37. Sūrat As-Saffat · Those Who Set the Ranks

By those ˹angels˺ lined up in ranks,

By those who set the ranks in battle order

CONSIDER these [messages] ranged in serried ranks,

By those Who range them selves in ranks properly.

By the parties ranged in close ranks

and those who diligently drive ˹the clouds˺,

And those who drive away (the wicked) with reproof

and restraining [from evil] by a call to restraint,

Then by those who drive by chiding.

And by those who drive away the clouds or by those parties who severely reprimand evils

and those who recite the Reminder!

And those who read (the Word) for a reminder,

and conveying [to all the world] a reminder:

Then by those groups that recites Quran.

Then by those parties that remember Allah (or) recite (the Holy Qur’an)

Surely your God is One!

Lo! thy Lord is surely One;

Verily, most surely, your God is One –

Undoubtedly, your God is necessarily One.

Surely, your God is One

˹He is˺ the Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything in between, and the Lord of all points of sunrise.

Lord of the heavens and of the earth and all that is between them, and Lord of the sun's risings.

the Sustainer of the heavens and the earth and of all that is between them, and the Sustainer of all the points of sunrise!

The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is in between them and the Lord of the casts.

The Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever (creation) is between them, and the Lord of every point of sunrise

Indeed, We have adorned the lowest heaven with the stars for decoration

Lo! We have adorned the lowest heaven with an ornament, the planets;

Behold, We have adorned the skies nearest to the earth with the beauty of stars,

And undoubtedly, We adorned the lower heaven with the adornment of the stars.

Surely, We have adorned the world’s heaven (the first heavenly sphere) with the adornment of stars and planets

and ˹for˺ protection from every rebellious devil.

With security from every froward devil.

and have made them secure against every rebellious, satanic force,

And a safeguard from every contumacious devil (Satan).

And made (them) secure from every rebellious satan

They cannot listen to the highest assembly ˹of angels˺ for they are pelted from every side,

They cannot listen to the Highest Chiefs for they are pelted from every side,

[so that] they [who seek to learn the unknowable] should not be able to overhear the host on high, but shall be repelled from all sides,

They can not give ear towards heavenly world and they are pelted from every side.

They (satans) cannot listen to the celestial world. And (burning brands) are thrown on them from every side

˹fiercely˺ driven away. And they will suffer an everlasting torment.

Outcast, and theirs is a perpetual torment;

cast out [from all grace], with lasting suffering in store for them [in the life to come];

To drive them away and for them is the perpetual torment.

To repulse them. And for them there is eternal torment

But whoever manages to stealthily eavesdrop is ˹instantly˺ pursued by a piercing flare.

Save him who snatcheth a fragment, and there pursueth him a piercing flame.

but if anyone does succeed in snatching a glimpse [of such knowledge], he is [henceforth] pursued by a piercing flame.

But he who carries away by swooping once or twice then are at once followed by a bright burning flame.

But that (satan) who snatches away (something from angels), a burning brand follows it in chase

So ask them ˹O Prophet˺, which is harder to create: them or other marvels of Our creation? Indeed, We created them from a sticky clay.

Then ask them (O Muhammad): Are they stronger as a creation, or those (others) whom we have created? Lo! We created them of plastic clay.

AND NOW ask those [who deny the truth] to enlight­en thee: Were they more difficult to create than all those [untold marvels] that We have created? - for, behold, them have We created out of [mere] clay commingled with water!

Therefore ask them, is their creation stronger or Our other creations heavens and angels etc? Undoubtedly We have made them of sticking clay.

Ask them: ‘Are they harder (and more difficult) to create, or those things which We have created (in the heavenly universe)? Surely, We have created them from a sticky clay.

In fact, you are astonished ˹by their denial˺, while they ridicule ˹you˺.

Nay, but thou dost marvel when they mock

Nay, but whereas thou dost marvel, they [only] scoff;

But you do wonder and they ridicule it.

But you express your wonder whilst they make fun

When they are reminded, they are never mindful.

And heed not when they are reminded,

and when they are reminded [of the truth], they refuse to take it to heart;

And when they are made to understand, they understand not.

And when they are given advice, they do not accept it

And whenever they see a sign, they make fun of it,

And seek to scoff when they behold a portent.

and when they become aware of a [divine] message, they turn it to ridicule

And when they see any sign, they ridicule it.

And when they see some sign, they mock it

saying, “This is nothing but pure magic.

And they say: Lo! this is mere magic;

and say: “This is clearly nothing but [a mortal’s] spellbinding eloquence!

And they say, 'this is not but an open magic'.

And say: ‘This is but obvious magic

When we are dead and reduced to dust and bones, will we really be resurrected?

When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we then, forsooth, be raised (again)?

Why - after we have died and become mere dust and bones, shall we, forsooth, be raised from the dead? –

What! when we become dust and bones after death, shall we necessarily be raised?

What! When we are dead and turned to dust and bones, shall we certainly be raised (alive again)

And our forefathers as well?”

And our forefathers?

and perhaps also our forebears of old?”

And our former fore-fathers too?

And shall our forefathers too (be raised)?

Say, “Yes! And you will be fully humbled.”

Say (O Muhammad): Ye, in truth; and ye will be brought low.

Say: “Yea, indeed - and most abject will you then be!” –

Say you, 'yes, and you shall be disgraced ones'.

Say: ‘Yes, (of course,) and you will be disgraced and humiliated (as well).

It will only take one Blast, then at once they will see ˹it all˺.

There is but one Shout, and lo! they behold,

for that [resurrection which they deride] will be [upon them of a sudden, as if it were] but a single accusing cry - and then, lo! they will begin to see [the truth]

Then it will be only a single horrible shout, henceforth they will begin to see.

So, it will be merely a single dreadful shout (of a stern call). Then all will suddenly (rise and) begin to stare

They will cry, “Oh, woe to us! This is the Day of Judgment!”

And say: Ah, woe for us! This is the Day of Judgment.

and will say: “Oh, woe unto us! This is the Day of Judgment!”

And they will say, 'woe, alas to us it will be said to them' 'This is the Day of Requital.'

And they will say: ‘Woe to us! This is the Day of Requital.

˹They will be told,˺ “This is the Day of ˹Final˺ Decision which you used to deny.”

This is the Day of Separation, which ye used to deny.

[And they will be told:] “This is the Day of Distinction [between the true and the false - the Day] which you were wont to call a lie!”

This is the Day of judgement, which you used to belie.

(It will be said: ‘Yes,) this is the same Day of Judgment which you used to reject

˹Allah will say to the angels,˺ “Gather ˹all˺ the wrongdoers along with their peers, and whatever they used to worship

(And it is said unto the angels): Assemble those who did wrong, together with their wives and what they used to worship

[And God will thus command:] “Assemble all those who were bent on evildoing, together with others of their ilk and [with] all that they were wont to worship

Drive and bring together the oppressors and their companions, and what they used to worship.

Assemble all those who committed injustice as well as their companions and followers and those (false gods) that they used to worship

instead of Allah, then lead them ˹all˺ to the path of Hell.

Instead of Allah, and lead them to the path to hell;

instead of God, and lead them all onto the way to the blazing fire,

Beside Allah, and drive them to the path of the Fire.

Besides Allah. Then take them to the path of Hell

And detain them, for they must be questioned.”

And stop them, for they must be questioned.

and halt them [there]!” [And then,] behold, they shall be asked,

And stop them, they are to be questioned.

And halt them (near the passage); they shall be interrogated.

˹Then they will be asked,˺ “What is the matter with you that you can no longer help each other?”

What aileth you that ye help not one another?

“How is it that [now] you cannot succour one another?”

What happened to you, why you do not help each other?

(It will be said to them:) ‘What has happened to you that you do not help one another?

In fact, on that Day they will be ˹fully˺ submissive.

Nay, but this day they make full submission.

Nay, but on that Day they would willingly surrender [to God];

Nay, today they have surrendered themselves.

(What help can they provide?) For, in truth, they will be standing bending their necks Today

They will turn on each other, throwing blame.

And some of them draw near unto others, mutually questioning.

but [since it will be too late,] they will turn upon one another, demanding of each other [to relieve them of the burden of their past sins].

And of them, one faced the other mutually questioning.

And turning to one another, they will mutually question

The misled will say, “It was you who deluded us away from what is right.”

They say: Lo! ye used to come unto us, imposing, (swearing that ye spoke the truth).

Some [of them] will say: “Behold, you were wont to approach us [deceptively] from the right!”

They said, 'you used to approach us for misleading from right side.

They will say: ‘Surely, it is you who used to come to us from the right side (i.e., asserting on oath of being right).

The misleaders will reply, “No! You disbelieved on your own.

They answer: Nay, but ye (yourselves) were not believers.

[To which] the others will reply: “Nay, you yourselves were bereft of all faith!

They will reply, 'you yourselves were not believing.

(Their misleading leaders) will say: ‘The truth is that it was you yourselves who did not believe

We had no authority over you. In fact, you yourselves were a transgressing people.

We had no power over you, but ye were wayward folk.

Moreover, we had no power at all over you: nay, you were people filled with overweening arrogance!

And We had no control over you, but rather you were a people contumacious.

Nor did we have any authority (and control) over you. But you yourselves were a rebellious people

The decree of our Lord has come to pass against us ˹all˺: we will certainly taste ˹the punishment˺.

Now the Word of our Lord hath been fulfilled concerning us. Lo! we are about to taste (the doom).

But now our Sustainer’s word has come true against us [as well]: verily, we are bound to taste [the fruit of our sins].

Therefore, the sentence of our Lord has been proved against us that we are necessarily to taste.

So the command of our Lord has been proved against us. (Now) we are about to taste (the torment)

We caused you to deviate, for we ourselves were deviant.”

Thus we misled you. Lo! we were (ourselves) astray.

So then, [if it be true that] we have caused you to err grievously - behold, we ourselves had been lost in grievous error!”

And we misled you for we ourselves had gone astray.

So we led you astray. Surely, we ourselves had gone astray.

Surely on that Day they will ˹all˺ share in the punishment.

Then lo! this day they (both) are sharers in the doom.

And, verily, on that Day they all will share in their common suffering.

Therefore that day they are all sharers in the torment.

So on that Day, they (all) will share the torment

That is certainly how We deal with the wicked.

Lo! thus deal We with the guilty.

Verily, thus shall We deal with all who were lost in sin:

Thus, We do with the culprits.

No doubt, this is how We deal with the sinners

For whenever it was said to them ˹in the world˺, “There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Allah,” they acted arrogantly

For when it was said unto them, There is no Allah save Allah, they were scornful

for, behold, whenever they were told, “There is no deity save God,” they would glory in their arrogance

Undoubtedly, when it was said to them, 'None is to be worshipped beside Allah', they then swelled with pride.

Surely, they were such people that when it was said to them: ‘There is none worthy of worship except Allah,’ they used to show arrogance

and argued, “Should we really abandon our gods for a mad poet?”

And said: Shall we forsake our gods for a mad poet?

and would say, “Shall we, then, give up our deities at the bidding of a mad poet?”

And they used to say, shall we indeed leave our gods, because of the saying of a mad poet?

And used to say: ‘Are we going to forsake our gods for the sake of an insane poet?

In fact, he came with the truth, confirming ˹earlier˺ messengers.

Nay, but he brought the Truth, and he confirmed those sent (before him).

Nay, but he [whom you call a mad poet] has brought the truth; and he confirms the truth of [what the earlier of God’s] message-bearers [have taught].

No indeed, rather he has brought the truth and he has confirmed the Messengers.

(He is neither an insane person nor a poet.) He has rather brought the truth (Din [Religion]) and confirmed the Messengers (of Allah)

You will certainly taste the painful torment,

Lo! (now) verily ye taste the painful doom -

Behold, you will indeed taste grievous suffering [in the life to come],

Undoubtedly, you are to taste a painful agony.

Verily, you are about to taste the painful torment

and will only be rewarded for what you used to do.

Ye are requited naught save what ye did -

although you shall not be requited for aught but what you were wont to do.

And you shall not be recompensed but of your own doings.

And you will not be given (any) reward but for what you used to do

But not the chosen servants of Allah.

Save single-minded slaves of Allah;

Not so, however, God’s true servants:

But those who are the chosen bond men of Allah.

(Yes,) but those (exalted and chosen) servants of Allah who have divested themselves of (their ill-commanding selves and its pursuits)

They will have a known provision:

For them there is a known provision,

[in the hereafter,] theirs shall be a sustenance which they will recognize

For them is that provision which is in Our knowledge.

It is they for whom a special provision is appointed (morning and evening)

fruits ˹of every type˺. And they will be honoured

Fruits. And they will be honoured

as the fruits [of their life on earth]; and honoured shall they be

Fruits, and they shall be honored.

Fruits (of every kind). And they will be honoured and venerated

in the Gardens of Bliss,

In the Gardens of delight,

in gardens of bliss,

In the Gardens of comfort.

(Abiding) in Gardens of bliss and bounty

facing each other on thrones.

