Chapter 66
AT-TAHRIM (BANNING, PROHIBITION) Total Verses: 12 Revealed At: MADINA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
066.001 Y: O Prophet! Why holdest thou to be forbidden that which Allah has made lawful to thee? Thou seekest to please thy consorts. But Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
P: O Prophet! Why bannest thou that which Allah hath made lawful for thee, seeking to please thy wives? And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
S: O Prophet! why do you forbid (yourself) that which Allah has made lawful for you; you seek to please your wives; and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
066.002 Y: Allah has already ordained for you, (O men), the dissolution of your oaths (in some cases): and Allah is your Protector, and He is Full of Knowledge and Wisdom.
P: Allah hath made lawful for you (Muslims) absolution from your oaths (of such a kind), and Allah is your Protector. He is the Knower, the Wise.
S: Allah indeed has sanctioned for you the expiation of your oaths and Allah is your Protector, and He is the Knowing the Wise.
066.003 Y: When the Prophet disclosed a matter in confidence to one of his consorts, and she then divulged it (to another), and Allah made it known to him, he confirmed part thereof and repudiated a part. Then when he told her thereof, she said, "Who told thee this?" He said, "He told me Who knows and is well-acquainted (with all things)."
P: When the Prophet confided a fact unto one of his wives and when she afterward divulged it and Allah apprised him thereof, he made known (to her) part thereof and passed over part. And when he told it her she said: Who hath told thee? He said: The Knower, the Aware hath told me.
S: And when the prophet secretly communicated a piece of information to one of his wives-- but when she informed (others) of it, and Allah made him to know it, he made known part of it and avoided part; so when he informed her of it, she said: Who informed you of this? He said: The Knowing, the one Aware, informed me.
066.004 Y: If ye two turn in repentance to Him, your hearts are indeed so inclined; But if ye back up each other against him, truly Allah is his Protector, and Gabriel, and (every) righteous one among those who believe,- and furthermore, the angels - will back (him) up.
P: If ye twain turn unto Allah repentant, (ye have cause to do so) for your hearts desired (the ban); and if ye aid one another against him (Muhammad) then lo! Allah, even He, is his Protecting Friend, and Gabriel and the righteous among the believers; and furthermore the angels are his helpers.
S: If you both turn to Allah, then indeed your hearts are already inclined (to this); and if you back up each other against him, then surely Allah it is Who is his Guardian, and Jibreel and the believers that do good, and the angels after that are the aiders.
066.005 Y: It may be, if he divorced you (all), that Allah will give him in exchange consorts better than you,- who submit (their wills), who believe, who are devout, who turn to Allah in repentance, who worship (in humility), who travel (for Faith) and fast,- previously married or virgins.
P: It may happen that his Lord, if he divorce you, will give him in your stead wives better than you, submissive (to Allah), believing, pious, penitent, devout, inclined to fasting, widows and maids.
S: Maybe, his Lord, if he divorce you, will give him in your place wives better than you, submissive, faithful, obedient, penitent, adorers, fasters, widows and virgins.
066.006 Y: O ye who believe! save yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel is Men and Stones, over which are (appointed) angels stern (and) severe, who flinch not (from executing) the Commands they receive from Allah, but do (precisely) what they are commanded.
P: O ye who believe! Ward off from yourselves and your families a Fire whereof the fuel is men and stones, over which are set angels strong, severe, who resist not Allah in that which He commandeth them, but do that which they are commanded.
S: O you who believe! save yourselves and your families from a fire whose fuel is men and stones; over it are angels stern and strong, they do not disobey Allah in what He commands them, and do as they are commanded.
066.007 Y: (They will say), "O ye Unbelievers! Make no excuses this Day! Ye are being but requited for all that ye did!"
P: (Then it will be said): O ye who disbelieve! Make no excuses for yourselves this day. Ye are only being paid for what ye used to do.
S: O you who disbelieve! do not urge excuses today; you shall be rewarded only according to what you did.
066.008 Y: O ye who believe! Turn to Allah with sincere repentance: In the hope that your Lord will remove from you your ills and admit you to Gardens beneath which Rivers flow,- the Day that Allah will not permit to be humiliated the Prophet and those who believe with him. Their Light will run forward before them and by their right hands, while they say, "Our Lord! Perfect our Light for us, and grant us Forgiveness: for Thou hast power over all things."
P: O ye who believe! Turn unto Allah in sincere repentance! It may be that your Lord will remit from you your evil deeds and bring you into Gardens underneath which rivers flow, on the day when Allah will not abase the Prophet and those who believe with him. Their light will run before them and on their right hands; they will say: Our Lord! Perfect our light for us, and forgive us! Lo! Thou art Able to do all things.
S: O you who believe! turn to Allah a sincere turning; maybe your Lord will remove from you your evil and cause you to enter gardens beneath which rivers flow, on the day on which Allah will not abase the Prophet and those who believe with him; their light shall run on before them and on their right hands; they shall say: Our Lord! make perfect for us our light, and grant us protection, surely Thou hast power over all things.
066.009 Y: O Prophet! Strive hard against the Unbelievers and the Hypocrites, and be firm against them. Their abode is Hell,- an evil refuge (indeed).
P: O Prophet! Strive against the disbelievers and the hypocrites, and be stern with them. Hell will be their home, a hapless journey's end.
S: O Prophet! strive hard against the unbelievers and the hypocrites, and be hard against them; and their abode is hell; and evil is the resort.
066.010 Y: Allah sets forth, for an example to the Unbelievers, the wife of Noah and the wife of Lut: they were (respectively) under two of our righteous servants, but they were false to their (husbands), and they profited nothing before Allah on their account, but were told: "Enter ye the Fire along with (others) that enter!"
P: Allah citeth an example for those who disbelieve: the wife of Noah and the wife of Lot, who were under two of Our righteous slaves yet betrayed them so that they (the husbands) availed them naught against Allah and it was said (unto them): Enter the Fire along with those who enter.
S: Allah sets forth an example to those who disbelieve the wife of Nuh and the wife of Lut: they were both under two of Our righteous servants, but they acted treacherously towards them so they availed them naught against Allah, and it was said: Enter both the fire with those who enter.
066.011 Y: And Allah sets forth, as an example to those who believe the wife of Pharaoh: Behold she said: "O my Lord! Build for me, in nearness to Thee, a mansion in the Garden, and save me from Pharaoh and his doings, and save me from those that do wrong";
P: And Allah citeth an example for those who believe: the wife of Pharaoh when she said: My Lord! Build for me a home with thee in the Garden, and deliver me from Pharaoh and his work, and deliver me from evil-doing folk;
S: And Allah sets forth an example to those who believe the wife of Firon when she said: My Lord! build for me a house with Thee in the garden and deliver me from Firon and his doing, and deliver me from the unjust people:
066.012 Y: And Mary the daughter of 'Imran, who guarded her chastity; and We breathed into (her body) of Our spirit; and she testified to the truth of the words of her Lord and of His Revelations, and was one of the devout (servants).
P: And Mary, daughter of 'Imran, whose body was chaste, therefor We breathed therein something of Our Spirit. And she put faith in the words of her Lord and His scriptures, and was of the obedient.
S: And Marium, the daughter of Imran, who guarded her chastity, so We breathed into her of Our inspiration and she accepted the truth of the words of her Lord and His books, and she was of, the obedient ones.
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Chapter 67
AL-MULK (THE SOVEREIGNTY, CONTROL) Total Verses: 30 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
067.001 Y: Blessed be He in Whose hands is Dominion; and He over all things hath Power;-
P: Blessed is He in Whose hand is the Sovereignty, and, He is Able to do all things.
S: Blessed is He in Whose hand is the kingdom, and He has power over all things,
067.002 Y: He Who created Death and Life, that He may try which of you is best in deed: and He is the Exalted in Might, Oft-Forgiving;-
P: Who hath created life and death that He may try you which of you is best in conduct; and He is the Mighty, the Forgiving,
S: Who created death and life that He may try you-- which of you is best in deeds; and He is the Mighty, the Forgiving,
067.003 Y: He Who created the seven heavens one above another: No want of proportion wilt thou see in the Creation of (Allah) Most Gracious. So turn thy vision again: seest thou any flaw?
P: Who hath created seven heavens in harmony. Thou (Muhammad) canst see no fault in the Beneficent One's creation; then look again: Canst thou see any rifts?
S: Who created the seven heavens one above another; you see no incongruity in the creation of the Beneficent Allah; then look again, can you see any disorder?
067.004 Y: Again turn thy vision a second time: (thy) vision will come back to thee dull and discomfited, in a state worn out.
P: Then look again and yet again, thy sight will return unto thee weakened and made dim.
S: Then turn back the eye again and again; your look shall come back to you confused while it is fatigued.
067.005 Y: And we have, (from of old), adorned the lowest heaven with Lamps, and We have made such (Lamps) (as) missiles to drive away the Evil Ones, and have prepared for them the Penalty of the Blazing Fire.
P: And verily We have beautified the world's heaven with lamps, and We have made them missiles for the devils, and for them We have prepared the doom of flame.
S: And certainly We have adorned this lower heaven with lamps and We have made these missiles for the Shaitans, and We have prepared for them the chastisement of burning.
067.006 Y: For those who reject their Lord (and Cherisher) is the Penalty of Hell: and evil is (such), Destination.
P: And for those who disbelieve in their Lord there is the doom of hell, a hapless journey's end!
S: And for those who disbelieve in their Lord is the punishment of hell, and evil is the resort.
067.007 Y: When they are cast therein, they will hear the (terrible) drawing in of its breath even as it blazes forth,
P: When they are flung therein they hear its roaring as it boileth up,
S: When they shall be cast therein, they shall hear a loud moaning of it as it heaves,
067.008 Y: Almost bursting with fury: Every time a Group is cast therein, its Keepers will ask, "Did no Warner come to you?"
P: As it would burst with rage. Whenever a (fresh) host is flung therein the wardens thereof ask them: Came there unto you no warner?
S: Almost bursting for fury. Whenever a group is cast into it, its keeper shall ask them: Did there not come to you a warner?
067.009 Y: They will say: "Yes indeed; a Warner did come to us, but we rejected him and said, 'Allah never sent down any (Message): ye are nothing but an egregious delusion!'"
P: They say: Yea, verily, a warner came unto us; but we denied and said: Allah hath naught revealed; ye are in naught but a great error.
S: They shall say: Yea! indeed there came to us a warner, but we rejected (him) and said: Allah has not revealed anything, you are only in a great error.
067.010 Y: They will further say: "Had we but listened or used our intelligence, we should not (now) be among the Companions of the Blazing Fire!"
P: And they say: Had we been wont to listen or have sense, we had not been among the dwellers in the flames.
S: And they shall say: Had we but listened or pondered, we should not have been among the inmates of the burning fire.
067.011 Y: They will then confess their sins: but far will be (Forgiveness) from the Companions of the Blazing Fire!
P: So they acknowledge their sins; but far removed (from mercy) are the dwellers in the flames.
S: So they shall acknowledge their sins, but far will be (forgiveness) from the inmates of the burning fire.
067.012 Y: As for those who fear their Lord unseen, for them is Forgiveness and a great Reward.
P: Lo! those who fear their Lord in secret, theirs will be forgiveness and a great reward.
S: (As for) those who fear their Lord in secret, they shall surely have forgiveness and a great reward.
067.013 Y: And whether ye hide your word or publish it, He certainly has (full) knowledge, of the secrets of (all) hearts.
P: And keep your opinion secret or proclaim it, lo! He is Knower of all that is in the breasts (of men).
S: And conceal your word or manifest it; surely He is Cognizant of what is in the hearts.
067.014 Y: Should He not know,- He that created? and He is the One that understands the finest mysteries (and) is well-acquainted (with them).
P: Should He not know what He created? And He is the Subtile, the Aware.
S: Does He not know, Who created? And He is the Knower of the subtleties, the Aware.
067.015 Y: It is He Who has made the earth manageable for you, so traverse ye through its tracts and enjoy of the Sustenance which He furnishes: but unto Him is the Resurrection.
P: He it is Who hath made the earth subservient unto you, so Walk in the paths thereof and eat of His providence. And unto Him will be the resurrection (of the dead).
S: He it is Who made the earth smooth for you, therefore go about in the spacious sides thereof, and eat of His sustenance, and to Him is the return after death.
067.016 Y: Do ye feel secure that He Who is in heaven will not cause you to be swallowed up by the earth when it shakes (as in an earthquake)?
P: Have ye taken security from Him Who is in the heaven that He will not cause the earth to swallow you when lo! it is convulsed?
S: Are you secure of those in the heaven that He should not make the earth to swallow you up? Then lo! it shall be in a state of commotion.
067.017 Y: Or do ye feel secure that He Who is in Heaven will not send against you a violent tornado (with showers of stones), so that ye shall know how (terrible) was My warning?
P: Or have ye taken security from Him Who is in the heaven that He will not let loose on you a hurricane? But ye shall know the manner of My warning.
S: Or are you secure of those in the heaven that He should not send down upon you a punishment? Then shall you know how was My warning.
067.018 Y: But indeed men before them rejected (My warning): then how (terrible) was My rejection (of them)?
P: And verily those before them denied, then (see) the manner of My wrath (with them)!
S: And certainly those before them rejected (the truth), then how was My disapproval.
067.019 Y: Do they not observe the birds above them, spreading their wings and folding them in? None can uphold them except (Allah) Most Gracious: Truly (Allah) Most Gracious: Truly it is He that watches over all things.
P: Have they not seen the birds above them spreading out their wings and closing them? Naught upholdeth them save the Beneficent. Lo! He is Seer of all things.
S: Have they not seen the birds above them expanding (their wings) and contracting (them)? What is it that withholds them save the Beneficent Allah? Surely He sees everything.
067.020 Y: Nay, who is there that can help you, (even as) an army, besides (Allah) Most Merciful? In nothing but delusion are the Unbelievers.
P: Or who is he that will be an army unto you to help you instead of the Beneficent? The disbelievers are in naught but illusion.
S: Or who is it that will be a host for you to assist you besides the Beneficent Allah? The unbelievers are only in deception.
067.021 Y: Or who is there that can provide you with Sustenance if He were to withhold His provision? Nay, they obstinately persist in insolent impiety and flight (from the Truth).
P: Or who is he that will provide for you if He should withhold His providence? Nay, but they are set in pride and frowardness.
S: Or who is it that will give you sustenance if He should withhold His sustenance? Nay! they persist in disdain and aversion.
067.022 Y: Is then one who walks headlong, with his face grovelling, better guided,- or one who walks evenly on a Straight Way?
P: Is he who goeth groping on his face more rightly guided, or he who walketh upright on a straight road?
S: What! is he who goes prone upon his face better guided or he who walks upright upon a straight path?
067.023 Y: Say: "It is He Who has created you (and made you grow), and made for you the faculties of hearing, seeing, feeling and understanding: little thanks it is ye give."
P: Say (unto them, O Muhammad): He it is who gave you being, and hath assigned unto you ears and eyes and hearts. Small thanks give ye!
S: Say: He it is Who brought you into being and made for you the ears and the eyes and the hearts: little is it that you give thanks.
067.024 Y: Say: "It is He Who has multiplied you through the earth, and to Him shall ye be gathered together."
P: Say: He it is Who multiplieth you in the earth, and unto Whom ye will be gathered.
S: Say: He it is Who multiplied you in the earth and to Him you shall be gathered.
067.025 Y: They ask: When will this promise be (fulfilled)? - If ye are telling the truth.
P: And they say: When (will) this promise (be fulfilled), if ye are truthful?
S: And they say: When shall this threat be (executed) if you are truthful?
067.026 Y: Say: "As to the knowledge of the time, it is with Allah alone: I am (sent) only to warn plainly in public."
P: Say: The knowledge is with Allah only, and I am but a plain warner;
S: Say: The knowledge (thereof) is only with Allah and I am only a plain warner.
067.027 Y: At length, when they see it close at hand, grieved will be the faces of the Unbelievers, and it will be said (to them): "This is (the promise fulfilled), which ye were calling for!"
