"Lo! the righteous verily are in delight, On couches, gazing, Thou wilt know in their faces the radiance of delight." — Holy Qur'an 83:22-24
Holy Quran Verses from Yusufali's Translation
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
085.001 | By the sky, (displaying) the Zodiacal Signs; |
085.002 | By the promised Day (of Judgment); |
085.003 | By one that witnesses, and the subject of the witness;- |
085.004 | Woe to the makers of the pit (of fire), |
085.005 | Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel: |
085.006 | Behold! they sat over against the (fire), |
085.007 | And they witnessed (all) that they were doing against the Believers. |
085.008 | And they ill-treated them for no other reason than that they believed in God, Exalted in Power, Worthy of all Praise!- |
085.009 | Him to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And God is Witness to all things. |
085.010 | Those who persecute (or draw into temptation) the Believers, men and women, and do not turn in repentance, will have the Penalty of Hell: They will have the Penalty of the Burning Fire. |
085.011 | For those who believe and do righteous deeds, will be Gardens; beneath which rivers flow: That is the great Salvation, (the fulfilment of all desires), |
085.012 | Truly strong is the Grip (and Power) of thy Lord. |
085.013 | It is He Who creates from the very beginning, and He can restore (life). |
085.014 | And He is the Oft-Forgiving, Full of Loving-Kindness, |
085.015 | Lord of the Throne of Glory, |
085.016 | Doer (without let) of all that He intends. |
085.017 | Has the story reached thee, of the forces- |
085.018 | Of Pharaoh and the Thamud? |
085.019 | And yet the Unbelievers (persist) in rejecting (the Truth)! |
085.020 | But God doth encompass them from behind! |
085.021 | Day, this is a Glorious Qur'an, |
085.022 | (Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved! |
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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