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47. To Him is referred the knowledge of the Hour. And no fruits come out from their covering, and no female conceives nor does she deliver except with His knowledge. And on the Day when He will call out to them (saying): ‘Where are My partners?’ They (the polytheists) will say: ‘We admit to You that none among us testifies (to those partners).’

48. Whatever they used to worship before has forsaken them. And they have realised that there is no escape for them.

49. Human being is never tired of praying for good, and if evil befalls him, he becomes desperate (and) hopeless.

50. And if We let him taste Our mercy after distress has befallen him, he will surely say: ‘This is my due; I do not think the Hour will ever come. And if I am returned to my Lord, I will surely have the best (reward) with Him.’ However, We will surely inform the disbelievers about what they have done. And We shall certainly cause them to taste a harsh punishment.

51. And when We bless human being, he turns away and withdraws himself arrogantly. But when evil befalls him, he becomes full of prolonged prayers.

52. Say: ‘Tell me, if this (Qur’an) is really (sent down) from Allah, and then you keep denying it, who will be more astray than he who is in extreme opposition (to the truth)?’

53. We shall show them Our signs in (all) horizons of the universe and within themselves until it becomes clear to them that this (Qur’an) is the truth. Is it not sufficient that your Lord is a Witness over all things?

54. Beware! They are indeed in doubt about the meeting with their Lord. Look! He indeed encompasses everything (with His Knowledge and Power).

1. Ha-Mim,

2. ‘Ayn, Sin, Qaf.

3. Thus has He revealed to you and those before you, Allah, the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.

4. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And He is the All-Exalted, the All-Supreme.

5. The heavens are almost breaking apart over them (in His reverence), while the angels glorify their Lord’s praise (all the time) and seek forgiveness for those on the earth. Behold! Allah is indeed the Most-Forgiving, the All-Merciful.

6. As for those who take protectors besides Him, Allah is Watchful over them. And (O Prophet,) you are not responsible for them.

7. Thus, We have revealed a Qur’an in Arabic to you so that you may warn the people of the Mother of the Towns (i.e. the city of Mecca) and those around it. And warn (them) of the Day of Gathering, about which there is no doubt, (when) a group shall be in Paradise, and a group shall be in the Blaze.

8. Had Allah wished, He could have (easily) made them one community. But He admits whom He pleases into His mercy. And the wrongdoers have no guardian and no helper.

9. Have they taken guardians besides Him? (Say:) ‘It is Allah Who is the Guardian. He gives life to the dead. And He is All-Capable of everything.

10. Whatever you may differ about, its judgement rests only with Allah. That is Allah, my Lord. In Him do I trust. And to Him, I turn penitently.

11. (He is) the Originator of the heavens and the earth. He has made mates for you among yourselves and mates for the cattle (as well), by which He multiplies you (all). Nothing is like Him, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing.

12. To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth. He expands the provision for whom He pleases and tightens (it for whom He wills). Indeed, He is All-Knowing of everything.’

13. He has prescribed for you the Religion which He had enjoined upon Nuh (Noah) and which We have (also) revealed to you, and which We had enjoined upon Ibrahim (Abraham), Musa (Moses) and ‘Isa (Jesus), that you should uphold the religion and make no divisions in it. Hard upon the polytheists is that to which you call them. Allah chooses for Himself whomever He pleases and guides to Himself whoever turns (to Him) penitently.

14. They did not split (into factions) until knowledge had come to them because of envy among themselves. Had it not been for a prior decree of your Lord (to give them respite) until an appointed time, the decision would have been made between them. Indeed, those made to inherit the Book after them are surely in grave doubt about this (Qur’an).

15. Therefore, go on inviting (them to this religion), and remain steadfast as you are commanded. And do not go by their desires, and say (to them): ‘I believe in whatever Book Allah has revealed. And I have been commanded to bring justice between you. Allah is our Lord and your Lord. Our deeds belong to us, and your deeds belong to you. There is no (need for an) argument between you and us. Allah will bring us together (for the final judgement), and towards Him is the journey’s end.’

16. As for those who argue about Allah after having responded to Him, their argument is void in the sight of their Lord. Upon them shall be (His) wrath, and there is a severe punishment for them.

17. Allah is the One Who has revealed the Book with the truth and the balance (of justice). How can you tell? The Last Hour may well be near.

18. Those who do not believe in it (mockingly) seek to hasten it, but the believers fear it and know it is the truth. Look! Those who dispute concerning the Hour have indeed gone far astray.

19. Allah is highly gentle with His servants. He provides sustenance to whomever He wills. And He is the All-Strong, the All-Mighty.

20. Whoever desires the harvest of the Hereafter, We will increase for him his harvest. And whoever desires the harvest of this world, We will give him some of it. But he will have no share in the Hereafter.

21. Do they have partners (besides Allah) who have ordained a religion for them that Allah has not authorised? Were it not for the final word, the decision would have been made between them. Indeed, the wrongdoers shall have a painful punishment.

22. You will see the wrongdoers fearing because of what they have earned, and that will fall upon them. But those who believe and perform righteous deeds will be in the Gardens of Paradise. They will have whatever they wish from their Lord. That is indeed the great bounty.

23. That (reward) is the glad tidings Allah gives to His servants, who believe and do righteous deeds. Say (O Prophet): ‘I do not ask you for any reward for this (message), except affection for (my) close relatives.’ Whoever earns good, We shall enhance him in goodness (in the Hereafter). Indeed, Allah is Most-Forgiving, Most-Appreciative.

24. Do they say: ‘He has fabricated a lie against Allah’? If Allah so wills, He may set a seal (of patience) on your heart (so their foolish talk may not hurt you). And Allah wipes out falsehood and establishes the truth with His Words. Indeed, He is All- Knowing of what is (hidden) in the breasts.

25. He is the One Who accepts repentance from His servants and pardons (their) sins and knows what you do.

26. He responds to those who believe and perform righteous deeds and gives them more (than they seek) out of His grace. But as for the disbelievers, there is a severe punishment for them.

27. Had Allah given abundant provisions to (all of) His servants, they would have certainly transgressed throughout the land. But He sends down according to (a precise) measure whatever He wills. Indeed, He is All-Aware, All-Seeing of His servants.

28. He is the One Who sends down the rain after they have given up hope, and He spreads His mercy. And He is the Guardian, the All-Praiseworthy.

29. And among His signs is the creation of the heavens, the earth and all (moving) creatures that He has scattered throughout them. And He is Most Capable of gathering them whenever He wills.

30. And whatever affliction befalls you is because of what your hands have earned, though He pardons most (of your faults).

31. You cannot escape (Him) on the earth (with your schemes), and you do not have, besides Allah, any guardian or helper.

32. And among His signs are the ships (that sail) through the sea, (appearing) like mountains.

33. If He wishes, He can calm the wind, so they (i.e. the ships) will lie motionless on the surface (of the water). Indeed, there are signs in that for every patient and grateful (person).

34. Or He causes them to perish because of what they have earned, though He pardons most (of their faults),

35. so those who dispute Our signs will know that they have no escape.

36. Whatever you have been given is only a provision of the life of this world, but what is with Allah is better and more lasting for those who believe and trust in their Lord,

37. those who avoid major sins and indecencies, and forgive whenever they are angry,

38. who respond to their Lord, establish the prayer, their affairs (are decided) by mutual consultation and spend (in charity) out of what We have provided for them,

39. and those who, when tyranny befalls them, help each other (against the wrongdoers).

40. And the requital of evil is punishment equivalent to that (evil). But whoever forgives and reconciles (to rectify the situation), his reward lies with Allah. Indeed, He does not like the wrongdoers.

41. And whoever defends himself after being wronged, there is no blame upon them.

42. The path (to blame) is only against those who unjustly persecute people and commit aggression in the land. For such, there is a painful punishment.

43. Whoever remains patient and forgives—indeed, this is a course worthy of resolve.

44. And whoever Allah leaves to stray has no guardian apart from Him. And you will see the wrongdoers when they face the punishment, saying: ‘Is there any way to return (to the world)?’

45. And you will see them being exposed to it, humbling themselves out of disgrace, looking with a faint glance secretly. And the believers will say: ‘The (real) losers are those who have ruined themselves and their families on the Day of Resurrection. Look! Indeed, the wrongdoers are in everlasting punishment.’

