The transelation of the holy Quran

Surah 44. Ad-Dukhan

Smoke

1. Ha-Mim.

2. By the Book that makes things clear;-

3. We sent it down
during a Blessed Night: for We (ever) wish to warn (against Evil).

4. In
the (Night) is made distinct every affair of wisdom,

5. By command, from
Our Presence. For We (ever) send (revelations),

6. As Mercy from thy
Lord: for He hears and knows (all things);

7. The Lord of the heavens
and the earth and all between them, if ye (but) have an assured faith.

8. There is no god but He: It is He Who gives life and gives death,- The
Lord and Cherisher to you and your earliest ancestors.

9. Yet they play
about in doubt.

10. Then watch thou for the Day that the sky will bring
forth a kind of smoke (or mist) plainly visible,

11. Enveloping the
people: this will be a Penalty Grievous.

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"Our
Lord! remove the Penalty from us, for we do really believe!"

13. How
shall the message be (effectual) for them, seeing that an Messenger explaining
things clearly has (already) come to them,-

14. Yet they turn away from
him and say: "Tutored (by others), a man possessed!"

15. We shall indeed
remove the Penalty for a while, (but) truly ye will revert (to your ways).

16. One day We shall seize you with a mighty onslaught: We will indeed
(then) exact Retribution!

17. We did, before them, try the people of
Pharaoh: there came to them an apostle most honourable,

18. Saying:
"Restore to me the Servants of Allah. I am to you an apostle worthy of all
trust;

19. "And be not arrogant as against Allah. for I come to you with
authority manifest.

20. "For me, I have sought safety with my Lord and
your Lord, against your injuring me.

21. "If ye believe me not, at least
keep yourselves away from me."

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then
he cried to his Lord: "These are indeed a people given to sin."

23. (The
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"March forth with My Servants by night: for ye are sure to be pursued.

24. "And leave the sea as a furrow (divided): for they are a host
(destined) to be drowned."

25. How many were the gardens and springs
they left behind,

26. And corn-fields and noble buildings,

27.
And wealth (and conveniences of life), wherein they had taken such delight!

28. Thus (was their end)! And We made other people inherit (those
things)!

29. And neither heaven nor earth shed a tear over them: nor
were they given a respite (again).

30. We did deliver aforetime the
Children of Israel from humiliating Punishment,

31. Inflicted by
Pharaoh, for he was arrogant (even) among inordinate transgressors.

32.
And We chose them aforetime above the nations, knowingly,

33. And
granted them Signs in which there was a manifest trial

34. As to these
(Quraish), they say forsooth:

35. "There is nothing beyond our first
death, and we shall not be raised again.

36. "Then bring (back) our
forefathers, if what ye say is true!"

37. What! Are they better than the
people of Tubba and those who were before them? We destroyed them because they
were guilty of sin.

38. We created not the heavens, the earth, and all
between them, merely in (idle) sport:

39. We created them not except for
just ends: but most of them do not understand.

40. Verily the Day of
sorting out is the time appointed for all of them,-

41. The Day when no
protector can avail his client in aught, and no help can they receive,

42. Except such as receive Allah.s Mercy: for He is Exalted in Might,
Most Merciful.

43. Verily the tree of Zaqqum

44. Will be the
food of the Sinful,-

45. Like molten brass; it will boil in their
insides.

46. Like the boiling of scalding water.

47. (A voice
will cry: "Seize ye him and drag him into the midst of the Blazing Fire!

48. "Then pour over his head the Penalty of Boiling Water,

49.
"Taste thou (this)! Truly wast thou mighty, full of honour!

50. "Truly
this is what ye used to doubt!"

51. As to the Righteous (they will be)
in a position of Security,

52. Among Gardens and Springs;

53.
Dressed in fine silk and in rich brocade, they will face each other;

54.
So; and We shall join them to Companions with beautiful, big, and lustrous eyes.

55. There can they call for every kind of fruit in peace and security;

56. Nor will they there taste Death, except the first death; and He will
preserve them from the Penalty of the Blazing Fire,-

57. As a Bounty
from thy Lord! that will be the supreme achievement!

58. Verily, We have
made this (Qur'an) easy, in thy tongue, in order that they may give heed.

59. So wait thou and watch; for they (too) are waiting.

Surah 45. Al-Jathiyya

Crouching

1.
Ha-Mim.

2. The revelation of the Book is from Allah the Exalted in
Power, Full of Wisdom.

3. Verily in the heavens and the earth, are Signs
for those who believe.

4. And in the creation of yourselves and the fact
that animals are scattered (through the earth), are Signs for those of assured
Faith.

5. And in the alternation of Night and Day, and the fact that
Allah sends down Sustenance from the sky, and revives therewith the earth after
its death, and in the change of the winds,- are Signs for those that are wise.

6. Such are the Signs of Allah, which We rehearse to thee in Truth; then
in what exposition will they believe after (rejecting) Allah and His Signs?

7. Woe to each sinful dealer in Falsehoods:

8. He hears the
Signs of Allah rehearsed to him, yet is obstinate and lofty, as if he had not
heard them: then announce to him a Penalty Grievous!

9. And when he
learns something of Our Signs, he takes them in jest: for such there will be a
humiliating Penalty.

10. In front of them is Hell: and of no profit to
them is anything they may have earned, nor any protectors they may have taken to
themselves besides Allah. for them is a tremendous Penalty.

11. This is
(true) Guidance and for those who reject the Signs of their Lord, is a grievous
Penalty of abomination.

12. It is Allah Who has subjected the sea to
you, that ships may sail through it by His command, that ye may seek of his
Bounty, and that ye may be grateful.

13. And He has subjected to you, as
from Him, all that is in the heavens and on earth: Behold, in that are Signs
indeed for those who reflect.

14. Tell those who believe, to forgive
those who do not look forward to the Days of Allah. It is for Him to recompense
(for good or ill) each People according to what they have earned.

15. If
any one does a righteous deed, it ensures to the benefit of his own soul; if he
does evil, it works against (his own soul). In the end will ye (all) be brought
back to your Lord.

16. We did aforetime grant to the Children of Israel
the Book the Power of Command, and Prophethood; We gave them, for Sustenance,
things good and pure; and We favoured them above the nations.

17. And We
granted them Clear Signs in affairs (of Religion): it was only after knowledge
had been granted to them that they fell into schisms, through insolent envy
among themselves. Verily thy Lord will judge between them on the Day of Judgment
as to those matters in which they set up differences.

18. Then We put
thee on the (right) Way of Religion: so follow thou that (Way), and follow not
the desires of those who know not.

19. They will be of no use to thee in
the sight of Allah. it is only Wrong-doers (that stand as) protectors, one to
another: but Allah is the Protector of the Righteous.

20. These are
clear evidences to men and a Guidance and Mercy to those of assured Faith.

21. What! Do those who seek after evil ways think that We shall hold
them equal with those who believe and do righteous deeds,- that equal will be
their life and their death? Ill is the judgment that they make.

22.
Allah created the heavens and the earth for just ends, and in order that each
soul may find the recompense of what it has earned, and none of them be wronged.

23. Then seest thou such a one as takes as his god his own vain desire?
Allah has, knowing (him as such), left him astray, and sealed his hearing and
his heart (and understanding), and put a cover on his sight. Who, then, will
guide him after Allah (has withdrawn Guidance)? Will ye not then receive
admonition?

24. And they say: "What is there but our life in this world?
We shall die and we live, and nothing but time can destroy us." But of that they
have no knowledge: they merely conjecture:

25. And when Our Clear Signs
are rehearsed to them their argument is nothing but this: They say, "Bring
(back) our forefathers, if what ye say is true!"

26. Say: "It is Allah
Who gives you life, then gives you death; then He will gather you together for
the Day of Judgment about which there is no doubt": But most men do not
understand.

27. To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the
earth, and the Day that the Hour of Judgment is established,- that Day will the
dealers in Falsehood perish!

28. And thou wilt see every sect bowing the
knee: Every sect will be called to its Record: "This Day shall ye be recompensed
for all that ye did!

29. "This Our Record speaks about you with truth:
For We were wont to put on Record all that ye did."

30. Then, as to
those who believed and did righteous deeds, their Lord will admit them to His
Mercy that will be the achievement for all to see.

31. But as to those
who rejected Allah, (to them will be said): "Were not Our Signs rehearsed to
you? But ye were arrogant, and were a people given to sin!

32. "And when
it was said that the promise of Allah was true, and that the Hour- there was no
doubt about its (coming), ye used to say, 'We know not what is the hour: we only
think it is an idea, and we have no firm assurance.'"

33. Then will
appear to them the evil (fruits) of what they did, and they will be completely
encircled by that which they used to mock at!

34. It will also be said:
"This Day We will forget you as ye forgot the meeting of this Day of yours! and
your abode is the Fire, and no helpers have ye!

35. "This, because ye
used to take the Signs of Allah in jest, and the life of the world deceived
you:" (From) that Day, therefore, they shall not be taken out thence, nor shall
they be received into Grace.

36. Then Praise be to Allah, Lord of the
heavens and Lord of the earth,- Lord and Cherisher of all the Worlds!

37. To Him be glory throughout the heavens and the earth: and He is
Exalted in Power, Full of Wisdom!

Surah 46. Al-Ahqaf

The Wind-curved Sandhills, The
Dunes

1. Ha-Mim.

2. The Revelation of the Book is from
Allah the Exalted in Power, Full of Wisdom.

3. We created not the
heavens and the earth and all between them but for just ends, and for a Term
Appointed: But those who reject Faith turn away from that whereof they are
warned.

4. Say: "Do ye see what it is ye invoke besides Allah. Show me
what it is they have created on earth, or have they a share in the heavens bring
me a book (revealed) before this, or any remnant of knowledge (ye may have), if
ye are telling the truth!

5. And who is more astray than one who invokes
besides Allah, such as will not answer him to the Day of Judgment, and who (in
fact) are unconscious of their call (to them)?

6. And when mankind are
gathered together (at the Resurrection), they will be hostile to them and reject
their worship (altogether)!

7. When Our Clear Signs are rehearsed to
them, the Unbelievers say, of the Truth when it comes to them: "This is evident
sorcery!"

8. Or do they say, "He has forged it"? Say: "Had I forged it,
then can ye obtain no single (blessing) for me from Allah. He knows best of that
whereof ye talk (so glibly)! Enough is He for a witness between me and you! And
he is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."

9. Say: "I am no bringer of
new-fangled doctrine among the apostles, nor do I know what will be done with me
or with you. I follow but that which is revealed to me by inspiration; I am but
a Warner open and clear."

10. Say: "See ye? If (this teaching) be from
Allah, and ye reject it, and a witness from among the Children of Israel
testifies to its similarity (with earlier scripture), and has believed while ye
are arrogant, (how unjust ye are!) truly, Allah guides not a people unjust."

11. The Unbelievers say of those who believe: "If (this Message) were a
good thing, (such men) would not have gone to it first, before us!" And seeing
that they guide not themselves thereby, they will say, "this is an (old,)
falsehood!"

12. And before this, was the Book of Moses as a guide and a
mercy: And this Book confirms (it) in the Arabic tongue; to admonish the unjust,
and as Glad Tidings to those who do right.

13. Verily those who say,
"Our Lord is Allah," and remain firm (on that Path),- on them shall be no fear,
nor shall they grieve.

14. Such shall be Companions of the Gardens,
dwelling therein (for aye): a recompense for their (good) deeds.

15. We
have enjoined on man kindness to his parents: In pain did his mother bear him,
and in pain did she give him birth. The carrying of the (child) to his weaning
is (a period of) thirty months. At length, when he reaches the age of full
strength and attains forty years, he says, "O my Lord! Grant me that I may be
grateful for Thy favour which Thou has bestowed upon me, and upon both my
parents, and that I may work righteousness such as Thou mayest approve; and be
gracious to me in my issue. Truly have I turned to Thee and truly do I bow (to
Thee) in Islam."

16. Such are they from whom We shall accept the best of
their deeds and pass by their ill deeds: (They shall be) among the Companions of
the Garden: a promise! of truth, which was made to them (in this life).

17. But (there is one) who says to his parents, "Fie on you! Do ye hold
out the promise to me that I shall be raised up, even though generations have
passed before me (without rising again)?" And they two seek Allah.s aid, (and
rebuke the son): "Woe to thee! Have faith! for the promise of Allah is true."
But he says, "This is nothing but tales of the ancients!"

18. Such are
they against whom is proved the sentence among the previous generations of Jinns
and men, that have passed away; for they will be (utterly) lost.

19. And
to all are (assigned) degrees according to the deeds which they (have done), and
in order that ((Allah)) may recompense their deeds, and no injustice be done to
them.

20. And on the Day that the Unbelievers will be placed before the
Fire, (It will be said to them): "Ye received your good things in the life of
the world, and ye took your pleasure out of them: but today shall ye be
recompensed with a Penalty of humiliation: for that ye were arrogant on earth
without just cause, and that ye (ever) transgressed."

21. Mention (Hud)
one of 'Ad's (own) brethren: Behold, he warned his people about the winding
Sand-tracts: but there have been warners before him and after him: "Worship ye
none other than Allah. Truly I fear for you the Penalty of a Mighty Day."

22. They said: "Hast thou come in order to turn us aside from our gods?
Then bring upon us the (calamity) with which thou dost threaten us, if thou art
telling the truth?"

23. He said: "The Knowledge (of when it will come)
is only with Allah. I proclaim to you the mission on which I have been sent: But
I see that ye are a people in ignorance!"..

24. Then, when they saw the
(Penalty in the shape of) a cloud traversing the sky, coming to meet their
valleys, they said, "This cloud will give us rain!" "Nay, it is the (Calamity)
ye were asking to be hastened!- A wind wherein is a Grievous Penalty!

25. "Everything will it destroy by the command of its Lord!" Then by the
morning they - nothing was to be seen but (the ruins of) their houses! thus do
We recompense those given to sin!

26. And We had firmly established them
in a (prosperity and) power which We have not given to you (ye Quraish!) and We
had endowed them with (faculties of) hearing, seeing, heart and intellect: but
of no profit to them were their (faculties of) hearing, sight, and heart and
intellect, when they went on rejecting the Signs of Allah. and they were
(completely) encircled by that which they used to mock at!

27. We
destroyed aforetime populations round about you; and We have shown the Signs in
various ways, that they may turn (to Us).

28. Why then was no help
forthcoming to them from those whom they worshipped as gods, besides Allah, as a
means of access (to Allah.? Nay, they left them in the lurch: but that was their
falsehood and their invention.

29. Behold, We turned towards thee a
company of Jinns (quietly) listening to the Qur'an: when they stood in the
presence thereof, they said, "Listen in silence!" When the (reading) was
finished, they returned to their people, to warn (them of their sins).

30. They said, "O our people! We have heard a Book revealed after Moses,
confirming what came before it: it guides (men) to the Truth and to a Straight
Path.

31. "O our people, hearken to the one who invites (you) to Allah,
and believe in him: He will forgive you your faults, and deliver you from a
Penalty Grievous.

32. "If any does not hearken to the one who invites
(us) to Allah, he cannot frustrate ((Allah)'s Plan) on earth, and no protectors
can he have besides Allah. such men (wander) in manifest error."

33. See
they not that Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth, and never wearied
with their creation, is able to give life to the dead? Yea, verily He has power
over all things.

34. And on the Day that the Unbelievers will be placed
before the Fire, (they will be asked,) "Is this not the Truth?" they will say,
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"Then taste ye the Penalty, for that ye
were wont to deny (Truth)!"

35. Therefore patiently persevere, as did
(all) apostles of inflexible purpose; and be in no haste about the
(Unbelievers). On the Day that they see the (Punishment) promised them, (it will
be) as if they had not tarried more than an hour in a single day. (Thine but) to
proclaim the Message: but shall any be destroyed except those who transgress?

Surah 47.
Muhammad

Muhammad

1. Those who reject Allah and hinder
(men) from the Path of Allah,- their deeds will Allah render astray (from their
mark).

2. But those who believe and work deeds of righteousness, and
believe in the (Revelation) sent down to Muhammad - for it is the Truth from
their Lord,- He will remove from them their ills and improve their condition.

3. This because those who reject Allah follow vanities, while those who
believe follow the Truth from their Lord: Thus does Allah set forth for men
their lessons by similitudes.

4. Therefore, when ye meet the Unbelievers
(in fight), smite at their necks; At length, when ye have thoroughly subdued
them, bind a bond firmly (on them): thereafter (is the time for) either
generosity or ransom: Until the war lays down its burdens. Thus (are ye
commanded): but if it had been Allah.s Will, He could certainly have exacted
retribution from them (Himself); but (He lets you fight) in order to test you,
some with others. But those who are slain in the Way of Allah,- He will never
let their deeds be lost.

5. Soon will He guide them and improve their
condition,

6. And admit them to the Garden which He has announced for
them.

7. O ye who believe! If ye will aid (the cause of) Allah, He will
aid you, and plant your feet firmly.

8. But those who reject ((Allah)),-
for them is destruction, and ((Allah)) will render their deeds astray (from
their mark).

9. That is because they hate the Revelation of Allah. so He
has made their deeds fruitless.

10. Do they not travel through the
earth, and see what was the End of those before them (who did evil)? Allah
brought utter destruction on them, and similar (fates await) those who reject
Allah.

11. That is because Allah is the Protector of those who believe,
but those who reject Allah have no protector.

12. Verily Allah will
admit those who believe and do righteous deeds, to Gardens beneath which rivers
flow; while those who reject Allah will enjoy (this world) and eat as cattle
eat; and the Fire will be their abode.

13. And how many cities, with
more power than thy city which has driven thee out, have We destroyed (for their
sins)? and there was none to aid them.

14. Is then one who is on a clear
(Path) from his Lord, no better than one to whom the evil of his conduct seems
pleasing, and such as follow their own lusts?

15. (Here is) a Parable of
the Garden which the righteous are promised: in it are rivers of water
incorruptible; rivers of milk of which the taste never changes; rivers of wine,
a joy to those who drink; and rivers of honey pure and clear. In it there are
for them all kinds of fruits; and Grace from their Lord. (Can those in such
Bliss) be compared to such as shall dwell for ever in the Fire, and be given, to
drink, boiling water, so that it cuts up their bowels (to pieces)?

16.
And among them are men who listen to thee, but in the end, when they go out from
thee, they say to those who have received Knowledge, "What is it he said just
then?" Such are men whose hearts Allah has sealed, and who follow their own
lusts.

17. But to those who receive Guidance, He increases the (light
of) Guidance, and bestows on them their Piety and Restraint (from evil).

18. Do they then only wait for the Hour,- that it should come on them of
a sudden? But already have come some tokens thereof, and when it (actually) is
on them, how can they benefit then by their admonition?

19. Know,
therefore, that there is no god but Allah, and ask forgiveness for thy fault,
and for the men and women who believe: for Allah knows how ye move about and how
ye dwell in your homes.

20. Those who believe say, "Why is not a sura
sent down (for us)?" But when a sura of basic or categorical meaning is
revealed, and fighting is mentioned therein, thou wilt see those in whose hearts
is a disease looking at thee with a look of one in swoon at the approach of
death. But more fitting for them-

21. Were it to obey and say what is
just, and when a matter is resolved on, it were best for them if they were true
to Allah.

22. Then, is it to be expected of you, if ye were put in
authority, that ye will do mischief in the land, and break your ties of kith and
kin?

23. Such are the men whom Allah has cursed for He has made them
deaf and blinded their sight.

24. Do they not then earnestly seek to
understand the Qur'an, or are their hearts locked up by them?

25. Those
who turn back as apostates after Guidance was clearly shown to them,- the Evil
One has instigated them and busied them up with false hopes.

26. This,
because they said to those who hate what Allah has revealed, "We will obey you
in part of (this) matter"; but Allah knows their (inner) secrets.

27.
But how (will it be) when the angels take their souls at death, and smite their
faces and their backs?

28. This because they followed that which called
forth the Wrath of Allah, and they hated Allah.s good pleasure; so He made their
deeds of no effect.

29. Or do those in whose hearts is a disease, think
that Allah will not bring to light all their rancour?

30. Had We so
wiled, We could have shown them up to thee, and thou shouldst have known them by
their marks: but surely thou wilt know them by the tone of their speech! And
Allah knows all that ye do.

31. And We shall try you until We test those
among you who strive their utmost and persevere in patience; and We shall try
your reported (mettle).

32. Those who reject Allah, hinder (men) from
the Path of Allah, and resist the Messenger, after Guidance has been clearly
shown to them, will not injure Allah in the least, but He will make their deeds
of no effect.

33. O ye who believe! Obey Allah, and obey the apostle,
and make not vain your deeds!

34. Those who reject Allah, and hinder
(men) from the Path of Allah, then die rejecting Allah,- Allah will not forgive
them.

35. Be not weary and faint-hearted, crying for peace, when ye
should be uppermost: for Allah is with you, and will never put you in loss for
your (good) deeds.

36. The life of this world is but play and amusement:
and if ye believe and guard against Evil, He will grant you your recompense, and
will not ask you (to give up) your possessions.

37. If He were to ask
you for all of them, and press you, ye would covetously withhold, and He would
bring out all your ill-feeling.

38. Behold, ye are those invited to
spend (of your substance) in the Way of Allah. But among you are some that are
niggardly. But any who are niggardly are so at the expense of their own souls.
But Allah is free of all wants, and it is ye that are needy. If ye turn back
(from the Path), He will substitute in your stead another people; then they
would not be like you!

Surah 48. Al-Fath

Victory, Conquest

1.
Verily We have granted thee a manifest Victory:

2. That Allah may
forgive thee thy faults of the past and those to follow; fulfil His favour to
thee; and guide thee on the Straight Way;

3. And that Allah may help
thee with powerful help.

4. It is He Who sent down tranquillity into the
hearts of the Believers, that they may add faith to their faith;- for to Allah
belong the Forces of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is Full of Knowledge
and Wisdom;-

5. That He may admit the men and women who believe, to
Gardens beneath which rivers flow, to dwell therein for aye, and remove their
ills from them;- and that is, in the sight of Allah, the highest achievement
(for man),-

6. And that He may punish the Hypocrites, men and women, and
the Polytheists men and women, who imagine an evil opinion of Allah. On them is
a round of Evil: the Wrath of Allah is on them: He has cursed them and got Hell
ready for them: and evil is it for a destination.

7. For to Allah belong
the Forces of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is Exalted in Power, Full of
Wisdom.

8. We have truly sent thee as a witness, as a bringer of Glad
Tidings, and as a Warner:

9. In order that ye (O men) may believe in
Allah and His Messenger, that ye may assist and honour Him, and celebrate His
praise morning and evening.

10. Verily those who plight their fealty to
thee do no less than plight their fealty to Allah. the Hand of Allah is over
their hands: then any one who violates his oath, does so to the harm of his own
soul, and any one who fulfils what he has covenanted with Allah,- Allah will
soon grant him a great Reward.

11. The desert Arabs who lagged behind
will say to thee: "We were engaged in (looking after) our flocks and herds, and
our families: do thou then ask forgiveness for us." They say with their tongues
what is not in their hearts. Say: "Who then has any power at all (to intervene)
on your behalf with Allah, if His Will is to give you some loss or to give you
some profit? But Allah is well acquainted with all that ye do.

12. "Nay,
ye thought that the Messenger and the Believers would never return to their
families; this seemed pleasing in your hearts, and ye conceived an evil thought,
for ye are a people lost (in wickedness)."

13. And if any believe not in
Allah and His Messenger, We have prepared, for those who reject Allah, a Blazing
Fire!

14. To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth: He
forgives whom He wills, and He punishes whom He wills: but Allah is
Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

15. Those who lagged behind (will say),
when ye (are free to) march and take booty (in war): "Permit us to follow you."
They wish to change Allah.s decree: Say: "Not thus will ye follow us: Allah has
already declared (this) beforehand": then they will say, "But ye are jealous of
us." Nay, but little do they understand (such things).

16. Say to the
desert Arabs who lagged behind: "Ye shall be summoned (to fight) against a
people given to vehement war: then shall ye fight, or they shall submit. Then if
ye show obedience, Allah will grant you a goodly reward, but if ye turn back as
ye did before, He will punish you with a grievous Penalty."

17. No blame
is there on the blind, nor is there blame on the lame, nor on one ill (if he
joins not the war): But he that obeys Allah and his Messenger,- ((Allah)) will
admit him to Gardens beneath which rivers flow; and he who turns back, ((Allah))
will punish him with a grievous Penalty.

18. Allah.s Good Pleasure was
on the Believers when they swore Fealty to thee under the Tree: He knew what was
in their hearts, and He sent down Tranquillity to them; and He rewarded them
with a speedy Victory;

19. And many gains will they acquire (besides):
and Allah is Exalted in Power, Full of Wisdom.

20. Allah has promised
you many gains that ye shall acquire, and He has given you these beforehand; and
He has restrained the hands of men from you; that it may be a Sign for the
Believers, and that He may guide you to a Straight Path;

21. And other
gains (there are), which are not within your power, but which Allah has
compassed: and Allah has power over all things.

22. If the Unbelievers
should fight you, they would certainly turn their backs; then would they find
neither protector nor helper.

23. (Such has been) the practice
(approved) of Allah already in the past: no change wilt thou find in the
practice (approved) of Allah.

24. And it is He Who has restrained their
hands from you and your hands from them in the midst of Makka, after that He
gave you the victory over them. And Allah sees well all that ye do.

25.
They are the ones who denied Revelation and hindered you from the Sacred Mosque
and the sacrificial animals, detained from reaching their place of sacrifice.
Had there not been believing men and believing women whom ye did not know that
ye were trampling down and on whose account a crime would have accrued to you
without (your) knowledge, ((Allah) would have allowed you to force your way, but
He held back your hands) that He may admit to His Mercy whom He will. If they
had been apart, We should certainly have punished the Unbelievers among them
with a grievous Punishment.

26. While the Unbelievers got up in their
hearts heat and cant - the heat and cant of ignorance,- Allah sent down His
Tranquillity to his Messenger and to the Believers, and made them stick close to
the command of self-restraint; and well were they entitled to it and worthy of
it. And Allah has full knowledge of all things.

