| | John Medows Rodwell rendition of Surah The Rock, Stoneland, Rock City(al-Hijr)
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| 15:1 | | ELIF. LAM. RA. These are the signs of the Book, and of a lucid recital [Koran] |
| 15:2 | | Many a time will the infidels wish that they had been Muslims |
| 15:3 | | Let them feast and enjoy themselves, and let hope beguile them: but they shall know the truth at last |
| 15:4 | | We never destroyed a city whose term was not perfixed |
| 15:5 | | No people can forestall or retard its destiny |
| 15:6 | | They say: "O thou to whom the warning hath been sent down, thou art surely possessed by a djinn |
| 15:7 | | Wouldst thou not have come to us with the angels, if thou wert of those who assert the truth?" |
| 15:8 | | - We will not send down the angels without due cause. The Infidels would not in that case have been respited |
| 15:9 | | Verily, We have sent down the warning, and verily, We will be its guardian |
| 15:10 | | And already have We sent Apostles, before thee, among the sects of the ancients |
| 15:11 | | But never came Apostles to them whom they did not deride |
| 15:12 | | In like manner will We put it into the hearts of the sinners of Mecca to do the same |
| 15:13 | | They will not believe on him though the example of those of old hath gone before |
| 15:14 | | Even were We to open above them a gate in Heaven, yet all the while they were mounting up to it |
| 15:15 | | They would surely say: It is only that our eyes are drunken: nay, we are a people enchanted |
| 15:16 | | We have set the signs of the zodiac in the Heavens, and adorned and decked them forth for the beholders |
| 15:17 | | And We guard them from every stoned Satan |
| 15:18 | | Save such as steal a hearing: and him doth a visible flame pursue |
| 15:19 | | And the Earth have We spread forth, and thrown thereon the mountains, and caused everything to spring forth in it in balanced measure |
| 15:20 | | And We have provided therein sustenance for you, and for the creatures which not ye sustain |
| 15:21 | | And no one thing is there, but with Us are its storehouses; and We send it not down but in settled measure |
| 15:22 | | And We send forth the fertilising winds, and cause the rain to come down from the heaven, and give you to drink of it; and it is not ye who are its storers |
| 15:23 | | And We cause to live and We cause to die, and We are the heir of all things |
| 15:24 | | We know those of you who flourish first and We know those who come later |
| 15:25 | | And truly thy Lord will gather them together again, for He is Wise, Knowing |
| 15:26 | | We created man of dried clay, of dark loam moulded |
| 15:27 | | And the djinn had We before created of subtle fire |
| 15:28 | | Remember when thy Lord said to the Angels, "I create man of dried clay, of dark loam moulded |
| 15:29 | | And when I shall have fashioned him and breathed of my spirit into him, then fall ye down and worship him." |
| 15:30 | | And the Angels bowed down in worship, all of them, all together |
| 15:31 | | Save Eblis: he refused to be with those who bowed in worship |
| 15:32 | | "O Eblis," said God, "wherefore art thou not with those who bow down in worship?" |
| 15:33 | | He said, "It beseemeth not me to bow in worship to man whom thou hast created of clay, of moulded loam." |
| 15:34 | | He said, "Begone then hence; thou art a stoned one |
| 15:35 | | And the curse shall be on thee till the day of reckoning." |
| 15:36 | | He said, "O my Lord! respite me till the day when man shall be raised from the dead." |
| 15:37 | | He said, "One then of the respited shalt thou b |
| 15:38 | | Till the day of the predestined time." |
| 15:39 | | He said, "O my Lord! because thou hast beguiled me, I will surely make all fair seeming to them on the earth; I will surely beguile them all |
| 15:40 | | Except such of them as shall be thy sincere servants." |
| 15:41 | | He said, "This is the right way with me |
| 15:42 | | For over none of my servants shalt thou have power, save those beguiled ones who shall follow thee." |
| 15:43 | | And verily, Hell is the promise for them one and all |
| 15:44 | | It hath seven Portals; at each Portal is a separate band of them |
| 15:45 | | But 'mid gardens and fountains shall the pious dwell |
| 15:46 | | "Enter ye therein in peace, secure-" |
| 15:47 | | And all rancour will We remove from their bosoms: they shall sit as brethren, face to face, on couches |
| 15:48 | | Therein no weariness shall reach them, nor forth from it shall they be cast for ever |
| 15:49 | | Announce to my servants that I am the Gracious, the Merciful |
| 15:50 | | And that my chastisement is the grievous chastisement |
| 15:51 | | And tell them of Abraham's guests |
| 15:52 | | When they entered in unto him, and said, "Peace." "Verily," said he, "We fear you." |
| 15:53 | | They said, "Fear not, for of a sage son we bring thee tidings." |
| 15:54 | | He said, "Bring ye me such tidings now that old age hath come upon me? What, therefore, are your tidings really?" |
| 15:55 | | They said, "We announce them to thee in very truth. Be not then one of the despairing." |
| 15:56 | | "And who," said he, "despaireth of the mercy of his Lord, but they who err?" |
| 15:57 | | He said, "What is your business then, O ye Sent Ones?" |
| 15:58 | | They said, "We are sent unto a people who are sinners |
| 15:59 | | Except the family of Lot, whom verily we will rescue all |
| 15:60 | | Except his wife. We have decreed that she shall be of those who linger." |
| 15:61 | | And when the Sent Ones came to the family of Lo |
| 15:62 | | He said, "Yes; are persons unknown to me." |
| 15:63 | | They said, "Yes; but we have come to thee for a purpose about which thy people doubt |
| 15:64 | | We have come to thee with very truth, and we are truthful envoys |
| 15:65 | | Lead forth therefore thy family in the dead of the night; follow thou on their rear: and let no one of you turn round, but pass ye on whither ye are bidden." |
| 15:66 | | And this command we gave him because to the last man should these people be cut off at morning |
| 15:67 | | Then came the people of the city rejoicing at the news |
| 15:68 | | He said, "These are my guests: therefore disgrace me not |
| 15:69 | | And fear God and put me not to shame." |
| 15:70 | | They said, "Have we not forbidden thee to entertain any one whatever?" |
| 15:71 | | He said, "Here are my daughters, if ye will thus act." |
| 15:72 | | As thou livest, O Muhammad, they were bewildered in the drunkenness of their lust |
| 15:73 | | So a tempest overtook them at their sunrise |
| 15:74 | | And we turned the city upside down, and we rained stones of baked clay upon them |
| 15:75 | | Verily, in this are signs for those who scan heedfully |
| 15:76 | | And these cities lay on the high road |
| 15:77 | | Verily, in this are signs for the faithful |
| 15:78 | | The inhabitants also of El Aika were sinners |
| 15:79 | | So we took vengeance on them, and they both became a plain example |
| 15:80 | | And the people of HEDJR treated God's messengers as liars |
| 15:81 | | And we brought forth our signs to them, but they drew back from them |
| 15:82 | | And they hewed them out abodes in the mountains to secure them |
| 15:83 | | But a tempest surprised them at early morn |
| 15:84 | | And their labours availed them nothing |
| 15:85 | | We have not created the heavens and the earth and all that between them is, but for a worthy end. And verily, "the hour" shall surely come. Wherefore do thou, Muhammad, forgive with kindly forgiveness |
| 15:86 | | For thy Lord! He is the Creator, the Wise |
| 15:87 | | We have already given thee the seven verses of repetition and the glorious Koran |
| 15:88 | | Strain not thine eyes after the good things we have bestowed on some of the unbelievers: afflict not thyself on their account, and lower thy wing to the faithful |
| 15:89 | | And SAY: I am the only plain-spoken warner |
| 15:90 | | We will punish those who foster divisions |
| 15:91 | | Who break up the Koran into parts |
| 15:92 | | By thy Lord! we will surely take account from them one and all |
| 15:93 | | Concerning that which they have done |
| 15:94 | | Profess publicly then what thou hast been bidden, and withdraw from those who join gods to God |
| 15:95 | | Verily, We will maintain thy cause against those who deride thee |
| 15:96 | | Who set up gods with God: and at last shall they know their folly |
| 15:97 | | Now know We that thy heart is distressed at what they say |
| 15:98 | | But do thou celebrate the praise of thy Lord, and be of those who bow down in worship |
| 15:99 | | And serve thy Lord till the certainty o'ertake thee |