P: But when they see it nigh, the faces of those who disbelieve will be awry, and it will be said (unto them): This is that for which ye used to call.
S: But when they shall see it nigh, the faces of those who disbelieve shall be sorry, and it shall be said; This is that which you used to call for.
067.028 Y: Say: "See ye?- If Allah were to destroy me, and those with me, or if He bestows His Mercy on us,- yet who can deliver the Unbelievers from a grievous Penalty?"
P: Say (O Muhammad): Have ye thought: Whether Allah causeth me (Muhammad) and those with me to perish or hath mercy on us, still, who will protect the disbelievers from a painful doom?
S: Say: Have you considered if Allah should destroy me and those with me-- rather He will have mercy on us; yet who will protect the unbelievers from a painful punishment?
067.029 Y: Say: "He is (Allah) Most Gracious: We have believed in Him, and on Him have we put our trust: So, soon will ye know which (of us) it is that is in manifest error."
P: Say: He is the Beneficent. In Him we believe and in Him we put our trust. And ye will soon know who it is that is in error manifest.
S: Say: He is the Beneficent Allah, we believe in Him and on Him do we rely, so you shall come to know who it is that is in clear error.
067.030 Y: Say: "See ye?- If your stream be some morning lost (in the underground earth), who then can supply you with clear-flowing water?"
P: Say: Have ye thought: If (all) your water were to disappear into the earth, who then could bring you gushing water?
S: Say: Have you considered if your water should go down, who is it then that will bring you flowing water?
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Chapter 68
AL-QALAM (THE PEN) Total Verses: 52 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
068.001 Y: Nun. By the Pen and the (Record) which (men) write,-
P: Nun. By the pen and that which they write (therewith),
S: Noon. I swear by the pen and what the angels write,
068.002 Y: Thou art not, by the Grace of thy Lord, mad or possessed.
P: Thou art not, for thy Lord's favour unto thee, a madman.
S: By the grace of your Lord you are not mad.
068.003 Y: Nay, verily for thee is a Reward unfailing:
P: And lo! thine verily will be a reward unfailing.
S: And most surely you shall have a reward never to be cut off.
068.004 Y: And thou (standest) on an exalted standard of character.
P: And lo! thou art of a tremendous nature.
S: And most surely you conform (yourself) to sublime morality.
068.005 Y: Soon wilt thou see, and they will see,
P: And thou wilt see and they will see
S: So you shall see, and they (too) shall see,
068.006 Y: Which of you is afflicted with madness.
P: Which of you is the demented.
S: Which of you is afflicted with madness.
068.007 Y: Verily it is thy Lord that knoweth best, which (among men) hath strayed from His Path: and He knoweth best those who receive (true) Guidance.
P: Lo! thy Lord is Best Aware of him who strayeth from His way, and He is Best Aware of those who walk aright.
S: Surely your Lord best knows him who errs from His way, and He best knows the followers of the right course.
068.008 Y: So hearken not to those who deny (the Truth).
P: Therefor obey not thou the rejecters
S: So do not yield to the rejecters.
068.009 Y: Their desire is that thou shouldst be pliant: so would they be pliant.
P: Who would have had thee compromise, that they may compromise.
S: They wish that you should be pliant so they (too) would be pliant.
068.010 Y: Heed not the type of despicable men,- ready with oaths,
P: Neither obey thou each feeble oath-monger,
S: And yield not to any mean swearer
068.011 Y: A slanderer, going about with calumnies,
P: Detracter, spreader abroad of slanders,
S: Defamer, going about with slander
068.012 Y: (Habitually) hindering (all) good, transgressing beyond bounds, deep in sin,
P: Hinderer of the good, transgressor, malefactor
S: Forbidder of good, outstepping the limits, sinful,
068.013 Y: Violent (and cruel),- with all that, base-born,-
P: Greedy therewithal, intrusive.
S: Ignoble, besides all that, base-born;
068.014 Y: Because he possesses wealth and (numerous) sons.
P: It is because he is possessed of wealth and children
S: Because he possesses wealth and sons.
068.015 Y: When to him are rehearsed Our Signs, "Tales of the ancients", he cries!
P: That, when Our revelations are recited unto him, he saith: Mere fables of the men of old.
S: When Our communications are recited to him, he says: Stories of those of yore.
068.016 Y: Soon shall We brand (the beast) on the snout!
P: We shall brand him on the nose.
S: We will brand him on the nose.
068.017 Y: Verily We have tried them as We tried the People of the Garden, when they resolved to gather the fruits of the (garden) in the morning.
P: Lo! We have tried them as We tried the owners of the garden when they vowed that they would pluck its fruit next morning,
S: Surely We will try them as We tried the owners of the garden, when they swore that they would certainly cut off the produce in the morning,
068.018 Y: But made no reservation, ("If it be Allah's Will").
P: And made no exception (for the Will of Allah);
S: And were not willing to set aside a portion (for the poor).
068.019 Y: Then there came on the (garden) a visitation from thy Lord, (which swept away) all around, while they were asleep.
P: Then a visitation from thy Lord came upon it while they slept
S: Then there encompassed it a visitation from your Lord while they were sleeping.
068.020 Y: So the (garden) became, by the morning, like a dark and desolate spot, (whose fruit had been gathered).
P: And in the morning it was as if plucked.
S: So it became as black, barren land.
068.021 Y: As the morning broke, they called out, one to another,-
P: And they cried out one unto another in the morning,
S: And they called out to each other in the morning,
068.022 Y: "Go ye to your tilth (betimes) in the morning, if ye would gather the fruits."
P: Saying: Run unto your field if ye would pluck (the fruit).
S: Saying: Go early to your tilth if you would cut (the produce).
068.023 Y: So they departed, conversing in secret low tones, (saying)-
P: So they went off, saying one unto another in low tones:
S: So they went, while they consulted together secretly,
068.024 Y: "Let not a single indigent person break in upon you into the (garden) this day."
P: No needy man shall enter it to-day against you.
S: Saying: No poor man shall enter it today upon you.
068.025 Y: And they opened the morning, strong in an (unjust) resolve.
P: They went betimes, strong in (this) purpose.
S: And in the morning they went, having the power to prevent.
068.026 Y: But when they saw the (garden), they said: "We have surely lost our way:"
P: But when they saw it, they said: Lo! we are in error!
S: But when they saw it, they said: Most surely we have gone astray
068.027 Y: "Indeed we are shut out (of the fruits of our labour)!"
P: Nay, but we are desolate!
S: Nay! we are made to suffer privation.
068.028 Y: Said one of them, more just (than the rest): "Did I not say to you, 'Why not glorify (Allah)?'"
P: The best among them said: Said I not unto you: Why glorify ye not (Allah)?
S: The best of them said: Did I not say to you, Why do you not glorify (Allah)?
068.029 Y: They said: "Glory to our Lord! Verily we have been doing wrong!"
P: They said: Glorified be our Lord! Lo! we have been wrong-doers.
S: They said: Glory be to our Lord, surely we were unjust.
068.030 Y: Then they turned, one against another, in reproach.
P: Then some of them drew near unto others, self-reproaching.
S: Then some of them advanced against others, blaming each other.
068.031 Y: They said: "Alas for us! We have indeed transgressed!"
P: They said: Alas for us! In truth we were outrageous.
S: Said they: O woe to us! surely we were inordinate:
068.032 Y: "It may be that our Lord will give us in exchange a better (garden) than this: for we do turn to Him (in repentance)!"
P: It may be that our Lord will give us better than this in place thereof. Lo! we beseech our Lord.
S: Maybe, our Lord will give us instead one better than it; surely to our Lord do we make our humble petition.
068.033 Y: Such is the Punishment (in this life); but greater is the Punishment in the Hereafter,- if only they knew!
P: Such was the punishment. And verily the punishment of the Hereafter is greater if they did but know.
S: Such is the chastisement, and certainly the chastisement of the hereafter is greater, did they but know!
068.034 Y: Verily, for the Righteous, are Gardens of Delight, in the Presence of their Lord.
P: Lo! for those who keep from evil are gardens of bliss with their Lord.
S: Surely those who guard (against evil) shall have with their Lord gardens of bliss.
068.035 Y: Shall We then treat the People of Faith like the People of Sin?
P: Shall We then treat those who have surrendered as We treat the guilty?
S: What! shall We then make (that is, treat) those who submit as the guilty?
068.036 Y: What is the matter with you? How judge ye?
P: What aileth you? How foolishly ye judge!
S: What has happened to you? How do you judge?
068.037 Y: Or have ye a book through which ye learn-
P: Or have ye a scripture wherein ye learn
S: Or have you a book wherein you read,
068.038 Y: That ye shall have, through it whatever ye choose?
P: That ye shall indeed have all that ye choose?
S: That you have surely therein what you choose?
068.039 Y: Or have ye Covenants with Us to oath, reaching to the Day of Judgment, (providing) that ye shall have whatever ye shall demand?
P: Or have ye a covenant on oath from Us that reacheth to the Day of Judgment, that yours shall be all that ye ordain?
S: Or have you received from Us an agreement confirmed by an oath extending to the day of resurrection that you shall surely have what you demand?
068.040 Y: Ask thou of them, which of them will stand surety for that!
P: Ask them (O Muhammad) which of them will vouch for that!
S: Ask them which of them will vouch for that,
068.041 Y: Or have they some "Partners" (in Godhead)? Then let them produce their "partners", if they are truthful!
P: Or have they other gods? Then let them bring their other gods if they are truthful,
S: Or have they associates if they are truthful.
068.042 Y: The Day that the shin shall be laid bare, and they shall be summoned to bow in adoration, but they shall not be able,-
P: On the day when it befalleth in earnest, and they are ordered to prostrate themselves but are not able,
S: On the day when there shall be a severe affliction, and they shall be called upon to make obeisance, but they shall not be able,
068.043 Y: Their eyes will be cast down,- ignominy will cover them; seeing that they had been summoned aforetime to bow in adoration, while they were whole, (and had refused).
P: With eyes downcast, abasement stupefying them. And they had been summoned to prostrate themselves while they were yet unhurt.
S: Their looks cast down, abasement shall overtake them; and they were called upon to make obeisance indeed while yet they were safe.
068.044 Y: Then leave Me alone with such as reject this Message: by degrees shall We punish them from directions they perceive not.
P: Leave Me (to deal) with those who give the lie to this pronouncement. We shall lead them on by steps from whence they know not.
S: So leave Me and him who rejects this announcement; We will overtake them by degrees, from whence they perceive not:
068.045 Y: A (long) respite will I grant them: truly powerful is My Plan.
P: Yet I bear with them, for lo! My scheme is firm.
S: And I do bear with them, surely My plan is firm.
068.046 Y: Or is it that thou dost ask them for a reward, so that they are burdened with a load of debt?-
P: Or dost thou (Muhammad) ask a fee from them so that they are heavily taxed?
S: Or do you ask from them a reward, so that they are burdened with debt?
068.047 Y: Or that the Unseen is in their hands, so that they can write it down?
P: Or is the Unseen theirs that they can write (thereof)?
S: Or have they (the knowledge of) the unseen, so that they write (it) down?
068.048 Y: So wait with patience for the Command of thy Lord, and be not like the Companion of the Fish,- when he cried out in agony.
P: But wait thou for thy Lord's decree, and be not like him of the fish, who cried out in despair.
S: So wait patiently for the judgment of your Lord, and be not like the companion of the fish, when he cried while he was in distress.
068.049 Y: Had not Grace from his Lord reached him, he would indeed have been cast off on the naked shore, in disgrace.
P: Had it not been that favour from his Lord had reached him he surely had been cast into the wilderness while he was reprobate.
S: Were it not that favor from his Lord had overtaken him, he would certainly have been cast down upon the naked Found while he was blamed.
068.050 Y: Thus did his Lord choose him and make him of the Company of the Righteous.
P: But his Lord chose him and placed him among the righteous.
S: Then his Lord chose him, and He made him of the good.
068.051 Y: And the Unbelievers would almost trip thee up with their eyes when they hear the Message; and they say: "Surely he is possessed!"
P: And lo! those who disbelieve would fain disconcert thee with their eyes when they hear the Reminder, and they say: Lo! he is indeed mad;
S: And those who disbelieve would almost smite you with their eyes when they hear the reminder, and they say: Most surely he is mad.
068.052 Y: But it is nothing less than a Message to all the worlds.
P: When it is naught else than a Reminder to creation.
S: And it is naught but a reminder to the nations.
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Chapter 69
AL-HAAQQA (THE REALITY) Total Verses: 52 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
069.001 Y: The Sure Reality!
P: The Reality!
S: The sure calamity!
069.002 Y: What is the Sure Reality?
P: What is the Reality?
S: What is the sure calamity!
069.003 Y: And what will make thee realise what the Sure Reality is?
P: Ah, what will convey unto thee what the reality is!
S: And what would make you realize what the sure calamity is!
069.004 Y: The Thamud and the 'Ad People (branded) as false the Stunning Calamity!
P: (The tribes of) Thamud and A'ad disbelieved in the judgment to come.
S: Samood and Ad called the striking calamity a lie.
069.005 Y: But the Thamud,- they were destroyed by a terrible Storm of thunder and lightning!
P: As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the lightning.
S: Then as to Samood, they were destroyed by an excessively severe punishment.
069.006 Y: And the 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious Wind, exceedingly violent;
P: And as for A'ad, they were destroyed by a fierce roaring wind,
S: And as to Ad, they were destroyed by a roaring, violent blast.
069.007 Y: He made it rage against them seven nights and eight days in succession: so that thou couldst see the (whole) people lying prostrate in its (path), as they had been roots of hollow palm-trees tumbled down!
P: Which He imposed on them for seven long nights and eight long days so that thou mightest have seen men lying overthrown, as they were hollow trunks of palm-trees.
S: Which He made to prevail against them for seven nights and eight days unremittingly, so that you might have seen the people therein prostrate as if they were the trunks of hollow palms.
069.008 Y: Then seest thou any of them left surviving?
P: Canst thou (O Muhammad) see any remnant of them?
S: Do you then see of them one remaining?
069.009 Y: And Pharaoh, and those before him, and the Cities Overthrown, committed habitual Sin.
P: And Pharaoh and those before him, and the communities that were destroyed, brought error,
S: And Firon and those before him and the overthrown cities continuously committed sins.
069.010 Y: And disobeyed (each) the messenger of their Lord; so He punished them with an abundant Penalty.
P: And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, therefor did He grip them with a tightening grip.
S: And they disobeyed the Messenger of their Lord, so He punished them with a vehement punishment.
069.011 Y: We, when the water (of Noah's Flood) overflowed beyond its limits, carried you (mankind), in the floating (Ark),
P: Lo! when the waters rose, We carried you upon the ship
S: Surely We bore you up in the ship when the water rose high,
069.012 Y: That We might make it a Message unto you, and that ears (that should hear the tale and) retain its memory should bear its (lessons) in remembrance.
P: That We might make it a memorial for you, and that remembering ears (that heard the story) might remember.
S: So that We may make it a reminder to you, and that the retaining ear might retain it.
069.013 Y: Then, when one blast is sounded on the Trumpet,
P: And when the trumpet shall sound one blast
S: And when the trumpet is blown with a single blast,
069.014 Y: And the earth is moved, and its mountains, and they are crushed to powder at one stroke,-
P: And the earth with the mountains shall be lifted up and crushed with one crash,
S: And the earth and the mountains are borne away and crushed with a single crushing.
069.015 Y: On that Day shall the (Great) Event come to pass.
P: Then, on that day will the Event befall.
S: On that day shall the great event come to pass,
069.016 Y: And the sky will be rent asunder, for it will that Day be flimsy,
P: And the heaven will split asunder, for that day it will be frail.
S: And the heaven shall cleave asunder, so that on that day it shall be frail,
069.017 Y: And the angels will be on its sides, and eight will, that Day, bear the Throne of thy Lord above them.
P: And the angels will be on the sides thereof, and eight will uphold the Throne of thy Lord that day, above them.
S: And the angels shall be on the sides thereof; and above them eight shall bear on that day your Lord's power.
