Day 24 of 30

يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُمْ كَيْدُهُمْ شَيْئًا وَلَا هُمْ يُنْصَرُونَ

The day on which their struggle shall not avail them aught, nor shall they be helped.

وَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا عَذَابًا دُونَ ذَلِكَ وَلَكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

And surely those who are unjust shall have a punishment besides that (in the world), but most of them do not know.

وَاصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ فَإِنَّكَ بِأَعْيُنِنَا وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ

And wait patiently for the judgment of your Lord, for surely you are before Our eyes, and sing the praise of your Lord when you rise;

وَمِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْهُ وَإِدْبَارَ النُّجُومِ

And in the night, give Him glory too, and at the setting of the stars.

وَالنَّجْمِ إِذَا هَوَى

I swear by the star when it goes down.

مَا ضَلَّ صَاحِبُكُمْ وَمَا غَوَى

Your companion does not err, nor does he go astray;

وَمَا يَنْطِقُ عَنِ الْهَوَى

Nor does he speak out of desire.

إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحْيٌ يُوحَى

It is naught but revelation that is revealed,

عَلَّمَهُ شَدِيدُ الْقُوَى

The Lord of Mighty Power has taught him,

ذُو مِرَّةٍ فَاسْتَوَى

The Lord of Strength; so he attained completion,

وَهُوَ بِالْأُفُقِ الْأَعْلَى

And he is in the highest part of the horizon.

ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّى

Then he drew near, then he bowed

فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَى

So he was the measure of two bows or closer still.

فَأَوْحَى إِلَى عَبْدِهِ مَا أَوْحَى

And He revealed to His servant what He revealed.

مَا كَذَبَ الْفُؤَادُ مَا رَأَى

The heart was not untrue in (making him see) what he saw.

أَفَتُمَارُونَهُ عَلَى مَا يَرَى

What! do you then dispute with him as to what he saw?

وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ نَزْلَةً أُخْرَى

And certainly he saw him in another descent,

عِنْدَ سِدْرَةِ الْمُنْتَهَى

At the farthest lote-tree;

عِنْدَهَا جَنَّةُ الْمَأْوَى

Near which is the garden, the place to be resorted to.

إِذْ يَغْشَى السِّدْرَةَ مَا يَغْشَى

When that which covers covered the lote-tree;

مَا زَاغَ الْبَصَرُ وَمَا طَغَى

The eye did not turn aside, nor did it exceed the limit.

لَقَدْ رَأَى مِنْ آيَاتِ رَبِّهِ الْكُبْرَى

Certainly he saw of the greatest signs of his Lord.

أَفَرَأَيْتُمُ اللَّاتَ وَالْعُزَّى

Have you then considered the Lat and the Uzza,

وَمَنَاةَ الثَّالِثَةَ الْأُخْرَى

And Manat, the third, the last?

أَلَكُمُ الذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ الْأُنْثَى

What! for you the males and for Him the females!

تِلْكَ إِذًا قِسْمَةٌ ضِيزَى

This indeed is an unjust division!

إِنْ هِيَ إِلَّا أَسْمَاءٌ سَمَّيْتُمُوهَا أَنْتُمْ وَآبَاؤُكُمْ مَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ بِهَا مِنْ سُلْطَانٍ إِنْ يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا الظَّنَّ وَمَا تَهْوَى الْأَنْفُسُ وَلَقَدْ جَاءَهُمْ مِنْ رَبِّهِمُ الْهُدَى

They are naught but names which you have named, you and your fathers; Allah has not sent for them any authority. They follow naught but conjecture and the low desires which (their) souls incline to; and certainly the guidance has come to them from their Lord.

أَمْ لِلْإِنْسَانِ مَا تَمَنَّى

Or shall man have what he wishes?

فَلِلَّهِ الْآخِرَةُ وَالْأُولَى

Nay! for Allah is the hereafter and the former (life).

وَكَمْ مِنْ مَلَكٍ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ لَا تُغْنِي شَفَاعَتُهُمْ شَيْئًا إِلَّا مِنْ بَعْدِ أَنْ يَأْذَنَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ وَيَرْضَى

And how many an angel is there in the heavens whose intercession does not avail at all except after Allah has given permission to whom He pleases and chooses.

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْآخِرَةِ لَيُسَمُّونَ الْمَلَائِكَةَ تَسْمِيَةَ الْأُنْثَى

Most surely they who do not believe in the hereafter name the angels with female names.

وَمَا لَهُمْ بِهِ مِنْ عِلْمٍ إِنْ يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا الظَّنَّ وَإِنَّ الظَّنَّ لَا يُغْنِي مِنَ الْحَقِّ شَيْئًا

And they have no knowledge of it; they do not follow anything but conjecture, and surely conjecture does not avail against the truth at all.

فَأَعْرِضْ عَنْ مَنْ تَوَلَّى عَنْ ذِكْرِنَا وَلَمْ يُرِدْ إِلَّا الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا

Therefore turn aside from him who turns his back upon Our reminder and does not desire anything but this world's life.

ذَلِكَ مَبْلَغُهُمْ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنْ ضَلَّ عَنْ سَبِيلِهِ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنِ اهْتَدَى

That is their goal of knowledge; surely your Lord knows best him who goes astray from His path and He knows best him who follows the right direction.

وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ لِيَجْزِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسَاءُوا بِمَا عَمِلُوا وَيَجْزِيَ الَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا بِالْحُسْنَى

And Allah's is what is in the heavens and what is in the earth, that He may reward those who do evil according to what they do, and (that) He may reward those who do good with goodness.

الَّذِينَ يَجْتَنِبُونَ كَبَائِرَ الْإِثْمِ وَالْفَوَاحِشَ إِلَّا اللَّمَمَ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ وَاسِعُ الْمَغْفِرَةِ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِكُمْ إِذْ أَنْشَأَكُمْ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ وَإِذْ أَنْتُمْ أَجِنَّةٌ فِي بُطُونِ أُمَّهَاتِكُمْ فَلَا تُزَكُّوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنِ اتَّقَى

Those who keep aloof from the great sins and the indecencies but the passing idea; surely your Lord is liberal in forgiving. He knows you best when He brings you forth from the earth and when you are embryos in the wombs of your mothers; therefore do not attribute purity to your souls; He knows him best who guards (against evil).

أَفَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي تَوَلَّى

Have you then seen him who turns his back?

وَأَعْطَى قَلِيلًا وَأَكْدَى

And gives a little and (then) withholds.

أَعِنْدَهُ عِلْمُ الْغَيْبِ فَهُوَ يَرَى

Has he the knowledge of the unseen so that he can see?

أَمْ لَمْ يُنَبَّأْ بِمَا فِي صُحُفِ مُوسَى

Or, has he not been informed of what is in the scriptures of Musa?

وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ الَّذِي وَفَّى

And (of) Ibrahim who fulfilled (the commandments):

أَلَّا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَى

That no bearer of burden shall bear the burden of another-

وَأَنْ لَيْسَ لِلْإِنْسَانِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَى

And that man shall have nothing but what he strives for-

وَأَنَّ سَعْيَهُ سَوْفَ يُرَى

And that his striving shall soon be seen-

ثُمَّ يُجْزَاهُ الْجَزَاءَ الْأَوْفَى

Then shall he be rewarded for it with the fullest reward-

وَأَنَّ إِلَى رَبِّكَ الْمُنْتَهَى

And that to your Lord is the goal-

وَأَنَّهُ هُوَ أَضْحَكَ وَأَبْكَى

And that He it is Who makes (men) laugh and makes (them) weep;

وَأَنَّهُ هُوَ أَمَاتَ وَأَحْيَا

And that He it is Who causes death and gives life-

وَأَنَّهُ خَلَقَ الزَّوْجَيْنِ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنْثَى

And that He created pairs, the male and the female

مِنْ نُطْفَةٍ إِذَا تُمْنَى

From the small seed when it is adapted

وَأَنَّ عَلَيْهِ النَّشْأَةَ الْأُخْرَى

And that on Him is the bringing forth a second time;

وَأَنَّهُ هُوَ أَغْنَى وَأَقْنَى

And that He it is Who enriches and gives to hold;

وَأَنَّهُ هُوَ رَبُّ الشِّعْرَى

And that He is the Lord of the Sirius;

وَأَنَّهُ أَهْلَكَ عَادًا الْأُولَى

And that He did destroy the Ad of old

وَثَمُودَ فَمَا أَبْقَى

And Samood, so He spared not

وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِنْ قَبْلُ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا هُمْ أَظْلَمَ وَأَطْغَى

And the people of Nuh before; surely they were most unjust and inordinate;

وَالْمُؤْتَفِكَةَ أَهْوَى

And the overthrown cities did He overthrow,

فَغَشَّاهَا مَا غَشَّى

So there covered them that which covered.