46. And they shall have no guardians to help them against Allah. And whoever Allah leaves to stray has no way out.

47. Respond to your Lord before there comes a day from Allah, for which there shall be no revoking. On that Day, you will have no refuge, nor shall you have (any chance of) denial.

48. And if they turn away (from your warnings), We have not sent you as a keeper over them. Your responsibility is only to communicate (the truth). Indeed, when We cause human being to taste mercy from Us, he rejoices in it. And if an evil befalls them because of what their hands have sent forth, then human beings are indeed very ungrateful.

49. To Allah belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. He creates whatever He wills. He bestows females upon whomever He wills, and bestows males to whomever He wills.

50. Or He couples them as males and females, making whomever He wills infertile. Indeed, He is All-Knowing, All-Powerful.

51. It is not (possible) for any human that Allah should speak to him except through revelation, or from behind a veil, or by sending a messenger who reveals by His permission whatever He pleases. Indeed, He is All-Exalted, All-Wise.

52. Thus have We revealed to you the Spirit of Our command (i.e. the Qur’an). You did not know (before the revelation) what the Book was nor (the details of) the faith.* But We made it a Light by which We may guide whomever We wish among Our servants. And indeed, you guide (people)to the straight path.

* This verse refers to the unique status of the Holy Prophet (blessings and peace be upon him) as being an Ummi, not tutored by anyone to read or write. So, after hearing the verses of the Qur’an and the details of the faith, the disbelievers may not have any plausible reason to accuse him of being the inventor of the Book through acquired knowledge and scholarship.

53. (This straight path is) the path of Allah to Whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Beware! All matters will return to Allah alone.

1. Ha-Mim.

2. By the Manifest Book.

3. We have made it a Qur’an in Arabic so perhaps you may understand.

4. It is indeed (inscribed) with Us in the Original Source of the (Divine) Books. (It is) surely highly esteemed (and) rich in wisdom.

5. Shall We withhold the Reminder from you altogether because you have been a transgressing lot?

6. How many prophets did We send to the ancients?

7. Yet never a prophet came to them, but they used to mock him.

8. So, We destroyed those stronger than these (Meccans). And the example of (their) predecessors has passed before.

9. If you ask them: ‘Who created the heavens and the earth?’ They will surely say: ‘The All-Mighty, the All-Knowing (Lord) created them.’

10. (He is) the One Who made the earth a cradle for you and set pathways in it for you so that you may be guided (to your destinations),

11. and Who sent down water from the sky in perfect measure, and We revived with it a dead land. Thus shall you be brought forth (from the dead).

12. And Who created all the pairs, and made for you ships and animals that you ride,

13. so that you may mount their backs and remember the blessing of your Lord, when you are settled on them, and say: ‘Glory be to Him, Who has subjected this for us, and we (on our own) were no match for it.

14. And indeed we shall return to our Lord.’

15. Yet they (the polytheists) assign a portion from among His servants (as His offspring) to Him. Verily, humankind is manifestly ungrateful.

16. Did He adopt (for Himself) daughters from what He created while He preferred you with sons?

17. Whenever one of them is given the news of what he attributes to the Most-Compassionate (i.e. the birth of a daughter), his face blackens as he suppresses his anger.

18. What! (Do they attribute to Him that) which is reared amid ornaments and cannot articulate a clear argument.*

* The idolaters, out of their pagan mentality, regarded women as lacking intelligence and would not allow them to be heard in disputes. The Qur’an has thus rejected their claim by using their own argument against them.

19. Still, they have classed the angels, who are the servants of the Most-Compassionate (Lord), as females. Did they witness their creation? Their testimony shall be written down, and they shall be interrogated (on the Last Day).

20. They (further) say: ‘Had the Most-Compassionate (Lord) wished, we would not have worshipped these (idols).’ They have no knowledge (in support) of this (claim). And they only tell lies out of fancy.

21. Did We give them a Book before this, so they are holding fast to it?

22. Rather, they say: ‘We found our fathers following a creed, and we are following in their footsteps.’

23. We did not send any warner to a town before you, but its elites said: ‘Surely, we found our fathers following a creed, and we are indeed following in their footsteps.’

