In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful.
1. Alif. Lam. Meem. Saad.
2. A
Scripture was revealed to you, so let there be no anxiety in your heart
because of it. You are to warn with it—and a reminder for the
believers.
3. Follow what is revealed to you from your Lord, and follow no masters besides Him. Little do you reflect!
4. How many a town have We destroyed? Our Force came upon them by night, or while they were napping.
5. Their plea, when Our Force came upon them, was but to say, “Surely, we were wrongdoers.”
6. We will question those who received messengers, and We will question the messengers.
7. We will narrate to them with knowledge, as We were never absent.
8. The scales on that Day will be just. As for those whose scales are heavy: it is they who are the successful.
9. But as for those whose weights are light: it is they who have lost their souls by having treated Our revelations wrongfully.
10. We have established you on earth, and We placed means of livelihood for you in it. But rarely do you give thanks.
11. We
created you, then We shaped you, then We said to the angels, “Bow down
before Adam.” So they bowed down, except for Iblis. He was not among
those who bowed down.
12. He
said, “What prevented you from bowing down when I commanded you?” He
said, “I am better than he: You created me from fire, and You created
him from clay.”
13. He said, “Then get down from it! It is not for you to act arrogantly in it. So get out! You are one of the disgraced!”
14. He said, “Give me time, until the Day they are resurrected.”
15. He said, “You are among those given time.”
16. He said, “Because you have lured me, I will ambush them on Your straight path.
17. Then
I will come at them from their front, and from their back, and from
their right, and from their left, and you will not find most of them
thankful.”
18. He said, “Get out of it, despised and vanquished. Whoever among them follows you: I will fill Hell with you all.
19. And
you, Adam, inhabit the Garden, you and your wife, and eat whatever you
please; but do not approach this tree, or else you will be sinners.”
20. But
Satan whispered to them, to expose to them their nakedness, which was
invisible to them. He said, “Your Lord has only forbidden you this tree,
lest you become angels, or become of the immortals.”
21. And he swore to them, “I am a sincere advisor to you.”
22. So
he lured them with deceit. And when they tasted the tree, their
nakedness became evident to them, and they began covering themselves
with the leaves of the Garden. And their Lord called out to them, “Did I
not forbid you from this tree, and tell you that Satan is a sworn enemy
to you?”
23. They
said, “Our Lord, we have sinned against ourselves. Unless You forgive
us and have mercy on us, we will be among the losers.”
24. He said, “Fall, some of you enemies to one another. And on earth, you will have residence and livelihood for a while.”
25. He said, “In it, you will live. And in it, you will die. And from it, you will be brought out.”
26. O
children of Adam! We have provided you with clothing to cover your
bodies, and for luxury. But the clothing of piety—that is best. These
are some of Allah’s revelations, so that they may remember.
27. O
Children of Adam! Let not Satan seduce you, as he drove your parents
out of the Garden, stripping them of their garments to show them their
nakedness. He sees you, him and his clan, from where you cannot see
them. We have made the devils friends of those who do not believe.
28. And
when they commit an indecency, they say, “We found our parents doing
it, and Allah has commanded us to do it.” Say, “Allah never commands
indecencies. Are you attributing to Allah what you do not know?”
29. Say,
“My Lord has commanded justice, and to stand devoted at every place of
worship. So call on Him, devoting your faith to Him alone. Just as He
originated you, so you will return.”
30. Some
He has guided, and some have deserved misguidance. They have taken the
devils for masters instead of Allah, and they assume that they are
guided.
31. O
Children of Adam! Dress appropriately at every place of worship. And
eat and drink, but do not be excessive. He does not like the extreme.
32. Say,
“Who forbade Allah’s finery, which He has produced for His servants,
and the delights of livelihood?” Say, “They are for those who believe,
during this present life, but exclusively theirs on the Day of
Resurrection.” Thus We detail the revelations for people who know.
33. Say,
“My Lord has forbidden indecencies—open and secret—and sin, and
unjustified aggression, and that you ascribe partners to Allah; a
practice He never authorized; and that you say about Allah what you do
not know.”
34. For every nation is an appointed time. When their time has come, they cannot delay it by one hour, nor can they advance it.
35. O
Children of Adam! When messengers come to you, from among you, relating
to you My revelations—whoever practices piety and reforms—upon them
shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.
36. But
as for those who reject Our revelations, and are too proud to accept
them: these are the inmates of the Fire, where they will remain forever.
37. Who
does more wrong than he who invents lies about Allah, or denies His
revelations? These—their share of the decree will reach them. Until,
when Our envoys come to them, to take away their souls, they will say,
“Where are those you used to invoke besides Allah?” They will say, “They
have abandoned us.” And they will testify against themselves that they
were faithless.
38. He
will say, “Join the crowds of jinn and humans who have gone into the
Fire before you.” Every time a crowd enters, it will curse its
sister-crowd. Until, when they are all in it, the last of them will say
about the first of them, “Our Lord, these are the ones who misled us, so
inflict on them a double punishment in the Fire.” He will say, “For
each is a double, but you do not know.”
39. The first of them will say to the last of them, “You have no advantage over us, so taste the pain for what you used to commit.”
40. Those
who reject Our revelations and are too proud to uphold them—the gates
of Heaven will not be opened for them, nor will they enter Paradise,
until the camel passes through the eye of the needle. Thus We repay the
guilty.
41. For them is a couch of hell, and above them are sheets of fire. Thus We repay the wrongdoers.
42. As
for those who believe and do righteous works—We never burden any soul
beyond its capacity—these are the inhabitants of the Garden, remaining
in it eternally.
43. We
will remove whatever ill feeling lies within their hearts. Rivers will
flow beneath them. And they will say, “Praise be to Allah, Who has
guided us to this. Had Allah not guided us, we would not have been
guided. The messengers of our Lord did come with the truth.” And it will
be announced to them, “This is the Garden, awarded to you for what you
used to do.”
44. And
the inhabitants of the Garden will call out to the inmates of the Fire:
“We have found what our Lord promised us to be true; did you find what
your Lord promised you to be true?” They will say, “Yes.” Then a caller
will announce in their midst: “The curse of Allah is upon the
wrongdoers.”
45. “Those who hinder from Allah’s path, and seek to distort it, and deny the Hereafter.”
46. And
between them is a partition, and on the Elevations are men who
recognize each by their features. They will call out to the inhabitants
of the Garden, “Peace be upon you.” They have not entered it, but they
are eagerly hoping.
47. And
when their eyes are turned towards the inmates of the Fire, they will
say, “Our Lord, do not place us among the wrongdoing people”
48. And
the dwellers of the Elevations will call out to men they recognize by
their features, saying, “Your hoardings did not avail you, nor did your
arrogance.”
49. “Are
these the ones you swore Allah would never touch with mercy?” “Enter
the Garden; you have nothing to fear, nor will you grieve.”
50. And
the inmates of the Fire will call on the inhabitants of the Garden,
“Pour some water over us, or any provision Allah has granted you.” They
will say, “Allah has forbidden them to the unbelievers.”
51. Those
who took their religion lightly, and in jest, and whom the worldly life
deceived. Today, We will ignore them, just as they ignored the meeting
on this Day of theirs, and they used to deny Our revelations.
52. We have given them a Scripture, which We detailed with knowledge: guidance and mercy for people who believe.
53. Are
they waiting for anything but its fulfillment? The Day when its
fulfillment comes true, those who disregarded it before, will say, “The
messengers of our Lord did come with the truth. Do we have any
intercessors to intercede for us? Or, could we be sent back, to behave
differently from the way we used to behave?” They have lost their souls,
and what they used to invent has failed them.
54. Your
Lord is Allah; He who created the heavens and the earth in six days,
then established Himself on the Throne. He makes the night overtake the
day, as it pursues it persistently; and the sun, and the moon, and the
stars are subservient by His command. His is the creation, and His is
the command. Blessed is Allah, Lord of all beings.
55. Call upon your Lord humbly and privately. He does not love the aggressors.
56. And do not corrupt on earth after its reformation, and pray to Him with fear and hope. Allah’s mercy is close to the good-doers.
57. It
is He who sends the wind, ushering in His mercy. Then, when they have
gathered up heavy clouds, We drive them to a lifeless land, and We cause
rain to fall, and We produce every kind of fruit. Similarly, We bring
out the dead—perhaps you will reflect.
