet] may be engaged and whatever part of the Quran you are reciting, whatever work you [people] are doing, We witness you when you are engaged in it. Not even the weight of a speck of dust in the earth or sky escapes your Lord, nor anything lesser or greater: it is all written in a clear record
10|62|But for those who are on God’s side there is no fear, nor shall they grieve
10|63|For those who believe and are conscious of God
10|64|for them there is good news in this life and in the Hereafter- there is no changing the promises of God- that is truly the supreme triumph
10|65|Do not let their words grieve you [Prophet]. Power belongs entirely to God; He hears all and knows all
10|66|indeed, all who are in the heavens and on the earth belong to Him. Those who call upon others beside God are not really following partner-gods; they are only following assumptions and telling lies
10|67|It is He who made the night so that you can rest in it and the daylight so that you can see- there truly are signs in this for those who hear
10|68|They say, ‘God has children!’ May He be exalted! He is the Self-Sufficient One; everything in the heavens and the earth belongs to Him. You have no authority to say this. How dare you say things about God without any knowledge
10|69|Say [Prophet], ‘Those who invent lies about God will not prosper.’
10|70|They may have a little enjoyment in this world, but then they will return to Us. Then We shall make them taste severe punishment for persisting in blasphemy
10|71|Tell them the story of Noah. He said to his people, ‘My people, if my presence among you and my reminding you of God’s signs is too much for you, then I put my trust in God. Agree on your course of action, you and your partner-gods- do not be hesitant or secretive about it- then carry out your decision on me and give me no respite
10|72|But if you turn away, I have asked no reward from you; my reward is with God alone, and I am commanded to be one of those who devote themselves to Him.’
10|73|But they rejected him. We saved him and those with him on the Ark and let them survive; and We drowned those who denied Our revelations- see what was the end of those who were forewarned
10|74|Then, after him, We sent messengers to their peoples bringing them clear signs. But they would not believe in anything they had already rejected: in this way We seal the hearts of those who are full of hostility
10|75|After them We sent Moses and Aaron with Our signs to Pharaoh and his leading supporters, but they acted arrogantly- they were wicked people
10|76|When the truth came to them from Us, they said, ‘This is blatant sorcery.’
10|77|Moses said, ‘Is this what you say about the Truth when it comes to you? Is this sorcery? Sorcerers never prosper.’
10|78|They said, ‘Have you come to turn us away from the faith we found our fathers following, so that you and your brother can gain greatness in this land? We will never believe in you.’
10|79|And Pharaoh said, ‘Bring me every learned sorcerer.’
10|80|When the sorcerers came, Moses said to them, ‘Throw down whatever you have.’
10|81|When they did so, Moses said, ‘Everything you have brought is sorcery and God will show it to be false. God does not make the work of mischief-makers right
10|82|He will uphold the Truth with His words, even if the evildoers hate it.’
10|83|But no one believed in Moses except a few of his own people, for fear that Pharaoh and their leaders would persecute them: Pharaoh was domineering in the land and prone to excess
10|84|Moses said, ‘My people, if you have faith in God and are devoted to Him, put your trust in Him.’
10|85|They said, ‘We have put our trust in God. Lord! Do not make us an object of persecution for the oppressors
10|86|Save us, in Your mercy, from those who reject [Your message].’
10|87|We revealed to Moses and his brother: ‘House your people in Egypt and make these houses places of worship; keep up the prayer; give good news to the believers!’
10|88|And Moses said, ‘Our Lord, You have given Pharaoh and his chiefs splendour and wealth in this present life and here they are, Lord, leading others astray from Your path. Our Lord, obliterate their wealth and harden their hearts so that they do not believe until they see the agonizing torment.’
10|89|God said, ‘Your prayers are answered, so stay on the right course, and do not follow the path of those who do not know.’
10|90|We took the Children of Israel across the sea. Pharaoh and his troops pursued them in arrogance and aggression. But as he was drowning he cried, ‘I believe there is no God except the one the Children of Israel believe in. I submit to Him.’
10|91|‘Now? When you had always been a rebel, and a troublemaker
10|92|Today We shall save only your corpse as a sign to all posterity. A great many people fail to heed Our signs.’
10|93|We settled the Children of Israel in a good place and provided good things as sustenance for them. It was only after knowledge had come to them that they began to differ among themselves. Your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection regarding their differences
10|94|So if you [Prophet] are in doubt about what We have revealed to you, ask those who have been reading the scriptures before you. The Truth has come to you from your Lord, so be in no doubt and do not deny God’s signs
10|95|then you would become one of the losers
10|96|Those against whom your Lord’s sentence is passed will not believe
10|97|even if every sign comes to them, until they see the agonizing torment
10|98|If only a single town had believed and benefited from its belief! Only Jonah’s people did so, and when they believed, We relieved them of the punishment of disgrace in the life of this world, and let them enjoy life for a time
10|99|Had your Lord willed, all the people on earth would have believed. So can you [Prophet] compel people to believe
10|100|No soul can believe except by God’s will, and He brings disgrace on those who do not use their reason
10|101|Say, ‘Look at what is in the heavens and on the earth.’ But what use are signs and warnings to people who will not believe
10|102|What are they waiting for but the punishment that came to those before them? Say, ‘Wait then, I am waiting too.’
10|103|In the end We shall save Our messengers and the believers. We take it upon Ourself to save the believers
10|104|[Prophet] say, ‘People, even if you are in doubt about my religion, I do not worship those you worship other than God, but I worship God who will cause you to die, and I am commanded to be a believer.’
10|105|[Prophet], set your face towards religion as a man of pure faith. Do not be one of those who join partners with God
10|106|do not pray to any other [god] that can neither benefit nor harm you: if you do, you will be one of the evildoers
10|107|If God inflicts harm on you, no one can remove it but Him, and if He intends good for you, no one can turn His bounty away; He grants His bounty to any of His servants He will. He is the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful
10|108|Say, ‘People, the Truth has come to you from your Lord. Whoever follows the right path follows it for his own good, and whoever strays does so to his own loss: I am not your guardian.’
10|109|[Prophet], follow what is being revealed to you, and be steadfast until God gives His judgement, for He is the Best of Judges
11|1|Alif Lam Ra [This is] a Scripture whose verses are perfected, then set out clearly, from One who is all wise, all aware
11|2|[Say, Prophet], ‘Worship no one but God. I am sent to you from Him to warn and to give good news
11|3|Ask your Lord for forgiveness, then turn back to Him. He will grant you wholesome enjoyment until an appointed time, and give His grace to everyone who has merit. But if you turn away, I fear you will have torment on a terrible Day
11|4|it is to God that you will all return, and He has power over everything.’
11|5|See how they [the disbelievers] wrap themselves up, to hide their feelings from Him. But even when they cover themselves with their clothes, He knows what they conceal and what they reveal: He knows well the innermost secrets of the heart
11|6|There is not a creature that moves on earth whose provision is not His concern. He knows where it lives and its [final] resting place: it is all [there] in a clear record
11|7|It is He who created the heavens and the earth in six Days––His rule extends over the waters too––so as to test which of you does best. Yet [Prophet], if you say to them, ‘You will be resurrected after death,’ the disbelievers are sure to answer, ‘This is clearly nothing but sorcery.’
11|8|If We defer their punishment for a determined time, they are sure to say, ‘What is holding it back?’ But on the Day it comes upon them, nothing will divert it from them; what they mocked will be all around them
11|9|How desperate and ungrateful man becomes when We let him taste Our mercy and then withhold it
11|10|And if We let him taste mercy after some harm has touched him, he is sure to say, ‘Misfortune has gone away from me.’ He becomes exultant and boastful
11|11|Not so those who are steadfast and do good deeds: they will have forgiveness and a great reward
11|12|So [Prophet] are you going to abandon some part of what is revealed to you, and let your heart be oppressed by it, because they say, ‘Why is no treasure sent down to him? Why has no angel come with him?’? You are only there to warn; it is God who is in charge of everything
11|13|If they say, ‘He has invented it himself,’ say, ‘Then produce ten invented suras like it, and call in whoever you can beside God, if you are truthful.’
11|14|If they do not answer you, then you will all know that it is sent down containing knowledge from God, and that there is no god but Him. Then will you submit to Him
11|15|If any desire [only] the life of this world with all its finery, We shall repay them in full in this life for their deeds- they will be given no less
11|16|but such people will have nothing in the Hereafter but the Fire: their work here will be fruitless and their deeds futile
11|17|Can they be compared to those who have clear proof from their Lord, recited by a witness from Him, and before it the Book of Moses, as a guide and mercy? These people believe in it, whereas those groups that deny its truth are promised the Fire. So have no doubt about it [Prophet]: it is the Truth from your Lord, though most people do not believe so
11|18|Who could do more wrong than someone who invents lies about God? Such people will be brought before their Lord, and the witnesses will say, ‘These are the ones that lied about their Lord.’ God’s rejection is the due of those who do such wrong
11|19|who hinder others from God’s path, trying to make it crooked, and deny the life to come
11|20|They will not escape on earth, and there will be no one other than God to protect them. Their punishment will be doubled. They could not hear, and they did not see
11|21|It is they who will have lost their souls, and what they invented will have deserted them
11|22|There is no doubt they will be the ones to lose most in the life to come
11|23|But those who believed, did good deeds, and humbled themselves before their Lord will be companions in Paradise and there they will stay
11|24|These two groups are like the blind and the deaf as compared with those who can see and hear well: can they be alike? How can you not take heed
11|25|We sent Noah to his people to say, ‘I have come to you to give a clear warning
11|26|worship no one but God. I fear you will have torment on a painful Day.’
11|27|But the prominent disbelievers among his people said, ‘We can see that you are nothing but a mortal like ourselves, and it is clear to see that only the vilest among us follow you. We cannot see how you are any better than we are. In fact, we think you are a liar.’
11|28|He said, ‘My people, think: if I did have a clear sign from my Lord, and He had given me grace of His own, though it was hidden from you, could we force you to accept it against your will
11|29|My people, I ask no reward for it from you; my reward comes only from God. I will not drive away the faithful: they are sure to meet their Lord. I can see you are foolish
11|30|My people, who could help me against God if I drove the faithful away? Will you not take heed
11|31|I am not telling you that I hold God’s treasures, or have any knowledge of what is hidden, or that I am an angel. Nor do I say that God will not grant any good to those who are despised in your eyes: God Himself knows best what is in their souls. If I did this I would be one of the wrongdoers.’
11|32|They said, ‘Noah! You have argued with us for too long. Bring down on us the punishment you threaten us with, if you are telling the truth.’
11|33|He said, ‘It is God who will bring it down, if He wishes, and you will not be able to escape
11|34|My advice will be no use to you if God wishes to leave you to your delusions: He is your Lord and to Him you will be returned.’
11|35|If [these disbelievers] say, ‘He has made this up,’ say [Muhammad], ‘If I have made this up, I am responsible for my own crime, but I am innocent of the crimes you commit.’
11|36|It was revealed to Noah, ‘None of your people will believe, other than those who have already done so, so do not be distressed by, what they do
11|37|Build the Ark under Our [watchful] eyes and with Our inspiration. Do not plead with Me for those who have done evil- they will be drowned.’
11|38|So he began to build the Ark, and whenever leaders of his people passed by, they laughed at him. He said, ‘You may scorn us now, but we will come to scorn you
11|39|you will find out who will receive a humiliating punishment, and on whom a lasting suffering will descend.’
11|40|When Our command came, and water gushed up out of the earth, We said, ‘Place on board this Ark a pair of each species, and your own family- except those against whom the sentence has already been passed- and those who have believed,’ though only a few believed with him
11|41|He said, ‘Board the Ark. In the name of God it shall sail and anchor. My God is most forgiving and merciful.’
11|42|It sailed with them on waves like mountains, and Noah called out to his son, who stayed behind, ‘Come aboard with us, my son, do not stay with the disbelievers.’
11|43|But he replied, ‘I will seek refuge on a mountain to save me from the water.’ Noah said, ‘Today there is no refuge from God’s command, except for those on whom He has mercy.’ The waves cut them off from each other and he was among the drowned
11|44|Then it was said, ‘Earth, swallow up your water, and sky, hold back,’ and the water subsided, the command was fulfilled. The Ark settled on Mount Judi, and it was said, ‘Gone are those evildoing people!’
11|45|Noah called out to his Lord, saying, ‘My Lord, my son was one of my family, though Your promise is true, and You are the most just of all judges.’
11|46|God said, ‘Noah, he was not one of your family. What he did was not right. Do not ask Me for things you know nothing about. I am warning you not to be foolish.’
11|47|He said, ‘My Lord, I take refuge with You from asking for things I know nothing about. If You do not forgive me, and have mercy on me, I shall be one of the losers.’
11|48|And it was said, ‘Noah, descend in peace from Us, with blessings on you and on some of the communities that will spring from those who are with you. There will be others We will allow to enjoy life for a time, but then a painful punishment from Us will afflict them.’
11|49|These accounts are part of what was beyond your knowledge [Muhammad]. We revealed them to you. Neither you nor your people knew them before now, so be patient: the future belongs to those who are aware of God
11|50|To the Ad, We sent their brother, Hud. He said, ‘My people, worship God. You have no god other than Him; you are only making up lies
11|51|I ask no reward from you, my people; my reward comes only from Him who created me. Why do you not use your reason
11|52|My people, ask forgiveness from your Lord, and return to Him. He will send down for you rain in abundance from the sky, and give you extra strength. Do not turn away and be lost in your sins.’
11|53|They replied, ‘Hud, you have not brought us any clear evidence. We will not forsake our gods on the strength of your word alone, nor will we believe in you
11|54|All we can say is that one of our gods may have inflicted some harm on you.’ He said, ‘I call God to witness, and you too are my witnesses, that I disown those you set up as partners with God
11|55|So plot against me, all of you, and give me no respite
11|56|I put my trust in God, my Lord and your Lord. There is no moving creature which He does not control. My Lord’s way is straight
11|57|But if you turn away, then I have conveyed the message with which I was sent to you, and my Lord will bring along another people in your place. You cannot do Him any harm: it is my Lord who protects everything.’
11|58|And so, when Our judgement came to pass, by Our grace We saved Hud and his fellow believers. We saved them from a severe punishment
11|59|These were the Ad: they rejected their Lord’s signs, disobeyed His messengers, and followed the command of every obstinate tyrant
11|60|They were rejected in this life and so they shall be on the Day of Judgement. Yes, the 'Ad denied their Lord- so away with the Ad, the people of Hud
11|61|To the Thamud, We sent their brother, Salih. He said, ‘My people, worship God. You have no god other than Him. It was He who brought you into being from the earth and made you inhabit it, so ask forgiveness from Him, and turn back to Him: my Lord is near, and ready to answer.’
11|62|They said, ‘Salih, We used to have such great hope in you. Will you forbid us to worship what our fathers worshipped? We are in grave doubt about what you are asking us to do.’
11|63|He said, ‘My people, just think: if I did have clear proof from my Lord, and if He had given me mercy of His own, who could protect me from God if I disobeyed Him? You would only make my loss greater
11|64|My people, this camel belongs to God, a sign for you, so leave it to pasture on God’s earth and do not harm it, or you will soon be punished.’
11|65|But they hamstrung it, so he said, ‘Enjoy life for another three days
11|66|this warning will not prove false.’ And so, when Our command was fulfilled, by Our mercy We saved Salih and his fellow believers from the disgrace of that day. [Prophet], it is your Lord who is the Strong, the Mighty One
11|67|The blast struck the evildoers and they lay dead in their homes
11|68|as though they had never lived and flourished there. Yes, the Thamud denied their Lord- so away with the Thamud
11|69|To Abraham Our messengers brought good news. They said, ‘Peace.’ He answered, ‘Peace,’ and without delay he brought in a roasted calf
11|70|When he saw that their hands did not reach towards the meal, he found this strange and became afraid of them. But they said, ‘Do not be afraid. We have been sent against the people of Lot.’
11|71|His wife was standing [nearby] and laughed. We gave her good news of Isaac and, after him, of Jacob
11|72|She said, ‘Alas for me! How am I to bear a child when I am an old woman, and my husband here is an old man? That would be a strange thing!’
11|73|They said, ‘Are you astonished at what God ordains? The grace of God and His blessings be upon you, people of this house! For He is worthy of all praise and glory.’
11|74|Then, when the fear left Abraham and the good news came to him, he pleaded with Us for Lot’s people
11|75|for Abraham was forbearing, tender-hearted, and devout
11|76|‘Abraham, cease your pleading: what your Lord has ordained has come about; punishment is coming to them, which cannot be turned back.’
11|77|And when Our messengers came to Lot, he was anxious for them, feeling powerless to protect them, and said, ‘This is a truly terrible day!’
11|78|His people came rushing towards him; they used to commit foul deeds. He said, ‘My people, here are my daughters.They are more wholesome for you, so have some fear of God and do not disgrace me with my guests. Is there not a single right-minded man among you?’
11|79|They said, ‘You know very well that we have no right to your daughters. You know very well what we want.’
11|80|He said, ‘If only I had the strength to stop you or could rely on strong support!’
11|81|They [the messengers] said, ‘Lot, we are your Lord’s messengers. They will not reach you. Leave with your household in the dead of night, and let none of you turn back. Only your wife will suffer the fate that befalls the others. Their appointed time is the morning: is the morning not near?’
11|82|And so when what We had ordained came about, We turned their town upside down and rained down stones of baked clay on it, layer upon layer
11|83|marked from your Lord. It is not far from the evildoers
11|84|And to Midian, We sent their brother Shuayb. He said, ‘My people, worship God. You have no god other than Him. Do not give short measure nor short weight. I see you are prospering, but I fear you will have torment on an overwhelming Day
11|85|My people, in fairness, give full measure and weight. Do not withhold from people things that are rightly theirs, and do not spread corruption in the land
11|86|What lasts with God is best for you, if you are believers: I am not your keeper.’
11|87|They said, ‘Shuayb, does your prayer tell you that we should abandon what our forefathers worshipped and refrain from doing whatever we please with our own property? Indeed you are a tolerant and sensible man.’
11|88|He answered, ‘My people, can you not see? What if I am acting on clear evidence from my Lord? He Himself has given me good provision: I do not want to do what I am forbidding you to do, I only want to put things right as far as I can. I cannot succeed without God’s help: I trust in Him, and always turn to Him
11|89|My people, do not let your opposition to me bring upon you a similar fate to the peoples of Noah or Hud or Salih; the people of Lot are not far away from you
11|90|Ask forgiveness from your Lord, and turn to Him in repentance: my Lord is merciful and most loving.’
11|91|They said, ‘Shuayb, we do not understand much of what you say, and we find you very weak in our midst. But for your family, we would have stoned you, for you have no great status among us.’
11|92|He said, ‘My people, is my family stronger in your estimation than God? And have you put Him behind you? My Lord surrounds everything you do
11|93|My people, do whatever is within your power, and I will do likewise. Soon you will know who will receive a disgraceful punishment and who is a liar. Watch out, and so will I.’
11|94|When what We had ordained came about, in Our mercy We saved Shuayb and his fellow believers, but a mighty blast struck the wrongdoers. By morning they lay dead in their homes
11|95|as if they had never lived and flourished there. Yes, away with the people of Midian, just like the Thamud
11|96|We also sent Moses, with Our signs and clear authority
11|97|to Pharaoh and his supporters, but they followed Pharaoh’s orders, and Pharaoh’s orders were misguided
11|98|He will be at the forefront of his people on the Day of Resurrection, leading them down towards the Fire. What a foul drinking place to be led to
11|99|They were pursued by God’s rejection in this life and will be on the Day of Resurrection, too. What a foul gift to be given
11|100|We relate to you [Muhammad] such accounts of earlier towns: some of them are still standing; some have been mown down
11|101|We did not wrong them; they wronged themselves. Their gods, which they called on beside God, were no use to them when what your Lord had ordained came about; they only increased their ruin
11|102|Such is the punishment of your Lord for towns in the midst of their sins: His punishment is terrible and severe
11|103|There truly is a sign in this for anyone who fears the punishment of the Hereafter. That is a Day in which all people will be gathered together, a Day for all to see
11|104|We are delaying it only for a specified period
11|105|and when that Day comes, no soul will speak except by His permission, and some of them will be wretched and some happy
11|106|The wretched ones will be in the Fire, sighing and groaning
11|107|there to remain for as long as the heavens and earth endure, unless your Lord wills otherwise: your Lord carries out whatever He wills
11|108|As for those who have been blessed, they will be in Paradise, there to remain as long as the heavens and earth endure, unless your Lord wills otherwise- an unceasing gift
11|109|[Prophet], have no doubt about what these people worship: it is merely what their fathers worshipped before them, and We shall certainly give them their share in full, without any reduction
11|110|We gave Moses the Scripture before you, but differences arose about it and if it had not been for a prior word from your Lord, a decision would already have been made between them, though they are in grave doubt about it
11|111|Your Lord will give everyone full due for whatever they have done: He is aware of everything they do
11|112|So keep to the right course as you have been commanded, together with those who have turned to God with you. Do not overstep the limits, for He sees everything you do
11|113|Do not rely on those who do evil, or the Fire may touch you, and then you will have no one to protect you from God, nor will you be helped
11|114|[Prophet], keep up the prayer at both ends of the day, and during parts of the night, for good things drive bad away- this is a reminder for those who are aware
11|115|Be steadfast: God does not let the rewards of those who do good go to waste
11|116|If only there had been, among the generations before your time, people with a rem-nant of good sense, to forbid corruption on the earth! We saved only a few of them, while the unjust pursued the enjoyment of plenty, and persisted in sin
11|117|Your Lord would not destroy any town without cause if its people were acting righteously
11|118|If your Lord had pleased, He would have made all people a single community, but they continue to have their differences
11|119|except those on whom your Lord has mercy- for He created them to be this way, and the word of your Lord is final: ‘I shall definitely fill Hell with both jinn and men.’
11|120|So [Muhammad], We have told you the stories of the prophets to make your heart firm and in these accounts truth has come to you, as well as lessons and reminders for the believers
11|121|Say to those who do not believe, ‘Do whatever you can: we too are doing what we can,’
11|122|and ‘Wait: we too are waiting.’
11|123|All that is hidden in the heavens and earth belongs to God, and all authority goes back to Him. So [Prophet], worship Him, and put your trust in Him: your Lord is never unaware of what you [people] are doing
12|1|Alif Lam Ra These are the verses of the Scripture that makes things clear––
12|2|We have sent it down as an Arabic Quran so that you [people] may understand
12|3|We tell you [Prophet] the best of stories in revealing this Quran to you. Before this you were one of those who knew nothing about them
12|4|Joseph said to his father, ‘Father, I dreamed of eleven stars and the sun and the moon: I saw them all bow down before me,’
12|5|and he replied, ‘My son, tell your brothers nothing of this dream, or they may plot to harm you––Satan is man’s sworn enemy
12|6|This is about how your Lord will choose you, teach you to interpret dreams, and perfect His blessing on you and the House of Jacob, just as He perfected it earlier on your forefathers Abraham and Isaac: your Lord is all knowing and wise.’
12|7|There are lessons in the story of Joseph and his brothers for all who seek them
12|8|The brothers said [to each other], ‘Although we are many, Joseph and his brother are dearer to our father than we are–– our father is clearly in the wrong.’
12|9|[One of them said], ‘Kill Joseph or banish him to another land, and your father’s attention will be free to turn to you. After that you can be righteous.’
12|10|[Another of them] said, ‘Do not kill Joseph, but, if you must, throw him into the hidden depths of a well where some caravan may pick him up.’
12|11|They said to their father, ‘Why do you not trust us with Joseph? We wish him well
12|12|Send him with us tomorrow and he will enjoy himself and play- we will take good care of him.’
12|13|He replied, ‘The thought of you taking him away with you worries me: I am afraid a wolf may eat him when you are not paying attention.’
12|14|They said, ‘If a wolf were to eat him when there are so many of us, we would truly be losers!’
12|15|Then they took him away with them, resolved upon throwing him into the hidden depths of a well- We inspired him, saying, ‘You will tell them of all this [at a time] when they do not realize [who you are]!’
12|16|and at nightfall they returned to their father weeping
12|17|They said, ‘We went off racing one another, leaving Joseph behind with our things, and a wolf ate him. You will not believe us, though we are telling the truth!’
12|18|and they showed him his shirt, deceptively stained with blood. He cried, ‘No! Your souls have prompted you to do wrong! But it is best to be patient: from God alone I seek help to bear what you are saying.’
12|19|Some travellers came by. They sent someone to draw water and he let down his bucket. ‘Good news!’ he exclaimed. ‘Here is a boy!’ They hid him like a piece of merchandise- God was well aware of what they did
12|20|and then sold him for a small price, for a few pieces of silver: so little did they value him
12|21|The Egyptian who bought him said to his wife, ‘Look after him well! He may be useful to us, or we may adopt him as a son.’ In this way We settled Joseph in that land and later taught him how to interpret dreams: God always prevails in His purpose, though most people do not realize it
12|22|When he reached maturity, We gave him judgement and knowledge: this is how We reward those who do good
12|23|The woman in whose house he was living tried to seduce him: she bolted the doors and said, ‘Come to me,’ and he replied, ‘God forbid! My master has been good to me; wrongdoers never prosper.’
12|24|She made for him, and he would have succumbed to her if he had not seen evidence of his Lord- We did this in order to keep evil and indecency away from him, for he was truly one of Our chosen servants
12|25|They raced for the door- she tore his shirt from behind- and at the door they met her husband. She said, ‘What, other than prison or painful punishment, should be the reward of someone who tried to dishonour your wife?’
12|26|but he said, ‘She tried to seduce me.’ A member of her household suggested, ‘If his shirt is torn at the front, then it is she who is telling the truth and he who is lying
12|27|but if it is torn at the back, then she is lying and he is telling the truth.’
12|28|When the husband saw that the shirt was torn at the back, he said, ‘This is another instance of women’s treachery: your treachery is truly great
12|29|Joseph, overlook this; but you [wife], ask forgiveness for your sin- you have done wrong.’
12|30|Some women of the city said, ‘The governor’s wife is trying to seduce her slave! Love for him consumes her heart! It is clear to us that she has gone astray.’
12|31|When she heard their malicious talk, she prepared a banquet and sent for them, giving each of them a knife. She said to Joseph, ‘Come out and show yourself to them!’ and when the women saw him, they were stunned by his beauty, and cut their hands, exclaiming, ‘Great God! He cannot be mortal! He must be a precious angel!’
12|32|She said, ‘This is the one you blamed me for. I tried to seduce him and he wanted to remain chaste, but if he does not do what I command now, he will be put in prison and degraded.’
12|33|Joseph said, ‘My Lord! I would prefer prison to what these women are calling me to do. If You do not protect me from their treachery, I shall yield to them and do wrong,’
12|34|and his Lord answered his prayer and protected him from their treachery- He is the All Hearing, the All Knowing
12|35|In the end they thought it best, after seeing all the signs of his innocence, that they should imprison him for a while
12|36|Two young men went into prison alongside him. One of them said, ‘I dreamed that I was pressing grapes’; the other said, ‘I dreamed that I was carrying bread on my head and that the birds were eating it.’ [They said], ‘Tell us what this means- we can see that you are a knowledgeable man.’
12|37|He said, ‘I can tell you what this means before any meal arrives: this is part of what my Lord has taught me. I reject the faith of those who disbelieve in God and deny the life to come
12|38|and I follow the faith of my forefathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Because of God’s grace to us and to all mankind, we would never worship anything beside God, but most people are ungrateful
12|39|Fellow prisoners, would many diverse gods be better than God the One, the All Powerful? [No indeed]
12|40|All those you worship instead of Him are mere names you and your forefathers have invented, names for which God has sent down no sanction. Authority belongs to God alone, and He orders you to worship none but Him: this is the true faith, though most people do not realize it
12|41|Fellow prisoners, one of you will serve his master with wine; the other will be crucified and the birds will peck at his head. That is the end of the matter on which you asked my opinion.’
12|42|Joseph said to the one he knew would be saved, ‘Mention me to your master,’ but Satan made him forget to do this, and so Joseph remained in prison for a number of years
12|43|The king said, ‘I dreamed about seven fat cows being eaten by seven lean ones; seven green ears of corn and [seven] others withered. Counsellors, if you can interpret dreams, tell me the meaning of my dream.’
12|44|They said, ‘These are confusing dreams and we are not skilled at dream-interpretation,’
12|45|but the prisoner who had been freed at last remembered [Joseph] and said, ‘I shall tell you what this means. Give me leave to go.’
12|46|‘Truthful Joseph! Tell us the meaning of seven fat cows being eaten by seven lean ones, seven green ears of corn and [seven] others withered
12|47|then I can return to the people to inform them.’ Joseph said, ‘You will sow for seven consecutive years as usual. Store all that you reap, left in the ear, apart from the little you eat
12|48|After that will come seven years of hardship which will consume all but a little of what you stored up for them
12|49|after that will come a year when the people will have abundant rain and will press grapes.’
12|50|The king said, ‘Bring him to me,’ but when the messenger came to fetch Joseph, he said, ‘Go back to your master and ask him about what happened to those women who cut their hands- my Lord knows all about their treachery.’
12|51|The king asked the women, ‘What happened when you tried to seduce Joseph?’ They said, ‘God forbid! We know nothing bad of him!’ and the governor’s wife said, ‘Now the truth is out: it was I who tried to seduce him- he is an honest man.’
12|52|[Joseph said, ‘This was] for my master to know that I did not betray him behind his back: God does not guide the mischief of the treacherous
12|53|I do not pretend to be blameless, for man’s very soul incites him to evil unless my Lord shows mercy: He is most forgiving, most merciful.’
12|54|The king said, ‘Bring him to me: I will have him serve me personally,’ and then, once he had spoken with him, ‘From now on you will have our trust and favour.’
12|55|Joseph said, ‘Put me in charge of the nation’s storehouses: I shall manage them prudently and carefully.’
12|56|In this way We settled Joseph in that land to live wherever he wished: We grant Our mercy to whoever We will and do not fail to reward those who do good
12|57|The reward of the Hereafter is best for those who believe and are mindful of God
12|58|Joseph’s brothers came and presented themselves before him. He recognized them- though they did not recognize him
12|59|and once he had given them their provisions, he said, ‘Bring me the brother [you left with] your father! Have you not seen me giving generous measure and being the best of hosts
12|60|You will have no more corn from me if you do not bring him to me, and you will not be permitted to approach me.’
12|61|They said, ‘We shall do all we can to persuade his father to send him with us, indeed we shall.’
12|62|Joseph said to his servants, ‘Put their [traded] goods back into their saddlebags, so that they may recognize them when they go back to their family, and [be eager to] return.’
12|63|When they returned to their father, they said, ‘Father, we have been denied any more corn, but send our brother back with us and we shall be given another measure. We shall guard him carefully.’
12|64|He said, ‘Am I to entrust him to you as I did his brother before? God is the best guardian and the Most Merciful of the merciful.’
12|65|Then, when they opened their packs, they discovered that their goods had been returned to them and they said, ‘Father! We need no more [goods to barter]: look, our goods have been returned to us. We shall get corn for our household; we shall keep our brother safe; we shall be entitled to another camel-load of grain- an extra measure so easily achieved!’
12|66|He said, ‘I will never send him with you, not unless you swear by God that you will bring him back to me if that is humanly possible.’ Then, when they had given him their pledge, he said, ‘Our words are entrusted to God.’
12|67|He said, ‘My sons, do not enter all by one gate- use different gates. But I cannot help you against the will of God: all power is in God’s hands. I trust in Him; let everyone put their trust in Him,’
12|68|and, when they entered as their father had told them, it did not help them against the will of God, it merely satisfied a wish of Jacob’s. He knew well what We had taught him, though most people do not
12|69|Then, when they presented themselves before Joseph, he drew his brother apart and said, ‘I am your brother, so do not be saddened by their past actions,’
12|70|and, once he had given them their provisions, he placed the drinking-cup in his brother’s pack. A man called out, ‘People of the caravan! You are thieves!’
12|71|and they turned and said, ‘What have you lost?’
12|72|They replied, ‘The king’s drinking-cup is missing,’ and, ‘Whoever returns it will get a camel-load [of grain],’ and, ‘I give you my word.’
12|73|They said, ‘By God! You must know that we did not come to make mischief in your land: we are no thieves.’
12|74|They asked them, ‘And if we find that you are lying, what penalty shall we apply to you?’
12|75|and they answered, ‘The penalty will be [the enslavement of] the person in whose bag the cup is found: this is how we punish wrongdoers.’
12|76|[Joseph] began by searching their bags, then his brother’s, and he pulled it out from his brother’s bag. In this way We devised a plan for Joseph- if God had not willed it so, he could not have detained his brother as a penalty under the king’s law- We raise the rank of whoever We will. Above everyone who has knowledge there is the One who is all knowing
12|77|[His brothers] said, ‘If he is a thief then his brother was a thief before him,’ but Joseph kept his secrets and did not reveal anything to them. He said, ‘You are in a far worse situation. God knows best the truth of what you claim.’
12|78|They said, ‘Mighty governor, he has an elderly father. Take one of us in his place. We can see that you are a very good man.’
12|79|He replied, ‘God forbid that we should take anyone other than the person on whom we found our property: that would be unjust of us.’
12|80|When they lost hope of [persuading] him, they withdrew to confer with each other: the eldest of them said, ‘Do you not remember that your father took a solemn pledge from you in the name of God and before that you failed in your duty with regard to Joseph? I will not leave this land until my father gives me leave or God decides for me- He is the best decider
12|81|so go back to your father and say, “Your son stole. We can only tell you what we saw. How could we guard against the unforeseen
12|82|Ask in the town where we have been; ask the people of the caravan we travelled with: we are telling the truth.”’
12|83|Their father said, ‘No! Your souls have prompted you to do wrong! But it is best to be patient: may God bring all of them back to me- He alone is the All Knowing, the All Wise,’
12|84|and he turned away from them, saying, ‘Alas for Joseph!’ His eyes went white with grief and he was filled with sorrow
12|85|They said, ‘By God! You will ruin your health if you do not stop thinking of Joseph, or even die.’
12|86|He said, ‘I plead my grief and sorrow before God. I have knowledge from God that you do not have
12|87|My sons, go and seek news of Joseph and his brother and do not despair of God’s mercy- only disbelievers despair of God’s mercy.’
12|88|Then, when they presented themselves before Joseph, they said, ‘Mighty governor, misfortune has afflicted us and our family. We have brought only a little merchandise, but give us full measure. Be charitable to us: God rewards the charitable.’
12|89|He said, ‘Do you now realize what you did to Joseph and his brother when you were ignorant?’
12|90|and they cried, ‘Could it be that you are Joseph?’ He said, ‘I am Joseph. This is my brother. God has been gracious to us: God does not deny anyone who is mindful of God and steadfast in adversity the rewards of those who do good.’
12|91|They said, ‘By God! God really did favour you over all of us and we were in the wrong!’
12|92|but he said, ‘You will hear no reproaches today. May God forgive you: He is the Most Merciful of the merciful
12|93|Take my shirt and lay it over my father’s face: he will recover his sight. Then bring your whole family back to me.’
12|94|Later, when the caravan departed, their father said, ‘You may think I am senile but I can smell Joseph,’
12|95|but [people] said, ‘By God! You are still lost in that old illusion of yours!’
12|96|Then, when the bearer of good news came and placed the shirt on to Jacob’s face, his eyesight returned and he said, ‘Did I not tell you that I have knowledge from God that you do not have?’
12|97|The [brothers] said, ‘Father, ask God to forgive our sins- we were truly in the wrong.’
12|98|He replied, ‘I shall ask my Lord to forgive you: He is the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful.’
12|99|Later, when they presented themselves before Joseph, he drew his parents to him- he said, ‘Welcome to Egypt: you will all be safe here, God willing’
12|100|and took them up to [his] throne. They all bowed down before him and he said, ‘Father, this is the fulfilment of that dream I had long ago. My Lord has made it come true and has been gracious to me- He released me from prison and He brought you here from the desert- after Satan sowed discord between me and my brothers. My Lord is most subtle in achieving what He will; He is the All Knowing, the Truly Wise
12|101|My Lord! You have given me authority; You have taught me something about the interpretation of dreams; Creator of the heavens and the earth, You are my protector in this world and in the Hereafter. Let me die in true devotion to You. Join me with the righteous.’
12|102|This account is part of what was beyond your knowledge [Muhammad]. We revealed it to you: you were not present with Joseph’s brothers when they made their treacherous plans
12|103|However eagerly you may want them to, most men will not believe
12|104|You ask no reward from them for this: it is a reminder for all people
12|105|and there are many signs in the heavens and the earth that they pass by and give no heed to
12|106|most of them will only believe in God while also joining others with Him
12|107|Are they so sure that an overwhelming punishment from God will not fall on them, or that the Last Hour will not come upon them suddenly when they least expect it
12|108|Say, ‘This is my way: based on clear evidence, I, and all who follow me, call [people] to God- glory be to God!- I do not join others with Him.’
12|109|All the messengers We sent before you [Muhammad] were men to whom We made revelations, men chosen from the people of their towns. Have the [disbelievers] not travelled through the land and seen the end of those who went before them? For those who are mindful of God, the Home in the Hereafter is better. Do you [people] not use your reason
12|110|When the messengers lost all hope and realized that they had been dismissed as liars, Our help came to them: We saved whoever We pleased, but Our punishment will not be turned away from guilty people
12|111|There is a lesson in the stories of such people for those who understand. This revelation is no fabrication: it is a confirmation of the truth of what was sent before it; an explanation of everything; a guide and a blessing for those who believe
13|1|Alif Lam Mim Ra These are the signs of the Scripture. What your Lord has sent down to you [Prophet] is the truth, yet most people do not believe
13|2|It is God who raised up the heavens with no visible supports and then established Himself on the throne; He has subjected the sun and the moon each to pursue its course for an appointed time; He regulates all things, and makes the revelations clear so that you may be certain of meeting your Lord
13|3|it is He who spread out the earth, placed firm mountains and rivers on it, and made two of every kind of fruit; He draws the veil of night over the day. There truly are signs in this for people who reflect
13|4|There are, in the land, neighbouring plots, gardens of vineyards, cornfields, palm trees in clusters or otherwise, all watered with the same water, yet We make some of them taste better than others: there truly are signs in this for people who reason
13|5|If anything can amaze you [Prophet], then you should surely be amazed at their asking, ‘What? When we become dust, shall we be created anew?’ These are the ones who deny their Lord, who will wear iron collars around their necks and be the inhabitants of the Fire, there to remain
13|6|They ask you to bring on the punishment rather than any promised rewards, though there have been many examples before them––your Lord is full of forgiveness for people, despite their wrongdoing, but He is truly severe in punishment
13|7|The disbelievers say, ‘Why has no miracle been sent down to him from his Lord?’ But you are only there to give warning: [earlier] communities each had their guide
13|8|God knows what every female bears and how much their wombs shrink or swell- everything has its measure with Him
13|9|He knows what is not seen as well as what is seen; He is the Great, the Most High
13|10|It makes no difference whether any of you speak secretly or aloud, whether you are hiding under cover of night or walking about in the day
13|11|each person has guardian angels before him and behind, watching over him by God’s command. God does not change the condition of a people [for the worse] unless they change what is in themselves, but if He wills harm on a people, no one can ward it off–– apart from Him, they have no protector
13|12|It is He who shows you the lightning, inspiring fear and hope; He builds up the clouds heavy with rain
13|13|the thunder sounds His praises, as do the angels in awe of Him; He sends thunderbolts to strike whoever He will. Yet still they dispute about God- He has mighty plans
13|14|The only true prayer is to Him: those they pray to besides Him give them no answer any more than water reaches the mouth of someone who simply stretches out his hands for it- it cannot do so: the prayers of the disbelievers are all in vain
13|15|All that are in heaven and earth submit to God alone, willingly or unwillingly, as do their shadows in the mornings and in the evenings
13|16|Say [Prophet], ‘Who is Lord of the heavens and the earth?’ Say, ‘God.’ Say, ‘Why do you take protectors other than Him, who can neither benefit nor harm even themselves?’ Say, ‘Are the blind equal to those who can see? And are the depths of darkness equal to the light?’ Have the partners they assign to God created anything like His creation so that their creation is indistinguishable from His? Say, ‘God is the Creator of all things: He is the One, the All Compelling.’
13|17|He sends water from the sky that fills riverbeds to overflowing, each according to its measure. The stream carries on its surface a growing layer of froth, like the froth that appears when people melt metals in the fire to make ornaments and tools: in this way God illustrates truth and falsehood- the froth disappears, but what is of benefit to man stays behind- this is how God makes illustrations
13|18|There will be the best of rewards for those who respond to their Lord; those who do not respond would willingly give away the earth’s contents twice over, if they had it, in order to ransom themselves, so terrible will be their reckoning. Hell will be their home, and their bed wretched
13|19|Can someone who knows that the revelation from your Lord is the Truth be equal to someone who is blind? Only those with understanding will take it to heart
13|20|those who fulfil the agreements they make in God’s name and do not break their pledges
13|21|who join together what God commands to be joined; who are in awe of their Lord and fear the harshness of the Reckoning
13|22|who remain steadfast through their desire for the face of their Lord; who keep up the prayer; who give secretly and openly from what We have provided for them; who repel evil with good. These will have the reward of the [true] home
13|23|they will enter perpetual Gardens, along with their righteous ancestors, spouses, and descendants; the angels will go in to them from every gate
13|24|‘Peace be with you, because you have remained steadfast. What an excellent reward is this home of yours!’
13|25|But there will be rejection for those who break their confirmed agreements made in God’s name, who break apart what God has commanded to be joined and who spread corruption on earth: theirs is the dreadful home
13|26|God gives abundantly to whoever He will, and sparingly to whoever He will- and though they may revel in the life of this world, it is but a fleeting comfort compared with the Life to come
13|27|The disbelievers say, ‘Why has no miracle been sent down to him from his Lord?’ [Prophet], say, ‘God leaves whoever He will to stray, and guides to Himself those who turn towards Him
13|28|those who have faith and whose hearts find peace in the remembrance of God- truly it is in the remembrance of God that hearts find peace
13|29|those who believe and do righteous deeds: joy awaits these, and their final homecoming will be excellent.’
13|30|So We have sent you [Prophet] to a community- other communities passed away long before them- to recite to them what We reveal to you. Yet they disbelieve in the Lord of Mercy. Say, ‘He is my Lord: there is no god but Him. I put my trust in Him and to Him is my return.’
13|31|If there were ever to be a Quran with which mountains could be moved, the earth shattered, or the dead made to speak [it would have been this one], but everything is truly in God’s hands. Do the believers not realize that if God had so willed, He could have guided all mankind? As for the disbelievers, because of their misdeeds, disaster will not cease to afflict them or fall close to their homes until God’s promise is fulfilled: God never fails to keep His promise
13|32|Many messengers before you [Muhammad] were mocked, but I granted respite to the disbelievers: in the end, I took them to task- how terrible My punishment was
13|33|Is He who stands over every soul marking its action [in need of any partner]? Yet they ascribe partners to God. Say, ‘Name them,’ or, ‘Can you tell Him about something on the earth He does not know to exist, or is this just a display of words?’ But the things they devise are made alluring to the disbelievers and they are barred from the [right] path: no one can guide those God leaves to stray
13|34|There is a punishment for them in this world, but the punishment of the Hereafter will be harder- no one will defend them against God
13|35|Here is a picture of the Garden that those mindful of God have been promised: flowing streams and perpetual food and shade. This is the reward that awaits those who are mindful of God; the disbelievers’ reward is the Fire
13|36|Those to whom We sent the Scripture rejoice in what has been revealed to you [Prophet]; some factions deny parts of it. Say, ‘I am commanded to worship God, and not join anything with Him in worship: to Him I call [others] and to Him I shall return.’
13|37|So We have sent down the Quran to give judgement in the Arabic language. If you were to follow their desires, after the knowledge that has come to you, you would have no one to guard you or protect you from God
13|38|We sent messengers before you and gave them wives and offspring; no messenger was given the power to produce a miracle except with God’s permission. There was a Scripture for every age
13|39|God erases or confirms whatever He will, and the source of Scripture is with Him
13|40|Whether We let you [Prophet] see part of what We threaten them with, or cause you to die [before that], your duty is only to deliver the message: the Reckoning is Ours
13|41|Do they not see how We come to [their] land and shrink its borders? God decides- no one can reverse His decision- and He is swift in reckoning
13|42|Those before them also schemed, but the overall scheme belongs to God: He knows what each soul does. In the end, the disbelievers will find out who will have the excellent home
13|43|They say, ‘You have not been sent.’ Say, ‘God is sufficient witness between me and you: all knowledge of the Scripture comes from Him.’
14|1|Alif Lam Ra This is a Scripture which We have sent down to you [Prophet] so that, with their Lord’s permission, you may bring people from the depths of darkness into light, to the path of the Almighty, the Praiseworthy One
14|2|God, to whom everything in the heavens and earth belongs. How terrible will be the torment of those who ignore [Him]
14|3|those who prefer the life of this world over the life to come, who turn others from God’s way, trying to make it crooked: such people have gone far astray
14|4|We have never sent a messenger who did not use his own people’s language to make things clear for them. But still God leaves whoever He will to stray, and guides whoever He will: He is the Almighty, the All Wise
14|5|We sent Moses with Our signs: ‘Bring out your people from the depths of darkness into light. Remind them of the Days of God:there truly are signs in this for every steadfast, thankful person.’
14|6|And so Moses said to his people, ‘Remember God’s blessing on you when He saved you from Pharaoh’s people, who were inflicting terrible suffering on you, slaughtering your sons and sparing only your women––that was a severe test from your Lord
14|7|Remember that He promised, “If you are thankful, I will give you more, but if you are thankless, My punishment is terrible indeed.” ’
14|8|And Moses said, ‘Even if you, together with everybody else on earth, are thankless, God is self-sufficient, worthy of all praise.’
14|9|Have you not heard about those who went before you, the people of Noah, Ad, Thamud, and those who lived after them, known only to God? Their messengers came to them with clear proof, but they tried to silence them, saying, ‘We do not believe the message with which you were sent. We have disturbing doubts about what you are asking us to do.’
14|10|Their messengers answered, ‘Can there be any doubt about God, the Creator of the heavens and earth? He calls you to Him in order to forgive you your sins and let you enjoy your life until the appointed hour.’ But they said, ‘You are only men like us. You want to turn us away from what our forefathers used to worship. Bring us clear proof then, [if you can].’
14|11|Their messengers answered, ‘True, we are only men like you, but God favours whichever of His servants He chooses. We cannot bring you any proof unless God permits it, so let the believers put all their trust in Him
14|12|why should we not put our trust in God when it is He who has guided us to this way we follow? We shall certainly bear steadfastly whatever harm you do to us. Let anyone who trusts, trust in God.’
14|13|The disbelievers said to their messengers, ‘We shall expel you from our land unless you return to our religion.’ But their Lord inspired the messengers: ‘We shall destroy the evildoers
14|14|and leave you to dwell in the land after them. This reward is for those who are in awe of meeting Me, and of My warnings.’
14|15|They asked God to decide, and every obstinate tyrant failed
14|16|Hell awaits each one; he will be given foul water to drink
14|17|which he will try to gulp but scarcely be able to swallow; death will encroach on him from every side, but he will not die; more intense suffering will lie ahead of him
14|18|The deeds of those who reject their Lord are like ashes that the wind blows furiously on a stormy day: they have no power over anything they have gained. This is to stray far, far away
14|19|[Prophet], do you not see that God created the heavens and the earth for a purpose? He could remove all of you and replace you with a new creation if He wished to
14|20|that is not difficult for God
14|21|When they all appear before Him, the weak will say to the powerseekers, ‘We were your followers. Can you protect us from any of God’s punishment?’ They will reply, ‘If God had guided us, we would have guided you. It makes no difference now whether we rage or endure with patience: there is no escape.’
14|22|When everything has been decided, Satan will say, ‘God gave you a true promise. I too made promises but they were false ones: I had no power over you except to call you, and you responded to my call, so do not blame me; blame yourselves. I cannot help you, nor can you help me. I reject the way you associated me with God before.’ A bitter torment awaits such wrongdoers
14|23|but those who believed and did good deeds will be brought into Gardens graced with flowing streams, there to remain with their Lord’s permission: their greeting there is ‘Peace’
14|24|[Prophet], do you not see how God makes comparisons? A good word is like a good tree whose root is firm and whose branches are high in the sky
14|25|yielding constant fruit by its Lord’s leave- God makes such comparisons for people so that they may reflect
14|26|but an evil word is like a rotten tree, uprooted from the surface of the earth, with no power to endure
14|27|God will give firmness to those who believe in the firmly rooted word, both in this world and the Hereafter, but the evildoers He leaves to stray: God does whatever He will
14|28|[Prophet], do you not see those who, in exchange for God’s favour, offer only ingratitude and make their people end up in the home of ruin, Hell
14|29|where they burn? What an evil place to stay
14|30|They set up [false deities] as God’s equals to lead people astray from His path. Say, ‘Take your pleasure now, for your destination is the Fire.’
14|31|Tell My servants who have believed to keep up the prayer and give, secretly and in public, out of what We have provided them, before a Day comes when there will be no trading or friendship
14|32|It is God who created the heavens and earth, who has sent down water from the sky and with it brought forth produce to nourish you; He has made ships useful to you, sailing the sea by His command, and the rivers too
14|33|He has made the sun and the moon useful to you, steady on their paths; He has made the night and day useful to you
14|34|and given you some of everything you asked Him for. If you tried to count God’s favours you could never calculate them: man is truly unjust and ungrateful
14|35|Remember when Abraham said, ‘Lord, make this town safe! Preserve me and my offspring from idolatry
14|36|Lord, the [idols] have led many people astray! Anyone who follows me is with me, but as for anyone who disobeys me- You are surely forgiving and merciful
14|37|Our Lord, I have established some of my offspring in an uncultivated valley, close to Your Sacred House, Lord, so that they may keep up the prayer. Make people’s hearts turn to them, and provide them with produce, so that they may be thankful
14|38|Our Lord, You know well what we conceal and what we reveal: nothing at all is hidden from God, on earth or in heaven
14|39|Praise be to God, who has granted me Ishmael and Isaac in my old age: my Lord hears all requests
14|40|Lord, grant that I and my offspring may keep up the prayer. Our Lord, accept my request
14|41|Our Lord, forgive me, my parents, and the believers on the Day of Reckoning.’
14|42|Do not think [Prophet] that God is unaware of what the disbelievers do: He only gives them respite until a Day when their eyes will stare in terror
14|43|They will rush forward, craning their necks, unable to divert their eyes, a gaping void in their hearts
14|44|So warn people of the Day when punishment will come to them, and when the disbelievers will say, ‘Our Lord, give us a little more time: we shall answer Your call and follow the messengers.’ Did you [disbelievers] not swear in the past that your power would have no end
14|45|You lived in the same places as others who wronged themselves before, and you were clearly shown how We dealt with them––We gave you many examples
14|46|They made their plots, but, even if their plots had been able to move mountains, God had the answer
14|47|So do not think [Prophet] that God will break His promise to His messengers: He is mighty, and capable of retribution
14|48|One Day- when the earth is turned into another earth, the heavens into another heaven, and people all appear before God, the One, the Overpowering
14|49|you [Prophet] will see the guilty on that Day, bound together in fetters
14|50|in garments of pitch, faces covered in fire
14|51|[All will be judged] so that God may reward each soul as it deserves: God is swift in His reckoning
14|52|This is a message to all people, so that they may be warned by it, and know that He is the only God, and so that those who have minds may take heed
15|1|Alif Lam Ra These are the verses of the Scripture, a Quran that makes things clear
15|2|The disbelievers may well come to wish they had submitted to God
15|3|so [Prophet] leave them to eat and enjoy themselves. Let [false] hopes distract them: they will come to know
15|4|Never have We destroyed a community that did not have a set time
15|5|no community can bring its time forward, nor delay it
15|6|They say, ‘Receiver of this Quran! You are definitely mad
15|7|Why do you not bring us the angels, if you are telling the truth?’
15|8|But We send down the angels only to bring justice and then these people will not be reprieved
15|9|We have sent down the Quran Ourself, and We Ourself will guard it. Even before you [Prophet]
15|10|We sent messengers among the various communities of old
15|11|but they mocked every single messenger that came to them
15|12|in this way We make the message slip through the hearts of evildoers
15|13|They will not believe in it. That was what happened with the peoples of long ago
15|14|and even if We opened a gateway into Heaven for them and they rose through it, higher and higher
15|15|they would still say, ‘Our eyes are hallucinating. We are bewitched.’
15|16|We have set constellations up in the sky and made it beautiful for all to see
15|17|and guarded it from every stoned satan
15|18|any eavesdropper will be pursued by a clearly visible flame
15|19|As for the earth, We have spread it out, set firm mountains on it, and made everything grow there in due balance
15|20|We have provided sustenance in it for you and for all those creatures for whom you do not provide
15|21|There is not a thing whose storehouses are not with Us. We send it down only according to a well-defined measure
15|22|We send the winds to fertilize, and We bring down water from the sky for you to drink- you do not control its sources
15|23|It is We who give life and death; it is We who inherit [everything]
15|24|We know exactly those of you who come first and those who come later
15|25|[Prophet], it is your Lord who will gather them all together: He is all wise, all knowing
15|26|We created man out of dried clay formed from dark mud
15|27|the jinn We created before, from the fire of scorching wind
15|28|Your Lord said to the angels, ‘I will create a mortal out of dried clay, formed from dark mud
15|29|When I have fashioned him and breathed My spirit into him, bow down before him,’
15|30|and the angels all did so
15|31|But not Iblis: he refused to bow down like the others
15|32|God said, ‘Iblis, why did you not bow down like the others?’
15|33|and he answered, ‘I will not bow to a mortal You created from dried clay, formed from dark mud.’
15|34|‘Get out of here!’ said God. ‘You are an outcast
15|35|rejected until the Day of Judgement.’
15|36|Iblis said, ‘My Lord, give me respite until the Day when they are raised from the dead.’
15|37|‘You have respite,’ said God
15|38|‘until the Day of the Appointed Time.’
15|39|Iblis then said to God, ‘Because You have put me in the wrong, I will lure mankind on earth and put them in the wrong
15|40|all except Your devoted servants.’
15|41|God said, ‘[Devotion] is a straight path to Me
15|42|you will have no power over My servants, only over the ones who go astray and follow you
15|43|Hell is the promised place for all these
15|44|with seven gates, each gate having its allotted share of them
15|45|But the righteous will be in Gardens with springs
15|46|“Enter them in peace and safety!”––
15|47|and We shall remove any bitterness from their hearts: [they will be like] brothers, sitting on couches, face to face
15|48|No weariness will ever touch them there, nor will they ever be expelled.’
15|49|[Prophet], tell My servants that I am the Forgiving, the Merciful
15|50|but My torment is the truly painful one
15|51|Tell them too about Abraham’s guests
15|52|when they came to him and said, ‘Peace,’ he said, ‘We are afraid of you.’
15|53|‘Do not be afraid,’ they said, ‘We bring you good news of a son who will have great knowledge.’
15|54|He said, ‘How can you give me such news when old age has come to me? What sort of news is this?’
15|55|They said, ‘We have told you the truth, so do not despair.’
15|56|He said, ‘Who but the misguided despair of the mercy of their Lord?’
15|57|and then asked, ‘Messengers, what is your errand?’
15|58|They replied, ‘We have been sent to a people who are guilty.’
