In the name of God, the Almighty,¹ the Merciful.

¹ Drawn nigh¹ to men has their reckoning, while they in heedlessness are turning away;

² No remembrance¹ from their Lord comes to them anew but they listen to it while they play,

³ Their hearts distracted. And those who do wrong conceal their¹ private conversation: “Is this² save a mortal like you? Will you go to sorcery³ with open eyes?”⁴

⁴ Say thou:¹ “My Lord knows what is said² in the heaven and the earth; and He is the Hearing, the Knowing.”

⁵ “But,”¹ — they say — “a confused medley of dreams; but² he has invented it; but³ he is a poet. So let him bring us a proof⁴ like that sent to the former peoples!”

⁶ No city believed before them among those We destroyed; will they then believe?¹

⁷ And We sent before thee only men to whom We revealed¹ — and ask the people of the remembrance,² if you know not —

⁸ And We gave them not bodies that ate not food, nor were they immortals;

⁹ Then fulfilled We the promise to them, and delivered them and whom We wished, and destroyed the committers of excess.

¹⁰ We have sent down to you a Writ¹ wherein is your remembrance;² will you then not³ use reason!

¹¹ And how many a city that was doing wrong¹ did We utterly destroy,² and produced after it another people!

¹² And when they perceived Our might, then did they flee from it.

¹³ “Flee not! But return to that wherein you were given opulence, and your dwellings, that you might be questioned.”

¹⁴ They said: “Woe is us! We were wrongdoers.”¹

¹⁵ And that, their call, ceased not until We made them a harvest, extinguished.

¹⁶ And We created not the heaven and the earth and what is between them¹ in play.

¹⁷ Had We wished to take a diversion, We would have taken it from Ourselves — if We are the doers.¹

¹⁸ But¹ We hurl the truth² against vanity and it triumphs³ over it, and then it passes away.⁴ And woe to you for what you describe!

¹⁹ And to Him belongs whoso is in the heavens and the earth; and those in His presence are not too proud for His service, nor do they grow weary,

²⁰ They give glory¹ night and day, and they flag not.

²¹ If¹ they have taken gods from the earth who resurrect:²

²² Were there in them¹ gods save God, they² would have been corrupted; and glory³ be to God, the Lord of the Throne, above what they describe!

²³ He is not questioned about what He does, but they will be questioned.

²⁴ If¹ they have taken gods besides² Him,³ say thou: “Bring your evidence. This⁴ is the remembrance⁵ of him with me,⁶ and the remembrance⁷ of him before me.”⁸ But⁹ most of them know not the truth,¹⁰ so they are turning away.¹¹

²⁵ And We sent not before thee any messenger save We revealed¹ to him that: “There is no god save I; so serve Me.”

²⁶ And they say: “The Almighty¹ has taken a son.” Glory² be to Him! But³ honoured servants⁴

²⁷ Precede Him not in word,¹ but they act by His command.

²⁸ He knows what is before them,¹ and what following them, and they intercede not save for him with whom He is pleased; and they are from fear of Him in dread.

²⁹ And whoso among them says: “I am a god besides¹ Him!” — then that: We reward him with Gehenna; thus reward We the wrongdoers.²

³⁰ Have not those who ignore warning¹ considered that the heavens and the earth were stitched together,² then We ripped them³ apart⁴ and made of water every living thing? Will they then not⁵ believe!

³¹ And We made in the earth firm mountains lest it sway with them; and We made therein mountain passes as ways, that they might be guided;

³² And We made the sky a roof protected; but they, from its proofs,¹ are turning away.

³³ And He it is that created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon, each in a circuit¹ swimming.²

³⁴ And We appointed not eternity for a mortal before thee; if then thou wilt die, then are they eternal?

³⁵ Every soul will taste death; and We will try you with evil and good as a means of denial;¹ and to Us will you be returned.

³⁶ And when those who ignore warning¹ see thee, they take thee only in mockery: “Is this he who mentions your gods!”² And they — of the remembrance³ of the Almighty⁴ — they are deniers.

³⁷ Man was created of haste.¹ I will show you My proofs,² so ask Me not to make haste.

