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Az-Zumar
Wise.1
So serve only Allah, consecrating your devotion to Him.3
is entirely consecrated to Him. As for those who have taken others than Allah
for their guardians, (they say): “We worship them only that they may bring us
nearer to Allah.”5 Allah will judge between them concerning what
they differ about.6 Verily Allah does not guide anyone who is given
to sheer lying, is an utter unbeliever.7
anyone He wanted out of those whom He creates.8 Glory be to Him (that
He should have a son). He is Allah: the One, the Overpowering.9
He folds up the day over the night and folds up the night over the day. He has
subjected the sun and the moon, each is running its course until an appointed
time. Lo, He is the Most Mighty, the Most Forgiving.1
from it its mate.2 He it is Who created for you eight heads of cattle
in pairs.3 He creates you in your mothers' wombs, giving you one
form after another in threefold depths of darkness.4 That, then,
is Allah, your Lord.5 His is the kingdom.6 There is
no god but He.7 So, whence are you being turned astray?8
Yet He does not like unbelief in His servants.0 But if you are thankful,
your thankfulness will please Him.1 No one shall bear another's
burden.2 You are destined to return to your Lord and He will tell
you what you used to do. He is well aware even of what lies hidden in your breasts.
Lord, penitently turning to Him.4 But when his Lord bestows His
favour upon him, he forgets the affliction regarding which he had cried out5
and sets up compeers to Allah6 that they may lead others astray
from His Path.7 Say, (O Prophet): “Enjoy your unbelief for a while.
Surely you will be among the inmates of the Fire.”
himself in the watches of the night, stands (in Prayer), is fearful of the Hereafter,
and looks forward to the mercy of His Lord? Ask them: “Are those who know equal
to those who do not know?”8 Only those endowed with understanding
take heed.
fear of your Lord.9 A good end awaits those who did good in this
world.0 Allah's earth is spacious.1 Verily those who
persevere shall be granted their reward beyond all reckoning.”2
my devotion to Him,
Day.”
real losers shall be those who will have lost their own selves and their kith
and kin on the Day of Resurrection. Behold, that is the obvious loss.4
the end against which Allah warns His servants. So dread My wrath, O you servants
of Mine!”
false gods5 and penitently return to Allah. (O Prophet), give good
tidings to My servants,
They are the ones whom Allah has guided to the Right Way; they are the ones
endowed with understanding.
sentence of chastisement has become due;7 him who has, (as it were),
already fallen into the Fire?”
one another beneath which rivers flow. This is Allah's promise and never does
Allah fail to fulfil His promise.
it flow on earth as springs and streams and rivers8 and then with
it He brings forth vegetation of various hues; then this vegetation ripens and
dries up, turning yellow, whereafter He reduces it to broken straw? Surely there
is a lesson in this for those endowed with understanding.9
who is thus (moving along a Path) illumined by a light from Allah1
(be likened to him who derives no lesson from what he observes)? Woe, then,
to those whose hearts were further hardened2 after Allah's admonition.
Such are indeed in obvious error.
which repeats its contents in manifold forms whereat shiver the skins of those
that hold their Lord in awe, and then their skins and their hearts soften for
Allah's remembrance. That is Allah's Guidance wherewith He guides whosoever
He pleases. And he whom Allah does not guide to the Right Path has none to guide
him.
shield him from severe chastisement on the Day of Resurrection?4
Such evil-doers shall be told: “Taste now the consequence of your deeds.”5
came upon them from whence they could not imagine.
certainly the chastisement of the Hereafter will be much more grievous. Would
that they knew!
Qur'an that they may take heed.
that they may guard against their evil end.
by several quarrelsome masters, each pulling him to himself; and there is another
who is exclusively owned by one man. Can the two be alike?8 All
praise and thanks be to Allah.9 But most of them are unaware.0
die.1
of Resurrection.
denied the Truth when it came to him, calling it a lie? Is there no room for
such unbelievers in Hell?
such are the ones who shall be guarded against the chastisement.2
That is the reward of those that do good,
to the best of their deeds.4
you with others apart from Him,5 although he whom Allah lets go
astray, none can guide him to the Right Way.
