Day 27 of 30

إِلَّا عَلَى أَزْوَاجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ

Except in the case of their wives or those whom their right hands possess-- for these surely are not to be blamed,

فَمَنِ ابْتَغَى وَرَاءَ ذَلِكَ فَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْعَادُونَ

But he who seeks to go beyond this, these it is that go beyond the limits--

وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِأَمَانَاتِهِمْ وَعَهْدِهِمْ رَاعُونَ

And those who are faithful to their trusts and their covenant

وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ بِشَهَادَاتِهِمْ قَائِمُونَ

And those who are upright in their testimonies,

وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَى صَلَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ

And those who keep a guard on their prayer,

أُولَئِكَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ مُكْرَمُونَ

Those shall be in gardens, honored.

فَمَالِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا قِبَلَكَ مُهْطِعِينَ

But what is the matter with those who disbelieve that they hasten on around you,

عَنِ الْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ الشِّمَالِ عِزِينَ

On the right hand and on the left, in sundry parties?

أَيَطْمَعُ كُلُّ امْرِئٍ مِنْهُمْ أَنْ يُدْخَلَ جَنَّةَ نَعِيمٍ

Does every man of them desire that he should be made to enter the garden of bliss?

كَلَّا إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاهُمْ مِمَّا يَعْلَمُونَ

By no means! Surely We have created them of what they know.

فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِرَبِّ الْمَشَارِقِ وَالْمَغَارِبِ إِنَّا لَقَادِرُونَ

But nay! I swear by the Lord of the Easts and the Wests that We are certainly able

عَلَى أَنْ نُبَدِّلَ خَيْرًا مِنْهُمْ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ

To bring instead (others) better than them, and We shall not be overcome.

فَذَرْهُمْ يَخُوضُوا وَيَلْعَبُوا حَتَّى يُلَاقُوا يَوْمَهُمُ الَّذِي يُوعَدُونَ

Therefore leave them alone to go on with the false discourses and to sport until they come face to face with that day of theirs with which they are threatened;

يَوْمَ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ الْأَجْدَاثِ سِرَاعًا كَأَنَّهُمْ إِلَى نُصُبٍ يُوفِضُونَ

The day on which they shall come forth from their graves in haste, as if they were hastening on to a goal,

خَاشِعَةً أَبْصَارُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمُ الَّذِي كَانُوا يُوعَدُونَ

Their eyes cast down; disgrace shall overtake them; that is the day which they were threatened with.

إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَى قَوْمِهِ أَنْ أَنْذِرْ قَوْمَكَ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ يَأْتِيَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

Surely We sent Nuh to his people, saying: Warn your people before there come upon them a painful chastisement.

قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ إِنِّي لَكُمْ نَذِيرٌ مُبِينٌ

He said: O my people! Surely I am a plain warner to you:

أَنِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَاتَّقُوهُ وَأَطِيعُونِ

That you should serve Allah and be careful of (your duty to) Him and obey me:

يَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ مِنْ ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُؤَخِّرْكُمْ إِلَى أَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى إِنَّ أَجَلَ اللَّهِ إِذَا جَاءَ لَا يُؤَخَّرُ لَوْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

He will forgive you some of your faults and grant you a delay to an appointed term; surely the term of Allah when it comes is not postponed; did you but know!

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي دَعَوْتُ قَوْمِي لَيْلًا وَنَهَارًا

He said: O my Lord! surely I have called my people by night and by day!

فَلَمْ يَزِدْهُمْ دُعَائِي إِلَّا فِرَارًا

But my call has only made them flee the more:

وَإِنِّي كُلَّمَا دَعَوْتُهُمْ لِتَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ جَعَلُوا أَصَابِعَهُمْ فِي آذَانِهِمْ وَاسْتَغْشَوْا ثِيَابَهُمْ وَأَصَرُّوا وَاسْتَكْبَرُوا اسْتِكْبَارًا

And whenever I have called them that Thou mayest forgive them, they put their fingers in their ears, cover themselves with their garments, and persist and are puffed up with pride:

ثُمَّ إِنِّي دَعَوْتُهُمْ جِهَارًا

Then surely I called to them aloud:

ثُمَّ إِنِّي أَعْلَنْتُ لَهُمْ وَأَسْرَرْتُ لَهُمْ إِسْرَارًا

Then surely I spoke to them in public and I spoke to them in secret:

فَقُلْتُ اسْتَغْفِرُوا رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ غَفَّارًا

Then I said, Ask forgiveness of your Lord, surely He is the most Forgiving:

يُرْسِلِ السَّمَاءَ عَلَيْكُمْ مِدْرَارًا

He will send down upon you the cloud, pouring down abundance of rain:

وَيُمْدِدْكُمْ بِأَمْوَالٍ وَبَنِينَ وَيَجْعَلْ لَكُمْ جَنَّاتٍ وَيَجْعَلْ لَكُمْ أَنْهَارًا

And help you with wealth and sons, and make for you gardens, and make for you rivers.

مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَرْجُونَ لِلَّهِ وَقَارًا

What is the matter with you that you fear not the greatness of Allah?

وَقَدْ خَلَقَكُمْ أَطْوَارًا

And indeed He has created you through various grades:

أَلَمْ تَرَوْا كَيْفَ خَلَقَ اللَّهُ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ طِبَاقًا

Do you not see how Allah has created the seven heavens, one above another,

وَجَعَلَ الْقَمَرَ فِيهِنَّ نُورًا وَجَعَلَ الشَّمْسَ سِرَاجًا

And made the moon therein a light, and made the sun a lamp?

وَاللَّهُ أَنْبَتَكُمْ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ نَبَاتًا

And Allah has made you grow out of the earth as a growth:

ثُمَّ يُعِيدُكُمْ فِيهَا وَيُخْرِجُكُمْ إِخْرَاجًا

Then He returns you to it, then will He bring you forth a (new) bringing forth:

وَاللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الْأَرْضَ بِسَاطًا

And Allah has made for you the earth a wide expanse,

لِتَسْلُكُوا مِنْهَا سُبُلًا فِجَاجًا

That you may go along therein in wide paths.

قَالَ نُوحٌ رَبِّ إِنَّهُمْ عَصَوْنِي وَاتَّبَعُوا مَنْ لَمْ يَزِدْهُ مَالُهُ وَوَلَدُهُ إِلَّا خَسَارًا

Nuh said: My Lord! surely they have disobeyed me and followed him whose wealth and children have added to him nothing but loss.

وَمَكَرُوا مَكْرًا كُبَّارًا

And they have planned a very great plan.

وَقَالُوا لَا تَذَرُنَّ آلِهَتَكُمْ وَلَا تَذَرُنَّ وَدًّا وَلَا سُوَاعًا وَلَا يَغُوثَ وَيَعُوقَ وَنَسْرًا

And they say: By no means leave your gods, nor leave Wadd, nor Suwa; nor Yaghus, and Yauq and Nasr.

وَقَدْ أَضَلُّوا كَثِيرًا وَلَا تَزِدِ الظَّالِمِينَ إِلَّا ضَلَالًا

And indeed they have led astray many, and do not increase the unjust in aught but error.

مِمَّا خَطِيئَاتِهِمْ أُغْرِقُوا فَأُدْخِلُوا نَارًا فَلَمْ يَجِدُوا لَهُمْ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ أَنْصَارًا

Because of their wrongs they were drowned, then made to enter fire, so they did not find any helpers besides Allah.

وَقَالَ نُوحٌ رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ دَيَّارًا

And Nuh said: My Lord! leave not upon the land any dweller from among the unbelievers:

إِنَّكَ إِنْ تَذَرْهُمْ يُضِلُّوا عِبَادَكَ وَلَا يَلِدُوا إِلَّا فَاجِرًا كَفَّارًا

For surely if Thou leave them they will lead astray Thy servants, and will not beget any but immoral, ungrateful (children)

رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِمَنْ دَخَلَ بَيْتِيَ مُؤْمِنًا وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَلَا تَزِدِ الظَّالِمِينَ إِلَّا تَبَارًا

My Lord! forgive me and my parents and him who enters my house believing, and the believing men and the believing women; and do not increase the unjust in aught but destruction!

قُلْ أُوحِيَ إِلَيَّ أَنَّهُ اسْتَمَعَ نَفَرٌ مِنَ الْجِنِّ فَقَالُوا إِنَّا سَمِعْنَا قُرْآنًا عَجَبًا

Say: It has been revealed to me that a party of the jinn listened, and they said: Surely we have heard a wonderful Quran,

يَهْدِي إِلَى الرُّشْدِ فَآمَنَّا بِهِ وَلَنْ نُشْرِكَ بِرَبِّنَا أَحَدًا

Guiding to the right way, so we believe in it, and we will not set up any one with our Lord:

وَأَنَّهُ تَعَالَى جَدُّ رَبِّنَا مَا اتَّخَذَ صَاحِبَةً وَلَا وَلَدًا

And that He-- exalted be the majesty of our Lord-- has not taken a consort, nor a son:

وَأَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ سَفِيهُنَا عَلَى اللَّهِ شَطَطًا

And that the foolish amongst us used to forge extravagant things against Allah:

وَأَنَّا ظَنَنَّا أَنْ لَنْ تَقُولَ الْإِنْسُ وَالْجِنُّ عَلَى اللَّهِ كَذِبًا

And that we thought that men and jinn did not utter a lie against Allah:

وَأَنَّهُ كَانَ رِجَالٌ مِنَ الْإِنْسِ يَعُوذُونَ بِرِجَالٍ مِنَ الْجِنِّ فَزَادُوهُمْ رَهَقًا

And that persons from among men used to seek refuge with persons from among jinn, so they increased them in wrongdoing:

وَأَنَّهُمْ ظَنُّوا كَمَا ظَنَنْتُمْ أَنْ لَنْ يَبْعَثَ اللَّهُ أَحَدًا

And that they thought as you think, that Allah would not raise anyone:

وَأَنَّا لَمَسْنَا السَّمَاءَ فَوَجَدْنَاهَا مُلِئَتْ حَرَسًا شَدِيدًا وَشُهُبًا

And that we sought to reach heaven, but we found it filled with strong guards and flaming stars.

وَأَنَّا كُنَّا نَقْعُدُ مِنْهَا مَقَاعِدَ لِلسَّمْعِ فَمَنْ يَسْتَمِعِ الْآنَ يَجِدْ لَهُ شِهَابًا رَصَدًا

And that we used to sit in some of the sitting-places thereof to steal a hearing, but he who would (try to) listen now would find a flame lying in wait for him:

وَأَنَّا لَا نَدْرِي أَشَرٌّ أُرِيدَ بِمَنْ فِي الْأَرْضِ أَمْ أَرَادَ بِهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ رَشَدًا

And that we know not whether evil is meant for those who are on earth or whether their Lord means to bring them good:

وَأَنَّا مِنَّا الصَّالِحُونَ وَمِنَّا دُونَ ذَلِكَ كُنَّا طَرَائِقَ قِدَدًا

And that some of us are good and others of us are below that: we are sects following different ways:

وَأَنَّا ظَنَنَّا أَنْ لَنْ نُعْجِزَ اللَّهَ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَنْ نُعْجِزَهُ هَرَبًا

And that we know that we cannot escape Allah in the earth, nor can we escape Him by flight:

وَأَنَّا لَمَّا سَمِعْنَا الْهُدَى آمَنَّا بِهِ فَمَنْ يُؤْمِنْ بِرَبِّهِ فَلَا يَخَافُ بَخْسًا وَلَا رَهَقًا

And that when we heard the guidance, we believed in it; so whoever believes in his Lord, he should neither fear loss nor being overtaken (by disgrace):

وَأَنَّا مِنَّا الْمُسْلِمُونَ وَمِنَّا الْقَاسِطُونَ فَمَنْ أَسْلَمَ فَأُولَئِكَ تَحَرَّوْا رَشَدًا

And that some of us are those who submit, and some of us are the deviators; so whoever submits, these aim at the right way:

وَأَمَّا الْقَاسِطُونَ فَكَانُوا لِجَهَنَّمَ حَطَبًا

And as to the deviators, they are fuel of hell:

وَأَنْ لَوِ اسْتَقَامُوا عَلَى الطَّرِيقَةِ لَأَسْقَيْنَاهُمْ مَاءً غَدَقًا

And that if they should keep to the (right) way, We would certainly give them to drink of abundant water,

لِنَفْتِنَهُمْ فِيهِ وَمَنْ يُعْرِضْ عَنْ ذِكْرِ رَبِّهِ يَسْلُكْهُ عَذَابًا صَعَدًا

So that We might try them with respect to it; and whoever turns aside from the reminder of his Lord, He will make him enter into an afflicting chastisement:

وَأَنَّ الْمَسَاجِدَ لِلَّهِ فَلَا تَدْعُوا مَعَ اللَّهِ أَحَدًا

And that the mosques are Allah's, therefore call not upon any one with Allah:

وَأَنَّهُ لَمَّا قَامَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ يَدْعُوهُ كَادُوا يَكُونُونَ عَلَيْهِ لِبَدًا

And that when the servant of Allah stood up calling upon Him, they wellnigh crowded him (to death).

قُلْ إِنَّمَا أَدْعُو رَبِّي وَلَا أُشْرِكُ بِهِ أَحَدًا

Say: I only call upon my Lord, and I do not associate any one with Him.

قُلْ إِنِّي لَا أَمْلِكُ لَكُمْ ضَرًّا وَلَا رَشَدًا

Say: I do not control for you evil or good.

قُلْ إِنِّي لَنْ يُجِيرَنِي مِنَ اللَّهِ أَحَدٌ وَلَنْ أَجِدَ مِنْ دُونِهِ مُلْتَحَدًا

Say: Surely no one can protect me against Allah, nor can I find besides Him any place of refuge:

إِلَّا بَلَاغًا مِنَ اللَّهِ وَرِسَالَاتِهِ وَمَنْ يَعْصِ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ فَإِنَّ لَهُ نَارَ جَهَنَّمَ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا أَبَدًا

(It is) only a delivering (of communications) from Allah and His messages; and whoever disobeys Allah and His Apostle surely he shall have the fire of hell to abide therein for a long time.

حَتَّى إِذَا رَأَوْا مَا يُوعَدُونَ فَسَيَعْلَمُونَ مَنْ أَضْعَفُ نَاصِرًا وَأَقَلُّ عَدَدًا

Until when they see what they are threatened with, then shall they know who is weaker in helpers and fewer in number.

قُلْ إِنْ أَدْرِي أَقَرِيبٌ مَا تُوعَدُونَ أَمْ يَجْعَلُ لَهُ رَبِّي أَمَدًا

Say: I do not know whether that with which you are threatened be nigh or whether my Lord will appoint for it a term:

عَالِمُ الْغَيْبِ فَلَا يُظْهِرُ عَلَى غَيْبِهِ أَحَدًا

The Knower of the unseen! so He does not reveal His secrets to any,

إِلَّا مَنِ ارْتَضَى مِنْ رَسُولٍ فَإِنَّهُ يَسْلُكُ مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِ رَصَدًا

Except to him whom He chooses as an apostle; for surely He makes a guard to march before him and after him,

لِيَعْلَمَ أَنْ قَدْ أَبْلَغُوا رِسَالَاتِ رَبِّهِمْ وَأَحَاطَ بِمَا لَدَيْهِمْ وَأَحْصَى كُلَّ شَيْءٍ عَدَدًا

So that He may know that they have truly delivered the messages of their Lord, and He encompasses what is with them and He records the number of all things.

يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُزَّمِّلُ

O you who have wrapped up in your garments!

قُمِ اللَّيْلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

Rise to pray in the night except a little,

نِصْفَهُ أَوِ انْقُصْ مِنْهُ قَلِيلًا

Half of it, or lessen it a little,

أَوْ زِدْ عَلَيْهِ وَرَتِّلِ الْقُرْآنَ تَرْتِيلًا

Or add to it, and recite the Quran as it ought to be recited.

إِنَّا سَنُلْقِي عَلَيْكَ قَوْلًا ثَقِيلًا

Surely We will make to light upon you a weighty Word.

إِنَّ نَاشِئَةَ اللَّيْلِ هِيَ أَشَدُّ وَطْئًا وَأَقْوَمُ قِيلًا

Surely the rising by night is the firmest way to tread and the best corrective of speech.

إِنَّ لَكَ فِي النَّهَارِ سَبْحًا طَوِيلًا

Surely you have in the day time a long occupation.

وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ وَتَبَتَّلْ إِلَيْهِ تَبْتِيلًا

And remember the name of your Lord and devote yourself to Him with (exclusive) devotion.

رَبُّ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَاتَّخِذْهُ وَكِيلًا

The Lord of the East and the West-- there is no god but He-- therefore take Him for a protector.

وَاصْبِرْ عَلَى مَا يَقُولُونَ وَاهْجُرْهُمْ هَجْرًا جَمِيلًا

And bear patiently what they say and avoid them with a becoming avoidance.

وَذَرْنِي وَالْمُكَذِّبِينَ أُولِي النَّعْمَةِ وَمَهِّلْهُمْ قَلِيلًا

And leave Me and the rejecters, the possessors of ease and plenty, and respite them a little.

إِنَّ لَدَيْنَا أَنْكَالًا وَجَحِيمًا

Surely with Us are heavy fetters and a flaming fire,

وَطَعَامًا ذَا غُصَّةٍ وَعَذَابًا أَلِيمًا

And food that chokes and a painful punishment,

يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ الْأَرْضُ وَالْجِبَالُ وَكَانَتِ الْجِبَالُ كَثِيبًا مَهِيلًا

On the day when the earth and the mountains shall quake and the mountains shall become (as) heaps of sand let loose.

إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا إِلَيْكُمْ رَسُولًا شَاهِدًا عَلَيْكُمْ كَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا إِلَى فِرْعَوْنَ رَسُولًا

Surely We have sent to you an Apostle, a witness against you, as We sent an apostle to Firon.

