| | Safi Kaskas rendition of Surah The Rock, Stoneland, Rock City(al-Hijr)
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| 15:1 | | Alif Lam Ra, these are the signs of the Book and a clear Qur'an. |
| 15:1 | | Alif Lam Ra, these are the signs of the Book and a clear Qur'an. |
| 15:2 | | Perhaps those who have rejected the truth will wish to submit themselves to God. |
| 15:2 | | Perhaps those who have rejected the truth will wish to submit themselves to God. |
| 15:3 | | Let them eat and enjoy themselves and be preoccupied with [false] hope, for they will [one day] know. |
| 15:3 | | Let them eat and enjoy themselves and be preoccupied with [false] hope, for they will [one day] know. |
| 15:4 | | We have never destroyed a town unless it had a known decree. |
| 15:4 | | We have never destroyed a town unless it had a known decree. |
| 15:5 | | No nation can speed up [the end of] its time, nor defer it. |
| 15:5 | | No nation can speed up [the end of] its time, nor defer it. |
| 15:6 | | And [yet], they [who deny the truth] say, "You, to whom the message has been sent down, you are crazy. |
| 15:6 | | And [yet], they [who deny the truth] say, "You, to whom the message has been sent down, you are crazy. |
| 15:7 | | If you are honest, why do you not bring us angels?" |
| 15:7 | | If you are honest, why do you not bring us angels?" |
| 15:8 | | We do not send down the angels except in Truth and, [if We did so now, those who deny the truth) would have no reprieve |
| 15:8 | | We do not send down the angels except in Truth and, [if We did so now, those who deny the truth) would have no reprieve |
| 15:9 | | It is We who sent down this Reminder and We will preserve it. |
| 15:9 | | It is We who sent down this Reminder and We will preserve it. |
| 15:10 | | We sent [messengers] before you, to earlier communities. |
| 15:10 | | We sent [messengers] before you, to earlier communities. |
| 15:11 | | And every time a messenger came they mocked him. |
| 15:11 | | And every time a messenger came they mocked him. |
| 15:12 | | In that way, We insert discord into the hearts of those who force others to reject Our messages. |
| 15:12 | | In that way, We insert discord into the hearts of those who force others to reject Our messages. |
| 15:13 | | They will not believe. This was what happened with those earlier people. |
| 15:13 | | They will not believe. This was what happened with those earlier people. |
| 15:14 | | And [even] if We had opened a gate to the sky for them, and they had continued to ascend though it, |
| 15:14 | | And [even] if We had opened a gate to the sky for them, and they had continued to ascend though it, |
| 15:15 | | they would have said, "Our eyesight has only been befuddled," or, "We are under a spell." |
| 15:15 | | they would have said, "Our eyesight has only been befuddled," or, "We are under a spell." |
| 15:16 | | We have placed constellations in the sky and have beautified it for the observers. |
| 15:16 | | We have placed constellations in the sky and have beautified it for the observers. |
| 15:17 | | And We have secured it from every cursed satanic force. |
| 15:17 | | And We have secured it from every cursed satanic force. |
| 15:18 | | Except for anyone who tries to eavesdrop [to learn the unknown]-he is pursued by a clear flame. |
| 15:18 | | Except for anyone who tries to eavesdrop [to learn the unknown]-he is pursued by a clear flame. |
| 15:19 | | As for the earth - We have spread it wide and set firm mountains on it, and caused everything to grow in a well-balanced way. |
| 15:19 | | As for the earth - We have spread it wide and set firm mountains on it, and caused everything to grow in a well-balanced way. |
| 15:20 | | And We put sustenance in it for both you and all creatures for which you don't provide. |
| 15:20 | | And We put sustenance in it for both you and all creatures for which you don't provide. |
| 15:21 | | We have the storehouse of everything that exists, and We send it down only in a known measure. |
| 15:21 | | We have the storehouse of everything that exists, and We send it down only in a known measure. |
| 15:22 | | We send the winds to fertilize, and we bring water from the sky for you to drink; but it is not you who control its sources |
| 15:22 | | We send the winds to fertilize, and we bring water from the sky for you to drink; but it is not you who control its sources |
| 15:23 | | It is We who give life and cause death, and it is We alone who will inherit all. |
| 15:23 | | It is We who give life and cause death, and it is We alone who will inherit all. |
| 15:24 | | We know very well those of you who have gone ahead and those who are still to come; |
