114. Mankind (An-Nás)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 6 verses.
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
1. Say: I seek refuge with the Lord and Cherisher of Mankind,
2. The King (or Ruler) of Mankind,
3. The God (or Judge) of Mankind,-
4. From the mischief of the Whisperer (of Evil), who withdraws (after his whisper),-
5. Who whispers into the hearts of Mankind,-
6. Among Jinns and among Men.

113. The Dawn (Al-Falaq)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 5 verses.
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
1. Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of the Dawn,
2. From the mischief of created things;
3. From the mischief of Darkness as it overspreads;
4. From the mischief of those who blow on knots;
5. And from the mischief of the envious one as he practices envy.

112. Purity of Faith (Al-Ikhlás)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 4 verses.
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
1. Say: He is Allah, the One;
2. Allah, the Eternal, Absolute;
3. He begetteth not, nor is He begotten;
4. And there is none like unto Him.

111. The Flame (Al-Lahab)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 5 verses.
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
1. Perish the hands of the Father of Flame! Perish he!
2. No profit to him from all his wealth, and all his gains!
3. Burnt soon will he be in a Fire of Blazing Flame!
4. His wife shall carry the (crackling) wood - as fuel!-
5. A twisted rope of palm-leaf fiber round her (own) neck!

110. Help (An-Nasr)

This was revealed during or after the Farewell Pilgrimage, 632 A.D. It is the last set of verses to be revealed to the prophet, salla Allah u alihi wa sallam, as a whole, before his death. Revealed after the Hijrah. This chapter has 3 verses.
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
1. When comes the Help of Allah, and Victory,
2. And thou dost see the people enter Allah's Religion in crowds,
3. Celebrate the praises of thy Lord, and pray for His Forgiveness: for He is Oft- Returning (in forgiveness).

109. Those Who Reject Faith (Al-Káfirün)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 6 verses.
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
1. Say : O ye that reject Faith!
2. I worship not that which ye worship,
3. Nor will ye worship that which I worship.
4. And I will not worship that which ye have been wont to worship,
5. Nor will ye worship that which I worship.
6. To you be your Way, and to me mine.

108. Abundance (Al-Kauthar)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 3 verses.
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
1. To thee have We granted the (Fount of) Abundance.
2. Therefore to thy Lord turn in Prayer and Sacrifice.

3. For he who hateth thee, he will be cut off (from Future Hope).

107. Neighborly Needs (Al-Máün)

The first half was revealed before Hijrah. Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 7 verses.
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
1. Seest thou one who denies the Judgment (to come)?
2. Then such is the (one) who repulses the orphan,
3. And encourages not the feeding of the indigent.
4. So woe to the worshippers
5. Who are neglectful of their prayers,
6. Those who (want but) to be seen,
7. But refuse (to supply) (even) neighborly needs.

106. Quraish

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 4 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. For the familiarity of the Quraish,

2. Their familiarity with the journeys by winter and summer,-

3. Let them adore the Lord of this House,

4. Who provides them with food against hunger, and with security against fear (of danger).

105. The Elephant (Al-Fíl)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 5 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. Seest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the Companions of the Elephant?

2. Did He not make their treacherous plan go astray?

3. And He sent against them Flights of Birds,

4. Striking them with stones of baked clay.

5. Then did He make them like an empty field of stalks and straw, (of which the corn) has been eaten up.

104. The Scandal-monger (Al-Humaza)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 9 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. Woe to every (kind of) scandal-monger and backbiter,

2. Who pileth up wealth and layeth it by,

3. Thinking that his wealth would make him last for ever!

4. By no means! He will be sure to be thrown into That which Breaks to Pieces,

5. And what will explain to thee That which Breaks to Pieces?

6. (It is) the Fire of Allah kindled (to a blaze),

7. The which doth mount (Right) to the Hearts:

8. It shall be made into a vault over them,

9. In columns outstretched.

103. The Time Through Ages (Al-Àsr)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 3 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. By the Time,

2. Verily Man is in loss,

3. Except such as have Faith, and do righteous deeds, and (join together) in the mutual enjoining of Truth, and of Patience and Constancy.

102. Piling Up (At-Takáthur)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 8 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. The mutual rivalry for piling up (the good things of this world) diverts you (from the more serious things),

2. Until ye visit the graves.

3. But nay, ye soon shall know (the reality).

4. Again, ye soon shall know!

5. Nay, were ye to know with certainty of mind, (ye would beware!)

6. Ye shall certainly see Hell-Fire!

7. Again, ye shall see it with certainty of sight!

8. Then, shall ye be questioned that Day about the joy (ye indulged in!).

101. The Day of Clamor (Al-Qárìa)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 11 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. The (Day) of Clamor:

2. What is the (Day) of Clamor?

3. And what will explain to thee what the (Day) of Clamor is?

4. (It is) a Day whereon men will be like moths scattered about,

5. And the mountains will be like carded wool.

6. Then, he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) heavy,

7. Will be in a life of good pleasure and satisfaction.

8. But he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) light,-

9. Will have his home in a (bottomless) Pit.

10. And what will explain to thee what this is?

11. (It is) a Fire Blazing fiercely!

100. Those that Run (Al-Àdiyát)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 11 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. By the (Steeds) that run, with panting (breath),

2. And strike sparks of fire,

3. And push home the charge in the morning,

4. And raise the dust in clouds the while,

5. And penetrate forthwith into the midst (of the foe) en masse;-

6. Truly man is, to his Lord, ungrateful;

7. And to that (fact) he bears witness (by his deeds);

8. And violent is he in his love of wealth.

9. Does he not know,- when that which is in the graves is scattered abroad

10. And that which is (locked up) in (human) breasts is made manifest-

11. That their Lord had been Well-acquainted with them, (even to) that Day?

99. The Convulsion (Az-Zalzalah)

Revealed after the Hijrah. This chapter has 8 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. When the earth is shaken to her (utmost) convulsion,

2. And the earth throws up her burdens (from within),

3. And man cries (distressed): 'What is the matter with her?'-

4. On that Day will she declare her tidings:

5. For that thy Lord will have given her inspiration.

6. On that Day will men proceed in groups sorted out, to be shown the deeds that they (had done).

7. Then shall anyone who has done an atom's weight of good, see it!

8. And anyone who has done an atom's weight of evil, shall see it.

98. The Clear Evidence (Al-Baiyina)

Revealed after the Hijrah. This chapter has 8 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. Those who disbelieve, among the People of the Book and among the Polytheists, were not going to depart (from their ways) until there should come to them Clear Evidence,-

2. Messenger from Allah, rehearsing scriptures kept pure and holy:

3. Wherein are books right and straight.

4. Nor did the People of the Book make schisms, until after there came to them Clear Evidence.

5. And they have been commanded no more than this: to worship Allah, offering Him sincere devotion, being true (in faith); to establish regular prayer; and to give Zakat; and that is the Religion Right and Straight.

6. Those who disbelieve, among the People of the Book and among the Polytheists, will be in Hell-Fire, to dwell therein (for aye). They are the worst of creatures.

7. Those who have faith and do righteous deeds,- they are the best of creatures.

8. Their reward is with Allah. Gardens of Eternity, beneath which rivers flow; they will dwell therein for ever; Allah well pleased with them, and they with Him: all this for such as fear their Lord and Cherisher.

97. The Night of Power (Al-Qadr)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 5 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. We have indeed revealed this (Message) in the Night of Power:

2. And what will explain to thee what the Night of Power is?

3. The Night of Power is better than a thousand Months.

4. Therein come down the angels and the Spirit by Allah's permission, on every errand:

5. Peace! ...This until the rise of Morn!

96. The Leech-like Clot (Al-álaq)

Verses one through five are the first revealed verses of the Holy Qurán. Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 19 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created-

2. Created man, out of a leech-like clot:

3. Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful,-

4. He Who taught (the use of) the Pen,-

5. Taught man that which he knew not.

6. Nay, but man doth transgress all bounds,

7. In that he looketh upon himself as self-sufficient.

8. Verily, to thy Lord is the return (of all).

9. Seest thou one who forbids-

10. A votary when he (turns) to pray?

11. Seest thou if he is on (the road of) Guidance?-

12. Or enjoins Righteousness?

13. Seest thou if he denies (Truth) and turns away?

14. Knoweth he not that Allah doth see?

15. Let him beware! If he desist not, We will drag him by the forelock,-

16. A lying, sinful forelock!

17. Then, let him call (for help) to his council (of comrades):

18. We will call on the angels of punishment (to deal with him)!

19. Nay, heed him not: but prostrate in adoration, and bring thyself the closer to Allah)!

95. The Fig (At-Tín)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 8 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. By the Fig and the Olive,

2. And the Mount of Sinai,

3. And this City of Security,-

4. We have indeed created man in the best of moulds,

5. Then do We abase him (to be) the lowest of the low,-

6. Except such as believe and do righteous deeds: for they shall have a reward unfailing.

7. What then, can after this make you deny the Last Judgment?

8. Is not Allah the wisest of Judges?

94. The Expansion (Al-Inshiráh)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 8 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. Have We not expanded thee thy breast?-

2. And removed from thee thy burden

3. The which did gall thy back?-

4. And raised high the esteem (in which) thou (art held)?

5. So, verily, with every difficulty, there is relief:

6. Verily, with every difficulty there is relief.

7. Therefore, when thou art free (from thine immediate task), still labor hard,

8. And to thy Lord turn (all) thy attention.

93. The Glorious Morning (Ad-Dhuhá)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 11 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. By the Glorious Morning Light,

2. And by the Night when it is still,-

3. Thy Guardian-Lord hath not forsaken thee, nor is He displeased.

4. And verily the Hereafter will be better for thee than the present.

5. And soon will thy Guardian-Lord give thee (that wherewith) thou shalt be well- pleased.

6. Did He not find thee an orphan and give thee shelter (and care)?

7. And He found thee wandering, and He gave thee guidance.

8. And He found thee in need, and made thee independent.

9. Therefore, treat not the orphan with harshness,

10. Nor repulse him who asks;

11. But the bounty of the Lord - rehearse and proclaim!

92. The Night (Al-Lail)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 21 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. By the Night as it conceals (the light);

2. By the Day as it appears in glory;

3. By the creation of male and female;-

4. Verily, (the ends) ye strive for are diverse.

5. So he who gives (in charity) and fears (Allah),

6. And (in all sincerity) testifies to the best,-

7. We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Ease.

8. But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient,

9. And gives the lie to the best,-

10. We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Misery;

11. Nor will his wealth profit him when he falls headlong (into the Pit).

12. Verily We take upon Us to guide,

13. And verily unto Us (belong) the End and the Beginning.

14. Therefore do I warn you of a Fire blazing fiercely;

15. None shall burn therein but those most unfortunate ones

16. Who give the lie to Truth and turn their backs.

17. But those most devoted to Allah shall be removed far from it,-

18. Those who spend their wealth for increase in self-purification,

19. And have in their minds no favor from anyone for which a reward is expected in return,

20. But only the desire to seek for the Countenance of their Lord Most High;

21. And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction.

91. The Sun (Ash-Shams)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 15 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. By the Sun and his (glorious) splendor;

2. By the Moon as she follows him;

3. By the Day as it shows up (the Sun's) glory;

4. By the Night as it conceals it;

5. By the Firmament and its (wonderful) structure;

6. By the Earth and its (wide) expanse:

7. By the Soul, and the proportion and order given to it;

8. And its inspiration as to its wrong and its right;-

9. Truly he succeeds that purifies it,

10. And he fails that corrupts it!

90. The City (Al-Balad)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 20 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. Nay I do swear by this City;-
2. And thou art an inhabitant of this City;-
3. And the begetter and that he begot;-
4. Verily We have created man into toil and struggle.
5. Thinketh he, that none hath power over him?
6. He may say (boastfully): "Wealth have I squandered in abundance!"
7. Thinketh he that none beholdeth him?
8. Have We not made for him a pair of eyes?-
9. And a tongue, and a pair of lips?-
10. And shown him the two highways?
11. But he hath made no haste on the path that is steep.
12. And what will explain to thee the path that is steep?-
13. (It is:) freeing the bondman;
14. Or the giving of food in a day of privation
15. To the orphan with claims of relationship,
16. Or to the indigent (down) in the dust.
17. Then will he be of those who believe, and enjoin patience, (constancy, and self-restraint), and enjoin deeds of kindness and compassion.
18. Such are the Companions of the Right Hand.
19. But those who reject Our Signs, they are the (unhappy) Companions of the Left Hand.
20. On them will be Fire vaulted over (all round).

89. The Dawn (Al-Fajr)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 30 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. By the Dawn
2. By the ten Nights;
3. By the Even and Odd (contrasted);
4. And by the Night when it passeth away;-
5. Is there (not) in these an adjuration (or evidence) for those who understand?
6. Seest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the Àd (people),-
7. Of the (city of) Iram, with lofty pillars,
8. The like of which were not produced in (all) the land?
9. And with the Thamüd (people), who cut out (huge) rocks in the valley?-
10. And with Pharaoh, lord of stakes?

88. The Overwhelming Event (Al-Gáshiya)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 26 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. Has the story reached thee of the Overwhelming (Event)?
2. Some faces, that Day, will be humiliated,
3. Laboring (hard), weary,-
4. The while they enter the Blazing Fire,-
5. The while they are given, to drink, of a boiling hot spring,
6. No food will there be for them but a bitter Dhariì
7. Which will neither nourish nor satisfy hunger.
8. (Other) faces that Day will be joyful,
9. Pleased with their striving,-
10. In a Garden on high,
11. Where they shall hear no (word) of vanity:
12. Therein will be a bubbling spring:

87. The Most High (Al-Alá)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 19 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. Glorify the name of thy Guardian-Lord Most High,
2. Who hath created, and further, given order and proportion;
3. Who hath measured, and granted guidance;
4. And Who bringeth out the (green and luscious) pasture,
5. And then doth make it (but) swarthy stubble.
6. By degrees shall We teach thee (the Message), so thou shalt not forget,
7. Except as Allah wills: for He knoweth what is manifest and what is hidden.
8. And We will make it easy for thee (to follow) the simple (Path).
9. Therefore give admonition in case the admonition profits (the hearer).
10. He will heed who fears:

86. The Night Visitant (At-Táiq)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 17 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. By the Sky and the Night-Visitant (therein);-
2. And what will explain to thee what the Night-Visitant is?-
3. (It is) the Star of piercing brightness;-
4. There is no soul but has a protector over it.
5. Now let man but think from what he is created!
6. He is created from a drop emitted-
7. Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs:
8. Surely (Allah) is able to bring him back (to life)!
9. The Day that (all) things secret will be tested,
10. (Man) will have no power, and no helper.

85. The Zodiacal Signs (Al-Burüj)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 22 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. By the sky, with its constellations;
2. By the promised Day (of Judgment);
3. By one that witnesses, and the subject of the witness;-
4. Woe to the makers of the pit (of fire),
5. Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:
6. Behold! they sat over against the (fire),
7. And they witnessed (all) that they were doing against the Believers.
8. And they ill-treated them for no other reason than that they believed in Allah, Exalted in Power, Worthy of all Praise!-
9. Him to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness to all things.

84. The Rending Asunder (Al-Inshiqáq)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 25 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. When the Sky is rent asunder,
2. And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, and it must needs (do so);-
3. And when the earth is flattened out,
4. And casts forth what is within it and becomes (clean) empty,
5. And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord,- and it must needs (do so);- (then will come Home the full reality).
6. O thou man! Verily thou art ever toiling on towards thy Lord- painfully toiling,- but thou shalt meet Him.
7. Then he who is given his Record in his right hand,
8. Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,

83. Dealing in Fraud (Al-Mutaffifín)

This is the last verse revealed in Macca. Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 36 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. Woe to those that deal in fraud,-
2. Those who, when they have to receive by measure from men, exact full measure,
3. But when they have to give by measure or weight to men, give less than due.
4. Do they not think that they will be raised up?-
5. On a Mighty Day,
6. A Day when (all) mankind will stand before the Lord of the Worlds?
7. Nay! Surely the Record of the wicked is (preserved) in Sijjín.
8. And what will explain to thee what Sijjín is?
9. (There is) a Register (fully) inscribed.
10. Woe, that Day, to those that deny-
11. Those that deny the Day of Judgment.

82. The Cleaving Asunder (Al-Infitár)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 19 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. When the Sky is cleft asunder;
2. When the Stars are scattered;
3. When the Oceans are suffered to burst forth;
4. And when the Graves are turned upside down;-
5. (Then) shall each soul know what it hath sent forward and (what it hath) kept back.
6. O man! What has seduced thee from thy Lord Most Beneficent?-
7. Him Who created thee. Fashioned thee in due proportion, and gave thee a just bias;
8. In whatever Form He wills, does He put thee together.
9. Nay! but ye do reject the Judgment!

81. The Folding Up (At-Takwír)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 29 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up;


2. When the stars fall, losing their luster;


3. When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);


4. When the she-camels, ten months with young, are left untended;


5. When the wild beasts are herded together (in human habitations);


6. When the oceans boil over with a swell;


7. When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like with like);


8. When the female (infant), buried alive, is questioned -


9. For what crime she was killed;


10. When the Scrolls are laid open;


11. When the sky is unveiled;

80. He Frowned (Àbasa)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 42 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. (The Prophet) frowned and turned away,

2. Because there came to him the blind man (interrupting).

3. But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow in purity?-

4. Or that he might receive admonition, and the reminder might profit him?

5. As to one who regards Himself as self-sufficient,

6. To him dost thou attend;

7. Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not in purity.

8. But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,

9. And with fear (in his heart),

10. Of him wast thou unmindful.

79. Those Who Tear Out (An-Náziàát)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 46 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. By the (angels) who tear out (the souls of the wicked) with violence;

2. By those who gently draw out (the souls of the blessed);

3. And by those who glide along (on errands of mercy),

4. Then press forward as in a race,

5. Then arrange to do (the Commands of their Lord),

6. The Day everything that can be in commotion will be in violent commotion,

7. Followed by oft-repeated (commotions):

8. Hearts that Day will be in agitation;

9. Cast down will be (their owners') eyes.

10. They say (now): "What! shall we indeed be returned to (our) former state?

78. The (Great) News (An-Nabaa)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 40 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. Concerning what are they disputing?

2. Concerning the Great News,

3. About which they cannot agree.

4. Verily, they shall soon (come to) know!

5. Verily, verily they shall soon (come to) know!

6. Have We not made the earth as a wide expanse,

7. And the mountains as pegs?

8. And (have We not) created you in pairs,

9. And made your sleep for rest,

10. And made the night as a covering,

11. And made the day as a means of subsistence?

77. Those Sent Forth (Al-Mursalát)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 50 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. By the (Winds) Sent Forth one after another (to man's profit);

2. Which then blow violently in tempestuous Gusts,

3. And scatter (things) far and wide;

4. Then separate them, one from another,

5. Then spread abroad a Reminder,

6. Whether of Justification or of Warning;-

7. Assuredly, what ye are promised must come to pass.

8. Then when the stars become dim;

9. When the heaven is cleft asunder;

10. When the mountains are scattered (to the winds) as dust;

76. Time, Man (Ad-Dahr, Al-Insán)

Revealed after the Hijrah. This chapter has 31 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. Has there not been over Man a long period of Time, when he was nothing - (not even) mentioned?

2. Verily We created Man from a drop of mingled sperm, in order to try him: So We gave him (the gifts), of Hearing and Sight.

3. We showed him the Way: whether he be grateful or ungrateful.

4. For the Rejecters we have prepared Chains, Yokes, and a Blazing Fire.

5. As to the Righteous, they shall drink of a Cup mixed with Kafür,-

6. A Fountain where the Devotees of Allah do drink, making it flow in unstinted abundance.

7. They perform (their) vows, and they fear a Day whose evil flies far and wide.

8. And they feed, for the love of Allah, the indigent, the orphan, and the captive,-

9. (Saying),"We feed you for the sake of Allah alone: no reward do we desire from you, nor thanks.

75. The Resurrection (Al-Qiyámah)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 40 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. I do swear by the Resurrection Day;

2. And I do swear by the self-reproaching soul:

3. Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones?

4. Nay, We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers.

5. But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in front of him.

6. He questions: "When is the Day of Resurrection?"

7. At length, when the Sight is dazed,

8. And the moon is buried in darkness.

9. And the sun and moon are joined together,-

10. That Day will Man say: "Where is the refuge?"

74. One Wrapped Up (Al-Muddaththir)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 56 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!

2. Arise and deliver thy warning!

3. And thy Lord do thou magnify!

4. And thy garments keep free from stain!

5. And all abomination shun!

6. Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)!

7. But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant!

8. Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,

9. That will be - that Day - a Day of Distress,-

10. Far from easy for those without Faith.

73. Folded in Garments (Al-Muzzammil)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 20 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. O thou folded in garments!

2. Stand (to prayer) by night, but not all night,-

3. Half of it,- or a little less,

4. Or a little more; and recite the Qurán in slow, measured rhythmic tones.

5. Soon shall We send down to thee a weighty Word.

6. Truly the rising by night is a time when impression is more keen and speech more certain.

7. True, there is for thee by day prolonged occupation with ordinary duties:

8. But keep in remembrance the name of thy Lord and devote thyself to Him whole-heartedly.

9. (He is) Lord of the East and the West: there is no god but He: take Him therefore for (thy) Disposer of Affairs.

72. The Jinn (Al-Jinn)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 28 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. Say: It has been revealed to me that a company of Jinns listened (to the Qurán). They said, 'We have really heard a wonderful Recital!

2. 'It gives guidance to the Right, and we have believed therein: we shall not join (in worship) any (gods) with our Lord.

3. 'And Exalted is the Majesty of our Lord: He has taken neither a wife nor a son.

4. 'There were some foolish ones among us, who used to utter extravagant lies against Allah.

5. 'But we do think that no man or Jinn should say aught that untrue against Allah.

6. 'True, there were persons among mankind who took shelter with persons among the Jinns, but they increased them into father error.

7. 'And they (came to) think as ye thought, that Allah would not raise up any one (to Judgment).

8. 'And we pried into the secrets of heaven; but we found it filled with stern guards and flaming fires.

71. Noah (Nüh)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 28 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. We sent Noah to his People (with the Command): "Do thou warn thy People before there comes to them a grievous Chastisement."

2. He said: "O my People! I am to you a Warner, clear and open:

3. "That ye should worship Allah, fear Him and obey me:

4. "So He may forgive you your sins and give you respite for a stated Term: for when the Term given by Allah is accomplished, it cannot be put forward: if ye only knew."

5. He said: "O my Lord! I have called to my People night and day:

6. "But my call only increases (their) flight (from the Right).

7. "And every time I have called to them, that Thou mightest forgive them, they have (only) thrust their fingers into their ears, covered themselves up with their garments, grown obstinate, and given themselves up to arrogance.

8. "So I have called to them aloud;

70. The Ways of Ascent (Al-Màárij)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 44 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. A questioner asked about a Chastisement to befall-
2. The Unbelievers, the which there is none to ward off,-
3. (A Penalty) from Allah, Lord of the Ways of Ascent.
4. The angels and the Spirit ascend unto Him in a Day the measure whereof is (as) fifty thousand years:
5. Therefore do thou hold Patience,- a Patience of beautiful (contentment).
6. They see the (Day) indeed as a far-off (event):
7. But We see it (quite) near.
8. The Day that the sky will be like molten brass,
9. And the mountains will be like wool,
10. And no friend will ask after a friend,

69. The Sure Reality (Al-Háqqa)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 52 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. The Sure Reality!
2. What is the Sure Reality?
3. And what will make thee realize what the Sure Reality is?
4. The Thamüd and the Àd people disbelieved in the Day of Noise Calamity!
5. But the Thamüd,- they were destroyed by a terrible Storm of thunder and lightning!
6. And the Àd, they were destroyed by a furious Wind, exceedingly violent;
7. He made it rage against them seven nights and eight days in succession: so that thou couldst see the (whole) people lying overthrown in its (path), as if they had been roots of hollow palm- trees tumbled down!
8. Then seest thou any of them left surviving?
9. And Pharaoh, and those before him, and the Cities Overthrown, committed habitual Sin.
10. And disobeyed (each) the messenger of their Lord; so He punished them with an abundant Penalty.

68. The Pen, the Letter N (Al-Qalam, Nün)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 52 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. Nun. By the Pen and by the (Record) which (men) write,-
2. Thou art not, by the Grace of thy Lord, mad or possessed.
3. Nay, verily for thee is a Reward unfailing:
4. And surely thou hast sublime morals.
5. Soon wilt thou see, and they will see,
6. Which of you is afflicted with madness.
7. Verily it is thy Lord that knoweth best, which (among men) hath strayed from His Path: and He knoweth best those who receive (true) Guidance.
8. So obey not to those who deny (the Truth).
9. Their desire is that thou shouldst be pliant: so would they be pliant.
10. Obey not every mean swearer,

67. The Dominion (Al-Mulk)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 30 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. Blessed be He in Whose hands is Dominion; and He over all things hath Power;-
2. He Who created Death and Life, that He may try which of you is best in deed: and He is the Exalted in Might, Oft-Forgiving;-
3. He Who created the seven heavens one above another: no want of proportion wilt thou see in the Creation of the Most Gracious. So turn thy vision again: seest thou any flaw?
4. Again turn thy vision a second time: (thy) vision will come back to thee dull and discomfited, in a state worn out.
5. And We have, (from of old), adorned the lowest heaven with Lamps, and We have made such (Lamps) (as) missiles to drive away Satans, and have prepared for them the Chastisement of the Blazing Fire.

66. Holding (Something) to be Forbidden (At-Tahrím)

Revealed after the Hijrah. This chapter has 12 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. O Prophet! Why holdest thou to be forbidden that which Allah has made lawful to thee, thou seekest to please thy consorts? But Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
2. Allah has already ordained for you, the expiation of your oaths (in some cases): and Allah is your Protector, and He is Full of Knowledge and Wisdom.
3. When the Prophet disclosed a matter in confidence to one of his consorts, and she then divulged it (to another), and Allah made it known to him, he confirmed part thereof and passed over a part. Then when he told her thereof, she said, "Who told thee this? "He said, "He told me Who is the Knower, the Aware."
4. If ye two turn in repentance to Allah, your hearts are indeed so inclined; but if ye back up each other against him, truly Allah is his Protector, and Gabriel, and (every) righteous one among those who believe,- and furthermore, the angels - will back (him) up.

65. Divorce (At-Talaq)

Revealed after the Hijrah. This chapter has 12 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. O Prophet! When ye do divorce women, divorce them at their prescribed periods, and count (accurately), their prescribed periods: and fear Allah your Lord: and turn them not out of their houses, nor shall they (themselves) leave, except in case they are guilty of some open lewdness, those are limits set by Allah: and any who transgresses the limits of Allah, does verily wrong his (own) soul: thou knowest not if perchance Allah will bring about thereafter some new situation.
2. Thus when they fulfill their term appointed, either take them back on equitable terms or part with them on equitable terms; and take for witness two persons from among you, endued with justice, and establish the evidence for the sake of Allah. Such is the admonition given to him who believes in Allah and the Last Day. And for those who fear Allah, He (ever) prepares a way out,

64. Mutual Loss and Gain (At-Tagábun)

Revealed after the Hijrah. This chapter has 18 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. Whatever is in the heavens and on earth, doth declare the Praises and Glory of Allah: to Him belongs Dominion, and to Him belongs Praise: and He has power over all things.
2. It is He Who has created you; and of you are some that are Unbelievers, and some that are Believers: and Allah sees well all that ye do.
3. He has created the heavens and the earth with the truth, and has given you shape, and made your shapes beautiful: and to Him is the final Return.
4. He knows what is in the heavens and on earth; and He knows what ye conceal and what ye reveal: yea, Allah knows well the (secrets) of (all) hearts.
5. Has not the story reached you, of those who rejected Faith aforetime? So they tasted the evil result of their conduct; and they had a grievous Chastisement.

