Ar-Rum

In the name of God,
the Gracious, the Merciful.
1. Alif, Lam, Meem.
2. The Romans have been defeated.
3. In a nearby territory. But following their
defeat, they will be victorious.
4. In a few years. The matter is up to God,
in the past, and in the future. On that day,
the believers will rejoice.
5. In God’s support. He supports whomever
He wills. He is the Almighty, the Merciful.

6. The promise of God—God never breaks
His promise, but most people do not
know.
7. They know an outer aspect of the worldly
life, but they are heedless of the Hereafter.
8. Do they not reflect within themselves?
God did not create the heavens and the
earth, and what is between them, except
with reason, and for a specific duration.
But most people, regarding meeting their
Lord, are disbelievers.
9. Have they not travelled the earth and
seen how those before them ended up?
They were more powerful than them, and
they cultivated the land and developed it
more than they developed it, and their
messengers came to them with clear signs.
God would never wrong them, but they
used to wrong themselves.
10. Then, evil was the end of those who
committed evil. That is because they rejected
God’s revelations, and used to ridicule
them.
11. God originates creation, and then repeats
it. Then to Him you will be returned.
12. On the Day when the Hour takes place,
the guilty will despair.
13. They will have no intercessors from
among their idols, and they will disown
their partners.
14. On the Day when the Hour takes
place—on that Day they will separate.
15. As for those who believed and did good
deeds—they will be delighted in meadows.
16. But as for those who disbelieved, and
rejected Our signs and the encounter of
the Hereafter—those will be hauled into
the torment.
17. So glorify God when you retire at night,
and when you rise in the morning.
18. His is the praise in the heavens and on
earth, and in the evening, and when you
reach midday.
19. He brings the living out of the dead,
and He brings the dead out of the living,
and He revives the land after it had died.
Likewise you will be resurrected.
20. And of His signs is that He created you
from dust; and behold, you become humans
spreading out.
21. And of His signs is that He created for
you mates from among yourselves, so that
you may find tranquility in them; and He
planted love and compassion between you.
In this are signs for people who reflect.
22. And of His signs is the creation of the
heavens and the earth, and the diversity of
your languages and colors. In this are
signs for those who know.
23. And of His signs are your sleep by night
and day, and your pursuit of His bounty.
In this are signs for people who listen.
24. And of His signs is that He shows you
the lightning, causing fear and hope. And
He brings down water from the sky, and
with it He revives the earth after it was
dead. In this are signs for people who understand.
25. And of His signs is that the heaven and
the earth stand at His disposal. And then,
when He calls you out of the earth, you
will emerge at once.
26. To Him belongs everyone in the heavens
and the earth. All are submissive to
Him.
27. It is He who initiates creation, and then
repeats it, something easy for Him. His is
the highest attribute, in the heavens and
the earth. He is the Almighty, the Wise.
28. He illustrates an example for you, from
your own selves. Do you make your servants
full partners in the wealth We have
given you? Do you revere them as you
revere one another? We thus explain the
revelations for a people who understand.
29. Yet the wrongdoers follow their desires
without knowledge. But who can guide
whom God leaves astray? They will have
no helpers.
30. So devote yourself to the religion of
monotheism—the natural instinct God
instilled in mankind. There is no altering
God’s creation. This is the true religion,
but most people do not know.
31. Turning towards Him—and be conscious
of Him, and perform the prayer,
and do not be of the idolaters.
32. Of those who divided their religion,
and became sects; each faction pleased
with what they have.
33. When affliction touches the people,
they call on their Lord, turning to Him in
repentance. But then, when He gives them
a taste of His mercy, some of them attribute
partners to their Lord.
34. To show ingratitude for what We have
given them. Indulge yourselves—you will
surely know.
35. Have We sent down to them any authority,
which speaks in support of their
idols?
36. When We give people a taste of mercy,
they rejoice in it. But when adversity befalls
them, because of what their hands
have perpetrated, they begin to despair.
37. Do they not see that God expands the
provision for whomever He wills, or restricts
it? Surely in this are signs for people
who believe.
38. So give the relative his rights, and the
destitute, and the wayfarer. That is best for
those who seek God’s presence. Those are
the prosperous.
39. The usury you practice, seeking thereby
to multiply people’s wealth, will not multiply
with God. But what you give in charity,
desiring God’s approval—these are the
multipliers.
40. God is He who created you, then provides
for you, then makes you die, then
brings you back to life. Can any of your
idols do any of that? Glorified is He, and
Exalted above what they associate.
41. Corruption has appeared on land and
sea, because of what people’s hands have
earned, in order to make them taste some
of what they have done, so that they might
return.
42. Say, “Roam the earth, and observe the
fate of those who came before. Most of
them were idolaters.”
43. So devote yourself to the upright religion,
before there comes from God a Day
that cannot be averted. On that Day, they
will be shocked.
44. Whoever disbelieves, upon him falls his
disbelief. And whoever acts righteously—
they are preparing for themselves.
45. So that He may reward those who have
believed and done the righteous deeds out
of His bounty. Indeed, He does not love
the ungrateful.
46. And of His signs is that He sends the
winds bearing good news, to give you a
taste of His mercy, and so that the ships
may sail by His command, and so that you
may seek of His bounty, and so that you
may give thanks.
47. Before you, We sent messengers to
their people. They came to them with clear
proofs. Then We took revenge on those
who sinned. It is incumbent on Us to help
the believers.
48. God is He who sends the winds. They
stir up clouds. Then He spreads them in
the sky as He wills. And He breaks them
apart. Then you see rain drops issuing
from their midst. Then, when He makes it
fall upon whom He wills of His servants,
behold, they rejoice.
49. Although they were before this—before
it was sent down upon them—in despair.
50. So observe the effects of God’s mercy—
how He revives the earth after it was dead.
Indeed, He is the Reviver of the dead. He
is Capable of everything.
51. But if We send a wind, and they see it
turning things yellow, they would continue
thereafter to disbelieve.
52. You cannot make the dead hear, nor
can you make the deaf hear the call when
they turn away.
53. Nor can you guide the blind out of their
error. You can make hear only those who
believe in Our signs, and so have submitted.
54. God is He Who created you weak, then
after weakness gave you strength, then
after strength gave you weakness and gray
hair. He creates whatever He wills. He is
the Omniscient, the Omnipotent.
55. On the Day when the Hour takes place,
the sinners will swear they had stayed but
an hour. Thus they were deluded.
56. But those endowed with knowledge and
faith will say, “You remained in God’s
Book until the Day of Resurrection. This is
the Day of Resurrection, but you did not
know.”
57. On that Day, the sinners’ excuses will
not benefit them, nor will they be excused.
58. We have cited in this Quran for the
people every sort of parable. But even if
you bring them a miracle, those who disbelieve
will say, “You are nothing but fakers.”
59. God thus seals the hearts of those who
do not know.
60. So be patient. The promise of God is
true. And do not let those who lack certainty
belittle you.