Chapter 37, 182 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By those who set the ranks in battle order
I swear by those who draw themselves out in ranks
And those who drive away (the wicked) with reproof
Then those who drive away with reproof,
And those who read (the Word) for a reminder,
Then those who recite, being mindful,
Lo! thy Lord is surely One;
Most surely your Allah is One:
Lord of the heavens and of the earth and all that is between them, and Lord of the sun's risings.
The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, and Lord of the easts.
Lo! We have adorned the lowest heaven with an ornament, the planets;
Surely We have adorned the nearest heaven with an adornment, the stars,
With security from every froward devil.
And (there is) a safeguard against every rebellious Shaitan.
They cannot listen to the Highest Chiefs for they are pelted from every side,
They cannot listen to the exalted assembly and they are thrown at from every side,
Outcast, and theirs is a perpetual torment;
Being driven off, and for them is a perpetual chastisement,
Save him who snatcheth a fragment, and there pursueth him a piercing flame.
Except him who snatches off but once, then there follows him a brightly shining flame.
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.
Then ask them whether they are stronger in creation or those (others) whom We have created. Surely We created them of firm clay.
Nay, but thou dost marvel when they mock
Nay! you wonder while they mock,
And heed not when they are reminded,
And when they are reminded, they mind not,
And seek to scoff when they behold a portent.
And when they see a sign they incite one another to scoff,
And they say: Lo! this is mere magic;
And they say: This is nothing but clear magic:
When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we then, forsooth, be raised (again) ?
What! when we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we then certainly be raised,
And our forefathers ?
Or our fathers of yore?
Say (O Muhammad): Ye, in truth; and ye will be brought low.
Say: Aye! and you shall be abject.
There is but one Shout, and lo! they behold,
So it shall only be a single cry, when lo! they shall see.
And say: Ah, woe for us! This is the Day of Judgment.
And they shall say: O woe to us! this is the day of requital.
This is the Day of Separation, which ye used to deny.
This is the day of the judgment which you called a lie.
(And it is said unto the angels): Assemble those who did wrong, together with their wives and what they used to worship
Gather together those who were unjust and their associates, and what they used to worship
Instead of Allah, and lead them to the path to hell;
Besides Allah, then lead them to the way to hell.
And stop them, for they must be questioned.
And stop them, for they shall be questioned:
What aileth you that ye help not one another ?
What is the matter with you that you do not help each other?
Nay, but this day they make full submission.
Nay! on that day they shall be submissive.
And some of them draw near unto others, mutually questioning.
And some of them shall advance towards others, questioning each other.
They say: Lo! ye used to come unto us, imposing, (swearing that ye spoke the truth).
They shall say: Surely you used to come to us from the right side.
They answer: Nay, but ye (yourselves) were not believers.
They shall say: Nay, you (yourselves) were not believers;
We had no power over you, but ye were wayward folk.
And we had no authority over you, but you were an inordinate people;
Now the Word of our Lord hath been fulfilled concerning us. Lo! we are about to taste (the doom).
So the sentence of our Lord has come to pass against us: (now) we shall surely taste;
Thus we misled you. Lo! we were (ourselves) astray.
So we led you astray, for we ourselves were erring.
Then lo! this day they (both) are sharers in the doom.
So they shall on that day be sharers in the chastisement one with another.
Lo! thus deal We with the guilty.
Surely thus do We deal with the guilty.
For when it was said unto them, There is no God save Allah, they were scornful
Surely they used to behave proudly when it was said to them: There is no god but Allah;
And said: Shall we forsake our gods for a mad poet ?
And to say: What! shall we indeed give up our gods for the sake of a mad poet?
Nay, but he brought the Truth, and he confirmed those sent (before him).
Nay: he has come with the truth and verified the apostles.
Lo! (now) verily ye taste the painful doom -
Most surely you will taste the painful punishment.
Ye are requited naught save what ye did -
And you shall not be rewarded except (for) what you did.
Save single - minded slaves of Allah;
Save the servants of Allah, the purified ones.
For them there is a known provision,
For them is a known sustenance,
Fruits. And they will be honoured
Fruits, and they shall be highly honored,
In the Gardens of delight,
In gardens of pleasure,
On couches facing one another;
On thrones, facing each other.
A cup from a gushing spring is brought round for them,
A bowl shall be made to go round them from water running out of springs,
White, delicious to the drinkers,
White, delicious to those who drink.
Wherein there is no headache nor are they made mad thereby.
There shall be no trouble in it, nor shall they be exhausted therewith.
And with them are those of modest gaze, with lovely eyes,
And with them shall be those who restrain the eyes, having beautiful eyes;
(Pure) as they were hidden eggs (of the ostrich).
As if they were eggs carefully protected.
And some of them draw near unto others, mutually questioning.
Then shall some of them advance to others, questioning each other.
A speaker of them saith: Lo! I had a comrade
A speaker from among them shall say: Surely I had a comrade of mine,
Who used to say: Art thou in truth of those who put faith (in his words) ?
Who said: What! are you indeed of those who accept (the truth)?
Can we, when we are dead and have become mere dust and bones - can we (then) verily be brought to book ?
What! when we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we then be certainly brought to judgment?
He saith: Will ye look ?
He shall say: Will you look on?
Then looketh he and seeth him in the depth of hell.
Then he looked down and saw him in the midst of hell.
He saith: By Allah, thou verily didst all but cause my ruin,
He shall say: By Allah! you had almost caused me to perish;
And had it not been for the favour of my Lord, I too had been of those haled forth (to doom).
And had it not been for the favor of my Lord, I would certainly have been among those brought up.
Are we then not to die
Is it then that we are not going to die,
Saving our former death, and are we not to be punished ?
Except our previous death? And we shall not be chastised?
Lo! this is the supreme triumph.
Most surely this is the mighty achievement.
For the like of this, then, let the workers work.
For the like of this then let the workers work.
Is this better as a welcome, or the tree of Zaqqum ?
Is this better as an entertainment or the tree of Zaqqum?
Lo! We have appointed it a torment for wrong - doers.
Surely We have made it to be a trial to the unjust.
Lo! it is a tree that springeth in the heart of hell.
Surely it is a tree that - grows in the bottom of the hell;
Its crop is as it were the heads of devils
Its produce is as it were the heads of the serpents.
And lo! they verily must eat thereof, and fill (their) bellies therewith.
Then most surely they shall eat of it and fill (their) bellies with it.
And afterward, lo! thereupon they have a drink of boiling water
Then most surely they shall have after it to drink of a mixture prepared in boiling water.
And afterward, lo! their return is surely unto hell.
Then most surely their return shall be to hell.
They indeed found their fathers astray,
Surely they found their fathers going astray,
But they make haste (to follow) in their footsteps.
So in their footsteps they are being hastened on.
And verily most of the men of old went astray before them,
And certainly most of the ancients went astray before them,
And verily We sent among them warners.
And certainly We sent among them warners.
Then see the nature of the consequence for those warned,
Then see how was the end of those warned,
Save single - minded slaves of Allah.
Except the servants of Allah, the purified ones.
And Noah verily prayed unto Us, and gracious was the Hearer of his prayer
And Nuh did certainly call upon Us, and most excellent answerer of prayer are We.
And We saved him and his household from the great distress,
And We delivered him and his followers from the mighty distress.
And made his seed the survivors,
And We made his offspring the survivors.
And left for him among the later folk (the salutation):
And We perpetuated to him (praise) among the later generations.
Peace be unto Noah among the peoples!
Peace and salutation to Nuh among the nations.
Lo! thus do We reward the good.
Thus do We surely reward the doers of good.
Lo! he is one of Our believing slaves.
Surely he was of Our believing servants.
Then We did drown the others.
Then We drowned the others
And lo! of his persuasion verily was Abraham
And most surely Ibrahim followed his way.
When he came unto his Lord with a whole heart;
When he came to his Lord with a free heart,
When he said unto his father and his folk: What is it that ye worship ?
When he said to his father and his people: What is it that you worship?
Is it a falsehood - gods beside Allah - that ye desire ?
A lie - - gods besides Allah - - do you desire?
What then is your opinion of the Lord of the Worlds ?
What is then your idea about the Lord of the worlds?
And he glanced a glance at the stars
Then he looked at the stars, looking up once,
Then said: Lo! I feel sick!
Then he said: Surely I am sick (of your worshipping these).
And they turned their backs and went away from him.
So they went away from him, turning back.
