PART
22
[33:31]
And whosoever of you is submissive unto Allah
and His messenger and doeth right, We shall give her
her reward twice over, and We have prepared for her a rich provision.
[33:32]
O ye wives of the Prophet! Ye are not like any
other women. If ye keep your duty (to Allah), then be not soft of speech, lest
he in whose heart is a disease aspire (to you), but utter customary speech.
[33:33]
And stay in your houses. Bedizen not yourselves
with the bedizenment of the Time of Ignorance. Be regular in prayer, and pay
the poor-due, and obey Allah and His messenger. Allah’s wish is but to remove
uncleanness far from you, O Folk of the Household, and cleanse you with a
thorough cleansing.
[33:34]
And bear in mind that which is recited in your
houses of the revelations of Allah and wisdom. Lo! Allah is Subtile, Aware.
[33:35]
Lo! men who surrender unto Allah, and women who
surrender, and men who believe and women who believe, and men who obey and
women who obey, and men who speak the truth and women who speak the truth, and
men who persevere (in righteousness) and women who persevere, and men who are
humble and women who are humble, and men who give alms and women who give alms,
and men who fast and women who fast, and men who guard their modesty and women
who guard (their modesty), and men who remember Allah much and women who
remember - Allah hath prepared for them forgiveness and a vast reward.
[33:36]
And it becometh not a believing man or a believing
woman, when Allah and His messenger have decided an affair (for them), that
they should (after that) claim any say in their affair; and whoso is rebellious
to Allah and His messenger, he verily goeth astray in error manifest.
[33:37]
And when thou saidst unto him on whom Allah hath
conferred favour and thou hast conferred favour: Keep thy wife to thyself, and
fear Allah. And thou didst hide in thy mind that which Allah was to bring to
light, and thou didst fear mankind whereas Allah hath a better right that thou
shouldst fear Him. So when Zeyd had performed that necessary formality (of
divorce) from her, We gave her unto thee in marriage,
so that (henceforth) there may be no sin for believers in respect of wives of
their adopted sons, when the latter have performed the necessary formality (of
release) from them. The commandment of Allah must be fulfilled.
[33:38]
There is no reproach for the Prophet in that
which Allah maketh his due. That was Allah’s way with those who passed away of
old - and the commandment of Allah is certain destiny -
[33:39]
Who delivered the messages of Allah and feared
Him, and feared none save Allah. Allah keepeth good account.
[33:40]
Muhammad is not the father of any man among you,
but he is the messenger of Allah and the Seal of the Prophets; and Allah is
ever Aware of all things.
[33:41]
O ye who believe! Remember Allah with much
remembrance.
[33:42]
And glorify Him early and late.
[33:43]
He it is Who blesseth
you, and His angels (bless you), that He may bring you forth from darkness unto
light; and He is ever Merciful to the believers.
[33:44]
Their salutation on the day when they shall meet
Him will be: Peace. And He hath prepared for them a goodly recompense.
[33:45]
O Prophet! Lo! We have sent thee as a witness and
a bringer of good tidings and a warner.
[33:46]
And as a summoner unto Allah by His permission,
and as a lamp that giveth light.
[33:47]
And announce unto the believers the good tidings
that they will have great bounty from Allah.
[33:48]
And incline not to the disbelievers and the
hypocrites. Disregard their noxious talk, and put thy trust in Allah. Allah is
sufficient as Trustee.
[33:49]
O ye who believe! If ye wed believing women and
divorce them before ye have touched them, then there is no period that ye
should reckon. But content them and release them handsomely.
[33:50]
O Prophet! Lo! We have made lawful unto thee thy
wives unto whom thou hast paid their dowries, and those whom thy right hand
possesseth of those whom Allah hath given thee as spoils of war, and the
daughters of thine uncle on the father’s side and the daughters of thine aunts
on the father’s side, and the daughters of thine uncle on the mother’s side and
the daughters of thine aunts on the mother’s side who emigrated with thee, and a
believing woman if she give herself unto the Prophet and the Prophet desire to
ask her in marriage - a privilege for thee only, not for the (rest of)
believers - We are Aware of that which We enjoined upon them concerning their
wives and those whom their right hands possess - that thou mayst be free from
blame, for Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful.
[33:51]
Thou canst defer whom thou wilt of them and
receive unto thee whom thou wilt, and whomsoever thou desirest of those whom
thou hast set aside (temporarily), it is no sin for thee (to receive her
again); that is better; that they may be comforted and not grieve, and may all
be pleased with what thou givest them. Allah knoweth what is in your hearts (O
men), and Allah is ever Forgiving, Clement.
[33:52]
It is not allowed thee to take (other) women
henceforth, nor that thou shouldst change them for
other wives even though their beauty pleased thee, save those whom thy right
hand possesseth. And Allah is ever Watcher over all things.
[33:53]
O Ye who believe! Enter not the dwellings of the
Prophet for a meal without waiting for the proper time, unless permission be granted you. But if ye are invited, enter, and, when your
meal is ended, then disperse. Linger not for conversation. Lo! that would cause annoyance to the Prophet, and he would be
shy of (asking) you (to go); but Allah is not shy of the truth. And when ye ask
of them (the wives of the Prophet) anything, ask it of them from behind a
curtain. That is purer for your hearts and for their hearts. And it is not for
you to cause annoyance to the messenger of Allah, nor that ye
should ever marry his wives after him. Lo! that
in Allah’s sight would be an enormity.
[33:54]
Whether ye divulge a thing or keep it hidden,
lo! Allah is ever Knower of all things.
[33:55]
It is no sin for them (thy wives) to converse
freely) with their fathers, or their sons, or their brothers, or their
brothers’ sons, or the sons of their sisters or of their own women, or their
slaves. O women! Keep your duty to Allah. Lo! Allah is ever Witness over all
things.
[33:56]
Lo! Allah and His angels shower blessings on the
Prophet. O ye who believe! Ask blessings on him and salute him with a worthy
salutation.
[33:57]
Lo! those who malign
Allah and His messenger, Allah hath cursed them in the world and the Hereafter,
and hath prepared for them the doom of the disdained.
[33:58]
And those who malign believing men and believing
women undeservedly, they bear the guilt of slander and manifest sin.
[33:59]
O Prophet! Tell thy wives and thy daughters and
the women of the believers to draw their cloaks close round them (when they go
abroad). That will be better, so that they may be recognised and not annoyed.
Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful.
[33:60]
If the hypocrites, and those in whose hearts is
a disease, and the alarmists in the city do not cease, We
verily shall urge thee on against them, then they will be your neighbours in it
but a little while.
[33:61]
Accursed, they will be seized wherever found and
slain with a (fierce) slaughter.
[33:62]
That was the way of Allah in the case of those
who passed away of old; thou wilt not find for the way of Allah aught of power
to change.
[33:63]
Men ask thee of the Hour. Say: The knowledge of
it is with Allah only. What can convey (the knowledge) unto thee
? It may be that the Hour is nigh.
[33:64]
Lo! Allah hath cursed the disbelievers, and hath
prepared for them a flaming fire,
[33:65]
Wherein they will abide for
ever. They will find (then) no
protecting friend nor helper.
[33:66]
On the day when their faces are turned over in
the Fire, they say: Oh, would that we had obeyed Allah and had obeyed His
messenger!
[33:67]
And they say: Our Lord! Lo! we
obeyed our princes and great men, and they misled us from the Way.
[33:68]
Our Lord! Oh, give them double torment and curse
them with a mighty curse.
[33:69]
O ye who believe! Be not as those who slandered
Moses, but Allah proved his innocence of that which they alleged, and he was
well esteemed in Allah’s sight.
[33:70]
O ye who believe! Guard your duty to Allah, and
speak words straight to the point;
[33:71]
He will adjust your works for you and will
forgive you your sins. Whosoever obeyeth Allah and His messenger, he verily
hath gained a signal victory.
