English - Chapter 37 - As-Saffat

I swear by (the angels) who stand in ranks

by those who drive away the devil (to protect Our revelation)

and those who recite Our revelations

that your Lord is the only Lord

He is the Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, the Lord of the Eastern regions

We have decked the lower heavens with stars

to protect them from the rebellious satan

The devils cannot hear those high above. They would be struck from all sides

and driven away to suffer the necessary torment

Some of them who stealthily steal words from the heavens are pursued by a glistening flame

(Muhammad), ask them, "Have they (people) been created stronger than what We have created?" We have created them from moist clay

(Muhammad), you will be surprised that they still mock (God's revelations)

They pay no attention when they are reminded

and when they see a miracle, they mock

it and say, "It is only plain magic

They say, "Shall we be brought to life again after we die and turn into dust and bones

Will our forefathers also be brought to life again

Say, "You will certainly be brought back to life in disgrace

The Day of Judgment will come within a single roar and they will remain gazing at it

They will say, "Woe to us!" (They will be told), "This is the day of receiving recompense

This is the Day of Judgment in which you disbelieved

(God will command the angels), "Gather together the unjust, their spouses, and what they had worshipped

besides God, and show them the way of hell

Stop them. They must be questioned

They will be asked, "Why do you not help each other

In fact, on that day they will be submissive

They will turn to each other saying

It was you who tried to mislead us from righteousness

Others will respond, "It was you who did not want to have any faith

We had no authority over you, in fact, you were a rebellious people

Thus, the words of Our Lord about us have come true and now we are suffering the torment

We mislead you and we ourselves had also gone astray

On that day they will all share the torment

This is how We deal with the criminals

They were the ones, who on being told, "God is only One," become puffed-up with pride

and said, "Should we give up our idols for the sake of an insane poet

In fact, he had brought them the truth and had acknowledged the Messengers (who were sent before him)

(They will be told), "You will certainly suffer the painful torment

and will be recompensed only for what you deserve

But the sincere servants of God

will have their determined sustenance

and fruits while they are honored

(They will live) in the bountiful gardens

on couches facing each other

They will be served with a cup full of crystal clear wine

delicious to those who drink it

but not harmful or intoxicating

They will have with them loving wives with big black and white eyes

who are as chaste as sheltered eggs

They will turn to each other and ask questions

One of them will say, "I had a companion who asked me

Do you believe in the Day of Judgment

Shall we be recompensed for our deeds after we die and become bones and dust

Do you want to see him

He will look down and see him in hell

He will say to his friend in hell, "By God, you almost destroyed me

Had I not the guidance of my Lord, I would certainly have been brought into torment

He will ask his companion, "Did you not say that there would only be one death

and that we would not be punished

This is certainly the greatest triumph

for which one must strive hard

Is this not a better reward than the tree of Zaqqum

which We have made as a torment for the unjust

(Zaqqum) is a tree which grows from the deepest part of hell

and its fruits are like the heads of devils

The dwellers of hell will eat that fruit and fill-up their bellies

Then they will have on top of it a mixture of boiling water

They can only return to hell

They found their father going astray

and rushed to follow them

Most of the ancient people had also gone astray

We had certainly sent warners to them

See how terrible was the end of those who were warned

Only Our sincere servants were saved

Noah called for help. How blessed was the answer which he received

We rescued him and his people from the greatest affliction

and We made his offspring the only survivors

We perpetuated his praise in later generations

Peace be with Noah among all men in the worlds

Thus do We reward the righteous ones

He was one of Our believing servants

We drowned all the others (besides Noah and his people)

