Quran English Translation

(51:1) By the winds which scatter dust, (51:2) which carry clouds laden with water, (51:3) which then smoothly speed along, (51:4) and execute the great task of apportioning (rainfall): (51:5) surely what you are being warned against is true, (51:6) and the Judgement shall doubtlessly take place. (51:7) By the heaven with its numerous forms: (51:8) surely you are at variance (about the Hereafter); (51:9) though only those who are averse to the Truth will turn away from (believing in it). (51:10) Doomed are the conjecturers (51:11) who are steeped in ignorance and heedlessness. (51:12) They ask: “When will the Day of Judgement be?” (51:13) It will be the Day when they shall be scourged by the Fire (51:14) (and be told): “Taste your ordeal! This is what you were seeking to hasten.” (51:15) As for the God-fearing, they shall be in the midst of gardens and fountains, (51:16) joyously receiving what their Lord will have granted them. Verily they did good works before (the coming of this Day): (51:17) they used to sleep but little by night, (51:18) and would ask for forgiveness at dawn, (51:19) and in their wealth there was a rightful share for him who would ask and for the destitute. (51:20) There are many Signs on earth for those of sure faith, (51:21) and also in your own selves. Do you not see? (51:22) And in heaven is your provision and also what you are being promised. (51:23) So, by the Lord of the heaven and the earth, this is certainly true, as true as the fact of your speaking. (51:24) (O Prophet), did the story of Abraham’s honoured guests reach you? (51:25) When they came to him, they said: “Peace”; he said: “Peace also be to you; (you seem to be) a group of strangers.” (51:26) Then he went back to his family and brought a fat roasted calf (51:27) and laid it before them, saying: “Will you not eat?” (51:28) Then he became afraid of them. They said: “Fear not,” and announced to him the good news of (the birth of) a boy endowed with knowledge. (51:29) So hearing his wife went forth shouting. She struck her face and exclaimed: “A barren old woman am I.” (51:30) They said: “So has your Lord said (that you shall have a boy). Surely He is Most Wise, All-Knowing.” (51:31) Abraham said: “Envoys (of Allah), what is your errand?” (51:32) They replied: “Behold, we have been sent to a wicked people (51:33) that we may unleash a shower of clay-stones (51:34) marked by your Lord upon those who go beyond the limits.” (51:35) Then We evacuated there from all the believers (51:36) – and We did not find there any, apart from a single house of Muslims – (51:37) and We left therein a Sign for those who fear the grievous chastisement. (51:38) There is also a Sign for you in the story of Moses when We sent him with a clear authority to Pharaoh. (51:39) But Pharaoh turned away, showing arrogance on account of his power, and said (about Moses): “He is either a sorcerer or a madman.” (51:40) So We seized him and his hosts, and cast them into the sea. He became an object of much blame. (51:41) There is also a Sign for you in (the story of) Ad, when We let loose upon them an ominous wind (51:42) that left nothing that it came upon without reducing it to rubble. (51:43) There is also a Sign for you in (the story of) Thamud. They were told: “Enjoy yourselves for a while.” (51:44) But they brazenly disobeyed their Lord’s command, and then a sudden chastisement overtook them while they looked on. (51:45) They were unable even to stand up or protect themselves. (51:46) Before all these We destroyed the people of Noah: they were a wicked people. ...

(52:1) By the Mount, (52:2) and the Book inscribed (52:3) on fine parchment; (52:4) by the much-frequented House, (52:5) by the elevated canopy; (52:6) and by the swelling sea: (52:7) verily your Lord's chastisement shall come to pass, (52:8) none can avert that. (52:9) (It shall come to pass) on the Day when the heaven will convulse in a great convulsion, (52:10) and the mountains shall violently fly about. (52:11) Woe, then, on that Day to those who give the lie (to this Message) (52:12) and amuse themselves with vain argumentation. (52:13) On the Day when they shall be thrust into Hell with a violent thrust (and shall be told): (52:14) “This is the Hell which you used to give the lie to.” (52:15) Is this, then, any feat of magic or are you unable to see? (52:16) Go now and burn in it. It is all the same whether you bear it patiently or do not bear it with patience. You are only being recompensed for your deeds.” (52:17) Surely the God-fearing shall be in Gardens and bliss, (52:18) enjoying what Allah will have endowed them with; and their Lord will have saved them from the torment of the Blazing Fire. (52:19) (They will be told): “Eat and drink to your hearts' content as a reward for your deeds.” (52:20) The God-fearing shall be reclining on couches facing each other, and We shall wed them to maidens with large, beautiful eyes. (52:21) We shall unite the believers with those descendants of theirs who followed them in their faith, and shall not deny them any part of the reward for their good deeds. Every person is pledged to what he did. (52:22) We shall provide them in abundance with all kinds of fruit and meat, whatever they may desire. (52:23) They shall pass on to one another a cup that will incite neither levity nor sin. (52:24) Youths as fair as hidden pearls will be set apart to wait upon them; they will be running to and fro to serve them. (52:25) They will turn to one another and ask (regarding the past events). (52:26) They will say: “When we were living before among our kinsfolk we lived in constant fear (of Allah's displeasure). (52:27) Then Allah graced us with His favour and saved us from the chastisement of the scorching wind. (52:28) Formerly we had always prayed to Him. Surely He is Most Benign, Most Compassionate.” (52:29) So exhort (them, O Prophet), for by your Lord's Grace, you are neither a soothsayer nor a madman. (52:30) Or do they say: “He is a poet for whom we await an adverse turn of fortune.” (52:31) Tell them: “Wait; I too am waiting with you.” (52:32) Do their minds prompt them to say such things, or are they a people immersed in transgression?” (52:33) Do they say: “He has himself fabricated the Qur'an?” No; the truth is that they are altogether averse to believing. (52:34) (If they are truthful in this), then let them produce a discourse of similar splendour. (52:35) Did they come into being without any creator? Or were they their own creators? (52:36) Or is it they who created the heavens and the earth? No; the truth is that they lack sure faith. (52:37) Or do they have your Lord's treasures in their keeping? Or have absolute authority over them? (52:38) Or do they have a ladder whereon they can climb and attempt to listen (to what is transpiring in the Higher Realm)? Then, let any of them who has listened to it produce a clear proof of it. (52:39) Or does Allah have daughters whereas you have sons? ......

(53:1) By the star when it sets: (53:2) your companion has neither strayed nor is he deluded; (53:3) nor does he speak out of his desire. (53:4) This is nothing but a revelation that is conveyed to him, (53:5) something that a very powerful one has imparted to him, (53:6) one endowed with immense wisdom. He came forth and stood poised, (53:7) being on the higher horizon. (53:8) Then he drew near and hung above suspended, (53:9) until he was two bows' length away, or nearer. (53:10) Then he revealed to Allah's servant whatever he had to reveal. (53:11) His heart added no untruth to what he saw. (53:12) Are you, then, going to contend with him regarding what he sees with his eyes? (53:13) Indeed he saw him a second time, (53:14) by the lote-tree at the farthest boundary, (53:15) near which is the Garden of Abode. (53:16) (This was) when the lote-tree was covered with that which covered it. (53:17) His eye did not waver, nor did it stray, (53:18) and he certainly saw some of the greatest Signs of His Lord. (53:19) Have you ever thought about al-Lat and al-Uzza, (53:20) and about the third deity, al-Manat? (53:21) Shall you have the male issues, and He the female issues? (53:22) That is indeed an unfair division! (53:23) These are nothing but names that you and your forefathers have invented, for which Allah has sent down no authority. They are merely following their conjectures and their carnal desires although guidance has come to them from their Lord. (53:24) Does man imagine that whatever he wishes for is right for him? (53:25) To Allah belong both the Next World and the present. (53:26) Numerous are the angels in the heavens; yet their intercession shall be of no avail, except in regard to those whom He grants the leave of intercession and whose plea He is pleased to accept. (53:27) Those who do not believe in the Hereafter give angels the names of females, (53:28) although they have no knowledge regarding that. They only follow their conjecture and conjecture can never take the place of the Truth. (53:29) So leave alone those who turn away from the remembrance of Us and who seek nothing but the life of the world – (53:30) that being the utmost of their knowledge. Surely your Lord fully knows those who have strayed away from His Path and He also fully knows those who are rightly guided. (53:31) To Allah alone belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth. He will requite the evil-doers for their deeds and bestow a goodly reward on those who have done good, (53:32) on those who avoid grave sins and shameful deeds, even if they may sometimes stumble into lesser offences. Surely your Lord is abounding in His Forgiveness. Very well is He aware of you since He produced you from the earth, and while you were still in your mothers' wombs and not yet born. So do not boastfully claim yourselves to be purified. He fully knows those that are truly Godfearing. .....

(54:1) The Hour of Resurrection drew near and the moon split asunder. (54:2) (Regardless of any Signs these people see), they turn away and say: “This is an ongoing sorcery.” (54:3) They also gave the lie to (the splitting asunder of the moon) and only followed their desires. Yet everything is destined to reach an end. (54:4) Surely there came to them narratives (of the ancient nations) that should suffice to deter (them from transgression), (54:5) narratives that are full of consummate wisdom. But warnings do not avail them. (54:6) So turn away from them, (O Prophet). On the Day when a caller shall call them to a thing most terrible, (54:7) with down-cast eyes they shall go forth from their graves, as though they were scattered locusts. (54:8) They shall be hurrying forth towards the caller, and the unbelievers (who had once denied this Day), will say: “This is a woeful Day.” (54:9) Before them Noah's people also gave the lie (to his Message). They rejected Our servant as a liar, saying: “He is a madman”; and he was rebuffed. (54:10) Then he called upon His Lord: “Verily I am vanquished; so come You to my aid.” (54:11) Thereupon We opened the gates of the sky for water to pour down, (54:12) and We made the earth burst forth with springs, and all this water converged to fulfil that which had been decreed. (54:13) And We bore Noah on the vessel built of planks and nails, (54:14) which sailed on under Our supervision: a reward for him who had been shown ingratitude. (54:15) And We left the Ark as a Sign. Is there, then, any who will take heed? (54:16) So how awesome were My chastisement and My warnings! (54:17) We have made this Qur'an easy as a reminder. Is there, then, any who will take heed? (54:18) 'Ad also gave the lie (to Hud). So how awesome were My chastisement and My warnings! (54:19) We sent a tumultuous wind against them on a day of unremitting misfortune, (54:20) which tore people away and hurled them as though they were trunks of uprooted palm-trees. (54:21) So how awesome were My chastisement and My warnings! (54:22) We have made the Qur'an easy to derive lessons from. Is there, then, any who will take heed? (54:23) Thamud gave the lie to the warnings, (54:24) saying: “Are we to follow a single mortal, one from among ourselves? If we do that, we shall surely be in error and folly. (54:25) Was there none but he to whom the Reminder could be vouchsafed excluding all others? Nay; he is an insolent liar.” (54:26) (We told Our Messenger): “Tomorrow they shall know who is the insolent liar. (54:27) We shall send the she-camel as a trial for them; so watch their end with patience. (54:28) Let them know that the water should be divided between them and the she-camel, each availing their turn.” (54:29) Eventually, they summoned their companion, and he undertook the (outrageous) task and hamstrung the she-camel. (54:30) So how awesome were My chastisement and My warnings! (54:31) Behold, We sent a single Blast against them, and they became like the trampled twigs of a sheep pen-builder. (54:32) Surely We have made this Qur'an easy as a reminder. Is there, then, any who will take heed? (54:33) Lot's people also gave the lie to the warnings, (54:34) and behold, We let loose upon them a tempest which rained stones upon them, except upon Lot's household whom We rescued in the last hours of the night (54:35) as a favour from Us. Thus do We reward those who give thanks. (54:36) Surely Lot warned his people that We shall seize them (with Our chastisement), but they doubted the warnings. (54:37) Then they even solicited his guests from him, whereupon We blotted out their eyes, (telling them): “Now have a taste of My chastisement and My warnings.” (54:38) Indeed an abiding chastisement came upon them in the morning. (54:39) So have a taste of My chastisement and My warnings. (54:40) Surely We have made this Qur'an easy as a reminder. Is there, then, any who will take heed?....

(55:1) The Merciful One (55:2) has taught the Qur'an, (55:3) has created man, (55:4) and has taught him articulate speech. (55:5) The sun and the moon follow a reckoning, (55:6) and the stars and the trees all prostrate themselves, (55:7) and He has raised up the heaven and has set a balance (55:8) that you may not transgress in the balance, (55:9) but weigh things equitably and skimp not in the balance. (55:10) And He has set up the earth for all beings. (55:11) Therein are fruit and palm-trees with their dates in sheaths, (55:12) and a variety of corn with both husk and grain. (55:13) Which of the bounties of your Lord will you twain – you men and jinn – then deny? (55:14) He has created man from dry, rotten clay like the potter's, (55:15) and has created the jinn from the flame of fire. (55:16) Which of the wonders of your Lord's power will you twain – you men and jinn – then deny? (55:17) Lord of the two easts and of the two wests is He. (55:18) Which of the powers of your Lord will you twain – you men and jinn – then deny? (55:19) He unleashed the two seas so that they merge together, (55:20) and yet there is a barrier between them which they may not overstep. (55:21) Which of the wonders of your Lord will you twain – you men and jinn – then deny? (55:22) From these seas come forth pearls and coral. (55:23) Which of the wonders of your Lord's power will you twain – you men and jinn – then deny? (55:24) His are the ships, towering on the sea like mountains. (55:25) Which of the favours of your Lord will you twain – you men and jinn – then deny? (55:26) All that is on earth will perish, (55:27) only the Person of your Lord, full of majesty and splendour, will endure. (55:28) So which of the wonders of your Lord will you twain – you men and jinn – then deny? (55:29) All in the heavens and the earth entreat Him for their needs; a new, mighty task engages Him each day. (55:30) Which of your Lord's laudable attributes will you twain – you men and jinn – then deny? (55:31) O you twain, who are a burden (on the earth), We shall attend to you and call you to account. (55:32) (We shall then see), which of the favours of your Lord will you twain – you men and jinn – then deny? (55:33) O company of jinn and men, if you have the power to go beyond the bounds of the heavens and the earth, go beyond them! Yet you will be unable to go beyond them for that requires infinite power. (55:34) Which of your Lord's powers will you twain – you men and jinn – then deny? (55:35) (If you so venture) a flame of fire and smoke shall be lashed at you, which you shall be unable to withstand. (55:36) Which of your Lord's powers will you twain – you men and jinn – then deny? (55:37) (What will happen) when the heaven will be split asunder and will become crimson like leather? (55:38) Which of your Lord's powers will you twain – you men and jinn – then deny? (55:39) On that Day there will be no need to ask either men or jinn about their sins. (55:40) (We shall see) which of the favours of your Lord will you twain – you men and jinn – then deny? (55:41) The culprits shall be known by their marks, and shall be seized by their forelocks and their feet. (55:42) Which of the powers of your Lord, will you twain – you men and jinn – then deny? (55:43) (It will be said): “This is the Hell that the culprits had cried lies to. (55:44) They will keep circling around between Hell and boiling water. (55:45) Which of your Lord's powers will you twain – you men and jinn – then deny?....

(56:1) When the Event will come to pass (56:2) – and then there will be no one to deny its occurrence – (56:3) (a calamitous Event) that shall turn things upside down: (56:4) when the earth will suddenly shake with a terrible shaking, (56:5) and the mountains will crumble (56:6) and will scatter abroad into fine dust. (56:7) You shall then become three groups. (56:8) The People on the Right: and how fortunate will be the People on the Right! (56:9) And the People on the Left: and how miserable will be the People on the Left! (56:10) As for the Foremost, they will be the foremost! (56:11) They shall be near-stationed (to their Lord), (56:12) in the Gardens of Bliss. (56:13) A throng of the ancients, (56:14) and a few from later times. (56:15) They (will be seated) on gold-encrusted couches, (56:16) reclining on them, arrayed face to face; (56:17) immortal youths shall go about them (56:18) with goblets and ewers and a cup filled with a drink drawn from a running spring, (56:19) a drink by which their minds will not be clouded nor will it cause drunkenness; (56:20) they will also go about them with the fruits of which they may choose, (56:21) and with the flesh of any fowl that they may desire to eat; (56:22) and there shall be wide-eyed maidens, (56:23) beautiful as pearls hidden in their shells. (56:24) All this shall be theirs as a reward for their deeds. (56:25) There they shall hear no idle talk nor any sinful speech. (56:26) All talk will be sound and upright. (56:27) As for the People on the Right, how fortunate shall be the people on the Right! (56:28) They shall be in the midst of thornless lote trees, (56:29) and flower-clad acacias, (56:30) and extended shade, (56:31) and gushing water, (56:32) and abundant fruit, (56:33) never-ending and unforbidden. (56:34) They shall be on upraised couches, (56:35) and their spouses We shall have brought them into being afresh, (56:36) and shall have made them virgins, (56:37) intensely loving and of matching age. (56:38) All this will be for the People on the Right; ..............

(57:1) All that is in the heavens and the earth extols the glory of Allah. He is the Most Mighty, the Most Wise. (57:2) His is the dominion of the heavens and the earth. He gives life and causes death, and He has power over everything. (57:3) He is the First and the Last, and the Manifest and the Hidden, and He has knowledge of everything. (57:4) He it is Who created the heavens and the earth in six days and then established Himself on the Throne. He knows all that enters the earth and all that comes forth from it, and all that comes down from the heaven and all that goes up to it. He is with you wherever you are. Allah sees all that you do. (57:5) His is the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and to Him are all matters referred (for judgement). (57:6) He causes the night to pass into the day, and causes the day to pass into the night, and He fully knows all that is hidden in the breasts of people. (57:7) Believe in Allah and in His Messenger and expend of what He has entrusted to you. A great reward awaits those of you who believe and spend their wealth. (57:8) How is it that you do not believe in Allah when the Messenger calls you to believe in your Lord and although he has taken a covenant from you, if indeed you are believers? (57:9) He it is Who sends down Clear Signs to His servant so as to bring you out from darkness into light. Surely Allah is Most Kind and Most Compassionate to you. (57:10) How is it that you do not expend in the Way of Allah when to Allah belongs the inheritance of the heavens and the earth? Those who spent their wealth and took part in fighting before the Victory cannot be equated (with those who spent their wealth and took part in fighting afterwards). They are higher in rank than those who spent and fought afterwards. But to each Allah has promised a good reward. Allah is well aware of all that you do.....

(58:1) Allah has surely heard the words of her who contends with you concerning her husband and complains to Allah. Allah hears what both of you say. Verily Allah is All- Hearing, All-Seeing. (58:2) Those among you who divorce their wives by declaring them to be their mothers, such are not their mothers; none are their mothers except those who gave birth to them. Indeed what they say is highly contemptible and false. Verily Allah is Most Pardoning, Most Forgiving. (58:3) Those who declare their wives to be their mothers and thereafter go back on what they have said shall free a slave before they may touch each other. That is what you are exhorted to do. Allah is fully aware of all your deeds. (58:4) And he who does not find a slave (to free), shall fast for two months consecutively before they may touch each other; and he who is unable to do so shall feed sixty needy people. All this is in order that you may truly believe in Allah and His Messenger. These are the bounds set by Allah; and a grievous chastisement awaits the unbelievers. (58:5) Verily those who oppose Allah and His Messenger shall be brought low even as those before them were brought low. Surely We have sent down Clear Signs; and a humiliating chastisement awaits the unbelievers; (58:6) a chastisement that shall come upon them on the Day when Allah will raise them all to a new life and will inform them of their deeds. Allah has recorded it all while they have forgotten it. Allah is a witness over everything. (58:7) Are you not aware that Allah knows whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth? Never is there any whispering among three but He is their fourth; nor among five but He is their sixth; nor fewer nor more but He is with them wherever they may be. And then He will tell them on the Day of Judgement all that they have done. Surely Allah knows everything. (58:8) Have you not seen those who were forbidden to whisper and yet they engaged in what they had been forbidden? They secretly converse among themselves concerning sin and transgression and disobedience to the Messenger. And when they come to you, they greet you in a manner that Allah does not greet you, and say to themselves: “Why does Allah not chastise us for these utterances of ours?” Hell it is that shall suffice them, and in it will they burn. How woeful is their destination! (58:9) Believers, when you converse in secrecy, let that not be concerning sin and transgression and disobedience to the Messenger; rather, converse concerning virtue and piety. And fear Allah to Whom all of you shall be mustered. (58:10) Whispering is an act of Satan, one that aims at causing grief to the believers; yet without Allah's leave no harm can be caused to them. So in Allah should the believers put all their trust. (58:11) Believers, when you are told: “Make room for one another in your assemblies,” then make room; Allah will bestow amplitude on you. And when it is said: “Rise up,” then rise up; Allah will raise to high ranks those of you who believe and are endowed with knowledge. Allah is well aware of all that you do. (58:12) Believers, when you come to the Messenger for private consultation, offer some charity before your consultation with him. That is better for you and more conducive to purity. But if you find nothing to offer in charity, then know that Allah is Most Merciful, Most Compassionate. (58:13) Are you afraid that you will have to offer charity when you hold private conversation with the Prophet? But if you are unable to do so and Allah pardons you, then establish Prayer and pay Zakah, and obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah is well aware of all that you do.....

(59:1) All that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth extols Allah's Glory: He is the Most Mighty, the Most Wise. (59:2) He it is Who in the first assault drove forth the People of the Book that disbelieved from their homes at the first gathering of forces. You did not believe that they would leave; while they too thought that their fortresses would defend them against Allah. Then Allah came upon them from whence they did not even imagine, casting such terror into their hearts that they destroyed their homes by their own hands and their destruction was also caused by the hands of the believers. So learn a lesson from this, O you who have perceptive eyes! (59:3) If Allah had not decreed banishment for them, He would certainly have chastised them in this world. As for the Hereafter, the chastisement of the Fire awaits them. (59:4) That is because they set themselves against Allah and His Messenger; and whoever sets himself against Allah should know that Allah is surely Most Stern in retribution. (59:5) The palm-trees that you cut down or those that you left standing on their roots, it was by Allah's leave that you did so. (Allah granted you this leave) in order that He might humiliate the evil-doers. (59:6) Whatever Allah has taken away from them and bestowed (as spoils) on His Messenger for which you spurred neither horses nor camels; but Allah grants authority to His Messengers over whomsoever He pleases. Allah has power over everything. (59:7) Whatever (from the possessions of the towns people) Allah has bestowed on His Messenger belongs to Allah, and to the Messenger, and to his kinsfolk, and to the orphans, and to the needy, and to the wayfarer so that it may not merely circulate between the rich among you. So accept whatever the Messenger gives you, and refrain from whatever he forbids you. And fear Allah: verily Allah is Most Stern in retribution. (59:8) It also belongs to the poor Emigrants who have been driven out of their homes and their possessions, those who seek Allah's favour and good pleasure and help Allah and His Messenger. Such are the truthful ones. (59:9) It also belongs to those who were already settled in this abode (of Hijrah) having come to faith before the (arrival of the) Muhajirun (Emigrants).They love those who have migrated to them and do not covet what has been given them; they even prefer them above themselves though poverty be their own lot. And whosoever are preserved from their own greed, such are the ones that will prosper. (59:10) (And it also belongs to) those who came after them, and who pray: “Lord, forgive us and our brethren who have preceded us in faith, and do not put in our hearts any rancour towards those who believe. Lord, You are the Most Tender, the Most Compassionate.” (59:11) Did you not see the hypocrites say to their brethren, the unbelievers among the People of the Book: “If you are banished we too will go with you and will not listen to anyone concerning you; and if war is waged against you, we will come to your aid.” But Allah bears witness that they are liars. (59:12) To be sure, if they are banished, they will not go with them and if war is waged against them, they will not aid them; and even if they provide any aid to them, they will still turn their backs, and thereafter no aid will be forthcoming to them. ......

