17- Al-Isra
In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful
1  Glory  to  (Allah)  Who  did  take His servant for a Journey by night from the Sacred
Mosque  to  the  farthest  Mosque,  whose  precincts  We  did  bless,-  in  order that We
might  show  him  some  of  Our  Signs:  for  He  is the One Who heareth and seeth (all
things).
2    We    gave   Moses  the  Book,  and  made  it  a  Guide  to  the  Children  of  Israel,
(commanding): "Take not other than Me as Disposer of (your) affairs."
3  O  ye  that  are  sprung  from those whom We carried (in the Ark) with Noah! Verily
he was a devotee most grateful.
4  And  We  gave  (Clear)  Warning  to  the  Children  of  Israel  in the Book, that twice
would  they  do  mischief  on  the earth and be elated with mighty arrogance (and twice
would they be punished)!
5  When  the  first  of  the  warnings  came  to  pass,  We  sent against you Our servants
given  to  terrible  warfare:  They  entered  the  very  inmost parts of your homes; and it
was a warning (completely) fulfilled.
6  Then  did  We  grant  you  the  Return  as  against  them:  We  gave  you  increase in
resources and sons, and made you the more numerous in man-power.
7    If  ye  did  well,  ye  did  well  for  yourselves;  if  ye  did  evil,  (ye  did  it)  against
yourselves.  So  when  the  second  of  the  warnings  came to pass, (We permitted your
enemies)  to  disfigure  your  faces,  and  to  enter  your  Temple  as  they had entered it
before, and to visit with destruction all that fell into their power.
8  It  may  be  that your Lord may (yet) show Mercy unto you; but if ye revert (to your
sins),  We  shall  revert  (to  Our  punishments):  And  we  have  made Hell a prison for
those who reject (all Faith).
9  Verily  this  Qur'an  doth  guide to that which is most right (or stable), and giveth the
Glad  Tidings  to  the Believers who work deeds of righteousness, that they shall have a
magnificent reward;
10  And  to  those  who  believe  not  in  the  Hereafter,  (it  announceth)  that  We have
prepared for them a Penalty Grievous (indeed).
11  The  prayer that man should make for good, he maketh for evil; for man is given to
hasty (deeds).
12  We  have  made the Night and the Day as two (of Our) Signs: the Sign of the Night
have  We  obscured, while the Sign of the Day We have made to enlighten you; that ye
may  seek  bounty  from  your  Lord,  and  that ye may know the number and count of
the years: all things have We explained in detail.
13  Every  man's  fate We have fastened on his own neck: On the Day of Judgment We
shall bring out for him a scroll, which he will see spread open.
14  (It  will  be said to him:) "Read thine (own) record: Sufficient is thy soul this day to
make out an account against thee."
15  Who  receiveth guidance, receiveth it for his own benefit: who goeth astray doth so
to  his  own  loss:  No bearer of burdens can bear the burden of another: nor would We
visit with Our Wrath until We had sent an messenger (to give warning).
16  When  We  decide  to  destroy a population, We (first) send a definite order to those
among  them  who  are  given  the good things of this life and yet transgress; so that the
word is proved true against them: then (it is) We destroy them utterly.
17  How  many  generations have We destroyed after Noah? and enough is thy Lord to
note and see the sins of His servants.
18  If  any  do  wish  for the transitory things (of this life), We readily grant them - such
things  as  We  will,  to  such  person  as We will: in the end have We provided Hell for
them: they will burn therein, disgraced and rejected.
19  Those  who  do  wish  for  the  (things  of) the Hereafter, and strive therefor with all
due striving, and have Faith,- they are the ones whose striving is acceptable (to Allah).
20  Of  the  bounties  of  thy Lord We bestow freely on all- These as well as those: The
bounties of thy Lord are not closed (to anyone).
21  See  how  We have bestowed more on some than on others; but verily the Hereafter
is more in rank and gradation and more in excellence.
22  Take  not  with  Allah  another  object  of  worship;  or  thou  (O  man!)  wilt  sit in
disgrace and destitution.
23  Thy  Lord  hath  decreed  that  ye  worship  none  but  Him,  and that ye be kind to
parents.  Whether  one or both of them attain old age in thy life, say not to them a word
of contempt, nor repel them, but address them in terms of honour.
