English - Chapter 15 - Al-Hijr

Alif. Lam. Ra. These are the signs of the Book and a clear Quran

It may be that those who disbelieve will wish that they had submitted

Leave them to eat and enjoy themselves and to be beguiled by hopes, for soon they will know

Never did We destroy a town, but that it had a known decree

No community can hasten its term, nor delay it

And they say, “O you unto whom the Reminder has been sent down, truly you are possessed

Why do you not bring us the angels, if you are among the truthful?”

We do not send down the angels, save in truth, and were We to do so, they would be granted no respite

Truly it is We Who have sent down the Reminder, and surely We are its Preserver

We indeed sent [messengers] before thee to communities among those of old

And never did a messenger come unto them, but that they mocked him

Thus do We place it into the hearts of the guilty

They believe not in it, though the wont of those of old has already passed away

Were We to open for them a gate unto Heaven, that they might continue to ascend through it

they would say, “Our eyes are merely spellbound. Nay, we are a people bewitched!”

We have set constellations in the sky, and We have adorned them for the onlookers

And We have preserved them from every satan outcast

save he who gains a hearing by stealth, and then a manifest flaming star pursues him

And the earth We spread out, and cast therein firm mountains, and We caused to grow therein all manner of things in due balance

And We placed therein means of livelihood for you and for those for whom you provide not

Naught is there, but that its treasuries lie with Us, and We do not send it down, save in a known measure

And We sent forth the winds, fertilizing. And We sent down water from the sky, providing you with sufficient drink thereby, and you are not the keepers of its stores

Surely it is We Who give life and cause death, and We are the Inheritor

We indeed know those among you who advance, and We indeed know those who lag behind

and verily it is thy Lord who will gather them. Truly He is Wise, Knowing

And We indeed created man from dried clay, made of molded mud

and the jinn We created earlier from scorching fire

And [remember] when thy Lord said unto the angels, “Behold! I am creating a human being from dried clay, made of molded mud

so when I have proportioned him and breathed into him of My Spirit, fall down before him prostrating.”

Thereupon the angels prostrated, all of them together

save Iblis. He refused to be with those who prostrated

He said, “O Iblis! What ails you that you are not with those who prostrate?”

He said, “I am not one to prostrate to a human being whom Thou hast created from dried clay, made of molded mud.”

He said, “Go forth from it! Surely thou art outcast

and surely the curse shall be upon thee till the Day of Judgment!”

He said, “My Lord! Grant me respite till the Day they are resurrected.”

He said, “Then verily thou art among those granted respite

till the Day of the Moment Known.”

He said, “My Lord! Since Thou hast caused me to err, I shall surely make things seem fair unto them on earth, and I shall cause them to err all together

save Thy sincere servants among them.”

He said, “This is a straight path unto Me

As for My servants, truly thou hast no authority over them, save for those in error who follow thee

And verily Hell shall be their tryst, all together.”

Seven gates it has, and for each gate is appointed a separate portion of them

Truly the reverent shall be amidst gardens and springs

“Enter them in peace, secure”—

We shall remove whatever rancor lies within their breasts—“as brothers, upon couches, facing one another.”

No weariness shall befall them therein; nor shall they be expelled therefrom

Tell My servants that I am indeed the Forgiving, the Merciful

and that My Punishment is the painful punishment

And tell them of the guests of Abraham

when they entered upon him and said, “Peace!” He said, “Verily of you we are afraid.”

They said, “Be not afraid. Truly we bring thee glad tidings of a knowing son.”

He said, “Do you bring me glad tidings when old age has befallen me? So of what do you bring me glad tidings?”

They said, “We bring thee glad tidings in truth; so be not among those who despair.”

He said, “Who despairs of the Mercy of his Lord, save those who are astray?”

He said, “What is your errand

messengers?”

They said, “We have been sent unto a guilty people

save for the family of Lot. We shall surely save them, all together

except for his wife; We have determined that she is indeed among those who lagged behind.” a So when the messengers came to the family of Lot

he said, “Verily you are an unfamiliar folk.”

They said, “Nay, but we bring thee that which they used to doubt

And we bring thee the truth, and surely we are truthful

So set out with thy family during the night, and follow behind them, and let not any of you turn around, but go forth wheresoever you are commanded.”

And We decreed this matter unto him: that the last remnant of those people will be rooted out in the morning

And the people of the city came, rejoicing

He said, “Truly these are my guests; so dishonor me not

Reverence God, and disgrace me not.”

They said, “Did we not forbid you from [providing protection] to all the people?”

He said, “These are my daughters, if you must act.”

By thy life, they wandered confused in their drunkenness

So the Cry seized them at sunrise

Truly in that are signs for those who discern

and verily they are on a path still standing

Truly in that is a sign for the believers

And verily the inhabitants of the thicket were wrongdoers

So We took vengeance upon them. Truly the two of them are on a clear road

And indeed the inhabitants of al-?ijr denied the messengers

And We gave them Our signs, but they used to turn away therefrom

And they would hew dwellings in the mountains, [feeling] secure

Yet the Cry seized them in the morning

and that which they used to earn availed them not

And We did not create the heavens and the earth and whatsoever is between them, save in truth. And surely the Hour is coming; so forbear with beautiful forbearance

Truly thy Lord is the knowing Creator

And We have indeed given thee the seven oft-repeated, and the Mighty Quran

Strain not thine eyes toward the enjoyments We have bestowed upon certain classes of them, and grieve not for them, and lower thy wing unto the believers

and say, “Truly I am the clear warner.”

Such as We have sent down for those who make division

who made the Quran into fragments

So by thy Lord, We shall question them all

concerning that which they used to do

So proclaim as thou hast been commanded, and turn away from the idolaters

Truly We shall suffice thee against those who mock

those who set up another god along with God; yet soon they will know

And certainly We know that thy breast is straitened because of what they say

So hymn the praise of thy Lord, and be among those who prostrate

And worship thy Lord, till certainty comes unto thee