Part 23
[36.28]
And We did not send down to his nation after him any army from heaven, neither
would We send any down.
[36.29]
It was only one Shout and they were silent, still.
[36.30] Woe, for those (unbelieving) worshipers! They
mocked every Messenger that came to them.
[36.31] Have they not seen how many generations We
destroyed before them? They shall never return to them,
[36.32] all shall be arraigned before Us.
[36.33] The dead land is a sign for them. We revive it,
and from it produce grain from which they eat.
[36.34] And there We made gardens of palms and vines,
and in it We caused fountains to gush forth,
[36.35] so that they might eat of its fruit and the
labor of their hands. Will they not give thanks?
[36.36] Exaltations to Him who created pairs of all the
things the earth produces and of themselves, and that of which they have no
knowledge.
[36.37] A sign for them is the night. From it We
withdraw the day and they are in darkness.
[36.38] The sun runs to its fixed restingplace; that is the
decree of the Almighty, the Knower.
[36.39] And the moon, We have determined it in phases
till it returns like an old palmbranch.
[36.40] The sun shall not outstrip the moon, nor shall
the night outstrip the day. Each is floating in an orbit.
[36.41] And a sign for them is that We carried their
offspring in the laden Ark (of Noah).
[36.42] And We have created for them the like of it in
which they board.
[36.43] We drown them if We will, then they have none to
cry to, nor can they be saved,
[36.44] except through Our Mercy and as enjoyment for
awhile.
[36.45] When it is said to them: 'Have fear of that
which is before you and behind you in order that you find mercy. '
[36.46] Yet there never comes to them any sign of their
Lord's signs, but they turn away from it.
[36.47] And when it is said to them: 'Spend of that
which Allah has given you, ' the unbelievers say to the believers: 'Are we to
feed those whom Allah can feed if He chooses? Surely, you are only in clear
error. '
[36.48] They also say: 'When will this promise be, if
what you say is true? '
[36.49] They await but one Shout, which will seize them
while they dispute.
[36.50] Then they will be unable to make a will, nor
shall they return to their kinsmen.
[36.51] And the Horn is blown, and, from the graves they
rush forth to their Lord.
[36.52] 'Woe for us! ' they will say. 'Who has roused us
from our sleepingplace? This is what the Merciful promised; the Messengers have
spoken the truth! '
[36.53] And it is but one Shout and they are all
arraigned before Us.
[36.54] Today, no soul shall be wronged a thing. You
shall not be recompensed except according to your deeds.
[36.55] Indeed, the companions of the Garden are this
Day busy in their rejoicing.
[36.56] Together with their spouses, they shall recline
on couches in the shade.
[36.57] They shall have fruits and all that they call
for.
[36.58] Peace, a saying from the Most Merciful Lord.
[36.59] (And He will say): 'Distance yourselves, O
sinners, this Day.
[36.60] Children of Adam, did I not make a covenant with
you, that you should not worship satan he is surely a clear enemy to you
[36.61] and that you worship Me? Surely, that is the
Straight Path.
[36.62] Yet he has led many a host of you astray, did
you not understand?
[36.63] This, then is Gehenna (Hell), that which you
were promised.
[36.64] Roast well therein this Day for you were
unbelievers. '
[36.65] This Day We set a seal on their mouths and their
hands speak to Us, and their feet will testify to their earnings.
[36.66] Had it been Our will We would have obliterated
their sight so that they raced to the Path. But, how would they see?
[36.67] Had it been Our will We would have transmuted
them (into monkeys, pigs and stones) where they were, so that they could
neither go forward nor yet return.
[36.68] To whoever We give a long life We make him
stoop. Do they not understand?
[36.69] We have not taught him (Prophet Muhammad)
poetry, nor does it become him. This is only a Remembrance and a Clear Holy
Reading (Koran)
[36.70] that he may warn the living, and so that
Judgement may be passed against the unbelievers.
[36.71] Have they not seen how We have created for them
the cattle they master with Our Hands?
[36.72] We have subdued these to them, and some of them
they ride and some of them they eat;
[36.73] they also have other uses in them and drinks.
What, will they not give thanks!
[36.74] And yet they have taken gods, other than Allah,
so that they might helped!
