1. Blessed be He in
Whose hands is Dominion; and He
over all things hath Power;-
2. He Who created Death and
Life, that He may try which of
you is best in deed: and He is
the Exalted in Might,
Oft-Forgiving;-
3. He Who created the seven
heavens one above another: No
want of proportion wilt thou see
in the Creation of ((Allah))
Most Gracious. So turn thy
vision again: seest thou any
flaw?
4. Again turn thy vision a
second time: (thy) vision will
come back to thee dull and
discomfited, in a state worn
out.
5. And we have, (from of old),
adorned the lowest heaven with
Lamps, and We have made such
(Lamps) (as) missiles to drive
away the Evil Ones, and have
prepared for them the Penalty of
the Blazing Fire.
6. For those who reject their
Lord (and Cherisher) is the
Penalty of Hell: and evil is
(such), Destination.
7. When they are cast therein,
they will hear the (terrible)
drawing in of its breath even as
it blazes forth,
8. Almost bursting with fury:
Every time a Group is cast
therein, its Keepers will ask,
"Did no Warner come to you?"
9. They will say: "Yes indeed; a
Warner did come to us, but we
rejected him and said, '(Allah)
never sent down any (Message):
ye are nothing but an egregious
delusion!'"
10. They will further say: "Had
we but listened or used our
intelligence, we should not
(now) be among the Companions of
the Blazing Fire!"
11. They will then confess their
sins: but far will be
(Forgiveness) from the
Companions of the Blazing Fire!
12. As for those who fear their
Lord unseen, for them is
Forgiveness and a great Reward.
13. And whether ye hide your
word or publish it, He certainly
has (full) knowledge, of the
secrets of (all) hearts.
14. Should He not know,- He that
created? and He is the One that
understands the finest mysteries
(and) is well-acquainted (with
them).
15. It is He Who has made the
earth manageable for you, so
traverse ye through its tracts
and enjoy of the Sustenance
which He furnishes: but unto Him
is the Resurrection.
16. Do ye feel secure that He
Who is in heaven will not cause
you to be swallowed up by the
earth when it shakes (as in an
earthquake)?
17. Or do ye feel secure that He
Who is in Heaven will not send
against you a violent tornado
(with showers of stones), so
that ye shall know how
(terrible) was My warning?
18. But indeed men before them
rejected (My warning): then how
(terrible) was My rejection (of
them)?
19. Do they not observe the
birds above them, spreading
their wings and folding them in?
None can uphold them except
((Allah)) Most Gracious: Truly
((Allah)) Most Gracious: Truly
it is He that watches over all
things.
20. Nay, who is there that can
help you, (even as) an army,
besides ((Allah)) Most Merciful?
In nothing but delusion are the
Unbelievers.
21. Or who is there that can
provide you with Sustenance if
He were to withhold His
provision? Nay, they obstinately
persist in insolent impiety and
flight (from the Truth).
22. Is then one who walks
headlong, with his face
grovelling, better guided,- or
one who walks evenly on a
Straight Way?
23. Say: "It is He Who has
created you (and made you grow),
and made for you the faculties
of hearing, seeing, feeling and
understanding: little thanks it
is ye give.
24. Say: "It is He Who has
multiplied you through the
earth, and to Him shall ye be
gathered together."
25. They ask: When will this
promise be (fulfilled)? - If ye
are telling the truth.
26. Say: "As to the knowledge of
the time, it is with Allah
alone: I am (sent) only to warn
plainly in public."
27. At length, when they see it
close at hand, grieved will be
the faces of the Unbelievers,
and it will be said (to them):
"This is (the promise
fulfilled), which ye were
calling for!"
28. Say: "See ye?- If Allah were
to destroy me, and those with
me, or if He bestows His Mercy
on us,- yet who can deliver the
Unbelievers from a grievous
Penalty?"
29. Say: "He is ((Allah)) Most
Gracious: We have believed in
Him, and on Him have we put our
trust: So, soon will ye know
which (of us) it is that is in
manifest error."
30. Say: "See ye?- If your
stream be some morning lost (in
the underground earth), who then
can supply you with
clear-flowing water?" |