Quran by Talal Itani

Quran

Islam, Religion, Spirituality
8.2/10117 min read

2/9/25

  • - Translated by Talal Itani

  • 1. The Opening (al-Fatihah)

  • - In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful.

  • - Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds.

  • - The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

  • - It is You we worship, and upon You we call for help.

  • - Guide us to the straight path.

  • 2. The Heifer (al-Baqarah)

  • - This is the Book in which there is no doubt, a guide for the righteous. Those who believe in the unseen, and perform the prayers, and give from what We have provided for them. These are upon guidance from their Lord. These are the successful.

  • - As for those who disbelieve—it is the same for them, whether you have warned them, or have not warned them—they do not believe. Allah has set a seal on their hearts and on their hearing, and over their vision is a veil. They will have a severe torment.

  • - Among the people are those who say, “We believe in Allah and in the Last Day,” but they are not believers. They seek to deceive Allah and those who believe, but they deceive none but themselves, though they are not aware. In their hearts is sickness, and Allah has increased their sickness. They will have a painful punishment because of their denial. And when they come across those who believe, they say, “We believe”; but when they are alone with their devils, they say, “We are with you; we were only ridiculing.” It is Allah who ridicules them, and leaves them bewildered in their transgression. Those are they who have bartered error for guidance; but their trade does not profit them, and they are not guided. Deaf, dumb, blind. They will not return.

  • - He who made the earth a habitat for you, and the sky a structure, and sends water down from the sky, and brings out fruits thereby, as a sustenance for you. Therefore, do not assign rivals to Allah while you know.

  • - And give good news to those who believe and do righteous deeds; that they will have gardens beneath which rivers flow. Whenever they are provided with fruit therefrom as sustenance, they will say, “This is what we were provided with before,” and they will be given the like of it. And they will have pure spouses therein, and they will abide therein forever.

  • - Allah does not shy away from making an example of a gnat, or something above it. As for those who believe, they know that it is the Truth from their Lord. But as for those who disbelieve, they say, “What did Allah intend by this example?” He leads astray many thereby, and He guides many thereby; but He misleads thereby only the evildoers.

  • - Those who violate Allah’s covenant after its confirmation, and sever what Allah has commanded to be joined, and commit evil on earth. These are the losers. How can you deny Allah, when you were dead and He gave you life, then He will put you to death, then He will bring you to life, then to Him you will be returned?

  • - It is He who created for you everything on earth, then turned to the heaven, and made them seven heavens. And He is aware of all things.

  • - They said, “Glory be to You! We have no knowledge except what You have taught us. It is you who are the Knowledgeable, the Wise.”

  • - And We said to the angels, “Bow down to Adam.” They bowed down, except for Satan. He refused, was arrogant, and was one of the disbelievers. We said, “O Adam, inhabit the Garden, you and your spouse, and eat from it freely as you please, but do not approach this tree, lest you become wrongdoers.” But Satan caused them to slip from it, and caused them to depart the state they were in. We said, “Go down, some of you enemies of one another. And you will have residence on earth, and enjoyment for a while.” Then Adam received words from his Lord, so He relented towards him. He is the Relenting, the Merciful. We said, “Go down from it, all of you. Yet whenever guidance comes to you from Me, then whoever follows My guidance—they have nothing to fear, nor shall they grieve. But as for those who disbelieve and reject Our signs—these are the inmates of the Fire—wherein they will remain forever.”

  • - O Children of Israel! Remember My blessings which I bestowed upon you, and fulfill your pledge to Me, and I will fulfill My pledge to you, and fear Me. And believe in what I revealed, confirming what is with you; and do not be the first to deny it; and do not exchange My revelations for a small price; and be conscious of Me. And do not mix truth with falsehood, and do not conceal the truth while you know. And attend to your prayers, and practice regular charity, and kneel with those who kneel.

  • - Do you command people to virtuous conduct, and forget yourselves, even though you read the Scripture? Do you not understand? And seek help through patience and prayer. But it is difficult, except for the devout.

  • - Those who know that they will meet their Lord, and that to Him they will return.

  • - O Children of Israel! Remember My favor which I bestowed upon you, and I that favored you over all nations.

  • - And recall that We delivered you from the people of Pharaoh. They inflicted on you terrible persecution, killing your sons and sparing your women. Therein was a tremendous trial from your Lord. And recall that We parted the sea for you, so We saved you, and We drowned the people of Pharaoh as you looked on.

  • - And recall that Moses said to his people, “O my people, you have done wrong to yourselves by worshiping the calf. So repent to your Maker, and kill your egos. That would be better for you with your Maker.” So He turned to you in repentance. He is the Accepter of Repentance, the Merciful.

  • - And recall that We said, “Enter this town, and eat plentifully from it whatever you wish; but enter the gate humbly, and say, 'Pardon.' We will forgive your sins, and give increase to the virtuous.”

  • - Those who believe, and those who are Jewish, and the Christians, and the Sabeans—any who believe in Allah and the Last Day, and act righteously—will have their reward with their Lord; they have nothing to fear, nor will they grieve.

  • - Allah is not unaware of what you do.

  • - As for those who believe and do righteous deeds—these are the inhabitants of Paradise, wherein they will dwell forever.

  • - We made a covenant with the Children of Israel: “Worship none but Allah; and be good to parents, and relatives, and orphans, and the needy; and speak nicely to people; and pray regularly, and give alms.” And We made a covenant with you: “You shall not shed the blood of your own, nor shall you evict your own from your homes.” You agreed, and were all witnesses.

  • - But here you are, killing your own, and expelling a group of your own from their homes—conspiring against them in wrong-doing and hostility. And if they come to you as captives, you ransom them, although it was forbidden to you. Is it that you believe in part of the Scripture, and disbelieve in part? What is the reward for those among you who do that but humiliation in this life? And on the Day of Resurrection, they will be assigned to the most severe torment. Allah is not unaware of what you do.

  • - Allah’s curse is upon the disbelievers.

  • - Miserable is what they sold their souls for—rejecting what Allah has revealed, out of resentment that Allah would send down His grace upon whomever He chooses from among His servants. Thus they incurred wrath upon wrath. And there is a demeaning punishment for the disbelievers.

  • - We have revealed to you clear signs, and none rejects them except the sinners.

  • - Do you not know that Allah is capable of all things? Do you not know that to Allah belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, and that apart from Allah you have no guardian or helper?

  • - Whoever exchanges faith for disbelief has strayed from the right path.

  • - Many of the People of the Book wish to turn you back into unbelievers after you have believed, out of envy on their part, after the Truth has become clear to them. But pardon and overlook, until Allah brings His command. Allah has power over all things. And perform the prayer, and give alms. Whatever good you forward for yourselves, you will find it with Allah. Allah is Seeing of everything you do.

  • - In fact, whoever submits himself to Allah, and is a doer of good, will have his reward with his Lord—they have nothing to fear, nor shall they grieve.

  • - The Jews say, “The Christians are not based on anything;” and the Christians say, “The Jews are not based on anything.” Yet they both read the Scripture. Similarly, the ignorant said the same thing. Allah will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection regarding their differences.

  • - Who is more unjust than him who forbids the remembrance of Allah’s name in places of worship, and contributes to their ruin? These ought not to enter them except in fear. For them is disgrace in this world, and for them is a terrible punishment in the Hereafter.

  • - To Allah belong the East and the West. Whichever way you turn, there is Allah’s presence. Allah is Omnipresent and Omniscient.

  • - Originator of the heavens and the earth. Whenever He decrees a thing, He says to it, “Be,” and it becomes.

  • - Say, “Allah’s guidance is the guidance.” Should you follow their desires, after the knowledge that has come to you, you will have in Allah neither guardian nor helper.

  • - Those to whom We have given the Scripture follow it, as it ought to be followed—these believe in it. But as for those who reject it—these are the losers.

  • - You are the Acceptor of Repentance, the Merciful.

  • - Allah will protect you against them; for He is the Hearer, the Knower.

  • - But Allah would never let your faith go to waste. Allah is Kind towards the people, Merciful.

  • - So turn your face towards the Sacred Mosque. And wherever you may be, turn your faces towards it. Those who were given the Book know that it is the Truth from their Lord; and Allah is not unaware of what they do.

  • - The truth is from your Lord, so do not be a skeptic.

  • - To every community is a direction towards which it turns. Therefore, race towards goodness. Wherever you may be, Allah will bring you all together. Allah is capable of everything.

  • - So remember Me, and I will remember you. And thank Me, and do not be ungrateful.

  • - O you who believe! Seek help through patience and prayers. Allah is with the steadfast.

  • - Your God is one God. There is no god but He, the Benevolent, the Compassionate.

  • - In the creation of the heavens and the earth; in the alternation of night and day; in the ships that sail the oceans for the benefit of mankind; in the water that Allah sends down from the sky, and revives the earth with it after it had died, and scatters in it all kinds of creatures; in the changing of the winds, and the clouds disposed between the sky and the earth; are signs for people who understand.

  • - O people! Eat of what is lawful and good on earth, and do not follow the footsteps of Satan. He is to you an open enemy. He commands you to do evil and vice, and to say about Allah what you do not know.

  • - Righteousness does not consist of turning your faces towards the East and the West. But righteous is he who believes in Allah, and the Last Day, and the angels, and the Scripture, and the prophets. Who gives money, though dear, to near relatives, and orphans, and the needy, and the homeless, and the beggars, and for the freeing of slaves; those who perform the prayers, and pay the obligatory charity, and fulfill their promise when they promise, and patiently persevere in the face of persecution, hardship, and in the time of conflict. These are the sincere; these are the pious.

  • - O you who believe! Fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become righteous. For a specified number of days. But whoever among you is sick, or on a journey, then a number of other days. For those who are able: a ransom of feeding a needy person. But whoever volunteers goodness, it is better for him. But to fast is best for you, if you only knew.

  • - Ramadan is the month in which the Quran was revealed. Guidance for humanity, and clear portents of guidance, and the Criterion. Whoever of you witnesses the month, shall fast it. But whoever is sick, or on a journey, then a number of other days. Allah desires ease for you, and does not desire hardship for you, that you may complete the number, and celebrate Allah for having guided you, so that you may be thankful.

  • - Permitted for you is intercourse with your wives on the night of the fast. They are a garment for you, and you are a garment for them. Allah knows that you used to betray yourselves, but He turned to you and pardoned you. So approach them now, and seek what Allah has ordained for you, and eat and drink until the white streak of dawn can be distinguished from the black streak. Then complete the fast until nightfall. But do not approach them while you are in retreat at the mosques. These are the limits of Allah, so do not come near them. Allah thus clarifies His revelations to the people, that they may attain piety.

  • - And do not consume one another’s wealth by unjust means, nor offer it as bribes to the officials in order to consume part of other people’s wealth illicitly, while you know.

  • - And fight in the cause of Allah those who fight you, but do not commit aggression; Allah does not love the aggressors.

  • - And kill them wherever you overtake them, and expel them from where they had expelled you. Oppression is more serious than murder. But do not fight them at the Sacred Mosque, unless they fight you there. If they fight you, then kill them. Such is the retribution of the disbelievers.

  • - The sacred month for the sacred month; and sacrilege calls for retaliation. Whoever commits aggression against you, retaliate against him in the same measure as he has committed against you. And be conscious of Allah, and know that Allah is with the righteous.

  • - The Hajj is during specific months. Whoever decides to perform the Hajj—there shall be no sexual relations, nor misconduct, nor quarrelling during the Hajj. And whatever good you do, Allah knows it. And take provisions, but the best provision is righteousness. And be mindful of Me, O people of understanding.

  • - Allah does not like corruption.

  • - O you who believe! Enter into submission, wholeheartedly, and do not follow the footsteps of Satan; he is to you an outright enemy.

  • - They ask you about fighting during the Holy Month. Say, “Fighting during it is deplorable; but to bar others from Allah’s path, and to disbelieve in Him, and to prevent access to the Holy Mosque, and to expel its people from it, are more deplorable with Allah. And persecution is more serious than killing. They will not cease to fight you until they turn you back from your religion, if they can. Whoever among you turns back from his religion, and dies a disbeliever—those are they whose works will come to nothing, in this life, and in the Hereafter. Those are the inmates of the Fire, abiding in it forever.

  • - They ask you about intoxicants and gambling. Say, “There is gross sin in them, and some benefits for people, but their sinfulness outweighs their benefit.”

  • - And they ask you about orphans. Say, “Improvement for them is best. And if you intermix with them, then they are your brethren.” Allah knows the dishonest from the honest. Had Allah willed, He could have overburdened you. Allah is Mighty and Wise.