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكَ تَتَمَارَى

Which of your Lord's benefits will you then dispute about?

هَذَا نَذِيرٌ مِنَ النُّذُرِ الْأُولَى

This is a warner of the warners of old.

أَزِفَتِ الْآزِفَةُ

The near event draws nigh.

لَيْسَ لَهَا مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ كَاشِفَةٌ

There shall be none besides Allah to remove it.

أَفَمِنْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ تَعْجَبُونَ

Do you then wonder at this announcement?

وَتَضْحَكُونَ وَلَا تَبْكُونَ

And will you laugh and not weep?

وَأَنْتُمْ سَامِدُونَ

While you are indulging in varieties.

فَاسْجُدُوا لِلَّهِ وَاعْبُدُوا

So make obeisance to Allah and serve (Him).

اقْتَرَبَتِ السَّاعَةُ وَانْشَقَّ الْقَمَرُ

The hour drew nigh and the moon did rend asunder.

وَإِنْ يَرَوْا آيَةً يُعْرِضُوا وَيَقُولُوا سِحْرٌ مُسْتَمِرٌّ

And if they see a miracle they turn aside and say: Transient magic.

وَكَذَّبُوا وَاتَّبَعُوا أَهْوَاءَهُمْ وَكُلُّ أَمْرٍ مُسْتَقِرٌّ

And they call (it) a lie, and follow their low desires; and every affair has its appointed term.

وَلَقَدْ جَاءَهُمْ مِنَ الْأَنْبَاءِ مَا فِيهِ مُزْدَجَرٌ

And certainly some narratives have come to them wherein is prevention--

حِكْمَةٌ بَالِغَةٌ فَمَا تُغْنِ النُّذُرُ

Consummate wisdom-- but warnings do not avail;

فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ يَوْمَ يَدْعُ الدَّاعِ إِلَى شَيْءٍ نُكُرٍ

So turn (your) back on them (for) the day when the inviter shall invite them to a hard task,

خُشَّعًا أَبْصَارُهُمْ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ الْأَجْدَاثِ كَأَنَّهُمْ جَرَادٌ مُنْتَشِرٌ

Their eyes cast down, going forth from their graves as if they were scattered locusts,

مُهْطِعِينَ إِلَى الدَّاعِ يَقُولُ الْكَافِرُونَ هَذَا يَوْمٌ عَسِرٌ

Hastening to the inviter. The unbelievers shall say: This is a hard day.

كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ فَكَذَّبُوا عَبْدَنَا وَقَالُوا مَجْنُونٌ وَازْدُجِرَ

Before them the people of Nuh rejected, so they rejected Our servant and called (him) mad, and he was driven away.

فَدَعَا رَبَّهُ أَنِّي مَغْلُوبٌ فَانْتَصِرْ

Therefore he called upon his Lord: I am overcome, come Thou then to help.

فَفَتَحْنَا أَبْوَابَ السَّمَاءِ بِمَاءٍ مُنْهَمِرٍ

So We opened the gates of the cloud with water pouring

وَفَجَّرْنَا الْأَرْضَ عُيُونًا فَالْتَقَى الْمَاءُ عَلَى أَمْرٍ قَدْ قُدِرَ

And We made water to flow forth in the land in springs, so the water gathered together according to a measure already ordained.

وَحَمَلْنَاهُ عَلَى ذَاتِ أَلْوَاحٍ وَدُسُرٍ

And We bore him on that which was made of planks and nails

تَجْرِي بِأَعْيُنِنَا جَزَاءً لِمَنْ كَانَ كُفِرَ

Sailing, before Our eyes, a reward for him who was denied.

وَلَقَدْ تَرَكْنَاهَا آيَةً فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ

And certainly We left it as a sign, but is there anyone who

فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ

How (great) was then My punishment and My warning!

وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ

And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?

كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ

Ad treated (the truth) as a lie, so how (great) was My punishment and My warning!

إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًا صَرْصَرًا فِي يَوْمِ نَحْسٍ مُسْتَمِرٍّ

Surely We sent on them a tornado in a day of bitter ill-luck

تَنْزِعُ النَّاسَ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ مُنْقَعِرٍ

Tearing men away as if they were the trunks of palm-trees torn up.

فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ

How (great) was then My punishment and My warning!

وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ

And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِالنُّذُرِ

Samood rejected the warning.

فَقَالُوا أَبَشَرًا مِنَّا وَاحِدًا نَتَّبِعُهُ إِنَّا إِذًا لَفِي ضَلَالٍ وَسُعُرٍ

So they said: What! a single mortal from among us! Shall we follow him? Most surely we shall in that case be in sure error and distress:

أَأُلْقِيَ الذِّكْرُ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ بَيْنِنَا بَلْ هُوَ كَذَّابٌ أَشِرٌ

Has the reminder been made to light upon him from among us? Nay! he is an insolent liar!

سَيَعْلَمُونَ غَدًا مَنِ الْكَذَّابُ الْأَشِرُ

Tomorrow shall they know who is the liar, the insolent one.

إِنَّا مُرْسِلُو النَّاقَةِ فِتْنَةً لَهُمْ فَارْتَقِبْهُمْ وَاصْطَبِرْ

Surely We are going to send the she-camel as a trial for them; therefore watch them and have patience.

وَنَبِّئْهُمْ أَنَّ الْمَاءَ قِسْمَةٌ بَيْنَهُمْ كُلُّ شِرْبٍ مُحْتَضَرٌ

And inform them that the water is shared between them; every share of the water shall be regulated.

فَنَادَوْا صَاحِبَهُمْ فَتَعَاطَى فَعَقَرَ

But they called their companion, so he took (the sword) and slew (her).

فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ

How (great) was then My punishment and My warning!

إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ صَيْحَةً وَاحِدَةً فَكَانُوا كَهَشِيمِ الْمُحْتَظِرِ

Surely We sent upon them a single cry, so they were like the dry fragments of trees which the maker of an enclosure collects.

وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ

And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?

كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوطٍ بِالنُّذُرِ

The people of Lut treated the warning. as a lie.

إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ حَاصِبًا إِلَّا آلَ لُوطٍ نَجَّيْنَاهُمْ بِسَحَرٍ

Surely We sent upon them a stonestorm, except Lut's followers; We saved them a little before daybreak,

نِعْمَةً مِنْ عِنْدِنَا كَذَلِكَ نَجْزِي مَنْ شَكَرَ

A favor from Us; thus do We reward him who gives thanks.

وَلَقَدْ أَنْذَرَهُمْ بَطْشَتَنَا فَتَمَارَوْا بِالنُّذُرِ

And certainly he warned them of Our violent seizure, but they obstinately disputed the warning.

وَلَقَدْ رَاوَدُوهُ عَنْ ضَيْفِهِ فَطَمَسْنَا أَعْيُنَهُمْ فَذُوقُوا عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ

And certainly they endeavored to turn him from his guests, but We blinded their eyes; so taste My chastisement and My warning.

وَلَقَدْ صَبَّحَهُمْ بُكْرَةً عَذَابٌ مُسْتَقِرٌّ

And certainly a lasting chastisement overtook them in the morning.

فَذُوقُوا عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ

So taste My chastisement and My warning.

وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ

And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?

وَلَقَدْ جَاءَ آلَ فِرْعَوْنَ النُّذُرُ

And certainly the warning came to Firon's people.

كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا كُلِّهَا فَأَخَذْنَاهُمْ أَخْذَ عَزِيزٍ مُقْتَدِرٍ

They rejected all Our communications, so We overtook them after the manner of a Mighty, Powerful One.

أَكُفَّارُكُمْ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أُولَئِكُمْ أَمْ لَكُمْ بَرَاءَةٌ فِي الزُّبُرِ

Are the unbelievers of yours better than these, or is there an exemption for you in the scriptures?

أَمْ يَقُولُونَ نَحْنُ جَمِيعٌ مُنْتَصِرٌ

Or do they say: We are a host allied together to help each other?

سَيُهْزَمُ الْجَمْعُ وَيُوَلُّونَ الدُّبُرَ

Soon shall the hosts be routed, and they shall turn (their) backs.

بَلِ السَّاعَةُ مَوْعِدُهُمْ وَالسَّاعَةُ أَدْهَى وَأَمَرُّ

Nay, the hour is their promised time, and the hour shall be most grievous and bitter.

إِنَّ الْمُجْرِمِينَ فِي ضَلَالٍ وَسُعُرٍ

Surely the guilty are in error and distress.

يَوْمَ يُسْحَبُونَ فِي النَّارِ عَلَى وُجُوهِهِمْ ذُوقُوا مَسَّ سَقَرَ

On the day when they shall be dragged upon their faces into the fire; taste the touch of hell.

