Az-Zumar

(1)The revelation of this Book (the Qur'ân) is from Allâh, the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.

(2)Verily, We have sent down the Book to you (O Muhammad SAW) in truth: So worship Allâh (Alone) by doing religious deeds sincerely for Allâh's sake only, (and not to show-off, and not to set up rivals with Him in worship).

(3)Surely, the religion (i.e. the worship and the obedience) is for Allâh only. And those who take Auliyâ' (protectors and helpers) besides Him (say): "We worship them only that they may bring us near to Allâh." Verily, Allâh will judge between them concerning that wherein they differ. Truly, Allâh guides not him who is a liar, and a disbeliever.

(4)Had Allâh willed to take a son (or offspring or children), He could have chosen whom He pleased out of those whom He created. But glory be to Him! (He is above such things). He is Allâh, the One, the Irresistible[].

(5)He has created the heavens and the earth with truth. He makes the night to go in the day and makes the day to go in the night. And He has subjected the sun and the moon. Each running (on a fixed course) for an appointed term. Verily, He is the All-Mighty, the Oft-Forgiving.

(6)He created you (all) from a single person (Adam); then made from him his wife [Hawwa' (Eve)]. And He has sent down for you of cattle eight pairs (of the sheep, two, male and female; of the goats, two, male and female; of the oxen, two, male and female; and of the camels, two, male and female). He creates you in the wombs of your mothers, creation after creation in three veils of darkness, such is Allâh your Lord. His is the kingdom, Lâ ilâha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He). How then are you turned away?

(7)If you disbelieve, then verily, Allâh is not in need of you, He likes not disbelief for His slaves. And if you are grateful (by being believers), He is pleased therewith for you. No bearer of burdens shall bear the burden of another. Then to your Lord is your return, so He will inform you what you used to do. Verily, He is the All-Knower of that which is in (men's) breasts.

(8)And when some hurt touches man, he cries to his Lord (Allâh Alone), turning to Him in repentance, but when He bestows a favour upon him from Himself, he forgets that for which he cried for before, and he sets up rivals to Allâh, in order to mislead others from His Path. Say: "Take pleasure in your disbelief for a while: surely, you are (one) of the dwellers of the Fire!"

(9)Is one who is obedient to Allâh, prostrating himself or standing (in prayer) during the hours of the night, fearing the Hereafter and hoping for the Mercy of his Lord (like one who disbelieves)? Say: "Are those who know equal to those who know not?" It is only men of understanding who will remember (i.e. get a lesson from Allâh's Signs and Verses).

(10)Say (O Muhammad SAW): "O My slaves who believe (in the Oneness of Allâh Islâmic Monotheism), be afraid of your Lord (Allâh) and keep your duty to Him. Good is (the reward) for those who do good in this world, and Allâh's earth is spacious (so if you cannot worship Allâh at a place, then go to another)! Only those who are patient shall receive their rewards in full, without reckoning.[]"

(11)Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Verily, I am commanded to worship Allâh (Alone) by obeying Him and doing religious deeds sincerely for Allâh's sake only and not to show off, and not to set up rivals with Him in worship;

(12)"And I am commanded (this) in order that I may be the first of those who submit themselves to Allâh (in Islâm) as Muslims."

(13)Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Verily, if I disobey my Lord, I am afraid of the torment of a great Day."

(14)Say (O Muhammad SAW) "Allâh Alone I worship by doing religious deeds sincerely for His sake only and not to show-off, and not to set up rivals with Him in worship."

(15)So worship what you like besides Him. Say (O Muhammad SAW): "The losers are those who will lose themselves and their families on the Day of Resurrection. Verily, that will be a manifest loss!"

(16)They shall have coverings of Fire, above them and covering (of Fire) beneath them; with this Allâh does frighten His slaves: "O My slaves, therefore fear Me!"

(17)Those who avoid At-Tâghût[] (false deities) by not worshipping them and turn to Allâh in repentance, for them are glad tidings; so announce the good news to My slaves,

(18)Those who listen to the Word [good advice Lâ ilâha ill-Allâh (none has the right to be worshipped but Allâh) and Islâmic Monotheism, etc.] and follow the best thereof (i.e. worship Allâh Alone, repent to Him and avoid Tâghût, etc.) those are (the ones) whom Allâh has guided and those are men of understanding (like Zaid bin 'Amr bin Nufail[], Salmân Al-Fârisi and Abû Dhar Al-Ghifârî). [Tafsir Al-Qurtubi, Vol. 12, P. 244]

(19)Is, then one against whom the Word of punishment justified (equal to the one who avoids evil). Will you (O Muhammad SAW) rescue him who is in the Fire?

(20)But those who fear Allâh and keep their duty to their Lord (Allâh), for them are built lofty rooms; one above another under which rivers flow (i.e. Paradise). (This is) the Promise of Allâh: and Allâh does not fail in (His) Promise.

(21)See you not, that Allâh sends down water (rain) from the sky, and causes it to penetrate the earth, (and then makes it to spring up) as water-springs and afterward thereby produces crops of different colours, and afterward they wither and you see them turn yellow, then He makes them dry and broken pieces. Verily, in this, is a Reminder for men of understanding.

(22)Is he whose breast Allâh has opened to Islâm, so that he is in light from His Lord (as he who is non-Muslim)? So, woe to those whose hearts are hardened against remembrance of Allâh! They are in plain error!

(23)Allâh has sent down the best statement, a Book (this Qur'ân), its parts resembling each other in goodness and truth, oft-repeated. The skins of those who fear their Lord shiver from it (when they recite it or hear it). Then their skin and their heart soften to the remembrance of Allâh. That is the guidance of Allâh. He Guides therewith whom He pleases and whomever Allâh sends astray, for him there is no guide.

(24)Is he then, who will confront with his face the awful torment on the Day of Resurrection (as he who enters peacefully in Paradise)? And it will be said to the Zâlimûn (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.): "Taste what you used to earn!"

(25)Those before them belied, and so the torment came on them from directions they perceived not.

(26)So Allâh made them to taste the disgrace in the present life, but greater is the torment of the Hereafter if they only knew!

(27)And indeed We have put forth for men, in this Qur'ân every kind of similitude in order that they may remember.

(28)An Arabic Qur'ân, without any crookedness (therein) in order that they may avoid all evil which Allâh has ordered them to avoid, fear Him and keep their duty to Him.

(29)Allâh puts forth a similitude: a (slave) man belonging to many partners (like those who worship others along with Allâh) disputing with one another, and a (slave) man belonging entirely to one master, (like those who worship Allâh Alone). Are those two equal in comparison? All the praises and thanks be to Allâh! But most of them know not.

(30)Verily, you (O Muhammad SAW) will die and verily, they (too) will die.

(31)Then, on the Day of Resurrection, you will be disputing before your Lord.

(32)Then, who does more wrong than one who utters a lie against Allâh, and denies the truth [this Qur'ân, the Prophet (Muhammad SAW), the Islâmic Monotheism, the Resurrection and the reward or punishment according to good or evil deeds] when it comes to him! Is there not in Hell an abode for the disbelievers?

(33)And he (Muhammad SAW) who has brought the truth (this Qur'ân and Islâmic Monotheism) and (those who) believed therein (i.e. the true believers of Islâmic Monotheism), those are Al- Muttaqûn (the pious and righteous persons - see V.2:2).

(34)They shall have all that they will desire with their Lord. That is the reward of Muhsinûn (good-doers - see V.2:112).

(35)So that Allâh may remit from them the evil of what they did and give them the reward, according to the best of what they used to do[].

(36)Is not Allâh Sufficient for His slave? Yet they try to frighten you with those (whom they worship) besides Him! And whom Allâh sends astray, for him there will be no guide.

(37)And whomsoever Allâh guides, for him there will be no misleader. Is not Allâh All-Mighty, Possessor of Retribution?

(38)And verily, if you ask them: "Who created the heavens and the earth?" Surely, they will say: "Allâh (has created them)." Say: "Tell me then, the things that you invoke besides Allâh, if Allâh intended some harm for me, could they remove His harm, or if He (Allâh) intended some mercy for me, could they withhold His Mercy?" Say : "Sufficient for me is Allâh; in Him those who trust (i.e. believers) must put their trust[]."

(39)Say: (O Muhammad SAW) "O My people! Work according to your way, I am working (according to my way). Then you will come to know,

(40)"To whom comes a disgracing torment, and on whom descends an everlasting torment."

(41)Verily, We have sent down to you (O Muhammad SAW) the Book (this Qur'ân) for mankind in truth. So whosoever accepts the guidance, it is only for his ownself, and whosoever goes astray, he goes astray only for his (own) loss. And you (O Muhammad SAW) are not a Wakîl (trustee or disposer of affairs, or keeper) over them[].

(42)It is Allâh Who takes away the souls at the time of their death, and those that die not during their sleep. He keeps those (souls) for which He has ordained death and sends the rest for a term appointed. Verily, in this are signs for a people who think deeply.

(43)Have they taken others as intercessors besides Allâh? Say: "Even if they have power over nothing whatever and have no intelligence?"

(44)Say: "To Allâh belongs all intercession. His is the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, then to Him you shall be brought back."

(45)And when Allâh Alone is mentioned, the hearts of those who believe not in the Hereafter are filled with disgust (from the Oneness of Allâh (<><>) and when those (whom they obey or worship) besides Him [like all false deities other than Allâh, it may be a Messenger like 'Iesa (Jesus) son of Maryam (Mary), 'Uzair (Ezra), an angel, a pious man, a jinn, or any other creature even idols, graves of religious people, saints, priests, monks, etc.] are mentioned, behold, they rejoice![]

(46)Say (O Muhammad SAW): "O Allâh! Creator of the heavens and the earth! All-Knower of the Ghaib (unseen) and the seen. You will judge between your slaves about that wherein they used to differ."

(47)And those who did wrong (the polytheists and disbelievers in the Oneness of Allâh), if they had all that is in earth and therewith as much again, they verily, would offer it to ransom themselves therewith on the Day of Resurrection from the evil torment, and there will become apparent to them from Allâh, what they had not been reckoning[].

(48)And the evils of that which they earned will become apparent to them, and they will be encircled by that which they used to mock at!

(49)When harm touches man, he calls to Us (for help), then when We have (rescued him from that harm and) changed it into a favour from Us, he says: "Only because of knowledge (that I possess) I obtained it." Nay, it is only a trial, but most of them know not!

(50)Verily, those before them said it, yet (all) that they had earned availed them not.

(51)So, the evil results of that which they earned overtook them. And those who did wrong of these [people to whom you (Muhammad SAW) have been sent], will also be overtaken by the evil results (torment) for that which they earned, and they will never be able to escape[].

(52)Do they not know that Allâh enlarges the provision for whom He wills, and straitens it (for whom He wills). Verily, in this are signs for the folk who believe!

(53)Say: "O 'Ibâdî (My slaves) who have transgressed against themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)! Despair not of the Mercy of Allâh, verily Allâh forgives all sins. Truly, He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful[].

(54)"And turn in repentance and in obedience with true Faith (Islâmic Monotheism) to your Lord and submit to Him, (in Islâm), before the torment comes upon you, then you will not be helped.

(55)"And follow the best of that which is sent down to you from your Lord (i.e. this Qur'ân, do what it orders you to do and keep away from what it forbids), before the torment comes on you suddenly while you perceive not!"

(56)Lest a person should say: "Alas, my grief that I was undutiful to Allâh (i.e. I have not done what Allâh has ordered me to do), and I was indeed among those who mocked [at the truth! i.e. Lâ ilâha ill-Allâh (none has the right to be worshipped but Allâh), the Qur'ân, and Muhammad SAW and at the faithful believers, etc.]

(57)Or (lest) he should say: "If only Allâh had guided me, I should indeed have been among the Muttaqûn (pious and righteous persons - see V.2:2)."

(58)Or (lest) he should say when he sees the torment: "If only I had another chance (to return to the world) then I should indeed be among the Muhsinûn (good-doers - see V.2:112)."

(59)Yes! Verily, there came to you My Ayât (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) and you denied them, and were proud and were among the disbelievers.

(60)And on the Day of Resurrection you will see those who lied against Allâh (i.e. attributed to Him sons, partners, etc.) their faces will be black. Is there not in Hell an abode for the arrogant ones?

(61)And Allâh will deliver those who are the Muttaqûn (pious - see V.2:2) to their places of success (Paradise). Evil shall touch them not, nor shall they grieve.

(62)Allâh is the Creator of all things, and He is the Wakîl (Trustee, Disposer of affairs, Guardian, etc.) over all things.

(63)To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth. And those who disbelieve in the Ayât (proofs, evidences, verses, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allâh, such are they who will be the losers.

(64)Say (O Muhammad SAW to the polytheists, etc.): "Do you order me to worship other than Allâh O you fools ?"

(65)And indeed it has been revealed to you (O Muhammad SAW), as it was to those (Allâh's Messengers) before you: "If you join others in worship with Allâh, (then) surely (all) your deeds will be in vain, and you will certainly be among the losers[]."

(66)Nay! But worship Allâh (Alone and none else), and be among the grateful.

(67)They made not a just estimate of Allâh such as is due to Him. And on the Day of Resurrection the whole of the earth will be grasped by His Hand[] and the heavens will be rolled up in His Right Hand. Glorified is He, and High is He above all that they associate as partners with Him!

(68)And the Trumpet will be blown, and all who are in the heavens and all who are on the earth will swoon away, except him whom Allâh will. Then it will blown a second time and behold, they will be standing, looking on (waiting)[].