  • - And they ask you about menstruation: say, “It is harmful, so keep away from women during menstruation. And do not approach them until they have become pure. Once they have become pure, approach them in the way Allah has directed you.” Allah loves the repentant, and He loves those who keep clean.”

  • - Your women are cultivation for you; so approach your cultivation whenever you like, and send ahead for yourselves. And fear Allah, and know that you will meet Him. And give good news to the believers.

  • - And do not allow your oaths in Allah's name to hinder you from virtue, and righteousness, and making peace between people. Allah is Listener and Knower.

  • - Allah does not hold you responsible for your unintentional oaths, but He holds you responsible for your intentions. Allah is Forgiving and Forbearing.

  • - Those who vow abstinence from their wives must wait for four months. But if they reconcile—Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

  • - And if they resolve to divorce—Allah is Hearing and Knowing.

  • - Divorced women shall wait by themselves for three periods. And it is not lawful for them to conceal what Allah has created in their wombs, if they believe in Allah and the Last Day. Meanwhile, their husbands have the better right to take them back, if they desire reconciliation. And women have rights similar to their obligations, according to what is fair. But men have a degree over them. Allah is Mighty and Wise.

  • - Divorce is allowed twice. Then, either honorable retention, or setting free kindly. It is not lawful for you to take back anything you have given them, unless they fear that they cannot maintain Allah's limits. If you fear that they cannot maintain Allah’s limits, then there is no blame on them if she sacrifices something for her release. These are Allah’s limits, so do not transgress them. Those who transgress Allah’s limits are the unjust.

  • - If he divorces her, she shall not be lawful for him again until she has married another husband. If the latter divorces her, then there is no blame on them for reuniting, provided they think they can maintain Allah's limits. These are Allah’s limits; He makes them clear to people who know.

  • - When you divorce women, and they have reached their term, either retain them amicably, or release them amicably. But do not retain them to hurt them and commit aggression. Whoever does that has wronged himself. And do not take Allah’s revelations for a joke. And remember Allah's favor to you, and that He revealed to you the Scripture and Wisdom to teach you. And fear Allah, and know that Allah is aware of everything.

  • - When you divorce women, and they have reached their term, do not prevent them from marrying their husbands, provided they agree on fair terms. Thereby is advised whoever among you believes in Allah and the Last Day. That is better and more decent for you. Allah knows, and you do not know.

  • - Mothers may nurse their infants for two whole years, for those who desire to complete the nursing-period. It is the duty of the father to provide for them and clothe them in a proper manner. No soul shall be burdened beyond its capacity. No mother shall be harmed on account of her child, and no father shall be harmed on account of his child. The same duty rests upon the heir. If the couple desire weaning, by mutual consent and consultation, they commit no error by doing so. You commit no error by hiring nursing-mothers, as long as you pay them fairly. And be wary of Allah, and know that Allah is Seeing of what you do.

  • - As for those among you who die and leave widows behind, their widows shall wait by themselves for four months and ten days. When they have reached their term, there is no blame on you regarding what they might honorably do with themselves. Allah is fully acquainted with what you do.

  • - You commit no error by announcing your engagement to women, or by keeping it to yourselves. Allah knows that you will be thinking about them. But do not meet them secretly, unless you have something proper to say. And do not confirm the marriage tie until the writing is fulfilled. And know that Allah knows what is in your souls, so beware of Him. And know that Allah is Forgiving and Forbearing.

  • - You commit no error by divorcing women before having touched them, or before having set the dowry for them. And compensate them—the wealthy according to his means, and the poor according to his means—with a fair compensation, a duty upon the doers of good.

  • - If you divorce them before you have touched them, but after you had set the dowry for them, give them half of what you specified—unless they forego the right, or the one in whose hand is the marriage contract foregoes it. But to forego is nearer to piety. And do not forget generosity between one another. Allah is seeing of everything you do.

  • - Those of you who die and leave wives behind—a will shall provide their wives with support for a year, provided they do not leave. If they leave, you are not to blame for what they do with themselves, provided it is reasonable. Allah is Mighty and Wise.

  • - And divorced women shall be provided for, equitably—a duty upon the righteous.

  • - Allah is Gracious towards the people, but most people are not appreciative.

  • - Fight in the cause of Allah, and know that Allah is Hearing and Knowing.

  • - Their prophet said to them, “Allah has appointed Saul to be your king.” They said, “How can he have authority over us, when we are more worthy of authority than he, and he was not given plenty of wealth?” He said, “Allah has chosen him over you, and has increased him in knowledge and stature.” Allah bestows His sovereignty upon whomever He wills. Allah is Embracing and Knowing.

  • - Were it not for Allah restraining the people, some by means of others, the earth would have gone to ruin. But Allah is gracious towards mankind.

  • - Allah is the Lord of those who believe; He brings them out of darkness and into light. As for those who disbelieve, their lords are the evil ones; they bring them out of light and into darkness—these are the inmates of the Fire, in which they will abide forever.

  • - Those who spend their wealth in the way of Allah, and then do not follow up what they spent with reminders of their generosity or with insults, will have their reward with their Lord—they have nothing to fear, nor shall they grieve.

  • - Kind words and forgiveness are better than charity followed by insults. Allah is Rich and Clement.

  • - And the parable of those who spend their wealth seeking Allah’s approval, and to strengthen their souls, is that of a garden on a hillside. If heavy rain falls on it, its produce is doubled; and if no heavy rain falls, then dew is enough. Allah is seeing of everything you do.

  • - He gives wisdom to whomever He wills. Whoever is given wisdom has been given much good. But none pays heed except those with insight.

  • - If you give charity openly, that is good. But if you keep it secret, and give it to the needy in private, that is better for you. It will atone for some of your misdeeds. Allah is cognizant of what you do.

  • - Their guidance is not your responsibility, but Allah guides whom He wills. Any charity you give is for your own good. Any charity you give shall be for the sake of Allah. Any charity you give will be repaid to you in full, and you will not be wronged.

  • - Those who spend their wealth by night and day, privately and publicly, will receive their reward from their Lord. They have nothing to fear, nor shall they grieve.

  • - Those who believe, and do good deeds, and pray regularly, and give charity—they will have their reward with their Lord; they will have no fear, nor shall they grieve.

  • - O you who believe! When you incur debt among yourselves for a certain period of time, write it down. And have a scribe write in your presence, in all fairness. And let no scribe refuse to write, as Allah has taught him. So let him write, and let the debtor dictate. And let him fear Allah, his Lord, and diminish nothing from it. But if the debtor is mentally deficient, or weak, or unable to dictate, then let his guardian dictate with honesty. And call to witness two men from among you. If two men are not available, then one man and two women whose testimony is acceptable to all—if one of them fails to remember, the other would remind her. Witnesses must not refuse when called upon. And do not think it too trivial to write down, whether small or large, including the time of repayment. That is more equitable with Allah, and stronger as evidence, and more likely to prevent doubt—except in the case of a spot transaction between you—then there is no blame on you if you do not write it down. And let there be witnesses whenever you conclude a contract, and let no harm be done to either scribe or witness. If you do that, it is corruption on your part. And fear Allah. Allah teaches you. Allah is aware of everything.

  • - Allah does not burden any soul beyond its capacity. To its credit is what it earns, and against it is what it commits. “Our Lord, do not condemn us if we forget or make a mistake. Our Lord, do not burden us as You have burdened those before us. Our Lord, do not burden us with more than we have strength to bear; and pardon us, and forgive us, and have mercy on us. You are our Lord and Master, so help us against the disbelieving people.”

  • 3. Family of Imran (Ali 'Imran)

  • - Like the behavior of Pharaoh’s people and those before them. They rejected Our signs, so Allah seized them for their sins. Allah is Strict in retribution.

  • - Say to those who disbelieve, “You will be defeated, and rounded up into Hell—an awful resting-place.”

  • - Religion with Allah is Islam. Those to whom the Scripture was given differed only after knowledge came to them, out of envy among themselves. Whoever rejects the signs of Allah—Allah is quick to take account.

  • - Believers are not to take disbelievers for friends instead of believers. Whoever does that has nothing to do with Allah, unless it is to protect your own selves against them. Allah warns you to beware of Him. To Allah is the destiny.

  • - The truth is from your Lord, so do not be of those who doubt.

  • - Indeed, whoever fulfills his commitments and maintains piety—Allah loves the pious.

  • - Whoever seeks other than Islam as a religion, it will not be accepted from him, and in the Hereafter he will be among the losers.

  • - You are the best community that ever emerged for humanity: you advocate what is moral, and forbid what is immoral, and believe in Allah. Had the People of the Scripture believed, it would have been better for them. Among them are the believers, but most of them are sinners. They will do you no harm, beyond insulting you. And if they fight you, they will turn around and flee, then they will not be helped. They shall be humiliated wherever they are encountered, except through a rope from Allah, and a rope from the people; and they incurred wrath from Allah, and were stricken with misery. That is because they rejected Allah’s revelations, and killed the prophets unjustly. That is because they rebelled and committed aggression.

  • - O you who believe! Do not befriend outsiders who never cease to wish you harm. They love to see you suffer. Hatred has already appeared from their mouths, but what their hearts conceal is worse. We have made the messages clear for you, if you understand.

  • - There you are, you love them, but they do not love you, and you believe in the entire scripture. And when they meet you, they say, “We believe;” but when they are alone, they bite their fingers in rage at you. Say, “Die in your rage; Allah knows what is within the hearts.”

  • - If something good happens to you, it upsets them; but if something bad befalls you, they rejoice at it. But if you persevere and maintain righteousness, their schemes will not harm you at all. Allah comprehends what they do.

  • - To Allah belongs everything in the heavens and the earth. He forgives whom He wills, and He punishes whom He wills. Allah is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.

  • - O you who believe! Do not feed on usury, compounded over and over, and fear Allah, so that you may prosper. And guard yourselves against the Fire that is prepared for the disbelievers.

  • - Those who give in prosperity and adversity, and those who restrain anger, and those who forgive people. Allah loves the doers of good.

  • - And those who, when they commit an indecency or wrong themselves, remember Allah and ask forgiveness for their sins—and who forgives sins except Allah? And they do not persist in their wrongdoing while they know.

  • - They did not waver for what afflicted them in the cause of Allah, nor did they weaken, nor did they give in. Allah loves those who endure.

  • - If you die, or are killed—to Allah you will be gathered up.

  • - And when you make a decision, put your trust in Allah; Allah loves the trusting.

  • - If Allah supports you, there is none who can overcome you.

  • - Do not consider those killed in the cause of Allah as dead. In fact, they are alive, at their Lord, well provided for.

  • - Those who exchange blasphemy for faith will not harm Allah in the least. A painful torment awaits them.

  • - Those who remember Allah while standing, and sitting, and on their sides; and they reflect upon the creation of the heavens and the earth: “Our Lord, You did not create this in vain, glory to You, so protect us from the punishment of the Fire.”

  • - And so their Lord answered them: “I will not waste the work of any worker among you, whether male or female. You are one of another. For those who emigrated, and were expelled from their homes, and were persecuted because of Me, and fought and were killed—I will remit for them their sins, and will admit them into gardens beneath which rivers flow—a reward from Allah. With Allah is the ultimate reward.”

  • - Do not be impressed by the disbelievers’ movements in the land. A brief enjoyment, then their abode is Hell. What a miserable resort.

  • - O you who believe! Be patient, and advocate patience, and be united, and revere Allah, so that you may thrive.

  • 4. Women (an-Nisa')

  • - O people! Fear your Lord, who created you from a single soul, and created from it its mate, and propagated from them many men and women. And revere Allah whom you ask about, and the parents. Surely, Allah is Watchful over you.

  • - And give orphans their properties, and do not substitute the bad for the good. And do not consume their properties by combining them with yours, for that would be a serious sin.

  • - If you fear you cannot act fairly towards the orphans—then marry the women you like—two, or three, or four. But if you fear you will not be fair, then one, or what you already have. That makes it more likely that you avoid bias.

  • - Give women their dowries graciously. But if they willingly forego some of it, then consume it with enjoyment and pleasure.

  • - Do not give the immature your money which Allah has assigned to you for support. But provide for them from it, and clothe them, and speak to them with kind words.

  • - Test the orphans until they reach the age of marriage. If you find them to be mature enough, hand over their properties to them. And do not consume it extravagantly or hastily before they grow up. The rich shall not charge any wage, but the poor may charge fairly. When you hand over their properties to them, have it witnessed for them. Allah suffices as a Reckoner.

  • - Men receive a share of what their parents and relatives leave, and women receive a share of what their parents and relatives leave; be it little or much—a legal share.

