33- Al-Ahzab
31  But  any  of  you  that  is  devout  in  the  service  of Allah and His Messenger, and
works  righteousness,-  to  her  shall  We grant her reward twice: and We have prepared
for her a generous Sustenance.
32  O  Consorts  of the Prophet! Ye are not like any of the (other) women: if ye do fear
(Allah),  be  not  too  complacent  of  speech, lest one in whose heart is a disease should
be moved with desire: but speak ye a speech (that is) just.
33  And  stay  quietly  in your houses, and make not a dazzling display, like that of the
former  Times  of Ignorance; and establish regular Prayer, and give regular Charity; and
obey  Allah  and  His  Messenger.  And  Allah  only  wishes to remove all abomination
from you, ye members of the Family, and to make you pure and spotless.
34  And  recite  what  is  rehearsed to you in your homes, of the Signs of Allah and His
Wisdom: for Allah understands the finest mysteries and is well-acquainted (with them).
35  For  Muslim men and women,- for believing men and women, for devout men and
women,  for  true  men  and women, for men and women who are patient and constant,
for  men  and  women  who  humble  themselves,  for  men  and  women  who  give in
Charity,  for  men  and  women  who  fast  (and deny themselves), for men and women
who  guard  their  chastity,  and  for  men  and  women  who  engage  much  in Allah's
praise,- for them has Allah prepared forgiveness and great reward.
36  It  is  not  fitting  for a Believer, man or woman, when a matter has been decided by
Allah  and  His  Messenger to have any option about their decision: if any one disobeys
Allah and His Messenger, he is indeed on a clearly wrong Path.
37  Behold!  Thou  didst  say  to  one  who  had  received  the  grace  of  Allah and thy
favour:  "Retain  thou  (in  wedlock)  thy  wife,  and fear Allah." But thou didst hide in
thy  heart  that  which Allah was about to make manifest: thou didst fear the people, but
it  is  more  fitting  that  thou  shouldst  fear  Allah.  Then when Zaid had dissolved (his
marriage)  with  her,  with  the necessary (formality), We joined her in marriage to thee:
in  order  that  (in  future)  there  may  be no difficulty to the Believers in (the matter of)
marriage  with  the  wives of their adopted sons, when the latter have dissolved with the
necessary    (formality)  (their  marriage)  with  them.  And  Allah's  command  must  be
fulfilled.
38  There  can  be  no  difficulty  to the Prophet in what Allah has indicated to him as a
duty.  It  was  the  practice  (approved)  of  Allah amongst those of old that have passed
away. And the command of Allah is a decree determined.
39  (It  is  the  practice  of  those) who preach the Messages of Allah, and fear Him, and
fear none but Allah. And enough is Allah to call (men) to account.
40  Muhammad  is  not  the  father  of  any  of  your  men, but (he is) the Messenger of
Allah, and the Seal of the Prophets: and Allah has full knowledge of all things.
41 O ye who believe! Celebrate the praises of Allah, and do this often;
42 And glorify Him morning and evening.
43  He  it  is Who sends blessings on you, as do His angels, that He may bring you out
from the depths of Darkness into Light: and He is Full of Mercy to the Believers.
44  Their  salutation  on  the  Day they meet Him will be "Peace!"; and He has prepared
for them a generous Reward.
45  O  Prophet!  Truly  We  have  sent thee as a Witness, a Bearer of Glad Tidings, and
Warner,-
46  And  as  one  who  invites  to  Allah's (grace) by His leave, and as a lamp spreading
light.
47  Then  give the Glad Tidings to the Believers, that they shall have from Allah a very
great Bounty.
48  And  obey  not  (the  behests)  of  the Unbelievers and the Hypocrites, and heed not
their  annoyances,  but  put  thy  Trust  in  Allah.  For  enough is Allah as a Disposer of
affairs.
49  O  ye  who  believe!  When  ye  marry  believing  women,  and  then  divorce them
before  ye  have  touched them, no period of 'Iddat have ye to count in respect of them:
so give them a present. And set them free in a handsome manner.
