In the name of Allah,
the Gracious, the Merciful
- Mankind’s reckoning has drawn near, but
they turn away heedlessly. - No fresh reminder comes to them from
their Lord, but they listen to it playfully. - Their hearts distracted, the wrongdoers
confer secretly, “Is this anything but a mortal like you? Will you take to sorcery, with open eyes?” - He said, “My Lord knows what is said in the
heaven and the earth; and He is the Hearer,
the Knower.” - And they said, “A jumble of dreams,” and,
“He made it up,” and, “He is a poet,” “let him
bring us a sign, like those sent to the ancients.” - None of the towns We destroyed before
them had believed. Will they, then, believe? - We did not send before you except men,
whom We inspired. Ask the people of
knowledge, if you do not know. - We did not make them mere bodies that ate
no food, nor were they immortal. - Then We fulfilled Our promise to them,
and We saved them together with whomever
We willed, and We destroyed the extravagant. - We have sent down to you a Book, containing your message. Do you not understand?
- How many a guilty town have We crushed,
and established thereafter another people? - Then, when they sensed Our might, they
started running away from it. - Do not run, but come back to your luxuries, and to your homes, that you may be
questioned. - They said, “Woe to us; we were unfair.”
- This continued to be their cry, until We
made them silent ashes. - We did not create the sky and the earth and
what is between them for amusement. - If We wanted amusement, We could have
found it within Us, were We to do so. - In fact, We hurl the truth against falsehood,
and it crushes it, so it vanishes. Woe unto
you, for what you describe. - To Him belongs everyone in the heavens
and the earth. Those near Him are not too
proud to worship Him, nor do they waver. - They praise night and day, without ever tiring.
- Or have they taken to themselves gods
from the earth who resurrect? - If there were in them gods other than Allah, they would have gone to ruin. So glory be
to Allah, Lord of the Throne, beyond what
they allege. - He will not be questioned about what He
does, but they will be questioned. - Or have they taken, besides Him, other
gods? Say, “Bring your proof. This is a message for those with me, and a message of
those before me.” But most of them do not
know the truth, so they turn away. - We never sent a messenger before you
without inspiring him that: “There is no god
but I, so worship Me.” - And they say, “The Most Merciful has
taken to himself a son.” Be He glorified; they
are but honored servants. - They never speak before He has spoken,
and they only act on His command. - He knows what is before them, and what is
behind them; and they do not intercede except for him whom He approves; and they
tremble in awe of Him. - And whoever of them says, “I am a god besides Him,” We will reward him with Hell.
Thus We reward the wrongdoers. - Do the disbelievers not see that the heavens
and the earth were one mass, and We tore
them apart? And We made from water every
living thing. Will they not believe? - And We placed on earth stabilizers, lest it
sways with them, and We placed therein
signposts and passages, that they may be
guided. - And We made the sky a protected ceiling;
yet they turn away from its wonders. - It is He who created the night and the day,
and the sun and the moon; each floating in an
orbit. - We did not grant immortality to any human being before you. Should you die, are
they then the immortal? - Every soul will taste death. We burden you
with adversity and prosperity—a test. And to
Us you will be returned. - When those who disbelieve see you, they
treat you only with ridicule: “Is this the one
who mentions your gods?” And they reject
the mention of the Merciful. - The human being was created of haste. I
will show you My signs, so do not seek to rush
Me. - And they say, “When will this promise
come true, if you are truthful?” - If those who disbelieve only knew, when
they cannot keep the fire off their faces and
off their backs, and they will not be helped. - In fact, it will come upon them suddenly,
and bewilder them. They will not be able to
repel it, and they will not be reprieved. - Messengers before you were also ridiculed,
but those who jeered were surrounded by
what they had ridiculed. - Say, “Who guards you against the Merciful
by night and by day?” But they turn away
from the mention of their Lord. - Or do they have gods who can defend them
against Us? They cannot help themselves, nor
will they be protected from Us. - We have given these enjoyments, and their
ancestors, until time grew long upon them.
Do they not see how We gradually reduce the
land from its extremities? Are they then the
victors? - Say, “I am warning you through inspiration.” But the deaf cannot hear the call when
they are being warned. - And when a breath of your Lord’s punishment touches them, they say, “Woe to us, we
were truly wicked.” - We will set up the scales of justice for the
Day of Resurrection, so that no soul will suffer the least injustice. And even if it be the weight of a mustard-seed, We will bring it up. Sufficient are We as Reckoners. - We gave Moses and Aaron the Criterion,
and illumination, and a reminder for the
righteous. - Those who fear their Lord in private, and
are apprehensive of the Hour. - This too is a blessed message that We revealed. Are you going to deny it?
- We gave Abraham his integrity formerly,
and We knew him well. - When he said to his father and his people,
“What are these statues to which you are devoted?” - They said, “We found our parents worshiping them.”
- He said, “You and your parents are in evident error.”
- They said, “Are you telling us the truth, or
are you just playing?” - He said, “Your Lord is the Lord of the
heavens and the earth, the One who created
them, and I bear witness to that. - “By Allah, I will have a plan for your statues
after you have gone away.” - So he reduced them into pieces, except for
their biggest, that they may return to it. - They said, “Who did this to our gods? He
is certainly one of the wrongdoers.” - They said, “We heard a youth mentioning
them. He is called Abraham.” - They said, “Bring him before the eyes of the
people, so that they may witness.” - They said, “Are you the one who did this to
our gods, O Abraham?” - He said, “But it was this biggest of them
that did it. Ask them, if they can speak.” - Then they turned to one another, and said,
“You yourselves are the wrongdoers.” - But they reverted to their old ideas: “You
certainly know that these do not speak.” - He said, “Do you worship, instead of Allah,
what can neither benefit you in anything, nor
harm you? - Fie on you, and on what you worship instead of Allah. Do you not understand?”
- They said, “Burn him and support your
gods, if you are going to act.” - We said, “O fire, be coolness and safety
upon Abraham.” - They planned to harm him, but We made
them the worst losers. - And We delivered him, and Lot, to the land
that We blessed for all people. - And We granted him Isaac and Jacob as a
gift; and each We made righteous. - And We made them leaders, guiding by
Our command; and We inspired them to do
good works, and to observe the prayer, and to
give out charity. They were devoted servants
to Us. - And Lot—We gave him judgment and
knowledge, and We delivered him from the
town that practiced the abominations. They
were wicked and perverted people. - And We admitted him into Our mercy; for
He was one of the righteous. - And Noah, when he called before. So We
answered him, and delivered him and his
family from the great disaster. - And We supported him against the people
who rejected Our signs. They were an evil
people, so We drowned them all. - And David and Solomon, when they gave
judgment in the case of the field, when some
people’s sheep wandered therein by night;
and We were witnesses to their judgment. - And so We made Solomon understand it,
and to each We gave wisdom and knowledge.
And We subjected the mountains along with
David to sing Our praises, and the birds as
well—surely We did. - And We taught him the making of shields
for you, to protect you from your violence.
Are you, then, appreciative? - And to Solomon the stormy wind, blowing
at His command towards the land that We
have blessed. We are aware of everything. - And of the devils were some that dived for
him, and performed other, lesser tasks. But
We kept them restrained. - And Job, when he cried out to his Lord:
“Great harm has afflicted me, and you are the
Most Merciful of the merciful.” - So We answered him, lifted his suffering,
and restored his family to him, and their like
with them—a mercy from Us, and a reminder
for the worshipers. - And Ishmael, and Enoch, and Ezekiel; each
was one of the steadfast. - And We admitted them into Our mercy.
They were among the righteous. - And Jonah, when he stormed out in fury,
thinking We had no power over him. But
then He cried out in the darkness, “There is
no god but You! Glory to You! I was one of
the wrongdoers!” - So We answered him, and saved him from
the affliction. Thus We save the faithful. - And Zechariah, when he called out to his
Lord, “My Lord, do not leave me alone, even
though you are the Best of heirs.” - So We answered him, and gave him John.
And We cured his wife for him. They used to
vie in doing righteous deeds, and used to call
on Us in love and awe, and they used to humble themselves to Us. - And she who guarded her virginity. We
breathed into her of Our spirit, and made her
and her son a sign to the world. - This community of yours is one community, and I am your Lord, so worship Me.
- But they splintered themselves into factions. They will all return to Us.
- Whoever does righteous deeds, and is a believer, his effort will not be denied. We are
writing it down for him. - There is a ban on the town that We had destroyed—that they will not return.
- Until, when Gog and Magog are let loose,
and they swarm down from every mound. - The promise of truth has drawn near. The
eyes of those who disbelieved will stare in
horror: “Woe to us. We were oblivious to
this. In fact, we were wrongdoers.” - You and what you worship besides Allah
are fuel for Hell. You will descend into it. - Had these been gods, they would not have
descended into it. All will abide in it. - In it they will wail. In it they will not hear.
- As for those who deserved goodness from
Us—these will be kept away from it. - They will not hear its hissing, and they will
forever abide in what their hearts desire. - The Supreme Fear will not worry them,
and the angels will receive them: “This is your
Day which you were promised.” - On the Day when We fold the heaven, like
the folding of a book. Just as We began the
first creation, We will repeat it—a promise
binding on Us. We will act. - We have written in the Psalms, after the
Reminder, that the earth will be inherited by
My righteous servants. - Indeed, in this is a message for people who
worship. - We did not send you except as mercy to
mankind. - Say, “It is revealed to me that your God is
One God. Are you going to submit?” - But if they turn away, say, “I have informed you sufficiently. Although I do not
know whether what you are promised is near
or far.” - He knows what is said openly, and He
knows what you conceal. - “And I do not know whether it is perhaps
a trial for you, and an enjoyment for a while.” - He said, “My Lord, judge with justice.”
And, “Our Lord is the Gracious, Whose help
is sought against what you allege.