58. The
fertile land yields its produce by the will of its Lord. But the
infertile produces nothing but hardship and misery. Thus We vary the
lessons for people who are thankful.
59. We
sent Noah to his people. He said, “O my people! Worship Allah; you have
no god other than Him. I fear for you the torment of a tremendous Day.”
60. The dignitaries among his people said, “We see that you are clearly misguided.”
61. He said, “O my people, I am not misguided, but I am a messenger from the Lord of the Worlds.”
62. “I am conveying to you my Lord’s messages, and I am advising you, and I know from Allah what you do not know.”
63. “Do
you marvel that a reminder has come to you from your Lord, through a
man from among you, to warn you, and to lead you to righteousness, so
that you may attain mercy?”
64. But
they denied him. So We saved him and those with him in the Ark, and We
drowned those who rejected Our revelations. They were blind people.
65. And to Aad, their brother Hud. He said, “O my people! Worship Allah; you have no god other than Him. Will you not be cautious?”
66. The elite of his people who disbelieved said, “We see foolishness in you, and we think you are a liar.”
67. He said, “O my people! There is no foolishness in me, but I am a messenger from the Lord of the Worlds.
68. “I am delivering to you my Lord’s messages, and I am a trustworthy adviser to you.”
69. “Do
you marvel that a reminder has come to you from your Lord, through a
man from among you, to warn you? Remember that He made you successors
after the people of Noah, and He increased you in stature. So remember
Allah’s favors, so that you may prosper.”
70. They
said, “Did you come to us to make us worship Allah alone, and abandon
what our ancestors used to worship? Then bring upon us what you threaten
us with—if you are truthful.”
71. He
said, “Condemnation and wrath from your Lord have befallen you. Are you
arguing with me about names, which you and your ancestors invented—a
practice Allah never authorized? Just wait! I am waiting with you.”
72. So We saved him and those with him, by mercy from Us, and We uprooted those who rejected Our signs and were not believers.
73. And
to Thamood, their brother Saleh. He said, “O my people! Worship Allah;
you have no god other than Him. Clarification has come to you from your
Lord. This she-camel of Allah is a sign for you. So leave her to graze
on Allah’s earth, and cause her no harm, lest a painful punishment
seizes you.”
74. “And
remember how He made you successors after Aad, and He established you
in the land. You make for yourselves mansions on its plains, and carve
out dwellings in the mountains. So remember Allah’s benefits, and do not
roam the earth corruptingly.”
75. The
notables among his people, who were arrogant, said to the ordinary
people who had believed, “Are you certain that Saleh is sent by his
Lord?” They said, “We certainly believe in what he was sent with.”
76. Those who were arrogant said, “We reject what you believe in.”
77. So
they hamstrung the she-camel, defied the command of their Lord, and
said, “O Saleh, bring upon us what you threaten us with—if you are one
of the messengers.”
78. And the quake overtook them, and they became lifeless bodies in their homes.
79. Then
he turned away from them, saying, “O my people, I have conveyed to you
my Lord’s message, and I have advised you, but you do not like sincere
advisors.”
80. And Lot, when he said to his people, “Do you commit lewdness no people anywhere have ever committed before you?”
81. “You lust after men rather than women. You are excessive people.”
82. But his people's only response was to say, “Expel them from your town; they are purist people.”
83. So We saved him and his family, except for his wife; she was among those who lagged behind.
84. And We rained down on them a rain. So note the consequences for the guilty.
85. And
to Median, their brother Shuaib. He said, “O my people! worship Allah!
You have no god other than Him. Clear evidence has come to you from your
Lord. Give full measure and weight, and do not cheat people out of
their rights, and do not corrupt the land after its reformation. That is
better for you—if you are believers.”
86. “And
do not lurk on every trail, making threats, and turning away from
Allah’s path those who believe in Him, and striving to distort it. And
remember how you were few, and He made you numerous. And note the
consequences for the corrupters.”
87. “Since
some of you believe in what I was sent with, and some do not believe,
be patient until Allah judges between us; for He is the Best of Judges.”
88. The
notables among his people who were arrogant said, “O Shuaib, We will
expel you from our town, along with those who believe with you, unless
you return to our faith.” He said, “Even if we are unwilling?”
