| | Rashad Khalifa rendition of Surah The Jinn(al-Jinn)
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| 72:1 | | Say, "I was inspired that a group of jinns listened, then said, `We have heard a wonderful Quran. |
| 72:2 | | " `It guides to righteousness, and we have believed in it; we will never set up any idols beside our Lord. |
| 72:3 | | " `The Most High is our only Lord. He never had a mate, nor a so |
| 72:4 | | " `It is the foolish among us who used to utter such nonsense about GOD. |
| 72:5 | | " `We thought that neither the humans, nor the jinns, could possibly utter lies about GOD. |
| 72:6 | | " `Human beings used to seek power through jinn beings, but they only afflicted them with a lot of adversity. |
| 72:7 | | " `They thought, just like you thought, that GOD would not send another (messenger). |
| 72:8 | | " `We touched the heaven and found it filled with formidable guards and projectiles. |
| 72:9 | | " `We used to sit there in order to spy. Anyone who listens is pursued by a powerful projectile. |
| 72:10 | | " `We have no idea if something bad is intended for the inhabitants of Earth, or if their Lord wills to redeem them. |
| 72:11 | | " `Some of us are righteous, and some are less than righteous; we follow various paths. |
| 72:12 | | " `We knew full well that we can never run away from GOD on Earth; we can never run away and escape. |
| 72:13 | | " `When we heard the guidance, we believed therein. Anyone who believes in his Lord will never fear any injustice, nor any affliction. |
| 72:14 | | " `Among us are the submitters, and among us are the compromisers.' " As for those who submitted, they are on the right path. |
| 72:15 | | As for the compromisers, they will be fuel for Gehenna. |
| 72:16 | | If they remain on the right path, we will bless them with abundant wate |
| 72:17 | | We will surely test them all. As for him who disregards the message of his Lord, He will direct him to ever increasing retribution. |
| 72:18 | | The places of worship belong to GOD; do not call on anyone else beside GOD. |
| 72:19 | | When GOD's servant advocated Him alone, almost all of them banded together to oppose him. |
| 72:20 | | Say, "I worship only my Lord; I never set up any idols beside Him." |
| 72:21 | | Say, "I possess no power to harm you, nor to guide you." |
| 72:22 | | Say, "No one can protect me from GOD, nor can I find any other refuge beside Him. |
| 72:23 | | "I deliver GOD's proclamations and messages." Those who disobey GOD and His messenger incur the fire of Hell, wherein they abide forever. |
| 72:24 | | Once they see what is awaiting them, they will find out who is really weaker in power, and fewer in number. |
| 72:25 | | Say, "I do not know if what is promised to you will happen soon, or if my Lord will delay it for awhile." |
| 72:26 | | He is the Knower of the future; He does not reveal the future to anyon |
| 72:27 | | Only to a messenger that He chooses, does He reveal from the past and the future, specific news. |
| 72:28 | | This is to ascertain that they have delivered their Lord's messages. He is fully aware of what they have. He has counted the numbers of all things. |