(60:1) Believers, if you have left (your homes and) have come forth to struggle in My Way and to seek My good pleasure, do not make friends with My enemies and your enemies. You befriend them whereas they have spurned the Truth that has come to you; and (such is their enmity that) they expel the Messenger and yourselves for no other reason than that you believe in Allah, your Lord. You send to them messages of friendship in secrecy, although I know well whatever you do, be it secretly or publicly. And whosoever of you does so has indeed strayed far away from the Straight Path. (60:2) If they could overcome you, they would act as your foes and would hurt you by their hands and tongues, and would love to see you become unbelievers. (60:3) On the Day of Resurrection neither your blood-kindred nor your own offspring will avail you. (On that Day) He will separate you. Allah sees all that you do. (60:4) You have a good example in Abraham and his companions: they said to their people: “We totally dissociate ourselves from you, and from the deities that you worship instead of Allah. We renounce you and there has come to be enmity and hatred between us and you until you believe in Allah, the One True God.” (But you may not emulate) Abraham's saying to his father: “Certainly I will ask pardon for you, although I have no power over Allah to obtain anything on your behalf.” (And Abraham and his companions prayed): “Our Lord, in You have we put our trust, and to You have we turned, and to You is our ultimate return. (60:5) Our Lord, do not make us a test for the unbelievers, and forgive us, our Lord. Surely You are Most Mighty, Most Wise.” (60:6) Indeed there is a good example for you in them; a good example for anyone who looks forward to Allah and the Last Day. As for him who turns away, Allah is All-Sufficient, Immensely Praiseworthy. ..............

(61:1) All that is in the heavens and all that is on earth extols Allah's glory. He is the Most Mighty, the Most Wise. (61:2) Believers, why do you profess that which you do not practise? (61:3) It is most loathsome in the sight of Allah that you should profess what you do not practise. (61:4) Allah indeed loves those who fight in His Way as though they are a solid wall cemented with molten lead. (61:5) And call to mind when Moses said to his people: “O my people, why do you torment me when you know well that I am Allah's Messenger to you?” So when they deviated, Allah made their hearts deviant. Allah does not direct the evil-doers to the Right Way. (61:6) And call to mind when Jesus, son of Mary, said: “O Children of Israel, I am Allah's Messenger to you, I verify the Torah which has come before me, and I give you the glad tiding of a Messenger who shall come after me, his name being Ahmad.” Yet when he came to them with Clear Signs they said: “This is sheer trickery.” (61:7) Who would be more unjust than he who invents a lie about Allah the while he is being called to Islam? Allah does not direct such evildoing folk to the Right Way. (61:8) They seek to extinguish Allah's light (by blowing) with their mouths, but Allah shall spread His light in all its fullness, howsoever the unbelievers may abhor this. (61:9) He it is Who has sent forth the Messenger with the Guidance and the True Religion that He may make it prevail over all religion, however those that associate aught with Allah in His Divinity might dislike this. (61:10) Believers, shall I direct you to a commerce that will deliver you from a grievous chastisement? (61:11) Have faith in Allah and His Messenger and strive in the Way of Allah with your possessions and your lives. That is better for you if you only knew. (61:12) He will forgive you your sins and will admit you to Gardens beneath which rivers flow. He will lodge you in excellent mansions in the Gardens of eternity. That is the supreme triumph. (61:13) He will also grant you the other favour that you desire: help from Allah and a victory that will come soon. Give glad tidings of this to the believers. (61:14) Believers, become Allah's helpers, as Jesus, son of Mary, said to the disciples: “Who is my helper in (calling people) to Allah?” The disciples had responded by saying: “We are Allah's helpers.” Then a section of the Children of Israel believed and a section rejected the call. Thereafter We aided the believers against their enemies, and they prevailed.

(62:1) All that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth extols the glory of Allah, the Sovereign, the Holy, the All- Mighty, the All-Wise. (62:2) He it is Who has sent to the gentiles a Messenger from among themselves, one who rehearses to them His verses, purifies their lives, and imparts to them the Book and the Wisdom although before that they were in utter error; (62:3) and (He has also) sent him to those others who have not yet joined them. He is the Most Mighty, the Most Wise. (62:4) Such is Allah's favour: He bestows it on whomsoever He pleases. Allah is the Lord of abounding favour. (62:5) The parable of those who were charged with the Torah and then they failed to live up to it is that of a donkey laden with books. Even more evil is the parable of the people who gave the lie to the Signs of Allah. Allah does not direct such wrong-doers to the Right Way. (62:6) Tell them: “O you who have become Judaised, if you arrogantly fancy that you are Allah's favourites to the exclusion of all people, then wish for death, if you are truthful in your claim.” (62:7) But they shall never wish for death because of the (evil) deeds they have committed. Allah is well aware of these evil-doers. (62:8) Tell them: “The death from which you flee will certainly overtake you. Then you will be returned to Him Who fully knows what is hidden and what is manifest. Thereupon He will let you know all that you used to do.” (62:9) Believers, when the call for Prayer is made on Friday, hasten to the remembrance of Allah and give up all trading. That is better for you, if you only knew. (62:10) But when the Prayer is ended, disperse in the land and seek Allah's Bounty, and remember Allah much so that you may prosper. (62:11) Yet no sooner than they saw some trading or amusement, they flocked to it and left you standing by yourself. Tell them: “That which is with Allah is far better than amusement and trading. Allah is the Best Provider of sustenance.”

(63:1) (O Prophet), when the hypocrites come to you, they say: “We bear witness that you are certainly Allah's Messenger.” Allah certainly knows that you are His Messenger. But Allah also bears witness that the hypocrites are utter liars! (63:2) They shelter behind their oath, and thus hinder their own selves and others from the Path of Allah. Evil indeed is what they do. (63:3) All that is because they first believed and then disbelieved, and therefore a seal was set on their hearts; as a result they understand nothing. (63:4) When you look at them, their persons are pleasing, and when they speak, you pay heed to what they say. But in truth they are (merely) beams of timber propped-up (against a wall). They consider every shout they hear to be directed against them. They are your utter enemies; guard against them. May Allah do away with them! How are they being turned away (from the Truth)? (63:5) When it is said to them: “Come, Allah's Messenger will seek forgiveness for you,” they (contemptuously) shake their heads and you see them holding back in pride. (63:6) It is all the same for them whether you ask forgiveness for them or not; for Allah shall never forgive them. Surely Allah does not direct the transgressing folk to the Right Way. (63:7) It is they who say: “Give nothing to those who are with the Messenger of Allah so that they may disperse.” (They say so although) the treasures of the heavens and the earth belong to Allah. But the hypocrites do not understand. (63:8) They say: “When we return to Madinah, the honourable ones will drive out from it those that are abject.” In truth, all honour belongs to Allah, and to His Messenger, and to the believers. But the hypocrites do not know. (63:9) Believers, let your possessions and your offspring not make you negligent of Allah's remembrance. For whoso does that, they will be the losers. (63:10) And spend of what Allah has granted you by way of sustenance before death should come to any of you and he should say: “Lord, why did You not defer my return for a while so that I might give alms and be among the righteous?” (63:11) But when a person's term comes to an end, Allah never grants any respite. Allah is well aware of all that you do.

(64:1) All that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth extols Allah's glory. His is the sovereignty and to Him is all praise due; He has power over everything. (64:2) He it is Who has created you: and among you are those that deny the Truth and among you are those that believe in it. Allah observes all that you do. (64:3) He created the heavens and the earth with Truth and shaped you, giving you excellent shapes. And to Him is your ultimate return. (64:4) He knows what is in the heavens and the earth, and knows what you conceal and what you disclose. Allah even knows what lies hidden in the breasts of people. (64:5) Has the news of the unbelievers of the past not reached you? (They disbelieved) and then tasted its evil consequence. A grievous chastisement awaits them. (64:6) This was because their Messengers would come to them with Clear Signs, but they would say: “Shall mortals (like ourselves) guide us to the Right Way?” They rejected the Truth and turned away. Thereupon Allah became unconcerned with them, for Allah is Self-Sufficient, Innately Praiseworthy. (64:7) The unbelievers have vehemently contended that they shall not be raised to life. Say to them: “Yes, by my Lord, you shall surely be raised to life, and you shall certainly be fully informed of all that you did. That is easy enough for Allah.” (64:8) So believe in Allah and in His Messenger and in the Light that We have sent down. Allah is fully aware of what you do. (64:9) (You shall come to know that) when He will assemble you on the Day of Gathering. That shall be the Day (to determine) mutual gains and losses. Whoever believes in Allah and acts righteously, Allah will have his evil deeds expunged and will admit him to Gardens beneath which rivers flow. Therein they shall abide forever. That is the supreme triumph. (64:10) As for those who disbelieved and gave the lie to Our Signs: they shall be the inmates of the Fire, and will abide in it. That is a woeful resort! (64:11) No misfortune ever befalls unless it be by Allah's leave. And whosoever has faith in Allah, Allah directs his heart along the Right Path. Allah has knowledge of everything. (64:12) Obey Allah and obey the Messenger. But if you turn away from obedience, (then know that) Our Messenger has no other duty than to clearly convey the Truth. (64:13) Allah there is no god but He; in Allah should the believers put all their trust. (64:14) Believers, there are enemies to you from among your spouses and your off-spring, so beware of them. But if you forgive and overlook their offences and pardon them, then surely Allah is Most Forgiving, Most Compassionate. (64:15) Your possessions and your offspring are nothing but a trial for you. And there awaits a great reward for you with Allah. (64:16) So hold Allah in awe as much as you can, and listen and obey, and be charitable. This is for your own good. And whoever remains safe from his own greediness, it is such that will prosper. (64:17) If you give Allah a goodly loan, He will increase it for you several fold and will forgive you. Allah is Most Appreciative, Most Forbearing. (64:18) He knows that which is beyond the ken of perception as well as that which can be perceived. He is the Most Mighty, the Most Wise.

(65:1) O Prophet, when you divorce women, divorce them for their waiting-period, and compute the waiting period accurately, and hold Allah, your Lord, in awe. Do not turn them out of their homes (during the waiting period) – nor should they go away (from their homes)– unless they have committed a manifestly evil deed. Such are the bounds set by Allah; and he who transgresses the bounds set by Allah commits a wrong against himself. You do not know: maybe Allah will cause something to happen to pave the way (for reconciliation). (65:2) And when they reach the end of their term (of waiting), then either honourably retain them (in the bond of wedlock) or honourably part with them, and call two persons of known probity as witnesses from among yourselves, and (let these witnesses) give upright testimony for the sake of Allah. That is to what all those that believe in Allah and the Last Day are exhorted. Allah will find a way out for him who fears Allah, (65:3) and will provide him sustenance from whence he never even imagined. Whoever puts his trust in Allah, He shall suffice him. Surely Allah brings about what He decrees; Allah has set a measure for everything. (65:4) The waiting period of those of your women who have lost all expectation of menstruation shall be three months in case you entertain any doubt; and the same shall apply to those who have not yet menstruated. As for pregnant women, their waiting period shall be until the delivery of their burden. Allah will create ease for him who fears Allah. (65:5) This is the commandment of Allah that He has revealed to you. Whoever fears Allah, He will expunge his evil deeds and will richly reward him. (65:6) (During the waiting period) lodge them according to your means wherever you dwell, and do not harass them to make them miserable. And if they are pregnant, provide for them maintenance until they have delivered their burden. And if they suckle your offspring whom they bore you, then give them due recompense, and graciously settle the question of compensation between yourselves by mutual understanding. But if you experience difficulty (in determining the compensation for suckling) then let another woman suckle the child. (65:7) Whoever has abundant means, let him spend according to his means; and he whose means are straitened, let him spend out of what Allah has given him. Allah does not burden any human being beyond the means that He has bestowed upon him. Possibly Allah will grant ease after hardship. (65:8) How many towns rebelled against the commandment of their Lord and His Messengers. Then We called them to a stern accounting, and subjected them to a harrowing chastisement. (65:9) So they tasted the evil fruit of their deeds; and the fruit of their deeds was utter loss. (65:10) Allah has laid in store for them a grievous chastisement. So fear Allah, O people of understanding who have attained to faith. Allah has sent down to you an Exhortation, (65:11) a Messenger who rehearses to you Allah's verses that clearly expound the Guidance so that He may bring out those that believe and act righteously, from every kind of darkness into light. He will admit whosoever believes in Allah and acts righteously to Gardens beneath which rivers flow. They shall abide in them forever. For such has Allah made an excellent provision. (65:12) Allah it is He Who created seven heavens, and, like them, the earth. His commandment descends among them. (All this is being stated so that you know) that Allah has power over everything, and that Allah encompasses all things in His knowledge.

