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Surah 41. (signs) Spelled Out, Ha-mim
Surah Fussilat
- Ha Mim:
- A Revelation from (Allah), Most Gracious, Most
Merciful;—
- A Book, whereof the verses are explained in detail;—
a Qur'an in Arabic, for people who understand;—
- Giving good news and admonition: yet most of them
turn away, and so they hear not.
- They say: "Our hearts are under veils, (concealed)
from that to which thou dost invite us, and in our ears in a deafness, and
between us and thee is a screen: so do thou (what thou wilt); for us, we shall
do (what we will!)"
- Say thou: "I am but a man like you: It is revealed to
me by Inspiration, that your Allah is one Allah. so stand true to Him, and ask
for His Forgiveness." And woe to those who join gods with Allah,—
- Those who practise not regular Charity, and who even
deny the Hereafter.
- For those who believe and work deeds of righteousness
is a reward that will never fail.
- Say: Is it that ye deny Him Who created the earth in
two Days? And do ye join equals with Him? He is the Lord of (all) the Worlds.
- He set on the (earth), mountains standing firm,
high above it, and bestowed blessings on the earth, and measure therein all
things to give them nourishment in due proportion, in four Days, in accordance
with (the needs of) those who seek (Sustenance).
- Moreover He comprehended in His design the sky, and
it had been (as) smoke: He said to it and to the earth: "Come ye together,
willingly or unwillingly." They said: "We do come (together), in willing
obedience."
- So He completed them as seven firmaments in two
Days, and He assigned to each heaven its duty and command. And We adorned the
lower heaven with lights, and (provided it) with guard. Such is the Decree of
(Him) the Exalted in Might, Full of Knowledge.
- But if they turn away, say thou: "I have warned you
of a stunning Punishment (as of thunder and lightning) like that which
(overtook) the 'Ad and the Thamud!"
- Behold, the apostles came to them, from before them
and behind them, (preaching): "Serve none but Allah." They said, "If our Lord
had so pleased, He would certainly have sent down angels (to preach). Now we
reject your mission (altogether)."
- Now the 'Ad behaved arrogantly through the land,
against (all) truth and reason, and said: "Who is superior to us in strength?"
What! did they not see that Allah, Who created them, was superior to them in
strength? But they continued to reject Our Signs!
- So We sent against them a furious Wind through days
of disaster, that We might give them a taste of a Penalty of humiliation in this
life; but the Penalty of a Hereafter will be more humiliating still: and they
will find no help.
- As to the Thamud, We gave them Guidance, but they
preferred blindness (of heart) to Guidance: so the stunning Punishment of
humiliation seized them, because of what they had earned.
- But We delivered those who believed and practised
righteousness.
- On the Day that the enemies of Allah will be
gathered together to the Fire, they will be marched in ranks.
- At length, when they reach the (Fire), their
hearing, their sight, and their skins will bear witness against them, as to
(all) their deeds.
- They will say to their skins: "Why bear ye witness
against us?" They will say: "(Allah) hath given us speech,— (He) Who giveth
speech to everything: He created you for the first time, and unto Him were ye to
return.
- "Ye did not seek to hide yourselves, lest your
hearing, your sight, and your skins should bear witness against you! But ye did
think that Allah knew not many of the things that ye used to do!
- "But this thought of yours which ye did entertain
concerning your Lord, hath brought you to destruction, and (now) have ye become
of those utterly lost!"
- If, then, they have patience, the Fire will be a
home for them! and if they beg to be received into favour, into favour will they
not (then) be received.
- And We have destined for them intimate companions
(of like nature), who made alluring to them what was before them and behind
them; and the sentence among the previous generations of Jinns and men, who have
passed away, is proved against them; for they are utterly lost.
- The Unbelievers say: "Listen not to this Qur'an,
but talk at random in the midst of its (reading), that ye may gain the upper
hand!"
- But We will certainly give the Unbelievers a taste
of a severe Penalty, and We will requite them for the worst of their deeds.
- Such is the requital of the enemies of Allah,— the
Fire: therein will be for them the Eternal Home: a (fit) requital, for that they
were wont to reject Our Sings.
- And the Unbelievers will say: "Our Lord! Show us
those, among Jinns and men, who misled us: We shall crush them beneath our feet,
so that they become the vilest (before all)."
- In the case of those who say, "Our Lord is Allah.,
and, further, stand straight and steadfast, the angels descend on them (from
time to time): "Fear ye not!" (they suggest), "Nor grieve! but receive the Glad
Tidings of the Garden (of Bliss), the which ye were promised!
- "We are your protectors in this life and in the
Hereafter: therein shall ye have all that your souls shall desire; therein shall
ye have all that ye ask for!—
- "A hospitable gift from one Oft-Forgiving, Most
Merciful!"
- Who is better in speech than one who calls (men) to
Allah, works righteousness, and says, "I am of those who bow in Islam"?
- Nor can goodness and Evil be equal. Repel (Evil)
with what is better: Then will he between whom and thee was hatred become as it
were thy friend and intimate!
- And no one will be granted such goodness except
those who exercise patience and self-restraint,— none but persons of the
greatest good fortune.
- And if (at any time) an incitement to discord is
made to thee by the Evil One, seek refuge in Allah. He is the One Who hears and
knows all things.
- Among His Sings are the Night and the Day, and the
Sun and the Moon. Adore not the sun and the moon, but adore Allah, Who created
them, if it is Him ye wish to serve.
- But is the (Unbelievers) are arrogant, (no matter):
for in the presence of thy Lord are those who celebrate His praises by night and
by day. And they never flag (nor feel themselves above it).
- And among His Signs in this: thou seest the earth
barren and desolate; but when We send down rain to it, it is stirred to life and
yields increase. Truly, He Who gives life to the (dead) earth can surely give
life to (men) who are dead. For He has power over all things.
- Those who pervert the Truth in Our Signs are not
hidden from Us. Which is better?— he that is cast into the Fire, or he that
comes safe through, on the Day of Judgment? Do what ye will: verily He seeth
(clearly) all that ye do.
- Those who reject the Message when it comes to them
(are not hidden from Us). And indeed it is a Book of exalted power.
- No falsehood can approach it from before or behind
it: It is sent down by One Full of Wisdom, Worthy of all Praise.
- Nothing is said to thee that was not said to the
apostles before thee: that thy lord has at his Command (all) forgiveness as well
as a most Grievous Penalty.
- Had We sent this as a Qur'an (in the language)
other than Arabic, they would have said: "Why are not its verses explained in
detail? What! (a Book) not in Arabic and (a Messenger an Arab?" Say: "It is a
Guide and a Healing to those who believe; and for those who believe not, there
is a deafness in their ears, and it is blindness in their (eyes): They are (as
it were) being called from a place far distant!"
- We certainly gave Moses the Book aforetime: but
disputes arose therein. Had it not been for a Word that went forth before from
thy Lord, (their differences) would have been settled between them: but they
remained in suspicious disquieting doubt thereon.
- Whoever works righteousness benefits his own soul;
whoever works evil, it is against his own soul: nor is thy Lord ever unjust (in
the least) to His Servants.
- To Him is referred the Knowledge of the Hour (of
Judgment: He knows all): No date-fruit comes out of its sheath, nor does a
female conceive (within her womb) nor bring forth the Day that (Allah) will
propound to them the (question), "Where are the partners (ye attributed to Me?"
They will say, "We do assure thee not one of us can bear witness!"
- The (deities) they used to invoke aforetime will
leave them in the lurch, and they will perceive that they have no way of escape.
- Man does not weary of asking for good (things), but
if ill touches him, he gives up all hope (and) is lost in despair.
- When we give him a taste of some Mercy from
Ourselves, after some adversity has touched him, he is sure to say, "This is due
to my (merit): I think not that the Hour (of Judgment) will (ever) be
established; but if I am brought back to my Lord, I have (much) good (stored) in
His sight!" But We will show the Unbelievers the truth of all that they did, and
We shall give them the taste of a severe Penalty.
- When We bestow favours on man, he turns away, and
gets himself remote on his side (instead of coming to Us); and when evil seizes
him, (he comes) full of prolonged prayer!
- Say: "See ye if the (Revelation) is (really) from
Allah, and yet do ye reject it? Who is more astray than one who is in a schism
far (from any purpose)?"
- Soon will We show them our Signs in the (furthest)
regions (of the earth), and in their own souls, until it becomes manifest to
them that this is the Truth. Is it not enough that thy Lord doth witness all
things?
- Ah indeed! Are they in doubt concerning the Meeting
with their Lord? Ah indeed! It is He that doth encompass all things!
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