In the name of Allah,
the Gracious, the Merciful
- Ha, Meem.
- A revelation from the Most Gracious, the
Most Merciful. - A Scripture whose Verses are detailed, a
Quran in Arabic for people who know. - Bringing good news, and giving warnings.
But most of them turn away, so they do not
listen. - And they say, “Our hearts are screened
from what you call us to, and in our ears is
deafness, and between us and you is a barrier.
So do what you want, and so will we.” - Say, “I am only a human like you; it is inspired in me that your God is One God. So be
upright towards Him, and seek forgiveness
from Him.” And woe to the idolaters. - Those who do not pay the alms; and regarding the Hereafter, they are disbelievers.
- As for those who believe and do righteous
deeds—for them is a reward uninterrupted. - Say, “Do you reject the One who created the
earth in two days? And you attribute equals
to Him? That is the Lord of the Universe.” - He placed stabilizers over it; and blessed it;
and planned its provisions in four days,
equally to the seekers. - Then He turned to the sky, and it was
smoke, and said to it and to the earth, “Come,
willingly or unwillingly.” They said, “We
come willingly.” - So He completed them as seven universes
in two days, and He assigned to each universe
its laws. And We decorated the lower universe with lamps, and for protection. That is
the design of the Almighty, the All-Knowing. - But if they turn away, say, “I have warned
you of a thunderbolt, like the thunderbolt of
Aad and Thamood.” - Their messengers came to them, from before them and from behind them, saying, “Do
not worship anyone but Allah.” They said,
“Had our Lord willed, He would have sent
down angels; Therefore, we reject what you
are sent with.” - As for Aad, they turned arrogant on earth,
and opposed justice, and said, “Who is more
powerful than us?” Have they not considered
that Allah, who created them, is more powerful than they? And they went on denying Our
revelations. - So We unleashed upon them a screaming
wind, for a few miserable days, to make them
taste the punishment of shame in this life; but
the punishment of the Hereafter is more
shameful; and they will not be saved. - And as for Thamood, We guided them, but
they preferred blindness over guidance. So the thunderbolt of the humiliating punishment seized them, because of what they used to earn. - And We saved those who believed and
were righteous. - The Day when Allah’s enemies are herded
into the Fire, forcibly. - Until, when they have reached it, their
hearing, and their sight, and their skins will
testify against them regarding what they used
to do. - And they will say to their skins, “Why did
you testify against us?” They will say, “Allah,
Who made all things speak, made us speak. It
is He who created you the first time, and to
Him you are returned.” - You were unable to hide yourselves from
your hearing, and your sight, and your skins,
to prevent them from testifying against you,
and you imagined that Allah was unaware of
much of what you do. - It is that thought of yours about your Lord
that led you to ruin—so you became of the
losers. - If they endure patiently, the Fire will be
their residence; and if they make up excuses,
they will not be pardoned. - We had assigned companions for them,
who glamorized to them what was in front of
them, and what was behind them. And the
Word proved true against them in communities of jinn and humans that have passed
away before them. They were losers. - Those who disbelieve say, “Do not listen to
this Quran, and talk over it, so that you may
prevail.” - We will make those who disbelieve taste an
intense agony, and We will recompense them
according to the worst of what they used to
do. - Such is the recompense of Allah’s enemies—the Fire—where they will have their
permanent home, in recompense for having
disregarded Our revelations. - Those who disbelieved will say, “Our Lord,
show us those who led us astray—among jinn
and humans—and we will trample them under our feet, so they become of the lowest.” - Surely, those who say: “Our Lord is Allah,”
and then go straight, the angels will descend
upon them: “Do not fear, and do not grieve,
but rejoice in the news of the Garden which
you were promised. - We are your allies in this life and in the
Hereafter, wherein you will have whatever
your souls desire, and you will have therein
whatever you call for. - As Hospitality from an All-Forgiving,
Merciful One.” - And who is better in speech than someone
who calls to Allah, and acts with integrity,
and says, “I am of those who submit”? - Good and evil are not equal. Repel evil with
good, and the person who was your enemy
becomes like an intimate friend. - But none will attain it except those who
persevere, and none will attain it except the
very fortunate. - When a temptation from the Devil provokes you, seek refuge in Allah; He is the
Hearer, the Knower. - And of His signs are the night and the day,
and the sun and the moon. Do not bow down
to the sun, nor to the moon, but bow down to
Allah, Who created them both, if it is Him
that you serve. - But if they are too proud—those in the
presence of your Lord praise Him night and
day, and without ever tiring. - And of His signs is that you see the land
still. But when We send down water upon it,
it stirs and grows. Surely, He Who revived it
will revive the dead. He is Able to do all
things. - Those who despise Our revelations are not
hidden from Us. Is he who is hurled into the
Fire better? Or he who arrives safely on the
Day of Resurrection? Do as you please; He is
Seeing of everything you do. - Those who reject the Reminder when it has
come to them—it is an invincible Book. - Falsehood cannot approach it, from before
it or behind it. It is a revelation from One
Wise and Praiseworthy. - Nothing is said to you but was said to the
Messengers before you: your Lord is Possessor of Forgiveness, and Possessor of Painful
Repayment. - Had We made it a Quran in a foreign language, they would have said, “If only its
verses were made clear.” Non-Arabic and an
Arab? Say, “For those who believe, it is guidance and healing. But as for those who do not
believe: there is heaviness in their ears, and it
is blindness for them. These are being called
from a distant place.” - We gave Moses the Book, but disputes
arose concerning it. Were it not for a prior
decree from your Lord, judgment would have
been pronounced between them. But they are
in perplexing doubt concerning it. - Whoever acts righteously does so for himself; and whoever works evil does so against
himself. Your Lord is not unjust to the servants. - To Him is referred the knowledge of the
Hour. No fruit emerges from its sheath, and
no female conceives or delivers, except with
His knowledge. And on the Day when He
calls out to them, “Where are My associates?”
They will say, “We admit to you, none of us
is a witness.” - What they used to pray to before will forsake them, and they will realize that they have
no escape. - The human being never tires of praying for
good things; but when adversity afflicts him,
he despairs and loses hope. - And when We let him taste a mercy from
Us, after the adversity that had afflicted him,
he will say, “This is mine, and I do not think
that the Hour is coming; and even if I am returned to my Lord, I will have the very best with Him.” We will inform those who disbelieve of what they did, and We will make them taste an awful punishment. - When We provide comfort for the human
being, he withdraws and distances himself;
but when adversity befalls him, he starts
lengthy prayers. - Say, “Have you considered? If it is from Allah and you reject it—who is further astray
than he who is cutoff and alienated?” - We will show them Our proofs on the horizons, and in their very souls, until it becomes clear to them that it is the truth. Is it
not sufficient that your Lord is witness over
everything? - Surely they are in doubt about the encounter with their Lord. Surely He comprehends
everything.