1. Alif-Lâm-Mîm-Râ.
[These letters are one of the miracles of the Qur'ân and none but
Allâh (Alone) knows their meanings].
These are the Verses of the Book (the Qur'ân), and that which has been
revealed unto you (Muhammad  ) from your Lord is the truth, but most men
believe not.
2. Allâh is He Who raised the heavens without
any pillars that you can see. Then, He Istawâ (rose above) the Throne (really in a
manner that suits His Majesty). He has subjected the sun and the moon (to continue going
round)! Each running (its course) for a term appointed. He regulates all affairs,
explaining the Ayât (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.)
in detail, that you may believe with certainty in the meeting with your Lord.
3. And it is He Who spread out the earth, and
placed therein firm mountains and rivers and of every kind of fruits He made Zawjain
Ithnaîn (two in pairs - may mean two kinds or it may mean: of two sorts, e.g. black
and white, sweet and sour, small and big, etc.) He brings the night as a cover over the
day. Verily, in these things, there are Ayât (proofs, evidences, lessons, signs,
etc.) for people who reflect.
4. And in the earth are neighbouring tracts, and
gardens of vines, and green crops (fields etc.), and date-palms, growing out two or three
from a single stem root, or otherwise (one stem root for every palm ), watered with the
same water, yet some of them We make more excellent than others to eat. Verily, in these
things, there are Ayât (proofs, evidences, lessons, signs) for the people who
understand.
5. And if you (O Muhammad ) wonder
(at these polytheists who deny your message of Islâmic Monotheism and have taken besides
Allâh others for worship who can neither harm nor benefit), then wondrous is their
saying: "When we are dust, shall we indeed then be (raised) in a new creation?"
They are those who disbelieve in their Lord! They are those who will have iron chains
tying their hands to their necks. They will be dwellers of the Fire to abide therein.
6. They ask you to hasten the evil before the
good, yet (many) exemplary punishments have indeed occurred before them. But verily, your
Lord is full of Forgiveness for mankind inspite of their wrong-doing. And verily, your
Lord is (also) Severe in punishment.
7. And the disbelievers say: "Why is not a
sign sent down to him from his Lord?" You are only a warner, and to every people
there is a guide.
8. Allâh knows what every female bears, and by
how much the wombs fall short (of their time or number) or exceed. Everything with Him is
in (due) proportion.
9. All-Knower of the unseen and the seen, the
Most Great, the Most High.
10. It is the same (to Him) whether any of you
conceal his speech or declare it openly, whether he be hid by night or go forth freely by
day.
11. For each (person), there are angels in
succession, before and behind him. They guard him by the Command of
Allâh. Verily! Allâh will not change the good condition of a people as long as they do
not change their state of goodness themselves (by committing sins and by being ungrateful
and disobedient to Allâh). But when Allâh wills a people's punishment, there can be no
turning back of it, and they will find besides Him no protector.
12. It is He who shows you the lightning, as a
fear (for travellers) and as a hope (for those who wait for rain). And it is He Who brings
up (or originates) the clouds, heavy (with water).
13. And Ar-Ra'd
(thunder) glorifies and praises Him, and so do the angels because of His Awe, He sends the
thunderbolts, and therewith He strikes whom He wills, yet they (disbelievers) dispute
about Allâh. And He is Mighty in strength and Severe in punishment.
14. For Him (Alone) is the Word of Truth (i.e.
none has the right to be worshipped but He). And those whom they (polytheists and
disbelievers) invoke, answer them no more than one who stretches forth his hand (at the
edge of a deep well) for water to reach his mouth, but it reaches him not, and the
invocation of the disbelievers is nothing but an error (i.e. of no use).
15. And unto Allâh (Alone) falls in
prostration whoever is in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, and so do
their shadows in the mornings and in the afternoons.
16. Say (O Muhammad ): "Who is
the Lord of the heavens and the earth?" Say: "(It is) Allâh." Say:
"Have you then taken (for worship) Auliyâ' (protectors, etc.) other than Him,
such as have no power either for benefit or for harm to themselves?" Say: "Is
the blind equal to the one who sees? Or darkness equal to light? Or do they assign to
Allâh partners who created the like of His creation, so that the creation (which they
made and His creation) seemed alike to them." Say: "Allâh is the Creator of all
things, He is the One, the Irresistible."
17. He sends down water (rain) from the sky,
and the valleys flow according to their measure, but the flood bears away the foam that
mounts up to the surface, and (also) from that (ore) which they heat in the fire in order
to make ornaments or utensils, rises a foam like unto it, thus does Allâh (by parables)
show forth truth and falsehood . Then, as for the foam it passes away
as scum upon the banks, while that which is for the good of mankind remains in the earth.
Thus Allâh sets forth parables (for the truth and falsehood, i.e. Belief and disbelief).
18. For those who answered their Lord's Call
[believed in the Oneness of Allâh and followed His Messenger Muhammad i.e.
Islâmic Monotheism] is Al-Husna (i.e. Paradise). But those who answered not His
Call (disbelieved in the Oneness of Allâh and followed not His Messenger Muhammad ),
if they had all that is in the earth together with its like, they would offer it in order
to save themselves (from the torment, it will be in vain). For them there will be the
terrible reckoning. Their dwelling place will be Hell; - and worst indeed is that place
for rest.
19. Shall he then who knows that what has been
revealed unto you (O Muhammad ) from your Lord is the truth be like him who is
blind? But it is only the men of understanding that pay heed.
20. Those who fulfill the Covenant of Allâh
and break not the Mîthâq (bond, treaty, covenant);
21. Those who join that which Allâh has
commanded to be joined (i.e. they are good to their relatives and do not sever the bond of
kinship), fear their Lord, and dread the terrible reckoning (i.e. abstain from all kinds
of sins and evil deeds which Allâh has forbidden and perform all kinds of good deeds
which Allâh has ordained).
22. And those who remain patient, seeking their
Lord's Countenance, perform As-Salât (Iqâmat-as-Salât), and spend out of
that which We have bestowed on them, secretly and openly, and defend evil with good, for
such there is a good end;
23. 'Adn (Eden) Paradise (everlasting
Gardens), which they shall enter and (also) those who acted righteously from among their
fathers, and their wives, and their offspring. And angels shall enter unto them from every
gate (saying):
24. "Salâmun 'Alaikum (peace be
upon you) for that you persevered in patience! Excellent indeed is the final home!"
25. And those who break the Covenant of Allâh,
after its ratification, and sever that which Allâh has commanded to be joined (i.e. they
sever the bond of kinship and are not good to their relatives), and work mischief in the
land, on them is the curse (i.e. they will be far away from Allâh's Mercy); And for them
is the unhappy (evil) home (i.e. Hell) .
26. Allâh increases the provision for whom He
wills, and straitens (it for whom He wills), and they rejoice in the life of the world,
whereas the life of this world as compared with the Hereafter is but a brief passing
enjoyment.
27. And those who disbelieve say: "Why is
not a sign sent down to him (Muhammad ) from his Lord?" Say:
"Verily, Allâh sends astray whom He wills and guides unto Himself those who turn to
Him in repentance."
28. Those who believe (in the Oneness of Allâh
- Islâmic Monotheism), and whose hearts find rest in the remembrance of Allâh, Verily,
in the remembrance of Allâh do hearts find rest .
29. Those who believe (in the Oneness of Allâh
- Islâmic Monotheism), and work righteousness, Tûbâ (it means all kinds of
happiness or name of a tree in Paradise) is for them and a beautiful place of (final)
return.
30. Thus have We sent you (O Muhammad )
to a community before whom other communities have passed away, in order that you might
recite unto them what We have inspired to you, while they disbelieve in the Most
Beneficient (Allâh) Say: "He is my Lord! Lâ ilâha illâ Huwa (none has the
right to be worshipped but He)! In Him is my trust, and to Him will be my return with
repentance."
31. And if there had been a Qur'ân with which
mountains could be moved (from their places), or the earth could be cloven asunder, or the
dead could be made to speak (it would not have been other than this Qur'ân). But the
decision of all things is certainly with Allâh. Have not then those who believe yet known
that had Allâh willed, He could have guided all mankind? And a disaster will not cease to
strike those who disbelieve because of their (evil) deeds or it (i.e. the disaster) settle
close to their homes, until the Promise of Allâh comes to pass. Certainly, Allâh does
not fail in His Promise.
32. And indeed (many) Messengers were mocked at
before you (O Muhammad ), but I granted respite to those who disbelieved, and
finally I punished them. Then how (terrible) was My Punishment!
33. Is then He (Allâh) Who takes charge
(guards, maintains, provides, etc.) of every person and knows all that he has earned (like
any other deities who know nothing)? Yet they ascribe partners to Allâh. Say: "Name
them! Is it that you will inform Him of something He knows not in the earth or is it
(just) a show of false words." Nay! To those who disbelieve, their plotting is made
fairseeming, and they have been hindered from the Right Path, and whom Allâh sends
astray, for him, there is no guide.
34. For them is a torment in the life of this
world, and certainly, harder is the torment of the Hereafter. And they have no protector
against Allâh.
35. The description of the Paradise which the Muttaqûn
(pious - see V.2:2): have been promised! -Underneath it rivers flow, its provision is
eternal and so is its shade, this is the end (final destination) of the Muttaqûn (pious
- see V.2:2), and the end (final destination) of the disbelievers is Fire. (See
Verse 47:15)
36. Those to whom We have given the Book (such
as 'Abdullâh bin Salâm and other Jews who embraced Islâm), rejoice at what has been
revealed unto you (i.e. the Qur'ân) , but there are among the
Confederates (from the Jews and pagans) those who reject a part thereof. Say (O Muhammad ):
"I am commanded only to worship Allâh (Alone) and not to join partners with Him. To
Him (Alone) I call and to Him is my return."
37. And thus have We sent it (the Qur'ân) down
to be a judgement of authority in Arabic. Were you (O Muhammad ) to follow
their (vain) desires after the knowledge which has come to you, then you will not have any
Walî (protector) or defender against Allâh.
38. And indeed We sent Messengers before you (O
Muhammad ), and made for them wives and offspring. And it was not for a
Messenger to bring a sign except by Allâh's Leave. (For) each and every matter there is a
Decree (from Allâh).
39. Allâh blots out what He wills and confirms
(what He wills). And with Him is the Mother of the Book (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfûz)
40. Whether We show you (O Muhammad )
part of what We have promised them or cause you to die, your duty is only to convey (the
Message) and on Us is the reckoning.
41. See they not that We gradually reduce the
land (of disbelievers, by giving it to the believers, in war victories) from its outlying
borders. And Allâh judges, there is none to put back His Judgement and He is Swift at
reckoning.
42. And verily, those before them did devise
plots, but all planning is Allâh's. He knows what every person earns, and the
disbelievers will know who gets the good end (final destination).
43. And those who disbelieve, say: "You (O
Muhammad ) are not a Messenger." Say: "Sufficient for a witness
between me and you is Allâh and those too who have knowledge of the Scripture (such as
'Abdullâh bin Salâm and other Jews and Christians who embraced Islâm)." |