(69)And the earth will shine with the light of its Lord (Allâh, when He will come to judge among men) and the Book will be placed (open) and the Prophets and the witnesses will be brought forward, and it will be judged between them with truth, and they will not be wronged.

(70)And each person will be paid in full of what he did; and He is Best Aware of what they do.

(71)And those who disbelieved will be driven to Hell in groups, till, when they reach it, the gates thereof will be opened (suddenly like a prison at the arrival of the prisoners). And its keepers will say, "Did not the Messengers come to you from yourselves, reciting to you the Verses of your Lord, and warning you of the Meeting of this Day of yours?" They will say: "Yes, but the Word of torment has been justified against the disbelievers![]"

(72)It will be said (to them): "Enter you the gates of Hell, to abide therein. And (indeed) what an evil abode of the arrogant!"

(73)And those who kept their duty to their Lord will be led to Paradise in groups, till, when they reach it, and its gates will be opened (before their arrival for their reception) and its keepers will say: Salâmun 'Alaikum (peace be upon you)! You have done well, so enter here to abide therein."

(74)And they will say: "All the praises and thanks be to Allâh Who has fulfilled His Promise to us and has made us inherit (this) land. We can dwell in Paradise where we will; how excellent a reward for the (pious good) workers!"

(75)And you will see the angels surrounding the Throne (of Allâh) from all round, glorifying the praises of their Lord (Allâh). And they (all the creatures) will be judged with truth, and it will be said. All the praises and thanks be to Allâh, the Lord of the 'Alamîn (mankind, jinns and all that exists)."

An-Najm

(1)By the star when it goes down, (or vanishes).

(2)Your companion (Muhammad SAW) has neither gone astray nor has erred.

(3)Nor does he speak of (his own) desire.

(4)It is only an Inspiration that is inspired.

(5)He has been taught (this Qur'ân) by one mighty in power [Jibrael (Gabriel)].

(6)Dhu Mirrah (free from any defect in body and mind), Fastawa [then he (Jibrael Gabriel) rose and became stable]. [Tafsir At-Tabarî].

(7)While he [Jibrael (Gabriel)] was in the highest part of the horizon,

(8)Then he [Jibrael (Gabriel)] approached and came closer,

(9)And was at a distance of two bows' length or (even) nearer,

(10)So did (Allâh) convey the Inspiration to His slave [Muhammad SAW through Jibrael (Gabriel) <><>].

(11)The (Prophet's) heart lied not (in seeing) what he (Muhammad SAW) saw.

(12)Will you then dispute with him (Muhammad SAW) about what he saw [during the Mi'râj: (Ascent of the Prophet SAW over the seven heavens)][] .

(13)And indeed he (Muhammad SAW) saw him [Jibrael (Gabriel)] at a second descent (i.e. another time).

(14)Near Sidrat-ul-Muntaha [lote-tree of the utmost boundary (beyond which none can pass)],

(15)Near it is the Paradise of Abode.

(16)When that covered the lote-tree which did cover it!

(17)The sight (of Prophet Muhammad SAW) turned not aside (right or left), nor it transgressed beyond (the) limit (ordained for it).

(18)Indeed he (Muhammad SAW) did see, of the Greatest Signs, of his Lord (Allâh).

(19)Have you then considered Al-Lât, and Al-'Uzza (two idols of the pagan Arabs) []

(20)And Manât (another idol of the pagan Arabs), the other third?

(21)Is it for you the males and for Him the females?

(22)That indeed is a division most unfair!

(23)They are but names which you have named, you and your fathers, for which Allâh has sent down no authority. They follow but a guess and that which they themselves desire, whereas there has surely come to them the Guidance from their Lord!

(24)Or shall man have what he wishes?

(25)But to Allâh belongs the last (Hereafter) and the first (the world).

(26)And there are many angels in the heavens, whose intercession will avail nothing except after Allâh has given leave for whom He wills and pleases.

(27)Verily, those who believe not in the Hereafter, name the angels with female names.

(28)While they have no knowledge thereof. They follow but a guess, and verily, guess is no substitute for the truth.

(29)Therefore withdraw (O Muhammad SAW) from him who turns away from Our Reminder (this Qur'ân) and desires nothing but the life of this world.

(30)That is what they could reach of knowledge. Verily, your Lord it is He Who knows best him who goes astray from His Path, and He knows best him who receives guidance.

(31)And to Allâh belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth, that He may requite those who do evil with that which they have done (i.e. punish them in Hell), and reward those who do good, with what is best (i.e. Paradise).

(32)Those who avoid great sins (see the Qur'ân, Verses: 6:152,153) and Al-Fawâhish (illegal sexual intercourse, etc.) except the small faults, verily, your Lord is of vast forgiveness. He knows you well when He created you from the earth (Adam), and when you were fetuses in your mothers' wombs. So ascribe not purity to yourselves. He knows best him who fears Allâh and keep his duty to Him [i.e. those who are Al-Muttaqûn (pious - see V.2:2)].

(33)Did you (O Muhammad SAW) observe him who turned away (from Islâm).

(34)And gave a little, then stopped (giving)?

(35)Is with him the knowledge of the unseen so that he sees?

(36)Or is he not informed with what is in the Pages (Scripture) of Mûsa (Moses),

(37)And of Ibrâhim (Abraham) who fulfilled (or conveyed) all that (what Allâh ordered him to do or convey),

(38)That no burdened person (with sins) shall bear the burden (sins) of another,T>

(39)And that man can have nothing but what he does (good or bad)[] ,

(40)And that his deeds will be seen,

(41)Then he will be recompensed with a full and the best recompense[]

(42)And that to your Lord (Allâh) is the End (Return of everything).

(43)And that it is He (Allâh) Who makes (whom He wills) laugh, and makes (whom He wills) weep;

(44)And that it is He (Allâh) Who causes death and gives life;

(45)And that He (Allâh) creates the pairs, male and female,

(46)From Nutfah (drops of semen male and female discharges) when it is emitted;

(47)And that upon Him (Allâh) is another bringing forth (Resurrection);

(48)And that it is He (Allâh) Who gives much or a little (or gives wealth and contentment),

(49)And that He (Allâh) is the Lord of Sirius (the star which the pagan Arabs used to worship);

(50)And that it is He (Allâh) Who destroyed the former 'Ad (people),

(51)And Thamûd (people). He spared none of them.

(52)And the people of Nûh (Noah) aforetime, verily, they were more unjust and more rebellious and transgressing [in disobeying Allâh and His Messenger Nûh (Noah) <><>].

(53)And He destroyed the overthrown cities [of Sodom to which Prophet Lout (Lot) was sent].

(54)So there covered them that which did cover (i.e. torment with stones).

(55)Then which of the Graces of your Lord (O man!) will you doubt.

(56)This (Muhammad SAW) is a warner (Messenger) of the (series of) warners (Messengers) of old[] .

(57)The Day of Resurrection draws near,

(58)None besides Allâh can avert it, (or advance it, or delay it).

(59)Do you then wonder at this recital (the Qur'ân)?

(60)And you laugh at it and weep not,

(61)Wasting your (precious) lifetime in pastime and amusements (singing, etc.).

(62)So fall you down in prostration to Allâh, and worship Him (Alone).

At-Tûr

(1)By the Mount;

(2)And by the Book Inscribed.

(3)In parchment unrolled.

(4)And by the Bait-ul-Ma'mûr[] (the house over the heavens parable to the Ka'bah at Makkah, continuously visited by the angels);

(5)And by the roof raised high (i.e. the heaven).

(6)And by the sea kept filled (or it will be fire kindled on the Day of Resurrection).

(7)Verily, the Torment of your Lord will surely come to pass,

(8)There is none that can avert it;

(9)On the Day when the heaven will shake with a dreadful shaking,

(10)And the mountains will move away with a (horrible) movement.

(11)Then woe that Day to the beliers;[]

(12)Who are playing in falsehood[] .

(13)The Day when they will be pushed down by force to the Fire of Hell, with a horrible, forceful pushing.

(14)This is the Fire which you used to belie.

(15)Is this magic, or do you not see?

(16)Taste you therein its heat, and whether you are patient of it or impatient of it, it is all the same. You are only being requited for what you used to do.

(17)Verily, the Muttaqûn (pious - see V.2:2) will be in Gardens (Paradise), and Delight.

(18)Enjoying in that which their Lord has bestowed on them, and (the fact that) their Lord saved them from the torment of the blazing Fire.

(19)"Eat and drink with happiness because of what you used to do."

(20)They will recline (with ease) on thrones arranged in ranks. And We shall marry them to Houris (female, fair ones) with wide lovely eyes.[]

(21)And those who believe and whose offspring follow them in Faith, to them shall We join their offspring, and We shall not decrease the reward of their deeds in anything. Every person is a pledge for that which he has earned.

(22)And We shall provide them with fruit and meat, such as they desire.

(23)There they shall pass from hand to hand a (wine) cup, free from any Laghw (dirty, false, evil vague talk between them), and free from sin[] (because it will be legal for them to drink).

(24)And there will go round boy-servants of theirs, to serve them as if they were preserved pearls.

(25)And some of them draw near to others, questioning.

(26)Saying: "Aforetime, we were afraid with our families (from the punishment of Allâh).

(27)"But Allâh has been gracious to us, and has saved us from the torment of the Fire.

(28)"Verily, We used to invoke Him (Alone and none else) before. Verily, He is AlBarr (the Most Subtle, Kind, Courteous, and Generous), the Most Merciful."[]

(29)Therefore, remind and preach (mankind, O Muhammad SAW of Islâmic Monotheism). By the Grace of Allâh, you are neither a soothsayer, nor a madman.

(30)Or do they say: "(Muhammad SAW is) a poet! We await for him some calamity by time.!"

(31)Say (O Muhammad SAW to them): "Wait! I am with you, among the waiters!"

(32)Do their minds command them this [i.e. to tell a lie against you (Muhammad SAW)] or are they people exceeding the bounds (i.e. from Belief in Allâh to disbelief).

(33)Or do they say: "He (Muhammad SAW) has forged it (this Qur'ân)?" Nay! They believe not!

(34)Let them then produce a recital like unto it (the Qur'ân) if they are truthful.

(35)Were they created by nothing, or were they themselves the creators?

(36)Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay, but they have no firm Belief.

(37)Or are with them the treasures of your Lord? Or are they the tyrants with the authority to do as they like?

(38)Or have they a stairway (to heaven), by means of which they listen (to the talks of the angels)? Then let their listener produce some manifest proof.

(39)Or has He (Allâh) only daughters and you have sons?

(40)Or is it that you (O Muhammad SAW) ask a wage from them (for your preaching of Islâmic Monotheism) so that they are burdened with a load of debt?

(41)Or that the Ghaib (unseen) is with them, and they write it down?

(42)Or do they intend a plot (against you O Muhammad SAW)? But those who disbelieve (in the Oneness of Allâh Islâmic Monotheism) are themselves in a plot!

(43)Or have they an ilâh (a god) other than Allâh? Glorified be Allâh from all that they ascribe as partners (to Him)[]

(44)And if they were to see a piece of the heaven falling down, they would say: "Clouds gathered in heaps!"

(45)So leave them alone till they meet their Day, in which they will sink into a fainting (with horror).

(46)The Day when their plotting shall not avail them at all nor will they be helped (i.e. they will receive their torment in Hell).

(47)And verily, for those who do wrong, there is another punishment (i.e. the torment in this world and in their graves)[] before this, but most of them know not. [Tafsir At-Tabarî, Vol. 27, Page 36].

(48)So wait patiently (O Muhammad SAW) for the Decision of your Lord, for verily, you are under Our Eyes[] , and glorify the Praises of your Lord when you get up from sleep.

(49)49. And in the night-time, also glorify His Praises, and at the setting of the stars.[]

Az-Zâriyât

(1)By (the winds) that scatter dust.

(2)And (the clouds) that bear heavy weight of water;

(3)And (the ships) that float with ease and gentleness;

(4)And those (angels) who distribute (provisions, rain, and other blessings) by (Allâh's) Command;

(5)Verily, that which you are promised (i.e. Resurrection in the Hereafter and receiving the reward or punishment of good or bad deeds, etc.) is surely true.

(6)And verily, the Recompense is sure to happen.

(7)By the heaven full of paths,

(8)Certainly, you have different ideas (about Muhammad SAW and the Qur'ân).

(9)Turned aside therefrom (i.e. from Muhammad SAW and the Qur'ân) is he who is turned aside (by the Decree and Preordainment ÇáÞÖÇ æÇáÞÏÑ of Allâh).

(10)Cursed be the liars,

(11)Who are under a cover of heedlessness (think not about the gravity of the Hereafter),

(12)They ask; "When will be the Day of Recompense?"

(13)(It will be) a Day when they will be tried (i.e. burnt) over the Fire!

(14)"Taste you your trial (burning)! This is what you used to ask to be hastened!"

(15)Verily, the Muttaqûn (pious - see V.2:2) will be in the midst of Gardens and Springs (in the Paradise),

(16)Taking joy in the things which their Lord has given them. Verily, they were before this Muhsinûn (good-doers - see V.2:112).

(17)They used to sleep but little by night [invoking their Lord (Allâh) and praying, with fear and hope].

(18)And in the hours before dawn, they were (found) asking (Allâh) for forgiveness,

(19)And in their properties there was the right of the beggar, and the Mahrûm (the poor who does not ask the others)[] ,

(20)And on the earth are signs for those who have Faith with certainty,

(21)And also in your ownselves. Will you not then see?

(22)And in the heaven is your provision, and that which you are promised.

(23)Then, by the Lord of the heaven and the earth, it is the truth (i.e. what has been promised to you), just as it is the truth that you can speak.

(24)Has the story reached you, of the honoured guests [three angels; Jibrael (Gabriel) along with another two] of Ibrahîm (Abraham)?

(25)When they came in to him, and said, "Salâm, (peace be upon you)!" He answered; "Salâm, (peace be upon you )," and said: "You are a people unknown to me,"

(26)Then he turned to his household, so brought out a roasted calf [as the property of Ibrahîm (Abraham) was mainly cows].

(27)And placed it before them, (saying): "Will you not eat?"

(28)Then he conceived a fear of them (when they ate not). They said: "Fear not."[] And they gave him glad tidings of an intelligent son, having knowledge (about Allâh and His religion of True Monotheism).

(29)Then his wife came forward with a loud voice, she smote her face, and said: "A barren old woman!"[]

(30)They said: "Even so says your Lord.[] Verily, He is the All-Wise, the All-Knower."

(31)[Ibrâhim (Abraham)] said: "Then for what purpose you have come, O Messengers?"

(32)They said: "We have been sent to a people who are Mujrimûn (polytheists, sinners, criminals, disbelievers in Allâh);

(33)To send down upon them stones of baked clay.

(34)Marked by your Lord for the Musrifûn (polytheists, criminals, sinners those who trespass Allâh's set limits in evil-doings by committing great sins).

(35)So We brought out from therein the believers.

(36)But We found not there any household of the Muslims except one [i.e. Lout (Lot) and his two daughters].

(37)And We have left there a sign (i.e. the place of the Dead Sea[] , well-known in Palestine) for those who fear the painful torment.

(38)And in Mûsa (Moses) (too, there is a sign). When We sent him to Fir'aun (Pharaoh) with a manifest authority.

(39)But [Fir'aun (Pharaoh)] turned away (from Belief in might) along with his hosts, and said: "A sorcerer, or a madman."

(40)So We took him and his hosts, and dumped them into the sea, while he was to be blamed.

(41)And in 'Ad (there is also a sign) when We sent against them the barren wind;

(42)It spared nothing that it reached, but blew it into broken spreads of rotten ruins.

(43)And in Thamûd (there is also a sign), when they were told: "Enjoy yourselves for a while!"

(44)But they insolently defied the Command of their Lord, so the Sâ'iqah[] overtook them while they were looking.

(45)Then they were unable to rise up, nor could they help themselves.

(46)(So were) the people of Nûh (Noah) before them. Verily, they were a people who were Fâsiqûn (rebellious, disobedient to Allâh).

(47)With power did We construct the heaven. Verily, We are Able to extend the vastness of space thereof.

(48)And We have spread out the earth, how Excellent Spreader (thereof) are We!

(49)And of everything We have created pairs, that you may remember (the Grace of Allâh).

(50)So flee to Allâh (from His Torment to His Mercy Islâmic Monotheism), verily, I (Muhammad SAW) am a plain warner to you from Him.[]

(51)And set not up (or worship) any other ilâhan (god) along with Allâh [Glorified be He (Alone), Exalted above all that they associate as partners with Him]. Verily, I (Muhammad SAW) am a plain warner to you from Him.

(52)Likewise, no Messenger came to those before them, but they said: "A sorcerer or a madman!"

(53)Have they (the people of the past) transmitted this saying to these (Quraish pagans)? Nay, they are themselves a people transgressing beyond bounds (in disbelief)!

(54)So turn away (O Muhammad SAW) from them (Quraish pagans) you are not to be blamed (as you have conveyed Allâh's Message).

(55)And remind (by preaching the Qur'ân, O Muhammad SAW) for verily, the reminding profits the believers.

(56)And I (Allâh) created not the jinns and humans except they should worship Me (Alone).

(57)I seek not any provision from them (i.e. provision for themselves or for My creatures) nor do I ask that they should feed Me (i.e. feed themselves or My creatures).

(58)Verily, Allâh is the All-Provider, Owner of Power, the Most Strong.

(59)And verily, for those who do wrong, there is a portion of torment like to the evil portion of torment (which came for) their likes (of old), so let them not ask Me to hasten on!

(60)Then, woe to those who disbelieve (in Allâh and His Oneness Islâmic Monotheism) from (that) their Day which they have been promised (for their punishment).[]

Qâf.

(1)Qâf.

(-1)) are one of the miracles of the Qur'ân, and none but Allâh (Alone) knows their meanings].

(2)Nay, they wonder that there has come to them a warner (Muhammad SAW) from among themselves. So the disbelievers say: "This is a strange thing!

(3)"When we are dead and have become dust (shall we be resurrected?) That is a far return."

(4)We know that which the earth takes of them (their dead bodies), and with Us is a Book preserved (i.e. the Book of Decrees).

(5)Nay, but they have denied the truth (this Qur'ân) when it has come to them, so they are in a confused state (can not differentiate between right and wrong).

(6)Have they not looked at the heaven above them, how We have made it and adorned it, and there are no rifts in it?

(7)And the earth! We have spread it out, and set thereon mountains standing firm, and have produced therein every kind of lovely growth (plants).

(8)An insight and a Reminder for every slave turning to Allâh (i.e. the one who believes in Allâh and performs deeds of His obedience, and always begs His pardon).

(9)And We send down blessed water (rain) from the sky, then We produce therewith gardens and grain (every kind of harvests) that are reaped.

(10)And tall date-palms, with ranged clusters;

(11)A provision for (Allâh's) slaves. And We give life therewith to a dead land. Thus will be the resurrection (of the dead).

(12)Denied before them (i.e. these pagans of Makkah who denied you, O Muhammad SAW) the people of Nûh (Noah), and the dwellers of Rass, and the Thamûd,

(13)And 'Ad, and Fir'aun (Pharaoh), and the brethren of Lout (Lot),

(14)And the dwellers of the Wood, and the people of Tubba'; everyone of them denied (their) Messengers, so My Threat took effect.

(15)Were We then tired with the first creation? Nay, They are in confused doubt about a new creation (i.e. Resurrection)?

(16)And indeed We have created man, and We know what his ownself whispers to him. And We are nearer to him than his jugular vein (by Our Knowledge).

(17)(Remember!) that the two receivers (recording angels) receive (each human being after he or she has attained the age of puberty), one sitting on the right and one on the left (to note his or her actions)[] .

(18)Not a word does he (or she) utter, but there is a watcher by him ready (to record it).[]

(19)And the stupor of death will come in truth: "This is what you have been avoiding!"

(20)And the Trumpet will be blown, that will be the Day whereof warning (had been given) (i.e. the Day of Resurrection).

(21)And every person will come forth along with an (angel) to drive (him), and an (angel) to bear witness.

(22)(It will be said to the sinners): "Indeed you were heedless of this, now We have removed your covering, and sharp is your sight this Day!"

(23)And his companion (angel) will say: "Here is (this Record) ready with me!"

(24)(And it will be said): "Both of you throw (Order from Allâh to the two angels) into Hell, every stubborn disbeliever (in the Oneness of Allâh, in His Messengers, etc.).

(25)"Hinderer of good, transgressor, doubter,

(26)"Who set up another ilâh (god) with Allâh, then (both of you) cast him in the severe torment."

(27)His companion (Satan devil)] will say: "Our Lord! I did not push him to transgress, (in disbelief, oppression, and evil deeds) but he was himself in error far astray."

(28)Allâh will say: "Dispute not in front of Me, I had already, in advance, sent you the threat.

(29)The Sentence that comes from Me cannot be changed, and I am not unjust (to the least) to the slaves."

(30)On the Day when We will say to Hell: "Are you filled?" It will say: "Are there any more (to come)?"[]

(31)And Paradise will be brought near to the Muttaqûn (pious - see V.2:2) not far off.

(32)(It will be said): "This is what you were promised, - (it is) for those oft-returning (to Allâh) in sincere repentance, and those who preserve their covenant with Allâh (by obeying Him in all what He has ordered, and worship none but Allâh Alone, i.e. follow Allâh's Religion, Islâmic Monotheism).

(33)"Who feared the Most Beneficent (Allâh) in the Ghaib (unseen): (i.e. in this worldly life before seeing and meeting Him), and brought a heart turned in repentance (to Him - and absolutely free from each and every kind of polytheism),

(34)"Enter you therein in peace and security; this is a Day of eternal life!"

(35)There they will have all that they desire, and We have more (for them, i.e. a glance at the All-Mighty, All-Majestic Ìá ÌáÇáå ).

(36)And how many a generation We have destroyed before them, who were stronger in power than them, and (when Our Torment came) they ran for a refuge in the land! Could they find any place of refuge (for them to save themselves from destruction)?

(37)Verily, therein is indeed a reminder for him who has a heart or gives ear while he is heedful.

(38)And indeed We created the heavens and the earth and all between them in six Days and nothing of fatigue touched Us.

(39)So bear with patience (O Muhammad SAW) all that they say, and glorify the Praises of your Lord, before the rising of the sun and before (its) setting (i.e. the Fajr, Zuhr, and 'Asr prayers)[] .

(40)And during a part of the night (also), glorify His praises (i.e. Maghrib and 'Isha prayers), and (so likewise) after the prayers [As-Sunnah, Nawâfil optional and additional prayers, and also glorify, praise and magnify Allâh - Subhân Allâh, Alhamdu lillâh, Allâhu-Akbar].

(41)And listen on the Day when the caller will call from a near place,

(42)The Day when they will hear As-Saihah (shout, etc.) in truth, that will be the Day of coming out (from the graves i.e. the Day of Resurrection).

(43)Verily, We it is Who give life and cause death; and to Us is the final return,

(44)On the Day when the earth shall be cleft, from off them, (they will come out) hastening forth. That will be a gathering, quite easy for Us.

(45)We know of best what they say; and you (O Muhammad SAW) are not a tyrant over them (to force them to Belief). But warn by the Qur'ân, him who fears My Threat.

Al-Hujurât

(1)O you who believe! Do not put (yourselves) forward[] before Allâh and His Messenger (SAW), and fear Allâh. Verily! Allâh is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

(2)O you who believe! Raise not your voices above the voice of the Prophet (SAW), nor speak aloud to him in talk as you speak aloud to one another, lest your deeds may be rendered fruitless while you perceive not.

(3)Verily! Those who lower their voices in the presence of Allâh's Messenger (SAW), they are the ones whose hearts Allâh has tested for piety. For them is forgiveness and a great reward.

(4)Verily! Those who call you from behind the dwellings, most of them have no sense.

(5)And if they had patience till you could come out to them, it would have been better for them. And Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

(6)O you who believe! If a rebellious evil person comes to you with a news, verify it, lest you harm people in ignorance, and afterwards you become regretful to what you have done.

(7)And know that, among you there is the Messenger of Allâh (SAW). If he were to obey you (i.e. follow your opinions and desires) in much of the matter, you would surely be in trouble, but Allâh has endeared the Faith to you and has beautified it in your hearts, and has made disbelief, wickedness and disobedience (to Allâh and His Messenger SAW) hateful to you. These! They are the rightly guided ones,

(8)(This is) a Grace from Allâh and His Favour. And Allâh is All-Knowing, All-Wise.

(9)And if two parties or groups among the believers fall to fighting, then make peace between them both, but if one of them rebels against the other, then fight you (all) against the one that which rebels till it complies with the Command of Allâh; then if it complies, then make reconciliation between them justly, and be equitable. Verily! Allâh loves those who are equitable.

(10)The believers are nothing else than brothers (in Islâmic religion). So make reconciliation between your brothers, and fear Allâh, that you may receive mercy.

(11)O you who believe! Let not a group scoff at another group, it may be that the latter are better than the former; nor let (some) women scoff at other women, it may be that the latter are better than the former, nor defame one another, nor insult one another by nicknames. How bad is it, to insult one's brother after having Faith [i.e. to call your Muslim brother (a faithful believer) as: "O sinner", or "O wicked", etc.]. And whosoever does not repent, then such are indeed Zâlimûn (wrong-doers, etc.).

(12)O you who believe! Avoid much suspicions, indeed some suspicions are sins. And spy not, neither backbite one another. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? You would hate it (so hate backbiting)[] . And fear Allâh. Verily, Allâh is the One Who accepts repentance, Most Merciful.

(13)O mankind! We have created you from a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know one another. Verily, the most honourable of you with Allâh is that (believer) who has At-Taqwa [i.e. one of the Muttaqûn (pious - see V.2:2). Verily, Allâh is All-Knowing, All-Aware.

(14)The bedouins say: "We believe." Say: "You believe not but you only say, 'We have surrendered (in Islâm),' for Faith has not yet entered your hearts. But if you obey Allâh and His Messenger (SAW), He will not decrease anything in reward for your deeds. Verily, Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."

(15)Only those are the believers who have believed in Allâh and His Messenger, and afterward doubt not but strive with their wealth and their lives for the Cause of Allâh. Those! They are the truthful.

(16)Say: "Will you inform Allâh about your religion? While Allâh knows all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth, and Allâh is All-Aware of everything.

(17)They regard as favour upon you (O Muhammad SAW) that they have embraced Islâm. Say: "Count not your Islâm as a favour upon me. Nay, but Allâh has conferred a favour upon you, that He has guided you to the Faith, if you indeed are true.

(18)Verily, Allâh knows the unseen of the heavens and the earth. And Allâh is the All-Seer of what you do.

Al-Fath

(1)Verily, We have given you (O Muhammad SAW) a manifest victory.

(2)That Allâh may forgive you your sins of the past and the future[], and complete His Favour on you, and guide you on the Straight Path;

(3)And that Allâh may help you with strong help.

(4)He it is Who sent down As-Sakinah (calmness and tranquillity) into the hearts of the believers, that they may grow more in Faith along with their (present) Faith. And to Allâh belong the hosts of the heavens and the earth, and Allâh is Ever All-Knower, All-Wise.

(5)That He may admit the believing men and the believing women to Gardens under which rivers flow (i.e. Paradise), to abide therein forever, and to expiate from them their sins, and that is with Allâh, a supreme success,

(6)And that He may punish the Munâfiqûn (hypocrites), men and women, and also the Mushrikûn[] men and women, who think evil thoughts about Allâh, for them is a disgraceful torment, and the Anger of Allâh is upon them, and He has cursed them and prepared Hell for them, and worst indeed is that destination.

(7)And to Allâh belong the hosts of the heavens and the earth. And Allâh is Ever All-Knower, All-Wise.

(8)Verily, We have sent you (O Muhammad SAW) as a witness, as a bearer of glad tidings, and as a warner[].

(9)In order that you (O mankind) may believe in Allâh and His Messenger (SAW), and that you assist and honour him (SAW), and (that you) glorify (Allâh's) praises morning and afternoon.

(10)Verily, those who give Bai'â (pledge) to you (O Muhammad SAW) they are giving Bai'â (pledge) to Allâh. The Hand of Allâh is over their hands. Then whosoever breaks his pledge, breaks only to his own harm, and whosoever fulfills what he has covenanted with Allâh, He will bestow on him a great reward.

(11)Those of the bedouins who lagged behind will say to you: "Our possessions and our families occupied us, so ask forgiveness for us." They say with their tongues what is not in their hearts. Say: "Who then has any power at all (to intervene) on your behalf with Allâh, if He intends you hurt or intends you benefit? Nay, but Allâh is Ever All-Aware of what you do.

(12)"Nay, but you thought that the Messenger (SAW) and the believers would never return to their families; and that was made fair-seeming in their hearts, and you did think an evil thought and you became a useless people going for destruction."

(13)And whosoever does not believe in Allâh and His Messenger (Muhammad SAW), then verily, We have prepared for the disbelievers a blazing Fire[] .

(14)And to Allâh belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, He forgives whom He wills, and punishes whom He wills. And Allâh is Ever Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

(15)Those who lagged behind will say, when you set forth to take the spoils, "Allow us to follow you," They want to change Allâh's Words. Say: "You shall not follow us; thus Allâh has said beforehand." Then they will say: "Nay, you envy us." Nay, but they understand not except a little.

(16)Say (O Muhammad SAW) to the bedouins who lagged behind: "You shall be called to fight against a people given to great warfare, then you shall fight them, or they shall surrender. Then if you obey, Allâh will give you a fair reward, but if you turn away as you did turn away before, He will punish you with a painful torment."

(17)No blame or sin is there upon the blind, nor is there blame or sin upon the lame, nor is there blame or sin upon the sick (that they go not forth to war). And whosoever obeys Allâh and His Messenger (Muhammad SAW), He will admit him to Gardens beneath which rivers flow (Paradise); and whosoever turns back, He will punish him with a painful torment.

(18)Indeed, Allâh was pleased with the believers when they gave their Bai'â (pledge) to you (O Muhammad SAW) under the tree, He knew what was in their hearts, and He sent down As-Sakinah (calmness and tranquillity) upon them, and He rewarded them with a near victory,

(19)And abundant spoils that they will capture. And Allâh is Ever All-Mighty, All-Wise.

(20)Allâh has promised you abundant spoils that you will capture, and He has hastened for you this, and He has restrained the hands of men from you, that it may be a sign for the believers, and that He may guide you to a Straight Path.

(21)And other (victories and much booty there are, He promises you) which are not yet within your power, indeed Allâh compasses them, And Allâh is Ever Able to do all things.

(22)And if those who disbelieve fight against you, they certainly would have turned their backs, then they would have found neither a Walî (protector) nor a helper.

(23)That has been the Way of Allâh already with those who passed away before. And you will not find any change in the Way of Allâh.

(24)And He it is Who has withheld their hands from you and your hands from them in the midst of Makkah, after He had made you victors over them. And Allâh is Ever the All-Seer of what you do.

(25)They are the ones who disbelieved (in the Oneness of Allâh Islâmic Monotheism), and hindered you from AlMasjidalHarâm (the sacred mosque of Makkah) and the sacrificial animals, detained from reaching their place of sacrifice. Had there not been believing men and believing women whom you did not know, that you may kill them, and on whose account a sin would have been committed by you without (your) knowledge, that Allâh might bring into His Mercy whom He will, if they (the believers and the disbelievers) should have been apart, We verily had punished those of them who disbelieved, with painful torment.

(26)When those who disbelieve had put in their hearts pride and haughtiness the pride and haughtiness of the time of ignorance, then Allâh sent down His Sakinah (calmness and tranquillity) upon His Messenger ( SAW) and upon the believers, and made them stick to the word of piety (i.e. none has the right to be worshipped but Allâh), and they were well entitled to it and worthy of it. And Allâh is the All-Knower of everything.

(27)Indeed Allâh shall fulfil the true vision which He showed to His Messenger (SAW) [i.e. the Prophet SAW saw a dream that he has entered Makkah along with his companions, having their (head) hair shaved and cut short] in very truth. Certainly, you shall enter Al­MasjidalHarâm; if Allâh wills, secure, (some) having your heads shaved, and (some) having your head hair cut short, having no fear. He knew what you knew not, and He granted besides that a near victory.

(28)He it is Who has sent His Messenger (Muhammad SAW) with guidance and the religion of truth (Islâm), that He may make it (Islâm) superior over all religions. And All-Sufficient is Allâh as a Witness.

(29)Muhammad (SAW) is the Messenger of Allâh, and those who are with him are severe against disbelievers, and merciful among themselves. You see them bowing and falling down prostrate (in prayer), seeking Bounty from Allâh and (His) Good Pleasure. The mark of them (i.e. of their Faith) is on their faces (foreheads) from the traces of (their) prostration (during prayers). This is their description in the Taurât (Torah). But their description in the Injeel (Gospel) is like a (sown) seed which sends forth its shoot, then makes it strong, it then becomes thick, and it stands straight on its stem, delighting the sowers that He may enrage the disbelievers with them. Allâh has promised those among them who believe (i.e. all those who follow Islâmic Monotheism, the religion of Prophet Muhammad SAW till the Day of Resurrection) and do righteous good deeds, forgiveness and a mighty reward (i.e. Paradise).

Muhammad or Al-Qitâl

(1)Those who disbelieve [in the Oneness of Allâh, and in the Message of Prophet Muhammad SAW ], and hinder (men) from the Path of Allâh (Islâmic Monotheism), He will render their deeds vain[] .

(2)But those who believe and do righteous good deeds, and believe in that which is sent down to Muhammad (SAW), for it is the truth from their Lord, He will expiate from them their sins, and will make good their state.

(3)That is because those who disbelieve follow falsehood, while those who believe follow the truth from their Lord. Thus does Allâh set forth their parables for mankind.

(4)So, when you meet (in fight Jihâd in Allâh's Cause), those who disbelieve smite at their necks till when you have killed and wounded many of them, then bind a bond firmly (on them, i.e. take them as captives). Thereafter (is the time) either for generosity (i.e. free them without ransom), or ransom (according to what benefits Islâm), until the war lays down its burden. Thus [you are ordered by Allâh to continue in carrying out Jihâd against the disbelievers till they embrace Islâm (i.e. are saved from the punishment in the Hell-fire) or at least come under your protection], but if it had been Allâh's Will, He Himself could certainly have punished them (without you). But (He lets you fight), in order to test you, some with others. But those who are killed in the Way of Allâh, He will never let their deeds be lost,[]

(5)He will guide them and set right their state.

(6)And admit them to Paradise which He has made known to them (i.e. they will know their places in Paradise more than they used to know their houses in the world).

(7)O you who believe! If you help (in the cause of) Allâh, He will help you, and make your foothold firm.

(8)But those who disbelieve (in the Oneness of Allâh Islâmic Monotheism), for them is destruction, and (Allâh) will make their deeds vain.

(9)That is because they hate that which Allâh has sent down (this Qur'ân and Islâmic laws, etc.), so He has made their deeds fruitless.

(10)Have they not travelled through the earth, and seen what was the end of those before them? Allâh destroyed them completely and a similar (fate awaits) the disbelievers.

(11)That is because Allâh is the Maula (Lord, Master, Helper, Protector, etc.) of those who believe, and the disbelievers have no Maula (lord, master, helper, protector, etc.).

(12)Certainly! Allâh will admit those who believe (in the Oneness of Allâh Islâmic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds, to Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise), while those who disbelieve enjoy themselves and eat as cattle eat, and the Fire will be their abode.

(13)And many a town, stronger than your town (Makkah) (O Muhammad SAW) which has driven you out We have destroyed. And there was none to help them.

(14)Is he who is on a clear proof from his Lord, like those for whom their evil deeds that they do are beautified for them, while they follow their own lusts (evil desires)?

(15)=2>The description of Paradise which the Muttaqûn (pious - see V.2:2) have been promised is that in it are rivers of water the taste and smell of which are not changed; rivers of milk of which the taste never changes; rivers of wine delicious to those who drink; and rivers of clarified honey (clear and pure) therein for them is every kind of fruit; and forgiveness from their Lord. (Are these) like those who shall dwell for ever in the Fire, and be given, to drink, boiling water, so that it cuts up their bowels?

(16)And among them are some who listen to you (O Muhammad SAW) till, when they go out from you, they say to those who have received knowledge: "What has he said just now? Such are men whose hearts Allâh has sealed, and they follow their lusts (evil desires).

(17)While as for those who accept guidance, He increases their guidance, and bestows on them their piety.

(18)Do they then await (anything) other than the Hour, that it should come upon them suddenly? But some of its portents (indications and signs) have already come, and when it (actually) is on them, how can they benefit then by their reminder?[]

(19)So know (O Muhammad SAW) that Lâ ilâha ill-Allâh (none has the right to be worshipped but Allâh)[], and ask forgiveness for your sin, and also for (the sin of) believing men and believing women. And Allâh knows well your moving about, and your place of rest (in your homes).

(20)Those who believe say: "Why is not a Sûrah (chapter of the Qur'ân) sent down (for us)? But when a decisive Sûrah (explaining and ordering things) is sent down, and fighting (Jihâd holy fighting in Allâh's Cause) is mentioned (i.e. ordained) therein, you will see those in whose hearts is a disease (of hypocrisy) looking at you with a look of one fainting to death. But it was better for them (hypocrites, to listen to Allâh and to obey Him).

(21)Obedience (to Allâh) and good words (were better for them). And when the matter (preparation for Jihâd) is resolved on, then if they had been true to Allâh, it would have been better for them.

(22)Would you then, if you were given the authority, do mischief in the land, and sever your ties of kinship?[]

(23)Such are they whom Allâh has cursed, so that He has made them deaf and blinded their sight.

(24)Do they not then think deeply in the Qur'ân, or are their hearts locked up (from understanding it)?

(25)Verily, those who have turned back (have apostated) as disbelievers after the guidance has been manifested to them, Shaitân (Satan) has beautified for them (their false hopes), and (Allâh) prolonged their term (age).

(26)This is because they said to those who hate what Allâh has sent down: "We will obey you in part of the matter," but Allâh knows their secrets.

(27)Then how (will it be) when the angels will take their souls at death, smiting their faces and their backs?

(28)That is because they followed that which angered Allâh, and hated that which pleased Him. So He made their deeds fruitless.

(29)Or do those in whose hearts is a disease (of hypocrisy), think that Allâh will not bring to light all their hidden ill-wills?

(30)Had We willed, We could have shown them to you, and you should have known them by their marks, but surely, you will know them by the tone of their speech! And Allâh knows all your deeds.

(31)And surely, We shall try you till We test those who strive hard (for the Cause of Allâh) and the patient ones, and We shall test your facts (i.e. the one who is a liar, and the one who is truthful).

(32)Verily, those who disbelieve, and hinder (men) from the Path of Allâh (i.e. Islâm), and oppose the Messenger ( SAW) (by standing against him and hurting him), after the guidance[] has been clearly shown to them, they will not hurt Allâh in the least, but He will make their deeds fruitless,

(33)O you who believe! Obey Allâh, and obey the Messenger (Muhammad SAW) and render not vain your deeds.

(34)Verily, those who disbelieve, and hinder (men) from the Path of Allâh (i.e. Islâm); then die while they are disbelievers, Allâh will not forgive them.[]

(35)So be not weak and ask not for peace (from the enemies of Islâm), while you are having the upper hand. Allâh is with you, and will never decrease the reward of your good deeds.

(36)The life of this world is but play and pastime, but if you believe (in the Oneness of Allâh Islâmic Monotheism), and fear Allâh, and avoid evil, He will grant you your wages, and will not ask you your wealth.

(37)If He were to ask you of it, and press you, you would covetously withhold, and He will bring out all your (secret) ill-wills.

(38)Behold! You are those who are called to spend in the Cause of Allâh, yet among you are some who are niggardly. And whoever is niggardly, it is only at the expense of his ownself. But Allâh is Rich (Free of all wants), and you (mankind) are poor. And if you turn away (from Islâm and the obedience of Allâh), He will exchange you for some other people, and they will not be your likes.