(66:1) O Prophet, why do you forbid what Allah has made lawful for you? Is it to please your wives? Allah is Most Forgiving, Most Compassionate. (66:2) Allah has prescribed for you a way for the absolution of your oaths. Allah is your Guardian. He is All-Knowing, Most Wise. (66:3) The Prophet confided something to one of his wives and then she disclosed it (to another); so after Allah revealed to the Prophet (that she had disclosed that secret), he made a part of it known to her and passed over a part of it. And when he told her about this (i.e., that she had disclosed the secret entrusted to her), she asked: “Who informed you of this?” He said: “I was told of it by He Who is All-Knowing, All-Aware.” (66:4) If the two of you turn in repentance to Allah (that is better for you), for the hearts of both of you have swerved from the Straight Path. But if you support one another against the Prophet, then surely Allah is his Protector; and after that Gabriel and all righteous believers and the angels are all his supporters. (66:5) Maybe if he were to divorce you, your Lord might grant him in exchange wives better than you – those who truly submit to Allah, are full of faith, obedient, disposed to repentance, and given to worship and fasting – both previously wedded ones and virgins. (66:6) Believers, guard yourselves and your kindred against a Fire whose fuel is human beings and stones, a Fire held in the charge of fierce and stern angels who never disobey what He has commanded them, and always do what they are bidden. (66:7) (It will then be said): “Unbelievers, make no excuses today. You are being recompensed for nothing else but your deeds.” (66:8) Believers, turn to Allah in sincere repentance; maybe your Lord will expunge your evil deeds and admit you to the Gardens beneath which rivers flow. This will be on the Day when Allah will not disgrace the Prophet and those who have embraced faith and are with him; their light will be running before them and on their right hands, and they will say: “Our Lord, perfect for us our light and forgive us. Surely You have power over everything.” (66:9) O Prophet, strive against the unbelievers and the hypocrites, and be severe with them. Hell shall be their resort. What a grievous end! (66:10) Allah has set forth for the unbelievers the parable of the wives of Noah and Lot. They were wedded to two of Our righteous servants, but each acted treacherously with her husband, and their husbands could be of no avail to them against Allah. The two of them were told: “Enter the Fire with all the others who enter it.” (66:11) Allah has set forth for the believers the parable of Pharaoh's wife. She prayed: “My Lord, build for me a house with You in Paradise and deliver me from Pharaoh and his misdeeds; and deliver me from the iniquitous people.” (66:12) Allah has also set forth the parable of Mary, the daughter of Imran, who guarded her chastity, and into whom We breathed of Our Spirit, and who testified to the words of her Lord and His Books. She was among the obedient.

(67:1) Blessed is He in Whose Hand is the dominion of the Universe, and Who has power over everything; (67:2) Who created death and life that He might try you as to which of you is better in deed. He is the Most Mighty, the Most Forgiving; (67:3) Who created the seven heavens one upon another. You will see no incongruity in the Merciful One's creation. Turn your vision again, can you see any flaw? (67:4) Then turn your vision again, and then again; in the end your vision will come back to you, worn out and frustrated. (67:5) We have adorned the lower heaven with lamps, and have made them a means to drive away the satans. We have prepared for them the chastisement of the Blazing Fire. (67:6) The chastisement of Hell awaits those who disbelieve in their Lord. What a wretched destination! (67:7) When they will be cast into it, they will hear it roar as it boils, (67:8) as though it will burst with rage. Every time a multitude is cast into it, its keepers will ask them: “Did no warner come to you?” (67:9) They will say: “Yes, a warner came to us, but we gave the lie to him and said: 'Allah has revealed nothing. You are surely in huge error.' (67:10) They will say: 'If we had only listened and understood, we would not be among the inmates of the Blazing Fire.'” (67:11) Thus will they confess their sins. Damned are these inmates of the Blazing Fire. (67:12) Surely forgiveness and a mighty reward await those who fear Allah without seeing Him. (67:13) Whether you speak in secrecy or aloud, (it is all the same to Allah). He even knows the secrets that lie hidden in the breasts of people. (67:14) Would He not know, He Who has created, when He is All-Subtle, All-Aware? (67:15) He it is Who made the earth subservient to you. So traverse in its tracks and partake of the sustenance He has provided. To Him will you be resurrected. (67:16) Do you feel secure that He Who is in the heaven will not cause the earth to cave in with you, and then suddenly it will begin to rock violently? (67:17) Do you feel secure that He Who is in the heaven will not let loose upon you a storm of stones? Then shall you know what My warning is like! (67:18) Those who came before them also gave the lie (to the Messengers): then how awesome was My chastisement! (67:19) Have they not seen birds above them spreading and closing their wings, with none holding them except the Merciful One? He oversees everything. (67:20) Which is your army that will come to your aid against the Merciful Lord? But the unbelievers are in utter delusion. (67:21) Who shall provide for you if He withholds His sustenance? Nay; but they persist in rebellion and aversion. (67:22) Who is better guided: he who walks grovelling on his face, or he who walks upright on a Straight Path? (67:23) Say: “He it is Who has brought you into being, and has given you hearing and sight, and has given you hearts to think and understand. How seldom do you give thanks!” (67:24) Say: “Allah it is Who multiplied you in the earth and to Him you will be mustered.” (67:25) They say: “If you are truthful, tell us when will this promise (of the Hereafter) be fulfilled?” (67:26) Say: “Allah alone knows about that; and I am no more than a plain warner.” (67:27) When they will see it near at hand, the faces of all those who had denied it will be distraught, and then they will be told: “This is the doom which you used to ask for.” (67:28) Say to them: “Did you ever consider: whether Allah destroys me and those that are with me, or shows mercy to us, who can protect the unbelievers from a grievous chastisement?” (67:29) Say to them: “He is Merciful, and it is in Him that we believe, and it is in Him that we put all our trust. Soon will you know who is in manifest error.” (67:30) Say to them: “Did you even consider: if all the water that you have (in the wells) were to sink down into the depths of the earth, who will produce for you clear, flowing water?”

(68:1) Nun. By the pen and what the scribes write. (68:2) By your Lord's Grace, you are not afflicted with madness, (68:3) and surely yours shall be a never-ending reward, (68:4) and you are certainly on the most exalted standard of moral excellence. (68:5) So you will soon see, and they too will see, (68:6) which of you is afflicted with madness. (68:7) Surely your Lord knows well those who have strayed from His Way just as He knows well those who are on the Right Way. (68:8) Do not, then, yield to those who reject the Truth, decrying it as false; (68:9) they would wish you to be pliant so that they too may be pliant. (68:10) And do not yield to any contemptible swearer, (68:11) the fault-finder who goes around slandering, (68:12) the hinderer of good, the transgressor, the sinful; (68:13) the coarse-grained, and above all mean and ignoble; (68:14) (who so acts) simply because he has wealth and sons, (68:15) and whenever Our verses are rehearsed to him, he says: “These are fairy- tales of times gone by.” (68:16) Soon shall We brand him on his snout. (68:17) We have put them [i.e., the Makkans] to test even as We put to test the owners of the orchard when they vowed that they would gather the fruit of their orchard in the morning, (68:18) without making any allowance (for the will of Allah). (68:19) Thereupon a calamity from your Lord passed over it while they were asleep, (68:20) and so by morning the orchard lay as though it had been fully harvested. (68:21) At daybreak they called out to one another: (68:22) “Hurry to your orchard if you would gather its fruit.” (68:23) So off they went, whispering to one another: (68:24) “No destitute person shall enter it today.” (68:25) They went forth early, believing that they had the power (to gather the fruit). (68:26) But as soon as they beheld the orchard, (they cried out): “We have certainly lost the way; (68:27) rather, we are utterly ruined.” (68:28) The best among them said: “Did I not say to you: why do you not give glory to (your Lord)?” (68:29) They cried out: “Glory be to our Lord! Certainly we were sinners.” (68:30) Then they began to reproach one another. (68:31) They said: “Woe to us! We had indeed transgressed. (68:32) Maybe our Lord will give us a better orchard in its place; to our Lord do we penitently turn.” (68:33) Such is the chastisement; and the chastisement of the Hereafter is assuredly even greater, if only they knew. (68:34) Surely the God-fearing shall have Gardens of bliss with their Lord. (68:35) What! Shall We treat those who have submitted (to Our command) like those who have acted as criminals? (68:36) What is the matter with you? How ill do you judge! (68:37) Or do you have a Book wherein you read (68:38) that (in the Hereafter) you shall have all that you choose for yourselves? (68:39) Or have We sworn a covenant with you which We are bound to keep till the Day of Resurrection, (a covenant requiring that whatever you ordain for yourselves shall be yours)? (68:40) Ask them: “Which of them can guarantee that? (68:41) Or has something been guaranteed by any of those whom they associate with Allah in His Divinity?” If so, let them bring forth their associates, if they are truthful. (68:42) On the Day when the dreadful calamity will unfold, when people will be summoned to prostrate themselves, and yet they will not be able to prostrate. (68:43) Their eyes shall be downcast and ignominy shall overwhelm them. For when they were safe and sound, they were summoned to prostrate themselves, (and they refused). (68:44) So leave Me, (O Prophet), to deal with him who gives the lie to this Discourse. We shall draw them little by little (to their undoing) in a way that they will not know. (68:45) I am giving them a respite. Great is My scheme! (68:46) Or are you asking them for some compensation so that they feel burdened with debt?................

(69:1) The indubitable event! (69:2) And what is that indubitable event? (69:3) And what do you know what that indubitable event is? (69:4) The Thamud and the Ad denied the (possibility of a) sudden calamity, calling it false. (69:5) Then the Thamud were destroyed by an awesome upheaval; (69:6) and the Ad were destroyed by a furiously raging wind-storm (69:7) which He let loose upon them for seven nights and eight days in succession; so that (if you had been there) you might have seen people lying prostrate, as though they were uprooted trunks of hollowed palm trees. (69:8) Do you now see any trace of them? (69:9) Pharaoh and those before him and the people of the overturned habitations all engaged in the same great sin. (69:10) They did not follow the Messenger of their Lord, and so He seized them with a severe grip. (69:11) Verily when the water rose to great heights, We bore you upon a floating vessel (i.e. the Ark) (69:12) so that We might make it an instructive event for you, and retentive ears might preserve its memory. (69:13) So when the Trumpet is blown with a single blast (69:14) and the earth and the mountains are carried aloft and are crushed to bits at one stroke, (69:15) on that Day shall that indubitable event come to pass; (69:16) when the sky will be rent asunder, the grip holding it together having loosened on that Day, (69:17) and the angels will stand on the sides, with eight of them bearing aloft the Throne of your Lord on that Day. (69:18) That will be the Day when you shall be brought forth (before Allah) and no secret of yours shall remain hidden. (69:19) On that Day, he whose Record is given to him in his right hand will say: “Lo! Read my Record! (69:20) Verily I was sure that I would be handed over my account.” (69:21) Then he shall find himself in a life of bliss; (69:22) in a lofty Garden (69:23) the clusters of whose fruit will be hanging low to be within reach (of the inmates of Paradise). (69:24) (They will be told): “Eat and drink with good cheer as a reward for the good deeds you did in the days that have passed by.” (69:25) As for him whose Record will be given to him in his left hand, he will exclaim: “Would that I had never been given my Record, (69:26) and had not known my account. (69:27) Oh! Would that the death that came to me in the world had made an end of me! (69:28) My riches have not availed me, (69:29) and my authority has vanished.” (69:30) (A command will be issued): “Seize him and shackle him, (69:31) then cast him in the Fire, (69:32) then fasten him with a chain, seventy cubits long. (69:33) He would not believe in Allah, the Most Great; (69:34) nor would he urge the feeding of the poor. (69:35) Today he has been left here friendless; (69:36) and has no food except the filth from the washing of wounds, (69:37) which only the sinners will eat.” (69:38) But no; I swear by what you see, (69:39) and by what you do not see, (69:40) that this is the speech of an honourable Messenger, (69:41) not the speech of a poet. Little do you believe! (69:42) Nor is this the speech of a soothsayer. Little do you reflect! (69:43) It has been revealed by the Lord of the Universe. (69:44) And if he [i.e., the Prophets] had forged this Discourse and thereafter ascribed it to Us, (69:45) We would surely have seized him by the right hand, (69:46) and then severed his life vein; (69:47) and not one of you would have been able to withhold Us from doing so. (69:48) Surely it is a Good Counsel for the God-fearing. (69:49) We certainly know that some among you will give the lie to it, (69:50) and surely it will be a cause of regret for the unbelievers. (69:51) Certainly it is a Truth of absolute certainty. (69:52) So glorify the name of your Lord Most Great.

