الصَّافَات

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

By those [angels] lined up in rows (1)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And those who drive [the clouds] (2)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And those who recite the message, (3)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed, your God is One, (4)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Lord of the heavens and the earth and that between them and Lord of the sunrises. (5)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed, We have adorned the nearest heaven with an adornment of stars (6)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And as protection against every rebellious devil (7)

‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

[So] they may not listen to the exalted assembly [of angels] and are pelted from every side, (8)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

Repelled; and for them is a constant punishment, (9)

‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

Except one who snatches [some words] by theft, but they are pursued by a burning flame, piercing [in brightness]. (10)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

Then inquire of them, [O Muhammad], "Are they a stronger [or more difficult] creation or those [others] We have created?" Indeed, We created men from sticky clay. (11)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

But you wonder, while they mock, (12)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And when they are reminded, they remember not. (13)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And when they see a sign, they ridicule (14)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

And say, "This is not but obvious magic. (15)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

When we have died and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected? (16)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And our forefathers [as well]?" (17)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Say, "Yes, and you will be [rendered] contemptible." (18)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

It will be only one shout, and at once they will be observing. (19)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

They will say, "O woe to us! This is the Day of Recompense." (20)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

[They will be told], "This is the Day of Judgement which you used to deny." (21)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

[The angels will be ordered], "Gather those who committed wrong, their kinds, and what they used to worship (22)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Other than Allah, and guide them to the path of Hellfire (23)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And stop them; indeed, they are to be questioned." (24)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

[They will be asked], "What is [wrong] with you? Why do you not help each other?" (25)

‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

But they, that Day, are in surrender. (26)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And they will approach one another blaming each other. (27)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

They will say, "Indeed, you used to come at us from the right." (28)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

The oppressors will say, "Rather, you [yourselves] were not believers, (29)

‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

And we had over you no authority, but you were a transgressing people. (30)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

So the word of our Lord has come into effect upon us; indeed, we will taste [punishment]. (31)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And we led you to deviation; indeed, we were deviators." (32)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

So indeed they, that Day, will be sharing in the punishment. (33)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed, that is how We deal with the criminals. (34)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed they, when it was said to them, "There is no deity but Allah," were arrogant (35)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And were saying, "Are we to leave our gods for a mad poet?" (36)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Rather, the Prophet has come with the truth and confirmed the [previous] messengers. (37)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed, you [disbelievers] will be tasters of the painful punishment, (38)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And you will not be recompensed except for what you used to do - (39)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

But not the chosen servants of Allah. (40)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Those will have a provision determined - (41)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Fruits; and they will be honored (42)

‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

In gardens of pleasure (43)

‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

On thrones facing one another. (44)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

There will be circulated among them a cup [of wine] from a flowing spring, (45)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

White and delicious to the drinkers; (46)

‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

No bad effect is there in it, nor from it will they be intoxicated. (47)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏

And with them will be women limiting [their] glances, with large, [beautiful] eyes, (48)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

As if they were [delicate] eggs, well-protected. (49)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And they will approach one another, inquiring of each other. (50)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

A speaker among them will say, "Indeed, I had a companion [on earth] (51)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Who would say, 'Are you indeed of those who believe (52)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

That when we have died and become dust and bones, we will indeed be recompensed?'" (53)

‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

He will say, "Would you [care to] look?" (54)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And he will look and see him in the midst of the Hellfire. (55)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

He will say, "By Allah, you almost ruined me. (56)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

If not for the favor of my Lord, I would have been of those brought in [to Hell]. (57)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Then, are we not to die (58)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Except for our first death, and we will not be punished?" (59)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed, this is the great attainment. (60)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

For the like of this let the workers [on earth] work. (61)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Is Paradise a better accommodation or the tree of zaqqum? (62)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed, We have made it a torment for the wrongdoers. (63)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed, it is a tree issuing from the bottom of the Hellfire, (64)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Its emerging fruit as if it was heads of the devils. (65)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And indeed, they will eat from it and fill with it their bellies. (66)

‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

Then indeed, they will have after it a mixture of scalding water. (67)

‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Then indeed, their return will be to the Hellfire. (68)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed they found their fathers astray. (69)

‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

So they hastened [to follow] in their footsteps. (70)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And there had already strayed before them most of the former peoples, (71)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And We had already sent among them warners. (72)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Then look how was the end of those who were warned - (73)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

But not the chosen servants of Allah. (74)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And Noah had certainly called Us, and [We are] the best of responders. (75)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And We saved him and his family from the great affliction. (76)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And We made his descendants those remaining [on the earth] (77)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And left for him [favorable mention] among later generations: (78)

‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

"Peace upon Noah among the worlds." (79)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good. (80)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed, he was of Our believing servants. (81)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Then We drowned the disbelievers. (82)

‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And indeed, among his kind was Abraham, (83)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

When he came to his Lord with a sound heart (84)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

[And] when he said to his father and his people, "What do you worship? (85)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Is it falsehood [as] gods other than Allah you desire? (86)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Then what is your thought about the Lord of the worlds?" (87)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And he cast a look at the stars (88)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And said, "Indeed, I am [about to be] ill." (89)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

