Abdullah Yusuf Ali Translation
1. Whatever is in the heavens and on earth,- let it declare the Praises and
Glory of Allah. for He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
2. To Him
belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth: It is He Who gives Life and
Death; and He has Power over all things.
3. He is the First and the Last,
the Evident and the Immanent: and He has full knowledge of all things.
4.
He it is Who created the heavens and the earth in Six Days, and is moreover
firmly established on the Throne (of Authority). He knows what enters within the
earth and what comes forth out of it, what comes down from heaven and what
mounts up to it. And He is with you wheresoever ye may be. And Allah sees well
all that ye do.
5. To Him belongs the dominion of the heavens and the
earth: and all affairs are referred back to Allah.
6. He merges Night
into Day, and He merges Day into Night; and He has full knowledge of the secrets
of (all) hearts.
7. Believe in Allah and His apostle, and spend (in
charity) out of the (substance) whereof He has made you heirs. For, those of you
who believe and spend (in charity),- for them is a great Reward.
8. What
cause have ye why ye should not believe in Allah.- and the Messenger invites you
to believe in your Lord, and has indeed taken your Covenant, if ye are men of
Faith.
9. He is the One Who sends to His Servant Manifest Signs, that He
may lead you from the depths of Darkness into the Light and verily Allah is to
you most kind and Merciful.
10. And what cause have ye why ye should not
spend in the cause of Allah.- For to Allah belongs the heritage of the heavens
and the earth. Not equal among you are those who spent (freely) and fought,
before the Victory, (with those who did so later). Those are higher in rank than
those who spent (freely) and fought afterwards. But to all has Allah promised a
goodly (reward). And Allah is well acquainted with all that ye do.
11.
Who is he that will Loan to Allah a beautiful loan? for (Allah) will increase it
manifold to his credit, and he will have (besides) a liberal Reward.
12.
One Day shalt thou see the believing men and the believing women- how their
Light runs forward before them and by their right hands: (their greeting will
be): "Good News for you this Day! Gardens beneath which flow rivers! to dwell
therein for aye! This is indeed the highest Achievement!"
13. One Day
will the Hypocrites- men and women - say to the Believers: "Wait for us! Let us
borrow (a Light) from your Light!" It will be said: "Turn ye back to your rear!
then seek a Light (where ye can)!" So a wall will be put up betwixt them, with a
gate therein. Within it will be Mercy throughout, and without it, all alongside,
will be (Wrath and) Punishment!
14. (Those without) will call out, "Were
we not with you?" (The others) will reply, "True! but ye led yourselves into
temptation; ye looked forward (to our ruin); ye doubted ((Allah)'s Promise); and
(your false) desires deceived you; until there issued the Command of Allah. And
the Deceiver deceived you in respect of Allah.
15. "This Day shall no
ransom be accepted of you, nor of those who rejected Allah." Your abode is the
Fire: that is the proper place to claim you: and an evil refuge it is!"
16. Has not the Time arrived for the Believers that their hearts in all humility
should engage in the remembrance of Allah and of the Truth which has been
revealed (to them), and that they should not become like those to whom was given
Revelation aforetime, but long ages passed over them and their hearts grew hard?
For many among them are rebellious transgressors.
17. Know ye (all) that
Allah giveth life to the earth after its death! already have We shown the Signs
plainly to you, that ye may learn wisdom.
18. For those who give in
Charity, men and women, and loan to Allah a Beautiful Loan, it shall be
increased manifold (to their credit), and they shall have (besides) a liberal
reward.
19. And those who believe in Allah and His apostles- they are the
Sincere (lovers of Truth), and the witnesses (who testify), in the eyes of their
Lord: They shall have their Reward and their Light. But those who reject Allah
and deny Our Signs,- they are the Companions of Hell-Fire.
20. Know ye
(all), that the life of this world is but play and amusement, pomp and mutual
boasting and multiplying, (in rivalry) among yourselves, riches and children.
Here is a similitude: How rain and the growth which it brings forth, delight
(the hearts of) the tillers; soon it withers; thou wilt see it grow yellow; then
it becomes dry and crumbles away. But in the Hereafter is a Penalty severe (for
the devotees of wrong). And Forgiveness from Allah and (His) Good Pleasure (for
the devotees of Allah.. And what is the life of this world, but goods and
chattels of deception?
21. Be ye foremost (in seeking) Forgiveness from
your Lord, and a Garden (of Bliss), the width whereof is as the width of heaven
and earth, prepared for those who believe in Allah and His apostles: that is the
Grace of Allah, which He bestows on whom he pleases: and Allah is the Lord of
Grace abounding.
22. No misfortune can happen on earth or in your souls
but is recorded in a decree before We bring it into existence: That is truly
easy for Allah.
23. In order that ye may not despair over matters that
pass you by, nor exult over favours bestowed upon you. For Allah loveth not any
vainglorious boaster,-
24. Such persons as are covetous and commend
covetousness to men. And if any turn back (from Allah's Way), verily Allah is
Free of all Needs, Worthy of all Praise.
25. We sent aforetime our
apostles with Clear Signs and sent down with them the Book and the Balance (of
Right and Wrong), that men may stand forth in justice; and We sent down Iron, in
which is (material for) mighty war, as well as many benefits for mankind, that
Allah may test who it is that will help, Unseen, Him and His apostles: For Allah
is Full of Strength, Exalted in Might (and able to enforce His Will).
26.
And We sent Noah and Abraham, and established in their line Prophethood and
Revelation: and some of them were on right guidance. But many of them became
rebellious transgressors.
27. Then, in their wake, We followed them up
with (others of) Our apostles: We sent after them Jesus the son of Mary, and
bestowed on him the Gospel; and We ordained in the hearts of those who followed
him Compassion and Mercy. But the Monasticism which they invented for
themselves, We did not prescribe for them: (We commanded) only the seeking for
the Good Pleasure of Allah. but that they did not foster as they should have
done. Yet We bestowed, on those among them who believed, their (due) reward, but
many of them are rebellious transgressors.
28. O ye that believe! Fear
Allah, and believe in His Messenger, and He will bestow on you a double portion
of His Mercy: He will provide for you a Light by which ye shall walk (straight
in your path), and He will forgive you (your past): for Allah is Oft- Forgiving,
Most Merciful.
29. That the People of the Book may know that they have no
power whatever over the Grace of Allah, that (His) Grace is (entirely) in His
Hand, to bestow it on whomsoever He wills. For Allah is the Lord of Grace
abounding.