Verses 54 — Makki; Revealed at Mecca —
Sections 6
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious,
Most Merciful
1. Ha-Mim:
2. A Revelation from (Allah), Most
Gracious, Most Merciful;—
3. A Book, whereof the verses are
explained in detail;— a Qur'an in Arabic, for people who understand;—
4. Giving good news and admonition: yet
most of them turn away, and so they hear not.
5. They say: "Our hearts are under
veils, (concealed) from that to which thou dost invite us, and in our ears in a
deafness, and between us and thee is a screen: so do thou (what thou wilt); for
us, we shall do (what we will!)"
6. Say thou: "I am but a man like
you: It is revealed to me by Inspiration, that your Allah is one Allah. so
stand true to Him, and ask for His Forgiveness." And woe to those who join
gods with Allah,—
7. Those who practise not regular
Charity, and who even deny the Hereafter.
8. For those who believe and work deeds
of righteousness is a reward that will never fail.
9. Say: Is it that ye deny Him Who
created the earth in two Days? And do ye join equals with Him? He is the Lord
of (all) the Worlds.
10. He set on the (earth), mountains
standing firm, high above it, and bestowed blessings on the earth, and measure
therein all things to give them nourishment in due proportion, in four Days, in
accordance with (the needs of) those who seek (Sustenance).
11. Moreover He comprehended in His
design the sky, and it had been (as) smoke: He said to it and to the earth:
"Come ye together, willingly or unwillingly." They said: "We do
come (together), in willing obedience."
12. So He completed them as seven
firmaments in two Days, and He assigned to each heaven its duty and command.
And We adorned the lower heaven with lights, and (provided it) with guard. Such
is the Decree of (Him) the Exalted in Might, Full of Knowledge.
13. But if they turn away, say thou:
"I have warned you of a stunning Punishment (as of thunder and lightning)
like that which (overtook) the 'Ad and the Thamud!"
14. Behold, the apostles came to them,
from before them and behind them, (preaching): "Serve none but
Allah." They said, "If our Lord had so pleased, He would certainly
have sent down angels (to preach). Now we reject your mission
(altogether)."
15. Now the 'Ad behaved arrogantly
through the land, against (all) truth and reason, and said: "Who is
superior to us in strength?" What! did they not see that Allah, Who
created them, was superior to them in strength? But they continued to reject
Our Signs!
16. So We sent against them a furious
Wind through days of disaster, that We might give them a taste of a Penalty of
humiliation in this life; but the Penalty of a Hereafter will be more
humiliating still: and they will find no help.
17. As to the Thamud, We gave them
Guidance, but they preferred blindness (of heart) to Guidance: so the stunning
Punishment of humiliation seized them, because of what they had earned.
18. But We delivered those who believed
and practised righteousness.
19. On the Day that the enemies of
Allah will be gathered together to the Fire, they will be marched in ranks.
20. At length, when they reach the
(Fire), their hearing, their sight, and their skins will bear witness against
them, as to (all) their deeds.
21. They will say to their skins:
"Why bear ye witness against us?" They will say: "(Allah) hath
given us speech,— (He) Who giveth speech to everything: He created you for the
first time, and unto Him were ye to return.
22. "Ye did not seek to hide
yourselves, lest your hearing, your sight, and your skins should bear witness
against you! But ye did think that Allah knew not many of the things that ye
used to do!
23. "But this thought of yours
which ye did entertain concerning your Lord, hath brought you to destruction,
and (now) have ye become of those utterly lost!"
24. If, then, they have patience, the
Fire will be a home for them! and if they beg to be received into favour, into
favour will they not (then) be received.
25. And We have destined for them
intimate companions (of like nature), who made alluring to them what was before
them and behind them; and the sentence among the previous generations of Jinns
and men, who have passed away, is proved against them; for they are utterly
lost.
26. The Unbelievers say: "Listen
not to this Qur'an, but talk at random in the midst of its (reading), that ye
may gain the upper hand!"
27. But We will certainly give the
Unbelievers a taste of a severe Penalty, and We will requite them for the worst
of their deeds.
28. Such is the requital of the enemies
of Allah,— the Fire: therein will be for them the Eternal Home: a (fit)
requital, for that they were wont to reject Our Signs.
29. And the Unbelievers will say:
"Our Lord! Show us those, among Jinns and men, who misled us: We shall
crush them beneath our feet, so that they become the vilest (before all)."
30. In the case of those who say,
"Our Lord is Allah., and, further, stand straight and steadfast, the
angels descend on them (from time to time): "Fear ye not!" (they
suggest), "Nor grieve! but receive the Glad Tidings of the Garden (of
Bliss), the which ye were promised!
31. "We are your protectors in
this life and in the Hereafter: therein shall ye have all that your souls shall
desire; therein shall ye have all that ye ask for!—
32. "A hospitable gift from one
Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful!"
33. Who is better in speech than one
who calls (men) to Allah, works righteousness, and says, "I am of those
who bow in Islam"?
34. Nor can goodness and Evil be equal.
Repel (Evil) with what is better: Then will he between whom and thee was hatred
become as it were thy friend and intimate!
35. And no one will be granted such
goodness except those who exercise patience and self-restraint,— none but
persons of the greatest good fortune.
36. And if (at any time) an incitement
to discord is made to thee by the Evil One, seek refuge in Allah. He is the One
Who hears and knows all things.
37. Among His Signs are the Night and
the Day, and the Sun and the Moon. Adore not the sun and the moon, but adore
Allah, Who created them, if it is Him ye wish to serve.
38. But is the (Unbelievers) are
arrogant, (no matter): for in the presence of thy Lord are those who celebrate
His praises by night and by day. And they never flag (nor feel themselves above
it).
39. And among His Signs in this: thou
seest the earth barren and desolate; but when We send down rain to it, it is
stirred to life and yields increase. Truly, He Who gives life to the (dead)
earth can surely give life to (men) who are dead. For He has power over all
things.
40. Those who pervert the Truth in Our
Signs are not hidden from Us. Which is better?— he that is cast into the Fire,
or he that comes safe through, on the Day of Judgment? Do what ye will: verily
He seeth (clearly) all that ye do.
41. Those who reject the Message when
it comes to them (are not hidden from Us). And indeed it is a Book of exalted
power.
42. No falsehood can approach it from
before or behind it: It is sent down by One Full of Wisdom, Worthy of all
Praise.
43. Nothing is said to thee that was
not said to the apostles before thee: that thy lord has at his Command (all)
forgiveness as well as a most Grievous Penalty.
44. Had We sent this as a Qur'an (in
the language) other than Arabic, they would have said: "Why are not its
verses explained in detail? What! (a Book) not in Arabic and (a Messenger an
Arab?" Say: "It is a Guide and a Healing to those who believe; and
for those who believe not, there is a deafness in their ears, and it is
blindness in their (eyes): They are (as it were) being called from a place far
distant!"
45. We certainly gave Moses the Book
aforetime: but disputes arose therein. Had it not been for a Word that went
forth before from thy Lord, (their differences) would have been settled between
them: but they remained in suspicious disquieting doubt thereon.
46. Whoever works righteousness
benefits his own soul; whoever works evil, it is against his own soul: nor is
thy Lord ever unjust (in the least) to His Servants.
47. To Him is referred the Knowledge of
the Hour (of Judgment: He knows all): No date-fruit comes out of its sheath,
nor does a female conceive (within her womb) nor bring forth the Day that
((Allah)) will propound to them the (question), "Where are the partners
(ye attributed to Me?" They will say, "We do assure thee not one of
us can bear witness!"
48. The (deities) they used to invoke
aforetime will leave them in the lurch, and they will perceive that they have
no way of escape.
49. Man does not weary of asking for
good (things), but if ill touches him, he gives up all hope (and) is lost in
despair.
50. When we give him a taste of some
Mercy from Ourselves, after some adversity has touched him, he is sure to say,
"This is due to my (merit): I think not that the Hour (of Judgment) will
(ever) be established; but if I am brought back to my Lord, I have (much) good
(stored) in His sight!" But We will show the Unbelievers the truth of all
that they did, and We shall give them the taste of a severe Penalty.
51. When We bestow favours on man, he
turns away, and gets himself remote on his side (instead of coming to Us); and
when evil seizes him, (he comes) full of prolonged prayer!
52. Say: "See ye if the
(Revelation) is (really) from Allah, and yet do ye reject it? Who is more
astray than one who is in a schism far (from any purpose)?"
53. Soon will We show them our Signs in
the (furthest) regions (of the earth), and in their own souls, until it becomes
manifest to them that this is the Truth. Is it not enough that thy Lord doth
witness all things?
54. Ah indeed! Are they in doubt
concerning the Meeting with their Lord? Ah indeed! It is He that doth encompass
all things!
The Holy Qur'an
Translated by Abdullah
Yusuf Ali
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