بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِیمِ وَٱلصَّـٰۤفَّـٰتِ صَفࣰّا

By the rangers ranging

فَٱلزَّ ٰ⁠جِرَ ٰ⁠تِ زَجۡرࣰا

and the scarers scaring

فَٱلتَّـٰلِیَـٰتِ ذِكۡرًا

and the reciters of a Remembrance,

إِنَّ إِلَـٰهَكُمۡ لَوَ ٰ⁠حِدࣱ

surely your God is One,

رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰ⁠تِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَیۡنَهُمَا وَرَبُّ ٱلۡمَشَـٰرِقِ

Lord of the heavens and the earth, and of what between them is Lord of the Easts.

إِنَّا زَیَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَاۤءَ ٱلدُّنۡیَا بِزِینَةٍ ٱلۡكَوَاكِبِ

We have adorned the lower heaven with the adornment of the stars

وَحِفۡظࣰا مِّن كُلِّ شَیۡطَـٰنࣲ مَّارِدࣲ

and to preserve against every rebel Satan;

لَّا یَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى ٱلۡمَلَإِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ وَیُقۡذَفُونَ مِن كُلِّ جَانِبࣲ

they listen not to the High Council, for they are pelted from every side,

دُحُورࣰاۖ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابࣱ وَاصِبٌ

rejected, and theirs is an everlasting chastisement,

إِلَّا مَنۡ خَطِفَ ٱلۡخَطۡفَةَ فَأَتۡبَعَهُۥ شِهَابࣱ ثَاقِبࣱ

except such as snatches a fragment, and he is pursued by a piercing flame.

فَٱسۡتَفۡتِهِمۡ أَهُمۡ أَشَدُّ خَلۡقًا أَم مَّنۡ خَلَقۡنَاۤۚ إِنَّا خَلَقۡنَـٰهُم مِّن طِینࣲ لَّازِبِۭ

So ask them for a pronouncement -- Are they stronger in constitution, or those We created? We created them of clinging clay.

بَلۡ عَجِبۡتَ وَیَسۡخَرُونَ

Nay, thou marvellest; and they scoff

وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُوا۟ لَا یَذۡكُرُونَ

and, when reminded, do not remember

وَإِذَا رَأَوۡا۟ ءَایَةࣰ یَسۡتَسۡخِرُونَ

and, when they see a sign, would scoff;

وَقَالُوۤا۟ إِنۡ هَـٰذَاۤ إِلَّا سِحۡرࣱ مُّبِینٌ

and they say, 'This is nothing but manifest sorcery.

أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابࣰا وَعِظَـٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبۡعُوثُونَ

What, when we are dead and become dust and bones, shall we indeed be raised up?

أَوَءَابَاۤؤُنَا ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَ

What, and our fathers, the ancients?'

قُلۡ نَعَمۡ وَأَنتُمۡ دَ ٰ⁠خِرُونَ

Say: 'Yes, and in all lowliness.'

فَإِنَّمَا هِیَ زَجۡرَةࣱ وَ ٰ⁠حِدَةࣱ فَإِذَا هُمۡ یَنظُرُونَ

For it is only a single scaring, then behold, they are watching

وَقَالُوا۟ یَـٰوَیۡلَنَا هَـٰذَا یَوۡمُ ٱلدِّینِ

and they say, 'Woe, alas for us! This is the Day of Doom.'

هَـٰذَا یَوۡمُ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ ٱلَّذِی كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ

'This is the Day of Decision, even that you cried lies to.

۞ ٱحۡشُرُوا۟ ٱلَّذِینَ ظَلَمُوا۟ وَأَزۡوَ ٰ⁠جَهُمۡ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ یَعۡبُدُونَ

Muster those who did evil, their wives, and that they were serving,

مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ فَٱهۡدُوهُمۡ إِلَىٰ صِرَ ٰ⁠طِ ٱلۡجَحِیمِ

apart from God, and guide them unto the path of Hell!

وَقِفُوهُمۡۖ إِنَّهُم مَّسۡـُٔولُونَ

And halt them, to be questioned:

مَا لَكُمۡ لَا تَنَاصَرُونَ

"Why help you not one another?"

بَلۡ هُمُ ٱلۡیَوۡمَ مُسۡتَسۡلِمُونَ

No indeed; but today they resign themselves in submission

وَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضࣲ یَتَسَاۤءَلُونَ

and advance one upon another, asking each other questions.