89. “We
would be fabricating a lie against Allah were we to return to your
faith after Allah has saved us from it. It is not for us to return to
it, unless Allah, our Lord, wills. Our Lord encompasses all things in
knowledge. In Allah, we place our trust. Our Lord, decide between us and
our people with truth, and You are the Best of deciders.”
90. The notables among his people who disbelieved said, “If you follow Shuaib, you will surely be losers.”
91. Thereupon, the quake struck them. And they became lifeless bodies in their homes.
92. Those who rejected Shuaib—as if they never prospered there. Those who rejected Shuaib—they themselves were the losers.
93. So
he turned away from them, saying, “O my people, I have delivered to you
my Lord’s messages, and I have advised you, so how can I mourn over a
disbelieving people?”
94. We sent no prophet to a town, but We afflicted its people with misfortune and hardship, so that they may be humbled.
95. Then,
We substituted prosperity in place of hardship. Until, when they
flourished, they said, “Adversity and prosperity have befallen our
ancestors.” So We seized them suddenly, while they were unaware.
96. Had
the people of the towns believed and turned righteous, We would have
opened for them the blessings of heaven and earth. But they rejected the
truth, so We seized them by what they were doing.
97. Do the people of the towns feel secure that Our Force will not come upon them by night, while they sleep?
98. Do the people of the towns feel secure that Our Force will not come upon them by day, while they play?
99. Do they feel secure from Allah’s planning? None feel secure from Allah’s planning except the losing people.
100. Does
it not serve as guidance to those who inherited the land after its
inhabitants, that if We will, We can strike them for their sins? And
seal their hearts, so that they would not hear?
101. These
towns: We narrate to you some of their stories. Their messengers came
to them with clear signs, but they would not believe in what they
rejected previously. Thus Allah seals the hearts of the unbelievers.
102. We found most of them untrue to their commitments. We found most of them corrupt.
103. Then,
after them, We sent Moses with Our miracles to Pharaoh and his inner
circle, but they treated them wrongfully. So consider how the workers of
corruption fared in the end.
104. Moses said, “O Pharaoh, I am a messenger from the Lord of the Worlds.”
105. “I
am obligated to say about Allah nothing but the Truth. I have come to
you with clear proof from your Lord, so let the Children of Israel go
with me.”
106. He said, “If you have come with a miracle, then present it, if you are truthful.”
107. So he threw his staff, and it was an apparent snake.
108. And He pulled out his hand, and it was white to the onlookers.
109. The notables among Pharaoh’s people said, “He is definitely a skilled magician.”
110. “He wants to evict you from your land, so what do you recommend?”
111. They said, “Put him off, and his brother, and send heralds to the cities.”
112. “And let them bring you every experienced magician.”
113. And the magicians came to Pharaoh, and said, “Surely there is a reward for us: if we are the victors.”
114. He said, “Yes, and you will be among those closest to me.”
115. They said, “O Moses! Either you throw, or we are the ones to throw.”
116. He said, “You throw!” And when they threw, they beguiled the people’s eyes, and intimidated them, and produced powerful magic.
117. And We inspired Moses: “Throw your staff.” And at once, it swallowed what they faked.
118. So the truth came to pass, and what they produced came to nothing.
119. There and then they were defeated and utterly reduced.
120. And the magicians fell down, prostrating.
121. They said, “We have believed in the Lord of the Worlds.”
122. “The Lord of Moses and Aaron.”
123. Pharaoh
said, “Did you believe in Him before I have given you permission? This
must be a conspiracy you schemed in the city, in order to evict its
people. You will surely know.”
124. “I will cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides. Then I will crucify you all.”
125. They said, “It is to our Lord, that we will return.”
126. “You
are taking vengeance on us only because we believed in our Lord’s signs
when they have come to us.” “Our Lord! Pour down patience upon us, and
receive our souls in submission.”
127. The
chiefs of Pharaoh's people said, “Will you let Moses and his people
cause trouble in the land, and forsake you and your gods?” He said, “We
will kill their sons, and spare their women. We have absolute power over
them.”
128. Moses
said to his people, “Turn to Allah for help; and be patient. The earth
belongs to Allah; He gives it in inheritance to whomever He wills of His
servants, and the future belongs to the righteous.”
129. They
said, “We were persecuted before you came to us, and after you came to
us.” He said, “Maybe your Lord will destroy your enemy, and make you
successors in the land; then He will observe how you behave.”
130. And We afflicted the House of Pharaoh with drought, and a shortage of crops, so that they would be reminded.
131. Whenever
a good fortune came their way, they would say, “This is our due.” But
whenever an affliction befell them, they would consider it an ill omen
on account of Moses and those with him. In fact, their ill omen is with
Allah, but most of them do not know.
132. And they said, “No matter what sign you bring us, to bewitch us with, we will not believe in you.”
133. So
We let loose on them the flood, and the locusts, and the lice, and the
frogs, and the blood—all explicit signs—but they were arrogant. They
were a guilty people.
134. Whenever
a plague befell them, they would say, “O Moses! Pray to your Lord on
our behalf, by virtue of the covenant He made with you. If you lift the
plague from us, we will believe in you, and send the Children of Israel
with you.”
135. But when We lifted the plague from them, for a term they were to fulfill, they broke their promise.
136. So We took vengeance on them, and We drowned them in the sea—because they rejected Our signs, and were heedless of them.
137. And
We made the oppressed people inherit the eastern and western parts of
the land that We blessed. Thus the fair promise of your Lord to the
Children of Israel was fulfilled, because of their endurance. And We
destroyed what Pharaoh and his people had constructed, and what they had
harvested.
138. And
We delivered the Children of Israel across the sea. And when they came
upon a people devoted to some statues of theirs, they said, “O Moses,
make for us a god, as they have gods.” He said, “You are an ignorant
people.”
139. “What these people are concerned with is perdition, and their deeds are based on falsehoods.”
140. He said, “Shall I seek for you a god other than Allah, when He has favored you over all other people?”
141. And
when We saved you from Pharaoh’s people, who subjected you to cruel
sufferings—killing your sons and sparing your women. In that was a
severe trial from your Lord.
142. And
We appointed for Moses thirty nights, and We completed them with ten.
Thus the time appointed by his Lord was forty nights. Moses said to his
brother Aaron: “Take my place among my people, and be upright, and do
not follow the way of the mischief-makers.”
143. And
when Moses came to Our appointed meeting, and his Lord spoke to him, he
said, “My Lord, show me, that I may look at you.” He said, “You will
not see Me, but look at the mountain; if it stays in its place, then you
will see Me.” But when his Lord manifested Himself to the mountain, He
leveled it, and Moses fell down unconscious. Then, when he recovered, he
said, “Glory be to You, I repent to You, and I am the first of the
believers.”
144. He
said, “O Moses, I have chosen you over all people for My messages and
My words. So hold firmly to what I have given you, and be among the
thankful.”
145. And
We inscribed for him in the Tablets all kinds of enlightenments—and the
decisive explanation of all things. “Hold firmly to them, and exhort
your people to adopt the best of them. I will show you the home of the
sinners.”
146. I
will turn away from My revelations those who behave proudly on earth
without justification. Even if they see every sign, they will not
believe in it; and if they see the path of rectitude, they will not
adopt it for a path; and if they see the path of error, they will adopt
it for a path. That is because they denied Our revelations and paid no
attention to them.
147. Those
who deny Our signs and the meeting of the Hereafter—their deeds will
come to nothing. Will they be repaid except according to what they used
to do?
148. In
his absence, the people of Moses adopted a calf made from their
ornaments—a body that lowed. Did they not consider that it could not
speak to them, nor guide them in any way? They took it for worship. They
were in the wrong.
149. Later,
when they regretted and realized that they had erred, they said,
“Unless our Lord has mercy on us, and forgives us, we will be among the
losers.”
150. And
when Moses returned to his people, angry and disappointed, he said,
“What an awful thing you did in my absence. Did you abandon your Lord’s
commandments so quickly?” And he threw down the Tablets, and he seized
his brother by the head, dragging him towards himself. He said, “Son of
my mother, the people have overpowered me, and almost killed me, so let
not the enemies gloat over me, and do not count me among the wrongdoing
people.”
151. He said, “My Lord, forgive me and my brother, and admit us into Your mercy; for you are the Most Merciful of the merciful.”
152. Those who idolized the calf have incurred wrath from their Lord, and humiliation in this life. Thus We repay the innovators.
153. As for those who commit sins, and then repent afterward and believe—your Lord, thereafter, is Forgiving and Merciful.
154. And
when the anger subsided in Moses, he picked up the tablets—in their
transcript was guidance and mercy for those in awe of their Lord.
155. And
Moses chose seventy men from his people for Our meeting. When the
tremor shook them, he said, “My Lord, had You willed, You could have
destroyed them before, and me as well. Will you destroy us for what the
fools among us have done? This is but Your test—with it You misguide
whomever You will, and You guide whomever You will. You are our
Guardian, so forgive us, and have mercy on us. You are the Best of
Forgivers.”
156. “And
inscribe for us goodness in this world, and in the Hereafter. We have
turned to You.” He said, “My punishment—I inflict it upon whomever I
will, but My mercy encompasses everything. I will specify it for those
who act righteously and practice regular charity, and those who believe
in Our communications.”
157. Those
who follow the Messenger, the Unlettered Prophet, whom they find
described in the Torah and the Gospel in their possession. He directs
them to righteousness, and deters them from evil, and allows for them
all good things, and prohibits for them wickedness, and unloads the
burdens and the shackles that are upon them. Those who believe in him,
and respect him, and support him, and follow the light that came down
with him—these are the successful.
158. Say,
“O people, I am the Messenger of Allah to you all—He to whom belongs
the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. There is no god but He. He
gives life and causes death.” So believe in Allah and His Messenger, the
Gentile Prophet, who believes in Allah and His Words. And follow him,
so that you may be guided.
159. Among the people of Moses is a community that guides by truth, and thereby establishes justice.
160. And
We divided them into twelve tribal communities. And We inspired Moses
when his people asked him for something to drink: “Strike the rock with
your staff.” And twelve springs gushed from it. Each tribe recognized
its drinking-place. And We shaded them with clouds, and We sent down
upon them manna and quails: “Eat of the good things We have provided for
you.” They did not wrong Us, but they used to wrong themselves.
161. And
it was said to them, “Settle this town, and eat there whatever you
please, and speak modestly, and enter the gate in humility—We will
forgive your sins, and promote the good-doers.”
162. But
the wicked among them substituted other words for the words given to
them; so We sent down on them a plague from the sky, because of their
wrongdoing.
163. And
ask them about the town by the sea, when they violated the Sabbath.
When they observed the Sabbath, their fish would come to them surfacing.
But when they violated the Sabbath, they would not come to them. Thus
We tried them because they disobeyed.
164. And
when a group of them said, “Why do you counsel a people whom Allah will
annihilate, or punish with a severe punishment?” They said, “As an
excuse before your Lord, and so that they may abstain.”
165. And
when they neglected what they were reminded of, We saved those who
prohibited evil, and We seized those who did wrong with a terrible
punishment—because of their sinfulness.
166. But when they stubbornly rebelled against the command to refrain, We said to them, “Be despicable apes.”
167. Your
Lord has announced, that He would send against them, until the Day of
Resurrection, those who would inflict terrible suffering on them. Your
Lord is swift in retribution, and He is Forgiving and Merciful.
168. And
We scattered them into communities on earth. Some of them are
righteous, and some of them short of that. And We tested them with
fortunes and misfortunes, so that they may return.
169. They
were succeeded by generations who inherited the Scripture. They
indulged in unlawful gains, claiming, “We will be forgiven.” And should
similar gain come their way, they would seize it. Did they not make a
covenant to uphold the Scripture, and to not say about Allah except the
truth? Did they not study its contents? But the Home of the Hereafter is
better for the cautious. Do you not understand?
170. As for those who adhere to the Scripture, and practice prayer—We will not waste the reward of the reformers.
171. And
when We suspended the mount over them, as if it were a shadow, and they
thought it would fall on them: “Hold firmly to what We have given you,
and remember what it contains, so that you may be protected.”
172. And
when Your Lord summoned the descendants of Adam, and He made them
testify about themselves. “Am I not your Lord?” They said, “Yes, You
are, we testify.” Thus you cannot say on the Day of Resurrection, “We
were not aware of this.”
