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Surah 30. The Romans, The Byzantines
Surah Ar-Rum
- A. L. M.
- The Roman Empire has been defeated-
- In a land close by; but they, (even) after (this)
defeat of theirs, will soon be victorious-
- Within a few years. With Allah is the Decision, in
the past and in the Future: on that Day shall the Believers rejoice-
- With the help of Allah. He helps whom He will, and He
is exalted in might, most merciful.
- (It is) the promise of Allah. Never does Allah depart
from His promise: but most men understand not.
- They know but the outer (things) in the life of this
world: but of the End of things they are heedless.
- Do they not reflect in their own minds? Not but for
just ends and for a term appointed, did Allah create the heavens and the earth,
and all between them: yet are there truly many among men who deny the meeting
with their Lord (at the Resurrection)!
- Do they not travel through the earth, and see what
was the end of those before them? They were superior to them in strength: they
tilled the soil and populated it in greater numbers than these have done: there
came to them their apostles with Clear (Signs). (Which they rejected, to their
own destruction): It was not Allah Who wronged them, but they wronged their own
souls.
- In the long run evil in the extreme will be the End
of those who do evil; for that they rejected the Signs of Allah, and held them
up to ridicule.
- It is Allah Who begins (the process of) creation;
then repeats it; then shall ye be brought back to Him.
- On the Day that the Hour will be established, the
guilty will be struck dumb with despair.
- No intercessor will they have among their
"Partners" and they will (themselves) reject their "Partners".
- On the Day that the Hour will be established,— that
Day shall (all men) be sorted out.
- Then those who have believed and worked righteous
deeds, shall be made happy in a Mead of Delight.
- And those who have rejected Faith and falsely
denied our Signs and the meeting of the Hereafter,— such shall be brought forth
to Punishment.
- So (give) glory to Allah, when ye reach eventide
and when ye rise in the morning;
- Yea, to Him be praise, in the heavens and on earth;
and in the late afternoon and when the day begins to decline.
- It is He Who brings out the living from the dead,
and brings out the dead from the living, and Who gives life to the earth after
it is dead: and thus shall ye be brought out (from the dead).
- Among His Signs in this, that He created you from
dust; and then,— behold, ye are men scattered (far and wide)!
- And among His Signs is this, that He created for
you mates from among yourselves, that ye may dwell in tranquillity with them,
and He has put love and mercy between your (hearts): verily in that are Signs
for those who reflect.
- And among His Signs is the creation of the heavens
and the earth, and the variations in your languages and your colours: verily in
that are Signs for those who know.
- And among His Signs is the sleep that ye take by
night and by day, and the quest that ye (make for livelihood) out of His Bounty:
verily in that are signs for those who hearken.
- And among His Signs, He shows you the lightning, by
way both of fear and of hope, and He sends down rain from the sky and with it
gives life to the earth after it is dead: verily in that are Signs for those who
are wise.
- And among His Signs is this, that heaven and earth
stand by His Command: then when He calls you, by a single call, from the earth,
behold, ye (straightway) come forth.
- To Him belongs every being that is in the heavens
and on earth: all are devoutly obedient to Him.
- It is He Who begins (the process of) creation; then
repeats it; and for Him it is most easy. To Him belongs the loftiest similitude
(we can think of) in the heavens and the earth: for He is Exalted in Might, full
of wisdom.
- He does propound to you a similitude from your own
(experience): do ye have partners among those whom your right hands possess, to
share as equals in the wealth We have bestowed on you? Do ye fear them as ye
fear each other? Thus do we explain the Signs in detail to a people that
understand.
- Nay, the wrong-doers (merely) follow their own
lusts, being devoid of knowledge. But who will guide those whom Allah leaves
astray? To them there will be no helpers.
- So set thou thy face steadily and truly to the
Faith: (establish) Allah's handiwork according to the pattern on which He has
made mankind: no change (let there be) in the work (wrought) by Allah. that is
the standard Religion: but most among mankind understand not.
- Turn ye back in repentance to Him, and fear Him:
establish regular prayers, and be not ye among those who join gods with Allah,—
- Those who split up their Religion, and become
(mere) Sects,— each party rejoicing in that which is with itself!