[36.75] They cannot help them, for them (the socalled)
army are brought (with them to Hell).
[36.76] So do not let their sayings grieve you. Surely,
We have knowledge of what they hide and all that they reveal.
[36.77] Has the human not seen how We created him from a
drop (of sperm)? Yet he is a clear opponent.
[36.78] And he has struck for Us a parable, and
forgotten his own creation. He asks: 'Who will quicken the bones after they
have decayed? '
[36.79] Say: 'He will quicken them who originated them
the first time; He has knowledge of every creation;
[36.80] who has made fire for you from the green tree
with which you kindle. '
[36.81] Is He who created the heavens and the earth unable
to create their like? Yes, indeed, He is the Creator, the Knower.
[36.82] When He wills a thing, His command is to say to
it 'Be', and it is!
[36.83] Exaltations to Him in whose Hand is the Kingdom
of all things, and to Him you will be returned.
37 The Alignment
-As-Saffat
In the Name of Allah, the
Merciful, the Most Merciful
[37.1] By the aligners (angels) aligning.
[37.2] and the drivers driving,
[37.3] and those who recite the Remembrance
[37.4] surely, your God is One,
[37.5] the Lord of the heavens and the earth and of all
that is between them; the Lord of the Easts.
[37.6] We have adorned the lower heaven with the
adornment of the planets,
[37.7] a protection against every rebel satan;
[37.8] so they cannot listen to the High Assembly, for
they are pelted from every side.
[37.9] They are rejected and theirs is an everlasting
punishment;
[37.10] except such as snatches a fragment, and he is
pursued by a piercing flame.
[37.11] So ask them, are they stronger in constitution,
or those whom We have created. We have created them of sticky clay.
[37.12] No, you marvel, while they scoff.
[37.13] When they are reminded, they do not remember.
[37.14] When they are shown a sign, they scoff at it
[37.15] and say: 'This is nothing but clear sorcery! '
[37.16] What, when we are dead and become dust and
bones, shall we be resurrected.
[37.17] What, and our forefathers, the ancients! '
[37.18] Say: 'Yes, but worthless. '
[37.19] It will be but one Shout, then see, they are
watching
[37.20] and they will say: 'Woe for us. This is the Day
of Recompense. '
[37.21] This is the Day of Decision which you belied.
[37.22] Gather together the evildoers, their wives, and
that they were worshipping,
[37.23] other than Allah, and guide them to the Path of
Hell!
[37.24] And halt them so that they may be questioned.
[37.25] 'Why do you not help one another?
[37.26] No, today they will resign themselves in
submission,
[37.27] and approach each other with questions,
[37.28] saying: 'You used to come to us from the right
hand. '
[37.29] But they reply: 'Rather, you were not believers.
[37.30] We had no authority over you, but you were an
insolent nation.
[37.31] The statement of Our Lord is realized against
us, and we are tasting it,
[37.32] we perverted you, indeed, we were perverts. '
[37.33] Therefore, on that Day they will all share Our
punishment.
[37.34] As such We shall deal with the evildoers.
[37.35] For when it was said to them: 'There is no god
except Allah, ' they were always proud
[37.36] and said: 'Are we to renounce our gods for the
sake of a mad poet? '
[37.37] No, indeed, he has brought the truth, and
confirmed the Messengers.
[37.38] You shall certainly taste the painful
punishment:
[37.39] but you shall not be recompensed except for what
you were doing.
[37.40] But for the sincere worshipers of Allah,
[37.41] there is waiting for them a known provision;
[37.42] fruits. And they are receivers of generosity
[37.43] in the Gardens of Delight,
[37.44] sitting face to face upon couches,
[37.45] a goblet from a spring shall be passed round to
them
[37.46] white, a delight to the drinkers,
[37.47] there is neither sickness in it, nor intoxication.
[37.48] And with them will be maidens (houris) who
restrain their wide glances
[37.49] as if they were hidden pearls.
[37.50] They will go to one another asking each other
questions.
[37.51] One of them will say: 'I had a companion
[37.52] who would say: "Are you among the believers
(of the resurrection)?
[37.53] When we are dead and turned to dust and bones,
shall we be recompensed?"
[37.54] And he will reply: 'Are you looking down (into
Hell)? '
[37.55] Then, he will look and see him in the midst of
Hell.
[37.56] 'By Allah, ' he will say, 'you almost destroyed
me!
[37.57] But for the Favor of Allah I should have surely
been among those who were arraigned (with you in Hell).
[37.58] What then, shall we not die
[37.59] except our first death, and shall we not be
punished? '
[37.60] Indeed, this is the mighty victory,
[37.61] and for the like of this let the workers work.
[37.62] Is this a better hospitality or the tree of
AzZakkum!
[37.63] We have made this (tree) a trial for the
evildoers.
[37.64] It is a tree that grows from the bottom of Hell;
[37.65] its spathes are like the heads of satans
[37.66] on it they shall feed, and with it they shall
fill their bellies.
[37.67] On top of it they shall have a brew of boiling
water,
[37.68] then their return is to Hell.
[37.69] They found their fathers in error,
[37.70] yet they run in their footsteps,
[37.71] yet before them most of the ancients went
astray,
[37.72] though We had sent among them warners.
[37.73] See then the end of those who were warned,
[37.74] except the sincere worshipers of Allah.
[37.75] Noah called to Us, and We are the Best to
answer.
[37.76] We saved him and his people from the great distress,
[37.77] and We made his offspring the survivors.
[37.78] And We let it remain upon him in the latter:
[37.79] 'Peace be upon Noah among all the worlds. '
[37.80] As such We recompense the gooddoers,
[37.81] he was one of Our believing worshipers.
[37.82] Afterwards We drowned the others.
[37.83] Of his party was Abraham.
[37.84] (Remember when) he came to his Lord with a pure
heart;
[37.85] and when he said to his father and to his
nation: 'What do you worship?
[37.86] It is falsehood that you desire gods other than
Allah!
[37.87] What do you think of the Lord of the Worlds? '
[37.88] He cast a glance at the stars
[37.89] and said: 'Surely, I am sick (of what you
worship)! '
[37.90] But they turned their backs and went away from
him.
[37.91] Then he turned to their gods, and said: 'What do
you eat?
[37.92] What is the matter with you, that you do not
speak? '
[37.93] And he turned upon them striking them with the
right hand.
[37.94] Thereafter they (the people) came to him in
haste.
[37.95] He said: 'Do you worship what you, yourselves
have carved
[37.96] when it is Allah who created you and all that
you do? '
[37.97] They replied: 'Build for him a building and cast
him into the fire. '
[37.98] Their desire was to outwit him, but We made them
to be the humiliated.
[37.99] He said: 'I will go to my Lord; He will guide
me.
[37.100] My Lord, grant me a righteous (son). '
[37.101] And We gave him the glad tidings of a very
gentle son (Ishmael).
[37.102] And when he reached the age of traveling with
him, he said: 'My son, while I was sleeping I saw that I shall slaughter
(sacrifice) you, tell me what is your opinion. ' He replied: 'Father, do as you
are ordered (by Allah). Allah willing, you shall find me one of those who are
steadfast. '
[37.103] And when they had both submitted, and his son
had laid down prostrate upon his forehead,
[37.104] We called to him, saying: 'O Abraham,
[37.105] you have confirmed your vision. ' As such We
recompense the gooddoers.
[37.106] That was indeed a clear trial.
[37.107] So, We ransomed him with a mighty sacrifice,
[37.108] and We let it (the beautiful praise) remain
upon him in the latter (generations),
[37.109] 'Peace be upon Abraham! '
[37.110] As such We recompense the gooddoers.
[37.111] He was one of Our believing worshipers.
[37.112] Then, We gave him the glad tidings of Isaac, a
Prophet, one of the righteous,
[37.113] and We blessed him and Isaac, and from their
offspring are some gooddoers, and others who clearly wronged themselves.
[37.114] We also favored Moses and Aaron
[37.115] and We saved them with their nation from a
great distress.
[37.116] We helped them, and they became victorious,
[37.117] and We gave them the Clear Book,
[37.118] and guided them upon the Straight Path.
[37.119] And We let it (the beautiful praise) remain
upon on both of them in the latter (generations),
[37.120] 'Peace be upon Moses and Aaron! '
[37.121] As such We recompense the gooddoers.
[37.122] They were among Our believing worshipers.
[37.123] And Elias (El Yaseen) was among the Messengers.
[37.124] He asked his people: 'Do you not fear (Allah)?
[37.125] Do you call on Ba'lan (the idol Baal) and
abandon the Best Creator,
[37.126] Allah is your Lord and the Lord of your
fathers, the ancients. '
[37.127] But they belied him, so they will be among the
arraigned (in Hell),
[37.128] except the sincere worshipers of Allah.
[37.129] And We let it (the beautiful praise) remain
upon him in the latter (generations),
[37.130] 'Peace be upon El Yaseen! '
[37.131] As such We recompense the gooddoers.
[37.132] He was among Our believing worshipers.
[37.133] Lot, too, was among the Messengers.
[37.134] We saved him and all his kinsmen,
[37.135] except an old woman who lingered,
[37.136] and We destroyed the others.
[37.137] You pass by them in the morning
[37.138] and at night, will you not understand?
[37.139] Jonah, too, was one of the Messengers.
[37.140] He ran away to the laden ship,
[37.141] and cast lots, and he was among the losers (of
the lots that were cast).
[37.142] So the whale swallowed him, for he was
blameworthy,
[37.143] and had he not been among those who exalt
(Allah),
[37.144] he would have lingered in its belly till the
Day they are resurrected.
[37.145] But We cast him, upon the shore, and he was
ill,
[37.146] and We caused a pumpkin tree to grow over him.
[37.147] Then We sent him to a hundred thousand or more,
[37.148] and they believed, and We gave them enjoyment
for awhile.
[37.149] Now, ask them, has your Lord daughters, and
they sons?
[37.150] Or, did We create the angels females while they
were witnessing?
[37.151] Then is it of their lying that they say:
[37.152] 'Allah has begotten? ' They are truly liars.
[37.153] Has He chosen daughters above sons?
[37.154] What is the matter with you? How do you judge?
[37.155] What, will you not remember?
[37.156] Or, do you have a clear authority?
[37.
157] Bring your Book, if what you say is true!
[37.158] They assert kinship between Him and the angels.
But the angels know that they (the liars) will be arraigned (in Hell).
[37.159] Exaltations to Allah above what they describe,
[37.160] except for the sincere worshipers of Allah.
[37.161] But as for you, and that you worship,
[37.162] you shall tempt none against Him
[37.163] except for he who shall roast in Hell.
[37.164] (Gabriel said to the Prophet): 'Each of us has
a known place.
[37.165] We are surely those who are arranged in ranks.
[37.166] And we are they who exalt (Allah). '
[37.167] What, would they then say:
[37.168] 'If only we had a reminder from the ancients,
[37.169] we would have been sincere worshipers of Allah.
'
[37.
170] But they disbelieve in it (the Koran),
but soon they shall know!
[37.171] Our Word had already preceded Our worshipers,
the Messengers,
[37.172] that they shall receive Our help
[37.173] and Our armies shall be the victors.
[37.174] So turn (away) from them for a while.
[37.175] See them and soon they shall see.
[37.176] What, do they seek to hasten Our punishment?
[37.177] When it descends upon their courtyards, evil
will be the morning of those forewarned.
[37.178] So turn (away) from them for a while,
[37.179] and see, soon they shall see!
[37.180] Exaltations be to your Lord, the Lord of Might,
above that they describe!
[37.181] Peace be on the Messengers.
[37.182] And praise belongs to Allah, Lord of the
Worlds.
38 Saad -Saad
In the Name of Allah, the
Merciful, the Most Merciful
[38.1] Saad, by the Holy
[38.2] No, the unbelievers exalt in their division.
[38.3] How many generations have We destroyed before
them. They called: 'The time is neither of escape, nor safety. '
[38.4] They marvel now that, from among themselves, a
warner has come to them. The unbelievers say: 'This is a lying sorcerer.
[38.5] What, has he made the gods One God? This is
indeed a wondrous thing. '
[38.6] Their assembly left (saying): 'Go, and be patient
to your gods, this is something to be desired.
[38.7] We never heard of this in the former religion. It
is nothing but an invention.
[38.8] What, out of all of us, has the Remembrance been
sent down to him (Prophet Muhammad)? ' No, they are doubtful about My
Remembrance, no, they have not yet tasted My punishment.
[38.9] Or, have they the treasuries of the Mercy of your
Lord, the Almighty, the Giving?
[38.10] Or, is theirs the Kingdom of the heavens and the
earth and all that is between them? Then let them ascend by (their) means!
[38.11] The army is defeated as (were) the confederates.
[38.12] Before them the nations of Noah, Aad and
Pharaoh, and he of the tentpegs belied,
[38.13] Thamood, the nation of
[38.14] There was not one of those that did not belie
the Messengers. Therefore, My retribution was realized.
[38.15] These only wait for a single Shout for which
there will be no delay.
[38.16] They say: 'Our Lord, hasten to us our share
before the Day of Recompense. '
[38.17] Bear patiently with what they say, and remember
Our worshiper David, a man of might. He was ever turning in repentance.
[38.18] We subjected the mountains to exalt (Me) with
him in the evening and at sunrise,
[38.19] and the birds, too, gathered each obedient to
him.
[38.20] We made his kingdom strong and gave him wisdom
and decisive speech.
[38.21] Has the news of the dispute reached you (Prophet
Muhammad)? When they scaled the Sanctuary
[38.22] they went to David whereupon he was afraid of
them, but they said: 'Do not be afraid, we are two that have a dispute, one of
us has wronged the other. Judge between us justly, and do not transgress, and
guide us to the Right Path.
[38.23] This, my brother has ninetynine ewes, but I have
only one ewe (a female sheep). He said: "Give her into my keeping"
and overcame me in the argument. '
[38.24] He (David) replied: 'He has without doubt
wronged you in seeking to add your ewe to his sheep. Many intermixers wrong one
another; except those who believe, and do good works, and they are few indeed.
' David realized that We had tried him and sought the forgiveness of his Lord
and fell down, prostrate and repented.
[38.25] So, We forgave him that, and he has a near place
with Us and a fine return.
[38.26] (We said): 'David, We have made you a caliph in
the earth. Judge with justice among people and do not yield to your own
preference in case it should lead you from the Path of Allah. Surely, a
terrible punishment awaits those who stray from the Path of Allah, because they
forget the Day of Reckoning. '
[38.27] It was not in falsehood that We created the heavens
and the earth and all that is between them. That is the thought of the
unbelievers. But woe to the unbelievers because of the Fire!
[38.28] Are We to make those who believe and do good
works the same as those who corrupt the earth? Are We to make the righteous as
the wicked?
[38.29] It is a Blessed Book that We have sent down to
you (Prophet Muhammad), so that those possessed with minds might ponder its
verses and remember.
[38.30] We gave Solomon to David; and he was an
excellent worshiper, he was penitent.
[38.31] When his dressage steeds were presented to him
in the evening,
[38.32] he said: 'Indeed I have loved the love of good
things better than the remembrance of my Lord until the sun has vanished behind
a veil.
[38.33] Bring them back to me! ' And he hacked their
legs and necks (slaughtering them for Allah).
[38.34] Indeed, We tried Solomon and placed a body (of a
child) upon his throne, then he repented.
[38.35] He said: 'Forgive me my Lord, and give me a
kingdom the like of which will not befall any after me, surely, You are the
Giver. '
[38.36] So We subjected the wind to him, so that it ran
softly by his command wherever he wished;
[38.37] and the satans, every builder and diver
[38.38] and others joined together by (iron) fetters.
[38.39] 'This is Our gift, give or withhold without
reckoning. '
[38.40] And he has a place near to Us, and a fine
return.
[38.41] Also, remember Our worshiper Job. He called out
to his Lord, (saying): 'satan has afflicted me with harm and pain. '
[38.42] (We said): 'Stamp your foot on the ground, here
is cool water with which to wash and a drink. '
[38.43] We restored to him to his family and like those
with them, a mercy from Us and a reminder to a nation that understand.
[38.44] (We said to him): 'Take a bundle of rushes and
strike with it; and do not break your oath. ' We found him to be patient, a
good worshiper and he was penitent.
[38.45] Also, remember Our worshipers Abraham, Isaac,
and Jacob, those of might and vision.
[38.46] Indeed, We purified them with a most pure
quality, the remembrance of the Everlasting Life.
[38.47] Indeed with Us they are among the chosen, the
excellent.
[38.48] Also, remember our worshipers Ishmael, Elisha,
and ThulKifl, they are among the good.
[38.49] This is a Reminder, and indeed for the cautious
is a fine return,
[38.50] the Gardens of Eden whose gates shall be open to
them,
[38.51] in which they will recline, and call for
abundant fruit and drink therein.
[38.52] And with them will be maidens of equal age with
modest gaze.
[38.53] 'This is what you are promised on the Day of
Recompense,
[38.54] this is Our unending provision. '
[38.55] All of this; but, for the proud there is an ill
return.
[38.56] They shall roast in (the Fire) of Gehenna, an
evil cradling.
[38.57] All of this; so let them taste it, boiling water
and pus,
[38.58] and other similar to it, joined together.
[38.59] (We shall say to their leaders): 'This is a
troop rushing in with you, there is no welcome for them, they shall roast in
the Fire. '
[38.60] But they will say: 'No, it is you that has no
welcome. It was you who brought it upon us, an evil place! '
[38.61] They will say: 'Our Lord, give those who brought
this upon us double the punishment of the Fire! '
[38.
62] And they will say: 'Why do we not see the
men that we counted as being among the wicked in here?
[38.63] Have we taken them in mockery? Or, have our eyes
swerved from them? '
[38.64] Surely that is true the disputing of the
inhabitants of the Fire
[38.65] Say: 'I am only a warner. There is no god except
Allah, the One, the Conqueror,
[38.66] the Lord of the heavens and the earth and all
that is between them; the Almighty, the Forgiving. '
[38.67] Say: 'This is a mighty message
[38.68] from which you turn away.
[38.69] I had no knowledge of the High Assembly's
dispute.
[38.70] This alone is revealed to me, I am only a clear
warner. '
[38.71] When your Lord said to the angels: 'I am
creating a human from clay,
[38.72] after I have shaped him and breathed of My
spirit (I created) into him, fall down prostrate before him. '
[38.73] So all the angels prostrated themselves
[38.74] except iblis (satan, the father of the jinn), he
became too proud, for he was one of the unbelievers.
[38.75] He (Allah) said: 'iblis, what prevented you from
prostrating yourself towards that which I have created with My Hands? Have you
become too proud, or are you among the grand? '
[38.76] He (satan) replied: 'I am better than he. You
created me from fire, and You created him from clay. '
[38.77] 'Begone! ' said He, 'you are stoned'.
[38.78] 'My curse shall rest on you until the Day of
Recompense. '
[38.79] He (satan) replied: 'Respite me my Lord till the
Day of Resurrection. '
[38.80] He (Allah) said: 'You are among those that are
respited
[38.81] till the Day of the known time. '
[38.82] He (satan) said: 'I swear by Your Might, that I
will seduce all of them
[38.83] except those among them who are Your sincere
worshipers. '
[38.84] He (Allah) said: 'This is the truth, and I speak
the truth:
[38.85] I shall certainly fill Gehenna with you and
every one of them that follows you. '
[38.86] Say (Prophet Muhammad): 'For this I ask of you
no wage, and I am not of those who take things upon themselves.
[38.87] This is nothing else but a reminder to all the
worlds,
[38.88] and after a while you shall know its news. '
39 The Groups
-Az-Zumar
In the Name of Allah, the
Merciful, the Most Merciful
[39.1] The sending down of the Book is from Allah, the
Almighty, the Wise,
[39.2] We have sent down the Book with the truth to you
(Prophet Muhammad), therefore worship Allah, and make your religion sincerely
His.
[39.3] Is it not that the sincere religion belongs to
Allah? As for those who choose guardians, other than Him, (saying): 'We only
worship them so that they will bring us near to Allah, ' Indeed, Allah will
judge between them concerning their differences. Indeed, Allah does not guide
he who is an unthankful liar.
[39.4] If Allah had desired to take a son, He would have
chosen whatever He willed out of His creation. Exaltations to Him! He is Allah,
the One, the Conqueror.
[39.5] He created the heavens and the earth in truth,
wrapping the night about the day and wrapping the day about the night, He has
subjected the sun and the moon each to run for a stated term. Is He not the
Almighty, the Forgiving?
[39.6] He created you from a single soul, then from it
He created its spouse. And He sent down to you eight pairs of the cattle. He
creates you in your mothers' womb, creation after creation, in three (stages
of) darkness. Such then is Allah, your Lord. For Him is the Kingdom. There is
no god except Him. How, then, can you turn away?
[39.7] If you disbelieve, Allah is Rich, independent of
you. Yet He does not approve of disbelief to His worshipers, but if you believe
He will approve it in you. No laden soul shall bear another's load. Then, to
Allah you shall return and He will tell to you what you have done. He knows the
innermost of your chests.
[39.8] When an affliction befalls a human, he
supplicates to his Lord and turns to Him (in repentance) yet, no sooner does He
bestow on him His blessing than he forgets that for which he had just
supplicated and sets up associates with Allah in order to lead (people) away
from His Path. Say: 'Enjoy your disbelief for awhile, you shall surely be among
the companions of the Fire.
[39.9] Or, is he who is obedient that prostrates himself
and stands during parts of the night, being afraid of the Everlasting Life but
hoping for the Mercy of the Lord (to be compared to the unbeliever)? ' Say:
'Are they equal, those who know and those who do not know? ' Only those with minds
remember.
[39.10] Say: 'My worshipers who believe, fear your Lord.
For those who do good in this world there is good and the earth of Allah is
wide surely, those who are patient will be recompensed in full without count. '
[39.11] Say: 'I am ordered to worship Allah making my
religion sincerely His.
[39.12] I am ordered to be the first of those to be
submissive (Muslims to Him). '
[39.13] Say: 'Indeed, if I rebel against my Lord I fear
the punishment of a dreadful Day. '
[39.14] Say: 'I worship Allah and make my religion
sincerely His.
[39.15] (As for yourselves) worship what you will, other
than Him. ' Say: 'The losers are surely those who lose themselves and their
families on the Day of Resurrection. Is that not a clear loss? '
[39.16] Above them they shall have layers of fire and
beneath them layers. By this Allah puts fear into His worshipers. ' 'O My
worshipers, fear Me! '
[39.17] Those who shun the worship of idols and turn in
repentance to Allah for them glad tidings. Therefore give good tidings to My
worshipers,
[39.18] who listen to the Words and follow what is
finest of it. These are they whom Allah has guided. They are those of
understanding.
[39.19] Can you save from the Fire he whom against the
word of punishment has been realized?
[39.20] As for those who fear their Lord, there await
high mansions above which are built (more) high mansions, beneath which rivers
flow, such is the promise of Allah; Allah will not fail His promise.
[39.21] Have you not seen how Allah sends down water from
the sky and threaded it as springs in the earth? Then, He brings forth plants
of various colors, after which they wither, and you see them turning yellow,
and then He makes them into broken stubble. Surely, in this there is a reminder
for those of understanding.
[39.22] Is he whose chest Allah has expanded to Islam,
so that he walks upon a light from his Lord (as those whose heart is sealed)?
But woe to those whose hearts are hardened against the Remembrance of Allah!
Those are in clear error.
[39.23] Allah has sent down the best discourse, a Book,
consimilar in its oftrepeated (verses) that the skins of those who fear their
Lord tremble; and thereafter their skins and hearts soften to the Remembrance
of Allah. Such is the Guidance of Allah, whereby He guides whosoever He will;
and whosoever Allah leads astray, he has no guide.
[39.24] Is he whose face is cautious of the evil of the
punishment on the Day of Resurrection (to be compared to the unbeliever)! To
the evildoers it shall be said: 'Now taste that which you have been earning. '
[39.25] Those who went before them also belied, then Our
punishment overtook them from where they were unaware;
[39.26] Allah let them taste degradation in this present
life, but the punishment of the Everlasting Life shall be greater if they but
knew.
[39.27] Indeed, We have struck of every manner of
parable for mankind in this Koran in order that they will remember.
[39.28] It is an Arabic Koran free from all crookedness,
in order that they will be cautious.
[39.
29] Allah has struck an example of a man
shared by disagreeing partners, and a man who is owned by just one man, are the
two equally alike? Praise belongs to Allah, but most of them do not know.
[39.30] You are mortal, and they are mortal
[39.31] then, on the Day of Resurrection, you shall
dispute before your Lord.