25. Sūrat Al-Furqan · The Criterion

Blessed is the One Who sent down the Standard to His servant, so that he may be a warner to the whole world.

Blessed is He Who hath revealed unto His slave the Criterion (of right and wrong), that he may be a warner to the peoples.

Hallowed is He who from on high, step by step, has bestowed upon His servant the standard by which to discern the true from the false, so that to all the world it might be a warning:

Immensely Blessed is He Who has sent down the Quran to His Bondman that he may be a warner to the entire world.

Blessed is He (Allah) Who sent down to His (most beloved and most intimate) servant the Criterion (the Qur’an) that (draws the difference between right and wrong and) gives judgment in order that he may be a Warner to all the worlds

˹Allah is˺ the One to Whom belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth, Who has never had ˹any˺ offspring, nor does He have a partner in ˹governing˺ the kingdom. He has created everything, ordaining it precisely.

He unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, He hath chosen no son nor hath He any partner in the Sovereignty. He hath created everything and hath meted out for it a measure.

He to whom the dominion over the heavens and the earth belongs, and who begets no offspring, and has no partner in His dominion: for it is He who creates every thing and determines its nature in accordance with [His own] design.

He for Whom is the kingdom of heavens and earth and He has not taken a son for Himself and He has no Partner in His Kingdom, and after creating every thing, He has ordained it on a right estimate.

He (Allah) to Whom belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, and Who has not taken (to Himself) any children, nor has He any partner in His Kingdom and He alone has created everything, and then destined (i.e., formatted) it exactly according to a definite estimation (its features, functions, time frame and everything for all the stages of its growth and survival)

Yet they have taken besides Him gods who cannot create anything but are themselves created. Nor can they protect or benefit themselves. Nor can they control life, death, or resurrection.

Yet they choose beside Him other gods who create naught but are themselves created, and possess not hurt nor profit for themselves, and possess not death nor life, nor power to raise the dead.

And yet, some choose to worship, instead of Him, imaginary deities that cannot create anything but are themselves created, and have it not within their power to avert harm from, or bring benefit to, themselves, and have no power over death, nor over life, nor over resurrection!

And the people have taken other gods besides Him, that they create nothing and they themselves have been created, and they themselves are not owners of their own souls either for bad or for good, and neither they have power to die nor to be alive nor to rise up.

And these (polytheists) have taken besides Him other gods which cannot create anything and are themselves created and possess no power either to harm or to benefit themselves and control neither death nor life, nor (have they any authority) to raise up (after death) and assemble

The disbelievers say, “This ˹Quran˺ is nothing but a fabrication which he made up with the help of others.” Their claim is totally unjustified and untrue!

Those who disbelieve say: This is naught but a lie that he hath invented, and other folk have helped him with it, so that they have produced a slander and a lie.

Moreover, those who are bent on denying the truth are wont to say, “This [Qur’an] is nothing but a lie, which he [himself] has devised with the help of other people, who thereupon have perverted the truth and brought a falsehood into being.”

And the infidels said, 'this is not but a calumny which he has fabricated and some other people have helped him in it, undoubtedly, those unjust people have brought more falsehood.

And the disbelievers say: ‘This (Qur’an) is but a lie which this (claimant of Prophethood) has fabricated and other people have helped him in (inventing) it.’ Surely, the disbelievers have come down to sheer injustice and falsehood

And they say, “˹These revelations are only˺ ancient fables which he has had written down, and they are rehearsed to him morning and evening.”

And they say: Fables of the men of old which he hath had written down so that they are dictated to him morn and evening.

And they say, “Fables of ancient times which he has caused to be written down, so that they might be read out to him at morn and evening!”

And they said, 'these are fables of the ancients which he has written, so that they are read to him morning and evening.

And they say: ‘(This Qur’an comprises) fables of the ancients which this man has got written; then these (fables) are recited to him morning and evening (in order to memorize and narrate further).

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “This ˹Quran˺ has been revealed by the One Who knows the secrets of the heavens and the earth. Surely He is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”

Say (unto them, O Muhammad): He who knoweth the secret of the heavens and the earth hath revealed it. Lo! He ever is Forgiving, Merciful.

Say [O Muhammad]: “He who knows all the mysteries of the heavens and the earth has bestowed from on high this [Qur’an upon me]! Verily, He is much-forgiving, a dispenser of grace!”

Say you, 'it has been sent down by Him Who knows every secret thing of the heavens and the earth. Undoubtedly, He is Forgiving, Merciful.

Say: ‘He (Allah) Who knows all the secrets (present) in the heavens and the earth has sent down this Qur’an. Surely, He is Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.

And they say ˹mockingly˺, “What kind of messenger is this who eats food and goes about in market-places ˹for a living˺? If only an angel had been sent down with him to be his co-warner,

And they say: What aileth this messenger (of Allah) that he eateth food and walketh in the markets? Why is not an angel sent down unto him, to be a warner with him.

Yet they say: What sort of apostle is this [man] who eats food [like all other mortals] and goes about in the market places? Why has not an angel [visibly] been sent down unto him, to act as a warner together with him?”

And they said, 'what happened to this Messenger, he eats food, and walks about the market, why not an angel was sent down to him that he might be a warner with him.

And they say: ‘What is the matter with this Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him)? He eats food and walks about in the marketplaces. Why has an angel not been sent down to him that he might (join) him as a Warner

or a treasure had been cast down to him, or he had had a garden from which he may eat!” And the wrongdoers say ˹to the believers˺, “You are only following a bewitched man.”

Or (why is not) treasure thrown down unto him, or why hath he not a paradise from whence to eat? And the evil-doers say: Ye are but following a man bewitched.

Or: “[Why has not] a treasure been granted to him [by God]?” Or: “He should [at least] have a [bountiful] garden, so that he could eat thereof [without effort]!” And so these evildoers say [unto one another], “If you were to follow [Muhammad, you would follow] but a man bewitched!”

Or he would have got a treasure from the hidden place or he would have any garden that he may eat therefrom. And the unjust people say, You follow not but a man who has been bewitched'

Or a treasure should have been sent down to him, or (at least) he should have owned a garden so that he might eat (of its income).’ And the wrongdoers say (to the Muslims): ‘You are following but a man spellbound.

See ˹O Prophet˺ how they call you names! So they have gone so ˹far˺ astray that they cannot find the ˹Right˺ Way.

See how they coin similitudes for thee, so that they are all astray and cannot find a road!

See to what they liken thee, [O Prophet, simply] because they have gone astray and are now unable to find a way to the truth]!

'O beloved, see what kind of similitudes they are coining for you, therefore, they have gone astray, now they can not find any way.

(O Esteemed Beloved!) Just see what sort of comparisons they utter for you! So they have gone astray and cannot find any path (to guidance)

Blessed is the One Who—if He wills—can give you far better than ˹all˺ that: gardens under which rivers flow, and palaces as well.

Blessed is He Who, if He will, will assign thee better than (all) that - Gardens underneath which rivers flow - and will assign thee mansions.

Hallowed is He who, if it be His will, shall give thee something better than that [whereof they speak] - gardens through which running waters flow - and shall assign to thee mansions [of bliss in the life to come].

Blessed is He Who, if He please, will do better for you than that, Gardens beneath which flow streams and He make palaces for you.

Most Blessed is He. If He pleases, He can produce gardens for you (far) better than these (here in the world) beneath which streams flow, and raise for you magnificent palaces (but these are not the conditions for a Prophet and Messenger)

In fact, they deny the Hour. And for the deniers of the Hour, We have prepared a blazing Fire.

Nay, but they deny (the coming of) the Hour, and for those who deny (the coming of) the Hour We have prepared a flame.

But nay! It is [the very coming of] the Last Hour to which they give the lie! However, for such as give the lie to [the announce­ment of] the Last Hour We have readied a blazing flame:

Nay, they belie the Hour, and for him who belies the Hour, We have prepared a blazing fire.

But they have denied the Last Hour (as well), and for everyone who denies the Last Hour, We have prepared the blazing Fire (of Hell)

Once it sees them from a distance, they will hear it fuming and growling.

When it seeth them from afar, they hear the crackling and the roar thereof.

when it shall face them from afar, they will hear its angry roar and its hiss;

When it will see them from a far, they will hear its bubbling and shrieking.

When that (Fire of Hell) will be visible to them (even) from a distant place, they will hear it raging and roaring

And when they are tossed into a narrow place inside ˹Hell˺, chained together, then and there they will cry out for ˹instant˺ destruction.

And when they are flung into a narrow place thereof, chained together, they pray for destruction there.

and when they are flung, linked [all] together, into a tight space within, they will pray for extinction there and then!

And when they will be thrown into any narrow place thereof tied With chains, they will there request for death.

And when, tightly bound (together or bound to their satans,) they will be thrown into it from some narrow place, then they will cry out for (their) destruction

˹They will be told,˺ “Do not cry only once for destruction, but cry many times over!”

Pray not that day for one destruction, but pray for many destructions!

[But they will be told:] “Pray not today for one single extinction, but pray for many extinctions!”

It will be said, 'request not today one death but request for many deaths'.

(It will be said to them:) ‘Do not call out (just) for one destruction Today but call for many more destructions.

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Is this better or the Garden of Eternity which the righteous have been promised, as a reward and ˹an ultimate˺ destination?

Say: Is that (doom) better or the Garden of Immortality which is promised unto those who ward off (evil)? It will be their reward and journey's end.

Say: “Which is better - that, or the paradise of life abiding which has been promised to the God-conscious as their reward and their journey’s end –

Say you, 'Is this better or the abiding garden which is promised to those who fear. That is their reward and end.

Say: ‘Is this (a) better (state), or the (life of) eternal Paradise promised to the Godfearing? This is their reward (of deeds) and their abode

There they will have whatever they wish for, forever. That is a promise ˹to be sought after˺, binding on your Lord.”

Therein abiding, they have all that they desire. It is for thy Lord a promise that must be fulfilled.

a promise given by thy Sustainer, [always] to be prayed for?”

For them is therein all that they desire, they will abide therein for ever. This is promise made by your Lord as prayed for.

(All) that they long for will be (available) for them in these (Gardens of Paradise). They will live (in it) for ever. That is a coveted promise which your Lord has made a (bountiful) obligation upon Himself (and which will surely be fulfilled).

˹Watch for˺ the Day He will gather them along with what they used to worship besides Allah, and ask ˹the objects of worship˺, “Was it you who misled these servants of Mine, or did they stray from the Way ˹on their own˺?”

And on the day when He will assemble them and that which they worship instead of Allah and will say: Was it ye who misled these my slaves or did they (themselves) wander from the way?

BUT [as for people who are oblivious of thy Sus­tainer’s oneness -] one Day He will gather them together with all that they [now] worship instead of God, and will ask [those to whom divinity was falsely ascribed]: “Was it you who led these My creatures astray, or did they by themselves stray from the right path?”

And the day He will assemble them and those they worship besides Allah, then He will say to those gods, 'have you led these My bond-men astray or they themselves strayed away from the path'?

And on that Day, Allah will assemble them together with those they worshipped besides Allah. He will then say: ‘Was it you who led these My servants astray, or did they (themselves) go astray from the path?

They will say, “Glory be to You! It was not right for ˹others like˺ us to take any lords besides You, but You allowed enjoyment for them and their forefathers ˹for so long˺ that they forgot ˹Your˺ remembrance and became a doomed people.”

They will say: Be Thou Glorified! it was not for us to choose any protecting friends beside thee; but Thou didst give them and their fathers ease till they forgot the warning and became lost folk.

They will answer: “Limitless art Thou in Thy glory! It was inconceivable for us to take for our masters anyone but Thyself! But [as for them -] Thou didst allow them and their forefathers to enjoy [the pleasures of] life to such an extent that they forgot all remembrance [of Thee]: for they were people devoid of all good.”

They will say, 'Glory is to you, it was not befitting for us that we should take besides You any other patron, but You did allow them and their forefathers to carry on until they forgot Your remembrance and these were the people to be ruined.

They will say: ‘Glory be to You. It did not become us (even) to take friends other than You (let alone asking them to worship others besides You). But, (O Lord,) You bestowed upon them and their fathers worldly riches to such an extent that they forgot (even) Your remembrance. And these were but the (doomed) people to be destroyed.

˹The doomed will be told˺, “Your gods have clearly denied your claims. So now you can neither ward off ˹the punishment˺ nor get any help.” And whoever of you does wrong, We will make them taste a horrible punishment.

Thus they will give you the lie regarding what ye say, then ye can neither avert (the doom) nor obtain help. And whoso among you doeth wrong, We shall make him taste great torment.

[Thereupon God will say:] “And now, they [whom you regarded as divine] have given the lie to all your [past] assertions, and you can neither ward off [your punishment] nor obtain any succour! For, whoever of you has committed [such] evil, him shall We cause to taste great suffering!”

Now therefore the gods have belied your sayings, you can neither avert the torment nor can help yourselves. And who is among you is a wrong doer, We shall make him taste a big torment.

(O disbelievers!) They have denied what you said. So, (now) you can neither avert the torment nor help yourselves. And, (listen,) whoever of you does injustice, We shall make him taste a mighty torment

We never sent any messenger before you ˹O Prophet˺, who did not eat food and go about in market-places. We have made some of you a trial for others. Will you ˹not then˺ be patient? And your Lord is All-Seeing.

We never sent before thee any messengers but lo! they verily ate food and walked in the markets. And We have appointed some of you a test for others: Will ye be steadfast? And thy Lord is ever Seer.

AND [even] before thee, [O Muhammad,] We never sent as Our message-bearers any but [mortal men] who indeed ate food [like other human beings] and went about in the market places: for [it is thus that] We cause you [human beings] to be a means of testing one another. Are you able to endure [this test] with patience? For [remember, O man,] thy Sustainer is truly all-seeing!

And as many Messengers We sent before you, they were all the same, they ate food and walked about in the markets. And We have made one of you a test for the other, and O, people! Will you have patience, and O beloved! Your Lord is seeing.

And We did not send Messengers before you but (that) they certainly ate food and also walked about in the marketplaces (as needed). And We have made you a trial for one another. Will you observe patience (in trial)? And your Lord is All-Seeing

Those who do not expect to meet Us say, “If only the angels were sent down to us, or we could see our Lord!” They have certainly been carried away by their arrogance and have entirely exceeded all limits.

And those who look not for a meeting with Us say: Why are angels not sent down unto us and (Why) do we not see our Lord! Assuredly they think too highly of themselves and are scornful with great pride.

But those who do not believe that they are destined to meet Us are wont to say, “Why have no angels been sent down to us?” – or, “Why do we not see our Sustainer?” Indeed, they are far too proud of themselves, hav­ing rebelled [against God’s truth] with utter disdain!

And said those who do not expect meeting Us, "Why not angels are sent, to us, or we see our Lord" Undoubtedly they have become proud of themselves and they have become greatly contumacious.

And those who do not hope for meeting with Us say: ‘Why were angels not sent down to us? Or if we could see our Lord (with our own eyes, we would certainly believe).’ In fact, they esteem (themselves) very highly in their hearts and are rebelling beyond bounds

˹But˺ on the Day they will see the angels, there will be no good news for the wicked, who will cry, “Keep away! Away ˹from us˺!”

On the day when they behold the angels, on that day there will be no good tidings for the guilty; and they will cry: A forbidding ban!

[Yet] on that Day - the Day on which they shall see the angels there will be no glad tiding for those who were lost in sin; and they will exclaim, “By a forbidding ban [are we from God’s grace debarred]!” –

The day they will see the angels' that will not be a happy day for the guilty, and will say, 'O Allah', set a barrier forbidden between us and them.

The Day when they will see the angels, there will be no matter of joy for the evildoers anyway on that Day. They will rather say (frightened on seeing them): ‘Would that there were a barricade (which could save us from them! Or the angels, on seeing them, will say: Entry to Paradise is totally forbidden for you.)

Then We will turn to whatever ˹good˺ deeds they did, reducing them to scattered dust.

And We shall turn unto the work they did and make it scattered motes.

for We shall have turned towards all the [supposedly good] deeds they ever wrought, and shall have transformed them into scattered dust –

And whatever work they had done, We have purposely made them minute particles or dust scattered that are seen in the sunshine of the ventilator.

And (then) We shall turn to the deeds they (presumably) did (in life) and shall make them scattered dust particles

˹But˺ on that Day the residents of Paradise will have the best settlement and the finest place to rest.

Those who have earned the Garden on that day will be better in their home and happier in their place of noonday rest;

[whereas] on that same Day those who are destined for paradise will be graced with the best of abodes and the fairest place of repose.

Fellows of the Paradise on that day will have a good destination and after the noon of reckoning a good place for rest.

On that Day, the lodging for the inmates of Paradise will be the best, and their resting place (too) will be excellent (where they will retire for a nap after the reckoning noon)

˹Watch for˺ the Day the heavens will burst with clouds, and the angels will be sent down in successive ranks.

A day when the heaven with the clouds will be rent asunder and the angels will be sent down, a grand descent.

And on the Day on which the skies, together with the clouds, shall burst asunder, and the angels are made to descend in a mighty descent –

And on the day, the sky shall be split as-under with the Clouds and the angels shall be sent down fully in large number.

And that Day, the sky will be rent asunder, changed into (the resemblance of smoke, like) a cloud, and the angels will be sent down rank upon rank

True authority on that Day will belong ˹only˺ to the Most Compassionate. And it will be a hard day for the disbelievers.

The Sovereignty on that day will be the True (Sovereignty) belonging to the Beneficent One, and it will be a hard day for disbelievers.

on that Day [it will become obvious to all that] true sover­eignty belongs to the Most Gracious [alone]: hence, a Day of distress will it be for all who deny the truth,

The true Kingdom that day is of the Most Affectionate. And it is a hard day on the infidels.

That Day, true sovereignty will belong to the Most Kind (Lord) and that will be very hard (i.e., tough) Day on the disbelievers

And ˹beware of˺ the Day the wrongdoer will bite his nails ˹in regret˺ and say, “Oh! I wish I had followed the Way along with the Messenger!

On the day when the wrong-doer gnaweth his hands, he will say: Ah, would that I had chosen a way together with the messenger (of Allah)!

and a Day on which the evildoer will bite his hands [in despair], exclaiming: “Oh, would that I had followed the path shown to me by the apostle!

And on that day the wrongdoer will bite his hands saying 'O' would that I had taken a way with the Messenger.

And that Day, every wrongdoer will bite his hands (in fury and frustration and) will say: ‘Would that I had taken the path (of guidance by joining) the companionship of the Holy Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him)

Woe to me! I wish I had never taken so-and-so as a close friend.

Alas for me! Ah, would that I had never taken such an one for friend!

Oh, woe is me! Would that I had not taken so-and-so for a friend!

Ah' Woe to me', would that anyhow I had not taken such a one for a friend.

Ah! Woe to me! Would that I had not taken such a one for a friend

It was he who truly made me stray from the Reminder after it had reached me.” And Satan has always betrayed humanity.

He verily led me astray from the Reminder after it had reached me. Satan was ever man's deserter in the hour of need.

Indeed, he led me astray from the remembrance [of God] after it had come unto me!” For [thus it is:] Satan is ever a betrayer of man.

Undoubtedly, he led me astray from the admonition after it had come to me. And the devil (Satan) leaves the man deserted.

Surely, he led me astray from the direction and guidance after it had come to me, and Satan leaves man helpless and forlorn (in the time of distress)

The Messenger has cried, “O my Lord! My people have indeed received this Quran with neglect.”

And the messenger saith: O my Lord! Lo! mine own folk make this Qur'an of no account.

AND [on that Day] the Apostle will say: “O my Sustainer! Behold, [some of] my people have come to regard this Qur’an as something [that ought to be] discarded!”

And the Messenger said, 'O my Lord', my people took ' this Quran as a thing abandoned'.

And the (Holy) Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) will submit: ‘O Lord, surely my people had utterly abandoned this Qur’an.

Similarly, We made enemies for every prophet from among the wicked, but sufficient is your Lord as a Guide and Helper.

Even so have We appointed unto every prophet an opponent from among the guilty; but Allah sufficeth for a Guide and Helper.

For so it is that against every prophet We have set up enemies from among those who are lost in sin: yet none can guide and give succour as thy Sustainer does!

And thus We did make for every prophet enemy from among the culprits. And your Lord is sufficient to guide and to help.

And that is how We made for every Prophet (their) enemy from the evildoers (who used to oppose their Prophetic mission, and this way, a conflict between the forces of good and evil would develop and a favourable and congenial environment for peaceful change would take shape against tyranny, oppression and injustice). And your Lord is sufficient to guide and help

The disbelievers say, “If only the Quran had been sent down to him all at once!” ˹We have sent it˺ as such ˹in stages˺ so We may reassure your heart with it. And We have revealed it at a deliberate pace.

And those who disbelieve say: Why is the Qur'an not revealed unto him all at once? (It is revealed) thus that We may strengthen thy heart therewith; and We have arranged it in right order.

Now they who are bent on denying the truth are wont to ask. “Why has not the Qur’an been bestowed on him from on high in one single re­velation?” [it has been revealed] in this manner so that We might strengthen thy heart thereby - for We have so arranged its component parts that they form one consistent whole -

And the infidels said why the Quran was not sent down on them all at once? We have thus sent it down gradually that We may strengthen your heart there with and We recited it with gradual recitation.

And the disbelievers say: ‘Why has the Qur’an not been (put together and) sent down to this (Prophet) in one go?’ It has been revealed gradually (in segments) so that by this We may strengthen your (most sanctified) heart, and (that is why) We have recited it gradually with pauses (in order that your heart may feel tranquil by receiving Our message again and again)

Whenever they bring you an argument, We come to you with the right refutation and the best explanation.

And they bring thee no similitude but We bring thee the Truth (as against it), and better (than their similitude) as argument.

and [that] they [who deny the truth] might never taunt thee with any deceptive half-truth without Our conveying to thee the [full] truth and [providing thee] with the best explanation.

And they will not bring you any saying but We shall bring you the truth and better explanation.

And these (disbelievers) do not bring you any (such) instance (as an objection or inquiry), but We provide you with the truth (to reply it) and an explanation better (than that)

Those who will be dragged into Hell on their faces will be in the worst place, and are ˹now˺ farthest from the ˹Right˺ Way.

Those who will be gathered on their faces unto hell: such are worse in plight and further from the right road.

[And so, tell those who are bent on denying the truth that] they who shall be gathered unto hell upon their faces – it is they who [in the life to come] will be worst in station and still farther astray from the path [of truth]!

And those who shall be driven upon their faces towards the Hell, their destination is worst and worstly misguided from the path.

(They) are such people as will be driven headlong towards Hell. It is they who are the worst ones as for their abode and are (also) much distracted from the (straight) path

We certainly gave Moses the Book and appointed his brother Aaron as his helper.

We verily gave Moses the Scripture and placed with him his brother Aaron as henchman.

AND, INDEED, [long before Muhammad] We vouchsafed revelation unto Moses, and appointed his brother Aaron to help him to bear his burden;

And undoubtedly, We gave Musa the Book and appointed his brother Haroon as Minister.

And surely, We gave Musa (Moses) the Book, and appointed his brother Harun (Aaron) with him as his minister (for his help)

We had ordered ˹them˺, “Go to the people who would deny Our signs.” Then We annihilated the deniers entirely.

Then We said: Go together unto the folk who have denied Our revelations. Then We destroyed them, a complete destruction.

and We said, “Go you both unto the people who have given the lie to Our messages!” - and thereupon We broke those [sinners] to smithereens.

Then We said, 'go both of you towards the people who have belied Our Signs. Then We perished them after wrecking.

Then We said: ‘Go, both of you, to the people who have rejected Our signs.’ (But when, despite that, they did not abstain from belying Us) We totally destroyed them

And when the people of Noah rejected the messengers, We drowned them, making them an example to humanity. And We have prepared a painful punishment for the wrongdoers.

And Noah's folk, when they denied the messengers, We drowned them and made of them a portent for mankind. We have prepared a painful doom for evil-doers.

And [think of] the people of Noah: when they gave the lie to [one of] the apostles, We caused them to drown, and made them a symbol for all mankind: for, grievous suffering have We readied for all who [knowingly] do wrong!

And as to the people of Nuh' When they belied the Messengers, We drowned them and made them a sign for the people. And We have already prepared painful torment for the oppressors.

And the people of Nuh ([Noah] as well), when they denied the Prophets, We drowned them and made them a sign of warning for (other) people. And We have prepared a painful torment for the wrongdoers

Also ˹We destroyed˺ ’Ȃd, Thamûd, and the people of the Water-pit, as well as many peoples in between.

And (the tribes of) A'ad and Thamud, and the dwellers in Ar-Rass, and many generations in between.

And [remember how We punished the tribes of] Ad and Thamud and the people of Ar-Rass, and many generations [of sinners] in-between:

And the Aad and the Thamud and the people of the well and many a generation in between.

And (We also annihilated) ‘Ad and Thamud and the residents of Rass and many (other) people in between

For each We set forth ˹various˺ lessons, and We ultimately destroyed each.

Each (of them) We warned by examples, and each (of them) We brought to utter ruin.

and unto each of them did We proffer lessons and each of them did We destroy with utter destruction.

And We narrated examples to all and We obliterated all after complete annihilation.

And We explained examples to each one (of them for direction and guidance,) but (when they did not refrain from rebellion,) We wiped them off completely

They have certainly passed by the city ˹of Sodom˺, which had been showered with a dreadful rain ˹of stones˺. Have they not seen its ruins? But they do not expect to be resurrected.

And indeed they have passed by the township whereon was rained the fatal rain. Can it be that they have not seen it? Nay, but they hope for no resurrection.

And they [who now deny Our messages] must surely have come across that town which was rained upon by a rain of evil: have they, then, never beheld it [with their minds eye]? But nay, they would not believe in resurrection!

And necessarily, they have already visited the town where on was rained an evil rain. Had they not seen it? Nay, but they had no hope to be raised up alive.

And certainly these (disbelievers) have passed by (the remains of) that town on which was showered a disastrous rain (of stones). Did they not see that (ruined town)? But the truth is that they do not expect to be raised up (after death)

When they see you ˹O Prophet˺, they only make fun of you, ˹saying,˺ “Is this the one that Allah has sent as a messenger?

And when they see thee (O Muhammad) they treat thee only as a jest (saying): Is this he whom Allah sendeth as a messenger?

Hence, whenever they consider thee, [O Muhammad,] they but make thee a target of their mockery, [saying:] “Is this the one whom God has sent as an apostle?

And when they see you, they take you not but in mockery. Is this the one whom Allah had sent as Messenger?

And, (O Esteemed Beloved,) when they see you, they do nothing but make fun of you (and say:) ‘Is this (the one) Allah has sent as a Messenger

He would have almost tricked us away from our gods, had we not been so devoted to them.” ˹But˺ soon they will know, when they face the punishment, who is far astray from the ˹Right˺ Way.

He would have led us far away from our gods if we had not been staunch to them. They will know, when they behold the doom, who is more astray as to the road.

Indeed, he would well-nigh have led us astray from our deities, had we not been [so] steadfastly attached to them!” But in time, when they see the suffering [that awaits them], they will come to know who it was that went farthest astray from the path [of truth]!

It was near that he would have made us astray from our gods if we had not persevered towards them. Now they wish to know, the day when they will see the torment that who was astray from the path.

He had nearly turned us away from our gods, had we not held fast to their (worship).’ And when they see the torment, they will soon realize who was astray

Have you seen ˹O Prophet˺ the one who has taken their own desires as their god? Will you then be a keeper over them?

Hast thou seen him who chooseth for his god his own lust? Wouldst thou then be guardian over him?

Hast thou ever considered [the kind of man] who makes his own desires his deity? Couldst thou, then, [O Prophet,] be held responsible for him?

Have you seen him who has taken as his god his own desire? Will you then take the responsibility of being a guardian over him?

Have you seen him who has taken the desire of his lower self as god? Would you then become a guardian over him

Or do you think that most of them listen or understand? They are only like cattle—no, more than that, they are astray from the ˹Right˺ Way!

Or deemest thou that most of them hear or understand? They are but as the cattle - nay, but they are farther astray?

Or dost thou think that most of them listen [to thy message] and use their reason? Nay, they are but like cattle - nay, they are even less conscious of the right way!

Or do you think that most of them hear and understand? They are not but like cattle, nay, but they are worst astray from the path.

Do you think that most of them hear or understand? (Nay,) they have become like cattle, rather worse in error than they are

Have you not seen how your Lord extends the shade—He could have simply made it ˹remain˺ still if He so willed—then We make the sun its guide,

Hast thou not seen how thy Lord hath spread the shade - And if He willed He could have made it still - then We have made the sun its pilot;

Art thou not aware of thy Sustainer [through His works]? - how He causes the shadow to lengthen [towards the night] when, had He so willed, He could indeed have made it stand still: but then, We have made the sun its guide;

'O beloved! Have you not seen your Lord that how He has spread the shadow? And if He had willed, He would have made it stationary, then We have made the sun guide over it.

Have you not had a glance of (the Might of) your Lord, how He lengthens the shadow (till noon)? And had He willed, He could certainly have made it stationary. Then We have made the sun a proof of this (shadow)

causing the shade to retreat gradually?

Then We withdraw it unto Us, a gradual withdrawal?

and then, [after having caused it to lengthen,] We draw it in towards Our­selves with a gradual drawing-in.

Then We rolled it up towards Us slowly, slowly.

Then, drawing this (shadow) little by little towards Ourselves, We roll it up

He is the One Who has made the night for you as a cover, and ˹made˺ sleep for resting, and the day for rising.

And He it is Who maketh night a covering for you, and sleep repose, and maketh day a resurrection.

And He it is who makes the night a garment for you, and [your] sleep a rest, and causes every [new] day to be a resurrection.

And it is He Who has made for you the night a covering and the sleep a rest and made the day to rise up.

And He is the One Who has made the night a (wrapper-like) covering for you and made sleep (a means of) rest (for you) and the day a time to get up (for work)

And He is the One Who sends the winds ushering in His mercy, and We send down pure rain from the sky,

And He it is Who sendeth the winds, glad tidings heralding His mercy, and We send down purifying water from the sky,

And He it is who sends forth the winds as a glad tiding of His coming grace; and [thus, too,] We cause pure water to descend from the skies,

And it is He Who has sent winds bearing glad tidings before His Mercy, and We sent down water from the sky purifying.

And He is the One Who sends the breezes as good news before (the rain of) His mercy. And it is We Who send down pure (and cleansing) water from the sky

giving life to a lifeless land, and providing water for countless animals and humans of Our Own creation.

That We may give life thereby to a dead land, and We give many beasts and men that We have created to drink thereof.

so that We may bring dead land to life thereby, and give to drink thereof to many [beings] of Our creation, beasts as well as humans.

So that We may thereby give life to a dead city, and give it for drink to Our created many cattle and men.

So that We may give life with that to (any) dead city, and (furthermore) We provide this (water) for drink to many cattle and (nomadic) people that We have created

We certainly disperse it among them so they may be mindful, but most people persist in ungratefulness.

And verily We have repeated it among them that they may remember, but most of mankind begrudge aught save ingratitude.

And, indeed, many times have We repeated [all] this unto men, so that they might take it to heart: but most men refuse to be aught but ingrate.

And undoubtedly, We have fixed turn of water amongst them that they may take heed, but most of the people accepted not but being ungrateful.

And surely, We keep distributing this (rain) amongst them (on the scale of different times and cities) so that they may contemplate. Even then most people did not accept (anything) except ingratitude

Had We willed, We could have easily sent a warner to every society.

If We willed, We could raise up a warner in every village.

Now had We so willed. We could have [con­tinued as before and] raised up a [separate] warner in every single community:

And if We had willed, We would have sent a warner in every town.

And had We willed, We would have sent a Warner in every town

So do not yield to the disbelievers, but strive diligently against them with this ˹Quran˺.

So obey not the disbelievers, but strive against them herewith with a great endeavour.

hence, do not defer to [the likes and dislikes of] those who deny the truth, but strive hard against them, by means of this [divine writ], with utmost striving.

Obey then not the infidels and wage war against them with this Quran a mighty war.

So, (O man of faith,) do not follow the disbelievers, and launch a large-scale struggle against them by means of (logic and preaching of the Qur’an)

And He is the One Who merges the two bodies of water: one fresh and palatable and the other salty and bitter, placing between them a barrier they cannot cross.

And He it is Who hath given independence to the two seas (though they meet); one palatable, sweet, and the other saltish, bitter; and hath set a bar and a forbidding ban between them.

AND HE it is who has given freedom of movement to the two great bodies of water – the one sweet and thirst-allaying, and the other salty and bitter - and yet has wrought between them a barrier and a forbidding ban.

And it is He Who caused to flow two seas together, this one is sweet, very palatable and this one is saltiest, bitter in taste, and placed a barrier in between them and a forbidden ban.

And He is the One Who joined two rivers, this (one) very sweet and freshening and that (other one) very salty and bitter. And He set a barrier and a strong partition between them

And He is the One Who creates human beings from a ˹humble˺ liquid, then establishes for them bonds of kinship and marriage. For your Lord is Most Capable.

And He it is Who hath created man from water, and hath appointed for him kindred by blood and kindred by marriage; for thy Lord is ever Powerful.

And He it is who out of this [very] water has created man, and has endowed him with [the con­sciousness of] descent and marriage-tie: for thy Sustainer is ever infinite in His power.

And it is He Who created man from water then appointed for him relationship by blood and relationship by marriage. And your Lord is Powerful.

And He is the One Who created man from (a sperm drop resembling) water, and made for him (kinship by) lineage and in-laws. And your Lord is All-Powerful

Yet they worship besides Allah what can neither benefit nor harm them. And the disbeliever always collaborates against their Lord.

Yet they worship instead of Allah that which can neither benefit them nor hurt them. The disbeliever was ever a partisan against his Lord.

And yet, some people worship, instead of God, things that can neither benefit them nor harm them: thus, he who denies the truth does indeed turn his back on his Sustainer!

And they worship besides Allah that which can neither do good to them nor can harm them and the infidel helps the devil (Satan) against his Lord.

And they (disbelievers) worship besides Allah those (idols) that can neither bring them any profit, nor do them any harm. And the disbeliever is (always) a helper (of Satan) in (disobeying) his Lord

And We have sent you ˹O Prophet˺ only as a deliverer of good news and a warner.

And We have sent thee (O Muhammad) only as a bearer of good tidings and a warner.

Yet [withal, O Prophet,] We have sent thee only as a herald of glad tidings and a warner.

And We have not sent you but as a bearer of glad tidings and a warner.

And We have not sent you but as a Bearer of good news (for the obedient servants of Allah) and as a Warner (to the rebels)

Say, “I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹message˺, but whoever wishes, let them pursue the Way to their Lord.”

Say: I ask of you no reward for this, save that whoso will may choose a way unto his Lord.

Say: “For this, no reward do I ask of you [- no reward] other than that he who so wills may unto his Sustainer find a way!”

Say you, 'I ask of you no wage for this but whosoever wills may take a way towards his Lord.

Say: ‘I do not ask you for any compensation for this (preaching), but that whoever desires to take a path to (reach) his Lord (may step in).

Put your trust in the Ever-Living, Who never dies, and glorify His praises. Sufficient is He as All-Aware of the sins of His servants.

And trust thou in the Living One Who dieth not, and hymn His praise. He sufficeth as the Knower of His bondmen's sins,

Hence, place thy trust in the Living One who dies not, and extol His limitless glory and praise: for none is as aware as His creatures’ sins as He –

And rely you upon the Living One who will never die and glorify Him admiring. And Sufficient is He, Aware of the sins of His bondmen.

And put your trust in the Ever-Living (Lord) Who will never die, and glorify Him with His praise, and Sufficient is His awareness of the sins of His servants

˹He is˺ the One Who created the heavens and the earth and everything in between in six Days, then established Himself on the Throne. ˹He is˺ the Most Compassionate! Ask ˹none other than˺ the All-Knowledgeable about Himself.

Who created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them in six Days, then He mounted the Throne. The Beneficent! Ask anyone informed concerning Him!

He who has created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them in six aeons, and is established on the throne of His almightiness: the Most Gracious! Ask, then, about Him, [the] One who is [truly] aware.

Who made heavens and earth and whatever is between them in six days, then He settled Himself on the throne befitting His Dignity. The Most Affectionate -Ask you then concerning Him anyone who knows.

He Who created the heavenly spheres and the earth and this (universe) in between in six periods.* Then He established (His authority) on the Throne (befitting His Majesty. He) is Most Kind. (O aspirant to His gnosis!) Ask of Him someone who has attained to His awareness. (The unaware do not have any gnosis of Him.

When it is said to them, “Prostrate to the Most Compassionate,” they ask ˹in disgust˺, “What is ‘the Most Compassionate’? Will we prostrate to whatever you order us to?” And it only drives them farther away.

And when it is said unto them: Prostrate to the Beneficent! they say: And what is the Beneficent? Are we to prostrate to whatever thou (Muhammad) biddest us? And it increaseth aversion in them.

Yet when they [who are bent on denying the truth! are told, “Prostrate yourselves before the Most Gracious.” they are wont to ask, “And [who and] what is the Most Gracious? Are we to prostrate ourselves before whatever thou biddest us [to worship]?” - and so [thy call] but increases their aversion,

And when it is said to them, prostrate yourself before the Most Affectionate, they say, 'what is the Most Affectionate, shall we prost rate to such whom you bid to us? And this order increased their aversion. [^] (SAJDA

And when it is said to them: ‘Prostrate yourselves before the Most Kind (Lord),’ the (deniers of the truth) say: ‘What is the Most Kind Lord? Shall we prostrate ourselves before whatever you command us?’ And this (command) increased only hatred in them

Blessed is the One Who has placed constellations in the sky, as well as a ˹radiant˺ lamp and a luminous moon.

Blessed be He Who hath placed in the heaven mansions of the stars, and hath placed therein a great lamp and a moon giving light!

HALLOWED is He who has set up in the skies great constellations, and has placed among them a [radiant] lamp and a light-giving moon.

Most Blessed is He Who made constellations in the sky and placed therein a lamp and a shinning moon.

Most Blessed and Most Glorified is He Who made vast mansions of heavenly spheres (in the form of galaxies) in the heavenly cosmos and made (the sun) in it a (light-generating and heat-emitting) lamp and a shining moon (in the solar system)

And He is the One Who causes the day and the night to alternate, ˹as a sign˺ for whoever desires to be mindful or to be grateful.

And He it is Who hath appointed night and day in succession, for him who desireth to remember, or desireth thankfulness.

And He it is who causes the night and the day to succeed one another, [revealing Himself in His works] unto him who has the will to take thought - that is has the will to be grateful.

And He it is Who has made the night and day changing one after the other, for him who wishes to pay attention or intends to be grateful.

And He is the One Who made the day and the night rotate after each other for him who desires to contemplate or intends to be grateful. (There is direction and guidance in these creative powers.

The ˹true˺ servants of the Most Compassionate are those who walk on the earth humbly, and when the foolish address them ˹improperly˺, they only respond with peace.

The (faithful) slaves of the Beneficent are they who walk upon the earth modestly, and when the foolish ones address them answer: Peace;

For, [true] servants of the Most Gracious are [only] they who walk gently on earth, and who, whenever the foolish address them, reply with [words of] peace;

And the bondmen of the Most Affectionate are those who walk on the earth modestly and when the ignorant address them, they say, 'peace'.

And the (favourite) servants of the Most Kind (Lord) are those who walk gently on the earth, and when the ignorant (i.e., impolite) people say to them something (unlikable), they (get aside), saying: ‘Peace.

˹They are˺ those who spend ˹a good portion of˺ the night, prostrating themselves and standing before their Lord.

And who spend the night before their Lord, prostrate and standing,

and who remember their Sustainer far into the night, prostrating themselves and standing;

And those who pass the night for their Lord in prostration and standing.

And (these) are the ones who spend their nights prostrating themselves and standing before their Lord (cloaked in submissiveness)

˹They are˺ those who pray, “Our Lord! Keep the punishment of Hell away from us, for its punishment is indeed unrelenting.

And who say: Our Lord! Avert from us the doom of hell; lo! the doom thereof is anguish;

and who pray: “O our Sustainer, avert from us the suffering of hell - for, verily, the suffering caused by it is bound to be a torment dire:

And those who request, 'O Our Lord', avert from us the torment of the Hell; undoubtedly, its torment is inseparable.

And (these) are the people who pray (all the time before the presence of Allah): ‘O our Lord, turn away from us the torment of Hell. Surely, its torment is most injurious (and everlasting)

It is certainly an evil place to settle and reside.”

Lo! it is wretched as abode and station;

verily, how evil an abode and a station!” -;

Undoubtedly, that is a vile place of abode.

Surely, that is an evil lodging (for temporary lodgers) and an evil abode (for permanent dwellers).

˹They are˺ those who spend neither wastefully nor stingily, but moderately in between.

And those who, when they spend, are neither prodigal nor grudging; and there is ever a firm station between the two;

and who, whenever they spend on others, are neither wasteful nor niggardly but [remember that] there is always a just mean between those [two extremes];

And those who when they expend neither exceed the limit nor they are straitened and remain in between the two on the middle path.

And (these) are the people who are neither extravagant nor miserly when they spend. And their spending is (based on) a balance between the two extremes (of extravagance and miserliness)

˹They are˺ those who do not invoke any other god besides Allah, nor take a ˹human˺ life—made sacred by Allah—except with ˹legal˺ right, nor commit fornication. And whoever does ˹any of˺ this will face the penalty.

And those who cry not unto any other god along with Allah, nor take the life which Allah hath forbidden save in (course of) justice, nor commit adultery - and whoso doeth this shall pay the penalty;

and who never invoke any [imaginary] deity side by side with God, and do not take any human beings life - [the life] which God has willed to be sacred - otherwise than in [the pursuit of] justice, and do not commit adultery. And [know that] he who commits aught thereof shall [not only] meet with a full requital

And those who worship not any other god along with Allah, soul not same which Allah has forbidden unjustly and do not commit adultery; and whosoever does this shall get the punishment.

And these are the people who do not worship any other god apart from Allah, nor do they kill the soul whose killing without any lawful cause Allah has forbidden, nor do they commit adultery. And whoever does this will receive the punishment due for the sin

Their punishment will be multiplied on the Day of Judgment, and they will remain in it forever, in disgrace.

The doom will be doubled for him on the Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein disdained for ever;

[but] shall have his suffering doubled on Resurrection Day: for on that [Day] he shall abide in ignominy.

The torment shall be multiplied to him on the Day of Resurrection, and he shall abide therein forever disgraced.

His punishment will be doubled on the Day of Rising and, disgraced and humiliated, he will live in it forever

As for those who repent, believe, and do good deeds, they are the ones whose evil deeds Allah will change into good deeds. For Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Save him who repenteth and believeth and doth righteous work; as for such, Allah will change their evil deeds to good deeds. Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful.

Excepted, however, shall be they who repent and attain to faith and do righteous deeds: for it is they whose [erstwhile] bad deeds God will transform into good ones - seeing that God is indeed much-forgiving, a dispenser of grace,

But he who repents and believes and does good deeds, then Allah will change the vices of such persons with virtues. And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

But whoever repents and believes and does good deeds, so these are the people whose evil deeds Allah will change into good ones. And Allah is Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful

And whoever repents and does good has truly turned to Allah properly.

And whosoever repenteth and doeth good, he verily repenteth toward Allah with true repentance -

and seeing that he who repents and [thenceforth] does what is right has truly turned unto God by [this very act of] repent­ance.

And whosoever repents and does good deeds, then he turned towards Allah in a manner as it was necessary.

And whoever repents and executes good, so he returns to Allah (the way) returning is due

˹They are˺ those who do not bear false witness, and when they come across falsehood, they pass ˹it˺ by with dignity.

And those who will not witness vanity, but when they pass near senseless play, pass by with dignity.

And [know that true servants of God are only] those who never bear witness to what is false, and [who], whenever they pass by [people engaged in] frivolity, pass on with dignity;

And those who do not give false evidence and when they pass by anything vain, pass on keeping their dignity.

And these are the people who do not attend (both verbally and practically) the false and untruthful matters, and when they pass by evil activities, they pass on (observing caution) with utmost nobility and dignity

˹They are˺ those who, when reminded of the revelation of their Lord, do not turn a blind eye or a deaf ear to it.

And those who, when they are reminded of the revelations of their Lord, fall not deaf and blind thereat.

and who, whenever they are reminded of their Sustainer’s messages, do not throw themselves upon them [as if] deaf and blind;

And those who when they are reminded of the signs of their Lord fall not there at deaf and blind.

And these are the people who, when they are directed and guided by means of Revelations of their Lord, do not fall at them deaf and blind (but reflect on them)

˹They are˺ those who pray, “Our Lord! Bless us with ˹pious˺ spouses and offspring who will be the joy of our hearts, and make us models for the righteous.”

And who say: Our Lord! Vouchsafe us comfort of our wives and of our offspring, and make us patterns for (all) those who ward off (evil).

and who pray “O our Sustainer! Grant that our spouses and our offspring be a joy to our eyes, and cause us to be foremost among those who are conscious of Thee!”

And those who submit, 'O Our Lord', grant us from our lives and offspring the coolness of eyes and make us the leader of those who guard themselves against evil.

And these are the people who submit (before the presence of Allah): ‘O our Lord, grant us coolness of eyes in our wives and our children, and make us leaders of the Godfearing people.

It is they who will be rewarded with ˹elevated˺ mansions ˹in Paradise˺ for their perseverance, and will be received with salutations and ˹greetings of˺ peace,

They will be awarded the high place forasmuch as they were steadfast, and they will meet therein with welcome and the ward of peace,

[Such as] these will be rewarded for all their patient endurance [in life] with a high station [in paradise], and will be met therein with a greeting of welcome and peace,

Those shall be rewarded with the highest upper apartment of the paradise, the recompense of their patience, and they will be received there in with greetings and peace.

They will be rewarded with lofty palaces (in Paradise) as recompense for their patience and steadfastness and will be welcomed therein with greetings and salutations of peace

staying there forever. What an excellent place to settle and reside!

Abiding there for ever. Happy is it as abode and station!

therein to abide: [and] how goodly an abode and [how high] a station!

They shall abide therein forever, what a decent place of abode and habitation.

They will live therein forever. Those (lofty palaces in Paradise) are the most excellent lodgings and (decent) abodes

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “You ˹all˺ would not ˹even˺ matter to my Lord were it not for your faith ˹in Him˺. But now you ˹disbelievers˺ have denied ˹the truth˺, so the torment is bound to come.”

Say (O Muhammad, unto the disbelievers): My Lord would not concern Himself with you but for your prayer. But now ye have denied (the Truth), therefor there will be judgment.

SAY [unto those who believe]: “No weight or value would my Sustainer attach to you were it not for your faith [in Him]!” And say unto those who deny the truth:] “You have indeed given the lie [to God’s message], and in time this [sin] will cleave unto you!”

Say you, 'you are of no value to my Lord, if you do not worship Him; then indeed; you belied, therefore now there will be a cleaving torment.

Say: ‘My Lord cares little for you if you do not worship (Him). But you have indeed rejected (Him). So now this (denial) will ever endure as a permanent torment (for you).