English Koran

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1
The Opening
Al-Fātiḥa
الفاتحة

1. In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
2. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds
3. The Merciful, the Compassionate
4. Owner of the Day of Judgment.
5. You alone we worship and You alone we ask for help.
6. Guide us to the straight path
7. The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have evoked Your anger, nor of those who are astray.

2
The Cow
Al-Baqara
البقرة

1. Alif, Lam, Meem
2. That is the Book, no doubt in it, a guidance for the righteous
3. Those who believe in the unseen, and establish the prayer, and spend out of what We have provided for them,
4. And those who believe in what has been revealed to you, and what was revealed before you, and in the Hereafter they are certain.
5. Those are upon guidance from their Lord, and those are the successful.
6. Indeed, those who disbelieve, it is the same to them whether you warn them or do not warn them, they will not believe.
7. Allah has sealed their hearts and their hearing, and over their eyes is a covering. And for them is a great punishment.
8. And of the people are some who say, "We have believed in Allah and the Last Day," but they are not believers.
9. They deceive Allah and those who believe, and they deceive only themselves and do not realize.
10. In their hearts is a disease, so Allah increased their disease; and for them is a painful punishment because they used to lie.
11. And when it is said to them, "Do not cause corruption on the earth," they say, "We are only reformers."
12. Behold, it is they who are the corrupters, but they do not realize.
13. And when it is said to them, "Believe as the people have believed," they say, "Shall we believe as the foolish have believed?" Indeed, it is they who are the foolish, but they do not know.
14. And when they meet those who believe, they say, "We believe," but when they are alone with their devils, they say, "Indeed, we are with you; we are only mockers."
15. Allah mocks them and prolongs them in their transgression, they wander blindly.
16. Those are the ones who have bought misguidance with guidance, so their trade did not profit, nor were they guided.
17. Their example is like that of one who kindled a fire, but when it illuminated what was around him, Allah took away their light and left them in darkness; they do not see.
18. Deaf, dumb, blind, so they do not return.
19. Or like a rainstorm from the sky, in it is darkness, and thunder, and lightning. They put their fingers in their ears from the thunderclaps, fearing death. And Allah is encompassing of the disbelievers.
20. The lightning almost snatches their sight. Whenever it lights up for them, they walk in it, and when darkness falls upon them, they stand still. And if Allah willed, He could take away their hearing and their sight. Indeed, Allah is capable of everything.
21. O people, worship your Lord, who created you and those before you, so that you may become righteous
22. The One who made for you the earth as a bed and the sky as a structure and sent down from the sky water, and brought forth thereby fruits as provision for you. So do not set up equals to Allah while you know.
23. And if you are in doubt about what We have sent down upon Our Servant, then produce a surah like it and call upon your witnesses other than Allah, if you are truthful.
24. But if you do not do it - and you will never do it - then fear the Fire, whose fuel is people and stones, prepared for the disbelievers.
25. And give good tidings to those who believe and do righteous deeds that they will have gardens beneath which rivers flow. Whenever they are provided with a provision of fruit therefrom, they will say, "This is what we were provided with before." And it is given to them in likeness. And they will have therein purified spouses, and they will abide therein eternally.
26. Verily, Allah does not shy away from setting forth an example, even that of a mosquito or something above it. As for those who believe, they know that it is the truth from their Lord. But as for those who disbelieve, they say, "What does Allah intend by this example?" He misleads many thereby and guides many thereby. And He misleads not except the defiantly disobedient,
27. Those who break the covenant of Allah after its binding and sever what Allah has commanded to be joined and cause corruption on the earth; it is they who are the losers.
28. How do you disbelieve in Allah when you were dead and He gave you life; then He will cause you to die, then He will bring you back to life, and then to Him you will return.
29. He is the One who created for you all that is on the earth, then He turned to the heaven and made them seven heavens, and He is Knowing of everything.
30. And when your Lord said to the angels, "Indeed, I will make upon the earth a vicegerent." They said, "Will You place upon it one who causes corruption therein and sheds blood, while we glorify You with praise and sanctify You?" He said, "Indeed, I know what you do not know."
31. And He taught Adam the names, all of them, then He presented them to the angels and said, "Inform Me of the names of these, if you are truthful."
32. They said, "Glory be to You; we have no knowledge except what You have taught us. Indeed, You are the All-Knowing, the All-Wise."
33. He said, "O Adam, inform them of their names." When he had informed them of their names, He said, "Did I not tell you that I know the unseen of the heavens and the earth, and I know what you reveal and what you conceal?"
34. And when We said to the angels, "Prostrate before Adam," they prostrated, except for Iblees. He refused and was arrogant and became one of the disbelievers.
35. And We said, "O Adam, dwell, you and your wife, in the Garden and eat from it freely wherever you wish, but do not approach this tree, lest you become among the wrongdoers."
36. So Satan caused them to slip from it and brought them out of what they were in. And We said, "Descend, being to one another enemies. And for you on the earth is a place of settlement and enjoyment for a time."
37. So Adam received from his Lord words, and He turned towards him in forgiveness. Indeed, He is the Oft-Returning, the Most Merciful.
38. We said, "Descend from it, all of you. And if guidance comes to you from Me, then whoever follows My guidance, there will be no fear upon them, nor will they grieve."
39. And those who disbelieve and deny Our signs, those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally.
40. O Children of Israel, remember My favor which I have bestowed upon you, and fulfill My covenant, I will fulfill your covenant, and fear only Me.
41. And believe in what I have sent down confirming what is with you, and do not be the first to disbelieve in it, and do not exchange My signs for a small price, and fear only Me.
42. And do not mix the truth with falsehood and conceal the truth while you know.
43. And establish the prayer, and give the zakah, and bow with those who bow.
44. Do you command the people to be righteous and forget yourselves while you recite the Book? Do you not understand?
45. And seek help through patience and prayer; and indeed, it is great except for the humble
46. Those who think that they will meet their Lord and that they will return to Him.
47. O Children of Israel, remember My favor which I have bestowed upon you and that I preferred you over the worlds.
48. And fear a Day when no soul will suffice for another soul in the least, nor will intercession be accepted from it, nor will compensation be taken from it, nor will they be helped.
49. And when We saved you from the people of Pharaoh, who were subjecting you to the worst torment, slaughtering your sons and sparing your women. And in that was a great trial from your Lord.
50. And when We parted the sea for you, and saved you, and drowned the people of Pharaoh while you were looking on.
51. And when We made an appointment with Moses for forty nights, then you took the calf after him, while you were wrongdoers.
52. Then We forgave you from after that, so that you might be grateful.
53. And when We gave Moses the Book and the Criterion that perhaps you would be guided.
54. And when Moses said to his people, "O my people, indeed you have wronged yourselves by taking the calf, so repent to your Creator and kill yourselves. That is better for you in the sight of your Creator." Then He accepted your repentance; indeed, He is the Accepting of Repentance, the Merciful.
55. And when you said, "O Moses, we will not believe you until we see Allah openly," then the thunderbolt struck you while you were looking.
56. Then We revived you after your death, that perhaps you would be grateful.
57. And We shaded you with clouds and sent down to you manna and quails, "Eat from the good things We have provided you." And they did not wrong Us, but they were wronging themselves.
58. And when We said, "Enter this village and eat from it wherever you wish in abundance, and enter the gate prostrating and say, 'Relieve us.' We will forgive your sins for you, and We will increase the doers of good."
59. So those who did wrong changed the word to a statement other than that which was said to them, so We sent down upon those who did wrong a punishment from the sky because they were defiantly disobedient.
60. And when Moses prayed for water for his people, We said, "Strike the stone with your staff." Then twelve springs gushed forth from it. Each group of people knew its drinking place. "Eat and drink from the provision of Allah, and do not act wickedly on the earth, spreading corruption."
61. And when you said, "O Moses, we will not endure one kind of food, so call upon your Lord for us to bring forth for us from what the earth grows, its herbs, its cucumbers, its garlic, its lentils, and its onions." He said, "Would you exchange that which is better for that which is worse? Go down to any town, and you will have what you have asked for." And humiliation and poverty were struck upon them, and they returned with anger from Allah. That was because they disbelieved in the signs of Allah and killed the prophets without right. That was because they disobeyed and were transgressing.
62. Verily, those who have believed, and those who are Jews, and the Christians, and the Sabians, whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day and does righteous deeds, they shall have their reward with their Lord, and no fear shall be upon them, nor shall they grieve.
63. And when We took your covenant and raised over you the mount, "Take what We have given you with strength and remember what is in it, that perhaps you may become righteous."
64. Then you turned away after that; and if not for the favor of Allah upon you and His mercy, you would have been among the losers.
65. And you had already known those who transgressed among you on the Sabbath, so We said to them, "Be apes, despised."
66. And We made it a deterrent for what was before it and what was after it and an admonition for the God-fearing.
67. And when Moses said to his people, "Indeed, Allah commands you to slaughter a cow." They said, "Do you take us in ridicule?" He said, "I seek refuge in Allah from being among the ignorant."
68. They said, "Call upon your Lord to make clear to us what it is." He said, "Indeed, He says, 'It is a cow neither old nor virgin, but median between that,' so do what you are commanded."
69. They said, "Call for us your Lord to make clear to us what is its color." He said, "Indeed, He says, 'It is a yellow cow, bright is its color, pleasing to the observers.'"
70. They said, "Call for us to your Lord to make clear to us what it is. Indeed, the cows are alike to us. And indeed we, if Allah wills, will be guided."
71. He said, "Indeed, he says, 'It is a cow neither docile to plow the earth nor to water the field, sound without blemish.'" They said, "Now you have brought the truth." So they slaughtered her, but they almost did not do it.
72. And when you killed a soul and disputed concerning it, but Allah was to bring out that which you were concealing.
73. So We said, "Strike him with part of it." Thus does Allah bring the dead to life, and He shows you His signs that you might understand.
74. Then hardened your hearts after that, so they are like stones or even harder. And indeed, from the stones are those from which rivers burst forth, and indeed, from them are those that split open and water comes out, and indeed, from them are those that fall down for fear of Allah. And Allah is not unaware of what you do.
75. So do you hope that they will believe for you while a party of them used to hear the words of Allah and then distort it after they had understood it, and they knew?
76. And when they meet those who believe, they say, "We have believed," and when they are alone with one another, they say, "Do you talk to them about what Allah has revealed to you so they can argue with you about it before your Lord?" Do you not understand?
77. Or do they not know that Allah knows what they conceal and what they reveal?
78. And among them are unlettered ones who do not know the Book except for wishful thinking, and they are only assuming.
79. So woe to those who write the book with their own hands, then say, "This is from Allah," to purchase with it a small price. So woe to them for what their hands have written, and woe to them for what they earn.
80. And they said, "The Fire will not touch us except for a few days." Say, "Have you taken a covenant with Allah? For Allah will not break His covenant. Or do you say about Allah what you do not know?"
81. No, whoever earns a sin and his sin has surrounded him - those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally.
82. And those who believe and do righteous deeds, they are the companions of Paradise; they will dwell therein forever.
83. And when We took the covenant of the Children of Israel, "Do not worship except Allah; and to parents, do good, and to relatives, orphans, and the needy. And speak to people good words, and establish prayer, and give zakah." Then you turned away, except a few of you, and you were refusing.
84. And when We took your covenant, "Do not shed your blood and do not evict yourselves from your homes." Then you acknowledged while you were witnessing.
85. Then you are those who kill yourselves and expel a party of you from their homes, cooperating against them in sin and aggression, and if they come to you as captives, you ransom them, although their expulsion was forbidden to you. So do you believe in part of the Book and disbelieve in part? Then what is the recompense for those who do that among you except disgrace in the worldly life, and on the Day of Resurrection, they will be sent back to the severest of punishment. And Allah is not unaware of what you do.
86. Those are the ones who have purchased the life of this world at the cost of the Hereafter; so the punishment will not be lightened for them, nor will they be helped.
87. And We certainly gave Moses the Book, and followed up after him with messengers. And We gave Jesus, the son of Mary, clear signs, and supported him with the Holy Spirit. So, whenever a messenger came to you with what your souls did not desire, you became arrogant? Some of them you denied, and some of them you killed.
88. And they said, "Our hearts are wrapped." But Allah has cursed them for their disbelief, so little is it that they believe.
89. And when there came to them a Book from Allah confirming what was with them, and they had previously invoked Allah for victory over those who disbelieved, then when there came to them that which they recognized, they disbelieved in it; so the curse of Allah is upon the disbelievers.
90. How wretched is that for which they sold themselves, that they would disbelieve in what Allah has revealed, out of envy that Allah would send down His favor upon whom He wills from among His servants. So they returned with wrath upon wrath. And for the disbelievers is a humiliating punishment.
91. And when it is said to them, "Believe in what Allah has revealed," they say, "We believe in what was revealed to us," and they disbelieve in what came after it, while it is the truth confirming what is with them. Say, "Then why did you kill the prophets of Allah before, if you are believers?"
92. And indeed Moses came to you with clear proofs, then you took the calf after him while you were wrongdoers.
93. And when We took your covenant and raised over you the mount, "Take what We have given you with determination and listen." They said, "We hear and disobey," and their hearts absorbed the calf because of their disbelief. Say, "How wretched is that which your faith enjoins upon you, if you should be believers."
94. Say, "If the home of the Hereafter with Allah is for you alone, excluding the people, then wish for death, if you are truthful."
95. And never will they wish for it, ever, because of what their hands have sent forth. And Allah is Knowing of the wrongdoers.
96. And you will surely find them the most greedy of people for life, and even more than those who associate others with Allah. One of them wishes that he could be granted life for a thousand years, but it would not remove him from the punishment that he should be granted life. And Allah is Seeing of what they do.
97. Say, "Whoever is an enemy to Gabriel, for he has brought it down upon your heart by the permission of Allah, confirming what was before it and as guidance and good tidings for the believers."
98. Whoever is an enemy to Allah and His angels and His messengers and Gabriel and Michael, then indeed, Allah is an enemy to the disbelievers.
99. And We have certainly sent down to you clear signs, and none reject them except the defiantly disobedient.
100. And every time they made a covenant, a party of them threw it away; but most of them do not believe.
101. And when a messenger from Allah came to them, confirming what was with them, a party of those who had been given the Book threw the Book of Allah behind their backs, as if they did not know.
102. And followed what the devils recited during the reign of Solomon, and Solomon did not disbelieve, but the devils disbelieved, teaching people magic and what was revealed to the two angels in Babylon, Harut and Marut, and they do not teach anyone until they say, "We are a trial, so do not disbelieve." And they learn from them what they use to cause separation between a man and his wife, but they do not harm anyone through it except by permission of Allah, and they learn what harms them and does not benefit them, and they certainly knew that whoever purchased it would not have in the Hereafter any share, and wretched is that for which they sold themselves, if they only knew.
103. And if they had believed and feared, a reward from Allah would have been better, if they only knew.
104. O you who have believed, do not say, "Rāʿinā," but say, "Unẓurnā," and listen. And for the disbelievers is a painful punishment.
105. Those who disbelieve from among the People of the Book and the polytheists do not wish that any good should be sent down to you from your Lord, but Allah chooses for His mercy whom He wills, and Allah is the possessor of great bounty.
106. ۞ Whatever verse We abrogate or cause to be forgotten, We bring a better one or similar to it. Do you not know that Allah is capable of everything?
107. Do you not know that Allah has the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and you have no protector or helper besides Allah?
108. Or do you want to ask your Messenger as Moses was asked before? And whoever exchanges disbelief for faith has certainly strayed from the right path.
109. Many of the People of the Book wish they could turn you back to disbelief after your belief, out of envy from themselves after the truth has become clear to them. So forgive and overlook until Allah brings His command. Indeed, Allah is over all things competent.
110. And establish the prayer, and give the zakah; and whatever good you send forth for yourselves, you will find it with Allah. Indeed, Allah is Seeing of what you do.
111. And they said, "None will enter Paradise except one who is a Jew or a Christian." That is their wishful thinking. Say, "Bring your proof, if you are truthful."
112. Yes, whoever submits his face to Allah while being a doer of good will have his reward with his Lord, and no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve.
113. And the Jews said, "The Christians are upon nothing," and the Christians said, "The Jews are upon nothing," while they recite the Book. Thus spoke those who do not know, like their saying. So Allah will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning that in which they used to differ.
114. And who is more unjust than one who prevents the mosques of Allah from His name being mentioned in them and strives for their ruin? It is not for them to enter them except in fear. For them in this world is disgrace, and for them in the Hereafter is a great punishment.
115. And to Allah belong the east and the west; so wherever you turn, there is the Face of Allah. Indeed, Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing.
116. And they said, "Allah has taken a son." Glory be to Him! Rather, to Him belongs what is in the heavens and the earth. All are devout to Him.
117. The Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees a matter, He only says to it, "Be," and it is.
118. And those who do not know said, "Why does Allah not speak to us or bring us a sign?" Thus said those before them, similar to their saying. Their hearts resemble each other. We have made clear the signs for a people who are certain.
119. Verily, We have sent you with the truth as a bearer of glad tidings and a warner, and you will not be questioned about the companions of the blazing fire.
120. And never will the Jews be pleased with you, nor the Christians, until you follow their religion. Say, "Indeed, the guidance of Allah is the guidance." And if you follow their desires after what has come to you of knowledge, you will have no protector or helper from Allah.
121. Those to whom We have given the Book, recite it with its true recital, they believe in it, and whoever disbelieves in it, it is they who are the losers.
122. O Children of Israel, remember My favor that I have bestowed upon you and that I have preferred you over the worlds.
123. And fear a Day when no soul will suffice for another soul in the least, and no compensation will be accepted from it, nor will any intercession benefit it, nor will they be helped.
124. And when Abraham was tried by his Lord with words, and he fulfilled them, He said, "Indeed, I will make you a leader for the people." He said, "And of my descendants?" He said, "My covenant does not include the wrongdoers."
125. And when We made the House a place of return for the people and security, and take from the standing place of Abraham a place of prayer, and We charged Abraham and Ishmael, "Purify My House for those who perform ṭawāf, and those who are staying for worship, and those who bow and prostrate."
126. And when Abraham said, "My Lord, make this a secure city and provide its people with fruits, whoever of them believes in Allah and the Last Day." He said, "And whoever disbelieves, I will grant him enjoyment for a little; then I will force him to the punishment of the Fire, and wretched is the destination."
127. And when Abraham was raising the foundations of the House and Ishmael, "Our Lord, accept from us. Indeed, You are the Hearing, the Knowing."
128. Our Lord, and make us two Muslims to You, and from our descendants a Muslim nation to You, and show us our rites, and turn towards us in mercy. Indeed, You are the Accepting of Repentance, the Merciful.
129. Our Lord, and send among them a messenger from themselves, who will recite to them Your verses, and teach them the Book and wisdom, and purify them. Indeed, You are the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
130. And who turns away from the religion of Abraham except one who fools himself? And We certainly chose him in this world, and indeed he, in the Hereafter, will be among the righteous.
131. When his Lord said to him, "Submit," he said, "I have submitted to the Lord of the worlds."
132. And Abraham instructed his sons, and Jacob, "O my sons, indeed Allah has chosen for you the religion, so do not die except while you are Muslims."
133. Or were you witnesses when death approached Jacob, when he said to his sons, "What will you worship after me?" They said, "We will worship your God and the God of your fathers, Abraham, Ishmael, and Isaac, one God, and we are Muslims to Him."
134. That is a nation that has passed away; it will have what it earned, and you will have what you earned; and you will not be questioned about what they used to do.
135. And they said, "Be Jews or Christians, you will be guided." Say, "Rather, the religion of Abraham, inclining toward truth, and he was not of the polytheists."
136. Say, "We have believed in Allah and what has been revealed to us and what has been revealed to Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the Tribes and what was given to Moses and Jesus and what was given to the prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and we are to Him Muslims."
137. So if they believe in the same as you believe in it, then they have been guided; but if they turn away, then they are only in dissension. So Allah will suffice you against them, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
138. The dye of Allah, and who is better than Allah in dye? And we are worshippers of Him.
139. Say, "Do you argue with us about Allah while He is our Lord and your Lord? For us are our deeds, and for you are your deeds. And we are sincere to Him."
140. Or do you say, "Indeed, Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the Descendants were Jews or Christians?" Say, "Are you more knowing or is Allah?" And who is more unjust than one who conceals a testimony he has from Allah? And Allah is not unaware of what you do.
141. That is a nation that has passed away; it will have what it earned, and you will have what you earned; and you will not be questioned about what they used to do.
142. ۞ The foolish among the people will say, "What has turned them away from their qiblah, which they used to face?" Say, "To Allah belongs the east and the west. He guides whom He wills to a straight path."
143. And thus We have made you a middle nation, that you may be witnesses over the people, and the Messenger will be a witness over you. And We did not make the qiblah which you used to face except that We might know who follows the Messenger from who turns back on his heels. And indeed, it is difficult except for those whom Allah has guided. And Allah would never cause your faith to be lost. Indeed, Allah is to the people Kind and Merciful.
144. Certainly, We see the turning of your face in the sky, so We will turn you to a qiblah that you will be pleased with. So turn your face towards the Sacred Mosque. And wherever you are, turn your faces towards it. Indeed, those who were given the Book know that it is the truth from their Lord. And Allah is not unaware of what they do.
145. And if you came to those who were given the Book with every sign, they would not follow your qiblah; nor are you to follow their qiblah; nor do some of them follow the qiblah of others; and if you were to follow their desires after what has come to you of knowledge, indeed, you would then be among the wrongdoers.
146. Those to whom We have given the Book know him as they know their own sons; but indeed, a group of them knowingly conceal the truth.
147. The truth from your Lord, so do not be among the doubters.
148. And for each is a direction to which he turns; so race to good deeds. Wherever you may be, Allah will bring you forth all together. Indeed, Allah is over all things competent.
149. And from wherever you go out, turn your face toward the Sacred Mosque, and indeed, it is the truth from your Lord, and Allah is not unaware of what you do.
150. And from wherever you go out, turn your face toward the Sacred Mosque; and wherever you are, turn your faces toward it, so that people will have no argument against you, except those who commit wrong among them. So do not fear them, but fear Me, and so that I may complete My favor upon you and that you may be guided.
151. Just as We have sent among you a messenger from yourselves, reciting to you Our verses, and purifying you, and teaching you the Book and wisdom, and teaching you that which you did not know.
152. So remember Me, I will remember you, and be grateful to Me and do not deny Me.
153. O you who have believed, seek assistance through perseverance and prayer. Truly, Allah is with those who are patient.
154. And do not say about those who are killed in the way of Allah, "They are dead." Rather, they are alive, but you do not perceive.
155. And We will certainly test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits; but give good news to the patient,
156. Those who, when a calamity befalls them, say, "Indeed, we belong to Allah, and indeed, to Him we will return."
157. Those are the ones upon whom are blessings from their Lord and mercy, and those are the guided ones.
158. Verily, As-Safa and Al-Marwah are among the symbols of Allah; so whoever makes Hajj to the House or performs Umrah, there is no sin on him to walk between them. And whoever does good voluntarily, then verily, Allah is All-Recogniser, All-Knower.
159. Indeed, those who conceal what We have sent down of clear proofs and guidance after We have made it clear for the people in the Book, those are cursed by Allah and cursed by those who curse,
160. Except those who repent, correct themselves, and make clear; those - I will turn to them in forgiveness, and I am the Accepting of Repentance, the Merciful.
161. Verily, those who disbelieve and die while they are disbelievers, upon them is the curse of Allah and the angels and all the people.
162. Abiding eternally therein, the punishment will not be lightened for them, nor will they be reprieved.
163. And your god is one god; there is no god but He, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
164. Verily, in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of the night and the day, and the ships that sail in the sea with that which benefits mankind, and what Allah has sent down from the sky of water, giving life thereby to the earth after its death, and dispersing therein every moving creature, and the directing of the winds and the clouds controlled between the sky and the earth, are signs for a people who understand.
165. And among the people are those who take other than Allah as equals, they love them as they should love Allah, but those who believe are stronger in love for Allah, and if only those who have wronged could see when they see the punishment, that all power belongs to Allah entirely, and that Allah is severe in punishment.
166. When those who were followed disassociate themselves from those who followed, and they see the punishment, and the ties between them are cut off,
167. And those who followed will say, "If only we had another chance, we would disassociate ourselves from them as they have disassociated themselves from us." Thus does Allah show them their deeds as regrets upon them, and they will not emerge from the Fire.
168. O people, eat from what is on the earth, lawful and good, and do not follow the footsteps of Satan; indeed, he is to you a clear enemy.
169. He only commands you to evil and immorality and to say about Allah what you do not know.
170. And when it is said to them, "Follow what Allah has revealed," they say, "Rather, we will follow what we found our fathers upon." Even though their fathers understood nothing and were not guided?
171. The example of those who disbelieve is like that of one who shouts at what hears nothing but calls and cries; deaf, dumb, and blind, so they do not understand.
172. O you who have believed, eat from the good things We have provided for you, and be grateful to Allah if you worship Him.
173. He has only forbidden to you the dead animal, and blood, and the flesh of the pig, and what has been dedicated to other than Allah. But whoever is compelled, without desire or transgression, then there is no sin upon him. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
174. Verily, those who conceal what Allah has sent down of the Book and purchase with it a small price, they eat into their bellies nothing but fire, and Allah will not speak to them on the Day of Resurrection, nor will He purify them, and for them is a painful punishment.
175. Those are the ones who have purchased error with guidance and punishment with forgiveness. How patient they are over the Fire!
176. That is because Allah has sent down the Book in truth; and indeed, those who differ concerning the Book are in extreme dissension.
177. ۞ It is not righteousness that you turn your faces towards the east or the west, but righteousness is in one who believes in Allah, the Last Day, the angels, the Book, and the prophets, and gives wealth, in spite of love for it, to relatives, orphans, the needy, the traveler, those who ask, and for freeing slaves; establishes prayer and gives zakah; those who fulfill their promise when they promise; and are patient in poverty and hardship and during battle. Those are the ones who have been true, and it is those who are the righteous.
178. O you who have believed, it is prescribed for you to have retribution in cases of murder: the free man for the free man, the slave for the slave, and the female for the female. But if any remission is made by the brother of the slain, then grant any reasonable demand and compensate him with good conduct. This is a concession and a mercy from your Lord. But whoever transgresses after that will have a painful punishment.
179. And for you in retribution is life, O people of understanding, that you may become righteous.
180. It is prescribed for you, when death approaches one of you, if he leaves wealth, to make a bequest for the parents and near relatives according to what is acceptable; a duty upon the righteous.
181. So whoever changes it after hearing it, the sin is only upon those who change it. Indeed, Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
182. So whoever fears from a bequeather some error or sin and reconciles between them, there is no sin upon him. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
183. O you who have believed, fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become righteous
184. A few days numbered; so whoever among you is ill or on a journey, then a number from other days; and upon those who can afford it, a ransom of feeding a poor person; so whoever volunteers good, it is better for him; and that you fast is better for you, if you know.
185. The month of Ramadan, in which the Quran was revealed, a guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion. So whoever of you sights the month, let him fast it; and whoever is ill or on a journey, then an equal number of other days. Allah intends for you ease and does not intend for you hardship, and for you to complete the period and to glorify Allah for that which He has guided you; and perhaps you will be grateful.
186. And when My servants ask you about Me, indeed I am near. I respond to the call of the caller when he calls upon Me. So let them respond to Me and believe in Me, that they may be guided.
187. Permitted to you on the night of fasting is sexual relations with your wives, they are a garment for you and you are a garment for them, Allah knows that you used to deceive yourselves, so He turned to you and forgave you, so now have relations with them and seek what Allah has decreed for you, and eat and drink until the white thread of dawn becomes distinct to you from the black thread, then complete the fast until the night, and do not have relations with them while you are staying for worship in the mosques, these are the limits of Allah, so do not approach them, thus does Allah make clear His signs to the people that they may become righteous.
188. And do not consume your wealth among yourselves unjustly, nor send it to the rulers in order that you may consume a portion of the wealth of the people in sin, while you know.
189. They ask you about the crescent moons; say, "They are measurements of time for the people and for the pilgrimage." And it is not righteousness to enter houses from their backs, but righteousness is in one who fears Allah; and enter houses from their doors. And fear Allah that you may succeed.
190. And fight in the way of Allah those who fight you, but do not transgress; indeed, Allah does not like transgressors.
191. And kill them wherever you find them, and expel them from where they expelled you; and fitnah is worse than killing. And do not fight them at the Sacred Mosque until they fight you there; but if they fight you, then kill them. Such is the recompense of the disbelievers.
192. So if they cease, then indeed, Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
193. And fight them until there is no persecution, and religion is for Allah. But if they cease, then there is no hostility except against the wrongdoers.
194. The sacred month is for the sacred month, and for violations is legal retribution. So whoever has assaulted you, then assault him in the same way that he has assaulted you. And fear Allah and know that Allah is with those who fear Him.
195. And spend in the way of Allah, and do not throw yourselves with your own hands into destruction, and do good; indeed, Allah loves the doers of good.
196. And complete the Hajj and Umrah for Allah, but if you are prevented, then whatever can be obtained with ease of sacrificial animals, and do not shave your heads until the sacrificial animal has reached its place of slaughter, and whoever among you is ill or has an ailment of the head, then a ransom of fasting or charity or sacrifice, and when you are secure, then whoever performs Umrah followed by Hajj, then whatever can be obtained with ease of sacrificial animals, and whoever cannot find, then a fast of three days during Hajj and of seven when you have returned, those are ten complete, this is for those whose family is not in the area of Al-Masjid Al-Haram, and fear Allah and know that Allah is severe in penalty.
197. The Hajj is in well-known months, so whoever has made the Hajj obligatory upon himself therein, there is no sexual relations, nor disobedience, nor disputing during the Hajj. And whatever good you do, Allah knows it. And take provisions, but indeed, the best provision is piety. And fear Me, O you of understanding.
198. There is no blame upon you that you seek bounty from your Lord, but when you depart from Arafat, remember Allah at the Sacred Monument, and remember Him as He has guided you, for indeed, you were before it among the astray.
199. Then depart from where the people depart, and seek forgiveness from Allah; indeed, Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
200. So when you have completed your rites, then remember Allah as you remember your fathers or with a stronger remembrance. And among the people is he who says, "Our Lord, give us in this world," and he will have no share in the Hereafter.
201. And among them is he who says, "Our Lord, give us good in this world and good in the Hereafter and protect us from the punishment of the Fire."
202. Those, for them, is a share of what they have earned; and Allah is swift in account.
203. ۞ And remember Allah during days numbered. Then whoever hastens in two days, there is no sin upon him; and whoever delays, there is no sin upon him - for him who fears Allah. And fear Allah and know that unto Him you will be gathered.
204. And among the people is he whose speech pleases you in the worldly life, and he calls Allah to witness as to what is in his heart, yet he is the fiercest of opponents.
205. And when he turns away, he strives through the land to cause corruption in it and to destroy crops and progeny. And Allah does not like corruption.
206. And when it is said to him, "Fear Allah," pride in the sin seizes him. So Hell is sufficient for him, and what an evil resting place it is.
207. And among the people is he who sells himself seeking the pleasure of Allah, and Allah is kind to the servants.
208. O you who have believed, enter into peace completely, and do not follow the footsteps of Satan; indeed, he is to you a clear enemy.
209. So if you slip after clear proofs have come to you, then know that Allah is Mighty, Wise.
210. Are they waiting for anything except that Allah should come to them in canopies of clouds, and the angels, and the matter is decided? And to Allah all matters are returned.
211. Ask the Children of Israel how many clear signs We have given them, and whoever changes the favor of Allah after it has come to him, then indeed, Allah is severe in punishment.
212. Adorned for those who disbelieve is the life of this world, and they mock those who believe. But those who are conscious of God are above them on the Day of Resurrection. And God provides for whom He wills without measure.
213. The people were one community, then Allah sent the prophets as bringers of good tidings and warners, and sent down with them the Book in truth, to judge between the people concerning that in which they differed. And none differed over it except those who were given it, after the clear proofs had come to them, out of jealous animosity among themselves. Then Allah guided those who believed to the truth concerning that over which they had differed, by His permission. And Allah guides whom He wills to a straight path.
214. Or did you think that you would enter Paradise while there has not yet come to you the like of what came to those who passed on before you? They were afflicted by adversity and hardship and were shaken until the messenger and those who believed with him said, "When is the help of Allah?" Unquestionably, the help of Allah is near.
215. They ask you what they should spend. Say, "Whatever you spend of good is for parents, relatives, orphans, the needy, and the traveler. And whatever you do of good, indeed, Allah is Knowing of it."
216. Fighting is prescribed for you, though it is hateful to you; but perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you, and perhaps you love a thing and it is bad for you; and Allah knows, while you do not know.
217. They ask you about the sacred month, fighting therein. Say, fighting therein is great, but averting from the way of Allah and disbelief in Him and the Sacred Mosque and the expulsion of its people therefrom are greater in the sight of Allah. And fitnah is greater than killing. And they will continue to fight you until they turn you back from your religion if they are able. And whoever of you reverts from his religion and dies while he is a disbeliever, for those, their deeds have become worthless in this world and the Hereafter, and those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally.
218. Verily, those who have believed, and those who have emigrated, and striven in the way of Allah, they hope for the mercy of Allah; and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
219. They ask you about wine and gambling; say, "In them is great sin and benefits for people, but their sin is greater than their benefit." And they ask you what they should spend; say, "The excess." Thus Allah makes clear to you the verses that you might give thought.
220. In the world and the Hereafter. And they ask you about the orphans. Say, "Improvement for them is best." And if you mix with them, they are your brothers. And Allah knows the corrupter from the amender. And if Allah had willed, He could have put you in difficulty. Indeed, Allah is Mighty and Wise.
221. And do not marry the polytheistic women until they believe, and a believing slave woman is better than a polytheistic woman, even if she pleases you, and do not marry the polytheistic men until they believe, and a believing slave man is better than a polytheistic man, even if he pleases you, those invite to the Fire, but Allah invites to Paradise and to forgiveness by His permission, and He makes clear His signs to the people that perhaps they may remember.
222. And they ask you about menstruation; say, "It is a harm, so keep away from women during menstruation, and do not approach them until they are pure. And when they have purified themselves, then come to them from where Allah has commanded you. Indeed, Allah loves those who are constantly repentant and loves those who purify themselves."
223. Your women are a field for you, so come to your field however you wish, and put forth for yourselves. And fear Allah, and know that you will meet Him. And give good news to the believers.
224. And do not make Allah an excuse for your oaths so that you refrain from being righteous and fearing Allah and making peace among people. And Allah is Hearing, Knowing.
225. Allah does not hold you accountable for what is idle in your oaths, but He holds you accountable for what your hearts have earned. And Allah is Forgiving, Forbearing.
226. For those who take an oath to abstain from their wives, a waiting period of four months is prescribed. But if they return, then indeed, Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
227. And if they decide on divorce, then indeed, Allah is Hearing, Knowing.
228. And the divorced women shall wait by themselves for three periods, and it is not lawful for them to conceal what Allah has created in their wombs if they believe in Allah and the Last Day, and their husbands have more right to take them back in that if they desire reconciliation, and for them is similar to what is upon them in a reasonable manner, and the men have a degree over them, and Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.
229. Divorce is twice. Then, either keep [her] in an acceptable manner or release [her] with good treatment. And it is not lawful for you to take anything of what you have given them unless both fear that they will not be able to keep the limits of Allah. But if you fear that they will not keep the limits of Allah, then there is no blame upon either of them concerning that by which she ransoms herself. These are the limits of Allah, so do not transgress them. And whoever transgresses the limits of Allah - it is those who are the wrongdoers.
230. So if he divorces her, then she is not lawful to him afterward until she marries another husband. So if he divorces her, then there is no blame upon them if they return to each other if they think they can uphold the limits of Allah. And these are the limits of Allah, which He makes clear to a people who know.
231. And when you divorce the women, and they have reached their term, then retain them with kindness, or release them with kindness. And do not retain them to harm them, so that you transgress. And whoever does that has certainly wronged himself. And do not take the signs of Allah in jest. And remember the favor of Allah upon you, and what He has revealed to you of the Book and wisdom, by which He instructs you. And fear Allah, and know that Allah is Knowing of all things.
232. And when you divorce the women, and they have reached their term, then do not prevent them from marrying their husbands if they agree among themselves in a fair manner. This is instructed to whoever among you believes in Allah and the Last Day. That is purer for you and cleaner, and Allah knows, and you do not know.
233. ۞ And the mothers shall breastfeed their children for two complete years, for those who wish to complete the term of breastfeeding. And the father of the child shall bear the cost of the mothers' food and clothing on a reasonable basis. No person shall have a burden laid on him greater than he can bear. No mother shall be harmed through her child, and no father through his child. And the same duty is incumbent on the heir. But if they both decide on weaning, by mutual consent and consultation, there is no blame on them. And if you decide on a foster-mother for your children, there is no blame on you, provided you pay what you agreed on a reasonable basis. And fear Allah and know that Allah is All-Seer of what you do.
234. And those who are taken in death from among you and leave behind wives, they shall wait by themselves for four months and ten days. Then when they have reached their term, there is no blame upon you for what they do with themselves in a recognized manner. And Allah is fully aware of what you do.
235. And there is no blame upon you for what you hint at concerning a proposal to women or what you conceal within yourselves. Allah knows that you will remember them, but do not make a secret promise to them except to say a proper saying. And do not resolve on the marriage contract until the prescribed term is reached. And know that Allah knows what is within yourselves, so beware of Him. And know that Allah is Forgiving and Forbearing.
236. No blame upon you if you divorce women, as long as you have not touched them or specified for them an obligation. And provide for them, the wealthy according to his capability, and the poor according to his capability, a provision in a reasonable manner, a duty upon the doers of good.
237. And if you divorce them before you have touched them, and you have already specified for them an obligation, then half of what you specified, unless they forego it, or the one in whose hand is the marriage contract foregoes it. And to forego it is nearer to righteousness. And do not forget graciousness between you. Indeed, Allah is Seeing of what you do.
238. Maintain the prayers and the middle prayer and stand before Allah devoutly obedient.
239. And if you fear, then [pray] on foot or riding. But when you are secure, then remember Allah as He has taught you that which you did not know.
240. And those who are taken in death from among you and leave wives, a bequest for their wives: provision for a year without being expelled. But if they leave, then there is no blame upon you for what they do with themselves in a reasonable manner. And Allah is Mighty and Wise.
241. And for divorced women, a provision according to what is acceptable; a duty upon the righteous.
242. Thus does Allah make clear to you His signs, that you might understand.
243. ۞ Have you not seen those who left their homes, while they were thousands, fearing death? So Allah said to them, "Die"; then He brought them back to life. Indeed, Allah is full of bounty to the people, but most of the people do not give thanks.
244. And fight in the cause of Allah, and know that Allah is Hearing, Knowing.
245. Who is it that will lend to Allah a goodly loan, so He will multiply it for him many times over? And Allah withholds and grants abundance, and to Him you will return.
246. Did you not see the assembly of the Children of Israel after Moses, when they said to a prophet of theirs, "Appoint for us a king, and we will fight in the way of Allah"? He said, "Would you perhaps refrain from fighting if fighting was prescribed for you?" They said, "And what is wrong with us that we should not fight in the way of Allah when we have been driven out from our homes and our children?" But when fighting was prescribed for them, they turned away, except a few of them. And Allah is Knowing of the wrongdoers.
247. And their prophet said to them, "Indeed, Allah has sent Talut to you as a king." They said, "How can he have kingship over us while we are more worthy of kingship than him, and he has not been given abundance of wealth?" He said, "Indeed, Allah has chosen him over you and has increased him in knowledge and stature. And Allah gives His sovereignty to whom He wills. And Allah is all-Encompassing, all-Knowing."
248. And their prophet said to them, "Indeed, a sign of his kingship is that the Ark will come to you, in it is tranquility from your Lord and a remnant of what the family of Moses and the family of Aaron left behind, carried by the angels. Indeed, in that is a sign for you if you are believers."
249. And when Talut set out with the soldiers, he said, "Indeed, Allah will test you with a river. So whoever drinks from it is not of me, and whoever does not taste it is indeed of me, except for those who take a scoop with their hand." But they drank from it, except a few of them. Then when he crossed it along with those who believed with him, they said, "We have no strength today against Jalut and his soldiers." But those who were certain that they would meet Allah said, "How many a small group has overcome a large group by permission of Allah. And Allah is with the patient."
250. And when they went forth to Goliath and his soldiers, they said, "Our Lord, pour upon us patience and make firm our steps and help us against the disbelieving people."
251. So they defeated them by the permission of Allah, and David killed Goliath, and Allah gave him the kingdom and wisdom, and taught him of that which He willed. And if it were not for Allah repelling some people by means of others, the earth would have been corrupted, but Allah is full of bounty to the worlds.
252. These are the verses of Allah, We recite them to you in truth, and indeed, you are among the messengers.
253. These messengers, We preferred some of them over others. Among them were those whom Allah spoke to, and He raised some of them in degrees. And We gave Jesus, the son of Mary, clear signs and supported him with the Holy Spirit. If Allah had willed, those who came after them would not have fought each other after the clear signs had come to them. But they differed, so among them were those who believed and among them were those who disbelieved. And if Allah had willed, they would not have fought each other, but Allah does what He intends.
254. O you who have believed, spend from what We have provided for you before there comes a Day in which there is no trade, nor friendship, nor intercession. And the disbelievers, they are the wrongdoers.
255. Allah, there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is before them and what is behind them, and they encompass nothing of His knowledge except what He wills. His Throne extends over the heavens and the earth, and preserving them does not tire Him. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.
256. No compulsion in religion; the right path has become clear from the wrong; so whoever disbelieves in false gods and believes in Allah has certainly grasped the most trustworthy handhold, with no break in it; and Allah is Hearing and Knowing.
257. Allah is the ally of those who believe, He brings them out from the darkness into the light, and those who disbelieve, their allies are the false deities, they bring them out from the light into the darkness, those are the companions of the Fire, they will abide therein eternally.
258. Have you not seen the one who argued with Abraham about his Lord, because Allah had given him kingship? When Abraham said, "My Lord is the one who gives life and causes death," he said, "I give life and cause death." Abraham said, "Indeed, Allah brings the sun from the east, so bring it from the west." So the disbeliever was confounded, and Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.
259. Or like the one who passed by a village while it was in ruins, he said, "How will Allah bring this to life after its death?" So Allah caused him to die for a hundred years, then He revived him. He said, "How long have you remained?" He said, "I have remained a day or part of a day." He said, "Rather, you have remained a hundred years. Look at your food and your drink; they have not changed. And look at your donkey; and We will make you a sign for the people. And look at the bones, how We raise them and then We cover them with flesh." So when it became clear to him, he said, "I know that Allah is over all things competent."
260. And when Abraham said, "My Lord, show me how You give life to the dead." He said, "Have you not believed?" He said, "Yes, but only that my heart may be satisfied." He said, "Then take four birds and commit them to yourself. Then put on each hill a portion of them; then call them, they will come to you in haste. And know that Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise."
261. The example of those who spend their wealth in the way of Allah is like a grain that sprouts seven ears; in every ear, there are a hundred grains. And Allah multiplies for whom He wills, and Allah is all-Encompassing, all-Knowing.
262. Those who spend their wealth in the way of Allah, then do not follow up what they have spent with reminders or injury, for them their reward is with their Lord, and there will be no fear upon them, nor will they grieve.
263. ۞ A kind word and forgiveness are better than charity followed by harm. And Allah is Self-Sufficient, Forbearing.
264. O you who have believed, do not invalidate your charities with reminders and injury, like the one who spends his wealth to be seen by the people and does not believe in Allah and the Last Day. His example is like that of a smooth stone upon which is dust, then a downpour strikes it, leaving it bare. They are unable to do anything with what they have earned. And Allah does not guide the disbelieving people.
265. And the example of those who spend their wealth seeking the pleasure of Allah and to strengthen their souls is like a garden on a hill which is hit by a heavy rain, so it yields its produce in double. And if it is not hit by a heavy rain, then a drizzle. And Allah is Seeing of what you do.
266. Would one of you like to have a garden of palm trees and grapevines, underneath which rivers flow, for him therein are all kinds of fruits, and he is stricken with old age, and he has weak offspring, then it is hit by a whirlwind with fire in it, and it is burnt? Thus does Allah make clear to you the signs, that you might give thought.
267. O you who have believed, spend from the good things of what you have earned and from what We have brought out for you from the earth, and do not aim for the bad of it, spending while you would not take it except with closed eyes, and know that Allah is Free of need, Praiseworthy.
268. The devil threatens you with poverty and commands you to indecency; and Allah promises you forgiveness from Him and bounty; and Allah is all-Encompassing, All-Knowing.
269. He gives wisdom to whom He wills, and whoever is given wisdom has indeed been given much good, and none will take heed except those of understanding.
270. And whatever you spend of expenditure or vow of vows, then indeed, Allah knows it. And for the wrongdoers, there are no helpers.
271. If you disclose the charities, then it is good; but if you conceal them and give them to the poor, it is better for you, and it will atone for some of your misdeeds. And Allah is Aware of what you do.
272. Not upon you is their guidance, but Allah guides whom He wills. And whatever good you spend is for yourselves, and you do not spend except seeking the face of Allah. And whatever you spend of good, it will be fully repaid to you, and you will not be wronged.
273. For the poor, who were confined in the way of Allah, unable to move about in the land, the ignorant would think them rich because of their self-restraint. You will recognize them by their mark; they do not ask people persistently. And whatever you spend of good, indeed, Allah is Knowing of it.
274. Those who spend their wealth by night and by day, secretly and publicly, they will have their reward with their Lord, and no fear will be upon them, nor will they grieve.
275. Those who eat usury do not stand except as one whom Satan has confounded with his touch stands. That is because they say, "Trade is just like usury." But Allah has permitted trade and forbidden usury. So whoever receives an admonition from his Lord and stops, he may keep what is past, and his affair is with Allah. But whoever returns, those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally.
276. Allah destroys usury and increases charities. And Allah does not love every ungrateful sinner.
277. Verily, those who believe and do righteous deeds and establish prayer and give alms, for them is their reward with their Lord, and no fear shall be upon them, nor shall they grieve.
278. O you who have believed, fear Allah and leave what remains of usury, if you are believers.
279. But if you do not do it, then be informed of a war from Allah and His Messenger. And if you repent, then you have your principal amounts; you do no wrong, nor are you wronged.
280. And if someone is in hardship, then postponement until ease; and if you give charity, it is better for you, if you only knew.
281. And fear a Day when you will be returned to Allah; then every soul will be recompensed for what it earned, and they will not be wronged.
282. O you who have believed, when you contract a debt for a specified term, write it down, and let a scribe write between you in justice, and let no scribe refuse to write as Allah has taught him, so let him write, and let the one who has the obligation dictate, and let him fear Allah, his Lord, and not leave anything out of it, but if the one who has the obligation is of limited understanding or weak or unable to dictate himself, then let his guardian dictate in justice, and bring to witness two witnesses from among your men, and if there are not two men, then a man and two women from those whom you accept as witnesses, so that if one of them errs, then the other can remind her, and let not the witnesses refuse when they are called upon, and do not be weary to write it, whether it is small or large, for its term, that is more just in the sight of Allah and stronger as evidence and more likely to prevent doubt between you, except when it is an immediate transaction which you conduct among yourselves, for there is no blame upon you if you do not write it, and take witnesses when you conclude a contract, let no scribe be harmed or any witness, for if you do so, indeed, it is disobedience in you, and fear Allah, and Allah teaches you, and Allah is Knowing of all things.
283. And if you are on a journey, and you do not find a scribe, then a security deposit taken. And if one of you trusts another, then let him who is trusted discharge his trust, and let him fear Allah, his Lord. And do not conceal testimony, and whoever conceals it, then indeed his heart is sinful, and Allah is Knowing of what you do.
284. To Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth, and if you reveal what is within yourselves or conceal it, Allah will bring you to account for it, then He will forgive whom He wills and punish whom He wills, and Allah is over all things competent.
285. The Messenger believed in what was revealed to him from his Lord, and the believers. All believed in Allah, His angels, His books, and His messengers. We make no distinction between any of His messengers. And they said, "We hear and we obey. Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the return."
286. Allah does not burden a soul except with what it can bear; it will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned. Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we forget or make a mistake. Our Lord, and do not lay upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, and do not burden us with that which we have no ability to bear. And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy upon us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people.

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The Family of Imran
Āl ʿImrān
آل عمران

1. Alif, Lām, Meem
2. Allah, there is no god except Him, the Ever-Living, the Self-Subsisting.
3. He has sent down upon you the Book in truth, confirming what was before it, and He revealed the Torah and the Gospel
4. Before, a guidance for the people, and He revealed the Criterion. Indeed, those who disbelieve in the signs of Allah will have a severe punishment, and Allah is Mighty, the Owner of Retribution.
5. Verily, Allah nothing is hidden from Him in the earth nor in the heaven.
6. He is the one who shapes you in the wombs as He pleases; there is no god but Him, the Mighty, the Wise.
7. He is the One who has sent down to you the Book; in it are verses precise - they are the foundation of the Book - and others unspecific. As for those in whose hearts is deviation, they will follow that of it which is unspecific, seeking discord and seeking its interpretation. And no one knows its interpretation except Allah. But those firm in knowledge say, "We believe in it. All is from our Lord." And no one will be reminded except those of understanding.
8. Our Lord, do not let our hearts deviate after You have guided us, and grant us mercy from Yourself. Indeed, You are the Bestower.
9. Our Lord, indeed You are the gatherer of the people for a Day in which there is no doubt. Indeed, Allah does not fail in His promise.
10. Indeed, those who disbelieve, their wealth will not avail them, nor their children, against Allah at all; and it is they who are fuel for the Fire.
11. Like the custom of the people of Pharaoh and those before them, they denied Our signs, so Allah seized them for their sins, and Allah is severe in penalty.
12. Say to those who disbelieve, "You will be defeated and gathered to Hell, and wretched is the resting place."
13. There has already been for you a sign in the two groups that met, one fighting in the cause of Allah and the other disbelieving. They saw them with their own eyes as twice their number. But Allah supports with His victory whom He wills. Indeed, in that is a lesson for those of vision.
14. Adorned for mankind is the love of desires from women, and sons, and heaped-up treasures of gold and silver, and fine branded horses, and cattle, and tilled land. That is the enjoyment of the worldly life, but Allah has with Him the best return.
15. Say, "Shall I inform you of something better than that? For those who fear their Lord, there will be gardens beneath which rivers flow, where they will abide forever, and purified spouses, and pleasure from Allah. And Allah is Seeing of the servants."
16. Those who say, "Our Lord, indeed we have believed, so forgive us our sins and protect us from the punishment of the Fire."
17. The patient ones, the truthful ones, the devout ones, the spenders, and the seekers of forgiveness at dawn.
18. Allah witnessed that there is no deity except Him, and the angels and those of knowledge, upholding justice. There is no deity except Him, the Mighty, the Wise.
19. Verily, the religion with Allah is Islam. And those who were given the Book did not differ except after knowledge had come to them, out of envy among themselves. And whoever disbelieves in the signs of Allah, then indeed, Allah is swift in reckoning.
20. So if they argue with you, say, "I have submitted my face to Allah, and those who follow me." And say to those who were given the Book and the unlettered, "Have you submitted?" And if they submit, then they are guided; but if they turn away, then upon you is only the conveyance. And Allah is Seeing of the servants.
21. Indeed, those who disbelieve in the signs of Allah and kill the prophets without right and kill those who order justice among the people, give them tidings of a painful punishment.
22. Those are the ones whose deeds have become worthless in this world and the Hereafter, and they will have no helpers.
23. Have you not seen those who were given a portion of the Scripture? They are invited to the Book of Allah to arbitrate between them; then a party of them turns away, and they are averse.
24. That is because they said, "The Fire will not touch us except for a few numbered days," and they were deceived in their religion by what they were fabricating.
25. So how will it be when We gather them for a Day in which there is no doubt, and every soul will be paid in full for what it has earned, and they will not be wronged?
26. Say, "O Allah, Owner of the Kingdom, You give the kingdom to whom You will and You take the kingdom from whom You will, and You honor whom You will and You humble whom You will. In Your hand is all good. Indeed, You are over all things powerful."
27. You cause the night to enter into the day, and You cause the day to enter into the night; and You bring forth the living from the dead, and You bring forth the dead from the living; and You provide for whom You will without measure.
28. Let not the believers take the disbelievers as allies instead of the believers, and whoever does that has nothing to do with Allah, except when you take precaution against them in prudence, and Allah warns you of Himself, and to Allah is the return.
29. Say, "If you hide what is in your hearts or reveal it, Allah knows it. And He knows what is in the heavens and what is on the earth. And Allah is capable of all things."
30. The Day every soul will find what it has done of good present, and what it has done of evil, it will wish that between itself and that was a great distance. And Allah warns you of Himself, and Allah is Kind to servants.
31. Say, "If you love Allah, then follow me; Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful."
32. Say, "Obey Allah and the Messenger." But if they turn away, then indeed, Allah does not love the disbelievers.
33. Verily, Allah chose Adam and Noah and the family of Abraham and the family of Imran over the worlds.
34. Offspring, some of them from others. And Allah is Hearing, Knowing.
35. When the wife of Imran said, "My Lord, indeed I have dedicated to You what is in my womb, freed, so accept from me. Indeed, You are the Hearing, the Knowing."
36. And when she delivered her, she said, "My Lord, I have delivered her as a female," and Allah knew best what she delivered, "and the male is not like the female, and I have named her Maryam, and I seek refuge for her and her offspring in You from the accursed Satan."
37. So her Lord accepted her with a good acceptance, and made her grow in a good manner, and entrusted her to Zechariah. Whenever Zechariah entered upon her in the sanctuary, he found provision with her. He said, "O Mary, from where does this come to you?" She said, "It is from Allah. Indeed, Allah provides for whom He wills without measure."
38. There, Zechariah called his Lord, saying, "My Lord, grant me from Yourself a good offspring. Indeed, You are the Hearer of prayer."
39. And the angels called to him while he was standing praying in the sanctuary, "Indeed, Allah gives you good news of Yahya, confirming a word from Allah, and a leader, and chaste, and a prophet from among the righteous."
40. He said, "My Lord, how can I have a boy when I have reached old age and my wife is barren?" He said, "Thus, Allah does what He wills."
41. He said, "My Lord, make for me a sign." He said, "Your sign is that you will not speak to the people for three days except by gesture. And remember your Lord much and glorify in the evening and the morning."
42. And when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed Allah has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds."
43. O Mary, be devoutly obedient to your Lord and prostrate and bow with those who bow.
44. That is from the news of the unseen, which We reveal to you, and you were not with them when they cast their pens, as to which of them should be responsible for Mary, and you were not with them when they disputed.
45. When the angels said, "O Mary, indeed Allah gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name is the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, distinguished in this world and the Hereafter, and among those brought near."
46. And he will speak to the people in the cradle and in maturity and will be of the righteous.
47. She said, "My Lord, how can I have a child when no man has touched me?" He said, "Thus, Allah creates what He wills. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, 'Be,' and it is."
48. And He teaches him the Book, and the Wisdom, and the Torah, and the Gospel
49. And a messenger to the Children of Israel, "Indeed, I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, that I create for you from clay the likeness of a bird, then I breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by Allah's permission. And I heal the blind and the leper, and I give life to the dead by Allah's permission. And I inform you of what you eat and what you store in your houses. Indeed, in that is a sign for you if you are believers."
50. And confirming what is between my hands of the Torah, and to make lawful for you some of what was forbidden to you, and I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, so fear Allah and obey me.
51. Verily, Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him; this is a straight path.
52. ۞ When Jesus sensed disbelief from them, he said, "Who are my helpers towards Allah?" The disciples said, "We are Allah's helpers. We have believed in Allah, and bear witness that we are Muslims."
53. Our Lord, we have believed in what You have revealed and we have followed the messenger, so write us down among the witnesses.
54. And they plotted, and Allah plotted, and Allah is the best of plotters.
55. When Allah said, "O Jesus, indeed I will take you and raise you to Me and purify you from those who disbelieve and make those who follow you superior to those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me is your return, and I will judge between you concerning that in which you used to differ."
56. So as for those who disbelieved, I will punish them with a severe punishment in this world and the Hereafter, and they will have no helpers.
57. And as for those who believed and did righteous deeds, He will give them their rewards in full, and Allah does not love the wrongdoers.
58. That We recite to you of the verses and the wise reminder
59. Verily, the likeness of Jesus with Allah is as the likeness of Adam; He created him from dust, then He said to him, "Be," and he was.
60. The truth from your Lord, so do not be among the doubters.
61. So whoever disputes with you about it after knowledge has come to you, then say, "Come, let us call our sons and your sons, our women and your women, ourselves and yourselves, then let us earnestly pray and invoke the curse of Allah upon the liars."
62. Verily, this is the true story. And there is no god but Allah. And indeed, Allah is the Mighty, the Wise.
63. But if they turn away, then indeed Allah is Knowing of the corrupters.
64. Say, "O People of the Book, come to a word that is equal between us and you, that we will not worship except Allah, and we will not associate anything with Him, and we will not take one another as lords instead of Allah." But if they turn away, then say, "Bear witness that we are Muslims."
65. O People of the Book, why do you argue about Abraham when the Torah and the Gospel were not revealed until after him? Do you not understand?
66. Here you are, those who have argued about what you have knowledge of, so why do you argue about what you have no knowledge of? And Allah knows, while you do not know.
67. Abraham was not a Jew nor a Christian, but he was an upright Muslim, and he was not of the polytheists.
68. Indeed, the closest of people to Abraham are those who followed him, and this prophet, and those who believe. And Allah is the ally of the believers.
69. A faction of the People of the Book wished they could mislead you, but they mislead none except themselves, and they do not perceive.
70. O People of the Book, why do you disbelieve in the signs of Allah while you bear witness?
71. O People of the Book, why do you cover the truth with falsehood and conceal the truth while you know?
72. And a faction of the People of the Scripture said, "Believe in that which was revealed to those who have believed at the beginning of the day and reject it at its end that perhaps they may return,"
73. And do not believe except in someone who follows your religion. Say, "Indeed, the guidance is the guidance of Allah, that one may be given something similar to what you were given, or that they would argue with you before your Lord." Say, "Indeed, the bounty is in the hand of Allah; He grants it to whom He wills. And Allah is all-Encompassing and All-Knowing."
74. He selects for His mercy whom He wills, and Allah is the possessor of great bounty.
75. ۞ And among the People of the Book is he who, if you entrust him with a great amount, he will return it to you, and among them is he who, if you entrust him with a dinar, he will not return it to you unless you are constantly standing over him. That is because they say, "There is no blame upon us concerning the unlearned," and they speak untruth about Allah while they know.
76. But yes, whoever fulfills his commitment and fears, then indeed, Allah loves those who fear.
77. Verily, those who purchase a small gain at the cost of Allah's covenant and their oaths, they will have no portion in the Hereafter, and Allah will not speak to them, nor will He look at them on the Day of Resurrection, nor will He purify them, and they will have a painful punishment.
78. And indeed, among them is a group who twist their tongues with the Book so that you may think it is from the Book, but it is not from the Book. And they say, "It is from Allah," but it is not from Allah. And they speak lies about Allah while they know.
79. It was not for a human that Allah should give him the Book and the judgment and the prophethood, then he would say to the people, "Be servants to me instead of Allah," but, "Be devoted scholars of the Lord because of what you have taught of the Book and because of what you have studied."
80. And he would not command you to take the angels and the prophets as lords. Would he command you to disbelief after you have been Muslims?
81. And when Allah took the covenant of the prophets, "Whatever I give you of the Book and wisdom, then there comes to you a messenger confirming what is with you, you must believe in him and support him." He said, "Do you affirm and accept My covenant on that?" They said, "We affirm." He said, "Then bear witness, and I am with you among the witnesses."
82. So whoever turns away after that, then those are the defiantly disobedient.
83. So is it other than the religion of Allah they seek, while to Him submits whoever is in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, and to Him they will be returned?
84. Say, "We believe in Allah and what was revealed to us and what was revealed to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes, and what was given to Moses and Jesus and the prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and we are to Him Muslims."
85. And whoever seeks other than Islam as a religion, it will never be accepted from him, and in the Hereafter, he will be among the losers.
86. How does Allah guide a people who disbelieved after their belief and witnessed that the Messenger is true and clear signs had come to them? And Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.
87. Those - their recompense is that upon them is the curse of Allah, the angels, and all the people
88. Abiding eternally therein, the punishment will not be lightened for them, nor will they be reprieved.
89. Except those who repent after that and reform, for indeed, Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
90. Verily, those who disbelieve after their belief, then increase in disbelief, their repentance will never be accepted, and they are the ones who are astray.
91. Verily, those who disbelieve and die while they are disbelievers, never will the full measure of the earth in gold be accepted from any one of them, even if he were to offer it as ransom. For them, there will be a painful punishment, and they will have no helpers.
92. Never will you attain righteousness until you spend from what you love, and whatever you spend of anything, indeed, Allah is Knowing of it.
93. ۞ All the food was lawful to the Children of Israel except what Israel forbade upon himself before the Torah was revealed. Say, "So bring the Torah and recite it, if you are truthful."
94. So whoever fabricates lies against Allah after that, they are the wrongdoers.
95. Say, "Allah has spoken the truth. So follow the religion of Abraham, upright; and he was not of the polytheists."
96. Verily, the first House placed for mankind is that at Bakkah, blessed and a guidance for the worlds.
97. In it are clear signs, the standing place of Abraham. And whoever enters it shall be safe. And to Allah from the people is a pilgrimage to the House, for whoever is able to find thereto a way. But whoever disbelieves, then indeed, Allah is free from need of the worlds.
98. Say, "O People of the Book, why do you disbelieve in the signs of Allah while Allah is a Witness to what you do?"
99. Say, "O People of the Book, why do you turn away from the path of Allah those who believe, seeking to make it crooked, while you are witnesses? And Allah is not unaware of what you do."
100. O you who have believed, if you obey a party from those who were given the Scripture, they will turn you back, after your belief, into disbelievers.
101. And how do you disbelieve while the verses of Allah are recited to you and among you is His Messenger? And whoever holds fast to Allah is indeed guided to a straight path.
102. O you who have believed, fear Allah as He should be feared, and do not die except while you are Muslims.
103. And hold firmly to the rope of Allah all together, and do not become divided, and remember the favor of Allah upon you when you were enemies, and He brought your hearts together, and you became, by His favor, brothers, and you were on the edge of a pit of the Fire, and He saved you from it, thus does Allah make clear to you His verses that you may be guided
104. And let there be from you a community inviting to good, commanding what is right, and forbidding what is wrong; and those are the successful ones.
105. And do not be like those who became divided and differed after the clear proofs had come to them; and those will have a great punishment.
106. On the Day faces will turn white and faces will turn black. As for those whose faces turn black, "Did you disbelieve after your belief? Then taste the punishment for what you used to disbelieve."
107. And as for those whose faces turn white, they will be in the mercy of Allah; they will abide therein eternally.
108. These are the verses of Allah, We recite them to you in truth, and Allah does not want injustice for the worlds.
109. And to Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth, and to Allah all matters will be returned.
110. You were the best nation brought forth for the people, you enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong and believe in Allah. If the People of the Book had believed, it would have been better for them. Among them are believers, but most of them are defiantly disobedient.
111. They will not harm you except for harm; and if they fight you, they will turn their backs to you, then they will not be helped.
112. They have been struck with humiliation wherever they are found, except by a rope from Allah and a rope from the people, and they have incurred anger from Allah and have been struck with destitution. That is because they disbelieved in the signs of Allah and killed the prophets without right. That is because they disobeyed and transgressed.
113. ۞ They are not equal. Among the People of the Book is a community standing, reciting the verses of Allah during the hours of the night, and they prostrate.
114. They believe in Allah and the Last Day, and they enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong, and they hasten in good deeds; and those are among the righteous.
115. And whatever they do of good, never will it be denied them, and Allah is Knowing of the righteous.
116. Verily, those who disbelieve, their wealth and their children will not benefit them against Allah in the least; and they are the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein forever.
117. The example of what they spend in this worldly life is like the example of a wind containing frost, which strikes the harvest of a people who have wronged themselves, and destroys it. And Allah has not wronged them, but they wrong themselves.
118. O you who have believed, do not take as intimates those other than yourselves, they will not spare you ruin, they wish you would have hardship, hatred has already appeared from their mouths, and what their breasts conceal is greater, we have certainly made clear to you the signs, if you will use reason.
119. Here you are, you love them, but they do not love you, and you believe in the entire Book. And when they meet you, they say, "We believe," but when they are alone, they bite their fingertips at you in rage. Say, "Die in your rage." Indeed, Allah is Knowing of what is within the breasts.
120. If good touches you, it distresses them, and if harm strikes you, they rejoice at it; but if you are patient and fear, their plot will not harm you at all. Indeed, Allah is encompassing of what they do.
121. And when you went out from your family, setting the believers in positions for battle, and Allah is Hearing, Knowing
122. When two groups among you were about to lose courage, but Allah was their protector; and upon Allah the believers should rely.
123. And Allah had certainly given you victory at Badr while you were weak; so fear Allah that you might be grateful.
124. When you said to the believers, "Will it not suffice you that your Lord supports you with three thousand angels sent down?"
125. Rather, if you are patient and fear Allah and they come upon you immediately, your Lord will reinforce you with five thousand marked angels.
126. And He made it not except as good tidings for you, and to reassure your hearts with it. And victory is not except from Allah, the Mighty, the Wise.
127. To cut off a portion of those who disbelieved, or to suppress them, so they turn back disappointed.
128. You have no part in the matter, whether He turns to them in mercy or punishes them, for indeed, they are wrongdoers.
129. And to Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth; He forgives whom He wills and punishes whom He wills; and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
130. O you who have believed, do not consume usury in doubled and multiplied amounts, and fear Allah so that you may be successful.
131. And fear the Fire, which has been prepared for the disbelievers
132. And obey Allah and the Messenger, that you may be shown mercy.
133. ۞ And hasten to forgiveness from your Lord and a garden whose width is the heavens and the earth, prepared for the righteous
134. Those who spend in prosperity and adversity and those who restrain anger and those who forgive people; and Allah loves the doers of good
135. And those who, when they commit an immorality or wrong themselves, remember Allah and seek forgiveness for their sins, and who can forgive sins except Allah, and do not persist in what they have done while they know.
136. Those - their reward is forgiveness from their Lord and gardens beneath which rivers flow, abiding therein eternally; and excellent is the reward of the workers.
137. There have passed before you examples, so travel through the earth and see how was the end of the deniers.
138. This is a statement for the people and guidance and admonition for the righteous
139. And do not weaken, and do not grieve, and you will be superior if you are believers.
140. If a wound touches you, a similar wound has already touched the people. And these days We alternate among the people so that Allah may know those who believe and take from among you martyrs. And Allah does not like the wrongdoers.
141. And that Allah may purify those who believe and destroy the disbelievers.
142. Or did you think that you would enter Paradise while Allāh has not yet known those of you who strive and He knows the patient ones?
143. And you had certainly wished for death before you encountered it, so you have seen it while you were looking on.
144. And Muhammad is not but a messenger, messengers have passed on before him, so if he dies or is killed, will you turn back on your heels? And he who turns back on his heels will never harm Allah at all, and Allah will reward the grateful.
145. And it is not for a soul to die except by the permission of Allah, a decree determined. And whoever desires the reward of this world, We will give him thereof; and whoever desires the reward of the Hereafter, We will give him thereof. And We will reward the grateful.
146. And how many a prophet fought with him many devout ones, but they did not lose heart for what befell them in the way of Allah, nor did they weaken, nor did they abase themselves. And Allah loves the patient.
147. And their words were nothing except that they said, "Our Lord, forgive us our sins and our excesses in our affairs, and make firm our steps, and help us against the disbelieving people."
148. So Allah gave them the reward of the world and the best reward of the Hereafter, and Allah loves the doers of good.
149. O you who have believed, if you obey those who disbelieve, they will turn you back on your heels, and you will become losers.
150. But Allah is your protector, and He is the best of helpers.
151. We will cast into the hearts of those who disbelieve terror for what they have associated with Allah, for which He has not sent down any authority. And their abode will be the Fire, and wretched is the dwelling of the wrongdoers.
152. And Allah has certainly fulfilled His promise to you when you were killing them by His permission, until when you lost courage and disputed about the matter and disobeyed after He had shown you what you love. Among you are those who desire the world, and among you are those who desire the Hereafter. Then He turned you back from them to test you. And He has certainly forgiven you, and Allah is the possessor of bounty for the believers.
153. ۞ When you were going up and did not look back at anyone, and the Messenger was calling you from behind you, so He rewarded you with distress upon distress so that you would not grieve over what you missed or what befell you. And Allah is All-Aware of what you do.
154. Then He sent down upon you, after distress, security, drowsiness overcoming a faction of you, while another faction worried about themselves, thinking of Allah other than the truth, the thought of ignorance, saying, "Is there anything for us in this matter?" Say, "Indeed, the matter belongs completely to Allah." They conceal within themselves what they will not reveal to you, saying, "If there was anything we could have done in the matter, we would not have been killed right here." Say, "Even if you had been inside your houses, those decreed to be killed would have come out to their death beds," so that Allah might test what is in your breasts and purify what is in your hearts. And Allah is Knowing of that within the breasts.
155. Indeed, those who turned away from you on the day the two armies met, it was Satan who caused them to slip because of some of what they had earned. But Allah has forgiven them. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Forbearing.
156. O you who have believed, do not be like those who disbelieved and said to their brothers, "If they had been with us, they would not have died or been killed," when they traveled through the land or went out to fight. Allah makes that a regret in their hearts. And Allah gives life and causes death. And Allah is Seeing of what you do.
157. And if you are killed in the way of Allah or die, forgiveness from Allah and mercy are better than what they accumulate.
158. And if you die or are killed, surely to Allah you will be gathered.
159. So by mercy from Allah, you were lenient with them; and if you had been rude and harsh in heart, they would have disbanded from about you; so pardon them and ask forgiveness for them and consult them in the matter; and when you have decided, then rely upon Allah; indeed, Allah loves those who rely.
160. If Allah helps you, then no one can defeat you; but if He forsakes you, who is there that can help you after Him? And upon Allah let the believers rely.
161. And it is not for a prophet to act unfaithfully; and whoever betrays will bring what he took on the Day of Resurrection; then every soul will be fully compensated for what it earned, and they will not be wronged.
162. Is the one who follows the pleasure of Allah like the one who incurs the wrath of Allah and whose abode is Hell? And wretched is the destination.
163. They are degrees with Allah, and Allah is Seeing of what they do.
164. Allah has certainly bestowed favor upon the believers when He raised among them a Messenger from themselves, who recites to them His verses, purifies them, and teaches them the Book and wisdom, although they were before in clear error.
165. And when a disaster struck you, although you had struck with one twice as great, you said, "From where is this?" Say, "It is from yourselves." Indeed, Allah is over all things competent.
166. And what struck you on the day the two armies met, was by permission of Allah, and so that He might make evident the believers
167. And that He might know those who are hypocrites, and it was said to them, "Come, fight in the way of Allah or defend," they said, "If we knew fighting, we would have followed you," they were that day nearer to disbelief than to faith, saying with their mouths what was not in their hearts, and Allah is most knowing of what they conceal
168. Those who said to their brothers and sat, "If they had obeyed us, they would not have been killed." Say, "Then avert death from yourselves, if you are truthful."
169. And do not think of those who were killed in the way of Allah as dead; rather, they are alive, with their Lord, receiving provision.
170. Rejoicing in what Allah has given them of His bounty, and they are glad for those who have not yet joined them from behind them, that there will be no fear upon them, nor will they grieve.
171. They rejoice in a grace from Allah and a bounty, and that Allah does not waste the reward of the believers
172. Those who responded to Allah and the Messenger after injury had struck them; for those who did good among them and feared Allah, there is a great reward.
173. Those who were told by the people, "Indeed, the people have gathered against you, so fear them." But it increased them in faith, and they said, "Sufficient for us is Allah, and He is the best Disposer of affairs."
174. So they returned with a blessing from Allah and favor, no harm having touched them, and they followed the pleasure of Allah. And Allah is the possessor of great bounty.
175. Indeed, that is Satan who frightens his allies, so do not fear them, but fear Me, if you are believers.
176. And do not let those who hasten into disbelief grieve you; indeed, they will never harm Allah in the least. Allah intends that He should not give them any share in the Hereafter, and for them is a great punishment.
177. Verily, those who have bought disbelief with faith will not harm Allah in the least, and for them is a painful punishment.
178. And let not those who disbelieve think that We only prolong their time for their good; We only prolong it for them so that they may increase in sin; and for them is a humiliating punishment.
179. Allah would not leave the believers in the state you are in until He separates the wicked from the good. Nor would Allah reveal to you the unseen, but Allah chooses from His messengers whom He wills. So believe in Allah and His messengers, and if you believe and fear Him, then for you is a great reward.
180. And let not those who withhold what Allah has given them of His bounty think it is good for them; rather, it is bad for them. They will be encircled by what they withheld on the Day of Resurrection. And to Allah belongs the inheritance of the heavens and the earth, and Allah is Aware of what you do.
181. Certainly, Allah has heard the statement of those who said, "Indeed, Allah is poor, and we are rich." We will record what they said and their killing of the prophets without right and will say, "Taste the punishment of the Burning Fire."
182. That is for what your hands have put forth and because Allah is not ever unjust to the servants.
183. Those who said, "Indeed, Allah has taken our promise not to believe in a messenger until he brings us an offering which fire will consume." Say, "Messengers have already come to you before me with clear proofs and with what you have said. So why did you kill them, if you are truthful?"
184. But if they reject you, then indeed messengers before you were rejected, who came with clear signs, scriptures, and the enlightening book.
185. Every soul will taste death, and you will only be given your rewards on the Day of Resurrection. So whoever is drawn away from the Fire and admitted to Paradise has succeeded. And the life of this world is nothing but the enjoyment of deception.
186. ۞ You will surely be tested in your wealth and yourselves, and you will surely hear much harm from those who were given the Book before you and from those who associate others with Allah. But if you are patient and fear Allah, indeed, that is of the matters requiring determination.
187. And when Allah took a covenant from those who were given the Scripture, "You must make it clear to the people and not conceal it." But they threw it behind their backs and exchanged it for a small price. So wretched is what they purchased.
188. Do not think that those who rejoice in what they have done and love to be praised for what they did not do, do not think they are in safety from the punishment, and for them is a painful punishment.
189. And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and Allah is over every thing powerful.
190. Verily, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the night and the day are signs for those who possess intellect
191. Those who remember Allah while standing, sitting, and on their sides, and reflect on the creation of the heavens and the earth, "Our Lord, You did not create this in vain; glory be to You; so protect us from the punishment of the Fire."
192. Our Lord, indeed whoever You admit to the Fire, You have disgraced him, and for the wrongdoers there are no helpers.
193. Our Lord, indeed we have heard a caller calling to faith, 'Believe in your Lord,' and we have believed. Our Lord, so forgive us our sins and remove from us our misdeeds and cause us to die among the righteous.
194. Our Lord, and give us what You promised us through Your messengers, and do not disgrace us on the Day of Resurrection; indeed, You do not break the promise.
195. So their Lord responded to them, "Indeed, I do not let go to waste the work of any worker among you, whether male or female; you are of one another. So those who emigrated and were driven out from their homes and were harmed in My path and fought and were killed - I will surely remove from them their misdeeds, and I will surely admit them to gardens beneath which rivers flow as a reward from Allah, and Allah has with Him the best reward."
196. Do not let the movement of those who disbelieve throughout the land deceive you.
197. a small enjoyment; then their refuge is Hell, and wretched is the resting place.
198. But those who feared their Lord, for them are gardens beneath which rivers flow, abiding therein eternally, as a provision from Allah, and what is with Allah is better for the righteous.
199. And indeed, among the People of the Book are those who believe in Allah and what was revealed to you and what was revealed to them, humbly submissive to Allah, they do not exchange the verses of Allah for a small price, those will have their reward with their Lord, indeed, Allah is swift in account.
200. O you who have believed, be patient and endure and remain steadfast and fear Allah that you may succeed.

