(SIGNS) SPELLED OUT, HA-MIM, CHAPTER NO. 041
041.001 Ha Mim:
041.002 A Revelation from (God), Most Gracious, Most Merciful;-
041.003 A Book, whereof the verses are explained in detail;- a Qur'an in Arabic, for
people who understand;-
041.004 Giving good news and admonition: yet most of them turn away, and so they
hear not.
041.005 They say: "Our hearts are under veils, (concealed) from that to which thou
dost invite us, and in our ears in a deafness, and between us and thee is a screen: so do
thou (what thou wilt); for us, we shall do (what we will!)"
041.006 Say thou: "I am but a man like you: It is revealed to me by Inspiration, that
your God is one God: so stand true to Him, and ask for His Forgiveness." And woe to
those who join gods with God,-
041.007 Those who practise not regular Charity, and who even deny the Hereafter.
041.008 For those who believe and work deeds of righteousness is a reward that will
never fail.
041.009 Say: Is it that ye deny Him Who created the earth in two Days? And do ye
join equals with Him? He is the Lord of (all) the Worlds.
041.010 He set on the (earth), mountains standing firm, high above it, and bestowed
blessings on the earth, and measure therein all things to give them nourishment in due
proportion, in four Days, in accordance with (the needs of) those who seek
(Sustenance).
041.011 Moreover He comprehended in His design the sky, and it had been (as)
smoke: He said to it and to the earth: "Come ye together, willingly or unwillingly."
They said: "We do come (together), in willing obedience."
041.012 So He completed them as seven firmaments in two Days, and He assigned to
each heaven its duty and command. And We adorned the lower heaven with lights,
and (provided it) with guard. Such is the Decree of (Him) the Exalted in Might, Full
of Knowledge.
041.013 But if they turn away, say thou: "I have warned you of a stunning
Punishment (as of thunder and lightning) like that which (overtook) the 'Ad and the
Thamud!"
041.014 Behold, the apostles came to them, from before them and behind them,
(preaching): "Serve none but God." They said, "If our Lord had so pleased, He would
certainly have sent down angels (to preach). Now we reject your mission
(altogether)."
041.015 Now the 'Ad behaved arrogantly through the land, against (all) truth and
reason, and said: "Who is superior to us in strength?" What! did they not see that God,
Who created them, was superior to them in strength? But they continued to reject Our
Signs!
041.016 So We sent against them a furious Wind through days of disaster, that We
might give them a taste of a Penalty of humiliation in this life; but the Penalty of a
Hereafter will be more humiliating still: and they will find no help.
041.017 As to the Thamud, We gave them Guidance, but they preferred blindness (of
heart) to Guidance: so the stunning Punishment of humiliation seized them, because
of what they had earned.
041.018 But We delivered those who believed and practised righteousness.
041.019 On the Day that the enemies of God will be gathered together to the Fire,
they will be marched in ranks.
041.020 At length, when they reach the (Fire), their hearing, their sight, and their
skins will bear witness against them, as to (all) their deeds.
041.021 They will say to their skins: "Why bear ye witness against us?" They will
say: "God hath given us speech,- (He) Who giveth speech to everything: He created
you for the first time, and unto Him were ye to return.
041.022 "Ye did not seek to hide yourselves, lest your hearing, your sight, and your
skins should bear witness against you! But ye did think that God knew not many of
the things that ye used to do!
041.023 "But this thought of yours which ye did entertain concerning your Lord, hath
brought you to destruction, and (now) have ye become of those utterly lost!"
041.024 If, then, they have patience, the Fire will be a home for them! and if they
beg to be received into favour, into favour will they not (then) be received.
041.025 And We have destined for them intimate companions (of like nature), who
made alluring to them what was before them and behind them; and the sentence
among the previous generations of Jinns and men, who have passed away, is proved
against them; for they are utterly lost.
041.026 The Unbelievers say: "Listen not to this Qur'an, but talk at random in the
midst of its (reading), that ye may gain the upper hand!"
041.027 But We will certainly give the Unbelievers a taste of a severe Penalty, and
We will requite them for the worst of their deeds.
041.028 Such is the requital of the enemies of God,- the Fire: therein will be for them
the Eternal Home: a (fit) requital, for that they were wont to reject Our Sings.
041.029 And the Unbelievers will say: "Our Lord! Show us those, among Jinns and
men, who misled us: We shall crush them beneath our feet, so that they become the
vilest (before all)."
041.030 In the case of those who say, "Our Lord is God", and, further, stand straight
and steadfast, the angels descend on them (from time to time): "Fear ye not!" (they
suggest), "Nor grieve! but receive the Glad Tidings of the Garden (of Bliss), the
which ye were promised!
041.031 "We are your protectors in this life and in the Hereafter: therein shall ye
have all that your souls shall desire; therein shall ye have all that ye ask for!-
041.032 "A hospitable gift from one Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful!"
041.033 Who is better in speech than one who calls (men) to God, works
righteousness, and says, "I am of those who bow in Islam"?
041.034 Nor can goodness and Evil be equal. Repel (Evil) with what is better: Then
will he between whom and thee was hatred become as it were thy friend and intimate!
041.035 And no one will be granted such goodness except those who exercise
patience and self-restraint,- none but persons of the greatest good fortune.
041.036 And if (at any time) an incitement to discord is made to thee by the Evil
One, seek refuge in God. He is the One Who hears and knows all things.
041.037 Among His Sings are the Night and the Day, and the Sun and the Moon.
Adore not the sun and the moon, but adore God, Who created them, if it is Him ye
wish to serve.
041.038 But is the (Unbelievers) are arrogant, (no matter): for in the presence of thy
Lord are those who celebrate His praises by night and by day. And they never flag
(nor feel themselves above it).
041.039 And among His Signs in this: thou seest the earth barren and desolate; but
when We send down rain to it, it is stirred to life and yields increase. Truly, He Who
gives life to the (dead) earth can surely give life to (men) who are dead. For He has
power over all things.
041.040 Those who pervert the Truth in Our Signs are not hidden from Us. Which is
better?- he that is cast into the Fire, or he that comes safe through, on the Day of
Judgment? Do what ye will: verily He seeth (clearly) all that ye do.
041.041 Those who reject the Message when it comes to them (are not hidden from
Us). And indeed it is a Book of exalted power.
041.042 No falsehood can approach it from before or behind it: It is sent down by
One Full of Wisdom, Worthy of all Praise.
041.043 Nothing is said to thee that was not said to the apostles before thee: that thy
lord has at his Command (all) forgiveness as well as a most Grievous Penalty.
041.044 Had We sent this as a Qur'an (in the language) other than Arabic, they
would have said: "Why are not its verses explained in detail? What! (a Book) not in
Arabic and (a Messenger an Arab?" Say: "It is a Guide and a Healing to those who
believe; and for those who believe not, there is a deafness in their ears, and it is
blindness in their (eyes): They are (as it were) being called from a place far distant!"
041.045 We certainly gave Moses the Book aforetime: but disputes arose therein.
Had it not been for a Word that went forth before from thy Lord, (their differences)
would have been settled between them: but they remained in suspicious disquieting
doubt thereon.
041.046 Whoever works righteousness benefits his own soul; whoever works evil, it
is against his own soul: nor is thy Lord ever unjust (in the least) to His Servants.
041.047 To Him is referred the Knowledge of the Hour (of Judgment: He knows all):
No date-fruit comes out of its sheath, nor does a female conceive (within her womb)
nor bring forth the Day that (God) will propound to them the (question), "Where are
the partners (ye attributed to Me?" They will say, "We do assure thee not one of us
can bear witness!"
041.048 The (deities) they used to invoke aforetime will leave them in the lurch, and
they will perceive that they have no way of escape.
041.049 Man does not weary of asking for good (things), but if ill touches him, he
gives up all hope (and) is lost in despair.
041.050 When we give him a taste of some Mercy from Ourselves, after some
adversity has touched him, he is sure to say, "This is due to my (merit): I think not
that the Hour (of Judgment) will (ever) be established; but if I am brought back to my
Lord, I have (much) good (stored) in His sight!" But We will show the Unbelievers
the truth of all that they did, and We shall give them the taste of a severe Penalty.
041.051 When We bestow favours on man, he turns away, and gets himself remote
on his side (instead of coming to Us); and when evil seizes him, (he comes) full of
prolonged prayer!
041.052 Say: "See ye if the (Revelation) is (really) from God, and yet do ye reject it?
Who is more astray than one who is in a schism far (from any purpose)?"
041.053 Soon will We show them our Signs in the (furthest) regions (of the earth),
and in their own souls, until it becomes manifest to them that this is the Truth. Is it
not enough that thy Lord doth witness all things?
041.054 Ah indeed! Are they in doubt concerning the Meeting with their Lord? Ah
indeed! It is He that doth encompass all things!
COUNCEL, CONSULTATION, CHAPTER NO. 042
042.001 Ha-Mim
042.002 'Ain. Sin. Qaf.
042.003 Thus doth (He) send inspiration to thee as (He did) to those before thee,-
God, Exalted in Power, Full of Wisdom.
042.004 To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth: and He is Most High,
Most Great.
042.005 The heavens are almost rent asunder from above them (by Him Glory): and
the angels celebrate the Praises of their Lord, and pray for forgiveness for (all) beings
on earth: Behold! Verily God is He, the Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
042.006 And those who take as protectors others besides Him,- God doth watch over
them; and thou art not the disposer of their affairs.
042.007 Thus have We sent by inspiration to thee an Arabic Qur'an: that thou mayest
warn the Mother of Cities and all around her,- and warn (them) of the Day of
Assembly, of which there is no doubt: (when) some will be in the Garden, and some
in the Blazing Fire.
042.008 If God had so willed, He could have made them a single people; but He
admits whom He will to His Mercy; and the Wrong-doers will have no protector nor
helper.
042.009 What! Have they taken (for worship) protectors besides Him? But it is God,-
He is the Protector, and it is He Who gives life to the dead: It is He Who has power
over all things,
042.010 Whatever it be wherein ye differ, the decision thereof is with God: such is
God my Lord: In Him I trust, and to Him I turn.
042.011 (He is) the Creator of the heavens and the earth: He has made for you pairs
from among yourselves, and pairs among cattle: by this means does He multiply you:
there is nothing whatever like unto Him, and He is the One that hears and sees (all
things).
042.012 To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth: He enlarges and
restricts. The Sustenance to whom He will: for He knows full well all things.
042.013 The same religion has He established for you as that which He enjoined on
Noah - the which We have sent by inspiration to thee - and that which We enjoined
on Abraham, Moses, and Jesus: Namely, that ye should remain steadfast in religion,
and make no divisions therein: to those who worship other things than God, hard is
the (way) to which thou callest them. God chooses to Himself those whom He
pleases, and guides to Himself those who turn (to Him).
042.014 And they became divided only after Knowledge reached them,- through
selfish envy as between themselves. Had it not been for a Word that went forth before
from thy Lord, (tending) to a Term appointed, the matter would have been settled
between them: But truly those who have inherited the Book after them are in
suspicious (disquieting) doubt concerning it.
042.015 Now then, for that (reason), call (them to the Faith), and stand steadfast as
thou art commanded, nor follow thou their vain desires; but say: "I believe in the
Book which God has sent down; and I am commanded to judge justly between you.
God is our Lord and your Lord: for us (is the responsibility for) our deeds, and for
you for your deeds. There is no contention between us and you. God will bring us
together, and to Him is (our) Final Goal.
042.016 But those who dispute concerning God after He has been accepted,- futile is
their dispute in the Sight of their Lord: on them will be a Penalty terrible.
042.017 It is God Who has sent down the Book in Truth, and the Balance (by which
to weigh conduct). And what will make thee realise that perhaps the Hour is close at
hand?
042.018 Only those wish to hasten it who believe not in it: those who believe hold it
in awe, and know that it is the Truth. Behold, verily those that dispute concerning the
Hour are far astray.
042.019 Gracious is God to His servants: He gives Sustenance to whom He pleases:
and He has power and can carry out His Will.
042.020 To any that desires the tilth of the Hereafter, We give increase in his tilth,
and to any that desires the tilth of this world, We grant somewhat thereof, but he has
no share or lot in the Hereafter.
042.021 What! have they partners (in godhead), who have established for them some
religion without the permission of God? Had it not been for the Decree of Judgment,
the matter would have been decided between them (at once). But verily the Wrong-
doers will have a grievous Penalty.
042.022 Thou wilt see the Wrong-doers in fear on account of what they have earned,
and (the burden of) that must (necessarily) fall on them. But those who believe and
work righteous deeds will be in the luxuriant meads of the Gardens: they shall have,
before their Lord, all that they wish for. That will indeed be the magnificent Bounty
(of God).
042.023 That is (the Bounty) whereof God gives Glad Tidings to His Servants who
believe and do righteous deeds. Say: "No reward do I ask of you for this except the
love of those near of kin." And if any one earns any good, We shall give him an
increase of good in respect thereof: for God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Ready to
appreciate (service).
042.024 What! Do they say, "He has forged a falsehood against God"? But if God
willed, He could seal up thy heart. And God blots out Vanity, and proves the Truth by
His Words. For He knows well the secrets of all hearts.
042.025 He is the One that accepts repentance from His Servants and forgives sins:
and He knows all that ye do.
042.026 And He listens to those who believe and do deeds of righteousness, and
gives them increase of His Bounty: but for the Unbelievers their is a terrible Penalty.
042.027 If God were to enlarge the provision for His Servants, they would indeed
transgress beyond all bounds through the earth; but he sends (it) down in due measure
as He pleases. For He is with His Servants Well-acquainted, Watchful.
042.028 He is the One that sends down rain (even) after (men) have given up all
hope, and scatters His Mercy (far and wide). And He is the Protector, Worthy of all
Praise.
042.029 And among His Signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the
living creatures that He has scattered through them: and He has power to gather them
together when He wills.
042.030 Whatever misfortune happens to you, is because on the things your hands
have wrought, and for many (of them) He grants forgiveness.
042.031 Nor can ye frustrate (aught), (fleeing) through the earth; nor have ye, besides
God, any one to protect or to help.
042.032 And among His Signs are the ships, smooth-running through the ocean,
(tall) as mountains.
042.033 If it be His Will He can still the Wind: then would they become motionless
on the back of the (ocean). Verily in this are Signs for everyone who patiently
perseveres and is grateful.
042.034 Or He can cause them to perish because of the (evil) which (the men) have
earned; but much doth He forgive.
042.035 But let those know, who dispute about Our Signs, that there is for them no
way of escape.
042.036 Whatever ye are given (here) is (but) a convenience of this life: but that
which is with God is better and more lasting: (it is) for those who believe and put
their trust in their Lord:
042.037 Those who avoid the greater crimes and shameful deeds, and, when they are
angry even then forgive;
042.038 Those who hearken to their Lord, and establish regular Prayer; who
(conduct) their affairs by mutual Consultation; who spend out of what We bestow on
them for Sustenance;
042.039 And those who, when an oppressive wrong is inflicted on them, (are not
cowed but) help and defend themselves.
042.040 The recompense for an injury is an injury equal thereto (in degree): but if a
person forgives and makes reconciliation, his reward is due from God: for (God)
loveth not those who do wrong.
042.041 But indeed if any do help and defend themselves after a wrong (done) to
them, against such there is no cause of blame.
042.042 The blame is only against those who oppress men and wrong-doing and
insolently transgress beyond bounds through the land, defying right and justice: for
such there will be a penalty grievous.
042.043 But indeed if any show patience and forgive, that would truly be an exercise
of courageous will and resolution in the conduct of affairs.
042.044 For any whom God leaves astray, there is no protector thereafter. And thou
wilt see the Wrong-doers, when in sight of the Penalty, Say: "Is there any way (to
effect) a return?"
042.045 And thou wilt see them brought forward to the (Penalty), in a humble frame
of mind because of (their) disgrace, (and) looking with a stealthy glance. And the
Believers will say: "Those are indeed in loss, who have given to perdition their own
selves and those belonging to them on the Day of Judgment. Behold! Truly the
Wrong-doers are in a lasting Penalty!"
042.046 And no protectors have they to help them, other than God. And for any
whom God leaves to stray, there is no way (to the Goal).
042.047 Hearken ye to your Lord, before there come a Day which there will be no
putting back, because of (the Ordainment of) God! that Day there will be for you no
place of refuge nor will there be for you any room for denial (of your sins)!
042.048 If then they run away, We have not sent thee as a guard over them. Thy duty
is but to convey (the Message). And truly, when We give man a taste of a Mercy from
Ourselves, he doth exult thereat, but when some ill happens to him, on account of the
deeds which his hands have sent forth, truly then is man ungrateful!
042.049 To God belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. He creates what
He wills (and plans). He bestows (children) male or female according to His Will
(and Plan),
042.050 Or He bestows both males and females, and He leaves barren whom He will:
for He is full of Knowledge and Power.