173. Nor
can you Say, “Our ancestors practiced idolatry before, and we are their
descendants who came after them. Will you destroy us for what the
falsifiers have done?”
174. We thus elaborate the revelations, so that they may return.
175. And
relate to them the story of him to whom We delivered Our messages, but
he detached himself from them, so Satan went after him, and he became
one of the deviant.
176. Had
We willed, We would have elevated him through them, but he clung to the
earth, and he followed his desires. His metaphor is that of a dog: if
you chase after him, he pants, and if you leave him alone, he pants.
That is the metaphor of the people who deny Our communications. So tell
the stories, so perhaps they will reflect.
177. Terrible is the metaphor of the people who reject Our communications and wrong themselves.
178. Whomever Allah guides is the guided one. And whomever He sends astray—these are the losers.
179. We
have destined for Hell multitudes of jinn and humans. They have hearts
they do not understand with. And they have eyes they do not see with.
And they have ears they do not hear with. These are like cattle. In
fact, they are further astray. These are the oblivious.
180. To
Allah belong the Most Beautiful Names; so call Him by them, and
disregard those who blaspheme His names. They will be repaid for what
they used to do.
181. And among those We created is a community that guides by truth, and establishes justice accordingly.
182. As for those who reject Our messages, We will lead them gradually, in ways they cannot comprehend.
183. And I will give them more time. My plan is firm.
184. Did they not think? There is no madness in their friend. He is but a clear warner.
185. Have
they not observed the government of the heavens and the earth, and all
the things Allah created, and that their time may have drawn near? Which
message, besides this, will they believe in?
186. Whomever Allah misguides has no guide. And He leaves them blundering in their transgression.
187. They
ask you about the Hour, “When will it be?” Say, “Knowledge of it rests
with my Lord. None can reveal its timing, except He. It weighs heavily
on the heavens and the earth. It will not come upon you except
suddenly.” They ask you as if you knew it well. Say, “Knowledge of it
rests with Allah,” but most people do not know.
188. Say,
“I have no control over any benefit or harm to myself, except as Allah
wills. Had I known the future, I would have acquired much good, and no
harm would have touched me. I am only a warner, and a deliverer of good
news to a people who believe.”
189. It
is He who created you from a single soul, and made from it its mate, so
that he may find comfort in her. Then, when he has covered her, she
conceives a light load, and she carries it around. But when she has
grown heavy, they pray to Allah their Lord, “If You give us a good
child, we will be among the thankful.”
190. But
when He has given them a good child, they attribute partners to Him in
what He has given them. Exalted is Allah above what they associate.
191. Do they idolize those who create nothing, and are themselves created?
192. And can neither help them, nor help themselves?
193. And if you invite them to guidance, they will not follow you. It is the same for you, whether you invite them, or remain silent.
194. Those you call upon besides Allah are worshipers like you. So call upon them, and let them answer you, if you are truthful.
195. Do
they have feet with which they walk? Or do they have hands with which
they grasp? Or do they have eyes with which they see? Or do they have
ears with which they hear? Say, “Call upon your partners, then plot
against me, and do not wait.”
196. “My Master is Allah, Who sent down the Book, and He protects the righteous.”
197. Those you call upon besides Him cannot help you, nor can they help themselves.
198. And if you call them to guidance, they will not hear. And you see them looking at you, yet they do not see.
199. Be tolerant, and command decency, and avoid the ignorant.
200. And when a temptation from Satan assails you, take refuge with Allah. He is Hearing and Knowing.
201. Those who are righteous: when an impulse from Satan strikes them, they remind themselves, and immediately see clearly.
202. But their brethren lead them relentlessly into error, and they never stop short.
203. And
if you do not produce a miracle for them, they say, “Why don’t you
improvise one?” Say, “I only follow what is inspired in me from my
Lord.” These are insights from your Lord, and guidance and mercy, for a
people who believe.
204. And when the Quran is recited, listen to it, and pay attention, so that you may experience mercy.
205. And
remember your Lord within yourself, with humility and reverence, and
quietly, in the morning and the evening, and do not be of the
neglectful.
206. Those in the presence of your Lord are never proud to worship Him. They recite His praises. And to Him, they bow down.