PART
27
[51:31]
(Abraham) said: And (afterward) what is your
errand, O ye sent (from Allah) ?
[51:32]
They said: Lo! we are
sent unto a guilty folk,
[51:33]
That we may send upon them stones of clay,
[51:34]
Marked by thy Lord for (the destruction of) the
wanton.
[51:35]
Then we brought forth such believers as were
there.
[51:36]
But We found there but
one house of those surrendered (to Allah).
[51:37]
And We left behind
therein a portent for those who fear a painful doom.
[51:38]
And in Moses (too, there is a portent) when We sent him unto Pharaoh with clear warrant,
[51:39]
But he withdrew (confiding) in his might, and
said: A wizard or a madman.
[51:40]
So We seized him and
his hosts and flung them in the sea, for he was reprobate.
[51:41]
And in (the tribe of) A’ad (there is a portent)
when we sent the fatal wind against them.
[51:42]
It spared naught that it reached, but made it
(all) as dust.
[51:43]
And in (the tribe of) Thamud (there is a
portent) when it was told them: Take your ease awhile.
[51:44]
But they rebelled against their Lord’s decree,
and so the thunderbolt overtook them even while they gazed;
[51:45]
And they were unable to
rise up, nor could they help themselves.
[51:46]
And the folk of Noah
aforetime. Lo! they
were licentious folk.
[51:47]
We have built the heaven with might, and We it is Who make the vast extent (thereof).
[51:48]
And the earth have We
laid out, how gracious is the Spreader (thereof)!
[51:49]
And all things We have
created by pairs, that haply ye may reflect.
[51:50]
Therefor flee unto Allah; lo! I am a plain
warner unto you from him.
[51:51]
And set not any other god along with Allah; lo!
I am a plain warner unto you from Him.
[51:52]
Even so there came no messenger unto those
before them but they said: A wizard or a madman!
[51:53]
Have they handed down (the saying) as an
heirloom one unto another ? Nay, but they are froward
folk.
[51:54]
So withdraw from them (O Muhammad), for thou art
in no wise blameworthy,
[51:55]
And warn, for warning profiteth believers.
[51:56]
I created the jinn and humankind only that they
might worship Me.
[51:57]
I seek no livelihood from them, nor do I ask
that they should feed
[51:58]
Lo! Allah! He it is that giveth livelihood, the
Lord of unbreakable might.
[51:59]
And lo! for those who
(now) do wrong there is an evil day like unto the evil day (which came for)
their likes (of old); so let them not ask Me to hasten on (that day).
[51:60]
And woe unto those who disbelieve,
from (that) their day which they are promised.
The
Mount
In the name of Allah, the
Beneficent, the Merciful.
[52:1]
By the Mount,
[52:2]
And a Scripture inscribed
[52:3]
On fine parchment unrolled,
[52:4]
And the House frequented,
[52:5]
And the roof exalted,
[52:6]
And the sea kept filled,
[52:7]
Lo! the doom of thy
Lord will surely come to pass;
[52:8]
There is none that can ward it off.
[52:9]
On the day when the heaven will heave with
(awful) heaving,
[52:10]
And the mountains move away with (awful)
movement,
[52:11]
Then woe that day unto the deniers
[52:12]
Who play in talk of grave matters;
[52:13]
The day when they are thrust with a (disdainful)
thrust, into the fire of hell
[52:14]
(And it is said unto them): This is the Fire which
ye were wont to deny.
[52:15]
Is this magic, or do ye not see
?
[52:16]
Endure the heat thereof, and whether ye are
patient of it or impatient of it is all one for you.
Ye are only being paid for what ye used to do.
[52:17]
Lo! those who kept
their duty dwell in gardens and delight,
[52:18]
Happy because of what their Lord hath given
them, and (because) their Lord hath warded off from them the torment of
hell-fire.
[52:19]
(And it is said unto them): Eat and drink in
health (as a reward) for what ye used to do,
[52:20]
Reclining on ranged
couches. And we wed them unto fair
ones with wide, lovely eyes.