  • - Allah instructs you regarding your children: The male receives the equivalent of the share of two females. If they are daughters, more than two, they get two-thirds of what he leaves. If there is only one, she gets one-half. As for the parents, each gets one-sixth of what he leaves, if he had children. If he had no children, and his parents inherit from him, his mother gets one-third. If he has siblings, his mother gets one-sixth. After fulfilling any bequest and paying off debts. Your parents and your children—you do not know which are closer to you in welfare. This is Allah's Law. Allah is Knowing and Judicious.

  • - You get one-half of what your wives leave behind, if they had no children. If they had children, you get one-fourth of what they leave. After fulfilling any bequest and paying off debts. They get one-fourth of what you leave behind, if you have no children. If you have children, they get one-eighth of what you leave. After fulfilling any bequest and paying off debts. If a man or woman leaves neither parents nor children, but has a brother or sister, each of them gets one-sixth. If there are more siblings, they share one-third. After fulfilling any bequest and paying off debts, without any prejudice. This is a will from Allah. Allah is Knowing and Clement.

  • - Repentance is available from Allah for those who commit evil out of ignorance, and then repent soon after. These—Allah will relent towards them. Allah is Knowing and Wise.

  • - But repentance is not available for those who commit evils, until when death approaches one of them, he says, “Now I repent,” nor for those who die as disbelievers. These—We have prepared for them a painful torment.

  • - O you who believe! It is not permitted for you to inherit women against their will. And do not coerce them in order to take away some of what you had given them, unless they commit a proven adultery. And live with them in kindness. If you dislike them, it may be that you dislike something in which Allah has placed much good.

  • - If you wish to replace one wife with another, and you have given one of them a fortune, take nothing back from it. Would you take it back fraudulently and sinfully? And how can you take it back, when you have been intimate with one another, and they have received from you a solid commitment?

  • - Do not marry women whom your fathers married, except what is already past. That is improper, indecent, and a bad custom.

  • - Forbidden for you are your mothers, your daughters, your sisters, your paternal aunts, your maternal aunts, your brother's daughters, your sister's daughters, your foster-mothers who nursed you, your sisters through nursing, your wives' mothers, and your stepdaughters in your guardianship—born of wives you have gone into—but if you have not gone into them, there is no blame on you. And the wives of your genetic sons, and marrying two sisters simultaneously. Except what is past. Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

  • - And all married women, except those you rightfully possess. This is Allah’s decree, binding upon you. Permitted for you are those that lie outside these limits, provided you seek them in legal marriage, with gifts from your property, seeking wedlock, not prostitution. If you wish to enjoy them, then give them their dowry—a legal obligation. You commit no error by agreeing to any change to the dowry. Allah is All-Knowing, Most Wise.

  • - Allah intends to make things clear to you, and to guide you in the ways of those before you, and to redeem you. Allah is Most Knowing, Most Wise.

  • - Allah intends to redeem you, but those who follow their desires want you to turn away utterly.

  • - Allah intends to lighten your burden, for the human being was created weak.

  • - O you who believe! Do not consume each other’s wealth illicitly, but trade by mutual consent. And do not kill yourselves, for Allah is Merciful towards you.

  • - Men are the protectors and maintainers of women, as Allah has given some of them an advantage over others, and because they spend out of their wealth. The good women are obedient, guarding what Allah would have them guard. As for those from whom you fear disloyalty, admonish them, and abandon them in their beds, then strike them. But if they obey you, seek no way against them. Allah is Sublime, Great.

  • - If you fear a breach between the two, appoint an arbiter from his family and an arbiter from her family. If they wish to reconcile, Allah will bring them together. Allah is Knowledgeable, Expert.

  • - Worship Allah, and ascribe no partners to Him, and be good to the parents, and the relatives, and the orphans, and the poor, and the neighbor next door, and the distant neighbor, and the close associate, and the traveler, and your servants. Allah does not love the arrogant showoff.

  • - Those who are stingy, and exhort people to stinginess, and conceal what Allah has given them from His bounty. We have prepared for the disbelievers a disgraceful punishment.

  • - nd those who spend their money to be seen by people, and believe neither in Allah nor in the Last Day. Whoever has Satan as a companion—what an evil companion.

  • - O you who believe! Do not approach the prayer while you are drunk, so that you know what you say; nor after sexual orgasm—unless you are travelling—until you have bathed. If you are sick, or traveling, or one of you comes from the toilet, or you have had intercourse with women, and cannot find water, find clean sand and wipe your faces and your hands with it. Allah is Pardoning and Forgiving.

  • - Those who reject Our revelations—We will scorch them in a Fire. Every time their skins are cooked, We will replace them with other skins, so they will experience the suffering. Allah is Most Powerful, Most Wise.

  • - Allah instructs you to give back things entrusted to you to their owners. And when you judge between people, judge with justice. Allah’s instructions to you are excellent. Allah is All-Hearing, All-Seeing.

  • - Those who believe fight in the cause of Allah, while those who disbelieve fight in the cause of Evil. So fight the allies of the Devil. Surely the strategy of the Devil is weak.

  • - Whatever good happens to you is from Allah, and whatever bad happens to you is from your own self. We sent you to humanity as a messenger, and Allah is Witness enough.

  • - When you are greeted with a greeting, respond with a better greeting, or return it. Allah keeps count of everything.

  • - Never should a believer kill another believer, unless by error. Anyone who kills a believer by error must set free a believing slave, and pay compensation to the victim’s family, unless they remit it as charity. If the victim belonged to a people who are hostile to you, but is a believer, then the compensation is to free a believing slave. If he belonged to a people with whom you have a treaty, then compensation should be handed over to his family, and a believing slave set free. Anyone who lacks the means must fast for two consecutive months, by way of repentance to Allah. Allah is All-Knowing, Most Wise.

  • - Whoever kills a believer deliberately, the penalty for him is Hell, where he will remain forever. And Allah will be angry with him, and will curse him, and will prepare for him a terrible punishment.

  • - Allah prefers the strivers with their possessions and their persons above the inactive, by a degree. But Allah has promised goodness to both. Yet Allah favors the strivers, over the inactive, with a great reward.

  • - Anyone who emigrates for the sake of Allah will find on earth many places of refuge, and plentitude. Anyone who leaves his home, emigrating to Allah and His Messenger, and then is overtaken by death, his compensation falls on Allah. Allah is Forgiver, Most Merciful.

  • - And do not falter in the pursuit of the enemy. If you are aching, they are aching as you are aching, but you expect from Allah what they cannot expect. Allah is Knowledgeable and Wise.

  • - And ask Allah for forgiveness. Allah is Forgiver and Merciful.

  • - And do not argue on behalf of those who deceive themselves. Allah does not love the deceitful sinner. They hide from the people, but they cannot hide from Allah. He is with them, as they plot by night with words He does not approve. Allah comprehends what they do.

  • - Whoever commits evil, or wrongs his soul, then implores Allah for forgiveness, will find Allah Forgiving and Merciful.

  • - And Whoever earns a sin, earns it against himself. Allah is Aware and Wise.

  • - And whoever commits a mistake, or a sin, and then blames it on an innocent person, has taken a slander and a clear sin.

  • - Were it not for Allah’s grace towards you, and His mercy, a faction of them would have managed to mislead you. But they only mislead themselves, and they cannot harm you in any way. Allah has revealed to you the Scripture and wisdom, and has taught you what you did not know. Allah’s goodness towards you is great.

  • - There is no good in much of their private counsels, except for him who advocates charity, or kindness, or reconciliation between people. Whoever does that, seeking Allah’s approval, We will give him a great compensation.

  • - Whoever makes a breach with the Messenger, after the guidance has become clear to him, and follows other than the path of the believers, We will direct him in the direction he has chosen, and commit him to Hell—what a terrible destination!

  • - But whoever works righteousness, whether male or female, and is a believer—those will enter Paradise, and will not be wronged a whit.

  • - If a woman fears maltreatment or desertion from her husband, there is no fault in them if they reconcile their differences, for reconciliation is best. Souls are prone to avarice; yet if you do what is good, and practice piety—Allah is Cognizant of what you do.

  • - You will not be able to treat women with equal fairness, no matter how much you desire it. But do not be so biased as to leave another suspended. If you make amends, and act righteously—Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

  • - O you who believe! Stand firmly for justice, as witnesses to Allah, even if against yourselves, or your parents, or your relatives. Whether one is rich or poor, Allah takes care of both. So do not follow your desires, lest you swerve. If you deviate, or turn away—then Allah is Aware of what you do.

  • - He has revealed to you in the Book that when you hear Allah’s revelations being rejected, or ridiculed, do not sit with them until they engage in some other subject. Otherwise, you would be like them. Allah will gather the hypocrites and the disbelievers, into Hell, altogether.

  • - O you who believe! Do not befriend disbelievers rather than believers. Do you want to give Allah a clear case against you? The hypocrites will be in the lowest level of the Fire, and you will find no helper for them.

  • - Except those who repent, and reform, and hold fast to Allah, and dedicate their religion to Allah alone. These are with the believers; and Allah will give the believers a great reward.

  • - But as for those who believe and do good works, He will pay them their wages in full, and will increase His grace for them. But as for those who disdain and are too proud, He will punish them with an agonizing punishment. And they will find for themselves, apart from Allah, no lord and no savior.

  • - They ask you for a ruling. Say, “Allah gives you a ruling concerning the person who has neither parents nor children.” If a man dies, and leaves no children, and he had a sister, she receives one-half of what he leaves. And he inherits from her if she leaves no children. But if there are two sisters, they receive two-thirds of what he leaves. If the siblings are men and women, the male receives the share of two females.” Allah makes things clear for you, lest you err. Allah is Aware of everything.

  • 5. The Table (al-Ma'idah)

  • - O you who believe! Fulfill your commitments. Livestock animals are permitted for you, except those specified to you; but not wild game while you are in pilgrim sanctity. Allah decrees whatever He wills.

  • - O you who believe! Do not violate Allah’s sacraments, nor the Sacred Month, nor the offerings, nor the garlanded, nor those heading for the Sacred House seeking blessings from their Lord and approval. When you have left the pilgrim sanctity, you may hunt. And let not the hatred of people who barred you from the Sacred Mosque incite you to aggression. And cooperate with one another in virtuous conduct and conscience, and do not cooperate with one another in sin and hostility. And fear Allah. Allah is severe in punishment.

  • - They ask you what is permitted for them. Say, “Permitted for you are all good things, including what trained dogs and falcons catch for you.” You train them according to what Allah has taught you. So eat from what they catch for you, and pronounce Allah’s name over it. And fear Allah. Allah is Swift in reckoning.

  • - O you who believe! When you rise to pray, wash your faces and your hands and arms to the elbows, and wipe your heads, and your feet to the ankles. If you had intercourse, then purify yourselves. If you are ill, or travelling, or one of you returns from the toilet, or you had contact with women, and could not find water, then use some clean sand and wipe your faces and hands with it. Allah does not intend to burden you, but He intends to purify you, and to complete His blessing upon you, that you may be thankful.

  • - O you who believe! Be upright to Allah, witnessing with justice; and let not the hatred of a certain people prevent you from acting justly. Adhere to justice, for that is nearer to piety; and fear Allah. Allah is informed of what you do.

  • - Allah has promised those who believe and work righteousness: they will have forgiveness and a great reward.

  • - Because of their breaking their pledge, We cursed them, and made their hearts hard. They twist the words out of their context, and they disregarded some of what they were reminded of. You will always witness deceit from them, except for a few of them. But pardon them, and overlook. Allah loves the doers of good.

  • - And from those who say, “We are Christians,” We received their pledge, but they neglected some of what they were reminded of. So We provoked enmity and hatred among them until the Day of Resurrection; Allah will then inform them of what they used to craft.

  • - The Jews and the Christians say, “We are the children of Allah, and His beloved.” Say, “Why then does He punish you for your sins?” In fact, you are humans from among those He created. He forgives whom He wills, and He punishes whom He wills. To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and what lies between them, and to Him is the return.

  • - O you who believe! Be conscious of Allah, and seek the means of approach to Him, and strive in His cause, so that you may succeed.

  • - And We wrote for them in it: a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a nose for a nose, an ear for an ear, a tooth for a tooth, and an equal wound for a wound; but whoever forgoes it in charity, it will serve as atonement for him. Those who do not rule according to what Allah revealed are the evildoers.

  • - So let the people of the Gospel rule according to what Allah revealed in it. Those who do not rule according to what Allah revealed are the sinners.

  • - And We revealed to you the Book, with truth, confirming the Scripture that preceded it, and superseding it. So judge between them according to what Allah revealed, and do not follow their desires if they differ from the truth that has come to you. For each of you We have assigned a law and a method. Had Allah willed, He could have made you a single nation, but He tests you through what He has given you. So compete in righteousness. To Allah is your return, all of you; then He will inform you of what you had disputed.

  • - O you who believe! Do not take the Jews and the Christians as allies; some of them are allies of one another. Whoever of you allies himself with them is one of them. Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.

  • - Your allies are Allah, and His Messenger, and those who believe—those who pray regularly, and give charity, and bow down.

  • - You see many of them competing with one another in sin and hostility, and their consuming of what is illicit. What they have been doing is truly evil.

  • - Say, “O People of the Scripture! Do not exaggerate in your religion beyond the truth; and do not follow the opinions of people who went astray before, and misled many, and themselves strayed off the balanced way.”

  • - You will see many of them befriending those who disbelieve. Terrible is what their souls prompts them to do. The wrath of Allah fell upon them, and in the torment they will remain.

  • - You will find that the people most hostile towards the believers are the Jews and the polytheists. And you will find that the nearest in affection towards the believers are those who say, “We are Christians.” That is because among them are priests and monks, and they are not arrogant.

  • - O you who believe! Do not prohibit the good things Allah has permitted for you, and do not commit aggression. Allah does not love the aggressors.

  • - And eat of the lawful and good things Allah has provided for you; and be conscious of Allah, in whom you are believers.

  • - Allah does not hold you accountable for your unintended oaths, but He holds you accountable for your binding oaths. The atonement for it is by feeding ten needy people from the average of what you feed your families, or by clothing them, or by freeing a slave. Anyone who lacks the means shall fast for three days. That is the atonement for breaking your oaths when you have sworn them. So keep your oaths. Thus Allah makes clear His Revelations to you, that you may be grateful.

  • - O you who believe! Intoxicants, gambling, idolatry, and divination are abominations of Satan’s doing. Avoid them, so that you may prosper.

  • - Satan wants to provoke strife and hatred among you through intoxicants and gambling, and to prevent you from the remembrance of Allah, and from prayer. Will you not desist?

  • - Those who believe and do righteous deeds will not be blamed for what they may have eaten, provided they obey, and believe, and do good deeds, then maintain piety and faith, then remain righteous and charitable. Allah loves the charitable.

  • - O you who believe! do not kill game while you are in pilgrim sanctity. Whoever of you kills any intentionally, its penalty shall be a domestic animal comparable to what he killed, as determined by two honest persons among you—an offering delivered to the Kaabah. Or he may atone by feeding the needy, or its equivalent in fasting, so that he may taste the consequences of his conduct. Allah forgives what is past. But whoever repeats, Allah will take revenge on him. Allah is Almighty, Avenger.

  • - Permitted for you is the catch of sea, and its food—as sustenance for you and for travelers. But forbidden for you is the game of land while you are in pilgrim sanctity. And fear Allah, to whom you will be gathered.

  • - The Messenger’s sole duty is to convey. Allah knows what you reveal and what you conceal.

  • - Say: “The bad and the good are not equal, even though the abundance of the bad may impress you. So be conscious of Allah, O you who possess intelligence, that you may succeed.”

  • - O you who believe! Do not ask about things that would trouble you if disclosed to you. But if you were to ask about them while the Quran is being revealed, they will become obvious to you. Allah forgives that. Allah is Forgiving and Clement.

  • - O you who believe! You are responsible for your own souls. He who has strayed cannot harm you if you are guided. To Allah is you return, all of you, and He will inform you of what you used to do.

  • 6. Livestock (al-An'am)

  • - If Allah touches you with adversity, none can remove it except He. And if He touches you with good—He is Capable of everything.

  • - Losers are those who deny the encounter with Allah.

  • - The life of this world is nothing but game and distraction, but the Home of the Hereafter is better for those who are righteous. Do you not understand?

  • - Only those who listen will respond. As for the dead, Allah will resurrect them; then to Him they will be returned.

  • - Those who believe, and do not obscure their faith with wrongdoing—those will have security, and they are guided.

  • - “Insights have come to you from your Lord. Whoever sees, it is to the benefit of his soul; and whoever remains blind, it is to its detriment. I am not a guardian over you.”

  • - Follow what was revealed to you from your Lord. There is no god but He. And turn away from the polytheists.

  • - So abandon sin, outward and inward. Those who commit sins will be repaid for what they used to perpetrate.

  • - Whomever Allah desires to guide, He spreads open his heart to Islam; and whomever He desires to misguide, He makes his heart narrow, constricted, as though he were climbing up the sky. Allah thus lays defilement upon those who do not believe.

  • - It is He who produces gardens, both cultivated and wild, and date-palms, and crops of diverse tastes, and olives and pomegranates, similar and dissimilar. Eat of its fruit when it yields, and give its due on the day of its harvest, and do not waste. He does not love the wasteful.

  • - Among the livestock are some for transportation, and some for clothing. Eat of what Allah has provided for you, and do not follow the footsteps of Satan. He is to you an outright enemy.

  • - Eight pairs: two of the sheep, and two of the goats. Say, “Did He forbid the two males, or the two females, or what the wombs of the two females contain? Inform me with knowledge, if you are truthful.” And two of the camels, and two of the cattle. Say, “Did He forbid the two males, or the two females, or what the wombs of the two females contain? Were you present when Allah enjoined this upon you?” Who does greater wrong than he who invents lies and attributes them to Allah, in order to mislead people without knowledge? Allah does not guide the wicked people.

  • - Say, “In what was revealed to me, I find nothing forbidden to a consumer who eats it, except carrion, or spilled blood, or the flesh of swine—because it is impure—or a sinful offering dedicated to other than Allah. But if someone is compelled by necessity, without being deliberate or malicious—your Lord is Forgiving and Merciful. For the Jews We forbade everything with claws. As of cattle and sheep: We forbade them their fat, except what adheres to their backs, or the entrails, or what is mixed with bone. This is how We penalized them for their inequity. We are indeed truthful.

  • - Say, “Come, let me tell you what your Lord has forbidden you: that you associate nothing with Him; that you honor your parents; that you do not kill your children because of poverty—We provide for you and for them; that you do not come near indecencies, whether outward or inward; and that you do not kill the soul which Allah has sanctified—except in the course of justice. All this He has enjoined upon you, so that you may understand.”

  • - Are they waiting for anything but for the angels to come to them, or for your Lord to arrive, or for some of your Lord’s signs to come? On the Day when some of your Lord’s signs come, no soul will benefit from its faith unless it had believed previously, or had earned goodness through its faith. Say, “Wait, we too are waiting.”

  • - Whoever comes up with a good deed will have ten times its like; and whoever comes up with an evil deed will be repaid only with its equivalent—they will not be wronged.

  • - Say, “Am I to seek a Lord other than Allah, when He is the Lord of all things?” No soul gets except what it is due, and no soul bears the burdens of another. Then to your Lord is your return, then He will inform you regarding your disputes.

  • - It is He who made you successors on the earth, and raised some of you in ranks over others, in order to test you through what He has given you. Your Lord is Quick in retribution, and He is Forgiving and Merciful.

  • 7. The Elevations (al-A'raf)

  • - Alif, Lam, Meem, Saad.

  • - A Scripture was revealed to you, so let there be no anxiety in your heart because of it. You are to warn with it—and a reminder for the believers.

  • - The scales on that Day will be just. Those whose weights are heavy—it is they who are the successful.

  • - We have established you firmly on earth, and made for you in it livelihood—but rarely do you give thanks.

  • - And you, Adam, inhabit the Garden, you and your wife, and eat whatever you wish; but do not approach this tree, lest you become sinners.” But Satan whispered to them, to reveal to them their nakedness, which was invisible to them. He said, “Your Lord has only forbidden you this tree, lest you become angels, or become immortals.” And he swore to them, “I am a sincere advisor to you.” So he lured them with deceit. And when they tasted the tree, their nakedness became evident to them, and they began covering themselves with the leaves of the Garden. And their Lord called out to them, “Did I not forbid you from this tree, and say to you that Satan is a sworn enemy to you?” They said, “Our Lord, we have done wrong to ourselves. Unless You forgive us, and have mercy on us, we will be among the losers.” He said, “Fall, some of you enemies to one another. On earth you will have residence and livelihood for a while.” He said, “In it you will live, and in it you will die, and from it you will be brought out.”

  • - O Children of Adam! Dress properly at every place of worship, and eat and drink, but do not be excessive. He does not love the excessive.

  • - For every nation is an appointed time. When their time has come, they cannot delay it by one hour, nor can they advance it.

  • - Call upon your Lord humbly and privately. He does not love the aggressors.

  • - “And inscribe for us goodness in this world, and in the Hereafter. We have turned to You.” He said, “My punishment—I inflict it upon whomever I will, but My mercy encompasses all things. I will specify it for those who act righteously and practice regular charity, and those who believe in Our signs.”

  • - Those who follow the Messenger, the Unlettered Prophet, whom they find mentioned in the Torah and the Gospel in their possession. He directs them to righteousness, and deters them from evil, and allows for them all good things, and prohibits for them wickedness, and unloads the burdens and the shackles that are upon them. Those who believe in him, and respect him, and support him, and follow the light that came down with him—these are the successful.

  • - His metaphor is that of a dog: if you chase it, it pants; and if you leave it alone, it pants. Such is the metaphor of the people who deny Our signs. So tell the tale, so that they may ponder.

  • - Evil is the metaphor of the people who reject Our signs and wrong themselves.

  • - Whomever Allah guides is the guided one. And whomever He sends astray—these are the losers.

  • - Say, “I have no control over any benefit or harm to myself, except as Allah wills. Had I known the future, I would have acquired much good, and no harm would have touched me. I am only a warner, and a herald of good news to a people who believe.”

  • - Be tolerant, and command decency, and avoid the ignorant.

  • - And when a suggestion from Satan assails you, take refuge with Allah. He is Hearing and Knowing.

  • - Those who are righteous—when an impulse from Satan strikes them, they remind themselves, and immediately see clearly.

  • - When the Quran is recited, listen to it, and pay attention, so that you may experience mercy.

  • - And remember your Lord within yourself, humbly and fearfully, and quietly, in the morning and the evening, and do not be of the neglectful.

  • - Those who are in the presence of your Lord are not too proud to worship Him. They recite His praises, and to Him they bow down.

  • 8. The Spoils (al-Anfal)

  • - The believers are those whose hearts tremble when Allah is mentioned, and when His revelations are recited to them, they strengthen them in faith, and upon their Lord they rely.

  • - O you who believe! When you meet those who disbelieve on the march, never turn your backs on them.

  • - Anyone who turns his back on them on that Day, except while maneuvering for battle, or to join another group, has incurred wrath from Allah, and his abode is Hell—what a miserable destination!

  • - If you desire a verdict, the verdict has come to you. And if you desist, it would be best for you. And if you return, We will return; and your troops, however numerous, will not benefit you. Allah is with the believers.

  • - O you who believe! Obey Allah and His Messenger, and do not turn away from him when you hear.

  • - And be not like those who say, “We hear,” when they do not hear.

  • - The worst of animals to Allah are the deaf and dumb—those who do not reason.

  • - Had Allah recognized any good in them, He would have made them hear; and had He made them hear, they would have turned away defiantly.

  • - O you who believe! When you meet a force, stand firm, and remember Allah much, so that you may prevail.

  • - And obey Allah and His Messenger, and do not dispute, lest you falter and lose your courage. And be steadfast. Allah is with the steadfast.

  • - And do not be like those who left their homes boastfully, showing off before the people, and barring others from the path of Allah. Allah comprehends what they do.

  • - That is because Allah would never change a blessing He has bestowed on a people unless they change what is within themselves, and because Allah is Hearing and Knowing.

  • - The worst of creatures in Allah's view are those who disbelieve. They have no faith.

  • - Whatever you spend in Allah’s way will be repaid to you in full, and you will not be wronged.

  • - If they intend to deceive you—Allah is sufficient for you. It is He who supported you with His aid, and with the believers.

  • - Allah has now lightened your burden, knowing that there is weakness in you. If there are a hundred steadfast among you, they will defeat two hundred; and if there are a thousand of you, they will defeat two thousand by Allah’s leave. Allah is with the steadfast.

  • - But if they intend to betray you, they have already betrayed Allah, and He has overpowered them. Allah is Knowing and Wise.

  • 9. Repentance (at-Tawbah)

  • - When the Sacred Months have passed, kill the polytheists wherever you find them. And capture them, and besiege them, and lie in wait for them at every ambush. But if they repent, and perform the prayers, and pay the alms, then let them go their way. Allah is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.

  • - But if they repent, and perform the prayers, and give the obligatory charity, then they are your brethren in faith. We detail the revelations for a people who know.

