Al Furqan

1 Blessed is He who sent down the Criterion upon His Servant that he may be to the worlds a warner -

1 Blessed is He Who sent down the Furqan upon His servant that he may be a warner to the nations;

2 He to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and who has not taken a son and has not had a partner in dominion and has created each thing and determined it with [precise] determination.

2 He, Whose is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth, and Who did not take to Himself a son, and Who has no associate in the kingdom, and Who created everything, then ordained for it a measure.

3 But they have taken besides Him gods which create nothing, while they are created, and possess not for themselves any harm or benefit and possess not [power to cause] death or life or resurrection.

3 And they have taken besides Him gods, who do not create anything while they are themselves created, and they control not for themselves any harm or profit, and they control not death nor life, nor raising (the dead) to life.

4 And those who disbelieve say, "This [Qur'an] is not except a falsehood he invented, and another people assisted him in it." But they have committed an injustice and a lie.

4 And those who disbelieve say: This is nothing but a lie which he has forged, and other people have helped him at it; so indeed they have done injustice and (uttered) a falsehood.

5 And they say, "Legends of the former peoples which he has written down, and they are dictated to him morning and afternoon."

5 And they say: The stories of the ancients - - he has got them written - - so these are read out to him morning and evening.

6 Say, [O Muhammad], "It has been revealed by He who knows [every] secret within the heavens and the earth. Indeed, He is ever Forgiving and Merciful."

6 Say: He has revealed it Who knows the secret in the heavens and the earth; surely He is ever Forgiving, Merciful.

7 And they say, "What is this messenger that eats food and walks in the markets? Why was there not sent down to him an angel so he would be with him a warner?

7 And they say: What is the matter with this Apostle that he eats food and goes about in the markets; why has not an angel been sent down to him, so that he should have been a warner with him?

8 Or [why is not] a treasure presented to him [from heaven], or does he [not] have a garden from which he eats?" And the wrongdoers say, "You follow not but a man affected by magic."

8 Or (why is not) a treasure sent down to him, or he is made to have a garden from which he should eat? And the unjust say: You do not follow any but a man deprived of reason.

9 Look how they strike for you comparisons; but they have strayed, so they cannot [find] a way.

9 See what likenesses do they apply to you, so they have gone astray, therefore they shall not be able to find a way.

10 Blessed is He who, if He willed, could have made for you [something] better than that - gardens beneath which rivers flow - and could make for you palaces.

10 Blessed is He Who, if He please, will give you what is better than this, gardens beneath which rivers flow, and He will give you palaces.

11 But they have denied the Hour, and We have prepared for those who deny the Hour a Blaze.

11 But they reject the hour, and We have prepared a burning fire for him who rejects the hour.

12 When the Hellfire sees them from a distant place, they will hear its fury and roaring.

12 When it shall come into their sight from a distant place, they shall hear its vehement raging and roaring.

13 And when they are thrown into a narrow place therein bound in chains, they will cry out thereupon for destruction.

13 And when they are cast into a narrow place in it, bound, they shall there call out for destruction.

14 [They will be told], "Do not cry this Day for one destruction but cry for much destruction."

14 Call not this day for one destruction, but call for destructions many.

15 Say, "Is that better or the Garden of Eternity which is promised to the righteous? It will be for them a reward and destination.

15 Say: Is this better or the abiding garden which those who guard (against evil) are promised? That shall be a reward and a resort for them.

16 For them therein is whatever they wish, [while] abiding eternally. It is ever upon your Lord a promise [worthy to be] requested.

16 They shall have therein what they desire abiding (in it); it is a promise which it is proper to be prayed for from your Lord.

17 And [mention] the Day He will gather them and that which they worship besides Allah and will say, "Did you mislead these, My servants, or did they [themselves] stray from the way?"

17 And on the day when He shall gather them, and whatever they served besides Allah, He shall say: Was it you who led astray these My servants, or did they themselves go astray from the path?

18 They will say, "Exalted are You! It was not for us to take besides You any allies. But You provided comforts for them and their fathers until they forgot the message and became a people ruined."

