037.001 By those who set the ranks in battle order
037.002 And those who drive away (the wicked) with reproof
037.003 And those who read (the Word) for a reminder,
037.004 Lo! thy Lord is surely One;
037.005 Lord of the heavens and of the earth and all that is between them, and Lord of the sun's risings.
037.006 Lo! We have adorned the lowest heaven with an ornament, the planets;
037.007 With security from every froward devil.
037.008 They cannot listen to the Highest Chiefs for they are pelted from every side,
037.009 Outcast, and theirs is a perpetual torment;
037.010 Save him who snatcheth a fragment, and there pursueth him a piercing flame.
037.011 Then ask them (O Muhammad): Are they stronger as a creation, or those (others) whom we have created ? Lo! We created them of plastic clay.
037.012 Nay, but thou dost marvel when they mock
037.013 And heed not when they are reminded,
037.014 And seek to scoff when they behold a portent.
037.015 And they say: Lo! this is mere magic;
037.016 When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we then, forsooth, be raised (again) ?
037.017 And our forefathers ?
037.018 Say (O Muhammad): Ye, in truth; and ye will be brought low.
037.019 There is but one Shout, and lo! they behold,
037.020 And say: Ah, woe for us! This is the Day of Judgment.
037.021 This is the Day of Separation, which ye used to deny.
037.022 (And it is said unto the angels): Assemble those who did wrong, together with their wives and what they used to worship
037.023 Instead of Allah, and lead them to the path to hell;
037.024 And stop them, for they must be questioned.
037.025 What aileth you that ye help not one another ?
037.026 Nay, but this day they make full submission.
037.027 And some of them draw near unto others, mutually questioning.
037.028 They say: Lo! ye used to come unto us, imposing, (swearing that ye spoke the truth).
037.029 They answer: Nay, but ye (yourselves) were not believers.
037.030 We had no power over you, but ye were wayward folk.
037.031 Now the Word of our Lord hath been fulfilled concerning us. Lo! we are about to taste (the doom).
037.032 Thus we misled you. Lo! we were (ourselves) astray.
037.033 Then lo! this day they (both) are sharers in the doom.
037.034 Lo! thus deal We with the guilty.
037.035 For when it was said unto them, There is no God save Allah, they were scornful
037.036 And said: Shall we forsake our gods for a mad poet ?
037.037 Nay, but he brought the Truth, and he confirmed those sent (before him).
037.038 Lo! (now) verily ye taste the painful doom -
037.039 Ye are requited naught save what ye did -
037.040 Save single-minded slaves of Allah;
037.041 For them there is a known provision,
037.042 Fruits. And they will be honoured
037.043 In the Gardens of delight,
037.044 On couches facing one another;
037.045 A cup from a gushing spring is brought round for them,
037.046 White, delicious to the drinkers,
037.047 Wherein there is no headache nor are they made mad thereby.
037.048 And with them are those of modest gaze, with lovely eyes,
037.049 (Pure) as they were hidden eggs (of the ostrich).
