1. Alif. Lám. Mím.
2. The Romans have been defeated-
3. In a land close by; but they, (even) after (this) defeat of theirs, will soon
be victorious-
4. Within a few years. With Allah is the Command, in the past and in the Future:
on that Day shall the Believers rejoice-
5. With the help of Allah. He gives victory to whom He will, and He is Exalted
in Might, Most Merciful.
6. (It is) the promise of Allah. Never does Allah fail from His promise: but
most men know not.
7. They know but the outer (things) in the life of this world: but of the
Hereafter they are heedless.
8. Do they not reflect in their own minds? Not but in truth and for a term
appointed, did Allah create the heavens and the earth, and all between them: yet
are there truly many among men who deny the meeting with their Lord (at the
Resurrection)!
9. Do they not travel through the earth, and see what was the end of those
before them? They were superior to them in strength: they tilled the soil and
populated it in greater numbers than these have done: there came to them their
messengers with Clear (Signs). (Which they rejected, to their own destruction):
it was not Allah Who wronged them, but they wronged their own souls.
10. In the long run evil will be the End of those who do evil; for that they
rejected the Signs of Allah, and held them up to ridicule.
11. It is Allah Who begins the creation; then repeats it; then shall ye be
brought back to Him.
12. On the Day when the Hour will come, the guilty will be struck dumb with
despair.
13. No intercessor will they have among their "Partners" and they will
(themselves) reject their "Partners".
14. On the Day when the Hour will come,- that Day shall (all men) be sorted out.
15. Then those who have believed and worked righteous deeds, shall be made happy
in a Mead of (Delight).
16. And those who have rejected Faith and falsely denied Our Signs and the
meeting of the Hereafter,- such shall be brought forth to Punishment.
17. So glory be to Allah, when ye reach eventide and when ye rise in the
morning;
18. Yea, to Him be praise, in the heavens and on earth; and in the late
afternoon and when the day begins to decline.
19. It is He Who brings out the living from the dead, and brings out the dead
from the living, and Who gives life to the earth after it is dead: and thus
shall ye be brought out (from the dead).
20. Among His Signs in this, that He created you from dust; and then,- behold,
ye are men scattered (far and wide)!
21. And among His Signs is this, that He created for you mates from among
yourselves, that ye may dwell in tranquillity with them, and He has put love and
mercy between your (hearts): verily in that are Signs for those who reflect.
22. And among His Signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the
variations in your languages and your colors: verily in that are Signs for those
who know.
23. And among His Signs is the sleep that ye take by night and by day, and the
quest that ye (make for livelihood) out of His Bounty: verily in that are Signs
for those who hearken.
24. And among His Signs, He shows you the lightning, by way both of fear and of
hope, and He sends down rain from the sky and with it gives life to the earth
after it is dead: verily in that are Signs for those who are wise.
25. And among His Signs is this, that heaven and earth stand by His Command:
then when He calls you, by a single call, from the earth, behold, ye
(straightway) come forth.
26. To Him belongs every being that is in the heavens and on earth: all are
devoutly obedient to Him.
27. It is He Who begins the creation; then repeats it; and for Him it is most
easy. To Him belongs the loftiest similitude (we can think of) in the heavens
and the earth: for He is Exalted in Might, full of wisdom.
28. He does propound to you a similitude from yourselves: do ye have partners
among those whom your right hands possess, to share as equals in the wealth We
have bestowed on you? Do ye fear them as ye fear each other? Thus do we explain
the Signs in detail to a people that understand.
29. Nay, the wrong-doers (merely) follow their own desires, being devoid of
knowledge. But who will guide those whom Allah leaves astray? To them there will
be no helpers.
30. So set thou thy face truly to the religion being upright; the nature in
which Allah has made mankind: no change (there is) in the work (wrought) by
Allah: that is the true Religion: but most among mankind know not.
31. Turn ye back in repentance to Him, and fear Him: establish regular prayers,
and be not ye among those who join gods with Allah,-
32. Those who split up their Religion, and become (mere) Sects,- each party
rejoicing in that which is with itself!
33. When trouble touches men, they cry to their Lord, turning back to Him in
repentance: but when He gives them a taste of Mercy as from Himself, behold,
some of them pay part-worship to other gods besides their Lord,-
34. (As if) to show their ingratitude for the (favors) We have bestowed on them!
Then enjoy (your brief day); but soon will ye know (your folly).
35. Or have We sent down authority to them, which speaks to them the things to
which they pay part-worship?
36. When We give men a taste of Mercy, they exult thereat: and when some evil
afflicts them because of what their (own) hands have sent forth, behold, they
are in despair!
37. See they not that Allah enlarges the provision and restricts it, to
whomsoever He pleases? Verily in that are Signs for those who believe.
38. So give what is due to kindred, the needy, and the wayfarer. That is best
for those who seek the Countenance, of Allah, and it is they who will prosper.
39. That which you give in usury for increase through the property of (other)
people, will have no increase with Allah: but that which you give for charity,
seeking the Countenance of Allah, (will increase): it is these who will get a
recompense multiplied.
40. It is Allah Who has created you: further, He has provided for your
sustenance; then He will cause you to die; and again He will give you life. Are
there any of your (false) "Partners" who can do any single one of these things?
Glory to Him! and High is He above the partners they attribute (to him)!
41. Mischief has appeared on land and sea because of (the meed) that the hands
of men have earned, that (Allah) may give them a taste of some of their deeds:
in order that they may turn back (from evil).
42. Say: "Travel through the earth and see what was the end of those before
(you): most of them worshipped others besides Allah."
43. But set thou thy face to the right Religion before there come from Allah the
Day which there is no chance of averting: on that Day shall men be divided (in
two).
44. Those who reject Faith will suffer from that rejection: and those who work
righteousness will make provisions for themselves (in heaven):
45. That He may reward those who believe and work righteous deeds, out of His
Bounty. For He loves not those who reject Faith.
46. Among His Signs is this, that He sends the Winds, as heralds of Glad
Tidings, giving you a taste of His Mercy,- that the ships may sail by His
Command and that ye may seek of His Bounty: in order that ye may be grateful.
47. We did indeed send, before thee, messengers to their (respective) peoples,
and they came to them with Clear Signs: then, to those who transgressed, We
meted out Retribution: and it was a duty incumbent upon Us to aid those who
believed.
48. It is Allah Who sends the Winds, and they raise the Clouds: then does He
spread them in the sky as He wills, and break them into fragments, until thou seest rain-drops issue from the midst thereof: then when He has made them reach
such of His servants as He wills, behold, they do rejoice!-
49. Even though, before they received (the rain) - just before this - they were
dumb with despair!
50. Then behold (O man!) the tokens of Allah's Mercy!- how He gives life to the
earth after its death: verily the same will give life to the men who are dead:
for He has power over all things.
51. And if We (but) send a Wind from which they see (their tilth) turn yellow,-
behold, they become, thereafter, Ungrateful (Unbelievers)!
52. So verily thou canst not make the dead to hear, nor canst thou make the deaf
to hear the call, when they show their backs and turn away.
53. Nor canst thou lead back the blind from their straying: only those wilt thou
make to hear, who believe in Our signs and submit (their wills in Islám).
54. It is Allah Who created you in a state of (helpless) weakness, then gave
(you) strength after weakness, then, after strength, gave (you) weakness and a
hoary head: He creates whatever He wills, and it is He Who has all knowledge and
power.
55. On the Day that the Hour (of Reckoning) will be established, the
transgressors will swear that they tarried not but an hour: thus were they used
to being deluded!
56. But those endued with knowledge and faith will say: "Indeed ye did tarry,
within Allah's Decree, to the Day of Resurrection, and this is the Day of
Resurrection: but ye - ye did not know!"
57. So on that Day no excuse of theirs will avail the transgressors, nor will
they be allowed to make amends.
58. Verily We have propounded for men, in this Qurán every kind of Parable: but
if thou bring to them any Sign, the Unbelievers are sure to say, "Ye do nothing
but talk vanities."
59. Thus does Allah seal up the hearts of those who understand not.
60. So patiently persevere: for verily the promise of Allah is true: nor let
those excite thee, who have (themselves) no certainty of faith.
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