فَعَصَى فِرْعَوْنُ الرَّسُولَ فَأَخَذْنَاهُ أَخْذًا وَبِيلًا

But Firon disobeyed the apostle, so We laid on him a violent hold.

فَكَيْفَ تَتَّقُونَ إِنْ كَفَرْتُمْ يَوْمًا يَجْعَلُ الْوِلْدَانَ شِيبًا

How, then, will you guard yourselves, if you disbelieve, on the day which shall make children grey-headed?

السَّمَاءُ مُنْفَطِرٌ بِهِ كَانَ وَعْدُهُ مَفْعُولًا

The heaven shall rend asunder thereby; His promise is ever brought to fulfillment.

إِنَّ هَذِهِ تَذْكِرَةٌ فَمَنْ شَاءَ اتَّخَذَ إِلَى رَبِّهِ سَبِيلًا

Surely this is a reminder, then let him, who will take the way to his Lord.

إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ تَقُومُ أَدْنَى مِنْ ثُلُثَيِ اللَّيْلِ وَنِصْفَهُ وَثُلُثَهُ وَطَائِفَةٌ مِنَ الَّذِينَ مَعَكَ وَاللَّهُ يُقَدِّرُ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ عَلِمَ أَنْ لَنْ تُحْصُوهُ فَتَابَ عَلَيْكُمْ فَاقْرَءُوا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ عَلِمَ أَنْ سَيَكُونُ مِنْكُمْ مَرْضَى وَآخَرُونَ يَضْرِبُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ يَبْتَغُونَ مِنْ فَضْلِ اللَّهِ وَآخَرُونَ يُقَاتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَاقْرَءُوا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنْهُ وَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتُوا الزَّكَاةَ وَأَقْرِضُوا اللَّهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًا وَمَا تُقَدِّمُوا لِأَنْفُسِكُمْ مِنْ خَيْرٍ تَجِدُوهُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ هُوَ خَيْرًا وَأَعْظَمَ أَجْرًا وَاسْتَغْفِرُوا اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ

Surely your Lord knows that you pass in prayer nearly two-thirds of the night, and (sometimes) half of it, and (sometimes) a third of it, and (also) a party of those with you; and Allah measures the night and the day. He knows that you are not able to do it, so He has turned to you (mercifully), therefore read what is easy of the Quran. He knows that there must be among you sick, and others who travel in the land seeking of the bounty of Allah, and others who fight in Allah's way, therefore read as much of it as is easy (to you), and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate and offer to Allah a goodly gift, and whatever of good you send on beforehand for yourselves, you will find it with Allah; that is best and greatest in reward; and ask forgiveness of Allah; surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ

O you who are clothed!

قُمْ فَأَنْذِرْ

Arise and warn,

وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ

And your Lord do magnify,

وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ

And your garments do purify,

وَالرُّجْزَ فَاهْجُرْ

And uncleanness do shun,

وَلَا تَمْنُنْ تَسْتَكْثِرُ

And bestow not favors that you may receive again with increase,

وَلِرَبِّكَ فَاصْبِرْ

And for the sake of your Lord, be patient.

فَإِذَا نُقِرَ فِي النَّاقُورِ

For when the trumpet is sounded,

فَذَلِكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَوْمٌ عَسِيرٌ

That, at that time, shall be a difficult day,

عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ غَيْرُ يَسِيرٍ

For the unbelievers, anything but easy.

ذَرْنِي وَمَنْ خَلَقْتُ وَحِيدًا

Leave Me and him whom I created alone,

وَجَعَلْتُ لَهُ مَالًا مَمْدُودًا

And give him vast riches,

وَبَنِينَ شُهُودًا

And sons dwelling in his presence,

وَمَهَّدْتُ لَهُ تَمْهِيدًا

And I adjusted affairs for him adjustably;

ثُمَّ يَطْمَعُ أَنْ أَزِيدَ

And yet he desires that I should add more!

كَلَّا إِنَّهُ كَانَ لِآيَاتِنَا عَنِيدًا

By no means! surely he offers opposition to Our communications.

سَأُرْهِقُهُ صَعُودًا

I will make a distressing punishment overtake him.

إِنَّهُ فَكَّرَ وَقَدَّرَ

Surely he reflected and guessed,

فَقُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ

But may he be cursed how he plotted;

ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ

Again, may he be cursed how he plotted;

ثُمَّ نَظَرَ

Then he looked,

ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ

Then he frowned and scowled,

ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ وَاسْتَكْبَرَ

Then he turned back and was big with pride,

فَقَالَ إِنْ هَذَا إِلَّا سِحْرٌ يُؤْثَرُ

~Then he said: This is naught but enchantment, narrated (from others);

إِنْ هَذَا إِلَّا قَوْلُ الْبَشَرِ

This is naught but the word of a mortal.

سَأُصْلِيهِ سَقَرَ

I will cast him into hell.

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا سَقَرُ

And what will make you realize what hell is?

لَا تُبْقِي وَلَا تَذَرُ

It leaves naught nor does it spare aught.

لَوَّاحَةٌ لِلْبَشَرِ

It scorches the mortal.

عَلَيْهَا تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ

Over it are nineteen.

وَمَا جَعَلْنَا أَصْحَابَ النَّارِ إِلَّا مَلَائِكَةً وَمَا جَعَلْنَا عِدَّتَهُمْ إِلَّا فِتْنَةً لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لِيَسْتَيْقِنَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ وَيَزْدَادَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِيمَانًا وَلَا يَرْتَابَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَلِيَقُولَ الَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ مَرَضٌ وَالْكَافِرُونَ مَاذَا أَرَادَ اللَّهُ بِهَذَا مَثَلًا كَذَلِكَ يُضِلُّ اللَّهُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَيَهْدِي مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَمَا يَعْلَمُ جُنُودَ رَبِّكَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَمَا هِيَ إِلَّا ذِكْرَى لِلْبَشَرِ

And We have not made the wardens of the fire others than angels, and We have not made their number but as a trial for those who disbelieve, that those who have been given the book may be certain and those who believe may increase in faith, and those who have been given the book and the believers may not doubt, and that those in whose hearts is a disease and the unbelievers may say: What does Allah mean by this parable? Thus does Allah make err whom He pleases, and He guides whom He pleases, and none knows the hosts of your Lord but He Himself; and this is naught but a reminder to the mortals.

كَلَّا وَالْقَمَرِ

Nay; I swear by the moon,

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذْ أَدْبَرَ

And the night when it departs,

وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا أَسْفَرَ

And the daybreak when it shines;

إِنَّهَا لَإِحْدَى الْكُبَرِ

Surely it (hell) is one of the gravest (misfortunes),

نَذِيرًا لِلْبَشَرِ

A warning to mortals,

لِمَنْ شَاءَ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ يَتَقَدَّمَ أَوْ يَتَأَخَّرَ

To him among you who wishes to go forward or remain behind.

كُلُّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ رَهِينَةٌ

Every soul is held in pledge for what it earns,

إِلَّا أَصْحَابَ الْيَمِينِ

Except the people of the right hand,

فِي جَنَّاتٍ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ

In gardens, they shall ask each other

عَنِ الْمُجْرِمِينَ

About the guilty:

مَا سَلَكَكُمْ فِي سَقَرَ

What has brought you into hell?

قَالُوا لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ الْمُصَلِّينَ

They shall say: We were not of those who prayed;

وَلَمْ نَكُ نُطْعِمُ الْمِسْكِينَ

And we used not to feed the poor;

وَكُنَّا نَخُوضُ مَعَ الْخَائِضِينَ

And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who entered into vain discourses.

وَكُنَّا نُكَذِّبُ بِيَوْمِ الدِّينِ

And we used to call the day of judgment a lie;

حَتَّى أَتَانَا الْيَقِينُ

Till death overtook us.

فَمَا تَنْفَعُهُمْ شَفَاعَةُ الشَّافِعِينَ

So the intercession of intercessors shall not avail them.

فَمَا لَهُمْ عَنِ التَّذْكِرَةِ مُعْرِضِينَ

What is then the matter with them, that they turn away from the admonition

كَأَنَّهُمْ حُمُرٌ مُسْتَنْفِرَةٌ

As if they were asses taking fright

فَرَّتْ مِنْ قَسْوَرَةٍ

That had fled from a lion?

بَلْ يُرِيدُ كُلُّ امْرِئٍ مِنْهُمْ أَنْ يُؤْتَى صُحُفًا مُنَشَّرَةً

Nay; every one of them desires that he may be given pages spread out;

كَلَّا بَلْ لَا يَخَافُونَ الْآخِرَةَ

Nay! but they do not fear the hereafter.

كَلَّا إِنَّهُ تَذْكِرَةٌ

Nay! it is surely an admonition.

فَمَنْ شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ

So whoever pleases may mind it.

وَمَا يَذْكُرُونَ إِلَّا أَنْ يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ هُوَ أَهْلُ التَّقْوَى وَأَهْلُ الْمَغْفِرَةِ

And they will not mind unless Allah please. He is worthy to be feared and worthy to forgive.