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The Women
An-Nisā'
النساء

1. O people, fear your Lord, who created you from a single soul and created from it its mate and spread from both many men and women. And fear Allah, through whom you ask one another, and the wombs. Indeed, Allah is ever an Observer over you.
2. And give the orphans their properties, and do not exchange the bad for the good, and do not consume their properties with your own, indeed, it is a great sin.
3. And if you fear that you will not be just with the orphans, then marry those that please you of the women, two, three, or four. But if you fear that you will not be fair, then one or those your right hands possess. That is more appropriate so that you may not deviate.
4. And give the women their dowries graciously. But if they, of their own accord, remit any part of it to you, then take it and enjoy it with satisfaction and ease.
5. And do not give the foolish your wealth, which Allah has made a means of support for you, but provide for them from it and clothe them and speak to them words of kindness.
6. And test the orphans until they reach the age of marriage, then if you perceive in them sound judgement, release their property to them, and do not consume it excessively and quickly, fearing that they will grow up, and whoever is self-sufficient should refrain, and whoever is poor, let him take according to what is acceptable, then when you release their property to them, bring witnesses upon them, and sufficient is Allah as Accountant.
7. For men, a share of what the parents and close relatives leave, and for women, a share of what the parents and close relatives leave, be it little or much; an obligatory share.
8. And when the division is attended by relatives and orphans and the needy, then provide for them from it and speak to them a kind word.
9. And let those fear who, if they left behind them weak offspring, would be afraid for them. So let them fear Allah and speak words of appropriate justice.
10. Verily, those who consume the wealth of orphans wrongfully are only consuming fire into their bellies. And they will be exposed to a Blaze.
11. Allah instructs you concerning your children: for the male, the like of the portion of two females. But if there are women above two, then for them two-thirds of what he left; and if she is one, then for her is the half. And for his parents, for each one of them a sixth of what he left if he had a child; but if he had no child and his parents inherit from him, then for his mother a third. But if he had brothers, then for his mother a sixth, after any bequest he may have made or debt. Your parents or your children - you know not which of them are nearer to you in benefit. An obligation from Allah. Indeed, Allah is ever Knowing, Wise.
12. ۞ And for you is half of what your wives leave if they have no child; but if they have a child, for you is one fourth of what they leave, after any bequest they made or debt; and for them is one fourth of what you leave if you have no child; but if you have a child, then for them is an eighth of what you leave, after any bequest you made or debt; and if a man or woman leaves neither ascendants nor descendants but has a brother or a sister, then for each one of them is a sixth; but if they are more than that, they share a third, after any bequest which was made or debt, without harm; an ordinance from Allah, and Allah is Knowing and Forbearing.
13. These are the limits of Allah, and whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger, He will admit him to gardens beneath which rivers flow, abiding therein forever; and that is the great success.
14. And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger and transgresses His limits, He will admit him to a Fire, to abide eternally therein, and he will have a humiliating punishment.
15. And those who commit immorality from your women, then call to witness against them four from among you; and if they testify, then confine them to the houses until death takes them or Allah makes for them a way.
16. And the two who commit it from among you, harm them both. But if they repent and correct themselves, turn away from them. Indeed, Allah is ever Accepting of Repentance, Merciful.
17. Verily, the repentance is upon Allah for those who do evil in ignorance, then repent soon after. It is those to whom Allah will turn in forgiveness, and Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
18. And repentance is not for those who do evil deeds until, when death comes to one of them, he says, "Indeed, I repent now," nor for those who die while they are disbelievers. For them, We have prepared a painful punishment.
19. O you who have believed, it is not lawful for you to inherit women against their will, and do not constrain them in order to take away part of what you have given them, unless they commit a clear immorality. And live with them in kindness. For if you dislike them, perhaps you dislike something and Allah makes therein much good.
20. And if you want to replace a wife with another and you have given one of them a great amount, then do not take anything from it. Would you take it by slander and manifest sin?
21. And how could you take it while some of you have gone unto others and they have taken from you a solemn covenant?
22. And do not marry what your fathers married of the women, except what has already passed. Indeed, it was an immorality and hateful and an evil way.
23. Forbidden to you are your mothers, and your daughters, and your sisters, and your paternal aunts, and your maternal aunts, and your brother's daughters, and your sister's daughters, and your mothers who nursed you, and your sisters through nursing, and your wives' mothers, and your step-daughters under your guardianship from your wives with whom you have consummated the marriage. But if you have not consummated the marriage with them, there is no sin upon you. And the wives of your sons who are from your loins, and that you take two sisters simultaneously, except for what has already occurred. Indeed, Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful.
24. And the chaste women from among the women, except those whom your right hands possess. The decree of Allah upon you. And lawful to you are beyond these, that you seek them with your property, desiring chastity, not unlawful sexual intercourse. So for whatever you enjoy from them, give them their due compensation as an obligation. And there is no blame upon you for what you mutually agree to beyond the obligation. Indeed, Allah is ever Knowing and Wise.
25. And whoever among you cannot afford to marry the believing free women, then marry from those whom your right hands possess of believing slave girls. And Allah is most knowing about your faith. You are of one another. So marry them with the permission of their people and give them their due compensation according to what is acceptable, chaste, neither those who commit unlawful intercourse randomly nor those who take lovers. But once they are sheltered in marriage, if they should commit adultery, then for them is half the punishment for free women. This is for him among you who fears affliction, but to be patient is better for you. And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
26. Allah wants to make clear to you and guide you to the ways of those before you and to turn to you in mercy. And Allah is Knowing, Wise.
27. And Allah wants to turn to you in mercy, but those who follow desires want you to deviate a great deviation.
28. Allah wants to lighten for you, and mankind was created weak.
29. O you who have believed, do not consume your wealth among yourselves unjustly, except if it is a trade by mutual consent from among you. And do not kill yourselves. Indeed, Allah is to you ever Merciful.
30. And whoever does that in aggression and injustice, then We will drive him into a Fire, and that is easy for Allah.
31. If you avoid the major sins which you are forbidden from, We will remove from you your minor sins and admit you to a noble entrance.
32. And do not wish for what Allah has favored some of you over others with. For men is a share of what they have earned, and for women is a share of what they have earned. And ask Allah of His bounty. Indeed, Allah is ever Knowing of all things.
33. And for each, We have made heirs from what is left by the parents and the relatives; and those with whom you have made a covenant, give them their share. Indeed, Allah is ever, over all things, a Witness.
34. The men are guardians over the women by what Allah has favored some of them over others and by what they spend from their wealth. So the righteous women are devoutly obedient, guarding in the unseen what Allah has guarded. And those from whom you fear disobedience, admonish them, forsake them in beds, and strike them. But if they obey you, seek no way against them. Indeed, Allah is ever Exalted and Great.
35. And if you fear discord between them, then appoint an arbitrator from his family and an arbitrator from her family. If they both wish for reconciliation, Allah will bring about harmony between them. Indeed, Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware.
36. ۞ And worship Allah and do not associate anything with Him, and to parents do good, and to relatives, orphans, the needy, the near neighbor, the neighbor farther away, the companion at your side, the traveler, and those whom your right hands possess. Indeed, Allah does not like those who are self-deluding and boastful,
37. Those who are stingy and command people to be stingy and conceal what Allah has given them of His bounty, and We have prepared for the disbelievers a humiliating punishment
38. And those who spend their wealth to be seen by the people and do not believe in Allah nor in the Last Day; and whoever has Satan as a companion, then evil is he as a companion.
39. And what would be upon them if they believed in Allah and the Last Day and spent out of what Allah provided for them? And Allah is ever, about them, Knowing.
40. Verily, Allah does not wrong even the weight of an atom; and if there is a good deed, He multiplies it and gives from Himself a great reward.
41. So how will it be when We bring from every nation a witness and We bring you as a witness against these?
42. On that Day, those who disbelieved and disobeyed the Messenger will wish the earth could be leveled over them, and they will not hide any statement from Allah.
43. O you who have believed, do not approach prayer while you are intoxicated until you know what you are saying, nor in a state of impurity, except those passing through, until you have washed. And if you are ill or on a journey, or one of you comes from the place of relieving himself, or you have contacted women, and find no water, then seek clean earth and wipe over your faces and your hands. Indeed, Allah is ever Pardoning and Forgiving.
44. Have you not seen those who were given a portion of the Book, buying error and wishing you would go astray from the path?
45. And Allāh is more knowing of your enemies; and sufficient is Allāh as a protector, and sufficient is Allāh as a supporter.
46. Among those who are Jews, they distort words from their places and say, "We hear and disobey," and "Hear without being heard," and "Rāʿinā," twisting with their tongues and defaming the religion. And if they had said, "We hear and obey," and "Listen," and "Look at us," it would have been better for them and more upright. But Allah has cursed them for their disbelief, so they do not believe except a few.
47. O you who were given the Book, believe in what We have sent down, confirming what is with you, before We obliterate faces and turn them on their backs, or curse them as We cursed the people of the Sabbath. And the command of Allah is always executed.
48. Verily, Allah does not forgive that partners should be set up with Him, but He forgives anything else to whom He pleases. And whoever sets up partners with Allah has indeed committed a great sin.
49. Have you not seen those who purify themselves? Rather, Allah purifies whom He wills, and they will not be wronged even as much as a thread.
50. Look how they lie about Allah, and sufficient is that as a clear sin.
51. Have you not seen those who were given a portion of the Book, believing in superstition and false gods, and saying to the disbelievers, "These are better guided than the believers in the way"?
52. Those are the ones whom Allah has cursed; and he whom Allah curses, you will never find for him a helper.
53. Or have they a share of the kingdom? Then, they would not give the people a speck.
54. Or do they envy the people for what Allah has given them of His bounty? So We had given the family of Abraham the Scripture and wisdom and We had given them a great kingdom.
55. So among them are those who believed in it, and among them are those who turned away from it. And sufficient is Hell as a blaze.
56. Indeed, those who disbelieve in Our signs, We will soon drive them into a fire. Every time their skins are roasted, We will replace them with other skins so they may taste the punishment. Indeed, Allah is Mighty and Wise.
57. And those who believe and do righteous deeds, We will admit them to gardens beneath which rivers flow, abiding therein forever. For them therein are purified spouses, and We will admit them to a deep shade.
58. Verily, Allah commands you to render the trusts to their owners, and when you judge between people, that you judge with justice. Verily, excellent is that which Allah instructs you. Verily, Allah is ever Hearing, Seeing.
59. O you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you; and if you dispute over anything, refer it to Allah and the Messenger, if you believe in Allah and the Last Day; that is better and more suitable for final determination.
60. Have you not seen those who claim that they have believed in what was revealed to you and what was revealed before you? They wish to refer to ṭāghūt for judgment, although they were commanded to reject him. And Satan wishes to lead them far astray.
61. And when it is said to them, "Come to what Allah has revealed and to the Messenger," you see the hypocrites turning away from you in aversion.
62. So how, when a disaster strikes them because of what their hands have put forth, then they come to you swearing by Allah, "We intended nothing but good conduct and reconciliation."
63. Those are the ones whom Allah knows what is in their hearts, so turn away from them and admonish them and speak to them a penetrating word.
64. And We did not send any messenger except to be obeyed by the permission of Allah, and if, when they wronged themselves, they came to you and asked forgiveness of Allah, and the Messenger asked forgiveness for them, they would have found Allah Accepting of Repentance and Merciful.
65. But no, by your Lord, they do not believe until they make you judge in what has arisen between them, then find no discomfort within themselves from what you have decided and submit with full submission.
66. And if We had decreed upon them that they should kill themselves or leave their homes, they would not have done it except for a few of them; and if they had done what they were instructed, it would have been better for them and more strengthening.
67. And if We had given them from Us a great reward
68. And We would have guided them to a straight path
69. And whoever obeys Allah and the Messenger, then those are with the ones upon whom Allah has bestowed favor, from the prophets, the steadfast affirmers of truth, the martyrs, and the righteous. And excellent are those as companions.
70. That is the bounty from Allah, and sufficient is Allah as Knower.
71. O you who have believed, take your precaution, and go forth in groups or go forth all together.
72. And indeed, among you is he who lingers behind; so if a calamity befalls you, he says, "Allah has blessed me in that I was not present with them as a witness."
73. And if bounty comes to you from Allah, he will surely say, as if there had never been between you and him any affection, "Oh, I wish I had been with them so I could have attained a great attainment."
74. So let those fight in the cause of Allah who exchange the life of this world for the Hereafter, and whoever fights in the cause of Allah and is killed or achieves victory, We will grant him a great reward.
75. And what is with you that you do not fight in the cause of Allah and the oppressed among men, women, and children who say, "Our Lord, take us out of this city of oppressive people and appoint for us from Yourself a protector and appoint for us from Yourself a helper?"
76. Those who have believed fight in the way of Allah, and those who have disbelieved fight in the way of Taghut. So fight against the allies of Satan; indeed, the plot of Satan has been weak.
77. Did you not see those who were told, "Restrain your hands and establish prayer and give zakah," but when fighting was prescribed for them, a party of them feared people as they fear Allah or with even greater fear? They said, "Our Lord, why have You decreed upon us fighting? If only You had postponed it for us for a short time." Say, "The enjoyment of this world is little, and the Hereafter is better for those who fear Allah, and you will not be wronged even as much as a thread."
78. Wherever you may be, death will overtake you, even if you are in lofty towers. And if good befalls them, they say, "This is from Allah"; and if evil befalls them, they say, "This is from you." Say, "All is from Allah." So what is with these people that they can hardly understand any statement?
79. Whatever befalls you of good is from Allah, and whatever befalls you of evil is from yourself. And We have sent you to the people as a messenger, and sufficient is Allah as a witness.
80. Whoever obeys the Messenger has indeed obeyed Allah; and whoever turns away - We have not sent you as a guardian over them.
81. And they say, "Obedience." But when they leave from you, a group of them spend the night planning other than what you say. And Allah records what they plan by night. So turn away from them and rely upon Allah. And sufficient is Allah as a Disposer of affairs.
82. So do they not ponder the Qur'an? If it had been from other than Allah, they would have found within it much discrepancy.
83. And when there comes to them a matter of security or fear, they broadcast it. But if they had referred it to the Messenger and to those in authority among them, those who can draw correct conclusions from it would have known about it. And if not for the favor of Allah upon you and His mercy, you would have followed Satan, except for a few.
84. So fight in the cause of Allah; you are not held responsible except for yourself. And encourage the believers; perhaps Allah will restrain the might of those who disbelieve. And Allah is greater in might and stronger in punishment.
85. Whoever intercedes for a good intercession, there will be for him a share of it; and whoever intercedes for an evil intercession, there will be for him a portion of it. And Allah is, over all things, a Keeper.
86. And if you are greeted with a greeting, then greet with one better than it or return it. Indeed, Allah is ever an Accountant over all things.
87. Allah, there is no god but He; He will gather you to the Day of Resurrection, there is no doubt in it; and who is more truthful in statement than Allah?
88. So what is with you that you are two groups concerning the hypocrites, while Allah has made them fall back for what they earned? Do you wish to guide those whom Allah has sent astray? And whomever Allah sends astray - never will you find for him a way.
89. They wish you would disbelieve as they disbelieved, so you would be alike. So do not take from among them allies until they emigrate for the cause of Allah. But if they turn away, then seize them and kill them wherever you find them, and take not from among them any ally or helper.
90. Except those who reach a people between you and them is a treaty, or they come to you, their hearts strained from fighting you or fighting their own people. And if Allah had willed, He would have given them power over you, and they would have fought you. So if they withdraw from you and do not fight you and offer you peace, then Allah has not made for you a way against them.
91. You will find others who want to be safe with you and safe with their people, every time they are returned to temptation, they fall back into it, so if they do not withdraw from you and offer you peace and restrain their hands, then seize them and kill them wherever you find them, and those - We have made for you against them a clear authority.
92. And it is not for a believer to kill a believer except by mistake, and whoever kills a believer by mistake, then the freeing of a believing slave and a compensation payment to his family, unless they give charity. But if he was from a people hostile to you and he was a believer, then the freeing of a believing slave, and if he was from a people with whom you have a treaty, then a compensation payment to his family and the freeing of a believing slave. And whoever does not find, then fasting for two consecutive months, repentance from Allah, and Allah is Knowing and Wise.
93. And whoever kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell, to abide therein forever, and Allah is angry with him, and has cursed him, and has prepared for him a great punishment.
94. O you who have believed, when you go forth in the cause of Allah, investigate, and do not say to one who gives you peace, "You are not a believer," aspiring for the goods of worldly life, for with Allah are many acquisitions. You were like that before, then Allah conferred His favor upon you, so investigate. Indeed, Allah is ever, of what you do, Aware.
95. Not equal are those who sit [at home] among the believers, except those who are disabled, and those who strive hard in the cause of Allah with their wealth and their lives. Allah has preferred those who strive hard with their wealth and their lives over those who sit [at home] by degrees. And to all, Allah has promised good. But Allah has preferred those who strive hard over those who sit [at home] with a great reward.
96. Degrees from Him and forgiveness and mercy, and Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful.
97. Indeed, those whom the angels take while wronging themselves, will say, "In what were you?" They will say, "We were oppressed in the land." They will say, "Was not the earth of Allah spacious for you to emigrate therein?" For those, their refuge is Hell, and evil it is as a destination.
98. Except for the oppressed among the men, and the women, and the children, who cannot devise a plan, nor are they directed to a way,
99. So those, perhaps Allah will pardon them, and Allah is ever Pardoning, Forgiving.
100. And whoever emigrates in the cause of Allah will find on the earth many places of refuge and abundance, and whoever leaves his home as an emigrant to Allah and His Messenger and then death overtakes him, his reward has already become incumbent upon Allah, and Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful.
101. And when you travel in the land, there is no blame upon you for shortening the prayer, if you fear that those who disbelieve may cause you trouble. Indeed, the disbelievers are to you a clear enemy.
102. And when you are among them, and you lead them in prayer, let a group of them stand with you, and let them take their arms. And when they have prostrated, let them be behind you, and let another group come forward which has not prayed, and let them pray with you, taking precaution and carrying their arms. Those who disbelieve wish that you would neglect your weapons and your baggage, so they could come down upon you in one attack. But there is no blame upon you if you are troubled by rain or are ill, for putting down your arms, but take precaution. Indeed, Allah has prepared for the disbelievers a humiliating punishment.
103. So when you have completed the prayers, remember Allah standing, sitting, and on your sides. And when you feel secure, establish the prayer. Indeed, the prayer has been prescribed for the believers at specific times.
104. And do not weaken in pursuit of the people; if you are suffering, then they are suffering as you are suffering, but you hope from Allah what they do not hope. And Allah is Knowing, Wise.
105. Verily, We have sent down to you the Book in truth, that you might judge between the people by that which Allah has shown you. And do not be an advocate for the treacherous.
106. And seek forgiveness of Allah; indeed, Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful.
107. And do not argue on behalf of those who betray themselves. Indeed, Allah does not love anyone who is a treacherous sinner.
108. They hide from the people, but they do not hide from Allah, and He is with them when they plot by night what He does not approve of speech; and Allah ever encompasses what they do.
109. Here you are, those who argued on their behalf in worldly life, so who will argue with Allah for them on the Day of Resurrection, or who will be their representative?
110. And whoever does evil or wrongs himself then seeks forgiveness of Allah will find Allah Forgiving, Merciful.
111. And whoever earns a sin, he only earns it against himself; and Allah is Knowing, Wise.
112. And whoever earns a sin or an offense and then throws it upon an innocent person has certainly taken upon himself a slander and a clear sin.
113. And if it were not for the favor of Allah upon you and His mercy, a group of them would have determined to mislead you, but they mislead only themselves and they will not harm you in any way. And Allah has revealed to you the Book and wisdom and has taught you what you did not know, and the favor of Allah upon you is ever great.
114. There is no good in much of their private conversation, except for one who enjoins charity, or that which is right, or reconciliation between people. And whoever does that seeking the pleasure of Allah, We will give him a great reward.
115. And whoever opposes the Messenger after guidance has become clear to him, and follows other than the way of the believers, We will turn him to what he has turned to, and We will drive him into Hell, and evil it is as a destination.
116. Indeed, Allah does not forgive associating others with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And whoever associates others with Allah has certainly gone far astray.
117. They call upon instead of Him none but females, and they call upon none but a rebellious Satan,
118. Allah cursed him, and he said, "I will surely take from among Your servants a specific portion."
119. And I will mislead them, and I will arouse in them desires, and I will command them, so they will slit the ears of cattle, and I will command them, so they will change the creation of Allah. And whoever takes Satan as an ally instead of Allah has certainly sustained a clear loss.
120. He promises them and arouses desire in them, but Satan does not promise them except delusion.
121. Those their refuge Hell and they will not find from it escape.
122. And those who believe and do righteous deeds, We will admit them to gardens beneath which rivers flow, abiding therein forever; the promise of Allah is true, and who is more truthful than Allah in statement.
123. It is not by your desires nor the desires of the People of the Book. Whoever does evil will be recompensed for it, and he will not find for himself besides Allah any protector or helper.
124. And whoever does righteous deeds, whether male or female, while being a believer, those will enter Paradise and will not be wronged, not even as much as the speck on a date seed.
125. And who is better in religion than one who submits his face to Allah and is a doer of good and follows the religion of Abraham, inclining toward truth? And Allah took Abraham as a friend.
126. And to Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth, and Allah is, of all things, encompassing.
127. And they ask you for a ruling concerning women, say, "Allah gives you a ruling about them and what is recited to you in the Book concerning the orphan girls to whom you do not give what is decreed for them and you desire to marry them, and concerning the oppressed among children, and that you maintain justice for orphans. And whatever good you do, indeed, Allah is ever Knowing of it."
128. And if a woman fears from her husband contempt or evasion, then there is no sin upon them that they make terms of settlement between them, and settlement is best. And present in the souls is stinginess. And if you do good and fear Allah, then indeed Allah is ever, of what you do, Aware.
129. And you will never be able to be just between women, even if you strive. So do not incline completely and leave her like one suspended. And if you make amends and fear Allah, then indeed, Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful.
130. And if they separate, Allah will enrich each from His abundance. And Allah is ever All-Encompassing and Wise.
131. And to Allah belongs what is in the heavens and what is in the earth, and We have instructed those who were given the Book before you and yourselves to fear Allah, and if you disbelieve, then to Allah belongs what is in the heavens and what is in the earth, and Allah is Free of need, Praiseworthy.
132. And to Allah belongs what is in the heavens and what is on the earth, and sufficient is Allah as a Disposer of affairs.
133. If He wills, He can take you away, O people, and bring others. And Allah is ever capable of that.
134. Whoever desires the reward of this world, then with Allah is the reward of this world and the Hereafter; and Allah is ever Hearing, Seeing.
135. O you who have believed, be persistently standing firm in justice, witnesses for Allah, even if it be against yourselves or parents and relatives. If he is rich or poor, then Allah is more worthy of both. So do not follow desire, lest you not be just. And if you distort or refuse, then indeed Allah is ever, of what you do, Aware.
136. O you who have believed, believe in Allah and His Messenger and the Book which He sent down upon His Messenger and the Book which He sent down before. And whoever disbelieves in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, and the Last Day has certainly gone far astray.
137. Verily, those who have believed, then disbelieved, then believed again, then disbelieved again, and then increased in disbelief, Allah will never forgive them, nor will He guide them to a path.
138. Give good news to the hypocrites that for them is a painful punishment
139. Those who take the disbelievers as allies instead of the believers, do they seek honor with them? But indeed, all honor belongs to Allah.
140. And it has been revealed to you in the Book that when you hear the verses of Allah being denied and ridiculed, do not sit with them until they engage in a different conversation. Indeed, you would then be like them. Indeed, Allah will gather the hypocrites and disbelievers in Hell all together.
141. Those who wait for you, then if you gain a victory from Allah, they say, "Were we not with you?" But if the disbelievers have a success, they say, "Did we not gain the advantage over you, but we protected you from the believers?" Allah will judge between you on the Day of Resurrection, and never will Allah give the disbelievers over the believers a way.
142. Verily, the hypocrites seek to deceive Allah, but He deceives them. And when they stand up for prayer, they stand with laziness, showing off to the people and not remembering Allah except a little,
143. Wavering between that, neither to these nor to those; and whomever Allah leads astray, you will never find for him a way.
144. O you who have believed, do not take the disbelievers as allies instead of the believers; do you wish to give Allah against yourselves a clear case?
145. Verily, the hypocrites are in the lowest depths of the Fire, and you will not find for them any helper.
146. Except those who repent, and correct themselves, and hold fast to Allah, and are sincere in their religion for Allah, those will be with the believers, and Allah will give the believers a great reward.
147. What will Allah do with your punishment if you are grateful and believe? And Allah is ever Appreciative, Knowing.
148. Allah does not like the public mention of evil from speech except by one who has been wronged; and Allah is ever Hearing, Knowing.
149. If you reveal good or conceal it or forgive an evil, then indeed, Allah is ever Pardoning and Powerful.
150. Verily, those who disbelieve in Allah and His messengers and wish to separate between Allah and His messengers and say, "We believe in some and disbelieve in others," and wish to take a path in between -
151. Those are the true disbelievers, and We have prepared for the disbelievers a humiliating punishment.
152. And those who believe in Allah and His messengers and do not differentiate between any of them, it is they who will be given their rewards. And Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful.
153. The People of the Book ask you to bring down upon them a book from the sky. They had asked Moses for something greater than that and said, "Show us Allah openly," so the thunderbolt seized them for their wrongdoing. Then they took the calf after clear signs had come to them, and We forgave that. And We gave Moses a clear authority.
154. And We raised above them the mount with their covenant, and We said to them, "Enter the gate prostrating," and We said to them, "Do not transgress on the Sabbath," and We took from them a solemn covenant.
155. So for their breaking of the covenant and their disbelief in the signs of Allah and their killing of the prophets without right and their saying, "Our hearts are wrapped." Rather, Allah has sealed them because of their disbelief, so they believe not, except for a few.
156. And for their disbelief and their saying against Mary a great slander
157. And their saying, "Indeed, we have killed the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, the messenger of Allah." And they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him, but it was made to appear so to them. And indeed, those who differ over it are in doubt about it. They have no knowledge of it except the following of assumption. And they did not kill him, for certain.
158. But raised him Allah to Himself, and was Allah Mighty Wise.
159. And there is none from the People of the Book except that he will surely believe in him before his death, and on the Day of Resurrection he will be a witness against them.
160. So for wrongdoing by those who are Jews, We prohibited to them good things which had been lawful to them, and for their hindering many from Allah's way,
161. And their taking of usury while they had been forbidden from it, and their consuming of people's wealth unjustly. And We have prepared for the disbelievers among them a painful punishment.
162. But those firm in knowledge among them and the believers believe in what has been revealed to you and what was revealed before you, and the establishers of prayer, and the givers of zakah, and the believers in Allah and the Last Day - those We will give a great reward.
163. Verily, We have revealed to you as We revealed to Noah and the prophets after him; and We revealed to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, the Tribes, Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, and Solomon; and to David We gave the Psalms.
164. And messengers We have told you about before, and messengers We have not told you about. And Allah spoke to Moses directly.
165. messengers as bringers of good news and warners, so that people will have no argument against Allah after the messengers; and Allah is ever Mighty and Wise.
166. But Allah bears witness to what He has sent down to you; He sent it down with His knowledge, and the angels bear witness, and sufficient is Allah as a witness.
167. Verily, those who disbelieve and turn away from the path of Allah have certainly gone far astray.
168. Indeed, those who disbelieve and commit wrong, never will Allah forgive them, nor will He guide them to a path
169. Except the path of Hell; abiding therein forever. And that is easy for Allah.
170. O people, the Messenger has come to you with the truth from your Lord, so believe; it is better for you. And if you disbelieve, then indeed, to Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth. And Allah is ever Knowing and Wise.
171. O People of the Book, do not exaggerate in your religion and do not say about Allah except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, is only a messenger of Allah and His word which He conveyed to Mary and a spirit from Him. So believe in Allah and His messengers. And do not say "Three"; desist, it is better for you. Indeed, Allah is only one God. Glory be to Him that He should have a son. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And Allah is sufficient as a Disposer of affairs.
172. The Messiah will never disdain to be a servant of Allah, nor will the nearest angels. And whoever disdains His worship and is arrogant, He will gather them all to Himself together.
173. As for those who believed and did righteous deeds, He will give them their rewards in full and increase them from His bounty. But as for those who were disdainful and arrogant, He will punish them with a painful punishment, and they will not find for themselves any protector or helper besides Allah.
174. O people, indeed there has come to you a clear proof from your Lord, and We have sent down to you a manifest light.
175. As for those who believe in Allah and hold fast to Him, He will admit them into mercy from Himself and bounty, and guide them to Him on a straight path.
176. They ask you for a ruling, say, Allah gives you a ruling concerning the kalalah, if a man dies and he has no child but he has a sister, then she will have half of what he left, and he inherits from her if she has no child, but if there are two sisters, then they will have two-thirds of what he left, and if there are brothers and sisters, then the male will have the share of two females, Allah makes clear to you lest you go astray, and Allah is Knowing of all things.

5
The Table Spread
Al-Mā'ida
المائدة

1. O you who have believed, fulfill the contracts. Permitted to you are the animals of grazing livestock, except what is recited to you, not permitting hunting while you are in the state of iḥrām. Indeed, Allah decrees what He wills.
2. O you who have believed, do not violate the rites of Allah, nor the sacred month, nor the sacrificial animals, nor the garlands, nor those coming to the Sacred House seeking bounty from their Lord and approval. And when you come out of ihram, then hunt. And do not let the hatred of a people for having obstructed you from the Sacred Mosque lead you to transgress. And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression. And fear Allah; indeed, Allah is severe in penalty.
3. Forbidden to you is the dead animal, and blood, and the flesh of the pig, and what has been dedicated to other than Allah, and the strangled, and the beaten to death, and the fallen from a height, and the gored by horns, and what the wild animal has eaten, except what you have slaughtered, and what has been sacrificed on stone altars, and that you seek decision through divining arrows. That is disobedience. Today, those who disbelieve have despaired of your religion, so do not fear them, but fear Me. Today, I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as a religion. But whoever is forced by severe hunger without inclination to sin, then indeed, Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
4. They ask you what has been made lawful for them. Say, "Lawful for you are the good things and what you have taught of hunting animals, training them as Allah has taught you. So eat of what they catch for you, and mention the name of Allah upon it, and fear Allah. Indeed, Allah is swift in account."
5. This day, good things have been made lawful for you, and the food of those who were given the Scripture is lawful for you, and your food is lawful for them. And chaste women from among the believers and chaste women from among those who were given the Scripture before you, when you have given them their due compensation, desiring chastity, not unlawful sexual intercourse, nor taking lovers. And whoever denies the faith, his work has become worthless, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers.
6. O you who have believed, when you rise to prayer, wash your faces and your hands to the elbows, and wipe over your heads and your feet to the ankles. And if you are in a state of impurity, then purify yourselves. And if you are ill or on a journey, or one of you comes from relieving himself, or you have touched women and do not find water, then seek clean earth and wipe over your faces and hands with it. Allah does not intend to make difficulty for you, but He intends to purify you and complete His favor upon you that you may be grateful.
7. And remember the favor of Allah upon you and His covenant which He bound you with when you said, "We hear and we obey"; and fear Allah. Indeed, Allah is Knowing of what is within the breasts.
8. O you who have believed, be steadfast for Allah, witnesses in justice, and do not let the hatred of a people lead you to injustice. Be just; that is closer to piety. And fear Allah; indeed, Allah is Acquainted with what you do.
9. Allah has promised those who believe and do righteous deeds, for them there is forgiveness and a great reward.
10. And those who disbelieved and denied Our signs, those are the companions of the Hellfire.
11. O you who have believed, remember the favor of Allah upon you when a people intended to extend their hands against you, but He withheld their hands from you; and fear Allah. And upon Allah let the believers rely.
12. And indeed Allah took a covenant from the Children of Israel, and We appointed twelve leaders among them. And Allah said, "I am with you. If you establish prayer and give zakah and believe in My messengers and support them and loan Allah a goodly loan, I will surely remove from you your misdeeds and admit you to gardens beneath which rivers flow. But whoever disbelieves after that among you has certainly strayed from the right path."
13. So for their breaking of their covenant, We cursed them and made their hearts hard. They distort words from their places, and they have forgotten a portion of what they were reminded of. And you will always observe treachery among them, except a few of them. So pardon them and overlook. Indeed, Allah loves the doers of good.
14. And from those who said, "Indeed, we are Christians," We took their covenant, but they forgot a portion of what they were reminded of, so We caused among them animosity and hatred until the Day of Resurrection. And Allah will inform them about what they used to do.
15. O People of the Book, indeed, there has come to you Our Messenger, making clear to you much of what you used to hide of the Book and pardoning much. Indeed, there has come to you from Allah a light and a clear Book
16. He guides with it Allah those who follow His pleasure to the ways of peace and brings them out from the darknesses into the light by His permission and guides them to a straight path.
17. Certainly, disbelieved those who said, "Indeed, Allah is the Messiah, son of Mary." Say, "Then who could prevent Allah at all if He intended to destroy the Messiah, son of Mary, and his mother, and everyone on the earth?" And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them. He creates what He wills, and Allah is over all things competent.
18. And the Jews and the Christians said, "We are the children of Allah and His beloved." Say, "Then why does He punish you for your sins?" Rather, you are humans from among those He created. He forgives whom He wills, and He punishes whom He wills. And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, and to Him is the return.
19. O People of the Book, indeed, there has come to you Our Messenger, making things clear to you after a period of cessation of messengers, lest you say, "No bringer of good news or warner has come to us." But indeed, there has come to you a bringer of good news and a warner. And Allah is capable of all things.
20. And when Moses said to his people, "O my people, remember the favor of Allah upon you when He appointed among you prophets and made you kings and gave you what He had not given anyone among the worlds."
21. O my people, enter the holy land which Allah has written for you, and do not turn back, lest you become losers.
22. They said, "O Moses, indeed within it is a people of great strength, and indeed, we will not enter it until they leave it; but if they leave it, then we will enter."
23. Said two men from those who feared, upon whom Allah had bestowed favor, "Enter upon them through the gate, for when you have entered it, you will be victorious. And upon Allah rely, if you are believers."
24. They said, "O Moses, indeed we will never enter it, as long as they are in it; so go, you and your Lord, and fight. Indeed, we are sitting here."
25. He said, "My Lord, indeed I do not possess except myself and my brother, so separate us from the defiantly disobedient people."
26. He said, "Then indeed, it is forbidden to them for forty years; they will wander in the land. So do not grieve over the defiantly disobedient people."
27. And recite to them the story of Adam's two sons, in truth, when they both made an offering, and it was accepted from one of them but was not accepted from the other. He said, "I will surely kill you." The other said, "Indeed, Allah only accepts from the righteous."
28. If you extend your hand toward me to kill me, I will not extend my hand toward you to kill you; indeed, I fear Allah, the Lord of the worlds.
29. Indeed, I want you to bear my sin and your sin, so you will be among the companions of the Fire, and that is the recompense of the wrongdoers.
30. So his soul prompted him to kill his brother, and he killed him and became one of the losers.
31. So Allah sent a crow digging in the ground to show him how to conceal the shame of his brother. He said, "Oh, woe to me! Have I become unable to be like this crow and conceal the shame of my brother?" And he became among the regretful.
32. For that reason, We wrote upon the Children of Israel that whoever kills a soul without a soul or corruption in the land, it is as if he killed all mankind, and whoever saves it, it is as if he saved all mankind. And Our messengers certainly came to them with clear proofs, then indeed many of them after that in the land were transgressors.
33. Verily, the recompense of those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger and strive to spread corruption on earth is that they be killed, or crucified, or their hands and feet be cut off from opposite sides, or they be exiled from the land. That is their disgrace in this world, and for them in the Hereafter is a great punishment.
34. Except those who repent before you gain power over them; so know that Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
35. O you who have believed, fear Allah and seek to Him the means and strive in His way that you may succeed.
36. Verily, those who disbelieve, if they had all that is in the earth and the like of it with it to ransom themselves from the punishment of the Day of Resurrection, it would not be accepted from them, and for them is a painful punishment.
37. They want to get out of the Fire, but they are not to emerge from it; and for them is a lasting punishment.
38. And the thief, the male and the female, cut off their hands as recompense for what they have earned, as a deterrent from Allah. And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.
39. So whoever repents after his wrongdoing and reforms, then indeed, Allah will turn to him in forgiveness; indeed, Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
40. Do you not know that Allah has the dominion of the heavens and the earth? He punishes whom He wills and forgives whom He wills, and Allah is capable of all things.
41. O Messenger, let not grieve you those who hasten into disbelief from among those who say, "We believe" with their mouths, but their hearts do not believe; and from among those who are Jews, listeners to falsehood, listeners to another people who have not come to you. They distort words beyond their places, saying, "If you are given this, take it; but if you are not given it, then beware." And he for whom Allah intends a trial - never will you possess for him a thing against Allah. Those are the ones for whom Allah does not intend to purify their hearts. For them in this world is disgrace, and for them in the Hereafter is a great punishment.
42. Listeners to falsehood, devourers of unlawful; so if they come to you, judge between them or turn away from them. And if you turn away from them, they will not harm you at all. And if you judge, judge between them with justice; indeed, Allah loves those who act justly.
43. And how do they appoint you as a judge while they have the Torah, in which is the judgement of Allah? Then they turn away after that; and those are not believers.
44. Verily, We sent down the Torah, in it is guidance and light. The prophets who submitted judged by it for those who were Jews, and the rabbis and the scholars, by what they were entrusted of the Book of Allah, and they were witnesses thereto. So do not fear the people but fear Me, and do not sell My verses for a small price. And whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed, then they are the disbelievers.
45. And We wrote for them therein that the soul is for the soul, and the eye is for the eye, and the nose is for the nose, and the ear is for the ear, and the tooth is for the tooth, and for wounds is retribution. But whoever gives charity, it is an expiation for him. And whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed, then those are the wrongdoers.
46. And We followed in their footsteps with Jesus, the son of Mary, confirming what was before him of the Torah; and We gave him the Gospel, in which was guidance and light, and confirming what was before him of the Torah, and guidance and admonition for the righteous.
47. And let the People of the Gospel judge by what God has revealed therein, and whoever does not judge by what God has revealed, then those are the defiantly disobedient.
48. And We have sent down to you the Book in truth, confirming what was before it of the Book and as a guardian over it. So judge between them by what Allah has sent down, and do not follow their desires away from the truth that has come to you. For each of you We have made a law and a method. Had Allah willed, He would have made you one nation, but to test you in what He has given you; so strive as in a race in all virtues. To Allah is your return all together, and He will inform you concerning that over which you used to differ.
49. And judge between them by what Allah has revealed, and do not follow their inclinations, and beware of them lest they tempt you away from some of what Allah has revealed to you. But if they turn away, then know that Allah only intends to afflict them for some of their sins. And indeed, many among the people are defiantly disobedient.
50. So is it the judgement of ignorance they seek? And who is better in judgement than Allah for a people who are certain?
51. O you who have believed, do not take the Jews and the Christians as allies; some of them are allies of others. And whoever is an ally to them among you, then indeed, he is of them. Indeed, Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.
52. So you see those in whose hearts is a disease, hastening into them, saying, "We fear that a misfortune may strike us." But perhaps Allah will bring victory or a decision from Him, and they will become, over what they have been concealing within themselves, regretful.
53. And those who believe will say, "Are these the ones who swore by Allah their strongest oaths that indeed they were with you?" Their deeds have become worthless, and they have become losers.
54. O you who have believed, whoever of you turns back from his religion, Allah will bring a people whom He will love and who will love Him, humble towards the believers, stern towards the disbelievers; they strive in the way of Allah and do not fear the blame of a critic. That is the grace of Allah, He bestows it upon whom He wills, and Allah is all-Encompassing, All-Knowing.
55. Your ally is only Allah and His Messenger and those who believe, those who establish prayer and give zakah while they bow.
56. And whoever takes Allah and His Messenger and those who have believed as allies, then indeed, the party of Allah, they are the victorious.
57. O you who have believed, do not take those who have taken your religion in mockery and play from among those who were given the Scripture before you and the disbelievers as allies; and fear Allah, if you are believers.
58. And when you call to the prayer, they take it as mockery and play. That is because they are a people who do not understand.
59. Say, "O People of the Scripture, do you resent us except that we have believed in Allah and what was revealed to us and what was revealed before and because most of you are defiantly disobedient?"
60. Say, "Shall I inform you of worse than that as a recompense from Allah? Those whom Allah has cursed and upon whom He has brought His wrath, and of whom He made apes and swine, and who worshipped false gods. Those are worse in position and further astray from the right path."
61. And when they come to you, they say, "We believe," but they have entered with disbelief, and they have certainly left with it. And Allah is most knowing of what they were concealing.
62. And you see many of them hastening into sin and aggression and their consumption of the unlawful. How wretched is what they have been doing.
63. If only the rabbis and the scholars forbade them from speaking sin and consuming what is unlawful; how wretched is what they have been doing.
64. And the Jews said, "The hand of Allah is chained." Chained are their hands, and cursed are they for what they said. Rather, both His hands are extended; He spends as He wills. And what has been revealed to you from your Lord will surely increase many of them in transgression and disbelief. And We have cast among them animosity and hatred until the Day of Resurrection. Every time they kindle a fire for war, Allah extinguishes it. And they strive in the land to cause corruption, and Allah does not love the corrupters.
65. And if the People of the Book had believed and feared, We would have removed from them their misdeeds and admitted them to Gardens of Bliss.
66. And if they had upheld the Torah and the Gospel and what was revealed to them from their Lord, they would have eaten from above them and from beneath their feet. Among them is a moderate community, but many of them do evil deeds.
67. ۞ O Messenger, convey what has been sent down to you from your Lord; and if you do not, then you have not conveyed His message. And Allah will protect you from the people. Indeed, Allah does not guide the disbelieving people.
68. Say, "O People of the Book, you are on nothing until you establish the Torah and the Gospel and what has been sent down to you from your Lord." And what has been sent down to you from your Lord will surely increase many of them in rebellion and disbelief. So do not grieve over the disbelieving people.
69. Indeed, those who have believed, and those who were Jews, and the Sabeans, and the Christians, whoever believed in Allah and the Last Day and did righteous deeds, no fear shall be upon them, nor shall they grieve.
70. We had taken the covenant of the Children of Israel and sent to them messengers. Whenever a messenger came to them with what their souls did not desire, a party they denied, and another party they killed.
71. And they thought that there would be no trial, so they became blind and deaf, then Allah turned to them, then many of them became blind and deaf, and Allah is Seeing of what they do.
72. Certainly disbelieved those who said, "Indeed, Allah is the Messiah, son of Mary." And said the Messiah, "O Children of Israel, worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord." Indeed, whoever associates with Allah, then Allah has forbidden him Paradise, and his abode is the Fire. And for the wrongdoers, there are no helpers.
73. Certainly, they have disbelieved who say, "Allah is the third of three." And there is no god except one God. And if they do not desist from what they are saying, a painful punishment will surely afflict the disbelievers among them.
74. So will they not repent to Allah and seek His forgiveness? And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
75. The Messiah, son of Mary, is nothing but a messenger; messengers have passed away before him. And his mother was a truthful woman. They both used to eat food. Look how We make the signs clear to them; then look how they are deluded.
76. Say, "Do you worship besides Allah what does not possess for you harm nor benefit? And Allah, He is the Hearing, the Knowing."
77. Say, "O People of the Book, do not exaggerate in your religion beyond the truth, and do not follow the desires of a people who went astray before and led many astray, and strayed from the right path."
78. Cursed are those who disbelieved from the Children of Israel by the tongue of David and Jesus, son of Mary. That is because they disobeyed and used to transgress.
79. They were not forbidding one another from wrongdoing they did. How evil was what they were doing.
80. You see many of them befriending those who disbelieve; wretched is what their souls have sent ahead for them, that Allah is angry with them, and they will abide in the punishment forever.
81. And if they had believed in Allah and the Prophet and what was revealed to him, they would not have taken them as allies, but many of them are defiantly disobedient.
82. You will surely find the most intense of the people in animosity toward those who have believed, the Jews and those who have associated others with Allah; and you will surely find the nearest of them in affection to those who have believed, those who say, "We are Christians." That is because among them are priests and monks and because they are not arrogant.
83. And when they hear what was revealed to the Messenger, you see their eyes overflowing with tears from what they recognized of the truth; they say, "Our Lord, we have believed, so write us down among the witnesses."
84. And what is [wrong] with us that we should not believe in Allah and what has come to us of the truth, and we hope that our Lord will admit us with the righteous people?
85. So Allah rewarded them for what they said with gardens beneath which rivers flow, abiding therein eternally. And that is the reward of the good-doers.
86. And those who disbelieved and denied Our signs, they are the companions of the Hellfire.
87. O you who have believed, do not forbid the good things that Allah has made lawful for you, and do not transgress; indeed, Allah does not like transgressors.
88. And eat of what Allah has provided for you, lawful and good, and fear Allah, in whom you are believers.
89. Allah does not impose blame on you for what is unintentional in your oaths, but He imposes blame on you for what your hearts have earned. The expiation for it is feeding ten needy people from the average of what you feed your own families, or clothing them, or the freeing of a slave. But whoever cannot find the means, then fasting for three days. That is the expiation for your oaths when you have sworn. And guard your oaths. Thus does Allah make clear to you His signs that you may be grateful.
90. O you who have believed, indeed, wine, gambling, stone alters, and divining arrows are defilement from the work of Satan, so avoid it that you may be successful.
91. Verily, Satan desires to sow enmity and hatred among you through wine and gambling, and to hinder you from the remembrance of Allah and from prayer. So, will you not then abstain?
92. And obey Allah, and obey the Messenger, and beware; but if you turn away, then know that upon Our Messenger is only the clear conveyance.
93. There is no blame on those who believe and do righteous deeds for what they have consumed, if they fear Allah and believe and do righteous deeds, and then fear Allah and believe, and then fear Allah and do good; and Allah loves the doers of good.
94. O you who have believed, Allah will surely test you with something of the game that your hands and spears can reach, so that Allah may know who fears Him unseen. And whoever transgresses after that, for him is a painful punishment.
95. O you who have believed, do not kill the game while you are in the state of iḥrām; and whoever of you kills it intentionally, the penalty is an equivalent from the sacrificial animals to what he killed, as judged by two just men among you, as an offering delivered to the Kaʿbah, or an expiation: the feeding of needy people, or the equivalent of that in fasting, that he may taste the consequence of his matter. Allah has pardoned what is past; but whoever returns, then Allah will take retribution from him. And Allah is Exalted in Might, Owner of Retribution.
96. Permitted to you is the hunting of the sea and its food as a provision for you and for the travelers, but forbidden to you is the hunting of the land as long as you are in the state of iḥrām. And fear Allah to whom you will be gathered.
97. Allah made the Kaaba, the Sacred House, a support for the people, and the sacred month, and the sacrificial animals, and the garlands. That is so you may know that Allah knows what is in the heavens and what is in the earth, and that Allah is Knowing of everything.
98. Know that Allah is severe in punishment, and that Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
99. There is not upon the Messenger except the notification, and Allah knows what you reveal and what you conceal.
100. Say, "Not equal are the impure and the pure, even though the abundance of the impure might please you." So fear Allah, O people of understanding, that you may succeed.
101. O you who have believed, do not ask about things which, if they are shown to you, will distress you, and if you ask about them when the Qur'an is being revealed, they will be shown to you. Allah has pardoned it, and Allah is Forgiving, Forbearing.
102. A people asked it before you, then they became thereby disbelievers.
103. Allah has not made any baḥīrah, nor sā'ibah, nor waṣīlah, nor ḥām, but those who disbelieve invent lies against Allah, and most of them do not understand.
104. And when it is said to them, "Come to what Allah has revealed and to the Messenger," they say, "Sufficient for us is what we found our fathers upon." Even though their fathers knew nothing and were not guided?
105. O you who have believed, upon you is yourselves. Those who have gone astray will not harm you when you have been guided. To Allah is your return all together; then He will inform you of what you used to do.
106. O you who have believed, the testimony among you when death approaches one of you at the time of the will: two just men from among you or two others from outside if you are traveling through the land and the disaster of death strikes you. Detain them both after the prayer, and let them both swear by Allah if you doubt, "We will not exchange it for a price, even if he is a near relative, and we will not withhold the testimony of Allah. Indeed, we would then be among the sinful."
107. But if it is found that they both have deserved sin, then two others shall stand in their place from those who have a lawful right against them, and they shall swear by Allah, "Our testimony is truer than their testimony, and we have not transgressed; indeed, we would then be among the wrongdoers."
108. That is more likely that they will come with the testimony in its true form, or they will fear that oaths will be refuted after their oaths. And fear Allah and listen. And Allah does not guide the defiantly disobedient people.
109. ۞ The Day when Allah will gather the messengers and say, "What response were you given?" They will say, "We have no knowledge. Indeed, it is You who are the Knower of the unseen."
110. When Allah said, "O Jesus, son of Mary, remember My favor upon you and upon your mother when I supported you with the Holy Spirit, you spoke to the people in the cradle and in maturity; and when I taught you the Book and wisdom and the Torah and the Gospel; and when you created from clay the likeness of a bird with My permission, then you breathed into it, and it became a bird with My permission; and you healed the blind and the leper with My permission; and when you brought forth the dead with My permission; and when I restrained the Children of Israel from you when you came to them with clear proofs, and those who disbelieved among them said, 'This is nothing but obvious magic.'"
111. And when I inspired to the disciples, "Believe in Me and in My messenger." They said, "We have believed, so bear witness that indeed we are Muslims."
112. When the disciples said, "O Jesus, son of Mary, can your Lord send down to us a table from the sky?" He said, "Fear Allah, if you are believers."
113. They said, "We want to eat from it and have our hearts reassured and know that you have told us the truth and be among its witnesses."
114. Jesus, son of Mary, said, "O Allah, our Lord, send down to us a table from the sky to be for us a festival for the first of us and the last of us and a sign from You. And provide for us, and You are the best of providers."
115. Allah said, "Indeed, I will send it down to you. But whoever disbelieves afterwards from among you, then indeed I will punish him with a punishment that I have not inflicted on anyone among the worlds."
116. And when Allah said, "O Jesus, son of Mary, did you say to the people, 'Take me and my mother as deities besides Allah?'" He said, "Glory be to You! It is not for me to say what I have no right to say. If I had said it, You would have known it. You know what is within myself, and I do not know what is within Yourself. Indeed, You are the Knower of the unseen."
117. I said to them nothing except what You commanded me: worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord. And I was a witness over them as long as I was among them; but when You took me, You were the Observer over them, and You are, over all things, Witness.
118. If You punish them, then they are Your servants; and if You forgive them, then indeed You are the Mighty, the Wise.
119. Allah said, "This is the Day when the truthful will benefit from their truthfulness; for them are gardens beneath which rivers flow, abiding therein forever; Allah is pleased with them and they are pleased with Him; that is the great attainment."
120. To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is within them; and He is over all things competent.

6
The Cattle
Al-Anʿām
الأنعام

1. Praise be to Allah, who created the heavens and the earth and made the darkness and the light; then those who disbelieve equate others with their Lord.
2. He is the one who created you from clay, then decreed a term, and a specified time with Him; then you are in doubt.
3. And He is Allah in the heavens and on the earth. He knows your secrets and your declarations, and He knows what you earn.
4. And no sign comes to them from the signs of their Lord except that they were turning away from it.
5. For they have denied the truth when it came to them, so there will come to them the news of what they used to mock.
6. Have they not seen how many We have destroyed before them of generations, whom We had established on the earth as We have not established you? And We sent the sky upon them in showers and made rivers flow beneath them; then We destroyed them for their sins and brought forth after them another generation.
7. And if We had sent down to you a book on paper, and they touched it with their hands, those who disbelieve would say, "This is nothing but clear magic."
8. And they said, "Why has an angel not been sent down to him?" And if We had sent down an angel, the matter would have been decided, then they would not be given respite.
9. And if We had made him an angel, We would have made him a man, and We would have confused them with what they confuse themselves.
10. And indeed, messengers were mocked before you, so there befell those who ridiculed them that which they used to mock.
11. Say, "Travel through the land, then observe how was the end of the deniers."
12. Say, "To whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth?" Say, "To Allah." He has decreed upon Himself mercy. He will surely gather you together on the Day of Resurrection, there is no doubt about it. Those who have lost themselves, they do not believe.
13. And to Him belongs whatever dwells in the night and the day, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.
14. Say, "Shall I take other than Allah as a protector, the Originator of the heavens and the earth, while He feeds and is not fed?" Say, "Indeed, I have been commanded to be the first to submit, and do not be of the polytheists."
15. Say, "Indeed I fear, if I disobey my Lord, the punishment of a great Day."
16. Whoever is turned away from it on that Day, He has indeed had mercy on him; and that is the clear success.
17. And if Allah touches you with harm, there is no remover of it except Him; and if He touches you with good, then He is over all things competent.
18. And He is the Subjugator over His servants, and He is the Wise, the Aware.
19. Say, "What thing is greatest in testimony?" Say, "Allah. He is witness between me and you. And this Qur'an was revealed to me that I may warn you with it and whomever it reaches. Do you testify that with Allah there are other gods?" Say, "I do not testify." Say, "He is only one God, and indeed, I am free from what you associate."
20. Those to whom We have given the Book recognize it as they recognize their sons. Those who have lost themselves, they do not believe.
21. And who is more unjust than one who invents a lie against Allah or denies His signs? Indeed, the wrongdoers will not succeed.
22. And the Day We gather them all together, then We will say to those who associated others with Allah, "Where are your partners whom you used to claim?"
23. Then their excuse will be nothing but to say, "By Allah, our Lord, we were not those who associated."
24. Look how they lied about themselves, and lost from them is what they used to invent.
25. And among them are those who listen to you; and We have placed coverings over their hearts, lest they understand it, and in their ears is deafness. And if they see every sign, they will not believe in it; until, when they come to you arguing with you, those who disbelieve say, "This is nothing but legends of the former peoples."
26. And they prevent from it and distance themselves from it. And they destroy only themselves, but they do not perceive.
27. And if you could see when they are made to stand before the Fire and they say, "Oh, if only we could be returned and not deny the signs of our Lord and be among the believers."
28. But it became apparent to them what they had been concealing before. And if they were returned, they would return to what they were forbidden from, and indeed, they are liars.
29. And they said, "It is nothing but our worldly life, and we will not be resurrected."
30. And if you could see when they are made to stand before their Lord, He will say, "Is this not the truth?" They will say, "Yes, by our Lord." He will say, "Then taste the punishment for what you used to deny."
31. Surely lost are those who deny the meeting with Allah; until when the Hour comes upon them suddenly, they will say, "Oh, our regret over what we neglected in it," while they bear their burdens on their backs. Unquestionably, evil is that which they bear.
32. And the life of this world is nothing but play and amusement; and the home of the Hereafter is better for those who are righteous. Do you not understand?
33. We know that it surely saddens you what they say; for they do not deny you, but the wrongdoers reject the signs of Allah.
34. And certainly were messengers denied before you, so they were patient over what they were denied and were harmed until Our victory came to them. And there is no changer of the words of Allah. And certainly has come to you some information about the messengers.
35. And if their evasion is difficult for you, then if you are able to seek a tunnel into the earth or a stairway into the sky to bring them a sign, . But if Allah had willed, He would have united them upon guidance. So do not be among the ignorant.
36. Verily, only those who listen will respond. And the dead - Allah will resurrect them; then to Him they will return.
37. And they said, "Why has a sign not been sent down upon him from his Lord?" Say, "Indeed, Allah is capable of sending down a sign, but most of them do not know."
38. And there is no creature on the earth, nor a bird that flies with its wings, except that they are communities like you. We have not neglected anything in the Book; then to their Lord they will be gathered.
39. And those who deny Our signs are deaf and dumb in the darkness. Whomsoever Allah wills, He leads astray, and whomsoever He wills, He sets on a straight path.
40. Say, "Have you seen if the punishment of Allah comes to you or the Hour comes to you, would you call upon other than Allah, if you are truthful?"
41. But it is Him you call upon, and He removes what you call upon Him for if He wills, and you forget what you associate.
42. And We have already sent to nations before you, and We seized them with poverty and hardship that perhaps they might humble themselves.
43. So why, when Our punishment came to them, did they not humble themselves? But their hearts became hardened, and Satan made their deeds seem attractive to them.
44. So when they forgot what they had been reminded of, We opened to them the doors of everything, until when they rejoiced in what they were given, We seized them suddenly, and they were in despair.
45. So the end was cut off for the people who did wrong; and praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds.
46. Say, "Have you seen if Allah takes away your hearing and your sight and seals upon your hearts, which god other than Allah can bring it to you?" Look how We explain the signs, then they turn away.
47. Say, "Have you seen if the punishment of Allah comes to you suddenly or openly, will any be destroyed except the wrongdoing people?"
48. And We send the messengers only as bringers of good news and warners; so whoever believes and reforms, there will be no fear upon them, nor will they grieve.
49. And those who denied Our signs, the punishment will touch them for what they used to defiantly disobey.
50. Say, "I do not say to you that I have the treasures of Allah, nor do I know the unseen, nor do I say to you that I am an angel. I only follow what is revealed to me." Say, "Is the blind equal to the seeing? Will you not then reflect?"
51. And warn by it those who fear that they will be gathered to their Lord; they have no protector or intercessor besides Him; that they might become righteous.
52. And do not send away those who call upon their Lord in the morning and in the evening, seeking His face. You are not accountable for them in anything, and they are not accountable for you in anything. So if you were to send them away, you would be among the wrongdoers.
53. And thus We have tested some of them through others so that they might say, "Are these the ones whom Allah has favored among us?" Is not Allah most knowing of the grateful?
54. And when those who believe in Our signs come to you, say, "Peace be upon you." Your Lord has prescribed for Himself mercy, that whoever among you does wrong out of ignorance and then repents after that and reforms, then indeed, He is Forgiving, Merciful.
55. And thus We detail the verses, and that the way of the criminals may become clear.
56. Say, "Indeed, I have been forbidden to worship those whom you call upon besides Allah." Say, "I do not follow your desires, for then I would have gone astray, and I would not be among the guided."
57. Say, "Indeed, I am on clear evidence from my Lord, and you have denied it. What you are impatient for is not with me. The decision is only with Allah. He relates the truth, and He is the best of deciders."
58. Say, "If I had what you are hastening for, the matter would have been settled between me and you, and Allah is most knowing of the wrongdoers."
59. And with Him are the keys of the unseen, none knows them except Him, and He knows what is on the land and in the sea, and not a leaf falls but that He knows it, and no grain is there within the darknesses of the earth and no moist or dry but that it is in a clear record.
60. And it is He who takes you at night and knows what you have done by day, then He revives you therein so that a specified term may be fulfilled, then to Him is your return, then He will inform you of what you used to do.
61. And He is the subjugator over His servants, and He sends guardians over you until, when death comes to one of you, Our messengers take him, and they do not neglect their duty.
62. Then they are returned to Allah, their true protector. Surely, His is the judgement, and He is the swiftest of reckoners.
63. Say, "Who rescues you from the darknesses of the land and the sea? You call upon Him in humility and in secret, 'If He saves us from this, we will surely be among the grateful.'"
64. Say, "Allah saves you from it and from every distress; then you associate others with Him."
65. Say, "He is able to send upon you a punishment from above you or from beneath your feet, or to confuse you into sects and make you taste the violence of one another." Look how We diversify the signs that they might understand.
66. And your people have denied it while it is the truth. Say, "I am not over you a manager."
67. For every news there is a fixed time; and you will know.
68. And when you see those who engage in Our verses, then turn away from them until they engage in a different conversation. And if Satan causes you to forget, then do not sit after the reminder with the wrongdoing people.
69. And there is nothing upon those who fear from their account, but a reminder that perhaps they will fear.
70. And leave those who have taken their religion as play and amusement, and whom the worldly life has deceived. And remind with it, lest a soul be given up to destruction for what it has earned; it will have no protector nor intercessor besides Allah. And if it offers every compensation, it will not be taken from it. Those are the ones who are given up to destruction for what they have earned. For them is a drink of boiling water and a painful punishment because they used to disbelieve.
71. Say, "Shall we call upon other than Allah that which neither benefits us nor harms us and be turned back on our heels after Allah has guided us? Like one whom the devils have enticed upon the earth, confused, he has companions calling him to guidance, 'Come to us.' Say, 'Indeed, the guidance of Allah is the guidance; and we have been commanded to submit to the Lord of the worlds.'"
72. And that you establish prayer and fear Him, and it is He to whom you will be gathered.
73. And He is the One who created the heavens and the earth in truth; and the day He says, "Be," and it is; His word is the truth; and to Him belongs the dominion on the day the trumpet is blown; Knower of the unseen and the witnessed; and He is the Wise, the All-Aware.
74. And when Abraham said to his father Azar, "Do you take idols as gods? Indeed, I see you and your people in clear error."
75. And thus We showed Abraham the dominion of the heavens and the earth, so that he would be among those who have certainty.
76. So when the night covered him, he saw a star; he said, "This is my lord." But when it set, he said, "I do not like those that set."
77. And when he saw the moon rising, he said, "This is my lord." But when it set, he said, "If my Lord does not guide me, I will surely be among the people who are astray."
78. And when he saw the sun rising, he said, "This is my lord; this is greater." But when it set, he said, "O my people, indeed I am free from what you associate."
79. Indeed, I have turned my face to the One who created the heavens and the earth, as a monotheist, and I am not among the polytheists.
80. And his people argued with him, he said, "Do you argue with me concerning Allah while He has guided me, and I do not fear what you associate with Him unless my Lord wills something, my Lord encompasses all things in knowledge, so will you not remember?"
81. And how should I fear what you associate, while you do not fear that you have associated with Allah that for which He has not sent down to you any authority? So which of the two parties has more right to security, if you should know?
82. Those who believe and do not mix their belief with injustice, those will have security, and they are guided.
83. And that is Our argument which We gave to Abraham against his people. We raise in degrees whom We will. Indeed, your Lord is Wise, Knowing.
84. And We granted him Isaac and Jacob; each We guided; and Noah We guided before; and from his descendants, David and Solomon and Job and Joseph and Moses and Aaron; and thus do We reward the doers of good.
85. And Zechariah, and John, and Jesus, and Elias; all were of the righteous.
86. And Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot; and all We preferred over the worlds.
87. And from their fathers and their descendants and their brothers; and We chose them and guided them to a straight path.
88. That is the guidance of Allah, He guides with it whom He wills of His servants; and if they had associated others with Him, what they were doing would have become worthless for them.
89. Those are the ones to whom We gave the Book, the judgment, and the prophethood. But if these disbelieve in it, We have entrusted it to a people who are not disbelievers in it.
90. Those are the ones whom Allah has guided, so follow their guidance. Say, "I do not ask you for any reward for it. It is only a reminder for the worlds."
91. And they did not appraise Allah with true appraisal when they said, "Allah did not reveal anything to a human being." Say, "Who revealed the Book that Moses brought as light and guidance for the people? You make it into pages, disclosing some and concealing much. And you were taught what you did not know, neither you nor your fathers." Say, "Allah." Then leave them in their discourse, playing.
92. And this is a Book We have sent down, blessed, confirming what is before it, that you may warn the Mother of Cities and those around her. And those who believe in the Hereafter believe in it, and they are maintaining their prayers.
93. And who is more unjust than one who invents a lie about Allah, or says, "It has been inspired to me," while nothing has been inspired to him, and one who says, "I will reveal like what Allah revealed." And if you could but see when the wrongdoers are in the overwhelming pangs of death, while the angels extend their hands, "Discharge your souls! Today you will be awarded the punishment of humiliation for what you used to say against Allah other than the truth, and you were, toward His verses, being arrogant."
94. "And you have certainly come to Us alone as We created you the first time, and you have left what We bestowed upon you behind your backs. And We do not see with you your intercessors whom you claimed were partners among you. Certainly, the bond between you has been severed, and lost from you is what you used to claim."
95. ۞ Indeed, Allah is the splitter of the grain and the date seed; He brings forth the living from the dead and brings forth the dead from the living. That is Allah; so how are you turned away?
96. The Cleaver of the morning, and He made the night for rest, and the sun and the moon for calculation. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.
97. And it is He who made for you the stars so that you may be guided by them in the darkness of the land and the sea. We have explained the signs for a people who understand.
98. And it is He who created you from one soul, then a place of settlement and a place of storage. We have detailed the signs for a people who understand.
99. And it is He who sends down from the sky water, so We bring forth thereby the plant of every kind, so We bring forth from it greenery, We bring forth from it grains arranged in layers, and from the palm trees, from its emerging fruit, clusters hanging low, and gardens of grapevines and olives and pomegranates, similar and not similar. Look at its fruit when it bears fruit and its ripening. Indeed, in that are signs for a people who believe.
100. And they have made for Allah partners - the jinn, and He created them. And they falsely attributed to Him sons and daughters without knowledge. Glory be to Him and exalted is He above what they describe.
101. The Originator of the heavens and the earth; how could He have a son when He does not have a companion, and He created all things? And He is, of all things, Knowing.
102. That is Allah, your Lord; there is no deity except Him; Creator of everything, so worship Him; and He is Guardian over everything.
103. Vision does not perceive Him, but He perceives vision; and He is the Subtle, the Acquainted.
104. There has come to you insights from your Lord. So whoever sees does so for his own soul, and whoever is blind, it is against it. And I am not a guardian over you.
105. And thus We diversify the signs so they say, "You have studied," and so We may make it clear for a people who know.
106. Follow what has been revealed to you from your Lord; there is no deity except Him; and turn away from the polytheists.
107. And if Allah had willed, they would not have associated partners. And We have not made you a guardian over them, nor are you a manager over them.
108. And do not insult those whom they invoke besides Allah, lest they insult Allah in enmity without knowledge. Thus We have adorned for every community their deeds. Then to their Lord is their return, and He will inform them about what they used to do.
109. And they swore by Allah their strongest oaths that if a sign came to them, they would surely believe in it. Say, "The signs are only with Allah." And what will make you perceive that even if it came, they would not believe.
110. And We turn their hearts and their eyes away as they did not believe in it the first time, and We leave them in their transgression, wandering blindly.
111. And if We had sent down to them the angels, and the dead spoke to them, and We gathered everything before them, they would not believe unless Allah willed. But most of them are ignorant.
112. And thus We have made for every prophet an enemy, devils from mankind and jinn, inspiring to one another decorative speech in delusion; and if your Lord had willed, they would not have done it, so leave them and what they invent.
113. And so the hearts of those who do not believe in the Hereafter will incline toward it, and they will be satisfied with it, and they will commit what they are committing.
114. "Then is it other than Allah I should seek as judge while it is He who has revealed to you the Book explained in detail? And those to whom We gave the Scripture know that it is sent down from your Lord in truth, so never be among the doubters."
115. And the word of your Lord was completed in truth and justice. There is no changer of His words, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
116. And if you obey most of those on the earth, they will lead you astray from the way of Allah; they follow nothing but conjecture, and they do nothing but lie.
117. Indeed, your Lord, He is most knowing of who strays from His way, and He is most knowing of the guided.
118. So eat of that which the name of Allah has been mentioned upon it, if you are believers in His signs.
119. And what is [wrong] with you that you do not eat of that upon which the name of Allah has been mentioned, while He has explained in detail to you what He has forbidden to you, except that to which you are compelled? And indeed, many lead [others] astray through their own inclinations without knowledge. Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of the transgressors.
120. And leave the apparent sin and its hidden aspects. Indeed, those who commit sin will be recompensed for what they used to do.
121. And do not eat of that upon which the name of Allah has not been mentioned, and indeed it is disobedience. And indeed the devils inspire their allies to argue with you. And if you obey them, indeed you would be associators.
122. Or is one who was dead, and We gave him life, and made for him light by which to walk among the people, like one who is in darkness, never to emerge therefrom? Thus it has been made pleasing to the disbelievers what they were doing.
123. And thus We have placed in every village its greatest criminals to conspire therein; but they conspire not except against themselves, and they do not perceive.
124. And when a sign comes to them, they say, "We will not believe until we are given like that which was given to the messengers of Allah." Allah knows best where He places His message. Those who committed crimes will be afflicted with debasement before Allah and severe punishment for what they used to conspire.
125. So whoever Allah wants to guide, He opens his chest to Islam; and whoever He wants to mislead, He makes his chest tight and constricted as if he were climbing into the sky. Thus Allah places defilement upon those who do not believe.
126. And this is the path of your Lord, straight. We have detailed the verses for a people who remember.
127. For them is the Home of Peace with their Lord; and He is their protector because of what they used to do.
128. And the Day He will gather them all together, "O company of jinn, you have increased many of mankind." And their allies among mankind will say, "Our Lord, some of us made use of others, and we have reached our term which You appointed for us." He will say, "The Fire is your residence, wherein you will abide eternally, except for what Allah wills. Indeed, your Lord is Wise and Knowing."
129. And thus We turn some of the wrongdoers to others because of what they used to earn
130. O company of the jinn and mankind, did there not come to you messengers from among you, relating to you My signs and warning you of the meeting of this Day of yours? They will say, We bear witness against ourselves; and the worldly life had deluded them, and they will bear witness against themselves that they were disbelievers.
131. That is because your Lord would not destroy the cities for wrongdoing and their people were unaware.
132. And for each are degrees from what they have done; and your Lord is not unaware of what they do.
133. And your Lord is the Self-Sufficient, the Owner of Mercy; if He wills, He can remove you and replace you with whomever He wills after you, just as He brought you forth from the descendants of another people.
134. Verily, what you are promised is coming, and you are not to cause failure.
135. Say, "O my people, work according to your position; indeed, I am working. You will soon know who will have the end of the abode. Indeed, the wrongdoers will not succeed."
136. And they assigned to Allah from what He created of crops and livestock a portion, and they said, "This is for Allah," by their claim, "and this is for our partners." But what was for their partners did not reach Allah, while what was for Allah reached their partners. Evil is what they judge.
137. And likewise, their partners have made the killing of their children pleasing to many of the polytheists, in order to destroy them and to confuse them in their religion. And if Allah had willed, they would not have done it. So leave them and what they invent.
138. And they said, "These are cattle and crops, forbidden; none shall eat them except whom we will," by their claim. And cattle whose backs are forbidden, and cattle upon which the name of Allah is not mentioned, an invention against Him. He will recompense them for what they were inventing.
139. And they said, "What is in the bellies of these cattle is exclusively for our males and forbidden to our females. But if it is dead, then they are partners therein." He will recompense them for their description. Indeed, He is Wise, Knowing.
140. They have certainly lost those who killed their children foolishly without knowledge, and prohibited what Allah had provided for them, falsely attributing it to Allah. They have gone astray and were not guided.
141. ۞ And He it is who created gardens trellised and untrellised, and the date-palm trees, and crops of different taste, and the olives and the pomegranates, similar and dissimilar. Eat of their fruit when they bear fruit, and give its due on the day of its harvest, and do not be extravagant. Indeed, He does not like the extravagant.
142. And of the livestock, some are for carrying and some for spreading. Eat of what Allah has provided for you and do not follow the footsteps of Satan. Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy.
143. Eight mates, of the sheep two, and of the goats two. Say, "Has He forbidden the two males or the two females or what the wombs of the two females contain? Inform me with knowledge if you are truthful."
144. And of the camels, two, and of the cattle, two. Say, "Has He forbidden the two males or the two females or what the wombs of the two females contain? Or were you witnesses when Allah enjoined this upon you? Then who is more unjust than one who fabricates a lie against Allah to mislead the people without knowledge? Indeed, Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people."
145. Say, "I do not find in what was revealed to me anything forbidden to eat except it be a dead animal, or blood poured forth, or the flesh of swine, for indeed, it is impure, or disobedience dedicated to other than Allah. But whoever is compelled, without desire or transgression, then indeed, your Lord is Forgiving, Merciful."
146. And upon those who are Jews, We prohibited every animal with claws; and of the cattle and the sheep, We prohibited to them their fat, except what their backs carry, or the entrails, or what is mixed with bone. That We repaid them for their transgression. And indeed, We are truthful.
147. So if they deny you, then say, "Your Lord is the possessor of vast mercy, but His punishment cannot be repelled from the people who are criminals."
148. Those who associated will say, "If Allah had willed, we would not have associated, nor our fathers, nor would we have prohibited anything." Likewise, those before them denied until they tasted Our punishment. Say, "Do you have any knowledge that you can produce for us? You follow nothing but assumption, and you are nothing but misjudging."
149. Say, "To Allah belongs the conclusive argument. If He had willed, He would have guided you all."
150. Say, "Come, bring your witnesses who will testify that Allah has forbidden this." Then if they testify, do not testify with them. And do not follow the desires of those who deny Our signs and those who do not believe in the Hereafter, and they equate others with their Lord.
151. ۞ Say, "Come, I will recite what your Lord has prohibited to you: that you not associate anything with Him; and to parents, good treatment; and do not kill your children out of poverty; We will provide for you and them; and do not approach immoralities, what is apparent of them and what is concealed; and do not kill the soul which Allah has forbidden, except by right. This has He instructed you that you may use reason."
152. And do not approach the orphan's property except in a way that is best, until he reaches maturity. And give full measure and weight in justice. We do not charge any soul except its capacity. And when you speak, be just, even if a near relative. And the covenant of Allah fulfill. This has He instructed you that you may remember.
153. And that this is My straight path, so follow it; and do not follow other ways, for they will separate you from His way. This He has instructed you that you may become righteous.
154. Then We gave Moses the Book, completing upon the one who did good, and as a detailed explanation of everything, and as guidance and mercy, that perhaps they would believe in the meeting with their Lord.
155. And this is a Book We have revealed, blessed, so follow it and fear, that you may receive mercy.
156. That you may say, "The Book was only sent down to two groups before us, and indeed we were unaware of their study."
157. Or you say, "If only the Book had been sent down to us, we would have been better guided than them." So there has come to you a clear proof from your Lord, and guidance, and mercy. Then who is more unjust than one who denies the signs of Allah and turns away from them? We will recompense those who turn away from Our signs with a dreadful punishment for their turning away.
158. Are they waiting for anything except that the angels come to them or your Lord comes or some of the signs of your Lord come? On the day when some of the signs of your Lord come, no soul will benefit from its faith if it had not believed before or had earned some good through its faith. Say, "Wait. Indeed, we are waiting."
159. Indeed, those who have divided their religion and become sects, you are not with them in anything. Their affair is only to Allah; then He will inform them about what they used to do.
160. Whoever comes with a good deed, for him is ten times the like of it; and whoever comes with an evil deed, he will not be recompensed except the like of it, and they will not be wronged.
161. Say, "Indeed, my Lord has guided me to a straight path, a correct religion, the way of Abraham, who was upright, and he was not among the polytheists."
162. Say, "Indeed, my prayer and my rites and my living and my dying are for Allah, the Lord of the worlds."
163. No partner has He. And with that I have been commanded, and I am the first of the Muslims.
164. Say, "Shall I seek a lord other than Allah while He is the Lord of all things? And every soul earns only against itself, and no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. Then to your Lord is your return, and He will inform you about what you used to differ."
165. And He is the One who made you successors of the earth, and raised some of you above others in degrees, to test you through what He has given you. Indeed, your Lord is swift in punishment, and indeed, He is Forgiving, Merciful.

7
The Heights
Al-Aʿrāf
الأعراف

1. Alif, Lam, Meem, Sad.
2. A Book sent down to you, so let there be no distress in your chest because of it, that you may warn with it and a reminder for the believers.
3. Follow what has been revealed to you from your Lord, and do not follow other than Him any allies; little do you remember.
4. And how many a city have We destroyed, and Our punishment came to it by night or while they were taking their midday rest.
5. So their only cry when Our punishment came to them was to say, "Indeed, we were wrongdoers."
6. So We will surely question those to whom it was sent, and We will surely question the messengers.
7. So We will narrate to them with knowledge, and We were not absent.
8. And the weight on that Day will be the truth; so whoever's scales are heavy, it is they who will be the successful.
9. And those whose scales are light, they are the ones who have lost themselves because they were unjust toward Our signs.
10. And We have certainly established you in the earth and made for you therein means of livelihood; little do you give thanks.
11. And We have certainly created you, then We formed you, then We said to the angels, "Prostrate to Adam"; so they prostrated, except for Iblees. He was not of those who prostrated.
12. He said, "What prevented you from prostrating when I commanded you?" He said, "I am better than him. You created me from fire and created him from clay."
13. He said, "Descend from it, for it is not for you to be arrogant therein. So get out; indeed, you are of the debased."
14. He said, "Give me respite until the Day they are resurrected."
15. said, "Indeed, you are of the reprieved."
16. He said, "So because You have led me astray, I will surely sit in wait for them on Your straight path."
17. Then I will come to them from before them, and from behind them, and on their right, and on their left; and You will not find most of them grateful.
18. He said, "Get out of it, disgraced and banished. Whoever follows you among them, I will surely fill Hell with all of you together."
19. And O Adam, dwell you and your wife in the Garden, and eat from wherever you wish, but do not approach this tree, lest you become among the wrongdoers.
20. And Satan whispered to them to expose to them what was hidden from them of their shame, and said, "Your Lord did not forbid you this tree except that you might become angels or become of the immortals."
21. And he swore to them, "Indeed, I am to you from among the sincere advisors."
22. So he made them fall by deception, and when they tasted the tree, their private parts became apparent to them, and they began to cover themselves with the leaves of Paradise, and their Lord called to them, "Did I not forbid you from that tree and tell you that Satan is a clear enemy to you?"
23. They said, "Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You do not forgive us and have mercy on us, we will surely be among the losers."
24. He said, "Descend, some of you being enemies to others. And for you on the earth is a place of settlement and provision for a time."
25. He said, "In it you will live, and in it you will die, and from it you will be brought forth."
26. O children of Adam, We have sent down to you clothing to cover your nakedness and as adornment, but the clothing of piety is better. That is from the signs of Allah, that they may remember.
27. O children of Adam, do not let Satan tempt you as he removed your parents from Paradise, stripping them of their clothing to show them their private parts. Indeed, he sees you, he and his tribe, from where you do not see them. Indeed, We have made the devils allies to those who do not believe.
28. And when they commit an immorality, they say, "We found our fathers upon it, and Allah has commanded us to it." Say, "Indeed, Allah does not command immorality. Do you say about Allah what you do not know?"
29. Say, "My Lord has ordered justice, and that you direct your faces at every place of worship, and invoke Him, sincere to Him in religion. Just as He originated you, you will return."
30. A group He guided, and a group deserved error. Indeed, they took the devils as allies instead of Allah and they think that they are guided.
31. O children of Adam, take your adornment at every place of worship, and eat and drink, but do not be extravagant. Indeed, He does not like the extravagant.
32. Say, "Who has forbidden the adornment of Allah which He has brought forth for His servants, and the good things of provision?" Say, "They are for those who believe in the life of this world, exclusively on the Day of Resurrection." Thus do We detail the verses for a people who know.
33. Say, "Indeed, my Lord has forbidden only the shameful deeds, what is apparent of them and what is hidden, and sin, and wrongful oppression, and that you associate with Allah that for which He has not sent down any authority, and that you say about Allah what you do not know."
34. And for every nation is a term; so when their term comes, they cannot delay it by an hour, nor can they advance it.
35. O children of Adam, if there come to you messengers from among you, relating to you My signs, then whoever fears and reforms, there will be no fear upon them, nor will they grieve.
36. And those who denied Our signs and were arrogant about them, those are the companions of the Fire; they will dwell therein forever.
37. So who is more unjust than one who invents a lie about Allah or denies His signs? Those will have their portion of the Book until, when Our messengers come to them to take them in death, they will say, "Where are those you used to invoke besides Allah?" They will say, "They have departed from us," and they will bear witness against themselves that they were disbelievers.
38. He said, "Enter among nations which had passed on before you of the jinn and mankind into the Fire." Every time a nation enters, it curses its sister, until when they have all overtaken one another therein, the last of them will say to the first of them, "Our Lord, these had misled us, so give them a double punishment of the Fire." He will say, "For each is double, but you do not know."
39. And the first of them said to the last of them, "Then you had no advantage over us, so taste the punishment for what you used to earn."
40. Verily, those who have denied Our signs and have turned away in arrogance from them, the gates of the heavens will not be opened for them, nor will they enter Paradise until the camel passes through the eye of the needle. And thus do We recompense the wrongdoers.
41. For them from Hell a bed and from above them coverings. And thus do We recompense the wrongdoers.
42. And those who believed and did righteous deeds, We do not burden a soul beyond its capacity. Those are the companions of Paradise; they will abide therein eternally.
43. And We removed what was in their breasts of resentment, flowing beneath them are rivers, and they said, "Praise to Allah, who guided us to this, and we would not have been guided if Allah had not guided us. Certainly, the messengers of our Lord came with the truth." And they were called, "This is Paradise, which you have been made to inherit for what you used to do."
44. And called the companions of Paradise to the companions of the Fire, "Indeed, we have found what our Lord promised us to be true. So have you found what your Lord promised to be true?" They said, "Yes." Then a caller will proclaim between them, "The curse of Allah is upon the wrongdoers."
45. Those who turn away from the path of Allah and seek to make it crooked, and they are disbelievers in the Hereafter.
46. And between them is a barrier, and on the heights are men who recognize each by their mark. And they call out to the companions of Paradise, "Peace be upon you." They have not entered it, but they hope.
47. ۞ And when their eyes are turned towards the companions of the Fire, they say, "Our Lord, do not place us with the wrongdoing people."
48. And called the companions of the Heights to men whom they recognized by their marks, saying, "Of no benefit to you was your gathering and what you used to be arrogant about."
49. Are these the ones whom you swore that Allah would never offer them mercy? Enter Paradise, no fear will there be concerning you, nor will you grieve.
50. And the companions of the Fire called to the companions of Paradise, "Pour upon us some water or from what Allah has provided you." They said, "Indeed, Allah has forbidden them both to the disbelievers."
51. Those who took their religion as distraction and amusement, and whom the worldly life deluded; so today We will forget them just as they forgot the meeting of this Day of theirs, and for having rejected Our signs.
52. And We have certainly brought them a Book which We have detailed with knowledge, a guidance and a mercy for a people who believe.
53. Are they waiting for anything except its interpretation? On the Day its interpretation comes, those who had forgotten it before will say, "Indeed, the messengers of our Lord had come with the truth. So, are there any intercessors to intercede for us, or could we be sent back to do other than what we used to do?" They will have lost themselves, and what they used to invent will have departed from them.
54. Verily, your Lord is Allah, who created the heavens and the earth in six days, then He established Himself on the Throne. He covers the night with the day, seeking it rapidly; and the sun, the moon, and the stars are subjected by His command. Surely, His is the creation and the command; blessed is Allah, the Lord of the worlds.
55. Call upon your Lord in humility and in secret; indeed, He does not like the transgressors.
56. And do not cause corruption on the earth after its reformation, and call upon Him in fear and hope; indeed, the mercy of Allah is near to the good-doers.
57. And it is He who sends the winds as good tidings before His mercy; until, when they have carried heavy clouds, We drive them to a dead land, and We send down water therein, and We bring forth thereby all kinds of fruits. Thus We will bring forth the dead; perhaps you may remember.
58. And the good land brings forth its vegetation by the permission of its Lord; and that which is bad does not bring forth except with difficulty. Thus do We explain the signs for a people who give thanks.
59. We have sent Noah to his people, and he said, "O my people, worship Allah; you have no god other than Him. Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a great day."
60. Said the eminent among his people, "Indeed, we see you in clear error."
61. He said, "O my people, there is no error in me, but I am a messenger from the Lord of the worlds."
62. I convey to you the messages of my Lord and advise you, and I know from Allah what you do not know.
63. Or do you wonder that there has come to you a reminder from your Lord through a man from among you, to warn you and that you may fear and so you might receive mercy?
64. So they denied him, and We saved him and those with him in the ship, and We drowned those who denied Our signs; indeed, they were a blind people.
65. And to ʿAad, their brother Hūd. He said, "O my people, worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him. Will you not then fear?"
66. Said the eminent ones who disbelieved among his people, "Indeed, we see you in foolishness, and indeed, we think you are among the liars."
67. He said, "O my people, there is no foolishness in me, but I am a messenger from the Lord of the worlds."
68. I convey to you the messages of my Lord, and I am to you a sincere adviser.
69. Or do you wonder that there has come to you a reminder from your Lord upon a man from among you to warn you? And remember when He made you successors after the people of Noah and increased you in creation abundantly. So remember the favors of Allah that you might succeed.
70. They said, "Have you come to us to worship Allah alone and abandon what our forefathers worshipped? Then bring us what you promise us, if you are among the truthful."
71. He said, "Indeed, defilement and wrath have fallen upon you from your Lord. Do you argue with me about names you have named, you and your forefathers, for which Allah has not sent down any authority? So wait; indeed, I am with you among those who wait."
72. So We saved him and those with him by mercy from Us, and We cut off the roots of those who denied Our signs, and they were not believers.
73. And to Thamud, their brother Salih. He said, "O my people, worship Allah; you have no god other than Him. There has come to you a clear sign from your Lord. This is the she-camel of Allah, a sign for you. So leave her to eat in Allah's land, and do not touch her with harm, lest a painful punishment seize you."
74. And remember when He made you successors after ʿAad and settled you in the land, you take palaces from its plains and carve homes from the mountains. So remember the favors of Allah and do not spread corruption on the earth.
75. Said the eminent ones who were arrogant among his people to those who were oppressed, to those who believed among them, "Do you know that Salih is sent from his Lord?" They said, "Indeed, we are believers in what he was sent with."
76. Said those who were arrogant, "Indeed, we in that which you have believed are disbelievers."
77. So they hamstrung the she-camel and defied the command of their Lord and said, "O Salih, bring us what you promise us if you are among the messengers."
78. So the earthquake seized them, and they became in their home fallen prone.
79. So he turned away from them and said, "O my people, I have indeed conveyed to you the message of my Lord and advised you, but you do not like those who give advice."
80. And Lot when he said to his people, "Do you commit such immorality as no one has preceded you with from among the worlds?"
81. Verily, you come to men with lust instead of women. Nay, you are a people exceeding bounds.
82. And the answer of his people was nothing except that they said, "Expel them from your town; indeed, they are people who purify themselves."
83. So We saved him and his family, except his wife; she was of those who remained.
84. And We rained upon them a rain, so see how was the end of the criminals.
85. And to Madyan, their brother Shu'ayb. He said, "O my people, worship Allah; you have no god other than Him. There has come to you a clear sign from your Lord. So give full measure and weight, and do not deprive people of their things, and do not cause corruption on the earth after its reformation. That is better for you if you are believers."
86. And do not sit on every path, threatening and averting from the way of Allah those who believe in Him, and seeking to make it deviant. And remember when you were few and He increased you. And see how was the end of the corrupters.
87. And if there is a group among you who believes in what I have been sent with and a group who does not believe, then be patient until Allah judges between us, and He is the best of judges.
88. ۞ Said the eminent ones who were arrogant among his people, "We will surely evict you, O Shu'ayb, and those who have believed with you from our city, or you must return to our religion." He said, "Even if we were unwilling?"
89. We have certainly fabricated against Allah a lie if we return to your religion after Allah has saved us from it; and it is not for us to return to it unless Allah, our Lord, wills. Our Lord encompasses all things in knowledge. Upon Allah we have relied. Our Lord, decide between us and our people in truth, and You are the best of those who decide.
90. And the eminent ones who disbelieved among his people said, "If you follow Shu'ayb, indeed, you would then be losers."
91. So the earthquake seized them, and they became in their home fallen prone.
92. Those who denied Shu'ayb, it was as if they had never lived there; those who denied Shu'ayb, they were the losers.
93. So he turned away from them and said, "O my people, I have indeed conveyed to you the messages of my Lord and advised you, so how can I grieve for a disbelieving people?"
94. And We did not send to any city a prophet except that We seized its people with adversity and hardship, so that they might humble themselves.
95. Then We replaced the bad with the good, until they increased and said, "Hardship and ease touched our fathers." So We seized them suddenly while they did not perceive.
96. And if the people of the towns had believed and feared, We would have opened upon them blessings from the sky and the earth, but they denied, so We seized them for what they were earning.
97. So, did the people of the towns feel secure that Our punishment would come to them by night while they were sleeping?
98. Or did the people of the towns feel secure that Our punishment would come to them in the forenoon while they were playing?
99. So did they feel safe from the plan of Allah? But no one feels safe from the plan of Allah except the people who are losers.
100. And has it not guided those who inherit the earth after its people that if We willed, We could afflict them for their sins? And We seal upon their hearts, so they do not hear.
101. These are the cities, We relate to you some of their stories. And certainly, their messengers came to them with clear signs, but they were not to believe in what they had denied before. Thus does Allah seal the hearts of the disbelievers.
102. And We did not find for most of them any covenant; and indeed, We found most of them defiantly disobedient.
103. Then We sent after them Moses with Our signs to Pharaoh and his chiefs, but they wronged them. So see how was the end of the corrupters.
104. And Moses said, "O Pharaoh, indeed I am a messenger from the Lord of the worlds"
105. It is incumbent upon me not to say about Allah except the truth. I have come to you with clear evidence from your Lord, so send with me the Children of Israel.
106. He said, "If you have come with a sign, then bring it forth, if you are of the truthful."
107. So he threw his staff, and behold, it was a clear serpent.
108. And he drew out his hand, thereupon it was white for the observers.
109. Said the eminent among the people of Pharaoh, "Indeed, this is a knowledgeable magician"
110. He wants to expel you from your land, so what do you instruct?
111. They said, "Postpone him and his brother and send in the cities gatherers."
112. They will bring you every learned magician.
113. And the magicians came to Pharaoh, they said, "Indeed, for us there is a reward if we are the victors."
114. He said, "Yes, and indeed you will be among the near ones."
115. They said, "O Moses, either you throw, or we will be the ones to throw."
116. He said, "Throw," and when they threw, they bewitched the eyes of the people and terrified them, and they brought forth a great magic.
117. And We inspired to Moses, "Throw your staff," and behold, it devours what they falsify.
118. So the truth prevailed, and what they were doing was nullified.
119. So they were defeated there and then, and they turned humiliated.
120. And were thrown the magicians prostrating
121. They said, "We have believed in the Lord of the worlds,"
122. The Lord of Moses and Aaron
123. Said Pharaoh, "You have believed in him before I gave you permission. Indeed, this is a plot which you have devised in the city to drive out its people. But you will come to know."
124. I will surely cut off your hands and your feet from opposite sides; then I will surely crucify you all.
125. They said, "Indeed, to our Lord we are returning."
126. And what do you resent us for except that we believed in the signs of our Lord when they came to us? Our Lord, pour upon us patience and let us die as Muslims.
127. And the chiefs among the people of Pharaoh said, "Will you leave Moses and his people to spread corruption in the land and forsake you and your gods?" He said, "We will kill their sons and let their women live; and indeed, we are dominant over them."
128. Moses said to his people, "Seek help from Allah and be patient. Indeed, the earth belongs to Allah. He grants it to whom He wills of His servants. And the end is for the righteous."
129. They said, "We have been harmed before you came to us and after you came to us." He said, "Perhaps your Lord will destroy your enemy and make you successors in the land, then He will see how you act."
130. And We certainly seized the people of Pharaoh with years and a deficiency in fruits that perhaps they would remember.
131. So when good came to them, they said, "This is ours." But if a bad thing struck them, they saw an evil omen in Moses and those with him. Indeed, their fortune is with Allah, but most of them do not know.
132. And they said, "Whatever sign you bring us to bewitch us with it, we will not believe in you."
133. So We sent upon them the flood, and the locusts, and the lice, and the frogs, and the blood, as distinct signs, but they were arrogant, and they were a criminal people.
134. And when the punishment befell them, they said, "O Moses, call upon your Lord for us by what He has promised you. If you remove the punishment from us, we will surely believe in you, and we will surely send the Children of Israel with you."
135. So when We removed the plague from them until a term they were to reach, behold, they broke their promise.
136. So We took revenge on them, and We drowned them in the sea because they denied Our signs and were heedless of them.
137. And We made the people who were oppressed inherit the eastern parts of the land and its western parts, which We had blessed. And the good word of your Lord was fulfilled upon the Children of Israel because of their patience. And We destroyed what Pharaoh and his people were making and what they were building.
138. And We took the Children of Israel across the sea, then they came upon a people devoted to idols of theirs. They said, "O Moses, make for us a god just as they have gods." He said, "Indeed, you are a people who are ignorant."
139. Indeed, these are destroyed in what they are in, and worthless is what they were doing.
140. He said, "Other than Allah should I seek for you a god while He has preferred you over the worlds?"
141. And when We saved you from the people of Pharaoh, who were afflicting you with the worst torment, killing your sons and sparing your women, and in that was a great trial from your Lord.
142. And We appointed for Moses thirty nights and completed them with ten; thus the term of his Lord was fulfilled as forty nights. And Moses said to his brother Aaron, "Take my place among my people, do good, and do not follow the path of the corrupters."
143. And when Moses came to Our appointed time, and his Lord spoke to him, he said, "My Lord, show me that I may look at You." He said, "You will not see Me, but look at the mountain; if it remains in its place, then you will see Me." But when his Lord manifested Himself to the mountain, He made it crumble, and Moses fell down unconscious. And when he awoke, he said, "Glory be to You! I turn to You in repentance, and I am the first of the believers."
144. said, "O Moses, indeed I have chosen you over the people with My messages and My words, so take what I have given you and be among the grateful."
145. And We wrote for him in the tablets of everything an admonition and a detailed explanation of everything, so take it with strength and command your people to take the best of it; I will show you the home of the defiantly disobedient.
146. I will turn away from My signs those who are arrogant upon the earth without right, and if they see every sign, they will not believe in it, and if they see the way of consciousness, they will not adopt it as a way, and if they see the way of error, they will adopt it as a way, that is because they have denied Our signs and they were heedless of them.
147. And those who denied Our signs and the meeting of the Hereafter, their deeds have become worthless. Are they recompensed except for what they used to do?
148. And the people of Moses made, after him, from their ornaments a calf - a body that had a lowing sound. Did they not see that it could neither speak to them nor guide them to a way? They took it, and they were wrongdoers.
149. And when it fell into their hands and they saw that they had gone astray, they said, "If our Lord does not have mercy on us and forgive us, we will surely be among the losers."
150. And when Moses returned to his people, angry and grieved, he said, "How wretched is that by which you have replaced me after me. Were you impatient over the matter of your Lord?" And he threw down the tablets and seized his brother by his head, pulling him toward him. He said, "O son of my mother, indeed the people overpowered me and were about to kill me, so let not the enemies rejoice over me and do not place me among the wrongdoing people."
151. said, "My Lord, forgive me and my brother and admit us into Your mercy; for You are the most merciful of the merciful."
152. Verily, those who took the calf will be afflicted by wrath from their Lord and disgrace in the worldly life; and thus do We recompense the fabricators.
153. And those who committed misdeeds then repented after them and believed, indeed your Lord, thereafter, is Forgiving, Merciful.
154. And when the anger subsided from Moses, he took the tablets; and in their inscription was guidance and mercy for those who fear their Lord.
155. And Moses chose his people seventy men for Our appointment; and when the earthquake seized them, he said, "My Lord, if You had willed, You could have destroyed them before and me; would You destroy us for what the foolish among us have done? It is not but Your trial by which You lead astray whom You will and guide whom You will; You are our Protector, so forgive us and have mercy upon us; and You are the best of forgivers."
156. And write for us in this world good and in the Hereafter; indeed, we have turned to You. He said, "My punishment - I afflict with it whom I will, but My mercy encompasses all things." So I will write it for those who fear Me and give zakah and those who believe in Our signs.
157. Those who follow the Messenger, the unlettered Prophet, whom they find written with them in the Torah and the Gospel, who commands them to do what is right and forbids them from what is wrong, and makes lawful for them the good things and prohibits for them the bad things, and relieves them of their burden and the shackles that were upon them. So those who believe in him, honor him, support him, and follow the light which is sent down with him, it is they who will be successful.
158. Say, "O mankind, indeed I am the Messenger of Allah to you all, the one to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. There is no deity except Him; He gives life and causes death. So believe in Allah and His Messenger, the unlettered prophet, who believes in Allah and His words, and follow him that you may be guided."
159. And from the people of Moses is a community that guides by the truth and by it they act justly.
160. And We divided them into twelve tribes, nations. And We inspired to Moses when his people implored him for water, "Strike with your staff the stone," and there gushed forth from it twelve springs. Every people knew its watering place. And We shaded them with clouds and sent down upon them manna and quails, "Eat from the good things with which We have provided you." And they wronged Us not, but they were wronging themselves.
161. And when it was said to them, "Dwell in this village, and eat from it wherever you wish, and say, 'Relieve us,' and enter the gate bowing; We will forgive you your sins. We will increase the good-doers."
162. So those who did wrong among them changed the word to a different one from that which was said to them, so We sent upon them a punishment from the sky because they were wrongdoers.
163. And ask them about the town that was by the sea, when they transgressed in the Sabbath, when their fish came to them on their Sabbath day openly, and the day they did not observe the Sabbath, they did not come to them. Thus did We test them because they were defiantly disobedient.
164. And when a community among them said, "Why do you advise a people whom Allah is destroying or punishing with a severe punishment?" They said, "As an excuse to your Lord, and perhaps they may fear Him."
165. And when they forgot what they had been reminded of, We saved those who prohibited evil, and We seized those who did wrong with a wretched punishment for their disobedience.
166. So when they were insolent about what they were forbidden from, We said to them, "Be monkeys, despised."
167. And when your Lord declared, "He will surely send upon them until the Day of Resurrection those who will afflict them with the worst torment." Indeed, your Lord is swift in penalty, and indeed, He is Forgiving and Merciful.
168. And We divided them in the land into nations; among them were the righteous, and among them were otherwise. And We tested them with good and bad, that they might return.
169. Then there succeeded after them successors who inherited the Book, taking the goods of this lower life and saying, "It will be forgiven for us." And if similar goods come to them, they will take them. Was not the covenant of the Book taken from them that they should not say about Allah except the truth, and they studied what was in it? And the abode of the Hereafter is better for those who fear Allah; do you not understand?
170. And those who hold firmly to the Book and establish prayer, indeed, We do not waste the reward of the reformers.
171. And when We raised the mountain above them as if it were a canopy and they thought it was going to fall on them, "Take what We have given you with determination and remember what is in it that you might fear."
172. And when your Lord took from the children of Adam, from their loins, their descendants and made them testify against themselves, "Am I not your Lord?" They said, "Yes, we have testified," lest you should say on the Day of Resurrection, "Indeed, we were unaware of this."
173. Or you say, "It was only our fathers who associated before, and we were descendants after them. So will You destroy us for what the falsifiers did?"
174. And thus We detail the verses, and perhaps they will return.
175. And recite to them the news of him to whom We gave Our signs, but he detached himself from them, so Satan pursued him, and he became of the deviators.
176. And if We had willed, We would have raised him with it, but he inclined to the earth and followed his desire. So his example is like the example of the dog: if you drive him away, he pants, or if you leave him, he pants. That is the example of the people who denied Our signs. So narrate the stories that perhaps they may reflect.
177. Evil is the example of the people who denied Our signs and used to wrong themselves.
178. Whom Allah guides, he is the guided; and whom He leads astray, those are the losers.
179. And We have created for Hell many of the jinn and mankind; they have hearts with which they do not understand, and they have eyes with which they do not see, and they have ears with which they do not hear. They are like cattle; rather, they are more astray. It is they who are the heedless.
180. And to Allah belong the best names, so call upon Him by them; and leave those who deviate concerning His names. They will be recompensed for what they used to do.
181. And among those We created a community guides by the truth and by it they act justly.
182. And those who deny Our signs, We will progressively lead them from where they do not know.
183. And I will give them time; indeed, My plan is firm.
184. Or did they not reflect? There is no madness in their companion. He is only a clear warner.
185. Or did they not look into the dominion of the heavens and the earth and what Allah has created of anything, and that perhaps their term has approached? So in what statement after it will they believe?
186. Whomsoever Allah leads astray, there is no guide for him; and He leaves them in their transgression, wandering blindly.
187. They ask you about the Hour: when will its arrival be? Say, "Its knowledge is only with my Lord. None will reveal its time except Him. It weighs heavily in the heavens and the earth. It will not come upon you except suddenly." They ask you as if you are well-informed about it. Say, "Its knowledge is only with Allah, but most of the people do not know."
188. Say, "I do not possess for myself any benefit or harm except what Allah wills. And if I knew the unseen, I would have sought much good, and no harm would have touched me. I am not but a warner and a bringer of good tidings to a people who believe."
189. He is the one who created you from a single soul and made from it its mate so that he might find comfort in her. When he covered her, she carried a light burden and continued with it. When it became heavy, they both called upon Allah, their Lord, saying, "If You give us a good child, we will surely be among the grateful."
190. So when He gave them a good one, they made partners for Him in what He had given them. Exalted is Allah above what they associate with Him.
191. Do they associate what does not create anything and they are created
192. And they are unable to help them, nor can they help themselves.
193. And if you call them to guidance, they will not follow you; it is the same for you whether you call them or you remain silent.
194. Verily, those whom you call upon besides Allah are servants like you. So call upon them and let them respond to you, if you are truthful.
195. Do they have feet by which they walk, or do they have hands by which they strike, or do they have eyes by which they see, or do they have ears by which they hear? Say, "Call your partners, then conspire against me, and do not give me respite."
196. Indeed, my protector is Allah, who has sent down the Book, and He takes care of the righteous
197. And those whom you call upon besides Him are not able to help you, nor can they help themselves.
198. And if you call them to guidance, they do not hear; and you see them looking at you, but they do not see.
199. Take the forgiveness and order the custom and turn away from the ignorant.
200. And if a whisper from Satan should provoke you, then seek refuge in Allah; indeed, He is Hearing and Knowing.
201. Verily, those who fear, when a suggestion from Satan touches them, they remember, and then they see clearly.
202. And their brothers extend them in error, then they do not stop.
203. And if you do not bring them a sign, they say, "Why have you not chosen it?" Say, "I only follow what is revealed to me from my Lord. This is enlightenment from your Lord and guidance and mercy for a people who believe."
204. And when the Qur'an is recited, then listen to it and be silent that you may be shown mercy.
205. And remember your Lord within yourself in humility and fear and without loudness in speech in the mornings and the evenings, and do not be among the heedless.
206. Verily, those who are with your Lord are not too proud to worship Him, and they glorify Him, and to Him they prostrate.

8
The Spoils of War
Al-Anfāl
الأنفال

1. They ask you about the bounties. Say, "The bounties are for Allah and the Messenger." So fear Allah and amend that which is between you, and obey Allah and His Messenger, if you are believers.
2. Verily, the believers are those who, when Allah is mentioned, their hearts tremble, and when His verses are recited to them, it increases them in faith, and upon their Lord they rely
3. Those who establish prayer, and from what We have provided them, they spend.
4. Those are the true believers; for them are ranks with their Lord, and forgiveness, and a generous provision.
5. Just as your Lord brought you out from your home in truth, and indeed, a party among the believers were unwilling,
6. They argue with you concerning the truth after it has become clear, as if they are being driven to death while they look on.
7. And when Allah promised you one of the two groups, that it would be yours, and you wished that the one without thorns would be yours, but Allah intended to establish the truth by His words and to cut off the root of the disbelievers
8. To establish the truth and abolish falsehood, even if the criminals dislike it.
9. When you were seeking help from your Lord, He responded to you, "Indeed, I will support you with a thousand angels, following one another."
10. And Allah made it not except as a glad tiding and so that your hearts would be at ease thereby. And there is no victory except from Allah. Indeed, Allah is Mighty and Wise.
11. When He covered you with drowsiness as a security from Him, and sent down upon you water from the sky to purify you with it, and to remove from you the evil of Satan, and to strengthen your hearts, and to make firm your feet.
12. When your Lord revealed to the angels, "I am with you, so make firm those who believe. I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve, so strike above the necks and strike off every fingertip of them."
13. That is because they opposed Allah and His Messenger, and whoever opposes Allah and His Messenger, then indeed Allah is severe in punishment.
14. That is for you, so taste it, and indeed for the disbelievers is the punishment of the Fire.
15. O you who have believed, when you meet those who disbelieve advancing, do not turn your backs to them.
16. And whoever turns his back to them on that day, unless maneuvering for battle or joining another group, has certainly incurred the wrath of Allah, and his abode is Hell; and wretched is the destination.
17. You did not kill them, but Allah killed them. And you did not throw when you threw, but Allah threw, that He might test the believers with a good test. Indeed, Allah is Hearing, Knowing.
18. That is because Allah will weaken the plot of the disbelievers.
19. If you seek victory, then victory has come to you; and if you cease, it is better for you; but if you return, We will return, and your forces will not benefit you at all, even if they are numerous; and Allah is with the believers.
20. O you who have believed, obey Allah and His Messenger, and do not turn away from him while you are listening.
21. And do not be like those who say, "We have heard," while they do not hear.
22. Verily, the worst of creatures in the sight of Allah are the deaf and dumb who do not understand.
23. And if Allah had known any good in them, He would have made them hear; and if He had made them hear, they would have turned away, while they were averse.
24. O you who have believed, respond to Allah and to the Messenger when he calls you to that which gives you life, and know that Allah intervenes between a man and his heart, and that to Him you will be gathered.
25. And fear a trial that will not strike only those who have wronged among you, and know that Allah is severe in punishment.
26. And remember when you were few, oppressed in the land, fearing that people might snatch you away, but He sheltered you, supported you with His help, and provided you with good things, so that you might be grateful.
27. O you who have believed, do not betray Allah and the Messenger and betray your trusts while you know.
28. And know that your wealth and your children are a trial, and that Allah has with Him a great reward.
29. O you who have believed, if you fear Allah, He will make for you a criterion and will remove from you your misdeeds and forgive you. And Allah is the possessor of great bounty.
30. And when those who disbelieved plotted against you to restrain you, or kill you, or evict you; and they plan, and Allah plans, and Allah is the best of planners.
31. And when Our verses are recited to them, they say, "We have heard. If we wished, we could say something like this. This is nothing but tales of the ancients."
32. And when they said, "O Allah, if this is the truth from You, then rain upon us stones from the sky or bring us a painful punishment."
33. And Allāh would not punish them while you are among them, and Allāh would not punish them while they seek forgiveness.
34. And what is [there] for them that Allāh should not punish them while they hinder [people] from al-Masjid al-Ḥarām, and they were not its guardians? Its guardians are not except the righteous, but most of them do not know.
35. And their prayer at the House was nothing but whistling and clapping. So taste the punishment for what you used to disbelieve.
36. Verily, those who disbelieve spend their wealth to hinder from the path of Allah; so they will spend it, then it will become a regret for them, then they will be overcome. And those who disbelieve will be gathered unto Hell.
37. to distinguish Allah the wicked from the good, and to place the wicked some of them upon others, and to heap them all together, and to put them into Hell. Those are the losers.
38. Say to those who have disbelieved, if they cease, it will be forgiven for them what has passed. But if they return, then the precedent of the former people has already occurred.
39. And fight them until there is no more persecution and the religion is entirely for Allah. But if they cease, then indeed, Allah is Seeing of what they do.
40. And if they turn away, then know that Allah is your protector; excellent is the protector, and excellent is the helper.
41. And know that whatever you gain of anything, then indeed, for Allah is one fifth of it, and for the Messenger, and for the near relatives, and the orphans, and the needy, and the traveler, if you have believed in Allah and in what We sent down to Our Servant on the day of distinction, the day when the two gatherings met. And Allah is over all things competent.
42. When you were on the nearer bank and they were on the farther bank, and the caravan was below you. If you had made an appointment, you would have differed about the appointment. But so that Allah might accomplish a matter already destined, that those who perished would perish upon evidence and those who lived would live upon evidence. And indeed, Allah is Hearing and Knowing.
43. When Allah showed them to you in your dream as few, and if He had shown them to you as many, you would have lost courage and would have disputed in the matter, but Allah saved. Indeed, He is Knowing of that within the breasts.
44. And when He showed them to you, when you met, as few in your eyes, and He made you appear as few in their eyes, so that Allah might accomplish a matter already destined. And to Allah all matters are returned.
45. O you who have believed, when you meet a group, stand firm and remember Allah much, that you may succeed.
46. And obey Allah and His Messenger, and do not dispute, lest you lose courage and your strength departs; and be patient. Indeed, Allah is with the patient.
47. And do not be like those who came forth from their homes arrogantly and to be seen by people, and they hinder from the way of Allah. And Allah is encompassing of what they do.
48. And when Satan beautified their deeds for them and said, "No one will overcome you today from among the people, and indeed, I am a neighbor to you." But when the two groups saw each other, he turned back on his heels and said, "Indeed, I am innocent of you. Indeed, I see what you do not see; indeed, I fear Allah. And Allah is severe in punishment."
49. When the hypocrites and those in whose hearts is a disease say, "Their religion has deluded these people." But whoever relies upon Allah, then indeed, Allah is Mighty and Wise.
50. And if you could see when the angels take the souls of those who disbelieve, striking their faces and their backs, and saying, "Taste the punishment of the Burning Fire."
51. That is for what your hands have put forth, and that Allah is not ever unjust to the servants.
52. Like the custom of the people of Pharaoh and those before them; they disbelieved in the signs of Allah, so Allah seized them for their sins; indeed, Allah is Powerful, severe in punishment.
53. That is because Allah does not change a blessing He has bestowed upon a people until they change what is within themselves, and indeed, Allah is Hearing and Knowing.
54. As was the case with the people of Pharaoh and those before them. They denied the signs of their Lord, so We destroyed them for their sins, and We drowned the people of Pharaoh. And all were wrongdoers.
55. Verily, the worst of creatures in the sight of Allah are those who disbelieve, and they do not believe
56. Those with whom you made a covenant, then they break their covenant every time, and they do not fear.
57. So if you encounter them in war, scatter by them those behind them, perhaps they will remember.
58. And if you fear from a people betrayal, then throw back to them on equal terms. Indeed, Allah does not like the treacherous.
59. And let not those who disbelieve think they have escaped; indeed, they will not cause failure.
60. And prepare for them whatever you are able of power and of tethered horses, by which you may terrify the enemy of Allah and your enemy and others besides them whom you do not know; Allah knows them. And whatever you spend in the cause of Allah will be fully repaid to you, and you will not be wronged.
61. ۞ And if they incline to peace, then incline to it, and trust in Allah. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
62. And if they intend to deceive you, then indeed, Allah is sufficient for you. He is the one who supported you with His help and with the believers.
63. And He brought together their hearts; if you had spent all that is in the earth, you could not have brought their hearts together, but Allah brought them together; indeed, He is Exalted in Might, Wise.
64. O Prophet, sufficient for you is Allah and whoever follows you from the believers.
65. O Prophet, urge the believers to fight; if there are among you twenty who are steadfast, they will overcome two hundred; and if there are among you one hundred, they will overcome a thousand of those who disbelieve, because they are a people who do not understand.
66. Now Allah has lightened your burden and knows that there is weakness among you. So if there are a hundred steadfast among you, they will overcome two hundred. And if there are a thousand among you, they will overcome two thousand by Allah's permission. And Allah is with the steadfast.
67. It was not for a prophet to have captives until he had made a great slaughter in the land; you desire the goods of this world, but Allah desires the Hereafter; and Allah is Mighty, Wise.
68. If not for a decree from Allah that preceded, a great punishment would have touched you for what you took.
69. So eat from what you have gained, lawful and good, and fear Allah. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
70. O Prophet, say to those in your hands from the captives, "If Allah knows good in your hearts, He will give you better than what was taken from you and forgive you; and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful."
71. And if they intend to betray you, then they have already betrayed Allah before, so He gave [you] power over them. And Allah is Knowing and Wise.
72. Verily, those who have believed and emigrated and strived with their wealth and their lives in the way of Allah, and those who gave shelter and aided, they are allies of one another. And those who believed but did not emigrate, you have no duty of protection towards them until they emigrate. And if they seek your help in religion, it is your duty to help them, except against a people with whom you have a treaty. And Allah is All-Seer of what you do.
73. And those who disbelieve are allies of one another; if you do not do so, there will be turmoil on the earth and great corruption.
74. And those who believed and emigrated and strove in the way of Allah and those who gave shelter and helped, they are the true believers; for them is forgiveness and a noble provision.
75. And those who believed after and emigrated and strove hard with you, they are of you; and the possessors of relationships are nearer to each other in the ordinance of Allah; surely Allah knows all things.

9
The Repentance
At-Tawba
التوبة

1. Disassociation from Allah and His Messenger to those with whom you made a treaty among the polytheists.
2. So travel freely in the land for four months, and know that you cannot cause failure to Allah, and that Allah will disgrace the disbelievers.
3. And a proclamation from Allah and His Messenger to the people on the day of the greater pilgrimage that Allah is free from the polytheists, and His Messenger. So if you repent, it is better for you; and if you turn away, then know that you cannot escape Allah. And give tidings to those who disbelieve of a painful punishment.
4. Except those with whom you made a covenant among the polytheists, then they did not fail you in anything and did not support anyone against you; so fulfill their covenant until their term. Indeed, Allah loves the righteous.
5. So when the sacred months have passed, then kill the polytheists wherever you find them, and capture them, and besiege them, and sit in wait for them at every place of ambush. But if they repent, establish prayer, and give zakah, then let them go on their way. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
6. And if any one of the polytheists seeks your protection, then grant him protection until he hears the words of Allah, then deliver him to his place of safety; that is because they are a people who do not know.
7. How can there be for the polytheists a covenant with Allah and with His Messenger, except those with whom you made a covenant at the Sacred Mosque? So as long as they are upright toward you, be upright toward them. Indeed, Allah loves the righteous.
8. How and if they gain dominance over you, they do not observe concerning you any pact of kinship or covenant of protection? They satisfy you with their mouths, but their hearts refuse, and most of them are defiantly disobedient.
9. They bought with the signs of Allah a small price, and they turned away from His path; indeed, evil is what they were doing.
10. They do not observe in a believer any bond or treaty, and those are the transgressors.
11. So if they repent, and establish the prayer, and give the zakah, then they are your brothers in religion; and We explain the signs for a people who know.
12. And if they break their oaths after their covenant and attack your religion, then fight the leaders of disbelief, for indeed, they have no oaths; perhaps they will desist.
13. Will you not fight a people who broke their oaths and intended to expel the Messenger, and they were the first to start against you? Do you fear them? But Allah has more right that you should fear Him, if you are believers.
14. Fight them, Allah will punish them by your hands, and disgrace them, and give you victory over them, and heal the hearts of a believing people
15. And He removes the anger of their hearts, and Allah turns in forgiveness to whom He wills, and Allah is Knowing and Wise.
16. Or did you think that you would be left while Allah has not yet made evident those among you who strive and have not taken other than Allah, His Messenger, and the believers as intimates? And Allah is Acquainted with what you do.
17. It was not for the polytheists to maintain the mosques of Allah, witnessing against themselves with disbelief; those, their deeds have become worthless, and in the Fire they will abide eternally.
18. Only those who believe in Allah and the Last Day, establish prayer, give zakah, and fear none but Allah, maintain the mosques of Allah; it is they who are expected to be among the guided.
19. ۞ Have you made the providing of water for the pilgrim and the maintenance of the Sacred Mosque like one who believes in Allah and the Last Day and strives in the way of Allah? They are not equal in the sight of Allah, and Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.
20. Those who have believed, and emigrated, and striven in the way of Allah with their wealth and their lives, are greater in rank in the sight of Allah; and it is they who are the successful.
21. Their Lord gives them glad tidings of mercy from Him, and approval, and gardens for them wherein is lasting bliss.
22. abiding therein forever. Indeed, Allah has with Him a great reward.
23. O you who have believed, do not take your fathers and your brothers as allies if they prefer disbelief over belief; and whoever does so among you, then those are the wrongdoers.
24. Say, "If your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your wives, your relatives, wealth which you have obtained, commerce wherein you fear decline, and dwellings with which you are pleased are more beloved to you than Allah and His Messenger and striving in His cause, then wait until Allah executes His command. And Allah does not guide the defiantly disobedient people."
25. Allah has given you victory in many places, and on the day of Hunayn, when your multitude pleased you, but it did not benefit you at all, and the earth, with all its vastness, became narrow for you; then you turned back, retreating.
26. Then Allah sent down His tranquility upon His Messenger and upon the believers, and sent down soldiers whom you did not see, and punished those who disbelieved. And that is the recompense of the disbelievers.
27. Then Allāh will accept repentance after that for whom He wills, and Allāh is Forgiving, Merciful.
28. O you who have believed, indeed the polytheists are impure, so do not let them approach the Sacred Mosque after this year of theirs. And if you fear poverty, Allah will enrich you from His bounty if He wills. Indeed, Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
29. Fight those who do not believe in Allah and do not believe in the Last Day and do not forbid what Allah and His Messenger have forbidden and do not follow the religion of truth from those who were given the Scripture until they pay the jizyah with willing submission and feel themselves subdued.
30. And the Jews said, "Uzair is the son of Allah," and the Christians said, "The Messiah is the son of Allah." That is their saying with their mouths; they imitate the saying of those who disbelieved before. May Allah destroy them; how are they deluded?
31. They took their rabbis and monks as lords besides Allah and the Messiah, son of Mary, and they were not commanded except to worship one God; there is no deity except Him. Glory be to Him above what they associate with Him.
32. They want to extinguish the light of Allah with their mouths, but Allah refuses except to complete His light, even if the disbelievers detest it.
33. He is the one who sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of truth to make it prevail over all other religions, even though the polytheists dislike it.
34. O you who have believed, indeed many of the scholars and the monks devour the wealth of people unjustly and avert from the way of Allah. And those who hoard gold and silver and do not spend it in the way of Allah, give them tidings of a painful punishment.
35. The Day it will be heated in the fire of Hell, and their foreheads, their flanks, and their backs will be branded with it. "This is what you hoarded for yourselves, so taste what you used to hoard."
36. Verily, the number of months with Allah is twelve months in the Book of Allah on the day He created the heavens and the earth; of them, four are sacred. That is the right religion, so do not wrong yourselves therein. And fight the polytheists all together as they fight you all together. And know that Allah is with the pious.
37. Verily, the postponing is an increase in disbelief, by which those who disbelieve are led astray. They make it lawful one year and unlawful another year, to correspond to the number that Allah has made unlawful, thus making lawful what Allah has forbidden. The evil of their deeds is made pleasing to them, and Allah does not guide the disbelieving people.
38. O you who have believed, what is with you that, when you are told to go forth in the way of Allah, you cling heavily to the earth? Are you content with the life of this world rather than the Hereafter? But the enjoyment of the worldly life is little compared to the Hereafter.
39. If you do not go forth, He will punish you with a painful punishment, and will replace a people other than you, and you will not harm Him at all. And Allah is over all things competent.
40. If you do not help him, Allah has already helped him when those who disbelieved drove him out, as one of two, when they were in the cave, and he said to his companion, "Do not grieve; indeed, Allah is with us." Then Allah sent down His tranquility upon him and supported him with soldiers you did not see, and made the word of those who disbelieved the lowest, while the word of Allah is the highest. And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.
41. Go forth, light or heavy, and strive with your wealth and yourselves in the way of Allah; that is better for you, if you know.
42. If it had been a near gain and an easy journey, they would have followed you, but the distance was too far for them. And they will swear by Allah, "If we were able, we would have gone out with you," destroying themselves, and Allah knows that they are indeed liars.
43. Allah has pardoned you, why did you permit them until it became clear to you who were truthful and you knew the liars?
44. Do not ask you for permission those who believe in Allah and the Last Day to strive with their wealth and their lives. And Allah is Knowing of the righteous.
45. Only those ask your permission who do not believe in Allah and the Last Day, and their hearts are in doubt, so they waver in their doubt.
46. And if they had intended to go forth, they would have prepared for it a preparation. But Allah disliked their being sent, so He held them back, and it was said to them, "Sit with those who sit."
47. If they had gone forth with you, they would have added nothing to you except confusion, and they would have hurried about among you, seeking to cause you discord. And among you are those who listen to them. And Allah is Knowing of the wrongdoers.
48. They sought the discord before and turned things upside down for you until the truth came and the command of Allah became manifest, while they were averse.
49. And among them are those who say, "Allow me and do not put me to trial." Behold, into trial they have fallen. And indeed, Hell will encompass the disbelievers.
50. If good befalls you, it distresses them; and if disaster strikes you, they say, "We took our matter before," and turn away while they are rejoicing.
51. Say, "Nothing will happen to us except what Allah has written for us; He is our protector." And upon Allah let the believers rely.
52. Say, "Do you await for us except one of the two best things? While we await for you that Allah will afflict you with punishment from Himself or at our hands. So wait; indeed, we, along with you, are waiting."
53. Say, "Spend willingly or unwillingly, it will never be accepted from you; indeed, you have been a defiantly disobedient people."
54. And nothing prevents their expenditures from being accepted from them except that they disbelieve in Allah and His Messenger, and they do not come to prayer except while they are lazy, and they do not spend except while they are unwilling.
55. So do not be impressed by their wealth or their children. Allah only intends to punish them through these in the worldly life and that their souls should depart while they are disbelievers.
56. And they swear by Allah that they are from you, but they are not from you; they are a people who are afraid.
57. If they find a refuge or caves or a place to enter, they would turn to it while they rush.
58. And among them are those who criticize you regarding the charities; if they are given from it, they are pleased, but if they are not given from it, immediately they become angry.
59. And if they had been content with what Allah and His Messenger gave them and said, "Allah is sufficient for us; Allah will give us from His bounty, and His Messenger; indeed, we are desirous toward Allah," .
60. ۞ Indeed, the charities are only for the poor, and the needy, and those employed to collect them, and those whose hearts are to be reconciled, and for freeing the captives, and for those in debt, and for the cause of Allah, and for the traveler. An obligation from Allah. And Allah is Knowing, Wise.
61. And among them are those who harm the Prophet and say, "He is an ear." Say, "An ear of goodness for you, he believes in Allah and believes the believers, and a mercy to those who believe among you." And those who harm the Messenger of Allah, for them is a painful punishment.
62. They swear by Allah to you to please you, but Allah and His Messenger are more deserving that they should please Him, if they are believers.
63. Did they not know that whoever opposes Allah and His Messenger, then for him is the fire of Hell, in which he will abide forever? That is the great disgrace.
64. The hypocrites fear that a sūrah will be revealed about them, informing them of what is in their hearts. Say, "Mock, indeed, Allah will bring forth that which you fear."
65. And if you ask them, they will surely say, "We were only conversing and playing." Say, "Is it Allah and His signs and His Messenger that you were mocking?"
66. Do not make excuses, you have disbelieved after your belief; if We pardon a group of you, We will punish another group because they were criminals.
67. The hypocrite men and the hypocrite women are from one another; they enjoin what is wrong and forbid what is right and close their hands. They have forgotten Allah, so He has forgotten them; indeed, the hypocrites are the defiantly disobedient.
68. Allah has promised the hypocrites, both men and women, and the disbelievers the fire of Hell, where they will remain forever. It is enough for them. And Allah has cursed them, and for them is a lasting punishment.
69. Like those before you, they were stronger than you in power and more abundant in wealth and children. They enjoyed their portion, and you have enjoyed your portion as those before you enjoyed their portion, and you have engaged like that in which they engaged. Those whose deeds have become worthless in this world and in the Hereafter, and it is they who are the losers.
70. Has there not come to them the news of those before them, the people of Noah, and ʿAad, and Thamūd, and the people of Abraham, and the companions of Madyan, and the overturned cities? Their messengers came to them with clear proofs. So it was not Allah who wronged them, but they were wronging themselves.
71. And the believing men and the believing women, some of them are allies of others; they enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong, and establish prayer, and give zakah, and obey Allah and His Messenger. Those, Allah will have mercy upon them; indeed, Allah is Exalted in Might, Wise.
72. Allah has promised the believing men and the believing women gardens beneath which rivers flow, abiding therein forever, and goodly dwellings in gardens of perpetual abode; and the pleasure of Allah is greater. That is the supreme triumph.
73. O Prophet, strive against the disbelievers and the hypocrites, and be stern with them; their abode is Hell, and wretched is the destination.
74. They swear by Allah that they did not say, and indeed they said the word of disbelief and disbelieved after their Islam, and they planned what they could not attain. And they were resentful only because Allah and His Messenger had enriched them of His bounty. So if they repent, it will be better for them; but if they turn away, Allah will punish them with a painful punishment in this world and the Hereafter. And they will have no protector or helper on earth.
75. ۞ And among them are those who made a covenant with Allah, "If He gives us from His bounty, we will surely give in charity and we will surely be among the righteous."
76. And when He gave them from His bounty, they were stingy with it and turned away, and they are averse.
77. So He caused hypocrisy to follow them in their hearts until the Day they will meet Him, because they broke their promise to Allah and because they used to lie.
78. Did they not know that Allah knows their secrets and their private conversations, and that Allah is the Knower of the unseen?
79. Those who criticize the volunteers among the believers concerning the charities and those who find nothing except their effort, so they mock them - Allah mocked them, and for them is a painful punishment.
80. Ask forgiveness for them or do not ask forgiveness for them, if you ask forgiveness for them seventy times, Allah will never forgive them, that is because they disbelieved in Allah and His Messenger, and Allah does not guide the defiantly disobedient people.
81. The ones who remained behind rejoiced in their sitting back after the Messenger of Allah and disliked striving with their wealth and their lives in the way of Allah and said, "Do not go forth in the heat." Say, "The fire of Hell is more intense in heat," if they would but understand.
82. So let them laugh a little, and let them weep much, as a recompense for what they used to earn.
83. So if Allah returns you to a group of them and they ask your permission to go out, say, "You will never go out with me, ever, and you will never fight an enemy with me. Indeed, you were satisfied with sitting the first time, so sit with those who stay behind."
84. And do not pray over any of them who has died ever, and do not stand at his grave. Indeed, they disbelieved in Allah and His Messenger, and they died while they were defiantly disobedient.
85. And do not be impressed by their wealth and their children. Allah only intends to punish them with it in this world and that their souls should depart while they are disbelievers.
86. And when a surah was revealed, "Believe in Allah and strive with His Messenger," the wealthy among them asked your permission and said, "Leave us to be with those who sit."
87. They were content to be with the ones who remain behind, and a seal was set upon their hearts, so they do not comprehend.
88. But the Messenger and those who believed with him strove with their wealth and their lives; and those, for them are the good things; and those, they are the successful ones.
89. Allah has prepared for them gardens under which rivers flow, abiding therein forever. That is the great success.
90. And the excusers from among the Bedouins came to be permitted for them, and those who lied to Allah and His Messenger sat. A painful punishment will strike those who disbelieved among them.
91. There is no blame upon the weak, nor upon the sick, nor upon those who do not find what to spend, when they are sincere to Allah and His Messenger. There is no way against the doers of good. And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
92. Nor upon those who, when they came to you to carry them, you said, "I do not find what to carry you upon." They turned back, and their eyes overflowed with tears out of grief that they could not find what to spend.
93. Verily, the way is only against those who ask your permission while they are rich. They are content to be with those who stay behind, and Allah has set a seal upon their hearts, so they do not know.
94. They will apologize to you when you return to them. Say, "Do not apologize; we will never believe you. Allah has already informed us about your news. And Allah will see your deeds, and His Messenger, then you will be returned to the Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, and He will inform you about what you used to do."
95. They will swear by Allah to you when you return to them, so that you may turn away from them. So turn away from them; indeed, they are unclean, and their refuge is Hell as a recompense for what they used to earn.
96. They swear to you to please you; but if you are pleased with them, indeed, Allah is not pleased with the defiantly disobedient people.
97. The Bedouins are stronger in disbelief and hypocrisy, and more likely not to know the limits of what Allah has revealed to His Messenger; and Allah is Knowing, Wise.
98. And among the Bedouins are those who consider what they spend as a penalty and await for you the turns of misfortune. Upon them will be the misfortune of evil. And Allah is Hearing, Knowing.
99. And among the Bedouins are those who believe in Allah and the Last Day and consider what they spend as means of nearness to Allah and prayers of the Messenger. Indeed, it is a means of nearness for them. Allah will admit them to His mercy. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
100. And the forerunners, the first among the Muhajireen and the Ansar, and those who followed them with good conduct, Allah is pleased with them and they are pleased with Him, and He has prepared for them gardens beneath which rivers flow, abiding therein forever. That is the great attainment.
101. And among those around you from the Bedouins are hypocrites, and from the people of the city. They have persisted in hypocrisy. You do not know them; We know them. We will punish them twice, then they will be returned to a great punishment.
102. And others admitted their sins; they had mixed a righteous deed with another that was bad. Perhaps Allah will turn to them in forgiveness. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
103. Take from their wealth a charity, purify them and sanctify them with it, and pray for them. Indeed, your prayers are a source of comfort for them. And Allah is Hearing and Knowing.
104. Did they not know that Allah is the one who accepts repentance from His servants and takes the charities, and that Allah is the Accepting of Repentance, the Merciful?
105. And say, "Work, for Allah will see your deeds, and His Messenger and the believers. And you will be returned to the Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, and He will inform you of what you used to do."
106. And others are deferred for the command of Allah, whether He will punish them or whether He will turn to them in forgiveness; and Allah is Knowing, Wise.
107. And those who took a mosque for causing harm, disbelief, and division among the believers, and as a station for those who had previously fought against Allah and His Messenger. And they will surely swear, "We intended only the best." And Allah testifies that indeed they are liars.
108. Do not stand in it ever; a mosque founded on piety from the first day is more deserving for you to stand in. In it are men who love to purify themselves, and Allah loves those who purify themselves.
109. So is he who founded his building on piety from Allah and His pleasure better, or he who founded his building on the edge of a crumbling bank, so it collapsed with him into the fire of Hell? And Allah does not guide the unjust people.
110. Their building which they built will continue to be a doubt in their hearts unless their hearts are cut apart. And Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
111. Verily, Allah has bought from the believers their lives and their wealth in exchange for Paradise. They fight in the way of Allah, so they kill and are killed. A true promise upon Him in the Torah, the Gospel, and the Qur'an. And who is more faithful to his covenant than Allah? So rejoice in the bargain you have made with Him. And that is the supreme success.
112. the repentant, the worshippers, the praisers, the travelers, those who bow, those who prostrate, those who enjoin what is right, those who forbid what is wrong, and those who observe the limits of Allah. And give good tidings to the believers.
113. It was not for the Prophet and those who believed to seek forgiveness for the polytheists, even if they were close relatives, after it had become clear to them that they were companions of the Hellfire.
114. And the seeking of forgiveness of Abraham for his father was only because of a promise he had made to him, but when it became clear to him that he was an enemy to Allah, he disassociated himself from him; indeed, Abraham was compassionate and patient.
115. And Allah was not to mislead a people after He had guided them until He makes clear to them what they should avoid; indeed, Allah is Knowing of all things.
116. Verily, Allah has the dominion of the heavens and the earth; He gives life and causes death. And you have no protector or helper besides Allah.
117. Allah has already forgiven the Prophet and the Muhajireen and the Ansar who followed him in the hour of difficulty after the hearts of a party of them had almost inclined, and then He forgave them. Indeed, He is to them Kind and Merciful.
118. And upon the three who were left behind, until when the earth closed in on them despite its vastness, and their souls closed in on them, and they were certain that there is no refuge from Allah except in Him, then He turned to them so they could repent. Indeed, Allah is the Accepting of Repentance, the Merciful.
119. O you who have believed, fear Allah and be with the truthful ones.
120. It was not for the people of the city and those around them of the Bedouins to stay behind from the Messenger of Allah, nor to prefer themselves over his self. That is because they do not suffer from thirst, nor fatigue, nor hunger in the cause of Allah, nor do they tread any ground that enrages the disbelievers, nor do they inflict upon an enemy any infliction, except that it is written for them as a righteous deed. Indeed, Allah does not waste the reward of the good-doers.
121. And they do not spend a small or large expenditure, nor do they cross a valley, except that it is written for them, so that Allah may reward them with the best of what they used to do.
122. ۞ And it was not for the believers to go forth all at once; so why did not a group from every division of them go forth to become learned in the religion and to warn their people when they return to them, that they might be cautious?
123. O you who have believed, fight those who are near to you of the disbelievers, and let them find in you sternness. And know that Allah is with the righteous.
124. And whenever a surah is revealed, some of them say, "Which of you has this increased in faith?" As for those who believe, it increases them in faith, and they rejoice.
125. And as for those in whose hearts is a disease, it increased them in impurity to their impurity, and they died while they were disbelievers.
126. Do they not see that they are tested every year once or twice, then they do not repent, nor do they remember?
127. And whenever a sūrah is revealed, they look at each other, "Does anyone see you?" Then they turn away. Allah has turned their hearts away because they are a people who do not understand.
128. There has come to you a Messenger from among yourselves, grievous to him is what you suffer, concerned over you, to the believers kind and merciful.
129. But if they turn away, then say, "Sufficient for me is Allah; there is no deity except Him. On Him I have relied, and He is the Lord of the Great Throne."

10
Yunus (Jonah)
Yūnus
يونس

1. Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the verses of the wise Book.
2. Was it a wonder to the people that We revealed to a man from among them, "Warn the people and give good news to those who believe that they will have a position of truth with their Lord"? The disbelievers said, "Indeed, this is a clear magician."
3. Verily, your Lord is Allah, who created the heavens and the earth in six days, then He established Himself on the Throne, managing the affair. There is no intercessor except after His permission. That is Allah, your Lord, so worship Him. Will you not then remember?
4. To Him is your return all together; the promise of Allah is true. Indeed, He begins the creation and then repeats it, that He may reward those who have believed and done righteous deeds, in justice. But those who disbelieved will have a drink of scalding water and a painful punishment for what they used to deny.
5. He is the one who made the sun a radiance and the moon a light and determined its phases so that you may know the number of years and the calculation. Allah did not create this except in truth. He explains the signs for a people who know.
6. Verily, in the alternation of the night and the day and what Allah has created in the heavens and the earth, there are signs for a people who are conscious.
7. Verily, those who do not hope for Our meeting and are content with the life of this world and feel secure in it and those who are heedless of Our signs -
8. Those their refuge the Fire because what they used to earn.
9. Verily, those who have believed and done righteous deeds, their Lord will guide them by their faith. Rivers will flow beneath them in the Gardens of Bliss.
10. Their call therein will be, "Glory be to You, O Allah," and their greeting therein will be, "Peace." And the end of their call will be, "Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds."
11. ۞ And if Allah were to hasten for the people the evil as they seek to hasten the good, their term would have been decreed for them. So We leave those who do not expect the meeting with Us, in their transgression, wandering blindly.
12. And when affliction touches man, he calls Us while lying on his side, or sitting, or standing. But when We remove his affliction, he passes on as if he had never called Us to an affliction that touched him. Thus, the deeds of the transgressors are made attractive to them.
13. And indeed, We destroyed the generations before you when they wronged, and their messengers came to them with clear signs, but they were not to believe. Thus do We recompense the criminal people.
14. Then We made you successors on the earth after them, that We might see how you act.
15. And when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, those who do not expect the meeting with Us say, "Bring a Qur'an other than this or change it." Say, "It is not for me to change it of my own accord. I only follow what is revealed to me. Indeed, I fear, if I disobey my Lord, the punishment of a tremendous Day."
16. Say, "If Allah had willed, I would not have recited it to you, nor would He have made it known to you. For I had lived among you a lifetime before it. Do you not then understand?"
17. So who is more unjust than one who fabricates a lie against Allah or denies His signs? Indeed, the wrongdoers will not prosper.
18. And they worship besides Allah that which neither harms them nor benefits them, and they say, "These are our intercessors with Allah." Say, "Do you inform Allah of what He does not know in the heavens and on the earth?" Glory be to Him, and exalted is He above what they associate with Him.
19. And the people were not but one community, then they differed. And if it were not for a word that had preceded from your Lord, it would have been judged between them concerning that in which they differ.
20. And they say, "Why has a sign not been sent down to him from his Lord?" So say, "The unseen belongs only to Allah, so wait; indeed, I am with you among those who wait."
21. And when We give the people a taste of mercy after adversity has touched them, behold, they have a scheme regarding Our signs. Say, "Allah is swifter in scheming." Indeed, Our messengers write down what you scheme.
22. He is the one who enables you to travel on land and sea; until, when you are in the ships and they sail with them by a good wind and they rejoice therein, there comes a stormy wind and the waves come upon them from every place and they think that they are surrounded, they call upon Allah, sincere to Him in religion, "If You save us from this, we will surely be among the thankful."
23. So when He saves them, behold, they transgress in the land unjustly. O people, your transgression is only against yourselves, an enjoyment of the worldly life. Then to Us is your return, and We will inform you of what you used to do.
24. The example of the life of this world is like water which We send down from the sky, and the vegetation of the earth mingles with it, from which people and cattle eat, until when the earth takes on its adornment and is beautified, and its people think that they have power over it, Our command comes to it by night or by day, and We make it like a harvested field, as if it had not flourished the day before. Thus do We explain the signs in detail for a people who reflect.
25. And Allah invites to the Home of Peace, and guides whom He wills to a straight path.
26. For those who have done good is the best and an increase. No darkness will cover their faces, nor humiliation. Those are the companions of Paradise; they will abide therein forever.
27. And those who have earned evil deeds, the recompense of an evil deed is its equivalent, and humiliation will cover them. They will have no protector from Allah. It will be as if their faces are covered with pieces of the night, so dark. Those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally.
28. And the Day We will gather them all together, then We will say to those who associated others, "Your place, you and your partners." Then We will separate them, and their partners will say, "You did not used to worship us."
29. And sufficient is Allah as a witness between us and you if we were of your worship unaware.
30. There, every soul will be put to trial for what it did previously, and they will be returned to Allah, their true master, and lost from them is whatever they used to invent.
31. Say, "Who provides for you from the sky and the earth, or who owns hearing and sight, and who brings the living out of the dead and brings the dead out of the living, and who manages the affair?" They will say, "Allah." So say, "Will you not then be conscious?"
32. So that is Allah, your Lord, the Truth; then what is there after the truth except error? So how are you turned away?
33. Thus has the word of your Lord come into effect upon those who defiantly disobeyed that they will not believe.
34. Say, "Is there among your partners one who initiates the creation and then repeats it?" Say, "Allah initiates the creation and then repeats it, so how are you deluded?"
35. Say, "Is there among your partners one who guides to the truth?" Say, "Allah guides to the truth." Is then He who guides to the truth more worthy to be followed, or he who does not guide unless he is guided? What is wrong with you? How do you judge?
36. And most of them follow nothing but conjecture; indeed, conjecture avails nothing against the truth; indeed, Allah is Knowing of what they do.
37. And this Qur'an was not to be invented by other than Allah, but a confirmation of what is before it and a detailed explanation of the Book, in which there is no doubt, from the Lord of the worlds.
38. Or do they say, "He fabricated it?" Say, "Then bring a surah like it and call upon whomever you can besides Allah, if you are truthful."
39. But they denied what they could not comprehend in knowledge, and its interpretation had not yet come to them. Thus did those before them deny. So see what was the end of the wrongdoers.
40. And among them are those who believe in it, and among them are those who do not believe in it. And your Lord knows best the corrupters.
41. And if they deny you, then say, "For me is my work and for you is your work. You are innocent of what I do, and I am innocent of what you do."
42. And among them are those who listen to you. But can you make the deaf hear, even though they do not understand?
43. And among them are those who look at you; but can you guide the blind, even though they do not see?
44. Verily, Allah does not wrong the people anything, but it is the people who wrong themselves.
45. And the Day He will gather them, as if they had not remained except an hour of the day, they will recognize each other. Those who denied the meeting with Allah have certainly lost, and they were not guided.
46. And whether We show you some of what We promise them, or We take you in death, to Us is their return; then, Allah is a witness concerning what they are doing.
47. And for every nation a messenger. So when their messenger comes, it is judged between them with justice, and they are not wronged.
48. And they say, "When is this promise, if you are truthful?"
49. Say, "I do not possess for myself any harm or benefit except what Allah wills. For every nation is a term. When their term comes, they cannot delay it by an hour, nor can they advance it."
50. Say, "Have you seen if His punishment comes to you by night or by day, what part of it would the criminals seek to hasten?"
51. Then is it that when it has occurred you will believe in it? Now? And you were impatient for it.
52. Then it was said to those who had wronged, "Taste the punishment of eternity; are you recompensed except for what you used to earn?"
53. And they ask you, "Is it true?" Say, "Yes, by my Lord, it is indeed true, and you cannot escape it."
54. And if each soul that wronged had what is on the earth, it would ransom itself with it; and they will conceal regret when they see the punishment; and judgment will be made between them in justice, and they will not be wronged.
55. Behold, to Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth. Behold, the promise of Allah is true, but most of them do not know.
56. He gives life and causes death, and to Him you will return.
57. O people, indeed there has come to you an admonition from your Lord and a healing for what is in the hearts and a guidance and a mercy for the believers.
58. Say, "By the grace of Allah and His mercy, in that let them rejoice; it is better than what they gather."
59. Say, "Have you seen what Allah has sent down to you of provision, of which you have made some unlawful and some lawful?" Say, "Has Allah permitted you, or do you invent lies about Allah?"
60. And what do those who fabricate lies against Allah think on the Day of Resurrection? Indeed, Allah is full of bounty to the people, but most of them do not give thanks.
61. And you are not in any matter, and you do not recite any of the Qur'an, and you do not do any deed except that We are witnesses over you when you are involved in it. And not absent from your Lord is any particle's weight in the earth or in the heaven, nor anything smaller than that or greater, but that it is in a clear register.
62. Unquestionably, indeed, the allies of Allah, no fear upon them, nor do they grieve
63. Those who believed and were fearing.
64. For them is the good news in the worldly life and in the Hereafter. There is no alteration to the words of Allah. That is the great success.
65. And do not let their words sadden you. Indeed, all honor belongs to Allah. He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.
66. Behold, indeed to Allah belongs whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth. And those who call upon others besides Allah do not follow partners. They follow nothing but conjecture, and they do nothing but lie.
67. He is the one who made for you the night to rest in it and the day to see. Indeed, in that are signs for a people who listen.
68. They said, "Allah has taken a son." Glory be to Him; He is the Self-Sufficient. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth. You have no authority for this. Do you say about Allah what you do not know?
69. Say, "Indeed, those who invent lies against Allah will not prosper."
70. enjoyment in the world, then to Us is their return, then We will make them taste the severe punishment because they used to disbelieve
71. And recite to them the news of Noah, when he said to his people, "O my people, if my standing and my reminding you of the signs of Allah has become burdensome to you, then I have relied upon Allah. So gather your plan and your partners, then let not your plan be obscure to you, then carry it out against me and do not give me respite."
72. So if you turn away, then I have not asked you for any reward. My reward is only from Allah, and I have been commanded to be among the Muslims.
73. So they denied him, and We saved him and those with him in the ark, and We made them successors, and We drowned those who denied Our signs. So see how was the end of those who were warned.
74. Then We sent after him messengers to their people, and they came to them with clear signs, but they were not to believe in what they had denied before. Thus We seal upon the hearts of the transgressors.
75. Then We sent after them Moses and Aaron to Pharaoh and his chiefs with Our signs, but they were arrogant and were a criminal people.
76. And when the truth came to them from Us, they said, "Indeed, this is clear magic."
77. Moses said, "Do you say to the truth when it has come to you, 'Is this magic?' But magicians will not succeed."
78. They said, "Have you come to us to turn us away from what we found our fathers upon, and so that you two may have grandeur in the land? And we are not believers in you."
79. And Pharaoh said, "Bring to me every knowledgeable magician."
80. So when the magicians came, Moses said to them, "Throw what you are going to throw."
81. And when they threw, Moses said, "What you have brought is magic. Indeed, Allah will nullify it. Indeed, Allah does not correct the deeds of the corrupters."
82. And Allāh establishes the truth by His words, even if the criminals dislike it.
83. So no one believed in Moses except some offspring from his people, out of fear of Pharaoh and their chiefs, lest they persecute them. And indeed, Pharaoh was haughty in the land, and indeed, he was among the transgressors.
84. And Moses said, "O my people, if you have believed in Allah, then rely upon Him, if you are Muslims."
85. So they said, "Upon Allah we rely. Our Lord, do not make us a trial for the wrongdoing people."
86. And save us by Your mercy from the disbelieving people.
87. And We inspired to Moses and his brother that you should settle your people in Egypt in houses and make your houses a direction for prayer and establish prayer and give good tidings to the believers.
88. And Moses said, "Our Lord, indeed You have given Pharaoh and his establishment splendor and wealth in the worldly life, our Lord, to lead astray from Your way. Our Lord, obliterate their wealth and harden their hearts, so they will not believe until they see the painful punishment."
89. He said, "Your supplication has been answered, so remain steadfast and do not follow the path of those who do not know."
90. ۞ And We made the Children of Israel pass through the sea, then Pharaoh and his soldiers followed them in oppression and enmity, until when drowning overtook him, he said, "I believe that there is no deity except that in whom the Children of Israel believe, and I am of the Muslims."
91. Now and you had disobeyed before and were of the corrupters
92. So today We will save you with your body, so that you may be a sign for those who come after you. And indeed, many among the people are heedless of Our signs.
93. And We had certainly settled the Children of Israel in a settlement of truth, and provided them with good things, but they did not differ until knowledge came to them. Indeed, your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning that in which they used to differ.
94. So if you are in doubt about what We have revealed to you, then ask those who read the Scripture before you; the truth has certainly come to you from your Lord, so do not be among the doubters.
95. And do not be among those who deny the signs of Allah, so you will be among the losers.
96. Verily, those upon whom the word of your Lord has been justified will not believe,
97. And even if every sign came to them, until they see the painful punishment.
98. So why was there not a city that believed, and its faith benefited it, except the people of Jonah? When they believed, We removed from them the punishment of disgrace in the worldly life and gave them enjoyment for a time.
99. And if your Lord had willed, everyone on earth would have believed, all of them together. So, would you compel the people until they become believers?
100. And it was not for a soul to believe except by the permission of Allah, and He places defilement upon those who do not understand.
101. Say, "Look at what is in the heavens and the earth." But the signs and warnings are of no benefit to a people who do not believe.
102. So are they waiting for anything except the days of those who passed away before them? Say, "Then wait; indeed, I am with you among those who wait."
103. Then We save Our messengers and those who have believed; thus, it is incumbent upon Us to save the believers.
104. Say, "O people, if you are in doubt about my religion, then I do not worship those you worship besides Allah; but I worship Allah, who causes your death. And I have been commanded to be of the believers."
105. And establish your face toward the religion, inclining to truth, and do not be among those who associate others with Allah.
106. And do not call upon besides Allah that which does not benefit you nor harm you; for if you do, then indeed you would be among the wrongdoers.
107. And if Allah touches you with harm, then there is no remover of it except Him; and if He intends good for you, then there is no repeller of His grace. He bestows it upon whom He wills of His servants; and He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.
108. Say, "O mankind, the truth has come to you from your Lord; so whoever is guided is only guided for his own soul, and whoever goes astray only goes astray against it. And I am not a guardian over you."
109. And follow what is revealed to you, and be patient until Allah judges, and He is the best of judges.

11
Hud
Hūd
هود

1. Alif, Lam, Ra. A Book whose verses are perfected, then detailed from the Wise, the Aware
2. That you do not worship except Allah; indeed, I am to you from Him a warner and a bringer of good tidings.
3. And seek forgiveness from your Lord, then repent to Him, He will let you enjoy a good provision for a specified term and give every doer of favor his favor, but if you turn away, then indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a great Day.
4. To Allah is your return, and He is over all things competent.
5. Behold, they fold up their breasts to hide from Him. Behold, when they cover themselves with their garments, He knows what they conceal and what they reveal. Indeed, He is Knowing of what is in the breasts.
6. And there is no creature on the earth except that upon Allah is its provision, and He knows its place of dwelling and place of storage; all is in a clear book.
7. And He is the One who created the heavens and the earth in six days, and His Throne was upon the water, to test you as to which of you is best in deed. And if you say, "Indeed, you will be resurrected after death," those who disbelieve will surely say, "This is nothing but clear magic."
8. And if We delay from them the punishment to a limited nation, they will surely say, "What holds it back?" Behold, on the day it comes to them, it will not be turned away from them, and they will be surrounded by what they used to mock.
9. And if We make man taste mercy from Us, then We withdraw it from him, indeed, he is despairing, ungrateful.
10. And if We let him taste favor after hardship has touched him, he will surely say, "The bad times have left me." Indeed, he is exultant, boastful.
11. Except those who are patient and do good deeds; they will have forgiveness and a great reward.
12. So perhaps you would give up some of what is revealed to you, and your chest would be tight because they say, "Why has a treasure not been sent down to him, or an angel not come with him?" You are only a warner, and Allah is Disposer of all things.
13. Or do they say, "He fabricated it"? Say, "Then bring ten chapters like it, fabricated, and call upon whomever you can besides Allah, if you are truthful."
14. But if they do not respond to you, then know that it was sent down with the knowledge of Allah, and that there is no deity except Him. So, are you Muslims?
15. Whoever desires the life of this world and its adornments, We fully repay them for their deeds therein, and they therein will not be deprived.
16. Those are the ones who have nothing in the Hereafter except the Fire; and what they did therein has perished, and what they used to do is in vain.
17. So is he who is on a clear proof from his Lord, and a witness from Him follows him, and before it was the Book of Moses, a guide and a mercy? Those believe in it. But whoever disbelieves in it from the factions, the Fire is his promised destination. So do not be in doubt about it. Indeed, it is the truth from your Lord, but most of the people do not believe.
18. And who is more unjust than one who invents a lie against Allah? Those will be presented before their Lord, and the witnesses will say, "These are the ones who lied against their Lord." Unquestionably, the curse of Allah is upon the wrongdoers.
19. Those who turn away from the path of Allah and seek to make it crooked, and they, in the Hereafter, are disbelievers.
20. Those were not to be causing failure on the earth, and they had no protectors besides Allah. The punishment will be doubled for them. They were not able to hear, nor did they see.
21. Those are the ones who have lost themselves, and what they used to invent has strayed from them.
22. No doubt, they in the Hereafter are the greatest losers.
23. Verily, those who have believed and done righteous deeds and humbled themselves before their Lord, they are the companions of Paradise; they will dwell therein forever.
24. The example of the two groups is like the blind and the deaf, and the seeing and the hearing. Are they equal in comparison? Will you not then take heed?
25. And We had certainly sent Noah to his people, "Indeed, I am to you a clear warner"
26. That you not worship except Allah. Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a painful day.
27. The eminent ones who disbelieved from his people said, "We see you only as a man like ourselves, and we see none have followed you but the lowest among us, in simple thought. And we do not see any merit in you over us; rather, we think you are liars."
28. He said, "O my people, have you seen if I am on clear evidence from my Lord and He has given me mercy from Himself, but it has been obscured to you, should we compel you to accept it while you are averse to it?"
29. And O my people, I do not ask you for wealth for it. My reward is only from Allah. And I am not one to drive away those who have believed. Indeed, they will meet their Lord, but I see you as a people who are ignorant.
30. And O my people, who will help me against Allah if I drove them away? Will you not then remember?
31. And I do not say to you that I have the treasures of Allah, nor do I know the unseen, nor do I say that I am an angel, nor do I say to those whom your eyes disdain that Allah will not grant them any good. Allah knows best what is in their souls. Indeed, I would then be among the wrongdoers.
32. They said, "O Noah, you have argued with us and prolonged the argument, so bring us what you threaten us with, if you are of the truthful."
33. He said, "It is only Allah who will bring it to you if He wills, and you cannot cause failure."
34. And my advice will not benefit you if I wanted to advise you if Allah intends to mislead you. He is your Lord, and to Him you will return.
35. Or do they say, "He has fabricated it"? Say, "If I have fabricated it, then upon me is my crime, and I am innocent of what you commit."
36. And it was revealed to Noah that no one will believe from your people except those who have already believed, so do not be distressed by what they have been doing.
37. And construct the ship under Our eyes and Our revelation, and do not speak to Me concerning those who have wronged; indeed, they are to be drowned.
38. And he builds the ship, and whenever a group of his people passes by him, they mock him. He says, "If you mock us, then we will mock you just as you mock."
39. So you will know who will receive a punishment that will disgrace him and upon whom will descend a lasting punishment.
40. Until when Our command came and the oven overflowed, We said, "Carry in it of each two pairs and your family, except those against whom the word has already gone forth, and whoever has believed." But none believed with him, except a few.
41. And he said, "Embark therein, in the name of Allah, its course and its anchorage. Indeed, my Lord is Forgiving and Merciful."
42. And it was sailing with them in waves like mountains, and Noah called to his son who was apart, "O my son, ride with us and do not be with the disbelievers."
43. He said, "I will seek refuge on a mountain to protect me from the water." He said, "There is no protector today from the command of Allah, except for whom He has mercy." And the waves came between them, and he was among the drowned.
44. And it was said, "O earth, swallow your water, and O sky, cease." And the water subsided, and the matter was settled, and it rested upon the Jūdiyy. And it was said, "Away with the unjust people."
45. And Noah called his Lord, and said, "My Lord, indeed my son is of my family, and indeed Your promise is true, and You are the most just of judges."
46. He said, "O Noah, indeed he is not of your family; indeed, his work is unrighteous, so do not ask Me about that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, I advise you, lest you be among the ignorant."
47. He said, "My Lord, indeed I seek refuge in You from asking that of which I have no knowledge. And unless You forgive me and have mercy upon me, I will be among the losers."
48. It was said, "O Noah, disembark in peace from Us and blessings upon you and upon nations from those with you; and nations We will grant enjoyment, then there will touch them from Us a painful punishment."
49. That is from the news of the unseen which We reveal to you; you did not know it, neither you nor your people, before this. So be patient; indeed, the outcome is for the righteous.
50. And to ʿAad their brother Hūd. He said, "O my people, worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him. You are but inventors."
51. O my people, I do not ask you for it a reward. My reward is only from the one who created me. Do you not understand?
52. And O my people, seek forgiveness from your Lord, then turn to Him in repentance. He will send the sky upon you in abundant rain and add strength to your strength. And do not turn away as criminals.
53. They said, "O Hud, you have not brought us clear evidence, and we are not leaving our gods because of your word, and we are not believers in you."
54. We say nothing except that some of our gods have afflicted you with evil. He said, "Indeed, I call Allah to witness, and bear witness that I am free from what you associate with Him."
55. Without Him. So plot against me all together; then do not give me respite.
56. Verily, I have placed my trust in Allah, my Lord and your Lord. There is no creature but He holds it by its forelock. Truly, my Lord is on a straight path.
57. But if they turn away, then I have conveyed to you what I was sent with. And my Lord will replace you with another people, and you will not harm Him at all. Indeed, my Lord is Guardian over all things.
58. And when Our command came, We saved Hud and those who believed with him, by mercy from Us, and We saved them from a severe punishment.
59. And that was ʿAad. They denied the signs of their Lord, disobeyed His messengers, and followed the command of every stubborn tyrant.
60. And they were followed in this world by a curse and on the Day of Resurrection. Behold, ʿAad disbelieved in their Lord. Behold, away with ʿAad, the people of Hūd.
61. And to Thamud their brother Salih. He said, "O my people, worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him. He has produced you from the earth and settled you in it, so ask forgiveness of Him and then repent to Him. Indeed, my Lord is near and responsive."
62. They said, "O Salih, you were among us someone we had high hopes for before this. Do you prohibit us from worshipping what our ancestors worshipped? Indeed, we are in troubling doubt about what you are calling us to."
63. He said, "O my people, have you seen if I am on clear evidence from my Lord and He has given me mercy from Himself, then who will help me against Allah if I disobey Him? So you do not increase me except in loss."
64. And O my people, this is the she-camel of Allah for you a sign. So let her eat in Allah's land, and do not touch her with harm, lest a near punishment take you.
65. So they hamstrung her, and he said, "Enjoy yourselves in your homes for three days. That is a promise not to be denied."
66. And when Our command came, We saved Salih and those who believed with him by mercy from Us and from the disgrace of that day. Indeed, your Lord is the Powerful, the Mighty.
67. And the cry seized those who had wronged, and they became in their homes fallen prone
68. As if they had never lived there. Behold, Thamud disbelieved in their Lord; so away with Thamud.
69. And certainly Our messengers came to Abraham with good news; they said, "Peace." He said, "Peace." And he did not delay in bringing a roasted calf.
70. So when he saw their hands not reaching towards it, he found them strange and felt from them fear. They said, "Do not fear, indeed we have been sent to the people of Lot."
71. And his wife was standing, so she laughed. Then We gave her the good news of Isaac, and after Isaac, Jacob.
72. She said, "Woe to me! Shall I give birth while I am an old woman and this, my husband, is an old man? Indeed, this is an amazing thing!"
73. They said, "Are you amazed at the decree of Allah? The mercy of Allah and His blessings be upon you, people of the house. Indeed, He is Praiseworthy, Glorious."
74. And when the fright had left Abraham and the good tidings had reached him, he began to argue with Us concerning the people of Lot.
75. Indeed, Abraham was forbearing, grieving, and returning.
76. O Abraham, turn away from this. Indeed, the command of your Lord has come, and indeed, they will receive a punishment that cannot be averted.
77. And when Our messengers came to Lot, he was distressed because of them and felt constrained on their account and said, "This is a difficult day."
78. And his people came rushing to him, and before they had been committing evil deeds. He said, "O my people, these are my daughters; they are purer for you. So fear Allah and do not disgrace me concerning my guests. Is there not among you a man of reason?"
79. They said, "You have known that we have no right concerning your daughters, and indeed, you know what we want."
80. He said, "If only I had strength against you or could take refuge in a strong support."
81. They said, "O Lot, indeed we are messengers of your Lord; they will never reach you. So set out with your family during a portion of the night and let not any among you look back except your wife; indeed, she will be struck by that which strikes them. Indeed, their appointment is the morning. Is not the morning near?"
82. So when Our command came, We made its highest part its lowest and rained upon it stones of hard clay, layered
83. Marked, at your Lord; and it is not from the wrongdoers, far.
84. And to Madyan, their brother Shu'ayb. He said, "O my people, worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him. And do not decrease the measure and the scale. Indeed, I see you in prosperity, and indeed, I fear for you the punishment of an encompassing Day."
85. And O my people, give full measure and weight in justice, and do not deprive the people of their things, and do not cause corruption on the earth.
86. The remainder of Allah is better for you if you are believers, and I am not a guardian over you.
87. They said, "O Shu'ayb, does your prayer command you that we should leave what our fathers worship, or that we should not do with our wealth what we please? Indeed, you are the forbearing, the discerning."
88. He said, "O my people, have you considered if I am upon clear evidence from my Lord and He has provided me with a good provision from Him? And I do not intend to differ from you in that which I have forbidden you; I only intend reform as much as I am able. And my success is not but through Allah. Upon Him I have relied, and to Him I return."
89. And O my people, let not my dissension cause you to be struck by what struck the people of Noah, or the people of Hud, or the people of Salih. And the people of Lot are not far from you.
90. And seek forgiveness from your Lord, then turn to Him in repentance. Indeed, my Lord is Merciful, Loving.
91. They said, "O Shu'ayb, we do not understand much of what you say, and indeed, we see you among us as weak. And if it were not for your family, we would have stoned you; and you are not esteemed by us."
92. He said, "O my people, is my family more respected by you than Allah, and you have taken Him behind your backs? Indeed, my Lord is encompassing of what you do."
93. And O my people, work according to your position; indeed, I am working. You will know who will receive a punishment that will disgrace him and who is a liar. So watch; indeed, I am with you a watcher.
94. And when Our command came, We saved Shu'ayb and those who believed with him, by a mercy from Us, and the cry seized those who had wronged, and they became in their homes fallen prone
95. As if they had never dwelt therein. Lo! away with Madyan even as Thamud was taken away.
96. And We certainly sent Moses with Our signs and a clear authority
97. To Pharaoh and his assembly, but they followed the command of Pharaoh; and the command of Pharaoh was not wise.
98. He will lead his people on the Day of Resurrection and bring them into the Fire; and miserable is the destination to which they are brought.
99. And they were followed in this with a curse and on the Day of Resurrection; wretched is the gift that is given.
100. That is from the news of the cities, which We relate to you; of them, some are standing and some are mown down.
101. And We did not wrong them, but they wronged themselves; so their gods, whom they invoked besides Allah, availed them nothing when there came the command of your Lord, and they added to them nothing but ruin.
102. And thus is the taking of your Lord when He takes the cities while they are unjust. Indeed, His taking is painful and severe.
103. Verily in that is a sign for those who fear the punishment of the Hereafter; that is a Day for which the people will be gathered, and that is a Day to be witnessed.
104. And We do not delay it except for a counted term.
105. The Day it comes, no soul will speak except by His permission; among them are the wretched and the prosperous.
106. But as for those who were wretched, then in the Fire, for them therein is sighing and groaning.
107. Abiding therein as long as the heavens and the earth endure, except what your Lord wills; indeed, your Lord is an accomplisher of what He intends.
108. ۞ And as for those who are blessed, they will be in Paradise, abiding therein as long as the heavens and the earth endure, except what your Lord wills; a gift uninterrupted.
109. So do not be in doubt about what these people are worshipping; they worship nothing but what their fathers worshipped before. And indeed, We will give them their share undiminished.
110. And We certainly gave Moses the Book, but it was disputed about. And if it were not for a word that had already gone forth from your Lord, it would have been judged between them. And indeed, they are in disquieting doubt about it.
111. And indeed, each one of them - your Lord will fully repay them for their deeds. Indeed, He is Well-Acquainted with what they do.
112. So remain on a right course as you have been commanded, and those who have repented with you, and do not transgress. Indeed, He is Seeing of what you do.
113. And do not incline toward those who have wronged, lest the Fire touch you, and you have no protectors other than Allah; then you will not be helped.
114. And establish the prayer at the two ends of the day and in the early hours of the night. Indeed, good deeds remove bad deeds. That is a reminder for those who are mindful.
115. And be patient, for indeed, Allah does not waste the reward of the doers of good.
116. So why were there not among the generations before you those of enduring discrimination forbidding corruption on earth, except a few of those We saved from among them? And those who wronged pursued what luxury they were given therein, and they were criminals.
117. And your Lord was not to destroy the cities unjustly while their people were reformers.
118. And if your Lord had willed, He would have made the people one community; but they will continue to differ,
119. Except those whom your Lord has mercy upon, and for that He created them. And the word of your Lord has been fulfilled: "I will surely fill Hell with jinn and humans all together."
120. And each We narrate to you from the stories of the messengers, that by which We strengthen your heart. And there has come to you in this the truth, and an admonition, and a reminder for the believers.
121. And say to those who do not believe, "Work according to your position; indeed, we are working."
122. And wait, indeed, we are waiting
123. And to Allah belong the unseen of the heavens and the earth, and to Him will be returned the matter, all of it, so worship Him and rely upon Him; and your Lord is not unaware of what you do.

12
Joseph
Yūsuf
يوسف

1. Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the verses of the clear Book.
2. Verily, We have sent it down as an Arabic Qur'an, that you may understand.
3. We narrate to you the best of stories by what We have revealed to you in this Qur'an, and indeed you were before it among the unaware.
4. When Joseph said to his father, "O my father, indeed I have seen eleven stars and the sun and the moon; I saw them bowing to me."
5. He said, "O my son, do not recount your dream to your brothers, lest they plot against you a scheme. Indeed, Satan is a clear enemy to man."
6. And thus your Lord will choose you and teach you the interpretation of narratives, and complete His favor upon you and upon the family of Jacob, just as He completed it upon your fathers, Abraham and Isaac. Indeed, your Lord is Knowing and Wise.
7. ۞ Certainly, there were in Joseph and his brothers signs for those who ask
8. When they said, "Joseph and his brother are more beloved to our father than we are, while we are a group. Indeed, our father is in clear error."
9. Kill Joseph or cast him out to a land; the countenance of your father will be only for you, and you will be after that a righteous people.
10. Said a speaker among them, "Do not kill Joseph, but throw him into the depths of the well; some travelers will pick him up, if you are to do something."
11. They said, "O our father, what is with you that you do not trust us with Joseph, and indeed, we are to him sincere advisors?"
12. Send him with us tomorrow, he will eat well and play, and indeed, we will be his guardians.
13. He said, "Indeed, it saddens me that you should take him, and I fear that a wolf would eat him while you are unaware of him."
14. They said, "If a wolf eats him while we are a group, indeed, we would then be losers."
15. So when they went away with him and decided to put him into the depths of the well, We inspired to him, "You will surely inform them about this matter of theirs while they do not perceive."
16. And they came to their father in the evening, weeping.
17. They said, "O our father, indeed we went racing and left Joseph with our belongings, and a wolf ate him. But you would not believe us, even if we were truthful."
18. And they came with false blood on his shirt. He said, "Nay, but your souls have contrived this matter. So patience is most fitting. And Allah is the one sought for help against that which you describe."
19. And a caravan came, and they sent their water drawer, and he let down his bucket. He said, "Oh, good news! This is a boy." And they concealed him as merchandise. And Allah is Knowing of what they do.
20. And they sold him for a paltry price, a few dirhams, and they were, regarding him, among the indifferent.
21. And said the one who bought him from Egypt to his wife, "Make his stay honorable, perhaps he will benefit us, or we might take him as a son." And thus, We established Joseph in the land, and to teach him the interpretation of sayings. And Allah is predominant over His affair, but most of the people do not know.
22. And when he reached his full strength, We gave him wisdom and knowledge; and thus We reward the good-doers.
23. And she, in whose house he was, sought to seduce him, and she closed the doors and said, "Come to me." He said, "I seek refuge in Allah. Indeed, he is my master, who has made my stay good. Indeed, the wrongdoers will not succeed."
24. And she certainly desired him, and he would have desired her had he not seen the evidence of his Lord. Thus, We averted from him evil and immorality. Indeed, he was of Our sincere servants.
25. And they both raced to the door, and she tore his shirt from the back, and they found her husband at the door, she said, "What is the recompense of one who intended evil for your wife except that he be imprisoned or a painful punishment?"
26. He said, "It was she who tried to seduce me." And a witness from her family testified, "If his shirt is torn from the front, then she has spoken the truth, and he is among the liars."
27. And if his shirt is torn from the back, then she has lied, and he is of the truthful.
28. So when he saw his shirt torn from the back, he said, "Indeed, it is of your scheme. Indeed, your scheme is great."
29. Joseph, turn away from this, and seek forgiveness for your sin; indeed, you were among the wrongdoers.
30. And said women in the city, "The wife of al-Aziz is seeking to seduce her slave boy; he has impassioned her with love. Indeed, we see her in clear error."
31. So when she heard of their scheming, she sent to them and prepared for them a banquet, and gave each one of them a knife, and said, "Come out before them." So when they saw him, they admired him greatly and cut their hands, and said, "Perfect is Allah! This is not a man; this is none but a noble angel."
32. She said, "That is the one you blamed me for. And I certainly tried to seduce him, but he resisted. And if he does not do what I command him, he will surely be imprisoned and will be among the humbled."
33. He said, "My Lord, prison is more beloved to me than what they call me to. And if You do not turn away their plot from me, I will incline towards them and be among the ignorant."
34. So his Lord answered him and turned away from him their plot. Indeed, He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.
35. Then it appeared to them after they had seen the signs to imprison him for a time.
36. And entered with him the prison two young men; said one of them, "Indeed, I see myself pressing wine," and said the other, "Indeed, I see myself carrying on my head bread, from which the birds are eating. Inform us of its interpretation; indeed, we see you of the good-doers."
37. He said, "No food will come to you that you are provided with except that I will inform you of its interpretation before it comes to you. That is from what my Lord has taught me. Indeed, I have left the religion of a people who do not believe in Allah, and they, in the Hereafter, are disbelievers."
38. And I followed the religion of my fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It was not for us to associate anything with Allah. That is from the grace of Allah upon us and upon the people, but most of the people do not give thanks.
39. O companions of the prison, are many different lords better or Allah, the One, the Prevailing?
40. You worship nothing besides Him except names which you have named, you and your fathers, for which Allah has sent down no authority. The decision is only for Allah. He has commanded that you worship none but Him. That is the correct religion, but most of the people do not know.
41. O companions of the prison, as for one of you, he will serve his master wine; and as for the other, he will be crucified, and the birds will eat from his head. The matter about which you inquire has been decreed.
42. And he said to the one whom he thought would be saved among them, "Mention me to your lord." But Satan made him forget the mention of his lord, so he remained in prison for several years.
43. And the king said, "Indeed, I see seven fat cows being eaten by seven lean ones, and seven green ears of corn and others dry. O assembly, explain to me my vision, if you can interpret visions."
44. They said, "Confused dreams, and we are not knowledgeable in the interpretation of dreams."
45. And the one who was saved from the two of them and remembered after a time said, "I will inform you of its interpretation, so send me."
46. Joseph, O man of truth, explain to us about seven fat cows eaten by seven lean, and seven green spikes and others dry, that I may return to the people, perhaps they will know.
47. He said, "You will plant for seven years continuously; so what you harvest, leave it in its spikes, except for a little which you will eat."
48. Then will come after that seven difficult years which will consume what you advanced for them, except a little from which you will store.
49. Then will come after that a year in which the people will be given rain and in which they will press.
50. And the king said, "Bring him to me." But when the messenger came to him, he said, "Return to your lord and ask him, 'What is the case of the women who cut their hands?' Indeed, my Lord is Knowing of their plot."
51. He said, "What was your affair when you sought to seduce Joseph?" They said, "By Allah, we know no evil of him." The wife of al-Aziz said, "Now the truth has come to light. It was I who sought to seduce him, and indeed, he is of the truthful."
52. That is so he may know that I did not betray him in his absence, and that Allah does not guide the plan of the treacherous.
53. ۞ And I do not absolve myself; indeed, the soul is inclined to evil, except when my Lord bestows mercy. Indeed, my Lord is Forgiving and Merciful.
54. And the king said, "Bring him to me; I will take him for myself." When he spoke to him, he said, "Indeed, today you are with us established and trusted."
55. He said, "Appoint me over the storehouses of the land; indeed, I am a knowing guardian."
56. And thus We established for Joseph in the land to settle therein wherever he willed, We touch with Our mercy whom We will, and We do not waste the reward of the good-doers.
57. And the reward of the Hereafter is better for those who believe and are righteous.
58. And came the brothers of Joseph, and they entered upon him, so he recognized them, while they were to him unknown.
59. And when he had furnished them with their supplies, he said, "Bring me a brother of yours from your father. Do you not see that I give full measure and that I am the best of hosts?"
60. But if you do not bring him to me, then there will be no measure for you from me, and you will not approach me.
61. They said, "We will attempt to dissuade his father from him, and indeed, we will do it."
62. And he said to his servants, "Put their merchandise in their saddlebags, so that they might recognize it when they return to their people, that perhaps they will come back."
63. And when they returned to their father, they said, "O our father, measure has been denied to us, so send with us our brother, that we may get measure, and indeed, we will be his protectors."
64. He said, "Should I entrust you with him except as I entrusted you with his brother before? But Allah is the best guardian, and He is the most merciful of the merciful."
65. And when they opened their baggage, they found their merchandise returned to them; they said, "O our father, what more could we desire? This is our merchandise returned to us; we will obtain supplies for our family, protect our brother, and gain an extra camel's load; that is an easy measure."
66. He said, "I will not send him with you until you give me a promise by Allah that you will bring him back to me, unless you are surrounded." And when they had given their promise, he said, "Allah is a witness over what we say."
67. And he said, "O my sons, do not enter from one gate, but enter from different gates; and I cannot avail you against Allah in anything. The decision is only for Allah; upon Him I have relied, and upon Him let the reliant rely."
68. And when they entered from where their father had ordered them, it did not avail them against Allah in anything except a need in the soul of Jacob, which he fulfilled. And indeed, he was a possessor of knowledge because of what We had taught him, but most of the people do not know.
69. And when they entered upon Joseph, he took his brother to himself; he said, "Indeed, I am your brother, so do not despair over what they used to do."
70. And when he had furnished them with their supplies, he placed the drinking cup in his brother's saddlebag. Then a herald called out, "O caravan, indeed you are thieves."
71. They said and approached them, "What do you lose?"
72. They said, "We are missing the king's cup, and for whoever brings it, a camel's load, and I am responsible for it."
73. They said, "By Allah, you have certainly known that we did not come to cause corruption in the land, and we have not been thieves."
74. They said, "Then what is its recompense if you are liars?"
75. They said, "His recompense is that he in whose bag it is found - he will be its recompense. Thus do we recompense the wrongdoers."
76. So he began with their bags before the bag of his brother, then he extracted it from the bag of his brother. Thus did We plan for Joseph. He could not have taken his brother within the religion of the king except that Allah willed. We raise in degrees whom We will, and over every possessor of knowledge is one more knowing.
77. They said, "If he steals, then a brother of his has stolen before." But Joseph kept it within himself and did not reveal it to them. He said, "You are worse in position, and Allah knows best what you describe."
78. They said, "O mighty one, indeed he has a father, an old man, so take one of us in his place. Indeed, we see you as one of the good-doers."
79. He said, "The refuge of Allah that we take except him with whom we found our possession. Indeed, we would then be unjust."
80. So when they despaired of him, they secluded themselves in private. The eldest of them said, "Do you not know that your father has taken a solemn promise from you in the name of Allah, and before this, you failed in your duty regarding Joseph? Therefore, I will not leave this land until my father permits me or Allah decides for me, and He is the best of judges."
81. Return to your father and say, "O our father, indeed your son has stolen, and we did not testify except to what we knew, and we were not keepers of the unseen."
82. And ask the village in which we were and the caravan in which we came; and indeed, we are truthful.
83. He said, "No, your souls have enticed you to something. So patience is beautiful. Perhaps Allah will bring them to me all together. Indeed, He is the All-Knowing, the All-Wise."
84. And he turned away from them and said, "Oh, my sorrow over Joseph," and his eyes turned white from grief, and he was suppressing it.
85. They said, "By Allah, you will not cease to remember Joseph until you become fatally ill or you become of those who perish."
86. He said, "I only complain of my suffering and my sorrow to Allah, and I know from Allah what you do not know."
87. O my sons, go and search for Joseph and his brother, and do not despair of the mercy of Allah; indeed, no one despairs of the mercy of Allah except the disbelieving people.
88. So when they entered upon him, they said, "O mighty one, distress has touched us and our family, and we have come with goods of little value, so give us full measure and be charitable to us. Indeed, Allah rewards the charitable."
89. He said, "Did you know what you did with Joseph and his brother when you were ignorant?"
90. They said, "Is it truly you, Joseph?" He said, "I am Joseph, and this is my brother. Allah has indeed been gracious to us. Surely, whoever is mindful of Allah and patient, then Allah does not let the reward of the good-doers go to waste."
91. They said, "By Allah, certainly Allah has preferred you over us, and indeed, we have been sinners."
92. He said, "No blame upon you today; may Allah forgive you; and He is the most merciful of the merciful."
93. Go with my shirt, and cast it over the face of my father; he will regain his sight. And bring me all your family.
94. And when the caravan departed, their father said, "Indeed, I find the smell of Joseph, if you did not think me weakened in mind."
95. They said, "By Allah, indeed you are in your old error."
96. And when the bearer of good news came, he cast it upon his face, and he regained his sight. He said, "Did I not tell you that I know from Allah what you do not know?"
97. They said, "O our father, ask forgiveness for us for our sins; indeed, we were sinners."
98. He said, "I will seek forgiveness for you from my Lord. Indeed, He is the Forgiving, the Merciful."
99. And when they entered upon Joseph, he took his parents to himself and said, "Enter Egypt, if Allah wills, safe."
100. And he raised his parents upon the throne, and they fell down to him in prostration, and he said, "O my father, this is the interpretation of my vision of before, my Lord has made it true, and He was good to me when He brought me out of the prison and brought you from the desert after Satan had caused discord between me and my brothers, indeed, my Lord is subtle in what He wills, indeed, He is the Knowing, the Wise."
101. My Lord, You have given me of the kingdom and taught me of the interpretation of dreams. Creator of the heavens and the earth, You are my protector in this world and in the Hereafter. Cause me to die a Muslim and join me with the righteous.
102. That is from the news of the unseen which We reveal to you, and you were not with them when they put together their plan while they were plotting.
103. And most of the people, even if you strive, are not believers.
104. And you do not ask them for it any reward; it is nothing but a reminder to the worlds.
105. And how many a sign in the heavens and the earth they pass by while they are turning away from it.
106. And most of them do not believe in Allah except while they are associating others with Him.
107. Do they then feel secure that there will not come to them a covering of the punishment of Allah, or that the Hour will not come upon them suddenly while they do not perceive?
108. Say, "This is my way; I call to Allah with insight, I and those who follow me. And glory be to Allah, and I am not of the polytheists."
109. And We did not send before you except men to whom We revealed from among the people of the towns. So did they not travel through the earth and observe how was the end of those before them? And the home of the Hereafter is better for those who fear; then will you not reason?
110. until when the messengers despaired and thought that they had been denied, Our victory came to them, and We saved whom We willed. And Our punishment cannot be repelled from the criminal people.
111. Indeed, in their stories there is a lesson for those of understanding. It was not a fabricated tale, but a confirmation of what came before it, and a detailed explanation of everything, and guidance and mercy for a people who believe.

13
The Thunder
Ar-Raʿd
الرعد

1. Alif, Lam, Meem, Ra. These are the verses of the Book; and what has been revealed to you from your Lord is the truth, but most of the people do not believe.
2. Allah is the one who raised the heavens without pillars that you see; then He established Himself on the Throne; and He subjected the sun and the moon; each running for a specified term. He manages the matter; He details the signs that you may be certain of the meeting with your Lord.
3. And it is He who spread the earth and placed therein firmly set mountains and rivers; and from all of the fruits He made therein two pairs; He covers the night with the day. Indeed, in that are signs for a people who reflect.
4. And in the earth are neighboring plots and gardens of grapevines and crops and palm trees, some from the same root and others from different roots, watered with the same water; yet We make some of them excel others in fruit. Indeed, in that are signs for a people who understand.
5. ۞ And if you wonder, then wondrous is their saying, "When we have become dust, will we indeed be in a new creation?" Those are the ones who disbelieve in their Lord, and those will have shackles upon their necks, and those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally.
6. And they urge you to hasten the evil before the good, while there have already occurred before them similar punishments. And indeed, your Lord is full of forgiveness for the people despite their wrongdoing, and indeed, your Lord is severe in penalty.
7. And those who disbelieve say, "Why has a sign not been sent down to him from his Lord?" You are only a warner, and for every people there is a guide.
8. Allah knows what every female carries, and what the wombs decrease, and what they increase; and everything with Him is in due measure.
9. Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, the Great, the Exalted.
10. Whether one of you conceals the speech or declares it openly, and whether one is hidden by night or walks freely by day.
11. He has successive [angels] before him and behind him, who protect him by the command of Allah. Indeed, Allah does not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves. And when Allah intends for a people ill, there is no repelling it, and there is not for them besides Him any protector.
12. He is the one who shows you the lightning, fear and hope, and creates the heavy clouds.
13. And the thunder glorifies with His praise, and the angels from His fear, and He sends the thunderbolts and strikes with them whom He wills, and they dispute about Allah, and He is severe in might.
14. To Him belongs the call of truth, and those they invoke besides Him do not respond to them with anything, except as one who stretches his hands towards water to reach his mouth, but it will never reach it. And the supplication of the disbelievers is only in error.
15. And to Allah prostrates whoever is in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, and their shadows in the mornings and the evenings.
16. Say, "Who is the Lord of the heavens and the earth?" Say, "Allah." Say, "Have you taken besides Him protectors who do not possess for themselves any benefit or harm?" Say, "Is the blind equal to the seeing? Or are the darkness and the light equal? Or have they attributed to Allah partners who created like His creation, so that the creation seemed similar to them?" Say, "Allah is the Creator of everything, and He is the One, the Prevailing."
17. He sent down from the sky water, so the valleys flowed according to their measure, and the torrent carried a swelling foam. And from that which they heat in the fire, seeking to make ornaments or utensils, is a foam like it. Thus does Allah illustrate the truth and falsehood. As for the foam, it vanishes as scum; but as for that which benefits the people, it remains on the earth. Thus does Allah set forth parables.
18. For those who responded to their Lord, the best is for them; and those who did not respond to Him, if they had all that is in the earth entirely and the like of it with it, they would ransom themselves thereby. Those will have the worst account, and their refuge is Hell, and wretched is the resting place.
19. ۞ Is he who knows that what has been revealed to you from your Lord is the truth like one who is blind? Only those of understanding will take heed.
20. Those who fulfill the covenant of Allah and do not break the pact,
21. And those who maintain what Allah has commanded to be maintained, and fear their Lord, and dread the severity of the reckoning,
22. And those who are patient, seeking the face of their Lord, and establish prayer, and spend from what We have provided for them, secretly and publicly, and prevent evil with good, those will have the good consequence of home
23. Gardens of perpetual residence, they will enter them, and whoever were righteous among their forefathers, their spouses, and their descendants, and the angels will enter upon them from every gate,
24. "Peace be upon you for what you endured in patience. Excellent is the final home."
25. And those who break the covenant of Allah after its ratification and sever what Allah has commanded to be joined and cause corruption on earth, those will have the curse and will have the worst home.
26. Allah extends the provision for whom He wills and restricts; and they rejoice in the worldly life, while the worldly life is not, in the Hereafter, except a [brief] enjoyment.
27. And say those who disbelieve, "Why has not been sent down upon him a sign from his Lord?" Say, "Indeed, Allah misleads whom He wills and guides to Himself whoever turns back."
28. Those who have believed and their hearts find rest in the remembrance of Allah. Indeed, in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest.
29. Those who have believed and done righteous deeds, blessedness is theirs and a good return.
30. Likewise, We have sent you to a nation, before which other nations have passed away, so that you may recite to them what We have revealed to you, but they disbelieve in the Most Merciful. Say, "He is my Lord; there is no deity except Him. Upon Him I rely, and to Him is my return."
31. And if a Qur'an by which the mountains were moved or the earth were cut apart or the dead were made to speak, but to Allah belongs the affair entirely. Then have those who believed not despaired that if Allah willed, He would have guided the people, all of them? And those who disbelieve do not cease to be struck by what they have done, by a calamity or it will descend near their home until the promise of Allah comes. Indeed, Allah does not fail in His promise.
32. And certainly were messengers ridiculed before you, so I gave respite to those who disbelieved, then I seized them; so how was My punishment?
33. Is He who stands over every soul for what it has earned? And they attribute to Allah partners. Say, "Name them. Or do you inform Him of what He does not know in the earth, or is it a show of words?" Rather, it is made attractive to those who disbelieve their plot, and they are turned away from the path. And whomever Allah sends astray, for him there is no guide.
34. For them is a punishment in the life of this world, and the punishment of the Hereafter is more severe. And they have no protector against Allah.
35. The example of the Paradise which the righteous are promised: beneath it rivers flow, its fruit is everlasting, and its shade. That is the outcome for those who are righteous, and the outcome for the disbelievers is the Fire.
36. And those to whom We have given the Book rejoice at what has been sent down to you, but among the factions are those who deny part of it. Say, "I have only been commanded to worship Allah and not associate anything with Him. To Him I call, and to Him is my return."
37. And thus We have sent it down as a judgment in Arabic. And if you follow their desires after what has come to you of knowledge, you will have no ally or protector against Allah.
38. And certainly We sent messengers before you and assigned to them wives and offspring; and it was not for a messenger to bring a sign except by Allah's permission; for every term is a decree.
39. Allah erases what He wills and confirms, and with Him is the Mother of the Book.
40. And if We show you some of what We promise them or We take you, then upon you is only the conveyance, and upon Us is the reckoning.
41. Have they not seen that We come to the land, diminishing it from its edges? And Allah rules; there is no reviser of His judgment. And He is swift in reckoning.
42. And those before them had plotted, so to Allah belongs the plan entirely. He knows what every soul earns, and the disbelievers will know for whom is the final abode.
43. And those who disbelieve say, "You are not a messenger." Say, "Sufficient is Allah as a witness between me and you, and whoever has knowledge of the Book."

14
Abraham
Ibrāhīm
إبراهيم

1. Alif, Lam, Ra. A Book We have sent down to you, that you may bring people out of darkness into light by the permission of their Lord, to the path of the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy.
2. Allah, to whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth; and woe to the disbelievers from a severe punishment.
3. Those who prefer the life of this world over the Hereafter and hinder from the path of Allah and seek to make it crooked. Those are in far error.
4. And We did not send any messenger except with the language of his people, so that he might make it clear to them; then Allah leads astray whom He wills and guides whom He wills, and He is the Mighty, the Wise.
5. And We certainly sent Moses with Our signs, "Bring out your people from the darkness into the light and remind them of the days of Allah." Indeed, in that are signs for everyone who is patient and grateful.
6. And when Moses said to his people, "Remember the favor of Allah upon you when He saved you from the people of Pharaoh, who were afflicting you with the worst torment and were slaughtering your sons and keeping your women alive. And in that was a great trial from your Lord."
7. And when your Lord proclaimed, 'If you are grateful, I will surely increase you; but if you deny, indeed, My punishment is severe.'
8. And Moses said, "If you disbelieve, you and everyone on the earth entirely, then indeed, Allah is Free of need, Praiseworthy."
9. Has there not come to you the news of those before you, the people of Noah, and 'Aad, and Thamud, and those after them? None knows them except Allah. Their messengers came to them with clear signs, but they put their hands in their mouths and said, "Indeed, we disbelieve in that with which you have been sent, and indeed we are in doubt about that to which you invite us, causing suspicion."
10. Their messengers said, "Is there a doubt about Allah, the Creator of the heavens and the earth? He calls you to forgive you of your sins and delays you to a specified term." They said, "You are nothing but men like us, you want to turn us away from what our fathers were worshipping, so bring us a clear authority."
11. Their messengers said to them, "We are only humans like you, but Allah bestows His favor upon whom He wills from His servants. It is not for us to bring you any authority except by the permission of Allah. And upon Allah let the believers rely."
12. And what is [wrong] with us that we should not rely upon Allah while He has guided us to our ways? And we will surely be patient against whatever harm you cause us. And upon Allah let those who rely [indeed] rely.
13. And those who disbelieved said to their messengers, "We will surely drive you out of our land, or you must return to our religion." So their Lord inspired to them, "We will surely destroy the wrongdoers."
14. And We will surely cause you to dwell in the land after them; that is for he who fears My position and fears My threat.
15. And they requested decision, and disappointed was every obstinate tyrant.
16. Behind him is Hell, and he will be given a drink of purulent water.
17. He will gulp it, and he will hardly swallow it, and death will come to him from every place, and he is not dead, and behind him is a severe punishment.
18. The example of those who disbelieve in their Lord: their deeds are like ashes which the wind blows forcefully on a stormy day; they are unable, from what they earned, to achieve anything. That is the far straying.
19. Have you not seen that Allah created the heavens and the earth in truth? If He wills, He can take you away and bring forth a new creation.
20. And that is not difficult for Allah.
21. And they will come out before Allah all together, and the weak will say to those who were arrogant, "Indeed, we were your followers, so can you avail us anything against the punishment of Allah?" They will say, "If Allah had guided us, we would have guided you. It is all the same for us whether we show intolerance or are patient: there is for us no place of escape."
22. And the devil said when the matter was decided, "Indeed, Allah promised you the promise of truth, and I promised you, but I betrayed you. And I had no authority over you except that I called you, and you responded to me. So do not blame me, but blame yourselves. I cannot help you, nor can you help me. Indeed, I deny your association of me before. Indeed, the wrongdoers will have a painful punishment."
23. And those who have believed and done righteous deeds will be admitted to gardens beneath which rivers flow, abiding therein eternally by permission of their Lord; their greeting therein will be, "Peace."
24. Have you not seen how Allah sets forth an example, a good word like a good tree, its root firmly fixed and its branches in the sky?
25. It gives its fruit every season by the permission of its Lord, and Allah sets forth parables for the people so that they may remember.
26. And the example of a bad word is like a bad tree, uprooted from above the earth, having no stability.
27. Allah makes firm those who believe with the firm word in the worldly life and in the Hereafter, and Allah leads astray the wrongdoers, and Allah does what He wills.
28. Have you not seen those who exchanged the grace of Allah for disbelief and led their people to the house of destruction?
29. Hell, they will burn in it, and wretched is the settlement.
30. And they made for Allah equals to mislead from His way. Say, "Enjoy yourselves, for indeed your destination is the Fire."
31. Say to My servants who have believed to establish prayer and spend from what We have provided them, secretly and publicly, before a Day comes in which there will be no exchange, nor any friendships.
32. Allah is the one who created the heavens and the earth, and sent down water from the sky, and brought forth thereby fruits as provision for you, and subjected for you the ships to sail in the sea by His command, and subjected for you the rivers.
33. And He subjected for you the sun and the moon, both constantly moving, and subjected for you the night and the day.
34. And He gave you from all that you asked Him for. And if you count the blessings of Allah, you will not be able to enumerate them. Indeed, mankind is truly unjust and ungrateful.
35. And when Abraham said, "My Lord, make this city secure, and keep me and my sons away from worshipping idols."
36. My Lord, indeed they have led astray many of the people. So whoever follows me, then he is of me, and whoever disobeys me, indeed, You are Forgiving, Merciful.
37. Our Lord, indeed I have settled some of my descendants in a valley without cultivation, near Your sacred House, our Lord, that they may establish prayer, so make hearts among the people incline toward them, and provide for them from the fruits, that they might be grateful.
38. Our Lord, indeed You know what we hide and what we reveal; and nothing is hidden from Allah in the earth or in the sky.
39. All praise is due to Allah, who granted me Ishmael and Isaac in my old age. Indeed, my Lord is the Hearer of prayer.
40. My Lord, make me an establisher of prayer, and from my descendants. Our Lord, and accept my supplication.
41. Our Lord, forgive me and my parents and the believers on the Day the account is established.
42. And do not think that Allah is unaware of what the wrongdoers do; He only delays them for a Day when eyes will stare.
43. Hastening with necks outstretched, their heads raised, their gaze does not return to them, and their hearts are empty.
44. And warn the people of the Day when the punishment will come to them, and those who did wrong will say, "Our Lord, delay us for a short term; we will answer Your call and follow the messengers." Had you not sworn before that for you there would be no cessation?
45. And you lived in the dwellings of those who wronged themselves, and it became clear to you how We dealt with them, and We set forth for you the examples.
46. And they plotted their plot, and with Allah is their plot, even if their plot were to remove the mountains.
47. So do not think that Allah will fail in His promise to His messengers; indeed, Allah is Mighty, Owner of Retribution.
48. on the Day the earth will be replaced by another earth, and the heavens, and they will appear before Allah, the One, the Subduer
49. And you will see the criminals on that Day bound together in shackles,
50. Their garments of tar and their faces covered by the Fire
51. That Allah may recompense every soul for what it has earned. Indeed, Allah is swift in account.
52. This is a message for the people, so that they may be warned by it, and so that they may know that He is only one God, and so that those of understanding may remember.

15
The Rocky Tract
Al-Ḥijr
الحجر

1. Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the verses of the Book and a clear Quran.
2. Perhaps those who disbelieved would wish if they were Muslims.
3. Leave them to eat and enjoy themselves and be diverted by hope, for they will soon know.
4. And We did not destroy any village except that it had a known decree.
5. No nation will precede its term, and they will not remain thereafter.
6. And they said, "O you upon whom the reminder has been sent down, indeed you are insane."
7. Why do you not bring us the angels, if you are among the truthful?
8. We do not send down the angels except with the truth, and they were not to be reprieved.
9. Verily, We, We have sent down the Reminder, and verily, We are its Guardian.
10. And We had certainly sent before you among the sects of the former peoples
11. And no messenger comes to them except that they mock him.
12. Thus do We insert it into the hearts of the criminals
13. They do not believe in it, and the precedent of the former peoples has already passed.
14. And if We opened to them a gate from the heaven, and they continued therein to ascend,
15. They would say, "Indeed, our eyes have been closed. Rather, we are a people bewitched."
16. And verily We have placed in the sky constellations and adorned it for the beholders.
17. And We have protected it from every accursed devil
18. Except one who steals the hearing, then a clear burning flame follows him.
19. And the earth We have spread it and cast therein firm mountains and caused to grow therein of every thing well-balanced.
20. And We have made for you therein livelihoods and those whom you do not provide for.
21. And there is nothing except that with Us are its treasures, and We do not send it down except in a known measure.
22. And We sent the winds as pollinators, then We sent down water from the sky, and We gave it to you to drink, and you are not its keepers.
23. And indeed, it is We who give life and cause death, and We are the inheritors.
24. And We have already known the preceding ones among you, and We have already known the later ones.
25. And indeed your Lord He will gather them; indeed He is Wise Knowing.
26. And We created man from sounding clay, from black mud fashioned into shape.
27. And the jinn We created before from the fire of scorching wind.
28. And when your Lord said to the angels, "Indeed, I am creating a human being from clay, from aged mud."
29. So when I have fashioned him and breathed into him of My spirit, then fall down to him in prostration.
30. And the angels prostrated, all of them together,
31. Except Iblees; he refused to be among the prostrators.
32. said, "O Iblees, what is with you that you are not with those who prostrate?"
33. He said, "I am not one to prostrate to a human whom You created from clay, from an altered black mud."
34. He said, "So get out of it, for indeed, you are accursed."
35. And indeed, upon you is the curse until the Day of Recompense.
36. He said, "My Lord, so give me respite until the Day they are resurrected."
37. said, "So indeed, you are of those reprieved"
38. Until the Day of the known time.
39. He said, "My Lord, because You have led me astray, I will surely make things attractive to them on earth, and I will mislead them all."
40. Except Your chosen servants among them.
41. He said, "This is a path upon Me, straight."
42. Verily, My servants - you have no authority over them, except those who follow you from the deviators.
43. And indeed, Hell is their appointed place all together.
44. It has seven gates, for every gate among them is a portion designated.
45. Verily, the righteous are in gardens and springs,
46. "Enter it in peace, safe."
47. And We removed what is in their chests of resentment, brothers on thrones facing each other.
48. No fatigue will touch them therein, and they will not be removed from it.
49. inform My servants that indeed I am the Forgiving, the Merciful
50. And that My punishment is the painful punishment.
51. And inform them about the guests of Ibrahim
52. When they entered upon him and said, "Peace," he said, "Indeed, we are fearful of you."
53. they said, "Do not be afraid; indeed, we bring you good news of a knowledgeable boy."
54. He said, "Have you given me good tidings although old age has come upon me? Then of what do you inform?"
55. They said, "We have given you good news in truth, so do not be of the despairing."
56. He said, "And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord except the astray?"
57. He said, "Then what is your business, O messengers?"
58. They said, "Indeed, we have been sent to a people of criminals,"
59. Except the family of Lot, indeed, we will save them all
60. Except his wife, We decreed that she is of those who remain behind.
61. And when came to the family of Lot the messengers
62. He said, "Indeed, you are a people unknown."
63. They said, "No, we have come to you with what they were doubting,"
64. And we have brought you the truth, and indeed, we are truthful.
65. So set out with your family during a portion of the night, and follow behind them, and let not anyone among you look back, and continue on to where you are commanded.
66. And We decreed to him that matter: that the root of these would be cut off by morning.
67. And came the people of the city rejoicing
68. He said, "Indeed, these are my guests, so do not shame me."
69. And fear Allah and do not disgrace me
70. They said, "Did we not forbid you from the world?"
71. said, "These are my daughters if you are doers."
72. By your life, indeed they are in their intoxication, wandering blindly.
73. So the cry seized them at sunrise.
74. So We made its highest part its lowest and rained upon them stones of baked clay.
75. Verily in that are signs for the discerning.
76. And indeed, it is on an established road.
77. Verily in that is a sign for the believers.
78. And indeed the companions of the thicket were surely wrongdoers,
79. So We took retribution from them, and indeed, both of them are on a clear highway.
80. And certainly denied the companions of al-Hijr the messengers.
81. And We gave them Our signs, but they were turning away from them.
82. And they used to carve from the mountains houses, feeling secure.
83. So the cry seized them in the morning,
84. So nothing availed them what they used to earn.
85. And We did not create the heavens and the earth and what is between them except with truth; and indeed, the Hour is coming, so forgive with gracious forgiveness.
86. Verily, your Lord, He is the Creator, the Knowing
87. And We have certainly given you seven of the oft-repeated and the great Qur'an.
88. Do not extend your eyes toward what We have given enjoyment to pairs of them, and do not grieve over them, and lower your wing to the believers.
89. And say, "Indeed, I am the clear warner"
90. Just as We revealed to the dividers
91. Those who have made the Qur'an into parts.
92. So by your Lord, We will surely ask them all
93. About what they were doing.
94. So proclaim what you are commanded and turn away from the polytheists.
95. Verily, We are sufficient for you against the mockers
96. Those who make with Allah another deity; they will come to know.
97. And indeed We know that your chest is tight because of what they say.
98. So glorify with praise of your Lord and be of the prostrating ones.
99. And worship your Lord until there comes to you the certainty

16
The Bee
An-Naḥl
النحل

1. The command of Allah has come, so do not hasten it. Glory be to Him, and exalted is He above what they associate with Him.
2. He sends down the angels with the spirit of His command upon whom He wills of His servants, that they warn that there is no deity except Me; so fear Me.
3. Created the heavens and the earth in truth; Exalted is He above what they associate.
4. Created the man from a sperm-drop, then behold, he is a clear adversary.
5. And the livestock He created; for you in them is warmth and benefits, and from them you eat.
6. And for you in them is beauty when you bring them in and when you send them out
7. And they carry your burdens to a land you would not have reached except with great difficulty. Indeed, your Lord is Compassionate and Merciful.
8. And the horses, and the mules, and the donkeys for you to ride, and as adornment. And He creates what you do not know.
9. And upon Allah is the direction of the way, and among them are those deviating; and if He willed, He could have guided you all.
10. He is the one who sends down water from the sky; from it you have drink, and from it grows vegetation in which you pasture.
11. He causes to grow for you with it the crops, the olives, the palm trees, the grapevines, and from all the fruits. Indeed, in that is a sign for a people who reflect.
12. And He has subjected for you the night and the day, and the sun and the moon, and the stars are subjected by His command. Indeed, in that are signs for a people who reason.
13. And what He has produced for you on the earth of varying colors. Indeed, in that is a sign for a people who take heed.
14. And it is He who subjected the sea for you to eat from it fresh meat, and to extract from it ornaments that you wear, and you see the ships plowing through it, and that you may seek of His bounty, and perhaps you will be grateful.
15. And He cast into the earth firm mountains lest it sway with you, and rivers and paths, that you may be guided
16. And landmarks, and by the stars they are guided.
17. So is the one who creates like the one who does not create? Will you not then remember?
18. And if you count the blessings of Allah, you will not be able to number them. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
19. And Allah knows what you conceal and what you reveal.
20. And those who call upon other than Allah do not create anything, and they are created.
21. Dead, not alive, and they do not perceive when they will be resurrected.
22. Your God is one God; so those who do not believe in the Hereafter, their hearts are denying, and they are arrogant.
23. No doubt, Allah knows what they conceal and what they reveal. Indeed, He does not love the arrogant.
24. And when it is said to them, "What has your Lord sent down?" they say, "Tales of the ancients,"
25. To bear their own burdens in full on the Day of Resurrection, and some of the burdens of those whom they mislead without knowledge. Unquestionably, evil is what they bear.
26. Those before them had plotted, so Allah came to their building from the foundations, and the roof fell upon them from above them, and the punishment came to them from where they did not perceive.
27. Then on the Day of Resurrection He will disgrace them and say, "Where are My partners for whom you used to oppose?" Those who were given knowledge will say, "Indeed, the disgrace today and the evil are upon the disbelievers."
28. Those whom the angels take in death while wronging themselves, then offer submission, "We were not doing any evil." Yes, indeed, Allah is Knowing of what you used to do.
29. So enter the gates of Hell, abiding therein forever; and wretched is the abode of the arrogant.
30. And it will be said to those who feared, "What has your Lord sent down?" They will say, "Good." For those who do good in this world, there is good; and the home of the Hereafter is better. And how excellent is the home of the righteous.
31. Gardens of perpetual residence, they will enter them, beneath which rivers flow. For them therein is whatever they wish. Thus does Allah reward the righteous.
32. Those whom the angels take in death, being good, they will say, "Peace be upon you; enter Paradise for what you used to do."
33. Are they waiting for the angels to come to them or for the command of your Lord to come? Thus did those before them. And Allah did not wrong them, but they were wronging themselves.
34. And the evil consequences of what they did struck them, and what they used to mock surrounded them.
35. And those who associated others said, "If Allah had willed, we would not have worshipped anything besides Him, neither we nor our fathers, nor would we have forbidden anything besides Him." Thus did those before them. So is there upon the messengers except the clear notification?
36. And We have certainly sent into every nation a messenger, "Worship Allah and avoid the false gods." Among them were those whom Allah guided, and among them were those upon whom error was decreed. So travel through the earth and observe how was the end of the deniers.
37. If you strive for their guidance, indeed, Allah does not guide those He sends astray, and they have no helpers.
38. And they swore by Allah their strongest oaths, "Allah will not resurrect one who dies." Yes indeed, it is a true promise upon Him, but most of the people do not know.
39. to make clear to them that which they differ in and to let those who disbelieved know that they were liars.
40. Verily, Our word to a thing when We desire it is only that We say to it, "Be," and it is.
41. And those who emigrated for Allah after they had been wronged, We will surely settle them in this world in a good place; and the reward of the Hereafter is greater, if only they knew.
42. those who were patient and upon their Lord rely
43. And We did not send before you except men to whom We revealed, so ask the people of the message if you do not know.
44. with clear proofs and scriptures. And We sent down to you the reminder that you may explain to the people what was sent down to them and that they might reflect.
45. Do those who plot evil deeds feel secure that Allah will not cause the earth to swallow them, or that the punishment will not come to them from where they do not perceive?
46. Or He takes them in their movement, and they are not able to escape.
47. Or He will take them on account of their fear, for indeed, your Lord is Kind, Merciful.
48. Do they not see what things Allah has created? Their shadows shift to the right and to the left, prostrating to Allah, while they are humble.
49. And to Allah prostrates whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth of creatures, and the angels, and they are not arrogant.
50. They fear their Lord from above them, and they do what they are commanded.
51. And Allah said, "Do not take two gods. He is only one God, so fear only Me."
52. And to Him belongs what is in the heavens and the earth, and to Him is the religion constantly. So is it other than Allah you fear?
53. And whatever you have of blessing is from Allah; then when harm touches you, to Him you cry out.
54. Then when He removes the adversity from you, behold, a party of you associates others with their Lord
55. So that they may deny what We have given them. So enjoy yourselves, for you will come to know.
56. And they assign to what they do not know a portion of what We have provided them. By Allah, you will surely be questioned about what you used to invent.
57. And they attribute to Allah the daughters, glory be to Him, and for themselves what they desire
58. And when one of them is informed of the female, his face becomes darkened, and he suppresses grief.
59. He hides himself from the people because of the bad news he has been given. Should he keep it in disgrace or bury it in the dust? Surely, evil is what they judge.
60. For those who do not believe in the Hereafter, is the parable of evil; and for Allah is the highest parable. And He is the Mighty, the Wise.
61. And if Allah were to impose blame on the people for their wrongdoing, He would not have left upon it any creature, but He defers them to a specified term. And when their term has come, they will not delay an hour, nor will they advance.
62. And they attribute to Allah what they dislike, and their tongues describe the lie that they will have the best. No doubt, they will have the Fire, and they will be neglected.
63. By Allah, We have certainly sent to nations before you, but Satan made their deeds attractive to them, so he is their ally today, and they will have a painful punishment.
64. And We have not sent down to you the Book except that you may explain to them that in which they differ, and as guidance and mercy for a people who believe.
65. And Allah sent down water from the sky and revived the earth with it after its death. Indeed, in that is a sign for a people who listen.
66. And indeed for you in the cattle there is a lesson. We give you drink from what is in their bellies, from between excrement and blood, pure milk, palatable to those who drink.
67. And from the fruits of the palm trees and grapevines, you take from it an intoxicant and good provision. Indeed, in that is a sign for a people who reason.
68. And your Lord inspired to the bee, "Make homes in the mountains, in the trees, and in what they construct."
69. Then eat from all the fruits and follow the ways of your Lord made easy. There emerges from their bellies a drink of varying colors, in which there is healing for people. Indeed, in that is a sign for a people who reflect.
70. And Allah created you, then He will take you in death; and among you is he who is returned to the most decrepit age, so that he knows nothing after having known. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Competent.
71. And Allah has favored some of you over others in provision, but those who were favored would not hand over their provision to those whom their right hands possess, so they would be equal to them therein. Then is it the favor of Allah they reject?
72. And Allah made for you from yourselves spouses, and made for you from your spouses sons and grandsons, and provided for you from the good things. Do they then believe in falsehood and disbelieve in the favor of Allah?
73. And they worship besides Allah what does not possess for them provision from the heavens and the earth anything, and they are unable.
74. So do not assert similarities to Allah; indeed, Allah knows and you do not know.
75. Allah presented an example: a slave owned, unable to do anything, and one whom We have provided with good provision from Us, so he spends from it secretly and openly. Are they equal? Praise be to Allah! But most of them do not know.
76. And Allah presents an example of two men, one of them is dumb, unable to do anything, and he is a burden to his master, wherever he directs him, he brings no good, is he equal to one who commands justice, and he is on a straight path?
77. And to Allah belongs the unseen of the heavens and the earth, and the matter of the Hour is not but as a glance of the eye or it is nearer, indeed Allah is over all things competent.
78. And Allah brought you out from the wombs of your mothers not knowing anything, and He made for you hearing and sight and hearts, that you might be grateful.
79. Have they not seen the birds held in subjection in the atmosphere of the sky? None holds them except Allah. Indeed, in that are signs for a people who believe.
80. And Allah made for you from your homes a place of rest, and made for you from the skins of the cattle tents which you find light on the day of your travel and the day of your stay, and from their wool, fur, and hair furnishings and goods for a time.
81. And Allah made for you from what He created shadows, and made for you from the mountains shelters, and made for you garments to protect you from the heat, and garments to protect you from your battle. Thus does He complete His favor upon you that you might submit.
82. So if they turn away, then only upon you is the clear notification.
83. They recognize the favor of Allah, then they deny it, and most of them are disbelievers.
84. And the Day We will raise from every nation a witness, then it will not be allowed for those who disbelieved, nor will they be excused.
85. And when those who wronged see the punishment, it will not be lightened for them, nor will they be given respite.
86. And when those who associated others see their partners, they will say, Our Lord, these are our partners whom we used to invoke besides You. But they will throw at them the statement, Indeed, you are liars.
87. And they will submit to Allah on that Day, and what they used to fabricate will be lost from them.
88. Those who disbelieved and averted from the way of Allah, We increased them in punishment over the punishment for what they were corrupting.
89. And the Day We will resurrect in every nation a witness against them from among themselves, and We will bring you as a witness against these, and We have sent down to you the Book as clarification for all things and as guidance and mercy and good tidings for the Muslims.
90. Verily, Allah commands justice, and the doing of good, and liberality to kith and kin, and He forbids all shameful deeds, injustice, and rebellion. He instructs you, that you may receive admonition.
91. And fulfill the covenant of Allah when you have made a covenant, and do not break oaths after their confirmation, and you have made Allah a surety over you; indeed, Allah knows what you do.
92. And do not be like the one who untwisted her spun thread after it was strong, taking your oaths as a means of deceit between you because one community is more numerous than another community. Indeed, Allah only tests you by this, and He will surely make clear to you on the Day of Resurrection that over which you used to differ.
93. And if Allah had willed, He would have made you one nation, but He leads astray whom He wills and guides whom He wills. And you will surely be questioned about what you used to do.
94. And do not take your oaths as a means of deception among yourselves, lest a foot slip after it has been firmly planted, and you taste the evil for having hindered from the way of Allah, and you will have a great punishment.
95. And do not purchase with the covenant of Allah a small price. Indeed, what is with Allah is better for you if you know.
96. What you have runs out, and what Allah has remains. And We will surely reward those who were patient with the best of what they used to do.
97. Whoever does good deeds, whether male or female, and is a believer, We will surely grant them a good life, and We will surely reward them according to the best of what they used to do.
98. So when you recite the Qur'an, seek refuge with Allah from the accursed Satan.
99. Verily, he has no authority over those who have believed and upon their Lord they rely.
100. His authority is only over those who take him as an ally and those who are with him associating others.
101. And when We substitute a verse in place of a verse, and Allah is most knowing of what He sends down, they say, "You are but an inventor." But most of them do not know.
102. Say, "The Holy Spirit has brought it down from your Lord in truth to strengthen those who believe and as guidance and good news for the Muslims."
103. And We certainly know that they say, "It is only a human being who teaches him." The tongue of the one they refer to is foreign, and this is a clear Arabic tongue.
104. Verily, those who do not believe in the signs of Allah, Allah will not guide them, and for them is a painful punishment.
105. Only those who do not believe in the signs of Allah fabricate lies, and they are the liars.
106. Whoever disbelieves in Allah after his belief, except for one who is forced while his heart is secure in faith, but those who open their breasts to disbelief, upon them is wrath from Allah, and for them is a great punishment.
107. That is because they preferred the life of this world over the Hereafter, and that Allah does not guide the disbelieving people.
108. Those are the ones upon whose hearts, hearing, and sight Allah has set a seal; and those are the heedless.
109. No doubt that they in the Hereafter they are the losers
110. Then indeed your Lord, for those who emigrated after they were persecuted, then fought and were patient, indeed your Lord after that is Forgiving, Merciful
111. The Day every soul will come arguing for itself, and every soul will be fully repaid for what it did, and they will not be wronged.
112. And Allah presents an example: a village that was safe, secure, its provision coming to it abundantly from every place, but it denied the blessings of Allah, so Allah made it taste the garment of hunger and fear for what they used to do.
113. And there had certainly come to them a Messenger from among themselves, but they denied him, so the punishment seized them while they were wrongdoers.
114. So eat of what Allah has provided for you, lawful and good, and be grateful for the favor of Allah, if you worship Him.
115. He has only forbidden to you dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah. But whoever is forced, neither desiring nor transgressing, then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
116. And do not say for what your tongues describe as lies, "This is lawful and this is forbidden," to fabricate lies against Allah. Indeed, those who fabricate lies against Allah will not succeed.
117. a little enjoyment, and for them a painful punishment.
118. And upon those who are Jews, We have forbidden what We narrated to you before. And We did not wrong them, but they were wronging themselves.
119. Then indeed your Lord, for those who have done wrong out of ignorance, then repented after that and reformed, indeed your Lord thereafter is Forgiving, Merciful.
120. Indeed, Abraham was a nation devoutly obedient to Allah, inclining toward truth, and he was not of the polytheists.
121. grateful for His favors, He chose him and guided him to a straight path
122. And We gave him good in this world, and indeed, he is among the righteous in the Hereafter.
123. Then We revealed to you, "Follow the religion of Abraham, inclining toward truth; and he was not of those who associate others with Allah."
124. Verily, the Sabbath was made for those who differed about it; and indeed, your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning that in which they used to differ.
125. Call to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good advice, and debate with them in the best manner. Indeed, your Lord knows best who has strayed from His path, and He knows best who is guided.
126. And if you punish, then punish with the like of that with which you were afflicted; but if you endure patiently, verily, it is better for the patient.
127. And be patient, and your patience is only through Allah; and do not grieve over them, and do not be in distress over what they conspire.
128. Verily, Allah is with those who fear Him and those who are doers of good.

17
The Night Journey
Al-Isrā'
الإسراء

1. Glory be to Him who took His servant by night from the Sacred Mosque to the Farthest Mosque, whose surroundings We have blessed, to show him of Our signs. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Seeing.
2. And We gave Moses the Book and made it a guidance for the Children of Israel, that you do not take besides Me any trustee.
3. Descendants of those We carried with Noah. Indeed, he was a grateful servant.
4. And We decreed to the Children of Israel in the Book, "You will surely cause corruption on the earth twice, and you will surely become exceedingly arrogant."
5. So when the promise of the first of the two came, We sent against you servants of Ours, possessing great might, and they ravaged through the homes, and it was a promise fulfilled.
6. Then We returned to you the turn against them, and We supported you with wealth and sons, and made you more numerous in manpower.
7. "If you do good, you do good for yourselves; and if you do evil, it is for them. Then when the final promise comes, they will sadden your faces and enter the mosque as they entered it the first time, and they will destroy what they had taken over with complete destruction."
8. "Perhaps your Lord will have mercy on you. But if you return, We will return. And We have made Hell for the disbelievers a prison-bed."
9. Verily, this Qur'an guides to that which is most upright and gives glad tidings to the believers who do good deeds that they will have a great reward
10. And that those who do not believe in the Hereafter, We have prepared for them a painful punishment.
11. And the human prays for evil as he prays for good, and the human is ever hasty.
12. And We made the night and the day two signs; then We erased the sign of the night and made the sign of the day visible, that you may seek bounty from your Lord and know the number of years and the calculation. And everything We have explained in detail.
13. And every human We have fastened his fate to his neck, and We will bring forth for him on the Day of Resurrection a book which he will find spread open.
14. "Read your book. Sufficient is yourself today against you as a reckoner."
15. Whoever is guided, he is only guided for himself; and whoever goes astray, he only goes astray against it. And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. And We would not punish until We had sent a messenger.
16. And when We intend to destroy a city, We command its affluent ones, but they defiantly disobey therein; so the word comes into effect upon it, and We destroy it with complete destruction.
17. And how many have We destroyed from the generations after Noah, and sufficient is your Lord concerning the sins of His servants, as an Expert and Seeing.
18. Whoever desires the immediate, We hasten for him therein what We will to whom We intend, then We have made for him Hell; he will burn therein, condemned and banished.
19. And whoever desires the Hereafter and strives for it with the necessary striving while he is a believer - those are the ones whose striving is appreciated.
20. To each We extend these and those from the gift of your Lord, and the gift of your Lord has never been restricted.
21. Look how We have preferred some of them over others; and the Hereafter is greater in degrees and greater in excellence.
22. Do not make with Allah another god, so you will sit down blamed and forsaken.
23. And your Lord has decreed that you shall not worship except Him, and to parents, good treatment. If one or both of them reach old age with you, do not say to them "uff," and do not repel them, but speak to them a noble word.
24. And lower to them the wing of humility out of mercy, and say, "My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up when I was small."
25. Your Lord is most knowing of what is within yourselves. If you should be righteous, then indeed He is ever to the often returning, Forgiving.
26. And give the relative his right, and the poor and the traveler, and do not squander wastefully.
27. Verily, the squanderers are brothers of the devils, and Satan has always been ungrateful to his Lord.
28. And if you turn away from them seeking mercy from your Lord which you hope for, then say to them a gentle word.
29. And do not make your hand tied to your neck, nor extend it completely, lest you sit down blamed and destitute.
30. Verily, your Lord expands the provision for whom He wills and constrains it. Indeed, He is ever, regarding His servants, All-Aware, All-Seeing.
31. And do not kill your children for fear of poverty; We provide for them and for you; Indeed, their killing is a great sin.
32. And do not go near adultery; indeed, it is an outrageous act and an evil way.
33. And do not kill the soul that Allah has forbidden, except with justice. And whoever is killed unjustly, We have given his heir authority, so let him not exceed limits in killing. Indeed, he is supported.
34. And do not approach the property of the orphan except in the way that is best until he reaches maturity, and fulfill the covenant; indeed, the covenant is ever questioned.
35. And give full measure when you measure, and weigh with an even balance. That is better and more favorable in the end.
36. And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge; indeed, the hearing, the sight, and the heart - all those will be questioned about.
37. And do not walk on the earth with insolence; indeed, you will not pierce the earth, and you will not reach the mountains in height.
38. All of that its evil is with your Lord detested.
39. That is from what your Lord has revealed to you of wisdom, and do not make with Allah another deity, lest you be thrown into Hell, blamed and banished.
40. Has your Lord chosen for you sons and taken from the angels daughters? Indeed, you are saying a monstrous thing.
41. And We have certainly diversified in this Qur'an so that they may be reminded, but it only increases them in aversion.
42. Say, "If there were with Him gods as they say, then they would have sought a way to the Owner of the Throne."
43. Glory be to Him and He is exalted above what they say, a great exaltation.
44. Glorify Him the seven heavens and the earth and whoever is in them; and there is nothing except it glorifies with His praise, but you do not understand their glorification; indeed, He is ever Forbearing, Forgiving.
45. And when you recite the Qur'an, We place between you and those who do not believe in the Hereafter a hidden barrier.
46. And We have placed coverings over their hearts, that they may not understand it, and in their ears, a deafness. And when you mention your Lord alone in the Qur'an, they turn back in aversion.
47. We are most knowing of what they listen with when they listen to you and when they are in private conversation, when the wrongdoers say, "You follow nothing but a man bewitched."
48. Look how they struck for you the examples, so they went astray, and they cannot find a way.
49. And they said, "When we are bones and fragments, will we indeed be resurrected as a new creation?"
50. Say, "Be stones or iron"
51. Or a creation greater in your minds. They will say, "Who will bring us back?" Say, "The One who created you the first time." Then they will shake their heads at you and say, "When will that be?" Say, "Perhaps it is near."
52. The day He calls you, you will respond with His praise, and you will think that you had only remained for a little.
53. And say to My servants to speak that which is best; indeed, Satan sows discord among them. Indeed, Satan is ever, to mankind, a clear enemy.
54. Your Lord is most knowing of you; if He wills, He will have mercy upon you, or if He wills, He will punish you; and We have not sent you over them as a manager.
55. And your Lord knows best who is in the heavens and the earth; and We have certainly preferred some of the prophets over others, and to David We gave the Psalms.
56. Say, "Call upon those whom you claimed besides Him, for they do not have the power to remove harm from you or to change it."
57. Those who they call upon seek a means to their Lord, which of them is nearest, and they hope for His mercy and fear His punishment. Indeed, the punishment of your Lord is ever to be feared.
58. And there is no village but We will destroy it before the Day of Resurrection, or punish it with a severe punishment. That has been inscribed in the Book.
59. And nothing prevented Us from sending the signs, except that the former peoples denied them; and We gave Thamud the she-camel as a visible sign, but they wronged her; and We send not the signs except as a warning.
60. And when We said to you, "Indeed, your Lord has encompassed the people," and We did not make the vision which We showed you except as a trial for the people, and the accursed tree in the Qur'an. And We frighten them, but it only increases them in great transgression.
61. And when We said to the angels, "Prostrate to Adam," they prostrated, except for Iblees. He said, "Shall I prostrate to one whom You created from clay?"
62. He said, "Do you see this one whom you have honored above me? If you delay me until the Day of Resurrection, I will surely destroy his descendants, except for a few."
63. He said, "Go, for whoever of them follows you, indeed Hell will be your recompense - an ample recompense."
64. And incite whoever you can among them with your voice, and assault them with your horses and foot soldiers, and share with them in wealth and children, and promise them. But Satan does not promise them except delusion.
65. Indeed, My servants, there is no authority for you over them. And sufficient is your Lord as Disposer of affairs.
66. Your Lord is the one who propels the ships for you in the sea so that you may seek of His bounty. Indeed, He has always been merciful to you.
67. And when adversity touches you in the sea, lost are those you call upon except Him; but when He delivers you to the land, you turn away. And man is ever ungrateful.
68. Do you then feel secure that He will not cause a part of the land to swallow you, or send against you a storm of stones? Then you would not find for yourselves a protector.
69. Or do you feel secure that He will not return you into it another time and send upon you a storm of wind and drown you because of what you disbelieved? Then you will not find for yourselves against Us any avenger.
70. And We have certainly honored the children of Adam, and carried them in the land and the sea, and provided for them from the good things, and preferred them over many of those We have created, with preference.
71. the Day We will call every people with their leader; then whoever is given his book in his right hand - those will read their book, and they will not be wronged a thread.
72. And whoever is blind in this, he will be blind in the Hereafter and more astray in way.
73. And indeed, they were about to tempt you away from what We revealed to you, so that you might invent something else about Us; and then they would have taken you as a close friend.
74. And if not that We had strengthened you, you would have almost inclined to them a little.
75. If we would have made you taste double the life and double the death. Then you would not find for yourself against Us a helper.
76. And indeed, they were about to provoke you from the land to evict you from it; and then, they would not remain after you except for a little.
77. The way of those We have sent before you from Our messengers; and you will not find in Our way any change.
78. Establish the prayer at the decline of the sun until the darkness of the night, and the Qur'an of dawn; indeed, the Qur'an of dawn is ever witnessed.
79. And from the night, pray with it as an additional prayer for you; perhaps your Lord will raise you to a praised station.
80. And say, "My Lord, make me enter an entrance of truth and make me exit an exit of truth and grant me from Your presence a supporting authority."
81. And say, "The truth has come, and falsehood has vanished. Indeed, falsehood is ever vanishing."
82. And We send down from the Qur'an that which is healing and mercy for the believers, and it does not increase the wrongdoers except in loss.
83. And when We bestow favor upon the human, he turns away and distances himself; and when evil touches him, he is ever despairing.
84. Say, "Each works according to his manner, but your Lord is most knowing of who is best guided in way."
85. And they ask you about the soul; say, "The soul is of the command of my Lord, and you have not been given of knowledge except a little."
86. And if We willed, We would surely take away that which We have revealed to you, then you would not find for yourself concerning it any guardian against Us.
87. Except as a mercy from your Lord; indeed, His favor upon you has been great.
88. Say, "If the humans and the jinn were to gather to bring the like of this Qur'an, they could not bring the like of it, even if they were helpers to one another."
89. And We have certainly presented to the people in this Qur'an every kind of example, but most of the people refused anything except disbelief.
90. And they said, "We will never believe you until you cause a spring to gush forth for us from the earth."
91. Or you have a garden of palm trees and grapes, and you cause rivers to gush forth within them abundantly.
92. Or you make the heaven fall upon us in fragments as you have claimed, or you bring Allah and the angels before us
93. Or you have a house of gold, or you ascend into the sky, and we will not believe in your ascension until you bring down to us a book we can read. Say, "Glory to my Lord! Am I anything but a human messenger?"
94. And nothing prevented the people from believing when the guidance came to them except that they said, "Has Allah sent a human as a messenger?"
95. Say, "If there were angels walking securely on the earth, We would have sent down to them from the sky an angel as a messenger."
96. Say, "Sufficient is Allah as a witness between me and you; indeed, He is ever, concerning His servants, fully aware and seeing."
97. And whomever Allah guides, he is the guided one; and whomever He leads astray, you will not find for them protectors besides Him. And We will gather them on the Day of Resurrection on their faces, blind, dumb, and deaf. Their abode is Hell; whenever it subsides, We will increase for them the blazing fire.
98. That is their recompense because they disbelieved in Our signs and said, "When we are bones and fragments, will we really be resurrected as a new creation?"
99. Do they not see that Allah, who created the heavens and the earth, is able to create the like of them? And He has set for them a term, there is no doubt in it. But the wrongdoers refuse except disbelief.
100. Say, "If you possessed the treasures of the mercy of my Lord, then you would withhold out of fear of spending." And man has always been stingy.
101. And We have certainly given Moses nine clear signs; so ask the Children of Israel when he came to them, and Pharaoh said to him, "Indeed, I think, O Moses, that you are bewitched."
102. He said, "You have known that none has sent down these except the Lord of the heavens and the earth as insights, and indeed I think, O Pharaoh, that you are doomed."
103. So he wanted to provoke them from the land, so We drowned him and all those with him.
104. And We said after him to the Children of Israel, "Dwell in the land, but when the promise of the Hereafter comes, We will bring you forth in a gathering."
105. And with the truth We have sent it down, and with the truth it has descended. And We have not sent you except as a bringer of good tidings and a warner.
106. And a Qur'an, We have divided it so that you may recite it to the people over time, and We have sent it down gradually.
107. Say, "Believe in it or do not believe." Indeed, those who were given knowledge before it, when it is recited to them, fall upon their chins in prostration,
108. And they say, "Glory to our Lord! Indeed, the promise of our Lord is fulfilled."
109. And they fall upon their chins weeping, and it increases them in humility.
110. Say, "Call upon Allah or call upon the Most Merciful; whichever you call, to Him belong the best names." And do not recite loudly in your prayer, nor quietly, but seek a way between.
111. And say, "Praise be to Allah, who has not taken a son, and who has no partner in the dominion, and who has no protector out of weakness; and magnify Him with all magnificence."

18
The Cave
Al-Kahf
الكهف

1. Praise be to Allah, who has sent down upon His servant the Book and has not made therein any crookedness.
2. a straight path, to warn of severe punishment from Him and to give good news to the believers who do righteous deeds that they will have a good reward
3. Remaining therein forever
4. And to warn those who said, "Allah has taken a son."
5. They have no knowledge of it, nor do their fathers. Grave is the word that comes out of their mouths; they speak nothing but a lie.
6. So perhaps you would destroy yourself over their footsteps, if they do not believe in this message, out of grief.
7. Verily, We have made whatever is on the earth an adornment for it, that We may test them as to which of them is best in conduct.
8. And indeed, We are making what is upon it a barren ground.
9. Or did you think that the companions of the cave and the inscription were among Our signs a wonder?
10. When the youths took refuge in the cave, they said, "Our Lord, grant us mercy from Yourself and provide for us guidance in our affair."
11. So We cast over their ears in the cave for a number of years.
12. Then We resurrected them to know which of the two parties was more precise in calculating the duration they had remained.
13. We narrate to you their story in truth; indeed, they were youths who believed in their Lord, and We increased them in guidance.
14. And We strengthened their hearts when they stood up and said, "Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth. We will never call upon any deity other than Him. If we did, we would indeed have uttered an enormity."
15. These are our people who have taken gods besides Him; why do they not bring a clear authority for them? And who is more unjust than one who invents a lie against Allah?
16. And when you have withdrawn from them and what they worship except Allah, take refuge in the cave. Your Lord will extend His mercy to you and will provide for you a comfortable solution from your affair.
17. And you see the sun when it rises, inclining away from their cave on the right, and when it sets, passing away from them on the left, while they are in an open space thereof. That is from the signs of Allah. Whom Allah guides, he is the guided, and whom He sends astray, you will not find for him a protecting guide.
18. And you would think them awake, while they are asleep; and We turn them to the right and to the left, while their dog stretches its forelegs at the entrance; if you had looked at them, you would have turned from them in flight and been filled with fear of them.
19. And similarly, We raised them up that they might question each other. One of them said, "How long have you stayed?" They said, "We have stayed a day or part of a day." They said, "Your Lord knows best how long you have stayed. So send one of you with this silver coin to the city, and let him see which food is purest and bring provision from it. And let him be gentle and let no one be aware of you."
20. Verily, if they prevail over you, they will stone you or return you to their faith, and never will you succeed then - ever.
21. And likewise, We made them known so that they would know that the promise of Allah is true and that the Hour is without doubt. When they were disputing among themselves about their matter, they said, "Build over them a structure. Their Lord knows best about them." Those who prevailed in their matter said, "We will surely build over them a mosque."
22. They will say, "Three, the fourth of them is their dog," and they will say, "Five, the sixth of them is their dog," guessing at the unseen; and they will say, "Seven, and the eighth of them is their dog." Say, "My Lord knows best their number. None knows them except a few." So do not argue about them except with clear argument, and do not inquire about them from anyone.
23. And do not say of anything, "Indeed, I will do that tomorrow,"
24. Except if Allah wills, and remember your Lord when you forget, and say, "Perhaps my Lord will guide me to nearer than this in right conduct."
25. And they remained in their cave three hundred years and increased by nine.
26. Say, "Allah is most knowing of how long they remained; to Him belongs the unseen of the heavens and the earth. How clear of sight is He and keen of hearing! They have no protector against Him, and He shares His command with no one."
27. And recite what has been revealed to you from the Book of your Lord; there is no changer of His words, and you will never find a refuge other than Him.
28. And be patient with those who call upon their Lord in the morning and the evening, seeking His face, and do not let your eyes pass beyond them, desiring the adornments of the worldly life, and do not obey one whose heart We have made heedless of Our remembrance and who follows his desires and whose affair is ever in neglect.
29. And say, "The truth is from your Lord; so whoever wills, let him believe, and whoever wills, let him disbelieve." Indeed, We have prepared for the wrongdoers a fire, whose walls will surround them. And if they call for relief, they will be relieved with water like molten metal, which scalds the faces. Wretched is the drink, and evil is the resting place.
30. Verily, those who have believed and done righteous deeds, We shall not let go to waste the reward of anyone who has done well in deeds.
31. Those, for them, are gardens of Eden, beneath which rivers flow. They will be adorned therein with bracelets of gold and will wear green garments of fine silk and brocade, reclining therein on couches. Excellent is the reward, and good is the resting place.
32. And present to them an example of two men: We made for one of them two gardens of grapevines, and We surrounded them with palm trees and placed between them crops.
33. Both of the gardens gave their fruit and did not wrong anything from it, and We caused a river to gush forth between them.
34. And he had fruit, so he said to his companion while he was conversing with him, "I am greater than you in wealth and mightier in men."
35. And he entered his garden while he was unjust to himself, he said, "I do not think that this will ever perish."
36. And I do not think the Hour is coming, and if I am returned to my Lord, I will surely find better than it as a return.
37. His companion said to him while he was conversing with him, "Have you disbelieved in the One who created you from dust, then from a sperm-drop, then fashioned you into a man?"
38. But as for me, He is Allah, my Lord, and I do not associate with my Lord anyone.
39. And why did you, when you entered your garden, not say, "What Allah willed; there is no power except with Allah"? Although you see me less than you in wealth and children,
40. So perhaps my Lord will give me better than your garden and will send upon it a calamity from the sky, and it will become a barren, slippery ground,
41. Or its water becomes sunken, so you will never be able to seek it.
42. And he was surrounded by his fruits, so he began to wring his hands over what he had spent on it, while it lay in ruins upon its trellises, and he said, "Oh, I wish I had not associated anyone with my Lord."
43. And there was not for him any company to aid him besides Allah, and he could not defend himself.
44. There the authority is for Allah, the Truth; He is better in reward and better in outcome.
45. And present to them the example of the life of this world, like water which We send down from the sky, then the vegetation of the earth mingles with it, and it becomes dry remnants, scattered by the winds. And Allah is over all things competent.
46. Wealth and children are the adornment of the life of this world; but the enduring good deeds are better in the sight of your Lord for reward and better for hope.
47. And the Day We move the mountains and you see the earth prominent, and We gather them, and We do not leave from them anyone.
48. And they were presented before your Lord in rows, "You have certainly come to Us just as We created you the first time. But you claimed that We would never make for you an appointment."
49. And the book will be placed, and you will see the criminals fearful of what is in it, and they will say, "Oh, woe to us! What is this book that leaves nothing small or great except that it has enumerated it?" And they will find what they did present. And your Lord does not wrong anyone.
50. And when We said to the angels, "Prostrate to Adam," they prostrated, except for Iblees. He was of the jinn and disobeyed the command of his Lord. Will you then take him and his descendants as allies instead of Me, while they are enemies to you? Wretched is the exchange for the wrongdoers.
51. ۞ I did not make them witness the creation of the heavens and the earth, nor the creation of themselves, and I would not take the misleaders as supporters.
52. And the Day He will say, "Call My partners whom you claimed," and they will call them, but they will not respond to them. And We will place a barrier between them.
53. And the criminals saw the Fire and thought that they would fall into it, and they did not find any escape from it.
54. And We have certainly explained in this Qur'an for the people every kind of example; but man is most of all argumentative.
55. And what prevented the people from believing when guidance came to them and from asking forgiveness of their Lord except that the precedent of the former peoples should come to them or the punishment should come to them face to face.
56. And We do not send the messengers except as bearers of good news and warners, and those who disbelieve argue with falsehood to refute the truth thereby, and they have taken My signs and what they are warned of in mockery.
57. And who is more unjust than he who is reminded of the signs of his Lord, but turns away from them and forgets what his hands have sent forth? Indeed, We have placed coverings over their hearts, lest they understand it, and in their ears is deafness. And if you call them to guidance, they will never be guided, then, ever.
58. And your Lord is the Forgiving, the Merciful. If He were to take them to task for what they have earned, He would have hastened the punishment for them. But they have an appointment from which they will find no escape.
59. And those towns - We annihilated them when they committed injustice, and We set for their ruin a fixed time.
60. And when Moses said to his boy, "I will not cease until I reach the junction of the two seas, or continue for a long period."
61. And when they reached the junction between them, they forgot their fish, and it took its way into the sea, slipping away.
62. And when they had passed beyond, he said to his boy, "Bring us our morning meal. We have certainly encountered from our journey this fatigue."
63. He said, "Did you see when we retired to the rock? Indeed, I forgot the fish, and none made me forget it except Satan, that I should mention it, and it took its course into the sea amazingly."
64. He said, "That is what we were seeking." So they returned, following their footprints.
65. And they found a servant from among Our servants, to whom We had given mercy from Us, and We had taught him knowledge from Us.
66. Moses said to him, "Shall I follow you so that you teach me from what you have been taught of guidance?"
67. He said, "Indeed, you will not be able to have patience with me."
68. And how can you be patient about what you have no knowledge of?
69. He said, "You will find me, if Allah wills, patient, and I will not disobey you in any matter."
70. He said, "Then if you follow me, do not ask me about anything until I mention it to you."
71. So they set out, until when they had embarked on the ship, he tore it. He said, "Have you torn it to drown its people? You have certainly done a grievous thing."
72. He said, "Did I not say that you would never be able to have patience with me?"
73. said, "Do not blame me for what I forgot and do not overwhelm me in my matter with difficulty."
74. So they set out until when they met a boy, he killed him. He said, "Have you killed a pure soul without a soul? You have certainly done a deplorable thing."
75. ۞ He said, "Did I not say to you that you would not be able to have patience with me?"
76. He said, "If I ask you about anything after this, then do not accompany me. You have received an excuse from me."
77. So they set out until when they came to the people of a town, they asked its people for food, but they refused to host them. Then they found a wall there that wanted to collapse, so he restored it. He said, "If you wished, you could have taken a payment for it."
78. He said, "This is the parting between me and you. I will inform you of the interpretation of what you could not have patience with."
79. As for the ship, it was for poor people who worked at sea, so I intended to damage it, and there was behind them a king who seized every ship by force.
80. And as for the boy, his parents were believers, so we feared that he would overburden them with transgression and disbelief.
81. So we intended that their Lord should replace him with one better in purity and closer in affection.
82. And as for the wall, it was for two orphan boys in the city, and beneath it was a treasure for them, and their father was righteous. So your Lord intended that they reach their maturity and extract their treasure, as a mercy from your Lord. And I did not do it of my own accord. That is the interpretation of what you could not have patience with.
83. And they ask you about Dhul-Qarnayn; say, "I will recite to you a mention of him."
84. Verily, We established him in the land, and We gave him from everything a means.
85. So he followed a reason
86. Until when he reached the setting place of the sun, he found it setting in a muddy spring, and he found a people near it. We said, "O Dhul-Qarnayn, either you punish them or treat them with kindness."
87. He said, "As for one who wrongs, we will punish him, then he will be returned to his Lord, and He will punish him with a terrible punishment."
88. And as for one who believes and does good deeds, he will have a reward of the best, and we will speak to him from our command with ease.
89. Then he followed a reason
90. Until when he reached the rising place of the sun, he found it rising on a people for whom We had not made any shelter from it.
91. Thus. And We had encompassed what he had in knowledge.
92. Then he followed a reason
93. Until when he reached between the two barriers, he found beside them a people who could hardly understand speech.
94. They said, "O Dhul-Qarnayn, indeed Gog and Magog are corrupters in the land, so shall we assign for you an expenditure that you might make between us and them a barrier?"
95. He said, "What my Lord has given me is better, so help me with strength; I will make a barrier between you and them."
96. Bring me blocks of iron; until, when he had leveled between the two cliffs, he said, "Blow," until, when he had made it a fire, he said, "Bring me, that I may pour over it molten copper."
97. So they were not able to scale it, nor were they able to make a hole in it.
98. He said, "This is a mercy from my Lord; but when the promise of my Lord comes, He will make it level, and the promise of my Lord is ever true."
99. And We left some of them that day surging into others, and the trumpet was blown, and We gathered them together.
100. And We presented Hell that Day to the disbelievers, on display
101. Those whose eyes were in a cover from My remembrance, and they were unable to hear.
102. Do those who disbelieve think that they can take My servants besides Me as protectors? Indeed, We have prepared Hell for the disbelievers as a dwelling.
103. Say, "Shall we inform you of the greatest losers in deeds?"
104. those whose effort is lost in the worldly life, while they think that they are doing good in deeds.
105. Those are the ones who disbelieved in the signs of their Lord and His meeting, so their deeds have become worthless, and We will not establish for them on the Day of Resurrection any weight.
106. That is their recompense Hell for what they disbelieved and took My signs and My messengers in mockery.
107. Verily, those who have believed and done righteous deeds, for them will be the Gardens of Paradise as a lodging,
108. Abiding therein forever, they will not desire from it any change.
109. Say, "If the sea were ink for the words of my Lord, the sea would be exhausted before the words of my Lord were exhausted, even if We brought the like of it as a supplement."
110. Say, "I am only a human like you, it is revealed to me that your god is one God. So whoever hopes to meet his Lord, let him do righteous deeds and not associate anyone in the worship of his Lord."

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Mary
Maryam
مريم

1. Kaf, Ha, Ya, Ayn, Sad.
2. A mention of the mercy of your Lord to His servant Zechariah
3. When he called his Lord with a private call.
4. He said, "My Lord, indeed, the bones have weakened from me, and the head has flared with white, and I have never been in my supplication to You, my Lord, unhappy."
5. And indeed, I fear the successors after me, and my wife has been barren, so grant me from Yourself a successor
6. He will inherit me and inherit from the family of Jacob. And make him, my Lord, pleasing.
7. O Zechariah, indeed We give you good tidings of a boy whose name will be John. We have not assigned to any before this name.
8. He said, "My Lord, how can I have a boy when my wife is barren and I have reached extreme old age?"
9. He said, "Thus your Lord said, 'It is easy for Me, and I created you before when you were nothing.'"
10. He said, "My Lord, make for me a sign." He said, "Your sign is that you will not speak to the people for three nights, being sound."
11. So he came out to his people from the sanctuary and inspired them to glorify in the morning and evening.
12. O John, take the Scripture with strength. And We gave him wisdom as a child.
13. And affection from Us, and purity, and he was pious
14. And dutiful to his parents, and he was not a tyrant, disobedient.
15. And peace be upon him the day he was born, and the day he dies, and the day he is raised alive.
16. And mention in the Book Mary, when she withdrew from her family to a place toward the east.
17. So she took from them a veil, and We sent to her Our Spirit, and he appeared to her as a well-proportioned man.
18. She said, "Indeed, I seek refuge in the Most Merciful from you, if you should be pious."
19. He said, "Indeed, I am the messenger of your Lord to grant you a pure boy."
20. She said, "How can there be for me a boy while no human has touched me and I have not been unchaste?"
21. He said, "Thus your Lord said, 'It is easy for Me, and We will make him a sign for the people and a mercy from Us; and it is a matter decreed.'"
22. ۞ And she conceived him, and she withdrew with him to a distant place.
23. So the labor pains brought her to the trunk of the palm tree, she said, "Oh, I wish I had died before this and was a thing forgotten, completely forgotten."
24. And he called her from beneath her, "Do not grieve; your Lord has provided beneath you a stream."
25. And shake toward you the trunk of the palm tree, it will drop upon you ripe dates.
26. So eat and drink and be contented. And if you see from among humanity anyone, say, "Indeed, I have vowed to the Most Merciful abstention, so I will not speak today to any human being."
27. So she came to her people carrying him. They said, "O Mary, you have certainly done a strange thing."
28. O sister of Aaron, your father was not a man of evil, nor was your mother unchaste.
29. So she pointed to him; they said, "How can we speak to one who is in the cradle, a child?"
30. He said, "Indeed, I am the servant of Allah. He has given me the Scripture and made me a prophet."
31. And He made me blessed wherever I was and enjoined upon me prayer and charity as long as I live
32. And dutiful to my mother, and He has not made me a tyrant, wretched.
33. And peace be upon me the day I was born, and the day I die, and the day I am raised alive.
34. That is Jesus, the son of Mary; the word of truth in which they doubt.
35. It was not for Allah to take a son; glory be to Him! When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, "Be," and it is.
36. And indeed, Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. This is a straight path.
37. So the factions differed among themselves, so woe to those who disbelieved from the witnessing of a great Day.
38. Make them hear and see the Day they come to Us, but the wrongdoers today are in clear error.
39. And warn them of the Day of Regret, when the matter is concluded, while they are in heedlessness, and they do not believe.
40. Verily, We will inherit the earth and whoever is on it, and to Us they will be returned.
41. And mention in the Book Ibrahim; indeed, he was a man of truth, a prophet.
42. when he said to his father, "O my father, why do you worship what does not hear, and does not see, and does not benefit you at all?"
43. O my father, indeed there has come to me from the knowledge what has not come to you, so follow me, I will guide you to a straight path.
44. O my father, do not worship the Satan. Indeed, the Satan has been disobedient to the Most Merciful.
45. O my father, indeed I fear that a punishment from the Most Merciful will touch you, and you will become a companion to Satan.
46. He said, "Are you averse to my gods, O Abraham? If you do not desist, I will surely stone you. So avoid me for a prolonged time."
47. He said, "Peace be upon you. I will ask forgiveness for you from my Lord. Indeed, He has always been gracious to me."
48. And I will leave you and what you invoke besides Allah and will call upon my Lord. I hope that I will not be unhappy in my supplication to my Lord.
49. So when he had separated himself from them and what they worshipped besides Allah, We granted him Isaac and Jacob, and each We made a prophet.
50. And We granted them from Our mercy, and We made for them a tongue of truthful exaltation.
51. And mention in the Book, Moses; indeed, he was chosen, and he was a messenger, a prophet.
52. And We called him from the right side of the Mount and brought him near, confiding.
53. And We granted him from Our mercy his brother Aaron, a prophet.
54. And mention in the Book Ishmael; indeed, he was true to his promise, and he was a messenger, a prophet.
55. And he used to command his family with prayer and zakah, and he was with his Lord pleasing.
56. And mention in the Book, Idrees; indeed, he was a truthful man, a prophet.
57. And We raised him to a high place.
58. Those are the ones whom Allah has blessed from among the prophets, from the descendants of Adam, and from those We carried with Noah, and from the descendants of Abraham and Israel, and from those We guided and chose. When the verses of the Most Merciful are recited to them, they fall down in prostration and weeping.
59. So there came after them successors who neglected the prayers and followed desires; so they will meet destruction
60. Except those who repent and believe and do righteous deeds; they will enter Paradise and will not be wronged at all.
61. Gardens of Eden which the Most Merciful has promised His servants in the unseen; indeed, His promise is ever fulfilled.
62. They will not hear therein any vain talk except peace; and they will have their provision therein, morning and evening.
63. That is the Paradise which We give as inheritance to those of Our servants who were pious.
64. "And we descend not except by the order of your Lord; to Him belongs what is before us and what is behind us and what is in between; and never is your Lord forgetful."
65. The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, so worship Him and be patient in His worship. Do you know any namesake for Him?
66. And man says, "When I have died, will I be brought forth alive?"
67. Does man not remember that We created him before, and he was nothing?
68. So by your Lord, We will surely gather them and the devils; then We will bring them around Hell on their knees.
69. Then We will surely extract from every sect which of them were the most against the Most Merciful in insolence.
70. Then surely We are most knowing of those who are most worthy of burning therein.
71. And there is none of you except will pass over it; it is upon your Lord an inevitability decreed.
72. Then We will save those who feared and leave the wrongdoers within it, kneeling.
73. And when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, those who disbelieve say to those who believe, "Which of the two parties is better in position and better in assembly?"
74. And how many have We destroyed before them of generations who were better in possessions and appearance?
75. Say, "Whoever is in error, let the Most Merciful extend for him an extension, until, when they see what they were promised, either the punishment or the Hour, they will know who is worse in position and weaker in soldiers."
76. And Allah increases those who are guided in guidance, and the enduring righteous deeds are better with your Lord for reward and better for return.
77. Have you seen the one who disbelieved in Our signs and said, "I will surely be given wealth and children"?
78. Has he looked into the unseen, or has he taken with the Most Merciful a covenant?
79. No! We will write what he says, and We will extend for him from the punishment extensively.
80. And We will inherit him what he says, and he will come to Us alone.
81. And they have taken from besides Allah gods, that they may be for them honor.
82. No! They will deny their worship of them, and they will be against them, opponents.
83. Did you not see that We have sent the devils upon the disbelievers, inciting them with incitement?
84. So do not be hasty over them; We only count for them a counting.
85. The Day We gather the righteous to the Most Merciful as a delegation
86. And We will drive the criminals to Hell in a thirsty state
87. They do not possess intercession except those who have taken a covenant with the Most Merciful.
88. And they said, "The Most Merciful has taken a son."
89. You have come with a monstrous thing.
90. The heavens almost burst apart from it, and the earth splits open, and the mountains fall down in pieces
91. That they called to the Most Merciful a son.
92. And it is not appropriate for the Most Merciful to take a son.
93. Verily, everyone in the heavens and the earth comes to the Most Merciful as a servant.
94. Verily He has enumerated them and counted them a counting.
95. And all of them will come to Him on the Day of Resurrection individually.
96. Verily, those who have believed and done righteous deeds, the Most Merciful will create for them affection.
97. So indeed We have made it easy in your tongue that you may give good tidings thereby to the righteous and warn thereby a contentious people.
98. And how many have We destroyed before them of generations, do you perceive of them anyone, or hear from them a sound?

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Ta-Ha
Ṭā-Hā
طه

1. Ṭāhā
2. We have not sent down upon you the Qur'an that you be distressed
3. Except as a reminder for those who fear
4. A revelation from the One who created the earth and the highest heavens,
5. The Most Merciful upon the Throne established.
6. To Him belongs what is in the heavens, and what is on the earth, and what is between them, and what is beneath the soil.
7. And if you speak aloud, then indeed, He knows the secret and what is more hidden.
8. Allah, there is no god but He, to Him belong the most beautiful names.
9. And has there come to you the story of Moses?
10. When he saw a fire, he said to his family, "Stay here; indeed, I have perceived a fire; perhaps I can bring you a torch or find guidance at the fire."
11. So when he came to it, he was called, "O Moses,"
12. Verily, I am your Lord, so take off your sandals; indeed, you are in the sacred valley of Tuwa.
13. And I have chosen you, so listen to what is revealed.
14. Verily, I am Allah; there is no god but Me, so worship Me and establish prayer for My remembrance.
15. Verily, the Hour is coming - I am about to hide it - so that every soul may be rewarded for what it strives for.
16. So do not let one who does not believe in it and follows his desire avert you from it, for you would perish.
17. And what is that in your right hand, O Moses?
18. He said, "It is my staff; I lean upon it, and I bring down leaves for my sheep, and I have other uses for it."
19. He said, "Throw it down, O Moses."
20. So he threw it down, and behold, it was a serpent, moving.
21. He said, "Take it and do not fear; We will return it to its original state."
22. And draw your hand to your side; it will come out white without any harm, another sign,
23. That We may show you of Our greatest signs.
24. Go to Pharaoh; indeed, he has transgressed.
25. He said, "My Lord, expand for me my breast."
26. And make easy for me my task,
27. And untie a knot from my tongue,
28. That they may comprehend my words.
29. And appoint for me a minister from my family,
30. Aaron, my brother.
31. Strengthen through him my back,
32. And involve him in my matter,
33. That we may glorify You much,
34. And remember You a lot.
35. Indeed, You were of us ever Seeing.
36. He said, "You have been granted your request, O Moses."
37. And We have indeed bestowed favor upon you once more,
38. When We revealed to your mother what is revealed,
39. "Cast him into the chest, then cast it into the river, and the river will throw it onto the shore; an enemy to Me and an enemy to him will take him. And I bestowed upon you love from Me so that you would be brought up under My eye."
40. When your sister walked and said, "Shall I show you someone who will take care of him?" So We returned you to your mother so that her eye might be comforted and she would not grieve. And you killed a person, but We saved you from distress and tested you with a severe test. Then you stayed for years among the people of Madyan, then you came at the appointed time, O Moses.
41. And I have chosen you for Myself.
42. Go you and your brother with My signs and do not slacken in My remembrance
43. Go both of you to Pharaoh indeed he has transgressed
44. So speak to him a gentle word, perhaps he may remember or fear.
45. They said, "Our Lord, indeed we are afraid that he will hasten against us or that he will transgress."
46. said, "Do not fear. Indeed, I am with both of you; I hear and I see."
47. So go to him and say, "Indeed, we are the messengers of your Lord, so send with us the Children of Israel and do not torment them. We have come to you with a sign from your Lord. And peace be upon those who follow the guidance."
48. Indeed, it has been revealed to us that the punishment is upon whoever denies and turns away.
49. He said, "So who is your Lord, O Moses?"
50. He said, "Our Lord is the one who gave each thing its creation, then guided."
51. He said, "Then what is the case of the former generations?"
52. Said, "Its knowledge is with my Lord in a book. My Lord neither errs nor forgets."
53. He who made for you the earth as a cradle and set pathways for you therein and sent down water from the sky, and thereby We brought forth pairs of various plants.
54. Eat and pasture your livestock; indeed, in that are signs for those of understanding.
55. ۞ From it We created you, and in it We return you, and from it We bring you out another time.
56. And We certainly showed him Our signs, all of them, but he denied and refused.
57. He said, "Have you come to us to drive us out of our land with your magic, O Moses?"
58. So we will surely bring you magic like it, so set an appointment between us and you, which we will not fail to keep, neither we nor you, at a neutral place.
59. He said, "Your appointment is on the day of adornment, and let the people be gathered at forenoon."
60. So Pharaoh turned away, gathered his plot, then came .
61. Moses said to them, "Woe to you! Do not invent a lie against Allah, or He will exterminate you with a punishment; and he has failed who invents."
62. So they disputed their matter among themselves and kept their private conversation secret.
63. They said, "Indeed, these two are magicians who want to drive you out of your land with their magic and do away with your exemplary way."
64. So gather your plot, then come forward in a row. And indeed, he has succeeded today who has prevailed.
65. They said, "O Moses, either you throw or we will be the first to throw."
66. He said, "No, you throw." And suddenly their ropes and staffs appeared to him, by their magic, as if they were moving.
67. And he sensed within himself fear, Moses.
68. Say, "Do not fear; indeed, you are the superior."
69. And throw what is in your right hand; it will swallow what they have made. Indeed, what they have made is the trick of a magician, and the magician will not succeed wherever he comes.
70. So the magicians were thrown down in prostration, they said, "We have believed in the Lord of Aaron and Moses."
71. Said, "You have believed in him before I gave you permission. Indeed, he is your chief who has taught you magic. So I will surely cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and I will crucify you on the trunks of palm trees, and you will surely know which of us is more severe in punishment and more lasting."
72. They said, "We will never prefer you over what has come to us of the clear signs and the One who created us. So decree whatever you are going to decree. You can only decree in this worldly life."
73. Verily, we have believed in our Lord so that He may forgive us our sins and what you compelled us to do of magic. And Allah is better and more lasting.
74. Verily, whoever comes to his Lord as a sinner, then surely for him is Hell; he will neither die there nor live.
75. And whoever comes to Him as a believer having done righteous deeds, for those will be the highest degrees.
76. Gardens of Eden beneath which rivers flow, abiding therein eternally. And that is the reward of one who purifies himself.
77. And We inspired to Moses, "Travel by night with My servants, and strike for them a dry path through the sea; you will not fear being overtaken, nor be afraid."
78. So Pharaoh pursued them with his soldiers, then there covered them from the sea what covered them,
79. And Pharaoh led his people astray and did not guide.
80. O Children of Israel, We have saved you from your enemy, and We have promised you the right side of the Mount, and We have sent down to you the manna and the quails,
81. "Eat from the good things We have provided you and do not transgress therein, lest My anger descend upon you. And whoever My anger descends upon has certainly fallen."
82. And indeed, I am the Forgiving for whoever repents and believes and does righteous deeds and then remains guided.
83. ۞ And what made you hasten from your people, O Moses?
84. He said, "They are upon my tracks, and I hastened to You, my Lord, to please You."
85. said, "For indeed, We have tested your people after you, and the Sāmirī has led them astray."
86. So Moses returned to his people, angry and grieved. He said, "O my people, did your Lord not make you a good promise? Then, was the time too long for you, or did you wish that wrath from your Lord descend upon you, so you broke your promise to me?"
87. They said, "We did not break our promise to you by our own will, but we were burdened with loads from the ornaments of the people, so we threw them, and thus did the Samiri throw."
88. So he brought out for them a calf, a body that had a lowing sound, and they said, "This is your god and the god of Moses, so he forgot."
89. Do they not see that it cannot return to them any speech, and it does not possess for them any harm or benefit?
90. And Aaron had already said to them before, "O my people, you are only being tested by it, and indeed, your Lord is the Most Merciful, so follow me and obey my command."
91. They said, "We will not cease being devoted to it until Moses returns to us."
92. said, "O Aaron, what prevented you when you saw them go astray,"
93. That you do not follow me? So have you disobeyed my order?
94. said, "O son of my mother, do not seize by my beard or by my head. Indeed, I feared that you would say, 'You caused division among the Children of Israel, and you did not observe my word.'"
95. He said, "Then what is your case, O Sāmirī?"
96. He said, "I perceived what they did not perceive, so I took a handful from the trace of the messenger and cast it away, and thus my soul suggested to me."
97. He said, "Then go, for indeed, it is for you in life to say, 'No contact.' And indeed, you have an appointment which you will not fail to keep. And look at your god to which you remained devoted. We will surely burn it, then we will scatter it in the sea as dust."
98. Verily, your god is Allah, there is no deity except Him; He encompasses all things in knowledge.
99. Thus, We relate to you from the news of what has preceded, and We have certainly given you from Us a message.
100. Whoever turns away from it, then indeed, he will bear on the Day of Resurrection a burden,
101. abiding therein forever, and wretched is it for them on the Day of Resurrection as a burden
102. The Day the Horn is blown, and We gather the criminals that Day, blue.
103. They will murmur among themselves, "You remained not but ten."
104. We know best what they say when the most exemplary of them in conduct will say, "You have only tarried for a day."
105. And they ask you about the mountains, so say, "My Lord will blow them away with a blast."
106. And He will leave it a flat plain
107. You will not see therein a depression nor an elevation.
108. On that Day, they will follow the Caller without deviation, and the voices will be humbled before the Most Merciful, so you will hear nothing but whispers.
109. On that Day, intercession will not benefit except for one to whom the Most Merciful has granted permission and has approved his word.
110. He knows what is between their hands and what is behind them, and they do not encompass it in knowledge.
111. ۞ And humbled will be the faces before the Ever-Living, the Sustainer. And certainly failed is he who carries injustice.
112. And whoever does righteous deeds while he is a believer, he will not fear injustice nor deprivation.
113. And thus We have sent it down as an Arabic Qur'an, and We have diversified therein the warnings, that perhaps they may fear or it may cause them remembrance.
114. So exalted is Allah, the Sovereign, the Truth. And do not hasten with the Qur'an before its revelation is completed to you, and say, "My Lord, increase me in knowledge."
115. And We had entrusted to Adam before, but he forgot, and We did not find in him determination.
116. And when We said to the angels, "Prostrate to Adam," they prostrated, except Iblees; he refused.
117. So We said, "O Adam, indeed this is an enemy to you and to your wife, so do not let him remove you both from Paradise, lest you suffer."
118. Indeed, for you not to be hungry therein and not to be unclothed.
119. And that you will not be thirsty therein nor suffer from the heat.
120. And Satan whispered to him; he said, "O Adam, shall I guide you to the tree of eternity and a kingdom that does not decay?"
121. And they ate from it, so their private parts became apparent to them, and they began to cover themselves with the leaves of Paradise. And Adam disobeyed his Lord, so he went astray.
122. Then his Lord chose him, and turned to him in forgiveness, and guided.
123. He said, "Descend from it, all of you, being enemies to one another. And if there comes to you guidance from Me, then whoever follows My guidance will neither go astray nor suffer."
124. And whoever turns away from My remembrance, then indeed, he will have a difficult life, and We will raise him on the Day of Resurrection blind.
125. He said, "My Lord, why have You raised me blind while I was seeing?"
126. He said, "Thus Our signs came to you, and you forgot them; and thus today you will be forgotten."
127. And thus do We recompense him who transgressed and did not believe in the signs of his Lord; and the punishment of the Hereafter is more severe and more enduring.
128. So, did it not guide them how many generations We destroyed before them, they walk in their dwellings? Indeed, in that are signs for those of understanding.
129. And if not for a word that preceded from your Lord, it would have been mandatory, and a specified term.
130. So be patient over what they say, and glorify with praise of your Lord before the rising of the sun and before its setting, and during periods of the night, and at the ends of the day, that you may be satisfied.
131. And do not extend your eyes toward that which We have given enjoyment to pairs of them, the splendor of the worldly life by which We test them. And the provision of your Lord is better and more lasting.
132. And command your family to pray and be patient in it; We do not ask you for provision; We provide for you, and the end is for piety.
133. And they said, "Why does he not bring us a sign from his Lord?" Has there not come to them a clear proof of what is in the previous scriptures?
134. And if We had destroyed them with a punishment before it, they would have said, "Our Lord, why did You not send to us a messenger so we could follow Your signs before we were humiliated and disgraced?"
135. Say, "Each one is waiting, so wait. You will know who are the companions of the straight path and who is guided."

21
The Prophets
Al-Anbiyā'
الأنبياء

1. The account of the people has approached, while they are in heedlessness turning away.
2. No mention comes to them from their Lord anew except that they listen to it while they are playing
3. Distracted are their hearts. And those who do wrong conceal their private conversation, "Is this not but a human being like you? Will you then approach magic while you see?"
4. He said, "My Lord knows the speech in the heaven and the earth; and He is the Hearing, the Knowing."
5. But they said, "A mixture of false dreams; rather, he has fabricated it; rather, he is a poet. So let him bring us a sign like those who were sent before."
6. No town believed before them which We destroyed; so will they believe?
7. And We did not send before you except men to whom We revealed, so ask the people of the message if you do not know.
8. And We did not make them bodies that do not eat food, nor were they immortal.
9. Then We fulfilled for them the promise, so We saved them and whom We willed, and We destroyed the transgressors.
10. Certainly, We have sent down to you a Book in which is your mention; will you not then understand?
11. And how many a city that was unjust have We shattered and produced after it another people.
12. And when they sensed Our might, behold, they were fleeing from it.
13. Do not run and return to what you were given luxury in and your homes, perhaps you will be questioned
14. They said, "O woe to us! Indeed, we were wrongdoers."
15. So that declaration of theirs did not cease until We made them a harvest, extinguished.
16. And We did not create the heaven and the earth and what is between them in jest.
17. If We had intended to take amusement, We would have taken it from Us, if We were to do so.
18. Nay, We hurl the truth against falsehood, so it knocks out its brain, and behold, it vanishes. And woe to you for what you describe.
19. And to Him belongs whoever is in the heavens and the earth; and those who are near Him are not too proud to worship Him, nor do they become weary.
20. They exalt the night and the day, they do not slacken.
21. Or have they taken gods from the earth who resurrect?
22. If there were in them gods except Allah, they would have been corrupted. So glory be to Allah, Lord of the Throne, above what they describe.
23. He is not asked about what He does, and they are asked.
24. Or have they taken gods besides Him? Say, "Bring your proof. This is the reminder for those with me and the reminder for those before me." But most of them do not know the truth, so they are turning away.
25. And We did not send before you any messenger except that We revealed to him, "There is no deity except Me, so worship Me."
26. And they said, "The Most Merciful has taken a son." Glory be to Him! Rather, they are honored servants.
27. They do not precede Him in speech, and by His command they act.
28. He knows what is before them and what is behind them, and they do not intercede except for him whom He approves, and they are fearful of Him.
29. ۞ And whoever says among them, "Indeed, I am a god besides Him," then that one We will recompense with Hell. Thus do We recompense the wrongdoers.
30. Have not those who disbelieved seen that the heavens and the earth were a closed-up mass, then We opened them out? And We made from water every living thing. Will they not then believe?
31. And We placed in the earth firm mountains lest it sway with them, and We placed therein wide paths and roads that they might be guided.
32. And We made the sky a protected ceiling, and they, from its signs, are turning away.
33. And He is the One who created the night and the day and the sun and the moon; each in an orbit is swimming.
34. And We did not make for any human before you immortality; so if you die, will they be immortal?
35. Every soul will taste death, and We test you with evil and good as a trial, and to Us you will return.
36. And when those who disbelieve see you, they take you not except in ridicule, "Is this the one who mentions your gods?" And they, at the mention of the Most Merciful, are disbelievers.
37. Man was created from haste . I will show you My signs , so do not be impatient .
38. And they say, "When is this promise, if you are truthful?"
39. If those who disbelieved knew the time when they will not be able to ward off the Fire from their faces nor from their backs, and they will not be helped...
40. But it will come to them suddenly and astonish them, so they will not be able to repel it, nor will they be given respite.
41. And indeed messengers were mocked before you, so there befell those who ridiculed them that which they used to mock.
42. Say, "Who protects you by night and by day from the Most Merciful?" But they are, from the remembrance of their Lord, turning away.
43. Or do they have gods to prevent them besides Us? They cannot help themselves, nor are they accompanied by Us.
44. But We have provided enjoyment for these and their fathers until life was prolonged for them. Do they not see that We come to the land, reducing it from its borders? Are they then the victors?
45. Say, "I only warn you by revelation," but the deaf do not hear the call when they are warned.
46. And if a whiff of the punishment of your Lord touches them, they will surely say, "O woe to us! Indeed, we were wrongdoers."
47. And We shall set up the scales of justice for the Day of Resurrection, so no soul will be wronged in the least. And if there is the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it forth. And sufficient are We as reckoners.
48. And We have certainly given Moses and Aaron the Criterion and illumination and a reminder for the righteous
49. Those who fear their Lord in the unseen, and they are of the Hour apprehensive.
50. And this is a blessed message which We have sent down; then are you with it unacquainted?
51. ۞ And We had certainly given Abraham his guidance before, and We were of him Knowing
52. When he said to his father and his people, "What are these statues to which you are devoted?"
53. They said, "We found our fathers worshipping them."
54. He said, "Certainly, you and your fathers were in manifest error."
55. They said, "Have you brought us the truth, or are you among the jesters?"
56. He said, "Rather, your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth who created them, and I am of those who testify to that."
57. And by Allah, I will surely plan against your idols after you have turned and gone away.
58. So he made them into pieces, except a large one for them, that they might return to it.
59. They said, "Who did this to our gods? Indeed, he is among the wrongdoers."
60. They said, "We heard a young man mention them; he is called Abraham."
61. They said, "So bring him before the eyes of the people, that they may witness."
62. They said, "Are you the one who did this to our gods, O Abraham?"
63. He said, "But the biggest one of them did it, so ask them if they can speak."
64. So they returned to themselves and said, "Indeed, you are the wrongdoers."
65. Then they were turned on their heads, "You have already known that these do not speak."
66. He said, "Do you worship besides Allah that which does not benefit you at all nor harm you?"
67. Uff to you and to what you worship instead of Allah, do you not understand?
68. They said, "Burn him and support your gods if you are to act."
69. Say, "O fire, be cool and safe for Abraham."
70. And they intended for him a plot, so We made them the greatest losers.
71. And We saved him and Lot to the land which We had blessed for the worlds.
72. And We granted him Isaac and Jacob as a gift, and each We made righteous.
73. And We made them leaders who guide by Our command, and We inspired in them the doing of good deeds, the establishment of prayer, and the giving of alms; and they were devoted worshippers to Us.
74. And Lot, We gave him judgement and knowledge, and We saved him from the city that was committing wicked deeds. Indeed, they were a people of evil, defiantly disobedient.
75. And We admitted him into Our mercy; indeed, he was of the righteous.
76. And Noah, when he called out before, so We responded to him and saved him and his family from the great distress.
77. And We helped him against the people who denied Our signs. Indeed, they were a wicked people, so We drowned them all together.
78. And David and Solomon, when they judged concerning the field, when the sheep of the people overran it, and We were witnesses to their judgment.
79. So We made Solomon understand it, and to each We gave judgment and knowledge, and We subjected the mountains to glorify with David, and the birds, and We were doers.
80. And We taught him the craft of making armor for you to protect you from your battle. So are you grateful?
81. And to Solomon the wind, a storm, running by his command to the land which We had blessed in it; and We were of all things Knowing.
82. And from the devils are those who dive for him and do work other than that; and We were for them guardians.
83. And Ayyub, when he called to his Lord, "Indeed, adversity has touched me, and You are the most merciful of the merciful."
84. So We responded to him, and removed what afflicted him of adversity; and We gave him his family and the like thereof with them, as mercy from Us and a reminder for the worshippers.
85. And Ishmael, and Idris, and Dhul-Kifl; all were of the patient ones.
86. And We admitted them into Our mercy; indeed, they were of the righteous.
87. And the man of the fish, when he went off in anger, thought that We would not decree upon him, and he called out within the darknesses, "There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers."
88. So We answered him and delivered him from the distress, and thus We deliver the believers.
89. And Zakariya when he called his Lord, "My Lord, do not leave me alone, and You are the best of inheritors."
90. So We responded to him, and We granted him John, and We reformed for him his wife. Indeed, they used to hasten in good deeds, and call upon Us in hope and fear, and they were to Us humbly submissive.
91. And she who guarded her chastity, so We breathed into her of Our spirit, and We made her and her son a sign for the worlds.
92. Verily this, your community, is one community, and I am your Lord, so worship Me.
93. And they cut off their matter between themselves; all to Us will return.
94. So whoever does righteous deeds while he is a believer, then there will be no denial for his effort, and indeed We are recorders of it.
95. And it is forbidden to a city which We have destroyed that they do not return
96. Until when Gog and Magog are opened and they, from every elevation, descend
97. And the true promise has approached, then suddenly the eyes of those who disbelieved will be staring, "O woe to us, we had been unmindful of this, rather, we were wrongdoers."
98. Indeed, you and what you worship besides Allah are the fuel of Hell; you will enter it.
99. If these were gods, they would not have entered it; and all therein are eternal.
100. For them therein is a roaring, and they therein do not hear.
101. Indeed, those for whom the best has preceded from Us, they are from it far removed.
102. They do not hear its whisper, and they are, in what their souls desire, abiding eternally.
103. They will not be grieved by the greatest terror, and the angels will meet them, this is your Day which you have been promised
104. The Day We fold the heaven like the folding of a scroll for the books, as We began the first creation, We will repeat it; a promise binding upon Us. Indeed, We will do it.
105. And We have written in the Psalms after the Reminder that the land will be inherited by My righteous servants.
106. Verily, in this is a message for a people who worship.
107. And We have not sent you except as a mercy to the worlds.
108. Say, "It is only revealed to me that your god is one God; so are you Muslims?"
109. But if they turn away, then say, "I have informed you equally. And I do not know whether what you are promised is near or far."
110. Verily, He knows the open of speech, and He knows what you conceal.
111. And I do not know; perhaps it is a trial for you and an enjoyment for a while.
112. Said, "My Lord, judge with truth. And our Lord is the Most Merciful, the one whose help is sought against what you describe."

22
The Pilgrimage
Al-Ḥajj
الحج

1. O people, fear your Lord; indeed, the earthquake of the Hour is a tremendous thing.
2. The day you see it, every nursing mother will be distracted from what she was nursing, and every pregnant woman will drop her load, and you will see the people as if they are intoxicated, while they are not intoxicated; but the punishment of Allah is severe.
3. And of the people is he who argues about Allah without knowledge and follows every rebellious devil.
4. It is written for him that whoever follows him, he will lead him astray and guide him to the punishment of the Blaze.
5. O people, if you are in doubt about the Resurrection, then indeed We created you from dust, then from a drop of fluid, then from a clinging clot, then from a lump of flesh, formed and unformed, so that We may clarify for you. And We settle in the wombs what We will for a specified term, then We bring you out as a child, then so that you may reach your maturity. And among you is he who is taken in death, and among you is he who is returned to the most decrepit age so that he knows, after knowledge, nothing. And you see the earth barren, but when We send down upon it water, it quivers and swells and grows of every beautiful kind.
6. That is because Allah is the Truth and because He gives life to the dead and because He is over all things capable
7. And that the Hour is coming, no doubt in it, and that Allah will resurrect those in the graves.
8. And among the people is he who argues about Allah without knowledge, nor guidance, nor an enlightening book,
9. Seconding his neck to mislead from the way of Allah. For him in this world is disgrace, and We will make him taste on the Day of Resurrection the punishment of the Burning Fire.
10. "That is for what your hands have put forth and that Allah is not ever unjust to the servants."
11. And among the people is he who worships Allah on the edge; if good befalls him, he is content with it, but if a trial befalls him, he turns on his face; he has lost this world and the Hereafter; that is the clear loss.
12. He calls upon other than Allah that which neither harms him nor benefits him; that is the far straying.
13. He calls upon one whose harm is closer than his benefit; how wretched is the protector and how wretched is the associate.
14. Verily, Allah will admit those who believe and do righteous deeds to gardens beneath which rivers flow. Verily, Allah does what He wills.
15. Whoever thinks that Allah will not help him in this world and the Hereafter, let him extend a rope to the sky, then cut it off, and let him see if his plan will remove what enrages him.
16. And thus We have sent it down as clear signs, and that Allah guides whom He wills.
17. Verily, those who have believed, and those who were Jews, and the Sabeans, and the Christians, and the Magians, and those who associated others with Allah, Allah will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection. Verily, Allah is Witness over all things.
18. Have you not seen that to Allah prostrates whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth, and the sun, and the moon, and the stars, and the mountains, and the trees, and the moving creatures, and many of the people? And many upon whom the punishment has been justified. And he whom Allah humiliates, for him there is no bestower of honor. Indeed, Allah does what He wills.
19. ۞ These two adversaries have disputed about their Lord. For those who disbelieve, garments of fire will be cut out for them; boiling water will be poured over their heads.
20. By which is melted what is in their bellies and the skins.
21. And for them are maces of iron.
22. Whenever they want to get out of it from anguish, they will be returned to it, and taste the punishment of the Burning Fire.
23. Verily, Allah will admit those who believe and do righteous deeds to gardens beneath which rivers flow. They will be adorned therein with bracelets of gold and pearls, and their garments therein will be silk.
24. And they were guided to the good of speech, and they were guided to the path of the Praiseworthy.
25. Verily, those who disbelieve and hinder from the path of Allah and the Sacred Mosque, which We have made for mankind, equally for those who dwell therein and for those who visit, and whoever seeks therein to deviate with wrongdoing, We shall cause him to taste a painful punishment.
26. And when We designated for Abraham the place of the House, saying, "Do not associate anything with Me, and purify My House for those who perform ṭawāf, and those who stand, and those who bow and prostrate."
27. And proclaim to the people the pilgrimage; they will come to you on foot and on every lean camel; they will come from every deep ravine.
28. That they may witness benefits for themselves, and mention the name of Allah in known days over what He has provided for them of the livestock. So eat from them and feed the miserable, the poor.
29. Then let them end their untidiness, and let them fulfill their vows, and let them perform ṭawāf around the ancient House.
30. That is so. And whoever honors the sacred ordinances of Allah, it is best for him in the sight of his Lord. And permitted to you are the grazing livestock, except what is recited to you. So avoid the uncleanliness of idols and avoid false statements.
31. Upright for Allah, not associating with Him. And whoever associates with Allah, it is as if he had fallen from the sky and was snatched by the birds or the wind carried him away to a distant place.
32. That is so. And whoever honors the symbols of Allah, then indeed, it is from the piety of the hearts.
33. For you therein are benefits until a specified time, then their place is to the ancient House.
34. And for every nation We have appointed a ritual that they may mention the name of Allah over what He has provided for them of livestock. So your God is one God, therefore to Him submit. And give good tidings to the humble.
35. Those who, when Allah is mentioned, their hearts tremble, and the patient ones over what has afflicted them, and those who establish prayer, and from what We have provided them, they spend.
36. And the sacrificial animals We have made for you as among the symbols of Allah, for you therein is good. So mention the name of Allah upon them when they are lined up; and when they fall on their sides, then eat from them and feed the contented and the beggar. Thus have We subjected them to you that you may be grateful.
37. Never will their meat reach Allah, nor their blood, but piety from you reaches Him. Thus He has subjected them to you that you may magnify Allah for what He has guided you to; and give glad tidings to the good-doers.
38. Verily, Allah defends those who believe; verily, Allah does not love every treacherous, ungrateful one.
39. Permission has been given to those who are being fought against, because they have been wronged; and indeed, Allah is capable of granting them victory.
40. Those who were expelled from their homes without right, except that they say, "Our Lord is Allah." And if it were not for Allah repelling some people by means of others, monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques, in which the name of Allah is much mentioned, would have been demolished. And Allah will surely support those who support Him. Indeed, Allah is Powerful and Exalted in Might.
41. Those who, if We establish them in the land, perform the prayer and give the alms and enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong. And to Allah belongs the outcome of all matters.
42. And if they deny you, then indeed, the people of Noah, ʿAad, and Thamūd denied before them.
43. And the people of Abraham and the people of Lot
44. And the companions of Madyan. And Moses was denied. So I gave respite to the disbelievers; then I seized them. So how was My reproach?
45. So how many a city have We destroyed while it was unjust, and it is now fallen into ruin, with an abandoned well and a lofty palace.
46. Have they not traveled through the earth, and had hearts by which they reason, or ears by which they hear? For indeed, it is not the eyes that are blind, but the hearts which are in the chests.
47. And they urge you with the punishment, and Allah will never fail His promise; and indeed, a day with your Lord is like a thousand years of what you count.
48. And how many a city did I give respite while it was unjust, then I seized it, and to Me is the return.
49. Say, "O people, I am only a clear warner to you."
50. So those who have believed and done righteous deeds, for them is forgiveness and a generous provision.
51. And those who strive against Our signs, seeking to frustrate them - they are the companions of the Blazing Fire.
52. And We did not send before you any messenger or prophet except that when he wished, Satan threw into his wish. But Allah abolishes what Satan throws in; then Allah makes precise His verses. And Allah is Knowing and Wise.
53. to make what Satan casts a trial for those in whose hearts is a disease and those whose hearts are hardened. And indeed, the wrongdoers are in far dissension.
54. And so that those who were given knowledge may know that it is the truth from your Lord, and believe in it, and their hearts humbly submit to it. And indeed, Allah is the Guide of those who have believed to a straight path.
55. And those who disbelieve will continue to be in doubt about it until the Hour comes upon them suddenly or there comes to them the punishment of a barren Day.
56. The sovereignty on that Day will belong to Allah; He will judge between them. So those who believed and did righteous deeds will be in the Gardens of Bliss.
57. And those who disbelieved and denied Our signs, for them there is a humiliating punishment.
58. And those who emigrated in the way of Allah, then were killed or died, Allah will surely provide for them a good provision; and indeed, Allah is the best of providers.
59. Surely He will cause them to enter an entrance they will be pleased with, and indeed, Allah is Knowing, Forbearing.
60. That is so. And whoever retaliates with the like of that with which he was afflicted and then is wronged again, Allah will surely help him. Indeed, Allah is Pardoning and Forgiving.
61. That is because Allah inserts the night into the day and inserts the day into the night, and because Allah is Hearing, Seeing.
62. That is because Allah is the Truth, and what they invoke besides Him is falsehood, and because Allah is the Most High, the Great.
63. Do you not see that Allah has sent down water from the sky, and the earth becomes green? Indeed, Allah is Gentle, All-Aware.
64. To Him belongs what is in the heavens and what is in the earth; and indeed, Allah is the Self-Sufficient, the Praiseworthy.
65. Have you not seen that Allah has subjected to you what is on the earth and the ships that sail through the sea by His command, and He holds back the sky from falling upon the earth except by His permission? Indeed, Allah is to the people Kind and Merciful.
66. And He is the one who gave you life, then He causes you to die, then He will give you life again. Indeed, mankind is ungrateful.
67. For every nation We have appointed a ritual which they observe; so let them not dispute with you concerning the matter, but invite to your Lord. Indeed, you are on straight guidance.
68. And if they argue with you, then say, "Allah knows best what you do."
69. Allah will judge between you on the Day of Resurrection concerning that over which you used to differ.
70. Do you not know that Allah knows what is in the sky and the earth? Indeed, that is in a Book. Indeed, that is easy for Allah.
71. And they worship besides Allah that which He has not sent down authority for, and that of which they have no knowledge; and for the wrongdoers, there is no helper.
72. And when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, you recognize in the faces of those who disbelieve the disapproval; they are almost on the verge of assaulting those who recite to them Our verses. Say, "Shall I inform you of something worse than that? The Fire which Allah has promised to those who disbelieve, and wretched is the destination."
73. O people, an example is given, so listen to it. Indeed, those whom you call upon besides Allah will never create a fly, even if they all gathered for it. And if the fly takes something from them, they cannot retrieve it from it. Weak is the seeker and the sought.
74. They did not appraise Allah with true appraisal; indeed, Allah is Strong, Mighty.
75. Allah chooses messengers from the angels and from the people. Indeed, Allah is All-Hearing, All-Seeing.
76. He knows what is before them and what is behind them, and to Allah all matters are returned.
77. O you who have believed, bow, prostrate, worship your Lord, and do good, so that you may succeed.
78. And strive in Allah with the striving due to Him; He has chosen you and has not placed upon you in the religion any difficulty; the religion of your father, Abraham; He named you Muslims before and in this, that the Messenger may be a witness over you and you may be witnesses over the people; so establish prayer and give zakah and hold fast to Allah; He is your protector; and excellent is the protector, and excellent is the helper.

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The Believers
Al-Mu’minūn
المؤمنون

1. Certainly, the believers have succeeded
2. Those who are in their prayer humble
3. And those who from idle talk turn away
4. And those who are doers of zakah
5. And those who are for their private parts guardians
6. Except upon their wives or what their right hands possess, for indeed, they are not to be blamed -
7. So whoever seeks beyond that, then those are the transgressors
8. And those who are to their trusts and their promises attentive
9. And those who are on their prayers maintain
10. Those they are the inheritors
11. Those who will inherit al-Firdaus, they will abide therein eternally.
12. And We certainly created man from an extract of clay.
13. Then We made him a sperm-drop in a secure place.
14. Then We created the sperm-drop into a clot, then We created the clot into a lump, then We created the lump into bones, then We clothed the bones with flesh, then We brought him forth as another creation. So blessed be Allah, the best of creators.
15. Then indeed, after that, you are surely to die.
16. Then indeed you on the Day of Resurrection will be resurrected.
17. And We have created above you seven paths, and We have not been unaware of the creation.
18. And We sent down from the sky water in measure, and We settled it in the earth; and indeed, We are Able to take it away.
19. So We produced for you thereby gardens of date palms and grapevines, for you therein are many fruits, and from them you eat.
20. And a tree issuing from Mount Sinai, producing oil and a condiment for those who eat.
21. And indeed, for you in the livestock is a lesson; We give you drink from what is in their bellies, and for you in them are many benefits, and from them you eat.
22. And upon them and upon the ships you are carried.
23. And certainly We sent Noah to his people, so he said, "O my people, worship Allah; you have no god other than Him; will you not then fear?"
24. And the leaders who disbelieved from his people said, "This is nothing but a man like yourselves who wants to gain superiority over you; and if Allah had willed, He would have sent down angels. We have not heard of this among our earliest forefathers."
25. He is not but a man with madness, so wait with him for a while.
26. said, "My Lord, support me because they have denied me."
27. So We inspired to him that make the ship under Our eyes and Our inspiration, and when Our command comes and the oven overflows, then put into it from every pair two and your family, except those against whom the word has already gone forth among them. And do not speak to Me concerning those who have wronged; indeed, they are to be drowned.
28. So when you and those with you have boarded the ship, say, "Praise be to Allah who has saved us from the wrongdoing people."
29. And say, "My Lord, cause me to land at a blessed landing place, and You are the best of those who bring to land."
30. Verily in that are signs, and verily, We are ever testing.
31. Then We produced after them another generation of others.
32. So We sent among them a messenger from themselves, saying, "Worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him. Will you not then fear Him?"
33. And the eminent among his people who disbelieved and denied the meeting of the Hereafter and We had given them luxury in the worldly life said, "This is not but a man like yourselves. He eats of what you eat and drinks of what you drink."
34. And if you obey a human like yourselves, indeed, you would then be losers.
35. Does he promise you that when you have died and become dust and bones that you will be brought forth?
36. ۞ Far, far is that which you are promised
37. It is only our worldly life; we die and live, and we will not be resurrected.
38. He is only a man who has fabricated a lie against Allah, and we are not believers in him.
39. He said, "My Lord, help me for they have denied me."
40. said, "After a little, they will surely become regretful."
41. So the cry took them in justice, and We made them debris. So away with the unjust people.
42. Then We created after them other generations.
43. No nation will precede its appointed time, nor will they remain behind.
44. Then We sent Our messengers in succession; every time there came to a nation its messenger, they denied him. So We made them follow one another, and We made them stories. So away with a people who do not believe.
45. Then We sent Moses and his brother Aaron with Our signs and a manifest authority
46. To Pharaoh and his chiefs, but they were arrogant and were a people exalted.
47. So they said, "Shall we believe in two men like ourselves, while their people are worshippers of us?"
48. So they denied both of them, and they were among the destroyed.
49. And We certainly gave Moses the Book, that perhaps they might be guided.
50. And We made the son of Mary and his mother a sign, and We sheltered them on a high ground, having a place of rest and flowing water.
51. O messengers, eat from the good things and do righteous deeds. Indeed, I am Knowing of what you do.
52. And indeed this is your community, one community, and I am your Lord, so fear Me.
53. So they cut their matter among themselves into pieces; each party, with what it has, rejoicing.
54. So leave them in their confusion until a time.
55. Do they think that what We extend to them of wealth and children
56. We hasten for them in good things; rather, they do not perceive.
57. Indeed, those who are from fear of their Lord apprehensive
58. And those who in the signs of their Lord believe
59. And those who do not associate anything with their Lord
60. And those who give what they give and their hearts are fearful that they will return to their Lord
61. Those hasten in the good deeds, and they are for it the forerunners.
62. And We do not burden a soul except with what it can bear; and with Us is a record that speaks with truth, and they will not be wronged.
63. Nay, their hearts are in overwhelming ignorance of this, and they have deeds besides that which they are doing,
64. Until when We seize their affluent ones with the punishment, behold, they are crying out.
65. Do not cry out today, indeed, by Us you will not be helped.
66. My signs were recited to you, but you were turning back on your heels
67. Arrogant with it, conversing by night, you forsake.
68. So have they not considered the word, or has there come to them what did not come to their earliest forefathers?
69. Or did they not know their Messenger, so they are to him denying?
70. Or do they say, "He is possessed"? Rather, he has brought them the truth, but most of them are averse to the truth.
71. And if the Truth had followed their desires, the heavens and the earth and whoever is in them would have been corrupted. But We have brought them their reminder, yet they are turning away from their reminder.
72. Or do you ask them for a payment? But the reward of your Lord is better, and He is the best of providers.
73. And indeed, you are inviting them to a straight path.
74. And indeed, those who do not believe in the Hereafter are deviating from the path.
75. And if We had mercy on them and removed what harm was upon them, they would persist in their transgression, wandering blindly.
76. And We had seized them with punishment, but they did not humble themselves to their Lord, nor did they supplicate.
77. Until when We have opened upon them a door of severe punishment, behold, they are therein in despair.
78. And it is He who created for you hearing, sight, and hearts; little do you give thanks.
79. And He is the one who spread you on the earth, and to Him you will be gathered.
80. And He is the one who gives life and causes death, and to Him belongs the alternation of the night and the day. Do you not understand?
81. But they said like what the former ones said.
82. They said, "When we have died and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?"
83. We have been promised, we and our forefathers, this before; this is nothing but legends of the former peoples.
84. Say, "To whom belongs the earth and whoever is in it, if you should know?"
85. They will say to Allah, Say, Then will you not remember?
86. Say, "Who is the Lord of the seven heavens and the Lord of the Great Throne?"
87. They will say, "To Allah." Say, "Then will you not fear?"
88. Say, "In whose hand is the dominion of all things, and He grants protection while none can protect against Him, if you should know?"
89. They will say, "To Allah." Say, "Then how are you deluded?"
90. But We have brought them the truth, and indeed they are liars.
91. Allah has not taken any son, and there has never been with Him any deity; otherwise, each deity would have taken what it created, and some of them would have overpowered others. Glory be to Allah above what they describe.
92. Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, so exalted is He above what they associate.
93. Say, "My Lord, if You should show me that which they are promised,"
94. My Lord, so do not place me among the wrongdoing people.
95. And indeed, We are Able to show you what We promise them.
96. Repel the evil with that which is better. We are most knowing of what they describe.
97. And say, "My Lord, I seek refuge in You from the whispers of the devils,"
98. And I seek refuge in You, my Lord, that they be present with me.
99. until when death comes to one of them, he says, "My Lord, return me
100. Perhaps I may do righteous deeds in that which I have left behind. No! It is but a word he speaks; and behind them is a barrier until the Day they are resurrected.
101. So when the Horn is blown, then there will be no relationships among them on that Day, nor will they ask one another.
102. So those whose scales are heavy, it is they who are the successful.
103. And those whose scales are light, they are the ones who have lost their souls, in Hell, they will abide eternally.
104. The Fire will scorch their faces, and they therein will be disfigured.
105. "Were not My verses recited to you, and you used to deny them?"
106. They said, "Our Lord, our misery overcame us, and we were a people astray."
107. Our Lord, remove us from it, and if we return, then indeed we are wrongdoers.
108. He said, "Remain despised therein and do not speak to Me."
109. Verily, there was a group of My servants who said, 'Our Lord, we have believed, so forgive us and have mercy on us, and You are the best of the merciful.'
110. So you took them in ridicule until they made you forget My remembrance, and you were laughing at them.
111. Indeed, I have rewarded them this day for their patience, that they are the successful ones.
112. He said, "How many years did you remain on the earth?"
113. They said, "We remained a day or part of a day; ask those who count."
114. He said, "You stayed only a little; if only you had known."
115. Did you think that We created you in vain and that to Us you would not be returned?
116. So exalted is Allah, the King, the Truth; there is no god but He, the Lord of the Noble Throne.
117. And whoever calls upon with Allah another god for which he has no proof, then his reckoning is only with his Lord; indeed, the disbelievers will not succeed.
118. And say, "My Lord, forgive and have mercy, and You are the best of the merciful."

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The Light
An-Nūr
النور

1. A surah We have sent down and made obligatory, and We have revealed in it clear verses that you might remember.
2. The adulteress and the adulterer, lash each one of them with a hundred lashes, and do not let pity for them take hold of you in the religion of Allah, if you believe in Allah and the Last Day. And let a group of the believers witness their punishment.
3. The fornicator marries none but a fornicatress or a polytheist, and the fornicatress marries none but a fornicator or a polytheist, and that is forbidden to the believers.
4. And those who accuse chaste women, then do not produce four witnesses, lash them with eighty lashes, and do not accept their testimony ever after. And those are the defiantly disobedient,
5. Except those who repent after that and reform, for indeed, Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
6. And those who accuse their wives and have no witnesses except themselves, then the testimony of one of them is four testimonies by Allah that indeed, he is of the truthful.
7. And the fifth that the curse of Allah be upon him if he is among the liars.
8. And it will avert the punishment from her if she testifies four times by Allah that indeed, he is of the liars.
9. And the fifth that the wrath of Allah be upon her if he is among the truthful.
10. And if it were not for the favor of Allah upon you and His mercy, and that Allah is the Accepting of repentance, the Wise.
11. Verily, those who brought forth the falsehood are a group among you; do not consider it bad for you; rather, it is good for you. For every person among them is what he has earned from the sin, and the one who took upon himself the greater portion thereof - for him is a great punishment.
12. If only, when you heard it, the believing men and believing women had thought good of themselves and said, "This is a clear falsehood."
13. If only they had brought four witnesses for it! But since they did not bring the witnesses, then in the sight of Allah, they are the liars.
14. And if it were not for the favor of Allah upon you and His mercy in this world and the Hereafter, a great punishment would have touched you for that in which you were involved
15. When you received it with your tongues, and you said with your mouths what you had no knowledge of, and you thought it was insignificant, while it was, in the sight of Allah, tremendous.
16. And why, when you heard it, did you not say, "It is not for us to speak of this. Exalted are You; this is a great slander"?
17. Allah warns you that you should never return to the like of it, if you are believers.
18. And Allah makes clear to you the signs, and Allah is Knowing, Wise.
19. Verily, those who love that indecency should spread among those who believe, for them is a painful punishment in this world and the Hereafter. And Allah knows, and you do not know.
20. And if not for the favor of Allah upon you and His mercy, and that Allah is Kind and Merciful.
21. O you who have believed, do not follow the footsteps of Satan; and whoever follows the footsteps of Satan, indeed, he enjoins immorality and wrongdoing; and if not for the favor of Allah upon you and His mercy, not one of you would have been pure, ever; but Allah purifies whom He wills; and Allah is Hearing, Knowing.
22. And let not those of virtue among you and wealth withhold giving to their relatives and the needy and the emigrants in the cause of Allah; and let them pardon and overlook. Do you not love that Allah should forgive you? And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
23. Verily, those who accuse the chaste, unaware, believing women are cursed in this world and the Hereafter; and for them is a great punishment
24. The Day their tongues, their hands, and their feet will testify against them about what they used to do.
25. On that Day, Allah will give them their true recompense in full, and they will know that Allah is the clear Truth.
26. The wicked women are for the wicked men, and the wicked men are for the wicked women. And the good women are for the good men, and the good men are for the good women. Those are declared innocent of what they say. For them is forgiveness and noble provision.
27. O you who have believed, do not enter houses other than your own until you seek permission and greet their inhabitants. That is better for you; perhaps you will be reminded.
28. But if you do not find anyone in it, do not enter it until permission is given to you. And if it is said to you, "Go back," then go back; it is purer for you. And Allah is Knowing of what you do.
29. There is no blame upon you if you enter uninhabited houses in which there is something of use for you; and Allah knows what you reveal and what you conceal.
30. Say to the believing men, "Lower from their vision and guard their private parts. That is purer for them. Indeed, Allah is Acquainted with what they do."
31. And tell the believing women to lower their gaze and guard their private parts, and not display their beauty except what is apparent of it, and to draw their veils over their bosoms, and not display their beauty except to their husbands, or their fathers, or the fathers of their husbands, or their sons, or the sons of their husbands, or their brothers, or the sons of their brothers, or the sons of their sisters, or their women, or what their right hands possess, or those male attendants who lack physical desire, or children who are not yet aware of the private aspects of women. And let them not stamp their feet to make known what they conceal of their beauty. And turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might succeed.
32. And marry the single ones among you and the righteous among your male servants and female servants; if they are poor, Allah will enrich them from His bounty; and Allah is All-Encompassing, All-Knowing.
33. And let those who do not find marriage abstain until Allah enriches them from His bounty. And those who seek a contract from among those whom your right hands possess, then make a contract with them if you know there is goodness in them, and give them from the wealth of Allah which He has given you. And do not compel your slave girls to prostitution if they desire chastity, to seek the temporary interests of worldly life. And whoever compels them, then indeed, Allah, after their compulsion, is Forgiving and Merciful.
34. And We have indeed sent down to you clear signs and an example from those who passed away before you and a warning for the God-fearing.
35. Allah is the light of the heavens and the earth; the example of His light is like a niche in which there is a lamp; the lamp is in a glass; the glass is as if it were a shining star; lit from a blessed olive tree, neither eastern nor western; its oil almost glows even if untouched by fire; light upon light; Allah guides to His light whom He wills; and Allah presents examples for the people; and Allah is knowing of all things.
36. In houses which Allah has permitted to be raised and His name to be remembered therein, they glorify Him therein in the mornings and the evenings
37. Men whom neither commerce nor sale distracts from the remembrance of Allah and performance of prayer and giving of zakah, they fear a Day in which the hearts and eyes will turn about.
38. That Allah may reward them with the best of what they did, and increase them from His bounty. And Allah provides for whom He wills without account.
39. And those who disbelieve, their deeds are like a mirage in a desert, which the thirsty one thinks is water, until when he comes to it, he finds it is nothing, and finds Allah there, and He will pay him his account in full; and Allah is swift in account.
40. Or like darknesses in a deep sea, covered by waves, above which are waves, above which are clouds. Darknesses, some of them above others. When he extends his hand, he can hardly see it. And he to whom Allah has not given light, for him there is no light.
41. Do you not see that Allah is glorified by whoever is in the heavens and the earth and the birds with wings spread? Each knows its prayer and glorification, and Allah is Knowing of what they do.
42. And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth; and to Allah is the return.
43. Do you not see that Allah drives clouds, then He brings them together, then He makes them into a mass, and you see the rain emerge from within it, and He sends down from the sky, from mountains within it, hail, and He strikes with it whom He wills and averts it from whom He wills; the flash of its lightning almost takes away the eyesight.
44. Allah alternates the night and the day; indeed, in that is a lesson for those of vision.
45. And Allah created every creature from water; so among them are those that move on their bellies, and among them are those that walk on two legs, and among them are those that walk on four. Allah creates what He wills; indeed, Allah is over all things competent.
46. Certainly, We have sent down clear signs, and Allah guides whom He wills to a straight path.
47. And they say, "We have believed in Allah and in the Messenger, and we have obeyed"; then a party of them turns away after that. And those are not believers.
48. And when they are called to Allah and His Messenger to judge between them, a group of them turns away.
49. And if the right is theirs, they come to him in submission.
50. Is there disease in their hearts, or have they doubted, or do they fear that Allah will be unjust to them and His Messenger? Rather, it is they who are the wrongdoers.
51. The only statement of the believers when they are called to Allah and His Messenger to judge between them is that they say, "We have heard and we have obeyed." And those are the successful.
52. And whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger and fears Allah and is conscious of Him, those are the successful ones.
53. And they swore by Allah their strongest oaths that if you ordered them, they would surely go forth. Say, "Do not swear. Obedience is known. Indeed, Allah is Aware of what you do."
54. Say, "Obey Allah and obey the Messenger; but if you turn away, then upon him is only what he has been charged with, and upon you is what you have been charged with. And if you obey him, you will be guided. And there is not upon the Messenger except the clear notification."
55. Allah has promised those who have believed among you and done righteous deeds, that He will surely grant them succession in the earth, just as He granted it to those before them, and that He will surely establish for them their religion which He has chosen for them, and that He will surely substitute for them, after their fear, security. They worship Me, not associating anything with Me. And whoever disbelieves after that, then those are the defiantly disobedient.
56. And establish the prayer and give the zakah and obey the Messenger that you may receive mercy.
57. Do not think that those who disbelieve are causing failure in the land; their abode is the Fire, and wretched is the destination.
58. O you who have believed, let those whom your right hands possess and those who have not reached puberty among you ask your permission at three times: before the dawn prayer, and when you put aside your clothing at noon, and after the night prayer. Three times of privacy for you. There is no blame upon you nor upon them beyond these times, for they continually circulate among you, some of you among others. Thus does Allah make clear to you the verses; and Allah is Knowing and Wise.
59. And when the children among you reach puberty, let them ask permission just as those before them asked permission. Thus does Allah make clear to you His signs; and Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
60. And the elderly women who do not expect marriage, there is no blame upon them if they put aside their garments, not displaying adornment. But to abstain is better for them. And Allah is Hearing, Knowing.
61. There is no blame upon the blind, nor is there blame upon the lame, nor is there blame upon the sick, nor upon yourselves if you eat from your houses, or the houses of your fathers, or the houses of your mothers, or the houses of your brothers, or the houses of your sisters, or the houses of your paternal uncles, or the houses of your paternal aunts, or the houses of your maternal uncles, or the houses of your maternal aunts, or from what you possess the keys of, or from the house of a friend. There is no sin upon you whether you eat together or separately. But when you enter houses, greet one another with a greeting from Allah, blessed and good. Thus does Allah make clear to you the verses that you may understand.
62. Verily, the believers are those who believe in Allah and His Messenger, and when they are with him on a collective matter, they do not leave until they have sought his permission. Indeed, those who seek your permission, they are the ones who believe in Allah and His Messenger. So when they seek your permission for some of their affairs, then grant permission to whom you will among them and ask forgiveness for them from Allah. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
63. Do not make the calling of the Messenger among yourselves like the calling of some of you to others. Allah knows those who slip away among you, hiding behind others. So let those who oppose his order beware, lest a trial befall them or a painful punishment.
64. Behold, to Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth. He knows what you are upon, and on the Day they will be returned to Him, He will inform them of what they have done. And Allah is Knowing of all things.

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The Criterion
Al-Furqān
الفرقان

1. Blessed is the One who sent down the Criterion upon His servant so that he may be a warner to the worlds
2. He who has the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and has not taken a son, and has no partner in His dominion, and created everything and determined it precisely.
3. And they have taken besides Him gods that create nothing and they are created and they do not possess for themselves any harm or benefit and they do not possess death or life or resurrection.
4. And those who disbelieve said, "This is nothing but a falsehood he has invented, and other people have helped him with it." Thus, they have come with injustice and falsehood.
5. And they said, "Tales of the ancients he has written down, so they are dictated to him morning and evening."
6. Say, "It was sent down by Him who knows the secret in the heavens and the earth. Indeed, He is ever Forgiving, Merciful."
7. And they said, "What is with this messenger that he eats food and walks in the markets? Why has an angel not been sent down to him to be a warner with him?"
8. Or a treasure is thrown to him, or he has a garden from which he eats. And the wrongdoers say, "You follow only a man bewitched."
9. Look how they have set forth for you the parables, so they have gone astray, and they cannot find a way.
10. Blessed is the One who, if He wills, can make for you better than that: gardens beneath which rivers flow, and can make for you palaces.
11. Nay, they have denied the Hour; and We have prepared for those who deny the Hour a blazing Fire.
12. When it sees them from a distant place, they hear for it fury and roaring.
13. And when they are thrown from it into a narrow place bound together, they will call there for destruction.
14. Do not cry today for one destruction, but cry for much destruction.
15. Say, "Is that better or the Garden of Eternity which is promised to the righteous? It will be for them a reward and a destination."
16. For them therein is whatever they wish, abiding eternally; it is upon your Lord a promise asked.
17. And the Day He will gather them and what they worship besides Allah, and He will say, "Did you mislead My servants, these, or did they stray from the way?"
18. They said, "Glory to You! It was not for us to take any protectors besides You, but You gave them and their fathers enjoyment until they forgot the reminder and became a ruined people."
19. So they have denied you in what you say, and you cannot avert it nor help. And whoever among you commits injustice, We will make him taste a great punishment.
20. And We did not send before you from the messengers except that they ate food and walked in the markets. And We have made some of you for others a trial. Will you have patience? And your Lord is ever Seeing.
21. ۞ And said those who do not expect to meet Us, "Why were not sent down upon us the angels, or we see our Lord?" Certainly, they have become arrogant within themselves and have exceeded all bounds with great insolence.
22. The day they see the angels, no good news will there be that day for the criminals, and they will say, "A barrier forbidden."
23. And We came to what they did of deeds and made it scattered dust.
24. The companions of the Garden, on that Day, will have a better settlement and a more excellent resting place.
25. And the Day the sky will split open with clouds, and the angels will be sent down in successive descent.
26. The sovereignty on that Day will be true for the Most Merciful, and it will be a difficult Day for the disbelievers.
27. And the Day the wrongdoer bites on his hands, he says, "Oh, I wish I had taken a path with the Messenger."
28. O woe to me! I wish I had not taken so-and-so as a close friend.
29. Verily, he led me astray from the remembrance after it had come to me, and Satan is ever a deserter to man.
30. And the Messenger said, "O my Lord, indeed my people have taken this Qur'an as abandoned."
31. And thus We have made for every prophet an enemy from among the criminals; and sufficient is your Lord as a guide and a helper.
32. And those who disbelieve said, "Why was the Qur'an not sent down upon him all at once?" Thus, that We may strengthen your heart thereby. And We have recited it distinctly.
33. And they do not bring you an example except that We bring you the truth and a better explanation.
34. Those who are gathered on their faces to Hell, they are the worst in place and the most astray in path.
35. And We had certainly given Moses the Book and made with him his brother Aaron an assistant.
36. So We said, "Go both of you to the people who have denied Our signs," and We destroyed them with utter destruction.
37. And the people of Noah, when they denied the messengers, We drowned them, and made them a sign for the people. And We have prepared for the wrongdoers a painful punishment.
38. And ʿAad and Thamūd and the companions of the well and many generations between that numerous.
39. And each We presented to him the examples, and each We destroyed with destruction.
40. And they have come upon the village which was showered with a rain of evil. Have they not seen it? But they were not expecting resurrection.
41. And when they see you, they take you not except in ridicule, "Is this the one whom Allah has sent as a messenger?"
42. He almost led us astray from our gods if we had not been patient with them; and they will know when they see the punishment who is more astray in way.
43. Have you seen the one who takes his own desire as his god? So, would you be a guardian over him?
44. Or do you think that most of them hear or understand? They are nothing but like cattle. Rather, they are even more astray in their way.
45. Have you not seen to your Lord how He extended the shadow, and if He willed, He could have made it stationary? Then We made the sun upon it an indication.
46. Then We seized it to Us with an easy seizure.
47. And it is He who made the night for you as a covering and sleep for rest and made the day for rising.
48. And it is He who sends the winds as glad tidings before His mercy , and We have sent down from the sky pure water
49. That We may give life to a dead land with it and provide drink to the livestock and many people We have created.
50. And We have certainly distributed it among them so that they might remember, but most of the people refuse except disbelief.
51. And if We had willed, We would have sent in every village a warner.
52. So do not obey the disbelievers, and strive against them with it, a great striving.
53. ۞ And He is the One who released the two seas, this one fresh and sweet, and that one salty and bitter, and He placed between them a barrier and a prohibiting partition.
54. And it is He who created from water a human being, and made him lineage and marriage. And your Lord is ever competent.
55. And they worship besides Allah that which neither benefits them nor harms them, and the disbeliever is ever, against his Lord, an assistant.
56. And We have not sent you except as a bringer of good tidings and a warner.
57. Say, "I do not ask you for it any reward, except for whoever wills to take a path to his Lord."
58. And rely upon the Living One who does not die, and glorify with His praise. And sufficient is He, with the sins of His servants, as an Expert.
59. The One who created the heavens and the earth and what is between them in six days, then established Himself on the Throne; the Most Merciful, so ask about Him one who is well-informed.
60. And when it is said to them, "Prostrate to the Most Merciful," they say, "And what is the Most Merciful? Should we prostrate to what you command us?" And it increases them in aversion.
61. Blessed is the One who made in the sky constellations and placed therein a lamp and a shining moon.
62. And it is He who made the night and the day in succession for whoever desires to remember or desires gratitude.
63. And the servants of the Merciful who walk on the earth humbly, and when the ignorant address them, they say, "Peace."
64. And those who spend the night for their Lord, prostrating and standing
65. And those who say, "Our Lord, turn away from us the torment of Hell; indeed, its torment is ever lasting."
66. Indeed, it is an evil place to settle and reside.
67. And those who, when they spend, do not waste nor are they stingy, but are, between that, justly moderate
68. And those who do not call upon another god with Allah, nor kill the soul which Allah has forbidden, except with right, nor commit adultery. And whoever does that will meet a penalty.
69. Doubled for him is the punishment on the Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein humiliated,
70. Except for those who repent, and believe, and do righteous deeds, for those Allah will replace their evil deeds with good deeds, and Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful.
71. And whoever repents and does righteous deeds, then indeed he turns to Allah with true repentance.
72. And those who do not bear witness to falsehood, and when they pass by idle talk, they pass by with dignity.
73. And those who, when reminded of the signs of their Lord, do not fall upon them deaf and blind.
74. And those who say, "Our Lord, grant us from our wives and our offspring the joy of our eyes, and make us an example for the righteous."
75. Those will be rewarded the Chamber for what they endured patiently, and they will be met therein with greetings and peace,
76. Abiding eternally therein, good is the settlement and residence.
77. Say, "What would my Lord care for you if not for your supplication?" For you have denied, so it will be inevitable.

26
The Poets
Ash-Shuʿarā'
الشعراء

1. Ṭā, Seen, Meem.
2. These are the verses of the clear Book
3. Perhaps, you would kill yourself with grief that they will not be believers.
4. If We will, We can send down upon them from the sky a sign, so their necks would remain humbled to it.
5. And no reminder comes to them from the Most Merciful, newly revealed, except that they turn away from it.
6. So they have denied, and there will come to them the news of what they used to mock.
7. And did they not see to the earth, how much We have caused to grow therein of every noble kind?
8. Verily in that is a sign, and most of them were not believers.
9. And indeed your Lord, He is the Mighty, the Merciful.
10. And when your Lord called Moses, "Go to the wrongdoing people,"
11. The people of Pharaoh, will they not fear?
12. He said, "My Lord, indeed I fear that they will deny me"
13. And tightens my chest and does not speak my tongue, so send to Aaron.
14. And they have upon me a sin, so I fear that they will kill me.
15. He said, "No! Go both of you with Our signs; indeed, We are with you, listening."
16. So go to Pharaoh and say, "Indeed, we are the messengers of the Lord of the worlds,"
17. That you send with us the Children of Israel.
18. said, "Did we not raise you among us as a child, and you remained among us for years of your life?"
19. And you did your deed which you did, and you were of the disbelievers.
20. He said, "I did it then, while I was of those astray."
21. So I fled from you when I feared you, then my Lord granted me wisdom and made me one of the messengers.
22. And this is a favor that you bestow upon me that you have enslaved the Children of Israel
23. Said Pharaoh, "And what is the Lord of the worlds?"
24. He said, "The Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, if you should be certain."
25. He said to those around him, "Do you not listen?"
26. said, "Your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers."
27. said, "Indeed, your messenger who has been sent to you is mad."
28. He said, "Lord of the east and the west and what is between them, if you were to reason."
29. said, "If you take a god other than me, I will surely make you among the imprisoned."
30. He said, "Even if I brought you something clear?"
31. He said, "Then bring it, if you are of the truthful."
32. So he threw his staff, and suddenly it was a clear serpent.
33. And he drew out his hand, and behold, it was white for the onlookers.
34. He said to the eminent ones around him, "Indeed, this is a knowledgeable magician."
35. He wants to drive you out of your land by his magic, so what do you command?
36. They said, "Postpone him and his brother and send in the cities gatherers."
37. They will bring you every learned magician.
38. So the magicians were gathered for the appointment of a known day.
39. And it was said to the people, "Are you gathering?"
40. Perhaps we will follow the magicians if they are the victors
41. And when the magicians came, they said to Pharaoh, "Is there indeed for us a reward if we are the victors?"
42. He said, "Yes, and indeed, you will then be of the near ones."
43. Moses said to them, "Throw what you are going to throw."
44. So they threw their ropes and their staffs, and said, "By the might of Pharaoh, indeed we are the victors."
45. So Moses threw his staff, and behold, it swallowed what they falsified.
46. And the magicians were thrown down prostrating
47. They said, "We have believed in the Lord of the worlds,"
48. The Lord of Moses and Aaron
49. He said, "You have believed in him before I gave you permission. Indeed, he is your chief who taught you magic, but you will surely know. I will surely cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and I will surely crucify you all."
50. They said, "No harm; indeed, to our Lord we will return."
51. Indeed, we aspire that our Lord will forgive us our sins because we were the first of the believers.
52. And We inspired to Moses, "Travel by night with My servants; indeed, you will be followed."
53. So Pharaoh sent in the cities gatherers
54. Indeed, these are surely a small band,
55. And indeed, they are for us enraging
56. And indeed, we are all cautious
57. So We expelled them from gardens and springs
58. And treasures, and an honorable station,
59. Thus; and We caused to inherit it the Children of Israel.
60. So they pursued them at sunrise
61. And when the two groups saw each other, the companions of Moses said, "Indeed, we are surely to be overtaken!"
62. said, "No! Indeed, with me is my Lord; He will guide me."
63. So We revealed to Moses, "Strike the sea with your staff," and it split, and each part was like a great mountain.
64. And We brought near there the others
65. And We saved Moses and those with him, all together
66. Then We drowned the others
67. Verily in that is a sign; and most of them were not believers.
68. And indeed your Lord, He is the Mighty, the Merciful.
69. And recite to them the story of Abraham
70. When he said to his father and his people, "What do you worship?"
71. They said, "We worship idols and remain devoted to them."
72. He said, "Do they hear you when you call?"
73. Or benefit you, or harm you?
74. They said, "Rather, we found our fathers doing thus."
75. He said, "Have you seen what you have been worshipping,"
76. You and your ancient forefathers
77. For indeed, they are enemies to me, except the Lord of the worlds,
78. The one who created me, so He guides me.
79. And the one who feeds me and gives me drink
80. And if I become sick, then He heals me
81. And the one who causes me to die then brings me to life
82. And the One who I hope will forgive me my sin on the Day of Judgment
83. , "My Lord, grant me wisdom and join me with the righteous."
84. And make for me a tongue of truth among the later ones.
85. And make me among the inheritors of the Garden of Bliss.
86. And forgive my father, indeed, he was of the astray.
87. And do not disgrace me on the Day they are resurrected
88. The Day when wealth will not benefit nor children
89. Except one who comes to Allah with a sound heart.
90. And the Garden will be brought near to the righteous
91. And Hellfire will be exposed to the deviators
92. And it was said to them, "Where is what you used to worship?"
93. Without Allah, can they help you or help themselves?
94. So they will be overturned into it, they and the deviators
95. And the soldiers of Iblees, all together.
96. They said while they are disputing therein,
97. "By Allah, indeed we were in clear error"
98. When we equate you with the Lord of the worlds.
99. And none misled us except the criminals.
100. So what is for us of intercessors
101. And not a close friend.
102. So if only we had a return, then we would be among the believers.
103. Verily in that is a sign, and most of them were not believers.
104. And indeed your Lord, He is the Mighty, the Merciful.
105. Denied the people of Noah the messengers
106. When said to them their brother Noah, "Will you not fear?"
107. Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.
108. So fear Allah and obey me.
109. And I do not ask you for it any reward; my reward is only from the Lord of the worlds.
110. So fear Allah and obey me
111. ۞ They said, "Should we believe you while the lowest follow you?"
112. He said, "And what is my knowledge of what they used to do?"
113. Their account is only upon my Lord, if you could perceive.
114. And I am not one to drive away the believers
115. I am only a clear warner.
116. They said, "If you do not stop, O Noah, you will certainly be among the stoned."
117. He said, "My Lord, indeed my people have denied me."
118. So decide between me and them decisively and save me and those with me of the believers.
119. So We saved him and those with him in the laden ship.
120. Then We drowned after the remaining ones.
121. Verily in that is a sign; and most of them were not believers.
122. And indeed your Lord, He is the Mighty, the Merciful.
123. ʿAad denied the messengers
124. When their brother Hūd said to them, "Will you not fear?"
125. Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.
126. So fear Allah and obey me.
127. And I do not ask you for it any reward. My reward is only from the Lord of the worlds.
128. Do you build on every height a sign, playing around,
129. And you take constructions that you might abide eternally?
130. And when you strike, you strike as tyrants.
131. So fear Allah and obey me.
132. And fear the One who provided you with what you know,
133. Provided you with livestock and sons
134. And gardens and springs,
135. Verily, I fear for you the punishment of a great day.
136. They said, "It is the same to us whether you advise or are not among the advisors."
137. Verily this is nothing but the creation of the former ones,
138. And we are not to be punished.
139. So they denied him, and We destroyed them; indeed, in that is a sign, but most of them were not believers.
140. And indeed your Lord, He is the Mighty, the Merciful.
141. Thamud denied the messengers
142. When their brother Ṣāliḥ said to them, "Will you not fear?"
143. Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.
144. So fear Allah and obey me.
145. And I do not ask you for it any reward; my reward is only from the Lord of the worlds.
146. Will you be left in what is here, safe,
147. In gardens and springs
148. And crops and palm trees with tender fruit
149. And you carve out of the mountains, houses, skillfully
150. So fear Allah and obey me.
151. And do not obey the order of the extravagant ones,
152. Those who cause corruption in the land and do not amend.
153. They said, "Indeed, you are only among the bewitched."
154. You are nothing but a human like us, so bring a sign if you are among the truthful.
155. He said, "This is a she-camel; for her is a drink, and for you is a drink on a known day."
156. And do not touch her with harm, lest a punishment of a great day seize you.
157. So they hamstrung her and became regretful.
158. So the punishment took them; indeed, in that is a sign, but most of them were not believers.
159. And indeed your Lord, He is the Mighty, the Merciful.
160. The people of Lot denied the messengers
161. When their brother Lot said to them, "Will you not fear?"
162. Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.
163. So fear Allah and obey me.
164. And I do not ask you for it any reward; my reward is only from the Lord of the worlds.
165. Do you come to the males from the worlds
166. And leave what created for you your Lord from your mates? But you are a people transgressing.
167. They said, "If you do not desist, O Lot, you will surely be among the evicted."
168. He said, "Indeed, I am, toward your deed, of those who detest."
169. My Lord, save me and my family from what they do.
170. So We saved him and his family, all together
171. Except an old woman among those who remained
172. Then We destroyed the others
173. And We rained upon them a rain, so evil was the rain of those who were warned.
174. Verily in that is a sign; and most of them were not believers.
175. And indeed your Lord, He is the Mighty, the Merciful.
176. The companions of the thicket denied the messengers
177. When Shu'ayb said to them, "Will you not fear?"
178. Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.
179. So fear Allah and obey me.
180. And I do not ask you for it any reward; my reward is only from the Lord of the worlds.
181. ۞ Fulfill the measure and do not be among the defrauders.
182. And weigh with the straight balance.
183. And do not deprive people of their things and do not act wickedly on the earth, spreading corruption.
184. And fear the One who created you and the former generations.
185. They said, "Indeed, you are only among the bewitched."
186. And you are nothing but a human like us, and indeed, we think you are among the liars.
187. So drop upon us fragments from the sky, if you are of the truthful.
188. He said, "My Lord knows best what you do."
189. So they denied him, and the punishment of the day of the shadow seized them. Indeed, it was the punishment of a great day.
190. Verily in that is a sign, and most of them were not believers.
191. And indeed your Lord, He is the Mighty, the Merciful
192. And indeed, it is a revelation of the Lord of the worlds.
193. The Faithful Spirit has descended with it
194. Upon your heart, that you may be of the warners
195. In a clear Arabic language
196. And indeed, it is surely in the scriptures of the former ones.
197. And was it not a sign for them that it is known by the scholars of the Children of Israel?
198. And if We had sent it down to some of the non-Arabs
199. And he recited it to them , they were not believers in it.
200. Thus have We inserted it into the hearts of the criminals
201. They do not believe in it until they see the painful punishment.
202. So it will come to them suddenly, and they will not perceive.
203. And they will say, "Are we to be reprieved?"
204. So for Our punishment are they hastening?
205. Have you seen if We gave them enjoyment for years
206. Then there came to them what they were promised
207. It did not benefit them what they used to enjoy.
208. And We did not destroy any village except that it had warners
209. A reminder; and we were not unjust.
210. And not have brought it down the devils
211. And it is not appropriate for them, and they are not able
212. Indeed they, from hearing, are isolated.
213. So do not call upon with Allah another god, lest you be among the punished.
214. And warn your closest kindred.
215. And lower your wing to those who follow you from the believers.
216. So if they disobey you, then say, "Indeed, I am innocent of what you do."
217. And rely upon the Mighty, the Merciful,
218. The one who sees you when you arise
219. And your movement among the ones who prostrate.
220. Verily, He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
221. Shall I inform you upon whom the devils descend
222. They descend upon every habitual liar, sinner.
223. They pass on the hearing, and most of them are liars.
224. And the poets are followed by the deviators.
225. Have you not seen that they wander in every valley
226. And that they say what they do not do
227. Except those who believed and did righteous deeds and remembered Allah much and defended after they were wronged. And those who wronged will know to what return they will return.

27
The Ant
An-Naml
النمل

1. Ṭā, Seen. These are the verses of the Qur’ān and a clear Book
2. Guidance and good news for the believers
3. Those who establish prayer and give zakah, and they are certain of the Hereafter.
4. Verily, those who do not believe in the Hereafter, We have made their deeds seem fair to them, so they wander blindly.
5. Those are the ones who will have the worst punishment, and in the Hereafter, they are the greatest losers.
6. And indeed, you receive the Qur'an from one Wise, Knowing.
7. When Moses said to his family, "Indeed, I have perceived a fire. I will bring you from there some news or bring you a burning torch so that you may warm yourselves."
8. And when he came to it, a voice called out, "Blessed is he who is in the fire and he who is around it, and glory be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds."
9. O Moses, indeed it is I, Allah, the Mighty, the Wise.
10. And throw your staff. But when he saw it moving as if it were a snake, he turned in flight and did not look back. O Moses, do not fear. Indeed, the messengers do not fear in My presence.
11. Except he who wrongs then substitutes good after evil, indeed, I am Forgiving, Merciful.
12. And insert your hand into your bosom; it will come out white without harm. In nine signs to Pharaoh and his people. Indeed, they have been a people defiantly disobedient.
13. So when Our enlightening signs came to them, they said, "This is clear magic."
14. And they denied them, while their souls were certain of them, out of injustice and arrogance. So observe how was the end of the corrupters.
15. And We have certainly given David and Solomon knowledge, and they said, "Praise be to Allah, who has favored us over many of His believing servants."
16. And Solomon inherited David, and he said, "O people, we have been taught the language of birds, and we have been given from everything. Indeed, this is the evident bounty."
17. And gathered for Solomon were his soldiers from the jinn and the men and the birds, and they were assembled
18. Until, when they came upon the valley of the ants, an ant said, "O ants, enter your dwellings, lest Solomon and his soldiers crush you while they do not perceive."
19. So he smiled, laughing at her words, and said, "My Lord, inspire me to be thankful for Your blessing which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents, and to do righteous deeds that please You, and admit me by Your mercy among Your righteous servants."
20. And he inspected the birds and said, "What is with me that I do not see the hoopoe, or is he among the absent?"
21. I will surely punish him with a severe punishment, or I will slaughter him, or he must bring me clear authority.
22. So he stayed not far and said, "I have encompassed what you have not encompassed, and I have come to you from Saba with certain news."
23. Indeed, I found a woman ruling them, and she has been given everything, and she has a great throne.
24. I found her and her people prostrating to the sun instead of Allah, and Satan has adorned their deeds for them and averted them from the path, so they are not guided.
25. That they do not prostrate to Allah, who brings forth the hidden in the heavens and the earth and knows what you conceal and what you reveal
26. Allah there is no deity except Him Lord of the Throne the Great
27. He said, "We will see whether you were truthful or were of the liars."
28. Go with this letter of mine and deliver it to them, then turn away from them and see what they return.
29. She said, "O eminent ones, indeed, to me has been delivered a noble letter."
30. Verily, it is from Solomon, and verily, it is: "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful,"
31. That you do not exalt yourselves against me and come to me in submission
32. She said, "O eminent ones, advise me in my matter. I would not decide a matter until you witness it."
33. They said, "We are possessors of strength and possessors of great might, and the matter is up to you, so see what you will command."
34. She said, "Indeed, when kings enter a village, they corrupt it and make the honored of its people humiliated. And thus they do."
35. And indeed, I will send to them a gift and see with what the messengers will return.
36. So when Solomon came, he said, "Do you provide me with wealth? What Allah has given me is better than what He has given you. Rather, you rejoice in your gift."
37. Return to them, and we will surely come to them with soldiers that they will have no power to resist, and we will surely expel them from it in disgrace, and they will be humbled.
38. He said, "O assembly, which of you will bring me her throne before they come to me in submission?"
39. An ifrit from the jinn said, "I will bring it to you before you rise from your place; and indeed, I am strong and trustworthy for this."
40. Said the one who had knowledge from the Book, "I will bring it to you before your glance returns to you." And when he saw it placed before him, he said, "This is from the grace of my Lord to test me whether I will be grateful or ungrateful. And whoever is grateful, he is only grateful for his own soul. And whoever is ungrateful, then indeed, my Lord is Free of need, Generous."
41. He said, "Disguise for her her throne; we will see whether she will be guided or will be of those who do not guide."
42. So when she arrived, it was said, "Is your throne like this?" She said, "It is as though it is." And we were given knowledge before her, and we have been Muslims.
43. And it averted her from what she used to worship other than Allah; indeed, she was from a disbelieving people.
44. It was said to her, "Enter the palace." When she saw it, she thought it was a body of water and uncovered her legs. He said, "Indeed, it is a palace made smooth with glass." She said, "My Lord, indeed I have wronged myself, and I submit with Solomon to Allah, Lord of the worlds."
45. And We certainly sent to Thamud their brother Salih, saying, "Worship Allah," but they were two parties disputing.
46. He said, "O my people, why do you hasten for the bad before the good? Why do you not seek forgiveness from Allah so that you may be shown mercy?"
47. They said, "We consider you a bad omen, and those with you." He said, "Your omen is with Allah. Rather, you are a people being tested."
48. And there were in the city nine family heads causing corruption in the land and not amending.
49. They said, "Swear by Allah that we will attack him and his family by night. Then we will say to his heir, 'We did not witness the destruction of his family, and indeed, we are truthful.'"
50. And they plotted a plot, and We plotted a plot, and they did not perceive.
51. So look at how the end of their scheming was - that We destroyed them and their entire people.
52. So those are their houses, desolate because of the wrong they had done. Indeed, in that is a sign for people who know.
53. And We saved those who believed and used to fear.
54. And Lot, when he said to his people, "Do you commit the immorality while you are seeing?"
55. "Do you indeed approach men with desire instead of women? Rather, you are a people behaving ignorantly."
56. So the answer of his people was nothing except that they said, "Expel the family of Lot from your village; indeed, they are people who purify themselves."
57. So We saved him and his family, except for his wife; We had decreed her to be of those who stayed behind.
58. And We rained upon them a rain, so evil was the rain of those who were warned.
59. Say, "Praise be to Allah, and peace upon His servants whom He has chosen. Is Allah better or what they associate with Him?"
60. Or, who created the heavens and the earth and sent down for you water from the sky, then We caused to grow thereby gardens of joyful beauty? It was not for you to grow their trees. Is there a deity with Allah? Nay, but they are a people who ascribe equals.
61. Or, Who made the earth a stable ground and placed within it rivers and made for it mountains and placed between the two seas a barrier? Is there a deity with Allah? But most of them do not know.
62. Or who responds to the distressed one when he calls upon Him and removes the evil and makes you successors of the earth? Is there a deity with Allah? Little do you remember.
63. Or who guides you through the darknesses of the land and the sea, and who sends the winds as heralds of glad tidings before His mercy? Is there a god with Allah? Exalted is Allah above what they associate with Him.
64. Or who begins creation and then repeats it, and who provides for you from the sky and the earth? Is there a god with Allah? Say, "Bring your proof if you are truthful."
65. Say, "None knows the unseen in the heavens and the earth except Allah, and they do not perceive when they will be resurrected."
66. Rather, their knowledge has reached the end concerning the Hereafter; rather, they are in doubt about it; rather, they are, concerning it, blind.
67. And those who disbelieve said, "When we have become dust, and our forefathers too, will we indeed be brought out?"
68. We have been promised this, we and our forefathers, from before. This is nothing but legends of the former peoples.
69. Say, "Travel through the land and observe how was the end of the criminals."
70. And do not grieve over them, and do not be in distress because of what they conspire.
71. And they say, "When is this promise, if you are truthful?"
72. Say, "Perhaps it is close behind you, some of that which you are hastening."
73. And indeed, your Lord is full of bounty to the people, but most of them do not give thanks.
74. And indeed your Lord knows what their hearts conceal and what they reveal.
75. And there is not a thing hidden in the heaven and the earth except that it is in a clear Book.
76. Verily, this Qur'an narrates to the Children of Israel most of that in which they differ.
77. And indeed, it is guidance and mercy for the believers
78. Indeed, your Lord judges between them by His judgment; and He is the Mighty, the Knowing.
79. So rely upon Allah; indeed, you are upon the clear truth.
80. Verily, you cannot make the dead hear, nor can you make the deaf hear the call when they turn their backs retreating.
81. And you are not guiding the blind away from their error; you can only make hear those who believe in Our signs, so they are Muslims.
82. And when the word befalls them, We will bring forth for them a creature from the earth, speaking to them that the people were not certain of Our signs.
83. And the Day We will gather from every nation a group of those who deny Our signs, and they will be restrained
84. Until when they come, He will say, "Did you deny My signs and did not encompass them in knowledge, or what were you doing?"
85. And the word will be fulfilled against them because they have wronged, so they will not speak.
86. Have they not seen that We made the night for them to rest in and the day to see? Indeed, in that are signs for a people who believe.
87. And the Day the Horn is blown, and whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth will be terrified, except whom Allah wills; and all will come to Him humbled.
88. And you see the mountains, you think them solid, but they pass by like clouds. The work of Allah, who has perfected everything. Indeed, He is fully aware of what you do.
89. Whoever comes with a good deed will have better than it, and they will be safe from the terror of that Day.
90. And whoever comes with the evil deed, their faces will be overturned into the Fire, "Are you recompensed except for what you used to do?"
91. "I have only been commanded to worship the Lord of this city, who made it sacred, and to Him belongs everything. And I have been commanded to be among the Muslims."
92. And to recite the Qur'an; so whoever is guided is only guided for himself; and whoever goes astray, say, "I am only one of the warners."
93. And say, "Praise be to Allah. He will show you His signs, and you will recognize them. And your Lord is not unaware of what you do."

28
The Stories
Al-Qaṣaṣ
القصص

1. Ṭā, Seen, Meem.
2. These are the verses of the clear Book.
3. We recite to you from the news of Moses and Pharaoh in truth for a people who believe.
4. Verily, Pharaoh exalted himself in the land and made its people into factions, weakening a group among them, slaughtering their sons and sparing their women. Verily, he was of the corrupters.
5. And We want to bestow favor upon those who were oppressed in the land and make them leaders and make them the inheritors
6. And establish for them in the land and show Pharaoh and Haman and their soldiers from them what they had feared.
7. And We inspired to the mother of Moses, "Nurse him; but when you fear for him, cast him into the river and do not fear and do not grieve. Indeed, We will return him to you and will make him one of the messengers."
8. So the family of Pharaoh picked him up, that he might become for them an enemy and a cause of grief. Indeed, Pharaoh, Haman, and their soldiers were wrongdoers.
9. And said the wife of Pharaoh, "A comfort of the eye for me and for you; do not kill him; perhaps he may benefit us, or we may take him as a son." And they did not perceive.
10. And the heart of the mother of Moses became empty; she was about to disclose him, had We not bound fast her heart, so that she would be of the believers.
11. And she said to his sister, "Follow him"; so she watched him from a distance, and they did not perceive.
12. And We had forbidden him from wet nurses before, so she said, "Shall I guide you to a household that will take care of him for you while they are sincere to him?"
13. So We returned him to his mother that her eye might be comforted and she would not grieve and that she might know that the promise of Allah is true. But most of them do not know.
14. And when he reached his full strength and maturity, We gave him wisdom and knowledge. And thus do We reward the good-doers.
15. And he entered the city at a time of inattention from its people, and found therein two men fighting: this one from his faction and this one from his enemy. So the one from his faction called for help to him against the one from his enemy, and Moses struck him and killed him. He said, "This is from the work of Satan. Indeed, he is a manifest, misleading enemy."
16. He said, "My Lord, indeed I have wronged myself, so forgive me," and He forgave him. Indeed, He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.
17. He said, "My Lord, because You have bestowed favor upon me, I will never be a supporter of the criminals."
18. And he became in the city fearful, anticipating, when suddenly the one who sought his help the previous day cried out to him. Moses said to him, "Indeed, you are a clear deviator."
19. So when he wanted to strike the one who was an enemy to both of them, he said, "O Moses, do you want to kill me as you killed a soul yesterday? You only want to be a tyrant in the land and do not want to be among the reformers."
20. And a man came from the farthest part of the city, hurrying. He said, "O Moses, indeed the chiefs are planning to kill you, so leave; indeed, I am to you a sincere advisor."
21. So he left from it, fearful, watching. He said, "My Lord, save me from the wrongdoing people."
22. And when he directed himself toward Madyan, he said, "Perhaps my Lord will guide me to the right path."
23. And when he arrived at the water of Madyan, he found a group of people watering, and he found two women apart from them holding back. He said, "What is your situation?" They said, "We do not water until the shepherds leave; and our father is an old man."
24. So he watered for them, then he turned to the shade and said, "My Lord, indeed I am in need of whatever good You send down to me."
25. Then came to him one of the two walking with shyness, she said, "Indeed, my father invites you to reward you for what you have watered for us." So when he came to him and narrated to him the story, he said, "Do not fear, you have escaped from the wrongdoing people."
26. Said one of them, "O my father, hire him; indeed, the best one you can hire is the strong, the trustworthy."
27. He said, "Indeed, I want to marry you to one of these two daughters of mine, on the condition that you serve me for eight years; but if you complete ten, it will be from your own accord. And I do not want to make it difficult for you. You will find me, if Allah wills, among the righteous."
28. He said, "That is between me and you. Whichever of the two terms I complete, there is no injustice to me, and Allah is a witness over what we say."
29. So when Moses completed the term and set out with his family, he perceived a fire from the side of the mount. He said to his family, "Stay here; indeed, I have perceived a fire. Perhaps I can bring you some information from it or a burning stick from the fire so that you may warm yourselves."
30. And when he came to it, he was called from the right side of the valley in the blessed spot from the tree, "O Moses, indeed I am Allah, the Lord of the worlds."
31. And throw your staff. But when he saw it moving as if it were a snake, he turned in retreat and did not look back. O Moses, come forward and do not fear. Indeed, you are among the safe.
32. Insert your hand into your bosom; it will come out white without any disease, and draw your arm close to you from fear. These are two proofs from your Lord to Pharaoh and his chiefs; indeed, they have been a people defiantly disobedient.
33. He said, "My Lord, indeed I killed from among them a soul, so I fear they will kill me."
34. And my brother Aaron, he is more eloquent than me in speech, so send him with me as a helper to confirm me. Indeed, I fear that they will deny me.
35. He said, "We will strengthen your arm with your brother and make for you both an authority so they will not reach you. With Our signs, you and those who follow you will be the victors."
36. And when Moses came to them with Our clear signs, they said, "This is nothing but fabricated magic, and we have not heard of this among our earliest forefathers."
37. And Moses said, "My Lord knows best who has brought guidance from Him and who will have the final abode. Indeed, the wrongdoers will not succeed."
38. And Pharaoh said, "O eminent ones, I have not known you to have a god other than me, so ignite for me, O Haman, upon the clay, and make for me a tower that I may look at the God of Moses, and indeed, I do think he is among the liars."
39. And he and his soldiers were arrogant in the land without right, and they thought that they would not be returned to Us.
40. So We seized him and his troops and cast them into the sea. So observe how was the outcome of the wrongdoers.
41. And We made them leaders who call to the Fire, and on the Day of Resurrection, they will not be supported.
42. And We followed them in this world with a curse, and on the Day of Resurrection they will be among the despised.
43. And We gave Moses the Book after We had destroyed the former generations, as insights for the people and guidance and mercy that they might remember.
44. And you were not on the western side when We decreed the matter to Moses, and you were not among the witnesses.
45. But We produced generations, and prolonged was their duration. And you were not a resident among the people of Madyan, reciting to them Our verses, but We were senders.
46. And you were not beside the Mount when We called, but as a mercy from your Lord to warn a people to whom no warner had come before you, that they might remember.
47. And if not that a disaster should strike them for what their hands have put forth, and they would say, "Our Lord, why did You not send to us a messenger, so we could follow Your signs and be among the believers?"
48. And when the truth came to them from Us, they said, "Why has he not been given the like of what was given to Moses?" Did they not disbelieve in what was given to Moses before? They said, "Two magics supporting each other," and they said, "Indeed, we are disbelievers in both."
49. Say, "Then bring a book from Allah which is more guided than either of them, that I may follow it, if you are truthful."
50. But if they do not respond to you, then know that they only follow their desires. And who is more astray than one who follows his desire without guidance from Allah? Indeed, Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.
51. And verily We have conveyed to them the word that they might remember.
52. Those who We gave the Book before it, they believe in it.
53. And when it is recited to them, they say, "We have believed in it; indeed, it is the truth from our Lord. Indeed, we were Muslims before it."
54. Those will be given their reward twice for what they endured patiently, and they repel evil with good, and from what We have provided them, they spend.
55. And when they hear vain talk, they turn away from it and say, "To us our deeds, and to you your deeds. Peace be upon you; we do not seek the ignorant."
56. Verily, you do not guide whom you love, but Allah guides whom He wills; and He is most knowing of the rightly guided.
57. And they said, "If we follow the guidance with you, we will be snatched from our land." Have We not established for them a safe sanctuary to which the fruits of all things are brought as provision from Us? But most of them do not know.
58. And how many a city have We destroyed that was insolent in its living; so those are their dwellings which have not been inhabited after them except a little; and We were the inheritors.
59. And your Lord would not destroy the cities until He sends in their mother a messenger reciting to them Our verses. And We would not destroy the cities except while their people are wrongdoers.
60. And whatever you have been given of anything, it is but the enjoyment of the worldly life and its adornment. And what is with Allah is better and more lasting; do you not then understand?
61. Is he whom We have promised a good promise which he will meet like him whom We provided enjoyment of the worldly life, then he is, on the Day of Resurrection, among those presented?
62. And the Day He will call them and say, "Where are My partners whom you used to claim?"
63. Those who deserved the word will say, "Our Lord, these are the ones we led astray. We led them astray as we were astray. We disassociate ourselves to You. They did not worship us."
64. And it will be said, "Call upon your partners," so they will call upon them; but they will not respond to them, and they will see the punishment. If only they had been guided!
65. And the Day He will call them and say, "What did you answer the messengers?"
66. So the news will be blinded to them that Day, and they will not ask one another.
67. So as for he who repented and believed and did righteous deeds, it is hoped that he will be among the successful.
68. And your Lord creates what He wills and chooses; they have no choice. Glory be to Allah, and He is exalted above what they associate with Him.
69. And your Lord knows what their chests conceal and what they reveal.
70. And He is Allah, there is no deity except Him; to Him belongs praise in the first and the last, and to Him belongs the judgment, and to Him you will be returned.
71. Say, "Have you seen if Allah made the night continuous for you until the Day of Resurrection, what god other than Allah could bring you light? Will you not listen?"
72. Say, "Have you seen if Allah makes the day continuous for you until the Day of Resurrection, who is a god other than Allah who can bring you a night in which you rest? Do you not see?"
73. And from His mercy, He made for you the night and the day so that you may rest therein and seek from His bounty, and perhaps you will be grateful.
74. And the Day He will call them and say, "Where are My partners whom you used to claim?"
75. And We extracted from every nation a witness, and We said, "Bring your proof," and they knew that the truth belongs to Allah, and lost from them was what they used to invent.
76. ۞ Indeed, Qarun was from the people of Moses, so he oppressed them; and We gave him of the treasures, that of which the keys would burden a group of strong men. His people said to him, "Do not rejoice; indeed, Allah does not like the rejoicers."
77. And seek, in what Allah has given you, the home of the Hereafter; and do not forget your share of the world. And do good as Allah has done good to you. And do not seek corruption in the land. Indeed, Allah does not like corrupters.
78. He said, "I was only given it because of knowledge I have." Did he not know that Allah had destroyed before him from the generations those who were stronger than him in power and more abundant in wealth? And the criminals will not be questioned about their sins.
79. So he came out to his people in his adornment, those who desire the worldly life said, "Oh, if only we had like what was given to Qarun, indeed, he is of great fortune."
80. And those who were given knowledge said, "Woe to you! The reward of Allah is better for those who believe and do righteous deeds. And none are granted it except the patient."
81. So We caused the earth to swallow him and his house, and he had no group to help him besides Allah, nor was he among the victorious.
82. And became those who had wished for his place the day before saying, "Oh, indeed, Allah extends provision to whom He wills of His servants and restricts it. If not that Allah had favored us, He would have caused the earth to swallow us. Oh, indeed, the disbelievers do not succeed."
83. That home of the Hereafter, We make it for those who do not desire exaltedness in the land nor corruption; and the outcome is for the righteous.
84. Whoever comes with a good deed, he will have better than it; and whoever comes with an evil deed, those who did evil deeds will not be recompensed except for what they used to do.
85. Indeed, the One who has imposed upon you the Qur'an will surely return you to a place of return. Say, "My Lord knows best who has brought guidance and who is in clear error."
86. And you did not hope that the Book would be delivered to you, except as a mercy from your Lord; so do not be a supporter of the disbelievers.
87. And do not let them turn you away from the signs of Allah after they have been sent down to you; and call to your Lord, and do not be among those who associate others with Allah.
88. And do not call upon with Allah another god; there is no god but He. Everything is perishing except His Face. His is the command, and to Him you will be returned.

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The Spider
Al-ʿAnkabūt
العنكبوت

1. Alif, Lam, Meem
2. Do the people think that they will be left alone to say, "We believe" and they will not be tested?
3. And We have certainly tested those before them, so Allah will surely know those who are truthful, and He will surely know the liars.
4. Or have those who commit evil deeds thought that they can outstrip Us? Evil is what they judge.
5. Whoever hopes for the meeting with Allah, then indeed, the appointed time of Allah is surely coming; and He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
6. And whoever strives, he only strives for himself; indeed, Allah is free from need of the worlds.
7. And those who have believed and done righteous deeds, We will surely remove from them their misdeeds, and We will surely reward them the best of what they used to do.
8. And We have enjoined man to be good to his parents; but if they strive to make you associate with Me that of which you have no knowledge, then do not obey them. To Me is your return, and I will inform you about what you used to do.
9. And those who have believed and done righteous deeds, We will surely admit them among the righteous.
10. And of the people are some who say, "We believe in Allah," but when he is harmed for Allah, he considers the trial of the people as the punishment of Allah. And if victory comes from your Lord, they will surely say, "Indeed, we were with you." Is not Allah most knowing of what is within the breasts of the worlds?
11. And Allāh will surely know those who believe, and He will surely know the hypocrites.
12. And those who disbelieved said to those who believed, "Follow our way, and we will carry your sins," but they will not carry anything of their sins; indeed, they are liars.
13. And they will surely carry their own burdens and other burdens along with their burdens, and they will surely be questioned on the Day of Resurrection about what they used to fabricate.
14. And We certainly sent Noah to his people, so he remained among them a thousand years except fifty years, and the flood seized them while they were wrongdoers.
15. So We saved him and the companions of the ship, and We made it a sign for the worlds.
16. And Abraham when he said to his people, "Worship Allah and fear Him; that is better for you, if you know."
17. You only worship besides Allah idols and create falsehood. Indeed, those you worship besides Allah do not possess for you provision, so seek provision from Allah and worship Him and be grateful to Him. To Him you will be returned.
18. And if you deny, then indeed nations before you have denied. And there is not upon the Messenger except the clear notification.
19. Have they not seen how Allah initiates creation and then repeats it? Indeed, that is easy for Allah.
20. Say, "Travel through the earth and observe how the creation began. Then Allah will produce the final creation. Indeed, Allah is capable of all things."
21. He punishes whom He wills, and He has mercy upon whom He wills, and to Him you will be returned.
22. And you are not causing failure in the earth nor in the heaven; and you have not besides Allah any protector or any helper.
23. And those who disbelieve in the signs of Allah and His meeting, those have despaired of My mercy, and those will have a painful punishment.
24. So the answer of his people was nothing except that they said, "Kill him or burn him," but Allah saved him from the fire. Indeed, in that are signs for a people who believe.
25. And he said, "You have only taken, other than Allah, idols as affection among you in the worldly life. Then on the Day of Resurrection, you will deny one another and curse one another, and your refuge will be the Fire, and you will not have any helpers."
26. So Lot believed in him, and he said, "Indeed, I am emigrating to my Lord. Indeed, He is the Mighty, the Wise."
27. And We granted him Isaac and Jacob, and We placed in his descendants prophethood and the Book, and We gave him his reward in this world, and indeed, he is in the Hereafter among the righteous.
28. And Lot, when he said to his people, "Indeed, you commit such immorality as no one has preceded you with from among the worlds."
29. Is it true that you approach men and obstruct the road and commit evil in your meetings? The response of his people was nothing but that they said, "Bring us the punishment of Allah if you are among the truthful."
30. He said, "My Lord, help me against the corrupting people."
31. And when Our messengers came to Abraham with the good news, they said, "Indeed, we will destroy the inhabitants of this village; indeed, its inhabitants have been wrongdoers."
32. He said, "Indeed, within it is Lot." They said, "We are more knowing of who is within it. We will surely save him and his family, except his wife; she is to be of those who remain behind."
33. And when Our messengers came to Lot, he was distressed by them and felt constrained by them. They said, "Do not fear and do not grieve. Indeed, we will save you and your family, except your wife; she was of those who remained behind."
34. Indeed, We will bring down upon the people of this village a punishment from the sky because they have been defiantly disobedient.
35. And We have certainly left from it a clear sign for a people who understand.
36. And to Madyan their brother Shu'ayb, so he said, "O my people, worship Allah and hope for the Last Day and do not act wickedly on the earth, spreading corruption."
37. So they denied him, and the earthquake seized them, and they became in their home fallen prone.
38. And ʿAad and Thamud, and it has become clear to you from their dwellings. And Satan made their deeds seem fair to them and turned them away from the path, although they were endowed with insight.
39. And Qārūn and Pharaoh and Hāmān. And indeed, Moses came to them with clear signs, but they were arrogant in the land, and they could not outstrip Us.
40. So each We took for his sin; among them were those upon whom We sent a storm of stones, among them were those who were seized by the blast, among them were those whom We caused the earth to swallow, and among them were those whom We drowned. And Allah was not to wrong them, but they were wronging themselves.
41. The example of those who take allies other than Allah is like the example of the spider who takes a house. And indeed, the weakest of houses is the house of the spider, if they only knew.
42. Indeed, Allah knows what they invoke besides Him of anything; and He is the Mighty, the Wise.
43. And these examples We present to the people; but none will understand them except the knowledgeable.
44. Allah created the heavens and the earth in truth; indeed, in that is a sign for the believers.
45. Recite what has been revealed to you of the Book, and establish prayer. Indeed, prayer prohibits immorality and wrongdoing, and the remembrance of Allah is greater. And Allah knows what you do.
46. And do not argue with the People of the Book except in a way that is best, except those who have wronged among them; and say, "We believe in what has been revealed to us and revealed to you, and our God and your God is one, and we are to Him submissive."
47. And thus We have sent down to you the Book, so those to whom We gave the Book believe in it, and among these are those who believe in it, and none reject Our signs except the disbelievers.
48. And you were not reciting any book before it, nor were you writing it with your right hand; otherwise, the falsifiers would have doubted.
49. But it is clear signs in the chests of those who have been given knowledge; and none deny Our signs except the unjust.
50. And they said, "Why are not signs sent down upon him from his Lord?" Say, "The signs are only with Allah, and I am only a clear warner."
51. Or is it not sufficient for them that We have sent down to you the Book which is recited to them? Indeed, in that is a mercy and a reminder for a people who believe.
52. Say, "Sufficient is Allah between me and you as a witness. He knows what is in the heavens and the earth. And those who have believed in falsehood and disbelieved in Allah, those are the losers."
53. And they hasten you for the punishment, and if not for an appointed term, the punishment would have come to them. And it will surely come to them suddenly while they do not perceive.
54. They urge you to hasten the punishment, and indeed, Hell is encompassing of the disbelievers
55. The day the punishment will envelop them from above them and from beneath their feet, and it will be said, "Taste what you used to do."
56. O My servants who have believed, indeed My earth is spacious, so worship Me alone.
57. Every soul tasting death; then to Us you will be returned.
58. And those who have believed and done righteous deeds, We will surely assign to them from Paradise chambers beneath which rivers flow, wherein they abide eternally. Excellent is the reward of the workers
59. Those who have been patient and upon their Lord rely.
60. And how many a creature there is that does not carry its provision. Allah provides for it and for you. And He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
61. And if you were to ask them, "Who created the heavens and the earth and subjected the sun and the moon?" they would surely say, "Allah." So how are they deluded?
62. Allah extends the provision for whom He wills of His servants and restricts it for him; indeed, Allah is Knowing of all things.
63. And if you asked them, "Who sends down water from the sky and revives the earth with it after its death?" they would surely say, "Allah." Say, "Praise be to Allah"; but most of them do not understand.
64. And this life of the world is nothing but diversion and play; and indeed, the home of the Hereafter is the true life, if only they knew.
65. So when they embark on a ship, they call upon Allah, being sincere to Him in religion, but when He delivers them safely to the land, behold, they associate others with Him
66. So that they will disbelieve in what We have given them, and so they will enjoy themselves. But they will soon know.
67. Or have they not seen that We made a safe sanctuary, while people are being snatched away from all around them? Do they then believe in falsehood and disbelieve in the favor of Allah?
68. And who is more unjust than one who invents a lie against Allah, or denies the truth when it has come to him? Is there not in Hell a dwelling place for the disbelievers?
69. And those who strive in Us, We will surely guide them to Our paths; and indeed, Allah is with the good-doers.

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The Romans
Ar-Rūm
الروم

1. Alif, Lam, Meem
2. Defeated are the Romans
3. In the lowest land, and they, after their defeat, will overcome
4. In a few years. To Allah belongs the command before and after. And on that day the believers will rejoice
5. By the help of Allah; He helps whom He wills; and He is the Mighty, the Merciful.
6. The promise of Allah; Allah does not fail in His promise, but most of the people do not know.
7. They know the outward of the worldly life, and they, of the Hereafter, are heedless.
8. And have they not reflected upon themselves? Allah created the heavens and the earth and everything between them in truth and for a specified term. Yet many people deny the meeting with their Lord.
9. Have they not traveled through the earth and observed how was the end of those before them? They were stronger than them in power, and they cultivated the earth and populated it more than they have populated it, and their messengers came to them with clear signs. So Allah would not wrong them, but they were wronging themselves.
10. Then was the end of those who did evil the worst, because they denied the signs of Allah and used to mock them.
11. Allah begins the creation, then He repeats it, then to Him you will be returned.
12. And the Day the Hour rises the criminals will be in despair.
13. And there will not be for them from their partners any intercessors, and they will be disbelievers in their partners.
14. And the Day the Hour rises, on that Day they will be separated.
15. As for those who have believed and done righteous deeds, they will be in a garden, rejoicing.
16. And as for those who disbelieved and denied Our signs and the meeting of the Hereafter, those will be brought into the punishment.
17. So glory be to Allah when you reach the evening and when you reach the morning.
18. And to Him is the praise in the heavens and the earth, and in the evening and when you are at noon.
19. He brings forth the living from the dead, and brings forth the dead from the living, and revives the earth after its death; and thus shall you be brought forth.
20. And of His signs is that He created you from dust, then, suddenly you were human beings dispersing.
21. And of His signs is that He created for you from your own selves mates, that you may find tranquility in them, and He placed between you affection and mercy. Indeed, in that are signs for a people who reflect.
22. And among His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth and the diversity of your tongues and your colors. Indeed, in that are signs for those who know.
23. And of His signs is your sleep by night and day and your seeking from His bounty. Indeed, in that are signs for a people who listen.
24. And of His signs is that He shows you the lightning, [causing] fear and aspiration, and He sends down rain from the sky by which He brings to life the earth after its lifelessness. Indeed, in that are signs for a people who use reason.
25. And of His signs is that the heaven and the earth stand by His command; then when He calls you with a call from the earth, behold, you will come forth.
26. And to Him belongs whoever is in the heavens and the earth; all are devoutly obedient to Him.
27. And He is the one who initiates creation, then He repeats it, and it is easier for Him; and to Him belongs the highest example in the heavens and the earth; and He is the Mighty, the Wise.
28. He struck for you an example from yourselves. Do you have among what your right hands possess any partners in what We have provided for you, so you are equal therein, fearing them as you fear yourselves? Thus do We detail the signs for a people who reason.
29. But those who have wronged follow their desires without knowledge. So who can guide one whom Allah has led astray? And they have no helpers.
30. So set your face toward the religion, inclining to truth. The nature of Allah upon which He has created mankind. No change is there in the creation of Allah. That is the correct religion, but most of the people do not know.
31. ۞ Turning in repentance to Him, and fear Him, and establish prayer, and do not be of those who associate others with Allah
32. of those who divided their religion and became sects, every faction rejoicing in what they have.
33. And when adversity touches the people, they call upon their Lord, turning in repentance to Him, then when He lets them taste mercy from Him, at once a party of them associate others with their Lord,
34. So that they will disbelieve in what We have given them. So enjoy yourselves, for you will soon know.
35. Or have We sent down to them an authority, so it speaks of what they have been associating with Him?
36. And when We let the people taste mercy, they rejoice in it; but if an evil befalls them for what their hands have sent forth, behold, they despair.
37. Have they not seen that Allah extends provision for whom He wills and restricts it? Indeed, in that are signs for a people who believe.
38. So give the relative his due, and the needy and the traveler. That is better for those who seek the countenance of Allah, and it is they who will be the successful.
39. And whatever you give of usury to increase in the wealth of people, it does not increase with Allah; but what you give in charity, seeking the face of Allah, those are the ones who will get a manifold return.
40. Allah is the one who created you, then provided for you, then will cause you to die, then will give you life. Are there any of your partners who does anything of that? Exalted is He and high above what they associate with Him.
41. Corruption has appeared on land and sea because of what the hands of people have earned, so He may let them taste part of what they have done, that perhaps they might return.
42. Say, "Travel through the land and observe how was the end of those before; most of them were polytheists."
43. So set your face toward the upright religion before a Day comes from Allah, of which there is no repelling. On that Day, they will be divided.
44. Whoever disbelieves, upon him is his disbelief; and whoever does righteousness, they are preparing for themselves.
45. To reward those who have believed and done righteous deeds from His bounty. Indeed, He does not love the disbelievers.
46. And of His signs is that He sends the winds as bringers of good tidings, and to let you taste of His mercy, and so the ships may sail by His command, and so you may seek of His bounty, and perhaps you will be grateful.
47. And indeed We sent messengers before you to their people, and they came to them with clear signs; so We took vengeance on those who committed crimes, and it was incumbent upon Us to help the believers.
48. Allah is the one who sends the winds, so they stir up clouds, then He spreads them in the sky as He wills, and He makes them into fragments, so you see the rain coming out from within them. When He causes it to fall upon whom He wills of His servants, they rejoice immediately.
49. And if they were before it was sent down upon them from before it, surely in despair.
50. So observe the effects of the mercy of Allah, how He gives life to the earth after its death. Indeed, that will give life to the dead, and He is over all things competent.
51. And if We send a wind and they see it turn yellow, they would remain thereafter disbelievers.
52. For indeed, you do not make the dead hear, nor do you make the deaf hear the call when they turn away, retreating.
53. And you are not one to guide the blind away from their error; you can only make hear those who believe in Our signs, and they are Muslims.
54. Allah is the one who created you from weakness, then made after weakness strength, then made after strength weakness and old age. He creates what He wills, and He is the All-Knowing, the All-Powerful.
55. And on the Day the Hour will come, the criminals will swear they did not remain but an hour. Thus they were deluded.
56. And those who were given knowledge and faith said, "You have remained in the Book of Allah until the Day of Resurrection; so this is the Day of Resurrection, but you did not know."
57. So on that Day, the excuse of those who wronged will not benefit them, nor will they be allowed to make amends.
58. And We have certainly presented to the people in this Qur'an from every example. And if you bring them a sign, those who disbelieve will surely say, "You are nothing but falsifiers."
59. Thus does Allah seal the hearts of those who do not know.
60. So be patient, indeed the promise of Allah is true, and let not those who are uncertain disquiet you.

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Luqman
Luqmān
لقمان

1. Alif, Lam, Meem
2. These are the verses of the Wise Book,
3. Guidance and mercy for the doers of good
4. Those who establish prayer and give zakah and they in the Hereafter they are certain
5. Those are on guidance from their Lord, and those are the successful.
6. And among the people is he who buys idle talk to mislead from the way of Allah without knowledge and takes it in mockery. Those will have a humiliating punishment.
7. And when Our verses are recited to him, he turns away arrogantly as if he did not hear them, as if there is heaviness in his ears. So announce to him a painful punishment.
8. Verily, those who have believed and have done righteous deeds, for them are Gardens of Bliss,
9. Abiding therein forever; the promise of Allah in truth. And He is the Almighty, the Wise.
10. He created the heavens without pillars that you see, and cast into the earth firmly set mountains, lest it should shift with you, and dispersed therein every kind of creature. And We sent down water from the sky, and made grow therein every noble kind.
11. This is the creation of Allah, so show Me what those other than Him have created; rather, the wrongdoers are in clear error.
12. And We have certainly given Luqman wisdom, "Be grateful to Allah." And whoever is grateful, he is only grateful for himself. And whoever denies, then indeed, Allah is Free of need and Praiseworthy.
13. And when Luqman said to his son while he was advising him, "O my son, do not associate anything with Allah. Indeed, associating others with Him is a great injustice."
14. And We have enjoined upon man [care] for his parents. His mother carried him [increasing her] in weakness upon weakness, and his weaning is in two years. Be grateful to Me and to your parents; to Me is the [final] destination.
15. And if they strive to make you associate with Me that of which you have no knowledge, then do not obey them; but accompany them in the world with appropriate kindness, and follow the way of those who turn to Me. Then to Me will be your return, and I will inform you about what you used to do.
16. O my son, indeed if it is the weight of a mustard seed and it is in a rock or in the heavens or in the earth, Allah will bring it forth. Indeed, Allah is Subtle, Aware.
17. O my son, establish the prayer, and command what is right, and forbid what is wrong, and be patient over what befalls you; indeed, that is of the matters requiring determination.
18. And do not turn your cheek to people, and do not walk on the earth with exultation; indeed, Allah does not like every self-deluded, boastful person.
19. And be moderate in your walking and lower your voice; indeed, the most unpleasant of sounds is the voice of donkeys.
20. Have you not seen that Allah has subjected to you whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth and has bestowed upon you His favors, both apparent and hidden? Yet among people is he who disputes about Allah without knowledge or guidance or an enlightening Book.
21. And when it is said to them, "Follow what Allah has revealed," they say, "No, we will follow what we found our fathers upon." Even if Satan is calling them to the punishment of the Blaze?
22. And whoever submits his face to Allah while he is a doer of good, then he has grasped the most trustworthy handhold; and to Allah is the outcome of matters.
23. And whoever disbelieves, let not their disbelief grieve you; to Us is their return, and We will inform them of what they did. Indeed, Allah is Knowing of what is within the breasts.
24. We grant them enjoyment for a little; then We will drive them to a severe punishment.
25. And if you asked them, "Who created the heavens and the earth?" they would surely say, "Allah." Say, "Praise be to Allah"; but most of them do not know.
26. To Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth; indeed, Allah is the Self-Sufficient, the Praiseworthy.
27. And if whatever is on the earth of trees were pens, and the sea, replenished thereafter by seven seas, the words of Allah would not be exhausted. Indeed, Allah is Mighty and Wise.
28. Your creation and your resurrection are but as a single soul. Indeed, Allah is Hearing and Seeing.
29. Have you not seen that Allah merges the night into the day and merges the day into the night and has subjected the sun and the moon, each running its course for an appointed term, and that Allah is Aware of what you do?
30. That is because Allah is the Truth, and that what they call upon besides Him is falsehood, and because Allah is the Most High, the Great.
31. Have you not seen that the ships sail through the sea by the grace of Allah so that He may show you of His signs? Indeed, in that are signs for every patient and grateful person.
32. And when waves cover them like shadows, they call upon Allah, sincere to Him in religion, but when He delivers them to the land, some of them are moderate, and none rejects Our signs except every treacherous, ungrateful one.
33. O people, fear your Lord and dread a Day when no parent will suffice for their child, nor will a child suffice for their parent at all. Indeed, the promise of Allah is true, so do not let the worldly life deceive you, and do not be deceived about Allah by the Deceiver.
34. Verily, Allah has knowledge of the Hour, and sends down the rain, and knows what is in the wombs; and no soul knows what it will earn tomorrow, and no soul knows in which land it will die; verily, Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware.

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The Prostration
As-Sajda
السجدة

1. Alif, Lam, Meem
2. The revelation of the Book, no doubt in it, from the Lord of the worlds.
3. Or do they say, "He invented it"? Rather, it is the truth from your Lord, to warn a people to whom no warner has come before you, that they might be guided.
4. Allah is the one who created the heavens and the earth and what is between them in six days, then He established Himself on the Throne. You have no protector or intercessor besides Him; will you not then remember?
5. He manages the affair from the heaven to the earth; then it ascends to Him in a Day, the measure of which is a thousand years of what you count.
6. That is the Knower of the unseen and the seen, the Mighty, the Merciful,
7. The One who perfected every thing He created, and began the creation of man from clay.
8. Then He made his offspring from an extract of a humble fluid.
9. Then He fashioned him and breathed into him of His spirit, and made for you hearing, sight, and hearts; little is it that you give thanks.
10. And they said, "When we are lost in the earth, will we indeed be in a new creation?" Rather, they are disbelievers in the meeting with their Lord.
11. Say, "The angel of death who has been assigned to you will take your souls; then you will be returned to your Lord."
12. And if you could see when the criminals are hanging their heads before their Lord, "Our Lord, we have seen and heard, so return us; we will do righteous deeds. Indeed, we are certain."
13. And if We had willed, We would have given every soul its guidance, but My word will come true: "I will surely fill Hell with jinn and all people together."
14. So taste because you forgot the meeting of this your Day; indeed, We have forgotten you. And taste the punishment of eternity for what you used to do.
15. Verily, those who believe in Our signs, when they are reminded of them, fall down in prostration and glorify with the praise of their Lord, and they are not arrogant.
16. Their sides part from their beds, they call upon their Lord in fear and hope, and from what We have provided them, they spend.
17. So no soul knows what is hidden for them of comfort for eyes as a reward for what they used to do.
18. So is one who was a believer like one who was defiantly disobedient? They are not equal.
19. As for those who have believed and done righteous deeds, they will have Gardens of Refuge as a lodging for what they used to do.
20. And as for those who defiantly disobeyed, their refuge is the Fire; every time they wish to emerge from it, they are returned to it, and it is said to them, "Taste the punishment of the Fire which you used to deny."
21. And We will surely make them taste the nearer punishment, short of the greater punishment, that perhaps they may return.
22. And who is more unjust than one who is reminded of the signs of his Lord, then he turns away from them? Indeed, We will take retribution from the criminals.
23. And We certainly gave Moses the Book, so do not be in doubt about his encounter. And We made it a guidance for the Children of Israel.
24. And We made from among them leaders who guide by Our command when they were patient; and they were certain of Our signs.
25. Verily, your Lord will decide between them on the Day of Resurrection regarding that in which they used to differ.
26. And has it not guided them how many generations We destroyed before them, walking in their dwellings? Indeed, in that are signs; so do they not hear?
27. Have they not seen that We drive the water to the barren land and bring forth thereby crops from which their livestock and themselves eat? Do they not see?
28. And they say, "When is this victory, if you are truthful?"
29. Say, "On the Day of Conquest, the belief of those who disbelieved will not benefit them, nor will they be given respite."
30. So turn away from them, and wait, indeed, they are waiting.

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The Confederates
Al-Aḥzāb
الأحزاب

1. O Prophet, fear Allah and do not obey the disbelievers and the hypocrites; indeed, Allah is Knowing and Wise.
2. And follow what is revealed to you from your Lord; indeed, Allah is ever, of what you do, Aware.
3. And rely upon Allah, and sufficient is Allah as Disposer of affairs.
4. Allah has not made for a man two hearts in his chest, and He has not made your wives whom you declare unlawful your mothers, and He has not made your adopted sons your sons. That is your saying by your mouths, but Allah speaks the truth, and He guides to the path.
5. Call them to their fathers, it is more just with Allah; but if you do not know their fathers, then they are your brothers in religion and your allies; and there is no blame upon you for what you have done by mistake, but what your hearts intended; and Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful.
6. The Prophet is closer to the believers than their own selves, and his wives are their mothers. And those of kinship are closer to one another in the Book of Allah than the believers and the emigrants, except that you do to your close associates a kindness. That is inscribed in the Book.
7. And when We took from the prophets their covenant, and from you, and from Noah, and Abraham, and Moses, and Jesus, the son of Mary; and We took from them a solemn covenant
8. That He may ask the truthful about their truthfulness, and He has prepared for the disbelievers a painful punishment.
9. O you who have believed, remember the favor of Allah upon you when armies came to you, and We sent upon them a wind and armies you did not see; and Allah is ever Seeing of what you do.
10. When they came to you from above you and from below you, and when eyes shifted, and hearts reached the throats, and you assumed about Allah various assumptions.
11. There the believers were tested and shaken with a severe shaking.
12. And when the hypocrites and those in whose hearts is a disease say, "What Allah and His Messenger promised us is nothing but delusion."
13. And when said a faction of them, "O people of Yathrib, no place for you, so return." And a group of them asked permission of the Prophet, saying, "Indeed, our houses are exposed," but they were not exposed. They intended only to flee.
14. And if it had been entered upon them from its regions, then they were asked for the trial, they would have brought it and not hesitated over it except briefly.
15. And they had already made a covenant with Allah before, that they would not turn their backs; and the covenant with Allah will be questioned.
16. Say, "Never will fleeing benefit you if you flee from death or killing, and then you will not be given enjoyment except for a little."
17. Say, "Who is it that can protect you from Allah if He intends for you harm or intends for you mercy?" And they will not find for themselves besides Allah any protector or any helper.
18. ۞ Allah may know the hinderers among you and those who say to their brothers, "Come to us," and they do not come to the battle except a little.
19. Miserly toward you. But when fear comes, you see them looking at you, their eyes revolving like one who faints from death. But when fear departs, they lash you with sharp tongues, being miserly toward good. Those have not believed, so Allah has nullified their deeds, and that is easy for Allah.
20. They think the companies have not gone. And if the companies come, they would wish they were in the desert among the Bedouins, asking about your news. And if they were among you, they would not fight except a little.
21. Certainly, there has been for you in the Messenger of Allah an excellent example for anyone who hopes in Allah and the Last Day and remembers Allah often.
22. And when the believers saw the companies, they said, "This is what Allah and His Messenger promised us, and Allah and His Messenger spoke the truth." And it only increased them in faith and submission.
23. Among the believers are men who have been true to what they promised Allah. Among them is he who has fulfilled his vow, and among them is he who awaits. And they did not alter in any way.
24. That Allah may reward the truthful for their truth, and punish the hypocrites if He wills, or turn to them in mercy. Indeed, Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful.
25. And Allah repelled those who disbelieved, in their rage, they did not obtain any good. And Allah was sufficient for the believers in battle. And Allah is ever Powerful and Exalted in Might.
26. And He brought down those who supported them from among the People of the Scripture from their fortresses, and cast terror into their hearts, a party you killed, and a party you took captive.
27. And He made you inherit their land, their homes, their wealth, and a land you had not set foot on. And Allah is capable of all things.
28. O Prophet, say to your wives, "If you desire the worldly life and its adornment, then come, I will provide for you and release you in a beautiful manner."
29. And if you desire Allah and His Messenger and the home of the Hereafter, then indeed, Allah has prepared for the doers of good among you a great reward.
30. O wives of the Prophet, whoever among you commits a clear immorality, her punishment will be doubled, and that is easy for Allah.
31. And whoever of you devoutly obeys Allah and His Messenger and does righteous deeds, We will give her her reward twice, and We have prepared for her a noble provision.
32. O wives of the Prophet, you are not like any other women; if you fear, then do not be soft in speech, lest he in whose heart is a disease should covet, but speak a recognized saying.
33. And stay in your houses, and do not display yourselves with the display of the former times of ignorance, and establish prayer, and give zakah, and obey Allah and His Messenger. Indeed, Allah only intends to remove from you the impurity, O people of the household, and to purify you with purification.
34. And remember what is recited in your houses of the signs of Allah and wisdom; indeed, Allah is ever Gentle and Acquainted.
35. Verily, the Muslim men and the Muslim women, and the believing men and the believing women, and the devout men and the devout women, and the truthful men and the truthful women, and the patient men and the patient women, and the humble men and the humble women, and the charitable men and the charitable women, and the fasting men and the fasting women, and the men who guard their chastity and the women who do so, and the men who remember Allah much and the women who do so, Allah has prepared for them forgiveness and a great reward.
36. And it is not for a believing man or a believing woman, when Allah and His Messenger have decreed a matter, to have any choice in their affair; and whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger has certainly gone far astray.
37. And when you said to the one on whom Allah bestowed favor and you bestowed favor, "Keep your wife and fear Allah," while you concealed within yourself that which Allah is to disclose, and you feared the people, while Allah has more right that you fear Him. So when Zayd had no longer any need for her, We married her to you in order that there not be upon the believers any discomfort concerning the wives of their claimed sons when they no longer have need of them. And ever is the command of Allah accomplished.
38. There was no blame on the Prophet for what Allah had ordained for him; the way of Allah with those who passed away before; and the command of Allah is a decree determined.
39. those who deliver the messages of Allah and fear Him and do not fear anyone except Allah. And Allah is sufficient as a Reckoner.
40. Muhammad was not the father of any of your men, but the Messenger of Allah and the seal of the prophets. And Allah is, of all things, Knowing.
41. O you who have believed, remember Allah with much remembrance
42. And glorify Him morning and evening.
43. He is the one who prays upon you and His angels, to bring you out from the darkness into the light. And He is ever Merciful to the believers.
44. Their greeting the Day they meet Him will be, "Peace." And He has prepared for them a generous reward.
45. O Prophet, indeed We have sent you as a witness, a bearer of good news, and a warner
46. And a caller to Allah by His permission and a luminous lamp.
47. And give good news to the believers that they have from Allah a great bounty.
48. And do not obey the disbelievers and the hypocrites, and disregard their harm, and rely upon Allah; and sufficient is Allah as a Disposer of affairs.
49. O you who have believed, when you marry the believing women and then divorce them before you have touched them, then there is not for you any waiting period to count concerning them. So provide for them and release them in a gracious manner.
50. O Prophet, indeed We have made lawful to you your wives to whom you have given their due compensation, and those your right hand possesses from what Allah has returned to you, and the daughters of your paternal uncles, and the daughters of your paternal aunts, and the daughters of your maternal uncles, and the daughters of your maternal aunts who emigrated with you, and a believing woman if she gives herself to the Prophet, if the Prophet wishes to marry her; only for you, excluding the believers. We certainly know what We have made obligatory upon them concerning their wives and those their right hands possess, in order that there will be upon you no discomfort. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful.
51. You may put aside whom you will of them, and take to yourself whom you will, and any that you desire of those whom you had separated, there is no blame upon you. That is more suitable that they should be content and not grieve, and that they should be satisfied with what you have given them, all of them. And Allah knows what is in your hearts, and Allah is Knowing and Forbearing.
52. It is not lawful for you to marry other women after this, nor to exchange them for other wives, even if their beauty pleases you, except those whom your right hand possesses. And Allah is ever, over all things, an Observer.
53. O you who have believed, do not enter the houses of the Prophet except when you are permitted for a meal, without waiting for its preparation. But when you are invited, then enter; and when you have eaten, disperse, without seeking to engage in conversation. Indeed, that was troubling the Prophet, and he is shy of you. But Allah is not shy of the truth. And when you ask them for something, ask them from behind a partition. That is purer for your hearts and their hearts. And it is not for you to harm the Messenger of Allah or to marry his wives after him, ever. Indeed, that would be, in the sight of Allah, an enormity.
54. If you reveal something or conceal it, indeed Allah is ever, of all things, Knowing.
55. No blame upon them in their fathers, nor their sons, nor their brothers, nor the sons of their brothers, nor the sons of their sisters, nor their women, nor what their right hands possess. And fear Allah. Indeed, Allah is over all things a Witness.
56. Verily, Allah and His angels send blessings upon the Prophet; O you who have believed, send blessings upon him and greet him with peace.
57. Verily, those who harm Allah and His Messenger, Allah has cursed them in this world and the Hereafter, and has prepared for them a humiliating punishment.
58. And those who harm the believing men and the believing women without what they have earned, have certainly borne a slander and a clear sin.
59. O Prophet, say to your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw over themselves from their outer garments. That is more appropriate so that they may be known and not harmed. And Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful.
60. ۞ If the hypocrites do not cease, and those in whose hearts is a disease, and those who spread rumors in the city, We will surely incite you against them; then they will not remain your neighbors therein except for a little,
61. Accursed; wherever they are found, they are seized and massacred completely.
62. The way of Allah with those who passed away before; and you will not find in the way of Allah any change.
63. People ask you about the Hour; say, "Its knowledge is only with Allah; and what will make you understand? Perhaps the Hour is near."
64. Indeed, Allah has cursed the disbelievers and prepared for them a blazing fire.
65. Abiding therein forever, they will not find a protector nor a helper.
66. The Day their faces are turned in the Fire, they will say, "Oh, if only we had obeyed Allah and obeyed the Messenger."
67. And they said, "Our Lord, indeed we obeyed our leaders and our elders, and they led us astray from the path."
68. Our Lord, give them double the punishment and curse them with a great curse.
69. O you who have believed, do not be like those who harmed Moses, and Allah cleared him of what they said; and he was, in the sight of Allah, honorable.
70. O you who have believed, fear Allah and speak a word that is right.
71. He will amend for you your deeds and forgive you your sins, and whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger has certainly achieved a great success.
72. Verily, We presented the Trust to the heavens and the earth and the mountains, but they refused to bear it and were afraid of it; yet man undertook to bear it. Indeed, he was unjust and ignorant.
73. That Allah may punish the hypocrite men and hypocrite women and the polytheist men and polytheist women and that Allah may accept repentance from the believing men and believing women. And Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful.

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Saba
Saba'
سبأ

1. Praise be to Allah, to whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth, and to Him belongs praise in the Hereafter; and He is the Wise, the All-Aware.
2. He knows what enters into the earth, and what comes out of it, and what descends from the sky, and what ascends therein; and He is the Merciful, the Forgiving.
3. And those who disbelieve say, "The Hour will not come to us." Say, "Yes, by my Lord, it will surely come to you, the Knower of the unseen." Not absent from Him is the weight of an atom in the heavens or in the earth, nor anything smaller than that or greater, except that it is in a clear Book.
4. That He may reward those who have believed and done righteous deeds; those will have forgiveness and a noble provision.
5. And those who strive against Our signs, seeking to frustrate, for them there will be a painful punishment of severe nature.
6. And those who have been given knowledge see that what has been sent down to you from your Lord is the truth, and it guides to the path of the Mighty, the Praiseworthy.
7. And those who disbelieve said, "Shall we direct you to a man who will inform you, when you have been torn to pieces completely, that you will be in a new creation?"
8. Has he fabricated against Allah a lie or is there madness in him? Rather, those who do not believe in the Hereafter are in torment and far error.
9. Have they not seen what is before them and what is behind them of the sky and the earth? If We will, We could cause the earth to swallow them or We could drop upon them pieces from the sky. Indeed, in that is a sign for every servant who turns back.
10. And We certainly gave David from Us a bounty. "O mountains, repeat praises with him, and you birds." And We made iron pliable for him.
11. "Make full coats of mail and calculate in the links, and work righteousness. Indeed, I am Seeing of what you do."
12. And to Solomon the wind, its morning journey a month and its evening journey a month, and We made flow for him a spring of molten copper, and among the jinn were those who worked before him by the permission of his Lord, and whoever deviated among them from Our command, We made him taste of the punishment of the Blaze.
13. They work for him what he desires of sanctuaries, statues, large basins like reservoirs, and firmly anchored cauldrons. "Work, O family of David, in gratitude." And few of My servants are grateful.
14. And when We decreed upon him death, nothing indicated to them his death except a creature of the earth eating his staff. But when he fell, it became clear to the jinn that if they had known the unseen, they would not have remained in the humiliating punishment.
15. There was for Saba’ in their dwelling place a sign: two gardens on the right and on the left. Eat from the provisions of your Lord and be grateful to Him. A good land, and a forgiving Lord.
16. But they turned away, so We sent upon them the flood of the dam, and We replaced their two gardens with two gardens of bitter fruit, tamarisks, and something of sparse lote trees.
17. That is their recompense for what they disbelieved. And do We recompense except the ungrateful?
18. And We placed between them and the cities which We had blessed, visible towns, and We measured the journey therein, "Travel through them by night and day in safety."
19. So they said, "Our Lord, lengthen the distance between our journeys," and they wronged themselves, so We made them tales and scattered them with a total scattering. Indeed, in that are signs for every patient, grateful one.
20. And Iblees had already confirmed his assumption about them, so they followed him, except for a group of the believers.
21. And he had no authority over them except that We might know who believes in the Hereafter from who is in doubt about it. And your Lord is Guardian over all things.
22. Say, "Call upon those whom you claim besides Allah; they do not possess an atom's weight in the heavens or on the earth, and they do not have any share in either, nor is there for Him among them any supporter."
23. And intercession does not benefit with Him except for one whom He permits. Until, when fear is removed from their hearts, they will say, "What did your Lord say?" They will say, "The truth." And He is the Most High, the Great.
24. Say, "Who provides for you from the heavens and the earth?" Say, "Allah. And indeed, we or you are either upon guidance or in clear error."
25. Say, "You will not be asked about what we committed, and we will not be asked about what you do."
26. Say, "Our Lord will gather us together, then He will judge between us with truth, and He is the All-Knowing Judge."
27. Say, "Show me those whom you have attached to Him as partners; no, rather, He is Allah, the Mighty, the Wise."
28. And We have not sent you except as a universal messenger to mankind, bringing good news and warning, but most of the people do not know.
29. And they say, "When is this promise, if you are truthful?"
30. Say to you is an appointment of a Day you will not delay from it an hour nor will you advance.
31. And said those who disbelieved, "We will never believe in this Qur'an nor in that which was before it." And if you could see when the wrongdoers are made to stand before their Lord, refuting each other's words, those who were oppressed will say to those who were arrogant, "If not for you, we would have been believers."
32. Said those who were arrogant to those who were oppressed, "Did we prevent you from guidance after it had come to you? Rather, you were criminals."
33. And those who were oppressed will say to those who were arrogant, "Rather, it was a plot of the night and the day when you were ordering us to disbelieve in Allah and attribute equals to Him." And they will conceal their regret when they see the punishment; and We will place shackles on the necks of those who disbelieved. Will they be recompensed except for what they used to do?
34. And We did not send into a village any warner except that its affluent said, "Indeed, we are disbelievers in that with which you have been sent."
35. And they said, "We are greater in wealth and children, and we are not to be punished."
36. Say, "Indeed, my Lord extends the provision for whom He wills and restricts it, but most of the people do not know."
37. And not your wealth nor your children bring you closer to Us in proximity, except those who have believed and done righteous deeds; for them there will be a double reward for what they did, and they will be in the chambers, secure.
38. And those who strive against Our signs, seeking to cause failure, they will be brought into the punishment.
39. Say, "Indeed, my Lord extends provision for whom He wills of His servants and restricts for him. And whatever you spend of anything, He will replace it. And He is the best of providers."
40. And the Day He will gather them all together, then He will say to the angels, "Are these the ones who used to worship you?"
41. They said, "Glory be to You! You are our protector instead of them. But they used to worship the jinn; most of them were believers in them."
42. So today none of you can benefit or harm another, and We will say to those who did wrong, "Taste the punishment of the Fire which you used to deny."
43. And when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, they say, "This is nothing but a man who wants to turn you away from what your fathers were worshipping." And they say, "This is nothing but a fabricated lie." And those who disbelieve say of the truth when it comes to them, "This is nothing but clear magic."
44. And We did not give them any books they could study, and We did not send to them before you any warner.
45. And those before them denied, and they did not reach a tenth of what We had given them, but they denied My messengers, so how was My reproach?
46. Say, "I only advise you of one thing: that you stand for Allah in pairs and individually, and then reflect. There is not in your companion any madness. He is only a warner to you before a severe punishment."
47. Say, "Whatever I have asked of you in terms of payment, it is for you. My payment is only from Allah, and He is a witness over all things."
48. Say, "Indeed, my Lord hurls the truth, Knower of the unseen."
49. Say, "The truth has come, and falsehood neither originates nor repeats."
50. Say, "If I go astray, I only go astray against myself; and if I am guided, it is by what my Lord reveals to me. Indeed, He is Hearing, Near."
51. And if you could see when they are terrified, but there is no escape, and they will be seized from a place nearby.
52. And they said, "We believe in it," but how for them is the attainment from a place far away?
53. And they had disbelieved in it before, and they throw at the unseen from a distant place.
54. And a barrier will be placed between them and what they desire, just as was done with their predecessors before. Indeed, they were in disturbing doubt.

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The Originator
Fāṭir
فاطر

1. Praise be to Allah, the Originator of the heavens and the earth, the Maker of the angels as messengers with wings, two, three, and four. He increases in creation what He wills. Indeed, Allah is over all things competent.
2. What Allah opens for the people of mercy, none can withhold it; and what He withholds, none can release it thereafter. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
3. O mankind, remember the favor of Allah upon you; is there any creator other than Allah who provides for you from the sky and the earth? There is no deity except Him; so how are you deluded?
4. And if they deny you, then already were messengers denied before you. And to Allah are returned all matters.
5. O people, indeed the promise of Allah is true, so do not let the worldly life deceive you, and do not let the Deceiver deceive you about Allah.
6. Verily, Satan is an enemy to you, so take him as an enemy. He only calls his party to be among the companions of the Blaze.
7. Those who disbelieve, for them is a severe punishment; and those who believe and do righteous deeds, for them is forgiveness and a great reward.
8. So is one whose evil deed has been made attractive to him, so he sees it as good? Indeed, Allah leads astray whom He wills and guides whom He wills. So do not let yourself waste away in regrets over them. Indeed, Allah is Knowing of what they do.
9. And Allah is the one who sends the winds, so they raise clouds, then We drive them to a dead land and revive the earth thereby after its death; thus is the resurrection.
10. Whoever desires honor, then to Allah belongs all honor. To Him ascends the good word, and the righteous deed He raises. But those who plot evil deeds, for them is a severe punishment, and the plotting of those, it will perish.
11. And Allah created you from dust, then from a sperm-drop, then He made you pairs. And no female conceives nor gives birth except with His knowledge. And no one who is granted a long life is granted it, nor is his lifespan lessened, except that it is in a Book. Indeed, that is easy for Allah.
12. And not equal are the two seas; this one is fresh, sweet, and pleasant to drink, and this one is salty and bitter. And from each, you eat tender meat and extract ornaments that you wear. And you see the ships therein plowing through, that you may seek of His bounty, and perhaps you will be grateful.
13. He inserts the night into the day and inserts the day into the night and has subjected the sun and the moon; each runs for a specified term. That is Allah, your Lord; to Him belongs the dominion. And those whom you call upon besides Him do not possess even the membrane of a date seed.
14. If you call them, they do not hear your call; and even if they heard, they would not respond to you. And on the Day of Resurrection, they will disown your partnership. And none can inform you like the All-Knowing.
15. ۞ O people, you are the ones in need of Allah, while Allah is the Self-Sufficient, the Praiseworthy.
16. If He wills, He can take you away and bring a new creation.
17. And that is not difficult for Allah.
18. And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another, and if a heavily laden soul calls to its load, nothing of it will be carried, even if he is a close relative. You can only warn those who fear their Lord unseen and establish prayer, and whoever purifies himself only purifies himself for his own soul, and to Allah is the destination.
19. And not equal are the blind and the seeing
20. And not the darknesses and not the light
21. Nor the shade nor the heat
22. And the living and the dead are not equal. Indeed, Allah makes whom He wills hear, but you cannot make those in the graves hear.
23. You are not but a warner.
24. Verily, We have sent you with the truth as a bearer of glad tidings and a warner; and there is no nation but a warner has passed among them.
25. And if they deny you, then those before them have already denied. Their messengers came to them with clear proofs, and with scriptures, and with the enlightening book.
26. Then I seized those who disbelieved; so how was My reproach?
27. Have you not seen that Allah sends down water from the sky, and We bring forth with it fruits of different colors? And from the mountains are white and red streaks of different shades and intensely black.
28. And among the people and the creatures and the cattle are different colors likewise. Only those who fear Allah from among His servants are the knowledgeable. Indeed, Allah is Mighty and Forgiving.
29. Verily, those who recite the Book of Allah and establish the prayer and spend from what We have provided them, secretly and openly, hope for a trade that will never fail
30. That He may give them their rewards in full and increase them from His bounty. Indeed, He is Forgiving and Appreciative.
31. And that which We have revealed to you from the Book is the truth, confirming what was before it. Indeed, Allah, of His servants, is Aware and Seeing.
32. Then We caused to inherit the Book those whom We have chosen from among Our servants; so among them is one who wrongs himself, and among them is one who is moderate, and among them is one who is foremost in good deeds by the permission of Allah. That is the great bounty.
33. Gardens of Eden they will enter, adorned therein with bracelets of gold and pearls, and their garments therein will be silk.
34. And they said, "Praise be to Allah, who has removed from us sorrow. Indeed, our Lord is Forgiving, Appreciative."
35. He who has settled us in the home of permanence out of His bounty, no fatigue touches us therein, nor does any weariness touch us therein.
36. And those who disbelieve, for them is the fire of Hell; it is not decreed for them that they may die, nor is its torment lightened for them. Thus do We recompense every ungrateful one.
37. And they cry out therein, "Our Lord, bring us out; we will do righteous deeds other than what we used to do." Did We not give you lives long enough so that whoever would remember could remember therein, and the warner came to you? So taste, for the wrongdoers have no helper.
38. Verily, Allah is the Knower of the unseen of the heavens and the earth; indeed, He is Knowing of what is within the breasts.
39. He is the one who made you successors on the earth; so whoever disbelieves, his disbelief is upon him. And the disbelief of the disbelievers does not increase them with their Lord except in hatred; and the disbelief of the disbelievers does not increase them except in loss.
40. Say, "Have you seen your partners whom you call upon besides Allah? Show me what they have created from the earth, or do they have a share in the heavens? Or have We given them a book so they are upon clear proof from it? No, the wrongdoers promise each other nothing but delusion."
41. Verily, Allah holds the heavens and the earth lest they move. And if they were to move, no one could hold them after Him. Indeed, He is Ever-Forbearing, Oft-Forgiving.
42. And they swore by Allah their strongest oaths, that if a warner came to them, they would be more guided than one of the nations; but when a warner came to them, it did not increase them except in aversion.
43. Arrogance in the land and plotting of evil; and the evil plot does not encompass except its own people. So do they await except the way of the former peoples? But you will never find in the way of Allah any change, and you will never find in the way of Allah any alteration.
44. Have they not traveled in the land and seen how was the end of those before them? And they were stronger than them in power. And Allah is not to be frustrated by anything in the heavens or in the earth. Indeed, He is Knowing, Competent.
45. And if Allah were to impose blame on the people for what they have earned, He would not leave upon its back any creature, but He defers them to a specified term. And when their term comes, then indeed Allah has ever been Seeing of His servants.

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Ya-Sin
Yā-Sīn
يس

1. Yāsale
2. And the wise Qur'an
3. Indeed, you are from among the messengers,
4. On a straight path
5. a revelation of the Mighty, the Merciful
6. To warn a people whose forefathers were not warned, so they are heedless.
7. The word has indeed come into effect upon most of them, so they do not believe.
8. Verily, We have placed shackles on their necks, and they are up to the chins, so they are with heads raised.
9. And We have placed before them a barrier and behind them a barrier, and We have covered them, so they do not see.
10. And it is all the same to them whether you warn them or do not warn them, they do not believe.
11. You only warn those who follow the reminder and fear the Most Merciful in the unseen; so give them good news of forgiveness and a noble reward.
12. Verily, We give life to the dead and record what they have sent before and their traces, and all things We have enumerated in a clear Book.
13. And present to them an example: the companions of the city, when the messengers came to it
14. When We sent to them two, but they denied them, so We strengthened with a third, and they said, "Indeed, we are messengers to you."
15. They said, "You are nothing but humans like us, and the Most Merciful has not sent down anything. You are only lying."
16. They said, "Our Lord knows that indeed we are to you messengers,"
17. And upon us is nothing except the clear notification.
18. They said, "Indeed, we consider you a bad omen; if you do not desist, we will surely stone you, and a painful punishment from us will surely touch you."
19. They said, "Your omen is with yourselves. Is it because you were reminded? Rather, you are a people who are excessive."
20. And came from the farthest end of the city a man, running. He said, "O my people, follow the messengers."
21. Follow those who do not ask you for a reward, and they are rightly guided.
22. And what is [wrong] with me that I do not worship the One who created me and to Him you will be returned
23. Shall I take besides Him gods, if the Most Merciful intends harm for me, their intercession will not avail me in anything, nor can they rescue me?
24. Verily, I would then be in clear error.
25. Indeed, I have believed in your Lord, so listen to me.
26. It was said, "Enter Paradise;" he said, "Oh, I wish my people knew."
27. By what my Lord has forgiven me and made me among the honored
28. ۞ And We did not send down upon his people after him any army from the sky, nor would We have sent down.
29. It was only one shout, and behold, they were extinguished.
30. Oh, regret for the servants! No messenger comes to them but they mock him.
31. Did they not see how many generations We destroyed before them, that they to them do not return?
32. And indeed, each one of them will surely be gathered before Us.
33. And a sign for them is the dead earth; We have revived it and brought forth from it grain, so they eat from it.
34. And We made therein gardens of date palms and grapevines, and We caused springs to gush forth therein
35. To eat from its fruit and what their hands have made, so will they not be grateful?
36. Glory be to Him who created all pairs from what the earth produces, and from themselves, and from that which they do not know.
37. And a sign for them is the night; We remove from it the day, so they are in darkness.
38. And the sun runs to its resting place; that is the determination of the Exalted, the Knowing.
39. And the moon, We have determined it phases, until it returns like the old date stalk.
40. The sun is not permitted to overtake the moon, nor does the night precede the day, and each is floating in an orbit.
41. And a sign for them is that We carried their offspring in the laden ship.
42. And We created for them from its likeness what they ride.
43. And if We will, We drown them, then no one to cry out for them, nor are they rescued
44. Except mercy from Us and provision until a time.
45. And when it is said to them, "Fear what is before you and what is behind you, that you may receive mercy."
46. And no sign comes to them from the signs of their Lord except that they turn away from it.
47. And when it is said to them, "Spend from what Allah has provided you," those who disbelieve say to those who believe, "Shall we feed someone whom, if Allah willed, He would have fed? You are only in clear error."
48. And they say, "When is this promise, if you are truthful?"
49. They are not waiting except for one blast that will seize them while they are disputing.
50. So they will not be able to make any will, nor will they return to their families.
51. And blown will be in the trumpet, then behold, they from the graves to their Lord will hasten.
52. They said, "O woe to us! Who has raised us from our place of rest?" This is what the Most Merciful promised, and the messengers spoke the truth.
53. It was not but one shout, and behold, they are all brought before Us.
54. So today no soul will be wronged anything, and you will not be recompensed except for what you used to do.
55. Verily the companions of Paradise, today, are in occupation, rejoicing
56. They and their spouses in shades on couches reclining
57. For them therein fruit and for them whatever they request
58. "Peace," a word from a Merciful Lord
59. And stand apart today, O criminals.
60. Did I not make a covenant with you, O children of Adam, that you should not worship Satan? Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy.
61. And that you worship Me; this is a straight path.
62. And indeed, he led astray from among you a great multitude; did you not then understand?
63. This is Hell which you were promised.
64. "Enter it today for what you used to deny."
65. On this day, We will seal their mouths, and their hands will speak to Us, and their feet will testify to what they used to earn.
66. And if We willed, We would have obliterated their eyes, so they would race to the path, but how could they see?
67. And if We willed, We would have transformed them in their places, so they would not be able to proceed, nor return.
68. And whomever We grant long life, We reverse him in creation; do they not understand?
69. And We did not teach him poetry, nor does it befit him; it is nothing but a reminder and a clear Qur'an
70. To warn whoever is alive, and justify the word against the disbelievers.
71. And do they not see that We have created for them from what Our hands have made, livestock, so they are their owners?
72. And We have tamed them for them, so from them is their riding, and from them they eat.
73. And for them therein are benefits and drinks; so will they not be grateful?
74. And they have taken besides Allah gods that perhaps they may be helped.
75. They are not able to help them, and they are for them soldiers in attendance.
76. So let not their speech grieve you, Indeed, We know what they conceal and what they declare
77. And does not man see that We created him from a sperm-drop? Yet behold, he is a manifest adversary.
78. And he presented for us an example and forgot his creation. He said, "Who will give life to the bones while they are disintegrated?"
79. Say, "He will give them life who created them the first time; and He is, of all creation, Knowing."
80. He who made for you from the green tree fire, and then you ignite from it.
81. Is not the One who created the heavens and the earth able to create the like of them? Yes, and He is the Creator, the All-Knowing.
82. His command is only when He intends a thing to say to it, "Be," and it is.
83. So glory be to Him in whose hand is the dominion of all things, and to Him you will be returned.

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Those who set the Ranks
Aṣ-Ṣāffāt
الصافات

1. And those lined up in rows
2. And those who drive away with a driving
3. So those who recite a reminder,
4. Verily, your God is One,
5. The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them and the Lord of the sunrises.
6. Verily, We have adorned the nearest heaven with the adornment of the planets
7. And as protection from every rebellious devil
8. they do not listen to the exalted assembly and are pelted from every side,
9. Repulsion; and for them is a lasting punishment,
10. Except one who snatches the snatch, then follows him a piercing flame.
11. So ask them, "Are they a stronger creation or those We have created? Indeed, We created them from sticky clay."
12. But you are amazed and they mock,
13. And when they are reminded, they do not remember.
14. And when they see a sign, they mock.
15. And they said, "This is nothing but clear magic."
16. Is it that when we have died and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?
17. Or our first forefathers?
18. Say, "Yes, and you will be humbled."
19. For it will be only one shout, and then they will be looking.
20. And they will say, "O woe to us! This is the Day of Judgment."
21. "This is the Day of Judgement which you used to deny."
22. ۞ Gather those who committed wrong and their kinds and what they used to worship
23. Without Allah, then guide them to the path of Hell
24. And stop them; indeed, they are responsible.
25. What is with you? Why do you not help each other?
26. Nay, they today are in submission.
27. And some of them will approach others, inquiring.
28. They said, "Indeed, you used to come to us from the right."
29. They said, "But you were not believers,"
30. And there was not for us over you any authority, but you were a transgressing people.
31. So the word of our Lord has come into effect upon us; indeed, we are to taste.
32. So we led you astray; indeed, we were astray.
33. So indeed they on that Day in the punishment will be sharing
34. Verily, thus do We deal with the criminals.
35. Verily they, when it was said to them, "There is no god but Allah," were arrogant
36. And they say, "Shall we indeed leave our gods for a mad poet?"
37. But he came with the truth and confirmed the messengers.
38. Verily, you are to taste the painful punishment,
39. And you will not be recompensed except for what you used to do
40. Except the servants of Allah, the sincere ones
41. Those will have a provision known
42. Fruits and they are honored
43. In gardens of bliss
44. On thrones facing each other.
45. They will be served with a cup from a flowing spring,
46. White delight for the drinkers
47. No in it bad effect and not they from it will be intoxicated.
48. And with them are women of modest gaze, with large eyes,
49. As if they were well-protected eggs.
50. So they will approach one another, inquiring.
51. Said a speaker among them, "Indeed, I had a companion."
52. He says, "Are you indeed of the believers?"
53. Is it that when we have died and become dust and bones, we will indeed be recompensed?
54. He said, "Are you going to look?"
55. So he looked and saw him in the midst of the Hellfire.
56. He said, "By Allah, you almost ruined me."
57. And if not for the favor of my Lord, I would have been among those brought in.
58. So are we not to die
59. Except for our first death, and we will not be punished
60. Verily, this is the great success.
61. For the like of this, let the workers work.
62. Is that better as a lodging or the tree of zaqqum?
63. Indeed, We have made it a trial for the wrongdoers.
64. Verily, it is a tree that emerges from the base of the Hellfire,
65. Its emerging fruit as if it were heads of the devils.
66. So indeed they will eat from it and fill from it the bellies.
67. Then indeed for them upon it is a mixture of scalding water.
68. Then indeed, their return is surely to the Hellfire.
69. Verily they found their fathers astray.
70. So they hasten in their footsteps.
71. And indeed strayed before them most of the former ones
72. And verily We sent among them warners
73. So look how was the end of those who were warned
74. Except the servants of Allah, the sincere ones.
75. And Noah had certainly called Us, and We are the best of responders.
76. And We saved him and his family from the great distress.
77. And We made his descendants, they are the remaining
78. And We left for him among the later generations
79. "Peace be upon Noah in the worlds."
80. Verily, thus do We reward the doers of good.
81. Verily, he is of Our believing servants.
82. Then We drowned the others.
83. ۞ And indeed, among his followers was Abraham
84. When he came to his Lord with a pure heart
85. when he said to his father and his people, what do you worship
86. A lie gods other than Allah you desire?
87. So what is your thought about the Lord of the worlds?
88. So he looked a look at the stars
89. And said, "Indeed, I am ill."
90. So they turned away from him, turning their backs.
91. Then he turned to their gods and said, "Will you not eat?"
92. What is the matter with you that you do not speak?
93. And he turned upon them a blow with the right hand.
94. So they approached him, hastening.
95. He said, "Do you worship what you carve,"
96. And Allah created you and what you do
97. They said, "Build for him a building and throw him into the blazing fire."
98. So they intended a plot against him, but We made them the lowest.
99. And he said, "Indeed, I am going to my Lord; He will guide me."
100. My Lord, grant me from among the righteous
101. So We gave him good tidings of a boy, gentle.
102. And when he reached with him the effort, he said, "O my son, indeed I see in a dream that I am sacrificing you, so see what you think." He said, "O my father, do what you are commanded. You will find me, if Allah wills, among the patient."
103. And when they had both submitted and he laid him down upon his forehead,
104. And We called to him, "O Abraham,"
105. You have fulfilled the vision, indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.
106. Verily, this is the manifest trial.
107. And We ransomed him with a mighty sacrifice
108. And We left upon him among the later ones
109. "Peace be upon Abraham."
110. Thus We reward the doers of good.
111. Verily, he is of Our believing servants.
112. And We gave him good news of Isaac, a prophet from the righteous.
113. And We blessed him and Isaac. And among their descendants is the doer of good and the clearly unjust to himself.
114. And We did certainly confer favor upon Moses and Aaron
115. And We saved them both and their people from the great affliction,
116. And We supported them so they were the victors.
117. And We gave them the clear Book,
118. And We guided them the straight path
119. And We left upon them among the later generations
120. "Peace be upon Moses and Aaron."
121. Verily, thus do We reward the doers of good.
122. Verily, they are among Our believing servants.
123. And indeed Elias was from among the messengers
124. When he said to his people, "Will you not fear?"
125. Do you call upon Baʿl and leave the best of the creators?
126. Allah, your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers
127. So they denied him, and indeed, they will be brought,
128. Except the servants of Allah, the sincere ones.
129. And We left upon him among the later ones
130. "Peace upon Elias."
131. Verily, thus do We reward the doers of good.
132. Verily, he is of Our believing servants.
133. And indeed, Lot is among the messengers.
134. when We saved him and his family, all together
135. Except an old woman among those who remained
136. Then We destroyed the others
137. And indeed, you pass by them in the morning
138. And at night. Do you not understand?
139. And indeed Jonah is among the messengers
140. when he ran away to the laden ship
141. So he contributed and was among the rejected.
142. So the fish swallowed him while he was blameworthy.
143. But if he had not been of those who glorify,
144. He would have remained in its belly until the Day they are resurrected.
145. ۞ So We cast him on the open shore while he was sick.
146. And We caused to grow over him a tree from a gourd.
147. And We sent him to a hundred thousand or more.
148. So they believed, and We gave them enjoyment for a time.
149. So ask them, "For your Lord, the daughters, and for them, the sons?"
150. Or did We create the angels as females, and they were witnesses?
151. Behold, indeed it is from their falsehood that they say,
152. "Allah has begotten, and indeed, they are liars."
153. Has He chosen the daughters over the sons?
154. What is with you? How do you judge?
155. So will you not remember?
156. Or for you a clear authority?
157. So bring your book if you are truthful
158. And they have made between Him and the jinn a relationship; and the jinn have already known that they will be brought forth.
159. Glory be to Allah above what they describe
160. Except the servants of Allah who are sincere
161. So indeed, you and what you worship
162. You are not able to tempt away from Him
163. Except who is the burner of the Hellfire
164. And there is none among us except that he has a known position.
165. And indeed, we are the ones who line up
166. And indeed, we are the ones who glorify.
167. And if they used to say,
168. "If only we had a reminder from the former peoples,"
169. But we would have been the sincere servants of Allah.
170. So they disbelieved in it; so they will know.
171. And indeed, Our word has already preceded for Our servants, the messengers,
172. Indeed, they are the ones who will be helped
173. And indeed, Our soldiers, they are the ones who will overcome.
174. So turn away from them for a while.
175. And see them, for they will see.
176. So for Our punishment are they hastening?
177. So when it descends upon their territory, then wretched is the morning of those who were warned.
178. And turn away from them for a while.
179. And see, then they will see.
180. Glory be to your Lord, the Lord of might, above what they describe.
181. And peace be upon the messengers.
182. And all praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the worlds.

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Saad
Ṣād
ص

1. Ṣāʾ. And the Qur'an full of reminder
2. Nay, those who disbelieve are in pride and dissension.
3. How many have We destroyed before them of generations, then they cried out, but it was not a time of escape.
4. And they wonder that a warner has come to them from among themselves; and the disbelievers say, "This is a magician, a liar."
5. Has he made the gods one God? Indeed, this is a strange thing.
6. And the leaders among them went forth, saying, "Go on and remain steadfast in your worship of your gods. Indeed, this is a matter that is intended."
7. We have not heard of this in the last religion, this is nothing but a fabrication.
8. Has the reminder been sent down to him from among us? Rather, they are in doubt about My reminder. Rather, they have not yet tasted My punishment.
9. Or do they have the treasures of the mercy of your Lord, the Mighty, the Bestower?
10. Or do they have the dominion of the heavens and the earth and what is between them? Then let them ascend by means.
11. a force there defeated from the companies
12. Denied before them the people of Noah, and ʿAad, and Pharaoh, the owner of stakes,
13. And Thamud and the people of Lot and the companions of the wood; those are the factions.
14. There was not one who did not deny the messengers, so My punishment was justified.
15. And what do these await except one blast, there will be no pause for it.
16. And they said, "Our Lord, hasten for us our share before the Day of Account."
17. Be patient over what they say, and remember Our servant David, the possessor of strength; indeed, he was one who repeatedly turned back.
18. Indeed, We subjected the mountains with him, glorifying in the evening and at sunrise.
19. And the birds assembled, all with him returning.
20. And We strengthened his kingdom, and We gave him the wisdom and decisive speech.
21. ۞ And has there come to you the news of the adversaries, when they climbed over the prayer chamber?
22. When they entered upon David, he was frightened of them. They said, "Do not fear. We are two adversaries, one of whom has wronged the other. So judge between us with truth, do not be unjust, and guide us to the right path."
23. Verily, this is my brother; he has ninety-nine ewes, and I have one ewe. So he said, "Entrust her to me," and he overpowered me in speech.
24. He said, "He has certainly wronged you by asking for your ewe to add to his ewes. And indeed, many partners oppress one another, except those who believe and do righteous deeds, and few are they." And David realized that We had tested him, so he sought forgiveness from his Lord and fell down bowing and repented.
25. So We forgave him that; and indeed, for him is nearness to Us and a good place of return.
26. O David, indeed We have made you a successor on the earth, so judge between the people with truth and do not follow desire, for it will lead you astray from the way of Allah. Indeed, those who go astray from the way of Allah will have a severe punishment because they forgot the Day of Reckoning.
27. And We did not create the heaven and the earth and what is between them in vain; that is the assumption of those who disbelieve; so woe to those who disbelieve from the Fire.
28. Or should We make those who believe and do righteous deeds like the corrupters in the land, or should We make the pious like the wicked?
29. A Book We have sent down to you, blessed, that they may ponder its verses and that those of understanding may remember.
30. And We granted to David Solomon; an excellent servant, indeed he was one who repeatedly turned back.
31. when there were exhibited before him in the afternoon the standing racehorses
32. So he said, "Indeed, I have loved the love of good over the remembrance of my Lord until it disappeared behind the veil."
33. "Return them to me," and he set about wiping their legs and necks.
34. And We certainly tested Solomon and placed upon his throne a body; then he repented.
35. He said, "My Lord, forgive me and grant me a kingdom that will not befit anyone after me. Indeed, You are the Bestower."
36. So We subjected to him the wind, running by his command, gently, wherever he reached.
37. And the devils, every builder and diver
38. And others bound together in chains.
39. This is Our gift, so grant or withhold without account.
40. And indeed, for him with Us is nearness and a good place of return.
41. And remember Our servant Job when he called his Lord, "Indeed, Satan has afflicted me with distress and suffering."
42. "Strike with your foot; this is a cool bath and drink."
43. And We granted him his family and the like of them with them as a mercy from Us and a reminder for those of understanding.
44. "And take in your hand a bunch and strike with it and do not break your oath. Indeed, We found him patient, an excellent servant. Indeed, he was one repeatedly turning back."
45. And remember Our servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, possessors of strength and vision.
46. Verily, We purified them with a pure thought: the remembrance of the abode.
47. And indeed they are, with Us, among the chosen, the best.
48. And remember Ishmael and Elisha and Dhul-Kifl; and all are among the righteous.
49. This is a reminder. And indeed, for the righteous is a good place of return.
50. Gardens of Eden, with doors opened for them
51. Reclining within it, they will call within it for abundant fruit and drink.
52. ۞ And with them, women limiting the glances, of equal age
53. This is what you are promised for the Day of Account.
54. Verily, this is Our provision; it has no end.
55. This . And indeed, for the transgressors is an evil place of return -
56. Hell, they will burn in it, and wretched is the resting place.
57. This let them taste it scalding water and purulence
58. And another of its kind pairs.
59. This is a company bursting in with you, no welcome for them, indeed, they will burn in the Fire.
60. They said, "No, you! No welcome for you. You brought this upon us, and wretched is the settlement."
61. They said, "Our Lord, whoever brought this upon us, increase for him a double punishment in the Fire."
62. And they said, "What is wrong with us that we do not see men whom we used to count among the wicked?"
63. Have we taken them in ridicule, or have the eyes turned away from them?
64. Verily, that is the truth - the disputing of the inhabitants of the Fire.
65. Say, "I am only a warner, and there is no deity except Allah, the One, the Prevailing,"
66. Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, the Mighty, the Forgiving.
67. Say, "It is a great news"
68. You are turning away from it.
69. I had no knowledge of the exalted assembly when they were disputing.
70. It is only revealed to me that I am a clear warner.
71. when your Lord said to the angels, "Indeed, I am creating a human being from clay."
72. So when I have proportioned him and breathed into him of My spirit, then fall down to him in prostration.
73. And the angels prostrated, all of them together,
74. Except Iblees; he was arrogant and was among the disbelievers.
75. He said, "O Iblees, what prevented you from prostrating to what I created with My hands? Were you arrogant, or were you among the exalted?"
76. He said, "I am better than him; You created me from fire, and You created him from clay."
77. said, "So get out of it, for indeed, you are accursed."
78. And indeed, upon you is My curse until the Day of Recompense.
79. He said, "My Lord, so give me respite until the Day they are resurrected."
80. said, "So indeed, you are of those reprieved"
81. Until the Day of the known time.
82. said, "By Your might, I will surely mislead them all."
83. Except Your chosen servants among them.
84. He said, "The truth, and the truth I say"
85. I will surely fill Hell with you and those who follow you from among them all together.
86. Say, "I do not ask you for it any payment, and I am not of the pretentious."
87. It is nothing but a reminder for the worlds.
88. And you will surely know its news after a time.

