1. Alif. Lám. Mím.
2. Allah. There is no god but He,-the Living,
the Self-Subsisting, the Supporter of all.
3. It is He Who sent down to thee (step by
step), in truth, the Book, confirming what went before it; and He sent
down the Torah (of Moses) and the Gospel (of Jesus) ...
4. before this, as a guide to mankind, and He
sent down the criterion (of judgment between right and wrong). Then
those who reject Faith in the Signs of Allah will suffer the severest
penalty, and Allah is Exalted in Might, Lord of Retribution.
5. From Allah, verily nothing is hidden on earth
or in the heavens.
6. He it is Who shapes you in the wombs as He
pleases. There is no god but He, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
7. He it is Who has sent down to thee the Book:
In it are verses basic or fundamental (of established, clear meaning);
they are the foundation of the Book: others are not entirely clear. But
those in whose hearts is perversity follow the part thereof that is not
clear, seeking discord, and searching for hidden meanings in it, but no
one knows its interpretation except Allah. And those who are firmly
grounded in knowledge say: "We believe in the Book; the whole of it is
from our Lord:" and none will grasp the Message except men of
understanding.
8. "Our Lord!" (they say), "Let not our hearts
deviate now after Thou hast guided us, but grant us mercy from Thee; for
Thou art the Grantor of bounties without measure.
9. "Our Lord! Thou art He that will gather
mankind together against a Day about which there is no doubt; for Allah
never fails in His promise."
10. Those who reject Faith,- neither their
possessions nor their (numerous) progeny will avail them aught against
Allah. They are themselves but fuel for the Fire.
11. (Their plight will be) no better than that
of the people of Pharaoh, and their predecessors: They denied our Signs,
and Allah called them to account for their sins. For Allah is strict in
punishment.
12. Say to those who reject Faith: "Soon will ye
be vanquished and gathered together to Hell,-an evil bed indeed (to lie
on)!"
13. "There has already been for you a sign in
the two armies that met (in combat): One was fighting in the cause of
Allah, the other resisting Allah. these saw with their own eyes twice
their number. But Allah doth support with His aid whom He pleaseth. In
this is a lesson for such as have eyes to see."
14. Fair in the eyes of men is the love of
things they covet: Women and sons; Heaped-up hoards of gold and silver;
horses branded (for blood and excellence); and (wealth of) cattle and
well-tilled land. Such are the possessions of this world's life; but
with Allah is the best of the goals (to return to).
15. Say: Shall I give you glad tidings of things
far better than those? For the righteous are Gardens in nearness to
their Lord, with rivers flowing beneath; therein is their eternal home;
with spouses purified; and the good pleasure of Allah. For in Allah's
sight are (all) His servants,-
16. (Namely), those who say: "Our Lord! we have
indeed believed: forgive us, then, our sins, and save us from the agony
of the Fire;"-
17. Those who show patience (firmness and
self-control); who are true (in word and deed); who worship devoutly;
who spend (in the way of Allah); and who pray for forgiveness in the
early hours of the morning.
18. There is no god but He: That is the witness
of Allah, His angels, and those endued with knowledge, standing firm on
justice. There is no god but He, the Exalted in Power, the Wise.
19. The Religion before Allah is Islám
(submission to His Will): Nor did the People of the Book dissent
therefrom except through envy of each other, after knowledge had come to
them. But if any deny the Signs of Allah, Allah is swift in calling to
account.
20. So if they dispute with thee, say: "I have
submitted my whole self to Allah and so have those who follow me." And
say to the People of the Book and to those who are unlearned: "Do ye
(also) submit yourselves?" If they do, they are in right guidance, but
if they turn back, thy duty is to convey the Message; and in Allah's
sight are (all) His servants.
21. As to those who deny the Signs of Allah and
in defiance of right, slay the prophets, and slay those who teach just
dealing with mankind, announce to them a grievous penalty.
22. They are those whose works will bear no
fruit in this world and in the Hereafter nor will they have anyone to
help.
23. Hast thou not turned thy vision to those who
have been given a portion of the Book? They are invited to the Book of
Allah, to settle their dispute, but a party of them turn back and
decline (the arbitration).
24. This because they say: "The Fire shall not
touch us but for a few numbered days": For their forgeries deceive them
as to their own religion.
25. But how (will they fare) when We gather them
together against a Day about which there is no doubt, and each soul will
be paid out just what it has earned, without (favor or) injustice?
26. Say: "O Allah. Lord of Power (And Rule),
Thou givest power to whom Thou pleasest, and Thou strippest off power
from whom Thou pleasest: Thou enduest with honor whom Thou pleasest, and
Thou bringest low whom Thou pleasest: In Thy hand is all good. Verily,
over all things Thou hast power.
27. "Thou causest the night to gain on the day,
and thou causest the day to gain on the night; Thou bringest the Living
out of the Dead, and Thou bringest the Dead out of the Living; and Thou
givest sustenance to whom Thou pleasest, without measure."
28. Let not the believers take for friends or
helpers unbelievers rather than believers: if any do that, in nothing
will there be help from Allah. except by way of precaution, that ye may
guard yourselves from them. But Allah cautions you (to fear) Himself;
for the final goal is to Allah.
29. Say: "Whether ye hide what is in your hearts
or reveal it, Allah knows it all: He knows what is in the heavens, and
what is on earth. And Allah has power over all things.
30. "On the Day when every soul will be
confronted with all the good it has done, and all the evil it has done,
it will wish there were a great distance between it and its evil. But
Allah cautions you (to fear) Him. And Allah is full of kindness to those
that serve Him."
31. Say: "If ye do love Allah, Follow me: Allah
will love you and forgive you your sins: For Allah is Oft-Forgiving,
Most Merciful."
32. Say: "Obey Allah and His Messenger.": But if
they turn back, Allah loveth not those who reject Faith.
33. Allah did choose Adam and Noah, the family
of Abraham, and the family of Ěmrán above all people,-
34. Offspring, one of the other: And Allah
heareth and knoweth all things.
35. Behold! a wife of Ěmrán said: "O my Lord! I
do dedicate into Thee what is in my womb for Thy special service: So
accept this of me: For Thou hearest and knowest all things."
36. When she was delivered, she said: "O my
Lord! Behold! I am delivered of a female child!"- and Allah knew best
what she brought forth- "And no wise is the male like the female. I have
named her Mary, and I commend her and her offspring to Thy protection
from Satan, the Rejected."
37. Right graciously did her Lord accept her: He
made her grow in purity and beauty: To the care of Zakariya was she
assigned. Every time that he entered (her) chamber to see her, He found
her supplied with sustenance. He said: "O Mary! Whence (comes) this to
you?" She said: "From Allah. for Allah provides sustenance to whom He
pleases without measure."
38. There did Zakariya pray to his Lord, saying:
"O my Lord! Grant unto me from Thee a progeny that is pure: for Thou art
He that heareth prayer!"
39. While he was standing in prayer in the
chamber, the angels called unto him: "Allah doth give thee glad tidings
of Yahyá, (John)witnessing the truth of a Word from Allah, and (be
besides) noble, chaste, and a prophet,- of the (goodly) company of the
righteous."
40. He said: "O my Lord! How shall I have a son,
seeing I am very old, and my wife is barren?" "Thus," was the answer,
"Doth Allah accomplish what He willeth."
41. He said: "O my Lord! Give me a Sign!" "Thy
Sign," was the answer, "Shall be that thou shalt speak to no man for
three days but with signals. Then celebrate the praises of thy Lord
again and again, and glorify Him in the evening and in the morning."
42. Behold! the angels said: "O Mary! Allah hath
chosen thee and purified thee- chosen thee above the women of all
nations.
43. "O Mary! worship thy Lord devoutly:
Prostrate thyself, and bow down (in prayer) with those who bow down."
44. This is part of the tidings of the things
unseen, which We reveal unto thee (O Messenger.) by inspiration: Thou
wast not with them when they cast lots with pens (or arrows), as to
which of them should be charged with the care of Mary: Nor wast thou
with them when they disputed (the point).
45. Behold! the angels said: "O Mary! Allah
giveth thee glad tidings of a Word from Him: his name will be Isa (Jesus), the son of Mary, held in honor in this world and the Hereafter
and of (the company of) those nearest to Allah."
46. "He shall speak to the people in childhood
and in maturity. And he shall be (of the company) of the righteous."
47. She said: "O my Lord! How shall I have a son
when no man hath touched me?" He said: "Even so; Allah createth what He
willeth: When He hath decreed a plan, He but saith to it, 'Be,' and it
is!"
48. "And Allah will teach him the Book and
Wisdom, the Torah and the Gospel,"
49. "And (appoint him) as a messenger to the
Children of Israel, (with this message): "'I have come to you, with a
Sign from your Lord, in that I make for you out of clay, as it were, the
figure of a bird, and breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by Allah's
leave: And I heal those born blind, and the lepers, and I bring the dead
into life, by Allah's leave; and I declare to you what ye eat, and what
ye store in your houses. Surely therein is a Sign for ye if ye did
believe;
50. (I have come to you), to attest the Torah
which was before me. And to make lawful to you part of what was (Before)
forbidden to you; I have come to you with a Sign from your Lord. So fear
Allah, and obey me.
51. It is Allah Who is my Lord and your Lord;
then worship Him. This is a Way that is straight."
52. When Jesus found unbelief on their part he
said: "Who will be my helpers to (the work of) Allah?" Said the
disciples: "We are Allah's helpers: We believe in Allah, and do thou
bear witness that we are Muslims (those who submit to the will ofGod)."
53. "Our Lord! we believe in what Thou hast
revealed, and we follow the Messenger. then write us down among those
who bear witness."
54. And (the unbelievers) plotted and planned
(to kill Jesus),
and Allah too planned, and the best of planners is Allah.
55. Behold! Allah said: "O Jesus! I will take
thee and raise thee to Myself and clear thee (of the falsehoods) of
those who blaspheme; I will make those who follow thee superior to those
who reject faith, to the Day of Resurrection: Then shall ye all return
unto Me, and I will judge between you of the matters wherein ye dispute.
56. As to those who reject faith, I will punish
them with severe agony in this world and in the Hereafter, nor will they
have anyone to help."
57. "As to those who believe and work
righteousness, Allah will pay them (in full) their reward; but Allah
loveth not those who do wrong."
58. "This is what we rehearse unto thee of the
Signs and the Message of Wisdom."
59. The similitude of Jesus before Allah is as
that of Adam; He created him from dust, then said to him: "Be". And he
was.
60. The Truth (comes) from thy Lord alone; so be
not of those who doubt.
61. If anyone disputes in this matter with thee,
now after (full) knowledge Hath come to thee, say: "Come! let us gather
together,- our sons and your sons, our women and your women, ourselves
and yourselves: Then let us earnestly pray, and invoke the curse of
Allah on those who lie!"
62. This is the true account: There is no god
except Allah; and Allah - He is indeed the Exalted in Power, the Wise.
63. But if they turn back, Allah hath full
knowledge of those who do mischief.
64. Say: "O People of the Book (Christians
or Jews)! come to common
terms as between us and you: That we worship none but Allah; that we
associate no partners with him; that we erect not, from among ourselves,
Lords and patrons other than Allah." If then they turn back, say ye:
"Bear witness that we (at least) are Muslims (sumitting to Allah's Will)."
65. Ye People of the Book! Why dispute ye about
Abraham, when the Torah and the Gospel Were not revealed till after him?
Have ye no understanding?
66. Ah! Ye are those who fell to disputing
(even) in matters of which ye had some knowledge! But why dispute ye in
matters of which ye have no knowledge? It is Allah Who knows, and ye who
know not!
67. Abraham was not a Jew nor yet a Christian;
but he was true in Faith, and bowed his will to Allah's (which is Islám),
and he joined not gods with Allah.
68. Without doubt, among men, the nearest of kin
to Abraham, are those who follow him, as are also this Prophet and those
who believe: And Allah is the Protector of those who have faith.
69. It is the wish of a section of the People of
the Book to lead you astray. But they shall lead astray (not you), but
themselves, and they do not perceive!
70. Ye People of the Book! Why reject ye the
Signs of Allah, of which ye are (yourselves) witnesses?
71. Ye People of the Book! Why do ye clothe
truth with falsehood, and conceal the truth, while ye have knowledge?
72. A section of the People of the Book say: "Believe in the morning
what is revealed to the believers (Muslims), but reject it at the end of the day;
perchance they may (themselves) turn back;
73. "And believe no one unless he follows your
religion." Say: "True guidance is the Guidance of Allah. (Fear ye) lest
a revelation be sent to someone (else) like unto that which was sent
unto you? or that those (receiving such revelation) should engage you in
argument before your Lord?" Say: "All bounties are in the hand of Allah.
He granteth them to whom He pleaseth: And Allah careth for all, and He
knoweth all things."
74. For His Mercy He specially chooseth whom He
pleaseth; for Allah is the Lord of bounties unbounded.
75. Among the People of the Book are some who,
if entrusted with a hoard of gold, will (readily) pay it back; others,
who, if entrusted with a single silver coin, will not repay it unless
thou constantly stoodest demanding, because, they say, "there is no call
on us (to keep faith) with these ignorant (people)." But they tell a lie
against Allah, and (well) they know it.
