1. Ha Mim:
2. A Revelation from ((Allah)),
Most Gracious, Most Merciful;-
3. A Book, whereof the verses
are explained in detail;- a
Qur'an in Arabic, for people who
understand;-
4. Giving good news and
admonition: yet most of them
turn away, and so they hear not.
5. They say: "Our hearts are
under veils, (concealed) from
that to which thou dost invite
us, and in our ears in a
deafness, and between us and
thee is a screen: so do thou
(what thou wilt); for us, we
shall do (what we will!)"
6. Say thou: "I am but a man
like you: It is revealed to me
by Inspiration, that your Allah
is one Allah. so stand true to
Him, and ask for His
Forgiveness." And woe to those
who join gods with Allah,-
7. Those who practise not
regular Charity, and who even
deny the Hereafter.
8. For those who believe and
work deeds of righteousness is a
reward that will never fail.
9. Say: Is it that ye deny Him
Who created the earth in two
Days? And do ye join equals with
Him? He is the Lord of (all) the
Worlds.
10. He set on the (earth),
mountains standing firm, high
above it, and bestowed blessings
on the earth, and measure
therein all things to give them
nourishment in due proportion,
in four Days, in accordance with
(the needs of) those who seek
(Sustenance).
11. Moreover He comprehended in
His design the sky, and it had
been (as) smoke: He said to it
and to the earth: "Come ye
together, willingly or
unwillingly." They said: "We do
come (together), in willing
obedience."
12. So He completed them as
seven firmaments in two Days,
and He assigned to each heaven
its duty and command. And We
adorned the lower heaven with
lights, and (provided it) with
guard. Such is the Decree of
(Him) the Exalted in Might, Full
of Knowledge.
13. But if they turn away, say
thou: "I have warned you of a
stunning Punishment (as of
thunder and lightning) like that
which (overtook) the 'Ad and the
Thamud!"
14. Behold, the apostles came to
them, from before them and
behind them, (preaching): "Serve
none but Allah." They said, "If
our Lord had so pleased, He
would certainly have sent down
angels (to preach). Now we
reject your mission
(altogether)."
15. Now the 'Ad behaved
arrogantly through the land,
against (all) truth and reason,
and said: "Who is superior to us
in strength?" What! did they not
see that Allah, Who created
them, was superior to them in
strength? But they continued to
reject Our Signs!
16. So We sent against them a
furious Wind through days of
disaster, that We might give
them a taste of a Penalty of
humiliation in this life; but
the Penalty of a Hereafter will
be more humiliating still: and
they will find no help.
17. As to the Thamud, We gave
them Guidance, but they
preferred blindness (of heart)
to Guidance: so the stunning
Punishment of humiliation seized
them, because of what they had
earned.
18. But We delivered those who
believed and practised
righteousness.
19. On the Day that the enemies
of Allah will be gathered
together to the Fire, they will
be marched in ranks.
20. At length, when they reach
the (Fire), their hearing, their
sight, and their skins will bear
witness against them, as to
(all) their deeds.
21. They will say to their
skins: "Why bear ye witness
against us?" They will say:
"(Allah) hath given us speech,-
(He) Who giveth speech to
everything: He created you for
the first time, and unto Him
were ye to return.
22. "Ye did not seek to hide
yourselves, lest your hearing,
your sight, and your skins
should bear witness against you!
But ye did think that Allah knew
not many of the things that ye
used to do!
23. "But this thought of yours
which ye did entertain
concerning your Lord, hath
brought you to destruction, and
(now) have ye become of those
utterly lost!"
24. If, then, they have
patience, the Fire will be a
home for them! and if they beg
to be received into favour, into
favour will they not (then) be
received.
25. And We have destined for
them intimate companions (of
like nature), who made alluring
to them what was before them and
behind them; and the sentence
among the previous generations
of Jinns and men, who have
passed away, is proved against
them; for they are utterly lost.
26. The Unbelievers say: "Listen
not to this Qur'an, but talk at
random in the midst of its
(reading), that ye may gain the
upper hand!"
27. But We will certainly give
the Unbelievers a taste of a
severe Penalty, and We will
requite them for the worst of
their deeds.
28. Such is the requital of the
enemies of Allah,- the Fire:
therein will be for them the
Eternal Home: a (fit) requital,
for that they were wont to
reject Our Sings.
29. And the Unbelievers will
say: "Our Lord! Show us those,
among Jinns and men, who misled
us: We shall crush them beneath
our feet, so that they become
the vilest (before all)."
