Al-Anbiya

In the name of God, the Gracious, the
Merciful.

1. Mankind’s reckoning has drawn near,
but they turn away heedlessly.
2. No fresh reminder comes to them from
their Lord, but they listen to it playfully.
3. Their hearts distracted, the wrongdoers
confer secretly, “Is this anything but a
mortal like you? Will you take to sorcery,
with open-eyes?”

4. He said, “My Lord knows what is said in
the heaven and the earth; and He is the
Hearer, the Knower.”
5. And they said, “A jumble of dreams,”
and, “He made it up,” and, “He is a poet,”
“let him bring us a sign, like those sent to
the ancients.”
6. None of the towns We destroyed before
them had believed. Will they, then, believe?
7. We did not send before you except men,
whom We inspired. Ask the people of
knowledge, if you do not know.
8. And We did not make them mere bodies
that ate no food, nor were they immortal.
9. Then We fulfilled Our promise to them,
and We saved them together with whomever
We willed, and We destroyed the extravagant.
10. We have sent down to you a Book, containing
your message. Do you not understand?
11. How many a guilty town have We
crushed, and established thereafter another
people?
12. Then, when they sensed Our might,
they started running away from it.
13. Do not run, but come back to your luxuries,
and to your homes, that you may be
questioned.
14. They said, “Woe to us. We were unfair.”
15. This continued to be their cry, until We
made them silent ashes.
16. We did not create the sky and the earth
and what is between them for amusement.
17. If We wanted amusement, We could
have found it within Us, were We to do so.
18. In fact, We hurl the truth against falsehood,
and it crushes it, so it vanishes. Woe
unto you, for what you describe.
19. To Him belongs everyone in the heavens
and the earth. Those near Him are not
too proud to worship Him, nor do they
waver.
20. They praise night and day, without ever
tiring.
21. Or have they taken to themselves gods
from the earth who resurrect?
22. If there were in them gods other than
God, they would have gone to ruin. So
glory be to God, Lord of the Throne, beyond
what they allege.
23. He will not be questioned about what
He does, but they will be questioned.
24. Or have they taken, besides Him, other
gods? Say, “Bring your proof. This is a
message for those with me, and a message
of those before me.” But most of them do
not know the truth, so they turn away.
25. We never sent a messenger before you
without inspiring him that: “There is no
god but I, so worship Me.”
26. And they say, “The Most Merciful has
taken to himself a son.” Be He glorified;
they are but honored servants.
27. They never speak before He has spoken,
and they only act on His command.
28. He knows what is before them, and
what is behind them; and they do not intercede
except for him whom He approves;
and they tremble in awe of Him.
29. And whoever of them says, “I am a god
besides Him,” We will reward him with
Hell. Thus We reward the wrongdoers.
30. Do the disbelievers not see that the
heavens and the earth were one mass, and
We tore them apart? And We made from
water every living thing. Will they not believe?
31. And We placed on earth stabilizers, lest
it sways with them, and We placed therein
signposts and passages, that they may be
guided.
32. And We made the sky a protected ceiling;
yet they turn away from its wonders.
33. It is He who created the night and the
day, and the sun and the moon; each floating
in an orbit.
34. We did not grant immortality to any
human being before you. Should you die,
are they then the immortal?
35. Every soul will taste death. We burden
you with adversity and prosperity—a test.
And to Us you will be returned.
36. When those who disbelieve see you,
they treat you only with ridicule, “Is this
the one who mentions your gods?” And
they reject the mention of the Merciful.
37. The human being was created of haste.
I will show you My signs, so do not seek to
rush Me.
38. And they say, “When will this promise
come true, if you are truthful?”
39. If those who disbelieve only knew,
when they cannot keep the fire off their
faces and off their backs, and they will not
be helped.
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40. In fact, it will come upon them suddenly,
and bewilder them. They will not be
able to repel it, and they will not be reprieved.
41. Messengers before you were also ridiculed,
but those who jeered were surrounded
by what they had ridiculed.
42. Say, “Who guards you against the Merciful
by night and by day?” But they turn
away from the mention of their Lord.
43. Or do they have gods who can defend
them against Us? They cannot help themselves,
nor will they be protected from Us.
44. We have given these enjoyments, and
their ancestors, until time grew long upon
them. Do they not see how We gradually
reduce the land from its extremities? Are
they then the victors?
45. Say, “I am warning you through inspiration.”
But the deaf cannot hear the call
when they are being warned.
46. And when a breath of your Lord’s punishment
touches them, they say, “Woe to
us, we were truly wicked.”
47. We will set up the scales of justice for
the Day of Resurrection, so that no soul
will suffer the least injustice. And even if it
be the weight of a mustard-seed, We will
bring it up. Sufficient are We as Reckoners.
48. We gave Moses and Aaron the Criterion,
and illumination, and a reminder for
the righteous.
49. Those who fear their Lord in private,
and are apprehensive of the Hour.
50. This too is a blessed message that We
have revealed. Are you going to deny it?
51. We gave Abraham his integrity formerly,
and We knew him well.
52. When he said to his father and his people,
“What are these statues to which you
are devoted?”
53. They said, “We found our parents worshiping
them.”
54. He said, “You and your parents are in
evident error.”
55. They said, “Are you telling us the truth,
or are you just playing?”
56. He said, “Your Lord is the Lord of the
heavens and the earth, the One who created
them, and I bear witness to that.
57. “By God, I will have a plan for your
statues after you have gone away.”
58. So he reduced them into pieces, except
for their biggest, that they may return to it.
59. They said, “Who did this to our gods?
He is certainly one of the wrongdoers.”
60. They said, “We heard a youth mentioning
them. He is called Abraham.”
61. They said, “Bring him before the eyes of
the people, so that they may witness.”
62. They said, “Are you the one who did
this to our gods, O Abraham?”
63. He said, “No. It was this biggest of
them that did it. Ask them, if they can
speak.”
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64. Then they turned to one another, and
said, “You yourselves are the wrongdoers.”
65. But they reverted to their old ideas:
“You certainly know that these do not
speak.”
66. He said, “Do you worship, instead of
God, what can neither benefit you in anything,
nor harm you?
67. Fie on you, and on what you worship
instead of God. Do you not understand?”
68. They said, “Burn him and support your
gods, if you are going to act.”
69. We said, “O fire, be coolness and safety
upon Abraham.”
70. They planned to harm him, but We
made them the worst losers.
71. And We delivered him, and Lot, to the
land that We blessed for all people.
72. And We granted him Isaac and Jacob as
a gift; and each We made righteous.
73. And We made them leaders, guiding by
Our command; and We inspired them to
do good works, and to observe the prayer,
and to give out charity. They were devoted
servants to Us.
74. And Lot—We gave him judgment and
knowledge, and We delivered him from
the town that practiced the abominations.
They were wicked and perverted people.
75. And We admitted him into Our mercy;
for He was one of the righteous.
76. And Noah, when he called before. So
We answered him, and delivered him and
his family from the great disaster.
77. And We supported him against the
people who rejected Our signs. They were
an evil people, so We drowned them all.
78. And David and Solomon, when they
gave judgment in the case of the field,
when some people’s sheep wandered
therein by night; and We were witnesses
to their judgment.
79. And so We made Solomon understand
it, and to each We gave wisdom and
knowledge. And We subjected the mountains
along with David to sing Our praises,
and the birds as well—surely We did.
80. And We taught him the making of
shields for you, to protect you from your
violence. Are you, then, appreciative?
81. And to Solomon the stormy wind,
blowing at His command towards the land
that We have blessed. We are aware of
everything.
82. And of the devils were some that dived
for him, and performed other, lesser tasks.
But We kept them restrained.
83. And Job, when he cried out to his Lord,
“Great harm has afflicted me, and you are
the Most Merciful of the merciful.”
84. So We answered him, lifted his suffering,
and restored his family to him, and
their like with them—a mercy from Us,
and a reminder for the worshipers.
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85. And Ishmael, and Enoch, and Ezekiel;
each was one of the steadfast.
86. And We admitted them into Our mercy.
They were among the righteous.
87. And Jonah, when he stormed out in
fury, thinking We had no power over him.
But then He cried out in the darkness,
“There is no god but You! Glory to You! I
was one of the wrongdoers!”
88. So We answered him, and saved him
from the affliction. Thus We save the
faithful.
89. And Zechariah, when he called out to
his Lord, “My Lord, do not leave me alone,
even though you are the Best of heirs.”
90. So We answered him, and gave him
John. And We cured his wife for him.
They used to vie in doing righteous deeds,
and used to call on Us in love and awe,
and they used to humble themselves to us.
91. And she who guarded her virginity. We
breathed into her of Our spirit, and made
her and her son a sign to the world.
92. This community of yours is one community,
and I am your Lord, so worship
Me.
93. But they splintered themselves into
factions. They will all return to Us.
94. Whoever does righteous deeds, and is a
believer, his effort will not be denied. We
are writing it down for him.
95. There is a ban on the town that We had
destroyed—that they will not return.
96. Until, when Gog and Magog are let
loose, and they swarm down from every
mound.
97. The promise of truth has drawn near.
The eyes of those who disbelieved will
stare in horror: “Woe to us. We were
oblivious to this. In fact, we were wrongdoers.”
98. You and what you worship besides God
are fuel for Hell. You will descend into it.
99. Had these been gods, they would not
have descended into it. All will abide in it.
100. In it they will wail. In it they will not
hear.
101. As for those who deserved goodness
from Us, they will be kept away from it.
102. They will not hear its hissing, and they
will forever abide in what their hearts desire.
103. The Supreme Fear will not worry
them, and the angels will receive them:
“This is your Day which you were promised.”
104. On the Day when We fold the heaven,
like the folding of a book. Just as We began
the first creation, We will repeat it—a
promise binding on Us. We will act.
105. We have written in the Psalms, after
the Reminder, that the earth will be inherited
by My righteous servants.
106. Indeed, in this is a message for people
who worship.
107. We have not sent you except as mercy
to mankind.
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108. Say, “It is revealed to me that your God
is One God. Are you going to submit?”
109. But if they turn away, say, “I have informed
you sufficiently. Although I do not
know whether what you are promised is
near or far.”
110. He knows what is said openly, and He
knows what you conceal.
111. “And I do not know whether it is perhaps
a trial for you, and an enjoyment for
a while.”
112. He said, “My Lord, judge with justice.”
And, “Our Lord is the Gracious, Whose
help is sought against what you allege.”