Sura XXXIV (34)
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In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Praise
be to God! to whom belongeth all that is in the Heavens and all that is on the
Earth; and to Him be praise in the next world:
for he is the All-wise, the All-informed!
He
knoweth what entereth into the earth, and what proceedeth from it; and what
cometh down from heaven, and what goeth up into it:
and He is the Merciful, the Forgiving!
"Never,"
say the unbelievers, "will the Hour come upon us!" Say: Yea, by my Lord who knoweth the unseen, it will
surely come upon you! not the weight of a mote either in the Heavens or in the
Earth escapeth him; nor is there aught less than this or aught greater, which
is not in the clear Book; --
To the
intent that God may reward those who have believed and done the things that are
right: Pardon and a noble provision shall they
receive:
But as
for those who aim to invalidate our signs, -- a chastisement of painful torment
awaiteth them!
And
they to whom knowledge hath been given see that what hath been sent down to
thee from thy Lord is the truth, and that it guideth into the way of the
Glorious one, the Praiseworthy.
But
the unbelievers say to those whom they fall in with, "Shall we shew you a
man who will foretell you that when you shall have been utterly torn and rent
to pieces, you shall be restored in a new form?
He
deviseth a lie about God, or there is a djinn in him," but they who
believe not in the next life, shall incur the chastisement, and be lost in the
mazes of estrangement from God.
What!
have they never contemplated that which is before them and behind them, the
Heaven and the Earth? If such were our pleasure, we could sink them into that
Earth, or cause a portion of that Heaven to fall upon them! herein truly is a
sign for our every returning servant.
34:10 Of old bestowed we on David a gift,
our special boon: -- "You mountains and
you birds answer his songs of praise." And we made the iron soft for him: -- "Make coats of mail, and arrange its
plates; and work you righteousness; for I behold your actions."
And
unto Solomon did we subject the wind, which travelled in the morning a month's
journey, and a month's journey in the evening. And we made a fountain of molten
brass to flow for him. And of the Djinn were some who worked in his presence,
by the will of his Lord; and such of them as swerved from our bidding will we
cause to taste the torment of the flame.
They
made for him whatever he pleased, of lofty halls, and images, and dishes large
as tanks for watering camels, and cooking pots that stood firmly.
"Work," said we, "o family of David with thanksgiving:" But few of my servants are the thankful!
And
when we decreed the death of Solomon, nothing shewed them that he was dead but
a reptile of the earth that gnawed the staff which supported his corpse. And
when it fell, the Djinn perceived that if they had known the things unseen,
they had not continued in this shameful affliction.
A sign
there was to Saba, in their dwelling places:
-- two gardens, the one on the right hand and the other on the left: -- "Eat you of your Lord's supplies, and give
thanks to him: Goodly is the country, and
gracious is the Lord!"
But
they turned aside: so we sent upon them the
flood of Irem; and we changed them their gardens into two gardens of bitter
fruit and tamarisk and some few jujube trees.
Such
was our retribution on them for their ingratitude:
but do we thus recompense any except the ungrateful?
And we
placed between them and the cities which we have blessed, conspicuous cities,
and we fixed easy stages: "Travel you
through them by night and day, secure."
But
they said, "O Lord! make the distance between our journeys longers;"
- and against themselves did they act unjustly:
so we made them a tale, and scattered them with an utter scattering. Truly
herein are signs to everyone that is patient, grateful.
And
Eblis found that he had judged truly of them:
and they all except a remnant of the faithful, followed him:
34:20 Yet no power had he over them. Only we
would discern him who believed in the life to come, from him who doubted of it;
for thy Lord watched all things.
Say: Call you upon those whom you deem gods, beside God: their power in the Heavens and in the Earth is not
the weight of an atom -- neither have they any share in either; nor hath He a
helper from among them.
No
intercession shall avail with Him but that which He shall Himself allow. Until
when at last their hearts shall be relieved from terror, they shall say,
"What saith your Lord?" they shall say, "The Truth; and He is
the High, the Great."
Say: Who supplied you out of the Heavens and the Earth?
Say: God. And either we or you have guidance,
or are in palpable error!
Say: Not as to our faults shall you be questioned;
neither shall we be questioned as to your actions.
Say: Our Lord will gather us together: then will He judge between us in justice; for He
is the Judge, the Knowing!
Say: Shew me those whom you have united with Him as
associates: Nay, rather, He is God, the
Mighty, the Wise!
And we
have sent thee to mankind at large, to announce and to threaten. But most men
understand not.
And
they say, "When will this threat come to pass? Tell us, if you be men of
truth."
Say: You are menaced with a day, which not for an hour
shall you retard or hasten on.
34:30 The unbelievers say, "We will not
believe in this Koran, nor in the Books which preceded it." But couldst
thou see when the wicked shall be set before their Lord! With reproaches will
they answer one another. The weak shall say to the mighty ones, "But for
you we had been believers:"
Then
shall the mighty ones say to the weak, "What! was it we would turned you
aside from the guidance which had reached you? Nay, but you acted wickedly
yourselves."
And
the weak shall say to the mighty ones, "Nay, but there was a plot by night
and by day, when you bad us believe not in God, and gave him peers." And
they shall proclaim their repentance after they have seen the punishment! And
yokes will we place on the necks of those who have not believed! Shall they be
rewarded but as they have wrought?
And
never have we sent a warner to any city whose opulent men did not say, "In
sooth we disbelieve your message."
And
they said, "We are the more abundant in riches and in children, nor shall
we be among the punished."
Say: Of a truth my Lord will be liberal or sparing in
his supplies to whom he pleaseth: but the
greater part of men acknowledge it not.
Neither
by your riches nor by your children shall you bring yourselves into nearness
with Us; but they who believe and do the thing that is right shall have a
double reward for what they shall have done:
and in the pavilions of Paradise shall they dwell secure!
But
they who shall aim to invalidate our signs, shall be consigned to punishment.
Say: Of a truth my Lord will be liberal in supplies to
whom he pleaseth of his servants, or will be sparing to him: and whatever you shall give in alms he will return;
and He is the best dispenser of gifts.
One
day he will gather them all together: then
shall he say to the angels, "Did these worship you?"
34:40 They shall say, "Glory be to
thee! Thou art our master, not these! But they worshipped the Djinn: it was in them that most of them believed.
On
this day the one of you shall have no power over others for help or hurt. And
we will say to the evil doers, "Taste you the torment of the fire, which
you treated as a delusion."
For
when our distinct signs are recited to them, they say, "This is merely a
man who would fain pervert you from your father's Worship." And they say,
"This (Koran) is no other than a forged falsehood." And the
unbelievers say to the truth when it is presented to them, "Tis nothing
but palpable sorcery."
Yet
have we given them no books in which to study deeply, nor have we sent any one
to them before thee, charged with warnings.
They
also flourished before them, treated our apostles as impostors in like sort: but not to the tenth part of what we bestowed on
them, have these attained. And yet when they charged my apostles with deceit,
how terrible was my vengeance:
Say: One thing in sooth do I advise you: -- that you stand up before God two and two, or
singly, and then reflect that in your fellow citizen is no djinn:P he is no other than your warner before a severe
punishment.
Say: I ask not any wage from you: keep it for yourselves: my
wage is from God alone. And He is witness over all things!
Say: Truly my Lord sendeth forth the Truth: -- Knower of things unseen!
Say: Truth is come, and falsehood shall vanish and
return no more.
Say: If I err, verily to my own cost only shall I err: but if I have guidance, it will be of my Lord's
revealing, for He is the Hearer, the near at hand.
34:50 Couldst thou see how they shall
tremble and find no escape, and be taken forth from the place that is so near;
And
shall say, "We believe in Him!" But how, in their present distance,
shall they receive the faith,
When
they had before denied it, and aimed their shafts at the mysteries from afar?:
And a
gulf shall be between them and that which they shall desire --
As was
done unto their likes of old, who were lost in the questionings of doubt.