Chapter 15, 99 verses
Alif Lam Ra. These are the verses of the Book and (of) a Quran that makes (things) clear.
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Alif. Lam. Ra. These are verses of the Scripture and a plain Reading.
Often will those who disbelieve wish that they had been Muslims.
It may be that those who disbelieve wish ardently that they were Muslims.
Leave them that they may eat and enjoy themselves and (that) hope may beguile them, for they will soon know.
Let them eat and enjoy life, and let (false) hope beguile them. They will come to know!
And never did We destroy a town but it had a term made known.
And We destroyed no township but there was a known decree for it.
No people can hasten on their doom nor can they postpone (it).
No nation can outstrip its term nor can they lag behind.
And they say: O you to whom the Reminder has been revealed! you are most surely insane:
And they say: O thou unto whom the Reminder is revealed, lo! thou art indeed a madman!
Why do you not bring to us the angels if you are of the truthful ones?
Why bringest thou not angels unto us, if thou art of the truthful ?
We do not send the angels but with truth, and then they would not be respited.
We send not down the angels save with the Fact, and in that case (the disbelievers) would not be tolerated.
Surely We have revealed the Reminder and We will most surely be its guardian.
Lo! We, even We, reveal the Reminder, and lo! We verily are its Guardian.
And certainly We sent (apostles) before you among the nations of yore.
We verily sent (messengers) before thee among the factions of the men of old.
And there never came an apostle to them but they mocked him.
And never came there unto them a messenger but they did mock him.
Thus do We make it to enter into the hearts of the guilty;
Thus do We make it traverse the hearts of the guilty:
They do not believe in it, and indeed the example of the former people has already passed.
They believe not therein, though the example of the men of old hath gone before.
And even if We open to them a gateway of heaven, so that they ascend into it all the while,
And even if We opened unto them a gate of heaven and they kept mounting through it,
They would certainly say: Only our eyes have been covered over, rather we are an enchanted people.
They would say: Our sight is wrong - nay, but we are folk bewitched.
And certainly We have made strongholds in the heaven and We have made it fair seeming to the beholders.
And verily in the heaven we have set mansions of the stars, and We have beautified it for beholders.
And We guard it against every accursed Shaitan,
And We have guarded it from every outcast devil,
But he who steals a hearing, so there follows him a visible flame.
Save him who stealeth the hearing, and them doth a clear flame pursue.
And the earth - - We have spread it forth and made in it firm mountains and caused to grow in it of every suitable thing.
And the earth have We spread out, and placed therein firm hills, and caused each seemly thing to grow therein.
And We have made in it means of subsistence for you and for him for whom you are not the suppliers.
And we have given unto you livelihoods therein, and unto those for whom ye provide not.
And there is not a thing but with Us are the treasures of it, and We do not send it down but in a known measure.
And there is not a thing but with Us are the stores thereof. And we send it not down save in appointed measure.
And We send the winds fertilizing, then send down water from the cloud so We give it to you to drink of, nor is it you who store it up.
And We send the winds fertilising, and cause water to descend from the sky, and give it you to drink. It is not ye who are the holders of the store thereof.
And most surely We bring to life and cause to die and We are the heirs.
Lo! and it is We, even We, Who quicken and give death, and We are the Inheritor.
And certainly We know those of you who have gone before and We certainly know those who shall come later.
And verily We know the eager among you and verily We know the laggards.
And surely your Lord will gather them together; surely He is Wise, Knowing.
Lo! thy Lord will gather them together. Lo! He is Wise, Aware.
And certainly We created man of clay that gives forth sound, of black mud fashioned in shape.
Verily We created man of potter's clay of black mud altered,
And the jinn We created before, of intensely hot fire.
And the jinn did We create aforetime of essential fire.
And when your Lord said to the angels: Surely I am going to create a mortal of the essence of black mud fashioned in shape.
And (remember) when thy Lord said unto the angels: Lo! I am creating a mortal out of potter's clay of black mud altered,
So when I have made him complete and breathed into him of My spirit, fall down making obeisance to him.
So, when I have made him and have breathed into him of My Spirit, do ye fall down, prostrating yourselves unto him.
So the angels made obeisance, all of them together,
So the angels fell prostrate, all of them together
But Iblis (did it not); he refused to be with those who made obeisance.