- When trouble touches men, they cry to their Lord,
turning back to Him in repentance: but when He gives them a taste of Mercy as
from Himself, behold, some of them pay part-worship to other god's besides their
Lord,—
- (As if) to show their ingratitude for the (favours)
We have bestowed on them! Then enjoy (your brief day); but soon will ye know
(your folly).
- Or have We sent down authority to them, which
points out to them the things to which they pay part-worship?
- When We give men a taste of Mercy, they exult
thereat: and when some evil afflicts them because of what their (own) hands have
sent forth, behold, they are in despair!
- See they not that Allah enlarges the provision and
restricts it, to whomsoever He pleases? Verily in that are Signs for those who
believe.
- So give what is due to kindred, the needy, and the
wayfarer. That is best for those who seek the Countenance, of Allah, and it is
they who will prosper.
- That which ye lay out for increase through the
property of (other) people, will have no increase with Allah. but that which ye
lay out for charity, seeking the Countenance of Allah, (will increase): it is
these who will get a recompense multiplied.
- It is Allah Who has created you: further, He has
provided for your sustenance; then He will cause you to die; and again He will
give you life. Are there any of your (false) "Partners" who can do any single
one of these things? Glory to Him! and high is He above the partners they
attribute (to him)!
- Mischief has appeared on land and sea because of
(the meed) that the hands of men have earned, that ((Allah)) may give them a
taste of some of their deeds: in order that they may turn back (from Evil).
- Say: "Travel through the earth and see what was the
end of those before (you): Most of them worshipped others besides Allah."
- But set thou thy face to the right Religion before
there come from Allah the Day which there is no chance of averting: on that Day
shall men be divided (in two).
- Those who reject Faith will suffer from that
rejection: and those who work righteousness will spread their couch (of repose)
for themselves (in heaven):
- That He may reward those who believe and work
righteous deeds, out of his Bounty. For He loves not those who reject Faith.
- Among His Signs is this, that He sends the Winds,
as heralds of Glad Tidings, giving you a taste of His (Grace and) Mercy,— that
the ships may sail (majestically) by His Command and that ye may seek of His
Bounty: in order that ye may be grateful.
- We did indeed send, before thee, apostles to their
(respective) peoples, and they came to them with Clear Signs: then, to those who
transgressed, We meted out Retribution: and it was due from Us to aid those who
believed.
- It is Allah Who sends the Winds, and they raise the
Clouds: then does He spread them in the sky as He wills, and break them into
fragments, until thou seest rain-drops issue from the midst thereof: then when
He has made them reach such of his servants as He wills behold, they do
rejoice!—
- Even though, before they received (the rain) — just
before this — they were dumb with despair!
- Then contemplate (O man!) the memorials of Allah's
Mercy!— how He gives life to the earth after its death: verily the same will
give life to the men who are dead: for He has power over all things.
- And if We (but) send a Wind from which they see
(their tilth) turn yellow,— behold, they become, thereafter, Ungrateful
(Unbelievers)!
- So verily thou canst not make the dead to hear, nor
canst thou make the deaf to hear the call, when they show their backs and turn
away.
- Nor canst thou lead back the blind from their
straying: only those wilt thou make to hear, who believe in Our signs and submit
(their wills in Islam).
- It is Allah Who created you in a state of
(helpless) weakness, then gave (you) strength after weakness, then, after
strength, gave (you weakness and a hoary head: He creates as He wills, and it is
He Who has all knowledge and power.
- On the Day that the Hour (of Reckoning) will be
established, the transgressors will swear that they tarried not but an hour:
thus were they used to being deluded!
- But those endued with knowledge and faith will say:
"Indeed ye did tarry, within Allah's Decree, to the Day of Resurrection, and
this is the Day of Resurrection: but ye — ye were not aware!"
- So on that Day no excuse of theirs will avail the
transgressors, nor will they be invited (then) to seek grace (by repentance).
- verily We have propounded for men, in this Qur'an
every kind of Parable: But if thou bring to them any Sign, the Unbelievers are
sure to say, "Ye do nothing but talk vanities."
- Thus does Allah seal up the hearts of those who
understand not.
- So patiently persevere: for verily the promise of
Allah is true: nor let those shake thy firmness, who have (themselves) no
certainty of faith.
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