So they turned away from him, departing. (90)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Then he turned to their gods and said, "Do you not eat? (91)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

What is [wrong] with you that you do not speak?" (92)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And he turned upon them a blow with [his] right hand. (93)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Then the people came toward him, hastening. (94)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

He said, "Do you worship that which you [yourselves] carve, (95)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

While Allah created you and that which you do?" (96)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

They said, "Construct for him a furnace and throw him into the burning fire." (97)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And they intended for him a plan, but We made them the most debased. (98)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And [then] he said, "Indeed, I will go to [where I am ordered by] my Lord; He will guide me. (99)

‏‏ ‏‏ ‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

My Lord, grant me [a child] from among the righteous." (100)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

So We gave him good tidings of a forbearing boy. (101)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And when he reached with him [the age of] exertion, he said, "O my son, indeed I have seen in a dream that I [must] sacrifice you, so see what you think." He said, "O my father, do as you are commanded. You will find me, if Allah wills, of the steadfast." (102)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And when they had both submitted and he put him down upon his forehead, (103)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

We called to him, "O Abraham, (104)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

You have fulfilled the vision." Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good. (105)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed, this was the clear trial. (106)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And We ransomed him with a great sacrifice, (107)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And We left for him [favorable mention] among later generations: (108)

‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

"Peace upon Abraham." (109)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good. (110)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed, he was of Our believing servants. (111)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And We gave him good tidings of Isaac, a prophet from among the righteous. (112)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

And We blessed him and Isaac. But among their descendants is the doer of good and the clearly unjust to himself. (113)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And We did certainly confer favor upon Moses and Aaron. (114)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And We saved them and their people from the great affliction, (115)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And We supported them so it was they who overcame. (116)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And We gave them the explicit Scripture, (117)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And We guided them on the straight path. (118)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And We left for them [favorable mention] among later generations: (119)

‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

"Peace upon Moses and Aaron." (120)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good. (121)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed, they were of Our believing servants. (122)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And indeed, Elias was from among the messengers, (123)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

When he said to his people, "Will you not fear Allah? (124)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Do you call upon Ba'l and leave the best of creators - (125)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Allah, your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers?" (126)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And they denied him, so indeed, they will be brought [for punishment], (127)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Except the chosen servants of Allah. (128)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And We left for him [favorable mention] among later generations: (129)

‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

"Peace upon Elias." (130)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good. (131)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed, he was of Our believing servants. (132)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And indeed, Lot was among the messengers. (133)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

[So mention] when We saved him and his family, all, (134)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Except his wife among those who remained [with the evildoers]. (135)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Then We destroyed the others. (136)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And indeed, you pass by them in the morning (137)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And at night. Then will you not use reason? (138)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And indeed, Jonah was among the messengers. (139)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

[Mention] when he ran away to the laden ship. (140)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And he drew lots and was among the losers. (141)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

Then the fish swallowed him, while he was blameworthy. (142)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And had he not been of those who exalt Allah, (143)

‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

He would have remained inside its belly until the Day they are resurrected. (144)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

But We threw him onto the open shore while he was ill. (145)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And We caused to grow over him a gourd vine. (146)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And We sent him to [his people of] a hundred thousand or more. (147)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏

And they believed, so We gave them enjoyment [of life] for a time. (148)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

So inquire of them, [O Muhammad], "Does your Lord have daughters while they have sons? (149)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Or did We create the angels as females while they were witnesses?" (150)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Unquestionably, it is out of their [invented] falsehood that they say, (151)

‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

" Allah has begotten," and indeed, they are liars. (152)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

Has He chosen daughters over sons? (153)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

What is [wrong] with you? How do you make judgement? (154)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Then will you not be reminded? (155)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

Or do you have a clear authority? (156)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

Then produce your scripture, if you should be truthful. (157)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And they have claimed between Him and the jinn a lineage, but the jinn have already known that they [who made such claims] will be brought to [punishment]. (158)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Exalted is Allah above what they describe, (159)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Except the chosen servants of Allah [who do not share in that sin]. (160)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

So indeed, you [disbelievers] and whatever you worship, (161)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

You cannot tempt [anyone] away from Him (162)

‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Except he who is to [enter and] burn in the Hellfire. (163)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

[The angels say], "There is not among us any except that he has a known position. (164)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And indeed, we are those who line up [for prayer]. (165)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And indeed, we are those who exalt Allah." (166)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And indeed, the disbelievers used to say, (167)

‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

"If we had a message from [those of] the former peoples, (168)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

We would have been the chosen servants of Allah." (169)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

But they disbelieved in it, so they are going to know. (170)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And Our word has already preceded for Our servants, the messengers, (171)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

[That] indeed, they would be those given victory (172)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And [that] indeed, Our soldiers will be those who overcome. (173)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏

So, [O Muhammad], leave them for a time. (174)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And see [what will befall] them, for they are going to see. (175)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Then for Our punishment are they impatient? (176)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

But when it descends in their territory, then evil is the morning of those who were warned. (177)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏

And leave them for a time. (178)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And see, for they are going to see. (179)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Exalted is your Lord, the Lord of might, above what they describe. (180)

‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And peace upon the messengers. (181)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And praise to Allah, Lord of the worlds. (182)