15:1  Alif. Lam. Ra! These are the Verses of the Book, and the indisputable Qur’ān

15:2  (On the Day of Resurrection) those who persistently refuse to Yield to the Truth will ardently wish they had submitted (to Allâh in their life time).

15:3  Let them eat and enjoy themselves, and be engrossed in (false) hope. Soon they will come to know (the truth which they denied)!

15:4  And never did We destroy a town but there was a known decree for it.

15:5  No people can precede their doom, neither can they postpone it.

15:6  And they say: ‘O' you to whom the Book of Enlightenment has been revealed! you are most surely insane:

15:7  Why do you not bring the Angels to us if you are of the truthful?’

15:8  We don’t send down Angels except for a genuine reason, and then they will not be reprieved.

15:9  It is We Who have revealed the Book of Enlightenment and surely it is incumbent on us to guard it (against falsehood).

15:10  Verily, We sent Messengers before you, among the sects of yore.

15:11  And never did a Messenger come to them but that they mocked at him.

15:12  This is how We let (the habit of mocking) flourish in the hearts of the Ungodly Sinners.

15:13  They don’t have Faith in the Qur'ân though the example of the ancients has gone before.

15:14  Even if we were to open for them a gateway to the sky and they were to continue ascending through it,

15:15  They would surely say:“’Our eyes have been deprived of sight. Nay, but we have been bewitched’.

15:16  Verily, We have placed constellations in the sky and adorned it (with magnificent shining stars) for all to see.

15:17  And We protected it from every outcast devil,

15:18  Except for the one secretly listening, who is then pursued by a fiery meteor.

15:19  As for the earth, We spread it out, placed therein firm hills and caused to grow therein all kinds of things in perfect balance.

15:20  We have made for you therein means of livelihood and for those (animals, birds, fish, etc.) whom you don't provide.

15:21  There is not a thing, but with Us are the treasures of it. And We don’t send it down except in a known measure.

15:22  And We send the winds fertilizing, and cause water to descend from the sky for you to drink, and you are not owners of its stores.

15:23  Indeed, it is We Who give life and cause death. And We are the Inheritors.

15:24  Indeed, We have complete knowledge of those who have gone before you and those who will come after you.

15:25  Verily, your Lord will gather them together. And He is truly All-Wise, All-Knowing.

15:26  Verily, We created man from sounding clay of altered black mud.

15:27  As for the jinn, we created them aforetime from smokeless fire.

15:28  And (recall) when your Lord said unto the Angels: "I am going to create a man from sounding clay of altered black mud.

15:29  So, when I have fashioned him completely and breathed into him of My Spirit, then fall (ye) down prostrating yourselves to him."

15:30  So, the Angels prostrated themselves, all of them together

15:31  Except Iblīs. He refused to be of those who prostrated themselves.

15:32  (Allâh) said: ‘O’ Iblīs, what is the reason that prevented you form joining others in prostration?’

15:33  Iblīs said: ‘It would not be possible for me to prostrate myself to a mortal, whom You created from sounding clay of altered black mud’.

15:34  (Allâh) said: ‘Then get out from here! Surely you are expelled!

15:35  Verily, the curse will abide in you till the Day of Judgment.’

15:36  Iblīs said: ‘My Lord, then reprieve me till the day when they are raised’.

15:37  (Allâh) said: ‘Surely, you are among those who are reprieved

15:38  Till the day of the appointed time’.

15:39  Iblīs said: ‘My Lord, as You have allowed me to be tempted, I shall indeed adorn (the path of error) for them, and tempt everyone of them

15:40  Except for your faithful servants among them’.

15:41  (Allâh) said: ‘This is the path which leads straight to Me.

15:42  Verily, You have no power to enforce obedience over My servants except those who fall into temptation and follow you.

15:43  Indeed, Gehenna is the promised place for them all’.

15:44  It has seven gates: each gate is designated for a specific group of people.

15:45  Indeed, the Pious will be in gardens and springs.

15:46  (They will be told): ‘Enter it in peace and security’.

15:47  We shall remove from their hearts any sense of resentment, (so they will be like) brothers facing each other on raised couches.

15:48  No lassitude will ever touch them therein, neither will they be expelled from it.