| 15:24 | | We know very well those of you who have gone ahead and those who are still to come; |
| 15:25 | | and, behold, it is your Lord who will gather them all together [on Judgment Day]. Truly, He is the All-Wise and the All-Knowing! |
| 15:25 | | and, behold, it is your Lord who will gather them all together [on Judgment Day]. Truly, He is the All-Wise and the All-Knowing! |
| 15:26 | | We have created man out of dried clay, formed from dark mud |
| 15:26 | | We have created man out of dried clay, formed from dark mud |
| 15:27 | | and, before that, we had created jinn from a scorching firestorm. |
| 15:27 | | and, before that, we had created jinn from a scorching firestorm. |
| 15:28 | | And when Your Lord said to the angels: "Behold, I am about to create mortal man out of dried clay, formed from dark mud |
| 15:28 | | And when Your Lord said to the angels: "Behold, I am about to create mortal man out of dried clay, formed from dark mud |
| 15:29 | | and when I have fully formed him and breathed into him of My spirit, fall down and prostrate [yourselves] before him!" |
| 15:29 | | and when I have fully formed him and breathed into him of My spirit, fall down and prostrate [yourselves] before him!" |
| 15:30 | | Then the angels prostrated themselves, all of them |
| 15:30 | | Then the angels prostrated themselves, all of them |
| 15:31 | | except Iblis. He refused to bow down with the others. |
| 15:31 | | except Iblis. He refused to bow down with the others. |
| 15:32 | | God said, "Iblis! What prevents you from being among those who have prostrated themselves?" |
| 15:32 | | God said, "Iblis! What prevents you from being among those who have prostrated themselves?" |
| 15:33 | | [Iblis] replied, "I will not bow down before a mortal man whom You have created out of dried clay, formed from dark mud!" |
| 15:33 | | [Iblis] replied, "I will not bow down before a mortal man whom You have created out of dried clay, formed from dark mud!" |
| 15:34 | | God said, "Be gone! You are expelled from Our grace |
| 15:34 | | God said, "Be gone! You are expelled from Our grace |
| 15:35 | | and you will be cursed until the Day of Reckoning!" |
| 15:35 | | and you will be cursed until the Day of Reckoning!" |
| 15:36 | | Iblis said, "Then, my Lord, grant me relief until the Day when all will be raised again!" |
| 15:36 | | Iblis said, "Then, my Lord, grant me relief until the Day when all will be raised again!" |
| 15:37 | | God answered: "You will be granted relief |
| 15:37 | | God answered: "You will be granted relief |
| 15:38 | | until the Day of the appointed time." |
| 15:38 | | until the Day of the appointed time." |
| 15:39 | | [Whereupon Iblis] said, "Oh, my Lord! Since You led me on to this, I will make [all that is evil] on earth appear good to people, and will most certainly entice them into sin, |
| 15:39 | | [Whereupon Iblis] said, "Oh, my Lord! Since You led me on to this, I will make [all that is evil] on earth appear good to people, and will most certainly entice them into sin, |
| 15:40 | | all except the sincere among your worshipers!" |
| 15:40 | | all except the sincere among your worshipers!" |
| 15:41 | | God said: "[Devotion] is a straight path to Me. |
| 15:41 | | God said: "[Devotion] is a straight path to Me. |
| 15:42 | | Truly, you will have no power over My worshipers except for the misled who follow you |
| 15:42 | | Truly, you will have no power over My worshipers except for the misled who follow you |
| 15:43 | | and Hell is the promised meeting place for all of you. |
| 15:43 | | and Hell is the promised meeting place for all of you. |
| 15:44 | | There will be seven gates leading into Hell, each gate receiving its allotted share." |
| 15:44 | | There will be seven gates leading into Hell, each gate receiving its allotted share." |
| 15:45 | | Truly, those who are ever mindful of God will be amid Gardens and springs, |
| 15:45 | | Truly, those who are ever mindful of God will be amid Gardens and springs, |
| 15:46 | | "Enter it in peace, [safe and] secure!" |
| 15:46 | | "Enter it in peace, [safe and] secure!" |
| 15:47 | | And We will remove whatever resentment may have been [lingering] in their hearts, brethren resting on couches facing one another |
| 15:47 | | And We will remove whatever resentment may have been [lingering] in their hearts, brethren resting on couches facing one another |
| 15:48 | | no weariness will ever touch them there, and they will never be made to leave. |
| 15:48 | | no weariness will ever touch them there, and they will never be made to leave. |
| 15:49 | | Tell My worshipers that I am the Forgiving, the Mercy Giver; |
| 15:49 | | Tell My worshipers that I am the Forgiving, the Mercy Giver; |
| 15:50 | | and that my punishment is truly painful |
