1. Those who reject
Allah and hinder (men) from the
Path of Allah,- their deeds will
Allah render astray (from their
mark).
2. But those who believe and
work deeds of righteousness, and
believe in the (Revelation) sent
down to Muhammad - for it is the
Truth from their Lord,- He will
remove from them their ills and
improve their condition.
3. This because those who reject
Allah follow vanities, while
those who believe follow the
Truth from their Lord: Thus does
Allah set forth for men their
lessons by similitudes.
4. Therefore, when ye meet the
Unbelievers (in fight), smite at
their necks; At length, when ye
have thoroughly subdued them,
bind a bond firmly (on them):
thereafter (is the time for)
either generosity or ransom:
Until the war lays down its
burdens. Thus (are ye
commanded): but if it had been
Allah.s Will, He could certainly
have exacted retribution from
them (Himself); but (He lets you
fight) in order to test you,
some with others. But those who
are slain in the Way of Allah,-
He will never let their deeds be
lost.
5. Soon will He guide them and
improve their condition,
6. And admit them to the Garden
which He has announced for them.
7. O ye who believe! If ye will
aid (the cause of) Allah, He
will aid you, and plant your
feet firmly.
8. But those who reject
((Allah)),- for them is
destruction, and ((Allah)) will
render their deeds astray (from
their mark).
9. That is because they hate the
Revelation of Allah. so He has
made their deeds fruitless.
10. Do they not travel through
the earth, and see what was the
End of those before them (who
did evil)? Allah brought utter
destruction on them, and similar
(fates await) those who reject
Allah.
11. That is because Allah is the
Protector of those who believe,
but those who reject Allah have
no protector.
12. Verily Allah will admit
those who believe and do
righteous deeds, to Gardens
beneath which rivers flow; while
those who reject Allah will
enjoy (this world) and eat as
cattle eat; and the Fire will be
their abode.
13. And how many cities, with
more power than thy city which
has driven thee out, have We
destroyed (for their sins)? and
there was none to aid them.
14. Is then one who is on a
clear (Path) from his Lord, no
better than one to whom the evil
of his conduct seems pleasing,
and such as follow their own
lusts?
15. (Here is) a Parable of the
Garden which the righteous are
promised: in it are rivers of
water incorruptible; rivers of
milk of which the taste never
changes; rivers of wine, a joy
to those who drink; and rivers
of honey pure and clear. In it
there are for them all kinds of
fruits; and Grace from their
Lord. (Can those in such Bliss)
be compared to such as shall
dwell for ever in the Fire, and
be given, to drink, boiling
water, so that it cuts up their
bowels (to pieces)?
16. And among them are men who
listen to thee, but in the end,
when they go out from thee, they
say to those who have received
Knowledge, "What is it he said
just then?" Such are men whose
hearts Allah has sealed, and who
follow their own lusts.
17. But to those who receive
Guidance, He increases the
(light of) Guidance, and bestows
on them their Piety and
Restraint (from evil).
18. Do they then only wait for
the Hour,- that it should come
on them of a sudden? But already
have come some tokens thereof,
and when it (actually) is on
them, how can they benefit then
by their admonition?
19. Know, therefore, that there
is no god but Allah, and ask
forgiveness for thy fault, and
for the men and women who
believe: for Allah knows how ye
move about and how ye dwell in
your homes.
20. Those who believe say, "Why
is not a sura sent down (for
us)?" But when a sura of basic
or categorical meaning is
revealed, and fighting is
mentioned therein, thou wilt see
those in whose hearts is a
disease looking at thee with a
look of one in swoon at the
approach of death. But more
fitting for them-
21. Were it to obey and say what
is just, and when a matter is
resolved on, it were best for
them if they were true to Allah.
22. Then, is it to be expected
of you, if ye were put in
authority, that ye will do
mischief in the land, and break
your ties of kith and kin?
23. Such are the men whom Allah
has cursed for He has made them
deaf and blinded their sight.
24. Do they not then earnestly
seek to understand the Qur'an,
or are their hearts locked up by
them?
25. Those who turn back as
apostates after Guidance was
clearly shown to them,- the Evil
One has instigated them and
busied them up with false hopes.
26. This, because they said to
those who hate what Allah has
revealed, "We will obey you in
part of (this) matter"; but
Allah knows their (inner)
secrets.
27. But how (will it be) when
the angels take their souls at
death, and smite their faces and
their backs?
28. This because they followed
that which called forth the
Wrath of Allah, and they hated
Allah.s good pleasure; so He
made their deeds of no effect.
29. Or do those in whose hearts
is a disease, think that Allah
will not bring to light all
their rancour?
30. Had We so wiled, We could
have shown them up to thee, and
thou shouldst have known them by
their marks: but surely thou
wilt know them by the tone of
their speech! And Allah knows
all that ye do.
31. And We shall try you until
We test those among you who
strive their utmost and
persevere in patience; and We
shall try your reported
(mettle).
32. Those who reject Allah,
hinder (men) from the Path of
Allah, and resist the Messenger,
after Guidance has been clearly
shown to them, will not injure
Allah in the least, but He will
make their deeds of no effect.
33. O ye who believe! Obey
Allah, and obey the apostle, and
make not vain your deeds!
34. Those who reject Allah, and
hinder (men) from the Path of
Allah, then die rejecting
Allah,- Allah will not forgive
them.
35. Be not weary and
faint-hearted, crying for peace,
when ye should be uppermost: for
Allah is with you, and will
never put you in loss for your
(good) deeds.
36. The life of this world is
but play and amusement: and if
ye believe and guard against
Evil, He will grant you your
recompense, and will not ask you
(to give up) your possessions.
37. If He were to ask you for
all of them, and press you, ye
would covetously withhold, and
He would bring out all your
ill-feeling.
38. Behold, ye are those invited
to spend (of your substance) in
the Way of Allah. But among you
are some that are niggardly. But
any who are niggardly are so at
the expense of their own souls.
But Allah is free of all wants,
and it is ye that are needy. If
ye turn back (from the Path), He
will substitute in your stead
another people; then they would
not be like you! |