1. O mankind, be
aware of your Lord, for the quaking of the hour is a terrible thing.
2. The day you see it, every nursing mother will leave her suckling child, and
every pregnant one will miscarry, and you will see the people drunk while they
are not drunk, but the retribution of God is most severe.
3. And from mankind are those who argue regarding God without knowledge, and
he follows every rebellious devil.
4. It was decreed upon him that any who follow him, he will mislead him, and
guide him to the retribution of Fire.
5. O mankind, if you are in doubt as to the resurrection, then We have created
you from dirt, then from semen, then from a clot, then from a lump of flesh
developed and undeveloped so that We make it clear to you. And We allow it in
the wombs as We wish to an appointed time, then We bring you out a child, then
you reach your maturity, and of you are those who are made to die, and of you
are those who are sent to an old age where he will not be able to learn any
new knowledge after what he already has. And you see the land still, but when
We send down the water to it, it vibrates and grows, and it brings forth of
every lovely pair.
6. That is because God is the truth, and He gives life to the dead, and He is
capable of all things.
7. And the Hour is coming, there is no doubt in it, and God will resurrect those
who are in the graves.
8. And from mankind are those who argue regarding God with no knowledge nor
guidance nor enlightening scripture.
9. Bending his side to misguide from the path of God. He will have humiliation
in the world and We will make him taste on the Day of Resurrection the retribution
of burning.
10. That is for what your hands have brought forth, and God does not wrong the
servants.
11. And from mankind are those who serve God on edge. So when good comes to
him, he is content with it; and if an ordeal comes to him, he then turns on
his face. He has lost this world and the Hereafter. Such is the clear loss.
12. He calls upon besides God what will not harm him and what will not benefit
him. Such is the far straying.
13. He calls on those who harm him more than they benefit him. What a miserable
patron, and what a miserable companion.
14. God admits those who believe and do good works to gardens with rivers flowing
beneath them. God does as He wishes.
15. Whosoever thinks that God will not grant him victory in this world and the
Hereafter, then let him extend his request to the heavens, then let him stop
and see whether this action has removed his obstacles.
16. And as such, We have sent down clear revelations, and God guides whomever
He wishes.
17. Those who believe, and the Jews, and the Sabians, and the Nazarenes, and
the Majoos, and those who have set up partners; God will separate between them
on the Day of Resurrection. For God is witness over all things.
18. Did you not see that to God submit what is in heavens and what is in earth?
And the sun and the moon and the stars and the mountains and the trees and what
moves, and many of mankind, and many who have deserved the retribution. And
whoever God disgraces, then none can honour him. God does what He pleases.
19. Here are two opponents who have disputed regarding their Lord; as for those
who rejected, garments from fire are cut out for them, and boiling water is
poured from above their heads.
20. It melts the inside of their stomachs and their skin.
21. And they will have hooked rods of iron.
22. Every time they want to escape the anguish, they are returned to it. Taste
the retribution of the burning!
23. God will admit those who believe and do good works to gardens with rivers
flowing beneath them, wherein they will be adorned with bracelets of gold and
pearl, and their garments will be of silk.
24. And they are guided to the good sayings, and guided to the path of the Praiseworthy.
25. Those who have rejected and repel from the path of God and the restricting
temple that We have made for mankind, for the dweller or the visitor to it;
and whoever inclines to evil action in it, We will let them taste a painful
retribution.
26. And We have showed Abraham where to place the House: "Do not set up
anyone with Me, and purify my House for those who visit and those who are resident,
and those who are yielding and submitting"
27. And proclaim to mankind with the pilgrimage, they will come to you walking
and on every transport, they will come from every deep enclosure.
28. So that they may witness benefits for themselves and recall God's name in
a limited number of days over what He Has provided for them of the animal livestock.
So eat from it and feed the needy and the poor.
29. Then let them complete their duties and fulfill their vows, and let them
visit the ancient House.
30. Thus, and whosoever honours God's restrictions, then it is better for him
with His Lord. And the livestock is made lawful for you except what is recited
upon you. So avoid the evil of idols and avoid saying false statements.
31. Monotheists to God, not setting up anything with Him. And whosoever sets-up
partners with God, then it is as if he has fallen from the sky and the birds
snatch him or the wind takes him to a place far off.
32. Thus, and whoever honours the symbols of God, then it is from the piety
of the hearts.
33. In them are benefits to an appointed time, then their place is to the ancient
House.
34. And for every nation We have made a rite that they may mention God's name
over what He has provided for them of the animal livestock. So your god is One
god, so to Him comply and give good tidings to those who obey.
35. Those who, when God is mentioned, their hearts tremble, and they are patient
to what befalls them, and they uphold the salat, and from what We provide them
they spend.
36. And the animals used for offering We have made for you from the rites of
God, in them is good for you. So mention God's name upon them in succession,
so once they are offered, then eat from them and give food to the poor and the
needy. It was thus that We have made them in service to you, that you may be
thankful.
37. Neither their meat nor their blood reaches God, but what reaches Him is
the righteousness from you. It was thus that He made them in service to you,
so that you may glorify God for what He has guided you to, and give news to
the good doers.
