— 182 verses
By those who set the ranks in battle order
And those who drive away (the wicked) with reproof
And those who read (the Word) for a reminder
Lo! thy Lord is surely One
Lord of the heavens and of the earth and all that is between them, and Lord of the sun's risings
Lo! We have adorned the lowest heaven with an ornament, the planets
With security from every froward devil
They cannot listen to the Highest Chiefs for they are pelted from every side
Outcast, and theirs is a perpetual torment
Save him who snatcheth a fragment, and there pursueth him a piercing flame
Then ask them (O Muhammad): Are they stronger as a creation, or those (others) whom we have created? Lo! We created them of plastic clay
Nay, but thou dost marvel when they moc
And heed not when they are reminded
And seek to scoff when they behold a portent
And they say: Lo! this is mere magic
When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we then, forsooth, be raised (again)
And our forefathers
Say (O Muhammad): Ye, in truth; and ye will be brought low
There is but one Shout, and lo! they behold
And say: Ah, woe for us! This is the Day of Judgment
This is the Day of Separation, which ye used to deny
(And it is said unto the angels): Assemble those who did wrong, together with their wives and what they used to worship
Instead of Allah, and lead them to the path to hell
And stop them, for they must be questioned
What aileth you that ye help not one another
Nay, but this day they make full submission
And some of them draw near unto others, mutually questioning
They say: Lo! ye used to come unto us, imposing, (swearing that ye spoke the truth)
They answer: Nay, but ye (yourselves) were not believers
We had no power over you, but ye were wayward folk
Now the Word of our Lord hath been fulfilled concerning us. Lo! we are about to taste (the doom)
Thus we misled you. Lo! we were (ourselves) astray
Then lo! this day they (both) are sharers in the doom
Lo! thus deal We with the guilty
For when it was said unto them, There is no Allah save Allah, they were scornfu
And said: Shall we forsake our gods for a mad poet
Nay, but he brought the Truth, and he confirmed those sent (before him)
Lo! (now) verily ye taste the painful doom
Ye are requited naught save what ye did
Save single-minded slaves of Allah
For them there is a known provision
Fruits. And they will be honoure
In the Gardens of delight
On couches facing one another
A cup from a gushing spring is brought round for them
White, delicious to the drinkers
Wherein there is no headache nor are they made mad thereby
And with them are those of modest gaze, with lovely eyes
(Pure) as they were hidden eggs (of the ostrich)
And some of them draw near unto others, mutually questioning
A speaker of them saith: Lo! I had a comrade
Who used to say: Art thou in truth of those who put faith (in his words)
Can we, when we are dead and have become mere dust and bones - can we (then) verily be brought to book
He saith: Will ye look
Then looketh he and seeth him in the depth of hell
He saith: By Allah, thou verily didst all but cause my ruin
And had it not been for the favour of my Lord, I too had been of those haled forth (to doom)
Are we then not to di
Saving our former death, and are we not to be punished
Lo! this is the supreme triumph
For the like of this, then, let the workers work
Is this better as a welcome, or the tree of Zaqqum
Lo! We have appointed it a torment for wrong-doers
Lo! it is a tree that springeth in the heart of hell
Its crop is as it were the heads of devil
And lo! they verily must eat thereof, and fill (their) bellies therewith
And afterward, lo! thereupon they have a drink of boiling water
And afterward, lo! their return is surely unto hell
They indeed found their fathers astray
But they make haste (to follow) in their footsteps
And verily most of the men of old went astray before them
And verily We sent among them warners
Then see the nature of the consequence for those warned
Save single-minded slaves of Allah
And Noah verily prayed unto Us, and gracious was the Hearer of his prayer
And We saved him and his household from the great distress
And made his seed the survivors
And left for him among the later folk (the salutation)
Peace be unto Noah among the peoples
Lo! thus do We reward the good
Lo! he is one of Our believing slaves
Then We did drown the others
And lo! of his persuasion verily was Abraham
When he came unto his Lord with a whole heart
When he said unto his father and his folk: What is it that ye worship
Is it a falsehood - gods beside Allah - that ye desire
What then is your opinion of the Lord of the Worlds
And he glanced a glance at the star
Then said: Lo! I feel sick
And they turned their backs and went away from him
Then turned he to their gods and said: Will ye not eat
What aileth you that ye speak not
Then he attacked them, striking with his right hand
And (his people) came toward him, hastening
He said: Worship ye that which ye yourselves do carve
When Allah hath created you and what ye make
They said: Build for him a building and fling him in the red-hotfire
And they designed a snare for him, but We made them the undermost
And he said: Lo! I am going unto my Lord Who will guide me
My Lord! Vouchsafe me of the righteous
So We gave him tidings of a gentle son
And when (his son) was old enough to walk with him, (Abraham) said: O my dear son, I have seen in a dream that I must sacrifice thee. So look, what thinkest thou? He said: O my father! Do that which thou art commanded. Allah willing, thou shalt find me of the steadfast
Then, when they had both surrendered (to Allah), and he had flung him down upon his face
We called unto him: O Abraham
Thou hast already fulfilled the vision. Lo! thus do We reward the good
Lo! that verily was a clear test
Then We ransomed him with a tremendous victim
And We left for him among the later folk (the salutation)
Peace be unto Abraham
Thus do We reward the good
Lo! he is one of Our believing slaves
And we gave him tidings of the birth of Isaac, a prophet of the righteous
And We blessed him and Isaac. And of their seed are some who do good, and some who plainly wrong themselves
And We verily gave grace unto Moses and Aaron
And saved them and their people from the great distress
And helped them so that they became the victors
And We gave them the clear Scriptur
And showed them the right path
And We left for them among the later folk (the salutation)
Peace be unto Moses and Aaron
Lo! thus do We reward the good
Lo! they are two of Our believing slaves
And lo! Elias was of those sent (to warn)
When he said unto his folk: Will ye not ward off (evil)
Will ye cry unto Baal and forsake the Best of creators
Allah, your Lord and Lord of your forefathers
But they denied him, so they surely will be haled forth (to the doom
Save single-minded slaves of Allah
And we left for him among the later folk (the salutation)
Peace be unto Elias
Lo! thus do We reward the good
Lo! he is one of our believing slaves
And lo! Lot verily was of those sent (to warn)
When We saved him and his household, every one
Save an old woman among those who stayed behind
Then We destroyed the others
And lo! ye verily pass by (the ruin of) them in the morning
And at night-time; have ye then no sense
And lo! Jonah verily was of those sent (to warn
When he fled unto the laden ship
And then drew lots and was of those rejected
And the fish swallowed him while he was blameworthy
And had he not been one of those who glorify (Allah)
He would have tarried in its belly till the day when they are raised
Then We cast him on a desert shore while he was sick
And We caused a tree of gourd to grow above him
And We sent him to a hundred thousand (folk) or mor
And they believed, therefor We gave them comfort for a while
Now ask them (O Muhammad): Hath thy Lord daughters whereas they have sons
Or created We the angels females while they were present
Lo! it is of their falsehood that they say
Allah hath begotten. Allah! verily they tell a lie
(And again of their falsehood): He hath preferred daughters to sons
What aileth you? How judge ye
Will ye not then reflect
Or have ye a clear warrant
Then produce your writ, if ye are truthful
And they imagine kinship between him and the jinn, whereas the jinn know well that they will be brought before (Him)
Glorified be Allah from that which they attribute (unto Him)
Save single-minded slaves of Allah
Lo! verily, ye and that which ye worship
Ye cannot excite (anyone) against Him
Save him who is to burn in hell
There is not one of us but hath his known position
Lo! we, even we are they who set the ranks
Lo! we, even we are they who hymn His praise
And indeed they used to say
If we had but a reminder from the men of ol
We would be single-minded slaves of Allah
Yet (now that it is come) they disbelieve therein; but they will come to know
And verily Our word went forth of old unto Our bondmen sent (to warn
That they verily would be helped
And that Our host, they verily would be the victors
So withdraw from them (O Muhammad) awhile
And watch, for they will (soon) see
Would they hasten on Our doom
But when it cometh home to them, then it will be a hapless morn for those who have been warned
Withdraw from them a while
And watch, for they will (soon) see
Glorified be thy Lord, the Lord of Majesty, from that which they attribute (unto Him
And peace be unto those sent (to warn)
And praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds