1. H. M.
2. The revelation of the scripture is from God, the Noble, the Knowledgeable.
3. Forgiver of sins, and acceptor of repentance, severe in retribution, with
reach. There is no other god beside Him. To Him is the ultimate destiny.
4. None dispute in God's revelations except those who have disbelieved. So do
not be impressed by their influence through the land.
5. Denial had come before them from the people of Noah and the confederates
after them, and every nation schemed against their messenger to seize him, and
they disputed by means of falsehood to defeat with it the truth. Consequently,
I took them; so how was My punishment!
6. And as such, the word of your Lord has come to pass upon those who rejected,
that they are the dwellers of the Fire.
7. Those who carry the throne and all those around it glorify the praise of
their Lord, and believe in Him, and they seek forgiveness for those who have
believed: "Our Lord, you encompass all things with mercy and knowledge,
so forgive those who repented and followed your path, and spare them the agony
of Hell"
8. "Our Lord, and admit them into the gardens of Eden which You had promised
for them and for those who did good of their fathers, their spouses, and their
progeny. You are the Noble, the Wise"
9. "And protect them from the sins. And whomever You protect from the sins,
on that day, You have granted him mercy. And this is the greatest triumph"
10. Those who had rejected will be told: "God's abhorrence towards you
is greater than your abhorrence towards yourselves, for you were invited to
believe, but you chose to reject"
11. They will say: "Our Lord, you have made us die twice, and You have
given us life twice. Now we have confessed our sins. Is there any way out of
this path?"
12. This is because when God Alone was called, you rejected, but when partners
were associated with Him, you believed. Therefore, the judgment is for God,
the Most High, the Great.
13. He is the One who shows you His signs, and He sends down to you provisions
from the sky. But none care to remember except those who repent.
14. Therefore, call on God while being pure to His system, even if the rejecters
dislike it.
15. Possessor of the highest ranks, the owner of the Throne. He sends the Angels
with His command upon whom He wills from among His servants, that he may warn
of the Day of Summoning.
16. The day when they will be exposed. None of them will hide anything from
God. To whom is the sovereignty on this day? To God, the One, the Supreme.
17. Today, every soul will be requited for what it had earned. There will be
no injustice today. Surely, God is swift in reckoning.
18. And warn them of the imminent day, when the hearts will reach the throats,
and many will be remorseful. The transgressors will have no friend nor intercessor
to be obeyed.
19. He knows what the eyes cannot see, and all that the chests conceal.
20. And God judges with the truth, while those they call on besides Him do not
judge with anything! Surely, God is the Hearer, the Seer.
21. Have they not roamed the earth and noted what was the consequence of those
who were before them? They used to be stronger than they, and had built more
in the land. But God seized them for their sins, and they had no protector against
God.
22. That is because their messengers used to come to them with proofs, but they
rejected. Thus God seized them; for He is Mighty, severe in punishment.
23. And We Had sent Moses with Our signs, and a clear authority.
24. To Pharaoh, Haamaan, and Qaaroon. But they said: "A lying magician!"
25. Then, when the truth came to them from Us, they said: "Kill the children
of those who believed with him, and rape their women" But the scheming
of the rejecters is always in error.
26. And Pharaoh said: "Leave me to kill Moses, and let him call upon his
Lord. I fear that he may change your system, or that he will cause evil to spread
throughout the land"
27. And Moses said: "I seek refuge in my Lord and your Lord from every
arrogant one who does not believe in the Day of Reckoning"
28. And a believing man from among Pharaoh's people, who was concealing his
belief, said: "Will you kill a man simply for saying: 'My Lord is God',
and he has come to you with proofs from your Lord? And if he is a liar, then
his lie will be upon him, and if he is truthful, then some of what he is promising
you will afflict you. Surely, God does not guide any transgressor, liar"
29. "O my people, you have the kingship today throughout the land. But
then who will save us against God's torment, should it come to us?" Pharaoh
said: "I am showing you that which I see, and I guiding you in the right
path"
30. And the one who believed said: "O my people, I fear for you the same
fate as on the day of the confederates"
31. "Like the fate of the people of Noah, 'Aad, and Thamud, and those after
them. And God does not wish any injustice for the servant"
32. "And, O my people, I fear for you the day of blaming"
33. "A day when you will turn around and flee, you will have no protector
besides God, and whomever God sends astray, none can guide him"
34. "And Joseph had come to you before with proofs, but you remained in
doubt regarding what he came to you with. Then, when he died, you said: "God
will not send any messenger after him" It is such that God sends astray
he who is a transgressor, doubtful"
35. Those who dispute about God's signs without any authority that has come
to them, it is greatly abhorred with God and with those who believe. God thus
seals the hearts of every arrogant tyrant.
36. And Pharaoh said: "O Haamaan, build for me a high platform that I may
uncover the secrets"
37. "The secrets of the heavens, and that I can take a look at the god
of Moses, although I think he is a liar" Thus the evil works of Pharaoh
were made to appear correct to him, and he was blocked from the path. And Pharaoh's
scheming brought nothing but regret.
38. And the one who believed said: "O my people, follow me, and I will
guide you to the right way"
39. "O my people, this worldly life is but an enjoyment, while the Hereafter
is the permanent abode"
40. "Whosoever does an evil deed, he will not be requited except for its
equivalent, and whosoever does good, whether male or female and is a believer,
then those will be admitted to Paradise, where they will receive provision without
limit"
41. "And, O my people, why is it that I invite you to salvation, while
you invite me to the Fire!"
