| 21 ) Ambiyaa | |||
| 1 | Closer and closer to mankind comes their Reckoning: yet they heed not and they turn away. | ||
| 2 | Never comes ( aught ) to them of a renewed Message from their Lord but they listen to it as in jest | ||
| 3 | Their hearts toying as with trifles. The wrongdoers conceal their private counsels ( saying ) " Is this ( one ) more than a man like yourselves? Will ye go to witchcraft with your eyes open? " | ||
| 4 | Say: " My Lord knoweth ( every ) word ( spoken ) in the heavens and the earth: He is the One that heareth and knoweth ( all things ). " | ||
| 5 | " Nay " they say " ( these are ) medleys of dreams! nay he forged it! - -nay he is ( but ) a poet! Let him then bring us a Sign like the ones that were sent to ( prophets ) of old! " | ||
| 6 | ( As to those ) before them not one of the populations which We destroyed believed: will these believe?. | ||
| 7 | Before thee also the apostles we sent were but men to whom We granted inspiration: if ye realize this not ask of those who possess the Message. | ||
| 8 | Nor did We give them bodies that ate no food nor were they exempt from death. | ||
| 9 | In the end We fulfilled to them Our promise and We saved them and those whom We pleased but We destroyed those who transgressed beyond bounds. | ||
| 10 | We have revealed for you ( O men! ) a book in which is a Message for you: will ye not then understand?. | ||
| 11 | How many were the populations we utterly destroyed because of their iniquities setting up in their places other peoples! | ||
| 12 | Yet when they felt Our Punishment ( coming ) behold they ( tried to ) flee from it. | ||
| 13 | Flee not but return to the good things of this life which were given you and to your homes in order that ye may be called to account. | ||
| 14 | They said: " Ah! woe to us! We were indeed wrongdoers! " | ||
| 15 | And that cry of theirs ceased not till We made them as a field that is mown as ashes silent and quenched. | ||
| 16 | Not for ( idle ) sport did We create the heavens and the earth and all that is between! | ||
| 17 | If it had been Our wish to take ( just ) a pastime We should surely have taken it from the things nearest to Us if We would do ( such a thing )! | ||
| 18 | Nay We hurl the Truth against falsehood and it knocks out its brain and behold falsehood doth perish! Ah! woe be to you for the ( false ) things ye ascribe ( to Us ). | ||
| 19 | To Him belong all ( creatures ) in the heavens and on earth: even those who are in His ( very ) Presence are not too proud to serve Him nor are they ( ever ) weary ( of His service ): | ||
| 20 | They celebrate His praises night and day nor do they ever flag or intermit. | ||
| 21 | Or have they taken ( for worship ) gods from the earth who can raise ( the dead )?. | ||
| 22 | If there were in the heavens and the earth other gods besides Allah there would have been confusion in both! But glory to Allah the Lord of the Throne: ( high is He ) above what they attribute to Him! | ||
| 23 | He cannot be questioned for His acts but they will be questioned ( for theirs ). | ||
| 24 | Or have they taken for worship ( other ) gods besides Him? Say " Bring your convincing proof: this is the Message of those with me and the Message of those before me. " But most of them know not the Truth and so turn away. | ||
| 25 | Not an apostle did We send before thee without this inspiration sent by Us to him: that there is no god but I; therefore worship and serve Me. | ||
| 26 | And they say: " ( Allah ) Most Gracious has begotten offspring. " Glory to Him! they are ( but ) servants raised to honor. | ||
| 27 | They speak not before He speaks and they act ( in all things ) by His command. | ||
| 28 | He knows what is before them and what is behind them and they offer no intercession except for those who are acceptable and they stand in awe and reverence of His ( glory ). | ||
| 29 | If any of them should say " I am a god besides Him " such a god We should reward with Hell: thus do We reward those who do wrong. | ||
| 30 | Do not the Unbelievers see that the heavens and the earth were joined together ( as one unit of Creation ) before We clove them asunder? We made from water every living thing. Will they not then believe?. | ||
| 31 | And We have set on the earth mountains standing firm lest it should shake with them and We have made therein broad highways ( between mountains ) for them to pass through: that they may receive guidance. | ||
| 32 | And We have made the heavens as a canopy well-guarded: Yet do they turn away from the Signs which these things ( point to )! | ||
| 33 | It is He Who created the Night and the Day and the sun and the moon: all ( the celestial bodies ) swim along each in its rounded course. | ||
| 34 | We granted not to any man before thee permanent life ( here ): if then thou shouldst die would they live permanently?. | ||
| 35 | Every soul shall have a taste of death: and We test you by evil and by good by way of trial: to Us must ye return. | ||
| 36 | When the Unbelievers see thee they treat thee not except with ridicule. " Is this " ( they say ) " the one who talks of your gods? " And they blaspheme at the mention of ( Allah ) Most Gracious! | ||
| 37 | Man is a creature of haste: soon ( enough ) will I show you My Signs: then ye will not ask Me to hasten them! | ||
| 38 | They say: " When will this promise come to pass if ye are telling the truth? " | ||
| 39 | If only the Unbelievers knew ( the time ) when they will not be able to ward off the Fire from their faces nor yet from their backs and ( when ) no help can reach them! | ||
| 40 | Nay it may come to them all of a sudden and confound them: no power will they have then to avert it nor will they ( then ) get respite. | ||
| 41 | Mocked were ( many ) apostles before thee; but their scoffers were hemmed in by the thing that they mocked. | ||
| 42 | Say " Who can keep you safe by night and by day from ( the Wrath of ) ( Allah ) Most Gracious? " Yet they turn away from the mention of their Lord. | ||
| 43 | Or have they gods that can guard them from Us? They have no power to aid themselves nor can they be defended from Us. | ||
| 44 | Nay We gave the good things of this life to these men and their fathers until the period grew long for them; see they not that we gradually reduce the land ( in their control ) from its outlying borders? Is it then they who will win?. | ||
| 45 | Say " I do but warn you according to revelation ": but the deaf will not hear the call ( even ) when they are warned! | ||
| 46 | If but a breath of the Wrath of thy Lord do touch them they will then say " Woe to us! we did wrong indeed! " | ||
| 47 | We shall set up scales of justice for the Day of Judgment so that not a soul will be dealt with unjustly in the least. And if there be ( no more than ) the weight of a mustard seed We will bring it ( to account ): and enough are We to take account. | ||
| 48 | In the past We granted to Moses and Aaron the Criterion ( for judgment ) and a Light and a Message for those who would do right | ||
| 49 | Those who fear their Lord in their most secret thoughts and who hold the Hour ( of Judgment ) in awe. | ||
| 50 | And this is a blessed Message which We have sent down: will ye then reject it?. | ||
| 51 | We bestowed aforetime on Abraham his rectitude of conduct and well were We acquainted with him. | ||
| 52 | Behold! he said to his father and his people " What are these images to which ye are ( so assiduously ) devoted? " | ||
| 53 | They said " We found our father worshipping them. " | ||
| 54 | He said " Indeed ye have been in manifest error-ye and your fathers. " | ||
| 55 | They said " Have you brought us the Truth or are you one of those who jest? " | ||
| 56 | He said " Nay your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth He Who created them ( from nothing ): and I am a witness to this ( truth ). | ||
| 57 | And by Allah I have a plan for your idols after ye go away and turn your backs ". | ||
| 58 | So he broke them to pieces ( all ) but the biggest of them that they might turn ( and address themselves ) to it. | ||
| 59 | They said " Who has done this to our gods? He must indeed be some man of impiety! " | ||
| 60 | They said " We heard a youth talk of them: he is called Abraham. " | ||
| 61 | They said " Then bring him before the eyes of the people that they may bear witness: ". | ||
| 62 | They said " Art thou the one that did this with our gods O Abraham? " | ||
| 63 | He said: " Nay this was done by this is their is their biggest one! Ask them if they can speak intelligently! " | ||
| 64 | So they turned to themselves and said " Surely ye are the ones in the wrong! " | ||
| 65 | Then were they confounded with shame: ( they said ) " Thou knowest full well that these ( idols ) do not speak! " | ||
| 66 | ( Abraham ) said " Do ye then worship besides Allah things that can neither be of any good to you nor do you harm?. | ||
| 67 | " Fie upon you and upon the things that ye worship besides Allah! have ye no sense? ". | ||
| 68 | They said " Burn him and protect your gods if ye do ( anything at all )! " | ||
| 69 | We said " O fire! be thou cool and ( a means of ) ) safety for Abraham! " | ||
| 70 | Then they sought a stratagem against him: but We made them the ones that lost most! | ||
| 71 | But We delivered him and ( his nephew ) Lut ( and directed them ) to the land which We have blessed for the nations. | ||
| 72 | And We bestowed on him Isaac and as an additional gift ( a grandson ) Jacob and We made righteous men of every one ( of them ). | ||
| 73 | And We made them leaders guiding ( men ) by Our Command and We sent them inspiration to do good deeds to establish regular prayers and to practice regular charity; and they constantly served Us ( and Us only ). | ||
| 74 | And to Lut too we gave Judgment and Knowledge and We saved him from the town which practiced abominations: truly they were a people given to Evil a rebellious people. | ||
| 75 | And We admitted him to Our Mercy: for he was one of the Righteous. | ||
| 76 | ( Remember ) Noah when he cried ( to Us ) aforetime: We listened to his ( prayer ) and delivered him and his family from great distress. | ||