042.051 It is not fitting for a man that God should speak to him except by inspiration,
or from behind a veil, or by the sending of a messenger to reveal, with God's
permission, what God wills: for He is Most High, Most Wise.
042.052 And thus have We, by Our Command, sent inspiration to thee: thou knewest
not (before) what was Revelation, and what was Faith; but We have made the
(Qur'an) a Light, wherewith We guide such of Our servants as We will; and verily
thou dost guide (men) to the Straight Way,-
042.053 The Way of God, to Whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever
is on earth. Behold (how) all affairs tend towards God!
ORNAMENTS OF GOLD, LUXURY, CHAPTER NO. 043
043.001 Ha-Mim
043.002 By the Book that makes things clear,-
043.003 We have made it a Qur'an in Arabic, that ye may be able to understand (and
learn wisdom).
043.004 And verily, it is in the Mother of the Book, in Our Presence, high (in
dignity), full of wisdom.
043.005 Shall We then take away the Message from you and repel (you), for that ye
are a people transgressing beyond bounds?
043.006 But how many were the prophets We sent amongst the peoples of old?
043.007 And never came there a prophet to them but they mocked him.
043.008 So We destroyed (them)- stronger in power than these;- and (thus) has
passed on the Parable of the peoples of old.
043.009 If thou wert to question them, 'Who created the heavens and the earth?' They
would be sure to reply, 'they were created by (Him), the Exalted in Power, Full of
Knowledge';-
043.010 (Yea, the same that) has made for you the earth (like a carpet) spread out,
and has made for you roads (and channels) therein, in order that ye may find guidance
(on the way);
043.011 That sends down (from time to time) rain from the sky in due measure;- and
We raise to life therewith a land that is dead; even so will ye be raised (from the
dead);-
043.012 That has created pairs in all things, and has made for you ships and cattle on
which ye ride,
043.013 In order that ye may sit firm and square on their backs, and when so seated,
ye may celebrate the (kind) favour of your Lord, and say, "Glory to Him Who has
subjected these to our (use), for we could never have accomplished this (by
ourselves),
043.014 "And to our Lord, surely, must we turn back!"
043.015 Yet they attribute to some of His servants a share with Him (in his
godhead)! truly is man a blasphemous ingrate avowed!
043.016 What! has He taken daughters out of what He himself creates, and granted to
you sons for choice?
043.017 When news is brought to one of them of (the birth of) what he sets up as a
likeness to (God) Most Gracious, his face darkens, and he is filled with inward grief!
043.018 Is then one brought up among trinkets, and unable to give a clear account in
a dispute (to be associated with God)?
043.019 And they make into females angels who themselves serve God. Did they
witness their creation? Their evidence will be recorded, and they will be called to
account!
043.020 ("Ah!") they say, "If it had been the will of (God) Most Gracious, we should
not have worshipped such (deities)!" Of that they have no knowledge! they do
nothing but lie!
043.021 What! have We given them a Book before this, to which they are holding
fast?
043.022 Nay! they say: "We found our fathers following a certain religion, and we do
guide ourselves by their footsteps."
043.023 Just in the same way, whenever We sent a Warner before thee to any people,
the wealthy ones among them said: "We found our fathers following a certain
religion, and we will certainly follow in their footsteps."
043.024 He said: "What! Even if I brought you better guidance than that which ye
found your fathers following?" They said: "For us, we deny that ye (prophets) are sent
(on a mission at all)."
043.025 So We exacted retribution from them: now see what was the end of those
who rejected (Truth)!
043.026 Behold! Abraham said to his father and his people: "I do indeed clear myself
of what ye worship:
043.027 "(I worship) only Him Who made me, and He will certainly guide me."
043.028 And he left it as a Word to endure among those who came after him, that
they may turn back (to God).
043.029 Yea, I have given the good things of this life to these (men) and their
fathers, until the Truth has come to them, and an apostle making things clear.
043.030 But when the Truth came to them, they said: "This is sorcery, and we do
reject it."
043.031 Also, they say: "Why is not this Qur'an sent down to some leading man in
either of the two (chief) cities?"
043.032 Is it they who would portion out the Mercy of thy Lord? It is We Who
portion out between them their livelihood in the life of this world: and We raise some
of them above others in ranks, so that some may command work from others. But the
Mercy of thy Lord is better than the (wealth) which they amass.