(70:1) A beseecher besought the visitation of chastisement, (70:2) (a chastisement meant) for the unbelievers, one which none can avert; (70:3) a chastisement from Allah, the Lord of the ascending steps, (70:4) by which the angels and the Spirit ascend to Him in one Day the duration of which is fifty thousand years. (70:5) So, (O Prophet), persevere with gracious perseverance. (70:6) Verily they think that the chastisement is far off, (70:7) while We think that it is near at hand. (70:8) It shall befall on a Day whereon the sky will become like molten brass, (70:9) and the mountains will become like dyed tufts of wool, (70:10) and no bosom friend will enquire about any of his bosom friends (70:11) although they shall be within sight of one another. The guilty one would fain ransom himself from the torment of that Day by offering his children, (70:12) and his spouse and his brother, (70:13) and his kinsfolk who had stood by him, (70:14) and all persons of the earth, if only he could thus save himself. (70:15) By no means! It will be the fierce flame (70:16) that will strip off the scalp. (70:17) It shall insistently summon him who turned his back and retreated, (70:18) and amassed wealth and covetously hoarded it. (70:19) Verily man is impatient by nature: (70:20) bewailing when evil befalls him, (70:21) and tight-fisted when good fortune visits him, (70:22) except those that pray, (70:23) and are constant in their Prayer; (70:24) and those in whose wealth there is a known right (70:25) for those that ask and those that are dispossessed, (70:26) those who firmly believe in the Day of Recompense, (70:27) and fear the chastisement of their Lord– (70:28) surely the chastisement of their Lord is a thing none can feel secure from – (70:29) and those who guard their private parts, (70:30) except in regard to their spouses and those whom their right hands possess, for in regard to them they are not reproachable, (70:31) but any who seeks to go beyond that, it is indeed they who are the transgressors, (70:32) and those who fulfil their trusts and their covenants, (70:33) and those who are upright in their testimonies; (70:34) and who take due care of their Prayer: (70:35) all these shall live honourably in the Gardens. (70:36) But what is the matter with the unbelievers who are hurrying towards you (70:37) in crowds, both on the right and on the left? (70:38) Does everyone of them wish to enter the Garden of Bliss? (70:39) By no means! They know that which We have created them from. (70:40) I swear by the Lord of the easts and the wests that We have the power (70:41) to replace them by others who would be better than they; and We shall certainly not be overpowered. (70:42) So leave them to engage in vain talk and to amuse themselves until they come face to face with the Day which they are promised, (70:43) the Day on which they will hastily come forth from their graves, as though they were hurrying on to the altars of their deities. (70:44) Their eyes will be downcast and disgrace will overwhelm them. Such is the Day that they were promised.

(71:1) We sent Noah to his people (and directed him): “Warn your people before a grievous chastisement comes upon them.” (71:2) Noah said: “My people, I have certainly been sent as a clear warner to you, (71:3) that you serve Allah and fear Him, and follow me; (71:4) He will forgive your sins and will grant you respite until an appointed term. Indeed when Allah's appointed term comes, it cannot be deferred; if you only knew!” (71:5) He said: “My Lord, I called my people by night and by day, (71:6) but the more I called, the farther they fled. (71:7) And every time I called them so that You might forgive them, they thrust their fingers into their ears and wrapped up their faces with their garments and obstinately clung to their attitude, and waxed very proud. (71:8) Then I summoned them openly, (71:9) and preached to them in public, and also addressed them in secret. (71:10) I said to them: “Ask forgiveness from your Lord; surely He is Most Forgiving. (71:11) He will shower upon you torrents from heaven, (71:12) and will provide you with wealth and children, and will bestow upon you gardens and rivers. (71:13) What is amiss with you that you do not look forward to the majesty of Allah (71:14) when He has created you in stages? (71:15) Do you not see how Allah has created seven heavens, one upon the other, (71:16) and has placed the moon in them as a light, and the sun as a radiant lamp? (71:17) And Allah has caused you to grow out of the earth so wondrously, (71:18) and He will later cause you to return to it and will then again bring you out of it. (71:19) Allah has made the earth a wide expanse for you (71:20) so that you may tread its spacious paths.” (71:21) Noah said: “My Lord, they did not pay heed to what I said, and followed those (nobles) whose possession of wealth and children has led them to an even greater loss. (71:22) They contrived a plot of great magnitude. (71:23) They said: “Do not abandon your deities; do not abandon Wadd, nor Suwa, nor Yaghuth, nor Yauq, nor Nasr. (71:24) They have misled many. So do not enable these evildoers to increase in anything except straying (from the Right Way).” (71:25) And so they were drowned on account of their sins, and then cast into the Fire, and did not find any other than Allah, to come forth to their help. (71:26) Noah said: “My Lord, do not leave out of these unbelievers even a single dweller on earth, (71:27) for certainly if You should leave them (alive), they will mislead Your servants, and will beget none but sinners and utter unbelievers. (71:28) My Lord, forgive me and my parents, and whoever enters my house as a believer, and forgive all believers, both men and women, and do not increase the wrong-doers in anything except perdition.”

(72:1) Say, (O Prophet), it was revealed to me that a band of jinn attentively listened to (the recitation of the Qur'an) and then (went back to their people) and said: (72:2) “We have indeed heard a wonderful Qur'an which guides to the Right Way; so we have come to believe in it, and we will not associate aught with Our Lord in His Divinity”; (72:3) and that “He – exalted be His Majesty – has not taken to Himself either a wife or a son”; (72:4) and that “the foolish among us have been wont to say outrageous things about Allah”; (72:5) and that “we had thought that men and jinn would never speak a lie about Allah”, (72:6) and that “some from among the humans used to seek protection of some among the jinn, and thus they increased the arrogance of the jinn”; (72:7) and that “they thought, even as you thought, that Allah would never raise anyone (as a Messenger)”; (72:8) and that “we tried to pry (the secrets of) the heaven, but we found it full of terrible guards and shooting meteors”; (72:9) and that “we would take up stations in the heaven to try to hear but anyone who now attempts to listen finds a shooting meteor in wait for him”; (72:10) and that “we do not know whether evil is intended for those on the earth, or whether their Lord intends to direct them to the Right Way”; (72:11) and that “some of us are upright and some of us are otherwise for we follow widely divergent paths”; (72:12) and that “we thought that we will neither be able to frustrate Allah on earth, nor frustrate Him by flight”; (72:13) and that “when we heard the teaching of the Right Way we came to believe in it; he who believes in His Lord shall have no fear of suffering loss or being subjected to any injustice”; (72:14) and that “among us some are Muslims (Those who have submitted to Allah), and some of us are deviant. So those who became Muslims found the Right Course; (72:15) but those who deviated from the Truth, will be the fuel for Hell.” (72:16) If people were to keep firmly to the Right Way, We would have vouchsafed them abundant rain (72:17) so that We might try them through this bounty. Whoso turns away from the remembrance of his Lord, He will cause him to suffer a grievous chastisement; (72:18) and that “mosques belong to Allah, so do not invoke anyone with Him”; (72:19) and when Allah's servant stood up to call on Him, they well-nigh swarmed him. (72:20) Say, (O Prophet): “I call on my Lord alone, and I do not associate aught with Him in His Divinity.” (72:21) Say: “Surely neither it is in my power to hurt you nor to bring you to the Right Way.” (72:22) Say: “None can protect me from Allah, nor can I find a refuge apart from Him. (72:23) (My task is no more than) to deliver Allah's proclamation and His messages. And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger, surely the Fire of Hell awaits him; therein he will abide in perpetuity.” (72:24) (They shall not change their ways) until they see that against which they had been warned, and then they will know whose helpers are weaker and whose supporters are fewer in number. (72:25) Say: “I know not whether what you are promised is near or whether my Lord will prolong its term. (72:26) He is the Knower of the Unseen, and He does not disclose His Unseen to anyone (72:27) other than to a Messenger whom He chooses (for the bestowal of any part of the knowledge of the Unseen), whereafter He appoints guards who go before him and behind him, (72:28) so that He may know that they have delivered the messages of their Lord. He encompasses in His knowledge their surroundings and keeps a count of all things.”

(73:1) O you the (sleeping) enwrapped one! (73:2) Stand up in Prayer by night, all but a small part of it; (73:3) half of it, or reduce it a little; (73:4) or add to it a little; and recite the Qur'an slowly and distinctly. (73:5) Behold, We shall cast upon you a Weighty Word. (73:6) Surely getting up at night is the best means of subduing the self and is more suitable for uprightness in speech. (73:7) You are indeed much occupied during the day with the affairs of the world. (73:8) So remember the name of your Lord and devote yourself to Him with exclusive devotion. (73:9) He is the Lord of the East and the West; there is no god but He. So take Him alone for your Guardian, (73:10) And bear patiently the vain things they utter, and gracefully forsake them. (73:11) Leave it to Me to deal with the affluent ones who give the lie (to the Truth), and bear with them for a while. (73:12) We have heavy fetters and a blazing Fire in store for them; (73:13) and a food that chokes, and a grievous chastisement. (73:14) (They will come across all this) on the Day when the earth and the mountains shall tremble violently and the mountains shall crumble into heaps of scattered sand. (73:15) Surely We have sent to you a Messenger as a witness over you, just as We had sent a Messenger to Pharaoh. (73:16) But Pharaoh disobeyed Our Messenger, so We seized him with a terrible seizing. (73:17) If you persist in disbelieving, how will you guard yourself against the (woe of the) Day that will turn children grey-haired, (73:18) the Day whose severity shall cause the heaven to split asunder? Allah's promise is ever bound to be fulfilled.  (73:19) Indeed this is nothing but a Good Counsel; so let him who will take a way leading to his Lord. (73:20) (O Prophet), your Lord knows that you sometimes stand up in Prayer nearly two-thirds of the night, and sometimes half or one-third of it, and so does a party of those with you; Allah measures the night and the day. He knows that you cannot keep an accurate count of it, so He has shown mercy to you. So now recite as much of the Qur'an as you can. He knows that there are among you those who are sick and others who are journeying in the land in quest of Allah's bounty, and still others who are fighting in the cause of Allah. So recite as much of the Qur'an as you easily can, and establish Prayer, and pay Zakah, and give Allah a goodly loan. Whatever good you send forth for yourselves, you shall find it with Allah. That is better and its reward is greater. And ask for Allah's forgiveness; surely He is Most Forgiving, Most Compassionate.

(74:1) O you enveloped in your cloak! (74:2) Arise, and warn, (74:3) and magnify the glory of your Lord, (74:4) and purify your robes, (74:5) and shun uncleanness, (74:6) and bestow not favour in order to seek from others a greater return, (74:7) and persevere for your Lord's sake. (74:8) When the Trumpet shall be sounded, (74:9) that will surely be a hard day, (74:10) not an easy day for the unbelievers. (74:11) Leave Me with him whom I alone have created, (74:12) whom I have endowed with abundant riches, (74:13) and sons ever present with him, (74:14) and for whom I have smoothed the way (to power and riches), (74:15) and who still greedily desires that I should bestow upon him more. (74:16) By no means; he is stubbornly opposed to Our Signs. (74:17) I shall soon constrain him to a hard ascent. (74:18) He reflected and then hatched a scheme. (74:19) Ruin seize him, how did he hatch a scheme? (74:20) Again, ruin seize him, how did he hatch a scheme? (74:21) He looked (at others); (74:22) then frowned and scowled; (74:23) then he retreated and waxed proud, (74:24) and said: “This (Qur'an) is merely a sorcery of yore; (74:25) this is nothing but the word of a mere mortal!” (74:26) Him shall I soon roast in Hell. (74:27) And what do you know what Hell is? (74:28) It spares nothing; it leaves nothing intact; (74:29) it scorches (even) the skin. (74:30) Over it are nineteen keepers. (74:31) We have appointed none but angels as the keepers of the Fire, and We have not made their number but as a trial for the unbelievers so that those who have been endowed with the Book will be convinced and the believers' faith will increase, and neither those who have been endowed with the Book nor the believers will fall into any doubt. As for those in whose hearts there is a sickness as well as the unbelievers, they will say: “What did Allah aim at by this strange parable?” Thus does Allah let whomsoever He pleases to go astray, and directs whomsoever He pleases to the Right Way. And none knows the hosts of your Lord but He. (And Hell has only been mentioned here) that people may take heed. (74:32) Nay, by the moon, (74:33) and by the night when it recedes, (74:34) and by the day when it dawns (with its radiance), (74:35) surely (Hell) is one of the greatest Signs, (74:36) a warning to humankind, (74:37) a warning to everyone of you whether he would like to come forward or lag behind. (74:38) Each one is a hostage to one's deeds, (74:39) save the People of the Right Hand (74:40) who shall be in the Gardens, and shall ask (74:41) about the guilty ones: (74:42) “What drove you to Hell?” (74:43) They will answer: “We were not among those who observed Prayer, (74:44) and we did not feed the poor, (74:45) and we indulged in vain talk with those who indulged in vain talk, (74:46) and we gave the lie to the Day of Judgement (74:47) until the inevitable event overtook us.” (74:48) The intercession of the intercessors shall then be of no avail to them. (74:49) What is the matter with people that they are turning away from this Exhortation, (74:50) as though they were frightened wild asses, (74:51) fleeing from a lion? (74:52) No indeed; each one of them desires that open letters be sent to each of them. (74:53) No indeed; the truth is that they have no fear of the Hereafter. (74:54) Nay; this is an Exhortation. (74:55) So, whoever wills may benefit from it. (74:56) But they will not benefit from it unless Allah Himself so wills. He is worthy to be feared; and He is worthy to forgive (those that fear Him).

(75:1) Nay, I swear by the Day of Resurrection; (75:2) and nay, I swear by the self-reproaching soul! (75:3) Does man imagine that We will not be able to bring his bones together again? (75:4) Yes indeed; We have the power to remould even his finger-tips. (75:5) But man desires to persist in his evil ways. (75:6) He asks: “When will the Day of Resurrection be?” (75:7) When the sight is dazed, (75:8) and the moon is eclipsed, (75:9) and the sun and the moon are joined together, (75:10) on that Day will man say: “Whither the refuge?” (75:11) No, there is no refuge. (75:12) With your Lord alone will be the retreat that Day. (75:13) On that Day will man be apprised of his deeds, both the earlier and the later. (75:14) But lo, man is well aware of himself, (75:15) even though he might make up excuses. (75:16) (O Prophet), do not stir your tongue hastily (to commit the Revelation to memory). (75:17) Surely it is for Us to have you commit it to memory and to recite it. (75:18) And so when We recite it, follow its recitation attentively; (75:19) then it will be for Us to explain it. (75:20) Nay; the truth is that you love ardently (the good of this world) that can be obtained hastily, (75:21) and are oblivious of the Hereafter. (75:22) Some faces on that Day will be fresh and resplendent, (75:23) and will be looking towards their Lord; (75:24) and some faces on that Day will be gloomy, (75:25) believing that a crushing calamity is about to strike them. (75:26) Nay; when a man's soul reaches up to the throat, (75:27) and it is said: “Is there any enchanter who can step forward and help (by his chanting)?” (75:28) and he realises that the hour of parting is come, (75:29) and calf is inter-twined with calf. (75:30) On that Day you will be driven to your Lord. (75:31) But he did not verify the Truth, nor did he observe Prayer; (75:32) on the contrary, he gave the lie to the Truth and turned his back upon it, (75:33) then he went back to his kinsfolk, elated with pride. (75:34) This (attitude) is worthy of you, altogether worthy; (75:35) again, it is worthy of you, altogether worthy. (75:36) Does man think that he will be left alone, unquestioned? (75:37) Was he not a drop of ejaculated semen, (75:38) then he became a clot, and then Allah made it into a living body and proportioned its parts, (75:39) and then He made of him a pair, male and female? (75:40) Does He, then, not have the power to bring back the dead to life?

(76:1) Was there a period of time when man was not even worthy of a mention? (76:2) Verily We created man out of a drop of intermingled sperm so that We might try him, and We therefore endowed him with hearing and sight. (76:3) Surely We showed him the Right Path, regardless of whether he chooses to be thankful or unthankful (to his Lord). (76:4) For the unbelievers, We have kept ready chains and fetters and a Blazing Fire. (76:5) The virtuous shall drink from a cup tempered with camphor water. (76:6) This will be a gushing spring wherefrom Allah's servants shall drink wine, a spring from which they will take out channels wherever they wish. (76:7) These will be the ones who fulfil their vows and dread the Day whose woe shall be spread far and wide; (76:8) those who, for the love of Him, feed the needy, and the orphan, and the captive, (76:9) (saying): “We feed you only for Allah's sake; we do not seek of you any recompense or thanks, (76:10) we fear from our Lord a Day that shall be long and distressful.” (76:11) So Allah shall guard them against the woe of that Day, and will procure them freshness and joy, (76:12) and will reward them for their steadfastness with Paradise and robes of silk. (76:13) There they will recline on elevated couches and will be subjected neither to the burning heat of the sun nor to bitter cold. (76:14) The shades of Paradise will bend over them, and its fruits will be brought within their easy reach; (76:15) and there shall be passed around them vessels of silver and goblets of crystal, (76:16) goblets bright as crystal but made of silver, filled to exact measure. (76:17) Therein they shall be served a cup flavoured with ginger, (76:18) drawn from a spring (in Paradise) called Salsabil. (76:19) There boys of everlasting youth shall go about attending them: when you see them, you would think that they are scattered pearls. (76:20) Whitherto you look around, you will see an abundance of bliss and the glories of a great kingdom. (76:21) They [i.e., the virtuous] shall be attired in garments of fine green silk and rich brocade and will be adorned with bracelets of silver. Their Lord will give them a pure wine to drink. (76:22) Behold, this is your recompense and your endeavour has been appreciated. (76:23) (O Prophet), indeed We have revealed the Qur'an to you in portions. (76:24) So persevere with the command of your Lord and do not pay any heed to the wicked and the unbelieving, (76:25) and remember the name of your Lord, morning and evening; (76:26) and prostrate yourself before Him at night, and extol His Glory during the long watches of the night. (76:27) Verily they love (the good of this world) that is hastily obtainable and are oblivious of the burdensome Day ahead of them. (76:28) We created them and strengthened their joints; and whenever We wish, We can change their faces entirely. (76:29) Verily this is an Exhortation; so let him who so will take a way to his Lord. (76:30) But your willing shall be of no avail until Allah Himself so wills. Surely Allah is All-Knowing, Most Wise. (76:31) He admits to His Mercy whomsoever He pleases. As for the wrong-doers, He has prepared for them a grievous chastisement.

(77:1) By the (winds) sent forth in quick succession, (77:2) which then blow tempestuously (77:3) and raise (clouds) and scatter them around, (77:4) then winnow them thoroughly, (77:5) and then cast (Allah's) remembrance (in people's hearts), (77:6) to serve as an excuse or a warning. (77:7) Surely what you are promised shall come to pass. (77:8) So when the stars are extinguished, (77:9) and the sky is rent asunder, (77:10) and the mountains are blown away, (77:11) and the appointed time to bring the Messengers together arrives,(then shall the promised event come to pass). (77:12) To which Day has this task been deferred? (77:13) To the Day of Judgement. (77:14) What do you know what the Day of Judgement is? (77:15) Woe on that Day to those that give the lie to the Truth! (77:16) Did We not destroy many a nation of the earlier times? (77:17) And We shall cause those of later times to follow them. (77:18) Thus do We deal with the guilty. (77:19) Woe on that Day to those that give the lie to the Truth! (77:20) Did We not create you of a mean fluid, (77:21) which We then placed in a secure repository (77:22) until an appointed time? (77:23) See that We had the power to do so. Great indeed is Our power to do what We will. (77:24) Woe on that Day to those that give the lie to the Truth! (77:25) Did We not make the earth a receptacle, (77:26) for the living and the dead, (77:27) and did We not firmly fix towering mountains on it and give you sweet water to drink? (77:28) Woe on that Day to those that give the lie to the Truth! (77:29) Proceed now towards that which you were wont to deny as false; (77:30) proceed towards the three-pronged shadow, (77:31) which neither provides (cooling) shade nor protection against the flames; (77:32) it indeed throws up sparks like castles, (77:33) which seem as though they are yellow-coloured camels. (77:34) Woe on that Day to those that give the lie to the Truth! (77:35) That will be the Day on which they will not (be able to) utter a word, (77:36) nor will they be allowed to proffer excuses. (77:37) Woe on that Day to those that give the lie to the Truth! (77:38) That is the Day of Judgement on which We have assembled you as well as all those who went before you. (77:39) So if you have any ploy, try it against Me! (77:40) Woe on that Day to those that give the lie to the Truth! (77:41) Behold, today the God-fearing will be amidst shades and springs, (77:42) and the fruits that they desire (will be ready at hand). (77:43) Eat and drink and may every joy attend you as a reward for your deeds. (77:44) Thus do We reward those that do good. (77:45) Woe on that Day to those that give the lie to the Truth! (77:46) Eat and enjoy yourselves for a while. Surely you are evil-doers. (77:47) Woe on that Day to those that give the lie to the Truth! (77:48) When it is said to them: “Bow down (before Allah),” they do not bow down. (77:49) Woe on that Day to those that give the lie to the Truth! (77:50) In what discourse after this (Qur'an) will they, then, believe?

(78:1) About what are they asking one another? (78:2) Is it about the awesome tiding (78:3) that they are in utter disagreement? (78:4) No indeed; soon will they come to know; (78:5) again, no indeed; soon will they come to know. (78:6) Have We not spread the earth like a bed, (78:7) and fixed the mountains like pegs, (78:8) and created you in pairs (as men and women), (78:9) and made your sleep a means of repose, (78:10) and made the night a covering, (78:11) and made the day to seek livelihood, (78:12) and built above you seven strong firmaments, (78:13) and placed therein a hot, shining lamp, (78:14) and sent down abundant water from the clouds (78:15) so that We may thereby bring forth grain and vegetation, (78:16) and gardens dense with foliage? (78:17) Surely the Day of Judgement has an appointed time; (78:18) the Day when the Trumpet shall be blown, and you will come forth in multitudes; (78:19) and when the sky shall be opened up and will become all doors; (78:20) and the mountains will be set in motion and become a mirage. (78:21) Surely the Hell is an ambush, (78:22) a resort for the rebellious; (78:23) therein they shall abide for ages, (78:24) they shall taste in it no coolness, nor any pleasant drink (78:25) save boiling water and wash of the wounds; (78:26) a befitting recompense for their deeds. (78:27) For indeed they did not look forward to any reckoning, (78:28) and roundly denied Our Signs as false. (78:29) And everything have We recorded in a Book. (78:30) So taste (the fruit of your deeds). We shall only increase your torment. (78:31) Surely the state of triumph awaits the God-fearing: (78:32) gardens and vineyards, (78:33) and youthful maidens of like age, (78:34) and an overflowing cup. (78:35) Therein they shall hear no idle talk, nor any falsehood; (78:36) a recompense from your Lord and an ample reward (78:37) from the Lord of the heavens and the earth and of that which is between them; the Most Merciful Lord before Whom none dare utter a word. (78:38) The Day when the Spirit and the angels are ranged row on row. None shall speak save he whom the Merciful Lord will permit; and he too will speak what is right. (78:39) That Day is sure to come. So let him who will seek a resort with his Lord. (78:40) Lo! We warn you of a chastisement near at hand; the Day when a man will look on what his own hands have sent forth, and the unbelievers shall say: “Oh would that I were utter dust.”