[33:72]
Lo! We offered the trust unto the heavens and
the earth and the hills, but they shrank from bearing it and were afraid of it.
And man assumed it. Lo! he hath proved a tyrant and a
fool.
[33:73]
So Allah punisheth hypocritical men and hypocritical
women, and idolatrous men and idolatrous women. But Allah pardoneth believing
men and believing women, and Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful.
In the name of Allah, the
Beneficent, the Merciful.
[34:1]
Praise be to Allah,
unto Whom belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the
earth. His is the praise in the Hereafter, and He is the Wise, the Aware.
[34:2]
He knoweth that which goeth into the earth and
that which cometh forth from it, and that descendeth
from the heaven and that which ascendeth into it. He is the Merciful, the
Forgiving.
[34:3]
Those who disbelieve say: The Hour will never
come unto us. Say: Nay, by my Lord, but it is coming unto you surely. (He is)
the Knower of the Unseen. Not an atom’s weight, or less than that or greater,
escapeth Him in the heavens or in the earth, but it is in a clear Record,
[34:4]
That He may reward those who believe and do good
works. For them is pardon and a rich provision.
[34:5]
But those who strive against Our
revelations, challenging (Us), theirs will be a painful doom of wrath.
[34:6]
Those who have been given knowledge see that
what is revealed unto thee from thy Lord is the truth and leadeth unto the path
of the Mighty, the Owner of Praise.
[34:7]
Those who disbelieve say: Shall we show you a
man who will tell you (that) when ye have become dispersed in dust with most
complete dispersal still, even then, ye will be created anew
?
[34:8]
Hath he invented a lie concerning Allah, or is
there in him a madness ? Nay, but those who disbelieve
in the Hereafter are in torment and far error.
[34:9]
Have they not observed what is before them and
what is behind them of the sky and the earth ? If We will, We can make the earth swallow them, or cause
obliteration from the sky to fall on them. Lo! herein
surely is a portent for every slave who turneth (to Allah) repentant.
[34:10]
And assuredly We gave
David grace from Us, (saying): O ye hills and birds, echo his psalms of praise!
And We made the iron supple unto him,
[34:11]
Saying: Make thou long coats of mail and measure
the links (thereof). And do ye right. Lo! I am Seer of what ye do.
[34:12]
And unto Solomon (We gave) the wind, whereof the
morning course was a month’s journey and the evening course a month’s journey,
and We caused the fount of copper to gush forth for him, and (We gave him)
certain of the jinn who worked before him by permission of his Lord. And such
of them as deviated from Our command, them We caused
to taste the punishment of flaming Fire.
[34:13]
They made for him what he willed: synagogues and
statues, basins like wells and boilers built into the ground. Give thanks, O
House of David! Few of My bondmen are thankful.
[34:14]
And when We decreed
death for him, nothing showed his death to them save a creeping creature of the
earth which gnawed away his staff. And when he fell the jinn saw clearly how,
if they had known the Unseen, they would not have continued in despised toil.
[34:15]
There was indeed a sign for
[34:16]
But they were froward, so We
sent on them the flood of ’Iram, and in exchange for their two gardens gave
them two gardens bearing bitter fruit, the tamarisk and here and there a
lote-tree.
[34:17]
This We awarded them
because of their ingratitude. Punish We ever any save the ingrates
?
[34:18]
And We set, between
them and the towns which We had blessed, towns easy to be seen, and We made the
stage between them easy, (saying): Travel in them safely both by night and day.
[34:19]
But they said: Our Lord! Make the stage between
our journeys longer. And they wronged themselves, therefore We
made them bywords (in the land) and scattered them abroad, a total scattering.
Lo! herein verily are portents for each steadfast,
grateful (heart).
[34:20]
And Satan indeed found his calculation true
concerning them, for they follow him, all save a group of true believers.
