English - Chapter 37 - As-Saffat

Dialogue between the followers and the leaders who mislead them. 37 AS-SAFFAT - IN RANKS In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful. By those who range themselves in ranks

and by those who cast out demons

and by those who proclaim the message

surely your God is One

the Lord of the heavens and of the earth and all that lies between them, and the Lord of the easts

We have indeed decked the worldly heaven with beautiful stars

and have secured it against all obstinate rebellious Satans

They cannot even hear the words of the exalted assembly of angels and they are darted at from every side

they are repulsed and are under a constant chastisement

Eavesdroppers are persuaded by a flaming fire of piercing brightness

Ask them: "What is more difficult - their creation or the rest of Our creation? - Them We have created out of a sticky clay

You marvel at the wonders of Allah’s creation, while they ridicule at it

When they are admonished, they pay no heed

and when they see a sign, they mock at it

and say: "This is nothing but plain sorcery

What! When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we be raised to life again

we and also our forefathers of the ancient time

Tell them: "Yes and you shall be held up to shame

It will be just a single cry, and they will see it all with their own eyes

Ah, woe to us! They shall exclaim, "this is the Day of Judgement

It will be said: "Yes, this is the same Day of Judgement which you used to deny

It will be commanded: "Gather all the wrongdoers, their spouses and those whom they used to worship

besides Allah and show them the way to hell

When they will all be gathered and angels will start pushing them towards hell, Allah shall say: "Stop for a while, they have to be questioned

What is the matter with you today that you do not help each other

Nay! On that Day they shall all be submissive

Some of them will step forward to question one another

The followers will say to their leaders: "It was you who used to come at us from the right hand and forced us towards the wrong way

They will reply: "Nay! But it was you who had no faith

We had no power over you, the fact is that you were an inordinate people

true is the verdict which Our Lord has passed upon us, we shall indeed taste the punishment of our sins

We misled you, for we ourselves were astray

So on that Day they shall all be partners in the punishment

Thus, shall We deal with the criminals

for when they were told: "There is no god except Allah," they used to puff themselves up with pride

and say: "What! Should we give up our gods for the sake of a mad poet

Whereas he had come with the truth and had confirmed the message of prior Messengers

Then it will be said: "You are surely going to taste the painful punishment

But the sincere devotees of Allah

shall have familiar sustenance

fruits, and shall be honored

in the gardens of delight

Reclining face to face upon soft couches

they shall be served with goblets filled at a fountain of wine

a crystal-white drink, delicious to those who drink it

It will neither dull their senses nor they will become drunk

And beside them there will be bashful, dark big beautiful-eyed virgins

as if they were delicate eggs closely guarded

Some of them will be asking questions to others

One of them will say: "I had a friend

who used to ask: ‘Are you really of those who affirm (the message of Islam)

When we are dead and turned to dust and bones, shall we ever be brought to judgement?’

It will be said: "Would you like to see him

He will look down and see his friend in the midst of hellfire

Then he will say: "By Allah! You had almost ruined me

Had it not been for the grace of my Lord, I should certainly have been among those who are brought there

Is it not so that we shall not die

after our first death and that we shall not be chastised

Most surely it is a mighty achievement

For such an end, let every one strive who wishes to strive

Is this a better entertainment or the tree of Zaqqum

Surely We have made this tree a trial for the wrongdoers

Surely it is a tree that grows in the bottom of the hellfire

bearing fruits as if they were heads of Satans

on it they shall feed and with it they shall fill their bellies

Then on top of that, they will be given a concoction made from boiling water

Then to hellfire they shall be returned

In fact, they found their fathers on the wrong path

and they are eagerly following their footsteps

Most of the ancients went astray before them

though We had sent Warners to them

See what was the end of those who had been forewarned: they all perished

except the sincere devotees of Allah

Noah prayed to Us; see how excellent was Our response to his prayer

We delivered him and his people from the mighty distress

and made his progeny to be the only survivors

and We left his good name among the later generations

SaLotation to Noah among the people of the worlds

Thus do We reward the righteous

Surely he was one of Our believing devotees

Then the rest We drowned in the great flood

Surely Abraham belonged to the first group

when he came to his Lord with a pure heart

Behold, he said to his father and to his people: "What are these that you worship