38. God defends those who believe. God does not like any betrayer, rejecter.
39. It is permitted for those who have been persecuted to fight. And God is
able to give them victory.
40. The ones who were driven out of their homes without justice, except that
they said: "Our Lord is God!" And if it were not for mankind being
pitted against one another, then many monasteries, synagogues, commitments,
and temples where the name of God is frequently mentioned would have been destroyed.
God will give victory to those who support Him. God is Powerful, Noble.
41. Those whom if We allow them authority in the land, they uphold the salat,
and they contribute to the zakat, and deter from evil. And to God is the conclusion
of all matters.
42. And if they deny you, then denied also before them did the people of Noah
and 'Aad and Thamud.
43. And the people of Abraham and the people of Lot.
44. And the dwellers of Midian; and Moses was denied. So I granted respite to
the rejecters then I took them, how then was My punishment?
45. So how many a town have We destroyed while it was doing wrong, so that it
is lying in ruins with its wells abandoned, and empty castles.
46. Have they not roamed the land and had hearts with which to comprehend and
ears with which to hear? No, it is not the sight which is blind, but it is the
hearts that are in the chests that are blind.
47. And they seek you to hasten the retribution; and God will not break His
promise. And a day with your Lord is like one thousand of your years.
48. And many a town I have given it respite while it was doing wrong, then I
seized it! And to Me is the destiny.
49. Say: "O mankind, I am but a clear warner to you!"
50. As for those who believe and do good work, for them is a forgiveness and
a great provision.
51. And those who strive to obstruct Our revelations, those are the dwellers
of Hell.
52. And We did not send before you any messenger or prophet except that when
he spoke, the devil also cast in his speech. God then overrides what the devil
has cast, and God firms His revelations. And God is Knower, Wise.
53. That He may make what the devil has cast as a tests for those who have a
disease in their hearts and those whose hearts are hardened. And the wicked
are in a far away opposition.
54. And to let those who have been given knowledge know that it is the truth
from your Lord, and they will believe in it, and their hearts will soften to
it. And God will guide those who believe to a straight path.
55. And those who have rejected will remain to be in doubt from it until the
Hour comes to them suddenly, or the retribution will come to them on a day which
will stand still.
56. The sovereignty on that day is to God, He will judge between them. So as
for those who have believed and did good works, they are in the gardens of paradise.
57. And those who rejected and disbelieved Our revelations, those will have
a humiliating retribution.
58. And those who emigrated in the cause of God, then they were killed or died,
God will provide them with a good provision, and God is the best of providers.
59. He will admit them an entrance that they will be pleased with, and God is
Knowledgeable, Compassionate.
60. It is decreed that whoever retaliates with equal measure as was retaliated
against him, then he was persecuted for this, God will give him victory. God
is Pardoning, Forgiving.
61. That is because God merges the night in the day, and He merges the day in
the night. And God is Hearer, Seer.
62. That is because God is the truth, and what they call on besides him is falsehood.
And God is the High, the Great.
63. Did you not see that God sends down water from the sky, and then the land
becomes green? God is compassionate, Expert.
64. To Him is what is in the heavens and what is in the earth. And God is the
Rich, the Praiseworthy.
65. Did you not see that God commits to you what is in the land, and the ships
which sail in the sea by His leave? And He holds the sky so that it would not
fall upon the land except by His leave. Indeed, God is Kind towards mankind,
Merciful.
66. He is the One who gave you life, then he makes you die, then he gives you
life. But mankind is always rejecting!
67. For every nation We have made rites which they will fulfill. So do not let
the matter fall into dispute. And call upon your Lord, for you are on a guidance
which is straight.
68. And if they argue with you, then say: "God is fully aware of what you
do"
69. "God will judge between you on the Day of Resurrection in what you
dispute therein"
70. Did you not know that God knows what is in the heavens and the earth? All
is in a record. All that for God is easy.
71. And they serve besides God what He did not send any authority upon and what
they have no knowledge of. And the wicked will not have any helper.
72. And if Our clear revelations are recited to them, you see hatred in the
faces of those who have rejected. They are nearly close to attacking those who
are reciting to them Our revelations! Say: "Shall I inform you of what
is worse than this? The Fire, which God has promised to those who have rejected.
What a miserable destiny!"
73. O mankind, an example is being cited so listen to it: those you call upon
besides God will not create a fly even if they all gathered to do so. And if
the fly steals anything from them, they will not be able to
return it from him. Weak is both the seeker and the sought!
74. They have truly underestimated God's power. God is Powerful, Noble.
75. God chooses messengers from amongst the Angels and from amongst mankind.
God is Hearer, Seer.
76. He knows their present and their future. And to God all matters are returned.
77. O you who believe, yield and submit and serve your Lord and do good that
you may succeed.
78. And strive in the cause of God its truly deserved striving. He is the One
who has chosen you, and He has made no hardship for you in the system, the creed
of your father Abraham; He is the One who named you the Muslims from before
as well as in this. So let the messenger be witness over you and you be witness
over mankind. So uphold the salat and contribute to the zakat and hold tight
to God, He is your patron. What an excellent Patron, and what an excellent Supporter.