On couches facing one another;

facing one another [in love] upon thrones of happiness.

They will be on thrones face to face.

(Making spiritual disclosures) face to face on raised couches

A drink ˹of pure wine˺ will be passed around to them from a flowing stream:

A cup from a gushing spring is brought round for them,

A cup will be passed round among them [with a drink] from unsullied springs,

There will be a round of a flowing drink cup before their eyes.

Round them will be passed cups of (sacred) overflowing drink

crystal-white, delicious to drink.

White, delicious to the drinkers,

clear, delightful to those who drink it:

White coloured, delicious to those who drink.

It will be sparkling white and superbly delicious, a treat for those who drink

It will neither harm ˹them˺, nor will they be intoxicated by it.

Wherein there is no headache nor are they made mad thereby.

no headiness will be in it, and they will not get drunk thereon.

Wherein neither there is intoxication and nor their heads will become giddy wherewith.

It will not cause any harm or giddiness; nor will they lose balance (after drinking it)

And with them will be maidens of modest gaze and gorgeous eyes,

And with them are those of modest gaze, with lovely eyes,

And with them will be mates of modest gaze, most beautiful of eye,

And they have those, who will not look towards any one else other than their husbands, having large eyes.

And beside them will be (sitting chaste women) with lowered gazes and wide beautiful eyes

as if they were pristine pearls.

(Pure) as they were hidden eggs (of the ostrich).

[as free of faults] as if they were hidden [ostrich] eggs.

As they are eggs preserved.

(Fair, charming complexion, they will look) as if they were eggs protected from dust

Then they will turn to one another inquisitively.

And some of them draw near unto others, mutually questioning.

And they will all turn to one another, asking each other [about their past lives].

Then of them one faced the other questioning.

Then those (residents of Paradise) will turn to one another and mutually inquire (about their well-being)

One of them will say, “I once had a companion ˹in the world˺

A speaker of them saith: Lo! I had a comrade

One of them speaks thus: “Behold, I had [on earth] a close companion

A speaker from among them said, 'I had a mate of mine.'

One (of the participants in conversation) will say (to the other): ‘There was an acquaintance of mine (who disbelieved in the Hereafter)

who used to ask ˹me˺, ‘Do you actually believe ˹in resurrection˺?

Who used to say: Art thou in truth of those who put faith (in his words)?

who was wont to ask [me], ‘Why - art thou really one of those who believe it to be true

'Who used to say, do you take it to be true'?

He used to say (to me): Are you (also) of those who confirm and firmly believe (in these things)

When we are dead and reduced to dust and bones, will we really be brought to judgment?’”

Can we, when we are dead and have become mere dust and bones - can we (then) verily be brought to book?

[that] after we have died and become mere dust and bones we shall, forsooth, be brought to judgment?”’

What! when we are rotten and will become dust and bones, shall we then be requited?

(That) when we are dead and have become dust and bones, so shall we be requited (in that condition)?

He will ˹then˺ ask, “Would you care to see ˹his fate˺?”

He saith: Will ye look?

[And] he adds: “Would you like to look [and see him]?” –

He will say, 'will you peep and see?'

Then he (the dweller of Paradise) will say: ‘Will you peer down to see (him in which plight he is)?

Then he ˹and the others˺ will look and spot him in the midst of the Hellfire.

Then looketh he and seeth him in the depth of hell.

and then he looks and sees that [companion of his] in the midst of the blazing fire,

Then he peeped and saw him in the midst of Flaming fire.

Then on peering down, he will find him (right) in the middle of Hell

He will ˹then˺ say, “By Allah! You nearly ruined me.

He saith: By Allah, thou verily didst all but cause my ruin,

and says: “By God! Verily, thou hast almost destroyed me [too, O my erstwhile companion]

He said, By God, it was near that, you would cause me to perish.'

(He) will say (to him): ‘By my Lord, you had nearly ruined me

Had it not been for the grace of my Lord, I ˹too˺ would have certainly been among those brought ˹to Hell˺.”

And had it not been for the favour of my Lord, I too had been of those haled forth (to doom).

for had it not been for my Sustainer’s favour, I would surely be [now] among those who are given over [to suffering]!

And had it not been for the favour of my Lord, I would surely have been seized and presented'.

And had it not been the favour of my Lord, I (too) would have joined those who are brought (for torment with you).

˹Then he will ask his fellow believers,˺ “Can you imagine that we will never die,

Are we then not to die

But then, [O my friends in paradise,] is it [really] so that we are not to die

Is it not then we are to die?

So (the dwellers of Paradise will gladly ask:) ‘Shall we not die now

except our first death, nor be punished ˹like the others˺?”

Saving our former death, and are we not to be punished?

[again,] beyond our previous death, and that we shall never [again] be made to suffer?

But our first death and that we are not to be punished.

Except for the first death (which we have passed through and have reached here) and shall we not be ever tormented?

This is truly the ultimate triumph.

Lo! this is the supreme triumph.

Verily, this - this indeed - is the triumph supreme!”

No doubt, this is the supreme triumph.

This is surely the supreme success

For such ˹honour˺ all should strive.

For the like of this, then, let the workers work.

For the like of this, then, let them labour, those who labour [in God’s way]!

Therefore, let the workers work the like of this.

For such (a success) the doers should do work

Is this ˹bliss˺ a better accommodation or the tree of Zaqqûm?

Is this better as a welcome, or the tree of Zaqqum?

Is such [a paradise] the better welcome - or the [hellish] tree of deadly fruit?

Is this entertainment better or the tree of Zaqqum? (Bearing bitter, un-tasty and sour fruits).

Is the hospitality (of Paradise) better or the tree of Zaqqum

We have surely made it a test for the wrongdoers.

Lo! We have appointed it a torment for wrong-doers.

Verily, We have caused it to be a trial for evildoers:

Undoubtedly, We have made it a test for the unjust.

Undoubtedly, We have made this (tree) a torment for the wrongdoers

Indeed, it is a tree that grows in the depths of Hell,

Lo! it is a tree that springeth in the heart of hell.

for, behold, it is a tree that grows in the very heart of the blazing fire [of hell],

Verily, it is a tree, which grows in the bottom of Hell.

Truly, this is a tree that springs out from the bottom of Hell

bearing fruit like devils’ heads.

Its crop is as it were the heads of devils

its fruit [as repulsive] as satans’ heads;

Its spikes are like the heads of monsters.

The spikes of its fruit are as if heads of (ugly) satans

The evildoers will certainly ˹be left to˺ eat from it, filling up their bellies with it.

And lo! they verily must eat thereof, and fill (their) bellies therewith.

and they [who are lost in evil] are indeed bound to eat thereof, and to fill their bellies therewith.

And verily they shall eat of it, And fill their bellies with it.

So the inmates of Hell have to eat of it alone and have to fill their bellies with the same

Then on top of that they will be given a blend of boiling drink.

And afterward, lo! thereupon they have a drink of boiling water

And, behold, above all this they will be confounded with burning des­pair!

Then undoubtedly, for them there is in addition to it a mixture of boiling water.

Then for sure there will be scalding water mixed (with pus) for them after (eating, which will cut through their guts)

Then they will ultimately return to ˹their place in˺ Hell.

And afterward, lo! their return is surely unto hell.

And once again: Verily, the blazing fire is their ultimate goal –

Then their return is necessary towards a Flaming Fire.

Then (after eating) surely they will return to Hell (again)

Indeed, they found their forefathers astray,

They indeed found their fathers astray,

for, behold, they found their forebears on a wrong way,

Undoubtedly, they found their fathers erring.

Surely, they found their ancestors misguided

so they rushed in their footsteps!

But they make haste (to follow) in their footsteps.

and [now] they make haste to follow in their footsteps!

So they are rushing in their footsteps.

So they are made to rush on in their footsteps

And surely most of the earlier generations had strayed before them,

And verily most of the men of old went astray before them,

Thus, indeed, most of the people of old went astray before them,

And undoubtedly, most of the ancient went astray before them.

And in fact, most of the former people (also) lost the straight path

although We had certainly sent warners among them.

And verily We sent among them warners.

although, verily, We had sent warners unto them:

And undoubtedly, We sent warners in them.

And surely, We sent the Warners amongst them as well

See then what was the end of those who had been warned.

Then see the nature of the consequence for those warned,

and behold what happened in the end to those that had been warned [to no avail]!

Then look as to how was the end of those who were warned.

So see how was the end of those who were warned

But not the chosen servants of Allah.

Save single-minded slaves of Allah.

EXCEPT for God’s true servants, [most people are apt to go astray.]

Save the chosen devotees of Allah.

Except for the chosen and exalted servants of Allah

Indeed, Noah cried out to Us, and how excellent are We in responding!

And Noah verily prayed unto Us, and gracious was the Hearer of his prayer

And, indeed, [it was for this reason that] Noah cried unto Us - and how excellent was Our response:

And undoubtedly, Nuh called to Us, and what excellent respondent are, We.

And, verily, Nuh (Noah) cried to Us. So how excellent We are to respond to the prayers

We delivered him and his family from the great distress,

And We saved him and his household from the great distress,

for We saved him and his household from that awesome calamity,

And We delivered him and his family from the great distress.

And We delivered him and his family from the ordeal

and made his descendants the sole survivors.

And made his seed the survivors,

and caused his offspring to endure [on earth];

And We made his offspring the only survivors.

And We made his offspring the only survivors

And We blessed him ˹with honourable mention˺ among later generations:

And left for him among the later folk (the salutation):

and We left him thus to be remembered among later generations:

And We left for him a good name among later generations.

And We made his virtuous remembrance endure amongst the successors (i.e., the Messengers and their people)

“Peace be upon Noah among all peoples.”

Peace be unto Noah among the peoples!

“Peace be upon Noah throughout all the worlds!”

Peace be upon Nuh among the people of the world.

Peace be on Nuh (Noah) in all the worlds

Indeed, this is how We reward the good-doers.

Lo! thus do We reward the good.

Verily, thus do We reward the doers of good –

Undoubtedly, thus We recompense the righteous.

Surely, We requite the pious the same way

˹For˺ he was truly one of Our faithful servants.

Lo! he is one of Our believing slaves.

for he was truly one of our believing servants:

Undoubtedly, he is among Our most dignified fully believing devotees.

He was indeed of Our servants blessed with (perfect) faith

Then We drowned the others.

Then We did drown the others.

[and so We saved him and those who followed him] and then We caused the others to drown.

Then We drowned the others.

Then We drowned the others

And indeed, one of those who followed his way was Abraham.

And lo! of his persuasion verily was Abraham

AND, BEHOLD, of his persuasion was Abraham, too,

And undoubtedly, Ibrahim belongs to his same group.

And verily, of his party was Ibrahim ([Abraham] as well, on him be peace)

˹Remember˺ when he came to his Lord with a pure heart,

When he came unto his Lord with a whole heart;

when he turned to his Sustainer with a heart free of evil,

When he came to his Lord with a pure heart.

When he appeared before his Lord with a purified and submissive heart

and said to his father and his people, “What are you worshipping?

When he said unto his father and his folk: What is it that ye worship?

and [thus] spoke to his father and his people: “What is it that you worship?

When he said to his father and his people, 'what do you worship'?

He said to his father (who was in fact his uncle, and he used to call him father, for he had brought him up) and his people: ‘What is it that you worship

Is it false gods that you desire instead of Allah?

Is it a falsehood - gods beside Allah - that ye desire?

Do you want [to bow down before] a lie - [before] deities other than God?

Do you desire false gods beside Allah?

Do you go for false gods besides Allah, inventing a false allegation

What then do you expect from the Lord of all worlds?”

What then is your opinion of the Lord of the Worlds?

What, then, do you think of the Sustainer of all the worlds?”

What do you think about the Lord of the worlds?

Well! What do you think of the Lord of all the worlds?

He later looked up to the stars ˹in contemplation˺,

And he glanced a glance at the stars

Then he cast a glance at the stars,

Then he cast a glance at the stars.

Then Ibrahim (Abraham) cast a look at the stars (to put them in doubt)

then said, “I am really sick.”

Then said: Lo! I feel sick!

and said, “Verily, I am sick [at heart]!”

Then he said, 'I am about to be sick'.

And said: ‘I am not well (so cannot accompany you to the festival).

So they turned their backs on him and went away.

And they turned their backs and went away from him.

and at that they turned their backs on him and went away.

Then they turned back from him.

At that they turned their backs on him and left (for the festival)

Then he ˹stealthily˺ advanced towards their gods, and said ˹mockingly˺, “Will you not eat ˹your offerings˺?

Then turned he to their gods and said: Will ye not eat?

Thereupon he approached their gods stealthily and said, “What! You do not eat [of the offerings placed before you]?

Then he walked towards their gods secretly and said, 'do you not eat'?

Then Ibrahim (Abraham) went up to their gods (idols) quietly and said to them: ‘Do you not eat

What is wrong with you that you cannot speak?”

What aileth you that ye speak not?

What is amiss with you that you do not speak?”

What happened to you that you speak not?

What is the matter with you that you do not speak?

Then he swiftly turned on them, striking ˹them˺ with his right hand.

Then he attacked them, striking with his right hand.

And then he fell upon them, smiting them with his right hand.

Then avoiding sight of the people, he began to strike them with his right hand.

Then Ibrahim (Abraham) began striking (and breaking) them with full force

Later, his people came rushing towards him ˹furiously˺.

And (his people) came toward him, hastening.

[But] then the others came towards him hur­riedly [and accused him of his deed].

Then the infidels rushed to wards him.

Then the people came to him running (on returning from the festival)

He argued, “How can you worship what you carve ˹with your own hands˺,

He said: Worship ye that which ye yourselves do carve

He answered: “Do you worship something that you [yourselves] have carved,

He said, 'do you worship What your hand carved out.'

Ibrahim (Abraham) said (to them): ‘Do you worship these (inanimate stones) which you yourselves carve out

when it is Allah Who created you and whatever you do?”

When Allah hath created you and what ye make?

the while it is God who has created you and all your handiwork?”

And Allah has created you and what you make.

Whilst Allah has created you and (all) your doings?

They said ˹to one another˺, “Build him a furnace and cast him into the blazing fire.”

They said: Build for him a building and fling him in the red-hotfire.

They exclaimed: “Build a pyre for him, and cast him into the blazing fire!”

They said, 'build for him a building, then cast him in the flaming fire.

They said: ‘Raise for him a building (to burn him), then cast him into the blazing fire (in it).

And so they sought to harm him, but We made them inferior.

And they designed a snare for him, but We made them the undermost.

But whereas they sought to do evil unto him, We [frustrated their designs, and thus] brought them low?

Then they intended to design a plan against him, but We brought them low.

So they attempted to play a trick against Ibrahim (Abraham), but We humiliated them (when the fire eventually turned into a flower garden)

He later said, “I am leaving ˹in obedience˺ to my Lord. He will guide me.

And he said: Lo! I am going unto my Lord Who will guide me.

And [Abraham] said: “Verily, I shall [leave this land and] go wherever my Sustainer will guide me!”

And he said, 'I am to go to my Lord' now He shall guide me.

Then Ibrahim (Abraham) said: ‘(Migrating,) I am going to my Lord. He will certainly guide me.’ (He migrated to Syria)

My Lord! Bless me with righteous offspring.”

My Lord! Vouchsafe me of the righteous.

[And he prayed:] “O my Sustainer! Bestow upon me the gift of [a son who shall be] one of the righteous!” –

'My Lord, bestow me a righteous son.'

(Reaching the sacred land, he prayed:) ‘O my Lord, bless me with (a son,) one of the pious.

So We gave him good news of a forbearing son.

So We gave him tidings of a gentle son.

whereupon We gave him the glad tiding of a boy-child gentle [like himself]?

Then We gave him a glad tiding of a prudent son.

So We gave him the good news of a very forbearing son (Isma‘il [Ishmael])

Then when the boy reached the age to work with him, Abraham said, “O my dear son! I have seen in a dream that I ˹must˺ sacrifice you. So tell me what you think.” He replied, “O my dear father! Do as you are commanded. Allah willing, you will find me steadfast.”

And when (his son) was old enough to walk with him, (Abraham) said: O my dear son, I have seen in a dream that I must sacrifice thee. So look, what thinkest thou? He said: O my father! Do that which thou art commanded. Allah willing, thou shalt find me of the steadfast.

And [one day,] when [the child] had become old enough to share in his [father’s] endeavours, the latter said: “O my dear son! I have seen in a dream that I should sacrifice thee: consider, then, what would be thy view!” [Ishmael] answered: “O my father! Do as thou art bidden: thou wilt find me, if God so wills, among those who are patient in adversity!”

Then when he became able to work with him, he said, 'O my son, I have dreamt that I am slaughtering you, now look you, what is your opinion'. He said, 'O my father, do as you are commanded, Allah willing, you will find me patient.'

Then when (Isma‘il [Ishmael]) reached (the age of) the ability to run about with him, Ibrahim (Abraham) said: ‘O my son, I have seen in a dream that I am sacrificing you. So think, what is your opinion?’ Isma‘il (Ishmael) said: ‘O my father, do that (immediately) which you are being commanded. If Allah wills, you will find me amongst the patient (and steadfast).

Then when they submitted ˹to Allah’s Will˺, and Abraham laid him on his forehead ˹for sacrifice˺,

Then, when they had both surrendered (to Allah), and he had flung him down upon his face,

But as soon as the two had surrendered themselves to [what they thought to be] the will of God, and [Abraham] had laid him down on his face,

Then when they both submitted to My command and the father laid down his son on forehead.

So when both submitted (to the will of Allah i.e., both surrendered to Allah’s command), and Ibrahim (Abraham) laid him down on his forehead—(the subsequent sight has not been described;

We called out to him, “O Abraham!

We called unto him: O Abraham!

We called out to him: “O Abraham,

We called to him, O Ibrahim,

And We called out to him: ‘O Ibrahim (Abraham)

You have already fulfilled the vision.” Indeed, this is how We reward the good-doers.

Thou hast already fulfilled the vision. Lo! thus do We reward the good.

thou hast already fulfilled [the purpose of] that dream- vision!” Thus, verily, do We reward the doers of good:

Undoubtedly, you have fulfilled the vision; thus, We recompense the righteous.

(How wonderfully) have you made your dream really true!’ Surely, We pay back the spiritually excellent the same way. (So you are blessed with the prominence of Our closest friend.

That was truly a revealing test.

Lo! that verily was a clear test.

for, behold, all this was indeed a trial, clear in itself.

No doubt, it was a bright test.

It was by far a great open trial

And We ransomed his son with a great sacrifice,

Then We ransomed him with a tremendous victim.

And We ransomed him with a tremendous sacrifice,

And We ransomed him with a great sacrifice.

And We ransomed him with a great sacrifice

and blessed Abraham ˹with honourable mention˺ among later generations:

And We left for him among the later folk (the salutation):

and left him thus to be remembered among later generations:

And We left a good name for him in later generations.

And We preserved his virtuous remembrance (i.e., praise) amongst the succeeding generations

“Peace be upon Abraham.”

Peace be unto Abraham!

“Peace be upon Abraham!”

Peace be upon Ibrahim.

Peace be upon Ibrahim (Abraham)

This is how We reward the good-doers.

Thus do We reward the good.

Thus do We reward the doers of good –

And thus We recompense the righteous.

That is how We pay back those who are committed to spiritual excellence

He was truly one of Our faithful servants.

Lo! he is one of Our believing slaves.

for he was truly one of our believing servants.

Undoubtedly, He is among Our most dignified fully believing devotees.

Surely, he was of Our servants with (perfect faith)

We ˹later˺ gave him good news of Isaac—a prophet, and one of the righteous.

And we gave him tidings of the birth of Isaac, a prophet of the righteous.

And [in time] We gave him the glad tiding of Isaac, [who, too, would be] a prophet, one of the righteous;

And We gave him the glad tidings of Ishaque, a Prophet the Communicator of unseen, one of the deserving men of our proximity.

And (after Isma‘il [Ishmael]) We gave him the good news of Ishaq (Isaac). He was (also) a Prophet, one of the most pious

We blessed him and Isaac as well. Some of their descendants did good, while others clearly wronged themselves.

And We blessed him and Isaac. And of their seed are some who do good, and some who plainly wrong themselves.

and We blessed him and Isaac: but among the offspring of these two there were [des­tined] to be both doers of good and such as would glaringly sin against themselves.

And We blessed him and Ishaque. And among their progeny some are good doers, and are some who clearly wrong themselves.

And We bestowed blessings on him and on Ishaq (Isaac). And amongst their descendants are both the virtuous as well as those who expressly wrong themselves

And We certainly showed favour to Moses and Aaron,

And We verily gave grace unto Moses and Aaron,

THUS, INDEED, did We bestow Our favour upon Moses and Aaron;

And undoubtedly, We bestowed favours on Musa and Haroon.

And surely, We blessed Musa (Moses) and Harun (Aaron) as well with Our favours

and delivered them and their people from the great distress.

And saved them and their people from the great distress,

and We saved them and their people from the awesome calamity [of bondage],

And We delivered them and their people from the great distress.

And We delivered them and their people from the ordeal

We helped them so it was they who prevailed.

And helped them so that they became the victors.

and succoured them, so that [in the end] it was they who achieved victory.

And We helped them, so they became dominant.

And We helped them, so it was they who overmastered

We gave them the clear Scripture,

And We gave them the clear Scripture

And We gave them the divine writ that made [right and wrong] distinct,

And We bestowed to both a luminous Book.

And We gave both of them the clear and enlightening Book (the Torah)

and guided them to the Straight Path.

And showed them the right path.

and guided them the straight way,

And We showed them straight path.

And We guided them both to the straight path

And We blessed them ˹with honourable mention˺ among later generations:

And We left for them among the later folk (the salutation):

and left them thus to be remem­bered among later generations:

And left their good names in later generations.

And We preserved their virtuous remembrance (also) amongst the succeeding generations

“Peace be upon Moses and Aaron.”

Peace be unto Moses and Aaron!

“Peace be upon Moses and Aaron!”

Peace be upon Musa and Maroon.

Peace be upon Musa (Moses) and Harun (Aaron)

Indeed, this is how We reward the good-doers.

Lo! thus do We reward the good.

Thus do We reward the doers of good –

Undoubtedly, thus We recompense the righteous.

That is how We pay back those who are committed to spiritual excellence

They were truly ˹two˺ of Our faithful servants.

Lo! they are two of Our believing slaves.

for those two were truly among Our believing ser­vants.

Undoubtedly, they are among Our most dignified Fully believing devotees.

Surely, both of them were of Our servants blessed with (perfect faith)

And Elias was indeed one of the messengers.

And lo! Elias was of those sent (to warn),

AND, BEHOLD, Elijah [too] was indeed one of Our message-bearers

And undoubtedly, Elyas is among Messengers.

And indeed, Ilyas (Elias too) was one of the Messengers

˹Remember˺ when he said to his people, “Will you not fear ˹Allah˺?

When he said unto his folk: Will ye not ward off (evil)?

when he spoke [thus] to his people: “Will you not remain conscious of God?

When he said to his people 'do you not fear'?

When he said to his people: ‘Do you not fear (Allah)

Do you call upon ˹the idol of˺ Ba’l and abandon the Best of Creators—

Will ye cry unto Baal and forsake the Best of creators,

Will you invoke Baal and forsake [God,] the best of artisans -

Do you worship Baal and leave the Best Creator?

Do you worship (the idol named) Ba‘l and turn away from the Best of creators

Allah, your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers?”

Allah, your Lord and Lord of your forefathers?

God, your Sustainer and the Sustainer of your forebears of old?”

Allah, Who is your Lord and the Lord of your forefather`?

Allah, Who is your Lord and the Lord of your foregoing ancestors (as well)?

But they rejected him, so they will certainly be brought ˹for punishment˺.

But they denied him, so they surely will be haled forth (to the doom)

But they gave him the lie: and therefore they will most surely be arraigned [on Judgment Day],

Then-he belied him, so necessity, they will come accosted.

But they (the people of Ba‘lbek) gave lie to Ilyas (Elias), so they will (also) be brought (to the torment of Hell)

But not the chosen servants of Allah.

Save single-minded slaves of Allah.

excepting only [those who were] God’s true servants;

But the chosen devotees of Allah.

Except the chosen servants of Allah

We blessed him ˹with honourable mention˺ among later generations:

And we left for him among the later folk (the salutation):

and him We left thus to be remem­bered among later generations:

And We left his good name in later generation.

And We preserved his virtuous remembrance (also) amongst the succeeding generations

“Peace be upon Elias.”

Peace be unto Elias!

“Peace be upon Elijah and his followers!”

Peace be upon Elyas.

Peace be upon Ilyas (Elias)

Indeed, this is how We reward the good-doers.

Lo! thus do We reward the good.

Verily, thus do We reward the doers of good –

Undoubtedly, thus We recompense the righteous.

That is how We pay back those who are committed to spiritual excellence

He was truly one of Our faithful servants.

Lo! he is one of our believing slaves.

for he was truly one of Our believing servants!

Verily, he is among Our most dignified fully believing devotees.

Surely, he was of Our servants blessed with (perfect faith)

And Lot was indeed one of the messengers.

And lo! Lot verily was of those sent (to warn).

AND, BEHOLD, Lot was indeed one of Our mes­sage-bearers;

And verily Lut is among Our Messengers.

And verily, Lut (Lot too) was one of the Messengers

˹Remember˺ when We delivered him and all of his family,

When We saved him and his household, every one,

[and so,] when [We decreed the doom of his sinful town,] We saved him and his household,

When We delivered him and his all family members.

When We delivered him and the whole of his family

except an old woman, who was one of the doomed.