037.050 And some of them draw near unto others, mutually questioning.
037.051 A speaker of them saith: Lo! I had a comrade
037.052 Who used to say: Art thou in truth of those who put faith (in his words) ?
037.053 Can we, when we are dead and have become mere dust and bones - can we (then) verily be brought to book ?
037.054 He saith: Will ye look ?
037.055 Then looketh he and seeth him in the depth of hell.
037.056 He saith: By Allah, thou verily didst all but cause my ruin,
037.057 And had it not been for the favour of my Lord, I too had been of those haled forth (to doom).
037.058 Are we then not to die
037.059 Saving our former death, and are we not to be punished ?
037.060 Lo! this is the supreme triumph.
037.061 For the like of this, then, let the workers work.
037.062 Is this better as a welcome, or the tree of Zaqqum ?
037.063 Lo! We have appointed it a torment for wrong-doers.
037.064 Lo! it is a tree that springeth in the heart of hell.
037.065 Its crop is as it were the heads of devils
037.066 And lo! they verily must eat thereof, and fill (their) bellies therewith.
037.067 And afterward, lo! thereupon they have a drink of boiling water
037.068 And afterward, lo! their return is surely unto hell.
037.069 They indeed found their fathers astray,
037.070 But they make haste (to follow) in their footsteps.
037.071 And verily most of the men of old went astray before them,
037.072 And verily We sent among them warners.
037.073 Then see the nature of the consequence for those warned,
037.074 Save single-minded slaves of Allah.
037.075 And Noah verily prayed unto Us, and gracious was the Hearer of his prayer
037.076 And We saved him and his household from the great distress,
037.077 And made his seed the survivors,
037.078 And left for him among the later folk (the salutation):
037.079 Peace be unto Noah among the peoples!
037.080 Lo! thus do We reward the good.
037.081 Lo! he is one of Our believing slaves.
037.082 Then We did drown the others.
037.083 And lo! of his persuasion verily was Abraham
037.084 When he came unto his Lord with a whole heart;
037.085 When he said unto his father and his folk: What is it that ye worship ?
037.086 Is it a falsehood - gods beside Allah - that ye desire ?
037.087 What then is your opinion of the Lord of the Worlds ?
037.088 And he glanced a glance at the stars
037.089 Then said: Lo! I feel sick!
037.090 And they turned their backs and went away from him.
037.091 Then turned he to their gods and said: Will ye not eat ?
037.092 What aileth you that ye speak not ?
037.093 Then he attacked them, striking with his right hand.
037.094 And (his people) came toward him, hastening.
037.095 He said: Worship ye that which ye yourselves do carve
037.096 When Allah hath created you and what ye make ?
037.097 They said: Build for him a building and fling him in the red-hotfire.
037.098 And they designed a snare for him, but We made them the undermost.
037.099 And he said: Lo! I am going unto my Lord Who will guide me.
037.100 My Lord! Vouchsafe me of the righteous.
037.101 So We gave him tidings of a gentle son.
037.102 And when (his son) was old enough to walk with him, (Abraham) said: O my dear son, I have seen in a dream that I must sacrifice thee. So look, what thinkest thou ? He said: O my father! Do that which thou art commanded. Allah willing, thou shalt find me of the steadfast.
037.103 Then, when they had both surrendered (to Allah), and he had flung him down upon his face,
037.104 We called unto him: O Abraham!
037.105 Thou hast already fulfilled the vision. Lo! thus do We reward the good.
037.106 Lo! that verily was a clear test.
037.107 Then We ransomed him with a tremendous victim.
037.108 And We left for him among the later folk (the salutation):
037.109 Peace be unto Abraham!
037.110 Thus do We reward the good.
037.111 Lo! he is one of Our believing slaves.
037.112 And we gave him tidings of the birth of Isaac, a prophet of the righteous.
037.113 And We blessed him and Isaac. And of their seed are some who do good, and some who plainly wrong themselves.
037.114 And We verily gave grace unto Moses and Aaron,
037.115 And saved them and their people from the great distress,
037.116 And helped them so that they became the victors.
037.117 And We gave them the clear Scripture
037.118 And showed them the right path.
037.119 And We left for them among the later folk (the salutation):
037.120 Peace be unto Moses and Aaron!
037.121 Lo! thus do We reward the good.
037.122 Lo! they are two of Our believing slaves.
037.123 And lo! Elias was of those sent (to warn),
037.124 When he said unto his folk: Will ye not ward off (evil) ?
037.125 Will ye cry unto Baal and forsake the Best of creators,
037.126 Allah, your Lord and Lord of your forefathers ?
037.127 But they denied him, so they surely will be haled forth (to the doom)
037.128 Save single-minded slaves of Allah.
037.129 And we left for him among the later folk (the salutation):
037.130 Peace be unto Elias!
037.131 Lo! thus do We reward the good.
037.132 Lo! he is one of our believing slaves.
037.133 And lo! Lot verily was of those sent (to warn).
037.134 When We saved him and his household, every one,
037.135 Save an old woman among those who stayed behind;
037.136 Then We destroyed the others.
037.137 And lo! ye verily pass by (the ruin of) them in the morning
037.138 And at night-time; have ye then no sense ?
037.139 And lo! Jonah verily was of those sent (to warn)
037.140 When he fled unto the laden ship,
037.141 And then drew lots and was of those rejected;
037.142 And the fish swallowed him while he was blameworthy;
037.143 And had he not been one of those who glorify (Allah)
037.144 He would have tarried in its belly till the day when they are raised;
037.145 Then We cast him on a desert shore while he was sick;
037.146 And We caused a tree of gourd to grow above him;
037.147 And We sent him to a hundred thousand (folk) or more
037.148 And they believed, therefor We gave them comfort for a while.
037.149 Now ask them (O Muhammad): Hath thy Lord daughters whereas they have sons ?
037.150 Or created We the angels females while they were present ?
037.151 Lo! it is of their falsehood that they say:
037.152 Allah hath begotten. Allah! verily they tell a lie.
037.153 (And again of their falsehood): He hath preferred daughters to sons.
037.154 What aileth you ? How judge ye ?
037.155 Will ye not then reflect ?
037.156 Or have ye a clear warrant ?
037.157 Then produce your writ, if ye are truthful.
037.158 And they imagine kinship between him and the jinn, whereas the jinn know well that they will be brought before (Him).
037.159 Glorified be Allah from that which they attribute (unto Him),
037.160 Save single-minded slaves of Allah.
037.161 Lo! verily, ye and that which ye worship,
037.162 Ye cannot excite (anyone) against Him.
037.163 Save him who is to burn in hell.
037.164 There is not one of us but hath his known position.
037.165 Lo! we, even we are they who set the ranks,
037.166 Lo! we, even we are they who hymn His praise
037.167 And indeed they used to say:
037.168 If we had but a reminder from the men of old
037.169 We would be single-minded slaves of Allah.
037.170 Yet (now that it is come) they disbelieve therein; but they will come to know.
037.171 And verily Our word went forth of old unto Our bondmen sent (to warn)
037.172 That they verily would be helped,
037.173 And that Our host, they verily would be the victors.
037.174 So withdraw from them (O Muhammad) awhile,
037.175 And watch, for they will (soon) see.
037.176 Would they hasten on Our doom ?
037.177 But when it cometh home to them, then it will be a hapless morn for those who have been warned.
037.178 Withdraw from them awhile
037.179 And watch, for they will (soon) see.
037.180 Glorified be thy Lord, the Lord of Majesty, from that which they attribute (unto Him)
037.181 And peace be unto those sent (to warn).
037.182 And praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds!