<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 100[/INST](Reaching the sacred land, he prayed:) ‘O my Lord, bless me with (a son,) one of the pious.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 101[/INST]So We gave him the good news of a very forbearing son (Isma‘il [Ishmael]).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 102[/INST]Then when (Isma‘il [Ishmael]) reached (the age of) the ability to run about with him, Ibrahim (Abraham) said: ‘O my son, I have seen in a dream that I am sacrificing you. So think, what is your opinion? Isma‘il (Ishmael) said: ‘O my father, do that (immediately) which you are being commanded. If Allah wills, you will find me among the patient (and steadfast).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 103[/INST]So when both submitted (to the will of Allah i.e. both surrendered to Allah’s Command) and Ibrahim (Abraham) laid him down on his forehead. (The subsequent sight has not been described.)</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 104[/INST]And We called out to him: ‘O Ibrahim (Abraham)!</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 105[/INST](How wonderfully) have you made your dream really true!’ Surely We pay back the spiritually excellent the same way. (So you are blessed with the prominence of Our closest friend.)</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 106[/INST]It was by far a great open trial.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 107[/INST]And We ransomed him with a great sacrifice.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 108[/INST]And We preserved his virtuous remembrance (praise) among the succeeding generations.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 109[/INST]Peace be upon Ibrahim (Abraham)!</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 110[/INST]That is how We pay back those who are committed to spiritual excellence.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 111[/INST]Surely he was of Our servants with (perfect faith).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 112[/INST]And (after Isma‘il [Ishmael]) We gave him the good news of Ishaq (Isaac). He was (also) a Prophet, one of the most pious.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 113[/INST]And We bestowed blessings on him and on Ishaq (Isaac). And among their descendants are both the virtuous as well as those who expressly wrong themselves.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 114[/INST]And surely We blessed Musa (Moses) and Harun (Aaron) as well with Our favours.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 115[/INST]And We delivered them and their people from the ordeal.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 116[/INST]And We helped them, so it was they who overmastered.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 117[/INST]And We gave both of them the clear and enlightening Book (the Torah).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 118[/INST]And We guided them both to the straight path.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 119[/INST]And We preserved their virtuous remembrance (also) among the succeeding generations.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 120[/INST]Peace be upon Musa (Moses) and Harun (Aaron)!</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 121[/INST]That is how We pay back those who are committed to spiritual excellence.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 122[/INST]Surely both of them were of Our servants blessed with (perfect faith).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 123[/INST]And indeed Ilyas (Elias too) was one of the Messengers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 124[/INST]When he said to his people: ‘Do you not fear (Allah)?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 125[/INST]Do you worship (the idol named) Ba‘l and turn away from the Best of creators,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 126[/INST]Allah, Who is your Lord and the Lord of your foregoing ancestors (as well)?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 127[/INST]So they (i.e. the people of Ba‘albak) rejected Ilyas (Elias), so they will (also) be brought (to the torment of Hell),</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 128[/INST]Except the chosen servants of Allah.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 129[/INST]And We preserved his virtuous remembrance (also) among the succeeding generations.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 130[/INST]Peace be upon Ilyas (Elias)!</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 131[/INST]That is how We pay back those who are committed to spiritual excellence.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 132[/INST]Surely he was of Our servants blessed with (perfect faith).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 133[/INST]And verily Lut (Lot too) was one of the Messengers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 134[/INST]When We delivered him and the whole of his family,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 135[/INST]Except that old woman who was of those who stayed behind;</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 136[/INST]Then We destroyed the others.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 137[/INST]And surely you pass by (their ruined towns while going from Makka to Syria) in the morning,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 138[/INST]And at night as well. Do you not even then understand?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 139[/INST]And Yunus (Jonah too) was indeed one of the Messengers,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 140[/INST]When he ran towards the full boat.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 141[/INST]Then (when it was caught into a whirlpool) they cast lots and (in the draws) he came to be the loser (i.e. his name was drawn and those in the boat threw him into the river).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 142[/INST]Then the fish swallowed him and he was a (self-condemning) repentant.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 143[/INST]Then if he had not been of those who glorify (Allah),</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 144[/INST]He would have stayed in the belly (of the fish) till the Day when people will be resurrected (from the graves).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 145[/INST]Then We cast him onto a wide plain (the beach) while he was sick.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 146[/INST]And We caused a creeping (gourd) plant to grow over him.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 147[/INST]And We sent him towards (the people of Nineveh on the land of Mosul,) a population of a hundred thousand or more.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 148[/INST](Seeing the signs of torment,) they believed. So We granted them prosperity for a time.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 149[/INST]So ask these (disbelievers of Makka): ‘Are there daughters for your Lord and sons for them?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 150[/INST]Did We create the angels as females and were they present (on the occasion)?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 151[/INST]Listen! They assuredly say (this) out of their fabrications,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 152[/INST]That Allah has begotten children and surely they are liars.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 153[/INST]Has He chosen daughters as compared to sons? (The creed of the disbelievers of Makka is being refuted in the language of their logic and mentality.)</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 154[/INST]What is the matter with you? How do you judge?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 155[/INST]Do you not ponder?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 156[/INST]Do you have any clear proof (to establish your philosophy and ideology)?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 157[/INST]Produce your book if you are truthful.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 158[/INST]And they have fabricated a blood relationship between Allah and the jinn (as well), whereas the jinn know that they (too) will be made to appear (before the Presence of Allah).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 159[/INST]Holy is Allah, Transcendent of what they utter.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 160[/INST]But the chosen and exalted servants of Allah (do not say such things; they are not among them).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 161[/INST]So you and (the idols) which you worship,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 162[/INST]You all cannot misguide (anyone against Allah),</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 163[/INST]Except the one who is bound to fall into Hell.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 164[/INST](And the angels say:) ‘Everyone of us has an appointed station;</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 165[/INST]And surely we ourselves are those who remain standing in rows;</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 166[/INST]And surely we ourselves remain engaged in glorifying (Allah).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 167[/INST]And no doubt these people used to say:</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 168[/INST]If we (too) had some (Book) of direction and guidance from the bygone people,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 169[/INST]Then certainly we (too) would have been Allah’s exalted servants.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 170[/INST]But (now) they have rejected this (Qur’an). So they will soon come to know (their end).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 171[/INST]And verily Our Command has been put into effect in respect of the servants whom We sent (i.e. the Messengers),</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 172[/INST]That it is they who have been granted help,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 173[/INST]And that essentially it is only Our army that is going to dominate.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 174[/INST]So turn your attention away from them for a time.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 175[/INST]And keep watching them (constantly). So they will soon come to know (their end).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 176[/INST]And do they want Our punishment to be hastened?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 177[/INST]But when that (torment) descends before them, how evil will be the morning of those who were warned!</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 178[/INST]So turn your attention away from them for a while.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 179[/INST]And keep watching them (constantly). So they will soon come to know (their end).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 180[/INST]Holy is your Lord, the Lord of Honour, Transcendent of these (things) which they utter.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 181[/INST]And peace be upon (all) the Messengers!</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 37 verse 182[/INST]And all praise be to Allah alone, the Lord of all the worlds.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38[/INST]The letter Saad</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 1[/INST]Sad. (Only Allah and the Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him] know the real meaning.) By the Holy Qur’an, full of direction and guidance.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 2[/INST]But the disbelievers are in (the trouble of undue and unjust) conceit and arrogance, (suffering from) opposition and enmity (against Our Esteemed Prophet).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 3[/INST]How many a community We have destroyed before them! And they started crying (on seeing the torment), when there was no time left for deliverance (and release).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 4[/INST]And they wondered that a Warner had come to them from among themselves and the disbelievers said: ‘He is a magician, a great liar.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 5[/INST]Has he turned all the gods into one God? That is indeed a very strange thing!’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 6[/INST]And their chiefs (stood up terminating their meeting with the Holy Prophet at Abu Talib’s house) and walked out saying (to the rest of the people): ‘You also walk out and be firm-footed in (worshipping) your gods. There is for sure some motive (and purpose) behind it.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 7[/INST]We have not heard of this (belief in the Oneness of God) even among the last community (of Christianity or the religion of Quraysh). This is but a fabricated lie.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 8[/INST]Has this Admonition (the Qur’an) been sent down to him alone out of all of us?’ To be more precise, they are (caught) in doubt about My Admonition. But in truth they have not yet tasted My torment.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 9[/INST]Do they have the treasures of the Mercy of your Lord, Who is Almighty, the Most Benevolent?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 10[/INST]Or do they possess the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them? (If so,) then they should tie up ropes and climb up (to heaven).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 11[/INST]They are just a worthless army of the armies (of the disbelievers) that is about to be badly defeated at this very place.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 12[/INST]Before them the people of Nuh (Noah) and ‘Ad and (also) Pharaoh, the powerful king (who tortured with stakes), belied and disbelieved;</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 13[/INST]And Thamud and the people of Lut (Lot) and the dwellers of (the Wood) al-Aika (i.e. the people of Shu‘aib) too (denied). These were the large armies.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 14[/INST]Each (one of these) people rejected the Messengers and My torment became inevitable (for them).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 15[/INST]And all of them are waiting for a single Mighty Blast (Shout) in which there will be no deferment.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 16[/INST]And they say: ‘O our Lord, give us hastily our share even before the Day of Reckoning.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 17[/INST](O My Esteemed Beloved!) Continue observing patience with what they say and remember Our servant Dawud (David), who had great power. Certainly he was ever-turning (to Us in repentance).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 18[/INST]Indeed We put mountains under his command which (joining him) used to glorify Me evening and morning,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 19[/INST]And the birds also that used to flock (in his presence), each would turn towards him (seeking to obey his commands).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 20[/INST]And We strengthened and stabilized his state and regime, and blessed him with wisdom, insight and a decisive (and distinctive) oratory.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 21[/INST]And has the news of the contenders reached you when they jumped over the wall and entered the chamber of worship (of Dawud [David])?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 22[/INST]When they came inside to Dawud (David), he felt nervous. They said: ‘Do not feel upset. We are two parties in a dispute. One of us has wronged the other. So judge between us with truth and justice, and do not exceed limits, and lead us towards the right path.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 23[/INST]Surely, he is my brother; he has ninety-nine ewes and I have only one ewe. Yet he says: ‘Give it (also) to me,’ and he suppresses me in conversation (as well).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 24[/INST]Dawud (David) said: ‘He has done you a wrong in demanding your ewe to add to his own ewes, and it is true that most of the partners wrong one another except those who believe and do pious deeds, and such people are very few.’ And it occurred to Dawud (David) that We had put him to trial (through that dispute). So he prayed for forgiveness from his Lord and fell down prostrate and turned (to Allah) in repentance.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 25[/INST]So We granted him forgiveness and surely he enjoys special nearness in Our Presence and an exalted position (in the Hereafter).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 26[/INST]O Dawud (David)! Verily We have made you (Our) vicegerent in the earth. So judge between the people (or rule) with Truth and Justice. And do not follow your desire or (this following the desire) shall turn you away from the path of Allah. Surely those who turn away from the path of Allah, for them is severe punishment because they forget the Day of Reckoning.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 27[/INST]And We have not created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them without any purpose and good reason. It is the view and concept of the disbelievers (that this is a purposeless creation that came about by chance). So for disbelievers there is torment of the Fire of Hell.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 28[/INST]Shall We make those who have believed and do constructive works like those who corrupt the earth with destructive works, or shall We make the pious like the wicked?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 29[/INST]This is a Blessed Book that We have revealed to you so that the wise may ponder over its Verses and seek direction and guidance.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 30[/INST]And We blessed Dawud (David) with (a son) Sulaiman (Solomon). How excellent a servant was he! He is indeed oft-returning to Allah in repentance.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 31[/INST]When swift horses of fine breed were presented to him in the evening,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 32[/INST]He said (remorsefully): ‘I have committed love for wealth (i.e. horses) more than the love for the remembrance of my Lord until (the sun) disappeared behind the veil (of night).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 33[/INST]He said: ‘Bring them (horses) back to me.’ So he cut away their legs and necks (with a sword and thus he slaughtered his love for a position of nearness to Allah).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 34[/INST]And indeed We put Sulaiman (Solomon also) to trial and placed an (unusually created) body on his throne. Then he regained (the regime).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 35[/INST]He submitted: ‘O my Lord, forgive me and bestow on me such a reign that no one may have after me. Surely You are Most Benevolent.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 36[/INST]Then We caused the wind to obey him. It used to blow gently under his command wherever he would desire (it) to go.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 37[/INST]And all the jinn (and devils were also subdued to him) and every architect and diver (too),</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 38[/INST]And (also) other jinn bound in chains.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 39[/INST](Allah said:) ‘This is Our Bestowal. (Whether you) confer (it) on others or hold back (to you), no account will be asked for (in both the cases).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 40[/INST]And surely he enjoys exclusive nearness in Our Presence and an exalted position in the Hereafter.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 41[/INST]And mention Our servant Ayyub (Job) when he cried to his Lord: ‘Satan has afflicted me with great torture and suffering.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 42[/INST](Allah said:) ‘Strike the ground with your foot. Here is a spring (of cool water) to bathe and drink.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 43[/INST]And We gave him his family and as many more (members of family) along with them, as a special Mercy from Us and as advice for the wise.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 44[/INST](O Ayyub [Job]!) Take a broom of (hundred) twigs in your hand and strike (your wife once) with that (to fulfil your oath), and do not break your oath. Surely We found him steadfast. How excellent a servant was (Ayyub [Job])! Surely he was oft-returning (to Us) in repentance.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 45[/INST]And mention Our servants Ibrahim (Abraham) and Ishaq (Isaac) and Ya‘qub (Jacob), who wielded great power and possessed vision.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 46[/INST]Surely We chose them for an exclusive (characteristic of) the remembrance of the home in the Hereafter.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 47[/INST]And verily in Our Sight they were of the chosen, exalted (and) most liked servants.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 48[/INST]And (also) mention Isma‘il (Ishmael) and al-Yasa‘ (Isaaiah) and Dhu’l-Kifl (Ezekiel). All of them were of the chosen ones.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 49[/INST]This is the direction and guidance (which is cited in the first Verse of this Sura). And surely for the God-fearing there is a blessed abode.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 50[/INST](They are) the Gardens of Eden to live in forever. Their doors will be opened for them.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 51[/INST]There, reclining on cushions, they will be sitting (on couches), calling (at intervals) for plenteous fine fruits and (delicious) drinks.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 52[/INST]And beside them will be pure women (houris) with eyes downcast (chastity conscious) and of equal age.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 53[/INST]These are the blessings which you are promised for the Day of Reckoning.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 54[/INST]Surely this is Our provision which is never to exhaust.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 55[/INST]This (is for the believers), and surely for the defiant there is an extremely evil abode.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 56[/INST](That is) Hell which they will enter and that is extremely evil bedding.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 57[/INST]This (is punishment); so they should taste it: boiling water and pus.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 58[/INST]And there is also a variety of (torments of) similar nature.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 59[/INST](The Guards of Hell or the inmates of Hell already there will say:) ‘This is an (other) army which is rushing into Hell along with you. There is no welcome for them. Surely they (too) are about to enter Hell.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 60[/INST]They (the arrivals) will say: ‘In fact it is you to whom may there be no reception! It is but you who brought to us this (disbelief and torment). So (this) is an evil resting place.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 61[/INST]They will say: ‘O our Lord, the one who brought for us this (disbelief or torment), increase his torment in Hell twofold.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 62[/INST]And they will say: ‘What is the matter with us that we do not see (those) persons (here) we used to count among the evil people?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 63[/INST]Did we use to scoff at them (unjustly) or did our eyes miss (to recognize) them? (These were the sold-to-God souls like ‘Ammar, Khubab, Suhaib, Bilal and Salman, may Allah be well pleased with all of them.)</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 64[/INST]Surely, this mutual dispute of the inmates of Hell is true.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 65[/INST]Say: ‘I am only a Warner and there is no God except Allah, the One, the All-Dominant,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 66[/INST]The Lord of the heavens and the earth and (all) what is between the two, Almighty, Most Forgiving.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 67[/INST]Say: ‘That (Day of Rising) is the tremendous piece of news.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 68[/INST]You have turned your faces away from it.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 69[/INST]I did not know of the Supreme Assembly (of angels on my own) when they were holding discussions (about the creation of Adam).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 70[/INST]The only Revelation that is sent to me (from Allah) is but I am a clear and straight Warner.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 71[/INST](Recall that occasion) when your Lord said to the angels: ‘I am about to create a human organism from (moist) clay.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 72[/INST]Then when I perfect its (visible body) and blow into its (invisible) self My Own (illumining) spirit, fall down prostrate before him (in his honour).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 73[/INST]So all the angels fell down together prostrating themselves before him,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 74[/INST]Except Iblis. He showed arrogance (against the dignity of the Prophet) and became one of the disbelievers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 75[/INST](Allah) said: ‘O Iblis, what has prevented you from falling down prostrate before his (Exalted Person) whom I have created with My Own (Benevolent) Hand? Did you show arrogance (to him) or were you (presuming yourself) high ranking?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 76[/INST](Comparing himself with the Prophet,) he said: ‘I am better than he. You have created me from fire and You have created him from clay.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 77[/INST]Allah said: ‘So get out from here (for the sin of insolence against the Prophet). Surely you are rejected.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 78[/INST]And surely My curse is on you till the Day of Resurrection.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 79[/INST]He said: ‘O Lord, then give me respite (to remain alive) till the Day when they are raised alive from the graves.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 80[/INST]Allah said: ‘(Be off,) you are surely of those who are granted respite,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 81[/INST]Till the Day of the time which is appointed (and known).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 82[/INST]He said: ‘By Your Honour, I shall certainly turn all of them away from the straight path with persistence,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 83[/INST]Except those of Your servants who are chosen and exalted ones.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 84[/INST]Allah said: ‘So the Truth is (this), and the Truth I say,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 85[/INST]That I will fill Hell with you and with all those who will follow your (denigrating mindset).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 86[/INST]Say: ‘I do not ask you for any reward for this (i.e. preaching of the Truth), nor am I of those who pretend.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 87[/INST]This (Qur’an) is only direction and guidance for the whole world.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 38 verse 88[/INST]And you will yourselves come to know its Truth after a while.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39[/INST]The Groups</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 1[/INST]The revelation of this Book is from Allah, the Lord of Honour, All-Wise.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 2[/INST]Surely We have revealed (this) Book to you with the Truth. So worship Allah for His sake alone in sincere obedience.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 3[/INST](Say to the people:) ‘Listen, sincere obedience and worship is only Allah’s due. And those (disbelievers) who have taken (idols as) helpers other than Allah (say in false justification of their idol-worship:) ‘We worship them only that they may bring us near to Allah.’ Surely Allah will judge between them concerning the matter in which they differ. Certainly Allah does not give him guidance who is a liar, very ungrateful.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 4[/INST]Had Allah willed to beget children (for Himself), He would have chosen whom He liked out of His Creation. Glory be to Him, He is Allah, the One, the All-Dominant.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 5[/INST]He created the heavens and the earth with a zero-defect strategy and planning. He causes the night to overlap the day and the day to overlap the night. And He is the One Who has subjected the sun and the moon (to a system). Each (star and planet) rotates in its orbit till an appointed time. Beware! He is the One Who is All-Dominant (over the entire system), Most Forgiving.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 6[/INST]He has created all of you from a single life cell, and then made from it a similar pair. And then He brought about for you eight living animals in pairs. He shapes you in the wombs of your mothers from one creative phase into the next in sequence and (completes this process) in three (germinal) layers. This is Allah, your Lord, to Whom belongs all Power and Authority. There is no God except He. Where then are you deviated (and disoriented after knowing these concealed realities of Creation)?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 7[/INST]If you disbelieve then surely Allah is Self-Sufficient and He does not like disbelief (and ingratitude) for His servants and if you give thanks, (so) He likes it for you. And no bearer of burden will bear the burden of any other. Then you have to return to your Lord. Then He will inform you of the deeds which you used to do. Surely He knows best (even) the secrets of the hearts.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 8[/INST]And when some suffering afflicts man he turns towards his Lord and cries out. Then when (Allah) grants him some blessing from Himself, he forgets that (suffering) he used to beseech relief from. And (then) he sets up (idols) as partners with Allah to make (others also) lose His Way. Say: ‘(O disbeliever,) profit a little (worldly gain) from your disbelief; you are for sure of the inmates of Hell.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 9[/INST]Well! (Is this polytheist better or) that (believer) who worships during the hours of the night standing and in prostration, lives in fear of the Hereafter and expects Mercy from his Lord?’ Say: ‘Can those who have knowledge and those who do not have (all) be alike?’ So only the wise do receive the admonition.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 10[/INST](O Beloved, say from My side:) ‘O My servants, you who have believed, adopt Godwariness; it is for these men of spiritual excellence in this world that there is excellent reward. And Allah’s earth is vast. So the steadfast will certainly be given their reward without measure.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 11[/INST]Say: ‘I have been commanded to worship Allah in sincerest obedience and devotion to Him alone.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 12[/INST]And I was (also) commanded to become the first Muslim of all (His Creation).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 13[/INST]Say: ‘If I disobeyed My Lord, I would fear the torment of a Terrible Day.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 14[/INST]Say: ‘I worship Allah alone making obedience purely for Him.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 15[/INST]So worship what you like besides Allah.’ Say: ‘Surely losers are only those who will bring loss to their own souls and their families on the Day of Resurrection. Remember! That truly is the manifest loss.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 16[/INST]For them there will be clouds of fire (as covers) over them and pavements of fire beneath them too. This is (the torment) with which Allah warns His servants.’ O My servants! Always fear Me.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 17[/INST]And those who remained intact from idol-worship and turned towards Allah, for them is good news. So give glad tidings to My servants.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 18[/INST]Those who listen attentively to what is said, then follow the best in it, it is they whom Allah has given guidance and it is they who have wisdom.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 19[/INST]Well, can you save him for whom the Command of torment has become due and who has become the inmate of Hell (for ever)?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 20[/INST]But for those who fear their Lord are lofty palaces (in Paradise) with lofty mansions built over and rivers flowing beneath. This is Allah’s promise. Allah does not go against His promise.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 21[/INST](O man!) Have you not seen that Allah showered water from the sky, then made it sprout from the earth as water springs? Then He brings forth with it crops of various colours. Then (growing fully) it dries up. Then, (ripening,) you see it turns yellow. Then He reduces it to broken straw. Surely there is advice in it for the wise.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 22[/INST]Well, he whose breast Allah has opened for Islam is (stationed) in the light from his Lord. (But on the contrary) they whose hearts are hardened for (being deprived of the Bounty of) Allah’s remembrance are destined to ruin. It is they who are in open error.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 23[/INST]Allah is the One Who has sent down the best Word. That is a Book whose contents are in harmony with one another (in format and meaning) and (whose Verses) are repeated frequently. It sends a hair-raising shudder in the bodies of those who fear their Lord. Then their skins and hearts get softened and they get (lost) into the Remembrance of Allah (in a weeping mood). It is guidance from Allah and He guides with it whom He wills. And he whom Allah holds misguided (i.e. leaves astray) has no one to guide him.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 24[/INST]Well, on the Day of Resurrection, (what will be his plight) who will be trying to halt the evil torment (of the Fire) with his face (because both his hands will be fastened)? And it will be said to these wrongdoers: ‘Taste the consequence of the evil deeds that you used to do.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 25[/INST]The people who passed before them rejected (the Messengers), so the torment came upon them from where they had no perception.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 26[/INST]So Allah made them taste disgrace and humiliation (here) in this world and surely the torment of the Hereafter is far greater. Would that they knew!</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 27[/INST]And truly, (to make the people understand,) We have given every kind of example in this Qur’an in order that they may take advice.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 28[/INST]The Qur’an is in the Arabic language (which is the most comprehensive, lucid and communicative of all the languages) in which there is not even a bit of crookedness so that they may adopt Godwariness.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 29[/INST]Allah has given an example of such a (slave) person that is owned by many partners who are ill-mannered and mutually quarrelsome as well. And (on the other side) there is a person who is a slave only to one master. Can they both be alike? (Not at all!) All praise belongs to Allah alone. But most of them do not know (the Truth of the Oneness of Allah).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 30[/INST](O My Esteemed Beloved!) Surely you will pass away (only to taste death ) but they will certainly die (for everlasting death. So the difference between the two deaths will be worth seeing).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 31[/INST]Then certainly on the Day of Resurrection you will dispute with one another in the Presence of your Lord. (One party will say to the other: ‘You stopped us from understanding the station of the Prophet and the glory of the Messenger.’ They will reply: ‘No, you were yourselves ill-fated and misguided.’)</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 32[/INST]So who is more unjust than he who invents lies against Allah and denies the Truth when it comes to him? Is not the abode for disbelievers in Hell?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 33[/INST]And whoever has brought the Truth and he who has confirmed it, it is they who are Godfearing.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 34[/INST](All) those (favours) which they will long for (are in store) for them with their Lord. This is the reward of those who are committed to (piousness and) spiritual excellence,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 35[/INST]So that Allah may remove from them errors which they did and may grant them the reward for the pious deeds they used to do.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 36[/INST]Is Allah not enough for His (most intimate) servant (the Esteemed Holy Prophet [blessings and peace be upon him])? And these (disbelievers) frighten you, apart from Allah, with the idols (which they worship). And there is no one to guide him whom Allah holds astray (owing to his denial to believe the Truth).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 37[/INST]And he whom Allah blesses with guidance, there is none to misguide him. Is Allah not Almighty, the Lord of Vengeance?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 38[/INST]And if you ask them: ‘Who has created the heavens and the earth?’ they will certainly say: ‘Allah.’ Say: ‘Well, state, can the idols that you worship besides Allah remove the suffering which Allah may intend to inflict upon me, or if Allah intends to grant me Mercy, can they (idols) stop that Mercy (sent by Him)?’ Say: ‘Allah is Sufficient for me. The trusting ones put their trust in Him alone.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 39[/INST]Say: ‘O (my) people! Carry on working according to your way; I am working (according to my way). Then you will soon know (the end),</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 40[/INST](That) who it is upon whom comes the torment which will disgrace him. And everlasting torment will come down upon him.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 41[/INST]Surely, We revealed the Book to you with the Truth for (the guidance of) people. So he who takes guidance takes for his own benefit, and he who goes astray, so he strays to his own detriment. And you are not responsible for them.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 42[/INST]Allah takes away souls at the time of their death and those whose death has not yet arrived during their sleep. Then He withholds those souls whose death He has ordained and sets other (souls) free till an appointed time. Surely in it are Signs for those who contemplate.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 43[/INST]Have they taken (idols as) intercessors against Allah’s leave? Say: ‘Even though they do not own anything, nor do they have any reason?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 44[/INST]Say: ‘(The leave for) all intercession rests with Allah alone (which He has specified for His intimate servants). The Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth also belongs to Him alone. Then to Him you will be returned.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 45[/INST]And when solely Allah is mentioned, the hearts of those who do not believe in the Hereafter constrict and recoil with disgust, and when the idols (that they worship) are mentioned apart from Allah, they rejoice all of a sudden.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 46[/INST]Submit: ‘O Allah! Originator of the heavens and the earth! Knower of the unseen and the seen! You alone will judge between Your servants those (matters) in which they used to disagree.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 47[/INST]And if the wrongdoers possessed all (the wealth and assets) that are on earth and (obtained) the same again in addition, they would ransom themselves with it (for deliverance) from the evil torment on the Day of Resurrection. But there shall appear to them from Allah such a torment as they could never have even imagined.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 48[/INST]And there will appear to them (all) the evildoings which they have earned, and that (torment) will encompass them which they used to laugh at.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 49[/INST]When some suffering touches man, he cries to Us. But when We grant him some favour from Us he starts saying: ‘This favour has come to me on (the basis of my own) knowledge and planning.’ In fact it is a trial but most of them do not know.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 50[/INST]In truth those who have passed away before them also used to say the same (things). So whatever they earned could not benefit them.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 51[/INST]And the evil deeds which they had done fell upon them, and those of them who are engaged in doing wrongs their evil works will (also) catch up with them soon that they have earned, and they cannot prevent (Allah).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 52[/INST]And do they not know that Allah gives abundantly to whom He wills and sparingly (to whom He wills)? Surely in that are Signs for those who (truly) believe.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 53[/INST]Say: ‘O servants of Mine who have wronged their souls, do not lose hope of Allah’s Mercy. Assuredly, Allah forgives all sins (and excesses). He is certainly Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 54[/INST]And turn to your Lord in repentance and total submission and become thoroughly obedient to Him before the torment comes upon you. Then you will not be helped at all.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 55[/INST]And follow the Excellent (Book) that has been revealed to you by your Lord before the torment suddenly comes upon you and you are simply unaware,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 56[/INST](Lest) someone should say: ‘Alas! Grief on my lapse and omission in respect of my duty (of obedience) to Allah and I was certainly among those who mocked.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 57[/INST]Or should say: ‘If Allah had given me guidance, I would certainly have been of the righteous.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 58[/INST]Or should say on seeing the torment: ‘Could I return to the world but only once, I would then become one among the pious.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 59[/INST](The Lord will say:) ‘Yes, no doubt, My Revelations came to you. So you rejected them and showed arrogance and became one of the disbelievers.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 60[/INST]And those who have fabricated a lie against Allah you will see them on the Day of Resurrection that their faces are turned black. Is the abode of the arrogant not in Hell?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 61[/INST]And those who have adopted Godwariness Allah will deliver them bestowing success on them. No evil will touch them, nor will they grieve at all.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 62[/INST]Allah is the Creator of everything and He is Ever-Watchful over everything.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 63[/INST]To Him alone belong the keys of the heavens and the earth and those who disbelieve in the Revelations of Allah, it is they who are the losers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 64[/INST]Say: ‘O you ignoramuses, do you ask me to worship someone other than Allah?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 65[/INST]And in truth (this) revelation has been sent to you and to those (Messengers as well) who were (raised) before you: ‘(O man,) if you associate partners with Allah then all your works will go to waste and you will certainly be among the losers.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 66[/INST]So, worship Allah and be among the thankful.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 67[/INST]And they did not realize true appreciation and veneration of Allah’s Glory as the appreciation and veneration of His Glory was due. And the whole earth will be in His grip on the Day of Resurrection and all the heavenly spheres will be rolled up in His right hand (i.e. firm hold of His Might). Holy is He and High and Exalted above all what they associate with him.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 68[/INST]And the Trumpet will be blown. Then all the people that are in the heavens and that are in the earth will become senseless except him whom Allah wills. Then the Trumpet will be blown again; so they will stand up gazing all at once.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 69[/INST]And the earth (on the Day of Judgment) will be illumined with the Light of its Lord and the Book (of everyone’s deeds) will be laid down. And the Prophets and the witnesses will be brought and judgment will be given between the people with truth and justice. And they will not be done any wrong.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 70[/INST]And everyone will be given recompense in full for his doings and He Knows full well what they do.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 71[/INST]And those who have disbelieved will be driven to Hell in groups until, when they approach it (Hell), its gates will be opened and its keepers will say to them: ‘Did Messengers not come to you from among yourselves who recited to you the Verses of your Lord and warned you of this Day’s appearance?’ They (the inmates of Hell) will say: ‘Yes, (they came).’ But the command of torment would have been carried out against the disbelievers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 72[/INST]It will be said to them: ‘Enter the gates of Hell. (You) will live in it for ever. So how evil is the abode of the arrogant!’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 73[/INST]And those who persisted in fear of Allah will (also) be conducted to Paradise in groups, until when they approach it (Paradise), its doors will have been opened for them (well before) and the keepers of Paradise will say (greeting them): ‘Peace be upon you! Be you glad and rejoicing, so enter it to live here forever.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 74[/INST]And they (the residents of Paradise) will say: ‘All praise belongs to Allah alone Who has fulfilled His promise to us and has made us inheritors of the land of Paradise that we may reside in (this) Paradise wherever we desire.’ So how excellent is the reward of those who put piousness to work!</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 39 verse 75[/INST]And, (O Beloved,) you will see the angels all around the Throne in circles glorifying the Lord with His praise and the judgment will be given among (all) the people with the truth and justice and it will be announced: ‘All praise belongs to Allah alone, the Sustainer of all the worlds.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40[/INST]The Forgiver</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 1[/INST]Ha, Mim. (Only Allah and the Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him] know the real meaning.)</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 2[/INST]The Revelation of this Book is from Allah, Almighty, All-Knowing,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 3[/INST]The Forgiver of sin, the Acceptor of repentance, the Severe in tormenting, the Lord of Bounty; there is no God but He; towards Him have (all) to return.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 4[/INST]No one disputes about the Revelations of Allah except those who do not believe. So let not their moving about (freely) in the cities delude you.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 5[/INST]Before them the people of Nuh (Noah) and after them many (other) communities rejected (their Messengers). And every people intended to seize its Messenger (to assassinate or imprison him) and raised dispute through baseless issues to dilute (the influence of) the Truth by means of that (dispute). So I seized them (in torment). So how was (My) torment!</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 6[/INST]That is how the judgment of your Lord was fulfilled against those who disbelieved. Surely they are the inmates of Hell.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 7[/INST]The angels who are bearing the Throne and those who are around it, (all) glorify their Lord with His praise and believe in Him and pray for forgiveness of the believers (and submit): ‘O our Lord, You encompass everything in (Your) Mercy and Knowledge. So forgive those who turn to You in repentance and follow Your path and protect them from the torment of Hell.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 8[/INST]O our Lord! And admit them to the Gardens of Eden (for eternal living) You have promised them. And (with them admit also) the pious ones of their fathers and their wives and their children. Surely You are Almighty, Most Wise.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 9[/INST]And save them from (the punishment of) sins. And the one You saved from (the punishment of) sins that Day, You have indeed shown him great Mercy. And that is great success indeed.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 10[/INST]Surely the disbelievers will be called out and addressed: ‘(Today) Allah’s displeasure with you is greater than your own disgust for yourselves while you used to deny when called to believe.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 11[/INST]They will say: ‘O our Lord, You have caused us to die twice and You have (also) given us life twice. (Now) we confess our sins. So is there any way out (to escape from this chastisement)?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 12[/INST](It will be said to them: ‘No,) this (eternal punishment) is due to the reason that when solely Allah was called upon you used to deny, but when (something) was associated with Him, you used to believe. So (now) the Command is Allah’s alone, Who is Most High, Supreme.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 13[/INST]He is the One Who shows you His Signs and sends down sustenance for you from the heaven. And only he who remains inclined (to Allah alone) accepts advice.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 14[/INST]So worship Allah for His own sake in sincere obedience and true devotion, even though the disbelievers may despise it.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 15[/INST]The Exalter of Ranks and the Owner of the Mighty Throne, He sends His Spirit (i.e. Revelation) upon whoever of His servants He wills by His Command, so that He may warn them (people) of the Day of Assembly,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 16[/INST]The Day when they all will come forth (from the graves), and nothing of their (deeds) will remain hidden from Allah. (Allah will say:) ‘Whose is the Kingdom this Day?’ (It will be further added:) ‘It belongs to Allah, the One, the Most Dominant.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 17[/INST]Today every soul will be rewarded for what it has earned. There will be no injustice Today. Surely Allah is Swift in taking an account.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 18[/INST]And warn them of the Day of impending calamity when hearts will rise to throats due to the suppressed grief. The wrongdoers will have neither any kind friend nor any influential intercessor.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 19[/INST]He knows the treacherous eyes and also those secrets which the breasts hide (inside them).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 20[/INST]And Allah judges with truth, and the (idols) they worship other than Allah can judge nothing at all. Surely Allah is the One Who is All-Hearing, All-Seeing.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 21[/INST]And have they not travelled in the land so that they could see what was the end of those who were before them? They were far mightier in power than these and (also) greater in their remains and signs (which they left behind) in the earth. Then Allah seized them for their sins and there was none to protect them from (the torment of) Allah.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 22[/INST]That was because their Messengers brought them open Signs but they denied. So Allah seized them (in the torment). Surely He is All-Powerful, Most Severe in punishing.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 23[/INST]And indeed We sent Musa (Moses) with Our Signs and clear authority,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 24[/INST]Towards Pharaoh, Haman and Qarun but they said: ‘He is a sorcerer, a great liar.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 25[/INST]Then when he came to them with the message of Truth from Us, they said: ‘Kill the sons of those who have believed with him but leave their women alive. And the treacherous plots of the disbelievers were nothing but ruination.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 26[/INST]And Pharaoh said: ‘Leave me to kill Musa (Moses) and let him call his Lord. I fear he will change your religion or will spread violence in the country (Egypt).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 27[/INST]And Musa (Moses) said: ‘I have taken refuge with my Lord and your Lord from every arrogant character who does not believe in the Day of Reckoning.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 28[/INST]And a believing man from among the people of Pharaoh who had kept his faith secret said, ‘Do you kill a man (just) because he says: Allah is my Lord? And he has brought you clear Signs from your Lord. And if (suppose) he is a liar then the burden of his lie will fall back on him alone, but if he is truthful then as much torment is bound to seize you as he has promised you. Surely Allah does not give guidance to someone who exceeds limits and is a downright liar.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 29[/INST]O my people! You are in power today; (it is you who) are ruling over the land (of Egypt). But who can save us from the torment of Allah if that (torment) comes upon us?’ Pharaoh said: ‘I instruct you only what I myself deem (correct), and I do not show you (any path) except the path of righteousness.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 30[/INST]And he who had embraced faith said: ‘O my people, I fear (the torment of) an evil day coming upon you (too) like the day that seized (the former) generations,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 31[/INST]On the pattern of the punishment of the People of Nuh (Noah), ‘Ad and Thamud and the later communities. And Allah does not intend any injustice to (His) servants.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 32[/INST]And, O people, I fear for you a Day of hue and cry (i.e. the Day of Rising),</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 33[/INST]The Day when you will turn your backs and flee away and there will be no one to save you from (the torment of) Allah and for him whom Allah holds astray there is no guide or leader.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 34[/INST]And, (O people of Egypt,) no doubt Yusuf (Joseph) came to you with clear Signs before this. And you always remained doubtful about those (Signs) which he brought to you until when he passed away, you started saying: Now Allah will never send any Messenger after him. In like manner Allah holds one astray who is a transgressor and a sceptic,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 35[/INST]Those who argue about the Revelations of Allah without any proof that has come to them, (their argumentation) is awfully displeasing in the sight of Allah and in the sight of believers. That is how Allah seals up the heart of every arrogant (and) tyrant.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 36[/INST]And Pharaoh said: ‘O Haman, build me a towering palace so that (climbing it) I may reach the tracts,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 37[/INST]The tracts to the heavens; then I may peep and glance at the God of Musa (Moses); and I consider him but a liar.’ And in this way the evil conduct of Pharaoh was made charming for him and he was hindered from the path (of Allah). And the treacherous plan of Pharaoh was merely a catastrophe.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 38[/INST]And the man who had believed said: ‘O my people, follow me, I will lead you to the path of guidance and piousness.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 39[/INST]O my people! The life of this world is nothing but (a few days’) gain and the Hereafter is certainly a home to live in forever.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 40[/INST]He who commits evil will not be rewarded but with the same measure. And whoever behaves piously, whether male or female, and is a believer as well, it is they who will enter Paradise. There they will be given sustenance without measure.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 41[/INST]And, O my people, what has happened to me that I call you to salvation and you call me to Hell?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 42[/INST]You invite me to deny Allah and associate with Him that of which I have no knowledge, while I invite you to the Almighty God Who is Most Forgiving.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 43[/INST]The Truth is that what you are calling me to is not worth calling either in this world or in the Hereafter. And surely our return is to Allah alone, and certainly those who transgress are the inmates of Hell.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 44[/INST]So you will soon recall (these words) that I am saying to you. And I consign my affair to Allah. Surely Allah is Ever-Watchful of the servants.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 45[/INST]Then Allah safeguarded him against their evils which they were planning. And an evil torment engulfed the people of Pharaoh.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 46[/INST]They are brought before the Fire of Hell morning and evening. And the Day when Resurrection occurs (a Voice will command:) ‘Cast the people of Pharaoh into the most miserable chastisement.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 47[/INST]And when they will fall out with one another in Hell, the weak will say to those who used to show arrogance (in the world): ‘We were your followers, so can you remove from us (even) a portion of the Fire of Hell?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 48[/INST]Those who practised arrogance will say: ‘We all are doomed in the same Hell; surely Allah has given His final judgment among the servants.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 49[/INST]And those burning in the Fire will say to the keepers of Hell: ‘Pray to your Lord that He may lessen our torment some day.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 50[/INST]They will say: ‘Did your Messengers not come to you with clear Signs?’ They will reply: ‘Yes, of course.’ (Then the keepers) will say: ‘So pray yourselves.’ But the disbelievers’ prayer will (always) be in vain.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 51[/INST]Surely We help Our Messengers and those who believe, in the life of this world and (will also help) on the Day when the witnesses will rise,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 52[/INST]The Day when the excuse of the wrongdoers will not benefit them. And there will be curse on them, and for them will be the evil home (in Hell).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 53[/INST]And verily We gave Musa ([Moses] the Book) of guidance and (after him) We made the Children of Israel the inheritors of that (Book),</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 54[/INST]Guidance and a Reminder for those who possess wisdom.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 55[/INST]So keep patience. Assuredly the Promise of Allah is true. And ask forgiveness for the sins of your Umma (Community) and glorify your Lord with His praise in the evening and in the morning</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 56[/INST]Surely those who argue about the Revelations of Allah without any authority having come to them, there is nothing in their breasts except vain superiority; they will never be able to attain to that (true superiority). So keep seeking refuge with Allah (from their evil). Surely He alone is All-Hearing, All-Seeing.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 57[/INST]Surely the creation of the heavens and the earth is far greater than the creation of mankind but most people do not know.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 58[/INST]And the blind and the seeing cannot be equal. So (in the same way) those who believe and do righteous works and the evildoers too cannot be (alike). You accept direction and guidance but little.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 59[/INST]Surely the Last Hour is bound to come. There is no doubt in that. Yet most people do not believe.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 60[/INST]And your Lord has said: ‘Always pray to Me; I shall certainly grant your prayer. Surely those who turn away from My worship in defiance will soon enter Hell disgraced.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 61[/INST]Allah is the One Who has made the night for you to repose in and brightened the day to see; surely Allah is Bountiful to mankind but most people do not give thanks.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 62[/INST]That is Allah, your Lord, Who is the Creator of everything. There is no God apart from Him. So where are you wandering disorientated?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 63[/INST]Likewise were wandering distracted those who used to deny the Revelations of Allah.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 64[/INST]Allah is the One Who made the earth a dwelling place for you and the heaven a ceiling and gave you form and features and then perfected your shapes and granted you sustenance of pure things. Such is Allah, your Lord. So Blessed is Allah, the Lord of all the worlds.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 65[/INST]He is the Ever-Living. There is no God but He. So worship Him making obedience and devotion sincerely His. All praise belongs to Allah alone, the Lord of all the worlds.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 66[/INST]Say: ‘I have been forbidden to worship those idols that you worship apart from Allah whereas manifest Signs have come to me from my Lord and I have been commanded to obey the Lord of all the worlds.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 67[/INST]He is the One Who initiated (the genesis of) your (chemical life) from clay, then (your biological genesis) from a sperm drop (zygote), then from a hanging mass (in the mother’s womb). Then (eventually) He is the One Who brings you forth as an infant then (nourishes you), so that you may reach your maturity. (Then He grants you a period of life,) so that you may grow old. And some of you die early (before senility). And (the purpose of all this is) that you may complete your respective appointed terms and (also) that you may comprehend.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 68[/INST]He is the One Who gives life and causes death. Then when He decides upon a thing He says to it only: ‘Be,’ so it becomes.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 69[/INST]Have you not seen those who argue about the Revelations of Allah? Where are they straying?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 70[/INST]Those who have rejected the Book (as well as) the Signs with which We sent Our Messengers, they will know (their end) soon,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 71[/INST]When they have iron collars round their necks and chains, and they will be dragged away,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 72[/INST]Into the boiling water and then will be thrown into the Fire as fuel.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 73[/INST]Then it will be said to them: ‘Where are those (idols) which you used to set up as partners,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 74[/INST]Apart from Allah?’ They will say: ‘They have been lost from us. In fact we never worshipped anything before.’ That is how Allah holds the disbelievers astray.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 75[/INST]This (punishment) is the requital of your undue rejoicing in the earth and the recompense of your gloating.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 76[/INST]Enter the gates of Hell. You will live in it forever. So how evil is the abode of the arrogant!</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 77[/INST]So keep patience. Surely Allah’s promise is true. Then whether We show you a portion of that (torment) which We have promised them or make you depart from visible life before that, (in both cases) they will be returned to Us.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 78[/INST]And no doubt We sent many Messengers before you. We have given you an account of some of them while We have not (yet) narrated to you the annals of some others. And it was not possible for any Messenger to bring any Sign without Allah’s leave. Then when the command of Allah came (and) the judgment was given with truth and justice the exponents of evil went into loss.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 79[/INST]Allah is the One Who has created cattle for you so that you may ride some of them and some of them you eat.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 80[/INST]And in them are for you other benefits too. So you may ride them (further) to reach that desired (place) which is (determined) in your hearts, and (that) you are borne on them and the boats.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 81[/INST]And He shows you (many of) His Signs. So which of Allah’s Signs will you deny?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 82[/INST]So have they not travelled in the earth that they could see how they met their fate who passed before them? They were far greater (in number) than these people and mightier in power and (much more advanced) in respect of the remains and traces (as well) that (they) have left behind in the earth. But whatever they used to earn brought them no benefit.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 83[/INST]So when their Messengers came to them with manifest Signs, they kept rejoicing in the pride of (the worldly) knowledge and skill they possessed. And (in the same state) that torment engulfed them which they used to mock.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 84[/INST]But when they saw Our torment they started saying: ‘We believe in Allah, the One, and reject (all) those we used to associate with Him as partners.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 40 verse 85[/INST]Then their acceptance of faith could not profit them at all while they had seen Our torment. That is Allah’s pattern which has ever been in practice in respect of His servants and the disbelievers always suffered heavy loss at this juncture.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41[/INST]Explained in detail</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 1[/INST]Ha-Mim. (Only Allah and the Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him] know the real meaning.)</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 2[/INST](It is) sent down from the Most Kind (Lord), Ever-Merciful,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 3[/INST]A Book whose Signs are expounded in detail, the Qur’an, in the Arabic (language) for a people who possess knowledge and wisdom,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 4[/INST]A Bearer of good news and a Warner. Then most of them turned away. So they do not listen (to it).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 5[/INST]And they say: ‘Our hearts are in covers against that to which you call us, and in our ears is heaviness (of deafness), and between us and you is a barrier. So you keep doing (your) work and we do our work.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 6[/INST](To remove their barrier and to inspire them to listen,) say: ‘(O disbelievers!) Well, being a human being outwardly, I am like you. (Then why are you so averse to me and my call?) This Revelation has been sent down to me that your God is One God, so be straight turned towards Him alone and seek forgiveness from Him. And destruction awaits those who associate partners with Him,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 7[/INST]Those who do not pay Zakat (the Alms-due), and it is they who deny the Hereafter as well.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 8[/INST]Surely those who believe and do righteous works persistently, for them is endless reward.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 9[/INST]Say: ‘Do you deny Him (Allah) Who created the earth in two days (i.e. two time-lengths), and set up peers with Him? He is the One Who is the Lord of all the worlds.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 10[/INST]And He placed over it heavy mountains (brought forth) from within it and treasured in it (His infinite) blessings (minerals, water reservoirs, natural resources, and other substances and forces and energies) and provided and appointed in it sustenance (i.e. necessities of life for all the creatures. He) accomplished (all that) in four days (i.e. four evolutionary periods. All this sustenance is in fact) equal for all seekers (and the needy).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 11[/INST]Then He turned towards the heavenly universe — that was (all) smoke. So He said to it (the heavenly spheres) and the earth: ‘Get in (compliance with Our system) either under the influence of mutual attraction and coordination or under aversion and revulsion.’ Both said: ‘We submit with pleasure.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 12[/INST]Then He made seven heavens in two days (i.e. two phases) and endued every heavenly universe with its (built-in) system. And We adorned the lower heaven with lamps (i.e. stars and planets) and made it secure as well (so that the system of one may not interfere with the other). This is the system programmed by the Lord of Absolute Dominance (and Might), the All-Knowing (Lord).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 13[/INST]Then if they turn away, say: ‘I warn you of that terrible torment like the destruction of ‘Ad and Thamud.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 14[/INST]When the Messengers came to them from their front and from their rear (or before them and after them and said:) ‘Worship none but Allah,’ they said: ‘Had our Lord willed He would have sent down angels. So we deny whatever you have been sent with.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 15[/INST]As for the people of ‘Ad, they were unrightfully arrogant (and rebellious) in the land and said: ‘Who is greater in might than we are?’ And have they not seen that Allah, Who has created them, is far mightier in power than they are? And they kept denying Our Revelations.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 16[/INST]So We sent upon them an appalling violent wind during ill-omened days to make them taste the torment of humiliation in the worldly life and the torment of the Hereafter will be far more degrading. And they will not be helped at all.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 17[/INST]And as for the people of Thamud, We showed them the path of guidance, but they preferred blindness to Guidance. So a blast of humiliating devastation seized them for the deeds that they used to earn.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 18[/INST]And We delivered those who believed and always put to work piety (and self-protecton).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 19[/INST]And the Day when the enemies of Allah will be gathered and driven to Hell, they will be impeded (shepherded) and driven (forcefully),</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 20[/INST]Until when they reach Hell, their ears, their eyes and their skins will bear witness against them concerning the works that they use to do.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 21[/INST]Then they will say to their skins: ‘Why did you bear witness against us?’ They will say: ‘Allah, Who gives speech to everything, has enabled us to speak. And He is the One Who created you the first time and you will be returned to Him alone.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 22[/INST](While committing the sin) you did not take any cover even against this (fear) that your ears would bear witness against you and (that) your eyes and (that) your skins (might even bear witness), but you imagined that even Allah did not know many of the deeds that you do.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 23[/INST]And it is this notion that you developed about your Lord which ruined you. So you became of the losers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 24[/INST]Now even if they keep patience, their abode is Hell; and if they seek to earn (Allah’s) pleasure (by turning to Him in repentance), even then they will not be among those who attain to Allah’s pleasure.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 25[/INST]And We appointed for them companions (Satans). So they made (all those deeds) fascinating to them which were in their front and in their rear. And the same command of torment proved true against them that had gone forth against the communities of jinn and mankind that had passed before them. Surely they were the losers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 26[/INST]And the disbelievers say: ‘Do not listen to this Qur’an but make noises in (its recitation sessions) so that you may overwhelm (their recitation from the Qur’an).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 27[/INST]So We will most certainly make the disbelievers taste the severe torment, and will most certainly requite them for the evil deeds which they used to do.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 28[/INST]This Hell is the recompense of the enemies of Allah. There is a home in it for them to live in forever — a requital for their denial of Our Revelations.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 29[/INST]And those who disbelieved will say: ‘O our Lord, show us those of the jinn and men who led us astray so that we may (crush) them under our feet and so that they may become of the most humiliated ones.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 30[/INST]Surely those who say: ‘Our Lord is Allah,’ then stick to it (firmly), angels descend upon them (and say:) ‘Do not fear nor grieve and rejoice in the Paradise that you were promised.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 31[/INST]We are your friends and helpers in the life of this world and in the Hereafter (too). And there is for you every blessing that you long for. And all those things are (available) for you there that you ask for.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 32[/INST](This) is an entertainment from Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful (Lord).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 33[/INST]And who can be more pleasing in speech than one who calls towards Allah and does pious work and says: ‘Surely I am of the obedient servants (of Allah and the Holy Prophet)’?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 34[/INST]And good and evil cannot be equal. And remove the evil in a better (way) with the result that he between whom and you was rivalry before becomes your most warmhearted friend.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 35[/INST]And this (virtue) is granted only to those who observe patience. And only he acquires this (capability) who is blessed with a large share of Bounty.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 36[/INST]And, (O Believing Servant,) if an evil whisper of Satan stirs your mind seek refuge with Allah; surely He is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 37[/INST]And of His Signs are the night and the day and the sun and the moon. So prostrate yourselves neither before the sun nor before the moon. But fall down in prostration only before Allah, Who has created them (all) if He is the One Whom you worship.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 38[/INST]Then if they show arrogance (do not care for them). So the angels that are in the Presence of your Lord glorify Him night and day, and never are they tired (and disgruntled).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 39[/INST]And of His Signs is also that you (first) see the earth dry (and worthless), but when We rain water on it, it becomes green and fresh and brings forth vegetation. Surely He Who has brought this (dead earth) to life again certainly He is the One Who will give life to the dead (on the Day of Resurrection). Surely He has Absolute Power over everything.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 40[/INST]Verily those who turn away from the straight path with regard to (the meanings of) Our Verses are not hidden from Us. Then, is he better who is thrown into the Fire of Hell or someone who comes safe and secure (from the torment) on the Day of Resurrection? Do as you wish. Surely He sees all that you do.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 41[/INST]Indeed those who disbelieved in the Qur’an when it had come to them, (that is their ill fortune). And surely it (the Qur’an) is a Mighty Venerable Book.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 42[/INST]Falsehood can approach it (the Qur’an) neither from before nor from behind. (It) has been sent down by the Most Wise, the Most Praiseworthy (Lord).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 43[/INST](O Beloved!) Whatever is said to you are the same Words that have been said to the Messengers before you. Surely your Lord is Most Forgiving and the Master of agonizing chastisement (as well).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 44[/INST]And if We had revealed this (Book) as a Qur’an in a non-Arabic language, they would certainly have said: ‘Why have its verses not been expounded expressly? Is the Book non-Arabic and the Prophet an Arab?’ (So, O Esteemed Beloved, We have revealed the Qur’an also in your language.) Say: ‘That (Qur’an) is Guidance as well as Healing for the believers but those who do not believe, their ears are heavy with deafness and that is blindness (as well) in their case, (as if) they are like men called from afar.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 45[/INST]And verily We gave the Book to Musa (Moses) but disagreement was perpetrated in that (too). And had not a Command already been given by your Lord, the matter would have been judged between them. And surely they are (suffering from) a deceitful doubt about this (the Qur’an as well).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 46[/INST]Whoever does pious work does it for (the benefit) of his own self, and whoever commits sin its (resultant evil suffering) will fall back on him alone. And your Lord is not at all unjust to His servants.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 47[/INST]The knowledge of the Hour of Resurrection is referred to Him (Allah) alone. And no fruits come out of their sheath nor does a female conceive or give birth to a child but (all this) is in His knowledge. And the Day when He will call out to them: ‘Where are My partners?’ they (the polytheists) will say: ‘We submit that none of us is a witness (to anyone being Your partner).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 48[/INST]All those (idols) that they used to worship will disappear from them. And they will make out that they are not left with any way to escape.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 49[/INST]Man does not tire of praying for good and if an evil touches him he loses all hope — becomes a pessimist.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 50[/INST]And if We give Him a taste of Mercy from Us after that misery which touched him, he surely starts saying: ‘This is my privilege. And I do not think that the Last Hour will ever take place. And if at all I am returned to my Lord even then there will surely be good fortune for me in His Presence.’ So We will certainly inform the disbelievers of the deeds which they did and We shall indeed make them taste the most severe torment.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 51[/INST]And when We bestow a favour upon man he turns his face away and, keeping withdrawn, strides far from Us. And when distress touches him he entreats lengthy prayers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 52[/INST]Say: ‘Well, give your view, if this (Qur’an) is really (sent down) from Allah and you keep denying it, then who is more astray than he who is (engaged) in extreme opposition?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 53[/INST]We will soon show them Our Signs all around the world and in their own selves, until it dawns upon them that indeed this is the Truth. Is your Lord not Sufficient (to confirm your Trueness), for He alone is (also) witness to everything?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 41 verse 54[/INST]Beware that they are in doubt about the Meeting with their Lord. Beware! He is the One Who encompasses everything (with His Knowledge and Power).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42[/INST]Consultation</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 1[/INST]Ha-Mim,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 2[/INST]‘Ain, Sin, Qaf. (Only Allah and the Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him] know the real meaning.)</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 3[/INST]In like manner has Allah Almighty, All-Wise been sending His Revelations to you and to those (Messengers) who have passed before you.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 4[/INST]To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth and He is Most High, Most Great.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 5[/INST]The heavenly spheres are nearly rent asunder from above them. And the angels keep glorifying their Lord with His praise and begging for forgiveness for those on the earth. Remember! Allah alone is Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 6[/INST]And those who have taken idols instead of Allah as their protectors and guardians, Allah is Ever-Watchful over their (affairs). And you are not responsible for them (the disbelievers).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 7[/INST]And likewise We have revealed to you the Holy Qur’an in the Arabic language so that you may warn the residents of Makka and its suburbs and that you may warn them of the Day of Assembly about which there is no doubt. (On that Day) one party will be in Paradise and the other in Hell.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 8[/INST]And had Allah so willed, He would have made all of them a single community. But He admits to His Mercy whom He likes. And for the wrongdoers there will be no protector or guardian.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 9[/INST]Have they taken idols as their guardians instead of Allah? So Allah alone is the Guardian. (And only His friends are Awliya’.) And He alone gives life to the dead, and He alone is Most Powerful over everything.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 10[/INST]And the decision of the matter in which you differ rests only with Allah. That is Allah, my Lord. In Him I put my trust, and to Him alone I turn.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 11[/INST]He has brought into existence the heavens and the earth from nothingness. He is the One Who made pairs for you from your own kind and made pairs of cattle as well and with this (pair strategy) He multiplies and spreads you. There is nothing like Him and He alone is All-Hearing, All-Seeing.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 12[/INST]To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth (i.e. He opens His treasures to whom He wills). He grants sustenance abundantly to whom He likes and sparingly (to whom He wills). Surely He knows everything best.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 13[/INST]He has prescribed for you the same path of Din (Religion) which He enjoined on Nuh (Noah) and which We have revealed to you, and which We enjoined on Ibrahim (Abraham) and Musa (Moses) and ‘Isa (Jesus. And all it denotes is) that hold fast to the same Din (Religion) and do not make divisions in it. That (Oneness of Allah) to which you call them is quite hard for those who set up partners with Allah. Allah (Himself) chooses whom He pleases (for exclusive nearness) in His Presence, and shows the path to (come) towards Himself to everyone who turns (towards Allah) heartily.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 14[/INST]And they did not break up into factions but only after knowledge had reached them merely on account of their mutual obstinacy (and stubbornness). And had the Command of your Lord not gone forth concerning (respite) for an appointed time, the judgment would have been given between them. And verily those who were made inheritors of the Book after them are (caught) themselves in deceitful doubt about it.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 15[/INST]So keep calling them to this (Din [Religion]), and hold fast (to it) as the Command has been given to you. And do not give any heed to their desires and say (this): ‘I believe in every Book that Allah has revealed and I have been commanded to do justice between you. Allah is our Lord as well as your Lord. For us are our deeds and for you are your deeds. There is no debate and dispute between us and you. Allah will gather us all together and to Him is the return (of all).’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 16[/INST]And those who dispute about (the Din [Religion] of) Allah after it has been accepted, their discussion and contention is false in the sight of their Lord. And upon them is the wrath (of Allah) and for them is severe torment.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 17[/INST]Allah is He Who has revealed the Book with the Truth and (also sent down) the balance (of equality and justice). And who has put you on alert — perhaps the Last Hour is near?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 18[/INST]They who do not put (any) belief in it seek to hasten this (Hour), and those who believe fear it and know that its coming is the truth. Beware! Those who argue about the Hour are in extreme error.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 19[/INST]Allah is Most Bountiful and Benevolent towards His servants. He bestows His sustenance and Bounty upon whom He wills. And He is Most Strong, Almighty.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 20[/INST]He who seeks the harvest in the Hereafter, We grant him further increase in his harvest. And he who desires the harvest of this world We give him some of it, but in the Hereafter there does not remain any share for him.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 21[/INST]Have they any (such) partners who have established for them a path of Din (Religion) about which Allah has not given any Command? And had the Command of Judgment not (gone forth) already, the matter between them would have been settled. And surely there is a painful torment for the wrongdoers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 22[/INST]You will see the wrongdoers fearing those (deeds) that they have earned. And that (torment) is bound to befall them. And they who believe and persist in pious deeds will be in the gardens of Paradise. There will be for them with their Lord (all those blessings) which they will long for. That is indeed a great Bounty.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 23[/INST]That is the (award) of which Allah gives the good news to those servants who believe and do pious works persistently. Say: ‘I do not ask for any recompense for this (preaching the faith in Messengership) but (seek) love for (my) kindreds and (my and Allah’s) nearness.’ And whoever earns good We shall increase for him the reward in the Hereafter. Surely Allah is Most Forgiving, Most Appreciative.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 24[/INST]Do they say that this (Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him]) has invented a lie against Allah? So if Allah wills, He may set a seal (of patience and steadfastness) on your holy heart (so that their absurd talk may not hurt you). And Allah eliminates falsehood and maintains the Truth proved (i.e. established) by His Words. Surely, He knows best the secrets of the breasts.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 25[/INST]And He is the One Who accepts His servants’ repentance, and forgives sins, and knows what you do.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 26[/INST]And He grants the prayers of those who believe and keep doing pious works, and gives them of His Bounty more (than they pray for). But for those who do not believe is severe punishment.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 27[/INST]And if Allah were to expand sustenance for all His servants abundantly, they would surely transgress and revolt in the earth. But He sends down as He pleases according to the measure (of needs). Surely He is Best Aware of His servants’ (needs), All-Seeing.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 28[/INST]And He is the One Who sends down rain after they lose hope and spreads His Mercy. And He, the Guardian, is Most Praiseworthy.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 29[/INST]And among His Signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth and (the creation) of the moving (i.e. living) creatures which He has scattered in them. And He is also Most Powerful to assemble them (all) when He wills.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 30[/INST]And whatever misfortune befalls you, (comes upon you) as a result of that (evil work) which your own hands have done while He forgives most of your (misdoings).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 31[/INST]And you cannot thwart Allah (anywhere) on earth (with your schemes). And, except Allah, none (of your idols) will be your guardian and helper.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 32[/INST]And among His Signs are the ships on the sea high like mountains.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 33[/INST]If He wills He would cause the wind to be absolutely still and the vessels would stand halted on the surface of the sea. Surely there are Signs in it for everyone who observes patience and remains grateful.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 34[/INST]Or He would drown those (vessels or ships) due to their (evil) deeds which they have earned but He forgives many (mistakes).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 35[/INST]And those who argue about Our Revelations should know that there is for them no way to escape.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 36[/INST]And whatever (wealth and comforts) have been given to you is a small benefit for (a few days’) worldly life, and what is with Allah is better and everlasting. And (that) is for those who believe and put trust in their Lord,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 37[/INST]And those who refrain from major sins and the indecencies; and when they feel furious, they forgive;</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 38[/INST]And those who submit to the Command of their Lord, and establish Prayer, and their decisions are made through consultations, and spend in Our Way out of the provision which We have given them;</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 39[/INST]And those who take revenge when they are wronged (by a tyrant and wrongdoer).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 40[/INST]And the requital of an evil is the like of that evil. Then he who forgives and (by forgiving) reforms, his reward is with Allah. Verily, He does not make friends with the wrongdoers.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 41[/INST]And indeed he who avenges the wrong that has been done to him, they will no way be (blamed and taken to task).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 42[/INST]But the way (to persecute) is only against those who wrong the people and spread corruption and violence unjustly in the land. It is they for whom there is a painful torment.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 43[/INST]And surely he who keeps patience and forgives, it is certainly of the deeds which demand great courage and resolve.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 44[/INST]And the one whom Allah holds astray for him there is no protector after that. And you will see the wrongdoers, when they see the torment (of the Last Day), will say: ‘Is there any way to go back (to the world)?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 45[/INST]And you will see them brought to Hell with their heads bent with disgrace and fear, looking at it covertly (with stealthy glance) and the believers will say: ‘Surely the losers are those who put their own souls and their families into loss on the Last Day. Remember! Indeed the wrongdoers will remain in (the agony of) a lasting torment.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 46[/INST]And there will be no supporters for the (disbelievers) to help them against Allah. And he whom Allah holds astray, there is no way left for him (towards guidance).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 47[/INST]Accept and submit to the Command of your Lord before the Day comes for which there is no averting from Allah. There will be no shelter for you on that Day. Nor will there be any possibility for you to deny.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 48[/INST](Even) then if they turn away, We have not sent you with any responsibility for (saving) them (from destruction). You are responsible only to convey (the Message of Truth). And verily when We make man taste (the savour) of Mercy from Our Presence, he feels pleased. But when some misfortune reaches them owing to the (evil) deeds sent ahead by their own hands then no doubt man (proves) to be highly ungrateful.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 49[/INST]For Allah alone is the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth. He creates what He likes. He blesses with girls whom He wills and blesses with boys whom He wills.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 50[/INST]Or He gives them daughters and sons (both) and makes infertile whom He wills. Surely he is All-Knowing, All-Powerful.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 51[/INST]And every man has not (this) faculty that Allah should speak to him (directly) except that by Revelation (He bestows upon some the holy status of Prophethood) or (should talk) from behind a veil (as He spoke to Musa [Moses] on Mount Tur of Sinai) or by sending some angel as a messenger to reveal with His permission what Allah may will. (In any case, the medium and mediation of communication of Allah’s Word for mankind is none but the Prophet and the Messenger.) Surely He is Most High, Most Wise.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 52[/INST]So thus We revealed to you Our Spirit (of hearts and souls) by Our Command (that is the Qur’an). And (before Revelation) you did not know what the Book was, nor did you know (through your own endeavour and insight the details of the injunctions of) faith (which were sent down and determined later ). But We made it a Light. By means of this Light We give guidance to those of Our servants whom We intend. And assuredly you alone provide guidance towards the straight path.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 42 verse 53[/INST](This straight path is) the path of Allah to Whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth. Beware! All matters return to Allah alone.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43[/INST]Ornaments of gold</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 1[/INST]Ha-Mim (Only Allah and the Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him] know the real meaning.)</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 2[/INST]By the illumined Book.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 3[/INST]Verily, We have made it the Qur’an in the Arabic (language) so that you may understand.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 4[/INST]Verily, it is inscribed with Us in (al-Lawh al-Mahfuz [the Preserved Table]), the origin of all the Books. It is certainly exalted (over all the Books), full of wisdom.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 5[/INST]And should We withhold this Reminder from you because you are a people who exceed limits?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 6[/INST]And how many a Messenger We sent among the preceding communities!</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 7[/INST]And no Prophet came to them but they used to make fun of him.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 8[/INST]And We destroyed the people who were more powerful than these (disbelievers of Makka). And the annals of the bygone people have been cited (on many preceding occasions).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 9[/INST]And if you ask them: ‘Who has created the heavens and the earth?’ they will certainly say: ‘The Almighty, All-Knowing (Lord) has created them.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 10[/INST](He is) the One Who has made the earth a cradle for you and has made for you pathways in it so that you may reach the destination;</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 11[/INST]And He Who sent water from the sky according to a measure (of necessity). Then with that We gave life to the dead city. You will also be brought forth (after death from the earth) in the same way;</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 12[/INST]And He Who has brought into existence creatures of all kinds and made for you ships and vessels and the cattle you ride (on sea as well as on land),</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 13[/INST]So that you may sit on their backs (seats) firmly, then remember the favour of your Lord. When you sit firmly on it (the seat of your means of transport), say: ‘Glory be to Him Who has made it subservient to us whereas we could not bring it under control.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 14[/INST]And indeed We are bound to return to our Lord.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 15[/INST]And those (polytheists) have made some of His servants His components (of Divinity by declaring them His children). Verily man is blatantly ungrateful.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 16[/INST](O disbelievers! Reply according to your caliber of thinking:) ‘Has He chosen (for Himself) daughters out of His Creation and has specified you to sons?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 17[/INST]Whereas when the news is given to anyone of them (of the birth of a daughter at his home) whom they have held as an image of the Most Kind Lord, his face turns dark and he is filled with anger and grief.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 18[/INST]And (will Allah make her His offspring for partnership and assistance in His affairs) who will be brought up in trinkets and beautification and who shall never be bold (in giving her opinion expressly) in a contention (owing to her mild, modest and feminine temperament)?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 19[/INST]And they have declared the angels who are the servants of the Most Kind (Lord) to be women. Were they present at the time of their creation? (They were not, so) now their witness will be recorded and they will be interrogated (on the Last Day).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 20[/INST]And they say: ‘If the Most Kind had intended, we would not have worshipped these (idols).’ They do not know anything about this (as well). They only tell lies out of fancy.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 21[/INST]Have We given them before this any Book which they stick to as an authority?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 22[/INST](No,) but they say: ‘Indeed we found our fathers following a course (and a religion), and surely we are rightly guided (following) in their footsteps.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 23[/INST]And the same way We never sent any Warner to a town before you but their chiefs and the affluent people among them said: ‘Surely we found our fathers following a course and a religion and certainly we are following in their footsteps.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 24[/INST](The Messenger) said: ‘Even though I bring you a way (and Din [Religion]) better than that on which you found your fathers?’ They said: ‘We deny whatever you have been sent with.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 25[/INST]So We took revenge on them. So see what was the end of those who denied!</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 26[/INST]And when Ibrahim (Abraham) said to his father (real uncle but called him father as he brought him up) and his people: ‘Surely I despise all these things that you worship,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 27[/INST]Except for Him Who has created me. So He alone will show me the path very soon.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 28[/INST]And Ibrahim (Abraham) made that (formula of the Oneness of Allah) the lasting Word among his descendants and race so that they may remain bent (towards Allah).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 29[/INST]In truth, I bestowed upon these people and their ancestors (worldly) provision (for the sake of and due to the mediation of Ibrahim [Abraham]) until there came to them the Truth (the Qur’an) and the Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him] with clear and illumining exposition.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 30[/INST]And when the Truth reached them they said: ‘This is magic and we deny it.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 31[/INST]And they said: ‘Why has this Qur’an not been sent down upon some high-ranking personage (i.e. some chief, landlord, or capitalist) of the two towns (Makka and Ta’if)?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 32[/INST]Is it they who distribute the Mercy (of the Prophethood) of your Lord? We distribute among them (the resources of) economy in the life of this world, and We alone raise some of them in grades (of wealth and resources) over the others. (Do We do this so that) some of them (who are rich) should make fun of the others (who are poor? This is mockery of poverty if, due to this, you do not consider someone as deserving the Mercy of the Prophethood.) And the Mercy of your Lord is better than that (wealth) which they amass (and become arrogant).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 33[/INST]And had it not been that mankind (converging on disbelief) would have become one community, We would have made, for those who disbelieve in the Most Kind Lord, silver roofs for their houses and silver staircases by which they ascend,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 34[/INST]And likewise (silver) doors of their houses and the couches (too) on which they recline,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 35[/INST]And (would also have done) ornamentation of gold and jewels (over this silver work). But all that is the temporary and worthless possession of the life of this world. And (the beauty and ornamentation of) the Hereafter is with your Lord (which is) only for the pious.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 36[/INST]And whoever closes his eyes to the remembrance of the Most Kind (Lord), We appoint a Satan to dominate him and stick to him all the time.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 37[/INST]And these (satans) hinder them from the path (of guidance) but they maintain this wrong perception that they are on the path of guidance.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 38[/INST]Until when he will come to Us, he will say (to his companion Satan): ‘Alas! Would that there had been between me and you the distance of east and west. So (you were) the most evil companion indeed!’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 39[/INST]And this Day it is not profitable for you (to have this aspiration) whereas you kept doing wrong (all your life. Today) all of you will share the torment.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 40[/INST]Then will you make the deaf hear or show the path of guidance to the blind and those who are in open error?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 41[/INST]So if We take you away (from the world), even then We shall take revenge on them,</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 42[/INST]Or We show you that (torment) which We have promised them. Certainly We have absolute control over them.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 43[/INST]So hold fast to this (Qur’an) which has been revealed to you. Surely you are (firm) on the straight path.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 44[/INST]And verily this (Qur’an) is the most great honour for you and for your Umma (Community). And, (O people,) you will soon be asked (how strong and firm a relation you established with the Qur’an.)</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 45[/INST]And ask the Messengers We sent before you whether We made any gods to be worshipped instead of the Most Kind (Lord).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 46[/INST]And certainly We sent Musa (Moses) with Our Signs to Pharaoh and his chiefs. He said: ‘Indeed I am the Messenger of the Lord of all the worlds.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 47[/INST]So when he came to them with Our Signs, there they began laughing at the (Signs).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 48[/INST]And never did We show them any sign but (that) it used to be far greater than the resembling sign preceding it. And (eventually) We seized them (many a time) with the torment so that they might desist (from the evil course).</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 49[/INST]And they said: ‘O Magician, pray to your Lord for us according to the promise He has made to you. (Then) surely we shall be guided.’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 50[/INST]But when (granting the prayer of Musa [Moses]) We removed from them that torment, they at once violated the promise.</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 51[/INST]And Pharaoh (arrogantly) proclaimed among his people, saying: ‘O my people, is not the kingdom of Egypt under my control, and (are) these streams (not mine) which are flowing beneath my (palaces)? So do you not see?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 52[/INST](Is it not the fact that) I am better than this worthless low man who cannot even talk clearly?</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 53[/INST]Then (if he is a truthful Messenger) why are the bracelets of gold not sent upon him or why do the angels not come with him in ranks (in succession)?’</s>


<s>[INST]Chapter 43 verse 54[/INST]So he made a fool of his people (by these utterances) and they followed him. Indeed they alone were a disobedient people.</s>