SURA 40. AL-GHAFIR (THE FORGIVER (GOD) ) 1. Ha. Mim. 2. The revelation of the Scripture is from Allah, the Mighty, the Knower, 3. The Forgiver of sin, the Accepter of repentance, the Stern in punishment, the Bountiful. There is no Allah save Him. Unto Him is the journeying. 4. None argue concerning the revelations of Allah save those who disbelieve, so let not their turn of fortune in the land deceive thee [O Muhammad]. 5. The folk of Noah and the factions after them denied [their messengers] before these, and every nation purposed to seize their messenger and argued falsely, [thinking] thereby to refute the Truth. Then I seized them, and how [awful] was My punishment. 6. Thus was the word of thy Lord concerning those who disbelieve fulfilled: That they are owners of the Fire. 7. Those who bear the Throne, and all who are round about it, hymn the praises of their Lord and believe in Him and ask forgiveness for those who believe [saying]: Our Lord! Thou comprehendest all things in mercy and knowledge, therefor forgive those who repent and follow Thy way. Ward off from them the punishment of hell. 8. Our Lord! And make them enter the Gardens of Eden which thou hast promised them, with such of their fathers and their wives and their descendants as do right. Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Mighty, the Wise. 9. And ward off from them ill-deeds; and he from whom Thou wardest off ill-deeds that day, him verily hast Thou taken into mercy. That is the supreme triumph. 10. Lo! [on that day] those who disbelieve are informed by proclamation: Verily Allahs abhorrence is more terrible than your abhorrence one of another, when ye were called unto the faith but did refuse. 11. They say: Our Lord! Twice hast Thou made us die, and twice hast Thou made us live. Now we confess our sins. Is there any way to go out? 12. [It is said unto them]: This is [your plight] because, when Allah only was invoked, ye disbelieved, but when some partner was ascribed to Him ye were believing. But the command belongeth only to Allah, the Sublime, the Majestic. 225 13. He it is Who showeth you His portents, and sendeth down for you provision from the sky. None payeth heed save him who turneth [unto Him] repentant. 14. Therefor [O believers] pray unto Allah, making religion pure for Him [only], however much the disbelievers be averse - 15. The Exalter of Ranks, the Lord of the Throne. He causeth the Spirit of His command upon whom He will of His slaves, that He may warn of the Day of Meeting, 16. The day when they come forth, nothing of them being hidden from Allah. Whose is the Sovereignty this day? It is Allahs, the One, the Almighty. 17. This day is each soul requited that which it hath earned; no wrong [is done] this day. Lo! Allah is swift at reckoning. 18. Warn them [O Muhammad] of the Day of the approaching [doom], when the hearts will be choking the throats, [when] there will be no friend for the wrong-doers, nor any intercessor who will be heard. 19. He knoweth the traitor of the eyes, and that which the bosoms hide. 20. Allah judgeth with truth, while those to whom they cry instead of Him judge not at all. Lo! Allah, He is the Hearer, the Seer. 21. Have they not travelled in the land to see the nature of the consequence for those who disbelieved before them? They were mightier than these in power and [in the] traces [which they left behind them] in the earth. Yet Allah seized them for their sins, and they had no protector from Allah. 22. That was because their messengers kept bringing them clear proofs [of Allahs Sovereignty] but they disbelieved; so Allah seized them. Lo! He is Strong, severe in punishment. 23. And verily We sent Moses with Our revelations and a clear warrant 24. Unto Pharaoh and Haman and Korah, but they said: A lying sorcerer! 25. And when he brought them the Truth from Our presence, they said: Slay the sons of those who believe with him, and spare their women. But the plot of disbelievers is in naught but error. 26. And Pharaoh said: Suffer me to kill Moses, and let him cry unto his Lord. Lo! I fear that he will alter your religion or that he will cause confusion in the land. 27. Moses said: Lo! I seek refuge in my Lord and your Lord from every scorner who believeth not in a Day of Reckoning. 28. And a believing man of Pharaohs family, who hid his faith, said: Would ye kill a man because he saith: My Lord is Allah, and hath brought you clear proofs from your Lord? If he is lying, then his lie is upon him; and if he is truthful, then some of that wherewith he threateneth you will strike you. Lo! Allah guideth not one who is a prodigal, a liar. 29. O my people! Yours is the kingdom to-day, ye being uppermost in the land. But who would save us from the wrath of Allah should it reach us? Pharaoh said: I do but show you what I think, and I do but guide you to wise policy. 30. And he who believed said: O my people! Lo! I fear for you a fate like that of the factions [of old]; 31. A plight like that of Noahs folk, and Aad and Thamud, and those after them, and Allah willeth no injustice for [His] slaves. 32. And, O my people! Lo! I fear for you a Day of Summoning, 226 33. A day when ye will turn to flee, having no preserver from Allah: and he whom Allah sendeth astray, for him there is no guide. 34. And verily Joseph brought you of old clear proofs, yet ye ceased not to be in doubt concerning what he brought you till, when he died, ye said: Allah will not send any messenger after him. Thus Allah deceiveth him who is a prodigal, a doubter. 