Chapter 84
AL-INSHIQAQ (THE SUNDERING, SPLITTING OPEN) Total Verses: 25 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
084.001 Y: When the sky is rent asunder,
P: When the heaven is split asunder
S: When the heaven bursts asunder,
084.002 Y: And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, and it must needs (do so);-
P: And attentive to her Lord in fear,
S: And obeys its Lord and it must.
084.003 Y: And when the earth is flattened out,
P: And when the earth is spread out
S: And when the earth is stretched,
084.004 Y: And casts forth what is within it and becomes (clean) empty,
P: And hath cast out all that was in her, and is empty
S: And casts forth what is in it and becomes empty,
084.005 Y: And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord,- and it must needs (do so);- (then will come Home the full reality).
P: And attentive to her Lord in fear!
S: And obeys its Lord and it must.
084.006 Y: O thou man! Verily thou art ever toiling on towards thy Lord- painfully toiling,- but thou shalt meet Him.
P: Thou, verily, O man, art working toward thy Lord a work which thou wilt meet (in His presence).
S: O man! surely you must strive (to attain) to your Lord, a hard striving until you meet Him.
084.007 Y: Then he who is given his Record in his right hand,
P: Then whoso is given his account in his right hand
S: Then as to him who is given his book in his right hand,
084.008 Y: Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,
P: He truly will receive an easy reckoning
S: He shall be reckoned with by an easy reckoning,
084.009 Y: And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!
P: And will return unto his folk in joy.
S: And he shall go back to his people joyful.
084.010 Y: But he who is given his Record behind his back,-
P: But whoso is given his account behind his back,
S: And as to him who is given his book behind his back,
084.011 Y: Soon will he cry for perdition,
P: He surely will invoke destruction
S: He shall call for perdition,
084.012 Y: And he will enter a Blazing Fire.
P: And be thrown to scorching fire.
S: And enter into burning fire.
084.013 Y: Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing!
P: He verily lived joyous with his folk,
S: Surely he was (erstwhile) joyful among his followers.
084.014 Y: Truly, did he think that he would not have to return (to Us)!
P: He verily deemed that he would never return (unto Allah).
S: Surely he thought that he would never return.
084.015 Y: Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!
P: Nay, but lo! his Lord is ever looking on him!
S: Yea! surely his Lord does ever see him.
084.016 Y: So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset;
P: Oh, I swear by the afterglow of sunset,
S: But nay! I swear by the sunset redness,
084.017 Y: The Night and its Homing;
P: And by the night and all that it enshroudeth,
S: And the night and that which it drives on,
084.018 Y: And the Moon in her fullness:
P: And by the moon when she is at the full,
S: And the moon when it grows full,
084.019 Y: Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.
P: That ye shall journey on from plane to plane.
S: That you shall most certainly enter one state after another.
084.020 Y: What then is the matter with them, that they believe not?-
P: What aileth them, then, that they believe not
S: But what is the matter with them that they do not believe,
084.021 Y: And when the Qur'an is read to them, they fall not prostrate,
P: And, when the Qur'an is recited unto them, worship not (Allah)?
S: And when the Quran is recited to them they do not make obeisance?
084.022 Y: But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it).
P: Nay, but those who disbelieve will deny;
S: Nay! those who disbelieve give the lie to the truth.
084.023 Y: But Allah has full knowledge of what they secrete (in their breasts)
P: And Allah knoweth best what they are hiding.
S: And Allah knows best what they hide,
084.024 Y: So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,
P: So give them tidings of a painful doom,
S: So announce to them a painful punishment,
084.025 Y: Except to those who believe and work righteous deeds: For them is a Reward that will never fail.
P: Save those who believe and do good works, for theirs is a reward unfailing.
S: Except those who believe and do good; for them is a reward that shall never be cut off.
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Chapter 85
AL-BUROOJ (THE MANSIONS OF THE STARS, CONSTELLATIONS) Total Verses: 22 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
085.001 Y: By the sky, (displaying) the Zodiacal Signs;
P: By the heaven, holding mansions of the stars,
S: I swear by the mansions of the stars,
085.002 Y: By the promised Day (of Judgment);
P: And by the Promised Day.
S: And the promised day,
085.003 Y: By one that witnesses, and the subject of the witness;-
P: And by the witness and that whereunto he beareth testimony,
S: And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne.
085.004 Y: Woe to the makers of the pit (of fire),
P: (Self-)destroyed were the owners of the ditch
S: Cursed be the makers of the pit,
085.005 Y: Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:
P: Of the fuel-fed fire,
S: Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,
085.006 Y: Behold! they sat over against the (fire),
P: When they sat by it,
S: When they sat by it,
085.007 Y: And they witnessed (all) that they were doing against the Believers.
P: And were themselves the witnesses of what they did to the believers.
S: And they were witnesses of what they did with the believers.
085.008 Y: And they ill-treated them for no other reason than that they believed in Allah, Exalted in Power, Worthy of all Praise!-
P: They had naught against them save that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Owner of Praise,
S: And they did not take vengeance on them for aught except that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Praised,
085.009 Y: Him to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness to all things.
P: Him unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is of all things the Witness.
S: Whose is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is a Witness of all things.
085.010 Y: Those who persecute (or draw into temptation) the Believers, men and women, and do not turn in repentance, will have the Penalty of Hell: They will have the Penalty of the Burning Fire.
P: Lo! they who persecute believing men and believing women and repent not, theirs verily will be the doom of hell, and theirs the doom of burning.
S: Surely (as for) those who persecute the believing men and the believing women, then do not repent, they shall have the chastisement of hell, and they shall have the chastisement of burning.
085.011 Y: For those who believe and do righteous deeds, will be Gardens; beneath which rivers flow: That is the great Salvation, (the fulfilment of all desires),
P: Lo! those who believe and do good works, theirs will be Gardens underneath which rivers flow. That is the Great Success.
S: Surely (as for) those who believe and do good, they shall have gardens beneath which rivers flow, that is the great achievement.
085.012 Y: Truly strong is the Grip (and Power) of thy Lord.
P: Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.
S: Surely the might of your Lord is great.
085.013 Y: It is He Who creates from the very beginning, and He can restore (life).
P: Lo! He it is Who produceth, then reproduceth,
S: Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,
085.014 Y: And He is the Oft-Forgiving, Full of Loving-Kindness,
P: And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
S: And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
085.015 Y: Lord of the Throne of Glory,
P: Lord of the Throne of Glory,
S: Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,
085.016 Y: Doer (without let) of all that He intends.
P: Doer of what He will.
S: The great doer of what He will.
085.017 Y: Has the story reached thee, of the forces-
P: Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts
S: Has not there come to you the story of the hosts,
085.018 Y: Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?
P: Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud?
S: Of Firon and Samood?
085.019 Y: And yet the Unbelievers (persist) in rejecting (the Truth)!
P: Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial
S: Nay! those who disbelieve are in (the act of) giving the lie to the truth.
085.020 Y: But Allah doth encompass them from behind!
P: And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.
S: And Allah encompasses them on every side.
085.021 Y: Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'an,
P: Nay, but it is a glorious Qur'an.
S: Nay! it is a glorious Quran,
085.022 Y: (Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!
P: On a guarded tablet.
S: In a guarded tablet.
