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

¹ ḥā mīm¹

² ʿayn sīn qāf ¹

³ Thus¹ reveals² to thee, and to those before thee, God, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.³

⁴ To Him belongs what is in the heavens and what is in the earth; and He is the Exalted, the Great.

⁵ The heavens are nigh rent from above themselves,¹ and the angels give glory² with the praise of their Lord and ask forgiveness for those upon the earth. In truth,³ God, He is the Forgiver, the Merciful.

⁶ And those who take allies besides¹ Him: God is custodian over them; and thou art not a guardian over them.

⁷ And thus We have revealed¹ to thee an Arabic recitation,² that thou warn the mother of cities³ and whoso is around her, and thou warn of the Day of Gathering whereof there is no doubt: a faction will be in the Garden, and a faction in the Inferno.

⁸ And had God willed, He would have made them one community; but He makes whom He wills enter into His mercy; and the wrongdoers¹ have neither ally nor helper.

⁹ If¹ they have taken allies besides² Him:³ then God, He is the Ally, and He gives life to the dead, and He is over all things powerful.

¹⁰ And that wherein you differ in anything, the judgment thereof is to God: “That is God, my Lord; in whom I place my trust, and to whom I turn.”

¹¹ The Originator of the Heavens and the Earth has made for you of yourselves pairs,¹ and of the cattle pairs; He creates² you thereby — there is nothing like Him — and He is the Hearer, the Seeing.

¹² To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth. He expands provision for whom He wills, and He straitens; He knows all things.

¹³ He ordained for you of doctrine¹ what He enjoined upon Noah, and that We have revealed² to thee, and what We enjoined upon Abraham and Moses and Jesus:³ “Uphold⁴ the doctrine,⁵ and be not divided therein.” Difficult for the idolaters⁶ is that to which thou invitest them.⁷ God chooses for Himself whom He wills, and guides to Himself him who turns in repentance.

¹⁴ And they became divided only after knowledge came to them, through sectarian zealotry¹ between them. And were it not for a word that preceded from thy Lord to a stated term, it would have been concluded between them. And those who were caused to inherit the Writ² after them are in sceptical doubt concerning it.

¹⁵ So to that¹ then call thou. And keep thou to the path as thou art commanded, and follow thou not their vain desires,² but say thou: “I believe in³ what God sent down of Writ,⁴ and I have been commanded to be just among you. God is our Lord and your Lord. We have our works, and you have your works;⁵ there is no argument⁶ between us and you; God will bring us together, and to Him is the journey’s end.”

¹⁶ And those who dispute concerning God after that answer has been made to him:¹ their argument² has no weight with their Lord; and upon them is wrath, and they have a severe punishment.

¹⁷ God it is who has sent down the Writ¹ with the truth² and the balance.³ And what can make thee know that the Hour might be nigh!

¹⁸ Those who believe not in¹ it seek to hasten it;² but those who heed warning³ are in dread of it and know that it is the truth.⁴ Nay,⁵ those who are in doubt concerning the Hour are in extreme error.

¹⁹ God is subtle with His servants; He provides for whom He wills. And He is the Strong, the Exalted in Might.

²⁰ Whoso desires the harvest¹ of the Hereafter, We increase him in his harvest.² And whoso desires the harvest³ of the World, We give him thereof — and he has no portion in the Hereafter.

²¹ If¹ they have partners² which ordained for them of doctrine³ that for which God has not given leave[...].⁴ And had it not been for the word of decision, it would have been concluded between them; and the wrongdoers⁵ have a painful punishment.

²² Thou wilt see the wrongdoers¹ fearful of what they have earned; and it will befall them. And those who heed warning² and do righteous deeds will be in the lush meadows of the Gardens; they will have what they wish with their Lord. That³ is the great favour,

²³ That of which God gives glad tidings to His servants who heed warning¹ and do righteous deeds. Say thou: “I ask of you for it no reward save love among kin.” And whoso commits a good deed, We will increase him in good therein; God is forgiving and appreciative.

²⁴ If¹ they say: “He has invented a lie about God,”² — but if God wills, He will seal thy heart; and God eliminates vanity and establishes truth³ by His words; He knows what is in the breasts.

²⁵ And He it is that accepts repentance from His servants and pardons evil deeds;¹ and He knows what you do.

²⁶ And He responds to those who heed warning¹ and do righteous deeds, and increases them of His bounty. And the false claimers of guidance,² they have a severe punishment.

²⁷ And had God expanded the provision for His servants, they would have oppressed in the earth; but He sends down in measure what He wills; He is of His servants aware and seeing.

²⁸ And He it is that sends down the rain after they have despaired, and unfurls His mercy; and He is the Ally, the Praiseworthy.

²⁹ And among His proofs¹ is the creation of the heavens and the earth and what He has spread therein of creatures; and He has power to gather them when He wills.

³⁰ And what befalls you of calamity: it is for what your hands have earned — but He pardons much —

³¹ And you cannot escape¹ in the earth; and you have, besides² God, neither ally nor helper.

³² And among His proofs¹ are the ships in the sea like banners;²

³³ If He wills, He calms the wind, and they remain motionless on its back¹ — in that are proofs² for everyone patient and grateful —

³⁴ Or He wrecks them for what they have earned — but He pardons much —

³⁵ And that those who dispute concerning Our proofs¹ might know they have no place of refuge.

³⁶ And what you have been given of anything is the enjoyment of the life of this world; but what is with God is better and more enduring for those who heed warning¹ and in their Lord place their trust,

³⁷ And those who avoid the enormities of sin¹ and sexual immoralities,² and when wroth they forgive,

³⁸ And those who respond to their Lord, and uphold the duty,¹ and their affair is by consultation between them, and of what We have provided them they spend.

³⁹ And those who, when sectarian zealotry¹ befalls them, help themselves:

⁴⁰ (And the reward of evil¹ is evil² the like thereof; but whoso pardons and makes right, his reward is upon God; He loves not the wrongdoers.³

⁴¹ And whoso helps himself after being wronged,¹ those: there is no path against them.

⁴² There is but a path against those who wrong¹ men and oppress in the earth without cause:² those have a painful punishment.)

⁴³ And whoso is patient and forgives: that is among the resolution of affairs.¹

⁴⁴ And whom God sends astray, there is for him no ally after Him. And thou wilt see the wrongdoers,¹ when they see the punishment, saying: “Is there any path of return?”

⁴⁵ And thou wilt see them being exposed to it,¹ humble² from weakness,³ looking on with a furtive glance; and those who heed warning⁴ will say: “The losers are those who lose themselves and their families on the Day of Resurrection”; in truth,⁵ the wrongdoers⁶ are in lasting punishment.

⁴⁶ And they have no allies to help them besides¹ God; and whom God sends astray, for him there is no path.

⁴⁷ Respond to your Lord before there comes a day there is no repelling from God; you will have no refuge that day, nor will there be for you any denial.

⁴⁸ And if they turn away — We sent thee not as a custodian over them; upon thee is only the notification. And when We let man taste mercy from Us, he exults thereat; but if evil¹ befalls them because of what their hands sent ahead, then is man ungrateful.

⁴⁹ To God belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth; He creates what He wills; He gives to whom He wills females, and He gives to whom He wills males,

⁵⁰ Or He couples them, males and females;¹ and He makes whom He wills barren. He is knowing and powerful.

⁵¹ And it is not for a mortal that God should speak to him save by revelation¹ or from behind a partition, or that He send a messenger and that he reveal,² by His leave, what He wills; He is exalted and wise.

⁵² And thus We have revealed¹ to thee a Spirit of Our command. Thou knewest not what the Writ² was, or faith, but We made it³ a light whereby We guide whom We will of Our servants. And thou — thou guidest⁴ to a straight path:

⁵³ The path of God, to whom belongs what is in the heavens and what is in the earth. In truth,¹ to God do all matters² come.³