| | Dr. Munir Munshey rendition of Surah The Rock, Stoneland, Rock City(al-Hijr)
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| 15:1 | | Alif, Laam, Ra. These are the verses of the book, a clear lucid Qur´an |
| 15:2 | | There will come a time when the unbelievers would look back and yearn to have lived as obedient ones |
| 15:3 | | So leave them alone. Let them eat and enjoy! Let their hopes distract and perplex them. They will soon come to know |
| 15:4 | | We never destroy any locality except in accordance with a preordained scheme and time-plan |
| 15:5 | | No generation shall hasten or delay the term fixed for it |
| 15:6 | | They (the unbelievers) said, "Oh you, upon whom this reminder is revealed! You are really insane!" |
| 15:7 | | "Wouldn´t you have come to us with angels, had you been truthful?" |
| 15:8 | | We dispatch the angels only with the final judgment. In that case, they would have no respite |
| 15:9 | | Indeed it is We Who revealed this Qur´an, and of course We are its guardian |
| 15:10 | | Indeed, prior to you too, We sent (messengers) __ even to ancient tribes |
| 15:11 | | They mocked every messenger that ever came to them |
| 15:12 | | Thus We let this (mockery) pass through the hearts of the criminals |
| 15:13 | | They do not believe! This has been the tradition of their ancestors |
| 15:14 | | Even if We were to fling open a door in the sky, and they were actually climbing up through it |
| 15:15 | | They would say, "Our sights fail us, we are drugged. Rather, we are a nation bewitched!" |
| 15:16 | | And surely, We created fortified spheres in the sky, and for the viewers We decorated it |
| 15:17 | | And We have secured it against every cursed Shaitan |
| 15:18 | | Occasionally, one of them eavesdrops, and a bright blazing meteor streaks after him |
| 15:19 | | We spread out the land and pitched mountains on it, firm and immovable. In the land, We grew all kinds of things in a perfect balance |
| 15:20 | | Out of the land, We provide livelihood for you, and other creations, too. You are not their providers |
| 15:21 | | We have all things in infinite quantities. We mete them out in measured amounts |
| 15:22 | | We circulate the winds full of moisture. We send rain down from the sky, and We have you drink that water. You could not hold that (much water) in reservoirs |
| 15:23 | | We, indeed, grant life as well as death! And We are the (ultimate) Receiver and Inheritor |
| 15:24 | | We surely know those who have gone by before you, just as We know those who have yet to come |
| 15:25 | | Your Lord will, indeed, gather them all. Verily, He is the Wisest and all-Knowing |
| 15:26 | | Surely, We have molded the humans from the dried-out stinking clay |
| 15:27 | | And We had earlier fashioned jinn from a hot sultry flame |
| 15:28 | | Your Lord said to the angels, "I am going to bring a man into existence from the dried-out stinking clay." |
| 15:29 | | When I put him in order and breathe my spirit into him, you must fall prostrate before him |
| 15:30 | | The angels fell prostrate! All of them |
| 15:31 | | Except Ibleees! He refused to be among those who fell prostrate |
| 15:32 | | (Allah) said, "Oh Iblees! What is the matter? Why did you not fall prostrate?" |
| 15:33 | | He said, "I am not the one to prostrate myself before a man! You have fashioned him from the dried-out stinking clay!" |
| 15:34 | | (Allah) said, "Get out of here! You, surely, are damned!" |
| 15:35 | | "Curse will loom over you till the Day of Judgment!" |
| 15:36 | | He (Iblees) said, "Oh my Lord, grant me a moratorium till the day You raise them again!" |
| 15:37 | | (Allah) said, "you have been granted the stay!" |
| 15:38 | | "Till that appointed day!" |
| 15:39 | | (Iblees) said, "My Lord, since You led me astray, I will definitely embellish the allure of this world for them. I will fascinate and entice them all away!" |
| 15:40 | | "Except the sincere ones among Your servants!" |
| 15:41 | | (Allah) said, "This Qur´an is, indeed, the path straight towards Me!" |
| 15:42 | | "You shall have no hold over My servants except those who follow you and stray from the path!" |
| 15:43 | | "And verily, hell is the promised place for them all!" |
| 15:44 | | It has seven gates, each for a different class of sinners |
| 15:45 | | The pious shall be in paradise, amid its fountains |
| 15:46 | | (They shall be told to) enter it in peace and security |
| 15:47 | | We will rid their hearts of the residual rancor and resentment. Seated on couches and facing each other, they will live there like brothers |
| 15:48 | | There, they will encounter no hardship, and they will never be asked to leave |
| 15:49 | | (Oh Mohammed, SAW), inform My servants that I am the most Forgiving. Indeed, I am the most Kind |
| 15:50 | | The punishment I inflict is really very painful |
| 15:51 | | And inform them about Ibraheem´s guests |
| 15:52 | | They came to him and said, "Peace!" He said, "We feel afraid of you!" |
| 15:53 | | They said, "Don´t be afraid! In fact, we give you the good news of a son endowed with wisdom!" |
| 15:54 | | "Do you give me this news even though I have attained an old age? What kind of good news is that?" |
| 15:55 | | They said, "We bring you this good news with certainty. So, do not be pessimistic!" |
| 15:56 | | He (Ibraheem) said, "Only the misguided abandon hope in the mercy of their Lord!" |
| 15:57 | | Said, "What is your mission, Oh angels?" |
| 15:58 | | They said, "We have been dispatched towards a nation of criminals!" |
| 15:59 | | "Other than the family of Loot. For, we will rescue them all!" |
| 15:60 | | "With the exception of his wife who, it is decreed, will be among those who shall lag behind." |
| 15:61 | | And when they came to visit the family of Loot |
| 15:62 | | He (Loot) said, "You appear to be strangers here!" |
| 15:63 | | They replied, "Rather, we come to accomplish that about which they were in doubt!" |
| 15:64 | | "We bring you the infallible certainty! What we say is really the truth!" |
| 15:65 | | "Let your family slip away under the cover of darkness. You follow them closely and let none of you glance back! Continue on towards the directed spot!" |
| 15:66 | | We conveyed to him Our decision that by dawn those people will be completely annihilated |
| 15:67 | | The people of the town came (to Loot) rejoicing |
| 15:68 | | He said, "They are my guests. Do not disgrace me!" |
| 15:69 | | "Fear Allah and do not humiliate me!" |
| 15:70 | | They said, "Did we not forbid you to stand up for the whole world?" |
| 15:71 | | He said, "Here are my daughters. If you follow my advice!" |
| 15:72 | | (I swear) upon your life, (oh Mohammed, SAW) they were intoxicated _ rampaging and out of control |
| 15:73 | | So at the crack of dawn, a blast grabbed them |
| 15:74 | | We flipped them upside down! We rained upon them stones made of baked clay |
| 15:75 | | Herein are the signs for those who scrutinize closely |
| 15:76 | | That town happens to be located along a main thoroughfare |
| 15:77 | | In this are signs for the believers |
| 15:78 | | And the people (living in the town) of ´Aika´ were evildoers |
| 15:79 | | We breathed vengeance upon them. Those (two settlements) existed on the main travel routes |
| 15:80 | | The people of (the town) of ´Hijr´ too, had rejected the messengers |
| 15:81 | | We sent the messengers with Our signs, but they ignored |
| 15:82 | | They used to carve safe and secure homes in the mountains |
| 15:83 | | A mighty blast grabbed them in the morning |
| 15:84 | | None of what they used to gain and gather could offer them any security or protection |
| 15:85 | | We created the heavens and the earth, and all else in between, with a specific purpose! The hour (of Judgment) is sure to arrive! So, forgive and forget with grace |
| 15:86 | | Surely, your Lord is the Omniscient, the ingenious Creator |
| 15:87 | | We have bestowed seven verses upon you, (the Surah Fatiha), worthy of being recited repeatedly, and the Majestic Qur´an |
| 15:88 | | Do not covet the temporary enjoyment We have bestowed upon certain groups of them. Do not grieve for them. Rather, be considerate to the believers |
| 15:89 | | Tell them, "I am truly an obvious warner for you!" |
| 15:90 | | Like the one We sent to those who split into groups |
| 15:91 | | Those who separated the Qur´an into fragments |
| 15:92 | | By your Lord! We will definitely call them all to accounts |
| 15:93 | | About what they used to do |
| 15:94 | | So, proclaim as commanded, and ignore the idol worshippers |
| 15:95 | | We are more than sufficient against those who scoff |
| 15:96 | | Those assigning other gods besides Allah will soon come to know |
| 15:97 | | Of course, We know that their remarks sting your heart |
| 15:98 | | Chant the praises of your Lord! Be among those who fall prostrate |
| 15:99 | | And remain obedient to your Lord, right until your death |