24  And,  out  of  kindness,  lower  to  them  the wing of humility, and say: "My Lord!
bestow on them thy Mercy even as they cherished me in childhood."
25  Your  Lord  knoweth  best  what  is in your hearts: If ye do deeds of righteousness,
verily  He  is  Most  Forgiving  to  those  who  turn  to  Him  again  and  again  (in true
penitence).
26  And  render  to  the  kindred  their  due  rights, as (also) to those in want, and to the
wayfarer: But squander not (your wealth) in the manner of a spendthrift.
27  Verily  spendthrifts  are  brothers  of  the Evil Ones; and the Evil One is to his Lord
(himself) ungrateful.
28  And  even  if  thou  hast  to  turn  away from them in pursuit of the Mercy from thy
Lord which thou dost expect, yet speak to them a word of easy kindness.
29  Make  not  thy  hand  tied  (like  a  niggard's)  to  thy neck, nor stretch it forth to its
utmost reach, so that thou become blameworthy and destitute.
30  Verily  thy  Lord doth provide sustenance in abundance for whom He pleaseth, and
He provideth in a just measure. For He doth know and regard all His servants.
31  Kill  not  your  children  for  fear  of want: We shall provide sustenance for them as
well as for you. Verily the killing of them is a great sin.
32  Nor  come  nigh  to  adultery:  for  it  is  a shameful (deed) and an evil, opening the
road (to other evils).
33  Nor  take  life  - which Allah has made sacred - except for just cause. And if anyone
is  slain  wrongfully,  we  have  given his heir authority (to demand qisas or to forgive):
but  let  him  not  exceed  bounds  in  the  matter  of taking life; for he is helped (by the
Law).
34  Come  not  nigh  to  the  orphan's  property except to improve it, until he attains the
age  of  full  strength;  and  fulfil  (every)  engagement,  for  (every) engagement will be
enquired into (on the Day of Reckoning).
35  Give  full  measure  when ye measure, and weigh with a balance that is straight: that
is the most fitting and the most advantageous in the final determination.
36  And  pursue  not that of which thou hast no knowledge; for every act of hearing, or
of seeing or of (feeling in) the heart will be enquired into (on the Day of Reckoning).
37  Nor  walk  on  the  earth  with  insolence:  for thou canst not rend the earth asunder,
nor reach the mountains in height.
38 Of all such things the evil is hateful in the sight of thy Lord.
39  These  are  among  the  (precepts  of) wisdom, which thy Lord has revealed to thee.
Take  not,  with  Allah,  another  object  of  worship,  lest thou shouldst be thrown into
Hell, blameworthy and rejected.
40  Has  then  your  Lord  (O  Pagans!)  preferred  for  you sons, and taken for Himself
daughters among the angels? Truly ye utter a most dreadful saying!
41  We  have explained (things) in various (ways) in this Qur'an, in order that they may
receive admonition, but it only increases their flight (from the Truth)!
42  Say:  If  there  had  been  (other)  gods  with Him, as they say,- behold, they would
certainly have sought out a way to the Lord of the Throne!
43  Glory  to  Him!  He  is  high  above  all  that  they say!- Exalted and Great (beyond
measure)!
44  The  seven  heavens  and the earth, and all beings therein, declare His glory: there is
not  a  thing  but celebrates His praise; And yet ye understand not how they declare His
glory! Verily He is Oft-Forbear, Most Forgiving!
45  When  thou dost recite the Qur'an, We put, between thee and those who believe not
in the Hereafter, a veil invisible:
46  And  We  put  coverings  over  their hearts (and minds) lest they should understand
the  Qur'an,  and  deafness  into  their ears: when thou dost commemorate thy Lord and
Him alone in the Qur'an, they turn on their backs, fleeing (from the Truth).
47  We  know  best  why  it is they listen, when they listen to thee; and when they meet
in  private  conference,  behold,  the  wicked  say,  "Ye  follow  none  other than a man
bewitched!"
48  See  what similes they strike for thee: but they have gone astray, and never can they
find a way.
49  They  say:  "What!  when  we  are  reduced  to  bones and dust, should we really be
raised up (to be) a new creation?"