63. The Hypocrites (Al-Munáfiqün)

Revealed after the Hijrah. This chapter has 11 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. When the Hypocrites come to thee, they say, "We bear witness that thou art indeed the Messenger of Allah." Yea, Allah knoweth that thou art indeed His Messenger, and Allah beareth witness that the Hypocrites are indeed liars.
2. They have made their oaths a screen (for their misdeeds): thus they obstruct (men) from the Path of Allah: truly evil are their deeds.
3. That is because they believed, then they rejected Faith: So a seal was set on their hearts: therefore they understand not.
4. When thou lookest at them, their bodies please thee; and when they speak, thou listenest to their words. They are as (worthless as hollow) pieces of timber propped up, (unable to stand on their own). They think that every cry is against them. They are the enemies; so beware of them. The curse of Allah be on them! How are they deluded (away from the Truth)!

62. The Assembly (Friday) Prayer (Al-Jumuá)

Revealed after the Hijrah. This chapter has 11 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. Whatever is in the heavens and on earth, doth declare the Praises and Glory of Allah,- the Sovereign, the Holy One, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
2. It is He Who has sent amongst the Unlettered a messenger from among themselves, to rehearse to them His Signs, to purify them, and to instruct them in Book and Wisdom,- although they had been, before, in manifest error;-
3. Along with others of them, who have not already joined them: and He is Exalted in Might, Wise.
4. Such is the Bounty of Allah, which He bestows on whom He will: and Allah is the Lord of the highest bounty.

61. Battle Array (As-Saff)

Revealed after the Hijrah. This chapter has 14 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. Whatever is in the heavens and on earth, declares the Praises and Glory of Allah: for He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
2. O ye who believe! Why say ye that which ye do not?
3. Grievously hateful is it in the sight of Allah that ye say that which ye do not.
4. Truly Allah loves those who fight in His Cause in battle array, as if they were a solid cemented structure.
5. And remember, Moses said to his people: "O my people! why do ye vex and insult me, though ye know that I am the messenger of Allah (sent) to you?" Then when they went wrong, Allah let their hearts go wrong. For Allah guides not those who are rebellious transgressors.

60. The Woman to be Examined (Al-Mumtahana)

Revealed after the Hijrah. This chapter has 13 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. O ye who believe! Take not my enemies and yours as friends (or protectors),- offering them (your) love, even though they have rejected the Truth that has come to you, and have (on the contrary) driven out the Messenger and yourselves (from your homes), (simply) because ye believe in Allah your Lord! If ye have come out to strive in My Way and to seek My Good Pleasure, friendship unto them: for I know full well all that ye conceal and all that ye reveal. And any of you that does this has strayed from the Straight Path.

2. If they overcome you, they would behave to you as enemies, and stretch forth their hands and their tongues against you for evil: and they desire that ye should reject the Truth.

3. Of no profit to you will be your relatives and your children on the Day of Judgment: He will judge between you: for Allah sees well all that ye do.

4. There is for you an excellent example (to follow) in Abraham and those with him, when they said to their people: "We are clear of you and of whatever ye worship besides Allah: we have rejected you, and there has arisen, between us and you, enmity and hatred for ever,- unless ye believe in Allah and Him alone": But not when Abraham said to his father: "I will pray for forgiveness for thee, though I have no power (to get) aught on thy behalf from Allah." (They prayed): "Our Lord! in Thee do we trust, and to Thee do we turn in repentance: to Thee is (our) Final Return.

59. The Gathering (Al-Hashr)

Revealed after the Hijrah. This chapter has 24 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. Whatever is in the heavens and on earth, declares the Praises and Glory of Allah: for He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

2. It is He Who got out the Unbelievers among the People of the Book from their homes at the first gathering (of the forces). Little did ye think that they would get out: and they thought that their fortresses would defend them from Allah! But the (Wrath of) Allah came to them from quarters from which they little expected (it), and cast terror into their hearts, so that they destroyed their dwellings by their own hands and the hands of the Believers. Take warning, then, O ye with eyes (to see)!

3. And had it not been that Allah had decreed banishment for them, He would certainly have punished them in this world: And in the Hereafter they shall (certainly) have the Punishment of the Fire.

4. That is because they resisted Allah and His Messenger: and if any one resists Allah, verily Allah is severe in Punishment.

5. Whether ye cut down (O ye Muslims!) of the tender palm-trees, or ye left them standing on their roots, it was by leave of Allah, and in order that He might cover with shame the rebellious transgresses.

58. The Woman who Pleads (Al-Mujádala)

Revealed after the Hijrah. This chapter has 22 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. Allah has indeed heard (and accepted) the statement of the woman who pleads with thee concerning her husband and carries her complaint (in prayer) to Allah: and Allah (always) hears the arguments between both of you: for Allah hears and sees (all things).

2. If any men among you divorce their wives by Zihár (calling them mothers), they cannot be their mothers: None can be their mothers except those who gave them birth. And in fact they use words (both) iniquitous and false: but truly Allah is All-Pardoning, All-Forgiving.

3. But those who pronounce the word Zihár to their wives, then wish to go back on the words they uttered,- (it is ordained that such a one) should free a slave before they touch each other: thus are ye admonished to perform: and Allah is well-acquainted with (all) that ye do.

4. And if any has not (the means), he should fast for two months consecutively before they touch each other. But if any is unable to do so, he should feed sixty indigent ones, this, that ye may show your faith in Allah and His Messenger. Those are limits (set by) Allah. For those who reject (Him), there is a grievous Chastisement.

57. Iron (Al-Hadíd)

Revealed after the Hijrah. This chapter has 29 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. Whatever is in the heavens and on earth,- declares the Praises and Glory of Allah: for He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

2. To Him belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth: it is He Who gives Life and Death; and He has Power over all things.

3. He is the First and the Last, the Evident and the Hidden: and He has full knowledge of all things.

4. He it is Who created the heavens and the earth in six Days, then established Himself on the Throne. He knows what enters within the earth and what comes forth out of it, what comes down from heaven and what mounts up to it. And He is with you wheresoever ye may be. And Allah sees well all that ye do.

5. To Him belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth: and all affairs go back to Allah.

6. He merges Night into Day, and He merges Day into Night; and He has full knowledge of the secrets of (all) hearts.

7. Believe in Allah and His messenger, and spend (in charity) out of the (substance) whereof He has made you heirs. For, those of you who believe and spend (in charity),- for them is a great Reward.

8. How is it with you that you believe not in Allah?- and the Messenger invites you to believe in your Lord, and has indeed taken your Covenant, if ye are men of Faith.

56. The Inevitable Event (Al-Wáqiá)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 96 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. When the Event Inevitable cometh to pass,

2. Then will no (soul) deny its coming.

3. (Many) will it bring low; (many) will it exalt;

4. When the earth shall be shaken to its depths,

5. And the mountains shall be crumbled to atoms,

6. Becoming dust scattered abroad,

7. And ye shall be sorted out into three classes.

8. Then (there will be) the Companions of the Right Hand;- What will be the Companions of the Right Hand?

9. And the Companions of the Left Hand,- what will be the Companions of the Left Hand?

10. And those Foremost (in Faith) will be Foremost (in the Hereafter).

11. These will be those Nearest to Allah.

55. The Most Gracious (Ar-Rahmán)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 78 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. The Most Gracious!

