In the name of Allah,
the Gracious, the Merciful
- Alif, Lam, Meem.
- The revelation of the Book, without a doubt,
is from the Lord of the Universe. - Yet they say, “He made it up.” In fact, it is
the Truth from your Lord, to warn a people
who received no warner before you, that they
may be guided. - Allah is He who created the heavens and the
earth and everything between them in six
days, and then established Himself on the
Throne. Apart from Him, you have no master and no intercessor. Will you not reflect? - He regulates all affairs, from the heavens, to
the earth. Then it ascends to Him on a Day
the length of which is a thousand years by
your count. - That is the Knower of the Invisible and the
Visible, the Powerful, the Merciful. - He who perfected everything He created,
and originated the creation of man from clay. - Then made his reproduction from an extract of an insignificant fluid.
- Then He proportioned him, and breathed
into him of His Spirit. Then He gave you the
hearing, and the eyesight, and the brains—
but rarely do you give thanks. - And they say, “When we are lost into the
earth, shall we be in a new creation?” In fact,
they deny the meeting with their Lord. - Say, “The angel of death put in charge of
you will reclaim you. Then to your Lord you
will be returned.” - If only you could see the guilty, bowing
their heads before their Lord: “Our Lord, we
have seen and we have heard, so send us back,
and we will act righteously; we are now convinced.” - Had We willed, We could have given every
soul its guidance, but the declaration from
Me will come true: “I will fill Hell with jinn
and humans, altogether.” - So taste, because you forgot the meeting of
this Day of yours; We have forgotten you; so
taste the eternal torment for what you used to
do. - They believe in Our communications,
those who, when reminded of them, fall
down prostrate, and glorify their Lord with
praise, and are not proud. - Their sides shun their beds, as they pray to
their Lord, out of reverence and hope; and
from Our provisions to them, they give. - No soul knows what eye’s delight awaits
them—a reward for what they used to do. - Is someone who is faithful like someone
who is a sinner? They are not equal. - As for those who believe and do righteous
deeds, for them are the Gardens of Shelter—
hospitality for what they used to do. - But as for those who transgressed, their
shelter is the Fire. Every time they try to get
out of it, they will be brought back into it, and
it will be said to them, “Taste the suffering of
the Fire which you used to deny.” - We will make them taste the lesser torment, prior to the greater torment, so that
they may return. - Who is more wrong than he, who, when
reminded of his Lord’s revelations, turns
away from them? We will certainly wreak
vengeance upon the criminals. - We gave Moses the Book; so do not be in
doubt regarding His encounter; and We
made it a guidance for the Children of Israel. - And We appointed leaders from among
them, guiding by Our command, as long as
they persevered and were certain of Our
communications. - Your Lord will judge between them on the
Day of Resurrection regarding everything
they had disputed. - Is it not a lesson for them, how many generations We have destroyed before them, in
whose habitations they walk? Surely in that
are signs. Do they not hear? - Do they not see how We conduct the water
to a dry land, and with it We produce vegetation, from which their livestock eat, and
themselves? Do they not see? - And they say, “When is this victory, if you
are truthful?” - Say, “On the day of victory, the faith of
those who disbelieved will be of no avail to
them, and they will not be granted respite.” - So turn away from them, and wait. They
too are waiting.