  • - But if they violate their oaths after their pledge, and attack your religion, then fight the leaders of disbelief—they have no faith—so that they may desist.

  • - Those who believe, and emigrate, and strive in Allah’s path with their possessions and their persons, are of a higher rank with Allah. These are the winners.

  • - Say, “If your parents, and your children, and your siblings, and your spouses, and your relatives, and the wealth you have acquired, and a business you worry about, and homes you love, are more dear to you than Allah, and His Messenger, and the struggle in His cause, then wait until Allah executes His judgment.” Allah does not guide the sinful people.

  • - Fight those who do not believe in Allah, nor in the Last Day, nor forbid what Allah and His Messenger have forbidden, nor abide by the religion of truth—from among those who received the Scripture—until they pay the due tax, willingly or unwillingly.

  • - Mobilize, light or heavy, and strive with your possessions and your lives in the cause of Allah. That is better for you, if you only knew.

  • - Those who believe in Allah and the Last Day do not ask you for exemption from striving with their possessions and their lives. Allah is fully aware of the righteous.

  • - They swear by Allah that they are of you. But they are not of you. They are divisive people. Were they to find a shelter, or a cave, or a hideout, they would go to it, rushing. And among them are those who criticize you in regard to charities. If they are given some of it, they become pleased; but if they are not given any, they grow resentful.

  • - Charities are for the poor, and the destitute, and those who administer them, and for reconciling hearts, and for freeing slaves, and for those in debt, and in the path of Allah, and for the traveler in need—an obligation from Allah. Allah is All-Knowing, Most Wise.

  • - The hypocrite men and hypocrite women are of one another. They advocate evil, and prohibit righteousness, and withhold their hands. They forgot Allah, so He forgot them. The hypocrites are the sinners.

  • - The believing men and believing women are friends of one another. They advocate virtue, forbid evil, perform the prayers, practice charity, and obey Allah and His Messenger. These—Allah will have mercy on them. Allah is Noble and Wise.

  • - Allah promises the believers, men and women, gardens beneath which rivers flow, abiding therein forever, and fine homes in the Gardens of Eden. But approval from Allah is even greater. That is the supreme achievement.

  • - Whether you ask forgiveness for them, or do not ask forgiveness for them—even if you ask forgiveness for them seventy times, Allah will not forgive them. That is because they disbelieved in Allah and His Messenger. Allah does not guide the immoral people.

  • - They will swear to you that you may accept them. But even if you accept them, Allah does not accept the wicked people.

  • - Allah has purchased from the believers their lives and their properties in exchange for Paradise. They fight in Allah’s way, and they kill and get killed. It is a promise binding on Him in the Torah, and the Gospel, and the Quran. And who is more true to his promise than Allah? So rejoice in making such an exchange—that is the supreme triumph.

  • - Those who repent, those who worship, those who praise, those who journey, those who kneel, those who bow down, those who advocate righteousness and forbid evil, and those who keep Allah’s limits—give good news to the believers.

  • - O you who believe! Fight those of the disbelievers who attack you, and let them find severity in you, and know that Allah is with the righteous.

  • 10. Jonah (Yunus)

  • - Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the Verses of the Wise Book.

  • - To Him is your return, altogether. The promise of Allah is true. He originates creation, and then He repeats it, to reward those who believe and do good deeds with equity. As for those who disbelieve, for them is a drink of boiling water, and agonizing torment, on account of their disbelief.

  • - Who does greater wrong than someone who fabricates lies about Allah, or denies His revelations? The guilty will never prosper.

  • - For those who have done good is goodness, and more. Neither gloom nor shame will come over their faces. These are the inhabitants of Paradise, abiding therein forever. As for those who have earned evil deeds: a reward of similar evil, and shame will cover them. They will have no defense against Allah—as if their faces are covered with dark patches of night. These are the inmates of the Fire, abiding therein forever.

  • - Allah does not wrong the people in the least, but the people wrong their own selves.

  • - If Allah afflicts you with harm, none can remove it except He. And if He wants good for you, none can repel His grace. He makes it reach whomever He wills of His servants. He is the Forgiver, the Merciful.

  • - Say, “O people, the truth has come to you from your Lord. Whoever accepts guidance is guided for his own soul; and whoever strays only strays to its detriment. I am not a guardian over you.”

  • - And follow what is revealed to you, and be patient until Allah issues His judgment, for He is the Best of judges.

  • 11. Hud (hud)

  • - Alif, Lam, Ra. A Scripture whose Verses were perfected, then elaborated, from One who is Wise and Informed.

  • - They wrap their chests to hide from Him. But even as they cover themselves with their clothes, He knows what they conceal and what they reveal. He knows what lies within the hearts.

  • - Except those who are patient and do good deeds—these will have forgiveness and a great reward.

  • - Those who hinder others from the path of Allah, and seek to make it crooked; and regarding the Hereafter, they are in denial.

  • - “O my people, ask forgiveness from your Lord, and repent to Him. He will release the sky pouring down upon you, and will add strength to your strength. And do not turn away and be wicked.”

  • - So be upright, as you are commanded, along with those who repented with you, and do not transgress. He is Seeing of everything you do.

  • - And do not incline towards those who do wrong, or the Fire may touch you; and you will have no protectors besides Allah, and you will not be saved.

  • - Perform the prayer at the borders of the day, and during the approaches of the night. The good deeds take away the bad deeds. This is a reminder for those who remember.

  • - And be patient. Allah will not waste the reward of the virtuous.

  • - If only there were, among the generations before you, people with wisdom, who spoke against corruption on earth—except for the few whom We saved. But the wrongdoers pursued the luxuries they were indulged in, and thus became guilty.

  • - And say to those who do not believe, “Act according to your ability; and so will we.” “And wait; we too are waiting.”

  • - To Allah belongs the future of the heavens and the earth, and to Him all authority goes back. So worship Him, and rely on Him. Your Lord is never unaware of what you do.

  • 12. Joseph (Yusuf)

  • - Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the Verses of the Clear Book.

  • - We narrate to you the most accurate history, by revealing to you this Quran. Although, prior to it, you were of the unaware.

  • - He said, “O my son, do not relate your vision to your brothers, lest they plot and scheme against you. Satan is man's sworn enemy.

  • - And thus your Lord will choose you, and will teach you the interpretation of events, and will complete His blessing upon you and upon the family of Jacob, as He has completed it before upon your forefathers Abraham and Isaac. Your Lord is Knowing and Wise.

  • - Sinners never succeed.

  • - Allah has been gracious to us. He who practices piety and patience—Allah never fails to reward the righteous.”

  • 13. Thunder (ar-Ra'd)

  • - Alif, Lam, Meem, Ra. These are the signs of the Scripture. What is revealed to you from your Lord is the truth, but most people do not believe.

  • - Allah is He who raised the heavens without pillars that you can see, and then settled on the Throne. And He regulated the sun and the moon, each running for a specified period. He manages all affairs, and He explains the signs, that you may be certain of the meeting with your Lord.

  • - He has a succession; before him and behind him, protecting him by Allah’s command. Allah does not change the condition of a people until they change what is within themselves.

  • - For those who respond to their Lord is the best. But as for those who do not respond to Him, even if they possessed everything on earth, and twice as much, they could not redeem themselves with it. Those will have the worst reckoning; and their home is Hell—a miserable destination.

  • - Those who fulfill the promise to Allah, and do not violate the agreement. And those who join what Allah has commanded to be joined, and fear their Lord, and dread the dire reckoning. And those who patiently seek the presence of their Lord, and pray regularly, and spend from Our provisions to them, secretly and openly, and repel evil with good. These will have the Ultimate Home.

  • - For those who believe and do righteous deeds—for them is happiness and a beautiful return.

  • 14. Abraham (Ibrahim)

  • - Those who prefer the present life to the Hereafter, and repel from the path of Allah, and seek to make it crooked—these are far astray.

  • - “And why should we not trust in Allah, when He has guided us in our ways? We will persevere in the face of your persecution. And upon Allah the reliant should rely.”

  • - But those who believed and did good deeds will be admitted into gardens beneath which rivers flow, to remain therein forever, by leave of their Lord. Their greeting therein will be: “Peace.”

  • - And the parable of a bad word is that of a bad tree—it is uprooted from the ground; it has no stability.

  • - Allah gives firmness to those who believe, with the firm word, in this life, and in the Hereafter. And Allah leads the wicked astray. Allah does whatever He wills.

  • - And He has given you something of all what you asked. And if you were to count Allah’s blessings, you would not be able to enumerate them. The human being is unfair and ungrateful.

  • - Recall that Abraham said, “O my Lord, make this land peaceful, and keep me and my sons from worshiping idols. My Lord, they have led many people astray. Whoever follows me belongs with me; and whoever disobeys me—You are Forgiving and Merciful. Our Lord, I have settled some of my offspring in a valley of no vegetation, by Your Sacred House, our Lord, so that they may perform the prayers. So make the hearts of some people incline towards them, and provide them with fruits, that they may be thankful. Our Lord, You know what we conceal and what we reveal. And nothing is hidden from Allah, on earth or in the heaven. Praise be to Allah, Who has given me, in my old age, Ishmael and Isaac. My Lord is the Hearer of Prayers. My Lord, make me one who performs the prayer, and from my offspring. Our Lord, accept my supplication. Our Lord, forgive me, and my parents, and the believers, on the Day the Reckoning takes place.”

  • - Do not ever think that Allah is unaware of what the wrongdoers do. He only defers them until a Day when the sights stare.

  • - On that Day, you will see the sinners bound together in chains. Their garments made of tar, and the Fire covering their faces.

  • - That Allah may repay each soul according to what it has earned. Allah is Quick in reckoning.

  • 15. The Rock (al-Hijr)

  • - Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the Verses of the Book; a Quran that makes things clear.

  • - Over My servants you have no authority, except for the sinners who follow you. And Hell is the meeting-place for them all. But the righteous will be in gardens with springs. Enter it in peace and security.

  • - So glorify the praise of your Lord, and be among those who bow down. And worship your Lord in order to attain certainty.

  • 16. The Bee (an-Nahl)

  • - The command of Allah has come, so do not rush it. Glory be to Him; exalted above what they associate.

  • - And the livestock—He created them for you. In them are warmth and benefits for you, and of them you eat. And there is beauty in them for you, when you bring them home, and when you drive them to pasture. And they carry your loads to territory you could not have reached without great hardship. Your Lord is Clement and Merciful. And the horses, and the mules, and the donkeys—for you to ride, and for luxury. And He creates what you do not know.

  • - It is He Who sends down for you from the sky water. From it is drink, and with it grows vegetation for grazing.

  • - And He produces for you grains with it, and olives, and date-palms, and grapes, and all kinds of fruits. Surely in that is a sign for people who think.

  • - And whatsoever He created for you on earth is of diverse colors. Surely in that is a sign for people who are mindful.

  • - And it is He who made the sea to serve you, that you may eat from it tender meat, and extract from it ornaments that you wear. And you see the ships plowing through it, as you seek His bounties, so that you may give thanks.

  • - Those wronging their souls while the angels are taking them away—they will propose peace: “We did no wrong.” Yes you did. Allah is aware of what you used to do.”

  • - And it will be said to those who maintained piety, “What has your Lord revealed?” They will say, “Goodness.” To those who do good in this world is goodness, and the Home of the Hereafter is even better. How wonderful is the residence of the pious.

  • - Those who are in a wholesome state when the angels take them—will say, “Peace be upon you; enter Paradise, for what you used to do.”

  • - When We intend for something to happen, We say to it, “Be,” and it becomes.

  • - Those who emigrate for Allah’s sake after being persecuted, We will settle them in a good place in this world; but the reward of the Hereafter is greater, if they only knew.

  • - Do those who scheme evils feel secure that Allah will not cause the earth to cave in with them, or that the punishment will not come upon them from where they do not perceive?

  • - To Him belongs everything in the heavens and the earth; and to Him obedience is due always. Do you, then, fear anyone other than Allah?

  • - And there is a lesson for you in cattle: We give you a drink from their bellies, from between waste and blood, pure milk, refreshing to the drinkers.

  • - And from the fruits of date-palms and grapevines, you derive sugar and wholesome food. In this is a sign for people who understand.

  • - Allah has given you mates from among yourselves; and has produced for you, from your mates, children and grandchildren; and has provided you with good things. Will they then believe in falsehood, and refuse Allah’s favors?

  • - Allah commands justice, and goodness, and generosity towards relatives. And He forbids immorality, and injustice, and oppression. He advises you, so that you may take heed.

  • - What you have runs out, but what is with Allah remains. We will reward those who are patient according to the best of their deeds.