27. Truly did Allah
fulfil the vision for His Messenger. ye shall enter the Sacred Mosque, if Allah
wills, with minds secure, heads shaved, hair cut short, and without fear. For He
knew what ye knew not, and He granted, besides this, a speedy victory.

28. It is He Who has sent His Messenger with Guidance and the Religion
of Truth, to proclaim it over all religion: and enough is Allah for a Witness.

29. Muhammad is the apostle of Allah. and those who are with him are
strong against Unbelievers, (but) compassionate amongst each other. Thou wilt
see them bow and prostrate themselves (in prayer), seeking Grace from Allah and
(His) Good Pleasure. On their faces are their marks, (being) the traces of their
prostration. This is their similitude in the Taurat; and their similitude in the
Gospel is: like a seed which sends forth its blade, then makes it strong; it
then becomes thick, and it stands on its own stem, (filling) the sowers with
wonder and delight. As a result, it fills the Unbelievers with rage at them.
Allah has promised those among them who believe and do righteous deeds
forgiveness, and a great Reward.

Surah 49.
Al-Hujurat

The Private Apartments, The Inner Apartments

1.
O Ye who believe! Put not yourselves forward before Allah and His Messenger. but
fear Allah. for Allah is He Who hears and knows all things.

2. O ye who
believe! Raise not your voices above the voice of the Prophet, nor speak aloud
to him in talk, as ye may speak aloud to one another, lest your deeds become
vain and ye perceive not.

3. Those that lower their voices in the
presence of Allah.s Messenger,- their hearts has Allah tested for piety: for
them is Forgiveness and a great Reward.

4. Those who shout out to thee
from without the inner apartments - most of them lack understanding.

5.
If only they had patience until thou couldst come out to them, it would be best
for them: but Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

6. O ye who
believe! If a wicked person comes to you with any news, ascertain the truth,
lest ye harm people unwittingly, and afterwards become full of repentance for
what ye have done.

7. And know that among you is Allah.s Messenger. were
he, in many matters, to follow your (wishes), ye would certainly fall into
misfortune: But Allah has endeared the Faith to you, and has made it beautiful
in your hearts, and He has made hateful to you Unbelief, wickedness, and
rebellion: such indeed are those who walk in righteousness;-

8. A Grace
and Favour from Allah. and Allah is full of Knowledge and Wisdom.

9. If
two parties among the Believers fall into a quarrel, make ye peace between them:
but if one of them transgresses beyond bounds against the other then fight ye
(all) against the one that transgresses until it complies with the command of
Allah; but if it complies then make peace between them with justice and be fair:
for Allah loves those who are fair (and just).

10. The Believers are but
a single Brotherhood: So make peace and reconciliation between your two
(contending) brothers; and fear Allah, that ye may receive Mercy.

11. O
ye who believe! Let not some men among you laugh at others: It may be that the
(latter) are better than the (former): Nor let some women laugh at others: It
may be that the (latter are better than the (former): Nor defame nor be
sarcastic to each other, nor call each other by (offensive) nicknames:
Ill-seeming is a name connoting wickedness, (to be used of one) after he has
believed: And those who do not desist are (indeed) doing wrong.

12. O ye
who believe! Avoid suspicion as much (as possible): for suspicion in some cases
is a sin: And spy not on each other behind their backs. Would any of you like to
eat the flesh of his dead brother? Nay, ye would abhor it...But fear Allah. For
Allah is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful.

13. O mankind! We created you
from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and
tribes, that ye may know each other (not that ye may despise (each other).
Verily the most honoured of you in the sight of Allah is (he who is) the most
righteous of you. And Allah has full knowledge and is well acquainted (with all
things).

14. The desert Arabs say, "We believe." Say, "Ye have no faith;
but ye (only)say, 'We have submitted our wills to Allah,' For not yet has Faith
entered your hearts. But if ye obey Allah and His Messenger, He will not
belittle aught of your deeds: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."

15. Only those are Believers who have believed in Allah and His
Messenger, and have never since doubted, but have striven with their belongings
and their persons in the Cause of Allah. Such are the sincere ones.

16.
Say: "What! Will ye instruct Allah about your religion? But Allah knows all that
is in the heavens and on earth: He has full knowledge of all things.

17.
They impress on thee as a favour that they have embraced Islam. Say, "Count not
your Islam as a favour upon me: Nay, Allah has conferred a favour upon you that
He has guided you to the faith, if ye be true and sincere.

18. "Verily
Allah knows the secrets of the heavens and the earth: and Allah Sees well all
that ye do."

Surah 50. Qaf

Qaf (the Letter), Q

1.
Qaf: By the Glorious Qur'an (Thou art Allah.s Messenger..

2. But they
wonder that there has come to them a Warner from among themselves. So the
Unbelievers say: "This is a wonderful thing!

3. "What! When we die and
become dust, (shall we live again?) That is a (sort of) return far (from our
understanding)."

4. We already know how much of them the earth takes
away: With Us is a record guarding (the full account).

5. But they deny
the Truth when it comes to them: so they are in a confused state.

6. Do
they not look at the sky above them?- How We have made it and adorned it, and
there are no flaws in it?

7. And the earth- We have spread it out, and
set thereon mountains standing firm, and produced therein every kind of
beautiful growth (in pairs)-

8. To be observed and commemorated by every
devotee turning (to Allah..

9. And We send down from the sky rain
charted with blessing, and We produce therewith gardens and Grain for harvests;

10. And tall (and stately) palm-trees, with shoots of fruit-stalks,
piled one over another;-

11. As sustenance for ((Allah)'s) Servants;-
and We give (new) life therewith to land that is dead: Thus will be the
Resurrection.

12. Before them was denied (the Hereafter) by the People
of Noah, the Companions of the Rass, the Thamud,

13. The 'Ad, Pharaoh,
the brethren of Lut,

14. The Companions of the Wood, and the People of
Tubba'; each one (of them) rejected the apostles, and My warning was duly
fulfilled (in them).

15. Were We then weary with the first Creation,
that they should be in confused doubt about a new Creation?

16. It was
We Who created man, and We know what dark suggestions his soul makes to him: for
We are nearer to him than (his) jugular vein.

17. Behold, two (guardian
angels) appointed to learn (his doings) learn (and noted them), one sitting on
the right and one on the left.

18. Not a word does he utter but there is
a sentinel by him, ready (to note it).

19. And the stupor of death will
bring Truth (before his eyes): "This was the thing which thou wast trying to
escape!"

20. And the Trumpet shall be blown: that will be the Day
whereof Warning (had been given).

21. And there will come forth every
soul: with each will be an (angel) to drive, and an (angel) to bear witness.

22. (It will be said The transelation of the holy Quran - صفحة 4 Smile

"Thou wast heedless of this; now have
We removed thy veil, and sharp is thy sight this Day!"

23. And his
Companion will say: "Here is (his Record) ready with me!"

24. (The
sentence will be The transelation of the holy Quran - صفحة 4 Smile

"Throw, throw into Hell every
contumacious Rejecter (of Allah.!-

25. "Who forbade what was good,
transgressed all bounds, cast doubts and suspicions;

26. "Who set up
another god beside Allah. Throw him into a severe penalty."

27. His
Companion will say: "Our Lord! I did not make him transgress, but he was
(himself) far astray."

28. He will say: "Dispute not with each other in
My Presence: I had already in advance sent you Warning.

29. "The Word
changes not before Me, and I do not the least injustice to My Servants."

30. One Day We will ask Hell, "Art thou filled to the full?" It will
say, "Are there any more (to come)?"

31. And the Garden will be brought
nigh to the Righteous,- no more a thing distant.

32. (A voice will
say The transelation of the holy Quran - صفحة 4 Smile

"This is what was promised for you,- for every one who turned (to
Allah. in sincere repentance, who kept (His Law),

33. "Who feared
((Allah)) Most Gracious Unseen, and brought a heart turned in devotion (to Him):

34. "Enter ye therein in Peace and Security; this is a Day of Eternal
Life!"

35. There will be for them therein all that they wish,- and more
besides in Our Presence.

36. But how many generations before them did We
destroy (for their sins),- stronger in power than they? Then did they wander
through the land: was there any place of escape (for them)?

37. Verily
in this is a Message for any that has a heart and understanding or who gives ear
and earnestly witnesses (the truth).

38. We created the heavens and the
earth and all between them in Six Days, nor did any sense of weariness touch Us.

39. Bear, then, with patience, all that they say, and celebrate the
praises of thy Lord, before the rising of the sun and before (its) setting.

40. And during part of the night, (also,) celebrate His praises, and (so
likewise) after the postures of adoration.

41. And listen for the Day
when the Caller will call out from a place quiet near,-

42. The Day when
they will hear a (mighty) Blast in (very) truth: that will be the Day of
Resurrection.

43. Verily it is We Who give Life and Death; and to Us is
the Final Goal-

44. The Day when the Earth will be rent asunder, from
(men) hurrying out: that will be a gathering together,- quite easy for Us.

45. We know best what they say; and thou art not one to overawe them by
force. So admonish with the Qur'an such as fear My Warning!

Surah 51. Adh-Dhariyat

The Winnowing Winds

1.
By the (Winds) that scatter broadcast;

2. And those that lift and bear
away heavy weights;

3. And those that flow with ease and gentleness;

4. And those that distribute and apportion by Command;-

5.
Verily that which ye are promised is true;

6. And verily Judgment and
Justice must indeed come to pass.

7. By the Sky with (its) numerous
Paths,

8. Truly ye are in a doctrine discordant,

9. Through
which are deluded (away from the Truth) such as would be deluded.

10.
Woe to the falsehood-mongers,-

11. Those who (flounder) heedless in a
flood of confusion:

12. They ask, "When will be the Day of Judgment and
Justice?"

13. (It will be) a Day when they will be tried (and tested)
over the Fire!

14. "Taste ye your trial! This is what ye used to ask to
be hastened!"

15. As to the Righteous, they will be in the midst of
Gardens and Springs,

16. Taking joy in the things which their Lord gives
them, because, before then, they lived a good life.

17. They were in the
habit of sleeping but little by night,

18. And in the hour of early
dawn, they (were found) praying for Forgiveness;

19. And in their wealth
and possessions (was remembered) the right of the (needy,) him who asked, and
him who (for some reason) was prevented (from asking).

20. On the earth
are signs for those of assured Faith,

21. As also in your own selves:
Will ye not then see?

22. And in heaven is your Sustenance, as (also)
that which ye are promised.

23. Then, by the Lord of heaven and earth,
this is the very Truth, as much as the fact that ye can speak intelligently to
each other.

24. Has the story reached thee, of the honoured guests of
Abraham?

25. Behold, they entered his presence, and said: "Peace!" He
said, "Peace!" (and thought, "These seem) unusual people."

26. Then he
turned quickly to his household, brought out a fatted calf,

27. And
placed it before them.. he said, "Will ye not eat?"

28. (When they did
not eat), He conceived a fear of them. They said, "Fear not," and they gave him
glad tidings of a son endowed with knowledge.

29. But his wife came
forward (laughing) aloud: she smote her forehead and said: "A barren old woman!"

30. They said, "Even so has thy Lord spoken: and He is full of Wisdom
and Knowledge."

31. (Abraham) said: "And what, O ye Messengers, is your
errand (now)?"

32. They said, "We have been sent to a people (deep) in
sin;-

33. "To bring on, on them, (a shower of) stones of clay
(brimstone),

34. "Marked as from thy Lord for those who trespass beyond
bounds."

35. Then We evacuated those of the Believers who were there,

36. But We found not there any just (Muslim) persons except in one
house:

37. And We left there a Sign for such as fear the Grievous
Penalty.

38. And in Moses (was another Sign): Behold, We sent him to
Pharaoh, with authority manifest.

39. But (Pharaoh) turned back with his
Chiefs, and said, "A sorcerer, or one possessed!"

40. So We took him and
his forces, and threw them into the sea; and his was the blame.

41. And
in the 'Ad (people) (was another Sign): Behold, We sent against them the
devastating Wind:

42. It left nothing whatever that it came up against,
but reduced it to ruin and rottenness.

43. And in the Thamud (was
another Sign): Behold, they were told, "Enjoy (your brief day) for a little
while!"

44. But they insolently defied the Command of their Lord: So the
stunning noise (of an earthquake) seized them, even while they were looking on.

45. Then they could not even stand (on their feet), nor could they help
themselves.

46. So were the People of Noah before them for they wickedly
transgressed.

47. With power and skill did We construct the Firmament:
for it is We Who create the vastness of pace.

48. And We have spread out
the (spacious) earth: How excellently We do spread out!

49. And of every
thing We have created pairs: That ye may receive instruction.

50. Hasten
ye then (at once) to Allah. I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open!

51. And make not another an object of worship with Allah. I am from Him
a Warner to you, clear and open!

52. Similarly, no apostle came to the
Peoples before them, but they said (of him) in like manner, "A sorcerer, or one
possessed"!

53. Is this the legacy they have transmitted, one to
another? Nay, they are themselves a people transgressing beyond bounds!