[34:21]
And he had no warrant whatsoever against them,
save that We would know him who believeth in the
Hereafter from him who is in doubt thereof; and thy Lord (O Muhammad) taketh
note of all things.
[34:22]
Say (O Muhammad): Call upon those whom ye set up
beside Allah! They possess not an atom’s weight either in the heavens or in the
earth, nor have they any share in either, nor hath He an auxiliary among them.
[34:23]
No intercession availeth with Him save for him
whom He permitteth. Yet, when fear is banished from their hearts, they say:
What was it that your Lord said ? They say: The Truth.
And He is the Sublime, the Great.
[34:24]
Say: Who giveth you provision from the sky and
the earth ? Say: Allah, Lo! we
or you assuredly are rightly guided or in error manifest.
[34:25]
Say: Ye will not be asked of what we committed,
nor shall we be asked of what ye do.
[34:26]
Say: Our Lord will bring us all together, then He will judge between us with truth. He is the
All-knowing Judge.
[34:27]
Say: Show me those whom ye have joined unto Him
as partners. Nay (ye dare not)! For He is Allah, the Mighty,
the Wise.
[34:28]
And We have not sent
thee (O Muhammad) save as a bringer of good tidings and a warner unto all
mankind; but most of mankind know not.
[34:29]
And they say: When is this promise (to be
fulfilled) if ye are truthful ?
[34:30]
Say (O Muhammad): Yours is the promise of a Day
which ye cannot postpone nor hasten by an hour.
[34:31]
And those who disbelieve say: We believe not in
this Qur’an nor in that which was before it; but oh, if thou couldst see, when
the wrong- doers are brought up before their Lord, how they cast the blame one
to another; how those who were despised (in the earth) say unto those who were
proud: But for you, we should have been believers.
[34:32]
Those who were proud say unto those who were
despised: Did we drive you away from the guidance after it had come unto you ? Nay, but ye were guilty.
[34:33]
Those who were despised say unto those who were
proud: Nay but (it was your) scheming night and day, when ye commanded us to
disbelieve in Allah and set up rivals unto Him. And they are filled with
remorse when they behold the doom; and We place
carcans on the necks of those who disbelieved. Are they requited aught save
what they used to do ?
[34:34]
And We sent not unto
any township a warner, but its pampered ones declared: Lo! we
are disbelievers in that wherewith ye have been sent.
[34:35]
And they say: We are more (than you) in wealth
and children. We are not the punished!
[34:36]
Say (O Muhammad): Lo! my
Lord enlargeth the provision for whom He will and narroweth it (for whom He
will). But most of mankind know not.
[34:37]
And it is not your wealth nor
your children that will bring you near unto Us, but he who believeth and doeth
good (he draweth near). As for such, theirs will be twofold reward for what
they did and they will dwell secure in lofty halls.
[34:38]
And as for those who strive against Our revelations, challenging, they will be brought to the
doom.
[34:39]
Say: Lo! my Lord
enlargeth the provision for whom He will of His bondmen, and narroweth (it) for
him. And whatsoever ye spend (for good) He replaceth it. And He is the Best of
Providers.
[34:40]
And on the day when He will gather them all
together, He will say unto the angels: Did these worship you
?
[34:41]
They will say: Be Thou Glorified. Thou (alone)
art our Guardian, not them! Nay, but they worshipped the jinn; most of them were
believers in them.
[34:42]
That day ye will possess no use nor hurt one for
another. And We shall say unto those who did wrong:
Taste the doom of the Fire which ye used to deny.
[34:43]
And if Our revelations are recited unto them in
plain terms, they say: This is naught else than a man who would turn you away
from what your fathers used to worship; and they say: This is naught else than
an invented lie. Those who disbelieve say of the truth when it reacheth them:
This is naught else than mere magic.
[34:44]
And We have given them
no scriptures which they study, nor sent We unto them, before thee, any warner.
