— 182 verses
I swear by (the angels) who stand in ranks
by those who drive away the devil (to protect Our revelation)
and those who recite Our revelations
that your Lord is the only Lord
He is the Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, the Lord of the Eastern regions
We have decked the lower heavens with star
to protect them from the rebellious satan
The devils cannot hear those high above. They would be struck from all side
and driven away to suffer the necessary torment
Some of them who stealthily steal words from the heavens are pursued by a glistening flame
(Muhammad), ask them, "Have they (people) been created stronger than what We have created?" We have created them from moist clay
(Muhammad), you will be surprised that they still mock (God's revelations)
They pay no attention when they are reminde
and when they see a miracle, they moc
it and say, "It is only plain magic"
They say, "Shall we be brought to life again after we die and turn into dust and bones
Will our forefathers also be brought to life again?"
Say, "You will certainly be brought back to life in disgrace"
The Day of Judgment will come within a single roar and they will remain gazing at it
They will say, "Woe to us!" (They will be told), "This is the day of receiving recompense"
This is the Day of Judgment in which you disbelieved
(God will command the angels), "Gather together the unjust, their spouses, and what they had worshippe
besides God, and show them the way of hell
Stop them. They must be questioned."
They will be asked, "Why do you not help each other?"
In fact, on that day they will be submissive
They will turn to each other saying
"It was you who tried to mislead us from righteousness"
Others will respond, "It was you who did not want to have any faith
We had no authority over you, in fact, you were a rebellious people
Thus, the words of Our Lord about us have come true and now we are suffering the torment
We mislead you and we ourselves had also gone astray."
On that day they will all share the torment
This is how We deal with the criminals
They were the ones, who on being told, "God is only One," become puffed-up with pride
and said, "Should we give up our idols for the sake of an insane poet"
In fact, he had brought them the truth and had acknowledged the Messengers (who were sent before him)
(They will be told), "You will certainly suffer the painful tormen
and will be recompensed only for what you deserve
But the sincere servants of Go
will have their determined sustenanc
and fruits while they are honored
(They will live) in the bountiful gardens
on couches facing each other
They will be served with a cup full of crystal clear wine
delicious to those who drink i
but not harmful or intoxicating
They will have with them loving wives with big black and white eye
who are as chaste as sheltered eggs
They will turn to each other and ask questions
One of them will say, "I had a companion who asked me
'Do you believe in the Day of Judgment
Shall we be recompensed for our deeds after we die and become bones and dust
Do you want to see him?' "
He will look down and see him in hell
He will say to his friend in hell, "By God, you almost destroyed me
Had I not the guidance of my Lord, I would certainly have been brought into torment"
He will ask his companion, "Did you not say that there would only be one death
and that we would not be punished?"
This is certainly the greatest triumph
for which one must strive hard
Is this not a better reward than the tree of Zaqqun
which We have made as a torment for the unjust
(Zaqqum) is a tree which grows from the deepest part of hell
and its fruits are like the heads of devils
The dwellers of hell will eat that fruit and fill-up their bellies
Then they will have on top of it a mixture of boiling water
They can only return to hell
They found their father going astray
and rushed to follow them
Most of the ancient people had also gone astray
We had certainly sent warners to them
See how terrible was the end of those who were warned
Only Our sincere servants were saved
Noah called for help. How blessed was the answer which he received
We rescued him and his people from the greatest afflictio
and We made his offspring the only survivors
We perpetuated his praise in later generations
Peace be with Noah among all men in the worlds
Thus do We reward the righteous ones
He was one of Our believing servants
We drowned all the others (besides Noah and his people)
Abraham was one of his followers
He turned to his Lord with a sound hear
and asked his father and his people, "What is that you worship
Do you want to worship false idols as your lords besides God
What do you think about the Lord of the Universe?"
The people invited him to attend their feast). Then he looked at the star
and said, "I am sick!"