Then turned he to their gods and said: Will ye not eat ?
Then he turned aside to their gods secretly and said: What! do you not eat?
What aileth you that ye speak not ?
What is the matter with you that you do not speak?
Then he attacked them, striking with his right hand.
Then he turned against them secretly, smiting them with the right hand.
And (his people) came toward him, hastening.
So they (people) advanced towards him, hastening.
He said: Worship ye that which ye yourselves do carve
Said he: What! do you worship what you hew out?
When Allah hath created you and what ye make ?
And Allah has created you and what you make.
They said: Build for him a building and fling him in the red - hotfire.
They said: Build for him a furnace, then cast him into the burning fire.
And they designed a snare for him, but We made them the undermost.
And they desired a war against him, but We brought them low.
And he said: Lo! I am going unto my Lord Who will guide me.
And he said: Surely I fly to my lord; He will guide me.
My Lord! Vouchsafe me of the righteous.
My Lord! grant me of the doers of good deeds.
So We gave him tidings of a gentle son.
So We gave him the good news of a boy, possessing forbearance.
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.
And when he attained to working with him, he said: O my son! surely I have seen in a dream that I should sacrifice you; consider then what you see. He said: O my father! do what you are commanded; if Allah please, you will find me of the patient ones.
Then, when they had both surrendered (to Allah), and he had flung him down upon his face,
So when they both submitted and he threw him down upon his forehead,
We called unto him: O Abraham!
And We called out to him saying: O Ibrahim!
Thou hast already fulfilled the vision. Lo! thus do We reward the good.
You have indeed shown the truth of the vision; surely thus do We reward the doers of good:
Lo! that verily was a clear test.
Most surely this is a manifest trial.
Then We ransomed him with a tremendous victim.
And We ransomed him with a Feat sacrifice.
And We left for him among the later folk (the salutation):
And We perpetuated (praise) to him among the later generations.
Peace be unto Abraham!
Peace be on Ibrahim.
Thus do We reward the good.
Thus do We reward the doers of good.
Lo! he is one of Our believing slaves.
Surely he was one of Our believing servants.
And we gave him tidings of the birth of Isaac, a prophet of the righteous.
And We gave him the good news of Ishaq, a prophet among the good ones.
And We blessed him and Isaac. And of their seed are some who do good, and some who plainly wrong themselves.
And We showered Our blessings on him and on Ishaq; and of their offspring are the doers of good, and (also) those who are clearly unjust to their own souls.
And We verily gave grace unto Moses and Aaron,
And certainly We conferred a favor on Musa and Haroun.
And saved them and their people from the great distress,
And We delivered them both and their people from the mighty distress.
And helped them so that they became the victors.
And We helped them, so they were the vanquishers.
And We gave them the clear Scripture
And We gave them both the Book that made (things) clear.
And showed them the right path.
And We guided them both on the right way.
And We left for them among the later folk (the salutation):
And We perpetuated (praise) to them among the later generations.
Peace be unto Moses and Aaron!
Peace be on Musa and Haroun.
Lo! thus do We reward the good.
Even thus do We reward the doers of good.
Lo! they are two of Our believing slaves.
Surely they were both of Our believing servants.
And lo! Elias was of those sent (to warn),
And Ilyas was most surely of the apostles.
When he said unto his folk: Will ye not ward off (evil) ?
When he said to his people: Do you not guard (against evil)?
Will ye cry unto Baal and forsake the Best of creators,
What! do you call upon Ba'l and forsake the best of the creators,
Allah, your Lord and Lord of your forefathers ?
Allah, your Lord and the Lord of your fathers of yore?
But they denied him, so they surely will be haled forth (to the doom)
But they called him a liar, therefore they shall most surely be brought up.
Save single - minded slaves of Allah.
But not the servants of Allah, the purified ones.
And we left for him among the later folk (the salutation):
And We perpetuated to him (praise) among the later generations.
Peace be unto Elias!
Peace be on Ilyas.
Lo! thus do We reward the good.
Even thus do We reward the doers of good.
Lo! he is one of our believing slaves.
Surely he was one of Our believing servants.
And lo! Lot verily was of those sent (to warn).
And Lut was most surely of the apostles.
When We saved him and his household, every one,
When We delivered him and his followers, all - -
Save an old woman among those who stayed behind;
Except an old woman (who was) amongst those who tarried.