قَالُوۤا۟ إِنَّكُمۡ كُنتُمۡ تَأۡتُونَنَا عَنِ ٱلۡیَمِینِ

These say, 'Why, you of old would come to us from the right hand.'

قَالُوا۟ بَل لَّمۡ تَكُونُوا۟ مُؤۡمِنِینَ

Those say, 'No; on the contrary, you were not believers;

وَمَا كَانَ لَنَا عَلَیۡكُم مِّن سُلۡطَـٰنِۭۖ بَلۡ كُنتُمۡ قَوۡمࣰا طَـٰغِینَ

we had no authority over you; no, you were an insolent people.

فَحَقَّ عَلَیۡنَا قَوۡلُ رَبِّنَاۤۖ إِنَّا لَذَاۤىِٕقُونَ

So our Lord's Word is realised against us; we are tasting it.

فَأَغۡوَیۡنَـٰكُمۡ إِنَّا كُنَّا غَـٰوِینَ

Therefore we perverted you, and we ourselves were perverts.'

فَإِنَّهُمۡ یَوۡمَىِٕذࣲ فِی ٱلۡعَذَابِ مُشۡتَرِكُونَ

So all of them on that day are sharers in the chastisement.

إِنَّا كَذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ نَفۡعَلُ بِٱلۡمُجۡرِمِینَ

Even so We do with the sinners;

إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُوۤا۟ إِذَا قِیلَ لَهُمۡ لَاۤ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ یَسۡتَكۡبِرُونَ

for when it was said to them, 'There is no god but God,' they were ever waxing proud,

وَیَقُولُونَ أَىِٕنَّا لَتَارِكُوۤا۟ ءَالِهَتِنَا لِشَاعِرࣲ مَّجۡنُونِۭ

saying, 'What, shall we forsake our gods for a poet possessed?'

بَلۡ جَاۤءَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَصَدَّقَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِینَ

'No indeed; but he brought the truth, and confirmed the Envoys.

إِنَّكُمۡ لَذَاۤىِٕقُوا۟ ٱلۡعَذَابِ ٱلۡأَلِیمِ

Now certainly you shall be tasting the painful chastisement,

وَمَا تُجۡزَوۡنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ

and not be recompensed, except according to what you were doing.'

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِینَ

Except for God's sincere servants;

أُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ لَهُمۡ رِزۡقࣱ مَّعۡلُومࣱ

for them awaits a known provision,

فَوَ ٰ⁠كِهُ وَهُم مُّكۡرَمُونَ

fruits -- and they high-honoured

فِی جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِیمِ

in the Gardens of Bliss

عَلَىٰ سُرُرࣲ مُّتَقَـٰبِلِینَ

upon couches, set face to face,

یُطَافُ عَلَیۡهِم بِكَأۡسࣲ مِّن مَّعِینِۭ

a cup from a spring being passed round to them,

بَیۡضَاۤءَ لَذَّةࣲ لِّلشَّـٰرِبِینَ

white, a delight to the drinkers,

لَا فِیهَا غَوۡلࣱ وَلَا هُمۡ عَنۡهَا یُنزَفُونَ

wherein no sickness is, neither intoxication;

وَعِندَهُمۡ قَـٰصِرَ ٰ⁠تُ ٱلطَّرۡفِ عِینࣱ

and with them wide-eyed maidens restraining their glances

كَأَنَّهُنَّ بَیۡضࣱ مَّكۡنُونࣱ

as if they were hidden pearls.

فَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضࣲ یَتَسَاۤءَلُونَ

They advance one upon another, asking each other questions.

قَالَ قَاۤىِٕلࣱ مِّنۡهُمۡ إِنِّی كَانَ لِی قَرِینࣱ

One of them says, 'I had a comrade

یَقُولُ أَءِنَّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُصَدِّقِینَ

who would say, "Are you a confirmer?

أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابࣰا وَعِظَـٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَدِینُونَ

What, when we are dead and become dust and bones, shall we indeed be requited?"

قَالَ هَلۡ أَنتُم مُّطَّلِعُونَ

He says, 'Are you looking down?'

فَٱطَّلَعَ فَرَءَاهُ فِی سَوَاۤءِ ٱلۡجَحِیمِ

Then he looks, and sees him in the midst of Hell.

قَالَ تَٱللَّهِ إِن كِدتَّ لَتُرۡدِینِ

He says, 'By God, wellnigh thou didst destroy me;

وَلَوۡلَا نِعۡمَةُ رَبِّی لَكُنتُ مِنَ ٱلۡمُحۡضَرِینَ

But for my Lord's blessing, I were one of the arraigned.

أَفَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَیِّتِینَ

What, do we then not die

إِلَّا مَوۡتَتَنَا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُعَذَّبِینَ

except for our first death, and are we not chastised?

إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡعَظِیمُ

This is indeed the mighty triumph,

لِمِثۡلِ هَـٰذَا فَلۡیَعۡمَلِ ٱلۡعَـٰمِلُونَ

for the like of this let the workers work.'

أَذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ خَیۡرࣱ نُّزُلًا أَمۡ شَجَرَةُ ٱلزَّقُّومِ

Is that better as a hospitality, or the Tree of Ez-Zakkoum?

إِنَّا جَعَلۡنَـٰهَا فِتۡنَةࣰ لِّلظَّـٰلِمِینَ

We have appointed it as a trial for the evildoers.

إِنَّهَا شَجَرَةࣱ تَخۡرُجُ فِیۤ أَصۡلِ ٱلۡجَحِیمِ

It is a tree that comes forth in the root of Hell;

طَلۡعُهَا كَأَنَّهُۥ رُءُوسُ ٱلشَّیَـٰطِینِ

its spathes are as the heads of Satans,

فَإِنَّهُمۡ لَـَٔاكِلُونَ مِنۡهَا فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنۡهَا ٱلۡبُطُونَ

and they eat of it, and of it fill their bellies,

ثُمَّ إِنَّ لَهُمۡ عَلَیۡهَا لَشَوۡبࣰا مِّنۡ حَمِیمࣲ

then on top of it they have a brew of boiling water,

ثُمَّ إِنَّ مَرۡجِعَهُمۡ لَإِلَى ٱلۡجَحِیمِ

then their return is unto Hell.

إِنَّهُمۡ أَلۡفَوۡا۟ ءَابَاۤءَهُمۡ ضَاۤلِّینَ

They found their fathers erring,

فَهُمۡ عَلَىٰۤ ءَاثَـٰرِهِمۡ یُهۡرَعُونَ

and they run in their footsteps.

وَلَقَدۡ ضَلَّ قَبۡلَهُمۡ أَكۡثَرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِینَ

Before them erred most of the ancients,

وَلَقَدۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا فِیهِم مُّنذِرِینَ

and We sent among them warners;

فَٱنظُرۡ كَیۡفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِینَ

and behold, how was the end of them that were warned,

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِینَ

except for God's sincere servants.

وَلَقَدۡ نَادَىٰنَا نُوحࣱ فَلَنِعۡمَ ٱلۡمُجِیبُونَ

Noah called to Us; and how excellent were the Answerers!

وَنَجَّیۡنَـٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلۡكَرۡبِ ٱلۡعَظِیمِ

And We delivered him and his people from the great distress,

وَجَعَلۡنَا ذُرِّیَّتَهُۥ هُمُ ٱلۡبَاقِینَ

and We made his seed the survivors,

وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَیۡهِ فِی ٱلۡـَٔاخِرِینَ

and left for him among the later folk

سَلَـٰمٌ عَلَىٰ نُوحࣲ فِی ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِینَ

'Peace be upon Noah among all beings!'

إِنَّا كَذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ نَجۡزِی ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِینَ

Even so We recompense the good-doers;

إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِینَ

he was among Our believing servants.

ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا ٱلۡـَٔاخَرِینَ

Then afterwards We drowned the rest.

۞ وَإِنَّ مِن شِیعَتِهِۦ لَإِبۡرَ ٰ⁠هِیمَ

Of his party was also Abraham;

إِذۡ جَاۤءَ رَبَّهُۥ بِقَلۡبࣲ سَلِیمٍ

when he came unto his Lord with a pure heart,

إِذۡ قَالَ لِأَبِیهِ وَقَوۡمِهِۦ مَاذَا تَعۡبُدُونَ

when he said to his father and his folk, 'What do you serve?

أَىِٕفۡكًا ءَالِهَةࣰ دُونَ ٱللَّهِ تُرِیدُونَ

Is it a calumny, gods apart from God, that you desire?

فَمَا ظَنُّكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِینَ

What think you then of the Lord of all Being?'

فَنَظَرَ نَظۡرَةࣰ فِی ٱلنُّجُومِ

And he cast a glance at the stars,

فَقَالَ إِنِّی سَقِیمࣱ

and he said, 'Surely I am sick.'