50  O  Prophet!  We  have  made lawful to thee thy wives to whom thou hast paid their
dowers;  and  those  whom  thy  right hand possesses out of the prisoners of war whom
Allah  has  assigned  to  thee;  and  daughters  of  thy  paternal  uncles  and  aunts,  and
daughters  of  thy  maternal  uncles  and  aunts,  who migrated (from Makka) with thee;
and  any  believing woman who dedicates her soul to the Prophet if the Prophet wishes
to  wed  her;-  this only for thee, and not for the Believers (at large); We know what We
have  appointed  for  them  as  to  their  wives  and the captives whom their right hands
possess;-    in    order    that    there   should  be  no  difficulty  for  thee.  And  Allah  is
Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
51  Thou  mayest  defer  (the  turn  of)  any of them that thou pleasest, and thou mayest
receive  any  thou  pleasest:  and  there  is  no  blame  on  thee  if thou invite one whose
(turn)    thou    hadst  set  aside.  This  were  nigher  to  the  cooling  of  their  eyes,  the
prevention  of  their  grief,  and  their  satisfaction  - that of all of them - with that which
thou  hast  to  give  them:  and  Allah  knows  (all)  that  is  in  your hearts: and Allah is
All-Knowing, Most Forbearing.
52  It  is  not  lawful  for thee (to marry more) women after this, nor to change them for
(other)  wives,  even  though  their beauty attract thee, except any thy right hand should
possess (as handmaidens): and Allah doth watch over all things.
53  O  ye  who  believe! Enter not the Prophet's houses,- until leave is given you,- for a
meal,  (and  then)  not  (so  early as) to wait for its preparation: but when ye are invited,
enter;  and  when  ye  have  taken  your  meal,  disperse,  without  seeking familiar talk.
Such  (behaviour)  annoys  the  Prophet: he is ashamed to dismiss you, but Allah is not
ashamed  (to  tell  you)  the  truth.  And  when ye ask (his ladies) for anything ye want,
ask  them  from  before  a  screen:  that  makes  for greater purity for your hearts and for
theirs.  Nor  is  it  right  for  you  that  ye  should  annoy  Allah's  Messenger, or that ye
should  marry  his  widows  after  him at any time. Truly such a thing is in Allah's sight
an enormity.
54  Whether  ye  reveal  anything  or  conceal  it,  verily Allah has full knowledge of all
things.
55  There  is  no  blame (on these ladies if they appear) before their fathers or their sons,
their  brothers,  or  their  brother's  sons,  or  their  sisters'  sons,  or  their women, or the
(slaves)  whom  their right hands possess. And, (ladies), fear Allah; for Allah is Witness
to all things.
56  Allah  and  His  angels  send  blessings  on  the Prophet: O ye that believe! Send ye
blessings on him, and salute him with all respect.
57  Those  who  annoy Allah and His Messenger - Allah has cursed them in this World
and in the Hereafter, and has prepared for them a humiliating Punishment.
58    And    those    who  annoy  believing  men  and  women  undeservedly,  bear  (on
themselves) a calumny and a glaring sin.
59  O  Prophet!  Tell  thy  wives  and  daughters,  and  the  believing women, that they
should    cast  their  outer  garments  over  their  persons  (when  abroad):  that  is  most
convenient,  that  they  should  be  known  (as  such)  and  not  molested.  And Allah is
Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
60  Truly,  if  the  Hypocrites, and those in whose hearts is a disease, and those who stir
up  sedition  in  the  City,  desist  not, We shall certainly stir thee up against them: Then
will they not be able to stay in it as thy neighbours for any length of time:
61  They  shall  have  a  curse  on  them:  whenever they are found, they shall be seized
and slain (without mercy).
62  (Such  was)  the practice (approved) of Allah among those who lived aforetime: No
change wilt thou find in the practice (approved) of Allah.
63  Men  ask  thee  concerning  the  Hour:  Say,  "The knowledge thereof is with Allah
(alone)": and what will make thee understand?- perchance the Hour is nigh!
64 Verily Allah has cursed the Unbelievers and prepared for them a Blazing Fire,-
65 To dwell therein for ever: no protector will they find, nor helper.
66  The  Day  that  their  faces  will  be  turned  upside  down in the Fire, they will say:
"Woe to us! Would that we had obeyed Allah and obeyed the Messenger!"
67  And  they  would  say:  "Our  Lord!  We obeyed our chiefs and our great ones, and
they misled us as to the (right) Path.
68 "Our Lord! Give them double Penalty and curse them with a very great Curse!"
69  O  ye  who  believe! Be ye not like those who vexed and insulted Moses, but Allah
cleared him of the (calumnies) they had uttered: and he was honourable in Allah's sight.
70 O ye who believe! Fear Allah, and (always) say a word directed to the Right:
71  That  He  may  make your conduct whole and sound and forgive you your sins: He
that obeys Allah and His Messenger, has already attained the highest achievement.
72  We  did indeed offer the Trust to the Heavens and the Earth and the Mountains; but
they  refused  to  undertake  it,  being  afraid  thereof:  but  man  undertook  it;- He was
indeed unjust and foolish;-
73  (With  the result) that Allah has to punish the Hypocrites, men and women, and the
Unbelievers,  men  and  women,  and  Allah  turns  in  Mercy to the Believers, men and
women: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

34- Saba
In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful
1  Praise  be  to  Allah,  to Whom belong all things in the heavens and on earth: to Him
be Praise in the Hereafter: and He is Full of Wisdom, acquainted with all things.
2  He  knows  all  that  goes into the earth, and all that comes out thereof; all that comes
down  from  the  sky  and  all  that  ascends  thereto  and  He  is  the Most Merciful, the
Oft-Forgiving.
3  The  Unbelievers  say,  "Never  to  us  will  come  the  Hour":  Say,  "Nay!  but most
surely,  by  my  Lord,  it  will come upon you;- by Him Who knows the unseen,- from
Whom  is  not  hidden  the  least  little  atom  in  the  heavens  or  on earth: Nor is there
anything less than that, or greater, but is in the Record Perspicuous:
4  That  He may reward those who believe and work deeds of righteousness: for such is
Forgiveness and a Sustenance Most Generous."
5  But  those  who  strive  against  Our  Signs,  to  frustrate  them,-  for  such  will  be a
Penalty,- a Punishment most humiliating.
6  And  those  to  whom  knowledge  has  come  see that the (Revelation) sent down to
thee  from  thy  Lord  - that is the Truth, and that it guides to the Path of the Exalted (in
might), Worthy of all praise.
7  The  Unbelievers  say  (in  ridicule):  "Shall  we  point  out to you a man that will tell
you,  when  ye  are  all scattered to pieces in disintegration, that ye shall (then be raised)
in a New Creation?
8  "Has  he  invented  a falsehood against Allah, or has a spirit (seized) him?"- Nay, it is
those who believe not in the Hereafter, that are in (real) Penalty, and in farthest error.
9  See  they  not  what  is before them and behind them, of the sky and the earth? If We
wished,  We  could  cause  the  earth  to swallow them up, or cause a piece of the sky to
fall  upon  them.  Verily  in  this  is  a  Sign  for  every  devotee  that  turns  to Allah (in
repentance).
10  We  bestowed  Grace  aforetime  on  David from ourselves: "O ye Mountains! Sing
ye  back  the Praises of Allah with him! and ye birds (also)! And We made the iron soft
for him;-
11  (Commanding),  "Make  thou  coast  of  mail,  balancing  well  the  rings  of  chain
armour, and work ye righteousness; for be sure I see (clearly) all that ye do."
12  And  to  Solomon  (We made) the Wind (obedient): Its early morning (stride) was a
month's  (journey),  and  its  evening  (stride)  was a month's (journey); and We made a
Font  of  molten  brass  to  flow  for  him;  and  there were Jinns that worked in front of
him,  by  the  leave  of  his  Lord,  and  if any of them turned aside from our command,
We made him taste of the Penalty of the Blazing Fire.
13  They  worked  for  him  as  he  desired, (making) arches, images, basons as large as
reservoirs,  and  (cooking)  cauldrons  fixed  (in their places): "Work ye, sons of David,
with thanks! but few of My servants are grateful!"
14  Then,  when We decreed (Solomon's) death, nothing showed them his death except
a  little  worm  of  the earth, which kept (slowly) gnawing away at his staff: so when he
fell  down,  the  Jinns  saw  plainly  that  if they had known the unseen, they would not
have tarried in the humiliating Penalty (of their Task).
15  There  was,  for  Saba,  aforetime,  a  Sign  in  their home-land - two Gardens to the
right  and  to  the  left. "Eat of the Sustenance (provided) by your Lord, and be grateful
to Him: a territory fair and happy, and a Lord Oft-Forgiving!
16  But  they  turned away (from Allah), and We sent against them the Flood (released)
from  the  dams,  and  We  converted their two garden (rows) into "gardens" producing
bitter fruit, and tamarisks, and some few (stunted) Lote-trees.
17  That  was  the Requital We gave them because they ungratefully rejected Faith: and
never do We give (such) requital except to such as are ungrateful rejecters.
18  Between  them  and  the  Cities  on  which  We  had  poured our blessings, We had
placed  Cities  in  prominent  positions,  and  between them We had appointed stages of
journey in due proportion: "Travel therein, secure, by night and by day."
19  But  they  said: "Our Lord! Place longer distances between our journey-stages": but
they  wronged  themselves  (therein).  At  length  We  made them as a tale (that is told),
and  We  dispersed  them  all  in  scattered  fragments.  Verily in this are Signs for every
(soul that is) patiently constant and grateful.
20  And  on  them  did Satan prove true his idea, and they followed him, all but a party
that believed.
21  But  he  had  no  authority  over  them,-  except  that  We  might  test  the man who
believes  in  the  Hereafter  from  him who is in doubt concerning it: and thy Lord doth
watch over all things.
22   Say:  "Call  upon  other  (gods)  whom  ye  fancy,  besides  Allah:  They  have  no
power,-  not  the weight of an atom,- in the heavens or on earth: No (sort of) share have
they therein, nor is any of them a helper to Allah.
23  "No  intercession  can  avail  in  His  Presence,  except  for  those  for whom He has
granted  permission.  So  far  (is  this  the  case)  that, when terror is removed from their
hearts    (at  the  Day  of  Judgment,  then)  will  they  say,  'what  is  it  that  your  Lord
commanded?'  they  will  say,  'That  which  is  true  and  just; and He is the Most High
Most Great'."
24  Say:  "Who  gives  you  sustenance,  from  the  heavens  and  the earth?" Say: "It is
Allah; and certain it is that either we or ye are on right guidance or in manifest error!"
25  Say:  "Ye  shall  not  be  questioned  as to our sins, nor shall we be questioned as to
what ye do."
26  Say:  "Our  Lord  will  gather  us  together  and  will  in  the  end  decide the matter
between  us  (and  you)  in  truth and justice: and He is the one to decide, the One Who
knows all."
27  Say:  "Show  me  those  whom  ye  have joined with Him as partners: by no means
(can ye). Nay, He is Allah, the Exalted in Power, the Wise."
28  We  have  not  sent  thee  but  as  a universal (Messenger) to men, giving them glad
tidings, and warning them (against sin), but most men understand not.
29 They say: "When will this promise (come to pass) if ye are telling the truth?"
30  Say:  "The  appointment  to you is for a Day, which ye cannot put back for an hour
nor put forward."
31  The  Unbelievers  say:  "We  shall  neither  believe in this scripture nor in (any) that
(came)  before  it."  Couldst  thou  but  see when the wrong-doers will be made to stand
before  their  Lord, throwing back the word (of blame) on one another! Those who had
been  despised  will  say  to  the  arrogant  ones:  "Had  it  not  been for you, we should
certainly have been believers!"