043.033 And were it not that (all) men might become of one (evil) way of life, We
would provide, for everyone that blasphemes against (God) Most Gracious, silver
roofs for their houses and (silver) stair-ways on which to go up,
043.034 And (silver) doors to their houses, and thrones (of silver) on which they
could recline,
043.035 And also adornments of gold. But all this were nothing but conveniences of
the present life: The Hereafter, in the sight of thy Lord is for the Righteous.
043.036 If anyone withdraws himself from remembrance of (God) Most Gracious,
We appoint for him an evil one, to be an intimate companion to him.
043.037 Such (evil ones) really hinder them from the Path, but they think that they
are being guided aright!
043.038 At length, when (such a one) comes to Us, he says (to his evil companion):
"Would that between me and thee were the distance of East and West!" Ah! evil is the
companion (indeed)!
043.039 When ye have done wrong, it will avail you nothing, that Day, that ye shall
be partners in Punishment!
043.040 Canst thou then make the deaf to hear, or give direction to the blind or to
such as (wander) in manifest error?
043.041 Even if We take thee away, We shall be sure to exact retribution from them,
043.042 Or We shall show thee that (accomplished) which We have promised them:
for verily We shall prevail over them.
043.043 So hold thou fast to the Revelation sent down to thee; verily thou art on a
Straight Way.
043.044 The (Qur'an) is indeed the message, for thee and for thy people; and soon
shall ye (all) be brought to account.
043.045 And question thou our apostles whom We sent before thee; did We appoint
any deities other than (God) Most Gracious, to be worshipped?
043.046 We did send Moses aforetime, with Our Signs, to Pharaoh and his Chiefs:
He said, "I am an apostle of the Lord of the Worlds."
043.047 But when he came to them with Our Signs, behold they ridiculed them.
043.048 We showed them Sign after Sign, each greater than its fellow, and We
seized them with Punishment, in order that they might turn (to Us).
043.049 And they said, "O thou sorcerer! Invoke thy Lord for us according to His
covenant with thee; for we shall truly accept guidance."
043.050 But when We removed the Penalty from them, behold, they broke their
word.
043.051 And Pharaoh proclaimed among his people, saying: "O my people! Does not
the dominion of Egypt belong to me, (witness) these streams flowing underneath my
(palace)? What! see ye not then?
043.052 "Am I not better than this (Moses), who is a contemptible wretch and can
scarcely express himself clearly?
043.053 "Then why are not gold bracelets bestowed on him, or (why) come (not)
with him angels accompanying him in procession?"
043.054 Thus did he make fools of his people, and they obeyed him: truly were they
a people rebellious (against God).
043.055 When at length they provoked Us, We exacted retribution from them, and
We drowned them all.
043.056 And We made them (a people) of the Past and an Example to later ages.
043.057 When (Jesus) the son of Mary is held up as an example, behold, thy people
raise a clamour thereat (in ridicule)!
043.058 And they say, "Are our gods best, or he?" This they set forth to thee, only by
way of disputation: yea, they are a contentious people.
043.059 He was no more than a servant: We granted Our favour to him, and We
made him an example to the Children of Israel.
043.060 And if it were Our Will, We could make angels from amongst you,
succeeding each other on the earth.
043.061 And (Jesus) shall be a Sign (for the coming of) the Hour (of Judgment):
therefore have no doubt about the (Hour), but follow ye Me: this is a Straight Way.
043.062 Let not the Evil One hinder you: for he is to you an enemy avowed.
043.063 When Jesus came with Clear Signs, he said: "Now have I come to you with
Wisdom, and in order to make clear to you some of the (points) on which ye dispute:
therefore fear God and obey me.
043.064 "For God, He is my Lord and your Lord: so worship ye Him: this is a
Straight Way."
043.065 But sects from among themselves fell into disagreement: then woe to the
wrong-doers, from the Penalty of a Grievous Day!
043.066 Do they only wait for the Hour - that it should come on them all of a sudden,
while they perceive not?
043.067 Friends on that day will be foes, one to another,- except the Righteous.
043.068 My devotees! no fear shall be on you that Day, nor shall ye grieve,-
043.069 (Being) those who have believed in Our Signs and bowed (their wills to
Ours) in Islam.
043.070 Enter ye the Garden, ye and your wives, in (beauty and) rejoicing.
043.071 To them will be passed round, dishes and goblets of gold: there will be there
all that the souls could desire, all that their ayes could delight in: and ye shall abide
therein (for eye).
043.072 Such will be the Garden of which ye are made heirs for your (good) deeds
(in life).
043.073 Ye shall have therein abundance of fruit, from which ye shall have
satisfaction.
043.074 The sinners will be in the Punishment of Hell, to dwell therein (for aye):
043.075 Nowise will the (Punishment) be lightened for them, and in despair will they
be there overwhelmed.
043.076 Nowise shall We be unjust to them: but it is they who have been unjust
themselves.
043.077 They will cry: "O Malik! would that thy Lord put an end to us!" He will say,
"Nay, but ye shall abide!"
043.078 Verily We have brought the Truth to you: but most of you have a hatred for
Truth.
043.079 What! have they settled some plan (among themselves)? But it is We Who
settle things.
043.080 Or do they think that We hear not their secrets and their private counsels?
Indeed (We do), and Our messengers are by them, to record.
043.081 Say: "If (God) Most Gracious had a son, I would be the first to worship."
043.082 Glory to the Lord of the heavens and the earth, the Lord of the Throne (of
Authority)! (He is free) from the things they attribute (to him)!
043.083 So leave them to babble and play (with vanities) until they meet that Day of
theirs, which they have been promised.
043.084 It is He Who is God in heaven and God on earth; and He is full of Wisdom
and Knowledge.
043.085 And blessed is He to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the
earth, and all between them: with Him is the Knowledge of the Hour (of Judgment):
and to Him shall ye be brought back.
043.086 And those whom they invoke besides God have no power of intercession;-
only he who bears witness to the Truth, and they know (him).
043.087 If thou ask them, who created them, they will certainly say, God: How then
are they deluded away (from the Truth)?
043.088 (God has knowledge) of the (Prophet's) cry, "O my Lord! Truly these are
people who will not believe!"
043.089 But turn away from them, and say "Peace!" But soon shall they know!
SMOKE, CHAPTER NO. 044
044.001 Ha-Mim.
044.002 By the Book that makes things clear;-
044.003 We sent it down during a Blessed Night: for We (ever) wish to warn (against
Evil).
044.004 In the (Night) is made distinct every affair of wisdom,
044.005 By command, from Our Presence. For We (ever) send (revelations),
044.006 As Mercy from thy Lord: for He hears and knows (all things);
044.007 The Lord of the heavens and the earth and all between them, if ye (but) have
an assured faith.
044.008 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.
044.009 Yet they play about in doubt.
044.010 Then watch thou for the Day that the sky will bring forth a kind of smoke
(or mist) plainly visible,
044.011 Enveloping the people: this will be a Penalty Grievous.
044.012 (They will say:) "Our Lord! remove the Penalty from us, for we do really
believe!"
044.013 How shall the message be (effectual) for them, seeing that an Apostle
explaining things clearly has (already) come to them,-
044.014 Yet they turn away from him and say: "Tutored (by others), a man
possessed!"
044.015 We shall indeed remove the Penalty for a while, (but) truly ye will revert (to
your ways).
044.016 One day We shall seize you with a mighty onslaught: We will indeed (then)
exact Retribution!
044.017 We did, before them, try the people of Pharaoh: there came to them an
apostle most honourable,
044.018 Saying: "Restore to me the Servants of God: I am to you an apostle worthy
of all trust;
044.019 "And be not arrogant as against God: for I come to you with authority
manifest.
044.020 "For me, I have sought safety with my Lord and your Lord, against your
injuring me.
044.021 "If ye believe me not, at least keep yourselves away from me."
044.022 (But they were aggressive:) then he cried to his Lord: "These are indeed a
people given to sin."
044.023 (The reply came:) "March forth with My Servants by night: for ye are sure
to be pursued.
044.024 "And leave the sea as a furrow (divided): for they are a host (destined) to be
drowned."
044.025 How many were the gardens and springs they left behind,
044.026 And corn-fields and noble buildings,
044.027 And wealth (and conveniences of life), wherein they had taken such delight!
044.028 Thus (was their end)! And We made other people inherit (those things)!
044.029 And neither heaven nor earth shed a tear over them: nor were they given a
respite (again).
044.030 We did deliver aforetime the Children of Israel from humiliating
Punishment,
044.031 Inflicted by Pharaoh, for he was arrogant (even) among inordinate
transgressors.
044.032 And We chose them aforetime above the nations, knowingly,
044.033 And granted them Signs in which there was a manifest trial
044.034 As to these (Quraish), they say forsooth:
044.035 "There is nothing beyond our first death, and we shall not be raised again.
044.036 "Then bring (back) our forefathers, if what ye say is true!"
044.037 What! Are they better than the people of Tubba and those who were before
them? We destroyed them because they were guilty of sin.
044.038 We created not the heavens, the earth, and all between them, merely in (idle)
sport:
044.039 We created them not except for just ends: but most of them do not
understand.
044.040 Verily the Day of sorting out is the time appointed for all of them,-
044.041 The Day when no protector can avail his client in aught, and no help can
they receive,
044.042 Except such as receive God's Mercy: for He is Exalted in Might, Most
Merciful.
044.043 Verily the tree of Zaqqum
044.044 Will be the food of the Sinful,-
044.045 Like molten brass; it will boil in their insides.
044.046 Like the boiling of scalding water.
044.047 (A voice will cry: "Seize ye him and drag him into the midst of the Blazing
Fire!
044.048 "Then pour over his head the Penalty of Boiling Water,
044.049 "Taste thou (this)! Truly wast thou mighty, full of honour!
044.050 "Truly this is what ye used to doubt!"
044.051 As to the Righteous (they will be) in a position of Security,
044.052 Among Gardens and Springs;
044.053 Dressed in fine silk and in rich brocade, they will face each other;
044.054 So; and We shall join them to Companions with beautiful, big, and lustrous
eyes.
044.055 There can they call for every kind of fruit in peace and security;
044.056 Nor will they there taste Death, except the first death; and He will preserve
them from the Penalty of the Blazing Fire,-
044.057 As a Bounty from thy Lord! that will be the supreme achievement!
044.058 Verily, We have made this (Qur'an) easy, in thy tongue, in order that they
may give heed.
044.059 So wait thou and watch; for they (too) are waiting.
CROUCHING, CHAPTER NO. 045
045.001 Ha-Mim.
045.002 The revelation of the Book is from God the Exalted in Power, Full of
Wisdom.
045.003 Verily in the heavens and the earth, are Signs for those who believe.
045.004 And in the creation of yourselves and the fact that animals are scattered
(through the earth), are Signs for those of assured Faith.
045.005 And in the alternation of Night and Day, and the fact that God 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.
045.006 Such are the Signs of God, which We rehearse to thee in Truth; then in what
exposition will they believe after (rejecting) God and His Signs?
045.007 Woe to each sinful dealer in Falsehoods:
045.008 He hears the Signs of God rehearsed to him, yet is obstinate and lofty, as if
he had not heard them: then announce to him a Penalty Grievous!
045.009 And when he learns something of Our Signs, he takes them in jest: for such
there will be a humiliating Penalty.
045.010 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 God: for them
is a tremendous Penalty.
045.011 This is (true) Guidance and for those who reject the Signs of their Lord, is a
grievous Penalty of abomination.
045.012 It is God 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.
045.013 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.
045.014 Tell those who believe, to forgive those who do not look forward to the
Days of God: It is for Him to recompense (for good or ill) each People according to
what they have earned.
045.015 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.
045.016 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.
045.017 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.
045.018 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.
045.019 They will be of no use to thee in the sight of God: it is only Wrong-doers
(that stand as) protectors, one to another: but God is the Protector of the Righteous.
045.020 These are clear evidences to men and a Guidance and Mercy to those of
assured Faith.
045.021 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.
045.022 God 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.
045.023 Then seest thou such a one as takes as his god his own vain desire? God 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 God (has
withdrawn Guidance)? Will ye not then receive admonition?
045.024 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:
045.025 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!"
045.026 Say: "It is God 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.
045.027 To God 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!
045.028 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!
045.029 "This Our Record speaks about you with truth: For We were wont to put on
Record all that ye did."
045.030 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.
045.031 But as to those who rejected God, (to them will be said): "Were not Our
Signs rehearsed to you? But ye were arrogant, and were a people given to sin!
045.032 "And when it was said that the promise of God 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.'"
045.033 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!
045.034 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!
045.035 "This, because ye used to take the Signs of God 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.
045.036 Then Praise be to God, Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth,- Lord and
Cherisher of all the Worlds!
045.037 To Him be glory throughout the heavens and the earth: and He is Exalted in
Power, Full of Wisdom!