Qur’an in english

74. Whom neither man nor jinn will have touched before them
75. Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
76. Reclining on green cushions and fair carpets.
77. Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
78. Blessed be the of thy Lord, Mighty and Glorious!
Surah 56. Al-Waqi'a

1. When the event befalleth.
2. There is no denying that it will befall
3. Abasing (some), exalting (others);
4. When the earth is shaken with a shock
5. And the hills are ground to powder
6. So that they become a scattered dust,
7. And ye will be three kinds:
8. (First) those on the right hand; what of those on the right hand?
9. And (then) those on the left hand; what of those on the left hand?
10. And the foremost in the race, the foremost in the race:
11. Those are they who will be brought nigh
12. In gardens of delight;
13. A multitude of those of old
14. And a few of those of later time
15. On lined couches,
16. Reclining therein face to face.
17. There wait on them immortal youths
18. With bowls and ewers and a cup from a pure spring
19. Wherefrom they get no aching of the head nor any madness,
20. And fruit that they prefer
21. And flesh of fowls that they desire
22. And (there are) fair ones with wide, lovely eyes,

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23. Like unto hidden pearls,
24. Reward for what they used do.
25. There hear they no vain speaking nor recrimination
26. (Naught) but the saying: Peace, (and again) Peace.
27. And those on the right hand; what of those on the right hand?
28. Among thornless lote tree
29. And clustered plantains,
30. And spreading shade,
31. And water gushing,
32. And fruit in plenary
33. Neither out of reach nor yet forbidden,
34. And raised couches,
35. Lo! We have created them a (new) creation
36. And made them virgins
37. Lovers, friends,
38. For those on the right hand;
39. A multitude of those of old
40. And a multitude of those of later time.
41. And those on the left hand: What of those on the left hand?
42. In scorching wind and scalding water
43. And shadow of black smoke,
44. Neither cool nor refreshing.
45. Lo! heretofore they were effete with luxury
46. And used to persist in the awful sin.
47. And they used to say: When we are dead and have come dust and bones, shall we then, forsooth, be raised again,
48. And also our forefathers?
49. Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Lo! those of old and those of later time
50. Will all be brought together to the tryst of an appointed day.
51. Then lo! ye, the erring, the deniers,
52. Ye verily will eat of a tree called Zaqqum
53. And will fill your bellies therewith;
54. And thereon ye will drink of boiling water,
55. Drinking even as the camel drinketh.
56. This will be their welcome on the Day of Judgment
57. We created you. Will ye then admit the truth?
58. Have ye seen that which ye emit?
59. Do ye create it or are We the creator?
60. We mete out death among you, and We are not to be outrun,
61. That We may transfigure you and make you what ye know not.
62. And verily ye know the first creation. Why, then, do ye not reflect?
63. Have ye seen that which ye cultivate?
64. Is it ye who foster it, or are We the Fosterer?
65. If We willed, We verily could make it chaff, then would ye cease not to exclaim:
66. Lo! we are laden with debt!
67. Nay, but we are deprived!
68. Have ye observed the water which ye drink?
69. Is it ye who shed it from the rain cloud, or are We the shedder?
70. If We willed We verily could make it bitter. why, then, give ye not thanks?
71. Have ye observed the fire which ye strike out;
72. Was it ye who made the tree thereof to grow, or were We the grower?
73. We, even We, appointed it a memorial and a comfort for the dwellers in the wilderness.

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74. Therefor (O Muhammad), praise the name of thy Lord, the Tremendous.
75. Nay, I swear by the places of the stars
76. And lo! that verily is a tremendous oath, if ye but knew
77. That (this) is indeed a noble Qur’an
78. In a Book kept hidden
79. Which none toucheth save the purified,
80. A revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.
81. Is it this Statement that ye scorn,
82. And make denial thereof your livelihood?
83. Why, then, when (the soul) cometh up to the throat (of the dying)
84. And ye are at that moment looking
85. And We are nearer unto him than ye are, but ye see not
86. Why then, if ye are not in bondage (unto Us),
87. Do ye not force it back, if ye are truthful?
88. Thus if he is of those brought nigh,
89. Then breath of life, and plenty, and a Garden of delight
90. And if he is of those on the right hand,
91. Then (the greeting) "Peace be unto thee" from those on the right hand
92. But if he is of the rejecters, the erring,
93. Then the welcome will be boiling water
94. And roasting at hell fire.
95. Lo! this is certain truth.
96. Therefor (O Muhammad) praise the name of thy Lord, the Tremendous.
Surah 57. Al-Hadid

1. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifieth Allah and He is the Mighty, the Wise.
2. His is the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth; He quickeneth and He giveth death; and He is Able to do things.
3. He is the First and the Last, and the Outward and the Inward; and He is Knower of all things.
4. He it is Who created the heavens and the earth in Days; then He mounted the Throne. He knoweth all that entereth
the earth and all that emergeth therefrom and all that cometh down from the sky and all that ascendeth therein; and He
is with you wheresoever ye may be. And Allah is Seer of what ye do.
5. His is the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth and, unto Allah (all) things are brought back.
6. He causeth the night to pass into the day, and He causeth the day to pass into the night, and He is Knower of all that
is in the breasts.
7. Believe in Allah and His messenger, and spend of that whereof He hath made you trustees; and such of you as believe
and spend (aright), theirs will be a great reward
8. What aileth you that ye believe not in Allah, when the messenger calleth you to believe in your Lord, and He hath
already made a covenant with you, if ye are believers?
9. He it is Who sendeth down clear revelations unto His slave, that He may bring you forth from darkness unto light;
and lo! for you, Allah is Full of Pity, Merciful.
10. And what aileth you that ye spend not in the way of Allah, when unto Allah belongeth the inheritance of the heavens
and the earth? Those who spent and fought before the victory are not upon a level (with the rest of you). Such are
greater in rank than those who spent and fought afterwards. Unto each hath Allah promised good. And Allah is Informed
of what ye do.
11. Who is he that will lend unto Allah a goodly loan, that He may double it for him and his may be a rich reward?
12. On the day when thou (Muhammad) wilt see the believers, men and women, their light shining forth before them
and on their right hands, (and wilt hear it said unto them): Glad news for you this day: Gardens underneath which rivers
flow, wherein ye are immortal. That is the supreme triumph.
13. On the day when the hypocritical men and the hypocritical women will say unto those who believe: Look on us that
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is a gate, the inner side whereof containeth mercy, while the outer side thereof is toward the doom.
14. They will cry unto them (saying): Were we not with you? They will say: Yea, verily; but ye tempted one another,
and hesitated, and doubted, and vain desires beguiled you till the ordinance of Allah came to pass; and the deceiver
deceived you concerning Allah;
15. So this day no ransom can be taken from you nor from those who disbelieved. Your home is the Fire; that is your
patron, and a hapless journey's end.
16. Is not the time ripe for the hearts of those who believe to submit to Allah's reminder and to the truth which is
revealed, that they become not as those who received the Scripture of old but the term was prolonged for them and so
their hearts were hardened, and many of them are evil livers.
17. Know that Allah quickeneth the earth after its death. We have made clear Our revelations for you, that haply ye may
understand.
18. Lo! those who give alms, both men and women, and lend unto Allah a goodly loan, it will be doubled for them, and
theirs will be a rich reward.
19. And those who believe in Allah and His messengers, they are the loyal; and the martyrs are with their Lord; they
have their reward and their light; while as for those who disbelieve and deny Our revelations, they are owners of hell
fire.
20. Know that the life of this world is only play, and idle talk, and pageantry, and boasting among you, and rivalry in
respect of wealth and children; as the likeness of vegetation after rain, whereof the growth is pleasing to the
husbandman, but afterward it drieth up and thou seest it turning yellow then it becometh straw. And in the Hereafter
there is grievous punishment, and (also) forgiveness from Allah and His good pleasure, whereas the life of the world
is but matter of illusion.
21. Race one with another for forgiveness from your Lord and a Garden whereof the breadth is as the breadth of the
heavens and the earth, which is in store for those who believe in Allah and His messengers. Such is the bounty of Allah,
which He bestoweth upon whom He will, and Allah is of infinite bounty.
22. Naught of disaster befalleth in the earth or in yourselves but it is in a Book before We bring it into being Lo! that
is easy for Allah

23. That ye grieve not for the sake of that which hath escaped you, nor yet exult because of that which hath been given.
Allah loveth not all prideful boasters,
24. Who hoard and who enjoin upon the people avarice. And whosoever turneth away, still Allah is the Absolute, the
Owner of Praise.
25. We verily sent Our messengers with clear proofs, and revealed with them the Scripture and the Balance, that
mankind may observe right measure; and He revealed iron, wherein is mighty power and (many) uses for mankind, and
that Allah may know him who helpeth Him and His messengers, though unseen. Lo! Allah is Strong, Almighty.
26. And We verily sent Noah and Abraham and placed the Prophethood and the Scripture among their seed, and among
them there is he who goeth right, but many of them are evil livers.
27. Then We caused Our messengers to follow in their footsteps; and We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow, and
gave him the Gospel, and placed compassion and mercy in the hearts of those who followed him. But monasticism they
invented. We ordained it not for them. Only seeking Allah's pleasure, and they observed it not with right observance.
So We give those of them who believe their reward, but many of them are evil livers.
28. O ye who believe! Be mindful of your duty to Allah and put faith in His messenger. He will give you twofold of
His mercy and will appoint for you a light wherein ye shall walk, and will forgive you. Allah is Forgiving, Merciful;
29. That the People of the Scripture may know that they control naught of the bounty of Allah, but that the bounty is
in Allah's hand to give to whom He will. And Allah is of infinite bounty.
Surah 58. Al-Mujadila