76. Nay, - Those that keep their plighted faith
and act aright,-verily Allah loves those who act aright.
77. As for those who sell the faith they owe to
Allah and their own plighted word for a small price, they shall have no
portion in the Hereafter: Nor will Allah (Deign to) speak to them or
look at them on the Day of Judgment, nor will He clean them (of sin):
They shall have a grievous penalty.
78. There is among them a section who distort
the Book with their tongues: (As they read) you would think it is a part
of the Book, but it is no part of the Book; and they say, "That is from
Allah," but it is not from Allah. It is they who tell a lie against
Allah, and (well) they know it!
79. It is not (possible) that a man, to whom is
given the Book, and Wisdom, and the Prophetic Office, should say to
people: "Be ye my worshippers rather than Allah's": On the contrary (he
would say) "Be ye worshippers of Him (Who is truly the Cherisher of
all): For ye have taught the Book and ye have studied it earnestly."
80. Nor would he instruct you to take angels and
prophets for Lords and patrons. What! would he bid you to unbelief after
ye have bowed your will (to Allah in Islám)?
81. Behold! Allah took the covenant of the
prophets, saying: "I give you a Book and Wisdom; then comes to you a
messenger, confirming what is with you; do ye believe in him and render
him help." Allah said: "Do ye agree, and take this my Covenant as
binding on you?" They said: "We agree." He said: "Then bear witness, and
I am with you among the witnesses."
82. If any turn back after this, they are
perverted transgressors.
83. Do they seek for other than the Religion of
Allah? - while all creatures in the heavens and on earth have, willing
or unwilling, bowed to His Will (accepted Islám), and to Him shall they
all be brought back.
84. Say: "We believe in Allah, and in what has
been revealed to us and what was revealed to Abraham, Ismail, Isaac,
Jacob, and the Tribes, and in (the Books) given to Moses, Jesus, and the
Prophets, from their Lord: We make no distinction between one and
another among them, and to Allah do we bow our will (in Islám)."
85. If anyone desires a religion other than
Islám (submission to Allah), never will it be accepted of him; and in
the Hereafter He will be in the ranks of those who have lost.
86. How shall Allah Guide those who reject Faith
after they accepted it and bore witness that the Messenger was true and
that Clear Signs had come unto them? but Allah guides not a people
unjust.
87. Of such the reward is that on them (rests)
the curse of Allah, of His angels, and of all mankind;-
88. In that will they dwell; nor will their
punishment be lightened, nor respite be their (lot);-
89. Except for those that repent (even) after
that, and make amends; for verily Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
90. But those who reject Faith after they
accepted it, and then go on adding to their defiance of Faith,- never
will their repentance be accepted; for they are those who have (of set
purpose) gone astray.
91. As to those who reject Faith, and die
rejecting,- never would be accepted from any such as much gold as the
earth contains, though they should offer it for ransom. For such is (in
store) a penalty grievous, and they will find no helpers.
92. By no means shall ye attain righteousness
unless ye give (freely) of that which ye love; and whatever ye give,
Allah knoweth it well.
93. All food was lawful to the Children of
Israel, except what Israel (Jacob) made unlawful for himself, before the
Torah (of Moses) was revealed. Say: "Bring ye the Torah and study it, if
ye be men of truth."
94. If any, after this, invent a lie and
attribute it to Allah, they are indeed unjust wrong-doers.
95. Say: "Allah speaketh the Truth: follow the
religion of Abraham, the sane in faith; he was not of the Pagans."
96. The first House (of worship) appointed for
men was that at Bakka (Mecca): Full of blessing and of guidance for all the
worlds.
97. In it are Signs Manifest; (for example), the
Station of Abraham; whoever enters it attains security; Pilgrimage
thereto is a duty men owe to Allah,- those who can afford the journey;
but if any deny faith, Allah stands not in need of any of His creatures.
98. Say: "O People of the Book! Why reject ye
the Signs of Allah, when Allah is Himself witness to all ye do?"
99. Say: "O ye People of the Book! Why obstruct
ye those who believe, from the path of Allah, seeking to make it
crooked, while ye were yourselves witnesses (to Allah's Covenant)? But
Allah is not unmindful of all that ye do."
100. O ye who believe! If ye listen to a faction
among the People of the Book, they would (indeed) render you apostates
after ye have believed!
101. And how would ye deny Faith while unto you
are rehearsed the Signs of Allah, and among you lives the Messenger.
Whoever holds firmly to Allah will be shown a way that is straight.
102. O ye who believe! Fear Allah as He should
be feared, and die not except in a state of Islám (submission to the
will of God).
103. And hold fast, all together, by the Rope
which Allah (stretches out for you), and be not divided amongst
yourselves; and remember with gratitude Allah's favor on you; for ye
were enemies and He joined your hearts in love, so that by His Grace, ye
became brethren; and ye were on the brink of the pit of Fire, and He
saved you from it. Thus doth Allah make His Signs clear to you that ye
may be guided.
104. Let there arise out of you a band of people
inviting to all that is good, enjoining what is right, and forbidding
what is wrong: They are the ones to attain felicity.
105. Be not like those who are divided amongst
themselves and fall into disputations after receiving Clear Signs: For
them is a dreadful penalty,-
106. On the Day when some faces will be (lit up
with) white, and some faces will be (in the gloom of) black: To those
whose faces will be black, (will be said): "Did ye reject Faith after
accepting it? Taste then the penalty for rejecting Faith."
107. But those whose faces will be (lit with)
white,- they will be in (the light of) Allah's mercy: therein to dwell
(for ever).
108. These are the Signs of Allah. We rehearse
them to thee in Truth: And Allah means no injustice to any of His
creatures.
109. To Allah belongs all that is in the heavens
and on earth: To Allah matters return.
110. Ye are the best of peoples, evolved for
mankind, enjoining what is right, forbidding what is wrong, and
believing in Allah. If only the People of the Book had faith, it were
best for them: among them are some who have faith, but most of them are
perverted transgressors.
111. They will do you no harm, barring a
trifling annoyance; if they come out to fight you, they will show you
their backs, and no help shall they get.
112. Shame is pitched over them (like a tent)
wherever they are found, except when under a covenant (of protection)
from Allah and from men; they draw on themselves wrath from Allah, and
pitched over them is (the tent of) destitution. This because they
rejected the Signs of Allah, and slew the prophets in defiance of right;
this because they rebelled and transgressed beyond bounds.
113. Not all of them are alike: Of the People of
the Book are a portion that stand (for the right): They rehearse the
Signs of Allah all night long, and they prostrate themselves in
adoration.
114. They believe in Allah and the Last Day;
they enjoin what is right, and forbid what is wrong; and they hasten (in
emulation) in (all) good works: They are in the ranks of the righteous.
115. Of the good that they do, nothing will be
rejected of them; for Allah knoweth well those that do right.
116. Those who reject Faith,- neither their
possessions nor their (numerous) progeny will avail them aught against
Allah. They will be companions of the Fire,- dwelling therein (for
ever).
117. What they spend in the life of this
(material) world may be likened to a wind which brings a nipping frost:
It strikes and destroys the harvest of men who have wronged their own
souls: it is not Allah that hath wronged them, but they wrong
themselves.
118. O ye who believe! Take not into your
intimacy those outside your ranks: They will not fail to corrupt you.
They only desire for you to suffer: Hatred has already appeared
from their mouths: What their hearts conceal is far worse. We have made
plain to you the Signs, if ye have wisdom.
119. Ah! ye are those who love them, but they
love you not,- though ye believe in the whole of the Book. When they
meet you, they say, "We believe": But when they are alone, they bite off
the very tips of their fingers at you in their rage. Say: "Perish in
your rage; Allah knoweth well all the secrets of the heart."
120. If aught that is good befalls you, it
grieves them; but if some misfortune overtakes you, they rejoice at it.
But if ye are patient and do right, not the least harm will their
cunning do to you; for Allah Compasseth round about all that they do.
121. (Remember that morning) thou didst leave
thy household (early) to post the faithful at their stations for battle:
And Allah heareth and knoweth all things:
122. Remember two of your parties Meditated
cowardice; but Allah was their protector, and in Allah should the
faithful (ever) put their trust.
123. Allah had helped you at Badr, when ye were
a contemptible little force; then fear Allah. thus may ye show your
gratitude.
124. Remember thou said to the faithful: "Is
it not enough for you that Allah should help you with three thousand
angels (Specially) sent down?"
125. "Yea, - if ye remain firm, and act aright,
even if the enemy should rush here on you in hot haste, your Lord would
help you with five thousand angels clearly marked.
126. Allah made it but a message of hope for
you, and an assurance to your hearts: (in any case) there is no help
except from Allah. The Exalted, the Wise:
127. That He might cut off a fringe of the
unbelievers or expose them to infamy, and they should then be turned
back, frustrated of their purpose.
128. Not for thee, (but for Allah), is the
decision: Whether He turn in mercy to them, or punish them; for they are
indeed wrong-doers.
129. To Allah belongeth all that is in the
heavens and on earth. He forgives whom He pleases and punishes whom
He pleases; but Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
130. O ye who believe! Devour not usury, doubled
and multiplied; but fear Allah. That ye may (really) prosper.
131. And fear the Fire, which is repaired for
those who reject Faith:
132. And obey Allah and the Messenger; that ye
may obtain mercy.
133. Be quick in the race for forgiveness from
your Lord, and for a Garden whose width is that (of the whole) of the
heavens and of the earth, prepared for the righteous:
134. Those, who spend (freely) whether in
prosperity, or in adversity; who restrain anger, and pardon (all) men.
For Allah loves those who do good.
135. And those who having done an act of
indecency to be ashamed of, or having wronged their own souls, remember Allah,
and ask for forgiveness for their sins -- and who can forgive sins except
Allah? -- and do not persist in what (wrong) they have done, while they
know.
136. For such the reward is forgiveness from
their Lord, and Gardens with rivers flowing underneath- an eternal
dwelling: How excellent a recompense for those who work (and strive)!
137. There have been examples that have passed
away before you: Travel through the earth, and see what was the end of
those who rejected Truth.
138. Here is a plain statement to men, a
guidance and instruction to those who fear Allah.
139. So lose not heart, nor fall into despair:
For ye must gain mastery if ye are true in Faith.
140. If a wound hath touched you, be sure a
similar wound hath touched the others. Such days (of varying fortunes)
We give to men and men by turns: that Allah may know those that believe,
and that He may take to Himself from your ranks martyr-witnesses (to
truth). And Allah loves not those that do wrong.
141. Allah's object is to purge those that
are true in Faith and to deprive of blessing those that resist Faith.
142. Did ye think that ye would enter Heaven
without Allah testing those of you who fought hard (In His Cause) and
remained steadfast?
143. Ye did indeed wish for death before ye met
him: Now ye have seen it with your own eyes (and ye flinch!).
144. Muhammad is no more than a messenger: many
were the messengers that passed away before him. Is it that if he died
or were slain, will ye then turn back on your heels? He who does turn
back on his heels, not the least harm will he do to Allah. But Allah will reward those who
are grateful.
145. Nor can a soul die except by Allah's leave,
the term being fixed as by writing. If any do desire a reward in this
life, We shall give it to him; and if any do desire a reward in the
Hereafter, We shall give it to him. And swiftly shall We reward those
that (serve us with) gratitude.
146. How many of the prophets fought (in Allah's
way), and with them (fought) large bands of godly men? But they never
lost heart if they met with disaster in Allah's way, nor did they weaken
(in will) nor give in. And Allah Loves those who are firm and steadfast.
147. All that they said was: "Our Lord! Forgive
us our sins and anything we may have done that transgressed our duty:
Establish our feet firmly, and help us against those that resist Faith."
148. And Allah gave them a reward in this world,
and the excellent reward of the Hereafter. For Allah Loves those who do
good.
149. O ye who believe! If ye obey the
unbelievers, they will drive you back on your heels, and ye will turn
back (from Faith) to your own loss.
150. Nay, Allah is your Protector, and He is the
best of helpers.
151. Soon shall We cast terror into the hearts
of the unbelievers, for that they joined companions with Allah, for
which He had sent no authority: their abode will be the Fire: And evil
is the home of the wrong-doers.
152. Allah did indeed fulfill His promise to you
when ye with His permission were about to annihilate your enemy -- until
ye flinched and fell to disputing about the order, and disobeyed it
after He brought you in sight (of the booty) which ye covet. Among you
are some that hanker after this world and some that desire the
Hereafter. Then did He divert you from your foes in order to test you
But He forgave you: For Allah is full of grace to those who believe.
153. Behold! ye were climbing up the high
ground, without even casting a side glance at any one, and the Messenger
in your rear was calling you back. There did Allah give you one distress
after another by way of requital, to teach you not to grieve for (the
booty) that had escaped you and for (the ill) that had befallen you. For
Allah is well aware of all that ye do.
154. After (the excitement) of the distress, He
sent down calm on a band of you overcome with slumber, while another
band was stirred to anxiety by their own feelings, moved by wrong
suspicions of Allah - suspicions due to ignorance. They said: "What
affair is this of ours?" Say thou: "Indeed, this affair is wholly
Allah's." They hide in their minds what they dare not reveal to thee.
They say (to themselves): "If we had had anything to do with this
affair, We should not have been in the slaughter here." Say: "Even if
you had remained in your homes, those for whom death was decreed would
certainly have gone forth to the place of their death"; but (all this
was) that Allah might test what is in your breasts and purge what is in
your hearts. For Allah knows well the secrets of your hearts.
155. Those of you who turned back on the day the
two hosts met, it was Satan who caused them to fail, because of some
(evil) they had done. But Allah Has blotted out (their fault): For Allah
is Oft-Forgiving, Most Forbearing.
156. O ye who believe! Be not like the
unbelievers, who say of their brethren, when they are traveling through
the earth or engaged in fighting: "If they had stayed with us, they
would not have died, or been slain." This that Allah may make it a cause
of sighs and regrets in their hearts. It is Allah that gives Life and
Death, and Allah sees well all that ye do.
157. And if ye are slain, or die, in the way of
Allah, forgiveness and mercy from Allah are far better than all they
could amass :
158. And if ye die, or are slain, Lo! it is unto
Allah that ye are brought together.
159. It is part of the Mercy of Allah that thou
dost deal gently with them. Wert thou severe or harsh-hearted, they
would have broken away from about thee: so pass over (their faults), and
ask for (Allah's) forgiveness for them; and consult them in affairs (of
moment). Then, when thou hast taken a decision put thy trust in Allah.
For Allah loves those who put their trust (in Him).
160. If Allah helps you, none can overcome you:
If He forsakes you, who is there, after that, that can help you? In
Allah, then, let believers put their trust.
161. No prophet could (ever) be false to his
trust. If any person is so false, He shall, on the Day of Judgment,
restore what he misappropriated; then shall every soul receive its due,
whatever it earned, and none shall be dealt with unjustly.
162. Is the man who follows the good pleasure of
Allah like the man who draws on himself the wrath of Allah and whose
abode is in Hell? - A woeful refuge.
163. They are in varying grades in the sight of
Allah, and Allah sees well all that they do.
164. Allah did confer a great favor on the
believers when He sent among them a messenger from among themselves,
rehearsing unto them the Signs of Allah, sanctifying them, and
instructing them in Scripture and Wisdom, while before that, they had
been in manifest error.
165. What! When a single disaster smites you,
although ye smote (your enemies) with one twice as great, do ye say?-
"Whence is this?" Say (to them): "It is from yourselves: For Allah hath
power over all things."
166. What ye suffered on the day the two armies
met, was with the leave of Allah, in order that He might test the
believers -
167. And the Hypocrites also. These were told:
"Come, fight in the way of Allah, or (at least) drive (the foe from your
city)." They said: "Had we known there would be a fight, we should
certainly have followed you." They were that day nearer to Unbelief than
to Faith, saying with their lips what was not in their hearts. But Allah
hath full knowledge of all they conceal.
168. (They are) the ones that say, (of their
brethren slain), while they themselves sit (at ease): "If only they had
listened to us they would not have been slain." Say: "Avert death from
your own selves, if ye speak the truth."
169. Think not of those who are slain in Allah's
way as dead. Nay, they live. Finding their sustenance in the presence of
their Lord.
170. They rejoice in the bounty provided by
Allah. And with regard to those left behind, who have not yet joined
them (in their bliss), the (martyrs) glory in the fact that on them is
no fear, nor have they (cause to) grieve.
171. They glory in the Grace and the bounty from
Allah, and in the fact that Allah wastes not the reward of the
Faithful (in the least).
172. Of those who answered the call of Allah and
the Messenger, even after being wounded, those who do right and refrain
from wrong, they have a great reward.
173. Those to whom men said: "A great army is
gathering against you, so fear them!". But it (only) increased their
Faith: They said: "For us Allah sufficeth, and He is the best Guardian."
174. And they returned with Grace and bounty
from Allah. No harm ever touched them; For they followed the good
pleasure of Allah. And Allah is the Lord of bounties unbounded.
175. It is only Satan who suggests to you the fear
of his votaries: Be ye not afraid of them, but fear Me, if ye have
faith.
176. Let not those grieve thee who rush headlong
into Unbelief: Not the least harm will they do to Allah. Allah's plan is
that He will give them no portion in the Hereafter, but a severe
punishment.
177. Those who purchase Unbelief at the price of
faith, not the least harm will they do to Allah, but they will have a
grievous punishment.
178. Let not the Unbelievers think that our
respite to them is good for themselves: We grant them respite that they
may grow in their iniquity: But they will have a shameful punishment.
179. Allah will not leave the believers in the
state in which ye are now, until He separates what is evil from what is
good. Nor will He disclose to you the secrets of the Unseen. But He
chooses of His Messengers (for the purpose) whom He pleases. So believe
in Allah, and His messengers: And if ye believe and do right, ye have a
great reward (without measure).
180. And let not those who covetously withhold
of the gifts which Allah Hath given them of His Grace, think that it is
good for them: Nay, it will be the worse for them: soon shall the things
which they covetously withheld be tied to their necks like a twisted
collar, on the Day of Judgment. To Allah belongs the heritage of the
heavens and the earth; and Allah is well-acquainted with all that ye do.
181. Allah hath heard the taunt of those who
say: "Truly, Allah is indigent and we are rich!"- We shall certainly
record their word and (their act) of slaying the prophets in defiance of
right, and We shall say: "Taste ye the penalty of the Scorching Fire!"
182. "This is because of the (unrighteous deeds)
which your hands sent on before ye: For Allah never do injustice to His
servants."
183. They (also) said: "Allah took our promise
not to believe in a messenger unless he showed us a sacrifice consumed
by Fire (from heaven)." Say: "There came to you messengers before me,
with clear Signs and even with what ye ask for: why then did ye slay
them, if ye speak the truth?"
184. Then if they reject thee, so were rejected
messengers before thee, who came with Clear Signs, The Scriptures, and
the Book of Enlightenment.
185. Every soul shall have the taste of death:
And only on the Day of Judgment shall you be paid your full recompense.
Only he who is saved far from the Fire and admitted to the Garden will
have succeeded: For the life of this world is but goods and chattels of
deception.
186. Ye shall certainly be tried and tested in
your possessions and in your personal selves; and ye shall certainly
hear much that will grieve you, from those who received the Book before
you and from those who worship partners besides Allah. But if ye
persevere patiently, and guard against evil, then that will be of great
resolution.
187. And remember Allah took a Covenant from the
People of the Book, to make it known and clear to mankind, and not to
hide it; but they threw it away behind their backs, and purchased with
it some miserable gain. And vile was the bargain they made!
188. Think not that those who exult in what they
have brought about, and love to be praised for what they have not done -
think not that they can escape the penalty. For them is a penalty
grievous indeed.
189. To Allah belongeth the dominion of the
heavens and the earth; and Allah hath power over all things.
190. Behold! In the creation of the heavens and
the earth, and the alternation of night and day -- there are indeed
Signs for men of understanding.
191. Men who celebrate the praises of Allah,
standing, sitting, and lying down on their sides, and contemplate the
(wonders of) creation in the heavens and the earth, (with the thought):
"Our Lord! you have not created this in vain! Glory to Thee!
Give us salvation from the Chastisement of the Fire."
192. "Our Lord! any whom Thou dost admit to the
Fire, truly Thou coverest with shame, and never will wrong-doers find
any helpers! "
193. "Our Lord! we have heard the call of
the one
calling (us) to Faith, 'Believe ye in the Lord,' and we have believed.
Our Lord! Forgive us our sins, blot out from us our iniquities, and take
to Thyself our souls in the company of the righteous."
194. "Our Lord! Grant us what Thou didst promise
unto us through Thine messengers, and save us from shame on the Day of
Judgment: For Thou never breakest Thy promise."
195. And their Lord hath accepted of them, and
answered them: "Never will I suffer to be lost the work of any of you,
be he male or female: Ye are members, one of another: Those who have
left their homes, or been driven out therefrom, or suffered harm in My
Cause, or fought or been slain,- verily, I will blot out from them their
iniquities, and admit them into Gardens with rivers flowing beneath;- A
reward from Allah, and from Allah is the best of rewards."
196. Let not the strutting about of the
unbelievers through the land deceive thee:
197. Little is it for enjoyment: Their ultimate
abode is Hell: what an evil bed (to lie on)!
198. On the other hand, for those who fear their
Lord, are Gardens, with rivers flowing beneath; therein are they to
dwell (for ever) - a gift from Allah; and that which is from Allah is
the best (bliss) for the righteous.
199. And there are, certainly, among the People
of the Book, those who believe in Allah, in the revelation to you, and
in the revelation to them; bowing in humility to Allah. They will not
sell the Signs of Allah for a miserable gain. For them is a reward with
their Lord, and Allah is swift in account.
200. O ye who believe! Persevere in patience and
constancy, vie in such perseverance, strengthen each other, and fear
Allah. that ye may prosper.
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