15|59|But We shall save the household of Lot
15|60|all except his wife: We have decreed that she will be one of those who stay behind
15|61|When the messengers came to the household of Lot
15|62|he said, ‘You are strangers.’
15|63|They said, ‘We have brought you what they said would never happen
15|64|we have brought you the Truth. We speak truly
15|65|so leave in the dead of the night with your household, and walk behind them. Let none of you look back. Go where you are commanded.’
15|66|We made this decree known to him: the last remnants of those people would be wiped out in the morning
15|67|The people of the town came along, revelling
15|68|and he told them, ‘These are my guests, do not disgrace me
15|69|Fear God, and do not shame me.’
15|70|They answered, ‘Have we not told you not to interfere [between us and] anyone else?’
15|71|He said, ‘My daughters are here, if you must.’
15|72|By your life [Prophet], they wandered on in their wild intoxication
15|73|and the blast overtook them at sunrise
15|74|We turned their city upside down and rained on them a shower of clay stones
15|75|There truly is a sign in this for those who can learn
15|76|it is still there on the highway
15|77|there truly is a sign in this for those who believe
15|78|The forest-dwellers, too, were wrongdoers
15|79|and We took retribution on them; both are still there on the highway, plain for all to see
15|80|The people of al-Hijr also rejected Our messengers
15|81|We gave them Our signs, but they turned their backs
15|82|They carved out dwellings in the mountains, and lived in security
15|83|the blast overwhelmed them early in the morning
15|84|What they had gained was of no use to them
15|85|We did not create the heavens and the earth and everything between them without a true purpose: the Hour will certainly come, so [Prophet] bear with them graciously
15|86|Your Lord is the All Knowing Creator
15|87|We have given you the seven oft-recited versesand the whole glorious Quran
15|88|Do not look longingly at the good things We have given some to enjoy. Do not grieve over the [disbelievers], but lower your wings over the believers
15|89|and say, ‘I am here to give plain warning,’
15|90|like the [warning] We have sent down for those who divide themselves into bands
15|91|and abuse the Quran––
15|92|by your Lord, We will question them all
15|93|about their deeds
15|94|So proclaim openly what you have been commanded [to say], and ignore the idolaters
15|95|We are enough for you against all those who ridicule your message
15|96|who set up another god beside God- they will come to know
15|97|We are well aware that your heart is weighed down by what they say
15|98|Celebrate the glory of your Lord and be among those who bow down to Him
15|99|worship your Lord until what is certain comes to you
16|1|God’s Judgement is coming, so do not ask to bring it on sooner. Glory be to Him! He is far above anything they join with Him
16|2|He sends down angels with inspiration at His command, to whichever of His servants He chooses, to give [His] warning: ‘There is no god but Me, so beware of Me.’
16|3|He created the heavens and earth for a true purpose, and He is far above whatever they join with Him
16|4|He created man from a drop of fluid, and yet man openly challenges Him
16|5|And livestock––He created them too. You derive warmth and other benefits from them: you get food from them
16|6|you find beauty in them when you bring them home to rest and when you drive them out to pasture
16|7|They carry your loads to lands you yourselves could not reach without great hardship––truly your Lord is kind and merciful––
16|8|horses, mules, and donkeys for you to ride and use for show, and other things you know nothing about
16|9|God points out the right path, for some paths lead the wrong way: if He wished, He could guide you all
16|10|It is He who sends down water for you from the sky, from which comes a drink for you, and the shrubs that you feed to your animals
16|11|With it He grows for you grain, olives, palms, vines, and all kinds of other crops. There truly is a sign in this for those who reflect
16|12|By His command He has made the night and day, the sun, moon, and stars all of benefit to you. There truly are signs in this for those who use their reason
16|13|He has made of benefit to you the many-coloured things He has multiplied on the earth. There truly are signs in this for those who take it to heart
16|14|It is He who made the sea of benefit to you: you eat fresh fish from it and bring out jewellery to wear; you see the ships cutting through its waves so that you may go in search of His bounty and give thanks
16|15|He has made mountains stand firm on the earth, to prevent it shaking under you, and rivers and paths so that you may find your way
16|16|and landmarks and stars to guide people
16|17|Can He who creates be compared to one who cannot create? Why do you not take heed
16|18|If you tried to count God’s blessings, you could never take them all in: He is truly most forgiving and most merciful
16|19|He knows what you conceal and what you reveal
16|20|Those they invoke beside God create nothing; they are themselves created
16|21|They are dead, not living. They do not know when they will be raised up
16|22|Your God is the One God. As for those who deny the life to come, their hearts refuse to admit the truth and they are arrogant
16|23|There is no doubt that God knows what they conceal and what they reveal. He does not love the arrogant
16|24|When they are asked, ‘What has your Lord sent down?’ they say, ‘Ancient fables.’
16|25|On the Day of Resurrection they will bear the full weight of their own burden, as well as some of the burden of those they misled with no true knowledge. How terrible their burden will be
16|26|Those who went before them also schemed, but God attacked the very foundations of what they built. The roof fell down on them: punishment came on them from unimagined directions
16|27|In the end, on the Day of Resurrection, He will shame them, saying, ‘Where are these “partners” of Mine on whose account you opposed [Me]?’ Those given knowledge will say, ‘Shame and misery on the disbelievers today!’
16|28|Those whose lives the angels take while they are wronging themselves will show submission: ‘We were doing no evil.’ ‘Yes you were: God knows fully everything that you have done
16|29|so enter the gates of Hell. There you will remain- the home of the arrogant is evil indeed.’
16|30|But when the righteous are asked, ‘What has your Lord sent down?’ they will say, ‘All that is good.’ There is a reward in this present world for those who do good, but their home in the Hereafter is far better: the home of the righteous is excellent
16|31|They will enter perpetual Gardens graced with flowing streams. There they will have everything they wish. This is the way God rewards the righteous
16|32|those whose lives the angels take in a state of goodness. They will say to them, ‘Peace be upon you. Enter the Garden as a reward for what you have done.’
16|33|Are the disbelievers waiting for the angels to come to them, or your Lord’s Judgement? Those who went before them did the same. God did not wrong them; they wronged themselves
16|34|So the evil they had done hit them and they were surrounded by the very thing they had mocked
16|35|Those who worshipped others alongside God say, ‘If God had willed, we would not have worshipped anything but Him, nor would our fathers. We would not have declared anything forbidden without His sanction.’ Those before them said the same. Are the messengers obliged to do anything other than deliver [their message] clearly
16|36|We sent a messenger to every community, saying, ‘Worship God and shun false gods.’ Among them were some God guided; misguidance took hold of others. So travel through the earth and see what was the fate of those who denied the truth
16|37|Though you [Prophet] may be eager to guide them, God does not guide those who misguide [others], nor will they have anyone to help them
16|38|They have sworn by God with their strongest oaths that He will not raise the dead to life. But He will- it is His binding promise, though most people do not realize it
16|39|in order to make clear for them what they have differed about and so that the disbelievers may realize that what they said was false
16|40|When We will something to happen, all that We say is, ‘Be,’ and it is
16|41|As for those who emi-grated in God’s cause after being wronged, We shall give them a good home in this world, but the reward of the Hereafter will be far greater, if they only knew it
16|42|They are the ones who are steadfast and put their trust in their Lord
16|43|[Prophet], all the messengers We sent before you were simply men to whom We had given the Revelation: you [people] can ask those who have knowledge if you do not know
16|44|We sent them with clear signs and scriptures. We have sent down the message to you too [Prophet], so that you can explain to people what was sent for them, so that they may reflect
16|45|Are those who plan evil so sure that God will not make the earth swallow them up, that punishment will not come on them from some unimagined direction
16|46|that it will not catch them suddenly in the midst of their comings and goings- for they cannot frustrate God
16|47|or that it will not catch up with them gradually? Indeed your Lord is kind and merciful
16|48|Do the [disbelievers] not observe the things that God has created, casting their shadows right and left, submitting themselves to God obediently
16|49|It is to God that everything in the heavens and earth submits, every beast that moves, even the angels- they are free from arrogance
16|50|they fear their Lord above them, and they do as they are commanded
16|51|God said, ‘Do not take two gods’- for He is the One God––‘ I alone am the One that you should hold in awe.’
16|52|Everything in the heavens and earth belongs to Him: everlasting obedience is His right. Will you heed anyone other than God
16|53|Whatever good things you possess come from God, and when hardship afflicts you, it is to Him alone you cry out for help
16|54|yet when He has relieved you of your hardship- lo and behold!- some of you attribute partners to your Lord
16|55|Let them show ingratitude for the favours We have shown them; ‘Enjoy your brief time- soon you will know.’
16|56|They set aside part of the sustenance We give them, for [idols] about which they have no true knowledge. By God! You will be questioned about your false inventions
16|57|They assign daughters to God––may He be exalted!––and the [sons] they desire to themselves
16|58|When one of them is given news of the birth of a baby girl, his face darkens and he is filled with gloom
16|59|In his shame he hides himself away from his people because of the bad news he has been given. Should he keep her and suffer contempt or bury her in the dust? How ill they judge
16|60|Those who do not believe in the Hereafter should have the contemptible image, and God should have the highest one: He is the Mighty, the Wise
16|61|If God took people to task for the evil they do, He would not leave one living creature on earth, but He reprieves them until an appointed time: when their time comes they cannot delay it for a moment nor can they bring it forward
16|62|They attribute to God what they themselves dislike while their own tongues utter the lie that the best belongs to them. Without doubt it is the Fire that belongs to them: they will be given priority there
16|63|By God, We have sent messengers before you [Muhammad] to other communities, but Satan made their foul deeds seem alluring to them. He is the patron of these present disbelievers too, and a painful punishment awaits them all
16|64|We have sent down the Scripture to you only to make clear to them what they differ about, and as guidance and mercy to those who believe
16|65|It is God who sends water down from the sky and with it revives the earth when it is dead. There truly is a sign in this for people who listen
16|66|In livestock, too, you have a lesson- We give you a drink from the contents of their bellies, between waste matter and blood, pure milk, sweet to the drinker
16|67|From the fruits of date palms and grapes you take sweet juice and wholesome provisions. There truly is a sign in this for people who use their reason
16|68|And your Lord inspired the bee, saying, ‘Build yourselves houses in the mountains and trees and what people construct
16|69|Then feed on all kinds of fruit and follow the ways made easy for you by your Lord.’ From their bellies comes a drink of different colours in which there is healing for people. There truly is a sign in this for those who think
16|70|It is God who has created you and in time will cause you to die. Some of you will be reduced, in old age, to a most abject state, so that, after having knowledge, they will know nothing at all: God is truly all knowing and all powerful
16|71|God has given some of you more provision than others. Those who have been given more are unwilling to pass their provision on to the slaves they possess so that they become their equals. How can they refuse to acknowledge God’s blessings
16|72|And it is God who has given you spouses from amongst yourselves and through them He has given you children and grandchildren and provided you with good things. How can they believe in falsehood and deny God’s blessings
16|73|Those they worship beside God have no power to provide anything for them from the heavens or the earth: they can do nothing
16|74|So do not make up images about God: God knows and you do not
16|75|God presents this illustration: a slave controlled by his master, with no power over anything, and another man We have supplied with good provision, from which he gives alms privately and openly. Can they be considered equal? All praise belongs to God, but most of them do not recognize this
16|76|God presents another illustration: two men, one of them dumb, unable to do anything, a burden to his carer- whatever task he directs him to, he achieves nothing good- can he be considered equal to one who commands justice and is on the straight path
16|77|All that is hidden from view in the heavens and earth belongs to God. The coming of the Hour of Judgement is like the blink of an eye, or even quicker: God has power over everything
16|78|It is God who brought you out of your mothers’ wombs knowing nothing, and gave you hearing and sight and minds, so that you might be thankful
16|79|Do they not see the birds made to fly through the air in the sky? Nothing holds them up except God. There truly are signs in this for those who believe
16|80|It is God who has given you a place of rest in your homes and from the skins of animals made you homes that you find light [to handle] when you travel and when you set up camp; furnishings and comfort for a while from their wool, fur, and hair
16|81|It is God who has given you shade from what He has created, and places of shelter in the mountains; garments to protect you from the heat, and garments to protect you in your wars. In this way He perfects His blessings on you, so that you may devote yourselves to Him
16|82|But if they turn away [Prophet], your only duty is to deliver the message clearly
16|83|They know God’s blessings, but refuse to recognize them: most of them are ungrateful
16|84|The day will come when We raise up a witness from every community, when the disbelievers will not be allowed to make excuses or amends
16|85|When the evildoers face punishment it will not be lightened for them nor will they be given any respite
16|86|When the idolaters see the partners they joined with God they will say, ‘Our Lord, these are the partners we used to invoke beside You,’ but the partners will retort, ‘You are liars,’
16|87|and on that Day they will offer total submission to God: their false deities will desert them
16|88|Because of the corruption they spread, We shall add torment upon torment for those who disbelieved and barred others from the path of God
16|89|The day will come when We raise up in each community a witness against them, and We shall bring you [Prophet] as a witness against these people, for We have sent the Scripture down to you explaining everything, and as guidance and mercy and good news to those who devote themselves to God
16|90|God commands justice, doing good, and generosity towards relatives and He forbids what is shameful, blameworthy, and oppressive. He teaches you, so that you may take heed
16|91|Fulfil any pledge you make in God’s name and do not break oaths after you have sworn them, for you have made God your surety: God knows everything you do
16|92|Do not use your oaths to deceive each other- like a woman who unravels the thread she has firmly spun- just because one party may be more numerous than another. God tests you with this, and on the Day of the Resurrection He will make clear to you those things you differed about
16|93|If God so willed, He would have made you all one people, but He leaves to stray whoever He will and guides whoever He will. You will be questioned about your deeds
16|94|Do not use your oaths to deceive each other lest any foot should slip after being firmly placed and lest you should taste the penalty for having hindered others from the path of God, and suffer terrible torment
16|95|Do not sell for a small price any pledge made in God’s name: what God has [to give] is better for you, if you only knew
16|96|What you have runs out but what God has endures, and We shall certainly reward those who remain steadfast according to the best of their actions
16|97|To whoever, male or female, does good deeds and has faith, We shall give a good life and reward them according to the best of their actions
16|98|[Prophet], when you recite the Quran, seek God’s protection from the outcast, Satan
16|99|He has no power over those who believe and trust in their Lord
16|100|his power is only over those who ally themselves with him and those who, because of him, join partners with God
16|101|When We substitute one revelation for another- and God knows best what He reveals- they say, ‘You are just making it up,’ but most of them have no knowledge
16|102|Say that the Holy Spirit has brought the Revelation with the Truth step by step from your Lord, to strengthen the believers and as guidance and good news to the devout
16|103|We know very well that they say, ‘It is a man who teaches him,’ but the language of the person they allude to is foreign, while this revelation is in clear Arabic
16|104|If people do not believe in God’s revelation, God does not guide them, and a painful punishment awaits them
16|105|Falsehood is fabricated only by those who do not believe in God’s revelation: they are the liars
16|106|With the exception of those who are forced to say they do not believe, although their hearts remain firm in faith, those who reject God after believing in Him and open their hearts to disbelief will have the wrath of God upon them and a grievous punishment awaiting them
16|107|This is because they love the life of this world more than the one to come, and God does not guide those who reject Him
16|108|These are people whose hearts, hearing, and sight have been closed off by God: they are heedless
16|109|and there is no doubt that they will be the losers in the Hereafter
16|110|But your Lord will be most forgiving and most merciful to those who leave their homes after persecution, then strive and remain steadfast
16|111|On the Day when every soul will come pleading for itself, every soul will be paid in full for all its actions- they will not be wronged
16|112|God presents the example of a town that was secure and at ease, with provisions coming to it abundantly from all places. Then it became ungrateful for God’s blessings, so God afflicted it with the garment of famine and fear, for what its people had done
16|113|A messenger who was one of them came to them, but they called him a liar. So punishment overwhelmed them in the midst of their evildoing
16|114|So eat of the good and lawful things God has provided for you and be thankful for His blessings, if it is Him that you worship
16|115|He has forbidden you only these things: carrion, blood, pig’s meat, and animals over which any name other than God’s has been invoked. But if anyone is forced by hunger, not desiring it nor exceeding their immediate need, God is forgiving and merciful
16|116|Do not say falsely, ‘This is lawful and that is forbidden,’ inventing a lie about God: those who invent lies about God will not prosper
16|117|they may have a little enjoyment, but painful punishment awaits them
16|118|[Prophet], We forbade the Jews what We told you about. We did not wrong them; they wronged themselves
16|119|But towards those who do wrong out of ignorance, and afterwards repent and make amends, your Lord is most forgiving and merciful
16|120|Abraham was truly an example: devoutly obedient to God and true in faith. He was not an idolater
16|121|he was thankful for the blessings of God who chose him and guided him to a straight path
16|122|We gave him blessings in this world, and he is among the right-eous in the Hereafter
16|123|Then We revealed to you [Muhammad], ‘Follow the creed of Abraham, a man of pure faith who was not an idolater.’
16|124|The Sabbath was made obligatory only for those who differed about it. On the Day of Resurrection your Lord will judge between them as to their differences
16|125|[Prophet], call [people] to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good teaching. Argue with them in the most courteous way, for your Lord knows best who has strayed from His way and who is rightly guided
16|126|If you [believers] have to respond to an attack, make your response proportionate, but it is best to stand fast
16|127|So [Prophet] be steadfast: your steadfastness comes only from God. Do not grieve over them; do not be distressed by their scheming
16|128|for God is with those who are mindful of Him and who do good
17|1|Glory to Him who made His servant travel by night from the sacred place of worship to the furthest place of worship, whose surroundings We have blessed, to show him some of Our signs: He alone is the All Hearing, the All Seeing
17|2|We also gave Moses the Scripture, and made it a guide for the Children of Israel. ‘Entrust yourselves to no one but Me
17|3|you descendants of those We carried with Noah: he was truly a thankful servant.’
17|4|We declared to the Children of Israel in the Scripture, ‘Twice you will spread corruption in the land and become highly arrogant.’
17|5|When the first of these warnings was fulfilled, We sent against you servants of Ours with great force, and they ravaged your homes. That warning was fulfilled
17|6|but then We allowed you to prevail against your enemy. We increased your wealth and offspring and made you more numerous––
17|7|whether you do good or evil it is to your own souls––and when the second warning was fulfilled [We sent them] to shame your faces and enter the place of worship as they did the first time, and utterly destroy whatever fell into their power
17|8|Your Lord may yet have mercy on you, but if you do the same again, so shall We: We have made Hell a prison for those who defy [Our warning]
17|9|This Quran does indeed show the straightest way. It gives the faithful who do right the good news that they will have a great reward and
17|10|warns that We have prepared an agonizing punishment for those who do not believe in the world to come
17|11|Yet man prays for harm, just as he prays for good: man is ever hasty
17|12|We made the night and the day as two signs, then darkened the night and made the daylight for seeing, for you to seek your Lord’s bounty and to know how to count the years and calculate. We have explained everything in detail
17|13|We have bound each human being’s destiny to his neck. On the Day of Resurrection, We shall bring out a record for each of them, which they will find spread wide open
17|14|‘Read your record. Today your own soul is enough to calculate your account.’
17|15|Whoever accepts guidance does so for his own good; whoever strays does so at his own peril. No soul will bear another’s burden, nor do We punish until We have sent a messenger
17|16|When We decide to destroy a town, We command those corrupted by wealth [to reform], but they [persist in their] disobedience; Our sentence is passed, and We destroy them utterly
17|17|How many generations We have destroyed since Noah! Your Lord knows and observes the sins of His servants well enough
17|18|If anyone desires [only] the fleeting life, We speed up whatever We will in it, for whoever We wish; in the end We have prepared Hell for him in which to burn, disgraced and rejected
17|19|But if anyone desires the life to come and strives after it as he should, as a true believer, his striving will be thanked
17|20|To both the latter and the former, We give some of your Lord’s bounty. [Prophet], your Lord’s bounty is not restricted
17|21|see how We have given some more than others- but the Hereafter holds greater ranks and greater favours
17|22|Set up no other god beside God, or you will end up disgraced and forsaken
17|23|Your Lord has commanded that you should worship none but Him, and that you be kind to your parents. If either or both of them reach old age with you, say no word that shows impatience with them, and do not be harsh with them, but speak to them respectfully
17|24|and lower your wing in humility towards them in kindness and say, ‘Lord, have mercy on them, just as they cared for me when I was little.’
17|25|Your Lord knows best what is in your heart. If you are good, He is most forgiving to those who return to Him
17|26|Give relatives their due, and the needy, and travellers- do not squander your wealth wastefully
17|27|those who squander are the brothers of Satan, and Satan is most ungrateful to his Lord
17|28|but if, while seeking some bounty that you expect from your Lord, you turn them down, then at least speak some word of comfort to them
17|29|Do not be tight-fisted, nor so open-handed that you end up blamed and overwhelmed with regret
17|30|Your Lord gives abundantly to whoever He will, and sparingly to whoever He will: He knows and observes His servants thoroughly
17|31|Do not kill your children for fear of poverty––We shall provide for them and for you––killing them is a great sin
17|32|And do not go anywhere near adultery: it is an outrage, and an evil path
17|33|Do not take life, which God has made sacred, except by right: if anyone is killed wrongfully, We have given authority to the defender of his rights, but he should not be excessive in taking life, for he is already aided [by God]
17|34|Do not go near the orphan’s property, except with the best [intentions], until he reaches the age of maturity. Honour your pledges: you will be questioned about your pledges
17|35|Give full measure when you measure, and weigh with accurate scales: that is better and fairer in the end
17|36|Do not follow blindly what you do not know to be true: ears, eyes, and heart, you will be questioned about all these
17|37|Do not strut arrogantly about the earth: you cannot break it open, nor match the mountains in height
17|38|The evil of all these actions is hateful to your Lord
17|39|[Prophet], this is some of the wisdom your Lord has revealed to you: do not set up another god beside God, or you will be thrown into Hell, blamed and rejected
17|40|What? Has your Lord favoured you people with sons and taken daughters for Himself from the angels?What a monstrous thing for you to say
17|41|We have explained things in various ways in this Quran, so that such people might take notice, but it has only turned them further away
17|42|Say, ‘If there were other gods along with Him, as they say there are, then they would have tried to find a way to the Lord of the Throne.’
17|43|Glory to Him! He is far above what they say
17|44|The seven heavens and the earth and everyone in them glorify Him. There is not a single thing that does not celebrate His praise, though you do not understand their praise: He is most forbearing, most forgiving
17|45|[Prophet], when you recite the Quran, We put an invisible barrier between you and those who do not believe in the life to come
17|46|We have put covers on their hearts that prevent them from understanding it, and heaviness in their ears. When you mention your Lord in the Quran, and Him alone, they turn their backs and run away
17|47|We know best the way they listen, when they listen to you and when they confer in secret, and these wrongdoers say, ‘You are only following a man who is bewitched.’
17|48|See what they think you are like! But they are lost and cannot find the right way
17|49|They also say, ‘What? When we are turned to bones and dust, shall we really be raised up in a new act of creation?’
17|50|Say, ‘[Yes] even if you were [as hard as] stone, or iron
17|51|or any other substance you think hard to bring to life.’ Then they will say, ‘Who will bring us back?’ Say, ‘The One who created you the first time.’ Then they will shake their heads at you and say, ‘When will that be?’ Say, ‘It may well be very soon
17|52|it will be the Day when He calls you, and you answer by praising Him, and you think you have stayed [on earth] only a little while.’
17|53|[Prophet], tell My servants to say what is best. Satan sows discord among them: Satan is a sworn enemy of man
17|54|Your Lord has the most knowledge about all of you: if He pleases He will have mercy on you, and if He pleases He will punish you. [Prophet], We did not send you to take charge of them
17|55|Your Lord knows best about everyone in the heavens and the earth. We gave some prophets more than others: We gave David a book [of Psalms]
17|56|Say, ‘Call upon those you claim to be deities beside God: they have no power to remove or avert any harm from you.’
17|57|Those [angels] they pray to are themselves seeking a way to their Lord, even those who are closest to Him. They hope for His mercy and fear His punishment. The punishment of your Lord is much to be feared
17|58|there is no community We shall not destroy, or punish severely, before the Day of Resurrection- this is written in the Book
17|59|Nothing prevents Us from sending miraculous signs, except the fact that previous peoples denied them. We gave the people of Thamud the she-camel as a clear sign, yet they maltreated it. We send signs only to give warning
17|60|[Prophet], We have told you that your Lord knows all about human beings. The vision We showed you was only a test for people, as was the cursed tree [mentioned] in the Quran. We warn them, but this only increases their insolence
17|61|When We said to the angels, ‘Bow down before Adam,’ they all bowed down, but not Iblis. He retorted, ‘Why should I bow down to someone You have created out of clay?’
17|62|and [then] said, ‘You see this being You have honoured above me? If You reprieve me until the Day of Resurrection, I will lead all but a few of his descendants by the nose.’
17|63|God said, ‘Go away! Hell will be your reward, and the reward of any of them who follow you- an ample reward
17|64|Rouse whichever of them you can with your voice, muster your cavalry and infantry against them, share their wealth and their children with them, and make promises to them- Satan promises them nothing but delusion
17|65|but you will have no authority over My [true] servants: Your Lord can take care of them well enough.’
17|66|[People], it is your Lord who makes ships go smoothly for you on the sea so that you can seek His bounty: He is most merciful towards you
17|67|When you get into distress at sea, those you pray to besides Him desert you, but when He brings you back safe to land you turn away: man is ever ungrateful
17|68|Can you be sure that God will not have you swallowed up into the earth when you are back on land, or that He will not send a sandstorm against you? Then you will find no one to protect you
17|69|Or can you be sure that He will not send you back out to sea, and send a violent storm against you to drown you for being so ungrateful? You will find no helper against Us there
17|70|We have honoured the children of Adam and carried them by land and sea; We have provided good sustenance for them and favoured them specially above many of those We have created
17|71|On the Day when We summon each community, along with its leader, those who are given their record in their right hand will read it [with pleasure]. But no one will be wronged in the least
17|72|those who were blind in this life will be blind in the Hereafter, and even further off the path
17|73|[Prophet], the disbelievers tried to tempt you away from what We revealed to you, so that you would invent some other revelation and attribute it to Us and then they would have taken you as a friend
17|74|If We had not made you stand firm, you would almost have inclined a little towards them
17|75|In that case, We would have made you taste a double punishment in this life, and a double punishment after death and then you would have found no one to help you against Us
17|76|They planned to scare you off the land, but they would not have lasted for more than a little while after you
17|77|Such was Our way with the messengers We sent before you, and you will find no change in Our ways
17|78|So perform the regular prayers in the period from the time the sun is past its zenith till the darkness of the night, and [recite] the Quran at dawn- dawn recitation is always witnessed––
17|79|and dur-ing the night wake up and pray, as an extra offering of your own, so that your Lord may raise you to a [highly] praised status
17|80|Say, ‘My Lord, make me go in truthfully, and come out truthfully, and grant me supporting authority from You.’
17|81|And say, ‘The truth has come, and falsehood has passed away: falsehood is bound to pass away.’
17|82|We send down the Quran as healing and mercy to those who believe; as for those who disbelieve, it only increases their loss
17|83|When We favour man he turns arrogantly to one side, but when harm touches him, he falls into despair
17|84|Say, ‘Everyone does things their own way, but your Lord is fully aware of who follows the best-guided path.’
17|85|[Prophet], they ask you about the Spirit. Say, ‘The Spirit is part of my Lord’s domain. You have only been given a little knowledge.’
17|86|If We pleased, We could take away what We have revealed to you- then you would find no one to plead for you against Us
17|87|if it were not for your Lord’s mercy: His favour to you has been truly great
17|88|Say, ‘Even if all mankind and jinn came together to produce something like this Quran, they could not produce anything like it, however much they helped each other.’
17|89|In this Quran, We have set out all kinds of examples for people, yet most of them persist in disbelieving
17|90|They say, ‘We will not believe for you [Muhammad] until you make a spring gush out of the ground for us
17|91|or until you have a garden of date palms and vines, and make rivers pour through them
17|92|or make the sky fall on us in pieces, as you claimed will happen; or bring God and the angels before us face to face
17|93|or have a house made of gold; or ascend into the sky- even then, we will not believe in your ascension until you send a real book down for us to read.’ Say, ‘Glory be to my Lord! Am I anything but a mortal, a messenger?’
17|94|The only thing that kept these people from believing, when guidance came to them, was that they said, ‘How could God have sent a human being as a messenger?’
17|95|Say, ‘If there were angels walking about on earth, feeling at home, We would have sent them an angel from Heaven as a messenger.’
17|96|Say, ‘God is witness enough between me and you. He knows and observes His servants well.’
17|97|[Prophet], anyone God guides is truly guided, and you will find no protector other than Him for anyone He leaves astray. On the Day of Resurrection We shall gather them, lying on their faces, blind, dumb, and deaf. Hell will be their Home. Whenever the Fire goes down, We shall make it blaze more fiercely for them
17|98|This is what they will get for rejecting Our signs and saying, ‘What? When we are turned to bones and dust, how can we be raised in a new act of creation?’
17|99|Do they not see that God, who created the heavens and earth, can create the likes of them [anew]? He has ordained a time for them- there is no doubt about that- but the evildoers refuse everything except disbelief
17|100|Say, ‘If you possessed the very stores of my Lord’s bounty, you would hold them back in your fear of spending: man is ever grudging.’
17|101|In the past, We gave Moses nine clear signs- ask the Children of Israel. When Moses came to [the Egyptians], Pharaoh said to him, ‘Moses, I think you are bewitched.’
17|102|He said, ‘You know very well that only the Lord of the heavens and earth could have sent these signs as clear proof. I think that you, Pharaoh, are doomed.’
17|103|So he wanted to wipe them off the [face of the] earth, but We drowned him and those with him
17|104|After his death, We told the Children of Israel, ‘Live in the land, and when the promise of the Hereafter is fulfilled, We shall bring you to the assembly of all people.’
17|105|We sent down the Quran with the truth, and with the truth it has come down- [Prophet], We sent you only to give good news and warning
17|106|it is a recitation that We have revealed in parts, so that you can recite it to people at intervals; We have sent it down little by little
17|107|Say, ‘Whether you believe it or not, those who were given knowledge earlier fall down on their faces when it is recited to them
17|108|and say, “Glory to our Lord! Our Lord’s promise has been fulfilled.”
17|109|They fall down on their faces, weeping, and [the Quran] increases their humility.’
17|110|Say [to them], ‘Call on God, or on the Lord of Mercy- whatever names you call Him, the best names belong to Him.’ [Prophet], do not be too loud in your prayer, or too quiet, but seek a middle way
17|111|and say, ‘Praise belongs to God, who has no child nor partner in His rule. He is not so weak as to need a protector. Proclaim His limitless greatness!’
18|1|Praise be to God, who sent down the Scripture to His servant and made it unerringly straight
18|2|warning of severe punishment from Him, and [giving] glad news to the believers who do good deeds––an excellent reward
18|3|that they will always enjoy
18|4|It warns those people who assert, ‘God has offspring.’
18|5|They have no knowledge about this, nor did their forefathers––it is a monstrous assertion that comes out of their mouths: what they say is nothing but lies
18|6|But [Prophet] are you going to worry yourself to death over them if they do not believe in this message
18|7|We have adorned the earth with attractive things so that We may test people to find out which of them do best
18|8|but We shall reduce all this to barren dust
18|9|[Prophet], do you find the Companions in the Cave and al-Raqim so wondrous, among all Our other signs
18|10|When the young men sought refuge in the cave and said, ‘Our Lord, grant us Your mercy, and find us a good way out of our ordeal,’
18|11|We sealed their ears [with sleep] in the cave for years
18|12|Then We woke them so that We could make clear which of the two parties was better able to work out how long they had been there
18|13|[Prophet], We shall tell you their story as it really was. They were young men who believed in their Lord, and We gave them more and more guidance
18|14|We gave strength to their hearts when they stood up and said, ‘Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and earth. We shall never call upon any god other than Him, for that would be an outrageous thing to do
18|15|These people of ours have taken gods other than Him. Why do they not produce clear evidence about them? Who could be more unjust than someone who makes up lies about God
18|16|Now that you have left such people, and what they worshipped instead of God, take refuge in the cave. God will shower His mercy on you and make you an easy way out of your ordeal.’
18|17|You could have seen the [light of the] sun as it rose, moving away to the right of their cave, and when it set, moving away to the left of them, while they lay in the wide space inside the cave. (This is one of God’s signs: those people God guides are rightly guided, but you will find no protector to lead to the right path those He leaves to stray)
18|18|You would have thought they were awake, though they lay asleep. We turned them over, to the right and the left, with their dog stretching out its forelegs at the entrance. If you had seen them, you would have turned and run away, filled with fear of them
18|19|In time We woke them, and they began to question one another. One of them asked, ‘How long have you been here?’ and [some] answered, ‘A day or part of a day,’ but then [others] said, ‘Your Lord knows best how long you have been here. One of you go to the city with your silver coins, find out where the best food is there, and bring some back. But be careful not to let anyone know about you
18|20|if they found you out, they would stone you or force you to return to their religion, where you would never come to any good.’
18|21|In this way We brought them to people’s attention so that they might know that God’s promise [of resurrection] is true and that there is no doubt about the Last Hour, [though] people argue among themselves. [Some] said, ‘Construct a building over them: their Lord knows best about them.’ Those who prevailed said, ‘We shall build a place of worship over them.’
18|22|[Some] say, ‘The sleepers were three, and their dog made four,’ others say, ‘They were five, and the dog made six’- guessing in the dark- and some say, ‘They were seven, and their dog made eight.’ Say [Prophet], ‘My Lord knows best how many they were.’ Only a few have real knowledge about them, so do not argue, but stick to what is clear, and do not ask any of these people about them
18|23|do not say of anything, ‘I will do that tomorrow,’
18|24|without adding, ‘God willing,’ and, whenever you forget, remember your Lord and say, ‘May my Lord guide me closer to what is right.’
18|25|[Some say], ‘The sleepers stayed in their cave for three hundred years,’ some added nine more
18|26|Say [Prophet], ‘God knows best how long they stayed.’ His is the knowledge of all that is hidden in the heavens and earth- How well He sees! How well He hears!- and they have no one to protect them other than Him; He does not allow anyone to share His rule
18|27|[Prophet], follow what has been revealed to you of your Lord’s Scripture: there is no changing His words, nor can you find any refuge except with Him
18|28|Content yourself with those who pray to their Lord morning and evening, seeking His approval, and do not let your eyes turn away from them out of desire for the attractions of this worldly life: do not yield to those whose hearts We have made heedless of Our Quran, those who follow their own low desires, those whose ways are unbridled
18|29|Say, ‘Now the truth has come from your Lord: let those who wish to believe in it do so, and let those who wish to reject it do so.’ We have prepared a Fire for the wrongdoers that will envelop them from all sides. If they call for relief, they will be relieved with water like molten metal, scalding their faces. What a terrible drink! What a painful resting place
18|30|As for those who believe and do good deeds- We do not let the reward of anyone who does a good deed go to waste
18|31|they will have Gardens of lasting bliss graced with flowing streams. There they will be adorned with bracelets of gold. There they will wear green garments of fine silk and brocade. There they will be comfortably seated on soft chairs. What a blessed reward! What a pleasant resting place
18|32|Tell them the parable of two men: for one of them We made two gardens of grape vines, surrounded them with date palms, and put corn fields in between
18|33|both gardens yielded fruit and did not fail in any way; We made a stream flow through them
18|34|and so he had abundant fruit. One day, while talking to his friend, he said, ‘I have more wealth and a larger following than you.’
18|35|He went into his garden and wronged himself by saying, ‘I do not think this will ever perish
18|36|or that the Last Hour will ever come- even if I were to be taken back to my Lord, I would certainly find something even better there.’
18|37|His companion retorted, ‘Have you no faith in Him who created you from dust, from a small drop of fluid, then shaped you into a man
18|38|But, for me, He is God, my Lord, and I will never set up any partner with Him
18|39|If only, when you entered your garden, you had said, “This is God’s will. There is no power not [given] by God.” Although you see I have less wealth and offspring than you
18|40|my Lord may well give me something better than your garden, and send thunderbolts on your garden from the sky, so that it becomes a heap of barren dust
18|41|or its water may sink so deep into the ground that you will never be able to reach it again.’
18|42|And so it was: his fruit was completely destroyed, and there he was, wringing his hands over what he had invested in it, as it drooped on its trellises, and saying, ‘I wish I had not set up any partner to my Lord.’
18|43|He had no forces to help him other than God- he could not even help himself
18|44|In that situation, the only protection is that of God, the True God: He gives the best rewards and the best outcome
18|45|Tell them, too, what the life of this world is like: We send water down from the skies and the earth’s vegetation absorbs it, but soon the plants turn to dry stubble scattered about by the wind: God has power over everything
18|46|Wealth and children are the attractions of this worldly life, but lasting good works have a better reward with your Lord and give better grounds for hope
18|47|One day We shall make the mountains move, and you will see the earth as an open plain. We shall gather all people together, leaving no one
18|48|They will be lined up before your Lord: ‘Now you have come to Us as We first created you, although you claimed We had not made any such appointment for you.’
18|49|The record of their deeds will be laid open and you will see the guilty, dismayed at what they contain, saying, ‘Woe to us! What a record this is! It does not leave any deed, small or large, unaccounted for!’ They will find everything they ever did laid in front of them: your Lord will not be unjust to anyone
18|50|We said to the angels, ‘Bow down before Adam,’ and they all bowed down, but not Iblis: he was one of the jinn and he disobeyed his Lord’s command. Are you [people] going to take him and his offspring as your masters instead of Me, even though they are your enemies? What a bad bargain for the evildoers
18|51|I did not make them witnesses to the creation of the heavens and earth, nor to their own creation; I do not take as My supporters those who lead others astray
18|52|On the Day God will say, ‘Call on those you claimed were My partners,’ they will call them but they will not answer; We shall set a deadly gulf between them
18|53|The evildoers will see the Fire and they will realize that they are about to fall into it: they will find no escape from it
18|54|In this Quran We have presented every kind of description for people but man is more contentious than any other creature
18|55|Now that guidance has come to them, what stops these people believing and asking forgiveness from their Lord before the fate of earlier peoples annihilates them or their torment confronts them
18|56|We only send messengers to bring good news and to deliver warning, yet the disbelievers seek to refute the truth with false arguments and make fun of My messages and warnings
18|57|Who could be more wrong than the person who is reminded of his Lord’s messages and turns his back on them, ignoring what his hands are storing up for him [in the Hereafter]? We have put covers over their hearts, so they cannot understand the Quran, and We put heaviness in their ears: although you call them to guidance [Prophet] they will never accept it
18|58|Your Lord is the Most Forgiving, and full of mercy: if He took them to task for the wrongs they have done, He would hasten their punishment on. They have an appointed time from which they will have no escape
18|59|[just like] the former communities We destroyed for doing wrong: We set an appointed time for their destruction
18|60|Moses said to his servant, ‘I will not rest until I reach the place where the two seas meet, even if it takes me years!’
18|61|but when they reached the place where the two seas meet, they had forgotten all about their fish, which made its way into the sea and swam away
18|62|They journeyed on, and then Moses said to his servant, ‘Give us our lunch! This journey of ours is very tiring,’
18|63|and [the servant] said, ‘Remember when we were resting by the rock? I forgot the fish- Satan made me forget to pay attention to it- and it [must have] made its way into the sea.’ ‘How strange!’
18|64|Moses said, ‘Then that was the place we were looking for.’ So the two turned back, retraced their footsteps
18|65|and found one of Our servants- a man to whom We had granted Our mercy and whom We had given knowledge of Our own
18|66|Moses said to him, ‘May I follow you so that you can teach me some of the right guidance you have been taught?’
18|67|The man said, ‘You will not be able to bear with me patiently
18|68|How could you be patient in matters beyond your knowledge?’
18|69|Moses said, ‘God willing, you will find me patient. I will not disobey you in any way.’
18|70|The man said, ‘If you follow me then, do not query anything I do before I mention it to you myself.’
18|71|They travelled on. Later, when they got into a boat, and the man made a hole in it, Moses said, ‘How could you make a hole in it? Do you want to drown its passengers? What a strange thing to do!’
18|72|He replied, ‘Did I not tell you that you would never be able to bear with me patiently?’
18|73|Moses said, ‘Forgive me for forgetting. Do not make it too hard for me to follow you.’
18|74|And so they travelled on. Then, when they met a young boy and the man killed him, Moses said, ‘How could you kill an innocent person? He has not killed anyone! What a terrible thing to do!’
18|75|He replied, ‘Did I not tell you that you would never be able to bear with me patiently?’
18|76|Moses said, ‘From now on, if I query anything you do, banish me from your company- you have put up with enough from me.’
18|77|And so they travelled on. Then, when they came to a town and asked the inhabitants for food but were refused hospitality, they saw a wall there that was on the point of falling down and the man repaired it. Moses said, ‘But if you had wished you could have taken payment for doing that.’
18|78|He said, ‘This is where you and I part company. I will tell you the meaning of the things you could not bear with patiently
18|79|the boat belonged to some needy people who made their living from the sea and I damaged it because I knew that coming after them was a king who was seizing every [serviceable] boat by force
18|80|The young boy had parents who were people of faith, and so, fearing he would trouble them through wickedness and disbelief
18|81|we wished that their Lord should give them another child- purer and more compassionate- in his place
18|82|The wall belonged to two young orphans in the town and there was buried treasure beneath it belonging to them. Their father had been a righteous man, so your Lord intended them to reach maturity and then dig up their treasure as a mercy from your Lord. I did not do [these things] of my own accord: these are the explanations for those things you could not bear with patience.’
18|83|[Prophet], they ask you about Dhu ’l-Qarnayn. Say, ‘I will tell you something about him.’
18|84|We established his power in the land, and gave him the means to achieve everything
18|85|He travelled on a certain road
18|86|then, when he came to the setting of the sun, he found it [seemed to be] setting into a muddy spring. Nearby he found some people and We said, ‘Dhu ’l-Qarnayn, you may choose [which of them] to punish or show kindness to.’
18|87|He answered, ‘We shall punish those who have done evil, and when they are returned to their Lord He will punish them [even more] severely
18|88|while those who believed and did good deeds will have the best of rewards: we shall command them to do what is easy for them.’
18|89|He travelled on
18|90|then, when he came to the rising of the sun, he found it rising on a people for whom We had provided no shelter from it
18|91|And so it was: We knew all about him
18|92|He travelled on
18|93|then, when he reached a place between two mountain barriers, he found beside them a people who could barely understand him
18|94|They said, ‘Dhu ’l-Qarnayn, Gog and Magog are ruining this land. Will you build a barrier between them and us if we pay you a tribute?’
18|95|He answered, ‘The power my Lord has given me is better than any tribute, but if you lend me your strength, I will put up a fortification between you and them
18|96|bring me lumps of iron!’ and then, when he had filled the gap between the two mountainsides [he said], ‘Work your bellows!’ and then, when he had made it glow like fire, he said, ‘Bring me molten metal to pour over it!’
18|97|Their enemies could not scale the barrier, nor could they pierce it
18|98|and he said, ‘This is a mercy from my Lord. But when my Lord’s promise is fulfilled, He will raze this barrier to the ground: my Lord’s promise always comes true.’
18|99|On that Day, We shall let them surge against each other like waves and then the Trumpet will be blown and We shall gather them all together
18|100|We shall show Hell to the disbelievers
18|101|those whose eyes were blind to My signs, those who were unable to hear
18|102|Did they think that they could take My servants as masters instead of Me? We have prepared Hell as the disbelievers’ resting place
18|103|Say [Prophet], ‘Shall we tell you who has the most to lose by their actions
18|104|whose efforts in this world are misguided, even when they think they are doing good work
18|105|It is those who disbelieve in their Lord’s messages and deny that they will meet Him.’ Their deeds come to nothing: on the Day of Resurrection We shall give them no weight
18|106|Their recompense for having disbelieved and made fun of My messages and My messengers will be Hell
18|107|But those who believe and do good deeds will be given the Gardens of Paradise
18|108|There they will remain, never wishing to leave
18|109|Say [Prophet], ‘If the whole ocean were ink for writing the words of my Lord, it would run dry before those words were exhausted’- even if We were to add another ocean to it
18|110|Say, ‘I am only a human being, like you, to whom it has been revealed that your God is One. Anyone who fears to meet his Lord should do good deeds and give no one a share in the worship due to his Lord
19|1|Kaf Ha Ya 'Ayn Sad
19|2|This is an account of your Lord’s grace towards His servant, Zachariah
19|3|when he called to his Lord secretly, saying
19|4|‘Lord, my bones have weakened and my hair is ashen grey, but never, Lord, have I ever prayed to You in vain
19|5|I fear [what] my kinsmen [will do] when I am gone, for my wife is barren, so grant me a successor––a gift from You––
19|6|to be my heir and the heir of the family of Jacob. Lord, make him well pleasing [to You].’
19|7|‘Zachariah, We bring you good news of a son whose name will be John––We have chosen this name for no one before him.’
19|8|He said, ‘Lord, how can I have a son when my wife is barren, and I am old and frail?’
19|9|He said, ‘This is what your Lord has said: “It is easy for Me: I created you, though you were nothing before.” ’
19|10|He said, ‘Give me a sign, Lord.’ He said, ‘Your sign is that you will not [be able to] speak to anyone for three full [days and] nights.’
19|11|He went out of the sanctuary to his people and signalled to them to praise God morning and evening
19|12|[We said], ‘John, hold on to the Scripture firmly.’ While he was still a boy, We granted him wisdom
19|13|tenderness from Us, and purity. He was devout
19|14|kind to his parents, not domineering or rebellious
19|15|Peace was on him the day he was born, the day he died, and it will be on him the day he is raised to life again
19|16|Mention in the Quran the story of Mary. She withdrew from her family to a place to the east
19|17|and secluded herself away; We sent Our Spirit to appear before her in the form of a perfected man
19|18|She said, ‘I seek the Lord of Mercy’s protection against you: if you have any fear of Him [do not approach]!’
19|19|but he said, ‘I am but a Mes-senger from your Lord, [come] to announce to you the gift of a pure son.’
19|20|She said, ‘How can I have a son when no man has touched me? I have not been unchaste,’
19|21|and he said, ‘This is what your Lord said: “It is easy for Me- We shall make him a sign to all people, a blessing from Us.”’
19|22|And so it was ordained: she conceived him. She withdrew to a distant place
19|23|and, when the pains of childbirth drove her to [cling to] the trunk of a palm tree, she exclaimed, ‘I wish I had been dead and forgotten long before all this!’
19|24|but a voice cried to her from below, ‘Do not worry: your Lord has provided a stream at your feet
19|25|and, if you shake the trunk of the palm tree towards you, it will deliver fresh ripe dates for you
19|26|so eat, drink, be glad, and say to anyone you may see: “I have vowed to the Lord of Mercy to abstain from conversation, and I will not talk to anyone today.”’
19|27|She went back to her people carrying the child, and they said, ‘Mary! You have done something terrible
19|28|Sister of Aaron! Your father was not an evil man; your mother was not unchaste!’
19|29|She pointed at him. They said, ‘How can we converse with an infant?’
19|30|[But] he said: ‘I am a servant of God. He has granted me the Scripture; made me a prophet
19|31|made me blessed wherever I may be. He commanded me to pray, to give alms as long as I live
19|32|to cherish my mother. He did not make me domineering or graceless
19|33|Peace was on me the day I was born, and will be on me the day I die and the day I am raised to life again.’
19|34|Such was Jesus, son of Mary. [This is] a statement of the Truth about which they are in doubt
19|35|it would not befit God to have a child. He is far above that: when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ and it is
19|36|‘God is my Lord and your Lord, so serve Him: that is a straight path.’
19|37|But factions have differed among themselves. What suffering will come to those who obscure the truth when a dreadful Day arrives
19|38|How sharp of hearing, how sharp of sight they will be when they come to Us, although now they are clearly off course! Warn them [Muhammad] of the Day of Remorse when the matter will be decided
19|39|for they are heedless and do not believe
19|40|It is We who will inherit the earth and all who are on it: they will all be returned to Us
19|41|Mention too, in the Quran, the story of Abraham. He was a man of truth, a prophet
19|42|He said to his father, ‘Father, why do you worship something that can neither hear nor see nor benefit you in any way
19|43|Father, knowledge that has not reached you has come to me, so follow me: I will guide you to an even path
19|44|Father, do not worship Satan- Satan has rebelled against the Lord of Mercy
19|45|Father, I fear that a punishment from the Lord of Mercy may afflict you and that you may become Satan’s companion [in Hell].’
19|46|His father answered, ‘Abraham, do you reject my gods? I will stone you if you do not stop this. Keep out of my way!’
19|47|Abraham said, ‘Peace be with you: I will beg my Lord to forgive you- He is always gracious to me
19|48|but for now I will leave you, and the idols you all pray to, and I will pray to my Lord and trust that my prayer will not be in vain.’
19|49|When he left his people and those they served beside God, We granted him Isaac and Jacob and made them both prophets
19|50|We granted Our grace to all of them, and gave them a noble reputation
19|51|Mention too, in the Quran, the story of Moses. He was specially chosen, a messenger and a prophet
19|52|We called to him from the right-hand side of the mountain and brought him close to Us in secret communion
19|53|out of Our grace We granted him his brother Aaron as a prophet
19|54|Mention too, in the Quran, the story of Ishmael. He was true to his promise, a messenger and a prophet
19|55|He commanded his household to pray and give alms, and his Lord was well pleased with him
19|56|Mention too, in the Quran, the story of Idris. He was a man of truth, a prophet
19|57|We raised him to a high position
19|58|These were the prophets God blessed- from the seed of Adam, of those We carried in the Ark with Noah, from the seed of Abraham and Israel- and those We guided and chose. When the revelations of the Lord of Mercy were recited to them, they fell to their knees and wept
19|59|but there came after them generations who neglected prayer and were driven by their own desires. These will come face to face with their evil
19|60|but those who repent, who believe, who do righteous deeds, will enter Paradise. They will not be wronged in the least
19|61|they will enter the Gardens of Lasting Bliss, promised by the Lord of Mercy to His servants- it is not yet seen but truly His promise will be fulfilled
19|62|There they will hear only peaceful talk, nothing bad; there they will be given provision morning and evening
19|63|That is the Garden We shall give as their own to those of Our servants who were devout
19|64|[Gabriel said],‘We only descend [with revelation] at your Lord’s command––everything before us, everything behind us, everything in between, all belongs to Him––your Lord is never forgetful
19|65|He is Lord of the heavens and earth and everything in between so worship Him: be steadfast in worshipping Him. Do you know of anyone equal to Him?’
19|66|Man says, ‘What? Once I am dead, will I be brought back to life?’
19|67|but does man not remember that We created him when he was nothing before
19|68|By your Lord [Prophet] We shall gather them and the devils together and set them on their knees around Hell
19|69|We shall seize out of each group those who were most disobedient towards the Lord of Mercy
19|70|We know best who most deserves to burn in Hell
19|71|but every single one of you will approach it, a decree from your Lord which must be fulfilled
19|72|We shall save the devout and leave the evildoers there on their knees
19|73|When Our revelations are recited to them in all their clarity, [all that] the disbelievers say to the believers [is], ‘Which side is better situated? Which side has the better following?’
19|74|We have destroyed many a generation before them who surpassed them in riches and outward glitter
19|75|Say [Prophet], ‘The Lord of Mercy lengthens [the lives] of the misguided, until, when they are confronted with what they have been warned about- either the punishment [in this life] or the Hour [of Judgement]- they realize who is worse situated and who has the weakest forces.’
19|76|But God gives more guidance to those who are guided, and good deeds of lasting merit are best and most rewarding in your Lord’s sight
19|77|Have you considered the man who rejects Our revelation, who says, ‘I will certainly be given wealth and children’
19|78|Has he penetrated the unknown or received a pledge to that effect from the Lord of Mercy
19|79|No! We shall certainly record what he says and prolong his punishment
19|80|We shall inherit from him all that he speaks of and he will come to Us all alone
19|81|They have taken other gods beside God to give them strength
19|82|but these gods will reject their worship and will even turn against them
19|83|Have you [Prophet] not seen how We send devils to incite the disbelievers to sin
19|84|There is no need for you to be impatient concerning them: We are counting down their [allotted] time
19|85|On the Day We gather the righteous as an honoured company before the Lord of Mercy
19|86|and drive the sinful like a thirsty herd into Hell
19|87|no one will have power to intercede except for those who have permission from the Lord of Mercy
19|88|The disbelievers say, ‘The Lord of Mercy has offspring.’
19|89|How terrible is this thing you assert
19|90|it almost causes the heavens to be torn apart, the earth to split asunder, the mountains to crumble to pieces
19|91|that they attribute offspring to the Lord of Mercy
19|92|It does not befit the Lord of Mercy [to have offspring]
19|93|there is no one in the heavens or earth who will not come to the Lord of Mercy as a servant
19|94|He has counted them all: He has numbered them exactly
19|95|and they will each return to Him on the Day of Resurrection all alone
19|96|But the Lord of Mercy will give love to those who believe and do righteous deeds
19|97|We have made it easy, in your own language [Prophet], so that you may bring glad news to the righteous and warnings to a stubborn people
19|98|How many generations We have destroyed before them! Do you perceive a single one of them now, or hear as much as a whisper
20|1|Ta Ha
20|2|It was not to distress you [Prophet] that We sent down the Quran to you
20|3|but as a reminder for those who hold God in awe
20|4|a revelation from the One who created the earth and the high heaven
20|5|the Lord of Mercy, established on the throne
20|6|Everything in the heavens and on earth, everything between them, everything beneath the soil, belongs to Him
20|7|Whatever you may say aloud, He knows what you keep secret and what is even more hidden
20|8|God––there is no god but Him––the most excellent names belong to Him
20|9|Has the story of Moses come to you [Prophet]
20|10|He saw a fire and said to his people, ‘Stay here––I can see a fire. Maybe I can bring you a flaming brand from it or find some guidance there.’
20|11|When he came to the fire, he was summoned, ‘Moses
20|12|I am your Lord. Take off your shoes: you are in the sacred valley of Tuwa
20|13|I have chosen you, so listen to what is being revealed
20|14|I am God; there is no god but Me. So worship Me and keep up the prayer so that you remember Me
20|15|The Hour is coming––though I choose to keep it hidden––for each soul to be rewarded for its labour
20|16|Do not let anyone who does not believe in it and follows his own desires distract you from it, and so bring you to ruin.’
20|17|‘Moses, what is that in your right hand?’
20|18|‘It is my staff,’ he said, ‘I lean on it; restrain my sheep with it; I also have other uses for it.’
20|19|God said, ‘Throw it down, Moses.’
20|20|He threw it down and- lo and behold!- it became a fast-moving snake
20|21|He said, ‘Pick it up without fear: We shall turn it back into its former state
20|22|Now place your hand under your armpit and it will come out white, though unharmed: that is another sign
20|23|We do this to show you some of Our greatest signs
20|24|Go to Pharaoh, for he has truly become a tyrant.’
20|25|Moses said, ‘Lord, lift up my heart
20|26|and ease my task for me
20|27|Untie my tongue
20|28|so that they may understand my words
20|29|and give me a helper from my family
20|30|my brother Aaron
20|31|augment my strength through him
20|32|Let him share my task
20|33|so that we can glorify You much
20|34|and remember You often
20|35|You are always watching over us.’
