By the aligners aligning
And the drivers driving
And the reciters of the Reminder.
Your God is indeed One
Lord of the heavens and the earth, and everything between them; and Lord of the Easts
We have adorned the lower heaven with the beauty of the planets
And guarded it against every defiant devil
They cannot eavesdrop on the Supernal Elite, for they get bombarded from every side
Repelled—they will have a lingering torment
Except for him who snatches a fragment—he gets pursued by a piercing projectile
Inquire of them, 'Are they more difficult to create, or the others We created?' We created them from sticky clay
But you wonder, and they ridicule
And when reminded, they pay no attention
And when they see a sign, they ridicule
And they say, 'This is nothing but plain magic
When we have died and become dust and bones, shall we be resurrected
And our ancestors of old?'
Say, 'Yes indeed, and you will be totally subdued.'
It will be a single nudge, and they will be staring
They will say, 'Woe to us. This is the Day of Judgment.'
'This is the Day of Separation which you used to deny
Gather those who did wrong, and their mates, and what they used to worship
Besides God, and lead them to the way to Hell
And stop them. They are to be questioned.'
What is the matter with you? Why do you not help one another
In fact, on that Day, they will be submissive
They will come to one another, questioning one another
They will say, 'You used to come at us from the right.'
They will say, 'You yourselves were not believers
We had no authority over you. You yourselves were rebellious people
The Word of our Lord has been realized against us. We are tasting it
We seduced you. We were seducers.'
On that Day, they will share in the punishment
Thus We deal with the sinners
When it was said to them, 'There is no god except God,' they grew arrogant
And said, 'Are we to abandon our gods for a mad poet?'
In fact, he came with the truth, and he confirmed the messengers
Most assuredly, you will taste the painful punishment
And you will be repaid only for what you used to do
Except for God's sincere servants.
For them is a known provision
Fruits; and they will be honored
In the Gardens of Bliss
On furnishings, facing one another
They will be offered a cup of pure drink
White; a delight to those who drink
Never polluted, and never intoxicating
With them will be bashful women with lovely eyes
As if they were closely guarded pearls
Then they will approach one another, questioning
One of them will say, 'I used to have a friend
Who used to say, 'Are you of those who believe
That after we die and become dust and bones, we will be called to account?'
He will say, 'Will you have a look?'
He will look, and will see him in the pit of Hell
He will say, 'By God, you almost ruined me
Were it not for the grace of my Lord, I would have been among the arraigned.'
'We will not die
Except for our first death, and we will not be punished.'
This is the supreme triumph
For the like of this let the workers work
Is this a better hospitality, or the Tree of Bitterness
We made it an ordeal for the unjust
It is a tree that grows from the bottom of Hell
Its fruits are like the devils' heads
They will eat from it, and fill their bellies with it
Then, on top of it, they will have a brew of boiling liquid
Then their return will be to the Blaze
They had found their parents astray
And rushed along in their footsteps
And most of the ancients before them went astray
Even though We sent messengers to warn them
So observe the end of those who were warned
Except for the sincere servants of God
And Noah called out to Us, and We are the Best of responders
And We saved him and his family from the great calamity
And We made his descendants the survivors
And We left mention of him among those who succeeded
Peace be upon Noah among all people
We thus reward the righteous
He was one of Our believing servants
Then We drowned the others
Of his kind was Abraham
When he came to his Lord with a sound heart
He said to his father and his people, 'What are you worshiping
Is it falsified gods, instead of God, that you want
So what is your opinion about the Lord of the Worlds?'
Then he took a glance at the stars
And said, 'I am sick.'
But they turned their backs on him, and went away.
Then he turned to their gods, and said, 'will you not eat
What is it with you, that you do not speak?'
Then he turned on them, striking with his right hand
And they came running towards him.
He said, 'Do you worship what you carve
When God created you, and what you manufacture?'
They said, 'Build a pyre for him, and throw him into the furnace.'
They wished him ill, but We made them the losers
He said, 'I am going towards my Lord, and He will guide me.'
'My Lord, give me one of the righteous.'
So We gave him good news of a clement boy
Then, when he was old enough to accompany him, he said, 'O My son, I see in a dream that I am sacrificing you; see what you think.' He said, 'O my Father, do as you are commanded; you will find me, God willing, one of the steadfast.'
Then, when they had submitted, and he put his forehead down
We called out to him, 'O Abraham
You have fulfilled the vision.' Thus We reward the doers of good
This was certainly an evident test
And We redeemed him with a great sacrifice
And We left with him for later generations
Peace be upon Abraham
Thus We reward the doers of good
He was one of Our believing servants
And We gave him good news of Isaac, a prophet, one of the righteous
And We blessed him, and Isaac. But among their descendants are some who are righteous, and some who are clearly unjust to themselves
And We blessed Moses and Aaron
And We delivered them and their people from the terrible disaster
And We supported them, and so they were the victors
And We gave them the Clarifying Scripture
And We guided them upon the straight path
And We left with them for later generations
Peace be upon Moses and Aaron
Thus We reward the righteous
They were of Our believing servants
Also Elijah was one of the messengers
He said to his people, 'Do you not fear
Do you call on Baal, and forsake the Best of creators
God is your Lord, and the Lord of your ancestors.'
But they called him a liar, and thus they will be brought forward
Except for God's sincere servants
And We left with him for later generations
Peace be upon the House of Elijah
Thus We reward the virtuous
He was one of Our believing servants
And Lot was one of the messengers
We saved him and his family, all of them
Except for an old woman who lagged behind
Then We annihilated the others
You pass by them in the morning
And at night. Do you not understand
And Jonah was one of the messengers
When he fled to the laden boat
He gambled and lost
Then the fish swallowed him, and he was to blame
Had he not been one of those who praised
He would have stayed in its belly until the Day they are raised
Then We threw him into the wilderness, and he was sick
And We made a gourd tree grow over him
Then We sent him to a hundred thousand, or more
And they believed, so We gave them enjoyment for a while
Ask them, 'Are the daughters for your Lord, while for them the sons?'
Or did We create the angels females, as they witnessed?'
No indeed! It is one of their lies when they say
'God has begotten.' They are indeed lying
So He preferred girls over boys
What is the matter with you? How do you judge
Will you not reflect
Or do you have some clear proof
Then bring your book, if you are telling the truth
And they invented a relationship between Him and the jinn. But the jinn know that they will be arraigned
God be glorified, far above what they allege
Except for God's sincere servants
Surely, you and what you serve
Cannot seduce away from Him
Except for he who will be roasting in Hell
'There is not one of us but has an assigned position
And we are the arrangers
And we are the glorifiers.'
Even though they used to say
'Had we received advice from the ancients
We would have been God's faithful servants.'
But they rejected it, so they will find out
Our Word has already gone out to our servant messengers
It is they who will be supported
And Our troops will be the victors
So disregard them for a while
And watch them—they will soon see
Are they seeking to hasten Our punishment
When it descends into their yard, miserable will be the morning of those forewarned
So avoid them for a while
And watch—they will soon see
Exalted be your Lord, the Lord of Glory, beyond their allegations
And peace be upon the messengers
And praise be to God, the Lord of the Worlds