15:49  Inform My servants that I am truly the Oft-Forgiving, the Most-Merciful,

15:50  That My torment is indeed the most sever one.

15:51  Tell them about the guests of Abraham

15:52  When they entered upon him, saying: ‘Peace’. He said: ‘Indeed, We are afraid of you’.

15:53  The Angels said: ‘Do not be afraid! For behold, We announce to you the glad tidings of a boy endowed with wisdom’.

15:54  He said: ‘Do you give me the glad tidings (of a boy) when old age has touched me? Of what then do you give me glad tidings?

15:55  They said: ‘We announce to you the glad tidings in truth. Thus don't be of those who despair’.

15:56  He said: ‘None despairs of the Mercy of his Lord except those who fall far way from the Faith?’

15:57  He said: ‘What then is your mission, O’ Messengers?’

15:58  They said: ‘We have been sent to a folk of Ungodly Sinners’.

15:59  As for the family of Lot. We will definitely save them all,

15:60  Except for his wife. We decreed that she should be of those who remain behind.

15:61  So when the Messengers came to the family of Lot,

15:62  He said: ‘Surely you are strangers here’.

15:63  They said: ‘Nay, but we have come to you with (the news of) that (torment) which they have been doubting.

15:64  We have come to you with the truth, and we are indeed truthful.

15:65  So go forth with your family in a part of the night, and you follow them in the rear, and let none among you look back. But keep going to where you are commanded’.

15:66  We decreed for him that commandment, that the root of those (Ungodly sinners) shall be uprooted by early morning.

15:67  The people of the city came rejoicing.

15:68  ‘Lot said: ‘Indeed, these are my guests, thus, don’t disgrace me

15:69  And act piously towards Allâh and don’t humiliate me’.

15:70  They said: ‘Did we not forbid you to entertain anyone?’

15:71  ‘Lot said: ‘These are my daughters if you intend to do’.

15:72  Verily, by your life, (O’ Muhammad), they were definitely in their state of inebriation, wandering blindly.

15:73  So the (dreadful) cry seized them at sunrise.

15:74  We turned (the city) and poured down upon them stones of baked clay.

15:75  Surely in this there are Signs (of Allâh’s power & glory) for those who discern.

15:76  Verily, (the ruin of that city) is on a road that still exists.

15:77  Surely in this there is a Sign for those who live by Faith.

15:78  The Companions of the Thicket were indeed iniquitous people

15:79  So We inflicted retribution on them. Both towns are on an open highway.

15:80  Indeed, the Companions (of) the Rocky Tract-(the tribe of Thamūd)- denied Our Messengers.

15:81  We brought them Our Signs but they persist in turning away from them in a repulsive manner.

15:82  They used to grave houses out of the mountains, therein dwelling safely;

15:83  So the (dreadful) cry seized them at sunrise in the early morning.

15:84  So nothing availed them from what they used to gain.

15:85  We didn’t created the heavens, the earth and all that is between them (for naught) but with genuine reason. The Hour is definitely coming. Now, therefore, forgive with gracious forgiveness.

15:86  Your Lord is most assuredly the All-knowing Creator.

15:87  Indeed, We have bestowed upon you seven of the oft-repeated (Verses) and the Glorious Qur'ân.

15:88  Don’t extend your eyes toward what We have bestowed upon certain classes of them, neither do you grieve over them. Lower your wing to those who live by Faith

15:89  And say: ‘I am truly sent (by my Lord) to warn (of the severe torment of Hellfire)’.

15:90  Like as We sent down on the dividers,

15:91  Who have made the Qur'ân into segments.

15:92  So, by Your Lord, We will definitely question them all

15:93  About what they used to do.

15:94  Now, therefore, proclaim what you are commanded and walk away from the Polytheists.

15:95  We will definitely suffice you against the scoffers,

15:96  Who set up along with Allâh another god. Soon they will come to know (the truth which they denied)!

15:97  We certainly know that your heart is seriously affected by what they say.

15:98  Now, therefore, glorify the praise of your Lord and be of those who prostrate themselves (to Him).

15:99  And worship your Lord (in the way He wants you to worship Him) until there comes to you the certainty (- death)!.