فَتَوَلَّوۡا۟ عَنۡهُ مُدۡبِرِینَ

But they went away from him, turning their backs.

فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰۤ ءَالِهَتِهِمۡ فَقَالَ أَلَا تَأۡكُلُونَ

Then he turned to their gods, and said, 'What do you eat?

مَا لَكُمۡ لَا تَنطِقُونَ

What ails you, that you speak not?'

فَرَاغَ عَلَیۡهِمۡ ضَرۡبَۢا بِٱلۡیَمِینِ

And he turned upon them smiting them with his right hand.

فَأَقۡبَلُوۤا۟ إِلَیۡهِ یَزِفُّونَ

Then came the others to him hastening.

قَالَ أَتَعۡبُدُونَ مَا تَنۡحِتُونَ

He said, 'Do you serve what you hew,

وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمۡ وَمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ

and God created you and what you make?'

قَالُوا۟ ٱبۡنُوا۟ لَهُۥ بُنۡیَـٰنࣰا فَأَلۡقُوهُ فِی ٱلۡجَحِیمِ

They said, 'Build him a building, and cast him into the furnace!'

فَأَرَادُوا۟ بِهِۦ كَیۡدࣰا فَجَعَلۡنَـٰهُمُ ٱلۡأَسۡفَلِینَ

They desired to outwit him; so We made them the lower ones.

وَقَالَ إِنِّی ذَاهِبٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّی سَیَهۡدِینِ

He said, 'I am going to my Lord; He will guide me.

رَبِّ هَبۡ لِی مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِینَ

My Lord, give me one of the righteous.'

فَبَشَّرۡنَـٰهُ بِغُلَـٰمٍ حَلِیمࣲ

Then We gave him the good tidings of a prudent boy;

فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مَعَهُ ٱلسَّعۡیَ قَالَ یَـٰبُنَیَّ إِنِّیۤ أَرَىٰ فِی ٱلۡمَنَامِ أَنِّیۤ أَذۡبَحُكَ فَٱنظُرۡ مَاذَا تَرَىٰۚ قَالَ یَـٰۤأَبَتِ ٱفۡعَلۡ مَا تُؤۡمَرُۖ سَتَجِدُنِیۤ إِن شَاۤءَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰبِرِینَ

and when he had reached the age of running with him, he said, 'My son, I see in a dream that I shall sacrifice thee; consider, what thinkest thou?' He said, 'My father, do as thou art bidden; thou shalt find me, God willing, one of the steadfast.'

فَلَمَّاۤ أَسۡلَمَا وَتَلَّهُۥ لِلۡجَبِینِ

When they had surrendered, and he flung him upon his brow,

وَنَـٰدَیۡنَـٰهُ أَن یَـٰۤإِبۡرَ ٰ⁠هِیمُ

We called unto him, 'Abraham,

قَدۡ صَدَّقۡتَ ٱلرُّءۡیَاۤۚ إِنَّا كَذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ نَجۡزِی ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِینَ

thou hast confirmed the vision; even so We recompense the good-doers.

إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلۡبَلَـٰۤؤُا۟ ٱلۡمُبِینُ

This is indeed the manifest trial.'

وَفَدَیۡنَـٰهُ بِذِبۡحٍ عَظِیمࣲ

And We ransomed him with a mighty sacrifice,

وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَیۡهِ فِی ٱلۡـَٔاخِرِینَ

and left for him among the later folk

سَلَـٰمٌ عَلَىٰۤ إِبۡرَ ٰ⁠هِیمَ

'Peace be upon Abraham!'

كَذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ نَجۡزِی ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِینَ

Even so We recompense the good-doers;

إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِینَ

he was among Our believing servants.

وَبَشَّرۡنَـٰهُ بِإِسۡحَـٰقَ نَبِیࣰّا مِّنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِینَ

Then We gave him the good tidings of Isaac, a Prophet, one of the righteous.

وَبَـٰرَكۡنَا عَلَیۡهِ وَعَلَىٰۤ إِسۡحَـٰقَۚ وَمِن ذُرِّیَّتِهِمَا مُحۡسِنࣱ وَظَالِمࣱ لِّنَفۡسِهِۦ مُبِینࣱ

And We blessed him, and Isaac; and of their seed some are good-doers, and some manifest self-wrongers.

وَلَقَدۡ مَنَنَّا عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَـٰرُونَ

We also favoured Moses and Aaron,

وَنَجَّیۡنَـٰهُمَا وَقَوۡمَهُمَا مِنَ ٱلۡكَرۡبِ ٱلۡعَظِیمِ

and We delivered them and their people from the great distress.

وَنَصَرۡنَـٰهُمۡ فَكَانُوا۟ هُمُ ٱلۡغَـٰلِبِینَ

And We helped them, so that they were the victors;

وَءَاتَیۡنَـٰهُمَا ٱلۡكِتَـٰبَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَبِینَ

and We gave them the Manifesting Book,

وَهَدَیۡنَـٰهُمَا ٱلصِّرَ ٰ⁠طَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقِیمَ

and guided them in the straight path,

وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَیۡهِمَا فِی ٱلۡـَٔاخِرِینَ

and left for them among the later folk

سَلَـٰمٌ عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَـٰرُونَ

'Peace be upon Moses and, Aaron!'

إِنَّا كَذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ نَجۡزِی ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِینَ

Even so We recompense the good-doers;

إِنَّهُمَا مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِینَ

they were among Our believing servants.

وَإِنَّ إِلۡیَاسَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِینَ

Elias too was one of the Envoys;

إِذۡ قَالَ لِقَوۡمِهِۦۤ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

when he said to his people, 'Will you not be godfearing?

أَتَدۡعُونَ بَعۡلࣰا وَتَذَرُونَ أَحۡسَنَ ٱلۡخَـٰلِقِینَ

Do you call on Baal, and abandon the Best of creators?

ٱللَّهَ رَبَّكُمۡ وَرَبَّ ءَابَاۤىِٕكُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِینَ

God, your Lord, and the Lord of your fathers, the ancients?'

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَإِنَّهُمۡ لَمُحۡضَرُونَ

But they cried him lies; so they will be among the arraigned,

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِینَ

except for God's sincere servants;

وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَیۡهِ فِی ٱلۡـَٔاخِرِینَ

and We left for him among the later folk

سَلَـٰمٌ عَلَىٰۤ إِلۡ یَاسِینَ

'Peace be upon Elias!'

إِنَّا كَذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ نَجۡزِی ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِینَ

Even so We recompense the good-doers;

إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِینَ

he was among Our believing servants.

وَإِنَّ لُوطࣰا لَّمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِینَ

Lot too was one of the Envoys;

إِذۡ نَجَّیۡنَـٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥۤ أَجۡمَعِینَ

when We delivered him and his people all together,

إِلَّا عَجُوزࣰا فِی ٱلۡغَـٰبِرِینَ

save an old woman among those that tarried;

ثُمَّ دَمَّرۡنَا ٱلۡـَٔاخَرِینَ

then We destroyed the others,

وَإِنَّكُمۡ لَتَمُرُّونَ عَلَیۡهِم مُّصۡبِحِینَ

and you pass by them in the morning

وَبِٱلَّیۡلِۚ أَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُونَ

and in the night; will you not understand?

وَإِنَّ یُونُسَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِینَ

Jonah too was one of the Envoys;

إِذۡ أَبَقَ إِلَى ٱلۡفُلۡكِ ٱلۡمَشۡحُونِ

when he ran away to the laden ship

فَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُدۡحَضِینَ

and cast lots, and was of the rebutted,

فَٱلۡتَقَمَهُ ٱلۡحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِیمࣱ

then the whale swallowed him down, and he blameworthy.

فَلَوۡلَاۤ أَنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَبِّحِینَ

Now had he not been of those that glorify God,

لَلَبِثَ فِی بَطۡنِهِۦۤ إِلَىٰ یَوۡمِ یُبۡعَثُونَ

he would have tarried in its belly until the day they shall be raised;

۞ فَنَبَذۡنَـٰهُ بِٱلۡعَرَاۤءِ وَهُوَ سَقِیمࣱ

but We cast him upon the wilderness, and he was sick,

وَأَنۢبَتۡنَا عَلَیۡهِ شَجَرَةࣰ مِّن یَقۡطِینࣲ

and We caused to grow over him a tree of gourds.

وَأَرۡسَلۡنَـٰهُ إِلَىٰ مِا۟ئَةِ أَلۡفٍ أَوۡ یَزِیدُونَ

Then We sent him unto a hundred thousand, or more,

فَـَٔامَنُوا۟ فَمَتَّعۡنَـٰهُمۡ إِلَىٰ حِینࣲ

and they believed; so We gave them enjoyment for a while.