24. He (the messenger) would say: ‘What! Even if I bring you better guidance than what you found your fathers following?’ They would say: ‘Indeed, we disbelieve in what you have been sent with.’

25. So We took vengeance upon them. And observe how the end of the deniers was!

26. When Ibrahim (Abraham) said to his (foster) father and his people: ‘I renounce whatever (gods) you worship,

27. except Him, Who originated me. Indeed, He will guide me.’

28. So he made it (i.e. the monotheistic creed) a lasting word among his posterity so they may always turn back (to Allah).

29. Rather, I provided for these (Arabs) and their fathers until the Truth (i.e. the Qur’an) and a Manifest Messenger (i.e. Muhammad (blessings and peace be upon him) came to them.

30. When the Truth came to them, they said: ‘This is magic, and we indeed disbelieve in it.’

31. And they said: ‘Why was this Qur’an not sent down to some great man (like a chief or an affluent leader) of the two towns (of Ta’if and Mecca)?’

32. Is it they who distribute the mercy of your Lord? We have dispensed among them (the resources of) their livelihood in the present life and raised some of them above others in rank. (Did We decide this) so that some of them (i.e. the rich) should make fun of others (i.e. the poor)? And your Lord’s mercy is better than anything they accumulate.

33. Were it not that people might (be tempted to) become one community (of disbelievers), We would have indeed made for those who disbelieve in the Most-Compassionate (Lord) silver roofs for their houses and (silver) stairways by which they ascend;

34. and (likewise, silver) gates for their houses and (silver) couches on which they recline;

35. and gold ornamentation (over this silver work). Yet all that would be nothing but temporary enjoyment of the life of this world. And the Hereafter, in the presence of your Lord, is for those who are God-conscious.

36. And whoever blindly turns away from the remembrance of the Most-Compassionate (Lord), We assign a Satan for him, who remains his close companion.

37. Indeed, they bar them from the (right) path while they suppose that they are (rightly) guided.

38. But when he comes to Us, he will say: ‘I wish there had been between me and you the distance of the two easts. What an evil companion (you were)!’

39. It will not benefit you on that Day. As you did wrong, so will you share in the punishment.

40. Can you make the deaf hear then, or guide the blind and the one who is in manifest error?

41. Either We shall take you away (from this world) and then take vengeance upon them,

42. or We shall show you what We have promised them (as punishment), for indeed We have power over them.

43. So hold fast to what has been revealed to you. Indeed, you are on the straight path.

44. Surely, this (Qur’an) is a Reminder for you and your people. (O people!) You will soon be questioned (about it).

45. Ask (the followers of) those of Our messengers whom We had sent before you. Did We ever appoint any gods to be worshipped besides the Most-Compassionate (Lord)?

46. We indeed sent Musa (Moses) with Our signs to Pharaoh and his notable chiefs. He said: ‘I am a messenger of the Lord of all worlds.’

47. But when he brought them Our signs, behold, they laughed at them.

48. We did not show them any sign, but it was greater (in significance) than the previous one, which was similar to it. And We seized them with punishment; perhaps they might return (to the right path).

49. And they would say: ‘O magician! Invoke your Lord for us by virtue of the covenant He made with you. (Then) surely we will be guided.’

50. But as soon as We removed the punishment from them (responding to Moses’ prayer), behold, they would break their pledge.

51. Pharaoh called out among his people, saying: ‘O my people! Does not the kingdom of Egypt belong to me? And these rivers that flow beneath my feet (are not mine also)? Can you not see?

52. Am I not better than this humble one who can hardly express himself?

53. Why have golden bracelets (of kingship) not been cast upon him, and why have the angels not come with him as (his) attendants?’

54. So he fooled his people, and they obeyed him. Indeed, they were a transgressing people.

55. So when they roused Our wrath, We took vengeance upon them and drowned them all together.

56. Thus, We made them a thing of the past and an example for those after them.

57. And when the son of Maryam (Mary) is cited as an example (in argument), behold, your people laugh at it (mockingly).

58. They say: ‘Are our gods better or he?’ They do not cite him to you but to dispute. No doubt, they are a contentious people.

59. He (Jesus) was just a servant whom We had blessed with (Our) favour. And We made him an exemplar for the Children of Israel.

