After him, We sent down no hosts from heaven to his people; nor would We ever send any down.

It was just one Cry, and they were stilled.

Alas for the servants. No messenger ever came to them, but they ridiculed him.

Have they not considered how many generations We destroyed before them; and that unto them they will not return?

All of them, every single one of them, will be arraigned before Us.

And there is a sign for them in the dead land: We give it life, and produce from it grains from which they eat.

And We place in it gardens of palm-trees and vines, and cause springs to gush out of it.

That they may eat from its fruits, although their hands did not make it. Will they not be appreciative?

Glory be to Him who created all the pairs; of what the earth produces, and of their own selves, and of what they do not know.

Another sign for them is the night: We strip the day out of it—and they are in darkness.

And the sun runs towards its destination. Such is the design of the Almighty, the All-Knowing.

And the moon: We have disposed it in phases, until it returns like the old twig.

The sun is not to overtake the moon, nor is the night to outpace the day. Each floats in an orbit.

Another sign for them is that We carried their offspring in the laden Ark.

And We created for them the like of it, in which they ride.

If We will, We can drown them—with no screaming to be heard from them, nor will they be saved.

Except by a mercy from Us, and enjoyment for a while.

Yet when it is said to them, “Beware of what lies before you, and what lies behind you, that you may receive mercy.”

Yet never came to them a sign of their Lord’s signs, but they turned away from it.

And when it is said to them, “Spend of what God has provided for you,” those who disbelieve say to those who believe, “Shall we feed someone whom God could feed, if He so willed? You must be deeply misguided.”

And they say, “When will this promise be, if you are truthful?”

All they can expect is a single blast, which will seize them while they feud.

They will not be able to make a will, nor will they return to their families.

The Trumpet will be blown, then behold, they will rush from the tombs to their Lord.

They will say, “Woe to us! Who resurrected us from our resting-place?” This is what the Most Gracious had promised, and the messengers have spoken the truth.”

It will be but a single scream; and behold, they will all be brought before Us.

On that Day, no soul will be wronged in the least, and you will be recompensed only for what you used to do.

The inhabitants of Paradise, on that Day, will be happily busy.

They and their spouses, in shades, reclining on couches.

They will have therein fruits. They will have whatever they call for.

Peace—a saying from a Most Merciful Lord.

But step aside today, you criminals.

Did I not covenant with you, O Children of Adam, that you shall not serve the devil? That he is your sworn enemy?

And that you shall serve Me? This is a straight path.

He has misled a great multitude of you. Did you not understand?

This is Hellfire, which you were promised.

Roast in it today, because you persistently disbelieved.

On this Day, We will seal their mouths, and their hands will speak to Us, and their feet will testify to everything they had done.

If We will, We can blind their eyes as they rush towards the path—but how will they see?

And if We will, We can cripple them in their place; so they can neither move forward, nor go back.

Whomever We grant old age, We reverse his development. Do they not understand?

We did not teach him poetry, nor is it proper for him. It is only a reminder, and a Clear Quran.

That he may warn whoever is alive, and prove the Word against the faithless.

Have they not seen that We created for them, of Our Handiwork, livestock that they own?

And We subdued them for them. Some they ride, and some they eat.

And they have in them other benefits, and drinks. Will they not give thanks?

Yet they have taken to themselves gods other than God, that perhaps they may be helped.

They cannot help them, although they are arrayed as troops for them.

So let their words not sadden you. We know what they conceal, and what they reveal.

Does the human being not consider that We created him from a seed? Yet he becomes a fierce adversary.

And he produces arguments against Us, and he forgets his own creation. He says, “Who will revive the bones when they have decayed?”

Say, “He who initiated them in the first instance will revive them. He has knowledge of every creation.”

He who produced fuel for you from the green trees, with which you kindle a fire.

Is not He who created the heavens and the earth able to create the like of them? Certainly. He is the Supreme All-Knowing Creator.

His command, when He wills a thing, is to say to it, “Be,” and it comes to be.

So glory be to Him in whose hand is the dominion of everything, and to Him you will be returned.

By the aligners aligning.

And the drivers driving.

And the reciters of the Reminder.

Your God is indeed One.

Lord of the heavens and the earth, and everything between them; and Lord of the Easts.

We have adorned the lower heaven with the beauty of the planets.

And guarded it against every defiant devil.

They cannot eavesdrop on the Supernal Elite, for they get bombarded from every side.

Repelled—they will have a lingering torment.

Except for him who snatches a fragment—he gets pursued by a piercing projectile.

Inquire of them, “Are they more difficult to create, or the others We created?” We created them from sticky clay.

But you wonder, and they ridicule.

And when reminded, they pay no attention.

And when they see a sign, they ridicule.

And they say, “This is nothing but plain magic.

When we have died and become dust and bones, shall we be resurrected?

And our ancestors of old?”

Say, “Yes indeed, and you will be totally subdued.”

It will be a single nudge, and they will be staring.

They will say, “Woe to us. This is the Day of Judgment.”

“This is the Day of Separation which you used to deny.

Gather those who did wrong, and their mates, and what they used to worship.

Besides God, and lead them to the way to Hell.

And stop them. They are to be questioned.”

What is the matter with you? Why do you not help one another?

In fact, on that Day, they will be submissive.

They will come to one another, questioning one another.

They will say, “You used to come at us from the right.”

They will say, “You yourselves were not believers.

We had no authority over you. You yourselves were rebellious people.

The Word of our Lord has been realized against us. We are tasting it.

We seduced you. We were seducers.”

On that Day, they will share in the punishment.

Thus We deal with the sinners.

When it was said to them, “There is no god except God,” they grew arrogant.

And said, “Are we to abandon our gods for a mad poet?”

In fact, he came with the truth, and he confirmed the messengers.

Most assuredly, you will taste the painful punishment.

And you will be repaid only for what you used to do.

Except for God’s sincere servants.

For them is a known provision.

Fruits; and they will be honored.

In the Gardens of Bliss.

On furnishings, facing one another.

They will be offered a cup of pure drink.

White; a delight to those who drink.

Never polluted, and never intoxicating.

With them will be bashful women with lovely eyes.

As if they were closely guarded pearls.

Then they will approach one another, questioning.

One of them will say, “I used to have a friend.

Who used to say, “Are you of those who believe?

That after we die and become dust and bones, we will be called to account?”

He will say, “Will you have a look?”

He will look, and will see him in the pit of Hell.

He will say, “By God, you almost ruined me.

Were it not for the grace of my Lord, I would have been among the arraigned.”

“We will not die.

Except for our first death, and we will not be punished.”

This is the supreme triumph.

For the like of this let the workers work.

Is this a better hospitality, or the Tree of Bitterness?

We made it an ordeal for the unjust.

It is a tree that grows from the bottom of Hell.

Its fruits are like the devils’ heads.

They will eat from it, and fill their bellies with it.

Then, on top of it, they will have a brew of boiling liquid.

Then their return will be to the Blaze.

They had found their parents astray.

And rushed along in their footsteps.

And most of the ancients before them went astray.

Even though We sent messengers to warn them.

So observe the end of those who were warned.

Except for the sincere servants of God.

And Noah called out to Us, and We are the Best of responders.

And We saved him and his family from the great calamity.

And We made his descendants the survivors.

And We left mention of him among those who succeeded.

Peace be upon Noah among all people.

We thus reward the righteous.

He was one of Our believing servants.

Then We drowned the others.

Of his kind was Abraham.

When he came to his Lord with a sound heart.

He said to his father and his people, “What are you worshiping?

Is it falsified gods, instead of God, that you want?

So what is your opinion about the Lord of the Worlds?”

Then he took a glance at the stars.

And said, “I am sick.”

But they turned their backs on him, and went away.

Then he turned to their gods, and said, “will you not eat?

What is it with you, that you do not speak?”

Then he turned on them, striking with his right hand.

And they came running towards him.

He said, “Do you worship what you carve?

When God created you, and what you manufacture?”

They said, “Build a pyre for him, and throw him into the furnace.”

They wished him ill, but We made them the losers.

He said, “I am going towards my Lord, and He will guide me.”

“My Lord, give me one of the righteous.”

So We gave him good news of a clement boy.

Then, when he was old enough to accompany him, he said, “O My son, I see in a dream that I am sacrificing you; see what you think.” He said, “O my Father, do as you are commanded; you will find me, God willing, one of the steadfast.”

Then, when they had submitted, and he put his forehead down.

We called out to him, “O Abraham!

You have fulfilled the vision.” Thus We reward the doers of good.

This was certainly an evident test.

And We redeemed him with a great sacrifice.

And We left with him for later generations.