35. Those who wrangle concerning the revelations of Allah without any warrant that hath come unto them, it is greatly hateful in the sight of Allah and in the sight of those who believe. Thus doth Allah print on every arrogant, disdainful heart. 36. And Pharaoh said: O Haman! Build for me a tower that haply I may reach the roads, 37. The roads of the heavens, and may look upon the god of Moses, though verily I think him a liar. Thus was the evil that he did made fairseeming unto Pharaoh, and he was debarred from the [right] way. The plot of Pharaoh ended but in ruin. 38. And he who believed said: O my people! Follow me. I will show you the way of right conduct. 39. O my people! Lo! this life of the world is but a passing comfort, and lo! the Hereafter, that is the enduring home. 40. Whoso doeth an ill-deed, he will be repaid the like thereof, while whoso doeth right, whether male or female, and is a believer, [all] such will enter the Garden, where they will be nourished without stint. 41. And, O my people! What aileth me that I call you unto deliverance when ye call me unto the Fire? 42. Ye call me to disbelieve in Allah and ascribe unto Him as partners that whereof I have no knowledge, while I call you unto the Mighty, the Forgiver. 43. Assuredly that whereunto ye call me hath no claim in the world or in the Hereafter, and our return will be unto Allah, and the prodigals will be owners of the Fire. 44. And ye will remember what I say unto you. I confide my cause unto Allah. Lo! Allah is Seer of [His] slaves. 45. So Allah warded off from him the evils which they plotted, while a dreadful doom encompassed Pharaohs folk, 46. The Fire; they are exposed to it morning and evening; and on the day when the Hour upriseth [it is said]: Cause Pharaohs folk to enter the most awful doom. 47. And when they wrangle in the Fire, the weak say unto those who were proud: Lo! we were a following unto you; will ye therefor rid us of a portion of the Fire? 48. Those who were proud say: Lo! we are all [together] herein. Lo! Allah hath judged between [His] slaves. 49. And those in the Fire say unto the guards of hell: Entreat your Lord that He relieve us of a day of the torment. 50. They say: Came not your messengers unto you with clear proofs? They say: Yea, verily. They say: Then do ye pray, although the prayer of disbelievers is in vain. 227 51. Lo! We verily do help Our messengers, and those who believe, in the life of the world and on the day when the witnesses arise, 52. The day when their excuse availeth not the evil-doers, and theirs is the curse, and theirs the ill abode. 53. And We verily gave Moses the guidance, and We caused the Children of Israel to inherit the Scripture, 54. A guide and a reminder for men of understanding. 55. Then have patience [O Muhammad]. Lo! the promise of Allah is true. And ask forgiveness of thy sin, and hymn the praise of thy Lord at fall of night and in the early hours. 56. Lo! those who wrangle concerning the revelations of Allah without a warrant having come unto them, there is naught else in their breasts save pride which they will never attain. So take thou refuge in Allah. Lo! He, only He, is the Hearer, the Seer. 57. Assuredly the creation of the heavens and the earth is greater than the creation of mankind; but most of mankind know not. 58. And the blind man and the seer are not equal, neither are those who believe and do good works [equal with] the evil-doer. Little do ye reflect! 59. Lo! the Hour is surely coming, there is no doubt thereof; yet most of mankind believe not. 60. And your Lord hath said: Pray unto Me and I will hear your prayer. Lo! those who scorn My service, they will enter hell, disgraced. 61. Allah it is Who hath appointed for you night that ye may rest therein, and day for seeing. Lo! Allah is a Lord of bounty for mankind, yet most of mankind give not thanks. 62. Such is Allah, your Lord, the Creator of all things, There is no Allah save Him. How then are ye perverted? 63. Thus are they perverted who deny the revelations of Allah. 64. Allah it is Who appointed for you the earth for a dwelling-place and the sky for a canopy, and fashioned you and perfected your shapes, and hath provided you with good things. Such is Allah, your Lord. Then blessed be Allah, the Lord of the Worlds! 65. He is the Living One. There is no Allah save Him. So pray unto Him, making religion pure for Him [only]. Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds! 66. Say [O Muhammad]: I am forbidden to worship those unto whom ye cry beside Allah since there have come unto me clear proofs from my Lord, and I am commanded to surrender to the Lord of the Worlds. 67. He it is Who created you from dust, then from a drop [of seed] then from a clot, then bringeth you forth as a child, then [ordaineth] that ye attain full strength and afterward that ye become old men - though some among you die before - and that ye reach an appointed term, that haply ye may understand. 68. He it is Who quickeneth and giveth death. When He ordaineth a thing, He saith unto it only: Be! and it is. 69. Hast thou not seen those who wrangle concerning the revelations of Allah, how they are turned away? - 70. Those who deny the Scripture and that wherewith We send Our messengers. But they will come to know, 228 71. When carcans are about their necks and chains. They are dragged 72. Through boiling waters; then they are thrust into the Fire. 73. Then it is said unto them: Where are [all] that ye used to make partners [in the Sovereignty] 74. Beside Allah? They say: They have failed us; but we used not to pray to anything before. Thus doth Allah send astray the disbelievers [in His guidance]. 