  • - Whoever works righteousness, whether male or female, while being a believer, We will grant him a good life—and We will reward them according to the best of what they used to do.

  • - Whoever renounces faith in Allah after having believed—except for someone who is compelled, while his heart rests securely in faith—but whoever willingly opens up his heart to disbelief—upon them falls wrath from Allah, and for them is a tremendous torment.

  • - If you were to retaliate, retaliate to the same degree as the injury done to you. But if you resort to patience—it is better for the patient. So be patient. Your patience is solely from Allah. And do not grieve over them, and do not be stressed by their schemes.

  • - Allah is with those who are righteous and those who are virtuous.

  • 17. The Night Journey (al-Isra')

  • - Your Lord has commanded that you worship none but Him, and that you be good to your parents. If either of them or both of them reach old age with you, do not say to them a word of disrespect, nor scold them, but say to them kind words. And lower to them the wing of humility, out of mercy, and say, “My Lord, have mercy on them, as they raised me when I was a child.”

  • - Your Lord knows best what is in your minds. If you are righteous—He is Forgiving to the obedient.

  • - And do not kill your children for fear of poverty. We provide for them, and for you. Killing them is a grave sin.

  • - And do not come near adultery. It is immoral, and an evil way.

  • - And give full measure when you measure, and weigh with accurate scales. That is fair, and the best determination.

  • - And do not occupy yourself with what you have no knowledge of. The hearing, and the sight, and the brains—all these will be questioned.

  • - And do not walk proudly on earth. You can neither pierce the earth, nor can you match the mountains in height.

  • - Whomever Allah guides is the guided one. And whomever He leaves astray—for them you will find no protectors apart from Him.

  • - Say, “If you possessed the treasuries of my Lord’s mercy, you would have withheld them for fear of spending.” The human being has always been stingy.

  • - Say, “Call Him Allah, or call Him the Most Merciful. Whichever name you use, to Him belong the Best Names.” And be neither loud in your prayer, nor silent in it, but follow a course in between.

  • 18. The Cave (al-Kahf)

  • - And never say about anything, “I will do that tomorrow.” Without saying, “If Allah wills.” And re- member your Lord if you forget, and say, “Perhaps my Lord will guide me to nearer than this in integrity.”

  • 19. Mary (Maryam)

  • - Kaf, Ha, Ya, Ayn, Saad.

  • - Except for those who repent, and believe, and act righteously. These will enter Paradise, and will not be wronged in the least.

  • - We made it easy in your tongue, in order to deliver good news to the righteous, and to warn with it a hostile people.

  • 20. Ta-Ha (Ta-Ha)

  • - Ta, Ha.

  • - We did not reveal the Quran to you to make you suffer. But only as a reminder for him who fears. A revelation from He who created the earth and the high heavens. The Most Merciful; on the Throne He settled. To Him belongs everything in the heavens and the earth, and everything between them, and everything beneath the soil.

  • - Moses said to them, “Woe to you. Do not fabricate lies against Allah, or He will destroy you with a punishment. He who invents lies will fail.”

  • - Whoever comes to his Lord guilty, for him is Hell, where he neither dies nor lives. But whoever comes to Him a believer, having worked righteousness—these will have the highest ranks.

  • - He knows what is before them and what is behind them, and they cannot comprehend Him in their knowledge. Faces will be humbled before the Living, the Eternal. Whoever carries injustice will despair. But whoever has done righteous deeds, while being a believer—will fear neither injustice, nor grievance.

  • - And exhort your people to pray, and patiently adhere to it. We ask of you no sustenance, but it is We who sustain you. The good ending is that for righteousness.

  • - Say, “Everybody is waiting, so wait. You will know who the people of the straight path are, and who is rightly-guided.

  • 21. The Prophets (al-Anbiya)

  • - Whoever does righteous deeds, and is a believer, his effort will not be denied. We are writing it down for him.

  • 22. The Pilgrimage (al-Hajj)

  • - Allah is the truth, and because He gives life to the dead, and because He is Capable of everything.

  • - But Allah will admit those who believe and do good deeds into Gardens beneath which rivers flow. They will be decorated therein with bracelets of gold and pearls, and their garments therein will be of silk. They were guided to purity of speech. They were guided to the path of the Most Praised.

  • - Whoever venerates the sanctities of Allah—it is good for him with his Lord. All livestock are permitted to you, except what is recited to you. So stay away from the abomination of idols, and stay away from perjury.

  • - We have made the animal offerings emblems of Allah for you. In them is goodness for you. So pronounce Allah’s name upon them as they line up. Then, when they have fallen on their sides, eat of them and feed the contented and the beggar. Thus We have subjected them to you, that you may be thankful.

  • - Neither their flesh, nor their blood, ever reaches Allah. What reaches Him is the righteousness from you. Thus He subdued them to you, that you may glorify Allah for guiding you. And give good news to the charitable.

  • - Allah defends those who believe. Allah does not love any ungrateful traitor.

  • - Permission is given to those who are fought against, and Allah is Able to give them victory.

  • - Those who were unjustly evicted from their homes, merely for saying, “Our Lord is Allah.” Were it not that Allah repels people by means of others: monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques—where the name of Allah is mentioned much—would have been demolished. Allah supports whoever supports Him. Allah is Strong and Mighty.

  • - Those who, when We empower them in the land, observe the prayer, and give regular charity, and command what is right, and forbid what is wrong. To Allah belongs the outcome of events.

  • - Those who believe and work righteousness—for them is forgiveness and a generous provision. But those who strive against Our revelations—these are the inmates of Hell.

  • - But Allah nullifies what Satan interjects, and Allah affirms His revelations. Allah is Omniscient and Wise.

  • - Sovereignty on that Day belongs to Allah; He will judge between them. Those who believe and do good deeds will be in the Gardens of Bliss. But those who disbelieve and reject Our revelations—these will have a humiliating punishment.

  • - Do you not see that Allah sends down water from the sky, and the land becomes green? Allah is Kind and Aware.

  • - And it is He who gives you life, then makes you die, then revives you. The human being is unappreciative.

  • - Allah will judge between you on the Day of Resurrection regarding what you disagree about.

  • - O you who believe! Kneel, and prostrate, and worship your Lord, and do good deeds, so that you may succeed.

  • - And strive for Allah, with the striving due to Him. He has chosen you, and has not burdened you in religion—the faith of your father Abraham. It is he who named you Muslims before, and in this. So that the Messenger may be a witness over you, and you may be witnesses over the people. So pray regularly, and give regular charity, and cleave to Allah. He is your Protector. What an excellent Protector, and what an excellent Helper.

  • 23. The Believers (al-Mu'minun)

  • - Successful are the believers. Those who are humble in their prayers. Those who avoid nonsense. Those who work for charity. Those who safeguard their chastity. Except from their spouses, or their dependents—for then they are free from blame.

  • - But whoever seeks anything beyond that—these are the transgressors.

  • - Those who are faithful to their trusts and pledges. Those who safeguard their prayers. These are the inheritors. Who will inherit Paradise, wherein they will dwell forever.

  • - No nation can advance its time, nor can they postpone it.

  • - You are inviting them to a straight path. But those who do not believe in the Hereafter are swerving from the path.

  • - Those whose scales are heavy—those are the successful. But those whose scales are light—those are they who have lost their souls; in Hell they will dwell forever.

  • 24. The Light (an-Nur)

  • - O you who believe! Do not follow Satan’s footsteps. Whoever follows Satan’s footsteps—he advocates obscenity and immorality. Were it not for Allah’s grace towards you, and His mercy, not one of you would have been pure, ever. But Allah purifies whomever He wills. Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

  • - Those of you who have affluence and means should not refuse to give to the relatives, and the needy, and the emigrants for the sake of Allah. And let them pardon, and let them overlook. Do you not love for Allah to pardon you? Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

  • - Those who slander honorable, innocent, believing women are cursed in this life and in the Hereafter. They will have a terrible punishment.

  • - Bad women are for bad men, and bad men are for bad women, and good women are for good men, and good men are for good women. Those are acquitted of what they say. There is forgiveness for them, and a generous provision.

  • - O you who believe! Do not enter homes other than your own, until you have asked permission and greeted their occupants. That is better for you, that you may be aware.

  • - And if you find no one in them, do not enter them until you are given permission. And if it is said to you, “Turn back,” then turn back. That is more proper for you. Allah is aware of what you do.

  • - There is no blame on you for entering uninhabited houses, in which are belongings of yours. Allah knows what you reveal and what you conceal.

  • - Tell the believing men to restrain their looks, and to guard their privates. That is purer for them. Allah is cognizant of what they do.

  • - And tell the believing women to restrain their looks, and to guard their privates, and not display their beauty except what is apparent thereof, and to draw their coverings over their breasts, and not expose their beauty except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers, their brothers' sons, their sisters' sons, their women, what their right hands possess, their male attendants who have no sexual desires, or children who are not yet aware of the nakedness of women. And they should not strike their feet to draw attention to their hidden beauty. And repent to Allah, all of you believers, so that you may succeed.

  • - And wed the singles among you, and those who are fit among your servants and maids. If they are poor, Allah will enrich them from His bounty. Allah is All-Encompassing, All-Knowing.

  • - And let those who do not find the means to marry abstain, until Allah enriches them from His bounty. If any of your servants wish to be freed, grant them their wish, if you recognize some good in them. And give them of Allah’s wealth which he has given you. And do not compel your girls to prostitution, seeking the materials of this life, if they desire to remain chaste. Should anyone compel them—after their compulsion, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

  • - Light upon Light. Allah guides to His light whomever He wills. Allah thus cites the parables for the people. Allah is cognizant of everything.

  • - Allah will reward them according to the best of what they did, and He will increase them from His bounty. Allah provides for whomever He wills without reckoning.

  • - Allah created every living creature from water. Some of them crawl on their bellies, and some walk on two feet, and others walk on four. Allah creates whatever He wills. Allah is Capable of everything.

  • - The response of the believers, when they are called to Allah and His Messenger in order to judge between them, is to say, “We hear and we obey.” These are the successful.

  • - Whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger, and fears Allah, and is conscious of Him—these are the winners.

  • - Say, “Obey Allah and obey the Messenger.” But if they turn away, then he is responsible for his obligations, and you are responsible for your obligations. And if you obey him, you will be guided. It is only incumbent on the Messenger to deliver the Clarifying Message.

  • - Allah has promised those of you who believe and do righteous deeds, that He will make them successors on earth, as He made those before them successors, and He will establish for them their religion—which He has approved for them—and He will substitute security in place of their fear. They worship Me, never associating anything with Me. But whoever disbelieves after that—these are the sinners.

  • - Pray regularly, and give regular charity, and obey the Messenger, so that you may receive mercy.

  • - Never think that those who disbelieve can escape on earth. Their place is the Fire; a miserable destination.

  • - Women past the age of childbearing, who have no desire for marriage, commit no wrong by taking off their outer clothing, provided they do not flaunt their finery. But to maintain modesty is better for them. Allah is Hearing and Knowing.

  • 25. The Criterion (al-Furqan)

  • - We have circulated it among them, that they may reflect, but most people persist in thanklessness.

  • - Except for those who repent, and believe, and do good deeds. These—Allah will replace their bad deeds with good deeds. Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful.

  • 26. The Poets (ash-Shu'ara')

  • - Ta, Seen, Meem.

  • - No one misled us except the sinners.

  • - Give full measure, and do not cheat. And weigh with accurate scales. And do not defraud people of their belongings, and do not work corruption in the land. And fear Him who created you and the masses of old.

  • - Except for those who believe, and do good deeds, and remember Allah frequently, and defend themselves after they are wronged. As for those who do wrong, they will know by what overturning they will be overturned.

  • 27. The Ant (an-Naml)

  • - Ta, Seen. These are the Signs of the Quran—a book that makes things clear.

  • - Those who observe the prayers, and give charity regularly, and are certain of the Hereafter.

  • - As for those who do not believe in the Hereafter: We made their deeds appear good to them, so they wander aimlessly.

  • - You are receiving the Quran from an All-Wise, All-Knowing.

  • - But whoever has done wrong, and then substituted goodness in place of evil. I am Forgiving and Merciful.

  • - Praise belongs to Allah; He will show you His signs, and you will recognize them. Your Lord is not heedless of what you do.

  • 28. History (al-Qasas)

  • - Ta, Seen, Meem.

  • - Allah does not guide the unjust people.

  • - But seek, with what Allah has given you, the Home of the Hereafter, and do not neglect your share of this world. And be charitable, as Allah has been charitable to you. And do not seek corruption in the land. Allah does not like the seekers of corruption.

  • - That Home of the Hereafter—We assign it for those who seek no superiority on earth, nor corruption. And the outcome is for the cautious.