069.018 Y: That Day shall ye be brought to Judgment: not an act of yours that ye hide will be hidden.
P: On that day ye will be exposed; not a secret of you will be hidden.
S: On that day you shall be exposed to view-- no secret of yours shall remain hidden.
069.019 Y: Then he that will be given his Record in his right hand will say: "Ah here! Read ye my Record!"
P: Then, as for him who is given his record in his right hand, he will say: Take, read my book!
S: Then as for him who is given his book in his right hand, he will say: Lo! read my book:
069.020 Y: "I did really understand that my Account would (One Day) reach me!"
P: Surely I knew that I should have to meet my reckoning.
S: Surely I knew that I shall meet my account.
069.021 Y: And he will be in a life of Bliss,
P: Then he will be in blissful state
S: So he shall be in a life of pleasure,
069.022 Y: In a Garden on high,
P: In a high garden
S: In a lofty garden,
069.023 Y: The Fruits whereof (will hang in bunches) low and near.
P: Whereof the clusters are in easy reach.
S: The fruits of which are near at hand:
069.024 Y: "Eat ye and drink ye, with full satisfaction; because of the (good) that ye sent before you, in the days that are gone!"
P: (And it will be said unto those therein): Eat and drink at ease for that which ye sent on before you in past days.
S: Eat and drink pleasantly for what you did beforehand in the days gone by.
069.025 Y: And he that will be given his Record in his left hand, will say: "Ah! Would that my Record had not been given to me!"
P: But as for him who is given his record in his left hand, he will say: Oh, would that I had not been given my book
S: And as for him who is given his book in his left hand he shall say: O would that my book had never been given me:
069.026 Y: "And that I had never realised how my account (stood)!"
P: And knew not what my reckoning!
S: And I had not known what my account was:
069.027 Y: "Ah! Would that (Death) had made an end of me!"
P: Oh, would that it had been death!
S: O would that it had made an end (of me):
069.028 Y: "Of no profit to me has been my wealth!"
P: My wealth hath not availed me,
S: My wealth has availed me nothing:
069.029 Y: "My power has perished from me!"...
P: My power hath gone from me.
S: My authority is gone away from me.
069.030 Y: (The stern command will say): "Seize ye him, and bind ye him,"
P: (It will be said): Take him and fetter him
S: Lay hold on him, then put a chain on him,
069.031 Y: "And burn ye him in the Blazing Fire."
P: And then expose him to hell-fire
S: Then cast him into the burning fire,
069.032 Y: "Further, make him march in a chain, whereof the length is seventy cubits!"
P: And then insert him in a chain whereof the length is seventy cubits.
S: Then thrust him into a chain the length of which is seventy cubits.
069.033 Y: "This was he that would not believe in Allah Most High."
P: Lo! He used not to believe in Allah the Tremendous,
S: Surely he did not believe in Allah, the Great,
069.034 Y: "And would not encourage the feeding of the indigent!"
P: And urged not on the feeding of the wretched.
S: Nor did he urge the feeding of the poor.
069.035 Y: "So no friend hath he here this Day."
P: Therefor hath he no lover here this day,
S: Therefore he has not here today a true friend,
069.036 Y: "Nor hath he any food except the corruption from the washing of wounds,"
P: Nor any food save filth
S: Nor any food except refuse,
069.037 Y: "Which none do eat but those in sin."
P: Which none but sinners eat.
S: Which none but the wrongdoers eat.
069.038 Y: So I do call to witness what ye see,
P: But nay! I swear by all that ye see
S: But nay! I swear by that which you see,
069.039 Y: And what ye see not,
P: And all that ye see not
S: And that which you do not see.
069.040 Y: That this is verily the word of an honoured messenger;
P: That it is indeed the speech of an illustrious messenger.
S: Most surely, it is the Word brought by an honored Messenger,
069.041 Y: It is not the word of a poet: little it is ye believe!
P: It is not poet's speech - little is it that ye believe!
S: And it is not the word of a poet; little is it that you believe;
069.042 Y: Nor is it the word of a soothsayer: little admonition it is ye receive.
P: Nor diviner's speech - little is it that ye remember!
S: Nor the word of a soothsayer; little is it that you mind.
069.043 Y: (This is) a Message sent down from the Lord of the Worlds.
P: It is a revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.
S: It is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
069.044 Y: And if the messenger were to invent any sayings in Our name,
P: And if he had invented false sayings concerning Us,
S: And if he had fabricated against Us some of the sayings,
069.045 Y: We should certainly seize him by his right hand,
P: We assuredly had taken him by the right hand
S: We would certainly have seized him by the right hand,
069.046 Y: And We should certainly then cut off the artery of his heart:
P: And then severed his life-artery,
S: Then We would certainly have cut off his aorta.
069.047 Y: Nor could any of you withhold him (from Our wrath).
P: And not one of you could have held Us off from him.
S: And not one of you could have withheld Us from him.
069.048 Y: But verily this is a Message for the Allah-fearing.
P: And lo! it is a warrant unto those who ward off (evil).
S: And most surely it is a reminder for those who guard (against evil).
069.049 Y: And We certainly know that there are amongst you those that reject (it).
P: And lo! We know that some among you will deny (it).
S: And most surely We know that some of you are rejecters.
069.050 Y: But truly (Revelation) is a cause of sorrow for the Unbelievers.
P: And lo! it is indeed an anguish for the disbelievers.
S: And most surely it is a great grief to the unbelievers.
069.051 Y: But verily it is Truth of assured certainty.
P: And lo! it is absolute truth.
S: And most surely it is the true certainty
069.052 Y: So glorify the name of thy Lord Most High.
P: So glorify the name of thy Tremendous Lord.
S: Therefore-glorify the name of your Lord, the Great.
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Chapter 70
AL-MAARIJ (THE ASCENDING STAIRWAYS) Total Verses: 44 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
070.001 Y: A questioner asked about a Penalty to befall-
P: A questioner questioned concerning the doom about to fall
S: One demanding, demanded the chastisement which must befall
070.002 Y: The Unbelievers the which there is none to ward off,-
P: Upon the disbelievers, which none can repel,
S: The unbelievers-- there is none to avert it--
070.003 Y: (A Penalty) from Allah, Lord of the Ways of Ascent.
P: From Allah, Lord of the Ascending Stairways
S: From Allah, the Lord of the ways of Ascent.
070.004 Y: The angels and the spirit ascend unto him in a Day the measure whereof is (as) fifty thousand years:
P: (Whereby) the angels and the Spirit ascend unto Him in a Day whereof the span is fifty thousand years.
S: To Him ascend the angels and the Spirit in a day the measure of which is fifty thousand years.
070.005 Y: Therefore do thou hold Patience,- a Patience of beautiful (contentment).
P: But be patient (O Muhammad) with a patience fair to see.
S: Therefore endure with a goodly patience.
070.006 Y: They see the (Day) indeed as a far-off (event):
P: Lo! they behold it afar off
S: Surely they think it to be far off,
070.007 Y: But We see it (quite) near.
P: While we behold it nigh:
S: And We see it nigh.
070.008 Y: The Day that the sky will be like molten brass,
P: The day when the sky will become as molten copper,
S: On the day when the heaven shall be as molten copper
070.009 Y: And the mountains will be like wool,
P: And the hills become as flakes of wool,
S: And the mountains shall be as tufts of wool
070.010 Y: And no friend will ask after a friend,
P: And no familiar friend will ask a question of his friend
S: And friend shall not ask of friend
070.011 Y: Though they will be put in sight of each other,- the sinner's desire will be: Would that he could redeem himself from the Penalty of that Day by (sacrificing) his children,
P: Though they will be given sight of them. The guilty man will long to be able to ransom himself from the punishment of that day at the price of his children
S: (Though) they shall be made to see each other. The guilty one would fain redeem himself from the chastisement of that day by (sacrificing) his children,
070.012 Y: His wife and his brother,
P: And his spouse and his brother
S: And his wife and his brother
070.013 Y: His kindred who sheltered him,
P: And his kin that harboured him
S: And the nearest of his kinsfolk who gave him shelter,
070.014 Y: And all, all that is on earth,- so it could deliver him:
P: And all that are in the earth, if then it might deliver him.
S: And all those that are in the earth, (wishing) then (that) this might deliver him.
070.015 Y: By no means! for it would be the Fire of Hell!-
P: But nay! for lo! it is the fire of hell
S: By no means! Surely it is a flaming fire
070.016 Y: Plucking out (his being) right to the skull!-
P: Eager to roast;
S: Dragging by the head,
070.017 Y: Inviting (all) such as turn their backs and turn away their faces (from the Right).
P: It calleth him who turned and fled (from truth),
S: It shall claim him who turned and fled (from truth),
070.018 Y: And collect (wealth) and hide it (from use)!
P: And hoarded (wealth) and withheld it.
S: And amasses (wealth) then shuts it up.
070.019 Y: Truly man was created very impatient;-
P: Lo! man was created anxious,
S: Surely man is created of a hasty temperament
070.020 Y: Fretful when evil touches him;
P: Fretful when evil befalleth him
S: Being greatly grieved when evil afflicts him
070.021 Y: And niggardly when good reaches him;-
P: And, when good befalleth him, grudging;
S: And niggardly when good befalls him
070.022 Y: Not so those devoted to Prayer;-
P: Save worshippers.
S: Except those who pray,
070.023 Y: Those who remain steadfast to their prayer;
P: Who are constant at their worship
S: Those who are constant at their prayer
070.024 Y: And those in whose wealth is a recognised right.
P: And in whose wealth there is a right acknowledged
S: And those in whose wealth there is a fixed portion.
070.025 Y: For the (needy) who asks and him who is prevented (for some reason from asking);
P: For the beggar and the destitute;
S: For him who begs and for him who is denied (good)
070.026 Y: And those who hold to the truth of the Day of Judgment;
P: And those who believe in the Day of Judgment,
S: And those who accept the truth of the judgment day
070.027 Y: And those who fear the displeasure of their Lord,-
P: And those who are fearful of their Lord's doom -
S: And those who are fearful of the chastisement of their Lord--
070.028 Y: For their Lord's displeasure is the opposite of Peace and Tranquillity;-
P: Lo! the doom of their Lord is that before which none can feel secure-
S: Surely the chastisement of their Lord is (a thing) not to be felt secure of--
070.029 Y: And those who guard their chastity,
P: And those who preserve their chastity
S: And those who guard their private parts,
070.030 Y: Except with their wives and the (captives) whom their right hands possess,- for (then) they are not to be blamed,
P: Save with their wives and those whom their right hands possess, for thus they are not blameworthy;
S: Except in the case of their wives or those whom their right hands possess-- for these surely are not to be blamed,
070.031 Y: But those who trespass beyond this are transgressors;-
P: But whoso seeketh more than that, those are they who are transgressors;
S: But he who seeks to go beyond this, these it is that go beyond the limits--
070.032 Y: And those who respect their trusts and covenants;
P: And those who keep their pledges and their covenant,
S: And those who are faithful to their trusts and their covenant
070.033 Y: And those who stand firm in their testimonies;
P: And those who stand by their testimony
S: And those who are upright in their testimonies,
070.034 Y: And those who guard (the sacredness) of their worship;-
P: And those who are attentive at their worship.
S: And those who keep a guard on their prayer,
070.035 Y: Such will be the honoured ones in the Gardens (of Bliss).
P: These will dwell in Gardens, honoured.
S: Those shall be in gardens, honored.
070.036 Y: Now what is the matter with the Unbelievers that they rush madly before thee-
P: What aileth those who disbelieve, that they keep staring toward thee (O Muhammad), open-eyed,
S: But what is the matter with those who disbelieve that they hasten on around you,
070.037 Y: From the right and from the left, in crowds?
P: On the right and on the left, in groups?
S: On the right hand and on the left, in sundry parties?
070.038 Y: Does every man of them long to enter the Garden of Bliss?
P: Doth every man among them hope to enter the Garden of Delight?
S: Does every man of them desire that he should be made to enter the garden of bliss?
070.039 Y: By no means! For We have created them out of the (base matter) they know!
P: Nay, verily. Lo! We created them from what they know.
S: By no means! Surely We have created them of what they know.
070.040 Y: Now I do call to witness the Lord of all points in the East and the West that We can certainly-
P: But nay! I swear by the Lord of the rising-places and the setting-places (of the planets) that We verily are Able
S: But nay! I swear by the Lord of the Easts and the Wests that We are certainly able
070.041 Y: Substitute for them better (men) than they; And We are not to be defeated (in Our Plan).
P: To replace them by (others) better than them. And we are not to be outrun.
S: To bring instead (others) better than them, and We shall not be overcome.
070.042 Y: So leave them to plunge in vain talk and play about, until they encounter that Day of theirs which they have been promised!-
P: So let them chat and play until they meet their Day which they are promised,
S: Therefore leave them alone to go on with the false discourses and to sport until they come face to face with that day of theirs with which they are threatened;
070.043 Y: The Day whereon they will issue from their sepulchres in sudden haste as if they were rushing to a goal-post (fixed for them),-
P: The day when they come forth from the graves in haste, as racing to a goal,
S: The day on which they shall come forth from their graves in haste, as if they were hastening on to a goal,
070.044 Y: Their eyes lowered in dejection,- ignominy covering them (all over)! such is the Day the which they are promised!
P: With eyes aghast, abasement stupefying them: Such is the Day which they are promised.
S: Their eyes cast down; disgrace shall overtake them; that is the day which they were threatened with.
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Chapter 71
NOOH (NOOH) Total Verses: 28 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
071.001 Y: We sent Noah to his People (with the Command): "Do thou warn thy People before there comes to them a grievous Penalty."
P: Lo! We sent Noah unto his people (saying): Warn thy people ere the painful doom come unto them.
S: Surely We sent Nuh to his people, saying: Warn your people before there come upon them a painful chastisement.
071.002 Y: He said: "O my People! I am to you a Warner, clear and open:"
P: He said: O my people! Lo! I am a plain warner unto you
S: He said: O my people! Surely I am a plain warner to you:
071.003 Y: "That ye should worship Allah, fear Him and obey me:"
P: (Bidding you): Serve Allah and keep your duty unto Him and obey me,
S: That you should serve Allah and be careful of (your duty to) Him and obey me:
071.004 Y: "So He may forgive you your sins and give you respite for a stated Term: for when the Term given by Allah is accomplished, it cannot be put forward: if ye only knew."
P: That He may forgive you somewhat of your sins and respite you to an appointed term. Lo! the term of Allah, when it cometh, cannot be delayed, if ye but knew.
S: He will forgive you some of your faults and grant you a delay to an appointed term; surely the term of Allah when it comes is not postponed; did you but know!
071.005 Y: He said: "O my Lord! I have called to my People night and day:"
P: He said: My Lord! Lo! I have called unto my people night and day
S: He said: O my Lord! surely I have called my people by night and by day!
071.006 Y: "But my call only increases (their) flight (from the Right)."
P: But all my calling doth but add to their repugnance;
S: But my call has only made them flee the more:
071.007 Y: "And every time I have called to them, that Thou mightest forgive them, they have (only) thrust their fingers into their ears, covered themselves up with their garments, grown obstinate, and given themselves up to arrogance."
P: And lo! whenever I call unto them that Thou mayst pardon them they thrust their fingers in their ears and cover themselves with their garments and persist (in their refusal) and magnify themselves in pride.
S: And whenever I have called them that Thou mayest forgive them, they put their fingers in their ears, cover themselves with their garments, and persist and are puffed up with pride:
071.008 Y: "So I have called to them aloud;"
P: And lo! I have called unto them aloud,
S: Then surely I called to them aloud:
071.009 Y: "Further I have spoken to them in public and secretly in private,"
P: And lo! I have made public proclamation unto them, and I have appealed to them in private.
S: Then surely I spoke to them in public and I spoke to them in secret:
071.010 Y: "Saying, 'Ask forgiveness from your Lord; for He is Oft-Forgiving;'"
P: And I have said: Seek pardon of your Lord. Lo! He was ever Forgiving.
S: Then I said, Ask forgiveness of your Lord, surely He is the most Forgiving:
071.011 Y: "'He will send rain to you in abundance;'"
P: He will let loose the sky for you in plenteous rain,
S: He will send down upon you the cloud, pouring down abundance of rain:
071.012 Y: "'Give you increase in wealth and sons; and bestow on you gardens and bestow on you rivers (of flowing water).'"
P: And will help you with wealth and sons, and will assign unto you Gardens and will assign unto you rivers.
S: And help you with wealth and sons, and make for you gardens, and make for you rivers.
071.013 Y: "'What is the matter with you, that ye place not your hope for kindness and long-suffering in Allah,'"-
P: What aileth you that ye hope not toward Allah for dignity
S: What is the matter with you that you fear not the greatness of Allah?
071.014 Y: "'Seeing that it is He that has created you in diverse stages?'"
P: When He created you by (divers) stages?
S: And indeed He has created you through various grades:
071.015 Y: "'See ye not how Allah has created the seven heavens one above another,'"
P: See ye not how Allah hath created seven heavens in harmony,
S: Do you not see how Allah has created the seven heavens one above another,
071.016 Y: "'And made the moon a light in their midst, and made the sun as a (Glorious) Lamp?'"
P: And hath made the moon a light therein, and made the sun a lamp?
S: And made the moon therein a light, and made the sun a lamp?
071.017 Y: "'And Allah has produced you from the earth growing (gradually),'"
P: And Allah hath caused you to grow as a growth from the earth,
S: And Allah has made you grow out of the earth as a growth:
071.018 Y: "'And in the End He will return you into the (earth), and raise you forth (again at the Resurrection)?'"
P: And afterward He maketh you return thereto, and He will bring you forth again, a (new) forthbringing.
S: Then He returns you to it, then will He bring you forth a (new) bringing forth:
071.019 Y: "'And Allah has made the earth for you as a carpet (spread out),'"
P: And Allah hath made the earth a wide expanse for you
S: And Allah has made for you the earth a wide expanse,
071.020 Y: "'That ye may go about therein, in spacious roads.'"
P: That ye may thread the valley-ways thereof.
S: That you may go along therein in wide paths.
071.021 Y: Noah said: "O my Lord! They have disobeyed me, but they follow (men) whose wealth and children give them no increase but only Loss."
P: Noah said: My Lord! Lo! they have disobeyed me and followed one whose wealth and children increase him in naught save ruin;
S: Nuh said: My Lord! surely they have disobeyed me and followed him whose wealth and children have added to him nothing but loss.
071.022 Y: "And they have devised a tremendous Plot."
P: And they have plotted a mighty plot,
S: And they have planned a very great plan.
071.023 Y: "And they have said (to each other), 'Abandon not your gods: Abandon neither Wadd nor Suwa', neither Yaguth nor Ya'uq, nor Nasr';"-
P: And they have said: Forsake not your gods. Forsake not Wadd, nor Suwa', nor Yaghuth and Ya'uq and Nasr.
S: And they say: By no means leave your gods, nor leave Wadd, nor Suwa; nor Yaghus, and Yauq and Nasr.
071.024 Y: "They have already misled many; and grant Thou no increase to the wrong-doers but in straying (from their mark)."
P: And they have led many astray, and Thou increasest the wrong-doers in naught save error.
S: And indeed they have led astray many, and do not increase the unjust in aught but error.
071.025 Y: Because of their sins they were drowned (in the flood), and were made to enter the Fire (of Punishment): and they found- in lieu of Allah- none to help them.
P: Because of their sins they were drowned, then made to enter a Fire. And they found they had no helpers in place of Allah.
S: Because of their wrongs they were drowned, then made to enter fire, so they did not find any helpers besides Allah.
071.026 Y: And Noah, said: "O my Lord! Leave not of the Unbelievers, a single one on earth!"
P: And Noah said: My Lord! Leave not one of the disbelievers in the land.
S: And Nuh said: My Lord! leave not upon the land any dweller from among the unbelievers:
071.027 Y: "For, if Thou dost leave (any of) them, they will but mislead Thy devotees, and they will breed none but wicked ungrateful ones."
P: If Thou shouldst leave them, they will mislead Thy slaves and will beget none save lewd ingrates.
S: For surely if Thou leave them they will lead astray Thy servants, and will not beget any but immoral, ungrateful (children)
071.028 Y: "O my Lord! Forgive me, my parents, all who enter my house in Faith, and (all) believing men and believing women: and to the wrong-doers grant Thou no increase but in perdition!"
P: My Lord! Forgive me and my parents and him who entereth my house believing, and believing men and believing women, and increase not the wrong-doers in aught save ruin.
S: My Lord! forgive me and my parents and him who enters my house believing, and the believing men and the believing women; and do not increase the unjust in aught but destruction!
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Chapter 72
AL-JINN (THE JINN) Total Verses: 28 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
072.001 Y: Say: It has been revealed to me that a company of jinns listened (to the Qur'an). They said, 'We have really heard a wonderful Recital!
P: Say (O Muhammad): It is revealed unto me that a company of the jinn gave ear, and they said: Lo! we have heard a marvellous Qur'an,
S: Say: It has been revealed to me that a party of the jinn listened, and they said: Surely we have heard a wonderful Quran,
072.002 Y: 'It gives guidance to the Right, and we have believed therein: we shall not join (in worship) any (gods) with our Lord.
P: Which guideth unto righteousness, so we believe in it and we ascribe no partner unto our Lord.
S: Guiding to the right way, so we believe in it, and we will not set up any one with our Lord:
072.003 Y: 'And Exalted is the Majesty of our Lord: He has taken neither a wife nor a son.
P: And (we believe) that He - exalted be the glory of our Lord! - hath taken neither wife nor son,
S: And that He-- exalted be the majesty of our Lord-- has not taken a consort, nor a son:
072.004 Y: 'There were some foolish ones among us, who used to utter extravagant lies against Allah;
P: And that the foolish one among us used to speak concerning Allah an atrocious lie.
S: And that the foolish amongst us used to forge extravagant things against Allah:
072.005 Y: 'But we do think that no man or spirit should say aught that is untrue against Allah.'
P: And lo! we had supposed that humankind and jinn would not speak a lie concerning Allah -
S: And that we thought that men and jinn did not utter a lie against Allah:
072.006 Y: 'True, there were persons among mankind who took shelter with persons among the jinns, but they increased them in folly.
P: And indeed (O Muhammad) individuals of humankind used to invoke the protection of individuals of the jinn, so that they increased them in revolt (against Allah);
S: And that persons from among men used to seek refuge with persons from among jinn, so they increased them in wrongdoing:
072.007 Y: 'And they (came to) think as ye thought, that Allah would not raise up any one (to Judgment).'
P: And indeed they supposed, even as ye suppose, that Allah would not raise anyone (from the dead) -
S: And that they thought as you think, that Allah would not raise anyone:
072.008 Y: 'And we pried into the secrets of heaven; but we found it filled with stern guards and flaming fires.'
P: And (the jinn who had listened to the Qur'an said): We had sought the heaven but had found it filled with strong warders and meteors.
S: And that we sought to reach heaven, but we found it filled with strong guards and flaming stars.
072.009 Y: 'We used, indeed, to sit there in (hidden) stations, to (steal) a hearing; but any who listen now will find a flaming fire watching him in ambush.'
P: And we used to sit on places (high) therein to listen. But he who listeneth now findeth a flame in wait for him;
S: And that we used to sit in some of the sitting-places thereof to steal a hearing, but he who would (try to) listen now would find a flame lying in wait for him:
072.010 Y: 'And we understand not whether ill is intended to those on earth, or whether their Lord (really) intends to guide them to right conduct.'
P: And we know not whether harm is boded unto all who are in the earth, or whether their Lord intendeth guidance for them.
S: And that we know not whether evil is meant for those who are on earth or whether their Lord means to bring them good:
072.011 Y: 'There are among us some that are righteous, and some the contrary: we follow divergent paths.'
P: And among us there are righteous folk and among us there are far from that. We are sects having different rules.
S: And that some of us are good and others of us are below that: we are sects following different ways:
072.012 Y: 'But we think that we can by no means frustrate Allah throughout the earth, nor can we frustrate Him by flight.'
P: And we know that we cannot escape from Allah in the earth, nor can we escape by flight.
S: And that we know that we cannot escape Allah in the earth, nor can we escape Him by flight:
072.013 Y: 'And as for us, since we have listened to the Guidance, we have accepted it: and any who believes in his Lord has no fear, either of a short (account) or of any injustice.'
P: And when we heard the guidance, we believed therein, and whoso believeth in his Lord, he feareth neither loss nor oppression.
S: And that when we heard the guidance, we believed in it; so whoever believes in his Lord, he should neither fear loss nor being overtaken (by disgrace):
072.014 Y: 'Amongst us are some that submit their wills (to Allah), and some that swerve from justice. Now those who submit their wills - they have sought out (the path) of right conduct':
P: And there are among us some who have surrendered (to Allah) and there are among us some who are unjust. And whoso hath surrendered to Allah, such have taken the right path purposefully.
S: And that some of us are those who submit, and some of us are the deviators; so whoever submits, these aim at the right way:
072.015 Y: 'But those who swerve,- they are (but) fuel for Hell-fire'-
P: And as for those who are unjust, they are firewood for hell.
S: And as to the deviators, they are fuel of hell:
072.016 Y: (And Allah's Message is): "If they (the Pagans) had (only) remained on the (right) Way, We should certainly have bestowed on them Rain in abundance."
P: If they (the idolaters) tread the right path, We shall give them to drink of water in abundance
S: And that if they should keep to the (right) way, We would certainly give them to drink of abundant water,
072.017 Y: "That We might try them by that (means). But if any turns away from the remembrance of his Lord, He will cause him to undergo a severe Penalty."
P: That We may test them thereby, and whoso turneth away from the remembrance of his Lord; He will thrust him into ever-growing torment.
S: So that We might try them with respect to it; and whoever turns aside from the reminder of his Lord, He will make him enter into an afflicting chastisement:
072.018 Y: "And the places of worship are for Allah (alone): So invoke not any one along with Allah;"
P: And the places of worship are only for Allah, so pray not unto anyone along with Allah.
S: And that the mosques are Allah's, therefore call not upon any one with Allah:
072.019 Y: "Yet when the Devotee of Allah stands forth to invoke Him, they just make round him a dense crowd."
P: And when the slave of Allah stood up in prayer to Him, they crowded on him, almost stifling.
S: And that when the servant of Allah stood up calling upon Him, they wellnigh crowded him (to death).
072.020 Y: Say: "I do no more than invoke my Lord, and I join not with Him any (false god)."
P: Say (unto them, O Muhammad): I pray unto Allah only, and ascribe unto Him no partner.
S: Say: I only call upon my Lord, and I do not associate any one with Him.
072.021 Y: Say: "It is not in my power to cause you harm, or to bring you to right conduct."
P: Say: Lo! I control not hurt nor benefit for you.
S: Say: I do not control for you evil or good.
072.022 Y: Say: "No one can deliver me from Allah (If I were to disobey Him), nor should I find refuge except in Him,"
P: Say: Lo! none can protect me from Allah, nor can I find any refuge beside Him
S: Say: Surely no one can protect me against Allah, nor can I find besides Him any place of refuge:
072.023 Y: "Unless I proclaim what I receive from Allah and His Messages: for any that disobey Allah and His Messenger,- for them is Hell: they shall dwell therein for ever."
P: (Mine is) but conveyance (of the Truth) from Allah, and His messages; and whoso disobeyeth Allah and His messenger, lo! his is fire of hell, wherein such dwell for ever.
S: (It is) only a delivering (of communications) from Allah and His messages; and whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger surely he shall have the fire of hell to abide therein for a long time.
072.024 Y: At length, when they see (with their own eyes) that which they are promised,- then will they know who it is that is weakest in (his) helper and least important in point of numbers.
P: Till (the day) when they shall behold that which they are promised (they may doubt); but then they will know (for certain) who is weaker in allies and less in multitude.
S: Until when they see what they are threatened with, then shall they know who is weaker in helpers and fewer in number.
072.025 Y: Say: "I know not whether the (Punishment) which ye are promised is near, or whether my Lord will appoint for it a distant term."
P: Say (O Muhammad, unto the disbelievers): I know not whether that which ye are promised is nigh, or if my Lord hath set a distant term for it.
S: Say: I do not know whether that with which you are threatened be nigh or whether my Lord will appoint for it a term:
072.026 Y: "He (alone) knows the Unseen, nor does He make any one acquainted with His Mysteries,"-
P: (He is) the Knower of the Unseen, and He revealeth unto none His secret,
S: The Knower of the unseen! so He does not reveal His secrets to any,
072.027 Y: "Except a messenger whom He has chosen: and then He makes a band of watchers march before him and behind him,"
P: Save unto every messenger whom He hath chosen, and then He maketh a guard to go before him and a guard behind him
S: Except to him whom He chooses as a messenger; for surely He makes a guard to march before him and after him,
072.028 Y: "That He may know that they have (truly) brought and delivered the Messages of their Lord: and He surrounds (all the mysteries) that are with them, and takes account of every single thing."
P: That He may know that they have indeed conveyed the messages of their Lord. He surroundeth all their doings, and He keepeth count of all things.
S: So that He may know that they have truly delivered the messages of their Lord, and He encompasses what is with them and He records the number of all things.
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Chapter 73
AL-MUZZAMMIL (THE ENSHROUDED ONE, BUNDLED UP) Total Verses: 20 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
073.001 Y: O thou folded in garments!
P: O thou wrapped up in thy raiment!
S: O you who have wrapped up in your garments!
073.002 Y: Stand (to prayer) by night, but not all night,-
P: Keep vigil the night long, save a little -
S: Rise to pray in the night except a little,
073.003 Y: Half of it,- or a little less,
P: A half thereof, or abate a little thereof
S: Half of it, or lessen it a little,
073.004 Y: Or a little more; and recite the Qur'an in slow, measured rhythmic tones.
P: Or add (a little) thereto - and chant the Qur'an in measure,
S: Or add to it, and recite the Quran as it ought to be recited.
073.005 Y: Soon shall We send down to thee a weighty Message.
P: For we shall charge thee with a word of weight.
S: Surely We will make to light upon you a weighty Word.
073.006 Y: Truly the rising by night is most potent for governing (the soul), and most suitable for (framing) the Word (of Prayer and Praise).
P: Lo! the vigil of the night is (a time) when impression is more keen and speech more certain.
S: Surely the rising by night is the firmest way to tread and the best corrective of speech.
073.007 Y: True, there is for thee by day prolonged occupation with ordinary duties:
P: Lo! thou hast by day a chain of business.
S: Surely you have in the day time a long occupation.
073.008 Y: But keep in remembrance the name of thy Lord and devote thyself to Him whole-heartedly.
P: So remember the name of thy Lord and devote thyself with a complete devotion -
S: And remember the name of your Lord and devote yourself to Him with (exclusive) devotion.
073.009 Y: (He is) Lord of the East and the West: there is no god but He: take Him therefore for (thy) Disposer of Affairs.
P: Lord of the East and the West; there is no God save Him; so choose thou Him alone for thy defender -
S: The Lord of the East and the West-- there is no god but He-- therefore take Him for a protector.
073.010 Y: And have patience with what they say, and leave them with noble (dignity).
P: And bear with patience what they utter, and part from them with a fair leave-taking.
S: And bear patiently what they say and avoid them with a becoming avoidance.
073.011 Y: And leave Me (alone to deal with) those in possession of the good things of life, who (yet) deny the Truth; and bear with them for a little while.
P: Leave Me to deal with the deniers, lords of ease and comfort (in this life); and do thou respite them awhile.
S: And leave Me and the rejecters, the possessors of ease and plenty, and respite them a little.
073.012 Y: With Us are Fetters (to bind them), and a Fire (to burn them),
P: Lo! with Us are heavy fetters and a raging fire,
S: Surely with Us are heavy fetters and a flaming fire,
073.013 Y: And a Food that chokes, and a Penalty Grievous.
P: And food which choketh (the partaker), and a painful doom
S: And food that chokes and a painful punishment,
073.014 Y: One Day the earth and the mountains will be in violent commotion. And the mountains will be as a heap of sand poured out and flowing down.