50 Say: "(Nay!) be ye stones or iron,
51  "Or  created  matter which, in your minds, is hardest (to be raised up),- (Yet shall ye
be  raised  up)!"  then  will  they  say:  "Who  will  cause  us  to  return?" Say: "He who
created  you  first!"  Then  will  they wag their heads towards thee, and say, "When will
that be?" Say, "May be it will be quite soon!
52  "It  will  be  on  a  Day  when  He  will  call you, and ye will answer (His call) with
(words of) His praise, and ye will think that ye tarried but a little while!"
53  Say  to  My servants that they should (only) say those things that are best: for Satan
doth sow dissensions among them: For Satan is to man an avowed enemy.
54  It  is  your  Lord  that  knoweth you best: If He please, He granteth you mercy, or if
He please, punishment: We have not sent thee to be a disposer of their affairs for them.
55  And  it  is  your  Lord  that  knoweth  best  all beings that are in the heavens and on
earth:  We  did bestow on some prophets more (and other) gifts than on others: and We
gave to David (the gift of) the Psalms.
56  Say:  "Call  on  those  -  besides Him - whom ye fancy: they have neither the power
to remove your troubles from you nor to change them."
57  Those  whom  they  call  upon  do  desire  (for  themselves) means of access to their
Lord,  -  even  those  who  are nearest: they hope for His Mercy and fear His Wrath: for
the Wrath of thy Lord is something to take heed of.
58  There  is  not  a  population  but  We shall destroy it before the Day of Judgment or
punish it with a dreadful Penalty: that is written in the (eternal) Record.
59    And    We    refrain  from  sending  the  signs,  only  because  the  men  of  former
generations  treated  them  as  false:  We sent the she-camel to the Thamud to open their
eyes,  but  they  treated  her  wrongfully: We only send the Signs by way of terror (and
warning from evil).
60  Behold!  We  told  thee  that  thy  Lord doth encompass mankind round about: We
granted  the  vision  which  We  showed  thee, but as a trial for men,- as also the Cursed
Tree  (mentioned)  in  the  Qur'an:  We  put  terror  (and warning) into them, but it only
increases their inordinate transgression!
61  Behold!  We  said  to  the  angels:  "Bow  down  unto  Adam":  They bowed down
except Iblis: He said, "Shall I bow down to one whom Thou didst create from clay?"
62  He  said:  "Seest  Thou?  this  is  the  one  whom Thou hast honoured above me! If
Thou  wilt  but  respite  me  to the Day of Judgment, I will surely bring his descendants
under my sway - all but a few!"
63  (Allah)  said:  "Go  thy  way;  if  any  of  them  follow  thee,  verily Hell will be the
recompense of you (all)- an ample recompense.
64  "Lead  to  destruction  those  whom  thou  canst  among  them, with thy (seductive)
voice;  make  assaults  on  them  with  thy cavalry and thy infantry; mutually share with
them  wealth  and  children;  and  make  promises  to  them."  But Satan promises them
nothing but deceit.
65  "As  for My servants, no authority shalt thou have over them:" Enough is thy Lord
for a Disposer of affairs.
66  Your  Lord  is  He  That  maketh  the Ship go smoothly for you through the sea, in
order that ye may seek of his Bounty. For he is unto you most Merciful.
67  When  distress  seizes  you  at  sea,  those that ye call upon - besides Himself - leave
you  in  the  lurch!  but  when  He  brings  you  back  safe  to  land, ye turn away (from
Him). Most ungrateful is man!
68  Do  ye  then  feel  secure that He will not cause you to be swallowed up beneath the
earth  when  ye  are  on  land,  or  that  He  will  not  send against you a violent tornado
(with showers of stones) so that ye shall find no one to carry out your affairs for you?
69  Or  do  ye  feel secure that He will not send you back a second time to sea and send
against  you  a  heavy gale to drown you because of your ingratitude, so that ye find no
helper. Therein against Us?
70  We  have  honoured  the  sons  of Adam; provided them with transport on land and
sea;  given  them  for  sustenance  things  good and pure; and conferred on them special
favours, above a great part of our creation.
71  One  day  We  shall  call  together  all  human beings with their (respective) Imams:
those  who  are  given  their  record  in  their right hand will read it (with pleasure), and
they will not be dealt with unjustly in the least.
72  But  those  who  were  blind  in  this  world, will be blind in the hereafter, and most
astray from the Path.
73  And  their  purpose  was to tempt thee away from that which We had revealed unto
thee,  to  substitute  in  our  name  something quite different; (in that case), behold! they
would certainly have made thee (their) friend!
74  And  had  We  not given thee strength, thou wouldst nearly have inclined to them a
little.
75  In  that  case  We  should  have made thee taste an equal portion (of punishment) in
this  life,  and  an  equal portion in death: and moreover thou wouldst have found none
to help thee against Us!
76  Their  purpose  was to scare thee off the land, in order to expel thee; but in that case
they would not have stayed (therein) after thee, except for a little while.
77  (This  was  Our)  way  with  the  messengers  We sent before thee: thou wilt find no
change in Our ways.
78  Establish  regular  prayers - at the sun's decline till the darkness of the night, and the
morning  prayer  and  reading:  for  the  prayer  and  reading  in the morning carry their
testimony.
79  And  pray  in  the  small watches of the morning: (it would be) an additional prayer
(or  spiritual  profit)  for  thee:  soon  will  thy  Lord raise thee to a Station of Praise and
Glory!
80  Say:  "O my Lord! Let my entry be by the Gate of Truth and Honour, and likewise
my  exit  by  the  Gate  of  Truth  and  Honour;  and  grant  me  from  Thy Presence an
authority to aid (me)."
81  And  say:  "Truth  has  (now) arrived, and Falsehood perished: for Falsehood is (by
its nature) bound to perish."
82  We  send  down  (stage  by stage) in the Qur'an that which is a healing and a mercy
to those who believe: to the unjust it causes nothing but loss after loss.
83  Yet  when  We bestow Our favours on man, he turns away and becomes remote on
his  side  (instead  of  coming  to  Us),  and when evil seizes him he gives himself up to
despair!
84  Say:  "Everyone  acts  according to his own disposition: But your Lord knows best
who it is that is best guided on the Way."
85  They  ask  thee  concerning the Spirit (of inspiration). Say: "The Spirit (cometh) by
command  of  my  Lord:  of  knowledge  it is only a little that is communicated to you,
(O men!)"
86   If  it  were  Our  Will,  We  could  take  away  that  which  We  have  sent  thee  by
inspiration:then wouldst thou find none to plead thy affair in that matter as against Us,-
87 Except for Mercy from thy Lord: for his bounty is to thee (indeed) great.
88  Say:  "If  the  whole  of  mankind  and  Jinns were to gather together to produce the
like  of  this  Qur'an,  they  could  not  produce  the like thereof, even if they backed up
each other with help and support.
89  And  We  have  explained  to  man,  in this Qur'an, every kind of similitude: yet the
greater part of men refuse (to receive it) except with ingratitude!
90  They  say:  "We shall not believe in thee, until thou cause a spring to gush forth for
us from the earth,
91  "Or  (until)  thou  have  a  garden  of  date  trees and vines, and cause rivers to gush
forth in their midst, carrying abundant water;
92  "Or  thou  cause the sky to fall in pieces, as thou sayest (will happen), against us; or
thou bring Allah and the angels before (us) face to face:
93  "Or  thou  have  a  house  adorned  with gold, or thou mount a ladder right into the
skies.  No,  we  shall  not  even  believe  in  thy mounting until thou send down to us a
book  that  we  could  read."  Say:  "Glory  to  my  Lord!  Am  I  aught  but  a  man,- a
messenger?"
94  What  kept  men  back  from  belief when Guidance came to them, was nothing but
this: they said, "Has Allah sent a man (like us) to be (His) Messenger?"
95  Say,  "If  there  were  settled, on earth, angels walking about in peace and quiet, We
should certainly have sent them down from the heavens an angel for a messenger."
96    Say:   "Enough  is  Allah  for  a  witness  between  me  and  you:  for  He  is  well
acquainted with His servants, and He sees (all things).
97  It  is  he  whom  Allah  guides,  that  is  on  true  Guidance; but he whom He leaves
astray  -  for  such  wilt  thou  find  no  protector besides Him. On the Day of Judgment
We  shall  gather,  them  together,  prone  on  their  faces,  blind,  dumb, and deaf: their
abode  will  be  Hell:  every  time  it  shows abatement, We shall increase from them the
fierceness of the Fire.
98  That  is  their recompense, because they rejected Our signs, and said, "When we are
reduced  to  bones  and  broken  dust,  should  we  really  be  raised  up  (to  be)  a new
Creation?"
99  See  they not that Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth, has power to create
the  like  of  them  (anew)?  Only He has decreed a term appointed, of which there is no
doubt. But the unjust refuse (to receive it) except with ingratitude.
100  Say:  "If  ye  had  control  of  the  Treasures  of the Mercy of my Lord, behold, ye
would keep them back, for fear of spending them: for man is (every) niggardly!"
101  To  Moses  We  did  give  Nine  Clear  Signs:  As  the Children of Israel: when he
came  to  them,  Pharaoh  said  to him: "O Moses! I consider thee, indeed, to have been
worked upon by sorcery!
102  Moses  said,  "Thou  knowest well that these things have been sent down by none
but  the  Lord  of  the  heavens  and  the  earth  as eye-opening evidence: and I consider
thee indeed, O Pharaoh, to be one doomed to destruction!"
103  So  he  resolved to remove them from the face of the earth: but We did drown him
and all who were with him.
104  And  We  said  thereafter  to  the Children of Israel, "Dwell securely in the land (of
promise)":  but  when  the  second  of  the  warnings  came  to  pass,  We  gathered you
together in a mingled crowd.
105  We  sent  down  the (Qur'an) in Truth, and in Truth has it descended: and We sent
thee but to give Glad Tidings and to warn (sinners).
106  (It  is)  a  Qur'an  which  We  have  divided (into parts from time to time), in order that thou mightest recite it to men at intervals: We have revealed it by stages.
107  Say: whether ye believe in it or not, it is true that those who were given knowledge beforehand, when it recited to them, fall down on their faces in humble prostration, 
108  And they say: Glory to our Lord truly has the promise of our Lord been fulfilled 
109  They fall down on their faces in tears, and it increases their (earnest) humility. 
110  Say: call upon Allah, or call upon Rahman: by whatever name ye call upon him, (it is well): for to him belong the most beautiful names. Neither speak thy prayer aloud, nor speak it in a low tone, but seek a middle course between. 
111  Say: praise be to Allah, who begets no son, and has no partner in (his) dominion: nor (needs) he any to protect him from humiliation: yea, magnify him for his greatness and glory 

18- Al-Kahf
In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful
1  Praise  be to Allah, Who hath sent to His Servant the Book, and hath allowed therein
no Crookedness:
2  (He  hath  made  it)  Straight (and Clear) in order that He may warn (the godless) of a
terrible  Punishment  from  Him,  and  that  He  may give Glad Tidings to the Believers
who work righteous deeds, that they shall have a goodly Reward,
3 Wherein they shall remain for ever:
4 Further, that He may warn those (also) who say, "Allah hath begotten a son":
5  No  knowledge have they of such a thing, nor had their fathers. It is a grievous thing
that issues from their mouths as a saying what they say is nothing but falsehood!
6  Thou  wouldst only, perchance, fret thyself to death, following after them, in grief, if
they believe not in this Message.
7  That  which  is  on earth we have made but as a glittering show for the earth, in order
that We may test them - as to which of them are best in conduct.
8  Verily  what  is  on  earth  we shall make but as dust and dry soil (without growth or
herbage).
9  Or  dost  thou  reflect  that  the  Companions  of the Cave and of the Inscription were
wonders among Our Sign?
10  Behold,  the  youths  betook  themselves to the Cave: they said, "Our Lord! bestow
on us Mercy from Thyself, and dispose of our affair for us in the right way!"
11  Then  We  draw  (a veil) over their ears, for a number of years, in the Cave, (so that
they heard not):
12  Then  We  roused  them,  in  order  to  test  which  of  the  two  parties  was  best at
calculating the term of years they had tarried!