| 15:50 | | and that my punishment is truly painful |
| 15:51 | | And tell them all [once again] about Abraham's guests. |
| 15:51 | | And tell them all [once again] about Abraham's guests. |
| 15:52 | | When they entered his presence and greeted him with "Peace", he answered, "We are afraid of you!" |
| 15:52 | | When they entered his presence and greeted him with "Peace", he answered, "We are afraid of you!" |
| 15:53 | | They said: "Fear not! We bring you the good news of [the birth of] a son who will be endowed with profound knowledge." |
| 15:53 | | They said: "Fear not! We bring you the good news of [the birth of] a son who will be endowed with profound knowledge." |
| 15:54 | | Abraham said: "Do you give me this good news despite the fact that I am overwhelmed with old age? What kind of good news is this?" |
| 15:54 | | Abraham said: "Do you give me this good news despite the fact that I am overwhelmed with old age? What kind of good news is this?" |
| 15:55 | | They answered: "We have given you the good news of Truth so do not be among those who despair!"] |
| 15:55 | | They answered: "We have given you the good news of Truth so do not be among those who despair!"] |
| 15:56 | | [He exclaimed]: "And who - other than those who have utterly lost their way -could ever abandon the hope of his Lord's grace?" |
| 15:56 | | [He exclaimed]: "And who - other than those who have utterly lost their way -could ever abandon the hope of his Lord's grace?" |
| 15:57 | | He added: "And, heavenly messengers, what [else] might you have in mind?" |
| 15:57 | | He added: "And, heavenly messengers, what [else] might you have in mind?" |
| 15:58 | | They answered: "We are sent to a people who already cut all relations to God and rejected his messages, |
| 15:58 | | They answered: "We are sent to a people who already cut all relations to God and rejected his messages, |
| 15:59 | | except for Lot's household. All of them will be saved, |
| 15:59 | | except for Lot's household. All of them will be saved, |
| 15:60 | | except for Lot's wife, [God] has ordained that she should be among those who stay behind!' |
| 15:60 | | except for Lot's wife, [God] has ordained that she should be among those who stay behind!' |
| 15:61 | | And when the Messengers [of God] came to the house of Lot, |
| 15:61 | | And when the Messengers [of God] came to the house of Lot, |
| 15:62 | | he said: "Who are you? I do not know you people!" |
| 15:62 | | he said: "Who are you? I do not know you people!" |
| 15:63 | | They said, "We have come to you with what they have always rejected but wondered whether it will happen to them, |
| 15:63 | | They said, "We have come to you with what they have always rejected but wondered whether it will happen to them, |
| 15:64 | | and we bring you certainty [of its fulfillment], for we speak the Truth." |
| 15:64 | | and we bring you certainty [of its fulfillment], for we speak the Truth." |
| 15:65 | | Go, then with your family while it is still night, follow behind them yourself; and do not permit anyone to look back, but go where you are told to go."[: |
| 15:65 | | Go, then with your family while it is still night, follow behind them yourself; and do not permit anyone to look back, but go where you are told to go."[: |
| 15:66 | | And We revealed unto him the decree: "The very last of those [sinners] will be wiped out by the morning." |
| 15:66 | | And We revealed unto him the decree: "The very last of those [sinners] will be wiped out by the morning." |
| 15:67 | | The people of the town came [to Lot] hoping to have fun [with the strangers] |
| 15:67 | | The people of the town came [to Lot] hoping to have fun [with the strangers] |
| 15:68 | | [Lot] said, "These are my guests. Do not bring shame on me, |
| 15:68 | | [Lot] said, "These are my guests. Do not bring shame on me, |
| 15:69 | | but fear God and do not disgrace me!" |
| 15:69 | | but fear God and do not disgrace me!" |
| 15:70 | | They answered, "Have we not forbidden you [to offer protection] to any kind of people?" |
| 15:70 | | They answered, "Have we not forbidden you [to offer protection] to any kind of people?" |
| 15:71 | | [Lot] said, "Take my daughters instead, if you must! |
| 15:71 | | [Lot] said, "Take my daughters instead, if you must! |
| 15:72 | | "Do not pay attention to them [the messengers said], they are stumbling around in their wild intoxication!" |
| 15:72 | | "Do not pay attention to them [the messengers said], they are stumbling around in their wild intoxication!" |
| 15:73 | | The blast [of Our punishment] overtook them around sunrise, |
| 15:73 | | The blast [of Our punishment] overtook them around sunrise, |