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Chapter 86
AT-TARIQ (THE MORNING STAR, THE NIGHTCOMER) Total Verses: 17 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
086.001 Y: By the Sky and the Night-Visitant (therein);-
P: By the heaven and the Morning Star
S: I swear by the heaven and the comer by night;
086.002 Y: And what will explain to thee what the Night-Visitant is?-
P: - Ah, what will tell thee what the Morning Star is!
S: And what will make you know what the comer by night is?
086.003 Y: (It is) the Star of piercing brightness;-
P: - The piercing Star!
S: The star of piercing brightness;
086.004 Y: There is no soul but has a protector over it.
P: No human soul but hath a guardian over it.
S: There is not a soul but over it is a keeper.
086.005 Y: Now let man but think from what he is created!
P: So let man consider from what he is created.
S: So let man consider of what he is created:
086.006 Y: He is created from a drop emitted-
P: He is created from a gushing fluid
S: He is created of water pouring forth,
086.007 Y: Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs:
P: That issued from between the loins and ribs.
S: Coming from between the back and the ribs.
086.008 Y: Surely (Allah) is able to bring him back (to life)!
P: Lo! He verily is Able to return him (unto life)
S: Most surely He is able to return him (to life).
086.009 Y: The Day that (all) things secret will be tested,
P: On the day when hidden thoughts shall be searched out.
S: On the day when hidden things shall be made manifest,
086.010 Y: (Man) will have no power, and no helper.
P: Then will he have no might nor any helper.
S: He shall have neither strength nor helper.
086.011 Y: By the Firmament which returns (in its round),
P: By the heaven which giveth the returning rain,
S: I swear by the raingiving heavens,
086.012 Y: And by the Earth which opens out (for the gushing of springs or the sprouting of vegetation),-
P: And the earth which splitteth (with the growth of trees and plants)
S: And the earth splitting (with plants);
086.013 Y: Behold this is the Word that distinguishes (Good from Evil):
P: Lo! this (Qur'an) is a conclusive word,
S: Most surely it is a decisive word,
086.014 Y: It is not a thing for amusement.
P: It is no pleasantry.
S: And it is no joke.
086.015 Y: As for them, they are but plotting a scheme,
P: Lo! they plot a plot (against thee, O Muhammad)
S: Surely they will make a scheme,
086.016 Y: And I am planning a scheme.
P: And I plot a plot (against them).
S: And I (too) will make a scheme.
086.017 Y: Therefore grant a delay to the unbelievers: Give respite to them gently (for awhile).
P: So give a respite to the disbelievers. Deal thou gently with them for a while.
S: So grant the unbelievers a respite: let them alone for a
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Chapter 87
AL-ALA (THE MOST HIGH, GLORY TO YOUR LORD IN THE HIGHEST) Total Verses: 19 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
087.001 Y: Glorify the name of thy Guardian-Lord Most High,
P: Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High,
S: Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High,
087.002 Y: Who hath created, and further, given order and proportion;
P: Who createth, then disposeth;
S: Who creates, then makes complete,
087.003 Y: Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance;
P: Who measureth, then guideth;
S: And Who makes (things) according to a measure, then guides (them to their goal),
087.004 Y: And Who bringeth out the (green and luscious) pasture,
P: Who bringeth forth the pasturage,
S: And Who brings forth herbage,
087.005 Y: And then doth make it (but) swarthy stubble.
P: Then turneth it to russet stubble.
S: Then makes it dried up, dust-colored.
087.006 Y: By degrees shall We teach thee to declare (the Message), so thou shalt not forget,
P: We shall make thee read (O Muhammad) so that thou shalt not forget
S: We will make you recite so you shall not forget,
087.007 Y: Except as Allah wills: For He knoweth what is manifest and what is hidden.
P: Save that which Allah willeth. Lo! He knoweth the disclosed and that which still is hidden;
S: Except what Allah pleases, surely He knows the manifest, and what is hidden.
087.008 Y: And We will make it easy for thee (to follow) the simple (Path).
P: And We shall ease thy way unto the state of ease.
S: And We will make your way smooth to a state of ease.
087.009 Y: Therefore give admonition in case the admonition profits (the hearer).
P: Therefor remind (men), for of use is the reminder.
S: Therefore do remind, surely reminding does profit.
087.010 Y: The admonition will be received by those who fear (Allah):
P: He will heed who feareth,
S: He who fears will mind,
087.011 Y: But it will be avoided by those most unfortunate ones,
P: But the most hapless will flout it,
S: And the most unfortunate one will avoid it,
087.012 Y: Who will enter the Great Fire,
P: He who will be flung to the great Fire
S: Who shall enter the great fire;
087.013 Y: In which they will then neither die nor live.
P: Wherein he will neither die nor live.
S: Then therein he shall neither live nor die.
087.014 Y: But those will prosper who purify themselves,
P: He is successful who groweth,
S: He indeed shall be successful who purifies himself,
087.015 Y: And glorify the name of their Guardian-Lord, and (lift their hearts) in prayer.
P: And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth,
S: And magnifies the name of his Lord and prays.
087.016 Y: Nay (behold), ye prefer the life of this world;
P: But ye prefer the life of the world
S: Nay! you prefer the life of this world,
087.017 Y: But the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
P: Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
S: While the hereafter is better and more lasting.
087.018 Y: And this is in the Books of the earliest (Revelation),-
P: Lo! This is in the former scrolls.
S: Most surely this is in the earlier scriptures,
087.019 Y: The Books of Abraham and Moses.
P: The Books of Abraham and Moses.
S: The scriptures of Ibrahim and Musa.
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Chapter 88
AL-GHASHIYA (THE OVERWHELMING, THE PALL) Total Verses: 26 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
088.001 Y: Has the story reached thee of the overwhelming (Event)?
P: Hath there come unto thee tidings of the Overwhelming?
S: Has not there come to you the news of the overwhelming calamity?
088.002 Y: Some faces, that Day, will be humiliated,
P: On that day (many) faces will be downcast,
S: (Some) faces on that day shall be downcast,
088.003 Y: Labouring (hard), weary,-
P: Toiling, weary,
S: Laboring, toiling,
088.004 Y: The while they enter the Blazing Fire,-
P: Scorched by burning fire,
S: Entering into burning fire,
088.005 Y: The while they are given, to drink, of a boiling hot spring,
P: Drinking from a boiling spring,
S: Made to drink from a boiling spring.
088.006 Y: No food will there be for them but a bitter Dhari'
P: No food for them save bitter thorn-fruit
S: They shall have no food but of thorns,
088.007 Y: Which will neither nourish nor satisfy hunger.
P: Which doth not nourish nor release from hunger.
S: Which will neither fatten nor avail against hunger.
088.008 Y: (Other) faces that Day will be joyful,
P: In that day other faces will be calm,
S: (Other) faces on that day shall be happy,
088.009 Y: Pleased with their striving,-
P: Glad for their effort past,
S: Well-pleased because of their striving,
088.010 Y: In a Garden on high,
P: In a high Garden
S: In a lofty garden,
088.011 Y: Where they shall hear no (word) of vanity:
P: Where they hear no idle speech,
S: Wherein you shall not hear vain talk.