75. [And it is said unto them]: This is because ye exulted in the earth without right, and because ye were petulant. 76. Enter ye the gates of hell, to dwell therein. Evil is the habitation of the scornful. 77. Then have patience [O Muhammad]. Lo! the promise of Allah is true. And whether we let thee see a part of that which We promise them, or [whether] We cause thee to die, still unto Us they will be brought back. 78. Verily We sent messengers before thee, among them those of whom We have told thee, and some of whom We have not told thee; and it was not given to any messenger that he should bring a portent save by Allahs leave, but when Allahs commandment cometh [the cause] is judged aright, and the followers of vanity will then be lost. 79. Allah it is Who hath appointed for you cattle, that ye may ride on some of them, and eat of some - 80. [Many] benefits ye have from them - and that ye may satisfy by their means a need that is in your breasts, and may be borne upon them as upon the ship. 81. And He showeth you His tokens. Which, then, of the tokens of Allah do ye deny? 82. Have they not travelled in the land to see the nature of the consequence for those before them? They were more numerous than these, and mightier in power and [in the] traces [which they left behind them] in the earth. But all that they used to earn availed them not. 83. And when their messengers brought them clear proofs [of Allahs Sovereignty] they exulted in the knowledge they [themselves] possessed. And that which they were wont to mock befell them. 84. Then, when they saw Our doom, they said: We believe in Allah only and reject [all] that we used to associate [with Him]. 85. But their faith could not avail them when they saw Our doom. This is Allahs law which hath ever taken course for His bondmen. And then the disbelievers will be ruined. SURA 41. FUSSILAT (EXPLAINED IN DETAIL) 1. Ha. Mim. 2. A revelation from the Beneficent, the Merciful, 3. A Scripture whereof the verses are expounded, a Lecture in Arabic for people who have knowledge, 4. Good tidings and a warning. But most of them turn away so that they hear not. 229 5. And they say: Our hearts are protected from that unto which thou [O Muhammad] callest us, and in our ears there is a deafness, and between us and thee there is a veil. Act, then. Lo! we also shall be acting. 6. Say [unto them O Muhammad]: I am only a mortal like you. It is inspired in me that your Allah is One Allah, therefor take the straight path unto Him and seek forgiveness of Him. And woe unto the idolaters, 7. Who give not the poor-due, and who are disbelievers in the Hereafter. 8. Lo! as for those who believe and do good works, for them is a reward enduring. 9. Say [O Muhammad, unto the idolaters]: Disbelieve ye verily in Him Who created the earth in two Days, and ascribe ye unto Him rivals? He [and none else] is the Lord of the Worlds. 10. He placed therein firm hills rising above it, and blessed it and measured therein its sustenance in four Days, alike for [all] who ask; 11. Then turned He to the heaven when it was smoke, and said unto it and unto the earth: Come both of you, willingly or loth. They said: We come, obedient. 12. Then He ordained them seven heavens in two Days and inspired in each heaven its mandate; and We decked the nether heaven with lamps, and rendered it inviolable. That is the measuring of the Mighty, the Knower. 13. But if they turn away, then say: I warn you of a thunderbolt like the thunderbolt [which fell of old upon the tribes] of Aad and Thamud; 14. When their messengers came unto them from before them and behind them, saying: Worship none but Allah! they said: If our Lord had willed, He surely would have sent down angels [unto us], so lo! we are disbelievers in that wherewith ye have been sent. 15. As for Aad, they were arrogant in the land without right, and they said: Who is mightier than us in power? Could they not see that Allah Who created them, He was mightier than them in power? And they denied Our revelations. 16. Therefor We let loose on them a raging wind in evil days, that We might make them taste the torment of disgrace in the life of the world. And verily the doom of the Hereafter will be more shameful, and they will not be helped. 17. And as for Thamud, We gave them guidance, but they preferred blindness to the guidance, so the bolt of the doom of humiliation overtook them because of what they used to earn. 18. And We delivered those who believed and used to keep their duty to Allah. 19. And [make mention of] the day when the enemies of Allah are gathered unto the Fire, they are driven on 20. Till, when they reach it, their ears and their eyes and their skins testify against them as to what they used to do. 21. And they say unto their skins: Why testify ye against us? They say: Allah hath given us speech Who giveth speech to all things, and Who created you at the first, and unto Whom ye are returned. 22. Ye did not hide yourselves lest your ears and your eyes and your skins should testify against you, but ye deemed that Allah knew not much of what ye did. 23. That, your thought which ye did think about your Lord, hath ruined you; and ye find yourselves [this day] among the lost. 230 24. And though they are resigned, yet the Fire is still their home; and if they ask for favour, yet they are not of those unto whom favour can be shown. 25. And We assigned them comrades [in the world], who made their present and their past fairseeming unto them. And the Word concerning nations of the jinn and humankind who passed away before them hath effect for them. Lo! they were ever losers. 26. Those who disbelieve say: Heed not this Quran, and drown the hearing of it; haply ye may conquer. 27. But verily We shall cause those who disbelieve to taste an awful doom, and verily We shall requite them the worst of what they used to do. 28. That is the reward of Allahs enemies: the Fire. Therein is their immortal home, payment forasmuch as they denied Our revelations. 29. And those who disbelieve will say: Our Lord! Show us those who beguiled us of the jinn and humankind. We will place them underneath our feet that they may be among the nethermost. 30. Lo! those who say: Our Lord is Allah, and afterward are upright, the angels descend upon them, saying: Fear not nor grieve, but hear good tidings of the paradise which ye are promised. 31. We are your protecting friends in the life of the world and in the Hereafter. There ye will have [all] that your souls desire, and there ye will have [all] for which ye pray. 32. A gift of welcome from One Forgiving, Merciful. 33. And who is better in speech than him who prayeth unto his Lord and doeth right, and saith: Lo! I am of those who are muslims [surrender unto Him]. 34. The good deed and the evil deed are not alike. Repel the evil deed with one which is better, then lo! he, between whom and thee there was enmity [will become] as though he was a bosom friend. 35. But none is granted it save those who are steadfast, and none is granted it save the owner of great happiness. 36. And if a whisper from the devil reach thee [O Muhammad] then seek refuge in Allah. Lo! He is the Hearer, the Knower. 37. And of His portents are the night and the day and the sun and the moon. Do not prostrate to the sun or the moon; but prostrate to Allah Who created them, if it is in truth Him Whom ye worship. 38. But if they are too proud - still those who are with thy Lord glorify Him night and day, and tire not. 39. And of His portents [is this]: that thou seest the earth lowly, but when We send down water thereon it thrilleth and groweth. Lo! He Who quickeneth it is verily the Quickener of the Dead. Lo! He is Able to do all things. 40. Lo! those who distort Our revelations are not hid from Us. Is he who is hurled into the Fire better, or he who cometh secure on the Day of Resurrection? Do what ye will. Lo! He is Seer of what ye do. 41. Lo! those who disbelieve in the Reminder when it cometh unto them [are guilty], for lo! it is an unassailable Scripture. 42. Falsehood cannot come at it from before it or from behind it. [It is] a revelation from the Wise, the Owner of Praise. 231 43. Naught is said unto thee [Muhammad] save what was said unto the messengers before thee. Lo! thy Lord is owner of forgiveness, and owner [also] of dire punishment. 44. And if We had appointed it a Lecture in a foreign tongue they would assuredly have said: If only its verses were expounded [so that we might understand]? What! A foreign tongue and an Arab? - Say unto them [O Muhammad]: For those who believe it is a guidance and a healing; and as for those who disbelieve, there is a deafness in their ears, and it is blindness for them. Such are called to from afar. 45. And We verily gave Moses the Scripture, but there hath been dispute concerning it; and but for a Word that had already gone forth from thy Lord, it would ere now have been judged between them; but lo! they are in hopeless doubt concerning it. 46. Whoso doeth right it is for his soul, and whoso doeth wrong it is against it. And thy Lord is not at all a tyrant to His slaves. 47. Unto Him is referred [all] knowledge of the Hour. And no fruits burst forth from their sheaths, and no female carrieth or bringeth forth but with His knowledge. And on the day when He calleth unto them: Where are now My partners? they will say: We confess unto Thee, not one of us is a witness [for them]. 48. And those to whom they used to cry of old have failed them, and they perceive they have no place of refuge. 49. Man tireth not of praying for good, and if ill toucheth him, then he is disheartened, desperate. 50. And verily, if We cause him to taste mercy after some hurt that hath touched him, he will say: This is my own; and I deem not that the Hour will ever rise, and if I am brought back to my Lord, I surely shall be better off with Him - But We verily shall tell those who disbelieve [all] that they did, and We verily shall make them taste hard punishment. 51. When We show favour unto man, he withdraweth and turneth aside, but when ill toucheth him then he aboundeth in prayer. 52. Bethink you: If it is from Allah and ye reject it - Who is further astray than one who is at open feud [with Allah]? 53. We shall show them Our portents on the horizons and within themselves until it will be manifest unto them that it is the Truth. Doth not thy Lord suffice, since He is Witness over all things? 54. How! Are they still in doubt about the meeting with their Lord? Lo! Is not He surrounding all things? SURA 42. ASH-SHURA (COUNCIL, CONSULTATION) 1. Ha. Mim. 2. Ain. Sin. Qaf. 3. Thus Allah the Mighty, the Knower inspireth thee [Muhammad] as [He inspired] those before thee. 4. Unto Him belongeth all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth, and He is the Sublime, the Tremendous. 232 5. Almost might the heavens above be rent asunder while the angels hymn the praise of their Lord and ask forgiveness for those on the earth. Lo! Allah, He is the Forgiver, the Merciful. 6. And as for those who choose protecting friends beside Him, Allah is Warden over them, and thou art in no wise a guardian over them. 7. And thus We have inspired in thee a Lecture in Arabic, that thou mayst warn the mother-town and those around it, and mayst warn of a day of assembling whereof there is no doubt. A host will be in the Garden, and a host of them in the Flame. 8. Had Allah willed, He could have made them one community, but Allah bringeth whom He will into His mercy. And the wrong-doers have no friend nor helper. 9. Or have they chosen protecting friends besides Him? But Allah, He [alone] is the Protecting Friend. He quickeneth the dead, and He is Able to do all things. 10. And in whatsoever ye differ, the verdict therein belongeth to Allah. Such is my Lord, in Whom I put my trust, and unto Whom I turn. 11. The Creator of the heavens and the earth. He hath made for you pairs of yourselves, and of the cattle also pairs, whereby He multiplieth you. Naught is as His likeness; and He is the Hearer, the Seer. 12. His are the keys of the heavens and the earth. He enlargeth providence for whom He will and straiteneth [it for whom He will]. Lo! He is Knower of all things. 13. He hath ordained for you that religion which He commended unto Noah, and that which We inspire in thee [Muhammad], and that which We commended unto Abraham and Moses and Jesus, saying: Establish the religion, and be not divided therein. Dreadful for the idolaters is that unto which thou callest them. Allah chooseth for Himself whom He will, and guideth unto Himself him who turneth [toward Him]. 14. And they were not divided until after the knowledge came unto them, through rivalry among themselves; and had it not been for a Word that had already gone forth from thy Lord for an appointed term, it surely had been judged between them. And those who were made to inherit the Scripture after them are verily in hopeless doubt concerning it. 15. Unto this, then, summon [O Muhammad]. And be thou upright as thou art commanded, and follow not their lusts, but say: I believe in whatever scripture Allah hath sent down, and I am commanded to be just among you. Allah is our Lord and your Lord. Unto us our works and unto you your works; no argument between us and you. Allah will bring us together, and unto Him is the journeying. 16. And those who argue concerning Allah after He hath been acknowledged, their argument hath no weight with their Lord, and wrath is upon them and theirs will be an awful doom. 17. Allah it is Who hath revealed the Scripture with truth, and the Balance. How canst thou know? It may be that the Hour is nigh. 18. Those who believe not therein seek to hasten it, while those who believe are fearful of it and know that it is the Truth. Are not they who dispute, in doubt concerning the Hour, far astray? 19. Allah is gracious unto His slaves. He provideth for whom He will. And He is the Strong, the Mighty. 233 20. Whoso desireth the harvest of the Hereafter, We give him increase in its harvest. And whoso desireth the harvest of the world, We give him thereof, and he hath no portion in the Hereafter. 21. Or have they partners [of Allah] who have made lawful for them in religion that which Allah allowed not? And but for a decisive word [gone forth already], it would have been judged between them. Lo! for wrong-doers is a painful doom. 22. Thou seest the wrong-doers fearful of that which they have earned, and it will surely befall them, while those who believe and do good works [will be] in flowering meadows of the Gardens, having what they wish from their Lord. This is the great preferment. 23. This it is which Allah announceth unto His bondmen who believe and do good works. Say [O Muhammad, unto mankind]: I ask of you no fee therefor, save lovingkindness among kinsfolk. And whoso scoreth a good deed We add unto its good for him. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Responsive. 24. Or say they: He hath invented a lie concerning Allah? If Allah willed, He could have sealed thy heart [against them]. And Allah will wipe out the lie and will vindicate the truth by His words. Lo! He is Aware of what is hidden in the breasts [of men]. 25. And He it is Who accepteth repentance from His bondmen, and pardoneth the evil deeds, and knoweth what ye do, 26. And accepteth those who do good works, and giveth increase unto them of His bounty. And as for disbelievers, theirs will be an awful doom. 27. And if Allah were to enlarge the provision for His slaves they would surely rebel in the earth, but He sendeth down by measure as He willeth. Lo! He is Informed, a Seer of His bondmen. 28. And He it is Who sendeth down the saving rain after they have despaired, and spreadeth out His mercy. He is the Protecting Friend, the Praiseworthy. 29. And of His portents is the creation of the heaven and the earth, and of whatever beasts He hath dispersed therein. And He is Able to gather them when He will. 30. Whatever of misfortune striketh you, it is what your right hands have earned. And He forgiveth much. 31. Ye cannot escape in the earth, for beside Allah ye have no protecting friend nor any helper. 32. And of His portents are the ships, like banners on the sea; 33. If He will He calmeth the wind so that they keep still upon its surface - Lo! herein verily are signs for every steadfast grateful [heart]. - 34. Or He causeth them to perish on account of that which they have earned - And He forgiveth much - 35. And that those who argue concerning Our revelations may know they have no refuge. 