54. So turn away from them: not thine is the blame.

55. But
teach (thy Message) for teaching benefits the Believers.

56. I have only
created Jinns and men, that they may serve Me.

57. No Sustenance do I
require of them, nor do I require that they should feed Me.

58. For
Allah is He Who gives (all) Sustenance,- Lord of Power,- Steadfast (for ever).

59. For the Wrong-doers, their portion is like unto the portion of their
fellows (of earlier generations): then let them not ask Me to hasten (that
portion)!

60. Woe, then, to the Unbelievers, on account of that Day of
theirs which they have been promised!

Surah 52. At-Tur

The Mount

1. By the Mount
(of Revelation);

2. By a Decree inscribed

3. In a Scroll
unfolded;

4. By the much-frequented Fane;

5. By the Canopy
Raised High;

6. And by the Ocean filled with Swell;-

7. Verily,
the Doom of thy Lord will indeed come to pass;-

8. There is none can
avert it;-

9. On the Day when the firmament will be in dreadful
commotion.

10. And the mountains will fly hither and thither.

11. Then woe that Day to those that treat (Truth) as Falsehood;-

12. That play (and paddle) in shallow trifles.

13. That Day
shall they be thrust down to the Fire of Hell, irresistibly.

14. "This:,
it will be said, "Is the Fire,- which ye were wont to deny!

15. "Is this
then a fake, or is it ye that do not see?

16. "Burn ye therein: the same
is it to you whether ye bear it with patience, or not: Ye but receive the
recompense of your (own) deeds."

17. As to the Righteous, they will be
in Gardens, and in Happiness,-

18. Enjoying the (Bliss) which their Lord
hath bestowed on them, and their Lord shall deliver them from the Penalty of the
Fire.

19. (To them will be said The transelation of the holy Quran - صفحة 4 Smile

"Eat and drink ye, with profit and
health, because of your (good) deeds."

20. They will recline (with ease)
on Thrones (of dignity) arranged in ranks; and We shall join them to Companions,
with beautiful big and lustrous eyes.

21. And those who believe and
whose families follow them in Faith,- to them shall We join their families: Nor
shall We deprive them (of the fruit) of aught of their works: (Yet) is each
individual in pledge for his deeds.

22. And We shall bestow on them, of
fruit and meat, anything they shall desire.

23. They shall there
exchange, one with another, a (loving) cup free of frivolity, free of all taint
of ill.

24. Round about them will serve, (devoted) to them. Youths
(handsome) as Pearls well-guarded.

25. They will advance to each other,
engaging in mutual enquiry.

26. They will say: "Aforetime, we were not
without fear for the sake of our people.

27. "But Allah has been good to
us, and has delivered us from the Penalty of the Scorching Wind.

28.
"Truly, we did call unto Him from of old: truly it is He, the Beneficent, the
Merciful!"

29. Therefore proclaim thou the praises (of thy Lord): for by
the Grace of thy Lord, thou art no (vulgar) soothsayer, nor art thou one
possessed.

30. Or do they say:- "A Poet! we await for him some calamity
(hatched) by Time!"

31. Say thou: "Await ye!- I too will wait along with
you!"

32. Is it that their faculties of understanding urge them to this,
or are they but a people transgressing beyond bounds?

33. Or do they
say, "He fabricated the (Message)"? Nay, they have no faith!

34. Let
them then produce a recital like unto it,- If (it be) they speak the truth!

35. Were they created of nothing, or were they themselves the creators?

36. Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay, they have no firm
belief.

37. Or are the Treasures of thy Lord with them, or are they the
managers (of affairs)?

38. Or have they a ladder, by which they can
(climb up to heaven and) listen (to its secrets)? Then let (such a) listener of
theirs produce a manifest proof.

39. Or has He only daughters and ye
have sons?

40. Or is it that thou dost ask for a reward, so that they
are burdened with a load of debt?-

41. Or that the Unseen in it their
hands, and they write it down?

42. Or do they intend a plot (against
thee)? But those who defy Allah are themselves involved in a Plot!

43.
Or have they a god other than Allah. Exalted is Allah far above the things they
associate with Him!

44. Were they to see a piece of the sky falling (on
them), they would (only) say: "Clouds gathered in heaps!"

45. So leave
them alone until they encounter that Day of theirs, wherein they shall
(perforce) swoon (with terror),-

46. The Day when their plotting will
avail them nothing and no help shall be given them.

47. And verily, for
those who do wrong, there is another punishment besides this: But most of them
understand not.

48. Now await in patience the command of thy Lord: for
verily thou art in Our eyes: and celebrate the praises of thy Lord the while
thou standest forth,

49. And for part of the night also praise thou
Him,- and at the retreat of the stars!

Surah 53.
An-Najm

The Star

1. By the Star when it goes down,-

2. Your Companion is neither astray nor being misled.

3. Nor
does he say (aught) of (his own) Desire.

4. It is no less than
inspiration sent down to him:

5. He was taught by one Mighty in Power,

6. Endued with Wisdom: for he appeared (in stately form);

7.
While he was in the highest part of the horizon:

8. Then he approached
and came closer,

9. And was at a distance of but two bow-lengths or
(even) nearer;

10. So did ((Allah)) convey the inspiration to His
Servant- (conveyed) what He (meant) to convey.

11. The (Prophet's) (mind
and) heart in no way falsified that which he saw.

12. Will ye then
dispute with him concerning what he saw?

13. For indeed he saw him at a
second descent,

14. Near the Lote-tree beyond which none may pass:

15. Near it is the Garden of Abode.

16. Behold, the Lote-tree
was shrouded (in mystery unspeakable!)

17. (His) sight never swerved,
nor did it go wrong!

18. For truly did he see, of the Signs of his Lord,
the Greatest!

19. Have ye seen Lat. and 'Uzza,

20. And another,
the third (goddess), Manat?

21. What! for you the male sex, and for Him,
the female?

22. Behold, such would be indeed a division most unfair!

23. These are nothing but names which ye have devised,- ye and your
fathers,- for which Allah has sent down no authority (whatever). They follow
nothing but conjecture and what their own souls desire!- Even though there has
already come to them Guidance from their Lord!

24. Nay, shall man have
(just) anything he hankers after?

25. But it is to Allah that the End
and the Beginning (of all things) belong.

26. How many-so-ever be the
angels in the heavens, their intercession will avail nothing except after Allah
has given leave for whom He pleases and that he is acceptable to Him.

27. Those who believe not in the Hereafter, name the angels with female
names.

28. But they have no knowledge therein. They follow nothing but
conjecture; and conjecture avails nothing against Truth.

29. Therefore
shun those who turn away from Our Message and desire nothing but the life of
this world.

30. That is as far as knowledge will reach them. Verily thy
Lord knoweth best those who stray from His Path, and He knoweth best those who
receive guidance.

31. Yea, to Allah belongs all that is in the heavens
and on earth: so that He rewards those who do evil, according to their deeds,
and He rewards those who do good, with what is best.

32. Those who avoid
great sins and shameful deeds, only (falling into) small faults,- verily thy
Lord is ample in forgiveness. He knows you well when He brings you out of the
earth, And when ye are hidden in your mothers' wombs. Therefore justify not
yourselves: He knows best who it is that guards against evil.

33. Seest
thou one who turns back,

34. Gives a little, then hardens (his heart)?

35. What! Has he knowledge of the Unseen so that he can see?

36.
Nay, is he not acquainted with what is in the Books of Moses-

37. And of
Abraham who fulfilled his engagements?-

38. Namely, that no bearer of
burdens can bear the burden of another;

39. That man can have nothing
but what he strives for;

40. That (the fruit of) his striving will soon
come in sight:

41. Then will he be rewarded with a reward complete;

42. That to thy Lord is the final Goal;

43. That it is He Who
granteth Laughter and Tears;

44. That it is He Who granteth Death and
Life;

45. That He did create in pairs,- male and female,

46.
From a seed when lodged (in its place);

47. That He hath promised a
Second Creation (Raising of the Dead);

48. That it is He Who giveth
wealth and satisfaction;

49. That He is the Lord of Sirius (the Mighty
Star);

50. And that it is He Who destroyed the (powerful) ancient 'Ad
(people),

51. And the Thamud nor gave them a lease of perpetual life.

52. And before them, the people of Noah, for that they were (all) most
unjust and most insolent transgressors,

53. And He destroyed the
Overthrown Cities (of Sodom and Gomorrah).

54. So that (ruins unknown)
have covered them up.

55. Then which of the gifts of thy Lord, (O man,)
wilt thou dispute about?

56. This is a Warner, of the (series of)
Warners of old!

57. The (Judgment) ever approaching draws nigh:

58. No (soul) but Allah can lay it bare.

59. Do ye then wonder
at this recital?

60. And will ye laugh and not weep,-

61.
Wasting your time in vanities?

62. But fall ye down in prostration to
Allah, and adore (Him)!

Surah 54.
Al-Qamar

The Moon

1. The Hour (of Judgment) is
nigh, and the moon is cleft asunder.

2. But if they see a Sign, they
turn away, and say, "This is (but) transient magic."

3. They reject (the
warning) and follow their (own) lusts but every matter has its appointed time.

4. There have already come to them Recitals wherein there is (enough) to
check (them),

5. Mature wisdom;- but (the preaching of) Warners profits
them not.

6. Therefore, (O Prophet,) turn away from them. The Day that
the Caller will call (them) to a terrible affair,

7. They will come
forth,- their eyes humbled - from (their) graves, (torpid) like locusts
scattered abroad,

8. Hastening, with eyes transfixed, towards the
Caller!- "Hard is this Day!", the Unbelievers will say.

9. Before them
the People of Noah rejected (their apostle): they rejected Our servant, and
said, "Here is one possessed!", and he was driven out.

10. Then he
called on his Lord: "I am one overcome: do Thou then help (me)!"

11. So
We opened the gates of heaven, with water pouring forth.

12. And We
caused the earth to gush forth with springs, so the waters met (and rose) to the
extent decreed.

13. But We bore him on an (Ark) made of broad planks and
caulked with palm- fibre:

14. She floats under our eyes (and care): a
recompense to one who had been rejected (with scorn)!

15. And We have
left this as a Sign (for all time): then is there any that will receive
admonition?

16. But how (terrible) was My Penalty and My Warning?

17. And We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember:
then is there any that will receive admonition?

18. The 'Ad (people)
(too) rejected (Truth): then how terrible was My Penalty and My Warning?

19. For We sent against them a furious wind, on a Day of violent
Disaster,

20. Plucking out men as if they were roots of palm-trees torn
up (from the ground).

21. Yea, how (terrible) was My Penalty and My
Warning!

22. But We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand and
remember: then is there any that will receive admonition?

23. The Thamud
(also) rejected (their) Warners.

24. For they said: "What! a man! a
Solitary one from among ourselves! shall we follow such a one? Truly should we
then be straying in mind, and mad!

25. "Is it that the Message is sent
to him, of all people amongst us? Nay, he is a liar, an insolent one!"

26. Ah! they will know on the morrow, which is the liar, the insolent
one!

27. For We will send the she-camel by way of trial for them. So
watch them, (O Salih), and possess thyself in patience!

28. And tell
them that the water is to be divided between them: Each one's right to drink
being brought forward (by suitable turns).

29. But they called to their
companion, and he took a sword in hand, and hamstrung (her).

30. Ah! how
(terrible) was My Penalty and My Warning!

31. For We sent against them a
single Mighty Blast, and they became like the dry stubble used by one who pens
cattle.

32. And We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand and
remember: then is there any that will receive admonition?

33. The people
of Lut rejected (his) warning.

34. We sent against them a violent
Tornado with showers of stones, (which destroyed them), except Lut's household:
them We delivered by early Dawn,-

35. As a Grace from Us: thus do We
reward those who give thanks.

36. And (Lut) did warn them of Our
Punishment, but they disputed about the Warning.

37. And they even
sought to snatch away his guests from him, but We blinded their eyes. (They
heard The transelation of the holy Quran - صفحة 4 Smile

"Now taste ye My Wrath and My Warning."

38. Early on the
morrow an abiding Punishment seized them:

39. "So taste ye My Wrath and
My Warning."

40. And We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand
and remember: then is there any that will receive admonition?

41. To the
People of Pharaoh, too, aforetime, came Warners (from Allah..

42. The
(people) rejected all Our Signs; but We seized them with such Penalty (as comes)
from One Exalted in Power, able to carry out His Will.

43. Are your
Unbelievers, (O Quraish), better than they? Or have ye an immunity in the Sacred
Books?

44. Or do they say: "We acting together can defend ourselves"?

45. Soon will their multitude be put to flight, and they will show their
backs.

46. Nay, the Hour (of Judgment) is the time promised them (for
their full recompense): And that Hour will be most grievous and most bitter.

47. Truly those in sin are the ones straying in mind, and mad.

48. The Day they will be dragged through the Fire on their faces, (they
will hear The transelation of the holy Quran - صفحة 4 Smile

"Taste ye the touch of Hell!"

49. Verily, all things have We
created in proportion and measure.

50. And Our Command is but a single
(Act),- like the twinkling of an eye.

51. And (oft) in the past, have We
destroyed gangs like unto you: then is there any that will receive admonition?

52. All that they do is noted in (their) Books (of Deeds):

53.
Every matter, small and great, is on record.

54. As to the Righteous,
they will be in the midst of Gardens and Rivers,

55. In an Assembly of
Truth, in the Presence of a Sovereign Omnipotent.

Surah 55. Ar-Rahman

The Beneficent, The Mercy
Giving

1. ((Allah)) Most Gracious!

2. It is He Who has
taught the Qur'an.

3. He has created man:

4. He has taught him
speech (and intelligence).

5. The sun and the moon follow courses
(exactly) computed;

6. And the herbs and the trees - both (alike) bow in
adoration.

7. And the Firmament has He raised high, and He has set up
the Balance (of Justice),

8. In order that ye may not transgress (due)
balance.

9. So establish weight with justice and fall not short in the
balance.

10. It is He Who has spread out the earth for (His) creatures:

11. Therein is fruit and date-palms, producing spathes (enclosing
dates);

12. Also corn, with (its) leaves and stalk for fodder, and
sweet-smelling plants.

13. Then which of the favours of your Lord will
ye deny?

14. He created man from sounding clay like unto pottery,

15. And He created Jinns from fire free of smoke:

16. Then which
of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?

17. (He is) Lord of the two
Easts and Lord of the two Wests:

18. Then which of the favours of your
Lord will ye deny?

19. He has let free the two bodies of flowing water,
meeting together:

20. Between them is a Barrier which they do not
transgress:

21. Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?

22. Out of them come Pearls and Coral:

23. Then which of the
favours of your Lord will ye deny?

24. And His are the Ships sailing
smoothly through the seas, lofty as mountains:

25. Then which of the
favours of your Lord will ye deny?

26. All that is on earth will perish:

27. But will abide (for ever) the Face of thy Lord,- full of Majesty,
Bounty and Honour.

28. Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye
deny?

29. Of Him seeks (its need) every creature in the heavens and on
earth: every day in (new) Splendour doth He (shine)!

30. Then which of
the favours of your Lord will ye deny?

31. Soon shall We settle your
affairs, O both ye worlds!

32. Then which of the favours of your Lord
will ye deny?

33. O ye assembly of Jinns and men! If it be ye can pass
beyond the zones of the heavens and the earth, pass ye! not without authority
shall ye be able to pass!

34. Then which of the favours of your Lord
will ye deny?

35. On you will be sent (O ye evil ones twain!) a flame of
fire (to burn) and a smoke (to choke): no defence will ye have:

36. Then
which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?

37. When the sky is rent
asunder, and it becomes red like ointment:

38. Then which of the favours
of your Lord will ye deny?

39. On that Day no question will be asked of
man or Jinn as to his sin.

40. Then which of the favours of your Lord
will ye deny?

41. (For) the sinners will be known by their marks: and
they will be seized by their forelocks and their feet.

42. Then which of
the favours of your Lord will ye deny?

43. This is the Hell which the
Sinners deny:

44. In its midst and in the midst of boiling hot water
will they wander round!

45. Then which of the favours of your Lord will
ye deny?

46. But for such as fear the time when they will stand before
(the Judgment Seat of) their Lord, there will be two Gardens-

47. Then
which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?-

48. Containing all
kinds (of trees and delights);-

49. Then which of the favours of your
Lord will ye deny?-

50. In them (each) will be two Springs flowing
(free);

51. Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?-

52. In them will be Fruits of every kind, two and two.

53. Then
which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?

54. They will recline on
Carpets, whose inner linings will be of rich brocade: the Fruit of the Gardens
will be near (and easy of reach).

55. Then which of the favours of your
Lord will ye deny?

56. In them will be (Maidens), chaste, restraining
their glances, whom no man or Jinn before them has touched;-

57. Then
which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?-

58. Like unto Rubies
and coral.

59. Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?

60. Is there any Reward for Good - other than Good?

61. Then
which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?

62. And besides these
two, there are two other Gardens,-

63. Then which of the favours of your
Lord will ye deny?-

64. Dark-green in colour (from plentiful watering).

65. Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?

66. In
them (each) will be two Springs pouring forth water in continuous abundance:

67. Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?

68. In
them will be Fruits, and dates and pomegranates:

69. Then which of the
favours of your Lord will ye deny?

70. In them will be fair
(Companions), good, beautiful;-

71. Then which of the favours of your
Lord will ye deny?-

72. Companions restrained (as to their glances), in
(goodly) pavilions;-

73. Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye
deny?-

74. Whom no man or Jinn before them has touched;-

75.
Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?-

76. Reclining on
green Cushions and rich Carpets of beauty.

77. Then which of the favours
of your Lord will ye deny?

78. Blessed be the name of thy Lord, full of
Majesty, Bounty and Honour.

Surah 56.
Al-Waqi‘a

The Event, The Inevitable

1. When the Event
inevitable cometh to pass,

2. Then will no (soul) entertain falsehood
concerning its coming.

3. (Many) will it bring low; (many) will it
exalt;

4. When the earth shall be shaken to its depths,

5. And
the mountains shall be crumbled to atoms,

6. Becoming dust scattered
abroad,

7. And ye shall be sorted out into three classes.

8.
Then (there will be) the Companions of the Right Hand;- What will be the
Companions of the Right Hand?

9. And the Companions of the Left Hand,-
what will be the Companions of the Left Hand?

10. And those Foremost (in
Faith) will be Foremost (in the Hereafter).

11. These will be those
Nearest to Allah.

12. In Gardens of Bliss:

13. A number of
people from those of old,

14. And a few from those of later times.

15. (They will be) on Thrones encrusted (with gold and precious stones),

16. Reclining on them, facing each other.

17. Round about them
will (serve) youths of perpetual (freshness),

18. With goblets,
(shining) beakers, and cups (filled) out of clear-flowing fountains:

19.
No after-ache will they receive therefrom, nor will they suffer intoxication:

20. And with fruits, any that they may select:

21. And the flesh
of fowls, any that they may desire.

22. And (there will be) Companions
with beautiful, big, and lustrous eyes,-

23. Like unto Pearls
well-guarded.

24. A Reward for the deeds of their past (life).

25. Not frivolity will they hear therein, nor any taint of ill,-

26. Only the saying, "Peace! Peace".

27. The Companions of the
Right Hand,- what will be the Companions of the Right Hand?

28. (They
will be) among Lote-trees without thorns,

29. Among Talh trees with
flowers (or fruits) piled one above another,-

30. In shade
long-extended,

31. By water flowing constantly,

32. And fruit in
abundance.

33. Whose season is not limited, nor (supply) forbidden,

34. And on Thrones (of Dignity), raised high.

35. We have
created (their Companions) of special creation.

36. And made them virgin
- pure (and undefiled), -

37. Beloved (by nature), equal in age,-

38. For the Companions of the Right Hand.

39. A (goodly) number
from those of old,

40. And a (goodly) number from those of later times.

41. The Companions of the Left Hand,- what will be the Companions of the
Left Hand?

42. (They will be) in the midst of a Fierce Blast of Fire and
in Boiling Water,

43. And in the shades of Black Smoke:

44.
Nothing (will there be) to refresh, nor to please:

45. For that they
were wont to be indulged, before that, in wealth (and luxury),

46. And
persisted obstinately in wickedness supreme!

47. And they used to say,
"What! when we die and become dust and bones, shall we then indeed be raised up
again?-

48. "(We) and our fathers of old?"

49. Say: "Yea, those
of old and those of later times,

50. "All will certainly be gathered
together for the meeting appointed for a Day well-known.

51. "Then will
ye truly,- O ye that go wrong, and treat (Truth) as Falsehood!-

52. "Ye
will surely taste of the Tree of Zaqqum.

53. "Then will ye fill your
insides therewith,

54. "And drink Boiling Water on top of it:

55. "Indeed ye shall drink like diseased camels raging with thirst!"

56. Such will be their entertainment on the Day of Requital!

57.
It is We Who have created you: why will ye not witness the Truth?

58. Do
ye then see?- The (human Seed) that ye throw out,-

59. Is it ye who
create it, or are We the Creators?

60. We have decreed Death to be your
common lot, and We are not to be frustrated

61. from changing your Forms
and creating you (again) in (forms) that ye know not.

62. And ye
certainly know already the first form of creation: why then do ye not celebrate
His praises?

63. See ye the seed that ye sow in the ground?

64.
Is it ye that cause it to grow, or are We the Cause?

65. Were it Our
Will, We could crumble it to dry powder, and ye would be left in wonderment,

66. (Saying), "We are indeed left with debts (for nothing):

67.
"Indeed are we shut out (of the fruits of our labour)"

68. See ye the
water which ye drink?

69. Do ye bring it down (in rain) from the cloud
or do We?

70. Were it Our Will, We could make it salt (and unpalatable):
then why do ye not give thanks?

71. See ye the Fire which ye kindle?

72. Is it ye who grow the tree which feeds the fire, or do We grow it?

73. We have made it a memorial (of Our handiwork), and an article of
comfort and convenience for the denizens of deserts.

74. Then celebrate
with praises the name of thy Lord, the Supreme!

75. Furthermore I call
to witness the setting of the Stars,-

76. And that is indeed a mighty
adjuration if ye but knew,-

77. That this is indeed a qur'an Most
Honourable,

78. In Book well-guarded,

79. Which none shall touch
but those who are clean:

80. A Revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.

81. Is it such a Message that ye would hold in light esteem?

82.
And have ye made it your livelihood that ye should declare it false?

83.
Then why do ye not (intervene) when (the soul of the dying man) reaches the
throat,-

84. And ye the while (sit) looking on,-

85. But We are
nearer to him than ye, and yet see not,-

86. Then why do ye not,- If you
are exempt from (future) account,-

87. Call back the soul, if ye are
true (in the claim of independence)?

88. Thus, then, if he be of those
Nearest to Allah,

89. (There is for him) Rest and Satisfaction, and a
Garden of Delights.

90. And if he be of the Companions of the Right
Hand,

91. (For him is the salutation), "Peace be unto thee", from the
Companions of the Right Hand.

92. And if he be of those who treat
(Truth) as Falsehood, who go wrong,

93. For him is Entertainment with
Boiling Water.

94. And burning in Hell-Fire.

95. Verily, this is
the Very Truth and Certainly.

96. So celebrate with praises the name of
thy Lord, the Supreme.

Surah 57. Al-Hadid

Iron

1. Whatever is in the
heavens and on earth,- let it declare the Praises and Glory of Allah. for He is
the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

2. To Him belongs the dominion of the
heavens and the earth: It is He Who gives Life and Death; and He has Power over
all things.

3. He is the First and the Last, the Evident and the
Immanent: and He has full knowledge of all things.

4. He it is Who
created the heavens and the earth in Six Days, and is moreover firmly
established on the Throne (of Authority). He knows what enters within the earth
and what comes forth out of it, what comes down from heaven and what mounts up
to it. And He is with you wheresoever ye may be. And Allah sees well all that ye
do.

5. To Him belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth: and all
affairs are referred back to Allah.

6. He merges Night into Day, and He
merges Day into Night; and He has full knowledge of the secrets of (all) hearts.

7. Believe in Allah and His apostle, and spend (in charity) out of the
(substance) whereof He has made you heirs. For, those of you who believe and
spend (in charity),- for them is a great Reward.

8. What cause have ye
why ye should not believe in Allah.- and the Messenger invites you to believe in
your Lord, and has indeed taken your Covenant, if ye are men of Faith.

9. He is the One Who sends to His Servant Manifest Signs, that He may
lead you from the depths of Darkness into the Light and verily Allah is to you
most kind and Merciful.

10. And what cause have ye why ye should not
spend in the cause of Allah.- For to Allah belongs the heritage of the heavens
and the earth. Not equal among you are those who spent (freely) and fought,
before the Victory, (with those who did so later). Those are higher in rank than
those who spent (freely) and fought afterwards. But to all has Allah promised a
goodly (reward). And Allah is well acquainted with all that ye do.

11.
Who is he that will Loan to Allah a beautiful loan? for ((Allah)) will increase
it manifold to his credit, and he will have (besides) a liberal Reward.

12. One Day shalt thou see the believing men and the believing women-
how their Light runs forward before them and by their right hands: (their
greeting will be): "Good News for you this Day! Gardens beneath which flow
rivers! to dwell therein for aye! This is indeed the highest Achievement!"

13. One Day will the Hypocrites- men and women - say to the Believers:
"Wait for us! Let us borrow (a Light) from your Light!" It will be said: "Turn
ye back to your rear! then seek a Light (where ye can)!" So a wall will be put
up betwixt them, with a gate therein. Within it will be Mercy throughout, and
without it, all alongside, will be (Wrath and) Punishment!

14. (Those
without) will call out, "Were we not with you?" (The others) will reply, "True!
but ye led yourselves into temptation; ye looked forward (to our ruin); ye
doubted ((Allah)'s Promise); and (your false) desires deceived you; until there
issued the Command of Allah. And the Deceiver deceived you in respect of Allah.

15. "This Day shall no ransom be accepted of you, nor of those who
rejected Allah." Your abode is the Fire: that is the proper place to claim you:
and an evil refuge it is!"

16. Has not the Time arrived for the
Believers that their hearts in all humility should engage in the remembrance of
Allah and of the Truth which has been revealed (to them), and that they should
not become like those to whom was given Revelation aforetime, but long ages
passed over them and their hearts grew hard? For many among them are rebellious
transgressors.

17. Know ye (all) that Allah giveth life to the earth
after its death! already have We shown the Signs plainly to you, that ye may
learn wisdom.

18. For those who give in Charity, men and women, and loan
to Allah a Beautiful Loan, it shall be increased manifold (to their credit), and
they shall have (besides) a liberal reward.

19. And those who believe in
Allah and His apostles- they are the Sincere (lovers of Truth), and the
witnesses (who testify), in the eyes of their Lord: They shall have their Reward
and their Light. But those who reject Allah and deny Our Signs,- they are the
Companions of Hell-Fire.

20. Know ye (all), that the life of this world
is but play and amusement, pomp and mutual boasting and multiplying, (in
rivalry) among yourselves, riches and children. Here is a similitude: How rain
and the growth which it brings forth, delight (the hearts of) the tillers; soon
it withers; thou wilt see it grow yellow; then it becomes dry and crumbles away.
But in the Hereafter is a Penalty severe (for the devotees of wrong). And
Forgiveness from Allah and (His) Good Pleasure (for the devotees of Allah.. And
what is the life of this world, but goods and chattels of deception?

21.
Be ye foremost (in seeking) Forgiveness from your Lord, and a Garden (of Bliss),
the width whereof is as the width of heaven and earth, prepared for those who
believe in Allah and His apostles: that is the Grace of Allah, which He bestows
on whom he pleases: and Allah is the Lord of Grace abounding.

22. No
misfortune can happen on earth or in your souls but is recorded in a decree
before We bring it into existence: That is truly easy for Allah.

23. In
order that ye may not despair over matters that pass you by, nor exult over
favours bestowed upon you. For Allah loveth not any vainglorious boaster,-

24. Such persons as are covetous and commend covetousness to men. And if
any turn back (from Allah.s Way), verily Allah is Free of all Needs, Worthy of
all Praise.

25. We sent aforetime our apostles with Clear Signs and sent
down with them the Book and the Balance (of Right and Wrong), that men may stand
forth in justice; and We sent down Iron, in which is (material for) mighty war,
as well as many benefits for mankind, that Allah may test who it is that will
help, Unseen, Him and His apostles: For Allah is Full of Strength, Exalted in
Might (and able to enforce His Will).

26. And We sent Noah and Abraham,
and established in their line Prophethood and Revelation: and some of them were
on right guidance. But many of them became rebellious transgressors.

27.
Then, in their wake, We followed them up with (others of) Our apostles: We sent
after them Jesus the son of Mary, and bestowed on him the Gospel; and We
ordained in the hearts of those who followed him Compassion and Mercy. But the
Monasticism which they invented for themselves, We did not prescribe for them:
(We commanded) only the seeking for the Good Pleasure of Allah. but that they
did not foster as they should have done. Yet We bestowed, on those among them
who believed, their (due) reward, but many of them are rebellious transgressors.

28. O ye that believe! Fear Allah, and believe in His Messenger, and He
will bestow on you a double portion of His Mercy: He will provide for you a
Light by which ye shall walk (straight in your path), and He will forgive you
(your past): for Allah is Oft- Forgiving, Most Merciful.

29. That the
People of the Book may know that they have no power whatever over the Grace of
Allah, that (His) Grace is (entirely) in His Hand, to bestow it on whomsoever He
wills. For Allah is the Lord of Grace abounding.

Surah 58. Al-Mujadala

She That Disputeth, The Pleading
Woman

1. Allah has indeed heard (and accepted) the statement of
the woman who pleads with thee concerning her husband and carries her complaint
(in prayer) to Allah. and Allah (always) hears the arguments between both sides
among you: for Allah hears and sees (all things).

2. If any men among
you divorce their wives by Zihar (calling them mothers), they cannot be their
mothers: None can be their mothers except those who gave them birth. And in fact
they use words (both) iniquitous and false: but truly Allah is one that blots
out (sins), and forgives (again and again).

3. But those who divorce
their wives by Zihar, then wish to go back on the words they uttered,- (It is
ordained that such a one) should free a slave before they touch each other: Thus
are ye admonished to perform: and Allah is well-acquainted with (all) that ye
do.

4. And if any has not (the wherewithal), he should fast for two
months consecutively before they touch each other. But if any is unable to do
so, he should feed sixty indigent ones, this, that ye may show your faith in
Allah and His Messenger. Those are limits (set by) Allah. For those who reject
(Him), there is a grievous Penalty.

5. Those who resist Allah and His
Messenger will be humbled to dust, as were those before them: for We have
already sent down Clear Signs. And the Unbelievers (will have) a humiliating
Penalty,-

6. On the Day that Allah will raise them all up (again) and
show them the Truth (and meaning) of their conduct. Allah has reckoned its
(value), though they may have forgotten it, for Allah is Witness to all things.

7. Seest thou not that Allah doth know (all) that is in the heavens and
on earth? There is not a secret consultation between three, but He makes the
fourth among them, - Nor between five but He makes the sixth,- nor between fewer
nor more, but He is in their midst, wheresoever they be: In the end will He tell
them the truth of their conduct, on the Day of Judgment. For Allah has full
knowledge of all things.

8. Turnest thou not thy sight towards those who
were forbidden secret counsels yet revert to that which they were forbidden (to
do)? And they hold secret counsels among themselves for iniquity and hostility,
and disobedience to the Messenger. And when they come to thee, they salute thee,
not as Allah salutes thee, (but in crooked ways): And they say to themselves,
"Why does not Allah punish us for our words?" Enough for them is Hell: In it
will they burn, and evil is that destination!

9. O ye who believe! When
ye hold secret counsel, do it not for iniquity and hostility, and disobedience
to the Prophet; but do it for righteousness and self- restraint; and fear Allah,
to Whom ye shall be brought back.

10. Secret counsels are only
(inspired) by the Evil One, in order that he may cause grief to the Believers;
but he cannot harm them in the least, except as Allah permits; and on Allah let
the Believers put their trust.

11. O ye who believe! When ye are told to
make room in the assemblies, (spread out and) make room: (ample) room will Allah
provide for you. And when ye are told to rise up, rise up Allah will rise up, to
(suitable) ranks (and degrees), those of you who believe and who have been
granted (mystic) Knowledge. And Allah is well- acquainted with all ye do.

12. O ye who believe! When ye consult the Messenger in private, spend
something in charity before your private consultation. That will be best for
you, and most conducive to purity (of conduct). But if ye find not (the
wherewithal), Allah is Oft- Forgiving, Most Merciful.

13. Is it that ye
are afraid of spending sums in charity before your private consultation (with
him)? If, then, ye do not so, and Allah forgives you, then (at least) establish
regular prayer; practise regular charity; and obey Allah and His Messenger. And
Allah is well-acquainted with all that ye do.

14. Turnest thou not thy
attention to those who turn (in friendship) to such as have the Wrath of Allah
upon them? They are neither of you nor of them, and they swear to falsehood
knowingly.

15. Allah has prepared for them a severe Penalty: evil indeed
are their deeds.

16. They have made their oaths a screen (for their
misdeeds): thus they obstruct (men) from the Path of Allah. therefore shall they
have a humiliating Penalty.

17. Of no profit whatever to them, against
Allah, will be their riches nor their sons: they will be Companions of the Fire,
to dwell therein (for aye)!

18. One day will Allah raise them all up
(for Judgment): then will they swear to Him as they swear to you: And they think
that they have something (to stand upon). No, indeed! they are but liars!

19. The Evil One has got the better of them: so he has made them lose
the remembrance of Allah. They are the Party of the Evil One. Truly, it is the
Party of the Evil One that will perish!

20. Those who resist Allah and
His Messenger will be among those most humiliated.

21. Allah has
decreed: "It is I and My apostles who must prevail": For Allah is One full of
strength, able to enforce His Will.

22. Thou wilt not find any people
who believe in Allah and the Last Day, loving those who resist Allah and His
Messenger, even though they were their fathers or their sons, or their brothers,
or their kindred. For such He has written Faith in their hearts, and
strengthened them with a spirit from Himself. And He will admit them to Gardens
beneath which Rivers flow, to dwell therein (for ever). Allah will be well
pleased with them, and they with Him. They are the Party of Allah. Truly it is
the Party of Allah that will achieve Felicity.

Surah 59. Al-Hashr

Exile, Banishment

1.
Whatever is in the heavens and on earth, let it declare the Praises and Glory of
Allah. for He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

2. It is He Who got out
the Unbelievers among the People of the Book from their homes at the first
gathering (of the forces). Little did ye think that they would get out: And they
thought that their fortresses would defend them from Allah. But the (Wrath of)
Allah came to them from quarters from which they little expected (it), and cast
terror into their hearts, so that they destroyed their dwellings by their own
hands and the hands of the Believers, take warning, then, O ye with eyes (to
see)!

3. And had it not been that Allah had decreed banishment for them,
He would certainly have punished them in this world: And in the Hereafter they
shall (certainly) have the Punishment of the Fire.

4. That is because
they resisted Allah and His Messenger. and if any one resists Allah, verily
Allah is severe in Punishment.

5. Whether ye cut down (O ye Muslim!) The
tender palm-trees, or ye left them standing on their roots, it was by leave of
Allah, and in order that He might cover with shame the rebellious transgresses.

6. What Allah has bestowed on His Messenger (and taken away) from them -
for this ye made no expedition with either cavalry or camelry: but Allah gives
power to His apostles over any He pleases: and Allah has power over all things.

7. What Allah has bestowed on His Messenger (and taken away) from the
people of the townships,- belongs to Allah,- to His Messenger and to kindred and
orphans, the needy and the wayfarer; In order that it may not (merely) make a
circuit between the wealthy among you. So take what the Messenger assigns to
you, and deny yourselves that which he withholds from you. And fear Allah. for
Allah is strict in Punishment.

8. (Some part is due) to the indigent
Muhajirs, those who were expelled from their homes and their property, while
seeking Grace from Allah and (His) Good Pleasure, and aiding Allah and His
Messenger. such are indeed the sincere ones:-

9. But those who before
them, had homes (in Medina) and had adopted the Faith,- show their affection to
such as came to them for refuge, and entertain no desire in their hearts for
things given to the (latter), but give them preference over themselves, even
though poverty was their (own lot). And those saved from the covetousness of
their own souls,- they are the ones that achieve prosperity.

10. And
those who came after them say: "Our Lord! Forgive us, and our brethren who came
before us into the Faith, and leave not, in our hearts, rancour (or sense of
injury) against those who have believed. Our Lord! Thou art indeed Full of
Kindness, Most Merciful."

11. Hast thou not observed the Hypocrites say
to their misbelieving brethren among the People of the Book? - "If ye are
expelled, we too will go out with you, and we will never hearken to any one in
your affair; and if ye are attacked (in fight) we will help you". But Allah is
witness that they are indeed liars.

12. If they are expelled, never will
they go out with them; and if they are attacked (in fight), they will never help
them; and if they do help them, they will turn their backs; so they will receive
no help.

13. Of a truth ye are stronger (than they) because of the
terror in their hearts, (sent) by Allah. This is because they are men devoid of
understanding.

14. They will not fight you (even) together, except in
fortified townships, or from behind walls. Strong is their fighting (spirit)
amongst themselves: thou wouldst think they were united, but their hearts are
divided: that is because they are a people devoid of wisdom.

15. Like
those who lately preceded them, they have tasted the evil result of their
conduct; and (in the Hereafter there is) for them a grievous Penalty;-

16. (Their allies deceived them), like the Evil One, when he says to
man, "Deny Allah.: but when (man) denies Allah, (the Evil One) says, "I am free
of thee: I do fear Allah, the Lord of the Worlds!"

17. The end of both
will be that they will go into the Fire, dwelling therein for ever. Such is the
reward of the wrong-doers.

18. O ye who believe! Fear Allah, and let
every soul look to what (provision) He has sent forth for the morrow. Yea, fear
Allah. for Allah is well-acquainted with (all) that ye do.

19. And be ye
not like those who forgot Allah. and He made them forget their own souls! Such
are the rebellious transgressors!

20. Not equal are the Companions of
the Fire and the Companions of the Garden: it is the Companions of the Garden,
that will achieve Felicity.

21. Had We sent down this Qur'an on a
mountain, verily, thou wouldst have seen it humble itself and cleave asunder for
fear of Allah. Such are the similitudes which We propound to men, that they may
reflect.

22. Allah is He, than Whom there is no other god;- Who knows
(all things) both secret and open; He, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

23.
Allah is He, than Whom there is no other god;- the Sovereign, the Holy One, the
Source of Peace (and Perfection), the Guardian of Faith, the Preserver of
Safety, the Exalted in Might, the Irresistible, the Supreme: Glory to Allah.
(High is He) above the partners they attribute to Him.

