1. The believers must
(eventually) win through,-
2. Those who humble themselves
in their prayers;
3. Who avoid vain talk;
4. Who are active in deeds of
charity;
5. Who abstain from sex,
6. Except with those joined to
them in the marriage bond, or
(the captives) whom their right
hands possess,- for (in their
case) they are free from blame,
7. But those whose desires
exceed those limits are
transgressors;-
8. Those who faithfully observe
their trusts and their
covenants;
9. And who (strictly) guard
their prayers;-
10. These will be the heirs,
11. Who will inherit Paradise:
they will dwell therein (for
ever).
12. Man We did create from a
quintessence (of clay);
13. Then We placed him as (a
drop of) sperm in a place of
rest, firmly fixed;
14. Then We made the sperm into
a clot of congealed blood; then
of that clot We made a (foetus)
lump; then we made out of that
lump bones and clothed the bones
with flesh; then we developed
out of it another creature. So
blessed be Allah, the best to
create!
15. After that, at length ye
will die
16. Again, on the Day of
Judgment, will ye be raised up.
17. And We have made, above you,
seven tracts; and We are never
unmindful of (our) Creation.
18. And We send down water from
the sky according to (due)
measure, and We cause it to soak
in the soil; and We certainly
are able to drain it off (with
ease).
19. With it We grow for you
gardens of date-palms and vines:
in them have ye abundant fruits:
and of them ye eat (and have
enjoyment),-
20. Also a tree springing out of
Mount Sinai, which produces oil,
and relish for those who use it
for food.
21. And in cattle (too) ye have
an instructive example: from
within their bodies We produce
(milk) for you to drink; there
are, in them, (besides),
numerous (other) benefits for
you; and of their (meat) ye eat;
22. An on them, as well as in
slips, ye side.
23. (Further, We sent a long
line of prophets for your
instruction). We sent Noah to
his people: He said, "O my
people! worship Allah. Ye have
no other god but Him. Will ye
not fear (Him)?"
24. The chiefs of the
Unbelievers among his people
said: "He is no more than a man
like yourselves: his wish is to
assert his superiority over you:
if Allah had wished (to send
messengers), He could have sent
down angels; never did we hear
such a thing (as he says), among
our ancestors of old."
25. (And some said): "He is only
a man possessed: wait (and have
patience) with him for a time."
26. (Noah) said: "O my Lord!
help me: for that they accuse me
of falsehood!"
27. So We inspired him (with
this message): "Construct the
Ark within Our sight and under
Our guidance: then when comes
Our Command, and the fountains
of the earth gush forth, take
thou on board pairs of every
species, male and female, and
thy family- except those of them
against whom the Word has
already gone forth: And address
Me not in favour of the
wrong-doers; for they shall be
drowned (in the Flood).
28. And when thou hast embarked
on the Ark - thou and those with
thee,- say: "Praise be to Allah,
Who has saved us from the people
who do wrong."
29. And say: "O my Lord! enable
me to disembark with thy
blessing: for Thou art the Best
to enable (us) to disembark."
30. Verily in this there are
Signs (for men to understand);
(thus) do We try (men).
31. Then We raised after them
another generation.
32. And We sent to them an
apostle from among themselves,
(saying), "Worship Allah. ye
have no other god but Him. Will
ye not fear (Him)?"
33. And the chiefs of his
people, who disbelieved and
denied the Meeting in the
Hereafter, and on whom We had
bestowed the good things of this
life, said: "He is no more than
a man like yourselves: he eats
of that of which ye eat, and
drinks of what ye drink.
34. "If ye obey a man like
yourselves, behold, it is
certain ye will be lost.
35. "Does he promise that when
ye die and become dust and
bones, ye shall be brought forth
(again)?
36. "Far, very far is that which
ye are promised!
37. "There is nothing but our
life in this world! We shall die
and we live! But we shall never
be raised up again!
38. "He is only a man who
invents a lie against Allah, but
we are not the ones to believe
in him!"
39. (The prophet) said: "O my
Lord! help me: for that they
accuse me of falsehood."
40. ((Allah)) said: "In but a
little while, they are sure to
be sorry!"
41. Then the Blast overtook them
with justice, and We made them
as rubbish of dead leaves
(floating on the stream of
Time)! So away with the people
who do wrong!
42. Then We raised after them
other generations.
43. No people can hasten their
term, nor can they delay (it).
44. Then sent We our apostles in
succession: every time there
came to a people their apostle,
they accused him of falsehood:
so We made them follow each
other (in punishment): We made
them as a tale (that is told):
So away with a people that will
not believe!
45. Then We sent Moses and his
brother Aaron, with Our Signs
and authority manifest,
46. To Pharaoh and his Chiefs:
But these behaved insolently:
they were an arrogant people.
47. They said: "Shall we believe
in two men like ourselves? And
their people are subject to us!"
48. So they accused them of
falsehood, and they became of
those who were destroyed.
49. And We gave Moses the Book,
in order that they might receive
guidance.
50. And We made the son of Mary
and his mother as a Sign: We
gave them both shelter on high
ground, affording rest and
security and furnished with
springs.
51. O ye apostles! enjoy (all)
things good and pure, and work
righteousness: for I am
well-acquainted with (all) that
ye do.
52. And verily this Brotherhood
of yours is a single
Brotherhood, and I am your Lord
and Cherisher: therefore fear Me
(and no other).
53. But people have cut off
their affair (of unity), between
them, into sects: each party
rejoices in that which is with
itself.
54. But leave them in their
confused ignorance for a time.
55. Do they think that because
We have granted them abundance
of wealth and sons,
56. We would hasten them on in
every good? Nay, they do not
understand.
57. Verily those who live in awe
for fear of their Lord;
58. Those who believe in the
Signs of their Lord;
59. Those who join not (in
worship) partners with their
Lord;
60. And those who dispense their
charity with their hearts full
of fear, because they will
return to their Lord;-
61. It is these who hasten in
every good work, and these who
are foremost in them.
62. On no soul do We place a
burden greater than it can bear:
before Us is a record which
clearly shows the truth: they
will never be wronged.
63. But their hearts are in
confused ignorance of this; and
there are, besides that, deeds
of theirs, which they will
(continue) to do,-
64. Until, when We seize in
Punishment those of them who
received the good things of this
world, behold, they will groan
in supplication!
65. (It will be said): "Groan
not in supplication this day:
for ye shall certainly not be
helped by Us.
66. "My Signs used to be
rehearsed to you, but ye used to
turn back on your heels-
67. "In arrogance: talking
nonsense about the (Qur'an),
like one telling fables by
night."
68. Do they not ponder over the
Word (of Allah., or has anything
(new) come to them that did not
come to their fathers of old?
69. Or do they not recognise
their Messenger, that they deny
him?
70. Or do they say, "He is
possessed"? Nay, he has brought
them the Truth, but most of them
hate the Truth.
71. If the Truth had been in
accord with their desires, truly
the heavens and the earth, and
all beings therein would have
been in confusion and
corruption! Nay, We have sent
them their admonition, but they
turn away from their admonition.
72. Or is it that thou askest
them for some recompense? But
the recompense of thy Lord is
best: He is the Best of those
who give sustenance.
73. But verily thou callest them
to the Straight Way;
74. And verily those who believe
not in the Hereafter are
deviating from that Way.
75. If We had mercy on them and
removed the distress which is on
them, they would obstinately
persist in their transgression,
wandering in distraction to and
fro.
76. We inflicted Punishment on
them, but they humbled not
themselves to their Lord, nor do
they submissively entreat
(Him)!-
77. Until We open on them a gate
leading to a severe Punishment:
then Lo! they will be plunged in
despair therein!
78. It is He Who has created for
you (the faculties of) hearing,
sight, feeling and
understanding: little thanks it
is ye give!
79. And He has multiplied you
through the earth, and to Him
shall ye be gathered back.
