بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِیمِ قۤۚ وَٱلۡقُرۡءَانِ ٱلۡمَجِیدِ

Qaf. By the glorious Koran!

بَلۡ عَجِبُوۤا۟ أَن جَاۤءَهُم مُّنذِرࣱ مِّنۡهُمۡ فَقَالَ ٱلۡكَـٰفِرُونَ هَـٰذَا شَیۡءٌ عَجِیبٌ

Nay, but they marvel that a warner has come to them from among them; and the unbelievers say, 'This is a marvellous thing!

أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابࣰاۖ ذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ رَجۡعُۢ بَعِیدࣱ

What, when we are dead and become dust? That is a far returning!'

قَدۡ عَلِمۡنَا مَا تَنقُصُ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ مِنۡهُمۡۖ وَعِندَنَا كِتَـٰبٌ حَفِیظُۢ

We know what the earth diminishes of them; with Us is a book recording.

بَلۡ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِٱلۡحَقِّ لَمَّا جَاۤءَهُمۡ فَهُمۡ فِیۤ أَمۡرࣲ مَّرِیجٍ

Nay, but they cried lies to the truth when it came to them, and so they are in a case confused.

أَفَلَمۡ یَنظُرُوۤا۟ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ فَوۡقَهُمۡ كَیۡفَ بَنَیۡنَـٰهَا وَزَیَّنَّـٰهَا وَمَا لَهَا مِن فُرُوجࣲ

What, have they not beheld heaven above them, how We have built it, and decked it out fair, and it has no cracks?

وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ مَدَدۡنَـٰهَا وَأَلۡقَیۡنَا فِیهَا رَوَ ٰ⁠سِیَ وَأَنۢبَتۡنَا فِیهَا مِن كُلِّ زَوۡجِۭ بَهِیجࣲ

And the earth -- We stretched it forth, and cast on it firm mountains, and We caused to grow therein of every joyous kind

تَبۡصِرَةࣰ وَذِكۡرَىٰ لِكُلِّ عَبۡدࣲ مُّنِیبࣲ

for an insight and a reminder to every penitent servant.

وَنَزَّلۡنَا مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ مَاۤءࣰ مُّبَـٰرَكࣰا فَأَنۢبَتۡنَا بِهِۦ جَنَّـٰتࣲ وَحَبَّ ٱلۡحَصِیدِ

And We sent down out of heaven water blessed, and caused to grow thereby gardens and grain of harvest

وَٱلنَّخۡلَ بَاسِقَـٰتࣲ لَّهَا طَلۡعࣱ نَّضِیدࣱ

and tall palm-trees with spathes compact,

رِّزۡقࣰا لِّلۡعِبَادِۖ وَأَحۡیَیۡنَا بِهِۦ بَلۡدَةࣰ مَّیۡتࣰاۚ كَذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ ٱلۡخُرُوجُ

a provision for the servants, and thereby We revived a land that was dead. Even so is the coming forth.

كَذَّبَتۡ قَبۡلَهُمۡ قَوۡمُ نُوحࣲ وَأَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلرَّسِّ وَثَمُودُ

Cried lies before them the people of Noah and the men of Er-Rass, and Thamood,

وَعَادࣱ وَفِرۡعَوۡنُ وَإِخۡوَ ٰ⁠نُ لُوطࣲ

and Ad and Pharaoh, the brothers of Lot,

وَأَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلۡأَیۡكَةِ وَقَوۡمُ تُبَّعࣲۚ كُلࣱّ كَذَّبَ ٱلرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ وَعِیدِ

the men of the Thicket, the people of Tubba'. Every one cried lies to the Messengers, and My threat came true.

أَفَعَیِینَا بِٱلۡخَلۡقِ ٱلۡأَوَّلِۚ بَلۡ هُمۡ فِی لَبۡسࣲ مِّنۡ خَلۡقࣲ جَدِیدࣲ

What, were We wearied by the first creation? No indeed; but they are in uncertainty as to the new creation.

وَلَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ وَنَعۡلَمُ مَا تُوَسۡوِسُ بِهِۦ نَفۡسُهُۥۖ وَنَحۡنُ أَقۡرَبُ إِلَیۡهِ مِنۡ حَبۡلِ ٱلۡوَرِیدِ

We indeed created man; and We know what his soul whispers within him, and We are nearer to him than the jugular vein.

إِذۡ یَتَلَقَّى ٱلۡمُتَلَقِّیَانِ عَنِ ٱلۡیَمِینِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ قَعِیدࣱ

When the two angels meet together, sitting one on the right, and one on the left,

مَّا یَلۡفِظُ مِن قَوۡلٍ إِلَّا لَدَیۡهِ رَقِیبٌ عَتِیدࣱ

not a word he utters, but by him is an observer ready.

وَجَاۤءَتۡ سَكۡرَةُ ٱلۡمَوۡتِ بِٱلۡحَقِّۖ ذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ مَا كُنتَ مِنۡهُ تَحِیدُ

And death's agony comes in truth; that is what thou wast shunning!

وَنُفِخَ فِی ٱلصُّورِۚ ذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ یَوۡمُ ٱلۡوَعِیدِ

And the Trumpet shall be blown; that is the Day of the Threat.

وَجَاۤءَتۡ كُلُّ نَفۡسࣲ مَّعَهَا سَاۤىِٕقࣱ وَشَهِیدࣱ

And every soul shall come, and with it a driver and a witness.

لَّقَدۡ كُنتَ فِی غَفۡلَةࣲ مِّنۡ هَـٰذَا فَكَشَفۡنَا عَنكَ غِطَاۤءَكَ فَبَصَرُكَ ٱلۡیَوۡمَ حَدِیدࣱ

'Thou wast heedless of this; therefore We have now removed from thee thy covering, and so thy sight today is piercing.'

وَقَالَ قَرِینُهُۥ هَـٰذَا مَا لَدَیَّ عَتِیدٌ

And his comrade shall say, 'This is what I have, made ready.'

أَلۡقِیَا فِی جَهَنَّمَ كُلَّ كَفَّارٍ عَنِیدࣲ

'Cast, you twain, into Gehenna every froward unbeliever,

مَّنَّاعࣲ لِّلۡخَیۡرِ مُعۡتَدࣲ مُّرِیبٍ

every hinderer of the good, transgressor, disquieter,

ٱلَّذِی جَعَلَ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَـٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَأَلۡقِیَاهُ فِی ٱلۡعَذَابِ ٱلشَّدِیدِ

who set up with God another god; therefore, you twain, cast him into the terrible chastisement.'

۞ قَالَ قَرِینُهُۥ رَبَّنَا مَاۤ أَطۡغَیۡتُهُۥ وَلَـٰكِن كَانَ فِی ضَلَـٰلِۭ بَعِیدࣲ

And his comrade shall say, 'Our Lord, I made him not insolent, but he was in far error.'

قَالَ لَا تَخۡتَصِمُوا۟ لَدَیَّ وَقَدۡ قَدَّمۡتُ إِلَیۡكُم بِٱلۡوَعِیدِ

He shall say, 'Dispute not before Me! For I sent you beforehand -- the threat.

مَا یُبَدَّلُ ٱلۡقَوۡلُ لَدَیَّ وَمَاۤ أَنَا۠ بِظَلَّـٰمࣲ لِّلۡعَبِیدِ

The Word is not changed with Me; I wrong not My servants.'

یَوۡمَ نَقُولُ لِجَهَنَّمَ هَلِ ٱمۡتَلَأۡتِ وَتَقُولُ هَلۡ مِن مَّزِیدࣲ

Upon the day We shall say unto Gehenna, 'Art thou filled?' And it shall say, 'Are there any more to come?'

وَأُزۡلِفَتِ ٱلۡجَنَّةُ لِلۡمُتَّقِینَ غَیۡرَ بَعِیدٍ

And Paradise shall be brought forward to the godfearing, not afar:

هَـٰذَا مَا تُوعَدُونَ لِكُلِّ أَوَّابٍ حَفِیظࣲ

'This is that you were promised; it is for every mindful penitent.'

مَّنۡ خَشِیَ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنَ بِٱلۡغَیۡبِ وَجَاۤءَ بِقَلۡبࣲ مُّنِیبٍ

Whosoever fears the All-merciful in the Unseen, and comes with a penitent heart:

ٱدۡخُلُوهَا بِسَلَـٰمࣲۖ ذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ یَوۡمُ ٱلۡخُلُودِ

'Enter it in peace! This is the Day of Eternity.'

لَهُم مَّا یَشَاۤءُونَ فِیهَا وَلَدَیۡنَا مَزِیدࣱ

Therein they shall have whatever they will; and with Us there is yet more.

وَكَمۡ أَهۡلَكۡنَا قَبۡلَهُم مِّن قَرۡنٍ هُمۡ أَشَدُّ مِنۡهُم بَطۡشࣰا فَنَقَّبُوا۟ فِی ٱلۡبِلَـٰدِ هَلۡ مِن مَّحِیصٍ

How many a generation We destroyed before them that was stronger in valour than they, then they searched about in the land; was there any asylum?

إِنَّ فِی ذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ لَذِكۡرَىٰ لِمَن كَانَ لَهُۥ قَلۡبٌ أَوۡ أَلۡقَى ٱلسَّمۡعَ وَهُوَ شَهِیدࣱ

Surely in that there is a reminder to him who has a heart, or will give ear with a present mind.

وَلَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰ⁠تِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَمَا بَیۡنَهُمَا فِی سِتَّةِ أَیَّامࣲ وَمَا مَسَّنَا مِن لُّغُوبࣲ

We created the heavens and the earth, and what between them is, in six days, and no weariness touched Us.

فَٱصۡبِرۡ عَلَىٰ مَا یَقُولُونَ وَسَبِّحۡ بِحَمۡدِ رَبِّكَ قَبۡلَ طُلُوعِ ٱلشَّمۡسِ وَقَبۡلَ ٱلۡغُرُوبِ

So be thou patient under what they say, and proclaim thy Lord's praise before the rising of the sun, and before its setting,

وَمِنَ ٱلَّیۡلِ فَسَبِّحۡهُ وَأَدۡبَـٰرَ ٱلسُّجُودِ

and proclaim thy Lord's praise in the night, and at the ends of the prostrations.

وَٱسۡتَمِعۡ یَوۡمَ یُنَادِ ٱلۡمُنَادِ مِن مَّكَانࣲ قَرِیبࣲ

And listen thou for the day when the caller shall call from a near place.

یَوۡمَ یَسۡمَعُونَ ٱلصَّیۡحَةَ بِٱلۡحَقِّۚ ذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ یَوۡمُ ٱلۡخُرُوجِ

On the day they hear the Cry in truth, that is the day of coming forth.

إِنَّا نَحۡنُ نُحۡیِۦ وَنُمِیتُ وَإِلَیۡنَا ٱلۡمَصِیرُ

It is We who give life, and make to die, and to Us is the homecoming.

یَوۡمَ تَشَقَّقُ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ عَنۡهُمۡ سِرَاعࣰاۚ ذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ حَشۡرٌ عَلَیۡنَا یَسِیرࣱ

Upon the day when the earth is split asunder from about them as they hasten forth; that is a mustering easy for Us.

نَّحۡنُ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا یَقُولُونَۖ وَمَاۤ أَنتَ عَلَیۡهِم بِجَبَّارࣲۖ فَذَكِّرۡ بِٱلۡقُرۡءَانِ مَن یَخَافُ وَعِیدِ

We know very well what they say; thou art not a tyrant over them. Therefore remind by the Koran him who fears My threat.