Part 29
AL MULK
In the name of God, Most Gracious,
Most Merciful.
67-1
Blessed be He in Whose hands is Dominion; and He over all
things hath Power;-
67-2
He Who created Death and Life, that
He may try which of you is best in deed: and He is the Exalted in Might,
Oft-Forgiving;-
67-3
He Who created the seven heavens
one above another: No want of proportion wilt thou see in the Creation of (God)
Most Gracious. So turn thy vision again: seest thou any flaw?
67-4
Again turn thy vision a second time: (thy) vision will come
back to thee dull and discomfited, in a state worn out.
67-5
And we have, (from of old), adorned the lowest heaven with
Lamps, and We have made such (Lamps) (as) missiles to
drive away the Evil Ones, and have prepared for them the Penalty of the Blazing
Fire.
67-6
For those who reject their Lord (and Cherisher) is the
Penalty of Hell: and evil is (such), Destination.
67-7
When they are cast therein, they will hear the (terrible)
drawing in of its breath even as it blazes forth,
67-8
Almost bursting with fury: Every time a Group is cast
therein, its Keepers will ask, "Did no Warner come to you?"
67-9
They will say: "Yes indeed; a Warner did come to us,
but we rejected him and said, 'God never sent down any (Message): ye are
nothing but an egregious delusion!'"
67-10
They will further say: "Had we but listened or used our
intelligence, we should not (now) be among the Companions of the Blazing
Fire!"
67-11
They will then confess their sins: but far will be
(Forgiveness) from the Companions of the Blazing Fire!
67-12
As for those who fear their Lord unseen, for them is
Forgiveness and a great Reward.
67-13
And whether ye hide your word or publish it, He certainly
has (full) knowledge, of the secrets of (all) hearts.
67-14
Should He not know,- He that
created? and He is the One that understands the finest
mysteries (and) is well-acquainted (with them).
67-15
It is He Who has made the earth
manageable for you, so traverse ye through its tracts and enjoy of the
Sustenance which He furnishes: but unto Him is the Resurrection.
67-16
Do ye feel secure that He Who is in
heaven will not cause you to be swallowed up by the earth when it shakes (as in
an earthquake)?
67-17
Or do ye feel secure that He Who is
in Heaven will not send against you a violent tornado (with showers of stones),
so that ye shall know how (terrible) was My warning?
67-18
But indeed men before them rejected (My warning): then how
(terrible) was My rejection (of them)?
67-19
Do they not observe the birds above them, spreading their
wings and folding them in? None can uphold them except (God) Most Gracious:
Truly (God) Most Gracious: Truly it is He that watches over all things.
67-20
Nay, who is there that can help you, (even as) an army,
besides (God) Most Merciful? In nothing but delusion are the Unbelievers.
67-21
Or who is there that can provide you with Sustenance if He
were to withhold His provision? Nay, they obstinately persist in insolent
impiety and flight (from the Truth).
67-22
Is then one who walks headlong, with his face grovelling,
better guided,- or one who walks evenly on a
67-23
Say: "It is He Who has created you (and made you grow),
and made for you the faculties of hearing, seeing, feeling and understanding:
little thanks it is ye give.
67-24
Say: "It is He Who has multiplied you through the
earth, and to Him shall ye be gathered together."
67-25
They ask: When will this promise be (fulfilled)? - If ye are
telling the truth.
67-26
Say: "As to the knowledge of the time, it is with God
alone: I am (sent) only to warn plainly in public."
67-27
At length, when they see it close at hand, grieved will be
the faces of the Unbelievers, and it will be said (to them): "This is (the
promise fulfilled), which ye were calling for!"
67-28
Say: "See ye?- If God were to destroy me, and those
with me, or if He bestows His Mercy on us,- yet who can deliver the Unbelievers
from a grievous Penalty?"
67-29
Say: "He is (God) Most Gracious: We have believed in
Him, and on Him have we put our trust: So, soon will ye know which (of us) it
is that is in manifest error."
67-30
Say: "See ye?- If your stream be some morning lost (in
the underground earth), who then can supply you with clear-flowing water?"
AL QALAM
In the name of God, Most Gracious,
Most Merciful.
68-1
Nun. By the Pen and the (Record) which (men) write,-
68-2
Thou art not, by the Grace of thy Lord, mad or possessed.
68-3
Nay, verily for thee is a Reward unfailing:
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And thou (standest) on an exalted standard of character.
68-5
Soon wilt thou see, and they will see,
68-6
Which of you is afflicted with madness.
68-7
Verily it is thy Lord that knoweth best, which (among men)
hath strayed from His Path: and He knoweth best those who receive (true)
Guidance.
68-8
So hearken not to those who deny (the Truth).
68-9
Their desire is that thou shouldst be pliant: so would they
be pliant.
68-10
Heed not the type of despicable men,- ready with oaths,
68-11
A slanderer, going about with calumnies,
68-12
(Habitually) hindering (all) good, transgressing beyond
bounds, deep in sin,
68-13
Violent (and cruel),- with all that, base-born,-
68-14
Because he possesses wealth and (numerous) sons.
68-15
When to him are rehearsed Our Signs, "Tales of the
ancients", he cries!
68-16
Soon shall We brand (the beast) on the snout!
68-17
Verily We have tried them as We tried the People of the
Garden, when they resolved to gather the fruits of the (garden) in the morning.
68-18
But made no reservation, ("If it be God's Will").
68-19
Then there came on the (garden) a visitation from thy Lord,
(which swept away) all around, while they were asleep.
68-20
So the (garden) became, by the morning, like a dark and
desolate spot, (whose fruit had been gathered).
68-21
As the morning broke, they called out, one to another,-
68-22
"Go ye to your tilth (betimes) in the morning, if ye
would gather the fruits."
68-23
So they departed, conversing in secret low tones, (saying)-
68-24
"Let not a single indigent person break in upon you
into the (garden) this day."
68-25
And they opened the morning, strong in an (unjust) resolve.
68-26
But when they saw the (garden), they said: "We have
surely lost our way:
68-27
"Indeed we are shut out (of the fruits of our
labour)!"
68-28
Said one of them, more just (than the rest): "Did I not
say to you, 'Why not glorify (God)?'"
68-29
They said: "Glory to our Lord! Verily we have been
doing wrong!"
68-30
Then they turned, one against another, in reproach.
68-31
They said: "Alas for us! We have indeed transgressed!
68-32
"It may be that our Lord will give us in exchange a
better (garden) than this: for we do turn to Him (in repentance)!"
68-33
Such is the Punishment (in this life); but greater is the
Punishment in the Hereafter,- if only they knew!
68-34
Verily, for the Righteous, are Gardens of Delight, in the
Presence of their Lord.
68-35
Shall We then treat the People of Faith like the People of
Sin?
68-36
What is the matter with you? How judge ye?
68-37
Or have ye a book through which ye learn-
68-38
That ye shall have, through it whatever ye choose?
68-39
Or have ye Covenants with Us to oath, reaching to the Day of
Judgment, (providing) that ye shall have whatever ye shall demand?
68-40
Ask thou of them, which of them will stand surety for that!
68-41
Or have they some "Partners" (in Godhead)? Then
let them produce their "partners", if they are truthful!
68-42
The Day that the shin shall be laid bare, and they shall be
summoned to bow in adoration, but they shall not be able,-
68-43
Their eyes will be cast down,- ignominy will cover them;
seeing that they had been summoned aforetime to bow in adoration, while they
were whole, (and had refused).
68-44
Then leave Me alone with such as reject this Message: by
degrees shall We punish them from directions they perceive not.
68-45
A (long) respite will I grant them: truly powerful is My
Plan.
68-46
Or is it that thou dost ask them for a reward, so that they
are burdened with a load of debt?-
68-47
Or that the Unseen is in their hands, so that they can write
it down?
68-48
So wait with patience for the Command of thy Lord, and be
not like the Companion of the Fish,- when he cried out in agony.
68-49
Had not Grace from his Lord reached him, he would indeed
have been cast off on the naked shore, in disgrace.
68-50
Thus did his Lord choose him and make him of the Company of
the Righteous.
68-51
And the Unbelievers would almost trip thee up with their
eyes when they hear the Message; and they say: "Surely he is
possessed!"
68-52
But it is nothing less than a Message to all the worlds.
AL HAAQQAH
In the name of God, Most Gracious,
Most Merciful.
69-1
The Sure Reality!
69-2
What is the Sure Reality?
69-3
And what will make thee realise what the Sure Reality is?
69-4
The Thamud and the 'Ad People (branded) as false the
Stunning Calamity!
