By those who range themselves in rank
and by those who cast out demons
and by those who proclaim the message
: surely your God is One
the Lord of the heavens and of the earth and all that lies between them, and the Lord of the easts
We have indeed decked the worldly heaven with beautiful star
and have secured it against all obstinate rebellious Satans
They cannot even hear the words of the exalted assembly of angels and they are darted at from every sid
they are repulsed and are under a constant chastisement
Eavesdroppers are persuaded by a flaming fire of piercing brightness
Ask them: "What is more difficult - their creation or the rest of Our creation? - Them We have created out of a sticky clay
You marvel at the wonders of Allah’s creation, while they ridicule at it
When they are admonished, they pay no heed
and when they see a sign, they mock at i
and say: "This is nothing but plain sorcery
What! When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we be raised to life again
- we and also our forefathers of the ancient time?"
Tell them: "Yes and you shall be held up to shame."
It will be just a single cry, and they will see it all with their own eyes
Ah, woe to us! They shall exclaim, "this is the Day of Judgement!"
It will be said: "Yes, this is the same Day of Judgement which you used to deny."
It will be commanded: "Gather all the wrongdoers, their spouses and those whom they used to worship
besides Allah and show them the way to hell
When they will all be gathered and angels will start pushing them towards hell, Allah shall say: "Stop for a while, they have to be questioned
What is the matter with you today that you do not help each other
Nay! On that Day they shall all be submissive
Some of them will step forward to question one another
The followers will say to their leaders: "It was you who used to come at us from the right hand and forced us towards the wrong way."
They will reply: "Nay! But it was you who had no faith
We had no power over you, the fact is that you were an inordinate people
true is the verdict which Our Lord has passed upon us, we shall indeed taste the punishment of our sins
We misled you, for we ourselves were astray."
So on that Day they shall all be partners in the punishment
Thus, shall We deal with the criminals
for when they were told: "There is no god except Allah," they used to puff themselves up with pride
and say: "What! Should we give up our gods for the sake of a mad poet?"
Whereas he had come with the truth and had confirmed the message of prior Messengers
Then it will be said: "You are surely going to taste the painful punishment
and this reward is nothing except what you had done
But the sincere devotees of Allah
shall have familiar sustenanc
- fruits, and shall be honored
in the gardens of delight
Reclining face to face upon soft couches
they shall be served with goblets filled at a fountain of wine
a crystal-white drink, delicious to those who drink it
It will neither dull their senses nor they will become drunk
And beside them there will be bashful, dark big beautiful-eyed virgins
as if they were delicate eggs closely guarded
Some of them will be asking questions to others
One of them will say: "I had a friend
who used to ask: ‘Are you really of those who affirm (the message of Islam)
When we are dead and turned to dust and bones, shall we ever be brought to judgement?’"
It will be said: "Would you like to see him?"
He will look down and see his friend in the midst of hellfire
Then he will say: "By Allah! You had almost ruined me
Had it not been for the grace of my Lord, I should certainly have been among those who are brought there
Is it not so that we shall not di
after our first death and that we shall not be chastised?"
Most surely it is a mighty achievement
For such an end, let every one strive who wishes to strive
Is this a better entertainment or the tree of Zaqqum
Surely We have made this tree a trial for the wrongdoers
Surely it is a tree that grows in the bottom of the hellfire
bearing fruits as if they were heads of Satans
on it they shall feed and with it they shall fill their bellies
Then on top of that, they will be given a concoction made from boiling water
Then to hellfire they shall be returned
In fact, they found their fathers on the wrong path
and they are eagerly following their footsteps
Most of the ancients went astray before them
though We had sent Warners to them
See what was the end of those who had been forewarned: they all perished
except the sincere devotees of Allah
Noah prayed to Us; see how excellent was Our response to his prayer
We delivered him and his people from the mighty distress
and made his progeny to be the only survivors
and We left his good name among the later generations
SaLotation to Noah among the people of the worlds
Thus do We reward the righteous
Surely he was one of Our believing devotees
Then the rest We drowned in the great flood
Surely Abraham belonged to the first group
when he came to his Lord with a pure heart
Behold, he said to his father and to his people: "What are these that you worship
Would you serve false gods instead of Allah
What is your idea about the Lord of the worlds?"
Then he looked at the stars one tim
and said "I am feeling sick."
