NOAH, CHAPTER NO. 071
071.001 We sent Noah to his People (with the Command): "Do thou warn thy People
before there comes to them a grievous Penalty."
071.002 He said: "O my People! I am to you a Warner, clear and open:
071.003 "That ye should worship God, fear Him and obey me:
071.004 "So He may forgive you your sins and give you respite for a stated Term: for
when the Term given by God is accomplished, it cannot be put forward: if ye only
knew."
071.005 He said: "O my Lord! I have called to my People night and day:
071.006 "But my call only increases (their) flight (from the Right).
071.007 "And every time I have called to them, that Thou mightest forgive them,
they have (only) thrust their fingers into their ears, covered themselves up with their
garments, grown obstinate, and given themselves up to arrogance.
071.008 "So I have called to them aloud;
071.009 "Further I have spoken to them in public and secretly in private,
071.010 "Saying, 'Ask forgiveness from your Lord; for He is Oft-Forgiving;
071.011 "'He will send rain to you in abundance;
071.012 "'Give you increase in wealth and sons; and bestow on you gardens and
bestow on you rivers (of flowing water).
071.013 "'What is the matter with you, that ye place not your hope for kindness and
long-suffering in God,-
071.014 "'Seeing that it is He that has created you in diverse stages?
071.015 "'See ye not how God has created the seven heavens one above another,
071.016 "'And made the moon a light in their midst, and made the sun as a (Glorious)
Lamp?
071.017 "'And God has produced you from the earth growing (gradually),
071.018 "'And in the End He will return you into the (earth), and raise you forth
(again at the Resurrection)?
071.019 "'And God has made the earth for you as a carpet (spread out),
071.020 "'That ye may go about therein, in spacious roads.'"
071.021 Noah said: "O my Lord! They have disobeyed me, but they follow (men)
whose wealth and children give them no increase but only Loss.
071.022 "And they have devised a tremendous Plot.
071.023 "And they have said (to each other), 'Abandon not your gods: Abandon
neither Wadd nor Suwa', neither Yaguth nor Ya'uq, nor Nasr';-
071.024 "They have already misled many; and grant Thou no increase to the wrong-
doers but in straying (from their mark)."
071.025 Because of their sins they were drowned (in the flood), and were made to
enter the Fire (of Punishment): and they found- in lieu of God- none to help them.
071.026 And Noah, said: "O my Lord! Leave not of the Unbelievers, a single one on
earth!
071.027 "For, if Thou dost leave (any of) them, they will but mislead Thy devotees,
and they will breed none but wicked ungrateful ones.
071.028 "O my Lord! Forgive me, my parents, all who enter my house in Faith, and
(all) believing men and believing women: and to the wrong-doers grant Thou no
increase but in perdition!"
THE JINN, SPRITES, CHAPTER NO. 072
072.001 Say: It has been revealed to me that a company of Jinns listened (to the
Qur'an). They said, 'We have really heard a wonderful Recital!
072.002 'It gives guidance to the Right, and we have believed therein: we shall not
join (in worship) any (gods) with our Lord.
072.003 'And Exalted is the Majesty of our Lord: He has taken neither a wife nor a
son.
072.004 'There were some foolish ones among us, who used to utter extravagant lies
against God
THE JINN, SPRITES, CHAPTER NO. 072
072.001 Say: It has been revealed to me that a company of Jinns listened (to the
Qur'an). They said, 'We have really heard a wonderful Recital!
072.002 'It gives guidance to the Right, and we have believed therein: we shall not
join (in worship) any (gods) with our Lord.
072.003 'And Exalted is the Majesty of our Lord: He has taken neither a wife nor a
son.
072.004 'There were some foolish ones among us, who used to utter extravagant lies
against God;
072.005 'But we do think that no man or spirit should say aught that untrue against
God.
072.006 'True, there were persons among mankind who took shelter with persons
among the Jinns, but they increased them in folly.
072.007 'And they (came to) think as ye thought, that God would not raise up any
one (to Judgment).
072.008 'And we pried into the secrets of heaven; but we found it filled with stern
guards and flaming fires.
072.009 'We used, indeed, to sit there in (hidden) stations, to (steal) a hearing; but
any who listen now will find a flaming fire watching him in ambush.
072.010 'And we understand not whether ill is intended to those on earth, or whether
their Lord (really) intends to guide them to right conduct.
072.011 'There are among us some that are righteous, and some the contrary: we
follow divergent paths.
072.012 'But we think that we can by no means frustrate God throughout the earth,
nor can we frustrate Him by flight.
072.013 'And as for us, since we have listened to the Guidance, we have accepted it:
and any who believes in his Lord has no fear, either of a short (account) or of any
injustice.
072.014 'Amongst us are some that submit their wills (to God), and some that swerve
from justice. Now those who submit their wills - they have sought out (the path) of
right conduct:
072.015 'But those who swerve,- they are (but) fuel for Hell-fire'-
072.016 (And God's Message is): "If they (the Pagans) had (only) remained on the
(right) Way, We should certainly have bestowed on them Rain in abundance.
072.017 "That We might try them by that (means). But if any turns away from the
remembrance of his Lord, He will cause him to undergo a severe Penalty.
072.018 "And the places of worship are for God (alone): So invoke not any one along
with God;
072.019 "Yet when the Devotee of God stands forth to invoke Him, they just make
round him a dense crowd."
072.020 Say: "I do no more than invoke my Lord, and I join not with Him any (false
god)."
072.021 Say: "It is not in my power to cause you harm, or to bring you to right
conduct."
072.022 Say: "No one can deliver me from God (If I were to disobey Him), nor
should I find refuge except in Him,
072.023 "Unless I proclaim what I receive from God and His Messages: for any that
disobey God and His Apostle,- for them is Hell: they shall dwell therein for ever."
072.024 At length, when they see (with their own eyes) that which they are
promised,- then will they know who it is that is weakest in (his) helper and least
important in point of numbers.
072.025 Say: "I know not whether the (Punishment) which ye are promised is near,
or whether my Lord will appoint for it a distant term.
072.026 "He (alone) knows the Unseen, nor does He make any one acquainted with
His Mysteries,-
072.027 "Except an apostle whom He has chosen: and then He makes a band of
watchers march before him and behind him,
072.028 "That He may know that they have (truly) brought and delivered the
Messages of their Lord: and He surrounds (all the mysteries) that are with them, and
takes account of every single thing."
THE ENSHROUDED ONE, BUNDLED UP, CHAPTER NO. 073
073.001 O thou folded in garments!
073.002 Stand (to prayer) by night, but not all night,-
073.003 Half of it,- or a little less,
073.004 Or a little more; and recite the Qur'an in slow, measured rhythmic tones.
073.005 Soon shall We send down to thee a weighty Message.
073.006 Truly the rising by night is most potent for governing (the soul), and most
suitable for (framing) the Word (of Prayer and Praise).
073.007 True, there is for thee by day prolonged occupation with ordinary duties:
073.008 But keep in remembrance the name of thy Lord and devote thyself to Him
whole-heartedly.
073.009 (He is) Lord of the East and the West: there is no god but He: take Him
therefore for (thy) Disposer of Affairs.
073.010 And have patience with what they say, and leave them with noble (dignity).
073.011 And leave Me (alone to deal with) those in possession of the good things of
life, who (yet) deny the Truth; and bear with them for a little while.
073.012 With Us are Fetters (to bind them), and a Fire (to burn them),
073.013 And a Food that chokes, and a Penalty Grievous.
073.014 One Day the earth and the mountains will be in violent commotion. And the
mountains will be as a heap of sand poured out and flowing down.
073.015 We have sent to you, (O men!) an apostle, to be a witness concerning you,
even as We sent an apostle to Pharaoh.
073.016 But Pharaoh disobeyed the apostle; so We seized him with a heavy
Punishment.
073.017 Then how shall ye, if ye deny (God), guard yourselves against a Day that
will make children hoary-headed?-
073.018 Whereon the sky will be cleft asunder? His Promise needs must be
accomplished.
073.019 Verily this is an Admonition: therefore, whoso will, let him take a (straight)
path to his Lord!
073.020 Thy Lord doth know that thou standest forth (to prayer) nigh two-thirds of
the night, or half the night, or a third of the night, and so doth a party of those with
thee. But God doth appoint night and day in due measure He knoweth that ye are
unable to keep count thereof. So He hath turned to you (in mercy): read ye, therefore,
of the Qur'an as much as may be easy for you. He knoweth that there may be (some)
among you in ill-health; others travelling through the land, seeking of God's bounty;
yet others fighting in God's Cause, read ye, therefore, as much of the Qur'an as may
be easy (for you); and establish regular Prayer and give regular Charity; and loan to
God a Beautiful Loan. And whatever good ye send forth for your souls ye shall find it
in God's Presence,- yea, better and greater, in Reward and seek ye the Grace of God:
for God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
THE CLOAKED ONE, THE MAN WEARING A CLOAK, CHAPTER NO. 074
074.001 O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!
074.002 Arise and deliver thy warning!
074.003 And thy Lord do thou magnify!
074.004 And thy garments keep free from stain!
074.005 And all abomination shun!
074.006 Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)!
074.007 But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant!
074.008 Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,
074.009 That will be- that Day - a Day of Distress,-
074.010 Far from easy for those without Faith.
074.011 Leave Me alone, (to deal) with the (creature) whom I created (bare and)
alone!-
074.012 To whom I granted resources in abundance,
074.013 And sons to be by his side!-
074.014 To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!
074.015 Yet is he greedy-that I should add (yet more);-
074.016 By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory!
074.017 Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!
074.018 For he thought and he plotted;-
074.019 And woe to him! How he plotted!-
074.020 Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted!-
074.021 Then he looked round;
074.022 Then he frowned and he scowled;
074.023 Then he turned back and was haughty;
074.024 Then said he: "This is nothing but magic, derived from of old;
074.025 "This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"
074.026 Soon will I cast him into Hell-Fire!
074.027 And what will explain to thee what Hell-Fire is?
074.028 Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone!-
074.029 Darkening and changing the colour of man!
074.030 Over it are Nineteen.
074.031 And We have set none but angels as Guardians of the Fire; and We have
fixed their number only as a trial for Unbelievers,- in order that the People of the
Book may arrive at certainty, and the Believers may increase in Faith,- and that no
doubts may be left for the People of the Book and the Believers, and that those in
whose hearts is a disease and the Unbelievers may say, "What symbol doth God
intend by this ?" Thus doth God leave to stray whom He pleaseth, and guide whom
He pleaseth: and none can know the forces of thy Lord, except He and this is no other
than a warning to mankind.
074.032 Nay, verily: By the Moon,
074.033 And by the Night as it retreateth,
074.034 And by the Dawn as it shineth forth,-
074.035 This is but one of the mighty (portents),
074.036 A warning to mankind,-
074.037 To any of you that chooses to press forward, or to follow behind;-
074.038 Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds.
074.039 Except the Companions of the Right Hand.
074.040 (They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other,
074.041 And (ask) of the Sinners:
074.042 "What led you into Hell Fire?"
074.043 They will say: "We were not of those who prayed;
074.044 "Nor were we of those who fed the indigent;
074.045 "But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;
074.046 "And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
074.047 "Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."
074.048 Then will no intercession of (any) intercessors profit them.
074.049 Then what is the matter with them that they turn away from admonition?-
074.050 As if they were affrighted asses,
074.051 Fleeing from a lion!
074.052 Forsooth, each one of them wants to be given scrolls (of revelation) spread
out!
074.053 By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,
074.054 Nay, this surely is an admonition:
074.055 Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!
074.056 But none will keep it in remembrance except as God wills: He is the Lord of
Righteousness, and the Lord of Forgiveness.
THE RISING OF THE DEAD, RESURRECTION, CHAPTER NO. 075
075.001 I do call to witness the Resurrection Day;
075.002 And I do call to witness the self-reproaching spirit: (Eschew Evil).
075.003 Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones?