P: On the day when the earth and the hills rock, and the hills become a heap of running sand.
S: On the day when the earth and the mountains shall quake and the mountains shall become (as) heaps of sand let loose.
073.015 Y: We have sent to you, (O men!) a messenger, to be a witness concerning you, even as We sent a messenger to Pharaoh.
P: Lo! We have sent unto you a messenger as witness against you, even as We sent unto Pharaoh a messenger.
S: Surely We have sent to you a Messenger, a witness against you, as We sent a messenger to Firon.
073.016 Y: But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger; so We seized him with a heavy Punishment.
P: But Pharaoh rebelled against the messenger, whereupon We seized him with no gentle grip.
S: But Firon disobeyed the messenger, so We laid on him a violent hold.
073.017 Y: Then how shall ye, if ye deny (Allah), guard yourselves against a Day that will make children hoary-headed?-
P: Then how, if ye disbelieve, will ye protect yourselves upon the day which will turn children grey,
S: How, then, will you guard yourselves, if you disbelieve, on the day which shall make children grey-headed?
073.018 Y: Whereon the sky will be cleft asunder? His Promise needs must be accomplished.
P: The very heaven being then rent asunder. His promise is to be fulfilled.
S: The heaven shall rend asunder thereby; His promise is ever brought to fulfillment.
073.019 Y: Verily this is an Admonition: therefore, whoso will, let him take a (straight) path to his Lord!
P: Lo! This is a Reminder. Let him who will, then, choose a way unto his Lord.
S: Surely this is a reminder, then let him, who will take the way to his Lord.
073.020 Y: Thy Lord doth know that thou standest forth (to prayer) nigh two-thirds of the night, or half the night, or a third of the night, and so doth a party of those with thee. But Allah doth appoint night and day in due measure He knoweth that ye are unable to keep count thereof. So He hath turned to you (in mercy): read ye, therefore, of the Qur'an as much as may be easy for you. He knoweth that there may be (some) among you in ill-health; others travelling through the land, seeking of Allah's bounty; yet others fighting in Allah's Cause, read ye, therefore, as much of the Qur'an as may be easy (for you); and establish regular Prayer and give regular Charity; and loan to Allah a Beautiful Loan. And whatever good ye send forth for your souls ye shall find it in Allah's Presence,- yea, better and greater, in Reward and seek ye the Grace of Allah: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
P: Lo! thy Lord knoweth how thou keepest vigil sometimes nearly two-thirds of the night, or (sometimes) half or a third thereof, as do a party of those with thee. Allah measureth the night and the day. He knoweth that ye count it not, and turneth unto you in mercy. Recite, then, of the Qur'an that which is easy for you. He knoweth that there are sick folk among you, while others travel in the land in search of Allah's bounty, and others (still) are fighting for the cause of Allah. So recite of it that which is easy (for you), and establish worship and pay the poor-due, and (so) lend unto Allah a goodly loan. Whatsoever good ye send before you for your souls, ye will find it with Allah, better and greater in the recompense. And seek forgiveness of Allah. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
S: Surely your Lord knows that you pass in prayer nearly two-thirds of the night, and (sometimes) half of it, and (sometimes) a third of it, and (also) a party of those with you; and Allah measures the night and the day. He knows that you are not able to do it, so He has turned to you (mercifully), therefore read what is easy of the Quran. He knows that there must be among you sick, and others who travel in the land seeking of the bounty of Allah, and others who fight in Allah's way, therefore read as much of it as is easy (to you), and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate and offer to Allah a goodly gift, and whatever of good you send on beforehand for yourselves, you will find it with Allah; that is best and greatest in reward; and ask forgiveness of Allah; surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
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Chapter 74
AL-MUDDATHTHIR (THE CLOAKED ONE, THE MAN WEARING A CLOAK) Total Verses: 56 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
074.001 Y: O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!
P: O thou enveloped in thy cloak,
S: O you who are clothed!
074.002 Y: Arise and deliver thy warning!
P: Arise and warn!
S: Arise and warn,
074.003 Y: And thy Lord do thou magnify!
P: Thy Lord magnify,
S: And your Lord do magnify,
074.004 Y: And thy garments keep free from stain!
P: Thy raiment purify,
S: And your garments do purify,
074.005 Y: And all abomination shun!
P: Pollution shun!
S: And uncleanness do shun,
074.006 Y: Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)!
P: And show not favour, seeking wordly gain!
S: And bestow not favors that you may receive again with increase,
074.007 Y: But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant!
P: For the sake of thy Lord, be patient!
S: And for the sake of your Lord, be patient.
074.008 Y: Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,
P: For when the trumpet shall sound,
S: For when the trumpet is sounded,
074.009 Y: That will be- that Day - a Day of Distress,-
P: Surely that day will be a day of anguish,
S: That, at that time, shall be a difficult day,
074.010 Y: Far from easy for those without Faith.
P: Not of ease, for disbelievers.
S: For the unbelievers, anything but easy.
074.011 Y: Leave Me alone, (to deal) with the (creature) whom I created (bare and) alone!-
P: Leave Me (to deal) with him whom I created lonely,
S: Leave Me and him whom I created alone,
074.012 Y: To whom I granted resources in abundance,
P: And then bestowed upon him ample means,
S: And give him vast riches,
074.013 Y: And sons to be by his side!-
P: And sons abiding in his presence
S: And sons dwelling in his presence,
074.014 Y: To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!
P: And made (life) smooth for him.
S: And I adjusted affairs for him adjustably;
074.015 Y: Yet is he greedy-that I should add (yet more);-
P: Yet he desireth that I should give more.
S: And yet he desires that I should add more!
074.016 Y: By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory!
P: Nay! For lo! he hath been stubborn to Our revelations.
S: By no means! surely he offers opposition to Our communications.
074.017 Y: Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!
P: On him I shall impose a fearful doom.
S: I will make a distressing punishment overtake him.
074.018 Y: For he thought and he plotted;-
P: For lo! he did consider; then he planned -
S: Surely he reflected and guessed,
074.019 Y: And woe to him! How he plotted!-
P: (Self-)destroyed is he, how he planned!
S: But may he be cursed how he plotted;
074.020 Y: Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted!-
P: Again (self-)destroyed is he, how he planned! -
S: Again, may he be cursed how he plotted;
074.021 Y: Then he looked round;
P: Then looked he,
S: Then he looked,
074.022 Y: Then he frowned and he scowled;
P: Then frowned he and showed displeasure.
S: Then he frowned and scowled,
074.023 Y: Then he turned back and was haughty;
P: Then turned he away in pride
S: Then he turned back and was big with pride,
074.024 Y: Then said he: "This is nothing but magic, derived from of old;"
P: And said: This is naught else than magic from of old;
S: Then he said: This is naught but enchantment, narrated (from others);
074.025 Y: "This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"
P: This is naught else than speech of mortal man.
S: This is naught but the word of a mortal.
074.026 Y: Soon will I cast him into Hell-Fire!
P: Him shall I fling unto the burning.
S: I will cast him into hell.
074.027 Y: And what will explain to thee what Hell-Fire is?
P: - Ah, what will convey unto thee what that burning is! -
S: And what will make you realize what hell is?
074.028 Y: Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone!-
P: It leaveth naught; it spareth naught
S: It leaves naught nor does it spare aught.
074.029 Y: Darkening and changing the colour of man!
P: It shrivelleth the man.
S: It scorches the mortal.
074.030 Y: Over it are Nineteen.
P: Above it are nineteen.
S: Over it are nineteen.
074.031 Y: And We have set none but angels as Guardians of the Fire; and We have fixed their number only as a trial for Unbelievers,- in order that the People of the Book may arrive at certainty, and the Believers may increase in Faith,- and that no doubts may be left for the People of the Book and the Believers, and that those in whose hearts is a disease and the Unbelievers may say, "What symbol doth Allah intend by this?" Thus doth Allah leave to stray whom He pleaseth, and guide whom He pleaseth: and none can know the forces of thy Lord, except He and this is no other than a warning to mankind.
P: We have appointed only angels to be wardens of the Fire, and their number have We made to be a stumbling-block for those who disbelieve; that those to whom the Scripture hath been given may have certainty, and that believers may increase in faith; and that those to whom the Scripture hath been given and believers may not doubt; and that those in whose hearts there is disease, and disbelievers, may say: What meaneth Allah by this similitude? Thus Allah sendeth astray whom He will, and whom He will He guideth. None knoweth the hosts of thy Lord save Him. This is naught else than a Reminder unto mortals.
S: And We have not made the wardens of the fire others than angels, and We have not made their number but as a trial for those who disbelieve, that those who have been given the book may be certain and those who believe may increase in faith, and those who have been given the book and the believers may not doubt, and that those in whose hearts is a disease and the unbelievers may say: What does Allah mean by this parable? Thus does Allah make err whom He pleases, and He guides whom He pleases, and none knows the hosts of your Lord but He Himself; and this is naught but a reminder to the mortals.
074.032 Y: Nay, verily: By the Moon,
P: Nay, by the Moon
S: Nay; I swear by the moon,
074.033 Y: And by the Night as it retreateth,
P: And the night when it withdraweth
S: And the night when it departs,
074.034 Y: And by the Dawn as it shineth forth,-
P: And the dawn when it shineth forth,
S: And the daybreak when it shines;
074.035 Y: This is but one of the mighty (portents),
P: Lo! this is one of the greatest (portents)
S: Surely it (hell) is one of the gravest (misfortunes),
074.036 Y: A warning to mankind,-
P: As a warning unto men,
S: A warning to mortals,
074.037 Y: To any of you that chooses to press forward, or to follow behind;-
P: Unto him of you who will advance or hang back.
S: To him among you who wishes to go forward or remain behind.
074.038 Y: Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds.
P: Every soul is a pledge for its own deeds;
S: Every soul is held in pledge for what it earns,
074.039 Y: Except the Companions of the Right Hand.
P: Save those who will stand on the right hand.
S: Except the people of the right hand,
074.040 Y: (They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other,
P: In gardens they will ask one another
S: In gardens, they shall ask each other
074.041 Y: And (ask) of the Sinners:
P: Concerning the guilty:
S: About the guilty:
074.042 Y: "What led you into Hell Fire?"
P: What hath brought you to this burning?
S: What has brought you into hell?
074.043 Y: They will say: "We were not of those who prayed;"
P: They will answer: We were not of those who prayed
S: They shall say: We were not of those who prayed;
074.044 Y: "Nor were we of those who fed the indigent;"
P: Nor did we feed the wretched.
S: And we used not to feed the poor;
074.045 Y: "But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;"
P: We used to wade (in vain dispute) with (all) waders,
S: And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who entered into vain discourses.
074.046 Y: "And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,"
P: And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
S: And we used to call the Day of Judgment a lie;
074.047 Y: "Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."
P: Till the Inevitable came unto us.
S: Till death overtook us.
074.048 Y: Then will no intercession of (any) intercessors profit them.
P: The mediation of no mediators will avail them then.
S: So the intercession of intercessors shall not avail them.
074.049 Y: Then what is the matter with them that they turn away from admonition?-
P: Why now turn they away from the Admonishment,
S: What is then the matter with them, that they turn away from the admonition,
074.050 Y: As if they were affrighted asses,
P: As they were frightened asses
S: As if they were asses taking fright
074.051 Y: Fleeing from a lion!
P: Fleeing from a lion?
S: That had fled from a lion?
074.052 Y: Forsooth, each one of them wants to be given scrolls (of revelation) spread out!
P: Nay, but everyone of them desireth that he should be given open pages (from Allah).
S: Nay; every one of them desires that he may be given pages spread out;
074.053 Y: By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,
P: Nay, verily. They fear not the Hereafter.
S: Nay! but they do not fear the hereafter.
074.054 Y: Nay, this surely is an admonition:
P: Nay, verily. Lo! this is an Admonishment.
S: Nay! it is surely an admonition.
074.055 Y: Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!
P: So whosoever will may heed.
S: So whoever pleases may mind it.
074.056 Y: But none will keep it in remembrance except as Allah wills: He is the Lord of Righteousness, and the Lord of Forgiveness.
P: And they will not heed unless Allah willeth (it). He is the fount of fear. He is the fount of Mercy.
S: And they will not mind unless Allah please. He is worthy to be feared and worthy to forgive.
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Chapter 75
AL-QIYAMA (THE RISING OF THE DEAD, RESURRECTION) Total Verses: 40 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
075.001 Y: I do call to witness the Resurrection Day;
P: Nay, I swear by the Day of Resurrection;
S: Nay! I swear by the day of resurrection.
075.002 Y: And I do call to witness the self-reproaching spirit: (Eschew Evil).
P: Nay, I swear by the accusing soul (that this Scripture is true).
S: Nay! I swear by the self-accusing soul.
075.003 Y: Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones?
P: Thinketh man that We shall not assemble his bones?
S: Does man think that We shall not gather his bones?
075.004 Y: Nay, We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers.
P: Yea, verily. We are Able to restore his very fingers!
S: Yea! We are able to make complete his very fingertips
075.005 Y: But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in front of him.
P: But man would fain deny what is before him.
S: Nay! man desires to give the lie to what is before him.
075.006 Y: He questions: "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
P: He asketh: When will be this Day of Resurrection?
S: He asks: When is the day of resurrection?
075.007 Y: At length, when the sight is dazed,
P: But when sight is confounded
S: So when the sight becomes dazed,
075.008 Y: And the moon is buried in darkness.
P: And the moon is eclipsed
S: And the moon becomes dark,
075.009 Y: And the sun and moon are joined together,-
P: And sun and moon are united,
S: And the sun and the moon are brought together,
075.010 Y: That Day will Man say: "Where is the refuge?"
P: On that day man will cry: Whither to flee!
S: Man shall say on that day: Whither to fly to?
075.011 Y: By no means! No place of safety!
P: Alas! No refuge!
S: By no means! there shall be no place of refuge!
075.012 Y: Before thy Lord (alone), that Day will be the place of rest.
P: Unto thy Lord is the recourse that day.
S: With your Lord alone shall on that day be the place of rest.
075.013 Y: That Day will Man be told (all) that he put forward, and all that he put back.
P: On that day man is told the tale of that which he hath sent before and left behind.
S: Man shall on that day be informed of what he sent before and (what he) put off.
075.014 Y: Nay, man will be evidence against himself,
P: Oh, but man is a telling witness against himself,
S: Nay! man is evidence against himself,
075.015 Y: Even though he were to put up his excuses.
P: Although he tender his excuses.
S: Though he puts forth his excuses.
075.016 Y: Move not thy tongue concerning the (Qur'an) to make haste therewith.
P: Stir not thy tongue herewith to hasten it.
S: Do not move your tongue with it to make haste with it,
075.017 Y: It is for Us to collect it and to promulgate it:
P: Lo! upon Us (resteth) the putting together thereof and the reading thereof.
S: Surely on Us (devolves) the collecting of it and the reciting of it.
075.018 Y: But when We have promulgated it, follow thou its recital (as promulgated):
P: And when We read it, follow thou the reading;
S: Therefore when We have recited it, follow its recitation.
075.019 Y: Nay more, it is for Us to explain it (and make it clear):
P: Then lo! upon Us (resteth) the explanation thereof.
S: Again on Us (devolves) the explaining of it.
075.020 Y: Nay, (ye men!) but ye love the fleeting life,
P: Nay, but ye do love the fleeting Now
S: Nay! But you love the present life,
075.021 Y: And leave alone the Hereafter.
P: And neglect the Hereafter.
S: And neglect the hereafter.
075.022 Y: Some faces, that Day, will beam (in brightness and beauty);-
P: That day will faces be resplendent,
S: (Some) faces on that day shall be bright,
075.023 Y: Looking towards their Lord;
P: Looking toward their Lord;
S: Looking to their Lord.
075.024 Y: And some faces, that Day, will be sad and dismal,
P: And that day will other faces be despondent,
S: And (other) faces on that day shall be gloomy,
075.025 Y: In the thought that some back-breaking calamity was about to be inflicted on them;
P: Thou wilt know that some great disaster is about to fall on them.