³⁸ And they say: “When is this promise, if you¹ be truthful?”²

³⁹ If those who ignore warning¹ but knew the time when they will not restrain the Fire from their faces, nor from their backs, nor will they be helped!²

⁴⁰ But¹ it will come upon them unexpectedly, and render them speechless, and they will be unable to repel it, nor will they be granted respite.

⁴¹ And messengers were mocked before thee; then there surrounded those who derided them that whereat they mocked.

⁴² Say thou: “Who can protect you by night and day from the Almighty?”¹ But² they, from the remembrance³ of their Lord, are turning away.

⁴³ If¹ they have gods to defend them besides² Us:³ they are unable to help themselves, nor are they protected from Us.

⁴⁴ But¹ We gave these and their fathers enjoyment until life became long for them. Have they then not² considered that We come to³ the earth, diminishing it from its extremities?⁴ Is it then they who will be the victors?

⁴⁵ Say thou: “I but warn you by revelation.”¹ But the deaf hear not the call when they are warned.

⁴⁶ And if there touch them a hint¹ of the punishment of thy Lord, they will say: “Woe is us! We were wrongdoers.”²

⁴⁷ And We will set up the balances of equity¹ for the Day of Resurrection, so no soul will be wronged in anything; and though² it be the weight of a mustard seed,³ We will bring it. And sufficient are We as account-takers.

⁴⁸ And We gave Moses and Aaron the Division,¹ and an illumination, and a remembrance² for those of prudent fear:³

⁴⁹ Those who fear their Lord unseen, and are of the Hour in dread.

⁵⁰ And this¹ is a blessed remembrance² We sent down. Will you then not recognise³ it?

⁵¹ And We gave Abraham his sound judgment before; and We knew him

⁵² When he said to his father and his people: “What are these statues¹ to which you are devoted?”²

⁵³ They said: “We found our fathers serving them.”

⁵⁴ He said: “You and your fathers have been in manifest error.”

⁵⁵ They said: “Hast thou come to us with the truth,¹ or art thou of those who play?”²

⁵⁶ He said: “But¹ your Lord is the Lord of the Heavens and the Earth who created them, and I am of those who bear witness to that.

⁵⁷ “And, by God, I will plan against your idols,¹ after you have turned and gone!”²

⁵⁸ And he made them into pieces save a great one they had,¹ that they might return to it.

⁵⁹ They said: “Who has done this to our gods, he is surely of the wrongdoers!”¹

⁶⁰ They said: “We heard a youth make mention of¹ them; he is called Abraham.”

⁶¹ They said: “Then bring him before the eyes of the people, that they might bear witness.”¹

⁶² They said: “Didst thou this to our gods, O Abraham?”

⁶³ He said: “But¹ this their great one² did it; so ask them, if they speak.”

⁶⁴ And they returned to themselves and said: “It is you who are the wrongdoers.”¹

⁶⁵ Then they went back on themselves:¹ “Thou knewest that these speak not.”

⁶⁶ He said: “Then serve you, besides¹ God, what can neither benefit you at all nor harm you?

⁶⁷ “Fie upon you and all that you serve besides¹ God! Will you then not² use reason!”

⁶⁸ They said: “Burn him, and support¹ your gods, if you are doers!”²

⁶⁹ We said: “O fire: be thou coolness and safety¹ upon Abraham.”

⁷⁰ And they desired a plan for him, but We made them the greatest losers,

⁷¹ And We delivered him and Lot to the land We had blessed for all mankind.¹

⁷² And We gave him Isaac, and Jacob in addition; and each We made righteous,¹

⁷³ And We made them leaders, guiding by Our command, and revealed¹ to them the doing of good deeds, and the upholding of duty,² and the rendering of the purity;³ and Us they served.

⁷⁴ And Lot: We gave him judgment and knowledge; and We delivered him from the city that was doing bad deeds;¹ they were an evil people, perfidious;²

⁷⁵ And We made him enter into Our mercy; he was among the righteous.

⁷⁶ And Noah: when¹ he called before, then We responded to him and delivered him and his household from the great distress.

⁷⁷ And We helped him against the people who denied Our proofs;¹ they were a people of evil, so We drowned them all together.

