Al-'Ankabut

In the name of God,
the Gracious, the Merciful.
1. Alif, Lam, Meem.
2. Have the people supposed that they will
be left alone to say, “We believe,” without
being put to the test?
3. We have tested those before them. God
will surely know the truthful, and He will
surely know the liars.
4. Or do those who commit sins think they

can fool Us? Terrible is their opinion!
5. Whoever looks forward to the meeting
with God—the appointed time of God is
coming. He is the All-Hearing, the All-
Knowing.
6. Whoever strives, strives only for himself.
God is Independent of the beings.
7. Those who believe and do righteous
deeds—We will remit their sins, and We
will reward them according to the best of
what they used to do.
8. We have advised the human being to be
good to his parents. But if they urge you to
associate with Me something you have no
knowledge of, do not obey them. To Me is
your return; and I will inform you of what
you used to do.
9. Those who believe and do good works—
We will admit them into the company of
the righteous.
10. Among the people is he who says, “We
have believed in God.” Yet when he is
harmed on God’s account, he equates the
people's persecution with God’s retribution.
And if help comes from your Lord,
he says, “We were actually with you.” Is
not God aware of what is inside the hearts
of the people?
11. God certainly knows those who believe,
and He certainly knows the hypocrites.
12. Those who disbelieve say to those who
believe, “Follow our way, and we will carry
your sins.” In no way can they carry any of
their sins. They are liars.
13. They will carry their own loads, and
other loads with their own. And they will
be questioned on the Day of Resurrection
concerning what they used to fabricate.
14. We sent Noah to his people, and He
stayed among them for a thousand years
minus fifty years. Then the Deluge swept
them; for they were wrongdoers.
15. But We saved him, together with the
company of the Ark, and We made it a
sign for all peoples.
16. And Abraham, when he said to his
people, “Worship God, and fear Him.
That is better for you, if you only knew.
17. You worship idols besides God, and
you fabricate falsehoods. Those you worship,
instead of God, cannot provide you
with livelihood. So seek your livelihood
from God, and worship Him, and thank
Him. To Him you will be returned.”
18. If you disbelieve, communities before
you have also disbelieved. The Messenger
is only responsible for clear transmission.
19. Have they not seen how God originates
the creation, and then reproduces it? This
is easy for God.
20. Say, “Roam the earth, and observe how
He originated the creation.” Then God
will bring about the next existence. God
has power over all things.”
21. He punishes whom He wills, and He
grants mercy to whom He wills, and to
Him you will be restored.
22. You cannot escape, on earth or in the
heaven; and you have no protector and no
savior besides God.
23. Those who disbelieved in God’s signs
and His encounter—these have despaired
of My mercy. For them is a painful torment.
24. But the only response from his people
was their saying, “Kill him, or burn him.”
But God saved him from the fire. Surely in
that are signs for people who believe.
25. And he said, “You have chosen idols
instead of God, out of affection for one
another in the worldly life. But then, on
the Day of Resurrection, you will disown
one another, and curse one another. Your
destiny is Hell, and you will have no saviors.”
26. Then Lot believed in him, and said, “I
am emigrating to my Lord. He is the Noble,
the Wise.”
27. And We granted him Isaac and Jacob,
and conferred on his progeny the
Prophethood and the Book, and gave him
his reward in this life; and in the Hereafter
he will be among the upright.
28. And Lot, when he said to his people,
“You are committing an obscenity not
perpetrated before you by anyone in the
whole world.
29. You approach men, and cut off the way,
and commit lewdness in your gatherings.”
But the only response from his people was
to say, “Bring upon us God’s punishment,
if you are truthful.”
30. He said, “My Lord, help me against the
people of corruption.”
31. And when Our envoys brought Abraham
the good news, they said, “We are
going to destroy the people of this town;
its people are wrongdoers.”
32. He said, “Yet Lot is in it.” They said,
“We are well aware of who is in it. We will
save him, and his family, except for his
wife, who will remain behind.”
33. Then, when Our envoys came to Lot,
they were mistreated, and he was troubled
and distressed on their account. They said,
“Do not fear, nor grieve. We will save you
and your family, except for your wife, who
will remain behind.
34. “We will bring down upon the people
of this town a scourge from heaven, because
of their wickedness.”
35. And We left behind a clear trace of it,
for people who understand.
