Sura XV (15)
Hedjr
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In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Elif.
Lam. Ra. These are the signs of the Book, and of a lucid recital [Koran].
Many a
time will the infidels wish that they had been Muslims.
Let
them feast and enjoy themselves, and let hope beguile them: but they shall know the truth at last.
We
never destroyed a city whose term was not perfixed:
No
people can forstall or retard its destiny.
They
say: "O thou to whom the warning hath
been sent down, thou art surely possessed by a djinn:
Wouldst
thou not have come to us with the angels, if thou wert of those who assert the
truth?"
- We will
not send down the angels without due cause. The Infidels would not in that case
have been respited.
Verily,
We have sent down the warning, and verily, We will be its guardian;
15:10 And already have We sent Apostles,
before thee, among the sects of the ancients;
But
never came Apostles to them whom they did not deride.
In
like manner will We put it into the hearts of the sinners of
They
will not believe on him though the example of those of old hath gone before.
Even
were We to open above them a gate in Heaven, yet all the while they were
mounting up to is,
They
would surely say: It is only that our eyes are
drunken: nay, we are a people enchanted.
We
have set the signs of the zodiac in the Heavens, and adorned and decked them
forth for the beholders,
And We
guard them from every stoned Satan,
Save
such as steal a hearing: and him doth a
visible flame pursue.
And
the Earth have We spread forth, and thrown thereon the mountains, and caused
everything to spring froth in it in balanced measure:
15:20 And we have provided therein
sustenance for you, and for the creatures which not you sustain:
And no
one thing is there, but with Us are its storehouses; and We send it not down
but in settled measure:
And We
send forth the fertilising winds, and cause the rain to come down from the
heaven, and give you to drink of it; and it is not you who are its storers:
And We
cause to live and We cause to die, and We are the heir of all things:
We
know those of you who flourish first and We know those who come later:
And
truly thy Lord will gather them together again, for He is Wise, Knowing.
We
created man of dried clay, of dark loam moulded;
And
the djinn had We before created of subtle fire.
Remember
when thy Lord said to the Angels, "I create man of dried clay, of dark
loam moulded:
And
when I shall have fashioned him and breathed of my spirit into him, then fall
you down and worship him."
15:30 And the Angels bowed down in worship,
all of them, all together,
Save
Eblis: he refused to be with those who bowed
in worship.
"O
Eblis," said God, "wherefore art thou not with those who bow down in
worship?"
He
said, "It beseemeth not me to bow in worship to man whom thou hast created
of clay, of moulded loam."
He
said, "Begone then hence; thou art a stoned one,
And
the curse shall be on thee till the day of reckoning."
He
said, "O my Lord! respite me till the day when man shall be raised from
the dead."
He
said, "One then of the respited shalt thou be
Till
the day of the predestined time."
He
said, "O my Lord! because thou hast beguiled me, I will surely make all
fair seeming to them on the earth; I will surely beguile them all;
15:40 Except such of them as shall be thy
sincere servants."
He
said, "This is the right way with me;
For
over none of my servants shalt thou have power, save those beguiled ones who
shall follow thee."
And
verily, Hell is the promise for them one and all.
It
hath seven Portals; at each Portal is a separate band of them;
But
'mid gardens and fountains shall the pious dwell:
"Enter
you therein in peace, secure -"
And
all rancour will We removed from their bosoms:
they shall sit as brethren, face to face, on couches:
Therein
no weariness shall reach them, nor forth from it shall they be cast for ever.
Announce
to my servants that I am the Gracious, the Merciful.
15:50 And that my chastisement is the
grievous chastisement.
And
tell them of Abraham's guests.
When
they entered in unto him, and said, "Peace." "Verily," said
he, "We fear you."
They
said, "Fear not, for of a sage son we bring thee tidings."
He
said, "Bring you me such tidings now that old age hath come upon me? What,
therefore, are your tidings really?"
They
said, "We announce them to thee in very truth. Be not then one of the
despairing."
"And
who," said he, "despaireth of the mercy of his Lord, but they who
err?"
He
said, "What is your business then, O you Sent Ones?"
They
said, "We are sent unto a people who are sinners,
Except
the family of
15:60 Except his wife. We have decreed that
she shall be of those who linger."
And
when the Sent Ones came to the family of
He
said, "You are persons unknown to me,"
They
said, "Yes; but we have come to thee for a purpose about which thy people
doubt:
We
have come to thee with very truth, and we are truthful envoys.
Lead
forth therefore thy family in the dead of the night; follow thou on their rear: and let no one of you turn round, but pass you on
whither you are bidden."
And
this command we gave him because to the last man should these people be cut off
at morning.
Then
came the people of the city rejoicing at the news --
He
said, "These are my guests: therefore
disgrace me not.
And
fear God and put me not to shame."
15:70 They said, "Have we not forbidden
thee to entertain any one whatever?"
He
said, "Here are my daughters, if you will thus act."
As
thou livest, O Muhammand, they were bewildered in the drunkenness of their
just.
So a
tempest overtook them at their sunrise,
And we
turned the city upside down, and we rained stones of baked clay upon them.
Verily,
in this are signs for those who scan heedfully;
And
these cities lay on the high road.
Verily,
in this are signs for the faithful.
The
inhabitants also of El Aika were sinners:
So we
took vengeance on them, and they both became a plain example.
15:80 And the people of Hedjr treated God's
messengers as liars.
And we
brought forth our signs to them, but they drew back from them:
And
they hewed them out abodes in the mountains to secure them:
But a
tempest surprised them at early morn,
And
their labours availed them nothing.
We
have not created the heavens and the earth and all that between them is, but
for a worthy end. And verily, "the hour" shall surely come. Wherefore
do thou, Muhammad, forgive with kindly forgiveness,
For
they Lord! He is the Creator, the Wise.
We
have already given thee the seven verses of repetition and the glorious Koran.
Strain
not thine eyes after the good things we have bestowed on some of the unbelievers: afflict not thyself on their account, and lower
thy wing to the faithful.
And
Say: I am the only plain-spoken warner.
15:90 We will punish those who foster
divisions,
Who
break up the Koran into parts:
By
they Lord! we will surely take account from them one and all,
Concerning
that which they have done.
Profess
publicly then what thou hast been bidden, and withdraw from those who join gods
to God.
Verily,
We will maintain thy cause against those who deride thee,
Who
set up gods with God: and at last shall they
know their folly.
Now
know We that they heart is distressed at what they say:
But do
thou celebrate the praise of thy Lord, and be of those who bow down in worship;
And
serve thy Lord till the certainty o'ertake thee.