In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
1. I swear by (the angels) who stand in ranks,
2. by those who drive away the devil (to protect Our revelation),
3. and those who recite Our revelations,
4. that your Lord is the only Lord
5. He is the Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, the Lord of the Eastern regions.
6. We have decked the lower heavens with stars
7. to protect them from the rebellious satan
8. The devils cannot hear those high above. They would be struck from all sides
9. and driven away to suffer the necessary torment
10. Some of them who stealthily steal words from the heavens are pursued by a glistening flame.
11. (Muhammad), ask them, "Have they (people) been created stronger than what We have created?" We have created them from moist clay
12. (Muhammad), you will be surprised that they still mock (God's revelations)
13. They pay no attention when they are reminded
14. and when they see a miracle, they mock
15. it and say, "It is only plain magic"
16. They say, "Shall we be brought to life again after we die and turn into dust and bones?
17. Will our forefathers also be brought to life again?"
18. Say, "You will certainly be brought back to life in disgrace"
19. The Day of Judgment will come within a single roar and they will remain gazing at it
20. They will say, "Woe to us!" (They will be told), "This is the day of receiving recompense"
21. This is the Day of Judgment in which you disbelieved.
22. (God will command the angels), "Gather together the unjust, their spouses, and what they had worshipped
23. besides God, and show them the way of hell
24. Stop them. They must be questioned."
25. They will be asked, "Why do you not help each other?"
26. In fact, on that day they will be submissive
27. They will turn to each other saying,
28. "It was you who tried to mislead us from righteousness"
29. Others will respond, "It was you who did not want to have any faith.
30. We had no authority over you, in fact, you were a rebellious people
31. Thus, the words of Our Lord about us have come true and now we are suffering the torment
32. We mislead you and we ourselves had also gone astray."
33. On that day they will all share the torment
34. This is how We deal with the criminals.
35. They were the ones, who on being told, "God is only One," become puffed-up with pride
36. and said, "Should we give up our idols for the sake of an insane poet"
37. In fact, he had brought them the truth and had acknowledged the Messengers (who were sent before him).
38. (They will be told), "You will certainly suffer the painful torment
39. and will be recompensed only for what you deserve
40. But the sincere servants of God
41. will have their determined sustenance
42. and fruits while they are honored.
43. (They will live) in the bountiful gardens,
44. on couches facing each other
45. They will be served with a cup full of crystal clear wine,
46. delicious to those who drink it
47. but not harmful or intoxicating
48. They will have with them loving wives with big black and white eyes
49. who are as chaste as sheltered eggs.
50. They will turn to each other and ask questions
51. One of them will say, "I had a companion who asked me,
52. 'Do you believe in the Day of Judgment?
53. Shall we be recompensed for our deeds after we die and become bones and dust?
54. Do you want to see him?'"
55. He will look down and see him in hell
56. He will say to his friend in hell, "By God, you almost destroyed me
57. Had I not the guidance of my Lord, I would certainly have been brought into torment"
58. He will ask his companion, "Did you not say that there would only be one death
59. and that we would not be punished?"
60. This is certainly the greatest triumph
61. for which one must strive hard
62. Is this not a better reward than the tree of Zaqqum
63. which We have made as a torment for the unjust?
64. (Zaqqum) is a tree which grows from the deepest part of hell,
65. and its fruits are like the heads of devils
66. The dwellers of hell will eat that fruit and fill-up their bellies
67. Then they will have on top of it a mixture of boiling water
68. They can only return to hell.
69. They found their father going astray
70. and rushed to follow them
71. Most of the ancient people had also gone astray
72. We had certainly sent warners to them
73. See how terrible was the end of those who were warned
74. Only Our sincere servants were saved.
75. Noah called for help. How blessed was the answer which he received
76. We rescued him and his people from the greatest affliction
77. and We made his offspring the only survivors
78. We perpetuated his praise in later generations
79. Peace be with Noah among all men in the worlds
80. Thus do We reward the righteous ones.
81. He was one of Our believing servants
82. We drowned all the others (besides Noah and his people).
83. Abraham was one of his followers
84. He turned to his Lord with a sound heart
85. and asked his father and his people, "What is that you worship?
86. Do you want to worship false idols as your lords besides God?
87. What do you think about the Lord of the Universe?"
88. The people invited him to attend their feast).
Then he looked at the stars
89. and said, "I am sick!"
90. All the people turned away from him
91. and he turned to their idols and asked them, "Do you eat?
92. Why do you not speak?"
93. He struck them with his right hand
94. Thereupon the people came running to him
95. He said, "How can you worship what you yourselves have carved
96. even though God created both you and that which you have made?"
97. They said, "Let us build a fire and throw him into the flames"
98. They plotted against him, but We brought humiliation upon them
99. (Abraham) said, "I will go to my Lord who will guide me"
100. Abraham prayed, "Lord, grant me a righteous son"
101. We gave him the glad news of the birth of a forbearing son.
102. When his son was old enough to work with him, he said, "My son, I have had a dream that I must sacrifice you. What do you think of this?" He replied, "Father, fulfill whatever you are commanded to do and you will find me patient, by the will of God"
103. When they both agreed and Abraham had lain down his son on the side of his face (for slaughtering),
104. We called to him, "Abraham,
105. you have fulfilled what you were commanded to do in your dream." Thus do We reward the righteous ones
106. It was certainly an open trial
107. We ransomed his son with a great sacrifice
108. and perpetuated his praise in later generations.
109. Peace be with Abraham
110. Thus, do We reward the righteous ones
111. He was one of Our believing servants
112. We gave him the glad news of the birth of Isaac, one of the righteous Prophets
113. We had blessed him and Isaac. Some of their offspring were righteous and others were openly unjust to themselves.
114. We certainly bestowed Our favor upon Moses and Aaron
115. and saved them and their people from great distress
116. We helped them and they were victorious
117. We gave them the enlightening Book,
118. guided them to the right path,
119. and perpetuated their praise in later generations
120. Peace be with Moses and Aaron
121. Thus do We reward the righteous ones
122. They were two of Our believing servants
123. Elias was certainly a Messenger
124. He told his people, "Why do you not have fear of God?
125. Do you worship Ba`al and abandon the Best Creator
126. who is your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers?"
127. They called him a liar. Thus, all of them will suffer torment
128. except the sincere servants of God
129. We perpetuated his praise in the later generations
130. Peace be with the followers of Elias
131. In this way do We reward the righteous ones
132. He was one of Our believing servants
133. Lot was certainly a Messenger
134. We rescued him and his whole family,
135. except for an old woman who remained behind
136. Then We totally destroyed the others
137. You pass by (their ruined town) in the morning and at night
138. Will you then not understand?
139. Jonah was certainly a Messenger
140. He abandoned his people
141. and sailed away in a laden ship, wherein people cast lots. Because he lost, he was thrown into the water
142. The fish swallowed him up and he deserved (all this)
143. Had he not glorified God,
144. he would certainly have remained inside the fish until the Day of Resurrection
145. We cast him out of the fish unto dry land and he was sick
146. We made a plant of gourd grow up for him
147. We sent him to a hundred thousand or more people.
148. They believed in him so We granted them enjoyment for an appointed time
149. (Muhammad), ask them, "Do daughters belong to your Lord and sons to them?
150. Have We created the angels as females before their very eyes?
151. It is only because of their false invention that they say,
152. 'God has begotten a son.'They are certainly liars
153. Has He chosen daughters in preference to sons?
154. Woe to you! How terrible is your Judgment
155. Do you not understand?
156. Do you have clear authority?
157. Bring your book if what you say is true
158. They have said that there is a relationship between Him and the jinn. The jinn certainly know that they will all be brought to suffer torment
159. God is too glorious to be described as they describe Him
160. except the servants of God, sincere and devoted
161. You and whatever you worship
162. cannot mislead anyone
163. except those who are doomed to enter hell
164. The angels say, "Each of us has an appointed place
165. We stand in ranks (for prayer)
166. and we glorify God"
167. Even though they (unbelievers) say,
168. "Had we received guidance from the people living before us,
169. we would have certainly been sincere servants of God"
170. They have rejected the Quran. They will soon know the consequences (of their disbelief).
171. We decreed that Our Messenger servants
172. will certainly be victorious
173. and that Our army will be triumphant
174. (Muhammad), stay away from them for a while
175. and watch them. They, too, will watch
176. Do they want to suffer Our torment immediately?
177. When it descends into their courtyard, it will be terrible for those who have already been warned
178. Stay away from them for a while
179. and watch. They, too, will watch
180. Your Lord, the Lord of Honor, is too exalted to be considered as they describe Him
181. Peace be with the Messengers (of God)
182. It is only God, the Lord of the Universe, who deserves all praise