69-5
But the Thamud,- they were destroyed by a terrible Storm of
thunder and lightning!
69-6
And the 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious Wind,
exceedingly violent;
69-7
He made it rage against them seven nights and eight days in
succession: so that thou couldst see the (whole) people lying prostrate in its
(path), as they had been roots of hollow palm-trees tumbled down!
69-8
Then seest thou any of them left surviving?
69-9
And Pharaoh, and those before him, and the Cities
Overthrown, committed habitual Sin.
69-10
And disobeyed (each) the apostle of their Lord; so He
punished them with an abundant Penalty.
69-11
We, when the water (of Noah's Flood) overflowed beyond its
limits, carried you (mankind), in the floating (
69-12
That We might make it a Message unto you, and that ears
(that should hear the tale and) retain its memory should bear its (lessons) in
remembrance.
69-13
Then, when one blast is sounded on the Trumpet,
69-14
And the earth is moved, and its mountains, and they are
crushed to powder at one stroke,-
69-15
On that Day shall the (Great) Event come to pass.
69-16
And the sky will be rent asunder, for it will that Day be
flimsy,
69-17
And the angels will be on its sides, and eight will, that
Day, bear the Throne of thy Lord above them.
69-18
That Day shall ye be brought to Judgment: not an act of
yours that ye hide will be hidden.
69-19
Then he that will be given his Record in his right hand will
say: "Ah here! Read ye my Record!
69-20
"I did really understand that my Account would (One
Day) reach me!"
69-21
And he will be in a life of Bliss,
69-22
In a Garden on high,
69-23
The Fruits whereof (will hang in bunches) low and near.
69-24
"Eat ye and drink ye, with full satisfaction; because
of the (good) that ye sent before you, in the days that are gone!"
69-25
And he that will be given his Record in his left hand, will
say: "Ah! Would that my Record had not been given to me!
69-26
"And that I had never realised how my account (stood)!
69-27
"Ah! Would that (Death) had made an end of me!
69-28
"Of no profit to me has been my wealth!
69-29
"My power has perished from me!"...
69-30
(The stern command will say): "Seize ye him, and bind
ye him,
69-31
"And burn ye him in the Blazing Fire.
69-32
"Further, make him march in a chain, whereof the length
is seventy cubits!
69-33
"This was he that would not believe in God Most High.
69-34
"And would not encourage the feeding of the indigent!
69-35
"So no friend hath he here this Day.
69-36
"Nor hath he any food except the corruption from the
washing of wounds,
69-37
"Which none do eat but those in sin."
69-38
So I do call to witness what ye see,
69-39
And what ye see not,
69-40
That this is verily the word of an honoured apostle;
69-41
It is not the word of a poet: little it is ye believe!
69-42
Nor is it the word of a soothsayer: little admonition it is
ye receive.
69-43
(This is) a Message sent down from the Lord of the Worlds.
69-44
And if the apostle were to invent any sayings in Our name,
69-45
We should certainly seize him by his right hand,
69-46
And We should certainly then cut off the artery of his
heart:
69-47
Nor could any of you withhold him (from Our wrath).
69-48
But verily this is a Message for the God-fearing.
69-49
And We certainly know that there are amongst you those that
reject (it).
69-50
But truly (Revelation) is a cause of sorrow for the Unbelievers.
69-51
But verily it is Truth of assured certainty.
69-52
So glorify the name of thy Lord Most High.
AL MA'AARIJ
In the name of God, Most Gracious,
Most Merciful.
70-1
A questioner asked about a Penalty to befall-
70-2
The Unbelievers, the which there is none to ward off,-
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(A Penalty) from God, Lord of the Ways of Ascent.
70-4
The angels and the spirit ascend unto him in a Day the
measure whereof is (as) fifty thousand years:
70-5
Therefore do thou hold Patience,- a Patience of beautiful
(contentment).
70-6
They see the (Day) indeed as a far-off (event):
70-7
But We see it (quite) near.
70-8
The Day that the sky will be like molten brass,
70-9
And the mountains will be like wool,
70-10
And no friend will ask after a friend,
70-11
Though they will be put in sight of each other,- the
sinner's desire will be: Would that he could redeem himself from the Penalty of
that Day by (sacrificing) his children,
70-12
His wife and his brother,
70-13
His kindred who sheltered him,
70-14
And all, all that is on earth,- so it could deliver him:
70-15
By no means! for it would be the Fire of Hell!-
70-16
Plucking out (his being) right to the skull!-
70-17
Inviting (all) such as turn their backs and turn away their
faces (from the Right).
