By those that line up in row
And then charge fiercely (at the enemy
Reciting Allah's Greatness (Allaho-akbar)
Indeed! There is only One Entity Whom you should worship
(And the One Whom you should worship is the) Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is in between, and Lord of the easts!
We have indeed adorned the sky of this world with the glitter of the stars
And We have made it (the sky of this world) a safeguard against every defiant devil
They cannot listen to the deliberations of the Highest Assembly up there. And they are repelled from every side
They (the defiant devils) are driven off. And for them is perpetual punishment
In the exceptional case of a devil snatching away any secret, a piercing flame trails him
Ask them then whether what they have created was more difficult or what We have created. We have indeed created them of clinging clay
Nay! You wonder, while they mock
And when reminded, they take no heed
And when they see a (miraculous) sign (like Moses' staff turning into serpent), they mock at it
And say, "This is nothing but obvious magic."
"When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we then be raised to life again!?"
"We or our fore-fathers
Say, "Yes! And you will be humble."
And it will but be one big shout, and then they will see
And they will say, "O woe to us! This is the Day of Judgment."
This is the Day of Distinction (of those going to Paradise from those going to Hell), which you used to deny
Gather all those who wronged (themselves and others) and their associates, and what they worshippe
Besides Allah, and then lead them up the way to Hell
And stop them there to be questioned
"What is the matter with you that you help not one another?"
Nay! That day they will be submissive
And they will confront one another questioningly
Saying, "You did indeed use to come to us from the right side (exercise control over us)."
The others will say, "Nay! You (yourselves) were not believers."
"And we had no authority over you, but you (yourselves) were a transgressing people."
"And the word of our Lord has come true over us: we do indeed have to taste it."
"We led you astray, for we ourselves had gone astray."
So, that Day they will share the punishment
Thus do We deal with the criminals
They had indeed behaved arrogantly, when they were told, "There is no god but Allah!"
And they had said, "Shall we abandon our gods for the sake of a mad poet?"
Nay, he has come with the Truth and confirms what the Messengers (had come with before)
You shall indeed taste the painful punishment
And you shall be paid back nothing but for what you did
Save those who worship Allah alone devotedly
For them is sustenance as expecte
Of fruits. And they are honoured
In Gardens of bliss
On couches, facing one another
A bowl of pure original drink will be made to go around them
White in colour, delicious in taste
There will be nothing destructive in it, nor will they get intoxicated therewith
And with them will there be those with restraining looks from beautiful eyes
As if they were eggs, carefully shielded
Some of them will then accost others inquisitively
One of them will say, "I used to have a companion."
"Who asked, `Are you indeed of those who accept?
`When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we then be brought to justice?'"
Another (person in Paradise) will say, "Will you have a look?"
Then he looked down and saw him (companion on earth of the man in Paradise) in the ignominy of Hell
He will say, "By Allah! You had almost ruined me."
"And had it not been for the largesse of my Lord, I should have been among those brought there!"
"Are we to have no death
Except for our previous death!? And are we not to be punished!?"
"This indeed is the highest success!!"
For the like of this, then, let the people do their work
Is this better as hospitable reception or Zaqqum, the tree of Hell
We have indeed made it [Zaqqum] a calamity for the wicked people
It is a tree that springs up at the bottom of Hell
Its shoots repulsive as devils' heads
Then indeed they will eat therefrom and fill their bellies therewith
Then indeed for them thereupon will there be a drink made of boiling water.
Then indeed their return shall be to the Hell
They indeed had found their fathers astray
So they hasten to follow in their (fathers') footsteps.
And most of the ancient peoples did go astray before them
And We did send warners among them
Then see what end those warned met with
Except for those who devotedly worship Allah alone
And Noah did certainly call out to Us, and how excellent was our response
And We saved him and the people with him from the great grief
And made his offspring the only survivors
And left on him [the salutation] among the later generations
"Peace on Noah among the worlds !"
Thus indeed do We reward the good people
He was indeed one of Our believing worshippers
We then drowned the others
And, indeed, Abraham was of his ilk
When he came to his Lord with a sound mind
When he said to his father and his people, "What is it that you worship?"
"Do you desire to perpetrate the lie that there are gods besides Allah?"
"What do you then think about the Lord of all the worlds?"
He then cast a glance at the stars
And said, "I am sick indeed!"
So they turned away from him
Then he secretly turned to their gods and asked them, "Don't you eat?"
"What is the matter with you that you do not speak?"
Then, unseen by anyone, he turned upon them, hitting them with his right hand
Then they (the people) came rushing to him
He (Abraham) asked, "Do you worship that which you (yourselves) carve out!?"
"And Allah has created you and your work."
They (the people) said, "Cast him (Abraham) into the flaming fire from a structure specially built for him."
And they devised a plan against him, but We brought them down
And he (Abraham) said, "I do indeed betake myself to my Lord — He will guide me."
"My Lord, grant me a righteous son."
So We gave him the good news of a gentle and kind son
And then when he (son) grew up to be able to work with him, he (Abraham) said, "O my son! I have seen in a dream that I sacrifice you. Now consider how you see it." He (son) said, "O my father! Act upon what is commanded to you. Allah willing, you will find me patient."
And then when they had both submitted to Allah's Will, and he (Abraham) had laid him (son) upon his forehead
And We called out to him, "O Abraham!"
"You have certainly fulfilled the obligation laid upon you in the vision. We do thus reward the good people."
"This is indeed the trial manifest."
And We ransomed him (Abraham) with a great sacrifice,
And left on him [the salutation] among the later generations
"Peace upon Abraham!"
We do thus reward the good people
He was indeed one of Our believing worshippers
And We gave him the good news of (his son) Isaac, (who would also be) a prophet from among the righteous people
And We bestowed blessings on him and on Isaac. And of their offspring some have been good, but some, evidently unjust to themselves
And We did certainly confer a favour on Moses and Aaron
And We saved them both and their people from the great grief
And We helped them, and then they were the ones with the upper hand
And We gave them both the Book (Torah) that made things clear
And We guided them on the Straight Path
And left on them both [the salutation] among the later generations
"Peace upon Moses and Aaron!"
Thus do We indeed reward the good people
They both were indeed among Our believing subjects
And Elias (Elijah) was indeed among those sent as Messengers
When he asked his people, "Are you not scared of wrongful living?"
"Do you pray to Ba'l (idol worshipped by Elias' people) and forsake the Best of the creators — "
" — Allah, your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers?"
But they rejected him (Elias), so they shall indeed certainly be presented (for punishment before the Lord)
Excpt for those who worship Allah alone devotedly
And We left on him [the salutation] among the later generations
"Peace upon Elias!"
We do indeed thus reward the good people
He was indeed among Our believing subjects
And Lot was certainly indeed one of those sent as Allah's Messengers
When We saved him and his family, all —
Except for an old woman who was left among those who remained behind
Then We destroyed the others [— other than those saved]
And you do indeed pass by them in the morning
And at night. Do you not then understand
And Jonah was certainly indeed one of those sent as Allah's Messengers
When he ran away to the laden ship
And then he (Jonas) embarked the ship with others but was one of those thrown overboard (into the sea).
And then the big fish swallowed him and he was himself to blame
But had he not indeed been of those who glorify (Allah)
He would have remained in its belly till the Day people are resurrected
Then We flung him on to the open shore, and he was sick
And We caused a gourd vine to grow up over him
And We sent him to a constituency of a hundred thousand or more
And they believed, so We let them enjoy life for a while
Now ask them (your people, O Muhammad) whether your Lord has daughters and they would like to have sons for themselves!
Did We create the angels as females, and did they witness their creation
Are they not just telling some of the lies they have themselves concocted
And (they say), "Allah has children." And they certainly are liars
Has He preferred to have daughters over sons
What is the matter with you? How poorly do you judge
Would you not yet take heed
Or, do you have any clear authority
Then produce your document, if what you say is true
And they assume a relationship between Him and the jinn. And the jinn do certainly know that they will be brought up for judgment
Allah is far more glorious than how they describe Him
Except for those who devotedly worship Allah alone
So you indeed and what you worship
Are incapable of tempting anyone against Him
Save him who is destined to burn in the flaming Fire
And there is none of us (Angels) but has an assigned place
And we are indeed those ranged in ranks
And we do indeed certainly glorify Him
And they did indeed use to say
"If only we had a scripture from the ancestors,"
"We would have devotedly worshipped Allah alone."
And so they now disbelieve in it (the Qur'aan), and so they will soon come to know
And Our word has certainly already gone forth to those of Our subjects sent as the Messengers
That they indeed are surely those who shall be helped
And, indeed, Ours will be the triumphant army
So turn away from them for a while
And observe them, they too will observe
Would they want Our punishment hastened
It will be a bad day for those who wait for the punishment, as it would descend in their yard
And turn away from them for a while
And observe, they too will observe
Your Lord, the Lord of Majesty, is far more glorified than how they describe Him
And peace on those sent as Messengers
And praise to Allah, the Lord of the worlds!