In the name of Allah,
the Gracious, the Merciful
- The revelation of the Book is from Allah, the
Mighty and Wise. - We sent down to you the Book with the
truth, so serve Allah, devoting your religion
to Him. - Is not to Allah that sincere faith is due? As
for those who take guardians besides Him,
“We only worship them that they may bring
us nearer to Allah.” Allah will judge between
them regarding their differences. Allah does
not guide the lying blasphemer. - If Allah wanted to have a son, He could have
selected from His creation at will. Glory be to
Him. He is Allah, the One, the Prevailing. - He created the heavens and the earth with
reason. He wraps the night around the day,
and He wraps the day around the night. And
He regulates the sun and the moon, each running along a specific course. He is indeed the
Almighty, the Forgiver. - He created you from one person, then made
from it its mate, and brought down livestock
for you—eight kinds in pairs. He creates you
in the wombs of your mothers, in successive formations, in a triple darkness. Such is Allah, your Lord. His is the kingdom. There is no god but He. So what made you deviate? - If you disbelieve, Allah is Independent of
you, yet He does not approve ingratitude on
the part of His servants. And if you are thankful, He will approve that in you. No bearer of
burden can bear the burden of another. Then
to your Lord is your return; and He will inform you of what you used to do. He is aware
of what the hearts contain. - When some adversity touches the human
being, he prays to his Lord, repenting to Him.
But then, when He confers on him a grace of
His, he forgets what he was praying for before, and he attributes rivals to Allah, in order
to lead astray from His way. Say, “Enjoy your
disbelief for a little while; you will be among
the inmates of the Fire.” - Is he who worships devoutly during the
watches of the night, prostrating himself and
standing up, mindful of the Hereafter, and
placing his hope in the mercy of his Lord?
Say, “Are those who know and those who do
not know equal?” Only those possessed of
reason will remember. - Say, “O My devotees who have believed,
keep your duty to your Lord. For those who
do good in this world, is goodness. And Allah’s earth is vast. The steadfast will be paid
their wages in full, without reckoning.” - Say, “I was commanded to serve Allah, devoting my religion exclusively to Him.
- And I was commanded to be the first of
those who submit.” - Say, “I fear, if I disobeyed my Lord, the
punishment of a horrendous Day.” - Say, “It is Allah I worship, sincere in my
faith in Him.” - “But you can worship whatever you wish
besides Him.” Say, “The losers are those who
lose their souls and their people on the Day
of Resurrection.” That is indeed the obvious
loss. - They will have layers of Fire above them,
and layers beneath them. That is how Allah
strikes fear into His servants—“O My servants! Beware of Me!” - As for those who avoid the worship of
idols, and devote themselves to Allah—theirs
is the good news. So give good news to My
servants. - Those who listen to the Word, and follow
the best of it. These are they whom Allah has
guided. These are they who possess intellect. - What about someone who has deserved the
sentence of punishment? Is it you who can
save those in the Fire? - But those who fear their Lord will have
mansions upon mansions, built high, with
streams flowing beneath them. The promise
of Allah; and Allah never breaks a promise. - Have you not considered how Allah sends
down water from the sky, then He makes it
flow into underground wells, then He produces with it plants of various colors, then
they wither and you see them yellowing, then
He turns them into debris? Surely in this is a
reminder for those with understanding. - What about someone whose heart Allah
has opened to Islam, so that he follows a light
from His Lord? Woe to those whose hearts
are hardened against the mention of Allah.
Those are in manifest error. - Allah has sent down the best of narrations:
a Scripture consistent and paired. The skins
of those who reverence their Lord shiver
from it, then their skins and their hearts soften up to the remembrance of Allah. Such is
Allah’s guidance; He guides with it whomever He wills. But whomever Allah leaves
astray, for him there is no guide. - What about someone who covers his face
against the terrible misery of the Day of Resurrection? To the evildoers it will be said,
“Taste what you used to earn.” - Those before them also denied the truth, so
the penalty came upon them from where they
did not perceive. - Allah made them taste disgrace in the present life, but the punishment of the Hereafter
is worse, if they only knew. - We have cited in this Quran for mankind
every ideal, that they may take heed. - An Arabic Quran, without any defect, so
they may become righteous. - Allah cites the example of a man shared by
partners at odds, and a man belonging exclusively to one man. Are they equal in status?
Praise be to Allah, but most of them do not
know. - You will die, and they will die.
- Then, on the Day of Resurrection, you will
be quarrelling before your Lord. - Who is more evil than he who lies about
Allah, and denies the truth when it has come
to him? Is there not in Hell room for the ungrateful? - But he who promotes the truth, and testifies to it—these are the righteous.
- They will have whatever they please with
their Lord. Such is the reward for the virtuous. - Allah will acquit them of the worst of their
deeds, and will reward them according to the
best of what they used to do. - Is Allah not enough for His servant? And
they frighten you with those besides Him.
