Part 26
AL AHQAAF
In the name of God, Most Gracious,
Most Merciful.
46-1
Ha-Mim.
46-2
The Revelation of the Book is from God the Exalted in Power,
Full of Wisdom.
46-3
We created not the heavens and the earth and all between
them but for just ends, and for a Term Appointed: But those who reject Faith turn
away from that whereof they are warned.
46-4
Say: "Do ye see what it is ye invoke besides God? Show
me what it is they have created on earth, or have they a share in the heavens
bring me a book (revealed) before this, or any remnant of knowledge (ye may
have), if ye are telling the truth!
46-5
And who is more astray than one who invokes besides God,
such as will not answer him to the Day of Judgment, and who (in fact) are
unconscious 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 Unbelievers
say, 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 God. He knows
best of that whereof ye talk (so glibly)! Enough is He for a witness between me
and you! And he is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
46-9
Say: "I am no bringer of new-fangled doctrine among the
apostles, nor do I know what will be done with me or with you. I follow but
that which is revealed to me by inspiration; I am but a Warner open and
clear."
46-10
Say: "See ye? If (this
teaching) be from God, and ye reject it, and a witness from among the Children
of
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 is an (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 God," and remain
firm (on that Path),- on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.
46-14
Such shall be Companions of the Gardens, dwelling therein
(for aye): a recompense for their (good) deeds.
46-15
We have enjoined on man kindness to his parents: In pain did
his mother bear him, and in pain did she give him birth. The carrying of the
(child) to his weaning is (a period of) thirty months. At length, when he
reaches the age of full strength and attains forty years, he says, "O my
Lord! Grant me that I may be grateful for Thy favour which Thou has bestowed
upon me, and upon both my parents, and that I may work righteousness such as
Thou mayest approve; and be gracious to me in my issue. 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 their
deeds and pass by their ill deeds: (They shall be) among the Companions of the
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 ye hold out the promise to me that I shall be raised up, even though
generations have passed before me (without rising again)?" And they two
seek God's aid, (and rebuke the son): "Woe to thee! Have faith! for the
promise of God is true." But he says, "This is nothing but tales of
the ancients!"
46-18
Such are they against whom is proved the sentence among the
previous generations of Jinns and men, that have passed away; for they will be
(utterly) lost.
46-19
And to all are (assigned) degrees according to the deeds
which they (have done), and in order that (God) may recompense their deeds, and
no injustice be done to them.
46-20
And on the Day that the Unbelievers will be placed before
the Fire, (It will be said to them): "Ye received your good things in the
life of the world, and ye took your pleasure out of them: but today shall ye be
recompensed with a Penalty of humiliation: for that ye were arrogant on earth
without just cause, and that ye (ever) transgressed."
46-21
Mention (Hud) one of 'Ad's (own) brethren: Behold, he warned
his people about the winding Sand-tracts: but there have been warners before
him and after him: "Worship ye none other than God: Truly I fear for you
the Penalty of a Mighty Day."
46-22
They said: "Hast thou come in order to turn us aside
from our gods? 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
with God: I proclaim to you the mission on which I have been sent: But I see
that ye are a people in ignorance!"..
46-24
Then, when they saw the (Penalty in the shape of) a cloud
traversing the sky, coming to meet their valleys, they said, "This cloud
will give us rain!" "Nay, it is the (Calamity) ye were asking to be
hastened!- A wind wherein is a Grievous Penalty!
46-25
"Everything will it destroy by the command of its
Lord!" Then by the morning they - nothing was to be seen but (the ruins
of) their houses! thus do We recompense those given to sin!
46-26
And We had firmly established them in a (prosperity and)
power which 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 to them
were their (faculties of) hearing, sight, and heart and intellect, when they
went on rejecting the Signs of God; and they were (completely) encircled by
that which they used to mock at!
46-27
We destroyed aforetime populations round about you; and We
have 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
they worshipped as gods, besides God, as a means of access (to God)? Nay, they
left 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, they said,
"Listen in silence!" When the (reading) was finished, they returned
to their people, to warn (them of their sins).
46-30
They said, "O our people! We have heard a Book revealed
after Moses, confirming what came before it: it guides (men) to the Truth and
to a Straight Path.
