Abdullah Yusuf Ali Translation
1. A. L. M.
2. The Roman Empire has been defeated-
3. In
a land close by; but they, (even) after (this) defeat of theirs, will soon be
victorious-
4. Within a few years. With Allah is the Decision, in the
past and in the Future: on that Day shall the Believers rejoice-
5. With
the help of Allah. He helps whom He will, and He is exalted in might, most
merciful.
6. (It is) the promise of Allah. Never does Allah depart from
His promise: but most men understand not.
7. They know but the outer
(things) in the life of this world: but of the End of things they are heedless.
8. Do they not reflect in their own minds? Not but for just ends and for a
term appointed, did Allah create the heavens and the earth, and all between
them: yet are there truly many among men who deny the meeting with their Lord
(at the Resurrection)!
9. Do they not travel through the earth, and see
what was the end of those before them? They were superior to them in strength:
they tilled the soil and populated it in greater numbers than these have done:
there came to them their apostles with Clear (Signs). (Which they rejected, to
their own destruction): It was not Allah Who wronged them, but they wronged
their own souls.
10. In the long run evil in the extreme will be the End
of those who do evil; for that they rejected the Signs of Allah, and held them
up to ridicule.
11. It is Allah Who begins (the process of) creation;
then repeats it; then shall ye be brought back to Him.
12. On the Day
that the Hour will be established, the guilty will be struck dumb with despair.
13. No intercessor will they have among their "Partners" and they will
(themselves) reject their "Partners".
14. On the Day that the Hour will
be established,- that Day shall (all men) be sorted out.
15. Then those
who have believed and worked righteous deeds, shall be made happy in a Mead of
Delight.
16. And those who have rejected Faith and falsely denied our
Signs and the meeting of the Hereafter,- such shall be brought forth to
Punishment.
17. So (give) glory to Allah, when ye reach eventide and when
ye rise in the morning;
18. Yea, to Him be praise, in the heavens and on
earth; and in the late afternoon and when the day begins to decline.
19.
It is He Who brings out the living from the dead, and brings out the dead from
the living, and Who gives life to the earth after it is dead: and thus shall ye
be brought out (from the dead).
20. Among His Signs in this, that He
created you from dust; and then,- behold, ye are men scattered (far and wide)!
21. And among His Signs is this, that He created for you mates from among
yourselves, that ye may dwell in tranquillity with them, and He has put love and
mercy between your (hearts): verily in that are Signs for those who reflect.
22. And among His Signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and
the variations in your languages and your colours: verily in that are Signs for
those who know.
23. And among His Signs is the sleep that ye take by
night and by day, and the quest that ye (make for livelihood) out of His Bounty:
verily in that are signs for those who hearken.
24. And among His Signs,
He shows you the lightning, by way both of fear and of hope, and He sends down
rain from the sky and with it gives life to the earth after it is dead: verily
in that are Signs for those who are wise.
25. And among His Signs is
this, that heaven and earth stand by His Command: then when He calls you, by a
single call, from the earth, behold, ye (straightway) come forth.
26. To
Him belongs every being that is in the heavens and on earth: all are devoutly
obedient to Him.
27. It is He Who begins (the process of) creation; then
repeats it; and for Him it is most easy. To Him belongs the loftiest similitude
(we can think of) in the heavens and the earth: for He is Exalted in Might, full
of wisdom.
28. He does propound to you a similitude from your own
(experience): do ye have partners among those whom your right hands possess, to
share as equals in the wealth We have bestowed on you? Do ye fear them as ye
fear each other? Thus do we explain the Signs in detail to a people that
understand.
29. Nay, the wrong-doers (merely) follow their own lusts,
being devoid of knowledge. But who will guide those whom Allah leaves astray? To
them there will be no helpers.
30. So set thou thy face steadily and
truly to the Faith: (establish) Allah's handiwork according to the pattern on
which He has made mankind: no change (let there be) in the work (wrought) by
Allah. that is the standard Religion: but most among mankind understand not.
31. Turn ye back in repentance to Him, and fear Him: establish regular
prayers, and be not ye among those who join gods with Allah,-
32. Those
who split up their Religion, and become (mere) Sects,- each party rejoicing in
that which is with itself!