24. He is Allah,
the Creator, the Evolver, the Bestower of Forms (or Colours). To Him belong the
Most Beautiful Names: whatever is in the heavens and on earth, doth declare His
Praises and Glory: and He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

Surah 60. Al-Mumtahana

She That Is To Be Examined,
Examining Her

1. O ye who believe! Take not my enemies and yours
as friends (or protectors),- offering them (your) love, even though they have
rejected the Truth that has come to you, and have (on the contrary) driven out
the Prophet and yourselves (from your homes), (simply) because ye believe in
Allah your Lord! If ye have come out to strive in My Way and to seek My Good
Pleasure, (take them not as friends), holding secret converse of love (and
friendship) with them: for I know full well all that ye conceal and all that ye
reveal. And any of you that does this has strayed from the Straight Path.

2. If they were to get the better of you, they would behave to you as
enemies, and stretch forth their hands and their tongues against you for evil:
and they desire that ye should reject the Truth.

3. Of no profit to you
will be your relatives and your children on the Day of Judgment: He will judge
between you: for Allah sees well all that ye do.

4. There is for you an
excellent example (to follow) in Abraham and those with him, when they said to
their people: "We are clear of you and of whatever ye worship besides Allah. we
have rejected you, and there has arisen, between us and you, enmity and hatred
for ever,- unless ye believe in Allah and Him alone": But not when Abraham said
to his father: "I will pray for forgiveness for thee, though I have no power (to
get) aught on thy behalf from Allah." (They prayed): "Our Lord! in Thee do we
trust, and to Thee do we turn in repentance: to Thee is (our) Final Goal.

5. "Our Lord! Make us not a (test and) trial for the Unbelievers, but
forgive us, our Lord! for Thou art the Exalted in Might, the Wise."

6.
There was indeed in them an excellent example for you to follow,- for those
whose hope is in Allah and in the Last Day. But if any turn away, truly Allah is
Free of all Wants, Worthy of all Praise.

7. It may be that Allah will
grant love (and friendship) between you and those whom ye (now) hold as enemies.
For Allah has power (over all things); And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most
Merciful.

8. Allah forbids you not, with regard to those who fight you
not for (your) Faith nor drive you out of your homes, from dealing kindly and
justly with them: for Allah loveth those who are just.

9. Allah only
forbids you, with regard to those who fight you for (your) Faith, and drive you
out of your homes, and support (others) in driving you out, from turning to them
(for friendship and protection). It is such as turn to them (in these
circumstances), that do wrong.

10. O ye who believe! When there come to
you believing women refugees, examine (and test) them: Allah knows best as to
their Faith: if ye ascertain that they are Believers, then send them not back to
the Unbelievers. They are not lawful (wives) for the Unbelievers, nor are the
(Unbelievers) lawful (husbands) for them. But pay the Unbelievers what they have
spent (on their dower), and there will be no blame on you if ye marry them on
payment of their dower to them. But hold not to the guardianship of unbelieving
women: ask for what ye have spent on their dowers, and let the (Unbelievers) ask
for what they have spent (on the dowers of women who come over to you). Such is
the command of Allah. He judges (with justice) between you. And Allah is Full of
Knowledge and Wisdom.

11. And if any of your wives deserts you to the
Unbelievers, and ye have an accession (by the coming over of a woman from the
other side), then pay to those whose wives have deserted the equivalent of what
they had spent (on their dower). And fear Allah, in Whom ye believe.

12.
O Prophet! When believing women come to thee to take the oath of fealty to thee,
that they will not associate in worship any other thing whatever with Allah,
that they will not steal, that they will not commit adultery (or fornication),
that they will not kill their children, that they will not utter slander,
intentionally forging falsehood, and that they will not disobey thee in any just
matter,- then do thou receive their fealty, and pray to Allah for the
forgiveness (of their sins): for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

13. O ye who believe! Turn not (for friendship) to people on whom is the
Wrath of Allah, of the Hereafter they are already in despair, just as the
Unbelievers are in despair about those (buried) in graves.

Surah 61. As-Saff

The Ranks, Battle Array

1.
Whatever is in the heavens and on earth, let it declare the Praises and Glory of
Allah. for He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

2. O ye who believe!
Why say ye that which ye do not?

3. Grievously odious is it in the sight
of Allah that ye say that which ye do not.

4. Truly Allah loves those
who fight in His Cause in battle array, as if they were a solid cemented
structure.

5. And remember, Moses said to his people: "O my people! why
do ye vex and insult me, though ye know that I am the apostle of Allah (sent) to
you?" Then when they went wrong, Allah let their hearts go wrong. For Allah
guides not those who are rebellious transgressors.

6. And remember,
Jesus, the son of Mary, said: "O Children of Israel! I am the apostle of Allah
(sent) to you, confirming the Law (which came) before me, and giving Glad
Tidings of an Messenger to come after me, whose name shall be Ahmad." But when
he came to them with Clear Signs, they said, "this is evident sorcery!"

7. Who doth greater wrong than one who invents falsehood against Allah,
even as he is being invited to Islam? And Allah guides not those who do wrong.

8. Their intention is to extinguish Allah.s Light (by blowing) with
their mouths: But Allah will complete (the revelation of) His Light, even though
the Unbelievers may detest (it).

9. It is He Who has sent His Messenger
with Guidance and the Religion of Truth, that he may proclaim it over all
religion, even though the Pagans may detest (it).

10. O ye who believe!
Shall I lead you to a bargain that will save you from a grievous Penalty?-

11. That ye believe in Allah and His Messenger, and that ye strive (your
utmost) in the Cause of Allah, with your property and your persons: That will be
best for you, if ye but knew!

12. He will forgive you your sins, and
admit you to Gardens beneath which Rivers flow, and to beautiful mansions in
Gardens of Eternity: that is indeed the Supreme Achievement.

13. And
another (favour will He bestow,) which ye do love,- help from Allah and a speedy
victory. So give the Glad Tidings to the Believers.

14. O ye who
believe! Be ye helpers of Allah. As said Jesus the son of Mary to the Disciples,
"Who will be my helpers to (the work of) Allah." Said the disciples, "We are
Allah.s helpers!" then a portion of the Children of Israel believed, and a
portion disbelieved: But We gave power to those who believed, against their
enemies, and they became the ones that prevailed.

Surah 62.
Al-Jumu‘a

The Congregation, Friday

1. Whatever is in the
heavens and on earth, doth declare the Praises and Glory of Allah,- the
Sovereign, the Holy One, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

2. It is He Who
has sent amongst the Unlettered an apostle from among themselves, to rehearse to
them His Signs, to sanctify them, and to instruct them in Scripture and Wisdom,-
although they had been, before, in manifest error;-

3. As well as (to
confer all these benefits upon) others of them, who have not already joined
them: And He is exalted in Might, Wise.

4. Such is the Bounty of Allah,
which He bestows on whom He will: and Allah is the Lord of the highest bounty.

5. The similitude of those who were charged with the (obligations of
the) Mosaic Law, but who subsequently failed in those (obligations), is that of
a donkey which carries huge tomes (but understands them not). Evil is the
similitude of people who falsify the Signs of Allah. and Allah guides not people
who do wrong.

6. Say: "O ye that stand on Judaism! If ye think that ye
are friends to Allah, to the exclusion of (other) men, then express your desire
for Death, if ye are truthful!"

7. But never will they express their
desire (for Death), because of the (deeds) their hands have sent on before them!
and Allah knows well those that do wrong!

8. Say: "The Death from which
ye flee will truly overtake you: then will ye be sent back to the Knower of
things secret and open: and He will tell you (the truth of) the things that ye
did!"

9. O ye who believe! When the call is proclaimed to prayer on
Friday (the Day of Assembly), hasten earnestly to the Remembrance of Allah, and
leave off business (and traffic): That is best for you if ye but knew!

10. And when the Prayer is finished, then may ye disperse through the
land, and seek of the Bounty of Allah. and celebrate the Praises of Allah often
(and without stint): that ye may prosper.

11. But when they see some
bargain or some amusement, they disperse headlong to it, and leave thee
standing. Say: "The (blessing) from the Presence of Allah is better than any
amusement or bargain! and Allah is the Best to provide (for all needs)."

Surah 63. Al-Munafiqun

The Hypocrites

1.
When the Hypocrites come to thee, they say, "We bear witness that thou art
indeed the Messenger of Allah." Yea, Allah knoweth that thou art indeed His
Messenger, and Allah beareth witness that the Hypocrites are indeed liars.

2. They have made their oaths a screen (for their misdeeds): thus they
obstruct (men) from the Path of Allah. truly evil are their deeds.

3.
That is because they believed, then they rejected Faith: So a seal was set on
their hearts: therefore they understand not.

4. When thou lookest at
them, their exteriors please thee; and when they speak, thou listenest to their
words. They are as (worthless as hollow) pieces of timber propped up, (unable to
stand on their own). They think that every cry is against them. They are the
enemies; so beware of them. The curse of Allah be on them! How are they deluded
(away from the Truth)!

5. And when it is said to them, "Come, the
Messenger of Allah will pray for your forgiveness", they turn aside their heads,
and thou wouldst see them turning away their faces in arrogance.

6. It
is equal to them whether thou pray for their forgiveness or not. Allah will not
forgive them. Truly Allah guides not rebellious transgressors.

7. They
are the ones who say, "Spend nothing on those who are with Allah.s Messenger, to
the end that they may disperse (and quit Medina)." But to Allah belong the
treasures of the heavens and the earth; but the Hypocrites understand not.

8. They say, "If we return to Medina, surely the more honourable
(element) will expel therefrom the meaner." But honour belongs to Allah and His
Messenger, and to the Believers; but the Hypocrites know not.

9. O ye
who believe! Let not your riches or your children divert you from the
remembrance of Allah. If any act thus, the loss is their own.

10. and
spend something (in charity) out of the substance which We have bestowed on you,
before Death should come to any of you and he should say, "O my Lord! why didst
Thou not give me respite for a little while? I should then have given (largely)
in charity, and I should have been one of the doers of good".

11. But to
no soul will Allah grant respite when the time appointed (for it) has come; and
Allah is well acquainted with (all) that ye do.

Surah 64. At-Taghabun

Mutual Disillusion,
Haggling

1. Whatever is in the heavens and on earth, doth declare
the Praises and Glory of Allah. to Him belongs dominion, and to Him belongs
praise: and He has power over all things.

2. It is He Who has created
you; and of you are some that are Unbelievers, and some that are Believers: and
Allah sees well all that ye do.

3. He has created the heavens and the
earth in just proportions, and has given you shape, and made your shapes
beautiful: and to Him is the final Goal.

4. He knows what is in the
heavens and on earth; and He knows what ye conceal and what ye reveal: yea,
Allah knows well the (secrets) of (all) hearts.

5. Has not the story
reached you, of those who rejected Faith aforetime? So they tasted the evil
result of their conduct; and they had a grievous Penalty.

6. That was
because there came to them apostles with Clear Signs, but they said: "Shall
(mere) human beings direct us?" So they rejected (the Message) and turned away.
But Allah can do without (them): and Allah is free of all needs, worthy of all
praise.

7. The Unbelievers think that they will not be raised up (for
Judgment). Say: "Yea, By my Lord, Ye shall surely be raised up: then shall ye be
told (the truth) of all that ye did. And that is easy for Allah."

8.
Believe, therefore, in Allah and His Messenger, and in the Light which we have
sent down. And Allah is well acquainted with all that ye do.

9. The Day
that He assembles you (all) for a Day of Assembly,- that will be a Day of mutual
loss and gain (among you), and those who believe in Allah and work
righteousness,- He will remove from them their ills, and He will admit them to
Gardens beneath which Rivers flow, to dwell therein for ever: that will be the
Supreme Achievement.

10. But those who reject Faith and treat Our Signs
as falsehoods, they will be Companions of the Fire, to dwell therein for aye:
and evil is that Goal.

11. No kind of calamity can occur, except by the
leave of Allah. and if any one believes in Allah, ((Allah)) guides his heart
(aright): for Allah knows all things.

12. So obey Allah, and obey His
Messenger. but if ye turn back, the duty of Our Messenger is but to proclaim
(the Message) clearly and openly.

13. Allah. There is no god but He: and
on Allah, therefore, let the Believers put their trust.

14. O ye who
believe! Truly, among your wives and your children are (some that are) enemies
to yourselves: so beware of them! But if ye forgive and overlook, and cover up
(their faults), verily Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

15. Your
riches and your children may be but a trial: but in the Presence of Allah, is
the highest, Reward.

16. So fear Allah as much as ye can; listen and
obey and spend in charity for the benefit of your own soul and those saved from
the covetousness of their own souls,- they are the ones that achieve prosperity.

17. If ye loan to Allah, a beautiful loan, He will double it to your
(credit), and He will grant you Forgiveness: for Allah is most Ready to
appreciate (service), Most Forbearing,-

18. Knower of what is open,
Exalted in Might, Full of Wisdom.

Surah 65. At-Talaq

Divorce

1. O Prophet! When
ye do divorce women, divorce them at their prescribed periods, and count
(accurately), their prescribed periods: And fear Allah your Lord: and turn them
not out of their houses, nor shall they (themselves) leave, except in case they
are guilty of some open lewdness, those are limits set by Allah. and any who
transgresses the limits of Allah, does verily wrong his (own) soul: thou knowest
not if perchance Allah will bring about thereafter some new situation.

