1. A. L. M.
2. These are Verses of the Wise
Book,-
3. A Guide and a Mercy to the
Doers of Good,-
4. Those who establish regular
Prayer, and give regular
Charity, and have (in their
hearts) the assurance of the
Hereafter.
5. These are on (true) guidance
from their Lord: and these are
the ones who will prosper.
6. But there are, among men,
those who purchase idle tales,
without knowledge (or meaning),
to mislead (men) from the Path
of Allah and throw ridicule (on
the Path): for such there will
be a Humiliating Penalty.
7. When Our Signs are rehearsed
to such a one, he turns away in
arrogance, as if he heard them
not, as if there were deafness
in both his ears: announce to
him a grievous Penalty.
8. For those who believe and
work righteous deeds, there will
be Gardens of Bliss,-
9. To dwell therein. The promise
of Allah is true: and He is
Exalted in Power, Wise.
10. He created the heavens
without any pillars that ye can
see; He set on the earth
mountains standing firm, lest it
should shake with you; and He
scattered through it beasts of
all kinds. We send down rain
from the sky, and produce on the
earth every kind of noble
creature, in pairs.
11. Such is the Creation of
Allah. now show Me what is there
that others besides Him have
created: nay, but the
Transgressors are in manifest
error.
12. we bestowed (in the past)
Wisdom on Luqman: "Show (thy)
gratitude to Allah." Any who is
(so) grateful does so to the
profit of his own soul: but if
any is ungrateful, verily Allah
is free of all wants, Worthy of
all praise.
13. Behold, Luqman said to his
son by way of instruction: "O my
son! join not in worship
(others) with Allah. for false
worship is indeed the highest
wrong-doing."
14. And We have enjoined on man
(to be good) to his parents: in
travail upon travail did his
mother bear him, and in years
twain was his weaning: (hear the
command), "Show gratitude to Me
and to thy parents: to Me is
(thy final) Goal.
15. "But if they strive to make
thee join in worship with Me
things of which thou hast no
knowledge, obey them not; yet
bear them company in this life
with justice (and
consideration), and follow the
way of those who turn to me (in
love): in the end the return of
you all is to Me, and I will
tell you the truth (and meaning)
of all that ye did."
16. "O my son!" (said Luqman),
"If there be (but) the weight of
a mustard-seed and it were
(hidden) in a rock, or
(anywhere) in the heavens or on
earth, Allah will bring it
forth: for Allah understands the
finest mysteries, (and) is
well-acquainted (with them).
17. "O my son! establish regular
prayer, enjoin what is just, and
forbid what is wrong: and bear
with patient constancy whatever
betide thee; for this is
firmness (of purpose) in (the
conduct of) affairs.
18. "And swell not thy cheek
(for pride) at men, nor walk in
insolence through the earth; for
Allah loveth not any arrogant
boaster.
19. "And be moderate in thy
pace, and lower thy voice; for
the harshest of sounds without
doubt is the braying of the
ass."
20. Do ye not see that Allah has
subjected to your (use) all
things in the heavens and on
earth, and has made his bounties
flow to you in exceeding
measure, (both) seen and unseen?
Yet there are among men those
who dispute about Allah, without
knowledge and without guidance,
and without a Book to enlighten
them!
21. When they are told to follow
the (Revelation) that Allah has
sent down, they say: "Nay, we
shall follow the ways that we
found our fathers (following).
"What! even if it is Satan
beckoning them to the Penalty of
the (Blazing) Fire?
22. Whoever submits his whole
self to Allah, and is a doer of
good, has grasped indeed the
most trustworthy hand-hold: and
with Allah rests the End and
Decision of (all) affairs.
23. But if any reject Faith, let
not his rejection grieve thee:
to Us is their return, and We
shall tell them the truth of
their deeds: for Allah knows
well all that is in (men's)
hearts.
24. We grant them their pleasure
for a little while: in the end
shall We drive them to a
chastisement unrelenting.
25. If thou ask them, who it is
that created the heavens and the
earth. They will certainly say,
"(Allah)". Say: "Praise be to
Allah." But most of them
understand not.
26. To Allah belong all things
in heaven and earth: verily
Allah is He (that is) free of
all wants, worthy of all praise.
27. And if all the trees on
earth were pens and the ocean
(were ink), with seven oceans
behind it to add to its
(supply), yet would not the
words of Allah be exhausted (in
the writing): for Allah is
Exalted in Power, full of
Wisdom.
28. And your creation or your
resurrection is in no wise but
as an individual soul: for Allah
is He Who hears and sees (all
things).
29. Seest thou not that Allah
merges Night into Day and he
merges Day into Night; that He
has subjected the sun, and the
moon (to his Law), each running
its course for a term appointed;
and that Allah is
well-acquainted with all that ye
do?
30. That is because Allah is the
(only) Reality, and because
whatever else they invoke
besides Him is Falsehood; and
because Allah,- He is the Most
High, Most Great.
31. Seest thou not that the
ships sail through the ocean by
the Grace of Allah.- that He may
show you of His Signs? Verily in
this are Signs for all who
constantly persevere and give
thanks.
32. When a wave covers them like
the canopy (of clouds), they
call to Allah, offering Him
sincere devotion. But when He
has delivered them safely to
land, there are among them those
that halt between (right and
wrong). But none reject Our
Signs except only a perfidious
ungrateful (wretch)!
33. O mankind! do your duty to
your Lord, and fear (the coming
of) a Day when no father can
avail aught for his son, nor a
son avail aught for his father.
Verily, the promise of Allah is
true: let not then this present
life deceive you, nor let the
chief Deceiver deceive you about
Allah.
34. Verily the knowledge of the
Hour is with Allah (alone). It
is He Who sends down rain, and
He Who knows what is in the
wombs. Nor does any one know
what it is that he will earn on
the morrow: Nor does any one
know in what land he is to die.
Verily with Allah is full
knowledge and He is acquainted
(with all things). |