Part 43 (1/2)
11. Moreover He comprehended in His design the sky, and it had Moreover He comprehended in His design the sky, and it had been (as) smoke: He said to it and to the earth: ”Come ye together, willingly or unwillingly.” They said: ”We do come (together), in willing obedience.”
12. So He completed them as seven firmaments in two Days, and He So He completed them as seven firmaments in two Days, and He a.s.signed to each heaven its duty and command. And We adorned the lower heaven with lights, and (provided it) with guard. Such is the Decree of (Him) the Exalted in Might, Full of Knowledge.
13. But if they turn away, say thou: ”I have warned you of a stunning But if they turn away, say thou: ”I have warned you of a stunning Punishment (as of thunder and lightning) like that which (overtook) the 'Ad and the Thamud!”
14. Behold, the apostles came to them, from before them and behind Behold, the apostles came to them, from before them and behind them, (preaching): ”Serve none but Allah.” They said, ”If our Lord had so pleased, He would certainly have sent down angels (to preach). Now we reject your mission (altogether).”
15. Now the 'Ad behaved arrogantly through the land, against (all) Now the 'Ad behaved arrogantly through the land, against (all) truth and reason, and said: ”Who is superior to us in strength?” What! did they not see that Allah, Who created them, was superior to them in strength? But they continued to reject Our Signs!
16. So We sent against them a furious Wind through days of disaster, So We sent against them a furious Wind through days of disaster, that We might give them a taste of a Penalty of humiliation in this life; but the Penalty of a Hereafter will be more humiliating still: and they will find no help.
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17. As to the Thamud, We gave them Guidance, but they preferred As to the Thamud, We gave them Guidance, but they preferred blindness (of heart) to Guidance: so the stunning Punishment of humiliation seized them, because of what they had earned.
18. But We delivered those who believed and practised But We delivered those who believed and practised righteousness.
19. On the Day that the enemies of Allah will be gathered together to On the Day that the enemies of Allah will be gathered together to the Fire, they will be marched in ranks.
20. At length, when they reach the (Fire), their hearing, their sight, At length, when they reach the (Fire), their hearing, their sight, and their skins will bear witness against them, as to (all) their deeds.
21. They will say to their skins: ”Why bear ye witness against us?” They will say to their skins: ”Why bear ye witness against us?”
They will say: ”(Allah) hath given us speech,-(He) Who giveth speech to everything: He created you for the first time, and unto Him were ye to return.
22. ”Ye did not seek to hide yourselves, lest your hearing, your sight, ”Ye did not seek to hide yourselves, lest your hearing, your sight, and your skins should bear witness against you! But ye did think that Allah knew not many of the things that ye used to do!
23. ”But this thought of yours which ye did entertain concerning your ”But this thought of yours which ye did entertain concerning your Lord, hath brought you to destruction, and (now) have ye become of those utterly lost!”
24. If, then, they have patience, the Fire will be a home for them! If, then, they have patience, the Fire will be a home for them!
and if they beg to be received into favour, into favour will they not (then) be received.
25. And We have destined for them intimate companions (of like And We have destined for them intimate companions (of like nature), who made alluring to them what was before them and behind them; and the sentence among the previous generations of Jinns and men, who have pa.s.sed away, is proved against them; for they are utterly lost.
26. The Unbelievers say: ”Listen not to this Qur'an, but talk at The Unbelievers say: ”Listen not to this Qur'an, but talk at random in the midst of its (reading), that ye may gain the upper hand!”
27. But We will certainly give the Unbelievers a taste of a severe But We will certainly give the Unbelievers a taste of a severe Penalty, and We will requite them for the worst of their deeds.
28. Such is the requital of the enemies of Allah,-the Fire: therein will Such is the requital of the enemies of Allah,-the Fire: therein will be for them the Eternal Home: a (fit) requital, for that they were wont to reject Our Sings.
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29. And the Unbelievers will say: ”Our Lord! Show us those, among And the Unbelievers will say: ”Our Lord! Show us those, among Jinns and men, who misled us: We shall crush them beneath our feet, so that they become the vilest (before all).”
30. In the case of those who say, ”Our Lord is Allah., and, further, In the case of those who say, ”Our Lord is Allah., and, further, stand straight and steadfast, the angels descend on them (from time to time): ”Fear ye not!” (they suggest), ”Nor grieve! but receive the Glad Tidings of the Garden (of Bliss), the which ye were promised!
31. ”We are your protectors in this life and in the Hereafter: therein ”We are your protectors in this life and in the Hereafter: therein shall ye have all that your souls shall desire; therein shall ye have all that ye ask for!-32. ”A hospitable gift from one Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful!” ”A hospitable gift from one Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful!”
33. Who is better in speech than one who calls (men) to Allah, works Who is better in speech than one who calls (men) to Allah, works righteousness, and says, ”I am of those who bow in Islam”?
34. Nor can goodness and Evil be equal. Repel (Evil) with what is Nor can goodness and Evil be equal. Repel (Evil) with what is better: Then will he between whom and thee was hatred become as it were thy friend and intimate!
35. And no one will be granted such goodness except those who And no one will be granted such goodness except those who exercise patience and self-restraint,-none but persons of the greatest good fortune.
36. And if (at any time) an incitement to discord is made to thee by And if (at any time) an incitement to discord is made to thee by the Evil One, seek refuge in Allah. He is the One Who hears and knows all things.
37. Among His Sings are the Night and the Day, and the Sun and the Among His Sings are the Night and the Day, and the Sun and the Moon. Adore not the sun and the moon, but adore Allah, Who created them, if it is Him ye wish to serve.
38. But is the (Unbelievers) are arrogant, (no matter): for in the But is the (Unbelievers) are arrogant, (no matter): for in the presence of thy Lord are those who celebrate His praises by night and by day. And they never flag (nor feel themselves above it).
39. And among His Signs in this: thou seest the earth barren and And among His Signs in this: thou seest the earth barren and desolate; but when We send down rain to it, it is stirred to life and yields increase. Truly, He Who gives life to the (dead) earth can surely give life to (men) who are dead. For He has power over all things.
40. Those who pervert the Truth in Our Signs are not hidden from Us. Those who pervert the Truth in Our Signs are not hidden from Us.
Which is better?-he that is cast into the Fire, or he that comes safe through, on the Day of Judgment? Do what ye will: verily He seeth (clearly) all that ye do.
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41. Those who reject the Message when it comes to them (are not Those who reject the Message when it comes to them (are not hidden from Us). And indeed it is a Book of exalted power.
42. No falsehood can approach it from before or behind it: It is sent No falsehood can approach it from before or behind it: It is sent down by One Full of Wisdom, Worthy of all Praise.
43. Nothing is said to thee that was not said to the apostles before Nothing is said to thee that was not said to the apostles before thee: that thy lord has at his Command (all) forgiveness as well as a most Grievous Penalty.
44. Had We sent this as a Qur'an (in the language) other than Arabic, Had We sent this as a Qur'an (in the language) other than Arabic, they would have said: ”Why are not its verses explained in detail? What!
(a Book) not in Arabic and (a Messenger an Arab?” Say: ”It is a Guide and a Healing to those who believe; and for those who believe not, there is a deafness in their ears, and it is blindness in their (eyes): They are (as it were) being called from a place far distant!”
45. We certainly gave Moses the Book aforetime: but disputes arose We certainly gave Moses the Book aforetime: but disputes arose therein. Had it not been for a Word that went forth before from thy Lord, (their differences) would have been settled between them: but they remained in suspicious disquieting doubt thereon.
46. Whoever works righteousness benefits his own soul; whoever Whoever works righteousness benefits his own soul; whoever works evil, it is against his own soul: nor is thy Lord ever unjust (in the least) to His Servants.
47. To Him is referred the Knowledge of the Hour (of Judgment: He To Him is referred the Knowledge of the Hour (of Judgment: He knows all): No date-fruit comes out of its sheath, nor does a female conceive (within her womb) nor bring forth the Day that ((Allah)) will propound to them the (question), ”Where are the partners (ye attributed to Me?” They will say, ”We do a.s.sure thee not one of us can bear witness!”
48. The (deities) they used to invoke aforetime will leave them in the The (deities) they used to invoke aforetime will leave them in the lurch, and they will perceive that they have no way of escape.
49. Man does not weary of asking for good (things), but if ill touches Man does not weary of asking for good (things), but if ill touches him, he gives up all hope (and) is lost in despair.
50. When we give him a taste of some Mercy from Ourselves, after When we give him a taste of some Mercy from Ourselves, after some adversity has touched him, he is sure to say, ”This is due to my (merit): I think not that the Hour (of Judgment) will (ever) be established; but if I am brought back to my Lord, I have (much) good (stored) in His sight!” But We will show the Unbelievers the truth of all that they did, and We shall give them the taste of a severe Penalty.
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51. When We bestow favours on man, he turns away, and gets When We bestow favours on man, he turns away, and gets himself remote on his side (instead of coming to Us); and when evil seizes him, (he comes) full of prolonged prayer!
52. Say: ”See ye if the (Revelation) is (really) from Allah, and yet do Say: ”See ye if the (Revelation) is (really) from Allah, and yet do ye reject it? Who is more astray than one who is in a schism far (from any purpose)?”
53. Soon will We show them our Signs in the (furthest) regions (of Soon will We show them our Signs in the (furthest) regions (of the earth), and in their own souls, until it becomes manifest to them that this is the Truth. Is it not enough that thy Lord doth witness all things?