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The Groups
Az-Zumar
الزمر

1. The revelation of the Book is from Allah, the Mighty, the Wise.
2. Verily, We have sent down to you the Book in truth, so worship Allah, being sincere to Him in religion.
3. Unquestionably, for Allah is the pure religion. And those who take protectors besides Him, "We only worship them to bring us nearer to Allah in position." Indeed, Allah will judge between them concerning that over which they differ. Indeed, Allah does not guide one who is a liar and disbeliever.
4. If Allah wanted to take a son, He would have chosen whatever He willed from what He creates. Glory be to Him; He is Allah, the One, the Subduer.
5. He created the heavens and the earth in truth; He wraps the night over the day and wraps the day over the night; and He subjected the sun and the moon, each running for a specified term. Behold, He is the Mighty, the Forgiving.
6. He created you from one soul, then made from it its mate, and sent down for you from the livestock eight pairs. He creates you in the wombs of your mothers, creation after creation, in three darknesses. That is Allah, your Lord; to Him belongs the dominion. There is no deity except Him, so how are you turned away?
7. If you disbelieve, then indeed Allah is free from need of you; and He does not approve disbelief for His servants. But if you are grateful, He approves it for you. And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. Then to your Lord is your return, and He will inform you about what you used to do. Indeed, He is Knowing of what is within the breasts.
8. And when adversity touches man, he calls his Lord, turning to Him; then when He bestows on him a favor from Himself, he forgets what he was calling to Him before and he sets up rivals to Allah to mislead from His way. Say, "Enjoy your disbelief for a little; indeed, you are of the companions of the Fire."
9. Or is one who is devoutly obedient during the hours of the night, prostrating and standing, fearing the Hereafter and hoping for the mercy of his Lord? Say, "Are those who know equal to those who do not know?" Only those of understanding will remember.
10. Say, "O My servants who have believed, fear your Lord; for those who do good in this world, there is good, and the earth of Allah is spacious. Indeed, the patient will be given their reward without account."
11. Say, "Indeed, I have been commanded to worship Allah, sincere to Him in religion."
12. And I have been commanded to be the first of the Muslims
13. Say, "Indeed I fear, if I disobey my Lord, the punishment of a great Day."
14. Say, "I worship Allah, sincere to Him in my religion,"
15. So worship what you will besides Him, say, indeed, the losers are those who have lost themselves and their families on the Day of Resurrection, unquestionably, that is the manifest loss.
16. For them are layers of fire above them and layers below them. That is what Allah uses to frighten His servants. O My servants, so fear Me.
17. And those who avoided the ṭāghūt lest they worship it and turned to Allah, for them are the glad tidings. So give glad tidings to My servants
18. Those who listen to the word and follow the best of it; those are the ones whom Allah has guided, and those are the people of understanding.
19. So is one on whom the word of punishment has come true? Will you then save one who is in the Fire?
20. But those who feared their Lord, for them are chambers, above them chambers built, beneath which rivers flow. The promise of Allah, Allah does not fail in His promise.
21. Have you not seen that Allah sends down water from the sky and makes it flow as springs in the earth, then He brings forth thereby crops of different colors, then they wither and you see them turn yellow, then He makes them debris? Indeed, in that is a reminder for those of understanding.
22. So is one whose breast Allah has expanded to Islam, and he is upon a light from his Lord? Then woe to those whose hearts are hardened against the remembrance of Allah. Those are in manifest error.
23. Allah has sent down the best of speech, a Book, consistent, paired, the skins shiver from it of those who fear their Lord, then their skins and their hearts soften to the remembrance of Allah, that is the guidance of Allah, He guides with it whom He wills, and whomever Allah sends astray, for him there is no guide.
24. Is he who shields with his face from the worst of the punishment on the Day of Resurrection? And it will be said to the wrongdoers, "Taste what you used to earn."
25. Denied those before them, so the punishment came to them from where they did not perceive.
26. So Allah made them taste disgrace in the life of this world; and the punishment of the Hereafter is greater, if they only knew.
27. And We have certainly presented for the people in this Qur'an from every example, that they might remember.
28. a Qur'an Arabic without any deviance that they might become righteous
29. Allah presented an example: a man in whom there are disputing partners and a man devoted to one man, are they equal in comparison? Praise be to Allah, but most of them do not know.
30. Indeed, you are dead, and indeed, they are dead.
31. Then indeed you, on the Day of Resurrection, before your Lord, will argue.
32. So who is more unjust than one who lies about Allah and denies the truth when it comes to him? Is there not in Hell a dwelling place for the disbelievers?
33. And the one who brought the truth and believed in it, those are the righteous.
34. They will have whatever they desire with their Lord; that is the reward of the doers of good.
35. That Allah may expiate from them the worst of what they did, and reward them their recompense for the best of what they used to do.
36. Is not Allah sufficient for His servant? And they frighten you with those other than Him. And whomever Allah leads astray - for him there is no guide.
37. And whomever Allah guides, there is no one to mislead him. Is not Allah Almighty, Possessor of Retribution?
38. And if you asked them who created the heavens and the earth, they would surely say Allah. Say, Have you then considered what you invoke besides Allah? If Allah intended me harm, could they remove His harm, or if He intended me mercy, could they withhold His mercy? Say, Allah is sufficient for me; upon Him rely those who trust.
39. Say, "O my people, work according to your position; indeed, I am working. And you are going to know
40. Who will come to him a torment disgracing him and will descend on him a lasting punishment.
41. Verily, We have sent down to you the Book for the people in truth; so whoever is guided, it is for his own soul; and whoever goes astray, he only goes astray to its detriment; and you are not a guardian over them.
42. Allah takes the souls at the time of their death, and those that do not die in their sleep; then He keeps those for which He has decreed death and releases the others until a specified term. Indeed, in that are signs for a people who reflect.
43. Or have they taken besides Allah intercessors? Say, "Even though they do not possess anything and do not understand?"
44. Say, "To Allah belongs all intercession. To Him belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. Then to Him you will be returned."
45. And when Allah is mentioned alone, the hearts of those who do not believe in the Hereafter shrink with aversion; and when those other than Him are mentioned, immediately they rejoice.
46. Say, "O Allah, Originator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the unseen and the seen, You will judge between Your servants concerning that over which they used to differ."
47. And if those who did wrong had all that is in the earth entirely, and the like of it with it, they would ransom themselves thereby from the worst of the punishment on the Day of Resurrection; and there will appear to them from Allah that which they had not taken into account.
48. And it appeared to them the evils of what they earned, and surrounded them what they used to mock.
49. So when adversity touches man, he calls upon Us; then when We bestow upon him a favor from Us, he says, "I have only been given it because of knowledge." Rather, it is a trial, but most of them do not know.
50. Had said it those before them, so not availed them what they used to earn.
51. So the evil consequences of what they earned struck them, and those who wronged among these will be struck by the evil consequences of what they earned, and they will not escape.
52. And did they not know that Allah extends the provision for whom He wills and restricts it? Indeed, in that are signs for a people who believe.
53. Say, "O My servants who have transgressed against themselves, do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, He is the Forgiving, the Merciful."
54. And return to your Lord and submit to Him before the punishment comes to you; then you will not be helped.
55. And follow the best of what was revealed to you from your Lord, before the punishment comes upon you suddenly, while you do not perceive,
56. That a soul may say, "Oh, my sorrow for what I neglected in the presence of Allah, and indeed, I was among the scoffers."
57. Or you say, "If only Allah had guided me, I would have been among the righteous."
58. Or it says when it sees the punishment, "If only I had another chance so I could be among the righteous."
59. Rather, My signs had come to you, but you denied them and were arrogant, and you were among the disbelievers.
60. And on the Day of Resurrection, you will see those who lied about Allah, their faces blackened. Is there not in Hell a residence for the arrogant?
61. And Allah saves those who feared by their success; no evil touches them, nor do they grieve.
62. Allah is the Creator of every thing; and He is, over every thing, Disposer.
63. To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth, and those who disbelieve in the signs of Allah, they are the losers.
64. Say, "Is it other than Allah that you order me to worship, O ignorant ones?"
65. And it has been revealed to you and to those before you that if you associate others with Allah, your deeds will surely be nullified and you will certainly be among the losers.
66. Rather, worship Allah and be among the grateful.
67. And they have not estimated Allah with the estimation due to Him, while the earth entirely will be in His grip on the Day of Resurrection, and the heavens will be folded in His right hand. Glory be to Him, and exalted is He above what they associate with Him.
68. And it will be blown into the trumpet, and whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth will fall unconscious except whom Allah wills. Then it will be blown into it again, and suddenly they will be standing, looking.
69. And the earth will shine with the light of its Lord, and the book will be placed, and the prophets and the witnesses will be brought, and it will be judged between them in truth, and they will not be wronged.
70. And every soul will be fully compensated for what it did, and He is most knowing of what they do.
71. And those who disbelieved will be driven to Hell in groups, until when they reach it, its gates are opened, and its keepers will say to them, "Did there not come to you messengers from among yourselves, reciting to you the verses of your Lord and warning you of the meeting of this Day of yours?" They will say, "Yes, but the word of punishment has come into effect upon the disbelievers."
72. It was said, "Enter the gates of Hell, to abide eternally therein; and wretched is the abode of the arrogant."
73. And those who feared their Lord will be driven to Paradise in groups, until when they come to it, and its gates are opened, and its keepers say to them, "Peace be upon you; you have done well; so enter it to abide eternally."
74. And they said, "Praise be to Allah, who has fulfilled His promise to us and made us inherit the earth, so we may settle in Paradise wherever we wish. How excellent is the reward of the workers."
75. And you see the angels surrounding the Throne, glorifying with praise of their Lord. And it is judged between them in truth, and it is said, "Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds."

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The Forgiver
Ghāfir
غافر

1. Hamale
2. The revelation of the Book is from Allah, the Mighty, the Knowing,
3. Forgiver of sin, Acceptor of repentance, Severe in punishment, Possessor of abundance; There is no deity except Him; To Him is the return.
4. None argue concerning the signs of Allah except those who disbelieve, so do not be deceived by their movement throughout the land.
5. Denied before them the people of Noah and the factions after them, and every nation intended for their messenger to seize him, and they argued with falsehood to invalidate the truth by it. So I seized them, and how was My punishment.
6. And thus the word of your Lord has been justified upon those who disbelieved that they are companions of the Fire.
7. Those who carry the Throne and those around it glorify with praise of their Lord and believe in Him and ask forgiveness for those who have believed, "Our Lord, You have encompassed all things in mercy and knowledge, so forgive those who have repented and followed Your way and protect them from the punishment of Hellfire."
8. Our Lord, and admit them to Gardens of Eden, which You have promised them, and whoever was righteous among their fathers, their spouses, and their offspring. Indeed, You are the Almighty, the Wise.
9. And protect them from the evils, and whoever You protect from the evils that Day, You have indeed granted him mercy, and that is the great success.
10. Verily, those who disbelieve will be called, "The hatred of Allah is greater than your hatred of yourselves when you were invited to faith, but you disbelieved."
11. They said, "Our Lord, You caused us to die twice and gave us life twice, so we have confessed our sins. Is there any way out?"
12. That is because when Allah was called upon alone, you disbelieved, but if others were associated with Him, you believed. So the judgement is with Allah, the Most High, the Grand.
13. He is the one who shows you His signs and sends down for you sustenance from the sky; but none will remember except those who turn back.
14. So call upon Allah, being sincere to Him in religion, even though the disbelievers dislike it.
15. The Exalted in degrees, Owner of the Throne, He sends the spirit by His command upon whom He wills of His servants to warn of the Day of Meeting.
16. The Day they are exposed, nothing of them will be hidden from Allah. To whom belongs the kingdom today? To Allah, the One, the Subjugator.
17. This day every soul will be recompensed for what it has earned; no injustice today; indeed, Allah is swift in account.
18. And warn them of the Day of Approaching, when the hearts are at the throats, choking. For the wrongdoers, there will be no devoted friend and no intercessor to be obeyed.
19. He knows the treachery of the eyes and what the hearts conceal.
20. And Allah judges with the truth; and those whom they invoke besides Him judge nothing. Indeed, Allah is the Hearing, the Seeing.
21. Have they not traveled in the land and seen how was the end of those who were before them? They were stronger than them in power and in traces in the land, so Allah seized them for their sins, and they had no protector against Allah.
22. That is because their messengers used to come to them with clear proofs, but they disbelieved, so Allah seized them. Indeed, He is Powerful, severe in punishment.
23. And We certainly sent Moses with Our signs and a clear authority
24. To Pharaoh, Haman, and Qarun, but they said, "A magician and a liar."
25. So when he brought them the truth from Us, they said, "Kill the sons of those who have believed with him and let their women live." But the plot of the disbelievers is nothing but in error.
26. And Pharaoh said, "Let me kill Moses and let him call his Lord. Indeed, I fear that he will change your religion or that he will cause corruption in the land."
27. And Moses said, "Indeed, I have sought refuge in my Lord and your Lord from every arrogant one who does not believe in the Day of Reckoning."
28. And said a believing man from the family of Pharaoh, concealing his faith, "Do you kill a man because he says, 'My Lord is Allah,' while he has brought you clear proofs from your Lord? And if he is lying, then upon him is his lie; but if he is truthful, some of what he promises you will befall you. Indeed, Allah does not guide one who is a transgressor and a liar."
29. O my people, the kingdom is yours today, being dominant in the land. But who will help us against the might of Allah if it comes to us? Pharaoh said, I show you only what I see, and I guide you only to the path of righteousness.
30. And said the one who believed, "O my people, indeed I fear for you a day like the day of the companies."
31. Like the custom of the people of Noah and ʿAad and Thamūd and those after them; and Allah does not want injustice for the servants.
32. And O my people, indeed I fear for you the Day of Calling
33. The Day you will turn your backs fleeing, there is not for you from Allah any protector, and whoever Allah sends astray, there is not for him any guide.
34. And had already come to you Joseph before with clear proofs, but you remained in doubt of what he brought to you, until when he perished, you said, "Never will Allah send a messenger after him." Thus does Allah mislead he who is a transgressor, a skeptic.
35. Those who argue about the signs of Allah without any authority having come to them; it is greatly hateful in the sight of Allah and in the sight of those who believe. Thus does Allah seal over every heart of an arrogant tyrant.
36. And Pharaoh said, "O Haman, build for me a tower that I might reach the ways,"
37. The ways of the heavens, so I may look at the God of Moses, and indeed, I think he is a liar. And thus it was made attractive to Pharaoh the evil of his deed, and he was turned away from the path. And the plan of Pharaoh was nothing but in ruin.
38. And said the one who believed, "O my people, follow me, I will guide you to the path of guidance."
39. O my people, this life of the world is only a temporary enjoyment, and indeed, the Hereafter is the home of permanence.
40. Whoever does an evil deed will not be recompensed except with its equivalent; and whoever does a righteous deed, whether male or female, while being a believer, those will enter Paradise, provided for therein without measure.
41. And O my people, what is [wrong] with me that I invite you to salvation while you invite me to the Fire?
42. You invite me to disbelieve in Allah and associate with Him that of which I have no knowledge, and I invite you to the Mighty, the Forgiving.
43. No doubt that what you invite me to has no call in this world nor in the Hereafter, and that our return is to Allah, and that the transgressors are the companions of the Fire.
44. So you will remember what I say to you, and I entrust my affair to Allah. Indeed, Allah is Seeing of the servants.
45. So Allah protected him from the evils of what they plotted, and the people of Pharaoh were surrounded by the worst of punishment
46. The Fire, they are exposed to it morning and evening, and on the Day the Hour appears, "Admit the people of Pharaoh to the severest punishment."
47. And when they argue in the Fire, the weak will say to those who were arrogant, "Indeed, we were your followers, so can you relieve us of a portion of the Fire?"
48. Said those who were arrogant, "Indeed, we are all in it. Indeed, Allah has judged between the servants."
49. And those in the Fire said to the keepers of Hell, "Call upon your Lord to lighten for us a day from the punishment."
50. They said, "Did your messengers not come to you with clear proofs?" They said, "Yes." They said, "Then call, but the call of the disbelievers is only in error."
51. Verily, We shall help Our messengers and those who believe in the life of this world and on the Day when the witnesses will stand.
52. The Day it will not benefit the wrongdoers their excuse, and for them is the curse, and for them is the worst home.
53. And We certainly gave Moses the guidance, and We made the Children of Israel inherit the Book
54. As guidance and a reminder for those of understanding
55. So be patient; indeed, the promise of Allah is true. And seek forgiveness for your sin and exalt with praise of your Lord in the evening and the morning.
56. Verily, those who argue about the signs of Allah without any authority having come to them, there is nothing in their breasts except pride, which they will never attain. So seek refuge in Allah. Indeed, He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing.
57. Verily, the creation of the heavens and the earth is greater than the creation of mankind, but most of mankind do not know.
58. And the blind and the seeing are not equal, nor are those who believe and do righteous deeds and the evildoer. Little do you remember.
59. Verily, the Hour is surely coming, there is no doubt in it, but most of the people do not believe.
60. And your Lord said, "Call upon Me, I will respond to you; indeed, those who are too proud to worship Me will enter Hell, humiliated."
61. Allah is the one who made the night for you to rest in and the day bright. Indeed, Allah is full of grace to the people, but most people do not give thanks.
62. That is Allah, your Lord, Creator of every thing; there is no god except Him; so how are you turned away?
63. Thus are deluded those who were rejecting the signs of Allah.
64. Allah is the one who made for you the earth a place of settlement, and the sky a structure, and formed you and perfected your forms, and provided you with good things. That is Allah, your Lord; so blessed is Allah, the Lord of the worlds.
65. He is the Ever-Living; there is no deity except Him, so call upon Him, sincere to Him in religion. Praise is to Allah, Lord of the worlds.
66. Say, "Indeed, I have been forbidden to worship those whom you invoke besides Allah, once the clear proofs have come to me from my Lord, and I have been commanded to submit to the Lord of the worlds."
67. He is the one who created you from dust, then from a sperm-drop, then from a clinging clot, then He brings you out as a child, then so that you reach your maturity, then so that you become elders. And among you is he who is taken in death before, so that you reach a specified term, and perhaps you will understand.
68. He is the one who gives life and causes death; so when He decrees a matter, He only says to it, "Be," and it is.
69. Have you not seen those who dispute concerning the signs of Allah, how they are turned away?
70. Those who denied the Book and that with which We sent Our messengers; they will soon know
71. When the shackles are around their necks and the chains, they will be dragged
72. In the boiling water, then in the Fire they will be burned.
73. Then it will be said to them, "Where is that which you used to associate?"
74. Other than Allah? They will say, "They have strayed from us; rather, we were not invoking anything before." Thus does Allah mislead the disbelievers.
75. That is because you used to rejoice on the earth without right, and because you used to be insolent.
76. Enter the gates of Hell, to abide eternally therein; and wretched is the residence of the arrogant.
77. So be patient; indeed, the promise of Allah is true. So whether We show you some of what We have promised them or We take you in death, to Us they will be returned.
78. And certainly We sent messengers before you; among them are those We have narrated to you, and among them are those We have not narrated to you. And it was not for any messenger to bring a sign except by Allah's permission. So when Allah's command comes, it will be judged in truth, and there the falsifiers will lose.
79. Allah is the one who made for you the livestock so that you may ride some of them and eat from some of them.
80. And for you therein are benefits, and so that you may reach upon them a need in your hearts, and upon them and upon ships you are carried.
81. And He shows you His signs, so which of the signs of Allah do you deny?
82. Have they not traveled in the land and seen how was the end of those before them? They were more numerous than them and stronger in power and in traces in the land, but what they used to earn did not benefit them.
83. And when their messengers came to them with clear proofs, they rejoiced in what they had of knowledge, and they were enveloped by what they used to ridicule.
84. And when they saw Our punishment, they said, "We believe in Allah alone and disbelieve in what we used to associate with Him."
85. So their faith did not benefit them when they saw Our punishment; the way of Allah which has passed among His servants; and there the disbelievers lost.

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Explained in Detail
Fuṣṣilat
فصلت

1. Ha, Meem
2. a revelation from the Merciful, the Compassionate
3. A Book whose verses have been detailed, an Arabic Qur'an for a people who know
4. A bearer of good news and a warner, but most of them turn away, so they do not listen.
5. And they said, "Our hearts are in coverings from what you call us to, and in our ears is heaviness, and between us and you is a barrier, so act; indeed, we are acting."
6. Say, "I am only a man like you; it has been revealed to me that your god is one God. So take a straight course to Him and seek His forgiveness. And woe to those who associate others with Him."
7. Those who do not give zakāh, and they, in the Hereafter, are disbelievers.
8. Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds, for them is a reward uninterrupted.
9. Say, "Do you indeed disbelieve in the One who created the earth in two days and set up equals to Him? That is the Lord of the worlds."
10. And He placed therein firmly set mountains above it, and He blessed it and determined therein its sustenance in four days, equally for those who ask.
11. Then He turned to the heaven while it was smoke and said to it and to the earth, "Come, willingly or unwillingly." They said, "We come willingly."
12. Then He completed them as seven heavens in two days and inspired in each heaven its command; and We adorned the nearest heaven with lamps and as protection; that is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.
13. But if they turn away, then say, "I have warned you of a thunderbolt like the thunderbolt of ʿAad and Thamūd."
14. When the messengers came to them from before them and from behind them, saying, "Worship none but Allah," they said, "If our Lord had willed, He would have sent down angels. So indeed, we disbelieve in that with which you have been sent."
15. As for Aad, they were arrogant on the earth without right, and they said, "Who is stronger than us in power?" Did they not see that Allah, who created them, is stronger than them in power? And they were denying Our signs.
16. So We sent upon them a screaming wind in days of misfortune, to make them taste the punishment of disgrace in the worldly life; and the punishment of the Hereafter is more disgraceful, and they will not be helped.
17. And as for Thamud, We guided them, but they preferred blindness over guidance, so the thunderbolt of humiliating punishment seized them for what they used to earn.
18. And We saved those who believed and used to fear.
19. And the Day when the enemies of Allah will be gathered to the Fire, then they will be assembled.
20. Until when they come to it, their hearing and their sight and their skins will bear witness against them for what they used to do.
21. And they will say to their skins, "Why did you testify against us?" They will say, "Allah, who made everything speak, made us speak; and He created you the first time, and to Him you will be returned."
22. And you were not hiding yourselves lest your hearing testify against you or your sight or your skins, but you thought that Allah does not know much of what you do.
23. And that is your assumption which you assumed about your Lord, it has ruined you, so you have become among the losers.
24. But if they are patient, then the Fire is a dwelling place for them; and if they seek to make amends, they will not be among those who are allowed to make amends.
25. And We appointed for them companions who adorned for them what was before them and what was behind them, and the word became due against them among nations that had passed away before them of jinn and men. Indeed, they were losers.
26. And those who disbelieve said, "Do not listen to this Qur'an and make noise during it that you may overcome."
27. So We will surely make those who disbelieve taste a severe punishment, and We will surely recompense them for the worst of what they used to do.
28. That is the recompense of the enemies of Allah, the Fire; for them therein is the home of eternity, as recompense for what they used to reject of Our signs.
29. And those who disbelieved said, "Our Lord, show us those who misled us of the jinn and the men, we will put them under our feet so that they will be among the lowest."
30. Verily, those who say, "Our Lord is Allah," and then remain steadfast, the angels will descend upon them, saying, "Do not fear, and do not grieve, but receive glad tidings of Paradise, which you were promised."
31. We are your allies in the worldly life and in the Hereafter; and you will have therein whatever your souls desire, and you will have therein whatever you request
32. As accommodation from a Forgiving, Merciful.
33. And who is better in speech than one who calls to Allah and does good deeds and says, "Indeed, I am of the Muslims."
34. And not equal are the good and the bad; repel by that which is better, and thereupon, the one between whom and you is enmity will become as though he was a devoted friend.
35. And none is granted it except those who are patient, and none is granted it except one having a great fortune.
36. And if an evil whisper from Satan tries to provoke you, then seek refuge in Allah; indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
37. And of His signs are the night and the day and the sun and the moon; do not prostrate to the sun nor to the moon, but prostrate to Allah, who created them, if you worship Him.
38. But if they are arrogant, then those who are near your Lord glorify Him by night and by day, and they do not tire.
39. And of His signs is that you see the earth humble, but when We send down upon it water, it shakes and swells. Indeed, He who has given it life is the Giver of Life to the dead. Indeed, He is over all things capable.
40. Verily, those who deviate in Our signs are not hidden from Us. Is he who is thrown into the Fire better, or he who comes secure on the Day of Resurrection? Do what you wish; indeed, He is Seeing of what you do.
41. Verily, those who disbelieve in the Reminder when it comes to them... And indeed, it is a noble Book.
42. Falsehood does not come to it from before it nor from behind it; a revelation from a Wise, Praiseworthy.
43. Nothing is said to you except what has already been said to the messengers before you; indeed, your Lord is full of forgiveness and full of painful punishment.
44. And if We had made it a non-Arabic Qur'an, they would have said, "Why are its verses not explained in detail? Is it a non-Arabic and an Arabic?" Say, "It is, for those who believe, a guidance and a healing." And those who do not believe, in their ears is deafness, and it is upon them blindness. Those are being called from a distant place.
45. And We gave Moses the Book, but it was disputed about. And if it were not for a word that had already gone forth from your Lord, it would have been judged between them. And indeed, they are in disquieting doubt about it.
46. Whoever does good, it is for his own soul; and whoever does evil, it is against it. And your Lord is not unjust to the servants.
47. To Him is returned the knowledge of the Hour, and no fruits emerge from their coverings, and no female conceives or gives birth except with His knowledge. And on the Day He will call to them, "Where are My partners?" they will say, "We announce to You that there is not among us any witness."
48. And lost from them what they were invoking before, and they thought that they have no escape.
49. Man does not tire of asking for good, but if evil touches him, he becomes hopeless and despondent.
50. And if We let him taste mercy from Us after adversity has touched him, he will surely say, "This is mine, and I do not think the Hour will occur; and if I am returned to my Lord, indeed, for me there will be the best with Him." But We will surely inform those who disbelieved about what they did, and We will surely make them taste a severe punishment.
51. And when We bestow favor upon the human, he turns away and distances himself; and when evil touches him, then he is full of broad supplication.
52. Say, "Have you seen if it is from Allah, then you disbelieved in it, who is more astray than one who is in far dissension?"
53. We will show them Our signs in the horizons and within themselves, until it becomes clear to them that it is the truth. Is it not sufficient concerning your Lord that He is, over all things, a Witness?
54. Unquestionably, they are in doubt about the meeting with their Lord. Unquestionably, He is, of all things, encompassing.

42
The Consultation
Ash-Shūrā
الشورى

1. Hamale
2. ʿAsaʿala
3. Thus does Allah, the Mighty, the Wise, reveal to you and to those before you.
4. To Him belongs what is in the heavens and what is in the earth; and He is the Exalted, the Magnificent.
5. The heavens are almost torn apart from above them, and the angels glorify with the praise of their Lord and seek forgiveness for those on the earth. Behold, indeed, it is Allah who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.
6. And those who have taken protectors besides Him - Allah is a Guardian over them, and you are not a manager over them.
7. And thus We have revealed to you a Qur'an in Arabic, that you may warn the Mother of Cities and those around it, and warn of the Day of Assembly, about which there is no doubt. A group will be in Paradise, and a group in the Blaze.
8. And if Allah willed, He would have made them one community, but He admits whom He wills into His mercy, and the wrongdoers have no protector or helper.
9. Or have they taken besides Him protectors? But Allah, He is the Protector, and He gives life to the dead, and He is over all things competent.
10. And whatever you differ in - its ruling is to Allah. That is Allah, my Lord; upon Him I have relied, and to Him I turn back.
11. Originator of the heavens and the earth, He made for you from yourselves mates, and from the cattle mates, He multiplies you thereby, there is nothing like Him, and He is the Hearing, the Seeing.
12. To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth; He extends provision for whom He wills and restricts; indeed, He is, of all things, Knowing.
13. He has ordained for you of the religion what He enjoined upon Noah, and that which We have revealed to you, and what We enjoined upon Abraham, and Moses, and Jesus: to establish the religion and not be divided therein. Difficult for the polytheists is that to which you call them. Allah chooses for Himself whom He wills and guides to Himself whoever turns back.
14. And they did not become divided except after knowledge had come to them, out of jealousy among themselves. And if it were not for a word that preceded from your Lord until a specified time, it would have been judged between them. And indeed, those who were given the Scripture after them are in concerning it, in disquieting doubt.
15. So to that, invite, and remain on a right course as you are commanded, and do not follow their inclinations, but say, "I have believed in what Allah has revealed of scripture, and I have been commanded to do justice among you. Allah is our Lord and your Lord. For us are our deeds, and for you are your deeds. There is no argument between us and you. Allah will bring us together, and to Him is the destination."
16. And those who argue about Allah after He has been responded to, their argument is invalid with their Lord, and upon them is wrath, and for them is a severe punishment.
17. Allah is the one who sent down the Book with truth and the balance; and what will make you realize? Perhaps the Hour is near.
18. They hasten it who do not believe in it; and those who believe are in fear of it and know that it is the truth. Behold, those who dispute concerning the Hour are in far error.
19. Allah is kind to His servants, He provides for whom He wills, and He is the Strong, the Mighty.
20. Whoever desires the harvest of the Hereafter, We will increase for him in his harvest; and whoever desires the harvest of this world, We will give him thereof, but he will have no share in the Hereafter.
21. Or do they have partners who have prescribed for them a religion which Allah has not authorized? And if not for the decisive word, it would have been judged between them. And indeed, the wrongdoers will have a painful punishment.
22. You see the wrongdoers fearful of what they have earned, and it will fall upon them. And those who have believed and done righteous deeds are in the gardens of paradise; they have whatever they wish from their Lord. That is the great bounty.
23. That is what Allah gives good tidings to His servants who believe and do righteous deeds. Say, "I do not ask you for it any payment except good will through kinship." And whoever commits a good deed - We will increase for him good therein. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Appreciative.
24. Or do they say, "He has fabricated a lie against Allah"? But if Allah wills, He seals your heart. And Allah erases falsehood and confirms the truth with His words. Indeed, He is Knowing of what is in the breasts.
25. And He is the One who accepts repentance from His servants, and forgives the misdeeds, and knows what you do.
26. And He answers those who have believed and done righteous deeds and increases them from His bounty; but the disbelievers will have a severe punishment.
27. And if Allah had extended the provision for His servants, they would have committed tyranny in the earth, but He sends it down in a measure as He wills. Indeed, He is, of His servants, Aware and Seeing.
28. And it is He who sends down the rain after they have despaired, and spreads His mercy. And He is the Protector, the Praiseworthy.
29. And among His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth and what He has spread forth in them of living creatures; and He is capable of gathering them together whenever He wills.
30. And whatever befalls you of calamity, it is because of what your hands have earned; and He pardons much.
31. And you are not causing failure in the earth; and you have not besides Allah any protector or helper.
32. And of His signs are the ships in the sea, like landmarks.
33. If He wills, He can calm the wind, and they would remain still on its surface. Indeed, in that are signs for every patient and grateful person.
34. Or He destroys them for what they have earned, and He pardons much.
35. And may know those who dispute concerning Our signs that for them there is no place of escape.
36. So whatever you have been given of anything, it is but an enjoyment of the worldly life; and what is with Allah is better and more lasting for those who have believed and rely upon their Lord
37. And those who avoid major sins and immoralities, and when they are angry, they forgive,
38. And those who responded to their Lord, and established prayer, and their affairs are consultation among themselves, and from what We have provided them, they spend,
39. And those who, when oppression strikes them, they defend themselves
40. And the recompense of an evil deed is an evil one like it; but whoever pardons and makes amends, his reward is with Allah. Indeed, He does not love the wrongdoers.
41. And whoever retaliates after his oppression - those have no cause against them.
42. The way is only against those who oppress the people and seek to cause corruption in the land without right; those will have a painful punishment.
43. And whoever is patient and forgives, indeed, that is of the determination of matters.
44. And whomever Allah sends astray, then for him there is no protector after Him; and you will see the wrongdoers, when they see the punishment, saying, "Is there any way to return?"
45. And you see them being presented to it, humbled from humiliation, looking with a hidden glance. And those who believed say, "Indeed, the losers are those who lost themselves and their families on the Day of Resurrection. Unquestionably, the wrongdoers are in a lasting punishment."
46. And there were not for them any allies to help them besides Allah. And whomever Allah leads astray, for him there is no way.
47. Respond to your Lord before a Day comes, there is no repelling it from Allah. You will have no refuge that Day, nor will you have any denial.
48. But if they turn away, then We have not sent you over them as a guardian; upon you is only the notification. And indeed, when We let man taste mercy from Us, he rejoices in it; but if evil afflicts them for what their hands have put forth, then indeed, man is ungrateful.
49. To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth; He creates what He wills. He grants females to whom He wills, and He grants males to whom He wills.
50. Or He pairs them as males and females, and He makes whom He wills barren. Indeed, He is Knowing and Powerful.
51. ۞ And it was not for a human to speak to Allah except by inspiration, or from behind a veil, or by sending a messenger to reveal by His permission what He wills. Indeed, He is Most High, Wise.
52. And thus We have revealed to you a spirit of Our command. You did not know what the Book is nor faith, but We have made it a light by which We guide whom We will of Our servants. And indeed, you guide to a straight path.
53. The path of Allah, who owns whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Indeed, to Allah all matters return.

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The Gold Adornments
Az-Zukhruf
الزخرف

1. Hamale
2. And the clear Book,
3. Verily, We have made it an Arabic Qur'an, that you may understand.
4. And indeed it is in the Mother of the Book with Us, exalted wise
5. So should We turn away the reminder from you, disregarding, because you are an extravagant people?
6. And how many We sent of a prophet among the former ones,
7. And there does not come to them any prophet except that they mock him.
8. So We destroyed stronger than them in might, and the example of the former peoples has passed.
9. And if you ask them, "Who created the heavens and the earth?" they will surely say, "The Mighty, the Knowing created them."
10. the one who made for you the earth a cradle and made for you in it paths that you might be guided
11. And the One who sends down water from the sky in measured amounts, and We revive thereby a dead land; thus you will be brought forth.
12. And the One who created all pairs and made for you from ships and animals what you ride
13. To settle yourselves upon their backs, then remember the favor of your Lord when you have settled upon them, and say, "Glory to Him who has subjected this to us, and we were not capable of it."
14. And indeed we, to our Lord, will return
15. And they have made for Him from His servants a portion. Indeed, man is surely ungrateful, evident.
16. Or has He taken from what He creates daughters and chosen you with sons?
17. And when one of them is given good news of what he attributed to the Most Merciful as an example, his face becomes blackened, and he is filled with suppressed anger.
18. And is one who is brought up in ornaments and during conflict is not clear?
19. And they made the angels, who are servants of the Most Merciful, females. Did they witness their creation? Their testimony will be written, and they will be questioned.
20. And they said, "If the Most Merciful had willed, we would not have worshipped them." They have no knowledge of that. They are only guessing.
21. Or have We given them a book from before it so they are adhering to it?
22. But they said, "Indeed, we found our fathers on a community, and indeed, we are guided by their footsteps."
23. And likewise, We did not send before you a warner into a village except that its affluent ones said, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a community, and indeed, we are following in their footsteps."
24. ۞ He said, "Even if I brought you better guidance than that which you found your fathers upon?" They said, "Indeed, we are disbelievers in that with which you were sent."
25. So We took revenge on them; so see how was the end of the deniers.
26. And when Abraham said to his father and his people, "Indeed, I am disassociated from that which you worship"
27. Except the One who created me, for indeed, He will guide me.
28. And made it a lasting word among his descendants, that they might return.
29. But I gave enjoyment to these and their fathers until the truth came to them and a clear Messenger.
30. And when the truth came to them, they said, "This is magic, and indeed we are disbelievers in it."
31. And they said, "If only this Qur'an had been revealed to a great man from one of the two cities."
32. Are they the ones who distribute the mercy of your Lord? We have apportioned among them their livelihood in the life of this world, and We have raised some of them above others in degrees, so that some of them may take others in service. But the mercy of your Lord is better than what they accumulate.
33. And if it were not that the people would become one community, We would have made for those who disbelieve in the Most Merciful, for their houses, ceilings of silver and stairways upon which they ascend.
34. And for their houses doors and couches upon which they recline
35. And ornaments of gold. But all that is nothing but the enjoyment of the worldly life. And the Hereafter with your Lord is for the righteous.
36. And whoever turns away from the remembrance of the Most Merciful, We appoint for him a devil, and he becomes his companion.
37. And indeed, they avert them from the way, and they think that they are guided
38. Until when he comes to Us, he says, "Oh, I wish there was between me and you the distance of the two Easts; so wretched is the companion."
39. And never will it benefit you today, when you have wronged, that you are sharing in the punishment.
40. So will you make the deaf hear, or guide the blind and he who is in clear error?
41. So if We take you away, then indeed, We will take retribution upon them.
42. Or We show you that which We have promised them, indeed, We are Perfect in Ability.
43. So hold fast to that which is revealed to you; indeed, you are on a straight path.
44. And indeed it is a reminder for you and for your people, and you will be questioned.
45. And ask those We sent before you from Our messengers; have We made besides the Most Merciful gods to be worshipped?
46. And certainly We sent Moses with Our signs to Pharaoh and his chiefs, and he said, "Indeed, I am the messenger of the Lord of the worlds."
47. And when he brought them Our signs, behold, they laughed at them.
48. And We do not show them any sign except that it is greater than its sister, and We seize them with punishment so that they might return.
49. And they said, "O magician, call upon your Lord for us by what He has promised you. Indeed, we will be guided."
50. So when We removed from them the punishment, behold, they broke their promise.
51. And Pharaoh called out among his people, saying, "O my people, is not the kingdom of Egypt mine, and these rivers flowing beneath me? Do you not see?"
52. Or am I better than this one who is insignificant and hardly makes himself clear?
53. So why were not bracelets of gold placed upon him, or why did the angels not come with him in conjunction?
54. So he made light of his people, and they obeyed him. Indeed, they were a people defiantly disobedient.
55. So when they made Us angry, We took revenge on them and drowned them all.
56. So We made them a precedent and an example for the later generations.
57. ۞ And when the son of Mary was presented as an example, immediately your people from it turn away.
58. And they said, "Are our gods better, or is he?" They did not present it to you except for argument. But they are a people prone to dispute.
59. He is nothing but a servant upon whom We bestowed favor, and We made him an example for the Children of Israel.
60. And if We willed, We could have made from you angels in the earth succeeding.
61. And indeed, it is knowledge for the Hour, so do not doubt it, and follow Me. This is a straight path.
62. And do not let Satan avert you; indeed, he is to you a clear enemy.
63. And when Jesus came with the clear proofs, he said, "I have come to you with wisdom, and to clarify for you some of that over which you differ. So fear Allah and obey me."
64. Verily, Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him; this is a straight path.
65. So the factions differed among themselves, so woe to those who have wronged from the punishment of a painful day.
66. Do they await except the Hour that it should come upon them suddenly while they do not perceive?
67. The close friends, on that Day, will be enemies to each other, except for the God-fearing
68. O My servants, no fear will there be concerning you this Day, nor will you grieve,
69. those who believed in Our signs and were Muslims.
70. Enter the Paradise, you and your spouses, rejoicing.
71. They will be served with plates of gold and cups, and therein will be whatever the souls desire and what delights the eyes, and you will abide therein eternally.
72. And that is the Paradise which you have been made to inherit for what you used to do.
73. For you therein is much fruit, from it you eat.
74. Verily, the criminals are in the torment of Hell, abiding forever.
75. It will not be lessened for them, and they will be therein in despair.
76. And We did not wrong them, but they were the wrongdoers.
77. And they called, "O Malik, let your Lord finish us!" He said, "Indeed, you are to remain."
78. We have certainly brought you the truth, but most of you are averse to the truth.
79. Or have they devised a matter? But indeed, We are devising a matter.
80. Or do they think that We do not hear their secrets and their private conversations? Yes, and Our messengers are with them recording.
81. Say, "If the Most Merciful had a son, then I would be the first of the worshippers."
82. Glory be to the Lord of the heavens and the earth, the Lord of the Throne, above what they describe.
83. So leave them to converse and play until they meet their Day which they are promised.
84. And He is the one who is a deity in the heaven and a deity on the earth; and He is the Wise, the Knowing.
85. And blessed is He who has the dominion of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, and with Him is the knowledge of the Hour, and to Him you will be returned.
86. And those whom they invoke besides Him do not possess intercession, except those who testify to the truth while they know.
87. And if you asked them who created them, they would surely say, "Allah." So how are they deluded?
88. And his saying, "O my Lord, indeed these are a people who do not believe."
89. So pardon them and say, "Peace." But they will come to know.

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The Smoke
Ad-Dukhān
الدخان

1. Ha, male
2. And by the clear Book,
3. Verily, We sent it down on a blessed night. Verily, We are ever warning.
4. Therein is decreed every wise matter
5. A matter from Us. Indeed, We were to send.
6. A mercy from your Lord; indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
7. Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, if you are certain.
8. No deity except Him; He gives life and causes death. Your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers.
9. But they are in doubt, playing.
10. So watch for the Day when the sky will bring a clear smoke
11. Covering the people; this is a painful punishment.
12. "Our Lord, remove from us the torment; indeed, we are believers."
13. How for them the reminder and had come to them a clear Messenger
14. Then they turned away from him and said, "A taught madman."
15. Verily, We will remove the torment a little; verily, you will return.
16. The Day We strike the greatest strike, indeed, We are avengers.
17. And We had already tested before them the people of Pharaoh, and a noble messenger came to them,
18. "That you deliver to me the servants of Allah. Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger."
19. And that you do not exalt yourselves against Allah; indeed, I have come to you with clear authority.
20. And indeed I have sought refuge in my Lord and your Lord that you stone me not.
21. And if you do not believe me, then leave me alone.
22. So he called upon his Lord, "Indeed, these are a criminal people."
23. So set out with My servants by night, indeed, you are to be pursued.
24. And leave the sea in stillness; indeed, they are an army to be drowned.
25. How many they left behind of gardens and springs
26. And crops and a noble place
27. And a blessing they were therein rejoicing
28. Thus; and We caused another people to inherit it.
29. So neither the heaven nor the earth wept for them, nor were they given respite.
30. And We certainly saved the Children of Israel from the humiliating punishment
31. From Pharaoh; indeed, he was a haughty one among the transgressors.
32. And We certainly chose them with knowledge over the worlds.
33. And We gave them of the signs that in which there was a clear trial.
34. Verily, these are indeed saying,
35. "It is nothing but our first death, and we will not be resurrected."
36. So bring our forefathers, if you are truthful.
37. Are they better or the people of Tubbaʿ and those before them? We destroyed them; indeed, they were criminals.
38. And We did not create the heavens and the earth and what is between them in play.
39. We did not create them except with the truth, but most of them do not know.
40. Indeed, the Day of Separation is their appointed time all together
41. The Day when no close friend will avail a close friend at all, nor will they be helped
42. Except whom Allah has mercy on. Indeed, He is the Mighty, the Merciful.
43. Indeed, the tree of zaqqum
44. Food of the sinful
45. Like the dregs of oil, it boils in the bellies
46. Like the boiling of the scalding water.
47. "Seize him, then drag him to the midst of Hell,"
48. Then pour over his head from the torment of the boiling water.
49. "Taste! Indeed, you are the mighty, the noble!"
50. Indeed, this is what you used to dispute.
51. Verily, the righteous are in a secure place,
52. In gardens and springs,
53. They will wear fine silk and brocade, facing each other.
54. Thus. And We will marry them to fair women with large eyes.
55. They call therein for every fruit, secure.
56. They will not taste death therein except the first death; and He will protect them from the punishment of Hellfire
57. As a favor from your Lord; that is the great success.
58. So indeed We have made it easy in your tongue that they may remember.
59. So watch, indeed, they are watching.

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The Crouching
Al-Jāthiya
الجاثية

1. Ha, Meem.
2. The revelation of the Book is from Allah, the Mighty, the Wise.
3. Verily, in the heavens and the earth are signs for the believers.
4. And in your creation and what He disperses of moving creatures are signs for people who are certain.
5. And the alternation of the night and the day and what Allah sends down from the sky of provision, and gives life thereby to the earth after its death, and the directing of the winds are signs for a people who understand.
6. These are the verses of Allah, We recite them to you in truth. So in what statement after Allah and His verses will they believe?
7. Woe to every habitual liar
8. He hears the verses of Allah recited to him, then persists arrogantly as if he had not heard them; so give him tidings of a painful punishment.
9. And if he knows anything of Our signs, he takes it in mockery. Those will have a humiliating punishment.
10. Behind them is Hell, and nothing they have earned will benefit them at all, nor what they have taken besides Allah as allies. And for them is a great punishment.
11. This is guidance. And those who disbelieve in the signs of their Lord, for them is a punishment of painful wrath.
12. Allah is the one who subjected the sea for you so that ships may sail upon it by His command and so that you may seek of His bounty, and perhaps you will be grateful.
13. And He has made subservient to you whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth, all from Him. Indeed, in that are signs for a people who reflect.
14. Say to those who have believed, "Forgive those who do not expect the days of Allah, so that He may recompense a people for what they used to earn."
15. Whoever does good, it is for himself; and whoever does evil, it is against himself. Then to your Lord you will be returned.
16. And We certainly gave the Children of Israel the Book, and the judgement, and the prophethood, and We provided them with the good things, and We preferred them over the worlds.
17. And We gave them clear proofs of the matter; but they did not differ except after knowledge had come to them, out of envy among themselves. Indeed, your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning that in which they used to differ.
18. Then We put you on a Shariah of the matter, so follow it and do not follow the desires of those who do not know.
19. Verily, they will not avail you against Allah in the least; and indeed, the wrongdoers are allies of one another, but Allah is the protector of the righteous.
20. This is insight for the people and guidance and mercy for a people who are certain.
21. Or have those who committed evils thought that We will make them like those who have believed and done righteous deeds, equal in their life and their death? Evil is what they judge.
22. And Allah created the heavens and the earth in truth, and so that every soul may be recompensed for what it has earned, and they will not be wronged.
23. Have you seen the one who takes his own desires as his god, and Allah leads him astray with knowledge, and seals his hearing and his heart, and places a veil over his sight? Who then can guide him after Allah? Will you not then remember?
24. And they said, "It is only our worldly life; we die and live, and nothing destroys us except time." And they have no knowledge of that; they are only guessing.
25. And when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, their only argument is that they say, "Bring our forefathers, if you are truthful."
26. Say, "Allah gives you life, then causes you to die, then He will gather you to the Day of Resurrection, there is no doubt in it, but most of the people do not know."
27. And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and on the Day the Hour will be established, that Day the falsifiers will lose.
28. And you will see every nation kneeling, every nation will be called to its book, today you will be recompensed for what you used to do.
29. This is Our book, it speaks against you in truth. Indeed, We used to transcribe what you were doing.
30. As for those who have believed and done righteous deeds, their Lord will admit them into His mercy; that is the clear triumph.
31. And as for those who disbelieved, "Were not My signs recited to you, but you were arrogant and became a criminal people?"
32. And when it is said, "Indeed, the promise of Allah is true and the Hour - there is no doubt about it," you say, "We do not know what the Hour is. We think only conjecture, and we are not convinced."
33. And the evils of what they did appeared to them, and that which they used to mock surrounded them.
34. And it will be said today, "We forget you as you forgot the meeting of this day of yours, and your abode is the Fire, and you have no helpers."
35. That is because you took the signs of Allah in mockery, and the worldly life deceived you. So today they will not be removed from it, nor will they be allowed to make amends.
36. So to Allah is the praise, Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth, Lord of the worlds.
37. And to Him belongs the grandeur in the heavens and the earth; and He is the Mighty, the Wise.

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The Wind-Curved Sandhills
Al-Aḥqāf
الأحقاف

1. Ha, Meem
2. The revelation of the Book is from Allah, the Mighty, the Wise.
3. We did not create the heavens and the earth and what is between them except with truth and a specified term; and those who disbelieve are, from what they are warned, turning away.
4. Say, "Have you seen what you invoke besides Allah? Show me what they have created of the earth; or do they have a share in the heavens? Bring me a book before this or a trace of knowledge, if you are truthful."
5. And who is more astray than one who calls upon, besides Allah, those who will not respond to him until the Day of Resurrection, and they, of their supplication, are unaware.
6. And when the people are gathered, they will be enemies to them, and they will be disbelievers in their worship.
7. And when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, those who disbelieve say to the truth when it has come to them, "This is clear magic."
8. Or do they say, "He has fabricated it"? Say, "If I have fabricated it, you do not possess for me from Allah anything. He is most knowing of what you are involved in. Sufficient is He as a witness between me and you, and He is the Forgiving, the Merciful."
9. Say, "I am not an innovation among the messengers, nor do I know what will be done with me or with you. I only follow what is revealed to me, and I am only a clear warner."
10. Say, "Have you seen if it is from Allah and you disbelieved in it, and a witness from the Children of Israel testified to something similar and believed while you were arrogant? Indeed, Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people."
11. And those who disbelieve said to those who believe, "If it had been good, they would not have preceded us to it." And when they are not guided by it, they will say, "This is an ancient falsehood."
12. And before it, the Book of Moses was a guide and a mercy. And this is a confirming Book in an Arabic tongue to warn those who have wronged and as good news to the doers of good.
13. Verily, those who have said, "Our Lord is Allah," and then remained steadfast - no fear shall be upon them, nor shall they grieve.
14. Those are the companions of the Garden, abiding therein forever as a reward for what they used to do.
15. And We have enjoined upon man to his parents kindness. His mother carried him with hardship and gave birth to him with hardship. And his gestation and weaning period is thirty months. Until, when he reaches his maturity and reaches forty years, he says, "My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favor which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents and to do righteous deeds that please You, and make my offspring righteous for me. Indeed, I have repented to You, and indeed, I am of the Muslims."
16. Those are the ones from whom We accept the best of what they did, and We overlook their misdeeds among the companions of Paradise; the true promise which they were promised.
17. And the one who said to his parents, "Uff to you both! Do you promise me that I will be brought forth when generations before me have already passed?" while they call upon Allah for help, "Woe to you! Believe! Indeed, the promise of Allah is true." But he says, "This is nothing but legends of the former peoples."
18. Those are the ones upon whom the word has come into effect, among nations which had passed on before them of the jinn and mankind; indeed, they were losers.
19. And for each there are degrees from what they have done; and so that He may fully compensate them for their deeds, and they will not be wronged.
20. And the Day the ones who disbelieved are presented to the Fire, "You exhausted your good things in your worldly life and enjoyed them, so today you will be recompensed with the punishment of humiliation because you were arrogant on the earth without right and because you were defiantly disobedient."
21. And remember the brother of 'Aad, when he warned his people in Al-Ahqaf, and warners had already passed on before him and after him, saying, "Do not worship except Allah. Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a terrible day."
22. They said, "Have you come to turn us away from our gods? Then bring us what you promise us, if you are of the truthful."
23. He said, "Indeed, knowledge is with Allah, and I convey to you what I was sent with, but I see you as a people who are ignorant."
24. And when they saw it as a cloud approaching their valleys, they said, "This is a cloud bringing us rain." Rather, it is that for which you were impatient: a wind, within it a painful punishment.
25. It destroys everything by the command of its Lord, so they became such that nothing was seen except their dwellings. Thus do We recompense the criminal people.
26. And We had certainly established them in that which We have not established you, and We made for them hearing and vision and hearts, but their hearing and vision and hearts availed them not from anything when they were rejecting the signs of Allah, and they were enveloped by what they used to ridicule.
27. And We have destroyed what is around you of the towns, and We have varied the signs that perhaps they might return.
28. So why did those whom they took as gods besides Allah to bring them closer not help them? Instead, they vanished from them. And that was their lie and what they used to fabricate.
29. And when We directed to you a group of the jinn, listening to the Qur'an, and when they attended it, they said, "Be silent." And when it was concluded, they went back to their people as warners.
30. They said, "O our people, indeed we have heard a book revealed after Moses, confirming what was before it, guiding to the truth and to a straight path."
31. O our people, respond to the Caller of Allah and believe in Him; He will forgive you from your sins and protect you from a painful punishment.
32. And whoever does not respond to the Caller of Allah, he will not escape on earth, and he will not have besides Him any protectors. Those are in clear error.
33. Have they not seen that Allah, who created the heavens and the earth and did not tire in their creation, is able to give life to the dead? Yes, indeed, He is over all things competent.
34. And the Day those who disbelieved are exposed to the Fire, "Is this not the truth?" They will say, "Yes, by our Lord." He will say, "Then taste the punishment for what you used to disbelieve."
35. So be patient as were those of determination among the messengers, and do not be impatient for them. It will be, on the Day they see that which they are promised, as though they had not remained except an hour of a day. Notification. And will anyone be destroyed except the defiantly disobedient people?

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Muhammad
Muḥammad
محمد

1. Those who disbelieved and averted from the way of Allah, He will waste their deeds.
2. And those who have believed and done righteous deeds and believed in what was revealed to Muhammad, and it is the truth from their Lord, He will remove from them their misdeeds and improve their condition.
3. That is because those who disbelieve follow falsehood, and those who believe follow the truth from their Lord; thus does Allah present to the people their comparisons.
4. So when you meet those who disbelieve, strike the necks until, when you have thoroughly subdued them, bind them firmly. Then either release them as a favor or ransom them until the war lays down its burdens. That is the decree. And if Allah had willed, He could have taken vengeance upon them, but He tests some of you by means of others. And those who are killed in the cause of Allah, He will never let their deeds go to waste.
5. He will guide them and improve their condition
6. And He will admit them to Paradise, which He has made known to them.
7. O you who have believed, if you help Allah, He will help you and make your steps firm.
8. And those who disbelieve, so misery for them, and He will waste their deeds.
9. That is because they hated what Allah sent down, so He nullified their deeds.
10. So have they not traveled through the earth and observed how was the end of those before them? Allah destroyed upon them, and for the disbelievers are its likes.
11. That is because Allah is the protector of those who believe, and the disbelievers have no protector.
12. Verily, Allah will admit those who have believed and done righteous deeds to gardens beneath which rivers flow; but those who disbelieve enjoy themselves and eat as cattle eat, and the Fire will be a dwelling for them.
13. And how many a city was stronger in power than your city which drove you out? We destroyed them, and there was no helper for them.
14. So is he who is on clear evidence from his Lord like him to whom the evil of his work has been made attractive and they follow their desires?
15. The example of the Paradise which the righteous are promised: in it are rivers of water unaltered, and rivers of milk the taste of which never changes, and rivers of wine delightful to the drinkers, and rivers of purified honey. And for them therein are all kinds of fruits and forgiveness from their Lord. Are they like those who abide eternally in the Fire and are given to drink boiling water that cuts up their bowels?
16. And among them are those who listen to you, until when they depart from you, they say to those who were given knowledge, "What has he said just now?" Those are the ones whom Allah has sealed over their hearts and who have followed their desires.
17. And those who are guided, He increases them in guidance and gives them their piety.
18. So are they waiting for the Hour to come upon them suddenly? But indeed, its signs have already come. Then how will they remember when it has come to them?
19. So know that there is no deity except Allah, and ask forgiveness for your sin and for the believing men and believing women. And Allah knows your movement and your resting place.
20. And those who believe say, "Why has a sūrah not been sent down?" But when a precise sūrah is revealed and fighting is mentioned therein, you see those in whose hearts is disease looking at you with a look of one overcome by death. So woe to them.
21. Obedience and a kind word. But when the matter is resolved, if they had been true to Allah, it would have been better for them.
22. So is it possible that if you turn away, you will cause corruption on the earth and sever your family ties?
23. Those are the ones whom Allah has cursed, so He made them deaf and blinded their sight.
24. So do they not ponder the Qur'an, or are there locks upon their hearts?
25. Verily, those who turned back on their heels after guidance had become clear to them - Satan enticed them and prolonged hope for them.
26. That is because they said to those who hated what Allah revealed, "We will obey you in some of the matter." And Allah knows their secrets.
27. So how will it be when the angels take them in death, striking their faces and their backs?
28. That is because they followed what angered Allah and disliked His approval, so He nullified their deeds.
29. Or do those in whose hearts is a disease think that Allāh will not bring forth their grudges?
30. And if We willed, We would show them to you, and you would recognize them by their mark; and you will certainly recognize them by the tone of speech. And Allah knows your deeds.
31. And We will surely test you until We know those who strive among you and those who are patient, and We will test your news.
32. Indeed, those who disbelieved and turned away from the path of Allah and opposed the Messenger after guidance had become clear to them will never harm Allah in the least, and He will nullify their deeds.
33. O you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and do not nullify your deeds.
34. Indeed, those who disbelieved and turned away from the path of Allah, then died while they were disbelievers, Allah will never forgive them.
35. So do not weaken and call for peace while you are superior, and Allah is with you and will not deprive you of your deeds.
36. Verily, the life of this world is but play and amusement; and if you believe and fear (Allah), He will grant you your rewards and will not ask you for your wealth.
37. If He asks you for it and presses you, you would withhold and He would expose your grudges.
38. Here you are, these are invited to spend in the way of Allah, but among you are those who withhold. And whoever withholds, he only withholds from himself; and Allah is the Free of need, and you are the needy. And if you turn away, He will replace you with another people, then they will not be like you.

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The Victory
Al-Fatḥ
الفتح

1. Indeed, We have given you a clear conquest
2. That Allah may forgive you your past sins and future sins, and complete His favor upon you, and guide you on a straight path
3. And may aid you Allah with a mighty victory.
4. He is the one who sent down tranquility into the hearts of the believers, so that they may increase in faith along with their faith. And to Allah belong the soldiers of the heavens and the earth, and Allah is ever Knowing and Wise.
5. to admit the believing men and the believing women to gardens under which rivers flow, abiding therein forever, and to remove from them their misdeeds; and that, in the sight of Allah, is a great success
6. And He may punish the hypocrite men and hypocrite women, and the polytheist men and polytheist women, those who assume about Allah an assumption of evil. Upon them is a misfortune of evil, and Allah has become angry with them and has cursed them and prepared for them Hell, and evil it is as a destination.
7. And to Allah belong the soldiers of the heavens and the earth, and Allah is ever Exalted in Might, Wise.
8. Verily, We have sent you as a witness, and a bearer of glad tidings, and a warner
9. That you may believe in Allah and His Messenger, and honor Him, and respect Him, and glorify Him morning and evening.
10. Indeed, those who pledge allegiance to you, are only pledging allegiance to Allah. The hand of Allah is above their hands. So whoever breaks his word, only breaks it to the detriment of himself. And whoever fulfills what he has promised Allah, He will give him a great reward.
11. They will say to you, the ones who remained behind from the Bedouins, "Our wealth and our families kept us busy, so ask forgiveness for us." They say with their tongues what is not in their hearts. Say, "Then who can prevent anything from Allah if He intends harm for you or intends benefit for you? Rather, Allah is ever Aware of what you do.
12. Nay, you thought that the Messenger and the believers would never return to their families, ever, and that was made pleasing in your hearts, and you thought an evil thought, and you became a people ruined.
13. And whoever does not believe in Allah and His Messenger, then indeed, We have prepared for the disbelievers a blazing fire.
14. And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth; He forgives whom He wills and punishes whom He wills; and Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful.
15. The ones who stayed behind will say when you set out to the spoils to take them, "Let us follow you." They want to change the words of Allah. Say, "You will not follow us; thus Allah said before." Then they will say, "Nay, you envy us." But they were not understanding except a little.
16. Say to those who remained behind of the Bedouins, you will be called to a people of great military might, you will fight them, or they will submit, so if you obey, Allah will give you a good reward, and if you turn away as you turned away before, He will punish you with a painful punishment.
17. There is no blame on the blind, nor is there blame on the lame, nor is there blame on the sick. And whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger, He will admit him to gardens beneath which rivers flow; but whoever turns away, He will punish him with a painful punishment.
18. Certainly, Allah was pleased with the believers when they pledged allegiance to you under the tree, and He knew what was in their hearts, so He sent down tranquility upon them and rewarded them with a near victory
19. And much war booty they will take. And Allah is ever Exalted in Might and Wise.
20. Allah promised you much booty that you will take, so He hastened for you this and restrained the hands of people from you, that it may be a sign for the believers and He may guide you to a straight path.
21. And another that you were not able to, Allah has already encompassed it. And Allah is ever, over all things, competent.
22. And if those who disbelieved had fought you, they would have turned their backs, then they would not find a protector or a helper.
23. the way of Allah that has passed before. And you will never find any change in the way of Allah.
24. And it is He who withheld their hands from you and your hands from them in the valley of Makkah after He made you victorious over them. And Allah is ever Seeing of what you do.
25. They are those who disbelieved and obstructed you from the Sacred Mosque and the offering detained from reaching its place. And if it were not for believing men and believing women whom you did not know, that you might trample them and incur guilt unknowingly, that Allah might admit to His mercy whom He wills. If they had been apart, We would have punished those who disbelieved among them with a painful punishment.
26. When those who disbelieved put into their hearts the fervor, the fervor of ignorance, Allah sent down His tranquility upon His Messenger and upon the believers and imposed upon them the word of righteousness, and they were more deserving of it and worthy of it. And Allah is Knowing of all things.
27. Verily, Allah has fulfilled the vision for His Messenger in truth. You will surely enter the Sacred Mosque, if Allah wills, in safety, with your heads shaved and hair shortened, not fearing. He knew what you did not know and has arranged before that a near victory.
28. He is the one who sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of truth to make it prevail over all religion. And sufficient is Allah as a witness.
29. Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah; and those with him are forceful against the disbelievers, merciful among themselves. You see them bowing, prostrating, seeking bounty from Allah and pleasure. Their sign is in their faces from the effect of prostration; that is their description in the Torah. And their description in the Gospel is as a plant which produces its offshoots and strengthens them so they grow firm and stand upon their stalks, delighting the sowers, so that He may enrage by them the disbelievers. Allah has promised those who believe and do righteous deeds among them forgiveness and a great reward.

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The Rooms
Al-Ḥujurāt
الحجرات

1. O you who have believed, do not put forward before Allah and His Messenger, and fear Allah. Indeed, Allah is Hearing, Knowing.
2. O you who have believed, do not raise your voices above the voice of the Prophet, and do not be loud to him in speech as you are loud to one another, lest your deeds become worthless while you do not perceive.
3. Verily, those who lower their voices in the presence of the Messenger of Allah, they are the ones whose hearts Allah has tested for piety; for them is forgiveness and a great reward.
4. Indeed, those who call you from behind the chambers, most of them do not understand.
5. And if they had been patient until you come out to them, it would have been better for them; and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
6. O you who have believed, if a disobedient one comes to you with news, verify it, lest you harm people out of ignorance and become regretful for what you have done.
7. And know that among you is the Messenger of Allah; if he were to obey you in much of the matter, you would be in difficulty, but Allah has endeared to you the faith and has adorned it in your hearts and has made hateful to you disbelief, defiance, and disobedience; those are the rightly guided.
8. as a bounty from Allah and a grace. And Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
9. And if two factions among the believers fight, then make peace between them. But if one of them oppresses the other, then fight against the one that oppresses until it returns to the command of Allah. And if it returns, then make peace between them with justice and be fair. Indeed, Allah loves those who are fair.
10. Verily the believers are brothers, so reconcile between your brothers, and fear Allah that you may be shown mercy.
11. O you who have believed, do not let a people ridicule another people; perhaps they may be better than them. Nor let women ridicule other women; perhaps they may be better than them. And do not insult yourselves and do not call each other by nicknames. Wretched is the name of disobedience after faith. And whoever does not repent - then those are the wrongdoers.
12. O you who have believed, avoid much of suspicion; indeed, some suspicion is sin. And do not spy or backbite each other. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his brother dead? You would detest it. And fear Allah; indeed, Allah is Accepting of Repentance and Merciful.
13. O people, indeed We have created you from a male and a female and made you into nations and tribes so that you may know one another. Indeed, the most honorable of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted.
14. The Bedouins said, "We have believed." Say, "You have not believed, but say, 'We have submitted,' for faith has not yet entered your hearts. And if you obey Allah and His Messenger, He will not diminish anything from your deeds. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving, Merciful."
15. Verily, the believers are those who believe in Allah and His Messenger, and then do not doubt, and strive with their wealth and their lives in the way of Allah. Those are the truthful ones.
16. Say, "Do you inform Allah of your religion while Allah knows what is in the heavens and what is on the earth? And Allah is Knowing of everything."
17. They consider it a favor to you that they have submitted. Say, "Do not consider your submission a favor to me; rather, it is Allah who has conferred favor upon you by guiding you to faith, if you are truthful."
18. Verily, Allah knows the unseen of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is All-Seeing of what you do.

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Qaf
Qāf
ق

1. Qāf, and the glorious Qur’ān
2. But they wonder that a warner has come to them from among themselves, so the disbelievers say, "This is a strange thing."
3. Is it that when we have died and become dust? That is a distant return.
4. We have known what the earth diminishes of them, and with Us is a preserving book.
5. But they denied the truth when it came to them, so they are in a perplexed matter.
6. So have they not looked at the sky above them, how We have built it and adorned it, and it has no rifts?
7. And the earth, We have spread it out and placed therein firm mountains, and We have caused to grow therein every delightful kind.
8. A vision and a reminder for every servant who turns back.
9. And We sent down from the sky blessed water, and We brought forth thereby gardens and the grain of the harvest
10. And the tall palm trees with clustered fruit
11. As provision for the servants, and We have given life thereby to a dead land. Thus is the emergence.
12. Denied before them the people of Noah, and the companions of the well, and Thamud
13. And ʿAad and Pharaoh and the brothers of Lot
14. And the companions of the thicket and the people of Tubbaʿ; all denied the messengers, so My threat was justly fulfilled.
15. Did We become weary with the first creation? Nay, they are in confusion about a new creation.
16. And We have created man and We know what his soul whispers to him, and We are closer to him than the jugular vein.
17. When the two receivers receive, from the right and from the left, seated.
18. He utters not a word except that with him is an observer ready.
19. And the intoxication of death will come with the truth; that is what you were trying to avoid.
20. And it will be blown in the trumpet; that is the Day of the Threat
21. And every soul will come, with it a driver and a witness.
22. "Certainly, you were in heedlessness of this, so We have removed from you your cover, and your sight, this Day, is sharp."
23. And his companion will say, "This is what is with me, prepared."
24. "Throw into Hell every obstinate disbeliever,"
25. Preventer of good, aggressor, doubter,
26. The one who made with Allah another deity; then throw him into the severe punishment.
27. ۞ Said his companion, "Our Lord, I did not make him transgress, but he was in extreme error."
28. He said, "Do not dispute before Me, while I had already presented to you the warning."
29. The word will not be changed with Me, and I am not unjust to the servants.
30. The Day We say to Hell, "Are you filled?" and it says, "Is there any more?"
31. And the Garden will be brought near to the righteous, not far,
32. This is what you are promised for every returner and keeper.
33. Whoever feared the Most Merciful in the unseen and came with a heart returning.
34. Enter it in peace; that is the Day of Eternity.
35. They will have whatever they desire therein, and We have more.
36. And how many have We destroyed before them of generations who were stronger than them in power, and they explored in the lands. Is there any place of escape?
37. Verily in that is a reminder for him who has a heart or gives ear while he is attentive.
38. And indeed We created the heavens and the earth and what is between them in six days, and no fatigue touched Us.
39. So be patient over what they say, and glorify with praise of your Lord before the rising of the sun and before its setting,
40. And of the night, exalt Him, and after the prostration.
41. And listen on the Day when the Caller calls from a nearby place
42. The Day they will hear the blast in truth; that is the Day of Emergence.
43. Verily, We give life and cause death, and to Us is the return
44. The Day the earth will split open from them swiftly; that is a gathering easy for Us.
45. We are most knowing of what they say; and you are not over them a tyrant; so remind by the Qur'an whoever fears My warning.

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The Winnowing Winds
Adh-Dhāriyāt
الذاريات

1. And the scattering, dispersing
2. And the carriers of a load
3. And the ships sailing easily
4. And the distributors of the command
5. Verily, what you are promised is true.
6. And indeed, the religion is to occur.
7. And the sky with its pathways,
8. Verily, you are in a differing speech.
9. He is turned away from it who was turned away
10. Killed are the liars
11. Those who are in a flood, heedless.
12. They ask, "When is the Day of Recompense?"
13. the Day they are over the Fire being tormented
14. "Taste your torment; this is what you were impatient for."
15. Verily, the righteous are in gardens and springs,
16. Taking what their Lord has given them. Indeed, they were before that good-doers.
17. They were few from the night what they slept
18. And in the pre-dawn hours they seek forgiveness
19. And in their wealth is a right for the asker and the deprived.
20. And on the earth are signs for the certain ones
21. And in yourselves, do you not see?
22. And in the sky is your provision and what you are promised.
23. By the Lord of the heaven and the earth, indeed, it is the truth, just as you speak.
24. Has there come to you the story of the honored guests of Abraham?
25. When they entered upon him, they said, "Peace." He said, "Peace, a people unknown."
26. So he went to his family and came with a fat calf.
27. And brought it near to them; he said, "Will you not eat?"
28. So he felt from them fear. They said, "Do not fear," and gave him good news of a knowledgeable boy.
29. So his wife approached in a cry and struck her face and said, "A barren old woman!"
30. They said, "Thus has your Lord said; indeed, He is the Wise, the Knowing."
31. ۞ He said, "Then what is your business, O messengers?"
32. They said, "Indeed, we have been sent to a people of criminals."
33. That We may send upon them stones of clay,
34. Marked in the presence of your Lord for the transgressors
35. So We brought out whoever was in it of the believers.
36. So We found not within it except a house of the Muslims.
37. And We left in it a sign for those who fear the painful punishment.
38. And in Moses, when We sent him to Pharaoh with clear authority.
39. But he turned away with his supporters and said, "A magician or a madman."
40. So We seized him and his soldiers and threw them into the sea, and he was blameworthy.
41. And in ʿAad, when We sent upon them the barren wind.
42. It leaves nothing of anything it comes upon except that it makes it like disintegrated ruins.
43. And in Thamud, when it was said to them, "Enjoy yourselves for a time."
44. So they were insolent toward the command of their Lord, so the thunderbolt seized them while they were looking on.
45. So they were not able to rise, and they were not victorious.
46. And the people of Noah from before; indeed, they were a people defiantly disobedient.
47. And the heaven We constructed with hands, and indeed, We are expanders.
48. And the earth We have spread out, so excellent are the spreaders.
49. And of every thing We created pairs ; that you may remember.
50. So flee to Allah; indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner.
51. And do not make with Allah another god; indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner.
52. Likewise, no messenger came to those before them except they said, "A sorcerer or a madman."
53. Did they suggest it to them? Rather, they are a transgressing people.
54. So turn away from them, for you are not to be blamed.
55. And remind, for indeed, the reminder benefits the believers
56. And not I created the jinn and the mankind except to worship Me.
57. What I want from them is not provision, nor do I want them to feed Me.
58. Verily, Allah is the Provider, the Possessor of Strength, the Firm.
59. For indeed, for those who have wronged is a portion like the portion of their companions, so let them not be impatient.
60. So woe to those who disbelieve from their Day which they are promised.

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The Mount
Aṭ-Ṭūr
الطور

1. And the Mount
2. And a book inscribed
3. In a spread open parchment
4. By the much-frequented House
5. And the raised ceiling
6. And the sea filled
7. Verily, the punishment of your Lord is sure to happen.
8. There is no preventer for it.
9. The Day the sky will sway with a circular motion
10. And the mountains will move, moving
11. So woe, that Day, to the deniers,
12. Those who are in idle talk playing.
13. The Day they are thrust toward the fire of Hell with a thrust
14. "This is the Fire that you used to deny."
15. Is it magic this or are you not seeing?
16. Burn therein; so be patient or do not be patient - it is all the same for you. You are only being recompensed for what you used to do.
17. Verily, the righteous are in gardens and bliss,
18. Enjoying what their Lord has given them, and their Lord has protected them from the punishment of Hellfire.
19. "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you used to do."
20. Reclining on lined-up couches, and We will marry them to fair-eyed maidens.
21. And those who believed and followed them their descendants in faith, We will join with them their descendants, and We will not deprive them of anything from their deeds; every person, for what he earned, is retained.
22. And We provided them with fruit and meat from whatever they desire.
23. They will exchange with one another a cup, wherein no ill speech or commission of sin.
24. ۞ And there will circulate among them boys for them, as if they were pearls well-protected.
25. And some of them will turn to others, questioning.
26. They said, "Indeed, we were previously among our people fearful."
27. So Allah bestowed favor upon us and protected us from the torment of the scorching wind.
28. Verily, we used to call upon Him before. Verily, He is the Most Kind, the Most Merciful.
29. So remind, for you are not, by the favor of your Lord, a soothsayer or a madman.
30. Or do they say , "A poet , we await for him the misfortune of time" ?
31. Say, "Wait, for indeed I am with you among the waiters."
32. Or do their minds command them to this, or are they a people transgressing?
33. Or do they say, "He has fabricated it"? Rather, they do not believe.
34. So let them bring a statement like it, if they are truthful.
35. Or were they created from nothing, or are they the creators ?
36. Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Rather, they do not believe.
37. Or with them the treasures of your Lord, Or they the dominators?
38. Or have they a stairway they listen in? Then let their listener bring a clear authority.
39. Or to Him the daughters and to you the sons?
40. Or do you ask them for a payment, so they are burdened with debt?
41. Or have they the unseen, so they write?
42. Or do they intend a plan? So those who disbelieve, they are the ones who are plotted against.
43. Or have they a god other than Allah? Glory be to Allah above what they associate.
44. And if they see a fragment from the sky falling, they say, "A cloud heaped up."
45. So leave them until they meet their Day in which they will be struck senseless
46. The Day their plot will not benefit them at all, nor will they be helped.
47. And indeed, for those who have wronged, a punishment before that, but most of them do not know.
48. And be patient for the decision of your Lord, for indeed, you are in Our eyes. And exalt with praise of your Lord when you arise
49. And from the night, glorify Him, and at the retreat of the stars.

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The Star
An-Najm
النجم

1. And the star when it falls,
2. Your companion has not strayed, and he has not erred,
3. And he does not speak from desire.
4. It is nothing but a revelation that is revealed,
5. Taught him strong in power
6. Possessing strength, then he rose to his true form
7. And he is at the highest horizon.
8. Then he came closer and hung down
9. So he was at a distance of two bow lengths or nearer.
10. So he revealed to His servant what he revealed.
11. Did not lie the heart what it saw.
12. Will you then dispute with him about what he sees?
13. And he certainly saw him another time in descent
14. At the Lote Tree of the End
15. Near it is the Garden of Refuge
16. When there covered the Lote Tree what covered.
17. The sight did not swerve, nor did it transgress.
18. He certainly saw of the signs of his Lord, the greatest.
19. Have you then considered al-Lat and al-Uzza?
20. And Manat, the third, the other one?
21. Is the male for you and for Him the female?
22. That is then an unfair division.
23. It is nothing but names which you have named - you and your forefathers - for which Allah has sent down no authority. They follow nothing but conjecture and what the souls desire, and there has certainly come to them from their Lord guidance.
24. Or for the human being what he wishes?
25. So to Allah belongs the Hereafter and the first.
26. And how many angels are there in the heavens whose intercession does not avail anything except after Allah has permitted to whom He wills and is pleased.
27. Verily, those who do not believe in the Hereafter surely name the angels with the naming of a female,
28. And they have no knowledge of it. They follow nothing but conjecture, and indeed, conjecture avails nothing against the truth.
29. So turn away from whoever turns away from Our reminder and desires nothing but the worldly life.
30. That is their extent of knowledge. Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who strays from His path, and He is most knowing of who is guided.
31. And to Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth, that He may recompense those who do evil with what they have done, and recompense those who do good with the best.
32. Those who avoid major sins and immoralities except minor ones; indeed, your Lord is vast in forgiveness; He knows you well when He created you from the earth and when you were fetuses in the wombs of your mothers; so do not claim yourselves to be pure; He knows best who fears Him.
33. Have you seen the one who turned away
34. And gave a little and withheld?
35. Does he have knowledge of the unseen, so he sees?
36. Or has he not been informed of what is in the scriptures of Moses
37. And Ibrahim who fulfilled
38. That no bearer of a burden will bear the burden of another
39. And that not for man except what he strives for
40. And that his effort will be seen
41. Then he will be recompensed the fullest recompense
42. And that to your Lord is the end
43. And that it is He who makes laugh and cry
44. And that it is He who causes death and gives life
45. And that He created the two pairs, the male and the female
46. From a sperm-drop when it is emitted
47. And that upon Him is the other creation.
48. And that it is He who enriches and satisfies
49. And that it is He who is the Lord of Al-Shi'ra
50. And that He destroyed ʿAad the first
51. And Thamud - so He did not spare
52. And the people of Noah before. Indeed, they were more unjust and more rebellious.
53. And the overturned He hurled
54. And covered it with what He covered it.
55. So which of the favors of your Lord do you dispute?
56. This is a warner from the previous warners.
57. The Approaching Day has approached
58. There is no remover of it besides Allah.
59. So at this statement do you wonder?
60. And you laugh and do not cry
61. And you are heedless
62. So prostrate to Allah and worship.

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The Moon
Al-Qamar
القمر

1. The Hour has approached, and the moon has split.
2. And if they see a sign, they turn away and say, "Persistent magic."
3. And they denied, and followed their inclinations; and every matter is settled.
4. And there has certainly come to them of the news that in which there is deterrence.
5. Profound wisdom - but warnings do not benefit.
6. So turn away from them, . The Day the Caller calls to something terrible,
7. Humble their eyes, they will emerge from the graves as if they were locusts spreading,
8. Hastening to the caller, the disbelievers will say, "This is a difficult day."
9. ۞ The people of Noah denied before them, so they denied Our servant and said, "A madman," and he was repelled.
10. So he called upon his Lord, "Indeed, I am overpowered, so help."
11. So We opened the gates of the sky with water pouring down
12. And We caused the earth to burst with springs, so the water met for a matter already decreed.
13. And We carried him on that of planks and nails,
14. It sails under Our eyes as a reward for one who was denied.
15. And indeed We left it as a sign, so is there any who will remember?
16. So how was My punishment and warnings?
17. And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
18. ʿAad denied, so how was My punishment and warnings?
19. Verily, We sent upon them a howling wind on a day of unrelenting misfortune,
20. It extracts the people as if they were trunks of palm trees uprooted.
21. So how was My punishment and My warnings?
22. And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
23. Thamud denied the warnings.
24. And they said, "Shall we follow a single human being from among us? Indeed, we would then be in error and madness."
25. Has the message been sent down upon him from among us? Rather, he is a liar, insolent.
26. They will know tomorrow who the insolent liar is.
27. Verily, We are sending the she-camel as a trial for them, so watch them and be patient.
28. And inform them that the water is a division between them; each drink is attended.
29. So they called their companion, and he took and hamstrung.
30. So how was My punishment and My warnings?
31. Verily, We sent upon them a single cry, and they were like the dry fragments of a pen.
32. And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
33. The people of Lot denied the warnings.
34. Verily, We sent upon them a storm of stones, except the family of Lot; We saved them at dawn.
35. A favor from Us. Thus do We reward those who are grateful.
36. And indeed he warned them of Our assault, but they disputed the warnings.
37. And they had demanded from him his guests, so We obliterated their eyes, "Taste My punishment and warning."
38. And indeed there came upon them in the morning a lasting punishment.
39. So taste My punishment and My warnings.
40. And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
41. And certainly came to the people of Pharaoh the warning.
42. They denied all Our signs, so We seized them with the seizure of the Mighty, the Powerful.
43. Are your disbelievers better than those, or have you immunity in the scriptures?
44. Or do they say, "We are an assembly victorious"?
45. The assembly will be defeated, and they will turn their backs.
46. But the Hour is their appointment, and the Hour is more disastrous and more bitter.
47. Verily the criminals are in error and madness.
48. The Day they are dragged into the Fire on their faces, taste the touch of Saqar.
49. Verily, everything We created with measure.
50. And Our command is nothing but one, like the blink of an eye.
51. And We have already destroyed your kinds, so is there any who will take heed?
52. And everything they did is in the records
53. And every small and great is recorded.
54. Verily, the righteous are in gardens and rivers
55. In a seat of truth near a Sovereign, Powerful

55
The Beneficent
Ar-Raḥmān
الرحمن

1. The Merciful
2. Taught the Qur'an
3. Created the man
4. taught him the speech
5. The sun and the moon by precise calculation
6. And the star and the tree prostrate.
7. And the heaven He raised it and set the balance
8. That you not transgress in the balance
9. And establish the weight with justice, and do not diminish the balance.
10. And the earth He laid it for the creatures
11. Therein is fruit and the palm trees with sheaths
12. And the grain with its husk and the fragrant plants.
13. So which of the blessings of your Lord will you both deny?
14. Created the human from clay like pottery.
15. And He created the jinn from a scorching flame of fire.
16. So which of the blessings of your Lord will you both deny?
17. Lord of the two Easts and Lord of the two Wests.
18. So which of the blessings of your Lord will you both deny?
19. He released the two seas, meeting
20. Between them a barrier not they transgress
21. So which of the blessings of your Lord will you both deny?
22. It emerges from both of them the pearl and the coral.
23. So in what of the bounties of your Lord will you both deny?
24. And to Him belong the ships established in the sea like landmarks.
25. So which of the blessings of your Lord will you both deny?
26. Every one upon it will perish,
27. And remains the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.
28. So which of the blessings of your Lord will you both deny?
29. Asks Him who is in the heavens and the earth; every day He is in a matter.
30. So which of the blessings of your Lord will you both deny?
31. We will attend to you, O two weighty ones.
32. So in what of the bounties of your Lord will you both deny?
33. O assembly of jinn and humans, if you are able to penetrate beyond the regions of the heavens and the earth, then penetrate. You will not penetrate except with authority.
34. So which of the blessings of your Lord will you both deny?
35. It will be sent upon you a flame of fire and copper, so you will not defend yourselves.
36. So which of the bounties of your Lord will you both deny?
37. And when the sky is split open and becomes a rose like oil
38. So which of the favors of your Lord will you both deny?
39. So on that Day no human will be asked about his sin, nor any jinn.
40. So which of the blessings of your Lord will you both deny?
41. The criminals will be recognized by their marks, so they will be taken by the forelocks and the feet.
42. So which of the blessings of your Lord will you both deny?
43. This is Hell which the criminals deny
44. They circulate between it and scalding water, heated.
45. So which of the bounties of your Lord will you both deny?
46. And for he who feared the standing of his Lord are two gardens
47. So in what of the bounties of your Lord will you both deny?
48. Having two branches.
49. So in what of the bounties of your Lord will you both deny?
50. In both of them are two springs flowing
51. So which of the blessings of your Lord will you both deny?
52. In both of them, there are two kinds of every fruit.
53. So which of the blessings of your Lord will you both deny?
54. reclining on beds whose linings are of brocade, and the fruit of the two gardens is near.
55. So which of the bounties of your Lord will you both deny?
56. In them are women of restrained glances, untouched by man or jinn before them
57. So which of the favors of your Lord will you both deny?
58. As if they were the rubies and the coral.
59. So in what of the bounties of your Lord will you both deny?
60. Is the reward for good except good?
61. So in what of the bounties of your Lord will you both deny?
62. And below them are two gardens
63. So which of the bounties of your Lord will you both deny?
64. Dark green.
65. So which of the blessings of your Lord will you both deny?
66. In them are two springs, gushing.
67. So which of the blessings of your Lord will you both deny?
68. In both of them fruit and palm trees and pomegranates.
69. So which of the bounties of your Lord will you both deny?
70. In them are good and beautiful
71. So which of the favors of your Lord will you both deny?
72. Houris reserved in the tents
73. So in what of the bounties of your Lord will you both deny?
74. Not touched by man before them nor by jinn
75. So which of the bounties of your Lord will you both deny?
76. Reclining on green cushions and beautiful fine carpets
77. So which of the bounties of your Lord will you both deny?
78. Blessed is the name of your Lord, the Possessor of Majesty and Honor.