70-18
And collect (wealth) and hide it (from use)!
70-19
Truly man was created very impatient;-
70-20
Fretful when evil touches him;
70-21
And niggardly when good reaches him;-
70-22
Not so those devoted to Prayer;-
70-23
Those who remain steadfast to their prayer;
70-24
And those in whose wealth is a recognised right.
70-25
For the (needy) who asks and him who is prevented (for some
reason from asking);
70-26
And those who hold to the truth of the Day of Judgment;
70-27
And those who fear the displeasure of their Lord,-
70-28
For their Lord's displeasure is the opposite of Peace and
Tranquillity;-
70-29
And those who guard their chastity,
70-30
Except with their wives and the (captives) whom their right
hands possess,- for (then) they are not to be blamed,
70-31
But those who trespass beyond this are transgressors;-
70-32
And those who respect their trusts and covenants;
70-33
And those who stand firm in their testimonies;
70-34
And those who guard (the sacredness) of their worship;-
70-35
Such will be the honoured ones in the Gardens (of Bliss).
70-36
Now what is the matter with the Unbelievers that they rush
madly before thee-
70-37
From the right and from the left, in crowds?
70-38
Does every man of them long to enter the
70-39
By no means! For We have created them out of the (base
matter) they know!
70-40
Now I do call to witness the Lord of all points in the East
and the West that We can certainly-
70-41
Substitute for them better (men) than they; And We are not
to be defeated (in Our Plan).
70-42
So leave them to plunge in vain talk and play about, until
they encounter that Day of theirs which they have been promised!-
70-43
The Day whereon they will issue from their sepulchres in
sudden haste as if they were rushing to a goal-post (fixed for them),-
70-44
Their eyes lowered in dejection,- ignominy covering them
(all over)! such is the Day the which they are promised!
NUH
In the name of God, Most Gracious,
Most Merciful.
71-1
We sent Noah to his People (with the Command): "Do thou
warn thy People before there comes to them a grievous Penalty."
71-2
He said: "O my People! I am to you a Warner, clear and
open:
71-3
"That ye should worship God, fear Him and obey me:
71-4
"So He may forgive you your sins and give you respite
for a stated Term: for when the Term given by God is accomplished, it cannot be
put forward: if ye only knew."
71-5
He said: "O my Lord! I have called to my People night
and day:
71-6
"But my call only increases (their) flight (from the
Right).
71-7
"And every time I have called to them, that Thou
mightest forgive them, they have (only) thrust their fingers into their ears,
covered themselves up with their garments, grown obstinate, and given
themselves up to arrogance.
71-8
"So I have called to them aloud;
71-9
"Further I have spoken to them in public and secretly
in private,
71-10
"Saying, 'Ask forgiveness from your Lord; for He is
Oft-Forgiving;
71-11
"'He will send rain to you in abundance;
71-12
"'Give you increase in wealth and sons; and bestow on
you gardens and bestow on you rivers (of flowing water).
71-13
"'What is the matter with you, that ye place not your
hope for kindness and long-suffering in God,-
71-14
"'Seeing that it is He that has created you in diverse
stages?
71-15
"'See ye not how God has created the seven heavens one
above another,
71-16
"'And made the moon a light in their midst, and made the
sun as a (Glorious) Lamp?
71-17
"'And God has produced you from the earth growing
(gradually),
71-18
"'And in the End He will return you into the (earth),
and raise you forth (again at the Resurrection)?
71-19
"'And God has made the earth for you as a carpet
(spread out),
71-20
"'That ye may go about therein, in spacious
roads.'"
71-21
Noah said: "O my Lord! They have disobeyed me, but they
follow (men) whose wealth and children give them no increase but only Loss.
71-22
"And they have devised a tremendous Plot.
71-23
"And they have said (to each other), 'Abandon not your
gods: Abandon neither Wadd nor Suwa', neither Yaguth nor Ya'uq, nor Nasr';-
71-24
"They have already misled many; and grant Thou no
increase to the wrong- doers but in straying (from their mark)."
71-25
Because of their sins they were drowned (in the flood), and
were made to enter the Fire (of Punishment): and they found- in lieu of God-
none to help them.