فَٱسۡتَفۡتِهِمۡ أَلِرَبِّكَ ٱلۡبَنَاتُ وَلَهُمُ ٱلۡبَنُونَ

So ask them for a pronouncement -- Has thy Lord daughters, and they sons?

أَمۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡمَلَـٰۤىِٕكَةَ إِنَـٰثࣰا وَهُمۡ شَـٰهِدُونَ

Or did We create the angels females, while they were witnesses?

أَلَاۤ إِنَّهُم مِّنۡ إِفۡكِهِمۡ لَیَقُولُونَ

Is it not of their own calumny that they say,

وَلَدَ ٱللَّهُ وَإِنَّهُمۡ لَكَـٰذِبُونَ

'God has begotten?' They are truly liars.

أَصۡطَفَى ٱلۡبَنَاتِ عَلَى ٱلۡبَنِینَ

Has He chosen daughters above sons?

مَا لَكُمۡ كَیۡفَ تَحۡكُمُونَ

What ails you then, how you judge?

أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ

What, and will you not remember?

أَمۡ لَكُمۡ سُلۡطَـٰنࣱ مُّبِینࣱ

Or have you a clear authority?

فَأۡتُوا۟ بِكِتَـٰبِكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَـٰدِقِینَ

Bring your Book, if you speak truly!

وَجَعَلُوا۟ بَیۡنَهُۥ وَبَیۡنَ ٱلۡجِنَّةِ نَسَبࣰاۚ وَلَقَدۡ عَلِمَتِ ٱلۡجِنَّةُ إِنَّهُمۡ لَمُحۡضَرُونَ

They have set up a kinship between Him and the jinn; and the jinn know that they shall be arraigned.

سُبۡحَـٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا یَصِفُونَ

Glory be to God above that they describe,

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِینَ

except for God's sincere servants.

فَإِنَّكُمۡ وَمَا تَعۡبُدُونَ

But as for you, and that you serve,

مَاۤ أَنتُمۡ عَلَیۡهِ بِفَـٰتِنِینَ

you shall not tempt any against Him

إِلَّا مَنۡ هُوَ صَالِ ٱلۡجَحِیمِ

except him who shall roast in Hell.

وَمَا مِنَّاۤ إِلَّا لَهُۥ مَقَامࣱ مَّعۡلُومࣱ

None of us is there, but has a known station;

وَإِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلصَّاۤفُّونَ

we are the rangers,

وَإِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلۡمُسَبِّحُونَ

we are they that give glory.

وَإِن كَانُوا۟ لَیَقُولُونَ

What though they would say,

لَوۡ أَنَّ عِندَنَا ذِكۡرࣰا مِّنَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِینَ

'If only we had had a Reminder from the ancients,

لَكُنَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِینَ

then were we God's sincere servants.'

فَكَفَرُوا۟ بِهِۦۖ فَسَوۡفَ یَعۡلَمُونَ

But they disbelieved in it; soon they shall know!

وَلَقَدۡ سَبَقَتۡ كَلِمَتُنَا لِعِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِینَ

Already Our Word has preceded to Our servants, the Envoys;

إِنَّهُمۡ لَهُمُ ٱلۡمَنصُورُونَ

assuredly they shall be helped,

وَإِنَّ جُندَنَا لَهُمُ ٱلۡغَـٰلِبُونَ

and Our host -- they are the victors.

فَتَوَلَّ عَنۡهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ حِینࣲ

So turn thou from them for a while,

وَأَبۡصِرۡهُمۡ فَسَوۡفَ یُبۡصِرُونَ

and see them; soon they shall see!

أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا یَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَ

What, do they seek to hasten Our chastisement?

فَإِذَا نَزَلَ بِسَاحَتِهِمۡ فَسَاۤءَ صَبَاحُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِینَ

When it lights in their courtyard, how evil will be the morning of them that are warned!

وَتَوَلَّ عَنۡهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ حِینࣲ

So turn thou from them for a while,

وَأَبۡصِرۡ فَسَوۡفَ یُبۡصِرُونَ

and see; soon they shall see!

سُبۡحَـٰنَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ ٱلۡعِزَّةِ عَمَّا یَصِفُونَ

Glory be to thy Lord, the Lord of Glory, above that they describe!

وَسَلَـٰمٌ عَلَى ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِینَ

And peace be upon the Envoys;

وَٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِینَ

and praise belongs to God, the Lord of all Being.