English - Chapter 11 - Hud

Alif Laam Raa, (This is) a book, the communications of which are established (in wisdom, decisive), then explained in detail, from One Wise, Informed

that you should not serve anyone but God, I am a warner from Him and a conveyer of good news

and that you should ask for protective forgiveness from your Lord, then turn to Him (in repentance). He provides you with a good provision till an appointed term and bestows His grace on every possessor of grace. But if you turn back, then I fear for you the punishment of the great day

To God is your return and He has power over everything

Beware ! they cover up their bosoms doubly that they may hide from Him. Beware ! even when they cover themselves with their clothes, He knows that which they hide and that which they make public, He certainly knows the contents of their bosoms

And there is no moving creature in the earth but (the responsibility of) its provision is on God, and He knows its place/time of stay and its place/time of departure, everything is in a clear record

And He it is Who created the skies and the earth in six periods when His throne was on water(Fluid), that He may test you as to which of you is best in action. And if you say, “You will be raised up after death,” those who do not believe will definitely say, “This is nothing but clear magic.”

And if We postpone the punishment from them for a measured period of time, they will definitely say, “What stops it? Beware ! the day it will come on them, nothing will turn it away from them and that which they used to mock at will surround them

And if We make man taste mercy from Us then take it off from him, he certainly becomes despairing, ungrateful

And if We make him taste happiness after the harm that afflicted him, he definitely says, “Evils have gone away from me,” and he is exultant, boastful

except those who are patient and do righteous works; those are the persons for whom there is protective forgiveness and a great reward

Then it may be that you will give up part of that which is communicated to you, and your bosom will become straitened by it, because they say, “Why has not a treasure been sent down on him or an angel come with him?” You are only a warner while God is the Trustee over everything

Or they say, “He has forged it.” Say, “Then bring ten chapters like it, forged (if it is humanly possible) and call upon whom you can, besides God, (for helping you in forging it), if you are truthful.”

But if they do not respond to you, then know that it has been sent down by the knowledge of God and that there is no god but He. Then will you be those who submit (as Muslims)

Whoever intends the life of this world and its adornment, We will pay them in full for their deeds in (this world) itself and they will not have anything reduced in it

Those are the persons for whom there is nothing in the hereafter except the fire, and the work which they did in the (world) will be fruitless and that which they used to do will become vain

Then will he, who is on a clear proof from his Lord and a witness from Him reads it to him, and before it (when) there is the book of Moses, (as) a guide and a mercy, (not believe in the Quran)? They will believe in it. And whoever does not believe in it from among the parties, then the fire is his promised place. So do not be in doubt about it, it is certainly the truth from your Lord but the majority of human beings does not believe

And who is more unjust than he who forges a lie against God? Those will be presented before their Lord and the witnesses will say, “These are the persons who lied against their Lord.” Beware ! the curse of God is on the unjust

Those who turn away (people) from the way of God and seek crookedness in it and they do not believe in the hereafter

those cannot frustrate (Him) in the earth, and for them there will be no guardians besides God, the punishment will be doubled for them (because) they did not use their capacity of hearing and they did not see

Those are the persons who have caused loss to their souls and that which they used to forge has gone away from them

Assuredly, they will be the losers in the hereafter

Those who believe and do righteous works and humble themselves before their Lord, those are certainly the inhabitants of the garden, they will stay therein

The likeness of the two parties is as the blind and the deaf and the seeing and the hearing. Are they equal in likeness, will you not then mind

And We had sent Noah to his people, (he said), “I am a clear warner for you

that you should not serve anyone except God, I fear for you the punishment of a painful day.”

So the leaders of those who did not believe from among his people said, “We see that you are only a man like us and we do not see anyone following you except those who are the lowest among us, immature in judgment, and we do not see in you any excellence (in anything) over us. No ! we think you are liars.”

He said, “O my people ! you see, if I am on a clear proof from my Lord and mercy has come to me from His presence but it has been made obscure to you, shall we compel you to accept it while you dislike it

And O my people ! I do not ask you for wealth (as a reward) for it, my reward is with none but God and I am not going to drive away those who believe, they will certainly meet their Lord, but I see that you are an ignorant people

And O my people ! who will help me against God if I drive them away, will you not then mind

And I do not say to you that with me are treasures of God, nor do I know the unseen, and I do not say to you that I am an angel and I do not say about those whom your eyes hold in low estimation that God will never grant them good, God knows best that which is there in their souls, then I will certainly be of those who are unjust.”

