Elif. Lam. Mim.2 No doubt is there about this Book: It is a guidance to the God-fearing,
Who believe in the unseen,3 who observe prayer, and out of what we have bestowed on them, expend for God;
And who believe in what hath been sent down to thee, and in what hath been sent down before thee, and full faith have they in the life to come:
These are guided by their Lord; and with these it shall be well.
As to the infidels, alike is it to them whether thou warn them or warn them not — they will not believe:
Their hearts and their ears hath God sealed up; and over their eyes is a covering. For them, a severe chastisement!
And some4 there are who say, ‘We believe in God, and in the latter day:’ Yet are they not believers!
Fain would they deceive God and those who have believed; but they deceive themselves only, and know it not.
Diseased are their hearts! And that disease hath God increased to them. Theirs a sore chastisement, for that they treated their prophet as a liar!
And when it is said to them, ‘Cause not disorders in the earth:’ they say, ‘Nay, rather do we set them right.’
Is it not that they are themselves the authors of disorder? But they perceive it not!
And when it is said to them, ‘Believe as other men have believed;’ they say, ‘Shall we believe as the fools have believed?’ Is it not that they are themselves the fools? But they know it not!
And when they meet the faithful they say, ‘We believe;’ but when they are apart with their Satans5 they say, ‘Verily we hold with you, and at them we only mock.’
God shall mock at them, and keep them long in their rebellion, wandering in perplexity.
These are they who have purchased error at the price of guidance: but their traffic hath not been gainful, neither are they guided at all.
They are like one6 who kindleth a fire, and when it hath thrown its light on all around him...God taketh away their light and leaveth them in darkness — they cannot see! —
Deaf, dumb, blind: therefore they shall not retrace their steps from error!
Or like those who, when there cometh a storm-cloud out of the Heaven, big with darkness thunder and lightning, thrust their fingers into their ears because of the thunder-clap, for fear of death! God is round about the infidels.
The lightning almost snatcheth away their eyes! So oft as it gleameth on them they walk on in it, but when darkness closeth upon them, they stop! And if God pleased, of their ears and of their eyes would he surely deprive them:— verily God is Almighty! O men of Mecca7 adore your Lord, who hath created you and those who were before you: haply ye will fear Him
Who hath made the earth a bed for you, and the heaven a covering, and hath caused water to come down from heaven, and by it hath brought forth fruits for your sustenance! Do not then wittingly give peers to God.
And if ye be in doubt as to that which we have sent down to our servant, then produce a Sura like it, and summon your witnesses, beside God, if ye are men of truth:
But if ye do it not, and never shall ye do it, then fear the fire prepared for the infidels, whose fuel is men and stones:8
But announce to those who believe and do the things that are right, that for them are gardens ‘neath which the rivers flow! So oft as they are fed therefrom with fruit for sustenance, they shall say, ‘This same was our sustenance of old:’ And they shall have its like given to them.9 Therein shall they have wives of perfect purity, and therein shall they abide for ever.
Verily God is not ashamed to set forth as well the instance of a gnat10 as of any nobler object: for as to those who have believed, they know it to be the truth from their Lord; but as to the unbelievers, they will say, ‘What meaneth God by this comparison?’ Many will He mislead by such parables and many guide: but none will He mislead thereby except the wicked,
Who, after its establishment, violate the covenant of God,11 and cut in sunder what God hath bidden to be joined, and act disorderly on the Earth. These are they who shall suffer loss!
How can ye withhold faith from God? Ye were dead and He gave you life; next He will cause you to die; next He will restore you to life: next shall ye return to Him!
He it is who created for you all that is on Earth, then proceeded to the Heaven, and into seven12 Heavens did He fashion it: and He knoweth all things.
When thy Lord said to the angels, ‘Verily, I am about to place one in my stead on earth,’13 they said, ‘Wilt thou place there one who will do ill therein and shed blood, when we celebrate thy praise and extol thy holiness?’ God said, ‘Verily, I know what ye know not.’
And he taught Adam the names of all things, and then set them before the angels,14 and said, ‘Tell me the names of these, if ye are endued with wisdom.’15
They said, ‘Praise be to Thee! We have no knowledge but what Thou hast given us to know. Thou! Thou art the Knowing, the Wise.’
