1. Praise be to Allah,
Who created (out of nothing) the
heavens and the earth, Who made
the angels, messengers with
wings,- two, or three, or four
(pairs): He adds to Creation as
He pleases: for Allah has power
over all things.
2. What Allah out of his Mercy
doth bestow on mankind there is
none can withhold: what He doth
withhold, there is none can
grant, apart from Him: and He is
the Exalted in Power, full of
Wisdom.
3. O men! Call to mind the grace
of Allah unto you! is there a
creator, other than Allah, to
give you sustenance from heaven
or earth? There is no god but
He: how then are ye deluded away
from the Truth?
4. And if they reject thee, so
were apostles rejected before
thee: to Allah back for decision
all affairs.
5. O men! Certainly the promise
of Allah is true. Let not then
this present life deceive you,
nor let the Chief Deceiver
deceive you about Allah.
6. Verily Satan is an enemy to
you: so treat him as an enemy.
He only invites his adherents,
that they may become Companions
of the Blazing Fire.
7. For those who reject Allah,
is a terrible Penalty: but for
those who believe and work
righteous deeds, is Forgiveness,
and a magnificent Reward.
8. Is he, then, to whom the evil
of his conduct is made alluring,
so that he looks upon it as
good, (equal to one who is
rightly guided)? For Allah
leaves to stray whom He wills,
and guides whom He wills. So let
not thy soul go out in (vainly)
sighing after them: for Allah
knows well all that they do!
9. It is Allah Who sends forth
the Winds, so that they raise up
the Clouds, and We drive them to
a land that is dead, and revive
the earth therewith after its
death: even so (will be) the
Resurrection!
10. If any do seek for glory and
power,- to Allah belong all
glory and power. To Him mount up
(all) Words of Purity: It is He
Who exalts each Deed of
Righteousness. Those that lay
Plots of Evil,- for them is a
Penalty terrible; and the
plotting of such will be void
(of result).
11. And Allah did create you
from dust; then from a
sperm-drop; then He made you in
pairs. And no female conceives,
or lays down (her load), but
with His knowledge. Nor is a man
long-lived granted length of
days, nor is a part cut off from
his life, but is in a Decree
(ordained). All this is easy to
Allah.
12. Nor are the two bodies of
flowing water alike,- the one
palatable, sweet, and pleasant
to drink, and the other, salt
and bitter. Yet from each (kind
of water) do ye eat flesh fresh
and tender, and ye extract
ornaments to wear; and thou
seest the ships therein that
plough the waves, that ye may
seek (thus) of the Bounty of
Allah that ye may be grateful.
13. He merges Night into Day,
and he merges Day into Night,
and he has subjected the sun and
the moon (to his Law): each one
runs its course for a term
appointed. Such is Allah your
Lord: to Him belongs all
Dominion. And those whom ye
invoke besides Him have not the
least power.
14. If ye invoke them, they will
not listen to your call, and if
they were to listen, they cannot
answer your (prayer). On the Day
of Judgment they will reject
your "Partnership". and none, (O
man!) can tell thee (the Truth)
like the One Who is acquainted
with all things.
15. O ye men! It is ye that have
need of Allah. but Allah is the
One Free of all wants, worthy of
all praise.
16. If He so pleased, He could
blot you out and bring in a New
Creation.
17. Nor is that (at all)
difficult for Allah.
18. Nor can a bearer of burdens
bear another's burdens if one
heavily laden should call
another to (bear) his load. Not
the least portion of it can be
carried (by the other). Even
though he be nearly related.
Thou canst but admonish such as
fear their Lord unseen and
establish regular Prayer. And
whoever purifies himself does so
for the benefit of his own soul;
and the destination (of all) is
to Allah.
19. The blind and the seeing are
not alike;
20. Nor are the depths of
Darkness and the Light;
21. Nor are the (chilly) shade
and the (genial) heat of the
sun:
22. Nor are alike those that are
living and those that are dead.
Allah can make any that He wills
to hear; but thou canst not make
those to hear who are (buried)
in graves.
23. Thou art no other than a
warner.
24. Verily We have sent thee in
truth, as a bearer of glad
tidings, and as a warner: and
there never was a people,
without a warner having lived
among them (in the past).
25. And if they reject thee, so
did their predecessors, to whom
came their apostles with Clear
Signs, Books of dark prophecies,
and the Book of Enlightenment.
26. In the end did I punish
those who rejected Faith: and
how (terrible) was My rejection
(of them)!
27. Seest thou not that Allah
sends down rain from the sky?
With it We then bring out
produce of various colours. And
in the mountains are tracts
white and red, of various shades
of colour, and black intense in
hue.
28. And so amongst men and
crawling creatures and cattle,
are they of various colours.
Those truly fear Allah, among
His Servants, who have
knowledge: for Allah is Exalted
in Might, Oft-Forgiving.
29. Those who rehearse the Book
of Allah, establish regular
Prayer, and spend (in Charity)
out of what We have provided for
them, secretly and openly, hope
for a commerce that will never
fail:
30. For He will pay them their
meed, nay, He will give them
(even) more out of His Bounty:
for He is Oft-Forgiving, Most
Ready to appreciate (service).
31. That which We have revealed
to thee of the Book is the
Truth,- confirming what was
(revealed) before it: for Allah
is assuredly- with respect to
His Servants - well acquainted
and Fully Observant.
32. Then We have given the Book
for inheritance to such of Our
Servants as We have chosen: but
there are among them some who
wrong their own souls; some who
follow a middle course; and some
who are, by Allah.s leave,
foremost in good deeds; that is
the highest Grace.
33. Gardens of Eternity will
they enter: therein will they be
adorned with bracelets of gold
and pearls; and their garments
there will be of silk.
34. And they will say: "Praise
be to Allah, Who has removed
from us (all) sorrow: for our
Lord is indeed Oft-Forgiving
Ready to appreciate (service):
35. "Who has, out of His Bounty,
settled us in a Home that will
last: no toil nor sense of
weariness shall touch us
therein."
36. But those who reject
((Allah)) - for them will be the
Fire of Hell: No term shall be
determined for them, so they
should die, nor shall its
Penalty be lightened for them.
Thus do We reward every
ungrateful one!
37. Therein will they cry aloud
(for assistance): "Our Lord!
Bring us out: we shall work
righteousness, not the (deeds)
we used to do!" - "Did We not
give you long enough life so
that he that would should
receive admonition? and
(moreover) the warner came to
you. So taste ye (the fruits of
your deeds): for the wrong-doers
there is no helper."
38. Verily Allah knows (all) the
hidden things of the heavens and
the earth: verily He has full
knowledge of all that is in
(men's) hearts.
39. He it is That has made you
inheritors in the earth: if,
then, any do reject ((Allah)),
their rejection (works) against
themselves: their rejection but
adds to the odium for the
Unbelievers in the sight of
their Lord: their rejection but
adds to (their own) undoing.
40. Say: "Have ye seen (these)
'Partners' of yours whom ye call
upon besides Allah. Show Me what
it is they have created in the
(wide) earth. Or have they a
share in the heavens? Or have We
given them a Book from which
they (can derive) clear
(evidence)?- Nay, the
wrong-doers promise each other
nothing but delusions.
41. It is Allah Who sustains the
heavens and the earth, lest they
cease (to function): and if they
should fail, there is none - not
one - can sustain them
thereafter: Verily He is Most
Forbearing, Oft-Forgiving.
42. They swore their strongest
oaths by Allah that if a warner
came to them, they would follow
his guidance better than any
(other) of the Peoples: But when
a warner came to them, it has
only increased their flight
(from righteousness),-
43. On account of their
arrogance in the land and their
plotting of Evil, but the
plotting of Evil will hem in
only the authors thereof. Now
are they but looking for the way
the ancients were dealt with?
But no change wilt thou find in
Allah.s way (of dealing): no
turning off wilt thou find in
Allah.s way (of dealing).
44. Do they not travel through
the earth, and see what was the
End of those before them,-
though they were superior to
them in strength? Nor is Allah
to be frustrated by anything
whatever in the heavens or on
earth: for He is All-Knowing.
All-Powerful.
45. If Allah were to punish men
according to what they deserve.
He would not leave on the back
of the (earth) a single living
creature: but He gives them
respite for a stated Term: when
their Term expires, verily Allah
has in His sight all His
Servants. |