So his people left him behind and went away to their national fair
He sneaked into the temple of their gods and addressed them: "Why don’t you eat from these offerings before you
What is the matter with you that you don’t even speak?"
Then he fell upon them, smiting them with his right hand
The people came running to the scene
Would you worship that which you have carved with your own hands, he said
when Allah is the One Who created you and that which you have made
They said to one another: "Prepare for him a furnace and throw him into the blazing flames."
Thus did they scheme against him: but We humiliated them in their scheme
Abraham said: "I am going to take refuge with my Lord, He will surely guide me
O Lord! Grant me a righteous son."
So We gave him the good news of a gentle son
When he reached the age to work with him, Abraham said to him: "O my son! I have seen a vision that I should offer you as a sacrifice, now tell me what is your view." He replied: "O my father! Do as you are commanded: you will find me, if Allah so wills, of the patient."
And when they both submitted to Allah and Abraham laid down his son prostrate upon his forehead for sacrifice
We called out to him: "O Abraham stop
You have fulfilled your vision." Thus do We reward the righteous
That was indeed a manifest test
We ransomed his son for a great sacrific
and We left his good name among the later generations
SaLotation to Abraham
Thus We reward the righteous
Surely he was one of Our believing devotees
We gave him the good news of Isaac - a prophet - one of the righteous
We blessed him and Isaac both. Among their progeny there are some who are righteous and some who are clearly doing wrong to their own souls
We bestowed Our favor on Moses and Haroon
We delivered them with all their people from the mighty distress
We helped them so they became victorious
We gave them the Glorious Book (Torah)
and guided them both to the Right Way
We left their good names among the later generations
SaLotation to Moses and Haroon
Thus do We reward the righteous
Surely they were two of Our believing devotees
Ilyas (Elias) was surely one of Our Messengers
Behold, he said to his people: "Have you no fear of Allah
Would you invoke Bal (their invented god) and forsake the best of the Creator
- Allah - Who is your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers?"
But they denied him, so they will certainly be called to account
with the exception of sincere devotees of Allah
We left his good name among the later generations
SaLotation to Ilyas
Thus do We reward the righteous
He was surely one of Our believing devotees
Lot was one of Our Messengers
Behold, We delivered him and his whole family
except an old woman who was among those who remained behind
and We destroyed the others
Surely you pass by their ruins by da
and by night. Will you not use your common sense
Jonah was surely one of Our Messengers
When he ran to the laden ship
took part in casting of lots, and was condemned
A whale swallowed him for he had become blameworthy
Had he not repented and became of those who glorify Allah
he would certainly have remained inside its belly till the Day of Resurrection
Then We cast him upon a desolate shore in a state of serious illness
and caused a gourd plant to grow over him
Then We sent him to a nation of one hundred thousand people or more
They believed in him, so We permitted them to enjoy their life for a while
Just ask the unbelievers: Does it make any sense that their Lord should have daughters while they choose to have sons
Or is it that We created the angels as females and they were present at their creation
Surely they invent a lie when they say:
Allah has children. They are utter liars
Would He choose daughters rather than sons
What is the matter with you? How do you judge
Will you not take heed
Or do you have any proof of what you are saying
Show us your scriptures if you are truthful
They assert blood- relationship between Him and the jinns; and the jinns know quite well that they will be called to account
Glory be to Allah! He is free from what they ascribe to Hi
except His sincere devotees who do not attribute such things to Him
Therefore neither you nor those whom you worship
can deceive anyone about Allah
except him who is destined for hell
The angels in fact say: "We each have our appointed place
We range ourselves in ranks for His service
and we are surely those who declare His glory."
Before this, the same disbelievers used to say
If we had received a reminder which the earlier people had received
We certainly would have been sincere devotees of Allah
But now that the Qur’an has come, they reject it: but soon they will find out the consequences of this attitude
We have already promised Our servants whom We sent as Messenger
that they would certainly be helped
and that Our forces will surely be victorious
So give no heed to them for a while
you will see their downfall as they shall see your victory
Do they wish to hurry on Our punishment
But dreadful will be that morning, when it will descend in the courtyards of those who have been forewarned
So pay no heed to them for a while
You will surely see their downfall as they shall see your victory
Glory be to your Lord, the Lord of Honor, He is free from what they ascribe to Him
Peace be on the Messengers
and praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds