English - Chapter 37 - As-Saffat

By the aligners aligning

And the drivers driving

And the reciters of the Reminder

Your God is indeed One

Lord of the heavens and the earth, and everything between them; and Lord of the Easts

We have adorned the lower heaven with the beauty of the planets

And guarded it against every defiant devil

They cannot eavesdrop on the Supernal Elite, for they get bombarded from every side

Repelled—they will have a lingering torment

Except for him who snatches a fragment—he gets pursued by a piercing projectile

Inquire of them, “Are they more difficult to create, or the others We created?” We created them from sticky clay

But you wonder, and they ridicule

And when reminded, they pay no attention

And when they see a sign, they ridicule

And they say, “This is nothing but plain magic

When we have died and become dust and bones, shall we be resurrected

And our ancestors of old?”

Say, “Yes indeed, and you will be totally subdued.”

It will be a single nudge, and they will be staring

They will say, “Woe to us. This is the Day of Judgment.”

“This is the Day of Separation which you used to deny

Gather those who did wrong, and their mates, and what they used to worship

Besides God, and lead them to the way to Hell

And stop them. They are to be questioned.”

What is the matter with you? Why do you not help one another

In fact, on that Day, they will be submissive

They will come to one another, questioning one another

They will say, “You used to come at us from the right.”

They will say, “You yourselves were not believers

We had no authority over you. You yourselves were rebellious people

The Word of our Lord has been realized against us. We are tasting it

We seduced you. We were seducers.”

On that Day, they will share in the punishment

Thus We deal with the sinners

When it was said to them, “There is no god except God,” they grew arrogant

And said, “Are we to abandon our gods for a mad poet?”

In fact, he came with the truth, and he confirmed the messengers

Most assuredly, you will taste the painful punishment

And you will be repaid only for what you used to do

Except for God’s sincere servants

For them is a known provision

Fruits; and they will be honored

In the Gardens of Bliss

On furnishings, facing one another

They will be offered a cup of pure drink

White; a delight to those who drink

Never polluted, and never intoxicating

With them will be bashful women with lovely eyes

Then they will approach one another, questioning

One of them will say, “I used to have a friend

Who used to say, “Are you of those who believe

That after we die and become dust and bones, we will be called to account?”

He will say, “Will you have a look?”

He will look, and will see him in the pit of Hell

He will say, “By God, you almost ruined me

Were it not for the grace of my Lord, I would have been among the arraigned.”

“We will not die

Except for our first death, and we will not be punished.”

This is the supreme triumph

For the like of this let the workers work

Is this a better hospitality, or the Tree of Bitterness

We made it an ordeal for the unjust

It is a tree that grows from the bottom of Hell

Its fruits are like the devils’ heads

They will eat from it, and fill their bellies with it

Then, on top of it, they will have a brew of boiling liquid

Then their return will be to the Blaze

They had found their parents astray

And rushed along in their footsteps

And most of the ancients before them went astray

Even though We sent messengers to warn them

So observe the end of those who were warned

Except for the sincere servants of God

And Noah called out to Us, and We are the Best of responders

And We saved him and his family from the great calamity

And We made his descendants the survivors

And We left mention of him among those who succeeded

Peace be upon Noah among all people

We thus reward the righteous

He was one of Our believing servants

Then We drowned the others

Of his kind was Abraham

When he came to his Lord with a sound heart

He said to his father and his people, “What are you worshiping

Is it falsified gods, instead of God, that you want

So what is your opinion about the Lord of the Worlds?”

Then he took a glance at the stars

And said, “I am sick.”

But they turned their backs on him, and went away

Then he turned to their gods, and said, “will you not eat

What is it with you, that you do not speak?”

Then he turned on them, striking with his right hand

And they came running towards him

He said, “Do you worship what you carve

When God created you, and what you manufacture?”

They said, “Build a pyre for him, and throw him into the furnace.”

They wished him ill, but We made them the losers

He said, “I am going towards my Lord, and He will guide me.”

“My Lord, give me one of the righteous.”

So We gave him good news of a clement boy

Then, when he was old enough to accompany him, he said, “O My son, I see in a dream that I am sacrificing you; see what you think.” He said, “O my Father, do as you are commanded; you will find me, God willing, one of the steadfast.”

Then, when they had submitted, and he put his forehead down

We called out to him, “O Abraham

You have fulfilled the vision.” Thus We reward the doers of good

This was certainly an evident test

And We redeemed him with a great sacrifice

And We left with him for later generations

Peace be upon Abraham

Thus We reward the doers of good

He was one of Our believing servants

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

And We blessed him, and Isaac. But among their descendants are some who are righteous, and some who are clearly unjust to themselves

And We blessed Moses and Aaron

And We delivered them and their people from the terrible disaster

And We supported them, and so they were the victors

And We gave them the Clarifying Scripture

And We guided them upon the straight path

And We left with them for later generations

Peace be upon Moses and Aaron

Thus We reward the righteous

They were of Our believing servants

Also Elijah was one of the messengers

He said to his people, “Do you not fear

Do you call on Baal, and forsake the Best of creators

God is your Lord, and the Lord of your ancestors.”

But they called him a liar, and thus they will be brought forward

Except for God’s sincere servants

And We left with him for later generations

Peace be upon the House of Elijah

Thus We reward the virtuous

He was one of Our believing servants

And Lot was one of the messengers

We saved him and his family, all of them

Except for an old woman who lagged behind

Then We annihilated the others

You pass by them in the morning

And at night. Do you not understand

And Jonah was one of the messengers

When he fled to the laden boat

He gambled and lost

Then the fish swallowed him, and he was to blame

Had he not been one of those who praised

He would have stayed in its belly until the Day they are raised

Then We threw him into the wilderness, and he was sick

And We made a gourd tree grow over him

Then We sent him to a hundred thousand, or more

And they believed, so We gave them enjoyment for a while

Ask them, “Are the daughters for your Lord, while for them the sons?”

Or did We create the angels females, as they witnessed?”

No indeed! It is one of their lies when they say

“God has begotten.” They are indeed lying

So He preferred girls over boys

What is the matter with you? How do you judge

Will you not reflect

Or do you have some clear proof

Then bring your book, if you are telling the truth

And they invented a relationship between Him and the jinn. But the jinn know that they will be arraigned

God be glorified, far above what they allege

Except for God’s sincere servants

Surely, you and what you serve

Cannot seduce away from Him

Except for he who will be roasting in Hell

“There is not one of us but has an assigned position

And we are the arrangers

And we are the glorifiers.”

Even though they used to say

“Had we received advice from the ancients

We would have been God's faithful servants.”

But they rejected it, so they will find out

Our Word has already gone out to our servant messengers

It is they who will be supported

And Our troops will be the victors

So disregard them for a while

And watch them—they will soon see

Are they seeking to hasten Our punishment

When it descends into their yard, miserable will be the morning of those forewarned

So avoid them for a while

And watch—they will soon see

Exalted be your Lord, the Lord of Glory, beyond their allegations

And peace be upon the messengers

And praise be to God, the Lord of the Worlds