32  The  arrogant  ones  will  say to those who had been despised: "Was it we who kept
you back from Guidance after it reached you? Nay, rather, it was ye who transgressed.
33  Those  who  had been despised will say to the arrogant ones: "Nay! it was a plot (of
yours)  by  day  and  by  night:  Behold!  Ye (constantly) ordered us to be ungrateful to
Allah  and  to  attribute  equals to Him!" They will declare (their) repentance when they
see  the  Penalty:  We shall put yokes on the necks of the Unbelievers: It would only be
a requital for their (ill) Deeds.
34  Never  did  We  send  a  warner  to a population, but the wealthy ones among them
said: "We believe not in the (Message) with which ye have been sent."
35 They said: "We have more in wealth and in sons, and we cannot be punished."
36  Say:  "Verily my Lord enlarges and restricts the Provision to whom He pleases, but
most men understand not."
37  It  is  not  your wealth nor your sons, that will bring you nearer to Us in degree: but
only  those  who  believe and work righteousness - these are the ones for whom there is
a  multiplied  Reward  for  their  deeds,  while  secure  they  (reside) in the dwellings on
high!
38  Those  who  strive  against  Our  Signs,  to  frustrate  them,  will be given over into
Punishment.
39  Say:  "Verily  my  Lord enlarges and restricts the Sustenance to such of his servants
as  He  pleases:  and  nothing  do  ye spend in the least (in His cause) but He replaces it:
for He is the Best of those who grant Sustenance.
40  One  Day  He  will  gather them all together, and say to the angels, "Was it you that
these men used to worship?"
41  They  will say, "Glory to Thee! our (tie) is with Thee - as Protector - not with them.
Nay, but they worshipped the Jinns: most of them believed in them."
42  So  on  that  Day  no power shall they have over each other, for profit or harm: and
We  shall  say to the wrong-doers, "Taste ye the Penalty of the Fire,- the which ye were
wont to deny!"
43  When  Our  Clear  Signs  are  rehearsed to them, they say, "This is only a man who
wishes  to  hinder  you from the (worship) which your fathers practised." And they say,
"This  is  only  a  falsehood  invented!"  and  the  Unbelievers  say of the Truth when it
comes to them, "This is nothing but evident magic!"
44  But  We  had  not  given  them Books which they could study, nor sent messengers
to them before thee as Warners.
45  And  their  predecessors rejected (the Truth); these have not received a tenth of what
We  had  granted  to  those:  yet  when they rejected My messengers, how (terrible) was
My rejection (of them)!
46  Say:  "I  do  admonish you on one point: that ye do stand up before Allah,- (It may
be)  in  pairs, or (it may be) singly,- and reflect (within yourselves): your Companion is
not possessed: he is no less than a warner to you, in face of a terrible Penalty."
47  Say:  "No  reward  do I ask of you: it is (all) in your interest: my reward is only due
from Allah: And He is witness to all things."
48  Say:  "Verily  my  Lord doth cast the (mantle of) Truth (over His servants),- He that
has full knowledge of (all) that is hidden."
49  Say:  "The  Truth  has  arrived,  and  Falsehood  neither  creates  anything new, nor
restores anything."
50  Say:  "If  I  am  astray,  I  only  stray  to  the  loss  of  my  own soul: but if I receive
guidance,  it  is  because  of  the  inspiration  of  my  Lord to me: it is He Who hears all
things, and is (ever) near."
51  If  thou  couldst  but see when they will quake with terror; but then there will be no
escape (for them), and they will be seized from a position (quite) near.
52  And  they  will  say,  "We  do  believe  (now)  in  the (Truth)"; but how could they
receive (Faith) from a position (so far off,-
53  Seeing  that  they  did  reject  Faith (entirely) before, and that they (continually) cast
(slanders) on the unseen from a position far off?
54  And  between  them  and  their  desires,  is  placed a barrier, as was done in the past
with their partisans: for they were indeed in suspicious (disquieting) doubt.

35- Fatir
In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful
1  Praise  be  to  Allah,  Who  created  (out  of nothing) the heavens and the earth, Who
made  the  angels,  messengers  with  wings,-  two,  or  three, or four (pairs): He adds to
Creation as He pleases: for Allah has power over all things.
2  What  Allah  out  of  his Mercy doth bestow on mankind there is none can withhold:
what  He  doth  withhold,  there  is  none  can  grant,  apart  from  Him:  and  He  is the
Exalted in Power, full of Wisdom.
3  O  men!  Call  to  mind  the  grace  of  Allah  unto  you! is there a creator, other than
Allah,  to  give  you  sustenance  from  heaven  or  earth?  There is no god but He: how
then are ye deluded away from the Truth?
4  And  if  they  reject  thee,  so  were messengers rejected before thee: to Allah back for
decision all affairs.
5  O  men!  Certainly  the promise of Allah is true. Let not then this present life deceive
you, nor let the Chief Deceiver deceive you about Allah.
6  Verily  Satan  is  an  enemy  to  you:  so  treat  him  as an enemy. He only invites his
adherents, that they may become Companions of the Blazing Fire.
7  For  those who reject Allah, is a terrible Penalty: but for those who believe and work
righteous deeds, is Forgiveness, and a magnificent Reward.
8  Is  he,  then,  to whom the evil of his conduct is made alluring, so that he looks upon
it  as  good,  (equal  to  one who is rightly guided)? For Allah leaves to stray whom He
wills,  and  guides  whom  He  wills. So let not thy soul go out in (vainly) sighing after
them: for Allah knows well all that they do!
9  It  is  Allah  Who  sends  forth  the  Winds,  so that they raise up the Clouds, and We
drive  them  to  a land that is dead, and revive the earth therewith after its death: even so
(will be) the Resurrection!
10  If  any  do seek for glory and power,- to Allah belong all glory and power. To Him
mount  up  (all)  Words  of  Purity:  It  is  He  Who  exalts each Deed of Righteousness.
Those  that  lay  Plots  of  Evil,-  for  them is a Penalty terrible; and the plotting of such
will be void (of result).
11  And  Allah  did  create  you  from dust; then from a sperm-drop; then He made you
in  pairs.  And  no  female conceives, or lays down (her load), but with His knowledge.
Nor  is  a  man  long-lived granted length of days, nor is a part cut off from his life, but
is in a Decree (ordained). All this is easy to Allah.
12  Nor  are  the  two  bodies  of  flowing  water  alike,-  the  one  palatable, sweet, and
pleasant  to  drink,  and  the  other,  salt  and bitter. Yet from each (kind of water) do ye
eat  flesh  fresh  and  tender,  and  ye extract ornaments to wear; and thou seest the ships
therein  that  plough  the  waves, that ye may seek (thus) of the Bounty of Allah that ye
may be grateful.
13  He  merges  Night  into  Day,  and  he merges Day into Night, and he has subjected
the  sun  and  the  moon  (to  his  Law):  each  one  runs its course for a term appointed.
Such  is  Allah  your  Lord: to Him belongs all Dominion. And those whom ye invoke
besides Him have not the least power.
14  If  ye  invoke  them, they will not listen to your call, and if they were to listen, they
cannot    answer    your    (prayer).   On  the  Day  of  Judgment  they  will  reject  your
"Partnership".  and  none,  (O  man!)  can  tell  thee  (the  Truth)  like  the  One  Who is
acquainted with all things.
15  O  ye  men!  It  is ye that have need of Allah: but Allah is the One Free of all wants,
worthy of all praise.
16 If He so pleased, He could blot you out and bring in a New Creation.
17 Nor is that (at all) difficult for Allah.
18  Nor  can a bearer of burdens bear another's burdens if one heavily laden should call
another  to  (bear)  his  load.  Not  the  least  portion  of  it can be carried (by the other).
Even  though  he  be  nearly  related.  Thou  canst but admonish such as fear their Lord
unseen  and  establish  regular  Prayer.  And  whoever  purifies  himself  does so for the
benefit of his own soul; and the destination (of all) is to Allah.
19 The blind and the seeing are not alike;
20 Nor are the depths of Darkness and the Light;
21 Nor are the (chilly) shade and the (genial) heat of the sun:
22  Nor  are  alike those that are living and those that are dead. Allah can make any that
He wills to hear; but thou canst not make those to hear who are (buried) in graves.
23 Thou art no other than a warner.
24  Verily  We  have  sent thee in truth, as a bearer of glad tidings, and as a warner: and
there never was a people, without a warner having lived among them (in the past).
25  And  if  they  reject  thee, so did their predecessors, to whom came their messengers
with Clear Signs, Books of dark prophecies, and the Book of Enlightenment.
26  In  the  end  did  I  punish  those  who  rejected  Faith:  and  how  (terrible) was My
rejection (of them)!
27  Seest  thou not that Allah sends down rain from the sky? With it We then bring out
produce  of  various  colours.  And in the mountains are tracts white and red, of various
shades of colour, and black intense in hue.
28  And  so amongst men and crawling creatures and cattle, are they of various colours.
Those   truly  fear  Allah,  among  His  Servants,  who  have  knowledge:  for  Allah  is
Exalted in Might, Oft-Forgiving.
29  Those  who  rehearse  the  Book  of  Allah,  establish  regular Prayer, and spend (in
Charity)  out  of  what  We  have  provided  for  them,  secretly  and openly, hope for a
commerce that will never fail:
30  For  He  will  pay  them  their meed, nay, He will give them (even) more out of His
Bounty: for He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Ready to appreciate (service).
31  That  which  We  have  revealed to thee of the Book is the Truth,- confirming what
was  (revealed)  before  it:  for  Allah  is  assuredly-  with  respect  to His Servants - well
acquainted and Fully Observant.
32  Then  We  have given the Book for inheritance to such of Our Servants as We have
chosen:  but  there  are  among  them  some  who  wrong  their  own  souls;  some who
follow  a  middle  course;  and some who are, by Allah's leave, foremost in good deeds;
that is the highest Grace.
33  Gardens  of  Eternity  will  they enter: therein will they be adorned with bracelets of
gold and pearls; and their garments there will be of silk.
34  And  they  will say: "Praise be to Allah, Who has removed from us (all) sorrow: for
our Lord is indeed Oft-Forgiving Ready to appreciate (service):
35  "Who  has,  out  of His Bounty, settled us in a Home that will last: no toil nor sense
of weariness shall touch us therein."
36  But  those  who  reject  (Allah)  - for them will be the Fire of Hell: No term shall be
determined  for  them,  so  they  should  die, nor shall its Penalty be lightened for them.
Thus do We reward every ungrateful one!
37  Therein  will  they  cry  aloud  (for  assistance):  "Our  Lord!  Bring us out: we shall
work  righteousness,  not  the  (deeds)  we  used  to  do!"  - "Did We not give you long
enough  life  so  that  he  that  would  should  receive  admonition?  and (moreover) the
warner  came  to you. So taste ye (the fruits of your deeds): for the wrong-doers there is
no helper."
38  Verily  Allah  knows  (all) the hidden things of the heavens and the earth: verily He
has full knowledge of all that is in (men's) hearts.
39  He  it  is  That  has  made  you inheritors in the earth: if, then, any do reject (Allah),
their  rejection  (works) against themselves: their rejection but adds to the odium for the
Unbelievers in the sight of their Lord: their rejection but adds to (their own) undoing.
40  Say:  "Have  ye  seen  (these)  'Partners' of yours whom ye call upon besides Allah?
Show  Me  what  it  is  they have created in the (wide) earth. Or have they a share in the
heavens?    Or    have  We  given  them  a  Book  from  which  they  (can  derive)  clear
(evidence)?- Nay, the wrong-doers promise each other nothing but delusions.
41  It  is  Allah  Who  sustains  the  heavens  and the earth, lest they cease (to function):
and  if  they  should fail, there is none - not one - can sustain them thereafter: Verily He
is Most Forbearing, Oft-Forgiving.
