Holy Quran Verses

Holy Quran Verses from Pickthall's Translation

Surah Saaaffaat: Those Who Set The Ranks

In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

037.001	By those who set the ranks in battle order
037.002	And those who drive away (the wicked) with reproof
037.003	And those who read (the Word) for a reminder,
037.004	Lo! thy Lord is surely One;
037.005	Lord of the heavens and of the earth and all that is between them, and Lord of the sun's risings.
037.006	Lo! We have adorned the lowest heaven with an ornament, the planets;
037.007	With security from every froward devil.
037.008	They cannot listen to the Highest Chiefs for they are pelted from every side,
037.009	Outcast, and theirs is a perpetual torment;
037.010	Save him who snatcheth a fragment, and there pursueth him a piercing flame.
037.011	Then ask them (O Muhammad): Are they stronger as a creation, or those (others) whom we have created? Lo! We created them of plastic clay.
037.012	Nay, but thou dost marvel when they mock
037.013	And heed not when they are reminded,
037.014	And seek to scoff when they behold a portent.
037.015	And they say: Lo! this is mere magic;
037.016	When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we then, forsooth, be raised (again)?
037.017	And our forefathers?
037.018	Say (O Muhammad): Ye, in truth; and ye will be brought low.
037.019	There is but one Shout, and lo! they behold,
037.020	And say: Ah, woe for us! This is the Day of Judgment.
037.021	This is the Day of Separation, which ye used to deny.
037.022	(And it is said unto the angels): Assemble those who did wrong, together with their wives and what they used to worship
037.023	Instead of Allah, and lead them to the path to hell;
037.024	And stop them, for they must be questioned.
037.025	What aileth you that ye help not one another?
037.026	Nay, but this day they make full submission.
037.027	And some of them draw near unto others, mutually questioning.
037.028	They say: Lo! ye used to come unto us, imposing, (swearing that ye spoke the truth).
037.029	They answer: Nay, but ye (yourselves) were not believers.
037.030	We had no power over you, but ye were wayward folk.
037.031	Now the Word of our Lord hath been fulfilled concerning us. Lo! we are about to taste (the doom).
037.032	Thus we misled you. Lo! we were (ourselves) astray.
037.033	Then lo! this day they (both) are sharers in the doom.
037.034	Lo! thus deal We with the guilty.
037.035	For when it was said unto them, There is no God save Allah, they were scornful
037.036	And said: Shall we forsake our gods for a mad poet?
037.037	Nay, but he brought the Truth, and he confirmed those sent (before him).
037.038	Lo! (now) verily ye taste the painful doom -
037.039	Ye are requited naught save what ye did -
037.040	Save single-minded slaves of Allah;
037.041	For them there is a known provision,
037.042	Fruits. And they will be honoured
037.043	In the Gardens of delight,
037.044	On couches facing one another;
037.045	A cup from a gushing spring is brought round for them,
037.046	White, delicious to the drinkers,
037.047	Wherein there is no headache nor are they made mad thereby.
037.048	And with them are those of modest gaze, with lovely eyes,
037.049	(Pure) as they were hidden eggs (of the ostrich).
037.050	And some of them draw near unto others, mutually questioning.
037.051	A speaker of them saith: Lo! I had a comrade
037.052	Who used to say: Art thou in truth of those who put faith (in his words)?
037.053	Can we, when we are dead and have become mere dust and bones - can we (then) verily be brought to book?
037.054	He saith: Will ye look?
037.055	Then looketh he and seeth him in the depth of hell.
037.056	He saith: By Allah, thou verily didst all but cause my ruin,
037.057	And had it not been for the favour of my Lord, I too had been of those haled forth (to doom).
037.058	Are we then not to die
037.059	Saving our former death, and are we not to be punished?
037.060	Lo! this is the supreme triumph.
037.061	For the like of this, then, let the workers work.
037.062	Is this better as a welcome, or the tree of Zaqqum?
037.063	Lo! We have appointed it a torment for wrong-doers.
037.064	Lo! it is a tree that springeth in the heart of hell.
037.065	Its crop is as it were the heads of devils
037.066	And lo! they verily must eat thereof, and fill (their) bellies therewith.
037.067	And afterward, lo! thereupon they have a drink of boiling water
037.068	And afterward, lo! their return is surely unto hell.
037.069	They indeed found their fathers astray,
037.070	But they make haste (to follow) in their footsteps.
037.071	And verily most of the men of old went astray before them,
037.072	And verily We sent among them warners.
037.073	Then see the nature of the consequence for those warned,
037.074	Save single-minded slaves of Allah.
037.075	And Noah verily prayed unto Us, and gracious was the Hearer of his prayer
037.076	And We saved him and his household from the great distress,
037.077	And made his seed the survivors,
037.078	And left for him among the later folk (the salutation):
037.079	Peace be unto Noah among the peoples!
037.080	Lo! thus do We reward the good.
037.081	Lo! he is one of Our believing slaves.
037.082	Then We did drown the others.
037.083	And lo! of his persuasion verily was Abraham
037.084	When he came unto his Lord with a whole heart;
037.085	When he said unto his father and his folk: What is it that ye worship?
037.086	Is it a falsehood - gods beside Allah - that ye desire?
037.087	What then is your opinion of the Lord of the Worlds?
037.088	And he glanced a glance at the stars
037.089	Then said: Lo! I feel sick!
037.090	And they turned their backs and went away from him.
037.091	Then turned he to their gods and said: Will ye not eat?
037.092	What aileth you that ye speak not?
037.093	Then he attacked them, striking with his right hand.
037.094	And (his people) came toward him, hastening.
037.095	He said: Worship ye that which ye yourselves do carve
037.096	When Allah hath created you and what ye make?
037.097	They said: Build for him a building and fling him in the red-hotfire.
037.098	And they designed a snare for him, but We made them the undermost.
037.099	And he said: Lo! I am going unto my Lord Who will guide me.
037.100	My Lord! Vouchsafe me of the righteous.
037.101	So We gave him tidings of a gentle son.
037.102	And when (his son) was old enough to walk with him, (Abraham) said: O my dear son, I have seen in a dream that I must sacrifice thee. So look, what thinkest thou? He said: O my father! Do that which thou art commanded. Allah willing, thou shalt find me of the steadfast.
037.103	Then, when they had both surrendered (to Allah), and he had flung him down upon his face,
037.104	We called unto him: O Abraham!
037.105	Thou hast already fulfilled the vision. Lo! thus do We reward the good.
037.106	Lo! that verily was a clear test.
037.107	Then We ransomed him with a tremendous victim.
037.108	And We left for him among the later folk (the salutation):
037.109	Peace be unto Abraham!
037.110	Thus do We reward the good.
037.111	Lo! he is one of Our believing slaves.
037.112	And we gave him tidings of the birth of Isaac, a prophet of the righteous.
037.113	And We blessed him and Isaac. And of their seed are some who do good, and some who plainly wrong themselves.
037.114	And We verily gave grace unto Moses and Aaron,
037.115	And saved them and their people from the great distress,
037.116	And helped them so that they became the victors.
037.117	And We gave them the clear Scripture
037.118	And showed them the right path.
037.119	And We left for them among the later folk (the salutation):
037.120	Peace be unto Moses and Aaron!
037.121	Lo! thus do We reward the good.
037.122	Lo! they are two of Our believing slaves.
037.123	And lo! Elias was of those sent (to warn),
037.124	When he said unto his folk: Will ye not ward off (evil)?
037.125	Will ye cry unto Baal and forsake the Best of creators,
037.126	Allah, your Lord and Lord of your forefathers?
037.127	But they denied him, so they surely will be haled forth (to the doom)
037.128	Save single-minded slaves of Allah.
037.129	And we left for him among the later folk (the salutation):
037.130	Peace be unto Elias!
037.131	Lo! thus do We reward the good.
037.132	Lo! he is one of our believing slaves.
037.133	And lo! Lot verily was of those sent (to warn).
037.134	When We saved him and his household, every one,
037.135	Save an old woman among those who stayed behind;
037.136	Then We destroyed the others.
037.137	And lo! ye verily pass by (the ruin of) them in the morning
037.138	And at night-time; have ye then no sense?
037.139	And lo! Jonah verily was of those sent (to warn)
037.140	When he fled unto the laden ship,
037.141	And then drew lots and was of those rejected;
037.142	And the fish swallowed him while he was blameworthy;
037.143	And had he not been one of those who glorify (Allah)
037.144	He would have tarried in its belly till the day when they are raised;
037.145	Then We cast him on a desert shore while he was sick;
037.146	And We caused a tree of gourd to grow above him;
037.147	And We sent him to a hundred thousand (folk) or more
037.148	And they believed, therefor We gave them comfort for a while.
037.149	Now ask them (O Muhammad): Hath thy Lord daughters whereas they have sons?
037.150	Or created We the angels females while they were present?
037.151	Lo! it is of their falsehood that they say:
037.152	Allah hath begotten. Allah! verily they tell a lie.
037.153	(And again of their falsehood): He hath preferred daughters to sons.
037.154	What aileth you? How judge ye?
037.155	Will ye not then reflect?
037.156	Or have ye a clear warrant?
037.157	Then produce your writ, if ye are truthful.
037.158	And they imagine kinship between him and the jinn, whereas the jinn know well that they will be brought before (Him).
037.159	Glorified be Allah from that which they attribute (unto Him),
037.160	Save single-minded slaves of Allah.
037.161	Lo! verily, ye and that which ye worship,
037.162	Ye cannot excite (anyone) against Him.
037.163	Save him who is to burn in hell.
037.164	There is not one of us but hath his known position.
037.165	Lo! we, even we are they who set the ranks,
037.166	Lo! we, even we are they who hymn His praise
037.167	And indeed they used to say:
037.168	If we had but a reminder from the men of old
037.169	We would be single-minded slaves of Allah.
037.170	Yet (now that it is come) they disbelieve therein; but they will come to know.
037.171	And verily Our word went forth of old unto Our bondmen sent (to warn)
037.172	That they verily would be helped,
037.173	And that Our host, they verily would be the victors.
037.174	So withdraw from them (O Muhammad) awhile,
037.175	And watch, for they will (soon) see.
037.176	Would they hasten on Our doom?
037.177	But when it cometh home to them, then it will be a hapless morn for those who have been warned.
037.178	Withdraw from them awhile
037.179	And watch, for they will (soon) see.
037.180	Glorified be thy Lord, the Lord of Majesty, from that which they attribute (unto Him)
037.181	And peace be unto those sent (to warn).
037.182	And praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds!

Let us pray (Sura 20, Ayat 114) 'Ya Rabbi Zidni Ilma!' ('O Lord! Increase me in knowledge.') and seek spiritual help (ta'yid) to understand our great faith.

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