Peace be upon Abraham.

Thus We reward the doers of good.

He was one of Our believing servants.

And We gave him good news of Isaac, a prophet, one of the righteous.

And We blessed him, and Isaac. But among their descendants are some who are righteous, and some who are clearly unjust to themselves.

And We blessed Moses and Aaron.

And We delivered them and their people from the terrible disaster.

And We supported them, and so they were the victors.

And We gave them the Clarifying Scripture.

And We guided them upon the straight path.

And We left with them for later generations.

Peace be upon Moses and Aaron.

Thus We reward the righteous.

They were of Our believing servants.

Also Elijah was one of the messengers.

He said to his people, “Do you not fear?

Do you call on Baal, and forsake the Best of creators?

God is your Lord, and the Lord of your ancestors.”

But they called him a liar, and thus they will be brought forward.

Except for God’s sincere servants.

And We left with him for later generations.

Peace be upon the House of Elijah.

Thus We reward the virtuous.

He was one of Our believing servants.

And Lot was one of the messengers.

We saved him and his family, all of them.

Except for an old woman who lagged behind.

Then We annihilated the others.

You pass by them in the morning.

And at night. Do you not understand?

And Jonah was one of the messengers.

When he fled to the laden boat.

He gambled and lost.

Then the fish swallowed him, and he was to blame.

Had he not been one of those who praised.

He would have stayed in its belly until the Day they are raised.

Then We threw him into the wilderness, and he was sick.

And We made a gourd tree grow over him.

Then We sent him to a hundred thousand, or more.

And they believed, so We gave them enjoyment for a while.

Ask them, “Are the daughters for your Lord, while for them the sons?”

Or did We create the angels females, as they witnessed?”

No indeed! It is one of their lies when they say.

“God has begotten.” They are indeed lying.

So He preferred girls over boys?

What is the matter with you? How do you judge?

Will you not reflect?

Or do you have some clear proof?

Then bring your book, if you are telling the truth.

And they invented a relationship between Him and the jinn. But the jinn know that they will be arraigned.

God be glorified, far above what they allege.

Except for God’s sincere servants.

Surely, you and what you serve.

Cannot seduce away from Him.

Except for he who will be roasting in Hell.

“There is not one of us but has an assigned position.

And we are the arrangers.

And we are the glorifiers.”

Even though they used to say.

“Had we received advice from the ancients.

We would have been God's faithful servants.”

But they rejected it, so they will find out.

Our Word has already gone out to our servant messengers.

It is they who will be supported.

And Our troops will be the victors.

So disregard them for a while.

And watch them—they will soon see.

Are they seeking to hasten Our punishment?

When it descends into their yard, miserable will be the morning of those forewarned.

So avoid them for a while.

And watch—they will soon see.

Exalted be your Lord, the Lord of Glory, beyond their allegations.

And peace be upon the messengers.

And praise be to God, the Lord of the Worlds.

Saad. By the renowned Quran.

Those who disbelieve are steeped in arrogance and defiance.

How many generations have We destroyed before them? They cried out when it was too late to escape.

And they marveled that a warner has come to them from among them. The disbelievers said, “This is a lying magician.”

“Did he turn all the gods into one God? This is something strange.”

The notables among them announced: “Go on, and hold fast to your gods. This is something planned.

We never heard of this in the former faith. This is nothing but a fabrication.

Was the message sent down to him, out of all of us?” In fact, they are doubtful of My warning. In fact, they have not yet tasted My punishment.

Or do they possess the treasuries of the mercy of your Lord—the Majestic, the Giver?

Or do they possess the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth and what is between them? Then let them ascend the ropes.

An army of confederates with be defeated there.

Before them the people of Noah denied the truth; as did Aad, and Pharaoh of the Stakes.

And Thamood, and the people of Lot, and the dwellers of the Woods—these were the confederates.

None of them but denied the messengers, so My retribution was deserved.

These can expect only a single scream, from which there is no recovery.

And they say, “Our Lord, hasten Your writ upon us, before the Day of Account.”

Be patient in the face of what they say, and mention Our servant David, the resourceful. He was obedient.

We committed the mountains to glorify with him, in the evening and at daybreak.

And the birds, gathered together. All obedient to him.

And We strengthened his kingdom, and gave him wisdom and decisive speech.

Has the story of the two disputants reached you? When they scaled the sanctuary?

When they entered upon David, and he was startled by them. They said, “Do not fear. Two disputants; one of us has wronged the other; so judge between us fairly, and do not be biased, and guide us to the straight way.”

“This brother of mine has ninety nine ewes, and I have one ewe, and he said, ‘Entrust it to me,’ and he pressured me with words.”

He said, “He has done you wrong by asking your ewe in addition to his ewes. Many partners take advantage of one another, except those who believe and do good deeds, but these are so few.” David realized that We were testing him, so he sought forgiveness from his Lord, and fell down to his knees, and repented.

So We forgave him that. And for him is nearness to Us, and a good place of return.

“O David, We made you a ruler in the land, so judge between the people with justice, and do not follow desire, lest it diverts you from God’s path. Those who stray from God’s path will have a painful punishment, for having ignored the Day of Account.”

We did not create the heaven and the earth and everything between them in vain. That is the assumption of those who disbelieve—so woe to those who disbelieve because of the Fire.

Or are We to treat those who believe and do righteous deeds like those who make trouble on earth? Or are We to treat the pious like the shameless?

A blessed Book that We sent down to you, that they may ponder its Verses, and for those with intelligence to take heed.

And We granted David, Solomon, an excellent servant. He was penitent.

When the beautiful horses were paraded before him in the evening.

He said, “I have preferred the love of niceties to the remembrance of my Lord—until it disappeared behind the veil.

Bring them back to me.” And he began caressing their legs and necks.

We tested Solomon, and placed a body on his throne; then he repented.

He said, “My Lord, forgive me, and grant me a kingdom never to be attained by anyone after me. You are the Giver.”

So We placed the wind at his service, blowing gently by his command, wherever he directed.

And the demons—every builder and diver.

And others fettered in chains.

“This is Our gift; so give generously, or withhold; without account.”

For him is nearness to Us, and a beautiful resort.

And mention Our servant Job, when he called out to his Lord, “Satan has afflicted me with hardship and pain.”

“Stamp with your foot—here is cool water to wash with, and to drink.”

And We restored his family for him, and their like with them; as a mercy from Us, and a lesson for those who possess insight.

“Take with your hand a bundle, and strike with it, and do not break your oath.” We found him patient. What an excellent servant! He was obedient.

And mention Our servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—endowed with ability and vision.

We distinguished them with a distinct quality: the remembrance of the Home.

To Us they are among the chosen, the outstanding.

And mention Ishmael, Elisha, and Ezekiel; all are among the outstanding.

This is a reminder. The devout will have a good place of return.

The Gardens of Eden, with their doors wide-open for them.

Relaxing therein, and calling for abundant fruit and beverage.

With them will be attendants with modest gaze, of same age.

This is what you are promised for the Day of Account.

Such is Our bounty, inexhaustible.

All This. But the transgressors will have a miserable return.

Hell; in which they will roast; what a miserable abode!

All this. Let them taste it—boiling and bitter cold.

And similar torments of diverse kinds.

“This is a crowd rushing headlong with you.” There is no welcome for them. They will be scorched by the Fire.

They will say, “But it is you! There is no welcome for you! It is you who brought it upon us! What a miserable end!”

They will say, “Our Lord, whoever brought this upon us, give him double torment in the Fire.”

And they will say, “What is it with us that we do not see men we used to count among the wicked?

Did we take them for mockery, or have our eyes swerved from them?

This is certainly true—the feuding of the people of the Fire.

Say, “I am only a warner, and there is no god except God—the One, the Conqueror.

The Lord of the heavens and the earth, and everything between them; the Mighty, the Forgiver.”

Say, “It is a message of great importance.

From which you are turning away.

I have no knowledge of the Highest Assembly as they dispute.

It is only revealed to me that I am a clear warner.”

Your Lord said to the angels, “I am creating a human being from clay.

When I have formed him, and breathed into him of My spirit, fall prostrate before him.

So the angels fell prostrate, all of them.

Except for Satan. He was too proud, and one of the faithless.

He said, “O Satan, what prevented you from prostrating before what I created with My Own hands? Are you too proud, or were you one of the exalted?”

He said, “I am better than he; You created me from fire, and You created him from clay.”

He said, “Then get out of here! You are an outcast!

And My curse will be upon you until the Day of Judgment.”

He said, “Lord, defer me until the Day they are resurrected.”

He said, “You are one of those deferred.

Until the Day of the Time Appointed.”