Save an old woman among those who stayed behind;

except an old woman who was among those that stayed behind;

But an old woman who was among those who remained behind.

Except that old woman who was of those who stayed behind

Then We ˹utterly˺ destroyed the rest.

Then We destroyed the others.

and then We utterly destroyed the others:

Then We destroyed the others.

Then We destroyed the others

You ˹Meccans˺ certainly pass by their ruins day

And lo! ye verily pass by (the ruin of) them in the morning

and, verily, [to this day] you pass by the remnants of their dwellings at morning-time

And undoubtedly, you pass by them in the morning

And surely, you pass by (the remains of their ruined towns whilst going from Mecca to Syria) in the morning

and night. Will you not then understand?

And at night-time; have ye then no sense?

and by night. Will you not, then, use your reason?

And at night. Do you then have no wisdom?

And at night as well. Do you not even then understand

And Jonah was indeed one of the messengers.

And lo! Jonah verily was of those sent (to warn)

AND, BEHOLD, Jonah was indeed one of Our mes­sage-bearers

And verily, Yunus is among Messengers.

And Yunus (Jonah too) was indeed one of the Messengers

˹Remember˺ when he fled to the overloaded ship.

When he fled unto the laden ship,

when he fled like a runaway slave onto a laden ship.

When he went away towards a laden boat.

When he ran towards the full boat

Then ˹to save it from sinking,˺ he drew straws ˹with other passengers˺. He lost ˹and was thrown overboard˺.

And then drew lots and was of those rejected;

And then they cast lots, and he was the one who lost;

And cast lots and was of the pushed ones.

Then (when it was caught into a whirlpool) they cast lots, and (in the draws) he came to be the loser (i.e., his name was drawn and those in the boat cast him overboard into the river)

Then the whale engulfed him while he was blameworthy.

And the fish swallowed him while he was blameworthy;

[and they cast him into the sea,] whereupon the great fish swallowed him, for he had been blameworthy.

Then the fish swallowed him and he was blaming himself.

Then the fish swallowed him and he was a (self-condemning) repentant

Had he not ˹constantly˺ glorified ˹Allah˺,

And had he not been one of those who glorify (Allah)

And had he not been of those who [even in the deep darkness of their distress are able to] extol God’s limitless glory,

And had he not been of those who glorify Allah.

Then if he had not been of those who glorify (Allah)

he would have certainly remained in its belly until the Day of Resurrection.

He would have tarried in its belly till the day when they are raised;

he would indeed have remained in its belly till the Day when all shall be raised from the dead:

He would have necessarily remained in its belly until the day when the people shall be raised.

He would have stayed in the belly (of the fish) till the Day when people will be resurrected (from the graves)

But We cast him onto the open ˹shore˺, ˹totally˺ worn out,

Then We cast him on a desert shore while he was sick;

but We caused him to be cast forth on a desert shore, sick [at heart] as he was,

Then We cast him on a bare place and he was sick.

Then We cast him onto a wide plain (i.e., the beach) whilst he was sick

and caused a squash plant to grow over him.

And We caused a tree of gourd to grow above him;

and caused a creeping plant to grow over him [out of the barren soil].

And We caused to grow over him a tree of gourd.

And We caused a creeping (gourd) plant to grow over him

We ˹later˺ sent him ˹back˺ to ˹his city of˺ at least one hundred thousand people,

And We sent him to a hundred thousand (folk) or more

And [then] We sent him [once again] to [his people,] a hundred thousand [souls] or more:

And We sent him towards a hundred thousand rather more.

And We sent him towards (the people of Nineveh in the land of Mosul,) a population of a hundred thousand or more

who then believed ˹in him˺, so We allowed them enjoyment for a while.

And they believed, therefor We gave them comfort for a while.

and [this time] they believed [in him] and so We allowed them to enjoy their life during the time allotted to them?

And they believed, then We allowed them to enjoy for a time.

(Seeing the signs of torment,) they believed. So We granted them prosperity for a time

Ask them ˹O Prophet˺ if your Lord has daughters, while the pagans ˹prefer to˺ have sons.

Now ask them (O Muhammad): Hath thy Lord daughters whereas they have sons?

AND NOW ask them to enlighten thee: Has thy Sustainer daughters, whereas they would have [only] sons?

Now ask them 'are the daughters for your Lord and for them sons?'

So ask these (disbelievers of Mecca): ‘Are there daughters for your Lord and sons for them

Or ˹ask them˺ if We created the angels as females right before their eyes.

Or created We the angels females while they were present?

- or is it that We have created the angels female, and they [who believe them to be divine] have witnessed [that act of creation]?

Or did We create the angels females, while they were present?

Did We create the angels as females and were they present (on the occasion)?

Indeed, it is one of their ˹outrageous˺ fabrications to say,

Lo! it is of their falsehood that they say:

Oh, verily, it is out of their own [inclination to] falsehood that some people assert,

Do you hear? Undoubtedly they say of their own calumny.

Listen! They assuredly say (this) out of their fabrications

“Allah has children.” They are simply liars.

Allah hath begotten. Allah! verily they tell a lie.

“God has begotten [a son]”; and, verily, they are lying [too, when they say],

Allah has begotten', and undoubtedly, they are necessarily liars.

That Allah has begotten children and surely they are liars

Has He chosen daughters over sons?

(And again of their falsehood): He hath preferred daughters to sons.

“He has chosen daughters in preference to sons”!

Has He chosen daughters leaving sons?

Has He chosen daughters instead of sons? (The creed of the disbelievers of Mecca is being refuted in the language of their logic and mentality.

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

What aileth you? How judge ye?

What is amiss with you and your judgment?

What is the matter with you? How you order?

What is the matter with you? How do you judge

Will you not then be mindful?

Will ye not then reflect?

Will you not, then, bethink yourselves?

Do you then not reflect?

Do you not ponder

Or do you have ˹any˺ compelling proof?

Or have ye a clear warrant?

Or have you, perchance, a clear evidence [for your assertions]?

Or have you any clear authority?

Do you have any clear proof (to establish your philosophy and ideology)

Then bring ˹us˺ your scripture, if what you say is true!

Then produce your writ, if ye are truthful.

Produce, then, that divine writ of yours, if you are speaking the truth!

Then bring your Book, if you are truthful.

Produce your book if you are truthful

They have also established a ˹marital˺ relationship between Him and the jinn. Yet the jinn ˹themselves˺ know well that such people will certainly be brought ˹for punishment˺.

And they imagine kinship between him and the jinn, whereas the jinn know well that they will be brought before (Him).

And some people have invented a kinship between Him and all manner of invisible forces although [even] these invisible forces know well that, verily, they [who thus blaspheme against God] shall indeed be arraigned [before Him on Judgment Day: for]

And they have set up a relationship between Him and the Jinn. And undoubtedly, Jinn know that they shall be necessarily presented.

And they have fabricated a blood relationship between Allah and the jinn (as well), whereas the jinn know that they (too) will be made to appear (before the presence of Allah)

Glorified is Allah far above what they claim!

Glorified be Allah from that which they attribute (unto Him),

limitless is God in His glory, above anything that men may devise by way of definition!

Sanctified is Allah from what they describe.

Holy is Allah, Transcendent of what they utter

But not the chosen servants of Allah.

Save single-minded slaves of Allah.

Not thus, however, [behave] God’s true ser­vants:

But the chosen bondmen of Allah.

But the chosen and exalted servants of Allah (do not say such things; they are not amongst them)

Surely you ˹pagans˺ and whatever ˹idols˺ you worship

Lo! verily, ye and that which ye worship,

for, verily, neither you [blasphemers] nor the objects of your worship

Then neither you nor what you worship.

So you and (the idols) which you worship

can never lure ˹anyone˺ away from Him

Ye cannot excite (anyone) against Him.

can cause anyone to fall prey to your temptation

You are not to mislead any one against Him.

You all cannot misguide (anyone against Allah)

except those ˹destined˺ to burn in Hell.

Save him who is to burn in hell.

unless it be such as rushes towards the blazing fire [of his own accord]!

But to him who is to go into the Flaming Fire.

Except the one who is bound to fall into Hell

˹The angels respond,˺ “There is not one of us without an assigned station ˹of worship˺.

There is not one of us but hath his known position.

[All forces of nature praise God and say:] “Among us, too, there is none but has a place assigned to it [by Him];

And the angels say, everyone of us has a known station'.

And (the angels say:) ‘Every one of us has an appointed station

We are indeed the ones lined up in ranks ˹for Allah˺.

Lo! we, even we are they who set the ranks,

and, verily, we too are ranged [before Him in worship];

And undoubtedly, we wait for the command spreading our wings.

And surely, we ourselves are those who remain standing in rows

And we are indeed the ones ˹constantly˺ glorifying ˹His praise˺.”

Lo! we, even we are they who hymn His praise

and, verily, we too extol His limitless glory!”

And undoubtedly, we glorify Him.

And surely, we ourselves remain engaged in glorifying (Allah).

They certainly used to say,

And indeed they used to say:

AND, INDEED, they [who deny the truth] have always been wont to say,

And undoubtedly, they used to say.

And no doubt, these people used to say

“If only we had a Reminder like ˹those of˺ earlier peoples,

If we had but a reminder from the men of old

“If only we had a tradition [to this effect] from our forebears,

'If we had any admonition from the ancients.'

‘If we (too) had some (Book) of direction and guidance from the bygone people

we would have truly been Allah’s devoted servants.”

We would be single-minded slaves of Allah.

we would certainly be true servants of God.”

Then we would necessarily have been the chosen bondmen of Allah'.

Then, certainly, we (too) would have been Allah’s exalted servants.

But ˹now˺ they reject it, so they will soon know.

Yet (now that it is come) they disbelieve therein; but they will come to know.

And yet, [now that this divine writ has been placed before them,] they refuse to acknowledge it as true! In time, however, they will come to know [what it was that they had rejected]:

But they denied it, and then soon they will know.

But (now) they have rejected this (Qur’an). So they will soon come to know (their end)

Our Word has already gone forth to Our servants, the messengers,

And verily Our word went forth of old unto Our bondmen sent (to warn)

for, long ago has Our word gone forth unto Our servants, the message- bearers,

And undoubtedly, Our word has already passed to Our sent one bondmen.

And verily, Our command has been put into effect in respect of the servants whom We sent (i.e., the Messengers)

that they would surely be helped,

That they verily would be helped,

that, verily, they - they indeed - would be succoured,

That undoubtedly they shall be helped.

That it is they who have been granted help

and that Our forces will certainly prevail.

And that Our host, they verily would be the victors.

and that, verily, Our hosts - they indeed - would [in the end] be victorious!

And undoubtedly, Our army would be dominant.

And that essentially it is only Our army that shall dominate

So turn away from the deniers for a while ˹O Prophet˺.

So withdraw from them (O Muhammad) awhile,

Hence, turn thou aside for a while from those [who deny the truth],

So, turn your face from them for a while.

So turn your attention away from them for a time

You will see ˹what will happen to˺ them, and they too will see!

And watch, for they will (soon) see.

and see them [for what they are]; and in time they [too] will come to see [what they do not see now].

And watch them, soon they will see.

And keep watching them (constantly). So they will soon come to know (their end)

Do they ˹really˺ wish to hasten Our punishment?

Would they hasten on Our doom?

Do they, then, [really] wish that Our chas­tisement be hastened on?

Do they then seek our torment to hasten on?

And do they want Our punishment to be hastened

Yet when it descends upon them: how evil will that morning be for those who had been warned!

But when it cometh home to them, then it will be a hapless morn for those who have been warned.

But then, once it alights upon them, hapless will be the awakening of those who were warned [to no avail]!

Then when it will descend into their courtyard. What an evil morning will be of those who were warned.

But when that (torment) descends before them, how evil will be the morning of those who were warned

And turn away from them for a while.

Withdraw from them awhile

Hence, turn thou aside for a while from them,

So, turn your face from them for a while.

So turn your attention away from them for a while

You will see, and they too will see!

And watch, for they will (soon) see.

and see [them for what they are]; and n time they [too] will come to see [what they do not see now].

And wait that they will soon see.

And keep watching them (constantly). So they will soon come to know (their end)

Glorified is your Lord—the Lord of Honour and Power—above what they claim!

Glorified be thy Lord, the Lord of Majesty, from that which they attribute (unto Him)

LIMITLESS in His glory is thy Sustainer, the Lord of almightiness, [exalted] above anything that men may devise by way of definition!

Sanctity is to your Lord, the Lord of Dignity from what they describe.

Holy is your Lord, the Lord of Honour, Transcendent above these (things) which they utter

Peace be upon the messengers.

And peace be unto those sent (to warn).

And peace be upon all His message-bearers!

And peace be upon the Messengers.

And peace be upon (all) the Messengers

And praise be to Allah—Lord of all worlds.

And praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds!

And all praise is due to God alone, the Sus­tainer of all the worlds!

And all praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds.

And all praise be to Allah alone, the Lord of all the worlds