⁷⁸ And David and Solomon: when¹ they² passed judgment concerning the tilth, when the sheep of the people had strayed and pastured³ therein; and We were witnesses to their⁴ judgment.

⁷⁹ And We gave understanding of it to Solomon; and to each We gave judgment and knowledge. And We made subject with David the mountains giving glory,¹ and the birds. And We are the doers.²

⁸⁰ And We taught him the making of garments¹ for you, to protect you from your might; are you then grateful?

⁸¹ And to Solomon: the wind raging,¹ running by his command to the land that We had blessed;² and We knew everything.

⁸² And among the satans¹ were those diving for him, and doing work besides that; and We were over them a guardian.²

⁸³ And Job:¹ when² he called to his Lord: “Adversity has touched me, and Thou art the most merciful of those who show mercy,”

⁸⁴ Then We answered him, and removed what was upon him of adversity. And We gave him his household and their like with them as a mercy from Us and a reminder to those who serve.

⁸⁵ And Ishmael and Idrīs and Dhūl-Kifl:¹ each was among the patient,²

⁸⁶ And We made them enter into Our mercy; they were among the righteous.

⁸⁷ And Dhūl-Nūn:¹ when² he left in wrath, and thought that We would have no power over him; then he called in the darkness:³ “There is no god save Thou. Glory⁴ be to Thee! I have been among the wrongdoers!”⁵

⁸⁸ So We responded to him, and delivered him from distress. And thus do We deliver the believers.¹

⁸⁹ And Zachariah: when¹ he called to his Lord: “My Lord: leave Thou me not solitary;² and Thou art the best of inheritors,”³

⁹⁰ Then We answered him, and gave him John,¹ and made right his wife for him. They² competed in good deeds, and called to Us in hope and fear; and they were humble³ towards Us.

⁹¹ And she who guarded her chastity:¹ We breathed into her of Our Spirit,² and made her and her son a proof³ for all mankind.

⁹² This, your community,¹ is one community, and I am your Lord; so serve Me.²

⁹³ But they divided their affair between them;¹ all are returning to Us.

⁹⁴ And whoso works any righteous deeds, and is a believer:¹ there is no rejection of his effort, and We are writers for him.²

⁹⁵ And a prohibition is upon a city that We have destroyed, that they shall not return.¹

⁹⁶ When¹ Ya’jūj and Ma’jūj² have been loosed,³ and they from every elevation⁴ hasten forth[...]⁵

⁹⁷ And drawn nigh¹ has the true² promise;³ and then the eyes of those who ignore warning⁴ will stare:⁵ “Woe is us! We had been in heedlessness of this. The truth is,⁶ we were wrongdoers.”⁷

⁹⁸ You and what you serve, besides¹ God, are the fuel² of Gehenna! You will arrive at³ it.

⁹⁹ Had these¹ been gods, they would not have arrived at it; but all are therein abiding eternally.

¹⁰⁰ They have therein roaring;¹ and therein they hear not.²

¹⁰¹ Those for whom the best from Us has preceded — those are from it far removed;

¹⁰² They hear not a whisper¹ thereof;² and they in what their souls desired abide eternally.

¹⁰³ The greatest terror will not grieve them, and the angels will receive them: — “This is your day which you were promised” —

¹⁰⁴ The day We fold up the heaven like the folding up of a scroll for the writs.¹ As We began the first creation, We will repeat it — a promise binding upon² Us. Truly, We are the doers.³

¹⁰⁵ And We decreed in the Psalms¹ after the remembrance:² “My righteous servants will inherit the earth.”

¹⁰⁶ In this¹ is a notification for people who serve.²

¹⁰⁷ And We sent thee only as a mercy for all mankind.

¹⁰⁸ Say thou: “It is revealed¹ to me that your God is One God. Will you then be submitting?”²

¹⁰⁹ And if they turn away, say thou: “I have proclaimed to you all alike;¹ and I know not whether near or far is what you are promised.

¹¹⁰ “He knows what is public of speech, and He knows what you conceal.

¹¹¹ “And I know not; it might be a means of denial¹ for you and enjoyment for a time.”

¹¹² Say thou:¹ “My Lord: judge Thou with justice.² And our Lord is the Almighty,³ the one whose aid is sought against what you describe.”⁴