[52:21]
And they who believe and whose seed follow them
in faith, We cause their seed to join them (there),
and We deprive them of nought of their (life’s) work. Every man is a pledge for
that which he hath earned.
[52:22]
And We provide them
with fruit and meat such as they desire.
[52:23]
There they pass from hand to hand a cup wherein
is neither vanity nor cause of sin.
[52:24]
And there go round, waiting on them menservants
of their own, as they were hidden pearls.
[52:25]
And some of them draw near unto others,
questioning,
[52:26]
Saying: Lo! of old,
when we were with our families, we were ever anxious;
[52:27]
But Allah hath been gracious unto us and hath
preserved us from the torment of the breath of Fire.
[52:28]
Lo! we used to pray
unto Him of old. Lo! He is the Benign, the Merciful.
[52:29]
Therefor warn (men, O Muhammad). By the grace of
Allah thou art neither soothsayer nor madman.
[52:30]
Or say they: (he is) a poet, (one) for whom we
may expect the accident of time ?
[52:31]
Say (unto them): Except (your fill)! Lo! I am
with you among the expectant.
[52:32]
Do their minds command them to do this, or are
they an outrageous folk ?
[52:33]
Or say they: He hath invented it
? Nay, but they will not believe!
[52:34]
Then let them produce speech the like thereof,
if they are truthful.
[52:35]
Or were they created out of naught
? Or are they the creators ?
[52:36]
Or did they create the heavens and the earth ? Nay, but they are sure of nothing!
[52:37]
Or do they own the treasures of thy Lord ? Or have they been given charge (thereof) ?
[52:38]
Or have they any stairway (unto heaven) by means
of which they overhear (decrees). Then let their listener produce some warrant
manifest!
[52:39]
Or hath He daughters whereas ye have sons ?
[52:40]
Or askest thou (Muhammad) a fee from them so
that they are plunged in debt ?
[52:41]
Or possess they the Unseen so that they can
write (it) down ?
[52:42]
Or seek they to ensnare (the messenger) ? But those who disbelieve, they are the ensnared!
[52:43]
Or have they any god beside Allah
? Glorified be Allah from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him)!
[52:44]
And if they were to see a fragment of the heaven
falling, they would say: A heap of clouds.
[52:45]
Then let them be (O Muhammad), till they meet
their day, in which they will be thunder-stricken,
[52:46]
A day in which their guile will naught avail
them, nor will they be helped.
[52:47]
And verily, for those who do wrong, there is a
punishment beyond that. But most of them know not.
[52:48]
So wait patiently (O Muhammad) for thy Lord’s
decree, for surely thou art in Our sight; and hymn the
praise of thy Lord when thou uprisest,
[52:49]
And in the night-time also hymn His praise, and
at the setting of the stars.
The
Star
In the name of Allah, the
Beneficent, the Merciful.
[53:1]
By the Star when it setteth,
[53:2]
Your comrade erreth not, nor is deceived;
[53:3]
Nor doth he speak of (his own) desire.
[53:4]
It is naught save an inspiration that is
inspired,
[53:5]
Which one of mighty powers hath taught him,
[53:6]
One vigorous; and he grew clear to view
[53:7]
When he was on the
uppermost horizon.
[53:8]
Then he drew nigh and came down
[53:9]
Till he was (distant) two bows’ length or even
nearer,
[53:10]
And He revealed unto His slave that which He
revealed.
[53:11]
The heart lied not (in seeing) what it saw.
[53:12]
Will ye then dispute with him concerning what he
seeth ?
[53:13]
And verily he saw him yet another time
[53:14]
By the lote-tree of the utmost boundary,
[53:15]
Nigh unto which is the
[53:16]
When that which shroudeth did enshroud the
lote-tree,
[53:17]
The eye turned not aside nor yet was overbold.
[53:18]
Verily he saw one of the greater revelations of
his Lord.
[53:19]
Have ye thought upon Al-Lat and Al-’Uzza
[53:20]
And Manat, the third, the other ?
[53:21]
Are yours the males and His the females ?
[53:22]
That indeed were an unfair division!
[53:23]
They are but names which ye have named, ye and
your fathers, for which Allah hath revealed no warrant. They follow but a guess
and that which (they) themselves desire. And now the guidance from their Lord
hath come unto them.
[53:24]
Or shall man have what he coveteth ?
[53:25]
But unto Allah belongeth the after (life), and
the former.
[53:26]
And how many angels are in the heavens whose
intercession availeth naught save after Allah giveth leave to whom He chooseth
and accepteth.
[53:27]
Lo! it is those who disbelieve in the Hereafter
who name the angels with the names of females.
[53:28]
And they have no knowledge thereof. They follow
but a guess, and lo! a guess can never take the place of the truth.
[53:29]
Then withdraw (O Muhammad) from him who fleeth from
Our remembrance and desireth but the life of the world.
[53:30]
Such is their sum of knowledge. Lo! thy Lord is
Best Aware of him who strayeth, and He is Best Aware of him whom goeth right.
[53:31]
And unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens
and whatsoever is in the earth, that He may reward those who do evil with that
which they have done, and reward those who do good with goodness.
[53:32]
Those who avoid enormities of sin and
abominations, save the unwilled offences - (for them) lo! thy Lord is of vast
mercy. He is Best Aware of you (from the time) when He created you from the
earth, and when ye were hidden in the bellies of your mothers. Therefor ascribe
not purity unto yourselves. He is Best Aware of him who wardeth off (evil).
[53:33]
Didst thou (O Muhammad) observe him who turned
away,
[53:34]
And gave a little, then was grudging ?
[53:35]
Hath he knowledge of the Unseen so that he seeth
?
[53:36]
Or hath he not had news of what is in the books
of Moses
[53:37]
And Abraham who paid his debt:
[53:38]
That no laden one shall bear another’s load,
[53:39]
And that man hath only that for which he maketh
effort,
[53:40]
And that his effort will be seen.
[53:41]
And afterward he will be repaid for it with
fullest payment;
[53:42]
And that thy Lord, He is the goal;
[53:43]
And that He it is who maketh laugh, and maketh
weep,
[53:44]
And that He it is Who giveth death and giveth
life;
[53:45]
And that He createth the two spouses, the male
and the female,
[53:46]
From a drop (of seed) when it is poured forth;
[53:47]
And that He hath ordained the second bringing
forth;
[53:48]
And that He it is Who enricheth and contenteth;
[53:49]
And that He it is Who is the Lord of Sirius;
[53:50]
And that He destroyed the former (tribe of)
A’ad,
[53:51]
And (the tribe of) Thamud He spared not;
[53:52]
And the folk of Noah aforetime, Lo! they were
more unjust and more rebellious;
[53:53]
And Al-Mu’tafikah He destroyed
[53:54]
So that there covered them that which did cover.
[53:55]
Concerning which then, of the bounties of thy
Lord, canst thou dispute ?
[53:56]
This is a warner of the warners of old.
[53:57]
The threatened Hour is nigh.
[53:58]
None beside Allah can disclose it.
[53:59]
Marvel ye then at this statement,
[53:60]
And laugh and not weep,
[53:61]
While ye amuse yourselves ?
[53:62]
Rather prostrate yourselves before Allah and
serve Him.
The
Moon
In the name of Allah, the
Beneficent, the Merciful.
[54:1]
The hour drew nigh and the moon was rent in
twain.
[54:2]
And if they behold a portent they turn away and
say: Prolonged illusion.
[54:3]
They denied (the Truth) and followed their own
lusts. Yet everything will come to a decision
[54:4]
And surely there hath come unto them news
whereof the purport should deter,
[54:5]
Effective wisdom; but warnings avail not.
[54:6]
So withdraw from them (O Muhammad) on the day
when the Summoner summoneth unto a painful thing.
[54:7]
With downcast eyes, they come forth from the
graves as they were locusts spread abroad,
[54:8]
Hastening toward the summoner; the disbelievers
say: This is a hard day.
[54:9]
The folk of Noah denied before them, yea, they
denied Our slave and said: A madman; and he was repulsed.
[54:10]
So he cried unto his Lord, saying: I am
vanquished, so give help.
[54:11]
Then opened We the gates of heaven with pouring
water
[54:12]
And caused the earth to gush forth springs, so
that the waters met for a predestined purpose.
[54:13]
And We carried him upon a thing of planks and
nails,
[54:14]
That ran (upon the waters) in Our sight, as a
reward for him who was rejected.
[54:15]
And verily We left it as a token; but is there
any that remembereth ?
[54:16]
Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after
My warnings!
[54:17]
And in truth We have made the Qur’an easy to
remember; but is there any that remembereth ?
[54:18]
(The tribe of) A’ad rejected warnings. Then how
(dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings.
[54:19]
Lo! We let loose on them a raging wind on a day
of constant calamity,
[54:20]
Sweeping men away as though they were uprooted
trunks of palm- trees.
[54:21]
Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after
My warnings!
[54:22]
And in truth We have made the Qur’an easy to remember;
but is there any that remembereth ?
[54:23]
(The tribe of) Thamud rejected warnings
[54:24]
For they said; Is it a mortal man, alone among
us, that we are to follow ? Then indeed we should fall into error and madness.
[54:25]
Hath the remembrance been given unto him alone
among us ? Nay, but he is a rash liar.
[54:26]
(Unto their warner it was said): To-morrow they
will know who is the rash liar.
[54:27]
Lo! We are sending the she-camel as a test for
them; so watch them and have patience;
[54:28]
And inform them that the water is to be shared
between (her and) them. Every drinking will be witnessed.
[54:29]
But they call their comrade and he took and
hamstrung (her).
[54:30]
Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after
My warnings!
[54:31]
Lo! We sent upon them one Shout, and they became
as the dry twigs (rejected by) the builder of a cattle-fold.
[54:32]
And in truth We have made the Qur’an easy to
remember; but is there any that remembereth ?
[54:33]
The folk of
[54:34]
Lo! We sent a storm of stones upon them (all)
save the family of
[54:35]
As grace from Us. Thus We reward him who giveth
thanks.
[54:36]
And he indeed had warned them of Our blow, but
they did doubt the warnings.
[54:37]
They even asked of him his guests for an ill
purpose. Then We blinded their eyes (and said): Taste now My punishment after
My warnings!
[54:38]
And in truth the punishment decreed befell them
early in the morning.
[54:39]
Now taste My punishment after My warnings!
[54:40]
And in truth We have made the Qur’an easy to
remember; but is there any that remembereth ?
[54:41]
And warnings came in truth unto the house of
Pharaoh
[54:42]
Who denied Our revelations, every one. Therefore
We grasped them with the grasp of the Mighty, the Powerful.
[54:43]
Are your disbelievers better than those, or have
ye some immunity in the scriptures ?
[54:44]
Or say they: We are a host victorious ?
[54:45]
The hosts will all be routed and will turn and
flee.
[54:46]
Nay, but the Hour (of doom) is their appointed
tryst, and the Hour will be more wretched and more bitter (than their earthly
failure).
[54:47]
Lo! the guilty are in error and madness.
[54:48]
On the day when they are dragged into the Fire upon
their faces (it is said unto them): Feel the touch of hell.
[54:49]
Lo! We have created every thing by measure.
[54:50]
And Our commandment is but one (commandment), as
the twinkling of an eye.
[54:51]
And verily We have destroyed your fellows; but
is there any that remembereth ?
[54:52]
And every thing they did is in the scriptures,
[54:53]
And every small and great thing is recorded.
[54:54]
Lo! the righteous will dwell among gardens and
rivers,
[54:55]
Firmly established in the favour of a Mighty King.
The
Beneficent
In the name of Allah, the
Beneficent, the Merciful.
[55:1]
The Beneficent
[55:2]
Hath made known the Qur’an.
[55:3]
He hath created man.
[55:4]
He hath taught him utterance.
[55:5]
The sun and the moon are made punctual.
[55:6]
The stars and the trees adore.
[55:7]
And the sky He hath uplifted; and He hath set
the measure,
[55:8]
That ye exceed not the measure,
[55:9]
But observe the measure strictly, nor fall short
thereof.
[55:10]
And the earth hath He appointed for (His) creatures,
[55:11]
Wherein are fruit and sheathed palm-trees,
[55:12]
Husked grain and scented herb.
[55:13]
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that
ye deny ?
[55:14]
He created man of clay like the potter’s,
[55:15]
And the jinn did He create of smokeless fire.
[55:16]
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that
ye deny ?
[55:17]
Lord of the two Easts, and Lord of the two
Wests!
[55:18]
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that
ye deny ?
[55:19]
He hath loosed the two seas. They meet.
[55:20]
There is a barrier between them. They encroach
not (one upon the other).
[55:21]
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that
ye deny ?
[55:22]
There cometh forth from both of them the pearl
and coral-stone.
[55:23]
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that
ye deny ?
[55:24]
His are the ships displayed upon the sea, like
banners.
[55:25]
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that
ye deny ?
[55:26]
Everyone that is thereon will pass away;
[55:27]
There remaineth but the Countenance of thy Lord
of Might and Glory.
[55:28]
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that
ye deny ?
[55:29]
All that are in the heavens and the earth
entreat Him. Every day He exerciseth (universal) power.
[55:30]
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that
ye deny ?
[55:31]
We shall dispose of you, O ye two dependents
(man and jinn).
[55:32]
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that
ye deny ?
[55:33]
O company of jinn and men, if ye have power to
penetrate (all) regions of the heavens and the earth, then penetrate (them)! Ye
will never penetrate them save with (Our) sanction.
[55:34]
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that
ye deny ?
[55:35]
There will be sent, against you both, heat of
fire and flash of brass, and ye will not escape.
[55:36]
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that
ye deny ?
[55:37]
And when the heaven splitteth asunder and
becometh rosy like red hide -
[55:38]
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that
ye deny ? -
[55:39]
On that day neither man nor jinni will be
questioned of his sin.
[55:40]
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that
ye deny ?
[55:41]
The guilty will be known by their marks, and
will be taken by the forelocks and the feet.
[55:42]
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that
ye deny ?
[55:43]
This is hell which the guilty deny.
[55:44]
They go circling round between it and fierce,
boiling water.
[55:45]
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that
ye deny ?
[55:46]
But for him who feareth the standing before his
Lord there are two gardens.
[55:47]
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that
ye deny ?
[55:48]
Of spreading branches.
[55:49]
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that
ye deny ?
[55:50]
Wherein are two fountains flowing.
[55:51]
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that
ye deny ?
[55:52]
Wherein is every kind of fruit in pairs.
[55:53]
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that
ye deny ?
[55:54]
Reclining upon couches lined with silk brocade,
the fruit of both the gardens near to hand.
[55:55]
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that
ye deny ?
[55:56]
Therein are those of modest gaze, whom neither
man nor jinni will have touched before them.
[55:57]
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye
deny ?
[55:58]
(In beauty) like the jacynth and the
coral-stone.
[55:59]
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that
ye deny ?
[55:60]
Is the reward of goodness aught save goodness ?
[55:61]
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that
ye deny ?
[55:62]
And beside them are two other gardens,
[55:63]
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that
ye deny ?
[55:64]
Dark green with foliage.
[55:65]
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that
ye deny ?
[55:66]
Wherein are two abundant springs.
[55:67]
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that
ye deny ?
[55:68]
Wherein is fruit, the date-palm and pomegranate.
[55:69]
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that
ye deny ?
[55:70]
Wherein (are found) the good and beautiful -
[55:71]
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that
ye deny ? -
[55:72]
Fair ones, close-guarded in pavilions -
[55:73]
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that
ye deny ? -
[55:74]
Whom neither man nor jinni will have touched
before them -
[55:75]
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that
ye deny ?
[55:76]
Reclining on green cushions and fair carpets.
[55:77]
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that
ye deny ?
[55:78]
Blessed be the name of thy Lord, Mighty and
glorious!
The
Event
In the name of Allah, the
Beneficent, the Merciful.
[56:1]
When the event befalleth -
[56:2]
There is no denying that it will befall -
[56:3]
Abasing (some), exalting (others);
[56:4]
When the earth is shaken with a shock
[56:5]
And the hills are ground to powder
[56:6]
So that they become a scattered dust,
[56:7]
And ye will be three kinds:
[56:8]
(First) those on the right hand; what of those
on the right hand ?
[56:9]
And (then) those on the left hand; what of those
on the left hand ?
[56:10]
And the foremost in the race, the foremost in
the race:
[56:11]
Those are they who will be brought nigh
[56:12]
In gardens of delight;
[56:13]
A multitude of those of old
[56:14]
And a few of those of later time.
[56:15]
On lined couches,
[56:16]
Reclining therein face to face.
[56:17]
There wait on them immortal youths
[56:18]
With bowls and ewers and a cup from a pure
spring
[56:19]
Wherefrom they get no aching of the head nor any
madness,
[56:20]
And fruit that they prefer
[56:21]
And flesh of fowls that they desire.
[56:22]
And (there are) fair ones with wide, lovely
eyes,
[56:23]
Like unto hidden pearls,
[56:24]
Reward for what they used to do.
[56:25]
There hear they no vain speaking nor
recrimination
[56:26]
(Naught) but the saying: Peace, (and again)
Peace.
[56:27]
And those on the right hand; what of those on
the right hand ?
[56:28]
Among thornless lote-trees
[56:29]
And clustered plantains,
[56:30]
And spreading shade,
[56:31]
And water gushing,
[56:32]
And fruit in plenty
[56:33]
Neither out of reach nor yet forbidden,
[56:34]
And raised couches;
[56:35]
Lo! We have created them a (new) creation
[56:36]
And made them virgins,
[56:37]
Lovers, friends,
[56:38]
For those on the right hand;
[56:39]
A multitude of those of old
[56:40]
And a multitude of those of later time.
[56:41]
And those on the left hand: What of those on the
left hand ?
[56:42]
In scorching wind and scalding water
[56:43]
And shadow of black smoke,
[56:44]
Neither cool nor refreshing.
[56:45]
Lo! heretofore they were effete with luxury
[56:46]
And used to persist in the awful sin.
[56:47]
And they used to say: When we are dead and have
become dust and bones, shall we then, forsooth, be raised again,
[56:48]
And also our forefathers ?
[56:49]
Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Lo! those of old
and those of later time
[56:50]
Will all be brought together to the tryst of an
appointed day.
[56:51]
Then lo! ye, the erring, the deniers,
[56:52]
Ye verily will eat of a tree called Zaqqum
[56:53]
And will fill your bellies therewith;
[56:54]
And thereon ye will drink of boiling water,
[56:55]
Drinking even as the camel drinketh.
[56:56]
This will be their welcome on the Day of
Judgment.
[56:57]
We created you. Will ye then admit the truth ?
[56:58]
Have ye seen that which ye emit ?
[56:59]
Do ye create it or are We the Creator ?
[56:60]
We mete out death among you, and We are not to
be outrun,
[56:61]
That We may transfigure you and make you what ye
know not.
[56:62]
And verily ye know the first creation. Why,
then, do ye not reflect ?
[56:63]
Have ye seen that which ye cultivate ?
[56:64]
Is it ye who foster it, or are We the Fosterer ?
[56:65]
If We willed, We verily could make it chaff,
then would ye cease not to exclaim:
[56:66]
Lo! we are laden with debt!
[56:67]
Nay, but we are deprived!
[56:68]
Have ye observed the water which ye drink ?
[56:69]
Is it ye who shed it from the raincloud, or are
We the Shedder ?
[56:70]
If We willed We verily could make it bitter. Why
then, give ye not thanks ?
[56:71]
Have ye observed the fire which ye strike out;
[56:72]
Was it ye who made the tree thereof to grow, or
were We the grower ?
[56:73]
We, even We, appointed it a memorial and a
comfort for the dwellers in the wilderness.
[56:74]
Therefor (O Muhammad), praise the name of thy
Lord, the Tremendous.
[56:75]
Nay, I swear by the places of the stars -
[56:76]
And lo! that verily is a tremendous oath, if ye
but knew -
[56:77]
That (this) is indeed a noble Qur’an
[56:78]
In a Book kept hidden
[56:79]
Which none toucheth save the purified,
[56:80]
A revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.
[56:81]
Is it this Statement that ye scorn,
[56:82]
And make denial thereof your livelihood ?
[56:83]
Why, then, when (the soul) cometh up to the
throat (of the dying)
[56:84]
And ye are at that moment looking
[56:85]
- And We are nearer unto him than ye are, but ye
see not -
[56:86]
Why then, if ye are not in bondage (unto Us),
[56:87]
Do ye not force it back, if ye are truthful ?
[56:88]
Thus if he is of those brought nigh,
[56:89]
Then breath of life, and plenty, and a Garden of
delight.
[56:90]
And if he is of those on the right hand,
[56:91]
Then (the greeting) "Peace be unto
thee" from those on the right hand.
[56:92]
But if he is of the rejecters, the erring,
[56:93]
Then the welcome will be boiling water
[56:94]
And roasting at hell-fire.
[56:95]
Lo! this is certain truth.
[56:96]
Therefor Therefor (O Muhammad) praise the name
of thy Lord, the Tremendous.
Iron
In the name of Allah, the
Beneficent, the Merciful.
[57:1]
All that is in the heavens and the earth
glorifieth Allah; and He is the Mighty, the Wise.
[57:2]
His is the Sovereignty of the heavens and the
earth; He quickeneth and He giveth death; and He is Able to do all things.
[57:3]
He is the First and the Last, and the Outward
and the Inward; and He is Knower of all things.
[57:4]
He it is Who created the heavens and the earth
in six Days; then He mounted the Throne. He knoweth all that entereth the earth
and all that emergeth therefrom and all that cometh down from the sky and all
that ascendeth therein; and He is with you wheresoever ye may be. And Allah is
Seer of what ye do.
[57:5]
His is the Sovereignty of the heavens and the
earth, and unto Allah (all) things are brought back.
[57:6]
He causeth the night to pass into the day, and
He causeth the day to pass into the night, and He is knower of all that is in
the breasts.
[57:7]
Believe in Allah and His messenger, and spend of
that whereof He hath made you trustees; and such of you as believe and spend
(aright), theirs will be a great reward.
[57:8]
What aileth you that ye believe not in Allah,
when the messenger calleth you to believe in your Lord, and He hath already
made a covenant with you, if ye are believers ?
[57:9]
He it is Who sendeth down clear revelations unto
His slave, that He may bring you forth from darkness unto light; and lo! for you,
Allah is Full of Pity, Merciful.
[57:10]
And what aileth you that ye spend not in the way
of Allah when unto Allah belongeth the inheritance of the heavens and the earth
? Those who spent and fought before the victory are not upon a level (with the
rest of you). Such are greater in rank than those who spent and fought
afterwards. Unto each hath Allah promised good. And Allah is Informed of what
ye do.
[57:11]
Who is he that will lend unto Allah a goodly
loan, that He may double it for him and his may be a rich reward ?
[57:12]
On the day when thou (Muhammad) wilt see the
believers, men and women, their light shining forth before them and on their
right hands, (and wilt hear it said unto them): Glad news for you this day:
Gardens underneath which rivers flow, wherein ye are immortal. That is the
supreme triumph.
[57:13]
On the day when the hypocritical men and the
hypocritical women will say unto those who believe: Look on us that we may
borrow from your light! it will be said: Go back and seek for light! Then there
will separate them a wall wherein is a gate, the inner side whereof containeth
mercy, while the outer side thereof is toward the doom.
[57:14]
They will cry unto them (saying): Were we not
with you ? They will say: Yea, verily; but ye tempted one another, and
hesitated, and doubted, and vain desires beguiled you till the ordinance of
Allah came to pass; and the deceiver deceived you concerning Allah;
[57:15]
So this day no ransom can be taken from you nor
from those who disbelieved. Your home is the Fire; that is your patron, and a
hapless journey’s end.
[57:16]
Is not the time ripe for the hearts of those who
believe to submit to Allah’s reminder and to the truth which is revealed, that
they become not as those who received the scripture of old but the term was
prolonged for them and so their hearts were hardened, and many of them are
evil- livers.
[57:17]
Know that Allah quickeneth the earth after its
death. We have made clear Our revelations for you, that haply ye may
understand.
[57:18]
Lo! those who give alms, both men and women, and
lend unto Allah a goodly loan, it will be doubled for them, and theirs will be
a rich reward.
[57:19]
And those who believe in Allah and His
messengers, they are the loyal, and the martyrs are with their Lord; they have
their reward and their light; while as for those who disbelieve and deny Our
revelations, they are owners of hell-fire.
[57:20]
Know that the life of the world is only play,
and idle talk, and pageantry, and boasting among you, and rivalry in respect of
wealth and children; as the likeness of vegetation after rain, whereof the
growth is pleasing to the husbandman, but afterward it drieth up and thou seest
it turning yellow, then it becometh straw. And in the Hereafter there is
grievous punishment, and (also) forgiveness from Allah and His good pleasure,
whereas the life of the world is but matter of illusion.
[57:21]
Race one with another for forgiveness from your
Lord and a Garden whereof the breadth is as the breadth of the heavens and the earth,
which is in store for those who believe in Allah and His messengers. Such is
the bounty of Allah, which He bestoweth upon whom He will, and Allah is of
Infinite Bounty.
[57:22]
Naught of disaster befalleth in the earth or in
yourselves but it is in a Book before we bring it into being - Lo! that is easy
for Allah -
[57:23]
That ye grieve not for the sake of that which
hath escaped you, nor yet exult because of that which hath been given. Allah
loveth not all prideful boasters,
[57:24]
Who hoard and who enjoin upon the people
avarice. And whosoever turneth away, still Allah is the Absolute, the Owner of
Praise.
[57:25]
We verily sent Our messengers with clear proofs,
and revealed with them the Scripture and the Balance, that mankind may observe
right measure; and He revealed iron, wherein is mighty power and (many) uses
for mankind, and that Allah may know him who helpeth Him and His messengers,
though unseen. Lo! Allah is Strong, Almighty.
[57:26]
And We verily sent Noah and Abraham and placed
the prophethood and the scripture among their seed, and among them there is he
who goeth right, but many of them are evil-livers.
[57:27]
Then We caused Our messengers to follow in their
footsteps; and We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow, and gave him the Gospel,
and placed compassion and mercy in the hearts of those who followed him. But
monasticism they invented - We ordained it not for them - only seeking Allah’s
pleasure, and they observed it not with right observance. So We give those of
them who believe their reward, but many of them are evil- livers.
[57:28]
O ye who believe! Be mindful of your duty to
Allah and put faith in His messenger. He will give you twofold of His mercy and
will appoint for you a light wherein ye shall walk, and will forgive you. Allah
is Forgiving, Merciful;
[57:29]
That the People of the Scripture may know that
they control naught of the bounty of Allah, but that the bounty is in Allah’s
hand to give to whom He will. And Allah is of Infinite Bounty.