لَا أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ

Nay! I swear by the day of resurrection.

وَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالنَّفْسِ اللَّوَّامَةِ

Nay! I swear by the self-accusing soul.

أَيَحْسَبُ الْإِنْسَانُ أَلَّنْ نَجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُ

Does man think that We shall not gather his bones?

بَلَى قَادِرِينَ عَلَى أَنْ نُسَوِّيَ بَنَانَهُ

Yea! We are able to make complete his very fingertips

بَلْ يُرِيدُ الْإِنْسَانُ لِيَفْجُرَ أَمَامَهُ

Nay! man desires to give the lie to what is before him.

يَسْأَلُ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ الْقِيَامَةِ

He asks: When is the day of resurrection?

فَإِذَا بَرِقَ الْبَصَرُ

So when the sight becomes dazed,

وَخَسَفَ الْقَمَرُ

And the moon becomes dark,

وَجُمِعَ الشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ

And the sun and the moon are brought together,

يَقُولُ الْإِنْسَانُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ الْمَفَرُّ

Man shall say on that day: Whither to fly to?

كَلَّا لَا وَزَرَ

By no means! there shall be no place of refuge!

إِلَى رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ الْمُسْتَقَرُّ

With your Lord alone shall on that day be the place of rest.

يُنَبَّأُ الْإِنْسَانُ يَوْمَئِذٍ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ

Man shall on that day be informed of what he sent before and (what he) put off.

بَلِ الْإِنْسَانُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ بَصِيرَةٌ

Nay! man is evidence against himself,

وَلَوْ أَلْقَى مَعَاذِيرَهُ

Though he puts forth his excuses.

لَا تُحَرِّكْ بِهِ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِ

Do not move your tongue with it to make haste with it,

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا جَمْعَهُ وَقُرْآنَهُ

Surely on Us (devolves) the collecting of it and the reciting of it.

فَإِذَا قَرَأْنَاهُ فَاتَّبِعْ قُرْآنَهُ

Therefore when We have recited it, follow its recitation.

ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا بَيَانَهُ

Again on Us (devolves) the explaining of it.

كَلَّا بَلْ تُحِبُّونَ الْعَاجِلَةَ

Nay! But you love the present life,

وَتَذَرُونَ الْآخِرَةَ

And neglect the hereafter.

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَاضِرَةٌ

(Some) faces on that day shall be bright,

إِلَى رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ

Looking to their Lord.

وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ بَاسِرَةٌ

And (other) faces on that day shall be gloomy,

تَظُنُّ أَنْ يُفْعَلَ بِهَا فَاقِرَةٌ

Knowing that there will be made to befall them some great calamity.

كَلَّا إِذَا بَلَغَتِ التَّرَاقِيَ

Nay! When it comes up to the throat,

وَقِيلَ مَنْ رَاقٍ

And it is said: Who will be a magician?

وَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ الْفِرَاقُ

And he is sure that it is the (hour of) parting

وَالْتَفَّتِ السَّاقُ بِالسَّاقِ

And affliction is combined with affliction;

إِلَى رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ الْمَسَاقُ

To your Lord on that day shall be the driving.

فَلَا صَدَّقَ وَلَا صَلَّى

So he did not accept the truth, nor did he pray,

وَلَكِنْ كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّى

But called the truth a lie and turned back,

ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ يَتَمَطَّى

Then he went to his followers, walking away in haughtiness.

أَوْلَى لَكَ فَأَوْلَى

Nearer to you (is destruction) and nearer,

ثُمَّ أَوْلَى لَكَ فَأَوْلَى

Again (consider how) nearer to you and nearer.

أَيَحْسَبُ الْإِنْسَانُ أَنْ يُتْرَكَ سُدًى

Does man think that he is to be left to wander without an aim?

أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةً مِنْ مَنِيٍّ يُمْنَى

Was he not a small seed in the seminal elements,

ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّى

Then he was a clot of blood, so He created (him) then made (him) perfect.

فَجَعَلَ مِنْهُ الزَّوْجَيْنِ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنْثَى

Then He made of him two kinds, the male and the female.

أَلَيْسَ ذَلِكَ بِقَادِرٍ عَلَى أَنْ يُحْيِيَ الْمَوْتَى

Is not He able to give life to the dead?

هَلْ أَتَى عَلَى الْإِنْسَانِ حِينٌ مِنَ الدَّهْرِ لَمْ يَكُنْ شَيْئًا مَذْكُورًا

There surely came over man a period of time when he was a thing not worth mentioning.