إِنَّا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقْنَاهُ بِقَدَرٍ

Surely We have created everything according to a measure.

وَمَا أَمْرُنَا إِلَّا وَاحِدَةٌ كَلَمْحٍ بِالْبَصَرِ

And Our command is but one, as the twinkling of an eye.

وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَا أَشْيَاعَكُمْ فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ

And certainly We have already destroyed the likes of you, but is there anyone who will mind?

وَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ فَعَلُوهُ فِي الزُّبُرِ

And everything they have done is in the writings.

وَكُلُّ صَغِيرٍ وَكَبِيرٍ مُسْتَطَرٌ

And everything small and great is written down.

إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَنَهَرٍ

Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be in gardens and rivers,

فِي مَقْعَدِ صِدْقٍ عِنْدَ مَلِيكٍ مُقْتَدِرٍ

In the seat of honor with a most Powerful King.

الرَّحْمَنُ

The Beneficent Allah,

عَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنَ

Taught the Quran.

خَلَقَ الْإِنْسَانَ

He created man,

عَلَّمَهُ الْبَيَانَ

Taught him the mode of expression.

الشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ بِحُسْبَانٍ

The sun and the moon follow a reckoning.

وَالنَّجْمُ وَالشَّجَرُ يَسْجُدَانِ

And the herbs and the trees do prostrate (to Him).

وَالسَّمَاءَ رَفَعَهَا وَوَضَعَ الْمِيزَانَ

And the heaven, He raised it high, and He made the balance

أَلَّا تَطْغَوْا فِي الْمِيزَانِ

That you may not be inordinate in respect of the measure.

وَأَقِيمُوا الْوَزْنَ بِالْقِسْطِ وَلَا تُخْسِرُوا الْمِيزَانَ

And keep up the balance with equity and do not make the measure deficient.

وَالْأَرْضَ وَضَعَهَا لِلْأَنَامِ

And the earth, He has set it for living creatures;

فِيهَا فَاكِهَةٌ وَالنَّخْلُ ذَاتُ الْأَكْمَامِ

Therein is fruit and palms having sheathed clusters,

وَالْحَبُّ ذُو الْعَصْفِ وَالرَّيْحَانُ

And the grain with (its) husk and fragrance.

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

خَلَقَ الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ صَلْصَالٍ كَالْفَخَّارِ

He created man from dry clay like earthen vessels,

وَخَلَقَ الْجَانَّ مِنْ مَارِجٍ مِنْ نَارٍ

And He created the jinn of a flame of fire.

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

رَبُّ الْمَشْرِقَيْنِ وَرَبُّ الْمَغْرِبَيْنِ

Lord of the East and Lord of the West.

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

مَرَجَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ يَلْتَقِيَانِ

He has made the two seas to flow freely (so that) they meet together:

بَيْنَهُمَا بَرْزَخٌ لَا يَبْغِيَانِ

Between them is a barrier which they cannot pass.

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

يَخْرُجُ مِنْهُمَا اللُّؤْلُؤُ وَالْمَرْجَانُ

There come forth from them pearls, both large and small.

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

وَلَهُ الْجَوَارِ الْمُنْشَآتُ فِي الْبَحْرِ كَالْأَعْلَامِ

And His are the ships reared aloft in the sea like mountains.

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

كُلُّ مَنْ عَلَيْهَا فَانٍ

Everyone on it must pass away.

وَيَبْقَى وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ

And there will endure for ever the person of your Lord, the Lord of glory and honor.

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

يَسْأَلُهُ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ هُوَ فِي شَأْنٍ

All those who are in the heavens and the earth ask of Him; every moment He is in a state (of glory).

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

سَنَفْرُغُ لَكُمْ أَيُّهَ الثَّقَلَانِ

Soon will We apply Ourselves to you, O you two armies.

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

يَا مَعْشَرَ الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنْسِ إِنِ اسْتَطَعْتُمْ أَنْ تَنْفُذُوا مِنْ أَقْطَارِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ فَانْفُذُوا لَا تَنْفُذُونَ إِلَّا بِسُلْطَانٍ

O assembly of the jinn and the men! If you are able to pass through the regions of the heavens and the earth, then pass through; you cannot pass through but with authority.

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

يُرْسَلُ عَلَيْكُمَا شُوَاظٌ مِنْ نَارٍ وَنُحَاسٌ فَلَا تَنْتَصِرَانِ

The flames of fire and smoke will be sent on you two, then you will not be able to defend yourselves.

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

فَإِذَا انْشَقَّتِ السَّمَاءُ فَكَانَتْ وَرْدَةً كَالدِّهَانِ

And when the heaven is rent asunder, and then becomes red like red hide.

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَا يُسْأَلُ عَنْ ذَنْبِهِ إِنْسٌ وَلَا جَانٌّ

So on that day neither man nor jinni shall be asked about his sin.

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

يُعْرَفُ الْمُجْرِمُونَ بِسِيمَاهُمْ فَيُؤْخَذُ بِالنَّوَاصِي وَالْأَقْدَامِ

The guilty shall be recognized by their marks, so they shall be seized by the forelocks and the feet.

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

هَذِهِ جَهَنَّمُ الَّتِي يُكَذِّبُ بِهَا الْمُجْرِمُونَ

This is the hell which the guilty called a lie.

يَطُوفُونَ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ حَمِيمٍ آنٍ

Round about shall they go between it and hot, boiling water.

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

وَلِمَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِ جَنَّتَانِ

And for him who fears to stand before his Lord are two gardens.

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

ذَوَاتَا أَفْنَانٍ

Having in them various kinds.

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

فِيهِمَا عَيْنَانِ تَجْرِيَانِ

In both of them are two fountains flowing.

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

فِيهِمَا مِنْ كُلِّ فَاكِهَةٍ زَوْجَانِ

In both of them are two pairs of every fruit.

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

مُتَّكِئِينَ عَلَى فُرُشٍ بَطَائِنُهَا مِنْ إِسْتَبْرَقٍ وَجَنَى الْجَنَّتَيْنِ دَانٍ

Reclining on beds, the inner coverings of which are of silk brocade; and the fruits of the two gardens shall be within reach.

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

فِيهِنَّ قَاصِرَاتُ الطَّرْفِ لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنْسٌ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَانٌّ

In them shall be those who restrained their eyes; before them neither man nor jinni shall have touched them.

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

كَأَنَّهُنَّ الْيَاقُوتُ وَالْمَرْجَانُ

As though they were rubies and pearls.

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

هَلْ جَزَاءُ الْإِحْسَانِ إِلَّا الْإِحْسَانُ

Is the reward of goodness aught but goodness?

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

وَمِنْ دُونِهِمَا جَنَّتَانِ

And besides these two are two (other) gardens:

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

مُدْهَامَّتَانِ

Both inclining to blackness.

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

فِيهِمَا عَيْنَانِ نَضَّاخَتَانِ

In both of them are two springs gushing forth.

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

فِيهِمَا فَاكِهَةٌ وَنَخْلٌ وَرُمَّانٌ

In both are fruits and palms and pomegranates.

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

فِيهِنَّ خَيْرَاتٌ حِسَانٌ

In them are goodly things, beautiful ones.

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

حُورٌ مَقْصُورَاتٌ فِي الْخِيَامِ

Pure ones confined to the pavilions.

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنْسٌ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَانٌّ

Man has not touched them before them nor jinni.

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

مُتَّكِئِينَ عَلَى رَفْرَفٍ خُضْرٍ وَعَبْقَرِيٍّ حِسَانٍ

Reclining on green cushions and beautiful carpets.

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

تَبَارَكَ اسْمُ رَبِّكَ ذِي الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ

Blessed be the name of your Lord, the Lord of Glory and Honor!

إِذَا وَقَعَتِ الْوَاقِعَةُ

When the great event comes to pass,

لَيْسَ لِوَقْعَتِهَا كَاذِبَةٌ

There is no belying its coming to pass--

خَافِضَةٌ رَافِعَةٌ

Abasing (one party), exalting (the other),

إِذَا رُجَّتِ الْأَرْضُ رَجًّا

When the earth shall be shaken with a (severe) shaking,

وَبُسَّتِ الْجِبَالُ بَسًّا

And the mountains shall be made to crumble with (an awful) crumbling,

فَكَانَتْ هَبَاءً مُنْبَثًّا

So that they shall be as scattered dust.

وَكُنْتُمْ أَزْوَاجًا ثَلَاثَةً

And you shall be three sorts.

فَأَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ مَا أَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ

Then (as to) the companions of the right hand; how happy are the companions of the right hand!

وَأَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ مَا أَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ

And (as to) the companions of the left hand; how wretched are the companions of the left hand!