1/1 In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
1/2 Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds;
1/3 Most Gracious, Most Merciful;
1/4 Master of the Day of Judgment.
1/5 Thee do we worship, and Thine aid we seek.
1/6 Show us the straight way,
1/7 The way of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace, thosewhose (portion) is not wrath, and who go not astray.
2/1 A.L.M.
2/2 This is the Book; in it is guidance sure, without doubt, tothose who fear Allah;
2/3 Who believe in the Unseen, are steadfast in prayer, and spendout of what We have provided for them;
2/4 And who believe in the Revelation sent to thee, and sentbefore thy time, and (in their hearts) have the assurance of theHereafter.
2/5 They are on (true) guidance, from their Lord, and it is thesewho will prosper.
2/6 As to those who reject Faith, it is the same to them whetherthou warn them or do not warn them; they will not believe.
2/7 Allah hath set a seal on their hearts and on their hearing, andon their eyes is a veil; great is the penalty they (incur).
2/8 Of the people there are some who say: "We believe in Allah andthe Last Day;" but they do not (really) believe.
2/9 Fain would they deceive Allah and those who believe, but theyonly deceive themselves, and realise (it) not!
2/10 In their hearts is a disease; and Allah has increased theirdisease: And grievous is the penalty they (incur), because they are false(to themselves).
2/11 When it is said to them: "Make not mischief on the earth,"they say: "Why, we only Want to make peace!"
2/12 Of a surety, they are the ones who make mischief, but theyrealise (it) not.
2/13 When it is said to them: "Believe as the others believe:" Theysay: "Shall we believe as the fools believe?" Nay, of a surety they are thefools, but they do not know.
2/14 When they meet those who believe, they say: "We believe;" butwhen they are alone with their evil ones, they say: "We are really withyou: We (were) only jesting."
2/15 Allah will throw back their mockery on them, and give them ropein their trespasses; so they will wander like blind ones (To and fro).
2/16 These are they who have bartered Guidance for error: But theirtraffic is profitless, and they have lost true direction,
2/17 Their similitude is that of a man who kindled a fire; when itlighted all around him, Allah took away their light and left them in utterdarkness. So they could not see.
2/18 Deaf, dumb, and blind, they will not return (to the path).
2/19 Or (another similitude) is that of a rain-laden cloud from thesky: In it are zones of darkness, and thunder and lightning: They presstheir fingers in their ears to keep out the stunning thunder-clap, thewhile they are in terror of death. But Allah is ever round the rejecters ofFaith!
2/20 The lightning all but snatches away their sight; every timethe light (Helps) them, they walk therein, and when the darkness grows onthem, they stand still. And if Allah willed, He could take away their facultyof hearing and seeing; for Allah hath power over all things.
2/21 O ye people! Adore your Guardian-Lord, who created you andthose who came before you, that ye may have the chance to learnrighteousness;
2/22 Who has made the earth your couch, and the heavens yourcanopy; and sent down rain from the heavens; and brought forth therewithFruits for your sustenance; then set not up rivals unto Allah when ye know(the truth).
2/23 And if ye are in doubt as to what We have revealed from timeto time to Our servant, then produce a Sura like thereunto; and call yourwitnesses or helpers (If there are any) besides Allah, if your (doubts) aretrue.
2/24 But if ye cannot- and of a surety ye cannot- then fear theFire whose fuel is men and stones,- which is prepared for those who rejectFaith.
2/25 But give glad tidings to those who believe and workrighteousness, that their portion is Gardens, beneath which rivers flow.Every time they are fed with fruits therefrom, they say: "Why, this is whatwe were fed with before," for they are given things in similitude; and theyhave therein companions pure (and holy); and they abide therein (forever).
2/26 Allah disdains not to use the similitude of things, lowest aswell as highest. Those who believe know that it is truth from their Lord;but those who reject Faith say: "What means Allah by this similitude?" By itHe causes many to stray, and many He leads into the right path; but Hecauses not to stray, except those who forsake (the path),-
2/27 Those who break Allah's Covenant after it is ratified, and whosunder what Allah Has ordered to be joined, and do mischief on earth: Thesecause loss (only) to themselves.
2/28 How can ye reject the faith in Allah?- seeing that ye werewithout life, and He gave you life; then will He cause you to die, and willagain bring you to life; and again to Him will ye return.
2/29 It is He Who hath created for you all things that are onearth; Moreover His design comprehended the heavens, for He gave order andperfection to the seven firmaments; and of all things He hath perfectknowledge.
2/30 Behold, thy Lord said to the angels: "I will create avicegerent on earth." They said: "Wilt Thou place therein one who will makemischief therein and shed blood?- whilst we do celebrate Thy praises andglorify Thy holy (name)?" He said: "I know what ye know not."
2/31 And He taught Adam the names of all things; then He placedthem before the angels, and said: "Tell me the names of these if ye areright."
2/32 They said: "Glory to Thee, of knowledge We have none, savewhat Thou Hast taught us: In truth it is Thou Who art perfect in knowledgeand wisdom."
2/33 He said: "O Adam! Tell them their names." When he had toldthem, Allah said: "Did I not tell you that I know the secrets of heaven andearth, and I know what ye reveal and what ye conceal?"
2/34 And behold, We said to the angels: "Bow down to Adam" and theybowed down. Not so Iblis: he refused and was haughty: He was of those whoreject Faith.
2/35 We said: "O Adam! dwell thou and thy wife in the Garden; andeat of the bountiful things therein as (where and when) ye will; butapproach not this tree, or ye run into harm and transgression."
2/36 Then did Satan make them slip from the (garden), and get themout of the state (of felicity) in which they had been. We said: "Get yedown, all (ye people), with enmity between yourselves. On earth will beyour dwelling-place and your means of livelihood - for a time."
2/37 Then learnt Adam from his Lord words of inspiration, and hisLord Turned towards him; for He is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful.
2/38 We said: "Get ye down all from here; and if, as is sure, therecomes to you Guidance from me, whosoever follows My guidance, on them shallbe no fear, nor shall they grieve.
2/39 "But those who reject Faith and belie Our Signs, they shall becompanions of the Fire; they shall abide therein."
2/40 O Children of Israel! call to mind the (special) favour whichI bestowed upon you, and fulfil your covenant with Me as I fulfil MyCovenant with you, and fear none but Me.
2/41 And believe in what I reveal, confirming the revelation whichis with you, and be not the first to reject Faith therein, nor sell MySigns for a small price; and fear Me, and Me alone.
2/42 And cover not Truth with falsehood, nor conceal the Truth whenye know (what it is).
2/43 And be steadfast in prayer; practise regular charity; and bowdown your heads with those who bow down (in worship).
2/44 Do ye enjoin right conduct on the people, and forget (Topractise it) yourselves, and yet ye study the Scripture? Will ye notunderstand?
2/45 Nay, seek (Allah's) help with patient perseverance and prayer:It is indeed hard, except to those who bring a lowly spirit,-
2/46 Who bear in mind the certainty that they are to meet theirLord, and that they are to return to Him.
2/47 Children of Israel! call to mind the (special) favour which Ibestowed upon you, and that I preferred you to all other (for My Message).
2/48 Then guard yourselves against a day when one soul shall notavail another nor shall intercession be accepted for her, nor shallcompensation be taken from her, nor shall anyone be helped (from outside).
2/49 And remember, We delivered you from the people of Pharaoh:They set you hard tasks and punishments, slaughtered your sons and let yourwomen-folk live; therein was a tremendous trial from your Lord.
2/50 And remember We divided the sea for you and saved you anddrowned Pharaoh's people within your very sight.
2/51 And remember We appointed forty nights for Moses, and in hisabsence ye took the calf (for worship), and ye did grievous wrong.
2/52 Even then We did forgive you; there was a chance for you to begrateful.
2/53 And remember We gave Moses the Scripture and the Criterion(Between right and wrong): There was a chance for you to be guided aright.
2/54 And remember Moses said to his people: "O my people! Ye haveindeed wronged yourselves by your worship of the calf: So turn (inrepentance) to your Maker, and slay yourselves (the wrong-doers); that willbe better for you in the sight of your Maker." Then He turned towards you(in forgiveness): For He is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful.
2/55 And remember ye said: "O Moses! We shall never believe in theeuntil we see Allah manifestly," but ye were dazed with thunder and lightingeven as ye looked on.
2/56 Then We raised you up after your death: Ye had the chance tobe grateful.
2/57 And We gave you the shade of clouds and sent down to you Mannaand quails, saying: "Eat of the good things We have provided for you:" (Butthey rebelled); to us they did no harm, but they harmed their own souls.
2/58 And remember We said: "Enter this town, and eat of the plentytherein as ye wish; but enter the gate with humility, in posture and inwords, and We shall forgive you your faults and increase (the portion of)those who do good."
2/59 But the transgressors changed the word from that which hadbeen given them; so We sent on the transgressors a plague from heaven, forthat they infringed (Our command) repeatedly.
2/60 And remember Moses prayed for water for his people; We said:"Strike the rock with thy staff." Then gushed forth therefrom twelvesprings. Each group knew its own place for water. So eat and drink of thesustenance provided by Allah, and do no evil nor mischief on the (face ofthe) earth.
2/61 And remember ye said: "O Moses! we cannot endure one kind offood (always); so beseech thy Lord for us to produce for us of what theearth groweth, -its pot-herbs, and cucumbers, Its garlic, lentils, andonions." He said: "Will ye exchange the better for the worse? Go ye down toany town, and ye shall find what ye want!" They were covered withhumiliation and misery; they drew on themselves the wrath of Allah. Thisbecause they went on rejecting the Signs of Allah and slaying His Messengerswithout just cause. This because they rebelled and went on transgressing.
2/62 Those who believe (in the Qur'an), and those who follow theJewish (scriptures), and the Christians and the Sabians,- any who believein Allah and the Last Day, and work righteousness, shall have their rewardwith their Lord; on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.
2/63 And remember We took your covenant and We raised above you(The towering height) of Mount (Sinai) : (Saying): "Hold firmly to what Wehave given you and bring (ever) to remembrance what is therein: Perchanceye may fear Allah."
2/64 But ye turned back thereafter: Had it not been for the Graceand Mercy of Allah to you, ye had surely been among the lost.
2/65 And well ye knew those amongst you who transgressed in thematter of the Sabbath: We said to them: "Be ye apes, despised andrejected."
2/66 So We made it an example to their own time and to theirposterity, and a lesson to those who fear Allah.
2/67 And remember Moses said to his people: "Allah commands that yesacrifice a heifer." They said: "Makest thou a laughing-stock of us?" Hesaid: "Allah save me from being an ignorant (fool)!"
2/68 They said: "Beseech on our behalf Thy Lord to make plain to uswhat (heifer) it is!" He said; "He says: The heifer should be neither tooold nor too young, but of middling age. Now do what ye are commanded!"
2/69 They said: "Beseech on our behalf Thy Lord to make plain to usHer colour." He said: "He says: A fawn-coloured heifer, pure and rich intone, the admiration of beholders!"
2/70 They said: "Beseech on our behalf Thy Lord to make plain to uswhat she is: To us are all heifers alike: We wish indeed for guidance, ifAllah wills."
2/71 He said: "He says: A heifer not trained to till the soil orwater the fields; sound and without blemish." They said: "Now hast thoubrought the truth." Then they offered her in sacrifice, but not withgood-will.
2/72 Remember ye slew a man and fell into a dispute amongyourselves as to the crime: But Allah was to bring forth what ye did hide.
2/73 So We said: "Strike the (body) with a piece of the (heifer)."Thus Allah bringeth the dead to life and showeth you His Signs: Perchance yemay understand.
2/74 Thenceforth were your hearts hardened: They became like a rockand even worse in hardness. For among rocks there are some from whichrivers gush forth; others there are which when split asunder send forthwater; and others which sink for fear of Allah. And Allah is not unmindful ofwhat ye do.
2/75 Can ye (o ye men of Faith) entertain the hope that they willbelieve in you?- Seeing that a party of them heard the Word of Allah, andperverted it knowingly after they understood it.
2/76 Behold! when they meet the men of Faith, they say: "Webelieve": But when they meet each other in private, they say: "Shall youtell them what Allah hath revealed to you, that they may engage you inargument about it before your Lord?"- Do ye not understand (their aim)?
2/77 Know they not that Allah knoweth what they conceal and what theyreveal?
2/78 And there are among them illiterates, who know not the Book,but (see therein their own) desires, and they do nothing but conjecture.
2/79 Then woe to those who write the Book with their own hands, andthen say:"This is from Allah," to traffic with it for miserable price!- Woeto them for what their hands do write, and for the gain they make thereby.
2/80 And they say: "The Fire shall not touch us but for a fewnumbered days:" Say: "Have ye taken a promise from Allah, for He never breaksHis promise? or is it that ye say of Allah what ye do not know?"
2/81 Nay, those who seek gain in evil, and are girt round by theirsins,- they are companions of the Fire: Therein shall they abide (Forever).
2/82 But those who have faith and work righteousness, they arecompanions of the Garden: Therein shall they abide (For ever).
2/83 And remember We took a covenant from the Children of Israel(to this effect): Worship none but Allah; treat with kindness your parentsand kindred, and orphans and those in need; speak fair to the people; besteadfast in prayer; and practise regular charity. Then did ye turn back,except a few among you, and ye backslide (even now).
2/84 And remember We took your covenant (to this effect): Shed noblood amongst you, nor turn out your own people from your homes: and thisye solemnly ratified, and to this ye can bear witness.
2/85 After this it is ye, the same people, who slay amongyourselves, and banish a party of you from their homes; assist (Theirenemies) against them, in guilt and rancour; and if they come to you ascaptives, ye ransom them, though it was not lawful for you to banish them.Then is it only a part of the Book that ye believe in, and do ye reject therest? but what is the reward for those among you who behave like this butdisgrace in this life?- and on the Day of Judgment they shall be consignedto the most grievous penalty. For Allah is not unmindful of what ye do.
2/86 These are the people who buy the life of this world at theprice of the Hereafter: their penalty shall not be lightened nor shall theybe helped.
2/87 We gave Moses the Book and followed him up with a successionof messengers; We gave Jesus the son of Mary Clear (Signs) and strengthenedhim with the holy spirit. Is it that whenever there comes to you a messengerwith what ye yourselves desire not, ye are puffed up with pride?- Some yecalled impostors, and others ye slay!
2/88 They say, "Our hearts are the wrappings (which preserve Allah'sWord: we need no more)." Nay, Allah's curse is on them for their blasphemy:Little is it they believe.
2/89 And when there comes to them a Book from Allah, confirming whatis with them,- although from of old they had prayed for victory againstthose without Faith,- when there comes to them that which they (should)have recognised, they refuse to believe in it but the curse of Allah is onthose without Faith.
2/90 Miserable is the price for which they have sold their souls,in that they deny (the revelation) which Allah has sent down, in insolentenvy that Allah of His Grace should send it to any of His servants Hepleases: Thus have they drawn on themselves Wrath upon Wrath. Andhumiliating is the punishment of those who reject Faith.
2/91 When it is said to them, "Believe in what Allah Hath sent down,"they say, "We believe in what was sent down to us:" yet they reject allbesides, even if it be Truth confirming what is with them. Say: "Why thenhave ye slain the prophets of Allah in times gone by, if ye did indeedbelieve?"
2/92 There came to you Moses with clear (Signs); yet ye worshippedthe calf (Even) after that, and ye did behave wrongfully.
2/93 And remember We took your covenant and We raised above you(the towering height) of Mount (Sinai): (Saying): "Hold firmly to what Wehave given you, and hearken (to the Law)": They said:" We hear, and wedisobey:" And they had to drink into their hearts (of the taint) of thecalf because of their Faithlessness. Say: "Vile indeed are the behests ofyour Faith if ye have any faith!"
2/94 Say: "If the last Home, with Allah, be for you specially, andnot for anyone else, then seek ye for death, if ye are sincere."
2/95 But they will never seek for death, on account of the (sins)which their hands have sent on before them. and Allah is well-acquainted withthe wrong-doers.
2/96 Thou wilt indeed find them, of all people, most greedy oflife,-even more than the idolaters: Each one of them wishes He could begiven a life of a thousand years: But the grant of such life will not savehim from (due) punishment. For Allah sees well all that they do.
2/97 Say: Whoever is an enemy to Gabriel-for he brings down the(revelation) to thy heart by Allah's will, a confirmation of what wentbefore, and guidance and glad tidings for those who believe,-
2/98 Whoever is an enemy to Allah and His angels and messengers, toGabriel and Michael,- Lo! Allah is an enemy to those who reject Faith.
2/99 We have sent down to thee Manifest Signs (ayat); and nonereject them but those who are perverse.
2/100 Is it not (the case) that every time they make a covenant,some party among them throw it aside?- Nay, Most of them are faithless.
2/101 And when there came to them a messenger from Allah, confirmingwhat was with them, a party of the people of the Book threw away the Bookof Allah behind their backs, as if (it had been something) they did notknow!
2/102 They followed what the evil ones gave out (falsely) againstthe power of Solomon: the blasphemers Were, not Solomon, but the evil ones,teaching men Magic, and such things as came down at babylon to the angelsHarut and Marut. But neither of these taught anyone (Such things) withoutsaying: "We are only for trial; so do not blaspheme." They learned fromthem the means to sow discord between man and wife. But they could not thusharm anyone except by Allah's permission. And they learned what harmed them,not what profited them. And they knew that the buyers of (magic) would haveno share in the happiness of the Hereafter. And vile was the price forwhich they did sell their souls, if they but knew!
2/103 If they had kept their Faith and guarded themselves from evil,far better had been the reward from their Lord, if they but knew!
2/104 O ye of Faith! Say not (to the Messenger) words of ambiguousimport, but words of respect; and hearken (to him): To those without Faithis a grievous punishment.
2/105 It is never the wish of those without Faith among the Peopleof the Book, nor of the Pagans, that anything good should come down to youfrom your Lord. But Allah will choose for His special Mercy whom He will -for Allah is Lord of grace abounding.
2/106 None of Our revelations do We abrogate or cause to beforgotten, but We substitute something better or similar: Knowest thou notthat Allah Hath power over all things?
2/107 Knowest thou not that to Allah belongeth the dominion of theheavens and the earth? And besides Him ye have neither patron nor helper.
2/108 Would ye question your Messenger as Moses was questioned of old?but whoever changeth from Faith to Unbelief, Hath strayed without doubtfrom the even way.
2/109 Quite a number of the People of the Book wish they could Turnyou (people) back to infidelity after ye have believed, from selfish envy,after the Truth hath become Manifest unto them: But forgive and overlook,Till Allah accomplish His purpose; for Allah Hath power over all things.
2/110 And be steadfast in prayer and regular in charity: Andwhatever good ye send forth for your souls before you, ye shall find itwith Allah: for Allah sees Well all that ye do.
2/111 And they say: "None shall enter Paradise unless he be a Jew ora Christian." Those are their (vain) desires. Say: "Produce your proof ifye are truthful."
2/112 Nay,-whoever submits His whole self to Allah and is a doer ofgood,- He will get his reward with his Lord; on such shall be no fear, norshall they grieve.
2/113 The Jews say: "The Christians have naught (to stand) upon; andthe Christians say: "The Jews have naught (To stand) upon." Yet they(Profess to) study the (same) Book. Like unto their word is what those saywho know not; but Allah will judge between them in their quarrel on the Dayof Judgment.
2/114 And who is more unjust than he who forbids that in places forthe worship of Allah, Allah's name should be celebrated?-whose zeal is (infact) to ruin them? It was not fitting that such should themselves enterthem except in fear. For them there is nothing but disgrace in this world,and in the world to come, an exceeding torment.
2/115 To Allah belong the east and the West: Whithersoever ye turn,there is the presence of Allah. For Allah is all-Pervading, all-Knowing.
2/116 They say: "Allah hath begotten a son" :Glory be to Him.-Nay, toHim belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth: everything rendersworship to Him.
2/117 To Him is due the primal origin of the heavens and the earth:When He decreeth a matter, He saith to it: "Be," and it is.
2/118 Say those without knowledge: "Why speaketh not Allah unto us? orwhy cometh not unto us a Sign?" So said the people before them words ofsimilar import. Their hearts are alike. We have indeed made clear the Signsunto any people who hold firmly to Faith (in their hearts).
2/119 Verily We have sent thee in truth as a bearer of glad tidingsand a warner: But of thee no question shall be asked of the Companions ofthe Blazing Fire.
2/120 Never will the Jews or the Christians be satisfied with theeunless thou follow their form of religion. Say: "The Guidance of Allah,-thatis the (only) Guidance." Wert thou to follow their desires after theknowledge which hath reached thee, then wouldst thou find neither Protectornor helper against Allah.
2/121 Those to whom We have sent the Book study it as it should bestudied: They are the ones that believe therein: Those who reject faiththerein,- the loss is their own.
2/122 O Children of Israel! call to mind the special favour which Ibestowed upon you, and that I preferred you to all others (for MyMessage).
2/123 Then guard yourselves against a-Day when one soul shall notavail another, nor shall compensation be accepted from her nor shallintercession profit her nor shall anyone be helped (from outside).
2/124 And remember that Abraham was tried by his Lord with certaincommands, which he fulfilled: He said: "I will make thee an Imam to theNations." He pleaded: "And also (Imams) from my offspring!" He answered:"But My Promise is not within the reach of evil-doers."
2/125 Remember We made the House a place of assembly for men and aplace of safety; and take ye the station of Abraham as a place of prayer;and We covenanted with Abraham and Isma'il, that they should sanctify MyHouse for those who compass it round, or use it as a retreat, or bow, orprostrate themselves (therein in prayer).
2/126 And remember Abraham said: "My Lord, make this a City ofPeace, and feed its people with fruits,-such of them as believe in Allah andthe Last Day." He said: "(Yea), and such as reject Faith,-for a while willI grant them their pleasure, but will soon drive them to the torment ofFire,- an evil destination (indeed)!"
2/127 And remember Abraham and Isma'il raised the foundations of theHouse (With this prayer): "Our Lord! Accept (this service) from us: ForThou art the All-Hearing, the All-knowing.
2/128 "Our Lord! make of us Muslims, bowing to Thy (Will), and ofour progeny a people Muslim, bowing to Thy (will); and show us our placefor the celebration of (due) rites; and turn unto us (in Mercy); for Thouart the Oft-Returning, Most Merciful.
2/129 "Our Lord! send amongst them a Messenger of their own, whoshall rehearse Thy Signs to them and instruct them in scripture and wisdom,and sanctify them: For Thou art the Exalted in Might, the Wise."
2/130 And who turns away from the religion of Abraham but such asdebase their souls with folly? Him We chose and rendered pure in thisworld: And he will be in the Hereafter in the ranks of the Righteous.
2/131 Behold! his Lord said to him: "Bow (thy will to Me):" He said:"I bow (my will) to the Lord and Cherisher of the Universe."
2/132 And this was the legacy that Abraham left to his sons, and sodid Jacob; "Oh my sons! Allah hath chosen the Faith for you; then die notexcept in the Faith of Islam."
2/133 Were ye witnesses when death appeared before Jacob? Behold, hesaid to his sons: "What will ye worship after me?" They said: "We shallworship Thy god and the god of thy fathers, of Abraham, Isma'il and Isaac,-the one (True) Allah: To Him we bow (in Islam)."
2/134 That was a people that hath passed away. They shall reap thefruit of what they did, and ye of what ye do! Of their merits there is noquestion in your case!
2/135 They say: "Become Jews or Christians if ye would be guided (Tosalvation)." Say thou: "Nay! (I would rather) the Religion of Abraham theTrue, and he joined not gods with Allah."
2/136 Say ye: "We believe in Allah, and the revelation given to us,and to Abraham, Isma'il, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes, and that given toMoses and Jesus, and that given to (all) prophets from their Lord: We makeno difference between one and another of them: And we bow to Allah (inIslam)."
2/137 So if they believe as ye believe, they are indeed on the rightpath; but if they turn back, it is they who are in schism; but Allah willsuffice thee as against them, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.
2/138 (Our religion is) the Baptism of Allah: And who can baptizebetter than Allah? And it is He Whom we worship.
2/139 Say: Will ye dispute with us about Allah, seeing that He is ourLord and your Lord; that we are responsible for our doings and ye foryours; and that We are sincere (in our faith) in Him?
2/140 Or do ye say that Abraham, Isma'il Isaac, Jacob and the Tribeswere Jews or Christians? Say: Do ye know better than Allah? Ah! who is moreunjust than those who conceal the testimony they have from Allah? but Allah isnot unmindful of what ye do!
2/141 That was a people that hath passed away. They shall reap thefruit of what they did, and ye of what ye do! Of their merits there is noquestion in your case:
2/142 The fools among the people will say: "What hath turned themfrom the Qibla to which they were used?" Say: To Allah belong both east andWest: He guideth whom He will to a Way that is straight.
2/143 Thus, have We made of you an Ummat justly balanced, that yemight be witnesses over the nations, and the Messenger a witness overyourselves; and We appointed the Qibla to which thou wast used, only totest those who followed the Messenger from those who would turn on theirheels (From the Faith). Indeed it was (A change) momentous, except to thoseguided by Allah. And never would Allah Make your faith of no effect. For Allah isto all people Most surely full of kindness, Most Merciful.
2/144 We see the turning of thy face (for guidance to the heavens:now Shall We turn thee to a Qibla that shall please thee. Turn then Thyface in the direction of the sacred Mosque: Wherever ye are, turn yourfaces in that direction. The people of the Book know well that that is thetruth from their Lord. Nor is Allah unmindful of what they do.
2/145 Even if thou wert to bring to the people of the Book all theSigns (together), they would not follow Thy Qibla; nor art thou going tofollow their Qibla; nor indeed will they follow each other's Qibla. If thouafter the knowledge hath reached thee, Wert to follow their (vain)desires,-then wert thou Indeed (clearly) in the wrong.
2/146 The people of the Book know this as they know their own sons;but some of them conceal the truth which they themselves know.
2/147 The Truth is from thy Lord; so be not at all in doubt.
2/148 To each is a goal to which Allah turns him; then strive together(as in a race) Towards all that is good. Wheresoever ye are, Allah will bringyou Together. For Allah Hath power over all things.
2/149 From whencesoever Thou startest forth, turn Thy face in thedirection of the sacred Mosque; that is indeed the truth from the Lord. AndAllah is not unmindful of what ye do.
2/150 So from whencesoever Thou startest forth, turn Thy face in thedirection of the sacred Mosque; and wheresoever ye are, Turn your facethither: that there be no ground of dispute against you among the people,except those of them that are bent on wickedness; so fear them not, butfear Me; and that I may complete My favours on you, and ye May (consent to)be guided;
2/151 A similar (favour have ye already received) in that We havesent among you a Messenger of your own, rehearsing to you Our Signs, andsanctifying you, and instructing you in Scripture and Wisdom, and in newknowledge.
2/152 Then do ye remember Me; I will remember you. Be grateful toMe, and reject not Faith.
2/153 O ye who believe! seek help with patient perseverance andprayer; for Allah is with those who patiently persevere.
2/154 And say not of those who are slain in the way of Allah: "Theyare dead." Nay, they are living, though ye perceive (it) not.
2/155 Be sure we shall test you with something of fear and hunger,some loss in goods or lives or the fruits (of your toil), but give gladtidings to those who patiently persevere,
2/156 Who say, when afflicted with calamity: "To Allah We belong, andto Him is our return":-
2/157 They are those on whom (Descend) blessings from Allah, andMercy, and they are the ones that receive guidance.
2/158 Behold! Safa and Marwa are among the Symbols of Allah. So ifthose who visit the House in the Season or at other times, should compassthem round, it is no sin in them. And if any one obeyeth his own impulse togood,- be sure that Allah is He Who recogniseth and knoweth.
2/159 Those who conceal the clear (Signs) We have sent down, and theGuidance, after We have made it clear for the people in the Book,-on themshall be Allah's curse, and the curse of those entitled to curse,-
2/160 Except those who repent and make amends and openly declare(the Truth): To them I turn; for I am Oft-returning, Most Merciful.
2/161 Those who reject Faith, and die rejecting,- on them is Allah'scurse, and the curse of angels, and of all mankind;
2/162 They will abide therein: Their penalty will not be lightened,nor will respite be their (lot).
2/163 And your Allah is One Allah: There is no god but He, MostGracious, Most Merciful.
2/164 Behold! in the creation of the heavens and the earth; in thealternation of the night and the day; in the sailing of the ships throughthe ocean for the profit of mankind; in the rain which Allah Sends down fromthe skies, and the life which He gives therewith to an earth that is dead;in the beasts of all kinds that He scatters through the earth; in thechange of the winds, and the clouds which they Trail like their slavesbetween the sky and the earth;- (Here) indeed are Signs for a people thatare wise.
2/165 Yet there are men who take (for worship) others besides Allah,as equal (with Allah): They love them as they should love Allah. But those ofFaith are overflowing in their love for Allah. If only the unrighteous couldsee, behold, they would see the penalty: that to Allah belongs all power, andAllah will strongly enforce the penalty.
2/166 Then would those who are followed clear themselves of thosewho follow (them) : They would see the penalty, and all relations betweenthem would be cut off.
2/167 And those who followed would say: "If only We had one morechance, We would clear ourselves of them, as they have cleared themselvesof us." Thus will Allah show them (The fruits of) their deeds as (nothingbut) regrets. Nor will there be a way for them out of the Fire.
2/168 O ye people! Eat of what is on earth, Lawful and good; and donot follow the footsteps of the evil one, for he is to you an avowedenemy.
2/169 For he commands you what is evil and shameful, and that yeshould say of Allah that of which ye have no knowledge.
2/170 When it is said to them: "Follow what Allah hath revealed:" Theysay: "Nay! we shall follow the ways of our fathers." What! even thoughtheir fathers Were void of wisdom and guidance?
2/171 The parable of those who reject Faith is as if one were toshout Like a goat-herd, to things that listen to nothing but calls andcries: Deaf, dumb, and blind, they are void of wisdom.
2/172 O ye who believe! Eat of the good things that We have providedfor you, and be grateful to Allah, if it is Him ye worship.
2/173 He hath only forbidden you dead meat, and blood, and the fleshof swine, and that on which any other name hath been invoked besides thatof Allah. But if one is forced by necessity, without wilful disobedience, nortransgressing due limits,- then is he guiltless. For Allah is Oft-forgivingMost Merciful.
2/174 Those who conceal Allah's revelations in the Book, and purchasefor them a miserable profit,- they swallow into themselves naught but Fire;Allah will not address them on the Day of Resurrection. Nor purify them:Grievous will be their penalty.
2/175 They are the ones who buy Error in place of Guidance andTorment in place of Forgiveness. Ah! what boldness (They show) for theFire!
2/176 (Their doom is) because Allah sent down the Book in truth butthose who seek causes of dispute in the Book are in a schism Far (from thepurpose).
2/177 It is not righteousness that ye turn your faces Towards eastor West; but it is righteousness- to believe in Allah and the Last Day, andthe Angels, and the Book, and the Messengers; to spend of your substance,out of love for Him, for your kin, for orphans, for the needy, for thewayfarer, for those who ask, and for the ransom of slaves; to be steadfastin prayer, and practice regular charity; to fulfil the contracts which yehave made; and to be firm and patient, in pain (or suffering) andadversity, and throughout all periods of panic. Such are the people oftruth, the Allah-fearing.
2/178 O ye who believe! the law of equality is prescribed to you incases of murder: the free for the free, the slave for the slave, the womanfor the woman. But if any remission is made by the brother of the slain,then grant any reasonable demand, and compensate him with handsomegratitude, this is a concession and a Mercy from your Lord. After thiswhoever exceeds the limits shall be in grave penalty.
2/179 In the Law of Equality there is (saving of) Life to you, o yemen of understanding; that ye may restrain yourselves.
2/180 It is prescribed, when death approaches any of you, if heleave any goods that he make a bequest to parents and next of kin,according to reasonable usage; this is due from the Allah-fearing.
2/181 If anyone changes the bequest after hearing it, the guiltshall be on those who make the change. For Allah hears and knows (Allthings).
2/182 But if anyone fears partiality or wrong-doing on the part ofthe testator, and makes peace between (The parties concerned), there is nowrong in him: For Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
2/183 O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it wasprescribed to those before you, that ye may (learn) self-restraint,-
2/184 (Fasting) for a fixed number of days; but if any of you isill, or on a journey, the prescribed number (Should be made up) from dayslater. For those who can do it (With hardship), is a ransom, the feeding ofone that is indigent. But he that will give more, of his own free will,- itis better for him. And it is better for you that ye fast, if ye only knew.
2/185 Ramadhan is the (month) in which was sent down the Qur'an, asa guide to mankind, also clear (Signs) for guidance and judgment (Betweenright and wrong). So every one of you who is present (at his home) duringthat month should spend it in fasting, but if any one is ill, or on ajourney, the prescribed period (Should be made up) by days later. Allahintends every facility for you; He does not want to put to difficulties.(He wants you) to complete the prescribed period, and to glorify Him inthat He has guided you; and perchance ye shall be grateful.
2/186 When My servants ask thee concerning Me, I am indeed close (tothem): I listen to the prayer of every suppliant when he calleth on Me: Letthem also, with a will, Listen to My call, and believe in Me: That they maywalk in the right way.
2/187 Permitted to you, on the night of the fasts, is the approachto your wives. They are your garments and ye are their garments. Allahknoweth what ye used to do secretly among yourselves; but He turned to youand forgave you; so now associate with them, and seek what Allah Hathordained for you, and eat and drink, until the white thread of dawn appearto you distinct from its black thread; then complete your fast Till thenight appears; but do not associate with your wives while ye are in retreatin the mosques. Those are Limits (set by) Allah: Approach not nigh thereto.Thus doth Allah make clear His Signs to men: that they may learnself-restraint.
2/188 And do not eat up your property among yourselves for vanities,nor use it as bait for the judges, with intent that ye may eat upwrongfully and knowingly a little of (other) people's property.
2/189 They ask thee concerning the New Moons. Say: They are butsigns to mark fixed periods of time in (the affairs of) men, and forPilgrimage. It is no virtue if ye enter your houses from the back: It isvirtue if ye fear Allah. Enter houses through the proper doors: And fear Allah:That ye may prosper.
2/190 Fight in the cause of Allah those who fight you, but do nottransgress limits; for Allah loveth not transgressors.
2/191 And slay them wherever ye catch them, and turn them out fromwhere they have Turned you out; for tumult and oppression are worse thanslaughter; but fight them not at the Sacred Mosque, unless they (first)fight you there; but if they fight you, slay them. Such is the reward ofthose who suppress faith.
2/192 But if they cease, Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
2/193 And fight them on until there is no more Tumult or oppression,and there prevail justice and faith in Allah; but if they cease, Let there beno hostility except to those who practise oppression.
2/194 The prohibited month for the prohibited month,- and so for allthings prohibited,- there is the law of equality. If then any onetransgresses the prohibition against you, Transgress ye likewise againsthim. But fear Allah, and know that Allah is with those who restrainthemselves.
2/195 And spend of your substance in the cause of Allah, and make notyour own hands contribute to (your) destruction; but do good; for Allahloveth those who do good.
2/196 And complete the Hajj or 'umra in the service of Allah. But ifye are prevented (From completing it), send an offering for sacrifice, suchas ye may find, and do not shave your heads until the offering reaches theplace of sacrifice. And if any of you is ill, or has an ailment in hisscalp, (Necessitating shaving), (He should) in compensation either fast, orfeed the poor, or offer sacrifice; and when ye are in peaceful conditions(again), if any one wishes to continue the 'umra on to the hajj, He mustmake an offering, such as he can afford, but if he cannot afford it, Heshould fast three days during the hajj and seven days on his return, Makingten days in all. This is for those whose household is not in (the precinctsof) the Sacred Mosque. And fear Allah, and know that Allah Is strict inpunishment.
2/197 For Hajj are the months well known. If any one undertakes thatduty therein, Let there be no obscenity, nor wickedness, nor wrangling inthe Hajj. And whatever good ye do, (be sure) Allah knoweth it. And take aprovision (With you) for the journey, but the best of provisions is rightconduct. So fear Me, o ye that are wise.
2/198 It is no crime in you if ye seek of the bounty of your Lord(during pilgrimage). Then when ye pour down from (Mount) Arafat, celebratethe praises of Allah at the Sacred Monument, and celebrate His praises as Hehas directed you, even though, before this, ye went astray.
2/199 Then pass on at a quick pace from the place whence it is usualfor the multitude so to do, and ask for Allah's forgiveness. For Allah isOft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
2/200 So when ye have accomplished your holy rites, celebrate thepraises of Allah, as ye used to celebrate the praises of your fathers,- yea,with far more Heart and soul. There are men who say: "Our Lord! Give us(Thy bounties) in this world!" but they will have no portion in theHereafter.
2/201 And there are men who say: "Our Lord! Give us good in thisworld and good in the Hereafter, and defend us from the torment of theFire!"
2/202 To these will be allotted what they have earned; and Allah isquick in account.
2/203 Celebrate the praises of Allah during the Appointed Days. But ifany one hastens to leave in two days, there is no blame on him, and if anyone stays on, there is no blame on him, if his aim is to do right. Thenfear Allah, and know that ye will surely be gathered unto Him.
2/204 There is the type of man whose speech about this world's lifeMay dazzle thee, and he calls Allah to witness about what is in his heart;yet is he the most contentious of enemies.
2/205 When he turns his back, His aim everywhere is to spreadmischief through the earth and destroy crops and cattle. But Allah loveth notmischief.
2/206 When it is said to him, "Fear Allah", He is led by arrogance to(more) crime. Enough for him is Hell;-An evil bed indeed (To lie on)!
2/207 And there is the type of man who gives his life to earn thepleasure of Allah: And Allah is full of kindness to (His) devotees.
2/208 O ye who believe! Enter into Islam whole-heartedly; and follownot the footsteps of the evil one; for he is to you an avowed enemy.
2/209 If ye backslide after the clear (Signs) have come to you, thenknow that Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise.
2/210 Will they wait until Allah comes to them in canopies of clouds,with angels (in His train) and the question is (thus) settled? but to Allahdo all questions go back (for decision).
2/211 Ask the Children of Israel how many clear (Signs) We have sentthem. But if any one, after Allah's favour has come to him, substitutes(something else), Allah is strict in punishment.
2/212 The life of this world is alluring to those who reject faith,and they scoff at those who believe. But the righteous will be above themon the Day of Resurrection; for Allah bestows His abundance without measureon whom He will.
2/213 Mankind was one single nation, and Allah sent Messengers withglad tidings and warnings; and with them He sent the Book in truth, tojudge between people in matters wherein they differed; but the People ofthe Book, after the clear Signs came to them, did not differ amongthemselves, except through selfish contumacy. Allah by His Grace Guided thebelievers to the Truth, concerning that wherein they differed. For Allahguided whom He will to a path that is straight.
2/214 Or do ye think that ye shall enter the Garden (of bliss)without such (trials) as came to those who passed away before you? theyencountered suffering and adversity, and were so shaken in spirit that eventhe Messenger and those of faith who were with him cried: "When (will come)the help of Allah?" Ah! Verily, the help of Allah is (always) near!
2/215 They ask thee what they should spend (In charity). Say:Whatever ye spend that is good, is for parents and kindred and orphans andthose in want and for wayfarers. And whatever ye do that is good, -Allahknoweth it well.
2/216 Fighting is prescribed for you, and ye dislike it. But it ispossible that ye dislike a thing which is good for you, and that ye love athing which is bad for you. But Allah knoweth, and ye know not.
2/217 They ask thee concerning fighting in the Prohibited Month.Say: "Fighting therein is a grave (offence); but graver is it in the sightof Allah to prevent access to the path of Allah, to deny Him, to prevent accessto the Sacred Mosque, and drive out its members." Tumult and oppression areworse than slaughter. Nor will they cease fighting you until they turn youback from your faith if they can. And if any of you Turn back from theirfaith and die in unbelief, their works will bear no fruit in this life andin the Hereafter; they will be companions of the Fire and will abidetherein.
2/218 Those who believed and those who suffered exile and fought(and strove and struggled) in the path of Allah,- they have the hope of theMercy of Allah: And Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
2/219 They ask thee concerning wine and gambling. Say: "In them isgreat sin, and some profit, for men; but the sin is greater than theprofit." They ask thee how much they are to spend; Say: "What is beyondyour needs." Thus doth Allah Make clear to you His Signs: In order that yemay consider-
2/220 (Their bearings) on this life and the Hereafter. They ask theeconcerning orphans. Say: "The best thing to do is what is for their good;if ye mix their affairs with yours, they are your brethren; but Allah knowsthe man who means mischief from the man who means good. And if Allah hadwished, He could have put you into difficulties: He is indeed Exalted inPower, Wise."
2/221 Do not marry unbelieving women (idolaters), until theybelieve: A slave woman who believes is better than an unbelieving woman,even though she allures you. Nor marry (your girls) to unbelievers untilthey believe: A man slave who believes is better than an unbeliever, eventhough he allures you. Unbelievers do (but) beckon you to the Fire. But Allahbeckons by His Grace to the Garden (of bliss) and forgiveness, and makesHis Signs clear to mankind: That they may celebrate His praise.
2/222 They ask thee concerning women's courses. Say: They are a hurtand a pollution: So keep away from women in their courses, and do notapproach them until they are clean. But when they have purified themselves,ye may approach them in any manner, time, or place ordained for you by Allah.For Allah loves those who turn to Him constantly and He loves those who keepthemselves pure and clean.
2/223 Your wives are as a tilth unto you; so approach your tilthwhen or how ye will; but do some good act for your souls beforehand; andfear Allah. And know that ye are to meet Him (in the Hereafter), and give(these) good tidings to those who believe.
2/224 And make not Allah's (name) an excuse in your oaths againstdoing good, or acting rightly, or making peace between persons; for Allah isOne Who heareth and knoweth all things.
2/225 Allah will not call you to account for thoughtlessness in youroaths, but for the intention in your hearts; and He is Oft-forgiving, MostForbearing.
2/226 For those who take an oath for abstention from their wives, awaiting for four months is ordained; if then they return, Allah isOft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
2/227 But if their intention is firm for divorce, Allah heareth andknoweth all things.
2/228 Divorced women shall wait concerning themselves for threemonthly periods. Nor is it lawful for them to hide what Allah Hath created intheir wombs, if they have faith in Allah and the Last Day. And their husbandshave the better right to take them back in that period, if they wish forreconciliation. And women shall have rights similar to the rights againstthem, according to what is equitable; but men have a degree (of advantage)over them. And Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise.
2/229 A divorce is only permissible twice: after that, the partiesshould either hold Together on equitable terms, or separate with kindness.It is not lawful for you, (Men), to take back any of your gifts (from yourwives), except when both parties fear that they would be unable to keep thelimits ordained by Allah. If ye (judges) do indeed fear that they would beunable to keep the limits ordained by Allah, there is no blame on either ofthem if she give something for her freedom. These are the limits ordainedby Allah; so do not transgress them if any do transgress the limits ordainedby Allah, such persons wrong (Themselves as well as others).
2/230 So if a husband divorces his wife (irrevocably), He cannot,after that, re-marry her until after she has married another husband and Hehas divorced her. In that case there is no blame on either of them if theyre-unite, provided they feel that they can keep the limits ordained by Allah.Such are the limits ordained by Allah, which He makes plain to those whounderstand.
2/231 When ye divorce women, and they fulfil the term of their('Iddat), either take them back on equitable terms or set them free onequitable terms; but do not take them back to injure them, (or) to takeundue advantage; if any one does that; He wrongs his own soul. Do not treatAllah's Signs as a jest, but solemnly rehearse Allah's favours on you, and thefact that He sent down to you the Book and Wisdom, for your instruction.And fear Allah, and know that Allah is well acquainted with all things.
2/232 When ye divorce women, and they fulfil the term of their('Iddat), do not prevent them from marrying their (former) husbands, ifthey mutually agree on equitable terms. This instruction is for all amongstyou, who believe in Allah and the Last Day. That is (the course Making for)most virtue and purity amongst you and Allah knows, and ye know not.
2/233 The mothers shall give such to their offspring for two wholeyears, if the father desires to complete the term. But he shall bear thecost of their food and clothing on equitable terms. No soul shall have aburden laid on it greater than it can bear. No mother shall be Treatedunfairly on account of her child. Nor father on account of his child, anheir shall be chargeable in the same way. If they both decide on weaning,by mutual consent, and after due consultation, there is no blame on them.If ye decide on a foster-mother for your offspring, there is no blame onyou, provided ye pay (the mother) what ye offered, on equitable terms. Butfear Allah and know that Allah sees well what ye do.
2/234 If any of you die and leave widows behind, they shall waitconcerning themselves four months and ten days: When they have fulfilledtheir term, there is no blame on you if they dispose of themselves in ajust and reasonable manner. And Allah is well acquainted with what ye do.
2/235 There is no blame on you if ye make an offer of betrothal orhold it in your hearts. Allah knows that ye cherish them in your hearts: Butdo not make a secret contract with them except in terms Honourable, norresolve on the tie of marriage till the term prescribed is fulfilled. Andknow that Allah Knoweth what is in your hearts, and take heed of Him; andknow that Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Forbearing.
2/236 There is no blame on you if ye divorce women beforeconsummation or the fixation of their dower; but bestow on them (A suitablegift), the wealthy according to his means, and the poor according to hismeans;- A gift of a reasonable amount is due from those who wish to do theright thing.
2/237 And if ye divorce them before consummation, but after thefixation of a dower for them, then the half of the dower (Is due to them),unless they remit it or (the man's half) is remitted by him in whose handsis the marriage tie; and the remission (of the man's half) is the nearestto righteousness. And do not forget Liberality between yourselves. For Allahsees well all that ye do.
2/238 Guard strictly your (habit of) prayers, especially the MiddlePrayer; and stand before Allah in a devout (frame of mind).
2/239 If ye fear (an enemy), pray on foot, or riding, (as may bemost convenient), but when ye are in security, celebrate Allah's praises inthe manner He has taught you, which ye knew not (before).
2/240 Those of you who die and leave widows should bequeath fortheir widows a year's maintenance and residence; but if they leave (Theresidence), there is no blame on you for what they do with themselves,provided it is reasonable. And Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise.
2/241 For divorced women Maintenance (should be provided) on areasonable (scale). This is a duty on the righteous.
2/242 Thus doth Allah Make clear His Signs to you: In order that yemay understand.
2/243 Didst thou not Turn by vision to those who abandoned theirhomes, though they were thousands (In number), for fear of death? Allah saidto them: "Die": Then He restored them to life. For Allah is full of bounty tomankind, but Most of them are ungrateful.
2/244 Then fight in the cause of Allah, and know that Allah Heareth andknoweth all things.
2/245 Who is he that will loan to Allah a beautiful loan, which Allahwill double unto his credit and multiply many times? It is Allah that giveth(you) Want or plenty, and to Him shall be your return.
2/246 Hast thou not Turned thy vision to the Chiefs of the Childrenof Israel after (the time of) Moses? they said to a prophet (That was)among them: "Appoint for us a king, that we May fight in the cause of Allah."He said: "Is it not possible, if ye were commanded to fight, that that yewill not fight?" They said: "How could we refuse to fight in the cause ofAllah, seeing that we were turned out of our homes and our families?" butwhen they were commanded to fight, they turned back, except a small bandamong them. But Allah Has full knowledge of those who do wrong.
2/247 Their Prophet said to them: "Allah hath appointed Talut as kingover you." They said: "How can he exercise authority over us when we arebetter fitted than he to exercise authority, and he is not even gifted,with wealth in abundance?" He said: "Allah hath Chosen him above you, andhath gifted him abundantly with knowledge and bodily prowess: Allah GrantethHis authority to whom He pleaseth. Allah careth for all, and He knoweth allthings."
2/248 And (further) their Prophet said to them: "A Sign of hisauthority is that there shall come to you the Ark of the covenant, with (anassurance) therein of security from your Lord, and the relics left by thefamily of Moses and the family of Aaron, carried by angels. In this is asymbol for you if ye indeed have faith."
2/249 When Talut set forth with the armies, he said: "Allah will testyou at the stream: if any drinks of its water, He goes not with my army:Only those who taste not of it go with me: A mere sip out of the hand isexcused." but they all drank of it, except a few. When they crossed theriver,- He and the faithful ones with him,- they said: "This day We cannotcope with Goliath and his forces." but those who were convinced that theymust meet Allah, said: "How oft, by Allah's will, Hath a small force vanquisheda big one? Allah is with those who steadfastly persevere."
2/250 When they advanced to meet Goliath and his forces, theyprayed: "Our Lord! Pour out constancy on us and make our steps firm: Helpus against those that reject faith."
2/251 By Allah's will they routed them; and David slew Goliath; andAllah gave him power and wisdom and taught him whatever (else) He willed. Anddid not Allah Check one set of people by means of another, the earth wouldindeed be full of mischief: But Allah is full of bounty to all the worlds.
2/252 These are the Signs of Allah: we rehearse them to thee in truth:verily Thou art one of the messengers.
2/253 Those messengers We endowed with gifts, some above others: Toone of them Allah spoke; others He raised to degrees (of honour); to Jesusthe son of Mary We gave clear (Signs), and strengthened him with the holyspirit. If Allah had so willed, succeeding generations would not have foughtamong each other, after clear (Signs) had come to them, but they (chose) towrangle, some believing and others rejecting. If Allah had so willed, theywould not have fought each other; but Allah Fulfilleth His plan.
2/254 O ye who believe! Spend out of (the bounties) We have providedfor you, before the Day comes when no bargaining (Will avail), norfriendship nor intercession. Those who reject Faith they are thewrong-doers.
2/255 Allah! There is no god but He,-the Living, the Self-subsisting,Eternal. No slumber can seize Him nor sleep. His are all things in theheavens and on earth. Who is there can intercede in His presence except asHe permitteth? He knoweth what (appeareth to His creatures as) before orafter or behind them. Nor shall they compass aught of His knowledge exceptas He willeth. His Throne doth extend over the heavens and the earth, andHe feeleth no fatigue in guarding and preserving them for He is the MostHigh, the Supreme (in glory).
2/256 Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clearfrom Error: whoever rejects evil and believes in Allah hath grasped the mosttrustworthy hand-hold, that never breaks. And Allah heareth and knoweth allthings.
2/257 Allah is the Protector of those who have faith: from the depthsof darkness He will lead them forth into light. Of those who reject faiththe patrons are the evil ones: from light they will lead them forth intothe depths of darkness. They will be companions of the fire, to dwelltherein (For ever).
2/258 Hast thou not Turned thy vision to one who disputed withAbraham About his Lord, because Allah had granted him power? Abraham said:"My Lord is He Who Giveth life and death." He said: "I give life anddeath". Said Abraham: "But it is Allah that causeth the sun to rise from theeast: Do thou then cause him to rise from the West." Thus was he confoundedwho (in arrogance) rejected faith. Nor doth Allah Give guidance to a peopleunjust.
2/259 Or (take) the similitude of one who passed by a hamlet, all inruins to its roofs. He said: "Oh! how shall Allah bring it (ever) to life,after (this) its death?" but Allah caused him to die for a hundred years,then raised him up (again). He said: "How long didst thou tarry (thus)?" Hesaid: (Perhaps) a day or part of a day." He said: "Nay, thou hast tarriedthus a hundred years; but look at thy food and thy drink; they show nosigns of age; and look at thy donkey: And that We may make of thee a signunto the people, Look further at the bones, how We bring them together andclothe them with flesh." When this was shown clearly to him, he said: "Iknow that Allah hath power over all things."
2/260 When Abraham said: "Show me, Lord, how You will raise the dead, "He replied: "Have you no faith?"  He said "Yes, but just to reassuremy heart."  Allah said, "Take four birds, draw them to you, and cut theirbodies to pieces.  Scatter them over the mountain-tops, then call themback.  They will come swiftly to you.  Know that Allah is Mighty, Wise."
2/261 The parable of those who spend their substance in the way ofAllah is that of a grain of corn: it groweth seven ears, and each ear Hath ahundred grains. Allah giveth manifold increase to whom He pleaseth: And Allahcareth for all and He knoweth all things.
2/262 Those who spend their substance in the cause of Allah, andfollow not up their gifts with reminders of their generosity or withinjury,-for them their reward is with their Lord: on them shall be no fear,nor shall they grieve.
2/263 Kind words and the covering of faults are better than charityfollowed by injury. Allah is free of all wants, and He is Most-Forbearing.
2/264 O ye who believe! cancel not your charity by reminders of yourgenerosity or by injury,- like those who spend their substance to be seenof men, but believe neither in Allah nor in the Last Day. They are in parablelike a hard, barren rock, on which is a little soil: on it falls heavyrain, which leaves it (Just) a bare stone. They will be able to do nothingwith aught they have earned. And Allah guideth not those who reject faith.
2/265 And the likeness of those who spend their substance, seekingto please Allah and to strengthen their souls, is as a garden, high andfertile: heavy rain falls on it but makes it yield a double increase ofharvest, and if it receives not Heavy rain, light moisture sufficeth it.Allah seeth well whatever ye do.
2/266 Does any of you wish that he should have a garden withdate-palms and vines and streams flowing underneath, and all kinds offruit, while he is stricken with old age, and his children are not strong(enough to look after themselves)- that it should be caught in a whirlwind,with fire therein, and be burnt up? Thus doth Allah make clear to you (His)Signs; that ye may consider.
2/267 O ye who believe! Give of the good things which ye have(honourably) earned, and of the fruits of the earth which We have producedfor you, and do not even aim at getting anything which is bad, in orderthat out of it ye may give away something, when ye yourselves would notreceive it except with closed eyes. And know that Allah is Free of all wants,and worthy of all praise.
2/268 The Evil one threatens you with poverty and bids you toconduct unseemly. Allah promiseth you His forgiveness and bounties. And Allahcareth for all and He knoweth all things.
2/269 He granteth wisdom to whom He pleaseth; and he to whom wisdomis granted receiveth indeed a benefit overflowing; but none will grasp theMessage but men of understanding.
2/270 And whatever ye spend in charity or devotion, be sure Allahknows it all. But the wrong-doers have no helpers.
2/271 If ye disclose (acts of) charity, even so it is well, but ifye conceal them, and make them reach those (really) in need, that is bestfor you: It will remove from you some of your (stains of) evil. And Allah iswell acquainted with what ye do.
2/272 It is not required of thee (O Messenger), to set them on theright path, but Allah sets on the right path whom He pleaseth. Whatever ofgood ye give benefits your own souls, and ye shall only do so seeking the"Face" of Allah. Whatever good ye give, shall be rendered back to you, and yeshall not Be dealt with unjustly.
2/273 (Charity is) for those in need, who, in Allah's cause arerestricted (from travel), and cannot move about in the land, seeking (Fortrade or work): the ignorant man thinks, because of their modesty, thatthey are free from want. Thou shalt know them by their (Unfailing) mark:They beg not importunately from all the sundry. And whatever of good yegive, be assured Allah knoweth it well.
2/274 Those who (in charity) spend of their goods by night and byday, in secret and in public, have their reward with their Lord: on themshall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.
2/275 Those who devour usury will not stand except as stand one whomthe Evil one by his touch Hath driven to madness. That is because they say:"Trade is like usury," but Allah hath permitted trade and forbidden usury.Those who after receiving direction from their Lord, desist, shall bepardoned for the past; their case is for Allah (to judge); but those whorepeat (The offence) are companions of the Fire: They will abide therein(for ever).
2/276 Allah will deprive usury of all blessing, but will give increasefor deeds of charity: For He loveth not creatures ungrateful and wicked.
2/277 Those who believe, and do deeds of righteousness, andestablish regular prayers and regular charity, will have their reward withtheir Lord: on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.
2/278 O ye who believe! Fear Allah, and give up what remains of yourdemand for usury, if ye are indeed believers.
2/279 If ye do it not, Take notice of war from Allah and His Messenger:But if ye turn back, ye shall have your capital sums: Deal not unjustly,and ye shall not be dealt with unjustly.
2/280 If the debtor is in a difficulty, grant him time Till it iseasy for him to repay. But if ye remit it by way of charity, that is bestfor you if ye only knew.
2/281 And fear the Day when ye shall be brought back to Allah. Thenshall every soul be paid what it earned, and none shall be dealt withunjustly.
2/282 O ye who believe!When ye deal with each other,intransactions involving future obligations in a fixed period of time,reducethem to writing Let a scribe write down faithfully as between the parties:let not the scribe refuse to write:as Allah Has taught him,so let himwrite. Let him who incurs the liability dictate,but let him fear His LordAllah,and not diminish aught of what he owes.If they party liable ismentally deficient,or weak,or unable Himself to dictate,Let his guardiandictate faithfully,and get two witnesses,out of your own men,and ifthere are not two men,then a man and two women,such as ye choose, forwitnesses,so that if one of them errs,the other can remind her.Thewitnesses should not refuse when they are called on(For evidence).Disdainnot to reduce to writing(your contract)for a future period,whether it besmall or big:it is juster in the sight of Allah,More suitable as evidence,and more convenient to prevent doubts among yourselves but if it be a transaction which ye carry out on the spot among yourselves,there is noblame on you if ye reduce it not to writing.But take witness whenever yemake a commercial contract;and let neither scribe nor witness suffer harm.If ye do(such harm),it would be wickedness in you.So fear Allah;For it isGood that teaches you.And Allah is well acquainted with all things.If yeare on a journey,and cannot find a scribe,a pledge with possession(mayserve the purpose).And if one of you deposits a thing on trust withanother,let the trustee(faithfully)discharge his trust,and let him Fearhis Lord conceal not evidence;for whoever conceals it,-his heart istainted with sin.And Allah knoweth all that ye do.
2/283 If ye are on a journey, and cannot find a scribe, a pledgewith possession (may serve the purpose). And if one of you deposits a thingon trust with another, Let the trustee (Faithfully) discharge His trust,and let him fear his Lord. Conceal not evidence; for whoever conceals it,-His heart is tainted with sin. And Allah Knoweth all that ye do.
2/284 To Allah belongeth all that is in the heavens and on earth.Whether ye show what is in your minds or conceal it, Allah Calleth you toaccount for it. He forgiveth whom He pleaseth, and punisheth whom Hepleaseth, for Allah hath power over all things.
2/285 The Messenger believeth in what hath been revealed to him fromhis Lord, as do the men of faith. Each one (of them) believeth in Allah, Hisangels, His books, and His messengers. "We make no distinction (they say)between one and another of His messengers." And they say: "We hear, and weobey: (We seek) Thy forgiveness, our Lord, and to Thee is the end of alljourneys."
2/286 On no soul doth Allah Place a burden greater than it can bear.It gets every good that it earns, and it suffers every ill that it earns.(Pray:) "Our Lord! Condemn us not if we forget or fall into error; ourLord! Lay not on us a burden Like that which Thou didst lay on those beforeus; Our Lord! Lay not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear.Blot out our sins, and grant us forgiveness. Have mercy on us. Thou art ourProtector; Help us against those who stand against faith."
3/1 A. L. M.
3/2 Allah! There is no god but He,-the Living, the Self-Subsisting,Eternal.
3/3 It is He Who sent down to thee (step by step), in truth, theBook, confirming what went before it; and He sent down the Law (of Moses)and the Gospel (of Jesus) before this, as a guide to mankind, and He sentdown the criterion (of judgment between right and wrong).
3/4 Then those who reject Faith in the Signs of Allah will sufferthe severest penalty, and Allah is Exalted in Might, Lord of Retribution.
3/5 From Allah, verily nothing is hidden on earth or in theheavens.
3/6 He it is Who shapes you in the wombs as He pleases. There isno god but He, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
3/7 He it is Who has sent down to thee the Book: In it are versesbasic or fundamental (of established meaning); they are the foundation ofthe Book: others are allegorical. But those in whose hearts is perversityfollow the part thereof that is allegorical, seeking discord, and searchingfor its hidden meanings, but no one knows its hidden meanings except Allah.And those who are firmly grounded in knowledge say: "We believe in theBook; the whole of it is from our Lord:" and none will grasp the Messageexcept men of understanding.
3/8 "Our Lord!" (they say), "Let not our hearts deviate now afterThou hast guided us, but grant us mercy from Thine own Presence; for Thouart the Grantor of bounties without measure.
3/9 "Our Lord! Thou art He that will gather mankind Togetheragainst a day about which there is no doubt; for Allah never fails in Hispromise."
3/10 Those who reject Faith,- neither their possessions nor their(numerous) progeny will avail them aught against Allah: They are themselvesbut fuel for the Fire.
3/11 (Their plight will be) no better than that of the people ofPharaoh, and their predecessors: They denied our Signs, and Allah called themto account for their sins. For Allah is strict in punishment.
3/12 Say to those who reject Faith: "Soon will ye be vanquished andgathered together to Hell,-an evil bed indeed (to lie on)!
3/13 "There has already been for you a Sign in the two armies thatmet (in combat): One was fighting in the cause of Allah, the other resistingAllah; these saw with their own eyes Twice their number. But Allah doth supportwith His aid whom He pleaseth. In this is a warning for such as have eyesto see."
3/14 Fair in the eyes of men is the love of things they covet:Women and sons; Heaped-up hoards of gold and silver; horses branded (forblood and excellence); and (wealth of) cattle and well-tilled land. Suchare the possessions of this world's life; but in nearness to Allah is thebest of the goals (To return to).
3/15 Say: Shall I give you glad tidings of things Far better thanthose? For the righteous are Gardens in nearness to their Lord, with riversflowing beneath; therein is their eternal home; with companions pure (andholy); and the good pleasure of Allah. For in Allah's sight are (all) Hisservants,-
3/16 (Namely), those who say: "Our Lord! we have indeed believed:forgive us, then, our sins, and save us from the agony of the Fire;"-
3/17 Those who show patience, Firmness and self-control; who aretrue (in word and deed); who worship devoutly; who spend (in the way ofAllah); and who pray for forgiveness in the early hours of the morning.
3/18 There is no god but He: That is the witness of Allah, Hisangels, and those endued with knowledge, standing firm on justice. There isno god but He, the Exalted in Power, the Wise.
3/19 The Religion before Allah is Islam (submission to His Will): Nordid the People of the Book dissent therefrom except through envy of eachother, after knowledge had come to them. But if any deny the Signs of Allah,Allah is swift in calling to account.
3/20 So if they dispute with thee, say: "I have submitted My wholeself to Allah and so have those who follow me." And say to the People of theBook and to those who are unlearned: "Do ye (also) submit yourselves?" Ifthey do, they are in right guidance, but if they turn back, Thy duty is toconvey the Message; and in Allah's sight are (all) His servants.
3/21 As to those who deny the Signs of Allah and in defiance ofright, slay the prophets, and slay those who teach just dealing withmankind, announce to them a grievous penalty.
3/22 They are those whose works will bear no fruit in this worldand in the Hereafter nor will they have anyone to help.
3/23 Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those who have been given aportion of the Book? They are invited to the Book of Allah, to settle theirdispute, but a party of them Turn back and decline (The arbitration).
3/24 This because they say: "The Fire shall not touch us but for afew numbered days": For their forgeries deceive them as to their ownreligion.
3/25 But how (will they fare) when we gather them together againsta day about which there is no doubt, and each soul will be paid out justwhat it has earned, without (favour or) injustice?
3/26 Say: "O Allah! Lord of Power (And Rule), Thou givest power towhom Thou pleasest, and Thou strippest off power from whom Thou pleasest:Thou enduest with honour whom Thou pleasest, and Thou bringest low whomThou pleasest: In Thy hand is all good. Verily, over all things Thou hastpower.
3/27 "Thou causest the night to gain on the day, and thou causestthe day to gain on the night; Thou bringest the Living out of the dead, andThou bringest the dead out of the Living; and Thou givest sustenance towhom Thou pleasest, without measure."
3/28 Let not the believers Take for friends or helpers Unbelieversrather than believers: if any do that, in nothing will there be help fromAllah: except by way of precaution, that ye may Guard yourselves from them.But Allah cautions you (To remember) Himself; for the final goal is to Allah.
3/29 Say: "Whether ye hide what is in your hearts or reveal it, Allahknows it all: He knows what is in the heavens, and what is on earth. AndAllah has power over all things.
3/30 "On the Day when every soul will be confronted with all thegood it has done, and all the evil it has done, it will wish there were agreat distance between it and its evil. But Allah cautions you (To remember)Himself. And Allah is full of kindness to those that serve Him."
3/31 Say: "If ye do love Allah, Follow me: Allah will love you andforgive you your sins: For Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
3/32 Say: "Obey Allah and His Messenger": But if they turn back, Allahloveth not those who reject Faith.
3/33 Allah did choose Adam and Noah, the family of Abraham, and thefamily of 'Imran above all people,-
3/34 Offspring, one of the other: And Allah heareth and knoweth allthings.
3/35 Behold! a woman of 'Imran said: "O my Lord! I do dedicate untoThee what is in my womb for Thy special service: So accept this of me: ForThou hearest and knowest all things."
3/36 When she was delivered, she said: "O my Lord! Behold! I amdelivered of a female child!"- and Allah knew best what she brought forth-"And no wise is the male Like the female. I have named her Mary, and Icommend her and her offspring to Thy protection from the Evil One, theRejected."
3/37 Right graciously did her Lord accept her: He made her grow inpurity and beauty: To the care of Zakariya was she assigned. Every timethat he entered (Her) chamber to see her, He found her supplied withsustenance. He said: "O Mary! Whence (comes) this to you?" She said: "FromAllah: for Allah Provides sustenance to whom He pleases without measure."
3/38 There did Zakariya pray to his Lord, saying: "O my Lord! Grantunto me from Thee a progeny that is pure: for Thou art He that hearethprayer!
3/39 While he was standing in prayer in the chamber, the angelscalled unto him: "Allah doth give thee glad tidings of Yahya, witnessing thetruth of a Word from Allah, and (be besides) noble, chaste, and a prophet,-of the (goodly) company of the righteous."
3/40 He said: "O my Lord! How shall I have son, seeing I am veryold, and my wife is barren?" "Thus," was the answer, "Doth Allah accomplishwhat He willeth."
3/41 He said: "O my Lord! Give me a Sign!" "Thy Sign," was theanswer, "Shall be that thou shalt speak to no man for three days but withsignals. Then celebrate the praises of thy Lord again and again, andglorify Him in the evening and in the morning."
3/42 Behold! the angels said: "O Mary! Allah hath chosen thee andpurified thee- chosen thee above the women of all nations.
3/43 "O Mary! worship Thy Lord devoutly: Prostrate thyself, and bowdown (in prayer) with those who bow down."
3/44 This is part of the tidings of the things unseen, which Wereveal unto thee (O Messenger!) by inspiration: Thou wast not with them whenthey cast lots with arrows, as to which of them should be charged with thecare of Mary: Nor wast thou with them when they disputed (the point).
3/45 Behold! the angels said: "O Mary! Allah giveth thee glad tidingsof a Word from Him: his name will be Christ Jesus, the son of Mary, held inhonour in this world and the Hereafter and of (the company of) thosenearest to Allah;
3/46 "He shall speak to the people in childhood and in maturity.And he shall be (of the company) of the righteous."
3/47 She said: "O my Lord! How shall I have a son when no man hathtouched me?" He said: "Even so: Allah createth what He willeth: When He hathdecreed a plan, He but saith to it, 'Be,' and it is!
3/48 "And Allah will teach him the Book and Wisdom, the Law and theGospel,
3/49 "And (appoint him) a messenger to the Children of Israel, (withthis message): "'I have come to you, with a Sign from your Lord, in that Imake for you out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, and breatheinto it, and it becomes a bird by Allah's leave: And I heal those born blind,and the lepers, and I quicken the dead, by Allah's leave; and I declare toyou what ye eat, and what ye store in your houses. Surely therein is a Signfor you if ye did believe;
3/50 "'(I have come to you), to attest the Law which was before me.And to make lawful to you part of what was (Before) forbidden to you; Ihave come to you with a Sign from your Lord. So fear Allah, and obey me.
3/51 "'It is Allah Who is my Lord and your Lord; then worship Him.This is a Way that is straight.'"
3/52 When Jesus found Unbelief on their part He said: "Who will beMy helpers to (the work of) Allah?" Said the disciples: "We are Allah'shelpers: We believe in Allah, and do thou bear witness that we are Muslims.
3/53 "Our Lord! we believe in what Thou hast revealed, and wefollow the Messenger; then write us down among those who bear witness."
3/54 And (the unbelievers) plotted and planned, and Allah tooplanned, and the best of planners is Allah.
3/55 Behold! Allah said: "O Jesus! I will take thee and raise thee toMyself and clear thee (of the falsehoods) of those who blaspheme; I willmake those who follow thee superior to those who reject faith, to the Dayof Resurrection: Then shall ye all return unto me, and I will judge betweenyou of the matters wherein ye dispute.
3/56 "As to those who reject faith, I will punish them withterrible agony in this world and in the Hereafter, nor will they haveanyone to help."
3/57 "As to those who believe and work righteousness, Allah will paythem (in full) their reward; but Allah loveth not those who do wrong."
3/58 "This is what we rehearse unto thee of the Signs and theMessage of Wisdom."
3/59 The similitude of Jesus before Allah is as that of Adam; Hecreated him from dust, then said to him: "Be". And he was.
3/60 The Truth (comes) from Allah alone; so be not of those whodoubt.
3/61 If any one disputes in this matter with thee, now after (full)knowledge Hath come to thee, say: "Come! let us gather together,- our sonsand your sons, our women and your women, ourselves and yourselves: Then letus earnestly pray, and invoke the curse of Allah on those who lie!"
3/62 This is the true account: There is no god except Allah; andAllah-He is indeed the Exalted in Power, the Wise.
3/63 But if they turn back, Allah hath full knowledge of those who domischief.
3/64 Say: "O People of the Book! come to common terms as between usand you: That we worship none but Allah; that we associate no partners withhim; that we erect not, from among ourselves, Lords and patrons other thanAllah." If then they turn back, say ye: "Bear witness that we (at least) areMuslims (bowing to Allah's Will).
3/65 Ye People of the Book! Why dispute ye about Abraham, when theLaw and the Gospel Were not revealed Till after him? Have ye nounderstanding?
3/66 Ah! Ye are those who fell to disputing (Even) in matters ofwhich ye had some knowledge! but why dispute ye in matters of which ye haveno knowledge? It is Allah Who knows, and ye who know not!
3/67 Abraham was not a Jew nor yet a Christian; but he was true inFaith, and bowed his will to Allah's (Which is Islam), and he joined not godswith Allah.
3/68 Without doubt, among men, the nearest of kin to Abraham, arethose who follow him, as are also this Prophet and those who believe: AndAllah is the Protector of those who have faith.
3/69 It is the wish of a section of the People of the Book to leadyou astray. But they shall lead astray (Not you), but themselves, and theydo not perceive!
3/70 Ye People of the Book! Why reject ye the Signs of Allah, ofwhich ye are (Yourselves) witnesses?
3/71 Ye People of the Book! Why do ye clothe Truth with falsehood,and conceal the Truth, while ye have knowledge?
3/72 A section of the People of the Book say: "Believe in themorning what is revealed to the believers, but reject it at the end of theday; perchance they may (themselves) Turn back;
3/73 "And believe no one unless he follows your religion." Say:"True guidance is the Guidance of Allah: (Fear ye) Lest a revelation be sentto someone (else) Like unto that which was sent unto you? or that those(Receiving such revelation) should engage you in argument before yourLord?" Say: "All bounties are in the hand of Allah: He granteth them to whomHe pleaseth: And Allah careth for all, and He knoweth all things."
3/74 For His Mercy He specially chooseth whom He pleaseth; for Allahis the Lord of bounties unbounded.
3/75 Among the People of the Book are some who, if entrusted with ahoard of gold, will (readily) pay it back; others, who, if entrusted with asingle silver coin, will not repay it unless thou constantly stoodestdemanding, because, they say, "there is no call on us (to keep faith) withthese ignorant (Pagans)." but they tell a lie against Allah, and (well) theyknow it.
3/76 Nay.- Those that keep their plighted faith and actaright,-verily Allah loves those who act aright.
3/77 As for those who sell the faith they owe to Allah and their ownplighted word for a small price, they shall have no portion in theHereafter: Nor will Allah (Deign to) speak to them or look at them on the Dayof Judgment, nor will He cleans them (of sin): They shall have a grievouspenalty.
3/78 There is among them a section who distort the Book with theirtongues: (As they read) you would think it is a part of the Book, but it isno part of the Book; and they say, "That is from Allah," but it is not fromAllah: It is they who tell a lie against Allah, and (well) they know it!
3/79 It is not (possible) that a man, to whom is given the Book,and Wisdom, and the prophetic office, should say to people: "Be ye myworshippers rather than Allah's": on the contrary (He would say) "Be yeworshippers of Him Who is truly the Cherisher of all: For ye have taughtthe Book and ye have studied it earnestly."
3/80 Nor would he instruct you to take angels and prophets forLords and patrons. What! would he bid you to unbelief after ye have bowedyour will (To Allah in Islam)?
3/81 Behold! Allah took the covenant of the prophets, saying: "I giveyou a Book and Wisdom; then comes to you a messenger, confirming what iswith you; do ye believe in him and render him help." Allah said: "Do yeagree, and take this my Covenant as binding on you?" They said: "We agree."He said: "Then bear witness, and I am with you among the witnesses."
3/82 If any turn back after this, they are pervertedtransgressors.
3/83 Do they seek for other than the Religion of Allah?-while allcreatures in the heavens and on earth have, willing or unwilling, bowed toHis Will (Accepted Islam), and to Him shall they all be brought back.
3/84 Say: "We believe in Allah, and in what has been revealed to usand what was revealed to Abraham, Isma'il, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes,and in (the Books) given to Moses, Jesus, and the prophets, from theirLord: We make no distinction between one and another among them, and to Allahdo we bow our will (in Islam)."
3/85 If anyone desires a religion other than Islam (submission toAllah), never will it be accepted of him; and in the Hereafter He will be inthe ranks of those who have lost (All spiritual good).
3/86 How shall Allah Guide those who reject Faith after they acceptedit and bore witness that the Messenger was true and that Clear Signs had comeunto them? but Allah guides not a people unjust.
3/87 Of such the reward is that on them (rests) the curse of Allah,of His angels, and of all mankind;-
3/88 In that will they dwell; nor will their penalty be lightened,nor respite be (their lot);-
3/89 Except for those that repent (Even) after that, and makeamends; for verily Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
3/90 But those who reject Faith after they accepted it, and then goon adding to their defiance of Faith,- never will their repentance beaccepted; for they are those who have (of set purpose) gone astray.
3/91 As to those who reject Faith, and die rejecting,- never wouldbe accepted from any such as much gold as the earth contains, though theyshould offer it for ransom. For such is (in store) a penalty grievous, andthey will find no helpers.
3/92 By no means shall ye attain righteousness unless ye give(freely) of that which ye love; and whatever ye give, of a truth Allahknoweth it well.
3/93 All food was lawful to the Children of Israel, except whatIsrael Made unlawful for itself, before the Law (of Moses) was revealed.Say: "Bring ye the Law and study it, if ye be men of truth."
3/94 If any, after this, invent a lie and attribute it to Allah, theyare indeed unjust wrong-doers.
3/95 Say: "Allah speaketh the Truth: follow the religion of Abraham,the sane in faith; he was not of the Pagans."
3/96 The first House (of worship) appointed for men was that atBakka: Full of blessing and of guidance for all kinds of beings:
3/97 In it are Signs Manifest; (for example), the Station ofAbraham; whoever enters it attains security; Pilgrimage thereto is a dutymen owe to Allah,- those who can afford the journey; but if any deny faith,Allah stands not in need of any of His creatures.
3/98 Say: "O People of the Book! Why reject ye the Signs of Allah,when Allah is Himself witness to all ye do?"
3/99 Say: "O ye People of the Book! Why obstruct ye those whobelieve, from the path of Allah, Seeking to make it crooked, while ye wereyourselves witnesses (to Allah's Covenant)? but Allah is not unmindful of allthat ye do."
3/100 O ye who believe! If ye listen to a faction among the Peopleof the Book, they would (indeed) render you apostates after ye havebelieved!
3/101 And how would ye deny Faith while unto you are rehearsed theSigns of Allah, and among you Lives the Messenger? Whoever holds firmly to Allahwill be shown a way that is straight.
3/102 O ye who believe! Fear Allah as He should be feared, and die notexcept in a state of Islam.
3/103 And hold fast, all together, by the rope which Allah (stretchesout for you), and be not divided among yourselves; and remember withgratitude Allah's favour on you; for ye were enemies and He joined yourhearts in love, so that by His Grace, ye became brethren; and ye were onthe brink of the pit of Fire, and He saved you from it. Thus doth Allah makeHis Signs clear to you: That ye may be guided.
3/104 Let there arise out of you a band of people inviting to allthat is good, enjoining what is right, and forbidding what is wrong: Theyare the ones to attain felicity.
3/105 Be not like those who are divided amongst themselves and fallinto disputations after receiving Clear Signs: For them is a dreadfulpenalty,-
3/106 On the Day when some faces will be (lit up with) white, andsome faces will be (in the gloom of) black: To those whose faces will beblack, (will be said): "Did ye reject Faith after accepting it? Taste thenthe penalty for rejecting Faith."
3/107 But those whose faces will be (lit with) white,- they will bein (the light of) Allah's mercy: therein to dwell (for ever).
3/108 These are the Signs of Allah: We rehearse them to thee in Truth:And Allah means no injustice to any of His creatures.
3/109 To Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth: To Himdo all questions go back (for decision).
3/110 Ye are the best of peoples, evolved for mankind, enjoiningwhat is right, forbidding what is wrong, and believing in Allah. If only thePeople of the Book had faith, it were best for them: among them are somewho have faith, but most of them are perverted transgressors.
3/111 They will do you no harm, barring a trifling annoyance; ifthey come out to fight you, they will show you their backs, and no helpshall they get.
3/112 Shame is pitched over them (Like a tent) wherever they arefound, except when under a covenant (of protection) from Allah and from men;they draw on themselves wrath from Allah, and pitched over them is (the tentof) destitution. This because they rejected the Signs of Allah, and slew theprophets in defiance of right; this because they rebelled and transgressedbeyond bounds.
3/113 Not all of them are alike: Of the People of the Book are aportion that stand (For the right): They rehearse the Signs of Allah allnight long, and they prostrate themselves in adoration.
3/114 They believe in Allah and the Last Day; they enjoin what isright, and forbid what is wrong; and they hasten (in emulation) in (all)good works: They are in the ranks of the righteous.
3/115 Of the good that they do, nothing will be rejected of them;for Allah knoweth well those that do right.
3/116 Those who reject Faith,- neither their possessions nor their(numerous) progeny will avail them aught against Allah: They will becompanions of the Fire,-dwelling therein (for ever).
3/117 What they spend in the life of this (material) world May belikened to a wind which brings a nipping frost: It strikes and destroys theharvest of men who have wronged their own souls: it is not Allah that hathwronged them, but they wrong themselves.
3/118 O ye who believe! Take not into your intimacy those outsideyour ranks: They will not fail to corrupt you. They only desire your ruin:Rank hatred has already appeared from their mouths: What their heartsconceal is far worse. We have made plain to you the Signs, if ye havewisdom.
3/119 Ah! ye are those who love them, but they love you not,- thoughye believe in the whole of the Book. When they meet you, they say, "Webelieve": But when they are alone, they bite off the very tips of theirfingers at you in their rage. Say: "Perish in you rage; Allah knoweth wellall the secrets of the heart."
3/120 If aught that is good befalls you, it grieves them; but ifsome misfortune overtakes you, they rejoice at it. But if ye are constantand do right, not the least harm will their cunning do to you; for AllahCompasseth round about all that they do.
3/121 Remember that morning Thou didst leave Thy household (early)to post the faithful at their stations for battle: And Allah heareth andknoweth all things:
3/122 Remember two of your parties Meditated cowardice; but Allah wastheir protector, and in Allah should the faithful (Ever) put their trust.
3/123 Allah had helped you at Badr, when ye were a contemptible littleforce; then fear Allah; thus May ye show your gratitude.
3/124 Remember thou saidst to the Faithful: "Is it not enough foryou that Allah should help you with three thousand angels (Specially) sentdown?
3/125 "Yea, - if ye remain firm, and act aright, even if the enemyshould rush here on you in hot haste, your Lord would help you with fivethousand angels Making a terrific onslaught.
3/126 Allah made it but a message of hope for you, and an assurance toyour hearts: (in any case) there is no help except from Allah. The Exalted,the Wise:
3/127 That He might cut off a fringe of the Unbelievers or exposethem to infamy, and they should then be turned back, frustrated of theirpurpose.
3/128 Not for thee, (but for Allah), is the decision: Whether He turnin mercy to them, or punish them; for they are indeed wrong-doers.
3/129 To Allah belongeth all that is in the heavens and on earth. Heforgiveth whom He pleaseth and punisheth whom He pleaseth; but Allah isOft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
3/130 O ye who believe! Devour not usury, doubled and multiplied;but fear Allah; that ye may (really) prosper.
3/131 Fear the Fire, which is repaired for those who reject Faith:
3/132 And obey Allah and the Messenger; that ye may obtain mercy.
3/133 Be quick in the race for forgiveness from your Lord, and for aGarden whose width is that (of the whole) of the heavens and of the earth,prepared for the righteous,-
3/134 Those who spend (freely), whether in prosperity, or inadversity; who restrain anger, and pardon (all) men;- for Allah loves thosewho do good;-
3/135 And those who, having done something to be ashamed of, orwronged their own souls, earnestly bring Allah to mind, and ask forforgiveness for their sins,- and who can forgive sins except Allah?- and arenever obstinate in persisting knowingly in (the wrong) they have done.
3/136 For such the reward is forgiveness from their Lord, andGardens with rivers flowing underneath,- an eternal dwelling: How excellenta recompense for those who work (and strive)!
3/137 Many were the Ways of Life that have passed away before you:travel through the earth, and see what was the end of those who rejectedTruth.
3/138 Here is a plain statement to men, a guidance and instructionto those who fear Allah!
3/139 So lose not heart, nor fall into despair: For ye must gainmastery if ye are true in Faith.
3/140 If a wound hath touched you, be sure a similar wound hathtouched the others. Such days (of varying fortunes) We give to men and menby turns: that Allah may know those that believe, and that He may take toHimself from your ranks Martyr-witnesses (to Truth). And Allah loveth notthose that do wrong.
3/141 Allah's object also is to purge those that are true in Faith andto deprive of blessing Those that resist Faith.
3/142 Did ye think that ye would enter Heaven without Allah testingthose of you who fought hard (In His Cause) and remained steadfast?
3/143 Ye did indeed wish for death before ye met him: Now ye haveseen him with your own eyes, (And ye flinch!)
3/144 Muhammad is no more than a messenger: many Were the messengerthat passed away before him. If he died or were slain, will ye then Turnback on your heels? If any did turn back on his heels, not the least harmwill he do to Allah; but Allah (on the other hand) will swiftly reward thosewho (serve Him) with gratitude.
3/145 Nor can a soul die except by Allah's leave, the term being fixedas by writing. If any do desire a reward in this life, We shall give it tohim; and if any do desire a reward in the Hereafter, We shall give it tohim. And swiftly shall We reward those that (serve us with) gratitude.
3/146 How many of the prophets fought (in Allah's way), and with them(fought) Large bands of godly men? but they never lost heart if they metwith disaster in Allah's way, nor did they weaken (in will) nor give in. AndAllah Loves those who are firm and steadfast.
3/147 All that they said was: "Our Lord! Forgive us our sins andanything We may have done that transgressed our duty: Establish our feetfirmly, and help us against those that resist Faith."
3/148 And Allah gave them a reward in this world, and the excellentreward of the Hereafter. For Allah Loveth those who do good.
3/149 O ye who believe! If ye obey the Unbelievers, they will driveyou back on your heels, and ye will turn back (from Faith) to your ownloss.
3/150 Nay, Allah is your protector, and He is the best of helpers.
3/151 Soon shall We cast terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers,for that they joined companions with Allah, for which He had sent noauthority: their abode will be the Fire: And evil is the home of thewrong-doers!
3/152 Allah did indeed fulfil His promise to you when ye with Hispermission Were about to annihilate your enemy,-until ye flinched and fellto disputing about the order, and disobeyed it after He brought you insight (of the booty) which ye covet. Among you are some that hanker afterthis world and some that desire the Hereafter. Then did He divert you fromyour foes in order to test you but He forgave you: For Allah is full of graceto those who believe.
3/153 Behold! ye were climbing up the high ground, without evencasting a side glance at any one, and the Messenger in your rear was callingyou back. There did Allah give you one distress after another by way ofrequital, to teach you not to grieve for (the booty) that had escaped youand for (the ill) that had befallen you. For Allah is well aware of all thatye do.
3/154 After (the excitement) of the distress, He sent down calm on aband of you overcome with slumber, while another band was stirred toanxiety by their own feelings, Moved by wrong suspicions of Allah-suspicionsdue to ignorance. They said: "What affair is this of ours?" Say thou:"Indeed, this affair is wholly Allah's." They hide in their minds what theydare not reveal to thee. They say (to themselves): "If we had had anythingto do with this affair, We should not have been in the slaughter here."Say: "Even if you had remained in your homes, those for whom death wasdecreed would certainly have gone forth to the place of their death"; but(all this was) that Allah might test what is in your breasts and purge whatis in your hearts. For Allah knoweth well the secrets of your hearts.
3/155 Those of you who turned back on the day the two hosts Met,-itwas Satan who caused them to fail, because of some (evil) they had done.But Allah Has blotted out (their fault): For Allah is Oft-Forgiving, MostForbearing.
3/156 O ye who believe! Be not like the Unbelievers, who say oftheir brethren, when they are travelling through the Earth or engaged infighting: "If they had stayed with us, they would not have died, or beenslain." This that Allah may make it a cause of sighs and regrets in theirhearts. It is Allah that gives Life and Death, and Allah sees well all that yedo.
3/157 And if ye are slain, or die, in the way of Allah, forgivenessand mercy from Allah are far better than all they could amass.
3/158 And if ye die, or are slain, Lo! it is unto Allah that ye arebrought together.
3/159 It is part of the Mercy of Allah that thou dost deal gently withthem Wert thou severe or harsh-hearted, they would have broken away fromabout thee: so pass over (Their faults), and ask for (Allah's) forgivenessfor them; and consult them in affairs (of moment). Then, when thou hastTaken a decision put thy trust in Allah. For Allah loves those who put theirtrust (in Him).
3/160 If Allah helps you, none can overcome you: If He forsakes you,who is there, after that, that can help you? in Allah, then, Let believersput their trust.
3/161 No prophet could (ever) be false to his trust. If any personis so false, He shall, on the Day of Judgment, restore what hemisappropriated; then shall every soul receive its due,- whatever itearned,- and none shall be dealt with unjustly.
3/162 Is the man who follows the good pleasure of Allah Like the manwho draws on himself the wrath of Allah, and whose abode is in Hell?- Awoeful refuge!
3/163 They are in varying gardens in the sight of Allah, and Allah seeswell all that they do.
3/164 Allah did confer a great favour on the believers when He sentamong them a messenger from among themselves, rehearsing unto them the Signsof Allah, sanctifying them, and instructing them in Scripture and Wisdom,while, before that, they had been in manifest error.
3/165 What! When a single disaster smites you, although ye smote(your enemies) with one twice as great, do ye say?- "Whence is this?" Say(to them): "It is from yourselves: For Allah hath power over all things."
3/166 What ye suffered on the day the two armies Met, was with theleave of Allah, in order that He might test the believers,-
3/167 And the Hypocrites also. These were told: "Come, fight in theway of Allah, or (at least) drive (The foe from your city)." They said: "Hadwe known how to fight, we should certainly have followed you." They werethat day nearer to Unbelief than to Faith, saying with their lips what wasnot in their hearts but Allah hath full knowledge of all they conceal.
3/168 (They are) the ones that say, (of their brethren slain), whilethey themselves sit (at ease): "If only they had listened to us they wouldnot have been slain." Say: "Avert death from your own selves, if ye speakthe truth."
3/169 Think not of those who are slain in Allah's way as dead. Nay,they live, finding their sustenance in the presence of their Lord;
3/170 They rejoice in the bounty provided by Allah: And with regard tothose left behind, who have not yet joined them (in their bliss), the(Martyrs) glory in the fact that on them is no fear, nor have they (causeto) grieve.
3/171 They glory in the Grace and the bounty from Allah, and in thefact that Allah suffereth not the reward of the Faithful to be lost (in theleast).
3/172 Of those who answered the call of Allah and the Messenger, evenafter being wounded, those who do right and refrain from wrong have a greatreward;-
3/173 Men said to them: "A great army is gathering against you": Andfrightened them: But it (only) increased their Faith: They said: "For usAllah sufficeth, and He is the best disposer of affairs."
3/174 And they returned with Grace and bounty from Allah: no harm evertouched them: For they followed the good pleasure of Allah: And Allah is theLord of bounties unbounded.
3/175 It is only the Evil One that suggests to you the fear of hisvotaries: Be ye not afraid of them, but fear Me, if ye have Faith.
3/176 Let not those grieve thee who rush headlong into Unbelief: Notthe least harm will they do to Allah: Allah's plan is that He will give them noportion in the Hereafter, but a severe punishment.
3/177 Those who purchase Unbelief at the price of faith,- not theleast harm will they do to Allah, but they will have a grievous punishment.
3/178 Let not the Unbelievers think that our respite to them is goodfor themselves: We grant them respite that they may grow in their iniquity:But they will have a shameful punishment.
3/179 Allah will not leave the believers in the state in which ye arenow, until He separates what is evil from what is good nor will He discloseto you the secrets of the Unseen. But He chooses of His Messengers (For thepurpose) whom He pleases. So believe in Allah. And His messengers: And if yebelieve and do right, ye have a reward without measure.
3/180 And let not those who covetously withhold of the gifts whichAllah Hath given them of His Grace, think that it is good for them: Nay, itwill be the worse for them: soon shall the things which they covetouslywithheld be tied to their necks Like a twisted collar, on the Day ofJudgment. To Allah belongs the heritage of the heavens and the earth; and Allahis well-acquainted with all that ye do.
3/181 Allah hath heard the taunt of those who say: "Truly, Allah isindigent and we are rich!"- We shall certainly record their word and (theiract) of slaying the prophets in defiance of right, and We shall say: "Tasteye the penalty of the Scorching Fire!
3/182 "This is because of the (unrighteous deeds) which your handssent on before ye: For Allah never harms those who serve Him."
3/183 They (also) said: "Allah took our promise not to believe in anmessenger unless He showed us a sacrifice consumed by Fire (From heaven)."Say: "There came to you messengers before me, with clear Signs and even withwhat ye ask for: why then did ye slay them, if ye speak the truth?"
3/184 Then if they reject thee, so were rejected messengers beforethee, who came with Clear Signs, Books of dark prophecies, and the Book ofEnlightenment.
3/185 Every soul shall have a taste of death: And only on the Day ofJudgment shall you be paid your full recompense. Only he who is saved farfrom the Fire and admitted to the Garden will have attained the object (ofLife): For the life of this world is but goods and chattels of deception.
3/186 Ye shall certainly be tried and tested in your possessions andin your personal selves; and ye shall certainly Hear much that will grieveyou, from those who received the Book before you and from those who worshipmany gods. But if ye persevere patiently, and guard against evil,-then thatwill be a determining factor in all affairs.
3/187 And remember Allah took a covenant from the People of the Book,to make it known and clear to mankind, and not to hide it; but they threwit away behind their backs, and purchased with it some miserable gain! Andvile was the bargain they made!
3/188 Think not that those who exult in what they have broughtabout, and love to be praised for what they have not done,- think escapethe penalty. For them is a penalty Grievous indeed.
3/189 To Allah belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth;and Allah hath power over all things.
3/190 Behold! in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and thealternation of night and day,- there are indeed Signs for men ofunderstanding,-
3/191 Men who celebrate the praises of Allah, standing, sitting, andlying down on their sides, and contemplate the (wonders of) creation in theheavens and the earth, (With the thought): "Our Lord! not for naught HastThou created (all) this! Glory to Thee! Give us salvation from the penaltyof the Fire.
3/192 "Our Lord! any whom Thou dost admit to the Fire, Truly Thoucoverest with shame, and never will wrong-doers Find any helpers!
3/193 "Our Lord! we have heard the call of one calling (Us) toFaith, 'Believe ye in the Lord,' and we have believed. Our Lord! Forgive usour sins, blot out from us our iniquities, and take to Thyself our souls inthe company of the righteous.
3/194 "Our Lord! Grant us what Thou didst promise unto us throughThine messengers, and save us from shame on the Day of Judgment: For Thounever breakest Thy promise."
3/195 And their Lord hath accepted of them, and answered them:"Never will I suffer to be lost the work of any of you, be he male orfemale: Ye are members, one of another: Those who have left their homes, orbeen driven out therefrom, or suffered harm in My Cause, or fought or beenslain,- verily, I will blot out from them their iniquities, and admit theminto Gardens with rivers flowing beneath;- A reward from the presence ofAllah, and from His presence is the best of rewards."
3/196 Let not the strutting about of the Unbelievers through theland deceive thee:
3/197 Little is it for enjoyment: Their ultimate abode is Hell: whatan evil bed (To lie on)!
3/198 On the other hand, for those who fear their Lord, are Gardens,with rivers flowing beneath; therein are they to dwell (for ever),- a giftfrom the presence of Allah; and that which is in the presence of Allah is thebest (bliss) for the righteous.
3/199 And there are, certainly, among the People of the Book, thosewho believe in Allah, in the revelation to you, and in the revelation tothem, bowing in humility to Allah: They will not sell the Signs of Allah for amiserable gain! For them is a reward with their Lord, and Allah is swift inaccount.
3/200 O ye who believe! Persevere in patience and constancy; vie insuch perseverance; strengthen each other; and fear Allah; that ye mayprosper.
4/1 O mankind! reverence your Guardian-Lord, who created you froma single person, created, of like nature, His mate, and from them twainscattered (like seeds) countless men and women;- reverence Allah, throughwhom ye demand your mutual (rights), and (reverence) the wombs (That boreyou): for Allah ever watches over you.
4/2 To orphans restore their property (When they reach their age),nor substitute (your) worthless things for (their) good ones; and devournot their substance (by mixing it up) with your won. For this is indeed agreat sin.
4/3 If ye fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly with theorphans, Marry women of your choice, Two or three or four; but if ye fearthat ye shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one, or (acaptive) that your right hands possess, that will be more suitable, toprevent you from doing injustice.
4/4 And give the women (on marriage) their dower as a free gift;but if they, of their own good pleasure, remit any part of it to you, Takeit and enjoy it with right good cheer.
4/5 To those weak of understanding Make not over your property,which Allah hath made a means of support for you, but feed and clothe themtherewith, and speak to them words of kindness and justice.
4/6 Make trial of orphans until they reach the age of marriage; ifthen ye find sound judgment in them, release their property to them; butconsume it not wastefully, nor in haste against their growing up. If theguardian is well-off, Let him claim no remuneration, but if he is poor, lethim have for himself what is just and reasonable. When ye release theirproperty to them, take witnesses in their presence: But all-sufficient isAllah in taking account.
4/7 From what is left by parents and those nearest related thereis a share for men and a share for women, whether the property be small orlarge,-a determinate share.
4/8 But if at the time of division other relatives, or orphans orpoor, are present, feed them out of the (property), and speak to them wordsof kindness and justice.
4/9 Let those (disposing of an estate) have the same fear in theirminds as they would have for their own if they had left a helpless familybehind: Let them fear Allah, and speak words of appropriate (comfort).
4/10 Those who unjustly eat up the property of orphans, eat up aFire into their own bodies: They will soon be enduring a Blazing Fire!
4/11 Allah (thus) directs you as regards your Children's(Inheritance): to the male, a portion equal to that of two females: if onlydaughters, two or more, their share is two-thirds of the inheritance; ifonly one, her share is a half. For parents, a sixth share of theinheritance to each, if the deceased left children; if no children, and theparents are the (only) heirs, the mother has a third; if the deceased Leftbrothers (or sisters) the mother has a sixth. (The distribution in allcases ('s) after the payment of legacies and debts. Ye know not whetheryour parents or your children are nearest to you in benefit. These aresettled portions ordained by Allah; and Allah is All-knowing, Al-wise.
4/12 In what your wives leave, your share is a half, if they leaveno child; but if they leave a child, ye get a fourth; after payment oflegacies and debts. In what ye leave, their share is a fourth, if ye leaveno child; but if ye leave a child, they get an eighth; after payment oflegacies and debts. If the man or woman whose inheritance is in question,has left neither ascendants nor descendants, but has left a brother or asister, each one of the two gets a sixth; but if more than two, they sharein a third; after payment of legacies and debts; so that no loss is caused(to any one). Thus is it ordained by Allah; and Allah is All-knowing, MostForbearing.
4/13 Those are limits set by Allah: those who obey Allah and HisMessenger will be admitted to Gardens with rivers flowing beneath, to abidetherein (for ever) and that will be the supreme achievement.
4/14 But those who disobey Allah and His Messenger and transgress Hislimits will be admitted to a Fire, to abide therein: And they shall have ahumiliating punishment.
4/15 If any of your women are guilty of lewdness, Take the evidenceof four (Reliable) witnesses from amongst you against them; and if theytestify, confine them to houses until death do claim them, or Allah ordainfor them some (other) way.
4/16 If two men among you are guilty of lewdness, punish them both.If they repent and amend, Leave them alone; for Allah is Oft-returning, MostMerciful.
4/17 Allah accept the repentance of those who do evil in ignoranceand repent soon afterwards; to them will Allah turn in mercy: For Allah is fullof knowledge and wisdom.
4/18 Of no effect is the repentance of those who continue to doevil, until death faces one of them, and he says, "Now have I repentedindeed;" nor of those who die rejecting Faith: for them have We prepared apunishment most grievous.
4/19 O ye who believe! Ye are forbidden to inherit women againsttheir will. Nor should ye treat them with harshness, that ye may Take awaypart of the dower ye have given them,-except where they have been guilty ofopen lewdness; on the contrary live with them on a footing of kindness andequity. If ye take a dislike to them it may be that ye dislike a thing, andAllah brings about through it a great deal of good.
4/20 But if ye decide to take one wife in place of another, even ifye had given the latter a whole treasure for dower, Take not the least bitof it back: Would ye take it by slander and manifest wrong?
4/21 And how could ye take it when ye have gone in unto each other,and they have Taken from you a solemn covenant?
4/22 And marry not women whom your fathers married,- except what ispast: It was shameful and odious,- an abominable custom indeed.
4/23 Prohibited to you (For marriage) are:- Your mothers,daughters, sisters; father's sisters, Mother's sisters; brother'sdaughters, sister's daughters; foster-mothers (Who gave you suck),foster-sisters; your wives' mothers; your step-daughters under yourguardianship, born of your wives to whom ye have gone in,- no prohibitionif ye have not gone in;- (Those who have been) wives of your sonsproceeding from your loins; and two sisters in wedlock at one and the sametime, except for what is past; for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful;-
4/24 Also (prohibited are) women already married, except those whomyour right hands possess: Thus hath Allah ordained (Prohibitions) againstyou: Except for these, all others are lawful, provided ye seek (them inmarriage) with gifts from your property,- desiring chastity, not lust,seeing that ye derive benefit from them, give them their dowers (at least)as prescribed; but if, after a dower is prescribed, agree Mutually (to varyit), there is no blame on you, and Allah is All-knowing, All-wise.
4/25 If any of you have not the means wherewith to wed freebelieving women, they may wed believing girls from among those whom yourright hands possess: And Allah hath full knowledge about your faith. Ye areone from another: Wed them with the leave of their owners, and give themtheir dowers, according to what is reasonable: They should be chaste, notlustful, nor taking paramours: when they are taken in wedlock, if they fallinto shame, their punishment is half that for free women. This (permission)is for those among you who fear sin; but it is better for you that yepractise self-restraint. And Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
4/26 Allah doth wish to make clear to you and to show you theordinances of those before you; and (He doth wish to) turn to you (InMercy): And Allah is All-knowing, All-wise.
4/27 Allah doth wish to Turn to you, but the wish of those who followtheir lusts is that ye should turn away (from Him),- far, far away.
4/28 Allah doth wish to lighten your (difficulties): For man wascreated Weak (in flesh).
4/29 O ye who believe! Eat not up your property among yourselves invanities: But let there be amongst you Traffic and trade by mutualgood-will: Nor kill (or destroy) yourselves: for verily Allah hath been toyou Most Merciful!
4/30 If any do that in rancour and injustice,- soon shall We castthem into the Fire: And easy it is for Allah.
4/31 If ye (but) eschew the most heinous of the things which ye areforbidden to do, We shall expel out of you all the evil in you, and admityou to a gate of great honour.
4/32 And in no wise covet those things in which Allah Hath bestowedHis gifts More freely on some of you than on others: To men is allottedwhat they earn, and to women what they earn: But ask Allah of His bounty. ForAllah hath full knowledge of all things.
4/33 To (benefit) every one, We have appointed shares and heirs toproperty left by parents and relatives. To those, also, to whom your righthand was pledged, give their due portion. For truly Allah is witness to allthings.
