15:1  Alif.Lam.Ra. Those are the signs of the Book and a clear Quran.

15:2  Many a time will those who disbelieve wish if they were submitters.

15:3  Leave them to eat and enjoy and let hope divert them, then soon they will know.

15:4  And We did not destroy any city but there was a known decree for it.

15:5  No nation can precede its term and they cannot delay.

15:6  And they say, 'O you upon whom the reminder has been sent down! Indeed, you are surely mad.

15:7  Why do you not bring us the angels if you are of the truthful?'

15:8  We do not send down the angels except with the truth, and then they would not be respited.

15:9  Indeed, We have sent down the reminder, and indeed, We surely are its guardians.

15:10  And surely, certainly We sent before you, among the sects of the former people.

15:11  And no messenger comes to them except they used to mock him.

15:12  Thus We make it enter in the hearts of the sinners.

15:13  They will not believe in it, and certainly, the course of the former people has passed.

15:14  And had We opened upon them a door of the heaven, and they continued to ascend in it,

15:15  They would surely say, 'Our eye-sight is only intoxicated; nay, we are people bewitched.'

15:16  And verily We have placed in the sky towers, and have beautified it for the beholders;

15:17  And We have guarded it from every stoned devil;

15:18  Except him who steals the hearing, and there follows him a clear flame.

15:19  And the earth We stretched it and threw in it firm mountains, and made to grow in it of every weighed thing.

15:20  And We made for you in it livelihood, and for those for whom you are not providers.

15:21  And there is not a thing but its treasures are with Us, and We do not send it down except in a known quantity.

15:22  And We send the winds fertilizing, and We send down water from the sky, and We give it to you to drink, and you are not storers.

15:23  And indeed, We, surely We give life and We cause death, and We are the Inheritors.

15:24  And surely, certainly We know the preceding ones among you and surely, certainly We know the laggards.

15:25  And indeed, your Lord, He will gather them; indeed, He is wise, knowing.

15:26  And certainly We created man from clay of shaped black mud;

15:27  And the jinn, We created it before from the fire of the hot wind.

15:28  And when your Lord said to the angels, 'Indeed, I am creating a mortal from clay of shaped black mud;

15:29  And when I have fashioned him and I have blown into him of My spirit, then fall down in prostration to him.'

15:30  So the angels prostrated all of them together,

15:31  Except Iblis. He refused to be with those who prostrated.

15:32  He said, 'O Iblis! What ails you that you are not with those who prostrated?'

15:33  He said, 'I am not one to prostrate to a mortal whom you have created from clay of shaped black mud.'

15:34  He said, 'Then go out of it, for indeed, you are stoned.

15:35  And indeed, the curse is upon you until the Day of Judgment.'

15:36  He said, 'My Lord! Then respite me until the day they shall be raised.'

15:37  He said, 'Then indeed, you are of the respited

15:38  Until the day of the known time.'

15:39  He said, 'My Lord! Because you have caused me to err, surely I will definitely beautify for them in the earth, and I will surely, definitely cause them to err all together;

15:40  Except Your servants among them, the sincere ones.'

15:41  He said, 'This is a right way against me.

15:42  Indeed, My servants you have no authority over them, except those who follow you among the ones who err.'

15:43  And indeed, Hell is the promised place for them all together.

15:44  It has seven doors; for every door is a separate portion of them.

15:45  Indeed, those who fear shall be in gardens and springs:

15:46  'Enter it in peace, safe.'

15:47  And We removed what is in their breasts of rancour; as brothers on couches face to face.

15:48  No fatigue shall touch them in it, and they will not be brought forth from it.

15:49  Inform My servants that I am the forgiving, the Compassionate;

15:50  And that My punishment, it is the painful punishment.

15:51  And inform them about Abraham's guests

15:52  When they entered unto him and said, 'Peace.' He said, 'Indeed, we are afraid of you.'

15:53  They said, 'Do not be afraid. Indeed, we give you glad tidings of a knowing boy.'

15:54  He said, 'Do you give me glad tidings that old age has touched me? Of what then do you give me glad tidings.'

15:55  They said, 'We give you glad tidings of the truth, so do not be of those who despair.'

15:56  He said, 'And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord except those who are astray.'

15:57  He said, 'Then what is your affair, O messengers?'

15:58  They said, 'Indeed, We are sent to sinful people;

15:59  Except Lot's family; indeed, them we will surely save all together,

15:60  Except his wife. We have decreed, indeed, she is surely of those who tarry.'

15:61  And when the messengers came unto Lot's family,

15:62  He said, 'Indeed, you are people unknown.'

15:63  They said, 'Nay, we have come to you with that about which they doubt.

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

15:65  So travel with your family in a part of the night, and follow their rear; and let not anyone of you turn around to look; but go on to where you are commanded.'

15:66  And We decided for him that affair, that the last remnant of these would be cut off in the morning.

15:67  And the people of the city came, glad at the news.

15:68  He said, 'Indeed, these are my guests, therefore do not disgrace me;

15:69  And fear God, and do not put me to shame.'

15:70  They said, 'Have we not forbidden you from the worlds?'

15:71  He said, 'These are my daughters, if you would be doers.'

15:72  By your life, indeed, they were surely in their intoxication wandering about.

15:73  And the noise caught them at sunrise.

15:74  And We made its higher part its lower part, and We rained down upon them stones of baked clay.

15:75  Indeed, in that surely are signs for those who examine.

15:76  And indeed, it is surely on a lasting way.

15:77  Indeed, in that surely is a sign for the believers.

15:78  And indeed, the fellows of the grove were surely wrongdoers;

15:79  So We took vengeance on them, and indeed, they both are surely a clear example.

15:80  And surely, certainly the fellows of Al Hijr called the messengers liars,

15:81  And We gave them Our signs, but they turned away from them.

15:82  And they used to hew out houses from the mountains, secure.

15:83  And the noise caught them in the morning;

15:84  And what they had earned did not avail them.

15:85  We did not create the heavens and the earth and what is between both of them except with the truth. And indeed, the Hour is surely coming; so overlook, the beautiful overlooking.

15:86  Indeed, your Lord, He is the Creator, the Knowing.

15:87  And certainly, We have given you seven of the repeated, and the great Quran.

15:88  Do not strain your eyes after what We have given pairs of them to enjoy, and do not grieve for them; and lower your wing to the believers,

15:89  And say, 'Indeed, I am a clear warner.'

15:90  As We sent down on the dividers

15:91  Who have made the Quran into parts.

15:92  So, by your Lord, We will question them all together

15:93  About what they used to do.

15:94  Therefore proclaim what you are commanded, and turn away from the idolaters.

15:95  Indeed We, We sufficed you against the mockers,

15:96  Those who set up another god with God; but soon they will know.

15:97  And surely, certainly We know that your breast is straitened at what they say.

15:98  So glorify with the praise of your Lord, and be of those who prostrate.

15:99  And serve your Lord until the certainty comes to you.