075.004 Nay, We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers.
075.005 But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in front of him.
075.006 He questions: "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
075.007 At length, when the sight is dazed,
075.008 And the moon is buried in darkness.
075.009 And the sun and moon are joined together,-
075.010 That Day will Man say: "Where is the refuge?"
075.011 By no means! No place of safety!
075.012 Before thy Lord (alone), that Day will be the place of rest.
075.013 That Day will Man be told (all) that he put forward, and all that he put back.
075.014 Nay, man will be evidence against himself,
075.015 Even though he were to put up his excuses.
075.016 Move not thy tongue concerning the (Qur'an) to make haste therewith.
075.017 It is for Us to collect it and to promulgate it:
075.018 But when We have promulgated it, follow thou its recital (as promulgated):
075.019 Nay more, it is for Us to explain it (and make it clear):
075.020 Nay, (ye men!) but ye love the fleeting life,
075.021 And leave alone the Hereafter.
075.022 Some faces, that Day, will beam (in brightness and beauty);-
075.023 Looking towards their Lord;
075.024 And some faces, that Day, will be sad and dismal,
075.025 In the thought that some back-breaking calamity was about to be inflicted on
them;
075.026 Yea, when (the soul) reaches to the collar-bone (in its exit),
075.027 And there will be a cry, "Who is a magician (to restore him)?"
075.028 And he will conclude that it was (the Time) of Parting;
075.029 And one leg will be joined with another:
075.030 That Day the Drive will be (all) to thy Lord!
075.031 So he gave nothing in charity, nor did he pray!-
075.032 But on the contrary, he rejected Truth and turned away!
075.033 Then did he stalk to his family in full conceit!
075.034 Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
075.035 Again, Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
075.036 Does man think that he will be left uncontrolled, (without purpose)?
075.037 Was he not a drop of sperm emitted (in lowly form)?
075.038 Then did he become a leech-like clot; then did (God) make and fashion
(him) in due proportion.
075.039 And of him He made two sexes, male and female.
075.040 Has not He, (the same), the power to give life to the dead?
TIME, MAN, (EVERY) MAN, THIS (DAY-AND-)AGE, CHAPTER NO. 076
076.001 Has there not been over Man a long period of Time, when he was nothing -
(not even) mentioned?
076.002 Verily We created Man from a drop of mingled sperm, in order to try him:
So We gave him (the gifts), of Hearing and Sight.
076.003 We showed him the Way: whether he be grateful or ungrateful (rests on his
will).
076.004 For the Rejecters we have prepared chains, yokes, and a blazing Fire.
076.005 As to the Righteous, they shall drink of a Cup (of Wine) mixed with Kafur,-
076.006 A Fountain where the Devotees of God do drink, making it flow in unstinted
abundance.
076.007 They perform (their) vows, and they fear a Day whose evil flies far and
wide.
076.008 And they feed, for the love of God, the indigent, the orphan, and the
captive,-
076.009 (Saying),"We feed you for the sake of God alone: no reward do we desire
from you, nor thanks.
076.010 "We only fear a Day of distressful Wrath from the side of our Lord."
076.011 But God will deliver them from the evil of that Day, and will shed over them
a Light of Beauty and (blissful) Joy.
076.012 And because they were patient and constant, He will reward them with a
Garden and (garments of) silk.
076.013 Reclining in the (Garden) on raised thrones, they will see there neither the
sun's (excessive heat) nor (the moon's) excessive cold.
076.014 And the shades of the (Garden) will come low over them, and the bunches
(of fruit), there, will hang low in humility.
076.015 And amongst them will be passed round vessels of silver and goblets of
crystal,-
076.016 Crystal-clear, made of silver: they will determine the measure thereof
(according to their wishes).
076.017 And they will be given to drink there of a Cup (of Wine) mixed with
Zanjabil,-
076.018 A fountain there, called Salsabil.
076.019 And round about them will (serve) youths of perpetual (freshness): If thou
seest them, thou wouldst think them scattered Pearls.
076.020 And when thou lookest, it is there thou wilt see a Bliss and a Realm
Magnificent.
076.021 Upon them will be green Garments of fine silk and heavy brocade, and they
will be adorned with Bracelets of silver; and their Lord will give to them to drink of a
Wine Pure and Holy.
076.022 "Verily this is a Reward for you, and your Endeavour is accepted and
recognised."
076.023 It is We Who have sent down the Qur'an to thee by stages.
076.024 Therefore be patient with constancy to the Command of thy Lord, and
hearken not to the sinner or the ingrate among them.
076.025 And celebrate the name or thy Lord morning and evening,
076.026 And part of the night, prostrate thyself to Him; and glorify Him a long night
through.
076.027 As to these, they love the fleeting life, and put away behind them a Day (that
will be) hard.
076.028 It is We Who created them, and We have made their joints strong; but, when
We will, We can substitute the like of them by a complete change.
076.029 This is an admonition: Whosoever will, let him take a (straight) Path to his
Lord.
076.030 But ye will not, except as God wills; for God is full of Knowledge and
Wisdom.
076.031 He will admit to His Mercy whom He will; But the wrong-doers,- for them
has He prepared a grievous Penalty.
THE EMISSARIES, WINDS SENT FORTH, CHAPTER NO. 077
077.001 By the (Winds) sent forth one after another (to man's profit);
077.002 Which then blow violently in tempestuous Gusts,
077.003 And scatter (things) far and wide;
077.004 Then separate them, one from another,
077.005 Then spread abroad a Message,
077.006 Whether of Justification or of Warning;-
077.007 Assuredly, what ye are promised must come to pass.
077.008 Then when the stars become dim;
077.009 When the heaven is cleft asunder;
077.010 When the mountains are scattered (to the winds) as dust;
077.011 And when the apostles are (all) appointed a time (to collect);-
077.012 For what Day are these (portents) deferred?
077.013 For the Day of Sorting out.
077.014 And what will explain to thee what is the Day of Sorting out?
077.015 Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
077.016 Did We not destroy the men of old (for their evil)?
077.017 So shall We make later (generations) follow them.
077.018 Thus do We deal with men of sin.
077.019 Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
077.020 Have We not created you from a fluid (held) despicable?-
077.021 The which We placed in a place of rest, firmly fixed,
077.022 For a period (of gestation), determined (according to need)?
077.023 For We do determine (according to need); for We are the best to determine
(things).
077.024 Ah woe, that Day! to the Rejecters of Truth!
077.025 Have We not made the earth (as a place) to draw together.
077.026 The living and the dead,
077.027 And made therein mountains standing firm, lofty (in stature); and provided
for you water sweet (and wholesome)?
077.028 Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
077.029 (It will be said:) "Depart ye to that which ye used to reject as false!
077.030 "Depart ye to a Shadow (of smoke ascending) in three columns,
077.031 "(Which yields) no shade of coolness, and is of no use against the fierce
Blaze.
077.032 "Indeed it throws about sparks (huge) as Forts,
077.033 "As if there were (a string of) yellow camels (marching swiftly)."
077.034 Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
077.035 That will be a Day when they shall not be able to speak.
077.036 Nor will it be open to them to put forth pleas.
077.037 Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
077.038 That will be a Day of Sorting out! We shall gather you together and those
before (you)!
077.039 Now, if ye have a trick (or plot), use it against Me!
077.040 Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
077.041 As to the Righteous, they shall be amidst (cool) shades and springs (of
water).
077.042 And (they shall have) fruits,- all they desire.
077.043 "Eat ye and drink ye to your heart's content: for that ye worked
(Righteousness).
077.044 Thus do We certainly reward the Doers of Good.
077.045 Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
077.046 (O ye unjust!) Eat ye and enjoy yourselves (but) a little while, for that ye are
Sinners.
077.047 Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
077.048 And when it is said to them, "Prostrate yourselves!" they do not so.
077.049 Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
077.050 Then what Message, after that, will they believe in?
THE TIDINGS, THE ANNOUNCEMENT, CHAPTER NO. 078
078.001 Concerning what are they disputing?
078.002 Concerning the Great News,
078.003 About which they cannot agree.
078.004 Verily, they shall soon (come to) know!
078.005 Verily, verily they shall soon (come to) know!
078.006 Have We not made the earth as a wide expanse,
078.007 And the mountains as pegs?
078.008 And (have We not) created you in pairs,
078.009 And made your sleep for rest,
078.010 And made the night as a covering,
078.011 And made the day as a means of subsistence?
078.012 And (have We not) built over you the seven firmaments,
078.013 And placed (therein) a Light of Splendour?
078.014 And do We not send down from the clouds water in abundance,
078.015 That We may produce therewith corn and vegetables,
078.016 And gardens of luxurious growth?
078.017 Verily the Day of Sorting out is a thing appointed,
078.018 The Day that the Trumpet shall be sounded, and ye shall come forth in
crowds;
078.019 And the heavens shall be opened as if there were doors,
078.020 And the mountains shall vanish, as if they were a mirage.
078.021 Truly Hell is as a place of ambush,
078.022 For the transgressors a place of destination:
078.023 They will dwell therein for ages.
078.024 Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink,
078.025 Save a boiling fluid and a fluid, dark, murky, intensely cold,
078.026 A fitting recompense (for them).
078.027 For that they used not to fear any account (for their deeds),
078.028 But they (impudently) treated Our Signs as false.
078.029 And all things have We preserved on record.
078.030 "So taste ye (the fruits of your deeds); for no increase shall We grant you,
except in Punishment."
078.031 Verily for the Righteous there will be a fulfilment of (the heart's) desires;
078.032 Gardens enclosed, and grapevines;
078.033 Companions of equal age;
078.034 And a cup full (to the brim).
078.035 No vanity shall they hear therein, nor Untruth:-
078.036 Recompense from thy Lord, a gift, (amply) sufficient,
078.037 (From) the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and all between, (God) Most
Gracious: None shall have power to argue with Him.
078.038 The Day that the Spirit and the angels will stand forth in ranks, none shall
speak except any who is permitted by (God) Most Gracious, and He will say what is
right.
078.039 That Day will be the sure Reality: Therefore, whoso will, let him take a
(straight) return to his Lord!
078.040 Verily, We have warned you of a Penalty near, the Day when man will see
(the deeds) which his hands have sent forth, and the Unbeliever will say, "Woe unto
me! Would that I were (metre) dust!"
THOSE WHO DRAG FORTH, SOUL-SNATCHERS, CHAPTER NO. 079
079.001 By the (angels) who tear out (the souls of the wicked) with violence;
079.002 By those who gently draw out (the souls of the blessed);
079.003 And by those who glide along (on errands of mercy),
079.004 Then press forward as in a race,
079.005 Then arrange to do (the Commands of their Lord),
079.006 One Day everything that can be in commotion will be in violent commotion,
079.007 Followed by oft-repeated (commotions):
079.008 Hearts that Day will be in agitation;
079.009 Cast down will be (their owners') eyes.
079.010 They say (now): "What! shall we indeed be returned to (our) former state?
079.011 "What! - when we shall have become rotten bones?"
079.012 They say: "It would, in that case, be a return with loss!"
079.013 But verily, it will be but a single (Compelling) Cry,
079.014 When, behold, they will be in the (full) awakening (to Judgment).
079.015 Has the story of Moses reached thee?
079.016 Behold, thy Lord did call to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa:-
079.017 "Go thou to Pharaoh for he has indeed transgressed all bounds:
079.018 "And say to him, 'Wouldst thou that thou shouldst be purified (from sin)?-
079.019 "'And that I guide thee to thy Lord, so thou shouldst fear Him?'"
079.020 Then did (Moses) show him the Great Sign.
079.021 But (Pharaoh) rejected it and disobeyed (guidance);
079.022 Further, he turned his back, striving hard (against God).
079.023 Then he collected (his men) and made a proclamation,
079.024 Saying, "I am your Lord, Most High".
079.025 But God did punish him, (and made an) example of him, - in the Hereafter,
as in this life.
079.026 Verily in this is an instructive warning for whosoever feareth (God).
079.027 What! Are ye the more difficult to create or the heaven (above)? (God) hath
constructed it:
079.028 On high hath He raised its canopy, and He hath given it order and
perfection.
079.029 Its night doth He endow with darkness, and its splendour doth He bring out
(with light).
079.030 And the earth, moreover, hath He extended (to a wide expanse);
079.031 He draweth out therefrom its moisture and its pasture;
079.032 And the mountains hath He firmly fixed;-
079.033 For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
079.034 Therefore, when there comes the great, overwhelming (Event),-
079.035 The Day when man shall remember (all) that he strove for,
079.036 And Hell-Fire shall be placed in full view for (all) to see,-
079.037 Then, for such as had transgressed all bounds,
079.038 And had preferred the life of this world,
079.039 The Abode will be Hell-Fire;
079.040 And for such as had entertained the fear of standing before their Lord's
(tribunal) and had restrained (their) soul from lower desires,
079.041 Their abode will be the Garden.
079.042 They ask thee about the Hour,-'When will be its appointed time?
079.043 Wherein art thou (concerned) with the declaration thereof?
079.044 With thy Lord in the Limit fixed therefor.
079.045 Thou art but a Warner for such as fear it.
079.046 The Day they see it, (It will be) as if they had tarried but a single evening, or
(at most till) the following morn!
HE FROWNED!, CHAPTER NO. 080
080.001 (The Prophet) frowned and turned away,
080.002 Because there came to him the blind man (interrupting).
080.003 But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual
understanding)?-
080.004 Or that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit him?
080.005 As to one who regards Himself as self-sufficient,
080.006 To him dost thou attend;
080.007 Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritual understanding).
080.008 But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,
080.009 And with fear (in his heart),
080.010 Of him wast thou unmindful.
080.011 By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:
080.012 Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
080.013 (It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
080.014 Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
080.015 (Written) by the hands of scribes-
080.016 Honourable and Pious and Just.
080.017 Woe to man! What hath made him reject God;
080.018 From what stuff hath He created him?
080.019 From a sperm-drop: He hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due
proportions;
080.020 Then doth He make His path smooth for him;
080.021 Then He causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;
080.022 Then, when it is His Will, He will raise him up (again).
080.023 By no means hath he fulfilled what God hath commanded him.
080.024 Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):
080.025 For that We pour forth water in abundance,
080.026 And We split the earth in fragments,
080.027 And produce therein corn,
080.028 And Grapes and nutritious plants,
080.029 And Olives and Dates,
080.030 And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
080.031 And fruits and fodder,-
080.032 For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
080.033 At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise,-
080.034 That Day shall a man flee from his own brother,
080.035 And from his mother and his father,
080.036 And from his wife and his children.
080.037 Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make
him indifferent to the others.
080.038 Some faces that Day will be beaming,
080.039 Laughing, rejoicing.
080.040 And other faces that Day will be dust-stained,
080.041 Blackness will cover them:
080.042 Such will be the Rejecters of God, the doers of iniquity.
THE OVERTHROWING, EXTINGUISHED! WRAPPING THINGS UP,
CHAPTER NO. 081
081.001 When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up;
081.002 When the stars fall, losing their lustre;
081.003 When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);
081.004 When the she-camels, ten months with young, are left untended;
081.005 When the wild beasts are herded together (in the human habitations);
081.006 When the oceans boil over with a swell;
081.007 When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like with like);
081.008 When the female (infant), buried alive, is questioned -
081.009 For what crime she was killed;
081.010 When the scrolls are laid open;
081.011 When the world on High is unveiled;
081.012 When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;
081.013 And when the Garden is brought near;-
081.014 (Then) shall each soul know what it has put forward.
081.015 So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede,
081.016 Go straight, or hide;
081.017 And the Night as it dissipates;
081.018 And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness;-
081.019 Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger,
081.020 Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne,
081.021 With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust.
081.022 And (O people!) your companion is not one possessed;
081.023 And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon.
081.024 Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge of the Unseen.
081.025 Nor is it the word of an evil spirit accursed.
081.026 When whither go ye?
081.027 Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds:
081.028 (With profit) to whoever among you wills to go straight:
081.029 But ye shall not will except as God wills,- the Cherisher of the Worlds.
THE CLEAVING, BURSTING APART, CHAPTER NO. 082
082.001 When the Sky is cleft asunder;
082.002 When the Stars are scattered;
082.003 When the Oceans are suffered to burst forth;
082.004 And when the Graves are turned upside down;-
082.005 (Then) shall each soul know what it hath sent forward and (what it hath)
kept back.