He said, “By Your majesty, I will seduce them all.

Except for your loyal servants among them.”

He said, “The truth is, and I say the truth.

I will fill Hell with you, and with every one of them who follows you.”

Say, “I ask of you no wage for this, and I am not a pretender.

It is but a reminder to mankind.

And you will know its message after a while.”

The revelation of the Book is from God, the Mighty and Wise.

We sent down to you the Book with the truth, so serve God, devoting your religion to Him.

Is not to God that sincere faith is due? As for those who take guardians besides Him, “We only worship them that they may bring us nearer to God.” God will judge between them regarding their differences. God does not guide the lying blasphemer.

If God wanted to have a son, He could have selected from His creation at will. Glory be to Him. He is God, the One, the Prevailing.

He created the heavens and the earth with reason. He wraps the night around the day, and He wraps the day around the night. And He regulates the sun and the moon, each running along a specific course. He is indeed the Almighty, the Forgiver.

He created you from one person, then made from it its mate, and brought down livestock for you—eight kinds in pairs. He creates you in the wombs of your mothers, in successive formations, in a triple darkness. Such is God, your Lord. His is the kingdom. There is no god but He. So what made you deviate?

If you disbelieve, God is Independent of you, yet He does not approve ingratitude on the part of His servants. And if you are thankful, He will approve that in you. No bearer of burden can bear the burden of another. Then to your Lord is your return; and He will inform you of what you used to do. He is aware of what the hearts contain.

When some adversity touches the human being, he prays to his Lord, repenting to Him. But then, when He confers on him a grace of His, he forgets what he was praying for before, and he attributes rivals to God, in order to lead astray from His way. Say, “Enjoy your disbelief for a little while; you will be among the inmates of the Fire.”

Is he who worships devoutly during the watches of the night, prostrating himself and standing up, mindful of the Hereafter, and placing his hope in the mercy of his Lord? Say, “Are those who know and those who do not know equal?” Only those possessed of reason will remember.

Say, “O My devotees who have believed, keep your duty to your Lord. For those who do good in this world, is goodness. And God’s earth is vast. The steadfast will be paid their wages in full, without reckoning.”

Say, “I was commanded to serve God, devoting my religion exclusively to Him.

And I was commanded to be the first of those who submit.”

Say, “I fear, if I disobeyed my Lord, the punishment of a horrendous Day.”

Say, “It is God I worship, sincere in my faith in Him.”

“But you can worship whatever you wish besides Him.” Say, “The losers are those who lose their souls and their people on the Day of Resurrection.” That is indeed the obvious loss.

They will have layers of Fire above them, and layers beneath them. That is how God strikes fear into His servants—“O My servants! Beware of Me!”

As for those who avoid the worship of idols, and devote themselves to God—theirs is the good news. So give good news to My servants.

Those who listen to the Word, and follow the best of it. These are they whom God has guided. These are they who possess intellect.

What about someone who has deserved the sentence of punishment? Is it you who can save those in the Fire?

But those who fear their Lord will have mansions upon mansions, built high, with streams flowing beneath them. The promise of God; and God never breaks a promise.

Have you not considered how God sends down water from the sky, then He makes it flow into underground wells, then He produces with it plants of various colors, then they wither and you see them yellowing, then He turns them into debris? Surely in this is a reminder for those with understanding.

What about someone whose heart God has opened to Islam, so that he follows a light from His Lord? Woe to those whose hearts are hardened against the mention of God. Those are in manifest error.

God has sent down the best of narrations: a Scripture consistent and paired. The skins of those who reverence their Lord shiver from it, then their skins and their hearts soften up to the remembrance of God. Such is God’s guidance; He guides with it whomever He wills. But whomever God leaves astray, for him there is no guide.

What about someone who covers his face against the terrible misery of the Day of Resurrection? To the evildoers it will be said, “Taste what you used to earn.”

Those before them also denied the truth, so the penalty came upon them from where they did not perceive.

God made them taste disgrace in the present life, but the punishment of the Hereafter is worse, if they only knew.

We have cited in this Quran for mankind every ideal, that they may take heed.

An Arabic Quran, without any defect, so they may become righteous.

God cites the example of a man shared by partners at odds, and a man belonging exclusively to one man. Are they equal in status? Praise be to God, but most of them do not know.

You will die, and they will die.

Then, on the Day of Resurrection, you will be quarrelling before your Lord.