33. When trouble touches men, they cry to
their Lord, turning back to Him in repentance: but when He gives them a taste of
Mercy as from Himself, behold, some of them pay part-worship to other god's
besides their Lord,-
34. (As if) to show their ingratitude for the (favours)
We have bestowed on them! Then enjoy (your brief day); but soon will ye know
(your folly).
35. Or have We sent down authority to them, which points
out to them the things to which they pay part-worship?
36. When We give
men a taste of Mercy, they exult thereat: and when some evil afflicts them
because of what their (own) hands have sent forth, behold, they are in despair!
37. See they not that Allah enlarges the provision and restricts it, to
whomsoever He pleases? Verily in that are Signs for those who believe.
38. So give what is due to kindred, the needy, and the wayfarer. That is best
for those who seek the Countenance, of Allah, and it is they who will prosper.
39. That which ye lay out for increase through the property of (other)
people, will have no increase with Allah. but that which ye lay out for charity,
seeking the Countenance of Allah, (will increase): it is these who will get a
recompense multiplied.
40. It is Allah Who has created you: further, He
has provided for your sustenance; then He will cause you to die; and again He
will give you life. Are there any of your (false) "Partners" who can do any
single one of these things? Glory to Him! and high is He above the partners they
attribute (to him)!
41. Mischief has appeared on land and sea because of
(the meed) that the hands of men have earned, that (Allah) may give them a taste
of some of their deeds: in order that they may turn back (from Evil).
42.
Say: "Travel through the earth and see what was the end of those before (you):
Most of them worshipped others besides Allah."
43. But set thou thy face
to the right Religion before there come from Allah the Day which there is no
chance of averting: on that Day shall men be divided (in two).
44. Those
who reject Faith will suffer from that rejection: and those who work
righteousness will spread their couch (of repose) for themselves (in heaven):
45. That He may reward those who believe and work righteous deeds, out of
his Bounty. For He loves not those who reject Faith.
46. Among His Signs
is this, that He sends the Winds, as heralds of Glad Tidings, giving you a taste
of His (Grace and) Mercy,- that the ships may sail (majestically) by His Command
and that ye may seek of His Bounty: in order that ye may be grateful.
47.
We did indeed send, before thee, apostles to their (respective) peoples, and
they came to them with Clear Signs: then, to those who transgressed, We meted
out Retribution: and it was due from Us to aid those who believed.
48. It
is Allah Who sends the Winds, and they raise the Clouds: then does He spread
them in the sky as He wills, and break them into fragments, until thou seest
rain-drops issue from the midst thereof: then when He has made them reach such
of his servants as He wills behold, they do rejoice!-
49. Even though,
before they received (the rain) - just before this - they were dumb with
despair!
50. Then contemplate (O man!) the memorials of Allah's Mercy!-
how He gives life to the earth after its death: verily the same will give life
to the men who are dead: for He has power over all things.
51. And if We
(but) send a Wind from which they see (their tilth) turn yellow,- behold, they
become, thereafter, Ungrateful (Unbelievers)!
52. So verily thou canst
not make the dead to hear, nor canst thou make the deaf to hear the call, when
they show their backs and turn away.
53. Nor canst thou lead back the
blind from their straying: only those wilt thou make to hear, who believe in Our
signs and submit (their wills in Islam).
54. It is Allah Who created you
in a state of (helpless) weakness, then gave (you) strength after weakness,
then, after strength, gave (you weakness and a hoary head: He creates as He
wills, and it is He Who has all knowledge and power.
55. On the Day that
the Hour (of Reckoning) will be established, the transgressors will swear that
they tarried not but an hour: thus were they used to being deluded!
56.
But those endued with knowledge and faith will say: "Indeed ye did tarry, within
Allah's Decree, to the Day of Resurrection, and this is the Day of Resurrection:
but ye - ye were not aware!"
57. So on that Day no excuse of theirs will
avail the transgressors, nor will they be invited (then) to seek grace (by
repentance).
58. verily We have propounded for men, in this Qur'an every
kind of Parable: But if thou bring to them any Sign, the Unbelievers are sure to
say, "Ye do nothing but talk vanities."
59. Thus does Allah seal up the
hearts of those who understand not.
60. So patiently persevere: for
verily the promise of Allah is true: nor let those shake thy firmness, who have
(themselves) no certainty of faith.