S: Knowing that there will be made to befall them some great calamity.
075.026 Y: Yea, when (the soul) reaches to the collar-bone (in its exit),
P: Nay, but when the life cometh up to the throat
S: Nay! When it comes up to the throat,
075.027 Y: And there will be a cry, "Who is a magician (to restore him)?"
P: And men say: Where is the wizard (who can save him now)?
S: And it is said: Who will be a magician?
075.028 Y: And he will conclude that it was (the Time) of Parting;
P: And he knoweth that it is the parting;
S: And he is sure that it is the (hour of) parting
075.029 Y: And one leg will be joined with another:
P: And agony is heaped on agony;
S: And affliction is combined with affliction;
075.030 Y: That Day the Drive will be (all) to thy Lord!
P: Unto thy Lord that day will be the driving.
S: To your Lord on that day shall be the driving.
075.031 Y: So he gave nothing in charity, nor did he pray!-
P: For he neither trusted, nor prayed.
S: So he did not accept the truth, nor did he pray,
075.032 Y: But on the contrary, he rejected Truth and turned away!
P: But he denied and flouted.
S: But called the truth a lie and turned back,
075.033 Y: Then did he stalk to his family in full conceit!
P: Then went he to his folk with glee.
S: Then he went to his followers, walking away in haughtiness.
075.034 Y: Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
P: Nearer unto thee and nearer,
S: Nearer to you (is destruction) and nearer,
075.035 Y: Again, Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
P: Again nearer unto thee and nearer (is the doom).
S: Again (consider how) nearer to you and nearer.
075.036 Y: Does man think that he will be left uncontrolled, (without purpose)?
P: Thinketh man that he is to be left aimless?
S: Does man think that he is to be left to wander without an aim?
075.037 Y: Was he not a drop of sperm emitted (in lowly form)?
P: Was he not a drop of fluid which gushed forth?
S: Was he not a small seed in the seminal elements,
075.038 Y: Then did he become a leech-like clot; then did (Allah) make and fashion (him) in due proportion.
P: Then he became a clot; then (Allah) shaped and fashioned
S: Then he was a clot of blood, so He created (him) then made (him) perfect.
075.039 Y: And of him He made two sexes, male and female.
P: And made of him a pair, the male and female.
S: Then He made of him two kinds, the male and the female.
075.040 Y: Has not He, (the same), the power to give life to the dead?
P: Is not He (Who doeth so) Able to bring the dead to life?
S: Is not He able to give life to the dead?
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Chapter 76
AL-INSAN (MAN) Total Verses: 31 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
076.001 Y: Has there not been over Man a long period of Time, when he was nothing - (not even) mentioned?
P: Hath there come upon man (ever) any period of time in which he was a thing unremembered?
S: There surely came over man a period of time when he was a thing not worth mentioning.
076.002 Y: Verily We created Man from a drop of mingled sperm, in order to try him: So We gave him (the gifts), of Hearing and Sight.
P: Lo! We create man from a drop of thickened fluid to test him; so We make him hearing, knowing.
S: Surely We have created man from a small life-germ uniting (itself): We mean to try him, so We have made him hearing, seeing.
076.003 Y: We showed him the Way: whether he be grateful or ungrateful (rests on his will).
P: Lo! We have shown him the way, whether he be grateful or disbelieving.
S: Surely We have shown him the way: he may be thankful or unthankful.
076.004 Y: For the Rejecters we have prepared chains, yokes, and a blazing Fire.
P: Lo! We have prepared for disbelievers manacles and carcans and a raging fire.
S: Surely We have prepared for the unbelievers chains and shackles and a burning fire.
076.005 Y: As to the Righteous, they shall drink of a Cup (of Wine) mixed with Kafur,-
P: Lo! the righteous shall drink of a cup whereof the mixture is of Kafur,
S: Surely the righteous shall drink of a cup the admixture of which is camphor,
076.006 Y: A Fountain where the Devotees of Allah do drink, making it flow in unstinted abundance.
P: A spring wherefrom the slaves of Allah drink, making it gush forth abundantly,
S: A fountain from which the servants of Allah shall drink; they make it to flow a (goodly) flowing forth.
076.007 Y: They perform (their) vows, and they fear a Day whose evil flies far and wide.
P: (Because) they perform the vow and fear a day whereof the evil is wide-spreading,
S: They fulfill vows and fear a day the evil of which shall be spreading far and wide.
076.008 Y: And they feed, for the love of Allah, the indigent, the orphan, and the captive,-
P: And feed with food the needy wretch, the orphan and the prisoner, for love of Him,
S: And they give food out of love for Him to the poor and the orphan and the captive:
076.009 Y: (Saying), "We feed you for the sake of Allah alone: no reward do we desire from you, nor thanks."
P: (Saying): We feed you, for the sake of Allah only. We wish for no reward nor thanks from you;
S: We only feed you for Allah's sake; we desire from you neither reward nor thanks:
076.010 Y: "We only fear a Day of distressful Wrath from the side of our Lord."
P: Lo! we fear from our Lord a day of frowning and of fate.
S: Surely we fear from our Lord a stern, distressful day.
076.011 Y: But Allah will deliver them from the evil of that Day, and will shed over them a Light of Beauty and (blissful) Joy.
P: Therefor Allah hath warded off from them the evil of that day, and hath made them find brightness and joy;
S: Therefore Allah win guard them from the evil of that day and cause them to meet with ease and happiness;
076.012 Y: And because they were patient and constant, He will reward them with a Garden and (garments of) silk.
P: And hath awarded them for all that they endured, a Garden and silk attire;
S: And reward them, because they were patient, with garden and silk,
076.013 Y: Reclining in the (Garden) on raised thrones, they will see there neither the sun's (excessive heat) nor (the moon's) excessive cold.
P: Reclining therein upon couches, they will find there neither (heat of) a sun nor bitter cold.
S: Reclining therein on raised couches, they shall find therein neither (the severe heat of) the sun nor intense cold.
076.014 Y: And the shades of the (Garden) will come low over them, and the bunches (of fruit), there, will hang low in humility.
P: The shade thereof is close upon them and the clustered fruits thereof bow down.
S: And close down upon them (shall be) its shadows, and its fruits shall be made near (to them), being easy to reach.
076.015 Y: And amongst them will be passed round vessels of silver and goblets of crystal,-
P: Goblets of silver are brought round for them, and beakers (as) of glass
S: And there shall be made to go round about them vessels of silver and goblets which are of glass,
076.016 Y: Crystal-clear, made of silver: they will determine the measure thereof (according to their wishes).
P: (Bright as) glass but (made) of silver, which they (themselves) have measured to the measure (of their deeds).
S: (Transparent as) glass, made of silver; they have measured them according to a measure.
076.017 Y: And they will be given to drink there of a Cup (of Wine) mixed with Zanjabil,-
P: There are they watered with a cup whereof the mixture is of Zanjabil,
S: And they shall be made to drink therein a cup the admixture of which shall be ginger,
076.018 Y: A fountain there, called Salsabil.
P: (The water of) a spring therein, named Salsabil.
S: (Of) a fountain therein which is named Salsabil.
076.019 Y: And round about them will (serve) youths of perpetual (freshness): If thou seest them, thou wouldst think them scattered Pearls.
P: There wait on them immortal youths, whom, when thou seest, thou wouldst take for scattered pearls.
S: And round about them shall go youths never altering in age; when you see them you will think them to be scattered pearls.
076.020 Y: And when thou lookest, it is there thou wilt see a Bliss and a Realm Magnificent.
P: When thou seest, thou wilt see there bliss and high estate.
S: And when you see there, you shall see blessings and a great kingdom.
076.021 Y: Upon them will be green Garments of fine silk and heavy brocade, and they will be adorned with Bracelets of silver; and their Lord will give to them to drink of a Wine Pure and Holy.
P: Their raiment will be fine green silk and gold embroidery. Bracelets of silver will they wear. Their Lord will slake their thirst with a pure drink.
S: Upon them shall be garments of fine green silk and thick silk interwoven with gold, and they shall be adorned with bracelets of silver, and their Lord shall make them drink a pure drink.
076.022 Y: "Verily this is a Reward for you, and your Endeavour is accepted and recognised."
P: (And it will be said unto them): Lo! this is a reward for you. Your endeavour (upon earth) hath found acceptance.
S: Surely this is a reward for you, and your striving shall be recompensed.
076.023 Y: It is We Who have sent down the Qur'an to thee by stages.
P: Lo! We, even We, have revealed unto thee the Qur'an, a revelation;
S: Surely We Ourselves have revealed the Quran to you revealing (it) in portions.
076.024 Y: Therefore be patient with constancy to the Command of thy Lord, and hearken not to the sinner or the ingrate among them.
P: So submit patiently to thy Lord's command, and obey not of them any guilty one or disbeliever.
S: Therefore wait patiently for the command of your Lord, and obey not from among them a sinner or an ungrateful one.
076.025 Y: And celebrate the name or thy Lord morning and evening,
P: Remember the name of thy Lord at morn and evening.
S: And glorify the name of your Lord morning and evening.
076.026 Y: And part of the night, prostrate thyself to Him; and glorify Him a long night through.
P: And worship Him (a portion) of the night. And glorify Him through the livelong night.
S: And during part of the night adore Him, and give glory to Him (a) long (part of the) night.
076.027 Y: As to these, they love the fleeting life, and put away behind them a Day (that will be) hard.
P: Lo! these love fleeting life, and put behind them (the remembrance of) a grievous day.
S: Surely these love the transitory and neglect a grievous day before them.
076.028 Y: It is We Who created them, and We have made their joints strong; but, when We will, We can substitute the like of them by a complete change.
P: We, even We, created them, and strengthened their frame. And when We will, We can replace them, bringing others like them in their stead.
S: We created them and made firm their make, and when We please We will bring in their place the likes of them by a change.
076.029 Y: This is an admonition: Whosoever will, let him take a (straight) Path to his Lord.
P: Lo! this is an Admonishment, that whosoever will may choose a way unto his Lord.
S: Surely this is a reminder, so whoever pleases takes to his Lord a way.
076.030 Y: But ye will not, except as Allah wills; for Allah is full of Knowledge and Wisdom.
P: Yet ye will not, unless Allah willeth. Lo! Allah is Knower, Wise.
S: And you do not please except that Allah please, surely Allah is Knowing, Wise;
076.031 Y: He will admit to His Mercy whom He will; But the wrong-doers,- for them has He prepared a grievous Penalty.
P: He maketh whom He will to enter His mercy, and for evil-doers hath prepared a painful doom.
S: He makes whom He pleases to enter into His mercy; and (as for) the unjust, He has prepared for them a painful chastisement.
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Chapter 77
AL-MURSALAT (THE EMISSARIES, WINDS SENT FORTH) Total Verses: 50 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
077.001 Y: By the (Winds) sent forth one after another (to man's profit);
P: By the emissary winds, (sent) one after another
S: I swear by the emissary winds, sent one after another (for men's benefit),
077.002 Y: Which then blow violently in tempestuous Gusts,
P: By the raging hurricanes,
S: By the raging hurricanes,
077.003 Y: And scatter (things) far and wide;
P: By those which cause earth's vegetation to revive;
S: Which scatter clouds to their destined places,
077.004 Y: Then separate them, one from another,
P: By those who winnow with a winnowing,
S: Then separate them one from another,
077.005 Y: Then spread abroad a Message,
P: By those who bring down the Reminder,
S: Then I swear by the angels who bring down the revelation,
077.006 Y: Whether of Justification or of Warning;-
P: To excuse or to warn,
S: To clear or to warn.
077.007 Y: Assuredly, what ye are promised must come to pass.
P: Surely that which ye are promised will befall.
S: Most surely what you are threatened with must come to pass.
077.008 Y: Then when the stars become dim;
P: So when the stars are put out,
S: So when the stars are made to lose their light,
077.009 Y: When the heaven is cleft asunder;
P: And when the sky is riven asunder,
S: And when the heaven is rent asunder,
077.010 Y: When the mountains are scattered (to the winds) as dust;
P: And when the mountains are blown away,
S: And when the mountains are carried away as dust,
077.011 Y: And when the messengers are (all) appointed a time (to collect);-
P: And when the messengers are brought unto their time appointed -
S: And when the messengers are gathered at their appointed time
077.012 Y: For what Day are these (portents) deferred?
P: For what day is the time appointed?
S: To what day is the doom fixed?
077.013 Y: For the Day of Sorting out.
P: For the Day of Decision.
S: To the day of decision.
077.014 Y: And what will explain to thee what is the Day of Sorting out?
P: And what will convey unto thee what the Day of Decision is! -
S: And what will make you comprehend what the day of decision is?
077.015 Y: Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
P: Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
S: Woe on that day to the rejecters.
077.016 Y: Did We not destroy the men of old (for their evil)?
P: Destroyed We not the former folk,
S: Did We not destroy the former generations?
077.017 Y: So shall We make later (generations) follow them.
P: Then caused the latter folk to follow after?
S: Then did We follow them up with later ones.
077.018 Y: Thus do We deal with men of sin.
P: Thus deal We ever with the guilty.
S: Even thus shall We deal with the guilty.
077.019 Y: Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
P: Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
S: Woe on that day to the rejecters.
077.020 Y: Have We not created you from a fluid (held) despicable?-
P: Did We not create you from a base fluid
S: Did We not create you from contemptible water?
077.021 Y: The which We placed in a place of rest, firmly fixed,
P: Which We laid up in a safe abode
S: Then We placed it in a secure resting-place,
077.022 Y: For a period (of gestation), determined (according to need)?
P: For a known term?
S: Till an appointed term,
077.023 Y: For We do determine (according to need); for We are the best to determine (things).
P: Thus We arranged. How excellent is Our arranging!
S: So We proportion it-- how well are We at proportioning (things).
077.024 Y: Ah woe, that Day! to the Rejecters of Truth!
P: Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
S: Woe on that day to the rejecters.
077.025 Y: Have We not made the earth (as a place) to draw together.
P: Have We not made the earth a receptacle
S: Have We not made the earth to draw together to itself,
077.026 Y: The living and the dead,
P: Both for the living and the dead,
S: The living and the dead,
077.027 Y: And made therein mountains standing firm, lofty (in stature); and provided for you water sweet (and wholesome)?
P: And placed therein high mountains and given you to drink sweet water therein?
S: And made therein lofty mountains, and given you to drink of sweet water?
077.028 Y: Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
P: Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
S: Woe on that day to the rejecters.
077.029 Y: (It will be said:) "Depart ye to that which ye used to reject as false!"
P: (It will be said unto them:) Depart unto that (doom) which ye used to deny;
S: Walk on to that which you called a lie.
077.030 Y: "Depart ye to a Shadow (of smoke ascending) in three columns,"
P: Depart unto the shadow falling threefold,
S: Walk on to the covering having three branches,
077.031 Y: "(Which yields) no shade of coolness, and is of no use against the fierce Blaze."
P: (Which yet is) no relief nor shelter from the flame.
S: Neither having the coolness of the shade nor availing against the flame.
077.032 Y: "Indeed it throws about sparks (huge) as Forts,"
P: Lo! it throweth up sparks like the castles,
S: Surely it sends up sparks like palaces,
077.033 Y: "As if there were (a string of) yellow camels (marching swiftly)."
P: (Or) as it might be camels of bright yellow hue.
S: As if they were tawny camels.
077.034 Y: Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
P: Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
S: Woe on that day to the rejecters.
077.035 Y: That will be a Day when they shall not be able to speak.
P: This is a day wherein they speak not,
S: This is the day on which they shall not speak,
077.036 Y: Nor will it be open to them to put forth pleas.
P: Nor are they suffered to put forth excuses.
S: And permission shall not be given to them so that they should offer excuses.
077.037 Y: Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
P: Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
S: Woe on that day to the rejecters.
077.038 Y: That will be a Day of Sorting out! We shall gather you together and those before (you)!
P: This is the Day of Decision, We have brought you and the men of old together.
S: This is the day of decision: We have gathered you and those of yore.