  • - Do not be a supporter of the disbelievers. And do not let them divert you from Allah’s revelations after they have been revealed to you. And pray to your Lord, and never be of the polytheists. And do not invoke with Allah any other god. There is no god but He. All things perish, except His presence. His is the judgment, and to Him you will be returned.

  • 29. The Spider (al-'Ankabut)

  • - Alif, Lam, Meem.

  • - Those who believe and do righteous deeds—We will remit their sins, and We will reward them according to the best of what they used to do.

  • - Those who believe and do good works—We will admit them into the company of the righteous.

  • - You worship idols besides Allah, and you fabricate falsehoods. Those you worship, instead of Allah, cannot provide you with livelihood. So seek your livelihood from Allah, and worship Him, and thank Him. To Him you will be returned.”

  • - You cannot escape, on earth or in the heaven; and you have no protector and no savior besides Allah.

  • - And who does greater wrong than he who fabricates lies and attributes them to Allah, or calls the truth a lie when it has come to him? Is there not in Hell a dwelling for the blasphemers?

  • 30. The Romans (ar-Rum)

  • - Alif, Lam, Meem.

  • - The promise of Allah—Allah never breaks His promise, but most people do not know.

  • - Glorify Allah when you retire at night, and when you rise in the morning.

  • - Whoever disbelieves, upon him falls his disbelief. And whoever acts righteously—they are preparing for themselves.

  • - You cannot make the dead hear, nor can you make the deaf hear the call when they turn away. Nor can you guide the blind out of their error. You can make hear only those who believe in Our signs, and so have submitted.

  • - Allah thus seals the hearts of those who do not know. So be patient. The promise of Allah is true. And do not let those who lack certainty belittle you.

  • 31. Luqman (Luqman)

  • - Alif, Lam, Meem.

  • - Whoever submits himself wholly to Allah, and is a doer of good, has grasped the most trustworthy handle. With Allah rests the outcome of all events.

  • 32. Prostration (as-Sajdah)

  • - Alif, Lam, Meem.

  • - The revelation of the Book, without a doubt, is from the Lord of the Universe.

  • - Allah is He who created the heavens and the earth and everything between them in six days, and then established Himself on the Throne. Apart from Him, you have no master and no intercessor. Will you not reflect?

  • - Is someone who is faithful like someone who is a sinner? They are not equal.

  • 33. The Confederates (al-Ahzab)

  • - O Prophet! Fear Allah, and do not obey the unbelievers and the hypocrites. Allah is Knowledgeable and Wise.

  • - And follow what is revealed to you from your Lord. Allah is fully aware of what you do.

  • - And put your trust in Allah. Allah is enough as a trustee.

  • - Allah speaks the truth, and guides to the path.

  • - The Prophet is more caring of the believers than they are of themselves, and his wives are mothers to them. And blood-relatives are closer to one another in Allah’s Book than the believers or the emigrants, though you should do good to your friends. That is inscribed in the Book.

  • - A pledge to Allah is a responsibility.

  • - O wives of the Prophet! You are not like any other women, if you observe piety. So do not speak too softly, lest the sick at heart lusts after you, but speak in an appropriate manner. And settle in your homes; and do not display yourselves, as in the former days of ignorance. And perform the prayer, and give regular charity, and obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah desires to remove all impurity from you, O People of the Household, and to purify you thoroughly.

  • - Muslim men and Muslim women, believing men and believing women, obedient men and obedient women, truthful men and truthful women, patient men and patient women, humble men and humble women, charitable men and charitable women, fasting men and fasting women, men who guard their chastity and women who guard, men who remember Allah frequently and women who remember—Allah has prepared for them a pardon, and an immense reward.

  • - But you hid within yourself what Allah was to reveal. And you feared the people, but it was Allah you were supposed to fear.

  • - O you who believe, remember Allah with frequent remembrance. And glorify Him morning and evening.

  • - It is He who reaches out to you, and His angels, to bring you out of darkness into the light. And He is Ever-Merciful towards the believers.

  • - O you who believe! Do not enter the homes of the Prophet, unless you are given permission to come for a meal; and do not wait for its preparation. And when you are invited, go in. And when you have eaten, disperse, without lingering for conversation. This irritates the Prophet, and he shies away from you, but Allah does not shy away from the truth. And when you ask his wives for something, ask them from behind a screen; that is purer for your hearts and their hearts. You must never offend the Messenger of Allah, nor must you ever marry his wives after him, for that would be an enormity with Allah.

  • - Whether you declare a thing, or hide it, Allah is Aware of all things.

  • 34. Sheba (Saba')

  • - It is neither your wealth nor your children that bring you closer to Us, but it is he who believes and does good deeds. These will have a double reward for what they did; and they will reside in the Chambers, in peace and security.

  • - Say, “I offer you a single advice: devote yourselves to Allah, in pairs, or individually; and reflect. There is no madness in your friend. He is just a warner to you, before the advent of a severe punishment.”

  • 35. Originator (Fatir)

  • - Satan is an enemy to you, so treat him as an enemy. He only invites his gang to be among the inmates of the Inferno.

  • - If He wills, He can do away with you, and produce a new creation. And that would not be difficult for Allah.

  • 36. Ya-Seen (Ya-Seen)

  • - Ya, Seen.

  • - You are one of the messengers. On a straight path.

  • - Does the human being not consider that We created him from a seed? Yet he becomes a fierce adversary.

  • 37. The Aligners (as-Saffat)

  • - He said, “I am going towards my Lord, and He will guide me.”

  • 38. Saad (Saad)

  • - Those who disbelieve are steeped in arrogance and defiance.

  • - This is a reminder. The devout will have a good place of return.

  • 39. Throngs (az-Zumar)

  • - Say, “O My devotees who have believed, keep your duty to your Lord. For those who do good in this world, is goodness. And Allah’s earth is vast. The steadfast will be paid their wages in full, without reckoning.”

  • - Say, “I was commanded to serve Allah, devoting my religion exclusively to Him.

  • - Those who listen to the Word, and follow the best of it. These are they whom Allah has guided. These are they who possess intellect.

  • - But those who fear their Lord will have mansions upon mansions, built high, with streams flowing beneath them. The promise of Allah; and Allah never breaks a promise.

  • - You will die, and they will die.

  • - Who is more evil than he who lies about Allah, and denies the truth when it has come to him? Is there not in Hell room for the ungrateful?

  • - Allah will acquit them of the worst of their deeds, and will reward them according to the best of what they used to do.

  • - It was revealed to you, and to those before you, that if you idolize, your works will be in vain, and you will be of the losers. Rather, worship Allah, and be of the appreciative.

  • 40. Forgiver (Ghafir)

  • - Ha, Meem.

  • - Those who carry the Throne, and those around it, glorify their Lord with praise, and believe in Him, and ask for forgiveness for those who believe: “Our Lord, You have encompassed everything in mercy and knowledge; so forgive those who repent and follow Your path, and protect them from the agony of the Blaze. And admit them, Our Lord, into the Gardens of Eternity, which You have promised them, and the righteous among their parents, and their spouses, and their offspring. You are indeed the Almighty, the Most Wise. And shield them from the evil deeds. Whomever You shield from the evil deeds, on that Day, You have had mercy on him. That is the supreme achievement.”

  • - Those who disbelieved will be addressed, “The loathing of Allah is greater than your loathing of yourselves—for you were invited to the faith, but you refused.”

  • - Allah judges with justice, while those whom they invoke besides Him cannot judge with anything. It is Allah who is the Hearing, the Seeing.

  • - Allah leads astray the outrageous skeptic.

  • - Whoever commits a sin will be repaid only with its like. But whoever works righteousness, whether male or female, and is a believer—these will enter Paradise, where they will be provided for without account.

  • - So be patient. The promise of Allah is true. And ask forgiveness for your sin, and proclaim the praise of your Lord evening and morning.

  • - Your Lord has said, “Pray to Me, and I will respond to you. But those who are too proud to worship Me will enter Hell forcibly.”

  • - It is Allah Who made the night for you, that you may rest therein; and the day allowing sight. Allah is gracious towards the people, but most people do not give thanks.

  • 41. Detailed (Fussilat)

  • - Ha, Meem.

  • - You were unable to hide yourselves from your hearing, and your sight, and your skins, to prevent them from testifying against you, and you imagined that Allah was unaware of much of what you do.

  • - Good and evil are not equal. Repel evil with good, and the person who was your enemy becomes like an intimate friend.

  • - But none will attain it except those who persevere, and none will attain it except the very fortunate.

  • - When a temptation from the Devil provokes you, seek refuge in Allah; He is the Hearer, the Knower.

  • - And of His signs are the night and the day, and the sun and the moon. Do not bow down to the sun, nor to the moon, but bow down to Allah, Who created them both, if it is Him that you serve.

  • - Do as you please; He is Seeing of everything you do.

  • - Whoever acts righteously does so for himself; and whoever works evil does so against himself. Your Lord is not unjust to the servants.

  • - The human being never tires of praying for good things; but when adversity afflicts him, he despairs and loses hope.

  • 42. Consultation (ash-Shura)

  • - Ha, Meem.

  • - Ayn, Seen, Qaf.

  • - Thus He inspires you, and those before you—Allah the Almighty, the Wise.

  • - Whatever misfortune befalls you, it is because of what your hands have earned; and yet He pardons much.

  • - The repayment of a bad action is one equivalent to it. But whoever pardons and makes reconciliation, his reward lies with Allah. He does not love the unjust.

  • - As for those who retaliate after being wronged, there is no blame on them. Blame lies on those who wrong people, and commit aggression in the land without right. These will have a painful punishment.

  • 43. Decorations (az-Zukhruf)

  • - Ha, Meem.

  • - We have given you the truth, but most of you hate the truth.

  • - As for his statement: “My Lord, these are a people who do not believe.” Pardon them, and say, “Peace.” They will come to know.

  • 44. Smoke (ad-Dukhan)

  • - Ha, Meem.

  • 45. Kneeling (al-Jathiyah)

  • - Ha, Meem.

  • - Whoever does a good deed, it is for his soul; and whoever commits evil, it is against it; then to your Lord you will be returned.

  • - Allah created the heavens and the earth with justice, so that every soul will be repaid for what it has earned. And they will not be wronged.

  • - And they say, “There is nothing but this our present life; we die and we live, and nothing destroys us except time.” But they have no knowledge of that; they are only guessing.

  • - The evils of what they did will become evident to them, and the very thing they ridiculed will haunt them.

  • 46. The Dunes (al-Ahqaf)

  • - Ha, Meem.

  • - Those who say, “Our Lord is Allah,” then lead a righteous life—they have nothing to fear, nor shall they grieve. These are the inhabitants of Paradise, where they will dwell forever—a reward for what they used to do.

  • - O our people! Answer the caller to Allah, and believe in Him; and He will forgive you your sins, and will save you from a painful punishment.”

  • - Do they not realize that Allah, who created the heavens and the earth, and was never tired by creating them, is Able to revive the dead? Yes indeed; He is Capable of everything.

  • - So be patient, as the messengers with resolve were patient, and do not be hasty regarding them. On the Day when they witness what they are promised, it will seem as if they had lasted only for an hour of a day. A proclamation: Will any be destroyed except the sinful people?

  • 47. Muhammad (Muhammad)

  • - Those who disbelieve and repel from the path of Allah—He nullifies their works. While those who believe, and work righteousness, and believe in what was sent down to Muhammad—and it is the truth from their Lord—He remits their sins, and relieves their concerns.

  • - O you who believe! If you support Allah, He will support you, and will strengthen your foothold.

  • - Allah will admit those who believe and do good deeds into gardens beneath which rivers flow. As for those who disbelieve, they enjoy themselves, and eat as cattle eat, and the Fire will be their dwelling.

  • - Among them are those who listen to you, but when they leave your presence, they say to those given knowledge, “What did he say just now?” Those are they whose hearts Allah has sealed, and they follow their own desires.

  • - As for those who are guided, He increases them in guidance, and He has granted them their righteousness.

  • - Know that there is no god but Allah, and ask forgiveness for your sin, and for the believing men and believing women. Allah knows your movements, and your resting-place.

  • - The life of this world is nothing but play and pastime. But if you have faith and lead a righteous life, He will grant you your rewards, and He will not ask you for your possessions.

  • - Here you are, being called to spend in the cause of Allah. Among you are those who withhold; but whoever withholds is withholding against his own soul. Allah is the Rich, while you are the needy. And if you turn away, He will replace you with another people, and they will not be like you.

  • 48. Victory (al-Fath)

  • - We have granted you a conspicuous victory. That Allah may forgive you your sin, past and to come, and complete His favors upon you, and guide you in a straight path. And help you with an unwavering support.