088.012 Y: Therein will be a bubbling spring:
P: Wherein is a gushing spring,
S: Therein is a fountain flowing,
088.013 Y: Therein will be Thrones (of dignity), raised on high,
P: Wherein are couches raised
S: Therein are thrones raised high,
088.014 Y: Goblets placed (ready),
P: And goblets set at hand
S: And drinking-cups ready placed,
088.015 Y: And cushions set in rows,
P: And cushions ranged
S: And cushions set in a row,
088.016 Y: And rich carpets (all) spread out.
P: And silken carpets spread.
S: And carpets spread out.
088.017 Y: Do they not look at the Camels, how they are made?-
P: Will they not regard the camels, how they are created?
S: Will they not then consider the camels, how they are created?
088.018 Y: And at the Sky, how it is raised high?-
P: And the heaven, how it is raised?
S: And the heaven, how it is reared aloft,
088.019 Y: And at the Mountains, how they are fixed firm?-
P: And the hills, how they are set up?
S: And the mountains, how they are firmly fixed,
088.020 Y: And at the Earth, how it is spread out?
P: And the earth, how it is spread?
S: And the earth, how it is made a vast expanse?
088.021 Y: Therefore do thou give admonition, for thou art one to admonish.
P: Remind them, for thou art but an admonisher,
S: Therefore do remind, for you are only a reminder.
088.022 Y: Thou art not one to manage (men's) affairs.
P: Thou art not at all a warder over them.
S: You are not a watcher over them;
088.023 Y: But if any turn away and reject Allah,-
P: But whoso is averse and disbelieveth,
S: But whoever turns back and disbelieves,
088.024 Y: Allah will punish him with a mighty Punishment,
P: Allah will punish him with direst punishment.
S: Allah will chastise him with the greatest chastisement.
088.025 Y: For to Us will be their return;
P: Lo! unto Us is their return
S: Surely to Us is their turning back,
088.026 Y: Then it will be for Us to call them to account.
P: And Ours their reckoning.
S: Then surely upon Us is the taking of their account.
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Chapter 89
AL-FAJR (THE DAWN, DAYBREAK) Total Verses: 30 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
089.001 Y: By the break of Day
P: By the Dawn
S: I swear by the daybreak,
089.002 Y: By the Nights twice five;
P: And ten nights,
S: And the ten nights,
089.003 Y: By the even and odd (contrasted);
P: And the Even and the Odd,
S: And the even and the odd,
089.004 Y: And by the Night when it passeth away;-
P: And the night when it departeth,
S: And the night when it departs.
089.005 Y: Is there (not) in these an adjuration (or evidence) for those who understand?
P: There surely is an oath for thinking man.
S: Truly in that there is an oath for those who possess understanding.
089.006 Y: Seest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the 'Ad (people),-
P: Dost thou not consider how thy Lord dealt with (the tribe of) A'ad,
S: Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with Ad,
089.007 Y: Of the (city of) Iram, with lofty pillars,
P: With many-columned Iram,
S: (The people of) Aram, possessors of lofty buildings,
089.008 Y: The like of which were not produced in (all) the land?
P: The like of which was not created in the lands;
S: The like of which were not created in the (other) cities;
089.009 Y: And with the Thamud (people), who cut out (huge) rocks in the valley?-
P: And with (the tribe of) Thamud, who clove the rocks in the valley;
S: And (with) Samood, who hewed out the rocks in the valley,
089.010 Y: And with Pharaoh, lord of stakes?
P: And with Pharaoh, firm of might,
S: And (with) Firon, the lord of hosts,
089.011 Y: (All) these transgressed beyond bounds in the lands,
P: Who (all) were rebellious (to Allah) in these lands,
S: Who committed inordinacy in the cities,
089.012 Y: And heaped therein mischief (on mischief).
P: And multiplied iniquity therein?
S: So they made great mischief therein?
089.013 Y: Therefore did thy Lord pour on them a scourge of diverse chastisements:
P: Therefore thy Lord poured on them the disaster of His punishment.
S: Therefore your Lord let down upon them a portion of the chastisement.
089.014 Y: For thy Lord is (as a Guardian) on a watch-tower.
P: Lo! thy Lord is ever watchful.
S: Most surely your Lord is watching.
089.015 Y: Now, as for man, when his Lord trieth him, giving him honour and gifts, then saith he, (puffed up), "My Lord hath honoured me."
P: As for man, whenever his Lord trieth him by honouring him, and is gracious unto him, he saith: My Lord honoureth me.
S: And as for man, when his Lord tries him, then treats him with honor and makes him lead an easy life, he says: My Lord honors me.
089.016 Y: But when He trieth him, restricting his subsistence for him, then saith he (in despair), "My Lord hath humiliated me!"
P: But whenever He trieth him by straitening his means of life, he saith: My Lord despiseth me.
S: But when He tries him (differently), then straitens to him his means of subsistence, he says: My Lord has disgraced me.
089.017 Y: Nay, nay! but ye honour not the orphans!
P: Nay, but ye (for your part) honour not the orphan
S: Nay! but you do not honor the orphan,
089.018 Y: Nor do ye encourage one another to feed the poor!-
P: And urge not on the feeding of the poor.
S: Nor do you urge one another to feed the poor,
089.019 Y: And ye devour inheritance - all with greed,
P: And ye devour heritages with devouring greed.
S: And you eat away the heritage, devouring (everything) indiscriminately,
089.020 Y: And ye love wealth with inordinate love!
P: And love wealth with abounding love.
S: And you love wealth with exceeding love.
089.021 Y: Nay! When the earth is pounded to powder,
P: Nay, but when the earth is ground to atoms, grinding, grinding,
S: Nay! when the earth is made to crumble to pieces,
089.022 Y: And thy Lord cometh, and His angels, rank upon rank,
P: And thy Lord shall come with angels, rank on rank,
S: And your Lord comes and (also) the angels in ranks,
089.023 Y: And Hell, that Day, is brought (face to face),- on that Day will man remember, but how will that remembrance profit him?
P: And hell is brought near that day; on that day man will remember, but how will the remembrance (then avail him)?
S: And hell is made to appear on that day. On that day shall man be mindful, and what shall being mindful (then) avail him?
089.024 Y: He will say: "Ah! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) my (Future) Life!"
P: He will say: Ah, would that I had sent before me (some provision) for my life!
S: He shall say: O! would that I had sent before for (this) my life!
089.025 Y: For, that Day, His Chastisement will be such as none (else) can inflict,
P: None punisheth as He will punish on that day!
S: But on that day shall no one chastise with (anything like) His chastisement,
089.026 Y: And His bonds will be such as none (other) can bind.
P: None bindeth as He then will bind.
S: And no one shall bind with (anything like) His binding.
089.027 Y: (To the righteous soul will be said:) "O (thou) soul, in (complete) rest and satisfaction!"
P: But ah! thou soul at peace!
S: O soul that art at rest!
089.028 Y: "Come back thou to thy Lord,- well pleased (thyself), and well-pleasing unto Him!"
P: Return unto thy Lord, content in His good pleasure!
S: Return to your Lord, well-pleased (with him), well-pleasing (Him),
089.029 Y: "Enter thou, then, among My devotees!"
P: Enter thou among My bondmen!
S: So enter among My servants,
089.030 Y: "Yea, enter thou My Heaven!"
P: Enter thou My Garden!
S: And enter into My garden.
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Chapter 90
AL-BALAD (THE CITY, THIS COUNTRYSIDE) Total Verses: 20 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
090.001 Y: I do call to witness this City;-
P: Nay, I swear by this city -
S: Nay! I swear by this city.
090.002 Y: And thou art a freeman of this City;-
P: And thou art an indweller of this city -
S: And you shall be made free from obligation in this city--
090.003 Y: And (the mystic ties of) parent and child;-
P: And the begetter and that which he begat,
S: And the begetter and whom he begot.
090.004 Y: Verily We have created man into toil and struggle.
P: We verily have created man in an atmosphere:
S: Certainly We have created man to be in distress.
090.005 Y: Thinketh he, that none hath power over him?
P: Thinketh he that none hath power over him?
S: Does he think that no one has power over him?
090.006 Y: He may say (boastfully); Wealth have I squandered in abundance!
P: And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth:
S: He shall say: I have wasted much wealth.
090.007 Y: Thinketh he that none beholdeth him?
P: Thinketh he that none beholdeth him?
S: Does he think that no one sees him?
090.008 Y: Have We not made for him a pair of eyes?-
P: Did We not assign unto him two eyes
S: Have We not given him two eyes,
090.009 Y: And a tongue, and a pair of lips?-
P: And a tongue and two lips,
S: And a tongue and two lips,
090.010 Y: And shown him the two highways?
P: And guide him to the parting of the mountain ways?
S: And pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways?
090.011 Y: But he hath made no haste on the path that is steep.
P: But he hath not attempted the Ascent -
S: But he would not attempt the uphill road,
090.012 Y: And what will explain to thee the path that is steep?-
P: Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Ascent is! -
S: And what will make you comprehend what the uphill road is?
090.013 Y: (It is:) freeing the bondman;
P: (It is) to free a slave,
S: (It is) the setting free of a slave,
090.014 Y: Or the giving of food in a day of privation
P: And to feed in the day of hunger.
S: Or the giving of food in a day of hunger
090.015 Y: To the orphan with claims of relationship,
P: An orphan near of kin,
S: To an orphan, having relationship,
090.016 Y: Or to the indigent (down) in the dust.
P: Or some poor wretch in misery,
S: Or to the poor man lying in the dust.
090.017 Y: Then will he be of those who believe, and enjoin patience, (constancy, and self-restraint), and enjoin deeds of kindness and compassion.
P: And to be of those who believe and exhort one another to perseverance and exhort one another to pity.
S: Then he is of those who believe and charge one another to show patience, and charge one another to show compassion.
090.018 Y: Such are the Companions of the Right Hand.
P: Their place will be on the right hand.
S: These are the people of the right hand.
090.019 Y: But those who reject Our Signs, they are the (unhappy) Companions of the Left Hand.
P: But those who disbelieve Our revelations, their place will be on the left hand.
S: And (as for) those who disbelieve in our communications, they are the people of the left hand.
090.020 Y: On them will be Fire vaulted over (all round).
P: Fire will be an awning over them.
S: On them is fire closed over.
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Chapter 91
ASH-SHAMS (THE SUN) Total Verses: 15 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
091.001 Y: By the Sun and his (glorious) splendour;
P: By the sun and his brightness,
S: I swear by the sun and its brilliance,
091.002 Y: By the Moon as she follows him;
P: And the moon when she followeth him,
S: And the moon when it follows the sun,
091.003 Y: By the Day as it shows up (the Sun's) glory;
P: And the day when it revealeth him,
S: And the day when it shows it,
091.004 Y: By the Night as it conceals it;
P: And the night when it enshroudeth him,
S: And the night when it draws a veil over it,
091.005 Y: By the Firmament and its (wonderful) structure;
P: And the heaven and Him Who built it,
S: And the heaven and Him Who made it,
091.006 Y: By the Earth and its (wide) expanse:
P: And the earth and Him Who spread it,
S: And the earth and Him Who extended it,
091.007 Y: By the Soul, and the proportion and order given to it;
P: And a soul and Him Who perfected it
S: And the soul and Him Who made it perfect,
091.008 Y: And its enlightenment as to its wrong and its right;-
P: And inspired it (with conscience of) what is wrong for it and (what is) right for it.
S: Then He inspired it to understand what is right and wrong for it;
091.009 Y: Truly he succeeds that purifies it,
P: He is indeed successful who causeth it to grow,
S: He will indeed be successful who purifies it,
091.010 Y: And he fails that corrupts it!
P: And he is indeed a failure who stunteth it.
S: And he will indeed fail who corrupts it.
091.011 Y: The Thamud (people) rejected (their prophet) through their inordinate wrong-doing,
P: (The tribe of) Thamud denied (the truth) in their rebellious pride,
S: Samood gave the lie (to the truth) in their inordinacy,
091.012 Y: Behold, the most wicked man among them was deputed (for impiety).
P: When the basest of them broke forth
S: When the most unfortunate of them broke forth with
091.013 Y: But the Messenger of Allah said to them: "It is a She-camel of Allah! And (bar her not from) having her drink!"
P: And the messenger of Allah said: It is the she-camel of Allah, so let her drink!
S: So Allah's messenger said to them (Leave alone) Allah's she-camel, and (give) her (to) drink.
091.014 Y: Then they rejected him (as a false prophet), and they hamstrung her. So their Lord, on account of their crime, obliterated their traces and made them equal (in destruction, high and low)!
P: But they denied him, and they hamstrung her, so Allah doomed them for their sin and razed (their dwellings).
S: But they called him a liar and slaughtered her, therefore their Lord crushed them for their sin and levelled them (with the ground).
091.015 Y: And for Him is no fear of its consequences.
P: He dreadeth not the sequel (of events).
S: And He fears not its consequence.
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Chapter 92
AL-LAIL (THE NIGHT) Total Verses: 21 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
092.001 Y: By the Night as it conceals (the light);
P: By the night enshrouding
S: I swear by the night when it draws a veil,
092.002 Y: By the Day as it appears in glory;
P: And the day resplendent
S: And the day when it shines in brightness,
092.003 Y: By (the mystery of) the creation of male and female;-
P: And Him Who hath created male and female,
S: And the creating of the male and the female,
092.004 Y: Verily, (the ends) ye strive for are diverse.
P: Lo! your effort is dispersed (toward divers ends).
S: Your striving is most surely (directed to) various (ends).
092.005 Y: So he who gives (in charity) and fears (Allah),
P: As for him who giveth and is dutiful (toward Allah)
S: Then as for him who gives away and guards (against evil),
092.006 Y: And (in all sincerity) testifies to the best,-
P: And believeth in goodness;
S: And accepts the best,
092.007 Y: We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Bliss.
P: Surely We will ease his way unto the state of ease.
S: We will facilitate for him the easy end.
092.008 Y: But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient,
P: But as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent,
S: And as for him who is niggardly and considers himself free from need (of Allah),
092.009 Y: And gives the lie to the best,-
P: And disbelieveth in goodness;
S: And rejects the best,
092.010 Y: We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Misery;
P: Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.
S: We will facilitate for him the difficult end.
092.011 Y: Nor will his wealth profit him when he falls headlong (into the Pit).
P: His riches will not save him when he perisheth.
S: And his wealth will not avail him when he perishes.
092.012 Y: Verily We take upon Ourselves to guide,
P: Lo! Ours it is (to give) the guidance
S: Surely Ours is it to show the way,
092.013 Y: And verily unto Us (belong) the End and the Beginning.
P: And lo! unto Us belong the latter portion and the former.
S: And most surely Ours is the hereafter and the former.
092.014 Y: Therefore do I warn you of a Fire blazing fiercely;
P: Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire
S: Therefore I warn you of the fire that flames:
092.015 Y: None shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones
P: Which only the most wretched must endure,
S: None shall enter it but the most unhappy,
092.016 Y: Who give the lie to Truth and turn their backs.
P: He who denieth and turneth away.
S: Who gives the lie (to the truth) and turns (his) back.
092.017 Y: But those most devoted to Allah shall be removed far from it,-
P: Far removed from it will be the righteous
S: And away from it shall be kept the one who guards most (against evil),
092.018 Y: Those who spend their wealth for increase in self-purification,
P: Who giveth his wealth that he may grow (in goodness).
S: Who gives away his wealth, purifying himself
092.019 Y: And have in their minds no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return,
P: And none hath with him any favour for reward,
S: And no one has with him any boon for which he should be rewarded,
092.020 Y: But only the desire to seek for the Countenance of their Lord Most High;
P: Except as seeking (to fulfil) the purpose of his Lord Most High.
S: Except the seeking of the pleasure of his Lord, the Most High.
092.021 Y: And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction.
P: He verily will be content.
S: And he shall soon be well-pleased.
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Chapter 93
AD-DHUHA (THE MORNING HOURS, MORNING BRIGHT) Total Verses: 11 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
093.001 Y: By the Glorious Morning Light,
P: By the morning hours
S: I swear by the early hours of the day,
093.002 Y: And by the Night when it is still,-
P: And by the night when it is stillest,
S: And the night when it covers with darkness.
093.003 Y: Thy Guardian-Lord hath not forsaken thee, nor is He displeased.
P: Thy Lord hath not forsaken thee nor doth He hate thee,
S: Your Lord has not forsaken you, nor has He become displeased,
093.004 Y: And verily the Hereafter will be better for thee than the present.
P: And verily the latter portion will be better for thee than the former,
S: And surely what comes after is better for you than that which has gone before.
093.005 Y: And soon will thy Guardian-Lord give thee (that wherewith) thou shalt be well-pleased.
P: And verily thy Lord will give unto thee so that thou wilt be content.
S: And soon will your Lord give you so that you shall be well pleased.
093.006 Y: Did He not find thee an orphan and give thee shelter (and care)?
P: Did He not find thee an orphan and protect (thee)?
S: Did He not find you an orphan and give you shelter?
093.007 Y: And He found thee wandering, and He gave thee guidance.
P: Did He not find thee wandering and direct (thee)?
S: And find you lost (that is, unrecognized by men) and guide (them to you)?
093.008 Y: And He found thee in need, and made thee independent.
P: Did He not find thee destitute and enrich (thee)?
S: And find you in want and make you to be free from want?
093.009 Y: Therefore, treat not the orphan with harshness,
P: Therefor the orphan oppress not,
S: Therefore, as for the orphan, do not oppress (him).
093.010 Y: Nor repulse the petitioner (unheard);
P: Therefor the beggar drive not away,
S: And as for him who asks, do not chide (him),
093.011 Y: But the bounty of thy Lord - rehearse and proclaim!
P: Therefor of the bounty of thy Lord be thy discourse.
S: And as for the favor of your Lord, do announce (it).
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Chapter 94
AL-INSHIRAH (SOLACE, CONSOLATION, RELIEF) Total Verses: 8 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
094.001 Y: Have We not expanded thee thy breast?-
P: Have We not caused thy bosom to dilate,
S: Have We not expanded for you your breast,
094.002 Y: And removed from thee thy burden
P: And eased thee of the burden
S: And taken off from you your burden,
094.003 Y: The which did gall thy back?-
P: Which weighed down thy back;
S: Which pressed heavily upon your back,
094.004 Y: And raised high the esteem (in which) thou (art held)?
P: And exalted thy fame?
S: And exalted for you your esteem?
094.005 Y: So, verily, with every difficulty, there is relief:
P: But lo! with hardship goeth ease,
S: Surely with difficulty is ease.
094.006 Y: Verily, with every difficulty there is relief.
P: Lo! with hardship goeth ease;
S: With difficulty is surely ease.
094.007 Y: Therefore, when thou art free (from thine immediate task), still labour hard,
P: So when thou art relieved, still toil
S: So when you are free, nominate.
094.008 Y: And to thy Lord turn (all) thy attention.
P: And strive to please thy Lord.
S: And make your Lord your exclusive object.
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Chapter 95
AT-TIN (THE FIG, THE FIGTREE) Total Verses: 8 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
095.001 Y: By the Fig and the Olive,
P: By the fig and the olive,
S: I swear by the fig and the olive,
095.002 Y: And the Mount of Sinai,
P: By Mount Sinai,
S: And mount Sinai,
095.003 Y: And this City of security,-
P: And by this land made safe;
S: And this city made secure,
095.004 Y: We have indeed created man in the best of moulds,
P: Surely We created man of the best stature
S: Certainly We created man in the best make.
095.005 Y: Then do We abase him (to be) the lowest of the low,-
P: Then we reduced him to the lowest of the low,
S: Then We render him the lowest of the low.
095.006 Y: Except such as believe and do righteous deeds: For they shall have a reward unfailing.
P: Save those who believe and do good works, and theirs is a reward unfailing.
S: Except those who believe and do good, so they shall have a reward never to be cut off.
095.007 Y: Then what can, after this, contradict thee, as to the judgment (to come)?
P: So who henceforth will give the lie to thee about the judgment?
S: Then who can give you the lie after (this) about the judgment?
095.008 Y: Is not Allah the wisest of judges?
P: Is not Allah the most conclusive of all judges?
S: Is not Allah the best of the Judges?
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Chapter 96
AL-ALAQ (THE CLOT, READ) Total Verses: 19 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
096.001 Y: Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created-
P: Read: In the name of thy Lord Who createth,
S: Read in the name of your Lord Who created.
096.002 Y: Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood:
P: Createth man from a clot.
S: He created man from a clot.
096.003 Y: Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful,-
P: Read: And thy Lord is the Most Bounteous,
S: Read and your Lord is Most Honorable,
096.004 Y: He Who taught (the use of) the pen,-
P: Who teacheth by the pen,
S: Who taught (to write) with the pen
096.005 Y: Taught man that which he knew not.
P: Teacheth man that which he knew not.
S: Taught man what he knew not.
096.006 Y: Nay, but man doth transgress all bounds,
P: Nay, but verily man is rebellious
S: Nay! man is most surely inordinate,
096.007 Y: In that he looketh upon himself as self-sufficient.
P: That he thinketh himself independent!
S: Because he sees himself free from want.
096.008 Y: Verily, to thy Lord is the return (of all).
P: Lo! unto thy Lord is the return.
S: Surely to your Lord is the return.
096.009 Y: Seest thou one who forbids-
P: Hast thou seen him who dissuadeth
S: Have you seen him who forbids
096.010 Y: A votary when he (turns) to pray?
P: A slave when he prayeth?
S: A servant when he prays?
096.011 Y: Seest thou if he is on (the road of) Guidance?-
P: Hast thou seen if he relieth on the guidance (of Allah)
S: Have you considered if he were on the right way,
096.012 Y: Or enjoins Righteousness?
P: Or enjoineth piety?