Then We destroyed the others.
Then We destroyed the others.
And lo! ye verily pass by (the ruin of) them in the morning
And most surely you pass by them in the morning,
And at night - time; have ye then no sense ?
And at night; do you not then understand?
And lo! Jonah verily was of those sent (to warn)
And Yunus was most surely of the apostles.
When he fled unto the laden ship,
When he ran away to a ship completely laden,
And then drew lots and was of those rejected;
So he shared (with them), but was of those who are cast off.
And the fish swallowed him while he was blameworthy;
So the fish swallowed him while he did that for which he blamed himself
And had he not been one of those who glorify (Allah)
But had it not been that he was of those who glorify (Us),
He would have tarried in its belly till the day when they are raised;
He would certainly have tarried in its belly to the day when they are raised.
Then We cast him on a desert shore while he was sick;
Then We cast him on to the vacant surface of the earth while he was sick.
And We caused a tree of gourd to grow above him;
And We caused to grow up for him a gourdplant.
And We sent him to a hundred thousand (folk) or more
And We sent him to a hundred thousand, rather they exceeded.
And they believed, therefor We gave them comfort for a while.
And they believed, so We gave them provision till a time.
Now ask them (O Muhammad): Hath thy Lord daughters whereas they have sons ?
Then ask them whether your Lord has daughters and they have sons.
Or created We the angels females while they were present ?
Or did We create the angels females while they were witnesses?
Lo! it is of their falsehood that they say:
Now surely it is of their own lie that they say:
Allah hath begotten. Allah! verily they tell a lie.
Allah has begotten; and most surely they are liars.
(And again of their falsehood): He hath preferred daughters to sons.
Has He chosen daughters in preference to sons?
What aileth you ? How judge ye ?
What is the matter with you, how is it that you judge?
Will ye not then reflect ?
Will you not then mind?
Or have ye a clear warrant ?
Or have you a clear authority?
Then produce your writ, if ye are truthful.
Then bring your book, if you are truthful.
And they imagine kinship between him and the jinn, whereas the jinn know well that they will be brought before (Him).
And they assert a relationship between Him and the jinn; and certainly the jinn do know that they shall surely be brought up;
Glorified be Allah from that which they attribute (unto Him),
Glory be to Allah (for freedom) from what they describe;
Save single - minded slaves of Allah.
But not so the servants of Allah, the purified ones.
Lo! verily, ye and that which ye worship,
So surely you and what you worship,
Ye cannot excite (anyone) against Him.
Not against Him can you cause (any) to fall into trial,
Save him who is to burn in hell.
Save him who will go to hell.
There is not one of us but hath his known position.
And there is none of us but has an assigned place,
Lo! we, even we are they who set the ranks,
And most surely we are they who draw themselves out in ranks,
Lo! we, even we are they who hymn His praise
And we are most surely they who declare the glory (of Allah).
And indeed they used to say:
And surely they used to say:
If we had but a reminder from the men of old
Had we a reminder from those of yore,
We would be single - minded slaves of Allah.
We would certainly have been the servants of Allah - - the purified ones.
Yet (now that it is come) they disbelieve therein; but they will come to know.
But (now) they disbelieve in it, so they will come to know.
And verily Our word went forth of old unto Our bondmen sent (to warn)
And certainly Our word has already gone forth in respect of Our servants, the apostles:
That they verily would be helped,
Most surely they shall be the assisted ones
And that Our host, they verily would be the victors.
And most surely Our host alone shall be the victorious ones.
So withdraw from them (O Muhammad) awhile,
Therefore turn away from them till a time,
And watch, for they will (soon) see.
And (then) see them, so they too shall see.
Would they hasten on Our doom ?
What! would they then hasten on Our chastisement?
But when it cometh home to them, then it will be a hapless morn for those who have been warned.
But when it shall descend in their court, evil shall then be the morning of the warned ones.
Withdraw from them awhile
And turn away from them till a time
And watch, for they will (soon) see.
And (then) see, for they too shall see.
Glorified be thy Lord, the Lord of Majesty, from that which they attribute (unto Him)
Glory be to your Lord, the Lord of Honor, above what they describe.
And peace be unto those sent (to warn).
And peace be on the apostles.
And praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds!
And all praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the worlds.