077.039 Y: Now, if ye have a trick (or plot), use it against Me!
P: If now ye have any wit, outwit Me.
S: So if you have a plan, plan against Me (now).
077.040 Y: Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
P: Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
S: Woe on that day to the rejecters.
077.041 Y: As to the Righteous, they shall be amidst (cool) shades and springs (of water).
P: Lo! those who kept their duty are amid shade and fountains,
S: Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be amid shades and fountains,
077.042 Y: And (they shall have) fruits,- all they desire.
P: And fruits such as they desire.
S: And fruits such as they desire.
077.043 Y: "Eat ye and drink ye to your heart's content: for that ye worked (Righteousness)."
P: (Unto them it is said:) Eat, drink and welcome, O ye blessed, in return for what ye did.
S: Eat and drink pleasantly because of what you did.
077.044 Y: Thus do We certainly reward the Doers of Good.
P: Thus do We reward the good.
S: Surely thus do We reward the doers of good.
077.045 Y: Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
P: Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
S: Woe on that day to the rejecters.
077.046 Y: (O ye unjust!) Eat ye and enjoy yourselves (but) a little while, for that ye are Sinners.
P: Eat and take your ease (on earth) a little. Lo! ye are guilty.
S: Eat and enjoy yourselves for a little; surely you are guilty.
077.047 Y: Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
P: Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
S: Woe on that day to the rejecters.
077.048 Y: And when it is said to them, "Prostrate yourselves!" they do not so.
P: When it is said unto them: Bow down, they bow not down!
S: And where it is said to them: Bow down, they do not bow down.
077.049 Y: Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
P: Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
S: Woe on that day to the rejecters.
077.050 Y: Then what Message, after that, will they believe in?
P: In what statement, after this, will they believe?
S: In what announcement, then, after it, will they believe?
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Chapter 78
AN-NABA (THE TIDINGS, THE ANNOUNCEMENT) Total Verses: 40 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
078.001 Y: Concerning what are they disputing?
P: Whereof do they question one another?
S: Of what do they ask one another?
078.002 Y: Concerning the Great News,
P: (It is) of the awful tidings,
S: About the great event,
078.003 Y: About which they cannot agree.
P: Concerning which they are in disagreement.
S: About which they differ?
078.004 Y: Verily, they shall soon (come to) know!
P: Nay, but they will come to know!
S: Nay! they shall soon come to know
078.005 Y: Verily, verily they shall soon (come to) know!
P: Nay, again, but they will come to know!
S: Nay! Nay! they shall soon know.
078.006 Y: Have We not made the earth as a wide expanse,
P: Have We not made the earth an expanse,
S: Have We not made the earth an even expanse?
078.007 Y: And the mountains as pegs?
P: And the high hills bulwarks?
S: And the mountains as projections (thereon)?
078.008 Y: And (have We not) created you in pairs,
P: And We have created you in pairs,
S: And We created you in pairs,
078.009 Y: And made your sleep for rest,
P: And have appointed your sleep for repose,
S: And We made your sleep to be rest (to you),
078.010 Y: And made the night as a covering,
P: And have appointed the night as a cloak,
S: And We made the night to be a covering,
078.011 Y: And made the day as a means of subsistence?
P: And have appointed the day for livelihood.
S: And We made the day for seeking livelihood.
078.012 Y: And (have We not) built over you the seven firmaments,
P: And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
S: And We made above you seven strong ones,
078.013 Y: And placed (therein) a Light of Splendour?
P: And have appointed a dazzling lamp,
S: And We made a shining lamp,
078.014 Y: And do We not send down from the clouds water in abundance,
P: And have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water,
S: And We send down from the clouds water pouring forth abundantly,
078.015 Y: That We may produce therewith corn and vegetables,
P: Thereby to produce grain and plant,
S: That We may bring forth thereby corn and herbs,
078.016 Y: And gardens of luxurious growth?
P: And gardens of thick foliage.
S: And gardens dense and luxuriant.
078.017 Y: Verily the Day of Sorting out is a thing appointed,
P: Lo! the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
S: Surely the day of decision is (a day) appointed:
078.018 Y: The Day that the Trumpet shall be sounded, and ye shall come forth in crowds;
P: A day when the trumpet is blown and ye come in multitudes,
S: The day on which the trumpet shall be blown so you shall come forth in hosts,
078.019 Y: And the heavens shall be opened as if there were doors,
P: And the heaven is opened and becometh as gates,
S: And the heaven shall be opened so that it shall be all openings,
078.020 Y: And the mountains shall vanish, as if they were a mirage.
P: And the hills are set in motion and become as a mirage.
S: And the mountains shall be moved off so that they shall remain a mere semblance.
078.021 Y: Truly Hell is as a place of ambush,
P: Lo! hell lurketh in ambush,
S: Surely hell lies in wait,
078.022 Y: For the transgressors a place of destination:
P: A home for the rebellious.
S: A place of resort for the inordinate,
078.023 Y: They will dwell therein for ages.
P: They will abide therein for ages.
S: Living therein for ages.
078.024 Y: Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink,
P: Therein taste they neither coolness nor (any) drink
S: They shall not taste therein cool nor drink
078.025 Y: Save a boiling fluid and a fluid, dark, murky, intensely cold,
P: Save boiling water and a paralysing cold:
S: But boiling and intensely cold water,
078.026 Y: A fitting recompense (for them).
P: Reward proportioned (to their evil deeds).
S: Requital corresponding.
078.027 Y: For that they used not to fear any account (for their deeds),
P: For lo! they looked not for a reckoning;
S: Surely they feared not the account,
078.028 Y: But they (impudently) treated Our Signs as false.
P: They called Our revelations false with strong denial.
S: And called Our communications a lie, giving the lie (to the truth).
078.029 Y: And all things have We preserved on record.
P: Everything have We recorded in a Book.
S: And We have recorded everything in a book,
078.030 Y: "So taste ye (the fruits of your deeds); for no increase shall We grant you, except in Punishment."
P: So taste (of that which ye have earned). No increase do We give you save of torment.
S: So taste! for We will not add to you aught but chastisement.
078.031 Y: Verily for the Righteous there will be a fulfilment of (the heart's) desires;
P: Lo! for the duteous is achievement -
S: Surely for those who guard (against evil) is achievement,
078.032 Y: Gardens enclosed, and grapevines;
P: Gardens enclosed and vineyards,
S: Gardens and vineyards,
078.033 Y: And voluptuous women of equal age;
P: And voluptuous women of equal age;
S: And voluptuous women of equal age;
078.034 Y: And a cup full (to the brim).
P: And a full cup.
S: And a pure cup.
078.035 Y: No vanity shall they hear therein, nor Untruth:-
P: There hear they never vain discourse, nor lying -
S: They shall not hear therein any vain words nor lying.
078.036 Y: Recompense from thy Lord, a gift, (amply) sufficient,
P: Requital from thy Lord - a gift in payment -
S: A reward from your Lord, a gift according to a reckoning:
078.037 Y: (From) the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and all between, (Allah) Most Gracious: None shall have power to argue with Him.
P: Lord of the heavens and the earth, and (all) that is between them, the Beneficent; with Whom none can converse.
S: The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, the Beneficent Allah, they shall not be able to address Him.
078.038 Y: The Day that the Spirit and the angels will stand forth in ranks, none shall speak except any who is permitted by (Allah) Most Gracious, and He will say what is right.
P: On the day when the angels and the Spirit stand arrayed, they speak not, saving him whom the Beneficent alloweth and who speaketh right.
S: The day on which the spirit and the angels shall stand in ranks; they shall not speak except he whom the Beneficent Allah permits and who speaks the right thing.
078.039 Y: That Day will be the sure Reality: Therefore, whoso will, let him take a (straight) return to his Lord!
P: That is the True Day. So whoso will should seek recourse unto his Lord.
S: That is the sure day, so whoever desires may take refuge with his Lord.
078.040 Y: Verily, We have warned you of a Penalty near, the Day when man will see (the deeds) which his hands have sent forth, and the Unbeliever will say, "Woe unto me! Would that I were (mere) dust!"
P: Lo! We warn you of a doom at hand, a day whereon a man will look on that which his own hands have sent before, and the disbeliever will cry: "Would that I were dust!"
S: Surely We have warned you of a chastisement near at hand: the day when man shall see what his two hands have sent before, and the unbeliever shall say: O! would that I were dust!
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Chapter 79
AN-NAZIAT (THOSE WHO DRAG FORTH, SOUL-SNATCHERS) Total Verses: 46 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
079.001 Y: By the (angels) who tear out (the souls of the wicked) with violence;
P: By those who drag forth to destruction,
S: I swear by the angels who violently pull out the souls of the wicked,
079.002 Y: By those who gently draw out (the souls of the blessed);
P: By the meteors rushing,
S: And by those who gently draw out the souls of the blessed,
079.003 Y: And by those who glide along (on errands of mercy),
P: By the lone stars floating,
S: And by those who float in space,
079.004 Y: Then press forward as in a race,
P: By the angels hastening,
S: Then those who are foremost going ahead,
079.005 Y: Then arrange to do (the Commands of their Lord),
P: And those who govern the event,
S: Then those who regulate the affair.
079.006 Y: One Day everything that can be in commotion will be in violent commotion,
P: On the day when the first trump resoundeth.
S: The day on which the quaking one shall quake,
079.007 Y: Followed by oft-repeated (commotions):
P: And the second followeth it,
S: What must happen afterwards shall follow it.
079.008 Y: Hearts that Day will be in agitation;
P: On that day hearts beat painfully
S: Hearts on that day shall palpitate,
079.009 Y: Cast down will be (their owners') eyes.
P: While eyes are downcast
S: Their eyes cast down.
079.010 Y: They say (now): "What! shall we indeed be returned to (our) former state?"
P: (Now) they are saying: Shall we really be restored to our first state
S: They say: Shall we indeed be restored to (our) first state?
079.011 Y: "What! - when we shall have become rotten bones?"
P: Even after we are crumbled bones?
S: What! when we are rotten bones?
079.012 Y: They say: "It would, in that case, be a return with loss!"
P: They say: Then that would be a vain proceeding.
S: They said: That then would be a return occasioning loss.
079.013 Y: But verily, it will be but a single (Compelling) Cry,
P: Surely it will need but one shout,
S: But it shall be only a single cry,
079.014 Y: When, behold, they will be in the (full) awakening (to Judgment).
P: And lo! they will be awakened.
S: When lo! they shall be wakeful.
079.015 Y: Has the story of Moses reached thee?
P: Hath there come unto thee the history of Moses?
S: Has not there come to you the story of Musa?
079.016 Y: Behold, thy Lord did call to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa:-
P: How his Lord called him in the holy vale of Tuwa,
S: When his Lord called upon him in the holy valley, twice,
079.017 Y: "Go thou to Pharaoh for he has indeed transgressed all bounds:"
P: (Saying:) Go thou unto Pharaoh - Lo! he hath rebelled -
S: Go to Firon, surely he has become inordinate.
079.018 Y: "And say to him, 'Wouldst thou that thou shouldst be purified (from sin)'?"-
P: And say (unto him): Hast thou (will) to grow (in grace)?
S: Then say: Have you (a desire) to purify yourself:
079.019 Y: "'And that I guide thee to thy Lord, so thou shouldst fear Him?'"
P: Then I will guide thee to thy Lord and thou shalt fear (Him).
S: And I will guide you to your Lord so that you should fear.
079.020 Y: Then did (Moses) show him the Great Sign.
P: And he showed him the tremendous token.
S: So he showed him the mighty sign.
079.021 Y: But (Pharaoh) rejected it and disobeyed (guidance);
P: But he denied and disobeyed,
S: But he rejected (the truth) and disobeyed.
079.022 Y: Further, he turned his back, striving hard (against Allah).
P: Then turned he away in haste,
S: Then he went back hastily.
079.023 Y: Then he collected (his men) and made a proclamation,
P: Then gathered he and summoned
S: Then he gathered (men) and called out.
079.024 Y: Saying, "I am your Lord, Most High".
P: And proclaimed: "I (Pharaoh) am your Lord the Highest."
S: Then he said: I am your lord, the most high.
079.025 Y: But Allah did punish him, (and made an) example of him, - in the Hereafter, as in this life.
P: So Allah seized him (and made him) an example for the after (life) and for the former.
S: So Allah seized him with the punishment of the hereafter and the former life.
079.026 Y: Verily in this is an instructive warning for whosoever feareth (Allah).
P: Lo! herein is indeed a lesson for him who feareth.
S: Most surely there is in this a lesson to him who fears.
079.027 Y: What! Are ye the more difficult to create or the heaven (above)? (Allah) hath constructed it:
P: Are ye the harder to create, or is the heaven that He built?
S: Are you the harder to create or the heaven? He made it.
079.028 Y: On high hath He raised its canopy, and He hath given it order and perfection.
P: He raised the height thereof and ordered it;
S: He raised high its height, then put it into a right good state.
079.029 Y: Its night doth He endow with darkness, and its splendour doth He bring out (with light).
P: And He made dark the night thereof, and He brought forth the morn thereof.
S: And He made dark its night and brought out its light.
079.030 Y: And the earth, moreover, hath He extended (to a wide expanse);
P: And after that He spread the earth,
S: And the earth, He expanded it after that.
079.031 Y: He draweth out therefrom its moisture and its pasture;
P: And produced therefrom the water thereof and the pasture thereof,
S: He brought forth from it its water and its pasturage.
079.032 Y: And the mountains hath He firmly fixed;-
P: And He made fast the hills,
S: And the mountains, He made them firm,
079.033 Y: For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
P: A provision for you and for your cattle.
S: A provision for you and for your cattle.
079.034 Y: Therefore, when there comes the great, overwhelming (Event),-
P: But when the great disaster cometh,
S: But when the great predominating calamity comes;
079.035 Y: The Day when man shall remember (all) that he strove for,
P: The day when man will call to mind his (whole) endeavour,
S: The day on which man shall recollect what he strove after,
079.036 Y: And Hell-Fire shall be placed in full view for (all) to see,-
P: And hell will stand forth visible to him who seeth,
S: And the hell shall be made manifest to him who sees
079.037 Y: Then, for such as had transgressed all bounds,
P: Then, as for him who rebelled
S: Then as for him who is inordinate,
079.038 Y: And had preferred the life of this world,
P: And chose the life of the world,
S: And prefers the life of this world,
079.039 Y: The Abode will be Hell-Fire;
P: Lo! hell will be his home.
S: Then surely the hell, that is the abode.
079.040 Y: And for such as had entertained the fear of standing before their Lord's (tribunal) and had restrained (their) soul from lower desires,
P: But as for him who feared to stand before his Lord and restrained his soul from lust,
S: And as for him who fears to stand in the presence of his Lord and forbids the soul from low desires,
079.041 Y: Their abode will be the Garden.
P: Lo! the Garden will be his home.
S: Then surely the garden-- that is the abode.
079.042 Y: They ask thee about the Hour,-'When will be its appointed time?
P: They ask thee of the Hour: when will it come to port?
S: They ask you about the hour, when it will come.
079.043 Y: Wherein art thou (concerned) with the declaration thereof?
P: Why (ask they)? What hast thou to tell thereof?
S: About what! You are one to remind of it.
079.044 Y: With thy Lord in the Limit fixed therefor.
P: Unto thy Lord belongeth (knowledge of) the term thereof.
S: To your Lord is the goal of it.
079.045 Y: Thou art but a Warner for such as fear it.
P: Thou art but a warner unto him who feareth it.
S: You are only a warner to him who would fear it.
079.046 Y: The Day they see it, (It will be) as if they had tarried but a single evening, or (at most till) the following morn!
P: On the day when they behold it, it will be as if they had but tarried for an evening or the morn thereof.
S: On the day that they see it, it will be as though they had not tarried but the latter part of a day or the early part of it.
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Chapter 80
ABASA (HE FROWNED) Total Verses: 42 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
080.001 Y: (The Prophet) frowned and turned away,
P: He frowned and turned away
S: He frowned and turned (his) back,
080.002 Y: Because there came to him the blind man (interrupting).
P: Because the blind man came unto him.
S: Because there came to him the blind man.