| 15:74 | | and We turned the town upside down, and rained down upon them stones of baked clay. |
| 15:74 | | and We turned the town upside down, and rained down upon them stones of baked clay. |
| 15:75 | | Truly, there are messages in this for those who discern |
| 15:75 | | Truly, there are messages in this for those who discern |
| 15:76 | | [the town] is still there standing by a road that still exists. |
| 15:76 | | [the town] is still there standing by a road that still exists. |
| 15:77 | | Truly, there is a sign in this for all who believe. |
| 15:77 | | Truly, there is a sign in this for all who believe. |
| 15:78 | | And the woods-dwellers were also unjust, |
| 15:78 | | And the woods-dwellers were also unjust, |
| 15:79 | | and so We inflicted Our retribution on them. Both of these [sinful communities] were on a highway, [still) plain to see. |
| 15:79 | | and so We inflicted Our retribution on them. Both of these [sinful communities] were on a highway, [still) plain to see. |
| 15:80 | | And the people of Al-Hijr, likewise rejected our messengers |
| 15:80 | | And the people of Al-Hijr, likewise rejected our messengers |
| 15:81 | | We gave them our signs, but they turned their backs to them. |
| 15:81 | | We gave them our signs, but they turned their backs to them. |
| 15:82 | | They carved dwellings in the mountains, thinking themselves secure |
| 15:82 | | They carved dwellings in the mountains, thinking themselves secure |
| 15:83 | | The blast [of Our punishment] overtook them early in the morning, |
| 15:83 | | The blast [of Our punishment] overtook them early in the morning, |
| 15:84 | | and all [the power] that they had acquired was of no use to them |
| 15:84 | | and all [the power] that they had acquired was of no use to them |
| 15:85 | | We have not created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them without [an inner] truth; the Hour [when this will become clear to all] is yet to come. Hence, forgive [men's failings] gracefully. |
| 15:85 | | We have not created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them without [an inner] truth; the Hour [when this will become clear to all] is yet to come. Hence, forgive [men's failings] gracefully. |
| 15:86 | | Truly, your Lord is the All-Knowing Creator of all things! |
| 15:86 | | Truly, your Lord is the All-Knowing Creator of all things! |
| 15:87 | | And We have given you seven of the oft-repeated [verses], and this glorious Qur'an |
| 15:87 | | And We have given you seven of the oft-repeated [verses], and this glorious Qur'an |
| 15:88 | | [so] don't turn your eyes [longingly] towards what we have given some of them to enjoy. And neither grieve over those [who are rejecting your message], but spread your wings [of modesty and tenderness] over the believers, |
| 15:88 | | [so] don't turn your eyes [longingly] towards what we have given some of them to enjoy. And neither grieve over those [who are rejecting your message], but spread your wings [of modesty and tenderness] over the believers, |
| 15:89 | | and say, "I am the clear Warner! |
| 15:89 | | and say, "I am the clear Warner! |
| 15:90 | | Just as We have sent down warnings for the conspiring separatists |
| 15:90 | | Just as We have sent down warnings for the conspiring separatists |
| 15:91 | | who reduced the Qur'an into fragments believing in some and rejecting others |
| 15:91 | | who reduced the Qur'an into fragments believing in some and rejecting others |
| 15:92 | | By your Lord! We will call them to account, one and all, |
| 15:92 | | By your Lord! We will call them to account, one and all, |
| 15:93 | | for whatever they have done! |
| 15:93 | | for whatever they have done! |
| 15:94 | | Hence, proclaim openly all that you have been told [to say], and leave the idolaters alone. |
| 15:94 | | Hence, proclaim openly all that you have been told [to say], and leave the idolaters alone. |
| 15:95 | | Truly, We are sufficient for you against all who mock this revelation. |
| 15:95 | | Truly, We are sufficient for you against all who mock this revelation. |
| 15:96 | | who associate another deity with God, for in time they will know. |
| 15:96 | | who associate another deity with God, for in time they will know. |
| 15:97 | | And We know that your heart is distressed by the things they say: |
| 15:97 | | And We know that your heart is distressed by the things they say: |
| 15:98 | | but celebrate your Lord's limitless glory, praise Him, and be among those who prostrate themselves [before Him] in worship, |
| 15:98 | | but celebrate your Lord's limitless glory, praise Him, and be among those who prostrate themselves [before Him] in worship, |
| 15:99 | | and worship your Lord until you die. |
| 15:99 | | and worship your Lord until you die. |