Save Iblis. He refused to be among the prostrate.
He said: O Iblis! what excuse have you that you are not with those who make obeisance?
He said: O Iblis! What aileth thee that thou art not among the prostrate ?
He said: I am not such that I should make obeisance to a mortal whom Thou hast created of the essence of black mud fashioned in shape.
He said: I am not one to prostrate myself unto a mortal whom Thou hast created out of potter's clay of black mud altered!
He said: Then get out of it, for surely you are driven away:
He said: Then go thou forth from hence, for lo! thou art outcast.
And surely on you is curse until the day of judgment.
And lo! the curse shall be upon thee till the Day of Judgment.
He said: My Lord! then respite me till the time when they are raised.
He said: My Lord! Reprieve me till the day when they are raised.
He said: So surely you are of the respited ones
He said: Then lo! thou art of those reprieved
Till the period of the time made known.
Till the Day of appointed time.
He said: My Lord! because Thou hast made life evil to me, I will certainly make (evil) fair - seeming to them on earth, and I will certainly cause them all to deviate
He said: My Lord! Because Thou hast sent me astray, I verily shall adorn the path of error for them in the earth, and shall mislead them every one,
Except Thy servants from among them, the devoted ones.
Save such of them as are Thy perfectly devoted slaves.
He said: This is a right way with Me:
He said: This is a right course incumbent upon Me:
Surely. as regards My servants, you have no authority, over them except those who follow you of the deviators.
Lo! as for My slaves, thou hast no power over any of them save such of the froward as follow thee,
And surely Hell is the promised place of them all:
And lo! for all such, hell will be the promised place.
It has seven gates; for every gate there shall be a separate party of them.
It hath seven gates, and each gate hath an appointed portion.
Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be in the midst of gardens and fountains:
Lo! those who ward off (evil) are among gardens and watersprings.
Enter them in peace, secure.
(And it is said unto them): Enter them in peace, secure.
And We will root out whatever of rancor is in their breasts - - (they shall be) as brethren, on raised couches, face to face.
And We remove whatever rancour may be in their breasts. As brethren, face to face, (they rest) on couches raised.
Toil shall not afflict them in it, nor shall they be ever ejected from it.
Toil cometh not unto them there, nor will they be expelled from thence.
Inform My servants that I am the Forgiving, the Merciful,
Announce, (O Muhammad) unto My slaves that verily I am the Forgiving, the Merciful,
And that My punishment - - that is the painful punishment.
And that My doom is the dolorous doom.
And inform them of the guests of Ibrahim:
And tell them of Abraham's guests,
When they entered upon him, they said, Peace. He said: Surely we are afraid of you.
(How) when they came in unto him, and said: Peace. He said: Lo! we are afraid of you.
They said: Be not afraid, surely we give you the good news of a boy, possessing knowledge.
They said: Be not afraid! Lo! we bring thee good tidings of a boy possessing wisdom.
He said: Do you give me good news (of a son) when old age has come upon me? - - Of what then do you give me good news!
He said: Bring ye me good tidings (of a son) when old age hath overtaken me ? Of what then can ye bring good tidings ?
They said: We give you good news with truth, therefore be not of the despairing.
They said: We bring thee good tidings in truth. So be not thou of the despairing.
He said: And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord but the erring ones?
He said: And who despaireth of the mercy of his Lord save those who are astray ?
He said: What is your business then, O apostles?
He said: And afterward what is your business, O ye messengers (of Allah) ?
They said: Surely we are sent towards a guilty people,
They said: We have been sent unto a guilty folk,
Except Lut's followers: We will most surely deliver them all,
(All) save the family of Lot. Them we shall deliver every one,
Except his wife; We ordained that she shall surely be of those who remain behind.
Except his wife, of whom We had decreed that she should be of those who stay behind.
So when the apostles came to Lut's followers,
And when the messengers came unto the family of Lot,
He said: Surely you are an unknown people.
He said: Lo! ye are folk unknown (to me).
They said: Nay, we have come to you with that about which they disputed.
They said: Nay, but we bring thee that concerning which they keep disputing,
And we have come to you with the truth, and we are most surely truthful.
And bring thee the Truth, and lo! we are truth - tellers.
