1. Closer and closer to
mankind comes their Reckoning:
yet they heed not and they turn
away.
2. Never comes (aught) to them
of a renewed Message from their
Lord, but they listen to it as
in jest,-
3. Their hearts toying as with
trifles. The wrong-doers conceal
their private counsels,
(saying), "Is this (one) more
than a man like yourselves? Will
ye go to witchcraft with your
eyes open?"
4. Say: "My Lord knoweth (every)
word (spoken) in the heavens and
on earth: He is the One that
heareth and knoweth (all
things)."
5. "Nay," they say, "(these are)
medleys of dream! - Nay, He
forged it! - Nay, He is (but) a
poet! Let him then bring us a
Sign like the ones that were
sent to (Prophets) of old!"
6. (As to those) before them,
not one of the populations which
We destroyed believed: will
these believe?
7. Before thee, also, the
apostles We sent were but men,
to whom We granted inspiration:
If ye realise this not, ask of
those who possess the Message.
8. Nor did We give them bodies
that ate no food, nor were they
exempt from death.
9. In the end We fulfilled to
them Our Promise, and We saved
them and those whom We pleased,
but We destroyed those who
transgressed beyond bounds.
10. We have revealed for you (O
men!) a book in which is a
Message for you: will ye not
then understand?
11. How many were the
populations We utterly destroyed
because of their iniquities,
setting up in their places other
peoples?
12. Yet, when they felt Our
Punishment (coming), behold,
they (tried to) flee from it.
13. Flee not, but return to the
good things of this life which
were given you, and to your
homes in order that ye may be
called to account.
14. They said: "Ah! woe to us!
We were indeed wrong-doers!"
15. And that cry of theirs
ceased not, till We made them as
a field that is mown, as ashes
silent and quenched.
16. Not for (idle) sport did We
create the heavens and the earth
and all that is between!
17. If it had been Our wish to
take (just) a pastime, We should
surely have taken it from the
things nearest to Us, if We
would do (such a thing)!
18. Nay, We hurl the Truth
against falsehood, and it knocks
out its brain, and behold,
falsehood doth perish! Ah! woe
be to you for the (false) things
ye ascribe (to Us).
19. To Him belong all
(creatures) in the heavens and
on earth: Even those who are in
His (very) Presence are not too
proud to serve Him, nor are they
(ever) weary (of His service):
20. They celebrate His praises
night and day, nor do they ever
flag or intermit.
21. Or have they taken (for
worship) gods from the earth who
can raise (the dead)?
22. If there were, in the
heavens and the earth, other
gods besides Allah, there would
have been confusion in both! but
glory to Allah, the Lord of the
Throne: (High is He) above what
they attribute to Him!
23. He cannot be questioned for
His acts, but they will be
questioned (for theirs).
24. Or have they taken for
worship (other) gods besides
him? Say, "Bring your convincing
proof: this is the Message of
those with me and the Message of
those before me." But most of
them know not the Truth, and so
turn away.
25. Not an apostle did We send
before thee without this
inspiration sent by Us to him:
that there is no god but I;
therefore worship and serve Me.
26. And they say: "((Allah))
Most Gracious has begotten
offspring." Glory to Him! they
are (but) servants raised to
honour.
27. They speak not before He
speaks, and they act (in all
things) by His Command.
28. He knows what is before
them, and what is behind them,
and they offer no intercession
except for those who are
acceptable, and they stand in
awe and reverence of His
(Glory).
29. If any of them should say,
"I am a god besides Him", such a
one We should reward with Hell:
thus do We reward those who do
wrong.
30. Do not the Unbelievers see
that the heavens and the earth
were joined together (as one
unit of creation), before we
clove them asunder? We made from
water every living thing. Will
they not then believe?
31. And We have set on the earth
mountains standing firm, lest it
should shake with them, and We
have made therein broad highways
(between mountains) for them to
pass through: that they may
receive Guidance.
32. And We have made the heavens
as a canopy well guarded: yet do
they turn away from the Signs
which these things (point to)!
33. It is He Who created the
Night and the Day, and the sun
and the moon: all (the celestial
bodies) swim along, each in its
rounded course.
34. We granted not to any man
before thee permanent life
(here): if then thou shouldst
die, would they live
permanently?
35. Every soul shall have a
taste of death: and We test you
by evil and by good by way of
trial. to Us must ye return.
36. When the Unbelievers see
thee, they treat thee not except
with ridicule. "Is this," (they
say), "the one who talks of your
gods?" and they blaspheme at the
mention of ((Allah)) Most
Gracious!
37. Man is a creature of haste:
soon (enough) will I show you My
Signs; then ye will not ask Me
to hasten them!
38. They say: "When will this
promise come to pass, if ye are
telling the truth?"
39. If only the Unbelievers knew
(the time) when they will not be
able to ward off the fire from
their faces, nor yet from their
backs, and (when) no help can
reach them!
40. Nay, it may come to them all
of a sudden and confound them:
no power will they have then to
avert it, nor will they (then)
get respite.
41. Mocked were (many) apostle
before thee; But their scoffers
were hemmed in by the thing that
they mocked.
42. Say: "Who can keep you safe
by night and by day from (the
Wrath of) ((Allah)) Most
Gracious?" Yet they turn away
from the mention of their Lord.
43. Or have they gods that can
guard them from Us? They have no
power to aid themselves, nor can
they be defended from Us.
44. Nay, We gave the good things
of this life to these men and
their fathers until the period
grew long for them; See they not
that We gradually reduce the
land (in their control) from its
outlying borders? Is it then
they who will win?
45. Say, "I do but warn you
according to revelation": But
the deaf will not hear the call,
(even) when they are warned!
46. If but a breath of the Wrath
of thy Lord do touch them, they
will then say, "Woe to us! we
did wrong indeed!"
47. We shall set up scales of
justice for the Day of Judgment,
so that not a soul will be dealt
with unjustly in the least, and
if there be (no more than) the
weight of a mustard seed, We
will bring it (to account): and
enough are We to take account.
48. In the past We granted to
Moses and Aaron the criterion
(for judgment), and a Light and
a Message for those who would do
right,-
49. Those who fear their Lord in
their most secret thoughts, and
who hold the Hour (of Judgment)
in awe.
50. And this is a blessed
Message which We have sent down:
will ye then reject it?
51. We bestowed aforetime on
Abraham his rectitude of
conduct, and well were We
acquainted with him.
52. Behold! he said to his
father and his people, "What are
these images, to which ye are
(so assiduously) devoted?"
53. They said, "We found our
fathers worshipping them."
54. He said, "Indeed ye have
been in manifest error - ye and
your fathers."
55. They said, "Have you brought
us the Truth, or are you one of
those who jest?"
56. He said, "Nay, your Lord is
the Lord of the heavens and the
earth, He Who created them (from
nothing): and I am a witness to
this (Truth).
57. "And by Allah, I have a plan
for your idols - after ye go
away and turn your backs"..
58. So he broke them to pieces,
(all) but the biggest of them,
that they might turn (and
address themselves) to it.
59. They said, "Who has done
this to our gods? He must indeed
be some man of impiety!"
60. They said, "We heard a youth
talk of them: He is called
Abraham."
61. They said, "Then bring him
before the eyes of the people,
that they may bear witness."
62. They said, "Art thou the one
that did this with our gods, O
Abraham?"
63. He said: "Nay, this was done
by - this is their biggest one!
ask them, if they can speak
intelligently!"
64. So they turned to themselves
and said, "Surely ye are the
ones in the wrong!"
65. Then were they confounded
with shame: (they said), "Thou
knowest full well that these
(idols) do not speak!"
66. (Abraham) said, "Do ye then
worship, besides Allah, things
that can neither be of any good
to you nor do you harm?
67. "Fie upon you, and upon the
things that ye worship besides
Allah. Have ye no sense?"..
68. They said, "Burn him and
protect your gods, If ye do
(anything at all)!"
69. We said, "O Fire! be thou
cool, and (a means of) safety
for Abraham!"
70. Then they sought a stratagem
against him: but We made them
the ones that lost most!
71. But We delivered him and
(his nephew) Lut (and directed
them) to the land which We have
blessed for the nations.
72. And We bestowed on him Isaac
and, as an additional gift, (a
grandson), Jacob, and We made
righteous men of every one (of
them).
73. And We made them leaders,
guiding (men) by Our Command,
and We sent them inspiration to
do good deeds, to establish
regular prayers, and to practise
regular charity; and they
constantly served Us (and Us
only).
74. And to Lut, too, We gave
Judgment and Knowledge, and We
saved him from the town which
practised abominations: truly
they were a people given to
Evil, a rebellious people.
75. And We admitted him to Our
Mercy: for he was one of the
Righteous.
76. (Remember) Noah, when he
cried (to Us) aforetime: We
listened to his (prayer) and
delivered him and his family
from great distress.
77. We helped him against people
who rejected Our Signs: truly
they were a people given to
Evil: so We drowned them (in the
Flood) all together.