42. "You invite me to reject God, and place partners beside Him that I
have no knowledge of, and I am inviting you to the Noble, the Forgiver"
43. "There is no doubt that what you invite me to do has no basis in this
world, nor in the Hereafter. And our ultimate return will be to God, and that
the transgressors will be the dwellers if the Fire"
44. "You will come to remember what I am telling you, and I leave my affair
in this matter to God; God is the Seer of the servants"
45. So God protected him from the evil of what they schemed, while the people
of Pharaoh have incurred the worst retribution.
46. The Fire, which they will be shown morning and night, and on the day when
the hour is established: "Admit the people of Pharaoh into the most severe
of the retribution"
47. And when they argue in Hell, the weak will say to those who were arrogant:
"We used to be your followers, can you take from us any portion of the
Fire?"
48. Those who were arrogant will say: "We are all in it together, for God
has passed judgment upon the servants"
49. And those who are in Fire will say to the guardians of Hell: "Call
upon your Lord to reduce for us the retribution, by just one day!"
50. They will say: "Did not your messengers come to you with proofs?"
They will reply: "Yes" They will say: "Then call out, for the
call of the rejecters is nothing but in vain"
51. We will indeed grant victory to Our messengers and to those who believed
in the worldly life, and on the day when the witnesses will rise.
52. A day when excuses will be of no help to the transgressors, and they will
be cursed, and they will have the worst abode.
53. And We have given Moses the guidance, and We made the Children of Israel
inherit the scripture.
54. A guide and a reminder for those who possess intelligence.
55. So be patient, for the promise of God is true, and seek forgiveness for
your sin, and glorify and praise your Lord evening and morning.
56. Surely, those who dispute about God's revelations without any authority
given to them, there is nothing but arrogance in their chests, which they do
not perceive. Therefore, seek refuge in God; He is the Hearer, the Seer.
57. The creation of the heavens and the earth is greater than the creation of
the humans, but most humans do not know.
58. And not equal are the blind and the seer; nor those who believe and do good
works, and those who do evil. Little do you remember.
59. Surely the Hour is coming, there is no doubt in it, but most people do not
believe.
60. And your Lord said: "Call on Me and I will respond to you" Surely,
those who are too arrogant to serve Me, they will enter Hell, forcibly.
61. God, it is He Who has made the night for you to reside in and the day to
see in. Surely, God provides many blessings upon the people, but most people
are not thankful.
62. That is God, your Lord, Creator of all things. There is no god except He,
so why do you deviate?
63. Thus, those who used to deny God's Revelations were deviated.
64. God is the One who made the earth habitable for you, and the sky as a structure,
and He designed you, and Has perfected your design. And He provided you with
good provisions. Such is God your Lord. Most Exalted is God, Lord of the worlds.
65. He is the Living; there is no god except He. So call on Him while making
the system pure for Him. Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds.
66. Say: "I have been enjoined from serving those whom you are calling
upon besides God, since the proofs have come to me from my Lord. And I have
been commanded to comply to the Lord of the worlds"
67. He is the One who created you from dust, then from a drop, then from a hanging
embryo, then He brings you out as a child, then He lets you reach your maturity,
then you become old, and some of you may pass away before this, and so that
you may reach an appointed term, in order that you may understand.
68. He is the One who gives life and causes death. And when He decides upon
anything, He simply says to it: "Be" and it is.
69. Did you not see those who dispute about God's revelations, how they have
deviated?
70. Those who deny the scripture, and in what We have sent Our messengers with.
Therefore, they will come to know.
71. When the collars will be around their necks and the chains will be used
to drag them.
72. In the boiling water, then in the Fire they will be burned.
73. Then it will be said to them: "Where are those that you have set up
as partners"
74. "Beside God?" They will say: "They have abandoned us. No,
we did not used to call on anything before!" Thus God leads the rejecters
astray.
75. That was because of what you used to exult on earth without any right, and
for what you used to rejoice.
76. Enter the gates of Hell, abiding therein. What a miserable abode for the
arrogant ones.
77. So be patient, for the promise of God is true. Either We will show you some
of what We have promised them, or We will make you die, then it is to Us that
they will be returned.
78. And We have sent messengers before you. Some of them We mentioned to you,
and some We did not mention to you. And it was not given to any messenger that
he should bring a sign except by God's leave. So, when God's judgment is issued,
the matter will be decided with the truth, and the followers of falsehood will
be lost.
79. God is the One who made the livestock for you that you may ride on some
of them, and some of them you eat.
80. And you have other benefits in them. And that you may reach by their means
a desire that is in your chest. And on them and on the ships, you are carried.
81. And He shows you His signs. So which of God's signs do you deny?
82. Have they not roamed the earth and noted the consequences for those who
were before them? They used to be greater in number than them and mightier in
strength, and they had built more in the land. Yet, all that they had earned
could not avail them.
83. Then, when their messengers came to them with clear proofs, they were content
with what they already had of the knowledge. And that which they ridiculed became
their end.
84. So when they saw Our might, they said: "We believe in God Alone, and
we reject all the partners we used to set up"
85. But their belief then could not help them, once they saw Our might. Such
is God's way that has been established with His servants. And the rejecters
were then utterly doomed.