S: Or enjoined guarding (against evil)?
096.013 Y: Seest thou if he denies (Truth) and turns away?
P: Hast thou seen if he denieth (Allah's guidance) and is froward?
S: Have you considered if he gives the lie to the truth and turns (his) back?
096.014 Y: Knoweth he not that Allah doth see?
P: Is he then unaware that Allah seeth?
S: Does he not know that Allah does see?
096.015 Y: Let him beware! If he desist not, We will drag him by the forelock,-
P: Nay, but if he cease not We will seize him by the forelock -
S: Nay! if he desist not, We would certainly smite his forehead,
096.016 Y: A lying, sinful forelock!
P: The lying, sinful forelock -
S: A lying, sinful forehead.
096.017 Y: Then, let him call (for help) to his council (of comrades):
P: Then let him call upon his henchmen!
S: Then let him summon his council,
096.018 Y: We will call on the angels of punishment (to deal with him)!
P: We will call the guards of hell.
S: We too would summon the braves of the army.
096.019 Y: Nay, heed him not: But bow down in adoration, and bring thyself the closer (to Allah)!
P: Nay, Obey not thou him. But prostrate thyself, and draw near (unto Allah).
S: Nay! obey him not, and make obeisance and draw nigh (to Allah).
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Chapter 97
AL-QADR (POWER, FATE) Total Verses: 5 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
097.001 Y: We have indeed revealed this (Message) in the Night of Power:
P: Lo! We revealed it on the Night of Predestination.
S: Surely We revealed it on the grand night.
097.002 Y: And what will explain to thee what the night of power is?
P: Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Night of Power is!
S: And what will make you comprehend what the grand night
097.003 Y: The Night of Power is better than a thousand months.
P: The Night of Power is better than a thousand months.
S: The grand night is better than a thousand months.
097.004 Y: Therein come down the angels and the Spirit by Allah's permission, on every errand:
P: The angels and the Spirit descend therein, by the permission of their Lord, with all decrees.
S: The angels and Gibreel descend in it by the permission of their Lord for every affair,
097.005 Y: Peace!... This until the rise of morn!
P: (The night is) Peace until the rising of the dawn.
S: Peace! it is till the break of the morning.
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Chapter 98
AL-BAYYINA (THE CLEAR PROOF, EVIDENCE) Total Verses: 8 Revealed At: MADINA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
098.001 Y: Those who reject (Truth), among the People of the Book and among the Polytheists, were not going to depart (from their ways) until there should come to them Clear Evidence,-
P: Those who disbelieve among the People of the Scripture and the idolaters could not have left off (erring) till the clear proof came unto them,
S: Those who disbelieved from among the followers of the Book and the polytheists could not have separated (from the faithful) until there had come to them the clear evidence:
098.002 Y: A messenger from Allah, rehearsing scriptures kept pure and holy:
P: A messenger from Allah, reading purified pages
S: A messenger from Allah, reciting pure pages,
098.003 Y: Wherein are laws (or decrees) right and straight.
P: Containing correct scriptures.
S: Wherein are all the right ordinances.
098.004 Y: Nor did the People of the Book make schisms, until after there came to them Clear Evidence.
P: Nor were the People of the Scripture divided until after the clear proof came unto them.
S: And those who were given the Book did not become divided except after clear evidence had come to them.
098.005 Y: And they have been commanded no more than this: To worship Allah, offering Him sincere devotion, being true (in faith); to establish regular prayer; and to practise regular charity; and that is the Religion Right and Straight.
P: And they are ordered naught else than to serve Allah, keeping religion pure for Him, as men by nature upright, and to establish worship and to pay the poor-due. That is true religion.
S: And they were not enjoined anything except that they should serve Allah, being sincere to Him in obedience, upright, and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate, and that is the right religion.
098.006 Y: Those who reject (Truth), among the People of the Book and among the Polytheists, will be in Hell-Fire, to dwell therein (for aye). They are the worst of creatures.
P: Lo! those who disbelieve, among the People of the Scripture and the idolaters, will abide in fire of hell. They are the worst of created beings.
S: Surely those who disbelieve from among the followers of the Book and the polytheists shall be in the fire of hell, abiding therein; they are the worst of men.
098.007 Y: Those who have faith and do righteous deeds,- they are the best of creatures.
P: (And) lo! those who believe and do good works are the best of created beings.
S: (As for) those who believe and do good, surely they are the best of men.
098.008 Y: Their reward is with Allah: Gardens of Eternity, beneath which rivers flow; they will dwell therein for ever; Allah well pleased with them, and they with Him: all this for such as fear their Lord and Cherisher.
P: Their reward is with their Lord: Gardens of Eden underneath which rivers flow, wherein they dwell for ever. Allah hath pleasure in them and they have pleasure in Him. This is (in store) for him who feareth his Lord.
S: Their reward with their Lord is gardens of perpetuity beneath which rivers flow, abiding therein for ever; Allah is well pleased with them and they are well pleased with Him; that is for him who fears his Lord.
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Chapter 99
AL-ZALZALA (THE EARTHQUAKE) Total Verses: 8 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
099.001 Y: When the earth is shaken to her (utmost) convulsion,
P: When Earth is shaken with her (final) earthquake
S: When the earth is shaken with her (violent) shaking,
099.002 Y: And the earth throws up her burdens (from within),
P: And Earth yieldeth up her burdens,
S: And the earth brings forth her burdens,
099.003 Y: And man cries (distressed): 'What is the matter with her?'-
P: And man saith: What aileth her?
S: And man says: What has befallen her?
099.004 Y: On that Day will she declare her tidings:
P: That day she will relate her chronicles,
S: On that day she shall tell her news,
099.005 Y: For that thy Lord will have given her inspiration.
P: Because thy Lord inspireth her.
S: Because your Lord had inspired her.
099.006 Y: On that Day will men proceed in companies sorted out, to be shown the deeds that they (had done).
P: That day mankind will issue forth in scattered groups to be shown their deeds.
S: On that day men shall come forth in sundry bodies that they may be shown their works.
099.007 Y: Then shall anyone who has done an atom's weight of good, see it!
P: And whoso doeth good an atom's weight will see it then,
S: So. he who has done an atom's weight of good shall see it
099.008 Y: And anyone who has done an atom's weight of evil, shall see it.
P: And whoso doeth ill an atom's weight will see it then.
S: And he who has done an atom's weight of evil shall see it.
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Chapter 100
AL-ADIYAT (THE COURSER, THE CHARGERS) Total Verses: 11 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
100.001 Y: By the (Steeds) that run, with panting (breath),
P: By the snorting courses,
S: I swear by the runners breathing pantingly,
100.002 Y: And strike sparks of fire,
P: Striking sparks of fire
S: Then those that produce fire striking,
100.003 Y: And push home the charge in the morning,
P: And scouring to the raid at dawn,
S: Then those that make raids at morn,
100.004 Y: And raise the dust in clouds the while,
P: Then, therewith, with their trail of dust,
S: Then thereby raise dust,
100.005 Y: And penetrate forthwith into the midst (of the foe) en masse;-
P: Cleaving, as one, the centre (of the foe),
S: Then rush thereby upon an assembly:
100.006 Y: Truly man is, to his Lord, ungrateful;
P: Lo! man is an ingrate unto his Lord
S: Most surely man is ungrateful to his Lord.