All the people turned away from hi
and he turned to their idols and asked them, "Do you eat
Why do you not speak?"
He struck them with his right hand
Thereupon the people came running to him
He said, "How can you worship what you yourselves have carve
even though God created both you and that which you have made?"
They said, "Let us build a fire and throw him into the flames"
They plotted against him, but We brought humiliation upon them
(Abraham) said, "I will go to my Lord who will guide me"
Abraham prayed, "Lord, grant me a righteous son"
We gave him the glad news of the birth of a forbearing son
When his son was old enough to work with him, he said, "My son, I have had a dream that I must sacrifice you. What do you think of this?" He replied, "Father, fulfill whatever you are commanded to do and you will find me patient, by the will of God"
When they both agreed and Abraham had lain down his son on the side of his face (for slaughtering)
We called to him, "Abraham
you have fulfilled what you were commanded to do in your dream." Thus do We reward the righteous ones
It was certainly an open trial
We ransomed his son with a great sacrific
and perpetuated his praise in later generations
Peace be with Abraham
Thus, do We reward the righteous ones
He was one of Our believing servants
We gave him the glad news of the birth of Isaac, one of the righteous Prophets
We had blessed him and Isaac. Some of their offspring were righteous and others were openly unjust to themselves
We certainly bestowed Our favor upon Moses and Aaron
and saved them and their people from great distress
We helped them and they were victorious
We gave them the enlightening Book
guided them to the right path
and perpetuated their praise in later generations
Peace be with Moses and Aaron
Thus do We reward the righteous ones
They were two of Our believing servants
Elias was certainly a Messenger
He told his people, "Why do you not have fear of God
Do you worship Ba`al and abandon the Best Creator
who is your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers?"
They called him a liar. Thus, all of them will suffer tormen
except the sincere servants of God
We perpetuated his praise in the later generations
Peace be with the followers of Elias
In this way do We reward the righteous ones
He was one of Our believing servants
Lot was certainly a Messenger
We rescued him and his whole family
except for an old woman who remained behind
Then We totally destroyed the others
You pass by (their ruined town) in the morning and at night
Will you then not understand
Jonah was certainly a Messenger
He abandoned his people
and sailed away in a laden ship, wherein people cast lots. Because he lost, he was thrown into the water
The fish swallowed him up and he deserved (all this)
Had he not glorified God
he would certainly have remained inside the fish until the Day of Resurrection
We cast him out of the fish unto dry land and he was sick
We made a plant of gourd grow up for him
We sent him to a hundred thousand or more people
They believed in him so We granted them enjoyment for an appointed time
(Muhammad), ask them, "Do daughters belong to your Lord and sons to them
Have We created the angels as females before their very eyes
It is only because of their false invention that they say
'God has begotten a son.' They are certainly liars
Has He chosen daughters in preference to sons
Woe to you! How terrible is your Judgment
Do you not understand
Do you have clear authority
Bring your book if what you say is true
They have said that there is a relationship between Him and the jinn. The jinn certainly know that they will all be brought to suffer torment
God is too glorious to be described as they describe Hi
except the servants of God, sincere and devoted
You and whatever you worship
cannot mislead anyone
except those who are doomed to enter hell
The angels say, "Each of us has an appointed place
We stand in ranks (for prayer
and we glorify God"
Even though they (unbelievers) say
"Had we received guidance from the people living before us
we would have certainly been sincere servants of God"
They have rejected the Quran. They will soon know the consequences (of their disbelief)
We decreed that Our Messenger servant
will certainly be victoriou
and that Our army will be triumphant
(Muhammad), stay away from them for a while
and watch them. They, too, will watch
Do they want to suffer Our torment immediately
When it descends into their courtyard, it will be terrible for those who have already been warned
Stay away from them for a while
and watch. They, too, will watch
Your Lord, the Lord of Honor, is too exalted to be considered as they describe Him
Peace be with the Messengers (of God)
It is only God, the Lord of the Universe, who deserves all praise