HOLY QUR'AN

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HOLY QUR'AN, Continued
Translated by M.H. Shakir

Edited by Yasin T. al-Jibouri

yasinaljibouri@hotmail.com

SURA 61

Al-Saff

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

Whatever is in the heavens and on earth, let it declare the praises and glory of Allah, for He is the One Exalted in might, the Wise.
O you who believe! Why do you say what you do not do?
It is grievously odious in the sight of Allah that you should say what you do not do.
Truly Allah loves those who fight in His cause in battle array, as if they were a solidly cemented structure.
And remember Moses said to his people, “O people! Why do you vex and insult me, although you know that I am the Messenger Allah (sent) to you?” When they deviated, Allah then let their hearts deviate, for Allah does not guide those who are rebellious transgressors.
And remember how Jesus, the son of Mary, said, “O Children of Israel! I am the Messenger Allah (sent) to you confirming the Law (which came) before me, and giving glad tidings of a Messenger to come after me whose name shall be Ahmed.” But when he came to them with clear Signs, they said, “This is evident sorcery!”
Who does greater wrong than one who invents falsehood against Allah, even as he is being invited to Islam? And Allah does not guide those who do wrong.
They intend to extinguish God's light with their mouths, but Allah will complete (the Revelation of) His light, even though the disbelievers may detest (it).
It is He Who has sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of Truth, that he may proclaim it over all religion, even though the pagans may detest (it).
O you who believe! Shall I lead you to a bargain that will save you from a grievous penalty?
That you believe in Allah and His Messenger, and that you strive (your utmost) in God's cause, with your property and your persons: That will be best for you, if you only know!
He will forgive you your sins, and admit you into gardens beneath which rivers flow, and to beautiful mansions in gardens of eternity: That is indeed the supreme achievement.
And another (favor He will bestow), which you love! aid from Allah and a speedy victory, so grant the glad tidings to the believers.
O you who believe! Be helpers of Allah: As Jesus, the son of Mary, said to the disciples, “Who will be my helpers in (the Cause of) Allah?” The disciples said, “We are God's helpers!” Then some of the Children of Israel believed and some disbelieved, but We gave power to those who believed against their enemies, and they became the ones who prevailed.

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SURA 62

Al-Jumu'ah

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

Whatever is in the heavens and on earth declares the praises and glory of God! the Sovereign, the Holy One, the One Exalted in might, the Wise.
It is He Who has sent among the unlettered a Messenger from among themselves to rehearse His Signs to them, to sanctify them, and to instruct them in the Scripture and Wisdom, although they had been, before this, in manifest error;
As well as (to confer all these benefits upon) others who have not already joined them, and He is Exalted in might, Wise.
Such is God's bounty which He bestows upon whomsoever He wills, and Allah is the Lord of the highest bounty.
The similitude of those who were charged with the (obligations of the) Mosaic Law, but who subsequently failed in those (obligations), is that of a donkey which carries huge books (but does not understand them). Evil is the similitude of people who falsify God's Signs, and Allah does not guide people who do wrong.
Say: “O Jews! If you think that you are friends of Allah, to the exclusion of all (other) men, then express your desire for death, if you are truthful!”
But they will never express their desire (for death), because of the (deeds) their hands have sent forth! And Allah knows well those who do wrong!
Say: “The death from which you flee will truly overtake you: Then you will be sent back to the Knower of things secret and open, and He will tell you (the truth of) the things you did!”
O you who believe! When the call is proclaimed to prayers on Friday (the day of assembly), hasten earnestly to the remembrance of Allah, and leave off business (and traffic): That is best for you if you only knew!
And when the prayers is finished, then you may disperse throughout the land, and seek of God's bounty, and celebrate God's praises often (and without stint) so that you may prosper.
But when they see some bargain or amusement, they disperse headlong to it and leave you standing. Say: “The (blessing) from God's presence is better than any amusement or bargain! And Allah is the best to provide (for all needs).”

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SURA 63

Al-Munafiqoon

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

When the hypocrites come to you, they say, “We bear witness that you are truly God's Messenger.” Yes, Allah knows that you are truly His Messenger, and Allah bears witness that the hypocrites are truly liars.
They have made their oaths a screen (for their misdeeds): Thus they block (mankind) from God's path: Their deeds are truly evil.
That is so because they believed, then they rejected the faith, so a seal was set on their hearts; therefore, they do not understand.
When you look at them, their persons please you, and when they speak, you listen to them. 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. God's curse be on them! How they are deluded (away from the Truth)!
And when it is said to them, “Come, the Messenger of Allah will pray for your forgiveness,” they turn their heads aside, and you would see them turning their faces away in arrogance.
It does not matter to them whether you pray for their forgiveness or not, Allah will not forgive them. Truly Allah does not guide rebellious transgressors.
They are the ones who say, “Spend nothing on those who are with God's Messenger, so that they may disperse (and leave Medina).” But the treasures of the heavens and the earth belong to Allah; yet the hypocrites do not understand.
They say, “If we return to Medina, surely the more honorable (element) will expel the meaner from it.” But honor belongs to Allah and His Messenger and the believers; but the hypocrites do not know.
O you who believe! Do not let your riches or your children divert you from the remembrance of Allah. If any act thus, the loss is their own.
And spend (in charity) out of what We have bestowed upon you before death comes to any of you and he would say, “O Lord! Why did You not grant me respite for a little while? I should then have given (largely) in charity, and I should have been one of the doers of good.”
But Allah will grant no soul respite when the time appointed (for it) comes, and Allah is well acquainted with all that you do.

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SURA 64

Taghabun

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

Whatever is in the heavens and on earth declares the praises and glory of Allah; Dominion belongs to Him, and praise belongs to Him, and He has power over all things.
It is He Who has created you: some of you are disbelievers, and some are believers, and Allah sees well all that you do.
He has created the heavens and the earth in just proportions and has given you form, and made your form beautiful, and He is the final Goal.
He knows what is in the heavens and on earth, and He knows what you conceal and what you reveal: Yes, Allah well knows the (secrets) of (all) hearts.
Has not the story reached you of those who rejected faith? They tasted the evil results of their conduct, and they had a grievous penalty.
That was so because Messengers came to them with clear Signs, but they said, “Shall (mere) human beings direct us?” So they rejected (the message) and turned away. But Allah can do without (them), and Allah is free of all needs, worthy of all praise.
The disbelievers think that they will not be raised up (for Judgment). Say: “Truly, by my Lord, you shall surely be raised up: Then you will be told (the truth) of all that you did. And that is easy for Allah.”
So believe in Allah and His Messenger and in the light which We have revealed. And Allah is well acquainted with all that you do.
The Day that He assembles you (all) for a Day of Assembly! that will be a Day of mutual loss and gain (among you). Those who believe in Allah and do righteous deeds! He will remove their ills from them, and He will admit them into gardens beneath which rivers flow, to dwell therein forever: That will be the supreme achievement.
But those who reject faith and treat Our Signs as falsehoods, they will be companions of the Fire, to dwell therein forever, and that goal is evil.
No calamity can occur except by God's leave, and if anyone believes in Allah, (Allah) guides his heart (aright), for Allah knows all things.
So obey Allah, and obey His Messenger; but if you turn back, Our Messenger's duty is only to proclaim (the message) clearly and openly.
Allah! There is no god but He, so let the believers put their trust in Allah.
O you who believe! Truly, among your wives and your children (there) are (some who are) enemies to your own selves, so beware of them! But if you forgive and overlook and overlook (their faults), truly Allah is oft-Forgiving, the Most Merciful.
Your riches and your children may be only a trial, but the highest reward is in God's presence.
So fear Allah as much as you can; listen and obey, and spend in charity for the benefit of your own souls, and those saved from the greediness of their own souls! they are the ones who achieve prosperity.
If you lend Allah a beautiful loan, He will double it for your (credit), and He will grant you forgiveness, for Allah is most ready to appreciate (service), most forbearing,
Knower of what is hidden and what is revealed, Exalted in might, full of wisdom.

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SURA 65

Al-Talaaq

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

O Prophet! When you divorce women, divorce them at their prescribed periods, and count their prescribed periods (accurately), and fear Allah your Lord, and do not turn them out of their homes, nor shall they (themselves) leave, except in case they are guilty of open lewdness. These are limits set by Allah, and any who transgresses God's limits truly wrongs his (own) soul: You do not know if Allah may bring about some new situation afterwards.
Thus, when they fulfill their appointed term, either take them back on equitable terms or part with them on equitable terms, and take for witness two persons from among you, endowed with justice, and establish the evidence (as) before Allah. Such is the admonition given to him who believes in Allah and the Last Day, and He (always) prepares a way out for those who fear Allah.
And He provides for him from (sources) he could never imagine. And if anyone puts his trust in Allah, Allah suffices him. For Allah will surely accomplish His purpose: Truly, Allah has appointed a due proportion for all things.
Those of your women who have passed the age of menstrual periods, for them the prescribed period, if you have any doubt, is three months, and for those who have not, (it is the same:) For those who bear (life in their wombs), their Iddat is till they deliver their burdens, and He will make the path easy for those who fear Allah.
That is God's command which He has sent down to you, and if anyone fears Allah, He will remove his ills from him and increase his reward.
Let the women live (in 'Iddat,) in the same style as you live, according to your means: Do not annoy them, so as to restrict them. And if they bear (life in their wombs), then spend on them until they deliver their burden, and if they nurse your (offspring), grant them their recompense, and take mutual counsel, according to what is just and reasonable. And if you find yourselves in difficulties, let another woman nurse (the child) on the (father's) behalf.
Let the man of means spend according to his means, and the man whose resources are restricted, let him spend according to what Allah has given him. Allah puts no burden on any beyond what He has given him. After a difficulty, Allah will soon grant relief.
How many generations that insolently opposed their Lord's command and (that) of His Messengers did We call to account! to a severe account? And We imposed on them an exemplary punishment.
Then they tasted the evil result of their conduct, and the end of their conduct was perdition.
Allah has prepared a severe punishment for them (in the hereafter). So fear Allah, O you men of understanding! who have believed! ! for Allah has indeed sent down a message for you,
A Messenger, who rehearses God's Signs to you, containing clear explanations, that he may lead forth those who believe and do righteous deeds from the depths of darkness into the light. And those who believe in Allah and do righteous deeds, He will admit into gardens beneath which rivers flow, to dwell therein forever: Allah has indeed granted a most excellent provision for them.
Allah is He Who created seven firmaments, and of the earth a similar number; through the midst of them (all) His command descends: That you may know that Allah has power over all things, and that Allah comprehends all things in (His) knowledge.

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SURA 66

Al-Tahrim

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

O Prophet! Why do you forbid what Allah has made lawful to you? You seek to please your consorts, but Allah is oft-Forgiving, the Most Merciful.
Allah has already ordained for you, (O people,) the dissolution of your oaths (in some cases), and Allah is your Protector, and He is full of knowledge and wisdom.
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 of it and repudiated a part. Then when he told her about it, she said, “Who told you this?” He said, “He told me Who knows and is well-acquainted (with all things).”
If both of you turn in repentance to Him, your hearts are indeed so inclined; but if you back each other up against him, truly Allah is his Protector, and Gabriel, and the righteous among those who believe! and the angels too.
It may be, if he divorced you (all), that Allah will grant him consorts better than you in exchange! who submit (their wills), who believe, who are devout, who turn to Allah in repentance, who worship (in humility), who travel (for faith) and fast, previously married or virgins.
O you who believe! Save yourselves and your families from a fire whose fuel is men and stones, over which stern (and) strong angels are appointed, (angels) who do not flinch (from executing) the commands they receive from Allah but do (precisely) what they are commanded.
(They will say,) “O you disbelievers! Make no excuses this Day! You are only being requited for all that you did!”
O you who believe! Turn to Allah with sincere repentance: In the hope that your Lord will remove your ills and admit you into gardens beneath which rivers flow! the Day that Allah will not permit the Prophet and the believers with him to be humiliated. Their light will shine before them and on their right hands, while they say, “Lord! Perfect our light for us, and grant us forgiveness, for You have power over all things.”
O Prophet! Strive hard against the disbelievers and the hypocrites, and be firm against them. Their abode is Hell! a (truly) evil refuge.
Allah sets forth, as an example to the disbelievers, the wife of Noah and the wife of Lot: They were (respectively) under two of Our righteous servants, but they were false to their (husbands), and they benefitted nothing before Allah on their account but were told, “Enter the Fire along with (others) who enter!”
And Allah sets forth, as an example to those who believe, the wife of Pharaoh. Behold! She said, “O Lord! Build for me a mansion in the Garden in nearness to You, and save me from Pharaoh and his doings, and save me from those who do wrong.”
And Mary the daughter of `Imran, who guarded her chastity, and We breathed of Our rūh, spirit, into her (body), and she testified to the truth of her Lord's words and Revelations and was one of the devout (servants).

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SURA 67

Al-Mulk

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

Blessed be He in Whose hands Dominion is, and He has power over all things:
Who created death and life, that He might try which of you is best in deeds, and He is the One Exalted in might, oft-Forgiving;
Who created the seven heavens one above another; you will see no want of proportion in the creation of (Allah) Most Gracious, so turn your vision again: Do you see any flaw?
Look a second time; (your) vision will come back to you dull and discomfited, worn out.
And We have adorned the lowest heavens with lamps and We have made such (lamps as) missiles to drive away the evil ones and have prepared for them the penalty of the blazing Fire.
The penalty of Hell is for those who reject their Lord (and Cherisher), and (such a) destination is evil.
When they are cast into it, they will hear the (terrible) moaning as it heaves,
Almost bursting with fury: Every time a group is cast into it, its keepers ask, “Did no warner (ever) come to you?”
They will say, “Yes, indeed: A warner did come to us, but we rejected him and said, `God never sent down any (message): You are in nothing but an egregious delusion!”'
They will also say, “Had we only listened or used our intelligence, we would not have been among the companions of the blazing Fire.”
They will then admit their sins, but (forgiveness) will be far from the companions of the blazing Fire!
As for those who fear their Lord in the unseen, for them is forgiveness and a great reward.
Whether you hide your word or manifest it, He certainly has (full) knowledge of the secrets of (all) hearts.
Should He not know! Who created? And He is the One Who understands the finest mysteries (and) is well acquainted (with them).
It is Who made the earth manageable for you, so cross through its tracts and enjoy of the sustenance that He furnishes, but the Resurrection is to Him.
Do you feel secure that Who is in heaven will not cause you to be swallowed up by the earth when it shakes (as in an earthquake)?
Or do you feel secure that Who is in heavens will not send a violent tornado (with showers of stones) against you, so that you know how (terrible) My warning was?
But men before them truly rejected (My warning): Then how (terrible) was My rejection (of them)?
Do they not observe the birds above them spreading their wings and folding them in? None can withhold them except (Allah) Most Gracious: Truly it is Who watches over all things.
Nay! Who is there that can help you, (even as) an army, besides (Allah) Most Merciful? The disbelievers are in nothing but delusion.
Or who is there that can provide you with sustenance if He were to withhold His provision? Nay! They obstinately persist in insolent impiety and flight (from the truth).
Then is one who walks headlong, with his face grovelling, better guided, or one who walks evenly on a straight way?
Say: “It is Who has created you (and made you grow) and made the faculties of hearing, seeing, feeling and understanding for you: Small thanks do you grant.”
Say: “It is Who has multiplied you throughout the earth, and you shall be gathered together to Him.”
They ask, “When will this promise be (fulfilled), if you are telling the truth.”
Say: “The knowledge of the time is with Allah alone: I am (sent) only to warn plainly in public.”
At length, when they see it close at hand, the faces of the disbelievers will be grieved, and it will be said (to them), “This is (the promise fulfilled) which you were calling for!”
Say: “Do you see? If Allah were to destroy me, and those with me, or if He bestows His Mercy on us, who can deliver the disbelievers from a grievous penalty?”
Say: “He is (Allah) Most Gracious: We have believed in Him, and we have put our trust in Him, so you will soon know which (of us) is in manifest error.”
Say: “Do you see? If your stream is lost one morning (in the underground earth), who then can supply you with clear-flowing water?”

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SURA 68

Al-Qalam

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

Nn, By the pen and by the (record) which (mankind) write,

You are not possessed, by the grace of your Lord.

Nay! Truly (there) is an unfailing Reward for you:

And you (stand) on an exalted standard of moral character.

Soon will you see and so will they,

Which of you is afflicted with madness.

Truly it is your Lord Who knows best which (mankind) have strayed from His path, and He knows best those who receive (true) guidance.

So do not listen to those who deny (the truth).

Their desire is that you should be pliant so that they (too) would be pliant.

Do not heed any despicable man! ready with oaths,

A slanderer, going about with calumnies,

(Habitually) hindering (all) good, transgressing beyond bounds, deeply in sin,

Violent (and cruel)! and with all that, base-born,

(Simply) because he possesses wealth and (many) sons.

When Our Signs are recited to him, he cries, “Tales of the ancient!”

Soon will We brand (the beast) on the snout!

We have truly tried them as We tried the people of the garden when they resolved to gather the fruits of the (garden) in the morning,

But made no reservation, (“If it be God's will”).

So a visitation came on the (garden) from your Lord, (which swept away) all around (it) while they were asleep.

So by morning the (garden) became like a dark and desolate spot, (whose fruit had been gathered).

As the morning broke, they called out, one to another,

“Go to your tilth (in good time) in the morning, if you would gather the fruits.”

So they departed, secretly conversing in low tones, (saying,)

“Do not let a single indigent person enter into the (garden) this day.”

And they opened the morning, strong in an (unjust) resolve,

But when they saw the (garden), they said, “We have surely lost our way:

“Indeed we are shut out (of the fruits of our labor)!”

One of them, more just (than the rest), said, “Did I not tell you, `Why not glorify (Allah)?”

They said, “Glory to our Lord! We have truly been doing wrong!”

Then they turned, one against the other, in reproach.

They said, “Alas for us! We have indeed transgressed!

“It may be that our Lord will grant us a better (garden) than this in exchange, for we turn to Him (in repentance)!”

Such is the punishment (in this life), but the punishment in the hereafter is greater! if they only knew!

Truly (there) are gardens of delight for the righteous, in the presence of their Lord.

Shall We then treat the people of faith like the people of sin?

What is the matter with you? How do you judge?

Or do you have a book through which you learn,

That you shall thereby have whatever you choose?

Or do you have sworn covenants with Us, reaching to the Day of Judgment that you shall have whatever you demand?

Ask of them, which of them will stand surely for that!

Or do they have some “partners” (in godhead)? Then let them produce their “partners,” if they are truthful!

The Day that the shin will be laid bare, they will be summoned to bow in adoration, but they surely will not be able to do so,

Their eyes will be cast down, ignominy will cover them, seeing that they had been summoned previously to bow in adoration, while they were safe, (and they refused).

Then leave Me alone with those who reject this message: We shall punish them by degrees from directions they do not perceive.

I will grant them a (long) respite: My plan is truly powerful.

Or are you asking them for a reward, so they are burdened with a load of debt?

Or do they have the (knowledge of the) Unseen, so they can write it down?

So wait patiently for your Lord's command, and do not be like the companion of the whale! when he cried out in agony.

Had his Lord's Grace not reached him, he would indeed have been cast off on the naked shore in disgrace.

Thus did his Lord choose him and make him of the company of the righteous.

And the disbelievers would almost smite you with their eyes when they hear the message, and they say, “Surely he is possessed!”

But it is nothing less than a message to all the worlds.

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SURA 69

Al-Haqqah

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

The sure reality!
What is the sure reality?
And what will make you realize what the sure reality is?
The Thamud and the 'Ad people (branded as) false the stunning calamity!
But Thamud were destroyed by a terrible storm of thunder and lightning!
And 'Ad were destroyed by a furious (and) exceedingly violent wind;
He made it rage against them seven nights and eight days in succession, so (much so) that you could see people lying prostrate in its (path), as if they had been roots of hollow palm-trees tumbled down!
Then do you see any of them left to survive?
And Pharaoh, and those before him, and the overthrown cities committed habitual sin,
And (each) disobeyed their Lord's Messenger; so He punished them with an abundant penalty.
When the water (of Noah's flood) overflowed beyond its limits, We carried you (O mankind) in the floating (ark),
That We might make it a message to you, and that ears (that should hear the tale and) retain its memory should bear its (lessons) in remembrance.
Then, when one blast is sounded on the trumpet,
14. And the earth is moved, and its mountains are crushed to powder at one stroke,
On that Day the (great) event shall come to pass,
And the sky will be rent asunder, for it will be flimsy that Day,
And the angels will be on its sides, and that Day, eight will bear your Lord's throne above them all.
That Day you will be brought to Judgment: Not a single one of your acts that you hide will remain concealed.
Then he who will be given his record in his right hand will say, “Ah here! Read my record!
“I really did understand that my account would reach me (one Day)!”
And he will be in a life of bliss,
In a Garden on high,
The fruits of which (will hang in bunches) low and near.
“Eat and drink with full satisfaction because of the (good) that you sent forth in the days that are gone!”
And he who will be given his record in his left hand will say, “Ah! If only my record had not been given to me!
“And I had never realized how my account (stood)!
“Ah! If only (death) had put an end to me!
“My wealth has been of no avail to me!
“My power has perished from me! ...”
(The stern command will say:) “Seize him and bind him,
“And in the blazing Fire burn him,
“Further, make him march in a chain, the length of which is seventy cubits!
“He would not believe in Allah Most High,
“And would not encourage the feeding of the poor!
“So he has no friend here this Day,
“Nor does he have any food except the corruption from the washing of wounds,
“Which none eat except those in sin.”
So I swear by what you see,
And by what you do not see,
That this is truly the word of an honored Messenger;
It is not the word of a poet: Little do you believe!
Nor is it the word of a soothsayer; little admonishment do you receive.
(This is) a message sent down from the Lord of the worlds.
If the Messenger were to invent any sayings in Our name,
We would certainly seize him by his right hand,
And We would certainly then cut off the artery of his heart:
Nor could any of you withhold him (from Our Wrath).
But truly this is a message for the God-fearing.
And We certainly know that there are those among you who reject (it).
But truly (Revelation) is a cause of sorrow for the disbelievers.
It is indeed the sure truth.
So glorify the name of your Lord Most High.

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SURA 70

Al-Ma'arij

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

An inquirer asked about a penalty to befall
The disbelievers, the which there is none to ward off,
(A penalty) from Allah, Lord of the ways of ascent.
The angels and the spirit ascend to Him in a Day whose measure is (as) fifty thousand years:
So be patient! a patience of beautiful (contentment).
They see the (Day) indeed as a far-off (event):
But We see it (quite) near.
The Day that the sky will be like molten brass,
And the mountains will be like tufts of wool,
And no friend will ask after a friend,
Though they will be put in sight of each other! the sinner's desire will be: If only he could redeem himself from the penalty of that Day by (sacrificing) his children,
His wife and his brother,
His kindred who sheltered him,
And all that is on earth! so it could deliver him:
By no means! For it would be the Fire of Hell!
Plucking out (his being) right to the skull!
Inviting (all) who turn their backs and turn their faces away (from the right),
And amass (wealth) and hide it (from use)!
Truly man was created very impatient;
Fretful when evil touches him;
And niggardly when good reaches him:
Not so those devoted to prayer,
Those who remain steadfast to their prayers;
And those in whose wealth is a recognized right
For the (needy); he who asks and he who is prevented (for some reason from asking):
And those who hold to the truth of the Day of Judgment;
And those who fear their Lord's displeasure,
For their Lord's chastisement is nothing to feel secure about;
And those who guard their chastity,
Except with their wives and the (captives) whom their right hands possess! for (then) they are not to be blamed,
But those who trespass beyond this are transgressors;
And those who are faithful to their trusts and covenants:
And those who stand firm in their testimony;
And those who guard (the sanctity) of their worship;
They will be the honored ones in the gardens of (bliss).
Now what is the matter with the disbelievers that they rush madly before you,
From the right and from the left, in parties?
Does every man of them long to enter the Garden of bliss?
By no means! For We have created them out of the (base matter) they know!
I swear by the Lord of all points in the East and the West that We can certainly
Substitute better (mankind) for them than they, and We are not to be defeated (in Our plan).
So leave them to plunge into vain talk and play until they encounter the Day they have been promised!
The Day on which they will come out of their sepulchers in sudden haste as if they were rushing to a goal-post (fixed for them),
Their eyes lowered in dejection, ignominy covering them (all over)! Such is the Day they are promised!

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