English - Chapter 15 - Al-Hijr

Alif Lam Ra. These are Verses of the Book and it is a clear Qur'aan (Reader)

Those who suppress the Truth shall frequently wish that they had been Muslims (submitters to divine Will)

Leave them free to eat and enjoy, and let desire distract them. They will soon know

And never did We destroy any population, but only when it had reached its known destiny

No people can prepone their end nor can they postpone it

And they say, "O you to whom the Reminder (Qur'aan) has been revealed! You are indeed mad

Why do you not bring to us the angels if what you claim is true

We do not send the angels but only when necessary (to destroy wicked persons, for instance), and then they would not be given any respite

Indeed, We have sent down the Reminder (Qur'aan) and indeed We are most certainly guardians to it

And We did certainly send Messengers, before you, among the earlier generations

And never did a Messenger come to them but they mocked him

Thus do We make it (making a mockery of a Messenger) enter the hearts of the sinners

They believe not in it (the divine Message brought by the Messenger), just as the earlier peoples, that passed away, did not believe (in the divine Messages brought to them by Messengers sent to them)

And they won't believe, even if We open to them a gateway into the sky above, and they keep on ascending thereinto

They would still only say, "Our sights.are dazed. Nay, we are a people bewitched

And certainly We have made constellations in the skies above and We have made it look beautiful for the beholders

And We have guarded it against every accursed Satan

Except that a visible flame follows the one that manages to steal a celestial secret

And We have spread out the earth and cast mountains into it. And We have caused every appropriate thing to grow in it

And We have created in it means of subsistence for you, and for him whom you do not provide for

And there is nothing of which We do not have treasures with us. And We do not send it down but in a measured quantity

And We send the winds that facilitate pollination, and then send down water from the sky for you to drink. And it is not in your power to store it up

And indeed it is We Who give life and cause death. And We are the heirs

And We do certainly know those of you who have preceded and We do certainly know those who would follow

And your Lord will indeed gather them together. He is indeed Wise, Knowledgeable

And certainly We created man of clay, of moulded mud

And the jinn We created before, of radiating fire

And your Lord said to the angels, "I am going to create a man of clay, of moulded mud

So when I give him a proper form and breathe into him of My Rooh, get down to your knees prostrating."h

So the angels prostrated — all of them together

Except Iblees — he refused to be with those who prostrated

Allah asked, "O Iblees! What excuses have you that you are not with those who prostrated

Iblees said, "I am not the one to prostrate to a man whom You have created of clay, of moulded mud

Allah said, "Then get out of here! You are indeed damned

And indeed the curse is on you till the Judgment Day

He said, "My Lord! Then give me respite till the time when they are raised

Allah said, "You are granted the respite

For the appointed period

He said, "My Lord! As You have made me deviate from the right way, I will certainly keep them enthralled in the earth, and I will certainly cause them all to deviate

Except for those among them who worship you devotedly and exclusively

Allah said, "This is the Path that leads straight to Me

Indeed, you shall have no power over My subjects, except those who follow you in deviating from the right way

And indeed Hell is the place promised to them all

It has seven gates assigned separately to separate sections of them

And those who fear Allah shall indeed be in gardens and fountains

They shall enter there in peace and security

They shall not have to suffer any fatigue therein, nor shall they be ever ejected from it

Inform my subjects that I am the Forgiver, the Merciful

And that My punishment is the painful one

And tell them about Abraham's guests

When they came to him and greeted, "Peace!" He said, "We are indeed apprehensive of you

They said, "Be not afraid! We do indeed give you the good news of a learned son

He said, "Do you give me the good news when old age has come upon me? What kind of good news is this that you give me

They said, "There is truth in the good news We give you! So be not of those who despair

He said, "And who would despair of the Mercy of his Lord but the wicked ones

He said, "What is your mission then, O Messengers

They said, "We have indeed been sent towards a sinning people

Excepting Lot's family, all of whom We certainly will save

But not his wife. We ordained that she shall indeed be of those who remain behind

So when the Messengers came to Lot's family

He said, "You indeed are strangers

They said, "But we have come to you with that about which they had doubts

And we have come to you with the authority, and what we say is most certainly the truth

So leave this place with members of your family in a part of the night and you yourself follow their rear. And let not any one of you turn around, and proceed whither you are commanded

And We declared to him this decree, that the roots of these (people left behind) shall be cut off by the morning

And the people of the town came to him rejoicing

He said, "These are my guests! Disgrace me not

And fear Allah and do not put me to shame

They said, "Have we not prohibited you from meddling with other people's matters

He said, "Here are my daughters, if you have to do it

By your life! They were wandering blindly in their intoxication

Then, at sunrise, the terribly rumbling sound struck them

We turned the place upside down, and rained stones of baked clay upon the people

In this indeed are signs for those with insight

And indeed it is located on an established road

Indeed there is a sign in this for the believers

And the dwellers of the wood too were most wicked

So We avenged them, and they are both, indeed, on an open road

And the dwellers of the Rock did certainly reject the Messengers

And We gave them Our Verses/signs, but they turned away from them

And they were wont to hew houses in the mountains for security

So the terribly rumbling sound seized them in the morning

And what they earned availed them not

And We did not create the heavens and the earth and what is between them, but by due authority. And the Hour is most surely going to come. So fogive things — those that are forgivable

Your Lord is indeed the Knowledgeable Creator of all things

And certainly We have given you seven of the repeated Verses and the Glorious Qur'aan

Pine not for that which We have given some of them to enjoy, nor grieve for them. And be kind to the believers

And say, "I am indeed the plain warner

It is as though what We have sent down is on those who make divisions therein

Those that tear the Quran into shreds

And, by your Lord, We shall certainly question them all

As to what they did

Declare then openly what you are commanded with, and turn away from the polytheists

We shall certainly provide you sufficient protection against those who scoff

Those who worship others besides Allah. They shall soon know their folly

And We do know that your (Prophet's) heart is distressed at what they say

Hymn then the praise of your Lord, and be of those who prostrate to Him

And worship your Lord until there comes to you that certain composure