Would you serve false gods instead of Allah

What is your idea about the Lord of the worlds

Then he looked at the stars one time

and said "I am feeling sick

So his people left him behind and went away to their national fair

He sneaked into the temple of their gods and addressed them: "Why don’t you eat from these offerings before you

What is the matter with you that you don’t even speak

Then he fell upon them, smiting them with his right hand

The people came running to the scene

Would you worship that which you have carved with your own hands, he said

when Allah is the One Who created you and that which you have made

They said to one another: "Prepare for him a furnace and throw him into the blazing flames

Thus did they scheme against him: but We humiliated them in their scheme

Abraham said: "I am going to take refuge with my Lord, He will surely guide me

O Lord! Grant me a righteous son

So We gave him the good news of a gentle son

When he reached the age to work with him, Abraham said to him: "O my son! I have seen a vision that I should offer you as a sacrifice, now tell me what is your view." He replied: "O my father! Do as you are commanded: you will find me, if Allah so wills, of the patient

And when they both submitted to Allah and Abraham laid down his son prostrate upon his forehead for sacrifice

We called out to him: "O Abraham stop

You have fulfilled your vision." Thus do We reward the righteous

That was indeed a manifest test

We ransomed his son for a great sacrifice

and We left his good name among the later generations

SaLotation to Abraham

Thus We reward the righteous

Surely he was one of Our believing devotees

We gave him the good news of Isaac - a prophet - one of the righteous

We blessed him and Isaac both. Among their progeny there are some who are righteous and some who are clearly doing wrong to their own souls

We bestowed Our favor on Moses and Haroon

We delivered them with all their people from the mighty distress

We helped them so they became victorious

We gave them the Glorious Book (Torah)

and guided them both to the Right Way

We left their good names among the later generations

SaLotation to Moses and Haroon

Thus do We reward the righteous

Surely they were two of Our believing devotees

Ilyas (Elias) was surely one of Our Messengers

Behold, he said to his people: "Have you no fear of Allah

Would you invoke Bal (their invented god) and forsake the best of the Creators

Allah - Who is your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers

But they denied him, so they will certainly be called to account

with the exception of sincere devotees of Allah

We left his good name among the later generations

SaLotation to Ilyas

Thus do We reward the righteous

He was surely one of Our believing devotees

Lot was one of Our Messengers

Behold, We delivered him and his whole family

except an old woman who was among those who remained behind

and We destroyed the others

Surely you pass by their ruins by day

and by night. Will you not use your common sense

Jonah was surely one of Our Messengers

When he ran to the laden ship

took part in casting of lots, and was condemned

A whale swallowed him for he had become blameworthy

Had he not repented and became of those who glorify Allah

he would certainly have remained inside its belly till the Day of Resurrection

Then We cast him upon a desolate shore in a state of serious illness

and caused a gourd plant to grow over him

Then We sent him to a nation of one hundred thousand people or more

They believed in him, so We permitted them to enjoy their life for a while

Just ask the unbelievers: Does it make any sense that their Lord should have daughters while they choose to have sons

Or is it that We created the angels as females and they were present at their creation

Surely they invent a lie when they say

Allah has children. They are utter liars

Would He choose daughters rather than sons

What is the matter with you? How do you judge

Will you not take heed

Or do you have any proof of what you are saying

Show us your scriptures if you are truthful

They assert blood- relationship between Him and the jinns; and the jinns know quite well that they will be called to account

Glory be to Allah! He is free from what they ascribe to Him

except His sincere devotees who do not attribute such things to Him

Therefore neither you nor those whom you worship

can deceive anyone about Allah

except him who is destined for hell

The angels in fact say: "We each have our appointed place

We range ourselves in ranks for His service

and we are surely those who declare His glory

Before this, the same disbelievers used to say

If we had received a reminder which the earlier people had received

We certainly would have been sincere devotees of Allah

But now that the Qur’an has come, they reject it: but soon they will find out the consequences of this attitude

We have already promised Our servants whom We sent as Messengers

that they would certainly be helped

and that Our forces will surely be victorious

So give no heed to them for a while

you will see their downfall as they shall see your victory

Do they wish to hurry on Our punishment

But dreadful will be that morning, when it will descend in the courtyards of those who have been forewarned

So pay no heed to them for a while

You will surely see their downfall as they shall see your victory

Glory be to your Lord, the Lord of Honor, He is free from what they ascribe to Him

Peace be on the Messengers

and praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds