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Translations of Quran Verses

[{"i":31,"v":["Alif Lam Mim","These are the verses of the wise Scripture","[with] guidance and mercy for those who do good","who keep up the prayer, pay the prescribed alms, and are certain of the Hereafter","these are rightly guided by their Lord, and it is they who will prosper","But there is the sort of person who pays for distracting tales, intending, without any knowledge, to lead others from God’s way, and to hold it up to ridicule. There will be humiliating torment for him","When Our verses are recited to him, he turns away disdainfully as if he had not heard them, as if there were heaviness in his ears. Tell him that there will be a painful torment","But for those who believe and do righteous deeds, there will be Gardens of bliss","where they will stay: that is God’s true promise, and He is the Almighty, the All Wise","He created the heavens without any visible support, and He placed firm mountains on the earth––in case it should shake under you––and He spread all kinds of animals around it. We sent down water from the sky, with which We made every kind of good plant grow on earth","all this is God’s creation. Now, show Me what your other gods have created. No, the disbelievers are clearly astray","We endowed Luqman with wisdom: ‘Be thankful to God: whoever gives thanks benefits his own soul, and as for those who are thankless––God is self-sufficient, worthy of all praise.’","Luqman counselled his son, ‘My son, do not attribute any partners to God: attributing partners to Him is a terrible wrong.’","We have commanded people to be good to their parents: their mothers carried them, with strain upon strain, and it takes two years to wean them. Give thanks to Me and to your parents- all will return to Me","If they strive to make you associate with Me anything about which you have no knowledge, then do not obey them. Yet keep their company in this life according to what is right, and follow the path of those who turn to Me. You will all return to Me in the end, and I will tell you everything that you have done","[And Luqman continued], ‘My son, if even the weight of a mustard seed were hidden in a rock or anywhere in the heavens or earth, God would bring it [to light], for He is all subtle and all aware","Keep up the prayer, my son; command what is right; forbid what is wrong; bear anything that happens to you steadfastly: these are things to be aspired to","Do not turn your nose up at people, nor walk about the place arrogantly, for God does not love arrogant or boastful people","Go at a moderate pace and lower your voice, for the ugliest of all voices is the braying of asses.’","[People], do you not see how God has made what is in the heavens and on the earth useful to you, and has lavished His bless-ings on you both outwardly and inwardly? Yet some people argue about God, without knowledge or guidance or an illuminating scripture","When they are told, ‘Follow what God has sent down,’ they say: ‘We shall follow what we saw our forefathers following.’ What! Even if Satan is calling them to the suffering of the Blazing Flame","Whoever directs himself wholly to God and does good work has grasped the surest handhold, for the outcome of everything is with God","As for those who refuse to do this, do not let their refusal sadden you [Prophet]- they will return to Us and We shall tell them what they have done: God knows all that hearts contain","We let them enjoy themselves for a little while, but We shall drive them to a harsh torment","If you ask them who created the heavens and earth, they are sure to say, ‘God.’ Say, ‘Praise belongs to God,’ but most of them do not understand","Everything in the heavens and earth belongs to God. God is self-sufficient and worthy of all praise","If all the trees on earth were pens and all the seas, with seven more seas besides, [were ink,] still God’s words would not run out: God is almighty and all wise","Creating and resurrecting all of you is only like creating or resurrecting a single soul: God is all hearing and all seeing","[Prophet], do you not see that God causes the night to merge into day and the day to merge into night; that He has subjected the sun and the moon, each to run its course for a stated term; that He is aware of everything you [people] do","This is because God is the Truth, and what they invoke beside Him is false. He is the Most High, Most Great","[Prophet], do you not see that ships sail through the sea, by the grace of God, to show you [people] some of His wonders? Truly there are signs in this for every steadfast, thankful person","When the waves loom over those on board like giant shadows they call out to God, devoting their religion entirely to Him. But, when He has delivered them safely to land, some of them waver- only a treacherous, thankless person refuses to acknowledge Our signs","People, be mindful of your Lord and fear a day when no parent will take the place of their child, nor a child take the place of their parent, in any way. God’s promise is true, so do not let the present life delude you, nor let the Deceiver delude you about God","Knowledge of the Hour [of Resurrection] belongs to God; it is He who sends down the relieving rain and He who knows what is hidden in the womb. No soul knows what it will reap tomorrow, and no soul knows in what land it will die; it is God who is all knowing and all aware"],"n":"Luqman"},{"i":32,"v":["Alif Lam Mim","This scripture, free from all doubt, has been sent down from the Lord of the Worlds","Yet they say, ‘Muhammad has made it up.’ No indeed! It is the Truth from your Lord for you [Prophet], to warn a people who have had no one to warn them before, so that they may be guided","It is God who created the heavens and the earth and everything between them in six Days. Then He established Himself on the Throne. You [people] have no one but Him to protect you and no one to intercede for you, so why do you not take heed","He runs everything, from the heavens to the earth, and everything will ascend to Him in the end, on a Day that will measure a thousand years in your reckoning","Such is He who knows all that is unseen as well as what is seen, the Almighty, the Merciful","who gave everything its perfect form. He first created man from clay","then made his descendants from an extract of underrated fluid","Then He moulded him; He breathed from His Spirit into him; He gave you hearing, sight, and minds. How seldom you are grateful","They say, ‘What? When we have disappeared into the earth, shall we really be created anew?’ In fact, they deny the meeting with their Lord","Say, ‘The Angel of Death put in charge of you will reclaim you, and then you will be brought back to your Lord.’","[Prophet], if only you could see the wrongdoers hang their heads before their Lord: ‘Our Lord, now that we have seen and heard, send us back and we shall do good. [Now] we are convinced.’","‘If it had been Our will, We could certainly have given every soul its true guidance, but My words have come true. “I shall be sure to fill Hell with jinn and men together.”","So since you ignored the meeting on this Day of yours, now We shall ignore you: taste the lasting suffering for all you have done.’","The only people who truly believe in Our messages are those who, when they are reminded of them, bow down in worship, cele-brate their Lord’s praises, and do not think themselves above this","Their sides shun their beds in order to pray to their Lord in fear and hope; they give to others some of what We have given them","No soul knows what joy is kept hidden in store for them as a reward for what they have done","So, is someone who believes equal to someone who defies God? No, they are not equal","Those who believe and do good deeds will have Gardens awaiting them as their home and as a reward for what they have done","As for those who defy God, their home will be the Fire. Whenever they try to escape it, they will be driven back into it, and they will be told, ‘Taste the torment of the Fire, which you persistently denied.’","We shall certainly make them taste a nearer torment [in this life] prior to the greater torment, so that perhaps they may return [to the right path]","Who does more wrong than someone who, when messages from his Lord are recited to him, turns away from them? We shall inflict retribution on the guilty","We gave Moses the Scripture- so [Muhammad] do not doubt that you are receiving it- and We made it a guide for the Children of Israel","When they became steadfast and believed firmly in Our messages, We raised leaders among them, guiding them according to Our command","[Prophet], it is your Lord who will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning their differences","Is it not a lesson for them [to see] how many generations We destroyed before them, in whose homes they now walk? There truly are signs in this- do they not hear","Do they not consider how We drive rain to the barren land, and with it produce vegetation from which their cattle and they themselves eat? Do they not see","And they say, ‘When will this Decision be, if you are telling the truth?’","Say, ‘On the Day of Decision it will be no use for the disbelievers to believe; they will be granted no respite.’","So [Prophet], turn away from them and wait: they too are waiting"],"n":"As-Sajda"},{"i":33,"v":["Prophet, be mindful of God and do not give in to the disbelievers and the hypocrites: God is all knowing, all wise","Follow what your Lord reveals to you: God is well aware of all your actions","Put your trust in God: God is enough to trust","God does not put two hearts within a man’s breast. He does not turn the wives you reject and liken to your mothers’ backs into your real mothers; nor does He make your adopted sons into real sons. These are only words from your mouths, while God speaks the truth and guides people to the right path","Name your adopted sons after their real fathers: this is more equitable in God’s eyes––if you do not know who their fathers are [they are your] ‘brothers-in-religion’ and proteges. You will not be blamed if you make a mistake, only for what your hearts deliberately intend; God is most forgiving and merciful","The Prophet is more protective towards the believers than they are themselves, while his wives are their mothers. In God’s Scripture, blood-relatives have a stronger claim than other believers and emigrants, though you may still bestow gifts on your proteges. All this is written in the Scripture","We took a solemn pledge from the prophets- from you [Muhammad], from Noah, from Abraham, from Moses, from Jesus, son of Mary- We took a solemn pledge from all of them","God will question [even] the truthful about their sincerity, and for those who reject the truth He has prepared a painful torment","You who believe, remember God’s goodness to you when mighty armies massed against you: We sent a violent wind and invisible forces against them. God sees all that you do","They massed against you from above and below; your eyes rolled [with fear], your hearts rose into your throats, and you thought [ill] thoughts of God","There the believers were sorely tested and deeply shaken","the hypocrites and the sick at heart said, ‘God and His Messenger promised us nothing but delusions!’","Some of them said, ‘People of Yathrib, you will not be able to withstand [the attack], so go back!’ Some of them asked the Prophet’s permission to leave, saying, ‘Our houses are exposed,’ even though they were not- they just wanted to run away","had the city been invaded from all sides, and the enemy invited them to rebel, they would have done so almost without hesitation","Yet they had already promised God that they would not turn tail and flee, and a promise to God will be answered for","[Prophet], say, ‘Running away will not benefit you. If you manage to escape death or slaughter, you will only be permitted to enjoy [life] for a short while.’","Say, ‘If God wishes to harm you, who can protect you? If God wishes to show you mercy, who can prevent Him?’ They will find no one but God to protect or help them","God knows exactly who among you hinder others, who [secretly] say to their brothers, ‘Come and join us,’ who hardly ever come out to fight","who begrudge you [believers] any help. When fear comes, you [Prophet] see them looking at you with eyes rolling like someone in their death throes; when fear has passed, they attack you with sharp tongues and begrudge you any good. Such men do not believe, and God brings their deeds to nothing- that is all too easy for God","They think the joint forces have not gone, and if the joint forces did come again they would wish they were in the desert, wandering among the Bedouin and seeking news about you [from a safe distance]. Even if they were with you [believers], they would hardly fight at all","The Messenger of God is an excellent model for those of you who put your hope in God and the Last Day and remember Him often","When the believers saw the joint forces, they said, ‘This is what God and His Messenger promised us: the promise of God and His Messenger is true,’ and this only served to increase their faith and submission to God","There are men among the believers who honoured their pledge to God: some of them have fulfilled it by death, and some are still waiting. They have not changed in the least","[Such trials are ordained] so that God may reward the truthful for their honesty and punish the hypocrites, if He so wills, or He may relent towards them, for God is forgiving and merciful","God sent back the disbelievers along with their rage- they gained no benefit–– and spared the believers from fighting. He is strong and mighty","He brought those People of the Book who supported them down from their strongholds and put panic into their hearts. Some of them you [believers] killed and some you took captive","He passed on to you their land, their houses, their possessions, and a land where you had not set foot: God has power over everything","Prophet, say to your wives,‘If your desire is for the present life and its finery, then come, I will make provision for you and release you with kindness","but if you desire God, His Messenger, and the Final Home, then remember that God has prepared great rewards for those of you who do good.’","Wives of the Prophet, if any of you does something clearly outrageous, she will be doubly punished- that is easy for God","but if any of you is obedient to God and His Messenger and does good deeds, know that We shall give her a double reward and have prepared a generous provision for her","Wives of the Prophet, you are not like any other woman. If you are truly mindful of God, do not speak too softly in case the sick at heart should lust after you, but speak in an appropriate manner","stay at home, and do not flaunt your finery as they used to in the pagan past; keep up the prayer, give the prescribed alms, and obey God and His Messenger. God wishes to keep uncleanness away from you, people of the [Prophet’s] House, and to purify you thoroughly","Remember what is recited in your houses of God’s revelations and wisdom, for God is all subtle, all aware","For men and women who are devoted to God- believing men and women, obedient men and women, truthful men and women, steadfast men and women, humble men and women, charitable men and women, fasting men and women, chaste men and women, men and women who remember God often- God has prepared forgiveness and a rich reward","When God and His Messenger have decided on a matter that concerns them, it is not fitting for any believing man or woman to claim freedom of choice in that matter: whoever disobeys God and His Messenger is far astray","When you [Prophet] said to the man who had been favoured by God and by you, ‘Keep your wife and be mindful of God,’ you hid in your heart what God would later reveal: you were afraid of people, but it is more fitting that you fear God. When Zayd no longer wanted her, We gave her to you in marriage so that there might be no fault in believers marrying the wives of their adopted sons after they no longer wanted them. God’s command must be carried out","the Prophet is not at fault for what God has ordained for him. This was God’s practice with those who went before- God’s command must be fulfilled","[and with all] those who deliver God’s messages and fear only Him and no other: God’s reckoning is enough","Muhammad is not the father of any one of you men; he is God’s Messenger and the seal of the prophets: God knows everything","Believers, remember God often","and glorify Him morning and evening","it is He who blesses you, as do His angels, in order to lead you out of the depths of darkness into the light. He is ever merciful towards the believers","when they meet Him they will be greeted with ‘Peace’- and He has prepared a generous reward for them","Prophet, We have sent you as a witness, as a bearer of good news and warning","as one who calls people to God by His leave, as a light-giving lamp","Give the believers the good news that great bounty awaits them from God","Do not give in to the disbelievers and the hypocrites: ignore the harm they cause you and put your trust in God. God is enough to trust","Believers, you have no right to expect a waiting period when you marry believing women and then divorce them before you have touched them: make provision for them and release them in an honourable way","Prophet, We have made lawful for you the wives whose bride gift you have paid, and any slaves God has assigned to you through war, and the daughters of your uncles and aunts on your father’s and mother’s sides, who migrated with you. Also any believing woman who has offered herself to the Prophet and whom the Prophet wishes to wed- this is only for you [Prophet] and not the rest of the believers: We know exactly what We have made obligatory for them concerning their wives and slave-girls- so you should not be blamed: God is most forgiving, most merciful","You may make any of [your women] wait and receive any of them as you wish, but you will not be at fault if you invite one whose turn you have previously set aside: this way it is more likely that they will be satisfied and will not be distressed and will all be content with what you have given them. God knows what is in your hearts: God is all knowing, forbearing","You [Prophet] are not permitted to take any further wives, nor to exchange the wives you have for others, even if these attract you with their beauty. But this does not apply to your slave-girls: God is watchful over all","Believers, do not enter the Prophet’s apartments for a meal unless you are given permission to do so; do not linger until [a meal] is ready. When you are invited, go in; then, when you have taken your meal, leave. Do not stay on and talk, for that would offend the Prophet, though he would shrink from asking you to leave. God does not shrink from the truth. When you ask his wives for something, do so from behind a screen: this is purer both for your hearts and for theirs. It is not right for you to offend God’s Messenger, just as you should never marry his wives after him: that would be grievous in God’s eyes","God has full knowledge of all things, whether you reveal them or not","The Prophet’s wives are not to blame [if they are seen by] their fathers, their sons, their brothers, their brothers’ sons, their sisters’ sons, their women, or their slaves. [Wives of the Prophet], be mindful of God. God observes everything","God and His angels bless the Prophet- so, you who believe, bless him too and give him greetings of peace","Those who insult God and His Messenger will be rejected by God in this world and the next- He has prepared a humiliating torment for them","and those who undeservedly insult believing men and women will bear the guilt of slander and flagrant sin","Prophet, tell your wives, your daughters, and women believers to make their outer garments hang low over them so as to be recog-nized and not insulted: God is most forgiving, most merciful","If the hypocrites, the sick at heart, and those who spread lies in the city do not desist, We shall rouse you [Prophet] against them, and then they will only be your neighbours in this city for a short while","They will be rejected. Wherever they are found, they will be arrested and put to death","This has been God’s practice with those who went before. You will find no change in God’s practices","People ask you about the Hour. Say, ‘God alone has knowledge of it.’ How could you [Prophet] know? The Hour may well be near","God has rejected the disbelievers and prepared a blazing fire for them","There they will stay permanently, with no one to befriend or support them","On the Day when their faces are being turned about in the Fire, they will say, ‘If only we had obeyed God and the Messenger,’","and ‘Lord! We obeyed our masters and our chiefs, and they led us astray","Lord! Give them a double punishment and reject them completely.’","Believers, do not be like those who insulted Moses- God cleared him of their allegations and he was highly honoured in God’s eyes","Believers, be mindful of God, speak in a direct fashion and to good purpose","and He will put your deeds right for you and forgive you your sins. Whoever obeys God and His Messenger will truly achieve a great triumph","We offered the Trust to the heavens, the earth, and the mountains, yet they refused to undertake it and were afraid of it; mankind undertook it- they have always been inept and foolish","God will punish the hypocrites and the idolaters, both men and women, and turn with mercy to the believers, both men and women: God is most forgiving, most merciful"],"n":"Al-Ahzab"},{"i":34,"v":["Praise be to God, to whom belongs all that is in the heavens and earth, and praise be to Him in the life to come. He is the All Wise, the All Aware","He knows all that goes into the earth and all that comes out of it; He knows all that comes down from the heavens and all that goes up to them. He is the Merciful, the Forgiving","Still, the disbelievers say, ‘The Last Hour will never come upon us.’ Say, ‘Yes, by my Lord, [it will], by Him who knows the unseen! Not even the weight of a speck of dust in the heavens or earth escapes His knowledge, nor anything smaller or greater. It is all recorded in a clear Record","so that He can reward those who believe and do good deeds: they will have forgiveness and generous provision.’","But as for those who work against Our Revelations, seeking to undermine them, there will be a torment of painful suffering","[Prophet], those who have been given knowledge can see that what has been sent to you from your Lord is the truth, and that it leads to the path of the Almighty, worthy of all praise","But the disbelievers say, ‘Shall we show you a man who claims that, when you have been utterly torn to pieces, you will be raised in a new creation","Has he invented a lie about God? Is he mad?’ No! It is those who do not believe in the life to come who will suffer torment, for they are in gross error","Do they not think about what is in front of them and behind them in the heavens and earth? If We wished, We could make the earth swallow them, or make fragments from the heavens fall down upon them. There truly is a sign in this for every servant who turns back to God in repentance","We graced David with Our favour. We said, ‘You mountains, echo God’s praises together with him, and you birds, too.’ We softened iron for him","saying, ‘Make coats of chain mail and measure the links well.’ ‘Do good, all of you, for I see everything you do.’","And [We subjected] the wind for Solomon. Its outward journey took a month, and its return journey likewise. We made a fountain of molten brass flow for him, and some of the jinn worked under his control with his Lord’s permission. If one of them deviated from Our command, We let him taste the suffering of the blazing flame","They made him whatever he wanted- palaces, statues, basins as large as water troughs, fixed cauldrons. We said, ‘Work thankfully, family of David, for few of my servants are truly thankful.’","Then, when We decreed Solomon’s death, nothing showed the jinn he was dead, but a creature of the earth eating at his stick: when he fell down they realized- if they had known what was hidden they would not have continued their demeaning labour","There was a sign for the people of Sheba, too, in their dwelling place: two gardens, one on the right, one on the left: ‘Eat from what your Lord has provided for you and give Him thanks, for your land is good, and your Lord most forgiving.’","But they paid no heed, so We let loose on them a flood from the dam and replaced their two gardens with others that yielded bitter fruit, tamarisk bushes, and a few lote trees","In this way We punished them for their ingratitude- would We punish anyone but the ungrateful","Also, We had placed, between them and the towns We had blessed, other towns within sight of one another to which they could travel easily- ‘ Travel safely in this land by night and by day’","but [still] they complained, ‘Our Lord has made the distance between our staging posts so long!’They wronged themselves and, in the end, We made their fate a byword, and scattered them in countless fragments. There truly are signs in this for every patient, thankful person","Satan was proved right in his opinion of them, for they all followed him- except for a group of believers","even though he had no authority over them. But [We aim] to distinguish those who believe in the life to come from those who doubt it: [Prophet], your Lord observes everything","Say, ‘Pray to your so-called gods besides God: they do not control even the weight of a speck of dust in heaven or earth, nor do they have any share in them, nor are any of them any help to God","Intercession will not work with Him, except by those to whom He gives permission.’ They will be asked, after the terror is lifted from their hearts [on the Day of Judgement], ‘What did your Lord speak?’ and they will answer, ‘The Truth. He is the Most High, the Most Great.’","Say [Prophet], ‘Who gives you sustenance from the heavens and earth?’ Say, ‘God does,’ and ‘[One party of us] must be rightly guided and the other clearly astray.’","Say, ‘You will not be ques-tioned about our sins, nor will we be questioned about what you do.’","Say, ‘Our Lord will gather us together, then He will judge justly between us; He alone is the All Knowing Judge.’","Say, ‘Show me those you joined to Him as partners. No indeed! He alone is God, the Almighty, the All Wise.’","We have sent you [Prophet] only to bring good news and warning to all people, but most of them do not understand","And they say, ‘If what you say is true, when will this promise be fulfilled?’","Say, ‘You have an appointment for a Day which you cannot put off nor bring forward, even by a single moment.’","The disbelievers say, ‘We will believe neither this Qur an nor the Scriptures that came before it.’ If only you could see [Prophet] how the wrongdoers will be made to stand before their Lord, hurling reproaches at one another. Those who were oppressed will say to the oppressors, ‘If it were not for you, we would have been believers.’","The oppressors will say to them, ‘Was it we who prevented you from following right guidance after it had reached you? No! You yourselves were sinners.’","The oppressed will say to them, ‘No, it was your scheming, night and day, ordering us to disbelieve in God and set up rivals to Him.’ When they see the punishment, they will fall silent with regret, and We shall put iron collars on the disbelievers’ necks. Why should they be rewarded for anything other than what they have done","Never have We sent a warner to a community without those among them who were corrupted by wealth saying, ‘We do not believe in the message you have been sent with.’","They would say, ‘We have greater wealth and more children than you, and we shall not be punished.’","Say [Prophet], ‘My Lord gives in abundance to whoever He will and sparingly to whoever He will, though most people do not understand","Neither wealth nor children will bring you nearer to Us, but those who believe and do good deeds will have multiple rewards for what they have done, and will live safely in the lofty dwellings of Paradise","whereas those who work against Our messages, seeking to undermine them, will be summoned to punishment.’","Say, ‘My Lord gives in abundance to whichever of His servants He will, and sparingly to whichever He will; He will replace whatever you give in alms; He is the best of providers.’","On the Day He gathers them all together, He will say to the angels, ‘Was it you these people worshipped?’","They will reply, ‘May You be exalted! You are our supporter against them! Really, they worshipped the jinn- most of them believed in them.’","‘So today neither of you has any power to benefit or harm the other,’ We shall tell the evildoers, ‘Taste the torment of the fire which you called a lie.’","When Our messages are recited to them, clear as they are, they say, ‘This is only a man who wants to turn you away from what your forefathers worshipped,’ and, ‘This [Quran] is nothing but lies he has made up.’ When the Truth comes to the disbelievers, they say, ‘This is just plain sorcery,’","though We have not given them any books to study nor sent any warner before you","Those who lived before them also denied the truth- these people have not attained even a tenth of what We gave their predecessors- they, too, rejected My messengers, and how terrible My condemnation was","Say [Prophet], ‘I advise you to do one thing only: stand before God, in pairs or singly, and think: there is no sign of madness in your companion [the Prophet]- he is only warning you before severe suffering arrives.’","Say, ‘If I have asked you for any reward, you can keep it. It is God alone who will reward me: He is witness to everything.’","Say, ‘My Lord hurls the Truth down [before you]. He has full knowledge of all that is unseen.’","Say, ‘The Truth has come; falsehood is powerless.’","Say, ‘If I go astray, that is my loss, and if I am rightly guided, it is through what my Lord has revealed to me. He is all hearing, and ever near.’","[Prophet], if you could only see their terror! There will be no escape when they are seized from a nearby place","they will say, ‘Now we believe in it,’ but how can they reach it from such a distant place","they denied it all in the past, and threw conjecture from a faroff place","when a barrier has been placed between them and what they desire, just as was done with their kind before? They were deep in doubt and suspicion"],"n":"Saba"},{"i":35,"v":["Praise be to God, Creator of the heavens and earth, who made angels messengers with two, three, four [pairs of] wings. He adds to creation as He will: God has power over everything","No one can withhold the blessing God opens up for people, nor can anyone but Him release whatever He withholds: He is the Almighty, the All Wise","People, remember God’s grace towards you. Is there any creator other than God to give you sustenance from