36. Now whatever ye have been given is but a passing comfort for the life of the world, and that which Allah hath is better and more lasting for those who believe and put their trust in their Lord, 37. And those who shun the worst of sins and indecencies and, when they are wroth, forgive, 234 38. And those who answer the call of their Lord and establish worship, and whose affairs are a matter of counsel, and who spend of what We have bestowed on them, 39. And those who, when great wrong is done to them, defend themselves, 40. The guerdon of an ill-deed is an ill the like thereof. But whosoever pardoneth and amendeth, his wage is the affair of Allah. Lo! He loveth not wrong-doers. 41. And whoso defendeth himself after he hath suffered wrong - for such, there is no way [of blame] against them. 42. The way [of blame] is only against those who oppress mankind, and wrongfully rebel in the earth. For such there is a painful doom. 43. And verily whoso is patient and forgiveth - lo! that, verily, is [of] the steadfast heart of things. 44. He whom Allah sendeth astray, for him there is no protecting friend after Him. And thou [Muhammad] wilt see the evil-doers when they see the doom, [how] they say: Is there any way of return? 45. And thou wilt see them exposed to [the Fire], made humble by disgrace, and looking with veiled eyes. And those who believe will say: Lo! the [eternal] losers are they who lose themselves and their housefolk on the Day of Resurrection. Lo! are not the wrong-doers in perpetual torment? 46. And they will have no protecting friends to help them instead of Allah. He whom Allah sendeth astray, for him there is no road. 47. Answer the call of your Lord before there cometh unto you from Allah a Day which there is no averting. Ye have no refuge on that Day, nor have a ye any [power of] refusal. 48. But if they are averse, We have not sent thee as a warder over them. Thine is only to convey [the message]. And lo! when We cause man to taste of mercy from Us he exulteth therefor. And if some evil striketh them because of that which their own hands have sent before, then lo! man is an ingrate. 49. Unto Allah belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth. He createth what He will. He bestoweth female [offspring] upon whom He will, and bestoweth male [offspring] upon whom He will; 50. Or He mingleth them, males and females, and He maketh barren whom He will. Lo! He is Knower, Powerful. 51. And it was not [vouchsafed] to any mortal that Allah should speak to him unless [it be] by revelation or from behind a veil, or [that] He sendeth a messenger to reveal what He will by His leave. Lo! He is Exalted, Wise. 52. And thus have We inspired in thee [Muhammad] a Spirit of Our command. Thou knewest not what the Scripture was, nor what the Faith. But We have made it a light whereby We guide whom We will of Our bondmen. And lo! thou verily dost guide unto a right path, 53. The path of Allah, unto Whom belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. Do not all things reach Allah at last? SURA 43. AZ-ZUKHRUF (ORNAMENTS OF GOLD, LUXURY) 1. Ha. Mim. 2. By the Scripture which maketh plain, 235 3. Lo! We have appointed it a Lecture, in Arabic that haply ye may understand. 4. And Lo! in the Source of Decrees, which We possess, it is indeed sublime, decisive. 5. Shall We utterly ignore you because ye are a wanton folk? 6. How many a prophet did We send among the men of old! 7. And never came there unto them a prophet but they used to mock him. 8. Then We destroyed men mightier than these in prowess; and the example of the men of old hath gone [before them]. 9. And if thou [Muhammad] ask them: Who created the heavens and the earth, they will surely answer: The Mighty, the Knower created them; 10. Who made the earth a resting-place for you, and placed roads for you therein, that haply ye may find your way; 11. And Who sendeth down water from the sky in [due] measure, and We revive a dead land therewith. Even so will ye be brought forth; 12. He Who created all the pairs, and appointed for you ships and cattle whereupon ye ride. 13. That ye may mount upon their backs, and may remember your Lords favour when ye mount thereon, and may say: Glorified be He Who hath subdued these unto us, and we were not capable [of subduing them]; 14. And lo! unto our Lord we surely are returning. 15. And they allot to Him a portion of His bondmen! Lo! man is verily a mere ingrate. 16. Or chooseth He daughters of all that He hath created, and honoureth He you with sons? 17. And if one of them hath tidings of that which he likeneth to the Beneficent One, his countenance becometh black and he is full of inward rage. 18. [Liken they then to Allah] that which is bred up in outward show, and in dispute cannot make itself plain? 19. And they make the angels, who are the slaves of the Beneficent, females. Did they witness their creation? Their testimony will be recorded and they will be questioned. 20. And they say: If the Beneficent One had [so] willed, we should not have worshipped them. They have no knowledge whatsoever of that. They do but guess. 21. Or have We given them any scripture before [this Quran] so that they are holding fast thereto? 22. Nay, for they say only: Lo! we found our fathers following a religion, and we are guided by their footprints. 23. And even so We sent not a warner before thee [Muhammad] into any township but its luxurious ones said: Lo! we found our fathers following a religion, and we are following their footprints. 