082.006 O man! What has seduced thee from thy Lord Most Beneficent?-
082.007 Him Who created thee. Fashioned thee in due proportion, and gave thee a
just bias;
082.008 In whatever Form He wills, does He put thee together.
082.009 Day! nit ye do reject Right and Judgment!
082.010 But verily over you (are appointed angels) to protect you,-
082.011 Kind and honourable,- Writing down (your deeds):
082.012 They know (and understand) all that ye do.
082.013 As for the Righteous, they will be in bliss;
082.014 And the Wicked - they will be in the Fire,
082.015 Which they will enter on the Day of Judgment,
082.016 And they will not be able to keep away therefrom.
082.017 And what will explain to thee what the Day of Judgment is?
082.018 Again, what will explain to thee what the Day of Judgment is?
082.019 (It will be) the Day when no soul shall have power (to do) aught for another:
For the command, that Day, will be (wholly) with God.
DEFRAUDING, THE CHEATS, CHEATING, CHAPTER NO. 083
083.001 Woe to those that deal in fraud,-
083.002 Those who, when they have to receive by measure from men, exact full
measure,
083.003 But when they have to give by measure or weight to men, give less than due.
083.004 Do they not think that they will be called to account?-
083.005 On a Mighty Day,
083.006 A Day when (all) mankind will stand before the Lord of the Worlds?
083.007 Day! Surely the record of the wicked is (preserved) in Sijjin.
083.008 And what will explain to thee what Sijjin is?
083.009 (There is) a Register (fully) inscribed.
083.010 Woe, that Day, to those that deny-
083.011 Those that deny the Day of Judgment.
083.012 And none can deny it but the Transgressor beyond bounds the Sinner!
083.013 When Our Signs are rehearsed to him, he says, "Tales of the ancients!"
083.014 By no means! but on their hearts is the stain of the (ill) which they do!
083.015 Verily, from (the Light of) their Lord, that Day, will they be veiled.
083.016 Further, they will enter the Fire of Hell.
083.017 Further, it will be said to them: "This is the (reality) which ye rejected as
false!
083.018 Day, verily the record of the Righteous is (preserved) in 'Illiyin.
083.019 And what will explain to thee what 'Illiyun is?
083.020 (There is) a Register (fully) inscribed,
083.021 To which bear witness those Nearest (to God).
083.022 Truly the Righteous will be in Bliss:
083.023 On Thrones (of Dignity) will they command a sight (of all things):
083.024 Thou wilt recognise in their faces the beaming brightness of Bliss.
083.025 Their thirst will be slaked with Pure Wine sealed:
083.026 The seal thereof will be Musk: And for this let those aspire, who have
aspirations:
083.027 With it will be (given) a mixture of Tasnim:
083.028 A spring, from (the waters) whereof drink those Nearest to God.
083.029 Those in sin used to laugh at those who believed,
083.030 And whenever they passed by them, used to wink at each other (in
mockery);
083.031 And when they returned to their own people, they would return jesting;
083.032 And whenever they saw them, they would say, "Behold! These are the
people truly astray!"
083.033 But they had not been sent as keepers over them!
083.034 But on this Day the Believers will laugh at the Unbelievers:
083.035 On Thrones (of Dignity) they will command (a sight) (of all things).
083.036 Will not the Unbelievers have been paid back for what they did?
THE SUNDERING, SPLITTING OPEN, CHAPTER NO. 084
084.001 When the sky is rent asunder,
084.002 And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, and it must needs (do so);-
084.003 And when the earth is flattened out,
084.004 And casts forth what is within it and becomes (clean) empty,
084.005 And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord,- and it must needs (do so);-
(then will come Home the full reality).
084.006 O thou man! Verily thou art ever toiling on towards thy Lord- painfully
toiling,- but thou shalt meet Him.
084.007 Then he who is given his Record in his right hand,
084.008 Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,
084.009 And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!
084.010 But he who is given his Record behind his back,-
084.011 Soon will he cry for perdition,
084.012 And he will enter a Blazing Fire.
084.013 Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing!
084.014 Truly, did he think that he would not have to return (to Us)!
084.015 Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!
084.016 So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset;
084.017 The Night and its Homing;
084.018 And the Moon in her fullness:
084.019 Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.
084.020 What then is the matter with them, that they believe not?-
084.021 And when the Qur'an is read to them, they fall not prostrate,
084.022 But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it).
084.023 But God has full knowledge of what they secrete (in their breasts)
084.024 So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,
084.025 Except to those who believe and work righteous deeds: For them is a
Reward that will never fail.