4/34 Men are the protectors and maintainers of women, because Allahhas given the one more (strength) than the other, and because they supportthem from their means. Therefore the righteous women are devoutly obedient,and guard in (the husband's) absence what Allah would have them guard. As tothose women on whose part ye fear disloyalty and ill-conduct, admonish them(first), (Next), refuse to share their beds, (And last) beat them(lightly); but if they return to obedience, seek not against them Means (ofannoyance): For Allah is Most High, great (above you all).
4/35 If ye fear a breach between them twain, appoint (two)arbiters, one from his family, and the other from hers; if they wish forpeace, Allah will cause their reconciliation: For Allah hath full knowledge,and is acquainted with all things.
4/36 Serve Allah, and join not any partners with Him; and do good- toparents, kinsfolk, orphans, those in need, neighbours who are near,neighbours who are strangers, the companion by your side, the wayfarer (yemeet), and what your right hands possess: For Allah loveth not the arrogant,the vainglorious;-
4/37 (Nor) those who are niggardly or enjoin niggardliness onothers, or hide the bounties which Allah hath bestowed on them; for We haveprepared, for those who resist Faith, a punishment that steeps them incontempt;-
4/38 Not those who spend of their substance, to be seen of men, buthave no faith in Allah and the Last Day: If any take the Evil One for theirintimate, what a dreadful intimate he is!
4/39 And what burden Were it on them if they had faith in Allah andin the Last Day, and they spent out of what Allah hath given them forsustenance? For Allah hath full knowledge of them.
4/40 Allah is never unjust in the least degree: If there is any good(done), He doubleth it, and giveth from His own presence a great reward.
4/41 How then if We brought from each people a witness, and Webrought thee as a witness against these people!
4/42 On that day those who reject Faith and disobey the messengerwill wish that the earth Were made one with them: But never will they hidea single fact from Allah!
4/43 O ye who believe! Approach not prayers with a mind befogged,until ye can understand all that ye say,- nor in a state of ceremonialimpurity (Except when travelling on the road), until after washing yourwhole body. If ye are ill, or on a journey, or one of you cometh fromoffices of nature, or ye have been in contact with women, and ye find nowater, then take for yourselves clean sand or earth, and rub therewith yourfaces and hands. For Allah doth blot out sins and forgive again and again.
4/44 Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those who were given aportion of the Book? they traffic in error, and wish that ye should losethe right path.
4/45 But Allah hath full knowledge of your enemies: Allah is enough fora protector, and Allah is enough for a Helper.
4/46 Of the Jews there are those who displace words from their(right) places, and say: "We hear and we disobey"; and "Hear what is notHeard"; and "Ra'ina"; with a twist of their tongues and a slander to Faith.If only they had said: "What hear and we obey"; and "Do hear"; and "Do lookat us"; it would have been better for them, and more proper; but Allah hathcursed them for their Unbelief; and but few of them will believe.
4/47 O ye People of the Book! believe in what We have (now)revealed, confirming what was (already) with you, before We change the faceand fame of some (of you) beyond all recognition, and turn them hindwards,or curse them as We cursed the Sabbath-breakers, for the decision of AllahMust be carried out.
4/48 Allah forgiveth not that partners should be set up with Him; butHe forgiveth anything else, to whom He pleaseth; to set up partners withAllah is to devise a sin Most heinous indeed.
4/49 Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those who claim sanctityfor themselves? Nay-but Allah Doth sanctify whom He pleaseth. But never willthey fail to receive justice in the least little thing.
4/50 Behold! how they invent a lie against Allah! but that by itselfis a manifest sin!
4/51 Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those who were given aportion of the Book? they believe in sorcery and Evil, and say to theUnbelievers that they are better guided in the (right) way Than thebelievers!
4/52 They are (men) whom Allah hath cursed: And those whom Allah Hathcursed, thou wilt find, have no one to help.
4/53 Have they a share in dominion or power? Behold, they give nota farthing to their fellow-men?
4/54 Or do they envy mankind for what Allah hath given them of hisbounty? but We had already given the people of Abraham the Book and Wisdom,and conferred upon them a great kingdom.
4/55 Some of them believed, and some of them averted their facesfrom him: And enough is Hell for a burning fire.
4/56 Those who reject our Signs, We shall soon cast into the Fire:as often as their skins are roasted through, We shall change them for freshskins, that they may taste the penalty: for Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise.
4/57 But those who believe and do deeds of righteousness, We shallsoon admit to Gardens, with rivers flowing beneath,- their eternal home:Therein shall they have companions pure and holy: We shall admit them toshades, cool and ever deepening.
4/58 Allah doth command you to render back your Trusts to those towhom they are due; And when ye judge between man and man, that ye judgewith justice: Verily how excellent is the teaching which He giveth you! ForAllah is He Who heareth and seeth all things.
4/59 O ye who believe! Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger, and thosecharged with authority among you. If ye differ in anything amongyourselves, refer it to Allah and His Messenger, if ye do believe in Allah andthe Last Day: That is best, and most suitable for final determination.
4/60 Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those who declare that theybelieve in the revelations that have come to thee and to those before thee?Their (real) wish is to resort together for judgment (in their disputes) tothe Evil One, though they were ordered to reject him. But Satan's wish isto lead them astray far away (from the right).
4/61 When it is said to them: "Come to what Allah hath revealed, andto the Messenger": Thou seest the Hypocrites avert their faces from thee indisgust.
4/62 How then, when they are seized by misfortune, because of thedeeds which they hands have sent forth? Then their come to thee, swearingby Allah: "We meant no more than good-will and conciliation!"
4/63 Those men,-Allah knows what is in their hearts; so keep clear ofthem, but admonish them, and speak to them a word to reach their verysouls.
4/64 We sent not a messenger, but to be obeyed, in accordance withthe will of Allah. If they had only, when they were unjust to themselves,come unto thee and asked Allah's forgiveness, and the Messenger had askedforgiveness for them, they would have found Allah indeed Oft-returning, MostMerciful.
4/65 But no, by the Lord, they can have no (real) Faith, until theymake thee judge in all disputes between them, and find in their souls noresistance against Thy decisions, but accept them with the fullestconviction.
4/66 If We had ordered them to sacrifice their lives or to leavetheir homes, very few of them would have done it: But if they had done whatthey were (actually) told, it would have been best for them, and would havegone farthest to strengthen their (faith);
4/67 And We should then have given them from our presence a greatreward;
4/68 And We should have shown them the Straight Way.
4/69 All who obey Allah and the messenger are in the company of thoseon whom is the Grace of Allah,- of the prophets (who teach), the sincere(lovers of Truth), the witnesses (who testify), and the Righteous (who dogood): Ah! what a beautiful fellowship!
4/70 Such is the bounty from Allah: And sufficient is it that Allahknoweth all.
4/71 O ye who believe! Take your precautions, and either go forthin parties or go forth all together.
4/72 There are certainly among you men who would tarry behind: If amisfortune befalls you, they say: "Allah did favour us in that we were notpresent among them."
4/73 But if good fortune comes to you from Allah, they would be sureto say - as if there had never been Ties of affection between you and them- "Oh! I wish I had been with them; a fine thing should I then have made ofit!"
4/74 Let those fight in the cause of Allah Who sell the life of thisworld for the hereafter. To him who fighteth in the cause of Allah,- whetherhe is slain or gets victory - Soon shall We give him a reward of great(value).
4/75 And why should ye not fight in the cause of Allah and of thosewho, being weak, are ill-treated (and oppressed)?- Men, women, andchildren, whose cry is: "Our Lord! Rescue us from this town, whose peopleare oppressors; and raise for us from thee one who will protect; and raisefor us from thee one who will help!"
4/76 Those who believe fight in the cause of Allah, and those whoreject Faith Fight in the cause of Evil: So fight ye against the friends ofSatan: feeble indeed is the cunning of Satan.
4/77 Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those who were told to holdback their hands (from fight) but establish regular prayers and spend inregular charity? When (at length) the order for fighting was issued tothem, behold! a section of them feared men as - or even more than - theyshould have feared Allah: They said: "Our Lord! Why hast Thou ordered us tofight? Wouldst Thou not Grant us respite to our (natural) term, near(enough)?" Say: "Short is the enjoyment of this world: the Hereafter is thebest for those who do right: Never will ye be dealt with unjustly in thevery least!
4/78 "Wherever ye are, death will find you out, even if ye are intowers built up strong and high!" If some good befalls them, they say,"This is from Allah"; but if evil, they say, "This is from thee" (O Prophet).Say: "All things are from Allah." But what hath come to these people, thatthey fail to understand a single fact?
4/79 Whatever good, (O man!) happens to thee, is from Allah; butwhatever evil happens to thee, is from thy (own) soul. and We have sentthee as a messenger to (instruct) mankind. And enough is Allah for a witness.
4/80 He who obeys the Messenger, obeys Allah: But if any turn away, Wehave not sent thee to watch over their (evil deeds).
4/81 They have "Obedience" on their lips; but when they leave thee,a section of them Meditate all night on things very different from whatthou tellest them. But Allah records their nightly (plots): So keep clear ofthem, and put thy trust in Allah, and enough is Allah as a disposer ofaffairs.
4/82 Do they not consider the Qur'an (with care)? Had it been fromother Than Allah, they would surely have found therein Much discrepancy.
4/83 When there comes to them some matter touching (Public) safetyor fear, they divulge it. If they had only referred it to the Messenger, orto those charged with authority among them, the proper investigators wouldhave Tested it from them (direct). Were it not for the Grace and Mercy ofAllah unto you, all but a few of you would have fallen into the clutches ofSatan.
4/84 Then fight in Allah's cause - Thou art held responsible only forthyself - and rouse the believers. It may be that Allah will restrain thefury of the Unbelievers; for Allah is the strongest in might and inpunishment.
4/85 Whoever recommends and helps a good cause becomes a partnertherein: And whoever recommends and helps an evil cause, shares in itsburden: And Allah hath power over all things.
4/86 When a (courteous) greeting is offered you, meet it with agreeting still more courteous, or (at least) of equal courtesy. Allah takescareful account of all things.
4/87 Allah! There is no god but He: of a surety He will gather youtogether against the Day of Judgment, about which there is no doubt. Andwhose word can be truer than Allah's?
4/88 Why should ye be divided into two parties about theHypocrites? Allah hath upset them for their (evil) deeds. Would ye guidethose whom Allah hath thrown out of the Way? For those whom Allah hath thrownout of the Way, never shalt thou find the Way.
4/89 They but wish that ye should reject Faith, as they do, andthus be on the same footing (as they): But take not friends from theirranks until they flee in the way of Allah (From what is forbidden). But ifthey turn renegades, seize them and slay them wherever ye find them; and(in any case) take no friends or helpers from their ranks;-
4/90 Except those who join a group between whom and you there is atreaty (of peace), or those who approach you with hearts restraining themfrom fighting you as well as fighting their own people. If Allah had pleased,He could have given them power over you, and they would have fought you:Therefore if they withdraw from you but fight you not, and (instead) sendyou (Guarantees of) peace, then Allah Hath opened no way for you (to waragainst them).
4/91 Others you will find that wish to gain your confidence as wellas that of their people: Every time they are sent back to temptation, theysuccumb thereto: if they  withdraw not from you nor give you (guarantees)of peace besides restraining their hands, seize them and slay them whereverye get them: In their case We have provided you with a clear argumentagainst them.
4/92 Never should a believer kill a believer; but (If it sohappens) by mistake, (Compensation is due): If one (so) kills a believer,it is ordained that he should free a believing slave, and pay compensationto the deceased's family, unless they remit it freely. If the deceasedbelonged to a people at war with you, and he was a believer, the freeing ofa believing slave (Is enough). If he belonged to a people with whom ye havetreaty of Mutual alliance, compensation should be paid to his family, and abelieving slave be freed. For those who find this beyond their means, (isprescribed) a fast for two months running: by way of repentance to Allah: forAllah hath all knowledge and all wisdom.
4/93 If a man kills a believer intentionally, his recompense isHell, to abide therein (For ever): And the wrath and the curse of Allah areupon him, and a dreadful penalty is prepared for him.
4/94 O ye who believe! When ye go abroad in the cause of Allah,investigate carefully, and say not to any one who offers you a salutation:"Thou art none of a believer!" Coveting the perishable goods of this life:with Allah are profits and spoils abundant. Even thus were ye yourselvesbefore, till Allah conferred on you His favours: Therefore carefullyinvestigate. For Allah is well aware of all that ye do.
4/95 Not equal are those believers who sit (at home) and receive nohurt, and those who strive and fight in the cause of Allah with their goodsand their persons. Allah hath granted a grade higher to those who strive andfight with their goods and persons than to those who sit (at home). Untoall (in Faith) Hath Allah promised good: But those who strive and fight HathHe distinguished above those who sit (at home) by a special reward,-
4/96 Ranks specially bestowed by Him, and Forgiveness and Mercy.For Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
4/97 When angels take the souls of those who die in sin againsttheir souls, they say: "In what (plight) Were ye?" They reply: "Weak andoppressed Were we in the earth." They say: "Was not the earth of Allahspacious enough for you to move yourselves away (From evil)?" Such men willfind their abode in Hell,- What an evil refuge! -
4/98 Except those who are (really) weak and oppressed - men, women,and children - who have no means in their power, nor (a guide-post) totheir way.
4/99 For these, there is hope that Allah will forgive: For Allah dothblot out (sins) and forgive again and again.
4/100 He who forsakes his home in the cause of Allah, finds in theearth Many a refuge, wide and spacious: Should he die as a refugee fromhome for Allah and His Messenger, His reward becomes due and sure with Allah: AndAllah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
4/101 When ye travel through the earth, there is no blame on you ifye shorten your prayers, for fear the Unbelievers May attack you: For theUnbelievers are unto you open enemies.
4/102 When thou (O Messenger) art with them, and standest to lead themin prayer, Let one party of them stand up (in prayer) with thee, Takingtheir arms with them: When they finish their prostrations, let them Taketheir position in the rear. And let the other party come up which hath notyet prayed - and let them pray with thee, Taking all precaution, andbearing arms: the Unbelievers wish, if ye were negligent of your arms andyour baggage, to assault you in a single rush. But there is no blame on youif ye put away your arms because of the inconvenience of rain or because yeare ill; but take (every) precaution for yourselves. For the UnbelieversAllah hath prepared a humiliating punishment.
4/103 When ye pass (Congregational) prayers, celebrate Allah'spraises, standing, sitting down, or lying down on your sides; but when yeare free from danger, set up Regular Prayers: For such prayers are enjoinedon believers at stated times.
4/104 And slacken not in following up the enemy: If ye are sufferinghardships, they are suffering similar hardships; but ye have Hope from Allah,while they have none. And Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom.
4/105 We have sent down to thee the Book in truth, that thoumightest judge between men, as guided by Allah: so be not (used) as anadvocate by those who betray their trust;
4/106 But seek the forgiveness of Allah; for Allah is Oft-forgiving,Most Merciful.
4/107 Contend not on behalf of such as betray their own souls; forAllah loveth not one given to perfidy and crime:
4/108 They may hide (Their crimes) from men, but they cannot hide(Them) from Allah, seeing that He is in their midst when they plot by night,in words that He cannot approve: And Allah Doth compass round all that theydo.
4/109 Ah! These are the sort of men on whose behalf ye may contendin this world; but who will contend with Allah on their behalf on the Day ofJudgment, or who will carry their affairs through?
4/110 If any one does evil or wrongs his own soul but afterwardsseeks Allah's forgiveness, he will find Allah Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
4/111 And if any one earns sin. he earns it against His own soul:for Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom.
4/112 But if any one earns a fault or a sin and throws it on to onethat is innocent, He carries (on himself) (Both) a falsehood and a flagrantsin.
4/113 But for the Grace of Allah to thee and his Mercy, a party ofthem would certainly have plotted to lead thee astray. But (in fact) theywill only Lead their own souls astray, and to thee they can do no harm inthe least. For Allah hath sent down to thee the Book and wisdom and taughtthee what thou Knewest not (before): And great is the Grace of Allah untothee.
4/114 In most of their secret talks there is no good: But if oneexhorts to a deed of charity or justice or conciliation between men,(Secrecy is permissible): To him who does this, seeking the good pleasureof Allah, We shall soon give a reward of the highest (value).
4/115 If anyone contends with the Messenger even after guidance hasbeen plainly conveyed to him, and follows a path other than that becomingto men of Faith, We shall leave him in the path he has chosen, and land himin Hell,- what an evil refuge!
4/116 Allah forgiveth not (The sin of) joining other gods with Him;but He forgiveth whom He pleaseth other sins than this: one who joins othergods with Allah, Hath strayed far, far away (from the right).
4/117 (The Pagans), leaving Him, call but upon female deities: Theycall but upon satan the persistent rebel!
4/118 Allah did curse him, but he said: "I will take of Thy servants aportion Marked off;
4/119 "I will mislead them, and I will create in them false desires;I will order them to slit the ears of cattle, and to deface the (fair)nature created by Allah." Whoever, forsaking Allah, takes satan for a friend,hath of a surety suffered a loss that is manifest.
4/120 Satan makes them promises, and creates in them false desires;but satan's promises are nothing but deception.
4/121 They (his dupes) will have their dwelling in Hell, and from itthey will find no way of escape.
4/122 But those who believe and do deeds of righteousness,- we shallsoon admit them to gardens, with rivers flowing beneath,-to dwell thereinfor ever. Allah's promise is the truth, and whose word can be truer thanAllah's?
4/123 Not your desires, nor those of the People of the Book (canprevail): whoever works evil, will be requited accordingly. Nor will hefind, besides Allah, any protector or helper.
4/124 If any do deeds of righteousness,- be they male or female -and have faith, they will enter Heaven, and not the least injustice will bedone to them.
4/125 Who can be better in religion than one who submits his wholeself to Allah, does good, and follows the way of Abraham the true in Faith?For Allah did take Abraham for a friend.
4/126 But to Allah belong all things in the heavens and on earth: AndHe it is that Encompasseth all things.
4/127 They ask thy instruction concerning the women say: Allah dothinstruct you about them: And (remember) what hath been rehearsed unto youin the Book, concerning the orphans of women to whom ye give not theportions prescribed, and yet whom ye desire to marry, as also concerningthe children who are weak and oppressed: that ye stand firm for justice toorphans. There is not a good deed which ye do, but Allah is well-acquaintedtherewith.
4/128 If a wife fears cruelty or desertion on her husband's part,there is no blame on them if they arrange an amicable settlement betweenthemselves; and such settlement is best; even though men's souls are swayedby greed. But if ye do good and practise self-restraint, Allah iswell-acquainted with all that ye do.
4/129 Ye are never able to be fair and just as between women, evenif it is your ardent desire: But turn not away (from a woman) altogether,so as to leave her (as it were) hanging (in the air). If ye come to afriendly understanding, and practise self-restraint, Allah is Oft-forgiving,Most Merciful.
4/130 But if they disagree (and must part), Allah will provideabundance for all from His all-reaching bounty: for Allah is He that carethfor all and is Wise.
4/131 To Allah belong all things in the heavens and on earth. Verilywe have directed the People of the Book before you, and you (o Muslims) tofear Allah. But if ye deny Him, lo! unto Allah belong all things in the heavensand on earth, and Allah is free of all wants, worthy of all praise.
4/132 Yea, unto Allah belong all things in the heavens and on earth,and enough is Allah to carry through all affairs.
4/133 If it were His will, He could destroy you, o mankind, andcreate another race; for He hath power this to do.
4/134 If any one desires a reward in this life, in Allah's (gift) isthe reward (both) of this life and of the hereafter: for Allah is He thatheareth and seeth (all things).
4/135 O ye who believe! stand out firmly for justice, as witnessesto Allah, even as against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin, andwhether it be (against) rich or poor: for Allah can best protect both. Follownot the lusts (of your hearts), lest ye swerve, and if ye distort (justice)or decline to do justice, verily Allah is well-acquainted with all that yedo.
4/136 O ye who believe! Believe in Allah and His Messenger, and thescripture which He hath sent to His Messenger and the scripture which He sentto those before (him). Any who denieth Allah, His angels, His Books, HisMessengers, and the Day of Judgment, hath gone far, far astray.
4/137 Those who believe, then reject faith, then believe (again) and(again) reject faith, and go on increasing in unbelief,- Allah will notforgive them nor guide them nor guide them on the way.
4/138 To the Hypocrites give the glad tidings that there is for them(but) a grievous penalty;-
4/139 Yea, to those who take for friends unbelievers rather thanbelievers: is it honour they seek among them? Nay,- all honour is withAllah.
4/140 Already has He sent you Word in the Book, that when ye hearthe signs of Allah held in defiance and ridicule, ye are not to sit with themunless they turn to a different theme: if ye did, ye would be like them.For Allah will collect the hypocrites and those who defy faith - all inHell:-
4/141 (These are) the ones who wait and watch about you: if ye dogain a victory from Allah, they say: "Were we not with you?"- but if theunbelievers gain a success, they say (to them): "Did we not gain anadvantage over you, and did we not guard you from the believers?" but Allahwill judge betwixt you on the Day of Judgment. And never will Allah grant tothe unbelievers a way (to triumphs) over the believers.
4/142 The Hypocrites - they think they are over-reaching Allah, but Hewill over-reach them: When they stand up to prayer, they stand withoutearnestness, to be seen of men, but little do they hold Allah inremembrance;
4/143 (They are) distracted in mind even in the midst of it,- being(sincerely) for neither one group nor for another whom Allah leavesstraying,- never wilt thou find for him the way.
4/144 O ye who believe! Take not for friends unbelievers rather thanbelievers: Do ye wish to offer Allah an open proof against yourselves?
4/145 The Hypocrites will be in the lowest depths of the Fire: nohelper wilt thou find for them;-
4/146 Except for those who repent, mend (their lives) hold fast toAllah, and purify their religion as in Allah's sight: if so they will be(numbered) with the believers. And soon will Allah grant to the believers areward of immense value.
4/147 What can Allah gain by your punishment, if ye are grateful andye believe? Nay, it is Allah that recogniseth (all good), and knoweth allthings.
4/148 Allah loveth not that evil should be noised abroad in publicspeech, except where injustice hath been done; for Allah is He who hearethand knoweth all things.
4/149 Whether ye publish a good deed or conceal it or cover evilwith pardon, verily Allah doth blot out (sins) and hath power (in thejudgment of values).
4/150 Those who deny Allah and His messengers, and (those who) wish toseparate Allah from His messengers, saying: "We believe in some but rejectothers": And (those who) wish to take a course midway,-
4/151 They are in truth (equally) unbelievers; and we have preparedfor unbelievers a humiliating punishment.
4/152 To those who believe in Allah and His messengers and make nodistinction between any of the messengers, we shall soon give their (due)rewards: for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
4/153 The people of the Book ask thee to cause a book to descend tothem from heaven: Indeed they asked Moses for an even greater (miracle),for they said: "Show us Allah in public," but they were dazed for theirpresumption, with thunder and lightning. Yet they worshipped the calf evenafter clear signs had come to them; even so we forgave them; and gave Mosesmanifest proofs of authority.
4/154 And for their covenant we raised over them (the toweringheight) of Mount (Sinai); and (on another occasion) we said: "Enter thegate with humility"; and (once again) we commanded them: "Transgress not inthe matter of the sabbath." And we took from them a solemn covenant.
4/155 (They have incurred divine displeasure): In that they broketheir covenant; that they rejected the signs of Allah; that they slew theMessengers in defiance of right; that they said, "Our hearts are thewrappings (which preserve Allah's Word; We need no more)";- Nay, Allah hath setthe seal on their hearts for their blasphemy, and little is it theybelieve;-
4/156 That they rejected Faith; that they uttered against Mary agrave false charge;
4/157 That they said (in boast), "We killed Christ Jesus the son ofMary, the Messenger of Allah";- but they killed him not, nor crucified him, butso it was made to appear to them, and those who differ therein are full ofdoubts, with no (certain) knowledge, but only conjecture to follow, for ofa surety they killed him not:-
4/158 Nay, Allah raised him up unto Himself; and Allah is Exalted inPower, Wise;-
4/159 And there is none of the People of the Book but must believein him before his death; and on the Day of Judgment he will be a witnessagainst them;-
4/160 For the iniquity of the Jews We made unlawful for them certain(foods) good and wholesome which had been lawful for them;- in that theyhindered many from Allah's Way;-
4/161 That they took usury, though they were forbidden; and thatthey devoured men's substance wrongfully;- we have prepared for those amongthem who reject faith a grievous punishment.
4/162 But those among them who are well-grounded in knowledge, andthe believers, believe in what hath been revealed to thee and what wasrevealed before thee: And (especially) those who establish regular prayerand practise regular charity and believe in Allah and in the Last Day: Tothem shall We soon give a great reward.
4/163 We have sent thee inspiration, as We sent it to Noah and theMessengers after him: we sent inspiration to Abraham, Isma'il, Isaac, Jacoband the Tribes, to Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, and solomon, and to David Wegave the Psalms.
4/164 Of some messengers We have already told thee the story; ofothers We have not;- and to Moses Allah spoke direct;-
4/165 Messengers who gave good news as well as warning, that mankind,after (the coming) of the messengers, should have no plea against Allah: ForAllah is Exalted in Power, Wise.
4/166 But Allah beareth witness that what He hath sent unto thee Hehath sent from His (own) knowledge, and the angels bear witness: But enoughis Allah for a witness.
4/167 Those who reject Faith and keep off (men) from the way of Allah,have verily strayed far, far away from the Path.
4/168 Those who reject Faith and do wrong,- Allah will not forgivethem nor guide them to any way-
4/169 Except the way of Hell, to dwell therein for ever. And this toAllah is easy.
4/170 O Mankind! The Messenger hath come to you in truth from Allah:believe in him: It is best for you. But if ye reject Faith, to Allah belongall things in the heavens and on earth: And Allah is All-knowing, All-wise.
4/171 O People of the Book! Commit no excesses in your religion: Norsay of Allah aught but the truth. Christ Jesus the son of Mary was (no morethan) a messenger of Allah, and His Word, which He bestowed on Mary, and aspirit proceeding from Him: so believe in Allah and His messengers. Say not"Trinity" : desist: it will be better for you: for Allah is one Allah: Glory beto Him: (far exalted is He) above having a son. To Him belong all things inthe heavens and on earth. And enough is Allah as a Disposer of affairs.
4/172 Christ disdaineth nor to serve and worship Allah, nor do theangels, those nearest (to Allah): those who disdain His worship and arearrogant,-He will gather them all together unto Himself to (answer).
4/173 But to those who believe and do deeds of righteousness, Hewill give their (due) rewards,- and more, out of His bounty: But those whoare disdainful and arrogant, He will punish with a grievous penalty; Norwill they find, besides Allah, any to protect or help them.
4/174 O mankind! verily there hath come to you a convincing prooffrom your Lord: For We have sent unto you a light (that is) manifest.
4/175 Then those who believe in Allah, and hold fast to Him,- soonwill He admit them to mercy and grace from Himself, and guide them toHimself by a straight way.
4/176 They ask thee for a legal decision. Say: Allah directs (thus)about those who leave no descendants or ascendants as heirs. If it is a manthat dies, leaving a sister but no child, she shall have half theinheritance: If (such a deceased was) a woman, who left no child, Herbrother takes her inheritance: If there are two sisters, they shall havetwo-thirds of the inheritance (between them): if there are brothers andsisters, (they share), the male having twice the share of the female. Thusdoth Allah make clear to you (His law), lest ye err. And Allah hath knowledgeof all things.
5/1 O ye who believe! fulfil (all) obligations. Lawful unto you(for food) are all four-footed animals, with the exceptions named: Butanimals of the chase are forbidden while ye are in the sacred precincts orin pilgrim garb: for Allah doth command according to His will and plan.
5/2 O ye who believe! Violate not the sanctity of the symbols ofAllah, nor of the sacred month, nor of the animals brought for sacrifice, northe garlands that mark out such animals, nor the people resorting to thesacred house, seeking of the bounty and good pleasure of their Lord. Butwhen ye are clear of the sacred precincts and of pilgrim garb, ye may huntand let not the hatred of some people in (once) shutting you out of theSacred Mosque lead you to transgression (and hostility on your part). Helpye one another in righteousness and piety, but help ye not one another insin and rancour: fear Allah: for Allah is strict in punishment.
5/3 Forbidden to you (for food) are: dead meat, blood, the fleshof swine, and that on which hath been invoked the name of other than Allah;that which hath been killed by strangling, or by a violent blow, or by aheadlong fall, or by being gored to death; that which hath been (partly)eaten by a wild animal; unless ye are able to slaughter it (in due form);that which is sacrificed on stone (altars); (forbidden) also is thedivision (of meat) by raffling with arrows: that is impiety. This day havethose who reject faith given up all hope of your religion: yet fear themnot but fear Me. This day have I perfected your religion for you, completedMy favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion. But ifany is forced by hunger, with no inclination to transgression, Allah isindeed Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
5/4 They ask thee what is lawful to them (as food). Say: lawfulunto you are (all) things good and pure: and what ye have taught yourtrained hunting animals (to catch) in the manner  directed to you by Allah:eat what they catch for you, but pronounce the name of Allah over it: andfear Allah; for Allah is swift in taking account.
5/5 This day are (all) things good and pure made lawful unto you.The food of the People of the Book is lawful unto you and yours is lawfulunto them. (Lawful unto you in marriage) are (not only) chaste women whoare believers, but chaste women among the People of the Book, revealedbefore your time,- when ye give them their due dowers, and desire chastity,not lewdness, nor secret intrigues if any one rejects faith, fruitless ishis work, and in the Hereafter he will be in the ranks of those who havelost (all spiritual good).
5/6 O ye who believe! when ye prepare for prayer, wash your faces,and your hands (and arms) to the elbows; Rub your heads (with water); and(wash) your feet to the ankles. If ye are in a state of ceremonialimpurity, bathe your whole body. But if ye are ill, or on a journey, or oneof you cometh from offices of nature, or ye have been in contact withwomen, and ye find no water, then take for yourselves clean sand or earth,and rub therewith your faces and hands, Allah doth not wish to place you in adifficulty, but to make you clean, and to complete his favour to you, thatye may be grateful.
5/7 And call in remembrance the favour of Allah unto you, and Hiscovenant, which He ratified  with you, when ye said: "We hear and we obey":And fear Allah, for Allah knoweth well the secrets of your hearts.
5/8 O ye who believe! stand out firmly for Allah, as witnesses tofair dealing, and let not the hatred of others to you make you swerve towrong and depart from justice. Be just: that is next to piety: and fearAllah. For Allah is well-acquainted with all that ye do.
5/9 To those who believe and do deeds of righteousness hath Allahpromised forgiveness and a great reward.
5/10 Those who reject faith and deny our signs will be companionsof Hell-fire.
5/11 O ye who believe! Call in remembrance the favour of Allah untoyou when certain men formed the design to stretch out their hands againstyou, but (Allah) held back their hands from you: so fear Allah. And on Allah letbelievers put (all) their trust.
5/12 Allah did aforetime take a covenant from the Children of Israel,and we appointed twelve captains among them. And Allah said: "I am with you:if ye (but) establish regular prayers, practise regular charity, believe inmy messengers, honour and assist them, and loan to Allah a beautiful loan,verily I will wipe out from you your evils, and admit you to gardens withrivers flowing beneath;  but if any of you, after this, resisteth faith, hehath truly wandered from the path or rectitude."
5/13 But because of their breach of their covenant, We cursed them,and made their hearts grow hard; they change the words from their (right)places and forget a good part of the message that was sent them, nor wiltthou cease to find them- barring a few - ever bent on (new) deceits: butforgive them, and overlook (their misdeeds): for Allah loveth those who arekind.
5/14 From those, too, who call themselves Christians, We did take acovenant, but they forgot a good part of the message that was sent them: sowe estranged them, with enmity and hatred between the one and the other, tothe day of judgment. And soon will Allah show them what it is they havedone.
5/15 O people of the Book! There hath come to you our Messenger,revealing to you much that ye used to hide in the Book, and passing overmuch (that is now unnecessary): There hath come to you from Allah a (new)light and a perspicuous Book, -
5/16 Wherewith Allah guideth all who seek His good pleasure to waysof peace and safety, and leadeth them out of darkness, by His will, untothe light,- guideth them to a path that is straight.
5/17 In blasphemy indeed are those that say that Allah is Christ theson of Mary. Say: "Who then hath the least power against Allah, if His willwere to destroy Christ the son of Mary, his mother, and all every - onethat is on the earth? For to Allah belongeth the dominion of the heavens andthe earth, and all that is between. He createth what He pleaseth. For Allahhath power over all things."
5/18 (Both) the Jews and the Christians say: "We are sons of Allah,and his beloved." Say: "Why then doth He punish you for your sins? Nay, yeare but men,- of the men he hath created: He forgiveth whom He pleaseth,and He punisheth whom He pleaseth: and to Allah belongeth the dominion of theheavens and the earth, and all that is between: and unto Him is the finalgoal (of all)"
5/19 O People of the Book! Now hath come unto you, making (things)clear unto you, Our Messenger, after the break in (the series of) ourmessengers, lest ye should say: "There came unto us no bringer of gladtidings and no warner (from evil)": But now hath come unto you a bringer ofglad tidings and a warner (from evil). And Allah hath power over all things.
5/20 Remember Moses said to his people: "O my people! Call inremembrance the favour of Allah unto you, when He produced prophets amongyou, made you kings, and gave you what He had not given to any other amongthe peoples.
5/21 "O my people! Enter the holy land which Allah hath assigned untoyou, and turn not back ignominiously, for then will ye be overthrown, toyour own ruin."
5/22 They said: "O Moses! In this land are a people of exceedingstrength: Never shall we enter it until they leave it: if (once) theyleave, then shall we enter."
5/23 (But) among (their) Allah-fearing men were two on whom Allah hadbestowed His grace: They said: "Assault them at the (proper) Gate:  whenonce ye are in, victory will be yours; But on Allah put your trust if ye havefaith."
5/24 They said: "O Moses! while they remain there, never shall webe able to enter, to the end of time. Go thou, and thy Lord, and fight yetwo, while we sit here (and watch)."
5/25 He said: "O my Lord! I have power only over myself and mybrother: so separate us from this rebellious people!"
5/26 Allah said: "Therefore will the land be out of their reach forforty years: In distraction will they wander through the land: But sorrowthou not over these rebellious people.
5/27 Recite to them the truth of the story of the two sons of Adam.Behold! they each presented a sacrifice (to Allah): It was accepted from one,but not from the other. Said the latter: "Be sure I will slay thee.""Surely," said the former, "Allah doth accept of the sacrifice of those whoare righteous.
5/28 "If thou dost stretch thy hand against me, to slay me, it isnot for me to stretch my hand against thee to slay thee: for I do fear Allah,the cherisher of the worlds.
5/29 "For me, I intend to let thee draw on thyself my sin as wellas thine, for thou wilt be among the companions of the fire, and that isthe reward of those who do wrong."
5/30 The (selfish) soul of the other led him to the murder of hisbrother: he murdered him, and became (himself) one of the lost ones.
5/31 Then Allah sent a raven, who scratched the ground, to show himhow to hide the shame of his brother. "Woe is me!" said he;  "Was I noteven able to be as this raven, and to hide the shame of my brother?" thenhe became full of regrets-
5/32 On that account: We ordained for the Children of Israel thatif any one slew a person - unless it be for murder or for spreadingmischief in the land - it would be as if he slew the whole people: and ifany one saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of the wholepeople. Then although there came to them Our messengers with clear signs,yet, even after that, many of them continued to commit excesses in theland.
5/33 The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and HisMessenger, and strive with might and main for mischief through the land is:execution, or crucifixion, or the cutting off of hands and feet fromopposite sides, or exile from the land: that is their disgrace in thisworld, and a heavy punishment is theirs in the Hereafter;
5/34 Except for those who repent before they fall into your power:in that case, know that Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
5/35 O ye who believe! Do your duty to Allah, seek the means ofapproach unto Him, and strive with might and main in his cause: that ye mayprosper.
5/36 As to those who reject Faith,- if they had everything onearth, and twice repeated, to give as ransom for the penalty of the Day ofJudgment, it would never be accepted of them, theirs would be a grievouspenalty.
5/37 Their wish will be to get out of the Fire, but never will theyget out therefrom: their penalty will be one that endures.
5/38 As to the thief, Male or female, cut off his or her hands: apunishment by way of example, from Allah, for their crime: and Allah is Exaltedin power.
5/39 But if the thief repents after his crime, and amends hisconduct, Allah turneth to him in forgiveness; for Allah is Oft-forgiving, MostMerciful.
5/40 Knowest thou not that to Allah (alone) belongeth the dominion ofthe heavens and the earth? He punisheth whom He pleaseth, and He forgivethwhom He pleaseth: and Allah hath  power over all things.
5/41 O Messenger! let not those grieve thee, who race each other intounbelief: (whether it be) among those who say "We believe" with their lipsbut whose hearts have no faith; or it be among the Jews,- men who willlisten to any lie,- will listen even to others who have never so much ascome to thee. They change the words from their (right) times and places:they say, "If ye are given this, take it, but if not, beware!" If any one'strial is intended by Allah, thou hast no authority in the least for himagainst Allah. For such - it is not Allah's will to purify their hearts. Forthem there is disgrace in this world, and in the Hereafter a heavypunishment.
5/42 (They are fond of) listening to falsehood, of devouringanything forbidden. If they do come to thee, either judge between them, ordecline to interfere. If thou decline, they cannot hurt thee in the least.If thou judge, judge in equity between them. For Allah loveth those who judgein equity.
5/43 But why do they come to thee for decision, when they have(their own) law before them?- therein is the (plain) command of Allah; yeteven after that, they would turn away. For they are not (really) People ofFaith.
5/44 It was We who revealed the law (to Moses): therein wasguidance and light. By its standard have been judged the Jews, by theprophets who bowed (as in Islam) to Allah's will, by the rabbis and thedoctors of law: for to them was entrusted the protection of Allah's book, andthey were witnesses thereto: therefore fear not men, but fear me, and sellnot my signs for a miserable price. If any do fail to judge by (the lightof) what Allah hath revealed, they are (no better than) Unbelievers.
5/45 We ordained therein for them: "Life for life, eye for eye,nose or nose, ear for ear, tooth for tooth, and wounds equal for equal."But if any one remits the retaliation by way of charity, it is an act ofatonement for himself. And if any fail to judge by (the light of) what Allahhath revealed, they are (No better than) wrong-doers.
5/46 And in their footsteps We sent Jesus the son of Mary,confirming the Law that had come before him: We sent him the Gospel:therein was guidance and light, and confirmation of the Law that had comebefore him: a guidance and an admonition to those who fear Allah.
5/47 Let the people of the Gospel judge by what Allah hath revealedtherein. If any do fail to judge by (the light of) what Allah hath revealed,they are (no better than) those who rebel.
5/48 To thee We sent the Scripture in truth, confirming thescripture that came before it, and guarding it in safety: so judge betweenthem by what Allah hath revealed, and follow not their vain desires,diverging from the Truth that hath come to thee. To each among you have weprescribed a law and an open way. If Allah had so willed, He would have madeyou a single people, but (His plan is) to test you in what He hath givenyou: so strive as in a race in all virtues. The goal of you all is to Allah;it is He that will show you the truth of the matters in which ye dispute;
5/49 And this (He commands): Judge thou between them by what Allahhath revealed, and follow not their vain desires, but beware of them lestthey beguile thee from any of that (teaching) which Allah hath sent down tothee. And if they turn away, be assured that for some of their crime it isAllah's purpose to punish them. And truly most men are rebellious.
5/50 Do they then seek after a judgment of (the days of) ignorance?But who, for a people whose faith is assured, can give better judgment thanAllah?
5/51 O ye who believe! take not the Jews and the Christians foryour friends and protectors: They are but friends and protectors to eachother. And he amongst you that turns to them (for friendship) is of them.Verily Allah guideth not a people unjust.
5/52 Those in whose hearts is a disease - thou seest how eagerlythey run about amongst them, saying: "We do fear lest a change of fortunebring us disaster." Ah! perhaps Allah will give (thee) victory, or a decisionaccording to His will. Then will they repent of the thoughts which theysecretly harboured in their hearts.
5/53 And those who believe will say: "Are these the men who sworetheir strongest oaths by Allah, that they were with you?" All that they dowill be in vain, and they will fall into (nothing but) ruin.
5/54 O ye who believe! if any from among you turn back from hisFaith, soon will Allah produce a people whom He will love as they will loveHim,- lowly with the believers, mighty against the rejecters, fighting inthe way of Allah, and never afraid of the reproaches of such as find fault.That is the grace of Allah, which He will bestow on whom He pleaseth. And Allahencompasseth all, and He knoweth all things.
5/55 Your (real) friends are (no less than) Allah, His Messenger, andthe (fellowship of) believers,- those who establish regular prayers andregular charity, and they bow down humbly (in worship).
5/56 As to those who turn (for friendship) to Allah, His Messenger, andthe (fellowship of) believers,- it is the fellowship of Allah that mustcertainly triumph.
5/57 O ye who believe! take not for friends and protectors thosewho take your religion for a mockery or sport,- whether among those whoreceived the Scripture before you, or among those who reject Faith; butfear ye Allah, if ye have faith (indeed).
5/58 When ye proclaim your call to prayer they take it (but) asmockery and sport; that is because they are a people withoutunderstanding.
5/59 Say: "O people of the Book! Do ye disapprove of us for noother reason than that we believe in Allah, and the revelation that hath cometo us and that which came before (us), and (perhaps) that most of you arerebellious and disobedient?"
5/60 Say: "Shall I point out to you something much worse than this,(as judged) by the treatment it received from Allah? those who incurred thecurse of Allah and His wrath, those of whom some He transformed into apes andswine, those who worshipped evil;- these are (many times) worse in rank,and far more astray from the even path!"
5/61 When they come to thee, they say: "We believe": but in factthey enter with a mind against Faith, and they go out with the same but Allahknoweth fully all that they hide.
5/62 Many of them dost thou see, racing each other in sin andrancour, and their eating of things forbidden. Evil indeed are the thingsthat they do.
5/63 Why do not the rabbis and the doctors of Law forbid them fromtheir (habit of) uttering sinful words and eating things forbidden? Evilindeed  are their works.
5/64 The Jews say: "Allah's hand is tied up." Be their hands tied upand be they accursed for the (blasphemy) they utter. Nay, both His handsare widely outstretched: He giveth and spendeth (of His bounty) as Hepleaseth. But the revelation that cometh to thee from Allah increaseth inmost of them their obstinate rebellion and blasphemy. Amongst them we haveplaced enmity and hatred till the Day of Judgment. Every time they kindlethe fire of war, Allah doth extinguish it; but they (ever) strive to domischief on earth. And Allah loveth not those who do mischief.
5/65 If only the People of the Book had believed and beenrighteous, We should indeed have blotted out their iniquities and admittedthem to gardens of bliss.
5/66 If only they had stood fast by the Law, the Gospel, and allthe revelation that was sent to them from their Lord, they would haveenjoyed happiness from every side. There is from among them a party on theright course: but many of them follow a course that is evil.
5/67 O Messenger! proclaim the (message) which hath been sent to theefrom thy Lord. If thou didst not, thou wouldst not have fulfilled andproclaimed His mission. And Allah will defend thee from men (who meanmischief). For Allah guideth not those who reject Faith.
5/68 Say: "O People of the Book! ye have no ground to stand uponunless ye stand fast by the Law, the Gospel, and all the revelation thathas come to you from your Lord." It is the revelation that cometh to theefrom thy Lord, that increaseth in most of them their obstinate rebellionand blasphemy. But sorrow thou not over (these) people without Faith.
5/69 Those who believe (in the Qur'an), those who follow the Jewish(scriptures), and the Sabians and the Christians,- any who believe in Allahand the Last Day, and work righteousness,- on them shall be no fear, norshall they grieve.
5/70 We took the covenant of the Children of Israel and sent themmessengers, every time, there came to them a messenger with what theythemselves desired not - some (of these) they called impostors, and somethey (go so far as to) slay.
5/71 They thought there would be no trial (or punishment); so theybecame blind and deaf; yet Allah (in mercy) turned to them; yet again many ofthem became blind and deaf. But Allah sees well all that they do.
5/72 They do blaspheme who say: "Allah is Christ the son of Mary."But said Christ: "O Children of Israel! worship Allah, my Lord and yourLord." Whoever joins other gods with Allah,- Allah will forbid him the garden,and the Fire will be his abode. There will for the wrong-doers be no one tohelp.
5/73 They do blaspheme who say: Allah is one of three in a Trinity:for there is no god except One Allah. If they desist not from their word (ofblasphemy), verily a grievous penalty will befall the blasphemers amongthem.
5/74 Why turn they not to Allah, and seek His forgiveness? For Allah isOft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
5/75 Christ the son of Mary was no more than a messenger; many werethe messengers that passed away before him. His mother was a woman of truth.They had both to eat their (daily) food. See how Allah doth make His signsclear to them; yet see in what ways they are deluded away from the truth!
5/76 Say: "Will ye worship, besides Allah, something which hath nopower either to harm or benefit you? But Allah,- He it is that heareth andknoweth all things."
5/77 Say: "O people of the Book! exceed not in your religion thebounds (of what is proper), trespassing beyond the truth, nor follow thevain desires of people who went wrong in times gone by,- who misled many,and strayed (themselves) from the even way.
5/78 Curses were pronounced on those among the Children of Israelwho rejected Faith, by the tongue of David and of Jesus the son of Mary:because they disobeyed and persisted in excesses.
5/79 Nor did they (usually) forbid one another the iniquities whichthey committed: evil indeed were the deeds which they did.
5/80 Thou seest many of them turning in friendship to theUnbelievers. Evil indeed are (the works) which their souls have sentforward before them (with the result), that Allah's wrath is on them, and intorment will they abide.
5/81 If only they had believed in Allah, in the Prophet, and in whathath been revealed to him, never would they have taken them for friends andprotectors, but most of them are rebellious wrong-doers.
5/82 Strongest among men in enmity to the believers wilt thou findthe Jews and Pagans; and nearest among them in love to the believers wiltthou find those who say, "We are Christians": because amongst these are mendevoted to learning and men who have renounced the world, and they are notarrogant.
5/83 And when they listen to the revelation received by theMessenger, thou wilt see their eyes overflowing with tears, for theyrecognise the truth: they pray: "Our Lord! we believe; write us down amongthe witnesses.
5/84 "What cause can we have not to believe in Allah and the truthwhich has come to us, seeing that we long for our Lord to admit us to thecompany of the righteous?"
5/85 And for this their prayer hath Allah rewarded them with gardens,with rivers flowing underneath,- their eternal home. Such is the recompenseof those who do good.
5/86 But those who reject Faith and belie our Signs,- they shall becompanions of Hell-fire.
5/87 O ye who believe! make not unlawful the good things which Allahhath made lawful for you, but commit no excess: for Allah loveth not thosegiven to excess.
5/88 Eat of the things which Allah hath provided for you, lawful andgood; but fear Allah, in Whom ye believe.
5/89 Allah will not call you to account for what is futile in youroaths, but He will call you to account for your deliberate oaths: forexpiation, feed ten indigent persons, on a scale of the average for thefood of your families; or clothe them; or give a slave his freedom. If thatis beyond your means, fast for three days. That is the expiation for theoaths ye have sworn. But keep to your oaths. Thus doth Allah make clear toyou His signs, that ye may be grateful.
5/90 O ye who believe! Intoxicants and gambling, (dedication of)stones, and (divination by) arrows, are an abomination,- of Satan'shandwork: eschew such (abomination), that ye may prosper.
5/91 Satan's plan is (but) to excite enmity and hatred between you,with intoxicants and gambling, and hinder you from the remembrance of Allah,and from prayer: will ye not then abstain?
5/92 Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger, and beware (of evil): if ye doturn back, know ye that it is Our Messenger's duty to proclaim (the message)in the clearest manner.
5/93 On those who believe and do deeds of righteousness there is noblame for what they ate (in the past), when they guard themselves fromevil, and believe, and do deeds of righteousness,- (or) again, guardthemselves from evil and believe,- (or) again, guard themselves from eviland do good. For Allah loveth those who do good.
5/94 O ye who believe! Allah doth but make a trial of you in a littlematter of game well within reach of game well within reach of your handsand your lances, that He may test who feareth him unseen: any whotransgress thereafter, will have a grievous penalty.
5/95 O ye who believe! Kill not game while in the sacred precinctsor in pilgrim garb. If any of you doth so intentionally, the compensationis an offering, brought to the Ka'ba, of a domestic animal equivalent tothe one he killed, as adjudged by two just men among you; or by way ofatonement, the feeding of the indigent; or its equivalent in fasts: that hemay taste of the penalty of his deed. Allah forgives what is past: forrepetition Allah will exact from him the penalty. For Allah is Exalted, andLord of Retribution.
5/96 Lawful to you is the pursuit of water-game and its use forfood,- for the benefit of yourselves and those who travel; but forbidden isthe pursuit of land-game;- as long as ye are in the sacred precincts or inpilgrim garb. And fear Allah, to Whom ye shall be gathered back.
5/97 Allah made the Ka'ba, the Sacred House, an asylum of securityfor men, as also the Sacred Months, the animals for offerings, and thegarlands that mark them: That ye may know that Allah hath knowledge of whatis in the heavens and on earth and that Allah is well acquainted with allthings.
5/98 Know ye that Allah is strict in punishment and that Allah isOft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
5/99 The Messenger's duty is but to proclaim (the message). But Allahknoweth all that ye reveal and ye conceal.
5/100 Say: "Not equal are things that are bad and things that aregood, even though the abundance of the bad may dazzle thee; so fear Allah, Oye that understand; that (so) ye may prosper."
5/101 O ye who believe! Ask not questions about things which, ifmade plain to you, may cause you trouble. But if ye ask about things whenthe Qur'an is being revealed, they will be made plain to you, Allah willforgive those: for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Forbearing.
5/102 Some people before you did ask such questions, and on thataccount lost their faith.
5/103 It was not Allah who instituted (superstitions like those of) aslit-ear she-camel, or a she-camel let loose for free pasture, or idolsacrifices for twin-births in animals, or stallion-camels freed from work:It is blasphemers who invent a lie against Allah; but most of them lackwisdom.
5/104 When it is said to them: "Come to what Allah hath revealed; cometo the Messenger": They say: "Enough for us are the ways we found our fathersfollowing." what! even though their fathers were void of knowledge andguidance?
5/105 O ye who believe! Guard your own souls: If ye follow (right)guidance, no hurt can come to you from those who stray. the goal of you allis to Allah: it is He that will show you the truth of all that ye do.
5/106 O ye who believe! When death approaches any of you, (take)witnesses among yourselves when making bequests,- two just men of your own(brotherhood) or others from outside if ye are journeying through theearth, and the chance of death befalls you (thus). If ye doubt (theirtruth), detain them both after prayer, and let them both swear by Allah: "Wewish not in this for any worldly gain, even though the (beneficiary) be ournear relation: we shall hide not the evidence before Allah: if we do, thenbehold! the sin be upon us!"
5/107 But if it gets known that these two were guilty of the sin (ofperjury), let two others stand forth in their places,- nearest in kin fromamong those who claim a lawful right: let them swear by Allah: "We affirmthat our witness is truer than that of those two, and that we have nottrespassed (beyond the truth): if we did, behold! the wrong be upon us!"
5/108 That is most suitable: that they may give the evidence in itstrue nature and shape, or else they would fear that other oaths would betaken after their oaths. But fear Allah, and listen (to His counsel): for Allahguideth not a rebellious people:
5/109 One day will Allah gather the messengers together, and ask: "Whatwas the response ye received (from men to your teaching)?" They will say:"We have no knowledge: it is Thou Who knowest in full all that is hidden."
5/110 Then will Allah say: "O Jesus the son of Mary! Recount My favourto thee and to thy mother. Behold! I strengthened thee with the holyspirit, so that thou didst speak to the people in childhood and inmaturity. Behold! I taught thee the Book and Wisdom, the Law and the Gospeland behold! thou makest out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, byMy leave, and thou breathest into it and it becometh a bird by My leave,and thou healest those born blind, and the lepers, by My leave. And behold!thou bringest forth the dead by My leave. And behold! I did restrain theChildren of Israel from (violence to) thee when thou didst show them theclear Signs, and the unbelievers among them said: 'This is nothing butevident magic.'
5/111 "And behold! I inspired the disciples to have faith in Me andMine Messenger: they said, 'We have faith, and do thou bear witness that webow to Allah as Muslims'".
5/112 Behold! the disciples, said: "O Jesus the son of Mary! can thyLord send down to us  a table set (with viands) from heaven?" Said Jesus:"Fear Allah, if ye have faith."
5/113 They said: "We only wish to eat thereof and satisfy ourhearts, and to know that thou hast indeed told us the truth; and that weourselves may be witnesses to the miracle."
5/114 Said Jesus the son of Mary: "O Allah our Lord! Send us fromheaven a table set (with viands), that there may be for us - for the firstand the last of us - a solemn festival and a sign from thee; and providefor our sustenance, for thou art the best Sustainer (of our needs)."
5/115 Allah said: "I will send it down unto you: But if any of youafter that resisteth faith, I will punish him with a penalty such as I havenot inflicted on any one among all the peoples."
5/116 And behold! Allah will say: "O Jesus the son of Mary! Didst thousay unto men, worship me and my mother as gods in derogation of Allah'?" Hewill say: "Glory to Thee! never could I say what I had no right (to say).Had I said such a thing, thou wouldst indeed have known it. Thou knowestwhat is in my heart, Thou I know not what is in Thine. For Thou knowest infull all that is hidden.
5/117 "Never said I to them aught except what Thou didst command meto say, to wit, 'worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord'; and I was a witnessover them whilst I dwelt amongst them; when Thou didst take me up Thou wastthe Watcher over them, and Thou art a witness to all things.
5/118 "If Thou dost punish them, they are Thy servant: If Thou dostforgive them, Thou art the Exalted in power, the Wise."
5/119 Allah will say: "This is a day on which the truthful will profitfrom their truth: theirs are gardens, with rivers flowing beneath,- theireternal Home: Allah well-pleased with them, and they with Allah: That is thegreat salvation, (the fulfilment of all desires).
5/120 To Allah doth belong the dominion of the heavens and the earth,and all that is therein, and it is He Who hath power over all things.
6/1 Praise be Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth, and madethe darkness and the light. Yet those who reject Faith hold (others) asequal, with their Guardian-Lord.
6/2 He it is created you from clay, and then decreed a statedterm (for you). And there is in His presence another determined term; yetye doubt within yourselves!
6/3 And He is Allah in the heavens and on earth. He knoweth what yehide, and what ye reveal, and He knoweth the (recompense) which ye earn (byyour deeds).
6/4 But never did a single one of the signs of their Lord reachthem, but they turned away therefrom.
6/5 And now they reject the truth when it reaches them: but soonshall they learn the reality of what they used to mock at.
6/6 See they not how many of those before them We did destroy?-generations We had established on the earth, in strength such as We havenot given to you - for whom We poured out rain from the skies in abundance,and gave (fertile) streams flowing beneath their (feet): yet for their sinsWe destroyed them, and raised in their wake fresh generations (to succeedthem).
6/7 If We had sent unto thee a written (message) on parchment, sothat they could touch it with their hands, the Unbelievers would have beensure to say: "This is nothing but obvious magic!"
6/8 They say: "Why is not an angel sent down to him?" If we didsend down an angel, the matter would be settled at once, and no respitewould be granted them.
6/9 If We had made it an angel, We should have sent him as a man,and We should certainly have caused them confusion in a matter which theyhave already covered with confusion.
6/10 Mocked were (many) messengers before thee; but their scofferswere hemmed in by the thing that they mocked.
6/11 Say: "Travel through the earth and see what was the end ofthose who rejected Truth."
6/12 Say: "To whom belongeth all that is in the heavens and onearth?" Say: "To Allah. He hath inscribed for Himself (the rule of) Mercy.That He will gather you together for the Day of Judgment, there is no doubtwhatever. It is they who have lost their own souls, that will not believe.
6/13 To him belongeth all that dwelleth (or lurketh) in the nightand the day.  For he is the one who heareth and knoweth all things."
6/14 Say: "Shall I take for my protector any other than Allah, theMaker of the heavens and the earth? And He it is that feedeth but is notfed." Say: "Nay! but I am commanded to be the first of those who  bow toAllah (in Islam), and be not thou of the company of those who join gods withAllah."
6/15 Say: "I would, if I disobeyed my Lord, indeed have fear of thepenalty of a Mighty Day.
6/16 "On that day, if the penalty is averted from any, it is due toAllah's mercy; And that would be (Salvation), the obvious fulfilment of alldesire.
6/17 "If Allah touch thee with affliction, none can remove it but He;if He touch thee with happiness, He hath power over all things.
6/18 "He is the irresistible, (watching) from above over Hisworshippers; and He is the Wise, acquainted with all things."
6/19 Say: "What thing is most weighty in evidence?" Say: "Allah iswitness between me and you; This Qur'an hath been revealed to me byinspiration, that I may warn you and all whom it reaches. Can ye possiblybear witness that besides Allah there is another Allah?" Say: "Nay! I cannotbear witness!" Say: "But in truth He is the one Allah, and I truly aminnocent of (your blasphemy of) joining others with Him."
6/20 Those to whom We have given the Book know this as they knowtheir own sons. Those who have lost their own souls refuse therefore tobelieve.
6/21 Who doth more wrong than he who inventeth a lie against Allah orrejecteth His signs?  But verily the wrong-doers never shall prosper.
6/22 One day shall We gather them all together: We shall say tothose who ascribed partners (to Us): "Where are the partners whom ye(invented and) talked about?"
6/23 There will then be (left) no subterfuge for them but to say:"By Allah our Lord, we were not those who joined gods with Allah."
6/24 Behold! how they lie against their own souls! But the (lie)which they invented will leave them in the lurch.
6/25 Of them there are some who (pretend to) listen to thee; butWe have thrown veils on their hearts, So they understand it not, anddeafness in their ears; if they saw every one of the signs, not they willbelieve in them; in so much that when they come to thee, they (but) disputewith thee; the Unbelievers say: "These are nothing but tales of theancients."
6/26 Others they keep away from it, and themselves they keep away;but they only destroy their own souls, and they perceive it not.
6/27 If thou couldst but see when they are confronted with theFire! They will say: "Would that we were but sent back! Then would we notreject the signs of our Lord, but would be amongst those who believe!"
6/28 Yea, in their own (eyes) will become manifest what before theyconcealed. But if they were returned, they would certainly relapse to thethings they were forbidden, for they are indeed liars.
6/29 And they (sometimes) say: "There is nothing except our life onthis earth, and never shall we be raised up again."
6/30 If thou couldst but see when they are confronted with theirLord! He will say: "Is not this the truth?" They will say: "Yea, by ourLord!" He will say: "Taste ye then the penalty, because ye rejectedFaith."
6/31 Lost indeed are they who treat it as a falsehood that theymust meet Allah,- until on a sudden the hour is on them, and they say: "Ah!woe unto us that we took no thought of it"; for they bear their burdens ontheir backs, and evil indeed are the burdens that they bear?
6/32 What is the life of this world but play and amusement? Butbest is the home in the hereafter, for those who are righteous. Will ye notthen understand?
6/33 We know indeed the grief which their words do cause thee: Itis not thee they reject: it is the signs of Allah, which the wicked contemn.
6/34 Rejected were the messengers before thee: with patience andconstancy they bore their rejection and their wrongs, until Our aid didreach them: there is none that can alter the words (and decrees) of Allah.Already hast thou received some account of those messengers.
6/35 If their spurning is hard on thy mind, yet if thou wert ableto seek a tunnel in the ground or a ladder to the skies and bring them asign,- (what good?). If it were Allah's will, He could gather them togetherunto true guidance: so be not thou amongst those who are swayed byignorance (and impatience)!
6/36 Those who listen (in truth), be sure, will accept: as to thedead, Allah will raise them up; then will they be turned unto Him.
6/37 They say: "Why is not a sign sent down to him from his Lord?"Say: "Allah hath certainly power to send down a sign: but most of themunderstand not.
6/38 There is not an animal (that lives) on the earth, nor a beingthat flies on its wings, but (forms part of) communities like you. Nothinghave we omitted from the Book, and they (all) shall be gathered to theirLord in the end.
6/39 Those who reject our signs are deaf and dumb,- in the midst ofdarkness profound: whom Allah willeth, He leaveth to wander: whom He willeth,He placeth on the way that is straight.
6/40 Say: "Think ye to yourselves, if there come upon you the wrathof Allah, or the Hour (that ye dread), would ye then call upon other thanAllah?- (reply) if ye are truthful!
6/41 "Nay,- On Him would ye call, and if it be His will, He wouldremove (the distress) which occasioned your call upon Him, and ye wouldforget (the false gods) which ye join with Him!"
6/42 Before thee We sent (messengers) to many nations, and Weafflicted the nations with suffering and adversity, that they might learnhumility.
6/43 When the suffering reached them from us, why then did they notlearn humility? On the contrary their hearts became hardened, and Satanmade their (sinful) acts seem alluring to them.
6/44 But when they forgot the warning they had received, We openedto them the gates of all (good) things, until, in the midst of theirenjoyment of Our gifts, on a sudden, We called them to account, when lo!they were plunged in despair!
6/45 Of the wrong-doers the last remnant was cut off. Praise be toAllah, the Cherisher of the worlds.
6/46 Say: "Think ye, if Allah took away your hearing and your sight,and sealed up your hearts, who - a god other than Allah - could restore themto you?" See how We explain the signs by various (symbols); yet they turnaside.
6/47 Say: "Think ye, if the punishment of Allah comes to you, whethersuddenly or openly, will any be destroyed except those who do wrong?
6/48 We send the messengers only to give good news and to warn: sothose who believe and mend (their lives),- upon them shall be no fear, norshall they grieve.
6/49 But those who reject our signs,- them shall punishment touch,for that they ceased not from transgressing.
6/50 Say: "I tell you not that with me are the treasures of Allah,nor do I know what is hidden, nor do I tell you I am an angel.  I butfollow what is revealed to me." Say: "can the blind be held equal to theseeing?" Will ye then consider not?
6/51 Give this warning to those in whose (hearts) is the fear thatthey will be brought (to judgment) before their Lord: except for Him theywill have no protector nor intercessor: that they may guard (againstevil).
6/52 Send not away those who call on their Lord morning andevening, seeking His face. In naught art thou accountable for them, and innaught are they accountable for thee, that thou shouldst turn them away,and thus be (one) of the unjust.
6/53 Thus did We try some of them by comparison with others, thatthey should say: "Is it these then that Allah hath favoured from amongst us?"Doth not Allah know best those who are grateful?
6/54 When those come to thee who believe in Our signs, Say: "Peacebe on you: Your Lord hath inscribed for Himself (the rule of) mercy:verily, if any of you did evil in ignorance, and thereafter repented, andamend (his conduct), lo! He is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
6/55 Thus do We explain the signs in detail: that the way of thesinners may be shown up.
6/56 Say: "I am forbidden to worship those - others than Allah - whomye call upon." Say: "I will not follow your wain desires: If I did, I wouldstray from the path, and be not of the company of those who receiveguidance."
6/57 Say: "For me, I (work) on a clear sign from my Lord, but yereject Him. What ye would see hastened, is not in my power. The commandrests with none but Allah: He declares the truth, and He is the best ofjudges."
6/58 Say: "If what ye would see hastened were in my power, thematter would be settled at once between you and me. But Allah knoweth bestthose who do wrong."
6/59 With Him are the keys of the unseen, the treasures that noneknoweth but He. He knoweth whatever there is on the earth and in the sea.Not a leaf doth fall but with His knowledge: there is not a grain in thedarkness (or depths) of the earth, nor anything fresh or dry (green orwithered), but is (inscribed) in a record clear (to those who can read).
6/60 It is He who doth take your souls by night, and hath knowledgeof all that ye have done by day: by day doth He raise you up again; that aterm appointed be fulfilled; In the end unto Him will be your return; thenwill He show you the truth of all that ye did.
6/61 He is the irresistible, (watching) from above over Hisworshippers, and He sets guardians over you. At length, when deathapproaches one of you, Our angels take his soul, and they never fail intheir duty.
6/62 Then are men returned unto Allah, their protector, the (only)reality: Is not His the command? and He is the swiftest in taking account.
6/63 Say: "Who is it that delivereth you from the dark recesses ofland and sea, when ye call upon Him in humility and silent terror: 'If Heonly delivers us from these (dangers), (we vow) we shall truly show ourgratitude'?"
6/64 Say "It is Allah that delivereth you from these and all (other)distresses: and yet ye worship false gods!"
6/65 Say: "He hath power to send calamities on you, from above andbelow, or to cover you with confusion in party strife, giving you a tasteof mutual vengeance - each from the other." See how We explain the signs byvarious (symbols); that they may understand.
6/66 But thy people reject this, though it is the truth. Say: "Notmine is the responsibility for arranging your affairs;
6/67 For every message is a limit of time, and soon shall ye knowit."
6/68 When thou seest men engaged in vain discourse about Our signs,turn away from them unless they turn to a different theme. If Satan evermakes thee forget, then after recollection, sit not thou in the company ofthose who do wrong.
6/69 On their account no responsibility falls on the righteous, but(their duty) is to remind them, that they may (learn to) fear Allah.
6/70 Leave alone those who take their religion to be mere play andamusement, and are deceived by the life of this world. But proclaim (tothem) this (truth): that every soul delivers itself to ruin by its ownacts: it will find for itself no protector or intercessor except Allah: if itoffered every ransom, (or reparation), none will be accepted: such is (theend of) those who deliver themselves to ruin by their own acts: they willhave for drink (only) boiling water, and for punishment, one most grievous:for they persisted in rejecting Allah.
6/71 Say: "Shall we indeed call on others besides Allah,- things thatcan do us neither good nor harm,- and turn on our heels after receivingguidance from Allah? - like one whom the evil ones have made into a fool,wandering bewildered through the earth, his friends calling, come to us',(vainly) guiding him to the path." Say: "Allah's guidance is the (only)guidance, and we have been directed to submit ourselves to the Lord of theworlds;-
6/72 "To establish regular prayers and to fear Allah: for it is toHim that we shall be gathered together."
6/73 It is He who created the heavens and the earth in true(proportions): the day He saith, "Be," behold! it is. His word is thetruth. His will be the dominion the day the trumpet will be blown. Heknoweth the unseen as well as that which is open. For He is the Wise, wellacquainted (with all things).
6/74 Lo! Abraham said to his father Azar: "Takest thou idols forgods? For I see thee and thy people in manifest error."
6/75 So also did We show Abraham the power and the laws of theheavens and the earth, that he might (with understanding) have certitude.
6/76 When the night covered him over, He saw a star: He said: "Thisis my Lord." But when it set, He said: "I love not those that set."
6/77 When he saw the moon rising in splendour, he said: "This is myLord." But when the moon set, He said: "unless my Lord guide me, I shallsurely be among those who go astray."
6/78 When he saw the sun rising in splendour, he said: "This is myLord; this is the greatest (of all)." But when the sun set, he said: "O mypeople! I am indeed free from your (guilt) of giving partners to Allah.
6/79 "For me, I have set my face, firmly and truly, towards Him Whocreated the heavens and the earth, and never shall I give partners toAllah."
6/80 His people disputed with him. He said: "(Come) ye to disputewith me, about Allah, when He (Himself) hath guided me? I fear not (thebeings) ye associate with Allah: Unless my Lord willeth, (nothing canhappen).  My Lord comprehendeth in His knowledge all things. Will ye not(yourselves) be admonished?
6/81 "How should I fear (the beings) ye associate with Allah, when yefear not to give partners to Allah without any warrant having been given toyou? Which of (us) two parties hath more right to security? (tell me) if yeknow.
6/82 "It is those who believe and confuse not their beliefs withwrong - that are (truly) in security, for they are on (right) guidance."
6/83 That was the reasoning about Us, which We gave to Abraham (touse) against his people: We raise whom We will, degree after degree: forthy Lord is full of wisdom and knowledge.
6/84 We gave him Isaac and Jacob: all (three) guided: and beforehim, We guided Noah, and among his progeny, David, Solomon, Job, Joseph,Moses, and Aaron: thus do We reward those who do good:
6/85 And Zakariya and John, and Jesus and Elias: all in the ranksof the righteous:
6/86 And Isma'il and Elisha, and Jonas, and Lot: and to all We gavefavour above the nations:
6/87 (To them) and to their fathers, and progeny and brethren: Wechose them, and we guided them to a straight way.
6/88 This is the guidance of Allah: He giveth that guidance to whomHe pleaseth, of His worshippers.  If they were to join other gods with Him,all that they did would be vain for them.
6/89 These were the men to whom We gave the Book, and authority,and prophethood: if these (their descendants) reject them, Behold! We shallentrust their charge to a new people who reject them not.
6/90 Those were the (prophets) who received Allah's guidance: Copythe guidance they received; Say: "No reward for this do I ask of you: Thisis no less than a message for the nations."
6/91 No just estimate of Allah do they make when they say: "Nothingdoth Allah send down to man (by way of revelation)" Say: "Who then sent downthe Book which Moses brought?- a light and guidance to man: But ye make itinto (separate) sheets for show, while ye conceal much (of its contents):therein were ye taught that which ye knew not- neither ye nor yourfathers." Say: "Allah (sent it down)": Then leave them to plunge in vaindiscourse and trifling.
6/92 And this is a Book which We have sent down, bringingblessings, and confirming (the revelations) which came before it: that thoumayest warn the mother of cities and all around her. Those who believe inthe Hereafter believe in this (Book), and they are constant in guardingtheir prayers.
6/93 Who can be more wicked than one who inventeth a lie againstAllah, or saith, "I have received inspiration," when he hath received none,or (again) who saith, "I can reveal the like of what Allah hath revealed"? Ifthou couldst but see how the wicked (do fare) in the flood of confusion atdeath! - the angels stretch forth their hands, (saying),"Yield up yoursouls: this day shall ye receive your reward,- a penalty of shame, for thatye used to tell lies against Allah, and scornfully to reject of His signs!"
6/94 "And behold! ye come to us bare and alone as We created youfor the first time: ye have left behind you all (the favours) which Webestowed on you: We see not with you your intercessors whom ye thought tobe partners in your affairs: so now all relations between you have been cutoff, and your (pet) fancies have left you in the lurch!"
6/95 It is Allah Who causeth the seed-grain and the date-stone tosplit and sprout. He causeth the living to issue from the dead, and He isthe one to cause the dead to issue from the living. That is Allah: then howare ye deluded away from the truth?
6/96 He it is that cleaveth the day-break (from the dark): He makesthe night for rest and tranquillity, and the sun and moon for the reckoning(of time): Such is the judgment and ordering of (Him), the Exalted inPower, the Omniscient.
6/97 It is He Who maketh the stars (as beacons) for you, that yemay guide yourselves, with their help, through the dark spaces of land andsea: We detail Our signs for people who know.
6/98 It is He Who hath produced you from a single person: here is aplace of sojourn and a place of departure: We detail Our signs for peoplewho understand.
6/99 It is He Who sendeth down rain from the skies: with it Weproduce vegetation of all kinds: from some We produce green (crops), out ofwhich We produce grain, heaped up (at harvest); out of the date-palm andits sheaths (or spathes) (come) clusters of dates hanging low and near: and(then there are) gardens of grapes, and olives, and pomegranates, eachsimilar (in kind) yet different (in variety): when they begin to bearfruit, feast your eyes with the fruit and the ripeness thereof. Behold! inthese things there are signs for people who believe.
6/100 Yet they make the Jinns equals with Allah, though Allah did createthe Jinns; and they falsely, having no knowledge, attribute to Him sons anddaughters. Praise and glory be to Him! (for He is) above what theyattribute to Him!
6/101 To Him is due the primal origin of the heavens and the earth:How can He have a son when He hath no consort? He created all things, andHe hath full knowledge of all things.
6/102 That is Allah, your Lord! there is no god but He, the Creator ofall things: then worship ye Him: and He hath power to dispose of allaffairs.
6/103 No vision can grasp Him, but His grasp is over all vision: Heis above all comprehension, yet is acquainted with all things.
6/104 "Now have come to you, from your Lord, proofs (to open youreyes): if any will see, it will be for (the good of) his own soul; if anywill be blind, it will be to his own (harm): I am not (here) to watch overyour doings."
6/105 Thus do we explain the signs by various (symbols): that theymay say, "Thou hast taught (us) diligently," and that We may make thematter clear to those who know.
6/106 Follow what thou art taught by inspiration from thy Lord:there is no god but He: and turn aside from those who join gods with Allah.
6/107 If it had been Allah's plan, they would not have taken falsegods: but We made thee not one to watch over their doings, nor art thou setover them to dispose of their affairs.
6/108 Revile not ye those whom they call upon besides Allah, lest theyout of spite revile Allah in their ignorance. Thus have We made alluring toeach people its own doings. In the end will they return to their Lord, andWe shall then tell them the truth of all that they did.
6/109 They swear their strongest oaths by Allah, that if a (special)sign came to them, by it they would believe. Say: "Certainly (all) signsare in the power of Allah: but what will make you (Muslims) realise that(even) if (special) signs came, they will not believe."?
6/110 We (too) shall turn to (confusion) their hearts and theireyes, even as they refused to believe in this in the first instance: Weshall leave them in their trespasses, to wander in distraction.
6/111 Even if We did send unto them angels, and the dead did speakunto them, and We gathered together all things before their very eyes, theyare not the ones to believe, unless it is in Allah's plan. But most of themignore (the truth).
6/112 Likewise did We make for every Messenger an enemy,- evil onesamong men and jinns, inspiring each other with flowery discourses by way ofdeception. If thy Lord had so planned, they would not have done it: soleave them and their inventions alone.
6/113 To such (deceit) let the hearts of those incline, who have nofaith in the hereafter: let them delight in it, and let them earn from itwhat they may.
6/114 Say: "Shall I seek for judge other than Allah? - when He it isWho hath sent unto you the Book, explained in detail." They know full well,to whom We have given the Book, that it hath been sent down from thy Lordin truth. Never be then of those who doubt.
6/115 The word of thy Lord doth find its fulfilment in truth and injustice: None can change His words: for He is the one who heareth andknoweth all.
6/116 Wert thou to follow the common run of those on earth, theywill lead thee away from the way of Allah. They follow nothing butconjecture: they do nothing but lie.
6/117 Thy Lord knoweth best who strayeth from His way: He knowethbest who they are that receive His guidance.
6/118 So eat of (meats) on which Allah's name hath been pronounced, ifye have faith in His signs.
6/119 Why should ye not eat of (meats) on which Allah's name hath beenpronounced, when He hath explained to you in detail what is forbidden toyou - except under compulsion of necessity? But many do mislead (men) bytheir appetites unchecked by knowledge. Thy Lord knoweth best those whotransgress.
6/120 Eschew all sin, open or secret: those who earn sin will getdue recompense for their "earnings."
6/121 Eat not of (meats) on which Allah's name hath not beenpronounced: That would be impiety. But the evil ones ever inspire theirfriends to contend with you if ye were to obey them, ye would indeed bePagans.
6/122 Can he who was dead, to whom We gave life, and a light wherebyhe can walk amongst men, be like him who is in the depths of darkness, fromwhich he can never come out? Thus to those without faith their own deedsseem pleasing.
6/123 Thus have We placed leaders in every town, its wicked men, toplot (and burrow) therein: but they only plot against their own souls, andthey perceive it not.
6/124 When there comes to them a sign (from Allah), They say: "Weshall not believe until we receive one (exactly) like those received byAllah's messengers." Allah knoweth best where (and how) to carry out His mission.Soon will the wicked be overtaken by humiliation before Allah, and a severepunishment, for all their plots.
6/125 Those whom Allah (in His plan) willeth to guide,- He openeththeir breast to Islam; those whom He willeth to leave straying,- He makeththeir breast close and constricted, as if they had to climb up to theskies: thus doth Allah (heap) the penalty on those who refuse to believe.
6/126 This is the way of thy Lord, leading straight: We havedetailed the signs for those who receive admonition.
6/127 For them will be a home of peace in the presence of theirLord: He will be their friend, because they practised (righteousness).
6/128 One day will He gather them all together, (and say): "O yeassembly of Jinns! Much (toll) did ye take of men." Their friends amongstmen will say: "Our Lord! we made profit from each other: but (alas!) wereached our term - which thou didst appoint for us." He will say: "The Firebe your dwelling-place: you will dwell therein for ever, except as Allahwilleth." for thy Lord is full of wisdom and knowledge.
6/129 Thus do we make the wrong-doers turn to each other, because ofwhat they earn.
6/130 "O ye assembly of Jinns and men! came there not unto youmessengers from amongst you, setting forth unto you My signs, and warning youof the meeting of this Day of yours?" They will say: "We bear witnessagainst ourselves." It was the life of this world that deceived them. Soagainst themselves will they bear witness that they rejected Faith.
6/131 (The messengers were sent) thus, for thy Lord would not destroyfor their wrong-doing men's habitations whilst their occupants wereunwarned.
6/132 To all are degrees (or ranks) according to their deeds: forthy Lord is not unmindful of anything that they do.
6/133 Thy Lord is self-sufficient, full of Mercy: if it were Hiswill, He could destroy you, and in your place appoint whom He will as yoursuccessors, even as He raised you up from the posterity of other people.
6/134 All that hath been promised unto you will come to pass: norcan ye frustrate it (in the least bit).
6/135 Say: "O my people! Do whatever ye can: I will do (my part):soon will ye know who it is whose end will be (best) in the Hereafter:certain it is that the wrong-doers will not prosper."
6/136 Out of what Allah hath produced in abundance in tilth and incattle, they assigned Him a share: they say, according to their fancies:"This is for Allah, and this" - for our "partners"! but the share of their"partners "reacheth not Allah, whilst the share of Allah reacheth their"partners" ! evil (and unjust) is their assignment!
6/137 Even so, in the eyes of most of the pagans, their "partners"made alluring the slaughter of their children, in order to lead them totheir own destruction, and cause confusion in their religion. If Allah hadwilled, they would not have done so: But leave alone them and theirinventions.
6/138 And they say that such and such cattle and crops are taboo,and none should eat of them except those whom - so they say - We wish;further, there are cattle forbidden to yoke or burden, and cattle on which,(at slaughter), the name of Allah is not pronounced; - inventions againstAllah's name: soon will He requite them for their inventions.
6/139 They say: "What is in the wombs of such and such cattle isspecially reserved (for food) for our men, and forbidden to our women; butif it is still-born, then all have share therein. For their (false)attribution (of superstitions to Allah), He will soon punish them: for He isfull of wisdom and knowledge.
6/140 Lost are those who slay their children, from folly, withoutknowledge, and forbid food which Allah hath provided for them, inventing(lies) against Allah. They have indeed gone astray and heeded no guidance.
6/141 It is He Who produceth gardens, with trellises and without,and dates, and tilth with produce of all kinds, and olives andpomegranates, similar (in kind) and different (in variety): eat of theirfruit in their season, but render the dues that are proper on the day thatthe harvest is gathered. But waste not by excess: for Allah loveth not thewasters.
6/142 Of the cattle are some for burden and some for meat: eat whatAllah hath provided for you, and follow not the footsteps of Satan: for he isto you and avowed enemy.
6/143 (Take) eight (head of cattle) in (four) pairs: of sheep apair, and of goats a pair; say, hath He forbidden the two males, or the twofemales, or (the young) which the wombs of the two females enclose? Tell mewith knowledge if ye are truthful:
6/144 Of camels a pair, and oxen a pair; say, hath He forbidden thetwo males, or the two females,  or (the young) which the wombs of the twofemales enclose? -  Were ye present when Allah ordered you such a thing? Butwho doth more wrong than one who invents a lie against Allah, to lead astraymen without knowledge? For Allah guideth not people who do wrong.
6/145 Say: "I find not in the message received by me by inspirationany (meat) forbidden to be eaten by one who wishes to eat it, unless it bedead meat, or blood poured forth, or the flesh of swine,- for it is anabomination - or, what is impious, (meat) on which a name has been invoked,other than Allah's". But (even so), if a person is forced by necessity,without wilful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits,- thy Lord isOft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
6/146 For those who followed the Jewish Law, We forbade every(animal) with undivided hoof, and We forbade them that fat of the ox andthe sheep, except what adheres to their backs or their entrails, or ismixed up with a bone: this in recompense for their wilful disobedience: forWe are true (in Our ordinances).
6/147 If they accuse thee of falsehood, say: "Your Lord is full ofmercy all-embracing; but from people in guilt never will His wrath beturned back.
6/148 Those who give partners (to Allah) will say: "If Allah had wished,we should not have given partners to Him nor would our fathers; nor shouldwe have had any taboos." So did their ancestors argue falsely, until theytasted of Our wrath. Say: "Have ye any (certain) knowledge? If so, produceit before us. Ye follow nothing but conjecture: ye do nothing but lie."
6/149 Say: "With Allah is the argument that reaches home: if it hadbeen His will, He could indeed have guided you all."
6/150 Say: "Bring forward your witnesses to prove that Allah didforbid so and so." If they bring such witnesses, be not thou amongst them:Nor follow thou the vain desires of such as treat our signs as falsehoods,and such as believe not in the Hereafter: for they hold others as equalwith their Guardian-Lord.
6/151 Say: "Come, I will rehearse what Allah hath (really) prohibitedyou from": Join not anything as equal with Him; be good to your parents;kill not your children on a plea of want;- We provide sustenance for youand for them;- come not nigh to shameful deeds. Whether open or secret;take not life, which Allah hath made sacred, except by way of justice andlaw: thus doth He command you, that ye may learn wisdom.
6/152 And come not nigh to the orphan's property, except to improveit, until he attain the age of full strength; give measure and weight with(full) justice;- no burden do We place on any soul, but that which it canbear;- whenever ye speak, speak justly, even if a near relative isconcerned; and fulfil the covenant of Allah: thus doth He command you, thatye may remember.
6/153 Verily, this is My way, leading straight: follow it: follownot (other) paths: they will scatter you about from His (great) path: thusdoth He command you. that ye may be righteous.
6/154 Moreover, We gave Moses the Book, completing (Our favour) tothose who would do right, and explaining all things in detail,- and a guideand a mercy, that they might believe in the meeting with their Lord.
6/155 And this is a Book which We have revealed as a blessing: sofollow it and be righteous, that ye may receive mercy:
6/156 Lest ye should say: "The Book was sent down to two Peoplesbefore us, and for our part, we remained unacquainted with all that theylearned by assiduous study:"
6/157 Or lest ye should say: "If the Book had only been sent down tous, we should have followed its guidance better than they." Now then hathcome unto you a clear (sign) from your Lord,- and a guide and a mercy: thenwho could do more wrong than one who rejecteth Allah's signs, and turnethaway therefrom? In good time shall We requite those who turn away from Oursigns, with a dreadful penalty, for their turning away.
6/158 Are they waiting to see if the angels come to them, or thyLord (Himself), or certain of the signs of thy Lord! the day that certainof the signs of thy Lord do come, no good will it do to a soul to believein them then if it believed not before nor earned righteousness through itsfaith. Say: "Wait ye: we too are waiting."
6/159 As for those who divide their religion and break up intosects, thou hast no part in them in the least: their affair is with Allah: Hewill in the end tell them the truth of all that they did.
6/160 He that doeth good shall have ten times as much to his credit:He that doeth evil shall only be recompensed according to his evil: nowrong shall be done unto (any of) them.
6/161 Say: "Verily, my Lord hath guided me to a way that isstraight,- a religion of right,- the path (trod) by Abraham the true inFaith, and he (certainly) joined not gods with Allah."
6/162 Say: "Truly, my prayer and my service of sacrifice, my lifeand my death, are (all) for Allah, the Cherisher of the Worlds:
6/163 No partner hath He: this am I commanded, and I am the first ofthose who bow to His will.
6/164 Say: "Shall I seek for (my) Cherisher other than Allah, when Heis the Cherisher of all things (that exist)? Every soul draws the meed ofits acts on none but itself: no bearer of burdens can bear of burdens canbear the burden of another. Your goal in the end is towards Allah: He willtell you the truth of the things wherein ye disputed."
6/165 It is He Who hath made you (His) agents, inheritors of theearth: He hath raised you in ranks, some above others: that He may try youin the gifts He hath given you: for thy Lord is quick in punishment: yet Heis indeed Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
7/1 Alif, Lam, Mim, Sad.
7/2 A Book revealed unto thee,- So let thy heart be oppressed nomore by any difficulty on that account,- that with it thou mightest warn(the erring) and teach the Believers).
7/3 Follow (O men!) the revelation given unto you from your Lord,and follow not, as friends or protectors, other than Him. Little it is yeremember of admonition.
7/4 How many towns have We destroyed (for their sins)? Ourpunishment took them on a sudden by night or while they slept for theirafternoon rest.
7/5 When (thus) Our punishment took them, no cry did they utterbut this: "Indeed we did wrong."
7/6 Then shall we question those to whom Our message was sent andthose by whom We sent it.
7/7 And verily, We shall recount their whole story with knowledge,for We were never absent (at any time or place).
7/8 The balance that day will be true (to nicety): those whosescale (of good) will be heavy, will prosper:
7/9 Those whose scale will be light, will be their souls inperdition, for that they wrongfully treated Our signs.
7/10 It is We Who have placed you with authority on earth, andprovided you therein with means for the fulfilment of your life: small arethe thanks that ye give!
7/11 It is We Who created you and gave you shape; then We bade theangels prostrate to Adam, and they prostrate; not so Iblis; He refused tobe of those who prostrate.
7/12 (Allah) said: "What prevented thee from prostrating when Icommanded thee?" He said: "I am better than he: Thou didst create me fromfire, and him from clay."
7/13 (Allah) said: "Get thee down from this: it is not for thee to bearrogant here: get out, for thou art of the meanest (of creatures)."
7/14 He said: "Give me respite till the day they are raised up."
7/15 (Allah) said: "Be thou among those who have respite."
7/16 He said: "Because thou hast thrown me out of the way, lo! Iwill lie in wait for them on thy straight way:
7/17 "Then will I assault them from before them and behind them,from their right and their left: Nor wilt thou find, in most of them,gratitude (for thy mercies)."
7/18 (Allah) said: "Get out from this, disgraced and expelled. If anyof them follow thee,- Hell will I fill with you all.
7/19 "O Adam! dwell thou and thy wife in the Garden, and enjoy (itsgood things) as ye wish: but approach not this tree, or ye run into harmand transgression."
7/20 Then began Satan to whisper suggestions to them, bringingopenly before their minds all their shame that was hidden from them(before): he said: "Your Lord only forbade you this tree, lest ye shouldbecome angels or such beings as live for ever."
7/21 And he swore to them both, that he was their sincere adviser.
7/22 So by deceit he brought about their fall: when they tasted ofthe tree, their shame became manifest to them, and they began to sewtogether the leaves of the garden over their bodies. And their Lord calledunto them: "Did I not forbid you that tree, and tell you that Satan was anavowed enemy unto you?"
7/23 They said: "Our Lord! We have wronged our own souls: If thouforgive us not and bestow not upon us Thy Mercy, we shall certainly belost."
7/24 (Allah) said: "Get ye down. With enmity between yourselves. Onearth will be your dwelling-place and your means of livelihood,- for atime."
7/25 He said: "Therein shall ye live, and therein shall ye die; butfrom it shall ye be taken out (at last)."
7/26 O ye Children of Adam! We have bestowed raiment upon you tocover your shame, as well as to be an adornment to you. But the raiment ofrighteousness,- that is the best. Such are among the Signs of Allah, thatthey may receive admonition!
7/27 O ye Children of Adam! Let not Satan seduce you, in the samemanner as He got your parents out of the Garden, stripping them of theirraiment, to expose their shame: for he and his tribe watch you from aposition where ye cannot see them: We made the evil ones friends (only) tothose without faith.
7/28 When they do aught that is shameful, they say: "We found ourfathers doing so"; and "Allah commanded us thus": Say: "Nay, Allah nevercommands what is shameful: do ye say of Allah what ye know not?"
7/29 Say: "My Lord hath commanded justice; and that ye set yourwhole selves (to Him) at every time and place of prayer, and call upon Him,making your devotion sincere as in His sight: such as He created you in thebeginning, so shall ye return."
7/30 Some He hath guided: Others have (by their choice) deservedthe loss of their way; in that they took the evil ones, in preference toAllah, for their friends and protectors, and think that they receiveguidance.
7/31 O Children of Adam! wear your beautiful apparel at every timeand place of prayer: eat and drink: But waste not by excess, for Allah lovethnot the wasters.
7/32 Say: Who hath forbidden the beautiful (gifts) of Allah, which Hehath produced for His servants, and the things, clean and pure, (which Hehath provided) for sustenance? Say: They are, in the life of this world,for those who believe, (and) purely for them on the Day of Judgment. Thusdo We explain the signs in detail for those who understand.
7/33 Say: the things that my Lord hath indeed forbidden are:shameful deeds, whether open or secret; sins and trespasses against truthor reason; assigning of partners to Allah, for which He hath given noauthority; and saying things about Allah of which ye have no knowledge.
7/34 To every people is a term appointed: when their term isreached, not an hour can they cause delay, nor (an hour) can they advance(it in anticipation).
7/35 O ye Children of Adam! whenever there come to you messengersfrom amongst you, rehearsing My signs unto you,- those who are righteousand mend (their lives),- on them shall be no fear nor shall they grieve.
7/36 But those who reject Our signs and treat them with arrogance,-they are companions of the Fire, to dwell therein (for ever).
7/37 Who is more unjust than one who invents a lie against Allah orrejects His Signs? For such, their portion appointed must reach them fromthe Book (of decrees): until, when our messengers (of death) arrive andtake their souls, they say: "Where are the things that ye used to invokebesides Allah?" They will reply, "They have left us in the lurch," And theywill bear witness against themselves, that they had rejected Allah.
7/38 He will say: "Enter ye in the company of the peoples whopassed away before you - men and jinns, - into the Fire." Every time a newpeople enters, it curses its sister-people (that went before), until theyfollow each other, all into the Fire. Saith the last about the first: "OurLord! it is these that misled us: so give them a double penalty in theFire." He will say: "Doubled for all" : but this ye do not understand.
7/39 Then the first will say to the last: "See then! No advantagehave ye over us; so taste ye of the penalty for all that ye did !"
7/40 To those who reject Our signs and treat them with arrogance,no opening will there be of the gates of heaven, nor will they enter thegarden, until the camel can pass through the eye of the needle: Such is Ourreward for those in sin.
7/41 For them there is Hell, as a couch (below) and folds and foldsof covering above: such is Our requital of those who do wrong.
7/42 But those who believe and work righteousness,- no burden do Weplace on any soul, but that which it can bear,- they will be Companions ofthe Garden, therein to dwell (for ever).
7/43 And We shall remove from their hearts any lurking sense ofinjury;- beneath them will be rivers flowing;- and they shall say: "Praisebe to Allah, who hath guided us to this (felicity): never could we have foundguidance, had it not been for the guidance of Allah: indeed it was the truth,that the messengers of our Lord brought unto us." And they shall hear thecry: "Behold! the garden before you! Ye have been made its inheritors, foryour deeds (of righteousness)."
7/44 The Companions of the Garden will call out to the Companionsof the Fire: "We have indeed found the promises of our Lord to us true:Have you also found Your Lord's promises true?" They shall say, "Yes"; buta crier shall proclaim between them: "The curse of Allah is on thewrong-doers;-
7/45 "Those who would hinder (men) from the path of Allah and wouldseek in it something crooked: they were those who denied the Hereafter."
7/46 Between them shall be a veil, and on the heights will be menwho would know every one by his marks: they will call out to the Companionsof the Garden, "peace on you": they will not have entered, but they willhave an assurance (thereof).
7/47 When their eyes shall be turned towards the Companions of theFire, they will say: "Our Lord! send us not to the company of thewrong-doers."
7/48 The men on the heights will call to certain men whom they willknow from their marks, saying: "Of what profit to you were your hoards andyour arrogant ways?
7/49 "Behold! are these not the men whom you swore that Allah withHis Mercy would never bless? Enter ye the Garden: no fear shall be on you,nor shall ye grieve."
7/50 The Companions of the Fire will call to the Companions of theGarden: "Pour down to us water or anything that Allah doth provide for yoursustenance." They will say: "Both these things hath Allah forbidden to thosewho rejected Him."
7/51 "Such as took their religion to be mere amusement and play,and were deceived by the life of the world." That day shall We forget themas they forgot the meeting of this day of theirs, and as they were wont toreject Our signs.
7/52 For We had certainly sent unto them a Book, based onknowledge,  which We explained in detail,- a guide and a mercy to all whobelieve.
7/53 Do they just wait for the final fulfilment of the event? Onthe day the event is finally fulfilled, those who disregarded it beforewill say: "The messengers of our Lord did indeed bring true (tidings). Havewe no intercessors now to intercede on our behalf? Or could we be sentback? then should we behave differently from our behaviour in the past." Infact they will have lost their souls, and the things they invented willleave them in the lurch.
7/54 Your Guardian-Lord is Allah, Who created the heavens and theearth in six days, and is firmly established on the throne (of authority):He draweth the night as a veil o'er the day, each seeking the other inrapid succession: He created the sun, the moon, and the stars, (all)governed by laws under His command. Is it not His to create and to govern?Blessed be Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds!
7/55 Call on your Lord with humility and in private: for Allah lovethnot those who trespass beyond bounds.
7/56 Do no mischief on the earth, after it hath been set in order,but call on Him with fear and longing (in your hearts): for the Mercy ofAllah is (always) near to those who do good.
7/57 It is He Who sendeth the winds like heralds of glad tidings,going before His mercy: when they have carried the heavy-laden clouds, Wedrive them to a land that is dead, make rain to descend thereon, andproduce every kind of harvest therewith: thus shall We raise up the dead:perchance ye may remember.
7/58 From the land that is clean and good, by the will of itsCherisher, springs up produce, (rich) after its kind: but from the landthat is bad, springs up nothing but that which is niggardly: thus do weexplain the signs by various (symbols) to those who are grateful.
7/59 We sent Noah to his people. He said: "O my people! worshipAllah! ye have no other god but Him. I fear for you the punishment of adreadful day!
7/60 The leaders of his people said: "Ah! we see thee evidentlywandering (in mind)."
7/61 He said: "O my people! No wandering is there in my (mind): onthe contrary I am a messenger from the Lord and Cherisher of the worlds!
7/62 "I but fulfil towards you the duties of my Lord's mission:Sincere is my advice to you, and I know from Allah something that ye knownot.
7/63 "Do ye wonder that there hath come to you a message from yourLord, through a man of your own people, to warn you,- so that ye may fearAllah and haply receive His Mercy?"
7/64 But they rejected him, and We delivered him, and those withhim, in the Ark: but We overwhelmed in the flood those who rejected Oursigns. They were indeed a blind people!
7/65 To the 'Ad people, (We sent) Hud, one of their (own) brethren:He said: O my people! worship Allah! ye have no other god but Him will ye notfear (Allah)?"
7/66 The leaders of the Unbelievers among his people said: "Ah! wesee thou art an imbecile!" and "We think thou art a liar!"
7/67 He said: "O my people! I am no imbecile, but (I am) a messengerfrom the Lord and Cherisher of the worlds!
7/68 "I but fulfil towards you the duties of my Lord's mission: Iam to you a sincere and trustworthy adviser.
7/69 "Do ye wonder that there hath come to you a message from yourLord through a man of your own people, to warn you? call in remembrancethat He made you inheritors after the people of Noah, and gave you astature tall among the nations. Call in remembrance the benefits (ye havereceived) from Allah: that so ye may prosper."
7/70 They said: "Comest thou to us, that we may worship Allah alone,and give up the  cult of our fathers? bring us what thou threatenest uswith, if so be that thou tellest the truth!"
7/71 He said: "Punishment and wrath have already come upon you fromyour Lord: dispute ye with me over names which ye have devised - ye andyour fathers,- without authority from Allah? then wait: I am amongst you,also waiting."
7/72 We saved him and those who adhered to him. By Our mercy, andWe cut off the roots of those who rejected Our signs and did not believe.
7/73 To the Thamud people (We sent) Salih, one of their ownbrethren: He said: "O my people! worship Allah: ye have no other god but Him. Now hath come unto you a clear (Sign) from your Lord! This she-camel ofAllah is a Sign unto you: So leave her to graze in Allah's earth, and let hercome to no harm, or ye shall be seized with a grievous punishment.
7/74 "And remember how He made you inheritors after the 'Ad peopleand gave you habitations in the land: ye build for yourselves palaces andcastles in (open) plains, and care out homes in the mountains; so bring toremembrance the benefits (ye have received) from Allah, and refrain from eviland mischief on the earth."
7/75 The leaders of the arrogant party among his people said tothose who were reckoned powerless - those among them who believed: "know yeindeed that Salih is a messenger from his Lord?" They said: "We do indeedbelieve in the revelation which hath been sent through him."
7/76 The Arrogant party said: "For our part, we reject what yebelieve in."
7/77 Then they ham-strung the she-camel, and insolently defied theorder of their Lord, saying: "O Salih! bring about thy threats, if thou arta messenger (of Allah)!"
7/78 So the earthquake took them unawares, and they lay prostratein their homes in the morning!
7/79 So Salih left them, saying: "O my people! I did indeed conveyto you the message for which I was sent by my Lord: I gave you goodcounsel, but ye love not good counsellors!"
7/80 We also (sent) Lut: He said to his people: "Do ye commitlewdness such as no people in creation (ever) committed before you?
7/81 "For ye practise your lusts on men in preference to women : yeare indeed a people transgressing beyond bounds."
7/82 And his people gave no answer but this: they said, "Drive themout of your city: these are indeed men who want to be clean and pure!"
7/83 But we saved him and his family, except his wife: she was ofthose who legged behind.
7/84 And we rained down on them a shower (of brimstone): Then seewhat was the end of those who indulged in sin and crime!
7/85 To the Madyan people We sent Shu'aib, one of their ownbrethren: he said: "O my people! worship Allah; Ye have no other god but Him.Now hath come unto you a clear (Sign) from your Lord! Give just measure andweight, nor withhold from the people the things that are their due; and dono mischief on the earth after it has been set in order: that will be bestfor you, if ye have Faith.
7/86 "And squat not on every road, breathing threats, hinderingfrom the path of Allah those who believe in Him, and seeking in it somethingcrooked; But remember how ye were little, and He gave you increase. Andhold in your mind's eye what was the end of those who did mischief.
7/87 "And if there is a party among you who believes in the messagewith which I have been sent, and a party which does not believe, holdyourselves in patience until Allah doth decide between us: for He is the bestto decide.
7/88 The leaders, the arrogant party among his people, said: "OShu'aib! we shall certainly drive thee out of our city - (thee) and thosewho believe with thee; or else ye (thou and they) shall have to return toour ways and religion." He said: "What! even though we do detest (them)?
7/89 "We should indeed invent a lie against Allah, if we returned toyour ways after Allah hath rescued us therefrom; nor could we by any mannerof means return thereto unless it be as in the will and plan of Allah, OurLord. Our Lord can reach out to the utmost recesses of things by Hisknowledge. In the Allah is our trust. our Lord! decide Thou between us andour people in truth, for Thou art the best to decide."
7/90 The leaders, the unbelievers among his people, said: "If yefollow Shu'aib, be sure then ye are ruined!"
7/91 But the earthquake took them unawares, and they lay prostratein their homes before the morning!
7/92 The men who reject Shu'aib became as if they had never been inthe homes where they had flourished: the men who rejected Shu'aib - it wasthey who were ruined!
7/93 So Shu'aib left them, saying: "O my people! I did indeedconvey to you the messages for which I was sent by my Lord: I gave you goodcounsel, but how shall I lament over a people who refuse to believe!"
7/94 Whenever We sent a prophet to a town, We took up its people insuffering and adversity, in order that they might learn humility.
7/95 Then We changed their suffering into prosperity, until theygrew and multiplied, and began to say: "Our fathers (too) were touched bysuffering and affluence" ... Behold! We called them to account of a sudden,while they realised not (their peril).
7/96 If the people of the towns had but believed and feared Allah, Weshould indeed have opened out to them (All kinds of) blessings from heavenand earth; but they rejected (the truth), and We brought them to book fortheir misdeeds.
7/97 Did the people of the towns feel secure against the coming ofOur wrath by night while they were asleep?
7/98 Or else did they feel secure against its coming in broaddaylight while they played about (care-free)?
7/99 Did they then feel secure against the plan of Allah?- but no onecan feel secure from the Plan of Allah, except those (doomed) to ruin!
7/100 To those who inherit the earth in succession to its (previous)possessors, is it not a guiding, (lesson) that, if We so willed, We couldpunish them (too) for their sins, and seal up their hearts so that theycould not hear?
7/101 Such were the towns whose story We (thus) relate unto thee:There came indeed to them their messengers with clear (signs):  But theywould not believe what they had rejected before. Thus doth Allah seal up thehearts of those who reject faith.
7/102 Most of them We found not men (true) to their covenant: butmost of them We found rebellious and disobedient.