80. It is He Who gives life and
death, and to Him (is due) the
alternation of Night and Day:
will ye not then understand?
81. On the contrary they say
things similar to what the
ancients said.
82. They say: "What! when we die
and become dust and bones, could
we really be raised up again?
83. "Such things have been
promised to us and to our
fathers before! they are nothing
but tales of the ancients!"
84. Say: "To whom belong the
earth and all beings therein?
(say) if ye know!"
85. They will say, "To Allah."
say: "Yet will ye not receive
admonition?"
86. Say: "Who is the Lord of the
seven heavens, and the Lord of
the Throne (of Glory) Supreme?"
87. They will say, "(They
belong) to Allah." Say: "Will ye
not then be filled with awe?"
88. Say: "Who is it in whose
hands is the governance of all
things,- who protects (all), but
is not protected (of any)? (say)
if ye know."
89. They will say, "(It belongs)
to Allah." Say: "Then how are ye
deluded?"
90. We have sent them the Truth:
but they indeed practise
falsehood!
91. No son did Allah beget, nor
is there any god along with Him:
(if there were many gods),
behold, each god would have
taken away what he had created,
and some would have lorded it
over others! Glory to Allah. (He
is free) from the (sort of)
things they attribute to Him!
92. He knows what is hidden and
what is open: too high is He for
the partners they attribute to
Him!
93. Say: "O my Lord! if Thou
wilt show me (in my lifetime)
that which they are warned
against,-
94. "Then, O my Lord! put me not
amongst the people who do
wrong!"
95. And We are certainly able to
show thee (in fulfilment) that
against which they are warned.
96. Repel evil with that which
is best: We are well acquainted
with the things they say.
97. And say "O my Lord! I seek
refuge with Thee from the
suggestions of the Evil Ones.
98. "And I seek refuge with Thee
O my Lord! lest they should come
near me."
99. (In Falsehood will they be)
Until, when death comes to one
of them, he says: "O my Lord!
send me back (to life),-
100. "In order that I may work
righteousness in the things I
neglected." - "By no means! It
is but a word he says."- Before
them is a Partition till the Day
they are raised up.
101. Then when the Trumpet is
blown, there will be no more
relationships between them that
Day, nor will one ask after
another!
102. Then those whose balance
(of good deeds) is heavy,- they
will attain salvation:
103. But those whose balance is
light, will be those who have
lost their souls, in Hell will
they abide.
104. The Fire will burn their
faces, and they will therein
grin, with their lips displaced.
105. "Were not My Signs
rehearsed to you, and ye did but
treat them as falsehood?"
106. They will say: "our Lord!
Our misfortune overwhelmed us,
and we became a people astray!
107. "Our Lord! bring us out of
this: if ever we return (to
Evil), then shall we be
wrong-doers indeed!"
108. He will say: "Be ye driven
into it (with ignominy)! And
speak ye not to Me!
109. "A part of My servants
there was, who used to pray 'our
Lord! we believe; then do Thou
forgive us, and have mercy upon
us: For Thou art the Best of
those who show mercy!"
110. "But ye treated them with
ridicule, so much so that
(ridicule of) them made you
forget My Message while ye were
laughing at them!
111. "I have rewarded them this
Day for their patience and
constancy: they are indeed the
ones that have achieved
Bliss..."
112. He will say: "What number
of years did ye stay on earth?"
113. They will say: "We stayed a
day or part of a day: but ask
those who keep account."
114. He will say: "Ye stayed not
but a little,- if ye had only
known!
115. "Did ye then think that We
had created you in jest, and
that ye would not be brought
back to Us (for account)?"
116. Therefore exalted be Allah,
the King, the Reality: there is
no god but He, the Lord of the
Throne of Honour!
117. If anyone invokes, besides
Allah, Any other god, he has no
authority therefor; and his
reckoning will be only with his
Lord! and verily the Unbelievers
will fail to win through!
118. So say: "O my Lord! grant
Thou forgiveness and mercy for
Thou art the Best of those who
show mercy!" |