24. [And the warner] said: What! Even though I bring you better guidance than that ye found your fathers following? They answered: Lo! in what ye bring we are disbelievers. 25. So We requited them. Then see the nature of the consequence for the rejecters! 236 26. And when Abraham said unto his father and his folk: Lo! I am innocent of what ye worship 27. Save Him Who did create me, for He will surely guide me. 28. And he made it a word enduring among his seed, that haply they might return. 29. Nay, but I let these and their fathers enjoy life [only] till there should come unto them the Truth and a messenger making plain. 30. And now that the Truth hath come unto them they say: This is mere magic, and lo! we are disbelievers therein. 31. And they say: If only this Quran had been revealed to some great man of the two towns? 32. Is it they who apportion thy Lords mercy? We have apportioned among them their livelihood in the life of the world, and raised some of them above others in rank that some of them may take labour from others; and the mercy of thy Lord is better than [the wealth] that they amass. 33. And were it not that mankind would have become one community, We might well have appointed, for those who disbelieve in the Beneficent, roofs of silver for their houses and stairs [of silver] whereby to mount, 34. And for their houses doors [of silver] and couches of silver whereon to recline, 35. And ornaments of gold. Yet all that would have been but a provision of the life of the world. And the Hereafter with your Lord would have been for those who keep from evil. 36. And he whose sight is dim to the remembrance of the Beneficent, We assign unto him a devil who becometh his comrade; 37. And lo! they surely turn them from the way of Allah, and yet they deem that they are rightly guided; 38. Till, when he cometh unto Us, he saith [unto his comrade]: Ah, would that between me and thee there were the distance of the two horizons - an evil comrade! 39. And it profiteth you not this day, because ye did wrong, that ye will be sharers in the doom. 40. Canst thou [Muhammad] make the deaf to hear, or canst thou guide the blind or him who is in error manifest? 41. And if We take thee away, We surely shall take vengeance on them, 42. Or [if] We show thee that wherewith We threaten them; for lo! We have complete command of them. 43. So hold thou fast to that which is inspired in thee. Lo! thou art on a right path. 44. And lo! it is in truth a Reminder for thee and for thy folk; and ye will be questioned. 45. And ask those of Our messengers whom We sent before thee: Did We ever appoint gods to be worshipped beside the Beneficent? 46. And verily We sent Moses with Our revelations unto Pharaoh and his chiefs, and he said: I am a messenger of the Lord of the Worlds. 47. But when he brought them Our tokens, behold! they laughed at them. 237 48. And every token that We showed them was greater than its sister [token], and We grasped them with the torment, that haply they might turn again. 49. And they said: O wizard! Entreat thy Lord for us by the pact that He hath made with thee. Lo! we verily will walk aright. 50. But when We eased them of the torment, behold! they broke their word. 51. And Pharaoh caused a proclamation to be made among his people saying: O my people! Is not mine the sovereignty of Egypt and these rivers flowing under me? Can ye not then discern? 52. I am surely better than this fellow, who is despicable and can hardly make [his meaning] plain! 53. Why, then, have armlets of gold not been set upon him, or angels sent along with him? 54. Thus he persuaded his people to make light [of Moses], and they obeyed him. Lo! they were a wanton folk. 55. So, when they angered Us, We punished them and drowned them every one. 56. And We made them a thing past, and an example for those after [them]. 57. And when the son of Mary is quoted as an example, behold! the folk laugh out, 58. And say: Are our gods better, or is he? They raise not the objection save for argument. Nay! but they are a contentious folk. 59. He is nothing but a slave on whom We bestowed favour, and We made him a pattern for the Children of Israel. 60. And had We willed We could have set among you angels to be viceroys in the earth. 61. And lo! verily there is knowledge of the Hour. So doubt ye not concerning it, but follow Me. This is the right path. 62. And let not Satan turn you aside. Lo! he is an open enemy for you. 63. When Jesus came with clear proofs [of Allahs Sovereignty], he said: I have come unto you with wisdom, and to make plain some of that concerning which ye differ. So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me. 64. Lo! Allah, He is my Lord and your Lord. So worship Him. This is a right path. 65. But the factions among them differed. Then woe unto those who do wrong from the doom of a painful day. 66. Await they aught save the Hour, that it shall come upon them suddenly, when they know not? 67. Friends on that day will be foes one to another, save those who kept their duty [to Allah]. 68. O My slaves! For you there is no fear this day, nor is it ye who grieve; 69. [Ye] who believed Our revelations and were self-surrendered, 70. Enter the Garden, ye and your wives, to be made glad. 71. Therein are brought round for them trays of gold and goblets, and therein is all that souls desire and eyes find sweet. And ye are immortal therein. 238 72. This is the Garden which ye are made to inherit because of what ye used to do. 73. Therein for you is fruit in plenty whence to eat. 74. Lo! the guilty are immortal in hells torment. 