100.007 Y: And to that (fact) he bears witness (by his deeds);
P: And lo! he is a witness unto that;
S: And most surely he is a witness of that.
100.008 Y: And violent is he in his love of wealth.
P: And lo! in the love of wealth he is violent.
S: And most surely he is tenacious in the love of wealth.
100.009 Y: Does he not know,- when that which is in the graves is scattered abroad,
P: Knoweth he not that, when the contents of the graves are poured forth
S: Does he not then know when what is in the graves is raised,
100.010 Y: And that which is (locked up) in (human) breasts is made manifest-
P: And the secrets of the breasts are made known,
S: And what is in the breasts is made apparent?
100.011 Y: That their Lord had been Well-acquainted with them, (even to) that Day?
P: On that day will their Lord be perfectly informed concerning them.
S: Most surely their Lord that day shall be fully aware of them.
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Chapter 101
AL-QARIA (THE CALAMITY, THE STUNNING BLOW, THE DISASTER) Total Verses: 11 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
101.001 Y: The (Day) of Noise and Clamour:
P: The Calamity!
S: The terrible calamity!
101.002 Y: What is the (Day) of Noise and Clamour?
P: What is the Calamity?
S: What is the terrible calamity!
101.003 Y: And what will explain to thee what the (Day) of Noise and Clamour is?
P: Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Calamity is!
S: And what will make you comprehend what the terrible calamity is?
101.004 Y: (It is) a Day whereon men will be like moths scattered about,
P: A day wherein mankind will be as thickly-scattered moths
S: The day on which men shall be as scattered moths,
101.005 Y: And the mountains will be like carded wool.
P: And the mountains will become as carded wool.
S: And the mountains shall be as loosened wool.
101.006 Y: Then, he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) heavy,
P: Then, as for him whose scales are heavy (with good works),
S: Then as for him whose measure of good deeds is heavy,
101.007 Y: Will be in a life of good pleasure and satisfaction.
P: He will live a pleasant life.
S: He shall live a pleasant life.
101.008 Y: But he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) light,-
P: But as for him whose scales are light,
S: And as for him whose measure of good deeds is light,
101.009 Y: Will have his home in a (bottomless) Pit.
P: A bereft and Hungry One will be his mother,
S: His abode shall be the abyss.
101.010 Y: And what will explain to thee what this is?
P: Ah, what will convey unto thee what she is! -
S: And what will make you know what it is?
101.011 Y: (It is) a Fire blazing fiercely!
P: Raging Fire.
S: A burning fire.
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Chapter 102
AT-TAKATHUR (RIVALRY IN WORLD INCREASE, COMPETITION) Total Verses: 8 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
102.001 Y: The mutual rivalry for piling up (the good things of this world) diverts you (from the more serious things),
P: Rivalry in worldly increase distracteth you
S: Abundance diverts you,
102.002 Y: Until ye visit the graves.
P: Until ye come to the graves.
S: Until you come to the graves.
102.003 Y: But nay, ye soon shall know (the reality).
P: Nay, but ye will come to know!
S: Nay! you shall soon know,
102.004 Y: Again, ye soon shall know!
P: Nay, but ye will come to know!
S: Nay! Nay! you shall soon know.
102.005 Y: Nay, were ye to know with certainty of mind, (ye would beware!)
P: Nay, would that ye knew (now) with a sure knowledge!
S: Nay! if you had known with a certain knowledge,
102.006 Y: Ye shall certainly see Hell-Fire!
P: For ye will behold hell-fire.
S: You should most certainly have seen the hell;
102.007 Y: Again, ye shall see it with certainty of sight!
P: Aye, ye will behold it with sure vision.
S: Then you shall most certainly see it with the eye of certainty;
102.008 Y: Then, shall ye be questioned that Day about the joy (ye indulged in)!
P: Then, on that day, ye will be asked concerning pleasure.
S: Then on that day you shall most certainly be questioned about the boons.
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Chapter 103
AL-ASR (THE DECLINING DAY, EVENTIDE, THE EPOCH) Total Verses: 3 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
103.001 Y: By (the Token of) Time (through the ages),
P: By the declining day,
S: I swear by the time,
103.002 Y: Verily Man is in loss,
P: Lo! man is a state of loss,
S: Most surely man is in loss,
103.003 Y: Except such as have Faith, and do righteous deeds, and (join together) in the mutual teaching of Truth, and of Patience and Constancy.
P: Save those who believe and do good works, and exhort one another to truth and exhort one another to endurance.
S: Except those who believe and do good, and enjoin on each other truth, and enjoin on each other patience.
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Chapter 104
AL-HUMAZA (THE TRADUCER, THE GOSSIPMONGER) Total Verses: 9 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
104.001 Y: Woe to every (kind of) scandal-monger and-backbiter,
P: Woe unto every slandering traducer,
S: Woe to every slanderer, defamer,
104.002 Y: Who pileth up wealth and layeth it by,
P: Who hath gathered wealth (of this world) and arranged it.
S: Who amasses wealth and considers it a provision (against mishap);
104.003 Y: Thinking that his wealth would make him last for ever!
P: He thinketh that his wealth will render him immortal.
S: He thinks that his wealth will make him immortal.
104.004 Y: By no means! He will be sure to be thrown into That which Breaks to Pieces,
P: Nay, but verily he will be flung to the Consuming One.
S: Nay! he shall most certainly be hurled into the crushing disaster,
104.005 Y: And what will explain to thee That which Breaks to Pieces?
P: Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Consuming One is!
S: And what will make you realize what the crushing disaster is?
104.006 Y: (It is) the Fire of (the Wrath of) Allah kindled (to a blaze),
P: (It is) the fire of Allah, kindled,
S: It is the fire kindled by Allah,
104.007 Y: The which doth mount (right) to the Hearts:
P: Which leapeth up over the hearts (of men).
S: Which rises above the hearts.
104.008 Y: It shall be made into a vault over them,
P: Lo! it is closed in on them
S: Surely it shall be closed over upon them,
104.009 Y: In columns outstretched.
P: In outstretched columns.
S: In extended columns.
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Chapter 105
AL-FIL (THE ELEPHANT) Total Verses: 5 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
105.001 Y: Seest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the Companions of the Elephant?
P: Hast thou not seen how thy Lord dealt with the owners of the Elephant?
S: Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with the possessors of the elephant?
105.002 Y: Did He not make their treacherous plan go astray?
P: Did He not bring their stratagem to naught,
S: Did He not cause their war to end in confusion,
105.003 Y: And He sent against them Flights of Birds,
P: And send against them swarms of flying creatures,
S: And send down (to prey) upon them birds in flocks,
105.004 Y: Striking them with stones of baked clay.
P: Which pelted them with stones of baked clay,
S: Casting against them stones of baked clay,
105.005 Y: Then did He make them like an empty field of stalks and straw, (of which the corn) has been eaten up.
P: And made them like green crops devoured (by cattle)?
S: So He rendered them like straw eaten up?
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Chapter 106
QURAISH (WINTER, QURAYSH) Total Verses: 4 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
106.001 Y: For the covenants (of security and safeguard enjoyed) by the Quraish,
P: For the taming of Qureysh.