30. In the case of those who
say, "Our Lord is Allah., and,
further, stand straight and
steadfast, the angels descend on
them (from time to time): "Fear
ye not!" (they suggest), "Nor
grieve! but receive the Glad
Tidings of the Garden (of
Bliss), the which ye were
promised!
31. "We are your protectors in
this life and in the Hereafter:
therein shall ye have all that
your souls shall desire; therein
shall ye have all that ye ask
for!-
32. "A hospitable gift from one
Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful!"
33. Who is better in speech than
one who calls (men) to Allah,
works righteousness, and says,
"I am of those who bow in
Islam"?
34. Nor can goodness and Evil be
equal. Repel (Evil) with what is
better: Then will he between
whom and thee was hatred become
as it were thy friend and
intimate!
35. And no one will be granted
such goodness except those who
exercise patience and
self-restraint,- none but
persons of the greatest good
fortune.
36. And if (at any time) an
incitement to discord is made to
thee by the Evil One, seek
refuge in Allah. He is the One
Who hears and knows all things.
37. Among His Sings are the
Night and the Day, and the Sun
and the Moon. Adore not the sun
and the moon, but adore Allah,
Who created them, if it is Him
ye wish to serve.
38. But is the (Unbelievers) are
arrogant, (no matter): for in
the presence of thy Lord are
those who celebrate His praises
by night and by day. And they
never flag (nor feel themselves
above it).
39. And among His Signs in this:
thou seest the earth barren and
desolate; but when We send down
rain to it, it is stirred to
life and yields increase. Truly,
He Who gives life to the (dead)
earth can surely give life to
(men) who are dead. For He has
power over all things.
40. Those who pervert the Truth
in Our Signs are not hidden from
Us. Which is better?- he that is
cast into the Fire, or he that
comes safe through, on the Day
of Judgment? Do what ye will:
verily He seeth (clearly) all
that ye do.
41. Those who reject the Message
when it comes to them (are not
hidden from Us). And indeed it
is a Book of exalted power.
42. No falsehood can approach it
from before or behind it: It is
sent down by One Full of Wisdom,
Worthy of all Praise.
43. Nothing is said to thee that
was not said to the apostles
before thee: that thy lord has
at his Command (all) forgiveness
as well as a most Grievous
Penalty.
44. Had We sent this as a Qur'an
(in the language) other than
Arabic, they would have said:
"Why are not its verses
explained in detail? What! (a
Book) not in Arabic and (a
Messenger an Arab?" Say: "It is
a Guide and a Healing to those
who believe; and for those who
believe not, there is a deafness
in their ears, and it is
blindness in their (eyes): They
are (as it were) being called
from a place far distant!"
45. We certainly gave Moses the
Book aforetime: but disputes
arose therein. Had it not been
for a Word that went forth
before from thy Lord, (their
differences) would have been
settled between them: but they
remained in suspicious
disquieting doubt thereon.
46. Whoever works righteousness
benefits his own soul; whoever
works evil, it is against his
own soul: nor is thy Lord ever
unjust (in the least) to His
Servants.
47. To Him is referred the
Knowledge of the Hour (of
Judgment: He knows all): No
date-fruit comes out of its
sheath, nor does a female
conceive (within her womb) nor
bring forth the Day that
((Allah)) will propound to them
the (question), "Where are the
partners (ye attributed to Me?"
They will say, "We do assure
thee not one of us can bear
witness!"
48. The (deities) they used to
invoke aforetime will leave them
in the lurch, and they will
perceive that they have no way
of escape.
49. Man does not weary of asking
for good (things), but if ill
touches him, he gives up all
hope (and) is lost in despair.
50. When we give him a taste of
some Mercy from Ourselves, after
some adversity has touched him,
he is sure to say, "This is due
to my (merit): I think not that
the Hour (of Judgment) will
(ever) be established; but if I
am brought back to my Lord, I
have (much) good (stored) in His
sight!" But We will show the
Unbelievers the truth of all
that they did, and We shall give
them the taste of a severe
Penalty.
51. When We bestow favours on
man, he turns away, and gets
himself remote on his side
(instead of coming to Us); and
when evil seizes him, (he comes)
full of prolonged prayer!
52. Say: "See ye if the
(Revelation) is (really) from
Allah, and yet do ye reject it?
Who is more astray than one who
is in a schism far (from any
purpose)?"
53. Soon will We show them our
Signs in the (furthest) regions
(of the earth), and in their own
souls, until it becomes manifest
to them that this is the Truth.
Is it not enough that thy Lord
doth witness all things?
54. Ah indeed! Are they in doubt
concerning the Meeting with
their Lord? Ah indeed! It is He
that doth encompass all things! |