In the name of Allah,
the Gracious, the Merciful
- Ha, Meem.
- Ayn, Seen, Qaf.
- Thus He inspires you, and those before
you—Allah the Almighty, the Wise. - To him belongs everything in the heavens
and everything on earth. He is the Sublime,
the Magnificent. - The heavens above them almost burst apart,
while the angels glorify the praises of their
Lord, and ask forgiveness for those on earth.
Allah is indeed the Forgiver, the Merciful. - As for those who take masters other than
Him: Allah is in charge of them, and you are
not responsible for them. - Thus We inspired you with an Arabic
Quran, that you may warn the Central City
and whoever is around it, and to warn of the
Day of Assembly, of which there is no doubt;
a group in the Garden, and a group in the
Furnace. - Had Allah willed, He could have made them
one community, but He admits into His
mercy whomever He wills. As for the wrongdoers, they will have no protector and no savior. - Or have they adopted protectors besides
him? But Allah is the Protector, and He gives
life to the dead, and He has power over all
things. - Whatever matter you differ about, its judgment rests with Allah. “Such is Allah, my
Lord, in Whom I trust, and unto Him I repent.” - Originator of the heavens and the earth. He
made for you mates from among yourselves,
and pairs of animals, by means of which He
multiplies you. There is nothing like Him. He
is the Hearing, the Seeing. - To Him belongs absolute control of the
heavens and the earth. He spreads the bounties to whomever He wills, or reduces it. He
is aware of all things. - He prescribed for you the same religion He
enjoined upon Noah, and what We inspired
to you, and what We enjoined upon Abraham, and Moses, and Jesus: “You shall uphold the religion, and be not divided therein.”
As for the idolaters, what you call them to is
outrageous to them. Allah chooses to Himself
whom He wills, and He guides to Himself
whoever repents. - They became divided only after knowledge
came to them, out of resentment among
themselves. Were it not for a predetermined
decision from your Lord, judgment would
have been pronounced between them. Indeed, those who were made to inherit the
Book after them are in grave doubt about it. - To this go on inviting, and be upright as
you were commanded, and do not follow
their inclinations, and say, “I believe in whatever Book Allah has sent down, and I was
commanded to judge between you equitably.
Allah is our Lord and your Lord. We have our
deeds, and you have your deeds. Let there be
no quarrel between us and you. Allah will bring us together, and to Him is the ultimate return.” - As for those who dispute about Allah after
having answered His call, their argument is
invalid with their Lord; and upon them falls
wrath; and a grievous torment awaits them. - It is Allah who revealed the Book with the
truth, and the Balance. And what will make
you realize that perhaps the Hour is near? - Those who do not believe in it seek to hasten it; but those who believe are apprehensive
of it, and they know it to be the truth. Absolutely, those who question the Hour are in
distant error. - Allah is kind towards His worshipers. He
provides for whomever He wills. He is the
Powerful, the Honorable. - Whoever desires the harvest of the Hereafter, We increase for him his harvest; and
whoever desires the harvest of this world, We
give him thereof, and he has no share of the
Hereafter. - Or is it that they have partners who litigate
for them religious laws never authorized by
Allah? Were it not for the conclusive decision, it would have been settled between
them. The wicked will have a painful punishment. - You will see the unjust terrified of what
they have earned, and it will befall them. As
for those who believe and do good deeds,
they will be in the Meadows of the Gardens;
they will have whatever they please in the
presence of their Lord; that is the supreme
blessing. - That is the good news Allah gives to His
servants who believe and do good deeds. Say,
“I ask of you no wage for it, except affection
among the near of kin.” Whoever does a good
deed, We will increase its goodness for him.
Allah is Forgiving and Appreciative. - Or do they say, “He forged a lie about Allah.” If Allah so willed, He could have sealed
your heart. But Allah obliterates the false, and
confirm the true by His Words. He knows
what is in the hearts. - It is He who accepts the repentance of His
worshipers, and remits the sins, and knows
what you do. - And He answers those who believe and do
good deeds, and He increases them of His
grace. But the disbelievers will suffer a terrible punishment. - If Allah were to increase the provision to
His servants, they would transgress on earth;
but He sends down in precise measure whatever He wills. Surely, regarding His servants,
He is Expert and Observant. - It is He who brings down the rain after they
have despaired, and unfolds His mercy. He is
the Guardian, the Praised. - And of His signs are the creation of the
heavens and the earth, and the creatures He
has spread throughout them; and He is Able
to gather them at will. - Whatever misfortune befalls you, it is because of what your hands have earned; and
yet He pardons much. - You are not the ones to interfere on earth;
and besides Allah, you have no ally, and no
helper. - And of His signs are the ships sailing the
sea like flags. - If He willed, He could have stilled the
winds, leaving them motionless on its surface. Surely in that are signs for every disciplined, grateful person. - Or He could wreck them, because of what
they have earned. And yet He pardons much. - Those who dispute Our signs know that
there is no asylum for them. - Whatever thing you are given is only the
provision of this life. But what Allah possesses is better and more lasting for those
who believe and rely on their Lord. - And those who avoid major sins and indecencies; and if they become angry, they forgive.
- And those who respond to their Lord, and
pray regularly, and conduct their affairs by mutual consultation, and give of what We have provided them. - And those who, when wronged, defend
themselves. - The repayment of a bad action is one
equivalent to it. But whoever pardons and
makes reconciliation, his reward lies with Allah. He does not love the unjust. - As for those who retaliate after being
wronged, there is no blame on them. - Blame lies on those who wrong people, and
commit aggression in the land without right.
These will have a painful punishment. - But whoever endures patiently and forgives—that is a sign of real resolve.
- Whoever Allah leaves astray has no protector apart from Him. And you will see the
transgressors, when they see the torment,
saying, “Is there a way of going back?” - And you will see them exposed to it, cowering from disgrace, looking with concealed
eyes. Those who believed will say, “The losers
are those who lost themselves and their families on the Day of Resurrection.” Indeed, the
evildoers are in a lasting torment. - They will have no allies to support them
against Allah. Whomever Allah leaves astray
has no way out. - Respond to your Lord before there comes
from Allah a Day that cannot be turned back.
You will have no refuge on that Day, and no
possibility of denial. - But if they turn away—We did not send
you as a guardian over them. Your only duty
is communication. Whenever We let man
taste mercy from Us, he rejoices in it; but
when misfortune befalls them, as a consequence of what their hands have perpetrated,
man turns blasphemous. - To Allah belongs the dominion of the
heavens and the earth. He creates whatever
He wills. He grants daughters to whomever
He wills, and He grants sons to whomever He
wills. - Or He combines them together, males and
females; and He renders whomever He wills
sterile. He is Knowledgeable and Capable. - It is not for any human that Allah should
speak to him, except by inspiration, or from
behind a veil, or by sending a messenger to
reveal by His permission whatever He wills.
He is All-High, All-Wise. - We thus inspired you spiritually, by Our
command. You did not know what the Scripture is, nor what faith is, but We made it a
light, with which We guide whomever We
will of Our servants. You surely guide to a
straight path. - The path of Allah, to whom belongs everything in the heavens and everything on earth.
Indeed, to Allah all matters revert.