| 77 | We helped him against people who rejected Our Signs: truly they were a people given to Evil: so We drowned them ( in the Flood ) all together. | ||
| 78 | And remember David and Solomon when they gave judgment in the matter of the field into which the sheep of certain people had strayed by night: We did witness their judgment. | ||
| 79 | To Solomon We inspired the ( right ) understanding of the matter: to each ( of them ) We gave Judgment and Knowledge; it was Our power that made the hills and the birds celebrate Our praises with David: it was We Who did ( these things ). | ||
| 80 | It was We Who taught him the making of coats of mail for your benefit to guard you from each others violence: will ye then be grateful?. | ||
| 81 | ( It was Our power that made ) the violent ( unruly ) wind flow ( tamely ) for Solomon to his order to the land which We had blessed: for We do know all things. | ||
| 82 | And of the evil ones were some who dived for him and did other work besides; and lit was We Who guarded them. | ||
| 83 | And ( remember ) Job when he cried to his Lord " Truly distress has seized me but Thou art the Most Merciful of those that are merciful. " | ||
| 84 | So We listened to him: We removed the distress that was on him and We restored his people to him and doubled their number as a Grace from Ourselves and a thing for commemoration for all who serve Us. | ||
| 85 | And ( remember ) Ismail Idris and Zul-kifl all ( men ) of constancy and patience; | ||
| 86 | We admitted them to Our Mercy: for they were of the Righteous ones. | ||
| 87 | And remember Zun-nun when he departed in wrath: he imagined that We had no power over him! But he cried through the depths of darkness " There is no god but Thou: Glory to Thee: I was indeed wrong! " | ||
| 88 | So We listened to him: and delivered him from distress: and thus do We deliver those who have faith. | ||
| 89 | And ( remember ) Zakariya when he cried to his Lord: " O my Lord! leave me not without offspring though Thou art the best of inheritors. | ||
| 90 | So We listened to him: and We granted him Yahya: We cured his wife's ( barrenness ) for him. These three were ever quick in emulation in good works: they used to call on Us with love and reverence and humble themselves before Us. | ||
| 91 | And ( remember ) her who guarded her chastity: We breathed into her of Our Spirit and We made her and her son a Sign for all peoples. | ||
| 92 | Verily this Brotherhood of yours is a single Brotherhood and I am your Lord and Cherisher: therefore serve Me ( and no other ). | ||
| 93 | But ( later generations ) cut off their affair ( of unity ) one from another: ( yet ) will they all return to Us. | ||
| 94 | Whoever works any act of righteousness and has Faith his endeavor will not be rejected: We shall record it in his favor. | ||
| 95 | But there is a ban on any population which We have destroyed: that they shall not return. | ||
| 96 | Until the Gog and Magog ( people ) are let through ( their barrier ) and they swiftly swarm from every hill. | ||
| 97 | Then will the True Promise draw nigh ( of fulfillment ): then behold! the eyes of the Unbelievers will fixedly stare in horror: " Ah! woe to us! we were indeed heedless of this; nay we truly did wrong! " | ||
| 98 | Verily ye ( Unbelievers ) and the ( false ) gods that ye worship besides Allah are ( but ) fuel for Hell! To it will ye ( surely ) come! | ||
| 99 | If these had been gods they would not have got there! But each one will abide therein. | ||
| 100 | There sobbing will be their lot nor will they there hear ( aught else ). | ||
| 101 | Those for whom the Good ( Record ) from Us has gone before will be removed far therefrom. | ||
| 102 | Not the slightest sound will they hear of Hell: what their souls desired in that will they dwell. | ||
| 103 | The Great Terror will bring them no grief: but the angels will meet them ( with mutual greetings ): " This is your Day ( the Day ) that ye were promised. " | ||
| 104 | The Day that we roll up the heavens like a scroll rolled up for books ( completed ) even as We produced the first Creation so shall We produce a new one: a promise We have undertaken: truly shall We fulfil it. | ||
| 105 | Before this We wrote in the Psalms after the Message ( given to Moses ): My servants the righteous shall inherit the earth. " | ||
| 106 | Verily in the ( Qur'an ) is a Message for people who would ( truly ) worship Allah. | ||
| 107 | We sent thee not but as a mercy for all creatures. | ||
| 108 | Say: " What has come to me by inspiration is that your Allah is One Allah: will ye therefore bow to His Will ( in Islam )? " | ||
| 109 | But if they turn back say: " I have proclaimed the Message to you all alike and in truth; but I know not whether that which ye are promised is near or far. | ||
| 110 | " It is He Who knows what is open in speech and what ye hide ( in your hearts ). | ||
| 111 | " I know not but that it may be a trial for you and a grant of ( worldly ) livelihood ( to you ) for a time. | ||
| 112 | Say: " O my Lord! judge Thou in truth! " " Our Lord Most Gracious is the One Whose assistance should be sought against the blasphemies ye utter! " | ||