42  They  swore  their  strongest  oaths  by  Allah  that  if  a  warner came to them, they
would  follow  his  guidance  better than any (other) of the Peoples: But when a warner
came to them, it has only increased their flight (from righteousness),-
43  On  account  of  their  arrogance  in  the  land  and  their  plotting  of  Evil,  but the
plotting  of  Evil  will  hem  in  only  the authors thereof. Now are they but looking for
the  way  the  ancients were dealt with? But no change wilt thou find in Allah's way (of
dealing): no turning off wilt thou find in Allah's way (of dealing).
44  Do  they  not  travel  through  the  earth,  and see what was the End of those before
them,-  though  they  were superior to them in strength? Nor is Allah to be frustrated by
anything whatever in the heavens or on earth: for He is All-Knowing. All-Powerful.
45  If  Allah  were  to  punish men according to what they deserve. He would not leave
on  the  back  of  the  (earth)  a  single  living  creature:  but  He gives them respite for a
stated Term: when their Term expires, verily Allah has in His sight all His Servants.

36- Ya-Seen
In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful
1 Ya Sin.
2 By the Qur'an, full of Wisdom,-
3 Thou art indeed one of the messengers,
4 On a Straight Way.
5 It is a Revelation sent down by (Him), the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.
6   In  order  that  thou  mayest  admonish  a  people,  whose  fathers  had  received  no
admonition, and who therefore remain heedless (of the Signs of Allah).
7 The Word is proved true against the greater part of them: for they do not believe.
8  We  have  put  yokes  round their necks right up to their chins, so that their heads are
forced up (and they cannot see).
9  And  We  have  put  a  bar  in  front  of them and a bar behind them, and further, We
have covered them up; so that they cannot see.
10  The  same  is  it  to  them  whether  thou  admonish  them or thou do not admonish
them: they will not believe.
11  Thou  canst  but  admonish  such a one as follows the Message and fears the (Lord)
Most  Gracious,  unseen: give such a one, therefore, good tidings, of Forgiveness and a
Reward most generous.
12  Verily  We  shall  give  life  to the dead, and We record that which they send before
and  that  which  they  leave  behind, and of all things have We taken account in a clear
Book (of evidence).
13  Set  forth  to  them, by way of a parable, the (story of) the Companions of the City.
Behold!, there came messengers to it.
14    When   We  (first)  sent  to  them  two  messengers,  they  rejected  them:  But  We
strengthened  them  with  a  third:  they said, "Truly, we have been sent on a mission to
you."
15  The  (people)  said:  "Ye  are  only  men  like ourselves; and (Allah) Most Gracious
sends no sort of revelation: ye do nothing but lie."
16 They said: "Our Lord doth know that we have been sent on a mission to you:
17 "And our duty is only to proclaim the clear Message."
18  The  (people)  said:  "for  us,  we  augur an evil omen from you: if ye desist not, we
will  certainly  stone  you.  And  a grievous punishment indeed will be inflicted on you
by us."
19  They  said:  "Your  evil  omens are with yourselves: (deem ye this an evil omen). If
ye are admonished? Nay, but ye are a people transgressing all bounds!"
20  Then  there  came running, from the farthest part of the City, a man, saying, "O my
people! Obey the messengers:
21    "Obey    those    who  ask  no  reward  of  you  (for  themselves),  and  who  have
themselves received Guidance.
22  "It  would  not  be  reasonable in me if I did not serve Him Who created me, and to
Whom ye shall (all) be brought back.
23  "Shall  I  take  (other)  gods  besides  Him?  If (Allah) Most Gracious should intend
some  adversity  for  me,  of  no  use whatever will be their intercession for me, nor can
they deliver me.
24 "I would indeed, if I were to do so, be in manifest Error.
25 "For me, I have faith in the Lord of you (all): listen, then, to me!"
26  It  was  said:  "Enter  thou  the  Garden."  He  said: "Ah me! Would that my People
knew (what I know)!-
27  "For  that  my  Lord  has granted me Forgiveness and has enrolled me among those
held in honour!"