2. Thus when they fulfil their term appointed, either take them back on
equitable terms or part with them on equitable terms; and take for witness two
persons from among you, endued with justice, and establish the evidence (as)
before Allah. Such is the admonition given to him who believes in Allah and the
Last Day. And for those who fear Allah, He (ever) prepares a way out,

3.
And He provides for him from (sources) he never could imagine. And if any one
puts his trust in Allah, sufficient is ((Allah)) for him. For Allah will surely
accomplish his purpose: verily, for all things has Allah appointed a due
proportion.

4. Such of your women as have passed the age of monthly
courses, for them the prescribed period, if ye have any doubts, is three months,
and for those who have no courses (it is the same): for those who carry (life
within their wombs), their period is until they deliver their burdens: and for
those who fear Allah, He will make their path easy.

5. That is the
Command of Allah, which He has sent down to you: and if any one fears Allah, He
will remove his ills, from him, and will enlarge his reward.

6. Let the
women live (in 'iddat) in the same style as ye live, according to your means:
Annoy them not, so as to restrict them. And if they carry (life in their wombs),
then spend (your substance) on them until they deliver their burden: and if they
suckle your (offspring), give them their recompense: and take mutual counsel
together, according to what is just and reasonable. And if ye find yourselves in
difficulties, let another woman suckle (the child) on the (father's) behalf.

7. Let the man of means spend according to his means: and the man whose
resources are restricted, let him spend according to what Allah has given him.
Allah puts no burden on any person beyond what He has given him. After a
difficulty, Allah will soon grant relief.

8. How many populations that
insolently opposed the Command of their Lord and of His apostles, did We not
then call to account,- to severe account?- and We imposed on them an exemplary
Punishment.

9. Then did they taste the evil result of their conduct, and
the End of their conduct was Perdition.

10. Allah has prepared for them
a severe Punishment (in the Hereafter). Therefore fear Allah, O ye men of
understanding - who have believed!- for Allah hath indeed sent down to you a
Message,-

11. An Messenger, who rehearses to you the Signs of Allah
containing clear explanations, that he may lead forth those who believe and do
righteous deeds from the depths of Darkness into Light. And those who believe in
Allah and work righteousness, He will admit to Gardens beneath which Rivers
flow, to dwell therein for ever: Allah has indeed granted for them a most
excellent Provision.

12. Allah is He Who created seven Firmaments and of
the earth a similar number. Through the midst of them (all) descends His
Command: that ye may know that Allah has power over all things, and that Allah
comprehends, all things in (His) Knowledge.

Surah 66. At-Tahrim

Banning, Prohibition

1. O
Prophet! Why holdest thou to be forbidden that which Allah has made lawful to
thee? Thou seekest to please thy consorts. But Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most
Merciful.

2. Allah has already ordained for you, (O men), the
dissolution of your oaths (in some cases): and Allah is your Protector, and He
is Full of Knowledge and Wisdom.

3. When the Prophet disclosed a matter
in confidence to one of his consorts, and she then divulged it (to another), and
Allah made it known to him, he confirmed part thereof and repudiated a part.
Then when he told her thereof, she said, "Who told thee this? "He said, "He told
me Who knows and is well-acquainted (with all things)."

4. If ye two
turn in repentance to Him, your hearts are indeed so inclined; But if ye back up
each other against him, truly Allah is his Protector, and Gabriel, and (every)
righteous one among those who believe,- and furthermore, the angels - will back
(him) up.

5. It may be, if he divorced you (all), that Allah will give
him in exchange consorts better than you,- who submit (their wills), who
believe, who are devout, who turn to Allah in repentance, who worship (in
humility), who travel (for Faith) and fast,- previously married or virgins.

6. O ye who believe! save yourselves and your families from a Fire whose
fuel is Men and Stones, over which are (appointed) angels stern (and) severe,
who flinch not (from executing) the Commands they receive from Allah, but do
(precisely) what they are commanded.

7. (They will say), "O ye
Unbelievers! Make no excuses this Day! Ye are being but requited for all that ye
did!"

8. O ye who believe! Turn to Allah with sincere repentance: In the
hope that your Lord will remove from you your ills and admit you to Gardens
beneath which Rivers flow,- the Day that Allah will not permit to be humiliated
the Prophet and those who believe with him. Their Light will run forward before
them and by their right hands, while they say, "Our Lord! Perfect our Light for
us, and grant us Forgiveness: for Thou hast power over all things."

9. O
Prophet! Strive hard against the Unbelievers and the Hypocrites, and be firm
against them. Their abode is Hell,- an evil refuge (indeed).

10. Allah
sets forth, for an example to the Unbelievers, the wife of Noah and the wife of
Lut: they were (respectively) under two of our righteous servants, but they were
false to their (husbands), and they profited nothing before Allah on their
account, but were told: "Enter ye the Fire along with (others) that enter!"

11. And Allah sets forth, as an example to those who believe the wife of
Pharaoh: Behold she said: "O my Lord! Build for me, in nearness to Thee, a
mansion in the Garden, and save me from Pharaoh and his doings, and save me from
those that do wrong";

12. And Mary the daughter of 'Imran, who guarded
her chastity; and We breathed into (her body) of Our spirit; and she testified
to the truth of the words of her Lord and of His Revelations, and was one of the
devout (servants).

Surah 67. Al-Mulk

The Sovereignty,
Control

1. Blessed be He in Whose hands is Dominion; and He over
all things hath Power;-

2. He Who created Death and Life, that He may
try which of you is best in deed: and He is the Exalted in Might,
Oft-Forgiving;-

3. He Who created the seven heavens one above another:
No want of proportion wilt thou see in the Creation of ((Allah)) Most Gracious.
So turn thy vision again: seest thou any flaw?

4. Again turn thy vision
a second time: (thy) vision will come back to thee dull and discomfited, in a
state worn out.

5. And we have, (from of old), adorned the lowest heaven
with Lamps, and We have made such (Lamps) (as) missiles to drive away the Evil
Ones, and have prepared for them the Penalty of the Blazing Fire.

6. For
those who reject their Lord (and Cherisher) is the Penalty of Hell: and evil is
(such), Destination.

7. When they are cast therein, they will hear the
(terrible) drawing in of its breath even as it blazes forth,

8. Almost
bursting with fury: Every time a Group is cast therein, its Keepers will ask,
"Did no Warner come to you?"

9. They will say: "Yes indeed; a Warner did
come to us, but we rejected him and said, '(Allah) never sent down any
(Message): ye are nothing but an egregious delusion!'"

10. They will
further say: "Had we but listened or used our intelligence, we should not (now)
be among the Companions of the Blazing Fire!"

11. They will then confess
their sins: but far will be (Forgiveness) from the Companions of the Blazing
Fire!

12. As for those who fear their Lord unseen, for them is
Forgiveness and a great Reward.

13. And whether ye hide your word or
publish it, He certainly has (full) knowledge, of the secrets of (all) hearts.

14. Should He not know,- He that created? and He is the One that
understands the finest mysteries (and) is well-acquainted (with them).

15. It is He Who has made the earth manageable for you, so traverse ye
through its tracts and enjoy of the Sustenance which He furnishes: but unto Him
is the Resurrection.

16. Do ye feel secure that He Who is in heaven will
not cause you to be swallowed up by the earth when it shakes (as in an
earthquake)?

17. Or do ye feel secure that He Who is in Heaven will not
send against you a violent tornado (with showers of stones), so that ye shall
know how (terrible) was My warning?

18. But indeed men before them
rejected (My warning): then how (terrible) was My rejection (of them)?

19. Do they not observe the birds above them, spreading their wings and
folding them in? None can uphold them except ((Allah)) Most Gracious: Truly
((Allah)) Most Gracious: Truly it is He that watches over all things.

20. Nay, who is there that can help you, (even as) an army, besides
((Allah)) Most Merciful? In nothing but delusion are the Unbelievers.

21. Or who is there that can provide you with Sustenance if He were to
withhold His provision? Nay, they obstinately persist in insolent impiety and
flight (from the Truth).

22. Is then one who walks headlong, with his
face grovelling, better guided,- or one who walks evenly on a Straight Way?

23. Say: "It is He Who has created you (and made you grow), and made for
you the faculties of hearing, seeing, feeling and understanding: little thanks
it is ye give.

24. Say: "It is He Who has multiplied you through the
earth, and to Him shall ye be gathered together."

25. They ask: When
will this promise be (fulfilled)? - If ye are telling the truth.

26.
Say: "As to the knowledge of the time, it is with Allah alone: I am (sent) only
to warn plainly in public."

27. At length, when they see it close at
hand, grieved will be the faces of the Unbelievers, and it will be said (to
them): "This is (the promise fulfilled), which ye were calling for!"

28.
Say: "See ye?- If Allah were to destroy me, and those with me, or if He bestows
His Mercy on us,- yet who can deliver the Unbelievers from a grievous Penalty?"

29. Say: "He is ((Allah)) Most Gracious: We have believed in Him, and on
Him have we put our trust: So, soon will ye know which (of us) it is that is in
manifest error."

30. Say: "See ye?- If your stream be some morning lost
(in the underground earth), who then can supply you with clear-flowing water?"

Surah 68. Al-Qalam

The Pen

1. Nun. By the
Pen and the (Record) which (men) write,-

2. Thou art not, by the Grace
of thy Lord, mad or possessed.

3. Nay, verily for thee is a Reward
unfailing:

4. And thou (standest) on an exalted standard of character.

5. Soon wilt thou see, and they will see,

6. Which of you is
afflicted with madness.

7. Verily it is thy Lord that knoweth best,
which (among men) hath strayed from His Path: and He knoweth best those who
receive (true) Guidance.

8. So hearken not to those who deny (the
Truth).

9. Their desire is that thou shouldst be pliant: so would they
be pliant.

10. Heed not the type of despicable men,- ready with oaths,

11. A slanderer, going about with calumnies,

12. (Habitually)
hindering (all) good, transgressing beyond bounds, deep in sin,

13.
Violent (and cruel),- with all that, base-born,-

14. Because he
possesses wealth and (numerous) sons.

15. When to him are rehearsed Our
Signs, "Tales of the ancients", he cries!

16. Soon shall We brand (the
beast) on the snout!

17. Verily We have tried them as We tried the
People of the Garden, when they resolved to gather the fruits of the (garden) in
the morning.

18. But made no reservation, ("If it be Allah.s Will").

19. Then there came on the (garden) a visitation from thy Lord, (which
swept away) all around, while they were asleep.

20. So the (garden)
became, by the morning, like a dark and desolate spot, (whose fruit had been
gathered).

21. As the morning broke, they called out, one to another,-

22. "Go ye to your tilth (betimes) in the morning, if ye would gather
the fruits."

23. So they departed, conversing in secret low tones,
(saying)-

24. "Let not a single indigent person break in upon you into
the (garden) this day."

25. And they opened the morning, strong in an
(unjust) resolve.

26. But when they saw the (garden), they said: "We
have surely lost our way:

27. "Indeed we are shut out (of the fruits of
our labour)!"

28. Said one of them, more just (than the rest): "Did I
not say to you, 'Why not glorify ((Allah))?'"

29. They said: "Glory to
our Lord! Verily we have been doing wrong!"

30. Then they turned, one
against another, in reproach.

31. They said: "Alas for us! We have
indeed transgressed!

32. "It may be that our Lord will give us in
exchange a better (garden) than this: for we do turn to Him (in repentance)!"

33. Such is the Punishment (in this life); but greater is the Punishment
in the Hereafter,- if only they knew!

34. Verily, for the Righteous, are
Gardens of Delight, in the Presence of their Lord.

35. Shall We then
treat the People of Faith like the People of Sin?

36. What is the matter
with you? How judge ye?

37. Or have ye a book through which ye learn-

38. That ye shall have, through it whatever ye choose?

39. Or
have ye Covenants with Us to oath, reaching to the Day of Judgment, (providing)
that ye shall have whatever ye shall demand?

40. Ask thou of them, which
of them will stand surety for that!

41. Or have they some "Partners" (in
Allah.ead)? Then let them produce their "partners", if they are truthful!

42. The Day that the shin shall be laid bare, and they shall be summoned
to bow in adoration, but they shall not be able,-

43. Their eyes will be
cast down,- ignominy will cover them; seeing that they had been summoned
aforetime to bow in adoration, while they were whole, (and had refused).

44. Then leave Me alone with such as reject this Message: by degrees
shall We punish them from directions they perceive not.

45. A (long)
respite will I grant them: truly powerful is My Plan.

46. Or is it that
thou dost ask them for a reward, so that they are burdened with a load of debt?-

47. Or that the Unseen is in their hands, so that they can write it
down?

48. So wait with patience for the Command of thy Lord, and be not
like the Companion of the Fish,- when he cried out in agony.

49. Had not
Grace from his Lord reached him, he would indeed have been cast off on the naked
shore, in disgrace.

50. Thus did his Lord choose him and make him of the
Company of the Righteous.

51. And the Unbelievers would almost trip thee
up with their eyes when they hear the Message; and they say: "Surely he is
possessed!"

52. But it is nothing less than a Message to all the worlds.