13  We  relate  to thee their story in truth: they were youths who believed in their Lord,
and We advanced them in guidance:
14  We  gave  strength to their hearts: Behold, they stood up and said: "Our Lord is the
Lord  of  the  heavens  and  of  the  earth:  never  shall we call upon any god other than
Him: if we did, we should indeed have uttered an enormity!
15  "These  our  people  have taken for worship gods other than Him: why do they not
bring  forward  an  authority  clear (and convincing) for what they do? Who doth more
wrong than such as invent a falsehood against Allah?
16  "When  ye  turn  away  from  them  and  the  things  they worship other than Allah,
betake  yourselves  to  the  Cave:  Your  Lord  will  shower  His  mercies  on  you  and
disposes of your affair towards comfort and ease."
17  Thou  wouldst  have  seen  the  sun,  when  it rose, declining to the right from their
Cave,  and  when  it  set, turning away from them to the left, while they lay in the open
space  in  the  midst  of  the Cave. Such are among the Signs of Allah: He whom Allah,
guides  is  rightly  guided;  but  he  whom  Allah leaves to stray,- for him wilt thou find
no protector to lead him to the Right Way.
18  Thou  wouldst  have  deemed  them awake, whilst they were asleep, and We turned
them  on  their  right  and  on their left sides: their dog stretching forth his two fore-legs
on  the  threshold:  if  thou  hadst  come  up  on  to  them,  thou wouldst have certainly
turned  back  from  them  in flight, and wouldst certainly have been filled with terror of
them.
19  Such  (being  their  state),  we raised them up (from sleep), that they might question
each  other.  Said  one  of  them,  "How  long  have  ye stayed (here)?" They said, "We
have  stayed  (perhaps)  a  day,  or  part  of  a  day."  (At  length)  they (all) said, "Allah
(alone)  knows  best  how  long  ye  have  stayed  here.... Now send ye then one of you
with  this  money  of  yours  to  the town: let him find out which is the best food (to be
had)  and  bring  some to you, that (ye may) satisfy your hunger therewith: And let him
behave with care and courtesy, and let him not inform any one about you.
20  "For  if  they  should  come upon you, they would stone you or force you to return
to their cult, and in that case ye would never attain prosperity."
21  Thus  did  We  make  their case known to the people, that they might know that the
promise  of  Allah  is  true, and that there can be no doubt about the Hour of Judgment.
Behold,  they  dispute  among  themselves  as  to  their affair. (Some) said, "Construct a
building  over  them":  Their  Lord  knows  best  about them: those who prevailed over
their affair said, "Let us surely build a place of worship over them."
22  (Some)  say  they  were  three,  the  dog  being the fourth among them; (others) say
they  were  five,  the  dog  being  the  sixth,-  doubtfully guessing at the unknown; (yet
others)  say  they  were  seven,  the dog being the eighth. Say thou: "My Lord knoweth
best  their  number;  It  is  but few that know their (real case)." Enter not, therefore, into
controversies  concerning  them,  except  on  a  matter  that  is  clear, nor consult any of
them about (the affair of) the Sleepers.
23 Nor say of anything, "I shall be sure to do so and so tomorrow"-
24    Without   adding,  "So  please  Allah!"  and  call  thy  Lord  to  mind  when  thou
forgettest,  and  say,  "I  hope that my Lord will guide me ever closer (even) than this to
the right road."
25 So they stayed in their Cave three hundred years, and (some) add nine (more)
26  Say:  "Allah  knows best how long they stayed: with Him is (the knowledge of) the
secrets   of  the  heavens  and  the  earth:  how  clearly  He  sees,  how  finely  He  hears
(everything)!    They    have   no  protector  other  than  Him;  nor  does  He  share  His
Command with any person whatsoever.
27  And  recite  (and  teach)  what  has  been  revealed to thee of the Book of thy Lord:
none can change His Words, and none wilt thou find as a refuge other than Him.
28   And  keep  thy  soul  content  with  those  who  call  on  their  Lord  morning  and
evening,  seeking  His  Face;  and  let  not  thine  eyes  pass  beyond  them, seeking the
pomp  and  glitter  of  this Life; no obey any whose heart We have permitted to neglect
the  remembrance  of  Us,  one  who  follows  his  own  desires,  whose  case  has gone
beyond all bounds.