75. It is not relaxed for them, and they despair therein. 76. We wronged them not, but they it was who did the wrong. 77. And they cry: O master! Let thy Lord make an end of us. He saith: Lo! here ye must remain. 78. We verily brought the Truth unto you, but ye were, most of you, averse to the Truth. 79. Or do they determine any thing [against the Prophet]? Lo! We [also] are determining. 80. Or deem they that We cannot hear their secret thoughts and private confidences? Nay, but Our envoys, present with them, do record. 81. Say [O Muhammad]: If the Beneficent One hath a son, then, I shall be first among the worshippers. [But there is no son]. 82. Glorified be the Lord of the heavens and the earth, the Lord of the Throne, from that which they ascribe [unto Him]! 83. So let them flounder [in their talk] and play until they meet the Day which they are promised. 84. And He it is Who in the heaven is Allah, and in the earth Allah. He is the Wise, the Knower. 85. And blessed be He unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, and with Whom is knowledge of the Hour, and unto Whom ye will be returned. 86. And those unto whom they cry instead of Him possess no power of intercession, saving him who beareth witness unto the Truth knowingly. 87. And if thou ask them who created them, they will surely say: Allah. How then are they turned away? 88. And he saith: O my Lord! Lo! these are a folk who believe not. 89. Then bear with them [O Muhammad] and say: Peace. But they will come to know. SURA 44. AD-DUKHAN (SMOKE) 1. Ha. Mim. 2. By the Scripture that maketh plain 3. Lo! We revealed it on a blessed night - Lo! We are ever warning - 4. Whereon every wise command is made clear 5. As a command from Our presence - Lo! We are ever sending - 6. A mercy from thy Lord. Lo! He, even He is the Hearer, the Knower, 7. Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if ye would be sure. 239 8. There is no Allah save Him. He quickeneth and giveth death; your Lord and Lord of your forefathers. 9. Nay, but they play in doubt. 10. But watch thou [O Muhammad] for the day when the sky will produce visible smoke 11. That will envelop the people. This will be a painful torment. 12. [Then they will say]: Our Lord relieve us of the torment. Lo! we are believers. 13. How can there be remembrance for them, when a messenger making plain [the Truth] had already come unto them, 14. And they had turned away from him and said: One taught [by others], a madman? 15. Lo! We withdraw the torment a little. Lo! ye return [to disbelief]. 16. On the day when We shall seize them with the greater seizure, [then] in truth We shall punish. 17. And verily We tried before them Pharaohs folk, when there came unto them a noble messenger, 18. Saying: Give up to me the slaves of Allah. Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you. 19. And saying: Be not proud against Allah. Lo! I bring you a clear warrant. 20. And lo! I have sought refuge in my Lord and your Lord lest ye stone me to death. 21. And if ye put no faith in me, then let me go. 22. And he cried unto his Lord, [saying]: These are guilty folk. 23. Then [his Lord commanded]: Take away My slaves by night. Lo! ye will be followed, 24. And leave the sea behind at rest, for lo! they are a drowned host. 25. How many were the gardens and the watersprings that they left behind, 26. And the cornlands and the goodly sites 27. And pleasant things wherein they took delight! 28. Even so [it was], and We made it an inheritance for other folk; 29. And the heaven and the earth wept not for them, nor were they reprieved. 30. And We delivered the Children of Israel from the shameful doom; 31. [We delivered them] from Pharaoh. Lo! he was a tyrant of the wanton ones. 32. And We chose them, purposely, above [all] creatures. 33. And We gave them portents wherein was a clear trial. 34. Lo! these, forsooth, are saying: 35. There is naught but our first death, and we shall not be raised again. 36. Bring back our fathers, if ye speak the truth! 37. Are they better, or the folk of Tubba and those before them? We destroyed them, for surely they were guilty. 240 38. And We created not the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, in play. 39. We created them not save with truth; but most of them know not. 40. Assuredly the Day of Decision is the term for all of them, 41. A day when friend can in naught avail friend, nor can they be helped, 42. Save him on whom Allah hath mercy. Lo! He is the Mighty, the Merciful. 43. Lo! the tree of Zaqqum, 44. The food of the sinner! 45. Like molten brass, it seetheth in their bellies 46. As the seething of boiling water. 47. [And it will be said]: Take him and drag him to the midst of hell, 48. Then pour upon his head the torment of boiling water. 49. [Saying]: Taste! Lo! thou wast forsooth the mighty, the noble! 50. Lo! this is that whereof ye used to doubt. 51. Lo! those who kept their duty will be in a place secured. 52. Amid gardens and watersprings, 53. Attired in silk and silk embroidery, facing one another. 54. Even so [it will be]. And We shall wed them unto fair ones with wide, lovely eyes. 55. They call therein for every fruit in safety. 56. They taste not death therein, save the first death. And He hath saved them from the doom of hell, 57. A bounty from thy Lord. That is the supreme triumph. 58. And We have made [this Scripture] easy in thy language only that they may heed. 59. Wait then [O Muhammad]. Lo! they [too] are waiting.
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