7/103 Then after them We sent Moses with Our signs to Pharaoh andhis chiefs, but they wrongfully rejected them: So see what was the end ofthose who made mischief.
7/104 Moses said: "O Pharaoh! I am a messenger from the Lord of theworlds,-
7/105 One for whom it is right to say nothing but truth about Allah.Now have I come unto you (people), from your Lord, with a clear (Sign): Solet the Children of Israel depart along with me."
7/106 (Pharaoh) said: "If indeed thou hast come with a Sign, show itforth,- if thou tellest the truth."
7/107 Then (Moses) threw his rod, and behold! it was a serpent,plain (for all to see)!
7/108 And he drew out his hand, and behold! it was white to allbeholders!
7/109 Said the Chiefs of the people of Pharaoh: "This is indeed asorcerer well-versed.
7/110 "His plan is to get you out of your land: then what is it yecounsel?"
7/111 They said: "Keep him and his brother in suspense (for awhile); and send to the cities men to collect-
7/112 And bring up to thee all (our) sorcerers well-versed."
7/113 So there came the sorcerers to Pharaoh: They said, "of coursewe shall have a (suitable) reward if we win!"
7/114 He said: "Yea, (and more),- for ye shall in that case be(raised to posts) nearest (to my person)."
7/115 They said: "O Moses! wilt thou throw (first), or shall we havethe (first) throw?"
7/116 Said Moses: "Throw ye (first)." So when they threw, theybewitched the eyes of the people, and struck terror into them: for theyshowed a great (feat of) magic.
7/117 We put it into Moses's mind by inspiration: "Throw (now) thyrod":and behold!  it swallows up straight away all the falsehoods whichthey fake!
7/118 Thus truth was confirmed, and all that they did was made of noeffect.
7/119 So the (great ones) were vanquished there and then, and weremade to look small.
7/120 But the sorcerers fell down prostrate in adoration.
7/121 Saying: "We believe in the Lord of the Worlds,-
7/122 "The Lord of Moses and Aaron."
7/123 Said Pharaoh: "Believe ye in Him before I give you permission?Surely this is a trick which ye have planned in the city to drive out itspeople: but soon shall ye know (the consequences).
7/124 "Be sure I will cut off your hands and your feet on appositesides, and I will cause you all to die on the cross."
7/125 They said: "For us, We are but sent back unto our Lord:
7/126 "But thou dost wreak thy vengeance on us simply because webelieved in the Signs of our Lord when they reached us! Our Lord! pour outon us patience and constancy, and take our souls unto thee as Muslims (whobow to thy will)!
7/127 Said the chiefs of Pharaoh's people: "Wilt thou leave Mosesand his people, to spread mischief in the land, and to abandon thee and thygods?" He said: "Their male children will we slay; (only) their femaleswill we save alive; and we have over them (power) irresistible."
7/128 Said Moses to his people: "Pray for help from Allah, and (wait)in patience and constancy: for the earth is Allah's, to give as a heritage tosuch of His servants as He pleaseth; and the end is (best) for therighteous.
7/129 They said: "We have had (nothing but) trouble, both before andafter thou camest to us." He said: "It may be that your Lord will destroyyour enemy and make you inheritors in the earth; that so He may try you byyour deeds."
7/130 We punished the people of Pharaoh with years (of droughts) andshortness of crops; that they might receive admonition.
7/131 But when good (times) came, they said, "This is due to us;"When gripped by calamity, they ascribed it to evil omens connected withMoses and those with him! Behold! in truth the omens of evil are theirs inAllah's sight, but most of them do not understand!
7/132 They said (to Moses): "Whatever be the Signs thou bringest, towork therewith thy sorcery on us, we shall never believe in thee.
7/133 So We sent (plagues) on them: Wholesale death, Locusts, Lice,Frogs, And Blood: Signs openly self-explained: but they were steeped inarrogance,- a people given to sin.
7/134 Every time the penalty fell on them, they said: "O Moses! onyour behalf call on thy Lord in virtue of his promise to thee: If thou wiltremove the penalty from us, we shall truly believe in thee, and we shallsend away the Children of Israel with thee."
7/135 But every time We removed the penalty from them according to afixed term which they had to fulfil,- Behold! they broke their word!
7/136 So We exacted retribution from them: We drowned them in thesea, because they rejected Our Signs and failed to take warning from them.
7/137 And We made a people, considered weak (and of no account),inheritors of lands in both east and west, - lands whereon We sent down Ourblessings. The fair promise of thy Lord was fulfilled for the Children ofIsrael, because they had patience and constancy, and We levelled to theground the great works and fine buildings which Pharaoh and his peopleerected (with such pride).
7/138 We took the Children of Israel (with safety) across the sea.They came upon a people devoted entirely to some idols they had. They said:"O Moses! fashion for us  a god like unto the gods they have." He said:"Surely ye are a people without knowledge.
7/139 "As to these folk,- the cult they are in is (but) a fragmentof a ruin, and vain is the (worship) which they practise."
7/140 He said: "Shall I seek for you a god other than the (true)Allah, when it is Allah Who hath endowed you with gifts above the nations?"
7/141 And remember We rescued you from Pharaoh's people, whoafflicted you with the worst of penalties, who slew your male children andsaved alive your females: in that was a momentous trial from your Lord.
7/142 We appointed for Moses thirty nights, and completed (theperiod) with ten (more): thus was completed the term (of communion) withhis Lord, forty nights. And Moses had charged his brother Aaron (before hewent up): "Act for me amongst my people: Do right, and follow not the wayof those who do mischief."
7/143 When Moses came to the place appointed by Us, and his Lordaddressed him, He said: "O my Lord! show (Thyself) to me, that I may lookupon thee." Allah said: "By no means canst thou see Me (direct); But lookupon the mount; if it abide in its place, then shalt thou see Me." When hisLord manifested His glory on the Mount, He made it as dust. And Moses felldown in a swoon. When he recovered his senses he said: "Glory be to Thee!to Thee I turn in repentance, and I am the first to believe."
7/144 (Allah) said: "O Moses! I have chosen thee above (other) men, bythe mission I (have given thee) and the words I (have spoken to thee): takethen the (revelation) which I give thee, and be of those who give thanks."
7/145 And We ordained laws for him in the tablets in all matters,both commanding and explaining all things, (and said): "Take and hold thesewith firmness, and enjoin thy people to hold fast by the best in theprecepts: soon shall I show you the homes of the wicked,- (How they liedesolate)."
7/146 Those who behave arrogantly on the earth in defiance of right- them will I turn away from My signs: Even if they see all the signs, theywill not believe in them; and if they see the way of right conduct, theywill not adopt it as the way; but if they see the way of error, that is theway they will adopt. For they have rejected our signs, and failed to takewarning from them.
7/147 Those who reject Our signs and the meeting in the Hereafter,-vain are their deeds: Can they expect to be rewarded except as they havewrought?
7/148 The people of Moses made, in his absence, out of theirornaments, the image of calf, (for worship): it seemed to low: did they notsee that it could neither speak to them, nor show them the way? They tookit for worship and they did wrong.
7/149 When they repented, and saw that they had erred, they said:"If our Lord have not mercy upon us and forgive us, we shall indeed be ofthose who perish."
7/150 When Moses came back to his people, angry and grieved, hesaid: "Evil it is that ye have done in my place in my absence: did ye makehaste to bring on the judgment of your Lord?" He put down the tablets,seized his brother by (the hair of) his head, and dragged him to him. Aaronsaid: "Son of my mother! the people did indeed reckon me as naught, andwent near to slaying me! Make not the enemies rejoice over my misfortune,nor count thou me amongst the people of sin."
7/151 Moses prayed: "O my Lord! forgive me and my brother! admit usto Thy mercy! for Thou art the Most Merciful of those who show mercy!"
7/152 Those who took the calf (for worship) will indeed beoverwhelmed with wrath from their Lord, and with shame in this life: thusdo We recompense those who invent (falsehoods).
7/153 But those who do wrong but repent thereafter and (truly)believe,- verily thy Lord is thereafter Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
7/154 When the anger of Moses was appeased, he took up the tablets:in the writing thereon was guidance and Mercy for such as fear their Lord.
7/155 And Moses chose seventy of his people for Our place ofmeeting: when they were seized with violent quaking, he prayed: "O my Lord!if it had been Thy will Thou couldst have destroyed, long before, both themand me: wouldst Thou destroy us for the deeds of the foolish ones among us?this is no more than Thy trial: by it Thou causest whom Thou wilt to stray,and Thou leadest whom Thou wilt into the right path. Thou art ourProtector: so forgive us and give us Thy mercy; for Thou art the best ofthose who forgive.
7/156 "And ordain for us that which is good, in this life and in theHereafter: for we have turned unto Thee." He said: "With My punishment Ivisit whom I will; but My mercy extendeth to all things. That (mercy) Ishall ordain for those who do right, and practise  regular charity, andthose who believe in Our signs;-
7/157 "Those who follow the messenger, the unlettered Prophet, whomthey find mentioned in their own (scriptures),- in the law and the Gospel;-for he commands them what is just and forbids them what is evil; he allowsthem as lawful what is good (and pure) and prohibits them from what is bad(and impure); He releases them from their heavy burdens and from the yokesthat are upon them. So it is those who believe in him, honour him, helphim, and follow the light which is sent down with him,- it is they who willprosper."
7/158 Say: "O men! I am sent unto you all, as the Messenger of Allah, toWhom belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth: there is no godbut He: it is He That giveth both life and death. So believe in Allah and HisMessenger, the Unlettered Prophet, who believeth in Allah and His words: followhim that (so) ye may be guided."
7/159 Of the people of Moses there is a section who guide and dojustice in the light of truth.
7/160 We divided them into twelve tribes or nations. We directedMoses by inspiration, when his (thirsty) people asked him for water:"Strike the rock with thy staff": out of it there gushed forth twelvesprings: Each group knew its own place  for water. We gave them the shadeof clouds, and sent down to them manna and quails, (saying): "Eat of thegood things We have provided for you": (but they rebelled); to Us they didno harm, but they harmed their own souls.
7/161 And remember it was said to them: "Dwell in this town and eattherein as ye wish, but say the word of humility and enter the gate in aposture of humility: We shall forgive you your faults; We shall increase(the portion of) those who do good."
7/162 But the transgressors among them changed the word from thatwhich had been given them so we sent on them a plague from heaven. For thatthey repeatedly transgressed.
7/163 Ask them concerning the town standing close by the sea.Behold! they transgressed in the matter of the Sabbath. For on the day oftheir Sabbath their fish did come to them, openly holding up their heads,but on the day they had no Sabbath, they came not: thus did We make a trialof them, for they were given to transgression.
7/164 When some of them said: "Why do ye preach to a people whom Allahwill destroy or visit with a terrible punishment?"- said the preachers:" Todischarge our duty to your Lord, and perchance they may fear Him."
7/165 When they disregarded the warnings that had been given them,We rescued those who forbade Evil; but We visited the wrong-doers with agrievous punishment because they were given to transgression.
7/166 When in their insolence they transgressed (all) prohibitions,We said to them: "Be ye apes, despised and rejected."
7/167 Behold! thy Lord did declare that He would send against them,to the Day of Judgment, those who would afflict them with grievous penalty.Thy Lord is quick in retribution, but He is also Oft-forgiving, MostMerciful.
7/168 We broke them up into sections on this earth. There are amongthem some that are the righteous, and some that are the opposite. We havetried them with both prosperity and adversity: In order that they mightturn (to us).
7/169 After them succeeded an (evil) generation: They inherited theBook, but they chose (for themselves) the vanities of this world, saying(for excuse): "(Everything) will be forgiven us." (Even so), if similarvanities came their way, they would (again) seize them.  Was not thecovenant of the Book taken from them, that they would not ascribe to Allahanything but the truth? and they study what is in the Book. But best forthe righteous is the home in the Hereafter. Will ye not understand?
7/170 As to those who hold fast by the Book and establish regularprayer,- never shall We suffer the reward of the righteous to perish.
7/171 When We shook the Mount over them, as if it had been a canopy,and they thought it was going to fall on them (We said): "Hold firmly towhat We have given you, and bring (ever) to remembrance what is therein;perchance ye may fear Allah."
7/172 When thy Lord drew forth from the Children of Adam - fromtheir loins - their descendants, and made them testify concerningthemselves, (saying): "Am I not your Lord (who cherishes and sustainsyou)?"- They said: "Yea! We do testify!" (This), lest ye should say on theDay of Judgment: "Of this we were never mindful":
7/173 Or lest ye should say: "Our fathers before us may have takenfalse gods, but we are (their) descendants after them: wilt Thou thendestroy us because of the deeds of men who were futile?"
7/174 Thus do We explain the signs in detail; and perchance they mayturn (unto Us).
7/175 Relate to them the story of the man to whom We sent Our signs,but he passed them by: so Satan followed him up, and he went astray.
7/176 If it had been Our will, We should have elevated him with Oursigns; but he inclined to the earth, and followed his own vain desires. Hissimilitude is that of a dog: if you attack him, he lolls out his tongue, orif you leave him alone, he (still) lolls out his tongue. That is thesimilitude of those who reject Our signs; So relate the story; perchancethey may reflect.
7/177 Evil as an example are people who reject Our signs and wrongtheir own souls.
7/178 Whom Allah doth guide,- he is on the right path: whom He rejectsfrom His guidance,- such are the persons who perish.
7/179 Many are the Jinns and men we have made for Hell: They havehearts wherewith they understand not, eyes wherewith they see not, and earswherewith they hear not. They are like cattle,- nay more misguided: forthey are heedless (of warning).
7/180 The most beautiful names belong to Allah: so call on him bythem; but shun such men as use profanity in his names: for what they do,they will soon be requited.
7/181 Of those We have created are people who direct (others) withtruth. And dispense justice therewith.
7/182 Those who reject Our signs, We shall gradually visit withpunishment, in ways they perceive not;
7/183 Respite will I grant unto them: for My scheme is strong (andunfailing).
7/184 Do they not reflect? Their companion is not seized withmadness: he is but a perspicuous warner.
7/185 Do they see nothing in the government of the heavens and theearth and all that Allah hath created? (Do they not see) that it may well bethat their terms is nigh drawing to an end? In what message after this willthey then believe?
7/186 To such as Allah rejects from His guidance, there can be noguide: He will leave them in their trespasses, wandering in distraction.
7/187 They ask thee about the (final) Hour - when will be itsappointed time? Say: "The knowledge thereof is with my Lord (alone): Nonebut He can reveal as to when it will occur. Heavy were its burden throughthe heavens and the earth. Only, all of a sudden will it come to you." Theyask thee as if thou  Wert eager in search thereof: Say: "The knowledgethereof is with Allah (alone), but most men know not."
7/188 Say: "I have no power over any good or harm to myself exceptas Allah willeth. If I had knowledge of the unseen, I should have multipliedall good, and no evil should have touched me: I am but a warner, and abringer of glad tidings to those who have faith."
7/189 It is He Who created you from a single person, and made hismate of like nature, in order that he might dwell with her (in love). Whenthey are united, she bears a light burden and carries it about (unnoticed).When she grows heavy, they both pray to Allah their Lord, (saying): "If Thougivest us a goodly child, we vow we shall (ever) be grateful."
7/190 But when He giveth them a goodly child, they ascribe to othersa share in the gift they have received: but Allah is exalted high above thepartners they ascribe to Him.
7/191 Do they indeed ascribe to Him as partners things that cancreate nothing, but are themselves created?
7/192 No aid can they give them, nor can they aid themselves!
7/193 If ye call them to guidance, they will not obey: For you it isthe same whether ye call them or ye hold your peace!
7/194 Verily those whom ye call upon besides Allah are servants likeunto you: Call upon them, and let them listen to your prayer, if ye are(indeed) truthful!
7/195 Have they feet to walk with? Or hands to lay hold with? Oreyes to see with? Or ears to hear with? Say: "Call your 'god-partners',scheme (your worst) against me, and give me no respite!
7/196 "For my Protector is Allah, Who revealed the Book (from time totime), and He will choose and befriend the righteous.
7/197 "But those ye call upon besides Him, are unable to help you,and indeed to help themselves."
7/198 If thou callest them to guidance, they hear not. Thou wilt seethem looking at thee, but they see not.
7/199 Hold to forgiveness; command what is right; But turn away fromthe ignorant.
7/200 If a suggestion from Satan assail thy (mind), seek refuge withAllah; for He heareth and knoweth (all things).
7/201 Those who fear Allah, when a thought of evil from Satan assaultsthem, bring Allah to remembrance, when lo! they see (aright)!
7/202 But their brethren (the evil ones) plunge them deeper intoerror, and never relax (their efforts).
7/203 If thou bring them not a revelation, they say: "Why hast thounot got it together?" Say: "I but follow what is revealed to me from myLord: this is (nothing but) lights from your Lord, and Guidance, and mercy,for any who have faith."
7/204 When the Qur'an is read, listen to it with attention, and holdyour peace:  that ye may receive Mercy.
7/205 And do thou (O reader!) Bring thy Lord to remembrance in thy(very) soul, with humility and in reverence, without loudness in words, inthe mornings and evenings; and be not thou of those who are unheedful.
7/206 Those who are near to thy Lord, disdain not to do Him worship:They celebrate His praises, and prostrate before Him.
8/1 They ask thee concerning (things taken as) spoils of war. Say:"(such) spoils are at the disposal of Allah and the Messenger: So fear Allah, andkeep straight the relations between yourselves: Obey Allah and His Messenger,if ye do believe."
8/2 For, Believers are those who, when Allah is mentioned, feel atremor in their hearts, and when they hear His signs rehearsed, find theirfaith strengthened, and put (all) their trust in their Lord;
8/3 Who establish regular prayers and spend (freely) out of thegifts We have given them for sustenance:
8/4 Such in truth are the believers: they have grades of dignitywith their Lord, and forgiveness, and generous sustenance:
8/5 Just as thy Lord ordered thee out of thy house in truth, eventhough a party among the Believers disliked it,
8/6 Disputing with thee concerning the truth after it was mademanifest, as if they were being driven to death and they (actually) sawit.
8/7 Behold! Allah promised you one of the two (enemy) parties, thatit should be yours: Ye wished that the one unarmed should be yours, but Allahwilled to justify the Truth according to His words and to cut off the rootsof the Unbelievers;-
8/8 That He might justify Truth and prove Falsehood false,distasteful though it be to those in guilt.
8/9 Remember ye implored the assistance of your Lord, and Heanswered you: "I will assist you with a thousand of the angels, ranks onranks."
8/10 Allah made it but a message of hope, and an assurance to yourhearts: (in any case) there is no help except from Allah: and Allah is Exaltedin Power, Wise.
8/11 Remember He covered you with a sort of drowsiness, to give youcalm as from Himself, and he caused rain to descend on you from heaven, toclean you therewith, to remove from you the stain of Satan, to strengthenyour hearts, and to plant your feet firmly therewith.
8/12 Remember thy Lord inspired the angels (with the message): "Iam with you: give firmness to the Believers: I will instil terror into thehearts of the Unbelievers: smite ye above their necks and smite all theirfinger-tips off them."
8/13 This because they contended against Allah and His Messenger: Ifany contend against Allah and His Messenger, Allah is strict in punishment.
8/14 Thus (will it be said): "Taste ye then of the (punishment):for those who resist Allah, is the penalty of the Fire."
8/15 O ye who believe! when ye meet the Unbelievers in hostilearray, never turn your backs to them.
8/16 If any do turn his back to them on such a day - unless it bein a stratagem of war, or to retreat to a troop (of his own)- he draws onhimself the wrath of Allah, and his abode is Hell,- an evil refuge (indeed)!
8/17 It is not ye who slew them; it was Allah: when thou threwest (ahandful of dust), it was not thy act, but Allah's: in order that He mighttest the Believers by a gracious trial from Himself: for Allah is He Whoheareth and knoweth (all things).
8/18 That, and also because Allah is He Who makes feeble the plansand stratagem of the Unbelievers.
8/19 (O Unbelievers!) if ye prayed for victory and judgment, nowhath the judgment come to you: if ye desist (from wrong), it will be bestfor you: if ye return (to the attack), so shall We. Not the least good willyour forces be to you even if they were multiplied: for verily Allah is withthose who believe!
8/20 O ye who believe! Obey Allah and His Messenger, and turn not awayfrom him when ye hear (him speak).
8/21 Nor be like those who say, "We hear," but listen not:
8/22 For the worst of beasts in the sight of Allah are the deaf andthe dumb,- those who understand not.
8/23 If Allah had found in them any good. He would indeed have madethem listen: (As it is), if He had made them listen, they would but haveturned back and declined (Faith).
8/24 O ye who believe! give your response to Allah and His Messenger,when He calleth you to that which will give you life; and know that Allahcometh in between a man and his heart, and that it is He to Whom ye shall(all) be gathered.
8/25 And fear tumult or oppression, which affecteth not inparticular (only) those of you who do wrong: and know that Allah is strict inpunishment.
8/26 Call to mind when ye were a small (band), despised through theland, and afraid that men might despoil and kidnap you; But He provided asafe asylum for you, strengthened  you with His aid, and gave you Goodthings for sustenance: that ye might be grateful.
8/27 O ye that believe! betray not the trust of Allah and theMessenger, nor misappropriate knowingly things entrusted to you.
8/28 And know ye that your possessions and your progeny are but atrial; and that it is Allah with Whom lies your highest reward.
8/29 O ye who believe! if ye fear Allah, He will grant you acriterion (to judge between right and wrong), remove from you (all) evil(that may afflict) you, and forgive you: for Allah is the Lord of graceunbounded.
8/30 Remember how the Unbelievers plotted against thee, to keepthee in bonds, or slay thee, or get thee out (of thy home). They plot andplan, and Allah too plans; but the best of planners is Allah.
8/31 When Our Signs are rehearsed to them, they say: "We have heardthis (before): if we wished, we could say (words) like these: these arenothing but tales of the ancients."
8/32 Remember how they said: "O Allah if this is indeed the Truthfrom Thee, rain down on us a shower of stones form the sky, or send us agrievous penalty."
8/33 But Allah was not going to send them a penalty whilst thou wastamongst them; nor was He going to send it whilst they could ask forpardon.
8/34 But what plea have they that Allah should not punish them, whenthey keep out (men) from the sacred Mosque - and they are not itsguardians? No men can be its guardians except the righteous; but most ofthem do not understand.
8/35 Their prayer at the House (of Allah) is nothing but whistlingand clapping of hands: (Its only answer can be), "Taste ye the penaltybecause ye blasphemed."
8/36 The Unbelievers spend their wealth to hinder (man) from thepath of Allah, and so will they continue to spend; but in the end they willhave (only) regrets and sighs; at length they will be overcome: and theUnbelievers will be gathered together to Hell;-
8/37 In order that Allah may separate the impure from the pure, putthe impure, one on another, heap them together, and cast them into Hell.They will be the ones to have lost.
8/38 Say to the Unbelievers, if (now) they desist (from Unbelief),their past would be forgiven them; but if they persist, the punishment ofthose before them is already (a matter of warning for them).
8/39 And fight them on until there is no more tumult or oppression,and there prevail justice and faith in Allah altogether and everywhere; butif they cease, verily Allah doth see all that they do.
8/40 If they refuse, be sure that Allah is your Protector - the bestto protect and the best to help.
8/41 And know that out of all the booty that ye may acquire (inwar), a fifth share is assigned to Allah,- and to the Messenger, and to nearrelatives, orphans, the needy, and the wayfarer,- if ye do believe in Allahand in the revelation We sent down to Our servant on the Day of Testing,-the Day of the meeting of the two forces. For Allah hath power over allthings.
8/42 Remember ye were on the hither side of the valley, and they onthe farther side, and the caravan on lower ground than ye. Even if ye hadmade a mutual appointment to meet, ye would certainly have failed in theappointment: But (thus ye met), that Allah might accomplish a matter alreadyenacted; that those who died might die after a clear Sign (had been given),and those who lived might live after a Clear Sign (had been given). Andverily Allah is He Who heareth and knoweth (all things).
8/43 Remember in thy dream Allah showed them to thee as few: if Hehad shown them to thee as many, ye would surely have been discouraged, andye would surely have disputed in (your) decision; but Allah saved (you): forHe knoweth well the (secrets) of (all) hearts.
8/44 And remember when ye met, He showed them to you as few in youreyes, and He made you appear as contemptible in their eyes: that Allah mightaccomplish a matter already enacted. For to Allah do all questions go back(for decision).
8/45 O ye who believe! When ye meet a force, be firm, and call Allahin remembrance much (and often); that ye may prosper:
8/46 And obey Allah and His Messenger; and fall into no disputes, lestye lose heart and your power depart; and be patient and persevering: ForAllah is with those who patiently persevere:
8/47 And be not like those who started from their homes insolentlyand to be seen of men, and to hinder (men) from the path of Allah: For Allahcompasseth round about all that they do.
8/48 Remember Satan made their (sinful) acts seem alluring to them,and said: "No one among men can overcome you this day, while I am near toyou": But when the two forces came in sight of each other, he turned on hisheels, and said: "Lo! I am clear of you; lo! I see what ye see not; Lo! Ifear Allah: for Allah is strict in punishment."
8/49 Lo! the hypocrites say, and those in whose hearts is adisease: "These people,- their religion has misled them." But if any trustin Allah, behold! Allah is Exalted in might, Wise.
8/50 If thou couldst see, when the angels take the souls of theUnbelievers (at death), (How) they smite their faces and their backs,(saying): "Taste the penalty of the blazing Fire-
8/51 "Because of (the deeds) which your (own) hands sent forth; forAllah is never unjust to His servants:
8/52 "(Deeds) after the manner of the people of Pharaoh and ofthose before them: They rejected the Signs of Allah, and Allah punished themfor their crimes: for Allah is Strong, and Strict in punishment:
8/53 "Because Allah will never change the grace which He hathbestowed on a people until they change what is in their (own) souls: andverily Allah is He Who heareth and knoweth (all things)."
8/54 (Deeds) after the manner of the people of Pharaoh and thosebefore them": They treated as false the Signs of their Lord: so Wedestroyed them for their crimes, and We drowned the people of Pharaoh: forthey were all oppressors and wrong-doers.
8/55 For the worst of beasts in the sight of Allah are those whoreject Him: They will not believe.
8/56 They are those with whom thou didst make a covenant, but theybreak their covenant every time, and they have not the fear (of Allah).
8/57 If ye gain the mastery over them in war, disperse, with them,those who follow them, that they may remember.
8/58 If thou fearest treachery from any group, throw back (theircovenant) to them, (so as to be) on equal terms: for Allah loveth not thetreacherous.
8/59 Let not the unbelievers think that they can get the better (ofthe godly): they will never frustrate (them).
8/60 Against them make ready your strength to the utmost of yourpower, including steeds of war, to strike terror into (the hearts of) theenemies, of Allah and your enemies, and others besides, whom ye may not know,but whom Allah doth know. Whatever ye shall spend in the cause of Allah, shallbe repaid unto you, and ye shall not be treated unjustly.
8/61 But if the enemy incline towards peace, do thou (also) inclinetowards peace, and trust in Allah: for He is One that heareth and knoweth(all things).
8/62 Should they intend to deceive thee,- verily Allah sufficeththee: He it is That hath strengthened thee with His aid and with (thecompany of) the Believers;
8/63 And (moreover) He hath put affection between their hearts: notif thou hadst spent all that is in the earth, couldst thou have producedthat affection, but Allah hath done it: for He is Exalted in might, Wise.
8/64 O Prophet! sufficient unto thee is Allah,- (unto thee) and untothose who follow thee among the Believers.
8/65 O Prophet! rouse the Believers to the fight. If there aretwenty amongst you, patient and persevering, they will vanquish twohundred: if a hundred, they will vanquish a thousand of the Unbelievers:for these are a people without understanding.
8/66 For the present, Allah hath lightened your (task), for Heknoweth that there is a weak spot in you: But (even so), if there are ahundred of you, patient and persevering, they will vanquish two hundred,and if a thousand, they will vanquish two thousand, with the leave of Allah:for Allah is with those who patiently persevere.
8/67 It is not fitting for a prophet that he should have prisonersof war until he hath thoroughly subdued the land. Ye look for the temporalgoods of this world; but Allah looketh to the Hereafter: And Allah is Exaltedin might, Wise.
8/68 Had it not been for a previous ordainment from Allah, a severepenalty would have reached you for the (ransom) that ye took.
8/69 But (now) enjoy what ye took in war, lawful and good: but fearAllah: for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
8/70 O Prophet! say to those who are captives in your hands: "IfAllah findeth any good in your hearts, He will give you something better thanwhat has been taken from you, and He will forgive you: for Allah isOft-forgiving, Most Merciful."
8/71 But if they have treacherous designs against thee, (OMessenger!), they have already been in treason against Allah, and so hath Hegiven (thee) power over them. And Allah so He Who hath (full) knowledge andwisdom.
8/72 Those who believed, and adopted exile, and fought for theFaith, with their property and their persons, in the cause of Allah, as wellas those who gave (them) asylum and aid,- these are (all) friends andprotectors, one of another. As to those who believed but came not intoexile, ye owe no duty of protection to them until they come into exile; butif they seek your aid in religion, it is your duty to help them, exceptagainst a people with whom ye have a treaty of mutual alliance. And(remember) Allah seeth all that ye do.
8/73 The Unbelievers are protectors, one of another: Unless ye dothis, (protect each other), there would be tumult and oppression on earth,and great mischief.
8/74 Those who believe, and adopt exile, and fight for the Faith,in the cause of Allah as well as those who give (them) asylum and aid,- theseare (all) in very truth the Believers: for them is the forgiveness of sinsand a provision most generous.
8/75 And those who accept Faith subsequently, and adopt exile, andfight for the Faith in your company,- they are of you. But kindred by bloodhave prior rights against each other in the Book of Allah. Verily Allah iswell-acquainted with all things.
9/1 A (declaration) of immunity from Allah and His Messenger, to thoseof the Pagans with whom ye have contracted mutual alliances:-
9/2 Go ye, then, for four months, backwards and forwards, (as yewill), throughout the land, but know ye that ye cannot frustrate Allah (byyour falsehood) but that Allah will cover with shame those who reject Him.
9/3 And an announcement from Allah and His Messenger, to the people(assembled) on the day of the Great Pilgrimage,- that Allah and His Messengerdissolve (treaty) obligations with the Pagans. If then, ye repent, it werebest for you; but if ye turn away, know ye that ye cannot frustrate Allah.And proclaim a grievous penalty to those who reject Faith.
9/4 (But the treaties are) not dissolved with those Pagans withwhom ye have entered into alliance and who have not subsequently failed youin aught, nor aided any one against you. So fulfil your engagements withthem to the end of their term: for Allah loveth the righteous.
9/5 But when the forbidden months are past, then fight and slaythe Pagans wherever ye find them, an seize them, beleaguer them, and lie inwait for them in every stratagem (of war); but if they repent, andestablish regular prayers and practise regular charity, then open the wayfor them: for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
9/6 If one amongst the Pagans ask thee for asylum, grant it tohim, so that he may hear the word of Allah; and then escort him to where hecan be secure. That is because they are men without knowledge.
9/7 How can there be a league, before Allah and His Messenger, withthe Pagans, except those with whom ye made a treaty near the sacred Mosque?As long as these stand true to you, stand ye true to them: for Allah dothlove the righteous.
9/8 How (can there be such a league), seeing that if they get anadvantage over you, they respect not in you the ties either of kinship orof covenant? With (fair words from) their mouths they entice you, but theirhearts are averse from you; and most of them are rebellious and wicked.
9/9 The Signs of Allah have they sold for a miserable price, and(many) have they hindered from His way: evil indeed are the deeds they havedone.
9/10 In a Believer they respect not the ties either of kinship orof covenant! It is they who have transgressed all bounds.
9/11 But (even so), if they repent, establish regular prayers, andpractise regular charity,- they are your brethren in Faith: (thus) do Weexplain the Signs in detail, for those who understand.
9/12 But if they violate their oaths after their covenant, andtaunt you for your Faith,- fight ye the chiefs of Unfaith: for their oathsare nothing to them: that thus they may be restrained.
9/13 Will ye not fight people who violated their oaths, plotted toexpel the Messenger, and took the aggressive by being the first (to assault)you? Do ye fear them? Nay, it is Allah Whom ye should more justly fear, if yebelieve!
9/14 Fight them, and Allah will punish them by your hands, cover themwith shame, help you (to victory) over them, heal the breasts ofBelievers,
9/15 And still the indignation of their hearts. For Allah will turn(in mercy) to whom He will; and Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
9/16 Or think ye that ye shall be abandoned, as though Allah did notknow those among you who strive with might and main, and take none forfriends and protectors except Allah, His Messenger, and the (community of)Believers? But Allah is well-acquainted with (all) that ye do.
9/17 It is not for such as join gods with Allah, to visit or maintainthe mosques of Allah while they witness against their own souls toinfidelity. The works of such bear no fruit: In Fire shall they dwell.
9/18 The mosques of Allah shall be visited and maintained by such asbelieve in Allah and the Last Day, establish regular prayers, and practiseregular charity, and fear  none (at all) except Allah. It is they who areexpected to be on true guidance.
9/19 Do ye make the giving of drink to pilgrims, or the maintenanceof the Sacred Mosque, equal to (the pious service of) those who believe inAllah and the Last Day, and strive with might and main in the cause of Allah?They are not comparable in the sight of Allah: and Allah guides not those whodo wrong.
9/20 Those who believe, and suffer exile and strive with might andmain, in Allah's cause, with their goods and their persons, have the highestrank in the sight of Allah: they are the people who will achieve(salvation).
9/21 Their Lord doth give them glad tidings of a Mercy fromHimself, of His good pleasure, and of gardens for them, wherein aredelights that endure:
9/22 They will dwell therein for ever. Verily in Allah's presence isa reward, the greatest (of all).
9/23 O ye who believe! take not for protectors your fathers andyour brothers if they love infidelity above Faith: if any of you do so,they do wrong.
9/24 Say: If it be that your fathers, your sons, your brothers,your mates, or your kindred; the wealth that ye have gained; the commercein which ye fear a decline: or the dwellings in which ye delight - aredearer to you than Allah, or His Messenger, or the striving in His cause;- thenwait until Allah brings about His decision: and Allah guides not therebellious.
9/25 Assuredly Allah did help you in many battle-fields and on theday of Hunain: Behold! your great numbers elated you, but they availed younaught: the land, for all that it is wide, did constrain you, and ye turnedback in retreat.
9/26 But Allah did pour His calm on the Messenger and on the Believers,and sent down forces which ye saw not: He punished the Unbelievers; thusdoth He reward those without Faith.
9/27 Again will Allah, after this, turn (in mercy) to whom He will:for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
9/28 O ye who believe! Truly the Pagans are unclean; so let themnot, after this year of theirs, approach the Sacred Mosque. And if ye fearpoverty, soon will Allah enrich you, if He wills, out of His bounty, for Allahis All-knowing, All-wise.
9/29 Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor holdthat forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, noracknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of theBook, until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselvessubdued.
9/30 The Jews call 'Uzair a son of Allah, and the Christians callChrist the son of Allah. That is a saying from their mouth; (in this) theybut imitate what the unbelievers of old used to say. Allah's curse be onthem: how they are deluded away from the Truth!
9/31 They take their priests and their anchorites to be their lordsin derogation of Allah, and (they take as their Lord) Christ the son of Mary;yet they were commanded to worship but One Allah: there is no god but He.Praise and glory to Him: (Far is He) from having the partners theyassociate (with Him).
9/32 Fain would they extinguish Allah's light with their mouths, butAllah will not allow but that His light should be perfected, even though theUnbelievers may detest (it).
9/33 It is He Who hath sent His Messenger with guidance and theReligion of Truth, to proclaim it over all religion, even though the Pagansmay detest (it).
9/34 O ye who believe! there are indeed many among the priests andanchorites, who in Falsehood devour the substance of men and hinder (them)from the way of Allah. And there are those who bury gold and silver and spendit not in the way of Allah: announce unto them a most grievous penalty-
9/35 On the Day when heat will be produced out of that (wealth) inthe fire of Hell, and with it will be branded their foreheads, their flanks, and their backs.- "This is the(treasure) which ye buried for yourselves: taste ye, then, the (treasures)ye buried!"
9/36 The number of months in the sight of Allah is twelve (in ayear)- so ordained by Him the day He created the heavens and the earth; ofthem four are sacred: that is the straight usage. So wrong not yourselvestherein, and fight the Pagans all together as they fight you all together.But know that Allah is with those who restrain themselves.
9/37 Verily the transposing (of a prohibited month) is an additionto Unbelief: the Unbelievers are led to wrong thereby: for they make itlawful one year, and forbidden another year, in order to adjust the numberof months forbidden by Allah and make such forbidden ones lawful. The evil oftheir course seems pleasing to them. But Allah guideth not those who rejectFaith.
9/38 O ye who believe! what is the matter with you, that, when yeare asked to go forth in the cause of Allah, ye cling heavily to the earth?Do ye prefer the life of this world to the Hereafter? But little is thecomfort of this life, as compared with the Hereafter.
9/39 Unless ye go forth, He will punish you with a grievouspenalty, and put others in your place; but Him ye would not harm in theleast. For Allah hath power over all things.
9/40 If ye help not (your leader), (it is no matter): for Allah didindeed help him, when the Unbelievers drove him out: he had no more thanone companion; they two were in the cave, and he said to his companion,"Have no fear, for Allah is with us": then Allah sent down His peace upon him,and strengthened him with forces which ye saw not, and humbled to thedepths the word of the Unbelievers. But the word of Allah is exalted to theheights: for Allah is Exalted in might, Wise.
9/41 Go ye forth, (whether equipped) lightly or heavily, and striveand struggle, with your goods and your persons, in the cause of Allah. Thatis best for you, if ye (but) knew.
9/42 If there had been immediate gain (in sight), and the journeyeasy, they would (all) without doubt have followed thee, but the distancewas long, (and weighed) on them. They would indeed swear by Allah, "If weonly could, we should certainly have come out with you": They would destroytheir own souls; for Allah doth know that they are certainly lying.
9/43 Allah give thee grace! why didst thou grant them until those whotold the truth were seen by thee in a clear light, and thou hadst provedthe liars?
9/44 Those who believe in Allah and the Last Day ask thee for noexemption from fighting with their goods and persons. And Allah knoweth wellthose who do their duty.
9/45 Only those ask thee for exemption who believe not in Allah andthe Last Day, and whose hearts are in doubt, so that they are tossed intheir doubts to and fro.
9/46 If they had intended to come out, they would certainly havemade some preparation therefor; but Allah was averse to their being sentforth; so He made them lag behind, and they were told, "Sit ye among thosewho sit (inactive)."
9/47 If they had come out with you, they would not have added toyour (strength) but only (made for) disorder, hurrying to and fro in yourmidst and sowing sedition among you, and there would have been some amongyou who would have listened to them. But Allah knoweth well those who dowrong.
9/48 Indeed they had plotted sedition before, and upset matters forthee, until,- the Truth arrived, and the Decree of Allah became manifest muchto their disgust.
9/49 Among them is (many) a man who says: "Grant me exemption anddraw me not into trial." Have they not fallen into trial already? andindeed Hell surrounds the Unbelievers (on all sides).
9/50 If good befalls thee, it grieves them; but if a misfortunebefalls thee, they say, "We took indeed our precautions beforehand," andthey turn away rejoicing.
9/51 Say: "Nothing will happen to us except what Allah has decreedfor us: He is our protector": and on Allah let the Believers put theirtrust.
9/52 Say: "Can you expect for us (any fate) other than one of twoglorious things- (Martyrdom or victory)? But we can expect for you eitherthat Allah will send his punishment from Himself, or by our hands. So wait(expectant); we too will wait with you."
9/53 Say: "Spend (for the cause) willingly or unwillingly: not fromyou will it be accepted: for ye are indeed a people rebellious andwicked."
9/54 The only reasons why their contributions are not accepted are:that they reject Allah and His Messenger; that they come to prayer withoutearnestness; and that they offer contributions unwillingly.
9/55 Let not their wealth nor their (following in) sons dazzlethee: in reality Allah's plan is to punish them with these things in thislife, and that their souls may perish in their (very) denial of Allah.
9/56 They swear by Allah that they are indeed of you; but they arenot of you: yet they are afraid (to appear in their true colours).
9/57 If they could find a place to flee to, or caves, or a place ofconcealment, they would turn straightaway thereto, with an obstinate rush.
9/58 And among them are men who slander thee in the matter of (thedistribution of) the alms: if they are given part thereof, they arepleased, but if not, behold! they are indignant!
9/59 If only they had been content with what Allah and His Messengergave them, and had said, "Sufficient unto us is Allah! Allah and His Messengerwill soon give us of His bounty: to Allah do we turn our hopes!" (that wouldhave been the right course).
9/60 Alms are for the poor and the needy, and those employed toadminister the (funds); for those whose hearts have been (recently)reconciled (to Truth); for those in bondage and in debt; in the cause ofAllah; and for the wayfarer: (thus is it) ordained by Allah, and Allah is full ofknowledge and wisdom.
9/61 Among them are men who molest the Prophet and say, "He is(all) ear." Say, "He listens to what is best for you: he believes in Allah,has faith in the Believers, and is a Mercy to those of you who believe."But those who molest the Messenger will have a grievous penalty.
9/62 To you they swear by Allah. In order to please you: But it ismore fitting that they should please Allah and His Messenger, if they areBelievers.
9/63 Know they not that for those who oppose Allah and His Messenger,is the Fire of Hell?- wherein they shall dwell. That is the supremedisgrace.
9/64 The Hypocrites are afraid lest a Sura should be sent downabout them, showing them what is (really passing) in their hearts. Say:"Mock ye! But verily Allah will bring to light all that ye fear (should berevealed).
9/65 If thou dost question them, they declare (with emphasis): "Wewere only talking idly and in play." Say: "Was it at Allah, and His Signs,and His Messenger, that ye were mocking?"
9/66 Make ye no excuses: ye have rejected Faith after ye hadaccepted it. If We pardon some of you, We will punish others amongst you,for that they are in sin.
9/67 The Hypocrites, men and women, (have an understanding) witheach other: They enjoin evil, and forbid what is just, and are close withtheir hands. They have forgotten Allah; so He hath forgotten them. Verily theHypocrites are rebellious and perverse.
9/68 Allah hath promised the Hypocrites men and women, and therejecters, of Faith, the fire of Hell: Therein shall they dwell: Sufficientis it for them: for them is the curse of Allah, and an enduring punishment,-
9/69 As in the case of those before you: they were mightier thanyou in power, and more flourishing in wealth and children. They had theirenjoyment of their portion: and ye have of yours, as did those before you;and ye indulge in idle talk as they did. They!- their work are fruitless inthis world and in the Hereafter, and they will lose (all spiritual good).
9/70 Hath not the story reached them of those before them?- thePeople of Noah, and 'Ad, and Thamud; the People of Abraham, the men ofMidian, and the cities overthrown. To them came their messengers with clearsigns. It is not Allah Who wrongs them, but they wrong their own souls.
9/71 The Believers, men and women, are protectors one of another:they enjoin what is just, and forbid what is evil: they observe regularprayers, practise regular charity, and obey Allah and His Messenger. On themwill Allah pour His mercy: for Allah is Exalted in power, Wise.
9/72 Allah hath promised to Believers, men and women, gardens underwhich rivers flow, to dwell therein, and beautiful mansions in gardens ofeverlasting bliss. But the greatest bliss is the good pleasure of Allah: thatis the supreme felicity.
9/73 O Prophet! strive hard against the unbelievers and theHypocrites, and be firm against them. Their abode is Hell,- an evil refugeindeed.
9/74 They swear by Allah that they said nothing (evil), but indeedthey uttered blasphemy, and they did it after accepting Islam; and theymeditated a plot which they were unable to carry out: this revenge oftheirs was (their) only return for the bounty with which Allah and HisMessenger had enriched them! If they repent, it will be best for them; but ifthey turn back (to their evil ways), Allah will punish them with a grievouspenalty in this life and in the Hereafter: They shall have none on earth toprotect or help them.
9/75 Amongst them are men who made a covenant with Allah, that if Hebestowed on them of His bounty, they would give (largely) in charity, andbe truly amongst those who are righteous.
9/76 But when He did bestow of His bounty, they became covetous,and turned back (from their covenant), averse (from its fulfilment).
9/77 So He hath put as a consequence hypocrisy into their hearts,(to last) till the Day, whereon they shall meet Him: because they broketheir covenant with Allah, and because they lied (again and again).
9/78 Know they not that Allah doth know their secret (thoughts) andtheir secret counsels, and that Allah knoweth well all things unseen?
9/79 Those who slander such of the believers as give themselvesfreely to (deeds of) charity, as well as such as can find nothing to giveexcept the fruits of their labour,- and throw ridicule on them,- Allah willthrow back their ridicule on them: and they shall have a grievous penalty.
9/80 Whether thou ask for their forgiveness, or not, (their sin isunforgivable): if thou ask seventy times for their forgiveness, Allah willnot forgive them:  because they have rejected Allah and His Messenger: and Allahguideth not those who are perversely rebellious.
9/81 Those who were left behind (in the Tabuk expedition) rejoicedin their inaction behind the back of the Messenger of Allah: they hated tostrive and fight, with their goods and their persons, in the cause of Allah:they said, "Go not forth in the heat."  Say, "The fire of Hell is fiercerin heat." If only they could understand!
9/82 Let them laugh a little: much will they weep: a recompense forthe (evil) that they do.
9/83 If, then, Allah bring thee back to any of them, and they ask thypermission to come out (with thee), say: "Never shall ye come out with me,nor fight an enemy with me:  for ye preferred to sit inactive on the firstoccasion: Then sit ye (now) with those who lag behind."
9/84 Nor do thou ever pray for any of them that dies, nor stand athis grave; for they rejected Allah and His Messenger, and died in a state ofperverse rebellion.
9/85 Nor let their wealth nor their (following in) sons dazzlethee: Allah's plan is to punish them with these things in this world, andthat their souls may perish in their (very) denial of Allah.
9/86 When a Sura comes down, enjoining them to believe in Allah andto strive and fight along with His Messenger, those with wealth and influenceamong them ask thee for exemption, and say: "Leave us (behind): we would bewith those who sit (at home)."
9/87 They prefer to be with (the women), who remain behind (athome): their hearts are sealed and so they understand not.
9/88 But the Messenger, and those who believe with him, strive andfight with their wealth and their persons: for them are (all) good things:and it is they who will prosper.
9/89 Allah hath prepared for them gardens under which rivers flow, todwell therein: that is the supreme felicity.
9/90 And there were, among the desert Arabs (also), men who madeexcuses and came to claim exemption; and those who were false to Allah andHis Messenger (merely) sat inactive. Soon will a grievous penalty seize theUnbelievers among them.
9/91 There is no blame on those who are infirm, or ill, or who findno resources to spend (on the cause), if they are sincere (in duty) to Allahand His Messenger: no ground (of complaint) can there be against such as doright: and Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
9/92 Nor (is there blame) on those who came to thee to be providedwith mounts, and when thou saidst, "I can find no mounts for you," theyturned back, their eyes streaming with tears of grief that they had noresources wherewith to provide the expenses.
9/93 The ground (of complaint) is against such as claim exemptionwhile they are rich. They prefer to stay with the (women) who remainbehind: Allah hath sealed their hearts; so they know not (What they miss).
9/94 They will present their excuses to you when ye return to them.Say thou: "Present no excuses: we shall not believe you: Allah hath alreadyinformed us of the true state of matters concerning you: It is your actionsthat Allah and His Messenger will observe: in the end will ye be brought backto Him Who knoweth what is hidden and what is open: then will He show youthe truth of all that ye did."
9/95 They will swear to you by Allah, when ye return to them, that yemay leave them alone. So leave them alone: For they are an abomination, andHell is their dwelling-place,-a fitting recompense for the (evil)  thatthey did.
9/96 They will swear unto you, that ye may be pleased with them butif ye are pleased with them, Allah is not pleased with those who disobey.
9/97 The Arabs of the desert are the worst in Unbelief andhypocrisy, and most fitted to be in ignorance of the command which Allah hathsent down to His Messenger: But Allah is All-knowing, All-Wise.
9/98 Some of the desert Arabs look upon their payments as a fine,and watch for disasters for you: on them be the disaster of evil: for Allahis He That heareth and knoweth (all things).
9/99 But some of the desert Arabs believe in Allah and the Last Day,and look on their payments as pious gifts bringing them nearer to Allah andobtaining the prayers of the Messenger. Aye, indeed they bring them nearer(to Him): soon will Allah admit them to His Mercy: for Allah is Oft-forgiving,Most Merciful.
9/100 The vanguard (of Islam)- the first of those who forsook (theirhomes) and of those who gave them aid, and (also) those who follow them in(all) good deeds,- well-pleased is Allah with them, as are they with Him: forthem hath He prepared gardens under which rivers flow, to dwell therein forever: that is the supreme felicity.
9/101 Certain of the desert Arabs round about you are hypocrites,as well as (desert Arabs) among the Medina folk: they are obstinate inhypocrisy: thou knowest them not: We know them: twice shall We punish them:and in addition shall they be sent to a grievous penalty.
9/102 Others (there are who) have acknowledged their wrong-doings:they have mixed an act that was good with another that was evil. PerhapsAllah will turn unto them (in Mercy): for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, MostMerciful.
9/103 Of their goods, take alms, that so thou mightest purify andsanctify them; and pray on their behalf. Verily thy prayers are a source ofsecurity for them: And Allah is One Who heareth and knoweth.
9/104 Know they not that Allah doth accept repentance from Hisvotaries and receives their gifts of charity, and that Allah is verily He,the Oft-Returning, Most Merciful?
9/105 And say: "Work (righteousness): Soon will Allah observe yourwork, and His Messenger, and the Believers: Soon will ye be brought back tothe knower of what is hidden and what is open: then will He show you thetruth of all that ye did."
9/106 There are (yet) others, held in suspense for the command ofAllah, whether He will punish them, or turn in mercy to them: and Allah isAll-Knowing, Wise.
9/107 And there are those who put up a mosque by way of mischief andinfidelity - to disunite the Believers - and in preparation for one whowarred against Allah and His Messenger aforetime. They will indeed swear thattheir intention is nothing but good; But Allah doth declare that they arecertainly liars.
9/108 Never stand thou forth therein. There is a mosque whosefoundation was laid from the first day on piety; it is more worthy of thestanding forth (for prayer) therein. In it are men who love to be purified;and Allah loveth those who make themselves pure.
9/109 Which then is best? - he that layeth his foundation on pietyto Allah and His good pleasure? - or he that layeth his foundation on anundermined sand-cliff ready to crumble to pieces? and it doth crumble topieces with him, into the fire of Hell. And Allah guideth not people that dowrong.
9/110 The foundation of those who so build is never free fromsuspicion and shakiness in their hearts, until their hearts are cut topieces. And Allah is All-Knowing, Wise.
9/111 Allah hath purchased of the believers their persons and theirgoods; for theirs (in return) is the garden (of Paradise):  they fight inHis cause, and slay and are slain: a promise binding on Him in truth,through the Law, the Gospel, and the Qur'an: and who is more faithful tohis covenant than Allah? then rejoice in the bargain which ye have concluded:that is the achievement supreme.
9/112 Those that turn (to Allah) in repentance; that serve Him, andpraise Him; that wander in devotion to the cause of Allah,: that bow down andprostrate themselves in prayer; that enjoin good and forbid evil; andobserve the limit set by Allah;- (These do rejoice). So proclaim the gladtidings to the Believers.
9/113 It is not fitting, for the Prophet and those who believe, thatthey should pray for forgiveness for Pagans, even though they be of kin,after it is clear to them that they are companions of the Fire.
9/114 And Abraham prayed for his father's forgiveness only becauseof a promise he had made to him. But when it became clear to him that hewas an enemy to Allah, he dissociated himself from him: for Abraham was mosttender-hearted, forbearing.
9/115 And Allah will not mislead a people after He hath guided them,in order that He may make clear to them what to fear (and avoid)- for Allahhath knowledge of all things.
9/116 Unto Allah belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth.He giveth life and He taketh it. Except for Him ye have no protector norhelper.
9/117 Allah turned with favour to the Prophet, the Muhajirs, and theAnsar,- who followed him in a time of distress, after that the hearts of apart of them had nearly swerved (from duty); but He turned to them (also):for He is unto them Most Kind, Most Merciful.
9/118 (He turned in mercy also) to the three who were left behind;(they felt guilty) to such a degree that the earth seemed constrained tothem, for all its spaciousness, and their (very) souls seemed  straitenedto them,- and they perceived that there is no fleeing from Allah (and norefuge) but to Himself. Then He turned to them, that they might repent: forAllah is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful.
9/119 O ye who believe! Fear Allah and be with those who are true (inword and deed).
9/120 It was not fitting for the people of Medina and the BedouinArabs of the neighbourhood, to refuse to follow Allah's Messenger, nor toprefer their own lives to his: because nothing could they suffer or do, butwas reckoned to their credit as a deed of righteousness,- whether theysuffered thirst, or fatigue, or hunger, in the cause of Allah, or trod pathsto raise the ire of the Unbelievers, or received any injury whatever froman enemy: for Allah suffereth not the reward to be lost of those who dogood;-
9/121 Nor could they spend anything (for the cause) - small orgreat- nor cut across a valley, but the deed is inscribed to their credit:that Allah may requite their deed with the best (possible reward).
9/122 Nor should the Believers all go forth together: if acontingent from every expedition remained behind, they could devotethemselves to studies in religion, and admonish the people when they returnto them,- that thus they (may learn) to guard themselves (against evil).
9/123 O ye who believe! fight the unbelievers who gird you about,and let them find firmness in you: and know that Allah is with those who fearHim.
9/124 Whenever there cometh down a sura, some of them say: "Which ofyou has had His faith increased by it?" Yea, those who believe,- theirfaith is increased and they do rejoice.
9/125 But those in whose hearts is a disease,- it will add doubt totheir doubt, and they will die in a state of Unbelief.
9/126 See they not that they are tried every year once or twice? Yetthey turn not in repentance, and they take no heed.
9/127 Whenever there cometh down a Sura, they look at each other,(saying), "Doth anyone see you?" Then they turn aside: Allah hath turnedtheir hearts (from the light); for they are a people that understand not.
9/128 Now hath come unto you a Messenger from amongst yourselves: itgrieves him that ye should perish: ardently anxious is he over you: to theBelievers is he most kind and merciful.
9/129 But if they turn away, Say: "Allah sufficeth me: there is no godbut He: On Him is my trust,- He the Lord of the Throne (of Glory)Supreme!"
10/1 A.L.R. These are the ayats of the Book of Wisdom.
10/2 Is it a matter of wonderment to men that We have sent Ourinspiration to a man from among themselves?- that he should warn mankind(of their danger), and give the good news to the Believers that they havebefore their Lord the lofty rank of truth. (But) say the Unbelievers: "Thisis indeed an evident sorcerer!"
10/3 Verily your Lord is Allah, who created the heavens and the earthin six days, and is firmly established on the throne (of authority),regulating and governing all things. No intercessor (can plead with Him)except after His leave (hath been obtained). This is Allah your Lord; Himtherefore serve ye: will ye not receive admonition?
10/4 To Him will be your return- of all of you. The promise of Allahis true and sure. It is He Who beginneth the process of creation, andrepeateth it, that He may reward with justice those who believe and workrighteousness; but those who reject Him will have draughts of boilingfluids, and a penalty grievous, because they did reject Him.
10/5 It is He Who made the sun to be a shining glory and the moonto be a light (of beauty), and measured out stages for her; that ye mightknow the number of years and the count (of time). Nowise did Allah createthis but in truth and righteousness. (Thus) doth He explain His Signs indetail, for those who understand.
10/6 Verily, in the alternation of the night and the day, and inall that Allah hath created, in the heavens and the earth, are signs forthose who fear Him.
10/7 Those who rest not their hope on their meeting with Us, butare pleased and satisfied with the life of the present, and those who heednot Our Signs,-
10/8 Their abode is the Fire, because of the (evil) they earned.
10/9 Those who believe, and work righteousness,- their Lord willguide them because of their faith: beneath them will flow rivers in gardensof bliss.
10/10 (This will be) their cry therein: "Glory to Thee, O Allah!" And"Peace" will be their greeting therein! and the close of their cry will be:"Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds!"
10/11 If Allah were to hasten for men the ill (they have earned) asthey would fain hasten on the good,- then would their respite be settled atonce. But We leave those who rest not their hope on their meeting with Us,in their trespasses, wandering in distraction to and fro.
10/12 When trouble toucheth a man, He crieth unto Us (in allpostures)- lying down on his side, or sitting, or standing. But when Wehave solved his trouble, he passeth on his way as if he had never cried toUs for a trouble that touched him! thus do the deeds of transgressors seemfair in their eyes!
10/13 Generations before you We destroyed when they did wrong: theirmessengers came to them with clear-signs, but they would not believe! thus doWe requite those who sin!
10/14 Then We made you heirs in the land after them, to see how yewould behave!
10/15 But when Our Clear Signs are rehearsed unto them, those whorest not their hope on their meeting with Us, Say: "Bring us a readingother than this, or change this," Say: "It is not for me, of my own accord,to change it: I follow naught but what is revealed unto me: if I were todisobey my Lord, I should myself fear the penalty of a Great Day (tocome)."
10/16 Say: "If Allah had so willed, I should not have rehearsed it toyou, nor would He have made it known to you. A whole life-time before thishave I tarried amongst you: will ye not then understand?"
10/17 Who doth more wrong than such as forge a lie against Allah, ordeny His Signs? But never will prosper those who sin.
10/18 They serve, besides Allah, things that hurt them not nor profitthem, and they say: "These are our intercessors with Allah." Say: "Do yeindeed inform Allah of something He knows not, in the heavens or on earth?-Glory to Him! and far is He above the partners they ascribe (to Him)!"
10/19 Mankind was but one nation, but differed (later). Had it notbeen for a word that went forth before from thy Lord, their differenceswould have been settled between them.
10/20 They say: "Why is not a sign sent down to him from his Lord?"Say: "The Unseen is only for Allah (to know),  then wait ye: I too will waitwith you."
10/21 When We make mankind taste of some mercy after adversity hathtouched them, behold! they take to plotting against Our Signs! Say:"Swifter to plan is Allah!" Verily, Our messengers record all the plots thatye make!
10/22 He it is Who enableth you to traverse through land and sea; sothat ye even board ships;- they sail with them with a favourable wind, andthey rejoice thereat; then comes a stormy wind and the waves come to themfrom all sides, and they think they are being overwhelmed: they cry untoAllah, sincerely offering (their) duty unto Him saying, "If thou dost deliverus from this, we shall truly show our gratitude!"
10/23 But when he delivereth them, behold! they transgressinsolently through the earth in defiance of right! O mankind! yourinsolence is against your own souls,- an enjoyment of the life of thepresent: in the end, to Us is your return, and We shall show you the truthof all that ye did.
10/24 The likeness of the life of the present is as the rain whichWe send down from the skies: by its mingling arises the produce of theearth- which provides food for men and animals: (It grows) till the earthis clad  with its golden ornaments and is decked out (in beauty): thepeople to whom it belongs think they have all powers of disposal over it:There reaches it Our command by night or by day, and We make it like aharvest clean-mown, as if it had not flourished only the day before! thusdo We explain the Signs in detail for those who reflect.
10/25 But Allah doth call to the Home of Peace: He doth guide whom Hepleaseth to a way that is straight.
10/26 To those who do right is a goodly (reward)- Yea, more (than inmeasure)! No darkness nor shame shall cover their faces! they arecompanions of the garden; they will abide therein (for aye)!
10/27 But those who have earned evil will have a reward of likeevil: ignominy will cover their (faces): No defender will they have from(the wrath of) Allah:  Their faces will be covered, as it were, with piecesfrom the depth of the darkness of night: they are companions of the Fire:they will  abide therein (for aye)!
10/28 One day shall We gather them all together. Then shall We sayto those who joined gods (with Us): "To your place! ye and those ye joinedas 'partners' We shall separate them, and their "Partners" shall say: "Itwas not us that ye worshipped!
10/29 "Enough is Allah for a witness between us and you: we certainlyknew nothing of your worship of us!"
10/30 There will every soul prove (the fruits of) the deeds it sentbefore: they will be brought back to Allah their rightful Lord, and theirinvented falsehoods will leave them in the lurch.
10/31 Say: "Who is it that sustains you (in life) from the sky andfrom the earth? or who is it that has power over hearing and sight? And whois it that brings out the living from the dead and the dead from theliving? and who is it that rules and regulates all affairs?" They will soonsay, "Allah". Say, "will ye not then show piety (to Him)?"
10/32 Such is Allah, your real Cherisher and Sustainer: apart fromtruth, what (remains) but error? How then are ye turned away?
10/33 Thus is the word of thy Lord proved true against those whorebel: Verily they will not believe.
10/34 Say: "Of your 'partners', can any originate creation andrepeat it?" Say:  "It is Allah Who originates creation and repeats it: thenhow are ye deluded away (from the truth)?"
10/35 Say: "Of your 'partners' is there any that can give anyguidance towards truth?" Say: "It is Allah Who gives guidance towards truth,is then He Who gives guidance to truth more worthy to be followed, or hewho finds not guidance (himself) unless he is guided? what then is thematter with you? How judge ye?"
10/36 But most of them follow nothing but fancy: truly fancy can beof no avail against truth. Verily Allah is well aware of all that they do.
10/37 This Qur'an is not such as can be produced by other than Allah;on the contrary it is a confirmation of (revelations) that went before it,and a fuller explanation of the Book - wherein there is no doubt - from theLord of the worlds.
10/38 Or do they say, "He forged it"? say: "Bring then a Sura likeunto it, and call (to your aid) anyone you can besides Allah, if it be yespeak the truth!"
10/39 Nay, they charge with falsehood that whose knowledge theycannot compass, even before the elucidation thereof hath reached them: thusdid those before them make charges of falsehood: but see what was the endof those who did wrong!
10/40 Of them there are some who believe therein, and some who donot: and thy Lord knoweth best those who are out for mischief.
10/41 If they charge thee with falsehood, say: "My work to me, andyours to you! ye are free from responsibility for what I do, and I for whatye do!"
10/42 Among them are some who (pretend to) listen to thee: But canstthou make the deaf to hear,- even though they are without understanding?
10/43 And among them are some who look at thee: but canst thouguide the blind,- even though they will not see?
10/44 Verily Allah will not deal unjustly with man in aught: It is manthat wrongs his own soul.
10/45 One day He will gather them together: (It will be) as if theyhad tarried but an hour of a day:  they will recognise each other:assuredly those will be lost who denied the meeting with Allah and refused toreceive true guidance.
10/46 Whether We show thee (realised in thy life-time) some part ofwhat We promise them,- or We take thy soul (to Our Mercy) (Before that),-in any case, to Us is their return: ultimately Allah is witness, to all thatthey do.
10/47 To every people (was sent) a messenger: when their messengercomes (before them), the matter will be judged between them with justice,and they will not be wronged.
10/48 They say: "When will this promise come to pass,- if ye speakthe truth?"
10/49 Say: "I have no power over any harm or profit to myself exceptas Allah willeth. To every people is a term appointed: when their term isreached, not an hour can they cause delay, nor (an hour) can they advance(it in anticipation)."
10/50 Say: "Do ye see,- if His punishment should come to you bynight or by day,- what portion of it would the sinners wish to hasten?
10/51 "Would ye then believe in it at last, when it actually comethto pass? (It will then be said): 'Ah! now? and ye wanted (aforetime) tohasten it on!'
10/52 "At length will be said to the wrong-doers: 'Taste ye theenduring punishment! ye get but the recompense of what ye earned!'"
10/53 They seek to be informed by thee: "Is that true?" Say: "Aye!by my Lord!  it is the very truth! and ye cannot frustrate it!"
10/54 Every soul that hath sinned, if it possessed all that is onearth, would fain give it in ransom: They would declare (their) repentancewhen they see the penalty:  but the judgment between them will be withjustice, and no wrong will be done unto them.
10/55 Is it not (the case) that to Allah belongeth whatever is in theheavens and on earth? Is it not (the case) that Allah's promise is assuredlytrue? Yet most of them understand not.
10/56 It is He Who giveth life and who taketh it, and to Him shallye all be brought back.
10/57 O mankind! there hath come to you a direction from your Lordand a healing for the (diseases) in your hearts,- and for those whobelieve, a guidance and a Mercy.
10/58 Say: "In the bounty of Allah. And in His Mercy,- in that letthem rejoice": that is better than the (wealth) they hoard.
10/59 Say: "See ye what things Allah hath sent down to you forsustenance? Yet ye hold forbidden some things thereof and (some things)lawful." Say: "Hath Allah indeed permitted you, or do ye invent (things) toattribute to Allah?"
10/60 And what think those who invent lies against Allah, of the Dayof Judgment? Verily Allah is full of bounty to mankind, but most of them areungrateful.
10/61 In whatever business thou mayest be, and whatever portion thoumayest be reciting from the Qur'an,- and whatever deed ye (mankind) may bedoing,- We are witnesses thereof when ye are deeply engrossed therein. Noris hidden from thy Lord (so much as) the weight of an atom on the earth orin heaven. And not the least and not the greatest of these things but arerecorded in a clear record.
10/62 Behold! verily on the friends of Allah there is no fear, norshall they grieve;
10/63 Those who believe and (constantly) guard against evil;-
10/64 For them are glad tidings, in the life of the present and inthe Hereafter; no change can there be in the words of Allah. This is indeedthe supreme felicity.
10/65 Let not their speech grieve thee: for all power and honourbelong to Allah: It is He Who heareth and knoweth (all things).
10/66 Behold! verily to Allah belong all creatures, in the heavens andon earth. What do they follow who worship as His "partners" other than Allah?They follow nothing but fancy, and they do nothing but lie.
10/67 He it is That hath made you the night that ye may resttherein, and the day to make things visible (to you). Verily in this aresigns for those who listen (to His Message).
10/68 They say: "Allah hath begotten a son!" - Glory be to Him! He isself-sufficient! His are all things in the heavens and on earth! No warranthave ye for this! say ye about Allah what ye know not?
10/69 Say: "Those who invent a lie against Allah will never prosper."
10/70 A little enjoyment in this world!- and then, to Us will betheir return, then shall We make them taste the severest penalty for theirblasphemies.
10/71 Relate to them the story of Noah. Behold! he said to hispeople: "O my people, if it be hard on your (mind) that I should stay (withyou) and commemorate the signs of Allah,- yet I put my trust in Allah.  Get yethen an agreement about your plan and among your partners, so your plan beon to you dark and dubious. Then pass your sentence on me, and give me norespite.
10/72 "But if ye turn back, (consider): no reward have I asked ofyou: my reward is only due from Allah, and I have been commanded to be ofthose who submit to Allah's will (in Islam)."
10/73 They rejected Him, but We delivered him, and those with him,in the Ark, and We made them inherit (the earth), while We overwhelmed inthe flood those who rejected Our Signs. Then see what was the end of thosewho were warned (but heeded not)!
10/74 Then after him We sent (many) messengers to their peoples: theybrought them Clear Signs, but they would not believe what they had alreadyrejected beforehand. Thus do We seal the hearts of the transgressors.
10/75 Then after them sent We Moses and Aaron to Pharaoh and hischiefs with Our Signs. But they were arrogant: they were a people in sin.
10/76 When the Truth did come to them from Us, they said: "This isindeed evident sorcery!"
10/77 Said Moses: "Say ye (this) about the truth when it hath(actually) reached you? Is sorcery (like) this? But sorcerers will notprosper."
10/78 They said: "Hast thou come to us to turn us away from the wayswe found our fathers following,- in order that thou and thy brother mayhave greatness in the land? But not we shall believe in you!"
10/79 Said Pharaoh: "Bring me every sorcerer well versed."
10/80 When the sorcerers came, Moses said to them: "Throw ye what ye(wish) to throw!"
10/81 When they had had their throw, Moses said: "What ye havebrought is sorcery: Allah will surely make it of no effect: for Allahprospereth not the work of those who make mischief.
10/82 "And Allah by His words doth prove and establish His truth,however much the sinners may hate it!"
10/83 But none believed in Moses except some children of his people,because of the fear of Pharaoh and his chiefs, lest they should persecutethem; and certainly Pharaoh was mighty on the earth and one whotransgressed all bounds.
10/84 Moses said: "O my people! If ye do (really) believe in Allah,then in Him put your trust if ye submit (your will to His)."
10/85 They said: "In Allah do we put out trust. Our Lord! make us nota trial for those who practise oppression;
10/86 "And deliver us by Thy Mercy from those who reject (Thee)."
10/87 We inspired Moses and his brother with this Message: "Providedwellings for your people  in Egypt, make your dwellings into places ofworship, and establish regular prayers: and give glad tidings to those whobelieve!"
10/88 Moses prayed: "Our Lord! Thou hast indeed bestowed on Pharaohand his chiefs splendour and wealth in the life of the present, and so, OurLord, they mislead (men) from Thy Path. Deface our Lord, the features oftheir wealth, and send hardness to their hearts, so they will not believeuntil they see the grievous penalty."
10/89 Allah said: "Accepted is your prayer (O Moses and Aaron)! Sostand ye straight, and follow not the path of those who know not."
10/90 We took the Children of Israel across the sea: Pharaoh and hishosts followed them in insolence and spite. At length, when overwhelmedwith the flood, he said: "I believe that there is no god except Him Whomthe Children of Israel believe in: I am of those who submit (to Allah inIslam)."
10/91 (It was said to him): "Ah now!- But a little while before,wast thou in rebellion!- and thou didst mischief (and violence)!
10/92 "This day shall We save thee in the body, that thou mayest bea sign to those who come after thee! but verily, many among mankind areheedless of Our Signs!"
10/93 We settled the Children of Israel in a beautifuldwelling-place, and provided for them sustenance of the best: it was afterknowledge had been granted to them, that they fell into schisms. Verily Allahwill judge between them as to the schisms amongst them, on the Day ofJudgment.
10/94 If thou wert in doubt as to what We have revealed unto thee,then ask those who have been reading the Book from before thee:  the Truthhath indeed come to thee from thy Lord: so be in no wise of those indoubt.
10/95 Nor be of those who reject the signs of Allah, or thou shalt beof those who perish.
10/96 Those against whom the word of thy Lord hath been verifiedwould not believe-
10/97 Even if every Sign was brought unto them,- until they see (forthemselves) the penalty grievous.
10/98 Why was there not a single township (among those We warned),which believed,- so its faith should have profited it,- except the peopleof Jonah? When they believed, We removed from them the penalty of ignominyin the life of the present, and permitted them to enjoy (their life) for awhile.
10/99 If it had been thy Lord's will, they would all have believed,-all who are on earth! wilt thou then compel mankind, against their will, tobelieve!
10/100 No soul can believe, except by the will of Allah, and He willplace doubt (or obscurity) on those who will not understand.
10/101 Say: "Behold all that is in the heavens and on earth"; butneither Signs nor Warners profit those who believe not.
10/102 Do they then expect (any thing) but (what happened in) thedays of the men who passed away before them? Say: "Wait ye then: for I,too, will wait with you."
10/103 In the end We deliver Our messengers and those who believe: Thusis it fitting on Our part that We should deliver those who believe!
10/104 Say: "O ye men! If ye are in doubt as to my religion,(behold!)  I worship not what ye worship, other than Allah! But I worship Allah- Who will take your souls (at death): I am commanded to be (in the ranks)of the Believers,
10/105 "And further (thus): 'set thy face towards religion with truepiety, and never in any wise be of the Unbelievers;
10/106 "'Nor call on any, other than Allah;- Such will neither profitthee nor hurt thee: if thou dost, behold! thou shalt certainly be of thosewho do wrong.'"
10/107 If Allah do touch thee with hurt, there is none can remove itbut He: if He do design some benefit for thee, there is none can keep backHis favour:  He causeth it to reach whomsoever of His servants He pleaseth.And He is the Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
10/108 Say: "O ye men! Now Truth hath reached you from your Lord!those who receive guidance, do so for the good of their own souls; thosewho stray, do so to their own loss: and I am not (set) over you to arrangeyour affairs."
10/109 Follow thou the inspiration sent unto thee, and be patient andconstant, till Allah do decide: for He is the best to decide.
11/1 A. L. R. (This is) a Book, with verses basic or fundamental(of established meaning), further explained in detail,- from One Who isWise and Well-acquainted (with all things):
11/2 (It teacheth) that ye should worship none but Allah. (Say):"Verily I am (sent) unto you from Him to warn and to bring glad tidings:
11/3 "(And to preach thus), 'Seek ye the forgiveness of your Lord,and turn to Him in repentance; that He may grant you enjoyment, good (andtrue), for a term appointed, and bestow His abounding grace on all whoabound in merit! But if ye turn away, then I fear for you the penalty of agreat day:
11/4 'To Allah is your return, and He hath power over all things.'"
11/5 Behold! they fold up their hearts, that they may lie hid fromHim! Ah even when they cover themselves with their garments, He knowethwhat they conceal, and what they reveal: for He knoweth well the (inmostsecrets) of the hearts.
11/6 There is no moving creature on earth but its sustenancedependeth on Allah: He knoweth the time and place of its definite abode andits temporary deposit: All is in a clear Record.
11/7 He it is Who created the heavens and the earth in six Days -and His Throne was over the waters - that He might try you, which of you isbest in conduct. But if thou wert to say to them, "Ye shall indeed beraised up after death", the Unbelievers would be sure to say, "This isnothing but obvious sorcery!"
11/8 If We delay the penalty for them for a definite term, they aresure to say, "What keeps it back?" Ah! On the day it (actually) reachesthem, nothing will turn it away from them, and they will be completelyencircled by that which they used to mock at!
11/9 If We give man a taste of Mercy from Ourselves, and thenwithdraw it from him, behold! he is in despair and (falls into) blasphemy.
11/10 But if We give him a taste of (Our) favours after adversityhath touched him, he is sure to say, "All evil has departed from me:"Behold! he falls into exultation and pride.
11/11 Not so do those who show patience and constancy, and workrighteousness; for them is forgiveness (of sins) and a great reward.
11/12 Perchance thou mayest (feel the inclination) to give up a partof what is revealed unto thee, and thy heart feeleth straitened lest theysay, "Why is not a treasure sent down unto him, or why does not an angelcome down with him?" But thou art there only to warn! It is Allah thatarrangeth all affairs!
11/13 Or they may say, "He forged it," Say, "Bring ye then ten surasforged, like unto it, and call (to your aid) whomsoever ye can, other thanAllah!- If ye speak the truth!
11/14 "If then they (your false gods) answer not your (call), knowye that this revelation is sent down (replete) with the knowledge of Allah,and that there is no god but He! will ye even then submit (to Islam)?"
11/15 Those who desire the life of the present and its glitter,- tothem we shall pay (the price of) their deeds therein,- without diminution.
11/16 They are those for whom there is nothing in the Hereafter butthe Fire: vain are the designs they frame therein, and of no effect and thedeeds that they do!
11/17 Can they be (like) those who accept a Clear (Sign) from theirLord, and whom a witness from Himself doth teach, as did the Book of Mosesbefore it,- a guide and a mercy? They believe therein; but those of theSects that reject it,- the Fire will be their promised meeting-place. Benot then in doubt thereon: for it is the truth from thy Lord: yet manyamong men do not believe!
11/18 Who doth more wrong than those who invent a life against Allah?They will be turned back to the presence of their Lord, and the witnesseswill say, "These are the ones who lied against their Lord! Behold! theCurse of Allah is on those who do wrong!-
11/19 "Those who would hinder (men) from the path of Allah and wouldseek in it something crooked: these were they who denied the Hereafter!"
11/20 They will in no wise frustrate (His design) on earth, nor havethey protectors besides Allah! Their penalty will be doubled! They lost thepower to hear, and they did not see!
11/21 They are the ones who have lost their own souls: and the(fancies) they invented have left them in the lurch!
11/22 Without a doubt, these are the very ones who will lose most inthe Hereafter!
11/23 But those who believe and work righteousness, and humblethemselves before their Lord,- They will be companions of the gardens, todwell therein for aye!
11/24 These two kinds (of men) may be compared to the blind anddeaf, and those who can see and hear well. Are they equal when compared?Will ye not then take heed?
11/25 We sent Noah to his people (with a mission): "I have come toyou with a Clear Warning:
11/26 "That ye serve none but Allah: Verily I do fear for you thepenalty of a grievous day."
11/27 But the chiefs of the Unbelievers among his people said: "Wesee (in) thee nothing but a man like ourselves:  Nor do we see that anyfollow thee but the meanest among us, in judgment immature:  Nor do we seein you (all) any merit above us: in fact we thing ye are liars!"
11/28 He said: "O my people! See ye if (it be that) I have a ClearSign from my Lord, and that He hath sent Mercy unto me from His ownpresence, but that the Mercy hath been obscured from your sight? shall wecompel you to accept it when ye are averse to it?
11/29 "And O my people! I ask you for no wealth in return: my rewardis from none but Allah: But I will not drive away (in contempt) those whobelieve: for verily they are to meet their Lord, and ye I see are theignorant ones!
11/30 "And O my people! who would help me against Allah if I drovethem away? Will ye not then take heed?
11/31 "I tell you not that with me are the treasures of Allah, nor doI know what is hidden, nor claim I to be an angel. Nor yet do I say, ofthose whom your eyes do despise that Allah will not grant them (all) that isgood:  Allah knoweth best what is in their souls: I should, if I did, indeedbe a wrong-doer."
11/32 They said: "O Noah! thou hast disputed with us, and (much)hast thou prolonged the dispute with us: now bring upon us what thouthreatenest us with, if thou speakest the truth!?"
11/33 He said: "Truly, Allah will bring it on you if He wills,- andthen, ye will not be able to frustrate it!
11/34 "Of no profit will be my counsel to you, much as I desire togive you (good) counsel, if it be that Allah willeth to leave you astray: Heis your Lord! and to Him will ye return!"
11/35 Or do they say, "He has forged it"? Say: "If I had forged it,on me were my sin! and I am free of the sins of  which ye are guilty!
11/36 It was revealed to Noah: "None of thy people will believeexcept those who have believed already! So grieve no longer over their(evil) deeds.
11/37 "But construct an Ark under Our eyes and Our inspiration, andaddress Me no (further) on behalf of those who are in sin: for they areabout to be overwhelmed (in the Flood)."
11/38 Forthwith he (starts) constructing the Ark: Every time thatthe chiefs of his people passed by him,  they threw ridicule on him. Hesaid: "If ye ridicule us now, we (in our turn) can look down on you withridicule likewise!
11/39 "But soon will ye know who it is on whom will descend apenalty that will cover them with shame,- on whom will be unloosed apenalty lasting:"
11/40 At length, behold! there came Our command, and the fountainsof the earth gushed forth! We said: "Embark therein, of each kind two, maleand female, and your family - except those against whom the word hasalready gone forth,- and the Believers." but only a few believed with him.
11/41 So he said: "Embark ye on the Ark, In the name of Allah, whetherit move or be at rest! For my Lord is, be sure, Oft-Forgiving, MostMerciful!"
11/42 So the Ark floated with them on the waves (towering) likemountains, and Noah called out to his son, who had separated himself (fromthe rest): "O my son! embark with us, and be not with the unbelievers!"
11/43 The son replied: "I will betake myself to some mountain: itwill save me from the water." Noah said: "This day nothing can save, fromthe command of Allah, any but those on whom He hath mercy! "And the wavescame between them, and the son was among those overwhelmed in the Flood.
11/44 Then the word went forth: "O earth! swallow up thy water, andO sky! Withhold (thy rain)!" and the water abated, and the matter wasended. The Ark rested on Mount Judi, and the word went forth: "Away withthose who do wrong!"
11/45 And Noah called upon his Lord, and said: "O my Lord! surely myson is of my family! and Thy promise is true, and Thou art the justest ofJudges!"
11/46 He said: "O Noah! He is not of thy family: For his conduct isunrighteous. So ask not of Me that of which thou hast no knowledge!  I givethee counsel, lest thou act like the ignorant!"
11/47 Noah said: "O my Lord! I do seek refuge with Thee, lest I askThee for that of which I have no knowledge. And unless thou forgive me andhave Mercy on me, I should indeed be lost!"
11/48 The word came: "O Noah! Come down (from the Ark) with peacefrom Us, and blessing on thee and on some of the peoples (who will spring)from those with thee: but (there will be other) peoples to whom We shallgrant their pleasures (for a time), but in the end will a grievous penaltyreach them from Us."
11/49 Such are some of the stories of the unseen, which We haverevealed unto thee: before this, neither thou nor thy people knew them. Sopersevere patiently: for the End is for those who are righteous.
11/50 To the 'Ad People (We sent) Hud, one of their own brethren. Hesaid: "O my people! worship Allah! ye have no other god but Him. (Your othergods) ye do nothing but invent!
11/51 "O my people! I ask of you no reward for this (Message). Myreward is from none but Him who created me: Will ye not then understand?
11/52 "And O my people! Ask forgiveness of your Lord, and turn toHim (in repentance): He will send you the skies pouring abundant rain, andadd strength to your strength: so turn ye not back in sin!"
11/53 They said: "O Hud! No Clear (Sign) that hast thou brought us,and we are not the ones to desert our gods on thy word! Nor shall webelieve in thee!
11/54 "We say nothing but that (perhaps) some of our gods may haveseized thee with imbecility." He said: "I call Allah to witness, and do yebear witness, that I am free from the sin of ascribing, to Him,
11/55 "Other gods as partners! so scheme (your worst) against me,all of you, and give me no respite.
11/56 "I put my trust in Allah, My Lord and your Lord! There is not amoving creature, but He hath grasp of its fore-lock. Verily, it is my Lordthat is on a straight Path.
11/57 "If ye turn away,- I (at least) have conveyed the Message withwhich I was sent to you. My Lord will make another people to succeed you,and you will not harm Him in the least. For my Lord hath care and watchover all things."
11/58 So when Our decree issued, We saved Hud and those who believedwith him, by (special) Grace from Ourselves: We saved them from a severepenalty.
11/59 Such were the 'Ad People: they rejected the Signs of theirLord and Cherisher; disobeyed His messengers; And followed the command ofevery powerful, obstinate transgressor.
11/60 And they were pursued by a Curse in this life,- and on the Dayof Judgment. Ah! Behold! for the 'Ad rejected their Lord and Cherisher!Ah! Behold! removed (from sight) were 'Ad the people of Hud!
11/61 To the Thamud People (We sent) Salih, one of their ownbrethren. He said: "O my people! Worship Allah: ye have no other god but Him.It is He Who hath produced you from the earth and settled you therein: thenask forgiveness of Him, and turn to Him (in repentance): for my Lord is(always) near, ready to answer."
11/62 They said: "O Salih! thou hast been of us! a centre of ourhopes hitherto! dost thou (now) forbid us the worship of what our fathersworshipped? But we are really in suspicious (disquieting) doubt as to thatto which thou invitest us."
11/63 He said: "O my people! do ye see? if I have a Clear (Sign)from my Lord and He hath sent Mercy unto me from Himself,- who then canhelp me against Allah if I were to disobey Him? What then would ye add to my(portion) but perdition?
11/64 "And O my people! This she-camel of Allah is a symbol to you:leave her to feed on Allah's (free) earth, and inflict no harm on her, or aswift penalty will seize you!"
11/65 But they did ham-string her. So he said: "Enjoy yourselves inyour homes for three days: (Then will be your ruin): (Behold) there apromise not to be belied!"
11/66 When Our Decree issued, We saved Salih and those who believedwith him, by (special) Grace from Ourselves - and from the Ignominy of thatday. For thy Lord - He is the Strong One, and able to enforce His Will.
11/67 The (mighty) Blast overtook the wrong-doers, and they layprostrate in their homes before the morning,-
11/68 As if they had never dwelt and flourished there. Ah! Behold!for the Thamud rejected their Lord and Cherisher! Ah! Behold! removed (fromsight) were the Thamud!
11/69 There came Our messengers to Abraham with glad tidings. Theysaid, "Peace!" He answered, "Peace!" and hastened to entertain them with aroasted calf.
11/70 But when he saw their hands went not towards the (meal), hefelt some mistrust of them, and conceived a fear of them. They said: "Fearnot: We have been sent against the people of Lut."
11/71 And his wife was standing (there), and she laughed: But wegave her glad tidings of Isaac, and after him, of Jacob.
11/72 She said: "Alas for me! shall I bear a child, seeing I am anold woman, and my husband here is an old man? That would indeed be awonderful thing!"
11/73 They said: "Dost thou wonder at Allah's decree? The grace of Allahand His blessings on you, o ye people of the house! for He is indeed worthyof all praise, full of all glory!"
11/74 When fear had passed from (the mind of) Abraham and the gladtidings had reached him, he began to plead with us for Lut's people.
11/75 For Abraham was, without doubt, forbearing (of faults),compassionate, and given to look to Allah.
11/76 O Abraham! Seek not this. The decree of thy Lord hath goneforth: for them there cometh a penalty that cannot be turned back!
11/77 When Our messengers came to Lut, he was grieved on theiraccount and felt himself powerless (to protect) them. He said: "This is adistressful day."
11/78 And his people came rushing towards him, and they had beenlong in the habit of practising abominations. He said: "O my people! Hereare my daughters: they are purer for you (if ye marry)! Now fear Allah, andcover me not with shame about my guests! Is there not among you a singleright-minded man?"
11/79 They said: "Well dost thou know we have no need of thydaughters: indeed thou knowest quite well what we want!"
11/80 He said: "Would that I had power to suppress you or that Icould betake myself to some powerful support."
11/81 (The Messengers) said: "O Lut! We are Messengers from thyLord!  By no means shall they reach thee! now travel with thy family whileyet a part of the night remains, and let not any of you look back: but thywife (will remain behind): To her will happen what happens to the people.Morning is their time appointed: Is not the morning nigh?"
11/82 When Our Decree issued, We turned (the cities) upside down,and rained down on them brimstones hard as baked clay, spread, layer onlayer,-
11/83 Marked as from thy Lord: Nor are they ever far from those whodo wrong!
11/84 To the Madyan People (We sent) Shu'aib, one of their ownbrethren: he said: "O my people! worship Allah: Ye have no other god but Him.And give not short measure or weight: I see you in prosperity, but I fearfor you the penalty of a day that will compass (you) all round.
11/85 "And O my people! give just measure and weight, nor withholdfrom the people the things that are their due: commit not evil in the landwith intent to do mischief.
11/86 "That which is left you by Allah is best for you, if ye (but)believed! but I am not set over you to keep watch!"
11/87 They said: "O Shu'aib! Does thy (religion of) prayer commandthee that we leave off the worship which our fathers practised, or that weleave off doing what we like with our property? truly, thou art the onethat forbeareth with faults and is right-minded!"
11/88 He said: "O my people! see ye whether I have a Clear (Sign)from my Lord, and He hath given me sustenance (pure and) good  as fromHimself? I wish not, in opposition to you, to do that which I forbid you todo. I only desire (your) betterment to the best of my power; and my success(in my task) can only come from Allah. In Him I trust, and unto Him I look.
11/89 "And O my people! let not my dissent (from you) cause you tosin, lest ye suffer a fate similar to that of the people of Noah or of Hudor of Salih, nor are the people of Lut far off from you!
11/90 "But ask forgiveness of your Lord, and turn unto Him (inrepentance): For my Lord is indeed full of mercy and loving-kindness."
11/91 They said: "O Shu'aib! much of what thou sayest we do notunderstand! In fact among us we see that thou hast no strength! Were it notfor thy family, we should certainly have stoned thee! for thou hast amongus no great position!"
11/92 He said: "O my people! is then my family of more considerationwith you than Allah? For ye cast Him away behind your backs (with contempt).But verily my Lord encompasseth on all sides all that ye do!
11/93 "And O my people! Do whatever ye can: I will do (my part):Soon will ye know who it is on whom descends the penalty of ignominy; andwho is a liar! and watch ye! for I too am watching with you!"
11/94 When Our decree issued, We saved Shu'aib and those whobelieved with him, by (special) mercy from Ourselves: But the (mighty)blast did seize the wrong-doers, and they lay prostrate in their homes bythe morning,-
11/95 As if they had never dwelt and flourished there! Ah! Behold!How the Madyan were removed (from sight) as were removed the Thamud!
11/96 And we sent Moses, with Our Clear (Signs) and an authoritymanifest,
11/97 Unto Pharaoh and his chiefs: but they followed the command ofPharaoh and the command of Pharaoh was no right (guide).
11/98 He will go before his people on the Day of Judgment, and leadthem into the Fire (as cattle are led to water): But woeful indeed will bethe place to which they are led!
11/99 And they are followed by a curse in this (life) and on the Dayof Judgment: and woeful is the gift which shall be given (unto them)!
11/100 These are some of the stories of communities which We relateunto thee: of them some are standing, and some have been mown down (by thesickle of time).
11/101 It was not We that wronged them: They wronged their own souls:the deities, other than Allah, whom they invoked, profited them no whit whenthere issued the decree of thy Lord: Nor did they add aught (to their lot)but perdition!
11/102 Such is the chastisement of thy Lord when He chastisescommunities in the midst of their wrong: grievous, indeed, and severe isHis chastisement.
11/103 In that is a Sign for those who fear the penalty of theHereafter: that is a Day for which mankind will be gathered together: thatwill be a Day of Testimony.
11/104 Nor shall We delay it but for a term appointed.
11/105 The day it arrives, no soul shall speak except by His leave:of those (gathered) some will be wretched and some will be blessed.
11/106 Those who are wretched shall be in the Fire: There will be forthem therein (nothing but) the heaving of sighs and sobs:
11/107 They will dwell therein for all the time that the heavens andthe earth endure, except as thy Lord willeth: for thy Lord is the (sure)accomplisher of what He planneth.
11/108 And those who are blessed shall be in the Garden: They willdwell therein for all the time that the heavens and the earth endure,except as thy Lord willeth: a gift without break.
11/109 Be not then in doubt as to what these men worship. Theyworship nothing but what their fathers worshipped before (them): but verilyWe shall pay them back (in full) their portion without (the least)abatement.
11/110 We certainly gave the Book to Moses, but differences arosetherein: had it not been that a word had gone forth before from thy Lord,the matter would have been decided between them, but they are in suspiciousdoubt concerning it.
11/111 And, of a surety, to all will your Lord pay back (in full therecompense) of their deeds: for He knoweth well all that they do.
11/112 Therefore stand firm (in the straight Path) as thou artcommanded,- thou and those who with thee turn (unto Allah); and transgressnot (from the Path): for He seeth well all that ye do.
11/113 And incline not to those who do wrong, or the Fire will seizeyou; and ye have no protectors other than Allah, nor shall ye be helped.
11/114 And establish regular prayers at the two ends of the day andat the approaches of the night: For those things, that are good removethose that are evil: Be that the word of remembrance to those who remember(their Lord):
11/115 And be steadfast in patience; for verily Allah will not sufferthe reward of the righteous to perish.
11/116 Why were there not, among the generations before you, personspossessed of balanced good sense, prohibiting (men) from mischief in theearth - except a few among them whom We saved (from harm)? But thewrong-doers pursued the enjoyment of the good things of life which weregiven them, and persisted in sin.
11/117 Nor would thy Lord be the One to destroy communities for asingle wrong-doing, if its members were likely to mend.
11/118 If thy Lord had so willed, He could have made mankind onepeople: but they will not cease to dispute.
11/119 Except those on whom thy Lord hath bestowed His Mercy: and forthis did He create them: and the Word of thy Lord shall be fulfilled: "Iwill fill Hell with jinns and men all together."
11/120 All that we relate to thee of the stories of the messengers,-with it We make firm thy heart: in them there cometh to thee the Truth, aswell as an exhortation and a message of remembrance to those who believe.
11/121 Say to those who do not believe: "Do what ever ye can: Weshall do our part;
11/122 "And wait ye! We too shall wait."
11/123 To Allah do belong the unseen (secrets) of the heavens and theearth, and to Him goeth back every affair (for decision):  then worshipHim, and put thy trust in Him: and thy Lord is not unmindful of aught thatye do.
12/1 A.L.R. These are the symbols (or Verses) of the perspicuousBook.
12/2 We have sent it down as an Arabic Qur'an, in order that ye maylearn wisdom.
12/3 We do relate unto thee the most beautiful of stories, in thatWe reveal to thee this (portion of the) Qur'an: before this, thou too wasamong those who knew it not.
12/4 Behold! Joseph said to his father: "O my father! I did seeeleven stars and the sun and the moon: I saw them prostrate themselves tome!"
12/5 Said (the father): "My (dear) little son! relate not thyvision to thy brothers, lest they concoct a plot against thee: for Satan isto man an avowed enemy!
12/6 "Thus will thy Lord choose thee and teach thee theinterpretation of stories (and events) and perfect His favour to thee andto the posterity of Jacob - even as He perfected it to thy fathers Abrahamand Isaac aforetime! for Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom."
12/7 Verily in Joseph and his brethren are signs (or symbols) forseekers (after Truth).
12/8 They said: "Truly Joseph and his brother are loved more by ourfather than we: But we are a goodly body! really our father is obviouslywandering (in his mind)!
12/9 "Slay ye Joseph or cast him out to some (unknown) land, thatso the favour of your father may be given to you alone: (there will be timeenough) for you to be righteous after that!"
12/10 Said one of them: "Slay not Joseph, but if ye must dosomething, throw him down to the bottom of the well: he will be picked upby some caravan of travellers."
12/11 They said: "O our father! why dost thou not trust us withJoseph,- seeing we are indeed his sincere well-wishers?
12/12 "Send him with us tomorrow to enjoy himself and play, and weshall take every care of him."
12/13 (Jacob) said: "Really it saddens me that ye should take himaway: I fear lest the wolf should devour him while ye attend not to him."
12/14 They said: "If the wolf were to devour him while we are (solarge) a party, then should we indeed (first) have perished ourselves!"
12/15 So they did take him away, and they all agreed to throw himdown to the bottom of the well:  and We put into his heart (this Message):'Of a surety thou shalt (one day) tell them the truth of this their affairwhile they know (thee) not'
12/16 Then they came to their father in the early part of the night,weeping.
12/17 They said: "O our father! We went racing with one another, andleft Joseph with our things; and the wolf devoured him.... But thou wiltnever believe us even though we tell the truth."
12/18 They stained his shirt with false blood. He said: "Nay, butyour minds have made up a tale (that may pass) with you, (for me) patienceis most fitting: Against that which ye assert, it is Allah (alone) Whose helpcan be sought"..
12/19 Then there came a caravan of travellers: they sent theirwater-carrier (for water), and he let down his bucket (into the well)...Hesaid: "Ah there! Good news! Here is a (fine) young man!" So they concealedhim as a treasure! But Allah knoweth well all that they do!
12/20 The (Brethren) sold him for a miserable price, for a fewdirhams counted out: in such low estimation did they hold him!
12/21 The man in Egypt who bought him, said to his wife: "Make hisstay (among us) honourable:  may be he will bring us much good, or we shalladopt him as a son."  Thus did We establish Joseph in the land, that Wemight teach him the interpretation of stories (and events). And Allah hathfull power and control over His affairs; but most among mankind know itnot.
12/22 When Joseph attained His full manhood, We gave him power andknowledge: thus do We reward those who do right.
12/23 But she in whose house he was, sought to seduce him from his(true) self: she fastened the doors, and said: "Now come, thou (dear one)!"He said: "Allah forbid!  truly (thy husband) is my lord! he made my sojournagreeable!  truly to no good come those who do wrong!"
12/24 And (with passion) did she desire him, and he would havedesired her, but that he saw the evidence of his Lord: thus (did We order)that We might turn away from him (all) evil and shameful deeds: for he wasone of Our servants, sincere and purified.
12/25 So they both raced each other to the door, and she tore hisshirt from the back: they both found her lord near the door. She said:"What is the (fitting) punishment for one who formed an evil design againstthy wife, but prison or a grievous chastisement?"
12/26 He said: "It was she that sought to seduce me - from my (true)self." And one of her household saw (this) and bore witness, (thus):- "Ifit be that his shirt is rent from the front, then is her tale true, and heis a liar!
12/27 "But if it be that his shirt is torn from the back, then isshe the liar, and he is telling the truth!"
12/28 So when he saw his shirt,- that it was torn at the back,- (herhusband) said: "Behold!  It is a snare of you women! truly, mighty is yoursnare!
12/29 "O Joseph, pass this over! (O wife), ask forgiveness for thysin, for truly thou hast been at fault!"
12/30 Ladies said in the City: "The wife of the (great) 'Aziz isseeking to seduce her slave from his (true) self: Truly hath he inspiredher with violent love: we see she is evidently going astray."
12/31 When she heard of their malicious talk, she sent for them andprepared a banquet  for them: she gave each of them a knife: and she said(to Joseph), "Come out before them." When they saw him, they did extol him,and (in their amazement) cut their hands: they said, "Allah preserve us! nomortal is this! this is none other than a noble angel!"
12/32 She said: "There before you is the man about whom ye did blameme! I did seek to seduce him from his (true) self but he did firmly savehimself guiltless!....and now, if he doth not my bidding, he shallcertainly be cast into prison, and (what is more) be of the company of thevilest!"
12/33 He said: "O my Lord! the prison is more to my liking than thatto which they invite me: Unless Thou turn away their snare from me, Ishould (in my youthful folly) feel inclined towards them and join the ranksof the ignorant."
12/34 So his Lord hearkened to him (in his prayer), and turned awayfrom him their snare: Verily He heareth and knoweth (all things).
12/35 Then it occurred to the men, after they had seen the signs,(that it was best) to imprison him for a time.
12/36 Now with him there came into the prison two young men. Saidone of them: "I see myself (in a dream) pressing wine." said the other: "Isee myself (in a dream) carrying bread on my head, and birds are eating,thereof." "Tell us" (they said) "The truth and meaning thereof: for we seethou art one that doth good (to all)."
12/37 He said: "Before any food comes (in due course) to feed eitherof you, I will surely reveal to you the truth and meaning of this ere itbefall you: that is part of the (duty) which my Lord hath taught me. I have(I assure you) abandoned the ways of a people that believe not in Allah andthat (even) deny the Hereafter.
12/38 "And I follow the ways of my fathers,- Abraham, Isaac, andJacob; and never could we attribute any partners whatever to Allah: that(comes) of the grace of Allah to us and to mankind: yet most men are notgrateful.
12/39 "O my two companions of the prison! (I ask you): are manylords differing among themselves better, or the One Allah, Supreme andIrresistible?
12/40 "If not Him, ye worship nothing but names which ye havenamed,- ye and your fathers,- for which Allah hath sent down no authority:the command is for none but Allah: He hath commanded that ye worship  nonebut Him: that is the right religion, but most men understand not...
12/41 "O my two companions of the prison! As to one of you, he willpour out the wine for his lord to drink: as for the other, he will hangfrom the cross, and the birds will eat from off his head. (so) hath beendecreed that matter whereof ye twain do enquire"...
12/42 And of the two, to that one whom he consider about to besaved, he said: "Mention me to thy lord." But Satan made him forget tomention him to his lord: and (Joseph) lingered in prison a few (more)years.
12/43 The king (of Egypt) said: "I do see (in a vision) seven fatkine, whom seven lean ones devour, and seven green ears of corn, and seven(others) withered. O ye chiefs! Expound to me my vision if it be that yecan interpret visions."
12/44 They said: "A confused medley of dreams: and we are notskilled in the interpretation of dreams."
12/45 But the man who had been released, one of the two (who hadbeen in prison) and who now bethought him after (so long) a space of time,said: "I will tell you the truth of its interpretation: send ye me(therefore)."
12/46 "O Joseph!" (he said) "O man of truth! Expound to us (thedream) of seven fat kine whom seven lean ones devour, and of seven greenears of corn and (seven) others withered: that I may return to the people,and that they may understand."
12/47 (Joseph) said: "For seven years shall ye diligently sow as isyour wont: and the harvests that ye reap, ye shall leave them in the ear,-except a little, of which ye shall eat.
12/48 "Then will come after that (period) seven dreadful (years),which will devour what ye shall have laid by in advance for them,- (all)except a little which ye shall have (specially) guarded.
12/49 "Then will come after that (period) a year in which the peoplewill have abundant water, and in which they will press (wine and oil)."
12/50 So the king said: "Bring ye him unto me." But when themessenger came to him, (Joseph) said: "Go thou back to thy lord, and askhim, 'What is the state of mind of the ladies who cut their hands'? For myLord is certainly well aware of their snare."
12/51 (The king) said (to the ladies): "What was your affair when yedid seek to seduce Joseph from his (true) self?" The ladies said: "Allahpreserve us! no evil know we against him!" Said the 'Aziz's wife: "Now isthe truth manifest (to all): it was I who sought to seduce him from his(true) self: He is indeed of those who are (ever) true (and virtuous).
12/52 "This (say I), in order that He may know that I have neverbeen false to him in his absence,  and that Allah will never guide the snareof the false ones.
12/53 "Nor do I absolve my own self (of blame): the (human) soul iscertainly prone to evil, unless my Lord do bestow His Mercy: but surely myLord is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful."