(79:1) By those (angels) that pluck out the soul from depths, (79:2) and gently take it away; (79:3) and by those that speedily glide along (the cosmos), (79:4) and vie with the others(in carrying out their Lord's behests); (79:5) and then manage the affairs of the Universe(according to their Lord's commands). (79:6) The Day when the quaking will cause a violent convulsion, (79:7) and will be followed by another quaking. (79:8) On that Day some hearts shall tremble (with fright), (79:9) and their eyes shall be downcast with dread. (79:10) They say: “Shall we indeed be restored to life, (79:11) even after we have been reduced to bones, hollow and rotten?” (79:12) They say: “That will then be a return with a great loss!” (79:13) Surely they will need no more than a single stern blast, (79:14) and lo, they will all be in the open plain. (79:15) Has Moses' story reached you? (79:16) When his Lord called him in the sacred valley of Tuwa, (79:17) and directed him: “Go to Pharaoh, he has rebelled, (79:18) and say to him: 'Are you willing to be purified, (79:19) that I may direct you to your Lord and then you hold Him in awe?' ” (79:20) Then Moses (went to Pharaoh and) showed him the Great Sign; (79:21) but he denied it as false and disobeyed, (79:22) and then he turned back to have recourse to his craftiness, (79:23) and gathered his people and declared: (79:24) “I am the supreme lord of you all.” (79:25) Thereupon Allah seized him for the chastisement of the World to Come as well as of the present. (79:26) Surely there is a great lesson in it for whoever would fear (Allah). (79:27) Is it harder to create you or the heaven? But Allah built it, (79:28) and raised its vault high and proportioned it; (79:29) and covered its night with darkness and brought forth from it its day; (79:30) and thereafter spread out the earth, (79:31) and brought out of it its water and its pasture, (79:32) and firmly fixed in it mountains; (79:33) all this as provision for you and your cattle. (79:34) But when the great calamity will come about (79:35) on the Day when man will recall all his strivings, (79:36) and Hell will be brought in sight for anyone to see: (79:37) then he who transgressed (79:38) and preferred the life of this world, (79:39) most surely his abode shall be Hell. (79:40) But he who feared to stand before his Lord, and restrained himself from evil desires, (79:41) most surely his abode shall be Paradise. (79:42) They ask you about the Hour: “When will it be?” (79:43) What concern do you have to speak about that? (79:44) Its knowledge rests with your Lord. (79:45) You are only a warner to him who has a fear of it. (79:46) On the Day they see it, they will feel as though they had stayed (in the grave) no more than one evening or one morning.

(80:1) He frowned and turned away (80:2) that the blind man came to him. (80:3) How could you know? Perhaps he would cleanse himself, (80:4) or he might be mindful and good counsel might avail him. (80:5) Now he who waxes indifferent, (80:6) you attend to him, (80:7) though you are not to blame if he would not cleanse himself. (80:8) But he who comes to you running, (80:9) and fears (Allah), (80:10) you pay no heed to him. (80:11) No indeed; this is only a Reminder. (80:12) So whoso wills may give heed to it. (80:13) It is contained in scrolls highly honoured, (80:14) most exalted and purified, (80:15) borne by the hands of scribes, (80:16) noble and purified. (80:17) Accursed be man! How stubbornly he denies the Truth. (80:18) Out of what did Allah create him? (80:19) Out of a sperm-drop did He create him and then determined a measure for him, (80:20) and then made the course of life easy for him, (80:21) then He caused him to die and brought him to the grave, (80:22) and then, whenever He wishes, He will raise him back to life. (80:23) Nay, but man did not fulfil what Allah had enjoined upon him. (80:24) So let man just consider his food: (80:25) We poured water, pouring it in great abundance, (80:26) and cleaved the earth, cleaving it asunder; (80:27) then caused the grain to grow out of it, (80:28) together with grapes and vegetables, (80:29) and olives and palms, (80:30) and dense orchards, (80:31) and fruits and pastures – (80:32) all this as a provision for you and your cattle. (80:33) But when the deafening cry shall be sounded (80:34) on the Day when each man shall flee from his brother, (80:35) and his mother and his father; (80:36) and his consort and his children; (80:37) on that Day each will be occupied with his own business, making him oblivious of all save himself. (80:38) Some faces on that Day shall be beaming with happiness, (80:39) and be cheerful and joyous. (80:40) Some faces on that Day shall be dust-ridden, (80:41) enveloped by darkness. (80:42) These will be the unbelievers, the wicked.

(81:1) When the sun shall be folded up, (81:2) when the stars shall scatter away, (81:3) when the mountains shall be set in motion, (81:4) when the ten-months pregnant camels shall be abandoned, (81:5) when the savage beasts shall be brought together, (81:6) when the seas shall be set boiling, (81:7) when the souls shall be rejoined (with their bodies), (81:8) and when the girl-child buried alive shall be asked: (81:9) for what offence was she killed? (81:10) and when the scrolls of (men's) deeds shall be unfolded, (81:11) and when Heaven is laid bare; (81:12) and Hell is stoked, (81:13) and Paradise brought nigh: (81:14) then shall each person know what he has brought along. (81:15) No indeed; I swear by the alternating stars (81:16) that hide, (81:17) and by the night as it recedes, (81:18) and the morn as it breathes. (81:19) Verily this is the word of a noble message-bearer; (81:20) one mighty and held in honour with the Lord of the Throne; (81:21) there he is obeyed and held trustworthy. (81:22) (O people of Makkah), your companion is not mad; (81:23) he indeed saw the message-bearer on the clear horizon; (81:24) nor does he grudge (conveying this knowledge about) the Unseen; (81:25) nor is it a word of an accursed Satan. (81:26) Where to are you then heading? (81:27) It is nothing but Good Counsel for everyone in the world, (81:28) for everyone of you who wishes to follow the Straight Way; (81:29) but your wishing will not avail unless Allah, the Lord of the Universe, so wishes.

(82:1) When the heaven is split asunder, (82:2) when the stars are scattered, (82:3) when the seas are made to burst forth, (82:4) and when graves are laid open, (82:5) everyone shall know all his deeds, both the earlier and the later. (82:6) O man! What has deceived you about your generous Lord (82:7) Who created you, shaped you, and made you well-proportioned, (82:8) and set you in whatever form He pleased? (82:9) No indeed; (the fact is that) you deny the Reckoning, declaring it a lie; (82:10) you do so the while there are watchers over you; (82:11) noble scribes, (82:12) who know what you do. (82:13) Surely the virtuous shall be in Bliss, (82:14) and the wicked shall be in the Blazing Fire. (82:15) They shall enter it on the Day of Recompense (82:16) and then shall never come out of it. (82:17) What do you know what the Day of Recompense is? (82:18) Again, what do you know what the Day of Recompense is? (82:19) It is the Day when no one shall have the power to do anything for another, and all command shall be Allah's.

(83:1) Woe to the stinters; (83:2) those who, when they take from others by measure, take their full share; (83:3) but who, when they measure or weigh for others, give less than their due. (83:4) Do they not realise that they will be raised to life (83:5) on a Great Day, (83:6) a Day when mankind will stand before the Lord of the Universe? (83:7) No indeed! Verily the deeds of the wicked are in the Record locked up in the prison-house! (83:8) And how would you know what the Record of the prison-house is? (83:9) It is a Book inscribed. (83:10) Woe, then, to those that give the lie, (83:11) those that give the lie to the Day of Recompense. (83:12) Yet none gives the lie to it except the transgressor immersed in sin; (83:13) who, when Our verses are recited to him, says: “Mere tales of olden times!” (83:14) No indeed! The truth is that their hearts have become rusted on account of their evil deeds. (83:15) No indeed! On that Day they will be screened off from seeing their Lord, (83:16) and then they shall enter Hell, (83:17) whereafter they will be told: “This is what you used to give the lie to.” (83:18) No indeed! Verily, the deeds of the virtuous shall be in the record of the exalted ones. (83:19) And what do you know what the Record of the exalted ones is? (83:20) It is a Book inscribed, (83:21) which the angels placed near Allah to safeguard. (83:22) Verily the virtuous shall be in Bliss; (83:23) resting on couches, looking around. (83:24) You shall see upon their faces the glow of bliss. (83:25) They will be served a drink of the finest sealed wine, (83:26) whose seal is musk – so let all aspirants aspire after that – (83:27) a wine whose mixture is Tasnim, (83:28) a fountain at which the chosen ones shall drink. (83:29) Behold, the wicked were wont to laugh at the believers: (83:30) when they passed by them they winked, (83:31) and when they went back to their families, they went back jesting, (83:32) and when they saw the believers, they said: “Lo! These are the erring ones”; (83:33) (they said so although) they had not been appointed watchers over them. (83:34) But today the believers are laughing at the unbelievers; (83:35) seated upon their couches, they are looking around. (83:36) Have the unbelievers been duly rewarded for their deeds?

(84:1) When the sky is rent asunder (84:2) and hearkens to the command of its Lord, doing what it should; (84:3) and when the earth is stretched out (84:4) and casts out what is within it and is emptied, (84:5) and hearkens to the command of its Lord, doing what it should. (84:6) O man, you are striving unto your Lord and you will meet Him. (84:7) Whoever is given the Record in his right hand (84:8) shall be called to an easy accounting, (84:9) and shall return to his people joyfully. (84:10) But he who is given the Record behind his back, (84:11) shall cry for “perdition,” (84:12) and will enter the Blazing Fire. (84:13) He used to live joyfully among his people, (84:14) thinking he would never revert (to Us). (84:15) But no; (how would he not revert)? His Lord was ever watching him. (84:16) Nay; I swear by the twilight; (84:17) and by the night and what it enfolds, (84:18) and by the moon, when it reaches its fullness: (84:19) you shall proceed onwards from stage to stage. (84:20) So, what is the matter with them that they do not believe, (84:21) and when the Qur'an is recited to them, they do not prostrate themselves? (84:22) Instead, the unbelievers reject it, calling it a lie. (84:23) Allah knows best what they are accumulating (in their Record). (84:24) So give them the good news of a painful chastisement, (84:25) except for those who believe and do good deeds. Theirs shall be an unending reward.

(85:1) By the heaven with its impregnable castles; (85:2) by the Promised Day, (85:3) and by the witness and what is witnessed: (85:4) the people of the pit were destroyed (85:5) with fire abounding in fuel, (85:6) while they sat around it, (85:7) and were witnessing what they did to the believers. (85:8) Against these they had no grudge except that they believed in Allah, the Most Mighty, the Most Praiseworthy, (85:9) to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. Allah witnesses everything. (85:10) Surely those who tormented the believing men and the believing women and then did not repent, theirs shall be the chastisement of Hell, and theirs shall be the chastisement of burning. (85:11) As for those who believed and acted righteously, theirs shall be Gardens beneath which rivers flow. That is the great triumph. (85:12) Stern indeed is your Lord's punishment. (85:13) He it is Who creates for the first time and He it is Who will create again, (85:14) and He is the Ever Forgiving, the Most Loving (85:15) – the Lord of the Glorious Throne, (85:16) the Executor of what He wills. (85:17) Has the story of the armies reached you, (85:18) the armies of Pharaoh and Thamud? (85:19) The unbelievers are indeed engaged in denying it, calling it a lie, (85:20) although Allah surrounds them. (85:21) Nay; but this is a glorious Qur'an, (85:22) inscribed on a well-guarded Tablet.