60. Had We willed, We would have made angels from you to be (your) successors upon the earth.

61. Indeed, he (Jesus) will be (the sign for) the knowledge of the Hour (when his second coming takes place). So do not doubt it, and follow me. This is a straight path.

62. And do not let Satan bar you (from the path of Allah). Indeed, he is your manifest enemy.

63. And when ‘Isa (Jesus) came with clear proofs, he said: ‘I have indeed brought you wisdom, and (I have come) to make clear to you some of the things you differ about. So be God-conscious and obey me.

64. Allah is indeed my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him (alone). This is a straight path.’

65. But the factions differed among themselves. So woe to the wrongdoers for the punishment of a painful day!

66. Are they waiting for anything except that the Hour should come upon them suddenly while they are unaware?

67. Friends on that Day will be one another’s enemies except for the God-conscious.

68. (They will be told:) ‘O My servants! There is no fear for you today, nor shall you grieve.’

69. (They are) those who believed in Our revelations and fully submitted (to Us).

70. (The angels will say:) ‘Enter Paradise, you and your spouses (or close companions); you will be honoured and pleased.’

* According to the eminent exegetes like Imam al-Qurtubi, al-Jami‘ li-Ahkam al-Qur’an (16:111), Ibn Kathir, Tafsir al-Qur’an al-‘Azim (4:134), and al-Shawkani, Tafsir Fath al-Qadir (4:563) the words azwaju-kum in this Verse also imply ‘intimate companions’ in addition to ‘wives’. On the basis of this authority, the word azwaj has been translated as ‘intimate companions’ instead of ‘wives’.

71. Golden trays and bowls will be passed around them. And there will be whatever the souls desire and the eyes find pleasing. And you will remain there forever.

72. That is Paradise, which you are made to inherit for what you used to do.

73. There will be abundant fruits for you from which you will eat.

74. Indeed, the guilty will remain forever in the punishment of Hell.

75. It will not be lightened for them, and they will be overwhelmed in utter despair.

76. We did not wrong them, but they were the wrongdoers themselves.

77. They will call out (to the guard of Hell): ‘O Malik! Let your Lord bring an end to us!’ He will say: ‘Indeed, you will stay on (forever).’

78. We certainly brought you the truth, but most of you were resentful of the truth.

79. Have they devised any (evil) plan? Indeed, We (too) are surely planning.

80. Do they think We do not hear their hidden thoughts and their secret talks? Yes, We do! And Our messenger angels are with them, writing (everything) down.

81. Say: ‘If (supposing the impossible that) the Most-Compassionate (Lord) had a son, I would be the first to worship (him).’

82. Glorified is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, the Lord of the Throne, far above what they claim (about Him)!

83. So leave them to gossip and play until they encounter their Day which they have been promised.

84. It is He Who is (the only) God in the heavens and (the only) God on the earth. And He is the All-Wise, the All-Knowing.

85. Blessed is He, to Whom the kingdom of the heavens and the earth belongs and whatsoever is between them. And with Him lies the knowledge of the Hour. And to Him, you will be returned.

86. Those (idols) they worship besides Him have no power of intercession, except those who testify to the truth and know (for whom to intercede).

87. (Esteemed Prophet!) If you ask them: ‘Who created them?’ They will certainly say: ‘Allah.’ How are they then deluded (from the truth)?

88. By the Messenger’s words: ‘O my Lord! Indeed, these are the people who do not believe!’

89. So bear with them and say: ‘Peace!’ They will soon come to know (their end).

1. Ha-Mim.

2. By the Manifest Book.

3. Indeed, We revealed it on a blessed night. And indeed, We have been warning (humankind against evil).

4. On this (night), every wise matter is ordained distinctively,

5. as a command from Us. Indeed, We have been sending (messengers),

6. as a mercy from your Lord. Indeed, He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing,

7. the Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, if only you had sure faith.

8. There is no god except Him. He (alone) gives life and causes death. (He is) your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers.

9. Nay, they are playing around in doubt.

10. So keep waiting for the Day when the sky brings an evident smoke.

11. That will engulf the people. (They will cry out:) ‘This is a painful punishment.’

12. ‘Our Lord! Remove from us this punishment. Truly, we are believers.’

13. How could there be a reminder (beneficial for them on that Day) when a clear Messenger had already come to them?

14. But they turned away from him and said: ‘(He is) a tutored madman.’

15. We may remove the punishment a little, but you will surely revert (to your earlier ways).

16. The Day when We will strike (them) with the most terrible blow, We will indeed inflict retribution (upon them).

17. Indeed, We tested the people of Pharaoh before them when a noble messenger came to them,

18. (saying:) ‘Deliver the servants of Allah (i.e. the Children of Israel) to me. Indeed, I am a trustworthy messenger (sent) to you.

19. And do not rebel against Allah. Indeed, I have come to you with a manifest authority.

20. I seek refuge in my Lord and your Lord, lest you should stone me (to death).

21. If you do not believe me, keep away from me.’

22. Then he called upon his Lord, saying: ‘These are indeed guilty people.’

23. (Allah told him:) ‘Set out with My servants by night, for you will indeed be pursued.

24. Then leave the sea split open; they are certainly an army bound to drown.’

25. How many gardens and springs did they leave behind,

26. and green fields and magnificent buildings,

27. and luxuries, in which they rejoiced!

28. So it was, and We gave it (all) to other people as an inheritance.

29. Then neither the heaven wept over them nor the earth, nor were they granted respite.

30. And verily, We delivered the Children of Israel from the humiliating punishment,

31. from Pharaoh. Indeed, he was a rebel among the transgressors.

32. Indeed, We chose them knowingly above all the (contemporary) nations.

33. We gave them some signs wherein there was a clear test.

34. Indeed, these (Meccans) say:

35. ‘There is nothing except our first death, and we shall not be resurrected.

36. Bring our fathers (back to life), if you are truthful.’

37. Are they better or the people of Tubba‘* and those who were before them? We destroyed them. Indeed, they were evildoers.

* Tubba‘, like Pharaoh, Caesar and Khaqan, is the dynastic title of the Himyari King of Yemen.

38. We did not create the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them for play.

39. We only created them both with a genuine reason. But most of them do not know.

40. Indeed, the Day of Judgement is the appointed time for all of them.

41. The Day when a friend will not avail a friend in any way, nor will they be helped,

42. except for those to whom Allah has been merciful. (They will intercede for one another.) Indeed, He is the All-Mighty, the All-Merciful.

43. Indeed, the tree of Zaqqum,*

* It is the most bitter and vilest tree, bearing thorny fruit that grows in the depths of Hell.

44. will be the food of the major sinners.

45. Like molten copper, it will boil in the bellies,

46. like the boiling of boiling liquid.

47. (It will be commanded:) ‘Seize him and drag him to the middle of Hell.

48. Then pour over his head the torment of boiling liquid.

49. Taste (this)! Indeed, you are the (self-claimed) mighty and noble!

50. Certainly, this is (the very Hell) you used to doubt.’

51. Indeed, the God-conscious will be in a secure place,

52. amid gardens and springs,

53. dressed in fine silk and rich brocade, sitting face to face.

54. So shall it be. And We shall wed them to pure and beautiful wide-eyed maidens (of Paradise known as al-Hur al-‘In).

55. Feeling comfortable and secure therein, they will call for every fruit.

56. There (in Paradise), they will not taste death beyond the first death (which would have passed already). And He will save them from the punishment of Hell,

57. as a grace from your Lord. That is the ultimate success.

58. Indeed, We have made this (Qur’an) easy in your (own) language (O Prophet); perhaps they may become mindful of advice.

59. So wait! They (too) are certainly waiting.

1. Ha-Mim.

2. The (piecemeal) revelation of (this) Book is from Allah, the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.

3. Indeed, in the heavens and the earth, there are signs for the believers.

4. And in your (own) creation, and whatever living beings He has scattered (throughout the world), there are signs for people of sure faith.

5. And (in) the alternation of night and day, and (in) the provision (of rain) that Allah sends down from the sky whereby He revives the earth after its death, and (in) the shifting of the winds, there are signs for people who understand.

6. These are the Signs of Allah that We recite to you in truth. So what discourse will they believe in after (denying) Allah and His Signs?