12/54 So the king said: "Bring him unto me; I will take himspecially to serve about my own person." Therefore when he had spoken tohim, he said: "Be assured this day, thou art, before our own presence, withrank firmly established, and fidelity fully proved!
12/55 (Joseph) said: "Set me over the store-houses of the land: Iwill indeed guard them, as one that knows (their importance)."
12/56 Thus did We give established power to Joseph in the land, totake possession therein as, when, or where he pleased. We bestow of ourMercy on whom We please, and We suffer not, to be lost, the reward of thosewho do good.
12/57 But verily the reward of the Hereafter is the best, for thosewho believe, and are constant in righteousness.
12/58 Then came Joseph's brethren: they entered his presence, and heknew them, but they knew him not.
12/59 And when he had furnished them forth with provisions(suitable) for them, he said: "Bring unto me a brother ye have, of the samefather as yourselves, (but a different mother): see ye not that I pay outfull measure, and that I do provide the best hospitality?
12/60 "Now if ye bring him not to me, ye shall have no measure (ofcorn) from me, nor shall ye (even) come near me."
12/61 They said: "We shall certainly seek to get our wish about himfrom his father: Indeed we shall do it."
12/62 And (Joseph) told his servants to put their stock-in-trade(with which they had bartered) into their saddle-bags, so they should knowit only when they returned to their people, in order that they might comeback.
12/63 Now when they returned to their father, they said: "O ourfather! No more measure of grain shall we get (unless we take our brother):So send our brother with us, that we may get our measure; and we willindeed take every care of him."
12/64 He said: "Shall I trust you with him with any result otherthan when I trusted you with his brother aforetime? But Allah is the best totake care (of him), and He is the Most Merciful of those who show mercy!"
12/65 Then when they opened their baggage, they found theirstock-in-trade had been returned to them. They said: "O our father! What(more) can we desire? this our stock-in-trade has been returned to us: sowe shall get (more) food for our family; We shall take care of our brother;and add (at the same time) a full camel's load (of grain to ourprovisions). This is but a small quantity.
12/66 (Jacob) said: "Never will I send him with you until ye swear asolemn oath to me, in Allah's name, that ye will be sure to bring him back tome unless ye are yourselves hemmed in (and made powerless). And when theyhad sworn their solemn oath, he said: "Over all that we say, be Allah thewitness and guardian!"
12/67 Further he said: "O my sons! enter not all by one gate: enterye by different gates. Not that I can profit you aught against Allah (with myadvice): None can command except Allah:  On Him do I put my trust: and letall that trust put their trust on Him."
12/68 And when they entered in the manner their father had enjoined,it did not profit them in the least against (the plan of) Allah: It was but anecessity of Jacob's soul, which he discharged. For he was, by ourinstruction, full of knowledge (and experience): but most men know not.
12/69 Now when they came into Joseph's presence, he received his(full) brother to stay with him. He said (to him): "Behold! I am thy (own)brother; so grieve not at aught of their doings."
12/70 At length when he had furnished them forth with provisions(suitable) for them, he put the drinking cup into his brother's saddle-bag.Then shouted out a crier: "O ye (in) the caravan! behold! ye are thieves,without doubt!"
12/71 They said, turning towards them: "What is it that ye miss?"
12/72 They said: "We miss the great beaker of the king; for him whoproduces it, is (the reward of) a camel load; I will be bound by it."
12/73 (The brothers) said: "By Allah! well ye know that we came not tomake mischief in the land, and we are no thieves!"
12/74 (The Egyptians) said: "What then shall be the penalty of this,if ye are (proved) to have lied?"
12/75 They said: "The penalty should be that he in whose saddle-bagit is found, should be held (as bondman) to atone for the (crime). Thus itis we punish the wrong-doers!"
12/76 So he began (the search) with their baggage, before (he cameto) the baggage of his brother: at length he brought it out of hisbrother's baggage. Thus did We plan for Joseph. He could not take hisbrother by the law of the king except that Allah  willed it (so). We raise todegrees (of wisdom) whom We please: but over all endued with knowledge isone, the All-Knowing.
12/77 They said: "If he steals, there was a brother of his who didsteal before (him)." But these things did Joseph keep locked in his heart,revealing not the secrets to them. He (simply) said (to himself):  "Ye arethe worse situated; and Allah knoweth best the truth of what ye assert!"
12/78 They said: "O exalted one! Behold! he has a father, aged andvenerable, (who will grieve for him); so take one of us in his place; forwe see that thou art (gracious) in doing good."
12/79 He said: "Allah forbid that we take other than him with whom wefound our property: indeed (if we did so), we should be acting wrongfully.
12/80 Now when they saw no hope of his (yielding), they held aconference in private. The leader among them said: "Know ye not that yourfather did take an oath from you in Allah's name, and how, before this, yedid fail in your duty with Joseph? Therefore will I not leave this landuntil my father permits me, or Allah commands me; and He is the best tocommand.
12/81 "Turn ye back to your father, and say, 'O our father! behold!thy son committed theft! we bear witness only to what we know, and we couldnot well guard against the unseen!
12/82 "'Ask at the town where we have been and the caravan in whichwe returned, and (you will find) we are indeed telling the truth.'"
12/83 Jacob said: "Nay, but ye have yourselves contrived a story(good enough) for you. So patience is most fitting (for me). Maybe Allah willbring them (back) all to me (in the end). For He is indeed full ofknowledge and wisdom."
12/84 And he turned away from them, and said: "How great is my grieffor Joseph!"  And his eyes became white with sorrow, and he fell intosilent melancholy.
12/85 They said: "By Allah! (never) wilt thou cease to remember Josephuntil thou reach the last extremity of illness, or until thou die!"
12/86 He said: "I only complain of my distraction and anguish toAllah, and I know from Allah that which ye know not...
12/87 "O my sons! go ye and enquire about Joseph and his brother,and never give up hope of Allah's Soothing Mercy: truly no one despairs ofAllah's Soothing Mercy, except those who have no faith."
12/88 Then, when they came (back) into (Joseph's) presence theysaid: "O exalted one! distress has seized us and our family: we have (now)brought but scanty capital: so pay us full measure, (we pray thee), andtreat it as charity to us: for Allah doth reward the charitable."
12/89 He said: "Know ye how ye dealt with Joseph and his brother,not knowing (what ye were doing)?"
12/90 They said: "Art thou indeed Joseph?" He said, "I am Joseph,and this is my brother: Allah has indeed been gracious to us (all): behold,he that is righteous and patient,- never will Allah suffer the reward to belost, of those who do right."
12/91 They said: "By Allah! indeed has Allah preferred thee above us,and we certainly have been guilty of sin!"
12/92 He said: "This day let no reproach be (cast) on you: Allah willforgive you, and He is the Most Merciful of those who show mercy!
12/93 "Go with this my shirt, and cast it over the face of myfather: he will come to see (clearly). Then come ye (here) to me togetherwith all your family."
12/94 When the caravan left (Egypt), their father said: "I do indeedscent the presence of Joseph: Nay, think me not a dotard."
12/95 They said: "By Allah! truly thou art in thine old wanderingmind."
12/96 Then when the bearer of the good news came, He cast (theshirt) over his face, and he forthwith regained clear sight. He said: "DidI not say to you, 'I know from Allah that which ye know not?'"
12/97 They said: "O our father! ask for us forgiveness for oursins, for we were truly at fault."
12/98 He said: "Soon will I ask my Lord for forgiveness for you: forhe is indeed Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
12/99 Then when they entered the presence of Joseph, he provided ahome for his parents with himself, and said: "Enter ye Egypt (all) insafety if it please Allah."
12/100 And he raised his parents high on the throne (of dignity), andthey fell down in prostration, (all) before him. He said: "O my father!this is the fulfilment of my vision of old! Allah hath made it come true! Hewas indeed good to me when He took me out of prison and brought you (allhere) out of the desert, (even) after Satan had sown enmity between me andmy brothers. Verily my Lord understandeth best the mysteries of all that Heplanneth to do, for verily He is full of knowledge and wisdom.
12/101 "O my Lord! Thou hast indeed bestowed on me some power, andtaught me something of the interpretation of dreams and events,- O ThouCreator of the heavens and the earth! Thou art my Protector in this worldand in the Hereafter. Take Thou my soul (at death) as one submitting to Thywill (as a Muslim), and unite me with the righteous."
12/102 Such is one of the stories of what happened unseen, which Wereveal by inspiration unto thee; nor wast thou (present) with them thenwhen they concerted their plans together in the process of weaving theirplots.
12/103 Yet no faith will the greater part of mankind have, howeverardently thou dost desire it.
12/104 And no reward dost thou ask of them for this: it is no lessthan a message for all creatures.
12/105 And how many Signs in the heavens and the earth do they passby? Yet they turn (their faces) away from them!
12/106 And most of them believe not in Allah without associating (otheras partners) with Him!
12/107 Do they then feel secure from the coming against them of thecovering veil of the wrath of Allah,- or of the coming against them of the(final) Hour all of a sudden while they perceive not?
12/108 Say thou: "This is my way: I do invite unto Allah,- on evidenceclear as the seeing with one's eyes,- I and whoever follows me. Glory toAllah! and never will I join gods with Allah!"
12/109 Nor did We send before thee (as messengers) any but men, whom wedid inspire,- (men) living in human  habitations. Do they not travelthrough the earth, and see what was the end of those before them? But thehome of the hereafter is best, for those who do right. Will ye not thenunderstand?
12/110 (Respite will be granted) until, when the messengers give uphope (of their people) and (come to) think that they were treated as liars,there reaches them Our help, and those whom We will are delivered intosafety. But never will be warded off our punishment from those who are insin.
12/111 There is, in their stories, instruction for men endued withunderstanding. It is not a tale invented, but a confirmation of what wentbefore it,- a detailed exposition of all things, and a guide and a mercy toany such as believe.
13/1 A.L.M.R. These are the signs (or verses) of the Book: thatwhich hath been revealed unto thee from thy Lord is the Truth; but most menbelieve not.
13/2 Allah is He Who raised the heavens without any pillars that yecan see; is firmly established on the throne (of authority); He hassubjected the sun and the moon (to his Law)! Each one runs (its course) fora term appointed. He doth regulate all affairs, explaining the signs indetail, that ye may believe with certainty in the meeting with your Lord.
13/3 And it is He who spread out the earth, and set thereonmountains standing firm and (flowing) rivers: and fruit of every kind Hemade in pairs, two and two: He draweth the night as a veil o'er the Day.Behold, verily in these things there are signs for those who consider!
13/4 And in the earth are tracts (diverse though) neighbouring, andgardens of vines and fields sown with corn, and palm trees - growing out ofsingle roots or otherwise: watered with the same water, yet some of them Wemake more excellent than others to eat. Behold, verily in these thingsthere are signs for those who understand!
13/5 If thou dost marvel (at their want of faith), strange is theirsaying: "When we are (actually) dust, shall we indeed then be in a creationrenewed?" They are those who deny their Lord! They are those round whosenecks will be yokes (of servitude): they will be Companions of the Fire, todwell therein (for aye)!
13/6 They ask thee to hasten on the evil in preference to the good: Yet have come to pass, before them, (many) exemplary punishments! Butverily thy Lord is full of forgiveness for mankind for their wrong-doing,and verily thy Lord is (also) strict in punishment.
13/7 And the Unbelievers say: "Why is not a sign sent down to himfrom his Lord?" But thou art truly a warner, and to every people a guide.
13/8 Allah doth know what every female (womb) doth bear, by how muchthe wombs fall short (of their time or number) or do exceed. Every singlething is before His sight, in (due) proportion.
13/9 He knoweth the unseen and that which is open: He is the Great,the Most High.
13/10 It is the same (to Him) whether any of you conceal his speechor declare it openly; whether he lie hid by night or walk forth freely byday.
13/11 For each (such person) there are (angels) in succession,before and behind him: They guard him by command of Allah.  Allahdoes not change a people's lot unless they change what is in theirhearts.  But when (once) Allah willeth a people's punishment, therecan be no turning it back, nor will they find, besides Him, any toprotect.
13/12 It is He Who doth show you the lightning, by way both of fearand of hope: It is He Who doth raise up the clouds, heavy with(fertilising) rain!
13/13 Nay, thunder repeateth His praises, and so do the angels, withawe: He flingeth the loud-voiced thunder-bolts, and therewith He strikethwhomsoever He will..yet these (are the men) who (dare to) dispute aboutAllah, with the strength of His power (supreme)!
13/14 For Him (alone) is prayer in Truth: any others that they callupon besides Him hear them no more than if they were to stretch forth theirhands for water to reach their mouths but it reaches them not: for theprayer of those without Faith is nothing but (futile) wandering (in themind).
13/15 Whatever beings there are in the heavens and the earth doprostrate themselves to Allah (Acknowledging subjection),- with good-will orin spite of themselves: so do their shadows in the morning and evenings.
13/16 Say: "Who is the Lord and Sustainer of the heavens and theearth?" Say: "(It is) Allah." Say: "Do ye then take (for worship) protectorsother than Him, such as have no power either for good or for harm tothemselves?" Say: "Are the blind equal with those who see? Or the depths ofdarkness equal with light?" Or do they assign to Allah partners who havecreated (anything) as He has created, so that the creation seemed to themsimilar? Say: "Allah is the Creator of all things: He is the One, the Supremeand Irresistible."
13/17 He sends down water from the skies, and the channels flow,each according to its measure: But the torrent bears away to foam thatmounts up to the surface. Even so, from that (ore) which they heat in thefire, to make ornaments or utensils therewith, there is a scum likewise.Thus doth Allah (by parables) show forth Truth and Vanity. For the scumdisappears like forth cast out; while that which is for the good of mankindremains on the earth. Thus doth Allah set forth parables.
13/18 For those who respond to their Lord, are (all) good things.But those who respond not to Him,- Even if they had all that is in theheavens and on earth, and as much more, (in vain) would they offer it forransom. For them will the reckoning be terrible: their abode will be Hell,-what a bed of misery!
13/19 Is then one who doth know that that which hath been revealedunto thee from thy Lord is the Truth, like one who is blind? It is thosewho are endued with understanding that receive admonition;-
13/20 Those who fulfil the covenant of Allah and fail not in theirplighted word;
13/21 Those who join together those things which Allah hath commandedto be joined, hold their Lord in awe, and fear the terrible reckoning;
13/22 Those who patiently persevere, seeking the countenance oftheir Lord; Establish regular prayers; spend, out of (the gifts) We havebestowed for their sustenance, secretly and openly; and turn off Evil withgood: for such there is the final attainment of the (eternal) home,-
13/23 Gardens of perpetual bliss: they shall enter there, as well asthe righteous among their fathers, their spouses, and their offspring: andangels shall enter unto them from every gate (with the salutation):
13/24 "Peace unto you for that ye persevered in patience! Now howexcellent is the final home!"
13/25 But those who break the Covenant of Allah, after having plightedtheir word thereto, and cut asunder those things which Allah has commanded tobe joined, and work mischief in the land;- on them is the curse; for themis the terrible home!
13/26 Allah doth enlarge, or grant by (strict) measure, the sustenance(which He giveth) to whomso He pleaseth. (The wordly) rejoice in the lifeof this world: But the life of this world is but little comfort in theHereafter.
13/27 The Unbelievers say: "Why is not a sign sent down to him fromhis Lord?" Say: "Truly Allah leaveth, to stray, whom He will; But He guidethto Himself those who turn to Him in penitence,-
13/28 "Those who believe, and whose hearts find satisfaction in theremembrance of Allah: for without doubt in the remembrance of Allah do heartsfind satisfaction.
13/29 "For those who believe and work righteousness, is (every)blessedness, and a beautiful place of (final) return."
13/30 Thus have we sent thee amongst a People before whom (longsince) have (other) Peoples (gone and) passed away; in order that thoumightest rehearse unto them what We send down unto thee by inspiration; yetdo they reject (Him), the Most Gracious! Say: "He is my Lord! There is nogod but He! On Him is my trust, and to Him do I turn!"
13/31 If there were a Qur'an with which mountains were moved, or theearth were cloven asunder, or the dead were made to speak, (this would bethe one!) But, truly, the command is with Allah in all things! Do not theBelievers know, that, had Allah (so) willed, He could have guided all mankind(to the right)? But the Unbelievers,- never will disaster cease to seizethem for their (ill) deeds, or to settle close to their homes, until thepromise of Allah come to pass, for, verily, Allah will not fail in Hispromise.
13/32 Mocked were (many) messengers before thee: but I granted respiteto the unbelievers, and finally I punished them: Then how (terrible) was myrequital!
13/33 Is then He who standeth over every soul (and knoweth) all thatit doth, (like any others)? And yet they ascribe partners to Allah. Say: "Butname them! is it that ye will inform Him of something he knoweth not onearth, or is it (just) a show of words?" Nay! to those who believe not,their pretence seems pleasing, but they are kept back (thereby) from thepath. And those whom Allah leaves to stray, no one can guide.
13/34 For them is a penalty in the life of this world, but harder,truly, is the penalty of the Hereafter: and defender have they none againstAllah.
13/35 The parable of the Garden which the righteous are promised!-beneath it flow rivers: perpetual is the enjoyment thereof and the shadetherein: such is the end of the Righteous; and the end of Unbelievers inthe Fire.
13/36 Those to whom We have given the Book rejoice at what hath beenrevealed unto thee: but there are among the clans those who reject a partthereof. Say: "I am commanded to worship Allah, and not to join partners withHim. Unto Him do I call, and unto Him is my return."
13/37 Thus have We revealed it to be a judgment of authority inArabic. Wert thou to follow their (vain) desires after the knowledge whichhath reached thee, then wouldst thou find neither protector nor defenderagainst Allah.
13/38 We did send messengers before thee, and appointed for them wivesand children: and it was never the part of a messenger to bring a signexcept as Allah permitted (or commanded). For each period is a Book(revealed).
13/39 Allah doth blot out or confirm what He pleaseth: with Him is theMother of the Book.
13/40 Whether We shall show thee (within thy life-time) part of whatwe promised them or take to ourselves thy soul (before it is allaccomplished),- thy duty is to make (the Message) reach them: it is ourpart to call them to account.
13/41 See they not that We gradually reduce the land (in theircontrol) from its outlying borders? (Where) Allah commands, there is none toput back His Command: and He is swift in calling to account.
13/42 Those before them did (also) devise plots; but in all thingsthe master-planning is Allah's He knoweth the doings of every soul: and soonwill the Unbelievers know who gets home in the end.
13/43 The Unbelievers say: "No messenger art thou." Say: "Enough for awitness between me and you is Allah, and such as have knowledge of theBook."
14/1 A. L. R. A Book which We have revealed unto thee, in orderthat thou mightest lead mankind out of the depths of darkness into light -by the leave of their Lord - to the Way of (Him) the Exalted in power,worthy of all praise!-
14/2 Of Allah, to Whom do belong all things in the heavens and onearth! But alas for the Unbelievers for a terrible penalty (their Unfaithwill bring them)!-
14/3 Those who love the life of this world more than the Hereafter,who hinder (men) from the Path of Allah and seek therein something crooked:they are astray by a long distance.
14/4 We sent not a messenger except (to teach) in the language ofhis (own) people, in order to make (things) clear to them. Now Allah leavesstraying those whom He pleases and guides whom He pleases: and He isExalted in power, full of Wisdom.
14/5 We sent Moses with Our signs (and the command). "Bring out thypeople from the depths of darkness into light, and teach them to rememberthe Days of Allah." Verily in this there are Signs for such as are firmlypatient and constant,- grateful and appreciative.
14/6 Remember! Moses said to his people: "Call to mind the favourof Allah to you when He delivered you from the people of Pharaoh: they setyou hard tasks and punishments, slaughtered your sons, and let yourwomen-folk live: therein was a tremendous trial from your Lord."
14/7 And remember! your Lord caused to be declared (publicly): "Ifye are grateful, I will add more (favours) unto you; But if ye showingratitude, truly My punishment is terrible indeed."
14/8 And Moses said: "If ye show ingratitude, ye and all on earthtogether, yet is Allah free of all wants, worthy of all praise.
14/9 Has not the story reached you, (O people!), of those who(went) before you? - of the people of Noah, and 'Ad, and Thamud? - And ofthose who (came) after them? None knows them but Allah. To them came messengerswith Clear (Signs); but they put their hands up to their mouths, and said:"We do deny (the mission) on which ye have been sent, and we are really insuspicious (disquieting) doubt as to that to which ye invite us."
14/10 Their messengers said: "Is there a doubt about Allah, The Creatorof the heavens and the earth? It is He Who invites you, in order that Hemay forgive you your sins and give you respite for a term appointed!" Theysaid: "Ah! ye are no more than human, like ourselves! Ye wish to turn usaway from the (gods) our fathers used to worship: then bring us some clearauthority."
14/11 Their messengers said to them: "True, we are human likeyourselves, but Allah doth grant His grace to such of his servants as Hepleases. It is not for us to bring you an authority except as Allah permits.And on Allah let all men of faith put their trust.
14/12 "No reason have we why we should not put our trust on Allah.Indeed He Has guided us to the Ways we (follow). We shall certainly bearwith patience all the hurt you may cause us. For those who put their trustshould put their trust on Allah."
14/13 And the Unbelievers said to their messengers: "Be sure we shalldrive you out of our land, or ye shall return to our religion." But theirLord inspired (this Message) to them: "Verily We shall cause thewrong-doers to perish!
14/14 "And verily We shall cause you to abide in the land, andsucceed them. This for such as fear the Time when they shall stand beforeMy tribunal,- such as fear the punishment denounced."
14/15 But they sought victory and decision (there and then), andfrustration was the lot of every powerful obstinate transgressor.
14/16 In front of such a one is Hell, and he is given, for drink,boiling fetid water.
14/17 In gulps will he sip it, but never will he be near swallowingit down his throat: death will come to him from every quarter, yet will henot die: and in front of him will be a chastisement unrelenting.
14/18 The parable of those who reject their Lord is that their worksare as ashes, on which the wind blows furiously on a tempestuous day: Nopower have they over aught that they have earned: that is the straying far,far (from the goal).
14/19 Seest thou not that Allah created the heavens and the earth inTruth?  If He so will, He can remove you and put (in your place) a newcreation?
14/20 Nor is that for Allah any great matter.
14/21 They will all be marshalled before Allah together: then will theweak say to those who were arrogant, "For us, we but followed you; can yethen avail us to all against the wrath of Allah?" They will reply, "If we hadreceived the Guidance of Allah, we should have given it to you: to us itmakes no difference (now) whether we rage, or bear (these torments) withpatience: for ourselves there is no way of escape."
14/22 And Satan will say when the matter is decided: "It was Allah Whogave you a promise of Truth: I too promised, but I failed in my promise toyou. I had no authority over you except to call you but ye listened to me:then reproach not me, but reproach your own souls. I cannot listen to yourcries, nor can ye listen to mine. I reject your former act in associatingme with Allah. For wrong-doers there must be a grievous penalty."
14/23 But those who believe and work righteousness will be admittedto gardens beneath which rivers flow,- to dwell therein for aye with theleave of their Lord. Their greeting therein will be: "Peace!"
14/24 Seest thou not how Allah sets forth a parable? - A goodly wordlike a goodly tree, whose root is firmly fixed, and its branches (reach) tothe heavens,- of its Lord. So Allah sets forth parables for men, in orderthat they may receive admonition.
14/25 It brings forth its fruit at all times, by the leave of itsLord. So Allah sets forth parables for men, in order that they may receiveadmonition.
14/26 And the parable of an evil Word is that of an evil tree: It istorn up by the root from the surface of the earth: it has no stability.
14/27 Allah will establish in strength those who believe, with theword that stands firm, in this world and in the Hereafter; but Allah willleave, to stray, those who do wrong: Allah doeth what He willeth.
14/28 Hast thou not turned thy vision to those who have changed thefavour of Allah. Into blasphemy and caused their people to descend to theHouse of Perdition?-
14/29 Into Hell? They will burn therein,- an evil place to stay in!
14/30 And they set up (idols) as equal to Allah, to mislead (men) fromthe Path! Say: "Enjoy (your brief power)! But verily ye are makingstraightway for Hell!"
14/31 Speak to my servants who have believed, that they mayestablish regular prayers, and spend (in charity) out of the sustenance wehave given them, secretly and openly, before the coming of a Day in whichthere will be neither mutual bargaining nor befriending.
14/32 It is Allah Who hath created the heavens and the earth andsendeth down rain from the skies, and with it bringeth out fruits wherewithto feed you; it is He Who hath made the ships subject to you, that they maysail through the sea by His command; and the rivers (also) hath He madesubject to you.
14/33 And He hath made subject to you the sun and the moon, bothdiligently pursuing their courses; and the night and the day hath he (also)made subject to you.
14/34 And He giveth you of all that ye ask for. But if ye count thefavours of Allah, never will ye be able to number them. Verily, man is givenup to injustice and ingratitude.
14/35 Remember Abraham said: "O my Lord! make this city one of peaceand security: and preserve me and my sons from worshipping idols.
14/36 "O my Lord! they have indeed led astray many among mankind;He then who follows my (ways) is of me, and he that disobeys me,- but Thouart indeed Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
14/37 "O our Lord! I have made some of my offspring to dwell in avalley without cultivation, by Thy Sacred House; in order, O our Lord, thatthey may establish regular Prayer: so fill the hearts of some among menwith love towards them, and feed them with fruits: so that they may givethanks.
14/38 "O our Lord! truly Thou dost know what we conceal and what wereveal: for nothing whatever is hidden from Allah, whether on earth or inheaven.
14/39 "Praise be to Allah, Who hath granted unto me in old age Isma'iland Isaac: for truly my Lord is He, the Hearer of Prayer!
14/40 O my Lord! make me one who establishes regular Prayer, andalso (raise such) among my offspring O our Lord! and accept Thou myPrayer.
14/41 "O our Lord! cover (us) with Thy Forgiveness - me, my parents,and (all) Believers, on the Day that the Reckoning will be established!
14/42 Think not that Allah doth not heed the deeds of those who dowrong. He but giveth them respite against a Day when the eyes will fixedlystare in horror,-
14/43 They running forward with necks outstretched, their headsuplifted, their gaze returning not towards them, and their hearts a(gaping) void!
14/44 So warn mankind of the Day when the Wrath will reach them:then will the wrong-doers say: "Our Lord! respite us (if only)  for a shortterm: we will answer Thy call, and follow the messengers!" "What! were ye notwont to swear aforetime that ye should suffer no decline?
14/45 "And ye dwelt in the dwellings of men who wronged their ownsouls; ye were clearly shown how We dealt with them; and We put forth(many) parables in your behoof!"
14/46 Mighty indeed were the plots which they made, but their plotswere (well) within the sight of Allah, even though they were such as to shakethe hills!
14/47 Never think that Allah would fail his messengers in His promise:for Allah is Exalted in power, - the Lord of Retribution.
14/48 One day the earth will be changed to a different earth, and sowill be the heavens, and (men) will be marshalled forth, before Allah, theOne, the Irresistible;
14/49 And thou wilt see the sinners that day bound together infetters;-
14/50 Their garments of liquid pitch, and their faces covered withFire;
14/51 That Allah may requite each soul according to its deserts; andverily Allah is swift in calling to account.
14/52 Here is a Message for mankind: Let them take warningtherefrom, and let them know that He is (no other than) One Allah: let men ofunderstanding take heed.
15/1 A. L. R. These are the Ayats of Revelation,- of a Qur'an thatmakes things clear.
15/2 Again and again will those who disbelieve, wish that they hadbowed (to Allah's will) in Islam.
15/3 Leave them alone, to enjoy (the good things of this life) andto please themselves: let (false) hope amuse them: soon will knowledge(undeceive them).
15/4 Never did We destroy a population that had not a term decreedand assigned beforehand.
15/5 Neither can a people anticipate its term, nor delay it.
15/6 They say: "O thou to whom the Message is being revealed! trulythou art mad (or possessed)!
15/7 "Why bringest thou not angels to us if it be that thou hastthe Truth?"
15/8 We send not the angels down except for just cause: if theycame (to the ungodly), behold! no respite would they have!
15/9 We have, without doubt, sent down the Message; and We willassuredly guard it (from corruption).
15/10 We did send messengers before thee amongst the religious sectsof old:
15/11 But never came a messenger to them but they mocked him.
15/12 Even so do we let it creep into the hearts of the sinners -
15/13 That they should not believe in the (Message); but the ways ofthe ancients have passed away.
15/14 Even if We opened out to them a gate from heaven, and theywere to continue (all day) ascending therein,
15/15 They would only say: "Our eyes have been intoxicated: Nay, wehave been bewitched by sorcery."
15/16 It is We Who have set out the zodiacal signs in the heavens,and made them fair-seeming to (all) beholders;
15/17 And (moreover) We have guarded them from every cursed devil:
15/18 But any that gains a hearing by stealth, is pursued by aflaming fire, bright (to see).
15/19 And the earth We have spread out (like a carpet); set thereonmountains firm and immovable; and produced therein all kinds of things indue balance.
15/20 And We have provided therein means of subsistence,- for youand for those for whose sustenance ye are not responsible.
15/21 And there is not a thing but its (sources and) treasures(inexhaustible) are with Us; but We only send down thereof in due andascertainable measures.
15/22 And We send the fecundating winds, then cause the rain todescend from the sky, therewith providing you with water (in abundance),though ye are not the guardians of its stores.
15/23 And verily, it is We Who give life, and Who give death: it isWe Who remain inheritors (after all else passes away).
15/24 To Us are known those of you who hasten forward, and those wholag behind.
15/25 Assuredly it is thy Lord Who will gather them together: for Heis perfect in Wisdom and Knowledge.
15/26 We created man from sounding clay, from mud moulded intoshape;
15/27 And the Jinn race, We had created before, from the fire of ascorching wind.
15/28 Behold! thy Lord said to the angels: "I am about to createman, from sounding clay from mud moulded into shape;
15/29 "When I have fashioned him (in due proportion) and breathedinto him of My spirit, fall ye down in obeisance unto him."
15/30 So the angels prostrated themselves, all of them together:
15/31 Not so Iblis: he refused to be among those who prostratedthemselves.
15/32 (Allah) said: "O Iblis! what is your reason for not being amongthose who prostrated themselves?"
15/33 (Iblis) said: "I am not one to prostrate myself to man, whomThou didst create from sounding clay, from mud moulded into shape."
15/34 (Allah) said: "Then get thee out from here; for thou artrejected, accursed.
15/35 "And the curse shall be on thee till the day of Judgment."
15/36 (Iblis) said: "O my Lord! give me then respite till the Daythe (dead) are raised."
15/37 (Allah) said: "Respite is granted thee
15/38 "Till the Day of the Time appointed."
15/39 (Iblis) said: "O my Lord! because Thou hast put me in thewrong, I will make (wrong) fair-seeming to them on the earth, and I willput them all in the wrong,-
15/40 "Except Thy servants among them, sincere and purified (by ThyGrace)."
15/41 (Allah) said: "This (way of My sincere servants) is indeed a waythat leads straight to Me.
15/42 "For over My servants no authority shalt thou have, exceptsuch as put themselves in the wrong and follow thee."
15/43 And verily, Hell is the promised abode for them all!
15/44 To it are seven gates: for each of those gates is a (special)class (of sinners) assigned.
15/45 The righteous (will be) amid gardens and fountains (ofclear-flowing water).
15/46 (Their greeting will be): "Enter ye here in peace andsecurity."
15/47 And We shall remove from their hearts any lurking sense ofinjury: (they will be) brothers (joyfully) facing each other on thrones (ofdignity).
15/48 There no sense of fatigue shall touch them, nor shall they(ever) be asked to leave.
15/49 Tell My servants that I am indeed the Oft-forgiving, MostMerciful;
15/50 And that My Penalty will be indeed the most grievous Penalty.
15/51 Tell them about the guests of Abraham.
15/52 When they entered his presence and said, "Peace!" He said, "Wefeel afraid of you!"
15/53 They said: "Fear not! We give thee glad tidings of a sonendowed with wisdom."
15/54 He said: "Do ye give me glad tidings that old age has seizedme? Of what, then, is your good news?"
15/55 They said: "We give thee glad tidings in truth: be not then indespair!"
15/56 He said: "And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord, but suchas go astray?"
15/57 Abraham said: "What then is the business on which ye (havecome), O ye messengers (of Allah)?"
15/58 They said: "We have been sent to a people (deep) in sin,
15/59 "Excepting the adherents of Lut: them we are certainly(charged) to save (from harm),- All -
15/60 "Except his wife, who, We have ascertained, will be amongthose who will lag behind."
15/61 At length when the messengers arrived among the adherents ofLut,
15/62 He said: "Ye appear to be uncommon folk."
15/63 They said: "Yea, we have come to thee to accomplish that ofwhich they doubt.
15/64 "We have brought to thee that which is inevitably due, andassuredly we tell the truth.
15/65 "Then travel by night with thy household, when a portion ofthe night (yet remains), and do thou bring up the rear: let no one amongstyou look back, but pass on whither ye are ordered."
15/66 And We made known this decree to him, that the last remnantsof those (sinners) should be cut off by the morning.
15/67 The inhabitants of the city came in (mad) joy (at news of theyoung men).
15/68 Lut said: "These are my guests: disgrace me not:
15/69 "But fear Allah, and shame me not."
15/70 They said: "Did we not forbid thee (to speak) for all andsundry?"
15/71 He said: "There are my daughters (to marry), if ye must act(so)."
15/72 Verily, by thy life (O Prophet), in their wild intoxication,they wander in distraction, to and fro.
15/73 But the (mighty) Blast overtook them before morning,
15/74 And We turned (the cities) upside down, and rained down onthem brimstones hard as baked clay.
15/75 Behold! in this are Signs for those who by tokens dounderstand.
15/76 And the (cities were) right on the high-road.
15/77 Behold! in this is a sign for those who believed.
15/78 And the Companions of the Wood were also wrong-doers;
15/79 So We exacted retribution from them. They were both on an openhighway, plain to see.
15/80 The Companions of the Rocky Tract also rejected the messengers:
15/81 We sent them Our Signs, but they persisted in turning awayfrom them.
15/82 Out of the mountains did they hew (their) edifices, (feelingthemselves) secure.
15/83 But the (mighty) Blast seized them of a morning,
15/84 And of no avail to them was all that they did (with such artand care)!
15/85 We created not the heavens, the earth, and all between them,but for just ends. And the Hour is surely coming (when this will bemanifest). So overlook (any human faults) with gracious forgiveness.
15/86 For verily it is thy Lord who is the Master-Creator, knowingall things.
15/87 And We have bestowed upon thee the Seven Oft-repeated (verses)and the Grand Qur'an.
15/88 Strain not thine eyes. (Wistfully) at what We have bestowed oncertain classes of them, nor grieve over them: but lower thy wing (ingentleness) to the believers.
15/89 And say: "I am indeed he that warneth openly and withoutambiguity,"-
15/90 (Of just such wrath) as We sent down on those who divided(Scripture into arbitrary parts),-
15/91 (So also on such) as have made Qur'an into shreds (as theyplease).
15/92 Therefore, by the Lord, We will, of a surety, call them toaccount,
15/93 For all their deeds.
15/94 Therefore expound openly what thou art commanded, and turnaway from those who join false gods with Allah.
15/95 For sufficient are We unto thee against those who scoff,-
15/96 Those who adopt, with Allah, another god: but soon will theycome to know.
15/97 We do indeed know how thy heart is distressed at what theysay.
15/98 But celebrate the praises of thy Lord, and be of those whoprostrate themselves in adoration.
15/99 And serve thy Lord until there come unto thee the Hour that isCertain.
16/1 (Inevitable) cometh (to pass) the Command of Allah: seek ye notthen to hasten it: Glory to Him, and far is He above having the partnersthey ascribe unto Him!
16/2 He doth send down His angels with inspiration of His Command,to such of His servants as He pleaseth, (saying): "Warn (Man) that there isno god but I: so do your duty unto Me."
16/3 He has created the heavens and the earth for just ends: Far isHe above having the partners they ascribe to Him!
16/4 He has created man from a sperm-drop; and behold this same(man) becomes an open disputer!
16/5 And cattle He has created for you (men): from them ye derivewarmth, and numerous benefits, and of their (meat) ye eat.
16/6 And ye have a sense of pride and beauty in them as ye drivethem home in the evening, and as ye lead them forth to pasture in themorning.
16/7 And they carry your heavy loads to lands that ye could not(otherwise) reach except with souls distressed: for your Lord is indeedMost Kind, Most Merciful,
16/8 And (He has created) horses, mules, and donkeys, for you toride and use for show; and He has created (other) things of which ye haveno knowledge.
16/9 And unto Allah leads straight the Way, but there are ways thatturn aside: if Allah had willed, He could have guided all of you.
16/10 It is He who sends down rain from the sky: from it ye drink,and out of it (grows) the vegetation on which ye feed your cattle.
16/11 With it He produces for you corn, olives, date-palms, grapesand every kind of fruit: verily in this is a sign for those who givethought.
16/12 He has made subject to you the Night and the Day; the sun andthe moon; and the stars are in subjection by His Command: verily in thisare Signs for men who are wise.
16/13 And the things on this earth which He has multiplied invarying colours (and qualities): verily in this is a sign for men whocelebrate the praises of Allah (in gratitude).
16/14 It is He Who has made the sea subject, that ye may eat thereofflesh that is fresh and tender, and that ye may extract therefrom ornamentsto wear; and thou seest the ships therein that plough the waves, that yemay seek (thus) of the bounty of Allah and that ye may be grateful.
16/15 And He has set up on the earth mountains standing firm, lestit should shake with you; and rivers and roads; that ye may guideyourselves;
16/16 And marks and sign-posts; and by the stars (men) guidethemselves.
16/17 Is then He Who creates like one that creates not? Will ye notreceive admonition?
16/18 If ye would count up the favours of Allah, never would ye beable to number them: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
16/19 And Allah doth know what ye conceal, and what ye reveal.
16/20 Those whom they invoke besides Allah create nothing and arethemselves created.
16/21 (They are things) dead, lifeless: nor do they know when theywill be raised up.
16/22 Your Allah is one Allah: as to those who believe not in theHereafter, their hearts refuse to know, and they are arrogant.
16/23 Undoubtedly Allah doth know what they conceal, and what theyreveal: verily He loveth not the arrogant.
16/24 When it is said to them, "What is it that your Lord hasrevealed?" they say, "Tales of the ancients!"
16/25 Let them bear, on the Day of Judgment, their own burdens infull, and also (something) of the burdens of those without knowledge, whomthey misled. Alas, how grievous the burdens they will bear!
16/26 Those before them did also plot (against Allah's Way): but Allahtook their structures from their foundations, and the roof fell down onthem from above; and the Wrath seized them from directions they did notperceive.
16/27 Then, on the Day of Judgment, He will cover them with shame,and say: "Where are My 'partners' concerning whom ye used to dispute (withthe godly)?" Those endued with knowledge will say: "This Day, indeed, arethe Unbelievers covered with shame and misery,-
16/28 "(Namely) those whose lives the angels take in a state ofwrong-doing to their own souls." Then would they offer submission (with thepretence), "We did no evil (knowingly)." (The angels will reply), "Nay, butverily Allah knoweth all that ye did;
16/29 "So enter the gates of Hell, to dwell therein. Thus evilindeed is the abode of the arrogant."
16/30 To the righteous (when) it is said, "What is it that your Lordhas revealed?" they say, "All that is good." To those who do good, there isgood in this world, and the Home of the Hereafter is even better andexcellent indeed is the Home of the righteous,-
16/31 Gardens of Eternity which they will enter: beneath them flow(pleasant) rivers: they will have therein all that they wish: thus doth Allahreward the righteous,-
16/32 (Namely) those whose lives the angels take in a state ofpurity, saying (to them), "Peace be on you; enter ye the Garden, because of(the good) which ye did (in the world)."
16/33 Do the (ungodly) wait until the angels come to them, or therecomes the Command of thy Lord (for their doom)? So did those who wentbefore them. But Allah wronged them not: nay, they wronged their own souls.
16/34 But the evil results of their deeds overtook them, and thatvery (Wrath) at which they had scoffed hemmed them in.
16/35 The worshippers of false gods say: "If Allah had so willed, weshould not have worshipped aught but Him - neither we nor our fathers,- norshould we have prescribed prohibitions other than His." So did those whowent before them. But what is the mission of messengers but to preach theClear Message?
16/36 For We assuredly sent amongst every People a messenger, (withthe Command), "Serve Allah, and eschew Evil": of the People were some whomAllah guided, and some on whom error became inevitably (established). Sotravel through the earth, and see what was the end of those who denied (theTruth).
16/37 If thou art anxious for their guidance, yet Allah guideth notsuch as He leaves to stray, and there is none to help them.
16/38 They swear their strongest oaths by Allah, that Allah will notraise up those who die: Nay, but it is a promise (binding) on Him in truth:but most among mankind realise it not.
16/39 (They must be raised up), in order that He may manifest tothem the truth of that wherein they differ, and that the rejecters of Truthmay realise that they had indeed (surrendered to) Falsehood.
16/40 For to anything which We have willed, We but say the word,"Be", and it is.
16/41 To those who leave their homes in the cause of Allah, aftersuffering oppression,- We will assuredly give a goodly home in this world;but truly the reward of the Hereafter will be greater. If they onlyrealised (this)!
16/42 (They are) those who persevere in patience, and put theirtrust on their Lord.
16/43 And before thee also the messengers We sent were but men, towhom We granted inspiration: if ye realise this not, ask of those whopossess the Message.
16/44 (We sent them) with Clear Signs and Books of dark prophecies;and We have sent down unto thee (also) the Message; that thou mayestexplain clearly to men what is sent for them, and that they may givethought.
16/45 Do then those who devise evil (plots) feel secure that Allahwill not cause the earth to swallow them up, or that the Wrath will notseize them from directions they little perceive?-
16/46 Or that He may not call them to account in the midst of theirgoings to and fro, without a chance of their frustrating Him?-
16/47 Or that He may not call them to account by a process of slowwastage - for thy Lord is indeed full of kindness and mercy.
16/48 Do they not look at Allah's creation, (even) among (inanimate)things,- How their (very) shadows turn round, from the right and the left,prostrating themselves to Allah, and that in the humblest manner?
16/49 And to Allah doth obeisance all that is in the heavens and onearth, whether moving (living) creatures or the angels: for none arearrogant (before their Lord).
16/50 They all revere their Lord, high above them, and they do allthat they are commanded.
16/51 Allah has said: "Take not (for worship) two gods: for He is justOne Allah: then fear Me (and Me alone)."
16/52 To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and on earth, and toHim is duty due always: then will ye fear other than Allah?
16/53 And ye have no good thing but is from Allah: and moreover, whenye are touched by distress, unto Him ye cry with groans;
16/54 Yet, when He removes the distress from you, behold! some ofyou turn to other gods to join with their Lord-
16/55 (As if) to show their ingratitude for the favours we havebestowed on them! then enjoy (your brief day): but soon will ye know (yourfolly)!
16/56 And they (even) assign, to things they do not know, a portionout of that which We have bestowed for their sustenance! By Allah, ye shallcertainly be called to account for your false inventions.
16/57 And they assign daughters for Allah! - Glory be to Him! - andfor themselves (sons,- the issue) they desire!
16/58 When news is brought to one of them, of (the birth of) afemale (child), his face darkens, and he is filled with inward grief!
16/59 With shame does he hide himself from his people, because ofthe bad news he has had! Shall he retain it on (sufferance and) contempt,or bury it in the dust? Ah! what an evil (choice) they decide on?
16/60 To those who believe not in the Hereafter, applies thesimilitude of evil: to Allah applies the highest similitude: for He is theExalted in Power, full of Wisdom.
16/61 If Allah were to punish men for their wrong-doing, He would notleave, on the (earth), a single living creature: but He gives them respitefor a stated Term: When their Term expires, they would not be able to delay(the punishment) for a single hour, just as they would not be able toanticipate it (for a single hour).
16/62 They attribute to Allah what they hate (for themselves), andtheir tongues assert the falsehood that all good things are for themselves:without doubt for them is the Fire, and they will be the first to behastened on into it!
16/63 By Allah, We (also) sent (Our messengers) to Peoples before thee;but Satan made, (to the wicked), their own acts seem alluring: He is alsotheir patron today, but they shall have a most grievous penalty.
16/64 And We sent down the Book to thee for the express purpose,that thou shouldst make clear to them those things in which they differ,and that it should be a guide and a mercy to those who believe.
16/65 And Allah sends down rain from the skies, and gives therewithlife to the earth after its death: verily in this is a Sign for those wholisten.
16/66 And verily in cattle (too) will ye find an instructive sign.From what is within their bodies between excretions and blood, We produce,for your drink, milk, pure and agreeable to those who drink it.
16/67 And from the fruit of the date-palm and the vine, ye get outwholesome drink and food: behold, in this also is a sign for those who arewise.
16/68 And thy Lord taught the Bee to build its cells in hills, ontrees, and in (men's) habitations;
16/69 Then to eat of all the produce (of the earth), and find withskill the spacious paths of its Lord: there issues from within their bodiesa drink of varying colours, wherein is healing for men: verily in this is aSign for those who give thought.
16/70 It is Allah who creates you and takes your souls at death; andof you there are some who are sent back to a feeble age, so that they knownothing after having known (much): for Allah is All-Knowing, All-Powerful.
16/71 Allah has bestowed His gifts of sustenance more freely on someof you than on others: those more favoured are not going to throw backtheir gifts to those whom their right hands possess, so as to be equal inthat respect. Will they then deny the favours of Allah?
16/72 And Allah has made for you mates (and companions) of your ownnature, and made for you, out of them, sons and daughters andgrandchildren, and provided for you sustenance of the best: will they thenbelieve in vain things, and be ungrateful for Allah's favours?-
16/73 And worship others than Allah,- such as have no power ofproviding them, for sustenance, with anything in heavens or earth, andcannot possibly have such power?
16/74 Invent not similitudes for Allah: for Allah knoweth, and ye knownot.
16/75 Allah sets forth the Parable (of two men: one) a slave under thedominion of another; He has no power of any sort; and (the other) a man onwhom We have bestowed goodly favours from Ourselves, and he spends thereof(freely), privately and publicly: are the two equal? (By no means;) praisebe to Allah. But most of them understand not.
16/76 Allah sets forth (another) Parable of two men: one of them dumb,with no power of any sort; a wearisome burden is he to his master;whichever way be directs him, he brings no good: is such a man equal withone who commands Justice, and is on a Straight Way?
16/77 To Allah belongeth the Mystery of the heavens and the earth. Andthe Decision of the Hour (of Judgment) is as the twingkling of an eye, oreven quicker: for Allah hath power over all things.
16/78 It is He Who brought you forth from the wombs of your motherswhen ye knew nothing; and He gave you hearing and sight and intelligenceand affections: that ye may give thanks (to Allah).
16/79 Do they not look at the birds, held poised in the midst of(the air and) the sky? Nothing holds them up but (the power of) Allah. Verilyin this are signs for those who believe.
16/80 It is Allah Who made your habitations homes of rest and quietfor you; and made for you, out of the skins of animals,  (tents for)dwellings, which ye find so light (and handy) when ye travel and when yestop (in your travels); and out of their wool, and their soft fibres(between wool and hair), and their hair, rich stuff and articles ofconvenience (to serve you) for a time.
16/81 It is Allah Who made out of the things He created, some thingsto give you shade; of the hills He made some for your shelter; He made yougarments to protect you from heat, and coats of mail to protect you fromyour (mutual) violence. Thus does He complete His favours on you, that yemay bow to His Will (in Islam).
16/82 But if they turn away, thy duty is only to preach the clearMessage.
16/83 They recognise the favours of Allah; then they deny them; andmost of them are (creatures) ungrateful.
16/84 One Day We shall raise from all Peoples a Witness: then willno excuse be accepted from Unbelievers, nor will they receive any favours.
16/85 When the wrong-doers (actually) see the Penalty, then will itin no way be mitigated, nor will they then receive respite.
16/86 When those who gave partners to Allah will see their "partners",they will say: "Our Lord! these are our 'partners,' those whom we used toinvoke besides Thee." But they will throw back their word at them (andsay): "Indeed ye are liars!"
16/87 That Day shall they (openly) show (their) submission to Allah;and all their inventions shall leave them in the lurch.
16/88 Those who reject Allah and hinder (men) from the Path of Allah -for them will We add Penalty to Penalty; for that they used to spreadmischief.
16/89 One day We shall raise from all Peoples a witness againstthem, from amongst themselves: and We shall bring thee as a witness againstthese (thy people): and We have sent down to thee the Book explaining allthings, a Guide, a Mercy, and Glad Tidings to Muslims.
16/90 Allah commands justice, the doing of good, and liberality tokith and kin, and He forbids all shameful deeds, and injustice andrebellion: He instructs you, that ye may receive admonition.
16/91 Fulfil the Covenant of Allah when ye have entered into it, andbreak not your oaths after ye have confirmed them; indeed ye have made Allahyour surety; for Allah knoweth all that ye do.
16/92 And be not like a woman who breaks into untwisted strands theyarn which she has spun, after it has become strong. Nor take your oaths topractise deception between yourselves, lest one party should be morenumerous than another: for Allah will test you by this; and on the Day ofJudgment He will certainly make clear to you (the truth of) that wherein yedisagree.
16/93 If Allah so willed, He could make you all one people: But Heleaves straying whom He pleases, and He guides whom He pleases: but yeshall certainly be called to account for all your actions.
16/94 And take not your oaths, to practise deception betweenyourselves, with the result that someone's foot may slip after it wasfirmly planted, and ye may have to taste the evil (consequences) of havinghindered (men) from the Path of Allah, and a Mighty Wrath descend on you.
16/95 Nor sell the covenant of Allah for a miserable price: for withAllah is (a prize) far better for you, if ye only knew.
16/96 What is with you must vanish: what is with Allah will endure.And We will certainly bestow, on those who patiently persevere, theirreward according to the best of their actions.
16/97 Whoever works righteousness, man or woman, and has Faith,verily, to him will We give a new Life, a life that is good and pure and Wewill bestow on such their reward according to the best of their actions.
16/98 When thou dost read the Qur'an, seek Allah's protection fromSatan the rejected one.
16/99 No authority has he over those who believe and put their trustin their Lord.
16/100 His authority is over those only, who take him as patron andwho join partners with Allah.
16/101 When We substitute one revelation for another,- and Allah knowsbest what He reveals (in stages),- they say, "Thou art but a forger": butmost of them understand not.
16/102 Say, the Holy Spirit has brought the revelation from thy Lordin Truth, in order to strengthen those who believe, and as a Guide and GladTidings to Muslims.
16/103 We know indeed that they say, "It is a man that teaches him."The tongue of him they wickedly point to is notably foreign, while this isArabic, pure and clear.
16/104 Those who believe not in the Signs of Allah,- Allah will not guidethem, and theirs will be a grievous Penalty.
16/105 It is those who believe not in the Signs of Allah, that forgefalsehood: it is they who lie!
16/106 Any one who, after accepting faith in Allah, utters Unbelief,-except under compulsion, his heart remaining firm in Faith - but such asopen their breast to Unbelief, on them is Wrath from Allah, and theirs willbe a dreadful Penalty.
16/107 This because they love the life of this world better than theHereafter: and Allah will not guide those who reject Faith.
16/108 Those are they whose hearts, ears, and eyes Allah has sealed up,and they take no heed.
16/109 Without doubt, in the Hereafter they will perish.
16/110 But verily thy Lord,- to those who leave their homes aftertrials and persecutions,- and who thereafter strive and fight for the faithand patiently persevere,- Thy Lord, after all this is oft-forgiving, MostMerciful.
16/111 One Day every soul will come up struggling for itself, andevery soul will be recompensed (fully) for all its actions, and none willbe unjustly dealt with.
16/112 Allah sets forth a Parable: a city enjoying security and quiet,abundantly supplied with sustenance from every place: Yet was it ungratefulfor the favours of Allah: so Allah made it taste of hunger and terror (inextremes) (closing in on it) like a garment (from every side), because ofthe (evil) which (its people) wrought.
16/113 And there came to them a Messenger from among themselves, butthey falsely rejected him; so the Wrath seized them even in the midst oftheir iniquities.
16/114 So eat of the sustenance which Allah has provided for you,lawful and good; and be grateful for the favours of Allah, if it is He Whomye serve.
16/115 He has only forbidden you dead meat, and blood, and the fleshof swine, and any (food) over which the name of other than Allah has beeninvoked. But if one is forced by necessity, without wilful disobedience,nor transgressing due limits,- then Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
16/116 But say not - for any false thing that your tongues may putforth,- "This is lawful, and this is forbidden," so as to ascribe falsethings to Allah. For those who ascribe false things to Allah, will neverprosper.
16/117 (In such falsehood) is but a paltry profit; but they will havea most grievous Penalty.
16/118 To the Jews We prohibited such things as We have mentioned tothee before: We did them no wrong, but they were used to doing wrong tothemselves.
16/119 But verily thy Lord,- to those who do wrong in ignorance, butwho thereafter repent and make amends,- thy Lord, after all this, isOft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
16/120 Abraham was indeed a model, devoutly obedient to Allah, (and)true in Faith, and he joined not gods with Allah:
16/121 He showed his gratitude for the favours of Allah, who chose him,and guided him to a Straight Way.
16/122 And We gave him Good in this world, and he will be, in theHereafter, in the ranks of the Righteous.
16/123 So We have taught thee the inspired (Message), "Follow theways of Abraham the True in Faith, and he joined not gods with Allah."
16/124 The Sabbath was only made (strict) for those who disagreed (asto its observance); But Allah will judge between them on the Day of Judgment,as to their differences.
16/125 Invite (all) to the Way of thy Lord with wisdom and beautifulpreaching; and argue with them in ways that are best and most gracious: forthy Lord knoweth best, who have strayed from His Path, and who receiveguidance.
16/126 And if ye do catch them out, catch them out no worse than theycatch you out: But if ye show patience, that is indeed the best (course)for those who are patient.
16/127 And do thou be patient, for thy patience is but from Allah; norgrieve over them: and distress not thyself because of their plots.
16/128 For Allah is with those who restrain themselves, and those whodo good.
17/1 Glory to (Allah) Who did take His servant for a Journey by nightfrom the Sacred Mosque to the farthest Mosque, whose precincts We didbless,- in order that We might show him some of Our Signs: for He is theOne Who heareth and seeth (all things).
17/2 We gave Moses the Book, and made it a Guide to the Children ofIsrael, (commanding): "Take not other than Me as Disposer of (your)affairs."
17/3 O ye that are sprung from those whom We carried (in the Ark)with Noah! Verily he was a devotee most grateful.
17/4 And We gave (Clear) Warning to the Children of Israel in theBook, that twice would they do mischief on the earth and be elated withmighty arrogance (and twice would they be punished)!
17/5 When the first of the warnings came to pass, We sent againstyou Our servants given to terrible warfare: They entered the very inmostparts of your homes; and it was a warning (completely) fulfilled.
17/6 Then did We grant you the Return as against them: We gave youincrease in resources and sons, and made you the more numerous inman-power.
17/7 If ye did well, ye did well for yourselves; if ye did evil,(ye did it) against yourselves. So when the second of the warnings came topass, (We permitted your enemies) to disfigure your faces, and to enteryour Temple as they had entered it before, and to visit with destructionall that fell into their power.
17/8 It may be that your Lord may (yet) show Mercy unto you; but ifye revert (to your sins), We shall revert (to Our punishments): And we havemade Hell a prison for those who reject (all Faith).
17/9 Verily this Qur'an doth guide to that which is most right (orstable), and giveth the Glad Tidings to the Believers who work deeds ofrighteousness, that they shall have a magnificent reward;
17/10 And to those who believe not in the Hereafter, (it announceth)that We have prepared for them a Penalty Grievous (indeed).
17/11 The prayer that man should make for good, he maketh for evil;for man is given to hasty (deeds).
17/12 We have made the Night and the Day as two (of Our) Signs: theSign of the Night have We obscured, while the Sign of the Day We have madeto enlighten you; that ye may seek bounty from your Lord, and that ye mayknow the number and count of the years: all things have We explained indetail.
17/13 Every man's fate We have fastened on his own neck: On the Dayof Judgment We shall bring out for him a scroll, which he will see spreadopen.
17/14 (It will be said to him:) "Read thine (own) record: Sufficientis thy soul this day to make out an account against thee."
17/15 Who receiveth guidance, receiveth it for his own benefit: whogoeth astray doth so to his own loss: No bearer of burdens can bear theburden of another: nor would We visit with Our Wrath until We had sent anmessenger (to give warning).
17/16 When We decide to destroy a population, We (first) send adefinite order to those among them who are given the good things of thislife and yet transgress; so that the word is proved true against them: then(it is) We destroy them utterly.
17/17 How many generations have We destroyed after Noah? and enoughis thy Lord to note and see the sins of His servants.
17/18 If any do wish for the transitory things (of this life), Wereadily grant them - such things as We will, to such person as We will: inthe end have We provided Hell for them: they will burn therein, disgracedand rejected.
17/19 Those who do wish for the (things of) the Hereafter, andstrive therefor with all due striving, and have Faith,- they are the oneswhose striving is acceptable (to Allah).
17/20 Of the bounties of thy Lord We bestow freely on all- These aswell as those: The bounties of thy Lord are not closed (to anyone).
17/21 See how We have bestowed more on some than on others; butverily the Hereafter is more in rank and gradation and more in excellence.
17/22 Take not with Allah another object of worship; or thou (O man!)wilt sit in disgrace and destitution.
17/23 Thy Lord hath decreed that ye worship none but Him, and thatye be kind to parents. Whether one or both of them attain old age in thylife, say not to them a word of contempt, nor repel them, but address themin terms of honour.
17/24 And, out of kindness, lower to them the wing of humility, andsay: "My Lord! bestow on them thy Mercy even as they cherished me inchildhood."
17/25 Your Lord knoweth best what is in your hearts: If ye do deedsof righteousness, verily He is Most Forgiving to those who turn to Himagain and again (in true penitence).
17/26 And render to the kindred their due rights, as (also) to thosein want, and to the wayfarer: But squander not (your wealth) in the mannerof a spendthrift.
17/27 Verily spendthrifts are brothers of the Evil Ones; and theEvil One is to his Lord (himself) ungrateful.
17/28 And even if thou hast to turn away from them in pursuit of theMercy from thy Lord which thou dost expect, yet speak to them a word ofeasy kindness.
17/29 Make not thy hand tied (like a niggard's) to thy neck, norstretch it forth to its utmost reach, so that thou become blameworthy anddestitute.
17/30 Verily thy Lord doth provide sustenance in abundance for whomHe pleaseth, and He provideth in a just measure. For He doth know andregard all His servants.
17/31 Kill not your children for fear of want: We shall providesustenance for them as well as for you. Verily the killing of them is agreat sin.
17/32 Nor come nigh to adultery: for it is a shameful (deed) and anevil, opening the road (to other evils).
17/33 Nor take life - which Allah has made sacred - except for justcause. And if anyone is slain wrongfully, we have given his heir authority(to demand qisas or to forgive): but let him not exceed bounds in thematter of taking life; for he is helped (by the Law).
17/34 Come not nigh to the orphan's property except to improve it,until he attains the age of full strength; and fulfil (every) engagement,for (every) engagement will be enquired into (on the Day of Reckoning).
17/35 Give full measure when ye measure, and weigh with a balancethat is straight: that is the most fitting and the most advantageous in thefinal determination.
17/36 And pursue not that of which thou hast no knowledge; for everyact of hearing, or of seeing or of (feeling in) the heart will be enquiredinto (on the Day of Reckoning).
17/37 Nor walk on the earth with insolence: for thou canst not rendthe earth asunder, nor reach the mountains in height.
17/38 Of all such things the evil is hateful in the sight of thyLord.
17/39 These are among the (precepts of) wisdom, which thy Lord hasrevealed to thee. Take not, with Allah, another object of worship, lest thoushouldst be thrown into Hell, blameworthy and rejected.
17/40 Has then your Lord (O Pagans!) preferred for you sons, andtaken for Himself daughters among the angels? Truly ye utter a mostdreadful saying!
17/41 We have explained (things) in various (ways) in this Qur'an,in order that they may receive admonition, but it only increases theirflight (from the Truth)!
17/42 Say: If there had been (other) gods with Him, as they say,-behold, they would certainly have sought out a way to the Lord of theThrone!
17/43 Glory to Him! He is high above all that they say!- Exalted andGreat (beyond measure)!
17/44 The seven heavens and the earth, and all beings therein,declare His glory: there is not a thing but celebrates His praise; And yetye understand not how they declare His glory! Verily He is Oft-Forbear,Most Forgiving!
17/45 When thou dost recite the Qur'an, We put, between thee andthose who believe not in the Hereafter, a veil invisible:
17/46 And We put coverings over their hearts (and minds) lest theyshould understand the Qur'an, and deafness into their ears: when thou dostcommemorate thy Lord and Him alone in the Qur'an, they turn on their backs,fleeing (from the Truth).
17/47 We know best why it is they listen, when they listen to thee;and when they meet in private conference, behold, the wicked say, "Yefollow none other than a man bewitched!"
17/48 See what similes they strike for thee: but they have goneastray, and never can they find a way.
17/49 They say: "What! when we are reduced to bones and dust, shouldwe really be raised up (to be) a new creation?"
17/50 Say: "(Nay!) be ye stones or iron,
17/51 "Or created matter which, in your minds, is hardest (to beraised up),- (Yet shall ye be raised up)!" then will they say: "Who willcause us to return?" Say: "He who created you first!" Then will they wagtheir heads towards thee, and say, "When will that be?" Say, "May be itwill be quite soon!
17/52 "It will be on a Day when He will call you, and ye will answer(His call) with (words of) His praise, and ye will think that ye tarriedbut a little while!"
17/53 Say to My servants that they should (only) say those thingsthat are best: for Satan doth sow dissensions among them: For Satan is toman an avowed enemy.
17/54 It is your Lord that knoweth you best: If He please, Hegranteth you mercy, or if He please, punishment: We have not sent thee tobe a disposer of their affairs for them.
17/55 And it is your Lord that knoweth best all beings that are inthe heavens and on earth: We did bestow on some prophets more (and other)gifts than on others: and We gave to David (the gift of) the Psalms.
17/56 Say: "Call on those - besides Him - whom ye fancy: they haveneither the power to remove your troubles from you nor to change them."
17/57 Those whom they call upon do desire (for themselves) means ofaccess to their Lord, - even those who are nearest: they hope for His Mercyand fear His Wrath: for the Wrath of thy Lord is something to take heedof.
17/58 There is not a population but We shall destroy it before theDay of Judgment or punish it with a dreadful Penalty: that is written inthe (eternal) Record.
17/59 And We refrain from sending the signs, only because the men offormer generations treated them as false: We sent the she-camel to theThamud to open their eyes, but they treated her wrongfully: We only sendthe Signs by way of terror (and warning from evil).
17/60 Behold! We told thee that thy Lord doth encompass mankindround about: We granted the vision which We showed thee, but as a trial formen,- as also the Cursed Tree (mentioned) in the Qur'an:  We put terror(and warning) into them, but it only increases their inordinatetransgression!
17/61 Behold! We said to the angels: "Bow down unto Adam": Theybowed down except Iblis: He said, "Shall I bow down to one whom Thou didstcreate from clay?"
17/62 He said: "Seest Thou? this is the one whom Thou hast honouredabove me! If Thou wilt but respite me to the Day of Judgment, I will surelybring his descendants under my sway - all but a few!"
17/63 (Allah) said: "Go thy way; if any of them follow thee, verilyHell will be the recompense of you (all)- an ample recompense.
17/64 "Lead to destruction those whom thou canst among them, withthy (seductive) voice; make assaults on them with thy cavalry and thyinfantry; mutually share with them wealth and children; and make promisesto them." But Satan promises them nothing but deceit.
17/65 "As for My servants, no authority shalt thou have over them:"Enough is thy Lord for a Disposer of affairs.
17/66 Your Lord is He That maketh the Ship go smoothly for youthrough the sea, in order that ye may seek of his Bounty. For he is untoyou most Merciful.
17/67 When distress seizes you at sea, those that ye call upon -besides Himself - leave you in the lurch! but when He brings you back safeto land, ye turn away (from Him). Most ungrateful is man!
17/68 Do ye then feel secure that He will not cause you to beswallowed up beneath the earth when ye are on land, or that He will notsend against you a violent tornado (with showers of stones) so that yeshall find no one to carry out your affairs for you?
17/69 Or do ye feel secure that He will not send you back a secondtime to sea and send against you a heavy gale to drown you because of youringratitude, so that ye find no helper. Therein against Us?
17/70 We have honoured the sons of Adam; provided them withtransport on land and sea; given them for sustenance things good and pure;and conferred on them special favours, above a great part of our creation.
17/71 One day We shall call together all human beings with their(respective) Imams: those who are given their record in their right handwill read it (with pleasure), and they will not be dealt with unjustly inthe least.
17/72 But those who were blind in this world, will be blind in thehereafter, and most astray from the Path.
17/73 And their purpose was to tempt thee away from that which Wehad revealed unto thee, to substitute in our name something quitedifferent; (in that case), behold! they would certainly have made thee(their) friend!
17/74 And had We not given thee strength, thou wouldst nearly haveinclined to them a little.
17/75 In that case We should have made thee taste an equal portion(of punishment) in this life, and an equal portion in death: and moreoverthou wouldst have found none to help thee against Us!
17/76 Their purpose was to scare thee off the land, in order toexpel thee; but in that case they would not have stayed (therein) afterthee, except for a little while.
17/77 (This was Our) way with the messengers We sent before thee: thouwilt find no change in Our ways.
17/78 Establish regular prayers - at the sun's decline till thedarkness of the night, and the morning prayer and reading: for the prayerand reading in the morning carry their testimony.
17/79 And pray in the small watches of the morning: (it would be) anadditional prayer (or spiritual profit) for thee: soon will thy Lord raisethee to a Station of Praise and Glory!
17/80 Say: "O my Lord! Let my entry be by the Gate of Truth andHonour, and likewise my exit by the Gate of Truth and Honour; and grant mefrom Thy Presence an authority to aid (me)."
17/81 And say: "Truth has (now) arrived, and Falsehood perished: forFalsehood is (by its nature) bound to perish."
17/82 We send down (stage by stage) in the Qur'an that which is ahealing and a mercy to those who believe: to the unjust it causes nothingbut loss after loss.
17/83 Yet when We bestow Our favours on man, he turns away andbecomes remote on his side (instead of coming to Us), and when evil seizeshim he gives himself up to despair!
17/84 Say: "Everyone acts according to his own disposition: But yourLord knows best who it is that is best guided on the Way."
17/85 They ask thee concerning the Spirit (of inspiration). Say:"The Spirit (cometh) by command of my Lord: of knowledge it is only alittle that is communicated to you, (O men!)"
17/86 If it were Our Will, We could take away that which We havesent thee by inspiration:then wouldst thou find none to plead thy affair inthat matter as against Us,-
17/87 Except for Mercy from thy Lord: for his bounty is to thee(indeed) great.
17/88 Say: "If the whole of mankind and Jinns were to gathertogether to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could not produce thelike thereof, even if they backed up each other with help and support.
17/89 And We have explained to man, in this Qur'an, every kind ofsimilitude: yet the greater part of men refuse (to receive it) except withingratitude!
17/90 They say: "We shall not believe in thee, until thou cause aspring to gush forth for us from the earth,
17/91 "Or (until) thou have a garden of date trees and vines, andcause rivers to gush forth in their midst, carrying abundant water;
17/92 "Or thou cause the sky to fall in pieces, as thou sayest (willhappen), against us; or thou bring Allah and the angels before (us) face toface:
17/93 "Or thou have a house adorned with gold, or thou mount aladder right into the skies. No, we shall not even believe in thy mountinguntil thou send down to us a book that we could read." Say: "Glory to myLord! Am I aught but a man,- a messenger?"
17/94 What kept men back from belief when Guidance came to them, wasnothing but this: they said, "Has Allah sent a man (like us) to be (His)Messenger?"
17/95 Say, "If there were settled, on earth, angels walking about inpeace and quiet, We should certainly have sent them down from the heavensan angel for a messenger."
17/96 Say: "Enough is Allah for a witness between me and you: for Heis well acquainted with His servants, and He sees (all things).
17/97 It is he whom Allah guides, that is on true Guidance; but hewhom He leaves astray - for such wilt thou find no protector besides Him.On the Day of Judgment We shall gather, them together, prone on theirfaces, blind, dumb, and deaf: their abode will be Hell: every time it showsabatement, We shall increase from them the fierceness of the Fire.
17/98 That is their recompense, because they rejected Our signs, andsaid, "When we are reduced to bones and broken dust, should we really beraised up (to be) a new Creation?"
17/99 See they not that Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth,has power to create the like of them (anew)? Only He has decreed a termappointed, of which there is no doubt. But the unjust refuse (to receiveit) except with ingratitude.
17/100 Say: "If ye had control of the Treasures of the Mercy of myLord, behold, ye would keep them back, for fear of spending them: for manis (every) niggardly!"
17/101 To Moses We did give Nine Clear Signs: As the Children ofIsrael: when he came to them, Pharaoh said to him: "O Moses! I considerthee, indeed, to have been worked upon by sorcery!
17/102 Moses said, "Thou knowest well that these things have beensent down by none but the Lord of the heavens and the earth as eye-openingevidence: and I consider thee indeed, O Pharaoh, to be one doomed todestruction!"
17/103 So he resolved to remove them from the face of the earth: butWe did drown him and all who were with him.
17/104 And We said thereafter to the Children of Israel, "Dwellsecurely in the land (of promise)": but when the second of the warningscame to pass, We gathered you together in a mingled crowd.
17/105 We sent down the (Qur'an) in Truth, and in Truth has itdescended: and We sent thee but to give Glad Tidings and to warn(sinners).
17/106 (It is) a Qur'an which We have divided (into parts from timeto time), in order that thou mightest recite it to men at intervals: Wehave revealed it by stages.
17/107 Say: "Whether ye believe in it or not, it is true that thosewho were given knowledge beforehand, when it is recited to them, fall downon their faces in humble prostration,
17/108 "And they say: 'Glory to our Lord! Truly has the promise ofour Lord been fulfilled!'"
17/109 They fall down on their faces in tears, and it increases their(earnest) humility.
17/110 Say: "Call upon Allah, or call upon Rahman: by whatever name yecall upon Him, (it is well): for to Him belong the Most Beautiful Names.Neither speak thy Prayer aloud, nor speak it in a low tone, but seek amiddle course between."
17/111 Say: "Praise be to Allah, who begets no son, and has no partnerin (His) dominion: Nor (needs) He any to protect Him from humiliation: yea,magnify Him for His greatness and glory!"
18/1 Praise be to Allah, Who hath sent to His Servant the Book, andhath allowed therein no Crookedness:
18/2 (He hath made it) Straight (and Clear) in order that He maywarn (the godless) of a terrible Punishment from Him, and that He may giveGlad Tidings to the Believers who work righteous deeds, that they shallhave a goodly Reward,
18/3 Wherein they shall remain for ever:
18/4 Further, that He may warn those (also) who say, "Allah hathbegotten a son":
18/5 No knowledge have they of such a thing, nor had their fathers.It is a grievous thing that issues from their mouths as a saying what theysay is nothing but falsehood!
18/6 Thou wouldst only, perchance, fret thyself to death, followingafter them, in grief, if they believe not in this Message.
18/7 That which is on earth we have made but as a glittering showfor the earth, in order that We may test them - as to which of them arebest in conduct.
18/8 Verily what is on earth we shall make but as dust and dry soil(without growth or herbage).
18/9 Or dost thou reflect that the Companions of the Cave and ofthe Inscription were wonders among Our Sign?
18/10 Behold, the youths betook themselves to the Cave: they said,"Our Lord! bestow on us Mercy from Thyself, and dispose of our affair forus in the right way!"
18/11 Then We draw (a veil) over their ears, for a number of years,in the Cave, (so that they heard not):
18/12 Then We roused them, in order to test which of the two partieswas best at calculating the term of years they had tarried!
18/13 We relate to thee their story in truth: they were youths whobelieved in their Lord, and We advanced them in guidance:
18/14 We gave strength to their hearts: Behold, they stood up andsaid: "Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and of the earth: never shall wecall upon any god other than Him: if we did, we should indeed have utteredan enormity!
18/15 "These our people have taken for worship gods other than Him:why do they not bring forward an authority clear (and convincing) for whatthey do? Who doth more wrong than such as invent a falsehood against Allah?
18/16 "When ye turn away from them and the things they worship otherthan Allah, betake yourselves to the Cave: Your Lord will shower His mercieson you and disposes of your affair towards comfort and ease."
18/17 Thou wouldst have seen the sun, when it rose, declining to theright from their Cave, and when it set, turning away from them to the left,while they lay in the open space in the midst of the Cave. Such are amongthe Signs of Allah: He whom Allah, guides is rightly guided; but he whom Allahleaves to stray,- for him wilt thou find no protector to lead him to theRight Way.
18/18 Thou wouldst have deemed them awake, whilst they were asleep,and We turned them on their right and on their left sides: their dogstretching forth his two fore-legs on the threshold: if thou hadst come upon to them, thou wouldst have certainly turned back from them in flight,and wouldst certainly have been filled with terror of them.
18/19 Such (being their state), we raised them up (from sleep), thatthey might question each other. Said one of them, "How long have ye stayed(here)?" They said, "We have stayed (perhaps) a day, or part of a day." (Atlength) they (all) said, "Allah (alone) knows best how long ye have stayedhere.... Now send ye then one of you with this money of yours to the town:let him find out which is the best food (to be had) and bring some to you,that (ye may) satisfy your hunger therewith: And let him behave with careand courtesy, and let him not inform any one about you.
18/20 "For if they should come upon you, they would stone you orforce you to return to their cult, and in that case ye would never attainprosperity."
18/21 Thus did We make their case known to the people, that theymight know that the promise of Allah is true, and that there can be no doubtabout the Hour of Judgment. Behold, they dispute among themselves as totheir affair. (Some) said, "Construct a building over them": Their Lordknows best about them: those who prevailed over their affair said, "Let ussurely build a place of worship over them."
18/22 (Some) say they were three, the dog being the fourth amongthem; (others) say they were five, the dog being the sixth,- doubtfullyguessing at the unknown; (yet others) say they were seven, the dog beingthe eighth. Say thou: "My Lord knoweth best their number; It is but fewthat know their (real case)." Enter not, therefore, into controversiesconcerning them, except on a matter that is clear, nor consult any of themabout (the affair of) the Sleepers.
18/23 Nor say of anything, "I shall be sure to do so and sotomorrow"-
18/24 Without adding, "So please Allah!" and call thy Lord to mindwhen thou forgettest, and say, "I hope that my Lord will guide me evercloser (even) than this to the right road."
18/25 So they stayed in their Cave three hundred years, and (some)add nine (more)
18/26 Say: "Allah knows best how long they stayed: with Him is (theknowledge of) the secrets of the heavens and the earth: how clearly Hesees, how finely He hears (everything)! They have no protector other thanHim; nor does He share His Command with any person whatsoever.
18/27 And recite (and teach) what has been revealed to thee of theBook of thy Lord: none can change His Words, and none wilt thou find as arefuge other than Him.
18/28 And keep thy soul content with those who call on their Lordmorning and evening, seeking His Face; and let not thine eyes pass beyondthem, seeking the pomp and glitter of this Life; no obey any whose heart Wehave permitted to neglect the remembrance of Us, one who follows his owndesires, whose case has gone beyond all bounds.
18/29 Say, "The truth is from your Lord": Let him who will believe,and let him who will, reject (it): for the wrong-doers We have prepared aFire whose (smoke and flames), like the walls and roof of a tent, will hemthem in: if they implore relief they will be granted water like meltedbrass, that will scald their faces, how dreadful the drink! Howuncomfortable a couch to recline on!
18/30 As to those who believe and work righteousness, verily Weshall not suffer to perish the reward of any who do a (single) righteousdeed.
18/31 For them will be Gardens of Eternity; beneath them rivers willflow; they will be adorned therein with bracelets of gold, and they willwear green garments of fine silk and heavy brocade: They will reclinetherein on raised thrones. How good the recompense! How beautiful a couchto recline on!
18/32 Set forth to them the parable of two men: for one of them Weprovided two gardens of grape-vines and surrounded them with date palms; inbetween the two We placed corn-fields.
18/33 Each of those gardens brought forth its produce, and failednot in the least therein: in the midst of them We caused a river to flow.
18/34 (Abundant) was the produce this man had : he said to hiscompanion, in the course of a mutual argument: "more wealth have I thanyou, and more honour and power in (my following of) men."
18/35 He went into his garden in a state (of mind) unjust to hissoul: He said, "I deem not that this will ever perish,
18/36 "Nor do I deem that the Hour (of Judgment) will (ever) come:Even if I am brought back to my Lord, I shall surely find (there) somethingbetter in exchange."
18/37 His companion said to him, in the course of the argument withhim: "Dost thou deny Him Who created thee out of dust, then out of asperm-drop, then fashioned thee into a man?
18/38 "But (I think) for my part that He is Allah, My Lord, and noneshall I associate with my Lord.
18/39 "Why didst thou not, as thou wentest into thy garden, say:'Allah's will (be done)! There is no power but with Allah!' If thou dost see meless than thee in wealth and sons,
18/40 "It may be that my Lord will give me something better than thygarden, and that He will send on thy garden thunderbolts (by way ofreckoning) from heaven, making it (but) slippery sand!-
18/41 "Or the water of the garden will run off underground so thatthou wilt never be able to find it."
18/42 So his fruits (and enjoyment) were encompassed (with ruin),and he remained twisting and turning his hands over what he had spent onhis property, which had (now) tumbled to pieces to its very foundations,and he could only say, "Woe is me! Would I had never ascribed partners tomy Lord and Cherisher!"
18/43 Nor had he numbers to help him against Allah, nor was he able todeliver himself.
18/44 There, the (only) protection comes from Allah, the True One. Heis the Best to reward, and the Best to give success.
18/45 Set forth to them the similitude of the life of this world: Itis like the rain which we send down from the skies: the earth's vegetationabsorbs it, but soon it becomes dry stubble, which the winds do scatter: itis (only) Allah who prevails over all things.
18/46 Wealth and sons are allurements of the life of this world: Butthe things that endure, good deeds, are best in the sight of thy Lord, asrewards, and best as (the foundation for) hopes.
18/47 One Day We shall remove the mountains, and thou wilt see theearth as a level stretch, and We shall gather them, all together, nor shallWe leave out any one of them.
18/48 And they will be marshalled before thy Lord in ranks, (withthe announcement), "Now have ye come to Us (bare) as We created you first:aye, ye thought We shall not fulfil the appointment made to you to meet(Us)!":
18/49 And the Book (of Deeds) will be placed (before you); and thouwilt see the sinful in great terror because of what is (recorded) therein;they will say, "Ah! woe to us! what a Book is this! It leaves out nothingsmall or great, but takes account thereof!" They will find all that theydid, placed before them: And not one will thy Lord treat with injustice.
18/50 Behold! We said to the angels, "Bow down to Adam": They boweddown except Iblis. He was one of the Jinns, and he broke the Command of hisLord. Will ye then take him and his progeny as protectors rather than Me?And they are enemies to you! Evil would be the exchange for thewrong-doers!
18/51 I called them not to witness the creation of the heavens andthe earth, nor (even) their own creation: nor is it for helpers such as Meto take as lead (men) astray!
18/52 One Day He will say, "Call on those whom ye thought to be Mypartners," and they will call on them, but they will not listen to them;and We shall make for them a place of common perdition.
18/53 And the Sinful shall see the fire and apprehend that they haveto fall therein: no means will they find to turn away therefrom.
18/54 We have explained in detail in this Qur'an, for the benefit ofmankind, every kind of similitude: but man is, in most things,contentious.
18/55 And what is there to keep back men from believing, now thatGuidance has come to them, nor from praying for forgiveness from theirLord, but that (they ask that) the ways of the ancients be repeated withthem, or the Wrath be brought to them face to face?
18/56 We only send the messengers to give Glad Tidings and to givewarnings: But the unbelievers dispute with vain argument, in ordertherewith to weaken the truth, and they treat My Signs as a jest, as alsothe fact that they are warned!
18/57 And who doth more wrong than one who is reminded of the Signsof his Lord, but turns away from them, forgetting the (deeds) which hishands have sent forth? Verily We have set veils over their hearts lest theyshould understand this, and over their ears, deafness, if thou callest themto guidance, even then will they never accept guidance.
18/58 But your Lord is Most forgiving, full of Mercy. If He were tocall them (at once) to account for what they have earned,then surely He would have hastened their punishment: butthey have their appointed time, beyond which they will find no refuge.
18/59 Such were the populations we destroyed when they committediniquities; but we fixed an appointed time for their destruction.
18/60 Behold, Moses said to his attendant, "I will not give up untilI reach the junction of the two seas or (until) I spend years and years intravel."
18/61 But when they reached the Junction, they forgot (about) theirFish, which took its course through the sea (straight) as in a tunnel.
18/62 When they had passed on (some distance), Moses said to hisattendant: "Bring us our early meal; truly we have suffered much fatigue atthis (stage of) our journey."
18/63 He replied: "Sawest thou (what happened) when we betookourselves to the rock? I did indeed forget (about) the Fish: none but Satanmade me forget to tell (you) about it: it took its course through the seain a marvellous way!"
18/64 Moses said: "That was what we were seeking after:" So theywent back on their footsteps, following (the path they had come).
18/65 So they found one of Our servants, on whom We had bestowedMercy from Ourselves and whom We had taught knowledge from Our ownPresence.
18/66 Moses said to him: "May I follow thee, on the footing thatthou teach me something of the (Higher) Truth which thou hast beentaught?"
18/67 (The other) said: "Verily thou wilt not be able to havepatience with me!"
18/68 "And how canst thou have patience about things about which thyunderstanding is not complete?"
18/69 Moses said: "Thou wilt find me, if Allah so will, (truly)patient: nor shall I disobey thee in aught."
18/70 The other said: "If then thou wouldst follow me, ask me noquestions about anything until I myself speak to thee concerning it."
18/71 So they both proceeded: until, when they were in the boat, hescuttled it. Said Moses: "Hast thou scuttled it in order to drown those init? Truly a strange thing hast thou done!"
18/72 He answered: "Did I not tell thee that thou canst have nopatience with me?"
18/73 Moses said: "Rebuke me not for forgetting, nor grieve me byraising difficulties in my case."
18/74 Then they proceeded: until, when they met a young man, he slewhim. Moses said: "Hast thou slain an innocent person who had slain none?Truly a foul (unheard of) thing hast thou done!"
18/75 He answered: "Did I not tell thee that thou canst have nopatience with me?"
18/76 (Moses) said: "If ever I ask thee about anything after this,keep me not in thy company: then wouldst thou have received (full) excusefrom my side."
18/77 Then they proceeded: until, when they came to the inhabitantsof a town, they asked them for food, but they refused them hospitality.They found there a wall on the point of falling down, but he set it upstraight. (Moses) said: "If thou hadst wished, surely thou couldst haveexacted some recompense for it!"
18/78 He answered: "This is the parting between me and thee: nowwill I tell thee the interpretation of (those things) over which thou wastunable to hold patience.
18/79 "As for the boat, it belonged to certain men in dire want:they plied on the water: I but wished to render it unserviceable, for therewas after them a certain king who seized on every boat by force.
18/80 "As for the youth, his parents were people of Faith, and wefeared that he would grieve them by obstinate rebellion and ingratitude (toAllah and man).
18/81 "So we desired that their Lord would give them in exchange (ason) better in purity (of conduct) and closer in affection.
18/82 "As for the wall, it belonged to two youths, orphans, in theTown; there was, beneath it, a buried treasure, to which they wereentitled: their father had been a righteous man: So thy Lord desired thatthey should attain their age of full strength and get out their treasure -a mercy (and favour) from thy Lord. I did it not of my own accord. Such isthe interpretation of (those things) over which thou wast unable to holdpatience."
18/83 They ask thee concerning Zul-qarnain. Say, "I will rehearse toyou something of his story."
18/84 Verily We established his power on earth, and We gave him theways and the means to all ends.
18/85 One (such) way he followed,
18/86 Until, when he reached the setting of the sun, he found it setin a spring of murky water: Near it he found a People: We said: "OZul-qarnain! (thou hast authority,) either to punish them, or to treat themwith kindness."
18/87 He said: "Whoever doth wrong, him shall we punish; then shallhe be sent back to his Lord; and He will punish him with a punishmentunheard-of (before).
18/88 "But whoever believes, and works righteousness,- he shall havea goodly reward, and easy will be his task as We order it by our Command."
18/89 Then followed he (another) way,
18/90 Until, when he came to the rising of the sun, he found itrising on a people for whom We had provided no covering protection againstthe sun.
18/91 (He left them) as they were: We completely understood what wasbefore him.
18/92 Then followed he (another) way,
18/93 Until, when he reached (a tract) between two mountains, hefound, beneath them, a people who scarcely understood a word.
18/94 They said: "O Zul-qarnain! the Gog and Magog (People) do greatmischief on earth: shall we then render thee tribute in order that thoumightest erect a barrier between us and them?
18/95 He said: "(The power) in which my Lord has established me isbetter (than tribute): Help me therefore with strength (and labour): I willerect a strong barrier between you and them:
18/96 "Bring me blocks of iron." At length, when he had filled upthe space between the two steep mountain-sides, He said, "Blow (with yourbellows)" Then, when he had made it (red) as fire, he said: "Bring me, thatI may pour over it, molten lead."
18/97 Thus were they made powerless to scale it or to dig throughit.
18/98 He said: "This is a mercy from my Lord: But when the promiseof my Lord comes to pass, He will make it into dust; and the promise of myLord is true."
18/99 On that day We shall leave them to surge like waves on oneanother: the trumpet will be blown, and We shall collect them alltogether.
18/100 And We shall present Hell that day for Unbelievers to see, allspread out,-
18/101 (Unbelievers) whose eyes had been under a veil fromremembrance of Me, and who had been unable even to hear.
18/102 Do the Unbelievers think that they can take My servants asprotectors besides Me? Verily We have prepared Hell for the Unbelievers for(their) entertainment.
18/103 Say: "Shall we tell you of those who lose most in respect oftheir deeds?-
18/104 "Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life, while theythought that they were acquiring good by their works?"
18/105 They are those who deny the Signs of their Lord and the factof their having to meet Him (in the Hereafter): vain will be their works,nor shall We, on the Day of Judgment, give them any weight.
18/106 That is their reward, Hell, because they rejected Faith, andtook My Signs and My Messengers by way of jest.
18/107 As to those who believe and work righteous deeds, they have,for their entertainment, the Gardens of Paradise,
18/108 Wherein they shall dwell (for aye): no change will they wishfor from them.
18/109 Say: "If the ocean were ink (wherewith to write out) the wordsof my Lord, sooner would the ocean be exhausted than would the words of myLord, even if we added another ocean like it, for its aid."
18/110 Say: "I am but a man like yourselves, (but) the inspirationhas come to me, that your Allah is one Allah: whoever expects to meet his Lord,let him work righteousness, and, in the worship of his Lord, admit no oneas partner.
19/1 Kaf. Ha. Ya. 'Ain. Sad.
19/2 (This is) a recital of the Mercy of thy Lord to His servantZakariya.
19/3 Behold! he cried to his Lord in secret,
19/4 Praying: "O my Lord! infirm indeed are my bones, and the hairof my head doth glisten with grey: but never am I unblest, O my Lord, in myprayer to Thee!
19/5 "Now I fear (what) my relatives (and colleagues) (will do)after me: but my wife is barren: so give me an heir as from Thyself,-
19/6 "(One that) will (truly) represent me, and represent theposterity of Jacob; and make him, O my Lord! one with whom Thou artwell-pleased!"
19/7 (His prayer was answered): "O Zakariya! We give thee good newsof a son: His name shall be Yahya: on none by that name have We conferreddistinction before."
19/8 He said: "O my Lord! How shall I have a son, when my wife isbarren and I have grown quite decrepit from old age?"
19/9 He said: "So (it will be) thy Lord saith, 'that is easy forMe: I did indeed create thee before, when thou hadst been nothing!'"
19/10 (Zakariya) said: "O my Lord! give me a Sign." "Thy Sign," wasthe answer, "Shall be that thou shalt speak to no man for three nights,although thou art not dumb."
19/11 So Zakariya came out to his people from him chamber: He toldthem by signs to celebrate Allah's praises in the morning and in theevening.
19/12 (To his son came the command): "O Yahya! take hold of the Bookwith might": and We gave him Wisdom even as a youth,
19/13 And piety (for all creatures) as from Us, and purity: He wasdevout,
19/14 And kind to his parents, and he was not overbearing orrebellious.
19/15 So Peace on him the day he was born, the day that he dies, andthe day that he will be raised up to life (again)!
19/16 Relate in the Book (the story of) Mary, when she withdrew fromher family to a place in the East.
19/17 She placed a screen (to screen herself) from them; then Wesent her our angel, and he appeared before her as a man in all respects.
19/18 She said: "I seek refuge from thee to (Allah) Most Gracious:(come not near) if thou dost fear Allah."
19/19 He said: "Nay, I am only a messenger from thy Lord, (toannounce) to thee the gift of a holy son.
19/20 She said: "How shall I have a son, seeing that no man hastouched me, and I am not unchaste?"
19/21 He said: "So (it will be): Thy Lord saith, 'that is easy forMe: and (We wish) to appoint him as a Sign unto men and a Mercy from Us':Itis a matter (so) decreed."
19/22 So she conceived him, and she retired with him to a remoteplace.
19/23 And the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunk of apalm-tree: She cried (in her anguish):  "Ah! would that I had died beforethis! would that I had been a thing forgotten and out of sight!"
19/24 But (a voice) cried to her from beneath the (palm-tree):"Grieve not! for thy Lord hath provided a rivulet beneath thee;
19/25 "And shake towards thyself the trunk of the palm-tree: It willlet fall fresh ripe dates upon thee.
19/26 "So eat and drink and cool (thine) eye. And if thou dost seeany man, say, 'I have vowed a fast to (Allah) Most Gracious, and this daywill I enter into not talk with any human being'"
19/27 At length she brought the (babe) to her people, carrying him(in her arms). They said: "O Mary! truly an amazing thing hast thoubrought!
19/28 "O sister of Aaron! Thy father was not a man of evil, nor thymother a woman unchaste!"
19/29 But she pointed to the babe. They said: "How can we talk toone who is a child in the cradle?"
19/30 He said: "I am indeed a servant of Allah: He hath given merevelation and made me a prophet;
19/31 "And He hath made me blessed wheresoever I be, and hathenjoined on me Prayer and Charity as long as I live;
19/32 "(He) hath made me kind to my mother, and not overbearing ormiserable;
19/33 "So peace is on me the day I was born, the day that I die, andthe day that I shall be raised up to life (again)"!
19/34 Such (was) Jesus the son of Mary: (it is) a statement oftruth, about which they (vainly) dispute.
19/35 It is not befitting to (the majesty of) Allah that He shouldbeget a son. Glory be to Him! when He determines a matter, He only says toit, "Be", and it is.
19/36 Verily Allah is my Lord and your Lord: Him therefore serve ye:this is a Way that is straight.
19/37 But the sects differ among themselves: and woe to theunbelievers because of the (coming) Judgment of a Momentous Day!
19/38 How plainly will they see and hear, the Day that they willappear before Us! but the unjust today are in error manifest!
19/39 But warn them of the Day of Distress, when the matter will bedetermined: for (behold,) they are negligent and they do not believe!
19/40 It is We Who will inherit the earth, and all beings thereon:to Us will they all be returned.
19/41 (Also mention in the Book (the story of) Abraham: He was a manof Truth, a prophet.
19/42 Behold, he said to his father: "O my father! why worship thatwhich heareth not and seeth not, and can profit thee nothing?
19/43 "O my father! to me hath come knowledge which hath not reachedthee: so follow me: I will guide thee to a way that is even and straight.
19/44 "O my father! serve not Satan: for Satan is a rebel against(Allah) Most Gracious.
19/45 "O my father! I fear lest a Penalty afflict thee from (Allah)Most Gracious, so that thou become to Satan a friend."
19/46 (The father) replied: "Dost thou hate my gods, O Abraham? Ifthou forbear not, I will indeed stone thee: Now get away from me for a goodlong while!"
19/47 Abraham said: "Peace be on thee: I will pray to my Lord forthy forgiveness: for He is to me Most Gracious.
19/48 "And I will turn away from you (all) and from those whom yeinvoke besides Allah: I will call on my Lord: perhaps, by my prayer to myLord, I shall be not unblest."
19/49 When he had turned away from them and from those whom theyworshipped besides Allah, We bestowed on him Isaac and Jacob, and each one ofthem We made a prophet.
19/50 And We bestowed of Our Mercy on them, and We granted themlofty honour on the tongue of truth.
19/51 Also mention in the Book (the story of) Moses: for he wasspecially chosen, and he was a messenger (and) a prophet.
19/52 And we called him from the right side of Mount (Sinai), andmade him draw near to Us, for mystic (converse).
19/53 And, out of Our Mercy, We gave him his brother Aaron, (also) aprophet.
19/54 Also mention in the Book (the story of) Isma'il: He was(strictly) true to what he promised, and he was a messenger (and) aprophet.
19/55 He used to enjoin on his people Prayer and Charity, and he wasmost acceptable in the sight of his Lord.
19/56 Also mention in the Book the case of Idris: He was a man oftruth (and sincerity), (and) a prophet:
19/57 And We raised him to a lofty station.
19/58 Those were some of the prophets on whom Allah did bestow HisGrace,- of the posterity of Adam, and of those who We carried (in the Ark)with Noah, and of the posterity of Abraham and Israel of those whom Weguided and chose. Whenever the Signs of (Allah) Most Gracious were rehearsedto them, they would fall down in prostrate adoration and in tears.
19/59 But after them there followed a posterity who missed prayersand followed after lusts soon, then, will they face Destruction,-
19/60 Except those who repent and believe, and work righteousness:for these will enter the Garden and will not be wronged in the least,-
19/61 Gardens of Eternity, those which (Allah) Most Gracious haspromised to His servants in the Unseen: for His promise must (necessarily)come to pass.
19/62 They will not there hear any vain discourse, but onlysalutations of Peace: And they will have therein their sustenance, morningand evening.
19/63 Such is the Garden which We give as an inheritance to those ofOur servants who guard against Evil.
19/64 (The angels say:) "We descend not but by command of thy Lord:to Him belongeth what is before us and what is behind us, and what isbetween: and thy Lord never doth forget,-
19/65 "Lord of the heavens and of the earth, and of all that isbetween them; so worship Him, and be constant and patient in His worship:knowest thou of any who is worthy of the same Name as He?"
19/66 Man says: "What! When I am dead, shall I then be raised upalive?"
19/67 But does not man call to mind that We created him before outof nothing?
19/68 So, by thy Lord, without doubt, We shall gather them together,and (also) the Evil Ones (with them); then shall We bring them forth ontheir knees round about Hell;
19/69 Then shall We certainly drag out from every sect all those whowere worst in obstinate rebellion against (Allah) Most Gracious.
19/70 And certainly We know best those who are most worthy of beingburned therein.
19/71 Not one of you but will pass over it: this is, with thy Lord,a Decree which must be accomplished.
19/72 But We shall save those who guarded against evil, and We shallleave the wrong-doers therein, (humbled) to their knees.
19/73 When Our Clear Signs are rehearsed to them, the Unbelieverssay to those who believe, "Which of the two sides is best in point ofposition? Which makes the best show in council?"
19/74 But how many (countless) generations before them have wedestroyed, who were even better in equipment and in glitter to the eye?
19/75 Say: "If any men go astray, (Allah) Most Gracious extends (therope) to them, until, when they see the warning of Allah (being fulfilled) -either in punishment or in (the approach of) the Hour,- they will at lengthrealise who is worst in position, and (who) weakest in forces!
19/76 "And Allah doth advance in guidance those who seek guidance: andthe things that endure, Good Deeds, are best in the sight of thy Lord, asrewards, and best in respect of (their) eventual return."
19/77 Hast thou then seen the (sort of) man who rejects Our Signs,yet says: "I shall certainly be given wealth and children?"
19/78 Has he penetrated to the Unseen, or has he taken a contractwith (Allah) Most Gracious?
19/79 Nay! We shall record what he says, and We shall add and add tohis punishment.
19/80 To Us shall return all that he talks of and he shall appearbefore Us bare and alone.
19/81 And they have taken (for worship) gods other than Allah, to givethem power and glory!
19/82 Instead, they shall reject their worship, and becomeadversaries against them.
19/83 Seest thou not that We have set the Evil Ones on against theunbelievers, to incite them with fury?
19/84 So make no haste against them, for We but count out to them a(limited) number (of days).
19/85 The day We shall gather the righteous to (Allah) Most Gracious,like a band presented before a king for honours,
19/86 And We shall drive the sinners to Hell, like thirsty cattledriven down to water,-
19/87 None shall have the power of intercession, but such a one ashas received permission (or promise) from (Allah) Most Gracious.
19/88 They say: "(Allah) Most Gracious has begotten a son!"
19/89 Indeed ye have put forth a thing most monstrous!
19/90 At it the skies are ready to burst, the earth to splitasunder, and the mountains to fall down in utter ruin,
19/91 That they should invoke a son for (Allah) Most Gracious.
19/92 For it is not consonant with the majesty of (Allah) MostGracious that He should beget a son.
19/93 Not one of the beings in the heavens and the earth but mustcome to (Allah) Most Gracious as a servant.
19/94 He does take an account of them (all), and hath numbered them(all) exactly.
19/95 And everyone of them will come to Him singly on the Day ofJudgment.
19/96 On those who believe and work deeds of righteousness, will(Allah) Most Gracious bestow love.
19/97 So have We made the (Qur'an) easy in thine own tongue, thatwith it thou mayest give Glad Tidings to the righteous, and warnings topeople given to contention.
19/98 But how many (countless) generations before them have Wedestroyed? Canst thou find a single one of them (now) or hear (so much as)a whisper of them?
20/1 Ta-Ha.
20/2 We have not sent down the Qur'an to thee to be (an occasion)for thy distress,
20/3 But only as an admonition to those who fear (Allah),-
20/4 A revelation from Him Who created the earth and the heavens onhigh.
20/5 (Allah) Most Gracious is firmly established on the throne (ofauthority).
20/6 To Him belongs what is in the heavens and on earth, and allbetween them, and all beneath the soil.
20/7 If thou pronounce the word aloud, (it is no matter): forverily He knoweth what is secret and what is yet more hidden.
20/8 Allah! there is no god but He! To Him belong the most BeautifulNames.
20/9 Has the story of Moses reached thee?
20/10 Behold, he saw a fire: So he said to his family, "Tarry ye; Iperceive a fire; perhaps I can bring you some burning brand therefrom, orfind some guidance at the fire."
20/11 But when he came to the fire, a voice was heard: "O Moses!
20/12 "Verily I am thy Lord! therefore (in My presence) put off thyshoes: thou art in the sacred valley Tuwa.
20/13 "I have chosen thee: listen, then, to the inspiration (sent tothee).
20/14 "Verily, I am Allah: There is no god but I: So serve thou Me(only), and establish regular prayer for celebrating My praise.
20/15 "Verily the Hour is coming - My design is to keep it hidden -for every soul to receive its reward by the measure of its Endeavour.
20/16 "Therefore let not such as believe not therein but followtheir own lusts, divert thee therefrom, lest thou perish!"..
20/17 "And what is that in the right hand, O Moses?"
20/18 He said, "It is my rod: on it I lean; with it I beat downfodder for my flocks; and in it I find other uses."
20/19 (Allah) said, "Throw it, O Moses!"
20/20 He threw it, and behold! It was a snake, active in motion.
20/21 (Allah) said, "Seize it, and fear not: We shall return it atonce to its former condition"..
20/22 "Now draw thy hand close to thy side: It shall come forthwhite (and shining), without harm (or stain),- as another Sign,-
20/23 "In order that We may show thee (two) of our Greater Signs.
20/24 "Go thou to Pharaoh, for he has indeed transgressed allbounds."
20/25 (Moses) said: "O my Lord! expand me my breast;
20/26 "Ease my task for me;
20/27 "And remove the impediment from my speech,
20/28 "So they may understand what I say:
20/29 "And give me a Minister from my family,
20/30 "Aaron, my brother;
20/31 "Add to my strength through him,
20/32 "And make him share my task:
20/33 "That we may celebrate Thy praise without stint,
20/34 "And remember Thee without stint:
20/35 "For Thou art He that (ever) regardeth us."
20/36 (Allah) said: "Granted is thy prayer, O Moses!"
20/37 "And indeed We conferred a favour on thee another time(before).
20/38 "Behold! We sent to thy mother, by inspiration, the message:
20/39 "'Throw (the child) into the chest, and throw (the chest) intothe river: the river will cast him up on the bank, and he will be taken upby one who is an enemy to Me and an enemy to him': But I cast (the garmentof) love over thee from Me: and (this) in order that thou mayest be rearedunder Mine eye.
20/40 "Behold! thy sister goeth forth and saith, 'shall I show youone who will nurse and rear the (child)?' So We brought thee back to thymother, that her eye might be cooled and she should not grieve. Then thoudidst slay a man, but We saved thee from trouble, and We tried thee invarious ways. Then didst thou tarry a number of years with the people ofMidian. Then didst thou come hither as ordained, O Moses!
20/41 "And I have prepared thee for Myself (for service)"..
20/42 "Go, thou and thy brother, with My Signs, and slacken not,either of you, in keeping Me in remembrance.
20/43 "Go, both of you, to Pharaoh, for he has indeed transgressedall bounds;
20/44 "But speak to him mildly; perchance he may take warning orfear (Allah)."
20/45 They (Moses and Aaron) said: "Our Lord! We fear lest he hastenwith insolence against us, or lest he transgress all bounds."
20/46 He said: "Fear not: for I am with you: I hear and see(everything).
20/47 "So go ye both to him, and say, 'Verily we are messengers sentby thy Lord: Send forth, therefore, the Children of Israel with us, andafflict them not: with a Sign, indeed, have we come from thy Lord! andpeace to all who follow guidance!
20/48 "'Verily it has been revealed to us that the Penalty (awaits)those who reject and turn away.'"
20/49 (When this message was delivered), (Pharaoh) said: "Who, then,O Moses, is the Lord of you two?"
20/50 He said: "Our Lord is He Who gave to each (created) thing itsform and nature, and further, gave (it) guidance."
20/51 (Pharaoh) said: "What then is the condition of previousgenerations?"
20/52 He replied: "The knowledge of that is with my Lord, dulyrecorded: my Lord never errs, nor forgets,-
20/53 "He Who has, made for you the earth like a carpet spread out;has enabled you to go about therein by roads (and channels); and has sentdown water from the sky." With it have We produced diverse pairs of plantseach separate from the others.
20/54 Eat (for yourselves) and pasture your cattle: verily, in thisare Signs for men endued with understanding.
20/55 From the (earth) did We create you, and into it shall Wereturn you, and from it shall We bring you out once again.
20/56 And We showed Pharaoh all Our Signs, but he did reject andrefuse.
20/57 He said: "Hast thou come to drive us out of our land with thymagic, O Moses?
20/58 "But we can surely produce magic to match thine! So make atryst between us and thee, which we shall not fail to keep - neither we northou - in a place where both shall have even chances."
20/59 Moses said: "Your tryst is the Day of the Festival, and letthe people be assembled when the sun is well up."
20/60 So Pharaoh withdrew: He concerted his plan, and then came(back).
20/61 Moses said to him: Woe to you! Forge not ye a lie against Allah,lest He destroy you (at once) utterly by chastisement: the forger mustsuffer frustration!"
20/62 So they disputed, one with another, over their affair, butthey kept their talk secret.
20/63 They said: "These two are certainly (expert) magicians: theirobject is to drive you out from your land with their magic, and to do awaywith your most cherished institutions.
20/64 "Therefore concert your plan, and then assemble in (serried)ranks: He wins (all along) today who gains the upper hand."
20/65 They said: "O Moses! whether wilt thou that thou throw (first)or that we be the first to throw?"
20/66 He said, "Nay, throw ye first!" Then behold their ropes andtheir rods-so it seemed to him on account of their magic - began to be inlively motion!
20/67 So Moses conceived in his mind a (sort of) fear.
20/68 We said: "Fear not! for thou hast indeed the upper hand:
20/69 "Throw that which is in thy right hand: Quickly will itswallow up that which they have faked what they  have faked is but amagician's trick: and the magician thrives not, (no matter) where hegoes."
20/70 So the magicians were thrown down to prostration: they said,"We believe in the Lord of Aaron and Moses".
20/71 (Pharaoh) said: "Believe ye in Him before I give youpermission? Surely this must be your leader, who has taught you magic! besure I will cut off your hands and feet on opposite sides, and I will haveyou crucified on trunks of palm-trees: so shall ye know for certain, whichof us can give the more severe and the more lasting punishment!"
20/72 They said: "Never shall we regard thee as more than the ClearSigns that have come to us, or than Him Who created us! so decree whateverthou desirest to decree: for thou canst only decree (touching) the life ofthis world.
20/73 "For us, we have believed in our Lord: may He forgive us ourfaults, and the magic to which thou didst compel us: for Allah is Best andMost Abiding."
20/74 Verily he who comes to his Lord as a sinner (at Judgment),-for him is Hell: therein shall he neither die nor live.
20/75 But such as come to Him as Believers who have worked righteousdeeds,- for them are ranks exalted,-
20/76 Gardens of Eternity, beneath which flow rivers: they willdwell therein for aye: such is the reward of those who purify themselves(from evil).
20/77 We sent an inspiration to Moses: "Travel by night with Myservants, and strike a dry path for them through the sea, without fear ofbeing overtaken (by Pharaoh) and without (any other) fear."
20/78 Then Pharaoh pursued them with his forces, but the waterscompletely overwhelmed them and covered them up.
20/79 Pharaoh led his people astray instead of leading them aright.
20/80 O ye Children of Israel! We delivered you from your enemy, andWe made a Covenant with you on the right side of Mount (Sinai), and We sentdown to you Manna and quails:
20/81 (Saying): "Eat of the good things We have provided for yoursustenance, but commit no excess therein, lest My Wrath should justlydescend on you: and those on whom descends My Wrath do perish indeed!
20/82 "But, without doubt, I am (also) He that forgives again andagain, to those who repent, believe, and do right, who,- in fine, are readyto receive true guidance."
20/83 (When Moses was up on the Mount, Allah said:) "What made theehasten in advance of thy people, O Moses?"
20/84 He replied: "Behold, they are close on my footsteps: Ihastened to thee, O my Lord, to please thee."
20/85 (Allah) said: "We have tested thy people in thy absence: theSamiri has led them astray."
20/86 So Moses returned to his people in a state of indignation andsorrow. He said: "O my people! did not your Lord make a handsome promise toyou? Did then the promise seem to you long (in coming)? Or did ye desirethat Wrath should descend from your Lord on you, and so ye broke yourpromise to me?"
20/87 They said: "We broke not the promise to thee, as far as lay inour power: but we were made to carry the weight of the ornaments of the(whole) people, and we threw them (into the fire), and that was what theSamiri suggested.
20/88 "Then he brought out (of the fire) before the (people) theimage of a calf: It seemed to low: so they said: This is your god, and thegod of Moses, but (Moses) has forgotten!"
20/89 Could they not see that it could not return them a word (foranswer), and that it had no power either to harm them or to do them good?
20/90 Aaron had already, before this said to them: "O my people! yeare being tested in this: for verily your Lord is (Allah) Most Gracious; sofollow me and obey my command."
20/91 They had said: "We will not abandon this cult, but we willdevote ourselves to it until Moses returns to us."
20/92 (Moses) said: "O Aaron! what kept thee back, when thou sawestthem going wrong,
20/93 "From following me? Didst thou then disobey my order?"
20/94 (Aaron) replied: "O son of my mother! Seize (me) not by mybeard nor by (the hair of) my head! Truly I feared lest thou shouldst say,'Thou has caused a division among the children of Israel, and thou didstnot respect my word!'"
20/95 (Moses) said: "What then is thy case, O Samiri?"
20/96 He replied: "I saw what they saw not: so I took a handful (ofdust) from the footprint of the Messenger, and threw it (into the calf): thusdid my soul suggest to me."
20/97 (Moses) said: "Get thee gone! but thy (punishment) in thislife will be that thou wilt say, 'touch me not'; and moreover (for a futurepenalty) thou hast a promise that will not fail: Now look at thy god, ofwhom thou hast become a devoted worshipper: We will certainly (melt) it ina blazing fire and scatter it broadcast in the sea!"
20/98 But the god of you all is the One Allah: there is no god but He:all things He comprehends in His knowledge.
20/99 Thus do We relate to thee some stories of what happenedbefore: for We have sent thee a Message from Our own Presence.
20/100 If any do turn away therefrom, verily they will bear a burdenon the Day of judgment;
20/101 They will abide in this (state): and grievous will the burdenbe to them on that Day,-
20/102 The Day when the Trumpet will be sounded: that Day, We shallgather the sinful, blear-eyed (with terror).
20/103 In whispers will they consult each other: "Yet tarried notlonger than ten (Days);
20/104 We know best what they will say, when their leader mosteminent in conduct will say: "Ye tarried not longer than a day!"
20/105 They ask thee concerning the Mountains: say, "My Lord willuproot them and scatter them as dust;
20/106 "He will leave them as plains smooth and level;
20/107 "Nothing crooked or curved wilt thou see in their place."
20/108 On that Day will they follow the Caller (straight): nocrookedness (can they show) him: all sounds shall humble themselves in thePresence of (Allah) Most Gracious: nothing shalt thou hear but the tramp oftheir feet (as they march).
20/109 On that Day shall no intercession avail except for those forwhom permission has been granted by (Allah) Most Gracious and whose word isacceptable to Him.
20/110 He knows what (appears to His creatures as) before or after orbehind them: but they shall not compass it with their knowledge.
20/111 (All) faces shall be humbled before (Him) - the Living, theSelf-Subsisting, Eternal: hopeless indeed will be the man that carriesiniquity (on his back).
20/112 But he who works deeds of righteousness, and has faith, willhave no fear of harm nor of any curtailment (of what is his due).
20/113 Thus have We sent this down - an arabic Qur'an - and explainedtherein in detail some of the warnings, in order that they may fear Allah, orthat it may cause their remembrance (of Him).
20/114 High above all is Allah, the King, the Truth! Be not in hastewith the Qur'an before its revelation to thee is completed, but say, "O myLord! advance me in knowledge."
20/115 We had already, beforehand, taken the covenant of Adam, but heforgot: and We found on his part no firm resolve.
20/116 When We said to the angels, "Prostrate yourselves to Adam",they prostrated themselves, but not Iblis: he refused.
20/117 Then We said: "O Adam! verily, this is an enemy to thee andthy wife: so let him not get you both out of the Garden, so that thou artlanded in misery.
20/118 "There is therein (enough provision) for thee not to go hungrynor to go naked,
20/119 "Nor to suffer from thirst, nor from the sun's heat."
20/120 But Satan whispered evil to him: he said, "O Adam! shall Ilead thee to the Tree of Eternity and to a kingdom that never decays?"
20/121 In the result, they both ate of the tree, and so theirnakedness appeared to them: they began to sew together, for their covering,leaves from the Garden: thus did Adam disobey his Lord, and allow himselfto be seduced.
20/122 But his Lord chose him (for His Grace): He turned to him, andgave him Guidance.
20/123 He said: "Get ye down, both of you,- all together, from theGarden, with enmity one to another: but if, as is sure, there comes to youGuidance from Me, whosoever follows My Guidance, will not lose his way, norfall into misery.
20/124 "But whosoever turns away from My Message, verily for him is alife narrowed down, and We shall raise him up blind on the Day ofJudgment."
20/125 He will say: "O my Lord! why hast Thou raised me up blind,while I had sight (before)?"
20/126 (Allah) will say: "Thus didst Thou, when Our Signs came untothee, disregard them: so wilt thou, this day, be disregarded."
20/127 And thus do We recompense him who transgresses beyond boundsand believes not in the Signs of his Lord: and the Penalty of the Hereafteris far more grievous and more enduring.
20/128 Is it not a warning to such men (to call to mind) how manygenerations before them We destroyed, in whose haunts they (now) move?Verily, in this are Signs for men endued with understanding.
20/129 Had it not been for a Word that went forth before from thyLord, (their punishment) must necessarily have come; but there is a Termappointed (for respite).
20/130 Therefore be patient with what they say, and celebrate(constantly) the praises of thy Lord, before the rising of the sun, andbefore its setting; yea, celebrate them for part of the hours of the night,and at the sides of the day: that thou mayest have (spiritual) joy.
20/131 Nor strain thine eyes in longing for the things We have givenfor enjoyment to parties of them, the splendour of the life of this world,through which We test them: but the provision of thy Lord is better andmore enduring.
20/132 Enjoin prayer on thy people, and be constant therein. We askthee not to provide sustenance: We provide it for thee. But the (fruit of)the Hereafter is for righteousness.
20/133 They say: "Why does he not bring us a sign from his Lord?" Hasnot a Clear Sign come to them of all that was in the former Books ofrevelation?
20/134 And if We had inflicted on them a penalty before this, theywould have said: "Our Lord! If only Thou hadst sent us a messenger, weshould certainly have followed Thy Signs before we were humbled and put toshame."
20/135 Say: "Each one (of us) is waiting: wait ye, therefore, andsoon shall ye know who it is that is on the straight and even way, and whoit is that has received Guidance."
21/1 Closer and closer to mankind comes their Reckoning: yet theyheed not and they turn away.
21/2 Never comes (aught) to them of a renewed Message from theirLord, but they listen to it as in jest,-
21/3 Their hearts toying as with trifles. The wrong-doers concealtheir private counsels, (saying),  "Is this (one) more than a man likeyourselves? Will ye go to witchcraft with your eyes open?"
21/4 Say: "My Lord knoweth (every) word (spoken) in the heavensand on earth: He is the One that heareth and knoweth (all things)."
21/5 "Nay," they say, "(these are) medleys of dream! - Nay, Heforged it! - Nay, He is (but) a poet! Let him then bring us a Sign like theones that were sent to (Prophets) of old!"
21/6 (As to those) before them, not one of the populations which Wedestroyed believed: will these believe?
21/7 Before thee, also, the messengers We sent were but men, to whomWe granted inspiration: If ye realise this not, ask of those who possessthe Message.
21/8 Nor did We give them bodies that ate no food, nor were theyexempt from death.
21/9 In the end We fulfilled to them Our Promise, and We saved themand those whom We pleased, but We destroyed those who transgressed beyondbounds.
21/10 We have revealed for you (O men!) a book in which is a Messagefor you: will ye not then understand?
21/11 How many were the populations We utterly destroyed because oftheir iniquities, setting up in their places other peoples?
21/12 Yet, when they felt Our Punishment (coming), behold, they(tried to) flee from it.
21/13 Flee not, but return to the good things of this life whichwere given you, and to your homes in order that ye may be called toaccount.
21/14 They said: "Ah! woe to us! We were indeed wrong-doers!"
21/15 And that cry of theirs ceased not, till We made them as afield that is mown, as ashes silent and quenched.
21/16 Not for (idle) sport did We create the heavens and the earthand all that is between!
21/17 If it had been Our wish to take (just) a pastime, We shouldsurely have taken it from the things nearest to Us, if We would do (such athing)!
21/18 Nay, We hurl the Truth against falsehood, and it knocks outits brain, and behold, falsehood doth perish! Ah! woe be to you for the(false) things ye ascribe (to Us).
21/19 To Him belong all (creatures) in the heavens and on earth:Even those who are in His (very) Presence are not too proud to serve Him,nor are they (ever) weary (of His service):
21/20 They celebrate His praises night and day, nor do they everflag or intermit.
21/21 Or have they taken (for worship) gods from the earth who canraise (the dead)?
21/22 If there were, in the heavens and the earth, other godsbesides Allah, there would have been confusion in both! but glory to Allah, theLord of the Throne:  (High is He) above what they attribute to Him!
21/23 He cannot be questioned for His acts, but they will bequestioned (for theirs).
21/24 Or have they taken for worship (other) gods besides him? Say,"Bring your convincing proof: this is the Message of those with me and theMessage of those before me." But most of them know not the Truth, and soturn away.
21/25 Not a messenger did We send before thee without thisinspiration sent by Us to him: that there is no god but I; thereforeworship and serve Me.
21/26 And they say: "(Allah) Most Gracious has begotten offspring."Glory to Him! they are (but) servants raised to honour.
21/27 They speak not before He speaks, and they act (in all things)by His Command.
21/28 He knows what is before them, and what is behind them, andthey offer no intercession except for those who are acceptable, and theystand in awe and reverence of His (Glory).
21/29 If any of them should say, "I am a god besides Him", such aone We should reward with Hell: thus do We reward those who do wrong.
21/30 Do not the Unbelievers see that the heavens and the earth werejoined together (as one unit of creation), before we clove them asunder? Wemade from water every living thing. Will they not then believe?
21/31 And We have set on the earth mountains standing firm, lest itshould shake with them, and We have made therein broad highways (betweenmountains) for them to pass through: that they may receive Guidance.
21/32 And We have made the heavens as a canopy well guarded: yet dothey turn away from the Signs which these things (point to)!
21/33 It is He Who created the Night and the Day, and the sun andthe moon: all (the celestial bodies) swim along, each in its roundedcourse.
21/34 We granted not to any man before thee permanent life (here):if then thou shouldst die, would they live permanently?
21/35 Every soul shall have a taste of death: and We test you byevil and by good by way of trial. to Us must ye return.
21/36 When the Unbelievers see thee, they treat thee not except withridicule. "Is this," (they say), "the one who talks of your gods?" and theyblaspheme at the mention of (Allah) Most Gracious!
21/37 Man is a creature of haste: soon (enough) will I show you MySigns; then ye will not ask Me to hasten them!
21/38 They say: "When will this promise come to pass, if ye aretelling the truth?"
21/39 If only the Unbelievers knew (the time) when they will not beable to ward off the fire from their faces, nor yet from their backs, and(when) no help can reach them!
21/40 Nay, it may come to them all of a sudden and confound them: nopower will they have then to avert it, nor will they (then) get respite.
21/41 Mocked were (many) messenger before thee; But their scofferswere hemmed in by the thing that they mocked.
21/42 Say: "Who can keep you safe by night and by day from (theWrath of) (Allah) Most Gracious?" Yet they turn away from the mention oftheir Lord.
21/43 Or have they gods that can guard them from Us? They have nopower to aid themselves, nor can they be defended from Us.
21/44 Nay, We gave the good things of this life to these men andtheir fathers until the period grew long for them; See they not that Wegradually reduce the land (in their control) from its outlying borders? Isit then they who will win?
21/45 Say, "I do but warn you according to revelation": But the deafwill not hear the call, (even) when they are warned!
21/46 If but a breath of the Wrath of thy Lord do touch them, theywill then say, "Woe to us! we did wrong indeed!"
21/47 We shall set up scales of justice for the Day of Judgment, sothat not a soul will be dealt with unjustly in the least, and if there be(no more than) the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it (to account):and enough are We to take account.
21/48 In the past We granted to Moses and Aaron the criterion (forjudgment), and a Light and a Message for those who would do right,-
21/49 Those who fear their Lord in their most secret thoughts, andwho hold the Hour (of Judgment) in awe.
21/50 And this is a blessed Message which We have sent down: will yethen reject it?
21/51 We bestowed aforetime on Abraham his rectitude of conduct, andwell were We acquainted with him.
21/52 Behold! he said to his father and his people, "What are theseimages, to which ye are (so assiduously) devoted?"
21/53 They said, "We found our fathers worshipping them."
21/54 He said, "Indeed ye have been in manifest error - ye and yourfathers."
21/55 They said, "Have you brought us the Truth, or are you one ofthose who jest?"
21/56 He said, "Nay, your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and theearth, He Who created them (from nothing): and I am a witness to this(Truth).
21/57 "And by Allah, I have a plan for your idols - after ye go awayand turn your backs"..
21/58 So he broke them to pieces, (all) but the biggest of them,that they might turn (and address themselves) to it.
21/59 They said, "Who has done this to our gods? He must indeed besome man of impiety!"
21/60 They said, "We heard a youth talk of them: He is calledAbraham."
21/61 They said, "Then bring him before the eyes of the people, thatthey may bear witness."
21/62 They said, "Art thou the one that did this with our gods, OAbraham?"
21/63 He said: "Nay, this was done by - this is their biggest one!ask them, if they can speak intelligently!"
21/64 So they turned to themselves and said, "Surely ye are the onesin the wrong!"
21/65 Then were they confounded with shame: (they said), "Thouknowest full well that these (idols) do not speak!"
21/66 (Abraham) said, "Do ye then worship, besides Allah, things thatcan neither be of any good to you nor do you harm?
21/67 "Fie upon you, and upon the things that ye worship besidesAllah! Have ye no sense?"..
21/68 They said, "Burn him and protect your gods, If ye do (anythingat all)!"
21/69 We said, "O Fire! be thou cool, and (a means of) safety forAbraham!"
21/70 Then they sought a stratagem against him: but We made them theones that lost most!
21/71 But We delivered him and (his nephew) Lut (and directed them)to the land which We have blessed for the nations.
21/72 And We bestowed on him Isaac and, as an additional gift, (agrandson), Jacob, and We made righteous men of every one (of them).
21/73 And We made them leaders, guiding (men) by Our Command, and Wesent them inspiration to do good deeds, to establish regular prayers, andto practise regular charity; and they constantly served Us (and Us only).
21/74 And to Lut, too, We gave Judgment and Knowledge, and We savedhim from the town which practised abominations: truly they were a peoplegiven to Evil, a rebellious people.
21/75 And We admitted him to Our Mercy: for he was one of theRighteous.
21/76 (Remember) Noah, when he cried (to Us) aforetime: We listenedto his (prayer) and delivered him and his family from great distress.
21/77 We helped him against people who rejected Our Signs: trulythey were a people given to Evil: so We drowned them (in the Flood) alltogether.
21/78 And remember David and Solomon, when they gave judgment in thematter of the field into which the sheep of certain people had strayed bynight: We did witness their judgment.
21/79 To Solomon We inspired the (right) understanding of thematter: to each (of them) We gave Judgment and Knowledge; it was Our powerthat made the hills and the birds celebrate Our praises, with David: it wasWe Who did (all these things).
21/80 It was We Who taught him the making of coats of mail for yourbenefit, to guard you from each other's violence: will ye then begrateful?
21/81 (It was Our power that made) the violent (unruly) wind flow(tamely) for Solomon, to his order, to the land which We had blessed: forWe do know all things.
21/82 And of the evil ones, were some who dived for him, and didother work besides; and it was We Who guarded them.
21/83 And (remember) Job, when He cried to his Lord, "Truly distresshas seized me, but Thou art the Most Merciful of those that are merciful."
21/84 So We listened to him: We removed the distress that was onhim, and We restored his people to him, and doubled their number,- as aGrace from Ourselves, and a thing for commemoration, for all who serve Us.
21/85 And (remember) Isma'il, Idris, and Zul-kifl, all (men) ofconstancy and patience;
21/86 We admitted them to Our mercy: for they were of the righteousones.
21/87 And remember Zun-nun, when he departed in wrath: He imaginedthat We had no power over him! But he cried through the deptHs of darkness,"There is no god but thou: glory to thee: I was indeed wrong!"
21/88 So We listened to him: and delivered him from distress: andthus do We deliver those who have faith.
21/89 And (remember) Zakariya, when he cried to his Lord: "O myLord! leave me not without offspring, though thou art the best ofinheritors."
21/90 So We listened to him: and We granted him Yahya: We cured hiswife's (Barrenness) for him. These (three) were ever quick in emulation ingood works; they used to call on Us with love and reverence, and humblethemselves before Us.
21/91 And (remember) her who guarded her chastity: We breathed intoher of Our spirit, and We made her and her son a sign for all peoples.
21/92 Verily, this brotherhood of yours is a single brotherhood, andI am your Lord and Cherisher: therefore serve Me (and no other).
21/93 But (later generations) cut off their affair (of unity), onefrom another: (yet) will they all return to Us.
21/94 Whoever works any act of righteousness and has faith,- Hisendeavour will not be rejected: We shall record it in his favour.
21/95 But there is a ban on any population which We have destroyed:that they shall not return,
21/96 Until the Gog and Magog (people) are let through (theirbarrier), and they swiftly swarm from every hill.
21/97 Then will the true promise draw nigh (of fulfilment): thenbehold! the eyes of the Unbelievers will fixedly stare in horror: "Ah! Woeto us! we were indeed heedless of this; nay, we truly did wrong!"
21/98 Verily ye, (unbelievers), and the (false) gods that ye worshipbesides Allah, are (but) fuel for Hell! to it will ye (surely) come!
21/99 If these had been gods, they would not have got there! buteach one will abide therein.
21/100 There, sobbing will be their lot, nor will they there hear(aught else).
21/101 Those for whom the good (record) from Us has gone before, willbe removed far therefrom.
21/102 Not the slightest sound will they hear of Hell: what theirsouls desired, in that will they dwell.
21/103 The Great Terror will bring them no grief: but the angels willmeet them (with mutual greetings): "This is your Day,- (the Day) that yewere promised."
21/104 The Day that We roll up the heavens like a scroll rolled upfor books (completed),- even as We produced the first creation, so shall Weproduce a new one: a promise We have undertaken: truly shall We fulfil it.
21/105 Before this We wrote in the Psalms, after the Message (givento Moses): My servants the righteous, shall inherit the earth."
21/106 Verily in this (Qur'an) is a Message for people who would(truly) worship Allah.
21/107 We sent thee not, but as a Mercy for all creatures.
21/108 Say: "What has come to me by inspiration is that your Allah isOne Allah: will ye therefore bow to His Will (in Islam)?"
21/109 But if they turn back, Say: "I have proclaimed the Message toyou all alike and in truth; but I know not whether that which ye arepromised is near or far.
21/110 "It is He Who knows what is open in speech and what ye hide(in your hearts).
21/111 "I know not but that it may be a trial for you, and a grant of(worldly) livelihood (to you) for a time."
21/112 Say: "O my Lord! judge Thou in truth!" "Our Lord MostGracious is the One Whose assistance should be sought against theblasphemies ye utter!"
22/1 O mankind! fear your Lord! for the convulsion of the Hour (ofJudgment) will be a thing terrible!
22/2 The Day ye shall see it, every mother giving suck shall forgether suckling-babe, and every pregnant female shall drop her load(unformed): thou shalt see mankind as in a drunken riot, yet not drunk: butdreadful will be the Wrath of Allah.
22/3 And yet among men there are such as dispute about Allah, withoutknowledge, and follow every evil one obstinate in rebellion!
22/4 About the (Evil One) it is decreed that whoever turns to himfor friendship, him will he lead astray, and he will guide him to thePenalty of the Fire.
22/5 O mankind! if ye have a doubt about the Resurrection,(consider) that We created you out of dust, then out of sperm, then out ofa leech-like clot, then out of a morsel of flesh, partly formed and partlyunformed, in order that We may manifest (our power) to you; and We causewhom We will to rest in the wombs for an appointed term, then do We bringyou out as babes, then (foster you) that ye may reach your age of fullstrength; and some of you are called to die, and some are sent back to thefeeblest old age, so that they know nothing after having known (much), and(further), thou seest the earth barren and lifeless, but when We pour downrain on it, it is stirred (to life), it swells, and it puts forth everykind of beautiful growth (in pairs).
22/6 This is so, because Allah is the Reality: it is He Who giveslife to the dead, and it is He Who has power over all things.
22/7 And verily the Hour will come: there can be no doubt about it,or about (the fact) that Allah will raise up all who are in the graves.
22/8 Yet there is among men such a one as disputes about Allah,without Knowledge, without Guidance, and without a Book of Enlightenment,-
22/9 (Disdainfully) bending his side, in order to lead (men) astrayfrom the Path of Allah: for him there is disgrace in this life, and on theDay of Judgment We shall make him taste the Penalty of burning (Fire).
22/10 (It will be said): "This is because of the deeds which thyhands sent forth, for verily Allah is not unjust to His servants.
22/11 There are among men some who serve Allah, as it were, on theverge: if good befalls them, they are, therewith, well content; but if atrial comes to them, they turn on their faces: they lose both this worldand the Hereafter: that is loss for all to see!
22/12 They call on such deities, besides Allah, as can neither hurtnor profit them: that is straying far indeed (from the Way)!
22/13 (Perhaps) they call on one whose hurt is nearer than hisprofit: evil, indeed, is the patron, and evil the companion (or help)!
22/14 Verily Allah will admit those who believe and work righteousdeeds, to Gardens, beneath which rivers flow: for Allah carries out all thatHe plans.
22/15 If any think that Allah will not help him (His Messenger) in thisworld and the Hereafter, let him stretch out a rope to the ceiling and cut(himself) off: then let him see whether his plan will remove  that whichenrages (him)!
22/16 Thus have We sent down Clear Signs; and verily Allah doth guidewhom He will!
22/17 Those who believe (in the Qur'an), those who follow the Jewish(scriptures), and the Sabians, Christians, Magians, and Polytheists,- Allahwill judge between them on the Day of Judgment: for Allah is witness of allthings.
22/18 Seest thou not that to Allah bow down in worship all things thatare in the heavens and on earth,- the sun, the moon, the stars; the hills,the trees, the animals; and a great number among mankind? But a greatnumber are (also) such as are fit for Punishment: and such as Allah shalldisgrace,- None can raise to honour: for Allah carries out all that Hewills.
22/19 These two antagonists dispute with each other about theirLord: But those who deny (their Lord),- for them will be cut out a garmentof Fire: over their heads will be poured out boiling water.
22/20 With it will be scalded what is within their bodies, as wellas (their) skins.
22/21 In addition there will be maces of iron (to punish) them.
22/22 Every time they wish to get away therefrom, from anguish, theywill be forced back therein, and (it will be said), "Taste ye the Penaltyof Burning!"
22/23 Allah will admit those who believe and work righteous deeds, toGardens beneath which rivers flow: they shall be adorned therein withbracelets of gold and pearls; and their garments there will be of silk.
22/24 For they have been guided (in this life) to the purest ofspeeches; they have been guided to the Path of Him Who is Worthy of (all)Praise.
22/25 As to those who have rejected (Allah), and would keep back (men)from the Way of Allah, and from the Sacred Mosque, which We have made (open)to (all) men - equal is the dweller there and the visitor from the country- and any whose purpose therein is profanity or wrong-doing - them will Wecause to taste of a most Grievous Penalty.
22/26 Behold! We gave the site, to Abraham, of the (Sacred) House,(saying): "Associate not anything (in worship) with Me; and sanctify MyHouse for those who compass it round, or stand up, or bow, or prostratethemselves (therein in prayer).
22/27 "And proclaim the Pilgrimage among men: they will come to theeon foot and (mounted) on every kind of camel, lean on account of journeysthrough deep and distant mountain highways;
22/28 "That they may witness the benefits (provided) for them, andcelebrate the name of Allah, through the Days appointed, over the cattlewhich He has provided for them (for sacrifice): then eat ye thereof andfeed the distressed ones in want.
22/29 "Then let them complete the rites prescribed for them, performtheir vows, and (again) circumambulate the Ancient House."
22/30 Such (is the Pilgrimage): whoever honours the sacred rites ofAllah, for him it is good in the Sight of his Lord. Lawful to you (for foodin Pilgrimage) are cattle, except those mentioned to you (as exception):but shun the abomination of idols, and shun the word that is false,-
22/31 Being true in faith to Allah, and never assigning partners toHim: if anyone assigns partners to Allah, is as if he had fallen from heavenand been snatched up by birds, or the wind had swooped (like a bird on itsprey) and thrown him into a far-distant place.
22/32 Such (is his state): and whoever holds in honour the symbolsof Allah, (in the sacrifice of animals), such (honour) should come truly frompiety of heart.
22/33 In them ye have benefits for a term appointed: in the endtheir place of sacrifice is near the Ancient House.
22/34 To every people did We appoint rites (of sacrifice), that theymight celebrate the name of Allah over the sustenance He gave them fromanimals (fit for food). But your god is One God: submit then your wills toHim (in Islam): and give thou the good news to those who humblethemselves,-
22/35 To those whose hearts when Allah is mentioned, are filled withfear, who show patient perseverance over their afflictions, keep up regularprayer, and spend (in charity) out of what We have bestowed upon them.
22/36 The sacrificial camels we have made for you as among thesymbols from Allah: in them is (much) good for you: then pronounce the nameof Allah over them as they line up (for sacrifice): when they are down ontheir sides (after slaughter), eat ye thereof, and feed such as (beg notbut) live in contentment, and such as beg with due humility: thus have Wemade animals subject to you, that ye may be grateful.
22/37 It is not their meat nor their blood, that reaches Allah: it isyour piety that reaches Him: He has thus made them subject to you, that yemay glorify Allah for His Guidance to you and proclaim the good news to allwho do right.
22/38 Verily Allah will defend (from ill) those who believe: verily,Allah loveth not any that is a traitor to faith, or show ingratitude.
22/39 To those against whom war is made, permission is given (tofight), because they are wronged;- and verily, Allah is most powerful fortheir aid;-
22/40 (They are) those who have been expelled from their homes indefiance of right,- (for no cause) except  that they say, "our Lord isAllah". Did not Allah check one set of people by means of another, there wouldsurely have been pulled down monasteries, churches, synagogues, andmosques, in which the name of Allah is commemorated in abundant measure. Allahwill certainly aid those who aid his (cause);- for verily Allah is full ofStrength, Exalted in Might, (able to enforce His Will).
22/41 (They are) those who, if We establish them in the land,establish regular prayer and give regular charity, enjoin the right andforbid wrong: with Allah rests the end (and decision) of (all) affairs.
22/42 If they treat thy (mission) as false, so did the peoplesbefore them (with their prophets),- the People of Noah, and 'Ad andThamud;
22/43 Those of Abraham and Lut;
22/44 And the Companions of the Madyan People; and Moses wasrejected (in the same way). But I granted respite to the Unbelievers, and(only) after that did I punish them: but how (terrible) was my rejection(of them)!
22/45 How many populations have We destroyed, which were given towrong-doing? They tumbled down on their roofs. And how many wells are lyingidle and neglected, and castles lofty and well-built?
22/46 Do they not travel through the land, so that their hearts (andminds) may thus learn wisdom and their ears may thus learn to hear? Trulyit is not their eyes that are blind, but their hearts which are in theirbreasts.
22/47 Yet they ask thee to hasten on the Punishment! But Allah willnot fail in His Promise. Verily a Day in the sight of thy Lord is like athousand years of your reckoning.
22/48 And to how many populations did I give respite, which weregiven to wrong-doing? in the end I punished them. To me is the destination(of all).
22/49 Say: "O men! I am (sent) to you only to give a Clear Warning:
22/50 "Those who believe and work righteousness, for them isforgiveness and a sustenance most generous.
22/51 "But those who strive against Our Signs, to frustrate them,-they will be Companions of the Fire."
22/52 Never did We send a messenger or a prophet before thee, but,when he framed a desire, Satan threw some (vanity) into his desire: but Allahwill cancel anything (vain) that Satan throws in, and Allah will confirm (andestablish) His Signs: for Allah is full of Knowledge and Wisdom:
22/53 That He may make the suggestions thrown in by Satan, but atrial for those in whose hearts is a disease and who are hardened of heart:verily the wrong-doers are in a schism far (from the Truth):
22/54 And that those on whom knowledge has been bestowed may learnthat the (Qur'an) is the Truth from thy Lord, and that they may believetherein, and their hearts may be made humbly (open) to it: for verily Allahis the Guide of those who believe, to the Straight Way.
22/55 Those who reject Faith will not cease to be in doubtconcerning (Revelation) until the Hour (of Judgment) comes suddenly uponthem, or there comes to them the Penalty of a Day of Disaster.
22/56 On that Day of Dominion will be that of Allah: He will judgebetween them: so those who believe and work righteous deeds will be inGardens of Delight.
22/57 And for those who reject Faith and deny our Signs, there willbe a humiliating Punishment.
22/58 Those who leave their homes in the cause of Allah, and are thenslain or die,- On them will Allah bestow verily a goodly Provision: Truly Allahis He Who bestows the best provision.
22/59 Verily He will admit them to a place with which they shall bewell pleased: for Allah is All-Knowing, Most Forbearing.
22/60 That (is so). And if one has retaliated to no greater extentthan the injury he received, and is again set upon inordinately, Allah willhelp him: for Allah is One that blots out (sins) and forgives (again andagain).
22/61 That is because Allah merges night into day, and He merges dayinto night, and verily it is Allah Who hears and sees (all things).
22/62 That is because Allah - He is the Reality; and those besides Himwhom they invoke,- they are but vain Falsehood: verily Allah is He, MostHigh, Most Great.
22/63 Seest thou not that Allah sends down rain from the sky, andforthwith the earth becomes clothed with green? for Allah is He Whounderstands the finest mysteries, and is well-acquainted (with them).
22/64 To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth: forverily Allah,- He is free of all wants, Worthy of all Praise.
22/65 Seest thou not that Allah has made subject to you (men) all thatis on the earth, and the ships that sail through the sea by His Command? Hewithholds the sky (rain) from failing on the earth except by His leave: forAllah is Most Kind and Most Merciful to man.
22/66 It is He Who gave you life, will cause you to die, and willagain give you life: Truly man is a most ungrateful creature!
22/67 To every People have We appointed rites and ceremonies whichthey must follow: let them not then dispute with thee on the matter, but dothou invite (them) to thy Lord: for thou art assuredly on the Right Way.
22/68 If they do wrangle with thee, say, "Allah knows best what it isye are doing."
22/69 "Allah will judge between you on the Day of Judgment concerningthe matters in which ye differ."
22/70 Knowest thou not that Allah knows all that is in heaven and onearth? Indeed it is all in a Record, and that is easy for Allah.
22/71 Yet they worship, besides Allah, things for which no authorityhas been sent down to them, and of which they have (really) no knowledge:for those that do wrong there is no helper.
22/72 When Our Clear Signs are rehearsed to them, thou wilt notice adenial on the faces of the Unbelievers! they nearly attack with violencethose who rehearse Our Signs to them. Say, "Shall I tell you of something(far) worse than these Signs? It is the Fire (of Hell)! Allah has promised itto the Unbelievers! and evil is that destination!"
22/73 O men! Here is a parable set forth! listen to it! Those onwhom, besides Allah, ye call, cannot create (even) a fly, if they all mettogether for the purpose! and if the fly should snatch away anything fromthem, they would have no power to release it from the fly. Feeble are thosewho petition and those whom they petition!
22/74 No just estimate have they made of Allah: for Allah is He Who isstrong and able to Carry out His Will.
22/75 Allah chooses messengers from angels and from men for Allah is HeWho hears and sees (all things).
22/76 He knows what is before them and what is behind them: and toAllah go back all questions (for decision).
22/77 O ye who believe! bow down, prostrate yourselves, and adoreyour Lord; and do good; that ye may prosper.
22/78 And strive in His cause as ye ought to strive, (with sincerityand under discipline). He has chosen you, and has imposed no difficultieson you in religion; it is the cult of your father Abraham. It is He Who hasnamed you Muslims, both before and in this (Revelation); that the Messengermay be a witness for you, and ye be witnesses for mankind! So establishregular Prayer, give regular Charity, and hold fast to Allah! He is yourProtector - the Best to protect and the Best to help!
23/1 The believers must (eventually) win through,-
23/2 Those who humble themselves in their prayers;
23/3 Who avoid vain talk;
23/4 Who are active in deeds of charity;
23/5 Who abstain from sex,
23/6 Except with those joined to them in the marriage bond, or (thecaptives) whom their right hands possess,- for (in their case) they arefree from blame,
23/7 But those whose desires exceed those limits aretransgressors;-
23/8 Those who faithfully observe their trusts and theircovenants;
23/9 And who (strictly) guard their prayers;-
23/10 These will be the heirs,
23/11 Who will inherit Paradise: they will dwell therein (forever).
23/12 Man We did create from a quintessence (of clay);
23/13 Then We placed him as (a drop of) sperm in a place of rest,firmly fixed;
23/14 Then We made the sperm into a clot of congealed blood; then ofthat clot We made a (foetus) lump; then we made out of that lump bones andclothed the bones with flesh; then we developed out of it another creature.So blessed be Allah, the best to create!
23/15 After that, at length ye will die
23/16 Again, on the Day of Judgment, will ye be raised up.
23/17 And We have made, above you, seven tracts; and We are neverunmindful of (our) Creation.
23/18 And We send down water from the sky according to (due)measure, and We cause it to soak in the soil; and We certainly are able todrain it off (with ease).
23/19 With it We grow for you gardens of date-palms and vines: inthem have ye abundant fruits: and of them ye eat (and have enjoyment),-
23/20 Also a tree springing out of Mount Sinai, which produces oil,and relish for those who use it for food.
23/21 And in cattle (too) ye have an instructive example: fromwithin their bodies We produce (milk) for you to drink; there are, in them,(besides), numerous (other) benefits for you; and of their (meat) ye eat;
23/22 An on them, as well as in slips, ye side.
23/23 (Further, We sent a long line of prophets for yourinstruction). We sent Noah to his people: He said, "O my people! worshipAllah! Ye have no other god but Him. Will ye not fear (Him)?"
23/24 The chiefs of the Unbelievers among his people said: "He is nomore than a man like yourselves: his wish is to assert his superiority overyou: if Allah had wished (to send messengers), He could have sent downangels; never did we hear such a thing (as he says), among our ancestors ofold."
23/25 (And some said): "He is only a man possessed: wait (and havepatience) with him for a time."
23/26 (Noah) said: "O my Lord! help me: for that they accuse me offalsehood!"
23/27 So We inspired him (with this message): "Construct the Arkwithin Our sight and under Our guidance: then when comes Our Command, andthe fountains of the earth gush forth, take thou on board pairs of everyspecies, male and female, and thy family- except those of them against whomthe Word has already gone forth: And address Me not in favour of thewrong-doers; for they shall be drowned (in the Flood).
23/28 And when thou hast embarked on the Ark - thou and those withthee,- say: "Praise be to Allah, Who has saved us from the people who dowrong."
23/29 And say: "O my Lord! enable me to disembark with thy blessing:for Thou art the Best to enable (us) to disembark."
23/30 Verily in this there are Signs (for men to understand); (thus)do We try (men).
23/31 Then We raised after them another generation.
23/32 And We sent to them a messenger from among themselves,(saying), "Worship Allah! ye have no other god but Him. Will ye not fear(Him)?"
23/33 And the chiefs of his people, who disbelieved and denied theMeeting in the Hereafter, and on whom We had bestowed the good things ofthis life, said: "He is no more than a man like yourselves: he eats of thatof which ye eat, and drinks of what ye drink.
23/34 "If ye obey a man like yourselves, behold, it is certain yewill be lost.
23/35 "Does he promise that when ye die and become dust and bones,ye shall be brought forth (again)?
23/36 "Far, very far is that which ye are promised!
23/37 "There is nothing but our life in this world! We shall die andwe live! But we shall never be raised up again!
23/38 "He is only a man who invents a lie against Allah, but we arenot the ones to believe in him!"
23/39 (The prophet) said: "O my Lord! help me: for that they accuseme of falsehood."
23/40 (Allah) said: "In but a little while, they are sure to besorry!"
23/41 Then the Blast overtook them with justice, and We made them asrubbish of dead leaves (floating on the stream of Time)! So away with thepeople who do wrong!
23/42 Then We raised after them other generations.
23/43 No people can hasten their term, nor can they delay (it).
23/44 Then sent We our messengers in succession: every time there cameto a people their messenger, they accused him of falsehood: so We made themfollow each other (in punishment): We made them as a tale (that is told):So away with a people that will not believe!
23/45 Then We sent Moses and his brother Aaron, with Our Signs andauthority manifest,
23/46 To Pharaoh and his Chiefs: But these behaved insolently: theywere an arrogant people.
23/47 They said: "Shall we believe in two men like ourselves? Andtheir people are subject to us!"
23/48 So they accused them of falsehood, and they became of thosewho were destroyed.
23/49 And We gave Moses the Book, in order that they might receiveguidance.
23/50 And We made the son of Mary and his mother as a Sign: We gavethem both shelter on high ground, affording rest and security and furnishedwith springs.
23/51 O ye messengers! enjoy (all) things good and pure, and workrighteousness: for I am well-acquainted with (all) that ye do.
23/52 And verily this Brotherhood of yours is a single Brotherhood,and I am your Lord and Cherisher: therefore fear Me (and no other).
23/53 But people have cut off their affair (of unity), between them,into sects: each party rejoices in that which is with itself.
23/54 But leave them in their confused ignorance for a time.
23/55 Do they think that because We have granted them abundance ofwealth and sons,
23/56 We would hasten them on in every good? Nay, they do notunderstand.
23/57 Verily those who live in awe for fear of their Lord;
23/58 Those who believe in the Signs of their Lord;
23/59 Those who join not (in worship) partners with their Lord;
23/60 And those who dispense their charity with their hearts full offear, because they will return to their Lord;-
23/61 It is these who hasten in every good work, and these who areforemost in them.
23/62 On no soul do We place a burden greater than it can bear:before Us is a record which clearly shows the truth: they will never bewronged.
23/63 But their hearts are in confused ignorance of this; and thereare, besides that, deeds of theirs, which they will (continue) to do,-
23/64 Until, when We seize in Punishment those of them who receivedthe good things of this world, behold, they will groan in supplication!
23/65 (It will be said): "Groan not in supplication this day: for yeshall certainly not be helped by Us.
23/66 "My Signs used to be rehearsed to you, but ye used to turnback on your heels-
23/67 "In arrogance: talking nonsense about the (Qur'an), like onetelling fables by night."
23/68 Do they not ponder over the Word (of Allah), or has anything(new) come to them that did not come to their fathers of old?
23/69 Or do they not recognise their Messenger, that they deny him?
23/70 Or do they say, "He is possessed"? Nay, he has brought themthe Truth, but most of them hate the Truth.
23/71 If the Truth had been in accord with their desires, truly theheavens and the earth, and all beings therein would have been in confusionand corruption! Nay, We have sent them their admonition, but they turn awayfrom their admonition.
23/72 Or is it that thou askest them for some recompense? But therecompense of thy Lord is best: He is the Best of those who givesustenance.
23/73 But verily thou callest them to the Straight Way;
23/74 And verily those who believe not in the Hereafter aredeviating from that Way.
23/75 If We had mercy on them and removed the distress which is onthem, they would obstinately persist in their transgression, wandering indistraction to and fro.
23/76 We inflicted Punishment on them, but they humbled notthemselves to their Lord, nor do they submissively entreat (Him)!-
23/77 Until We open on them a gate leading to a severe Punishment:then Lo! they will be plunged in despair therein!
23/78 It is He Who has created for you (the faculties of) hearing,sight, feeling and understanding: little thanks it is ye give!
23/79 And He has multiplied you through the earth, and to Him shallye be gathered back.
23/80 It is He Who gives life and death, and to Him (is due) thealternation of Night and Day: will ye not then understand?
23/81 On the contrary they say things similar to what the ancientssaid.
23/82 They say: "What! when we die and become dust and bones, couldwe really be raised up again?
23/83 "Such things have been promised to us and to our fathersbefore! they are nothing but tales of the ancients!"
23/84 Say: "To whom belong the earth and all beings therein? (say)if ye know!"
23/85 They will say, "To Allah!" say: "Yet will ye not receiveadmonition?"
23/86 Say: "Who is the Lord of the seven heavens, and the Lord ofthe Throne (of Glory) Supreme?"
23/87 They will say, "(They belong) to Allah." Say: "Will ye not thenbe filled with awe?"
23/88 Say: "Who is it in whose hands is the governance of allthings,- who protects (all), but is not protected (of any)? (say) if yeknow."
23/89 They will say, "(It belongs) to Allah." Say: "Then how are yedeluded?"
23/90 We have sent them the Truth: but they indeed practisefalsehood!
23/91 No son did Allah beget, nor is there any god along with Him: (ifthere were many gods), behold, each god would have taken away what he hadcreated, and some would have lorded it over others! Glory to Allah! (He isfree) from the (sort of) things they attribute to Him!
23/92 He knows what is hidden and what is open: too high is He forthe partners they attribute to Him!
23/93 Say: "O my Lord! if Thou wilt show me (in my lifetime) thatwhich they are warned against,-
23/94 "Then, O my Lord! put me not amongst the people who dowrong!"
23/95 And We are certainly able to show thee (in fulfilment) thatagainst which they are warned.
23/96 Repel evil with that which is best: We are well acquaintedwith the things they say.
23/97 And say "O my Lord! I seek refuge with Thee from thesuggestions of the Evil Ones.
23/98 "And I seek refuge with Thee O my Lord! lest they should comenear me."
23/99 (In Falsehood will they be) Until, when death comes to one ofthem, he says: "O my Lord! send me back (to life),-
23/100 "In order that I may work righteousness in the things Ineglected." - "By no means! It is but a word he says."- Before them is aPartition till the Day they are raised up.
23/101 Then when the Trumpet is blown, there will be no morerelationships between them that Day, nor will one ask after another!
23/102 Then those whose balance (of good deeds) is heavy,- they willattain salvation:
23/103 But those whose balance is light, will be those who have losttheir souls, in Hell will they abide.
23/104 The Fire will burn their faces, and they will therein grin,with their lips displaced.
23/105 "Were not My Signs rehearsed to you, and ye did but treat themas falsehood?"
23/106 They will say: "our Lord! Our misfortune overwhelmed us, andwe became a people astray!
23/107 "Our Lord! bring us out of this: if ever we return (to Evil),then shall we be wrong-doers indeed!"
23/108 He will say: "Be ye driven into it (with ignominy)! And speakye not to Me!
23/109 "A part of My servants there was, who used to pray 'our Lord!we believe; then do Thou forgive us, and have mercy upon us: For Thou artthe Best of those who show mercy!"
23/110 "But ye treated them with ridicule, so much so that (ridiculeof) them made you forget My Message while ye were laughing at them!
23/111 "I have rewarded them this Day for their patience andconstancy: they are indeed the ones that have achieved Bliss..."
23/112 He will say: "What number of years did ye stay on earth?"
23/113 They will say: "We stayed a day or part of a day: but askthose who keep account."
23/114 He will say: "Ye stayed not but a little,- if ye had onlyknown!
23/115 "Did ye then think that We had created you in jest, and thatye would not be brought back to Us (for account)?"
23/116 Therefore exalted be Allah, the King, the Reality: there is nogod but He, the Lord of the Throne of Honour!
23/117 If anyone invokes, besides Allah, Any other god, he has noauthority therefor; and his reckoning will be only with his Lord! andverily the Unbelievers will fail to win through!
23/118 So say: "O my Lord! grant Thou forgiveness and mercy for Thouart the Best of those who show mercy!"
24/1 A sura which We have sent down and which We have ordained init have We sent down Clear Signs, in order that ye may receive admonition.
24/2 The woman and the man guilty of adultery or fornication,- flogeach of them with a hundred stripes: Let not compassion move you in theircase, in a matter prescribed by Allah, if ye believe in Allah and the Last Day:and let a party of the Believers witness their punishment.
24/3 Let no man guilty of adultery or fornication marry and but awoman similarly guilty, or an Unbeliever: nor let any but such a man or anUnbeliever marry such a woman: to the Believers such a thing is forbidden.
24/4 And those who launch a charge against chaste women, andproduce not four witnesses (to support their allegations),- flog them witheighty stripes; and reject their evidence ever after: for such men arewicked transgressors;-
24/5 Unless they repent thereafter and mend (their conduct); forAllah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
24/6 And for those who launch a charge against their spouses, andhave (in support) no evidence but their own,- their solitary evidence (canbe received) if they bear witness four times (with an oath) by Allah thatthey are solemnly telling the truth;
24/7 And the fifth (oath) (should be) that they solemnly invoke thecurse of Allah on themselves if they tell a lie.
24/8 But it would avert the punishment from the wife, if she bearswitness four times (with an oath) By Allah, that (her husband) is telling alie;
24/9 And the fifth (oath) should be that she solemnly invokes thewrath of Allah on herself if (her accuser) is telling the truth.
24/10 If it were not for Allah's grace and mercy on you, and that Allahis Oft-Returning, full of Wisdom,- (Ye would be ruined indeed).
24/11 Those who brought forward the lie are a body among yourselves:think it not to be an evil to you; On the contrary it is good for you: toevery man among them (will come the punishment) of the sin that he earned,and to him who took on himself the lead among them, will be a penaltygrievous.
24/12 Why did not the believers - men and women - when ye heard ofthe affair,- put the best construction on it in their own minds and say,"This (charge) is an obvious lie"?
24/13 Why did they not bring four witnesses to prove it? When theyhave not brought the witnesses, such men, in the sight of Allah, (standforth) themselves as liars!
24/14 Were it not for the grace and mercy of Allah on you, in thisworld and the Hereafter, a grievous penalty would have seized you in thatye rushed glibly into this affair.
24/15 Behold, ye received it on your tongues, and said out of yourmouths things of which ye had no knowledge; and ye thought it to be a lightmatter, while it was most serious in the sight of Allah.
24/16 And why did ye not, when ye heard it, say? - "It is not rightof us to speak of this: Glory to Allah! this is a most serious slander!"
24/17 Allah doth admonish you, that ye may never repeat such(conduct), if ye are (true) Believers.
24/18 And Allah makes the Signs plain to you: for Allah is full ofknowledge and wisdom.
24/19 Those who love (to see) scandal published broadcast among theBelievers, will have a grievous Penalty in this life and in the Hereafter:Allah knows, and ye know not.
24/20 Were it not for the grace and mercy of Allah on you, and thatAllah is full of kindness and mercy, (ye would be ruined indeed).
24/21 O ye who believe! follow not Satan's footsteps: if any willfollow the footsteps of Satan, he will (but) command what is shameful andwrong: and were it not for the grace and mercy of Allah on you, not one ofyou would ever have been pure: but Allah doth purify whom He pleases: and Allahis One Who hears and knows (all things).
24/22 Let not those among you who are endued with grace andamplitude of means resolve by oath against helping their kinsmen, those inwant, and those who have left their homes in Allah's cause: let them forgiveand overlook, do you not wish that Allah should forgive you? For Allah isOft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
24/23 Those who slander chaste women, indiscreet but believing, arecursed in this life and in the Hereafter: for them is a grievous Penalty,-
24/24 On the Day when their tongues, their hands, and their feetwill bear witness against them as to their actions.
24/25 On that Day Allah will pay them back (all) their just dues, andthey will realise that Allah is the (very) Truth, that makes all thingsmanifest.
24/26 Women impure are for men impure, and men impure for womenimpure and women of purity are for men of purity, and men of purity are forwomen of purity: these are not affected by what people say: for them thereis forgiveness, and a provision honourable.
24/27 O ye who believe! enter not houses other than your own, untilye have asked permission and saluted those in them: that is best for you,in order that ye may heed (what is seemly).
24/28 If ye find no one in the house, enter not until permission isgiven to you: if ye are asked to go back, go back: that makes for greaterpurity for yourselves: and Allah knows well all that ye do.
24/29 It is no fault on your part to enter houses not used forliving in, which serve some (other) use for you: And Allah has knowledge ofwhat ye reveal and what ye conceal.
24/30 Say to the believing men that they should lower their gaze andguard their modesty: that will make for greater purity for them: And Allah iswell acquainted with all that they do.
24/31 And say to the believing women that they should lower theirgaze and guard their modesty; that they should not display their beauty andornaments except what (must ordinarily) appear thereof; that they shoulddraw their veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty except totheir husbands, their fathers, their husband's fathers, their sons, theirhusbands' sons, their brothers or their brothers' sons, or their sisters'sons, or their women, or the slaves whom their right hands possess, or maleservants free of physical needs, or small children who have no sense of theshame of sex; and that they should not strike their feet in order to drawattention to their hidden ornaments. And O ye Believers! turn ye alltogether towards Allah, that ye may attain Bliss.
24/32 Marry those among you who are single, or the virtuous onesamong yourselves, male or female: if they are in poverty, Allah will givethem means out of His grace: for Allah encompasseth all, and he knoweth allthings.
24/33 Let those who find not the wherewithal for marriage keepthemselves chaste, until Allah gives them means out of His grace. And if anyof your slaves ask for a deed in writing (to enable them to earn theirfreedom for a certain sum), give them such a deed if ye know any good inthem: yea, give them something yourselves  out of the means which Allah hasgiven to you. But force not your maids to prostitution when they desirechastity, in order that ye may make a gain in the goods of this life. Butif anyone compels them, yet, after such compulsion, is Allah, Oft-Forgiving,Most Merciful (to them),
24/34 We have already sent down to you verses making things clear,an illustration from (the story of) people who passed away before you, andan admonition for those who fear (Allah).
24/35 Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The Parable ofHis Light is as if there were a Niche and within it a Lamp: the Lampenclosed in Glass: the glass as it were a brilliant star:  Lit from ablessed Tree, an Olive, neither of the east nor of the west, whose oil iswell-nigh luminous, though fire scarce touched it: Light upon Light! Allahdoth guide whom He will to His Light: Allah doth set forth Parables for men:and Allah doth know all things.
24/36 (Lit is such a Light) in houses, which Allah hath permitted tobe raised to honour; for the celebration, in them, of His name: In them isHe glorified in the mornings and in the evenings, (again and again),-
24/37 By men whom neither traffic nor merchandise can divert fromthe Remembrance of Allah, nor from regular Prayer, nor from the practice ofregular Charity: Their (only) fear is for the Day when hearts and eyes willbe transformed (in a world wholly new),-
24/38 That Allah may reward them according to the best of their deeds,and add even more for them out of His Grace: for Allah doth provide for thosewhom He will, without measure.
24/39 But the Unbelievers,- their deeds are like a mirage in sandydeserts, which the man parched with thirst mistakes for water; until whenhe comes up to it, he finds it to be nothing: But he finds Allah (ever) withhim, and Allah will pay him his account: and Allah is swift in taking account.
24/40 Or (the Unbelievers' state) is like the depths of darkness ina vast deep ocean, overwhelmed with billow topped by billow, topped by(dark) clouds: depths of darkness, one above another: if a man stretchesout his hands, he can hardly see it! for any to whom Allah giveth not light,there is no light!
24/41 Seest thou not that it is Allah Whose praises all beings in theheavens and on earth do celebrate, and the birds (of the air) with wingsoutspread? Each one knows its own (mode of) prayer and praise. And Allahknows well all that they do.
24/42 Yea, to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth;and to Allah is the final goal (of all).
24/43 Seest thou not that Allah makes the clouds move gently, thenjoins them together, then makes them into a heap? - then wilt thou see rainissue forth from their midst. And He sends down from the sky mountainmasses (of clouds) wherein is hail: He strikes therewith whom He pleasesand He turns it away from whom He pleases, the vivid flash of His lightningwell-nigh blinds the sight.
24/44 It is Allah Who alternates the Night and the Day: verily inthese things is an instructive example for those who have vision!
24/45 And Allah has created every animal from water: of them there aresome that creep on their bellies; some that walk on two legs; and some thatwalk on four. Allah creates what He wills for verily Allah has power over allthings.
24/46 We have indeed sent down signs that make things manifest: andAllah guides whom He wills to a way that is straight.
24/47 They say, "We believe in Allah and in the messenger, and we obey":but even after that, some of them turn away: they are not (really)Believers.
24/48 When they are summoned to Allah and His messenger, in order thatHe may judge between them, behold some of them decline (to come).
24/49 But if the right is on their side, they come to him with allsubmission.
24/50 Is it that there is a disease in their hearts? or do theydoubt, or are they in fear, that Allah and His Messenger will deal unjustlywith them? Nay, it is they themselves who do wrong.
24/51 The answer of the Believers, when summoned to Allah and HisMessenger, in order that He may judge between them, is no other than this:they say, "We hear and we obey": it is such as these that will attainfelicity.
24/52 It is such as obey Allah and His Messenger, and fear Allah and doright, that will win (in the end),
24/53 They swear their strongest oaths by Allah that, if only thouwouldst command them, they would leave (their homes). Say: "Swear ye not;Obedience is (more) reasonable;  verily, Allah is well acquainted with allthat ye do."
24/54 Say: "Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger: but if ye turn away, heis only responsible for the duty placed on him and ye for that placed onyou. If ye obey him, ye shall be on right guidance. The Messenger's duty isonly to preach the clear (Message).
24/55 Allah has promised, to those among you who believe and workrighteous deeds, that He will, of a surety, grant them in the land,inheritance (of power), as He granted it to those before them; that He willestablish in authority their religion - the one which He has chosen forthem; and that He will change (their state), after the fear in which they(lived), to one of security and peace: 'They will worship Me (alone) andnot associate aught with Me. 'If any do reject Faith after this, they arerebellious and wicked.
24/56 So establish regular Prayer and give regular Charity; and obeythe Messenger; that ye may receive mercy.
24/57 Never think thou that the Unbelievers are going to frustrate(Allah's Plan) on earth: their abode is the Fire,- and it is indeed an evilrefuge!
24/58 O ye who believe! let those whom your right hands possess, andthe (children) among you who have not come of age ask your permission(before they come to your presence), on three occasions: before morningprayer; the while ye doff your clothes for the noonday heat; and after thelate-night prayer: these are your three times of undress: outside thosetimes it is not wrong for you or for them to move about attending to eachother: Thus does Allah make clear the Signs to you: for Allah is full ofknowledge and wisdom.
24/59 But when the children among you come of age, let them (also)ask for permission, as do those senior to them (in age): Thus does Allah makeclear His Signs to you: for Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom.
24/60 Such elderly women as are past the prospect of marriage,-there is no blame on them if they lay aside their (outer) garments,provided they make not a wanton display of their beauty: but it is best forthem to be modest: and Allah is One Who sees and knows all things.
24/61 It is no fault in the blind nor in one born lame, nor in oneafflicted with illness, nor in yourselves, that ye should eat in your ownhouses, or those of your fathers, or your mothers, or your brothers, oryour sisters, or your father's brothers or your father's sisters, or yourmohter's brothers, or your mother's sisters, or in houses of which the keysare in your possession, or in the house of a sincere friend of yours: thereis no blame on you, whether ye eat in company or separately. But if yeenter houses, salute each other - a greeting of blessing and purity as fromAllah. Thus does Allah make clear the signs to you: that ye may understand.
24/62 Only those are believers, who believe in Allah and His Messenger:when they are with him on a matter requiring collective action, they do notdepart until they have asked for his leave; those who ask for thy leave arethose who believe in Allah and His Messenger; so when they ask for thy leave,for some business of theirs, give leave to those of them whom thou wilt,and ask Allah for their forgiveness: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, MostMerciful.
24/63 Deem not the summons of the Messenger among yourselves like thesummons of one of you to another: Allah doth know those of you who slip awayunder shelter of some excuse: then let those beware who withstand theMessenger's order, lest some trial befall them, or a grievous penalty beinflicted on them.
24/64 Be quite sure that to Allah doth belong whatever is in theheavens and on earth. Well doth He know what ye are intent upon: and oneday they will be brought back to Him, and He will tell them the truth ofwhat they did: for Allah doth know all things.
25/1 Blessed is He who sent down the criterion to His servant, thatit may be an admonition to all creatures;-
25/2 He to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth:no son has He begotten, nor has He a partner in His dominion: it is He whocreated all things, and ordered them in due proportions.
25/3 Yet have they taken, besides him, gods that can create nothingbut are themselves created; that have no control of hurt or good tothemselves; nor can they control death nor life nor resurrection.
25/4 But the misbelievers say: "Naught is this but a lie which hehas forged, and others have helped him at it." In truth it is they who haveput forward an iniquity and a falsehood.
25/5 And they say: "Tales of the ancients, which he has caused tobe written: and they are dictated before him morning and evening."
25/6 Say: "The (Qur'an) was sent down by Him who knows the mystery(that is) in the heavens and the earth: verily He is Oft-Forgiving, MostMerciful."
25/7 And they say: "What sort of a messenger is this, who eats food,and walks through the streets? Why has not an angel been sent down to himto give admonition with him?
25/8 "Or (Why) has not a treasure been bestowed on him, or why hashe (not) a garden for enjoyment?" The wicked say: "Ye follow none otherthan a man bewitched."
25/9 See what kinds of comparisons they make for thee! But theyhave gone astray, and never a way will they be able to find!
25/10 Blessed is He who, if that were His will, could give theebetter (things) than those,- Gardens beneath which rivers flow; and Hecould give thee palaces (secure to dwell in).
25/11 Nay they deny the hour (of the judgment to come): but We haveprepared a blazing fire for such as deny the hour:
25/12 When it sees them from a place fAr off, they will hear itsfury and its ranging sigh.
25/13 And when they are cast, bound together into a constrictedplace therein, they will pLead for destruction there and then!
25/14 "This day plead not for a single destruction: plead fordestruction oft-repeated!"
25/15 Say: "Is that best, or the eternal garden, promised to therighteous? for them, that is a reward as well as a goal (of attainment).
25/16 "For them there will be therein all that they wish for: theywill dwell (there) for aye: A promise to be prayed for from thy Lord."
25/17 The day He will gather them together as well as those whomthey worship besides Allah, He will ask: "Was it ye who let these My servantsastray, or did they stray from the Path themselves?"
25/18 They will say: "Glory to Thee! not meet was it for us that weshould take for protectors others besides Thee: But Thou didst bestow, onthem and their fathers, good things (in life), until they forgot theMessage: for they were a people (worthless and) lost."
25/19 (Allah will say): "Now have they proved you liars in what yesay: so ye cannot avert (your penalty) nor (get) help." And whoever amongyou does wrong, him shall We cause to taste of a grievous Penalty.
25/20 And the messengers whom We sent before thee were all (men) whoate food and walked through the streets: We have made some of you as atrial for others: will ye have patience? for Allah is One Who sees (allthings).
25/21 Such as fear not the meeting with Us (for Judgment) say: "Whyare not the angels sent down to us, or (why) do we not see our Lord?"Indeed they have an arrogant conceit of themselves, and mighty is theinsolence of their impiety!
25/22 The Day they see the angels,- no joy will there be to thesinners that Day: The (angels) will say: "There is a barrier forbidden (toyou) altogether!"
25/23 And We shall turn to whatever deeds they did (in this life),and We shall make such deeds as floating dust scattered about.
25/24 The Companions of the Garden will be well, that Day, in theirabode, and have the fairest of places for repose.
25/25 The Day the heaven shall be rent asunder with clouds, andangels shall be sent down, descending (in ranks),-
25/26 That Day, the dominion as of right and truth, shall be(wholly) for (Allah) Most Merciful: it will be a Day of dire difficulty forthe Misbelievers.
25/27 The Day that the wrong-doer will bite at his hands, he willsay, "Oh! would that I had taken a (straight) path with the Messenger!
25/28 "Ah! woe is me! Would that I had never taken such a one for afriend!
25/29 "He did lead me astray from the Message (of Allah) after it hadcome to me! Ah! the Evil One is but a traitor to man!"
25/30 Then the Messenger will say: "O my Lord! Truly my people took thisQur'an for just foolish nonsense."
25/31 Thus have We made for every prophet an enemy among thesinners: but enough is thy Lord to guide and to help.
25/32 Those who reject Faith say: "Why is not the Qur'an revealed tohim all at once? Thus (is it revealed), that We may strengthen thy heartthereby, and We have rehearsed it to thee in slow, well-arranged stages,gradually.
25/33 And no question do they bring to thee but We reveal to theethe truth and the best explanation (thereof).
25/34 Those who will be gathered to Hell (prone) on their faces,-they will be in an evil plight, and, as to Path, most astray.
25/35 (Before this,) We sent Moses The Book, and appointed hisbrother Aaron with him as minister;
25/36 And We command: "Go ye both, to the people who have rejectedour Signs:" And those (people) We destroyed with utter destruction.
25/37 And the people of Noah,- when they rejected the messengers, Wedrowned them, and We made them as a Sign for mankind; and We have preparedfor (all) wrong-doers a grievous Penalty;-
25/38 As also 'Ad and Thamud, and the Companions of the Rass, andmany a generation between them.
25/39 To each one We set forth Parables and examples; and each oneWe broke to utter annihilation (for their sins).
25/40 And the (Unbelievers) must indeed have passed by the town onwhich was rained a shower of evil: did they not then see it (with their owneyes)? But they fear not the Resurrection.
25/41 When they see thee, they treat thee no otherwise than inmockery: "Is this the one whom Allah has sent as a messenger?"
25/42 "He indeed would well-nigh have misled us from our gods, hadit not been that we were constant to them!" - Soon will they know, whenthey see the Penalty, who it is that is most misled in Path!
25/43 Seest thou such a one as taketh for his god his own passion(or impulse)? Couldst thou be a disposer of affairs for him?
25/44 Or thinkest thou that most of them listen or understand? Theyare only like cattle;- nay, they are worse astray in Path.
25/45 Hast thou not turned thy vision to thy Lord?- How He dothprolong the shadow! If He willed, He could make it stationary! then do Wemake the sun its guide;
25/46 Then We draw it in towards Ourselves,- a contraction by easystages.
25/47 And He it is Who makes the Night as a Robe for you, and Sleepas Repose, and makes the Day (as it were) a Resurrection.
25/48 And He it is Who sends the winds as heralds of glad tidings,going before His mercy, and We send down pure water from the sky,-
25/49 That with it We may give life to a dead land, and slake thethirst of things We have created,- cattle and men in great numbers.
25/50 And We have distributed the (water) amongst them, in orderthat they may celebrate (our) praises, but most men are averse (to aught)but (rank) ingratitude.
25/51 Had it been Our Will, We could have sent a warner to everycentre of population.
25/52 Therefore listen not to the Unbelievers, but strive againstthem with the utmost strenuousness, with the (Qur'an).
25/53 It is He Who has let free the two bodies of flowing water: Onepalatable and sweet, and the other salt and bitter; yet has He made abarrier between them, a partition that is forbidden to be passed.
25/54 It is He Who has created man from water: then has Heestablished relationships of lineage and marriage: for thy Lord has power(over all things).
25/55 Yet do they worship, besides Allah, things that can neitherprofit them nor harm them: and the Misbeliever is a helper (of Evil),against his own Lord!
25/56 But thee We only sent to give glad tidings and admonition.
25/57 Say: "No reward do I ask of you for it but this: that each onewho will may take a (straight) Path to his Lord."
25/58 And put thy trust in Him Who lives and dies not; and celebratehis praise; and enough is He to be acquainted with the faults of Hisservants;-
25/59 He Who created the heavens and the earth and all that isbetween, in six days, and is firmly established on the Throne (ofAuthority): Allah Most Gracious: ask thou, then, about Him of any acquainted(with such things).
25/60 When it is said to them, "Prostrate to (Allah) Most Gracious!", theysay, "And what is (Allah) Most Gracious? Shall we prostrate to that which thoucommandest us?" And it increases their flight (from the Truth).
25/61 Blessed is He Who made constellations in the skies, and placedtherein a Lamp and a Moon giving light;
25/62 And it is He Who made the Night and the Day to follow eachother: for such as have the will to celebrate His praises or to show theirgratitude.
25/63 And the servants of (Allah) Most Gracious are those who walk onthe earth in humility, and when the ignorant address them, they say,"Peace!";
25/64 Those who spend the night in adoration of their Lord prostrateand standing;
25/65 Those who say, "Our Lord! avert from us the Wrath of Hell, forits Wrath is indeed an affliction grievous,-
25/66 "Evil indeed is it as an abode, and as a place to rest in";
25/67 Those who, when they spend, are not extravagant and notniggardly, but hold a just (balance) between those (extremes);
25/68 Those who invoke not, with Allah, any other god, nor slay suchlife as Allah has made sacred except for just cause, nor commit fornication;- and any that does this (not only) meets punishment.
25/69 (But) the Penalty on the Day of Judgment will be doubled tohim, and he will dwell therein in ignominy,-
25/70 Unless he repents, believes, and works righteous deeds, forAllah will change the evil of such persons into good, and Allah isOft-Forgiving, Most Merciful,
25/71 And whoever repents and does good has truly turned to Allah withan (acceptable) conversion;-
25/72 Those who witness no falsehood, and, if they pass by futility,they pass by it with honourable (avoidance);
25/73 Those who, when they are admonished with the Signs of theirLord, droop not down at them as if they were deaf or blind;
25/74 And those who pray, "Our Lord! Grant unto us wives andoffspring who will be the comfort of our eyes, and give us (the grace) tolead the righteous."
25/75 Those are the ones who will be rewarded with the highest placein heaven, because of their patient constancy: therein shall they be metwith salutations and peace,
25/76 Dwelling therein;- how beautiful an abode and place of rest!
25/77 Say (to the Rejecters): "My Lord is not uneasy because of youif ye call not on Him: But ye have indeed rejected (Him), and soon willcome the inevitable (punishment)!"
26/1 Ta. Sin. Mim.
26/2 These are verses of the Book that makes (things) clear.
26/3 It may be thou frettest thy soul with grief, that they do notbecome Believers.
26/4 If (such) were Our Will, We could send down to them from thesky a Sign, to which they would bend their necks in humility.
26/5 But there comes not to them a newly-revealed Message from(Allah) Most Gracious, but they turn away therefrom.
26/6 They have indeed rejected (the Message): so they will knowsoon (enough) the truth of what they mocked at!
26/7 Do they not look at the earth,- how many noble things of allkinds We have produced therein?
26/8 Verily, in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.
26/9 And verily, thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, MostMerciful.
26/10 Behold, thy Lord called Moses: "Go to the people ofiniquity,-
26/11 "The people of the Pharaoh: will they not fear Allah?"
26/12 He said: "O my Lord! I do fear that they will charge me withfalsehood:
26/13 "My breast will be straitened. And my speech may not go(smoothly): so send unto Aaron.
26/14 "And (further), they have a charge of crime against me; and Ifear they may slay me."
26/15 Allah said: "By no means! proceed then, both of you, with OurSigns; We are with you, and will listen (to your call).
26/16 "So go forth, both of you, to Pharaoh, and say: 'We have beensent by the Lord and Cherisher of the worlds;
26/17 "'Send thou with us the Children of Israel.'"
26/18 (Pharaoh) said: "Did we not cherish thee as a child among us,and didst thou not stay in our midst many years of thy life?
26/19 "And thou didst a deed of thine which (thou knowest) thoudidst, and thou art an ungrateful (wretch)!"
26/20 Moses said: "I did it then, when I was in error.
26/21 "So I fled from you (all) when I feared you; but my Lord has(since) invested me with judgment (and wisdom) and appointed me as one ofthe messengers.
26/22 "And this is the favour with which thou dost reproach me,-that thou hast enslaved the Children of Israel!"
26/23 Pharaoh said: "And what is the 'Lord and Cherisher of theworlds'?"
26/24 (Moses) said: "The Lord and Cherisher of the heavens and theearth, and all between,- if ye want to be quite sure."
26/25 (Pharaoh) said to those around: "Did ye not listen (to what hesays)?"
26/26 (Moses) said: "Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers from thebeginning!"
26/27 (Pharaoh) said: "Truly your messenger who has been sent to youis a veritable madman!"
26/28 (Moses) said: "Lord of the East and the West, and all between!if ye only had sense!"
26/29 (Pharaoh) said: "If thou dost put forward any god other thanme, I will certainly put thee in prison!"
26/30 (Moses) said: "Even if I showed you something clear (and)convincing?"
26/31 (Pharaoh) said: "Show it then, if thou tellest the truth!"
26/32 So (Moses) threw his rod, and behold, it was a serpent, plain(for all to see)!
26/33 And he drew out his hand, and behold, it was white to allbeholders!
26/34 (Pharaoh) said to the Chiefs around him: "This is indeed asorcerer well-versed:
26/35 "His plan is to get you out of your land by his sorcery; thenwhat is it ye counsel?"
26/36 They said: "Keep him and his brother in suspense (for awhile), and dispatch to the Cities heralds to collect-
26/37 "And bring up to thee all (our) sorcerers well-versed."
26/38 So the sorcerers were got together for the appointment of aday well-known,
26/39 And the people were told: "Are ye (now) assembled?-
26/40 "That we may follow the sorcerers (in religion) if they win?"
26/41 So when the sorcerers arrived, they said to Pharaoh: "Ofcourse - shall we have a (suitable) reward if we win?
26/42 He said: "Yea, (and more),- for ye shall in that case be(raised to posts) nearest (to my person)."
26/43 Moses said to them: "Throw ye - that which ye are about tothrow!"
26/44 So they threw their ropes and their rods, and said: "By themight of Pharaoh, it is we who will certainly win!"
26/45 Then Moses threw his rod, when, behold, it straightwayswallows up all the falsehoods which they fake!
26/46 Then did the sorcerers fall down, prostrate in adoration,
26/47 Saying: "We believe in the Lord of the Worlds,
26/48 "The Lord of Moses and Aaron."
26/49 Said (Pharaoh): "Believe ye in Him before I give youpermission? surely he is your leader, who has taught you sorcery! but soonshall ye know!
26/50 "Be sure I will cut off your hands and your feet on oppositesides, and I will cause you all to die on the cross!"
26/51 They said: "No matter! for us, we shall but return to ourLord!
26/52 "Only, our desire is that our Lord will forgive us our faults,that we may become foremost among the believers!"
26/53 By inspiration we told Moses: "Travel by night with myservants; for surely ye shall be pursued."
26/54 Then Pharaoh sent heralds to (all) the Cities,
26/55 (Saying): "These (Israelites) are but a small band,
26/56 "And they are raging furiously against us;
26/57 "But we are a multitude amply fore-warned."
26/58 So We expelled them from gardens, springs,
26/59 Treasures, and every kind of honourable position;
26/60 Thus it was, but We made the Children of Israel inheritors ofsuch things.
26/61 So they pursued them at sunrise.
26/62 And when the two bodies saw each other, the people of Mosessaid: "We are sure to be overtaken."
26/63 (Moses) said: "By no means! my Lord is with me! Soon will Heguide me!"
26/64 Then We told Moses by inspiration: "Strike the sea with thyrod." So it divided, and each separate part became like the huge, firm massof a mountain.
26/65 And We made the other party approach thither.
26/66 We delivered Moses and all who were with him;
26/67 But We drowned the others.
26/68 Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.
26/69 And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, MostMerciful.
26/70 And rehearse to them (something of) Abraham's story.
26/71 Behold, he said to his father and his people: "What worshipye?"
26/72 They said: "We worship idols, and we remain constantly inattendance on them."
26/73 He said: "Do they listen to you when ye call (on them), or doyou good or harm?"
26/74 They said: "Nay, but we found our fathers doing thus (what wedo)."
26/75 He said: "Do ye then see whom ye have been worshipping,-
26/76 "Ye and your fathers before you?-
26/77 "For they are enemies to me; not so the Lord and Cherisher ofthe Worlds;
26/78 "Who created me, and it is He Who guides me;
26/79 "Who gives me food and drink,
26/80 "And when I am ill, it is He Who cures me;
26/81 "Who will cause me to die, and then to life (again);
26/82 "And who, I hope, will forgive me my faults on the day ofJudgment.
26/83 "O my Lord! bestow wisdom on me, and join me with therighteous;
26/84 "Grant me honourable mention on the tongue of truth among thelatest (generations);
26/85 "Make me one of the inheritors of the Garden of Bliss;
26/86 "Forgive my father, for that he is among those astray;
26/87 "And let me not be in disgrace on the Day when (men) will beraised up;-
26/88 "The Day whereon neither wealth nor sons will avail,
26/89 "But only he (will prosper) that brings to Allah a sound heart;
26/90 "To the righteous, the Garden will be brought near,
26/91 "And to those straying in Evil, the Fire will be placed infull view;
26/92 "And it shall be said to them: 'Where are the (gods) yeworshipped-
26/93 "'Besides Allah? Can they help you or help themselves?'
26/94 "Then they will be thrown headlong into the (Fire),- they andthose straying in Evil,
26/95 "And the whole hosts of Iblis together.
26/96 "They will say there in their mutual bickerings:
26/97 "'By Allah, we were truly in an error manifest,
26/98 "'When we held you as equals with the Lord of the Worlds;
26/99 "'And our seducers were only those who were steeped in guilt.
26/100 "'Now, then, we have none to intercede (for us),
26/101 "'Nor a single friend to feel (for us).
26/102 "'Now if we only had a chance of return we shall truly be ofthose who believe!'"
26/103 Verily in this is a Sign but most of them do not believe.
26/104 And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, MostMerciful.
26/105 The people of Noah rejected the messengers.
26/106 Behold, their brother Noah said to them: "Will ye not fear(Allah)?
26/107 "I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust:
26/108 "So fear Allah, and obey me.
26/109 "No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from theLord of the Worlds:
26/110 "So fear Allah, and obey me."
26/111 They said: "Shall we believe in thee when it is the meanestthat follow thee?"
26/112 He said: "And what do I know as to what they do?
26/113 "Their account is only with my Lord, if ye could (but)understand.
26/114 "I am not one to drive away those who believe.
26/115 "I am sent only to warn plainly in public."
26/116 They said: "If thou desist not, O Noah! thou shalt be stoned(to death)."
26/117 He said: "O my Lord! truly my people have rejected me.
26/118 "Judge Thou, then, between me and them openly, and deliver meand those of the Believers who are with me."
26/119 So We delivered him and those with him, in the Ark filled(with all creatures).
26/120 Thereafter We drowned those who remained behind.
26/121 Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.
26/122 And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, MostMerciful.
26/123 The 'Ad (people) rejected the messengers.
26/124 Behold, their brother Hud said to them: "Will ye not fear(Allah)?
26/125 "I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust:
26/126 "So fear Allah and obey me.
26/127 "No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from theLord of the Worlds.
26/128 "Do ye build a landmark on every high place to amuseyourselves?
26/129 "And do ye get for yourselves fine buildings in the hope ofliving therein (for ever)?
26/130 "And when ye exert your strong hand, do ye do it like men ofabsolute power?
26/131 "Now fear Allah, and obey me.
26/132 "Yea, fear Him Who has bestowed on you freely all that yeknow.
26/133 "Freely has He bestowed on you cattle and sons,-
26/134 "And Gardens and Springs.
26/135 "Truly I fear for you the Penalty of a Great Day."
26/136 They said: "It is the same to us whether thou admonish us orbe not among (our) admonishers!
26/137 "This is no other than a customary device of the ancients,
26/138 "And we are not the ones to receive Pains and Penalties!"
26/139 So they rejected him, and We destroyed them. Verily in this isa Sign: but most of them do not believe.
26/140 And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, MostMerciful.
26/141 The Thamud (people) rejected the messengers.
26/142 Behold, their brother Salih said to them: "Will you not fear(Allah)?
26/143 "I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust.
26/144 "So fear Allah, and obey me.
26/145 "No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from theLord of the Worlds.
26/146 "Will ye be left secure, in (the enjoyment of) all that yehave here?-
26/147 "Gardens and Springs,
26/148 "And corn-fields and date-palms with spathes near breaking(with the weight of fruit)?
26/149 "And ye carve houses out of (rocky) mountains with greatskill.
26/150 "But fear Allah and obey me;
26/151 "And follow not the bidding of those who are extravagant,-
26/152 "Who make mischief in the land, and mend not (their ways)."
26/153 They said: "Thou art only one of those bewitched!
26/154 "Thou art no more than a mortal like us: then bring us a Sign,if thou tellest the truth!"
26/155 He said: "Here is a she-camel: she has a right of watering,and ye have a right of watering, (severally) on a day appointed.
26/156 "Touch her not with harm, lest the Penalty of a Great Dayseize you."
26/157 But they ham-strung her: then did they become full ofregrets.
26/158 But the Penalty seized them. Verily in this is a Sign: butmost of them do not believe.
26/159 And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, MostMerciful.
26/160 The people of Lut rejected the messengers.
26/161 Behold, their brother Lut said to them: "Will ye not fear(Allah)?
26/162 "I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust.
26/163 "So fear Allah and obey me.
26/164 "No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from thelord of the Worlds.
26/165 "Of all the creatures in the world, will ye approach males,
26/166 "And leave those whom Allah has created for you to be yourmates? Nay, ye are a people transgressing (all limits)!"
26/167 They said: "If thou desist not, O Lut! thou wilt assuredly becast out!"
26/168 He said: "I do detest your doings."
26/169 "O my Lord! deliver me and my family from such things as theydo!"
26/170 So We delivered him and his family,- all
26/171 Except an old woman who lingered behind.
26/172 But the rest We destroyed utterly.
26/173 We rained down on them a shower (of brimstone): and evil wasthe shower on those who were admonished (but heeded not)!
26/174 Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.
26/175 And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might MostMerciful.
26/176 The Companions of the Wood rejected the messengers.
26/177 Behold, Shu'aib said to them: "Will ye not fear (Allah)?
26/178 "I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust.
26/179 "So fear Allah and obey me.
26/180 "No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from theLord of the Worlds.
26/181 "Give just measure, and cause no loss (to others by fraud).
26/182 "And weigh with scales true and upright.
26/183 "And withhold not things justly due to men, nor do evil in theland, working mischief.
26/184 "And fear Him Who created you and (who created) thegenerations before (you)"
26/185 They said: "Thou art only one of those bewitched!
26/186 "Thou art no more than a mortal like us, and indeed we thinkthou art a liar!
26/187 "Now cause a piece of the sky to fall on us, if thou arttruthful!"
26/188 He said: "My Lord knows best what ye do."
26/189 But they rejected him. Then the punishment of a day ofovershadowing gloom seized them, and that was the Penalty of a Great Day.
26/190 Verily in that is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.
26/191 And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, MostMerciful.
26/192 Verily this is a Revelation from the Lord of the Worlds:
26/193 With it came down the spirit of Faith and Truth-
26/194 To thy heart and mind, that thou mayest admonish.
26/195 In the perspicuous Arabic tongue.
26/196 Without doubt it is (announced) in the mystic Books of formerpeoples.
26/197 Is it not a Sign to them that the Learned of the Children ofIsrael knew it (as true)?
26/198 Had We revealed it to any of the non-Arabs,
26/199 And had he recited it to them, they would not have believed init.
26/200 Thus have We caused it to enter the hearts of the sinners.
26/201 They will not believe in it until they see the grievousPenalty;
26/202 But the (Penalty) will come to them of a sudden, while theyperceive it not;
26/203 Then they will say: "Shall we be respited?"
26/204 Do they then ask for Our Penalty to be hastened on?
26/205 Seest thou? If We do let them enjoy (this life) for a fewyears,
26/206 Yet there comes to them at length the (Punishment) which theywere promised!
26/207 It will profit them not that they enjoyed (this life)!
26/208 Never did We destroy a population, but had its warners -
26/209 By way of reminder; and We never are unjust.
26/210 No evil ones have brought down this (Revelation):
26/211 It would neither suit them nor would they be able (to produceit).
26/212 Indeed they have been removed far from even (a chance of)hearing it.
26/213 So call not on any other god with Allah, or thou wilt be amongthose under the Penalty.
26/214 And admonish thy nearest kinsmen,
26/215 And lower thy wing to the Believers who follow thee.
26/216 Then if they disobey thee, say: "I am free (of responsibility)for what ye do!"
26/217 And put thy trust on the Exalted in Might, the Merciful,-
26/218 Who seeth thee standing forth (in prayer),
26/219 And thy movements among those who prostrate themselves,
26/220 For it is He Who heareth and knoweth all things.
26/221 Shall I inform you, (O people!), on whom it is that the evilones descend?
26/222 They descend on every lying, wicked person,
26/223 (Into whose ears) they pour hearsay vanities, and most of themare liars.
26/224 And the Poets,- It is those straying in Evil, who followthem:
26/225 Seest thou not that they wander distracted in every valley?-
26/226 And that they say what they practise not?-
26/227 Except those who believe, work righteousness, engage much inthe remembrance of Allah, and defend themselves only after they are unjustlyattacked. And soon will the unjust assailants know what vicissitudes theiraffairs will take!
27/1 These are verses of the Qur'an,-a book that makes (things)clear;
27/2 A guide: and glad tidings for the believers,-
27/3 Those who establish regular prayers and give in regularcharity, and also have (full) assurance of the hereafter.
27/4 As to those who believe not in the Hereafter, We have madetheir deeds pleasing in their eyes; and so they wander about indistraction.
27/5 Such are they for whom a grievous Penalty is (waiting); and inthe Hereafter theirs will be the greatest loss.
27/6 As to thee, the Qur'an is bestowed upon thee from the presenceof one who is wise and all-knowing.
27/7 Behold! Moses said to his family: "I perceive a fire; soonwill I bring you from there some information, or I will bring you a burningbrand to light our fuel, that ye may warn yourselves.
27/8 But when he came to the (fire), a voice was heard: "Blessedare those in the fire and those around: and glory to Allah, the Lord of theworlds.
27/9 "O Moses! verily, I am Allah, the exalted in might, thewise!....
27/10 "Now do thou throw thy rod!" But when he saw it moving (of itsown accord)as if it had been a snake, he turned back in retreat, andretraced not his steps: "O Moses!" (it was said), "Fear not: truly, in Mypresence, those called as messengers have no fear,-
27/11 "But if any have done wrong and have thereafter substitutedgood to take the place of evil, truly, I am Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
27/12 "Now put thy hand into thy bosom, and it will come forth whitewithout stain (or harm): (these are) among the nine Signs (thou wilt take)to Pharaoh and his people:  for they are a people rebellious intransgression."
27/13 But when Our Signs came to them, that should have opened theireyes, they said: "This is sorcery manifest!"
27/14 And they rejected those Signs in iniquity and arrogance,though their souls were convinced thereof: so see what was the end of thosewho acted corruptly!
27/15 We gave (in the past) knowledge to David and Solomon: And theyboth said: "Praise be to Allah, Who has favoured us above many of hisservants who believe!"
27/16 And Solomon was David's heir. He said: "O ye people! We havebeen taught the speech of birds, and on us has been bestowed (a little) ofall things: this is indeed Grace manifest (from Allah.)"
27/17 And before Solomon were marshalled his hosts,- of Jinns andmen and birds, and they were all kept in order and ranks.
27/18 At length, when they came to a (lowly) valley of ants, one ofthe ants said: "O ye ants, get into your habitations, lest Solomon and hishosts crush you (under foot) without knowing it."
27/19 So he smiled, amused at her speech; and he said: "O my Lord!so order me that I may be grateful for Thy favours, which thou hastbestowed on me and on my parents, and that I may work the righteousnessthat will please Thee: And admit me, by Thy Grace, to the ranks of Thyrighteous Servants."
27/20 And he took a muster of the Birds; and he said: "Why is it Isee not the Hoopoe? Or is he among the absentees?
27/21 "I will certainly punish him with a severe penalty, or executehim, unless he bring me a clear reason (for absence)."
27/22 But the Hoopoe tarried not far: he (came up and) said: "I havecompassed (territory) which thou hast not compassed, and I have come tothee from Saba with tidings true.
27/23 "I found (there) a woman ruling over them and provided withevery requisite; and she has a magnificent throne.
27/24 "I found her and her people worshipping the sun besides Allah:Satan has made their deeds seem pleasing in their eyes, and has kept themaway from the Path,- so they receive no guidance,-
27/25 "(Kept them away from the Path), that they should not worshipAllah, Who brings to light what is hidden in the heavens and the earth, andknows what ye hide and what ye reveal.
27/26 "Allah!- there is no god but He!- Lord of the Throne Supreme!"
27/27 (Solomon) said: "Soon shall we see whether thou hast told thetruth or lied!
27/28 "Go thou, with this letter of mine, and deliver it to them:then draw back from them, and (wait to) see what answer they return"...
27/29 (The queen) said: "Ye chiefs! here is delivered to me - aletter worthy of respect.
27/30 "It is from Solomon, and is (as follows): 'In the name of Allah,Most Gracious, Most Merciful:
27/31 "'Be ye not arrogant against me, but come to me in submission(to the true Religion).'"
27/32 She said: "Ye chiefs! advise me in (this) my affair: no affairhave I decided except in your presence."
27/33 They said: "We are endued with strength, and given to vehementwar: but the command is with thee; so consider what thou wilt command."
27/34 She said: "Kings, when they enter a country, despoil it, andmake the noblest of its people its meanest thus do they behave.
27/35 "But I am going to send him a present, and (wait) to see withwhat (answer) return  (my) ambassadors."
27/36 Now when (the embassy) came to Solomon, he said: "Will ye giveme abundance in wealth? But that which Allah has given me is better than thatwhich He has given you! Nay it is ye who rejoice in your gift!
27/37 "Go back to them, and be sure we shall come to them with suchhosts as they will never be able to meet: We shall expel them from there indisgrace, and they will feel humbled (indeed)."
27/38 He said (to his own men): "Ye chiefs! which of you can bringme her throne before they come to me in submission?"
27/39 Said an 'Ifrit, of the Jinns: "I will bring it to thee beforethou rise from thy council: indeed I have full strength for the purpose,and may be trusted."
27/40 Said one who had knowledge of the Book: "I will bring it tothee within the twinkling of an eye!" Then when (Solomon) saw it placedfirmly before him, he said: "This is by the Grace of my Lord!- to test mewhether I am grateful or ungrateful! and if any is grateful, truly hisgratitude is (a gain) for his own soul; but if any is ungrateful, truly myLord is Free of all Needs, Supreme in Honour !"
27/41 He said: "Transform her throne out of all recognition by her:let us see whether she is guided (to the truth) or is one of those whoreceive no guidance."
27/42 So when she arrived, she was asked, "Is this thy throne?" Shesaid, "It was just like this; and knowledge was bestowed on us in advanceof this, and we have submitted to Allah (in Islam)."
27/43 And he diverted her from the worship of others besides Allah:for she was (sprung) of a people that had no faith.
27/44 She was asked to enter the lofty Palace: but when she saw it,she thought it was a lake of water, and she (tucked up her skirts),uncovering her legs. He said: "This is but a palace paved smooth with slabsof glass."  She said: "O my Lord! I have indeed wronged my soul: I do (now)submit (in Islam), with Solomon, to the Lord of the Worlds."
27/45 We sent (aforetime), to the Thamud, their brother Salih,saying, "Serve Allah": But behold, they became two factions quarrelling witheach other.
27/46 He said: "O my people! why ask ye to hasten on the evil inpreference to the good? If only ye ask Allah for forgiveness, ye may hope toreceive mercy.
27/47 They said: "Ill omen do we augur from thee and those that arewith thee". He said: "Your ill omen is with Allah; yea, ye are a people undertrial."
27/48 There were in the city nine men of a family, who made mischiefin the land, and would not reform.
27/49 They said: "Swear a mutual oath by Allah that we shall make asecret night attack on him and his people, and that we shall then say tohis heir (when he seeks vengeance): 'We were not present at the slaughterof his people, and we are positively telling the truth.'"
27/50 They plotted and planned, but We too planned, even while theyperceived it not.
27/51 Then see what was the end of their plot!- this, that Wedestroyed them and their people, all (of them).
27/52 Now such were their houses, - in utter ruin, - because theypractised wrong-doing. Verily in this is a Sign for people of knowledge.
27/53 And We saved those who believed and practised righteousness.
27/54 (We also sent) Lut (as a messenger): behold, He said to hispeople, "Do ye do what is shameful though ye see (its iniquity)?
27/55 Would ye really approach men in your lusts rather than women?Nay, ye are a people (grossly) ignorant!
27/56 But his people gave no other answer but this: they said,"Drive out the followers of Lut from your city: these are indeed men whowant to be clean and pure!"
27/57 But We saved him and his family, except his wife; her Wedestined to be of those who lagged behind.
27/58 And We rained down on them a shower (of brimstone): and evilwas the shower on those who were admonished (but heeded not)!
27/59 Say: Praise be to Allah, and Peace on his servants whom He haschosen (for his Message). (Who) is better?- Allah or the false gods theyassociate (with Him)?
27/60 Or, Who has created the heavens and the earth, and Who sendsyou down rain from the sky? Yea, with it We cause to grow well-plantedorchards full of beauty of delight: it is not in your power to cause thegrowth of the trees in them. (Can there be another) god besides Allah? Nay,they are a people who swerve from justice.
27/61 Or, Who has made the earth firm to live in; made rivers in itsmidst; set thereon mountains immovable; and made a separating bar betweenthe two bodies of flowing water? (can there be another) god besides Allah?Nay, most of them know not.
27/62 Or, Who listens to the (soul) distressed when it calls on Him,and Who relieves its suffering, and makes you (mankind) inheritors of theearth? (Can there be another) god besides Allah? Little it is that ye heed!
27/63 Or, Who guides you through the depths of darkness on land andsea, and Who sends the winds as heralds of glad tidings, going before HisMercy? (Can there be another) god besides Allah?- High is Allah above what theyassociate with Him!
27/64 Or, Who originates creation, then repeats it, and who givesyou sustenance from heaven and earth? (Can there be another) god besidesAllah? Say, "Bring forth your argument, if ye are telling the truth!"
27/65 Say: None in the heavens or on earth, except Allah, knows whatis hidden: nor can they perceive when they shall be raised up (forJudgment).
27/66 Still less can their knowledge comprehend the Hereafter: Nay,they are in doubt and uncertainty thereanent; nay, they are blindthereunto!
27/67 The Unbelievers say: "What! when we become dust,- we and ourfathers,- shall we really be raised (from the dead)?
27/68 "It is true we were promised this,- we and our fathers before(us): these are nothing but tales of the ancients."
27/69 Say: "Go ye through the earth and see what has been the end ofthose guilty (of sin)."
27/70 But grieve not over them, nor distress thyself because oftheir plots.
27/71 They also say: "When will this promise (come to pass)? (Say)if ye are truthful."
27/72 Say: "It may be that some of the events which ye wish tohasten on may be (close) in your pursuit!"
27/73 But verily thy Lord is full of grace to mankind: Yet most ofthem are ungrateful.
27/74 And verily thy Lord knoweth all that their hearts do hide. Aswell as all that they reveal.
27/75 Nor is there aught of the unseen, in heaven or earth, but is(recorded) in a clear record.
27/76 Verily this Qur'an doth explain to the Children of Israel mostof the matters in which they disagree.
27/77 And it certainly is a Guide and a Mercy to those who believe.
27/78 Verily thy Lord will decide between them by His Decree: and Heis Exalted in Might, All-Knowing.
27/79 So put thy trust in Allah: for thou art on (the path of)manifest Truth.
27/80 Truly thou canst not cause the dead to listen, nor canst thoucause the deaf to hear the call, (especially) when they turn back inretreat.
27/81 Nor canst thou be a guide to the blind, (to prevent them) fromstraying: only those wilt thou get to listen who believe in Our Signs, andthey will bow in Islam.
27/82 And when the Word is fulfilled against them (the unjust), weshall produce from the earth a beast to (face) them: He will speak to them,for that mankind did not believe with assurance in Our Signs.
27/83 One day We shall gather together from every people a troop ofthose who reject our Signs, and they shall be kept in ranks,-
27/84 Until, when they come (before the Judgment-seat), (Allah) willsay: "Did ye reject My Signs, though ye comprehended them not in knowledge,or what was it ye did?"
27/85 And the Word will be fulfilled against them, because of theirwrong-doing, and they will be unable to speak (in plea).
27/86 See they not that We have made the Night for them to rest inand the Day to give them light?  Verily in this are Signs for any peoplethat believe!
27/87 And the Day that the Trumpet will be sounded - then will besmitten with terror those who are in the heavens, and those who are onearth, except such as Allah will please (to exempt): and all shall come toHis (Presence) as beings conscious of their lowliness.
27/88 Thou seest the mountains and thinkest them firmly fixed: butthey shall pass away as the clouds pass away: (such is) the artistry ofAllah, who disposes of all things in perfect order: for he is well acquaintedwith all that ye do.
27/89 If any do good, good will (accrue) to them therefrom; and theywill be secure from terror that Day.
27/90 And if any do evil, their faces will be thrown headlong intothe Fire: "Do ye receive a reward other than that which ye have earned byyour deeds?"
27/91 For me, I have been commanded to serve the Lord of this city,Him Who has sanctified it and to Whom (belong) all things: and I amcommanded to be of those who bow in Islam to Allah's Will,-
27/92 And to rehearse the Qur'an: and if any accept guidance, theydo it for the good of their own souls, and if any stray, say: "I am only aWarner".
27/93 And say: "Praise be to Allah, Who will soon show you His Signs,so that ye shall know them"; and thy Lord is not unmindful of all that yedo.
28/1 Ta. Sin. Mim.
28/2 These are Verses of the Book that makes (things) clear.
28/3 We rehearse to thee some of the story of Moses and Pharaoh inTruth, for people who believe.
28/4 Truly Pharaoh elated himself in the land and broke up itspeople into sections, depressing a small group among them: their sons heslew, but he kept alive their females: for he was indeed a maker ofmischief.
28/5 And We wished to be Gracious to those who were being depressedin the land, to make them leaders (in Faith) and make them heirs,
28/6 To establish a firm place for them in the land, and to showPharaoh, Haman, and their hosts, at their hands, the very things againstwhich they were taking precautions.
28/7 So We sent this inspiration to the mother of Moses: "Suckle(thy child), but when thou hast fears about him, cast him into the river,but fear not nor grieve: for We shall restore him to thee, and We shallmake him one of Our messengers."
28/8 Then the people of Pharaoh picked him up (from the river): (Itwas intended) that (Moses) should be to them an adversary and a cause ofsorrow: for Pharaoh and Haman and (all) their hosts were men of sin.
28/9 The wife of Pharaoh said: "(Here is) joy of the eye, for meand for thee: slay him not. It may be  that he will be use to us, or we mayadopt him as a son." And they perceived not (what they were doing)!
28/10 But there came to be a void in the heart of the mother ofMoses: She was going almost to disclose his (case), had We not strengthenedher heart (with faith), so that she might remain a (firm) believer.
28/11 And she said to the sister of (Moses), "Follow him" so she(the sister) watched him in the character of a stranger. And they knewnot.
28/12 And we ordained that he refused suck at first, until (Hissister came up and) said: "Shall I point out to you the people of a housethat will nourish and bring him up for you and be sincerely attached tohim?"...
28/13 Thus did We restore him to his mother, that her eye might becomforted, that she might not grieve, and that she might know that thepromise of Allah is true: but most of them do not understand.
28/14 When he reached full age, and was firmly established (inlife), We bestowed on him wisdom and knowledge: for thus do We reward thosewho do good.
28/15 And he entered the city at a time when its people were notwatching: and he found there two men fighting,- one of his own religion,and the other, of his foes. Now the man of his own religion appealed to himagainst his foe, and Moses struck him with his fist and made an end of him.He said: "This is a work of Evil (Satan): for he is an enemy thatmanifestly misleads!"
28/16 He prayed: "O my Lord! I have indeed wronged my soul! Do Thouthen forgive me!"  So (Allah) forgave him: for He is the Oft-Forgiving, MostMerciful.
28/17 He said: "O my Lord! For that Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace onme, never shall I be a help to those who sin!"
28/18 So he saw the morning in the city, looking about, in a stateof fear, when behold, the man who had, the day before, sought his helpcalled aloud for his help (again). Moses said to him: "Thou art truly, itis clear, a quarrelsome fellow!"
28/19 Then, when he decided to lay hold of the man who was an enemyto both of them, that man said: "O Moses! Is it thy intention to slay me asthou slewest a man yesterday? Thy intention is none other than to become apowerful violent man in the land, and not to be one who sets thingsright!"
28/20 And there came a man, running, from the furthest end of theCity. He said: "O Moses! the Chiefs are taking counsel together about thee,to slay thee: so get thee away, for I do give thee sincere advice."
28/21 He therefore got away therefrom, looking about, in a state offear. He prayed "O my Lord! save me from people given to wrong-doing."
28/22 Then, when he turned his face towards (the land of) Madyan, hesaid: "I do hope that my Lord will show me the smooth and straight Path."
28/23 And when he arrived at the watering (place) in Madyan, hefound there a group of men watering (their flocks), and besides them hefound two women who were keeping back (their flocks). He said:  "What isthe matter with you?" They said: "We cannot water (our flocks) until theshepherds take back (their flocks): And our father is a very old man."
28/24 So he watered (their flocks) for them; then he turned back tothe shade, and said:"O my Lord! truly am I in (desperate) need of any goodthat Thou dost send me!"
28/25 Afterwards one of the (damsels) came (back) to him, walkingbashfully. She said: "My father invites thee that he may reward thee forhaving watered (our flocks) for us." So when he came to him and narratedthe story, he said: "Fear thou not: (well) hast thou escaped from unjustpeople."
28/26 Said one of the (damsels): "O my (dear) father! engage him onwages: truly the best of men for thee to employ is the (man) who is strongand trusty"....
28/27 He said: "I intend to wed one of these my daughters to thee,on condition that thou serve me for eight years; but if thou complete tenyears, it will be (grace) from thee. But I intend not to place thee under adifficulty: thou wilt find me, indeed, if Allah wills, one of therighteous."
28/28 He said: "Be that (the agreement) between me and thee:whichever of the two terms I fulfil, let there be no ill-will to me. Be Allaha witness to what we say."
28/29 Now when Moses had fulfilled the term, and was travellingwith his family, he perceived a fire in the direction of Mount Tur. He saidto his family: "Tarry ye; I perceive a fire; I hope to bring you from theresome information, or a burning firebrand, that ye may warm yourselves."
28/30 But when he came to the (fire), a voice was heard from theright bank of the valley, from a tree in hallowed ground: "O Moses! VerilyI am Allah, the Lord of the Worlds....
28/31 "Now do thou throw thy rod!" but when he saw it moving (of itsown accord) as if it had been a snake, he turned back in retreat, andretraced not his steps: O Moses!" (It was said), "Draw near, and fear not:for thou art of those who are secure.
28/32 "Move thy hand into thy bosom, and it will come forth whitewithout stain (or harm), and draw thy hand close to thy side (to guard)against fear.  Those are the two credentials from thy Lord to Pharaoh andhis Chiefs: for truly they are a people rebellious and wicked."
28/33 He said: "O my Lord! I have slain a man among them, and I fearlest they slay me.
28/34 "And my brother Aaron - He is more eloquent in speech than I:so send him with me as a helper, to confirm (and strengthen) me: for I fearthat they may accuse me of falsehood."
28/35 He said: "We will certainly strengthen thy arm through thybrother, and invest you both with authority, so they shall not be able totouch you: with Our Sign shall ye triumph,- you two as well as those whofollow you."
28/36 When Moses came to them with Our clear signs, they said: "Thisis nothing but sorcery faked up: never did we head the like among ourfathers of old!"
28/37 Moses said: "My Lord knows best who it is that comes withguidance from Him and whose end will be best in the Hereafter: certain itis that the wrong-doers will not prosper."
28/38 Pharaoh said: "O Chiefs! no god do I know for you but myself:therefore, O Haman! light me a (kiln to bake bricks) out of clay, and buildme a lofty palace, that I may mount up to the god of Moses: but as far as Iam concerned, I think (Moses) is a liar!"
28/39 And he was arrogant and insolent in the land, beyond reason,-He and his hosts: they thought that they would not have to return to Us!
28/40 So We seized him and his hosts, and We flung them into thesea: Now behold what was the end of those who did wrong!
28/41 And we made them (but) leaders inviting to the Fire; and onthe Day of Judgment no help shall they find.
28/42 in this world We made a curse to follow them and on the Day ofJudgment they will be among the loathed (and despised).
28/43 We did reveal to Moses the Book after We had destroyed theearlier generations, (to give) Insight to men, and guidance and Mercy, thatthey might receive admonition.
28/44 Thou wast not on the Western side when We decreed theCommission to Moses, nor wast thou a witness (of those events).
28/45 But We raised up (new) generations, and long were the agesthat passed over them; but thou wast not a dweller among the people ofMadyan, rehearsing Our Signs to them; but it is We Who send messengers (withinspiration).
28/46 Nor wast thou at the side of (the Mountain of) Tur when wecalled (to Moses). Yet (art thou sent) as Mercy from thy Lord, to givewarning to a people to whom no warner had come before thee: in order thatthey may receive admonition.
28/47 If (We had) not (sent thee to the Quraish),- in case acalamity should seize them for (the deeds) that their hands have sentforth, they might say: "Our Lord! why didst Thou not sent us a messenger? Weshould then have followed Thy Signs and been amongst those who believe!"
28/48 But (now), when the Truth has come to them from Ourselves,they say, "Why are not (Signs) sent to him, like those which were sent toMoses?" Do they not then reject (the Signs) which were formerly sent toMoses? They say: "Two kinds of sorcery, each assisting the other!" And theysay: "For us, we reject all (such things)!"
28/49 Say: "Then bring ye a Book from Allah, which is a better guidethan either of them, that I may follow it! (do), if ye are truthful!"
28/50 But if they hearken not to thee, know that they only followtheir own lusts: and who is more astray than one who follow his own lusts,devoid of guidance from Allah? for Allah guides not people given towrong-doing.
28/51 Now have We caused the Word to reach them themselves, in orderthat they may receive admonition.
28/52 Those to whom We sent the Book before this,- they do believein this (revelation):
28/53 And when it is recited to them, they say: "We believe therein,for it is the Truth from our Lord: indeed we have been Muslims (bowing toAllah's Will) from before this.
28/54 Twice will they be given their reward, for that they havepersevered, that they avert Evil with Good, and that they spend (incharity) out of what We have given them.
28/55 And when they hear vain talk, they turn away therefrom andsay: "To us our deeds, and to you yours; peace be to you: we seek not theignorant."
28/56 It is true thou wilt not be able to guide every one, whom thoulovest; but Allah guides those whom He will and He knows best those whoreceive guidance.
28/57 They say: "If we were to follow the guidance with thee, weshould be snatched away from our land." Have We not established for them asecure sanctuary, to which are brought as tribute fruits of all kinds,- aprovision from Ourselves? but most of them understand not.
28/58 And how many populations We destroyed, which exulted in theirlife (of ease and plenty)! now those habitations of theirs, after them, aredeserted,- All but a (miserable) few! and We are their heirs!
28/59 Nor was thy Lord the one to destroy a population until He hadsent to its centre a messenger, rehearsing to them Our Signs; nor are Wegoing to destroy a population except when its members practise iniquity.
28/60 The (material) things which ye are given are but theconveniences of this life and the glitter thereof; but that which is withAllah is better and more enduring: will ye not then be wise?
28/61 Are (these two) alike?- one to whom We have made a goodlypromise, and who is going to reach its (fulfilment), and one to whom Wehave given the good things of this life, but who, on the Day of Judgment,is to be among those brought up (for punishment)?
28/62 That Day (Allah) will call to them, and say "Where are my'partners'?- whom ye imagined (to be such)?"
28/63 Those against whom the charge will be proved, will say: "OurLord! These are the ones whom we led astray: we led them astray, as we wereastray ourselves: we free ourselves (from them) in Thy presence: it was notus they worshipped."
28/64 It will be said (to them): "Call upon your 'partners' (forhelp)" :they will call upon them, but they will not listen to them; andthey will see the Penalty (before them); (how they will wish) 'if only theyhad been open to guidance!'
28/65 That Day (Allah) will call to them, and say: "What was theanswer ye gave to the messengers?"
28/66 Then the (whole) story that Day will seem obscure to them(like light to the blind) and they will not be able (even) to question eachother.
28/67 But any that (in this life) had repented, believed, and workedrighteousness, will have hopes to be among those who achieve salvation.
28/68 Thy Lord does create and choose as He pleases: no choice havethey (in the matter): Glory to Allah! and far is He above the partners theyascribe (to Him)!
28/69 And thy Lord knows all that their hearts conceal and all thatthey reveal.
28/70 And He is Allah: There is no god but He. To Him be praise, atthe first and at the last: for Him is the Command, and to Him shall ye(all) be brought back.
28/71 Say: See ye? If Allah were to make the night perpetual over youto the Day of Judgment, what god is there other than Allah, who can give youenlightenment? Will ye not then hearken?
28/72 Say: See ye? If Allah were to make the day perpetual over you tothe Day of Judgment, what god is there other than Allah, who can give you anight in which ye can rest? Will ye not then see?
28/73 It is out of His Mercy that He has made for you Night andDay,- that ye may rest therein, and that ye may seek of his Grace;- and inorder that ye may be grateful.
28/74 The Day that He will call on them, He will say: "Where are my'partners'? whom ye imagined (to be such)?"
28/75 And from each people shall We draw a witness, and We shallsay: "Produce  your Proof": then shall they know that the Truth is in Allah(alone), and the (lies) which they invented will leave them in lurch.
28/76 Qarun was doubtless, of the people of Moses; but he actedinsolently towards them: such were the treasures We had bestowed on himthat their very keys would have been a burden to a body of strong men,behold, his people said to him: "Exult not, for Allah loveth not those whoexult (in riches).
28/77 "But seek, with the (wealth) which Allah has bestowed on thee,the Home of the Hereafter, nor forget thy portion in this world: but dothou good, as Allah has been good to thee, and seek not (occasions for)mischief in the land: for Allah loves not those who do mischief."
28/78 He said: "This has been given to me because of a certainknowledge which I have." Did he not know that Allah had destroyed, beforehim, (whole) generations,- which were superior to him in strength andgreater in the amount (of riches) they had collected? but the wicked arenot called (immediately) to account for their sins.
28/79 So he went forth among his people in the (pride of his wordly)glitter. Said those whose aim is the Life of this World: "Oh! that we hadthe like of what Qarun has got! for he is truly a lord of mighty goodfortune!"
28/80 But those who had been granted (true) knowledge said: "Alasfor you! The reward of Allah (in the Hereafter) is best for those who believeand work righteousness: but this none shall attain, save those whosteadfastly persevere (in good)."
28/81 Then We caused the earth to swallow up him and his house; andhe had not (the least little) party to help him against Allah, nor could hedefend himself.
28/82 And those who had envied his position the day before began tosay on the morrow: "Ah! it is indeed Allah Who enlarges the provision orrestricts it, to any of His servants He pleases! had it not been that Allahwas gracious to us, He could have caused the earth to swallow us up! Ah!those who reject Allah will assuredly never prosper."
28/83 That Home of the Hereafter We shall give to those who intendnot high-handedness or mischief on earth: and the end is (best) for therighteous.
28/84 If any does good, the reward to him is better than his deed;but if any does evil, the doers of evil are only punished (to the extent)of their deeds.
28/85 Verily He Who ordained the Qur'an for thee, will bring theeback to the Place of Return. Say: "My Lord knows best who it is that bringstrue guidance, and who is in manifest error."
28/86 And thou hadst not expected that the Book would be sent tothee except as a Mercy from thy Lord: Therefore lend not thou support inany way to those who reject (Allah's Message).
28/87 And let nothing keep thee back from the Signs of Allah afterthey have been revealed to thee: and invite (men) to thy Lord, and be notof the company of those who join gods with Allah.
28/88 And call not, besides Allah, on another god. There is no god butHe. Everything (that exists) will perish except His own Face. To Himbelongs the Command, and to Him will ye (all) be brought back.
29/1 A.L.M.
29/2 Do men think that they will be left alone on saying, "Webelieve", and that they will not be tested?
29/3 We did test those before them, and Allah will certainly knowthose who are true from those who are false.
29/4 Do those who practise evil think that they will get the betterof Us? Evil is their judgment!
29/5 For those whose hopes are in the meeting with Allah (in theHereafter, let them strive); for the term (appointed) by Allah is surelycoming and He hears and knows (all things).
29/6 And if any strive (with might and main), they do so for theirown souls: for Allah is free of all needs from all creation.
29/7 Those who believe and work righteous deeds,- from them shallWe blot out all evil (that may be) in them, and We shall reward themaccording to the best of their deeds.
29/8 We have enjoined on man kindness to parents: but if they(either of them) strive (to force) thee to join with Me (in worship)anything of which thou hast no knowledge, obey them not. Ye have (all) toreturn to me, and I will tell you (the truth) of all that ye did.
29/9 And those who believe and work righteous deeds,- them shall Weadmit to the company of the Righteous.
29/10 Then there are among men such as say, "We believe in Allah"; butwhen they suffer affliction in (the cause of) Allah, they treat men'soppression as if it were the Wrath of Allah! And if help comes (to thee) fromthy Lord, they are sure to say, "We have (always) been with you!" Does notAllah know best all that is in the hearts of all creation?
29/11 And Allah most certainly knows those who believe, and ascertainly those who are Hypocrites.
29/12 And the Unbelievers say to those who believe: "Follow ourpath, and we will bear (the consequences) of your faults." Never in theleast will they bear their faults: in fact they are liars!
29/13 They will bear their own burdens, and (other) burdens alongwith their own, and on the Day of Judgments they will be called to accountfor their falsehoods.
29/14 We (once) sent Noah to his people, and he tarried among them athousand years less fifty: but the Deluge overwhelmed them while they(persisted in) sin.
29/15 But We saved him and the companions of the Ark, and We madethe (Ark) a Sign for all peoples!
29/16 And (We also saved) Abraham: behold, he said to his people,"Serve Allah and fear Him: that will be best for you- If ye understand!
29/17 "For ye do worship idols besides Allah, and ye invent falsehood.The things that ye worship besides Allah have no power to give yousustenance: then seek ye sustenance from Allah, serve Him, and be grateful toHim: to Him will be your return.
29/18 "And if ye reject (the Message), so did generations beforeyou: and the duty of the messenger is only to preach publicly (andclearly)."
29/19 See they not how Allah originates creation, then repeats it:truly that is easy for Allah.
29/20 Say: "Travel through the earth and see how Allah did originatecreation; so will Allah produce a later creation: for Allah has power over allthings.
29/21 "He punishes whom He pleases, and He grants Mercy to whom Hepleases, and towards Him are ye turned.
29/22 "Not on earth nor in heaven will ye be able (fleeing) tofrustrate (his Plan), nor have ye, besides Allah, any protector or helper."
29/23 Those who reject the Signs of Allah and the Meeting with Him (inthe Hereafter),- it is they who shall despair of My Mercy: it is they whowill (suffer) a most grievous Penalty.
29/24 So naught was the answer of (Abraham's) people except thatthey said: "Slay him or burn him." But Allah did save him from the Fire.Verily in this are Signs for people who believe.
29/25 And he said: "For you, ye have taken (for worship) idolsbesides Allah, out of mutual love and regard between yourselves in this life;but on the Day of Judgment ye shall disown each other and curse each other:and your abode will be the Fire, and ye shall have none to help."
29/26 But Lut had faith in Him: He said: "I will leave home for thesake of my Lord: for He is Exalted in Might, and Wise."
29/27 And We gave (Abraham) Isaac and Jacob, and ordained among hisprogeny Prophethood and Revelation, and We granted him his reward in thislife; and he was in the Hereafter (of the company) of the Righteous.
29/28 And (remember) Lut: behold, he said to his people: "Ye docommit lewdness, such as no people in Creation (ever) committed beforeyou.
29/29 "Do ye indeed approach men, and cut off the highway?- andpractise wickedness (even) in your councils?" But his people gave no answerbut this: they said: "Bring us the Wrath of Allah if thou tellest thetruth."
29/30 He said: "O my Lord! help Thou me against people who domischief!"
29/31 When Our Messengers came to Abraham with the good news, theysaid: "We are indeed going to destroy the people of this township: fortruly they are (addicted to) crime."
29/32 He said: "But there is Lut there." They said: "Well do we knowwho is there : we will certainly save him and his following,- except hiswife: she is of those who lag behind!"
29/33 And when Our Messengers came to Lut, he was grieved on theiraccount, and felt himself powerless (to protect) them: but they said: "Fearthou not, nor grieve: we are (here) to save thee and thy following, exceptthy wife: she is of those who lag behind.
29/34 "For we are going to bring down on the people of this townshipa Punishment from heaven, because they have been wickedly rebellious."
29/35 And We have left thereof an evident Sign, for any people who(care to) understand.
29/36 To the Madyan (people) (We sent) their brother Shu'aib. Thenhe said: "O my people! serve Allah, and fear the Last Day: nor commit evil onthe earth, with intent to do mischief."
29/37 But they rejected him: Then the mighty Blast seized them, andthey lay prostrate in their homes by the morning.
29/38 (Remember also) the 'Ad and the Thamud (people): clearly willappear to you from (the traces) of their buildings (their fate): the EvilOne made their deeds alluring to them, and kept them back from the Path,though they were gifted with intelligence and skill.
29/39 (Remember also) Qarun, Pharaoh, and Haman: there came to themMoses with Clear Signs, but they behaved with insolence on the earth; yetthey could not overreach (Us).
29/40 Each one of them We seized for his crime: of them, againstsome We sent a violent tornado (with showers of stones); some were caughtby a (mighty) Blast; some We caused the earth to swallow up; and some Wedrowned (in the waters): It was not Allah Who injured (or oppressed) them:"They injured (and oppressed) their own souls.
29/41 The parable of those who take protectors other than Allah isthat of the spider, who builds (to itself) a house; but truly the flimsiestof houses is the spider's house;- if they but knew.
29/42 Verily Allah doth know of (every thing) whatever that they callupon besides Him: and He is Exalted (in power), Wise.
29/43 And such are the Parables We set forth for mankind, but onlythose understand them who have knowledge.
29/44 Allah created the heavens and the earth in true (proportions):verily in that is a Sign for those who believe.
29/45 Recite what is sent of the Book by inspiration to thee, andestablish regular Prayer: for Prayer restrains from shameful and unjustdeeds; and remembrance of Allah is the greatest (thing in life) withoutdoubt. And Allah knows the (deeds) that ye do.
29/46 And dispute ye not with the People of the Book, except withmeans better (than mere disputation), unless it be with those of them whoinflict wrong (and injury): but say, "We believe in the revelation whichhas come down to us and in that which came down to you; Our Allah and yourAllah is one; and it is to Him we bow (in Islam)."
29/47 And thus (it is) that We have sent down the Book to thee. Sothe People of the Book believe therein, as also do some of these (paganArabs): and none but Unbelievers reject our signs.
29/48 And thou wast not (able) to recite a Book before this (Bookcame), nor art thou (able) to transcribe it with thy right hand: In thatcase, indeed, would the talkers of vanities have doubted.
29/49 Nay, here are Signs self-evident in the hearts of thoseendowed with knowledge: and none but the unjust reject Our Signs.
29/50 Ye they say: "Why are not Signs sent down to him from hisLord?" Say: "The signs are indeed with Allah: and I am indeed a clearWarner."
29/51 And is it not enough for them that we have sent down to theethe Book which is rehearsed to them? Verily, in it is Mercy and a Reminderto those who believe.
29/52 Say: "Enough is Allah for a witness between me and you: He knowswhat is in the heavens and on earth. And it is those who believe invanities and reject Allah, that will perish (in the end).
29/53 They ask thee to hasten on the Punishment (for them): had itnot been for a term (of respite) appointed, the Punishment would certainlyhave come to them: and it will certainly reach them,- of a sudden, whilethey perceive not!
29/54 They ask thee to hasten on the Punishment: but, of a surety,Hell will  encompass the Rejecters of Faith!-
29/55 On the Day that the Punishment shall cover them from abovethem and from below them, and (a Voice) shall say: "Taste ye (the fruits)of your deeds!"
29/56 O My servants who believe! truly, spacious is My Earth:therefore serve ye Me - (and Me alone)!
29/57 Every soul shall have a taste of death in the end to Us shallye be brought back.
29/58 But those who believe and work deeds of righteousness - tothem shall We give a Home in Heaven,- lofty mansions beneath which flowrivers,- to dwell therein for aye;- an excellent reward for those who do(good)!-
29/59 Those who persevere in patience, and put their trust, in theirLord and Cherisher.
29/60 How many are the creatures that carry not their ownsustenance? It is Allah who feeds (both) them and you: for He hears and knows(all things).
29/61 If indeed thou ask them who has created the heavens and theearth and subjected the sun and the moon (to his Law), they will certainlyreply, "Allah". How are they then deluded away (from the truth)?
29/62 Allah enlarges the sustenance (which He gives) to whichever ofHis servants He pleases; and He (similarly) grants by (strict) measure, (asHe pleases): for Allah has full knowledge of all things.
29/63 And if indeed thou ask them who it is that sends down rainfrom the sky, and gives life therewith to the earth after its death, theywill certainly reply, "Allah!" Say, "Praise be to Allah!" But most of themunderstand not.
29/64 What is the life of this world but amusement and play? butverily the Home in the Hereafter,- that is life indeed, if they but knew.
29/65 Now, if they embark on a boat, they call on Allah, making theirdevotion sincerely (and exclusively) to Him; but when He has delivered themsafely to (dry) land, behold, they give a share (of their worship toothers)!-
29/66 Disdaining ungratefully Our gifts, and giving themselves up to(worldly) enjoyment! But soon will they know.
29/67 Do they not then see that We have made a sanctuary secure, andthat men are being snatched away from all around them? Then, do theybelieve in that which is vain, and reject the Grace of Allah?
29/68 And who does more wrong than he who invents a lie against Allahor rejects the Truth when it reaches him? Is there not a home in Hell forthose who reject Faith?
29/69 And those who strive in Our (cause),- We will certainly guidethem to our Paths: For verily Allah is with those who do right.
30/1 A. L. M.
30/2 The Roman Empire has been defeated-
30/3 In a land close by; but they, (even) after (this) defeat oftheirs, will soon be victorious-
30/4 Within a few years. With Allah is the Decision, in the past andin the Future: on that Day shall the Believers rejoice-
30/5 With the help of Allah. He helps whom He will, and He is exaltedin might, most merciful.
30/6 (It is) the promise of Allah. Never does Allah depart from Hispromise: but most men understand not.
30/7 They know but the outer (things) in the life of this world:but of the End of things they are heedless.
30/8 Do they not reflect in their own minds? Not but for just endsand for a term appointed, did Allah create the heavens and the earth, and allbetween them: yet are there truly many among men who deny the meeting withtheir Lord (at the Resurrection)!
30/9 Do they not travel through the earth, and see what was the endof those before them? They were superior to them in strength: they tilledthe soil and populated it in greater numbers than these have done: therecame to them their messengers with Clear (Signs). (Which they rejected, totheir own destruction): It was not Allah Who wronged them, but they wrongedtheir own souls.
30/10 In the long run evil in the extreme will be the End of thosewho do evil; for that they rejected the Signs of Allah, and held them up toridicule.
30/11 It is Allah Who begins (the process of) creation; then repeatsit; then shall ye be brought back to Him.
30/12 On the Day that the Hour will be established, the guilty willbe struck dumb with despair.
30/13 No intercessor will they have among their "Partners" and theywill (themselves) reject their "Partners".
30/14 On the Day that the Hour will be established,- that Day shall(all men) be sorted out.
30/15 Then those who have believed and worked righteous deeds, shallbe made happy in a Mead of Delight.
30/16 And those who have rejected Faith and falsely denied our Signsand the meeting of the Hereafter,- such shall be brought forth toPunishment.
30/17 So (give) glory to Allah, when ye reach eventide and when yerise in the morning;
30/18 Yea, to Him be praise, in the heavens and on earth; and in thelate afternoon and when the day begins to decline.
30/19 It is He Who brings out the living from the dead, and bringsout the dead from the living, and Who gives life to the earth after it isdead: and thus shall ye be brought out (from the dead).
30/20 Among His Signs in this, that He created you from dust; andthen,- behold, ye are men scattered (far and wide)!
30/21 And among His Signs is this, that He created for you matesfrom among yourselves, that ye may dwell in tranquillity with them, and Hehas put love and mercy between your (hearts): verily in that are Signs forthose who reflect.
30/22 And among His Signs is the creation of the heavens and theearth, and the variations in your languages and your colours: verily inthat are Signs for those who know.
30/23 And among His Signs is the sleep that ye take by night and byday, and the quest that ye (make for livelihood) out of His Bounty: verilyin that are signs for those who hearken.
30/24 And among His Signs, He shows you the lightning, by way bothof fear and of hope, and He sends down rain from the sky and with it giveslife to the earth after it is dead: verily in that are Signs for those whoare wise.
30/25 And among His Signs is this, that heaven and earth stand byHis Command: then when He calls you, by a single call, from the earth,behold, ye (straightway) come forth.
30/26 To Him belongs every being that is in the heavens and onearth: all are devoutly obedient to Him.
30/27 It is He Who begins (the process of) creation; then repeatsit; and for Him it is most easy. To Him belongs the loftiest similitude (wecan think of) in the heavens and the earth: for He is Exalted in Might,full of wisdom.
30/28 He does propound to you a similitude from your own(experience): do ye have partners among those whom your right handspossess, to share as equals in the wealth We have bestowed on you? Do yefear them as ye fear each other? Thus do we explain the Signs in detail toa people that understand.
30/29 Nay, the wrong-doers (merely) follow their own lusts, beingdevoid of knowledge. But who will guide those whom Allah leaves astray? Tothem there will be no helpers.
30/30 So set thou thy face steadily and truly to the Faith:(establish) Allah's handiwork according to the pattern on which He has mademankind: no change (let there be) in the work (wrought) by Allah: that is thestandard Religion: but most among mankind understand not.
30/31 Turn ye back in repentance to Him, and fear Him: establishregular prayers, and be not ye among those who join gods with Allah,-
30/32 Those who split up their Religion, and become (mere) Sects,-each party rejoicing in that which is with itself!
30/33 When trouble touches men, they cry to their Lord, turning backto Him in repentance: but when He gives them a taste of Mercy as fromHimself, behold, some of them pay part-worship to other god's besides theirLord,-
30/34 (As if) to show their ingratitude for the (favours) We havebestowed on them!  Then enjoy (your brief day); but soon will ye know (yourfolly).
30/35 Or have We sent down authority to them, which points out tothem the things to which they pay part-worship?
30/36 When We give men a taste of Mercy, they exult thereat: andwhen some evil afflicts them because of what their (own) hands have sentforth, behold, they are in despair!
30/37 See they not that Allah enlarges the provision and restricts it,to whomsoever He pleases? Verily in that are Signs for those who believe.
30/38 So give what is due to kindred, the needy, and the wayfarer.That is best for those who seek the Countenance, of Allah, and it is they whowill prosper.
30/39 That which ye lay out for increase through the property of(other) people, will have no increase with Allah: but that which ye lay outfor charity, seeking the Countenance of Allah, (will increase): it is thesewho will get a recompense multiplied.
30/40 It is Allah Who has created you: further, He has provided foryour sustenance; then He will cause you to die; and again He will give youlife. Are there any of your (false) "Partners" who can do any single one ofthese things? Glory to Him! and high is He above the partners theyattribute (to him)!
30/41 Mischief has appeared on land and sea because of (the meed)that the hands of men have earned, that (Allah) may give them a taste of someof their deeds: in order that they may turn back (from Evil).
30/42 Say: "Travel through the earth and see what was the end ofthose before (you): Most of them worshipped others besides Allah."
30/43 But set thou thy face to the right Religion before there comefrom Allah the Day which there is no chance of averting: on that Day shallmen be divided (in two).
30/44 Those who reject Faith will suffer from that rejection: andthose who work righteousness will spread their couch (of repose) forthemselves (in heaven):
30/45 That He may reward those who believe and work righteous deeds,out of his Bounty. For He loves not those who reject Faith.
30/46 Among His Signs is this, that He sends the Winds, as heraldsof Glad Tidings, giving you a taste of His (Grace and) Mercy,- that theships may sail (majestically) by His Command and that ye may seek of HisBounty: in order that ye may be grateful.
30/47 We did indeed send, before thee, messengers to their(respective) peoples, and they came to them with Clear Signs: then, tothose who transgressed,  We meted out Retribution: and it was due from Usto aid those who believed.
30/48 It is Allah Who sends the Winds, and they raise the Clouds: thendoes He spread them in the sky as He wills, and break them into fragments,until thou seest rain-drops issue from the midst thereof: then when He hasmade them reach such of his servants as He wills behold, they do rejoice!-
30/49 Even though, before they received (the rain) - just beforethis - they were dumb with despair!
30/50 Then contemplate (O man!) the memorials of Allah's Mercy!- howHe gives life to the earth after its death: verily the same will give lifeto the men who are dead: for He has power over all things.
30/51 And if We (but) send a Wind from which they see (their tilth)turn yellow,- behold, they become, thereafter, Ungrateful (Unbelievers)!
30/52 So verily thou canst not make the dead to hear, nor canst thoumake the deaf to hear the call, when they show their backs and turn away.
30/53 Nor canst thou lead back the blind from their straying: onlythose wilt thou make to hear, who believe in Our signs and submit (theirwills in Islam).
30/54 It is Allah Who created you in a state of (helpless) weakness,then gave (you) strength after weakness, then, after strength, gave (youweakness and a hoary head: He creates as He wills, and it is He Who has allknowledge and power.
30/55 On the Day that the Hour (of Reckoning) will be established,the transgressors will swear that they tarried not but an hour: thus werethey used to being deluded!
30/56 But those endued with knowledge and faith will say: "Indeed yedid tarry, within Allah's Decree, to the Day of Resurrection, and this is theDay of Resurrection: but ye - ye were not aware!"
30/57 So on that Day no excuse of theirs will avail thetransgressors, nor will they be invited (then) to seek grace (byrepentance).
30/58 verily We have propounded for men, in this Qur'an every kindof Parable: But if thou bring to them any Sign, the Unbelievers are sure tosay, "Ye do nothing but talk vanities."
30/59 Thus does Allah seal up the hearts of those who understand not.
30/60 So patiently persevere: for verily the promise of Allah is true:nor let those shake thy firmness, who have (themselves) no certainty offaith.
31/1 A. L. M.
31/2 These are Verses of the Wise Book,-
31/3 A Guide and a Mercy to the Doers of Good,-
31/4 Those who establish regular Prayer, and give regular Charity,and have (in their hearts) the assurance of the Hereafter.
31/5 These are on (true) guidance from their Lord: and these arethe ones who will prosper.
31/6 But there are, among men, those who purchase idle tales,without knowledge (or meaning), to mislead (men) from the Path of Allah andthrow ridicule (on the Path): for such there will be a HumiliatingPenalty.
31/7 When Our Signs are rehearsed to such a one, he turns away inarrogance, as if he heard them not, as if there were deafness in both hisears: announce to him a grievous Penalty.
31/8 For those who believe and work righteous deeds, there will beGardens of Bliss,-
31/9 To dwell therein. The promise of Allah is true: and He isExalted in Power, Wise.
31/10 He created the heavens without any pillars that ye can see; Heset on the earth mountains standing firm, lest it should shake with you;and He scattered through it beasts of all kinds. We send down rain from thesky, and produce on the earth every kind of noble creature, in pairs.
31/11 Such is the Creation of Allah: now show Me what is there thatothers besides Him have created: nay, but the Transgressors are in manifesterror.
31/12 we bestowed (in the past) Wisdom on Luqman: "Show (thy)gratitude to Allah." Any who is (so) grateful does so to the profit of hisown soul: but if any is ungrateful, verily Allah is free of all wants, Worthyof all praise.
31/13 Behold, Luqman said to his son by way of instruction: "O myson! join not in worship (others) with Allah: for false worship is indeed thehighest wrong-doing."
31/14 And We have enjoined on man (to be good) to his parents: intravail upon travail did his mother bear him, and in years twain was hisweaning: (hear the command), "Show gratitude to Me and to thy parents: toMe is (thy final) Goal.
31/15 "But if they strive to make thee join in worship with Methings of which thou hast no knowledge, obey them not; yet bear themcompany in this life with justice (and consideration), and follow the wayof those who turn to me (in love): in the end the return of you all is toMe, and I will tell you the truth (and meaning) of all that ye did."
31/16 "O my son!" (said Luqman), "If there be (but) the weight of amustard-seed and it were (hidden) in a rock, or (anywhere) in the heavensor on earth, Allah will bring it forth: for Allah understands the finestmysteries, (and) is well-acquainted (with them).
31/17 "O my son! establish regular prayer, enjoin what is just, andforbid what is wrong: and bear with patient constancy whatever betide thee;for this is firmness (of purpose) in (the conduct of) affairs.
31/18 "And swell not thy cheek (for pride) at men, nor walk ininsolence through the earth; for Allah loveth not any arrogant boaster.
31/19 "And be moderate in thy pace, and lower thy voice; for theharshest of sounds without doubt is the braying of the ass."
31/20 Do ye not see that Allah has subjected to your (use) all thingsin the heavens and on earth, and has made his bounties flow to you inexceeding measure, (both) seen and unseen?  Yet there are among men thosewho dispute about Allah, without knowledge and without guidance, and withouta Book to enlighten them!
31/21 When they are told to follow the (Revelation) that Allah hassent down, they say: "Nay, we shall follow the ways that we found ourfathers (following). "What! even if it is Satan beckoning them to thePenalty of the (Blazing) Fire?
31/22 Whoever submits his whole self to Allah, and is a doer of good,has grasped indeed the most trustworthy hand-hold: and with Allah rests theEnd and Decision of (all) affairs.
31/23 But if any reject Faith, let not his rejection grieve thee: toUs is their return, and We shall tell them the truth of their deeds: forAllah knows well all that is in (men's) hearts.
31/24 We grant them their pleasure for a little while: in the endshall We drive them to a chastisement unrelenting.
31/25 If thou ask them, who it is that created the heavens and theearth. They will certainly say, "Allah". Say: "Praise be to Allah!" But most ofthem understand not.
31/26 To Allah belong all things in heaven and earth: verily Allah is He(that is) free of all wants, worthy of all praise.
31/27 And if all the trees on earth were pens and the ocean (wereink), with seven oceans behind it to add to its (supply), yet would not thewords of Allah be exhausted (in the writing): for Allah is Exalted in Power,full of Wisdom.
31/28 And your creation or your resurrection is in no wise but as anindividual soul: for Allah is He Who hears and sees (all things).
31/29 Seest thou not that Allah merges Night into Day and he mergesDay into Night; that He has subjected the sun, and the moon (to his Law),each running its course for a term appointed; and that Allah iswell-acquainted with all that ye do?
31/30 That is because Allah is the (only) Reality, and becausewhatever else they invoke besides Him is Falsehood; and because Allah,- He isthe Most High, Most Great.
31/31 Seest thou not that the ships sail through the ocean by theGrace of Allah?- that He may show you of His Signs? Verily in this are Signsfor all who constantly persevere and give thanks.
31/32 When a wave covers them like the canopy (of clouds), they callto Allah, offering Him sincere devotion. But when He has delivered themsafely to land, there are among them those that halt between (right andwrong). But none reject Our Signs except only a perfidious ungrateful(wretch)!
31/33 O mankind! do your duty to your Lord, and fear (the coming of)a Day when no father can avail aught for his son, nor a son avail aught forhis father. Verily, the promise of Allah is true: let not then this presentlife deceive you, nor let the chief Deceiver deceive you about Allah.
31/34 Verily the knowledge of the Hour is with Allah (alone). It is HeWho sends down rain, and He Who knows what is in the wombs. Nor does anyone know what it is that he will earn on the morrow: Nor does any one knowin what land he is to die. Verily with Allah is full knowledge and He isacquainted (with all things).
32/1 A. L. M.
32/2 (This is) the Revelation of the Book in which there is nodoubt,- from the Lord of the Worlds.
32/3 Or do they say, "He has forged it"? Nay, it is the Truth fromthy Lord, that thou mayest admonish a people to whom no warner has comebefore thee: in order that they may receive guidance.
32/4 It is Allah Who has created the heavens and the earth, and allbetween them, in six Days, and is firmly established on the Throne (ofAuthority): ye have none, besides Him, to protect or intercede (for you):will ye not then receive admonition?
32/5 He rules (all) affairs from the heavens to the earth: in theend will (all affairs) go up to Him, on a Day, the space whereof will be(as) a thousand years of your reckoning.
32/6 Such is He, the Knower of all things, hidden and open, theExalted (in power), the Merciful;-
32/7 He Who has made everything which He has created most good: Hebegan the creation of man with (nothing more than) clay,
32/8 And made his progeny from a quintessence of the nature of afluid despised:
32/9 But He fashioned him in due proportion, and breathed into himsomething of His spirit. And He gave you (the faculties of) hearing andsight and feeling (and understanding): little thanks do ye give!
32/10 And they say: "What! when we lie, hidden and lost, in theearth, shall we indeed be in a Creation renewed? Nay, they deny the Meetingwith their Lord.
32/11 Say: "The Angel of Death, put in charge of you, will (duly)take your souls: then shall ye be brought back to your Lord."
32/12 If only thou couldst see when the guilty ones will bend lowtheir heads before their Lord, (saying:) "Our Lord! We have seen and wehave heard: Now then send us back (to the world): we will workrighteousness: for we do indeed (now) believe."
32/13 If We had so willed, We could certainly have brought everysoul its true guidance: but the Word from Me will come true, "I will fillHell with Jinns and men all together."
32/14 "Taste ye then - for ye forgot the Meeting of this Day ofyours, and We too will forget you - taste ye the Penalty of Eternity foryour (evil) deeds!"
32/15 Only those believe in Our Signs, who, when they are recited tothem, fall down in prostration, and celebrate the praises of their Lord, norare they (ever) puffed up with pride.
32/16 Their limbs do forsake their beds of sleep, the while theycall on their Lord, in Fear and Hope: and they spend (in charity) out ofthe sustenance which We have bestowed on them.
32/17 Now no person knows what delights of the eye are kept hidden(in reserve) for them - as a reward for their (good) deeds.
32/18 Is then the man who believes no better than the man who isrebellious and wicked? Not equal are they.
32/19 For those who believe and do righteous deeds are Gardens ashospitable homes, for their (good) deeds.
32/20 As to those who are rebellious and wicked, their abode will bethe Fire: every time they wish to get away therefrom, they will be forcedthereinto, and it will be said to them: "Taste ye the Penalty of the Fire,the which ye were wont to reject as false."
32/21 And indeed We will make them taste of the Penalty of this(life) prior to the supreme Penalty, in order that they may (repent and)return.
32/22 And who does more wrong than one to whom are recited the Signsof his Lord, and who then turns away therefrom? Verily from those whotransgress We shall exact (due) Retribution.
32/23 We did indeed aforetime give the Book to Moses: be not then indoubt of its reaching (thee): and We made it a guide to the Children ofIsrael.
32/24 And We appointed, from among them, leaders, giving guidanceunder Our command, so long as they persevered with patience and continuedto have faith in Our Signs.
32/25 Verily thy Lord will judge between them on the Day ofJudgment, in the matters wherein they differ (among themselves)
32/26 Does it not teach them a lesson, how many generations Wedestroyed before them, in whose dwellings they (now) go to and fro? Verilyin that are Signs: Do they not then listen?
32/27 And do they not see that We do drive rain to parched soil(bare of herbage), and produce therewith crops, providing food for theircattle and themselves? Have they not the vision?
32/28 They say: "When will this decision be, if ye are telling thetruth?"
32/29 Say: "On the Day of Decision, no profit will it be toUnbelievers if they (then) believe! nor will they be granted a respite."
32/30 So turn away from them, and wait: they too are waiting.
33/1 O Prophet! Fear Allah, and hearken not to the Unbelievers andthe Hypocrites: verily Allah is full of Knowledge and Wisdom.
33/2 But follow that which comes to thee by inspiration from thyLord: for Allah is well acquainted with (all) that ye do.
33/3 And put thy trust in Allah, and enough is Allah as a disposer ofaffairs.
33/4 Allah has not made for any man two hearts in his (one) body: norhas He made your wives whom ye divorce by Zihar your mothers: nor has Hemade your adopted sons your sons. Such is (only) your (manner of) speech byyour mouths. But Allah tells (you) the Truth, and He shows the (right) Way.
33/5 Call them by (the names of) their fathers: that is juster inthe sight of Allah. But if ye know not their father's (names, call them) yourBrothers in faith, or your maulas. But there is no blame on you if ye makea mistake therein: (what counts is) the intention of your hearts: and Allahis Oft-Returning, Most Merciful.
33/6 The Prophet is closer to the Believers than their own selves,and his wives are their mothers. Blood-relations among each other havecloser personal ties, in the Decree of Allah. Than (the Brotherhood of)Believers and Muhajirs: nevertheless do ye what is just to your closestfriends: such is the writing in the Decree (of Allah).
33/7 And remember We took from the prophets their covenant: As (Wedid) from thee: from Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus the son of Mary: Wetook from them a solemn covenant:
33/8 That (Allah) may question the (custodians) of Truth concerningthe Truth they (were charged with): And He has prepared for the Unbelieversa grievous Penalty.
33/9 O ye who believe! Remember the Grace of Allah, (bestowed) onyou, when there came down on you hosts (to overwhelm you): But We sentagainst them a hurricane and forces that ye saw not: but Allah sees (clearly)all that ye do.
33/10 Behold! they came on you from above you and from below you,and behold, the eyes became dim and the hearts gaped up to the throats, andye imagined various (vain) thoughts about Allah!
33/11 In that situation were the Believers tried: they were shakenas by a tremendous shaking.
33/12 And behold! The Hypocrites and those in whose hearts is adisease (even) say: "Allah and His Messenger promised us nothing butdelusion!"
33/13 Behold! A party among them said: "Ye men of Yathrib! yecannot stand (the attack)! therefore go back!" And a band of them ask forleave of the Prophet, saying, "Truly our houses are bare and exposed,"though they were not exposed they intended nothing but to run away.
33/14 And if an entry had been effected to them from the sides ofthe (city), and they had been incited to sedition, they would certainlyhave brought it to pass, with none but a brief delay!
33/15 And yet they had already covenanted with Allah not to turn theirbacks, and a covenant with Allah must (surely) be answered for.
33/16 Say: "Running away will not profit you if ye are running awayfrom death or slaughter; and even if (ye do escape), no more than a brief(respite) will ye be allowed to enjoy!"
33/17 Say: "Who is it that can screen you from Allah if it be His wishto give you punishment or to give you Mercy?" Nor will they find forthemselves, besides Allah, any protector or helper.
33/18 Verily Allah knows those among you who keep back (men) and thosewho say to their brethren, "Come along to us", but come not to the fightexcept for just a little while.
33/19 Covetous over you. Then when fear comes, thou wilt see themlooking to thee, their eyes revolving, like (those of) one over whom hoversdeath: but when the fear is past, they will smite you with sharp tongues,covetous of goods. Such men have no faith, and so Allah has made their deedsof none effect: and that is easy for Allah.
33/20 They think that the Confederates have not withdrawn; and ifthe Confederates should come (again), they would wish they were in thedeserts (wandering) among the Bedouins, and seeking news about you (from asafe distance); and if they were in your midst, they would fight butlittle.
33/21 Ye have indeed in the Messenger of Allah a beautiful pattern (ofconduct) for any one whose hope is in Allah and the Final Day, and whoengages much in the Praise of Allah.
33/22 When the Believers saw the Confederate forces, they said:"This is what Allah and his Messenger had promised us, and Allah and His Messengertold us what was true." And it only added to their faith and their zeal inobedience.
33/23 Among the Believers are men who have been true to theircovenant with Allah: of them some have completed their vow (to the extreme),and some (still) wait: but they have never changed (their determination) inthe least:
33/24 That Allah may reward the men of Truth for their Truth, andpunish the Hypocrites if that be His Will, or turn to them in Mercy: forAllah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
33/25 And Allah turned back the Unbelievers for (all) their fury: noadvantage did they gain; and enough is Allah for the believers in theirfight. And Allah is full of Strength, able to enforce His Will.
33/26 And those of the People of the Book who aided them - Allah didtake them down from their strongholds and cast terror into their hearts.(So that) some ye slew, and some ye made prisoners.
33/27 And He made you heirs of their lands, their houses, and theirgoods, and of a land which ye had not frequented (before). And Allah haspower over all things.
33/28 O Prophet! Say to thy Consorts: "If it be that ye desire thelife of this World, and its glitter,- then come! I will provide for yourenjoyment and set you free in a  handsome manner.
33/29 But if ye seek Allah and His Messenger, and the Home of theHereafter, verily Allah has prepared for the well-doers amongst you a greatreward.
33/30 O Consorts of the Prophet! If any of you were guilty ofevident unseemly conduct, the Punishment would be doubled to her, and thatis easy for Allah.
33/31 But any of you that is devout in the service of Allah and HisMessenger, and works righteousness,- to her shall We grant her reward twice:and We have prepared for her a generous Sustenance.
33/32 O Consorts of the Prophet! Ye are not like any of the (other)women: if ye do fear (Allah), be not too complacent of speech, lest one inwhose heart is a disease should be moved with desire: but speak ye a speech(that is) just.
33/33 And stay quietly in your houses, and make not a dazzlingdisplay, like that of the former Times of Ignorance; and establish regularPrayer, and give regular Charity; and obey Allah and His Messenger. And Allahonly wishes to remove all abomination from you, ye members of the Family,and to make you pure and spotless.
33/34 And recite what is rehearsed to you in your homes, of theSigns of Allah and His Wisdom: for Allah understands the finest mysteries andis well-acquainted (with them).
33/35 For Muslim men and women,- for believing men and women, fordevout men and women, for true men and women, for men and women who arepatient and constant, for men and women who humble themselves, for men andwomen who give in Charity, for men and women who fast (and denythemselves), for men and women who guard their chastity, and for men andwomen who engage much in Allah's praise,- for them has Allah preparedforgiveness and great reward.
33/36 It is not fitting for a Believer, man or woman, when a matterhas been decided by Allah and His Messenger to have any option about theirdecision: if any one disobeys Allah and His Messenger, he is indeed on aclearly wrong Path.
33/37 Behold! Thou didst say to one who had received the grace ofAllah and thy favour: "Retain thou (in wedlock) thy wife, and fear Allah." Butthou didst hide in thy heart that which Allah was about to make manifest:thou didst fear the people, but it is more fitting that thou shouldst fearAllah. Then when Zaid had dissolved (his marriage) with her, with thenecessary (formality), We joined her in marriage to thee: in order that (infuture) there may be no difficulty to the Believers in (the matter of)marriage with the wives of their adopted sons, when the latter havedissolved with the necessary (formality) (their marriage) with them. AndAllah's command must be fulfilled.
33/38 There can be no difficulty to the Prophet in what Allah hasindicated to him as a duty. It was the practice (approved) of Allah amongstthose of old that have passed away. And the command of Allah is a decreedetermined.
33/39 (It is the practice of those) who preach the Messages of Allah,and fear Him, and fear none but Allah. And enough is Allah to call (men) toaccount.
33/40 Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but (he is) theMessenger of Allah, and the Seal of the Prophets: and Allah has full knowledge ofall things.
33/41 O ye who believe! Celebrate the praises of Allah, and do thisoften;
33/42 And glorify Him morning and evening.
33/43 He it is Who sends blessings on you, as do His angels, that Hemay bring you out from the depths of Darkness into Light: and He is Full ofMercy to the Believers.
33/44 Their salutation on the Day they meet Him will be "Peace!";and He has prepared for them a generous Reward.
33/45 O Prophet! Truly We have sent thee as a Witness, a Bearer ofGlad Tidings, and Warner,-
33/46 And as one who invites to Allah's (grace) by His leave, and as alamp spreading light.
33/47 Then give the Glad Tidings to the Believers, that they shallhave from Allah a very great Bounty.
33/48 And obey not (the behests) of the Unbelievers and theHypocrites, and heed not their annoyances, but put thy Trust in Allah. Forenough is Allah as a Disposer of affairs.
33/49 O ye who believe! When ye marry believing women, and thendivorce them before ye have touched them, no period of 'Iddat have ye tocount in respect of them: so give them a present. And set them free in ahandsome manner.
33/50 O Prophet! We have made lawful to thee thy wives to whom thouhast paid their dowers; and those whom thy right hand possesses out of theprisoners of war whom Allah has assigned to thee; and daughters of thypaternal uncles and aunts, and daughters of thy maternal uncles and aunts,who migrated (from Makka) with thee; and any believing woman who dedicatesher soul to the Prophet if the Prophet  wishes to wed her;- this only forthee, and not for the Believers (at large); We know what We have appointedfor them as to their wives and the captives whom their right handspossess;- in order that there should be no difficulty for thee. And Allah isOft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
33/51 Thou mayest defer (the turn of) any of them that thoupleasest, and thou mayest receive any thou pleasest: and there is no blameon thee if thou invite one whose (turn) thou hadst set aside. This werenigher to the cooling of their eyes, the prevention of their grief, andtheir satisfaction - that of all of them - with that which thou hast togive them: and Allah knows (all) that is in your hearts: and Allah isAll-Knowing, Most Forbearing.
33/52 It is not lawful for thee (to marry more) women after this,nor to change them for (other) wives, even though their beauty attractthee, except any thy right hand should possess (as handmaidens): and Allahdoth watch over all things.
33/53 O ye who believe! Enter not the Prophet's houses,- until leaveis given you,- for a meal, (and then) not (so early as) to wait for itspreparation: but when ye are invited, enter; and when ye have taken yourmeal, disperse, without seeking familiar talk. Such (behaviour) annoys theProphet: he is ashamed to dismiss you, but Allah is not ashamed (to tell you)the truth. And when ye ask (his ladies) for anything ye want, ask them frombefore a screen: that makes for greater purity for your hearts and fortheirs. Nor is it right for you that ye should annoy Allah's Messenger, or thatye should marry his widows after him at any time. Truly such a thing is inAllah's sight an enormity.
33/54 Whether ye reveal anything or conceal it, verily Allah has fullknowledge of all things.
33/55 There is no blame (on these ladies if they appear) beforetheir fathers or their sons, their brothers, or their brother's sons, ortheir sisters' sons, or their women, or the (slaves) whom their right handspossess. And, (ladies), fear Allah; for Allah is Witness to all things.
33/56 Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet: O ye thatbelieve! Send ye blessings on him, and salute him with all respect.
33/57 Those who annoy Allah and His Messenger - Allah has cursed them inthis World and in the Hereafter, and has prepared for them a humiliatingPunishment.
33/58 And those who annoy believing men and women undeservedly, bear(on themselves) a calumny and a glaring sin.
33/59 O Prophet! Tell thy wives and daughters, and the believingwomen, that they should cast their outer garments over their persons (whenabroad): that is most convenient, that they should be known  (as such) andnot molested. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
33/60 Truly, if the Hypocrites, and those in whose hearts is adisease, and those who stir up sedition in the City, desist not, We shallcertainly stir thee up against them: Then will they not be able to stay init as thy neighbours for any length of time:
33/61 They shall have a curse on them: whenever they are found, theyshall be seized and slain (without mercy).
33/62 (Such was) the practice (approved) of Allah among those wholived aforetime: No change wilt thou find in the practice (approved) ofAllah.
33/63 Men ask thee concerning the Hour: Say, "The knowledge thereofis with Allah (alone)":  and what will make thee understand?- perchance theHour is nigh!
33/64 Verily Allah has cursed the Unbelievers and prepared for them aBlazing Fire,-
33/65 To dwell therein for ever: no protector will they find, norhelper.
33/66 The Day that their faces will be turned upside down in theFire, they will say: "Woe to us! Would that we had obeyed Allah and obeyedthe Messenger!"
33/67 And they would say: "Our Lord! We obeyed our chiefs and ourgreat ones, and they misled us as to the (right) Path.
33/68 "Our Lord! Give them double Penalty and curse them with a verygreat Curse!"
33/69 O ye who believe! Be ye not like those who vexed and insultedMoses, but Allah cleared him of the (calumnies) they had uttered: and he washonourable in Allah's sight.
33/70 O ye who believe! Fear Allah, and (always) say a word directedto the Right:
33/71 That He may make your conduct whole and sound and forgive youyour sins: He that obeys Allah and His Messenger, has already attained thehighest achievement.
33/72 We did indeed offer the Trust to the Heavens and the Earth andthe Mountains; but they refused to undertake it, being afraid thereof: butman undertook it;- He was indeed unjust and foolish;-
33/73 (With the result) that Allah has to punish the Hypocrites, menand women, and the Unbelievers, men and women, and Allah turns in Mercy tothe Believers, men and women: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
34/1 Praise be to Allah, to Whom belong all things in the heavens andon earth: to Him be Praise in the Hereafter: and He is Full of Wisdom,acquainted with all things.
34/2 He knows all that goes into the earth, and all that comes outthereof; all that comes down from the sky and all that ascends thereto andHe is the Most Merciful, the Oft-Forgiving.
34/3 The Unbelievers say, "Never to us will come the Hour": Say,"Nay! but most surely, by my Lord, it will come upon you;- by Him Who knowsthe unseen,- from Whom is not hidden the least little atom in the heavensor on earth: Nor is there anything less than that, or greater, but is inthe Record Perspicuous:
34/4 That He may reward those who believe and work deeds ofrighteousness: for such is Forgiveness and a Sustenance Most Generous."
34/5 But those who strive against Our Signs, to frustrate them,-for such will be a Penalty,- a Punishment most humiliating.
34/6 And those to whom knowledge has come see that the (Revelation)sent down to thee from thy Lord - that is the Truth, and that it guides tothe Path of the Exalted (in might), Worthy of all praise.
34/7 The Unbelievers say (in ridicule): "Shall we point out to youa man that will tell you, when ye are all scattered to pieces indisintegration, that ye shall (then be raised) in a New Creation?
34/8 "Has he invented a falsehood against Allah, or has a spirit(seized) him?"- Nay, it is those who believe not in the Hereafter, that arein (real) Penalty, and in farthest error.
34/9 See they not what is before them and behind them, of the skyand the earth? If We wished, We could cause the earth to swallow them up,or cause a piece of the sky to fall upon them. Verily in this is a Sign forevery devotee that turns to Allah (in repentance).
34/10 We bestowed Grace aforetime on David from ourselves: "O yeMountains! Sing ye back the Praises of Allah with him! and ye birds (also)!And We made the iron soft for him;-
34/11 (Commanding), "Make thou coast of mail, balancing well therings of chain armour, and work ye righteousness; for be sure I see(clearly) all that ye do."
34/12 And to Solomon (We made) the Wind (obedient): Its earlymorning (stride) was a month's (journey), and its evening (stride) was amonth's (journey); and We made a Font of molten brass to flow for him; andthere were Jinns that worked in front of him, by the leave of his Lord, andif any of them turned aside from our command, We made him taste of thePenalty of the Blazing Fire.
34/13 They worked for him as he desired, (making) arches, images,basons as large as reservoirs, and (cooking) cauldrons fixed (in theirplaces): "Work ye, sons of David, with thanks! but few of My servants aregrateful!"
34/14 Then, when We decreed (Solomon's) death, nothing showed themhis death except a little worm of the earth, which kept (slowly) gnawingaway at his staff: so when he fell down, the Jinns saw plainly that if theyhad known the unseen, they would not have tarried in the humiliatingPenalty (of their Task).
34/15 There was, for Saba, aforetime, a Sign in their home-land -two Gardens to the right and to the left. "Eat of the Sustenance (provided)by your Lord, and be grateful to Him: a territory fair and happy, and aLord Oft-Forgiving!
34/16 But they turned away (from Allah), and We sent against them theFlood (released) from the dams, and We converted their two garden (rows)into "gardens" producing bitter fruit, and tamarisks, and some few(stunted) Lote-trees.
34/17 That was the Requital We gave them because they ungratefullyrejected Faith: and never do We give (such) requital except to such as areungrateful rejecters.
34/18 Between them and the Cities on which We had poured ourblessings, We had placed Cities in prominent positions, and between them Wehad appointed stages of journey in due proportion: "Travel therein, secure,by night and by day."
34/19 But they said: "Our Lord! Place longer distances between ourjourney-stages": but they wronged themselves (therein). At length We madethem as a tale (that is told), and We dispersed them all in scatteredfragments. Verily in this are Signs for every (soul that is) patientlyconstant and grateful.
34/20 And on them did Satan prove true his idea, and they followedhim, all but a party that believed.
34/21 But he had no authority over them,- except that We might testthe man who believes in the Hereafter from him who is in doubt concerningit: and thy Lord doth watch over all things.
34/22 Say: "Call upon other (gods) whom ye fancy, besides Allah: Theyhave no power,- not the weight of an atom,- in the heavens or on earth: No(sort of) share have they therein, nor is any of them a helper to Allah.
34/23 "No intercession can avail in His Presence, except for thosefor whom He has granted permission. So far (is this the case) that, whenterror is removed from their hearts (at the Day of Judgment, then) willthey say, 'what is it that your Lord commanded?' they will say, 'That whichis true and just; and He is the Most High Most Great'."
34/24 Say: "Who gives you sustenance, from the heavens and theearth?" Say: "It is Allah; and certain it is that either we or ye are onright guidance or in manifest error!"
34/25 Say: "Ye shall not be questioned as to our sins, nor shall webe questioned as to what ye do."
34/26 Say: "Our Lord will gather us together and will in the enddecide the matter between us (and you) in truth and justice: and He is theone to decide, the One Who knows all."
34/27 Say: "Show me those whom ye have joined with Him as partners:by no means (can ye). Nay, He is Allah, the Exalted in Power, the Wise."
34/28 We have not sent thee but as a universal (Messenger) to men,giving them glad tidings, and warning them (against sin), but most menunderstand not.
34/29 They say: "When will this promise (come to pass) if ye aretelling the truth?"
34/30 Say: "The appointment to you is for a Day, which ye cannot putback for an hour nor put forward."
34/31 The Unbelievers say: "We shall neither believe in thisscripture nor in (any) that (came) before it." Couldst thou but see whenthe wrong-doers will be made to stand before their Lord, throwing back theword (of blame) on one another! Those who had been despised will say to thearrogant ones: "Had it not been for you, we should certainly have beenbelievers!"
34/32 The arrogant ones will say to those who had been despised:"Was it we who kept you back from Guidance after it reached you? Nay,rather, it was ye who transgressed.
34/33 Those who had been despised will say to the arrogant ones:"Nay! it was a plot (of yours) by day and by night: Behold! Ye (constantly)ordered us to be ungrateful to Allah and to attribute equals to Him!" Theywill declare (their) repentance when they see the Penalty: We shall putyokes on the necks of the Unbelievers: It would only be a requital fortheir (ill) Deeds.
34/34 Never did We send a warner to a population, but the wealthyones among them said: "We believe not in the (Message) with which ye havebeen sent."
34/35 They said: "We have more in wealth and in sons, and we cannotbe punished."
34/36 Say: "Verily my Lord enlarges and restricts the Provision towhom He pleases, but most men understand not."
34/37 It is not your wealth nor your sons, that will bring younearer to Us in degree: but only those who believe and work righteousness -these are the ones for whom there is a multiplied Reward for their deeds,while secure they (reside) in the dwellings on high!
34/38 Those who strive against Our Signs, to frustrate them, will begiven over into Punishment.
34/39 Say: "Verily my Lord enlarges and restricts the Sustenance tosuch of his servants as He pleases: and nothing do ye spend in the least(in His cause) but He replaces it: for He is the Best of those who grantSustenance.
34/40 One Day He will gather them all together, and say to theangels, "Was it you that these men used to worship?"
34/41 They will say, "Glory to Thee! our (tie) is with Thee - asProtector - not with them. Nay, but they worshipped the Jinns: most of thembelieved in them."
34/42 So on that Day no power shall they have over each other, forprofit or harm: and We shall say to the wrong-doers, "Taste ye the Penaltyof the Fire,- the which ye were wont to deny!"
34/43 When Our Clear Signs are rehearsed to them, they say, "This isonly a man who wishes to hinder you from the (worship) which your fatherspractised." And they say, "This is only a falsehood invented!" and theUnbelievers say of the Truth when it comes to them, "This is nothing butevident magic!"
34/44 But We had not given them Books which they could study, norsent messengers to them before thee as Warners.
34/45 And their predecessors rejected (the Truth); these have notreceived a tenth of what We had granted to those: yet when they rejected Mymessengers, how (terrible) was My rejection (of them)!
34/46 Say: "I do admonish you on one point: that ye do stand upbefore Allah,- (It may be) in pairs, or (it may be) singly,- and reflect(within yourselves): your Companion is not possessed: he is no less than awarner to you, in face of a terrible Penalty."
34/47 Say: "No reward do I ask of you: it is (all) in your interest:my reward is only due from Allah: And He is witness to all things."
34/48 Say: "Verily my Lord doth cast the (mantle of) Truth (over Hisservants),- He that has full knowledge of (all) that is hidden."
34/49 Say: "The Truth has arrived, and Falsehood neither createsanything new, nor restores anything."
34/50 Say: "If I am astray, I only stray to the loss of my own soul:but if I receive guidance, it is because of the inspiration of my Lord tome: it is He Who hears all things, and is (ever) near."
34/51 If thou couldst but see when they will quake with terror; butthen there will be no escape (for them), and they will be seized from aposition (quite) near.
34/52 And they will say, "We do believe (now) in the (Truth)"; buthow could they receive (Faith) from a position (so far off,-
34/53 Seeing that they did reject Faith (entirely) before, and thatthey (continually) cast (slanders) on the unseen from a position far off?
34/54 And between them and their desires, is placed a barrier, aswas done in the past with their partisans: for they were indeed insuspicious (disquieting) doubt.
35/1 Praise be to Allah, Who created (out of nothing) the heavens andthe earth, Who made the angels, messengers with wings,- two, or three, orfour (pairs): He adds to Creation as He pleases: for Allah has power over allthings.
35/2 What Allah out of his Mercy doth bestow on mankind there is nonecan withhold: what He doth withhold, there is none can grant, apart fromHim: and He is the Exalted in Power, full of Wisdom.
35/3 O men! Call to mind the grace of Allah unto you! is there acreator, other than Allah, to give you sustenance from heaven or earth? Thereis no god but He: how then are ye deluded away from the Truth?
35/4 And if they reject thee, so were messengers rejected beforethee: to Allah back for decision all affairs.
35/5 O men! Certainly the promise of Allah is true. Let not then thispresent life deceive you, nor let the Chief Deceiver deceive you aboutAllah.
35/6 Verily Satan is an enemy to you: so treat him as an enemy. Heonly invites his adherents, that they may become Companions of the BlazingFire.
35/7 For those who reject Allah, is a terrible Penalty: but for thosewho believe and work righteous deeds, is Forgiveness, and a magnificentReward.
35/8 Is he, then, to whom the evil of his conduct is made alluring,so that he looks upon it as good, (equal to one who is rightly guided)? ForAllah leaves to stray whom He wills, and guides whom He wills. So let not thysoul go out in (vainly) sighing after them:  for Allah knows well all thatthey do!
35/9 It is Allah Who sends forth the Winds, so that they raise up theClouds, and We drive them to a land that is dead, and revive the earththerewith after its death: even so (will be) the Resurrection!
35/10 If any do seek for glory and power,- to Allah belong all gloryand power. To Him mount up (all) Words of Purity: It is He Who exalts eachDeed of Righteousness. Those that lay Plots of Evil,- for them is a Penaltyterrible; and the plotting of such will be void (of result).
35/11 And Allah did create you from dust; then from a sperm-drop; thenHe made you in pairs. And no female conceives, or lays down (her load), butwith His knowledge. Nor is a man long-lived granted length of days, nor isa part cut off from his life, but is in a Decree (ordained). All this iseasy to Allah.
35/12 Nor are the two bodies of flowing water alike,- the onepalatable, sweet, and pleasant to drink, and the other, salt and bitter.Yet from each (kind of water) do ye eat flesh fresh and tender, and yeextract ornaments to wear; and thou seest the ships therein that plough thewaves, that ye may seek (thus) of the Bounty of Allah that ye may begrateful.
35/13 He merges Night into Day, and he merges Day into Night, and hehas subjected the sun and the moon (to his Law): each one runs its coursefor a term appointed. Such is Allah your Lord: to Him belongs all Dominion.And those whom ye invoke besides Him have not the least power.
35/14 If ye invoke them, they will not listen to your call, and ifthey were to listen, they cannot answer your (prayer). On the Day ofJudgment they will reject your "Partnership". and none, (O man!) can tellthee (the Truth) like the One Who is acquainted with all things.
35/15 O ye men! It is ye that have need of Allah: but Allah is the OneFree of all wants, worthy of all praise.
35/16 If He so pleased, He could blot you out and bring in a NewCreation.
35/17 Nor is that (at all) difficult for Allah.
35/18 Nor can a bearer of burdens bear another's burdens if oneheavily laden should call another to (bear) his load. Not the least portionof it can be carried (by the other). Even though he be nearly related. Thoucanst but admonish such as fear their Lord unseen and establish regularPrayer. And whoever purifies himself does so for the benefit of his ownsoul; and the destination (of all) is to Allah.
35/19 The blind and the seeing are not alike;
35/20 Nor are the depths of Darkness and the Light;
35/21 Nor are the (chilly) shade and the (genial) heat of the sun:
35/22 Nor are alike those that are living and those that are dead.Allah can make any that He wills to hear; but thou canst not make those tohear who are (buried) in graves.
35/23 Thou art no other than a warner.
35/24 Verily We have sent thee in truth, as a bearer of gladtidings, and as a warner: and there never was a people, without a warnerhaving lived among them (in the past).
35/25 And if they reject thee, so did their predecessors, to whomcame their messengers with Clear Signs, Books of dark prophecies, and theBook of Enlightenment.
35/26 In the end did I punish those who rejected Faith: and how(terrible) was My rejection (of them)!
35/27 Seest thou not that Allah sends down rain from the sky? With itWe then bring out produce of various colours. And in the mountains aretracts white and red, of various shades of colour, and black intense inhue.
35/28 And so amongst men and crawling creatures and cattle, are theyof various colours. Those truly fear Allah, among His Servants, who haveknowledge: for Allah is Exalted in Might, Oft-Forgiving.
35/29 Those who rehearse the Book of Allah, establish regular Prayer,and spend (in Charity) out of what We have provided for them, secretly andopenly, hope for a commerce that will never fail:
35/30 For He will pay them their meed, nay, He will give them (even)more out of His Bounty: for He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Ready to appreciate(service).
35/31 That which We have revealed to thee of the Book is the Truth,-confirming what was (revealed) before it: for Allah is assuredly- withrespect to His Servants - well acquainted and Fully Observant.
35/32 Then We have given the Book for inheritance to such of OurServants as We have chosen: but there are among them some who wrong theirown souls; some who follow a middle course; and some who are, by Allah'sleave, foremost in good deeds; that is the highest Grace.
35/33 Gardens of Eternity will they enter: therein will they beadorned with bracelets of gold and pearls; and their garments there will beof silk.
35/34 And they will say: "Praise be to Allah, Who has removed from us(all) sorrow: for our Lord is indeed Oft-Forgiving Ready to appreciate(service):
35/35 "Who has, out of His Bounty, settled us in a Home that willlast: no toil nor sense of weariness shall touch us therein."
35/36 But those who reject (Allah) - for them will be the Fire ofHell: No term shall be determined for them, so they should die, nor shallits Penalty be lightened for them. Thus do We reward every ungrateful one!
35/37 Therein will they cry aloud (for assistance): "Our Lord! Bringus out: we shall work righteousness, not the (deeds) we used to do!" - "DidWe not give you long enough life so that he that would should receiveadmonition? and (moreover) the warner came to you. So taste ye (the fruitsof your deeds): for the wrong-doers there is no helper."
35/38 Verily Allah knows (all) the hidden things of the heavens andthe earth: verily He has full knowledge of all that is in (men's) hearts.
35/39 He it is That has made you inheritors in the earth: if, then,any do reject (Allah), their rejection (works) against themselves: theirrejection but adds to the odium for the Unbelievers in the sight of theirLord: their rejection but adds to (their own) undoing.
35/40 Say: "Have ye seen (these) 'Partners' of yours whom ye callupon besides Allah? Show Me what it is they have created in the (wide) earth.Or have they a share in the heavens? Or have We given them a Book fromwhich they (can derive) clear (evidence)?- Nay, the wrong-doers promiseeach other nothing but delusions.
35/41 It is Allah Who sustains the heavens and the earth, lest theycease (to function): and if they should fail, there is none - not one - cansustain them thereafter: Verily He is Most Forbearing, Oft-Forgiving.
35/42 They swore their strongest oaths by Allah that if a warner cameto them, they would follow his guidance better than any (other) of thePeoples: But when a warner came to them, it has only increased their flight(from righteousness),-
35/43 On account of their arrogance in the land and their plottingof Evil, but the plotting of Evil will hem in only the authors thereof. Noware they but looking for the way the ancients were dealt with? But nochange wilt thou find in Allah's way (of dealing): no turning off wilt thoufind in Allah's way (of dealing).
35/44 Do they not travel through the earth, and see what was the Endof those before them,- though they were superior to them in strength? Noris Allah to be frustrated by anything whatever in the heavens or on earth:for He is All-Knowing. All-Powerful.
35/45 If Allah were to punish men according to what they deserve. Hewould not leave on the back of the (earth) a single living creature: but Hegives them respite for a stated Term: when their Term expires, verily Allahhas in His sight all His Servants.
36/1 Ya Sin.
36/2 By the Qur'an, full of Wisdom,-
36/3 Thou art indeed one of the messengers,
36/4 On a Straight Way.
36/5 It is a Revelation sent down by (Him), the Exalted in Might,Most Merciful.
36/6 In order that thou mayest admonish a people, whose fathers hadreceived no admonition, and who therefore remain heedless (of the Signs ofAllah).
36/7 The Word is proved true against the greater part of them: forthey do not believe.
36/8 We have put yokes round their necks right up to their chins,so that their heads are forced up (and they cannot see).
36/9 And We have put a bar in front of them and a bar behind them,and further, We have covered them up; so that they cannot see.
36/10 The same is it to them whether thou admonish them or thou donot admonish them: they will not believe.
36/11 Thou canst but admonish such a one as follows the Message andfears the (Lord) Most Gracious, unseen: give such a one, therefore, goodtidings, of Forgiveness and a Reward most generous.
36/12 Verily We shall give life to the dead, and We record thatwhich they send before and that which they leave behind, and of all thingshave We taken account in a clear Book (of evidence).
36/13 Set forth to them, by way of a parable, the (story of) theCompanions of the City. Behold!, there came messengers to it.
36/14 When We (first) sent to them two messengers, they rejected them:But We strengthened them with a third: they said, "Truly, we have been senton a mission to you."
36/15 The (people) said: "Ye are only men like ourselves; and (Allah)Most Gracious sends no sort of revelation: ye do nothing but lie."
36/16 They said: "Our Lord doth know that we have been sent on amission to you:
36/17 "And our duty is only to proclaim the clear Message."
36/18 The (people) said: "for us, we augur an evil omen from you: ifye desist not, we will certainly stone you. And a grievous punishmentindeed will be inflicted on you by us."
36/19 They said: "Your evil omens are with yourselves: (deem ye thisan evil omen). If ye are admonished? Nay, but ye are a people transgressingall bounds!"
36/20 Then there came running, from the farthest part of the City, aman, saying, "O my people! Obey the messengers:
36/21 "Obey those who ask no reward of you (for themselves), and whohave themselves received Guidance.
36/22 "It would not be reasonable in me if I did not serve Him Whocreated me, and to Whom ye shall (all) be brought back.
36/23 "Shall I take (other) gods besides Him? If (Allah) Most Graciousshould intend some adversity for me, of no use whatever will be theirintercession for me, nor can they deliver me.
36/24 "I would indeed, if I were to do so, be in manifest Error.
36/25 "For me, I have faith in the Lord of you (all): listen, then,to me!"
36/26 It was said: "Enter thou the Garden." He said: "Ah me! Wouldthat my People knew (what I know)!-
36/27 "For that my Lord has granted me Forgiveness and has enrolledme among those held in honour!"
36/28 And We sent not down against his People, after him, any hostsfrom heaven, nor was it needful for Us so to do.
36/29 It was no more than a single mighty Blast, and behold! theywere (like ashes) quenched and silent.
36/30 Ah! Alas for (My) Servants! There comes not a messenger to thembut they mock him!
36/31 See they not how many generations before them we destroyed?Not to them will they return:
36/32 But each one of them all - will be brought before Us (forjudgment).
36/33 A Sign for them is the earth that is dead: We do give it life,and produce grain therefrom, of which ye do eat.
36/34 And We produce therein orchard with date-palms and vines, andWe cause springs to gush forth therein:
36/35 That they may enjoy the fruits of this (artistry): It was nottheir hands that made this: will they not then give thanks?
36/36 Glory to Allah, Who created in pairs all things that the earthproduces, as well as their own (human) kind and (other) things of whichthey have no knowledge.
36/37 And a Sign for them is the Night: We withdraw therefrom theDay, and behold they are plunged in darkness;
36/38 And the sun runs his course for a period determined for him:that is the decree of (Him), the Exalted in Might, the All-Knowing.
36/39 And the Moon,- We have measured for her mansions (to traverse)till she returns like the old (and withered) lower part of a date-stalk.
36/40 It is not permitted to the Sun to catch up the Moon, nor canthe Night outstrip the Day: Each (just) swims along in (its own) orbit(according to Law).
36/41 And a Sign for them is that We bore their race (through theFlood) in the loaded Ark;
36/42 And We have created for them similar (vessels) on which theyride.
36/43 If it were Our Will, We could drown them: then would there beno helper (to hear their cry), nor could they be delivered,
36/44 Except by way of Mercy from Us, and by way of (world)convenience (to serve them) for a time.
36/45 When they are told, "Fear ye that which is before you and thatwhich will be after you, in order that ye may receive Mercy," (they turnback).
36/46 Not a Sign comes to them from among the Signs of their Lord,but they turn away therefrom.
36/47 And when they are told, "Spend ye of (the bounties) with whichAllah has provided you," the Unbelievers say to those who believe: "Shall wethen feed those whom, if Allah had so willed, He would have fed, (Himself)?-Ye are in nothing but manifest error."
36/48 Further, they say, "When will this promise (come to pass), ifwhat ye say is true?"
36/49 They will not (have to) wait for aught but a single Blast: itwill seize them while they are yet disputing among themselves!
36/50 No (chance) will they then have, by will, to dispose (of theiraffairs), nor to return to their own people!
36/51 The trumpet shall be sounded, when behold! from the sepulchres(men) will rush forth to their Lord!
36/52 They will say: "Ah! Woe unto us! Who hath raised us up fromour beds of repose?"... (A voice will say:) "This is what (Allah) MostGracious had promised. And true was the word of the messengers!"
36/53 It will be no more than a single Blast, when lo! they will allbe brought up before Us!
36/54 Then, on that Day, not a soul will be wronged in the least,and ye shall but be repaid the meeds of your past Deeds.
36/55 Verily the Companions of the Garden shall that Day have joy inall that they do;
36/56 They and their associates will be in groves of (cool) shade,reclining on Thrones (of dignity);
36/57 (Every) fruit (enjoyment) will be there for them; they shallhave whatever they call for;
36/58 "Peace!" - a word (of salutation) from a Lord Most Merciful!
36/59 "And O ye in sin! Get ye apart this Day!
36/60 "Did I not enjoin on you, O ye Children of Adam, that yeshould not worship Satan; for that he was to you an enemy avowed?-
36/61 "And that ye should worship Me, (for that) this was theStraight Way?
36/62 "But he did lead astray a great multitude of you. Did ye not,then, understand?
36/63 "This is the Hell of which ye were (repeatedly) warned!
36/64 "Embrace ye the (fire) this Day, for that ye (persistently)rejected (Truth)."
36/65 That Day shall We set a seal on their mouths. But their handswill speak to us, and their feet bear witness, to all that they did.
36/66 If it had been our Will, We could surely have blotted outtheir eyes; then should they have run about groping for the Path, but howcould they have seen?
36/67 And if it had been Our Will, We could have transformed them(to remain) in their places; then should they have been unable to moveabout, nor could they have returned (after error).
36/68 If We grant long life to any, We cause him to be reversed innature: Will they not then understand?
36/69 We have not instructed the (Prophet) in Poetry, nor is it meetfor him: this is no less than a Message and a Qur'an making things clear:
36/70 That it may give admonition to any (who are) alive, and thatthe charge may be proved against those who reject (Truth).
36/71 See they not that it is We Who have created for them - amongthe things which Our hands have fashioned - cattle, which are under theirdominion?-
36/72 And that We have subjected them to their (use)? of them somedo carry them and some they eat:
36/73 And they have (other) profits from them (besides), and theyget (milk) to drink. Will they not then be grateful?
36/74 Yet they take (for worship) gods other than Allah, (hoping) thatthey might be helped!
36/75 They have not the power to help them: but they will be broughtup (before Our Judgment-seat) as a troop (to be condemned).
36/76 Let not their speech, then, grieve thee. Verily We know whatthey hide as well as what they disclose.
36/77 Doth not man see that it is We Who created him from sperm? yetbehold! he (stands forth) as an open adversary!
36/78 And he makes comparisons for Us, and forgets his own (originand) Creation: He says, "Who can give life to (dry) bones and decomposedones (at that)?"
36/79 Say, "He will give them life Who created them for the firsttime!  for He is Well-versed in every kind of creation!-
36/80 "The same Who produces for you fire out of the green tree,when behold! ye kindle therewith (your own fires)!
36/81 "Is not He Who created the heavens and the earth able tocreate the like thereof?" - Yea, indeed! for He is the Creator Supreme, ofskill and knowledge (infinite)!
36/82 Verily, when He intends a thing, His Command is, "be", and itis!
36/83 So glory to Him in Whose hands is the dominion of all things:and to Him will ye be all brought back.
37/1 By those who range themselves in ranks,
37/2 And so are strong in repelling (evil),
37/3 And thus proclaim the Message (of Allah)!
37/4 Verily, verily, your Allah is one!-
37/5 Lord of the heavens and of the earth and all between them, andLord of every point at the rising of the sun!
37/6 We have indeed decked the lower heaven with beauty (in) thestars,-
37/7 (For beauty) and for guard against all obstinate rebelliousevil spirits,
37/8 (So) they should not strain their ears in the direction of theExalted Assembly but be cast away from every side,
37/9 Repulsed, for they are under a perpetual penalty,
37/10 Except such as snatch away something by stealth, and they arepursued by a flaming fire, of piercing brightness.
37/11 Just ask their opinion: are they the more difficult to create,or the (other) beings We have created?  Them have We created out of asticky clay!
37/12 Truly dost thou marvel, while they ridicule,
37/13 And, when they are admonished, pay no heed,-
37/14 And, when they see a Sign, turn it to mockery,
37/15 And say, "This is nothing but evident sorcery!
37/16 "What! when we die, and become dust and bones, shall we (then)be raised up (again)
37/17 "And also our fathers of old?"
37/18 Say thou: "Yea, and ye shall then be humiliated (on account ofyour evil)."
37/19 Then it will be a single (compelling) cry; and behold, theywill begin to see!
37/20 They will say, "Ah! Woe to us! This is the Day of Judgment!"
37/21 (A voice will say,) "This is the Day of Sorting Out, whosetruth ye (once) denied!"
37/22 "Bring ye up", it shall be said, "The wrong-doers and theirwives, and the things they worshipped-
37/23 "Besides Allah, and lead them to the Way to the (Fierce) Fire!
37/24 "But stop them, for they must be asked:
37/25 "'What is the matter with you that ye help not each other?'"
37/26 Nay, but that day they shall submit (to Judgment);
37/27 And they will turn to one another, and question one another.
37/28 They will say: "It was ye who used to come to us from theright hand (of power and authority)!"
37/29 They will reply: "Nay, ye yourselves had no Faith!
37/30 "Nor had we any authority over you. Nay, it was ye who were apeople in obstinate rebellion!
37/31 "So now has been proved true, against us, the word of our Lordthat we shall indeed (have to) taste (the punishment of our sins).
37/32 "We led you astray: for truly we were ourselves astray."
37/33 Truly, that Day, they will (all) share in the Penalty.
37/34 Verily that is how We shall deal with Sinners.
37/35 For they, when they were told that there is no god except Allah,would puff themselves up with Pride,
37/36 And say: "What! shall we give up our gods for the sake of aPoet possessed?"
37/37 Nay! he has come with the (very) Truth, and he confirms (theMessage of) the messengers (before him).
37/38 Ye shall indeed taste of the Grievous Penalty;-
37/39 But it will be no more than the retribution of (the Evil) thatye have wrought;-
37/40 But the sincere (and devoted) Servants of Allah,-
37/41 For them is a Sustenance determined,
37/42 Fruits (Delights); and they (shall enjoy) honour and dignity,
37/43 In Gardens of Felicity,
37/44 Facing each other on Thrones (of Dignity):
37/45 Round will be passed to them a Cup from a clear-flowingfountain,
37/46 Crystal-white, of a taste delicious to those who drink(thereof),
37/47 Free from headiness; nor will they suffer intoxicationtherefrom.
37/48 And besides them will be chaste women, restraining theirglances, with big eyes (of wonder and beauty).
37/49 As if they were (delicate) eggs closely guarded.
37/50 Then they will turn to one another and question one another.
37/51 One of them will start the talk and say: "I had an intimatecompanion (on the earth),
37/52 "Who used to say, 'what! art thou amongst those who bearwitness to the Truth (of the Message)?
37/53 "'When we die and become dust and bones, shall we indeedreceive rewards and punishments?'"
37/54 (A voice) said: "Would ye like to look down?"
37/55 He looked down and saw him in the midst of the Fire.
37/56 He said: "By Allah! thou wast little short of bringing me toperdition!
37/57 "Had it not been for the Grace of my Lord, I should certainlyhave been among those brought (there)!
37/58 "Is it (the case) that we shall not die,
37/59 "Except our first death, and that we shall not be punished?"
37/60 Verily this is the supreme achievement!
37/61 For the like of this let all strive, who wish to strive.
37/62 Is that the better entertainment or the Tree of Zaqqum?
37/63 For We have truly made it (as) a trial for the wrong-doers.
37/64 For it is a tree that springs out of the bottom of Hell-Fire:
37/65 The shoots of its fruit-stalks are like the heads of devils:
37/66 Truly they will eat thereof and fill their bellies therewith.
37/67 Then on top of that they will be given a mixture made ofboiling water.
37/68 Then shall their return be to the (Blazing) Fire.
37/69 Truly they found their fathers on the wrong Path;
37/70 So they (too) were rushed down on their footsteps!
37/71 And truly before them, many of the ancients went astray;-
37/72 But We sent aforetime, among them, (messengers) to admonishthem;-
37/73 Then see what was the end of those who were admonished (butheeded not),-
37/74 Except the sincere (and devoted) Servants of Allah.
37/75 (In the days of old), Noah cried to Us, and We are the best tohear prayer.
37/76 And We delivered him and his people from the Great Calamity,
37/77 And made his progeny to endure (on this earth);
37/78 And We left (this blessing) for him among generations to comein later times:
37/79 "Peace and salutation to Noah among the nations!"
37/80 Thus indeed do we reward those who do right.
37/81 For he was one of our believing Servants.
37/82 Then the rest we overwhelmed in the Flood.
37/83 Verily among those who followed his Way was Abraham.
37/84 Behold! he approached his Lord with a sound heart.
37/85 Behold! he said to his father and to his people, "What is thatwhich ye worship?
37/86 "Is it a falsehood- gods other than Allah- that ye desire?
37/87 "Then what is your idea about the Lord of the worlds?"
37/88 Then did he cast a glance at the Stars.
37/89 And he said, "I am indeed sick (at heart)!"
37/90 So they turned away from him, and departed.
37/91 Then did he turn to their gods and said, "will ye not eat (ofthe offerings before you)?...
37/92 "What is the matter with you that ye speak not(intelligently)?"
37/93 Then did he turn upon them, striking (them) with the righthand.
37/94 Then came (the worshippers) with hurried steps, and faced(him).
37/95 He said: "Worship ye that which ye have (yourselves) carved?
37/96 "But Allah has created you and your handwork!"
37/97 They said, "Build him a furnace, and throw him into theblazing fire!"
37/98 (This failing), they then sought a stratagem against him, butWe made them the ones most humiliated!
37/99 He said: "I will go to my Lord! He will surely guide me!
37/100 "O my Lord! Grant me a righteous (son)!"
37/101 So We gave him the good news of a boy ready to suffer andforbear.
37/102 Then, when (the son) reached (the age of) (serious) work withhim, he said: "O my son! I see in vision that I offer thee in sacrifice:Now see what is thy view!" (The son) said: "O my father! Do as thou artcommanded: thou will find me, if Allah so wills one practising Patience andConstancy!"
37/103 So when they had both submitted their wills (to Allah), and hehad laid him prostrate on his forehead (for sacrifice),
37/104 We called out to him "O Abraham!
37/105 "Thou hast already fulfilled the vision!" - thus indeed do Wereward those who do right.
37/106 For this was obviously a trial-
37/107 And We ransomed him with a momentous sacrifice:
37/108 And We left (this blessing) for him among generations (tocome) in later times:
37/109 "Peace and salutation to Abraham!"
37/110 Thus indeed do We reward those who do right.
37/111 For he was one of our believing Servants.
37/112 And We gave him the good news of Isaac - a prophet,- one ofthe Righteous.
37/113 We blessed him and Isaac: but of their progeny are (some) thatdo right, and (some) that obviously do wrong, to their own souls.
37/114 Again (of old) We bestowed Our favour on Moses and Aaron,
37/115 And We delivered them and their people from (their) GreatCalamity;
37/116 And We helped them, so they overcame (their troubles);
37/117 And We gave them the Book which helps to make things clear;
37/118 And We guided them to the Straight Way.
37/119 And We left (this blessing) for them among generations (tocome) in later times:
37/120 "Peace and salutation to Moses and Aaron!"
37/121 Thus indeed do We reward those who do right.
37/122 For they were two of our believing Servants.
37/123 So also was Elias among those sent (by Us).
37/124 Behold, he said to his people, "Will ye not fear (Allah)?
37/125 "Will ye call upon Baal and forsake the Best of Creators,-
37/126 "Allah, your Lord and Cherisher and the Lord and Cherisher ofyour fathers of old?"
37/127 But they rejected him, and they will certainly be called up(for punishment),-
37/128 Except the sincere and devoted Servants of Allah (among them).
37/129 And We left (this blessing) for him among generations (tocome) in later times:
37/130 "Peace and salutation to such as Elias!"
37/131 Thus indeed do We reward those who do right.
37/132 For he was one of our believing Servants.
37/133 So also was Lut among those sent (by Us).
37/134 Behold, We delivered him and his adherents, all
37/135 Except an old woman who was among those who lagged behind:
37/136 Then We destroyed the rest.
37/137 Verily, ye pass by their (sites), by day-
37/138 And by night: will ye not understand?
37/139 So also was Jonah among those sent (by Us).
37/140 When he ran away (like a slave from captivity) to the ship(fully) laden,
37/141 He (agreed to) cast lots, and he was condemned:
37/142 Then the big Fish did swallow him, and he had done acts worthyof blame.
37/143 Had it not been that he (repented and) glorified Allah,
37/144 He would certainly have remained inside the Fish till the Dayof Resurrection.
37/145 But We cast him forth on the naked shore in a state ofsickness,
37/146 And We caused to grow, over him, a spreading plant of thegourd kind.
37/147 And We sent him (on a mission) to a hundred thousand (men) ormore.
37/148 And they believed; so We permitted them to enjoy (their life)for a while.
37/149 Now ask them their opinion: Is it that thy Lord has (only)daughters, and they have sons?-
37/150 Or that We created the angels female, and they are witnesses(thereto)?
37/151 Is it not that they say, from their own invention,
37/152 "Allah has begotten children"? but they are liars!
37/153 Did He (then) choose daughters rather than sons?
37/154 What is the matter with you? How judge ye?
37/155 Will ye not then receive admonition?
37/156 Or have ye an authority manifest?
37/157 Then bring ye your Book (of authority) if ye be truthful!
37/158 And they have invented a blood-relationship between Him andthe Jinns: but the Jinns know (quite well) that they have indeed to appear(before his Judgment-Seat)!
37/159 Glory to Allah! (He is free) from the things they ascribe (toHim)!
37/160 Not (so do) the Servants of Allah, sincere and devoted.
37/161 For, verily, neither ye nor those ye worship-
37/162 Can lead (any) into temptation concerning Allah,
37/163 Except such as are (themselves) going to the blazing Fire!
37/164 (Those ranged in ranks say): "Not one of us but has a placeappointed;
37/165 "And we are verily ranged in ranks (for service);
37/166 "And we are verily those who declare (Allah's) glory!"
37/167 And there were those who said,
37/168 "If only we had had before us a Message from those of old,
37/169 "We should certainly have been Servants of Allah, sincere (anddevoted)!"
37/170 But (now that the Qur'an has come), they reject it: But soonwill they know!
37/171 Already has Our Word been passed before (this) to our Servantssent (by Us),
37/172 That they would certainly be assisted,
37/173 And that Our forces,- they surely must conquer.
37/174 So turn thou away from them for a little while,
37/175 And watch them (how they fare), and they soon shall see (howthou farest)!
37/176 Do they wish (indeed) to hurry on our Punishment?
37/177 But when it descends into the open space before them, evilwill be the morning for those who were warned (and heeded not)!
37/178 So turn thou away from them for a little while,
37/179 And watch (how they fare) and they soon shall see (how thoufarest)!
37/180 Glory to thy Lord, the Lord of Honour and Power! (He is free)from what they ascribe (to Him)!
37/181 And Peace on the messengers!
37/182 And Praise to Allah, the Lord and Cherisher of the Worlds.
38/1 Sad: By the Qur'an, Full of Admonition: (This is the Truth).
38/2 But the Unbelievers (are steeped) in self-glory andSeparatism.
38/3 How many generations before them did We destroy? In the endthey cried (for mercy)- when there was no longer time for being saved!
38/4 So they wonder that a Warner has come to them from amongthemselves! and the Unbelievers say, "This is a sorcerer telling lies!
38/5 "Has he made the gods (all) into one Allah? Truly this is awonderful thing!"
38/6 And the leader among them go away (impatiently), (saying),"Walk ye away, and remain constant to your gods! For this is truly a thingdesigned (against you)!
38/7 "We never heard (the like) of this among the people of theselatter days: this is nothing but a made-up tale!"
38/8 "What! has the Message been sent to him - (Of all persons)among us?"...but they are in doubt concerning My (Own) Message! Nay, theyhave not yet tasted My Punishment!
38/9 Or have they the treasures of the mercy of thy Lord,- theExalted in Power, the Grantor of Bounties without measure?
38/10 Or have they the dominion of the heavens and the earth and allbetween? If so, let them mount up with the ropes and means (to reach thatend)!
38/11 But there - will be put to flight even a host ofconfederates.
38/12 Before them (were many who) rejected messengers,- the people ofNoah, and 'Ad, and Pharaoh, the Lord of Stakes,
38/13 And Thamud, and the people of Lut, and the Companions of theWood; - such were the Confederates.
38/14 Not one (of them) but rejected the messengers, but My punishmentcame justly and inevitably (on them).
38/15 These (today) only wait for a single mighty Blast, which (whenit comes) will brook no delay.
38/16 They say: "Our Lord! hasten to us our sentence (even) beforethe Day of Account!"
38/17 Have patience at what they say, and remember our servantDavid, the man of strength: for he ever turned (to Allah).
38/18 It was We that made the hills declare, in unison with him, OurPraises, at eventide and at break of day,
38/19 And the birds gathered (in assemblies): all with him did turn(to Allah).
38/20 We strengthened his kingdom, and gave him wisdom and soundjudgment in speech and decision.
38/21 Has the Story of the Disputants reached thee? Behold, theyclimbed over the wall of the private chamber;
38/22 When they entered the presence of David, and he was terrifiedof them, they said: "Fear not: we are two disputants, one of whom haswronged the other: Decide now between us with truth, and treat us not withinjustice, but guide us to the even Path..
38/23 "This man is my brother: He has nine and ninety ewes, and Ihave (but) one: Yet he says, 'commit her to my care,' and is (moreover)harsh to me in speech."
38/24 (David) said: "He has undoubtedly wronged thee in demandingthy (single) ewe to be added to his (flock of) ewes: truly many are thepartners (in business) who wrong each other: Not so do those who believeand work deeds of righteousness, and how few are they?"...and Davidgathered that We had tried him: he asked forgiveness of his Lord, felldown, bowing (in prostration), and turned (to Allah in repentance).
38/25 So We forgave him this (lapse): he enjoyed, indeed, a NearApproach to Us, and a beautiful place of (Final) Return.
38/26 O David! We did indeed make thee a vicegerent on earth: sojudge thou between men in truth (and justice): Nor follow thou the lusts(of thy heart), for they will mislead thee from the Path of Allah: for thosewho wander astray from the Path of Allah, is a Penalty Grievous, for thatthey forget the Day of Account.
38/27 Not without purpose did We create heaven and earth and allbetween! that were the thought of Unbelievers! but woe to the Unbelieversbecause of the Fire (of Hell)!
38/28 Shall We treat those who believe and work deeds ofrighteousness, the same as those who do mischief on earth?  Shall We treatthose who guard against evil, the same as those who turn aside from theright?
38/29 (Here is) a Book which We have sent down unto thee, full ofblessings, that they may mediate on its Signs, and that men ofunderstanding may receive admonition.
38/30 To David We gave Solomon (for a son),- How excellent in Ourservice! Ever did he turn (to Us)!
38/31 Behold, there were brought before him, at eventide coursers ofthe highest breeding, and swift of foot;
38/32 And he said, "Truly do I love the love of good, with a view tothe glory of my Lord,"- until (the sun) was hidden in the veil (of night):
38/33 "Bring them back to me." then began he to pass his hand over(their) legs and their necks.
38/34 And We did try Solomon: We placed on his throne a body(without life); but he did turn (to Us in true devotion):
38/35 He said, "O my Lord! Forgive me, and grant me a kingdom which,(it may be), suits not another after me: for Thou art the Grantor ofBounties (without measure).
38/36 Then We subjected the wind to his power, to flow gently to hisorder, Whithersoever he willed,-
38/37 As also the evil ones, (including) every kind of builder anddiver,-
38/38 As also others bound together in fetters.
38/39 "Such are Our Bounties: whether thou bestow them (on others)or withhold them, no account will be asked."
38/40 And he enjoyed, indeed, a Near Approach to Us, and a beautifulPlace of (Final) Return.
38/41 Commemorate Our Servant Job. Behold he cried to his Lord: "TheEvil One has afflicted me with distress and suffering!"
38/42 (The command was given:) "Strike with thy foot: here is(water) wherein to wash, cool and refreshing, and (water) to drink."
38/43 And We gave him (back) his people, and doubled their number,-as a Grace from Ourselves, and a thing for commemoration, for all who haveUnderstanding.
38/44 "And take in thy hand a little grass, and strike therewith:and break not (thy oath)." Truly We found him full of patience andconstancy. How excellent in Our service! ever did he turn (to Us)!
38/45 And commemorate Our Servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,possessors of Power and Vision.
38/46 Verily We did choose them for a special (purpose)- proclaimingthe Message of the Hereafter.
38/47 They were, in Our sight, truly, of the company of the Electand the Good.
38/48 And commemorate Isma'il, Elisha, and Zul-Kifl: Each of themwas of the Company of the Good.
38/49 This is a Message (of admonition): and verily, for therighteous, is a beautiful Place of (Final) Return,-
38/50 Gardens of Eternity, whose doors will (ever) be open to them;
38/51 Therein will they recline (at ease): Therein can they call (atpleasure) for fruit in abundance, and (delicious) drink;
38/52 And beside them will be chaste women restraining theirglances, (companions) of equal age.
38/53 Such is the Promise made, to you for the Day of Account!
38/54 Truly such will be Our Bounty (to you); it will never fail;-
38/55 Yea, such! but - for the wrong-doers will be an evil place of(Final) Return!-
38/56 Hell!- they will burn therein, - an evil bed (indeed, to lieon)!-
38/57 Yea, such! - then shall they taste it,- a boiling fluid, and afluid dark, murky, intensely cold!-
38/58 And other Penalties of a similar kind, to match them!
38/59 Here is a troop rushing headlong with you! No welcome forthem! truly, they shall burn in the Fire!
38/60 (The followers shall cry to the misleaders:) "Nay, ye (too)!No welcome for you! It is ye who have brought this upon us! Now evil is(this) place to stay in!"
38/61 They will say: "Our Lord! whoever brought this upon us,- Addto him a double Penalty in the Fire!"
38/62 And they will say: "What has happened to us that we see notmen whom we used to number among the bad ones?
38/63 "Did we treat them (as such) in ridicule, or have (our) eyesfailed to perceive them?"
38/64 Truly that is just and fitting,- the mutual recriminations ofthe People of the Fire!
38/65 Say: "Truly am I a Warner: no god is there but the one Allah,Supreme and Irresistible,-
38/66 "The Lord of the heavens and the earth, and all between,-Exalted in Might, able to enforce His Will, forgiving again and again."
38/67 Say: "That is a Message Supreme (above all),-
38/68 "From which ye do turn away!
38/69 "No knowledge have I of the Chiefs on high, when they discuss(matters) among themselves.
38/70 'Only this has been revealed to me: that I am to give warningplainly and publicly."
38/71 Behold, thy Lord said to the angels: "I am about to create manfrom clay:
38/72 "When I have fashioned him (in due proportion) and breathedinto him of My spirit, fall ye down in obeisance unto him."
38/73 So the angels prostrated themselves, all of them together:
38/74 Not so Iblis: he was haughty, and became one of those whoreject Faith.
38/75 (Allah) said: "O Iblis! What prevents thee from prostratingthyself to one whom I have created  with my hands? Art thou haughty? Or artthou one of the high (and mighty) ones?"
38/76 (Iblis) said: "I am better than he: thou createdst me fromfire, and him thou createdst from clay."
38/77 (Allah) said: "Then get thee out from here: for thou artrejected, accursed.
38/78 "And My curse shall be on thee till the Day of Judgment."
38/79 (Iblis) said: "O my Lord! Give me then respite till the Daythe (dead) are raised."
38/80 (Allah) said: "Respite then is granted thee-
38/81 "Till the Day of the Time Appointed."
38/82 (Iblis) said: "Then, by Thy power, I will put them all in thewrong,-
38/83 "Except Thy Servants amongst them, sincere and purified (byThy Grace)."
38/84 (Allah) said: "Then it is just and fitting- and I say what isjust and fitting-
38/85 "That I will certainly fill Hell with thee and those thatfollow thee,- every one."
38/86 Say: "No reward do I ask of you for this (Qur'an), nor am I apretender.
38/87 "This is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds.
38/88 "And ye shall certainly know the truth of it (all) after awhile."
39/1 The revelation of this Book is from Allah, the Exalted in Power,full of Wisdom.
39/2 Verily it is We Who have revealed the Book to thee in Truth:so serve Allah, offering Him sincere devotion.
39/3 Is it not to Allah that sincere devotion is due? But those whotake for protectors other than Allah (say): "We only serve them in order thatthey may bring us nearer to Allah." Truly Allah will judge between them in thatwherein they differ. But Allah guides not such as are false and ungrateful.
39/4 Had Allah wished to take to Himself a son, He could have chosenwhom He pleased out of those whom He doth create: but Glory be to Him! (Heis above such things.) He is Allah, the One, the Irresistible.
39/5 He created the heavens and the earth in true (proportions): Hemakes the Night overlap the Day, and the Day overlap the Night: He hassubjected the sun and the moon (to His law): Each one follows a course fora time appointed. Is not He the Exalted in Power - He Who forgives againand again?
39/6 He created you (all) from a single person: then created, oflike nature, his mate; and he sent down for you eight head of cattle inpairs: He makes you, in the wombs of your mothers, in stages, one afteranother, in three veils of darkness. such is Allah, your Lord and Cherisher:to Him belongs (all) dominion. There is no god but He: then how are yeturned away (from your true Centre)?
39/7 If ye reject (Allah), Truly Allah hath no need of you; but Heliketh not ingratitude from His servants: if ye are grateful, He is pleasedwith you. No bearer of burdens can bear the burden of another. In the end,to your Lord is your Return, when He will tell you the truth of all that yedid (in this life). for He knoweth well all that is in (men's) hearts.
39/8 When some trouble toucheth man, he crieth unto his Lord,turning to Him in repentance: but when He bestoweth a favour upon him asfrom Himself, (man) doth forget what he cried and prayed for before, and hedoth set up rivals unto Allah, thus misleading others from Allah's Path. Say,"Enjoy thy blasphemy for a little while: verily thou art (one) of theCompanions of the Fire!"
39/9 Is one who worships devoutly during the hour of the nightprostrating himself or standing (in adoration), who takes heed of theHereafter, and who places his hope in the Mercy of his Lord - (like one whodoes not)? Say: "Are those equal, those who know and those who do not know?It is those who are endued with understanding that receive admonition.
39/10 Say: "O ye my servants who believe! Fear your Lord, good is(the reward) for those who do good in this world. Spacious is Allah's earth!those who patiently persevere will truly receive a reward withoutmeasure!"
39/11 Say: "Verily, I am commanded to serve Allah with sinceredevotion;
39/12 "And I am commanded to be the first of those who bow to Allah inIslam."
39/13 Say: "I would, if I disobeyed my Lord, indeed have fear of thePenalty of a Mighty Day."
39/14 Say: "It is Allah I serve, with my sincere (and exclusive)devotion:
39/15 "Serve ye what ye will besides him." Say: "Truly, those inloss are those who lose their own souls and their People on the Day ofJudgment: Ah! that is indeed the (real and) evident Loss!
39/16 They shall have Layers of Fire above them, and Layers (ofFire) below them: with this doth Allah warn off his servants: "O My Servants!then fear ye Me!"
39/17 Those who eschew Evil,- and fall not into its worship,- andturn to Allah (in repentance),- for them is Good News: so announce the GoodNews to My Servants,-
39/18 Those who listen to the Word, and follow the best (meaning) init: those are the ones whom Allah has guided, and those are the ones enduedwith understanding.
39/19 Is, then, one against whom the decree of Punishment is justlydue (equal to one who eschews Evil)? Wouldst thou, then, deliver one (whois) in the Fire?
39/20 But it is for those who fear their Lord. That lofty mansions,one above another, have been built: beneath them flow rivers (of delight):(such is) the Promise of Allah: never doth Allah fail in (His) promise.
39/21 Seest thou not that Allah sends down rain from the sky, andleads it through springs in the earth? Then He causes to grow, therewith,produce of various colours: then it withers; thou wilt see it grow yellow;then He makes it dry up and crumble away. Truly, in this, is a Message ofremembrance to men of understanding.
39/22 Is one whose heart Allah has opened to Islam, so that he hasreceived Enlightenment from Allah, (no better than one hard-hearted)? Woe tothose whose hearts are hardened against celebrating the praises of Allah!they are manifestly wandering (in error)!
39/23 Allah has revealed (from time to time) the most beautifulMessage in the form of a Book, consistent with itself, (yet) repeating (itsteaching in various aspects): the skins of those who fear their Lordtremble thereat; then their skins and their hearts do soften to thecelebration of Allah's praises. Such is the guidance of Allah: He guidestherewith whom He pleases, but such as Allah leaves to stray, can have noneto guide.
39/24 Is, then, one who has to fear the brunt of the Penalty on theDay of Judgment (and receive it) on his face, (like one guarded therefrom)?It will be said to the wrong-doers: "Taste ye (the fruits of) what yeearned!"
39/25 Those before them (also) rejected (revelation), and so thePunishment came to them from directions they did not perceive.
39/26 So Allah gave them a taste of humiliation in the present life,but greater is the punishment of the Hereafter, if they only knew!
39/27 We have put forth for men, in this Qur'an every kind ofParable, in order that they may receive admonition.
39/28 (It is) a Qur'an in Arabic, without any crookedness (therein):in order that they may guard against Evil.
39/29 Allah puts forth a Parable a man belonging to many partners atvariance with each other, and a man belonging entirely to one master: arethose two equal in comparison? Praise be to Allah! but most of them have noknowledge.
39/30 Truly thou wilt die (one day), and truly they (too) will die(one day).
39/31 In the end will ye (all), on the Day of Judgment, settle yourdisputes in the presence of your Lord.
39/32 Who, then, doth more wrong than one who utters a lieconcerning Allah, and rejects the Truth when it comes to him; is there not inHell an abode for blasphemers?
39/33 And he who brings the Truth and he who confirms (and supports)it - such are the men who do right.
39/34 They shall have all that they wish for, in the presence oftheir Lord: such is the reward of those who do good:
39/35 So that Allah will turn off from them (even) the worst in theirdeeds and give them their reward according to the best of what they havedone.
39/36 Is not Allah enough for his Servant? But they try to frightenthee with other (gods) besides Him! for such as Allah leaves to stray, therecan be no guide.
39/37 And such as Allah doth guide there can be none to lead astray.Is not Allah Exalted in Power, (Able  to enforce His Will), Lord ofRetribution?
39/38 If indeed thou ask them who it is that created the heavens andthe earth, they would be sure to say, "Allah". Say: "See ye then? the thingsthat ye invoke besides Allah,- can they, if Allah wills some Penalty for me,remove His Penalty?- Or if He wills some Grace for me, can they keep backhis Grace?" Say: "Sufficient is Allah for me! In Him trust those who puttheir trust."
39/39 Say: "O my People! Do whatever ye can: I will do (my part):but soon will ye know-
39/40 "Who it is to whom comes a Penalty of ignominy, and on whomdescends a Penalty that abides."
39/41 Verily We have revealed the Book to thee in Truth, for(instructing) mankind. He, then, that receives guidance benefits his ownsoul: but he that strays injures his own soul. Nor art thou set over themto dispose of their affairs.
39/42 It is Allah that takes the souls (of men) at death; and thosethat die not (He takes) during their sleep: those on whom He has passed thedecree of death, He keeps back (from returning to life), but the rest Hesends (to their bodies) for a term appointed verily in this are Signs forthose who reflect.
39/43 What! Do they take for intercessors others besides Allah? Say:"Even if they have no power whatever and no intelligence?"
39/44 Say: "To Allah belongs exclusively (the right to grant)intercession: to Him belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth: Inthe End, it is to Him that ye shall be brought back."
39/45 When Allah, the One and Only, is mentioned, the hearts of thosewho believe not in the Hereafter are filled with disgust and horror; butwhen (gods) other than He are mentioned, behold, they are filled with joy!
39/46 Say: "O Allah! Creator of the heavens and the earth! Knower ofall that is hidden and open! it is Thou that wilt judge between ThyServants in those matters about which they have differed."
39/47 Even if the wrong-doers had all that there is on earth, and asmuch more, (in vain) would they offer it for ransom from the pain of thePenalty on the Day of Judgment: but something will confront them from Allah,which they could never have counted upon!
39/48 For the evils of their Deeds will confront them, and they willbe (completely) encircled by that which they used to mock at!
39/49 Now, when trouble touches man, he cries to Us: But when Webestow a favour upon him as from Ourselves, he says, "This has been givento me because of a certain knowledge (I have)!"  Nay, but this is but atrial, but most of them understand not!
39/50 Thus did the (generations) before them say! But all that theydid was of no profit to them.
39/51 Nay, the evil results of their Deeds overtook them. And thewrong-doers of this (generation)- the evil results of their Deeds will soonovertake them (too), and they will never be able to frustrate (Our Plan)!
39/52 Know they not that Allah enlarges the provision or restricts it,for any He pleases? Verily, in this are Signs for those who believe!
39/53 Say: "O my Servants who have transgressed against their souls! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah: for Allah forgives all sins: for He isOft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
39/54 "Turn ye to our Lord (in repentance) and bow to His (Will),before the Penalty comes on you: after that ye shall not be helped.
39/55 "And follow the best of (the courses) revealed to you fromyour Lord, before the Penalty comes on you - of a sudden while ye perceivenot!-
39/56 "Lest the soul should (then) say: 'Ah! Woe is me!- In that Ineglected (my duty) towards Allah, and was but among those who mocked!'-
39/57 "Or (lest) it should say: 'If only Allah had guided me, I shouldcertainly have been among the righteous!'-
39/58 "Or (lest) it should say when it (actually) sees the penalty:'If only I had another chance, I should certainly be among those who dogood!'
39/59 "(The reply will be:) 'Nay, but there came to thee my Signs,and thou didst reject them: thou wast Haughty, and became one of those whoreject faith!'"
39/60 On the Day of Judgment wilt thou see those who told liesagainst Allah;- their faces will be turned black; Is there not in Hell anabode for the Haughty?
39/61 But Allah will deliver the righteous to their place ofsalvation: no evil shall touch them, nor shall they grieve.
39/62 Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is the Guardian andDisposer of all affairs.
39/63 To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth: and thosewho reject the Signs of Allah,- it is they who will be in loss.
39/64 Say: "Is it some one other than Allah that ye order me toworship, O ye ignorant ones?"
39/65 But it has already been revealed to thee,- as it was to thosebefore thee,- "If thou wert to join (gods with Allah), truly fruitless willbe thy work (in life), and thou wilt surely be in the ranks of those wholose (all spiritual good)".
39/66 Nay, but worship Allah, and be of those who give thanks.
39/67 No just estimate have they made of Allah, such as is due to Him:On the Day of Judgment the whole of the earth will be but His handful, andthe heavens will be rolled up in His right hand: Glory to Him! High is Heabove the Partners they attribute to Him!
39/68 The Trumpet will (just) be sounded, when all that are in theheavens and on earth will swoon, except such as it will please Allah (toexempt). Then will a second one be sounded, when, behold, they will bestanding and looking on!
39/69 And the Earth will shine with the Glory of its Lord: theRecord (of Deeds) will be placed (open); the prophets and the witnesseswill be brought forward and a just decision pronounced between them; andthey will not be wronged (in the least).
39/70 And to every soul will be paid in full (the fruit) of itsDeeds; and (Allah) knoweth best all that they do.
39/71 The Unbelievers will be led to Hell in crowd: until, when theyarrive, there, its gates will be opened. And its keepers will say, "Did notmessengers come to you from among yourselves, rehearsing to you the Signs ofyour Lord, and warning you of the Meeting of This Day  of yours?" Theanswer will be: "True: but the Decree of Punishment has been proved trueagainst the Unbelievers!"
39/72 (To them) will be said: "Enter ye the gates of Hell, to dwelltherein: and evil is (this) Abode of the Arrogant!"
39/73 And those who feared their Lord will be led to the Garden incrowds: until behold, they arrive there; its gates will be opened;  and itskeepers will say: "Peace be upon you! well have ye done! enter ye here, todwell therein."
39/74 They will say: "Praise be to Allah, Who has truly fulfilled HisPromise to us, and has given us (this) land in heritage: We can dwell inthe Garden as we will: how excellent a reward for those who work(righteousness)!"
39/75 And thou wilt see the angels surrounding the Throne (Divine)on all sides, singing Glory and Praise to their Lord. The Decision betweenthem (at Judgment) will be in (perfect) justice, and the cry (on all sides)will be, "Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds!"
40/1 Ha Mim
40/2 The revelation of this Book is from Allah, Exalted in Power,Full of Knowledge,-
40/3 Who forgiveth sin, accepteth repentance, is strict inpunishment, and hath a long reach (in all things). there is no god but He:to Him is the final goal.
40/4 None can dispute about the Signs of Allah but the Unbelievers.Let not, then, their strutting about through the land deceive thee!
40/5 But (there were people) before them, who denied (the Signs),-the People of Noah, and the Confederates (of Evil) after them; and everyPeople plotted against their prophet, to seize him, and disputed by meansof vanities, therewith to condemn the Truth; but it was I that seized them!and how (terrible) was My Requital!
40/6 Thus was the Decree of thy Lord proved true against theUnbelievers; that truly they are Companions of the Fire!
40/7 Those who sustain the Throne (of Allah) and those around it SingGlory and Praise to their Lord; believe in Him; and implore Forgiveness forthose who believe: "Our Lord! Thy Reach is over all things, in Mercy andKnowledge. Forgive, then, those who turn in Repentance, and follow ThyPath; and preserve them from the Penalty of the Blazing Fire!
40/8 "And grant, our Lord! that they enter the Gardens of Eternity,which Thou hast promised to them, and to the righteous among their fathers,their wives, and their posterity!  For Thou art (He), the Exalted in Might,Full of Wisdom.
40/9 "And preserve them from (all) ills; and any whom Thou dostpreserve from ills that Day,- on them wilt Thou have bestowed Mercy indeed:and that will be truly (for them) the highest Achievement".
40/10 The Unbelievers will be addressed: "Greater was the aversionof Allah to you than (is) your aversion to yourselves, seeing that ye werecalled to the Faith and ye used to refuse."
40/11 They will say: "Our Lord! twice hast Thou made us withoutlife, and twice hast Thou given us Life! Now have we recognised our sins:Is there any way out (of this)?"
40/12 (The answer will be:) "This is because, when Allah was invokedas the Only (object of worship), ye did reject Faith, but when partnerswere joined to Him, ye believed! the Command is with Allah, Most High, MostGreat!"
40/13 He it is Who showeth you his Signs, and sendeth downsustenance for you from the sky: but only those receive admonition who turn(to Allah).
40/14 Call ye, then, upon Allah with sincere devotion to Him, eventhough the Unbelievers may detest it.
40/15 Raised high above ranks (or degrees), (He is) the Lord of theThrone (of Authority):  by His Command doth He send the Spirit (ofinspiration) to any of His servants he pleases, that it may warn (men) ofthe Day of Mutual Meeting,-
40/16 The Day whereon they will (all) come forth: not a single thingconcerning them is hidden from Allah. Whose will be the dominion that Day?"That of Allah, the One the Irresistible!
40/17 That Day will every soul be requited for what it earned; noinjustice will there be that Day, for Allah is Swift in taking account.
40/18 Warn them of the Day that is (ever) drawing near, when thehearts will (come) right up to the throats to choke (them); No intimatefriend nor intercessor will the wrong-doers have, who could be listenedto.
40/19 (Allah) knows of (the tricks) that deceive with the eyes, andall that the hearts (of men) conceal.
40/20 And Allah will judge with (justice and) Truth: but those whom(men) invoke besides Him, will not (be in a position) to judge at all.Verily it is Allah (alone) Who hears and sees (all things).
40/21 Do they not travel through the earth and see what was the Endof those before them? They were even superior to them in strength, and inthe traces (they have left) in the land: but Allah did call them to accountfor their sins, and none had they to defend them against Allah.
40/22 That was because there came to them their messengers with Clear(Signs), but they rejected them: So Allah called them to account: for He isFull of Strength, Strict in Punishment.
40/23 Of old We sent Moses, with Our Signs and an authoritymanifest,
40/24 To Pharaoh, Haman, and Qarun; but they called (him)" asorcerer telling lies!"...
40/25 Now, when he came to them in Truth, from Us, they said, "Slaythe sons of those who believe with him, and keep alive their females," butthe plots of Unbelievers (end) in nothing but errors (and delusions)!...
40/26 Said Pharaoh: "Leave me to slay Moses; and let him call on hisLord! What I fear is lest he should change your religion, or lest he shouldcause mischief to appear in the land!"
40/27 Moses said: "I have indeed called upon my Lord and your Lord(for protection) from every arrogant one who believes not in the Day ofAccount!"
40/28 A believer, a man from among the people of Pharaoh, who hadconcealed his faith, said: "Will ye slay a man because he says, 'My Lord isAllah'?- when he has indeed come to you with Clear (Signs) from your Lord?and if he be a liar, on him is (the sin of) his lie: but, if he is tellingthe Truth, then will fall on you something of the (calamity) of which hewarns you: Truly Allah guides not one who transgresses and lies!
40/29 "O my People! Yours is the dominion this day: Ye have theupper hand in the land: but who will help us from the Punishment of Allah,should it befall us?" Pharaoh said: "I but point out to you that which Isee (myself); Nor do I guide you but to the Path of Right!"
40/30 Then said the man who believed: "O my people! Truly I do fearfor you something like the Day (of disaster) of the Confederates (insin)!-
40/31 "Something like the fate of the People of Noah, the 'Ad, andthe Thamud, and those who came after them: but Allah never wishes injusticeto his Servants.
40/32 "And O my people! I fear for you a Day when there will beMutual calling (and wailing),-
40/33 "A Day when ye shall turn your backs and flee: No defendershall ye have from Allah: Any whom Allah leaves to stray, there is none toguide...
40/34 "And to you there came Joseph in times gone by, with ClearSigns, but ye ceased not to doubt of the (Mission) for which he had come:At length, when he died, ye said: 'No messenger will Allah send after him.'thus doth Allah leave to stray such as transgress and live in doubt,-
40/35 "(Such) as dispute about the Signs of Allah, without anyauthority that hath reached them, grievous and odious (is such conduct) inthe sight of Allah and of the Believers. Thus doth Allah, seal up every heart -of arrogant and obstinate Transgressors."
40/36 Pharaoh said: "O Haman! Build me a lofty palace, that I mayattain the ways and means-
40/37 "The ways and means of (reaching) the heavens, and that I maymount up to the god of Moses: But as far as I am concerned, I think (Moses)is a liar!" Thus was made alluring, in Pharaoh's eyes, the evil of hisdeeds, and he was hindered from the Path; and the plot of Pharaoh led tonothing but perdition (for him).
40/38 The man who believed said further: "O my people! Follow me: Iwill lead you to the Path of Right.
40/39 "O my people! This life of the present is nothing but(temporary) convenience: It is the Hereafter that is the Home that willlast.
40/40 "He that works evil will not be requited but by the likethereof: and he that works a righteous deed - whether man or woman - and isa Believer- such will enter the Garden (of Bliss): Therein will they haveabundance without measure.
40/41 "And O my people! How (strange) it is for me to call you toSalvation while ye call me to the Fire!
40/42 "Ye do call upon me to blaspheme against Allah, and to join withHim partners of whom I have no knowledge; and I call you to the Exalted inPower, Who forgives again and again!"
40/43 "Without doubt ye do call me to one who is not fit to becalled to, whether in this world, or in the Hereafter; our return will beto Allah; and the Transgressors will be Companions of the Fire!
40/44 "Soon will ye remember what I say to you (now), My (own)affair I commit to Allah: for Allah (ever) watches over His Servants."
40/45 Then Allah saved him from (every) ill that they plotted (againsthim), but the burnt of the Penalty encompassed on all sides the People ofPharaoh.
40/46 In front of the Fire will they be brought, morning andevening: And (the sentence will be) on the Day that Judgment will beestablished: "Cast ye the People of Pharaoh into the severest Penalty!"
40/47 Behold, they will dispute with each other in the Fire! Theweak ones (who followed) will say to those who had been arrogant, "We butfollowed you: Can ye then take (on yourselves) from us some share of theFire?
40/48 Those who had been arrogant will say: "We are all in this(Fire)! Truly, Allah has judged between (his) Servants!"
40/49 Those in the Fire will say to the Keepers of Hell: "Pray toyour Lord to lighten us the Penalty for a day (at least)!"
40/50 They will say: "Did there not come to you your messengers withClear Signs?" They will say, "Yes". They will reply, "Then pray (as yelike)! But the prayer of those without Faith is nothing but (futilewandering) in (mazes of) error!"
40/51 We will, without doubt, help our messengers and those whobelieve, (both) in this world's life and on the Day when the Witnesses willstand forth,-
40/52 The Day when no profit will it be to Wrong-doers to presenttheir excuses, but they will (only) have the Curse and the Home of Misery.
40/53 We did aforetime give Moses the (Book of) Guidance, and Wegave the book in inheritance to the Children of Israel,-
40/54 A Guide and a Message to men of Understanding.
40/55 Patiently, then, persevere: for the Promise of Allah is true:and ask forgiveness for thy fault, and celebrate the Praises of thy Lord inthe evening and in the morning.
40/56 Those who dispute about the signs of Allah without any authoritybestowed on them,- there is nothing in their breasts but (the quest of)greatness, which they shall never attain to: seek refuge, then, in Allah: Itis He Who hears and sees (all things).
40/57 Assuredly the creation of the heavens and the earth is agreater (matter) than the creation of men: Yet most men understand not.
40/58 Not equal are the blind and those who (clearly) see: Nor are(equal) those who believe and work deeds of righteousness, and those who doevil. Little do ye learn by admonition!
40/59 The Hour will certainly come: Therein is no doubt: Yet mostmen believe not.
40/60 And your Lord says: "Call on Me; I will answer your (Prayer):but those who are too arrogant to serve Me will surely find themselves inHell - in humiliation!"
40/61 It is Allah Who has made the Night for you, that ye may resttherein, and the days as that which helps (you) to see. Verily Allah is fullof Grace and Bounty to men: yet most men give no thanks.
40/62 Such is Allah, your Lord, the Creator of all things, there is nogod but He: Then how ye are deluded away from the Truth!
40/63 Thus are deluded those who are wont to reject the Signs ofAllah.
40/64 It is Allah Who has made for you the earth as a resting place,and the sky as a canopy, and has given you shape- and made your shapesbeautiful,- and has provided for you Sustenance, of things pure and good;-such is Allah your Lord. So Glory to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds!
40/65 He is the Living (One): There is no god but He: Call upon Him,giving Him sincere devotion. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds!
40/66 Say: "I have been forbidden to invoke those whom ye invokebesides Allah,- seeing that the Clear Signs have come to me from my Lord; andI have been commanded to bow (in Islam) to the Lord of the Worlds."
40/67 It is He Who has created you from dust then from a sperm-drop,then from a leech-like clot; then does he get you out (into the light) as achild: then lets you (grow and) reach your age of full strength; then letsyou become old,- though of you there are some who die before;- and lets youreach a Term appointed; in order that ye may learn wisdom.
40/68 It is He Who gives Life and Death; and when He decides upon anaffair, He says to it, "Be", and it is.
40/69 Seest thou not those that dispute concerning the Signs of Allah?How are they turned away (from Reality)?-
40/70 Those who reject the Book and the (revelations) with which Wesent our messengers: but soon shall they know,-
40/71 When the yokes (shall be) round their necks, and the chains;they shall be dragged along-
40/72 In the boiling fetid fluid: then in the Fire shall they beburned;
40/73 Then shall it be said to them: "Where are the (deities) towhich ye gave part-worship-
40/74 "In derogation of Allah?" They will reply: "They have left us inthe lurch: Nay, we invoked not, of old, anything (that had realexistence)." Thus does Allah leave the Unbelievers to stray.
40/75 "That was because ye were wont to rejoice on the earth inthings other than the Truth, and that ye were wont to be insolent.
40/76 "Enter ye the gates of Hell, to dwell therein: and evil is(this) abode of the arrogant!"
40/77 So persevere in patience; for the Promise of Allah is true: andwhether We show thee (in this life) some part of what We promise them,- orWe take thy soul (to Our Mercy) (before that),-(in any case) it is to Usthat they shall (all) return.
40/78 We did aforetime send messengers before thee: of them there aresome whose story We have related to thee, and some whose story We have notrelated to thee. It was not (possible) for any messenger to bring a signexcept by the leave of Allah: but when the Command of Allah issued, the matterwas decided in truth and justice, and there perished, there and then thosewho stood on Falsehoods.
40/79 It is Allah Who made cattle for you, that ye may use some forriding and some for food;
40/80 And there are (other) advantages in them for you (besides);that ye may through them attain to any need (there may be) in your hearts;and on them and on ships ye are carried.
40/81 And He shows you (always) His Signs: then which of the Signsof Allah will ye deny?
40/82 Do they not travel through the earth and see what was the Endof those before them? They were more numerous than these and superior instrength and in the traces (they have left) in the land: Yet all that theyaccomplished was of no profit to them.
40/83 For when their messengers came to them with Clear Signs, theyexulted in such knowledge (and skill) as they had; but that very (Wrath) atwhich they were wont to scoff hemmed them in.
40/84 But when they saw Our Punishment, they said: "We believe inAllah,- the one Allah - and we reject the partners we used to join with Him."
40/85 But their professing the Faith when they (actually) saw OurPunishment was not going to profit them. (Such has been) Allah's Way ofdealing with His Servants (from the most ancient times). And even thus didthe Rejecters of Allah perish (utterly)!
41/1 Ha Mim:
41/2 A Revelation from (Allah), Most Gracious, Most Merciful;-
41/3 A Book, whereof the verses are explained in detail;- a Qur'anin Arabic, for people who understand;-
41/4 Giving good news and admonition: yet most of them turn away,and so they hear not.
41/5 They say: "Our hearts are under veils, (concealed) from thatto which thou dost invite us, and in our ears in a deafness, and between usand thee is a screen: so do thou (what thou wilt); for us, we shall do(what we will!)"
41/6 Say thou: "I am but a man like you: It is revealed to me byInspiration, that your Allah is one Allah: so stand true to Him, and ask forHis Forgiveness." And woe to those who join gods with Allah,-
41/7 Those who practise not regular Charity, and who even deny theHereafter.
41/8 For those who believe and work deeds of righteousness is areward that will never fail.
41/9 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.
41/10 He set on the (earth), mountains standing firm, high above it,and bestowed blessings on the earth, and measure therein all things to givethem nourishment in due proportion, in four Days, in accordance with (theneeds of) those who seek (Sustenance).
41/11 Moreover He comprehended in His design the sky, and it hadbeen (as) smoke: He said to it and to the earth: "Come ye together,willingly or unwillingly." They said: "We do come (together), in willingobedience."
41/12 So He completed them as seven firmaments in two Days, and Heassigned to each heaven its duty and command. And We adorned the lowerheaven with lights, and (provided it) with guard. Such is the Decree of(Him) the Exalted in Might, Full of Knowledge.
41/13 But if they turn away, say thou: "I have warned you of astunning Punishment (as of thunder and lightning) like that which(overtook) the 'Ad and the Thamud!"
41/14 Behold, the messengers came to them, from before them and behindthem, (preaching): "Serve none but Allah." They said, "If our Lord had sopleased, He would certainly have sent down angels (to preach). Now wereject your mission (altogether)."
41/15 Now the 'Ad behaved arrogantly through the land, against (all)truth and reason, and said: "Who is superior to us in strength?" What! didthey not see that Allah, Who created them, was superior to them in strength?But they continued to reject Our Signs!
41/16 So We sent against them a furious Wind through days ofdisaster, that We might give them a taste of a Penalty of humiliation inthis life; but the Penalty of a Hereafter will be more humiliating still:and they will find no help.
41/17 As to the Thamud, We gave them Guidance, but they preferredblindness (of heart) to Guidance: so the stunning Punishment of humiliationseized them, because of what they had earned.
41/18 But We delivered those who believed and practisedrighteousness.
41/19 On the Day that the enemies of Allah will be gathered togetherto the Fire, they will be marched in ranks.
41/20 At length, when they reach the (Fire), their hearing, theirsight, and their skins will bear witness against them, as to (all) theirdeeds.
41/21 They will say to their skins: "Why bear ye witness againstus?" They will say: "Allah hath given us speech,- (He) Who giveth speech toeverything: He created you for the first time, and unto Him were ye toreturn.
41/22 "Ye did not seek to hide yourselves, lest your hearing, yoursight, and your skins should bear witness against you! But ye did thinkthat Allah knew not many of the things that ye used to do!
41/23 "But this thought of yours which ye did entertain concerningyour Lord, hath brought you to destruction, and (now) have ye become ofthose utterly lost!"
41/24 If, then, they have patience, the Fire will be a home forthem! and if they beg to be received into favour, into favour will they not(then) be received.
41/25 And We have destined for them intimate companions (of likenature), who made alluring to them what was before them and behind them;and the sentence among the previous generations of Jinns and men, who havepassed away, is proved against them; for they are utterly lost.
41/26 The Unbelievers say: "Listen not to this Qur'an, but talk atrandom in the midst of its (reading), that ye may gain the upper hand!"
41/27 But We will certainly give the Unbelievers a taste of a severePenalty, and We will requite them for the worst of their deeds.
41/28 Such is the requital of the enemies of Allah,- the Fire: thereinwill be for them the Eternal Home: a (fit) requital, for that they werewont to reject Our Signs.
41/29 And the Unbelievers will say: "Our Lord! Show us those, amongJinns and men, who misled us: We shall crush them beneath our feet, so thatthey become the vilest (before all)."
41/30 In the case of those who say, "Our Lord is Allah", and, further,stand straight and steadfast, the angels descend on them (from time totime): "Fear ye not!" (they suggest), "Nor grieve! but receive the GladTidings of the Garden (of Bliss), the which ye were promised!
41/31 "We are your protectors in this life and in the Hereafter:therein shall ye have all that your souls shall desire; therein shall yehave all that ye ask for!-
41/32 "A hospitable gift from one Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful!"
41/33 Who is better in speech than one who calls (men) to Allah, worksrighteousness, and says, "I am of those who bow in Islam"?
41/34 Nor can goodness and Evil be equal. Repel (Evil) with what isbetter: Then will he between whom and thee was hatred become as it were thyfriend and intimate!
41/35 And no one will be granted such goodness except those whoexercise patience and self-restraint,- none but persons of the greatestgood fortune.
41/36 And if (at any time) an incitement to discord is made to theeby the Evil One, seek refuge in Allah. He is the One Who hears and knows allthings.
41/37 Among His Signs are the Night and the Day, and the Sun and theMoon. Do not prostrate to the sun and the moon, but prostrate toAllah, Who created them, if it is Him ye wish to serve.
41/38 But is the (Unbelievers) are arrogant, (no matter): for in thepresence of thy Lord are those who celebrate His praises by night and byday. And they never flag (nor feel themselves above it).
41/39 And among His Signs in this: thou seest the earth barren anddesolate; but when We send down rain to it, it is stirred to life andyields increase. Truly, He Who gives life to the (dead) earth can surelygive life to (men) who are dead. For He has power over all things.
41/40 Those who pervert the Truth in Our Signs are not hidden fromUs. Which is better?- he that is cast into the Fire, or he that comes safethrough, on the Day of Judgment? Do what ye will: verily He seeth (clearly)all that ye do.
41/41 Those who reject the Message when it comes to them (are nothidden from Us). And indeed it is a Book of exalted power.
41/42 No falsehood can approach it from before or behind it: It issent down by One Full of Wisdom, Worthy of all Praise.
41/43 Nothing is said to thee that was not said to the messengersbefore thee: that thy lord has at his Command (all) forgiveness as well asa most Grievous Penalty.
41/44 Had We sent this as a Qur'an (in the language) other thanArabic, 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 Guideand a Healing to those who believe; and for those who believe not, there isa deafness in their ears, and it is blindness in their (eyes): They are (asit were) being called from a place far distant!"
41/45 We certainly gave Moses the Book aforetime: but disputes arosetherein. Had it not been for a Word that went forth before from thy Lord,(their differences) would have been settled between them: but they remainedin suspicious disquieting doubt thereon.
41/46 Whoever works righteousness benefits his own soul; whoeverworks evil, it is against his own soul: nor is thy Lord ever unjust (in theleast) to His Servants.
41/47 To Him is referred the Knowledge of the Hour (of Judgment: Heknows all): No date-fruit comes out of its sheath, nor does a femaleconceive (within her womb) nor bring forth the Day that (Allah) will propoundto them the (question), "Where are the partners (ye attributed to Me?" Theywill say, "We do assure thee not one of us can bear witness!"
41/48 The (deities) they used to invoke aforetime will leave them inthe lurch, and they will perceive that they have no way of escape.
41/49 Man does not weary of asking for good (things), but if illtouches him, he gives up all hope (and) is lost in despair.
41/50 When we give him a taste of some Mercy from Ourselves, aftersome 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) beestablished;  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 allthat they did, and We shall give them the taste of a severe Penalty.
41/51 When We bestow favours on man, he turns away, and gets himselfremote on his side (instead of coming to Us); and when evil seizes him, (hecomes) full of prolonged prayer!
41/52 Say: "See ye if the (Revelation) is (really) from Allah, and yetdo ye reject it? Who is more astray than one who is in a schism far (fromany purpose)?"
41/53 Soon will We show them our Signs in the (furthest) regions (ofthe earth), and in their own souls, until it becomes manifest to them thatthis is the Truth. Is it not enough that thy Lord doth witness all things?
41/54 Ah indeed! Are they in doubt concerning the Meeting with theirLord? Ah indeed! It is He that doth encompass all things!
42/1 Ha-Mim
42/2 'Ain. Sin. Qaf.
42/3 Thus doth (He) send inspiration to thee as (He did) to thosebefore thee,- Allah, Exalted in Power, Full of Wisdom.
42/4 To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth: and Heis Most High, Most Great.
42/5 The heavens are almost rent asunder from above them (by HimGlory): and the angels celebrate the Praises of their Lord, and pray forforgiveness for (all) beings on earth: Behold! Verily Allah is He, theOft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
42/6 And those who take as protectors others besides Him,- Allah dothwatch over them; and thou art not the disposer of their affairs.
42/7 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 willbe in the Garden, and some in the Blazing Fire.
42/8 If Allah 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 noprotector nor helper.
42/9 What! Have they taken (for worship) protectors besides Him?But it is Allah,- He is the Protector, and it is He Who gives life to thedead: It is He Who has power over all things,
42/10 Whatever it be wherein ye differ, the decision thereof is withAllah: such is Allah my Lord: In Him I trust, and to Him I turn.
42/11 (He is) the Creator of the heavens and the earth: He has madefor you pairs from among yourselves, and pairs among cattle: by this meansdoes He multiply you: there is nothing whatever like unto Him, and He isthe One that hears and sees (all things).
42/12 To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth: Heenlarges and restricts. The Sustenance to whom He will: for He knows fullwell all things.
42/13 The same religion has He established for you as that which Heenjoined on Noah - the which We have sent by inspiration to thee - and thatwhich We enjoined on Abraham, Moses, and Jesus: Namely, that ye shouldremain steadfast in religion, and make no divisions therein: to those whoworship other things than Allah, hard is the (way) to which thou callestthem. Allah chooses to Himself those whom He pleases, and guides to Himselfthose who turn (to Him).
42/14 And they became divided only after Knowledge reached them,-through selfish envy as between themselves. Had it not been for a Word thatwent forth before from thy Lord, (tending) to a Term appointed, the matterwould have been settled between them: But truly those who have inheritedthe Book after them are in suspicious (disquieting) doubt concerning it.
42/15 Now then, for that (reason), call (them to the Faith), andstand steadfast as thou art commanded, nor follow thou their vain desires;but say: "I believe in the Book which Allah has sent down; and I am commandedto judge justly between you. Allah is our Lord and your Lord: for us (is theresponsibility for) our deeds, and for you for your deeds. There is nocontention between us and you. Allah will bring us together, and to Him is(our) Final Goal.
42/16 But those who dispute concerning Allah after He has beenaccepted,- futile is their dispute in the Sight of their Lord: on them willbe a Penalty terrible.
42/17 It is Allah Who has sent down the Book in Truth, and the Balance(by which to weigh conduct). And what will make thee realise that perhapsthe Hour is close at hand?
42/18 Only those wish to hasten it who believe not in it: those whobelieve hold it in awe, and know that it is the Truth. Behold, verily thosethat dispute concerning the Hour are far astray.
42/19 Gracious is Allah to His servants: He gives Sustenance to whomHe pleases: and He has power and can carry out His Will.
42/20 To any that desires the tilth of the Hereafter, We giveincrease in his tilth, and to any that desires the tilth of this world, Wegrant somewhat thereof, but he has no share or lot in the Hereafter.
42/21 What! have they partners (in godhead), who have establishedfor them some religion without the permission of Allah? Had it not been forthe Decree of Judgment, the matter would have been decided between them (atonce). But verily the Wrong-doers will have a grievous Penalty.
42/22 Thou wilt see the Wrong-doers in fear on account of what theyhave earned, and (the burden of) that must (necessarily) fall on them. Butthose who believe and work righteous deeds will be in the luxuriant meadsof the Gardens: they shall have, before their Lord, all that they wish for.That will indeed be the magnificent Bounty (of Allah).
42/23 That is (the Bounty) whereof Allah gives Glad Tidings to HisServants who believe and do righteous deeds. Say: "No reward do I ask ofyou for this except the love of those near of kin." And if any one earnsany good, We shall give him an increase of good in respect thereof: for Allahis Oft-Forgiving, Most Ready to appreciate (service).
42/24 What! Do they say, "He has forged a falsehood against Allah"?But if Allah willed, He could seal up thy heart. And Allah blots out Vanity,and proves the Truth by His Words. For He knows well the secrets of allhearts.
42/25 He is the One that accepts repentance from His Servants andforgives sins: and He knows all that ye do.
42/26 And He listens to those who believe and do deeds ofrighteousness, and gives them increase of His Bounty: but for theUnbelievers their is a terrible Penalty.
42/27 If Allah were to enlarge the provision for His Servants, theywould indeed transgress beyond all bounds through the earth; but he sends(it) down in due measure as He pleases. For He is with His ServantsWell-acquainted, Watchful.
42/28 He is the One that sends down rain (even) after (men) havegiven up all hope, and scatters His Mercy (far and wide). And He is theProtector, Worthy of all Praise.
42/29 And among His Signs is the creation of the heavens and theearth, and the living creatures that He has scattered through them: and Hehas power to gather them together when He wills.
42/30 Whatever misfortune happens to you, is because on the thingsyour hands have wrought, and for many (of them) He grants forgiveness.
42/31 Nor can ye frustrate (aught), (fleeing) through the earth; norhave ye, besides Allah, any one to protect or to help.
42/32 And among His Signs are the ships, smooth-running through theocean, (tall) as mountains.
42/33 If it be His Will He can still the Wind: then would theybecome motionless on the back of the (ocean). Verily in this are Signs foreveryone who patiently perseveres and is grateful.
42/34 Or He can cause them to perish because of the (evil) which(the men) have earned; but much doth He forgive.
42/35 But let those know, who dispute about Our Signs, that there isfor them no way of escape.
42/36 Whatever ye are given (here) is (but) a convenience of thislife: but that which is with Allah is better and more lasting: (it is) forthose who believe and put their trust in their Lord:
42/37 Those who avoid the greater crimes and shameful deeds, and,when they are angry even then forgive;
42/38 Those who hearken to their Lord, and establish regular Prayer;who (conduct) their affairs by mutual Consultation; who spend out of whatWe bestow on them for Sustenance;
42/39 And those who, when an oppressive wrong is inflicted on them,(are not cowed but) help and defend themselves.
42/40 The recompense for an injury is an injury equal thereto (indegree): but if a person forgives and makes reconciliation, his reward isdue from Allah: for (Allah) loveth not those who do wrong.
42/41 But indeed if any do help and defend themselves after a wrong(done) to them, against such there is no cause of blame.
42/42 The blame is only against those who oppress men andwrong-doing and insolently transgress beyond bounds through the land,defying right and justice: for such there will be a penalty grievous.
42/43 But indeed if any show patience and forgive, that would trulybe an exercise of courageous will and resolution in the conduct ofaffairs.
42/44 For any whom Allah leaves astray, there is no protectorthereafter. And thou wilt see the Wrong-doers, when in sight of thePenalty, Say: "Is there any way (to effect) a return?"
42/45 And thou wilt see them brought forward to the (Penalty), in ahumble frame of mind because of (their) disgrace, (and) looking with astealthy glance. And the Believers will say: "Those are indeed in loss, whohave given to perdition their own selves and those belonging to them on theDay of Judgment. Behold! Truly the Wrong-doers are in a lasting Penalty!"
42/46 And no protectors have they to help them, other than Allah. Andfor any whom Allah leaves to stray, there is no way (to the Goal).
42/47 Hearken ye to your Lord, before there come a Day which therewill be no putting back, because of (the Ordainment of) Allah! that Day therewill be for you no place of refuge nor will there be for you any room fordenial (of your sins)!
42/48 If then they run away, We have not sent thee as a guard overthem. Thy duty is but to convey (the Message). And truly, when We give mana taste of a Mercy from Ourselves, he doth exult thereat, but when some illhappens to him, on account of the deeds which his hands have sent forth,truly then is man ungrateful!
42/49 To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. Hecreates what He wills (and plans). He bestows (children) male or femaleaccording to His Will (and Plan),
42/50 Or He bestows both males and females, and He leaves barrenwhom He will: for He is full of Knowledge and Power.
42/51 It is not fitting for a man that Allah should speak to himexcept by inspiration, or from behind a veil, or by the sending of amessenger to reveal, with Allah's permission, what Allah wills: for He is MostHigh, Most Wise.
42/52 And thus have We, by Our Command, sent inspiration to thee:thou knewest not (before) what was Revelation, and what was Faith; but Wehave made the (Qur'an) a Light, wherewith We guide such of Our servants asWe will; and verily thou dost guide (men) to the Straight Way,-
42/53 The Way of Allah, to Whom belongs whatever is in the heavens andwhatever is on earth. Behold (how) all affairs tend towards Allah!
43/1 Ha-Mim
43/2 By the Book that makes things clear,-
43/3 We have made it a Qur'an in Arabic, that ye may be able tounderstand (and learn wisdom).
43/4 And verily, it is in the Mother of the Book, in Our Presence,high (in dignity), full of wisdom.
43/5 Shall We then take away the Message from you and repel (you),for that ye are a people transgressing beyond bounds?
43/6 But how many were the prophets We sent amongst the peoples ofold?
43/7 And never came there a prophet to them but they mocked him.
43/8 So We destroyed (them)- stronger in power than these;- and(thus) has passed on the Parable of the peoples of old.
43/9 If thou wert to question them, 'Who created the heavens andthe earth?' They would be sure to reply, 'they were created by (Him), theExalted in Power, Full of Knowledge';-
43/10 (Yea, the same that) has made for you the earth (like acarpet) spread out, and has made for you roads (and channels) therein, inorder that ye may find guidance (on the way);
43/11 That sends down (from time to time) rain from the sky in duemeasure;- and We raise to life therewith a land that is dead; even so willye be raised (from the dead);-
43/12 That has created pairs in all things, and has made for youships and cattle on which ye ride,
43/13 In order that ye may sit firm and square on their backs, andwhen 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 haveaccomplished  this (by ourselves),
43/14 "And to our Lord, surely, must we turn back!"
43/15 Yet they attribute to some of His servants a share with Him(in his godhead)! truly is man a blasphemous ingrate avowed!
43/16 What! has He taken daughters out of what He himself creates,and granted to you sons for choice?
43/17 When news is brought to one of them of (the birth of) what hesets up as a likeness to (Allah) Most Gracious, his face darkens, and he isfilled with inward grief!
43/18 Is then one brought up among trinkets, and unable to give aclear account in a dispute (to be associated with Allah)?
43/19 And they make into females angels who themselves serve Allah.Did they witness their creation? Their evidence will be recorded, and theywill be called to account!
43/20 ("Ah!") they say, "If it had been the will of (Allah) MostGracious, we should not have worshipped such (deities)!" Of that they haveno knowledge! they do nothing but lie!
43/21 What! have We given them a Book before this, to which they areholding fast?
43/22 Nay! they say: "We found our fathers following a certainreligion, and we do guide ourselves by their footsteps."
43/23 Just in the same way, whenever We sent a Warner before thee toany people, the wealthy ones among them said: "We found our fathersfollowing a certain religion, and we will certainly follow in theirfootsteps."
43/24 He said: "What! Even if I brought you better guidance thanthat which ye found your fathers following?" They said: "For us, we denythat ye (prophets) are sent (on a mission at all)."
43/25 So We exacted retribution from them: now see what was the endof those who rejected (Truth)!
43/26 Behold! Abraham said to his father and his people: "I doindeed clear myself of what ye worship:
43/27 "(I worship) only Him Who made me, and He will certainly guideme."
43/28 And he left it as a Word to endure among those who came afterhim, that they may turn back (to Allah).
43/29 Yea, I have given the good things of this life to these (men)and their fathers, until the Truth has come to them, and a messenger makingthings clear.
43/30 But when the Truth came to them, they said: "This is sorcery,and we do reject it."
43/31 Also, they say: "Why is not this Qur'an sent down to someleading man in either of the two (chief) cities?"
43/32 Is it they who would portion out the Mercy of thy Lord? It isWe 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 commandwork from others. But the Mercy of thy Lord is better than the (wealth)which they amass.
43/33 And were it not that (all) men might become of one (evil) wayof life, We would provide, for everyone that blasphemes against (Allah) MostGracious, silver roofs for their houses and (silver) stair-ways on which togo up,
43/34 And (silver) doors to their houses, and thrones (of silver) onwhich they could recline,
43/35 And also adornments of gold. But all this were nothing butconveniences of the present life: The Hereafter, in the sight of thy Lordis for the Righteous.
43/36 If anyone withdraws himself from remembrance of (Allah) MostGracious, We appoint for him an evil one, to be an intimate companion tohim.
43/37 Such (evil ones) really hinder them from the Path, but theythink that they are being guided aright!
43/38 At length, when (such a one) comes to Us, he says (to his evilcompanion): "Would that between me and thee were the distance of East andWest!" Ah! evil is the companion (indeed)!
43/39 When ye have done wrong, it will avail you nothing, that Day,that ye shall be partners in Punishment!
43/40 Canst thou then make the deaf to hear, or give direction tothe blind or to such as (wander) in manifest error?
43/41 Even if We take thee away, We shall be sure to exactretribution from them,
43/42 Or We shall show thee that (accomplished) which We havepromised them: for verily We shall prevail over them.
43/43 So hold thou fast to the Revelation sent down to thee; verilythou art on a Straight Way.
43/44 The (Qur'an) is indeed the message, for thee and for thypeople; and soon shall ye (all) be brought to account.
43/45 And question thou our messengers whom We sent before thee; didWe appoint any deities other than (Allah) Most Gracious, to be worshipped?
43/46 We did send Moses aforetime, with Our Signs, to Pharaoh andhis Chiefs: He said, "I am a messenger of the Lord of the Worlds."
43/47 But when he came to them with Our Signs, behold they ridiculedthem.
43/48 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).
43/49 And they said, "O thou sorcerer! Invoke thy Lord for usaccording to His covenant with thee; for we shall truly accept guidance."
43/50 But when We removed the Penalty from them, behold, they broketheir word.
43/51 And Pharaoh proclaimed among his people, saying: "O my people!Does not the dominion of Egypt belong to me, (witness) these streamsflowing underneath my (palace)? What! see ye not then?
43/52 "Am I not better than this (Moses), who is a contemptiblewretch and can scarcely express himself clearly?
43/53 "Then why are not gold bracelets bestowed on him, or (why)come (not) with him angels accompanying him in procession?"
43/54 Thus did he make fools of his people, and they obeyed him:truly were they a people rebellious (against Allah).
43/55 When at length they provoked Us, We exacted retribution fromthem, and We drowned them all.
43/56 And We made them (a people) of the Past and an Example tolater ages.
43/57 When (Jesus) the son of Mary is held up as an example, behold,thy people raise a clamour thereat (in ridicule)!
43/58 And they say, "Are our gods best, or he?" This they set forthto thee, only by way of disputation: yea, they are a contentious people.
43/59 He was no more than a servant: We granted Our favour to him,and We made him an example to the Children of Israel.
43/60 And if it were Our Will, We could make angels from amongstyou, succeeding each other on the earth.
43/61 And (Jesus) shall be a Sign (for the coming of) the Hour (ofJudgment): therefore have no doubt about the (Hour), but follow ye Me: thisis a Straight Way.
43/62 Let not the Evil One hinder you: for he is to you an enemyavowed.
43/63 When Jesus came with Clear Signs, he said: "Now have I come toyou with Wisdom, and in order to make clear to you some of the (points) onwhich ye dispute: therefore fear Allah and obey me.
43/64 "For Allah, He is my Lord and your Lord: so worship ye Him: thisis a Straight Way."
43/65 But sects from among themselves fell into disagreement: thenwoe to the wrong-doers, from the Penalty of a Grievous Day!
43/66 Do they only wait for the Hour - that it should come on themall of a sudden, while they perceive not?
43/67 Friends on that day will be foes, one to another,- except theRighteous.
43/68 My devotees! no fear shall be on you that Day, nor shall yegrieve,-
43/69 (Being) those who have believed in Our Signs and bowed (theirwills to Ours) in Islam.
43/70 Enter ye the Garden, ye and your wives, in (beauty and)rejoicing.
43/71 To them will be passed round, dishes and goblets of gold:there will be there all that the souls could desire, all that their ayescould delight in: and ye shall abide therein (for eye).
43/72 Such will be the Garden of which ye are made heirs for your(good) deeds (in life).
43/73 Ye shall have therein abundance of fruit, from which ye shallhave satisfaction.
43/74 The sinners will be in the Punishment of Hell, to dwelltherein (for aye):
43/75 Nowise will the (Punishment) be lightened for them, and indespair will they be there overwhelmed.
43/76 Nowise shall We be unjust to them: but it is they who havebeen unjust themselves.
43/77 They will cry: "O Malik! would that thy Lord put an end tous!" He will say, "Nay, but ye shall abide!"
43/78 Verily We have brought the Truth to you: but most of you havea hatred for Truth.
43/79 What! have they settled some plan (among themselves)? But itis We Who settle things.
43/80 Or do they think that We hear not their secrets and theirprivate counsels? Indeed (We do), and Our messengers are by them, torecord.
43/81 Say: "If (Allah) Most Gracious had a son, I would be the firstto worship."
43/82 Glory to the Lord of the heavens and the earth, the Lord ofthe Throne (of Authority)! (He is free) from the things they attribute (tohim)!
43/83 So leave them to babble and play (with vanities) until theymeet that Day of theirs, which they have been promised.
43/84 It is He Who is Allah in heaven and Allah on earth; and He is fullof Wisdom and Knowledge.
43/85 And blessed is He to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavensand the earth, and all between them: with Him is the Knowledge of the Hour(of Judgment): and to Him shall ye be brought back.
43/86 And those whom they invoke besides Allah have no power ofintercession;- only he who bears witness to the Truth, and they know(him).
43/87 If thou ask them, who created them, they will certainly say,Allah: How then are they deluded away (from the Truth)?
43/88 (Allah has knowledge) of the (Prophet's) cry, "O my Lord! Trulythese are people who will not believe!"
43/89 But turn away from them, and say "Peace!" But soon shall theyknow!
44/1 Ha-Mim.
44/2 By the Book that makes things clear;-
44/3 We sent it down during a Blessed Night: for We (ever) wish towarn (against Evil).
44/4 In the (Night) is made distinct every affair of wisdom,
44/5 By command, from Our Presence. For We (ever) send(revelations),
44/6 As Mercy from thy Lord: for He hears and knows (all things);
44/7 The Lord of the heavens and the earth and all between them, ifye (but) have an assured faith.
44/8 There is no god but He: It is He Who gives life and givesdeath,- The Lord and Cherisher to you and your earliest ancestors.
44/9 Yet they play about in doubt.
44/10 Then watch thou for the Day that the sky will bring forth akind of smoke (or mist) plainly visible,
44/11 Enveloping the people: this will be a Penalty Grievous.
44/12 (They will say:) "Our Lord! remove the Penalty from us, for wedo really believe!"
44/13 How shall the message be (effectual) for them, seeing that anMessenger explaining things clearly has (already) come to them,-
44/14 Yet they turn away from him and say: "Tutored (by others), aman possessed!"
44/15 We shall indeed remove the Penalty for a while, (but) truly yewill revert (to your ways).
44/16 One day We shall seize you with a mighty onslaught: We willindeed (then) exact Retribution!
44/17 We did, before them, try the people of Pharaoh: there came tothem a messenger most honourable,
44/18 Saying: "Restore to me the Servants of Allah: I am to you anmessenger worthy of all trust;
44/19 "And be not arrogant as against Allah: for I come to you withauthority manifest.
44/20 "For me, I have sought safety with my Lord and your Lord,against your injuring me.
44/21 "If ye believe me not, at least keep yourselves away fromme."
44/22 (But they were aggressive:) then he cried to his Lord: "Theseare indeed a people given to sin."
44/23 (The reply came:) "March forth with My Servants by night: forye are sure to be pursued.
44/24 "And leave the sea as a furrow (divided): for they are a host(destined) to be drowned."
44/25 How many were the gardens and springs they left behind,
44/26 And corn-fields and noble buildings,
44/27 And wealth (and conveniences of life), wherein they had takensuch delight!
44/28 Thus (was their end)! And We made other people inherit (thosethings)!
44/29 And neither heaven nor earth shed a tear over them: nor werethey given a respite (again).
44/30 We did deliver aforetime the Children of Israel fromhumiliating Punishment,
44/31 Inflicted by Pharaoh, for he was arrogant (even) amonginordinate transgressors.
44/32 And We chose them aforetime above the nations, knowingly,
44/33 And granted them Signs in which there was a manifest trial
44/34 As to these (Quraish), they say forsooth:
44/35 "There is nothing beyond our first death, and we shall not beraised again.
44/36 "Then bring (back) our forefathers, if what ye say is true!"
44/37 What! Are they better than the people of Tubba and those whowere before them? We destroyed them because they were guilty of sin.
44/38 We created not the heavens, the earth, and all between them,merely in (idle) sport:
44/39 We created them not except for just ends: but most of them donot understand.
44/40 Verily the Day of sorting out is the time appointed for all ofthem,-
44/41 The Day when no protector can avail his client in aught, andno help can they receive,
44/42 Except such as receive Allah's Mercy: for He is Exalted inMight, Most Merciful.
44/43 Verily the tree of Zaqqum
44/44 Will be the food of the Sinful,-
44/45 Like molten brass; it will boil in their insides.
44/46 Like the boiling of scalding water.
44/47 (A voice will cry: "Seize ye him and drag him into the midstof the Blazing Fire!
44/48 "Then pour over his head the Penalty of Boiling Water,
44/49 "Taste thou (this)! Truly wast thou mighty, full of honour!
44/50 "Truly this is what ye used to doubt!"
44/51 As to the Righteous (they will be) in a position of Security,
44/52 Among Gardens and Springs;
44/53 Dressed in fine silk and in rich brocade, they will face eachother;
44/54 So; and We shall join them to fair women with beautiful, big,and lustrous eyes.
44/55 There can they call for every kind of fruit in peace andsecurity;
44/56 Nor will they there taste Death, except the first death; andHe will preserve them from the Penalty of the Blazing Fire,-
44/57 As a Bounty from thy Lord! that will be the supremeachievement!
44/58 Verily, We have made this (Qur'an) easy, in thy tongue, inorder that they may give heed.
44/59 So wait thou and watch; for they (too) are waiting.
45/1 Ha-Mim.
45/2 The revelation of the Book is from Allah the Exalted in Power,Full of Wisdom.
45/3 Verily in the heavens and the earth, are Signs for those whobelieve.
45/4 And in the creation of yourselves and the fact that animalsare scattered (through the earth), are Signs for those of assured Faith.
45/5 And in the alternation of Night and Day, and the fact that Allahsends down Sustenance from the sky, and revives therewith  the earth afterits death, and in the change of the winds,- are Signs for those that arewise.
45/6 Such are the Signs of Allah, which We rehearse to thee in Truth;then in what exposition will they believe after (rejecting) Allah and HisSigns?
45/7 Woe to each sinful dealer in Falsehoods:
45/8 He hears the Signs of Allah rehearsed to him, yet is obstinateand lofty, as if he had not heard them: then announce to him a PenaltyGrievous!
45/9 And when he learns something of Our Signs, he takes them injest: for such there will be a humiliating Penalty.
45/10 In front of them is Hell: and of no profit to them is anythingthey may have earned, nor any protectors they may have taken to themselvesbesides Allah: for them is a tremendous Penalty.
45/11 This is (true) Guidance and for those who reject the Signs oftheir Lord, is a grievous Penalty of abomination.
45/12 It is Allah Who has subjected the sea to you, that ships maysail through it by His command, that ye may seek of his Bounty, and that yemay be grateful.
45/13 And He has subjected to you, as from Him, all that is in theheavens and on earth: Behold, in that are Signs indeed for those whoreflect.
45/14 Tell those who believe, to forgive those who do not lookforward to the Days of Allah: It is for Him to recompense (for good or ill)each People according to what they have earned.
45/15 If any one does a righteous deed, it ensures to the benefit ofhis own soul; if he does evil, it works against (his own soul). In the endwill ye (all) be brought back to your Lord.
45/16 We did aforetime grant to the Children of Israel the Book thePower of Command, and Prophethood; We gave them, for Sustenance, thingsgood and pure; and We favoured them above the nations.
45/17 And We granted them Clear Signs in affairs (of Religion): itwas only after knowledge had been granted to them that they fell intoschisms, through insolent envy among themselves. Verily thy Lord will judgebetween them on the Day of Judgment as to those matters in which they setup differences.
45/18 Then We put thee on the (right) Way of Religion: so followthou that (Way), and follow not the desires of those who know not.
45/19 They will be of no use to thee in the sight of Allah: it is onlyWrong-doers (that stand as) protectors, one to another: but Allah is theProtector of the Righteous.
45/20 These are clear evidences to men and a Guidance and Mercy tothose of assured Faith.
45/21 What! Do those who seek after evil ways think that We shallhold them equal with those who believe and do righteous deeds,- that equalwill be their life and their death? Ill is the judgment that they make.
45/22 Allah created the heavens and the earth for just ends, and inorder that each soul may find the recompense of what it has earned, andnone of them be wronged.
45/23 Then seest thou such a one as takes as his god his own vaindesire? Allah has, knowing (him as such), left him astray, and sealed hishearing and his heart (and understanding), and put a cover on his sight.Who, then, will guide him after Allah (has withdrawn Guidance)? Will ye notthen receive admonition?
45/24 And they say: "What is there but our life in this world? Weshall die and we live, and nothing but time can destroy us." But of thatthey have no knowledge: they merely conjecture:
45/25 And when Our Clear Signs are rehearsed to them their argumentis nothing but this: They say, "Bring (back) our forefathers, if what yesay is true!"
45/26 Say: "It is Allah Who gives you life, then gives you death; thenHe will gather you together for the Day of Judgment about which there is nodoubt": But most men do not understand.
45/27 To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, andthe Day that the Hour of Judgment is established,- that Day will thedealers in Falsehood perish!
45/28 And thou wilt see every sect bowing the knee: Every sect willbe called to its Record: "This Day shall ye be recompensed for all that yedid!
45/29 "This Our Record speaks about you with truth: For We were wontto put on Record all that ye did."
45/30 Then, as to those who believed and did righteous deeds, theirLord will admit them to His Mercy that will be the achievement for all tosee.
45/31 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 apeople given to sin!
45/32 "And when it was said that the promise of Allah was true, andthat the Hour- there was no doubt about its (coming), ye used to say, 'Weknow not what is the hour: we only think it is an idea, and we have no firmassurance.'"
45/33 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!
45/34 It will also be said: "This Day We will forget you as yeforgot the meeting of this Day of yours! and your abode is the Fire, and nohelpers have ye!
45/35 "This, because ye used to take the Signs of Allah in jest, andthe life of the world deceived you:" (From) that Day, therefore, they shallnot be taken out thence, nor shall they be received into Grace.
45/36 Then Praise be to Allah, Lord of the heavens and Lord of theearth,- Lord and Cherisher of all the Worlds!
45/37 To Him be glory throughout the heavens and the earth: and Heis Exalted in Power, Full of Wisdom!
46/1 Ha-Mim.
46/2 The Revelation of the Book is from Allah the Exalted in Power,Full of Wisdom.
46/3 We created not the heavens and the earth and all between thembut for just ends, and for a Term Appointed:  But those who reject Faithturn away from that whereof they are warned.
46/4 Say: "Do ye see what it is ye invoke besides Allah? Show me whatit is they have created on earth, or have they a share in the heavens bringme a book (revealed) before this, or any remnant of knowledge (ye mayhave), if ye are telling the truth!
46/5 And who is more astray than one who invokes besides Allah, suchas will not answer him to the Day of Judgment, and who (in fact) areunconscious of their call (to them)?
46/6 And when mankind are gathered together (at the Resurrection),they will be hostile to them and reject their worship (altogether)!
46/7 When Our Clear Signs are rehearsed to them, the Unbelieverssay, of the Truth when it comes to them: "This is evident sorcery!"
46/8 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 ofthat whereof ye talk (so glibly)! Enough is He for a witness between me andyou! And he is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
46/9 Say: "I am no bringer of new-fangled doctrine among themessengers, nor do I know what will be done with me or with you. I follow butthat which is revealed to me by inspiration; I am but a Warner open andclear."
46/10 Say: "See ye? If (this teaching) be from Allah, and ye rejectit, and a witness from among the Children of Israel testifies to itssimilarity (with earlier scripture), and has believed while ye arearrogant, (how unjust ye are!) truly, Allah guides not a people unjust."
46/11 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 isan (old,) falsehood!"
46/12 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.
46/13 Verily those who say, "Our Lord is Allah," and remain firm (onthat Path),- on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.
46/14 Such shall be Companions of the Gardens, dwelling therein (foraye): a recompense for their (good) deeds.
46/15 We have enjoined on man kindness to his parents: In pain didhis mother bear him, and in pain did she give him birth. The carrying ofthe (child) to his weaning is (a period of) thirty months. At length, whenhe reaches the age of full strength and attains forty years, he says, "O myLord! Grant me that I may be grateful for Thy favour which Thou hasbestowed upon me, and upon both my parents, and that I may workrighteousness such as Thou mayest approve; and be gracious to me in myissue. Truly have I turned to Thee and truly do I bow (to Thee) in Islam."
46/16 Such are they from whom We shall accept the best of theirdeeds and pass by their ill deeds: (They shall be) among the Companions ofthe Garden: a promise! of truth, which was made to them (in this life).
46/17 But (there is one) who says to his parents, "Fie on you! Do yehold out the promise to me that I shall be raised up, even thoughgenerations have passed before me (without rising again)?" And they twoseek Allah's aid, (and rebuke the son): "Woe to thee! Have faith! for thepromise of Allah is true." But he says, "This is nothing but tales of theancients!"
46/18 Such are they against whom is proved the sentence among theprevious generations of Jinns and men, that have passed away; for they willbe (utterly) lost.
46/19 And to all are (assigned) degrees according to the deeds whichthey (have done), and in order that (Allah) may recompense their deeds, andno injustice be done to them.
46/20 And on the Day that the Unbelievers will be placed before theFire, (It will be said to them): "Ye received your good things in the lifeof the world, and ye took your pleasure out of them: but today shall ye berecompensed with a Penalty of humiliation: for that ye were arrogant onearth without just cause, and that ye (ever) transgressed."
46/21 Mention (Hud) one of 'Ad's (own) brethren: Behold, he warnedhis people about the winding Sand-tracts: but there have been warnersbefore him and after him: "Worship ye none other than Allah: Truly I fear foryou the Penalty of a Mighty Day."
46/22 They said: "Hast thou come in order to turn us aside from ourgods? Then bring upon us the (calamity)  with which thou dost threaten us,if thou art telling the truth?"
46/23 He said: "The Knowledge (of when it will come) is only withAllah: I proclaim to you the mission on which I have been sent: But I seethat ye are a people in ignorance!"..
46/24 Then, when they saw the (Penalty in the shape of) a cloudtraversing the sky, coming to meet their valleys, they said, "This cloudwill give us rain!" "Nay, it is the (Calamity) ye were asking to behastened!- A wind wherein is a Grievous Penalty!
46/25 "Everything will it destroy by the command of its Lord!" Thenby the morning they - nothing was to be seen but (the ruins of) theirhouses! thus do We recompense those given to sin!
46/26 And We had firmly established them in a (prosperity and) powerwhich 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 tothem 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!
46/27 We destroyed aforetime populations round about you; and Wehave shown the Signs in various ways, that they may turn (to Us).
46/28 Why then was no help forthcoming to them from those whom theyworshipped as gods, besides Allah, as a means of access (to Allah)? Nay, theyleft them in the lurch: but that was their falsehood and their invention.
46/29 Behold, We turned towards thee a company of Jinns (quietly)listening to the Qur'an: when they stood in the presence thereof, theysaid, "Listen in silence!" When the (reading) was finished, they returnedto their people, to warn (them of their sins).
46/30 They said, "O our people! We have heard a Book revealed afterMoses, confirming what came before it: it guides (men) to the Truth and toa Straight Path.
46/31 "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 aPenalty Grievous.
46/32 "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 havebesides Allah: such men (wander) in manifest error."
46/33 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.
46/34 And on the Day that the Unbelievers will be placed before theFire, (they will be asked,) "Is this not the Truth?" they will say, "Yea,by our Lord!" (One will say:) "Then taste ye the Penalty, for that ye werewont to deny (Truth)!"
46/35 Therefore patiently persevere, as did (all) messengers ofinflexible purpose; and be in no haste about the (Unbelievers). On the Daythat they see the (Punishment)  promised them, (it will be) as if they hadnot tarried more than an hour in a single day. (Thine but) to proclaim theMessage: but shall any be destroyed except those who transgress?
47/1 Those who reject Allah and hinder (men) from the Path of Allah,-their deeds will Allah render astray (from their mark).
47/2 But those who believe and work deeds of righteousness, andbelieve in the (Revelation) sent down to Muhammad - for it is the Truthfrom their Lord,- He will remove from them their ills and improve theircondition.
47/3 This because those who reject Allah follow vanities, while thosewho believe follow the Truth from their Lord: Thus does Allah set forth formen their lessons by similitudes.
47/4 Therefore, when ye meet the Unbelievers (in fight), smite attheir necks; At length, when ye have thoroughly subdued them, bind a bondfirmly (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 hadbeen 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 deedsbe lost.
47/5 Soon will He guide them and improve their condition,
47/6 And admit them to the Garden which He has announced for them.
47/7 O ye who believe! If ye will aid (the cause of) Allah, He willaid you, and plant your feet firmly.
47/8 But those who reject (Allah),- for them is destruction, and(Allah) will render their deeds astray (from their mark).
47/9 That is because they hate the Revelation of Allah; so He hasmade their deeds fruitless.
47/10 Do they not travel through the earth, and see what was the Endof those before them (who did evil)? Allah brought utter destruction on them,and similar (fates await) those who reject Allah.
47/11 That is because Allah is the Protector of those who believe, butthose who reject Allah have no protector.
47/12 Verily Allah will admit those who believe and do righteousdeeds, to Gardens beneath which rivers flow; while those who reject Allahwill enjoy (this world) and eat as cattle eat; and the Fire will be theirabode.
47/13 And how many cities, with more power than thy city which hasdriven thee out, have We destroyed (for their sins)? and there was none toaid them.
47/14 Is then one who is on a clear (Path) from his Lord, no betterthan one to whom the evil of his conduct seems pleasing, and such as followtheir own lusts?
47/15 (Here is) a Parable of the Garden which the righteous arepromised: in it are rivers of water incorruptible; rivers of milk of whichthe taste never changes; rivers of wine, a joy to those who drink; andrivers of honey pure and clear. In it there are for them all kinds offruits; and Grace from their Lord. (Can those in such Bliss) be compared tosuch as shall dwell for ever in the Fire, and be given, to drink, boilingwater, so that it cuts up their bowels (to pieces)?
47/16 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.
47/17 But to those who receive Guidance, He increases the (light of)Guidance, and bestows on them their Piety and Restraint (from evil).
47/18 Do they then only wait for the Hour,- that it should come onthem 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?
47/19 Know, therefore, that there is no god but Allah, and askforgiveness for thy fault, and for the men and women who believe: for Allahknows how ye move about and how ye dwell in your homes.
47/20 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 fightingis mentioned therein, thou wilt see those in whose hearts is a diseaselooking at thee with a look of one in swoon at the approach of death. Butmore fitting for them-
47/21 Were it to obey and say what is just, and when a matter isresolved on, it were best for them if they were true to Allah.
47/22 Then, is it to be expected of you, if ye were put inauthority, that ye will do mischief in the land, and break your ties ofkith and kin?
47/23 Such are the men whom Allah has cursed for He has made them deafand blinded their sight.
47/24 Do they not then earnestly seek to understand the Qur'an, orare their hearts locked up by them?
47/25 Those who turn back as apostates after Guidance was clearlyshown to them,- the Evil One has instigated them and busied them up withfalse hopes.
47/26 This, because they said to those who hate what Allah hasrevealed, "We will obey you in part of (this) matter"; but Allah knows their(inner) secrets.
47/27 But how (will it be) when the angels take their souls atdeath, and smite their faces and their backs?
47/28 This because they followed that which called forth the Wrathof Allah, and they hated Allah's good pleasure; so He made their deeds of noeffect.
47/29 Or do those in whose hearts is a disease, think that Allah willnot bring to light all their rancour?
47/30 Had We so wiled, We could have shown them up to thee, and thoushouldst have known them by their marks: but surely thou wilt know them bythe tone of their speech! And Allah knows all that ye do.
47/31 And We shall try you until We test those among you who strivetheir utmost and persevere in patience; and We shall try your reported(mettle).
47/32 Those who reject Allah, hinder (men) from the Path of Allah, andresist the Messenger, after Guidance has been clearly shown to them, will notinjure Allah in the least, but He will make their deeds of no effect.
47/33 O ye who believe! Obey Allah, and obey the messenger, and make notvain your deeds!
47/34 Those who reject Allah, and hinder (men) from the Path of Allah,then die rejecting Allah,- Allah will not forgive them.
47/35 Be not weary and faint-hearted, crying for peace, when yeshould be uppermost: for Allah is with you, and will never put you in lossfor your (good) deeds.
47/36 The life of this world is but play and amusement: and if yebelieve and guard against Evil, He will grant you your recompense, and willnot ask you (to give up) your possessions.
47/37 If He were to ask you for all of them, and press you, ye wouldcovetously withhold, and He would bring out all your ill-feeling.
47/38 Behold, ye are those invited to spend (of your substance) inthe Way of Allah: But among you are some that are niggardly. But any who areniggardly are so at the expense of their own souls. But Allah is free of allwants, and it is ye that are needy. If ye turn back (from the Path), Hewill substitute in your stead another people; then they would not be likeyou!
48/1 Verily We have granted thee a manifest Victory:
48/2 That Allah may forgive thee thy faults of the past and those tofollow; fulfil His favour to thee; and guide thee on the Straight Way;
48/3 And that Allah may help thee with powerful help.
48/4 It is He Who sent down tranquillity into the hearts of theBelievers, that they may add faith to their faith;- for to Allah belong theForces of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is Full of Knowledge andWisdom;-
48/5 That He may admit the men and women who believe, to Gardensbeneath which rivers flow, to dwell therein for aye, and remove their illsfrom them;- and that is, in the sight of Allah, the highest achievement (forman),-
48/6 And that He may punish the Hypocrites, men and women, and thePolytheists men and women, who imagine an evil opinion of Allah. On them is around of Evil: the Wrath of Allah is on them: He has cursed them and got Hellready for them: and evil is it for a destination.
48/7 For to Allah belong the Forces of the heavens and the earth; andAllah is Exalted in Power, Full of Wisdom.
48/8 We have truly sent thee as a witness, as a bringer of GladTidings, and as a Warner:
48/9 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 andevening.
48/10 Verily those who plight their fealty to thee do no less thanplight their fealty to Allah: the Hand of Allah is over their hands: then anyone who violates his oath, does so to the harm of his own soul, and any onewho fulfils what he has covenanted with Allah,- Allah will soon grant him agreat Reward.
48/11 The desert Arabs who lagged behind will say to thee: "We wereengaged in (looking after) our flocks and herds, and our families: do thouthen ask forgiveness for us." They say with their tongues what is not intheir hearts. Say: "Who then has any power at all (to intervene) on yourbehalf with Allah, if His Will is to give you some loss or to give you someprofit?  But Allah is well acquainted with all that ye do.
48/12 "Nay, ye thought that the Messenger and the Believers wouldnever return to their families; this seemed pleasing in your hearts, and yeconceived an evil thought, for ye are a people lost (in wickedness)."
48/13 And if any believe not in Allah and His Messenger, We haveprepared, for those who reject Allah, a Blazing Fire!
48/14 To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth: Heforgives whom He wills, and He punishes whom He wills: but Allah isOft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
48/15 Those who lagged behind (will say), when ye (are free to)march and take booty (in war): "Permit us to follow you." They wish tochange Allah's decree: Say: "Not thus will ye follow us: Allah has alreadydeclared (this) beforehand": then they will say, "But ye are jealous ofus." Nay, but little do they understand (such things).
48/16 Say to the desert Arabs who lagged behind: "Ye shall besummoned (to fight) against a people given to vehement war: then shall yefight, or they shall submit. Then if ye show obedience, Allah will grant youa goodly reward, but if ye turn back as ye did before, He will punish youwith a grievous Penalty."
48/17 No blame is there on the blind, nor is there blame on thelame, nor on one ill (if he joins not the war): But he that obeys Allah andhis Messenger,- (Allah) will admit him to Gardens beneath which rivers flow;and he who turns back, (Allah) will punish him with a grievous Penalty.
48/18 Allah's Good Pleasure was on the Believers when they sworeFealty to thee under the Tree: He knew what was in their hearts, and Hesent down Tranquillity to them; and He rewarded them with a speedyVictory;
48/19 And many gains will they acquire (besides): and Allah is Exaltedin Power, Full of Wisdom.
48/20 Allah has promised you many gains that ye shall acquire, and Hehas given you these beforehand; and He has restrained the hands of men fromyou; that it may be a Sign for the Believers, and that He may guide you toa Straight Path;
48/21 And other gains (there are), which are not within your power,but which Allah has compassed: and Allah has power over all things.
48/22 If the Unbelievers should fight you, they would certainly turntheir backs; then would they find neither protector nor helper.
48/23 (Such has been) the practice (approved) of Allah already in thepast: no change wilt thou find in the practice (approved) of Allah.
48/24 And it is He Who has restrained their hands from you and yourhands from them in the midst of Makka, after that He gave you the victoryover them. And Allah sees well all that ye do.
48/25 They are the ones who denied Revelation and hindered you fromthe Sacred Mosque and the sacrificial animals, detained from reaching theirplace of sacrifice. Had there not been believing men and believing womenwhom ye did not know that ye were trampling down and on whose account acrime would have accrued to you without (your) knowledge, (Allah would haveallowed you to force your way, but He held back your hands) that He mayadmit to His Mercy whom He will. If they had been apart, We shouldcertainly have punished the Unbelievers among them with a grievousPunishment.
48/26 While the Unbelievers got up in their hearts heat and cant -the heat and cant of ignorance,- Allah sent down His Tranquillity to hisMessenger and to the Believers, and made them stick close to the command ofself-restraint; and well were they entitled to it and worthy of it. And Allahhas full knowledge of all things.
48/27 Truly did Allah fulfil the vision for His Messenger: ye shallenter 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 Hegranted, besides this, a speedy victory.
48/28 It is He Who has sent His Messenger with Guidance and theReligion of Truth, to proclaim it over all religion: and enough is Allah fora Witness.
48/29 Muhammad is the messenger of Allah; and those who are with him arestrong against Unbelievers, (but) compassionate amongst each other. Thouwilt see them bow and prostrate themselves (in prayer), seeking Grace fromAllah and (His) Good Pleasure. On their faces are their marks, (being) thetraces of their prostration. This is their similitude in the Taurat;  andtheir 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 theUnbelievers with rage at them. Allah has promised those among them whobelieve and do righteous deeds forgiveness, and a great Reward.
49/1 O Ye who believe! Put not yourselves forward before Allah andHis Messenger; but fear Allah: for Allah is He Who hears and knows all things.
49/2 O ye who believe! Raise not your voices above the voice of theProphet, nor speak aloud to him in talk, as ye may speak aloud to oneanother, lest your deeds become vain and ye perceive not.
49/3 Those that lower their voices in the presence of Allah'sMessenger,- their hearts has Allah tested for piety: for them is Forgivenessand a great Reward.
49/4 Those who shout out to thee from without the inner apartments- most of them lack understanding.
49/5 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.
49/6 O ye who believe! If a wicked person comes to you with anynews, ascertain the truth, lest ye harm people unwittingly, and afterwardsbecome full of repentance for what ye have done.
49/7 And know that among you is Allah's Messenger: were he, in manymatters, to follow your (wishes), ye would certainly fall into misfortune:But Allah has endeared the Faith to you, and has made it beautiful in yourhearts, and He has made hateful to you Unbelief, wickedness, and rebellion:such indeed are those who walk in righteousness;-
49/8 A Grace and Favour from Allah; and Allah is full of Knowledge andWisdom.
49/9 If two parties among the Believers fall into a quarrel, makeye peace between them: but if one of them transgresses beyond boundsagainst the other, then fight ye (all) against the one that transgressesuntil it complies with the command of Allah; but if it complies, thenmake peace between them with justice, and be fair: for Allah loves thosewho are fair (and just).
49/10 The Believers are but a single Brotherhood: So make peace andreconciliation between your two (contending) brothers; and fear Allah, thatye may receive Mercy.
49/11 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 somewomen 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 beused of one) after he has believed: And those who do not desist are(indeed) doing wrong.
49/12 O ye who believe! Avoid suspicion as much (as possible): forsuspicion in some cases is a sin: And spy not on each other behind theirbacks. Would any of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? Nay, yewould abhor it...But fear Allah: For Allah is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful.
49/13 O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and afemale, 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 inthe sight of Allah is (he who is) the most righteous of you. And Allah has fullknowledge and is well acquainted (with all things).
49/14 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 hasFaith entered your hearts. But if ye obey Allah and His Messenger, He will notbelittle aught of your deeds: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
49/15 Only those are Believers who have believed in Allah and HisMessenger, and have never since doubted, but have striven with theirbelongings and their persons in the Cause of Allah: Such are the sincereones.
49/16 Say: "What! Will ye instruct Allah about your religion? But Allahknows all that is in the heavens and on earth: He has full knowledge of allthings.
49/17 They impress on thee as a favour that they have embracedIslam. Say, "Count not your Islam as a favour upon me: Nay, Allah hasconferred a favour upon you that He has guided you to the faith, if ye betrue and sincere.
49/18 "Verily Allah knows the secrets of the heavens and the earth:and Allah Sees well all that ye do."
50/1 Qaf: By the Glorious Qur'an (Thou art Allah's Messenger).
50/2 But they wonder that there has come to them a Warner fromamong themselves. So the Unbelievers say: "This is a wonderful thing!
50/3 "What! When we die and become dust, (shall we live again?)That is a (sort of) return far (from our understanding)."
50/4 We already know how much of them the earth takes away: With Usis a record guarding (the full account).
50/5 But they deny the Truth when it comes to them: so they are ina confused state.
50/6 Do they not look at the sky above them?- How We have made itand adorned it, and there are no flaws in it?
50/7 And the earth- We have spread it out, and set thereonmountains standing firm, and produced therein every kind of beautifulgrowth (in pairs)-
50/8 To be observed and commemorated by every devotee turning (toAllah).
50/9 And We send down from the sky rain charted with blessing, andWe produce therewith gardens and Grain for harvests;
50/10 And tall (and stately) palm-trees, with shoots offruit-stalks, piled one over another;-
50/11 As sustenance for (Allah's) Servants;- and We give (new) lifetherewith to land that is dead: Thus will be the Resurrection.
50/12 Before them was denied (the Hereafter) by the People of Noah,the Companions of the Rass, the Thamud,
50/13 The 'Ad, Pharaoh, the brethren of Lut,
50/14 The Companions of the Wood, and the People of Tubba'; each one(of them) rejected the messengers, and My warning was duly fulfilled (inthem).
50/15 Were We then weary with the first Creation, that they shouldbe in confused doubt about a new Creation?
50/16 It was We Who created man, and We know what dark suggestionshis soul makes to him: for We are nearer to him than (his) jugular vein.
50/17 Behold, two (guardian angels) appointed to learn (his doings)learn (and noted them), one sitting on the right and one on the left.
50/18 Not a word does he utter but there is a sentinel by him, ready(to note it).
50/19 And the stupor of death will bring Truth (before his eyes):"This was the thing which thou wast trying to escape!"
50/20 And the Trumpet shall be blown: that will be the Day whereofWarning (had been given).
50/21 And there will come forth every soul: with each will be an(angel) to drive, and an (angel) to bear witness.
50/22 (It will be said:) "Thou wast heedless of this; now have Weremoved thy veil, and sharp is thy sight this Day!"
50/23 And his Companion will say: "Here is (his Record) ready withme!"
50/24 (The sentence will be:) "Throw, throw into Hell everycontumacious Rejecter (of Allah)!-
50/25 "Who forbade what was good, transgressed all bounds, castdoubts and suspicions;
50/26 "Who set up another god beside Allah: Throw him into a severepenalty."
50/27 His Companion will say: "Our Lord! I did not make himtransgress, but he was (himself) far astray."
50/28 He will say: "Dispute not with each other in My Presence: Ihad already in advance sent you Warning.
50/29 "The Word changes not before Me, and I do not the leastinjustice to My Servants."
50/30 One Day We will ask Hell, "Art thou filled to the full?" Itwill say, "Are there any more (to come)?"
50/31 And the Garden will be brought nigh to the Righteous,- no morea thing distant.
50/32 (A voice will say:) "This is what was promised for you,- forevery one who turned (to Allah) in sincere repentance, who kept (His Law),
50/33 "Who feared (Allah) Most Gracious Unseen, and brought a heartturned in devotion (to Him):
50/34 "Enter ye therein in Peace and Security; this is a Day ofEternal Life!"
50/35 There will be for them therein all that they wish,- and morebesides in Our Presence.
50/36 But how many generations before them did We destroy (for theirsins),- stronger in power than they? Then did they wander through the land:was there any place of escape (for them)?
50/37 Verily in this is a Message for any that has a heart andunderstanding or who gives ear and earnestly witnesses (the truth).
50/38 We created the heavens and the earth and all between them inSix Days, nor did any sense of weariness touch Us.
50/39 Bear, then, with patience, all that they say, and celebratethe praises of thy Lord, before the rising of the sun and before (its)setting.
50/40 And during part of the night, (also,) celebrate His praises,and (so likewise) after the postures of adoration.
50/41 And listen for the Day when the Caller will call out from aplace quiet near,-
50/42 The Day when they will hear a (mighty) Blast in (very) truth:that will be the Day of Resurrection.
50/43 Verily it is We Who give Life and Death; and to Us is theFinal Goal-
50/44 The Day when the Earth will be rent asunder, from (men)hurrying out: that will be a gathering together,- quite easy for Us.
50/45 We know best what they say; and thou art not one to overawethem by force. So admonish with the Qur'an such as fear My Warning!
51/1 By the (Winds) that scatter broadcast;
51/2 And those that lift and bear away heavy weights;
51/3 And those that flow with ease and gentleness;
51/4 And those that distribute and apportion by Command;-
51/5 Verily that which ye are promised is true;
51/6 And verily Judgment and Justice must indeed come to pass.
51/7 By the Sky with (its) numerous Paths,
51/8 Truly ye are in a doctrine discordant,
51/9 Through which are deluded (away from the Truth) such as wouldbe deluded.
51/10 Woe to the falsehood-mongers,-
51/11 Those who (flounder) heedless in a flood of confusion:
51/12 They ask, "When will be the Day of Judgment and Justice?"
51/13 (It will be) a Day when they will be tried (and tested) overthe Fire!
51/14 "Taste ye your trial! This is what ye used to ask to behastened!"
51/15 As to the Righteous, they will be in the midst of Gardens andSprings,
51/16 Taking joy in the things which their Lord gives them, because,before then, they lived a good life.
51/17 They were in the habit of sleeping but little by night,
51/18 And in the hour of early dawn, they (were found) praying forForgiveness;
51/19 And in their wealth and possessions (was remembered) the rightof the (needy,) him who asked, and him who (for some reason) was prevented(from asking).
51/20 On the earth are signs for those of assured Faith,
51/21 As also in your own selves: Will ye not then see?
51/22 And in heaven is your Sustenance, as (also) that which ye arepromised.
51/23 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.
51/24 Has the story reached thee, of the honoured guests ofAbraham?
51/25 Behold, they entered his presence, and said: "Peace!" He said,"Peace!" (and thought, "These seem) unusual people."
51/26 Then he turned quickly to his household, brought out a fattedcalf,
51/27 And placed it before them.. he said, "Will ye not eat?"
51/28 (When they did not eat), He conceived a fear of them. Theysaid, "Fear not," and they gave him glad tidings of a son endowed withknowledge.
51/29 But his wife came forward (laughing) aloud: she smote herforehead and said: "A barren old woman!"
51/30 They said, "Even so has thy Lord spoken: and He is full ofWisdom and Knowledge."
51/31 (Abraham) said: "And what, O ye Messengers, is your errand(now)?"
51/32 They said, "We have been sent to a people (deep) in sin;-
51/33 "To bring on, on them, (a shower of) stones of clay(brimstone),
51/34 "Marked as from thy Lord for those who trespass beyondbounds."
51/35 Then We evacuated those of the Believers who were there,
51/36 But We found not there any just (Muslim) persons except in onehouse:
51/37 And We left there a Sign for such as fear the GrievousPenalty.
51/38 And in Moses (was another Sign): Behold, We sent him toPharaoh, with authority manifest.
51/39 But (Pharaoh) turned back with his Chiefs, and said, "Asorcerer, or one possessed!"
51/40 So We took him and his forces, and threw them into the sea;and his was the blame.
51/41 And in the 'Ad (people) (was another Sign): Behold, We sentagainst them the devastating Wind:
51/42 It left nothing whatever that it came up against, but reducedit to ruin and rottenness.
51/43 And in the Thamud (was another Sign): Behold, they were told,"Enjoy (your brief day) for a little while!"
51/44 But they insolently defied the Command of their Lord: So thestunning noise (of an earthquake) seized them, even while they were lookingon.
51/45 Then they could not even stand (on their feet), nor could theyhelp themselves.
51/46 So were the People of Noah before them for they wickedlytransgressed.
51/47 With power and skill did We construct the Firmament: for it isWe Who create the vastness of pace.
51/48 And We have spread out the (spacious) earth: How excellentlyWe do spread out!
51/49 And of every thing We have created pairs: That ye may receiveinstruction.
51/50 Hasten ye then (at once) to Allah: I am from Him a Warner toyou, clear and open!
51/51 And make not another an object of worship with Allah: I am fromHim a Warner to you, clear and open!
51/52 Similarly, no messenger came to the Peoples before them, butthey said (of him) in like manner, "A sorcerer, or one possessed"!
51/53 Is this the legacy they have transmitted, one to another? Nay,they are themselves a people transgressing beyond bounds!
51/54 So turn away from them: not thine is the blame.
51/55 But teach (thy Message) for teaching benefits the Believers.
51/56 I have only created Jinns and men, that they may serve Me.
51/57 No Sustenance do I require of them, nor do I require that theyshould feed Me.
51/58 For Allah is He Who gives (all) Sustenance,- Lord of Power,-Steadfast (for ever).
51/59 For the Wrong-doers, their portion is like unto the portion oftheir fellows (of earlier generations):  then let them not ask Me to hasten(that portion)!
51/60 Woe, then, to the Unbelievers, on account of that Day oftheirs which they have been promised!
52/1 By the Mount (of Revelation);
52/2 By a Decree inscribed
52/3 In a Scroll unfolded;
52/4 By the much-frequented Fane;
52/5 By the Canopy Raised High;
52/6 And by the Ocean filled with Swell;-
52/7 Verily, the Doom of thy Lord will indeed come to pass;-
52/8 There is none can avert it;-
52/9 On the Day when the firmament will be in dreadful commotion.
52/10 And the mountains will fly hither and thither.
52/11 Then woe that Day to those that treat (Truth) as Falsehood;-
52/12 That play (and paddle) in shallow trifles.
52/13 That Day shall they be thrust down to the Fire of Hell,irresistibly.
52/14 "This:, it will be said, "Is the Fire,- which ye were wont todeny!
52/15 "Is this then a fake, or is it ye that do not see?
52/16 "Burn ye therein: the same is it to you whether ye bear itwith patience, or not: Ye but receive the recompense of your (own) deeds."
52/17 As to the Righteous, they will be in Gardens, and inHappiness,-
52/18 Enjoying the (Bliss) which their Lord hath bestowed on them,and their Lord shall deliver them from the Penalty of the Fire.
52/19 (To them will be said:) "Eat and drink ye, with profit andhealth,  because of your (good) deeds."
52/20 They will recline (with ease) on Thrones (of dignity) arrangedin ranks; and We shall join them to Companions, with beautiful big andlustrous eyes.
52/21 And those who believe and whose families follow them inFaith,- to them shall We join their families: Nor shall We deprive them (ofthe fruit) of aught of their works:  (Yet) is each individual in pledge forhis deeds.
52/22 And We shall bestow on them, of fruit and meat, anything theyshall desire.
52/23 They shall there exchange, one with another, a (loving) cupfree of frivolity, free of all taint of ill.
52/24 Round about them will serve, (devoted) to them, young male servants(handsome) as Pearls well-guarded.
52/25 They will advance to each other, engaging in mutual enquiry.
52/26 They will say: "Aforetime, we were not without fear for thesake of our people.
52/27 "But Allah has been good to us, and has delivered us from thePenalty of the Scorching Wind.
52/28 "Truly, we did call unto Him from of old: truly it is He, theBeneficent, the Merciful!"
52/29 Therefore proclaim thou the praises (of thy Lord): for by theGrace of thy Lord, thou art no (vulgar) soothsayer, nor art thou onepossessed.
52/30 Or do they say:- "A Poet! we await for him some calamity(hatched) by Time!"
52/31 Say thou: "Await ye!- I too will wait along with you!"
52/32 Is it that their faculties of understanding urge them to this,or are they but a people transgressing beyond bounds?
52/33 Or do they say, "He fabricated the (Message)"? Nay, they haveno faith!
52/34 Let them then produce a recital like unto it,- If (it be) theyspeak the truth!
52/35 Were they created of nothing, or were they themselves thecreators?
52/36 Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay, they haveno firm belief.
52/37 Or are the Treasures of thy Lord with them, or are they themanagers (of affairs)?
52/38 Or have they a ladder, by which they can (climb up to heavenand) listen (to its secrets)? Then let (such a) listener of theirs producea manifest proof.
52/39 Or has He only daughters and ye have sons?
52/40 Or is it that thou dost ask for a reward, so that they areburdened with a load of debt?-
52/41 Or that the Unseen in it their hands, and they write it down?
52/42 Or do they intend a plot (against thee)? But those who defyAllah are themselves involved in a Plot!
52/43 Or have they a god other than Allah? Exalted is Allah far abovethe things they associate with Him!
52/44 Were they to see a piece of the sky falling (on them), theywould (only) say: "Clouds gathered in heaps!"
52/45 So leave them alone until they encounter that Day of theirs,wherein they shall (perforce) swoon (with terror),-
52/46 The Day when their plotting will avail them nothing and nohelp shall be given them.
52/47 And verily, for those who do wrong, there is anotherpunishment besides this: But most of them understand not.
52/48 Now await in patience the command of thy Lord: for verily thouart in Our eyes: and celebrate the praises of thy Lord the while thoustandest forth,
52/49 And for part of the night also praise thou Him,- and at theretreat of the stars!
53/1 By the Star when it goes down,-
53/2 Your Companion is neither astray nor being misled.
53/3 Nor does he say (aught) of (his own) Desire.
53/4 It is no less than inspiration sent down to him:
53/5 He was taught by one Mighty in Power,
53/6 Endued with Wisdom: for he appeared (in stately form);
53/7 While he was in the highest part of the horizon:
53/8 Then he approached and came closer,
53/9 And was at a distance of but two bow-lengths or (even)nearer;
53/10 So did (Allah) convey the inspiration to His Servant-(conveyed) what He (meant) to convey.
53/11 The (Prophet's) (mind and) heart in no way falsified thatwhich he saw.
53/12 Will ye then dispute with him concerning what he saw?
53/13 For indeed he saw him at a second descent,
53/14 Near the Lote-tree beyond which none may pass:
53/15 Near it is the Garden of Abode.
53/16 Behold, the Lote-tree was shrouded (in mystery unspeakable!)
53/17 (His) sight never swerved, nor did it go wrong!
53/18 For truly did he see, of the Signs of his Lord, the Greatest!
53/19 Have ye seen Lat. and 'Uzza,
53/20 And another, the third (goddess), Manat?
53/21 What! for you the male sex, and for Him, the female?
53/22 Behold, such would be indeed a division most unfair!
53/23 These are nothing but names which ye have devised,- ye andyour fathers,- for which Allah has sent down no authority (whatever). Theyfollow nothing but conjecture and what their own souls desire!- Even thoughthere has already come to them Guidance from their Lord!
53/24 Nay, shall man have (just) anything he hankers after?
53/25 But it is to Allah that the End and the Beginning (of allthings) belong.
53/26 How many-so-ever be the angels in the heavens, theirintercession will avail nothing except after Allah has given leave for whomHe pleases and that he is acceptable to Him.
53/27 Those who believe not in the Hereafter, name the angels withfemale names.
53/28 But they have no knowledge therein. They follow nothing butconjecture; and conjecture avails nothing against Truth.
53/29 Therefore shun those who turn away from Our Message and desirenothing but the life of this world.
53/30 That is as far as knowledge will reach them. Verily thy Lordknoweth best those who stray from His Path, and He knoweth best those whoreceive guidance.
53/31 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 Herewards those who do good, with what is best.
53/32 Those who avoid great sins and shameful deeds, only (fallinginto) small faults,- verily thy Lord is ample in forgiveness. He knows youwell when He brings you out of the earth, And when ye are hidden in yourmothers' wombs. Therefore justify not yourselves: He knows best who it isthat guards against evil.
53/33 Seest thou one who turns back,
53/34 Gives a little, then hardens (his heart)?
53/35 What! Has he knowledge of the Unseen so that he can see?
53/36 Nay, is he not acquainted with what is in the Books of Moses-
53/37 And of Abraham who fulfilled his engagements?-
53/38 Namely, that no bearer of burdens can bear the burden ofanother;
53/39 That man can have nothing but what he strives for;
53/40 That (the fruit of) his striving will soon come in sight:
53/41 Then will he be rewarded with a reward complete;
53/42 That to thy Lord is the final Goal;
53/43 That it is He Who granteth Laughter and Tears;
53/44 That it is He Who granteth Death and Life;
53/45 That He did create in pairs,- male and female,
53/46 From a seed when lodged (in its place);
53/47 That He hath promised a Second Creation (Raising of theDead);
53/48 That it is He Who giveth wealth and satisfaction;
53/49 That He is the Lord of Sirius (the Mighty Star);
53/50 And that it is He Who destroyed the (powerful) ancient 'Ad(people),
53/51 And the Thamud nor gave them a lease of perpetual life.
53/52 And before them, the people of Noah, for that they were (all)most unjust and most insolent transgressors,
53/53 And He destroyed the Overthrown Cities (of Sodom andGomorrah).
53/54 So that (ruins unknown) have covered them up.
53/55 Then which of the gifts of thy Lord, (O man,) wilt thoudispute about?
53/56 This is a Warner, of the (series of) Warners of old!
53/57 The (Judgment) ever approaching draws nigh:
53/58 No (soul) but Allah can lay it bare.
53/59 Do ye then wonder at this recital?
53/60 And will ye laugh and not weep,-
53/61 Wasting your time in vanities?
53/62 But fall ye down in prostration to Allah, and adore (Him)!
54/1 The Hour (of Judgment) is nigh, and the moon is cleftasunder.
54/2 But if they see a Sign, they turn away, and say, "This is(but) transient magic."
54/3 They reject (the warning) and follow their (own) lusts butevery matter has its appointed time.
54/4 There have already come to them Recitals wherein there is(enough) to check (them),
54/5 Mature wisdom;- but (the preaching of) Warners profits themnot.
54/6 Therefore, (O Prophet,) turn away from them. The Day that theCaller will call (them) to a terrible affair,
54/7 They will come forth,- their eyes humbled - from (their)graves, (torpid) like locusts scattered abroad,
54/8 Hastening, with eyes transfixed, towards the Caller!- "Hard isthis Day!", the Unbelievers will say.
54/9 Before them the People of Noah rejected (their messenger): theyrejected Our servant, and said, "Here is one possessed!", and he was drivenout.
54/10 Then he called on his Lord: "I am one overcome: do Thou thenhelp (me)!"
54/11 So We opened the gates of heaven, with water pouring forth.
54/12 And We caused the earth to gush forth with springs, so thewaters met (and rose) to the extent decreed.
54/13 But We bore him on an (Ark) made of broad planks and caulkedwith palm-fibre:
54/14 She floats under our eyes (and care): a recompense to one whohad been rejected (with scorn)!
54/15 And We have left this as a Sign (for all time): then is thereany that will receive  admonition?
54/16 But how (terrible) was My Penalty and My Warning?
54/17 And We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand andremember: then is there any that will receive admonition?
54/18 The 'Ad (people) (too) rejected (Truth): then how terrible wasMy Penalty and My Warning?
54/19 For We sent against them a furious wind, on a Day of violentDisaster,
54/20 Plucking out men as if they were roots of palm-trees torn up(from the ground).
54/21 Yea, how (terrible) was My Penalty and My Warning!
54/22 But We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand andremember: then is there any that will receive admonition?
54/23 The Thamud (also) rejected (their) Warners.
54/24 For they said: "What! a man! a Solitary one from amongourselves! shall we follow such a one? Truly should we then be straying inmind, and mad!
54/25 "Is it that the Message is sent to him, of all people amongstus? Nay, he is a liar, an insolent one!"
54/26 Ah! they will know on the morrow, which is the liar, theinsolent one!
54/27 For We will send the she-camel by way of trial for them. Sowatch them, (O Salih), and possess thyself in patience!
54/28 And tell them that the water is to be divided between them:Each one's right to drink being brought forward (by suitable turns).
54/29 But they called to their companion, and he took a sword inhand, and hamstrung (her).
54/30 Ah! how (terrible) was My Penalty and My Warning!
54/31 For We sent against them a single Mighty Blast, and theybecame like the dry stubble used by one who pens cattle.
54/32 And We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand andremember:  then is there any that will receive admonition?
54/33 The people of Lut rejected (his) warning.
54/34 We sent against them a violent Tornado with showers of stones, (which destroyed them), except Lut's household: them We delivered by earlyDawn,-
54/35 As a Grace from Us: thus do We reward those who give thanks.
54/36 And (Lut) did warn them of Our Punishment, but they disputedabout the Warning.
54/37 And they even sought to snatch away his guests from him, butWe blinded their eyes. (They heard:) "Now taste ye My Wrath and MyWarning."
54/38 Early on the morrow an abiding Punishment seized them:
54/39 "So taste ye My Wrath and My Warning."
54/40 And We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand andremember: then is there any that will receive admonition?
54/41 To the People of Pharaoh, too, aforetime, came Warners (fromAllah).
54/42 The (people) rejected all Our Signs; but We seized them withsuch Penalty (as comes) from One Exalted in Power, able to carry out HisWill.
54/43 Are your Unbelievers, (O Quraish), better than they? Or haveye an immunity in the Sacred Books?
54/44 Or do they say: "We acting together can defend ourselves"?
54/45 Soon will their multitude be put to flight, and they will showtheir backs.
54/46 Nay, the Hour (of Judgment) is the time promised them (fortheir full recompense): And that Hour will be most grievous and mostbitter.
54/47 Truly those in sin are the ones straying in mind, and mad.
54/48 The Day they will be dragged through the Fire on their faces,(they will hear:) "Taste ye the touch of Hell!"
54/49 Verily, all things have We created in proportion and measure.
54/50 And Our Command is but a single (Act),- like the twinkling ofan eye.
54/51 And (oft) in the past, have We destroyed gangs like unto you:then is there any that will receive admonition?
54/52 All that they do is noted in (their) Books (of Deeds):
54/53 Every matter, small and great, is on record.
54/54 As to the Righteous, they will be in the midst of Gardens andRivers,
54/55 In an Assembly of Truth, in the Presence of a SovereignOmnipotent.
55/1 (Allah) Most Gracious!
55/2 It is He Who has taught the Qur'an.
55/3 He has created man:
55/4 He has taught him speech (and intelligence).
55/5 The sun and the moon follow courses (exactly) computed;
55/6 And the herbs and the trees - both (alike) prostrate in adoration.
55/7 And the Firmament has He raised high, and He has set up theBalance (of Justice),
55/8 In order that ye may not transgress (due) balance.
55/9 So establish weight with justice and fall not short in thebalance.
55/10 It is He Who has spread out the earth for (His) creatures:
55/11 Therein is fruit and date-palms, producing spathes (enclosingdates);
55/12 Also corn, with (its) leaves and stalk for fodder, andsweet-smelling plants.
55/13 Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
55/14 He created man from sounding clay like unto pottery,
55/15 And He created Jinns from fire free of smoke:
55/16 Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
55/17 (He is) Lord of the two Easts and Lord of the two Wests:
55/18 Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
55/19 He has let free the two bodies of flowing water, meetingtogether:
55/20 Between them is a Barrier which they do not transgress:
55/21 Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
55/22 Out of them come Pearls and Coral:
55/23 Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
55/24 And His are the Ships sailing smoothly through the seas, loftyas mountains:
55/25 Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
55/26 All that is on earth will perish:
55/27 But will abide (for ever) the Face of thy Lord,- full ofMajesty, Bounty and Honour.
55/28 Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
55/29 Of Him seeks (its need) every creature in the heavens and onearth: every day in (new) Splendour doth He (shine)!
55/30 Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
55/31 Soon shall We settle your affairs, O both ye worlds!
55/32 Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
55/33 O ye assembly of Jinns and men! If it be ye can pass beyondthe zones of the heavens and the earth, pass ye! not without authorityshall ye be able to pass!
55/34 Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
55/35 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:
55/36 Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
55/37 When the sky is rent asunder, and it becomes red likeointment:
55/38 Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
55/39 On that Day no question will be asked of man or Jinn as to hissin.
55/40 Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
55/41 (For) the sinners will be known by their marks: and they willbe seized by their forelocks and their feet.
55/42 Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
55/43 This is the Hell which the Sinners deny:
55/44 In its midst and in the midst of boiling hot water will theywander round!
55/45 Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
55/46 But for such as fear the time when they will stand before (theJudgment Seat of) their Lord, there will be two Gardens-
55/47 Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?-
55/48 Containing all kinds (of trees and delights);-
55/49 Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?-
55/50 In them (each) will be two Springs flowing (free);
55/51 Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?-
55/52 In them will be Fruits of every kind, two and two.
55/53 Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
55/54 They will recline on Carpets, whose inner linings will be ofrich brocade: the Fruit of the Gardens will be near (and easy of reach).
55/55 Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
55/56 In them will be (Maidens), chaste, restraining their glances,whom no man or Jinn before them has touched;-
55/57 Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?-
55/58 Like unto Rubies and coral.
55/59 Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
55/60 Is there any Reward for Good - other than Good?
55/61 Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
55/62 And besides these two, there are two other Gardens,-
55/63 Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?-
55/64 Dark-green in colour (from plentiful watering).
55/65 Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
55/66 In them (each) will be two Springs pouring forth water incontinuous abundance:
55/67 Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
55/68 In them will be Fruits, and dates and pomegranates:
55/69 Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
55/70 In them will be fair (Companions), good, beautiful;-
55/71 Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?-
55/72 Companions restrained (as to their glances), in (goodly)pavilions;-
55/73 Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?-
55/74 Whom no man or Jinn before them has touched;-
55/75 Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?-
55/76 Reclining on green Cushions and rich Carpets of beauty.
55/77 Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
55/78 Blessed be the name of thy Lord, full of Majesty, Bounty andHonour.
56/1 When the Event inevitable cometh to pass,
56/2 Then will no (soul) entertain falsehood concerning itscoming.
56/3 (Many) will it bring low; (many) will it exalt;
56/4 When the earth shall be shaken to its depths,
56/5 And the mountains shall be crumbled to atoms,
56/6 Becoming dust scattered abroad,
56/7 And ye shall be sorted out into three classes.
56/8 Then (there will be) the Companions of the Right Hand;- Whatwill be the Companions of the Right Hand?
56/9 And the Companions of the Left Hand,- what will be theCompanions of the Left Hand?
56/10 And those Foremost (in Faith) will be Foremost (in theHereafter).
56/11 These will be those Nearest to Allah:
56/12 In Gardens of Bliss:
56/13 A number of people from those of old,
56/14 And a few from those of later times.
56/15 (They will be) on Thrones encrusted (with gold and preciousstones),
56/16 Reclining on them, facing each other.
56/17 Round about them will (serve) youths of perpetual(freshness),
56/18 With goblets, (shining) beakers, and cups (filled) out ofclear-flowing fountains:
56/19 No after-ache will they receive therefrom, nor will theysuffer intoxication:
56/20 And with fruits, any that they may select:
56/21 And the flesh of fowls, any that they may desire.
56/22 And (there will be) Companions with beautiful, big, andlustrous eyes,-
56/23 Like unto Pearls well-guarded.
56/24 A Reward for the deeds of their past (life).
56/25 Not frivolity will they hear therein, nor any taint of ill,-
56/26 Only the saying, "Peace! Peace".
56/27 The Companions of the Right Hand,- what will be the Companionsof the Right Hand?
56/28 (They will be) among Lote-trees without thorns,
56/29 Among Talh trees with flowers (or fruits) piled one aboveanother,-
56/30 In shade long-extended,
56/31 By water flowing constantly,
56/32 And fruit in abundance.
56/33 Whose season is not limited, nor (supply) forbidden,
56/34 And on Thrones (of Dignity), raised high.
56/35 We have created (their Companions) of special creation.
56/36 And made them virgin - pure (and undefiled), -
56/37 Beloved (by nature), equal in age,-
56/38 For the Companions of the Right Hand.
56/39 A (goodly) number from those of old,
56/40 And a (goodly) number from those of later times.
56/41 The Companions of the Left Hand,- what will be the Companionsof the Left Hand?
56/42 (They will be) in the midst of a Fierce Blast of Fire and inBoiling Water,
56/43 And in the shades of Black Smoke:
56/44 Nothing (will there be) to refresh, nor to please:
56/45 For that they were wont to be indulged, before that, in wealth(and luxury),
56/46 And persisted obstinately in wickedness supreme!
56/47 And they used to say, "What! when we die and become dust andbones, shall we then indeed be raised up again?-
56/48 "(We) and our fathers of old?"
56/49 Say: "Yea, those of old and those of later times,
56/50 "All will certainly be gathered together for the meetingappointed for a Day well-known.
56/51 "Then will ye truly,- O ye that go wrong, and treat (Truth) asFalsehood!-
56/52 "Ye will surely taste of the Tree of Zaqqum.
56/53 "Then will ye fill your insides therewith,
56/54 "And drink Boiling Water on top of it:
56/55 "Indeed ye shall drink like diseased camels raging withthirst!"
56/56 Such will be their entertainment on the Day of Requital!
56/57 It is We Who have created you: why will ye not witness theTruth?
56/58 Do ye then see?- The (human Seed) that ye throw out,-
56/59 Is it ye who create it, or are We the Creators?
56/60 We have decreed Death to be your common lot, and We are not tobe frustrated
56/61 from changing your Forms and creating you (again) in (forms)that ye know not.
56/62 And ye certainly know already the first form of creation: whythen do ye not celebrate His praises?
56/63 See ye the seed that ye sow in the ground?
56/64 Is it ye that cause it to grow, or are We the Cause?
56/65 Were it Our Will, We could crumble it to dry powder, and yewould be left in wonderment,
56/66 (Saying), "We are indeed left with debts (for nothing):
56/67 "Indeed are we shut out (of the fruits of our labour)"
56/68 See ye the water which ye drink?
56/69 Do ye bring it down (in rain) from the cloud or do We?
56/70 Were it Our Will, We could make it salt (and unpalatable):then why do ye not give thanks?
56/71 See ye the Fire which ye kindle?
56/72 Is it ye who grow the tree which feeds the fire, or do We growit?
56/73 We have made it a memorial (of Our handiwork), and an articleof comfort and convenience for the denizens of deserts.
56/74 Then celebrate with praises the name of thy Lord, theSupreme!
56/75 Furthermore I call to witness the setting of the Stars,-
56/76 And that is indeed a mighty adjuration if ye but knew,-
56/77 That this is indeed a qur'an Most Honourable,
56/78 In Book well-guarded,
56/79 Which none shall touch but those who are clean:
56/80 A Revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.
56/81 Is it such a Message that ye would hold in light esteem?
56/82 And have ye made it your livelihood that ye should declare itfalse?
56/83 Then why do ye not (intervene) when (the soul of the dyingman) reaches the throat,-
56/84 And ye the while (sit) looking on,-
56/85 But We are nearer to him than ye, and yet see not,-
56/86 Then why do ye not,- If you are exempt from (future)account,-
56/87 Call back the soul, if ye are true (in the claim ofindependence)?
56/88 Thus, then, if he be of those Nearest to Allah,
56/89 (There is for him) Rest and Satisfaction, and a Garden ofDelights.
56/90 And if he be of the Companions of the Right Hand,
56/91 (For him is the salutation), "Peace be unto thee", from theCompanions of the Right Hand.
56/92 And if he be of those who treat (Truth) as Falsehood, who gowrong,
56/93 For him is Entertainment with Boiling Water.
56/94 And burning in Hell-Fire.
56/95 Verily, this is the Very Truth and Certainly.
56/96 So celebrate with praises the name of thy Lord, the Supreme.
57/1 Whatever is in the heavens and on earth,- let it declare thePraises and Glory of Allah: for He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
57/2 To Him belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth: Itis He Who gives Life and Death; and He has Power over all things.
57/3 He is the First and the Last, the Evident and the Immanent:and He has full knowledge of all things.
57/4 He it is Who created the heavens and the earth in Six Days,and is moreover firmly established on the Throne (of Authority). He knowswhat enters within the earth and what comes forth out of it, what comesdown from heaven and what mounts up to it. And He is with you wheresoeverye may be. And Allah sees well all that ye do.
57/5 To Him belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth: andall affairs are referred back to Allah.
57/6 He merges Night into Day, and He merges Day into Night; and Hehas full knowledge of the secrets of (all) hearts.
57/7 Believe in Allah and His messenger, and spend (in charity) out ofthe (substance) whereof He has made you heirs. For, those of you whobelieve and spend (in charity),- for them is a great Reward.
57/8 What cause have ye why ye should not believe in Allah?- and theMessenger invites you to believe in your Lord, and has indeed taken yourCovenant, if ye are men of Faith.
57/9 He is the One Who sends to His Servant Manifest Signs, that Hemay lead you from the depths of Darkness into the Light and verily Allah isto you most kind and Merciful.
57/10 And what cause have ye why ye should not spend in the cause ofAllah?- For to Allah belongs the heritage of the heavens and the earth.  Notequal among you are those who spent (freely) and fought, before theVictory, (with those who did so later). Those are higher in rank than thosewho spent (freely) and fought afterwards. But to all has Allah promised agoodly (reward). And Allah is well acquainted with all that ye do.
57/11 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) aliberal Reward.
57/12 One Day shalt thou see the believing men and the believingwomen- how their Light runs forward before them and by their right hands:(their greeting will be): "Good News for you this Day! Gardens beneathwhich flow rivers! to dwell therein for aye! This is indeed the highestAchievement!"
57/13 One Day will the Hypocrites- men and women - say to theBelievers: "Wait for us!  Let  us borrow (a Light) from your Light!" Itwill be said: "Turn ye back to your rear! then seek a Light (where yecan)!" So a wall will be put up betwixt them, with a gate therein. Withinit will be Mercy throughout, and without it, all alongside, will be (Wrathand) Punishment!
57/14 (Those without) will call out, "Were we not with you?" (Theothers) will reply, "True! but ye led yourselves into temptation; ye lookedforward (to our ruin); ye doubted (Allah's Promise); and (your false) desiresdeceived you; until there issued the Command of Allah. And the Deceiverdeceived you in respect of Allah.
57/15 "This Day shall no ransom be accepted of you, nor of those whorejected Allah." Your abode is the Fire: that is the proper place to claimyou: and an evil refuge it is!"
57/16 Has not the Time arrived for the Believers that their heartsin all humility should engage in the remembrance of Allah and of the Truthwhich has been revealed (to them), and that they should not become likethose to whom was given Revelation aforetime, but long ages passed overthem and their hearts grew hard? For many among them are rebellioustransgressors.
57/17 Know ye (all) that Allah giveth life to the earth after itsdeath! already have We shown the Signs plainly to you, that ye may learnwisdom.
57/18 For those who give in Charity, men and women, and loan to Allaha Beautiful Loan, it shall be increased manifold (to their credit), andthey shall have (besides) a liberal reward.
57/19 And those who believe in Allah and His messengers- they are theSincere (lovers of Truth), and the witnesses (who testify), in the eyes oftheir Lord: They shall have their Reward and their Light. But those whoreject Allah and deny Our Signs,- they are the Companions of Hell-Fire.
57/20 Know ye (all), that the life of this world is but play andamusement, pomp and mutual boasting and multiplying, (in rivalry) amongyourselves, riches and children. Here is a similitude: How rain and thegrowth which it brings forth, delight (the hearts of) the tillers;  soon itwithers; thou wilt see it grow yellow; then it becomes dry and crumblesaway. 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?
57/21 Be ye foremost (in seeking) Forgiveness from your Lord, and aGarden (of Bliss), the width whereof is as the width of heaven and earth,prepared for those who believe in Allah and His messengers: that is the Graceof Allah, which He bestows on whom he pleases: and Allah is the Lord of Graceabounding.
57/22 No misfortune can happen on earth or in your souls but isrecorded in a decree before We bring it into existence: That is truly easyfor Allah:
57/23 In order that ye may not despair over matters that pass youby, nor exult over favours bestowed upon you. For Allah loveth not anyvainglorious boaster,-
57/24 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.
57/25 We sent aforetime our messengers with Clear Signs and sent downwith them the Book and the Balance (of Right and Wrong), that men may standforth in justice; and We sent down Iron, in which is (material for) mightywar, as well as many benefits for mankind, that Allah may test who it is thatwill help, Unseen, Him and His messengers: For Allah is Full of Strength,Exalted in Might (and able to enforce His Will).
57/26 And We sent Noah and Abraham, and established in their lineProphethood and Revelation: and some of them were on right guidance. Butmany of them became rebellious transgressors.
57/27 Then, in their wake, We followed them up with (others of) Ourmessengers: We sent after them Jesus the son of Mary, and bestowed on him theGospel; and We ordained in the hearts of those who followed him Compassionand Mercy. But the Monasticism which they invented for themselves, We didnot prescribe for them: (We commanded) only the seeking for the GoodPleasure of Allah; but that they did not foster as they should have done. YetWe bestowed, on those among them who believed, their (due) reward, but manyof them are rebellious transgressors.
57/28 O ye that believe! Fear Allah, and believe in His Messenger, andHe will bestow on you a double portion of His Mercy: He will provide foryou a Light by which ye shall walk (straight in your path), and He willforgive you (your past): for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
57/29 That the People of the Book may know that they have no powerwhatever 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 Graceabounding.
58/1 Allah has indeed heard (and accepted) the statement of the womanwho pleads with thee concerning her husband and carries her complaint (inprayer) to Allah: and Allah (always) hears the arguments between both sidesamong you: for Allah hears and sees (all things).
58/2 If any men among you divorce their wives by Zihar (callingthem mothers), they cannot be their mothers:  None can be their mothersexcept those who gave them birth. And in fact they use words (both)iniquitous and false: but truly Allah is one that blots out (sins), andforgives (again and again).
58/3 But those who divorce their wives by Zihar, then wish to goback on the words they uttered,- (It is ordained that such a one) shouldfree a slave before they touch each other: Thus are ye admonished toperform: and Allah is well-acquainted with (all) that ye do.
58/4 And if any has not (the wherewithal), he should fast for twomonths consecutively before they touch each other.  But if any is unable todo so, he should feed sixty indigent ones, this, that ye may show yourfaith in Allah and His Messenger. Those are limits (set by) Allah. For those whoreject (Him), there is a grievous Penalty.
58/5 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. Andthe Unbelievers (will have) a humiliating Penalty,-
58/6 On the Day that Allah will raise them all up (again) and showthem the Truth (and meaning) of their conduct. Allah has reckoned its(value), though they may have forgotten it, for Allah is Witness to allthings.
58/7 Seest thou not that Allah doth know (all) that is in the heavensand on earth? There is not a secret consultation between three, but Hemakes 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 ofJudgment. For Allah has full knowledge of all things.
58/8 Turnest thou not thy sight towards those who were forbiddensecret counsels yet revert to that which they were forbidden (to do)? Andthey hold secret counsels among themselves for iniquity and hostility, anddisobedience 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 itwill they burn, and evil is that destination!
58/9 O ye who believe! When ye hold secret counsel, do it not foriniquity and hostility, and disobedience to the Prophet; but do it forrighteousness and self-restraint;  and fear Allah, to Whom ye shall bebrought back.
58/10 Secret counsels are only (inspired) by the Evil One, in orderthat he may cause grief to the Believers; but he cannot harm them in theleast, except as Allah permits; and on Allah let the Believers put theirtrust.
58/11 O ye who believe! When ye are told to make room in theassemblies, (spread out and) make room: (ample) room will Allah provide foryou. 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 beengranted (mystic) Knowledge. And Allah is well-acquainted with all ye do.
58/12 O ye who believe! When ye consult the Messenger in private,spend something in charity before your private consultation. That will bebest for you, and most conducive to purity (of conduct). But if ye find not(the wherewithal), Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
58/13 Is it that ye are afraid of spending sums in charity beforeyour private consultation (with him)? If, then, ye do not so, and Allahforgives you, then (at least) establish regular prayer; practise regularcharity; and obey Allah and His Messenger. And Allah is well-acquainted with allthat ye do.
58/14 Turnest thou not thy attention to those who turn (infriendship) to such as have the Wrath of Allah upon them? They are neither ofyou nor of them, and they swear to falsehood knowingly.
58/15 Allah has prepared for them a severe Penalty: evil indeed aretheir deeds.
58/16 They have made their oaths a screen (for their misdeeds): thusthey obstruct (men) from the Path of Allah: therefore shall they have ahumiliating Penalty.
58/17 Of no profit whatever to them, against Allah, will be theirriches nor their sons: they will be Companions of the Fire, to dwelltherein (for aye)!
58/18 One day will Allah raise them all up (for Judgment): then willthey swear to Him as they swear to you: And they think that they havesomething (to stand upon). No, indeed! they are but liars!
58/19 The Evil One has got the better of them: so he has made themlose the remembrance of Allah. They are the Party of the Evil One. Truly, itis the Party of the Evil One that will perish!
58/20 Those who resist Allah and His Messenger will be among those mosthumiliated.
58/21 Allah has decreed: "It is I and My messengers who must prevail":For Allah is One full of strength, able to enforce His Will.
58/22 Thou wilt not find any people who believe in Allah and the LastDay, loving those who resist Allah and His Messenger, even though they weretheir fathers or their sons, or their brothers, or their kindred. For suchHe has written Faith in their hearts, and strengthened them with a spiritfrom 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 theywith Him. They  are the Party of Allah. Truly it is the Party of Allah thatwill achieve Felicity.
59/1 Whatever is in the heavens and on earth, let it declare thePraises and Glory of Allah: for He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
59/2 It is He Who got out the Unbelievers among the People of theBook from their homes at the first gathering (of the forces). Little did yethink that they would get out: And they thought that their fortresses woulddefend them from Allah! But the (Wrath of) Allah came to them from quartersfrom which they little expected (it), and cast terror into their hearts, sothat they destroyed their dwellings by their own hands and the hands of theBelievers, take warning, then, O ye with eyes (to see)!
59/3 And had it not been that Allah had decreed banishment for them,He would certainly have punished them in this world: And in the Hereafterthey shall (certainly) have the Punishment of the Fire.
59/4 That is because they resisted Allah and His Messenger: and if anyone resists Allah, verily Allah is severe in Punishment.
59/5 Whether ye cut down (O ye Muslim!) The tender palm-trees, orye left them standing on their roots, it was by leave of Allah, and in orderthat He might cover with shame the rebellious transgresses.
59/6 What Allah has bestowed on His Messenger (and taken away) fromthem - for this ye made no expedition with either cavalry or camelry: butAllah gives power to His messengers over any He pleases: and Allah has power overall things.
59/7 What Allah has bestowed on His Messenger (and taken away) from thepeople of the townships,- belongs to Allah,- to His Messenger and to kindredand 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 Messengerassigns to you, and deny yourselves that which he withholds from you. Andfear Allah; for Allah is strict in Punishment.
59/8 (Some part is due) to the indigent Muhajirs, those who wereexpelled from their homes and their property, while seeking Grace from Allahand (His) Good Pleasure, and aiding Allah and His Messenger: such are indeedthe sincere ones:-
59/9 But those who before them, had homes (in Medina) and hadadopted the Faith,- show their affection to such as came to them forrefuge, and entertain no desire in their hearts for things given to the(latter), but give them preference over themselves, even though poverty wastheir (own lot). And those saved from the covetousness of their own souls,-they are the ones that achieve prosperity.
59/10 And those who came after them say: "Our Lord! Forgive us, andour brethren who came before us into the Faith, and leave not, in ourhearts, rancour (or sense of injury) against those who have believed. OurLord! Thou art indeed Full of Kindness, Most Merciful."
59/11 Hast thou not observed the Hypocrites say to theirmisbelieving 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 youraffair; and if ye are attacked (in fight) we will help you". But Allah iswitness that they are indeed liars.
59/12 If they are expelled, never will they go out with them; and ifthey are attacked (in fight), they will never help them; and if they dohelp them, they will turn their backs; so they will receive no help.
59/13 Of a truth ye are stronger (than they) because of the terrorin their hearts, (sent) by Allah. This is because they are men devoid ofunderstanding.
59/14 They will not fight you (even) together, except in fortifiedtownships, or from behind walls. Strong is their fighting (spirit) amongstthemselves: thou wouldst think they were united, but their hearts aredivided: that is because they are a people devoid of wisdom.
59/15 Like those who lately preceded them, they have tasted the evilresult of their conduct; and (in the Hereafter there is) for them agrievous Penalty;-
59/16 (Their allies deceived them), like the Evil One, when he saysto man, "Deny Allah": but when (man) denies Allah, (the Evil One) says, "I amfree of thee: I do fear Allah, the Lord of the Worlds!"
59/17 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.
59/18 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 iswell-acquainted with (all) that ye do.
59/19 And be ye not like those who forgot Allah; and He made themforget their own souls! Such are the rebellious transgressors!
59/20 Not equal are the Companions of the Fire and the Companions ofthe Garden: it is the Companions of the Garden, that will achieveFelicity.
59/21 Had We sent down this Qur'an on a mountain, verily, thouwouldst 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.
59/22 Allah is He, than Whom there is no other god;- Who knows (allthings) both secret and open; He, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
59/23 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, theSupreme: Glory to Allah! (High is He) above the partners they attribute toHim.
59/24 He is Allah, the Creator, the Evolver, the Bestower of Forms (orColours). To Him belong the Most Beautiful Names: whatever is in theheavens and on earth, doth declare His Praises and Glory: and He is theExalted in Might, the Wise.
60/1 O ye who believe! Take not my enemies and yours as friends (orprotectors),- offering them (your) love, even though they have rejected theTruth that has come to you, and have (on the contrary) driven out theProphet and yourselves (from your homes), (simply) because ye believe inAllah your Lord! If ye have come out to strive in My Way and to seek My GoodPleasure, (take them not as friends), holding secret converse of love (andfriendship) with them: for I know full well all that ye conceal and allthat ye reveal. And any of you that does this has strayed from the StraightPath.
60/2 If they were to get the better of you, they would behave toyou as enemies, and stretch forth their hands and their tongues against youfor evil: and they desire that ye should reject the Truth.
60/3 Of no profit to you will be your relatives and your childrenon the Day of Judgment: He will judge between you: for Allah sees well allthat ye do.
60/4 There is for you an excellent example (to follow) in Abrahamand those with him, when they said to their people: "We are clear of youand of whatever ye worship besides Allah: we have rejected you, and there hasarisen, between us and you, enmity and hatred for ever,- unless ye believein Allah and Him alone": But not when Abraham said to his father: "I willpray for forgiveness for thee, though I have no power (to get) aught on thybehalf from Allah." (They prayed): "Our Lord! in Thee do we trust, and toThee do we turn in repentance: to Thee is (our) Final Goal.
60/5 "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."
60/6 There was indeed in them an excellent example for you tofollow,- for those whose hope is in Allah and in the Last Day. But if anyturn away, truly Allah is Free of all Wants, Worthy of all Praise.
60/7 It may be that Allah will grant love (and friendship) betweenyou and those whom ye (now) hold as enemies. For Allah has power (over allthings); And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
60/8 Allah forbids you not, with regard to those who fight you notfor (your) Faith nor drive you out of your homes, from dealing kindly andjustly with them: for Allah loveth those who are just.
60/9 Allah only forbids you, with regard to those who fight you for(your) Faith, and drive you out of your homes, and support (others) indriving you out, from turning to them (for friendship and protection). Itis such as turn to them (in these circumstances), that do wrong.
60/10 O ye who believe! When there come to you believing womenrefugees, examine (and test) them:  Allah knows best as to their Faith: if yeascertain that they are Believers, then send them not back to theUnbelievers. They are not lawful (wives) for the Unbelievers, nor are the(Unbelievers) lawful (husbands) for them. But pay the Unbelievers what theyhave spent (on their dower), and there will be no blame on you if ye marrythem on payment of their dower to them. But hold not to the guardianship ofunbelieving 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 comeover to you). Such is the command of Allah: He judges (with justice) betweenyou. And Allah is Full of Knowledge and Wisdom.
60/11 And if any of your wives deserts you to the Unbelievers, andye 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 hadspent (on their dower). And fear Allah, in Whom ye believe.
60/12 O Prophet! When believing women come to thee to take the oathof fealty to thee, that they will not associate in worship any other thingwhatever with Allah, that they will not steal, that they will not commitadultery (or fornication), that they will not kill their children, thatthey will not utter slander, intentionally forging falsehood, and that theywill not disobey thee in any just matter,- then do thou receive theirfealty, and pray to Allah for the forgiveness (of their sins): for Allah isOft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
60/13 O ye who believe! Turn not (for friendship) to people on whomis the Wrath of Allah, of the Hereafter they are already in despair, just asthe Unbelievers are in despair about those (buried) in graves.
61/1 Whatever is in the heavens and on earth, let it declare thePraises and Glory of Allah: for He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
61/2 O ye who believe! Why say ye that which ye do not?
61/3 Grievously odious is it in the sight of Allah that ye say thatwhich ye do not.
61/4 Truly Allah loves those who fight in His Cause in battle array,as if they were a solid cemented structure.
61/5 And remember, Moses said to his people: "O my people! why doye vex and insult me, though ye know that I am the messenger of Allah (sent) toyou?"  Then when they went wrong, Allah let their hearts go wrong. For Allahguides not those who are rebellious transgressors.
61/6 And remember, Jesus, the son of Mary, said: "O Children ofIsrael! I am the messenger of Allah (sent) to you, confirming the Law (whichcame) before me, and giving Glad Tidings of a Messenger to come after me,whose name shall be Ahmad." But when he came to them with Clear Signs, theysaid, "this is evident sorcery!"
61/7 Who doth greater wrong than one who invents falsehood againstAllah, even as he is being invited to Islam? And Allah guides not those who dowrong.
61/8 Their intention is to extinguish Allah's Light (by blowing) withtheir mouths: But Allah will complete (the revelation of) His Light, eventhough the Unbelievers may detest (it).
61/9 It is He Who has sent His Messenger with Guidance and theReligion of Truth, that he may proclaim it over all religion, even thoughthe Pagans may detest (it).
61/10 O ye who believe! Shall I lead you to a bargain that will saveyou from a grievous Penalty?-
61/11 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!
61/12 He will forgive you your sins, and admit you to Gardensbeneath which Rivers flow, and to beautiful mansions in Gardens ofEternity: that is indeed the Supreme Achievement.
61/13 And another (favour will He bestow,) which ye do love,- helpfrom Allah and a speedy victory. So give the Glad Tidings to the Believers.
61/14 O ye who believe! Be ye helpers of Allah: As said Jesus the sonof 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 Childrenof Israel believed, and a portion disbelieved: But We gave power to thosewho believed, against their enemies, and they became the ones thatprevailed.
62/1 Whatever is in the heavens and on earth, doth declare thePraises and Glory of Allah,- the Sovereign, the Holy One, the Exalted inMight, the Wise.
62/2 It is He Who has sent amongst the Unlettered a messenger fromamong themselves, to rehearse to them His Signs, to sanctify them, and toinstruct them in Scripture and Wisdom,- although they had been, before, inmanifest error;-
62/3 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.
62/4 Such is the Bounty of Allah, which He bestows on whom He will:and Allah is the Lord of the highest bounty.
62/5 The similitude of those who were charged with the (obligationsof the) Mosaic Law, but who subsequently failed in those (obligations), isthat of a donkey which carries huge tomes (but understands them not). Evilis the similitude of people who falsify the Signs of Allah: and Allah guidesnot people who do wrong.
62/6 Say: "O ye that stand on Judaism! If ye think that ye arefriends to Allah, to the exclusion of (other) men, then express your desirefor Death, if ye are truthful!"
62/7 But never will they express their desire (for Death), becauseof the (deeds) their hands have sent on before them! and Allah knows wellthose that do wrong!
62/8 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 Hewill tell you (the truth of) the things that ye did!"
62/9 O ye who believe! When the call is proclaimed to prayer onFriday (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!
62/10 And when the Prayer is finished, then may ye disperse throughthe land, and seek of the Bounty of Allah: and celebrate the Praises of Allahoften (and without stint): that ye may prosper.
62/11 But when they see some bargain or some amusement, theydisperse headlong to it, and leave thee standing. Say: "The (blessing) fromthe Presence of Allah is better than any amusement or bargain! and Allah is theBest to provide (for all needs)."
63/1 When the Hypocrites come to thee, they say, "We bear witnessthat thou art indeed the Messenger of Allah." Yea, Allah knoweth that thou artindeed His Messenger, and Allah beareth witness that the Hypocrites are indeedliars.
63/2 They have made their oaths a screen (for their misdeeds): thusthey obstruct (men) from the Path of Allah: truly evil are their deeds.
63/3 That is because they believed, then they rejected Faith: So aseal was set on their hearts: therefore they understand not.
63/4 When thou lookest at them, their exteriors please thee; andwhen they speak, thou listenest to their words. They are as (worthless ashollow) pieces of timber propped up, (unable to stand on their own). Theythink that every cry is against them. They are the enemies; so beware ofthem. The curse of Allah be on them! How are they deluded (away from theTruth)!
63/5 And when it is said to them, "Come, the Messenger of Allah willpray for your forgiveness", they turn aside their heads, and thou wouldstsee them turning away their faces in arrogance.
63/6 It is equal to them whether thou pray for their forgiveness ornot. Allah will not forgive them. Truly Allah guides not rebellioustransgressors.
63/7 They are the ones who say, "Spend nothing on those who arewith 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 theHypocrites understand not.
63/8 They say, "If we return to Medina, surely the more honourable(element) will expel therefrom the meaner." But honour belongs to Allah andHis Messenger, and to the Believers; but the Hypocrites know not.
63/9 O ye who believe! Let not your riches or your children divertyou from the remembrance of Allah. If any act thus, the loss is their own.
63/10 and spend something (in charity) out of the substance which Wehave bestowed on you, before Death should come to any of you and he shouldsay, "O my Lord! why didst Thou not give me respite for a little while? Ishould then have given (largely) in charity, and I should have been one ofthe doers of good".
63/11 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.
64/1 Whatever is in the heavens and on earth, doth declare thePraises and Glory of Allah: to Him belongs dominion, and to Him belongspraise: and He has power over all things.
64/2 It is He Who has created you; and of you are some that areUnbelievers, and some that are Believers: and Allah sees well all that yedo.
64/3 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 thefinal Goal.
64/4 He knows what is in the heavens and on earth; and He knowswhat ye conceal and what ye reveal: yea, Allah knows well the (secrets) of(all) hearts.
64/5 Has not the story reached you, of those who rejected Faithaforetime? So they tasted the evil result of their conduct; and they had agrievous Penalty.
64/6 That was because there came to them messengers with Clear Signs,but they said: "Shall (mere) human beings direct us?" So they rejected (theMessage) and turned away. But Allah can do without (them): and Allah is free ofall needs, worthy of all praise.
64/7 The Unbelievers think that they will not be raised up (forJudgment). Say: "Yea, By my Lord, Ye shall surely be raised up: then shallye be told (the truth) of all that ye did. And that is easy for Allah."
64/8 Believe, therefore, in Allah and His Messenger, and in the Lightwhich we have sent down. And Allah is well acquainted with all that ye do.
64/9 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 whobelieve in Allah and work righteousness,- He will remove from them theirills, and He will admit them to Gardens beneath which Rivers flow, to dwelltherein for ever: that will be the Supreme Achievement.
64/10 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 isthat Goal.
64/11 No kind of calamity can occur, except by the leave of Allah: andif any one believes in Allah, (Allah) guides his heart (aright): for Allah knowsall things.
64/12 So obey Allah, and obey His Messenger: but if ye turn back, theduty of Our Messenger is but to proclaim (the Message) clearly and openly.
64/13 Allah! There is no god but He: and on Allah, therefore, let theBelievers put their trust.
64/14 O ye who believe! Truly, among your wives and your childrenare (some that are) enemies to yourselves: so beware of them! But if yeforgive and overlook, and cover up (their faults), verily Allah isOft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
64/15 Your riches and your children may be but a trial: but in thePresence of Allah, is the highest, Reward.
64/16 So fear Allah as much as ye can; listen and obey and spend incharity for the benefit of your own soul and those saved from thecovetousness of their own souls,- they are the ones that achieveprosperity.
64/17 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 toappreciate (service), Most Forbearing,-
64/18 Knower of what is open, Exalted in Might, Full of Wisdom.
65/1 O Prophet! When ye do divorce women, divorce them at theirprescribed periods, and count (accurately), their prescribed periods: Andfear 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 willbring about thereafter some new situation.
65/2 Thus when they fulfil their term appointed, either take themback on equitable terms or part with them on equitable terms; and take forwitness two persons from among you, endued with justice, and establish theevidence (as) before Allah. Such is the admonition given to him who believesin Allah and the Last Day. And for those who fear Allah, He (ever) prepares away out,
65/3 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 Allahwill surely accomplish his purpose: verily, for all things has Allahappointed a due proportion.
65/4 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, andfor those who have no courses (it is the same): for those who carry (lifewithin their wombs), their period is until they deliver their burdens: andfor those who fear Allah, He will make their path easy.
65/5 That is the Command of Allah, which He has sent down to you: andif any one fears Allah, He will remove his ills, from him, and will enlargehis reward.
65/6 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 ifthey carry (life in their wombs), then spend (your substance) on them untilthey deliver their burden: and if they suckle your (offspring), give themtheir recompense: and take mutual counsel together, according to what isjust and reasonable. And if ye find yourselves in difficulties, let anotherwoman suckle (the child) on the (father's) behalf.
65/7 Let the man of means spend according to his means: and the manwhose resources are restricted, let him spend according to what Allah hasgiven him. Allah puts no burden on any person beyond what He has given him.After a difficulty, Allah will soon grant relief.
65/8 How many populations that insolently opposed the Command oftheir Lord and of His messengers, did We not then call to account,- to severeaccount?- and We imposed on them an exemplary Punishment.
65/9 Then did they taste the evil result of their conduct, and theEnd of their conduct was Perdition.
65/10 Allah has prepared for them a severe Punishment (in theHereafter). Therefore fear Allah, O ye men of understanding - who havebelieved!- for Allah hath indeed sent down to you a Message,-
65/11 An Messenger, who rehearses to you the Signs of Allah containingclear explanations, that he may lead forth those who believe and dorighteous deeds from the depths of Darkness into Light. And those whobelieve in Allah and work righteousness, He will admit to Gardens beneathwhich Rivers flow, to dwell therein for ever: Allah has indeed granted forthem a most excellent Provision.
65/12 Allah is He Who created seven Firmaments and of the earth asimilar number. Through the midst of them (all) descends His Command: thatye may know that Allah has power over all things, and that Allah comprehends,all things in (His) Knowledge.
66/1 O Prophet! Why holdest thou to be forbidden that which Allah hasmade lawful to thee? Thou seekest to please thy consorts. But Allah isOft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
66/2 Allah has already ordained for you, (O men), the dissolution ofyour oaths (in some cases): and Allah is your Protector, and He is Full ofKnowledge and Wisdom.
66/3 When the Prophet disclosed a matter in confidence to one ofhis consorts, and she then divulged it (to another), and Allah made it knownto him, he confirmed part thereof and repudiated a part. Then when he toldher thereof, she said, "Who told thee this? "He said, "He told me Who knowsand is well-acquainted (with all things)."
66/4 If ye two turn in repentance to Him, your hearts are indeed soinclined; But if ye back up each other against him, truly Allah is hisProtector, and Gabriel, and (every) righteous one among those who believe,-and furthermore, the angels - will back (him) up.
66/5 It may be, if he divorced you (all), that Allah will give him inexchange 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.
66/6 O ye who believe! save yourselves and your families from aFire whose fuel is Men and Stones, over which are (appointed) angels stern(and) severe, who flinch not (from executing) the Commands they receivefrom Allah, but do (precisely) what they are commanded.
66/7 (They will say), "O ye Unbelievers! Make no excuses this Day!Ye are being but requited for all that ye did!"
66/8 O ye who believe! Turn to Allah with sincere repentance: In thehope that your Lord will remove from you your ills and admit you to Gardensbeneath which Rivers flow,- the Day that Allah will not permit to behumiliated the Prophet and those who believe with him. Their Light will runforward before them and by their right hands, while they say, "Our Lord!Perfect our Light for us, and grant us Forgiveness: for Thou hast powerover all things."
66/9 O Prophet! Strive hard against the Unbelievers and theHypocrites, and be firm against them. Their abode is Hell,- an evil refuge(indeed).
66/10 Allah sets forth, for an example to the Unbelievers, the wife ofNoah and the wife of Lut: they were (respectively) under two of ourrighteous servants, but they were false to their (husbands), and theyprofited nothing before Allah on their account, but were told: "Enter ye theFire along with (others) that enter!"
66/11 And Allah sets forth, as an example to those who believe thewife of Pharaoh: Behold she said: "O my Lord! Build for me, in nearness toThee, a mansion in the Garden, and save me from Pharaoh and his doings, andsave me from those that do wrong";
66/12 And Mary the daughter of 'Imran, who guarded her chastity; andWe breathed into (her body) of Our spirit; and she testified to the truthof the words of her Lord and of His Revelations, and was one of the devout(servants).
67/1 Blessed be He in Whose hands is Dominion; and He over allthings hath Power;-
67/2 He Who created Death and Life, that He may try which of you isbest in deed: and He is the Exalted in Might, Oft-Forgiving;-
67/3 He Who created the seven heavens one above another: No want ofproportion wilt thou see in the Creation of (Allah) Most Gracious. So turnthy vision again: seest thou any flaw?
67/4 Again turn thy vision a second time: (thy) vision will comeback to thee dull and discomfited, in a state worn out.
67/5 And we have, (from of old), adorned the lowest heaven withLamps, and We have made such (Lamps) (as) missiles to drive away the EvilOnes, and have prepared for them the Penalty of the Blazing Fire.
67/6 For those who reject their Lord (and Cherisher) is the Penaltyof Hell: and evil is (such), Destination.
67/7 When they are cast therein, they will hear the (terrible)drawing in of its breath even as it blazes forth,
67/8 Almost bursting with fury: Every time a Group is cast therein,its Keepers will ask, "Did no Warner come to you?"
67/9 They will say: "Yes indeed; a Warner did come to us, but werejected him and said, 'Allah never sent down any (Message): ye are nothingbut an egregious delusion!'"
67/10 They will further say: "Had we but listened or used ourintelligence, we should not (now) be among the Companions of the BlazingFire!"
67/11 They will then confess their sins: but far will be(Forgiveness) from the Companions of the Blazing Fire!
67/12 As for those who fear their Lord unseen, for them isForgiveness and a great Reward.
67/13 And whether ye hide your word or publish it, He certainly has(full) knowledge, of the secrets of (all) hearts.
67/14 Should He not know,- He that created? and He is the One thatunderstands the finest mysteries (and) is well-acquainted (with them).
67/15 It is He Who has made the earth manageable for you, sotraverse ye through its tracts and enjoy of the Sustenance which Hefurnishes: but unto Him is the Resurrection.
67/16 Do ye feel secure that He Who is in heaven will not cause youto be swallowed up by the earth when it shakes (as in an earthquake)?
67/17 Or do ye feel secure that He Who is in Heaven will not sendagainst you a violent tornado (with showers of stones), so that ye shallknow how (terrible) was My warning?
67/18 But indeed men before them rejected (My warning): then how(terrible) was My rejection (of them)?
67/19 Do they not observe the birds above them, spreading theirwings 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.
67/20 Nay, who is there that can help you, (even as) an army,besides (Allah) Most Merciful? In nothing but delusion are the Unbelievers.
67/21 Or who is there that can provide you with Sustenance if Hewere to withhold His provision? Nay, they obstinately persist in insolentimpiety and flight (from the Truth).
67/22 Is then one who walks headlong, with his face grovelling,better guided,- or one who walks evenly on a Straight Way?
67/23 Say: "It is He Who has created you (and made you grow), andmade for you the faculties of hearing, seeing, feeling and understanding:little thanks it is ye give.
67/24 Say: "It is He Who has multiplied you through the earth, andto Him shall ye be gathered together."
67/25 They ask: When will this promise be (fulfilled)? - If ye aretelling the truth.
67/26 Say: "As to the knowledge of the time, it is with Allah alone: Iam (sent) only to warn plainly in public."
67/27 At length, when they see it close at hand, grieved will be thefaces of the Unbelievers, and it will be said (to them): "This is (thepromise fulfilled), which ye were calling for!"
67/28 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 froma grievous Penalty?"
67/29 Say: "He is (Allah) Most Gracious: We have believed in Him, andon Him have we put our trust: So, soon will ye know which (of us) it isthat is in manifest error."
67/30 Say: "See ye?- If your stream be some morning lost (in theunderground earth),  who then can supply you with clear-flowing water?"
68/1 Nun. By the Pen and the (Record) which (men) write,-
68/2 Thou art not, by the Grace of thy Lord, mad or possessed.
68/3 Nay, verily for thee is a Reward unfailing:
68/4 And thou (standest) on an exalted standard of character.
68/5 Soon wilt thou see, and they will see,
68/6 Which of you is afflicted with madness.
68/7 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.
68/8 So hearken not to those who deny (the Truth).
68/9 Their desire is that thou shouldst be pliant: so would they bepliant.
68/10 Heed not the type of despicable men,- ready with oaths,
68/11 A slanderer, going about with calumnies,
68/12 (Habitually) hindering (all) good, transgressing beyondbounds, deep in sin,
68/13 Violent (and cruel),- with all that, base-born,-
68/14 Because he possesses wealth and (numerous) sons.
68/15 When to him are rehearsed Our Signs, "Tales of the ancients",he cries!
68/16 Soon shall We brand (the beast) on the snout!
68/17 Verily We have tried them as We tried the People of theGarden, when they resolved to gather the fruits of the (garden) in themorning.
68/18 But made no reservation, ("If it be Allah's Will").
68/19 Then there came on the (garden) a visitation from thy Lord,(which swept away) all around, while they were asleep.
68/20 So the (garden) became, by the morning, like a dark anddesolate spot, (whose fruit had been gathered).
68/21 As the morning broke, they called out, one to another,-
68/22 "Go ye to your tilth (betimes) in the morning, if ye wouldgather the fruits."
68/23 So they departed, conversing in secret low tones, (saying)-
68/24 "Let not a single indigent person break in upon you into the(garden) this day."
68/25 And they opened the morning, strong in an (unjust) resolve.
68/26 But when they saw the (garden), they said: "We have surelylost our way:
68/27 "Indeed we are shut out (of the fruits of our labour)!"
68/28 Said one of them, more just (than the rest): "Did I not say toyou, 'Why not glorify (Allah)?'"
68/29 They said: "Glory to our Lord! Verily we have been doingwrong!"
68/30 Then they turned, one against another, in reproach.
68/31 They said: "Alas for us! We have indeed transgressed!
68/32 "It may be that our Lord will give us in exchange a better(garden) than this: for we do turn to Him (in repentance)!"
68/33 Such is the Punishment (in this life); but greater is thePunishment in the Hereafter,- if only they knew!
68/34 Verily, for the Righteous, are Gardens of Delight, in thePresence of their Lord.
68/35 Shall We then treat the People of Faith like the People ofSin?
68/36 What is the matter with you? How judge ye?
68/37 Or have ye a book through which ye learn-
68/38 That ye shall have, through it whatever ye choose?
68/39 Or have ye Covenants with Us to oath, reaching to the Day ofJudgment, (providing) that ye shall have whatever ye shall demand?
68/40 Ask thou of them, which of them will stand surety for that!
68/41 Or have they some "Partners" (in Allahhead)? Then let themproduce their "partners", if they are truthful!
68/42 The Day that the shin shall be laid bare, and they shall besummoned to bow in adoration, but they shall not be able,-
68/43 Their eyes will be cast down,- ignominy will cover them;seeing that they had been summoned aforetime to bow in adoration, whilethey were whole, (and had refused).
68/44 Then leave Me alone with such as reject this Message: bydegrees shall We punish them from directions they perceive not.
68/45 A (long) respite will I grant them: truly powerful is MyPlan.
68/46 Or is it that thou dost ask them for a reward, so that theyare burdened with a load of debt?-
68/47 Or that the Unseen is in their hands, so that they can writeit down?
68/48 So wait with patience for the Command of thy Lord, and be notlike the Companion of the Fish,- when he cried out in agony.
68/49 Had not Grace from his Lord reached him, he would indeed havebeen cast off on the naked shore, in disgrace.
68/50 Thus did his Lord choose him and make him of the Company ofthe Righteous.
68/51 And the Unbelievers would almost trip thee up with their eyeswhen they hear the Message; and they say: "Surely he is possessed!"
68/52 But it is nothing less than a Message to all the worlds.
69/1 The Sure Reality!
69/2 What is the Sure Reality?
69/3 And what will make thee realise what the Sure Reality is?
69/4 The Thamud and the 'Ad People (branded) as false the StunningCalamity!
69/5 But the Thamud,- they were destroyed by a terrible Storm ofthunder and lightning!
69/6 And the 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious Wind,exceedingly violent;
69/7 He made it rage against them seven nights and eight days insuccession: so that thou couldst see the (whole) people lying prostrate inits (path), as they had been roots of hollow palm-trees tumbled down!
69/8 Then seest thou any of them left surviving?
69/9 And Pharaoh, and those before him, and the Cities Overthrown,committed habitual Sin.
69/10 And disobeyed (each) the messenger of their Lord; so He punishedthem with an abundant Penalty.
69/11 We, when the water (of Noah's Flood) overflowed beyond itslimits, carried you (mankind), in the floating (Ark),
69/12 That We might make it a Message unto you, and that ears (thatshould hear the tale and) retain its memory should bear its (lessons) inremembrance.
69/13 Then, when one blast is sounded on the Trumpet,
69/14 And the earth is moved, and its mountains, and they arecrushed to powder at one stroke,-
69/15 On that Day shall the (Great) Event come to pass.
69/16 And the sky will be rent asunder, for it will that Day beflimsy,
69/17 And the angels will be on its sides, and eight will, that Day,bear the Throne of thy Lord above them.
69/18 That Day shall ye be brought to Judgment: not an act of yoursthat ye hide will be hidden.
69/19 Then he that will be given his Record in his right hand willsay: "Ah here! Read ye my Record!
69/20 "I did really understand that my Account would (One Day) reachme!"
69/21 And he will be in a life of Bliss,
69/22 In a Garden on high,
69/23 The Fruits whereof (will hang in bunches) low and near.
69/24 "Eat ye and drink ye, with full satisfaction; because of the(good) that ye sent before you, in the days that are gone!"
69/25 And he that will be given his Record in his left hand, willsay: "Ah! Would that my Record had not been given to me!
69/26 "And that I had never realised how my account (stood)!
69/27 "Ah! Would that (Death) had made an end of me!
69/28 "Of no profit to me has been my wealth!
69/29 "My power has perished from me!"...
69/30 (The stern command will say): "Seize ye him, and bind ye him,
69/31 "And burn ye him in the Blazing Fire.
69/32 "Further, make him march in a chain, whereof the length isseventy cubits!
69/33 "This was he that would not believe in Allah Most High.
69/34 "And would not encourage the feeding of the indigent!
69/35 "So no friend hath he here this Day.
69/36 "Nor hath he any food except the corruption from the washingof wounds,
69/37 "Which none do eat but those in sin."
69/38 So I do call to witness what ye see,
69/39 And what ye see not,
69/40 That this is verily the word of an honoured messenger;
69/41 It is not the word of a poet: little it is ye believe!
69/42 Nor is it the word of a soothsayer: little admonition it is yereceive.
69/43 (This is) a Message sent down from the Lord of the Worlds.
69/44 And if the messenger were to invent any sayings in Our name,
69/45 We should certainly seize him by his right hand,
69/46 And We should certainly then cut off the artery of his heart:
69/47 Nor could any of you withhold him (from Our wrath).
69/48 But verily this is a Message for the Allah-fearing.
69/49 And We certainly know that there are amongst you those thatreject (it).
69/50 But truly (Revelation) is a cause of sorrow for theUnbelievers.
69/51 But verily it is Truth of assured certainty.
69/52 So glorify the name of thy Lord Most High.
70/1 A questioner asked about a Penalty to befall-
70/2 The Unbelievers, the which there is none to ward off,-
70/3 (A Penalty) from Allah, Lord of the Ways of Ascent.
70/4 The angels and the spirit ascend unto him in a Day the measurewhereof is (as) fifty thousand years:
70/5 Therefore do thou hold Patience,- a Patience of beautiful(contentment).
70/6 They see the (Day) indeed as a far-off (event):
70/7 But We see it (quite) near.
70/8 The Day that the sky will be like molten brass,
70/9 And the mountains will be like wool,
70/10 And no friend will ask after a friend,
70/11 Though they will be put in sight of each other,- the sinner'sdesire will be: Would that he could redeem himself from the Penalty of thatDay by (sacrificing) his children,
70/12 His wife and his brother,
70/13 His kindred who sheltered him,
70/14 And all, all that is on earth,- so it could deliver him:
70/15 By no means! for it would be the Fire of Hell!-
70/16 Plucking out (his being) right to the skull!-
70/17 Inviting (all) such as turn their backs and turn away theirfaces (from the Right).
70/18 And collect (wealth) and hide it (from use)!
70/19 Truly man was created very impatient;-
70/20 Fretful when evil touches him;
70/21 And niggardly when good reaches him;-
70/22 Not so those devoted to Prayer;-
70/23 Those who remain steadfast to their prayer;
70/24 And those in whose wealth is a recognised right.
70/25 For the (needy) who asks and him who is prevented (for somereason from asking);
70/26 And those who hold to the truth of the Day of Judgment;
70/27 And those who fear the displeasure of their Lord,-
70/28 For their Lord's displeasure is the opposite of Peace andTranquillity;-
70/29 And those who guard their chastity,
70/30 Except with their wives and the (captives) whom their righthands possess,- for (then) they are not to be blamed,
70/31 But those who trespass beyond this are transgressors;-
70/32 And those who respect their trusts and covenants;
70/33 And those who stand firm in their testimonies;
70/34 And those who guard (the sacredness) of their worship;-
70/35 Such will be the honoured ones in the Gardens (of Bliss).
70/36 Now what is the matter with the Unbelievers that they rushmadly before thee-
70/37 From the right and from the left, in crowds?
70/38 Does every man of them long to enter the Garden of Bliss?
70/39 By no means! For We have created them out of the (base matter)they know!
70/40 Now I do call to witness the Lord of all points in the Eastand the West that We can certainly-
70/41 Substitute for them better (men) than they; And We are not tobe defeated (in Our Plan).
70/42 So leave them to plunge in vain talk and play about, untilthey encounter that Day of theirs which they have been promised!-
70/43 The Day whereon they will issue from their sepulchres insudden haste as if they were rushing to a goal-post (fixed for them),-
70/44 Their eyes lowered in dejection,- ignominy covering them (allover)! such is the Day the which they are promised!
71/1 We sent Noah to his People (with the Command): "Do thou warnthy People before there comes to them a grievous Penalty."
71/2 He said: "O my People! I am to you a Warner, clear and open:
71/3 "That ye should worship Allah, fear Him and obey me:
71/4 "So He may forgive you your sins and give you respite for astated Term: for when the Term given by Allah is accomplished, it cannot beput forward: if ye only knew."
71/5 He said: "O my Lord! I have called to my People night andday:
71/6 "But my call only increases (their) flight (from the Right).
71/7 "And every time I have called to them, that Thou mightestforgive them, they have (only) thrust their fingers into their ears,covered themselves up with their garments, grown obstinate, and giventhemselves up to arrogance.
71/8 "So I have called to them aloud;
71/9 "Further I have spoken to them in public and secretly inprivate,
71/10 "Saying, 'Ask forgiveness from your Lord; for He isOft-Forgiving;
71/11 "'He will send rain to you in abundance;
71/12 "'Give you increase in wealth and sons; and bestow on yougardens and bestow on you rivers (of flowing water).
71/13 "'What is the matter with you, that ye place not your hope forkindness and long-suffering in Allah,-
71/14 "'Seeing that it is He that has created you in diversestages?
71/15 "'See ye not how Allah has created the seven heavens one aboveanother,
71/16 "'And made the moon a light in their midst, and made the sunas a (Glorious) Lamp?
71/17 "'And Allah has produced you from the earth growing(gradually),
71/18 "'And in the End He will return you into the (earth), andraise you forth (again at the Resurrection)?
71/19 "'And Allah has made the earth for you as a carpet (spreadout),
71/20 "'That ye may go about therein, in spacious roads.'"
71/21 Noah said: "O my Lord! They have disobeyed me, but they follow(men) whose wealth and children give them no increase but only Loss.
71/22 "And they have devised a tremendous Plot.
71/23 "And they have said (to each other), 'Abandon not your gods:Abandon neither Wadd nor Suwa', neither Yaguth nor Ya'uq, nor Nasr';-
71/24 "They have already misled many; and grant Thou no increase tothe wrong-doers but in straying (from their mark)."
71/25 Because of their sins they were drowned (in the flood), andwere made to enter the Fire (of Punishment): and they found- in lieu ofAllah- none to help them.
71/26 And Noah, said: "O my Lord! Leave not of the Unbelievers, asingle one on earth!
71/27 "For, if Thou dost leave (any of) them, they will but misleadThy devotees, and they will breed none but wicked ungrateful ones.
71/28 "O my Lord! Forgive me, my parents, all who enter my house inFaith, and (all) believing men and believing women: and to the wrong-doersgrant Thou no increase but in perdition!"
72/1 Say: It has been revealed to me that a company of Jinnslistened (to the Qur'an). They said, 'We have really heard a wonderfulRecital!
72/2 'It gives guidance to the Right, and we have believed therein:we shall not join (in worship) any (gods) with our Lord.
72/3 'And Exalted is the Majesty of our Lord: He has taken neithera wife nor a son.
72/4 'There were some foolish ones among us, who used to utterextravagant lies against Allah;
72/5 'But we do think that no man or spirit should say aught thatuntrue against Allah.
72/6 'True, there were persons among mankind who took shelter withpersons among the Jinns, but they increased them in folly.
72/7 'And they (came to) think as ye thought, that Allah would notraise up any one (to Judgment).
72/8 'And we pried into the secrets of heaven; but we found itfilled with stern guards and flaming fires.
72/9 'We used, indeed, to sit there in (hidden) stations, to(steal) a hearing; but any who listen now will find a flaming fire watchinghim in ambush.
72/10 'And we understand not whether ill is intended to those onearth, or whether their Lord (really) intends to guide them to rightconduct.
72/11 'There are among us some that are righteous, and some thecontrary: we follow divergent paths.
72/12 'But we think that we can by no means frustrate Allah throughoutthe earth, nor can we frustrate Him by flight.
72/13 'And as for us, since we have listened to the Guidance, wehave accepted it: and any who believes in his Lord has no fear, either of ashort (account) or of any injustice.
72/14 'Amongst us are some that submit their wills (to Allah), andsome that swerve from justice. Now those who submit their wills - they havesought out (the path) of right conduct:
72/15 'But those who swerve,- they are (but) fuel for Hell-fire'-
72/16 (And Allah's Message is): "If they (the Pagans) had (only)remained on the (right) Way, We should certainly have bestowed on them Rainin abundance.
72/17 "That We might try them by that (means). But if any turns awayfrom the remembrance of his Lord, He will cause him to undergo a severePenalty.
72/18 "And the places of worship are for Allah (alone): So invoke notany one along with Allah;
72/19 "Yet when the Devotee of Allah stands forth to invoke Him, theyjust make round him a dense crowd."
72/20 Say: "I do no more than invoke my Lord, and I join not withHim any (false god)."
72/21 Say: "It is not in my power to cause you harm, or to bring youto right conduct."
72/22 Say: "No one can deliver me from Allah (If I were to disobeyHim), nor should I find refuge except in Him,
72/23 "Unless I proclaim what I receive from Allah and His Messages:for any that disobey Allah and His Messenger,- for them is Hell: they shalldwell therein for ever."
72/24 At length, when they see (with their own eyes) that which theyare promised,- then will they know who it is that is weakest in (his)helper and least important in point of numbers.
72/25 Say: "I know not whether the (Punishment) which ye arepromised is near, or whether my Lord will appoint for it a distant term.
72/26 "He (alone) knows the Unseen, nor does He make any oneacquainted with His Mysteries,-
72/27 "Except a messenger whom He has chosen: and then He makes aband of watchers march before him and behind him,
72/28 "That He may know that they have (truly) brought and deliveredthe Messages of their Lord: and He surrounds (all the mysteries) that arewith them, and takes account of every single thing."
73/1 O thou folded in garments!
73/2 Stand (to prayer) by night, but not all night,-
73/3 Half of it,- or a little less,
73/4 Or a little more; and recite the Qur'an in slow, measuredrhythmic tones.
73/5 Soon shall We send down to thee a weighty Message.
73/6 Truly the rising by night is most potent for governing (thesoul), and most suitable for (framing) the Word (of Prayer and Praise).
73/7 True, there is for thee by day prolonged occupation withordinary duties:
73/8 But keep in remembrance the name of thy Lord and devotethyself to Him whole-heartedly.
73/9 (He is) Lord of the East and the West: there is no god but He:take Him therefore for (thy) Disposer of Affairs.
73/10 And have patience with what they say, and leave them withnoble (dignity).
73/11 And leave Me (alone to deal with) those in possession of thegood things of life, who (yet) deny the Truth; and bear with them for alittle while.
73/12 With Us are Fetters (to bind them), and a Fire (to burnthem),
73/13 And a Food that chokes, and a Penalty Grievous.
73/14 One Day the earth and the mountains will be in violentcommotion. And the mountains will be as a heap of sand poured out andflowing down.
73/15 We have sent to you, (O men!) a messenger, to be a witnessconcerning you, even as We sent a messenger to Pharaoh.
73/16 But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger; so We seized him with aheavy Punishment.
73/17 Then how shall ye, if ye deny (Allah), guard yourselves againsta Day that will make children hoary-headed?-
73/18 Whereon the sky will be cleft asunder? His Promise needs mustbe accomplished.
73/19 Verily this is an Admonition: therefore, whoso will, let himtake a (straight) path to his Lord!
73/20 Thy Lord doth know that thou standest forth (to prayer) nightwo-thirds of the night, or half the night, or a third of the night, and sodoth a party of those with thee. But Allah doth appoint night and day in duemeasure He knoweth that ye are unable to keep count thereof. So He hathturned to you (in mercy): read ye, therefore, of the Qur'an as much as maybe easy for you. He knoweth that there may be (some) among you inill-health; others travelling through the land, seeking of Allah's bounty;yet others fighting in Allah's Cause, read ye, therefore, as much of theQur'an as may be easy (for you); and establish regular Prayer and giveregular Charity; and loan to Allah a Beautiful Loan. And whatever good yesend forth for your souls ye shall find it in Allah's Presence,- yea, betterand greater, in Reward and seek ye the Grace of Allah: for Allah isOft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
74/1 O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!
74/2 Arise and deliver thy warning!
74/3 And thy Lord do thou magnify!
74/4 And thy garments keep free from stain!
74/5 And all abomination shun!
74/6 Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)!
74/7 But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant!
74/8 Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,
74/9 That will be- that Day - a Day of Distress,-
74/10 Far from easy for those without Faith.
74/11 Leave Me alone, (to deal) with the (creature) whom I created(bare and) alone!-
74/12 To whom I granted resources in abundance,
74/13 And sons to be by his side!-
74/14 To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!
74/15 Yet is he greedy-that I should add (yet more);-
74/16 By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory!
74/17 Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!
74/18 For he thought and he plotted;-
74/19 And woe to him! How he plotted!-
74/20 Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted!-
74/21 Then he looked round;
74/22 Then he frowned and he scowled;
74/23 Then he turned back and was haughty;
74/24 Then said he: "This is nothing but magic, derived from ofold;
74/25 "This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"
74/26 Soon will I cast him into Hell-Fire!
74/27 And what will explain to thee what Hell-Fire is?
74/28 Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leavealone!-
74/29 Darkening and changing the colour of man!
74/30 Over it are Nineteen.
74/31 And We have set none but angels as Guardians of the Fire; andWe have fixed their number only as a trial for Unbelievers,- in order thatthe People of the Book may arrive at certainty, and the Believers mayincrease in Faith,- and that no doubts may be left for the People of theBook and the Believers, and that those in whose hearts  is a disease andthe Unbelievers may say, "What symbol doth Allah intend by this?" Thus dothAllah leave to stray whom He pleaseth, and guide whom He pleaseth: and nonecan know the forces of thy Lord, except He and this is no other than awarning to mankind.
74/32 Nay, verily: By the Moon,
74/33 And by the Night as it retreateth,
74/34 And by the Dawn as it shineth forth,-
74/35 This is but one of the mighty (portents),
74/36 A warning to mankind,-
74/37 To any of you that chooses to press forward, or to followbehind;-
74/38 Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds.
74/39 Except the Companions of the Right Hand.
74/40 (They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will questioneach other,
74/41 And (ask) of the Sinners:
74/42 "What led you into Hell Fire?"
74/43 They will say: "We were not of those who prayed;
74/44 "Nor were we of those who fed the indigent;
74/45 "But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;
74/46 "And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
74/47 "Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."
74/48 Then will no intercession of (any) intercessors profit them.
74/49 Then what is the matter with them that they turn away fromadmonition?-
74/50 As if they were affrighted asses,
74/51 Fleeing from a lion!
74/52 Forsooth, each one of them wants to be given scrolls (ofrevelation) spread out!
74/53 By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,
74/54 Nay, this surely is an admonition:
74/55 Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!
74/56 But none will keep it in remembrance except as Allah wills: Heis the Lord of Righteousness, and the Lord of Forgiveness.
75/1 I do call to witness the Resurrection Day;
75/2 And I do call to witness the self-reproaching spirit: (EschewEvil).
75/3 Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones?
75/4 Nay, We are able to put together in perfect order the verytips of his fingers.
75/5 But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in front ofhim.
75/6 He questions: "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
75/7 At length, when the sight is dazed,
75/8 And the moon is buried in darkness.
75/9 And the sun and moon are joined together,-
75/10 That Day will Man say: "Where is the refuge?"
75/11 By no means! No place of safety!
75/12 Before thy Lord (alone), that Day will be the place of rest.
75/13 That Day will Man be told (all) that he put forward, and allthat he put back.
75/14 Nay, man will be evidence against himself,
75/15 Even though he were to put up his excuses.
75/16 Move not thy tongue concerning the (Qur'an) to make hastetherewith.
75/17 It is for Us to collect it and to promulgate it:
75/18 But when We have promulgated it, follow thou its recital (aspromulgated):
75/19 Nay more, it is for Us to explain it (and make it clear):
75/20 Nay, (ye men!) but ye love the fleeting life,
75/21 And leave alone the Hereafter.
75/22 Some faces, that Day, will beam (in brightness and beauty);-
75/23 Looking towards their Lord;
75/24 And some faces, that Day, will be sad and dismal,
75/25 In the thought that some back-breaking calamity was about tobe inflicted on them;
75/26 Yea, when (the soul) reaches to the collar-bone (in itsexit),
75/27 And there will be a cry, "Who is a magician (to restorehim)?"
75/28 And he will conclude that it was (the Time) of Parting;
75/29 And one leg will be joined with another:
75/30 That Day the Drive will be (all) to thy Lord!
75/31 So he gave nothing in charity, nor did he pray!-
75/32 But on the contrary, he rejected Truth and turned away!
75/33 Then did he stalk to his family in full conceit!
75/34 Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
75/35 Again, Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
75/36 Does man think that he will be left uncontrolled, (withoutpurpose)?
75/37 Was he not a drop of sperm emitted (in lowly form)?
75/38 Then did he become a leech-like clot; then did (Allah) make andfashion (him) in due proportion.
75/39 And of him He made two sexes, male and female.
75/40 Has not He, (the same), the power to give life to the dead?
76/1 Has there not been over Man a long period of Time, when he wasnothing - (not even) mentioned?
76/2 Verily We created Man from a drop of mingled sperm, in orderto try him: So We gave him (the gifts), of Hearing and Sight.
76/3 We showed him the Way: whether he be grateful or ungrateful(rests on his will).
76/4 For the Rejecters we have prepared chains, yokes, and ablazing Fire.
76/5 As to the Righteous, they shall drink of a Cup (of Wine) mixedwith Kafur,-
76/6 A Fountain where the Devotees of Allah do drink, making it flowin unstinted abundance.
76/7 They perform (their) vows, and they fear a Day whose evilflies far and wide.
76/8 And they feed, for the love of Allah, the indigent, the orphan,and the captive,-
76/9 (Saying),"We feed you for the sake of Allah alone: no reward dowe desire from you, nor thanks.
76/10 "We only fear a Day of distressful Wrath from the side of ourLord."
76/11 But Allah will deliver them from the evil of that Day, and willshed over them a Light of Beauty and (blissful) Joy.
76/12 And because they were patient and constant, He will rewardthem with a Garden and (garments of) silk.
76/13 Reclining in the (Garden) on raised thrones, they will seethere neither the sun's (excessive heat) nor (the moon's) excessive cold.
76/14 And the shades of the (Garden) will come low over them, andthe bunches (of fruit), there, will hang low in humility.
76/15 And amongst them will be passed round vessels of silver andgoblets of crystal,-
76/16 Crystal-clear, made of silver: they will determine the measurethereof (according to their wishes).
76/17 And they will be given to drink there of a Cup (of Wine) mixedwith Zanjabil,-
76/18 A fountain there, called Salsabil.
76/19 And round about them will (serve) youths of perpetual(freshness): If thou seest them, thou wouldst think them scattered Pearls.
76/20 And when thou lookest, it is there thou wilt see a Bliss and aRealm Magnificent.
76/21 Upon them will be green Garments of fine silk and heavybrocade, and they will be adorned with Bracelets of silver; and their Lordwill give to them to drink of a Wine Pure and Holy.
76/22 "Verily this is a Reward for you, and your Endeavour isaccepted and recognised."
76/23 It is We Who have sent down the Qur'an to thee by stages.
76/24 Therefore be patient with constancy to the Command of thyLord, and hearken not to the sinner or the ingrate among them.
76/25 And celebrate the name or thy Lord morning and evening,
76/26 And part of the night, prostrate thyself to Him; and glorifyHim a long night through.
76/27 As to these, they love the fleeting life, and put away behindthem a Day (that will be) hard.
76/28 It is We Who created them, and We have made their jointsstrong; but, when We will, We can substitute the like of them by a completechange.
76/29 This is an admonition: Whosoever will, let him take a(straight) Path to his Lord.
76/30 But ye will not, except as Allah wills; for Allah is full ofKnowledge and Wisdom.
76/31 He will admit to His Mercy whom He will; But the wrong-doers,-for them has He prepared a grievous Penalty.
77/1 By the (Winds) sent forth one after another (to man'sprofit);
77/2 Which then blow violently in tempestuous Gusts,
77/3 And scatter (things) far and wide;
77/4 Then separate them, one from another,
77/5 Then spread abroad a Message,
77/6 Whether of Justification or of Warning;-
77/7 Assuredly, what ye are promised must come to pass.
77/8 Then when the stars become dim;
77/9 When the heaven is cleft asunder;
77/10 When the mountains are scattered (to the winds) as dust;
77/11 And when the messengers are (all) appointed a time (tocollect);-
77/12 For what Day are these (portents) deferred?
77/13 For the Day of Sorting out.
77/14 And what will explain to thee what is the Day of Sorting out?
77/15 Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
77/16 Did We not destroy the men of old (for their evil)?
77/17 So shall We make later (generations) follow them.
77/18 Thus do We deal with men of sin.
77/19 Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
77/20 Have We not created you from a fluid (held) despicable?-
77/21 The which We placed in a place of rest, firmly fixed,
77/22 For a period (of gestation), determined (according to need)?
77/23 For We do determine (according to need); for We are the bestto determine (things).
77/24 Ah woe, that Day! to the Rejecters of Truth!
77/25 Have We not made the earth (as a place) to draw together.
77/26 The living and the dead,
77/27 And made therein mountains standing firm, lofty (in stature);and provided for you water sweet (and wholesome)?
77/28 Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
77/29 (It will be said:) "Depart ye to that which ye used to rejectas false!
77/30 "Depart ye to a Shadow (of smoke ascending) in three columns,
77/31 "(Which yields) no shade of coolness, and is of no use againstthe fierce Blaze.
77/32 "Indeed it throws about sparks (huge) as Forts,
77/33 "As if there were (a string of) yellow camels (marchingswiftly)."
77/34 Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
77/35 That will be a Day when they shall not be able to speak.
77/36 Nor will it be open to them to put forth pleas.
77/37 Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
77/38 That will be a Day of Sorting out! We shall gather youtogether and those before (you)!
77/39 Now, if ye have a trick (or plot), use it against Me!
77/40 Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
77/41 As to the Righteous, they shall be amidst (cool) shades andsprings (of water).
77/42 And (they shall have) fruits,- all they desire.
77/43 "Eat ye and drink ye to your heart's content: for that yeworked (Righteousness).
77/44 Thus do We certainly reward the Doers of Good.
77/45 Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
77/46 (O ye unjust!) Eat ye and enjoy yourselves (but) a littlewhile, for that ye are Sinners.
77/47 Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
77/48 And when it is said to them, "Prostrate yourselves!" they donot so.
77/49 Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
77/50 Then what Message, after that, will they believe in?
78/1 Concerning what are they disputing?
78/2 Concerning the Great News,
78/3 About which they cannot agree.
78/4 Verily, they shall soon (come to) know!
78/5 Verily, verily they shall soon (come to) know!
78/6 Have We not made the earth as a wide expanse,
78/7 And the mountains as pegs?
78/8 And (have We not) created you in pairs,
78/9 And made your sleep for rest,
78/10 And made the night as a covering,
78/11 And made the day as a means of subsistence?
78/12 And (have We not) built over you the seven firmaments,
78/13 And placed (therein) a Light of Splendour?
78/14 And do We not send down from the clouds water in abundance,
78/15 That We may produce therewith corn and vegetables,
78/16 And gardens of luxurious growth?
78/17 Verily the Day of Sorting out is a thing appointed,
78/18 The Day that the Trumpet shall be sounded, and ye shall comeforth in crowds;
78/19 And the heavens shall be opened as if there were doors,
78/20 And the mountains shall vanish, as if they were a mirage.
78/21 Truly Hell is as a place of ambush,
78/22 For the transgressors a place of destination:
78/23 They will dwell therein for ages.
78/24 Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink,
78/25 Save a boiling fluid and a fluid, dark, murky, intenselycold,
78/26 A fitting recompense (for them).
78/27 For that they used not to fear any account (for their deeds),
78/28 But they (impudently) treated Our Signs as false.
78/29 And all things have We preserved on record.
78/30 "So taste ye (the fruits of your deeds); for no increase shallWe grant you, except in Punishment."
78/31 Verily for the Righteous there will be a fulfilment of (theheart's) desires;
78/32 Gardens enclosed, and grapevines;
78/33 And voluptuous women of equal age;
78/34 And a cup full (to the brim).
78/35 No vanity shall they hear therein, nor Untruth:-
78/36 Recompense from thy Lord, a gift, (amply) sufficient,
78/37 (From) the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and all between,(Allah) Most Gracious: None shall have power to argue with Him.
78/38 The Day that the Spirit and the angels will stand forth inranks, none shall speak except any who is permitted by (Allah) Most Gracious,and He will say what is right.
78/39 That Day will be the sure Reality: Therefore, whoso will, lethim take a (straight) return to his Lord!
78/40 Verily, We have warned you of a Penalty near, the Day when manwill see (the deeds) which his hands have sent forth, and the Unbelieverwill say, "Woe unto me! Would that I were (metre) dust!"
79/1 By the (angels) who tear out (the souls of the wicked) withviolence;
79/2 By those who gently draw out (the souls of the blessed);
79/3 And by those who glide along (on errands of mercy),
79/4 Then press forward as in a race,
79/5 Then arrange to do (the Commands of their Lord),
79/6 One Day everything that can be in commotion will be in violentcommotion,
79/7 Followed by oft-repeated (commotions):
79/8 Hearts that Day will be in agitation;
79/9 Cast down will be (their owners') eyes.
79/10 They say (now): "What! shall we indeed be returned to (our)former state?
79/11 "What! - when we shall have become rotten bones?"
79/12 They say: "It would, in that case, be a return with loss!"
79/13 But verily, it will be but a single (Compelling) Cry,
79/14 When, behold, they will be in the (full) awakening (toJudgment).
79/15 Has the story of Moses reached thee?
79/16 Behold, thy Lord did call to him in the sacred valley ofTuwa:-
79/17 "Go thou to Pharaoh for he has indeed transgressed allbounds:
79/18 "And say to him, 'Wouldst thou that thou shouldst be purified(from sin)?-
79/19 "'And that I guide thee to thy Lord, so thou shouldst fearHim?'"
79/20 Then did (Moses) show him the Great Sign.
79/21 But (Pharaoh) rejected it and disobeyed (guidance);
79/22 Further, he turned his back, striving hard (against Allah).
79/23 Then he collected (his men) and made a proclamation,
79/24 Saying, "I am your Lord, Most High".
79/25 But Allah did punish him, (and made an) example of him, - in theHereafter, as in this life.
79/26 Verily in this is an instructive warning for whosoever feareth(Allah).
79/27 What! Are ye the more difficult to create or the heaven(above)? (Allah) hath constructed it:
79/28 On high hath He raised its canopy, and He hath given it orderand perfection.
79/29 Its night doth He endow with darkness, and its splendour dothHe bring out (with light).
79/30 And the earth, moreover, hath He extended (to a wideexpanse);
79/31 He draweth out therefrom its moisture and its pasture;
79/32 And the mountains hath He firmly fixed;-
79/33 For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
79/34 Therefore, when there comes the great, overwhelming (Event),-
79/35 The Day when man shall remember (all) that he strove for,
79/36 And Hell-Fire shall be placed in full view for (all) to see,-
79/37 Then, for such as had transgressed all bounds,
79/38 And had preferred the life of this world,
79/39 The Abode will be Hell-Fire;
79/40 And for such as had entertained the fear of standing beforetheir Lord's (tribunal) and had restrained (their) soul from lowerdesires,
79/41 Their abode will be the Garden.
79/42 They ask thee about the Hour,-'When will be its appointedtime?
79/43 Wherein art thou (concerned) with the declaration thereof?
79/44 With thy Lord in the Limit fixed therefor.
79/45 Thou art but a Warner for such as fear it.
79/46 The Day they see it, (It will be) as if they had tarried but asingle evening, or (at most till) the following morn!
80/1 (The Prophet) frowned and turned away,
80/2 Because there came to him the blind man (interrupting).
80/3 But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (inspiritual understanding)?-
80/4 Or that he might receive admonition, and the teaching mightprofit him?
80/5 As to one who regards Himself as self-sufficient,
80/6 To him dost thou attend;
80/7 Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritualunderstanding).
80/8 But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,
80/9 And with fear (in his heart),
80/10 Of him wast thou unmindful.
80/11 By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message ofinstruction:
80/12 Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
80/13 (It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
80/14 Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
80/15 (Written) by the hands of scribes-
80/16 Honourable and Pious and Just.
80/17 Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
80/18 From what stuff hath He created him?
80/19 From a sperm-drop: He hath created him, and then mouldeth himin due proportions;
80/20 Then doth He make His path smooth for him;
80/21 Then He causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;
80/22 Then, when it is His Will, He will raise him up (again).
80/23 By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him.
80/24 Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):
80/25 For that We pour forth water in abundance,
80/26 And We split the earth in fragments,
80/27 And produce therein corn,
80/28 And Grapes and nutritious plants,
80/29 And Olives and Dates,
80/30 And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
80/31 And fruits and fodder,-
80/32 For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
80/33 At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise,-
80/34 That Day shall a man flee from his own brother,
80/35 And from his mother and his father,
80/36 And from his wife and his children.
80/37 Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of hisown) to make him indifferent to the others.
80/38 Some faces that Day will be beaming,
80/39 Laughing, rejoicing.
80/40 And other faces that Day will be dust-stained,
80/41 Blackness will cover them:
80/42 Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.
81/1 When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up;
81/2 When the stars fall, losing their lustre;
81/3 When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);
81/4 When the she-camels, ten months with young, are leftuntended;
81/5 When the wild beasts are herded together (in the humanhabitations);
81/6 When the oceans boil over with a swell;
81/7 When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like withlike);
81/8 When the female (infant), buried alive, is questioned -
81/9 For what crime she was killed;
81/10 When the scrolls are laid open;
81/11 When the world on High is unveiled;
81/12 When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;
81/13 And when the Garden is brought near;-
81/14 (Then) shall each soul know what it has put forward.
81/15 So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede,
81/16 Go straight, or hide;
81/17 And the Night as it dissipates;
81/18 And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness;-
81/19 Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger,
81/20 Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne,
81/21 With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust.
81/22 And (O people!) your companion is not one possessed;
81/23 And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon.
81/24 Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge of theUnseen.
81/25 Nor is it the word of an evil spirit accursed.
81/26 When whither go ye?
81/27 Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds:
81/28 (With profit) to whoever among you wills to go straight:
81/29 But ye shall not will except as Allah wills,- the Cherisher ofthe Worlds.
82/1 When the Sky is cleft asunder;
82/2 When the Stars are scattered;
82/3 When the Oceans are suffered to burst forth;
82/4 And when the Graves are turned upside down;-
82/5 (Then) shall each soul know what it hath sent forward and(what it hath) kept back.
82/6 O man! What has seduced thee from thy Lord Most Beneficent?-
82/7 Him Who created thee. Fashioned thee in due proportion, andgave thee a just bias;
82/8 In whatever Form He wills, does He put thee together.
82/9 Day! nit ye do reject Right and Judgment!
82/10 But verily over you (are appointed angels) to protect you,-
82/11 Kind and honourable,- Writing down (your deeds):
82/12 They know (and understand) all that ye do.
82/13 As for the Righteous, they will be in bliss;
82/14 And the Wicked - they will be in the Fire,
82/15 Which they will enter on the Day of Judgment,
82/16 And they will not be able to keep away therefrom.
82/17 And what will explain to thee what the Day of Judgment is?
82/18 Again, what will explain to thee what the Day of Judgment is?
82/19 (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 Allah.
83/1 Woe to those that deal in fraud,-
83/2 Those who, when they have to receive by measure from men,exact full measure,
83/3 But when they have to give by measure or weight to men, giveless than due.
83/4 Do they not think that they will be called to account?-
83/5 On a Mighty Day,
83/6 A Day when (all) mankind will stand before the Lord of theWorlds?
83/7 Day! Surely the record of the wicked is (preserved) inSijjin.
83/8 And what will explain to thee what Sijjin is?
83/9 (There is) a Register (fully) inscribed.
83/10 Woe, that Day, to those that deny-
83/11 Those that deny the Day of Judgment.
83/12 And none can deny it but the Transgressor beyond bounds theSinner!
83/13 When Our Signs are rehearsed to him, he says, "Tales of theancients!"
83/14 By no means! but on their hearts is the stain of the (ill)which they do!
83/15 Verily, from (the Light of) their Lord, that Day, will they beveiled.
83/16 Further, they will enter the Fire of Hell.
83/17 Further, it will be said to them: "This is the (reality) whichye rejected as false!
83/18 Day, verily the record of the Righteous is (preserved) in'Illiyin.
83/19 And what will explain to thee what 'Illiyun is?
83/20 (There is) a Register (fully) inscribed,
83/21 To which bear witness those Nearest (to Allah).
83/22 Truly the Righteous will be in Bliss:
83/23 On Thrones (of Dignity) will they command a sight (of allthings):
83/24 Thou wilt recognise in their faces the beaming brightness ofBliss.
83/25 Their thirst will be slaked with Pure Wine sealed:
83/26 The seal thereof will be Musk: And for this let those aspire,who have aspirations:
83/27 With it will be (given) a mixture of Tasnim:
83/28 A spring, from (the waters) whereof drink those Nearest toAllah.
83/29 Those in sin used to laugh at those who believed,
83/30 And whenever they passed by them, used to wink at each other(in mockery);
83/31 And when they returned to their own people, they would returnjesting;
83/32 And whenever they saw them, they would say, "Behold! These arethe people truly astray!"
83/33 But they had not been sent as keepers over them!
83/34 But on this Day the Believers will laugh at the Unbelievers:
83/35 On Thrones (of Dignity) they will command (a sight) (of allthings).
83/36 Will not the Unbelievers have been paid back for what theydid?
84/1 When the sky is rent asunder,
84/2 And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, and it must needs(do so);-
84/3 And when the earth is flattened out,
84/4 And casts forth what is within it and becomes (clean) empty,
84/5 And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord,- and it must needs(do so);- (then will come Home the full reality).
84/6 O thou man! Verily thou art ever toiling on towards thy Lord-painfully toiling,- but thou shalt meet Him.
84/7 Then he who is given his Record in his right hand,
84/8 Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,
84/9 And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!
84/10 But he who is given his Record behind his back,-
84/11 Soon will he cry for perdition,
84/12 And he will enter a Blazing Fire.
84/13 Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing!
84/14 Truly, did he think that he would not have to return (to Us)!
84/15 Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!
84/16 So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset;
84/17 The Night and its Homing;
84/18 And the Moon in her fullness:
84/19 Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.
84/20 What then is the matter with them, that they believe not?-
84/21 And when the Qur'an is read to them, they fall not prostrate,
84/22 But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it).
84/23 But Allah has full knowledge of what they secrete (in theirbreasts)
84/24 So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,
84/25 Except to those who believe and work righteous deeds: For themis a Reward that will never fail.
85/1 By the sky, (displaying) the Zodiacal Signs;
85/2 By the promised Day (of Judgment);
85/3 By one that witnesses, and the subject of the witness;-
85/4 Woe to the makers of the pit (of fire),
85/5 Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:
85/6 Behold! they sat over against the (fire),
85/7 And they witnessed (all) that they were doing against theBelievers.
85/8 And they ill-treated them for no other reason than that theybelieved in Allah, Exalted in Power, Worthy of all Praise!-
85/9 Him to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth!And Allah is Witness to all things.
85/10 Those who persecute (or draw into temptation) the Believers,men and women, and do not turn in repentance, will have the Penalty ofHell: They will have the Penalty of the Burning Fire.
85/11 For those who believe and do righteous deeds, will be Gardens;beneath which rivers flow: That is the great Salvation, (the fulfilment ofall desires),
85/12 Truly strong is the Grip (and Power) of thy Lord.
85/13 It is He Who creates from the very beginning, and He canrestore (life).
85/14 And He is the Oft-Forgiving, Full of Loving-Kindness,
85/15 Lord of the Throne of Glory,
85/16 Doer (without let) of all that He intends.
85/17 Has the story reached thee, of the forces-
85/18 Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?
85/19 And yet the Unbelievers (persist) in rejecting (the Truth)!
85/20 But Allah doth encompass them from behind!
85/21 Day, this is a Glorious Qur'an,
85/22 (Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!
86/1 By the Sky and the Night-Visitant (therein);-
86/2 And what will explain to thee what the Night-Visitant is?-
86/3 (It is) the Star of piercing brightness;-
86/4 There is no soul but has a protector over it.
86/5 Now let man but think from what he is created!
86/6 He is created from a drop emitted-
86/7 Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs:
86/8 Surely (Allah) is able to bring him back (to life)!
86/9 The Day that (all) things secret will be tested,
86/10 (Man) will have no power, and no helper.
86/11 By the Firmament which returns (in its round),
86/12 And by the Earth which opens out (for the gushing of springsor the sprouting of vegetation),-
86/13 Behold this is the Word that distinguishes (Good from Evil):
86/14 It is not a thing for amusement.
86/15 As for them, they are but plotting a scheme,
86/16 And I am planning a scheme.
86/17 Therefore grant a delay to the Unbelievers: Give respite tothem gently (for awhile).
87/1 Glorify the name of thy Guardian-Lord Most High,
87/2 Who hath created, and further, given order and proportion;
87/3 Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance;
87/4 And Who bringeth out the (green and luscious) pasture,
87/5 And then doth make it (but) swarthy stubble.
87/6 By degrees shall We teach thee to declare (the Message), sothou shalt not forget,
87/7 Except as Allah wills: For He knoweth what is manifest and whatis hidden.
87/8 And We will make it easy for thee (to follow) the simple(Path).
87/9 Therefore give admonition in case the admonition profits (thehearer).
87/10 The admonition will be received by those who fear (Allah):
87/11 But it will be avoided by those most unfortunate ones,
87/12 Who will enter the Great Fire,
87/13 In which they will then neither die nor live.
87/14 But those will prosper who purify themselves,
87/15 And glorify the name of their Guardian-Lord, and (lift theirhearts) in prayer.
87/16 Day (behold), ye prefer the life of this world;
87/17 But the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
87/18 And this is in the Books of the earliest (Revelation),-
87/19 The Books of Abraham and Moses.
88/1 Has the story reached thee of the overwhelming (Event)?
88/2 Some faces, that Day, will be humiliated,
88/3 Labouring (hard), weary,-
88/4 The while they enter the Blazing Fire,-
88/5 The while they are given, to drink, of a boiling hot spring,
88/6 No food will there be for them but a bitter Dhari'
88/7 Which will neither nourish nor satisfy hunger.
88/8 (Other) faces that Day will be joyful,
88/9 Pleased with their striving,-
88/10 In a Garden on high,
88/11 Where they shall hear no (word) of vanity:
88/12 Therein will be a bubbling spring:
88/13 Therein will be Thrones (of dignity), raised on high,
88/14 Goblets placed (ready),
88/15 And cushions set in rows,
88/16 And rich carpets (all) spread out.
88/17 Do they not look at the Camels, how they are made?-
88/18 And at the Sky, how it is raised high?-
88/19 And at the Mountains, how they are fixed firm?-
88/20 And at the Earth, how it is spread out?
88/21 Therefore do thou give admonition, for thou art one toadmonish.
88/22 Thou art not one to manage (men's) affairs.
88/23 But if any turn away and reject Allah,-
88/24 Allah will punish him with a mighty Punishment,
88/25 For to Us will be their return;
88/26 Then it will be for Us to call them to account.
89/1 By the break of Day
89/2 By the Nights twice five;
89/3 By the even and odd (contrasted);
89/4 And by the Night when it passeth away;-
89/5 Is there (not) in these an adjuration (or evidence) for thosewho understand?
89/6 Seest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the 'Ad (people),-
89/7 Of the (city of) Iram, with lofty pillars,
89/8 The like of which were not produced in (all) the land?
89/9 And with the Thamud (people), who cut out (huge) rocks in thevalley?-
89/10 And with Pharaoh, lord of stakes?
89/11 (All) these transgressed beyond bounds in the lands,
89/12 And heaped therein mischief (on mischief).
89/13 Therefore did thy Lord pour on them a scourge of diversechastisements:
89/14 For thy Lord is (as a Guardian) on a watch-tower.
89/15 Now, as for man, when his Lord trieth him, giving him honourand gifts, then saith he, (puffed up), "My Lord hath honoured me."
89/16 But when He trieth him, restricting his subsistence for him,then saith he (in despair), "My Lord hath humiliated me!"
89/17 Nay, nay! but ye honour not the orphans!
89/18 Nor do ye encourage one another to feed the poor!-
89/19 And ye devour inheritance - all with greed,
89/20 And ye love wealth with inordinate love!
89/21 Nay! When the earth is pounded to powder,
89/22 And thy Lord cometh, and His angels, rank upon rank,
89/23 And Hell, that Day, is brought (face to face),- on that Daywill man remember, but how will that remembrance profit him?
89/24 He will say: "Ah! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for(this) my (Future) Life!"
89/25 For, that Day, His Chastisement will be such as none (else)can inflict,
89/26 And His bonds will be such as none (other) can bind.
89/27 (To the righteous soul will be said:) "O (thou) soul, in(complete) rest and satisfaction!
89/28 "Come back thou to thy Lord,- well pleased (thyself), andwell-pleasing unto Him!
89/29 "Enter thou, then, among My devotees!
89/30 "Yea, enter thou My Heaven!
90/1 I do call to witness this City;-
90/2 And thou art a freeman of this City;-
90/3 And (the mystic ties of) parent and child;-
90/4 Verily We have created man into toil and struggle.
90/5 Thinketh he, that none hath power over him?
90/6 He may say (boastfully); Wealth have I squandered inabundance!
90/7 Thinketh he that none beholdeth him?
90/8 Have We not made for him a pair of eyes?-
90/9 And a tongue, and a pair of lips?-
90/10 And shown him the two highways?
90/11 But he hath made no haste on the path that is steep.
90/12 And what will explain to thee the path that is steep?-
90/13 (It is:) freeing the bondman;
90/14 Or the giving of food in a day of privation
90/15 To the orphan with claims of relationship,
90/16 Or to the indigent (down) in the dust.
90/17 Then will he be of those who believe, and enjoin patience,(constancy, and self-restraint), and enjoin deeds of kindness andcompassion.
90/18 Such are the Companions of the Right Hand.
90/19 But those who reject Our Signs, they are the (unhappy)Companions of the Left Hand.
90/20 On them will be Fire vaulted over (all round).
91/1 By the Sun and his (glorious) splendour;
91/2 By the Moon as she follows him;
91/3 By the Day as it shows up (the Sun's) glory;
91/4 By the Night as it conceals it;
91/5 By the Firmament and its (wonderful) structure;
91/6 By the Earth and its (wide) expanse:
91/7 By the Soul, and the proportion and order given to it;
91/8 And its enlightenment as to its wrong and its right;-
91/9 Truly he succeeds that purifies it,
91/10 And he fails that corrupts it!
91/11 The Thamud (people) rejected (their prophet) through theirinordinate wrong-doing,
91/12 Behold, the most wicked man among them was deputed (forimpiety).
91/13 But the Messenger of Allah said to them: "It is a She-camel ofAllah! And (bar her not from) having her drink!"
91/14 Then they rejected him (as a false prophet), and theyhamstrung her. So their Lord, on account of their crime, obliterated theirtraces and made them equal (in destruction, high and low)!
91/15 And for Him is no fear of its consequences.
92/1 By the Night as it conceals (the light);
92/2 By the Day as it appears in glory;
92/3 By (the mystery of) the creation of male and female;-
92/4 Verily, (the ends) ye strive for are diverse.
92/5 So he who gives (in charity) and fears (Allah),
92/6 And (in all sincerity) testifies to the best,-
92/7 We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Bliss.
92/8 But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himselfself-sufficient,
92/9 And gives the lie to the best,-
92/10 We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Misery;
92/11 Nor will his wealth profit him when he falls headlong (intothe Pit).
92/12 Verily We take upon Ourselves to guide,
92/13 And verily unto Us (belong) the End and the Beginning.
92/14 Therefore do I warn you of a Fire blazing fiercely;
92/15 None shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones
92/16 Who give the lie to Truth and turn their backs.
92/17 But those most devoted to Allah shall be removed far from it,-
92/18 Those who spend their wealth for increase inself-purification,
92/19 And have in their minds no favour from anyone for which areward is expected in return,
92/20 But only the desire to seek for the Countenance of their LordMost High;
92/21 And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction.
93/1 By the Glorious Morning Light,
93/2 And by the Night when it is still,-
93/3 Thy Guardian-Lord hath not forsaken thee, nor is Hedispleased.
93/4 And verily the Hereafter will be better for thee than thepresent.
93/5 And soon will thy Guardian-Lord give thee (that wherewith)thou shalt be well-pleased.
93/6 Did He not find thee an orphan and give thee shelter (andcare)?
93/7 And He found thee wandering, and He gave thee guidance.
93/8 And He found thee in need, and made thee independent.
93/9 Therefore, treat not the orphan with harshness,
93/10 Nor repulse the petitioner (unheard);
93/11 But the bounty of the Lord - rehearse and proclaim!
94/1 Have We not expanded thee thy breast?-
94/2 And removed from thee thy burden
94/3 The which did gall thy back?-
94/4 And raised high the esteem (in which) thou (art held)?
94/5 So, verily, with every difficulty, there is relief:
94/6 Verily, with every difficulty there is relief.
94/7 Therefore, when thou art free (from thine immediate task),still labour hard,
94/8 And to thy Lord turn (all) thy attention.
95/1 By the Fig and the Olive,
95/2 And the Mount of Sinai,
95/3 And this City of security,-
95/4 We have indeed created man in the best of moulds,
95/5 Then do We abase him (to be) the lowest of the low,-
95/6 Except such as believe and do righteous deeds: For they shallhave a reward unfailing.
95/7 Then what can, after this, contradict thee, as to the judgment(to come)?
95/8 Is not Allah the wisest of judges?
96/1 Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher,Who created-
96/2 Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood:
96/3 Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful,-
96/4 He Who taught (the use of) the pen,-
96/5 Taught man that which he knew not.
96/6 Day, but man doth transgress all bounds,
96/7 In that he looketh upon himself as self-sufficient.
96/8 Verily, to thy Lord is the return (of all).
96/9 Seest thou one who forbids-
96/10 A votary when he (turns) to pray?
96/11 Seest thou if he is on (the road of) Guidance?-
96/12 Or enjoins Righteousness?
96/13 Seest thou if he denies (Truth) and turns away?
96/14 Knoweth he not that Allah doth see?
96/15 Let him beware! If he desist not, We will drag him by theforelock,-
96/16 A lying, sinful forelock!
96/17 Then, let him call (for help) to his council (of comrades):
96/18 We will call on the angels of punishment (to deal with him)!
96/19 Day, heed him not: But bow down in adoration, and bringthyself the closer (to Allah)!
97/1 We have indeed revealed this (Message) in the Night of Power:
97/2 And what will explain to thee what the night of power is?
97/3 The Night of Power is better than a thousand months.
97/4 Therein come down the angels and the Spirit by Allah'spermission, on every errand:
97/5 Peace!...This until the rise of morn!
98/1 Those who reject (Truth), among the People of the Book andamong the Polytheists, were not going to depart (from their ways) untilthere should come to them Clear Evidence,-
98/2 An messenger from Allah, rehearsing scriptures kept pure andholy:
98/3 Wherein are laws (or decrees) right and straight.
98/4 Nor did the People of the Book make schisms, until after therecame to them Clear Evidence.
98/5 And they have been commanded no more than this: To worshipAllah, offering Him sincere devotion, being true (in faith); to establishregular prayer; and to practise regular charity; and that is the ReligionRight and Straight.
98/6 Those who reject (Truth), among the People of the Book andamong the Polytheists, will be in Hell-Fire, to dwell therein (for aye).They are the worst of creatures.
98/7 Those who have faith and do righteous deeds,- they are thebest of creatures.
98/8 Their reward is with Allah: Gardens of Eternity, beneath whichrivers flow; they will dwell therein for ever; Allah well pleased with them,and they with Him: all this for such as fear their Lord and Cherisher.
99/1 When the earth is shaken to her (utmost) convulsion,
99/2 And the earth throws up her burdens (from within),
99/3 And man cries (distressed): 'What is the matter with her?'-
99/4 On that Day will she declare her tidings:
99/5 For that thy Lord will have given her inspiration.
99/6 On that Day will men proceed in companies sorted out, to beshown the deeds that they (had done).
99/7 Then shall anyone who has done an atom's weight of good, seeit!
99/8 And anyone who has done an atom's weight of evil, shall seeit.
100/1 By the (Steeds) that run, with panting (breath),
100/2 And strike sparks of fire,
100/3 And push home the charge in the morning,
100/4 And raise the dust in clouds the while,
100/5 And penetrate forthwith into the midst (of the foe) enmasse;-
100/6 Truly man is, to his Lord, ungrateful;
100/7 And to that (fact) he bears witness (by his deeds);
100/8 And violent is he in his love of wealth.
100/9 Does he not know,- when that which is in the graves isscattered abroad
100/10 And that which is (locked up) in (human) breasts is mademanifest-
100/11 That their Lord had been Well-acquainted with them, (even to)that Day?
101/1 The (Day) of Noise and Clamour:
101/2 What is the (Day) of Noise and Clamour?
101/3 And what will explain to thee what the (Day) of Noise andClamour is?
101/4 (It is) a Day whereon men will be like moths scattered about,
101/5 And the mountains will be like carded wool.
101/6 Then, he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) heavy,
101/7 Will be in a life of good pleasure and satisfaction.
101/8 But he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) light,-
101/9 Will have his home in a (bottomless) Pit.
101/10 And what will explain to thee what this is?
101/11 (It is) a Fire Blazing fiercely!
102/1 The mutual rivalry for piling up (the good things of thisworld) diverts you (from the more serious things),
102/2 Until ye visit the graves.
102/3 But nay, ye soon shall know (the reality).
102/4 Again, ye soon shall know!
102/5 Nay, were ye to know with certainty of mind, (ye wouldbeware!)
102/6 Ye shall certainly see Hell-Fire!
102/7 Again, ye shall see it with certainty of sight!
102/8 Then, shall ye be questioned that Day about the joy (yeindulged in!).
103/1 By (the Token of) Time (through the ages),
103/2 Verily Man is in loss,
103/3 Except such as have Faith, and do righteous deeds, and (jointogether) in the mutual teaching of Truth, and of Patience and Constancy.
104/1 Woe to every (kind of) scandal-monger and-backbiter,
104/2 Who pileth up wealth and layeth it by,
104/3 Thinking that his wealth would make him last for ever!
104/4 By no means! He will be sure to be thrown into That whichBreaks to Pieces,
104/5 And what will explain to thee That which Breaks to Pieces?
104/6 (It is) the Fire of (the Wrath of) Allah kindled (to a blaze),
104/7 The which doth mount (Right) to the Hearts:
104/8 It shall be made into a vault over them,
104/9 In columns outstretched.
105/1 Seest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the Companions of theElephant?
105/2 Did He not make their treacherous plan go astray?
105/3 And He sent against them Flights of Birds,
105/4 Striking them with stones of baked clay.
105/5 Then did He make them like an empty field of stalks and straw,(of which the corn) has been eaten up.
106/1 For the covenants (of security and safeguard enjoyed) by theQuraish,
106/2 Their covenants (covering) journeys by winter and summer,-
106/3 Let them adore the Lord of this House,
106/4 Who provides them with food against hunger, and with securityagainst fear (of danger).
107/1 Seest thou one who denies the Judgment (to come)?
107/2 Then such is the (man) who repulses the orphan (withharshness),
107/3 And encourages not the feeding of the indigent.
107/4 So woe to the worshippers
107/5 Who are neglectful of their prayers,
107/6 Those who (want but) to be seen (of men),
107/7 But refuse (to supply) (even) neighbourly needs.
108/1 To thee have We granted the Fount (of Abundance).
108/2 Therefore to thy Lord turn in Prayer and Sacrifice.
108/3 For he who hateth thee, he will be cut off (from FutureHope).
109/1 Say : O ye that reject Faith!
109/2 I worship not that which ye worship,
109/3 Nor will ye worship that which I worship.
109/4 And I will not worship that which ye have been wont toworship,
109/5 Nor will ye worship that which I worship.
109/6 To you be your Way, and to me mine.
110/1 When comes the Help of Allah, and Victory,
110/2 And thou dost see the people enter Allah's Religion in crowds,
110/3 Celebrate the praises of thy Lord, and pray for HisForgiveness: For He is Oft-Returning (in Grace and Mercy).
111/1 Perish the hands of the Father of Flame! Perish he!
111/2 No profit to him from all his wealth, and all his gains!
111/3 Burnt soon will he be in a Fire of Blazing Flame!
111/4 His wife shall carry the (crackling) wood - As fuel!-
111/5 A twisted rope of palm-leaf fibre round her (own) neck!
112/1 Say: He is Allah, the One and Only;
112/2 Allah, the Eternal, Absolute;
112/3 He begetteth not, nor is He begotten;
112/4 And there is none like unto Him.
113/1 Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of the Dawn
113/2 From the mischief of created things;
113/3 From the mischief of Darkness as it overspreads;
113/4 From the mischief of those who practise secret arts;
113/5 And from the mischief of the envious one as he practisesenvy.
114/1 Say: I seek refuge with the Lord and Cherisher of Mankind,
114/2 The King (or Ruler) of Mankind,
114/3 The god (or judge) of Mankind,-
114/4 From the mischief of the Whisperer (of Evil), who withdraws(after his whisper),-
114/5 (The same) who whispers into the hearts of Mankind,-
114/6 Among Jinns and among men.
