(24:35) Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The similitude of His light is as a niche wherein is a lamp. The lamp is in a glass. The glass is as it were a shining star. (This lamp is) kindled from a blessed tree, an olive neither of the East nor of the West, whose oil would almost glow forth (of itself) though no fire touched it. Light upon light. Allah guideth unto His light whom He will. And Allah speaketh to mankind in allegories, for Allah is Knower of all things. (24:36) (This lamp is found) in houses which Allah hath allowed to be exalted and that His name shall be remembered therein. Therein do offer praise to Him at morn and evening. (24:37) Men whom neither merchandise nor sale beguileth from remembrance of Allah and constancy in prayer and paying to the poor their due; who fear a day when hearts and eyeballs will be overturned; (24:38) That Allah may reward them with the best of what they did, and increase reward for them of His bounty. Allah giveth blessings without stint to whom He will. (24:39) As for those who disbelieve, their deeds are as a mirage in a desert. The thirsty one supposeth it to be water till he cometh unto it and findeth it naught, and findeth, in the place thereof, Allah Who payeth him his due; and Allah is swift at reckoning. (24:40) Or as darkness on a vast, abysmal sea. There covereth him a wave, above which is a wave, above which is a cloud. Layer upon layer of darkness. When he holdeth out his hand he scarce can see it. And he for whom Allah hath not appointed light, for him there is no light. (24:41) Hast thou not seen that Allah, He it is Whom all who are in the heavens and the earth praise, and the birds in their flight? Of each He knoweth verily the worship and the praise; and Allah is Aware of what they do. (24:42) And unto Allah belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, and unto Allah is the journeying. (24:43) Hast thou not seen how Allah wafteth the clouds, then gathereth them, then maketh them layers, and thou seest the rain come forth from between them; He sendeth down from the heaven mountains wherein is hail, and smiteth therewith whom He will, and averteth it from whom He will. The flashing of His lightning all but snatcheth away the sight. (24:44) Allah causeth the revolution of the day and the night. Lo! herein is indeed a lesson for those who see. (24:45) Allah hath created every animal of water. Of them is (a kind) that goeth upon its belly and (a kind) that goeth upon two legs and (a kind) that goeth upon four. Allah createth what He will. Lo! Allah is Able to do all things. (24:46) Verily We have sent down revelations and explained them. Allah guideth whom He will unto a straight path. (24:47) And they say: We believe in Allah and the messenger, and we obey; then after that a faction of them turn away. Such are not believers. (24:48) And when they appeal unto Allah and His messenger to judge between them, lo! a faction of them are averse; (24:49) But if right had been with them they would have come unto him willingly. (24:50) Is there in their hearts a disease, or have they doubts, or fear they lest Allah and His messenger should wrong them in judgment? Nay, but such are evil-doers.

(24:35) Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The similitude of His light is as a niche wherein is a lamp. The lamp is in a glass. The glass is as it were a shining star. (This lamp is) kindled from a blessed tree, an olive neither of the East nor of the West, whose oil would almost glow forth (of itself) though no fire touched it. Light upon light. Allah guideth unto His light whom He will. And Allah speaketh to mankind in allegories, for Allah is Knower of all things. (24:36) (This lamp is found) in houses which Allah hath allowed to be exalted and that His name shall be remembered therein. Therein do offer praise to Him at morn and evening. (24:37) Men whom neither merchandise nor sale beguileth from remembrance of Allah and constancy in prayer and paying to the poor their due; who fear a day when hearts and eyeballs will be overturned; (24:38) That Allah may reward them with the best of what they did, and increase reward for them of His bounty. Allah giveth blessings without stint to whom He will. (24:39) As for those who disbelieve, their deeds are as a mirage in a desert. The thirsty one supposeth it to be water till he cometh unto it and findeth it naught, and findeth, in the place thereof, Allah Who payeth him his due; and Allah is swift at reckoning. (24:40) Or as darkness on a vast, abysmal sea. There covereth him a wave, above which is a wave, above which is a cloud. Layer upon layer of darkness. When he holdeth out his hand he scarce can see it. And he for whom Allah hath not appointed light, for him there is no light. (24:41) Hast thou not seen that Allah, He it is Whom all who are in the heavens and the earth praise, and the birds in their flight? Of each He knoweth verily the worship and the praise; and Allah is Aware of what they do. (24:42) And unto Allah belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, and unto Allah is the journeying. (24:43) Hast thou not seen how Allah wafteth the clouds, then gathereth them, then maketh them layers, and thou seest the rain come forth from between them; He sendeth down from the heaven mountains wherein is hail, and smiteth therewith whom He will, and averteth it from whom He will. The flashing of His lightning all but snatcheth away the sight. (24:44) Allah causeth the revolution of the day and the night. Lo! herein is indeed a lesson for those who see. (24:45) Allah hath created every animal of water. Of them is (a kind) that goeth upon its belly and (a kind) that goeth upon two legs and (a kind) that goeth upon four. Allah createth what He will. Lo! Allah is Able to do all things. (24:46) Verily We have sent down revelations and explained them. Allah guideth whom He will unto a straight path. (24:47) And they say: We believe in Allah and the messenger, and we obey; then after that a faction of them turn away. Such are not believers. (24:48) And when they appeal unto Allah and His messenger to judge between them, lo! a faction of them are averse; (24:49) But if right had been with them they would have come unto him willingly. (24:50) Is there in their hearts a disease, or have they doubts, or fear they lest Allah and His messenger should wrong them in judgment? Nay, but such are evil-doers.

(24:51) The saying of (all true) believers when they appeal unto Allah and His messenger to judge between them is only that they say: We hear and we obey. And such are the successful. (24:52) He who obeyeth Allah and His messenger, and feareth Allah, and keepeth duty (unto Him): such indeed are the victorious. (24:53) They swear by Allah solemnly that, if thou order them, they will go forth. Say: Swear not; known obedience (is better). Lo! Allah is Informed of what ye do. (24:54) Say: Obey Allah and obey the messenger. But if ye turn away, then (it is) for him (to do) only that wherewith he hath been charged, and for you (to do) only that wherewith ye have been charged. If ye obey him, ye will go aright. But the messenger hath no other charge than to convey (the message) plainly. (24:55) Allah hath promised such of you as believe and do good work that He will surely make them to succeed (the present rulers) in the earth even as He caused those who were before them to succeed (others); and that He will surely establish for them their religion which He hath approved for them, and will give them in exchange safety after their fear. They serve Me. They ascribe no thing as partner unto Me. Those who disbelieve henceforth, they are the miscreants. (24:56) Establish worship and pay the poor-due and obey the messenger, that haply ye may find mercy. (24:57) Think not that the disbelievers can escape in the land. Fire will be their home - a hapless journey's end! (24:58) O ye who believe! Let your slaves, and those of you who have not come to puberty, ask leave of you at three times (before they come into your presence): Before the prayer of dawn, and when ye lay aside your raiment for the heat of noon, and after the prayer of night. Three times of privacy for you. It is no sin for them or for you at other times, when some of you go round attendant upon others (if they come into your presence without leave). Thus Allah maketh clear the revelations for you. Allah is Knower, Wise. (24:59) And when the children among you come to puberty then let them ask leave even as those before them used to ask it. Thus Allah maketh clear His revelations for you. Allah is Knower, Wise. (24:60) As for women past child-bearing, who have no hope of marriage, it is no sin for them if they discard their (outer) clothing in such a way as not to show adornment. But to refrain is better for them. Allah is Hearer, Knower. (24:61) No blame is there upon the blind nor any blame upon the lame nor any blame upon the sick nor on yourselves if ye eat from your houses, or the houses of your fathers, or the houses of your mothers, or the houses of your brothers, or the houses of your sisters, or the houses of your fathers' brothers, or the houses of your fathers' sisters, or the houses of your mothers' brothers, or the houses of your mothers' sisters, or (from that) whereof ye hold the keys, or (from the house) of a friend. No sin shall it be for you whether ye eat together or apart. But when ye enter houses, salute one another with a greeting from Allah, blessed and sweet. Thus Allah maketh clear His revelations for you, that haply ye may understand.

(24:51) The saying of (all true) believers when they appeal unto Allah and His messenger to judge between them is only that they say: We hear and we obey. And such are the successful. (24:52) He who obeyeth Allah and His messenger, and feareth Allah, and keepeth duty (unto Him): such indeed are the victorious. (24:53) They swear by Allah solemnly that, if thou order them, they will go forth. Say: Swear not; known obedience (is better). Lo! Allah is Informed of what ye do. (24:54) Say: Obey Allah and obey the messenger. But if ye turn away, then (it is) for him (to do) only that wherewith he hath been charged, and for you (to do) only that wherewith ye have been charged. If ye obey him, ye will go aright. But the messenger hath no other charge than to convey (the message) plainly. (24:55) Allah hath promised such of you as believe and do good work that He will surely make them to succeed (the present rulers) in the earth even as He caused those who were before them to succeed (others); and that He will surely establish for them their religion which He hath approved for them, and will give them in exchange safety after their fear. They serve Me. They ascribe no thing as partner unto Me. Those who disbelieve henceforth, they are the miscreants. (24:56) Establish worship and pay the poor-due and obey the messenger, that haply ye may find mercy. (24:57) Think not that the disbelievers can escape in the land. Fire will be their home - a hapless journey's end! (24:58) O ye who believe! Let your slaves, and those of you who have not come to puberty, ask leave of you at three times (before they come into your presence): Before the prayer of dawn, and when ye lay aside your raiment for the heat of noon, and after the prayer of night. Three times of privacy for you. It is no sin for them or for you at other times, when some of you go round attendant upon others (if they come into your presence without leave). Thus Allah maketh clear the revelations for you. Allah is Knower, Wise. (24:59) And when the children among you come to puberty then let them ask leave even as those before them used to ask it. Thus Allah maketh clear His revelations for you. Allah is Knower, Wise. (24:60) As for women past child-bearing, who have no hope of marriage, it is no sin for them if they discard their (outer) clothing in such a way as not to show adornment. But to refrain is better for them. Allah is Hearer, Knower. (24:61) No blame is there upon the blind nor any blame upon the lame nor any blame upon the sick nor on yourselves if ye eat from your houses, or the houses of your fathers, or the houses of your mothers, or the houses of your brothers, or the houses of your sisters, or the houses of your fathers' brothers, or the houses of your fathers' sisters, or the houses of your mothers' brothers, or the houses of your mothers' sisters, or (from that) whereof ye hold the keys, or (from the house) of a friend. No sin shall it be for you whether ye eat together or apart. But when ye enter houses, salute one another with a greeting from Allah, blessed and sweet. Thus Allah maketh clear His revelations for you, that haply ye may understand.

(24:62) They only are the true believers who believe in Allah and His messenger and, when they are with him on some common errand, go not away until they have asked leave of him. Lo! those who ask leave of thee, those are they who believe in Allah and His messenger. So, if they ask thy leave for some affair of theirs, give leave to whom thou wilt of them, and ask for them forgiveness of Allah. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. (24:63) Make not the calling of the messenger among you as your calling one of another. Allah knoweth those of you who steal away, hiding themselves. And let those who conspire to evade orders beware lest grief or painful punishment befall them. (24:64) Lo! verily unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and the earth. He knoweth your condition. And (He knoweth) the Day when they are returned unto Him so that He may inform them of what they did. Allah is Knower of all things. (25:1) Blessed is He Who hath revealed unto His slave the Criterion (of right and wrong), that he may be a warner to the peoples. (25:2) He unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, He hath chosen no son nor hath He any partner in the Sovereignty. He hath created everything and hath meted out for it a measure. (25:3) Yet they choose beside Him other gods who create naught but are themselves created, and possess not hurt nor profit for themselves, and possess not death nor life, nor power to raise the dead. (25:4) Those who disbelieve say: This is naught but a lie that he hath invented, and other folk have helped him with it, so that they have produced a slander and a lie. (25:5) And they say: Fables of the men of old which he hath had written down so that they are dictated to him morn and evening. (25:6) Say (unto them, O Muhammad): He who knoweth the secret of the heavens and the earth hath revealed it. Lo! He ever is Forgiving, Merciful. (25:7) And they say: What aileth this messenger (of Allah) that he eateth food and walketh in the markets? Why is not an angel sent down unto him, to be a warner with him. (25:8) Or (why is not) treasure thrown down unto him, or why hath he not a paradise from whence to eat? And the evil-doers say: Ye are but following a man bewitched. (25:9) See how they coin similitudes for thee, so that they are all astray and cannot find a road! (25:10) Blessed is He Who, if He will, will assign thee better than (all) that - Gardens underneath which rivers flow - and will assign thee mansions. (25:11) Nay, but they deny (the coming of) the Hour, and for those who deny (the coming of) the Hour We have prepared a flame. (25:12) When it seeth them from afar, they hear the crackling and the roar thereof. (25:13) And when they are flung into a narrow place thereof, chained together, they pray for destruction there. (25:14) Pray not that day for one destruction, but pray for many destructions! (25:15) Say: Is that (doom) better or the Garden of Immortality which is promised unto those who ward off (evil)? It will be their reward and journey's end. (25:16) Therein abiding, they have all that they desire. It is for thy Lord a promise that must be fulfilled. (25:17) And on the day when He will assemble them and that which they worship instead of Allah and will say: Was it ye who misled these my slaves or did they (themselves) wander from the way?

(24:62) They only are the true believers who believe in Allah and His messenger and, when they are with him on some common errand, go not away until they have asked leave of him. Lo! those who ask leave of thee, those are they who believe in Allah and His messenger. So, if they ask thy leave for some affair of theirs, give leave to whom thou wilt of them, and ask for them forgiveness of Allah. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. (24:63) Make not the calling of the messenger among you as your calling one of another. Allah knoweth those of you who steal away, hiding themselves. And let those who conspire to evade orders beware lest grief or painful punishment befall them. (24:64) Lo! verily unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and the earth. He knoweth your condition. And (He knoweth) the Day when they are returned unto Him so that He may inform them of what they did. Allah is Knower of all things. (25:1) Blessed is He Who hath revealed unto His slave the Criterion (of right and wrong), that he may be a warner to the peoples. (25:2) He unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, He hath chosen no son nor hath He any partner in the Sovereignty. He hath created everything and hath meted out for it a measure. (25:3) Yet they choose beside Him other gods who create naught but are themselves created, and possess not hurt nor profit for themselves, and possess not death nor life, nor power to raise the dead. (25:4) Those who disbelieve say: This is naught but a lie that he hath invented, and other folk have helped him with it, so that they have produced a slander and a lie. (25:5) And they say: Fables of the men of old which he hath had written down so that they are dictated to him morn and evening. (25:6) Say (unto them, O Muhammad): He who knoweth the secret of the heavens and the earth hath revealed it. Lo! He ever is Forgiving, Merciful. (25:7) And they say: What aileth this messenger (of Allah) that he eateth food and walketh in the markets? Why is not an angel sent down unto him, to be a warner with him. (25:8) Or (why is not) treasure thrown down unto him, or why hath he not a paradise from whence to eat? And the evil-doers say: Ye are but following a man bewitched. (25:9) See how they coin similitudes for thee, so that they are all astray and cannot find a road! (25:10) Blessed is He Who, if He will, will assign thee better than (all) that - Gardens underneath which rivers flow - and will assign thee mansions. (25:11) Nay, but they deny (the coming of) the Hour, and for those who deny (the coming of) the Hour We have prepared a flame. (25:12) When it seeth them from afar, they hear the crackling and the roar thereof. (25:13) And when they are flung into a narrow place thereof, chained together, they pray for destruction there. (25:14) Pray not that day for one destruction, but pray for many destructions! (25:15) Say: Is that (doom) better or the Garden of Immortality which is promised unto those who ward off (evil)? It will be their reward and journey's end. (25:16) Therein abiding, they have all that they desire. It is for thy Lord a promise that must be fulfilled. (25:17) And on the day when He will assemble them and that which they worship instead of Allah and will say: Was it ye who misled these my slaves or did they (themselves) wander from the way?

(25:18) They will say: Be Thou Glorified! it was not for us to choose any protecting friends beside thee; but Thou didst give them and their fathers ease till they forgot the warning and became lost folk. (25:19) Thus they will give you the lie regarding what ye say, then ye can neither avert (the doom) nor obtain help. And whoso among you doeth wrong, We shall make him taste great torment. (25:20) We never sent before thee any messengers but lo! they verily ate food and walked in the markets. And We have appointed some of you a test for others: Will ye be steadfast? And thy Lord is ever Seer. (25:21) And those who look not for a meeting with Us say: Why are angels not sent down unto us and (Why) do we not see our Lord! Assuredly they think too highly of themselves and are scornful with great pride. (25:22) On the day when they behold the angels, on that day there will be no good tidings for the guilty; and they will cry: A forbidding ban! (25:23) And We shall turn unto the work they did and make it scattered motes. (25:24) Those who have earned the Garden on that day will be better in their home and happier in their place of noonday rest; (25:25) A day when the heaven with the clouds will be rent asunder and the angels will be sent down, a grand descent. (25:26) The Sovereignty on that day will be the True (Sovereignty) belonging to the Beneficent One, and it will be a hard day for disbelievers. (25:27) On the day when the wrong-doer gnaweth his hands, he will say: Ah, would that I had chosen a way together with the messenger (of Allah)! (25:28) Alas for me! Ah, would that I had never taken such an one for friend! (25:29) He verily led me astray from the Reminder after it had reached me. Satan was ever man's deserter in the hour of need. (25:30) And the messenger saith: O my Lord! Lo! mine own folk make this Qur'an of no account. (25:31) Even so have We appointed unto every prophet an opponent from among the guilty; but Allah sufficeth for a Guide and Helper. (25:32) And those who disbelieve say: Why is the Qur'an not revealed unto him all at once? (It is revealed) thus that We may strengthen thy heart therewith; and We have arranged it in right order. (25:33) And they bring thee no similitude but We bring thee the Truth (as against it), and better (than their similitude) as argument. (25:34) Those who will be gathered on their faces unto hell: such are worse in plight and further from the right road. (25:35) We verily gave Moses the Scripture and placed with him his brother Aaron as henchman. (25:36) Then We said: Go together unto the folk who have denied Our revelations. Then We destroyed them, a complete destruction. (25:37) And Noah's folk, when they denied the messengers, We drowned them and made of them a portent for mankind. We have prepared a painful doom for evil-doers. (25:38) And (the tribes of) A'ad and Thamud, and the dwellers in Ar-Rass, and many generations in between. (25:39) Each (of them) We warned by examples, and each (of them) We brought to utter ruin. (25:40) And indeed they have passed by the township whereon was rained the fatal rain. Can it be that they have not seen it? Nay, but they hope for no resurrection. (25:41) And when they see thee (O Muhammad) they treat thee only as a jest (saying): Is this he whom Allah sendeth as a messenger?

(25:18) They will say: Be Thou Glorified! it was not for us to choose any protecting friends beside thee; but Thou didst give them and their fathers ease till they forgot the warning and became lost folk. (25:19) Thus they will give you the lie regarding what ye say, then ye can neither avert (the doom) nor obtain help. And whoso among you doeth wrong, We shall make him taste great torment. (25:20) We never sent before thee any messengers but lo! they verily ate food and walked in the markets. And We have appointed some of you a test for others: Will ye be steadfast? And thy Lord is ever Seer. (25:21) And those who look not for a meeting with Us say: Why are angels not sent down unto us and (Why) do we not see our Lord! Assuredly they think too highly of themselves and are scornful with great pride. (25:22) On the day when they behold the angels, on that day there will be no good tidings for the guilty; and they will cry: A forbidding ban! (25:23) And We shall turn unto the work they did and make it scattered motes. (25:24) Those who have earned the Garden on that day will be better in their home and happier in their place of noonday rest; (25:25) A day when the heaven with the clouds will be rent asunder and the angels will be sent down, a grand descent. (25:26) The Sovereignty on that day will be the True (Sovereignty) belonging to the Beneficent One, and it will be a hard day for disbelievers. (25:27) On the day when the wrong-doer gnaweth his hands, he will say: Ah, would that I had chosen a way together with the messenger (of Allah)! (25:28) Alas for me! Ah, would that I had never taken such an one for friend! (25:29) He verily led me astray from the Reminder after it had reached me. Satan was ever man's deserter in the hour of need. (25:30) And the messenger saith: O my Lord! Lo! mine own folk make this Qur'an of no account. (25:31) Even so have We appointed unto every prophet an opponent from among the guilty; but Allah sufficeth for a Guide and Helper. (25:32) And those who disbelieve say: Why is the Qur'an not revealed unto him all at once? (It is revealed) thus that We may strengthen thy heart therewith; and We have arranged it in right order. (25:33) And they bring thee no similitude but We bring thee the Truth (as against it), and better (than their similitude) as argument. (25:34) Those who will be gathered on their faces unto hell: such are worse in plight and further from the right road. (25:35) We verily gave Moses the Scripture and placed with him his brother Aaron as henchman. (25:36) Then We said: Go together unto the folk who have denied Our revelations. Then We destroyed them, a complete destruction. (25:37) And Noah's folk, when they denied the messengers, We drowned them and made of them a portent for mankind. We have prepared a painful doom for evil-doers. (25:38) And (the tribes of) A'ad and Thamud, and the dwellers in Ar-Rass, and many generations in between. (25:39) Each (of them) We warned by examples, and each (of them) We brought to utter ruin. (25:40) And indeed they have passed by the township whereon was rained the fatal rain. Can it be that they have not seen it? Nay, but they hope for no resurrection. (25:41) And when they see thee (O Muhammad) they treat thee only as a jest (saying): Is this he whom Allah sendeth as a messenger?

(25:42) He would have led us far away from our gods if we had not been staunch to them. They will know, when they behold the doom, who is more astray as to the road. (25:43) Hast thou seen him who chooseth for his god his own lust? Wouldst thou then be guardian over him? (25:44) Or deemest thou that most of them hear or understand? They are but as the cattle - nay, but they are farther astray? (25:45) Hast thou not seen how thy Lord hath spread the shade - And if He willed He could have made it still - then We have made the sun its pilot; (25:46) Then We withdraw it unto Us, a gradual withdrawal? (25:47) And He it is Who maketh night a covering for you, and sleep repose, and maketh day a resurrection. (25:48) And He it is Who sendeth the winds, glad tidings heralding His mercy, and We send down purifying water from the sky, (25:49) That We may give life thereby to a dead land, and We give many beasts and men that We have created to drink thereof. (25:50) And verily We have repeated it among them that they may remember, but most of mankind begrudge aught save ingratitude. (25:51) If We willed, We could raise up a warner in every village. (25:52) So obey not the disbelievers, but strive against them herewith with a great endeavour. (25:53) And He it is Who hath given independence to the two seas (though they meet); one palatable, sweet, and the other saltish, bitter; and hath set a bar and a forbidding ban between them. (25:54) And He it is Who hath created man from water, and hath appointed for him kindred by blood and kindred by marriage; for thy Lord is ever Powerful. (25:55) Yet they worship instead of Allah that which can neither benefit them nor hurt them. The disbeliever was ever a partisan against his Lord. (25:56) And We have sent thee (O Muhammad) only as a bearer of good tidings and a warner. (25:57) Say: I ask of you no reward for this, save that whoso will may choose a way unto his Lord. (25:58) And trust thou in the Living One Who dieth not, and hymn His praise. He sufficeth as the Knower of His bondmen's sins, (25:59) Who created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them in six Days, then He mounted the Throne. The Beneficent! Ask anyone informed concerning Him! (25:60) And when it is said unto them: Prostrate to the Beneficent! they say: And what is the Beneficent? Are we to prostrate to whatever thou (Muhammad) biddest us? And it increaseth aversion in them. (25:61) Blessed be He Who hath placed in the heaven mansions of the stars, and hath placed therein a great lamp and a moon giving light! (25:62) And He it is Who hath appointed night and day in succession, for him who desireth to remember, or desireth thankfulness. (25:63) The (faithful) slaves of the Beneficent are they who walk upon the earth modestly, and when the foolish ones address them answer: Peace; (25:64) And who spend the night before their Lord, prostrate and standing, (25:65) And who say: Our Lord! Avert from us the doom of hell; lo! the doom thereof is anguish; (25:66) Lo! it is wretched as abode and station; (25:67) And those who, when they spend, are neither prodigal nor grudging; and there is ever a firm station between the two; (25:68) And those who cry not unto any other god along with Allah, nor take the life which Allah hath forbidden save in (course of) justice, nor commit adultery - and whoso doeth this shall pay the penalty;

(25:42) He would have led us far away from our gods if we had not been staunch to them. They will know, when they behold the doom, who is more astray as to the road. (25:43) Hast thou seen him who chooseth for his god his own lust? Wouldst thou then be guardian over him? (25:44) Or deemest thou that most of them hear or understand? They are but as the cattle - nay, but they are farther astray? (25:45) Hast thou not seen how thy Lord hath spread the shade - And if He willed He could have made it still - then We have made the sun its pilot; (25:46) Then We withdraw it unto Us, a gradual withdrawal? (25:47) And He it is Who maketh night a covering for you, and sleep repose, and maketh day a resurrection. (25:48) And He it is Who sendeth the winds, glad tidings heralding His mercy, and We send down purifying water from the sky, (25:49) That We may give life thereby to a dead land, and We give many beasts and men that We have created to drink thereof. (25:50) And verily We have repeated it among them that they may remember, but most of mankind begrudge aught save ingratitude. (25:51) If We willed, We could raise up a warner in every village. (25:52) So obey not the disbelievers, but strive against them herewith with a great endeavour. (25:53) And He it is Who hath given independence to the two seas (though they meet); one palatable, sweet, and the other saltish, bitter; and hath set a bar and a forbidding ban between them. (25:54) And He it is Who hath created man from water, and hath appointed for him kindred by blood and kindred by marriage; for thy Lord is ever Powerful. (25:55) Yet they worship instead of Allah that which can neither benefit them nor hurt them. The disbeliever was ever a partisan against his Lord. (25:56) And We have sent thee (O Muhammad) only as a bearer of good tidings and a warner. (25:57) Say: I ask of you no reward for this, save that whoso will may choose a way unto his Lord. (25:58) And trust thou in the Living One Who dieth not, and hymn His praise. He sufficeth as the Knower of His bondmen's sins, (25:59) Who created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them in six Days, then He mounted the Throne. The Beneficent! Ask anyone informed concerning Him! (25:60) And when it is said unto them: Prostrate to the Beneficent! they say: And what is the Beneficent? Are we to prostrate to whatever thou (Muhammad) biddest us? And it increaseth aversion in them. (25:61) Blessed be He Who hath placed in the heaven mansions of the stars, and hath placed therein a great lamp and a moon giving light! (25:62) And He it is Who hath appointed night and day in succession, for him who desireth to remember, or desireth thankfulness. (25:63) The (faithful) slaves of the Beneficent are they who walk upon the earth modestly, and when the foolish ones address them answer: Peace; (25:64) And who spend the night before their Lord, prostrate and standing, (25:65) And who say: Our Lord! Avert from us the doom of hell; lo! the doom thereof is anguish; (25:66) Lo! it is wretched as abode and station; (25:67) And those who, when they spend, are neither prodigal nor grudging; and there is ever a firm station between the two; (25:68) And those who cry not unto any other god along with Allah, nor take the life which Allah hath forbidden save in (course of) justice, nor commit adultery - and whoso doeth this shall pay the penalty;

(25:69) The doom will be doubled for him on the Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein disdained for ever; (25:70) Save him who repenteth and believeth and doth righteous work; as for such, Allah will change their evil deeds to good deeds. Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful. (25:71) And whosoever repenteth and doeth good, he verily repenteth toward Allah with true repentance - (25:72) And those who will not witness vanity, but when they pass near senseless play, pass by with dignity. (25:73) And those who, when they are reminded of the revelations of their Lord, fall not deaf and blind thereat. (25:74) And who say: Our Lord! Vouchsafe us comfort of our wives and of our offspring, and make us patterns for (all) those who ward off (evil). (25:75) They will be awarded the high place forasmuch as they were steadfast, and they will meet therein with welcome and the ward of peace, (25:76) Abiding there for ever. Happy is it as abode and station! (25:77) Say (O Muhammad, unto the disbelievers): My Lord would not concern Himself with you but for your prayer. But now ye have denied (the Truth), therefor there will be judgment. (26:1) Ta. Sin. Mim. (26:2) These are revelations of the Scripture that maketh plain. (26:3) It may be that thou tormentest thyself (O Muhammad) because they believe not. (26:4) If We will, We can send down on them from the sky a portent so that their necks would remain bowed before it. (26:5) Never cometh there unto them a fresh reminder from the Beneficent One, but they turn away from it. (26:6) Now they have denied (the Truth); but there will come unto them tidings of that whereat they used to scoff. (26:7) Have they not seen the earth, how much of every fruitful kind We make to grow therein? (26:8) Lo! herein is indeed a portent; yet most of them are not believers. (26:9) And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful. (26:10) And when thy Lord called Moses, saying: Go unto the wrongdoing folk, (26:11) The folk of Pharaoh. Will they not ward off (evil)? (26:12) He said: My Lord! Lo! I fear that they will deny me, (26:13) And I shall be embarrassed, and my tongue will not speak plainly, therefor send for Aaron (to help me). (26:14) And they have a crime against me, so I fear that they will kill me. (26:15) He said: Nay, verily. So go ye twain with Our tokens. Lo! We shall be with you, Hearing. (26:16) And come together unto Pharaoh and say: Lo! we bear a message of the Lord of the Worlds, (26:17) (Saying): Let the Children of Israel go with us. (26:18) (Pharaoh) said (unto Moses): Did we not rear thee among us as a child? And thou didst dwell many years of thy life among us, (26:19) And thou didst that thy deed which thou didst, and thou wast one of the ingrates. (26:20) He said: I did it then, when I was of those who are astray. (26:21) Then I fled from you when I feared you, and my Lord vouchsafed me a command and appointed me (of the number) of those sent (by Him). (26:22) And this is the past favour wherewith thou reproachest me: that thou hast enslaved the Children of Israel. (26:23) Pharaoh said: And what is the Lord of the Worlds? (26:24) (Moses) said: Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if ye had but sure belief. (26:25) (Pharaoh) said unto those around him: Hear ye not? (26:26) He said: Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers. (26:27) (Pharaoh) said: Lo! your messenger who hath been sent unto you is indeed a madman!

(25:69) The doom will be doubled for him on the Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein disdained for ever; (25:70) Save him who repenteth and believeth and doth righteous work; as for such, Allah will change their evil deeds to good deeds. Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful. (25:71) And whosoever repenteth and doeth good, he verily repenteth toward Allah with true repentance - (25:72) And those who will not witness vanity, but when they pass near senseless play, pass by with dignity. (25:73) And those who, when they are reminded of the revelations of their Lord, fall not deaf and blind thereat. (25:74) And who say: Our Lord! Vouchsafe us comfort of our wives and of our offspring, and make us patterns for (all) those who ward off (evil). (25:75) They will be awarded the high place forasmuch as they were steadfast, and they will meet therein with welcome and the ward of peace, (25:76) Abiding there for ever. Happy is it as abode and station! (25:77) Say (O Muhammad, unto the disbelievers): My Lord would not concern Himself with you but for your prayer. But now ye have denied (the Truth), therefor there will be judgment. (26:1) Ta. Sin. Mim. (26:2) These are revelations of the Scripture that maketh plain. (26:3) It may be that thou tormentest thyself (O Muhammad) because they believe not. (26:4) If We will, We can send down on them from the sky a portent so that their necks would remain bowed before it. (26:5) Never cometh there unto them a fresh reminder from the Beneficent One, but they turn away from it. (26:6) Now they have denied (the Truth); but there will come unto them tidings of that whereat they used to scoff. (26:7) Have they not seen the earth, how much of every fruitful kind We make to grow therein? (26:8) Lo! herein is indeed a portent; yet most of them are not believers. (26:9) And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful. (26:10) And when thy Lord called Moses, saying: Go unto the wrongdoing folk, (26:11) The folk of Pharaoh. Will they not ward off (evil)? (26:12) He said: My Lord! Lo! I fear that they will deny me, (26:13) And I shall be embarrassed, and my tongue will not speak plainly, therefor send for Aaron (to help me). (26:14) And they have a crime against me, so I fear that they will kill me. (26:15) He said: Nay, verily. So go ye twain with Our tokens. Lo! We shall be with you, Hearing. (26:16) And come together unto Pharaoh and say: Lo! we bear a message of the Lord of the Worlds, (26:17) (Saying): Let the Children of Israel go with us. (26:18) (Pharaoh) said (unto Moses): Did we not rear thee among us as a child? And thou didst dwell many years of thy life among us, (26:19) And thou didst that thy deed which thou didst, and thou wast one of the ingrates. (26:20) He said: I did it then, when I was of those who are astray. (26:21) Then I fled from you when I feared you, and my Lord vouchsafed me a command and appointed me (of the number) of those sent (by Him). (26:22) And this is the past favour wherewith thou reproachest me: that thou hast enslaved the Children of Israel. (26:23) Pharaoh said: And what is the Lord of the Worlds? (26:24) (Moses) said: Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if ye had but sure belief. (26:25) (Pharaoh) said unto those around him: Hear ye not? (26:26) He said: Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers. (26:27) (Pharaoh) said: Lo! your messenger who hath been sent unto you is indeed a madman!

(26:28) He said: Lord of the East and the West and all that is between them, if ye did but understand. (26:29) (Pharaoh) said: If thou choosest a god other than me, I assuredly shall place thee among the prisoners. (26:30) He said: Even though I show thee something plain? (26:31) (Pharaoh) said: Produce it then, if thou art of the truthful! (26:32) Then he flung down his staff and it became a serpent manifest, (26:33) And he drew forth his hand and lo! it was white to the beholders. (26:34) (Pharaoh) said unto the chiefs about him: Lo! this is verily a knowing wizard, (26:35) Who would drive you out of your land by his magic. Now what counsel ye? (26:36) They said: Put him off, (him) and his brother, and send into the cities summoners (26:37) Who shall bring unto thee every knowing wizard. (26:38) So the wizards were gathered together at a set time on a day appointed. (26:39) And it was said unto the people: Are ye (also) gathering? (26:40) (They said): Aye, so that we may follow the wizards if they are the winners. (26:41) And when the wizards came they said unto Pharaoh: Will there surely be a reward for us if we are the winners? (26:42) He said: Aye, and ye will then surely be of those brought near (to me). (26:43) Moses said unto them: Throw what ye are going to throw! (26:44) Then they threw down their cords and their staves and said: By Pharaoh's might, lo! we verily are the winners. (26:45) Then Moses threw his staff and lo! it swallowed that which they did falsely show. (26:46) And the wizards were flung prostrate, (26:47) Crying: We believe in the Lord of the Worlds, (26:48) The Lord of Moses and Aaron. (26:49) (Pharaoh) said: Ye put your faith in him before I give you leave. Lo! he doubtless is your chief who taught you magic! But verily ye shall come to know. Verily I will cut off your hands and your feet alternately, and verily I will crucify you every one. (26:50) They said: It is no hurt, for lo! unto our Lord we shall return. (26:51) Lo! we ardently hope that our Lord will forgive us our sins because we are the first of the believers. (26:52) And We inspired Moses, saying: Take away My slaves by night, for ye will be pursued. (26:53) Then Pharaoh sent into the cities summoners, (26:54) (Who said): Lo! these indeed are but a little troop, (26:55) And lo! they are offenders against us. (26:56) And lo! we are a ready host. (26:57) Thus did We take them away from gardens and watersprings, (26:58) And treasures and a fair estate. (26:59) Thus (were those things taken from them) and We caused the Children of Israel to inherit them. (26:60) And they overtook them at sunrise. (26:61) And when the two hosts saw each other, those with Moses said: Lo! we are indeed caught. (26:62) He said: Nay, verily! for lo! my Lord is with me. He will guide me. (26:63) Then We inspired Moses, saying: Smite the sea with thy staff. And it parted, and each part was as a mountain vast. (26:64) Then brought We near the others to that place. (26:65) And We saved Moses and those with him, every one; (26:66) And We drowned the others. (26:67) Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers. (26:68) And lo, thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful. (26:69) Recite unto them the story of Abraham: (26:70) When he said unto his father and his folk: What worship ye? (26:71) They said: We worship idols, and are ever devoted unto them. (26:72) He said: Do they hear you when ye cry? (26:73) Or do they benefit or harm you?

(26:28) He said: Lord of the East and the West and all that is between them, if ye did but understand. (26:29) (Pharaoh) said: If thou choosest a god other than me, I assuredly shall place thee among the prisoners. (26:30) He said: Even though I show thee something plain? (26:31) (Pharaoh) said: Produce it then, if thou art of the truthful! (26:32) Then he flung down his staff and it became a serpent manifest, (26:33) And he drew forth his hand and lo! it was white to the beholders. (26:34) (Pharaoh) said unto the chiefs about him: Lo! this is verily a knowing wizard, (26:35) Who would drive you out of your land by his magic. Now what counsel ye? (26:36) They said: Put him off, (him) and his brother, and send into the cities summoners (26:37) Who shall bring unto thee every knowing wizard. (26:38) So the wizards were gathered together at a set time on a day appointed. (26:39) And it was said unto the people: Are ye (also) gathering? (26:40) (They said): Aye, so that we may follow the wizards if they are the winners. (26:41) And when the wizards came they said unto Pharaoh: Will there surely be a reward for us if we are the winners? (26:42) He said: Aye, and ye will then surely be of those brought near (to me). (26:43) Moses said unto them: Throw what ye are going to throw! (26:44) Then they threw down their cords and their staves and said: By Pharaoh's might, lo! we verily are the winners. (26:45) Then Moses threw his staff and lo! it swallowed that which they did falsely show. (26:46) And the wizards were flung prostrate, (26:47) Crying: We believe in the Lord of the Worlds, (26:48) The Lord of Moses and Aaron. (26:49) (Pharaoh) said: Ye put your faith in him before I give you leave. Lo! he doubtless is your chief who taught you magic! But verily ye shall come to know. Verily I will cut off your hands and your feet alternately, and verily I will crucify you every one. (26:50) They said: It is no hurt, for lo! unto our Lord we shall return. (26:51) Lo! we ardently hope that our Lord will forgive us our sins because we are the first of the believers. (26:52) And We inspired Moses, saying: Take away My slaves by night, for ye will be pursued. (26:53) Then Pharaoh sent into the cities summoners, (26:54) (Who said): Lo! these indeed are but a little troop, (26:55) And lo! they are offenders against us. (26:56) And lo! we are a ready host. (26:57) Thus did We take them away from gardens and watersprings, (26:58) And treasures and a fair estate. (26:59) Thus (were those things taken from them) and We caused the Children of Israel to inherit them. (26:60) And they overtook them at sunrise. (26:61) And when the two hosts saw each other, those with Moses said: Lo! we are indeed caught. (26:62) He said: Nay, verily! for lo! my Lord is with me. He will guide me. (26:63) Then We inspired Moses, saying: Smite the sea with thy staff. And it parted, and each part was as a mountain vast. (26:64) Then brought We near the others to that place. (26:65) And We saved Moses and those with him, every one; (26:66) And We drowned the others. (26:67) Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers. (26:68) And lo, thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful. (26:69) Recite unto them the story of Abraham: (26:70) When he said unto his father and his folk: What worship ye? (26:71) They said: We worship idols, and are ever devoted unto them. (26:72) He said: Do they hear you when ye cry? (26:73) Or do they benefit or harm you?

(26:74) They said: Nay, but we found our fathers acting on this wise. (26:75) He said: See now that which ye worship, (26:76) Ye and your forefathers! (26:77) Lo! they are (all) an enemy unto me, save the Lord of the Worlds, (26:78) Who created me, and He doth guide me, (26:79) And Who feedeth me and watereth me. (26:80) And when I sicken, then He healeth me, (26:81) And Who causeth me to die, then giveth me life (again), (26:82) And Who, I ardently hope, will forgive me my sin on the Day of Judgment. (26:83) My Lord! Vouchsafe me wisdom and unite me to the righteous. (26:84) And give unto me a good report in later generations. (26:85) And place me among the inheritors of the Garden of Delight, (26:86) And forgive my father. Lo! he is of those who err. (26:87) And abase me not on the day when they are raised, (26:88) The day when wealth and sons avail not (any man) (26:89) Save him who bringeth unto Allah a whole heart. (26:90) And the Garden will be brought nigh for those who ward off (evil). (26:91) And hell will appear plainly to the erring. (26:92) And it will be said unto them: Where is (all) that ye used to worship (26:93) Instead of Allah? Can they help you or help themselves? (26:94) Then will they be hurled therein, they and the seducers (26:95) And the hosts of Iblis, together. (26:96) And they will say, when they are quarrelling therein: (26:97) By Allah, of a truth we were in error manifest (26:98) When we made you equal with the Lord of the Worlds. (26:99) It was but the guilty who misled us. (26:100) Now we have no intercessors (26:101) Nor any loving friend. (26:102) Oh, that we had another turn (on earth), that we might be of the believers! (26:103) Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers! (26:104) And lo, thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful. (26:105) Noah's folk denied the messengers (of Allah), (26:106) When their brother Noah said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)? (26:107) Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you, (26:108) So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me. (26:109) And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds. (26:110) So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me. (26:111) They said: Shall we put faith in thee, when the lowest (of the people) follow thee? (26:112) He said: And what knowledge have I of what they may have been doing (in the past)? (26:113) Lo! their reckoning is my Lord's concern, if ye but knew; (26:114) And I am not (here) to repulse believers. (26:115) I am only a plain warner. (26:116) They said: If thou cease not, O Noah, thou wilt surely be among those stoned (to death). (26:117) He said: My Lord! Lo! my own folk deny me. (26:118) Therefor judge Thou between us, a (conclusive) judgment, and save me and those believers who are with me. (26:119) And We saved him and those with him in the laden ship. (26:120) Then afterward We drowned the others. (26:121) Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers. (26:122) And lo, thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful. (26:123) (The tribe of) A'ad denied the messengers (of Allah). (26:124) When their brother Hud said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)? (26:125) Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you, (26:126) So keep your duty to Allah and obey me. (26:127) And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds. (26:128) Build ye on every high place a monument for vain delight?

(26:74) They said: Nay, but we found our fathers acting on this wise. (26:75) He said: See now that which ye worship, (26:76) Ye and your forefathers! (26:77) Lo! they are (all) an enemy unto me, save the Lord of the Worlds, (26:78) Who created me, and He doth guide me, (26:79) And Who feedeth me and watereth me. (26:80) And when I sicken, then He healeth me, (26:81) And Who causeth me to die, then giveth me life (again), (26:82) And Who, I ardently hope, will forgive me my sin on the Day of Judgment. (26:83) My Lord! Vouchsafe me wisdom and unite me to the righteous. (26:84) And give unto me a good report in later generations. (26:85) And place me among the inheritors of the Garden of Delight, (26:86) And forgive my father. Lo! he is of those who err. (26:87) And abase me not on the day when they are raised, (26:88) The day when wealth and sons avail not (any man) (26:89) Save him who bringeth unto Allah a whole heart. (26:90) And the Garden will be brought nigh for those who ward off (evil). (26:91) And hell will appear plainly to the erring. (26:92) And it will be said unto them: Where is (all) that ye used to worship (26:93) Instead of Allah? Can they help you or help themselves? (26:94) Then will they be hurled therein, they and the seducers (26:95) And the hosts of Iblis, together. (26:96) And they will say, when they are quarrelling therein: (26:97) By Allah, of a truth we were in error manifest (26:98) When we made you equal with the Lord of the Worlds. (26:99) It was but the guilty who misled us. (26:100) Now we have no intercessors (26:101) Nor any loving friend. (26:102) Oh, that we had another turn (on earth), that we might be of the believers! (26:103) Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers! (26:104) And lo, thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful. (26:105) Noah's folk denied the messengers (of Allah), (26:106) When their brother Noah said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)? (26:107) Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you, (26:108) So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me. (26:109) And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds. (26:110) So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me. (26:111) They said: Shall we put faith in thee, when the lowest (of the people) follow thee? (26:112) He said: And what knowledge have I of what they may have been doing (in the past)? (26:113) Lo! their reckoning is my Lord's concern, if ye but knew; (26:114) And I am not (here) to repulse believers. (26:115) I am only a plain warner. (26:116) They said: If thou cease not, O Noah, thou wilt surely be among those stoned (to death). (26:117) He said: My Lord! Lo! my own folk deny me. (26:118) Therefor judge Thou between us, a (conclusive) judgment, and save me and those believers who are with me. (26:119) And We saved him and those with him in the laden ship. (26:120) Then afterward We drowned the others. (26:121) Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers. (26:122) And lo, thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful. (26:123) (The tribe of) A'ad denied the messengers (of Allah). (26:124) When their brother Hud said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)? (26:125) Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you, (26:126) So keep your duty to Allah and obey me. (26:127) And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds. (26:128) Build ye on every high place a monument for vain delight?

(26:129) And seek ye out strongholds, that haply ye may last for ever? (26:130) And if ye seize by force, seize ye as tyrants? (26:131) Rather keep your duty to Allah, and obey me. (26:132) Keep your duty toward Him Who hath aided you with (the good things) that ye know, (26:133) Hath aided you with cattle and sons. (26:134) And gardens and watersprings. (26:135) Lo! I fear for you the retribution of an awful day. (26:136) They said: It is all one to us whether thou preachest or art not of those who preach; (26:137) This is but a fable of the men of old, (26:138) And we shall not be doomed. (26:139) And they denied him; therefor We destroyed them. Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers. (26:140) And lo! thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful. (26:141) (The tribe of) Thamud denied the messengers (of Allah) (26:142) When their brother Salih said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)? (26:143) Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you, (26:144) So keep your duty to Allah and obey me. (26:145) And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds. (26:146) Will ye be left secure in that which is here before us, (26:147) In gardens and watersprings. (26:148) And tilled fields and heavy-sheathed palm-trees, (26:149) Though ye hew out dwellings in the mountain, being skilful? (26:150) Therefor keep your duty to Allah and obey me, (26:151) And obey not the command of the prodigal, (26:152) Who spread corruption in the earth, and reform not. (26:153) They said: Thou art but one of the bewitched; (26:154) Thou art but a mortal like us. So bring some token if thou art of the truthful. (26:155) He said: (Behold) this she-camel. She hath the right to drink (at the well), and ye have the right to drink, (each) on an appointed day. (26:156) And touch her not with ill lest there come on you the retribution of an awful day. (26:157) But they hamstrung her, and then were penitent. (26:158) So the retribution came on them. Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers. (26:159) And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful. (26:160) The folk of Lot denied the messengers (of Allah), (26:161) When their brother Lot said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)? (26:162) Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you, (26:163) So keep your duty to Allah and obey me. (26:164) And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds. (26:165) What! Of all creatures do ye come unto the males, (26:166) And leave the wives your Lord created for you? Nay, but ye are froward folk. (26:167) They said: If thou cease not, O Lot, thou wilt soon be of the outcast. (26:168) He said: I am in truth of those who hate your conduct. (26:169) My Lord! Save me and my household from what they do. (26:170) So We saved him and his household, every one, (26:171) Save an old woman among those who stayed behind. (26:172) Then afterward We destroyed the others. (26:173) And We rained on them a rain. And dreadful is the rain of those who have been warned. (26:174) Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers. (26:175) And lo! thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful. (26:176) The dwellers in the wood (of Midian) denied the messengers (of Allah), (26:177) When Shu'eyb said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)? (26:178) Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you, (26:179) So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.

(26:129) And seek ye out strongholds, that haply ye may last for ever? (26:130) And if ye seize by force, seize ye as tyrants? (26:131) Rather keep your duty to Allah, and obey me. (26:132) Keep your duty toward Him Who hath aided you with (the good things) that ye know, (26:133) Hath aided you with cattle and sons. (26:134) And gardens and watersprings. (26:135) Lo! I fear for you the retribution of an awful day. (26:136) They said: It is all one to us whether thou preachest or art not of those who preach; (26:137) This is but a fable of the men of old, (26:138) And we shall not be doomed. (26:139) And they denied him; therefor We destroyed them. Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers. (26:140) And lo! thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful. (26:141) (The tribe of) Thamud denied the messengers (of Allah) (26:142) When their brother Salih said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)? (26:143) Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you, (26:144) So keep your duty to Allah and obey me. (26:145) And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds. (26:146) Will ye be left secure in that which is here before us, (26:147) In gardens and watersprings. (26:148) And tilled fields and heavy-sheathed palm-trees, (26:149) Though ye hew out dwellings in the mountain, being skilful? (26:150) Therefor keep your duty to Allah and obey me, (26:151) And obey not the command of the prodigal, (26:152) Who spread corruption in the earth, and reform not. (26:153) They said: Thou art but one of the bewitched; (26:154) Thou art but a mortal like us. So bring some token if thou art of the truthful. (26:155) He said: (Behold) this she-camel. She hath the right to drink (at the well), and ye have the right to drink, (each) on an appointed day. (26:156) And touch her not with ill lest there come on you the retribution of an awful day. (26:157) But they hamstrung her, and then were penitent. (26:158) So the retribution came on them. Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers. (26:159) And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful. (26:160) The folk of Lot denied the messengers (of Allah), (26:161) When their brother Lot said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)? (26:162) Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you, (26:163) So keep your duty to Allah and obey me. (26:164) And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds. (26:165) What! Of all creatures do ye come unto the males, (26:166) And leave the wives your Lord created for you? Nay, but ye are froward folk. (26:167) They said: If thou cease not, O Lot, thou wilt soon be of the outcast. (26:168) He said: I am in truth of those who hate your conduct. (26:169) My Lord! Save me and my household from what they do. (26:170) So We saved him and his household, every one, (26:171) Save an old woman among those who stayed behind. (26:172) Then afterward We destroyed the others. (26:173) And We rained on them a rain. And dreadful is the rain of those who have been warned. (26:174) Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers. (26:175) And lo! thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful. (26:176) The dwellers in the wood (of Midian) denied the messengers (of Allah), (26:177) When Shu'eyb said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)? (26:178) Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you, (26:179) So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.

(26:180) And I ask of you no wage for it; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds. (26:181) Give full measure, and be not of those who give less (than the due). (26:182) And weigh with the true balance. (26:183) Wrong not mankind in their goods, and do not evil, making mischief, in the earth. (26:184) And keep your duty unto Him Who created you and the generations of the men of old. (26:185) They said: Thou art but one of the bewitched; (26:186) Thou art but a mortal like us, and lo! we deem thee of the liars. (26:187) Then make fragments of the heaven fall upon us, if thou art of the truthful. (26:188) He said: My Lord is Best Aware of what ye do. (26:189) But they denied him, so there came on them the retribution of the day of gloom. Lo! it was the retribution of an awful day. (26:190) Lo! herein is indeed a portent; yet most of them are not believers. (26:191) And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful. (26:192) And lo! it is a revelation of the Lord of the Worlds, (26:193) Which the True Spirit hath brought down (26:194) Upon thy heart, that thou mayst be (one) of the warners, (26:195) In plain Arabic speech. (26:196) And lo! it is in the Scriptures of the men of old. (26:197) Is it not a token for them that the doctors of the Children of Israel know it? (26:198) And if We had revealed it unto one of any other nation than the Arabs, (26:199) And he had read it unto them, they would not have believed in it. (26:200) Thus do We make it traverse the hearts of the guilty. (26:201) They will not believe in it till they behold the painful doom, (26:202) So that it will come upon them suddenly, when they perceive not. (26:203) Then they will say: Are we to be reprieved? (26:204) Would they (now) hasten on Our doom? (26:205) Hast thou then seen, if We content them for (long) years, (26:206) And then cometh that which they were promised, (26:207) (How) that wherewith they were contented naught availeth them? (26:208) And We destroyed no township but it had its warners (26:209) For reminder, for We never were oppressors. (26:210) The devils did not bring it down. (26:211) It is not meet for them, nor is it in their power, (26:212) Lo! verily they are banished from the hearing. (26:213) Therefor invoke not with Allah another god, lest thou be one of the doomed. (26:214) And warn thy tribe of near kindred, (26:215) And lower thy wing (in kindness) unto those believers who follow thee. (26:216) And if they (thy kinsfolk) disobey thee, say: Lo! I am innocent of what they do. (26:217) And put thy trust in the Mighty, the Merciful. (26:218) Who seeth thee when thou standest up (to pray) (26:219) And (seeth) thine abasement among those who fall prostrate (in worship). (26:220) Lo! He, only He, is the Hearer, the Knower. (26:221) Shall I inform you upon whom the devils descend? (26:222) They descend on every sinful, false one. (26:223) They listen eagerly, but most of them are liars. (26:224) As for poets, the erring follow them. (26:225) Hast thou not seen how they stray in every valley, (26:226) And how they say that which they do not? (26:227) Save those who believe and do good works, and remember Allah much, and vindicate themselves after they have been wronged. Those who do wrong will come to know by what a (great) reverse they will be overturned!

(26:180) And I ask of you no wage for it; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds. (26:181) Give full measure, and be not of those who give less (than the due). (26:182) And weigh with the true balance. (26:183) Wrong not mankind in their goods, and do not evil, making mischief, in the earth. (26:184) And keep your duty unto Him Who created you and the generations of the men of old. (26:185) They said: Thou art but one of the bewitched; (26:186) Thou art but a mortal like us, and lo! we deem thee of the liars. (26:187) Then make fragments of the heaven fall upon us, if thou art of the truthful. (26:188) He said: My Lord is Best Aware of what ye do. (26:189) But they denied him, so there came on them the retribution of the day of gloom. Lo! it was the retribution of an awful day. (26:190) Lo! herein is indeed a portent; yet most of them are not believers. (26:191) And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful. (26:192) And lo! it is a revelation of the Lord of the Worlds, (26:193) Which the True Spirit hath brought down (26:194) Upon thy heart, that thou mayst be (one) of the warners, (26:195) In plain Arabic speech. (26:196) And lo! it is in the Scriptures of the men of old. (26:197) Is it not a token for them that the doctors of the Children of Israel know it? (26:198) And if We had revealed it unto one of any other nation than the Arabs, (26:199) And he had read it unto them, they would not have believed in it. (26:200) Thus do We make it traverse the hearts of the guilty. (26:201) They will not believe in it till they behold the painful doom, (26:202) So that it will come upon them suddenly, when they perceive not. (26:203) Then they will say: Are we to be reprieved? (26:204) Would they (now) hasten on Our doom? (26:205) Hast thou then seen, if We content them for (long) years, (26:206) And then cometh that which they were promised, (26:207) (How) that wherewith they were contented naught availeth them? (26:208) And We destroyed no township but it had its warners (26:209) For reminder, for We never were oppressors. (26:210) The devils did not bring it down. (26:211) It is not meet for them, nor is it in their power, (26:212) Lo! verily they are banished from the hearing. (26:213) Therefor invoke not with Allah another god, lest thou be one of the doomed. (26:214) And warn thy tribe of near kindred, (26:215) And lower thy wing (in kindness) unto those believers who follow thee. (26:216) And if they (thy kinsfolk) disobey thee, say: Lo! I am innocent of what they do. (26:217) And put thy trust in the Mighty, the Merciful. (26:218) Who seeth thee when thou standest up (to pray) (26:219) And (seeth) thine abasement among those who fall prostrate (in worship). (26:220) Lo! He, only He, is the Hearer, the Knower. (26:221) Shall I inform you upon whom the devils descend? (26:222) They descend on every sinful, false one. (26:223) They listen eagerly, but most of them are liars. (26:224) As for poets, the erring follow them. (26:225) Hast thou not seen how they stray in every valley, (26:226) And how they say that which they do not? (26:227) Save those who believe and do good works, and remember Allah much, and vindicate themselves after they have been wronged. Those who do wrong will come to know by what a (great) reverse they will be overturned!