He said, ‘O Adam, inform them of their names.’ And when he had informed them of their names, He said, ‘Did I not say to you that I know the hidden things of the Heavens and of the Earth, and that I know what ye bring to light, and what ye hide?’
And when we said to the angels, ‘Bow down and worship Adam,’ then worshipped they all, save Eblis.16 He refused and swelled with pride, and became one of the unbelievers.
And we said, ‘O Adam! dwell thou and thy wife in the Garden, and eat ye plentifully there from wherever ye list; but to this tree come not nigh, lest ye become of the transgressors.’
But Satan17 made them slip from it, and caused their banishment from the place in which they were. And we said, Get ye down, the one of you an enemy to the other: and there shall be for you in the earth a dwelling-place, and a provision for a time.’
And words of prayer learned Adam from his Lord: and God turned to him; for He loveth to turn, the Merciful.
We said, ‘Get ye down from it, all together: and if Guidance shall come to you from me, whoso shall follow my guidance, on them shall come no fear, neither shall they be grieved:
But they who shall not believe, and treat our signs as falsehoods, these shall be inmates of the fire; in it shall they remain for ever.’
O children of Israel! remember my favor wherewith I showed favor upon you, and be true to your covenant with me; I will be true to my covenant with you; me therefore, revere me! and believe in what I have sent down confirming your Scriptures, and be not the first to disbelieve it, neither for a mean price barter my signs: me therefore, fear ye me!
And clothe not the truth with falsehood, and hide not the truth when ye know it:18
And observe prayer and pay the legal impost, and bow down with those who
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That is the book! There is no doubt therein; a guide to the pious, 2 who believe in the unseen, and are steadfast in prayer, and of what we have given them expend in alms; 3 who believe in what is revealed to thee, and what was revealed before thee, and of the hereafter they are sure. 4 These are in guidance from their Lord, and these are the prosperous. 5 Verily, those who misbelieve, it is the same to them if ye warn them or if ye warn them not, they will not believe. 6 God has set a seal upon their hearts and on their hearing; and on their eyes is dimness, and for them is grievous woe. 7 And there are those among men who say, ‘We believe in God and in the last day;’ but they do not believe. 8 They would deceive God and those who do believe; but they deceive only themselves and they do not perceive. 9 In their hearts is a sickness, and God has made them still more sick, and for them is grievous woe because they lied. 10 And when it is said to them, ‘Do not evil in the earth,’ they say, ‘We do but what is right.’ 11 Are not they the evildoers? And yet they do not perceive. 12 And when it is said to them, ‘Believe as other men believe,’ they say, ‘Shall we believe as fools believe?’ Are not they themselves the fools? And yet they do not know. 13 And when they meet those who believe, they say, ‘We do believe;’ but when they go aside with their devils, they say, ‘We are with you; we were but mocking!’ 14 God shall mock at them and let them go on in their rebellion, blindly wandering on. 15 Those who buy error for guidance, their traffic profits not, and they are not guided. 16 Their likeness is as the likeness of one who kindles a fire; and when it lights up all around, God goes off with their light, and leaves them in darkness that they cannot see. 17 Deafness, dumbness, blindness, and they shall not return! 18 Or like a storm-cloud from the sky, wherein is darkness and thunder and lightning; they put their fingers in their ears at the thunder-clap, for fear of death, for God encompasses the misbelievers. 19 The lightning well-nigh snatches off their sight, whenever it shines for them they walk therein; but when it is dark for them they halt; and if God willed He would go off with their hearing and their sight; verily, God is mighty over all.
O ye folk, serve your Lord who created you and those before you; haply ye may fear! 20 Who made the earth for you a bed and the heaven a dome; and sent down from heaven water, and brought forth therewith fruits as a sustenance for you; so make no peers for God, the while ye know!
21 And if ye are in doubt of what we have revealed unto our servant, then bring a chapter like it, and call your witnesses other than God if ye tell truth. 22 But if ye do it not, and ye shall surely do it not, then fear the fire whose fuel is men and stones, prepared for misbelievers. 23 But bear the glad tidings to those who believe and work righteousness, that for them are gardens beneath which rivers flow; whenever they are provided with fruit therefrom they say, ‘This is what we were provided with before,’ and they shall be provided with the like; and there are pure wives for them therein, and they shall dwell therein for aye.
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