18 They shall say: Glory be to Thee; it was not beseeming for us that we should take any guardians besides Thee, but Thou didst make them and their fathers to enjoy until they forsook the reminder, and they were a people in perdition,

19 So they will deny you, [disbelievers], in what you say, and you cannot avert [punishment] or [find] help. And whoever commits injustice among you - We will make him taste a great punishment.

19 So they shall indeed give you the lie in what you say, then you shall not be able to ward off or help, and whoever among you is unjust, We will make him taste a great chastisement.

20 And We did not send before you, [O Muhammad], any of the messengers except that they ate food and walked in the markets. And We have made some of you [people] as trial for others - will you have patience? And ever is your Lord, Seeing.

20 And We have not sent before you any apostles but they most surely ate food and went about in the markets; and We have made some of you a trial for others; will you bear patiently? And your Lord is ever Seeing.

21 And those who do not expect the meeting with Us say, "Why were not angels sent down to us, or [why] do we [not] see our Lord?" They have certainly become arrogant within themselves and [become] insolent with great insolence.

21 And those who do not hope for Our meeting, say: Why have not angels been sent down upon us, or (why) do we not see our Lord? Now certainly they are too proud of themselves and have revolted in great revolt.

22 The day they see the angels - no good tidings will there be that day for the criminals, and [the angels] will say, "Prevented and inaccessible."

22 On the day when they shall see the angels, there shall be no joy on that day for the guilty, and they shall say: It is a forbidden thing totally prohibited.

23 And We will regard what they have done of deeds and make them as dust dispersed.

23 And We will proceed to what they have done of deeds, so We shall render them as scattered floating dust.

24 The companions of Paradise, that Day, are [in] a better settlement and better resting place.

24 The dwellers of the garden shall on that day be in a better abiding - place and a better resting - place.

25 And [mention] the Day when the heaven will split open with [emerging] clouds, and the angels will be sent down in successive descent.

25 And on the day when the heaven shall burst asunder with the clouds, and the angels shall be sent down descending (in ranks).

26 True sovereignty, that Day, is for the Most Merciful. And it will be upon the disbelievers a difficult Day.

26 The kingdom on that day shall rightly belong to the Beneficent Allah, and a hard day shall it be for the unbelievers.

27 And the Day the wrongdoer will bite on his hands [in regret] he will say, "Oh, I wish I had taken with the Messenger a way.

27 And the day when the unjust one shall bite his hands saying: O! would that I had taken a way with the Apostle

28 Oh, woe to me! I wish I had not taken that one as a friend.

28 O woe is me! would that I had not taken such a one for a friend!

29 He led me away from the remembrance after it had come to me. And ever is Satan, to man, a deserter."

29 Certainly he led me astray from the reminder after it had come to me; and the Shaitan fails to aid man.

30 And the Messenger has said, "O my Lord, indeed my people have taken this Qur'an as [a thing] abandoned."

30 And the Apostle cried out: O my Lord! surely my people have treated this Quran as a forsaken thing.

31 And thus have We made for every prophet an enemy from among the criminals. But sufficient is your Lord as a guide and a helper.

31 And thus have We made for every prophet an enemy from among the sinners and sufficient is your Lord as a Guide and a Helper.

32 And those who disbelieve say, "Why was the Qur'an not revealed to him all at once?" Thus [it is] that We may strengthen thereby your heart. And We have spaced it distinctly.

32 And those who disbelieve say: Why has not the Quran been revealed to him all at once? Thus, that We may strengthen your heart by it and We have arranged it well in arranging.

33 And they do not come to you with an argument except that We bring you the truth and the best explanation.

33 And they shall not bring to you any argument, but We have brought to you (one) with truth and best in significance.

34 The ones who are gathered on their faces to Hell - those are the worst in position and farthest astray in [their] way.

34 (As for) those who shall be gathered upon their faces to hell, they are in a worse plight and straying farther away from the path.

35 And We had certainly given Moses the Scripture and appointed with him his brother Aaron as an assistant.

35 And certainly We gave Musa the Book and We appointed with him his brother Haroun an aider.

36 And We said, "Go both of you to the people who have denied Our signs." Then We destroyed them with [complete] destruction.

36 Then We said: Go you both to the people who rejected Our communications; so We destroyed them with utter destruction.

37 And the people of Noah - when they denied the messengers, We drowned them, and We made them for mankind a sign. And We have prepared for the wrongdoers a painful punishment.

37 And the people of Nuh, when they rejected the apostles, We drowned them, and made them a sign for men, and We have prepared a painful punishment for the unjust;

38 And [We destroyed] 'Aad and Thamud and the companions of the well and many generations between them.

38 And Ad and Samood and the dwellers of the Rass and many generations between them.

39 And for each We presented examples [as warnings], and each We destroyed with [total] destruction.

39 And to every one We gave examples and every one did We destroy with utter destruction.

40 And they have already come upon the town which was showered with a rain of evil. So have they not seen it? But they are not expecting resurrection.

40 And certainly they have (often) passed by the town on which was rained an evil rain; did they not then see it? Nay! they did not hope to be raised again.

41 And when they see you, [O Muhammad], they take you not except in ridicule, [saying], "Is this the one whom Allah has sent as a messenger?

41 And when they see you, they do not take you for aught but a mockery: Is this he whom Allah has raised to be an apostle?

42 He almost would have misled us from our gods had we not been steadfast in [worship of] them." But they are going to know, when they see the punishment, who is farthest astray in [his] way.

42 He had well - nigh led us astray from our gods had we not adhered to them patiently! And they will know, when they see the punishment, who is straying farther off from the path.

43 Have you seen the one who takes as his god his own desire? Then would you be responsible for him?

43 Have you seen him who takes his low desires for his god? Will you then be a protector over him?

44 Or do you think that most of them hear or reason? They are not except like livestock. Rather, they are [even] more astray in [their] way.

44 Or do you think that most of them do hear or understand? They are nothing but as cattle; nay, they are straying farther off from the path.

45 Have you not considered your Lord - how He extends the shadow, and if He willed, He could have made it stationary? Then We made the sun for it an indication.

45 Have you not considered (the work of) your Lord, how He extends the shade? And if He had pleased He would certainly have made it stationary; then We have made the sun an indication of it

46 Then We hold it in hand for a brief grasp.

46 Then We take it to Ourselves, taking little by little.

47 And it is He who has made the night for you as clothing and sleep [a means for] rest and has made the day a resurrection.

47 And He it is Who made the night a covering for you, and the sleep a rest, and He made the day to rise up again.

48 And it is He who sends the winds as good tidings before His mercy, and We send down from the sky pure water

48 And He it is Who sends the winds as good news before His mercy; and We send down pure water from the cloud,

49 That We may bring to life thereby a dead land and give it as drink to those We created of numerous livestock and men.

49 That We may give life thereby to a dead land and give it for drink, out of what We have created, to cattle and many people.

50 And We have certainly distributed it among them that they might be reminded, but most of the people refuse except disbelief.

50 And certainly We have repeated this to them that they may be mindful, but the greater number of men do not consent to aught except denying.

51 And if We had willed, We could have sent into every city a warner.

51 And if We had pleased We would certainly have raised a warner in every town.

52 So do not obey the disbelievers, and strive against them with the Qur'an a great striving.

52 So do not follow the unbelievers, and strive against them a mighty striving with it.

53 And it is He who has released [simultaneously] the two seas, one fresh and sweet and one salty and bitter, and He placed between them a barrier and prohibiting partition.

53 And He it is Who has made two seas to flow freely, the one sweet that subdues thirst by its sweetness, and the other salt that burns by its saltness; and between the two He has made a barrier and inviolable obstruction.

54 And it is He who has created from water a human being and made him [a relative by] lineage and marriage. And ever is your Lord competent [concerning creation].

54 And He it is Who has created man from the water, then He has made for him blood relationship and marriage relationship, and your Lord is powerful.

55 But they worship rather than Allah that which does not benefit them or harm them, and the disbeliever is ever, against his Lord, an assistant [to Satan].

55 And they serve besides Allah that which neither profits them nor causes them harm; and the unbeliever is a partisan against his Lord.

56 And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a bringer of good tidings and a warner.

56 And We have not sent you but as a giver of good news and as a warner.

57 Say, "I do not ask of you for it any payment - only that whoever wills might take to his Lord a way."

57 Say: I do not ask you aught in return except that he who will, may take the way to his Lord.

58 And rely upon the Ever - Living who does not die, and exalt [Allah] with His praise. And sufficient is He to be, with the sins of His servants, Acquainted -

58 And rely on the Ever - living Who dies not, and celebrate His praise; and Sufficient is He as being aware of the faults of His servants,

59 He who created the heavens and the earth and what is between them in six days and then established Himself above the Throne - the Most Merciful, so ask about Him one well informed.

59 Who created the heavens and the earth and what is between them in six periods, and He is firmly established on the throne of authority; the Beneficent Allah, so ask respecting it one aware.

60 And when it is said to them, "Prostrate to the Most Merciful," they say, "And what is the Most Merciful? Should we prostrate to that which you order us?" And it increases them in aversion.

60 And when it is said to them: Prostrate to the Beneficent Allah, they say: And what is the Allah of beneficence? Shall we prostrate to what you bid us? And it adds to their aversion.

61 Blessed is He who has placed in the sky great stars and placed therein a [burning] lamp and luminous moon.

61 Blessed is He Who made the constellations in the heavens and made therein a lamp and a shining moon.

62 And it is He who has made the night and the day in succession for whoever desires to remember or desires gratitude.

62 And He it is Who made the night and the day to follow each other for him who desires to be mindful or desires to be thankful.

63 And the servants of the Most Merciful are those who walk upon the earth easily, and when the ignorant address them [harshly], they say [words of] peace,

63 And the servants of the Beneficent Allah are they who walk on the earth in humbleness, and when the ignorant address them, they say: Peace.

64 And those who spend [part of] the night to their Lord prostrating and standing [in prayer]

64 And they who pass the night prostrating themselves before their Lord and standing.

65 And those who say, "Our Lord, avert from us the punishment of Hell. Indeed, its punishment is ever adhering;

65 And they who say: O our Lord! turn away from us the punishment of hell, surely the punishment thereof is a lasting

66 Indeed, it is evil as a settlement and residence."

66 Surely it is an evil abode and (evil) place to stay.

67 And [they are] those who, when they spend, do so not excessively or sparingly but are ever, between that, [justly] moderate

67 And they who when they spend, are neither extravagant nor parsimonious, and (keep) between these the just mean.

68 And those who do not invoke with Allah another deity or kill the soul which Allah has forbidden [to be killed], except by right, and do not commit unlawful sexual intercourse. And whoever should do that will meet a penalty.

68 And they who do not call upon another god with Allah and do not slay the soul, which Allah has forbidden except in the requirements of justice, and (who) do not commit fornication and he who does this shall find a requital of sin;

69 Multiplied for him is the punishment on the Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein humiliated -

69 The punishment shall be doubled to him on the day of resurrection, and he shall abide therein in abasement;

70 Except for those who repent, believe and do righteous work. For them Allah will replace their evil deeds with good. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful.

70 Except him who repents and believes and does a good deed; so these are they of whom Allah changes the evil deeds to good ones; and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

71 And he who repents and does righteousness does indeed turn to Allah with [accepted] repentance.

71 And whoever repents and does good, he surely turns to Allah a (goodly) turning.

72 And [they are] those who do not testify to falsehood, and when they pass near ill speech, they pass by with dignity.

72 And they who do not bear witness to what is false, and when they pass by what is vain, they pass by nobly.

73 And those who, when reminded of the verses of their Lord, do not fall upon them deaf and blind.

73 And they who, when reminded of the communications of their Lord, do not fall down thereat deaf and blind.

74 And those who say, "Our Lord, grant us from among our wives and offspring comfort to our eyes and make us an example for the righteous."

74 And they who say: O our Lord! grant us in our wives and our offspring the joy of our eyes, and make us guides to those who guard (against evil).

75 Those will be awarded the Chamber for what they patiently endured, and they will be received therein with greetings and [words of] peace.

75 These shall be rewarded with high places because they were patient, and shall be met therein with greetings and salutations.

76 Abiding eternally therein. Good is the settlement and residence.

76 Abiding therein; goodly the abode and the resting - place.

77 Say, "What would my Lord care for you if not for your supplication?" For you [disbelievers] have denied, so your denial is going to be adherent.

77 Say: My Lord would not care for you were it not for your prayer; but you have indeed rejected (the truth), so that which shall cleave shall come.