- Alif. Lam. Mim.
- These are revelations of the wise Scripture,
- A guidance and a mercy for the good,
- Those who establish worship and pay the poor-due and have sure
faith in the Hereafter.
- Such have guidance from their Lord. Such are the successful.
- And of mankind is he who payeth for mere pastime of discourse,
that he may mislead from Allah's way without knowledge, and maketh it
the butt of mockery. For such there is a shameful doom.
- And when Our revelations are recited unto him he turneth away
in pride as if he heard them not, as if there were a deafness in his
ears. So give him tidings of a painful doom.
- Lo! those who believe and do good works, for them are the
gardens of delight,
- Wherein they will abide. It is a promise of Allah in truth. He
is the Mighty, the Wise.
- He hath created the heavens without supports that ye can see,
and hath cast into the earth firm hills, so that it quake not with
you; and He hath dispersed therein all kinds of beasts. And We send
down water from the sky and We cause (plants) of every goodly kind to
grow therein.
- This is the Creation of Allah. Now show me that which those
(ye worship) beside Him have created. Nay, but the wrong-doers are in
error manifest!
- And verily We gave Luqman wisdom, saying: Give thanks unto
Allah; and whosoever giveth thanks, he giveth thanks for (the good of)
his soul. And whosoever refuseth - Lo! Allah is Absolute, Owner of
Praise.
- And (remember) when Luqman said unto his son, when he was
exhorting him: O my dear son! Ascribe no partners unto Allah. Lo! to
ascribe partners (unto Him) is a tremendous wrong -
- And We have enjoined upon man concerning his partners - His
mother beareth him in weakness upon weakness, and his weaning is in
two years - Give thanks unto Me and unto thy parents. Unto Me is the
journeying.
- But if they strive with thee to make thee ascribe unto Me as
partner that of which thou hast no knowledge, then obey them not.
Consort with them in the world kindly, and follow the path of him who
repenteth unto Me. Then unto Me will be your return, and I shall tell
you what ye used to do -
- O my dear son! Lo! though it be but the weight of a grain of
mustard-seed, and though it be in a rock, or in the heavens, or in the
earth, Allah will bring it forth. Lo! Allah is Subtile, Aware.
- O my dear son! Establish worship and enjoin kindness and
forbid iniquity, and persevere whatever may befall thee. Lo! that is
of the steadfast heart of things.
- Turn not thy cheek in scorn toward folk, nor walk with
pertness in the land. Lo! Allah loveth not each braggart boaster.
- Be modest in thy bearing and subdue thy voice. Lo! the
harshest of all voices is the voice of the ass.
- See ye not how Allah hath made serviceable unto you whatsoever
is in the skies and whatsoever is in the earth and hath loaded you
with His favours both without and within ? Yet of mankind is he who
disputeth concerning Allah, without knowledge or guidance or a
scripture giving light.
- And if it be said unto them: Follow that which Allah hath
revealed, they say: Nay, but we follow that wherein we found our
fathers. What! Even though the devil were inviting them unto the doom
of flame ?
- Whosoever surrendereth his purpose to Allah while doing good,
he verily hath grasped the firm hand-hold. Unto Allah belongeth the
sequel of all things.
- And whosoever disbelieveth, let not his disbelief afflict thee
(O Muhammad). Unto Us is their return, and We shall tell them what
they did. Lo! Allah is Aware of what is in the breasts (of men).
- We give them comfort for a little, and then We drive them to a
heavy doom.
- If thou shouldst ask them: Who created the heavens and the
earth ? they would answer: Allah. Say: Praise be to Allah! But most of
them know not.
- Unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and the
earth. Lo! Allah, He is the Absolute, the Owner of Praise.
- And if all the trees in the earth were pens, and the sea, with
seven more seas to help it, (were ink), the words of Allah could not
be exhausted. Lo! Allah is Mighty, Wise.
- Your creation and your raising (from the dead) are only as
(the creation and the raising of) a single soul. Lo! Allah is Hearer,
Knower.
- Hast thou not seen how Allah causeth the night to pass into
the day and causeth the day to pass into the night, and hath subdued
the sun and the moon (to do their work), each running unto an
appointed term; and that Allah is Informed of what ye do ?
- That (is so) because Allah, He is the True, and that which
they invoke beside Him is the False, and because Allah, He is the
Sublime, the Great.
- Hast thou not seen how the ships glide on the sea by Allah's
grace, that He may show you of His wonders ? Lo! therein indeed are
portents for every steadfast, grateful (heart).
- And if a wave enshroudeth them like awnings, they cry unto
Allah, making their faith pure for Him only. But when He bringeth them
safe to land, some of them compromise. None denieth Our signs save
every traitor ingrate.
- O mankind! Keep your duty to your Lord and fear a Day when the
parent will not be able to avail the child in aught, nor the child to
avail the parent. Lo! Allah's promise is the very truth. Let not the
life of the world beguile you, nor let the deceiver beguile you, in
regard to Allah.
- Lo! Allah! With Him is knowledge of the Hour. He sendeth down
the rain, and knoweth that which is in the wombs. No soul knoweth what
it will earn to-morrow, and no soul knoweth in what land it will die.
Lo! Allah is Knower, Aware.