1. Káf. Há. Yá.
Àin. Sád.
2. (This is) a mention of the Mercy of thy Lord
to His servant Zakariya.
3. Behold! he cried to his Lord in secret,
4. Praying: "O my Lord! infirm indeed are my
bones, and the hair of my head doth glisten with gray: but never am I
unblest, O my Lord, in my prayer to Thee!
5. "Now I fear (what) my relatives (and
colleagues) (will do) after me: but my wife is barren: so give me an
heir as from Thyself,-
6. "(One that) will (truly) inherit me, and
inherit the posterity of Jacob; and make him, O my Lord! one with whom
Thou art well-pleased!"
7. (His prayer was answered): "O Zakariya! We
give thee good news of a son: His name shall be Yahyá: (John)on none by
that name have We conferred distinction before."
8. He said: "O my Lord! How shall I have a son,
when my wife is barren and I have grown quite decrepit from old age?"
9. He said: "So (it will be) thy Lord saith,
'That is easy for Me: I did indeed create thee before, when thou hadst
been nothing!' "
10. (Zakariya) said: "O my Lord! give me a
Sign." "Thy Sign," was the answer, "Shall be that thou shalt speak to no
man for three nights, although thou art not dumb."
11. So Zakariya came out to his people from him
chamber. He told them by signs to celebrate Allah's praises in the
morning and in the evening.
12. (To his son came the command): "O John! take
hold of the Book with might": and We gave him Wisdom even as a youth,
13. And pity (for all creatures) as from Us, and
purity: He was devout,
14. And kind to his parents, and he was not
overbearing or rebellious.
15. So Peace on him the day he was born, the day
that he dies, and the day that he will be raised up to life (again)!
16. Relate in the Book (the story of) Mary, when
she withdrew from her family to a place in the East.
17. She placed a screen (to screen herself) from
them; then We sent her Our angel, and he appeared before her as a man in
all respects.
18. She said: "I seek refuge from thee to
(Allah) Most Gracious: (come not near) if thou dost fear Allah."
19. He said: "Nay, I am only a messenger from
thy Lord, (to announce) to thee the gift of a pure son.
20. She said: "How shall I have a son, seeing
that no man has touched me, and I am not unchaste?"
21. He said: "So (it will be): thy Lord saith,
'That is easy for Me: and (We wish) to appoint him as a Sign unto men
and a Mercy from Us'. It is a matter (so) decreed."
22. So she conceived him, and she retired with
him to a remote place.
23. And the pains of childbirth drove her to the
trunk of a palm-tree. She cried (in her anguish): "Ah! would that I had
died before this! would that I had been a thing forgotten!"
24. But (a voice) cried to her from beneath the
(palm-tree): "Grieve not! for thy Lord hath provided a rivulet beneath
thee;
25. "And shake towards thyself the trunk of the
palm-tree: It will let fall fresh ripe dates upon thee.
26. "So eat and drink and cool (thine) eye. And
if thou dost see any man, say, 'I have vowed a fast to (Allah) Most
Gracious, and this day will I enter into no talk with any human being'"
27. At length she brought the (babe) to her
people, carrying him (in her arms). They said: "O Mary! truly a strange
thing has thou brought!
28. "O sister of Aaron! Thy father was not a man
of evil, nor thy mother a woman unchaste!"
29. But she pointed to the babe. They said: "How
can we talk to one who is a child in the cradle?"
30. He said: "I am indeed a servant of Allah. He
hath given me revelation and made me a prophet;
31. "And He hath made me blessed wheresoever I
be, and hath enjoined on me Prayer and Charity as long as I live;
32. "(He hath made me) kind to my mother, and
not overbearing or unblest;
33. "So peace is on me the day I was born, the
day that I die, and the day that I shall be raised up to life (again)"!
34. Such (was) Jesus the son of Mary: (it is) a
statement of truth, about which they (vainly) dispute.
35. It is not befitting to (the majesty of)
Allah that He should beget a son. Glory be to Him! when He determines a
matter, He only says to it, "Be", and it is.
36. Verily Allah is my Lord and your Lord: Him
therefore serve ye: this is a Way that is straight.
37. But the sects differ among themselves: and
woe to the Unbelievers because of the (coming) Judgment of an awful Day!
38. How plainly will they see and hear, the Day
that they will appear before Us! but the unjust today are in error
manifest!
39. But warn them of the Day of Distress, when
the matter will be determined: for (behold,) they are negligent and they
do not believe!
40. It is We Who will inherit the earth, and all
beings thereon: to Us will they all be returned.
41. (Also) mention in the Book (the story of)
Abraham. He was a man of Truth, a prophet.
42. Behold, he said to his father: "O my father!
Why worship that which heareth not and seeth not, and can profit thee
nothing?
43. "O my father! to me hath come knowledge
which hath not reached thee: so follow me: I will guide thee to a Way
that is even and straight.
44. "O my father! serve not Satan: for Satan is
a rebel against (Allah) Most Gracious.
45. "O my father! I fear lest a Chastisement
afflict thee from (Allah) Most Gracious, so that thou become to Satan a
friend."
46. (The father) replied: "Art thou shrinking
from my gods, O Abraham? If thou forbear not, I will indeed stone thee:
Now get away from me for a good long while!"
47. Abraham said: "Peace be on thee: I will pray
to my Lord for thy forgiveness: for He is to me Most Gracious.
48. "And I will turn away from you (all) and
from those whom ye invoke besides Allah. I will call on my Lord:
perhaps, by my prayer to my Lord, I shall be not unblest."
49. When he had turned away from them and from
those whom they worshipped besides Allah, We bestowed on him Isaac and
Jacob, and each one of them We made a prophet.
50. And We bestowed of Our Mercy on them, and We
granted them lofty honor on the tongue of truth.
51. Also mention in the Book (the story of)
Moses: for he was specially chosen, and he was a messenger (and) a
prophet.
52. And We called him from the right side of
Mount (Sinai), and made him draw near to Us, for converse in secret.
53. And, out of Our Mercy, We gave him his
brother Aaron, (also) a prophet.
54. Also mention in the Book (the story of)
Ismail: He was (strictly) true to what he promised, and he was a
messenger (and) a prophet.
55. He used to enjoin on his people prayer and
charity, and he was most acceptable in the sight of his Lord.
56. Also mention in the Book Idrís: he was a man
of truth (and sincerity), (and) a prophet:
57. And We raised him to a lofty station.
58. Those were some of the prophets on whom
Allah did bestow His Grace,- of the posterity of Adam, and of those who
We carried (in the Ark) with Noah, and of the posterity of Abraham and
Israel of those whom We guided and chose. Whenever the Signs of (Allah)
Most Gracious were rehearsed to them, they would fall down in prostrate
adoration and in tears.
59. But after them there followed a posterity
who missed prayers and followed after lusts soon, then, will they face
Destruction,-
60. Except those who repent and believe, and
work righteousness: for these will enter the Garden and will not be
wronged in the least,-
61. Gardens of Eternity, those which (Allah)
Most Gracious has promised to His servants in the Unseen: for His
promise must (necessarily) come to pass.
62. They will not there hear any vain discourse,
but only salutations of Peace: And they will have therein their
sustenance, morning and evening.
63. Such is the Garden which We give as an
inheritance to those of Our servants who guard against evil.
64. (The angels say:) "We descend not but by
command of thy Lord: to Him belongeth what is before us and what is
behind us, and what is between: and thy Lord never doth forget,-
65. "Lord of the heavens and of the earth, and
of all that is between them; so worship Him, and be constant and patient
in His worship: knowest thou of any who is worthy of the same Name as
He?"
66. Man says: "What! When I am dead, shall I
then be raised up alive?"
67. But does not man call to mind that We
created him before out of nothing?
68. So, by thy Lord, without doubt, We shall
gather them together, and (also) the Satans (with them); then shall We
bring them forth on their knees round about Hell;
69. Then shall We certainly drag out from every
sect all those who were worst in obstinate rebellion against (Allah)
Most Gracious.
70. And certainly We know best those who are
most worthy of being burned therein.
71. Not one of you but will pass over it: this
is, with thy Lord, a Decree which must be accomplished.
72. But We shall save those who guarded against
evil, and We shall leave the wrong-doers therein, (humbled) to their
knees.
73. When Our Clear Signs are rehearsed to them,
the Unbelievers say to those who believe, "Which of the two sides is
best in point of position and fairer in assembly?"
74. But how many (countless) generations before
them have We destroyed, who were even better in equipment and in glitter
to the eye?
75. Say: "Whoever goes astray, (Allah) Most
Gracious extends (the rope) to them, until, when they see the warning of
Allah (being fulfilled) - either in punishment or in (the approach of)
the Hour,- they will at length realize who is worst in position, and
(who) weakest in forces!
76. "And Allah doth advance in guidance those
who seek guidance: and the things that endure, Good Deeds, are best in
the sight of thy Lord, as rewards, and best in respect of (their)
eventual return."
77. Hast thou then seen the (sort of) man who
rejects Our Signs, yet says: "I shall certainly be given wealth and
children?"
78. Has he penetrated to the Unseen, or has he
taken a contract with the Most Gracious?
79. Nay! We shall record what he says, and We
shall add and add to his punishment.
80. To Us shall return all that he talks of and
he shall appear before Us bare and alone.
81. And they have taken (for worship) gods other
than Allah, to give them power and glory!
82. Instead, they shall reject their worship,
and become adversaries against them.
83. Seest thou not that We have set the Satans
on against the Unbelievers, to incite them with fury?
84. So make no haste against them, for We but
count out to them a (limited) number (of days).
85. The day We shall gather the righteous to
(Allah) Most Gracious, like a band (presented before a king for honors,)
86. And We shall drive the sinners to Hell,
(like thirsty cattle driven down to water,-)
87. None shall have the power of intercession,
but such a one as has received permission (or promise) from (Allah) Most
Gracious.
88. They say: "The Most Gracious has begotten a
son!"
89. Indeed ye have put forth a thing most
monstrous!
90. At it the skies are about to burst, the
earth to split asunder, and the mountains to fall down in utter ruin,
91. That they attributed a son for the Most
Gracious.
92. For it is not consonant with the majesty of
the Most Gracious that He should beget a son.
93. Not one of the beings in the heavens and the
earth but must come to the Most Gracious as a servant.
94. He does take an account of them (all), and
hath numbered them (all) exactly.
95. And everyone of them will come to Him singly
on the Day of Judgment.
96. On those who believe and work deeds of
righteousness, will the Most Gracious bestow love.
97. So have We made the (Qurán) easy in thine
own tongue, that with it thou mayest give Glad Tidings to the righteous,
and warnings to people given to contention.
98. But how many (countless) generations before
them have We destroyed? Canst thou find a single one of them (now) or
hear (so much as) a whisper of them?
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