71-26
And Noah, said: "O my Lord! Leave not of the
Unbelievers, a single one on earth!
71-27
"For, if Thou dost leave (any of) them, they will but
mislead Thy devotees, and they will breed none but wicked ungrateful ones.
71-28
"O my Lord! Forgive me, my parents, all who enter my
house in Faith, and (all) believing men and believing women: and to the
wrong-doers grant Thou no increase but in perdition!"
AL JIN
In the name of God, Most Gracious,
Most Merciful.
72-1
Say: It has been revealed to me that a company of Jinns listened
(to the Qur'an). They said, 'We have really heard a wonderful Recital!
72-2
'It gives guidance to the Right, and we have believed
therein: we shall not join (in worship) any (gods) with our Lord.
72-3
'And Exalted is the Majesty of our Lord: He has taken
neither a wife nor a son.
72-4
'There were some foolish ones among us, who used to utter
extravagant lies against God;
72-5
'But we do think that no man or spirit should say aught that
untrue against God.
72-6
'True, there were persons among mankind who took shelter
with persons among the Jinns, but they increased them in folly.
72-7
'And they (came to) think as ye thought, that God would not
raise up any one (to Judgment).
72-8
'And we pried into the secrets of heaven; but we found it
filled with stern guards and flaming fires.
72-9
'We used, indeed, to sit there in (hidden) stations, to
(steal) a hearing; but any who listen now will find a flaming fire watching him
in ambush.
72-10
'And we understand not whether ill is intended to those on
earth, or whether their Lord (really) intends to guide them to right conduct.
72-11
'There are among us some that are righteous, and some the
contrary: we follow divergent paths.
72-12
'But we think that we can by no means frustrate God
throughout the earth, nor can we frustrate Him by flight.
72-13
'And as for us, since we have listened to the Guidance, we
have accepted it: and any who believes in his Lord has no fear, either of a
short (account) or of any injustice.
72-14
'Amongst us are some that submit their wills (to God), and
some that swerve from justice. Now those who submit their wills - they have
sought out (the path) of right conduct:
72-15
'But those who swerve,- they are (but) fuel for Hell-fire'-
72-16
(And God's Message is): "If they (the Pagans) had
(only) remained on the (right) Way, We should certainly have bestowed on them
Rain in abundance.
72-17
"That We might try them by that (means). But if any
turns away from the remembrance of his Lord, He will cause him to undergo a
severe Penalty.
72-18
"And the places of worship are for God (alone): So
invoke not any one along with God;
72-19
"Yet when the Devotee of God stands forth to invoke
Him, they just make round him a dense crowd."
72-20
Say: "I do no more than invoke my Lord, and I join not
with Him any (false god)."
72-21
Say: "It is not in my power to cause you harm, or to
bring you to right conduct."
72-22
Say: "No one can deliver me from God (If I were to
disobey Him), nor should I find refuge except in Him,
72-23
"Unless I proclaim what I receive from God and His
Messages: for any that disobey God and His Apostle,- for them is Hell: they
shall dwell therein for ever."
72-24
At length, when they see (with their own eyes) that which
they are promised,- then will they know who it is that is weakest in (his)
helper and least important in point of numbers.
72-25
Say: "I know not whether the (Punishment) which ye are
promised is near, or whether my Lord will appoint for it a distant term.
72-26
"He (alone) knows the Unseen, nor does He make any one
acquainted with His Mysteries,-
72-27
"Except an apostle whom He has chosen: and then He
makes a band of watchers march before him and behind him,
72-28
"That He may know that they have (truly) brought and
delivered the Messages of their Lord: and He surrounds (all the mysteries) that
are with them, and takes account of every single thing."
AL MUZZAMMIL
In the name of God, Most Gracious,
Most Merciful.
73-1
O thou folded in garments!
73-2
Stand (to prayer) by night, but not all night,-
73-3
Half of it,- or a little less,
73-4
Or a little more; and recite the Qur'an in slow, measured
rhythmic tones.
73-5
Soon shall We send down to thee a weighty Message.
73-6
Truly the rising by night is most potent for governing (the
soul), and most suitable for (framing) the Word (of Prayer and Praise).
73-7
True, there is for thee by day prolonged occupation with
ordinary duties:
73-8
But keep in remembrance the name of thy Lord and devote
thyself to Him whole-heartedly.
73-9
(He is) Lord of the East and the West: there is no god but
He: take Him therefore for (thy) Disposer of Affairs.
73-10
And have patience with what they say, and leave them with noble
(dignity).
73-11
And leave Me (alone to deal with) those in possession of the
good things of life, who (yet) deny the Truth; and bear with them for a little
while.
73-12
With Us are Fetters (to bind them), and a Fire (to burn
them),
73-13
And a Food that chokes, and a Penalty Grievous.
73-14
One Day the earth and the mountains will be in violent
commotion. And the mountains will be as a heap of sand poured out and flowing
down.
73-15
We have sent to you, (O men!) an apostle, to be a witness
concerning you, even as We sent an apostle to Pharaoh.
73-16
But Pharaoh disobeyed the apostle; so We seized him with a
heavy Punishment.
73-17
Then how shall ye, if ye deny (God), guard yourselves
against a Day that will make children hoary-headed?-
73-18
Whereon the sky will be cleft asunder? His Promise needs
must be accomplished.
73-19
Verily this is an Admonition: therefore, whoso will, let him
take a (straight) path to his Lord!
73-20
Thy Lord doth know that thou standest forth (to prayer) nigh
two-thirds of the night, or half the night, or a third of the night, and so
doth a party of those with thee. But God doth appoint night and day in due
measure He knoweth that ye are unable to keep count thereof. So He hath turned
to you (in mercy): read ye, therefore, of the Qur'an as much as may be easy for
you. He knoweth that there may be (some) among you in ill-health; others
travelling through the land, seeking of God's bounty; yet others fighting in
God's Cause, read ye, therefore, as much of the Qur'an as may be easy (for
you); and establish regular Prayer and give regular Charity; and loan to God a
Beautiful Loan. And whatever good ye send forth for your souls ye shall find it
in God's Presence,- yea, better and greater, in Reward and seek ye the Grace of
God: for God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
AL MUDDATSTSIR
In the name of God, Most Gracious,
Most Merciful.
74-1
O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!
74-2
Arise and deliver thy warning!
74-3
And thy Lord do thou magnify!
74-4
And thy garments keep free from stain!
74-5
And all abomination shun!
74-6
Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)!
74-7
But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant!
74-8
Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,
74-9
That will be- that Day - a Day of Distress,-
74-10
Far from easy for those without Faith.
74-11
Leave Me alone, (to deal) with the (creature) whom I created
(bare and) alone!-
74-12
To whom I granted resources in abundance,
74-13
And sons to be by his side!-
74-14
To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!
74-15
Yet is he greedy-that I should add (yet more);-
74-16
By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory!
74-17
Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!
74-18
For he thought and he plotted;-
74-19
And woe to him! How he plotted!-
74-20
Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted!-
74-21
Then he looked round;
74-22
Then he frowned and he scowled;
74-23
Then he turned back and was haughty;
74-24
Then said he: "This is nothing but magic, derived from of
old;
74-25
"This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"
74-26
Soon will I cast him into Hell-Fire!
74-27
And what will explain to thee what Hell-Fire is?
74-28
Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave
alone!-
74-29
Darkening and changing the colour of man!
74-30
Over it are Nineteen.
74-31
And We have set none but angels as Guardians of the Fire;
and We have fixed their number only as a trial for Unbelievers,- in order that
the People of the Book may arrive at certainty, and the Believers may increase
in Faith,- and that no doubts may be left for the People of the Book and the
Believers, and that those in whose hearts is a disease and the Unbelievers may
say, "What symbol doth God intend by this ?" Thus doth God leave to
stray whom He pleaseth, and guide whom He pleaseth: and none can know the
forces of thy Lord, except He and this is no other than a warning to mankind.
74-32
Nay, verily: By the Moon,
74-33
And by the Night as it retreateth,
74-34
And by the Dawn as it shineth forth,-
74-35
This is but one of the mighty (portents),
74-36
A warning to mankind,-
74-37
To any of you that chooses to press forward, or to follow
behind;-
74-38
Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds.
74-39
Except the Companions of the Right Hand.
74-40
(They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question
each other,
74-41
And (ask) of the Sinners:
74-42
"What led you into Hell Fire?"
74-43
They will say: "We were not of those who prayed;
74-44
"Nor were we of those who fed the indigent;
74-45
"But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;
74-46
"And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
74-47
"Until there came to us (the Hour) that is
certain."
74-48
Then will no intercession of (any) intercessors profit them.
74-49
Then what is the matter with them that they turn away from
admonition?-
74-50
As if they were affrighted asses,
74-51
Fleeing from a lion!
74-52
Forsooth, each one of them wants to be given scrolls (of
revelation) spread out!
74-53
By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,
74-54
Nay, this surely is an admonition:
74-55
Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!
74-56
But none will keep it in remembrance except as God wills: He
is the Lord of Righteousness, and the Lord of Forgiveness.
AL QIYAAMAH
In the name of God, Most Gracious,
Most Merciful.
75-1
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day;
75-2
And I do call to witness the self-reproaching spirit:
(Eschew Evil).
75-3
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones?
75-4
Nay, We are able to put together in perfect order the very
tips of his fingers.
75-5
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in front of
him.
75-6
He questions: "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
75-7
At length, when the sight is dazed,
75-8
And the moon is buried in darkness.
75-9
And the sun and moon are joined together,-
75-10
That Day will Man say: "Where is the refuge?"
75-11
By no means! No place of safety!
75-12
Before thy Lord (alone), that Day will be the place of rest.
75-13
That Day will Man be told (all) that he put forward, and all
that he put back.
75-14
Nay, man will be evidence against himself,
75-15
Even though he were to put up his excuses.
75-16
Move not thy tongue concerning the (Qur'an) to make haste
therewith.
75-17
It is for Us to collect it and to promulgate it:
75-18
But when We have promulgated it, follow thou its recital (as
promulgated):
75-19
Nay more, it is for Us to explain it (and make it clear):
75-20
Nay, (ye men!) but ye love the fleeting life,
75-21
And leave alone the Hereafter.
75-22
Some faces, that Day, will beam (in brightness and beauty);-
75-23
Looking towards their Lord;
75-24
And some faces, that Day, will be sad and dismal,
75-25
In the thought that some back-breaking calamity was about to
be inflicted on them;
75-26
Yea, when (the soul) reaches to the collar-bone (in its
exit),
75-27
And there will be a cry, "Who is a magician (to restore
him)?"
75-28
And he will conclude that it was (the Time) of Parting;
75-29
And one leg will be joined with another:
75-30
That Day the Drive will be (all) to thy Lord!
75-31
So he gave nothing in charity, nor did he pray!-
75-32
But on the contrary, he rejected Truth and turned away!
75-33
Then did he stalk to his family in full conceit!
75-34
Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
75-35
Again, Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
75-36
Does man think that he will be left uncontrolled, (without
purpose)?
75-37
Was he not a drop of sperm emitted (in lowly form)?
75-38
Then did he become a leech-like clot; then did (God) make
and fashion (him) in due proportion.
75-39
And of him He made two sexes, male and female.
75-40
Has not He, (the same), the power to give life to the dead?
AL INSAAN
In the name of God, Most Gracious,
Most Merciful.
76-1
Has there not been over Man a long period of Time, when he
was nothing - (not even) mentioned?
76-2
Verily We created Man from a drop of mingled sperm, in order
to try him: So We gave him (the gifts), of Hearing and Sight.
76-3
We showed him the Way: whether he be grateful or ungrateful
(rests on his will).
76-4
For the Rejecters we have prepared chains, yokes, and a
blazing Fire.
76-5
As to the Righteous, they shall drink of a Cup (of Wine)
mixed with Kafur,-
76-6
A Fountain where the Devotees of God do drink, making it
flow in unstinted abundance.
76-7
They perform (their) vows, and they fear a Day whose evil
flies far and wide.
76-8
And they feed, for the love of God, the indigent, the
orphan, and the captive,-
76-9
(Saying),"We feed you for the sake of God alone: no
reward do we desire from you, nor thanks.
76-10
"We only fear a Day of distressful Wrath from the side
of our Lord."
76-11
But God will deliver them from the evil of that Day, and
will shed over them a Light of Beauty and (blissful) Joy.
76-12
And because they were patient and constant, He will reward
them with a Garden and (garments of) silk.
76-13
Reclining in the (Garden) on raised thrones, they will see
there neither the sun's (excessive heat) nor (the moon's) excessive cold.
76-14
And the shades of the (Garden) will come low over them, and
the bunches (of fruit), there, will hang low in humility.