S: For the protection of the Qureaish--
106.002 Y: Their covenants (covering) journeys by winter and summer,-
P: For their taming (We cause) the caravans to set forth in winter and summer.
S: Their protection during their trading caravans in the winter and the summer--
106.003 Y: Let them adore the Lord of this House,
P: So let them worship the Lord of this House,
S: So let them serve the Lord of this House
106.004 Y: Who provides them with food against hunger, and with security against fear (of danger).
P: Who hath fed them against hunger and hath made them safe from fear.
S: Who feeds them against hunger and gives them security against fear.
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Chapter 107
AL-MAUN (SMALL KINDNESSES, ALMSGIVING, HAVE YOU SEEN) Total Verses: 7 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
107.001 Y: Seest thou one who denies the Judgment (to come)?
P: Hast thou observed him who belieth religion?
S: Have you considered him who calls the judgment a lie?
107.002 Y: Then such is the (man) who repulses the orphan (with harshness),
P: That is he who repelleth the orphan,
S: That is the one who treats the orphan with harshness,
107.003 Y: And encourages not the feeding of the indigent.
P: And urgeth not the feeding of the needy.
S: And does not urge (others) to feed the poor.
107.004 Y: So woe to the worshippers
P: Ah, woe unto worshippers
S: So woe to the praying ones,
107.005 Y: Who are neglectful of their prayers,
P: Who are heedless of their prayer;
S: Who are unmindful of their prayers,
107.006 Y: Those who (want but) to be seen (of men),
P: Who would be seen (at worship)
S: Who do (good) to be seen,
107.007 Y: But refuse (to supply) (even) neighbourly needs.
P: Yet refuse small kindnesses!
S: And withhold the necessaries of life.
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Chapter 108
AL-KAUTHER (ABUNDANCE, PLENTY) Total Verses: 3 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
108.001 Y: To thee have We granted the Fount (of Abundance).
P: Lo! We have given thee Abundance;
S: Surely We have given you Kausar,
108.002 Y: Therefore to thy Lord turn in Prayer and Sacrifice.
P: So pray unto thy Lord, and sacrifice.
S: Therefore pray to your Lord and make a sacrifice.
108.003 Y: For he who hateth thee, he will be cut off (from Future Hope).
P: Lo! it is thy insulter (and not thou) who is without posterity.
S: Surely your enemy is the one who shall be without posterity,
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Chapter 109
AL-KAFIROON (THE DISBELIEVERS, ATHEISTS) Total Verses: 6 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
109.001 Y: Say: O ye that reject Faith!
P: Say: O disbelievers!
S: Say: O unbelievers!
109.002 Y: I worship not that which ye worship,
P: I worship not that which ye worship;
S: I do not serve that which you serve,
109.003 Y: Nor will ye worship that which I worship.
P: Nor worship ye that which I worship.
S: Nor do you serve Him Whom I serve:
109.004 Y: And I will not worship that which ye have been wont to worship,
P: And I shall not worship that which ye worship.
S: Nor am I going to serve that which you serve,
109.005 Y: Nor will ye worship that which I worship.
P: Nor will ye worship that which I worship.
S: Nor are you going to serve Him Whom I serve:
109.006 Y: To you be your Way, and to me mine.
P: Unto you your religion, and unto me my religion.
S: You shall have your religion and I shall have my religion.
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Chapter 110
AN-NASR (SUCCOUR, DIVINE SUPPORT) Total Verses: 3 Revealed At: MADINA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
110.001 Y: When comes the Help of Allah, and Victory,
P: When Allah's succour and the triumph cometh
S: When there comes the help of Allah and the victory,
110.002 Y: And thou dost see the people enter Allah's Religion in crowds,
P: And thou seest mankind entering the religion of Allah in troops,
S: And you see men entering the religion of Allah in companies,
110.003 Y: Celebrate the praises of thy Lord, and pray for His Forgiveness: For He is Oft-Returning (in Grace and Mercy).
P: Then hymn the praises of thy Lord, and seek forgiveness of Him. Lo! He is ever ready to show mercy.
S: Then celebrate the praise of your Lord, and ask His forgiveness; surely He is oft-returning (to mercy).
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Chapter 111
AL-MASADD (PALM FIBRE, THE FLAME) Total Verses: 5 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
111.001 Y: Perish the hands of the Father of Flame! Perish he!
P: The power of Abu Lahab will perish, and he will perish.
S: Perdition overtake both hands of Abu Lahab, and he will perish.
111.002 Y: No profit to him from all his wealth, and all his gains!
P: His wealth and gains will not exempt him.
S: His wealth and what he earns will not avail him.
111.003 Y: Burnt soon will he be in a Fire of Blazing Flame!
P: He will be plunged in flaming Fire,
S: He shall soon burn in fire that flames,
111.004 Y: His wife shall carry the (crackling) wood - As fuel!-
P: And his wife, the wood-carrier,
S: And his wife, the bearer of fuel,
111.005 Y: A twisted rope of palm-leaf fibre round her (own) neck!
P: Will have upon her neck a halter of palm-fibre.
S: Upon her neck a halter of strongly twisted rope.
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Chapter 112
AL-IKHLAS (SINCERITY) Total Verses: 4 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
112.001 Y: Say: He is Allah, the One and Only;
P: Say: He is Allah, the One!
S: Say: He, Allah, is One.
112.002 Y: Allah, the Eternal, Absolute;
P: Allah, the eternally Besought of all!
S: Allah is He on Whom all depend.
112.003 Y: He begetteth not, nor is He begotten;
P: He begetteth not nor was begotten.
S: He begets not, nor is He begotten.
112.004 Y: And there is none like unto Him.
P: And there is none comparable unto Him.
S: And none is like Him.
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Chapter 113
AL-FALAQ (THE DAYBREAK, DAWN) Total Verses: 5 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
113.001 Y: Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of the Dawn,
P: Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of the Daybreak
S: Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of the dawn,
113.002 Y: From the mischief of created things;
P: From the evil of that which He created;
S: From the evil of what He has created,
113.003 Y: From the mischief of Darkness as it overspreads;
P: From the evil of the darkness when it is intense,
S: And from the evil of the utterly dark night when it comes,
113.004 Y: From the mischief of those who practise secret arts;
P: And from the evil of malignant witchcraft,
S: And from the evil of those who blow on knots,
113.005 Y: And from the mischief of the envious one as he practises envy.
P: And from the evil of the envier when he envieth.
S: And from the evil of the envious when he envies
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Chapter 114
AN-NAS (MANKIND) Total Verses: 6 Revealed At: MAKKA
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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
114.001 Y: Say: I seek refuge with the Lord and Cherisher of Mankind,
P: Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,
S: Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of men,
114.002 Y: The King (or Ruler) of Mankind,
P: The King of mankind,
S: The King of men,
114.003 Y: The God (or Judge) of Mankind,-
P: The God of mankind,
S: The God of men,
114.004 Y: From the mischief of the Whisperer (of Evil), who withdraws (after his whisper),-
P: From the evil of the sneaking whisperer,
S: From the evil of the whisperings of the slinking (Shaitan),
114.005 Y: (The same) who whispers into the hearts of Mankind,-
P: Who whispereth in the hearts of mankind,
S: Who whispers into the hearts of men,
114.006 Y: Among jinns and among men.
P: Of the jinn and of mankind.
S: From among the jinn and the men.