36. And to Median, their brother Shuaib.
He said, “O my people, worship God and
anticipate the Last Day, and do not spread
corruption in the land.”
37. But they rejected him, so the tremor
overtook them, and they were left motionless
in their homes.
38. And Aad and Thamood. It has become
clear to you from their dwellings. Satan
embellished for them their deeds, barring
them from the path, even though they
could see.
39. And Quaroon, and Pharaoh, and Hamaan—
Moses went to them with clear
arguments, but they acted arrogantly in
the land. And they could not get ahead.
40. Each We seized by his sin. Against
some We sent a sandstorm. Some were
struck by the Blast. Some We caused the
ground to cave in beneath them. And
some We drowned. It was not God who
wronged them, but it was they who
wronged their own selves.
41. The likeness of those who take to themselves
protectors other than God is that of
the spider. It builds a house. But the most
fragile of houses is the spider’s house. If
they only knew.
42. God knows what they invoke besides
Him. He is the Almighty, the Wise.
43. These examples—We put them forward
to the people; but none grasps them except
the learned.
44. God created the heavens and the earth
with truth. Surely in that is a sign for the
believers.
45. Recite what is revealed to you of the
Scripture, and perform the prayer. The
prayer prevents indecencies and evils. And
the remembrance of God is greater. And
God knows what you do.
46. And do not argue with the People of
the Scripture except in the best manner
possible, except those who do wrong
among them. And say, “We believe in
what was revealed to us, and in what was
revealed to you; and our God and your
God is One; and to Him we are submissive.”
47. Likewise, We revealed to you the Scripture.
Those to whom We gave the Scripture
believe in it, and some of these believe
in it. But none renounce Our communications
except the disbelievers.
48. You did not read any scripture before
this, nor did you write it down with your
right hand; otherwise the falsifiers would
have doubted.
49. In fact, it is clear signs in the hearts of
those given knowledge. No one renounce
Our signs except the unjust.
50. And they said, “If only a miracle from
his Lord was sent down to him.” Say,
“Miracles are only with God, and I am
only a clear warner.”
51. Does it not suffice them that We revealed
to you the Scripture, which is recited
to them? In that is mercy and a reminder
for people who believe.
52. Say, “God suffices as witness between
you and me. He knows everything in the
heavens and the Earth. Those who believe
in vanity and reject God—it is they who
are the losers.”
53. And they urge you to hasten the punishment.
Were it not for a specified time,
the punishment would have come to
them. But it will come upon them suddenly,
while they are unaware.
54. They urge you to hasten the punishment.
But Hell will engulf the disbelievers.
55. On the Day when the punishment will
envelop them, from above them, and from
beneath their feet, He will say, “Taste what
you used to do!”
56. O My servants who have believed, My
earth is vast, so worship Me alone.
57. Every soul will taste death. Then to Us
you will be returned.
58. Those who believe and work righteousness—
We will settle them in Paradise, in
mansions under which rivers flow, dwelling
therein forever. Excellent is the compensation
for the workers.
59. Those who endure patiently, and in
their Lord they trust.
60. How many a creature there is that does
not carry its provision? God provides for
them, and for you. He is the Hearer, the
Knowledgeable.
61. And if you asked them, “Who created
the heavens and the earth and regulated
the sun and the moon?” They would say,
“God.” Why then do they deviate?
62. God expands the provision for whomever
He wills of His servants, and restricts
it. God is Cognizant of all things.
63. And if you asked them, “Who sends
water down from the sky, with which He
revives the earth after it had died?” They
would say, “God.” Say, “Praise be to God.”
But most of them do not understand.
64. The life of this world is nothing but
diversion and play, and the Home of the
Hereafter is the Life, if they only knew.
65. When they embark on a vessel, they
pray to God, devoting their faith to Him;
but once He has delivered them safely to
land, they attribute partners to Him.
66. To be ungrateful for what We have given
them, and to enjoy themselves. They
will surely come to know.
67. Do they not see that We established a
Secure Sanctuary, while all around them
the people are being carried away? Do
they believe in falsehood, and reject the
blessings of God?
68. And who does greater wrong than he
who fabricates lies and attributes them to
God, or calls the truth a lie when it has
come to him? Is there not in Hell a dwelling
for the blasphemers?
69. As for those who strive for Us—We will
guide them in Our ways. God is with the
doers of good.