the heavens and earth? There is no god but Him. How can you be so deluded","If they call you a liar [Prophet], many messengers before you were also called liars: it is to God that all things will be returned","People! God’s promise is true, so do not let the present life deceive you. Do not let the Deceiver deceive you about God","Satan is your enemy––so treat him as an enemy––and invites his followers only to enter the blazing fire","Those who disbelieve will be punished severely; those who believe and do good deeds will be forgiven, and richly rewarded","What about those whose evil deeds are made alluring to them so that they think they are good? God leaves whoever He will to stray and guides whoever He will. [Prophet], do not waste your soul away with regret for them: God knows exactly what they do","It is God who sends forth the winds; they raise up the clouds; We drive them to a dead land and with them revive the earth after its death: such will be the Resurrection","If anyone desires power, all power belongs to God; good words rise up to Him and He lifts up the righteous deed, but a severe torment awaits those who plot evil and their plotting will come to nothing","It is God who created you from dust and later from a drop of fluid; then He made you into two sexes; no female conceives or gives birth without His knowledge; no person grows old or has his life cut short, except in accordance with a Record: all this is easy for God","The two bodies of water are not alike- one is palatable, sweet, and pleasant to drink, the other salty and bitter- yet from each you eat fresh fish and extract ornaments to wear, and in each you see the ships ploughing their course so that you may seek God’s bounty and be grateful","He makes the night merge into the day and the day into the night; He has subjected the sun and the moon- each runs for an appointed term. Such is God your Lord: all control belongs to Him. Those you invoke beside Him do not even control the skin of a date stone","if you call them they cannot hear you; if they could hear, they could not answer you; on the Day of Resurrection they will disown your idolatry. None can inform you [Prophet] like the One who is all aware","People, it is you who stand in need of God- God needs nothing and is worthy of all praise","if He wills, He can do away with you and bring in a new creation","that is not difficult for God","No burdened soul will bear the burden of another: even if a heavily laden soul should cry for help, none of its load will be carried, not even by a close relative. But you [Prophet] can only warn those who fear their Lord, though they cannot see Him, and keep up the prayer- whoever purifies himself does so for his own benefit–– everything returns to God","The blind and the seeing are not alike","nor are darkness and light","shade and heat are not alike","nor are the living and the dead. God makes anyone He wills hear [His message]: you cannot make those in their graves hear","You are only here to warn them","We have sent you with the Truth as a bearer of good news and warning- every community has been sent a warner","If they call you a liar, their predecessors did the same: messengers came to them with clear signs, scriptures, and enlightening revelation","and afterwards I seized the disbelievers- how terrible My punishment was","Have you [Prophet] not considered how God sends water down from the sky and that We produce with it fruits of varied colours; that there are in the mountains layers of white and red of various hues, and jet black","that there are various colours among human beings, wild animals, and livestock too? It is those of His servants who have knowledge who stand in true awe of God. God is almighty, most forgiving","Those who recite God’s scripture, keep up the prayer, give secretly and openly from what We have provided for them, may hope for a trade that will never decline","He will repay them in full, and give them extra from His bounty. He is most forgiving, most appreciative","The Scripture We have revealed to you [Prophet] is the Truth and confirms the scriptures that preceded it. God is well informed about His servants, He sees everything","We gave the Scripture as a heritage to Our chosen servants: some of them wronged their own souls, some stayed between [right and wrong], and some, by God’s leave, were foremost in good deeds. That is the greatest favour","they will enter lasting Gardens where they will be adorned with bracelets of gold and pearls, where they will wear silk garments","They will say, ‘Praise be to God, who has separated us from all sorrow! Our Lord is truly most forgiving, most appreciative","He has, in His bounty, settled us in the everlasting Home where no toil or fatigue will touch us.’","But those who reject the truth will stay in Hellfire, where they will neither be finished off by death, nor be relieved from Hell’s torment: this is how We reward hardened disbelievers","They will cry out loud in Hell, ‘Lord, let us out, and we will do righteous deeds, not what we did before!’- ‘ Did We not give you a life long enough to take warning if you were going to? The warner came to you, now taste the punishment.’ The evildoers will have nobody to help them","God knows all that is hidden in the heavens and earth; He knows the thoughts contained in the heart","it is He who made you [people] successors to the land. Those who deny the truth will bear the consequences: their denial will only make them more odious to their Lord, and add only to their loss","Say, ‘Consider those “partners” of yours that you call upon beside God. Show me! What part of the earth did they create? What share of the heavens do they possess?’ Have We given them a book that contains clear evidence? No indeed! The idolaters promise each other only delusion","God keeps the heavens and earth from vanishing; if they did vanish, no one else could stop them. God is most forbearing, most forgiving","[The idolaters] swore their most solemn oath that, if someone came to warn them, they would be more rightly guided than any [other] community, but when someone did come they turned yet further away","became more arrogant in the land, and intensified their plotting of evil- the plotting of evil only rebounds on those who plot. Do they expect anything but what happened to earlier people? You will never find any change in God’s practice; you will never find any deviation there","Have they not travelled in the land and seen how those before them met their end, although they were superior to them in strength? God is not to be frustrated by anything in the heavens or on the earth: He is all knowing, all powerful","If God were to punish people [at once] for the wrong they have done, there would not be a single creature left on the surface of the earth. He gives them respite for a stated time and, whenever their time comes, God has been watching His servants"],"n":"Fatir"},{"i":36,"v":["Ya Sin","By the wise Quran","you [Muhammad] are truly one of the mes-sengers sent","on a straight path","with a revelation from the Almighty, the Lord of Mercy","to warn a people whose forefathers were not warned, and so they are unaware","The verdict has been passed against most of them, for they refuse to believe","[It is as if] We had placed [iron] collars around their necks, right up to their chins so that their heads are forced up","and set barriers before and behind them, blocking their vision: they cannot see","It is all the same to them whether you warn them or not: they will not believe","You can warn only those who will follow the Quran and hold the Merciful One in awe, though they cannot see Him: give such people the glad news of forgiveness and a noble reward","We shall certainly bring the dead back to life, and We record what they send ahead of them as well as what they leave behind: We keep an account of everything in a clear Record","Give them the example of the people to whose town messengers came","We sent two messengers but they rejected both. Then We reinforced them with a third","They said, ‘Truly, we are messengers to you,’","but they answered, ‘You are only men like ourselves. The Lord of Mercy has sent nothing; you are just lying.’ They said, ‘Our Lord knows that we have been sent to you","Our duty is only to deliver the message to you,’","but they answered, ‘We think you are an evil omen. If you do not stop, we shall stone you, and inflict a painful torment on you.’","The messengers said, ‘The evil omen is within yourselves. Why do you take it as an evil omen when you are reminded of the Truth? You are going too far!’","Then, from the furthest part of the city, a man came running. He said, ‘My people, follow the messengers","Follow them: they are not asking you to reward them and they are rightly guided","Why should I not worship the One who created me? It is to Him that you will be returned","How could I take besides Him any other gods, whose intercession will not help me and who would not be able to save me if the Lord of Mercy wished to harm me","Then I would clearly be in the wrong","I believe in your Lord, so listen to me.’","He was told, ‘Enter the Garden,’ so he said, ‘If only my people knew","how my Lord has forgiven me and set me among the highly honoured.’","After him We did not send any army from heaven against his people, nor were We about to","there was just one blast, and they fell down lifeless","Alas for human beings! Whenever a messenger comes to them they ridicule him","Do they not see how many generations We have destroyed before them, none of whom will ever come back to them","[Yet] all of them will be brought before Us","There is a sign for them in the lifeless earth: We give it life and We produce grain from it for them to eat","We have put gardens of date palms and grapes in the earth, and We have made springs of water gush out of it","so that they could eat its fruit. It was not their own hands that made all this. How can they not give thanks","Glory be to Him who created all the pairs of things that the earth produces, as well as themselves and other things they do not know about","The night is also a sign for them: We strip the daylight from it, and- lo and behold!- they are in darkness","The sun, too, runs its determined course laid down for it by the Almighty, the All Knowing","We have determined phases for the moon until finally it becomes like an old date-stalk","The sun cannot overtake the moon, nor can the night outrun the day: each floats in [its own] orbit","Another sign for them is that We carried their seed in the laden Ark","and We have made similar things for them to ride in","If We wished, We could drown them, and there would be no one to help them: they could not be saved","Only by Our mercy could they be reprieved to enjoy life for a while","Yet when they are told, ‘Beware of what lies before and behind you, so that you may be given mercy,’","they ignore every single sign that comes to them from their Lord","and when they are told, ‘Give to others out of what God has provided for you,’ the disbelievers say to the believers, ‘Why should we feed those that God could feed if He wanted? You must be deeply misguided.’","And they say, ‘When will this promise be fulfilled, if what you say is true?’","But all they are waiting for is a single blast that will overtake them while they are still arguing with each other","They will have no time to make bequests, nor will they have the chance to return to their own people","The Trumpet will be sounded and- lo and behold!- they will rush out to their Lord from their graves","They will say, ‘Alas for us! Who has resurrected us from our resting places?’ [They will be told], ‘This is what the Lord of Mercy promised, and the messengers told the truth.’","It was just one single blast and then- lo and behold!- they were all brought before Us","‘Today, no soul will be wronged in the least: you will only be repaid for your deeds","The people of Paradise today are happily occupied","they and their spouses- seated on couches in the shade","There they have fruit and whatever they ask for","“Peace,” a word from the Lord of Mercy","But step aside today, you guilty ones","Children of Adam, did I not command you not to serve Satan, for he was your sworn enemy","but to serve Me? This is the straight path","He has led great numbers of you astray. Did you not use your reason","So this is the Fire that you were warned against","Enter it today, because you went on ignoring [my commands].’","On that Day We shall seal up their mouths, but their hands will speak to Us, and their feet bear witness to everything they have done","If it had been Our will, We could have taken away their sight. They would have struggled to find the way, but how could they have seen it","If it had been Our will, We could have paralysed them where they stood, so that they could not move forward or backward","If We extend anyone’s life, We reverse his development. Do they not use their reason","We have not taught the Prophet poetry, nor could he everhave been a poet","This is a revelation, an illuminating Quran to warn anyone who is truly alive, so that God’s verdict may be passed against the disbelievers","Can they not see how, among the things made by Our hands, We have created livestock they control","and made them obedient, so that some can be used for riding, some for food","some for other benefits, and some for drink? Will they not give thanks","Yet they have taken other gods besides God to help them","though these could not do so even if they called a whole army of them together","So [Prophet] do not be distressed at what they say: We know what they conceal and what they reveal","Can man not see that We created him from a drop of fluid? Yet- lo and behold!- he disputes openly","producing arguments against Us, forgetting his own creation. He says, ‘Who can give life back to bones after they have decayed?’","Say, ‘He who created them in the first place will give them life again: He has full knowledge of every act of creation","It is He who produces fire for you out of the green tree- lo and behold!- and from this you kindle fire","Is He who created the heavens and earth not able to create the likes of these people? Of course He is! He is the All Knowing Creator","when He wills something to be, His way is to say, “Be”- and it is","So glory be to Him in whose Hand lies control over all things. It is to Him that you will all be brought back.’"],"n":"Ya-Seen"},{"i":37,"v":["By those [angels] ranged in rows","who rebuke reproachfully","and recite God’s word","truly your God is One","Lord of the heavens and earth and everything between them, Lord of every sunrise","We have adorned the lowest heaven with stars","and made them a safeguard against every rebellious devil","they cannot eavesdrop on the Higher Assembly––pelted from every side","driven away, they will have perpetual torment––","if any [of them] stealthily snatches away a fragment, he will be pursued by a piercing flame","So [Prophet], ask the disbelievers: is it harder to create them than other beings We have created? We created them from sticky clay","You marvel as they scoff","take no heed when they are warned","and resort to ridicule when they see a sign","saying, ‘This is no more than blatant sorcery.’","‘What! After we have died and become dust and bones, shall we really be raised up again","along with our forefathers?’","Say, ‘Yes indeed, and you will be humiliated.’","Just one blast and––lo and behold!––they will look","and say, ‘Woe to us! This is the Day of Judgement.’","[It will be said], ‘This is the Day of Decision, which you used to deny","[Angels], gather together those who did wrong, and others like them, as well as whatever they worshipped","beside God, lead them all to the path of Hell","and halt them for questioning","“Why do you not support each other now?” ’––","no indeed! They will be in complete submission on that Day––","and they will turn on one another accusingly","They will say, ‘You came to us from a position of power.’","They will say, ‘No! It was you who would not believe","we had no power over you- and you were already exceeding all limits","Our Lord’s sentence on us is just and we must all taste the punishment","We led you astray as we ourselves were astray.’","On that Day they will all share the torment","this is how We deal with the guilty","Whenever it was said to them, ‘There is no deity but God,’ they became arrogant","and said, ‘Are we to forsake our gods for a mad poet?’","‘No: he brought the truth and confirmed the earlier messengers","you will taste the painful torment","and be repaid only according to your deeds.’","Not so God’s true servants","They will have familiar provisions––","fruits- and will be honoured","in gardens of delight","seated on couches, facing one another","A drink will be passed round among them from a flowing spring","white, delicious to those who taste it","causing no headiness or intoxication","With them will be spouses- modest of gaze and beautiful of eye","like protected eggs","They will turn to one another with questions","one will say, ‘I had a close companion on earth","who used to ask me, “Do you really believe that","after we die and become dust and bone, we shall be brought for judgement?”’","Then he will say, ‘Shall we look for him?’","He will look down and see him in the midst of the Fire","and say to him, ‘By God, you almost brought me to ruin","Had it not been for the grace of my Lord, I too would have been taken to Hell.’","Then he will say [to his blessed companions], ‘Are we never to die again after our earlier death","Shall we never suffer","This truly is the supreme triumph!’","Everyone should strive to attain this","Is this the better welcome, or the tree of Zaqqum","which we have made a test for the evildoers","This tree grows in the heart of the blazing Fire","and its fruits are like devils’ heads","They will fill their bellies eating from it","then drink scalding water on top of it","then return to the blazing Fire","They found their forefathers astray","and rushed to follow in their footsteps- before the disbelievers [of Mecca]","most men in the past went astray","even though We sent messengers to warn them","See how those who were warned met their end","Not so the true servants of God","Noah cried to Us, and how excellent was Our response","We saved him and his people from great distress","We let his offspring remain on the earth","We let him be praised by later generations","‘Peace be upon Noah among all the nations!’","This is how We reward those who do good","he was truly one of Our faithful servants","We drowned the rest","Abraham was of the same faith","he came to his Lord with a devoted hear