29  Say,  "The  truth  is  from  your  Lord": Let him who will believe, and let him who
will,  reject  (it):  for  the  wrong-doers  We  have  prepared  a  Fire  whose  (smoke and
flames),  like  the  walls  and roof of a tent, will hem them in: if they implore relief they
will  be  granted  water  like  melted  brass,  that  will scald their faces, how dreadful the
drink! How uncomfortable a couch to recline on!
30  As  to  those  who  believe  and  work  righteousness,  verily  We shall not suffer to
perish the reward of any who do a (single) righteous deed.
31  For  them  will  be  Gardens  of Eternity; beneath them rivers will flow; they will be
adorned  therein  with  bracelets  of gold, and they will wear green garments of fine silk
and    heavy  brocade:  They  will  recline  therein  on  raised  thrones.  How  good  the
recompense! How beautiful a couch to recline on!
32  Set  forth  to  them  the  parable  of  two  men:  for  one  of  them We provided two
gardens  of  grape-vines  and surrounded them with date palms; in between the two We
placed corn-fields.
33  Each  of  those gardens brought forth its produce, and failed not in the least therein:
in the midst of them We caused a river to flow.
34  (Abundant)  was the produce this man had : he said to his companion, in the course
of  a  mutual  argument:  "more wealth have I than you, and more honour and power in
(my following of) men."
35  He  went  into  his  garden  in  a  state (of mind) unjust to his soul: He said, "I deem
not that this will ever perish,
36  "Nor  do  I  deem  that  the  Hour  (of  Judgment)  will  (ever)  come:  Even  if I am
brought back to my Lord, I shall surely find (there) something better in exchange."
37  His  companion  said  to  him,  in  the course of the argument with him: "Dost thou
deny  Him  Who  created  thee  out  of  dust,  then  out of a sperm-drop, then fashioned
thee into a man?
38  "But  (I  think)  for  my  part  that  He is Allah, My Lord, and none shall I associate
with my Lord.
39  "Why  didst  thou  not, as thou wentest into thy garden, say: 'Allah's will (be done)!
There  is  no  power  but  with  Allah!'  If  thou dost see me less than thee in wealth and
sons,
40  "It  may  be  that  my  Lord will give me something better than thy garden, and that
He  will  send  on thy garden thunderbolts (by way of reckoning) from heaven, making
it (but) slippery sand!-
41  "Or  the  water  of  the  garden  will  run off underground so that thou wilt never be
able to find it."
42  So  his  fruits  (and  enjoyment)  were  encompassed  (with  ruin),  and he remained
twisting  and  turning  his  hands  over  what  he  had spent on his property, which had
(now)  tumbled  to  pieces  to its very foundations, and he could only say, "Woe is me!
Would I had never ascribed partners to my Lord and Cherisher!"
43 Nor had he numbers to help him against Allah, nor was he able to deliver himself.
44  There,  the  (only)  protection  comes  from  Allah,  the  True One. He is the Best to
reward, and the Best to give success.
45  Set  forth  to them the similitude of the life of this world: It is like the rain which we
send  down  from  the  skies:  the  earth's vegetation absorbs it, but soon it becomes dry
stubble, which the winds do scatter: it is (only) Allah who prevails over all things.
46  Wealth  and  sons  are  allurements  of  the  life  of  this  world:  But  the things that
endure,  good  deeds,  are  best  in  the  sight  of  thy  Lord, as rewards, and best as (the
foundation for) hopes.
47  One  Day  We  shall  remove  the  mountains,  and  thou wilt see the earth as a level
stretch, and We shall gather them, all together, nor shall We leave out any one of them.
48  And  they  will  be  marshalled  before thy Lord in ranks, (with the announcement),
"Now  have  ye come to Us (bare) as We created you first: aye, ye thought We shall not
fulfil the appointment made to you to meet (Us)!":
49  And  the  Book  (of Deeds) will be placed (before you); and thou wilt see the sinful
in  great  terror  because  of  what  is  (recorded)  therein; they will say, "Ah! woe to us!
what  a  Book  is  this!  It  leaves out nothing small or great, but takes account thereof!"
They  will  find  all  that  they  did, placed before them: And not one will thy Lord treat
with injustice.