إِنَّا خَلَقْنَا الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ نُطْفَةٍ أَمْشَاجٍ نَبْتَلِيهِ فَجَعَلْنَاهُ سَمِيعًا بَصِيرًا

Surely We have created man from a small life-germ uniting (itself): We mean to try him, so We have made him hearing, seeing.

إِنَّا هَدَيْنَاهُ السَّبِيلَ إِمَّا شَاكِرًا وَإِمَّا كَفُورًا

Surely We have shown him the way: he may be thankful or unthankful.

إِنَّا أَعْتَدْنَا لِلْكَافِرِينَ سَلَاسِلَ وَأَغْلَالًا وَسَعِيرًا

Surely We have prepared for the unbelievers chains and shackles and a burning fire.

إِنَّ الْأَبْرَارَ يَشْرَبُونَ مِنْ كَأْسٍ كَانَ مِزَاجُهَا كَافُورًا

Surely the righteous shall drink of a cup the admixture of which is camphor

عَيْنًا يَشْرَبُ بِهَا عِبَادُ اللَّهِ يُفَجِّرُونَهَا تَفْجِيرًا

A fountain from which the servants of Allah shall drink; they make it to flow a (goodly) flowing forth.

يُوفُونَ بِالنَّذْرِ وَيَخَافُونَ يَوْمًا كَانَ شَرُّهُ مُسْتَطِيرًا

They fulfill vows and fear a day the evil of which shall be spreading far and wide.

وَيُطْعِمُونَ الطَّعَامَ عَلَى حُبِّهِ مِسْكِينًا وَيَتِيمًا وَأَسِيرًا

And they give food out of love for Him to the poor and the orphan and the captive:

إِنَّمَا نُطْعِمُكُمْ لِوَجْهِ اللَّهِ لَا نُرِيدُ مِنْكُمْ جَزَاءً وَلَا شُكُورًا

We only feed you for Allah's sake; we desire from you neither reward nor thanks:

إِنَّا نَخَافُ مِنْ رَبِّنَا يَوْمًا عَبُوسًا قَمْطَرِيرًا

Surely we fear from our Lord a stern, distressful day.

فَوَقَاهُمُ اللَّهُ شَرَّ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ وَلَقَّاهُمْ نَضْرَةً وَسُرُورًا

Therefore Allah win guard them from the evil of that day and cause them to meet with ease and happiness;

وَجَزَاهُمْ بِمَا صَبَرُوا جَنَّةً وَحَرِيرًا

And reward them, because they were patient, with garden and silk,

مُتَّكِئِينَ فِيهَا عَلَى الْأَرَائِكِ لَا يَرَوْنَ فِيهَا شَمْسًا وَلَا زَمْهَرِيرًا

Reclining therein on raised couches, they shall find therein neither (the severe heat of) the sun nor intense cold.

وَدَانِيَةً عَلَيْهِمْ ظِلَالُهَا وَذُلِّلَتْ قُطُوفُهَا تَذْلِيلًا

And close down upon them (shall be) its shadows, and its fruits shall be made near (to them), being easy to reach.

وَيُطَافُ عَلَيْهِمْ بِآنِيَةٍ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ وَأَكْوَابٍ كَانَتْ قَوَارِيرَا

And there shall be made to go round about them vessels of silver and goblets which are of glass,

قَوَارِيرَ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ قَدَّرُوهَا تَقْدِيرًا

(Transparent as) glass, made of silver; they have measured them according to a measure.

وَيُسْقَوْنَ فِيهَا كَأْسًا كَانَ مِزَاجُهَا زَنْجَبِيلًا

And they shall be made to drink therein a cup the admixture of which shall be ginger,

عَيْنًا فِيهَا تُسَمَّى سَلْسَبِيلًا

(Of) a fountain therein which is named Salsabil.

وَيَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَانٌ مُخَلَّدُونَ إِذَا رَأَيْتَهُمْ حَسِبْتَهُمْ لُؤْلُؤًا مَنْثُورًا

And round about them shall go youths never altering in age; when you see them you will think them to be scattered pearls.

وَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ ثَمَّ رَأَيْتَ نَعِيمًا وَمُلْكًا كَبِيرًا

And when you see there, you shall see blessings and a great kingdom.

عَالِيَهُمْ ثِيَابُ سُنْدُسٍ خُضْرٌ وَإِسْتَبْرَقٌ وَحُلُّوا أَسَاوِرَ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ وَسَقَاهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ شَرَابًا طَهُورًا

Upon them shall be garments of fine green silk and thick silk interwoven with gold, and they shall be adorned with bracelets of silver, and their Lord shall make them drink a pure drink.