In the name of Allah,
the Gracious, the Merciful
- Alif, Lam, Meem, Ra. These are the signs of
the Scripture. What is revealed to you from
your Lord is the truth, but most people do not
believe. - Allah is He who raised the heavens without
pillars that you can see, and then settled on
the Throne. And He regulated the sun and
the moon, each running for a specified period. He manages all affairs, and He explains
the signs, that you may be certain of the meeting with your Lord. - And it is He who spread the earth, and
placed in it mountains and rivers. And He
placed in it two kinds of every fruit. He causes
the night to overlap the day. In that are signs
for people who reflect. - On earth are adjacent terrains, and gardens
of vines, and crops, and date-palms, from the
same root or from distinct roots, irrigated
with the same water. We make some taste - better than others. In that are proofs for people who reason.
- Should you —the real wonder is
their saying: “When we have become dust,
will we be in a new creation?” Those are they
who defied their Lord. Those are they who
will have yokes around their necks. Those are
the inhabitants of the Fire, where they will remain forever. - And they urge you to hasten evil before
good, though examples have passed away before them. Your Lord is full of forgiveness towards the people for their wrongdoings, yet
your Lord is severe in retribution. - Those who disbelieve say, “Why was a miracle not sent down to him from his Lord?”
You are only a warner, and to every community is a guide. - Allah knows what every female bears, and
every increase and decrease of the wombs.
With Him, everything is by measure. - The Knower of the Invisible and the Visible;
the Grand, the Supreme. - It is the same; whether one of you conceals
his speech, or declares it; whether he goes
into hiding by night, or goes out by day. - He has a succession; before him and behind
him, protecting him by Allah’s command.
Allah does not change the condition of a people until they change what is within themselves. And if Allah wills any hardship for a
people, there is no turning it back; and apart
from Him they have no protector. - It is He who shows you the lightening,
causing fear and hope. And He produces the
heavy clouds. - The thunder praises His glory, and so do
the angels, in awe of Him. And He sends the
thunderbolts, striking with them whomever
He wills. Yet they argue about Allah, while
He is Tremendous in might. To Him belongs the call to truth. Those
they call upon besides Him do not respond to
them with anything—except as someone who
stretches his hands towards water, so that it may reach his mouth, but it does not reach it. The prayers of the unbelievers are only in vain. - To Allah prostrates everyone in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, as
do their shadows, in the morning and in the
evening. - Say, “Who is the Lord of the heavens and
the earth?” Say, “Allah.” Say, “Have you taken
besides Him protectors, who have no power
to profit or harm even themselves?” Say, “Are
the blind and the seeing equal? Or are darkness and light equal? Or have they assigned to
Allah associates, who created the likes of His
creation, so that the creations seemed to
them alike? Say, “Allah is the Creator of all
things, and He is The One, the Irresistible.” - He sends down water from the sky, and riverbeds flow according to their capacity. The
current carries swelling froth. And from what
they heat in fire of ornaments or utensils
comes a similar froth. Thus Allah exemplifies
truth and falsehood. As for the froth, it is
swept away, but what benefits the people remains in the ground. Thus Allah presents the
analogies. - For those who respond to their Lord is the
best. But as for those who do not respond to
Him, even if they possessed everything on
earth, and twice as much, they could not redeem themselves with it. Those will have the
worst reckoning; and their home is Hell—a
miserable destination. - Is he who knows that what was revealed to
your from your Lord is the truth, like him
who is blind? Only those who reason will remember. - Those who fulfill the promise to Allah, and
do not violate the agreement. - And those who join what Allah has commanded to be joined, and fear their Lord, and
dread the dire reckoning. - And those who patiently seek the presence
of their Lord, and pray regularly, and spend
from Our provisions to them, secretly and openly, and repel evil with good. These will have the Ultimate Home. - Everlasting Gardens, which they will enter,
along with the righteous among their parents, and their spouses, and their descendants. And the angels will enter upon them
from every gate. - “Peace be upon you, because you endured
patiently. How excellent is the Final Home.” - As for those who violate the promise to Allah, after pledging to keep it, and sever what
Allah has commanded to be joined, and
spread corruption on earth—these, the curse
will be upon them, and they will have the
Worst Home. - Allah dispenses the provisions to whomever He wills, and restricts. And they delight
in the worldly life; yet the worldly life, compared to the Hereafter, is only enjoyment. - Those who disbelieve say, “If only a miracle
was sent down to him from his Lord.” Say,
“Allah leads astray whomever He wills, and
He guides to Himself whoever repents.” - Those who believe, and whose hearts find
comfort in the remembrance of Allah. Surely,
it is in the remembrance of Allah that hearts
find comfort.” - For those who believe and do righteous
deeds—for them is happiness and a beautiful
return. - Thus We sent you among a community before which other communities have passed
away, that you may recite to them what We
revealed to you. Yet they deny the Benevolent
One. Say, “He is my Lord; there is no god but
He; in Him I trust, and to Him is my repentance.” - Even if there were a Quran, by which
mountains could be set in motion, or by
which the earth could be shattered, or by
which the dead could be made to speak. In
fact, every decision rests with Allah. Did the
believers not give up and realize that had Allah willed, He would have guided all humanity? Disasters will continue to strike those
who disbelieve, because of their deeds, or they fall near their homes, until Allah’s promise comes true. Allah never breaks a promise. - Messengers before you were ridiculed, but
I granted the disbelievers respite, and then I
seized them. What a punishment it was! - Is He who is watchful over the deeds of
every soul? Yet they ascribe associates to Allah. Say, “Name them! Or are you informing
Him of something on earth He does not
know, or is it a show of words?” In fact, the
scheming of those who disbelieve is made to
appear good to them, and they are averted
from the path. Whomever Allah misguides
has no guide. - There is for them torment in the worldly
life, but the torment of the Hereafter is
harsher. And they have no defender against
Allah. - The likeness of the Garden promised to the
righteous: rivers flowing beneath it; its food
is perpetual, and so is its shade. Such is the
sequel for those who guard against evil, but
the sequel of the disbelievers is the Fire. - Those to whom We gave the Scripture rejoice in what was revealed to you, while some
factions reject parts of it. Say, “I am commanded to worship Allah, and to never associate anything with Him. To Him I invite,
and to Him is my return.” - Thus We revealed it an Arabic code of law.
Were you to follow their desires, after the
knowledge that has come to you, you would
have neither ally nor defender against Allah. - We sent messengers before you, and We
assigned for them wives and offspring. No
messenger could bring a sign except with the
permission of Allah. For every era is a scripture. - Allah abolishes whatever He wills, and He
affirms. With Him is the source of the Scripture. - Whether We show you some of what We
have promised them, or We cause you to
die—your duty is to inform, and Ours is the
reckoning. - Do they not see how We deal with the
earth, diminishing it at its edges? Allah
judges; and nothing can hold back His judgment. And He is quick to settle accounts. - Those before them planned, but the entire
plan is up to Allah. He knows what every soul
earns. Those who disbelieve will know to
whom the Ultimate Home is. - Those who disbelieve say, “You are not a
messenger.” Say, “Allah is a sufficient witness
between me and you, and whoever has
knowledge of the Scripture.”