50  Behold!  We  said  to the angels, "Bow down to Adam": They bowed down except
Iblis.  He  was  one  of  the Jinns, and he broke the Command of his Lord. Will ye then
take  him  and  his  progeny as protectors rather than Me? And they are enemies to you!
Evil would be the exchange for the wrong-doers!
51  I  called  them  not  to  witness  the creation of the heavens and the earth, nor (even)
their own creation: nor is it for helpers such as Me to take as lead (men) astray!
52  One  Day  He  will  say,  "Call  on those whom ye thought to be My partners," and
they  will  call  on  them, but they will not listen to them; and We shall make for them a
place of common perdition.
53  And  the  Sinful  shall  see  the  fire and apprehend that they have to fall therein: no
means will they find to turn away therefrom.
54  We  have  explained  in detail in this Qur'an, for the benefit of mankind, every kind
of similitude: but man is, in most things, contentious.
55  And  what  is  there to keep back men from believing, now that Guidance has come
to  them,  nor  from praying for forgiveness from their Lord, but that (they ask that) the
ways  of  the  ancients  be  repeated  with them, or the Wrath be brought to them face to
face?
56  We  only  send  the messengers to give Glad Tidings and to give warnings: But the
unbelievers  dispute  with  vain  argument,  in  order therewith to weaken the truth, and
they treat My Signs as a jest, as also the fact that they are warned!
57  And  who  doth  more  wrong  than  one who is reminded of the Signs of his Lord,
but  turns  away  from  them,  forgetting  the  (deeds)  which his hands have sent forth?
Verily  We  have  set  veils  over  their  hearts lest they should understand this, and over
their  ears,  deafness,  if  thou callest them to guidance, even then will they never accept
guidance.
58  But  your  Lord  is  Most forgiving, full of Mercy. If He were to call them (at once)
to  account  for  what  they  have  earned,  then  surely  He  would  have  hastened their
punishment:  but  they  have  their  appointed  time,  beyond  which  they  will  find no
refuge.
59  Such  were  the  populations  we destroyed when they committed iniquities; but we
fixed an appointed time for their destruction.
60  Behold,  Moses  said  to  his  attendant, "I will not give up until I reach the junction
of the two seas or (until) I spend years and years in travel."
61  But  when  they  reached the Junction, they forgot (about) their Fish, which took its
course through the sea (straight) as in a tunnel.
62  When  they  had  passed  on (some distance), Moses said to his attendant: "Bring us
our early meal; truly we have suffered much fatigue at this (stage of) our journey."
63  He  replied:  "Sawest thou (what happened) when we betook ourselves to the rock?
I  did  indeed  forget  (about)  the  Fish:  none  but  Satan  made  me forget to tell (you)
about it: it took its course through the sea in a marvellous way!"
64  Moses  said:  "That  was  what  we  were seeking after:" So they went back on their
footsteps, following (the path they had come).
65  So  they  found  one  of  Our  servants,  on  whom  We  had bestowed Mercy from
Ourselves and whom We had taught knowledge from Our own Presence.
66    Moses  said  to  him:  "May  I  follow  thee,  on  the  footing  that  thou  teach  me
something of the (Higher) Truth which thou hast been taught?"
67 (The other) said: "Verily thou wilt not be able to have patience with me!"
68  "And  how canst thou have patience about things about which thy understanding is
not complete?"
69  Moses  said: "Thou wilt find me, if Allah so will, (truly) patient: nor shall I disobey
thee in aught."
70  The  other  said:  "If  then  thou  wouldst  follow  me,  ask  me  no  questions about
anything until I myself speak to thee concerning it."
71  So  they  both  proceeded:  until,  when  they  were  in  the boat, he scuttled it. Said
Moses:  "Hast  thou  scuttled  it in order to drown those in it? Truly a strange thing hast
thou done!"
72 He answered: "Did I not tell thee that thou canst have no patience with me?"
73  Moses  said:  "Rebuke me not for forgetting, nor grieve me by raising difficulties in
my case."
74  Then  they  proceeded:  until,  when  they  met  a  young man, he slew him. Moses
said:  "Hast  thou  slain  an  innocent person who had slain none? Truly a foul (unheard
of) thing hast thou done!"