In the name of Allah,
the Gracious, the Merciful
- Kaf, Ha, Ya, Ayn, Saad.
- A mention of the mercy of your Lord towards His servant Zechariah.
- When he called on his Lord, a call in seclusion.
- He said, “My Lord, my bones have become
feeble, and my hair is aflame with gray, and
never, Lord, have I been disappointed in my
prayer to you. - “And I fear for my dependents after me, and
my wife is barren. So grant me, from Yourself, an heir. - To inherit me, and inherit from the House
of Jacob, and make him, my Lord, pleasing.” - “O Zechariah, We give you good news of a
son, whose name is John, a name We have
never given before.” - He said, “My Lord, how can I have a son,
when my wife is barren, and I have become
decrepit with old age?” - He said, “It will be so, your Lord says, ‘it is
easy for me, and I created you before, when
you were nothing.’” - He said, “My Lord, give me a sign.” He said,
“Your sign is that you will not speak to the
people for three nights straight.” - And he came out to his people, from the
sanctuary, and signaled to them to praise
morning and evening. - “O John, hold on to the Scripture firmly,”
and We gave him wisdom in his youth. - And tenderness from Us, and innocence.
He was devout. - And kind to his parents; and he was not a
disobedient tyrant. - And peace be upon him the day he was
born, and the day he dies, and the Day he is
raised alive. - And mention in the Scripture Mary, when
she withdrew from her people to an eastern
location. - She screened herself away from them, and
We sent to her Our spirit, and He appeared
to her as an immaculate human. - She said, “I take refuge from you in the
Most Merciful, should you be righteous.” - He said, “I am only the messenger of your
Lord, to give you the gift of a pure son.” - She said, “How can I have a son, when no
man has touched me, and I was never unchaste?” - He said, “Thus said your Lord, `It is easy
for Me, and We will make him a sign for humanity, and a mercy from Us. It is a matter
already decided.’“ - So she carried him, and secluded herself
with him in a remote place. - The labor-pains came upon her, by the
trunk of a palm-tree. She said, “I wish I had
died before this, and been completely forgotten.” - Whereupon he called her from beneath
her: “Do not worry; your Lord has placed a
stream beneath you. - And shake the trunk of the palm-tree towards you, and it will drop ripe dates by you.”
- “So eat, and drink, and be consoled. And if
you see any human, say, ‘I have vowed a fast
to the Most Gracious, so I will not speak to
any human today.’“
27.Then she came to her people, carrying him.
They said, “O Mary, you have done something terrible. - O sister of Aaron, your father was not an
evil man, and your mother was not a whore.” - So she pointed to him. They said, “How
can we speak to an infant in the crib?” - He said, “I am the servant of Allah. He has
given me the Scripture, and made me a
prophet. - And has made me blessed wherever I may
be; and has enjoined on me prayer and charity, so long as I live. - And kind to my mother, and He did not
make me a disobedient rebel. - So Peace is upon me the day I was born,
and the day I die, and the Day I get resurrected alive.” - That is Jesus son of Mary—the Word of
truth about which they doubt. - It is not for Allah to have a child—glory be
to Him. To have anything done, He says to it,
“Be,” and it becomes. - “Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. That is a straight path.”
- But the various factions differed among
themselves. So woe to those who disbelieve
from the scene of a tremendous Day. - Listen to them and watch for them the Day
they come to Us. But the wrongdoers today
are completely lost. - And warn them of the Day of Regret, when
the matter will be concluded. Yet they are
heedless, and they do not believe. - It is We who will inherit the earth and everyone on it, and to Us they will be returned.
- And mention in the Scripture Abraham.
He was a man of truth, a prophet. - He said to his father, “O my father, why do
you worship what can neither hear, nor see,
nor benefit you in any way? - O my father, there has come to me
knowledge that never came to you. So follow
me, and I will guide you along a straight way. - O my father, do not worship the devil. The
devil is disobedient to the Most Gracious. - O my father, I fear that a punishment from
the Most Gracious will afflict you, and you
become an ally of the devil.” - He said, “Are you renouncing my gods, O
Abraham? If you do not desist, I will stone
you. So leave me alone for a while.” - He said, “Peace be upon you. I will ask my
Lord to forgive you; He has been Kind to me. - And I will withdraw from you, and from
what you pray to instead of Allah. And I will
pray to my Lord, and I hope I will not be disappointed in my prayer to my Lord.” - When he withdrew from them, and from
what they worship besides Allah, We granted
him Isaac and Jacob. And each We made a
prophet. - And We gave them freely of Our mercy,
and gave them a noble reputation of truth. - And mention in the Scripture Moses. He
was dedicated. He was a messenger and a
prophet. - And We called him from the right side of
the Mount, and brought him near in communion. - And We granted him, out of Our mercy,
his brother Aaron, a prophet. - And mention in the Scripture Ishmael. He
was true to his promise, and was a messenger,
a prophet. - And he used to enjoin on his people prayer
and charity, and he was pleasing to his Lord. - And mention in the Scripture Enoch. He
was a man of truth, a prophet. - And We raised him to a high position.
- These are some of the prophets Allah has
blessed, from the descendants of Adam, and
from those We carried with Noah, and from
the descendants of Abraham and Israel, and
from those We guided and selected. Whenever the revelations of the Most Gracious are
recited to them, they would fall down, prostrating and weeping. - But they were succeeded by generations
who lost the prayers and followed their appetites. They will meet perdition. - Except for those who repent, and believe,
and act righteously. These will enter Paradise,
and will not be wronged in the least. - The Gardens of Eden, promised by the
Most Merciful to His servants in the Unseen.
His promise will certainly come true. - They will hear no nonsense therein, but
only peace. And they will have their provision
therein, morning and evening. - Such is Paradise which We will give as inheritance to those of Our servants who are
devout. - “We do not descend except by the command of your Lord. His is what is before us,
and what is behind us, and what is between
them. Your Lord is never forgetful.” - Lord of the heavens and the earth and what
is between them. So worship Him, and persevere in His service. Do you know of anyone
equal to Him? - And the human being says, “When I am
dead, will I be brought back alive?” - Does the human being not remember that
We created him before, when he was nothing? - By your Lord, We will round them up, and
the devils, then We will bring them around
Hell, on their knees. - Then, out of every sect, We will snatch
those most defiant to the Most Merciful. - We are fully aware of those most deserving
to scorch in it. - There is not one of you but will go down to
it. This has been an unavoidable decree of
your Lord. - Then We will rescue those who were devout, and leave the wrongdoers in it, on their
knees. - When Our clear revelations are recited to
them, those who disbelieve say to those who
believe, “Which of the two parties is better in
position, and superior in influence?” - How many a generation have We destroyed before them, who surpassed them in
riches and splendor? - Say, “Whoever is in error, the Most Merciful will lead him on.” Until, when they see
what they were promised—either the punishment, or the Hour. Then they will know who
was in worse position and weaker in forces. - Allah increases in guidance those who accept guidance. And the things that endure—
the righteous deeds—have the best reward
with your Lord, and the best outcome. - Have you seen him who denied Our revelations, and said, “I will be given wealth and
children”? - Did he look into the future, or did he receive a promise from the Most Merciful?
- No indeed! We will write what he says, and
will keep extending the agony for him. - Then We will inherit from him what he
speaks of, and he will come to Us alone. - And they took, besides Allah, other gods,
to be for them a source of strength. - By no means! They will reject their worship
of them, and become opponents to them. - Have you not considered how We dispatch
the devils against the disbelievers, exciting
them with incitement? - So do not hurry against them. We are
counting for them a countdown. - On the Day when We will gather the righteous to the Most Merciful, as guests.
- And herd the sinners into hell, like animals
to water. - They will have no power of intercession,
except for someone who has an agreement
with the Most Merciful. - And they say, “The Most Merciful has begotten a son.”
- You have come up with something monstrous.
- At which the heavens almost rupture, and
the earth splits, and the mountains fall and
crumble. - Because they attribute a son to the Most
Merciful. - It is not fitting for the Most Merciful to
have a son. - There is none in the heavens and the earth
but will come to the Most Merciful as a servant. - He has enumerated them, and counted
them one by one. - And each one of them will come to Him on
the Day of Resurrection alone. - Those who believe and do righteous deeds,
the Most Merciful will give them love. - We made it easy in your tongue, in order
to deliver good news to the righteous, and to
warn with it a hostile people. - How many a generation have We destroyed before them? Can you feel a single
one of them, or hear from them the slightest
whisper?