(86:1) By the heaven, and the night-visitor, (86:2) what do you know what the night-visitor is? (86:3) It is the piercing star. (86:4) There is no living being but there is a protector over it. (86:5) So let man consider of what he was created. (86:6) He was created of a gushing fluid, (86:7) emanating from between the loins and the ribs. (86:8) Surely He (the Creator) has the power to bring him back (to life). (86:9) On the Day when man's deepest secrets shall be put to the test (86:10) he shall have no power, and no helper. (86:11) By the heaven with its recurring cycle of rain, (86:12) and by the earth ever bursting with verdure, (86:13) this (Qur'an) is surely a decisive Word, (86:14) not a flippant jest. (86:15) They are devising a guile, (86:16) and I too am devising a guile. (86:17) So leave the unbelievers to themselves; respite them awhile.

(87:1) Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High, (87:2) Who created all things and fashioned them in good proportion; (87:3) Who determined and guided them, (87:4) Who brought forth the pasture, (87:5) and then made it into a blackish straw. (87:6) We shall make you recite and then you will not forget, (87:7) except what Allah should wish. He knows all that is manifest and all that is hidden. (87:8) We shall ease you to follow the way of Ease. (87:9) So render good counsel if good counsel will avail. (87:10) He who fears (Allah) shall heed it, (87:11) but the wretched will turn away from it. (87:12) He will be cast into the Great Fire. (87:13) Then he will neither die in it, nor live. (87:14) He who purified himself shall prosper, (87:15) remembering his Lord's name and praying. (87:16) No; but you prefer the present life, (87:17) whereas the Hereafter is better and more enduring. (87:18) This, indeed, was in the ancient Scrolls, (87:19) the Scrolls of Abraham and Moses.

(88:1) Has the news of the overwhelming event reached you? (88:2) Some faces that Day shall be downcast with fear, (88:3) be toiling and worn-out; (88:4) they shall burn in a Scorching Fire; (88:5) their drink shall be from a boiling spring. (88:6) They shall have no food except bitter dry thorns (88:7) that will neither nourish nor satisfy their hunger. (88:8) On that very Day some faces shall be radiant with joy, (88:9) well-pleased with their striving. (88:10) They will be in a lofty Garden (88:11) wherein they shall hear no vain talk. (88:12) In it there shall be a flowing spring, (88:13) and couches raised high, (88:14) and goblets laid out, (88:15) and cushions arrayed in rows, (88:16) and rich carpets levelled out. (88:17) Do (these unbelievers) not observe the camels: how they were created? (88:18) And the sky: how it was raised high? (88:19) And the mountains: how they were fixed? (88:20) And the earth: how it was spread out? (88:21) So render good counsel, for you are simply required to counsel, (88:22) and are not invested with the authority to compel them. (88:23) But whoever will turn away (from the Truth), (88:24) Allah will chastise him with the most terrible chastisement. (88:25) Surely to Us is their return; (88:26) and then it is for Us to call them to account.

(89:1) By the dawn, (89:2) and the ten nights, (89:3) and the even and the odd, (89:4) and by the night when it departs. (89:5) Is there in this an oath for one endowed with understanding? (89:6) Have you not seen how your Lord dealt with Ad (89:7) of Iram, known for their lofty columns, (89:8) the like of whom no nation was ever created in the lands of the world? (89:9) And how did He deal with Thamud who hewed out rocks in the valley? (89:10) And with Pharaoh of the tent pegs (89:11) who transgressed in the countries of the world (89:12) spreading in them much corruption? (89:13) Then their Lord unloosed upon them the lash of chastisement. (89:14) Truly your Lord is ever watchful. (89:15) As for man, when his Lord tests him by exalting him and bestowing His bounties upon him, he says: “My Lord has exalted me.” (89:16) But when He tests him by straitening his sustenance, he says: “My Lord has humiliated me.” (89:17) But no; you do not treat the orphan honourably, (89:18) and do not urge one another to feed the poor, (89:19) and greedily devour the entire inheritance, (89:20) and love the riches, loving them ardently. (89:21) But no; when the earth is ground to powder, (89:22) and when your Lord appears with rows upon rows of angels, (89:23) and when Hell is brought near that Day. On that Day will man understand, but of what avail will that understanding be? (89:24) He will say: “Would that I had sent ahead what would be of avail for this life of mine!” (89:25) Then on that Day Allah will chastise as none other can chastise; (89:26) and Allah will bind as none other can bind. (89:27) (On the other hand it will be said): “O serene soul! (89:28) Return to your Lord well-pleased (with your blissful destination), well-pleasing (to your Lord). (89:29) So enter among My (righteous) servants (89:30) and enter My Paradise.”

(90:1) Nay! I swear by this city (90:2) – this city wherein you have been rendered violable– (90:3) and I swear by the parent and his offspring: (90:4) Verily We have created man into toil and hardship. (90:5) Does he think that no one can overpower him? (90:6) He says: “I have squandered enormous wealth.” (90:7) Does he believe that none has seen him? (90:8) Did We not grant him two eyes, (90:9) and a tongue and two lips? (90:10) And did We not show him the two highroads (of good and evil)? (90:11) But he did not venture to scale the difficult steep. (90:12) And what do you know what that difficult steep is? (90:13) It is freeing someone's neck from slavery; (90:14) or giving food on a day of hunger (90:15) to an orphan near of kin; (90:16) or to a destitute lying in dust; (90:17) and, then besides this, he be one of those who believed, and enjoined upon one another steadfastness and enjoined upon one another compassion. (90:18) These are the People of the Right Hand. (90:19) As for those who rejected Our Signs, they are the People of the Left Hand. (90:20) Upon them shall be a Fire that will hem them in.

(91:1) By the sun and its heat and brightness, (91:2) and by the moon as it follows it; (91:3) and by the day as it displays the sun's glory, (91:4) and by the night as it envelopes the sun; (91:5) and by the sky and by Him Who made it; (91:6) and by the earth and by Him Who stretched it out; (91:7) and by the soul and by Him Who perfectly proportioned it, (91:8) and imbued it with (the consciousness of) its evil and its piety: (91:9) He who purifies it will prosper, (91:10) and he who suppresses it will be ruined. (91:11) In their presumptuous insolence the Thamud called the Truth a lie (91:12) when their arch-criminal rose up in rage. (91:13) Then Allah's Messenger warned them: “Hands off the she-camel and her drink!” (91:14) But they rejected his statement as a lie and hamstrung the she-camel. For that crime their Lord rumbled down upon them, utterly razing them to the ground. (91:15) He has no fear of its sequel.

(92:1) By the night when it enshrouds, (92:2) and by the day when it breaks in its glory, (92:3) and by Him Who created the male and the female: (92:4) surely your strivings are divergent. (92:5) As for him who gave out his wealth (for Allah's sake) and abstained (from disobeying Him), (92:6) and affirmed the Truth of goodness: (92:7) We shall facilitate for him the Way to Bliss. (92:8) As for him who was a miser and behaved with aversion (to Allah), (92:9) and denied the Truth of goodness: (92:10) We shall facilitate for him the way to Hardship, (92:11) and his wealth shall be of no avail to him when he perishes. (92:12) Surely it is for Us to show the Right Way, (92:13) and to Us belong the Next Life and the present. (92:14) I have now warned you of a Blazing Fire, (92:15) where none shall burn except the most wicked, (92:16) who rejected the Truth, calling it falsehood and turned his back on it. (92:17) But the God-fearing shall be kept away from it, (92:18) the Godfearing who spends his wealth to purify himself; (92:19) not as payment for any favours that he received, (92:20) but only to seek the good pleasure of his Lord Most High. (92:21) He will surely be well-pleased (with him).

(93:1) By the bright forenoon, (93:2) and by the night when it covers the world with peace: (93:3) (O Prophet), your Lord has neither forsaken you, nor is He displeased. (93:4) Indeed what is to come will be better for you than what has gone by. (93:5) Verily your Lord will soon give you so amply that you will be well-pleased. (93:6) Did He not find you an orphan and then gave you shelter? (93:7) Did He not find you unaware of the Right Way, and then directed you to it? (93:8) And did He not find you in want, and then enriched you? (93:9) Therefore, be not harsh with the orphan; (93:10) and chide not him who asks, (93:11) and proclaim the bounty of your Lord.

(94:1) (O Prophet), Did We not lay open your breast (94:2) and relieve you of the burden (94:3) that had well-nigh broken your back? (94:4) And did We not exalt your fame? (94:5) Indeed, there is ease with hardship. (94:6) Most certainly, there is ease with hardship. (94:7) So, whenever you are free, strive in devotion, (94:8) and turn to your Lord with longing.

(95:1) By the fig and the olive; (95:2) and by the Mount Sinai, (95:3) and by this city (of Makkah), a haven of peace: (95:4) surely We created man in the best mould; (95:5) then We reverted him to the lowest of the low, (95:6) except those who have faith and do righteous deeds. Theirs is a never ending reward. (95:7) Who, then, can give the lie to you, (O Prophet), about the Reward and the Punishment? (95:8) Is not Allah the Greatest of all sovereigns?

(96:1) Recite in the name of your Lord Who created, (96:2) created man from a clot of congealed blood. (96:3) Recite: and your Lord is Most Generous, (96:4) Who taught by the pen, (96:5) taught man what he did not know. (96:6) Nay, surely man transgresses; (96:7) for he believes himself to be self-sufficient. (96:8) Surely to your Lord is your return. (96:9) Did you see him who forbids (96:10) a servant (of Allah) when he prays? (96:11) Did you consider: what if he is on the Right Way, (96:12) and enjoins piety? (96:13) Did you consider: what if he gives the lie (to the Truth) and turns away (from it)? (96:14) Does he not know that Allah sees everything? (96:15) No indeed; if he does not desist, We shall drag him by the forelock; (96:16) by the lying forelock steeped in sin. (96:17) So let him summon his helpmates; (96:18) We too shall summon the guards of Hell. (96:19) No, not at all. Never obey him. But prostrate yourself and become nigh (to your Lord).

(97:1) Behold, We revealed this (Qur'an) on the Night of Power. (97:2) And what do you know what the Night of Power is? (97:3) The Night of Power is better than a thousand months. (97:4) The angels along with the Spirit descend in it by the permission of their Lord with all kinds of decrees. (97:5) All peace is that night until the rise of dawn.

(98:1) Those who disbelieved – be they from the People of the Book or from those who associated others with Allah in His Divinity – will not desist from unbelief until the Clear Proof should come to them; (98:2) a Messenger from Allah, reciting from Purified Scrolls; (98:3) in writings wherein are scriptures, absolutely true and unerring. (98:4) Nor did those to whom the Book had been given split up until after the Proof (of the Right Way) had come to them. (98:5) Yet all that they had been commanded was that they serve Allah, with utter sincerity, devoting themselves exclusively to Him, and that they establish Prayer and pay Zakah. That is the Right Faith. (98:6) Those who disbelieved – be they from among the People of the Book or among those who associated others with Allah in His Divinity– shall be in the Fire, and will abide in it. They are the worst of creatures. (98:7) But those that believe and work righteous deeds, they are the best of creatures. (98:8) Their recompense lies with their Lord: Gardens of eternity beneath which rivers flow; therein they shall dwell, forever and ever. Allah is well-pleased with them, and they are well-pleased with Him. All this is for him who fears his Lord.

(99:1) When the earth will be shaken with a mighty shaking, (99:2) and the earth will throw up all her burdens, (99:3) and man will cry out: “What is the matter with her?” (99:4) On that Day it will relate all her news, (99:5) for your Lord will have commanded her (to do so). (99:6) On that Day people will go forth in varying states so that they be shown their deeds. (99:7) So, whoever does an atom's weight of good shall see it; (99:8) and whoever does an atom's weight of evil shall see it.

(100:1) By (the horses) that charge snorting, (100:2) then raise sparks of fire (by their hoofs), (100:3) then raid by the dawn, (100:4) and blaze a trail of dust, (100:5) and penetrate deep into a host. (100:6) Verily man is most ungrateful to his Lord; (100:7) and he himself is a witness to that, (100:8) and surely he loves riches with a passionate loving. (100:9) Is he not aware that when whatever lies (buried) in the graves is overthrown; (100:10) and the secrets of the hearts are laid bare (and examined)? (100:11) Surely on that Day will their Lord be fully informed about them.