76-15
And amongst them will be passed round vessels of silver and
goblets of crystal,-
76-16
Crystal-clear, made of silver: they will determine the
measure thereof (according to their wishes).
76-17
And they will be given to drink there of a Cup (of Wine)
mixed with Zanjabil,-
76-18
A fountain there, called Salsabil.
76-19
And round about them will (serve) youths of perpetual
(freshness): If thou seest them, thou wouldst think them scattered Pearls.
76-20
And when thou lookest, it is there thou wilt see a Bliss and
a Realm Magnificent.
76-21
Upon them will be green Garments of fine silk and heavy
brocade, and they will be adorned with Bracelets of silver; and their Lord will
give to them to drink of a Wine Pure and Holy.
76-22
"Verily this is a Reward for you, and your Endeavour is
accepted and recognised."
76-23
It is We Who have sent down the Qur'an to thee by stages.
76-24
Therefore be patient with constancy to the Command of thy
Lord, and hearken not to the sinner or the ingrate among them.
76-25
And celebrate the name or thy Lord morning and evening,
76-26
And part of the night, prostrate thyself to Him; and glorify
Him a long night through.
76-27
As to these, they love the fleeting life, and put away
behind them a Day (that will be) hard.
76-28
It is We Who created them, and We have made their joints
strong; but, when We will, We can substitute the like of them by a complete
change.
76-29
This is an admonition: Whosoever will, let him take a
(straight) Path to his Lord.
76-30
But ye will not, except as God wills; for God is full of
Knowledge and Wisdom.
76-31
He will admit to His Mercy whom He will; But the
wrong-doers,- for them has He prepared a grievous Penalty.
AL MURSALAAT
In the name of God, Most Gracious,
Most Merciful.
77-1
By the (Winds) sent forth one after another (to man's
profit);
77-2
Which then blow violently in tempestuous Gusts,
77-3
And scatter (things) far and wide;
77-4
Then separate them, one from another,
77-5
Then spread abroad a Message,
77-6
Whether of Justification or of Warning;-
77-7
Assuredly, what ye are promised must come to pass.
77-8
Then when the stars become dim;
77-9
When the heaven is cleft asunder;
77-10
When the mountains are scattered (to the winds) as dust;
77-11
And when the apostles are (all) appointed a time (to
collect);-
77-12
For what Day are these (portents) deferred?
77-13
For the Day of Sorting out.
77-14
And what will explain to thee what is the Day of Sorting
out?
77-15
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
77-16
Did We not destroy the men of old (for their evil)?
77-17
So shall We make later (generations) follow them.
77-18
Thus do We deal with men of sin.
77-19
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
77-20
Have We not created you from a fluid (held) despicable?-
77-21
The which We placed in a place of rest, firmly fixed,
77-22
For a period (of gestation), determined (according to need)?
77-23
For We do determine (according to need); for We are the best
to determine (things).
77-24
Ah woe, that Day! to the Rejecters of Truth!
77-25
Have We not made the earth (as a place) to draw together.
77-26
The living and the dead,
77-27
And made therein mountains standing firm, lofty (in
stature); and provided for you water sweet (and wholesome)?
77-28
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
77-29
(It will be said:) "Depart ye to that which ye used to
reject as false!
77-30
"Depart ye to a Shadow (of smoke ascending) in three
columns,
77-31
"(Which yields) no shade of coolness, and is of no use
against the fierce Blaze.
77-32
"Indeed it throws about sparks (huge) as Forts,
77-33
"As if there were (a string of) yellow camels (marching
swiftly)."
77-34
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
77-35
That will be a Day when they shall not be able to speak.
77-36
Nor will it be open to them to put forth pleas.
77-37
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
77-38
That will be a Day of Sorting out! We shall gather you
together and those before (you)!
77-39
Now, if ye have a trick (or plot), use it against Me!
77-40
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
77-41
As to the Righteous, they shall be amidst (cool) shades and
springs (of water).
77-42
And (they shall have) fruits,- all they desire.
77-43
"Eat ye and drink ye to your heart's content: for that
ye worked (Righteousness).
77-44
Thus do We certainly reward the Doers of Good.
77-45
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
77-46
(O ye unjust!) Eat ye and enjoy yourselves (but) a little
while, for that ye are Sinners.
77-47
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
77-48
And when it is said to them, "Prostrate
yourselves!" they do not so.
77-49
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
77-50
Then what Message, after that, will they believe in?