1. Allah hath heard the saying of her that disputeth with thee (Muhammad) concerning her husband, and complaineth
unto Allah. And Allah heareth your colloquy. Lo! Allah is Nearer, Knower.
2. Such of you as put away your wives (by saying they are as their mothers) They are not their mothers; none are their
mothers except those who gave them birth they indeed utter an ill word and a lie. And lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
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have said; (the penalty) in that case (is) the freeing of a slave before they touch one another. Unto this ye are exhorted;
and Allah is informed of what ye do.
4. And he who findeth not (the wherewithal), let him fast for two successive months before they touch one another;
and for him who is unable to do so (the penance is) the feeding of sixty needy ones. This, that ye may put trust in Allah
and His messenger. Such are the limits (imposed by Allah); and for disbelievers is a painful doom.
5. Those who oppose Allah and His messenger will be abased even those before them were abased; and We have sent
down clear tokens, and for disbelievers is a shameful doom
6. On the day when Allah will raise them all together and inform them of what they did. Allah hath kept account of it
while they forgot it. And Allah is Witness over all things.
7. Hast thou not seen that Allah knoweth all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth? There is no secret
conference of three but He is their fourth, nor of five but He is their sixth, nor of less than that or more but He is with
them wheresoever they may be; and afterward, on the Day of Resurrection, He will inform them of what they did Lo!
Allah is Knower of all things.
8. Hast thou not observed those who were forbidden conspiracy and afterward returned to that which they had been
forbidden, and (now) conspire together for crime and wrongdoing and disobedience toward the messenger? And when
they come unto thee they greet thee with a greeting wherewith Allah greeteth thee not, and say within themselves: Why
should Allah punish us for what we say? Hell will suffice them; they will feel the heat thereof. A hapless journey's end!
9. O ye who believe! when ye conspire together, conspire not together for crime and wrongdoing and disobedience
toward the messenger, but conspire together for righteousness and pity, and keep your duty, toward Allah, unto whom
ye will be gathered.
10. Lo! Conspiracy is only of the devil, that he may vex those who believe; but he can harm them not at all unless by
Allah's leave. In Allah let believers put their trust.
11. O ye who believe! When it is said, Make room! in assemblies, then make room; Allah will make way for you
(hereafter). And when it is said, Come up higher! go up higher; Allah will exalt those who believe among you, and those
who have knowledge, to high ranks. Allah is informed of what ye do.
12. O ye who believe! When ye hold conference with the messenger, offer an alms before your conference. That is
better and purer for you. But if ye cannot find (the wherewithal) then lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
13. Fear ye to offer alms before your conference? Then, when ye do it not and Allah hath forgiven you, establish
worship and pay the poor due and obey Allah and His messenger. And Allah is Aware of what ye do.
14. Hast thou not seen those who take for friends a folk with whom Allah is wroth? They are neither of you nor of
them, and they swear a false oath knowingly.
15. Allah hath prepared for them a dreadful doom. Evil indeed is that which they are wont to do.
16. They make a shelter of their oaths and turn (men) from the way of Allah; so theirs will be a shameful doom.
17. Their wealth and their children will avail them naught against Allah. Such are rightful owners of the Fire; they will
abide therein.
18. On the day when Allah will raise them all together, then will they swear unto Him as they (now) swear unto you,
and they will fancy that they have some standing. Lo! is it not they who are the liars?
19. The devil hath engrossed them and so hath caused them to forget remembrance of Allah. They are the devil's party.
Lo! is it not the devil's party who will be the losers?
20. Lo! those who oppose Allah and His messenger, they will be among the lowest.
21. Allah hath decreed: Lo! I verily shall conquer, I and My messengers. Lo! Allah is Strong, Almighty.
22. Thou wilt not find folk who believe in Allah and the Last Day loving those who oppose Allah and His messenger:
even though they be their fathers or, their sons or their brethren or their clan. As for such, He hath written faith upon
their hearts and hath strengthened them with a Spirit from Him, and He will bring them into Gardens underneath which
rivers flow, wherein they will abide. Allah is well pleased with them, and they are well pleased with Him. They are
Allah's party. Lo! is it not Allah's party who are the successful?
Surah 59. Al-Hashr

1. All that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth glorifieth Allah, and He is the Mighty, the Wise.
2. He it is Who hath caused those of the People of the Scripture who disbelieved to go forth from their homes unto

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the first exile. Ye deemed not that they would go forth, while they deemed that their strongholds would protect them
from Allah. But Allah reached them from a place whereof they reckoned not, and cast terror in their hearts so that they
ruined their houses with their own hands and the hands of the believers. So learn a lesson, O ye who have eyes!
3. And if Allah had not decreed migration for them, He verily would have punished them in this world, and theirs in the
Hereafter is the punishment of the Fire.
4. That is because they were opposed to Allah and His messenger; and whoso is opposed to Allah, (for him) verily Allah
is stern in reprisal.
5. Whatsoever palm trees ye cut down or left standing on their roots, it was by Allah's leave, in order that He might
confound the evil livers.
6. And that which Allah gave as spoil unto His messenger from them, ye urged not any horse or riding camel for the
sake thereof, but Allah giveth His messenger lordship over whom He will. Allah is Able to do all things.
7. That which Allah giveth as spoil unto His messenger from the people of the townships, it is for Allah and His
messenger and for the near of kin and the orphans and the needy and the wayfarer, that it become not a commodity
between the rich among you. And whatsoever the messenger giveth you, take it. And whatsoever he forbiddeth, abstain
(from it). And keep your duty to Allah. Lo! Allah is stern in reprisal.
8. And (it is) for the poor fugitives who have been driven out from their homes and their belongings, who seek bounty
from Allah and help Allah and His messenger. They are the loyal.
9. Those who entered the city and the faith before them love these who flee unto them for refuge, and find in their
breasts no need for that which hath been given them, but prefer (the fugitives) above themselves though poverty become
their lot. And whoso is saved from his own avarice such are they who are successful.
10. And those who came (into the faith) after them say: Our Lord Forgive us and our brethren who were before us in
the faith, and place not in our hearts any rancor toward those who believe. Our Lord! Thou art Full of Pity, Merciful.
11. Hast thou not observed those who are hypocrites, (how) they tell their brethren who disbelieve among the People
of the Scripture: If ye are driven out, we surely will go out with you, and we will never obey anyone against you, and
if ye are attacked we verily will help you. And Allah beareth witness that they verily are liars.
12. (For) indeed if they are driven out they go not out with them, and indeed if they are attacked they help not, and
indeed if they had helped them they would have turned and fled, and then they would not have been victorious.
13. Ye are more awful as a fear in their bosoms than Allah. That is because they are a folk who understand not.
14. They will not fight against you in a body save in fortified villages or from behind walls. Their adversity among
themselves is very great. Ye think of them as a whole whereas their hearts are divers. That is because they are a folk
who have no sense.
15. On the likeness of those (who suffered) a short time before them, they taste the ill effects of their conduct, and
theirs is painful punishment.
16. (And the hypocrites are) on the likeness of the devil when he telleth man to disbelieve, then, when be disbelieveth
saith: Lo! I am quit of thee. Lo! I fear Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.
17. And the consequence for both will be that they are in the Fire, therein abiding. Such is the reward of evil doers.
18. O ye who believe! Observe your duty to Allah. And let every soul look to that which it sendeth on before for the
morrow. And observe your duty to Allah! Lo! Allah is informed of what ye do.
19. And be not ye as those who forgot Allah, therefore He caused them to forget their souls. Such are the evil doers.
20. Not equal are the owners of the Fire and the owners of the Garden. The owners of the Garden, they are the
victorious.
21. If We had caused this Qur’an to descend upon a mountain, thou (O Muhammad) verily hadst seen it humbled, rent
asunder by the fear of Allah. Such similitudes coin We for mankind that haply they may reflect.
22. He is Allah, than whom there is no other God, the Knower of the invisible and the visible. He is the Beneficent,
the Merciful.
23. He is Allah, than whom there is no other God, the Sovereign Lord the Holy One, Peace, the Keeper of Faith, the
Guardian, the Majestic, the Compeller, the Superb. Glorified be Allah from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him).
24. He is Allah, the Creator, the Shaper out of naught, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in
the heavens and the earth glorifieth Him, and He is the Mighty, the Wise.
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1. O ye who believe! Choose not My enemy and your enemy for friends. Do ye give them friendship when they
disbelieve in that truth which hath come unto you, driving out the messenger and you because ye believe in Allah, your
Lord? If ye have come forth to strive in My way and seeking My good pleasure, (show them not friendship). Do ye
show friendship unto them in secret, when I am best Aware of what ye hide and what ye proclaim? And whosoever doeth
it among you, be verily hath strayed from the right way.
2. If they have the upper hand of you, they will be your foes, and will stretch out their hands and their tongues toward
you with evil (intent), and they long for you to disbelieve.
3. Your ties of kindred and your children will avail you naught upon the Day of Resurrection. He will part you. Allah
is Seer of what ye do.
4. There is a goodly pattern for you Abraham and those with him, when they told their folk; Lo! we are guiltless of you
and all that ye worship beside Allah. We have done with you. And there hath arisen between us and you hostility and
hate for ever until ye believe in Allah only save that which Abraham promised his father (when he said): I will ask
forgiveness for thee, though I own nothing for thee from Allah Our Lord! In Thee we put our trust, and unto Thee we
turn repentant, and unto Thee is the journeying.
5. Our Lord! Make us not a prey for those who disbelieve, and forgive us, our Lord! Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the
Mighty, the Wise.
6. Verily ye have in them a goodly pattern for everyone who looketh to Allah and the Last Day. And whosoever may
turn away, lo! still Allah, He is the Absolute, the Owner of Praise.
7. It may be that Allah will ordain love between you and those of them with whom ye are at enmity. Allah is Mighty,
and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
8. Allah forbiddeth you not those who warred not against you on account of religion and drove you not out from your
homes, that ye should show them kindness and deal justly with them. Lo ! Allah loveth the just dealers.
9. Allah forbiddeth you only those who warred against you on account of religion and have driven you out from your
homes and helped to drive you out, that ye make friends of them. Whosoever maketh friends of them (All) such are
wrong doers.

10. O ye who believe! When believing women come unto you as fugitives, examine them. Allah is best aware of their
faith. Then, if ye know them for true believers, send them not back unto the disbelievers. They are not lawful for the
disbelievers, nor are the disbelievers lawful for them. And give the disbelievers that which they have spent (upon them).
And it is no sin for you to marry such women when ye have given them their dues. And hold not to the ties of
disbelieving women; and ask for (the return of) that which ye have spent; and let the disbelievers ask for that which they
have spent. That is the judgment of Allah. He judgeth between you. Allah is Knower, Wise.
11. And if any of your wives have gone from you unto the disbelievers and afterward ye have your turn (of triumph),
then give unto those whose wives have gone the like of that which they have spent, and keep your duty to Allah in whom
ye are believers.
12. O Prophet! If believing women come unto thee, taking oath of allegiance unto thee that they will ascribe nothing
as partner unto Allah, and will neither steal nor commit adultery nor kill their children, nor produce any lie that they
have devised between their hands and feet, nor disobey thee in what is right, then accept their allegiance and ask Allah
to forgive them. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
13. O ye who believe! Be not friendly with a folk with whom Allah is wroth, (a folk) who have despaired of the
Hereafter as the disbelievers despair of those who are in the graves.
Surah 61. As-Saff

1. All that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth glorifieth Allah, and He is the Mighty, the Wise.
2. O ye who believe! why say ye that which ye do not?
3. It is most hateful in the sight of Allah that ye say that which ye do not.
4. Lo! Allah loveth those who battle for His cause in ranks, as if they were a solid structure.
5. And (remember) when Moses said unto his people: O my people! Why persecute ye me, when ye well know that I
am Allah's messenger unto you? So when they went astray Allah sent their hearts astray. And Allah guideth not the evil
living folk.
6. And when Jesus son of Mary said: O Children of Israel! Lo! I am the messenger of Allah unto you, confirming that

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which was (revealed) before me in the Torah, and bringing good tidings of a messenger who cometh after me, whose
name is the Praised One. Yet when be hath come unto them with clear proofs, they say: This is mere magic.
7. And who doth greater wrong than he who inventeth a lie against Allah when he is summoned unto Al Islam. And Allah
guideth not wrongdoing folk.
8. Fain would they put out the light of Allah with their mouths, but Allah will perfect His light however much the
disbelievers are averse.
9. He it is who hath sent His messenger with the guidance and the religion of truth, that He may make it conqueror of
all religion however much idolaters may be averse.
10. O ye who believe! Shall I show you a commerce that will save you from a painful doom?
11. Ye should believe in Allah and His messenger, and should strive for the cause of Allah with your wealth and your
lives. That is better for you, if ye did but know.
12. He will forgive you your sins and bring you into Gardens underneath which rivers flow, and pleasant dwellings in
Gardens of Eden. That is the supreme triumph.
13. And (He will give you) another blessing which ye love: help from Allah and present victory. Give good tidings (O
Muhammad) to believers.
14. O ye who believe! Be Allah's helpers, even as Jesus son of Mary said unto the disciples: Who are my helpers for
Allah? They said: We are Allah's helpers. And a party of the Children of Israel believed, while a party disbelieved. Then
We strengthened those who believed against their foe, and they became the uppermost.
Surah 62. Al-Jumu'a

1. All that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth glorifieth Allah, the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One, the Mighty,
the Wise.
2. He it is Who hath sent among the unlettered ones a messenger of their own, to recite unto them His revelations and
to make them grow, and to teach them the Scripture and Wisdom, though heretofore they were indeed in error
manifest,
3. Along with others of them who have not yet joined them. He is the Mighty, the Wise.
4. That is the bounty of Allah; which he giveth unto whom he will. Allah is of infinite bounty.
5. The likeness of those who are entrusted with the Law of Moses, yet apply it not, is as the likeness of the ass carrying
books. Wretched is the likeness of folk who deny the revelations of Allah. And Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk.
6. Say (O Muhammad): O ye who are Jews! If ye claim that ye are favored of Allah apart from (all) mankind, then long
for death if ye are truthful.
7. But they will never long for it because of all that their own hands have sent before, and Allah is Aware of evil doers.
8. Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Lo! the death from which ye shrink will surely meet you, and afterward ye will be
returned unto the Knower of the invisible and the visible, and He will tell you what ye used to do.
9. O ye who believe! When the call is heard for the prayer of the day of congregation, haste unto remembrance of Allah
and leave your trading. That is better for you if ye did but know.
10. And when the prayer is ended, then disperse in the land and seek of Allah's bounty, and remember Allah much, that
ye may be successful.
11. But when they spy some merchandise or pastime they break away to it and leave thee standing. Say: That which
Allah hath is better than pastime and than merchandise, and Allah is the best of providers.
Surah 63. Al-Munafiqun

1. When the hypocrites come unto thee (O Muhammad), they say: We bear witness that thou art indeed Allah's
messenger. And Allah knoweth that thou art indeed His messenger, and Allah beareth witness that the Hypocrites are
speaking falsely.
2. They make their faith a pretext that they may turn (men) from the way of Allah. Verily evil is that which they are wont
to do,
3. That is because they believed, then disbelieved, therefore their hearts are sealed so that they understand not.
4. And when thou seest them their figures please thee; and if they speak thou givest ear unto their speech. (They are)
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as though they were blocks of wood in striped cloaks. They deem every shout to be against them. They are the enemy,
so beware of them. Allah confound them! How they are perverted!
5. And when it is said unto them: Come! The messenger of Allah will ask forgiveness for you! they avert their faces
and thou seest them turning away, disdainful.
6. Whether thou ask forgiveness for them or ask not forgiveness for them, Allah will not forgive them. Lo! Allah
guideth not the evil living folk.
7. They it is who say: Spend not on behalf of those (who dwell) with Allah's messenger that they may disperse (and go
away from you); when Allah's are the treasures of the heavens and the earth; but the hypocrites comprehend not.
8. They say: Surely, if we return to Al Madinah the mightier will soon drive out the weaker; when might belongeth to
Allah and to His messenger and the believers; but the hypocrites know not.
9. O ye who believe! Let not your wealth nor your children distract you from remembrance of Allah. Those who do
so, they are the losers.
10. And spend of that wherewith We have provided you before death cometh unto one of you and he saith: My Lord!
If only thou wouldst reprieve me for a little while, then I would give alms and be among the righteous.
11. But Allah reprieveth no soul when its term cometh, and Allah is Aware of what ye do.
Surah 64. At-Tagabun

1. All that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth glorifieth Allah; unto Him belongeth sovereignty and unto Him
longeth praise, and He is Able to do all things.
2. He it is Who created you, but one of you is a disbeliever and one of you is a believer, and Allah is Seer of what ye
do.
3. He created the heavens and the earth with truth, and He shaped you and made good your shapes, and unto Him is the
journeying.
4. He knoweth all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth, and He knoweth what ye conceal and what ye publish.
and Allah is Aware of what is in the breasts (of men).
5. Hath not the story reached you of those who disbelieved of old and so did taste the ill effects of their conduct, and
theirs will be a painful doom.
6. That was because their messengers (from Allah) kept coming unto them with clear proofs (of Allah's sovereignty),
but they said: Shall mere mortals guide us? So they disbelieved and turned away, and Allah was independent (of them).
Allah is Absolute, Owner of Praise.
7. Those who disbelieve assert that they will not be raised again. Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Yea, verily, by my
Lord! ye will be raised again and then ye will be informed of what ye did; and that is easy for Allah.
8. So believe in Allah and His messenger and the light which We have revealed. And Allah is Aware of what ye do.
9. The day when He shall gather you unto the Day of Assembling, that will be a day of mutual disillusion. And whoso
believeth in Allah and doeth right, He will remit from him his evil deeds and will bring him into Gardens underneath
which rivers flow, therein to abide for ever. That is the supreme triumph.
10. But those who disbelieve and deny Our revelations, such are owners of the Fire; they will abide therein a hapless
journey's end!
11. No calamity befalleth save by Allah's leave. And whosoever believeth in Allah, He guideth his heart. And Allah is
Knower of all things.
12. Obey Allah and obey His messenger; but if ye turn away, then the duty of Our messenger is only to convey (the
message) plainly.
13. Allah! There is no God save Him. In Allah, therefore, let believers put their trust.
14. O ye who believe! Lo! among your wives and your children there are enemies for you, therefor beware of them.
And if ye efface and overlook and forgive, then lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
15. Your wealth and your children are only a temptation, whereas Allah! with Him is an immense reward.
16. So keep your duty to Allah as best ye can, and listen, and obey, and spend; that is better for your souls. And whoso
is saved from his own greed, such are the successful.
17. If ye lend unto Allah a goodly loan, He will double it for you and will forgive you, for Allah is Responsive,
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Surah 65. At-Talaq

1. O Prophet! When ye (men) put away women, put them away for their (legal) period and reckon the period, and keep
your duty to Allah, your Lord. Expel them not from their houses nor let them go forth unless they commit open
immorality. Such are the limits (imposed by) Allah; and whoso transgresseth Allah's limits, he verily wrongeth his soul.
Thou knowest not: it may be that Allah will afterward bring some new thing to pass.
2. Then, when they have reached their term, take them back in kindness or part from them in kindness, and call to
witness two just men among you, and keep your testimony upright for Allah. Whoso believeth in Allah and the Last Day
is exhorted to act thus. And whosoever keepeth his duty to Allah, Allah will appoint a way out for him,
3. And will provide for him from (a quarter) whence he hath no expectation. And whosoever putteth his trust in Allah,
He will suffice him. Lo! Allah bringeth His command to pass. Allah hath set a measure for all things.
4. And for such of your women as despair of menstruation, if ye doubt, their period (of waiting) shall be three months
along with those who have it not. And for those with child, their period shall be till they bring forth their burden. And
whosoever keepeth his duty to Allah, He maketh his course easy for him.
5. That is the commandment of Allah which He revealeth unto you. And whoso keepeth his duty to Allah, He will remit
from him his evil deeds and magnify reward for him.
6. Lodge them where ye dwell, according to your wealth, and harass them not so as to straiten life for them. And if they
are with child, then spend for them till they bring forth their burden. Then, if they give suck for you, give them their
due payment and consult together in kindness; but if ye make difficulties for one another, then let some other woman
give suck for him (the father of the child).
7. Let him who hath abundance spend of his abundance, and he whose provision is measured, let him spend of that which
Allah hath given him. Allah asketh naught of any soul save that which He hath given it. Allah will vouchsafe, after
hardship, ease.

8. And how many a community revolted against the ordinance of its Lord and His messenger, and we called it to a stern
account and punished it with dire punishment,
9. So that it tasted the ill effects of its conduct, and the consequence of its conduct was loss.
10. Allah hath prepared for them stern punishment; so keep your duty to Allah, O men of understanding! O ye who
believe! Now Allah hath sent down unto you a reminder,
11. A messenger reciting unto you the revelations of Allah made plain, that He may bring forth those who believe and
do good works from darkness unto light. And whosoever believeth in Allah and doeth right, He will bring him into
Gardens underneath which rivers flow, therein to abide for ever. Allah hath made good provision for him.
12. Allah it is who hath created seven heavens, and of the earth the like thereof. The commandment cometh down
among them slowly, that ye may know that Allah is Able to do all things, and that Allah surroundeth all things in
knowledge.
Surah 66. At-Tahrim

1. O Prophet! Why bannest thou that which Allah hath made lawful for thee, seeking to please thy wives? And Allah is
Forgiving, Merciful.
2. Allah hath made lawful for you (Muslims) absolution from your oaths (of such a kind), and Allah is your Protector.
He is the Knower, the Wise.
3. When the Prophet confided a fact unto one of his wives and when she afterward divulged it and Allah apprised him
thereof, he made known (to her) part thereof and passed over part. And when he told it her she said: Who hath told thee?
He said: The Knower, the Aware hath told me.
4. If ye twain turn unto Allah repentant, (ye have cause to do so) for your hearts desired (the ban); and if ye aid one
another against him (Muhammad) then lo! Allah, even He, is his protecting Friend, and Gabriel and the righteous among
the believers; and furthermore the angels are his helpers.
5. It may happen that his Lord, if he divorce you, will give him in your stead wives better than you, submissive (to
Allah), believing, pious, penitent, inclined to fasting, widows and maids.
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6. O ye who believe! Ward off from yourselves and your families a Fire whereof the fuel is men and stones, over which
are set angels strong, severe, who resist not Allah in that which He commandeth them, but do that which they are
commanded.
7. (Then it will be said): O ye who disbelieve! Make no excuses for yourselves this day. Ye are only being paid for what
ye used to do.
8. O ye who believe! Turn unto Allah in sincere repentance! It may be that your Lord will remit from you your evil
deeds and bring you into Gardens underneath which rivers flow, on the day when Allah will not abase the Prophet and
those who believe with him. Their light will run before them and on their right hands: they will say: Our Lord! Perfect
our light for us, and forgive us! Lo! Thou art Able to do all things.
9. O Prophet! Strive against the disbelievers and the hypocrites, and be stern with them. Hell will be their home, a
hapless journey's end.
10. Allah citeth an example for those who disbelieve: the wife of Noah and the wife of Lot, who were under two of our
righteous slaves yet betrayed them so that they (the husbands availed them naught against Allah and it was said (unto
them): Enter the Fire along with those who enter.
11. And Allah citeth an example for those who believe: the wife of Pharaoh when she said: My Lord! Build for me a
home with thee in the Garden, and deliver me from Pharaoh and his work, and deliver me from evil doing folk;
12. And Mary, daughter of Imran, whose body was chaste, therefor We breathed therein something of Our Spirit. And
she put faith in the words of her Lord and His Scriptures, and was of the obedient.
Surah 67. Al-Mulk

1. Blessed is He in Whose hand is the Sovereignty, and He is Able to do all things.
2. Who hath created life and death that He may try you, which of you is best in conduct; and He is the Mighty,
Forgiving,
3. Who hath created seven heavens in harmony. Thou (Muhammad) canst see no fault in the Beneficent One's creation;
then look again: Canst thou see any rifts?
4. Then look again and yet again, thy sight will return unto thee weakened and made dim.
5. And verily We have beatified the world's heaven with lamps, and We have made them missiles for the devils, and for
them We have prepared the doom of flame.
6. And for those who disbelieve in their Lord there is the doom of hell, a hapless journey's end!
7. When they are flung therein they hear its roaring as it boileth up,
8. As it would burst with rage. Whenever a (fresh) host flung therein the wardens thereof ask them: Came there unto
you no warner?
9. They say: Yea, verily, a warner came unto us; but we denied and said: Allah hath naught revealed; ye are in ought but
a great error.
10. And they say: Had we been wont to listen or have sense, we had not been among the dwellers in the flames.
11. So they acknowledge their sins; but far removed (from mercy) are the dwellers in the flames.
12. Lo! those who fear their Lord in secret, theirs will be forgiveness and a great reward.
13. And keep your opinion secret or proclaim it, lo! He is Knower of all that is in the breasts (of men).
14. Should He not know what He created? And He is the Subtile, the Aware.
15. He it is Who hath made the earth subservient unto you, so walk in the paths thereof and eat of His providence. And
unto Him will be the resurrection (of the dead).
16. Have ye taken security from Him Who is in the heaven that He will not cause the earth to swallow you when lo!
it is convulsed?
17. Or have ye taken security from Him Who is in the heaven that He will not let loose on you a hurricane? But ye shall
know the manner of My warning.
18. And verily those before them denied, then (see) the manner of My wrath (with them)!
19. Have they not seen the birds above them spreading out their wings and closing them? Naught upholdeth them save
the Beneficent. Lo! He is Seer of all things.
20. Or who is he that will be an army unto you to help you instead of the Beneficent? The disbelievers are in naught
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21. Or who is he that will provide for you if He should withhold His providence? Nay, but they are set in pride and
frowardness.
22. Is he who goeth groping on his face more rightly guided, or he who walketh upright on a beaten road?
23. Say (unto them, O Muhammad): He it is Who gave you being, and hath assigned unto you ears and eyes and hearts.
Small thanks give ye!
24. Say, He it is Who multiplieth you in the earth, and unto Whom ye will be gathered.
25. And they say: When (will) this promise (be fulfilled), if ye are truthful?
26. Say: The knowledge is with Allah only, and I am but a plain warner;
27. But when they see it nigh, the faces of those who disbelieve will be awry, and it will be said (unto them): This is
that for which ye used to call.
28. Say (O Muhammad): Have ye thought: Whether Allah causeth me (Muhammad) and those with me to perish or hath
mercy on us, still, who will protect the disbelievers from a painful doom?
29. Say: He is the Beneficent. In Him we believe and in Him we put our trust. And ye will soon know who it is that is
in error manifest.
30. Say: Have ye thought: If (all) your water were to disappear into the earth, who then could bring you gushing water?
Surah 68. Al-Qalam

1. Nun. By the pen and that which they write (therewith),
2. Thou art not, for thy Lord's favour unto thee, a madman.
3. And lo! thine verily will he a reward unfailing.
4. And lo! thou art of a tremendous nature.
5. And thou wilt see and they will see
6. Which of you is the demented.
7. Lo! thy Lord is best aware of him who strayeth from his way, and He is best aware of those who walk aright.
8. Therefor obey not thou the rejecters
9. Who would have had thee compromise, that they may compromise.
10. Neither obey thou each feeble oath monger,
11. Detractor, spreader abroad of slanders?
12. Hinderer of the good, transgressor, malefactor
13. Greedy therewithal, intrusive.
14. It is because he is possessed of wealth and children
15. That, when Our revelations are recited unto him, he saith: Mere fables of the men of old.
16. We shall brand him on the nose.
17. Lo! we have tried them as We tried the owners of the garden when they vowed they would pluck its fruit next
morning.
18. And made no exception (for the will of Allah);
19. Then a visitation came upon it while they slept
20. And in the morning it was as if plucked.
21. And they cried out one unto another in the morning,
22. Saying: Run unto your field if ye would pluck (the fruit).
23. So they went off, saying one unto another in low tones:
24. No needy man shall enter it today against you.
25. They went betimes, strong in (this) purpose.
26. But when they saw it, they said: Lo! we are in error!
27. Nay, but we are desolate!
28. The best among them said: Said I not unto you: Why glorify ye not (Allah)?
29. They said: Glorified be our Lord! Lo! we have been wrong doers.
30. Then some of them drew near unto others, self reproaching.
31. They said: Alas for us! In truth we were outrageous.
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33. Such was the punishment. And verily the punishment of the Hereafter is greater if they did but know.
34. Lo! for those who keep from evil are gardens of bliss with their Lord.
35. Shall We then treat those who have surrendered as We treat the guilty?
36. What aileth you? How foolishly ye judge!
37. Or have ye a Scripture wherein ye learn
38. That ye shall indeed have all that ye choose?
39. Or have ye a covenant on oath from Us that reacheth to the Day of Judgment, that yours shall be all that ye ordain?
40. Ask them (O Muhammad) which of them will vouch for that!
41. Or have they other gods? Then let them bring their other gods if they are truthful
42. On the day when it befalleth in earnest, and they are ordered to prostrate themselves but are not able,
43. With eyes downcast, abasement stupefying them. And they had been summoned to prostrate themselves while they
were yet unhurt.
44. Leave Me (to deal) with those who give the lie to this pronouncement. We shall lead them on by steps from whence
they know not.
45. Yet I bear with them, for lo! My scheme is firm.
46. Or dost thou (Muhammad) ask a fee from them so that they are heavily taxed?
47. Or is the Unseen theirs that they can write (thereof)?
48. But wait thou for thy Lord's decree, and be not like him of the fish, who cried out in despair.
49. Had it not been that favour from his Lord had reached him he surely had been cast into the wilderness while he was
reprobate.
50. But his Lord chose him and placed him among the righteous.
51. And lo! those who disbelieve would fain disconcert thee with their eyes when they bear the Reminder, and they say:
Lo! he is indeed mad;

52. When it is naught else than a Reminder to creation.
Surah 69. Al-Haqqa

1. The Reality
2. What is the Reality
3. Ah, what will convey unto thee what the reality is!
4. (The tribes of) Thamud and Aad disbelieved in the judgment to come.
5. As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the lightning.
6. And as for Aad, they were destroyed by a fierce roaring wind,
7. Which He imposed on them for seven long nights and eight long days so that thou mightest have seen men lying
overthrown, as they were hollow trunks of palm trees.
8. Canst thou (O Muhammad) see any remnant of them?
9. And Pharaoh and those before him, and the communities that were destroyed, brought error,
10. And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, therefor did He grip them with a tightening grip.
11. Lo! when the waters rose, We carried you upon the ship
12. That We might make it a memorial for you, and that remembering ears (that heard the story) might remember.
13. And when the trumpet shall sound one blast
14. And the earth with the mountains shall be lifted up and crushed with one crash,
15. Then, on that day will the Event befall.
16. And the heaven will split asunder, for that day it will be frail.
17. And the angels will be on the sides thereof, and eight will uphold the Throne of their Lord that day, above them.
18. On that day ye will be exposed; not a secret of you will be hidden.
19. Then, as for him who is given his record in his right hand, he will say: Take, read my book!
20. Surely I knew that I should have to meet my reckoning.
21. Then he will be in blissful state
22. In a high Garden
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24. (And it will be said unto those therein): Eat and drink at ease for that which ye sent on before you in past days.
25. But as for him who is given his record in his left hand, he will say: Oh, would that I had not been given my book
26. And knew not what my reckoning!
27. Oh, would that it had been death!
28. My wealth hath not availed me,
29. My power hath gone from me.
30. (It will be said): Take him and fetter him
31. And then expose him to hell fire
32. And then insert him in a chain whereof the length is seventy cubits.
33. Lo! he used not to believe in Allah the Tremendous,
34. And urged not on the feeding of the wretched,
35. Therefor hath he no lover here this day,
36. Nor any food save filth
37. Which none but sinners eat.
38. But nay! I swear by all that ye see
39. And all that ye see not
40. That it is indeed the speech of an illustrious messenger.
41. It is not poet's speech little is it that ye believe!
42. Nor diviner's speech little is it that ye remember!
43. It is a revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.
44. And if he had invented false sayings concerning Us,
45. We assuredly had taken him by the right hand
46. And then severed his life artery,
47. And not one of you could have held Us off from him.
48. And lo! it is a warrant unto those who ward off (evil).
49. And lo! We know that some among you will deny (it).
50. And lo! it is indeed an anguish for the disbelievers.
51. And lo! it is absolute truth.
52. So glorify the name of thy Tremendous Lord.
Surah 70. Al-Ma'arij

1. A questioner questioned concerning the doom about to fall
2. Upon the disbelievers, which none can repel,
3. From Allah, Lord of the Ascending Stairways
4. (Whereby) the angels and the Spirit ascend unto Him in a Day whereof the span is fifty thousand years.
5. But be patient (O Muhammad) with a patience fair to see.
6. Lo! they behold it afar off
7. While We behold it nigh:
8. The day when the sky will become as molten copper,
9. And the hills become as flakes of wool,
10. And no familiar friend will ask a question of his friend
11. Though they will be given sight of them. The guilty man will long be able to ransom himself from the punishment
of that day at the price of his children
12. And his spouse and his brother
13. And his kin that harbored him
14. And all that are in the earth, if then it might deliver him.
15. But nay! for lo! it is the fire of hell
16. Eager to roast;
17. It calleth him who turned and fled (from truth),
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19. Lo! man was created anxious,
20. Fretful when evil befalleth him
21. And, when good befalleth him, grudging;
22. Save worshippers
23. Who are constant at their worship
24. And in whose wealth there is a right acknowledged
25. For the beggar and the destitute;
26. And those who believe in the Day of Judgment,
27. And those who are fearful of their Lord's doom
28. Lo! the doom of their Lord is that before which none can feel secure
29. And those who preserve their chastity
30. Save with their wives and those whom their right hands possess, for thus they are not blameworthy;
31. But whoso seeketh more than that, those are they who are transgressors;
32. And those who keep their pledges and their covenant.
33. And those who stand by their testimony
34. And those who are attentive at their worship,
35. These will dwell in Gardens, honored.
36. What aileth those who disbelieve, that they keep staring toward thee (O Muhammad), open eyed,
37. On the right and on the left, in groups?
38. Doth every man among them hope to enter the Garden of Delight?
39. Nay, verily. Lo! We created them from what they know.
40. But nay! I swear by the Lord of the rising places and the setting places of the planets that We are Able
41. To replace them by (others) better than them. And We are not to be outrun.
42. So let them chat and play until they meet their Day which they are promised,
43. The day when they come forth from the graves in haste. as racing to a goal,
44. With eyes aghast, abasement stupefying them: Such is the Day which they are promised.
Surah 71. Nuh

1. Lo! We sent Noah unto his people (saying): Warn thy people ere the painful doom come unto them.
2. He said: O my people! Lo! I am a plain warner unto you
3. (Bidding you): Serve Allah and keep your duty unto Him and obey me,
4. That He may forgive you somewhat of your sins and respite you to an appointed term. Lo! the term of Allah, when
it cometh, cannot be delayed, if ye but knew.
5. He said: My Lord! Lo! I have called unto my people night and day
6. But all my calling doth but add to their repugnance;
7. And lo ! whenever I call unto them that Thou mayest pardon them they thrust their fingers in their ears and cover
themselves with their garments and persist (in their refusal) and magnify themselves in pride.
8. And lo! I have called unto them aloud,
9. And lo! I have made public proclamation unto them, and I have appealed to them in private.
10. And I have said: Seek pardon of your Lord Lo! He was ever Forgiving.
11. He will let loose the sky for you in plenteous rain,
12. And will help you with wealth and sons, and will assign unto you Gardens and will assign unto you rivers.
13. What aileth you that ye hope not toward Allah for dignity
14. When He created you by (divers) stages?
15. See ye not how Allah hath created seven heavens in harmony,
16. And hath made the moon a light therein, and made the sun a lamp?
17. And Allah hath caused you to grow as a growth from the earth,
18. And afterward He maketh you return thereto, and He will bring you forth again, a (new) forthbringing.
19. And Allah hath made the earth a wide expanse for you
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21. Noah said: My Lord! they have disobeyed me and followed one whose wealth and children increase him in naught
save ruin;
22. And they have plotted a mighty plot,
23. And they have said: Forsake not your gods. Forsake not Wadd, nor Suwa, nor Yaghuth and Yauq and Nasr.
24. And they have led many astray, and Thou increasest the wrong doers in naught save error.
25. Because of their sins they were drowned, then made to enter a Fire. And they found they had no helpers in place
of Allah.
26. And Noah said: My Lord! Leave not one of the disbelievers in the land.
27. If Thou shouldst leave them, they will mislead Thy slaves and will beget none save lewd ingrates.
28. My Lord! Forgive me and my parents and him who entereth my house believing, and believing men and believing
women, and increase not the wrong doers in aught save ruin.
Surah 72. Al-Jinn

1. Say (O Muhammad): It is revealed unto me that a company of the Jinn gave ear, and they said: Lo! it is a marvellous
Qur’an,
2. Which guideth unto righteousness, so we believe in it and we ascribe unto our Lord no partner.
3. And (we believe) that He, exalted be the glory of our Lord! hath taken neither wife nor son,
4. And that the foolish one among us used to speak concerning Allah an atrocious lie.
5. And lo! we had supposed that humankind and jinn would not speak a lie concerning Allah
6. And indeed (O Muhammad) individuals of humankind used to invoke the protection of individuals of the jinn so that
they increased them in revolt (against Allah);
7. And indeed they supposed, even as ye suppose, that Allah would not raise anyone (from the dead)
8. And (the Jinn who had listened to the Qur’an said): We had sought the heaven but had found it filled with strong
warders and meteors.
9. And we used to sit on places (high) therein to listen. But he who listened now findeth a flame in wait for him;
10. And we know not whether harm is boded unto all who are in the earth, or whether their Lord intendeth guidance for
them.
11. And among us there are righteous folk and among us there are far from that. We are sects having different rules.
12. And we know that we cannot escape from Allah in the earth, nor can we escape by flight.
13. And when we heard the guidance, we believed therein, and whoso believeth in his Lord, he feareth neither loss nor
oppression.
14. And there are among us some who have surrendered (to Allah) and there are among us some who are unjust. And
whoso hath surrendered to Allah, such have taken the right path purposefully

15. And as for those who are unjust, they are firewood for hell.
16. If they (the idolaters) tread the right path, We shall give them to drink of water in abundance
17. That We may test them thereby, and whoso turneth away from the remembrance of his Lord; He will thrust him into
ever growing torment.
18. And the places of worship are only for Allah, so pray not unto anyone along with Allah.
19. And when the slave of Allah stood up in prayer to Him, they crowded on him, almost stifling.'
20. Say (unto them, O Muhammad): I pray unto Allah only, and ascribe unto Him no partner.
21. Say: Lo! I control not hurt nor benefit for you.
22. Say: Lo! none can protect me from Allah, nor can I find any refuge beside Him
23. (Mine is) but conveyance (of the truth) from Allah, and His messages; and whoso disobeyeth Allah and His
messenger, lo! his is fire of hell, wherein such dwell forever.
24. Till (the day) when they shall behold that which they are promised (they may doubt); but then they will know for
certain) who is weaker in allies and less in multitude.
25. Say (O Muhammad, unto the disbelievers): I know not whether that which ye are promised is nigh, or if my Lord
hath set a distant term for it.
26. (He is) the knower of the Unseen, and He revealeth unto none His secret,
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28. That He may know that they have indeed conveyed the messages of their Lord. He surroundeth all their doings, and
He keepeth count of all things.
Surah 73. Al-Muzzammil

1. O thou wrapped up in thy raiment!
2. Keep vigil the night long, save a little
3. A half thereof, or abate a little thereof
4. Or add (a little) thereto and chant the Qur’an in measure,
5. For We shall charge thee with a word of weight.
6. Lo! the vigil of the night is (a time) when impression is more keen and speech more certain.
7. Lo! thou hast by day a chain of business.
8. So remember the name of thy Lord and devote thyself with a complete devotion
9. Lord of the East and the West; there is no God save Him; so choose thou Him alone for thy defender
10. And bear with patience what they utter, and part from them with a fair leave taking.
11. Leave Me to deal with the deniers, lords of ease and comfort (in this life); and do thou respite them awhile.
12. Lo! with Us are heavy fetters and a raging fire,
13. And food which choketh (the partaker), and a painful doom
14. On the day when the earth and the hills rock, and the hills become a heap of running sand.
15. Lo! We have sent unto you a messenger as witness against you, even as We sent unto Pharaoh a messenger.
16. But Pharaoh rebelled against the messenger, whereupon We sealed him with no gentle grip.
17. Then how, if ye disbelieve, will ye protect yourselves upon the day which will turn children grey,
18. The very heaven being then rent asunder. His promise is to be fulfilled.
19. Lo! This is a Reminder. Let him who will, then, choose a way unto his Lord.
20. Lo! thy Lord knoweth how thou keepest vigil sometimes nearly two thirds of the night, or (sometimes) half or a
third thereof, as do a party of those with thee. Allah measureth the night and the day. He knoweth that ye count it not,
and turneth unto you in mercy. Recite, then, of the Qur’an that which is easy for you. He knoweth that there are sick
folk among you, while others travel in the land in search of Allah's bounty, and others (still) are fighting for the cause
of Allah. So recite of it that which is easy (for you), and establish worship and pay the poor due and (so) lend unto Allah
a goodly loan. Whatsoever good ye send before you far your souls, ye will surely find it with Allah, better and greater
in the recompense. And seek forgiveness of Allah. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
Surah 74. Al-Muddaththir

1. O thou enveloped in thy cloak,
2. Arise and warn!
3. Thy Lord magnify,
4. Thy raiment purify,
5. Pollution shun!
6. And show not favor, seeking worldly gain!
7. For the sake of thy Lord, be patient!
8. For when the trumpet shall sound,
9. Surely that day will be a day of anguish,
10. Not of ease, for disbelievers.
11. Leave Me (to deal) with him whom I created lonely,
12. And then bestowed upon him ample means,
13. And sons abiding in his presence
14. And made (life) smooth for him.
15. Yet he desireth that I should give more.
16. Nay! For lo! he hath been stubborn to Our revelations.
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17. On him I shall impose a fearful doom.
18. For lo! he did consider; then he planned
19. (Self) destroyed is he, how he planned!
20. Again (self) destroyed is he, how he planned!
21. Then looked he,
22. Then frowned he and showed displeasure.
23. Then turned he away in pride
24. And said: This is naught else than magic from of old;
25. This naught else than speech of mortal man.
26. Him shall I fling unto the burning.
27. Ah, what will convey unto thee what that burning is!
28. I leaveth naught; It spareth naught
29. It shrivelleth the man.
30. Above it are nineteen.
31. We have appointed only angels to be wardens of the fire, and their number have We made to be a stumbling block
for those who disbelieve; that those to whom the scripture hath been given may have certainty, and that believers may
increase in faith; and that those to whom the Scripture hath been given and believers may not doubt; and that those in
whose hearts there is disease, and disbelievers, may say: What meaneth Allah by this similitude? Thus Allah sendeth
astray whom He will, and whom He will He guideth. None knoweth the hosts of thy Lord save Him. This is naught else
than a Reminder unto mortals.
32. Nay, by the Moon
33. And the night when it withdraweth
34. And the dawn when it shineth forth.
35. Lo! this is one of the greatest (portents)
36. As a warning unto men,
37. Unto him of you who will advance or hang back.
38. Every soul is a pledge for its own deeds;
39. Save these who will stand on the right hand.
40. In gardens they will ask one another
41. Concerning the guilty:
42. What hath brought you to this burning?
43. They will answer: We were not of those who prayed
44. Nor did we feed the wretched.
45. We used to wade (in vain dispute) with (all) waders,
46. And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
47. Till the inevitable came unto us.
48. The mediation of no mediators will. avail them then.
49. Why now turn they away from the Admonishment
50. As they were frightened asses
51. Fleeing from a lion?
52. Nay, but everyone of them desireth that he should be given open pages (from Allah).
53. Nay, verily. They fear not the Hereafter.
54. Nay, verily. Lo! this is an Admonishment.
55. So whosoever will may heed.
56. And they will not heed unless Allah willeth (it). He is the fount of fear. He is the fount of Mercy.
Surah 75. Al-Qiyamat

1. Nay, I swear by the Day of Resurrection;
2. Nay, I swear by the accusing soul (that this Scripture is true).
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4. Yea, verily. Yea, We are able to restore his very fingers!
5. But man would fain deny what is before him.
6. He asketh: When will be this Day of Resurrection?
7. But when sight is confounded
8. And the moon is eclipsed
9. And sun and moon are united,
10. On that day man will cry: Whither to flee!
11. Alas! No refuge!
12. Unto thy Lord is the recourse that day.
13. On that day man is told the tale of that which he hath sent before and left behind.
14. Oh, but man is a telling witness against himself,
15. Although he tender his excuses.
16. Stir not thy tongue herewith to hasten it.
17. Lo! upon Us (resteth) the putting together thereof and the reading thereof.
18. And when We read it, follow thou the reading;
19. Then lo! upon Us (resteth) the explanation thereof.
20. Nay, but ye do love the fleeting Now
21. And neglect the Hereafter.
22. That day will faces be resplendent,
23. Looking toward their Lord;
24. And that day will other faces be despondent,
25. Thou wilt know that some great disaster is about to fall on them.
26. Nay, but when the life cometh up to the throat
27. And men say: Where is the wizard (who can save him now)?
28. And he knoweth that it is the parting;
29. And agony is heaped on agony;

30. Unto thy Lord that day will be the driving.
31. For he neither trusted, nor prayed
32. But he denied and flouted.
33. Then went he to his folk with glee.
34. Nearer unto thee and nearer,
35. Again nearer unto thee and nearer (is the doom).
36. Thinketh man that he is to be left aimless?
37. Was he not a drop of fluid which gushed forth?
38. Then he became a clot; then (Allah) shaped and fashioned
39. And made of him a pair, the male and female.
40. Is not He (who doeth so) able to bring the dead to life?
Surah 76. Ad-Dahr

1. Hath there come Upon man (ever) any period of time in which he was a thing unremembered?
2. Lo! We create man from a drop of thickened fluid to test him; so We make him hearing, knowing.
3. Lo! We have shown him the way, whether he be grateful or disbelieving.
4. Lo! We have prepared for disbelievers manacles and carcans and a raging fire.
5. Lo! the righteous shall drink of a cup whereof the mixture is of water of Kafur,
6. A spring wherefrom the slaves of Allah drink, making it gush forth abundantly,
7. Because they perform the vow and fear a day whereof the evil is wide spreading,
8. And feed with food the needy wretch, the orphan and the prisoner, for love of Him,
9. (Saying): We feed you, for the sake of Allah only. We wish for no reward nor thanks from you;
10. Lo! we fear from our Lord a day of frowning and of fate.
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12. And hath awarded them for all that they endured, a Garden and silk attire;
13. Reclining therein upon couches, they will find there neither (heat of) a sun nor bitter cold.
14. The shade thereof is close upon them and the clustered fruits thereof bow down.
15. Goblets of silver are brought round for them, and beakers (as) of glass
16. (Bright as) glass but (made) of silver, which they (themselves) have measured to the measure (of their deeds).
17. There are they watered with a cup whereof the mixture is of Zanjabil,
18. The water of a spring therein, named Salsabil.
19. There serve them youths of everlasting youth, whom, when thou seest, thou wouldst take for scattered pearls.
20. When thou seest, thou wilt see there bliss and high estate.
21. Their raiment will be fine green silk and gold embroidery. Bracelets of silver will they wear. Their Lord will slake
their thirst with a pure drink.
22. (And it will be said unto them): Lo! this is a reward for you. Your endeavour (upon earth) hath found acceptance.
23. Lo! We, even We, have revealed unto thee the Qur’an, a revelation;
24. So submit patiently to thy Lord's command, and obey not of them any guilty one or disbeliever.
25. Remember the name of thy Lord at morn and evening.
26. And worship Him (a portion) of the night. And glorify Him through the livelong night.
27. Lo! these love fleeting life, and put behind them (the remembrance of) a grievous day.
28. We, even We, created them, and strengthened thee frame. And when We will, We can replace them, bringing others
like them in their stead.
29. Lo! this is an Admonishment, that whosoever will may choose a way unto his Lord.
30. Yet ye will not, unless Allah willeth. Lo! Allah is Knower, Wise.
31. He maketh whom He will to enter His mercy, and for evil doers hath prepared a painful doom.
Surah 77. Al-Mursalat

1. By the emissary winds, (sent) one after another
2. By the raging hurricanes,
3. By those which cause earth's vegetation to revive;
4. By those who winnow with a winnowing,
5. By those who bring down the Reminder,
6. To excuse or to warn,
7. Surely that which ye are promised will befall.
8. So when the stars are put out,
9. And when the sky is riven asunder,
10. And when the mountains are blown away,
11. And when the messengers are brought unto their time appointed
12. For what day is the time appointed?
13. For the Day of Decision.
14. And what will convey unto thee what the Day of Decision is!
15. Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
16. Destroyed We not the former folk,
17. Then caused the latter folk to follow after?
18. Thus deal We ever with the guilty.
19. Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
20. Did We not create you from a base fluid
21. Which We laid up in a safe abode
22. For a known term?
23. Thus We arranged. How excellent is Our arranging!
24. Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
25. Have We not made the earth a receptacle
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27. And placed therein high mountains and given you to drink sweet water therein?
28. Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
29. (It will be said unto them:) Depart unto that (doom) which ye used to deny;
30. Depart unto the shadow falling threefold.
31. (Which yet is) no relief nor shelter from the flame.
32. Lo! it throweth up sparks like the castles,
33. (Or) as it might be camels of bright yellow hue.
34. Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
35. This is a day wherein they speak not,
36. Nor are they suffered to put forth excuses.
37. Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
38. This is the Day of Decision, We have brought you and the men of old together.
39. If now ye have any wit, outwit Me.
40. Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
41. Lo! those who kept their duty are amid shade and fountains,
42. And fruits such as they desire.
43. (Unto them it is said:) Eat, drink and welcome, O ye blessed, in return for what ye did.
44. Thus do We reward the good.
45. Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
46. Eat and take your ease (on earth) a little. Lo! ye are guilty.
47. Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
48. When it is said unto them: Bow down, they bow not down!
49. Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
50. In what statement, after this, will they believe?
Surah 78. An-Nabaa

1. Whereof do they question one another?
2. (It is) of the awful tidings,
3. Concerning which they are in disagreement.
4. Nay, but they will come to know!
5. Nay, again, but they will come to know!
6. Have We not made the earth an expanse,
7. And the high hills bulwarks?
8. And We have created you in pairs,
9. And have appointed your sleep for repose,
10. And have appointed the night as a cloak,
11. And have appointed the day for livelihood.
12. And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
13. And have appointed a dazzling lamp,
14. And have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant Water,
15. Thereby to produce grain and plant,
16. And gardens of thick foliage.
17. Lo! the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
18. A day when the trumpet is blown, and ye come in multitudes,
19. And the heaven is opened and becometh as gates,
20. And the hills are set in motion and become as a mirage.
21. Lo! hell lurketh in ambush,
22. A home for the rebellious.
23. They will abide therein for ages.
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25. Save boiling water and a paralysing cold:
26. Reward proportioned (to their evil deeds).
27. For lo! they looked not for a reckoning;
28. They called Our revelations false with strong denial.
29. Everything have We recorded in a Book.
30. So taste (of that which ye have earned). No increase do We give you save of torment.
31. Lo! for the duteous is achievement
32. Gardens enclosed and vineyards,
33. And maidens for companions,
34. And a full cup.
35. There hear they never vain discourse, nor lying
36. Requital from thy Lord a gift in payment
37. Lord of the heavens and the earth, and (all) that is between them, the Beneficent; with Whom none can converse.
38. On the day when the angels and the Spirit stand arrayed, they speak not, saving him whom the Beneficent alloweth
and who speaketh right.
39. That is the True Day. So whoso will should seek recourse unto his Lord.
40. Lo! We warn you of a doom at hand, a day whereon a man will look on that which his own hands have sent before,
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Surah 79. An-Nazi'at

1. By those who drag forth to destruction,
2. By the meteors rushing,
3. By the lone stars floating,
4. By the angels hastening,
5. And those who govern the event,
6. On the day when the first trump resoundeth
7. And the second followeth it,
8. On that day hearts beat painfully
9. While eyes are downcast
10. (Now) they are saying: Shall we really be restored to our first state
11. Even after we are crumbled bones?
12. They say: Then that would be a vain proceeding.
13. Surely it will need but one shout,
14. And lo! they will be awakened.
15. Hath there come unto thee the history of Moses?
16. How his Lord called him in the holy vale of Tuwa,
17. (Saying:) Go thou unto Pharaoh Lo! be hath rebelled
18. And say (unto him): Hast thou (will) to grow (in grace)?
19. Then I will guide thee to thy Lord and thou shalt fear (Him).
20. And he showed him the tremendous token.
21. But be denied and disobeyed,
22. Then turned he away in haste,
23. Then gathered he and summoned
24. And proclaimed: "I (Pharaoh) am your Lord the Highest."
25. So Allah seized him (and made him) an example for the after (life) and for the former.
26. Lo! herein is indeed a lesson for him who feareth.
27. Are ye the harder to create, or is the heaven that He built?
28. He raised the height thereof and ordered it;
29. And He made dark the night thereof, and He brought forth the morn thereof.
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31. And produced therefrom the water thereof and the pasture thereof,
32. And He made fast the hills,
33. A provision for you and for your cattle.
34. But when the great disaster cometh,
35. The day when man will call to mind his (whole) endeavour,
36. And hell will stand forth visible to him who seeth,
37. Then, as for him who rebelled
38. And chose the life of the world,
39. Lo! hell will be his home.
40. But as for him who feared to stand before his Lord and restrained his soul from lust,
41. Lo! the Garden will be his home.
42. They ask thee of the Hour: when will it come to port?
43. Why (ask they)? What hast thou to tell thereof?
44. Unto thy Lord belongeth (knowledge of) the term thereof.
45. Thou art but a warner unto him who feareth it.
46. On the day when they behold it, it will be as if they had but tarried for an evening or the morn thereof.
Surah 80. Abasa

1. He frowned and turned away
2. Because the blind man came unto him.
3. What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
4. Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him?
5. As for him who thinketh himself independent,
6. Unto him thou payest regard.
7. Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).
8. But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
9. And hath fear,
10. From him thou art distracted.
11. Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
12. So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
13. On honoured leaves
14. Exalted, purified,
15. (Set down) by scribes
16. Noble and righteous.
17. Man is (self) destroyed: how ungrateful!
18. From what thing doth He create him?
19. From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,
20. Then maketh the way easy for him,
21. Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
22. Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
23. Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
24. Let man consider his food:
25. How We pour water in showers
26. Then split the earth in clefts
27. And cause the grain to grow therein
28. And grapes and green fodder
29. And olive trees and palm trees
30. And garden closes of thick foliage
31. And fruits and grasses:
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33. But when the Shout cometh
34. On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
35. And his mother and his father
36. And his wife and his children,
37. Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).
38. On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
39. Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
40. And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
41. Veiled in darkness,
42. Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
Surah 81. At-Takwir

1. When the sun is overthrown,
2. And when the stars fall,
3. And when the hills are moved,
4. And when the camels big with young are abandoned,
5. And when the wild beasts are herded together,
6. And when the seas rise,
7. And when souls are reunited,
8. And when the girl child that was buried alive is asked
9. For what sin she was slain,
10. And when the pages are laid open,
11. And when the sky is torn away,
12. And when hell is lighted
13. And when the garden is brought nigh
14. (Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready.
15. Oh, but I call to witness the planets,
16. The stars which rise and set,
17. And the close of night,
18. And the breath of morning
19. That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger,
20. Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,
21. (One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;
22. And your comrade is not mad.
23. Surely he beheld him on the clear horizon.
24. And he is not avid of the Unseen.
25. Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned
26. Whither then go ye?
27. This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,
28. Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.
29. And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.
Surah 82. Al-Infitar

1. When the heaven is cleft asunder,
2. When the planets are dispersed,
3. When the seas are poured forth,
4. And the sepulchres are overturned,
5. A soul will know what it hath sent before (it) and what left behind.
6. O man! What hath made thee careless concerning thy Lord, the Bountiful,
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7. Who created thee, then fashioned, then proportioned thee?
8. Into whatsoever form He will, He casteth thee
9. Nay, but they deny the Judgment.
10. Lo ! there are above you guardians,
11. Generous and recording,
12. Who know (all) that ye do.
13. Lo! the righteous verily will be in delight
14. And lo! the wicked verily will be in hell;
15. They will burn therein on the Day of Judgment,
16. And will not be absent thence.
17. Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Day of Judgment is!
18. Again, what will convey unto thee what the Day of Judgment is!
19. A day on which no soul hath power at all for any (other) soul. The (absolute) command on that day is Allah's.
Surah 83. Al-Mutaffifeen

1. Woe unto the defrauders:
2. Those who when they take the measure from mankind demand it full,
3. But if they measure unto them or weigh for them, they cause them loss.
4. Do such (men) not consider that they will be again
5. Unto an awful Day,
6. The day when (all) mankind stand before the Lord of the Worlds?
7. Nay, but the record of the vile is in Sijjin
8. Ah! what will convey unto thee what Sijjin is!
9. A written record.
10. Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
11. Those who deny the Day of Judgment
12. Which none denieth save each criminal transgressor,
13. Who, when thou readest unto him Our revelations, saith: (Mere) fables of the men of old
14. Nay, but that which they have earned is rust upon their hearts.
15. Nay, but surely on that day they will be covered from (the mercy of) their Lord.
16. Then lo! they verily will burn in hell,
17. And it will be said (unto them): This is that which ye used to deny.
18. Nay, but the record of the righteous is in Iliyin
19. Ah, what will convey unto thee what Iliyin is!

20. A written record,
21. Attested by those who are brought near (unto their Lord).
22. Lo! the righteous verily are in delight,
23. On couches, gazing,
24. Thou wilt know in their faces the radiance of delight
25. They are given to drink of a pure wine, sealed,
26. Whose seal is musk. For this let (all) those strive who strive for bliss
27. And mixed with water of Tasnim,
28. A spring whence those brought near to Allah drink
29. Lo! the guilty used to laugh at those who believed,
30. And wink one to another when they passed them;
31. And when they returned to their own folk, they returned jetting;
32. And when they saw them they said: Lo! these have gone astray.
33. Yet they were not sent as guardians over them.
34. This day it is those who believe who have the laugh of disbelievers,
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36. Are not the disbelievers paid for what they used to do?
Surah 84. Al-Inshiqaq

1. When the heaven is split asunder
2. And attentive to her Lord in fear,
3. And when the earth is spread out
4. And hath cast out all that was in her, and is empty
5. And attentive to her Lord in fear!
6. Thou, verily, O man, art working toward thy Lord a work which thou wilt meet (in His presence).
7. Then whoso is given his account in his right hand
8. He truly will receive an easy reckoning
9. And will return unto his folk in joy.
10. But whoso is given his account behind his back,
11. He surely will invoke destruction
12. And be thrown to scorching fire.
13. He verily lived joyous with his folk,
14. He verily deemed that he would never return (unto Allah).
15. Nay, but lo! his Lord is ever looking on him!
16. Oh, I swear by the afterglow of sunset,
17. And by the night and all that it enshroudeth,
18. And by the moon when she is at the full,
19. That ye shall journey on from plane to plane.
20. What aileth them, then, that they believe not
21. And, when the Qur’an is recited unto them, worship not (Allah)?
22. Nay, but those who disbelieve will deny;
23. And Allah knoweth best what they are hiding.
24. So give them tidings of a painful doom,
25. Save those who believe and do good works, for theirs is a reward unfailing.
Surah 85. Al-Buruj

1. By the heaven, holding mansions of the stars,
2. And by the Promised Day.
3. And by the witness and that whereunto he beareth testimony,
4. (Self) destroyed were the owners of the ditch
5. Of the fuel fed fire,
6. When they sat by it,
7. And were themselves the witnesses of what they did to the believers.
8. They had naught against them save that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Owner of Praise,
9. Him unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty off the heavens and the earth; and Allah is of all things the Witness.
10. Lo! they who persecute believing men and believing women and repent not, theirs verily will be the doom of hell,
and theirs the doom of burning.
11. Lo! those who believe and do good works, theirs will be Gardens underneath which rivers flow. That is the Great
Success.
12. Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.
13. Lo! He it is Who produceth, then reproduceth,
14. And He is the Forgiving, the loving,
15. Lord of the Throne of Glory,
16. Doer of what He will.
17. Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts
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18. Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud?
19. Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial
20. And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.
21. Nay, but it is a glorious Qur’an
22. On a guarded tablet.
Surah 86. At-Tariq

1. By the heaven and the Morning Star
2. Ah, what will tell thee what the Morning Star is!
3. The piercing Star!
4. No human soul but hath a guardian over it.
5. So let man consider from what he is created.
6. He is created from a gushing fluid
7. That issued from between the loins and ribs.
8. Lo! He verily is Able to return him (unto life)
9. On the day when hidden thoughts shall be searched out.
10. Then will he have no might nor any helper.
11. By the heaven which giveth the returning rain,
12. And the earth which splitteth (with the growth of and plants)
13. Lo! this (Qur’an) is a conclusive word,
14. It is no pleasantry.
15. Lo! they plot a plot (against thee, O Muhammad)
16. And I plot a plot (against them).
17. So give a respite to the disbelievers. Deal thou gently with them for a while.
Surah 87. Al-A'la

1. Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High,
2. Who createth, then disposeth;
3. Who measureth, then guideth;
4. Who bringeth forth the pasturage,
5. Then turneth it to russet stubble.
6. We shall make thee read (O Muhammad) so that thou shalt not forget
7. Save that which Allah willeth. Lo! He knoweth the disclosed and that which still is hidden;
8. And We shall ease thy way unto the state of ease.
9. Therefore remind (men), for of use is the reminder.
10. He will heed who feareth,
11. But the most hapless will flout it,
12. He who will be flung to the great fire
13. Wherein he will neither die nor live.
14. He is successful who groweth,
15. And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth.
16. But ye prefer the life of the world
17. Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
18. Lo! This is in the former scrolls,
19. The Book of Abraham and Moses.
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1. Hath there come unto thee tidings of the Overwhelming?
2. On that day (many) faces will be downcast,
3. Toiling, weary,
4. Scorched by burning fire,
5. Drinking from a boiling spring,
6. No food for them save bitter thorn fruit
7. Which doth not nourish nor release from hunger.
8. In that day other faces will be calm,
9. Glad for their effort past,
10. In a high garden
11. Where they hear no idle speech,
12. Wherein is a gushing spring,
13. Wherein are couches raised
14. And goblets set at hand
15. And cushions ranged
16. And silken carts spread
17. Will they not regard the camels, how they are created?
18. And the heaven, how it is railed?
19. And the hills, how they are set up?
20. And the earth, how it is spread?
21. Remind them, for thou art but a remembrancer,
22. Thou art not at all a warder over them.
23. But whoso is averse and disbelieveth,
24. Allah will punish him with direst punishment.
25. Lo! unto Us is their return
26. And Ours their reckoning.

Surah 89. Al-Fajr

1. By the Dawn
2. And ten nights,
3. And the Even and the Odd,
4. And the night when it departeth
5. There surely is an oath for thinking man.
6. Dost thou not consider how thy Lord dealt with (the tribe of) Aad,
7. With many columned Iram,
8. The like of which was not created in the lands;
9. And with (the tribe of) Thamud, who clove the rocks in the valley;
10. And with Pharaoh, firm of right,
11. Who (all) were rebellious (to Allah) these lands,
12. And multiplied inquiry therein?
13. Therefore thy Lord poured on them the disaster of His punishment.
14. Lo! thy Lord is ever.
15. As for man, whenever his Lord trieth him by honouring him, and is gracious unto him, he saith: My Lord honoureth
me.
16. But whenever He trieth him by straitening his means of life, he saith: My Lord despiseth me.
17. Nay, but ye (for your part) honour not the orphan
18. And urge not on the feeding of the poor,
19. And ye devour heritages with devouring greed
20. And love wealth with abounding love.
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22. And thy Lord shall come with angels, rank on rank,
23. And hell is brought near that day; on that day man will remember, but how will the remembrance (then avail him)?
24. He will say: Ah, would that I had sent before me (some provision) for my life!
25. None punisheth as He will punish on that day!
26. None bindeth as He then will bind.
27. But ah! thou soul at peace!
28. Return unto thy Lord, content in His good pleasure!
29. Enter thou among My bondmen!
30. Enter thou My Garden!
Surah 90. Al-Balad

1. Nay, I swear by this city
2. And thou art an indweller of this city
3. And the begetter and that which he begat,
4. We verily have created man in an atmosphere:
5. Thinketh he that none hath power over him?
6. And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth:
7. Thinketh he that none beholdeth him?
8. Did We not assign unto him two eyes
9. And a tongue and two lips,
10. And guide him to the parting of the mountain ways?
11. But he hath not attempted the Ascent
12. Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Ascent is!
13. (It is) to free a slave,
14. And to feed in the day of hunger
15. An orphan near of kin,
16. Or some poor wretch in misery,
17. And to be of those who believe and exhort one another to perseverance and export one another to pity.
18. Their place will be on the right hand.
19. But those who disbelieve Our revelations, their place will be on the left hand.
20. Fire will be an awning over them.
Surah 91. Ash-Shams

1. By the sun and his brightness,
2. And the moon when she followeth him,
3. And the day when it revealeth him,
4. And the night when it enshroudeth him,
5. And the heaven and Him who built it,
6. And the earth and Him who spread it,
7. And a soul and Him who perfected it
8. And inspired it (with conscience of) what is wrong for it and (what is) right for it.
9. He is indeed successful who causeth it to grow,
10. And he is indeed a failure who stunteth it.
11. (The tribe of) Thamud denied (the truth) in their rebellious pride.
12. When the basest of them broke forth
13. And the messenger of Allah said: It is the she camel of Allah, so let her drink!
14. But they denied him, and they hamstrung her, so Allah doomed them for their sin and razed (their dwellings).
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Surah 92. Al-Lail

1. By the night enshrouding
2. And the day resplendent
3. And Him Who hath created male and female,
4. Lo! your effort is dispersed (toward divers ends).
5. As for him who giveth and is dutiful (toward Allah)
6. And believeth in goodness;
7. Surely We will ease his way unto the state of ease.
8. But as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent,
9. And disbelieveth in goodness;
10. Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.
11. His riches will not save him when he perisheth.
12. Lo! Ours it is (to give) the guidance
13. And lo! unto Us belong the latter portion and the former.
14. Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire
15. Which only the most wretched must endure,
16. He who denieth and turneth away.
17. Far removed from it will be the righteous
18. Who giveth his wealth that he may grow (in goodness),
19. And none hath with him any favour for reward,
20. Except as seeking (to fulfil) the purpose of his Lord Most High.
21. He verily will be content.
Surah 93. Adh-Dhuha

1. By the morning hours
2. And by the night when it is stillest,
3. Thy Lord hath not forsaken thee nor doth He hate thee,
4. And verily the latter portion will be better for thee than the former
5. And verily thy Lord will give unto thee so that thou wilt be content.
6. Did He not find thee an orphan and protect (thee)?
7. Did He not find thee wandering and direct (thee)?
8. Did He not find thee destitute and enrich (thee)?
9. Therefore the orphan oppress not,
10. Therefore the beggar drive not away,
11. Therefore of the bounty of thy Lord be thy discourse.
Surah 94. Al-Sharh

1. Have We not caused thy bosom to dilate,
2. And eased thee of the burden
3. Which weighed down thy back;
4. And exalted thy fame?
5. But lo! with hardship goeth ease,
6. Lo! with hardship goeth ease;
7. So when thou art relieved, still toil
8. And strive to please thy Lord.
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1. By the fig and the olive,
2. By Mount Sinai,
3. And by this land made safe;
4. Surely We created man of the best stature
5. Then We reduced him to the lowest of the low,
6. Save those who believe and do good works, and theirs is a reward unfailing.
7. So who henceforth will give the lie to thee about the judgment?
8. Is not Allah the most conclusive of all judges?
Surah 96. Al-Alaq

1. Read: In the name of thy Lord who createth,
2. Createth man from a clot.
3. Read: And thy Lord is the Most Bounteous,
4. Who teacheth by the pen,
5. Teacheth man that which be knew not.
6. Nay, but verily man is rebellious
7. That he thinketh himself independent!
8. Lo! unto thy Lord is the return.
9. Hast thou seen him who dissuadeth
10. A slave when he prayeth?
11. Hast thou seen if he (relieth) on the guidance (of Allah)
12. Or enjoineth piety?
13. Hast thou seen if he denieth (Allah's guidance) and is froward?
14. Is he then unaware that Allah seeth?
15. Nay, but if he cease not. We will seize him by the forelock
16. The lying, sinful forelock
17. Then let him call upon his henchmen!
18. We will call the guards of hell.
19. Nay! Obey not thou him. But prostrate thyself, and draw near (unto Allah).

Surah 97. Al-Qadr

1. Lo! We revealed it on the Night of Power.
2. Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Night of Power is!
3. The Night of Power is better than a thousand months.
4. The angels and the Spirit descend therein, by the permission of their Lord, with all decrees.
5. (That night is) Peace until the rising of the dawn.
Surah 98. Al-Baiyina

1. Those who disbelieve among the People of the Scripture and the idolaters could not have left off (erring) till the
clear proof came unto them,
2. A messenger from Allah, reading purified pages
3. Containing correct scriptures.
4. Nor were the People of the Scripture divided until after the clear proof came unto them.
5. And they are ordered naught else than to serve Allah, keeping religion pure for Him, as men by nature upright, and
to establish worship and to pay the poor due. That is true religion.
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the worst of created beings.
7. (And) lo! those who believe and do good works are the best of created beings.
8. Their reward is with their Lord: Gardens of Eden underneath which rivers flow, wherein they dwell forever. Allah
hath pleasure in them and they have pleasure in Him. This is (in store) for him who feareth his Lord.
Surah 99. Al-Zalzalah

1. When Earth is shaken with her (final) earthquake
2. And Earth yieldeth up her burdens,
3. And man saith: What aileth her?
4. That day she will relate her chronicles,
5. Because thy Lord inspireth her.
6. That day mankind will issue forth in scattered groups to be shown their deeds.
7. And whoso doeth good an atom's weight will see it then,
8. And whoso doeth ill an atom's weight will see it then.
Surah 100. Al-Adiyat

1. By the snorting coursers,
2. Striking sparks of fire
3. And scouring to the raid at dawn,
4. Then, therewith, with their trail of dust,
5. Cleaving, as one, the centre (of the foe),
6. Lo! man is an ingrate unto his Lord
7. And lo! he is a witness unto that;
8. And lo! in the love of wealth he is violent.
9. Knoweth he not that, when the contents of the graves are poured forth
10. And the secrets of the breasts are made known.
11. On that day will their Lord be perfectly informed concerning them.
Surah 101. Al-Qari'a

1. The Calamity!
2. What is the Calamity?
3. Ah, what will convey unto thee what the calamity is!
4. A day wherein mankind will be as thickly scattered moths
5. And the mountains will become as carded wool.
6. Then, as for him whose scales are heavy (with good works),
7. He will live a pleasant life.
8. But as for him whose scales are light,
9. The Bereft and Hungry One will be his mother.
10. Ah, what will convey unto thee what she is!
11. Raging fire.
Surah 102. At-Takathur

1. Rivalry in worldly increase distracteth you
2. Until ye come to the graves.
3. Nay, but ye will come to know!
4. Nay, but ye will come to know!

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5. Nay, would that ye knew (now) with a sure knowledge!
6. For ye will behold hell fire
7. Aye, ye will behold it with sure vision.
8. Then, on that day, ye will be asked concerning pleasure.
Surah 103. Al-Asr

1. By the declining day,
2. Lo! man is in a state of loss,
3. Save those who believe and do good works, and exhort one another to truth and exhort one another to endurance.
Surah 104. Al-Humaza

1. Woe unto every slandering traducer,
2. Who hath gathered wealth (of this world) and arranged it.
3. He thinketh that his wealth will render him immortal.
4. Nay, but verily he will be flung to the Consuming One.
5. Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Consuming One is!
6. (It is) the fire of Allah, kindled,
7. Which leapeth up over the hearts (of men).
8. Lo! it is closed in on them
9. In outstretched columns.
Surah 105. Al-Fil

1. Hast thou not seen how thy Lord dealt with the owners of the Elephant?
2. Did He not bring their stratagem to naught,
3. And send against them swarms of flying creatures,
4. Which pelted them with stones of baked clay
5. And made them like green crops devoured (by cattle)?
Surah 106. Quraish

1. For the taming of Qureysh
2. For their taming (We cause) the caravans to set forth in winter and summer.
3. So let them worship the Lord of this House,
4. Who hath fed them against hunger and hath made them safe from fear.
Surah 107. Al-Ma'un

1. Hast thou observed him who belieth religion?
2. That is he who repelleth the orphan,
3. And urgeth not the feeding of the needy.
4. Ah, woe unto worshippers
5. Who are heedless of their prayer;
6. Who would be seen (at worship)
7. Yet refuse small kindnesses!
Surah 108. Al-Kauthar

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1. Lo! We have given thee Abundance;
2. So pray unto they Lord, and sacrifice.
3. Lo! It is thy insulter (and not thou) who is without posterity.
Surah 109. Al-Kafirun

1. Say: O disbelievers!
2. I worship not that which ye worship;
3. Nor worship ye that which I worship.
4. And I shall not worship that which ye worship.
5. Nor will ye worship that which I worship.
6. Unto you your religion, and unto me my religion.
Surah 110. An-Nasr

1. When Allah's succour and the triumph cometh
2. And thou seest mankind entering the religion of Allah in troops.
3. Then hymn the praises of thy Lord, and seek forgiveness of Him. Lo! He is ever ready to show mercy.

Surah 111. Al-Lahab

1. The power of Abu Lahab will perish, and he will perish.
2. His wealth and gains will not exempt him.
3. He will be plunged in flaming fire,
4. And his wife, the wood carrier,
5. Will have upon her neck a halter of palm fibre.
Surah 112. Al-Ikhlas

1. Say: He is Allah, the One!
2. Allah, the eternally Besought of all!
3. He begetteth not nor was begotten.
4. And there is none comparable unto Him.
Surah 113. Al-Falaq

1. Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of Daybreak
2. From the evil of that which He created;
3. From the evil of the darkness when it is intense,
4. And from the evil of malignant witchcraft,
5. And from the evil of the envier when he envieth.
Surah 114. Al-Nas

1. Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,
2. The King of mankind,
3. The God of mankind,
4. From the evil of the sneaking whisperer,
5. Who whispereth in the hearts of mankind,
6. Of the jinn and of mankind.
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