2. It is He Who has taught the Qurán.

3. He has created man:

4. He has taught him an intelligent speech.

5. The sun and the moon follow courses (exactly) computed;

6. And the herbs and the trees - both (alike) bow in adoration.

7. And the Firmament has He raised high, and He has set up the Balance (of Justice),

8. In order that ye may not transgress (due) balance.

9. So establish weight with justice and fall not short in the balance.

10. It is He Who has spread out the earth for (His) creatures:

11. Therein is fruit and date-palms, producing spathes (enclosing dates);

12. Also corn, with (its) leaves and stalk for fodder, and sweet-smelling plants.

54. The Moon (Al-Qamar)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 55 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. The Hour (of Judgment) is nigh, and the moon was cleft asunder.

2. But if they see a Sign, they turn away, and say, "This is (but) continuous magic."

3. They reject (the warning) and follow their (own) lusts but every matter has its appointed time.

4. There have already come to them such tidings as contain a deterrent,

5. A Wisdom far-reaching;- but (the preaching of) Warners profits them not.

6. Therefore, (O Prophet,) turn away from them, (and await for) the Day that the Caller will call (them) to a terrible affair,

7. They will come forth,- their eyes humbled - from (their) graves, (torpid) like locusts scattered abroad,

8. Hastening, with eyes transfixed, towards the Caller!- "Hard is this Day!", the Unbelievers will say.

53. The Star (An-Najm)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 62 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. By the Star when it goes down,-

2. Your Companion is neither astray nor being misled.

3. Nor does he say (aught) of (his own) Desire.

4. It is no less than Inspiration sent down to him:

5. He was taught by one Mighty in Power,

6. Endued with Wisdom: for he appeared (in stately form);

7. While he was in the highest part of the horizon:

8. Then he approached and came closer,

9. And was at a distance of but two bow-lengths or (even) nearer;

10. So did (Allah) convey the inspiration to His Servant- (conveyed) what He (meant) to convey.

11. The (Prophet's) (mind and) heart in no way falsified that which he saw.

52. The Mount (At-Tür)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 49 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. By the Mount (of Revelation);

2. By a Book Inscribed

3. In a Parchment unfolded;

4. By the much-frequented House;

5. By the Canopy Raised High;

6. And by the Ocean filled with Swell;-

7. Verily, the Chastisement of thy Lord will indeed come to pass;-

8. There is none can avert it;-

9. On the Day when the firmament will be in dreadful commotion.

10. And the mountains will move.

11. Then woe that Day to the rejecters (of truth);-

12. That play (and paddle) in shallow trifles.

13. That Day shall they be thrust down to the Fire of Hell, irresistibly.

14. "This", it will be said, "Is the Fire,- which ye were wont to deny!

51. The Winds that Scatter (Az-Záriyát)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 60 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. By the (Winds) that scatter broadcast;

2. And those that lift and bear away heavy weights;

3. And those that flow with ease and gentleness;

4. And those that distribute the affair;-

5. Verily that which ye are promised is true;

6. And verily Judgment and Justice will surely come to pass.

7. By the Sky with (its) numerous Paths,

8. Truly ye are of varying opinion.

9. Through which are deluded (away from the Truth) such as would be deluded.

50.Qaf

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 45 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. Qáf: by the Glorious Qurán (thou art Allah's Messenger)

2. But they wonder that there has come to them a Warner from among themselves. So the Unbelievers say: "This is a wonderful thing!

3. "What! When we die and become dust, (shall we live again?) That is a (sort of) return far (from our understanding)."

4. We already know how much of them the earth takes away: with Us is a Record guarding (the full account).

5. But they deny the Truth when it comes to them: so they are in a confused state.

6. Do they not look at the sky above them?- How We have made it and adorned it, and there are no flaws in it?

7. And the earth- We have spread it out, and set thereon mountains standing firm, and produced therein every kind of beautiful growth (in pairs)-

8. For an insight and a reminder to every servant turning (to Allah).

49. The Inner Apartments (Al-Hujurát)

Revealed after the Hijrah. This chapter has 18 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. O Ye who believe! Put not yourselves forward before Allah and His Messenger; but fear Allah; for Allah is He Who hears and knows all things.

2. O ye who believe! Raise not your voices above the voice of the Prophet, nor speak aloud to him in talk, as ye may speak aloud to one another, lest your deeds become vain and ye perceive not.

3. Those that lower their voices in the presence of Allah's Messenger,- their hearts has Allah tested for piety: for them is Forgiveness and a great Reward.

4. Those who shout out to thee from without the Inner Apartments - most of them lack understanding.

5. If only they had patience until thou couldst come out to them, it would be best for them: but Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

6. O ye who believe! If a wicked person comes to you with any news, ascertain the truth, lest ye harm people unwittingly, and afterwards become full of repentance for what ye have done.

7. And know that among you is Allah's Messenger: were he, in many matters, to follow your (wishes), ye would certainly suffer: but Allah has endeared the Faith to you, and has made it beautiful in your hearts, and He has made hateful to you Unbelief, wickedness, and rebellion: such indeed are those who walk in righteousness;-

8. A Grace and Favor from Allah; and Allah is full of Knowledge and Wisdom.

48. Victory (Al-Fath)

Revealed after the Hijrah. This chapter has 29 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. Verily We have granted thee a manifest Victory:

2. That Allah may forgive thee thy faults of the past and those to follow; fulfill His favor to thee; and guide thee on the Straight Way;

3. And that Allah may help thee with powerful help.

4. It is He Who sent down tranquillity into the hearts of the Believers, that they may add faith to their faith;- for to Allah belong the Forces of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is Full of Knowledge and Wisdom;-

5. That He may admit the men and women who believe, to Gardens beneath which rivers flow, to dwell therein for aye, and remove their sins from them;- and that is, in the sight of Allah, the grand triumph,-

6. And that He may punish the Hypocrites, men and women, and the Polytheists men and women, who think an evil though of Allah. On them is a round of Evil: the Wrath of Allah is on them: He has cursed them and got Hell ready for them: and evil is it for a destination.

7. For to Allah belong the Forces of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is Exalted in Power, Full of Wisdom.

8. We have truly sent thee as a witness, as a bringer of Glad Tidings, and as a Warner:

47. Muhammad

Revealed after the Hijrah. This chapter has 38 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. Those who reject Allah and hinder (men) from the Path of Allah,- their deeds will Allah bring to naught.

2. But those who believe and work deeds of righteousness, and believe in the (Revelation) sent down to Muhammad - for it is the Truth from their Lord,- He will remove from them their ills and improve their condition.

3. This because those who reject Allah follow falsehood, while those who believe follow the Truth from their Lord: thus does Allah set forth for men their lessons by similitudes.

4. Therefore, when ye meet the Unbelievers (in fight), smite at their necks; at length, when ye have thoroughly subdued them, bind (the captives) firmly: thereafter (is the time for) either generosity or ransom: until the war lays down its burdens. Thus (are ye commanded): but if it had been Allah's Will, He could certainly have exacted retribution from them (Himself); but (He lets you fight) in order to test you, some with others. But those who are slain in the Way of Allah,- He will never let their deeds be lost.

5. Soon will He guide them and improve their condition,

6. And admit them to the Garden which He has made known to them.

46. Winding Sand-tracts (Al-Ahqáf)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 35 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. Há Mím.

2. The revelation of the Book is from Allah the Exalted in Power, Full of Wisdom.

3. We created not the heavens and the earth and all between them but for just ends, and for a term appointed: but those who reject Faith turn away from that whereof they are warned.