[34:45]
Those before them denied, and these have not
attained a tithe of that which We bestowed on them (of
old); yet they denied My messengers. How intense then was My
abhorrence (of them)!
[34:46]
Say (unto them, O Muhammad): I exhort you unto
one thing only: that ye awake, for Allah’s sake, by twos and singly, and then
reflect: There is no madness in your comrade. He is naught else than a warner unto
you in face of a terrific doom.
[34:47]
Say: Whatever reward I might have asked of you
is yours. My reward is the affair of Allah only. He is Witness over all things.
[34:48]
Say: Lo! my Lord
hurleth the truth. (He is) the Knower of Things Hidden.
[34:49]
Say: The Truth hath
come, and falsehood showeth not its face and will not return.
[34:50]
Say: If I err, I err only to my own loss, and if
I am rightly guided it is because of that which my Lord hath revealed unto me.
Lo! He is Hearer, Nigh.
[34:51]
Couldst thou but see when they are terrified
with no escape, and are seized from near at hand,
[34:52]
And say: We (now) believe therein. But how can
they reach (faith) from afar off,
[34:53]
When they disbelieved in it
of yore. They aim at the unseen
from afar off.
[34:54]
And a gulf is set between them and that which
they desire, as was done for people of their kind of old. Lo! they were in hopeless doubt.
The
Angels
In the name of Allah, the
Beneficent, the Merciful.
[35:1]
Praise be to Allah, the
Creator of the heavens and the earth, Who appointeth the angels messengers
having wings two, three and four. He multiplieth in creation what He will. Lo!
Allah is Able to do all things.
[35:2]
That which Allah openeth unto mankind of mercy
none can withhold it; and that which He withholdeth none can release
thereafter. He is the Mighty, the Wise.
[35:3]
O mankind! Remember Allah’s grace toward you! Is
there any creator other than Allah who provideth for you from the sky and the earth ? There is no God save Him. Whither then are ye turned ?
[35:4]
And if they deny thee, (O Muhammad), messengers
(of Allah) were denied before thee. Unto Allah all things are brought back.
[35:5]
O mankind! Lo! the
promise of Allah is true. So let not the life of the world beguile you, and let
not the (avowed) beguiler beguile you with regard to Allah.
[35:6]
Lo! the devil is an
enemy for you, so treat him as an enemy. He only summoneth his faction to be
owners of the flaming Fire.
[35:7]
Those who disbelieve, theirs will be an awful
doom; and those who believe and do good works, theirs will be forgiveness and a
great reward.
[35:8]
Is he, the evil of whose deeds is made
fairseeming unto him so that he deemeth it good, (other than Satan’s dupe) ? Allah verily sendeth whom He will astray, and guideth
whom He will; so let not thy soul expire in sighings for them. Lo! Allah is
Aware of what they do!
[35:9]
And Allah it is Who
sendeth the winds and they raise a cloud; then We lead it unto a dead land and
revive therewith the earth after its death. Such is the Resurrection.
[35:10]
Whoso desireth power (should know that) all
power belongeth to Allah. Unto Him good words ascend, and the pious deed doth
He exalt; but those who plot iniquities, theirs will be an awful doom; and the
plotting of such (folk) will come to naught.
[35:11]
Allah created you from dust, then from a little
fluid, then He made you pairs (the male and female). No female beareth or
bringeth forth save with His knowledge. And no-one groweth old who groweth old,
nor is aught lessened of his life, but it is recorded in a Book, Lo! that is easy for Allah.
[35:12]
And the two seas are not alike: this, fresh,
sweet, good to drink, this (other) bitter, salt. And from them both ye eat fresh
meat and derive the ornament that ye wear. And thou seest the ship cleaving
them with its prow that ye may seek of His bounty, and that haply ye may give
thanks.
[35:13]
He maketh the night to pass into the day and He
maketh the day to pass into the night. He hath subdued the sun and moon to
service. Each runneth unto an appointed term. Such is Allah, your Lord; His is
the Sovereignty; and those unto whom ye pray instead of Him own not so much as
the white spot on a date-stone.
[35:14]
If ye pray unto them they hear not your prayer,
and if they heard they could not grant it you. On the Day of Resurrection they
will disown association with you. None can inform you like Him Who is Aware.
[35:15]
O mankind! Ye are the poor in your relation to
Allah. And Allah! He is the Absolute, the Owner of Praise.
[35:16]
If He will, He can be rid of you and bring
(instead of you) some new creation.
[35:17]
That is not a hard thing for Allah.
[35:18]
And no burdened soul can bear another’s burden,
and if one heavy laden crieth for (help with) his load, naught of it will be
lifted even though he (unto whom he crieth) be of kin. Thou warnest only those
who fear their Lord in secret, and have established worship. He who groweth (in
goodness), groweth only for himself, (he cannot by his merit redeem others).
Unto Allah is the journeying.
[35:19]
The blind man is not equal with the seer;
[35:20]
Nor is darkness (tantamount to) light;
[35:21]
Nor is the shadow equal with the sun’s full
heat;
[35:22]
Nor are the living equal with the dead. Lo!
Allah maketh whom He will to hear. Thou canst not reach those who are in the
graves.
[35:23]
Thou art but a warner.
[35:24]
Lo! We have sent thee with the Truth, a bearer
of glad tidings and a warner; and there is not a nation but a warner hath
passed among them.
[35:25]
And if they deny thee, those before them also
denied. Their messengers came unto them with clear proofs (of Allah’s
Sovereignty), and with the Psalms and the Scripture giving light.
[35:26]
Then seized I those who disbelieved, and how
intense was My abhorrence!
[35:27]
Hast thou not seen that Allah causeth water to
fall from the sky, and We produce therewith fruit of
divers hues; and among the hills are streaks white and red, of divers hues, and
(others) raven-black;
[35:28]
And of men and beasts and cattle, in like
manner, divers hues ? The erudite among His bondmen
fear Allah alone. Lo! Allah is Mighty, Forgiving.
[35:29]
Lo! those who read the Scripture of Allah, and
establish worship, and spend of that which We have bestowed on them secretly
and openly, they look forward to imperishable gain,
[35:30]
That He will pay them their wages and increase
them of His grace. Lo! He is Forgiving, Responsive.
[35:31]
As for that which We
inspire in thee of the Scripture, it is the Truth confirming that which was
(revealed) before it. Lo! Allah is indeed Observer, Seer of
His slaves.
[35:32]
Then We gave the
Scripture as inheritance unto those whom We elected of Our bondmen. But of them
are some who wrong themselves and of them are some who are lukewarm, and of
them are some who outstrip (others) through good deeds, by Allah’s leave. That
is the great favour!
[35:33]
Gardens of
[35:34]
And they say: Praise be
to Allah Who hath put grief away from us. Lo! Our Lord is Forgiving,
[35:35]
Who, of His grace, hath installed us in the
mansion of eternity, where toil toucheth us not nor can weariness affect us.
[35:36]
But as for those who disbelieve, for them is
fire of hell; it taketh not complete effect upon them so that they can die, nor is its torment lightened for them. Thus We punish every ingrate.
[35:37]
And they cry for help there, (saying): Our Lord!
Release us; we will do right, not (the wrong) that we used to do. Did not We
grant you a life long enough for him who reflected to reflect therein ? And the warner came unto you. Now taste (the
flavour of your deeds), for evil-doers have no helper.
[35:38]
Lo! Allah is the Knower of the Unseen of the
heavens and the earth. Lo! He is Aware of the secret of (men’s) breasts.
[35:39]
He it is Who hath made
you regents in the earth; so he who disbelieveth, his disbelief be on his own
head. Their disbelief increaseth for the disbelievers, in their Lord’s sight,
naught save abhorrence. Their disbelief increaseth for the disbelievers naught
save loss.
[35:40]
Say: Have ye seen your partner-gods to whom ye
pray beside Allah ? Show me what they created of the
earth! Or have they any portion in the heavens ? Or
have We given them a scripture so they act on clear proof therefrom
? Nay, the evil-doers promise one another only to deceive.
[35:41]
Lo! Allah graspeth the heavens and the earth that
they deviate not, and if they were to deviate there is not one that could grasp
them after Him. Lo! He is ever Clement, Forgiving.
[35:42]
And they swore by Allah, their most binding
oath, that if a warner came unto them they would be more tractable than any of
the nations; yet, when a warner came unto them it aroused in them naught save
repugnance,
[35:43]
(Shown in their) behaving arrogantly in the land
and plotting evil; and the evil plot encloseth but the men who make it. Then,
can they expect aught save the treatment of the folk of old ?
Thou wilt not find for Allah’s way of treatment any substitute, nor wilt thou find for Allah’s way of treatment aught of
power to change.
[35:44]
Have they not travelled in the land and seen the
nature of the consequence for those who were before them, and they were
mightier than these in power ? Allah is not such that
aught in the heavens or in the earth escapeth Him. Lo! He is the Wise, the
Mighty.
[35:45]
If Allah took mankind to task by that which they
deserve, He would not leave a living creature on the surface of the earth; but
He reprieveth them unto an appointed term, and when their term cometh - then
verily (they will know that) Allah is ever Seer of His slaves.
Yâ Sîn
In the name of Allah, the
Beneficent, the Merciful.
[36:1]
Ya Sin.
[36:2]
By the wise Qur’an,
[36:3]
Lo! thou art of those
sent
[36:4]
On a straight path,
[36:5]
A revelation of the Mighty, the Merciful,
[36:6]
That thou mayst warn a folk whose fathers were
not warned, so they are heedless.
[36:7]
Already hath the judgment, (for their
infidelity) proved true of most of them, for they believe not.
[36:8]
Lo! We have put on their necks carcans reaching
unto the chins, so that they are made stiff-necked.
[36:9]
And We have set a bar
before them and a bar behind them, and (thus) have covered them so that they
see not.
[36:10]
Whether thou warn them or thou warn them not, it
is alike for them, for they believe not.
[36:11]
Thou warnest only him who followeth the Reminder
and feareth the Beneficent in secret. To him bear tidings of forgiveness and a
rich reward.
[36:12]
Lo! We it is Who bring
the dead to life. We record that which they send before (them, and their
footprints. And all things We have kept in a clear Register.
[36:13]
Coin for them a similitude: The people of the
city when those sent (from Allah) came unto them;
[36:14]
When We sent unto them twain, and they denied
them both, so We reinforced them with a third, and they said: Lo! we have been sent unto you.
[36:15]
They said: Ye are but mortals like unto us. The
Beneficent hath naught revealed. Ye do but lie!
[36:16]
They answered: Our Lord knoweth that we are
indeed sent unto you,
[36:17]
And our duty is but plain conveyance (of the
message).
[36:18]
(The people of the city) said: We augur ill of
you. If ye desist not, we shall surely stone you, and grievous torture will
befall you at our hands.
[36:19]
They said: Your evil augury be
with you! Is it because ye are reminded (of the truth) ?
Nay, but ye are froward folk!
[36:20]
And there came from the uttermost part of the
city a man running. He cried: O my people! Follow those who have been sent!
[36:21]
Follow those who ask of you no fee, and who are
rightly guided.
[36:22]
For what cause should I not serve Him Who hath
created me, and unto Whom ye will be brought back ?
[36:23]
Shall I take (other) gods in place of Him when,
if the Beneficent should wish me any harm, their intercession will avail me
naught, nor can they save ?
[36:24]
Then truly I should be in error manifest.
[36:25]
Lo! I have believed in your Lord, so hear me!
[36:26]
It was said (unto him): Enter paradise. He said:
Would that my people knew
[36:27]
With what (munificence) my Lord hath pardoned me
and made me of the honoured ones!