080.003 Y: But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)?-
P: What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
S: And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
080.004 Y: Or that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit him?
P: Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him?
S: Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
080.005 Y: As to one who regards Himself as self-sufficient,
P: As for him who thinketh himself independent,
S: As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
080.006 Y: To him dost thou attend;
P: Unto him thou payest regard.
S: To him do you address yourself.
080.007 Y: Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritual understanding).
P: Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).
S: And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
080.008 Y: But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,
P: But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
S: And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
080.009 Y: And with fear (in his heart),
P: And hath fear,
S: And he fears,
080.010 Y: Of him wast thou unmindful.
P: From him thou art distracted.
S: From him will you divert yourself.
080.011 Y: By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:
P: Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
S: Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
080.012 Y: Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
P: So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
S: So let him who pleases mind it.
080.013 Y: (It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
P: On honoured leaves
S: In honored books,
080.014 Y: Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
P: Exalted, purified,
S: Exalted, purified,
080.015 Y: (Written) by the hands of scribes-
P: (Set down) by scribes
S: In the hands of scribes
080.016 Y: Honourable and Pious and Just.
P: Noble and righteous.
S: Noble, virtuous.
080.017 Y: Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
P: Man is (self-)destroyed: how ungrateful!
S: Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
080.018 Y: From what stuff hath He created him?
P: From what thing doth He create him?
S: Of what thing did He create him?
080.019 Y: From a sperm-drop: He hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions;
P: From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,
S: Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
080.020 Y: Then doth He make His path smooth for him;
P: Then maketh the way easy for him,
S: Then (as for) the way-- He has made it easy (for him)
080.021 Y: Then He causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;
P: Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
S: Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
080.022 Y: Then, when it is His Will, He will raise him up (again).
P: Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
S: Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
080.023 Y: By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him.
P: Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
S: Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
080.024 Y: Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):
P: Let man consider his food:
S: Then let man look to his food,
080.025 Y: For that We pour forth water in abundance,
P: How We pour water in showers
S: That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
080.026 Y: And We split the earth in fragments,
P: Then split the earth in clefts
S: Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
080.027 Y: And produce therein corn,
P: And cause the grain to grow therein
S: Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
080.028 Y: And Grapes and nutritious plants,
P: And grapes and green fodder
S: And grapes and clover,
080.029 Y: And Olives and Dates,
P: And olive-trees and palm-trees
S: And the olive and the palm,
080.030 Y: And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
P: And garden-closes of thick foliage
S: And thick gardens,
080.031 Y: And fruits and fodder,-
P: And fruits and grasses:
S: And fruits and herbage
080.032 Y: For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
P: Provision for you and your cattle.
S: A provision for you and for your cattle.
080.033 Y: At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise,-
P: But when the Shout cometh
S: But when the deafening cry comes,
080.034 Y: That Day shall a man flee from his own brother,
P: On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
S: The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
080.035 Y: And from his mother and his father,
P: And his mother and his father
S: And his mother and his father,
080.036 Y: And from his wife and his children.
P: And his wife and his children,
S: And his spouse and his son--
080.037 Y: Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others.
P: Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).
S: Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
080.038 Y: Some faces that Day will be beaming,
P: On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
S: (Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
080.039 Y: Laughing, rejoicing.
P: Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
S: Laughing, joyous.
080.040 Y: And other faces that Day will be dust-stained,
P: And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
S: And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
080.041 Y: Blackness will cover them:
P: Veiled in darkness,
S: Darkness shall cover them.
080.042 Y: Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.
P: Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
S: These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
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Chapter 81
AT-TAKWIR (THE OVERTHROWING) Total Verses: 29 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
081.001 Y: When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up;
P: When the sun is overthrown,
S: When the sun is covered,
081.002 Y: When the stars fall, losing their lustre;
P: And when the stars fall,
S: And when the stars darken,
081.003 Y: When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);
P: And when the hills are moved,
S: And when the mountains are made to pass away,
081.004 Y: When the she-camels, ten months with young, are left untended;
P: And when the camels big with young are abandoned,
S: And when the camels are left untended,
081.005 Y: When the wild beasts are herded together (in the human habitations);
P: And when the wild beasts are herded together,
S: And when the wild animals are made to go forth,
081.006 Y: When the oceans boil over with a swell;
P: And when the seas rise,
S: And when the seas are set on fire,
081.007 Y: When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like with like);
P: And when souls are reunited,
S: And when souls are united,
081.008 Y: When the female (infant), buried alive, is questioned -
P: And when the girl-child that was buried alive is asked
S: And when the female infant buried alive is asked
081.009 Y: For what crime she was killed;
P: For what sin she was slain,
S: For what sin she was killed,
081.010 Y: When the scrolls are laid open;
P: And when the pages are laid open,
S: And when the books are spread,
081.011 Y: When the world on High is unveiled;
P: And when the sky is torn away,
S: And when the heaven has its covering removed,
081.012 Y: When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;
P: And when hell is lighted,
S: And when the hell is kindled up,
081.013 Y: And when the Garden is brought near;-
P: And when the Garden is brought nigh,
S: And when the garden is brought nigh,
081.014 Y: (Then) shall each soul know what it has put forward.
P: (Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready.
S: Every soul shall (then) know what it has prepared.
081.015 Y: So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede,
P: Oh, but I call to witness the planets,
S: But nay! I swear by the stars,
081.016 Y: Go straight, or hide;
P: The stars which rise and set,
S: That run their course (and) hide themselves,
081.017 Y: And the Night as it dissipates;
P: And the close of night,
S: And the night when it departs,
081.018 Y: And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness;-
P: And the breath of morning
S: And the morning when it brightens,
081.019 Y: Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger,
P: That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger,
S: Most surely it is the Word of an honored messenger,
081.020 Y: Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne,
P: Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,
S: The processor of strength, having an honorable place with the Lord of the Dominion,
081.021 Y: With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust.
P: (One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;
S: One (to be) obeyed, and faithful in trust.
081.022 Y: And (O people!) your companion is not one possessed;
P: And your comrade is not mad.
S: And your companion is not gone mad.
081.023 Y: And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon.
P: Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.
S: And of a truth he saw himself on the clear horizon.
081.024 Y: Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge of the Unseen.
P: And he is not avid of the Unseen.
S: Nor of the unseen is he a tenacious concealer.
081.025 Y: Nor is it the word of an evil spirit accursed.
P: Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned.
S: Nor is it the word of the cursed Shaitan,
081.026 Y: When whither go ye?
P: Whither then go ye?
S: Whither then will you go?
081.027 Y: Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds:
P: This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,
S: It is naught but a reminder for the nations,
081.028 Y: (With profit) to whoever among you wills to go straight:
P: Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.
S: For him among you who pleases to go straight.
081.029 Y: But ye shall not will except as Allah wills,- the Cherisher of the Worlds.
P: And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.
S: And you do not please except that Allah please, the Lord of the worlds.
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AL-INFITAR (THE CLEAVING, BURSTING APART) Total Verses: 19 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
082.001 Y: When the Sky is cleft asunder;
P: When the heaven is cleft asunder,
S: When the heaven becomes cleft asunder,
082.002 Y: When the Stars are scattered;
P: When the planets are dispersed,
S: And when the stars become dispersed,
082.003 Y: When the Oceans are suffered to burst forth;
P: When the seas are poured forth,
S: And when the seas are made to flow forth,
082.004 Y: And when the Graves are turned upside down;-
P: And the sepulchres are overturned,
S: And when the graves are laid open,
082.005 Y: (Then) shall each soul know what it hath sent forward and (what it hath) kept back.
P: A soul will know what it hath sent before (it) and what left behind.
S: Every soul shall know what it has sent before and held back.
082.006 Y: O man! What has seduced thee from thy Lord Most Beneficent?-
P: O man! What hath made thee careless concerning thy Lord, the Bountiful,
S: O man! what has beguiled you from your Lord, the Gracious one,
082.007 Y: Him Who created thee. Fashioned thee in due proportion, and gave thee a just bias;
P: Who created thee, then fashioned, then proportioned thee?
S: Who created you, then made you complete, then made you symmetrical?
082.008 Y: In whatever Form He wills, does He put thee together.
P: Into whatsoever form He will, He casteth thee.
S: Into whatever form He pleased He constituted you.
082.009 Y: Nay! but ye do reject Right and Judgment!
P: Nay, but ye deny the Judgment.
S: Nay! but you give the lie to the judgment day,
082.010 Y: But verily over you (are appointed angels) to protect you,-
P: Lo! there are above you guardians,
S: And most surely there are keepers over you
082.011 Y: Kind and honourable,- Writing down (your deeds):
P: Generous and recording,
S: Honorable recorders,
082.012 Y: They know (and understand) all that ye do.
P: Who know (all) that ye do.
S: They know what you do.
082.013 Y: As for the Righteous, they will be in bliss;
P: Lo! the righteous verily will be in delight.
S: Most surely the righteous are in bliss,
082.014 Y: And the Wicked - they will be in the Fire,
P: And lo! the wicked verily will be in hell;
S: And most surely the wicked are in burning fire,
082.015 Y: Which they will enter on the Day of Judgment,
P: They will burn therein on the Day of Judgment,
S: They shall enter it on the Day of Judgment.
082.016 Y: And they will not be able to keep away therefrom.
P: And will not be absent thence.
S: And they shall by no means be absent from it.
082.017 Y: And what will explain to thee what the Day of Judgment is?
P: Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Day of Judgment is!
S: And what will make you realize what the Day of Judgment is?
082.018 Y: Again, what will explain to thee what the Day of Judgment is?
P: Again, what will convey unto thee what the Day of Judgment is!
S: Again, what will make you realize what the Day of Judgment Is?
082.019 Y: (It will be) the Day when no soul shall have power (to do) aught for another: For the command, that Day, will be (wholly) with Allah.
P: A day on which no soul hath power at all for any (other) soul. The (absolute) command on that day is Allah's.
S: The day on which no soul shall control anything for (another) soul; and the command on that day shall be entirely Allah's.
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Chapter 83
AL-MUTAFFIFIN (DEFRAUDING, THE CHEATS, CHEATING) Total Verses: 36 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
083.001 Y: Woe to those that deal in fraud,-
P: Woe unto the defrauders:
S: Woe to the defrauders,
083.002 Y: Those who, when they have to receive by measure from men, exact full measure,
P: Those who when they take the measure from mankind demand it full,
S: Who, when they take the measure (of their dues) from men take it fully,
083.003 Y: But when they have to give by measure or weight to men, give less than due.
P: But if they measure unto them or weight for them, they cause them loss.
S: But when they measure out to others or weigh out for them, they are deficient.
083.004 Y: Do they not think that they will be called to account?-
P: Do such (men) not consider that they will be raised again
S: Do not these think that they shall be raised again
083.005 Y: On a Mighty Day,
P: Unto an Awful Day,
S: For a mighty day,
083.006 Y: A Day when (all) mankind will stand before the Lord of the Worlds?
P: The day when (all) mankind stand before the Lord of the Worlds?
S: The day on which men shall stand before the Lord of the worlds?
083.007 Y: Nay! Surely the record of the wicked is (preserved) in Sijjin.
P: Nay, but the record of the vile is in Sijjin -
S: Nay! most surely the record of the wicked is in the Sijjin.
083.008 Y: And what will explain to thee what Sijjin is?
P: Ah! what will convey unto thee what Sijjin is! -
S: And what will make you know what the Sijjin is?
083.009 Y: (There is) a Register (fully) inscribed.
P: A written record.
S: It is a written book.
083.010 Y: Woe, that Day, to those that deny-
P: Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
S: Woe on that day to the rejecters,
083.011 Y: Those that deny the Day of Judgment.
P: Those who deny the Day of Judgment
S: Who give the lie to the Day of Judgment.
083.012 Y: And none can deny it but the Transgressor beyond bounds the Sinner!
P: Which none denieth save each criminal transgressor,
S: And none gives the lie to it but every exceeder of limits, sinful one
083.013 Y: When Our Signs are rehearsed to him, he says, "Tales of the ancients!"
P: Who, when thou readest unto him Our revelations, saith: (Mere) fables of the men of old.
S: When Our communications are recited to him, he says: Stories of those of yore.
083.014 Y: By no means! but on their hearts is the stain of the (ill) which they do!
P: Nay, but that which they have earned is rust upon their hearts.
S: Nay! rather, what they used to do has become like rust upon their hearts.
083.015 Y: Verily, from (the Light of) their Lord, that Day, will they be veiled.
P: Nay, but surely on that day they will be covered from (the mercy of) their Lord.
S: Nay! most surely they shall on that day be debarred from their Lord.
083.016 Y: Further, they will enter the Fire of Hell.
P: Then lo! they verily will burn in hell,
S: Then most surely they shall enter the burning fire.
083.017 Y: Further, it will be said to them: "This is the (reality) which ye rejected as false!"
P: And it will be said (unto them): This is that which ye used to deny.
S: Then shall it be said: This is what you gave the lie to.
083.018 Y: Nay, verily the record of the Righteous is (preserved) in 'Illiyin.
P: Nay, but the record of the righteous is in 'Illiyin -
S: Nay! Most surely the record of the righteous shall be in the Iliyin.
083.019 Y: And what will explain to thee what 'Illiyun is?
P: Ah, what will convey unto thee what 'Illiyin is! -
S: And what will make you know what the highest Iliyin is?
083.020 Y: (There is) a Register (fully) inscribed,
P: A written record,
S: It is a written book,
083.021 Y: To which bear witness those Nearest (to Allah).
P: Attested by those who are brought near (unto their Lord).
S: Those who are drawn near (to Allah) shall witness it.
083.022 Y: Truly the Righteous will be in Bliss:
P: Lo! the righteous verily are in delight,
S: Most surely the righteous shall be in bliss,
083.023 Y: On Thrones (of Dignity) will they command a sight (of all things):
P: On couches, gazing,
S: On thrones, they shall gaze;
083.024 Y: Thou wilt recognise in their faces the beaming brightness of Bliss.
P: Thou wilt know in their faces the radiance of delight.
S: You will recognize in their faces the brightness of bliss.
083.025 Y: Their thirst will be slaked with Pure Wine sealed:
P: They are given to drink of a pure wine, sealed,
S: They are made to quaff of a pure drink that is sealed (to others).
083.026 Y: The seal thereof will be Musk: And for this let those aspire, who have aspirations:
P: Whose seal is musk - for this let (all) those strive who strive for bliss -
S: The sealing of it is (with) musk; and for that let the aspirers aspire.
083.027 Y: With it will be (given) a mixture of Tasnim:
P: And mixed with water of Tasnim,
S: And the admixture of it is a water of Tasnim,
083.028 Y: A spring, from (the waters) whereof drink those Nearest to Allah.
P: A spring whence those brought near (to Allah) drink.
S: A fountain from which drink they who are drawn near (to Allah).
083.029 Y: Those in sin used to laugh at those who believed,
P: Lo! the guilty used to laugh at those who believed,
S: Surely they who are guilty used to laugh at those who believe.
083.030 Y: And whenever they passed by them, used to wink at each other (in mockery);
P: And wink one to another when they passed them;
S: And when they passed by them, they winked at one another.
083.031 Y: And when they returned to their own people, they would return jesting;
P: And when they returned to their own folk, they returned jesting;
S: And when they returned to their own followers they returned exulting.
083.032 Y: And whenever they saw them, they would say, "Behold! These are the people truly astray!"
P: And when they saw them they said: Lo! these have gone astray.
S: And when they saw them, they said: Most surely these are in error;
083.033 Y: But they had not been sent as keepers over them!
P: Yet they were not sent as guardians over them.
S: And they were not sent to be keepers over them.
083.034 Y: But on this Day the Believers will laugh at the Unbelievers:
P: This day it is those who believe who have the laugh of disbelievers,
S: So today those who believe shall laugh at the unbelievers;
083.035 Y: On Thrones (of Dignity) they will command (a sight) (of all things).
P: On high couches, gazing.
S: On thrones, they will look.
083.036 Y: Will not the Unbelievers have been paid back for what they did?
P: Are not the disbelievers paid for what they used to do?
S: Surely the disbelievers are rewarded as they did.
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