They said, “O Noah, ! you have disputed with us and disputed too much with us, so bring upon us that which you threaten us with, if you are of the truthful.”

He said. “Only God can bring it upon you if He wills and you will not be able to frustrate (it)

And my advice will not profit you, if I intend to advise you while God intends to leave you in error, He is your Lord and towards Him you will be returned.”

Or do they say, “He has forged it.” Say, “If I have forged it then on me is my crime and I am free from the crimes which are committed by you.”

And it was communicated to Noah that, “None of your people will believe except those who have already believed, so do not grieve because of what they do

And build the ship before Our eyes and (according to) Our communication and do not speak to Me about those who are unjust, they will certainly be drowned.”

And he (became engaged in) building the ship. So every time the leaders of his people passed by him, they ridiculed him, he said, “If you ridicule us (now) then we (too) will certainly ridicule you as you ridicule

then you will know, who it is on whom the punishment will come which will disgrace him, and on whom will the eternal punishment be let loose.”

(This dispute continued) until when Our commandment came and the water gushed forth from the (reservoir in the) valley (and) We said, “Load in the (ship) two from every pair and your people and whoever believes, except him against whom the word has already gone forth,” and a small number believed with him

And he said, “Embark in it. In the name of God be its sailing and its anchoring, your Lord is certainly Protectively Forgiving, Merciful.”

And it sailed with them in waves like mountains and Noah called out to his son while he was separate (from those in the ship), “O my son ! embark with us and do not be with the disbelievers.”

He said, “I will betake myself to a mountain, it will protect me from the water.” He said, “This day there is no protector (for anyone) against the commandment of God except for him on whom He has mercy,” and a wave came in between them so he was among those who were drowned

And it was said, “O earth ! swallow your water and O sky ! withhold (the rain).” And the water was absorbed (in the earth) and the affair was decided and the (ship) rested on (the mountain) Al Judi. And it was said, “Away with the unjust people.”

And Noah called out to his Lord and said, “My Lord ! my son is certainly from my people and your promise is certainly true and you are the Best Judge of (all) the judges.”

He said, “O Noah ! he (your son) is certainly not from your people, his work is certainly other than righteous, so do not ask of Me that of which you have no knowledge, I admonish you lest you be of the ignorant.”

He said, “My Lord ! I seek Your protection lest I ask You that of which I have no knowledge, and if You do not protectively forgive me and have mercy on me I will be of the losers.”

It was said, “O Noah ! go down (from the ship and the mountain) with peace from Us and blessings on you and on communities from him who is with you. And (there will be) communities whom We will give provision, then a painful punishment from Us will afflict them.”

That is from the news of the unseen which We communicate to you, before this you did not know it, you nor your people, so be patient, the (best) end is certainly for those who guard (against evil)

And to (the people of) Aad (We sent) their brother Hud (as a messenger), he said, “O my people ! serve God, there is no god for you other than Him, you are nothing but forgers

O my people ! I do not ask you for a reward for it, my reward is with none but Him Who initiated my creation. Do you not then understand

And, O my people ! ask protective forgiveness from your Lord, then turn to Him (in repentance), He will send (down from) the sky abundant rain on you and add strength to your strength, and do not turn back to be criminals.”

They said, “O Hud ! you have not come to us with a clear proof and we are not going to give up our gods on your word and we do not believe in you

We say nothing but that some of our gods have attacked you with evil.” He said, “I call God to witness and you (too) bear witness, that I am certainly free from (worshipping) that which you associate as partners (with God)

instead of Him. So plot against me all together, then do not wait (to execute it)

I certainly put my trust in God, my Lord and your Lord. There is no moving creature but He holds it by its forelock. My Lord is certainly on the straight path

So if you turn back, then I have conveyed to you that with which I was sent to you, and my Lord will make a people other than you to succeed you, and you cannot harm Him in anything; my Lord is certainly a Protector over everything.”

And when Our commandment came to pass, by Our mercy, We saved Hud and those who believed with him and We saved them from a hard punishment

And that was (the community of) Aad, they denied the signs of their Lord and disobeyed His messengers and followed the command of every compelling opponent

And a curse was made to follow them in this world and on the day of resurrection. Beware ! Aad did not believe in their Lord, so away with Aad the people of Hud

And to (the community of) Thamud (We sent) their brother Salih, he said, “O my people ! serve God, there is no god for you other than Him. He produced you from the earth and made you dwell therein. So ask Him for protective forgiveness then turn to Him (in repentance), my Lord is certainly Near, Responsive.” you dwell therein. So ask Him for protective forgiveness then turn to Him (in repentance), my Lord is certainly Near, Responsive.”

They said, “O Salih ! earlier to this, you were one among us, in whom our (high) hopes were placed. Do you forbid us to worship that which our fathers worshipped? And we are certainly in doubt causing restlessness, concerning that which you invite us to.”

He said, “O my people ! do you see, if I am on a clear proof from my Lord and there has come to me mercy from Him, then who will help me against God if I disobey Him? Then you will add nothing to me except loss

And O my people ! this is the she camel of God, a sign for you, so leave her to pasture in the earth of God and do not afflict her with (any) harm (and if you do so), then a near punishment will seize you.”

But they slew her, so he said, “Enjoy yourselves in your houses for three days, that is a promise not to be belied.”

Then, when Our commandment came, by Our mercy, We saved Salih and those who believed with him, from the disgrace of that day. Certainly your Lord, He is the Strong, the Mighty

And the loud cry seized those who were unjust, so that the morning found them prostrate in their houses

as if they had never dwelt therein. Beware ! Thamud did not believe in their Lord, so away with the Thamud

And Our messengers came to Abraham with good news. They said, “Peace,” he said, “Peace,” then he did not delay in bringing a roasted calf

Then when he saw their hands not extending towards it, he considered them strange and conceived a fear due to them. They said, “Do not fear, we have been sent to the people of Lot.”

And his wife (who was) standing, laughed when We gave her the good news of (a son) Isaac and after Isaac (of a grandson) Jacob

She said, “Sorrowful is my state, shall I have a child when I am an old woman and this my husband is an old man? This is certainly a wonderful thing.”

They said, “Do you wonder at the commandment of God? The mercy of God and His blessings be upon you O people of the house. He is certainly Praised, Glorious.”

So when the fear went away from Abraham and the good news came to him, he began to plead with Us for the people of Lot

Abraham was certainly kind, tender-hearted, frequently turning (to God)

(It was said), “O Abraham keep away from this, the command of your Lord has (already) gone forth, and a punishment that cannot be turned back will certainly come upon them.”

And when Our messengers came to Lot he was grieved on account of them and straitened due to them, being unable (to protect them); and he said, “This is a distressful day,”

when his people came rushing towards him. And (he knew, that) earlier (too) they used to do evil things, (therefore) he said, “O my people ! these are my daughters, they are cleaner for you (if you marry them), so fear God and do not disgrace me with regard to my guests, is there not (even a single) right minded man among you?”

They said, “You already know that we do not have any real (interest) in your daughters and you certainly know that which we intend.”

He said, “I wish I had strength against you or could be take myself to a strong support.”

They (messengers) said, “O Lot ! we are messengers of your Lord, they cannot (even) approach towards you. So travel with your people during a part of the night, and do not let anyone of you turn back, except your wife, that which befalls them will certainly befall her. Certainly, their promised time is the morning. Is not the morn near?”

So when Our commandment came to pass, We made its high places (to become) its low places (turning them upside down, probably through an earthquake) and rained on them porous stones of baked clay (which probably erupted from an associated volcano and got deposited in the form of) layers

having been marked from your Lord, and the (township of Lot) is not far from the unjust (people, who did not believe in the Quran)

And to the (people of) Midian (We sent) their brother Shuaib, he said, “O my people ! serve God, there is no god for you other than Him. And do not measure and weigh less than what is due. I see you in prosperity and I fear for you the punishment of the encompassing day

And O my people ! give back full measure and weight, with justice and do not reduce those things that are due to people and do not cause disturbance in the earth, being corrupt

That which God causes to remain (with you with honesty) is better for you if you are believers; and I am not a protector over you.”

They said, “O Shuaib ! does your worshipping (God) enjoin on you (the condition) that we should give up (worshipping) that which our fathers worshipped or that we should not do whatever we like (to do) with our wealth? You are certainly kind, one on the right way (therefore think it over).”

He said, “O my people ! do you see? If I am on a clear proof from my Lord and He has promised me (with a) good provision from Himself, and that, disagreeing with you (on your wrong practices, if) I do not intend to go towards that from which I (myself) forbid you, (then am I wrong)? I do not intend anything but to reform to the extent of my capability, and (the success of) my conciliatory (effort, depends) on no one but God, in Him I trust and to Him I turn. wrong practices, if) I do not intend to go towards that from which I (myself) forbid you, (then am I wrong)? I do not intend anything but to reform to the extent of my capability, and (the success of) my conciliatory (effort, depends) on no one but God, in Him I trust and to Him I turn

And O my people ! do not let (your) opposition to me make you commit a crime so that there may befall you the like of that which befell the people of Noah or the people of Hud or the people of Salih, and the people of Lot are not far off from you

And ask for protective forgiveness from your Lord then turn to Him (in repentance), my Lord is certainly Merciful, Loving.”

They said, “O Shuaib ! we do not understand much of that which you say and we certainly see you weak among us, and were it not for your family we would have stoned you and you are not mighty against us.”

He said, “O my people ! do you esteem my family more than God and you take Him (as something) cast behind your back? My Lord is certainly an Encompasser of all that you do

And O my people ! work according to your ability, I (too) am working. You will come to know, on whom will come the punishment which will disgrace him, and who is the one who lies? And be vigilant I too am vigilant with you.”

And when Our commandment came, by Our mercy, We saved Shuaib and those who believed with him, and the loud cry seized those who did injustice, so the morning found them prostrate in their houses

as if they did not dwell therein. So away with (the people of) Midian as were removed Thamud

And We had sent Moses with Our signs and clear authority

to Pharaoh and the leaders of his (community), but they followed the commandment of Pharaoh and the commandment of Pharaoh was not right

He will lead his people on the day of resurrection so as to present them to the fire, and evil will be the place of presentation and those presented

And a curse was made to follow them in this (world) and on the day of resurrection. Evil will be the gift which will be gifted

That is from the news of the cities which We narrate to you, (some cities are still) standing while (others are) reaped (having been uprooted)

And We did not do injustice to them but they did injustice to themselves; and their (presumed) gods whom they prayed to, besides God, were of no use to them in anything when the commandment of your Lord came to pass, and they did not add to them anything other than ruin

And like that your Lord seizes when He seizes the cities while they are unjust. His seizing is certainly severely painful

In that there is certainly a sign for one who fears the punishment of the hereafter. That is the day on which mankind will be gathered and that is the day which will be witnessed

And We do not delay it but till a term computed

The day when it comes, no soul will be able to speak except by His permission. Then of them (some) will be wretched while others blessed

As for those who are wretched, they will be in the fire, therein for them there will be sighing and groaning

they will stay in it so long as the skies and the earth endure, except as your Lord wills. Your Lord is certainly the Doer of what He intends

And as for those who are blessed, they will be in the garden, they will stay in it so long as the skies and the earth endure, except as your Lord wills, a gift without break

So do not be in doubt concerning that which they worship. They do not worship but in the manner in which their fathers worshipped earlier. And We will certainly pay them back in full their portion without reduction

And We certainly gave the book to Moses, but disagreement arose therein, and if a (decisive) word had not gone forth from your Lord, the matter would have been decided between them, and about it they are certainly in a doubt causing restlessness

And your Lord will definitely pay back in full (the reward of) their deeds to all. He is certainly informed of that which they do

So establish yourself as you are commanded, (you) and he who turns (to God) with you, and do not rebel. He is certainly a Seer of what you do

And do not incline towards those who are unjust, lest the fire afflict you, and you have no guardians besides God, then you will not be helped

And establish worship at the two ends of the day and in the early parts of the night. Good deeds certainly remove evil deeds. That is a reminder for those who are mindful

So among the generations before you, why, persons retaining (religious understanding) did not come (forward) to forbid (people) from being corrupt in the earth, except a small number of those whom We had saved from among them? And those who were unjust pursued that which was made for their enjoyment therein, and (thus) they became criminals. those whom We had saved from among them? And those who were unjust pursued that which was made for their enjoyment therein, and (thus) they became criminals

And your Lord is not (such as) to destroy the cities unjustly while their people are righteous

And had your Lord willed He would have made mankind a single community, and they will not cease to disagree (among themselves)

except those on whom your Lord has mercy and for that did He create them. And the word of your Lord will be fulfilled, “I will definitely fill hell with the jinn and mankind all together.”

And We narrate to you all the news from (the histories) of the messengers (just) to strengthen your heart there with, and through this there has come to you the truth and an admonition and a reminder for the believers

And say to those who do not believe, “Work according to your ability, we too are working

and wait, we too are waiting.”

And God’s is the unseen of the skies and the earth, and to Him is returned every affair. So serve Him, and put your trust in Him and your Lord is not unaware of that which you do