46-31
"O our people, hearken to the one who invites (you) to
God, and believe in him: He will forgive you your faults, and deliver you from
a Penalty Grievous.
46-32
"If any does not hearken to the one who invites (us) to
God, he cannot frustrate (God's Plan) on earth, and no protectors can he have
besides God: such men (wander) in manifest error."
46-33
See they not that God, 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 the
Fire, (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 were wont to deny (Truth)!"
46-35
Therefore patiently persevere, as did (all) apostles of inflexible
purpose; and be in no haste about the (Unbelievers). On the Day that they see
the (Punishment) promised them, (it will be) as if they had not tarried more
than an hour in a single day. (Thine but) to proclaim the Message: but shall
any be destroyed except those who transgress
MUHAMMAD
In the name of God, Most Gracious,
Most Merciful.
47-1
Those who reject God and hinder (men) from the Path of God,-
their deeds will God render astray (from their mark).
47-2
But those who believe and work deeds of righteousness, and
believe in the (Revelation) sent down to Muhammad - for it is the Truth from
their Lord,- He will remove from them their ills and improve their condition.
47-3
This because those who reject God follow vanities, while
those who believe follow the Truth from their Lord: Thus does God set forth for
men their lessons by similitudes.
47-4
Therefore, when ye meet the Unbelievers (in fight), smite at
their necks; At length, when ye have thoroughly subdued them, bind a bond
firmly (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 had
been God'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 God,- He will never let their deeds be 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) God, He will
aid you, and plant your feet firmly.
47-8
But those who reject (God),- for them is destruction, and
(God) will render their deeds astray (from their mark).
47-9
That is because they hate the Revelation of God; so He has
made their deeds fruitless.
47-10
Do they not travel through the earth, and see what was the
End of those before them (who did evil)? God brought utter destruction on them,
and similar (fates await) those who reject God.
47-11
That is because God is the Protector of those who believe,
but those who reject God have no protector.
47-12
Verily God will admit those who believe and do righteous deeds,
to Gardens beneath which rivers flow; while those who reject God will enjoy
(this world) and eat as cattle eat; and the Fire will be their abode.
47-13
And how many cities, with more power than thy city which has
driven thee out, have We destroyed (for their sins)? and there was none to aid
them.
47-14
Is then one who is on a clear (Path) from his Lord, no
better than one to whom the evil of his conduct seems pleasing, and such as
follow their own lusts?
47-15
(Here is) a Parable of the Garden which the righteous are
promised: in it are rivers of water incorruptible; rivers of milk of which the
taste never changes; rivers of wine, a joy to those who drink; and rivers of
honey pure and clear. In it there are for them all kinds of fruits; and Grace from
their Lord. (Can those in such Bliss) be compared to such as shall dwell for
ever in the Fire, and be given, to drink, boiling water, 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 God 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 on
them 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 God, and ask
forgiveness for thy fault, and for the men and women who believe: for God knows
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 fighting is mentioned therein, thou wilt see those in whose hearts is a
disease looking at thee with a look of one in swoon at the approach of death.
But more fitting for them-
47-21
Were it to obey and say what is just, and when a matter is
resolved on, it were best for them if they were true to God.
47-22
Then, is it to be expected of you, if ye were put in
authority, that ye will do mischief in the land, and break your ties of kith
and kin?
47-23
Such are the men whom God has cursed for He has made them
deaf and blinded their sight.
47-24
Do they not then earnestly seek to understand the Qur'an, or
are their hearts locked up by them?
47-25
Those who turn back as apostates after Guidance was clearly
shown to them,- the Evil One has instigated them and busied them up with false
hopes.
47-26
This, because they said to those who hate what God has
revealed, "We will obey you in part of (this) matter"; but God knows their
(inner) secrets.
47-27
But how (will it be) when the angels take their souls at
death, and smite their faces and their backs?
47-28
This because they followed that which called forth the Wrath
of God, and they hated God's good pleasure; so He made their deeds of no
effect.
47-29
Or do those in whose hearts is a disease, think that God
will not bring to light all their rancour?
47-30
Had We so wiled, We could have shown them up to thee, and
thou shouldst have known them by their marks: but surely thou wilt know them by
the tone of their speech! And God knows all that ye do.
47-31
And We shall try you until We test those among you who
strive their utmost and persevere in patience; and We shall try your reported
(mettle).
47-32
Those who reject God, hinder (men) from the Path of God, and
resist the Apostle, after Guidance has been clearly shown to them, will not
injure God in the least, but He will make their deeds of no effect.
47-33
O ye who believe! Obey God, and obey the apostle, and make
not vain your deeds!
47-34
Those who reject God, and hinder (men) from the Path of God,
then die rejecting God,- God will not forgive them.
47-35
Be not weary and faint-hearted, crying for peace, when ye
should be uppermost: for God is with you, and will never put you in loss for
your (good) deeds.
47-36
The life of this world is but play and amusement: and if ye
believe and guard against Evil, He will grant you your recompense, and will not
ask you (to give up) your possessions.
47-37
If He were to ask you for all of them, and press you, ye
would covetously withhold, and He would bring out all your ill-feeling.
47-38
Behold, ye are those invited to spend (of your substance) in
the Way of God: But among you are some that are niggardly. But any who are
niggardly are so at the expense of their own souls. But God is free of all
wants, and it is ye that are needy. If ye turn back (from the Path), He will
substitute in your stead another people; then they would not be like you!
In the name of God, Most Gracious,
Most Merciful.
48-1
Verily We have granted thee a manifest Victory:
48-2
That God may forgive thee thy faults of the past and those
to follow; fulfil His favour to thee; and guide thee on the
48-3
And that God may help thee with powerful help.
48-4
It is He Who sent down tranquillity into the hearts of the
Believers, that they may add faith to their faith;- for to God belong the
Forces of the heavens and the earth; and God is Full of Knowledge and Wisdom;-
48-5
That He may admit the men and women who believe, to Gardens
beneath which rivers flow, to dwell therein for aye, and remove their ills from
them;- and that is, in the sight of God, the highest achievement (for man),-
48-6
And that He may punish the Hypocrites, men and women, and
the Polytheists men and women, who imagine an evil opinion of God. On them is a
round of Evil: the Wrath of God is on them: He has cursed them and got Hell
ready for them: and evil is it for a destination.
48-7
For to God belong the Forces of the heavens and the earth;
and God is Exalted in Power, Full of Wisdom.
48-8
We have truly sent thee as a witness, as a bringer of Glad
Tidings, and as a Warner:
48-9
In order that ye (O men) may believe in God and His Apostle,
that ye may assist and honour Him, and celebrate His praise morning and
evening.
48-10
Verily those who plight their fealty to thee do no less than
plight their fealty to God: the Hand of God is over their hands: then any one
who violates his oath, does so to the harm of his own soul, and any one who
fulfils what he has covenanted with God,- God will soon grant him a great
Reward.
48-11
The desert Arabs who lagged behind will say to thee:
"We were engaged in (looking after) our flocks and herds, and our
families: do thou then ask forgiveness for us." They say with their
tongues what is not in their hearts. Say: "Who then has any power at all
(to intervene) on your behalf with God, if His Will is to give you some loss or
to give you some profit? But God is well acquainted with all that ye do.
48-12
"Nay, ye thought that the Apostle and the Believers
would never return to their families; this seemed pleasing in your hearts, and
ye conceived an evil thought, for ye are a people lost (in wickedness)."
48-13
And if any believe not in God and His Apostle, We have
prepared, for those who reject God, a Blazing Fire!
48-14
To God belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth: He
forgives whom He wills, and He punishes whom He wills: but God is
Oft-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
to change God's decree: Say: "Not thus will ye follow us: God has already
declared (this) beforehand": then they will say, "But ye are jealous
of us." Nay, but little do they understand (such things).
48-16
Say to the desert Arabs who lagged behind: "Ye shall be
summoned (to fight) against a people given to vehement war: then shall ye
fight, or they shall submit. Then if ye show obedience, God will grant you a
goodly reward, but if ye turn back as ye did before, He will punish you with a
grievous Penalty."
48-17
No blame is there on the blind, nor is there blame on the
lame, nor on one ill (if he joins not the war): But he that obeys God and his
Apostle,- (God) will admit him to Gardens beneath which rivers flow; and he who
turns back, (God) will punish him with a grievous Penalty.
48-18
God's Good Pleasure was on the Believers when they swore
Fealty to thee under the Tree: He knew what was in their hearts, and He sent
down Tranquillity to them; and He rewarded them with a speedy Victory;
48-19
And many gains will they acquire (besides): and God is
Exalted in Power, Full of Wisdom.
48-20
God has promised you many gains that ye shall acquire, and
He has given you these beforehand; and He has restrained the hands of men from
you; that it may be a Sign for the Believers, and that He may guide you to a
Straight Path;
48-21
And other gains (there are), which are not within your
power, but which God has compassed: and God has power over all things.
48-22
If the Unbelievers should fight you, they would certainly
turn their backs; then would they find neither protector nor helper.
48-23
(Such has been) the practice (approved) of God already in
the past: no change wilt thou find in the practice (approved) of God.
48-24
And it is He Who has restrained their hands from you and
your hands from them in the midst of Makka, after that He gave you the victory
over them. And God sees well all that ye do.
48-25
They are the ones who denied Revelation and hindered you
from the Sacred Mosque and the sacrificial animals, detained from reaching
their place of sacrifice. Had there not been believing men and believing women
whom ye did not know that ye were trampling down and on whose account a crime
would have accrued to you without (your) knowledge, (God would have allowed you
to force your way, but He held back your hands) that He may admit to His Mercy
whom He will. If they had been apart, We should certainly have punished the
Unbelievers among them with a grievous Punishment.
48-26
While the Unbelievers got up in their hearts heat and cant -
the heat and cant of ignorance,- God sent down His Tranquillity to his Apostle
and to the Believers, and made them stick close to the command of
self-restraint; and well were they entitled to it and worthy of it. And God has
full knowledge of all things.
48-27
Truly did God fulfil the vision for His Apostle: ye shall
enter the Sacred Mosque, if God wills, with minds secure, heads shaved, hair
cut short, and without fear. For He knew what ye knew not, and He granted,
besides this, a speedy victory.
48-28
It is He Who has sent His Apostle with Guidance and the
Religion of Truth, to proclaim it over all religion: and enough is God for a
Witness.
48-29
Muhammad is the apostle of God; and those who are with him
are strong against Unbelievers, (but) compassionate amongst each other. Thou
wilt see them bow and prostrate themselves (in prayer), seeking Grace from God
and (His) Good Pleasure. On their faces are their marks, (being) the traces of
their prostration. This is their similitude in the Taurat; and their 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 the Unbelievers with rage
at them. God has promised those among them who believe and do righteous deeds
forgiveness, and a great Reward. 049
AL HUJURAAT
In the name of God, Most Gracious,
Most Merciful.
49-1
O Ye who believe! Put not yourselves forward before God and
His Apostle; but fear God: for God is He Who hears and knows all things.
49-2
O ye who believe! Raise not your voices above the voice of
the Prophet, nor speak aloud to him in talk, as ye may speak aloud to one
another, lest your deeds become vain and ye perceive not.
49-3
Those that lower their voices in the presence of God's
Apostle,- their hearts has God tested for piety: for them is Forgiveness and 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 God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
49-6
O ye who believe! If a wicked person comes to you with any
news, ascertain the truth, lest ye harm people unwittingly, and afterwards
become full of repentance for what ye have done.
49-7
And know that among you is God's Apostle: were he, in many
matters, to follow your (wishes), ye would certainly fall into misfortune: But
God has endeared the Faith to you, and has made it beautiful in your hearts,
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 God; and God is full of Knowledge
and Wisdom.
49-9
If two parties among the Believers fall into a quarrel, make
ye peace between them: but if one of them transgresses beyond bounds against
the other, then fight ye (all) against the one that transgresses until it
complies with the command of God; but if it complies, then make peace between them
with justice, and be fair: for God loves those who are fair (and just).
49-10
The Believers are but a single Brotherhood: So make peace
and reconciliation between your two (contending) brothers; and fear God, that
ye 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 some
women 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 be used 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): for
suspicion in some cases is a sin: And spy not on each other behind their backs.
Would any of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? Nay, ye would abhor
it...But fear God: For God is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful.
49-13
O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and
a female, 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 in the
sight of God is (he who is) the most righteous of you. And God has full
knowledge 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 God,' For not
yet has Faith entered your hearts. But if ye obey God and His Apostle, He will
not belittle aught of your deeds: for God is Oft-Forgiving, Most
Merciful."
49-15
Only those are Believers who have believed in God and His
Apostle, and have never since doubted, but have striven with their belongings
and their persons in the Cause of God: Such are the sincere ones, Were We then
weary with the first Creation, that they should be in confused doubt about a
new Creation?
49-16
Say: "What! Will ye instruct God about your religion?
But God knows all that is in the heavens and on earth: He has full knowledge of
all things.
49-17
They impress on thee as a favour that they have embraced
Islam. Say, "Count not your Islam as a favour upon me: Nay, God has
conferred a favour upon you that He has guided you to the faith, if ye be true
and sincere.
49-18
"Verily God knows the secrets of the heavens and the
earth: and God Sees well all that ye do."
QAAF
In the name of God, Most Gracious,
Most Merciful.
50-1
Qaf: By the Glorious Qur'an (Thou art God's Apostle).
50-2
But they wonder that there has come to them a Warner from
among 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
Us is a record guarding (the full account).
50-5
But they deny the Truth when it comes to them: so they are
in a confused state.
50-6
Do they not look at the sky above them?- How We have made it
and adorned it, and there are no flaws in it?
50-7
And the earth- We have spread it out, and set thereon
mountains standing firm, and produced therein every kind of beautiful growth
(in pairs)-
50-8
To be observed and commemorated by every devotee turning (to
God).
50-9
And We send down from the sky rain charted with blessing,
and We produce therewith gardens and Grain for harvests;
50-10
And tall (and stately) palm-trees, with shoots of
fruit-stalks, piled one over another;-
50-11
As sustenance for (God's) Servants;- and We give (new) life
therewith 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 apostles, and My warning was duly fulfilled (in
them).
50-15
Were We then weary with the first Creation, that they should
be in confused doubt about a new Creation?
50-16
It was We Who created man, and We know what dark suggestions
his 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 whereof
Warning (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 We removed thy veil, and sharp is thy sight this Day!"
50-23
And his Companion will say: "Here is (his Record) ready
with me!"
50-24
(The sentence will be:) "Throw, throw into Hell every
contumacious Rejecter (of God)!-
50-25
"Who forbade what was good, transgressed all bounds,
cast doubts and suspicions;
50-26
"Who set up another god beside God: Throw him into a
severe penalty."
50-27
His Companion will say: "Our Lord! I did not make him
transgress, but he was (himself) far astray."
50-28
He will say: "Dispute not with each other in My
Presence: I had already in advance sent you Warning.
50-29
"The Word changes not before Me, and I do not the least
injustice to My Servants."
50-30
One Day We will ask Hell, "Art thou filled to the
full?" It will say, "Are there any more (to come)?"
50-31
And the Garden will be brought nigh to the Righteous,- no
more a thing distant.
50-32
(A voice will say:) "This is what was promised for
you,- for every one who turned (to God) in sincere repentance, who kept (His
Law),
50-33
"Who feared (God) Most Gracious Unseen, and brought a
heart turned in devotion (to Him):
50-34
"Enter ye therein in Peace and Security; this is a Day
of Eternal Life!"
50-35
There will be for them therein all that they wish,- and more
besides in Our Presence.
50-36
But how many generations before them did We destroy (for
their sins),- 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 and
understanding or who gives ear and earnestly witnesses (the truth).
50-38
We created the heavens and the earth and all between them in
Six Days, nor did any sense of weariness touch Us.
50-39
Bear, then, with patience, all that they say, and celebrate
the 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 a
place 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 the
Final 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 overawe
them by force. So admonish with the Qur'an such as fear My Warning!
ADZ DZAARIYAAT
In the name of God, Most Gracious,
Most Merciful.
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
would be 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) over
the Fire!
51-14
"Taste ye your trial! This is what ye used to ask to be
hastened!"
51-15
As to the Righteous, they will be in the midst of Gardens
and Springs,
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 for
Forgiveness;
51-19
And in their wealth and possessions (was remembered) the
right of 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
are promised.
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 of
Abraham?
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
fatted calf,
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. They
said, "Fear not," and they gave him glad tidings of a son endowed
with knowledge.
51-29
But his wife came forward (laughing) aloud: she smote her
forehead and said: "A barren old woman!"
51-30
They said, "Even so has thy Lord spoken: and He is full
of Wisdom and Knowledge."