English - Chapter 50 - Qaf

Qaf. By the glorious Koran

What, when we are dead and become dust? That is a far returning

We know what the earth diminishes of them; with Us is a book recording

Nay, but they cried lies to the truth when it came to them, and so they are in a case confused

What, have they not beheld heaven above them, how We have built it, and decked it out fair, and it has no cracks

And the earth -- We stretched it forth, and cast on it firm mountains, and We caused to grow therein of every joyous kind

for an insight and a reminder to every penitent servant

And We sent down out of heaven water blessed, and caused to grow thereby gardens and grain of harvest

and tall palm-trees with spathes compact

a provision for the servants, and thereby We revived a land that was dead. Even so is the coming forth

Cried lies before them the people of Noah and the men of Er-Rass, and Thamood

and Ad and Pharaoh, the brothers of Lot

the men of the Thicket, the people of Tubba'. Every one cried lies to the Messengers, and My threat came true

What, were We wearied by the first creation? No indeed; but they are in uncertainty as to the new creation

We indeed created man; and We know what his soul whispers within him, and We are nearer to him than the jugular vein

When the two angels meet together, sitting one on the right, and one on the left

not a word he utters, but by him is an observer ready

And death's agony comes in truth; that is what thou wast shunning

And the Trumpet shall be blown; that is the Day of the Threat

And every soul shall come, and with it a driver and a witness

Thou wast heedless of this; therefore We have now removed from thee thy covering, and so thy sight today is piercing

And his comrade shall say, 'This is what I have, made ready

Cast, you twain, into Gehenna every froward unbeliever

every hinderer of the good, transgressor, disquieter

who set up with God another god; therefore, you twain, cast him into the terrible chastisement

And his comrade shall say, 'Our Lord, I made him not insolent, but he was in far error

He shall say, 'Dispute not before Me! For I sent you beforehand -- the threat

The Word is not changed with Me; I wrong not My servants

Upon the day We shall say unto Gehenna, 'Art thou filled?' And it shall say, 'Are there any more to come

And Paradise shall be brought forward to the godfearing, not afar

This is that you were promised; it is for every mindful penitent

Whosoever fears the All-merciful in the Unseen, and comes with a penitent heart

Enter it in peace! This is the Day of Eternity

Therein they shall have whatever they will; and with Us there is yet more

How many a generation We destroyed before them that was stronger in valour than they, then they searched about in the land; was there any asylum

Surely in that there is a reminder to him who has a heart, or will give ear with a present mind

We created the heavens and the earth, and what between them is, in six days, and no weariness touched Us

So be thou patient under what they say, and proclaim thy Lord's praise before the rising of the sun, and before its setting

and proclaim thy Lord's praise in the night, and at the ends of the prostrations

And listen thou for the day when the caller shall call from a near place

On the day they hear the Cry in truth, that is the day of coming forth

It is We who give life, and make to die, and to Us is the homecoming

Upon the day when the earth is split asunder from about them as they hasten forth; that is a mustering easy for Us

We know very well what they say; thou art not a tyrant over them. Therefore remind by the Koran him who fears My threat