Therefore go forth with your followers in a part of the night and yourself follow their rear, and let not any one of you turn round, and go forth whither you are commanded.
So travel with thy household in a portion of the night, and follow thou their backs. Let none of you turn round, but go whither ye are commanded.
And We revealed to him this decree, that the roots of these shall be cut off in the morning.
And We made plain the case to him, that the root of them (who did wrong) was to be cut at early morn.
And the people of the town came rejoicing.
And the people of the city came, rejoicing at the news (of new arrivals).
He said: Surely these are my guests, therefore do not disgrace me,
He said: Lo! they are my guests. Affront me not!
And guard against (the punishment of) Allah and do not put me to shame.
And keep your duty to Allah, and shame me not!
They said: Have we not forbidden you from (other) people?
They said; Have we not forbidden you from (entertaining) anyone ?
He said: These are my daughters, if you will do (aught).
He said: Here are my daughters, if ye must be doing (so).
By your life! they were blindly wandering on in their intoxication.
By thy life (O Muhammad) they moved blindly in the frenzy of approaching death.
So the rumbling overtook them (while) entering upon the time of sunrise;
Then the (Awful) Cry overtook them at the sunrise.
Thus did We turn it upside down, and rained down upon them stones of what had been decreed.
And We utterly confounded them, and We rained upon them stones of heated clay.
Surely in this are signs for those who examine.
Lo! therein verily are portents for those who read the signs.
And surely it is on a road that still abides.
And lo! it is upon a road still uneffaced.
Most surely there is a sign in this for the believers.
Lo! therein is indeed a portent for believers.
And the dwellers of the thicket also were most surely unjust.
And the dwellers in the wood indeed were evil - doers.
So We inflicted retribution on them, and they are both, indeed, on an open road (still) pursued.
So we took vengeance on them; and lo! they both are on a high - road plain to see.
And the dwellers of the Rock certainly rejected the apostles;
And the dwellers in Al - Hijr denied (Our) messengers.
And We gave them Our communications, but they turned aside from them;
And we gave them Our revelations, but they were averse to them.
And they hewed houses in the mountains in security.
And they used to hew out dwellings from the hills, (wherein they dwelt) secure.
So the rumbling overtook them in the morning;
But the (Awful) Cry overtook them at the morning hour,
And what they earned did not avail them.
And that which they were wont to count as gain availed them not.
And We did not create the heavens and the earth and what is between them two but in truth; and the hour is most surely coming, so turn away with kindly forgiveness.
We created not the heavens and the earth and all that is between them save with truth, and lo! the Hour is surely coming. So forgive, (O Muhammad), with a gracious forgiveness.
Surely your Lord is the Creator of all things, the Knowing.
Lo! Thy Lord! He is the All - Wise Creator.
And certainly We have given you seven of the oft - repeated (verses) and the grand Quran.
We have given thee seven of the oft - repeated (verses) and the great Qur'an.
Do not strain your eyes after what We have given certain classes of them to enjoy, and do not grieve for them, and make yourself gentle to the believers.
Strain not thine eyes toward that which We cause some wedded pairs among them to enjoin, and be not grieved on their account, and lower thy wing (in tenderness) for the believers.
And say: Surely I am the plain warner.
And say: Lo! I, even I, am a plain warner,
Like as We sent down on the dividers
Such as We send down for those who make division,
Those who made the Quran into shreds.
Those who break the Qur'an into parts.
So, by your Lord, We would most certainly question them all,
Them, by thy Lord, We shall question, every one,
As to what they did.
Of what they used to do.
Therefore declare openly what you are bidden and turn aside from the polytheists.
So proclaim that which thou art commanded, and withdraw from the idolaters.
Surely We will suffice you against the scoffers
Lo! We defend thee from the scoffers,
Those who set up another god with Allah; so they shall soon know.
Who set some other god along with Allah. But they will come to know.
And surely We know that your breast straitens at what they say;
Well know We that thy bosom is oppressed by what they say,
Therefore celebrate the praise of your Lord, and be of those who make obeisance.
But hymn the praise of thy Lord, and be of those who make prostration (unto Him).
And serve your Lord until there comes to you that which is certain.
And serve thy Lord till the Inevitable cometh unto thee.