7. Woe to every false fabricator, dreadful evildoer,

8. who hears Allah’s revelations recited to him, then arrogantly persists (in his disbelief) as if he did not hear them. So give him the tidings of a painful punishment!

9. When he comes to know anything about Our Verses, he makes a mockery of them. For such (people), there will be a humiliating punishment.

10. Ahead of them (beyond the worldly life) is Hell. And whatever they have earned will not avail them in any way, nor those (idols) they have taken as guardians besides Allah. And there shall be a great punishment for them.

11. This (Qur’an) is guidance. And those who deny the revelations of their Lord, for them is the torment of painful punishment.

12. Allah is the One Who subjected the sea for you so that the ships may sail in it by His command, that you may seek His grace, and that you may give thanks.

13. And He has subjected (through His designed laws of nature) for you whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth—all is from Him. There are indeed signs in that for people who reflect.

14. Say to the believers to excuse those who do not hope for Allah’s Days so that He may recompense the people for what they used to earn.

15. Whoever acts righteously is to his (own) benefit, and whoever does evil is to his (own) detriment. Then you will be returned to your Lord.

16. Indeed, We gave the Children of Israel the Book, Governance and Prophethood, and We granted them good provisions. And We preferred them above all (contemporary) nations.

17. And We (also) gave them clear commandments regarding (their) faith. But they only differed (about it) after (explicit) knowledge had come to them, merely out of envy among themselves. Indeed, your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection regarding what they used to differ.

18. Then We have set you upon a (clear) course of the law; so follow it, and do not follow the desires of those who do not know (the truth).

19. Indeed, they will not avail you in any way against Allah. Indeed, the wrongdoers are patrons of one another, whereas Allah is the Patron of the God-conscious.

20. This (Qur’an) contains eye-opening insights for humanity, guidance and mercy for people with sure faith.

21. Do those who perpetrate evil deeds think that We shall treat them like those who believe and perform righteous deeds, making their life and their death equal? Evil is indeed what they judge.

22. Allah has created the heavens and the earth with a truthful order so that every soul is recompensed for what it has earned. And none of them will be wronged.

23. Have you seen the one who takes his desire as his god and whom Allah has held astray despite his knowledge, set a seal upon his hearing and his heart and put a covering upon his eyes? Who then can guide him after Allah? Will you not then be mindful of advice?

24. They say: ‘There is nothing but our life in this world. We die, we live, and nothing destroys us except (the passage of) time.’ But they have no knowledge (in support) of this (assumption). They only speculate.

25. When Our clear Verses are recited to them, their only argument is to say: ‘Bring our fathers back (to life) if you are truthful.’

26. Say: ‘Allah gives you life, then He causes you to die, then He will gather you (all) to the Day of Resurrection, in which there is no doubt. But most people do not know.’

27. To Allah belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. And the Day when the Last Hour sets in; the falsifiers will lose (everything) on that Day.

28. And you will see (on that Day) every community kneeling. Every community will be summoned to its book: ‘Today, you will be recompensed for what you used to do.

29. This is Our Book that speaks the truth against you. Indeed, We had been recording all that you used to do.’

30. But those who believed and performed righteous deeds, their Lord will admit them into His mercy. That is the manifest success.

31. But as for those who disbelieved (they will be asked:) ‘Were My Verses not recited to you? Yet you acted arrogantly, and you were a guilty people.’

32. And when it was said: ‘Indeed, Allah’s promise is true, and there is no doubt about the Last Hour.’ You said (mockingly): ‘We do not know what the Hour is! We think it is no more than speculation, and we are not certain (that it will ever come).’

33. The evil (consequences) of what they had done will appear before them. And the torment they used to ridicule will besiege them.

34. It will be said (to them): ‘Today, We neglect you as you neglected the meeting of this Day of yours. Your abode is the Fire, and you will have no helpers.

35. That is because you took Allah’s revelations in mockery, and the worldly life deluded you.’ So (from) this Day onwards, they will not be taken out of it (i.e. the Hellfire), nor will they be given a chance to make amends.

36. So all praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of the heavens, the Lord of the earth, the Lord of all worlds.

37. To Him belongs all supremacy in the heavens and the earth, and He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.