20|36|God said, ‘Moses, your request is granted
20|37|Indeed We showed you favour before
20|38|We inspired your mother, saying
20|39|“Put your child into the chest, then place him in the river. Let the river wash him on to its bank, and he will be taken in by an enemy of Mine and his.” I showered you with My love and planned that you should be reared under My watchful eye
20|40|Your sister went out, saying, “I will tell you someone who will nurse him,” then We returned you to your mother so that she could rejoice and not grieve. Later you killed a man, but We saved you from distress and tried you with other tests. You stayed among the people of Midian for years, then you came here as I ordained
20|41|I have chosen you for Myself
20|42|Go, you and your brother, with My signs, and make sure that you remember Me
20|43|Go, both of you, to Pharaoh, for he has exceeded all bounds
20|44|Speak to him gently so that he may take heed, or show respect.’
20|45|They said, ‘Lord, we fear he will do us great harm or exceed all bounds.’
20|46|He said, ‘Do not be afraid, I am with you both, hearing and seeing everything
20|47|Go and tell him, “We are your Lord’s mes-sengers, so send the Children of Israel with us and do not oppress them. We have brought you a sign from your Lord. Peace be upon whoever follows the right guidance
20|48|it has been revealed to us that punishment falls on whoever rejects the truth and turns his back on it.”’
20|49|[Pharaoh] said, ‘Moses, who is this Lord of yours?’
20|50|Moses said, ‘Our Lord is He who gave everything its form, then gave it guidance.’
20|51|He said, ‘What about former generations?’
20|52|Moses said, ‘My Lord alone has knowledge of them, all in a record; my Lord does not err or forget.’
20|53|It was He who spread out the earth for you and traced routes in it. He sent down water from the sky. With that water We bring forth every kind of plant
20|54|so eat, and graze your cattle. There are truly signs in all this for people of understand-ing
20|55|From the earth We created you, into it We shall return you, and from it We shall raise you a second time
20|56|We showed Pharaoh all Our signs, but he denied them and refused [to change]
20|57|He said, ‘Have you come to drive us from our land with your sorcery, Moses
20|58|We will confront you with sorcery to match your own: make an appointment between us which neither of us will fail to keep, in a mutually agreeable place.’
20|59|He said, ‘Your meeting will be on the day of the feast, so let the people be assembled when the sun has risen high.’
20|60|Pharaoh withdrew and gathered his resources, then he returned
20|61|Moses said to them, ‘Beware, do not invent lies against God or He will destroy you with His punishment. Whoever invents lies will fail.’
20|62|So they discussed their plan among themselves, talking secretly
20|63|saying, ‘These two men are sorcerers. Their purpose is to drive you out of your land with their sorcery and put an end to your time-honoured way of life
20|64|So gather your resources and line up for the contest. Whoever wins today is sure to prosper.’
20|65|They said, ‘Moses, will you throw first or shall we?’
20|66|‘You throw,’ said Moses, and––lo and behold!––through their sorcery, their ropes and staffs seemed to him to be moving
20|67|Moses was inwardly alarmed
20|68|but We said, ‘Do not be afraid, you have the upper hand
20|69|Throw down what is in your right hand: it will swallow up what they have produced. They have only produced the tricks of a sorcerer, and a sorcerer will not prosper, wherever he goes.’
20|70|[So it was, and] the sorcerers threw themselves down in submission. ‘We believe,’ they said, ‘in the Lord of Aaron and Moses.’
20|71|Pharaoh said, ‘How dare you believe in him before I have given you permission? This must be your master, the man who taught you witchcraft. I shall certainly cut off your alternate hands and feet, then crucify you on the trunks of palm trees. You will know for certain which of us has the fiercer and more lasting punishment.’
20|72|They said, ‘We shall never prefer you to the clear sign that has come to us, nor to Him who created us. So decide whatever you will: you can only decide matters of this present life
20|73|we believe in our Lord, [hoping] He may forgive us our sins and the sorcery that you forced us to practise- God is better and more lasting.’
20|74|Hell will be the reward of those who return to their Lord as evildoers: there they will stay, neither living nor dying
20|75|But those who return to their Lord as believers with righteous deeds will be rewarded with the highest of ranks
20|76|Gardens of lasting bliss graced with flowing streams, and there they will stay. Such is the reward of those who purify themselves
20|77|We revealed to Moses, ‘Go out at night with My servants and strike a dry path for them across the sea. Have no fear of being overtaken and do not be dismayed.’
20|78|Pharaoh pursued them with his armies and was overwhelmed by the sea
20|79|Pharaoh truly led his people astray; he did not guide them
20|80|Children of Israel, We rescued you from your enemies. We made a pledge with you on the right-hand side of the mountain. We sent down manna and quails for you
20|81|‘Eat from the good things We have provided for you, but do not overstep the bounds, or My wrath will descend on you. Anyone on whom My wrath descends has truly fallen
20|82|Yet I am most forgiving towards those who repent, believe, do righteous deeds, and stay on the right path.’
20|83|[God said], ‘Moses, what has made you come ahead of your people in such haste?’
20|84|and he said, ‘They are following in my footsteps. I rushed to You, Lord, to please You,’
20|85|but God said, ‘We have tested your people in your absence: the Samiri has led them astray.’
20|86|Moses returned to his people, angry and aggrieved. He said, ‘My people, did your Lord not make you a gracious promise? Was my absence too long for you? Did you want anger to fall on you from your Lord and so broke your word to me?’
20|87|They said, ‘We did not break our word to you deliberately. We were burdened with the weight of people’s jewellery, so we threw it [into the fire], and the Samiri did the same,’
20|88|but he [used the molten jewellery to] produce an image of a calf which made a lowing sound, and they said, ‘This is your god and Moses’ god, but he has forgotten.’
20|89|Did they not see that [the calf] gave them no answer, that it had no power to harm or benefit them
20|90|Aaron did say to them, ‘My people, this calf is a test for you. Your true Lord is the Lord of Mercy, so follow me and obey my orders,’
20|91|but they replied, ‘We shall not give up our devotion to it until Moses returns to us.’
20|92|Moses said, ‘When you realized they had gone astray, what prevented you, Aaron
20|93|from coming after me? How could you disobey my orders?’
20|94|He said, ‘Son of my mother- let go of my beard and my hair!- I was afraid you would say, “You have caused division among the children of Israel and have not heeded what I said.”’
20|95|Moses said, ‘And what was the matter with you, Samiri?’
20|96|He replied, ‘I saw something they did not; I took in some of the teachings of the Messenger but tossed them aside: my soul prompted me to do what I did.’
20|97|Moses said, ‘Get away from here! Your lot in this life is to say, “Do not touch me,” but you have an appointment from which there is no escape. Look at your god which you have kept on worshipping- we shall grind it down and scatter it into the sea
20|98|[People], your true god is the One God- there is no god but Him- whose knowledge embraces everything.’
20|99|In this way We relate to you [Prophet] stories of what happened before. We have given you a Quran from Us
20|100|Whoever turns away from it will bear on the Day of Resurrection a heavy burden
20|101|and will remain under it. What a terrible burden to carry on that Day
20|102|When the trumpet is sounded and We gather the sinful, sightless
20|103|they will murmur to one another, ‘You stayed only ten days [on earth]’
20|104|We know best what they say- but the more perceptive of them will say, ‘Your stay [on earth] was only a single day.’
20|105|They ask you [Prophet] about the mountains: say, ‘[On that Day] my Lord will blast them into dust
20|106|and leave a flat plain
20|107|with no peak or trough to be seen
20|108|On that Day, people will follow the summoner from whom there is no escape; every voice will be hushed for the Lord of Mercy; only whispers will be heard
20|109|On that Day, intercession will be useless except from those to whom the Lord of Mercy has granted permission and whose words He approves
20|110|He knows what is before and behind them, though they do not comprehend Him
20|111|and [all] faces will be humbled before the Living, Ever Watchful One. Those burdened with evil deeds will despair
20|112|but whoever has done righteous deeds and believed need have no fear of injustice or deprivation.’
20|113|We have sent the Quran down in the Arabic tongue and given all kinds of warnings in it, so that they may beware or take heed
20|114|exalted be God, the one who is truly in control. [Prophet], do not rush to recite before the revelation is fully complete but say, ‘Lord, increase me in knowledge!’
20|115|We also commanded Adam before you, but he forgot and We found him lacking in constancy
20|116|When We said to the angels, ‘Bow down before Adam,’ they did. But Iblis refused
20|117|so We said, ‘Adam, this is your enemy, yours and your wife’s: do not let him drive you out of the garden and make you miserable
20|118|In the garden you will never go hungry, feel naked
20|119|be thirsty, or suffer the heat of the sun.’
20|120|But Satan whispered to Adam, saying, ‘Adam, shall I show you the tree of immortality and power that never decays?’
20|121|and they both ate from it. They became conscious of their nakedness and began to cover themselves with leaves from the garden. Adam disobeyed his Lord and was led astray
20|122|later his Lord brought him close, accepted his repentance, and guided him
20|123|God said, ‘Get out of the garden as each other’s enemy.’ Whoever follows My guidance, when it comes to you [people], will not go astray nor fall into misery
20|124|but whoever turns away from it will have a life of great hardship. We shall bring him blind to the Assembly on the Day of Resurrection
20|125|and he will say, ‘Lord, why did You bring me here blind? I was sighted before!’
20|126|God will say, ‘This is how it is: You ignored Our revelations when they came to you, so today you will be ignored.’
20|127|This is how We reward those who go too far, and who do not believe in their Lord’s revelations. The greatest and most enduring punishment is in the Hereafter
20|128|Do they not draw a lesson from the many generations We destroyed before them, through whose dwelling places they now walk? There truly are signs in this for anyone with understanding
20|129|If it were not for a preordained Word from your Lord [Prophet], they would already have been destroyed. Their time has been set
20|130|so [Prophet] be patient with what they say- celebrate the praise of your Lord, before the rising and setting of the sun, celebrate His praise during the night, and at the beginning and end of the day, so that you may find contentment
20|131|and do not gaze longingly at what We have given some of them to enjoy, the finery of this present life: We test them through this, but the provision of your Lord is better and more lasting
20|132|Order your people to pray, and pray steadfastly yourself. We are not asking you to give Us provision;We provide for you, and the rewards of the Hereafter belong to the devout
20|133|The disbelievers say, ‘Why does he not bring us a sign from his Lord?’ Have they not been given clear proof confirming what was in the earlier scriptures
20|134|If We had destroyed them through punishment before this Messenger came, they would have said, ‘Lord, if only You had sent us a messenger, we could have followed Your revelations before we suffered humiliation and disgrace!’
20|135|[Prophet], say, ‘We are all waiting, so you carry on waiting: you will come to learn who has followed the even path, and been rightly guided.’
21|1|Ever closer to people draws their reckoning, while they turn away, heedless
21|2|Whenever any fresh revelation comes to them from their Lord, they listen to it playfully
21|3|with frivolous hearts. The evildoers conferred in secret: ‘Is this man anything but a mortal like yourselves? Are you going to fall under his spell with your eyes wide open?’
21|4|He said, ‘My Lord knows everything that is said in the heavens and the earth: He is the All Hearing, the All Knowing.’
21|5|Some say, ‘Muddled dreams’; others, ‘He made it up’; yet others, ‘He is just a poet, let him show us a sign as previous messengers did.’
21|6|But of the communities We destroyed before them not a single one believed. Will these now believe
21|7|And even before your time [Prophet], all the messengers We sent were only men We inspired–– if you [disbelievers] do not know, ask people who know the Scripture––
21|8|We did not give them bodies that ate no food, nor were they immortal
21|9|We fulfilled Our promise to them in the end: We saved them and those We wished to save, and We destroyed those who exceeded all bounds
21|10|And now We have sent down to you [people] a Scripture to remind you. Will you not use your reason
21|11|How many communities of evildoers We have destroyed! How many others We have raised up in their places
21|12|When they felt Our might coming upon them, see how they tried to escape it
21|13|‘Do not try to escape. Go back to your homes and the pleasure you revelled in: you may be questioned.’
21|14|They said, ‘Woe to us! We were wrong!’
21|15|and that cry of theirs did not cease until We made them burnt-offstubble
21|16|We did not create the heavens and the earth and everything between them playfully
21|17|If We had wished for a pastime, We could have found it within Us- if We had wished for any such thing
21|18|No! We hurl the truth against falsehood, and truth obliterates it- see how falsehood vanishes away! Woe to you [people] for the way you describe God
21|19|Everyone in the heavens and earth belongs to Him, and those that are with Him are never too proud to worship Him, nor do they grow weary
21|20|they glorify Him tirelessly night and day
21|21|Have they chosen any gods from the earth who can give life to the dead
21|22|If there had been in the heavens or earth any gods but Him, both heavens and earth would be in ruins: God, Lord of the Throne, is far above the things they say
21|23|He cannot be called to account for anything He does, whereas they will be called to account
21|24|Have they chosen to worship other gods instead of Him? Say, ‘Bring your proof. This is the Scripture for those who are with me and the Scripture for those who went before me.’ But most of them do not recognize the truth, so they pay no heed
21|25|We never sent any messenger before you [Muhammad] without revealing to him: ‘There is no god but Me, so serve Me.’
21|26|And they say, ‘The Lord of Mercy has taken offspring for Himself.’ May He be exalted! No! They are only His honoured servants
21|27|they do not speak before He speaks and they act by His command
21|28|He knows what is before them and what is behind them, and they cannot intercede without His permission––indeed they themselves stand in awe of Him
21|29|If any of them were to claim, ‘I am a god beside Him,’ We would reward them with Hell: this is how We reward evildoers
21|30|Are the disbelievers not aware that the heavens and the earth used to be joined together and that We ripped them apart, that We made every living thing from water? Will they not believe
21|31|And We put firm mountains on the earth, lest it should sway under them, and set broad paths on it, so that they might follow the right direction
21|32|and We made the sky a well-secured canopy- yet from its wonders they turn away
21|33|It is He who created night and day, the sun and the moon, each floating in its orbit
21|34|We have not granted everlasting life to any other human being before you either [Muhammad]- if you die, will [the disbelievers] live for ever
21|35|Every soul is certain to taste death: We test you all through the bad and the good, and to Us you will all return
21|36|When the disbelievers see you, they laugh at you: ‘Is this the one who talks about your gods?’ They reject any talk of the Lord of Mercy
21|37|Man was created hasty: I will show you My signs soon, so do not ask Me to hasten them
21|38|They say, ‘When will this promise be fulfilled, if what you say is true?’
21|39|If the disbelievers only knew, the time will arrive when they will not be able to ward off the Fire from their faces or their backs, and they will get no help
21|40|It will come upon them suddenly and stupefy them; they will be powerless to push it away; they will not be reprieved
21|41|Messengers before you [Muhammad] were also ridiculed, but those who mocked them were overwhelmed in the end by the very thing they had mocked
21|42|Say, ‘Who could protect you night and day from the Lord of Mercy?’ Yet they turn away when their Lord is mentioned
21|43|Do they have gods who can defend them against Us? Their gods have no power to help themselves, nor can they be protected from Us
21|44|We have allowed these sinners and their forefathers to enjoy life for a long time. But do they not see how We are shrinking their borders? Is it they who will prevail
21|45|Say, ‘I warn you only through the Revelation.’ The deaf will not hear the warning call
21|46|yet if a mere breath of your Lord’s punishment touches them, they will be sure to cry, ‘Woe to us! We were wrong!’
21|47|We will set up scales of justice for the Day of Resurrection so that no one can be wronged in the least, and if there should be even the weight of a mustard seed, We shall bring it out- We take excellent account
21|48|We gave Moses and Aaron [the Scripture] that distinguishes right from wrong, a light and a reminder for those who are mindful of God
21|49|those who stand in awe of their Lord, though He is unseen, and who fear the Hour
21|50|This [Quran] too is a blessed message We have sent down- are you [people] going to deny it
21|51|Long ago We bestowed right judgement on Abraham and We knew him well
21|52|He said to his father and his people, ‘What are these images to which you are so devoted?’
21|53|They replied, ‘We found our fathers worshipping them.’
21|54|He said, ‘You and your fathers have clearly gone astray.’
21|55|They asked, ‘Have you brought us the truth or are you just playing about?’
21|56|He said, ‘Listen! Your true Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, He who created them, and I am a witness to this
21|57|By God I shall certainly plot against your idols as soon as you have turned your backs!’
21|58|He broke them all into pieces, but left the biggest one for them to return to
21|59|They said, ‘Who has done this to our gods? How wicked he must be!’
21|60|Some said, ‘We heard a youth called Abraham talking about them.’
21|61|They said, ‘Bring him before the eyes of the people, so that they may witness [his trial].’
21|62|They asked, ‘Was it you, Abraham, who did this to our gods?’
21|63|He said, ‘No, it was done by the biggest of them- this one. Ask them, if they can talk.’
21|64|They turned to one another, saying, ‘It is you who are in the wrong,’
21|65|but then they lapsed again and said, ‘You know very well these gods cannot speak.’
21|66|Abraham said, ‘How can you worship what can neither benefit nor harm you, instead of God
21|67|Shame on you and on the things you worship instead of God. Have you no sense?’
21|68|They said, ‘Burn him and avenge your gods, if you are going to do the right thing.’
21|69|But We said, ‘Fire, be cool and safe for Abraham.’
21|70|They planned to harm him, but We made them suffer the greatest loss
21|71|We saved him and Lot [and sent them] to the land We blessed for all people
21|72|and We gave him Isaac and Jacob as an additional gift, and made each of them righteous
21|73|We made all of them leaders, guiding others by Our command, and We inspired them to do good works, to keep up the prayer, and to give alms: they were Our true worshippers
21|74|We gave Lot sound judgement and knowledge and saved him from the community who practised obscenities- they were shameless people who broke God’s law
21|75|We admitted him to Our mercy; he was a righteous man
21|76|Long before that, We answered Noah when he cried out to Us: We saved him and his family from the great calamity
21|77|and We helped him against the people who rejected Our signs- they were evil people, so We drowned them all
21|78|And remember David and Solomon, when they gave judgement regarding the field into which sheep strayed by night and grazed. We witnessed their judgement
21|79|and made Solomon understand the case [better], though We gave sound judgement and knowledge to both of them. We made the mountains and the birds celebrate Our praises with David- We did all these things
21|80|We taught him how to make coats of mail for the benefit of you [people], to protect you in your wars, but are you grateful for this
21|81|We harnessed the stormy wind for Solomon, so that it sped by his command to the land We had blessed- We have knowledge of all things
21|82|and We made some of the jinn subservient to him, to dive for him and do other works besides. We were watching over them
21|83|Remember Job, when he cried to his Lord, ‘Suffering has truly afflicted me, but you are the Most Merciful of the merciful.’
21|84|We answered him, removed his suffering, and restored his family to him, along with more like them, as an act of grace from Us and a reminder for all who serve Us
21|85|And remember Ishmael, Idris, and Dhu’l-Kifl: they were all steadfast
21|86|We admitted them to Our mercy; they were truly righteous
21|87|And remember the man with the whale,when he went off angrily, thinking We could not restrict him, but then he cried out in the deep darkness, ‘There is no God but You, glory be to You, I was wrong.’
21|88|We answered him and saved him from distress: this is how We save the faithful
21|89|Remember Zachariah, when he cried to his Lord, ‘My Lord, do not leave me childless, though You are the best of heirs.’
21|90|We answered him––We gave him John, and cured his wife of barrenness- they were always keen to do good deeds. They called upon Us out of longing and awe, and humbled themselves before Us
21|91|Remember the one who guarded her chastity. We breathed into her from Our Spirit and made her and her son a sign for all people
21|92|[Messengers], this community of yours is one single community and I am your Lord, so serve Me
21|93|They have torn their unity apart, but they will all return to Us
21|94|If anyone does good deeds and is a believer, his efforts will not be ignored: We record them for him
21|95|No community destroyed by Us can escape its return
21|96|and when the peoples of Gog and Magog are let loose and swarm swiftly from every highland
21|97|when the True Promise draws near, the disbelievers’ eyes will stare in terror, and they will say, ‘Woe to us! We were not aware of this at all. We were wrong.’
21|98|You [disbelievers] and what you worship instead of God will be fuel for Hell: that is where you will go
21|99|if these [idols] had been real gods they would not have gone there- you will all stay there
21|100|There the disbelievers will be groaning piteously, but the [idols] will hear nothing
21|101|But those for whom We have decreed Paradise will be kept far from Hell
21|102|they will not hear a murmur from it- and endlessly they will enjoy everything their souls desire
21|103|They will have no fear of the great Terror: the angels will receive them with the words, ‘This is the Day you were promised!’
21|104|On that Day, We shall roll up the skies as a writer rolls up [his] scrolls. We shall reproduce creation just as We produced it the first time: this is Our binding promise. We shall certainly do all these things
21|105|We wrote in the Psalms, as We did in [earlier] Scripture: ‘My righteous servants will inherit the earth.’
21|106|There truly is a message in this for the servants of God
21|107|It was only as a mercy that We sent you [Prophet] to all people
21|108|Say, ‘What is revealed to me is that your God is one God- will you submit to Him?’
21|109|But if they turn away, say, ‘I have proclaimed the message fairly to you all. I do not know whether the judgement you are promised is near or far
21|110|but He knows what you reveal and conceal
21|111|I do not know: this [time] may well be a test for you, and enjoyment for a while.’
21|112|He said,‘My Lord, pass the true judgement.’ And, ‘Our Lord is the Lord of Mercy. We seek His assistance against what you [disbelievers] say.’
22|1|People, be mindful of your Lord, for the earthquake of the Last Hour will be a mighty thing
22|2|on the Day you see it, every nursing mother will think no more of her baby, every pregnant female will miscarry, you will think people are drunk when they are not, so severe will be God’s torment
22|3|Yet still there are some who, with no knowledge, argue about God, who follow every devilish rebel
22|4|fated to lead astray those who take his side, and guide them to the suffering of the blazing flame
22|5|People, [remember,] if you doubt the Resurrection, that We created you from dust, then a drop of fluid, then a clinging form, then a lump of flesh, both shaped and unshaped: We mean to make Our power clear to you. Whatever We choose We cause to remain in the womb for an appointed time, then We bring you forth as infants and then you grow and reach maturity. Some die young and some are left to live on to such an age that they forget all they once knew. You sometimes see the earth lifeless, yet when We send down water it stirs and swells and produces every kind of joyous growth
22|6|this is because God is the Truth; He brings the dead back to life; He has power over everything
22|7|There is no doubt that the Last Hour is bound to come, nor that God will raise the dead from their graves
22|8|yet still there are some who, with no knowledge or guidance or any book of enlightenment, argue about God
22|9|turning scornfully aside to lead others away from God’s path. Disgrace in this world awaits such a person and, on the Day of Resurrection, We shall make him taste the suffering of the Fire
22|10|[It will be said], ‘This is for what you have stored up with your own hands: God is never unjust to His creatures.’
22|11|There are also some who serve God with unsteady faith: if something good comes their way, they are satisfied, but if they are tested, they revert to their old ways, losing both this world and the next- that is the clearest loss
22|12|Instead of God, they call upon what can neither harm nor help them- that is straying far away
22|13|or invoke one whose harm is closer than his help: an evil master and an evil companion
22|14|But God will admit those who believe and do good deeds to Gardens graced with flowing streams. God does whatever He wishes
22|15|Anyone who thinks that God will not support him in this world and the next should stretch a rope up to the sky, climb all the way up it, and see whether this strategy removes the cause of his anger
22|16|In this way, We send the Quran down as clear messages, and God guides whoever He will
22|17|As for the believers, those who follow the Jewish faith, the Sabians, the Christians, the Magians, and the idolaters, God will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection; God witnesses all things
22|18|Do you not realize [Prophet] that everything in the heavens and earth submits to God: the sun, the moon, the stars, the mountains, the trees, and the animals? So do many human beings, though for many others punishment is well deserved. Anyone disgraced by God will have no one to honour him: God does whatever He will
22|19|These two kinds of people disagree about their Lord. Garments of fire will be tailored for those who disbelieve; scalding water will be poured over their heads
22|20|melting their insides as well as their skins
22|21|there will be iron crooks to restrain them
22|22|whenever, in their anguish, they try to escape, they will be pushed back in and told, ‘Taste the suffering of the Fire.’
22|23|But God will admit those who believe and do good deeds to Gardens graced with flowing streams; there they will be adorned with golden bracelets and pearls; there they will have silken garments
22|24|They were guided to good speech and to the path of the One Worthy of all Praise
22|25|As for the disbelievers, who bar others from God’s path and from the Sacred Mosque- which We made for all people, residents and visitors alike- and who try to violate it with wrongdoing, We shall make them taste a painful punishment
22|26|We showed Abraham the site of the House, saying, ‘Do not assign partners to Me. Purify My House for those who circle around it, those who stand to pray, and those who bow and prostrate themselves
22|27|Proclaim the Pilgrimage to all people. They will come to you on foot and on every kind of swift mount, emerging from every deep mountain pass
22|28|to attain benefits and celebrate God’s name, on specified days, over the livestock He has provided for them- feed yourselves and the poor and unfortunate
22|29|so let the pilgrims perform their acts of cleansing, fulfil their vows, and circle around the Ancient House.’
22|30|All this [is ordained by God]: anyone who honours the sacred ordinances of God will have good rewards from his Lord. Livestock have been made lawful to you, except for what has been explicitly forbidden. Shun the filth of idolatrous beliefs and practices and shun false utterances
22|31|Devote yourselves to God and assign Him no partners, for the person who does so is like someone who has been hurled down from the skies and snatched up by the birds or flung to a distant place by the wind
22|32|All this [is ordained by God]: those who honour God’s rites show the piety of their hearts
22|33|Live-stock are useful to you until the set time. Then their place of sacrifice is near the Ancient House
22|34|We appointed acts of devotion for every community, for them to celebrate God’s name over the livestock He provided for them: your God is One, so devote yourselves to Him. [Prophet], give good news to the humble
22|35|whose hearts fill with awe whenever God is mentioned, who endure whatever happens to them with patience, who keep up the prayer, who give to others out of Our provision to them
22|36|We have made camels part of God’s sacred rites for you. There is much good in them for you, so invoke God’s name over them as they are lined up for sacrifice, then, when they have fallen down dead, feed yourselves and those who do not ask, as well as those who do. We have subjected them to you in this way so that you may be thankful
22|37|It is neither their meat nor their blood that reaches God but your piety. He has subjected them to you in this way so that you may glorify God for having guided you. Give good news to those who do good
22|38|God will defend the believers; God does not love the unfaithful or the ungrateful
22|39|Those who have been attacked are permitted to take up arms because they have been wronged- God has the power to help them
22|40|those who have been driven unjustly from their homes only for saying, ‘Our Lord is God.’ If God did not repel some people by means of others, many monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques, where God’s name is much invoked, would have been destroyed. God is sure to help those who help His cause- God is strong and mighty
22|41|those who, when We establish them in the land, keep up the prayer, pay the prescribed alms, command what is right, and forbid what is wrong: God controls the outcome of all events
22|42|If they reject you [Prophet], so did the people of Noah before them, and those of Ad, Thamud
22|43|Abraham, Lot
22|44|Midian. Moses too was called a liar. I gave the disbelievers time, but in the end I punished them. How I condemned them
22|45|How many towns steeped in wrongdoing We have destroyed and left in total ruin; how many deserted wells; how many lofty palaces
22|46|Have these people [of Mecca] not travelled through the land with hearts to understand and ears to hear? It is not people’s eyes that are blind, but their hearts within their breasts
22|47|They will challenge you [Prophet] to hasten the punishment. God will not fail in His promise- a Day with your Lord is like a thousand years by your reckoning
22|48|To many a town steeped in wrongdoing I gave more time and then struck them down: they all return to Me in the end
22|49|Say [Prophet], ‘People, I am sent only to give you clear warning.’
22|50|Those who believe and do good deeds will be forgiven and have a generous reward
22|51|but those who strive to oppose Our messages and try in vain to defeat Us are destined for the Blaze
22|52|We have never sent any messenger or prophet before you [Muhammad] into whose wishes Satan did not insinuate something, but God removes what Satan insinuates and then God affirms His message. God is all knowing and wise
22|53|He makes Satan’s insinuations a temptation only for the sick at heart and those whose hearts are hardened- the evildoers are profoundly opposed [to the Truth]
22|54|and He causes those given knowledge to realize that this Revelation is your Lord’s Truth, so that they may believe in it and humble their hearts to Him: God guides the faithful to the straight path
22|55|The disbelievers will remain in doubt about it until the Hour suddenly overpowers them or until torment descends on them on a Day devoid of all hope
22|56|On that Day control will belong to God: He will judge between them. Those who believe and do good deeds will be admitted to Gardens of Delight
22|57|while those who disbelieve and reject Our revelations will receive a humiliating torment
22|58|He will give a generous provision to those who migrated in God’s way and were killed or died. He is the Best Provider
22|59|He will admit them to a place that will please them: God is all knowing and most forbearing
22|60|So it will be. God will help those who retaliate against an aggressive act merely with its like and are then wronged again: God is pardoning and most forgiving
22|61|So it will be, because God makes night pass into day, and day into night, and He is all hearing and all seeing
22|62|So it will be, because it is God alone who is the Truth, and whatever else they invoke is sheer falsehood: it is God who is the Most High, the Most Great
22|63|Have you [Prophet] not considered how God sends water down from the sky and the next morning the earth becomes green? God is truly most subtle, all aware
22|64|everything in the heavens and earth belongs to Him; God alone is self-sufficient, worthy of all praise
22|65|Have you not considered how God has made everything on the earth of service to you? That ships sail the sea at His command? That He keeps the heavens from falling down on the earth without His permission? God is most compassionate and most merciful to mankind
22|66|it is He who gave you [people] life, will cause you to die, then will give you life again- but man is ungrateful
22|67|We have appointed acts of devotion for every community to observe, so do not let them argue with you [Prophet] about this matter. Call them to your Lord- you are on the right path
22|68|and if they argue with you, say, ‘God is well aware of what you are doing.’
22|69|On the Day of Resurrection, God will judge between you regarding your differences
22|70|Are you [Prophet] not aware that God knows all that is in the heavens and earth? All this is written in a Record; this is easy for God
22|71|Yet beside God they serve that for which He has sent no authority and of which they have no knowledge: the evildoers will have no one to help them
22|72|[Prophet], you can see the hostility on the faces of the disbelievers when Our messages are recited clearly to them: it is almost as if they are going to attack those who recite Our messages to them. Say, ‘Shall I tell you what is far worse than what you feel now? The Fire that God has promised the disbelievers! What a dismal end!’
22|73|People, here is an illustration, so listen carefully: those you call on beside God could not, even if they combined all their forces, create a fly, and if a fly took something away from them, they would not be able to retrieve it. How feeble are the petitioners and how feeble are those they petition
22|74|They have no grasp of God’s true measure: God is truly most strong and mighty
22|75|God chooses messengers from among the angels and from among men. God is all hearing, all seeing
22|76|He knows what lies before and behind them. All matters return to Him
22|77|Believers, bow down, prostrate yourselves, worship your Lord, and do good so that you may succeed
22|78|Strive hard for God as is His due: He has chosen you and placed no hardship in your religion, the faith of your forefather Abraham. God has called you Muslims––both in the past and in this [message]––so that the Messenger can bear witness about you and so that you can bear witness about other people. So keep up the prayer, give the prescribed alms, and seek refuge in God: He is your protector––an excellent protector and an excellent helper
23|1|[How] prosperous are the believers
23|2|Those who pray humbly
23|3|who shun idle talk
23|4|who pay the prescribed alms
23|5|who guard their chastity
23|6|except with their spouses or their slaves––with these they are not to blame
23|7|but anyone who seeks more than this is exceeding the limits––
23|8|who are faithful to their trusts and pledges
23|9|and who keep up their prayers
23|10|will rightly be given
23|11|Paradise as their own, there to remain
23|12|We created man from an essence of clay
23|13|then We placed him as a drop of fluid in a safe place
23|14|then We made that drop into a clinging form, and We made that form into a lump of flesh, and We made that lump into bones, and We clothed those bones with flesh, and later We made him into other forms––glory be to God, the best of creators!––
23|15|then you will die
23|16|and then, on the Day of Resurrection, you will be raised up again
23|17|We created seven levels above you: We are never unmindful of Our creation
23|18|We sent water down from the sky in due measure and lodged it in the earth––We have the power to take it all away if We so wish––
23|19|with it We produced for you gardens of date palms and vines, with many fruits there for you to eat
23|20|and a tree, growing out of Mount Sinai, that produces oil and seasoning for your food
23|21|There is a lesson for you in livestock: We produce milk for you to drink from their bellies. And they have many other benefits: you eat them
23|22|and you ride on them, as you do in ships
23|23|We sent Noah to his people. He said, ‘My people, serve God, for He is your only god. Will you not heed Him?’
23|24|But the leading disbelievers among his people said, ‘He is merely a mortal like you, trying to gain some superiority over you. God would have sent down angels if He had wished; besides, we never heard of anything like this from our forefathers
23|25|He is just a madman, so let’s wait and see what happens to him.’
23|26|Noah said, ‘My Lord, help me! They call me a liar,’
23|27|and so We revealed to him: ‘Build the Ark under Our watchful eye and according to Our revelation. When Our command comes and water gushes up out of the earth,take pairs of every species on board, and your family, except for those on whom the sentence has already been passed- do not plead with me for the evildoers: they will be drowned
23|28|and when you and your companions are settled on the Ark, say, “Praise be to God, who delivered us from the wicked people,”
23|29|and say, “My Lord, let me land with Your blessing: it is You who provide the best landings”.’
23|30|There are signs in all this: We have always put [people] to the test
23|31|Then We raised another generation after them
23|32|and sent one of their own as a messenger: ‘Serve God, for He is your only god. Will you not heed Him?’
23|33|But the leading disbelievers among his people, who denied the Meeting in the Hereafter, to whom We had granted ease and plenty in this life, said, ‘He is just a mortal like you- he eats what you eat and drinks what you drink
23|34|and you will really be losers if you obey a mortal like yourselves
23|35|How can he promise you that after you die and become dust and bones you will be brought out alive
23|36|What you are promised is very farfetched
23|37|There is only the life of this world: we die, we live, but we will never be resurrected
23|38|He is just a man making lies up about God. We will never believe in him.’
23|39|The prophet said, ‘My Lord, help me! They call me a liar,’
23|40|and so God said, ‘Soon they will be filled with regret.’
23|41|The blast justly struck them and We swept them away like scum. Away with the evildoers
23|42|We raised other generations after them
23|43|no community can advance or delay its time
23|44|and We sent Our messengers in succession: whenever a messenger came to a community they invariably called him a liar, so We destroyed them one after the other and made them into cautionary tales. Away with the disbelievers
23|45|Then We sent Moses and his brother Aaron, with Our signs and clear authority
23|46|to Pharaoh and his prominent leaders, but they responded with arrogance: they were a haughty people
23|47|They said, ‘Are we to believe in two mortals like us? And their people are our servants?’
23|48|and so they called them both liars: they became another ruined people
23|49|We gave Moses the Scripture, so that they might be rightly guided
23|50|We made the son of Mary and his mother a sign; We gave them shelter on a peaceful hillside with flowing water
23|51|Messengers, eat good things and do good deeds: I am well aware of what you do
23|52|This community of yours is one- and I am your Lord: be mindful of Me
23|53|but they have split their community into sects, each rejoicing in their own
23|54|So [Muhammad] leave them for a while steeped [in their ignorance]
23|55|Do they reckon that, by giving them wealth and sons
23|56|We race to give them good things? They really have no idea
23|57|Those who stand in awe of their Lord
23|58|who believe in His messages
23|59|who do not ascribe partners to Him
23|60|who always give with hearts that tremble at the thought that they must return to Him
23|61|are the ones who race toward good things, and they will be the first to get them
23|62|We do not burden any soul with more than it can bear- We have a Record that tells the truth- they will not be wronged
23|63|But the disbelievers’ hearts are steeped [in ignorance of ] all this; and there are other things besides this that they do
23|64|When We bring Our punishment on those corrupted with wealth, they will cry for help
23|65|‘Do not cry out today: you will get no help from Us
23|66|Time and time again My messages were recited to you, but you turned arrogantly on your heels
23|67|and spent the evening making fun of [the Quran].’
23|68|Have they not contemplated the Word of God? Has something come to them that did not come to their forefathers
23|69|Do they not recognize their Messenger? So why do they reject him
23|70|Why do they say he is possessed? He has brought them the truth and most of them hate it
23|71|but if the truth were in accordance with their desires, the heavens, the earth, and everyone in them would disintegrate. We have brought them their Reminder and they turn away from it
23|72|Do you [Prophet] ask them for any payment? Your Lord’s is the best payment: He is the Best of Providers
23|73|You call them to a straight path
23|74|and those who do not believe in the Hereafter turn away from that path
23|75|Even if We were to show them mercy and relieve them of distress, they would blindly persist in their transgression
23|76|We have already afflicted them, yet they did not submit to their Lord: they will not humble themselves
23|77|until We open a gate to severe torment for them- then they will be plunged into utter despair
23|78|It is God who endowed you with hearing, sight, and hearts- how seldom you are grateful
23|79|It is He who made you multiply on earth. It is to Him that you will be gathered
23|80|it is He who gives life and death; the alternation of night and day depends on Him; will you not use your minds
23|81|But, like others before them
23|82|they say, ‘What? When we die and turn to dust and bones, shall we really be resurrected
23|83|We have heard such promises before, and so did our forefathers. These are just ancient fables.’
23|84|Say [Prophet], ‘Who owns the earth and all who live in it, if you know [so much]?’
23|85|and they will reply, ‘God.’ Say, ‘Will you not take heed?’
23|86|Say, ‘Who is the Lord of the seven heavens? Who is the Lord of the Mighty Throne?’
23|87|and they will reply, ‘God.’ Say, ‘Will you not be mindful?’
23|88|Say, ‘Who holds control of everything in His hand? Who protects, while there is no protection against Him, if you know [so much]?’
23|89|and they will reply, ‘God.’ Say, ‘Then how can you be so deluded?’
23|90|The fact is, We brought them the truth and they are lying
23|91|God has never had a child. Nor is there any god beside Him- if there were, each god would have taken his creation aside and tried to overcome the others. May God be exalted above what they describe
23|92|He knows what is not seen as well as what is seen; He is far above any partner they claim for Him
23|93|Say, ‘Lord, if You are going to show me the punishment You have promised them
23|94|then Lord, do not include me among the evildoers!’
23|95|We certainly are able to show you the punishment We have promised them
23|96|Repel evil with good- We are well aware of what they attribute to Us
23|97|and say, ‘Lord, I take refuge with You from the goadings of the evil ones
23|98|I seek refuge with you, Lord, so that they may not come near me.’
23|99|When death comes to one of them, he cries, ‘My Lord, let me return
23|100|so as to make amends for the things I neglected.’ Never! This will not go beyond his words: a barrier stands behind such people until the very Day they are resurrected
23|101|On that Day when the Trumpet is blown, the ties between them will be as nothing and they will not ask about each other
23|102|those whose good deeds weigh heavy will be successful
23|103|but those whose balance is light will have lost their souls for ever and will stay in Hell
23|104|the Fire will scorch their faces and their lips will be twisted in pain
23|105|‘Were My messages not recited over and over to you and still you rejected them?’
23|106|They will say, ‘Lord, our waywardness overcame us and we went astray
23|107|Lord, take us away from this and if we go back to our old ways, then we shall really be evildoers.’
23|108|He will say, ‘Away with you! In you go! Do not speak to Me
23|109|Among My servants there were those who said, “Lord, We believe. Forgive us and have mercy on us: You are the most merciful of all.”
23|110|But you kept on laughing at them: so intent were you on laughing at them that it made you forget My warning
23|111|Today I have rewarded them for their patience: it is they who will succeed.’
23|112|He will say, ‘How many years were you on earth?’
23|113|and they will reply, ‘We stayed a day or a part of a day, but ask those who keep count.’
23|114|He will say, ‘You stayed but a little, if you had only known
23|115|Did you think We had created you in vain, and that you would not be brought back to Us?’
23|116|Exalted be God, the true King, there is no god but Him, the Lord of the Glorious Throne
23|117|Whoever prays to another god alongside Him- a god for whose existence he has no evidence- will face his reckoning with his Lord. Those who reject the truth will not prosper
23|118|Say [Prophet], ‘Lord, forgive and have mercy: You are the most merciful of all.’
24|1|This is a sura We have sent down and made obligatory: We have sent down clear revelations in it, so that you may take heed
24|2|Strike the adulteress and the adulterer one hundred times. Do not let compassion for them keep you from carrying out God’s law––if you believe in God and the Last Day––and ensure that a group of believers witnesses the punishment
24|3|The adulterer is only [fit] to marry an adulteress or an idolatress, and the adulteress is only [fit] to marry an adulterer or an idolater: such behaviour is forbidden to believers
24|4|As for those who accuse chaste women of fornication, and then fail to provide four witnesses, strike them eighty times, and reject their testimony ever afterwards: they are the lawbreakers
24|5|except for those who repent later and make amends––God is most forgiving and merciful
24|6|As for those who accuse their own wives of adultery, but have no other witnesses, let each one four times call God to witness that he is telling the truth
24|7|and, the fifth time, call God to reject him if he is lying
24|8|punishment shall be averted from his wife if she in turn four times calls God to witness that her husband is lying
24|9|and, the fifth time, calls God to reject her if he is telling the truth
24|10|If it were not for God’s bounty and mercy towards you, if it were not that God accepts repentance and is wise
24|11|It was a group from among you that concocted the lie––do not consider it a bad thing for you [people]; it was a good thing––and every one of them will be charged with the sin he has earned. He who took the greatest part in it will have a painful punishment
24|12|When you heard the lie, why did believing men and women not think well of their own people and declare, ‘This is obviously a lie’
24|13|And why did the accusers not bring four witnesses to it? If they cannot produce such witnesses, they are the liars in God’s eyes
24|14|If it were not for God’s bounty and mercy towards you in this world and the next, you would already have been afflicted by terrible suffering for indulging in such talk
24|15|When you took it up with your tongues, and spoke with your mouths things you did not know [to be true], you thought it was trivial but to God it was very serious
24|16|When you heard the lie, why did you not say, ‘We should not repeat this- God forbid!- It is a monstrous slander’
24|17|God warns you never to do anything like this again, if you are true believers
24|18|God makes His messages clear to you: God is all knowing, all wise
24|19|A painful punishment waits in this world and the next for those who like indecency to spread among the believers: God knows and you do not
24|20|If it were not for God’s bounty and mercy and the fact that He is compassionate and merciful
24|21|Believers, do not follow in Satan’s footsteps- if you do so, he will urge you to indecency and evil. If it were not for God’s bounty and mercy towards you, not one of you would ever have attained purity. God purifies whoever He will: God is all hearing, all seeing
24|22|Those who have been graced with bounty and plenty should not swear that they will [no longer] give to kinsmen, the poor, those who emigrated in God’s way: let them pardon and forgive. Do you not wish that God should forgive you? God is most forgiving and merciful
24|23|Those who accuse honourable but unwary believing women are rejected by God, in this life and the next. A painful punishment awaits them
24|24|on the Day when their own tongues, hands, and feet will testify against them about what they have done
24|25|on that Day, God will pay them their just due in full- and they will realize that God is the Truth that makes everything clear
24|26|Corrupt women are for corrupt men, and corrupt men are for corrupt women; good women are for good men and good men are for good women. The good are innocent of what has been said against them; they will have forgiveness and a generous provision
24|27|Believers, do not enter other people’s houses until you have asked permission to do so and greeted those inside- that is best for you: perhaps you will bear this in mind
24|28|If you find no one in, do not enter unless you have been given permission to do so. If you are told, ‘Go away’, then do so- that is more proper for you. God knows well what you do
24|29|You will not be blamed for entering houses where no one lives, and which could provide you with some useful service. God knows everything you do openly and everything you conceal
24|30|[Prophet], tell believing men to lower their glances and guard their private parts: that is purer for them. God is well aware of everything they do
24|31|And tell believing women that they should lower their glances, guard their private parts, and not display their charms beyond what [it is acceptable] to reveal; they should let their headscarves fall to cover their necklines and not reveal their charms except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands’ fathers, their sons, their husbands’ sons, their brothers, their brothers’ sons, their sisters’ sons, their womenfolk, their slaves, such men as attend them who have no sexual desire, or children who are not yet aware of women’s nakedness; they should not stamp their feet so as to draw attention to any hidden charms. Believers, all of you, turn to God so that you may prosper
24|32|Marry off the single among you and those of your male and female slaves who are fit [for marriage]. If they are poor, God will provide for them from His bounty: God’s bounty is infinite and He is all knowing
24|33|Those who are unable to marry should keep chaste until God gives them enough out of His bounty. If any of your slaves wish to pay for their freedom, make a contract with them accordingly, if you know they have good in them, and give them some of the wealth God has given you. Do not force your slave-girls into prostitution, when they themselves wish to remain honourable, in your quest for the short-term gains of this world, although, if they are forced, God will be forgiving and merciful to them
24|34|We have sent verses down to you [people] clarifying the right path, examples of those who passed away before you, and advice for those who are mindful of God
24|35|God is the Light of the heavens and earth. His Light is like this: there is a niche, and in it a lamp, the lamp inside a glass, a glass like a glittering star, fuelled from a blessed olive tree from neither east nor west, whose oil almost gives light even when no fire touches it- light upon light- God guides whoever He will to his Light; God draws such comparisons for people; God has full knowledge of everything
24|36|shining out in houses of worship. God has ordained that they be raised high and that His name be remembered in them, with men in them celebrating His glory morning and evening
24|37|men who are not distracted, either by commerce or profit, from remembering God, keeping up the prayer, and paying the prescribed alms, fearing a day when hearts and eyes will turn over
24|38|God will reward such people according to the best of their actions, and He will give them more of His bounty: God provides limitlessly for anyone He will
24|39|But the deeds of those who disbelieve are like a mirage in a desert: the thirsty person thinks there will be water but, when he gets there, he finds only God, who pays him his account in full- God is swift in reckoning
24|40|Or like shadows in a deep sea covered by wave upon wave, with clouds above- layer upon layer of darkness- if he holds out his hand, he is scarcely able to see it. The one to whom God gives no light has no light at all
24|41|[Prophet], do you not see that all those who are in the heavens and earth praise God, as do the birds with wings outstretched? Each knows its [own way] of prayer and glorification: God has full knowledge of what they do
24|42|Control of the heavens and earth belongs to God: and to God is the final return
24|43|Do you not see that God drives the clouds, then gathers them together and piles them up until you see rain pour from their midst? He sends hail down from [such] mountains in the sky, pouring it on whoever He wishes and diverting it from whoever He wishes- the flash of its lightning almost snatches sight away
24|44|God alternates night and day- there truly is a lesson in [all] this for those who have eyes to see
24|45|and God created each animal out of [its own] fluid: some of them crawl on their bellies, some walk on two legs, and some on four. God creates whatever He will; God has power over everything
24|46|We have sent verses that clarify the right path: God guides whoever He will to a straight path
24|47|They say, ‘We believe in God and the Messenger; we obey,’ but then some of them turn away: these people are not true believers
24|48|and when they are summoned to God and His Messenger in order for him to judge between them, some of them turn away
24|49|If they were claiming their right, they would come willingly [to the Prophet]
24|50|Do they have sickness in their hearts? Are they full of doubts? Do they fear that God and His Messenger might deal with them unjustly? No, it is they who are the unjust ones
24|51|When the true believers are summoned to God and His Messenger in order for him to judge between them, they say, ‘We hear and we obey.’ These are the ones who will prosper
24|52|whoever obeys God and His Messenger, stands in awe of God, and keeps his duty to Him will be triumphant
24|53|[The others] solemnly swear by God that if you [Prophet] commanded them, they would march out. Tell them, ‘Do not swear: it is reasonable obedience that is required, and God is aware of everything you do.’
24|54|Say, ‘Obey God; obey the Messenger. If you turn away, [know that] he is responsible for the duty placed upon him, and you are responsible for the duty placed upon you. If you obey him, you will be rightly guided, but the Messenger’s duty is only to deliver the message clearly.’
24|55|God has made a promise to those among you who believe and do good deeds: He will make them successors to the land, as He did those who came before them; He will empower the religion He has chosen for them; He will grant them security to replace their fear. ‘They will worship Me and not join anything with Me.’ Those who are defiant after that will be the rebels
24|56|[People], keep up the prayer, pay the prescribed alms, and obey the Messenger, so that you may be given mercy
24|57|Do not think [Prophet] that the disbelievers can escape God on earth; the Fire will be their final home, an evil end
24|58|Believers, your slaves and any who have not yet reached puberty should ask your permission to come in at three times of day: before the dawn prayer; when you lay your garments aside in the midday heat; and after the evening prayer. These are your three times for privacy; at other times, there is no blame on you or them if you move around each other freely. In this way God makes messages clear: God is all knowing, all wise
24|59|When your children reach puberty, they should [always] ask your permission to enter, like their elders do. This is how God makes His messages clear to you: God is all knowing, all wise
24|60|No blame will be attached to elderly women who are not hoping for sex, if they take off their outer garments without flaunting their charms, but it is preferable for them not to do this: God is all hearing, all seeing
24|61|No blame will be attached to the blind, the lame, the sick.Whether you eat in your own houses, or those of your fathers, your mothers, your brothers, your sisters, your paternal uncles, your paternal aunts, your maternal uncles, your maternal aunts, houses you have the keys for, or any of your friends’ houses, you will not be blamed: you will not be blamed whether you eat in company or separately. When you enter any house, greet one another with a greeting of blessing and goodness as enjoined by God. This is how God makes His messages clear to you so that you may understand
24|62|The true believers are those who believe in God and His Mes-senger, who, when they are gathered with him on a communal matter, do not depart until they have asked his permission- those who ask your permission [Prophet] are the ones who truly believe in God and His Messenger. When they ask your permission to attend to their private affairs, allow whoever you see fit and ask God to forgive them. God is most forgiving and merciful
24|63|[People], do not regard the Messenger’s summons to you like one of you summoning another- God is well aware of those of you who steal away surreptitiously- and those who go against his order should beware lest a trial afflict them or they receive a painful punishment
24|64|Everything in the heavens and earth belongs to God: He knows what state you are in- on the Day when all are returned to Him, He will tell them everything they have done- God has full knowledge of everything
25|1|Exalted is He who has sent the Differentiator down to His servant so that it may be a warning to all people
25|2|It is He who has control over the heavens and earth and has no offspring––no one shares control with Him––and who created all things and made them to an exact measure
25|3|Yet the disbelievers take as their gods things beneath Him that create nothing, and are themselves created, that can neither harm nor help themselves, and have no control over death, life, or resurrection
25|4|The disbelievers say, ‘This can only be a lie he has forged with the help of others’––they themselves have done great wrong and told lies––
25|5|and they say, ‘It is just ancient fables, which he has had written down: they are dictated to him morning and evening.’
25|6|Say, ‘It was sent down by Him who knows the secrets of the heavens and earth. He is all forgiving, all merciful.’
25|7|They also say, ‘What sort of messenger is this? He eats food and walks about in the marketplaces! Why has no angel been sent down to help him with his warnings
25|8|Why has he not been given treasure or a garden to supply his food?’ and the evildoers say, ‘The man you follow is simply under a spell.’
25|9|See what they think you are like! They have gone astray and cannot find the right way
25|10|Exalted is He who can, if He wishes, give you better things than these: Gardens graced with flowing streams, and palaces too
25|11|It is actually the coming of the Hour that they reject: We have prepared a blazing fire for those who reject the Hour
25|12|When it sees them from a distance, they will hear it raging and roaring
25|13|and when they are hurled into a narrow part of it, chained together, they will cry out for death
25|14|‘Do not cry out this day for one death, but for many.’
25|15|Say, ‘Which is better, this or the lasting Garden that those who are mindful of God have been promised as their reward and journey’s end?’
25|16|There they will find everything they wish for, and there they will stay. [Prophet], this is a binding promise from your Lord
25|17|On the Day He gathers them all together with those they worship beside Him, He will say, ‘Was it you [false gods] who led these creatures of Mine astray, or did they stray from the path by themselves?’
25|18|They will say, ‘May You be exalted! We ourselves would never take masters other than You! But You granted them and their forefathers pleasures in this life, until they forgot Your Reminder and were ruined.’
25|19|[God will say], ‘Now your gods have denounced what you say as lies: you cannot avoid the punishment; you will not get any help.’ If any of you commits such evil, We shall make him taste agonizing torment
25|20|No messenger have We sent before you [Muhammad] who did not eat food and walk about in the marketplace. But We have made some of you a means of testing others- will you stand fast? Your Lord is always watching
25|21|Those who do not fear to meet Us say, ‘Why are the angels not sent down to us?’ or ‘Why can we not see our Lord?’ They are too proud of themselves and too insolent
25|22|There will be no good news for the guilty on the Day they see the angels. The angels will say, ‘You cannot cross the forbidden barrier,’
25|23|and We shall turn to the deeds they have done and scatter them like dust
25|24|But the companions in the Garden will have a better home on that Day, and a fairer place to rest
25|25|On the Day when the sky and its clouds are split apart and the angels sent down in streams
25|26|on that Day, true authority belongs to the Lord of Mercy. It will be a grievous Day for the disbelievers
25|27|On that Day the evildoer will bite his own hand and say, ‘If only I had taken the same path as the Messenger
25|28|Woe is me! If only I had not taken so and so as a friend
25|29|he led me away from the Revelation after it reached me. Satan has always betrayed mankind.’
25|30|The Messenger has said, ‘Lord, my people treat this Quran as something to be shunned,’
25|31|but We have always appointed adversaries from the wicked, for every prophet: Your Lord is sufficient guide and helper
25|32|The disbelievers also say, ‘Why was the Quran not sent down to him all at once?’ We sent it in this way to strengthen your heart [Prophet]; We gave it to you in gradual revelation
25|33|They cannot put any argument to you without Our bringing you the truth and the best explanation
25|34|It is those driven [falling], on their faces,to Hell who will be in the worst place- they are the furthest from the right path
25|35|We gave Moses the Book and appointed his brother Aaron to help him
25|36|We said, ‘Go, both of you, to the people who have rejected Our signs.’ Later We destroyed those people utterly
25|37|The people of Noah, too: when they rejected their messengers, We drowned them and made them an example to all people. We have prepared a painful torment for the evildoers
25|38|as We did for the people of Ad, Thamud, and al-Rass, and many generations in between
25|39|To each of them We gave warnings, and each of them We destroyed completely
25|40|These disbelievers must have passed by the town that was destroyed by the terrible rain––did they not see it? Yet they do not expect to be raised from the dead
25|41|Whenever they see you [Prophet] they ridicule you: ‘Is this the one God has sent as a messenger
25|42|He might almost have led us astray from our gods if we had not stood so firmly by them.’ When they see the punishment, they will know who is furthest from the path
25|43|Think [Prophet] of the man who has taken his own passion as a god: are you to be his guardian
25|44|Do you think that most of them hear or understand? They are just like cattle- no, they are further from the path
25|45|Do you not see how your Lord lengthens the shade? If He had willed, He could have made it stand still- We made the sun its indicator
25|46|but We gradually draw it towards Us, little by little
25|47|It is He who made the night a garment for you, and sleep a rest, and made the day like a resurrection
25|48|It is He who sends the winds as heralds of good news before His Mercy. We send down pure water from the sky
25|49|so that We can revive a dead land with it, and We give it as a drink to many animals and people We have created
25|50|Many times We have repeated this to people so that they might take heed, but most persist in their ingratitude
25|51|If it had been Our will, We would have sent a warner to every town
25|52|so do not give in to the disbelievers: strive hard against them with this Quran
25|53|It is He who released the two bodies of flowing water, one sweet and fresh and the other salty and bitter, and put an insurmountable barrier between them
25|54|It is He who creates human beings from fluid, then makes them kin by blood and marriage: your Lord is all powerful
25|55|Yet instead of God they worship things that can neither benefit nor harm them: the disbeliever has always turned his back on his Lord
25|56|We sent you only to give good news and warning
25|57|Say, ‘I am not asking for any reward for it, but anyone who wishes should take a path to his Lord.’
25|58|Put your trust in the Living [God] who never dies, and celebrate His praise. He knows the sins of His servants well enough
25|59|it is He who created the heavens and earth and what is between them in six Days, and then established Himself on the throne- He is the Lord of Mercy; He is the Best Informed
25|60|Yet when they are told, ‘Bow down before the Lord of Mercy,’ they say, ‘What is the Lord of Mercy? Should we bow down before anything you command?’ and they turn even further away
25|61|Exalted is He who put constellations in the heavens, a radiant light, and an illuminating moon
25|62|it is He who made the night and day follow each other- so anyone who wishes may be mindful or show gratitude
25|63|The servants of the Lord of Mercy are those who walk humbly on the earth, and who, when the foolish address them, reply, ‘Peace’
25|64|those who spend the night bowed down or standing, worshipping their Lord
25|65|who plead, ‘Our Lord, turn away from us the suffering of Hell, for it is a dreadful torment to suffer
25|66|It is an evil home, a foul resting place!’
25|67|They are those who are neither wasteful nor niggardly when they spend, but keep to a just balance
25|68|those who never invoke any other deity beside God, nor take a life, which God has made sacred, except in the pursuit of justice, nor commit adultery. (Whoever does these things will face the penalties)
25|69|their torment will be doubled on the Day of Resurrection, and they will remain in torment, disgraced
25|70|except those who repent, believe, and do good deeds: God will change the evil deeds of such people into good ones. He is most forgiving, most merciful
25|71|People who repent and do good deeds truly return to God
25|72|[The servants of the Lord of Mercy are] those who do not give false testimony, and who, when they see some frivolity, pass by with dignity
25|73|who, when reminded of their Lord’s signs, do not turn a deaf ear and a blind eye to them
25|74|those who pray, ‘Our Lord, give us joy in our spouses and offspring. Make us good examples to those who are aware of You’
25|75|These servants will be rewarded with the highest place in Paradise for their steadfastness. There they will be met with greetings and peace
25|76|There they will stay- a happy home and resting place
25|77|[Prophet, tell the disbelievers], ‘What are you to my Lord without your supplication? But since you have written offthe truth as lies, the inevitable will happen.’
26|1|Ta Sin Mim
26|2|These are the verses of the Scripture that makes things clear
26|3|[Prophet], are you going to worry yourself to death because they will not believe
26|4|If We had wished, We could have sent them down a sign from heaven, at which their necks would stay bowed in utter humility
26|5|Whenever they are brought a new revelation from the Lord of Mercy, they turn away
26|6|they deny it, but the truth of what they scorned will soon hit them
26|7|Do they not see the earth, and what noble kinds of thing We grow in it
26|8|There truly is a sign in this, though most of them do not believe
26|9|your Lord alone is the Almighty, the Merciful
26|10|Your Lord called to Moses: ‘Go to those wrongdoers
26|11|the people of Pharaoh. Will they not take heed?’
26|12|Moses said, ‘My Lord, I fear they will call me a liar
26|13|and I will feel stressed and tongue-tied, so send Aaron too
26|14|besides, they have a chargeagainst me, and I fear they may kill me.’
26|15|God said, ‘No [they will not]. Go, both of you, with Our signs––We shall be with you, listen-ing
26|16|Go, both of you, to Pharaoh and say, “We bring a message from the Lord of the Worlds
26|17|let the Children of Israel leave with us.” ’
26|18|Pharaoh said, ‘Did we not bring you up as a child among us? Did you not stay with us for many years
26|19|And then you committed that crime of yours: you were so ungrateful.’
26|20|Moses replied, ‘I was misguided when I did it
26|21|and I fled from you in fear; later my Lord gave me wisdom and made me one of His messengers
26|22|And is this- that you have enslaved the Children of Israel- the favour with which you reproach me?’
26|23|Pharaoh asked, ‘What is this “Lord of the Worlds”?’
26|24|Moses replied, ‘He is the Lord of the heavens and earth and everything between them. If you would only have faith!’
26|25|Pharaoh said to those present, ‘Do you hear what he says?’
26|26|Moses said, ‘He is your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers.’
26|27|Pharaoh said, ‘This messenger who has been sent to you is truly possessed.’
26|28|Moses continued, ‘Lord of the East and West and everything between them. If you would only use your reason!’
26|29|But Pharaoh said [to him], ‘If you take any god other than me, I will throw you into prison,’
26|30|and Moses asked, ‘Even if I show you something convincing?’
26|31|‘Show it then,’ said Pharaoh, ‘if you are telling the truth.’
26|32|So Moses threw down his staff and- lo and behold!- it became a snake for everyone to see
26|33|Then he drew out his hand and- lo and behold!- it was white for the onlookers to see
26|34|Pharaoh said to the counsellors around him, ‘This man is a learned sorcerer
26|35|He means to use his sorcery to drive you out of your land! What do you suggest?’
26|36|They answered, ‘Delay him and his brother for a while, and send messengers to all the cities
26|37|to bring every accomplished sorcerer to you.’
26|38|The sorcerers were [to be] assembled at the appointed time on a certain day
26|39|and the people were asked
26|40|‘Are you all coming? We may follow the sorcerers if they win!’
26|41|When the sorcerers came, they said to Pharaoh, ‘Shall we be rewarded if we win?’
26|42|and he said, ‘Yes, and you will join my inner court.’
26|43|Moses said to them, ‘Throw down whatever you will.’
26|44|They threw their ropes and staffs, saying, ‘By Pharaoh’s might, we shall be victorious.’
26|45|But Moses threw his staff and- lo and behold!- it swallowed up their trickery
26|46|and the sorcerers fell down on their knees
26|47|exclaiming, ‘We believe in the Lord of the Worlds
26|48|the Lord of Moses and Aaron.’
26|49|Pharaoh said, ‘How dare you believe in him before I have given you permission? He must be the master who taught you sorcery! Soon you will see: I will cut off your alternate hands and feet and then crucify the lot of you!’
26|50|‘That will do us no harm,’ they said, ‘for we are sure to return to our Lord
26|51|We hope that our Lord will forgive us our sins, as we were the first to believe.’
26|52|Then We revealed Our will to Moses, ‘Leave with My servants by night, for you will be pursued!’
26|53|Pharaoh sent messengers into the cities, proclaiming
26|54|‘These people are a puny band––
26|55|they have enraged us
26|56|and we are a large army, on the alert.’
26|57|So it was that We made them leave their gardens and their springs
26|58|their treasures and their noble dwellings
26|59|We gave [such] things [later]to the Children of Israel
26|60|Pharaoh and his people pursued them at sunrise
26|61|and as soon as the two sides came within sight of one another, Moses’ followers said, ‘We shall definitely be caught.’
26|62|Moses said, ‘No, my Lord is with me: He will guide me,’
26|63|and We revealed to Moses: ‘Strike the sea with your staff.’ It parted- each side like a mighty mountain
26|64|and We brought the others to that place
26|65|We saved Moses and all his companions
26|66|and drowned the rest
26|67|There truly is a sign in this, though most of them do not believe
26|68|your Lord alone is the Almighty, the Merciful
26|69|Tell them the story of Abraham
26|70|when he asked his father and his people, ‘What do you worship?’
26|71|They said, ‘We worship idols, and are constantly in attendance on them.’
26|72|He asked, ‘Do they hear you when you call
26|73|Do they help or harm you?’
26|74|They replied, ‘No, but this is what we saw our fathers doing.’
26|75|Abraham said, ‘Those idols you have worshipped
26|76|you and your forefathers
26|77|are my enemies; not so the Lord of the Worlds
26|78|who created me. It is He who guides me
26|79|He who gives me food and drink
26|80|He who cures me when I am ill
26|81|He who will make me die and then give me life again
26|82|and He who will, I hope, forgive my faults on the Day of Judgement
26|83|My Lord, grant me wisdom; join me with the righteous
26|84|give me a good name among later generations
26|85|make me one of those given the Garden of Bliss
26|86|forgive my father, for he is one of those who have gone astray
26|87|and do not disgrace me on the Day when all people are resurrected
26|88|the Day when neither wealth nor children can help
26|89|when the only one who will be saved is the one who comes before God with a heart devoted to Him.’
26|90|When the Garden is brought near to the righteous
26|91|and the Fire is placed in full view of the misguided
26|92|it will be said to them, ‘Where are those you worshipped
26|93|beside God? Can they help you now, or even help themselves?’
26|94|and then they will all be hurled into Hell, together with those that misled them
26|95|and all Iblis’s supporters
26|96|There they will say to their gods, as they bicker among themselves
26|97|‘We were clearly misguided
26|98|when we made you equal with the Lord of the Worlds
26|99|It was the evildoers who led us astray
26|100|and now we have no intercessor
26|101|and no true friend
26|102|If only we could live our lives again, we would be true believers!’
26|103|There truly is a sign in this, though most of them do not believe
26|104|your Lord alone is the Almighty, the Merciful
26|105|The people of Noah, too, called the messengers liars
26|106|Their brother Noah said to them, ‘Will you not be mindful of God
26|107|I am a faithful messenger sent to you
26|108|be mindful of God and obey me
26|109|I ask no reward of you, for my only reward is with the Lord of the Worlds
26|110|be mindful of God and obey me.’
26|111|They answered, ‘Why should we believe you when the worst sort of people follow you?’
26|112|He said, ‘What knowledge do I have of what they used to do
26|113|It is for my Lord alone to bring them to account- if only you could see
26|114|I will not drive believers away
26|115|I am here only to give people a clear warning.’
26|116|So they said, ‘Noah, if you do not stop this, you will be stoned.’
26|117|He said, ‘My Lord, my people have rejected me
26|118|so make a firm judgement between me and them, and save me and my believing followers.’
26|119|So We saved him and his followers in the fully laden ship
26|120|and drowned the rest
26|121|There truly is a sign in this, though most of them do not believe
26|122|your Lord alone is the Almighty, the Merciful
26|123|The people of Ad, too, called the messengers liars
26|124|Their brother Hud said to them, ‘Will you not be mindful of God
26|125|I am a faithful messenger sent to you
26|126|be mindful of God and obey me
26|127|I ask no reward of you, for my only reward is with the Lord of the Worlds
26|128|How can you be so vain that you set up monuments on every high place
26|129|Do you build fortresses because you hope to be immortal
26|130|Why do you act like tyrants whenever you attack someone
26|131|Be mindful of God and obey me
26|132|be mindful of Him who has provided you with everything you know
26|133|He has given you livestock, sons
26|134|gardens, springs
26|135|for I truly fear that the torment of a grievous day will overtake you.’
26|136|They replied, ‘It makes no difference to us whether you warn us or not
26|137|for we only do what our forefathers used to do
26|138|we shall not be punished.’
26|139|They denounced him as a liar, and so We destroyed them. There truly is a sign in this, though most of them do not believe
26|140|your Lord alone is the Almighty, the Merciful
26|141|The people of Thamud, too, called the messengers liars
26|142|Their brother Salih said to them, ‘Will you not be mindful of God
26|143|I am a faithful messenger to you
26|144|be mindful of God and obey me
26|145|I ask no reward from you, for my only reward is with the Lord of the Worlds
26|146|[Do you think] you will be left secure for ever in what you have here
26|147|gardens, springs
26|148|fields, palm trees laden with fruit
26|149|carving your fine houses from the mountains
26|150|Be mindful of God and obey me
26|151|do not obey those who are given to excess
26|152|and who spread corruption in the land instead of doing what is right.’
26|153|They said, ‘You are bewitched
26|154|You are nothing but a man like us. Show us a sign, if you are telling the truth.’
26|155|He said, ‘Here is a camel. She should have her turn to drink and so should you, each on a specified day
26|156|so do not harm her, or the punishment of a terrible day will befall you.’
26|157|But they hamstrung her. In the morning they had cause to regret it
26|158|the punishment fell upon them. There truly is a sign in this, though most of them will not believe
26|159|your Lord alone is the Almighty, the Merciful
26|160|The people of Lot, too, called the messengers liars
26|161|Their brother Lot said to them, ‘Will you not be mindful of God
26|162|I am a faithful messenger to you
26|163|be mindful of God and obey me
26|164|I ask no reward from you, for my only reward is with the Lord of the Worlds
26|165|Must you, unlike [other] people, lust after males
26|166|and abandon the wives that God has created for you? You are exceeding all bounds,’
26|167|but they replied, ‘Lot! If you do not stop this, you will be driven away.’
26|168|So he said, ‘I loathe what you do
26|169|Lord, save me and my family from what they are doing.’
26|170|We saved him and all his family
26|171|except for an old woman who stayed behind
26|172|then We destroyed the others
26|173|and poured a rain of destruction down upon them. How dreadful that rain was for those who had been forewarned
26|174|There truly is a sign in this, though most of them will not believe
26|175|your Lord alone is the Almighty, the Merciful
26|176|The forest-dwellers, too, called the messengers liars
26|177|Shuayb said to them, ‘Will you not be mindful of God
26|178|I am a faithful messenger to you
26|179|be mindful of God and obey me
26|180|I ask no reward of you, for my only reward is with the Lord of the Worlds
26|181|Give full measure: do not sell others short
26|182|Weigh with correct scales
26|183|do not deprive people of what is theirs. Do not spread corruption on earth
26|184|Be mindful of God who created you and former generations,’
26|185|but they replied, ‘You are bewitched
26|186|You are nothing but a man like us. In fact we think you are a liar
26|187|Make bits of the heavens fall down on us, if you are telling the truth.’
26|188|He said, ‘My Lord knows best what you do.’
26|189|They called him a liar, and so the torment of the Day of Shadow came upon them- it was the torment of a terrible day
26|190|There truly is a sign in this, though most of them will not believe
26|191|your Lord alone is the Almighty, the Merciful
26|192|Truly, this Quran has been sent down by the Lord of the Worlds
26|193|the Trustworthy Spirit brought it down
26|194|to your heart [Prophet], so that you could bring warning
26|195|in a clear Arabic tongue
26|196|This was foretold in the scriptures of earlier religions
26|197|Is it not proof enough for them that the learned men of the Children of Israel have recognized it
26|198|If We had sent it down to someone who was not an Arab
26|199|and he had recited it to them, they still would not have believed in it
26|200|So We make it pass straight through the hearts of the guilty
26|201|they will not believe in it until they see the grievous torment
26|202|which will suddenly hit them when they are not expecting it
26|203|and then they will say, ‘Can we have more time?’
26|204|How can they ask that Our punishment be brought to them sooner
26|205|Think, if we let them enjoy this life for some years
26|206|and then the promised torment came upon them
26|207|what good would their past enjoyment be to them
26|208|Never have We destroyed a town without sending down messengers to warn it
26|209|as a reminder from Us: We are never unjust
26|210|It was not the jinn who brought down this Quran
26|211|it is neither in their interests nor in their power
26|212|indeed they are prevented from overhearing it
26|213|So [Prophet] do not invoke any gods beside God, or you will incur punishment
26|214|Warn your nearest kinsfolk
26|215|and lower your wing tenderly over the believers who follow you
26|216|If they disobey you, say, ‘I bear no responsibility for your actions.’
26|217|Put your trust in the Almighty, the Merciful
26|218|who sees you when you stand up [for prayer]
26|219|and sees your movements among the worshippers
26|220|He is the All Hearing, the All Knowing
26|221|Shall I tell you who the jinn come down to
26|222|They come down to every lying sinner
26|223|who readily lends an ear to them, and most of them are liars
26|224|only those who are lost in error follow the poets
26|225|Do you not see how they rove aimlessly in every valley
26|226|how they say what they do not do
26|227|Not so those [poets] who believe, do good deeds, remember God often, and defend themselves after they have been wronged. The evildoers will find out what they will return to
27|1|Ta Sin These are the verses of the Quran––a scripture that makes things clear
27|2|a guide and joyful news for the believers
27|3|who keep up the prayer, pay the prescribed alms, and believe firmly in the life to come
27|4|As for those who do not believe in the life to come, We have made their deeds seem alluring to them, so they wander blindly
27|5|it is they who will have the worst suffering, and will be the ones to lose most in the life to come
27|6|You [Prophet] receive the Quran from One who is all wise, all knowing
27|7|Moses said to his family, ‘I have seen a fire. I will bring you news from there, or a burning stick for you to warm yourselves.’
27|8|When he reached the fire, a voice called: ‘Blessed is the person near this fireand those around it; may God be exalted, the Lord of the Worlds
27|9|Moses, I am God, the Mighty, the Wise
27|10|Throw down your staff,’ but when he saw it moving like a snake, he turned and fled. ‘Moses, do not be afraid! The messengers need have no fear in My presence
27|11|I am truly most forgiving and merciful to those who do wrong,and then replace their evil with good
27|12|Put your hand inside your cloak and it will come out white, but unharmed. These are among the nine signs that you will show Pharaoh and his people; they have really gone too far.’
27|13|But when Our enlightening signs came to them, they said, ‘This is clearly [just] sorcery!’
27|14|They denied them, in their wickedness and their pride, even though their souls acknowledged them as true. See how those who spread corruption met their end
27|15|We gave knowledge to David and Solomon, and they both said, ‘Praise be to God, who has favoured us over many of His believing servants.’
27|16|Solomon succeeded David. He said, ‘People, we have been taught the speech of birds, and we have been given a share of everything: this is a clearly a great favour.’
27|17|Solomon’s hosts of jinn, men, and birds were marshalled in ordered ranks before him
27|18|and when they came to the Valley of the Ants, one ant said, ‘Ants! Go into your homes, in case Solomon and his hosts unwittingly crush you.’
27|19|Solomon smiled broadly at her words and said, ‘Lord, inspire me to be thankful for the blessings You have granted me and my parents, and to do good deeds that please You; admit me by Your grace into the ranks of Your righteous servants.’
27|20|Solomon inspected the birds and said, ‘Why do I not see the hoopoe? Is he absent
27|21|I will punish him severely, or kill him, unless he brings me a convincing excuse for his absence.’
27|22|But the hoopoe did not stay away long: he came and said, ‘I have learned something you did not know: I come to you from Sheba with firm news
27|23|I found a woman ruling over the people, who has been given a share of everything- she has a magnificent throne
27|24|[but] I found that she and her people worshipped the sun instead of God. Satan has made their deeds seem alluring to them, and diverted them from the right path: they cannot find the right path
27|25|Should they not worship God, who brings forth what is hidden in the heavens and earth and knows both what you people conceal and what you declare
27|26|He is God, there is no god but Him, the Lord of the mighty throne.’
27|27|Solomon said, ‘We shall see whether you are telling the truth or lying
27|28|Take this letter of mine and deliver it to them, then withdraw and see what answer they send back.’
27|29|The Queen of Sheba said, ‘Counsellors, a gracious letter has been delivered to me
27|30|It is from Solomon, and it says, “In the name of God, the Lord of Mercy, the Giver of Mercy
27|31|do not put yourselves above me, and come to me in submission to God.”’
27|32|She said, ‘Counsellors, give me your counsel in the matter I now face: I only ever decide on matters in your presence.’
27|33|They replied, ‘We possess great force and power in war, but you are in command, so consider what orders to give us.’
27|34|She said, ‘Whenever kings go into a city, they ruin it and humiliate its leaders- that is what they do
27|35|but I am going to send them a gift, then see what answer my envoys bring back.’
27|36|When her envoy came to Solomon, Solomon said, ‘What! Are you offering me wealth? What God has given me is better than what He has given you, though you rejoice in this gift of yours
27|37|Go back to your people: we shall certainly come upon them with irresistible forces, and drive them, disgraced and humbled, from their land.’
27|38|Then he said, ‘Counsellors, which of you can bring me her throne before they come to me in submission?’
27|39|A powerful and crafty jinn replied, ‘I will bring it to you before you can even rise from your place. I am strong and trustworthy enough,’
27|40|but one of them who had some knowledge of the Scripture said, ‘I will bring it to you in the twinkling of an eye.’ When Solomon saw it set before him, he said, ‘This is a favour from my Lord, to test whether I am grateful or not: if anyone is grateful, it is for his own good, if anyone is ungrateful, then my Lord is self-sufficient and most generous.’
27|41|Then he said, ‘Disguise her throne, and we shall see whether or not she recognizes it.’
27|42|When she arrived, she was asked, ‘Is this your throne?’ She replied, ‘It looks like it.’ [Solomon said], ‘We were given knowledge before her, and we devoted ourselves to God
27|43|she was prevented by what she worshipped instead of God, for she came from a disbelieving people.’
27|44|Then it was said to her, ‘Enter the hall,’ but when she saw it, she thought it was a deep pool of water, and bared her legs. Solomon explained, ‘It is just a hall paved with glass,’ and she said, ‘My Lord, I have wronged myself: I devote myself, with Solomon, to God, the Lord of the Worlds.’
27|45|To the people of Thamud We sent their brother, Salih, saying, ‘Worship God alone,’ but they split into two rival factions
27|46|Salih said, ‘My people, why do you rush to bring [forward] what is bad rather than good? Why do you not ask forgiveness of God, so that you may be given mercy?’
27|47|They said, ‘We see you and your fol-lowers as an evil omen.’ He replied, ‘God will decide on any omen you may see: you people are being put to the test.’
27|48|There were nine men in the city who spread corruption in the land without making amends
27|49|They said, ‘Swear by God: we shall attack this man and his household in the night, then say to his next of kin, “We did not witness the destruction of his household. We are telling the truth.”’
27|50|So they devised their evil plan, but We too made a plan of which they were unaware
27|51|See how their scheming ended: We destroyed them utterly, along with all their people
27|52|As a result of their evil deeds, their homes are desolate ruins- there truly is a sign in this for those who know
27|53|but We saved those who believed and were mindful of God
27|54|We also sent Lot to his people. He said to them, ‘How can you commit this outrage with your eyes wide open
27|55|How can you lust after men instead of women? What fools you are!’
27|56|The only answer his people gave was to say, ‘Expel Lot’s followers from your town! These men mean to stay chaste!’
27|57|We saved him and his family- except for his wife: We made her stay behind
27|58|and We brought rain down on them. How dreadful that rain was for those who had been warned
27|59|Say [Prophet], ‘Praise be to God and peace on the servants He has chosen. Who is better: God, or those they set up as partners with Him
27|60|Who created the heavens and earth? Who sends down water from the sky for you- with which We cause gardens of delight to grow: you have no power to make the trees grow in them- is it another god beside God? No! But they are people who take others to be equal with God
27|61|Who is it that made the earth a stable place to live? Who made rivers flow through it? Who set immovable mountains on it and created a barrier between the fresh and salt water? Is it another god beside God? No! But most of them do not know
27|62|Who is it that answers the distressed when they call upon Him? Who removes their suffering? Who makes you successors in the earth? Is it another god beside God? Little notice you take
27|63|Who is it that guides you through the darkness on land and sea? Who sends the winds as heralds of good news before His mercy? Is it another god beside God? God is far above the partners they put beside him
27|64|Who is it that creates life and reproduces it? Who is it that gives you provision from the heavens and earth? Is it another god beside God?’ Say, ‘Show me your evidence then, if what you say is true.’
27|65|Say, ‘No one in the heavens or on earth knows the unseen except God.’ They do not know when they will be raised from the dead
27|66|their knowledge cannot comprehend the Hereafter; they are in doubt about it; they are blind to it
27|67|So the disbelievers say, ‘What! When we and our forefathers have become dust, shall we be brought back to life again
27|68|We have heard such promises before, and so did our forefathers. These are just ancient fables.’
27|69|[Prophet], say, ‘Travel through the earth and see how the evildoers ended up.’
27|70|[Prophet], do not grieve over them; do not be distressed by their schemes
27|71|They also say, ‘When will this promise be fulfilled if what you say is true?’
27|72|Say, ‘Maybe some of what you seek to hasten is near at hand.’
27|73|Your Lord is bountiful to people, though most of them are ungrateful
27|74|He knows everything their hearts conceal and everything they reveal
27|75|there is nothing hidden in the heavens or on earth that is not in a clear Record
27|76|Truly, this Quran explains to the Children of Israel most of what they differ about
27|77|and it is guidance and grace for those who believe
27|78|Truly, your Lord will judge between them in His wisdom- He is the Almighty, the All Knowing
27|79|so [Prophet], put your trust in God, you are on the path of clear truth
27|80|You cannot make the dead hear, you cannot make the deaf listen to your call when they turn their backs and leave
27|81|you cannot guide the blind out of their error: you cannot make anyone hear you except those who believe in Our signs and submit [to Us]
27|82|When the verdict is given against them, We shall bring a creature out of the earth, which will tell them that people had no faith in Our revelations
27|83|The Day will come when We gather from every community a crowd of those who disbelieved in Our signs and they will be led in separate groups
27|84|until, when they come before Him, He will say, ‘Did you deny My messages without even taking them in? Or what were you doing?’
27|85|The verdict will be given against them because of their wrongdoing: they will not speak
27|86|Did they not see that We gave them the night for rest, and the day for light? There truly are signs in this for those who believe
27|87|On the Day the Trumpet sounds, everyone in heaven and on earth will be terrified- except such as God wills- and all will come to Him in utter humility
27|88|You will see the mountains and think they are firmly fixed, but they will float away like clouds: this is the handiwork of God who has perfected all things. He is fully aware of what you do
27|89|whoever comes with a good deed will be rewarded with something better, and be secure from the terrors of that Day
27|90|but whoever comes with evil deeds will be cast face downwards into the Fire. ‘Are you rewarded for anything except what you have done?’
27|91|[Say Prophet], ‘What I am commanded to do is to serve the Sustainer of this town, which He has made inviolable. Everything belongs to Him; I am commanded to be one of those devoted to Him
27|92|I am commanded to recite the Quran.’ Whoever chooses to follow the right path does so for his own good. Say to whoever deviates from it, ‘I am only here to warn.’
27|93|Say, ‘Praise belongs to God: He will show you His signs so that you will recognize them.’ Your Lord is never unmindful of what you all do
28|1|Ta Sin Mim
28|2|These are the verses of the Scripture that makes things clear
28|3|We recount to you [Prophet] part of the story of Moses and Pharaoh, setting out the truth for people who believe
28|4|Pharaoh made himself high and mighty in the land and divided the people into different groups: one group he oppressed, slaughtering their sons and sparing their women––he was one of those who spread corruption––
28|5|but We wished to favour those who were oppressed in that land, to make them leaders, the ones to survive
28|6|to establish them in the land, and through them show Pharaoh, Haman, and their armies the very thing they feared
28|7|We inspired Moses’ mother, saying, ‘Suckle him, and then, when you fear for his safety, put him in the river: do not be afraid, and do not grieve, for We shall return him to you and make him a messenger.’
28|8|Pharaoh’s household picked him up––later to become an enemy and a source of grief for them: Pharaoh, Haman, and their armies were wrongdoers––
28|9|and Pharaoh’s wife said, ‘Here is a joy to behold for me and for you! Do not kill him: he may be of use to us, or we may adopt him as a son.’ They did not realize what they were doing
28|10|The next day, Moses’ mother felt a void in her heart––if We had not strengthened it to make her one of those who believe, she would have revealed everything about him––
28|11|and she said to his sister, ‘Follow him.’ So she watched him from a distance, without them knowing
28|12|We had ordained that he would refuse to feed from wet nurses. His sister approached them and said, ‘Shall I tell you about a household which could bring him up for you and take good care of him?’
28|13|We restored him to his mother in this way, so that she might be comforted, not grieve, and know that God’s promise is true, though most of them do not know
28|14|When Moses reached full maturity and manhood, We gave him wisdom and knowledge: this is how We reward those who do good
28|15|He entered the city, unnoticed by its people, and found two men fighting: one from his own people, the other an enemy. The one from his own people cried out to him for help against the enemy. Moses struck him with his fist and killed him. He said, ‘This must be Satan’s work: clearly he is a misleading enemy.’
28|16|He said, ‘Lord, I have wronged myself. Forgive me,’ so He forgave him; He is truly the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful
28|17|He said, ‘My Lord, because of the blessings You have bestowed upon me, I shall never support those who do evil.’
28|18|Next morning, he was walking in the city, fearful and vigilant, when suddenly the man he had helped the day before cried out to him for help. Moses said, ‘You are clearly a troublemaker.’
28|19|As he was about to attack the man who was an enemy to both of them, the man said, ‘Moses, are you going to kill me as you killed that person yesterday? You clearly want to be a tyrant in the land; you do not intend to put things right.’
28|20|Then a man came running from the furthest part of the city and said, ‘Moses, the authorities are talking about killing you, so leave- this is my sincere advice.’
28|21|So Moses left the city, fearful and wary, and prayed, ‘My Lord, save me from people who do wrong.’
28|22|As he made his way towards Midian, he was saying, ‘May my Lord guide me to the right way.’
28|23|When he arrived at Midian’s waters, he found a group of men watering [their flocks], and beside them two women keeping their flocks back, so he said, ‘What is the matter with you two?’ They said, ‘We cannot water [our flocks] until the shepherds take their sheep away: our father is a very old man.’
28|24|He watered their flocks for them, withdrew into the shade, and prayed, ‘My Lord, I am in dire need of whatever good thing You may send me,’
28|25|and then one of the two women approached him, walking shyly, and said, ‘My father is asking for you: he wants to reward you for watering our flocks for us.’ When Moses came to him and told him his story, the old man said, ‘Do not be afraid, you are safe now from people who do wrong.’
28|26|One of the women said, ‘Father, hire him: a strong, trustworthy man is the best to hire.’
28|27|The father said, ‘I would like to marry you to one of these daughters of mine, on condition that you serve me for eight years: if you complete ten, it will be of your own free will. I do not intend to make things difficult for you: God willing, you will find I am a fair man.’
28|28|Moses said, ‘Let that be the agreement between us- whichever of the two terms I fulfil, let there be no injustice to me- God is witness to what we say.’
28|29|Once Moses had fulfilled the term and was travelling with his family, he caught sight of a fire on the side of the mountain and said to his family, ‘Wait! I have seen a fire. I will bring you news from there, or a burning stick for you to warm yourselves.’
28|30|But when he reached it, a voice called out to him from the right-hand side of the valley, from a tree on the blessed ground: ‘Moses, I am God, the Lord of the Worlds
28|31|Throw down your staff.’ When he saw his staff moving like a snake, he fled in fear and would not return. Again [he was called]: ‘Moses! Draw near! Do not be afraid, for you are one of those who are safe
28|32|Put your hand inside your shirt and it will come out white but unharmed- hold your arm close to your side, free from all fear. These shall be two signs from your Lord to Pharaoh and his chiefs; they are truly wicked people.’
28|33|Moses said, ‘My Lord, I killed one of their men, and I fear that they may kill me
28|34|My brother Aaron is more eloquent than I: send him with me to help me and confirm my words- I fear they may call me a liar.’
28|35|God said, ‘We shall strengthen you through your brother; We shall give you both power so that they cannot touch you. With Our signs you, and those who follow you, will triumph.’
28|36|But when Moses came to them with Our clear signs, they said, ‘These are mere conjuring tricks; we never heard this from our forefathers.’
28|37|Moses said, ‘My Lord knows best who comes with guidance from Him and who will have the final Home: wrongdoers will never succeed.’
28|38|Pharaoh said, ‘Counsellors, you have no other god that I know of except me. Haman, light me a fire to bake clay bricks, then build me a tall building so that I may climb up to Moses’ God: I am convinced that he is lying.’
28|39|Pharaoh and his armies behaved arrogantly in the land with no right- they thought they would not be brought back to Us
28|40|so We seized him and his armies and threw them into the sea. See what became of the wrongdoers
28|41|We made them leaders calling [others] only to the Fire: on the Day of Resurrection they will not be helped
28|42|We made Our rejection pursue them in this world, and on the Day of Resurrection they will be among the despised
28|43|After We had destroyed the earlier generations, We gave Moses the Scripture to provide insight, guidance, and mercy for people, so that they might take heed
28|44|You [Muhammad] were not present on the western side of the mountain when We gave Our command to Moses: you were not there
28|45|We have brought into being many generations who lived long lives- you did not live among the people of Midian or recite Our Revelation to them- We have always sent messengers to people
28|46|nor were you present on the side of Mount Sinai when We called out to Moses. But you too have been sent as an act of grace from your Lord, to give warning to a people to whom no warner has come before, so that they may take heed
28|47|and may not say, if a disaster should befall them as a result of what they have done with their own hands, ‘Lord, if only You had sent us a messenger, we might have followed Your message and become believers.’
28|48|Even now that Our truth has come to them, they say, ‘Why has he not been given signs like those given to Moses?’ Did they not also deny the truth that was given to Moses before? They say, ‘Two kinds of sor-cery, helping each other,’ and, ‘We refuse to accept either of them.’
28|49|Say [Muhammad], ‘Then produce a book from God that gives better guidance than these two and I will follow it, if you are telling the truth.’
28|50|If they do not respond to you, you will know that they follow only their own desires. Who is further astray than the one who follows his own desires with no guidance from God? Truly God does not guide those who do wrong
28|51|We have caused Our Word to come to them so that they may be mindful
28|52|Those to whom We gave the Scripture before believe in it
28|53|and, when it is recited to them, say, ‘We believe in it, it is the truth from our Lord. Before it came we had already devoted ourselves to Him.’
28|54|They will be given their rewards twice over because they are steadfast, repel evil with good, give to others out of what We have provided for them
28|55|and turn away whenever they hear frivolous talk, saying, ‘We have our deeds and you have yours. Peace be with you! We do not seek the company of ignorant people.’
28|56|You [Prophet] cannot guide everyone you love to the truth; it is God who guides whoever He will: He knows best those who will follow guidance
28|57|They say, ‘If we were to follow guidance with you [Prophet], we would be swept from our land.’ Have We not established for them a secure sanctuary where every kind of produce is brought, as a provision from Us? But most of them do not comprehend
28|58|We have destroyed many a community that once revelled in its wanton wealth and easy living: since then their dwelling places have barely been inhabited- We are the only heir
28|59|Your Lord would never destroy towns without first raising a messenger in their midst to recite Our messages to them, nor would We destroy towns unless their inhabitants were evildoers
28|60|Whatever things you have been given for the life of this world are merely [temporary] gratification and vanity: that which is with God is better and more lasting- will you not use your reason
28|61|Can the person who will see the fulfilment of the good promise We gave him be compared to someone We have given some enjoyments for this worldly life but who, on the Day of Resurrection, will be summoned
28|62|The Day will come when God will call them, saying, ‘Where now are those you allege are My partners?’
28|63|and those [ringleaders] against whom the verdict will be passed will say, ‘Our Lord, these are the ones we caused to deviate. We caused them to deviate as we ourselves deviated, but now we disown them before You: they did not really serve us.’
28|64|It will then be said to them, ‘Now call those you worshipped as partners,’ and they will call them but receive no answer. They will see the suffering and wish they had followed guidance
28|65|On that Day He will call them, saying, ‘How did you respond to My messengers?’
28|66|All arguments will seem obscure to them on that Day; they will not be able to consult one another
28|67|Yet anyone who has repented, believed, and done good deeds can hope to find himself among the successful
28|68|Your Lord creates what He pleases and chooses those He will- they have no choice- so glory be to God, and may He be exalted above the partners they ascribe to Him
28|69|Your Lord knows what their hearts conceal and what they reveal
28|70|He is God; there is no god but Him; all praise belongs to Him in this world and the next; His is the Judgement; and to Him you shall be returned
28|71|Say [Prophet], ‘Just think, if God were to cast perpetual night over you until the Day of Resurrection, what god other than He could bring you light? Do you not listen?’
28|72|Say, ‘Just think, if God were to cast perpetual day over you until the Day of Resurrection, what god other than He could give you night in which to rest? Do you not see
28|73|In His mercy He has given you night and day, so that you may rest and seek His bounty and be grateful.’
28|74|The Day will come when He will call out to them, saying, ‘Where are the partners you claimed for Me?’
28|75|We shall call a witness from every community, and say, ‘Produce your evidence,’ and then they will know that truth belongs to God alone; the gods they invented will forsake them
28|76|Qarun was one of Moses’ people, but he oppressed them. We had given him such treasures that even their keys would have weighed down a whole company of strong men. His people said to him, ‘Do not gloat, for God does not like people who gloat
28|77|Seek the life to come by means of what God has granted you, but do not neglect your rightful share in this world. Do good to others as God has done good to you. Do not seek to spread corruption in the land, for God does not love those who do this,’
28|78|but he answered, ‘This wealth was given to me on account of the knowledge I possess.’ Did he not know that God had destroyed many generations before him, who had greater power than him and built up greater wealth? The guilty will not be questioned about their sins
28|79|He went out among his people in all his pomp, and those whose aim was the life of this world said, ‘If only we had been given something like what Qarun has been given: he really is a very fortunate man,’
28|80|but those who were given knowledge said, ‘Alas for you! God’s reward is better for those who believe and do good deeds: only those who are steadfast will attain this.’
28|81|We caused the earth to swallow him and his home: he had no one to help him against God, nor could he defend himself
28|82|The next day, those who had, the day before, wished to be in his place exclaimed, ‘Alas [for you, Qarun]! It is God alone who gives what He will, abundantly or sparingly, to whichever He will of His creatures: if God had not been gracious to us, He would have caused the earth to swallow us too.’ Alas indeed! Those who deny the truth will never prosper
28|83|We grant the Home in the Hereafter to those who do not seek superiority on earth or spread corruption: the happy ending is awarded to those who are mindful of God
28|84|Whoever comes before God with a good deed will receive a better reward; whoever comes with an evil deed will be punished only for what he has done
28|85|He who has made the Quran binding on you [Prophet] will bring you back home. So say, ‘My Lord knows best who has brought true guidance and who is blatantly astray.’
28|86|You yourself could not have expected the Scripture to be sent to you; it came only as a mercy from your Lord. So give no help to the disbelievers
28|87|Do not let them turn you away from God’s revelations after they have been revealed to you. Call people to your Lord. Never become one of those who ascribe partners to God
28|88|Do not call out to any other god beside God, for there is no god but Him. Everything will perish except His Face. His is the Judgement and to Him you shall all be brought back
29|1|Alif Lam Mim
29|2|Do people think they will be left alone after saying ‘We believe’ without being put to the test
29|3|We tested those who went before them: God will certainly mark out which ones are truthful and which are lying
29|4|Do the evildoers think they can escape us? How ill they judge
29|5|But as for those who strive for their meeting with God, God’s appointed time is bound to come; He is the All Seeing, the All Knowing
29|6|Those who exert themselves do so for their own benefit––God does not need His creatures––
29|7|We shall certainly blot out the misdeeds of those who believe and do good deeds, and We shall reward them according to the best of their actions
29|8|We have commanded people to be good to their parents, but do not obey them if they strive to make you serve, beside Me, anything of which you have no knowledge: you will all return to Me, and I shall inform you of what you have done
29|9|We shall be sure to admit those who believe and do good deeds to the ranks of the righteous
29|10|There are some people who say, ‘We believe in God,’ but, when they suffer for His cause, they think that human persecution is as severe as God’s punishment––yet, if any help comes to you [Prophet] from your Lord, they will say, ‘We have always been with you’. Does God not know best what is in everyone’s hearts
29|11|God will be sure to mark out which ones are the believers, and which the hypocrites
29|12|Those who disbelieve say to the believers, ‘Follow our path and we shall bear [the consequences for] your sins,’ yet they will not do so––they are liars
29|13|They will bear their own burdens and others besides: they will be questioned about their false assertions on the Day of Resurrection
29|14|We sent Noah out to his people. He lived among them for fifty years short of a thousand but when the Flood overwhelmed them they were still doing evil
29|15|We saved him and those with him on the Ark. We made this a sign for all people
29|16|We also sent Abraham. He said to his people, ‘Serve God and be mindful of Him: that is better for you, if only you knew
29|17|What you worship instead of God are mere idols; what you invent is nothing but falsehood. Those you serve instead of God have no power to give you provisions, so seek provisions from God, serve Him, and give Him thanks: you will all be returned to Him
29|18|If you say this is a lie, [be warned that] other communities before you said the same. The messenger’s only duty is to give clear warning.’
29|19|Do they not see that God brings life into being and reproduces it? Truly this is easy for God
29|20|Say, ‘Travel throughout the earth and see how He brings life into being: and He will bring the next life into being. God has power over all things
29|21|He punishes whoever He will and shows mercy to whoever He will. You will all be returned to Him
29|22|You cannot escape Him on earth or in the heavens; you will have no one to protect or help you besides God.’
29|23|Those who deny God’s Revelation and their meeting with Him have no hope of receiving My grace: they will have a grievous torment
29|24|The only answer Abraham’s people gave was, ‘Kill him or burn him!’ but God saved him from the Fire: there truly are signs in this for people who believe
29|25|Abraham said to them, ‘You have chosen idols instead of God but your love for them will only last for the present life: on the Day of Resurrection, you will disown and reject one another. Hell will be your home and no one will help you.’
29|26|Lot believed him, and said, ‘I will flee to my Lord: He is the Almighty, the All Wise.’
29|27|We gave Isaac and Jacob to Abraham, and placed prophethood and Scripture among his offspring. We gave him his rewards in this world, and in the life to come he will be among the righteous
29|28|And Lot: when He said to his people, ‘You practise outrageous acts that no people before you have ever committed
29|29|How can you lust after men, waylay travellers, and commit evil in your gatherings?’ the only answer his people gave was, ‘Bring God’s punishment down on us, if what you say is true.’
29|30|So he prayed, ‘My Lord, help me against these people who spread corruption.’
29|31|When Our mes-sengers brought the good news [of the birth of a son] to Abraham,they told him, ‘We are about to destroy the people of that town. They are wrongdoers.’
29|32|Abraham said, ‘But Lot lives there.’ They answered, ‘We know who lives there better than you do. We shall save him and his household, except for his wife: she will be one of those who stay behind.’
29|33|When Our messengers came to Lot, he was troubled and distressed on their account. They said, ‘Have no fear or grief: we shall certainly save you and your household, except for your wife- she will be one of those who stay behind
29|34|and we shall send a punishment from heaven down on the people of this town because they violate [God’s order].’
29|35|We left some [of the town] there as a clear sign for those who use their reason
29|36|To the people of Midian We sent their brother Shuayb. He said, ‘My people, serve God and think ahead to the Last Day. Do not commit evil and spread corruption in the land.’
29|37|They rejected him and so the earthquake overtook them. When morning came, they were lying dead in their homes
29|38|[Remember] the tribes of 'Ad and Thamud: their history is made clear to you by [what is left of] their dwelling places. Satan made their foul deeds seem alluring to them and barred them from the right way, though they were capable of seeing
29|39|[Remember] Qarun and Pharaoh and Haman: Moses brought them clear signs, but they behaved arrogantly on earth. They could not escape Us
29|40|and We punished each one of them for their sins: some We struck with a violent storm; some were overcome by a sudden blast; some We made the earth swallow; and some We drowned. It was not God who wronged them; they wronged themselves
29|41|Those who take protectors other than God can be compared to spiders building themselves houses- the spider’s is the frailest of all houses- if only they could understand
29|42|God knows what things they call upon beside Him: He is the Mighty, the Wise
29|43|Such are the comparisons We draw for people, though only the wise can grasp them
29|44|God has created the heavens and earth for a true purpose. There truly is a sign in this for those who believe
29|45|[Prophet], recite what has been revealed to you of the Scripture; keep up the prayer: prayer restrains outrageous and unacceptable behaviour. Remembering God is greater: God knows everything you are doing
29|46|[Believers], argue only in the best way with the People of the Book, except with those of them who act unjustly. Say, ‘We believe in what was revealed to us and in what was revealed to you; our God and your God are one [and the same]; we are devoted to Him.’
29|47|This is the way We sent the Scripture to you [Muhammad]. Those to whom We had already given Scripture believe in [the Quran] and so do some of these people. No one refuses to acknowledge Our revelations but the defiant
29|48|You never recited any Scripture before We revealed this one to you; you never wrote one down with your hand. If you had done so, those who follow falsehood might have had cause to doubt
29|49|But no, [this Quran] is a revelation that is clear to the hearts of those endowed with knowledge. No one refuses to acknowledge Our revelations but the evildoers
29|50|They say, ‘Why have no miracles been sent to him by his Lord?’ Say, ‘Miracles lie in God’s hands; I am simply here to warn you plainly.’
29|51|Do they not think it is enough that We have sent down to you the Scripture that is recited to them? There is a mercy in this and a lesson for believing people
29|52|Say, ‘God is sufficient witness between me and you: He knows what is in the heavens and earth. Those who believe in false deities and deny God will be the losers.’
29|53|They challenge you to hasten the punishment: they would already have received a punishment if God had not set a time for it, and indeed it will come to them suddenly and catch them unawares
29|54|They challenge you to hasten the punishment: Hell will encompass all those who deny the truth
29|55|on the Day when punishment overwhelms them from above and from below their very feet, and they will be told, ‘Now taste the punishment for what you used to do.’
29|56|My believing servants! My earth is vast, so worship Me and Me alone
29|57|Every soul will taste death, then it is to Us that you will be returned
29|58|We shall lodge those who believed and did good deeds in lofty dwellings, in the Garden graced with flowing streams, there to remain. How excellent is the reward of those who labour
29|59|those who are steadfast, those who put their trust in their Lord
29|60|How many are the creatures who do not store their sustenance! God sustains them and you: He alone is the All Hearing, the All Knowing
29|61|If you ask the disbelievers who created the heavens and earth and who harnessed the sun and moon, they are sure to say, ‘God.’ Then why do they turn away from Him
29|62|It is God who gives abundantly to whichever of His servants He will, and sparingly to whichever He will: He has full knowledge of everything
29|63|If you ask them, ‘Who sends water down from the sky and gives life with it to the earth after it has died?’ they are sure to say, ‘God.’ Say, ‘Praise belongs to God!’ Truly, most of them do not use their reason
29|64|The life of this world is merely an amusement and a diversion; the true life is in the Hereafter, if only they knew
29|65|Whenever they go on board a ship they call on God, and dedicate their faith to Him alone, but once He has delivered them safely back to land, see how they ascribe partners to Him
29|66|Let them show their ingratitude for what We have given them; let them take their enjoyment- soon they will know
29|67|Can they not see that We have made [them] a secure sanctuary though all around them people are snatched away? Then how can they believe in what is false and deny God’s blessing
29|68|Who could be more wicked than the person who invents lies about God, or denies the truth when it comes to him? Is Hell not the home for the disbelievers
29|69|But We shall be sure to guide to Our ways those who strive hard for Our cause: God is with those who do good
30|1|Alif Lam Mim
30|2|The Byzantines have been defeated
30|3|in a nearby land. They will reverse their defeat with a victory
30|4|in a few years’ time––God is in command, first and last. On that day, the believers will rejoice
30|5|at God’s help. He helps whoever He pleases: He is the Mighty, the Merciful
30|6|This is God’s promise: God never breaks His promise, but most people do not know
30|7|they only know the outer surface of this present life and are heedless of the life to come
30|8|Have they not thought about their own selves? God did not create the heavens and earth and everything between them without a serious purpose and an appointed time, yet many people deny that they will meet their Lord
30|9|Have they not travelled through the land and seen how their predecessors met their end? They were mightier than them: they cultivated the earth more and built more upon it. Their own mes-sengers also came to them with clear signs: God did not wrong them; they wronged themselves
30|10|Later the evildoers met a terrible end for rejecting and [repeatedly] mocking God’s revelations
30|11|God brings creation into being; in the end He will reproduce it and it is to Him you will be recalled
30|12|On the Day the Hour arrives, the guilty will despair
30|13|and they will have no intercessors among those partners they ascribed to God- they will deny these partners
30|14|When the Hour arrives, on that Day people will be separated
30|15|those who believed and did good deeds will delight in a Garden
30|16|while those who disbelieved and denied Our messages and the meeting of the Hereafter will be brought for punishment
30|17|So celebrate God’s glory in the evening, in the morning
30|18|praise is due to Him in the heavens and the earth- in the late afternoon, and at midday
30|19|He brings the living out of the dead and the dead out of the living. He gives life to the earth after death, and you will be brought out in the same way
30|20|One of His signs is that He created you from dust and- lo and behold!- you became human and scattered far and wide
30|21|Another of His signs is that He created spouses from among yourselves for you to live with in tranquillity: He ordained love and kindness between you. There truly are signs in this for those who reflect
30|22|Another of His signs is the creation of the heavens and earth, and the diversity of your languages and colours. There truly are signs in this for those who know
30|23|Among His signs are your sleep, by night and by day, and your seeking His bounty. There truly are signs in this for those who can hear
30|24|Among His signs, too, are that He shows you the lightning that terrifies and inspires hope; that He sends water down from the sky to restore the earth to life after death. There truly are signs in this for those who use their reason
30|25|Among His signs, too, is the fact that the heavens and the earth stand firm by His command. In the end, you will all emerge when He calls you from the earth
30|26|Everyone in the heavens and earth belongs to Him, and all are obedient to Him
30|27|He is the One who originates creation and will do it again- this is even easier for Him. He is above all comparison in the heavens and earth; He is the Almighty, the All Wise
30|28|He gives you this example, drawn from your own lives: do you make your slaves full partners with an equal share in what We have given you? Do you fear them as you fear each other? This is how We make Our messages clear to those who use their reason
30|29|And still the idolaters follow their own desires without any knowledge. Who can guide those God leaves to stray, who have no one to help them
30|30|So [Prophet] as a man of pure faith, stand firm and true in your devotion to the religion. This is the natural disposition God instilled in mankind- there is no altering God’s creation- and this is the right religion, though most people do not realize it
30|31|Turn to Him alone, all of you. Be mindful of Him; keep up the prayer; do not join those who ascribe partners to God
30|32|those who divide their religion into sects, with each party rejoicing in their own
30|33|When something bad happens to people, they cry to their Lord and turn to Him for help, but no sooner does He let them taste His blessing than- lo and behold!- some of them ascribe partners to their Lord
30|34|showing no gratitude for what We have given them. ‘Take your pleasure! You will come to know.’
30|35|Did We send them down any authority that sanctions the partners they ascribe to God
30|36|When We give people a taste of Our blessing, they rejoice, but when something bad happens to them- because of their own actions- they fall into utter despair
30|37|Do they not see that God gives abundantly to whoever He will and sparingly [to whoever He will]? There truly are signs in this for those who believe
30|38|So give their due to the near relative, the needy, and the wayfarer- that is best for those whose goal is God’s approval: these are the ones who will prosper
30|39|Whatever you lend out in usury to gain value through other people’s wealth will not increase in God’s eyes, but whatever you give in charity, in your desire for God’s approval, will earn multiple rewards
30|40|It is God who created you and provided for you, who will cause you to die and then give you life again. Which of your ‘partners’ can do any one of these things? Glory be to God, and exalted be He above the partners they attribute to Him
30|41|Corruption has flourished on land and sea as a result of people’s actions and He will make them taste the consequences of some of their own actions so that they may turn back
30|42|Say, ‘Travel through the land, and see how those before you met their end- most of them were idolaters.’
30|43|[Prophet], stand firm in your devotion to the upright religion, before an irresistible Day comes from God. On that Day, mankind will be divided
30|44|those who rejected the truth will bear the burden of that rejection, and those who did good deeds will have made good provision for themselves
30|45|From His bounty God will reward those who believe and do good deeds; He does not like those who reject the truth
30|46|Another of His signs is that He sends out the winds bearing good news, giving you a taste of His grace, making the ships sail at His command, enabling you to [journey in] search of His bounty so that you may be grateful
30|47|Before you [Muhammad], We sent mes-sengers, each to their own people: they brought them clear proofs and then We punished the evildoers. We make it Our duty to help the believers
30|48|It is God who sends out the winds; they stir up the clouds; He spreads them over the skies as He pleases; He makes them break up and you see the rain falling from them. See how they rejoice when He makes it fall upon whichever of His servants He wishes
30|49|though before it is sent they may have lost all hope
30|50|Look, then, at the imprints of God’s mercy, how He restores the earth to life after death: this same God is the one who will return people to life after death- He has power over all things
30|51|Yet they will continue in their disbelief, even if We send a [scorching] wind and they see their crops turn yellow
30|52|You [Prophet] cannot make the dead hear and you cannot make the deaf hear your call when they turn their backs and leave
30|53|you cannot lead the blind out of their error: the only ones you can make hear you are those who believe in Our revelations and devote themselves [to Us]
30|54|It is God who creates you weak, then gives you strength, then weakness after strength, together with your grey hair: He creates what He will; He is the All Knowing, the All Powerful
30|55|On the Day the Hour comes, the guilty will swear they lingered no more than an hour- they have always been deluded
30|56|but those endowed with knowledge and faith will say, ‘In accordance with God’s decree, you actually lingered till the Day of Resurrection: this is the Day of Resurrection, yet you did not know.’
30|57|On that Day the evildoers’ excuses will be of no use to them: they will not be allowed to make amends
30|58|In this Quran We have set every kind of illustration before people, yet if you [Prophet] brought them a miracle, the disbelievers would still say, ‘You [prophets] deal only in falsehood.’
30|59|In this way God seals the hearts of those who do not know
30|60|so be patient, for God’s promise is true: do not let those with no firm beliefs discourage you
31|1|Alif Lam Mim
31|2|These are the verses of the wise Scripture
31|3|[with] guidance and mercy for those who do good
31|4|who keep up the prayer, pay the prescribed alms, and are certain of the Hereafter
31|5|these are rightly guided by their Lord, and it is they who will prosper
31|6|But there is the sort of person who pays for distracting tales, intending, without any knowledge, to lead others from God’s way, and to hold it up to ridicule. There will be humiliating torment for him
31|7|When Our verses are recited to him, he turns away disdainfully as if he had not heard them, as if there were heaviness in his ears. Tell him that there will be a painful torment
31|8|But for those who believe and do righteous deeds, there will be Gardens of bliss
31|9|where they will stay: that is God’s true promise, and He is the Almighty, the All Wise
31|10|He created the heavens without any visible support, and He placed firm mountains on the earth––in case it should shake under you––and He spread all kinds of animals around it. We sent down water from the sky, with which We made every kind of good plant grow on earth
31|11|all this is God’s creation. Now, show Me what your other gods have created. No, the disbelievers are clearly astray
31|12|We endowed Luqman with wisdom: ‘Be thankful to God: whoever gives thanks benefits his own soul, and as for those who are thankless––God is self-sufficient, worthy of all praise.’
31|13|Luqman counselled his son, ‘My son, do not attribute any partners to God: attributing partners to Him is a terrible wrong.’
31|14|We have commanded people to be good to their parents: their mothers carried them, with strain upon strain, and it takes two years to wean them. Give thanks to Me and to your parents- all will return to Me
31|15|If they strive to make you associate with Me anything about which you have no knowledge, then do not obey them. Yet keep their company in this life according to what is right, and follow the path of those who turn to Me. You will all return to Me in the end, and I will tell you everything that you have done
31|16|[And Luqman continued], ‘My son, if even the weight of a mustard seed were hidden in a rock or anywhere in the heavens or earth, God would bring it [to light], for He is all subtle and all aware
31|17|Keep up the prayer, my son; command what is right; forbid what is wrong; bear anything that happens to you steadfastly: these are things to be aspired to
31|18|Do not turn your nose up at people, nor walk about the place arrogantly, for God does not love arrogant or boastful people
31|19|Go at a moderate pace and lower your voice, for the ugliest of all voices is the braying of asses.’
31|20|[People], do you not see how God has made what is in the heavens and on the earth useful to you, and has lavished His bless-ings on you both outwardly and inwardly? Yet some people argue about God, without knowledge or guidance or an illuminating scripture
31|21|When they are told, ‘Follow what God has sent down,’ they say: ‘We shall follow what we saw our forefathers following.’ What! Even if Satan is calling them to the suffering of the Blazing Flame
31|22|Whoever directs himself wholly to God and does good work has grasped the surest handhold, for the outcome of everything is with God
31|23|As for those who refuse to do this, do not let their refusal sadden you [Prophet]- they will return to Us and We shall tell them what they have done: God knows all that hearts contain
31|24|We let them enjoy themselves for a little while, but We shall drive them to a harsh torment
31|25|If you ask them who created the heavens and earth, they are sure to say, ‘God.’ Say, ‘Praise belongs to God,’ but most of them do not understand
31|26|Everything in the heavens and earth belongs to God. God is self-sufficient and worthy of all praise
31|27|If all the trees on earth were pens and all the seas, with seven more seas besides, [were ink,] still God’s words would not run out: God is almighty and all wise
31|28|Creating and resurrecting all of you is only like creating or resurrecting a single soul: God is all hearing and all seeing
31|29|[Prophet], do you not see that God causes the night to merge into day and the day to merge into night; that He has subjected the sun and the moon, each to run its course for a stated term; that He is aware of everything you [people] do
31|30|This is because God is the Truth, and what they invoke beside Him is false. He is the Most High, Most Great
31|31|[Prophet], do you not see that ships sail through the sea, by the grace of God, to show you [people] some of His wonders? Truly there are signs in this for every steadfast, thankful person
31|32|When the waves loom over those on board like giant shadows they call out to God, devoting their religion entirely to Him. But, when He has delivered them safely to land, some of them waver- only a treacherous, thankless person refuses to acknowledge Our signs
31|33|People, be mindful of your Lord and fear a day when no parent will take the place of their child, nor a child take the place of their parent, in any way. God’s promise is true, so do not let the present life delude you, nor let the Deceiver delude you about God
31|34|Knowledge of the Hour [of Resurrection] belongs to God; it is He who sends down the relieving rain and He who knows what is hidden in the womb. No soul knows what it will reap tomorrow, and no soul knows in what land it will die; it is God who is all knowing and all aware
32|1|Alif Lam Mim
32|2|This scripture, free from all doubt, has been sent down from the Lord of the Worlds
32|3|Yet they say, ‘Muhammad has made it up.’ No indeed! It is the Truth from your Lord for you [Prophet], to warn a people who have had no one to warn them before, so that they may be guided
32|4|It is God who created the heavens and the earth and everything between them in six Days. Then He established Himself on the Throne. You [people] have no one but Him to protect you and no one to intercede for you, so why do you not take heed
32|5|He runs everything, from the heavens to the earth, and everything will ascend to Him in the end, on a Day that will measure a thousand years in your reckoning
32|6|Such is He who knows all that is unseen as well as what is seen, the Almighty, the Merciful
32|7|who gave everything its perfect form. He first created man from clay
32|8|then made his descendants from an extract of underrated fluid
32|9|Then He moulded him; He breathed from His Spirit into him; He gave you hearing, sight, and minds. How seldom you are grateful
32|10|They say, ‘What? When we have disappeared into the earth, shall we really be created anew?’ In fact, they deny the meeting with their Lord
32|11|Say, ‘The Angel of Death put in charge of you will reclaim you, and then you will be brought back to your Lord.’
32|12|[Prophet], if only you could see the wrongdoers hang their heads before their Lord: ‘Our Lord, now that we have seen and heard, send us back and we shall do good. [Now] we are convinced.’
32|13|‘If it had been Our will, We could certainly have given every soul its true guidance, but My words have come true. “I shall be sure to fill Hell with jinn and men together.”
32|14|So since you ignored the meeting on this Day of yours, now We shall ignore you: taste the lasting suffering for all you have done.’
32|15|The only people who truly believe in Our messages are those who, when they are reminded of them, bow down in worship, cele-brate their Lord’s praises, and do not think themselves above this
32|16|Their sides shun their beds in order to pray to their Lord in fear and hope; they give to others some of what We have given them
32|17|No soul knows what joy is kept hidden in store for them as a reward for what they have done
32|18|So, is someone who believes equal to someone who defies God? No, they are not equal
32|19|Those who believe and do good deeds will have Gardens awaiting them as their home and as a reward for what they have done
32|20|As for those who defy God, their home will be the Fire. Whenever they try to escape it, they will be driven back into it, and they will be told, ‘Taste the torment of the Fire, which you persistently denied.’
32|21|We shall certainly make them taste a nearer torment [in this life] prior to the greater torment, so that perhaps they may return [to the right path]
32|22|Who does more wrong than someone who, when messages from his Lord are recited to him, turns away from them? We shall inflict retribution on the guilty
32|23|We gave Moses the Scripture- so [Muhammad] do not doubt that you are receiving it- and We made it a guide for the Children of Israel
32|24|When they became steadfast and believed firmly in Our messages, We raised leaders among them, guiding them according to Our command
32|25|[Prophet], it is your Lord who will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning their differences
32|26|Is it not a lesson for them [to see] how many generations We destroyed before them, in whose homes they now walk? There truly are signs in this- do they not hear
32|27|Do they not consider how We drive rain to the barren land, and with it produce vegetation from which their cattle and they themselves eat? Do they not see
32|28|And they say, ‘When will this Decision be, if you are telling the truth?’
32|29|Say, ‘On the Day of Decision it will be no use for the disbelievers to believe; they will be granted no respite.’
32|30|So [Prophet], turn away from them and wait: they too are waiting
33|1|Prophet, be mindful of God and do not give in to the disbelievers and the hypocrites: God is all knowing, all wise
33|2|Follow what your Lord reveals to you: God is well aware of all your actions
33|3|Put your trust in God: God is enough to trust
33|4|God does not put two hearts within a man’s breast. He does not turn the wives you reject and liken to your mothers’ backs into your real mothers; nor does He make your adopted sons into real sons. These are only words from your mouths, while God speaks the truth and guides people to the right path
33|5|Name your adopted sons after their real fathers: this is more equitable in God’s eyes––if you do not know who their fathers are [they are your] ‘brothers-in-religion’ and proteges. You will not be blamed if you make a mistake, only for what your hearts deliberately intend; God is most forgiving and merciful
33|6|The Prophet is more protective towards the believers than they are themselves, while his wives are their mothers. In God’s Scripture, blood-relatives have a stronger claim than other believers and emigrants, though you may still bestow gifts on your proteges. All this is written in the Scripture
33|7|We took a solemn pledge from the prophets- from you [Muhammad], from Noah, from Abraham, from Moses, from Jesus, son of Mary- We took a solemn pledge from all of them
33|8|God will question [even] the truthful about their sincerity, and for those who reject the truth He has prepared a painful torment
33|9|You who believe, remember God’s goodness to you when mighty armies massed against you: We sent a violent wind and invisible forces against them. God sees all that you do
33|10|They massed against you from above and below; your eyes rolled [with fear], your hearts rose into your throats, and you thought [ill] thoughts of God
33|11|There the believers were sorely tested and deeply shaken
33|12|the hypocrites and the sick at heart said, ‘God and His Messenger promised us nothing but delusions!’
33|13|Some of them said, ‘People of Yathrib, you will not be able to withstand [the attack], so go back!’ Some of them asked the Prophet’s permission to leave, saying, ‘Our houses are exposed,’ even though they were not- they just wanted to run away
33|14|had the city been invaded from all sides, and the enemy invited them to rebel, they would have done so almost without hesitation
33|15|Yet they had already promised God that they would not turn tail and flee, and a promise to God will be answered for
33|16|[Prophet], say, ‘Running away will not benefit you. If you manage to escape death or slaughter, you will only be permitted to enjoy [life] for a short while.’
33|17|Say, ‘If God wishes to harm you, who can protect you? If God wishes to show you mercy, who can prevent Him?’ They will find no one but God to protect or help them
33|18|God knows exactly who among you hinder others, who [secretly] say to their brothers, ‘Come and join us,’ who hardly ever come out to fight
33|19|who begrudge you [believers] any help. When fear comes, you [Prophet] see them looking at you with eyes rolling like someone in their death throes; when fear has passed, they attack you with sharp tongues and begrudge you any good. Such men do not believe, and God brings their deeds to nothing- that is all too easy for God
33|20|They think the joint forces have not gone, and if the joint forces did come again they would wish they were in the desert, wandering among the Bedouin and seeking news about you [from a safe distance]. Even if they were with you [believers], they would hardly fight at all
33|21|The Messenger of God is an excellent model for those of you who put your hope in God and the Last Day and remember Him often
33|22|When the believers saw the joint forces, they said, ‘This is what God and His Messenger promised us: the promise of God and His Messenger is true,’ and this only served to increase their faith and submission to God
33|23|There are men among the believers who honoured their pledge to God: some of them have fulfilled it by death, and some are still waiting. They have not changed in the least
33|24|[Such trials are ordained] so that God may reward the truthful for their honesty and punish the hypocrites, if He so wills, or He may relent towards them, for God is forgiving and merciful
33|25|God sent back the disbelievers along with their rage- they gained no benefit–– and spared the believers from fighting. He is strong and mighty
33|26|He brought those People of the Book who supported them down from their strongholds and put panic into their hearts. Some of them you [believers] killed and some you took captive
33|27|He passed on to you their land, their houses, their possessions, and a land where you had not set foot: God has power over everything
33|28|Prophet, say to your wives,‘If your desire is for the present life and its finery, then come, I will make provision for you and release you with kindness
33|29|but if you desire God, His Messenger, and the Final Home, then remember that God has prepared great rewards for those of you who do good.’
33|30|Wives of the Prophet, if any of you does something clearly outrageous, she will be doubly punished- that is easy for God
33|31|but if any of you is obedient to God and His Messenger and does good deeds, know that We shall give her a double reward and have prepared a generous provision for her
33|32|Wives of the Prophet, you are not like any other woman. If you are truly mindful of God, do not speak too softly in case the sick at heart should lust after you, but speak in an appropriate manner
33|33|stay at home, and do not flaunt your finery as they used to in the pagan past; keep up the prayer, give the prescribed alms, and obey God and His Messenger. God wishes to keep uncleanness away from you, people of the [Prophet’s] House, and to purify you thoroughly
33|34|Remember what is recited in your houses of God’s revelations and wisdom, for God is all subtle, all aware
33|35|For men and women who are devoted to God- believing men and women, obedient men and women, truthful men and women, steadfast men and women, humble men and women, charitable men and women, fasting men and women, chaste men and women, men and women who remember God often- God has prepared forgiveness and a rich reward
33|36|When God and His Messenger have decided on a matter that concerns them, it is not fitting for any believing man or woman to claim freedom of choice in that matter: whoever disobeys God and His Messenger is far astray
33|37|When you [Prophet] said to the man who had been favoured by God and by you, ‘Keep your wife and be mindful of God,’ you hid in your heart what God would later reveal: you were afraid of people, but it is more fitting that you fear God. When Zayd no longer wanted her, We gave her to you in marriage so that there might be no fault in believers marrying the wives of their adopted sons after they no longer wanted them. God’s command must be carried out
33|38|the Prophet is not at fault for what God has ordained for him. This was God’s practice with those who went before- God’s command must be fulfilled
33|39|[and with all] those who deliver God’s messages and fear only Him and no other: God’s reckoning is enough
33|40|Muhammad is not the father of any one of you men; he is God’s Messenger and the seal of the prophets: God knows everything
33|41|Believers, remember God often
33|42|and glorify Him morning and evening
33|43|it is He who blesses you, as do His angels, in order to lead you out of the depths of darkness into the light. He is ever merciful towards the believers
33|44|when they meet Him they will be greeted with ‘Peace’- and He has prepared a generous reward for them
33|45|Prophet, We have sent you as a witness, as a bearer of good news and warning
33|46|as one who calls people to God by His leave, as a light-giving lamp
33|47|Give the believers the good news that great bounty awaits them from God
33|48|Do not give in to the disbelievers and the hypocrites: ignore the harm they cause you and put your trust in God. God is enough to trust
33|49|Believers, you have no right to expect a waiting period when you marry believing women and then divorce them before you have touched them: make provision for them and release them in an honourable way
33|50|Prophet, We have made lawful for you the wives whose bride gift you have paid, and any slaves God has assigned to you through war, and the daughters of your uncles and aunts on your father’s and mother’s sides, who migrated with you. Also any believing woman who has offered herself to the Prophet and whom the Prophet wishes to wed- this is only for you [Prophet] and not the rest of the believers: We know exactly what We have made obligatory for them concerning their wives and slave-girls- so you should not be blamed: God is most forgiving, most merciful
33|51|You may make any of [your women] wait and receive any of them as you wish, but you will not be at fault if you invite one whose turn you have previously set aside: this way it is more likely that they will be satisfied and will not be distressed and will all be content with what you have given them. God knows what is in your hearts: God is all knowing, forbearing
33|52|You [Prophet] are not permitted to take any further wives, nor to exchange the wives you have for others, even if these attract you with their beauty. But this does not apply to your slave-girls: God is watchful over all
33|53|Believers, do not enter the Prophet’s apartments for a meal unless you are given permission to do so; do not linger until [a meal] is ready. When you are invited, go in; then, when you have taken your meal, leave. Do not stay on and talk, for that would offend the Prophet, though he would shrink from asking you to leave. God does not shrink from the truth. When you ask his wives for something, do so from behind a screen: this is purer both for your hearts and for theirs. It is not right for you to offend God’s Messenger, just as you should never marry his wives after him: that would be grievous in God’s eyes
33|54|God has full knowledge of all things, whether you reveal them or not
33|55|The Prophet’s wives are not to blame [if they are seen by] their fathers, their sons, their brothers, their brothers’ sons, their sisters’ sons, their women, or their slaves. [Wives of the Prophet], be mindful of God. God observes everything
33|56|God and His angels bless the Prophet- so, you who believe, bless him too and give him greetings of peace
33|57|Those who insult God and His Messenger will be rejected by God in this world and the next- He has prepared a humiliating torment for them
33|58|and those who undeservedly insult believing men and women will bear the guilt of slander and flagrant sin
33|59|Prophet, tell your wives, your daughters, and women believers to make their outer garments hang low over them so as to be recog-nized and not insulted: God is most forgiving, most merciful
33|60|If the hypocrites, the sick at heart, and those who spread lies in the city do not desist, We shall rouse you [Prophet] against them, and then they will only be your neighbours in this city for a short while
33|61|They will be rejected. Wherever they are found, they will be arrested and put to death
33|62|This has been God’s practice with those who went before. You will find no change in God’s practices
33|63|People ask you about the Hour. Say, ‘God alone has knowledge of it.’ How could you [Prophet] know? The Hour may well be near
33|64|God has rejected the disbelievers and prepared a blazing fire for them
33|65|There they will stay permanently, with no one to befriend or support them
33|66|On the Day when their faces are being turned about in the Fire, they will say, ‘If only we had obeyed God and the Messenger,’
33|67|and ‘Lord! We obeyed our masters and our chiefs, and they led us astray
33|68|Lord! Give them a double punishment and reject them completely.’
33|69|Believers, do not be like those who insulted Moses- God cleared him of their allegations and he was highly honoured in God’s eyes
33|70|Believers, be mindful of God, speak in a direct fashion and to good purpose
33|71|and He will put your deeds right for you and forgive you your sins. Whoever obeys God and His Messenger will truly achieve a great triumph
33|72|We offered the Trust to the heavens, the earth, and the mountains, yet they refused to undertake it and were afraid of it; mankind undertook it- they have always been inept and foolish
33|73|God will punish the hypocrites and the idolaters, both men and women, and turn with mercy to the believers, both men and women: God is most forgiving, most merciful
34|1|Praise be to God, to whom belongs all that is in the heavens and earth, and praise be to Him in the life to come. He is the All Wise, the All Aware
34|2|He knows all that goes into the earth and all that comes out of it; He knows all that comes down from the heavens and all that goes up to them. He is the Merciful, the Forgiving
34|3|Still, the disbelievers say, ‘The Last Hour will never come upon us.’ Say, ‘Yes, by my Lord, [it will], by Him who knows the unseen! Not even the weight of a speck of dust in the heavens or earth escapes His knowledge, nor anything smaller or greater. It is all recorded in a clear Record
34|4|so that He can reward those who believe and do good deeds: they will have forgiveness and generous provision.’
34|5|But as for those who work against Our Revelations, seeking to undermine them, there will be a torment of painful suffering
34|6|[Prophet], those who have been given knowledge can see that what has been sent to you from your Lord is the truth, and that it leads to the path of the Almighty, worthy of all praise
34|7|But the disbelievers say, ‘Shall we show you a man who claims that, when you have been utterly torn to pieces, you will be raised in a new creation
34|8|Has he invented a lie about God? Is he mad?’ No! It is those who do not believe in the life to come who will suffer torment, for they are in gross error
34|9|Do they not think about what is in front of them and behind them in the heavens and earth? If We wished, We could make the earth swallow them, or make fragments from the heavens fall down upon them. There truly is a sign in this for every servant who turns back to God in repentance
34|10|We graced David with Our favour. We said, ‘You mountains, echo God’s praises together with him, and you birds, too.’ We softened iron for him
34|11|saying, ‘Make coats of chain mail and measure the links well.’ ‘Do good, all of you, for I see everything you do.’
34|12|And [We subjected] the wind for Solomon. Its outward journey took a month, and its return journey likewise. We made a fountain of molten brass flow for him, and some of the jinn worked under his control with his Lord’s permission. If one of them deviated from Our command, We let him taste the suffering of the blazing flame
34|13|They made him whatever he wanted- palaces, statues, basins as large as water troughs, fixed cauldrons. We said, ‘Work thankfully, family of David, for few of my servants are truly thankful.’
34|14|Then, when We decreed Solomon’s death, nothing showed the jinn he was dead, but a creature of the earth eating at his stick: when he fell down they realized- if they had known what was hidden they would not have continued their demeaning labour
34|15|There was a sign for the people of Sheba, too, in their dwelling place: two gardens, one on the right, one on the left: ‘Eat from what your Lord has provided for you and give Him thanks, for your land is good, and your Lord most forgiving.’
34|16|But they paid no heed, so We let loose on them a flood from the dam and replaced their two gardens with others that yielded bitter fruit, tamarisk bushes, and a few lote trees
34|17|In this way We punished them for their ingratitude- would We punish anyone but the ungrateful
34|18|Also, We had placed, between them and the towns We had blessed, other towns within sight of one another to which they could travel easily- ‘ Travel safely in this land by night and by day’
34|19|but [still] they complained, ‘Our Lord has made the distance between our staging posts so long!’They wronged themselves and, in the end, We made their fate a byword, and scattered them in countless fragments. There truly are signs in this for every patient, thankful person
34|20|Satan was proved right in his opinion of them, for they all followed him- except for a group of believers
34|21|even though he had no authority over them. But [We aim] to distinguish those who believe in the life to come from those who doubt it: [Prophet], your Lord observes everything
34|22|Say, ‘Pray to your so-called gods besides God: they do not control even the weight of a speck of dust in heaven or earth, nor do they have any share in them, nor are any of them any help to God
34|23|Intercession will not work with Him, except by those to whom He gives permission.’ They will be asked, after the terror is lifted from their hearts [on the Day of Judgement], ‘What did your Lord speak?’ and they will answer, ‘The Truth. He is the Most High, the Most Great.’
34|24|Say [Prophet], ‘Who gives you sustenance from the heavens and earth?’ Say, ‘God does,’ and ‘[One party of us] must be rightly guided and the other clearly astray.’
34|25|Say, ‘You will not be ques-tioned about our sins, nor will we be questioned about what you do.’
34|26|Say, ‘Our Lord will gather us together, then He will judge justly between us; He alone is the All Knowing Judge.’
34|27|Say, ‘Show me those you joined to Him as partners. No indeed! He alone is God, the Almighty, the All Wise.’
34|28|We have sent you [Prophet] only to bring good news and warning to all people, but most of them do not understand
34|29|And they say, ‘If what you say is true, when will this promise be fulfilled?’
34|30|Say, ‘You have an appointment for a Day which you cannot put off nor bring forward, even by a single moment.’
34|31|The disbelievers say, ‘We will believe neither this Qur an nor the Scriptures that came before it.’ If only you could see [Prophet] how the wrongdoers will be made to stand before their Lord, hurling reproaches at one another. Those who were oppressed will say to the oppressors, ‘If it were not for you, we would have been believers.’
34|32|The oppressors will say to them, ‘Was it we who prevented you from following right guidance after it had reached you? No! You yourselves were sinners.’
34|33|The oppressed will say to them, ‘No, it was your scheming, night and day, ordering us to disbelieve in God and set up rivals to Him.’ When they see the punishment, they will fall silent with regret, and We shall put iron collars on the disbelievers’ necks. Why should they be rewarded for anything other than what they have done
34|34|Never have We sent a warner to a community without those among them who were corrupted by wealth saying, ‘We do not believe in the message you have been sent with.’
34|35|They would say, ‘We have greater wealth and more children than you, and we shall not be punished.’
34|36|Say [Prophet], ‘My Lord gives in abundance to whoever He will and sparingly to whoever He will, though most people do not understand
34|37|Neither wealth nor children will bring you nearer to Us, but those who believe and do good deeds will have multiple rewards for what they have done, and will live safely in the lofty dwellings of Paradise
34|38|whereas those who work against Our messages, seeking to undermine them, will be summoned to punishment.’
34|39|Say, ‘My Lord gives in abundance to whichever of His servants He will, and sparingly to whichever He will; He will replace whatever you give in alms; He is the best of providers.’
34|40|On the Day He gathers them all together, He will say to the angels, ‘Was it you these people worshipped?’
34|41|They will reply, ‘May You be exalted! You are our supporter against them! Really, they worshipped the jinn- most of them believed in them.’
34|42|‘So today neither of you has any power to benefit or harm the other,’ We shall tell the evildoers, ‘Taste the torment of the fire which you called a lie.’
34|43|When Our messages are recited to them, clear as they are, they say, ‘This is only a man who wants to turn you away from what your forefathers worshipped,’ and, ‘This [Quran] is nothing but lies he has made up.’ When the Truth comes to the disbelievers, they say, ‘This is just plain sorcery,’
34|44|though We have not given them any books to study nor sent any warner before you
34|45|Those who lived before them also denied the truth- these people have not attained even a tenth of what We gave their predecessors- they, too, rejected My messengers, and how terrible My condemnation was
34|46|Say [Prophet], ‘I advise you to do one thing only: stand before God, in pairs or singly, and think: there is no sign of madness in your companion [the Prophet]- he is only warning you before severe suffering arrives.’
34|47|Say, ‘If I have asked you for any reward, you can keep it. It is God alone who will reward me: He is witness to everything.’
34|48|Say, ‘My Lord hurls the Truth down [before you]. He has full knowledge of all that is unseen.’
34|49|Say, ‘The Truth has come; falsehood is powerless.’
34|50|Say, ‘If I go astray, that is my loss, and if I am rightly guided, it is through what my Lord has revealed to me. He is all hearing, and ever near.’
34|51|[Prophet], if you could only see their terror! There will be no escape when they are seized from a nearby place
34|52|they will say, ‘Now we believe in it,’ but how can they reach it from such a distant place
34|53|they denied it all in the past, and threw conjecture from a faroff place
34|54|when a barrier has been placed between them and what they desire, just as was done with their kind before? They were deep in doubt and suspicion
35|1|Praise be to God, Creator of the heavens and earth, who made angels messengers with two, three, four [pairs of] wings. He adds to creation as He will: God has power over everything
35|2|No one can withhold the blessing God opens up for people, nor can anyone but Him release whatever He withholds: He is the Almighty, the All Wise
35|3|People, remember God’s grace towards you. Is there any creator other than God to give you sustenance from the heavens and earth? There is no god but Him. How can you be so deluded
35|4|If they call you a liar [Prophet], many messengers before you were also called liars: it is to God that all things will be returned
35|5|People! God’s promise is true, so do not let the present life deceive you. Do not let the Deceiver deceive you about God
35|6|Satan is your enemy––so treat him as an enemy––and invites his followers only to enter the blazing fire
35|7|Those who disbelieve will be punished severely; those who believe and do good deeds will be forgiven, and richly rewarded
35|8|What about those whose evil deeds are made alluring to them so that they think they are good? God leaves whoever He will to stray and guides whoever He will. [Prophet], do not waste your soul away with regret for them: God knows exactly what they do
35|9|It is God who sends forth the winds; they raise up the clouds; We drive them to a dead land and with them revive the earth after its death: such will be the Resurrection
35|10|If anyone desires power, all power belongs to God; good words rise up to Him and He lifts up the righteous deed, but a severe torment awaits those who plot evil and their plotting will come to nothing
35|11|It is God who created you from dust and later from a drop of fluid; then He made you into two sexes; no female conceives or gives birth without His knowledge; no person grows old or has his life cut short, except in accordance with a Record: all this is easy for God
35|12|The two bodies of water are not alike- one is palatable, sweet, and pleasant to drink, the other salty and bitter- yet from each you eat fresh fish and extract ornaments to wear, and in each you see the ships ploughing their course so that you may seek God’s bounty and be grateful
35|13|He makes the night merge into the day and the day into the night; He has subjected the sun and the moon- each runs for an appointed term. Such is God your Lord: all control belongs to Him. Those you invoke beside Him do not even control the skin of a date stone
35|14|if you call them they cannot hear you; if they could hear, they could not answer you; on the Day of Resurrection they will disown your idolatry. None can inform you [Prophet] like the One who is all aware
35|15|People, it is you who stand in need of God- God needs nothing and is worthy of all praise
35|16|if He wills, He can do away with you and bring in a new creation
35|17|that is not difficult for God
35|18|No burdened soul will bear the burden of another: even if a heavily laden soul should cry for help, none of its load will be carried, not even by a close relative. But you [Prophet] can only warn those who fear their Lord, though they cannot see Him, and keep up the prayer- whoever purifies himself does so for his own benefit–– everything returns to God
35|19|The blind and the seeing are not alike
35|20|nor are darkness and light
35|21|shade and heat are not alike
35|22|nor are the living and the dead. God makes anyone He wills hear [His message]: you cannot make those in their graves hear
35|23|You are only here to warn them
35|24|We have sent you with the Truth as a bearer of good news and warning- every community has been sent a warner
35|25|If they call you a liar, their predecessors did the same: messengers came to them with clear signs, scriptures, and enlightening revelation
35|26|and afterwards I seized the disbelievers- how terrible My punishment was
35|27|Have you [Prophet] not considered how God sends water down from the sky and that We produce with it fruits of varied colours; that there are in the mountains layers of white and red of various hues, and jet black
35|28|that there are various colours among human beings, wild animals, and livestock too? It is those of His servants who have knowledge who stand in true awe of God. God is almighty, most forgiving
35|29|Those who recite God’s scripture, keep up the prayer, give secretly and openly from what We have provided for them, may hope for a trade that will never decline
35|30|He will repay them in full, and give them extra from His bounty. He is most forgiving, most appreciative
35|31|The Scripture We have revealed to you [Prophet] is the Truth and confirms the scriptures that preceded it. God is well informed about His servants, He sees everything
35|32|We gave the Scripture as a heritage to Our chosen servants: some of them wronged their own souls, some stayed between [right and wrong], and some, by God’s leave, were foremost in good deeds. That is the greatest favour
35|33|they will enter lasting Gardens where they will be adorned with bracelets of gold and pearls, where they will wear silk garments
35|34|They will say, ‘Praise be to God, who has separated us from all sorrow! Our Lord is truly most forgiving, most appreciative
35|35|He has, in His bounty, settled us in the everlasting Home where no toil or fatigue will touch us.’
35|36|But those who reject the truth will stay in Hellfire, where they will neither be finished off by death, nor be relieved from Hell’s torment: this is how We reward hardened disbelievers
35|37|They will cry out loud in Hell, ‘Lord, let us out, and we will do righteous deeds, not what we did before!’- ‘ Did We not give you a life long enough to take warning if you were going to? The warner came to you, now taste the punishment.’ The evildoers will have nobody to help them
35|38|God knows all that is hidden in the heavens and earth; He knows the thoughts contained in the heart
35|39|it is He who made you [people] successors to the land. Those who deny the truth will bear the consequences: their denial will only make them more odious to their Lord, and add only to their loss
35|40|Say, ‘Consider those “partners” of yours that you call upon beside God. Show me! What part of the earth did they create? What share of the heavens do they possess?’ Have We given them a book that contains clear evidence? No indeed! The idolaters promise each other only delusion
35|41|God keeps the heavens and earth from vanishing; if they did vanish, no one else could stop them. God is most forbearing, most forgiving
35|42|[The idolaters] swore their most solemn oath that, if someone came to warn them, they would be more rightly guided than any [other] community, but when someone did come they turned yet further away
35|43|became more arrogant in the land, and intensified their plotting of evil- the plotting of evil only rebounds on those who plot. Do they expect anything but what happened to earlier people? You will never find any change in God’s practice; you will never find any deviation there
35|44|Have they not travelled in the land and seen how those before them met their end, although they were superior to them in strength? God is not to be frustrated by anything in the heavens or on the earth: He is all knowing, all powerful
35|45|If God were to punish people [at once] for the wrong they have done, there would not be a single creature left on the surface of the earth. He gives them respite for a stated time and, whenever their time comes, God has been watching His servants
36|1|Ya Sin
36|2|By the wise Quran
36|3|you [Muhammad] are truly one of the mes-sengers sent
36|4|on a straight path
36|5|with a revelation from the Almighty, the Lord of Mercy
36|6|to warn a people whose forefathers were not warned, and so they are unaware
36|7|The verdict has been passed against most of them, for they refuse to believe
36|8|[It is as if] We had placed [iron] collars around their necks, right up to their chins so that their heads are forced up
36|9|and set barriers before and behind them, blocking their vision: they cannot see
36|10|It is all the same to them whether you warn them or not: they will not believe
36|11|You can warn only those who will follow the Quran and hold the Merciful One in awe, though they cannot see Him: give such people the glad news of forgiveness and a noble reward
36|12|We shall certainly bring the dead back to life, and We record what they send ahead of them as well as what they leave behind: We keep an account of everything in a clear Record
36|13|Give them the example of the people to whose town messengers came
36|14|We sent two messengers but they rejected both. Then We reinforced them with a third
36|15|They said, ‘Truly, we are messengers to you,’
36|16|but they answered, ‘You are only men like ourselves. The Lord of Mercy has sent nothing; you are just lying.’ They said, ‘Our Lord knows that we have been sent to you
36|17|Our duty is only to deliver the message to you,’
36|18|but they answered, ‘We think you are an evil omen. If you do not stop, we shall stone you, and inflict a painful torment on you.’
36|19|The messengers said, ‘The evil omen is within yourselves. Why do you take it as an evil omen when you are reminded of the Truth? You are going too far!’
36|20|Then, from the furthest part of the city, a man came running. He said, ‘My people, follow the messengers
36|21|Follow them: they are not asking you to reward them and they are rightly guided
36|22|Why should I not worship the One who created me? It is to Him that you will be returned
36|23|How could I take besides Him any other gods, whose intercession will not help me and who would not be able to save me if the Lord of Mercy wished to harm me
36|24|Then I would clearly be in the wrong
36|25|I believe in your Lord, so listen to me.’
36|26|He was told, ‘Enter the Garden,’ so he said, ‘If only my people knew
36|27|how my Lord has forgiven me and set me among the highly honoured.’
36|28|After him We did not send any army from heaven against his people, nor were We about to
36|29|there was just one blast, and they fell down lifeless
36|30|Alas for human beings! Whenever a messenger comes to them they ridicule him
36|31|Do they not see how many generations We have destroyed before them, none of whom will ever come back to them
36|32|[Yet] all of them will be brought before Us
36|33|There is a sign for them in the lifeless earth: We give it life and We produce grain from it for them to eat
36|34|We have put gardens of date palms and grapes in the earth, and We have made springs of water gush out of it
36|35|so that they could eat its fruit. It was not their own hands that made all this. How can they not give thanks
36|36|Glory be to Him who created all the pairs of things that the earth produces, as well as themselves and other things they do not know about
36|37|The night is also a sign for them: We strip the daylight from it, and- lo and behold!- they are in darkness
36|38|The sun, too, runs its determined course laid down for it by the Almighty, the All Knowing
36|39|We have determined phases for the moon until finally it becomes like an old date-stalk
36|40|The sun cannot overtake the moon, nor can the night outrun the day: each floats in [its own] orbit
36|41|Another sign for them is that We carried their seed in the laden Ark
36|42|and We have made similar things for them to ride in
36|43|If We wished, We could drown them, and there would be no one to help them: they could not be saved
36|44|Only by Our mercy could they be reprieved to enjoy life for a while
36|45|Yet when they are told, ‘Beware of what lies before and behind you, so that you may be given mercy,’
36|46|they ignore every single sign that comes to them from their Lord
36|47|and when they are told, ‘Give to others out of what God has provided for you,’ the disbelievers say to the believers, ‘Why should we feed those that God could feed if He wanted? You must be deeply misguided.’
36|48|And they say, ‘When will this promise be fulfilled, if what you say is true?’
36|49|But all they are waiting for is a single blast that will overtake them while they are still arguing with each other
36|50|They will have no time to make bequests, nor will they have the chance to return to their own people
36|51|The Trumpet will be sounded and- lo and behold!- they will rush out to their Lord from their graves
36|52|They will say, ‘Alas for us! Who has resurrected us from our resting places?’ [They will be told], ‘This is what the Lord of Mercy promised, and the messengers told the truth.’
36|53|It was just one single blast and then- lo and behold!- they were all brought before Us
36|54|‘Today, no soul will be wronged in the least: you will only be repaid for your deeds
36|55|The people of Paradise today are happily occupied
36|56|they and their spouses- seated on couches in the shade
36|57|There they have fruit and whatever they ask for
36|58|“Peace,” a word from the Lord of Mercy
36|59|But step aside today, you guilty ones
36|60|Children of Adam, did I not command you not to serve Satan, for he was your sworn enemy
36|61|but to serve Me? This is the straight path
36|62|He has led great numbers of you astray. Did you not use your reason
36|63|So this is the Fire that you were warned against
36|64|Enter it today, because you went on ignoring [my commands].’
36|65|On that Day We shall seal up their mouths, but their hands will speak to Us, and their feet bear witness to everything they have done
36|66|If it had been Our will, We could have taken away their sight. They would have struggled to find the way, but how could they have seen it
36|67|If it had been Our will, We could have paralysed them where they stood, so that they could not move forward or backward
36|68|If We extend anyone’s life, We reverse his development. Do they not use their reason
36|69|We have not taught the Prophet poetry, nor could he everhave been a poet
36|70|This is a revelation, an illuminating Quran to warn anyone who is truly alive, so that God’s verdict may be passed against the disbelievers
36|71|Can they not see how, among the things made by Our hands, We have created livestock they control
36|72|and made them obedient, so that some can be used for riding, some for food
36|73|some for other benefits, and some for drink? Will they not give thanks
36|74|Yet they have taken other gods besides God to help them
36|75|though these could not do so even if they called a whole army of them together
36|76|So [Prophet] do not be distressed at what they say: We know what they conceal and what they reveal
36|77|Can man not see that We created him from a drop of fluid? Yet- lo and behold!- he disputes openly
36|78|producing arguments against Us, forgetting his own creation. He says, ‘Who can give life back to bones after they have decayed?’
36|79|Say, ‘He who created them in the first place will give them life again: He has full knowledge of every act of creation
36|80|It is He who produces fire for you out of the green tree- lo and behold!- and from this you kindle fire
36|81|Is He who created the heavens and earth not able to create the likes of these people? Of course He is! He is the All Knowing Creator
36|82|when He wills something to be, His way is to say, “Be”- and it is
36|83|So glory be to Him in whose Hand lies control over all things. It is to Him that you will all be brought back.’
37|1|By those [angels] ranged in rows
37|2|who rebuke reproachfully
37|3|and recite God’s word
37|4|truly your God is One
37|5|Lord of the heavens and earth and everything between them, Lord of every sunrise
37|6|We have adorned the lowest heaven with stars
37|7|and made them a safeguard against every rebellious devil
37|8|they cannot eavesdrop on the Higher Assembly––pelted from every side
37|9|driven away, they will have perpetual torment––
37|10|if any [of them] stealthily snatches away a fragment, he will be pursued by a piercing flame
37|11|So [Prophet], ask the disbelievers: is it harder to create them than other beings We have created? We created them from sticky clay
37|12|You marvel as they scoff
37|13|take no heed when they are warned
37|14|and resort to ridicule when they see a sign
37|15|saying, ‘This is no more than blatant sorcery.’
37|16|‘What! After we have died and become dust and bones, shall we really be raised up again
37|17|along with our forefathers?’
37|18|Say, ‘Yes indeed, and you will be humiliated.’
37|19|Just one blast and––lo and behold!––they will look
37|20|and say, ‘Woe to us! This is the Day of Judgement.’
37|21|[It will be said], ‘This is the Day of Decision, which you used to deny
37|22|[Angels], gather together those who did wrong, and others like them, as well as whatever they worshipped
37|23|beside God, lead them all to the path of Hell
37|24|and halt them for questioning
37|25|“Why do you not support each other now?” ’––
37|26|no indeed! They will be in complete submission on that Day––
37|27|and they will turn on one another accusingly
37|28|They will say, ‘You came to us from a position of power.’
37|29|They will say, ‘No! It was you who would not believe
37|30|we had no power over you- and you were already exceeding all limits
37|31|Our Lord’s sentence on us is just and we must all taste the punishment
37|32|We led you astray as we ourselves were astray.’
37|33|On that Day they will all share the torment
37|34|this is how We deal with the guilty
37|35|Whenever it was said to them, ‘There is no deity but God,’ they became arrogant
37|36|and said, ‘Are we to forsake our gods for a mad poet?’
37|37|‘No: he brought the truth and confirmed the earlier messengers
37|38|you will taste the painful torment
37|39|and be repaid only according to your deeds.’
37|40|Not so God’s true servants
37|41|They will have familiar provisions––
37|42|fruits- and will be honoured
37|43|in gardens of delight
37|44|seated on couches, facing one another
37|45|A drink will be passed round among them from a flowing spring
37|46|white, delicious to those who taste it
37|47|causing no headiness or intoxication
37|48|With them will be spouses- modest of gaze and beautiful of eye
37|49|like protected eggs
37|50|They will turn to one another with questions
37|51|one will say, ‘I had a close companion on earth
37|52|who used to ask me, “Do you really believe that
37|53|after we die and become dust and bone, we shall be brought for judgement?”’
37|54|Then he will say, ‘Shall we look for him?’
37|55|He will look down and see him in the midst of the Fire
37|56|and say to him, ‘By God, you almost brought me to ruin
37|57|Had it not been for the grace of my Lord, I too would have been taken to Hell.’
37|58|Then he will say [to his blessed companions], ‘Are we never to die again after our earlier death
37|59|Shall we never suffer
37|60|This truly is the supreme triumph!’
37|61|Everyone should strive to attain this
37|62|Is this the better welcome, or the tree of Zaqqum
37|63|which we have made a test for the evildoers
37|64|This tree grows in the heart of the blazing Fire
37|65|and its fruits are like devils’ heads
37|66|They will fill their bellies eating from it
37|67|then drink scalding water on top of it
37|68|then return to the blazing Fire
37|69|They found their forefathers astray
37|70|and rushed to follow in their footsteps- before the disbelievers [of Mecca]
37|71|most men in the past went astray
37|72|even though We sent messengers to warn them
37|73|See how those who were warned met their end
37|74|Not so the true servants of God
37|75|Noah cried to Us, and how excellent was Our response
37|76|We saved him and his people from great distress
37|77|We let his offspring remain on the earth
37|78|We let him be praised by later generations
37|79|‘Peace be upon Noah among all the nations!’
37|80|This is how We reward those who do good
37|81|he was truly one of Our faithful servants
37|82|We drowned the rest
37|83|Abraham was of the same faith
37|84|he came to his Lord with a devoted heart
37|85|He said to his father and his people, ‘What are you worshipping
37|86|How can you choose false gods instead of the true God
37|87|So what is your opinion about the Lord of all the Worlds?’
37|88|then he looked up to the stars
37|89|He said, ‘I am sick,’
37|90|so [his people] turned away from him and left
37|91|He turned to their gods and said
37|92|‘Do you not eat? Why do you not speak?’
37|93|then he turned and struck them with his right arm
37|94|His people hurried towards him
37|95|but he said, ‘How can you worship things you carve with your own hands
37|96|when it is God who has created you and all your handiwork?’
37|97|They said, ‘Build a pyre and throw him into the blazing fire.’
37|98|They wanted to harm him, but We humiliated them
37|99|He said, ‘I will go to my Lord: He is sure to guide me
37|100|Lord, grant me a righteous son,’
37|101|so We gave him the good news that he would have a patient son
37|102|When the boy was old enough to work with his father, Abraham said, ‘My son, I have seen myself sacrificing you in a dream. What do you think?’ He said, ‘Father, do as you are commanded and, God willing, you will find me steadfast.’
37|103|When they had both submitted to God, and he had laid his son down on the side of his face
37|104|We called out to him, ‘Abraham
37|105|you have fulfilled the dream.’ This is how We reward those who do good
37|106|it was a test to prove [their true characters]
37|107|We ransomed his son with a momentous sacrifice
37|108|and We let him be praised by succeeding generations
37|109|‘Peace be upon Abraham!’
37|110|This is how We reward those who do good
37|111|truly he was one of Our faithful servants
37|112|We gave Abraham the good news of Isaac- a prophet and a righteous man
37|113|and blessed him and Isaac too: some of their offspring were good, but some clearly wronged themselves
37|114|We also bestowed Our favour on Moses and Aaron
37|115|We saved them and their people from great distress
37|116|We helped them, so they were the ones to succeed
37|117|We gave them the Scripture that makes things clear
37|118|We guided them to the right path
37|119|We let them be praised by succeeding generations
37|120|‘Peace be upon Moses and Aaron!’
37|121|This is how We reward those who do good
37|122|truly they were among Our faithful servants
37|123|Elijah too was one of the messengers
37|124|He said to his people, ‘Have you no fear of God
37|125|How can you invoke Baal and forsake the Most Gracious Creator
37|126|God, your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers?’
37|127|but they rejected him. They will be brought to punishment as a consequence
37|128|not so the true servants of God
37|129|We let him be praised by succeeding generations
37|130|‘Peace be to Elijah!’
37|131|This is how We reward those who do good
37|132|truly he was one of Our faithful servants
37|133|Lot was also one of the messengers
37|134|We saved him and all his family
37|135|except for an old woman who stayed behind
37|136|and We destroyed the rest
37|137|You [people] pass by their ruins morning
37|138|and night: will you not take heed
37|139|Jonah too was one of the messengers
37|140|He fled to the overloaded ship
37|141|They cast lots, he suffered defeat
37|142|and a great fish swallowed him, for he had committed blameworthy acts
37|143|If he had not been one of those who glorified God
37|144|he would have stayed in its belly until the Day when all are raised up
37|145|but We cast him out, sick, on to a barren shore
37|146|and made a gourd tree grow above him
37|147|We sent him to a hundred thousand people or more
37|148|They believed, so We let them live out their lives
37|149|Now [Muhammad], ask the disbelievers: is it true that your Lord has daughters, while they choose sons for themselves
37|150|Did We create the angels as females while they were watching
37|151|No indeed! It is one of their lies when they say
37|152|‘God has begotten.’ How they lie
37|153|Did He truly choose daughters in preference to sons
37|154|What is the matter with you? How do you form your judgements
37|155|Do you not reflect
37|156|Do you perhaps have clear authority
37|157|Bring your scriptures, if you are telling the truth
37|158|They claim that He has kinship with the jinn, yet the jinn themselves know that they will be brought before Him
37|159|God is far above what they attribute to Him
37|160|the true servants of God do not do such things
37|161|and neither you nor what you worship
37|162|can lure away from God any
37|163|except those who will burn in Hell
37|164|[The angels say], ‘Every single one of us has his appointed place
37|165|we are ranged in ranks
37|166|We glorify God.’
37|167|[The disbelievers] used to say
37|168|‘If only we had a scripture like previous people
37|169|we would be true servants of God,’
37|170|yet now they reject [the Quran]. They will soon realize
37|171|Our word has already been given to Our servants the messengers
37|172|it is they who will be helped
37|173|and the ones who support Our cause will be the winners
37|174|So [Prophet] turn away from the disbelievers for a while
37|175|Watch them: they will soon see
37|176|Do they really wish to hasten Our punishment
37|177|When it descends on their courtyards, how ter-rible that morning will be for those who were warned
37|178|[Prophet], turn away from the disbelievers for a while
37|179|Watch them: they will soon see
37|180|Your Lord, the Lord of Glory, is far above what they attribute to Him
37|181|Peace be upon the messengers
37|182|and praise be to God the Lord of all the Worlds
38|1|Sad By the Quran with its reminding
38|2|Yet the disbelievers are steeped in arrogance and hostility
38|3|How many generations We have destroyed before them! They all cried out, once it was too late, for escape
38|4|The disbelievers think it strange that a prophet of their own people has come to warn them: they say, ‘He is just a lying sorcerer
38|5|How can he claim that all the gods are but one God? What an astonishing thing [to claim]!’
38|6|Their leaders depart, saying, ‘Walk away! Stay faithful to your gods! That is what you must do
38|7|We did not hear any such claim in the last religion: it is all an invention
38|8|Was the message sent only to him out of all of us?’ In fact they doubt My warning; in fact they have not tasted My punishment yet
38|9|Do they possess the treasures of your Lord’s bounty, the Mighty, the All Giving
38|10|Do they control the heavens and earth and everything between? Let them climb their ropes
38|11|their armed alliance is weak and will be crushed
38|12|The people of Noah, Ad, and firmly-supported Pharaoh rejected their prophets before them
38|13|Thamud, the people of Lot, and the Forest-Dwellers each formed opposition [against theirs]
38|14|They all rejected the mes-sengers and they were deservedly struck by My punishment
38|15|all the disbelievers here are waiting for is a single blast that cannot be postponed
38|16|They say, ‘Our Lord! Advance us our share of punishment before the Day of Reckoning!’
38|17|Bear their words patiently [Prophet]. Remember Our servant David, a man of strength who always turned to Us
38|18|We made the mountains join him in glorifying Us at sunset and sunrise
38|19|and the birds, too, in flocks, all echoed his praise
38|20|We strengthened his kingdom; We gave him wisdom and a decisive way of speaking
38|21|Have you heard the story of the two litigants who climbed into his private quarters
38|22|When they reached David, he took fright, but they said, ‘Do not be afraid. We are two litigants, one of whom has wronged the other: judge between us fairly- do not be unjust- and guide us to the right path
38|23|This is my brother. He had ninety-nine ewes and I just the one, and he said, “Let me take charge of her,” and overpowered me with his words.’
38|24|David said, ‘He has done you wrong by demanding to add your ewe to his flock. Many partners treat each other unfairly. Those who sincerely believe and do good deeds do not do this, but these are very few.’ [Then] David realized that We had been testing him, so he asked his Lord for forgiveness, fell down on his knees, and repented
38|25|We forgave him [his misdeed]. His reward will be nearness to Us, a good place to return to
38|26|‘David, We have given you mastery over the land. Judge fairly between people. Do not follow your desires, lest they divert you from God’s path: those who wander from His path will have a painful torment because they ignore the Day of Reckoning.’
38|27|It was not without purpose that We created the heavens and the earth and everything in between. That may be what the disbelievers assume- how they will suffer from the Fire
38|28|but would We treat those who believe and do good deeds and those who spread corruption on earth as equal? Would We treat those who are aware of God and those who recklessly break all bounds in the same way
38|29|This is a blessed Scripture which We sent down to you [Muhammad], for people to think about its messages, and for those with understanding to take heed
38|30|We gave David Solomon. He was an excellent servant who always turned to God
38|31|When well-bred light-footed horses were paraded before him near the close of day
38|32|he kept saying, ‘My love of fine things is part of my remembering my Lord!’ until [the horses] disappeared from sight
38|33|‘Bring them back!’ [he said] and started to stroke their legs and necks
38|34|We certainly tested Solomon, reducing him to a mere skeleton on his throne
38|35|He turned to Us and prayed: ‘Lord forgive me! Grant me such power as no one after me will have- You are the Most Generous Provider.’
38|36|So We gave him power over the wind, which at his request ran gently wherever he willed
38|37|and the jinn––every kind of builder and diver
38|38|and others chained in fetters
38|39|‘This is Our gift, so give or withhold as you wish without account.’
38|40|His reward will be nearness to Us, and a good place to return to
38|41|Bring to mind Our servant Job who cried to his Lord, ‘Satan has afflicted me with weariness and suffering.’
38|42|‘Stamp your foot! Here is cool water for you to wash in and drink,’
38|43|and We restored his family to him, with many more like them: a sign of Our mercy and a lesson to all who understand
38|44|‘Take a small bunch of grass in your hand, and strike [her] with that so as not to break your oath.’ We found him patient in adversity; an excellent servant! He, too, always turned to God
38|45|Remember Our servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, all men of strength and vision
38|46|We caused them to be devoted to Us through their sincere remembrance of the Final Home
38|47|with Us they will be among the elect, the truly good
38|48|And remember Our servants Ishmael, Elisha, and Dhu ’l-Kifl, each of them truly good
38|49|This is a lesson. The devout will have a good place to return to
38|50|Gardens of lasting bliss with gates wide open
38|51|They will be comfortably seated; they will call for abundant fruit and drink
38|52|they will have well-matched [wives] with modest gaze
38|53|‘This is what you are promised for the Day of Reckoning
38|54|Our provision for you will never end.’
38|55|But the evildoers will have the worst place to return to
38|56|Hell to burn in, an evil place to stay
38|57|all this will be theirs: let them taste it- a scalding, dark, foul fluid
38|58|and other such torments
38|59|[It will be said], ‘Here is another crowd of people rushing headlong to join you.’ [The response will be], ‘They are not welcome! They will burn in the Fire.’
38|60|They will say to them, ‘You are not welcome! It was you who brought this on us, an evil place to stay,’
38|61|adding, ‘Our Lord, give double punishment to those who brought this upon us.’
38|62|They will say, ‘Why do we not see those we thought were bad
38|63|and took as a laughing-stock? Have our eyes missed them?’
38|64|This is how it will really be: the inhabitants of the Fire will blame one another in this way
38|65|[Prophet] say, ‘I am only here to give warning. There is no god but God the One, the All Powerful
38|66|Lord of the heavens and earth and everything between, the Almighty, the Most Forgiving.’
38|67|Say, ‘This message is a mighty one
38|68|yet you ignore it
38|69|I have no knowledge of what those on high discuss
38|70|it is only revealed to me that I am here to give clear warning.’
38|71|Your Lord said to the angels, ‘I will create a man from clay
38|72|When I have shaped him and breathed from My Spirit into him, bow down before him.’
38|73|The angels all bowed down together
38|74|but not Iblis, who was too proud. He became a rebel
38|75|God said, ‘Iblis, what prevents you from bowing down to the man I have made with My own hands? Are you too high and mighty?’
38|76|Iblis said, ‘I am better than him: You made me from fire, and him from clay.’
38|77|‘Get out of here! You are rejected
38|78|My rejection will follow you till the Day of Judgement!’
38|79|but Iblis said, ‘My Lord, grant me respite until the Day when they are raised from the dead,’
38|80|so He said, ‘You have respite
38|81|till the Appointed Day.’
38|82|Iblis said, ‘I swear by Your might! I will tempt all
38|83|but Your true servants.’
38|84|God said, ‘This is the truth- I speak only the truth
38|85|I will fill Hell with you and all those that follow you.’
38|86|[Prophet], say, ‘I ask no reward from you for this, nor do I claim to be what I am not
38|87|this is only a warning for all people
38|88|In time you will certainly come to know its truth.’
39|1|This Scripture is sent down from God the Mighty, the Wise
39|2|It is We who sent down the Scripture to you [Prophet] with the Truth, so worship God with your total devotion
39|3|true devotion is due to God alone. [As for] those who choose other protectors beside Him, saying, ‘We only worship them because they bring us nearer to God,’ God Himself will judge between them regarding their differences. God does not guide any ungrateful liar
39|4|God could have chosen any of His creation He willed for offspring, but He is far above this! He is the One, the Almighty
39|5|He created the heavens and earth for a true purpose; He wraps the night around the day and the day around the night; He has subjected the sun and moon to run their courses for an appointed time; He is truly the Mighty, the Forgiving
39|6|He created you all from a single being, from which He made its mate; He gave you four kinds of livestock in pairs; He creates you in your mothers’ wombs, in one stage after another, in threefold depths of darkness. Such is God, your Lord; He holds control, there is no god but Him. How can you turn away
39|7|If you are ungrateful, remember God has no need of you, yet He is not pleased by ingrati-tude in His servants; if you are grateful, He is pleased [to see] it in you. No soul will bear another’s burden. You will return to your Lord in the end and He will inform you of what you have done: He knows well what is in the depths of [your] hearts
39|8|When man suffers some affliction, he prays to his Lord and turns to Him, but once he has been granted a favour from God, he forgets the One he had been praying to and sets up rivals to God, to make others stray from His path. Say, ‘Enjoy your ingratitude for a little while: you will be one of the inhabitants of the Fire.’
39|9|What about someone who worships devoutly during the night, bowing down, standing in prayer, ever mindful of the life to come, hoping for his Lord’s mercy? Say, ‘How can those who know be equal to those who do not know?’ Only those who have understanding will take heed
39|10|Say, ‘[God says], believing servants, be mindful of your Lord! Those who do good in this world will have a good reward- God’s earth is wide––and those who persevere patiently will be given a full and unstinting reward.’
39|11|Say, ‘I have been commanded to serve God, dedicating my worship entirely to Him
39|12|I have been commanded to be the first to submit.’
39|13|Say, ‘I fear the torment of a terrible Day if I disobey my Lord.’
39|14|Say, ‘It is God I serve, dedicating my worship entirely to Him
39|15|you may serve whatever you please beside Him.’ Say, ‘The true losers are the ones who will lose themselves and their people on the Day of Resurrection: that is the most obvious loss
39|16|They will have layers of Fire above them and below.’ This is how God puts fear into His servants: My servants, beware of Me
39|17|There is good news for those who shun the worship of false gods and turn to God, so [Prophet] give good news to My servants
39|18|who listen to what is said and follow what is best. These are the ones God has guided; these are the people of understanding
39|19|What about the one who has been sentenced to punishment? Can you [Prophet] rescue those already in the Fire
39|20|But those who are mindful of their Lord will have lofty dwellings built for them, one above the other, graced with flowing streams. This is a promise from God: God does not break His promise
39|21|Have you not considered that God sends water down from the sky, guides it along to form springs in the earth, and then, with it, brings forth vegetation of various colours, which later withers, turns yellow before your eyes, and is crumbled to dust at His command? There is truly a reminder in this for those who have understanding
39|22|What about the one whose heart God has opened in devotion to Him, so that he walks in light from his Lord? Alas for those whose hearts harden at the mention of God! They have clearly lost their way
39|23|God has sent down the most beautiful of all teachings: a Scripture that is consistent and draws comparisons; that causes the skins of those in awe of their Lord to shiver. Then their skins and their hearts soften at the mention of God: such is God’s guidance. He guides with it whoever He will; no one can guide those God leaves to stray
39|24|What about the one who will only have his bare face to protect him from his terrible suffering on the Day of Resurrection? It will be said to the evildoers, ‘Taste what you have earned.’
39|25|Others before them also disbelieved, and the punishment fell on them unawares
39|26|God gave them the punishment of disgrace in this world to taste; the punishment will be even harder in the Hereafter, if only they knew
39|27|In this Quran, We have put forward all kinds of illustration for people, so that they may take heed
39|28|an Arabic Quran, free from any distortion- so that people may be mindful
39|29|God puts forward this illustration: can a man who has for his masters several partners at odds with each other be considered equal to a man devoted wholly to one master? All praise belongs to God, though most of them do not know
39|30|You [Prophet] will certainly die, and so will they
39|31|and, on the Day of Resurrection, you will dispute with one another in the presence of your Lord
39|32|So who could be more wrong than the person who invents a lie about God and rejects the truth when it comes to him? Is there not ample punishment for the disbelievers in Hell
39|33|It is the one who brings the truth and the one who accepts it as true who are mindful of God
39|34|they will have everything they wish for with their Lord. Such is the reward of those who do good
39|35|God will absolve them even of their worst deeds and will reward them according to their best
39|36|Is God not enough for His servant? Yet they threaten you [Prophet] with those they worship other than Him. If God allows someone to stray he has no one to guide him
39|37|if God guides someone no one can lead him astray. Is God not mighty and capable of retribution
39|38|If you [Prophet] ask them, ‘Who created the heavens and earth?’ they are sure to answer, ‘God,’ so say, ‘Consider those you invoke beside Him: if God wished to harm me, could they undo that harm? If God wished to show me mercy, could they withhold that mercy?’ Say, ‘God is enough for me: all those who trust should put their trust in Him.’
39|39|Say, ‘My people, do whatever is in your power- and so will I. You will find out
39|40|who will suffer humiliation, and on whom a lasting torment will descend.’
39|41|We have sent the Scripture down to you [Prophet] with the Truth for people. Whoever follows the guidance does so for his own benefit, whoever strays away from it does so at his own peril: you are not in charge of them
39|42|God takes the souls of the dead and the souls of the living while they sleep- He keeps hold of those whose death He has ordained and sends the others back until their appointed time- there truly are signs in this for those who reflect
39|43|Yet they take intercessors besides God! Say, ‘Even though these have no power or understanding?’
39|44|Say, ‘All intercession belongs to God alone; He holds control of the heavens and the earth; in the end you will all return to Him.’
39|45|Whenever God is mentioned on His own, the hearts of those who do not believe in the Hereafter shrink with aversion, but they rejoice when gods other than Him are mentioned
39|46|Say, ‘God! Creator of the heavens and earth! Knower of all that is hidden and all that is open, You will judge between Your servants regarding their differences.’
39|47|If the evildoers possessed the earth’s assets twice over they would offer them to ransom themselves from the terrible suffering on the Day of Resurrection: God will show them something they had not reckoned with
39|48|the evil of their deeds will become plain to them, and they will be overwhelmed by that at which they used to laugh
39|49|When man suffers some affliction, he cries out to Us, but when We favour him with Our blessing, he says, ‘All this has been given to me because of my knowledge’- it is only a test, though most of them do not know it
39|50|Those who lived before them said the same. What they did was of no use to them
39|51|they suffered its evil effects. Today’s wrongdoers will also suffer the evil effects of their deeds: they will not escape
39|52|Do they not know that God provides abun-dantly for anyone He will and gives sparingly to anyone He will? There truly are signs in this for those who believe
39|53|Say, ‘[God says], My servants who have harmed yourselves by your own excess, do not despair of God’s mercy. God forgives all sins: He is truly the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful
39|54|Turn to your Lord. Submit to Him before the punishment overtakes you and you can no longer be helped
39|55|Follow the best teaching sent down to you from your Lord, before the punishment suddenly takes you, unawares
39|56|and your soul says, “Woe is me for having neglected what is due to God, and having been one of those who scoffed!”
39|57|Or it says, “If God had guided me, I would have joined the righteous!”
39|58|Or, faced by punishment, it says, “If only I could have another chance, I would join those who do good!”
39|59|No indeed! My messages came to you and you rejected them: you were arrogant and rejected the truth.’
39|60|On the Day of Resurrection, you [Prophet] will see those who told lies against God, their faces darkened. Is there not ample punishment for the arrogant in Hell
39|61|But God will deliver those who took heed of Him to their place of safety: no harm will touch them, nor will they grieve
39|62|God is the Creator of all things; He has charge of everything
39|63|the keys of the heavens and earth are His. Those who have rejected the revelations of God will be the losers
39|64|Say, ‘Do you order me to worship someone other than God, you foolish people?’
39|65|It has already been revealed to you [Prophet] and to those before you: ‘If you ascribe any partner to God, all your work will come to nothing: you will be one if the losers
39|66|No! Worship God alone and be one of those who are grateful to Him.’
39|67|These people have no grasp of God’s true measure. On the Day of Resurrection, the whole earth will be in His grip. The heavens will be rolled up in His right hand- Glory be to Him! He is far above the partners they ascribe to Him
39|68|the Trumpet will be sounded, and everyone in the heavens and earth will fall down senseless except those God spares. It will be sounded once again and they will be on their feet, looking on
39|69|The earth will shine with the light of its Lord; the Record of Deeds will be laid open; the prophets and witnesses will be brought in. Fair judgement will be given between them: they will not be wronged
39|70|and every soul will be repaid in full for what it has done. He knows best what they do
39|71|Those who rejected the Truth will be led to Hell in their throngs. When they arrive, its gates will open and its keepers will say to them, ‘Were you not sent your own messengers to recite the revelations of your Lord to you and warn you that you would meet this Day?’ and they will say, ‘Yes indeed we were.’ But the sentence of punishment will have been passed against those who rejected the truth
39|72|It will be said, ‘Enter the gates of Hell: there you will remain. How evil is the abode of the arrogant!’
39|73|Those who were mindful of their Lord will be led in throngs to the Garden. When they arrive, they will find its gates wide open, and its keepers will say to them, ‘Peace be upon you. You have been good. Come in: you are here to stay,’
39|74|and they will say, ‘Praise be to God who has kept His promise to us and given us this land as our own. Now we may live wherever we please in the Garden.’ How excellent is the reward of those who labour
39|75|You [Prophet] will see the angels surrounding the Throne, glorifying their Lord with praise. True judgement will have been passed between them, and it will be said, ‘Praise be to God, the Lord of the Worlds.’
40|1|Ha Mim
40|2|This Scripture is sent down from God, the Almighty, the All Knowing
40|3|Forgiver of sins and Accepter of repentance, severe in punishment, infinite in bounty. There is no god but Him; to Him is the ultimate return
40|4|It is only the disbelievers who dispute God’s revelations. [Prophet], do not be dazzled by their movements back and forth across the land
40|5|Before them the people of Noah rejected the truth and so did those who formed opposition after them: every community schemed to destroy its messenger and strove to refute truth with falsehood; but it was I who destroyed them. How terrible My punishment was
40|6|In this way your Lord’s sentence was passed against the disbelievers that they would be the inhabitants of the Fire
40|7|Those [angels] who carry the Throne and those who surround it celebrate the praise of their Lord and have faith in Him. They beg forgiveness for the believers: ‘Our Lord, You embrace all things in mercy and knowledge, so forgive those who turn to You and follow Your path. Save them from the pains of Hell
40|8|and admit them, Lord, to the lasting Gardens You have promised to them, together with their righteous ancestors, spouses, and offspring: You alone are the Almighty, the All Wise
40|9|Protect them from all evil deeds: those You protect on that Day from [the punishment for] evil deeds will receive Your mercy- that is the supreme triumph.’
40|10|But those who disbelieved will be told, ‘When you were called to the faith and rejected it, God’s disgust with you was even greater then than the self-disgust you feel [today].’
40|11|They will say, ‘Our Lord, twice You have caused us to be lifeless and twice You have brought us to life. Now we recognize our sins. Is there any way out?’
40|12|[They will be told], ‘This is all because when God alone was invoked you rejected this, yet when others were associated with Him you believed [in them].’ Judgement belongs to God the Most High, the Most Great
40|13|It is He who shows you [people] His signs and sends water down from the sky to sustain you, though only those who turn to God will take heed
40|14|So call upon God and dedicate your religion to Him alone, however hateful this may be to the disbelievers
40|15|He is exalted in rank, the Lord of the Throne. He sends revelations with His teachings to whichever of His servants He will, in order to warn of the Day of Meeting
40|16|the Day when they will come out and nothing about them will be concealed from God. ‘Who has control today?’ ‘God, the One, the All Powerful
40|17|Today each soul will be rewarded for whatever it has done; today no injustice will be done. God is swift in reckoning.’
40|18|Warn them [Prophet] of the ever-approaching Day, when hearts are at throats, choking them. The evildoer will have no friends, nor any intercessor to be heeded
40|19|God is aware of the most furtive of glances, and of all that hearts conceal
40|20|God will judge with truth, while those they invoke besides Him will not judge at all. God is the All Hearing, the All Seeing
40|21|Have they not travelled through the land and seen how those who lived before them met their end? They were stronger than them and made a more impressive mark on the land, yet God destroyed them for their sins- they had no one to defend them against Him
40|22|because messengers repeatedly came to them with clear signs and still they rejected them. God destroyed them: He is truly full of strength, severe in punishment
40|23|We sent Moses with Our signs and clear authority
40|24|to Pharaoh, Haman, and Korah and they said, ‘Sorcerer! Liar!’
40|25|When he brought the truth to them from Us, they said, ‘Kill the sons of those who believe with him; spare only their women’- the scheming of those who reject the truth can only go wrong
40|26|and Pharaoh said, ‘Leave me to kill Moses- let him call upon his Lord!- for I fear he may cause you to change your religion, or spread disorder in the land.’
40|27|Moses said, ‘I seek refuge with my Lord and yours from every tyrant who refuses to believe in the Day of Reckoning.’
40|28|A secret believer from Pharaoh’s family said, ‘How can you kill a man just for saying, “My Lord is God”? He has brought you clear signs from your Lord- if he is a liar, on his own head be it- and if he is truthful, then at least some of what he has threatened will happen to you. God does not guide any rebellious, outrageous liar
40|29|My people, as masters in the land you have the power today, but who will help us against God’s might if it comes upon us?’ But Pharaoh said, ‘I have told you what I think; I am guiding you along the right path.’
40|30|The believer said, ‘My people, I fear your fate will be the fate of those others who opposed [their prophets]
40|31|the fate of the people of Noah, Ad, Thamud, and those who came after them- God never wills injustice on His creatures
40|32|My people, I fear for you on the Day you will cry out to one another
40|33|the Day you will turn tail and flee with no one to defend you from God! Whoever God leaves to stray will have no one to guide him
40|34|Joseph came to you before with clear signs, but you never ceased to doubt the message he brought you. When he died, you said, “God will not send another messenger.”’ In this way God leaves the doubting rebels to stray
40|35|those who dispute God’s messages, with no authority given to them, are doing something that is loathed by God and by those who believe. In this way God seals up the heart of every arrogant tyrant
40|36|Pharaoh said, ‘Haman, build me a tall tower so that I may reach the ropes that lead
40|37|to the heavens to look for this God of Moses. I am convinced that he is lying.’ In this way the evil of Pharaoh’s deed was made alluring to him and he was barred from the right path- his scheming led only to ruin
40|38|The believer said, ‘My people, follow me! I will guide you to the right path
40|39|My people, the life of this world is only a brief enjoyment; it is the Hereafter that is the lasting home
40|40|Whoever does evil will be repaid with its like; whoever does good and believes, be it a man or a woman, will enter Paradise and be provided for without measure
40|41|My people, why do I call you to salvation when you call me to the Fire
40|42|You call me to disbelieve in God and to associate with Him things of which I have no knowledge; I call you to the Mighty, the Forgiving One
40|43|There is no doubt that what you call me to serve is not fit to be invoked either in this world or the Hereafter: our return is to God alone, and it will be the rebels who will inhabit the Fire
40|44|[One Day] you will remember what I am saying to you now, so I commit my case to God: God is well aware of His servants.’
40|45|So God saved him from the harm they planned. A terrible punishment engulfed Pharaoh’s people
40|46|they will be brought before the Fire morning and evening. On the Day the Hour comes, it will be said, ‘Throw Pharaoh’s people into the worst torment.’
40|47|In the Fire they will quarrel with one another: the weak will say to the haughty, ‘We were your followers, so can you now relieve us from some share of the Fire?’
40|48|but they will say, ‘We are all in this together. God has judged between His creatures.’
40|49|Those in the Fire will say to the keepers of Hell, ‘Ask your Lord to lessen our suffering for one day,’
40|50|but they will say, ‘Did your messengers not come to you with clear evidence of the truth?’ They will say, ‘Yes they did,’ and the keeper will say, ‘You can plead, then, but the pleas of disbelievers will always be in vain.’
40|51|We support Our messengers and the believers, in the present life and on the Day when witnesses arise
40|52|On the Day when excuses will not profit the evildoers, their fate will be rejection and they will have the worst of homes
40|53|We gave Moses guidance and passed down the Scripture to the Children of Israel
40|54|as a guide and a reminder to people of understanding
40|55|So be patient, Prophet, for what God has promised is sure to come. Ask forgiveness for your sins; praise your Lord morning and evening
40|56|As for those who, with no authority to do so, dispute God’s messages, there is nothing in their hearts but a thirst for a greatness they will never attain. Seek refuge in God, for He is the All Hearing, the All Seeing
40|57|The creation of the heavens and earth is greater by far than the creation of mankind, though most people do not know it
40|58|The blind and the sighted are not equal, just as those who believe and do good works and those who do evil are not equal: how seldom you reflect
40|59|The Final Hour is sure to come, without doubt, but most people do not believe
40|60|Your Lord says, ‘Call on Me and I will answer you; those who are too proud to serve Me will enter Hell humiliated.’
40|61|It is God who has given you the night in which to rest and the day in which to see. God is truly bountiful to people, but most people do not give thanks
40|62|Such is God your Lord, the Creator of all things: there is no god but Him. How can you be so deluded
40|63|This is how deluded those who deny God’s messages are
40|64|It is God who has given you the earth for a dwelling place and the heavens for a canopy. He shaped you, formed you well, and provided you with good things. Such is God your Lord, so glory be to Him, the Lord of the Worlds
40|65|He is the Living One and there is no god but Him, so call on Him, and dedicate your religion entirely to Him. Praise be to God, the Lord of the Worlds
40|66|Say [Prophet], ‘Since clear evidence has come to me from my Lord I am forbidden to serve those you call upon besides God: I am commanded to submit to the Lord of the Worlds.’
40|67|It is He who created you from dust, then from a drop of fluid, then from a tiny, clinging form, then He brought you forth as infants, then He allowed you to reach maturity, then He let you grow old- though some of you die sooner- and reach your appointed term so that you may reflect
40|68|It is He who gives life and death, and when He ordains a thing, He says only ‘Be’ and it is
40|69|[Prophet], do you see how deluded those who dispute God’s messages are
40|70|those who reject the Scripture and the messages We have sent through Our messengers? They will find out
40|71|when, with iron collars and chains around their necks, they are dragged
40|72|into scalding water, and then burned in the Fire
40|73|and asked, ‘Where now are those you called upon
40|74|besides God?’ They will say, ‘They have abandoned us: those we called upon before were really nothing at all.’ ‘This is how God lets disbelievers go astray
40|75|all because on earth you revelled in untruth and ran wild
40|76|Enter the gates of Hell, there to remain- an evil home for the arrogant.’
40|77|So be patient [Prophet], for God’s promise is sure: whether We show you part of what We have promised them in this life or whether We take your soul back to Us first, it is to Us that they will be returned
40|78|We have sent other messengers before you- some We have mentioned to you and some We have not- and no messenger could bring about a sign except with God’s permission. When [the Day] God ordained comes, just judgement will be passed between them: there and then, those who followed falsehood will be lost
40|79|It is God who provides livestock for you, some for riding and some for your food
40|80|you have other benefits in them too. You can reach any destination you wish on them: they carry you, as ships carry you [on the sea]
40|81|He shows you His signs: which of God’s signs do you still ignore
40|82|Have they not travelled through the land and seen how those who lived before them met their end? They were more numerous than them, stronger than them, and made a more impressive mark on the land, yet what they achieved was of no use to them at all
40|83|When messengers came to them with clear signs, they revelled in the knowledge they had, and so they were engulfed by the very punishment they mocked
40|84|when they saw Our punishment, they said, ‘We believe in God alone; we reject any partner we ascribed to Him,’
40|85|but believing after seeing Our punishment did not benefit them at all- this has always been God’s way of dealing with His creatures- there and then the disbelievers were lost
41|1|Ha Mim
41|2|A revelation from the Lord of Mercy, the Giver of Mercy
41|3|a Scripture whose verses are made distinct as a Quran in Arabic for people who understand
41|4|giving good news and warning. Yet most of them turn away and so do not hear
41|5|They say, ‘Our hearts are encased against [the faith] you call us to; our ears are heavy; there is a barrier between us and you. So you do whatever you want, and so shall we.’
41|6|Say [Prophet], ‘I am only a mortal like you, [but] it has been revealed to me that your God is One. Take the straight path to Him and seek His forgiveness. Woe to the idolaters
41|7|who do not pay the prescribed alms and refuse to believe in the world to come
41|8|Those who believe and do good deeds will have a reward that never fails.’
41|9|Say, ‘How can you disregard the One who created the earth in two Days? How can you set up other gods as His equals? He is the Lord of all the worlds!’
41|10|He placed solid mountains on it, blessed it, measured out its varied provisions for all who seek them––all in four Days
41|11|Then He turned to the sky, which was smoke––He said to it and the earth, ‘Come into being, willingly or not,’ and they said, ‘We come willingly’––
41|12|and in two Days He formed seven heavens, and assigned an order to each. We have made the nearest one beautifully illuminated and secure. Such is the design of the Almighty, the All Knowing
41|13|If they turn away, say, ‘I have warned you about a blast like the one which struck 'Ad and Thamud
41|14|when their messengers came to them, from all angles, saying, “Serve no one but God,” they said, “If our Lord had wished, He would have sent down angels. We do not believe in the message with which you have been sent.”
41|15|The people of 'Ad behaved arrogantly throughout the land without any right, saying, “Who could be stronger than us?” Did they not realize that God, who created them, was stronger than them?’ They continued to reject Our message
41|16|so We let a roaring wind loose on them for a few disastrous days to make them taste the punishment of shame in this world; more shameful still will be the punishment of the life to come, and they will not be helped
41|17|As for Thamud, We gave them guidance but they preferred blindness, so they were struck by a blast of humiliating punishment for their misdeeds
41|18|We saved those who believed and were mindful of God
41|19|On the Day when God’s enemies are gathered up for the Fire and driven onward
41|20|their ears, eyes, and skins will, when they reach it, testify against them for their misdeeds
41|21|They will say to their skins, ‘Why did you testify against us?’ and their skins will reply, ‘God, who gave speech to everything, has given us speech- it was He who created you the first time and to Him you have been returned
41|22|yet you did not try to hide yourselves from your ears, eyes, and skin to prevent them from testifying against you. You thought that God did not know about much of what you were doing
41|23|so it was the thoughts you entertained about your Lord that led to your ruin, and you became losers.’
41|24|The Fire will still be their home, even if they resign themselves to patience, and if they pray to be allowed to make amends, they will not be given permission to do so
41|25|We have appointed, for the disbelievers, companions who make their past and present seem fair and right to them, but the sentence has already been passed on them, along with generations of jinn and men before them: they were losers
41|26|The disbelievers say, ‘Do not listen to this Quran; drown it in frivolous talk: you may gain the upper hand.’
41|27|We shall certainly give the disbelievers a taste of severe punishment. We shall repay them according to their worst deeds
41|28|that is the reward of the enemies of God- the Fire will be their lasting home, a payment for their rejection of Our revelations
41|29|The disbelievers will say, ‘Our Lord, show us those jinn and men who misled us and we shall trample them underfoot, so that they may be among the lowest of the low.’
41|30|As for those who say, ‘Our Lord is God,’ and take the straight path towards Him, the angels come down to them and say, ‘Have no fear or grief, but rejoice in the good news of Paradise, which you have been promised
41|31|We are your allies in this world and in the world to come, where you will have everything you desire and ask for
41|32|as a welcoming gift from the Most Forgiving, Most Merciful One.’
41|33|Who speaks better than someone who calls people to God, does what is right, and says, ‘I am one of those devoted to God’
41|34|Good and evil cannot be equal. [Prophet], repel evil with what is better and your enemy will become as close as an old and valued friend
41|35|but only those who are steadfast in patience, only those who are blessed with great righteousness, will attain to such goodness
41|36|If a prompting from Satan should stir you, seek refuge with God: He is the All Hearing and the All Knowing
41|37|The night, the day, the sun, the moon, are only a few of His signs. Do not bow down in worship to the sun or the moon, but bow down to God who created them, if it is truly Him that you worship
41|38|If the disbelievers are too arrogant, [remember, Prophet, that] those who are with your Lord glorify Him tirelessly night and day
41|39|Another of His signs is this: you see the earth lying desolate, but when We send water down on to it, it stirs and grows. He who gives it life will certainly give life to the dead. He has power over everything
41|40|Those who distort the meaning of Our message are not hidden from Us. Is he who is hurled into the Fire better, or he who comes through safely on the Day of Resurrection? Do whatever you want, God certainly sees everything you do
41|41|Those who reject the Quran when it comes to them- though it is an unassailable Scripture
41|42|which falsehood cannot touch from any angle, a Revelation sent down from the Wise One, Worthy of All Praise
41|43|[should remember that] you [Prophet] are not told anything that the previous messengers were not told: your Lord is a Lord of forgiveness, but also of painful punishment
41|44|If We had made it a foreign Quran, they would have said, ‘If only its verses were clear! What? Foreign speech to an Arab?’ Say, ‘It is guidance and healing for those who have faith, but the ears of the disbelievers are heavy, they are blind to it, it is as if they are being called from a distant place.’
41|45|We gave the Scripture to Moses but disputes arose about it- if it were not for a decree that had already been issued from your Lord, they would already have been judged- and still they are doubtful and suspicious of it
41|46|Whoever does good does it for his own soul and whoever does evil does it against his own soul: your Lord is never unjust to His creatures
41|47|Knowledge of the Hour belongs solely to Him and no crop comes out of its sheath, nor does any female conceive or give birth, without His knowledge. On the Day He asks them, ‘Where are My partners?’ they will answer, ‘We admit to You that none of us can see [them]’
41|48|the gods they invoked before will have vanished away; they will know that there is no escape
41|49|Man never tires of asking for good, but if evil touches him he loses all hope and becomes despondent
41|50|Whenever We let him taste some of Our mercy after he has been afflicted, he is sure to say, ‘This is all my own doing: I do not think the Hour will ever come, but even if I were to be taken back to my Lord, the best reward would await me with Him.’ We shall most certainly inform the disbelievers of what they have done and give them a taste of severe torment
41|51|Whenever We are gracious to man, he goes away haughtily, but, as soon as evil touches him, he turns to prolonged prayer
41|52|Say [Prophet], ‘Have you ever thought, what if this revelation really is from God and you still reject it? Who could be more astray than someone who cuts himself off so far [from God]?’
41|53|We shall show them Our signs in every region of the earth and in themselves, until it becomes clear to them that this is the Truth. Is it not enough that your Lord witnesses everything
41|54|Truly, they doubt that they will meet their Lord; truly He encompasses everything
42|1|Ha Mim
42|2|Ayn Sin Qaf
42|3|This is how God, the Mighty, the Wise, sends revelation to you [Prophet] as He did to those before you
42|4|All that is in the heavens and earth belongs to Him: He is the Exalted, the Almighty
42|5|The heavens are almost broken apart from above as the angels proclaim the praises of their Lord and ask forgiveness for those on earth. God is indeed the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful
42|6|As for those who take protectors other than Him, God is watching them; you are not responsible for them
42|7|So We have revealed an Arabic Quran to you, in order that you may warn the capital city and all who live nearby. And warn [especially] about the Day of Gathering, of which there is no doubt, when some shall be in the Garden and some in the blazing Flame
42|8|If God had so pleased, He could have made them a single community, but He admits to His mercy whoever He will; the evildoers will have no one to protect or help them
42|9|How can they take protectors other than Him? God alone is the Protector; He gives life to the dead; He has power over all things
42|10|Whatever you may differ about is for God to judge. [Say], ‘Such is God, my Lord. In Him I trust and to Him I turn
42|11|the Creator of the heavens and earth.’ He made mates for you from among yourselves––and for the animals too––so that you may multiply. There is nothing like Him: He is the All Hearing, the All Seeing
42|12|The keys of the heavens and the earth are His; He provides abundantly or sparingly for whoever He will; He has full knowledge of all things
42|13|In matters of faith, He has laid down for you [people] the same commandment that He gave Noah, which We have revealed to you [Muhammad] and which We enjoined on Abraham and Moses and Jesus: ‘Uphold the faith and do not divide into factions within it’- what you [Prophet] call upon the idolaters to do is hard for them; God chooses whoever He pleases for Himself and guides towards Himself those who turn to Him
42|14|They divided, out of rivalry, only after knowledge had come to them, and, if it had not been for a decree already passed by your Lord to reprieve them until an appointed time, they would already have been judged. Those after them, who inherited the Scripture, are in disquieting doubt about it
42|15|So [Prophet] call people to that faith and follow the straight path as you have been commanded. Do not go by what they desire, but say, ‘I believe in whatever Scripture God has sent down. I am commanded to bring justice between you. God is our Lord and your Lord- to us our deeds and to you yours, so let there be no argument between us and you- God will gather us together, and to Him we shall return.’
42|16|As for those who argue about God after He has been acknowledged, their argument has no weight with their Lord: anger will fall upon them and agonizing torment awaits them
42|17|It is God who has sent down the Scripture with Truth and the Balance. How can you tell? The Last Hour may well be near
42|18|those who do not believe in it seek to hasten it, but the believers stand in awe of it. They know it to be the Truth; those who argue about the Hour are far, far astray
42|19|God is most subtle towards His creatures; He provides [bounti-fully] for whoever He will; He is the Powerful, the Almighty
42|20|If anyone desires a harvest in the life to come, We shall increase it for him; if anyone desires a harvest in this world, We shall give him a share of it, but in the Hereafter he will have no share
42|21|How can they believe in others who ordain for them things which God has not sanctioned in the practice of their faith? If it were not for God’s decree concerning the final Decision, judgement would already have been made between them. The evildoers will have a grievous punishment
42|22|you will see them fearful because of what they have done: punishment is bound to fall on them- but those who believe and do good deeds will be in the flowering meadows of the Gardens. They will have whatever they wish from their Lord: this is the great bounty
42|23|it is of this that God gives good news to His servants who believe and do good deeds. Say [Prophet], ‘I ask no reward from you for this, only the affection due to kin.’ If anyone does good, We shall increase it for him; God is most forgiving and most appreciative
42|24|How can they say, ‘He has invented a lie about God’? If God so willed, He could seal your heart and blot out lies: God confirms the Truth with His words. He has full knowledge of what is in the heart
42|25|it is He who accepts repentance from His servants and pardons bad deeds- He knows everything you do
42|26|He responds to those who believe and do good deeds, and gives them more of His bounty; agonizing torment awaits the disbelievers
42|27|If God were to grant His plentiful provision to [all] His creatures, they would act insolently on earth, but He sends down in due measure whatever He will, for He is well aware of His servants and watchful over them
42|28|it is He who sends relief through rain after they have lost hope, and spreads His mercy far and wide. He is the Protector, Worthy of All Praise
42|29|Among His signs is the creation of the heavens and earth and all the living creatures He has scattered throughout them: He has the power to gather them all together whenever He will
42|30|Whatever misfortune befalls you [people], it is because of what your own hands have done- God forgives much
42|31|you cannot escape Him anywhere on earth: you have no protector or helper other than God
42|32|Among His signs are the ships, sailing like floating mountains
42|33|if He willed, He could bring the wind to a standstill and they would lie motionless on the surface of the sea- there truly are signs in this for anyone who is steadfast and thankful
42|34|or He could cause them to be wrecked on account of what their passengers have done- God pardons much
42|35|to let those who argue about Our messages know that there is no escape for them
42|36|What you have been given is only the fleeting enjoyment of this world. Far better and more lasting is what God will give to those who believe and trust in their Lord
42|37|who shun great sins and gross indecencies; who forgive when they are angry
42|38|respond to their Lord; keep up the prayer; conduct their affairs by mutual consultation; give to others out of what We have provided for them
42|39|and defend themselves when they are oppressed
42|40|Let harm be requited by an equal harm, though anyone who forgives and puts things right will have his reward from God Himself––He does not like those who do wrong
42|41|There is no cause to act against anyone who defends himself after being wronged
42|42|but there is cause to act against those who oppress people and transgress in the land against all justice- they will have an agonizing torment
42|43|though if a person is patient and forgives, this is one of the greatest things
42|44|Anyone God allows to stray will have no one else to protect him: you [Prophet] will see the wrongdoers, when they face the punishment, exclaiming, ‘Is there any way of going back?’
42|45|You will see them exposed to the Fire, abject in humiliation, glancing furtively, while those who believed exclaim, ‘The losers are the ones who have lost themselves and their people on the Day of Resurrection.’ Truly the evildoers will remain in lasting torment
42|46|they will have no allies to help them against God. There is no way [forward] for those God allows to stray
42|47|So [people] respond to your Lord before there comes a Day that cannot, against God’s will, be averted- you will have no refuge on that Day, and no possibility of denying [your sins]. If they still turn away [remember that]
42|48|We have not sent you [Prophet] to be their guardian: your only duty is to deliver the message. When We give man a taste of Our mercy, he rejoices in it, but if some harm befalls him on account of what he has done with his own hands, then he is ungrateful
42|49|God has control of the heavens and the earth; He creates whatever He will- He grants female offspring to whoever He will
42|50|male to whoever He will, or both male and female, and He makes whoever He will barren: He is all knowing and all powerful
42|51|It is not granted to any mortal that God should speak to him except through revelation or from behind a veil, or by sending a messenger to reveal by His command what He will: He is exalted and wise
42|52|So We have revealed a spirit to you [Prophet] by Our command: you knew neither the Scripture nor the faith, but We made it a light, guiding with it whoever We will of Our servants. You give guidance to the straight path
42|53|the path of God, to whom belongs all that is in the heavens and earth: truly everything will return to God
43|1|Ha Mim
43|2|By the Scripture that makes things clear
43|3|We have made it a Quran in Arabic so that you [people] may understand
43|4|It is truly exalted in the Source of Scripture kept with Us, and full of wisdom
43|5|Should We ignore you and turn this revelation away from you because you are insolent people
43|6|We have sent many a prophet to earlier people
43|7|and they mocked every one of them
43|8|so We have destroyed mightier people than [the disbelievers of Mecca] and their example has gone down in history
43|9|If you [Prophet] ask them, ‘Who created the heavens and earth?’ they are sure to say, ‘They were created by the Almighty, the All Knowing.’
43|10|It is He who smoothed out the earth for you and traced out routes on it for you to find your way
43|11|who sends water down from the sky in due measure––We resurrect dead land with it, and likewise you will be resurrected from the grave––
43|12|who created every kind of thing, who gave you ships and animals to ride on
43|13|so that you may remember your Lord’s grace when you are seated on them and say, ‘Glory be to Him who has given us control over this; we could not have done it by ourselves
43|14|Truly it is to our Lord that we are returning.’
43|15|Yet they assign some of His own servants to Him as offspring!Man is clearly ungrateful
43|16|Has He taken daughters for Himself and favoured you with sons
43|17|When one of them is given news of the birth of a daughter, such as he so readily ascribes to the Lord of Mercy, his face grows dark and he is filled with gloom
43|18|‘Someone who is brought up amongst trinkets, who cannot put together a clear argument?’
43|19|They consider the angels- God’s servants- to be female. Did they witness their creation? Their claim will be put on record and they will be questioned about it
43|20|They say, ‘If the Lord of Mercy had willed it, we would not have worshipped them,’ but they do not know that- they are only guessing
43|21|or have We perhaps given them a book before this one, to which they hold fast
43|22|No indeed! They say, ‘We saw our fathers following this tradition; we are guided by their footsteps.’
43|23|When-ever We sent a messenger before you to warn a township, those corrupted by wealth said, in the same way, ‘We saw our fathers following this tradition; we are only following in their footsteps.’
43|24|The messenger said, ‘Even though I bring you a truer religion than what you saw your fathers following?’ and they replied, ‘But we do not believe the message you bring.’
43|25|We punished them: think about how those who rejected the Truth met their end
43|26|Abraham said to his father and his people, ‘I renounce what you worship
43|27|I worship only Him who created me, and it is He who will guide me,’
43|28|and he bequeathed these words to his descendants so that they might return [to God]
43|29|I have let these people and their fathers enjoy long lives, and now I have given them the Truth and a messenger to make things clear
43|30|yet when the Truth came to them, they said, ‘This is sorcery. We do not believe in it,’
43|31|and they said, ‘Why was this Quran not sent down to a distinguished man, from either of the two cities?’
43|32|Are they the ones who share out your Lord’s grace? We are the ones who give them their share of livelihood in this world and We have raised some of them above others in rank, so that some may take others into service: your Lord’s grace is better than anything they accumulate
43|33|If it were not that all mankind might have become a single nation [of disbelievers], We could have given all those who disbelieve in the Lord of Mercy houses with roofs of silver, sweeping staircases to ascend
43|34|massive gates, couches to sit on
43|35|and golden ornaments. All of these are mere enjoyments of this life; your Lord reserves the next life for those who take heed of Him
43|36|We assign an evil one as a comrade for whoever turns away from the revelations of the Lord of Mercy
43|37|evil ones bar people from the right path, even though they may think they are well guided
43|38|When such a person comes to Us, he will say [to his comrade], ‘If only you had been as far away from me as east is from west. What an evil comrade!’
43|39|[It will be said to them], ‘You have done wrong. Having partners in punishment will not console you today.’
43|40|Can you [Prophet] make the deaf hear? Or guide either the blind or those who are in gross error
43|41|Either We shall take you away and punish them- indeed We will
43|42|or We shall let you witness the punishment We threatened them with; We have full power over them
43|43|Hold fast to what has been revealed to you- you truly are on the right path
43|44|for it is a reminder for you and your people: you will all be questioned
43|45|Ask the prophets We sent before you: ‘Did We ever appoint any gods to be worshipped besides the Lord of Mercy?’
43|46|We sent Moses to Pharaoh and his courtiers and he said, ‘I am truly a messenger from the Lord of the Worlds,’
43|47|but when he presented Our signs to them, they laughed
43|48|even though each sign We showed them was greater than the previous one. We inflicted torment on them so that they might return to the right path
43|49|They said, ‘Sorcerer, call on your Lord for us, by virtue of His pledge to you: we shall certainly accept guidance,’
43|50|but as soon as We relieved their torment they broke their word
43|51|Pharaoh proclaimed to his people, ‘My people, is the Kingdom of Egypt not mine? And these rivers that flow at my feet, are they not mine? Do you not see
43|52|Am I not better than this contemptible wretch who can scarcely express himself
43|53|Why has he not been given any gold bracelets? Why have no angels come to accompany him?’
43|54|In this way he moved his people to accept and they obeyed him- they were perverse people
43|55|When they provoked Us, We punished and drowned them all
43|56|We made them a lesson and an example for later people
43|57|When the son of Mary is cited as an example, your people [Prophet] laugh and jeer
43|58|saying, ‘Are our gods better or him?’- they cite him only to challenge you: they are a contentious people
43|59|but he is only a servant We favoured and made an example for the Children of Israel
43|60|if it had been Our will, We could have made you angels, succeeding one another on earth
43|61|This [Quran] gives knowledge of the Hour: do not doubt it. Follow Me for this is the right path
43|62|do not let Satan hinder you, for he is your sworn enemy
43|63|When Jesus came with clear signs he said, ‘I have brought you wisdom; I have come to clear up some of your differences for you. Be mindful of God and obey me
43|64|God is my Lord and your Lord. Serve Him: this is the straight path.’
43|65|Yet still the different factions among them disagreed- woe to the evildoers: they will suffer the torment of a grievous day
43|66|what are they waiting for but the Hour, which will come upon them suddenly and take them unawares
43|67|On that Day, friends will become each other’s enemies. Not so the righteous
43|68|‘My servants, there is no fear for you today, nor shall you grieve’––
43|69|those who believed in Our revelations and devoted themselves to Us
43|70|‘Enter Paradise, you and your spouses: you will be filled with joy.’
43|71|Dishes and goblets of gold will be passed around them with all that their souls desire and their eyes delight in. ‘There you will remain
43|72|this is the Garden you are given as your own, because of what you used to do
43|73|and there is abundant fruit in it for you to eat.’
43|74|But the evildoers will remain in Hell’s punishment
43|75|from which there is no relief: they will remain in utter despair
43|76|We never wronged them; they were the ones who did wrong
43|77|They will cry, ‘Malik, if only your Lord would finish us off,’ but he will answer, ‘No! You are here to stay.’
43|78|We have brought you the Truth but most of you despise it
43|79|Have these disbelievers thought up some scheme? We too have been scheming
43|80|Do they think We cannot hear their secret talk and their private counsel? Yes we can: Our messengers are at their sides, recording everything
43|81|Say [Prophet], ‘If the Lord of Mercy [truly] had offspring I would be the first to worship [them], but
43|82|exalted be the Lord of the heavens and earth, the Lord of the Throne- He is far above their false descriptions.’
43|83|Leave them to wade in deeper and play about, until they face the Day they have been promised
43|84|It is He who is God in heaven and God on earth; He is the All Wise, the All Knowing
43|85|Exalted is He who has control of the heavens and earth and everything between them; He has knowledge of the Hour; you will all be returned to Him
43|86|Those gods they invoke besides Him have no power of intercession, unlike those who bore witness to the truth and recognized it
43|87|If you [Prophet] ask them who created them they are sure to say, ‘God,’ so why are they so deluded
43|88|The Prophet has said, ‘My Lord, truly these are people who do not believe,’
43|89|but turn away from them and say, ‘Peace’: they will come to know
44|1|Ha Mim
44|2|By the Scripture that makes things clear
44|3|truly We sent it down on a blessed night––We have always sent warnings––
44|4|a night when every matter of wisdom was made distinct
44|5|at Our command––We have always sent messages to man––
44|6|as a mercy [Prophet] from your Lord who sees and knows all
44|7|Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything between––if only you people were firm believers––
44|8|there is no god but Him: He gives life and death––He is your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers––
44|9|yet in [their state of] doubt they take nothing seriously
44|10|[Prophet], watch out for the Day when the sky brings forth clouds of smoke for all to see
44|11|It will envelop the people. They will cry, ‘This is a terrible torment
44|12|Lord relieve us from this torment! We believe!’
44|13|How will this [sudden] faith benefit them? When a prophet came to warn them plainly
44|14|they turned their backs on him, saying, ‘He is tutored! He is possessed!’
44|15|We shall hold the torment back for a while ––you are sure to return [to Us]––
44|16|and on the Day We seize [them] mightily We shall exact retribution
44|17|We tested the people of Pharaoh before them: a noble messenger was sent to them
44|18|saying, ‘Hand the servants of God over to me! I am a faithful messenger who has been sent to you
44|19|Do not consider yourselves to be above God! I come to you with clear authority
44|20|I seek refuge in my Lord and yours against your insults
44|21|If you do not believe me, just let me be.’
44|22|[Moses] cried to his Lord, ‘These people are evildoers!’
44|23|[God replied], ‘Escape in the night with My servants, for you are sure to be pursued
44|24|Leave the sea behind you parted and their army will be drowned.’
44|25|Many a garden and spring they left behind
44|26|many a cornfield and noble building
44|27|many a thing in which they had delighted
44|28|We gave these to another people to inherit
44|29|Neither heavens nor earth shed a tear for them, nor were they given any time
44|30|We saved the Children of Israel from their degrading suffering
44|31|at the hands of Pharaoh: he was a tyrant who exceeded all bounds
44|32|We chose them knowingly above others
44|33|We gave them revelations in which there was a clear test
44|34|These people here assert
44|35|‘There is nothing beyond our one death: we will not be resurrected
44|36|Bring back our forefathers, if what you say is true.’
44|37|Are they better than the people of Tubbaand those who flourished before them? We destroyed them all- they were guilty
44|38|We were not playing a pointless game when We created the heavens and earth and everything in between
44|39|We created them for a true purpose, but most people do not comprehend
44|40|The Day of Decision is the time appointed for all
44|41|a Day when no friend can take another’s place
44|42|No one will receive any help except for those to whom God shows mercy: He is the Mighty, the Merciful Lord
44|43|The tree of Zaqqum
44|44|will be food for the sinners
44|45|[hot] as molten metal, it boils in their bellies
44|46|like seething water
44|47|‘Take him! Thrust him into the depths of Hell
44|48|Pour scalding water over his head as punishment!’
44|49|‘Taste this, you powerful, respected man
44|50|This is what you doubted.’
44|51|But those mindful of God will be in a safe place
44|52|amid Gardens and springs
44|53|clothed in silk and fine brocade, facing one another
44|54|so it will be. We shall wed them to maidens with large, dark eyes
44|55|Secure and contented, they will call for every kind of fruit
44|56|After the one death they will taste death no more. God will guard them from the torment of Hell
44|57|a bounty from your Lord. That is the supreme triumph
44|58|We have made this Quran easy to understand- in your own language [Prophet]- so that they may take heed
44|59|So wait; the disbelievers too are waiting
45|1|Ha Mim
45|2|This Scripture is sent down from God, the Mighty, the Wise
45|3|There are signs in the heavens and the earth for those who believe
45|4|in the creation of you, in the creatures God scattered on earth, there are signs for people of sure faith
45|5|in the alternation of night and day, in the rain God provides, sending it down from the sky and reviving the dead earth with it, and in His shifting of the winds there are signs for those who use their reason
45|6|These are God’s signs that We recount to you [Prophet, to show] the Truth. If they deny God and His revelations, what message will they believe in
45|7|Woe to every lying sinful person
45|8|who hears God’s revelations being recited to him, yet persists in his arrogance as if he had never heard them––[Prophet] bring him news of a painful torment!––
45|9|who, if he knows anything about Our revelations, ridicules it! Such people will have a humiliating torment
45|10|Hell lurks behind them and their gains will not benefit them, nor will those beings they took as protectors beside God––a tremendous torment awaits them
45|11|This is true guidance; those who reject their Lord’s revelations will have a woeful torment
45|12|It is God who subjected the sea for you––ships sail on it by His command so that you can seek His bounty and give Him thanks––
45|13|He has subjected all that is in the heavens and the earth for your benefit, as a gift from Him. There truly are signs in this for those who reflect
45|14|Tell the believers to forgive those who do not fear God’s days [of punishment]––He will requite people for what they have done
45|15|Whoever does good benefits himself, and whoever does evil harms himself: you will all be returned to your Lord
45|16|We gave scripture, wisdom, and prophethood to the Children of Israel; We provided them with good things and favoured them above others
45|17|We gave them clear proof in matters [of religion]. They differed among themselves out of mutual rivalry, only after knowledge came to them: on the Day of Resurrection your Lord will judge between them regarding their differences
45|18|Now We have set you [Muhammad] on a clear religious path, so follow it. Do not follow the desires of those who lack [true] knowledge
45|19|they cannot help you against God in any way. Wrongdoers only have each other to protect them; the righteous have God Himself as their protector
45|20|This [revelation] is a means of insight for people, a source of guidance and mercy for those of sure faith
45|21|Do those who commit evil deeds really think that We will deal with them in the same way as those who believe and do righteous deeds, that they will be alike in their living and their dying? How badly they judge
45|22|God created the heavens and earth for a true purpose: to reward each soul according to its deeds. They will not be wronged
45|23|[Prophet], consider the one who has taken his own desire as a god, whom God allows to stray in the face of knowledge, sealing his ears and heart and covering his eyes- who can guide such a person after God [has done this]? Will you [people] not take heed
45|24|They say, ‘There is only our life in this world: we die, we live, nothing but time destroys us.’ They have no knowledge of this; they only follow guesswork. Their only argument
45|25|when Our clear revelations are recited to them, is to say, ‘Bring back our forefathers if what you say is true.’
45|26|[Prophet], say, ‘It is God who gives you life, then causes you to die, and then He gathers you all to the Day of Resurrection of which there is no doubt, though most people do not comprehend.’
45|27|Control of everything in the heavens and the earth belongs to God. When the Hour comes, those who follow falsehood will be the losers on that Day
45|28|You will see every community kneeling. Every community will be summoned to its record: ‘Today you will be repaid for what you did
45|29|Here is Our record that tells the truth about you: We have been recording everything you do.’
45|30|Those who believed and did good deeds will be admitted by their Lord into His mercy- that is the clearest triumph
45|31|but those who disbelieved [will be asked]: ‘When My revelations were recited to you, were you not arrogant and persistent in wicked deeds
45|32|When it was said to you, “God’s promise is true: there is no doubt about the Hour,” did you not reply, “We know nothing of the Hour. This is only conjecture in our opinion. We are not convinced”?’
45|33|The evil of their actions will [then] become clear to them. The punishment they mocked will engulf them
45|34|It will be said, ‘Today We shall ignore you just as you ignored your appointment with this Day. The Fire will be your home and no one will help you
45|35|because you received God’s revelations with ridicule and were deceived by worldly life.’ They will not be brought out of the Fire on that Day, nor will they be given the chance to make amends
45|36|So praise be to God, Lord of the heavens and earth, Lord of the worlds
45|37|True greatness in the heavens and the earth is rightfully His: He is the Mighty, the Wise
46|1|Ha Mim
46|2|This Scripture is sent down from God, the Almighty, the Wise
46|3|It was for a true purpose and a specific term that We created heaven and earth and everything in between, yet those who deny the truth ignore the warning they have been given
46|4|Say [Prophet], ‘Consider those you pray to other than God: show me which part of the earth they created or which share of the heavens they own; bring me a previous scripture or some vestige of divine knowledge––if what you say is true.’
46|5|Who could be more wrong than a person who calls on those other than God, those who will not answer him till the Day of Resurrection, those who are unaware of his prayers
46|6|those who, when all mankind is gathered, will become his enemies and disown his worship
46|7|When Our revelations are recited to them in all their clarity, the disbelievers say of the Truth that has reached them, ‘This is clearly sorcery,’
46|8|or they say, ‘He has invented it himself.’ Say [Prophet], ‘If I have really invented it, there is nothing you can do to save me from God. He knows best what you say amongst yourselves about it; He is sufficient as a witness between me and you; He is the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful.’
46|9|Say, ‘I am nothing new among God’s messengers. I do not know what will be done with me or you; I only follow what is revealed to me; I only warn plainly.’
46|10|Say, ‘Have you thought: what if this Quran really is from God and you reject it? What if one of the Children of Israel testifies to its similarity [to earlier scripture] and believes in it, and yet you are too proud to [do the same]? God certainly does not guide evildoers.’
46|11|Those who disbelieve say of the believers, ‘If there were any good in this Quran, they would not have believed in it before we did,’and, since they refuse to be guided by it, they say, ‘This is an ancient fabrication.’
46|12|Yet the scripture of Moses was revealed before it as a guide and a mercy, and this is a scripture confirming it in the Arabic language to warn those who do evil and bring good news for those who do good
46|13|For those who say, ‘Our lord is God,’ and then follow the straight path there is no fear, nor shall they grieve
46|14|they are the people of Paradise, there to remain as a reward for what they were doing
46|15|We have commanded man to be good to his parents: his mother struggled to carry him and struggled to give birth to him- his bearing and weaning took a full thirty months. When he has grown to manhood and reached the age of forty he [may] say, ‘Lord, help me to be truly grateful for Your favours to me and to my parents; help me to do good work that pleases You; make my offspring good. I turn to You; I am one of those who devote themselves to You.’
46|16|We accept from such people the best of what they do and We overlook their bad deeds. They will be among the people of Paradise- the true promise that has been given to them
46|17|But some say to their parents, ‘What? Are you really warning me that I shall be raised alive from my grave, when so many generations have already passed and gone before me?’ His parents implore God for help; they say, ‘Alas for you! Believe! God’s promise is true,’ but still he replies, ‘These are nothing but ancient fables.’
46|18|The verdict has been passed on such people, along with all the communities that went before them, jinn and human: they are lost
46|19|Everyone will be ranked according to their deeds and God will repay them in full for what they have done: they will not be wronged
46|20|On the Day when those who deny the truth are brought before the Fire, it will be said to them, ‘You squandered the good things you were given in your earthly life, you took your fill of pleasure there, so on this Day a punishment of shame is yours: you were arrogant on earth without any right, and exceeded all limits.’
46|21|Mention [Hud] of the tribe of Ad: he warned his people among the sand dunes- other warners have come and gone both before and after him- ‘ Worship no one but God: I fear for you, that you will be punished on a terrible Day,’
46|22|but they said, ‘Have you come to turn us away from our gods? If what you say is true, bring down that punishment you threaten us with!’
46|23|He said, ‘Only God knows when it will come: I simply convey to you the message I am sent with but I can see you are an insolent people.’
46|24|When they saw a cloud approaching their valley, they said, ‘This cloud will give us rain!’ ‘No indeed! It is what you wanted to hasten: a storm-wind bearing a painful punishment
46|25|which will destroy everything by its Lord’s command.’ In the morning there was nothing to see except their [ruined] dwellings: this is how We repay the guilty
46|26|We had established them in a way we have not established you [people of Mecca]; We gave them hearing, sight, and hearts, yet their hearing, sight, and hearts were of no use to them, since they denied God’s revelations. They were overwhelmed by the punishment they had mocked
46|27|We have also destroyed other communities that once flourished around you- We had given them various signs so that they might return to the right way
46|28|so why did their gods not help them, those they set up as gods besides God to bring them nearer to Him? No indeed! They failed them utterly: it was all a lie of their own making
46|29|We sent a group of jinn to you [Prophet] to listen to the Quran. When they heard it, they said to one another, ‘Be quiet!’ Then when it was finished they turned to their community and gave them warning
46|30|They said, ‘Our people, we have been listening to a Scripture that came after Moses, confirming previous scriptures, giving guidance to the truth and the straight path
46|31|Our people, respond to the one who calls you to God. Believe in Him: He will forgive you your sins and protect you from a painful torment.’
46|32|Those who fail to respond to God’s call cannot escape God’s power anywhere on earth, nor will they have any protector against Him: such people have clearly gone far astray
46|33|Do the disbelievers not understand that God, who created the heavens and earth and did not tire in doing so, has the power to bring the dead back to life? Yes indeed! He has power over everything
46|34|On the Day the disbelievers are brought before Hell [it will be said to them], ‘Is this not real?’ ‘Yes, by our Lord,’ they will reply and He will say, ‘Then taste the punishment for having denied the truth.’
46|35|Be steadfast [Muhammad], like those messengers of firm resolve. Do not seek to hasten the punishment for the disbelievers: on the Day they see what they had been warned about, it will seem to them that they lingered no more than a single hour of a single day [in this life]. This is a warning. Shall any be destroyed except the defiant
47|1|God will bring to nothing the deeds of those who disbelieve and bar others from the way of God
47|2|but He will overlook the bad deeds of those who have faith, do good deeds, and believe in what has been sent down to Muhammad––the truth from their Lord––and He will put them into a good state
47|3|This is because the disbelievers follow falsehood, while the believers follow the truth from their Lord. In this way God shows people their true type
47|4|When you meet the disbelievers in battle, strike them in the neck, and once they are defeated, bind any captives firmly––later you can release them by grace or by ransom––until the toils of war have ended. That [is the way]. God could have defeated them Himself if He had willed, but His purpose is to test some of you by means of others. He will not let the deeds of those who are killed for His cause come to nothing
47|5|He will guide them and put them into a good state
47|6|He will admit them into the Garden He has already made known to them
47|7|You who believe! If you help God, He will help you and make you stand firm
47|8|As for the disbelievers, how wretched will be their state! God has brought their deeds to nothing
47|9|It is because they hate what God has sent down that He has caused their deeds to go to waste
47|10|Have they not travelled the earth and seen how those before them met their end? God destroyed them utterly: a similar fate awaits the disbelievers
47|11|That is because God protects the believers while the disbelievers have no one to protect them
47|12|God will admit those who believe and do good deeds to Gardens graced with flowing streams; the disbelievers may take their fill of pleasure in this world, and eat as cattle do, but the Fire will be their home
47|13|We have destroyed many a town stronger than your own [Prophet]- the town which [chose to] expel you- and they had no one to help them
47|14|Can those who follow clear proof from their Lord be compared to those whose foul deeds are made to seem alluring to them, those who follow their own desires
47|15|Here is a picture of the Garden promised to the pious: rivers of water forever pure, rivers of milk forever fresh, rivers of wine, a delight for those who drink, rivers of honey clarified and pure, [all] flow in it; there they will find fruit of every kind; and they will find forgiveness from their Lord. How can this be compared to the fate of those stuck in the Fire, given boiling water to drink that tears their bowels
47|16|Some of these people listen to you [Prophet], but, once they leave your presence, they sneer at those who have been given knowledge, saying, ‘What was that he just said?’ These are the ones whose hearts God has sealed, those who follow their own desires
47|17|God has increased the guidance of those who follow the right path, and given them their awareness [of Him]
47|18|What are the disbelievers waiting for, other than the Hour which will come upon them unawares? Its signs are already here, but once the Hour has actually arrived, what use will it be then to take heed
47|19|So [Prophet], bear in mind that there is no god but God, and ask forgiveness for your sins and for the sins of believing men and women. God knows whenever any of you move, and whenever any of you stay still
47|20|Those who believe ask why no sura [about fighting] has been sent down. Yet when a decisive sura [that mentions fighting] is sent down, you can see the sick at heart looking at you [Prophet] and visibly fainting at the prospect of death- better for them
47|21|would be obedience and fitting words; it would also be better for them to be true to God when the decision to fight has been made
47|22|‘If you turn away now, could it be that you will go on to spread corruption all over the land and break your ties of kinship?’
47|23|These are the ones God has rejected, making their ears deaf and their eyes blind
47|24|Will they not contemplate the Quran? Do they have locks on their hearts
47|25|Those who turn on their heels after being shown guidance are duped and tempted by Satan
47|26|they say to those who hate what God has sent down, ‘We will obey you in some matters’––God knows their secret schemes
47|27|How will they feel when the angels take them in death and beat their faces and their backs
47|28|because they practised things that incurred God’s wrath, and disdained to please Him? He makes their deeds go to waste
47|29|Do the corrupt at heart assume that God will not expose their malice
47|30|We could even point them out to you [Prophet] if We wished, and then you could identify them by their marks, but you will know them anyway by the tone of their speech. God knows everything you [people] do
47|31|We shall test you to see which of you strive your hardest and are steadfast; We shall test the sincerity of your assertions
47|32|Those who disbelieve, bar others from God’s path, and oppose the Messenger when they have been shown guidance, do not harm God in any way. He will make their deeds go to waste
47|33|believers, obey God and the Messenger: do not let your deeds go to waste
47|34|God will not forgive those who disbelieve, bar others from God’s path, and die as disbelievers
47|35|So [believers] do not lose heart and cry out for peace. It is you who have the upper hand: God is with you. He will not begrudge you the reward for your [good] deeds
47|36|the life of this world is only a game, a pastime, but if you believe and are mindful of God, He will recompense you. He does not ask you to give up [all] your posses-sions
47|37|you would be grudging if He were to ask you and press you for them, and He would bring your ill-will to light
47|38|though now you are called upon to give [a little] for the sake of God, some of you are grudging. Whoever is grudging is so only towards himself: God is the source of wealth and you are the needy ones. He will substitute other people for you if you turn away, and they will not be like you
48|1|Truly We have opened up a path to clear triumph for you [Prophet]
48|2|so that God may forgive you your past and future sins, complete His grace upon you, guide you to a straight path
48|3|and help you mightily
48|4|It was He who made His tranquillity descend into the hearts of the believers, to add faith to their faith––the forces of the heavens and earth belong to God; He is all knowing and all wise––
48|5|so as to admit believing men and women into Gardens graced with flowing streams, there to remain, absolving their bad deeds––a great triumph in God’s eyes––
48|6|and to torment the hypocritical and idolatrous men and women who harbour evil thoughts about God––it is they who will be encircled by evil!––who carry the burden of God’s anger, whom God has rejected and for whom He has prepared Hell, an evil destination
48|7|The forces of heaven and earth belong to God; He is almighty and all wise
48|8|We have sent you [Prophet] to bring good news and to give warning
48|9|so that you[people] may believe in God and His Messenger, support Him, honour Him, and praise Him morning and evening
48|10|Those who pledge loyalty to you [Prophet] are actually pledging loyalty to God Himself- God’s hand is placed on theirs––and anyone who breaks his pledge does so to his own detriment: God will give a great reward to the one who fulfils his pledge to Him
48|11|The desert Arabs who stayed behind will say to you, ‘We were busy with our property and our families: ask forgiveness for us,’ but they say with their tongues what is not in their hearts. Say, ‘Whether it is God’s will to do you harm or good, who can intervene for you?’ No! God is fully aware of everything you [people] do
48|12|No! You thought that the Messenger and the believers would never return to their families and this thought warmed your hearts. Your thoughts are evil, for you are corrupt people
48|13|We have prepared a blazing Fire for those who do not believe in God and His Messenger
48|14|Control of the heavens and earth belongs to God and He forgives whoever He will and punishes whoever He will: God is most forgiving and merciful
48|15|When you [believers] set off for somewhere that promises war gains, those who [previously] stayed behind will say, ‘Let us come with you.’ They want to change God’s words, but tell them [Prophet], ‘You may not come with us: God has said this before.’ They will reply, ‘You begrudge us out of jealousy.’ How little they understand
48|16|Tell the desert Arabs who stayed behind, ‘You will be called to face a people of great might in war and to fight them, unless they surrender: if you obey, God will reward you well, but if you turn away, as you have done before, He will punish you heavily
48|17|the blind, the lame, and the sick will not be blamed.’ God will admit anyone who obeys Him and His Messenger to Gardens graced with flowing streams; He will painfully punish anyone who turns away
48|18|God was pleased with the believers when they swore allegiance to you [Prophet] under the tree: He knew what was in their hearts and so He sent tranquillity down to them and rewarded them with a speedy triumph
48|19|and with many future gains. God is mighty and wise
48|20|He has promised you [people] many future gains: He has hastened this gain for you. He has held back the hands of hostile people from you as a sign for the faithful and He will guide you to a straight path
48|21|There are many other gains [to come], over which you have no power. God has full control over them: God has power over all things
48|22|If the disbelievers had fought against you, they would have taken flight and found no one to protect or support them
48|23|such was God’s practice in the past and you will find no change in God’s practices
48|24|In the valley of Mecca it was He who held their hands back from you and your hands back from them after He gave you the advantage over them––God sees all that you do
48|25|They were the ones who disbelieved, who barred you from the Sacred Mosque, and who prevented the offering from reaching its place of sacrifice. If there had not been among them, unknown to you, believing men and women whom you would have trampled underfoot, inadvertently incurring guilt on their account- God brings whoever He will into His mercy- if the [believers] had been clearly separated, We would have inflicted a painful punishment on the disbelievers
48|26|While the disbelievers had fury in their hearts- the fury of ignorance- God sent His tranquillity down on to His Messenger and the believers and made binding on them [their] promise to obey God, for that was more appropriate and fitting for them. God has full knowledge of all things
48|27|God has truly fulfilled His Messenger’s vision: ‘God willing, you will most certainly enter the Sacred Mosque in safety, shavenheaded or with cropped hair, without fear!’- God knew what you did not- and He has granted you a speedy triumph
48|28|It was He who sent His Messenger, with guidance and the religion of Truth, for him to show that it is above all [false] religion. God suffices as a witness
48|29|Muhammad is the Messenger of God. Those who follow him are harsh towards the disbelievers and compassionate towards each other. You see them kneeling and prostrating, seeking God’s bounty and His good pleasure: on their faces they bear the marks of their prostrations. This is how they are pictured in the Torah and the Gospel: like a seed that puts forth its shoot, becomes strong, grows thick, and rises on its stem to the delight of its sowers. So God infuriates the disbelievers through them; God promises forgiveness and a great reward to those who believe and do righteous deeds
49|1|Believers, do not push yourselves forward in the presence of God and His Messenger––be mindful of God: He hears and knows all––
49|2|believers, do not raise your voices above the Prophet’s, do not raise your voice when speaking to him as you do to one another, or your [good] deeds may be cancelled out without you knowing
49|3|It is those who lower their voices in the presence of God’s Messenger whose hearts God has proved to be aware––they will have forgiveness, and a great reward––
49|4|but most of those who shout to you [Prophet] from outside your private rooms lack understanding
49|5|It would have been better for them if they had waited patiently for you to come out to them but God is all forgiving and merciful
49|6|Believers, if a troublemaker brings you news, check it first, in case you wrong others unwittingly and later regret what you have done
49|7|and be aware that it is God’s Messenger who is among you: in many matters you would certainly suffer if he were to follow your wishes. God has endeared faith to you and made it beautiful to your hearts; He has made disbelief, mischief, and disobedience hateful to you. It is people like this who are rightly guided
49|8|through God’s favour and blessing: God is all knowing and all wise
49|9|If two groups of the believers fight, you [believers] should try to reconcile them; if one of them is [clearly] oppressing the other, fight the oppressors until they submit to God’s command, then make a just and even-handed reconciliation between the two of them: God loves those who are even-handed
49|10|The believers are brothers, so make peace between your two brothers and be mindful of God, so that you may be given mercy
49|11|Believers, no one group of men should jeer at another, who may after all be better than them; no one group of women should jeer at another, who may after all be better than them; do not speak ill of one another; do not use offensive nicknames for one another. How bad it is to be called a mischief-maker after accepting faith! Those who do not repent of this behaviour are evildoers
49|12|Believers, avoid making too many assumptions- some assumptions are sinful- and do not spy on one another or speak ill of people behind their backs: would any of you like to eat the flesh of your dead brother? No, you would hate it. So be mindful of God: God is ever relenting, most merciful
49|13|People, We created you all from a single man and a single woman, and made you into races and tribes so that you should recognize one another. In God’s eyes, the most honoured of you are the ones most mindful of Him: God is all knowing, all aware
49|14|The desert Arabs say, ‘We have faith.’ [Prophet], tell them, ‘You do not have faith. What you should say instead is, “We have submitted,” for faith has not yet entered your hearts.’ If you obey God and His Messenger, He will not diminish any of your deeds: He is most forgiving and most merciful
49|15|The true believers are the ones who have faith in God and His Messenger and leave all doubt behind, the ones who have struggled with their possessions and their persons in God’s way: they are the ones who are true
49|16|Say, ‘Do you presume to teach God about your religion, when God knows everything in the heavens and earth, and He has full knowledge of all things?’
49|17|They think they have done you [Prophet] a favour by submitting. Say, ‘Do not consider your submission a favour to me; it is God who has done you a favour, by guiding you to faith, if you are truly sincere.’
49|18|God knows the secrets of the heavens and earth: He sees everything you do
50|1|Qaf By the glorious Quran
50|2|But the disbelievers are amazed that a warner has come from among them and they say, ‘How strange
50|3|To come back [to life] after we have died and become dust? That is too farfetched.’
50|4|We know very well what the earth takes away from them: We keep a comprehensive record
50|5|But the disbelievers deny the truth when it comes to them; they are in a state of confusion
50|6|Do they not see the sky above them––how We have built and adorned it, with no rifts in it
50|7|how We spread out the earth and put solid mountains on it, and caused every kind of joyous plant to grow in it
50|8|as a lesson and reminder for every servant who turns to God
50|9|and how We send blessed water down from the sky and grow with it gardens, the harvest grain
50|10|and tall palm trees laden with clusters of dates
50|11|as a provision for everyone; how with water We give [new] life to a land that is dead? This is how the dead will emerge [from their graves]
50|12|The people of Noah disbelieved long before these disbelievers, as did the people of Rass, Thamud
50|13|Ad, Pharaoh, Lot
50|14|the Forest-Dwellers, Tubba: all of these people disbelieved their messengers, and so My warning was realized
50|15|So were We incapable of the first creation? No indeed! Yet they doubt a second creation
50|16|We created man––We know what his soul whispers to him: We are closer to him than his jugular vein––
50|17|with two receptors set to record, one on his right side and one on his left
50|18|he does not utter a single word without an ever-present watcher
50|19|The trance of death will bring the Truth with it: ‘This is what you tried to escape.’
50|20|The Trumpet will be sounded: ‘This is the Day [you were] warned of.’
50|21|Each person will arrive attended by an [angel] to drive him on and another to bear witness
50|22|‘You paid no attention to this [Day]; but today We have removed your veil and your sight is sharp.’
50|23|The person’s attendant will say, ‘Here is what I have prepared’
50|24|‘Hurl every obstinate disbeliever into Hell
50|25|everyone who hindered good, was aggressive, caused others to doubt
50|26|and set up other gods alongside God. Hurl him into severe punishment!’
50|27|and his [evil] companion will say, ‘Lord, I did not make him transgress; he had already gone far astray himself.’
50|28|God will say, ‘Do not argue in My presence. I sent you a warning
50|29|and My word cannot be changed: I am not unjust to any creature.’
50|30|We shall say to Hell on that day, ‘Are you full?’ and it will reply, ‘Are there no more?’
50|31|But Paradise will be brought close to the righteous and will no longer be distant
50|32|‘This is what you were promised––this is for everyone who turned often to God and kept Him in mind
50|33|who held the Most Gracious in awe, though He is unseen, who comes before Him with a heart turned to Him in devotion
50|34|so enter it in peace. This is the Day of everlasting Life.’
50|35|They will have all that they wish for there, and We have more for them
50|36|We have destroyed even mightier generations before these disbelievers, who travelled through [many] lands- was there any escape
50|37|There truly is a reminder in this for whoever has a heart, whoever listens attentively
50|38|We created the heavens, the earth, and everything between, in six Days without tiring
50|39|So [Prophet], bear everything they say with patience; celebrate the praise of your Lord before the rising and setting of the sun
50|40|proclaim His praise in the night and at the end of every prayer
50|41|listen out for the Day when the caller will call from a nearby place
50|42|They will come out [from their graves] on that Day, the Day when they hear the mighty blast in reality
50|43|It is We who give life and death; the final return will be to Us
50|44|on the Day when the earth will be torn apart, letting them rush out- that gathering will be easy for Us
50|45|We know best what the disbelievers say. You [Prophet] are not there to force them, so remind, with this Quran, those who fear My warning
51|1|By those [winds] that scatter far and wide
51|2|and those that are heavily laden
51|3|that speed freely
51|4|that distribute [rain] as ordained
51|5|What you [people] are promised is true
51|6|the Judgement will come––
51|7|by the sky with its pathways
51|8|you differ in what you say––
51|9|those who turn away from it are [truly] deceived
51|10|Perish the liars
51|11|those steeped in error and unaware
51|12|They ask, ‘When is this Judgement Day coming?’
51|13|On a Day when they will be punished by the Fire
51|14|‘Taste the punishment! This is what you wished to hasten.’
51|15|The righteous will be in Gardens with [flowing] springs
51|16|They will receive their Lord’s gifts because of the good they did before
51|17|sleeping only little at night
51|18|praying at dawn for God’s forgiveness
51|19|giving a rightful share of their wealth to the beggar and the deprived
51|20|On earth there are signs for those with sure faith––
51|21|and in yourselves too, do you not see?––
51|22|in the sky is your sustenance and all that you are promised
51|23|By the Lord of the heavens and earth! All this is as real as your speaking
51|24|[Muhammad], have you heard the story of the honoured guests of Abraham
51|25|They went in to see him and said, ‘Peace.’ ‘Peace,’ he said, [adding to himself] ‘These people are strangers.’
51|26|He turned quickly to his household, brought out a fat calf
51|27|and placed it before them. ‘Will you not eat?’ he said
51|28|beginning to be afraid of them, but they said, ‘Do not be afraid.’ They gave him good news of a son who would be gifted with knowledge
51|29|His wife then entered with a loud cry, struck her face, and said, ‘A barren old woman?’
51|30|but they said, ‘It will be so. This is what your Lord said, and He is the Wise, the All Knowing.’
51|31|Abraham said, ‘What is your errand, messengers?’
51|32|They said, ‘We are sent to a people lost in sin
51|33|to bring down rocks of clay
51|34|marked by your Lord for those who exceed all bounds.’
51|35|We brought out such believers as were there
51|36|We found only one household devoted to God
51|37|and left the town to be a sign for those who fear the painful punishment
51|38|There is another sign in Moses: We sent him to Pharaoh with clear authority
51|39|Pharaoh turned away with his supporters, saying, ‘This is a sorcerer, or maybe a madman,’
51|40|so We seized him and his forces and threw them into the sea: he was to blame
51|41|There is another sign in the Ad: We sent the life-destroying wind against them
51|42|and it reduced everything it came up against to shreds
51|43|And also in the Thamud: it was said to them, ‘Make the most of your lives for a while,’
51|44|but they rebelled against their Lord’s command, so the blast took them. They looked on helplessly
51|45|they could not even remain standing, let alone defend themselves
51|46|Before that We destroyed the people of Noah. They were a truly sinful people
51|47|We built the heavens with Our power and made them vast
51|48|We spread out the earth- how well We smoothed it out
51|49|and We created pairs of all things so that you [people] might take note
51|50|[So, say to them, Prophet], ‘Quickly, turn to God- I am sent by Him to give you clear warning
51|51|and do not set up any other god alongside Him. I am sent by Him to give you clear warning!’
51|52|Every previous people to whom a messenger was sent also said, ‘A sor-cerer, or maybe a madman!’
51|53|Did they tell one another to do this? No! They are a people who exceed all bounds
51|54|so ignore them [Prophet]- you are not to blame
51|55|and go on reminding [people], it is good for those who believe to be reminded
51|56|I created jinn and mankind only to worship Me
51|57|I want no provision from them, nor do I want them to feed Me
51|58|God is the Provider, the Lord of Power, the Ever Mighty
51|59|The evildoers, like their predecessors, will have a share of punishment- they need not ask Me to hasten it
51|60|and woe betide those who deny the truth on the Day they have been promised
52|1|By the mountain
52|2|by a Scripture inscribed
52|3|in unrolled parch-ment
52|4|by the much-visited House
52|5|by the raised canopy
52|6|by the ocean ever filled
52|7|[Prophet], your Lord’s punishment is coming––
52|8|it cannot be put off––
52|9|on the Day when the sky sways back and forth
52|10|and the mountains float away
52|11|Woe on that Day to those who deny the Truth
52|12|who amuse themselves with idle chatter
52|13|on that Day they will be thrust into the Fire of Hell
52|14|‘This is the Fire you used to deny
52|15|So is this sorcery? Do you still not see it
52|16|Burn in it––it makes no difference whether you bear it patiently or not–– you are only being repaid for what you have done.’
52|17|Those who were mindful of God are in Gardens and in bliss
52|18|rejoicing in their Lord’s gifts: He has saved them from the torment of the Blaze
52|19|‘Eat and drink with healthy enjoyment as a reward for what you have done.’
52|20|They are comfortably seated on couches arranged in rows; We pair them with beautiful-eyed maidens
52|21|We unite the believers with their offspring who followed them in faith–– We do not deny them any of the rewards for their deeds: each person is in pledge for his own deeds––
52|22|We provide them with any fruit or meat they desire
52|23|They pass around a cup which does not lead to any idle talk or sin
52|24|Devoted youths like hidden pearls wait on them
52|25|They turn to one another and say
52|26|‘When we were still with our families [on earth] we used to live in fear––
52|27|God has been gracious to us and saved us from the torment of intense heat
52|28|We used to pray to Him: He is the Good, the Merciful One.’
52|29|So [Prophet] remind [people]. By the grace of your Lord [Prophet], you are neither oracle nor madman
52|30|If they say, ‘He is only a poet: we shall await his fate,’
52|31|say, ‘Wait if you wish; I too am waiting’
52|32|does their reason really tell them to do this, or are they simply insolent people
52|33|If they say, ‘He has made it up himself’- they certainly do not believe
52|34|let them produce one like it, if what they say is true
52|35|Were they created without any agent? Were they the creators
52|36|Did they create the heavens and the earth? No! They do not have faith
52|37|Do they possess your Lord’s treasures or have control over them
52|38|Do they have a ladder to climb, in order to eavesdrop [on Heaven’s secrets]? Let their eavesdropper produce clear proof
52|39|Does God have daughters while you have sons
52|40|Do you [Prophet] demand a payment from them that would burden them with debt
52|41|Do they have [access to] the unseen? Could they write it down
52|42|Do they think they can ensnare you? It is the disbelievers who have been ensnared
52|43|Do they really have another god besides God? God is far above anything they set alongside Him
52|44|Even if they saw a piece of heaven falling down on them, they would say, ‘Just a heap of clouds,’
52|45|so leave them, Prophet, until they face the Day when they will be thunderstruck
52|46|the Day when their snares will be of no use to them, when they will get no help
52|47|Another punishment awaits the evildoers, though most of them do not realize it
52|48|Wait patiently [Prophet] for your Lord’s judgement: you are under Our watchful eye. Celebrate the praise of your Lord when you rise
52|49|Glorify Him at night and at the fading of the stars
53|1|By the star when it sets
53|2|Your companion has not strayed; he is not deluded
53|3|he does not speak from his own desire
53|4|The Quran is nothing less than a revelation that is sent to him
53|5|It was taught to him by [an angel] with mighty powers
53|6|and great strength, who stood
53|7|on the highest horizon
53|8|and then approached––coming down
53|9|until he was two bow-lengths away or even closer––
53|10|and revealed to God’s servant what He revealed
53|11|[The Prophet’s] own heart did not distort what he saw
53|12|Are you going to dispute with him what he saw with his own eyes
53|13|A second time he saw him
53|14|by the lote tree beyond which none may pass
53|15|near the Garden of Restfulness
53|16|when the tree was covered in nameless [splendour]
53|17|His sight never wavered, nor was it too bold
53|18|and he saw some of the greatest signs of his Lord
53|19|[Disbelievers], consider al-Lat and al-Uzza
53|20|and the third one, Manat––
53|21|are you to have the male and He the female
53|22|That would be a most unjust distribution!––
53|23|these are nothing but names you have invented yourselves, you and your forefathers. God has sent no authority for them. These people merely follow guesswork and the whims of their souls, even though guidance has come to them from their Lord
53|24|Is man to have everything he wishes for
53|25|when the present life and the life to come belong only to God
53|26|There are many angels in heaven whose intercession will be of no use until God gives permission to those He will, whose words He will accept
53|27|Those who deny the life to come give the angels female names
53|28|They have no knowledge to base this on: they merely follow guesswork. Guesswork is of no value against the Truth
53|29|So [Prophet] ignore those who turn away from Our revelation, who want only the life of this world
53|30|Their knowledge does not go beyond that. Your Lord knows best who strays from His path and who follows guidance
53|31|Everything in the heavens and earth belongs to God. He will repay those who do evil according to their deeds, and reward, with what is best, those who do good
53|32|As for those who avoid grave sins and foul acts, though they may commit small sins, your Lord is ample in forgiveness. He has been aware of you from the time He produced you from the earth and from your hiding places in your mothers’ wombs, so do not assert your own goodness:He knows best who is mindful of Him
53|33|[Prophet], consider that man who turned away
53|34|he only gave a little and then he stopped
53|35|Does he have knowledge of the Unseen? Can he see [the Hereafter]
53|36|Has he not been told what was written in the Scriptures of Moses
53|37|and of Abraham, who fulfilled his duty
53|38|that no soul shall bear the burden of another
53|39|that man will only have what he has worked towards
53|40|that his labour will be seen
53|41|and that in the end he will be repaid in full for it
53|42|that the final goal is your Lord
53|43|that it is He who makes people laugh and weep
53|44|that it is He who gives death and life
53|45|that He Himself created the two sexes, male and female
53|46|from an ejected drop of sperm
53|47|that He will undertake the second Creation
53|48|that it is He who gives wealth and possessions
53|49|that He is the Lord of Sirius
53|50|that it was He who destroyed, in their entirety, ancient 'Ad
53|51|and Thamud
53|52|and before them the people of Noah who were even more unjust and insolent
53|53|that it was He who brought down the ruined cities
53|54|and enveloped them in the punishment He ordained for them
53|55|Which then of your Lord’s blessings do you deny
53|56|This is a warning just like the warnings sent in former times
53|57|The imminent Hour draws near
53|58|and only God can disclose it
53|59|Do you [people] marvel at this
53|60|Why do you laugh instead of weeping
53|61|Why do you pay no heed
53|62|Bow down before God and worship
54|1|The Hour draws near; the moon is split in two
54|2|Whenever the disbelievers see a sign, they turn away and say, ‘Same old sorcery!’
54|3|They reject the truth and follow their own desires––everything is recorded––
54|4|although warning tales that should have restrained them have come down to them––
54|5|farreaching wisdom––but these warnings do not help
54|6|so [Prophet] turn away from them. On the Day the Summoner will summon them to a horrific event
54|7|eyes downcast, they will come out of their graves like swarming locusts
54|8|rushing towards the Summoner. The disbelievers will cry, ‘This is a stern day!’
54|9|The people of Noah rejected the truth before them: they rejected Our servant, saying, ‘He is mad!’ Noah was rebuked
54|10|and so he called upon his Lord, ‘I am defeated: help me!’
54|11|So We opened the gates of the sky with torrential water
54|12|burst the earth with gushing springs: the waters met for a preordained purpose
54|13|We carried him along on a vessel of planks and nails
54|14|that floated under Our watchful eye, a reward for the one who had been rejected
54|15|We have left this as a sign: will anyone take heed
54|16|How [terrible] was My punishment and [the fulfilment of] My warnings
54|17|We have made it easy to learn lessons from the Quran: will anyone take heed
54|18|The people of 'Ad also rejected the truth. How [terrible] was My punishment and [the fulfilment of] My warnings
54|19|We released a howling wind against them on a day of terrible disaster
54|20|it swept people away like uprooted palm trunks
54|21|How [terrible] was My punishment and [the fulfilment of] My warnings
54|22|We have made it easy to learn lessons from the Quran: will anyone take heed
54|23|The people of Thamud also rejected the warnings
54|24|they said, ‘What? A man? Why should we follow a lone man from amongst ourselves? That would be misguided; quite insane
54|25|Would a mes-sage be given to him alone out of all of us? No, he is an insolent liar!’
54|26|‘Tomorrow they will know who is the insolent liar
54|27|for We shall send them a she-camel to test them: so watch them [Salih] and be patient
54|28|Tell them the water is to be shared between them: each one should drink in turn.’
54|29|But they called their companion, who took a sword and hamstrung the camel
54|30|How [terrible] was My punishment and [the fulfilment of] My warnings
54|31|We released a single mighty blast against them and they ended up like a fencemaker’s dry sticks
54|32|We have made it easy to learn lessons from the Quran: will anyone take heed
54|33|The people of Lot rejected the warnings
54|34|We released a stonebearing wind against them, all except the family of Lot. We saved them before dawn
54|35|as a favour from Us: this is how We reward the thankful
54|36|He warned them of Our onslaught, but they dismissed the warning
54|37|they even demanded his guests from him- so We sealed their eyes- ‘ Taste My [terrible] punishment and [the fulfilment of] My warnings!’
54|38|and early in the morning a punishment seized them that still remains
54|39|‘Taste My [terrible] punishment and [the fulfilment of] My warnings!’
54|40|We have made it easy to learn lessons from the Quran: will anyone take heed
54|41|The people of Pharaoh also received warnings
54|42|They rejected all Our signs so We seized them with all Our might and power
54|43|‘Are your disbelievers any better than these? Were you given an exemption in the Scripture?’
54|44|Do they perhaps say, ‘We are a great army and we shall be victorious’
54|45|Their forces will be routed and they will turn tail and flee
54|46|But the Hour is their appointed time- the Hour is more severe and bitter
54|47|truly the wicked are misguided and quite insane––
54|48|on the Day when they are dragged on their faces in Hell. ‘Feel the touch of Hell.’
54|49|We have created all things in due measure
54|50|when We ordain something it happens at once, in the blink of an eye
54|51|We have destroyed the likes of you in the past. Will anyone take heed
54|52|Everything they do is noted in their records
54|53|every action, great or small, is recorded
54|54|The righteous will live securely among Gardens and rivers
54|55|secure in the presence of an all-powerful Sovereign
55|1|It is the Lord of Mercy
55|2|who taught the Quran
55|3|He created man
55|4|and taught him to communicate
55|5|The sun and the moon follow their calculated courses
55|6|the plants and the trees submit to His designs
55|7|He has raised up the sky. He has set the balance
55|8|so that you may not exceed in the balance
55|9|weigh with justice and do not fall short in the balance
55|10|He set down the Earth for His creatures
55|11|with its fruits, its palm trees with sheathed clusters
55|12|its husked grain, its fragrant plants
55|13|Which, then, of your Lord’s blessings do you both deny
55|14|He created mankind out of dried clay, like pottery
55|15|the jinn out of smokeless fire
55|16|Which, then, of your Lord’s blessings do you both deny
55|17|He is Lord of the two risings and Lord of the two settings
55|18|Which, then, of your Lord’s blessings do you both deny
55|19|He released the two bodies of [fresh and salt] water. They meet
55|20|yet there is a barrier between them they do not cross
55|21|Which, then, of your Lord’s blessings do you both deny
55|22|Pearls come forth from them: large ones, and small, brilliant ones
55|23|Which, then, of your Lord’s blessings do you both deny
55|24|His are the moving ships that float, high as mountains, on the sea
55|25|Which, then, of your Lord’s blessings do you both deny
55|26|Everyone on earth perishes
55|27|all that remains is the Face of your Lord, full of majesty, bestowing honour
55|28|Which, then, of your Lord’s blessings do you both deny
55|29|Everyone in heaven and earth entreats Him; every day He is at work
55|30|Which, then, of your Lord’s blessings do you both deny
55|31|We shall attend to you two huge armies [of jinn and mankind]
55|32|Which, then, of your Lord’s blessings do you both deny
55|33|Jinn and mankind, if you can pass beyond the regions of heaven and earth, then do so: you will not pass without Our authority
55|34|Which, then, of your Lord’s blessings do you both deny
55|35|A flash of fire and smoke will be released upon you and no one will come to your aid
55|36|Which, then, of your Lord’s blessings do you both deny
55|37|When the sky is torn apart and turns crimson, like red hide
55|38|Which, then, of your Lord’s blessings do you both deny
55|39|On that Day neither mankind nor jinn will be asked about their sins
55|40|Which, then, of your Lord’s blessings do you both deny
55|41|The guilty will be known by their mark and will be seized by their foreheads and their feet
55|42|Which, then, of your Lord’s blessings do you both deny
55|43|This is the Hell the guilty deny
55|44|but they will go round between its flames and scalding water
55|45|Which, then, of your Lord’s blessings do you both deny
55|46|For those who fear [the time when they will] stand before their Lord there are two gardens
55|47|Which, then, of your Lord’s blessings do you both deny
55|48|With shading branches
55|49|Which, then, of your Lord’s blessings do you both deny
55|50|With a pair of flowing springs
55|51|Which, then, of your Lord’s blessings do you both deny
55|52|With every kind of fruit in pairs
55|53|Which, then, of your Lord’s blessings do you both deny
55|54|They will sit on couches upholstered with brocade, the fruit of both gardens within easy reach
55|55|Which, then, of your Lord’s blessings do you both deny
55|56|There will be maidens restraining their glances, untouched beforehand by man or jinn
55|57|Which, then, of your Lord’s blessings do you both deny
55|58|Like rubies and brilliant pearls
55|59|Which, then, of your Lord’s blessings do you both deny
55|60|Shall the reward of good be anything but good
55|61|Which, then, of your Lord’s blessings do you both deny
55|62|There are two other gardens below these two
55|63|Which, then, of your Lord’s blessings do you both deny
55|64|Both of deepest green
55|65|Which, then, of your Lord’s blessings do you both deny
55|66|With a pair of gushing springs
55|67|Which, then, of your Lord’s blessings do you both deny
55|68|With fruits- date palms and pomegranate trees
55|69|Which, then, of your Lord’s blessings do you both deny
55|70|There are good-natured, beautiful maidens
55|71|Which, then, of your Lord’s blessings do you both deny
55|72|Dark-eyed, sheltered in pavilions
55|73|Which, then, of your Lord’s blessings do you both deny
55|74|Untouched beforehand by man or jinn
55|75|Which, then, of your Lord’s blessings do you both deny
55|76|They will all sit on green cushions and fine carpets
55|77|Which, then, of your Lord’s blessings do you both deny
55|78|Blessed is the name of your Lord, full of majesty, bestowing honour
56|1|When that which is coming arrives
56|2|no one will be able to deny it has come
56|3|bringing low and raising high
56|4|When the earth is shaken violently
56|5|and the mountains are ground to powder
56|6|and turn to scattered dust
56|7|then you will be sorted into three classes
56|8|Those on the Right––what people they are
56|9|Those on the Left––what people they are
56|10|And those in front––ahead indeed
56|11|For these will be the ones brought nearest to God
56|12|in Gardens of Bliss
56|13|many from the past
56|14|and a few from later generations
56|15|On couches of well-woven cloth
56|16|they will sit facing each other
56|17|everlasting youths will go round among them
56|18|with glasses, flagons, and cups of a pure drink
56|19|that causes no headache or intoxication
56|20|[there will be] any fruit they choose
56|21|the meat of any bird they like
56|22|and beautiful companions
56|23|like hidden pearls
56|24|a reward for what they used to do
56|25|They will hear no idle or sinful talk there
56|26|only clean and wholesome speech
56|27|Those on the Right, what people they are
56|28|They will dwell amid thornless lote trees
56|29|and clustered acacia
56|30|with spreading shade
56|31|constantly flowing water
56|32|abundant fruits
56|33|unfailing, unforbidden
56|34|with incomparable companions
56|35|We have specially created––
56|36|virginal
56|37|loving, of matching age––
56|38|for those on the Right
56|39|many from the past
56|40|and many from later generations
56|41|But those on the Left, what people they are
56|42|They will dwell amid scorching wind and scalding water
56|43|in the shadow of black smoke
56|44|neither cool nor refreshing
56|45|Before, they overindulged in luxury
56|46|and persisted in great sin
56|47|always saying, ‘What? When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we then be raised up
56|48|And our earliest forefathers too?’
56|49|Say [Prophet], ‘The earliest and latest generations
56|50|will all be gathered on a predetermined Day
56|51|and you who have gone astray and denied the truth
56|52|will eat from the bitter tree of Zaqqum
56|53|filling your bellies with it
56|54|and drink scalding water
56|55|lapping it like thirsty camels.’
56|56|This will be their welcome on the Day of Judgement
56|57|It was We who created you: will you not believe
56|58|Consider [the semen] you eject
56|59|do you create it yourselves or are We the Creator
56|60|We ordained death to be among you. Nothing could stop Us
56|61|if We intended to change you and recreate you in a way unknown to you
56|62|You have learned how you were first created: will you not reflect
56|63|Consider the seeds you sow in the ground
56|64|is it you who make them grow or We
56|65|If We wished, We could turn your harvest into chaff and leave you to wail
56|66|‘We are burdened with debt
56|67|we are bereft.’
56|68|Consider the water you drink
56|69|was it you who brought it down from the rain-cloud or We
56|70|If We wanted, We could make it bitter: will you not be thankful
56|71|Consider the fire you kindle
56|72|is it you who make the wood for it grow or We
56|73|We made it a reminder, and useful to those who kindle it
56|74|so [Prophet] glorify the name of your Lord, the Supreme
56|75|I swear by the positions of the stars
56|76|a mighty oath, if you only knew
56|77|that this is truly a noble Quran
56|78|in a protected Record
56|79|that only the purified can touch
56|80|sent down from the Lord of all being
56|81|How can you scorn this statement
56|82|And how, in return for the livelihood you are given, can you deny it
56|83|When the soul of a dying man comes up to his throat
56|84|while you gaze on
56|85|We are nearer to him than you, though you do not see Us
56|86|why, if you are not to be judged
56|87|do you not restore his soul to him, if what you say is true
56|88|If that dying person is one of those who will be brought near to God
56|89|he will have rest, ease, and a Garden of Bliss
56|90|if he is one of those on the Right
56|91|[he will hear], ‘Peace be on you,’ from his companions on the Right
56|92|but if he is one of those who denied the truth and went astray
56|93|he will be welcomed with scalding water
56|94|He will burn in Hell
56|95|This is the certain truth
56|96|[Prophet], glorify the name of your Lord the Supreme
57|1|Everything in the heavens and earth glorifies God––He is the Almighty, the Wise
57|2|Control of the heavens and earth belongs to Him; He gives life and death; He has power over all things
57|3|He is the First and the Last; the Outer and the Inner; He has knowledge of all things
57|4|It was He who created the heavens and earth in six Days and then established Himself on the throne. He knows what enters the earth and what comes out of it; what descends from the sky and what ascends to it. He is with you wherever you are; He sees all that you do
57|5|control of the heavens and earth belongs to Him. Everything is brought back to God
57|6|He makes night merge into day and day into night. He knows what is in every heart
57|7|Believe in God and His Messenger, and give out of what He has made pass down to you: those of you who believe and give will have a great reward
57|8|Why should you not believe in God when the Mes-senger calls you to believe in your Lord, and He has already made a pledge with you, if you have faith
57|9|It is He who has sent down clear revelations to His Servant, so that He may bring you from the depths of darkness into light; God is truly kind and merciful to you
57|10|Why should you not give for God’s cause when God alone will inherit what is in the heavens and earth? Those who gave and fought before the triumph are not like others: they are greater in rank than those who gave and fought afterwards. But God has promised a good reward to all of them: God is fully aware of all that you do
57|11|Who will make God a good loan? He will double it for him and reward him generously
57|12|On the Day when you [Prophet] see the believers, both men and women, with their light streaming out ahead of them and to their right, [they will be told], ‘The good news for you today is that there are Gardens graced with flowing streams where you will stay: that is truly the supreme triumph!’
57|13|On the same Day, the hypocrites, both men and women, will say to the believers, ‘Wait for us! Let us have some of your light!’ They will be told, ‘Go back and look for a light.’ A wall with a door will be erected between them: inside it lies mercy, outside lies torment
57|14|The hypocrites will call out to the believers, ‘Were we not with you?’ They will reply, ‘Yes. But you allowed yourselves to be tempted, you were hesitant, doubtful, deceived by false hopes until God’s command came- the Deceiver tricked you about God
57|15|Today no ransom will be accepted from you or from the disbelievers: your home is the Fire- that is where you belong––a miserable destination!’
57|16|Is it not time for believers to humble their hearts to the remembrance of God and the Truth that has been revealed, and not to be like those who received the Scripture before them, whose time was extended but whose hearts hardened and many of whom were lawbreakers
57|17|Remember that God revives the earth after it dies; We have made Our revelation clear to you so that you may use your reason
57|18|Charitable men and women who make a good loan to God will have it doubled and have a generous reward
57|19|Those who believe in God and His messengers are the truthful ones who will bear witness before their Lord: they will have their reward and their light. But those who disbelieve and deny Our revelations are the inhabitants of Hell
57|20|Bear in mind that the present life is just a game, a diversion, an attraction, a cause of boasting among you, of rivalry in wealth and children. It is like plants that spring up after the rain: their growth at first delights the sowers, but then you see them wither away, turn yellow, and become stubble. There is terrible punishment in the next life as well as forgiveness and approval from God; the life of this world is only an illusory pleasure
57|21|So race for your Lord’s forgiveness and a Garden as wide as the heavens and earth, prepared for those who believe in God and His messengers: that is God’s bounty, which He bestows on whoever He pleases. God’s bounty is infinite
57|22|No misfortune can happen, either in the earth or in yourselves, that was not set down in writing before We brought it into being- that is easy for God
57|23|so you need not grieve for what you miss or gloat over what you gain
57|24|God does not love the conceited, the boastful, those who are miserly, and who tell other people to be miserly. If anyone turns away, remember that God is self-sufficient and worthy of praise
57|25|We sent Our messengers with clear signs, the Scripture and the Balance, so that people could uphold justice: We also sent iron, with its mighty strength and many uses for mankind, so that God could mark out those who would help Him and His messengers though they cannot see Him. Truly God is powerful, almighty
57|26|We sent Noah and Abraham, and gave prophethood and scripture to their offspring: among them there were some who were rightly guided, but many were lawbreakers
57|27|We sent other messengers to follow in their footsteps. After those We sent Jesus, son of Mary: We gave him the Gospel and put compassion and mercy into the hearts of his followers. But monasticism was something they invented- We did not ordain it for them- only to seek God’s pleasure, and even so, they did not observe it properly. So We gave a reward to those of them who believed, but many of them were lawbreakers
57|28|Believers, be mindful of God and have faith in His Messenger: He will give you a double share of His mercy; He will provide a light to help you walk; He will forgive you- God is most forgiving, most merciful
57|29|The People of the Book should know that they have no power over any of God’s grace and that grace is in the hand of God alone: He gives it to whoever He will. God’s grace is truly immense
58|1|God has heard the words of the woman who disputed with you [Prophet] about her husband and complained to God: God has heard what you both had to say. He is all hearing, all seeing
58|2|Even if any of you say to their wives, ‘You are to me like my mother’s back,’they are not their mothers; their only mothers are those who gave birth to them. What they say is certainly blameworthy and false, but God is pardoning and forgiving
58|3|Those of you who say such a thing to their wives, then go back on what they have said, must free a slave before the couple may touch one another again––this is what you are commanded to do, and God is fully aware of what you do––
58|4|but anyone who does not have the means should fast continuously for two months before they touch each other, and anyone unable to do this should feed sixty needy people. This is so that you may [truly] have faith in God and His Messenger. These are the bounds set by God: grievous torment awaits those who ignore them
58|5|Those who oppose God and His Messenger will be brought low, like those before them: We have revealed clear messages, and humiliating torment awaits those who ignore them
58|6|on the Day when God will raise everyone and make them aware of what they have done. God has taken account of it all, though they may have forgotten: He witnesses everything
58|7|Do you not see [Prophet] that God knows everything in the heavens and earth? There is no secret conversation between three people where He is not the fourth, nor between five where He is not the sixth, nor between less or more than that without Him being with them, wherever they may be. On the Day of Resurrection, He will show them what they have done: God truly has full knowledge of everything
58|8|Have you not seen how those who have been forbidden to hold secret conversations go back afterwards and hold them, and conspire with one another in what is sinful, hostile, and disobedient to the Messenger? When they come to you they greet you with words God has never used to greet you, and say inwardly, ‘Why does God not punish us for what we say?’ Hell will be punishment enough for them: they will burn there- an evil destination
58|9|You who believe, when you converse in secret, do not do so in a way that is sinful, hostile, and disobedient to the Messenger, but in a way that is good and mindful [of God]. Be mindful of God, to whom you will all be gathered
58|10|[Any other kind of] secret conversation is the work of Satan, designed to cause trouble to the believers, though it cannot harm them in the least unless God permits it. Let the believers put their trust in God
58|11|You who believe, if you are told to make room for one another in your assemblies, then do so, and God will make room for you, and if you are told to rise up, do so: God will raise up, by many degrees, those of you who believe and those who have been given knowledge: He is fully aware of what you do
58|12|You who believe, when you come to speak privately with the Messenger, offer something in charity before your conversation: that is better for you and purer. If you do not have the means, God is most forgiving and merciful
58|13|Were you afraid to give charity before consulting the Prophet? Since you did not give charity, and God has relented towards you, you should [at least] observe your prayers, pay the prescribed alms, and obey God and His Messenger: God is well aware of your actions
58|14|Have you not seen [Prophet] those who give their loyalty to people with whom God is angry? They are neither with you nor with them, and knowingly swear to lies
58|15|God has prepared a severe torment for them: what they do is truly evil
58|16|They have used their oaths to cover up [their false deeds], and barred others from the path of God. A humiliating torment awaits them
58|17|neither their wealth nor their children will be of any use to them against God- they will be the inhabitants of Hell, where they will remain
58|18|On the Day God raises them all from the dead, they will swear before Him as they swear before you now, thinking that it will help them. What liars they are
58|19|Satan has gained control over them and made them forget God. They are on Satan’s side, and Satan’s side will be the losers
58|20|those who oppose God and His Messenger will be among the most humiliated
58|21|God has written, ‘I shall most certainly win, I and My messengers.’ God is powerful and almighty
58|22|[Prophet], you will not find people who truly believe in God and the Last Day giving their loyalty to those who oppose God and His Messenger, even though they may be their fathers, sons, brothers, or other relations: these are the people in whose hearts God has inscribed faith, and whom He has strengthened with His spirit. He will let them enter Gardens graced with flowing streams, where they will stay: God is well pleased with them, and they with Him. They are on God’s side, and God’s side will be the one to prosper
59|1|Everything in the heavens and earth glorifies God; He is the Almighty, the Wise
59|2|It was He who drove those of the People of the Book who broke faith out from their homes at the first gathering of forces––you [believers] never thought they would go, and they themselves thought their fortifications would protect them against God. God came up on them from where they least expected and put panic into their hearts: their homes were destroyed by their own hands, and the hands of the believers. Learn from this, all of you with insight
59|3|If God had not decreed exile for them, He would have tormented them [even more severely] in this world. In the Hereafter they will have the torment of the Fire
59|4|because they set themselves against God and His Messenger: God is stern in punishment towards anyone who sets himself against Him
59|5|Whatever you [believers] may have done to [their] palm trees–– cutting them down or leaving them standing on their roots––was done by God’s leave, so that He might disgrace those who defied Him
59|6|You [believers] did not have to spur on your horses or your camels for whatever gains God turned over to His Messenger from them. God gives authority to His messengers over whoever He will: God has power over all things
59|7|Whatever gains God has turned over to His Messenger from the inhabitants of the villages belong to God, the Messenger, kinsfolk, orphans, the needy, the traveller in need- this is so that they do not just circulate among those of you who are rich––so accept whatever the Messenger gives you, and abstain from whatever he forbids you. Be mindful of God: God is severe in punishment
59|8|The poor emigrants who were driven from their homes and possessions, who seek God’s favour and approval, those who help God and His Messenger- these are the ones who are true- [shall have a share]
59|9|Those who were already firmly established in their homes [in Medina], and firmly rooted in faith, show love for those who migrated to them for refuge and harbour no desire in their hearts for what has been given to them. They give them preference over themselves, even if they too are poor: those who are saved from their own souls’ greed are truly successful
59|10|Those who came after them say, ‘Lord, forgive us our sins and the sins of our brothers who believed before us, and leave no malice in our hearts towards those who believe. Lord, You are truly compassionate and merciful.’
59|11|Have you [Prophet] considered the hypocrites who say to their fellows, the faithless among the People of the Book, ‘If you are driven out, we shall go with you- we would never listen to anyone who sought to harm you- and if you are attacked, we shall certainly come to your aid’? God bears witness that they are in fact liars
59|12|if they are driven out, they will never leave with them; if they are attacked, they will never help them. Even if they did come to their aid, they would soon turn tail and flee- in the end they would have no help
59|13|Fear of you [believers] is more intense in their hearts than fear of God because they are people devoid of understanding
59|14|Even united they would never fight you, except from within fortified strongholds or behind high walls. There is much hostility between them: you think they are united but their hearts are divided because they are people devoid of reason
59|15|Like those who went just before them, they have tasted the result of their conduct and a painful punishment awaits them
59|16|Like Satan, who says to man, ‘Do not believe!’ but when man disbelieves, says, ‘I disown you; I fear God, the Lord of the Worlds,’
59|17|both will end up in the Fire, there to remain. That is the reward of evildoers
59|18|You who believe! Be mindful of God, and let every soul consider carefully what it sends ahead for tomorrow; be mindful of God, for God is well aware of everything you do
59|19|Do not be like those who forget God, so God causes them to forget their own souls: they are the rebellious ones
59|20|there is no comparison between the inhabitants of the Fire and the inhabitants of Paradise- and the inhabitants of Paradise are the successful ones
59|21|If We had sent this Quran down to a mountain, you [Prophet] would have seen it humbled and split apart in its awe of God: We offer people such illustrations so that they may reflect
59|22|He is God: there is no god other than Him. It is He who knows what is hidden as well as what is in the open, He is the Lord of Mercy, the Giver of Mercy
59|23|He is God: there is no god other than Him, the Controller, the Holy One, Source of Peace, Granter of Security, Guardian over all, the Almighty, the Compeller, the Truly Great; God is far above anything they consider to be His partner
59|24|He is God: the Creator, the Originator, the Shaper. The best names belong to Him. Everything in the heavens and earth glorifies Him: He is the Almighty, the Wise
60|1|You who believe, do not take My enemies and yours as your allies, showing them friendship when they have rejected the truth you have received, and have driven you and the Messenger out simply because you believe in God, your Lord––not if you truly emigrated in order to strive for My cause and seek My good pleasure. You secretly show them friendship––I know all you conceal and all you reveal–– but any of you who do this are straying from the right path
60|2|If they gain the upper hand over you, they will revert to being your enemies and stretch out their hands and tongues to harm you; it is their dearest wish that you may renounce your faith
60|3|Neither your kinsfolk nor your children will be any use to you on the Day of Resurrection: He will separate you out. God sees everything you do
60|4|You have a good example in Abraham and his companions, when they said to their people, ‘We disown you and what you worship besides God! We renounce you! Until you believe in God alone, the enmity and hatred that has arisen between us will endure!’––except when Abraham said to his father, ‘I will pray for forgiveness for you though I cannot protect you from God’––[they prayed]
60|5|‘Lord, we have put our trust in You; we turn to You; You are our final destination. Lord, do not expose us to mistreatment [at the hands of] the disbelievers. Forgive us, Lord, for You are the Almighty, the All Wise.’
60|6|Truly, they are a good example for you [believers] to follow, a good example for those who fear God and the Last Day. If anyone turns away, [remember] God is self-sufficing and worthy of all praise
60|7|God may still bring about affection between you and your present enemies- God is all powerful, God is most forgiving and merciful
60|8|and He does not forbid you to deal kindly and justly with anyone who has not fought you for your faith or driven you out of your homes: God loves the just
60|9|But God forbids you to take as allies those who have fought against you for your faith, driven you out of your homes, and helped others to drive you out: any of you who take them as allies will truly be wrongdoers
60|10|You who believe, test the believing women when they come to you as emigrants- God knows best about their faith- and if you are sure of their belief, do not send them back to the disbelievers: they are not lawful wives for them, nor are the disbelievers their lawful husbands. Give the disbelievers whatever bride-gifts they have paid- if you choose to marry them, there is no blame on you once you have paid their bride-gifts- and do not yourselves hold on to marriage ties with disbelieving women. Ask for repayment of the bride-gifts you have paid, and let the disbelievers do the same. This is God’s judgement: He judges between you, God is all knowing and wise
60|11|If any of you have wives who leave you for the disbelievers, and if your community subsequently acquires [gains] from them, then pay those whose wives have deserted them the equivalent of whatever bride-gift they paid. Be mindful of God, in whom you believe
60|12|Prophet, when believing women come and pledge to you that they will not ascribe any partner to God, nor steal, nor commit adultery, nor kill their children, nor lie about who has fathered their children, nor disobey you in any righteous thing, then you should accept their pledge of allegiance and pray to God to forgive them: God is most forgiving and merciful
60|13|You who believe, do not take as allies those with whom God is angry: they despair of the life to come as the disbelievers despair of those buried in their graves
61|1|Everything in the heavens and earth glorifies God––He is the Almighty, the Wise
61|2|You who believe, why do you say things and then do not do them
61|3|It is most hateful to God that you say things and then do not do them
61|4|God truly loves those who fight in solid lines for His cause, like a well-compacted wall
61|5|Moses said to his people, ‘My people, why do you hurt me when you know that I am sent to you by God?’ When they went astray, God left their hearts to stray: God does not guide rebellious people
61|6|Jesus, son of Mary, said, ‘Children of Israel, I am sent to you by God, confirming the Torah that came before me and bringing good news of a messenger to follow me whose name will be Ahmad.’ Yet when he came to them with clear signs, they said, ‘This is obviously sorcery.’
61|7|Who could be more wrong than someone who invents lies against God when called to submit to Him? God does not guide the wrongdoers
61|8|they wish to put His light out with their mouths. But He will perfect His light, even though the disbelievers hate it
61|9|it is He who sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of truth to show that it is above all [other] religions, even though the idolaters hate it
61|10|You who believe, shall I show you a bargain that will save you from painful torment
61|11|Have faith in God and His Messenger and struggle for His cause with your possessions and your persons––that is better for you, if only you knew
61|12|and He will forgive your sins, admit you into Gardens graced with flowing streams, into pleasant dwellings in the Gardens of Eternity. That is the supreme triumph
61|13|And He will give you something else that will really please you: His help and an imminent breakthrough. [Prophet], give the faithful the good news
61|14|You who believe, be God’s helpers. As Jesus, son of Mary, said to the disciples, ‘Who will come with me to help God?’ The disciples said, ‘We shall be God’s helpers.’ Some of the Children of Israel believed and some disbelieved: We supported the believers against their enemy and they were the ones who came out on top
62|1|Everything in the heavens and earth glorifies God, the Controller, the Holy One, the Almighty, the Wise
62|2|It is He who raised a mes-senger, among the people who had no Scripture, to recite His revelations to them, to make them grow spiritually and teach them the Scripture and wisdom––before that they were clearly astray––
62|3|to them and others yet to join them. He is the Almighty, the Wise
62|4|such is God’s favour that He grants it to whoever He will; God’s favour is immense
62|5|Those who have been charged to obey the Torah, but do not do so, are like asses carrying books: how base such people are who disobey God’s revelations! God does not guide people who do wrong
62|6|Say [Prophet], ‘You who follow the Jewish faith, if you truly claim that out of all people you alone are friends of God, then you should be hoping for death.’
62|7|But because of what they have stored up for themselves with their own hands they would never hope for death––God knows the wrongdoers very well––
62|8|so say, ‘The death you run away from will come to meet you and you will be returned to the One who knows the unseen as well as the seen: He will tell you everything you have done.’
62|9|Believers! When the call to prayer is made on the day of congregation, hurry towards the reminder of God and leave off your trading––that is better for you, if only you knew––
62|10|then when the prayer has ended, disperse in the land and seek out God’s bounty. Remember God often so that you may prosper
62|11|Yet they scatter towards trade or entertainment whenever they observe it, and leave you [Prophet] standing there. Say, ‘God’s gift is better than any entertainment or trade: God is the best provider.’
63|1|When the hypocrites come to you [Prophet], they say, ‘We bear witness that you are the Messenger of God.’ God knows that you truly are His Messenger and He bears witness that the hypocrites are liars––
63|2|they use their oaths as a cover and so bar others from God’s way: what they have been doing is truly evil––
63|3|because they professed faith and then rejected it, so their hearts have been sealed and they do not understand
63|4|When you see them [Prophet], their outward appearance pleases you; when they speak, you listen to what they say. But they are like propped-up tim-bers––they think every cry they hear is against them––and they are the enemy. Beware of them. May God confound them! How devious they are
63|5|They turn their heads away in disdain when they are told, ‘Come, so that the Messenger of God may ask forgiveness for you,’ and you see them walking away arrogantly
63|6|It makes no difference whether you ask forgiveness for them or not, God will not forgive them: God does not guide such treacherous people
63|7|They are the ones who say, ‘Give nothing to those who follow God’s Messenger, until they abandon him’, but to God belong the treasures of the heavens and earth, though the hypocrites do not understand this
63|8|They say, ‘Once we return to Medina the powerful will drive out the weak,’ but power belongs to God, to His Messenger, and to the believers, though the hypocrites do not know this
63|9|Believers, do not let your wealth and your children distract you from remembering God: those who do so will be the ones who lose
63|10|Give out of what We have provided for you, before death comes to one of you and he says, ‘My Lord, if You would only reprieve me for a little while, I would give in charity and become one of the righteous.’
63|11|God does not reprieve a soul when its turn comes: God is fully aware of what you do
64|1|Everything that is in the heavens and earth glorifies God; all control and all praise belong to Him; He has power over everything
64|2|It is He who created you, yet some of you disbelieve and some believe: God sees everything you do
64|3|He created the heavens and earth for a true purpose; He formed you and made your forms good: you will all return to Him
64|4|He knows what is in the heavens and earth; He knows what you conceal and what you reveal; God knows very well the secrets of every heart
64|5|[Disbelievers], have you not heard about those who disbelieved before you? They tasted the evil consequences of their conduct, and a painful torment awaits them
64|6|That is because their messengers came to them with clear signs, yet they said, ‘Should we take guidance from mere mortals?’, rejected the message, and turned away. But God had no need for them: He is all sufficient, worthy of all praise
64|7|The disbelievers claim they will not be raised from the dead. Say [Prophet], ‘Yes indeed! I swear by my Lord! You will be raised and then you will be informed about everything you have done: an easy matter for God.’
64|8|So believe in God, in His Messenger, and in the light We have sent down: God is fully aware of what you do
64|9|When He gathers you for the Day of Gathering, the Day of mutual neglect, He will cancel the sins of those who believed in Him and acted righteously: He will admit them into Gardens graced with flowing streams, there to remain for ever- the supreme triumph
64|10|But those who disbelieved and rejected Our signs will be the inhabitants of the Fire, there to remain- a miserable destination
64|11|Misfortunes can only happen with God’s permission––He will guide the heart of anyone who believes in Him: God knows all things––
64|12|so obey God and the Messenger. If you turn away, remember that Our Messenger’s duty is only to make plain his message
64|13|God! There is no god but Him, so let the faithful put their trust in Him
64|14|Believers, even among your spouses and your children you have some enemies- beware of them- but if you overlook their offences, forgive them, pardon them, then God is all forgiving, all merciful
64|15|Your wealth and your children are only a test for you. There is great reward with God
64|16|be mindful of God as much as you can; hear and obey; be charitable- it is for your own good. Those who are saved from their own meanness will be the prosperous ones
64|17|if you make a generous loan to God He will multiply it for you and forgive you. God is ever thankful and forbearing
64|18|He knows the unseen, as well as the seen; He is the Almighty, the Wise
65|1|Prophet, when any of you intend to divorce women, do so at a time when their prescribed waiting period can properly start, and calculate the period carefully: be mindful of God, your Lord. Do not drive them out of their homes––nor should they themselves leave––unless they commit a flagrant indecency. These are the limits set by God–– whoever oversteps God’s limits wrongs his own soul––for you cannot know what new situation God may perhaps bring about
65|2|When they have completed their appointed term, either keep them honourably, or part with them honourably. Call two just witnesses from your people and establish witness for the sake of God. Anyone who believes in God and the Last Day should heed this: God will find a way out for those who are mindful of Him
65|3|and will provide for them from an unexpected source; God will be enough for those who put their trust in Him. God achieves His purpose; God has set a due measure for everything
65|4|If you are in doubt, the period of waiting will be three months for those women who have ceased menstruating and for those who have not [yet] menstruated; the waiting period of those who are pregnant will be until they deliver their burden: God makes things easy for those who are mindful of Him
65|5|This is God’s command, which He has sent down to you. God will wipe out the sinful deeds and increase the rewards of anyone who is mindful of Him
65|6|House the wives you are divorcing according to your means, wherever you house yourselves, and do not harass them so as to make their lives difficult. If they are pregnant, maintain them until they are delivered of their burdens; if they suckle your infants, pay them for it. Consult together in a good way- if you make difficulties for one another, another woman may suckle the child for the father––
65|7|and let the wealthy man spend according to his wealth. But let him whose provision is restricted spend according to what God has given him: God does not burden any soul with more than He has given it- after hardship, God will bring ease
65|8|Many a town that insolently opposed the command of its Lord and His messengers We have brought sternly to account: We punished them severely
65|9|to make them taste the ill effect of their conduct- the result of their conduct was ruin
65|10|God has prepared a severe torment for them. So, you who have understanding, you who believe, beware of God. He has sent you the Quran
65|11|and a messenger- reciting to you God’s revelations that make things clear- to bring those who believe and do righteous deeds from darkness into light. God will admit those who believe in Him and do righteous deeds into Gardens graced with flowing streams, where they will remain for ever––He has made good provision for them
65|12|It is God who created seven heavens and a similar [number] of earths. His command descends throughout them. So you should realize that He has power over all things and that His knowledge encompasses everything
66|1|Prophet, why do you prohibit what God has made lawful to you in your desire to please your wives? Yet God is forgiving and merciful
66|2|He has ordained a way for you [believers] to release you from [such] oaths––God is your helper: He is the All Knowing, the Wise
66|3|The Prophet told something in confidence to one of his wives. When she disclosed it [to another wife] and God made this known to him, he confirmed part of it, keeping the rest to himself. When he confronted her with what she had done, she asked, ‘Who told you about this?’ and he replied, ‘The All Knowing, the All Aware told me.’
66|4|If both of you [wives] repent to God––for your hearts have deviated––[all will be well]; if you collaborate against him, [be warned that] God will aid him, as will Gabriel and all righteous believers, and the angels too will back him
66|5|His Lord may well replace you with better wives if the Prophet decides to divorce any of you: wives who are devoted to God, true believers, devout, who turn to Him in repentance and worship Him, given to fasting, whether previously married or virgins
66|6|Believers, guard yourselves and your families against a Fire fuelled by people and stones, over which stand angels, stern and strong; angels who never disobey God’s commands to them, but do as they are ordered
66|7|‘You who disbelieve, make no excuses today: you are only being repaid for what you used to do.’
66|8|Believers, turn to God in sincere repentance. Your Lord may well cancel your bad deeds for you and admit you into Gardens graced with flowing streams, on a Day when God will not disgrace the Prophet or those who have believed with him. With their lights streaming out ahead of them and to their right, they will say, ‘Lord, perfect our lights for us and forgive us: You have power over everything.’
66|9|Prophet, strive hard against the disbelievers and the hypocrites. Deal with them sternly. Hell will be their home, an evil destination
66|10|God has given examples of disbelievers: the wives of Noah and Lot who married two of Our righteous servants but betrayed them. Their husbands could not help them against God: it was said, ‘Both of you enter the Fire with the others.’
66|11|God has also given examples of believers: Pharaoh’s wife, who said, ‘Lord, build me a house near You in the Garden. Save me from Pharaoh and his actions; save me from the evildoers,’
66|12|and Mary, daughter of Imran. She guarded her chastity, so We breathed into her from Our spirit. She accepted the truth of her Lord’s words and Scriptures: she was truly devout
67|1|Exalted is He who holds all control in His hands; who has power over all things
67|2|who created death and life to test you [people] and reveal which of you does best––He is the Mighty, the Forgiving
67|3|who created the seven heavens, one above the other. You will not see any flaw in what the Lord of Mercy creates. Look again! Can you see any flaw
67|4|Look again! And again! Your sight will turn back to you, weak and defeated
67|5|We have adorned the lowest heaven with lamps and made them [missiles] for stoning devils for whom We have also prepared the torment of a blazing fire
67|6|For those who defy their Lord We have prepared the torment of Hell: an evil destination
67|7|They will hear it drawing in its breath when they are thrown in. It blazes forth
67|8|almost bursting with rage. Its keepers will ask every group that is thrown in, ‘Did no one come to warn you?’
67|9|They will reply, ‘Yes, a warner did come to us, but we did not believe him. We said, “God has revealed nothing: you are greatly misguided”.’
67|10|They will say, ‘If only we had listened, or reasoned, we would not be with the inhabitants of the blazing fire,’ and
67|11|they will confess their sins. Away with the inhabitants of the blazing fire
67|12|But there is forgiveness and a great reward for those who fear their Lord though they cannot see Him
67|13|Whether you keep your words secret or state them openly, He knows the contents of every heart
67|14|How could He who created not know His own creation, when He is the Most Subtle, the All Aware
67|15|It is He who has made the earth manageable for you––travel its regions; eat His provision- and to Him you will be resurrected
67|16|Are you sure that He who is in Heaven will not make the earth swallow you up with a violent shudder
67|17|Are you sure that He who is in Heaven will not send a whirlwind to pelt you with stones? You will come to know what My warning means
67|18|Those who went before them also disbelieved- how terrible was My condemnation
67|19|Do they not see the birds above them spreading and closing their wings? It is only the Lord of Mercy who holds them up: He watches over everything
67|20|What force can help you if the Lord of Mercy does not? The disbelievers are truly deluded
67|21|Who can provide for you if He withholds His provision? Yet they persist in their insolence and their avoidance of the Truth
67|22|Who is better guided: someone who falls on his face, or someone who walks steadily on a straight path
67|23|Say [Prophet], ‘It is He who brought you into being, He who endowed you with hearing, sight, and understanding- what small thanks you give!’
67|24|Say, ‘It is He who scattered you throughout the earth, He to whom you will be gathered.’
67|25|They say, ‘If what you say is true, when will this promise be fulfilled?’
67|26|Say, ‘God alone has knowledge of this: my only duty is to give clear warning.’
67|27|When they see it close at hand, the disbelievers’ faces will be gloomy, and it will be said, ‘This is what you were calling for.’
67|28|Say, ‘Just think- regardless of whether God destroys me and my followers or has mercy on us- who will protect the disbelievers from an agonizing torment?’
67|29|Say, ‘He is the Lord of Mercy; we believe in Him; we put our trust in Him. You will come to know in time who is in obvious error.’
67|30|Say, ‘Just think: if all your water were to sink deep into the earth who could give you flowing water in its place?’
68|1|Nun By the pen! By all they write
68|2|Your Lord’s grace does not make you [Prophet] a madman
68|3|you will have a never-ending reward––
68|4|truly you have a strong character––
68|5|and soon you will see, as will they
68|6|which of you is afflicted with madness
68|7|Your Lord knows best who strays from His path and who is rightly guided
68|8|So do not yield to those who deny the truth––
68|9|they want you to compromise with them and then they will compromise with you––
68|10|do not yield to any contemptible swearer
68|11|to any backbiter, slander-monger
68|12|or hinderer of good, to anyone who is sinful, aggressive
68|13|coarse, and on top of all that, an imposter
68|14|Just because he has wealth and sons
68|15|when our revelations are recited to him, he says, ‘These are just ancient fables.’
68|16|We shall brand him on the snout
68|17|We have tried them as We tried the owners of a certain garden, who swore that they would harvest its fruits in the morning
68|18|and made no allowance [for the Will of God]
68|19|a disaster from your Lord struck the garden as they slept
68|20|and by morning it was stripped bare, a desolate land
68|21|Still they called each other at daybreak
68|22|‘Go early to your field if you wish to gather all its fruits,’
68|23|and went off, whispering
68|24|‘Make sure no poor person enters the garden today!’––
68|25|they left early, bent on their purpose
68|26|but when they saw the garden, they said, ‘We must have lost our way
68|27|No- we are ruined!’
68|28|The wisest of them said, ‘Did I not say to you, “Will you not glorify God?”’
68|29|they said, ‘Glory be to God, Our Lord! Truly, we were doing wrong!’
68|30|and then they turned to each other in mutual reproach
68|31|They said, ‘Alas for us! We have done terrible wrong
68|32|but maybe our Lord will give us something better in its place: we truly turn to Him in hope.’
68|33|Such is the punishment [in this life], but greater still is the punishment in the Hereafter, if only they knew
68|34|There will be Gardens of bliss for those who are mindful of God
68|35|Should We treat those who submit to Us as We treat those who do evil
68|36|What is the matter with you? On what basis do you judge
68|37|Do you have a Scripture that tells you
68|38|that you will be granted whatever you choose
68|39|Have you received from Us solemn oaths, binding to the Day of Resurrection, that you will get whatever you yourselves decide
68|40|Ask them [Prophet] which of them will guarantee this
68|41|Do they have ‘partners’ [besides God]? Let them produce their ‘partners’, if what they say is true
68|42|On the Day when matters become dire, they will be invited to prostrate themselves but will be prevented from doing so
68|43|and their eyes will be downcast and they will be overwhelmed with shame: they were invited to prostrate themselves when they were safe [but refused]
68|44|So [Prophet] leave those who reject this revelation to Me: We shall lead them on, step by step, in ways beyond their knowledge
68|45|I will allow them more time, for My plan is powerful
68|46|Do you demand some reward from them that would burden them with debt
68|47|Do they have knowledge of the unseen that enables them to write it down
68|48|Wait patiently [Prophet] for your Lord’s judgement: do not be like the man in the whale who called out in distress
68|49|if his Lord’s grace had not reached him, he would have been left, abandoned and blameworthy, on the barren shore
68|50|but his Lord chose him and made him one of the Righteous
68|51|The disbelievers almost strike you down with their looks when they hear the Quran. They say, ‘He must be mad!’
68|52|but truly it is nothing other than a Reminder for all peoples
69|1|The Inevitable Hour
69|2|What is the Inevitable Hour
69|3|What will explain to you what the Inevitable Hour is
69|4|The people of Thamud and 'Ad denied that the crashing blowwould come
69|5|Thamud was destroyed by a deafening blast
69|6|Ad was destroyed by a furious wind
69|7|that God let loose against them for seven consecutive nights, eight consecutive days, so that you could have seen its people lying dead like hollow palm-trunks
69|8|Can you see any trace of them now
69|9|Pharaoh, too, and those before him, and the ruined cities: these people committed grave sins
69|10|and disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, so He seized them with an ever-tightening grip
69|11|But when the Flood rose high, We saved you in the floating ship
69|12|making that event a reminder for you: attentive ears may take heed
69|13|When the Trumpet is sounded a single time
69|14|when the earth and its mountains are raised high and then crushed with a single blow
69|15|on that Day the Great Event will come to pass
69|16|The sky will be torn apart on that Day, it will be so frail
69|17|The angels will be on all sides of it and, on that Day, eight of them will bear the throne of your Lord above them
69|18|On that Day you will be brought to judgement and none of your secrets will remain hidden
69|19|Anyone who is given his Record in his right hand will say, ‘Here is my Record, read it
69|20|I knew I would meet my Reckoning,’
69|21|and so he will have a pleasant life
69|22|in a lofty Garden
69|23|with clustered fruit within his reach
69|24|It will be said, ‘Eat and drink to your heart’s content as a reward for what you have done in days gone by.’
69|25|But anyone who is given his Record in his left hand will say, ‘If only I had never been given any Record
69|26|and knew nothing of my Reckoning
69|27|How I wish death had been the end of me
69|28|My wealth has been no use to me
69|29|and my power has vanished.’
69|30|‘Take him, put a collar on him
69|31|lead him to burn in the blazing Fire
69|32|and [bind him] in a chain seventy metres long
69|33|he would not believe in Almighty God
69|34|he never encouraged feeding the hungry
69|35|so today he has no real friend here
69|36|and the only food he has is the filth
69|37|that only sinners eat.’
69|38|So I swear by what you can see
69|39|and by what you cannot see
69|40|this [Quran] is the speech of an honoured messenger
69|41|not the words of a poet- how little you believe
69|42|nor the words of a soothsayer- how little you reflect
69|43|This [Quran] is a message sent down from the Lord of the Worlds
69|44|if [the Prophet] had attributed some fabrication to Us
69|45|We would certainly have seized his right hand
69|46|and cut off his lifeblood
69|47|and none of you could have defended him
69|48|This [Quran] is a reminder for those who are aware of God
69|49|We know that some of you consider it to be lies
69|50|this will be a source of bitter regret for the disbelievers
69|51|but it is in fact the certain Truth
69|52|So [Prophet] glorify the name of your Lord, the Almighty
70|1|A man [mockingly] demanded the punishment
70|2|It will fall on the disbelievers––none can deflect it––
70|3|from God, the Lord of the Ways of Ascent
70|4|by which the angels and the Spirit ascend to Him, on a Day whose length is fifty thousand years
70|5|So be patient, [Prophet], as befits you
70|6|The disbelievers think it is distant
70|7|but We know it to be close
70|8|On a Day when the heavens will be like molten brass
70|9|and the mountains like tufts of wool
70|10|when no friend will ask about his friend
70|11|even when they are within sight of one another. The guilty person will wish he could save himself from the suffering of that Day by sacrificing his sons
70|12|his spouse, his brother
70|13|the kinsfolk who gave him shelter
70|14|and everyone on earth, if it could save him
70|15|But no! There is a raging flame
70|16|that strips away the skin
70|17|and it will claim everyone who rejects the truth, turns away
70|18|amasses wealth and hoards it
70|19|Man was truly created anxious
70|20|he is fretful when misfortune touches him
70|21|but tight-fisted when good fortune comes his way
70|22|Not so those who pray
70|23|and are constant in their prayers
70|24|who give a due share of their wealth
70|25|to beggars and the deprived
70|26|who believe in the Day of Judgement
70|27|and fear the punishment of their Lord––
70|28|none may feel wholly secure from it––
70|29|who guard their chastity
70|30|from all but their spouses or their slave-girls––there is no blame attached to [relations with] these
70|31|but those whose desires exceed this limit are truly transgressors––
70|32|who are faithful to their trusts and their pledges
70|33|who give honest testimony
70|34|and are steadfast in their prayers
70|35|They will be honoured in Gardens of bliss
70|36|What is wrong with the disbelievers? Why do they rush to peer at you [Prophet]
70|37|from right and left, in crowds
70|38|Does every one of them expect to enter a Garden of bliss
70|39|No! We created them from the substance they know
70|40|and, by the Lord of every sunrise and sunset, We have the power
70|41|to substitute for them others better than they are- nothing can prevent Us from doing this
70|42|So leave them to wallow in idle talk, until they come face to face with their promised Day
70|43|the Day they will rush out of their graves as if rallying to a flag
70|44|eyes downcast and covered in shame: that is the Day of which they were warned
71|1|We sent Noah to his people: ‘Warn your people, before a painful punishment comes to them.’
71|2|And so he said, ‘My people, I am here to warn you plainly
71|3|Serve God, be mindful of Him and obey me
71|4|He will forgive you your sins and spare you until your appointed time––when God’s appointed time arrives it cannot be postponed. If only you understood!’
71|5|He said, ‘My Lord, I have called my people night and day
71|6|but the more I call them, the further they run away
71|7|every time I call them, so that You may forgive them, they thrust their fingers into their ears, cover their heads with their garments, persist in their rejection, and grow more insolent and arrogant
71|8|I have tried calling them openly
71|9|I have tried preaching to them in public and speaking to them in private
71|10|I said, “Ask forgiveness of your Lord: He is ever forgiving
71|11|He will send down abundant rain from the sky for you
71|12|He will give you wealth and sons; He will provide you with gardens and rivers
71|13|What is the matter with you? Why will you not fear God’s majesty
71|14|when He has created you stage by stage
71|15|Have you ever wondered how God created seven heavens, one above the other
71|16|placed the moon as a light in them and the sun as a lamp
71|17|how God made you spring forth from the earth like a plant
71|18|how He will return you into it and then bring you out again
71|19|and how He has spread the Earth out for you
71|20|to walk along its spacious paths?” ’
71|21|Noah said, ‘My Lord, they have disobeyed me and followed those whose riches and children only increase their ruin
71|22|who have made a grand plan
71|23|saying, “Do not renounce your gods
71|24|Do not renounce Wadd, Suwa, Yaghuth, Yauq, or Nasr!” They have led many astray. Lord, bring nothing but destruction down on the evildoers!’
71|25|They were drowned and sent to Hell for their evildoings: they found no one to help them against God
71|26|And Noah said, ‘Lord, do not leave any of the disbelievers on the earth
71|27|if you leave them they will lead Your servants astray and beget only sinners and disbelievers
71|28|Lord, forgive me, my parents, and whoever enters my house as a believer. Forgive believing men and women but bring nothing but ruin down on the evildoers!’
72|1|Say [Prophet], ‘It has been revealed to me that a group of jinn once listened in and said, “We have heard a wondrous Quran
72|2|that gives guidance to the right path, and we have come to believe it––We shall never set up partners with our Lord––
72|3|and that He––exalted be the glory of our Lord!––has neither spouse nor child
72|4|Outrageous things have been said about God by the foolish among us
72|5|although we had thought that no man or jinn would [dare to] tell a lie about Him
72|6|Men have sought refuge with the jinn in the past, but they only misguided them further
72|7|They thought, as you did, that God would never raise anyone from the dead
72|8|We tried to reach heaven, but discovered it to be full of stern guards and shooting stars––
72|9|we used to sit in places there, listening, but anyone trying to listen now will find a shooting star lying in wait for him––
72|10|[so now] we do not know whether those who live on earth are due for misfortune, or whether their Lord intends to guide them
72|11|Some of us are righteous and others less so: we follow different paths
72|12|We know we can never frustrate God on earth; we can never escape Him
72|13|When we heard the guidance we came to believe: whoever believes in his Lord need fear no loss nor injustice
72|14|Some of us submit to Him and others go the wrong way: those who submit to God have found wise guidance
72|15|but those who go wrong will be fuel for Hellfire.” ’
72|16|If they had taken to the right way, We would have given them abundant water to drink
72|17|a test for them––but anyone who turns away from his Lord’s Revelation will be sent by Him to spiralling torment
72|18|Places of worship are for God alone- so do not pray to anyone other than God
72|19|yet when God’s Servant stood up to pray to Him, they pressed in on him
72|20|Say, ‘I pray to my Lord alone; I set up no partner with Him.’
72|21|Say, ‘I have no control over any harm or good that may befall you.’
72|22|Say, ‘No one can protect me from God: I have no refuge except in Him
72|23|I only deliver [what I receive] from God- only His messages.’ Whoever disobeys God and His Messenger will have Hell’s Fire as his permanent home
72|24|when they are confronted by what they have been warned about, they will realize who has the weaker protector and the smaller number
72|25|Say, ‘I do not know whether what you have been warned about is near, or whether a distant time has been appointed for it by my Lord.’
72|26|He is the One who knows what is hidden
72|27|He does not disclose it except to a messenger of His choosing. He sends watchers to go in front and behind
72|28|to ensure that each of His messengers delivers his Lord’s message: He knows all about them, and He takes account of everything
73|1|You [Prophet], enfolded in your cloak
73|2|Stay up throughout the night, all but a small part of it
73|3|half, or a little less
73|4|or a little more; recite the Quran slowly and distinctly
73|5|We shall send a momentous message down to you
73|6|Night prayer makes a deeper impression and sharpens words––
73|7|you are kept busy for long periods of the day––
73|8|so celebrate the name of your Lord and devote yourself wholeheart-edly to Him
73|9|He is Lord of the east and west, there is no god but Him, so take Him as your Protector
73|10|patiently endure what they say, ignore them politely
73|11|and leave to Me those who deny the truth and live in luxury. Bear with them for a little while
73|12|We have fetters, a blazing fire
73|13|food that chokes, and agonizing torment in store for them
73|14|on the Day when the earth and the mountains will shake. The mountains will become a heap of loose sand
73|15|We have sent a messenger to you [people] to be your witness, just as We sent a messenger to Pharaoh
73|16|but Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger and so We inflicted a heavy punishment on him
73|17|So if you disbelieve, how can you guard yourselves against a Day that will turn children’s hair grey
73|18|a Day when the sky will be torn apart? God’s promise will certainly be fulfilled
73|19|This is a reminder. Let whoever wishes take the way to his Lord
73|20|[Prophet], your Lord is well aware that you sometimes spend nearly two-thirds of the night at prayer––sometimes half, sometimes a third––as do some of your followers. God determines the division of night and day. He knows that you will not be able to keep a measure of it and He has relented towards all of you, so recite as much of the Quran as is easy for you. He knows that some of you will be sick, some of you travelling through the land seeking God’s bounty, some of you fighting in God’s way: recite as much as is easy for you, keep up the prayer, pay the prescribed alms, and make God a good loan. Whatever good you store up for yourselves will be improved and increased for you. Ask God for His forgiveness, He is most forgiving, most merciful
74|1|You, wrapped in your cloak
74|2|arise and give warning
74|3|Proclaim the greatness of your Lord
74|4|cleanse yourself
74|5|keep away from all filth
74|6|do not be overwhelmed and weaken
74|7|be steadfast in your Lord’s cause
74|8|When the Trumpet sounds
74|9|that will be a Day of anguish for the disbelievers
74|10|They will have no ease
74|11|[Prophet], leave Me to deal with the one I created helpless
74|12|then gave vast wealth
74|13|and sons by his side
74|14|making everything easy for him––
74|15|yet he still hopes I will give him more
74|16|No! He has been stubbornly hostile to Our revelation
74|17|I will inflict a spiralling torment on him
74|18|He planned and plotted––
74|19|devilishly he plotted
74|20|ferociously he plotted!––
74|21|and looked
74|22|and frowned and scowled
74|23|and turned away and behaved arrogantly
74|24|and said, ‘This is just old sorcery
74|25|just the talk of a mortal!’
74|26|I will throw him into the scorching Fire
74|27|What will explain to you what the scorching Fire is
74|28|It spares nothing and leaves nothing
74|29|it scorches the flesh of humans
74|30|there are nineteen in charge of it––
74|31|none other than angels appointed by Us to guard Hellfire- and We have made their number a test for the disbelievers. So those who have been given the Scripture will be certain and those who believe will have their faith increased: neither those who have been given the Scripture nor the believers will have any doubts, but the sick at heart and the disbelievers will say, ‘What could God mean by this description?’ God leaves whoever He will to stray and guides whoever He will- no one knows your Lord’s forces except Him- this [description] is a warning to mortals
74|32|Yes––by the moon
74|33|By the departing night
74|34|By the shining dawn
74|35|It is one of the mightiest things
74|36|a warning to all mortals
74|37|to those of you who choose to go ahead and those who lag behind
74|38|Every soul is held in pledge for its deeds
74|39|but the Companions of the Right will stay
74|40|in Gardens and ask
74|41|about the guilty
74|42|‘What drove you to the Scorching Fire?’ [they will ask]
74|43|and they will answer, ‘We did not pray
74|44|we did not feed the poor
74|45|we indulged with others [in mocking the believers]
74|46|we denied the Day of Judgement
74|47|until the Certain End came upon us.’
74|48|No intercessor’s plea will benefit them now
74|49|What is the matter with them? Why do they turn away from the warning
74|50|like frightened asses
74|51|fleeing from a lion
74|52|Each one of them demands that a scripture be sent down to him and unrolled before his very eyes
74|53|No! Truly they have no fear of the life to come
74|54|but truly this is a reminder
74|55|Let whoever wishes to take heed do so
74|56|they will only take heed if God so wishes. He is the Lord who should be heeded, the Lord of forgiveness
75|1|By the Day of Resurrection
75|2|and by the self-reproaching soul
75|3|Does man think We shall not put his bones back together
75|4|In fact, We can reshape his very fingertips
75|5|Yet man wants to deny what is ahead of him
75|6|he says, ‘So, when will this Day of Resurrection be?’
75|7|When eyes are dazzled
75|8|and the moon eclipsed
75|9|when the sun and the moon are brought together
75|10|on that Day man will say, ‘Where can I escape?’
75|11|Truly, there is no refuge
75|12|they will all return to your Lord on that Day
75|13|On that Day, man will be told what he put first and what he put last
75|14|Truly, man is a clear witness against himself
75|15|despite all the excuses he may put forward
75|16|[Prophet], do not rush your tongue in an attempt to hasten [your memorization of] the Revelation
75|17|We shall make sure of its safe collection and recitation
75|18|When We have recited it, repeat the recitation
75|19|and We shall make it clear
75|20|Truly you [people] love this fleeting world
75|21|and neglect the life to come
75|22|On that Day there will be radiant faces
75|23|looking towards their Lord
75|24|and on that Day there will be the sad and despairing faces
75|25|of those who realize that a great calamity is about to befall them
75|26|Truly, when the soul reaches the collarbone
75|27|when it is said, ‘Could any charm-healer save him now?’
75|28|when he knows it is the final parting
75|29|when his legs are brought together
75|30|on that day he will be driven towards your Lord
75|31|He neither believed nor prayed
75|32|but denied the truth and turned away
75|33|walking back to his people with a conceited swagger
75|34|Closer and closer it comes to you
75|35|Closer and closer still
75|36|Does man think he will be left alone
75|37|Was he not just a drop of spilt-out sperm
75|38|which became a clinging form, which God shaped in due proportion
75|39|fashioning from it the two sexes, male and female
75|40|Does He who can do this not have the power to bring the dead back to life
76|1|Was there not a period of time when man was nothing to speak of
76|2|We created man from a drop of mingled fluid to put him to the test; We gave him hearing and sight
76|3|We guided him to the right path, whether he was grateful or not
76|4|We have prepared chains, iron collars, and blazing Fire for the disbelievers, but
76|5|the righteous will have a drink mixed with kafur
76|6|a spring for God’s servants, which flows abundantly at their wish
76|7|They fulfil their vows; they fear a day of widespread woes
76|8|they give food to the poor, the orphan, and the captive, though they love it themselves
76|9|saying, ‘We feed you for the sake of God alone: We seek neither recompense nor thanks from you
76|10|We fear the Day of our Lord––a woefully grim Day.’
76|11|So God will save them from the woes of that Day, give them radiance and gladness
76|12|and reward them, for their steadfastness, with a Garden and silken robes
76|13|They will sit on couches, feeling neither scorching heat nor biting cold
76|14|with shady [branches] spread above them and clusters of fruit hanging close at hand
76|15|They will be served with silver plates
76|16|and gleaming silver goblets according to their fancy
76|17|and they will be given a drink infused with ginger
76|18|from a spring called Salsabil
76|19|Everlasting youths will attend them––if you could see them, you would think they were scattered pearls––
76|20|and if you were to look around, you would see bliss and great wealth
76|21|they will wear garments of green silk and brocade; they will be adorned with silver bracelets; their Lord will give them a pure drink
76|22|[It will be said], ‘This is your reward. Your endeavours are appreciated.’
76|23|We Ourself have sent down this Quran to you [Prophet] in gradual revelation
76|24|Await your Lord’s Judgement with patience; do not yield to any of these sinners or disbelievers
76|25|remember the name of your Lord at dawn and in the evening
76|26|bow down before Him, and glorify Him at length by night
76|27|These people love the fleeting life. They put aside [all thoughts of] a Heavy Day
76|28|Yet We created them; We strengthened their constitution; if We please, We can replace such people completely
76|29|This is a reminder. Let whoever wishes, take the way to his Lord
76|30|But you will only wish to do so if God wills- God is all knowing, all wise
76|31|He admits whoever He will into His Mercy and has prepared a painful torment for the disbelievers
77|1|By the [winds] sent forth in swift succession
77|2|violently storming
77|3|scattering far and wide
77|4|separating forcefully
77|5|delivering a reminder
77|6|as a proof or a warning
77|7|what you are promised will come to pass
77|8|When the stars are dimmed
77|9|and the sky is torn apart
77|10|when the mountains are turned to dust
77|11|and the messengers given their appointed time––
77|12|for what Day has all this been set
77|13|The Day of Decision
77|14|What will explain to you what the Day of Decision is
77|15|Woe, on that Day, to those who denied the truth
77|16|Did We not destroy the first [of them]
77|17|We shall make the last follow them
77|18|this is how We deal with the guilty
77|19|Woe, on that Day, to those who denied the truth
77|20|Did We not make you from an underrated fluid
77|21|which We housed in a safe lodging
77|22|for a determined period
77|23|We determine [it]: how excellently We determine
77|24|Woe, on that Day, to those who denied the truth
77|25|Did We not make the earth a home
77|26|for the living and the dead
77|27|Did We not place firm, lofty mountains on it and provide you with sweet water
77|28|Woe, on that Day, to those who denied the truth
77|29|They will be told, ‘Go to that which you used to deny
77|30|Go to a shadow of smoke!’ It rises in three columns
77|31|no shade does it give, nor relief from the flame
77|32|it shoots out sparks as large as treetrunks
77|33|and as bright as copper
77|34|Woe, on that Day, to those who denied the truth
77|35|On that Day they will be speechless
77|36|and they will be given no chance to offer any excuses
77|37|Woe, on that Day, to those who denied the truth
77|38|[They will be told], ‘This is the Day of Decision: We have gathered you and earlier generations
77|39|If you have any plots against Me, try them now.’
77|40|Woe, on that Day, to those who denied the truth
77|41|But those who took heed of God will enjoy cool shade, springs
77|42|and any fruit they desire
77|43|[they will be told], ‘Eat and drink to your hearts’ content as a reward for your deeds
77|44|this is how We reward those who do good.’
77|45|Woe, on that Day, to those who denied the truth
77|46|[You may] eat and enjoy yourselves for a short while, evildoers that you are
77|47|Woe, on that Day, to those who denied the truth
77|48|When they are told, ‘Bow down in prayer,’ they do not do so
77|49|Woe, on that Day, to those who denied the truth
77|50|In what revelation, after this, will they believe
78|1|What are they asking about
78|2|The momentous announcement
78|3|about which they differ
78|4|They will find out
78|5|In the end they will find out
78|6|Did We not make the earth smooth
78|7|and make the mountains to keep it stable
78|8|Did We not create you in pairs
78|9|give you sleep for rest
78|10|the night as a cover
78|11|and the day for your livelihood
78|12|Did We not build seven strong [heavens] above you
78|13|and make a blazing lamp
78|14|Did We not send water pouring down from the clouds
78|15|to bring forth with it grain, plants
78|16|and luxuriant gardens
78|17|A time has been appointed for the Day of Decision
78|18|a Day when the Trumpet will sound and you will come forward in crowds
78|19|when the sky will open up like wide portals
78|20|when the mountains will vanish like a mirage
78|21|Hell lies in wait
78|22|a home for oppressors
78|23|to stay in for a long, long time
78|24|where they will taste no coolness nor drink
78|25|except one that is scalding and dark––
78|26|a fitting requital
78|27|for they did not fear a reckoning
78|28|and they rejected Our messages as lies
78|29|We have recorded everything in a Record
78|30|‘Taste this: all you will get from Us is more torment.’
78|31|For those who were aware of God there is supreme fulfilment
78|32|private gardens, vineyards
78|33|nubile, well-matched companions
78|34|and an overflowing cup
78|35|There they will hear no vain or lying talk
78|36|a reward from your Lord, a fitting gift
78|37|from the Lord of the heavens and earth and everything between, the Lord of Mercy. They will have no authority from Him to speak
78|38|On the Day when the Spirit and the angels stand in rows, they will not speak except for those to whom the Lord of Mercy gives permission, who will say only what is right
78|39|That is the Day of Truth. So whoever wishes to do so should take the path that leads to his Lord
78|40|We have warned you of imminent torment, on the Day when every person will see what their own hands have sent ahead for them, when the disbeliever will say, ‘If only I were dust!’
79|1|By the forceful chargers
79|2|raring to go
79|3|sweeping ahead at full stretch
79|4|overtaking swiftly
79|5|to bring the matter to an end
79|6|on the Day when the blast reverberates
79|7|and the second blast follows
79|8|hearts will tremble
79|9|and eyes will be downcast
79|10|They say, ‘What? shall we be brought back to life
79|11|after we have turned into decayed bones?’ and they say
79|12|‘Such a return is impossible!’
79|13|But all it will take is a single blast
79|14|and they will be back above ground
79|15|Have you [Prophet] heard the story of Moses
79|16|His Lord called out to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa
79|17|‘Go to Pharaoh, for he has exceeded all bounds
79|18|and ask him, “Do you want to purify yourself [of sin]
79|19|Do you want me to guide you to your Lord, so that you may hold Him in awe?” ’
79|20|Moses showed him the great sign
79|21|but he denied it and refused [the faith]
79|22|He turned away and hastily
79|23|gathered his people, proclaiming
79|24|‘I am your supreme lord,’
79|25|so God condemned him to punishment in the life to come as well as in this life
79|26|there truly is a lesson in this for anyone who stands in awe of God
79|27|Which is harder to create: you people or the sky that He built
79|28|raising it high and perfecting it
79|29|giving darkness to its night and bringing out its morning brightness
79|30|and the earth, too, He spread out
79|31|bringing waters and pastures out of it
79|32|and setting firm mountains [in it]
79|33|for you and your animals to enjoy
79|34|When the great overwhelming event arrives
79|35|on the Day that man remembers what he has done
79|36|and Hell is there for all to see
79|37|for anyone who has transgressed
79|38|and preferred the present life
79|39|Hell will be home
79|40|for anyone who feared the meeting with his Lord and restrained himself from base desires
79|41|Paradise will be home
79|42|They ask you [Prophet] about the Hour
79|43|saying, ‘When will it arrive?’, but how can you tell [them that]
79|44|Its time is known only to your Lord
79|45|you are only sent to warn those who fear it
79|46|On the Day they see it, it will seem they lingered [in this life] an evening [at most,] or its morning
80|1|He frowned and turned away
80|2|when the blind man came to him––
80|3|for all you know, he might have grown in spirit
80|4|or taken note of something useful to him
80|5|For the self-satisfied one
80|6|you go out of your way––
80|7|though you are not to be blamed for his lack of spiritual growth––
80|8|but from the one who has come to you full of eagerness
80|9|and awe
80|10|you allow yourself to be distracted
80|11|No indeed! This [Quran] is a lesson
80|12|from which those who wish to be taught should learn
80|13|[written] on honoured
80|14|exalted, pure pages
80|15|by the hands of
80|16|noble and virtuous scribes
80|17|Woe to man! How ungrateful he is
80|18|From what thing does God create him
80|19|He creates him from a droplet, He proportions him
80|20|He makes the way easy for him
80|21|then He causes him to die and be buried
80|22|When He wills, He will raise him up again
80|23|Yet mandoes not fulfil God’s commands
80|24|Let man consider the food he eats
80|25|We pour down abundant water
80|26|and cause the soil to split open
80|27|We make grain grow
80|28|and vines, fresh vegetation
80|29|olive trees, date palms
80|30|luscious gardens
80|31|fruits, and fodder
80|32|all for you and your livestock to enjoy
80|33|When the Deafening Blast comes––
80|34|the Day man will flee from his own brother
80|35|his mother, his father
80|36|his wife, his children
80|37|each of them will be absorbed in concerns of their own on that Day
80|38|on that Day some faces will be beaming
80|39|laughing, and rejoicing
80|40|but some faces will be dust-stained
80|41|and covered in darkness
80|42|those are the disbelievers, the licentious
81|1|When the sun is shrouded in darkness
81|2|when the stars are dimmed
81|3|when the mountains are set in motion
81|4|when pregnant camels are abandoned
81|5|when wild beasts are herded together
81|6|when the seas boil over
81|7|when souls are sorted into classes
81|8|when the baby girl buried alive is asked
81|9|for what sin she was killed
81|10|when the records of deeds are spread open
81|11|when the sky is stripped away
81|12|when Hell is made to blaze
81|13|and Paradise brought near
81|14|then every soul will know what it has brought about
81|15|I swear by the planets
81|16|that recede, move, and hide
81|17|by the night that descends
81|18|by the dawn that softly breathes
81|19|this is the speech of a noble messenger
81|20|who possesses great strength and is held in honour by the Lord of the Throne––
81|21|he is obeyed there and worthy of trust
81|22|Your companion is not mad
81|23|he did see him on the clear horizon
81|24|He does not withhold what is revealed to him from beyond
81|25|This is not the word of an outcast devil
81|26|So where are you [people] going
81|27|This is a message for all people
81|28|for those who wish to take the straight path
81|29|But you will only wish to do so by the will of God, the Lord of all people
82|1|When the sky is torn apart
82|2|when the stars are scattered
82|3|when the seas burst forth
82|4|when graves turn inside out
82|5|each soul will know what it has done and what it has left undone
82|6|Mankind, what has lured you away from God
82|7|your generous Lord, who created you, shaped you, proportioned you
82|8|in whatever form He chose
82|9|Yet you still take the Judgement to be a lie
82|10|Over you stand
82|11|watchers, noble recorders
82|12|who know what you do
82|13|the good will live in bliss
82|14|and the wicked will burn in the Fire
82|15|They will enter it on the Day of Judgement
82|16|and they will find no escape
82|17|What will explain to you what the Day of Judgement is
82|18|Yes! What will explain to you what the Day of Judgement is
82|19|The Day when no soul will be able to do anything for another; on that Day, command will belong to God
83|1|Woe to those who give short measure
83|2|who demand of other people full measure for themselves
83|3|but give less than they should when it is they who weigh or measure for others
83|4|Do these people not realize that they will be raised up
83|5|on a mighty Day
83|6|a Day when everyone will stand before the Lord of the Worlds
83|7|No indeed! The list of the wicked is in Sijjin––
83|8|what will explain to you what Sijjin is?––
83|9|a clearly numbered list
83|10|Woe on that day to the deniers
83|11|those who deny the Day of Judgement
83|12|Only the evil aggressor denies it
83|13|when Our revelations are recited to him, he says, ‘Ancient fables!’
83|14|No indeed! Their hearts are encrusted with what they have done
83|15|No indeed! On that Day they will be screened offfrom their Lord
83|16|they will burn in Hell
83|17|and they will be told, ‘This is what you called a lie.’
83|18|No indeed! The list of the truly good is in 'Illiyyin––
83|19|what will explain to you what 'Illiyyin is?––
83|20|a clearly written list
83|21|witnessed by those brought near
83|22|The truly good will live in bliss
83|23|seated on couches, gazing around
83|24|You will recognize on their faces the radiance of bliss
83|25|They will be served a sealed nectar
83|26|its seal [perfumed with] a fragrant herb––let those who strive, strive for this––
83|27|mixed with the water of Tasnim
83|28|a spring from which those brought near will drink
83|29|The wicked used to laugh at the believers––
83|30|they would wink at one another when the believers passed by them
83|31|joke about them when they got back to their own people
83|32|and say, when they saw them, ‘These people are misguided,’
83|33|though they were not sent to be their keepers
83|34|so today the believers are laughing at the disbelievers
83|35|as they sit on couches, gazing around
83|36|Have the disbelievers [not] been repaid for their deeds
84|1|When the sky is ripped apart
84|2|obeying its Lord as it rightly must
84|3|when the earth is levelled out
84|4|casts out its contents, and becomes empty
84|5|obeying its Lord as it rightly must
84|6|you humans, toiling laboriously towards your Lord, will meet Him
84|7|whoever is given his record in his right hand
84|8|will have an easy reckoning
84|9|and return to his people well pleased
84|10|but whoever is given his record from behind his back
84|11|will cry out for destruction––
84|12|he will burn in the blazing Fire
84|13|He used to live among his people well pleased
84|14|He thought he would never return [to his Lord]––
84|15|indeed he will! His Lord was watching him
84|16|I swear by the glow of sunset
84|17|by the night and what it covers
84|18|by the full moon
84|19|you will progress from stage to stage
84|20|So why do they not believe
84|21|Why, when the Quran is read to them, do they not prostrate themselves [to God]
84|22|No! The disbelievers reject the Quran––
84|23|God knows best what they keep hidden inside––
84|24|so give them news of a painful torment
84|25|But those who believe and do good deeds will have a never-ending reward
85|1|By the sky with its towering constellations
85|2|by the promised Day
85|3|by the Witness and that which is witnessed
85|4|damned were the makers of the trench
85|5|the makers of the fuel-stoked fire
85|6|They sat down
85|7|to watch what they were doing to the believers
85|8|Their only grievance against them was their faith in God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy
85|9|to whom all control over the heavens and earth belongs: God is witness over all things
85|10|For those who persecute believing men and women, and do not repent afterwards, there will be the torment of Hell and burning
85|11|But for those who believe and do good deeds there will be Gardens graced with flowing streams: that is the great triumph
85|12|[Prophet], your Lord’s punishment is truly stern––
85|13|it is He who brings people to life, and will restore them to life again––
85|14|and He is the Most Forgiving, the Most Loving
85|15|The Glorious Lord of the Throne
85|16|He does whatever He will
85|17|Have you [not] heard the stories of the forces
85|18|of Pharaoh and Thamud
85|19|Yet still the disbelievers persist in denial
85|20|God surrounds them all
85|21|This is truly a glorious Quran
85|22|[written] on a preserved Tablet
86|1|By the sky and the night-comer––
86|2|What will explain to you what the night-comer is
86|3|The piercing star––
86|4|there is a watcher over every soul
86|5|Man should reflect on what he was created from
86|6|He is created from spurting fluid
86|7|then he emerges from between the backbone and breastbone
86|8|God is certainly able to bring him back to life
86|9|On the Day when secrets are laid bare
86|10|he will have no power and no one to help him
86|11|By the sky and its recurring rain
86|12|by the earth that cracks open
86|13|This is truly a decisive statement
86|14|it is not something to be taken lightly
86|15|They plot and scheme
86|16|but so do I
86|17|[Prophet], let the disbelievers be, let them be for a while
87|1|[Prophet], glorify the name of your Lord the Most High
87|2|who created [all things] in due proportion
87|3|who determined their destinies and guided them
87|4|who brought out the green pasture
87|5|then made it dark debris
87|6|[Prophet], We shall teach you [the Quran] and you will not forget––
87|7|unless God wishes; He knows both what is open and what is hidden––
87|8|We shall show you the easy way
87|9|So remind, if reminding will help
87|10|Those who stand in awe of God will heed the reminder
87|11|but it will be ignored by the most wicked
87|12|who will enter the Great Fire
87|13|where they will neither die nor live
87|14|Prosperous are those who purify themselves
87|15|remember the name of their Lord, and pray
87|16|Yet you [people] prefer the life of this world
87|17|even though the Hereafter is better and more lasting
87|18|All this is in the earlier scriptures
87|19|the scriptures of Abraham and Moses
88|1|Have you heard tell [Prophet] about the Overwhelming Event
88|2|On that Day, there will be downcast faces
88|3|toiling and weary
88|4|as they enter the blazing Fire
88|5|and are forced to drink from a boiling spring
88|6|with no food for them except bitter dry thorns
88|7|that neither nourish nor satisfy hunger
88|8|On that Day there will also be faces radiant with bliss
88|9|well pleased with their labour
88|10|in a lofty garden
88|11|where they will hear no idle talk
88|12|with a flowing spring
88|13|raised couches
88|14|goblets placed before them
88|15|cushions set in rows
88|16|and carpets spread
88|17|Do the disbelievers not see how rain clouds are formed
88|18|how the heavens are lifted
88|19|how the mountains are raised high
88|20|how the earth is spread out
88|21|So [Prophet] warn them: your only task is to give warning
88|22|you are not there to control them
88|23|As for those who turn away and disbelieve
88|24|God will inflict the greatest torment upon them
88|25|It is to Us they will return
88|26|and then it is for Us to call them to account
89|1|By the Daybreak
89|2|by the Ten Nights
89|3|by the even and the odd
89|4|by the passing night––
89|5|is this oath strong enough for a rational person
89|6|Have you [Prophet] considered how your Lord dealt with [the people] of 'Ad
89|7|of Iram, [the city] of lofty pillars
89|8|whose like has never been made in any land
89|9|and the Thamud, who hewed into the rocks in the valley
89|10|and the mighty and powerful Pharaoh
89|11|All of them committed excesses in their lands
89|12|and spread corruption there
89|13|your Lord let a scourge of punishment loose on them
89|14|Your Lord is always watchful
89|15|[The nature of] man is that, when his Lord tries him through honour and blessings, he says, ‘My Lord has honoured me,’
89|16|but when He tries him through the restriction of his provision, he says, ‘My Lord has humiliated me.’
89|17|No indeed! You [people] do not honour orphans
89|18|you do not urge one another to feed the poor
89|19|you consume inheritance greedily
89|20|and you love wealth with a passion
89|21|No indeed! When the earth is pounded to dust, pounded and pounded
89|22|when your Lord comes with the angels, rank upon rank
89|23|when Hell is that Day brought near- on that Day man will take heed, but what good will that be to him then
89|24|He will say, ‘Would that I had provided for this life to come!’
89|25|On that Day, no one will punish as He punishes
89|26|and no one will bind as He binds
89|27|‘[But] you, soul at peace
89|28|return to your Lord well pleased and well pleasing
89|29|go in among My servants
89|30|and into My Garden.’
90|1|I swear by this city––
90|2|and you [Prophet] are an inhabitant of this city––
90|3|[I swear] by parent and offspring
90|4|that We have created man for toil and trial
90|5|Does he think that no one will have power over him
90|6|‘I have squandered great wealth,’ he says
90|7|Does he think no one observes him
90|8|Did We not give him eyes
90|9|a tongue, lips
90|10|and point out to him the two clear ways [of good and evil]
90|11|Yet he has not attempted the steep path
90|12|What will explain to you what the steep path is
90|13|It is to free a slave
90|14|to feed at a time of hunger
90|15|an orphaned relative
90|16|or a poor person in distress
90|17|and to be one of those who believe and urge one another to steadfastness and compassion
90|18|Those who do this will be on the right-hand side
90|19|but those who disbelieve in Our revelations will be on the left-hand side
90|20|and the Fire will close in on them
91|1|By the sun in its morning brightness
91|2|and by the moon as it follows it
91|3|by the day as it displays the sun’s glory
91|4|and by the night as it conceals it
91|5|by the sky and how He built it
91|6|and by the earth and how He spread it
91|7|by the soul and how He formed it
91|8|and inspired it [to know] its own rebellion and piety
91|9|The one who purifies his soul succeeds
91|10|and the one who corrupts it fails
91|11|In their arrogant cruelty, the people of Thamud called [their messenger] a liar
91|12|when the most wicked man among them rose [against him]
91|13|The messenger of God said to them, ‘[Leave] God’s camel to drink,’
91|14|but they called him a liar and hamstrung her. Their Lord destroyed them for their crime and levelled them
91|15|He did not hesitate to punish them
92|1|By the enshrouding night
92|2|by the radiant day
92|3|by His creation of male and female
92|4|The ways you take differ greatly
92|5|There is the one who gives, who is mindful of God
92|6|who testifies to goodness––
92|7|We shall smooth his way towards ease
92|8|There is the one who is miserly, who is self-satisfied
92|9|who denies goodness––
92|10|We shall smooth his way towards hardship
92|11|and his wealth will not help him as he falls
92|12|Our part is to provide guidance––
92|13|this world and the next belong to Us––
92|14|so I warn you about the raging Fire
92|15|in which none but the most wicked one will burn
92|16|who denied [the truth], and turned away
92|17|The most pious one will be spared this––
92|18|who gives his wealth away as self-purification
92|19|not to return a favour to anyone
92|20|but for the sake of his Lord the Most High––
92|21|and he will be well pleased
93|1|By the morning brightness
93|2|and by the night when it grows still
93|3|your Lord has not forsaken you [Prophet], nor does He hate you
93|4|and the future will be better for you than the past
93|5|your Lord is sure to give you so much that you will be well satisfied
93|6|Did He not find you an orphan and shelter you
93|7|Did He not find you lost and guide you
93|8|Did He not find you in need and make you self-sufficient
93|9|So do not be harsh with the orphan
93|10|and do not chide the one who asks for help
93|11|talk about the blessings of your Lord
94|1|Did We not relieve your heart for you [Prophet]
94|2|and remove the burden
94|3|that weighed so heavily on your back
94|4|and raise your reputation high
94|5|So truly where there is hardship there is also ease
94|6|truly where there is hardship there is also ease
94|7|The moment you are freed [of one task] work on
94|8|and turn to your Lord for everything
95|1|By the fig, by the olive
95|2|by Mount Sinai
95|3|by this safe town
95|4|We create man in the finest state
95|5|then reduce him to the lowest of the low
95|6|except those who believe and do good deeds––
95|7|they will have an unfailing reward. After this, what makes you [man] deny the Judgement
95|8|Is God not the most decisive of judges
96|1|Read! In the name of your Lord who created
96|2|He created manfrom a clinging form
96|3|Read! Your Lord is the Most Bountiful One
96|4|who taught by [means of] the pen
96|5|who taught man what he did not know
96|6|But man exceeds all bounds
96|7|when he thinks he is self-sufficient
96|8|[Prophet], all will return to your Lord
96|9|Have you seen the man who forbids
96|10|[Our] servant to pray
96|11|Have you seen whether he is rightly guided
96|12|or encourages true piety
96|13|Have you seen whether he denies the truth and turns away from it
96|14|Does he not realize that God sees all
96|15|No! If he does not stop, We shall drag him by his forehead––
96|16|his lying, sinful forehead
96|17|Let him summon his comrades
96|18|We shall summon the guards of Hell
96|19|No! Do not obey him [Prophet]: bow down in worship and draw close
97|1|We sent it down on the Night of Glory
97|2|What will explain to you what that Night of Glory is
97|3|The Night of Glory is better than a thousand months
97|4|on that night the angels and the Spirit descend again and again with their Lord’s permission on every task
97|5|[there is] peace that night until the break of dawn
98|1|Those who disbelieve among the People of the Book and the idolaters were not about to change their ways until they were sent clear evidence
98|2|a messenger from God, reading out pages [blessed with] purity
98|3|containing true scriptures
98|4|[Yet] those who were given the Scripture became divided only after they were sent [such] clear evi-dence
98|5|though all they are ordered to do is worship God alone, sincerely devoting their religion to Him as people of true faith, keep up the prayer, and pay the prescribed alms, for that is the true religion
98|6|Those who disbelieve among the People of the Book and the idolaters will have the Fire of Hell, there to remain. They are the worst of creation
98|7|Those who believe and do good deeds are the best of creation
98|8|Their reward with their Lord is everlasting Gardens graced with flowing streams, where they will stay forever. God is well pleased with them and they with Him. All this is for those who stand in awe of their Lord
99|1|When the earth is shaken violently in its [last] quaking
99|2|when the earth throws out its burdens
99|3|when man cries, ‘What is happening to it?’
99|4|on that Day, it will tell all
99|5|because your Lord will inspire it [to do so]
99|6|On that Day, people will come forward in separate groups to be shown their deeds
99|7|whoever has done an atom’s-weight of good will see it
99|8|but whoever has done an atom’s-weight of evil will see that
100|1|By the charging steeds that pant
100|2|and strike sparks with their hooves
100|3|who make dawn raids
100|4|raising a cloud of dust
100|5|and plunging into the midst of the enemy
100|6|man is ungrateful to his Lord––
100|7|and He is witness to this––
100|8|he is truly excessive in his love of wealth
100|9|Does he not know that when the contents of graves burst forth
100|10|when the secrets of hearts are uncovered, on that Day
100|11|their Lord will be fully aware of them all
101|1|The Crashing Blow
101|2|What is the Crashing Blow
101|3|What will explain to you what the Crashing Blow is
101|4|On a Day when people will be like scattered moths
101|5|and the mountains like tufts of wool
101|6|the one whose good deeds are heavy on the scales
101|7|will have a pleasant life
101|8|but the one whose good deeds are light
101|9|will have the Bottomless Pit for his home––
101|10|what will explain to you what that is?––
101|11|a blazing fire
102|1|Striving for more distracts you
102|2|until you go into your graves
102|3|No indeed! You will come to know
102|4|No indeed! In the end you will come to know
102|5|No indeed! If only you knew for certain
102|6|You will most definitely see Hellfire
102|7|you will see it with the eye of certainty
102|8|On that Day, you will be asked about your pleasures
103|1|By the declining day
103|2|man is [deep] in loss
103|3|except for those who believe, do good deeds, urge one another to the truth, and urge one another to steadfastness
104|1|Woe to every fault-finding backbiter
104|2|who amasses riches, counting them over
104|3|thinking they will make him live for ever
104|4|No indeed! He will be thrust into the Crusher
104|5|What will explain to you what the Crusher is
104|6|It is God’s Fire, made to blaze
104|7|which rises over people’s hearts
104|8|It closes in on them
104|9|in towering columns
105|1|Do you [Prophet] not see how your Lord dealt with the army of the elephant
105|2|Did He not utterly confound their plans
105|3|He sent ranks of birds against them
105|4|pelting them with pellets of hard-baked clay
105|5|He made them [like] cropped stubble
106|1|[He did this] to make the Quraysh feel secure
106|2|secure in their winter and summer journeys
106|3|So let them worship the Lord of this House
106|4|who provides them with food to ward off hunger, safety to ward off fear
107|1|[Prophet], have you considered the person who denies the Judgement
107|2|It is he who pushes aside the orphan
107|3|and does not urge others to feed the needy
107|4|So woe to those who pray
107|5|but are heedless of their prayer
107|6|those who are all show
107|7|and forbid common kindnesses
108|1|We have truly given abundance to you [Prophet]––
108|2|so pray to your Lord and make your sacrifice to Him alone––
108|3|it is the one who hates you who has been cut off
109|1|Say [Prophet], ‘Disbelievers
109|2|I do not worship what you worship
109|3|you do not worship what I worship
109|4|I will never worship what you worship
109|5|you will never worship what I worship
109|6|you have your religion and I have mine.’
110|1|When God’s help comes and He opens up your way [Prophet]
110|2|when you see people embracing God’s faith in crowds
110|3|celebrate the praise of your Lord and ask His forgiveness: He is always ready to accept repentance
111|1|May the hands of Abu Lahab be ruined! May he be ruined too
111|2|Neither his wealth nor his gains will help him
111|3|he will burn in the Flaming Fire––
111|4|and so will his wife, the firewood-carrier
111|5|with a palm-fibre rope around her neck
112|1|Say, ‘He is God the One
112|2|God the eternal
112|3|He begot no one nor was He begotten
112|4|No one is comparable to Him.’
113|1|Say [Prophet], ‘I seek refuge with the Lord of daybreak
113|2|against the harm in what He has created
113|3|the harm in the night when darkness gathers
113|4|the harm in witches when they blow on knots
113|5|the harm in the envier when he envies.’
114|1|Say, ‘I seek refuge with the Lord of people
114|2|the Controller of people
114|3|the God of people
114|4|against the harm of the slinking whisperer––
114|5|who whispers into the hearts of people––
114|6|whether they be jinn or people.’
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