Abraham was one of his followers

He turned to his Lord with a sound heart

and asked his father and his people, "What is that you worship

Do you want to worship false idols as your lords besides God

What do you think about the Lord of the Universe

(The people invited him to attend their feast). Then he looked at the stars

and said, "I am sick

All the people turned away from him

and he turned to their idols and asked them, "Do you eat

Why do you not speak

He struck them with his right hand

Thereupon the people came running to him

He said, "How can you worship what you yourselves have carved

even though God created both you and that which you have made

They said, "Let us build a fire and throw him into the flames

They plotted against him, but We brought humiliation upon them

(Abraham) said, "I will go to my Lord who will guide me

Abraham prayed, "Lord, grant me a righteous son

We gave him the glad news of the birth of a forbearing son

When his son was old enough to work with him, he said, "My son, I have had a dream that I must sacrifice you. What do you think of this?" He replied, "Father, fulfill whatever you are commanded to do and you will find me patient, by the will of God

When they both agreed and Abraham had lain down his son on the side of his face (for slaughtering)

We called to him, "Abraham

you have fulfilled what you were commanded to do in your dream." Thus do We reward the righteous ones

It was certainly an open trial

We ransomed his son with a great sacrifice

and perpetuated his praise in later generations

Peace be with Abraham

Thus, do We reward the righteous ones

He was one of Our believing servants

We gave him the glad news of the birth of Isaac, one of the righteous Prophets

We had blessed him and Isaac. Some of their offspring were righteous and others were openly unjust to themselves

We certainly bestowed Our favor upon Moses and Aaron

and saved them and their people from great distress

We helped them and they were victorious

We gave them the enlightening Book

guided them to the right path

and perpetuated their praise in later generations

Peace be with Moses and Aaron

Thus do We reward the righteous ones

They were two of Our believing servants

Elias was certainly a Messenger

He told his people, "Why do you not have fear of God

Do you worship Ba`al and abandon the Best Creator

who is your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers

They called him a liar. Thus, all of them will suffer torment

except the sincere servants of God

We perpetuated his praise in the later generations

Peace be with the followers of Elias

In this way do We reward the righteous ones

He was one of Our believing servants

Lot was certainly a Messenger

We rescued him and his whole family

except for an old woman who remained behind

Then We totally destroyed the others

You pass by (their ruined town) in the morning and at night

Will you then not understand

Jonah was certainly a Messenger

He abandoned his people

and sailed away in a laden ship, wherein people cast lots. Because he lost, he was thrown into the water

The fish swallowed him up and he deserved (all this)

Had he not glorified God

he would certainly have remained inside the fish until the Day of Resurrection

We cast him out of the fish unto dry land and he was sick

We made a plant of gourd grow up for him

We sent him to a hundred thousand or more people

They believed in him so We granted them enjoyment for an appointed time

(Muhammad), ask them, "Do daughters belong to your Lord and sons to them

Have We created the angels as females before their very eyes

It is only because of their false invention that they say

God has begotten a son.' They are certainly liars

Has He chosen daughters in preference to sons

Woe to you! How terrible is your Judgment

Do you not understand

Do you have clear authority

Bring your book if what you say is true

They have said that there is a relationship between Him and the jinn. The jinn certainly know that they will all be brought to suffer torment

God is too glorious to be described as they describe Him

except the servants of God, sincere and devoted

You and whatever you worship

cannot mislead anyone

except those who are doomed to enter hell

The angels say, "Each of us has an appointed place

We stand in ranks (for prayer)

and we glorify God

Even though they (unbelievers) say

Had we received guidance from the people living before us

we would have certainly been sincere servants of God

They have rejected the Quran. They will soon know the consequences (of their disbelief)

We decreed that Our Messenger servants

will certainly be victorious

and that Our army will be triumphant

(Muhammad), stay away from them for a while

and watch them. They, too, will watch

Do they want to suffer Our torment immediately

When it descends into their courtyard, it will be terrible for those who have already been warned

Stay away from them for a while

and watch. They, too, will watch

Your Lord, the Lord of Honor, is too exalted to be considered as they describe Him

Peace be with the Messengers (of God)

It is only God, the Lord of the Universe, who deserves all praise