Is not Allah the Most Mighty, the Lord of Retribution?6
surely answer: “Allah.” Tell them: “What do you think, then, of the deities
whom you call upon instead of Allah? If Allah should will that an affliction
befall me, will those deities remove the harm inflicted by Him? Or if Allah
should will that I receive (His) Mercy, will they be able to withhold His Mercy
from me?” Say: “Allah is sufficient for me; those who have to put their trust,
let them put their trust in Him.7
I too will continue with my work.8 Soon you shall know
chastisement will alight.
So he who follows the Right Way does so to his own benefit, and he who goes
astray, shall hurt only himself by straying. You are not accountable on their
behalf.9
death, and takes away at the time of sleep the souls of those that have not
died.0 Then He retains the souls of those against whom He had decreed
death and returns the souls of others till an appointed time. Surely there are
Signs in this for a people who reflect.1
Say: “Will they intercede though they may have no power and though they may
not even understand?”
of the heavens and the earth. And to Him will all of you be sent back.”
in the Hereafter contract with bitterness, but when deities apart from Allah
are mentioned, they are filled with joy.4
of the unseen and the seen, You it is Who will judge among Your servants concerning
what they differed.
entirety and as much besides, they would gladly offer it on the Day of Resurrection
to redeem themselves from the harrowing chastisement. This because there will
appear to them from Allah something (exceedingly dismal which) they had never
even imagined.
them, and what they had scoffed at will encompass them.
but when We grant him a favour from Us, he says: “I have been granted this on
account of my knowledge.”6 Nay; this (favour) is a test; but most
of them do not know.7
of no avail to them,8
among these will also be overtaken by the evil consequences of their deeds.
They will be utterly unable to frustrate (Us).
of whomsoever He pleases?9 Therein are Signs for those that believe.
excesses against themselves, do not despair of Allah's Mercy. Surely Allah forgives
all sins. He is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.1
over-takes you; for then you will receive no help.
your Lord before the chastisement suddenly comes upon you without you even being
aware of it.”
Allah and for being among those that scoffed”;
have been one of the God-fearing”;
return again, and be among those who do good.”
and waxed arrogant and were among those who disbelieved.
who had lied against Allah have turned dark. Is Hell not vast enough to provide
a room to the vainglorious?
their achievements: no harm shall visit them nor shall they grieve.
who disbelieve in Allah's Signs who will be the losers.
beside Allah?”
before you: “If you associate any others with Allah in His Divinity, your works
will surely come to naught4 and you will certainly be among the
losers.”
is Allah's power that) on the Day of Resurrection the whole earth will be in
His grasp, and the heavens shall be folded up in His Right Hand.6
Glory be to Him! Exalted be He from all that they associate with Him.7
heavens and the earth shall fall down dead save those whom Allah wills. Then
the Trumpet shall be blown again, and lo! all of them will be standing and looking
on.9
(of deeds) shall be set in place, and the Prophets and all witnesses0
shall be brought, and judgement shall be justly passed among them, and they
shall not be wronged;
best aware of all that they do.
in companies to Hell so that when they arrive there, its gates shall be thrown
open1 and its keepers shall say to them: “Did Messengers from among
yourselves not come to you, rehearsing to you the Signs of your Lord and warning
you against your meeting of this Day?” They will say: “Yes indeed; but the sentence
of chastisement was bound to be executed against the unbelievers.”
How evil is the abode of the vainglorious!
to Paradise so that when they arrive there its gates will have already been
thrown open and its keepers shall say to them: “Peace be upon you; you have
done well. So enter. Herein you shall abide.”
promise to us come true, and Who gave us the earth to inherit.2
We may now dwell in Paradise wherever we please.”3 How excellent
is the reward of those who laboured!4
Lord with His praise, and judgement will have been made among them with fairness,
and it will be proclaimed: “All praise and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of the
whole Universe.” 5