Whomever Allah sends astray, for him there
is no guide. - And whomever Allah guides, for him there
is no misleader. Is Allah not Powerful and
Vengeful? - And if you asked them, “Who created the
heavens and the earth?” they would say, “Allah.” Say, “Have you seen those you pray to
instead of Allah? If Allah willed any harm for
me, can they lift His harm? And if He willed
a blessing for me, can they hold back His
mercy?” Say, “Allah suffices for me. On Him
the reliant rely.” - Say: “O my people, work according to your
ability; and so will I. Then you will know. - Who will receive a humiliating punishment, and on whom will fall a lasting torment.”
- We sent down upon you the Book for mankind in truth. He who follows guidance does
so for the good of his soul. And he who strays
in error does so to its detriment. You are not
their overseer. - Allah takes the souls at the time of their
death, and those that have not died during
their sleep. He retains those for which He has
decreed death, and He releases the others until a predetermined time. In that are signs for
people who reflect. - Or have they chosen intercessors other
than Allah? Say, “Even though they have no
power over anything, and are devoid of reason?” - Say, “All intercession is up to Allah. To
Him belongs the kingdom of the heavens and
the earth. Then to Him you will be returned.” - When Allah alone is mentioned, the hearts
of those who do not believe in the Hereafter
shrink with resentment. But when those
other than Him are mentioned, they become
filled with joy. - Say, “Our God, Initiator of the heavens and
the earth, Knower of all secrets and declarations. You will judge between your servants
regarding what they had differed about.” - If those who did wrong owned everything
on earth, and the like of it with it, they would
redeem themselves with it from the terrible
suffering on the Day of Resurrection. But
there will appear to them from Allah what
they never anticipated. - There will appear to them the evils of their
deeds, and they will be surrounded by what
they used to ridicule. - When adversity touches the human being,
he calls on Us. But then, when We favor him
with a blessing from Us, he says, “I have attained this by virtue of my knowledge.” However, it is a test, but most of them do not
know. - Those before them said it, but what they
had earned did not avail them. - The evils of their deeds caught up with
them. And the wrongdoers among these will
also be afflicted by the evils of what they
earned, and they cannot prevent it. - Do they not know that Allah extends the
provision to whomever He wills, and constricts it? In that are signs for people who believe. - Say, “O My servants who have transgressed
against themselves: do not despair of Allah’s
mercy, for Allah forgives all sins. He is indeed
the Forgiver, the Clement.” - And turn to your Lord, and submit to Him,
before the retribution comes upon you. Then
you will not be helped. - And follow the best of what was revealed to
you from your Lord, before the punishment
comes upon you suddenly, while you are unaware. - So that a soul may not say, “How sorry I
am, for having neglected my duty to Allah,
and for having been of the scoffers.” - Or say, “Had Allah guided me; I would
have been of the pious.” - Or say, when it sees the penalty, “If only I
had another chance, I would be of the virtuous.” - Yes indeed! My Verses did come to you,
but you called them lies, turned arrogant, and
were of the faithless. - On the Day of Resurrection, you will see
those who told lies about Allah with their
faces blackened. Is there not a place in Hell
for the arrogant? - And Allah will save those who maintained
righteousness to their place of salvation. No
harm will touch them, nor will they grieve. - Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is
in Charge of all things. - To Him belong the reins of the heavens
and the earth. But those who blaspheme against the revelations of Allah—it is they who are the losers. - Say, “Is it other than Allah you instruct me
to worship, you ignorant ones?” - It was revealed to you, and to those before
you, that if you idolize, your works will be in
vain, and you will be of the losers. - Rather, worship Allah, and be of the appreciative.
- They have not esteemed Allah as He ought
to be esteemed. The entire earth will be in His
grip on the Day of Resurrection, and the
heavens will be folded in His right. Immaculate is He, and Transcendent He is beyond the
associations they make. - And the Trumpet will be sounded, whereupon everyone in the heavens and the earth
will be stunned, except whomever Allah wills.
Then it will be sounded another time, whereupon they will rise up, looking on. - And the earth will shine with the Light of
its Lord; and the Book will be put in place;
and the prophets and the witnesses will be
brought in; and Judgment will be passed
among them equitably, and they will not be
wronged. - And every soul will be fully compensated
for what it had done. He is well aware of what
they do. - Those who disbelieved will be driven to
Hell in throngs. Until, when they have
reached it, and its gates are opened, its keepers will say to them, “Did not messengers
from among you come to you, reciting to you
the revelations of your Lord, and warning
you of the meeting of this Day of yours?”
They will say, “Yes, but the verdict of punishment is justified against the disbelievers.” - It will be said, “Enter the gates of Hell, to
abide therein eternally.” How wretched is the
destination of the arrogant. - And those who feared their Lord will be led
to Paradise in throngs. Until, when they have
reached it, and its gates are opened, its keepers will say to them, “Peace be upon you, you have been good, so enter it, to abide therein eternally.” - And they will say, “Praise be to Allah, who
has fulfilled His promise to us, and made us
inherit the land, enjoying Paradise as we
please.” How excellent is the reward of the
workers. - And you will see the angels hovering
around the Throne, glorifying their Lord
with praise. And it will be judged between
them equitably, and it will be said, “Praise be
to Allah, Lord of the Worlds.”