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The Inevitable
Al-Wāqiʿa
الواقعة

1. When the Event happens,
2. There is no falsehood in its occurrence.
3. Lowering, raising
4. When the earth is shaken with a shaking
5. And the mountains are crushed, crushing
6. And it became dust dispersing
7. And you were three kinds
8. So the companions of the right - what are the companions of the right?
9. And the companions of the left, what are the companions of the left?
10. And the forerunners, the forerunners
11. Those are the ones who are brought near
12. In Gardens of Bliss
13. A group of the former ones
14. And a few from the later ones,
15. On thrones woven
16. Reclining on them, facing one another.
17. There will circulate among them eternal young boys
18. With cups, and pitchers, and a cup from a flowing spring
19. They will not get a headache from it, nor will they be intoxicated
20. And fruit of what they choose
21. And meat of bird, from whatever they desire.
22. And fair women with large eyes
23. Like pearls well-protected,
24. As a recompense for what they used to do.
25. They will not hear therein idle talk nor sinful speech
26. Except a saying, peace, peace.
27. And the companions of the right, what are the companions of the right?
28. in lote trees with thorns removed
29. And banana trees layered
30. And an extended shade
31. And water poured
32. And fruit, abundant,
33. Not cut off nor forbidden,
34. And raised beds.
35. Verily, We have created them in a creation
36. So We made them virgins,
37. Arab and of equal age
38. For the companions of the right
39. A group of the former ones
40. And a group from the later ones
41. And the companions of the left, what are the companions of the left?
42. in scorching wind and boiling water
43. And a shade from black smoke,
44. Not cool nor kind.
45. Verily they were, before that, living in luxury,
46. And they used to persist in the great sin
47. And they used to say, "When we die and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?"
48. Or our first forefathers?
49. Say, "Indeed, the former and the later ones
50. Will be gathered to the appointment of a known day.
51. Then indeed you, O those astray, the deniers,
52. Will be eating from trees of zaqqum
53. And filling from it the bellies
54. And drinking on it from the boiling water
55. So they will drink as the drinking of the thirsty.
56. This is their accommodation on the Day of Recompense.
57. We created you, so why do you not believe?
58. Have you seen what you emit?
59. Are you the ones who create it, or are We the Creators?
60. We have decreed among you the death, and We are not to be outdone
61. On that We may replace your likenesses and create you in what you do not know.
62. And you have already known the first creation, so why do you not remember?
63. Have you then seen what you sow?
64. Is it you who plant it, or are We the Planter?
65. If We willed, We could make it debris, and you would remain in wonder,
66. "Indeed, we are in debt;"
67. But we are deprived.
68. Have you seen the water that you drink?
69. Is it you who sent it down from the clouds, or are We the ones who send it down?
70. If We will, We make it salty, so why do you not give thanks?
71. Have you then seen the fire that you kindle?
72. Is it you who produced its tree, or are We the producers?
73. We have made it a reminder and a provision for the travelers
74. So glorify the name of your Lord, the Most Great.
75. So I do swear by the positions of the stars,
76. And indeed it is an oath if you could know great
77. Verily, it is a noble Qur'an.
78. In a well-protected Book;
79. None shall touch it except the purified.
80. a revelation from the Lord of the worlds
81. So with this statement you are indulgent
82. And make your provision that you deny
83. But why, when it reaches the throat
84. And you at that time are looking
85. And We are closer to him than you, but you do not perceive
86. So why, if you are not to be judged,
87. You return it, if you are truthful?
88. But if he was of those brought near,
89. So rest and basil and a garden of bliss.
90. And as for if he was of the companions of the right,
91. So peace to you from the companions of the right.
92. And as for if he was of the deniers, the astray
93. Then an accommodation of scalding water
94. And burning of Hellfire.
95. Verily, this is the truth of certainty,
96. So glorify the name of your Lord, the Most Great.

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The Iron
Al-Ḥadīd
الحديد

1. Glorifies to Allah whatever is in the heavens and the earth, and He is the Mighty, the Wise.
2. To Him belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth; He gives life and causes death, and He is over all things competent.
3. He is the First and the Last, the Manifest and the Hidden, and He is, of all things, Knowing.
4. He is the one who created the heavens and the earth in six days, then He established Himself on the Throne. He knows what enters into the earth and what comes out of it, and what descends from the sky and what ascends therein; and He is with you wherever you are. And Allah is Seeing of what you do.
5. His is the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and to Allah all matters are returned.
6. He inserts the night into the day and inserts the day into the night, and He is Knowing of what is within the breasts.
7. Believe in Allah and His Messenger, and spend from what He has made you trustees of. So those who have believed among you and spent, for them is a great reward.
8. And what is [the matter] with you that you do not believe in Allah while the Messenger invites you to believe in your Lord, and He has taken your covenant, if you should be believers?
9. He is the one who sends down upon His servant clear signs to bring you out of darkness into light, and indeed, Allah is to you kind and merciful.
10. And what is [wrong] with you that you do not spend in the cause of Allah, while to Allah belongs the inheritance of the heavens and the earth? Not equal among you are those who spent before the conquest and fought. Those are greater in degree than those who spent afterwards and fought. But to all, Allah has promised the best [reward]. And Allah is Aware of what you do.
11. Who is it that will lend to Allah a good loan so He will multiply it for him and he will have a generous reward?
12. On the Day you see the believing men and believing women, their light running before them and on their right, "Good news for you today: gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein you will abide eternally." That is the great attainment.
13. On the day the hypocrite men and hypocrite women will say to those who believe, "Look at us, that we may acquire some of your light." It will be said, "Go back behind you and seek light." Then a wall will be placed between them with a door, its interior containing mercy, and its exterior facing torment.
14. They call to them, "Were we not with you?" They say, "Yes, but you tempted yourselves, and you awaited, and you doubted, and false hopes deluded you until the command of Allah came, and the Deceiver deceived you concerning Allah."
15. So today no ransom will be taken from you, nor from those who disbelieved. Your abode is the Fire; it is your protector, and wretched is the destination.
16. Has it not come for those who have believed that their hearts should become humbly submissive to the remembrance of Allah and what has been revealed of the truth, and not be like those who were given the Scripture before, and a long period passed over them, so their hearts hardened, and many of them are defiantly disobedient?
17. Know that Allah revives the earth after its death; We have made clear to you the signs, so that you may understand.
18. Verily, the men who give in charity and the women who give in charity and have lent Allah a goodly loan, it will be multiplied for them, and they will have a generous reward.
19. And those who have believed in Allah and His messengers, those are the truthful ones; and the martyrs with their Lord, for them is their reward and their light; and those who have disbelieved and denied Our signs, those are the companions of Hellfire.
20. Know that the life of this world is play and amusement and adornment and boasting among you and rivalry in wealth and children. Like the example of rain whose growth pleases the disbelievers, then it withers and you see it turn yellow, then it becomes debris. And in the Hereafter is severe punishment and forgiveness from Allah and His pleasure. And the life of this world is nothing but the enjoyment of delusion.
21. Compete towards forgiveness from your Lord, and a Garden whose width is like the width of the heavens and the earth, prepared for those who believe in Allah and His messengers. That is the grace of Allah; He gives it to whom He wills, and Allah is the possessor of great grace.
22. Whatever strikes you of disaster on the earth or among yourselves, it is in a book before We bring it into existence; indeed, that is easy for Allah.
23. So that you do not grieve over what has passed you by and do not rejoice over what He has given you. And Allah does not love every self-conceited boaster.
24. those who are stingy and command people to be stingy. And whoever turns away, then indeed, Allah is the Self-Sufficient, the Praiseworthy.
25. We have sent Our messengers with clear proofs, and We sent down with them the Book and the balance, so that people may uphold justice. And We sent down iron, in which there is strong material and benefits for people, and so that Allah may know who supports Him and His messengers in the unseen. Indeed, Allah is Powerful and Mighty.
26. And We have sent Noah and Abraham, and We placed in their descendants prophethood and the Book; among them are those who are guided, but many of them are defiantly disobedient.
27. Then We sent following their footsteps Our messengers, and We followed with Jesus, the son of Mary, and We gave him the Gospel; and We placed in the hearts of those who followed him compassion and mercy and monasticism, which they innovated; We did not prescribe it for them except seeking the approval of Allah, but they did not observe it with due observance; so We gave the ones who believed among them their reward, but many of them are defiantly disobedient.
28. O you who have believed, fear Allah and believe in His Messenger, He will give you a double portion of His mercy and make for you a light by which you will walk, and forgive you, and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
29. so that the People of the Book may know that they are not able to obtain anything from the bounty of Allah, and that the bounty is in the hand of Allah; He gives it to whom He wills. And Allah is the possessor of great bounty.

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The Pleading Woman
Al-Mujādila
المجادلة

1. Certainly, Allah has heard the speech of the one who argues with you concerning her husband and complains to Allah. And Allah hears your dialogue; indeed, Allah is All-Hearing, All-Seeing.
2. Those who pronounce ẓihār among you from their wives, they are not their mothers; their mothers are none but those who gave birth to them. And indeed, they are saying an objectionable statement and a falsehood; and indeed, Allah is Pardoning and Forgiving.
3. And those who pronounce ẓihār from their wives, then return to what they said, must free a slave before they touch one another. That is what you are admonished thereby; and Allah is Aware of what you do.
4. And whoever does not find, then fasting for two consecutive months before they touch each other; and whoever is unable, then feeding sixty poor people. That is so you may believe in Allah and His Messenger; and these are the limits of Allah. And for the disbelievers, a painful punishment.
5. Verily, those who oppose Allah and His Messenger are disgraced as those before them were disgraced. And We have sent down clear signs. And for the disbelievers is a humiliating punishment.
6. The Day Allah will resurrect them all and inform them of what they did; Allah had enumerated it, while they forgot it; and Allah is Witness over all things.
7. Have you not seen that Allah knows what is in the heavens and what is on the earth? There is no private conversation of three but He is the fourth of them, nor of five but He is the sixth of them, nor of less than that nor more but He is with them wherever they are. Then He will inform them of what they did on the Day of Resurrection. Indeed, Allah is Knowing of all things.
8. Have you not seen those who were forbidden from secret counsel, then they return to what they were forbidden, and they hold secret counsels for sin, transgression, and disobedience to the Messenger? And when they come to you, they greet you with that which Allah does not greet you, and they say among themselves, "Why does Allah not punish us for what we say?" Hell is sufficient for them; they will burn in it, and wretched is the destination.
9. O you who have believed, when you converse privately, do not converse in sin and aggression and disobedience to the Messenger, but converse in righteousness and piety. And fear Allah, to whom you will be gathered.
10. Verily, private conversation is from Satan to cause grief to those who have believed, but he cannot harm them in the least except by the permission of Allah. And upon Allah let the believers rely.
11. O you who have believed, when it is said to you, "Make room" in assemblies, then make room; Allah will make room for you. And when it is said, "Rise up," then rise up; Allah will raise those who have believed among you and those who have been given knowledge, in degrees. And Allah is Aware of what you do.
12. O you who have believed, when you privately consult the Messenger, present before your private consultation a charity. That is better for you and purer. But if you do not find, then indeed, Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
13. Have you feared to present before your consultation charities? Then when you did not and Allah forgave you, then establish prayer and give zakah and obey Allah and His Messenger. And Allah is Aware of what you do.
14. ۞ Have you not seen those who turn to a people with whom Allah is angry? They are neither of you nor of them, and they swear to falsehood while they know.
15. Allah has prepared for them a severe punishment; indeed, it is evil what they were doing.
16. They took their oaths as a shield, so they turned away from the path of Allah, and for them is a humiliating punishment.
17. Their wealth will not benefit them, nor will their children, against Allah in the least. Those are the companions of the Fire; they will dwell therein forever.
18. The Day Allah will resurrect them all, and they will swear to Him as they swear to you, and they will think that they are on something. Unquestionably, it is they who are the liars.
19. Satan has taken hold of them and made them forget the remembrance of Allah. Those are the party of Satan. Indeed, the party of Satan - they are the losers.
20. Indeed, those who oppose Allah and His Messenger, those are among the most humiliated.
21. Allah has decreed, "I will surely prevail, I and My messengers." Indeed, Allah is Powerful and Mighty.
22. You will not find a people who believe in Allah and the Last Day befriending those who oppose Allah and His Messenger, even if they were their fathers, or their sons, or their brothers, or their kindred. Those - He has inscribed faith upon their hearts and supported them with a spirit from Him. And He will admit them to gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide eternally. Allah is pleased with them, and they are pleased with Him. Those are the party of Allah. Indeed, the party of Allah - they are the successful.

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The Exile
Al-Ḥashr
الحشر

1. Glorifies Allah whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth, and He is the Mighty, the Wise.
2. He is the one who expelled those who disbelieved among the People of the Book from their homes at the first gathering; you did not think they would leave, and they thought their fortresses would protect them from Allah, but Allah came upon them from where they did not expect, and He cast terror into their hearts; they destroyed their houses with their own hands and the hands of the believers. So take heed, O people of insight.
3. And if it were not that Allah had decreed for them exile, He would have punished them in this world; and for them in the Hereafter is the punishment of the Fire.
4. That is because they opposed Allah and His Messenger, and whoever opposes Allah, then indeed, Allah is severe in punishment.
5. Whatever you have cut down of palm trees or left them standing on their roots, it was by the permission of Allah, and to disgrace the disobedient.
6. And whatever Allah restored to His Messenger from them, you did not spur for it any horses or camels, but Allah gives His messengers power over whom He wills, and Allah is over all things competent.
7. What Allah restored to His Messenger from the people of the towns, it is for Allah and for the Messenger and for near relatives and orphans and the needy and the traveler, so that it will not be a perpetual distribution among the rich from among you. And whatever the Messenger has given you, take; and what he has forbidden you, refrain from. And fear Allah; indeed, Allah is severe in penalty.
8. To the poor emigrants who were expelled from their homes and their properties, seeking bounty from Allah and approval, and supporting Allah and His Messenger; those are the truthful.
9. And those who settled in the home and the faith before them, love those who emigrated to them and do not find in their breasts any need of what they were given, but prefer them over themselves, even though they are in privation. And whoever is protected from the stinginess of his soul, it is those who will be the successful.
10. And those who came after them say, "Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in faith and do not place in our hearts any resentment toward those who have believed. Our Lord, indeed You are Compassionate and Merciful."
11. Have you not seen those who practice hypocrisy, saying to their brothers who disbelieved among the People of the Scripture, "If you are expelled, we will surely leave with you, and we will never obey anyone concerning you; and if you are fought, we will surely help you." But Allah testifies that they are indeed liars.
12. If they are expelled, they will not go out with them, and if they are fought, they will not help them, and if they do help them, they will surely turn their backs, then they will not be helped.
13. Verily, you are more terrifying in their hearts than Allah. That is because they are a people who do not comprehend.
14. They will not fight you all except in fortified villages or from behind walls. Their violence among themselves is severe. You think they are all together, but their hearts are divided. That is because they are a people who do not understand.
15. As the example of those before them shortly: they tasted the consequence of their affair, and for them is a painful punishment.
16. Like the example of Satan when he said to man, "Disbelieve." But when he disbelieved, he said, "Indeed, I am disassociated from you. Indeed, I fear Allah, the Lord of the worlds."
17. So the outcome for both of them is that they are in the Fire, abiding eternally therein; and that is the recompense of the wrongdoers.
18. O you who have believed, fear Allah, and let every soul look to what it has put forth for tomorrow, and fear Allah; indeed, Allah is Aware of what you do.
19. And do not be like those who forgot Allah, so He made them forget themselves; those are the defiantly disobedient.
20. Not equal are the companions of the Fire and the companions of the Garden; the companions of the Garden, they are the successful ones.
21. If We had sent down this Qur'an upon a mountain, you would have seen it humbled, splitting from the fear of Allah; and these examples We present to the people, that perhaps they will give thought.
22. He is Allah, the One besides whom there is no deity, the Knower of the unseen and the witnessed. He is the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate.
23. He is Allah, the One besides whom there is no deity, the King, the Holy, the Peace, the Faithful, the Protector, the Mighty, the Compeller, the Majestic. Glory be to Allah above what they associate with Him.
24. He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Shaper; to Him belong the most beautiful names. Whatever is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him. And He is the Mighty, the Wise.

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She that is to be examined
Al-Mumtaḥina
الممتحنة

1. O you who have believed, do not take My enemy and your enemy as allies, extending to them affection while they have disbelieved in what has come to you of the truth, expelling the Messenger and yourselves because you believe in Allah, your Lord. If you have come out for striving in My cause and seeking My pleasure, you confide to them affection, but I am most knowing of what you have concealed and what you have declared. And whoever does it among you has certainly strayed from the right path.
2. If they gain dominance over you, they will be to you enemies and extend their hands and tongues against you with evil, and they wish you would disbelieve.
3. Will not benefit you your relatives nor your children; on the Day of Resurrection He will separate between you. And Allah, of what you do, is Seeing.
4. There has been for you a good example in Abraham and those with him when they said to their people, "Indeed, we are disassociated from you and from what you worship other than Allah. We have rejected you, and there has appeared between us and you animosity and hatred forever until you believe in Allah alone," except for the saying of Abraham to his father, "I will surely ask forgiveness for you, but I have not for you against Allah any power. Our Lord, upon You we have relied, and to You we have returned, and to You is the destination."
5. Our Lord, do not make us a trial for those who disbelieve, and forgive us, our Lord. Indeed, You are the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
6. There has been for you in them a good example for anyone who hopes in Allah and the Last Day; and whoever turns away, then indeed, Allah is the Self-Sufficient, the Praiseworthy.
7. Perhaps Allah will create, between you and those you have been enemies with among them, affection. And Allah is capable, and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
8. Allah does not forbid you from those who did not fight you in religion and did not expel you from your homes, that you be righteous to them and deal justly with them. Indeed, Allah loves those who act justly.
9. Allah only forbids you from those who fought you in religion and expelled you from your homes and supported in your expulsion, that you make allies of them. And whoever makes allies of them, then it is they who are the wrongdoers.
10. O you who have believed, when the believing women come to you as emigrants, examine them; Allah is most knowing as to their faith; and if you know them to be believers, then do not return them to the disbelievers; they are not lawful for them, nor are they lawful for them; but give them what they have spent; and there is no blame upon you if you marry them when you have given them their due compensation; and hold not to marriage bonds with disbelieving women, but ask for what you have spent and let them ask for what they have spent; that is the judgement of Allah; He judges between you; and Allah is Knowing and Wise.
11. And if anything of your wives is lost to the disbelievers, and you retaliate, then give those whose wives have gone the equivalent of what they spent. And fear Allah, in whom you are believers.
12. O Prophet, when the believing women come to you pledging to you that they will not associate anything with Allah, nor will they steal, nor will they commit adultery, nor will they kill their children, nor will they bring forth a slander they have invented between their hands and feet, nor will they disobey you in what is right - then accept their pledge and ask forgiveness for them from Allah. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
13. O you who have believed, do not take as allies a people with whom Allah is angry. They have despaired of the Hereafter just as the disbelievers have despaired of those in the graves.

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The Ranks
Aṣ-Ṣaff
الصف

1. Glorifies to Allah whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth; and He is the Almighty, the Wise.
2. O you who have believed, why do you say what you do not do?
3. It is most hateful in the sight of Allah that you say what you do not do.
4. Verily, Allah loves those who fight in His cause in ranks as if they were a solid structure.
5. And when Moses said to his people, "O my people, why do you harm me while you know that I am the messenger of Allah to you?" But when they deviated, Allah caused their hearts to deviate. And Allah does not guide the defiantly disobedient people.
6. And when Jesus, son of Mary, said, "O Children of Israel, indeed I am the messenger of Allah to you, confirming what is between my hands of the Torah and bringing good news of a messenger to come after me, whose name is Ahmad." But when he came to them with clear signs, they said, "This is clear magic."
7. And who is more unjust than one who fabricates lies against Allah while he is being called to Islam? And Allah does not guide the unjust people.
8. They want to extinguish the light of Allah with their mouths, and Allah will perfect His light, even if the disbelievers dislike it.
9. He is the one who sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of truth to make it prevail over all other religions, even though the polytheists dislike it.
10. O you who have believed, shall I direct you to a trade that will save you from a painful torment?
11. you believe in Allah and His Messenger, and you strive in the way of Allah with your wealth and your lives. That is better for you, if you only knew.
12. He will forgive you your sins, and admit you to gardens beneath which rivers flow, and pleasant dwellings in gardens of perpetual residence. That is the great attainment.
13. And another that you love: help from Allah and a near victory; and give good news to the believers.
14. O you who have believed, be supporters of Allah, as Jesus, the son of Mary, said to the disciples, "Who are my supporters to Allah?" The disciples said, "We are supporters of Allah." So a faction of the Children of Israel believed and a faction disbelieved. So We supported those who believed against their enemy, and they became dominant.

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The Congregation
Al-Jumuʿa
الجمعة

1. Glorifies to Allah whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth, the Sovereign, the Holy, the Mighty, the Wise.
2. He is the one who sent among the unlettered a messenger from themselves, reciting to them His verses, and purifying them, and teaching them the Book and wisdom, although they were before in clear error.
3. And others of them when they have not yet joined them. And He is the Mighty, the Wise.
4. That is the grace of Allah, He bestows it upon whom He wills; and Allah is the possessor of immense grace.
5. The example of those who were entrusted with the Torah, then did not carry it, is like the example of a donkey carrying books. Wretched is the example of the people who denied the signs of Allah, and Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.
6. Say, "O you who are Jews, if you claim that you are allies of Allah, excluding the people, then wish for death, if you are truthful."
7. And they will never wish for it, ever, because of what their hands have sent forth. And Allah is Knowing of the wrongdoers.
8. Say, "Indeed, the death which you flee from, for it will meet you. Then you will be returned to the Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, and He will inform you of what you used to do."
9. O you who have believed, when the call is made for the prayer on the day of Jumu'ah, then hasten to the remembrance of Allah and leave off trade. That is better for you, if you only knew.
10. So when the prayer is concluded, disperse in the land and seek of Allah's bounty, and remember Allah much that you may succeed.
11. And when they see a trade or amusement, they disperse to it and leave you standing. Say, "What is with Allah is better than amusement and better than trade, and Allah is the best of providers."

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The Hypocrites
Al-Munāfiqūn
المنافقون

1. When the hypocrites come to you, they say, "We testify that you are indeed the Messenger of Allah." And Allah knows that you are indeed His Messenger, and Allah testifies that the hypocrites are liars.
2. They have taken their oaths as a shield, thus they have hindered from the path of Allah. Indeed, evil is what they were doing.
3. That is because they believed, then disbelieved, so their hearts were sealed, and they do not understand.
4. And when you see them, their bodies please you; and if they speak, you listen to their speech; as if they were pieces of wood propped up; they think every shout is against them; they are the enemy, so beware of them; may Allah destroy them; how are they deluded?
5. And when it is said to them, "Come, the Messenger of Allah will ask forgiveness for you," they turn their heads and you see them turning away while they are arrogant.
6. It is the same to them whether you ask forgiveness for them or do not ask forgiveness for them; Allah will never forgive them. Indeed, Allah does not guide the defiantly disobedient people.
7. They are the ones who say, "Do not spend on those who are with the Messenger of Allah until they disperse." And to Allah belong the treasures of the heavens and the earth, but the hypocrites do not comprehend.
8. They say, "If we return to the city, the more honored will surely expel therefrom the more humble." And to Allah belongs the honor, and to His Messenger, and to the believers, but the hypocrites do not know.
9. O you who have believed, do not let your wealth and your children distract you from the remembrance of Allah; and whoever does that, then those are the losers.
10. And spend from what We have provided you before death approaches one of you and he says, "My Lord, if only You would delay me for a brief term, so I would give charity and be among the righteous."
11. And never will Allah delay a soul when its term has come; and Allah is Acquainted with what you do.

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The Mutual Disillusion
At-Taghābun
التغابن

1. Glorifies Allah whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth; His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He is over all things capable.
2. He is the one who created you, so among you is a disbeliever and among you is a believer. And Allah is Seeing of what you do.
3. He created the heavens and the earth in truth, and He shaped you and perfected your shapes; and to Him is the return.
4. He knows what is in the heavens and the earth, and He knows what you hide and what you reveal; and Allah is Knowing of what is in the breasts.
5. Has there not come to you the news of those who disbelieved before? So they tasted the bad consequence of their affair, and for them is a painful punishment.
6. That is because their messengers used to come to them with clear evidences, but they said, "Shall human beings guide us?" and disbelieved and turned away; and Allah dispensed; and Allah is Free of need and Praiseworthy.
7. Claimed those who disbelieve that never they will be resurrected; Say, "Yes, by my Lord, surely you will be resurrected; then surely you will be informed of what you did; and that for Allah is easy."
8. So believe in Allah and His Messenger and the light which We have sent down, and Allah is Aware of what you do.
9. The day He gathers you for the Day of Gathering; that is the Day of Deprivation. And whoever believes in Allah and does righteous deeds, He will remove from him his misdeeds and admit him to gardens beneath which rivers flow, abiding therein forever; that is the great success.
10. And those who disbelieved and denied Our signs, they are the companions of the Fire, abiding therein forever; and wretched is the destination.
11. No disaster strikes except by the permission of Allah, and whoever believes in Allah, He will guide his heart, and Allah is Knowing of all things.
12. And obey Allah and obey the Messenger; but if you turn away, then upon Our Messenger is only the clear notification.
13. Allahu la ilaha illa Huwa; wa 'ala Allahi falyatawakkalil mu'minun
14. O you who have believed, indeed, among your spouses and your children are enemies to you, so beware of them; but if you pardon and overlook and forgive, then indeed, Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
15. Verily, your wealth and your children are a trial, and Allah has with Him a great reward.
16. So fear Allah as much as you are able, and listen, and obey, and spend; it is better for yourselves. And whoever is protected from the stinginess of his soul, it is those who will be the successful.
17. If you lend to Allah a good loan, He will multiply it for you and forgive you; and Allah is Appreciative, Forbearing
18. Knower of the unseen and the seen, the Mighty, the Wise.

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The Divorce
Aṭ-Ṭalāq
الطلاق

1. O Prophet, when you divorce the women, then divorce them for their waiting period and count the waiting period, and fear Allah, your Lord. Do not expel them from their houses, nor should they leave unless they commit a clear immorality. And those are the limits of Allah. And whoever transgresses the limits of Allah has certainly wronged himself. You do not know; perhaps Allah will bring about after that a matter.
2. And when they have reached their term, then retain them with kindness or part with them with kindness, and take as witnesses two just men from among you, and establish the testimony for Allah. That is instructed to whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, and whoever fears Allah, He will make for him a way out.
3. And He will provide for him from where he does not expect, and whoever relies upon Allah, then He is sufficient for him. Indeed, Allah will accomplish His purpose; Allah has already set for everything a measure.
4. And those who have despaired of menstruation among your women, if you doubt, then their waiting period is three months, and those who have not menstruated. And for those who are pregnant, their term is until they deliver their burdens. And whoever fears Allah, He will make for him in his matter ease.
5. That is the command of Allah, He has sent it down to you; and whoever fears Allah, He will remove from him his misdeeds and make great for him his reward.
6. House them where you reside according to your means, and do not harm them to oppress them. And if they are pregnant, then spend on them until they deliver their burden. And if they breastfeed for you, then give them their wages and consult among yourselves in a fair manner. But if you disagree, then another woman may breastfeed for him.
7. Let him who has abundance spend from his abundance, and he whose provision is restricted - let him spend from what Allah has given him. Allah does not burden a soul except with what He has given it. Allah will bring about, after difficulty, ease.
8. And how many a city was insolent toward the command of its Lord and His messengers, so We took it to a severe account and punished it with a terrible punishment.
9. So it tasted the bad consequence of its affair, and the outcome of its affair was loss.
10. Allah has prepared for them a severe punishment; so fear Allah, O you of understanding who have believed. Indeed, Allah has sent down to you a reminder.
11. a Messenger reciting to you the verses of Allah, clear, that He may bring out those who believe and do righteous deeds from the darknesses into the light. And whoever believes in Allah and does righteous deeds, He will admit him into gardens beneath which rivers flow, to abide therein forever. Allah has perfected for him a provision.
12. Allah is the one who created seven heavens and of the earth, the like of them. The command descends among them so that you may know that Allah is over all things competent and that Allah has encompassed all things in knowledge.

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The Prohibition
At-Taḥrīm
التحريم

1. O Prophet, why do you forbid what Allah has made lawful for you; seeking the pleasure of your wives? And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
2. Allah has decreed for you the absolution of your oaths, and Allah is your protector, and He is the All-Knowing, the Wise.
3. And when the Prophet confided to one of his wives a statement, and when she informed of it and Allah showed it to him, he made known part of it and ignored a part. And when he informed her about it, she said, "Who told you this?" He said, "I was informed by the All-Knowing, the All-Aware."
4. If you two repent to Allah, then your hearts have inclined. But if you support one another against him, then indeed Allah is his protector, and Gabriel and the righteous of the believers, and the angels, moreover, are assistants.
5. Perhaps his Lord, if he divorced you, would substitute for him wives better than you: submitting, believing, devoutly obedient, repentant, worshipping, traveling, previously married, and virgins.
6. O you who have believed, protect yourselves and your families from a fire whose fuel is people and stones; over it are angels, harsh and severe, who do not disobey Allah in what He commands them and do what they are commanded.
7. O you who disbelieved, do not make excuses today; you are only being recompensed for what you used to do.
8. O you who have believed, repent to Allah with sincere repentance, perhaps your Lord will remove from you your misdeeds and admit you into gardens beneath which rivers flow, on the Day when Allah will not disgrace the Prophet and those who believed with him, their light will proceed before them and on their right, they will say, "Our Lord, perfect for us our light and forgive us, indeed, You are over all things competent."
9. O Prophet, strive against the disbelievers and the hypocrites, and be harsh upon them; and their refuge is Hell, and wretched is the destination.
10. Allah presented an example for those who disbelieved: the wife of Noah and the wife of Lot. They were under two of Our righteous servants, but they betrayed them, so they did not avail them from Allah at all, and it was said, "Enter the Fire with those who enter."
11. And Allah presented an example for those who believed: the wife of Pharaoh, when she said, "My Lord, build for me near You a house in Paradise, and save me from Pharaoh and his deeds, and save me from the wrongdoing people."
12. And Mary, the daughter of Imran, who guarded her chastity, so We blew into her from Our spirit, and she believed in the words of her Lord and His scriptures, and she was of the devoutly obedient.

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The Sovereignty
Al-Mulk
الملك

1. Blessed is He in whose hand is the dominion, and He is over all things competent
2. He who created death and life to test you, which of you is best in deed; and He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving
3. He who created seven heavens in layers; you do not see in the creation of the Most Merciful any inconsistency. So return your vision; do you see any breaks?
4. Then return the vision twice, the vision will return to you humbled and fatigued.
5. And We have certainly adorned the nearest heaven with lamps, and We have made them missiles for the devils, and We have prepared for them the punishment of the Blaze.
6. And for those who disbelieved in their Lord, the punishment of Hell; and wretched is the destination.
7. When they are thrown into it, they hear for it a roaring while it boils.
8. It almost bursts with rage; every time a company is thrown into it, its keepers ask them, "Did there not come to you a warner?"
9. They said, "Yes, a warner did come to us, but we denied and said, 'Allah has not sent down anything; you are only in great error.'"
10. And they said, "If we had been listening or reasoning, we would not be among the companions of the Blaze."
11. So they will admit their sin, so away with the companions of the Blaze.
12. Verily, those who fear their Lord in the unseen, for them is forgiveness and a great reward.
13. And conceal your speech or proclaim it; indeed, He is Knowing of what is within the breasts.
14. Does He not know who created, and He is the Subtle, the Aware?
15. He is the one who made the earth manageable for you, so walk in its paths and eat from His provision, and to Him is the resurrection.
16. Have you felt secure from Him who is in the heaven that He would not cause the earth to swallow you and suddenly it would sway?
17. Or do you feel secure from Him who is in the heaven that He will not send upon you a storm of stones? Then you will know how My warning is.
18. And certainly, those before them denied, so how was My rejection?
19. Or did they not see the birds above them spreading their wings and folding them? None holds them except the Most Merciful. Indeed, He is, of all things, Seeing.
20. Or who is this that is an army for you to help you besides the Most Merciful? Indeed, the disbelievers are only in delusion.
21. Or who is this that provides for you if He withholds His provision? But they persist in arrogance and aversion.
22. So is he who walks fallen on his face better guided or he who walks upright on a straight path?
23. Say, "He is the one who created you and made for you hearing, sight, and hearts; little do you give thanks."
24. Say, "He is the one who spread you on the earth, and to Him you will be gathered."
25. And they say, "When is this promise, if you are truthful?"
26. Say, "Indeed, the knowledge is with Allah, and indeed, I am only a clear warner."
27. And when they see it close, the faces of those who disbelieve will be distressed, and it will be said, "This is what you used to claim."
28. Say, "Have you considered if Allah destroys me and those with me or has mercy upon us, who will protect the disbelievers from a painful punishment?"
29. Say, "He is the Most Merciful; we have believed in Him and upon Him we have relied. So you will know who is in clear error."
30. Say, "Have you seen: if your water were to become sunken, then who could bring you flowing water?"

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The Pen
Al-Qalam
القلم

1. Nun. By the pen and what they write,
2. You are not by the favor of your Lord a madman.
3. And indeed, for you is surely a reward uninterrupted.
4. And indeed, you are upon a great moral character.
5. So you will see, and they will see
6. In which of you is the afflicted
7. Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who has gone astray from His way, and He is most knowing of the guided ones.
8. So do not obey the deniers.
9. They wish that you would compromise , so they would compromise .
10. And do not obey every habitual swearer, worthless
11. slanderer, walking about with malicious gossip
12. A preventer of good, an aggressor, sinful,
13. Obstinate, after that, of illegitimate birth
14. That he is a possessor of wealth and children,
15. When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Tales of the ancients."
16. We will brand him upon the snout.
17. Verily, We have tested them as We tested the companions of the garden, when they swore to pluck its fruits in the morning
18. And they do not make exception
19. So there came upon it a visitation from your Lord while they were asleep.
20. And it became like the dark night
21. So they called out in the morning,
22. That you go early to your crop if you are determined
23. So they set out, and they were whispering
24. That not enter it today upon you poor person.
25. And they went early with determination, capable.
26. But when they saw it they said indeed we are lost
27. But we are deprived.
28. Said their most moderate one, "Did I not say to you, 'Why do you not glorify?'"
29. They said, "Glory to our Lord! Indeed, we were wrongdoers."
30. So they approached one another, blaming each other.
31. They said, "O our woe, indeed we were transgressors."
32. Perhaps our Lord will substitute for us better than it. Indeed, we are toward our Lord desirous.
33. Such is the punishment; and the punishment of the Hereafter is greater, if they only knew.
34. Verily, for the righteous with their Lord are Gardens of Bliss.
35. So shall We make the Muslims like the criminals?
36. What is with you? How do you judge?
37. Or for you a book in which you study
38. Indeed for you therein is whatever you choose
39. Or do you have binding oaths upon Us, reaching until the Day of Resurrection, that indeed for you is what you decide?
40. Ask them which of them is responsible for that.
41. Or do they have partners? Let them bring their partners if they are truthful.
42. The Day the shin will be uncovered, and they are invited to prostration, but they will not be able
43. Humble their eyes, humiliation will cover them. And they were invited to prostration while they were sound.
44. So leave Me and whoever denies this statement; We will progressively lead them from where they do not know.
45. And I will give them time; indeed, My plan is firm.
46. Or do you ask them for a payment, so they are burdened with debt?
47. Or have they the unseen, so they write?
48. So be patient for the judgment of your Lord, and do not be like the companion of the fish when he called out while he was distressed.
49. If not that a blessing from his Lord reached him, he would have been cast onto the open shore while he was blameworthy.
50. So his Lord chose him and made him among the righteous.
51. And indeed, those who disbelieve would almost make you slip with their eyes when they hear the message, and they say, "Indeed, he is mad."
52. And it is nothing but a reminder for the worlds.

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The Reality
Al-Ḥāqqa
الحاقة

1. The Inevitable
2. What is the Inevitable
3. And what will make you know what the Inevitable is?
4. Thamud and Aad denied the Striking Calamity
5. As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the overpowering.
6. And as for Aad, they were destroyed by a violent, screaming wind
7. He subjected it upon them for seven nights and eight days in succession, so you would see the people therein fallen as if they were hollow trunks of palm trees.
8. So do you see of them any remains?
9. And came Pharaoh and those before him and the overturned cities with the sin.
10. So they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, and He seized them with a severe seizure.
11. Verily, when the water overflowed, We carried you in the sailing ship
12. To make it for you a reminder and a conscious ear would be conscious of it.
13. And when the trumpet is blown with a single blast
14. And the earth and the mountains are carried, then they are crushed with a single crushing
15. So on that Day, the Event will happen,
16. And the sky will split, so on that Day it will be frail.
17. And the angel is at its edges, and the Throne of your Lord will be carried above them that Day by eight.
18. On that Day, you will be presented; nothing hidden among you will remain concealed.
19. As for he who is given his book in his right hand, he will say, "Here, read my book!"
20. Indeed, I thought that I would meet my account.
21. So he is in a pleasant life
22. In a high garden,
23. Its fruits are hanging low.
24. "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you put forth in the days past."
25. And as for he who is given his book in his left hand, he will say, "Oh, I wish I had not been given my book"
26. And did not know what my account is
27. O that it had been the decisive one.
28. What has my wealth availed me?
29. Perished from me is my authority.
30. "Seize him, then shackle him."
31. Then the Hellfire roast him.
32. Then in a chain its length seventy cubits insert him.
33. Indeed, he did not believe in Allah, the Great
34. And he does not encourage the feeding of the poor.
35. So there is not for him today here any devoted friend
36. And no food except from filth;
37. None shall eat it except the sinners.
38. So I do not swear by what you see
39. And what you do not perceive
40. indeed, it is the word of a noble Messenger
41. And it is not the word of a poet; little is it that you believe.
42. Nor by the word of a soothsayer; little do you remember.
43. a revelation from the Lord of the worlds
44. And if he had fabricated against Us some of the sayings,
45. We would have taken from him by the right hand
46. Then We would have cut from him the life-artery.
47. So there is none of you who can prevent it from him.
48. And indeed it is a reminder for the righteous
49. And indeed, We know that among you are liars.
50. And indeed, it is a regret upon the disbelievers.
51. And indeed it is the truth of certainty
52. So glorify the name of your Lord, the Most Great.

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The Ascending Stairways
Al-Maʿārij
المعارج

1. A questioner asked for a punishment bound to happen
2. For the disbelievers, there is no preventer of it.
3. from Allah, the Owner of the ways of ascent
4. The angels and the Spirit ascend to Him in a Day, the measure of which is fifty thousand years.
5. So be patient with beautiful patience.
6. Verily, they see it far
7. And We see it near.
8. The Day the sky will be like molten copper
9. And the mountains will be like wool
10. And no close friend will ask a close friend,
11. They will be made to see them. The criminal will wish to ransom himself from the punishment of that Day with his children
12. And his companion and his brother
13. And his kindred who shelter him
14. And whoever is on the earth entirely, then it could save him.
15. No! Indeed, it is a blazing fire,
16. A remover of the scalp.
17. It invites whoever turned away and left
18. And gathered and stored.
19. Verily, mankind was created anxious:
20. When evil touches him, he is impatient
21. And when good touches him, he is withholding
22. Except the ones who pray
23. Those who are on their prayer constant
24. And those in their wealth is a known right
25. For the questioner and the deprived
26. And those who believe in the Day of Judgment
27. And those who are from the punishment of their Lord fearful
28. Indeed, the punishment of their Lord is not secure
29. And those who are guardians of their private parts
30. Except upon their wives or what their right hands possess, for indeed, they are not to be blamed
31. So whoever seeks beyond that, then those are the transgressors
32. And those who are to their trusts and their promises attentive
33. And those who are with their testimonies standing
34. And those who are careful about their prayers,
35. Those in gardens, honored.
36. So what is with those who disbelieve before you, hastening
37. on the right and on the left in separate groups
38. Does every man among them hope to be admitted to a garden of bliss?
39. No! Indeed, We created them from what they know.
40. So I swear by the Lord of the Easts and the Wests, indeed We are capable
41. On that We replace better than them and We are not to be outdone.
42. So leave them to converse and play until they meet their Day which they are promised
43. The Day they will emerge from the graves rapidly, as if they were hastening toward an erected idol.
44. Humble their eyes, humiliation will cover them. That is the Day which they were promised.

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Noah
Nūḥ
نوح

1. Verily, We sent Noah to his people, saying, "Warn your people before a painful punishment comes to them."
2. He said, "O my people, indeed I am to you a clear warner."
3. That you worship Allah, fear Him, and obey me.
4. He will forgive you of your sins and delay you to a specified term. Indeed, the term of Allah, when it comes, will not be delayed, if you only knew.
5. He said, "My Lord, indeed I have called my people night and day."
6. So my call did not increase them except in flight.
7. And indeed, every time I called them so that You may forgive them, they put their fingers in their ears, covered themselves with their clothes, persisted, and were greatly arrogant.
8. Then indeed I invited them publicly.
9. Then indeed I announced to them and I confided to them secretly
10. So I said, "Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver."
11. He sends the sky upon you in showers
12. And He will supply you with wealth and children and make for you gardens and make for you rivers.
13. What is with you that you do not attribute to Allah grandeur
14. And He has created you in stages
15. Have you not seen how Allah created seven heavens in layers
16. And made the moon therein a light, and made the sun a lamp.
17. And Allah has caused you to grow from the earth, a growth.
18. Then He will return you into it, and He will bring you forth, bringing forth.
19. And Allah made for you the earth an expanse
20. That you may follow therefrom ways of passage.
21. Noah said, "My Lord, they have disobeyed me and followed one whose wealth and children increase him only in loss."
22. And they plotted a great plot
23. And they said, "Do not abandon your gods, and do not abandon Wadd, nor Suwa', nor Yaghuth, nor Ya'uq, nor Nasr."
24. And they have already misled many. And do not increase the wrongdoers except in error.
25. From their sins they were drowned and then made to enter a fire, and they did not find for themselves besides Allah any helpers.
26. And Noah said, "My Lord, do not leave upon the earth from among the disbelievers an inhabitant."
27. Verily, if you leave them, they will lead astray your servants and will not beget except a wicked one, a disbeliever.
28. My Lord, forgive me and my parents and whoever enters my house as a believer, and the believing men and believing women. And do not increase the wrongdoers except in destruction.

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The Jinn
Al-Jinn
الجن

1. Say, "It has been revealed to me that a group of the jinn listened and said, 'Indeed, we have heard a wondrous Qur'an.'"
2. It guides to the right path, so we have believed in it, and we will not associate anyone with our Lord.
3. And that exalted is the majesty of our Lord; He has not taken a consort or a son
4. And that he used to say our foolish one about Allah an excessive transgression.
5. And we thought that mankind and the jinn would not speak a lie against Allah.
6. And that there were men from among the humans who sought refuge with men from among the jinn, so they increased them in burden.
7. And that they thought as you thought that Allah would never send anyone.
8. And that we have touched the sky and found it filled with strong guards and meteors
9. And we used to sit in it in places for listening; so whoever listens now will find a shooting star waiting for him.
10. And we do not know whether evil is intended for those on the earth or whether their Lord intends for them guidance.
11. And among us are the righteous ones, and among us are less than that; we were various ways.
12. And that we thought that we would never cause failure to Allah in the earth, and we would never escape Him by flight.
13. And that when we heard the guidance, we believed in it; so whoever believes in his Lord will not fear any loss or any burden.
14. And among us are the Muslims, and among us are the unjust. So whoever has submitted - those have sought out the right course.
15. And as for the unjust, they were for Hell, firewood.
16. And if they had remained on the right way, We would have given them abundant water
17. So that We might test them therein. And whoever turns away from the remembrance of his Lord, He will put him into a severe punishment.
18. And that the masjids are for Allah, so do not invoke with Allah anyone.
19. And that when the servant of Allah stood up calling upon Him, they almost became upon him a compacted mass.
20. Say, "I only invoke my Lord and do not associate with Him anyone."
21. Say, "Indeed, I do not possess for you harm or guidance."
22. Say, "Indeed, no one will protect me from Allah, and I will not find any refuge apart from Him."
23. Except a notification from Allah and His messages. And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger, then indeed, for him is the fire of Hell; they will abide therein forever.
24. until when they see what they are promised, they will know who is weaker in helpers and fewer in number.
25. Say, "I do not know if what you are promised is near or if my Lord will grant for it a term."
26. Knower of the unseen, so He does not disclose His unseen to anyone
27. Except whom He approves of a messenger, for indeed, He sends before him and behind him watchers
28. That He may know that they have conveyed the messages of their Lord, and He has encompassed what is with them, and has enumerated everything in number.

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The Enshrouded One
Al-Muzzammil
المزمل

1. O you who wraps yourself,
2. Arise the night except a little
3. Half of it - or subtract from it a little
4. Or increase upon it, and recite the Qur'an with measured recitation.
5. Verily, We shall cast upon you a heavy word.
6. Verily, the rising by night is most potent for governing and most upright for speech.
7. Verily, for you in the daytime is prolonged occupation.
8. And remember the name of your Lord and devote yourself to Him with complete devotion.
9. the Lord of the East and the West, there is no deity except Him, so take Him as a Trustee.
10. And be patient over what they say, and avoid them with a beautiful avoidance.
11. And leave Me with the deniers, those of ease, and allow them a little respite.
12. Verily, with Us are shackles and a blazing fire
13. And food that chokes, and a painful punishment
14. The Day the earth and the mountains will tremble and the mountains will become a heap of shifting sand.
15. Verily, We have sent to you a Messenger as a witness over you, just as We sent to Pharaoh a Messenger.
16. But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so We seized him with a ruinous seizure.
17. So how will you fear if you disbelieve a Day that will make the children gray-haired?
18. The sky is split apart with it; His promise is ever fulfilled.
19. Verily, this is a reminder; so whoever wills, let him take a path to his Lord.
20. Verily, your Lord knows that you stand less than two-thirds of the night, and half of it, and a third of it, and a group of those with you. And Allah determines the night and the day. He knows that you will not be able to keep count of it, so He has turned to you in forgiveness. So recite what is easy from the Qur'an. He knows that there will be among you those who are ill, and others traveling through the land seeking the bounty of Allah, and others fighting in the cause of Allah. So recite what is easy from it, and establish prayer, and give zakah, and loan Allah a goodly loan. And whatever good you put forward for yourselves, you will find it with Allah. It is better and greater in reward. And seek forgiveness of Allah. Verily, Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

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The Cloaked One
Al-Muddaththir
المدثر

1. O you who is covered
2. Arise, and warn
3. And your Lord, so magnify
4. And your clothes purify
5. And the uncleanliness, so avoid
6. And do not confer favor seeking to increase
7. And for your Lord, be patient.
8. And when it is blown in the trumpet
9. So that Day will be a difficult day
10. Upon the disbelievers - not easy.
11. Leave Me and the one I created alone
12. And I made for him wealth extended
13. And sons witnesses
14. And prepared for him, preparation.
15. Then he desires that I should increase.
16. No! Indeed, he was towards Our signs obstinate.
17. I will burden him with a steep ascent.
18. Verily, he thought and calculated.
19. So he was killed how he determined
20. Then he was killed, how he determined.
21. Then he looked
22. Then he frowned and glowered;
23. Then he turned away and acted arrogantly
24. And he said, "This is nothing but magic that is passed down."
25. This is nothing but the word of a human.
26. I will drive him into Saqar
27. And what can make you know what Saqar is?
28. It does not let remain and does not leave
29. Scorching for the skin
30. Upon it are nineteen
31. And We did not make the companions of the Fire except angels, and We did not make their number except as a trial for those who disbelieve, so that those who were given the Scripture may be certain, and those who have believed may increase in faith, and those who were given the Scripture and the believers may not doubt, and so that those in whose hearts is disease and the disbelievers may say, "What does Allah intend by this as an example?" Thus Allah leads astray whom He wills and guides whom He wills, and none knows the soldiers of your Lord except Him, and it is not but a reminder to humanity.
32. No! And the moon
33. And the night when it departs
34. By the morning when it brightens,
35. Verily, it is surely one of the greatest
36. A warning to mankind
37. To whoever wills among you to advance or lag behind.
38. Every soul, for what it has earned, is held in pledge
39. Except the companions of the right,
40. in gardens, they are questioning
41. About the criminals
42. What has brought you into Saqar?
43. They said, "We were not of those who prayed,"
44. And we used not to feed the poor.
45. And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who engaged
46. And we used to deny the Day of Judgment
47. Until there came to us the certainty.
48. So the intercession of the intercessors will not benefit them.
49. So what is with them, from the reminder, turning away
50. As if they were wild donkeys
51. Fled from a lion,
52. But every person among them wants to be given spread-out scriptures.
53. No! Rather, they do not fear the Hereafter.
54. No! Indeed, it is a reminder
55. So whoever wills may remember it.
56. And they do not remember except as Allah wills. He is worthy of reverence and worthy of forgiveness.

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The Resurrection
Al-Qiyāma
القيامة

1. No, I swear by the Day of Resurrection
2. And I do not swear by the self-reproaching soul,
3. Does the human think that We will not gather his bones?
4. Rather, We are able to proportion his fingertips.
5. Nay, man desires to break out ahead of him.
6. He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
7. So when the sight is dazzled
8. And the moon is eclipsed
9. And the sun and the moon are gathered together,
10. Man will say on that Day, "Where is the escape?"
11. No! No refuge.
12. To your Lord, that Day, is the final destination.
13. The human will be informed on that Day of what he sent ahead and what he left behind.
14. But man is a witness against himself,
15. And even if he throws his excuses
16. Do not move your tongue with it to hasten with it.
17. Verily, upon Us is its collection and its recitation.
18. So when We have recited it, then follow its recitation.
19. Then indeed upon Us is its clarification .
20. No! But you love the immediate
21. And you leave the Hereafter.
22. faces, on that Day, will be radiant,
23. Looking at their Lord
24. And faces on that Day will be gloomy,
25. Expecting that there will be done to it a disaster.
26. No! When it has reached the collar bones
27. And it is said, "Who will cure?"
28. And he thought that it is the separation
29. And the leg is wrapped around the leg,
30. To your Lord, on that Day, will be the procession.
31. So he did not believe, nor did he pray.
32. But he denied and turned away.
33. Then he went to his people, swaggering.
34. Woe to you, then woe!
35. Then closer to you, then closer!
36. Does the human think that he will be left aimlessly?
37. Was he not a drop of sperm from semen emitted?
38. Then was a clinging clot, then created and proportioned
39. And made from him the two pairs, the male and the female.
40. Is not that able to give life to the dead?

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Man
Al-Insān
الإنسان

1. Has there come upon the human a period of time when he was not a thing mentioned?
2. Verily, We have created man from a mixed drop of fluid, to test him; and We made him hearing, seeing.
3. Verily, We have guided him to the path, either grateful or ungrateful.
4. Verily, We have prepared for the disbelievers chains, and shackles, and a blazing fire.
5. Indeed, the righteous will drink from a cup, its mixture is of Kafur,
6. A spring from which the servants of Allah will drink, causing it to gush forth abundantly.
7. They fulfill the vows and fear a Day whose evil is widespread.
8. And they give food out of love for Him to the needy, the orphan, and the captive,
9. "We feed you only for the sake of Allah; we do not want from you any reward or thanks."
10. Verily, we fear from our Lord a day severe and distressful.
11. So Allah protected them from the evil of that Day and granted them radiance and joy
12. And will reward them for what they patiently endured a garden and silk.
13. reclining therein on the couches; they will not see therein a sun nor a severe cold.
14. And near above them are its shades, and its fruits to be picked will be lowered in compliance.
15. And they will be circulated among them with vessels of silver and cups that were clear.
16. Vessels of silver, they have measured them precisely.
17. And they will be given to drink therein a cup whose mixture is of ginger
18. a spring therein named Salsabeel.
19. ۞ And there will circulate among them eternal young boys, when you see them, you would think them scattered pearls.
20. And if you see there , you will see bliss and a great kingdom.
21. Upon them are garments of green silk and brocade, and they are adorned with bracelets of silver, and their Lord gives them a pure drink.
22. "Indeed, this was for you a reward, and your effort was appreciated."
23. Indeed, We have sent down to you the Qur'an progressively.
24. So be patient for the decision of your Lord, and do not obey from among them a sinner or ungrateful.
25. And remember the name of your Lord morning and evening
26. And from the night prostrate to Him and glorify Him a long night.
27. Verily, these love the fleeting life and leave behind them a heavy Day.
28. We created them and strengthened their forms, and if We will, We can replace them entirely.
29. Verily, this is a reminder; so whoever wills, let him take a path to his Lord.
30. And you do not will except that Allah wills; indeed, Allah is ever Knowing, Wise.
31. He admits whom He wills into His mercy, and for the wrongdoers, He has prepared a painful punishment.

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The Emissaries
Al-Mursalāt
المرسلات

1. And by those sent forth in succession
2. And the winds that blow fiercely
3. And the spreaders spreading
4. And those who separate distinctly
5. And the ones who deliver a reminder
6. Excuse or warning,
7. Indeed, what you are promised is bound to happen.
8. So when the stars are erased
9. And when the sky is split
10. And when the mountains are blasted
11. And when the messengers are gathered at their appointed time...
12. For which day was it postponed?
13. For the Day of Separation
14. And what can make you know what is the Day of Separation?
15. Woe on that Day to the deniers.
16. Have We not destroyed the first ones?
17. Then We will follow them with the others.
18. Thus do We act with the criminals.
19. Woe on that Day to the deniers.
20. Did We not create you from a despised water?
21. And We placed it in a secure resting place
22. To a known extent.
23. So We determined , and excellent are We to determine.
24. Woe on that Day to the deniers.
25. Did We not make the earth a container
26. Alive and dead
27. And We placed therein lofty mountains and gave you sweet water to drink.
28. Woe on that Day to the deniers.
29. "Proceed to that which you used to deny."
30. Go forth to a shadow of three branches
31. not a shade and not protecting from the flame
32. Verily, it throws with sparks like palaces
33. As if it were yellow camels.
34. Woe on that Day to the deniers.
35. This is a day they do not speak
36. And permission will not be given to them so they could make excuses.
37. Woe on that Day to the deniers.
38. This is the Day of Separation; We have gathered you and the first ones.
39. So if you have a plot, then plot against me.
40. Woe on that Day to the deniers.
41. Verily, the righteous are in shades and springs
42. And fruits from whatever they desire
43. "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you used to do."
44. Verily, thus do We reward the doers of good.
45. Woe on that Day to the deniers.
46. , eat and enjoy a little; indeed, you are criminals.
47. Woe on that Day to the deniers.
48. And when it is said to them, "Bow," they do not bow.
49. Woe on that Day to the deniers.
50. So in what statement after it will they believe?

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The Tidings
An-Naba'
النبأ

1. About what are they asking?
2. About the great news
3. The one in which they are differing.
4. No! They will know.
5. Then, no! They will know.
6. Did We not make the earth a resting place?
7. And the mountains as pegs?
8. And We created you in pairs
9. And We made your sleep for rest
10. And We made the night as a covering
11. And We made the day for livelihood
12. And We built above you seven strong
13. And We made a blazing lamp
14. And We sent down from the rain clouds water pouring abundantly
15. To bring forth with it grain and vegetation
16. And gardens of dense foliage.
17. Verily, the Day of Decision is a fixed time
18. The Day it is blown in the Horn, and you will come in multitudes
19. And the heaven was opened, and it became doors
20. And the mountains are moved and become a mirage.
21. Verily, Hell has been lying in wait
22. For the transgressors, a place of return
23. Remaining therein for ages
24. They will not taste therein coolness nor drink.
25. Except scalding water and pus
26. A recompense appropriate
27. Indeed, they were not hoping for a reckoning
28. And they denied Our signs with a denial.
29. And everything We have enumerated in a book.
30. "So taste, but We will not increase you except in torment."
31. Indeed, for the righteous is success
32. Gardens and grapes
33. And full-breasted companions of equal age.
34. And a cup, full
35. They will not hear therein any ill speech or any falsehood
36. reward from your Lord, a gift, sufficient
37. the Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, the Most Merciful; they do not possess from Him any speech.
38. The Day the Spirit and the angels will stand in rows; they will not speak except for one whom the Most Merciful permits, and he will say what is correct.
39. That is the Day of Truth; so whoever wills may take to his Lord a return.
40. Verily, We have warned you of a near punishment, on the Day when a person will see what his hands have sent forth, and the disbeliever will say, "Oh, I wish I were dust!"

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Those who drag forth
An-Nāziʿāt
النازعات

1. And by those who extract drowning
2. And the ones who untie with ease
3. And the swimmers swimming
4. And those who race ahead in a race
5. And those who arrange the matter,
6. The Day the convulsing blast
7. It will be followed by the subsequent
8. Hearts, on that Day, will be trembling
9. Their eyes humbled.
10. They say, "Will we indeed be returned to the former state?"
11. Is it that when we are decayed bones?
12. They said, "That then is a losing return."
13. For it is but one shout,
14. And suddenly they are at the surface
15. Has there come to you the story of Moses?
16. When his Lord called him in the sacred valley of Ṭuwā
17. "Go to Pharaoh, indeed he has transgressed."
18. So say, "Do you have any desire to purify yourself?"
19. And guide you to your Lord so you may fear
20. And he showed him the great sign
21. So he denied and disobeyed.
22. Then he turned, striving
23. And he gathered, and called out
24. And said, "I am your highest lord."
25. So Allah seized him with punishment of the Hereafter and the first life
26. Verily in that is a lesson for him who fears.
27. Are you more difficult in creation or the heaven? He constructed it.
28. Raised its height and proportioned it.
29. And He darkened its night and brought forth its forenoon.
30. And the earth after that He spread it.
31. He brought forth from it its water and its pasture,
32. And the mountains He firmly set
33. An enjoyment for you and for your livestock.
34. But when the greatest overwhelming calamity comes
35. The Day when man remembers what he strove for,
36. And Hellfire will be exposed for whoever sees
37. But as for he who transgressed
38. And preferred the life of this world
39. So indeed, the Hellfire is the refuge.
40. And as for he who feared the standing before his Lord and restrained the soul from desire,
41. So indeed, the Paradise is the refuge.
42. They ask you about the Hour: when is its arrival?
43. In what are you from its mention?
44. To your Lord is its end.
45. Verily, you are only a warner for those who fear it.
46. As if they, on the Day they see it, had not remained except for an evening or its morning.

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He frowned
ʿAbasa
عبس

1. He frowned and turned away
2. That there came to him the blind man,
3. And what will make you know, perhaps he might be purified
4. Or he may take heed, and the reminder would benefit him?
5. As for the one who considers himself self-sufficient,
6. So you to him give attention.
7. And what is upon you that he does not purify himself?
8. And as for he who came to you striving
9. And he fears,
10. So you from him are distracted.
11. No! Indeed, it is a reminder;
12. So whoever wills may remember it.
13. in honored scriptures,
14. Raised, purified
15. by the hands of scribes
16. Noble, dutiful
17. Killed is the human; how ungrateful is he.
18. From what thing did He create him?
19. From a sperm-drop He created him, and then determined his fate;
20. Then the way He made easy for him;
21. Then He caused his death and provided a grave for him.
22. Then if He wills, He will resurrect him.
23. No! Not yet has he accomplished what He commanded him.
24. So let man observe his food
25. That We poured the water in torrents,
26. Then We broke open the earth, splitting
27. So We caused to grow therein grain
28. And grapes and fodder
29. And olive and palm
30. And gardens of dense shrubbery
31. And fruit and fodder
32. a provision for you and for your cattle
33. But when there comes the Deafening Shout
34. The Day a man will flee from his brother
35. And his mother and his father
36. And his companion and his sons,
37. For every man of them, that Day, will be a matter preoccupying him.
38. faces on that Day will be bright
39. Laughing, rejoicing
40. And faces that Day will have upon them dust.
41. Darkness will cover them.
42. Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.

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The Overthrowing
At-Takwīr
التكوير

1. When the sun is wrapped
2. And when the stars are dimmed,
3. And when the mountains are set in motion
4. And when the pregnant camels are left untended
5. And when the wild beasts are gathered
6. And when the seas are set ablaze
7. And when the souls are joined
8. And when the buried alive girl is asked
9. For what sin was she killed
10. And when the records are spread
11. And when the sky is peeled away
12. And when the Hellfire is kindled
13. And when the Garden is brought near,
14. A soul knew what it has brought
15. So I do not swear by the retreating stars
16. The running ones, the disappearing ones
17. And the night when it departs
18. And the morning when it breathes
19. indeed, it is the word of a noble messenger
20. of power, with the Owner of the Throne, secure
21. Obeyed there, trustworthy.
22. And your companion is not mad.
23. And indeed he saw him at the clear horizon.
24. And he is not stingy with the unseen.
25. And it is not the word of a devil, expelled.
26. So where are you going?
27. It is nothing but a reminder for the worlds
28. For whomever among you wishes to be upright.
29. And you do not will except that Allah wills, the Lord of the worlds.

82
The Cleaving
Al-Infiṭār
الانفطار

1. When the sky is cleft asunder
2. And when the stars are scattered
3. And when the seas are burst forth
4. And when the graves are overturned,
5. Knew a soul what it has put forth and what it has left behind.
6. O man, what has deluded you about your Lord, the Generous,
7. The one who created you, then fashioned you, then balanced you
8. In whatever form He willed, He assembled you.
9. No! Rather, you deny the Judgment.
10. And indeed, upon you are guardians,
11. Noble writers
12. They know what you do.
13. Indeed, the righteous are surely in bliss,
14. And indeed the wicked are surely in Hell
15. They will burn in it on the Day of Judgment
16. And they are not absent from it.
17. And what will make you comprehend what the Day of Recompense is?
18. Then what can make you know what the Day of Recompense is?
19. The Day when no soul will have power over any other soul in anything; and the command on that Day will be with Allah.

83
Defrauding
Al-Muṭaffifīn
المطففون

1. Woe to the defrauders,
2. Those who, when they take measure from people, take in full.
3. And if they measure for them or weigh for them, they give less.
4. Do not think those that they will be resurrected
5. For a great day
6. The Day when people will stand before the Lord of the worlds
7. No! Indeed, the record of the wicked is in Sijjeen.
8. And what can make you know what is Sijjeen?
9. A book inscribed
10. Woe on that Day to the deniers,
11. Those who deny the Day of Recompense.
12. And none denies it except every transgressor, sinner.
13. When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Tales of the ancients."
14. No! Rather, a stain has covered their hearts because of what they were earning.
15. No! Indeed, they from their Lord, that Day, will be partitioned.
16. Then indeed, they will be in the Hellfire.
17. Then it will be said, "This is what you used to deny."
18. No! Indeed, the record of the righteous is in ʿilliyyīn.
19. And what can make you know what is ʿIlliyyūn?
20. A book inscribed
21. Witnessed by the near ones
22. Verily, the righteous are in bliss
23. On the couches, looking
24. You will recognize in their faces the radiance of bliss.
25. They will be given to drink from a sealed nectar.
26. Its seal is musk. And in that let the competitors compete.
27. And its mixture is from Tasneem,
28. A spring from which the near ones drink.
29. Verily, those who have sinned used to laugh at those who have believed.
30. And when they pass by them, they wink.
31. And when they returned to their people, they returned rejoicing.
32. And when they see them, they say, "Indeed, these are truly misguided."
33. And they were not sent over them as guardians.
34. So today those who believed from the disbelievers are laughing
35. On the couches, they are looking
36. Has it been rewarded to the disbelievers what they used to do?

84
The Splitting Open
Al-Inshiqāq
الانشقاق

1. When the sky is split
2. And has listened to its Lord and it must
3. And when the earth is stretched out
4. And has cast what is within it and relinquished
5. And has listened to its Lord and it must
6. O mankind, indeed you are laboring toward your Lord with labor, and you will meet Him.
7. So as for he who is given his book in his right hand,
8. So he will be judged with an easy account
9. And returns to his people joyful,
10. And as for he who is given his book behind his back,
11. So he will call out for destruction
12. And he will burn in a Blaze.
13. Verily, he was among his people joyful;
14. Verily, he thought that he would never return.
15. But yes, indeed his Lord was ever seeing of him.
16. But no, I swear by the twilight
17. By the night and what it envelops
18. And the moon when it becomes full
19. you will surely ride layer upon layer.
20. So what is with them that they do not believe?
21. And when the Qur'an is recited to them, they do not prostrate.
22. But those who disbelieved deny
23. And Allah is most knowing of what they conceal
24. So give them good news of a painful punishment,
25. Except those who believe and do righteous deeds, for them is a reward unceasing.

85
The Mansions of the Stars
Al-Burūj
البروج

1. And the sky with constellations
2. And the Day of the Promised
3. And a witness and witnessed
4. Killed were the companions of the trench
5. the fire possessing the fuel
6. When they were sitting on it.
7. And they to what they do to the believers are witnesses.
8. And they resented them for nothing except that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy,
9. He to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and Allah is Witness over all things.
10. Verily, those who persecuted the believing men and believing women and then did not repent, for them is the punishment of Hell, and for them is the punishment of the Burning.
11. Verily, those who have believed and performed righteous deeds, for them are gardens beneath which rivers flow; that is the supreme triumph.
12. Verily, the grip of your Lord is severe.
13. Verily, He it is Who originates and repeats.
14. And He is the Forgiving, the Loving
15. Owner of the Glorious Throne
16. Active for what He wants.
17. Has there come to you the story of the soldiers
18. Pharaoh and Thamud
19. But those who disbelieve are in denial,
20. And Allah is from behind them encompassing
21. But it is a glorious Qur'an
22. in a preserved tablet

86
The Morning Star
Aṭ-Ṭāriq
الطارق

1. By the sky and the night visitor
2. And what can make you know what the knocker is?
3. The star the piercing
4. Verily every soul has a guardian over it.
5. So let the human look from what he was created.
6. Created from a gushing fluid,
7. It emerges from between the backbone and the ribs.
8. Indeed, He is Able to return him.
9. The Day secrets will be tested
10. So he will have neither strength nor helper.
11. And the sky of return
12. And the earth of the crack,
13. Verily, it is a decisive statement,
14. And it is not in jest.
15. Verily, they are plotting a plot,
16. And I will plan a plan.
17. So give respite to the disbelievers, give them respite for a little while.

87
The Most High
Al-Aʿlā
الأعلى

1. Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High,
2. The one who created and fashioned
3. And the one who determined and guided
4. And the one who brings out the pasture
5. And made it black stubble.
6. We will make you recite, so you will not forget,
7. Except what Allah wills. Indeed, He knows what is apparent and what is concealed.
8. And We will make it easy for you to follow the simple path.
9. So remind, if the reminder benefits;
10. Will remember who fears
11. And the wretched one will avoid it
12. the one who will burn in the greatest Fire
13. Then he will neither die therein nor live.
14. Certainly has succeeded who purifies himself
15. And mentioned the name of his Lord and prayed.
16. Nay, you prefer the life of this world,
17. And the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
18. Verily, this is in the former scriptures,
19. The scriptures of Abraham and Moses

88
The Overwhelming
Al-Ghāshiya
الغاشية

1. Has there come to you the story of the Overwhelming?
2. faces on that Day humbled
3. A worker, exhausted.
4. They will burn in a fiercely hot Fire.
5. They will be given drink from a boiling spring.
6. There is no food for them except from Dari'
7. It neither nourishes nor satisfies hunger.
8. faces on that Day will be radiant
9. For its effort, satisfied
10. In a high garden,
11. You will not hear therein any vain talk.
12. In it is a flowing spring.
13. In it are raised couches
14. And cups placed
15. And cushions arranged
16. And carpets scattered
17. Do they not look at the camels, how they are created?
18. And to the sky, how it is raised
19. And to the mountains how they are set up?
20. And to the earth, how it is spread out?
21. So remind, you are only a reminder.
22. You are not over them a controller,
23. Except for he who turns away and disbelieves –
24. So Allah will punish him the greatest punishment.
25. Verily, to Us is their return.
26. Then indeed upon Us their account

89
The Dawn
Al-Fajr
الفجر

1. And the dawn
2. And nights ten
3. By the even and the odd
4. And the night when it travels,
5. Is there in that an oath for one of reason?
6. Have you not seen how your Lord dealt with ʿAad,
7. Iram of the lofty pillars
8. That had never been created like it in the land
9. And Thamud, who carved the rock in the valley
10. And Pharaoh, the one with the stakes,
11. those who transgressed in the lands
12. So they increased in it the corruption.
13. And poured upon them your Lord a scourge of punishment.
14. Verily, your Lord is ever watchful.
15. But as for man, when his Lord tests him and honors him and blesses him, he says, "My Lord has honored me."
16. And as for when He tests him and restricts his provision, he says, "My Lord has humiliated me."
17. No! But you do not honor the orphan
18. And do not encourage one another to feed the poor.
19. And you consume the inheritance, eating it all together,
20. And you love the wealth with immense love.
21. No! When the earth is pounded, pounded
22. And came your Lord and the angels, rank upon rank,
23. And Hell will be brought forth that Day; on that Day man will remember, but how will the remembrance benefit him?
24. He says, "Oh, I wish I had sent ahead for my life."
25. So on that Day, none will punish like His punishment,
26. And none will bind as His binding.
27. O tranquil soul,
28. Return to your Lord, well-pleased and well-pleasing,
29. So enter among My servants
30. And enter My Paradise

90
The City
Al-Balad
البلد

1. No, I swear by this city
2. And you are free in this city
3. And the father and what he begot,
4. Verily, We have created man in toil.
5. Does he think that no one will ever have power over him?
6. He says, I have destroyed wealth abundantly.
7. Does he think that no one saw him?
8. Did We not make for him two eyes?
9. And a tongue and two lips
10. And We have shown him the two ways
11. So he did not break through the difficult pass.
12. And what can make you know what the difficult pass is?
13. The freeing of a neck
14. Or feeding on a day of severe hunger
15. An orphan of near relationship
16. Or a poor person in dust
17. Then he was among those who believed and advised one another to patience and advised one another to compassion.
18. Those are the companions of the right-hand side.
19. And those who disbelieved in Our signs, they are the companions of the left.
20. Upon them a fire closed in.

91
The Sun
Ash-Shams
الشمس

1. And the sun and its morning brightness
2. And the moon when it follows her
3. And the day when it reveals it
4. And the night when it covers it
5. By the sky and what built it
6. And the earth and what He spread
7. And the soul and what proportioned it
8. So He inspired it its wickedness and its righteousness
9. Has succeeded who purifies it,
10. And has failed who instills it
11. Thamud denied by their transgression,
12. When the most wretched of them was sent forth
13. So the messenger of Allah said to them, "The she-camel of Allah and her drink."
14. So they denied him and hamstrung her, so their Lord crushed them for their sin and leveled it.
15. And does not fear its consequence

92
The Night
Al-Layl
الليل

1. And the night when it covers
2. And the day when it manifests itself
3. And what created the male and the female
4. Verily, your striving is surely diverse.
5. As for he who gives and fears
6. And believes in the best.
7. So We will make easy for him the path to ease.
8. And as for he who is stingy and considers himself self-sufficient
9. And denies the best,
10. So We will make it easy for him towards the difficult.
11. And what will his wealth benefit him when he perishes?
12. Verily, upon Us is the guidance.
13. And indeed, to Us belongs the Hereafter and the first.
14. So I have warned you of a Fire, blazing.
15. None will burn therein except the most wretched
16. The one who denied and turned away.
17. And will be kept away from it the most righteous
18. the one who gives his wealth to purify himself
19. And not for anyone with him from a favor to be recompensed
20. Except seeking the face of his Lord, the Most High.
21. And surely he will be satisfied.

93
The Morning Hours
Adh-Dhuhā
الضحى

1. And the forenoon
2. And the night when it is still
3. Your Lord has not forsaken you, nor does He hate.
4. And the Hereafter is better for you than the former.
5. And your Lord will give you, and you will be satisfied.
6. Did He not find you an orphan and shelter you?
7. And found you lost and guided
8. And He found you poor, so He made you rich.
9. So as for the orphan, do not oppress.
10. And as for the petitioner, do not repel.
11. And as for the favor of your Lord, speak.

94
The Relief
Ash-Sharḥ
الشرح

1. Did We not expand for you your breast?
2. And We removed from you your burden
3. The one that had weighed upon your back
4. And We raised high for you your mention.
5. So indeed, with the hardship, there is ease.
6. Verily, with the hardship, there is ease.
7. So when you have finished , then labor .
8. And to your Lord, then, direct longing.

95
The Fig
At-Tīn
التين

1. By the fig and the olive
2. And (by) Mount Sinai
3. And this secure city
4. We have created man in the best of forms
5. Then We returned him to the lowest of the low,
6. Except those who believe and do righteous deeds, for them is a reward unending.
7. So what makes you deny the Recompense after this?
8. Is not Allah the most just of judges?

96
The Clot
Al-ʿAlaq
العلق

1. Read in the name of your Lord who created
2. Created the human from a clot.
3. Read, and your Lord is the Most Generous
4. The one who taught by the pen
5. Taught the man what he did not know.
6. No! Indeed, the human surely transgresses
7. That he sees himself self-sufficient.
8. Verily, to your Lord is the return.
9. Have you seen the one who prevents
10. A servant when he prays?
11. Have you seen if he is upon the guidance
12. Or commands with piety?
13. Have you seen if he denies and turns away?
14. Does he not know that Allah sees?
15. No! If he does not cease, We will certainly seize him by the forelock
16. A forelock of lying, of sinning.
17. So let him call his assembly;
18. We will call the Zabaniyah.
19. No! Do not obey him, and prostrate, and draw near.

97
The Power
Al-Qadr
القدر

1. Verily, We have sent it down in the Night of Decree.
2. And what will make you comprehend what the Night of Decree is?
3. The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months
4. The angels and the Spirit descend therein by permission of their Lord, for every matter.
5. Peace it is until the emergence of dawn

98
The Clear Evidence
Al-Bayyina
البينة

1. The ones who disbelieved from among the People of the Book and the polytheists were not to be separated until there came to them the clear evidence –
2. A Messenger from Allah reciting purified scriptures
3. In it are valuable books .
4. And those who were given the Book did not become divided except after the clear evidence had come to them.
5. And they were commanded only to worship Allah, being sincere to Him in religion, upright, and to establish prayer and to give zakah. And that is the correct religion.
6. Verily, those who disbelieve from among the People of the Book and the polytheists will be in the fire of Hell, abiding therein forever. They are the worst of creatures.
7. Verily, those who have believed and done righteous deeds, they are the best of creatures.
8. Their recompense with their Lord is gardens of eternity, beneath which rivers flow, abiding therein forever. Allah is pleased with them, and they are pleased with Him. That is for those who fear their Lord.

99
The Earthquake
Az-Zalzala
الزلزلة

1. When the earth is shaken with its shaking
2. And brought forth the earth its burdens
3. And the man said, "What is with it?"
4. On that Day, it will tell its news
5. That your Lord has inspired it.
6. On that Day, the people will depart in groups to be shown their deeds.
7. So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it
8. And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it.

100
The Courser
Al-ʿĀdiyāt
العاديات

1. And the chargers, snorting,
2. And the producers of sparks, striking
3. And the chargers in the morning
4. And stirring up thereby dust,
5. And they penetrated into the midst of the gathering,
6. Verily the human being to his Lord is ungrateful.
7. And indeed, he is upon that surely a witness.
8. And indeed he is, for the love of good, intense.
9. ۞ Does he not know when what is in the graves is scattered
10. And what is in the breasts is obtained
11. Verily, their Lord with them, on that Day, is fully Aware.

101
The Calamity
Al-Qāriʿa
القارعة

1. The Striking Disaster
2. What is the Striking?
3. And what can make you know what the Striking Calamity is?
4. The day when people will be like scattered moths
5. And the mountains will be like wool, carded.
6. But as for one whose scales are heavy,
7. So he is in a life, satisfied
8. And as for one whose scales are light,
9. His mother is a bottomless pit.
10. And what can make you know what it is?
11. A fire, intensely hot.

102
The Rivalry in world increase
At-Takāthur
التكاثر

1. The competition for more diverts you
2. Until you visit the graves
3. No! Soon you will know.
4. Then, no! You will know.
5. No! If you only knew the knowledge of certainty
6. You will surely see the Hellfire
7. Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty
8. Then you will surely be questioned that Day about the blessings.

103
The Declining Day
Al-ʿAsr
العصر

1. And by the declining day,
2. Verily, the human is in loss,
3. Except those who believe and do righteous deeds and encourage each other to truth and encourage each other to patience.

104
The Traducer
Al-Humaza
الهمزة

1. Woe to every backbiter, slanderer
2. The one who gathers wealth and counts it.
3. He thinks that his wealth has made him immortal.
4. No! Surely he will be thrown into the Crusher.
5. And what will make you understand what the Crusher is?
6. The fire of Allah, kindled,
7. The one that ascends upon the hearts.
8. Verily, it is upon them closed
9. In extended columns.

105
The Elephant
Al-Fīl
الفيل

1. Did you not see, how your Lord dealt with the companions of the elephant?
2. Did He not make their plan into misguidance?
3. And sent against them birds in flocks,
4. Throwing at them stones of baked clay
5. And He made them like eaten straw.

106
Quraysh
Quraysh
قريش

1. For the familiarity of Quraysh
2. For their accustomed security, the journey of winter and summer
3. So let them worship the Lord of this House,
4. The one who fed them from hunger and secured them from fear.

107
The Small Kindnesses
Al-Māʿūn
الماعون

1. Have you seen the one who denies the religion?
2. So that is the one who repulses the orphan
3. And does not urge the feeding of the poor.
4. So woe to the ones who pray
5. those who are heedless of their prayer
6. Those who are seen
7. And they withhold the assistance.

108
The Abundance
Al-Kawthar
الكوثر

1. Verily, We have given you, al-Kawthar.
2. So pray to your Lord and offer sacrifice.
3. Indeed, your enemy, he is the one cut off.

109
The Disbelievers
Al-Kāfirūn
الكافرون

1. Say, "O you disbelievers,"
2. I do not worship what you worship
3. And not you are worshippers of what I worship
4. And not I a worshipper of what you worship.
5. And nor are you worshippers of what I worship.
6. For you your religion and for me my religion

110
The Divine Support
An-Naṣr
النصر

1. When the help of Allah and the victory come
2. And you see the people entering into the religion of Allah in groups,
3. So glorify with praise of your Lord and ask His forgiveness; indeed, He is ever Accepting of repentance.

111
The Palm Fiber
Al-Masad
المسد

1. Perish the hands of Abū Lahab, and perish he!
2. His wealth will not avail him, nor what he earned.
3. He will burn in a fire of blazing flame
4. And his wife, the carrier of firewood
5. In her neck a rope of palm-fiber.

112
The Sincerity
Al-Ikhlāṣ
الإخلاص

1. Say, "He is Allah, One,"
2. Allah, the Eternal Refuge
3. Did not beget and was not begotten
4. And there is none comparable to Him.

113
The Daybreak
Al-Falaq
الفلق

1. Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of the daybreak"
2. From the evil of what He created
3. And from the evil of the darkening one when it becomes intense
4. And from the evil of the whisperers in the knots
5. And from the evil of an envier when he envies

114
Mankind
An-Nās
الناس

1. Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of the people,"
2. The Sovereign of the people,
3. The God of the people,
4. From the evil of the whisperer, who withdraws
5. The one who whispers in the chests of mankind
6. From among the jinn and mankind.

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