Chapter 61, 14 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. All that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth glorifieth Allah, and He is the Mighty, the Wise.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم سبح لله ما في السماوات وما في الأرض ۖ وهو العزيز الحكيم
O ye who believe! Why say ye that which ye do not ?
يا أيها الذين آمنوا لم تقولون ما لا تفعلون
It is most hateful in the sight of Allah that ye say that which ye do not.
كبر مقتا عند الله أن تقولوا ما لا تفعلون
Lo! Allah loveth them who battle for His cause in ranks, as if they were a solid structure.
إن الله يحب الذين يقاتلون في سبيله صفا كأنهم بنيان مرصوص
And (remember) when Moses said unto his people: O my people! Why persecute ye me, when ye well know that I am Allah's messenger unto you ? So when they went astray Allah sent their hearts astray. And Allah guideth not the evil - living folk.
وإذ قال موسى لقومه يا قوم لم تؤذونني وقد تعلمون أني رسول الله إليكم ۖ فلما زاغوا أزاغ الله قلوبهم ۚ والله لا يهدي القوم الفاسقين
And when Jesus son of Mary said: O Children of Israel! Lo! I am the messenger of Allah unto you, confirming that which was (revealed) before me in the Torah, and bringing good tidings of a messenger who cometh after me, whose name is the Praised One. Yet when he hath come unto them with clear proofs, they say: This is mere magic.
وإذ قال عيسى ابن مريم يا بني إسرائيل إني رسول الله إليكم مصدقا لما بين يدي من التوراة ومبشرا برسول يأتي من بعدي اسمه أحمد ۖ فلما جاءهم بالبينات قالوا هذا سحر مبين
And who doeth greater wrong than he who inventeth a lie against Allah when he is summoned unto Al - Islam ? And Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk.
ومن أظلم ممن افترى على الله الكذب وهو يدعى إلى الإسلام ۚ والله لا يهدي القوم الظالمين
Fain would they put out the light of Allah with their mouths, but Allah will perfect His light however much the disbelievers are averse.
يريدون ليطفئوا نور الله بأفواههم والله متم نوره ولو كره الكافرون
He it is Who hath sent His messenger with the guidance and the religion of truth, that He may make it conqueror of all religion however much idolaters may be averse.
هو الذي أرسل رسوله بالهدى ودين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله ولو كره المشركون
O ye who believe! Shall I show you a commerce that will save you from a painful doom ?
يا أيها الذين آمنوا هل أدلكم على تجارة تنجيكم من عذاب أليم
Ye should believe in Allah and His messenger, and should strive for the cause of Allah with your wealth and your lives. That is better for you, if ye did but know.
تؤمنون بالله ورسوله وتجاهدون في سبيل الله بأموالكم وأنفسكم ۚ ذلكم خير لكم إن كنتم تعلمون
He will forgive you your sins and bring you into Gardens underneath which rivers flow, and pleasant dwellings in Gardens of Eden. That is the supreme triumph.
يغفر لكم ذنوبكم ويدخلكم جنات تجري من تحتها الأنهار ومساكن طيبة في جنات عدن ۚ ذلك الفوز العظيم
And (He will give you) another (blessing) which ye love: help from Allah and present victory. Give good tidings (O Muhammad) to believers.
وأخرى تحبونها ۖ نصر من الله وفتح قريب ۗ وبشر المؤمنين
O ye who believe! Be Allah's helpers, even as Jesus son of Mary said unto the disciples: Who are my helpers for Allah ? They said: We are Allah's helpers. And a party of the Children of Israel believed, while a party disbelieved. Then We strengthened those who believed against their foe, and they became the uppermost.
يا أيها الذين آمنوا كونوا أنصار الله كما قال عيسى ابن مريم للحواريين من أنصاري إلى الله ۖ قال الحواريون نحن أنصار الله ۖ فآمنت طائفة من بني إسرائيل وكفرت طائفة ۖ فأيدنا الذين آمنوا على عدوهم فأصبحوا ظاهرين