Fatir
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
All the praises and thanks are to Allâh, the (only) Originator [or
the (Only) Creator] of the heavens and the earth, Who
made the angels messengers with wings, - two or three or four. He increases in
creation what He wills. Verily, Allâh is Able to do all things. (1) Whatever of mercy
(i.e.of good), Allâh may grant to mankind, none can withhold it, and whatever
He may withhold, none can grant it thereafter. And He is the All¬Mighty, the
All¬Wise. (2) O mankind! Remember the Grace of Allâh upon you! Is there any
creator other than Allâh who provides for you from the sky (rain) and the
earth? Lâ ilâha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He). How then are you turning away (from Him)? (3)And if they belie you
(O Muhammad SAW), so were Messengers belied before you. And to Allâh return all
matters (for decision). (4) O mankind! Verily, the Promise of Allâh is
true. So let not this present life deceive you, and
let not the chief deceiver (Satan) deceive you about Allâh. (5) Surely, Shaitân
(Satan) is an enemy to you, so take (treat) him as an enemy. He only invites
his Hizb (followers) that they may become the dwellers of the blazing Fire. (6) Those who disbelieve,
theirs will be a severe torment; and those who believe (in the Oneness of Allâh
Islâmic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds, theirs will be forgiveness and
a great reward (i.e. Paradise). (7) Is he, then, to whom the evil of his deeds
made fair¬seeming, so that he considers it as good (equal to one who is rightly
guided)? Verily, Allâh sends astray whom He wills, and guides whom He wills. So
destroy not yourself (O Muhammad SAW) in sorrow for them. Truly, Allâh is the
All¬Knower of what they do! (8) And it is Allâh Who
sends the winds, so that they raise up the clouds, and We drive them to a dead
land, and revive therewith the earth after its death. As such (will be) the
Resurrection! (9) Whosoever desires honour, (power and glory) then to Allâh belong
all honour, power and glory [and one can get honour, power and glory only by
obeying and worshipping Allâh (Alone)]. To Him ascend (all) the goodly words,
and the righteous deeds exalt it (i.e. the goodly words are not accepted by
Allâh unless and until they are followed by good deeds), but those who plot
evils, theirs will be severe torment. And the plotting of such will perish. (10) And Allâh did create
you (Adam) from dust, then from Nutfah (male and female discharge semen drops
i.e. Adam's offspring), then He made you pairs (male and female). And no female
conceives or gives birth, but with His Knowledge. And no aged man is granted a
length of life, nor is a part cut off from his life (or another man's life),
but is in a Book (Al¬Lauh Al¬Mahfûz) Surely, that is
easy for Allâh. (11)And the two seas (kinds of water) are not alike, this is fresh
sweet, and pleasant to drink, and that is salt and bitter. And from them both
you eat fresh tender meat (fish), and derive the ornaments that you wear. And
you see the ships cleaving (the sea¬water as they sail through it), that you
may seek of His Bounty, and that you may give thanks. (12) He merges the night
into the day (i.e. the decrease in the hours of the night are added to the
hours of the day), and He merges the day into the night (i.e. the decrease in
the hours of the day are added to the hours of the night). And He has subjected
the sun and the moon, each runs its course for a term appointed. Such is Allâh
your Lord; His is the kingdom. And those, whom you invoke or call upon instead
of Him, own not even a Qitmîr (the thin membrane over the date¬stone). (13) If you invoke (or
call upon) them, they hear not your call, and if (in case) they were to hear,
they could not grant it (your request) to you. And on the Day of Resurrection,
they will disown your worshipping them. And none can inform you (O Muhammad
SAW) like Him Who is the All¬Knower (of everything).[]
(14) O mankind! it is you who stand in need of Allâh, But Allâh is Rich
(Free of all needs), Worthy of all praise. (15) If He willed, He
could destroy you and bring about a new creation. (16) And that is not hard
for Allâh. (17) And no bearer of burdens shall bear another's burden, and if one
heavily laden calls another to (bear) his load, nothing of it will be lifted
even though he be near of kin. You (O Muhammad SAW) can warn only those who
fear their Lord unseen, and perform As-Salât (Iqâmat¬as¬Salât). And he who
purifies himself (from all kinds of sins), then he purifies only for the
benefit of his ownself. And to Allâh is the (final) Return (of all). (18)Not alike are the
blind (disbelievers in Islâmic Monotheism) and the seeing (believers in Islâmic
Monotheism). (19) Nor are (alike) the darkness (disbelief) and the light (Belief
in Islâmic Monotheism). (20) Nor are (alike) the shade and the sun's heat.
(21) Nor are (alike) the
living (i.e. the believers) and the dead (i.e. the disbelievers). Verily, Allâh
makes whom He wills to hear, but you cannot make hear those who are in graves.
(22) You (O Muhammad SAW)
are only a warner (i.e. your duty is to convey Allâh's Message to mankind but
the guidance is in Allâh's). (23) Verily! We have sent you with the truth, a
bearer of glad tidings, and a warner. And there never was a nation but a warner
had passed among them. (24) And if they belie you, those before them also belied.
Their Messengers came to them with clear signs, and with the Scriptures, and
the book giving light. (25) Then I took hold of those who disbelieved, and how
terrible was My denial (punishment)! (26) See you not that
Allâh sends down water (rain) from the sky, and We produce therewith fruits of
varying colours, and among the mountains are streaks white and red, of varying
colours and (others) very black (27) And likewise of men and Ad¬Dawâbb (moving
(living) creatures, beasts), and cattle, of various colours. It is only those
who have knowledge among His slaves that fear Allâh. Verily, Allâh is
All¬Mighty, Oft¬Forgiving. (28) Verily, those who recite the Book of Allâh
(this Qur'ân), and perform As¬Salât (Iqâmat¬as¬Salât), and spend (in charity)
out of what We have provided for them, secretly and
openly, they hope for a (sure) trade¬gain that will never perish. (29) That He may pay them
their wages in full, and give them (even) more, out of His Grace. Verily! He is
Oft¬Forgiving, Most Ready to appreciate (good deeds and to recompense). (30)And what We have revealed to you (O Muhammad SAW), of the Book (the
Qur'ân), it is the (very) truth [that you (Muhammad SAW) and your followers
must act on its instructions], confirming that which was (revealed) before it.
Verily! Allâh is indeed All¬Aware, and All¬Seer of His
slaves. (31) Then We gave the (Book the Qur'ân) as
inheritance to such of Our slaves whom We chose (the followers of Muhammad
SAW). Then of them are some who wrong their ownselves, and of them are some who
follow a middle course, and of them are some who are, by Allâh's Leave,
foremost in good deeds. That (inheritance of the Qur'ân), that is indeed a
great grace. (32) 'Adn (Eden)