78. And remember David and
Solomon, when they gave judgment
in the matter of the field into
which the sheep of certain
people had strayed by night: We
did witness their judgment.
79. To Solomon We inspired the
(right) understanding of the
matter: to each (of them) We
gave Judgment and Knowledge; it
was Our power that made the
hills and the birds celebrate
Our praises, with David: it was
We Who did (all these things).
80. It was We Who taught him the
making of coats of mail for your
benefit, to guard you from each
other's violence: will ye then
be grateful?
81. (It was Our power that made)
the violent (unruly) wind flow
(tamely) for Solomon, to his
order, to the land which We had
blessed: for We do know all
things.
82. And of the evil ones, were
some who dived for him, and did
other work besides; and it was
We Who guarded them.
83. And (remember) Job, when He
cried to his Lord, "Truly
distress has seized me, but Thou
art the Most Merciful of those
that are merciful."
84. So We listened to him: We
removed the distress that was on
him, and We restored his people
to him, and doubled their
number,- as a Grace from
Ourselves, and a thing for
commemoration, for all who serve
Us.
85. And (remember) Isma'il,
Idris, and Zul-kifl, all (men)
of constancy and patience;
86. We admitted them to Our
mercy: for they were of the
righteous ones.
87. And remember Zun-nun, when
he departed in wrath: He
imagined that We had no power
over him! But he cried through
the deptHs of darkness, "There
is no god but thou: glory to
thee: I was indeed wrong!"
88. So We listened to him: and
delivered him from distress: and
thus do We deliver those who
have faith.
89. And (remember) Zakariya,
when he cried to his Lord: "O my
Lord! leave me not without
offspring, though thou art the
best of inheritors."
90. So We listened to him: and
We granted him Yahya: We cured
his wife's (Barrenness) for him.
These (three) were ever quick in
emulation in good works; they
used to call on Us with love and
reverence, and humble themselves
before Us.
91. And (remember) her who
guarded her chastity: We
breathed into her of Our spirit,
and We made her and her son a
sign for all peoples.
92. Verily, this brotherhood of
yours is a single brotherhood,
and I am your Lord and
Cherisher: therefore serve Me
(and no other).
93. But (later generations) cut
off their affair (of unity), one
from another: (yet) will they
all return to Us.
94. Whoever works any act of
righteousness and has faith,-
His endeavour will not be
rejected: We shall record it in
his favour.
95. But there is a ban on any
population which We have
destroyed: that they shall not
return,
96. Until the Gog and Magog
(people) are let through (their
barrier), and they swiftly swarm
from every hill.
97. Then will the true promise
draw nigh (of fulfilment): then
behold! the eyes of the
Unbelievers will fixedly stare
in horror: "Ah! Woe to us! we
were indeed heedless of this;
nay, we truly did wrong!"
98. Verily ye, (unbelievers),
and the (false) gods that ye
worship besides Allah, are (but)
fuel for Hell! to it will ye
(surely) come!
99. If these had been gods, they
would not have got there! but
each one will abide therein.
100. There, sobbing will be
their lot, nor will they there
hear (aught else).
101. Those for whom the good
(record) from Us has gone
before, will be removed far
therefrom.
102. Not the slightest sound
will they hear of Hell: what
their souls desired, in that
will they dwell.
103. The Great Terror will bring
them no grief: but the angels
will meet them (with mutual
greetings): "This is your Day,-
(the Day) that ye were
promised."
104. The Day that We roll up the
heavens like a scroll rolled up
for books (completed),- even as
We produced the first creation,
so shall We produce a new one: a
promise We have undertaken:
truly shall We fulfil it.
105. Before this We wrote in the
Psalms, after the Message (given
to Moses): My servants the
righteous, shall inherit the
earth."
106. Verily in this (Qur'an) is
a Message for people who would
(truly) worship Allah.
107. We sent thee not, but as a
Mercy for all creatures.
108. Say: "What has come to me
by inspiration is that your
Allah is One Allah. will ye
therefore bow to His Will (in
Islam)?"
109. But if they turn back, Say:
"I have proclaimed the Message
to you all alike and in truth;
but I know not whether that
which ye are promised is near or
far.
110. "It is He Who knows what is
open in speech and what ye hide
(in your hearts).
111. "I know not but that it may
be a trial for you, and a grant
of (worldly) livelihood (to you)
for a time."
112. Say: "O my Lord! judge Thou
in truth!" "Our Lord Most
Gracious is the One Whose
assistance should be sought
against the blasphemies ye
utter!" |