4. Say: "Do ye see what it is ye invoke besides Allah? Show me what it is they have created on earth, or have they a share in the heavens? Bring me a Book (revealed) before this, or any remnant of knowledge (ye may have), if ye are telling the truth!

5. And who is more astray than one who invokes, besides Allah, such as will not answer him to the Day of Judgment, and who (in fact) are unconscious of their call (to them)?

6. And when mankind are gathered together (at the Resurrection), they will be hostile to them and deny that (men) had worshipped them!

7. When Our Clear Signs are rehearsed to them, the Unbelievers say, of the Truth when it comes to them: "This is evident sorcery!"

8. Or do they say, "He has forged it"? Say: "Had I forged it, then ye have no power to help me against Allah. He knows best of that whereof ye talk (so glibly)! Enough is He for a witness between me and you! And he is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."

9. Say: "I am not an innovation among the messengers, nor do I know what will be done with me or with you. I follow but that which is revealed to me by inspiration; I am but a Warner open and clear."

10. Say: "See ye? If (this teaching) be from Allah, and ye reject it, and a witness from among the Children of Israel testifies to its similarity (with earlier scripture), and has believed while ye are arrogant, (how unjust ye are!) truly, Allah guides not a people unjust."

45. Bowing the Knee (Al-Játhiya)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 37 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. Há Mím.

2. The revelation of the Book is from Allah the Exalted in Power, Full of Wisdom.

3. Verily in the heavens and the earth, are Signs for those who believe.

4. And in the creation of yourselves and the fact that animals are scattered (through the earth), are Signs for those of assured Faith.

5. And in the alternation of Night and Day, and the fact that Allah sends down Sustenance from the sky, and revives therewith the earth after its death, and in the change of the winds,- are Signs for those that are wise.

6. Such are the Signs of Allah, which We rehearse to thee in Truth; then in what exposition will they believe after Allah and His Signs?

7. Woe to each sinful imposter:

8. He hears the Signs of Allah rehearsed to him, yet is obstinate and lofty, as if he had not heard them: then announce to him a Chastisement Grievous!

9. And when he learns something of Our Signs, he takes them in jest: for such there will be a humiliating Chastisement.

10. In front of them is Hell: and of no profit to them is anything they may have earned, nor any protectors they may have taken to themselves besides Allah: for them is a tremendous Chastisements.

11. This is (true) Guidance and for those who reject the Signs of their Lord, is a grievous Chastisement of abomination.

44. Smoke (Ad-Dukhán)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 59 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. Há Mím.

2. By the Book that makes things clear;-

3. We sent it down during a blessed night: for We (ever) wish to warn (against Evil).

4. In that (night) is made distinct every affair of wisdom,

5. By command, from Us. For We (ever) send (revelations),

6. As Mercy from thy Lord: for He hears and knows (all things);

7. The Lord of the heavens and the earth and all between them, if ye (but) have an assured faith.

8. There is no god but He: It is He Who gives life and gives death,- The Lord and Cherisher to you and your earliest ancestors.

9. Yet they play about in doubt.

10. Then watch thou for the Day that the sky will bring forth a kind of smoke (or mist) plainly visible,

11. Enveloping the people: this will be a Chastisement Grievous.

43. Gold Adornments (Az-Zukhruf)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 89 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. Há Mím

2. By the Book that makes things clear,-

3. We have made it a Qurán in Arabic, that ye may be able to understand.

4. And verily, it is in the Mother of the Book, with Us, high (in dignity), full of wisdom.

5. Shall We then turn away the Reminder from you altogether, for that ye are a people transgressing beyond bounds?

6. But how many were the prophets We sent amongst the peoples of old?

7. And never came there a prophet to them but they mocked him.

8. So We destroyed (men)- stronger in power than these;- and (thus) has passed on the Example of the peoples of old.

9. If thou wert to question them, 'Who created the heavens and the earth?' They would be sure to reply, 'They were created by (Him), the Exalted in Power, Full of Knowledge';-

10. (Yea, the same that) has made for you the earth spread out, and has made for you roads (and channels) therein, in order that ye may find guidance (on the way);

42. Consultation (Ash-Shüra)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 53 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. Há Mím

2. Àin. Sín. Qáf.

3. Thus doth (He) send inspiration to thee as (He did) to those before thee,- Allah, Exalted in Power, Full of Wisdom.

4. To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth: and He is Most High, Most Great.

5. The heavens are almost rent asunder from above them (by His Glory): and the angels celebrate the Praises of their Lord, and pray for forgiveness for (all) beings on earth: Behold! Verily Allah is He, the Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

6. And those who take as protectors others besides Him,- Allah doth watch over them; and thou art not the disposer of their affairs.

7. Thus have We sent by inspiration to thee an Arabic Qurán: that thou mayest warn the Mother of Cities and all around her,- and warn (them) of the Day of Assembly, of which there is no doubt: (when) some will be in the Garden, and some in the Blazing Fire.

8. If Allah had so willed, He could have made them a single people; but He admits whom He will to His Mercy; and the Wrong-doers will have no protector nor helper.

9. What! Have they taken (for worship) protectors besides Him? But it is Allah,- He is the Protector, and it is He Who gives life to the dead: it is He Who has power over all things,

41. Fussilat

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 54 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. Há Mím:

2. A revelation from the Most Gracious, Most Merciful;-

3. A Book, whereof the verses are explained in detail;- a Qurán 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 God is One God. so take the straight path unto Him, and ask for His Forgiveness." And woe to those who join gods with Allah,-

7. Those who pay Zakat, 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 its sustenance, in four Days, alike for (all) who ask.

40. The Believer (Al-Mümin)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 85 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. Há Mím

2. The revelation of this Book is from Allah, Exalted in Power, Full of Knowledge,-

3. Who forgiveth sin, accepteth repentance, is severe in punishment, and is All- Bountiful. There is no god but He: to Him is the final goal.

4. None can dispute about the Signs of Allah but the Unbelievers. Let not, then, their strutting about through the land deceive thee!

5. But (there were people) before them, who denied (the Signs),- the People of Noah, and the Confederates after them; and every People plotted against their prophet, to seize him, and disputed by means of vanities, therewith to obliterate the Truth; but it was I that seized them! and how (terrible) was My Requital!

6. Thus was the Word of thy Lord proved true against the Unbelievers; that truly they are Companions of the Fire!

39. The Groups (Az-Zumar)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 75 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. The revelation of this Book is from Allah, the Exalted in Power, full of Wisdom.

2. Verily it is We Who have revealed the Book to thee in Truth: so serve Allah, offering Him sincere devotion.

3. Is it not to Allah that sincere devotion is due? But those who take for protectors other than Allah (say): "We only serve them in order that they may bring us nearer to Allah." Truly Allah will judge between them in that wherein they differ. But Allah guides not such as are false and ungrateful.

4. Had Allah wished to take to Himself a son, He could have chosen whom He pleased out of those whom He doth create: but Glory be to Him! (He is above such things.) He is Allah, the One, the Over powering.

5. He created the heavens and the earth in true (proportions): He makes the Night overlap the Day, and the Day overlap the Night: He has subjected the sun and the moon (to His law): each one follows a course for a time appointed. Is not He the Exalted in Power - He Who forgives again and again?

38. (The Letter) Sád (Sád)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 88 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. Sád: by the Qurán, Full of Admonition: (this is the Truth).

2. But the Unbelievers (are steeped) in self-glory and opposition.

3. How many generations before them did We destroy? In the end they cried (for mercy)- when there was no longer time for being saved!

4. So they wonder that a Warner has come to them from among themselves! and the Unbelievers say, "This is a sorcerer telling lies!

5. "Has he made gods (all) into one God? Truly this is a strange thing!"

6. And the leader among them go away (impatiently), (saying), "Walk ye away, and remain constant to your gods! For this is truly a thing designed (against you)!

7. "We never heard (the like) of this in the last religion: this is nothing but a made-up tale!"

8. "What! has the Message been sent to him - (of all persons) among us?"...But they are in doubt concerning My (Own) Message! Nay, they have not yet tasted My Punishment!

9. Or have they the treasures of the Mercy of thy Lord,- the Exalted in Power, the Grantor of Bounties without measure?

37.Those Ranged in Ranks (As-Sáffát)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 182 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. By those who range themselves in ranks,

2. Those who so are strong in repelling (evil),

3. Those who thus proclaim the Message (of Allah.!

4. Verily, verily, your God is One!-

5. Lord of the heavens and of the earth and all between them, and Lord of every point at the rising of the sun!

6. We have indeed decked the lower heaven with beauty (in) the stars,-

7. (For beauty) and for guard against all obstinate rebellious Satans,

8. (So) they should not listen their ears in the direction of the Exalted Assembly and they are cast away from every side,

9. Repulsed, and for them is a perpetual chastisement,

10. Except such as snatch away something by stealth, and they are pursued by a flaming fire, of piercing brightness.

36. Yá-Sín

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 83 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. Yá Sín.

2. By the Qurán, 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 warn a people, whose fathers were not warned, 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 they cannot bow their heads.

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.

35.The Originator (Fátir)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 45 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. Praise be to Allah, the Originator of 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 none can withhold: what He doth withhold, none can grant, apart from Him: and He is the Exalted in Power, Full of Wisdom.

3. O men! Remember 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 perverted?

4. And if they reject thee, so were messengers rejected before thee: to Allah all affairs are returned.

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.

34. The City of Sabá (Sabá)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 54 verses.
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 All-Wise, All-Aware.

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 Chastisement,- of painful wrath.

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.

33. The Confederates (Al-Ahzáb)

Revealed after the Hijrah. This chapter has 73 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. O Prophet! Fear Allah, and hearken not to the Unbelievers and the Hypocrites: verily Allah is full of Knowledge and Wisdom.

2. But follow that which comes to thee by inspiration from thy Lord: for Allah is well acquainted with (all) that ye do.

3. And put thy trust in Allah, and enough is Allah as a disposer of affairs.

4. Allah has not made for any man two hearts in his breast: nor has He made your wives whom ye divorce by Zihár your mothers: nor has He made your adopted sons your sons. Such is (only) your (manner of) speech by your mouths. But Allah tells (you) the Truth, and He shows the (right) Way.

5. Call them by their fathers: that is juster in the sight of Allah. But if ye know not their father's names, (then they are) your brothers in faith, or your friends. But there is no blame on you if ye make a mistake therein: (what counts is) the intention of your hearts: and Allah is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful.

32. Adoration (As-Sajdah)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 30 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. Alif. Lám. Mím.

2. (This is) the Revelation of the Book in which there is no doubt,- from the Lord of the Worlds.

3. Or do they say, "He has forged it"? Nay, it is the Truth from thy Lord, that thou mayest admonish a people to whom no warner has come before thee: in order that they may be rightly guided.

4. It is Allah Who has created the heavens and the earth, and all between them, in six Days, then He established Himself on the Throne: ye have none, besides Him, to protect or intercede (for you): will ye not then receive admonition?

5. He directs the affairs from the heavens to the earth: then it ascends unto Him, on a Day, the measure of which is a thousand years of your reckoning.

31. The Wise (Luqmán)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 34 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. Alif. Lám. Mím.

2. These are Verses of the Wise Book,-

3. A Guide and a Mercy to the Doers of Good,-

4. Those who establish regular prayer, and give Zakat, and have sure faith in the Hereafter.

5. These are on (true) guidance from their Lord: and these are the ones who will prosper.

6. But there are, among men, those who purchase idle tales, without knowledge (or meaning), to mislead (men) from the Path of Allah and throw ridicule (on the Path): for such there will be a humiliating Chastisement.

30. The Romans (Ar-Rüm)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 60 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

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.

29.The Spider (Al-Ànkabüt)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 69 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. Alif. Lám. Mím.
2. Do men think that they will be left alone on saying, "We believe", and that they will not be tested?
3. We did test those before them, and Allah will certainly know those who are true from those who are false.
4. Do those who practice evil think that they will outstrip Us? Evil is their judgment!
5. For those whose hopes are in the meeting with Allah, the Term (appointed) by Allah is surely coming: and He hears and knows (all things).
6. And if any strive (with might and main), they do so for their own souls: for Allah is free of all needs from all creation.

28. Narration (Al-Qasas)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 88 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. Tá. Sín. Mím.
2. These are Verses of the Book that makes (things) clear.
3. We rehearse to thee some of the story of Moses and Pharaoh in Truth, for people who believe.
4. Truly Pharaoh elated himself in the land and divided its people into sections, depressing a group among them: their sons he slew, but he kept alive their females: for he was indeed an evil- doer.
5. And We wished to be Gracious to those who were being depressed in the land, to make them leaders (in faith) and make them heirs,
6. To establish a firm place for them in the land, and to show Pharaoh, Hámán and their hosts, what they were dreading from them.
7. So We sent this inspiration to the mother of Moses: "Suckle (thy child), but when thou hast fears about him, cast him into the river, but fear not nor grieve: for We shall restore him to thee, and We shall make him one of Our messengers."

27. The Ants (An-Naml)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 93 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. These are verses of the Qurán,-a book that makes (things) clear;
2. A Guide: and Glad Tidings for the believers,-
3. Those who establish regular prayers and give Zakat, and also have sure faith in the hereafter.
4. As to those who believe not in the Hereafter, We have made their deeds pleasing in their eyes; and so they wander about blindly.
5. Such are they for whom a grievous Chastisement is (waiting); and in the Hereafter theirs will be the greatest loss.
6. As to thee, thou receivest the Qurán from One All-Wise, All-Knowing.
7. Behold! Moses said to his family: "I perceive a fire; soon will I bring you from there some information, or I will bring you a burning brand (to light our fuel), that ye may warn yourselves.

26. The Poets (Ash-Shuàráa)

Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 227 verses.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

1. Tá. Sín. Mím.
2. These are verses of the Book that makes (things) clear.
3. It may be thou will kill thy self with grief, that they do not become Believers.
4. If (such) were Our Will, We could send down to them from the sky a Sign, to which they would bend their necks in humility.
5. But there comes not to them a newly-revealed Message from the Most Gracious, but they turn away therefrom.
6. They have indeed rejected (the Message): so they will know soon (enough) the truth of what they mocked at!
7. Do they not look at the earth,- how many noble things of all kinds We have produced therein?
8. Verily, in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.
9. And verily, thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.