  • - It is He who sent down tranquility into the hearts of the believers, to add faith to their faith. To Allah belong the forces of the heavens and the earth. Allah is Knowing and Wise.

  • - To Allah belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. He forgives whomever He wills, and He punishes whomever He wills. Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

  • 49. The Chambers (al-Hujurat)

  • - O you who believe! Do not place your opinions above that of Allah and His Messenger, and fear Allah. Allah is Hearing and Knowing.

  • - O you who believe! Do not raise your voices above the voice of the Prophet, and do not speak loudly to him, as you speak loudly to one another, lest your works be in vain without you realizing.

  • - O you who believe! If a troublemaker brings you any news, investigate, lest you harm people out of ignorance, and you become regretful for what you have done.

  • - If two groups of believers fight each other, reconcile between them. But if one group aggresses against the other, fight the aggressing group until it complies with Allah’s command. Once it has complied, reconcile between them with justice, and be equitable. Allah loves the equitable.

  • - The believers are brothers, so reconcile between your brothers, and remain conscious of Allah, so that you may receive mercy.

  • - O you who believe! No people shall ridicule other people, for they may be better than they. Nor shall any women ridicule other women, for they may be better than they. Nor shall you slander one another, nor shall you insult one another with names. Evil is the return to wickedness after having attained faith. Whoever does not repent—these are the wrongdoers.

  • - Allah knows the secrets of the heavens and the earth, and Allah is seeing of everything you do.

  • 50. Qaf (Qaf)

  • - We are fully aware of what they say, and you are not a dictator over them. So remind by the Quran whoever fears My warning.

  • 51. The Spreaders (adh-Dhariyat)

  • - By the spreaders spreading. And those carrying loads. And those moving gently. And those distributing as commanded. What you are promised is true. Judgment will take place. By the sky that is woven. You differ in what you say. Averted from it is he who is averted. Perish the imposters. Those who are dazed in ignorance. They ask, “When is the Day of Judgment?” The Day they are presented to the Fire.

  • - And remind, for the reminder benefits the believers.

  • - Those who do wrong will have their turn, like the turn of their counterparts, so let them not rush Me.

  • - So woe to those who disbelieve because of that Day of theirs which they are promised.

  • 52. The Mount (at-Tur)

  • - The punishment of your Lord is coming. There is nothing to avert it.

  • - Eat and drink happily, for what you used to do.

  • - For those who do wrong, there is a punishment besides that; but most of them do not know

  • - So patiently await the decision of your Lord, for you are before Our Eyes; and proclaim the praises of your Lord when you arise.

  • - And glorify Him during the night, and at the receding of the stars.

  • 53. The Star (an-Najm)

  • - They have no knowledge of that. They only follow assumptions, and assumptions are no substitute for the truth. So avoid him who has turned away from Our remembrance, and desires nothing but the present life. That is the extent of their knowledge. Your Lord knows best who has strayed from His path, and He knows best who has accepted guidance.

  • - To Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on earth. He will repay those who do evil according to their deeds, and recompense those who do good with the best.

  • - That no soul bears the burdens of another soul. And that the human being attains only what he strives for. And that his efforts will be witnessed. Then he will be rewarded for it the fullest reward. And that to your Lord is the finality.

  • 54. The Moon (al-Qamar)

  • - A blessing from Us. Thus We reward the thankful.

  • - The wicked are in confusion and madness.

  • 55. The Compassionate (ar-Rahman)

  • - He set up the balance. So do not transgress in the balance. But maintain the weights with justice, and do not violate the balance.

  • - So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?

  • 56. The Inevitable (al-Qaqi'ah)

  • - Is it you who make it grow, or are We the Grower?

  • - And if he is one of those on the Right. Then, “Peace upon you,” from those on the Right.

  • - So glorify the Name of your Lord, the Magnificent.

  • 57. Iron (al-Hadid')

  • - Glorifying Allah is everything in the heavens and the earth. He is the Almighty, the Wise.

  • - To Him belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. He gives life and causes death, and He has power over all things.

  • - It is He who created the heavens and the earth in six days, then settled over the Throne. He knows what penetrates into the earth, and what comes out of it, and what descends from the sky, and what ascends to it. And He is with you wherever you may be. Allah is Seeing of everything you do.

  • - Believe in Allah and His Messenger, and spend from what He made you inherit. Those among you who believe and give will have a great reward.

  • - It is He who sends down upon His servant clear revelations, to bring you out of darkness into the light. Allah is Gentle towards you, Most Compassionate.

  • - Know that the worldly life is only play, and distraction, and glitter, and boasting among you, and rivalry in wealth and children. It is like a rainfall that produces plants, and delights the disbelievers. But then it withers, and you see it yellowing, and then it becomes debris. While in the Hereafter there is severe agony, and forgiveness from Allah, and acceptance. The life of this world is nothing but enjoyment of vanity.

  • - That you may not sorrow over what eludes you, nor exult over what He has given you. Allah does not love the proud snob.

  • - Those who are stingy, and induce people to be stingy. Whoever turns away—Allah is the Independent, the Praiseworthy.

  • 58. The Argument (al-Mujadilah)

  • - Allah has heard the statement of she who argued with you concerning her husband, as she complained to Allah. Allah heard your conversation. Allah is Hearing and Seeing.

  • - O you who believe! When you converse secretly, do not converse in sin, and aggression, and disobedience of the Messenger; but converse in virtue and piety; And fear Allah, to Whom you will be gathered.

  • - Conspiracies are from Satan, that he may dishearten those who believe; but he will not harm them in the least, except by leave of Allah. So let the believers put their trust in Allah.

  • - O you who believe! When you are told to make room in your gatherings, make room; Allah will make room for you. And when you are told to disperse, disperse. Allah elevates those among you who believe, and those given knowledge, many steps. Allah is Aware of what you do.

  • - O you who believe! When you converse privately with the Messenger, offer something in charity before your conversation. That is better for you, and purer. But if you do not find the means—Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

  • - You will not find a people who believe in Allah and the Last Day, loving those who oppose Allah and His Messenger, even if they were their parents, or their children, or their siblings, or their close relatives. These—He has inscribed faith in their hearts, and has supported them with a spirit from Him. And He will admit them into Gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will dwell forever. Allah is pleased with them, and they are pleased with Him. These are the partisans of Allah. Indeed, it is Allah’s partisans who are the successful.

  • 59. The Mobilization (al-Hashr)

  • - Glorifying Allah is all that exists in the heavens and the earth. He is the Almighty, the Most Wise.

  • - Whatever Allah restored to His Messenger from the inhabitants of the villages belongs to Allah, and to the Messenger, and to the relatives, and to the orphans, and to the poor, and to the wayfarer; so that it may not circulate solely between the wealthy among you. Whatever the Messenger gives you, accept it; and whatever he forbids you, abstain from it. And fear Allah. Allah is severe in punishment.

  • - Fear of you is more intense in their hearts than fear of Allah. That is because they are a people who do not understand.

  • - O you who believe! Fear Allah, and let every soul consider what it has forwarded for the morrow, and fear Allah. Allah is Aware of what you do. And do not be like those who forgot Allah, so He made them forget themselves. These are the sinners.

  • - He is Allah. There is no god but He, the Knower of secrets and declarations. He is the Compassionate, the Merciful.

  • - He is Allah; besides Whom there is no god; the Sovereign, the Holy, the Peace-Giver, the Faith-Giver, the Overseer, the Almighty, the Omnipotent, the Overwhelming. Glory be to Allah, beyond what they associate.

  • - He is Allah; the Creator, the Maker, the Designer. His are the Most Beautiful Names. Whatever is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him. He is the Majestic, the Wise.

  • 60. The Woman Tested (al-Mumtahina)

  • - O you who believe! Do not take My enemies and your enemies for supporters, offering them affection, when they have disbelieved in what has come to you of the Truth. They have expelled the Messenger, and you, because you believed in Allah, your Lord. If you have mobilized to strive for My cause, seeking My approval, how can you secretly love them? I know what you conceal and what you reveal. Whoever among you does that has strayed from the right way.

  • - Neither your relatives nor your children will benefit you on the Day of Resurrection. He will separate between you. Allah is Observant of what you do.

  • - Our Lord, do not make us a target for those who disbelieve, and forgive us, our Lord. You are indeed the Mighty and Wise.”

  • - Perhaps Allah will plant affection between you and those of them you consider enemies. Allah is Capable. Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

  • - But Allah prohibits you from befriending those who fought against you over your religion, and expelled you from your homes, and aided in your expulsion. Whoever takes them for friends—these are the wrongdoers.

  • - O prophet! If believing women come to you, pledging allegiance to you, on condition that they will not associate anything with Allah, nor steal, nor commit adultery, nor kill their children, nor commit perjury as to parenthood, nor disobey you in anything righteous, accept their allegiance and ask Allah’s forgiveness for them. Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

  • - O you who believe! Do not befriend people with whom Allah has become angry, and have despaired of the Hereafter, as the faithless have despaired of the occupants of the graves.

  • 61. Column (as-Saff)

  • - Everything in the heavens and the earth praises Allah. He is the Almighty, the Wise.

  • - O you who believe! Why do you say what you do not do? It is most hateful to Allah that you say what you do not do.

  • - Allah loves those who fight in His cause, in ranks, as though they were a compact structure.

  • - When Moses said to his people, “O my people, why do you hurt me, although you know that I am Allah’s Messenger to you?” And when they swerved, Allah swerved their hearts. Allah does not guide the sinful people.

  • - And who is a greater wrongdoer than he who attributes falsehoods to Allah, when he is being invited to Islam? Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.

  • - O you who believe! Be supporters of Allah, as Jesus son of Mary said to the disciples, “Who are my supporters towards Allah?” The disciples said, “We are Allah's supporters.” So a group of the Children of Israel believed, while another group disbelieved. We supported those who believed against their foe, so they became dominant.

  • 62. Friday (al-Jumu'ah)

  • - Allah is Possessor of limitless grace.

  • - Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.

  • 63. The Hypocrites (al-Munafiqun)

  • - They treat their oaths as a cover, and so they repel others from Allah’s path. Evil is what they do. That is because they believed, and then disbelieved; so their hearts were sealed, and they cannot understand.

  • - O you who believe! Let neither your possessions nor your children distract you from the remembrance of Allah. Whoever does that—these are the losers.

  • 64. Gathering (at-Taghabun)

  • - He created the heavens and the earth with truth, and He designed you, and designed you well, and to Him is the final return.

  • - He knows everything in the heavens and the earth, and He knows what you conceal and what you reveal. And Allah knows what is within the hearts.

  • - The Day when He gathers you for the Day of Gathering—that is the Day of Mutual Exchange. Whoever believes in Allah and acts with integrity, He will remit his misdeeds, and will admit him into gardens beneath which rivers flow, to dwell therein forever. That is the supreme achievement. But as for those who disbelieve and denounce Our revelations—these are the inmates of the Fire, dwelling therein forever; and what a miserable fate!

  • - No disaster occurs except by Allah’s leave. Whoever believes in Allah, He guides his heart. Allah is Aware of everything.

  • - O you who believe! Among your wives and your children are enemies to you, so beware of them. But if you pardon, and overlook, and forgive—Allah is Forgiver and Merciful.

  • - Your possessions and your children are a test, but with Allah is a splendid reward.

  • - So be conscious of Allah as much as you can, and listen, and obey, and give for your own good. He who is protected from his stinginess—these are the prosperous.

  • - If you lend Allah a good loan, He will multiply it for you, and will forgive you. Allah is Appreciative and Forbearing.

  • 65. Divorce (at-Talaq)

  • - O Prophet! If any of you divorce women, divorce them during their period of purity, and calculate their term. And be pious before Allah, your Lord. And do not evict them from their homes, nor shall they leave, unless they have committed a proven adultery. These are the limits of Allah—whoever oversteps Allah’s limits has wronged his own soul. You never know; Allah may afterwards bring about a new situation.

  • - Once they have reached their term, either retain them honorably, or separate from them honorably. And call to witness two just people from among you, and give upright testimony for Allah. By that is exhorted whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day. And whoever fears Allah—He will make a way out for him.

  • - And will provide for him from where he never expected. Whoever relies on Allah—He will suffice him. Allah will accomplish His purpose. Allah has set a measure to all things.

  • - As for those of your women who have reached menopause, if you have any doubts, their term shall be three months—and also for those who have not menstruated. As for those who are pregnant, their term shall be until they have delivered. Whoever fears Allah—He will make things easy for him. This is the ordinance of Allah, which He sent down to you. Whoever fears Allah—He will remit his sins, and will amplify his reward. Allow them to reside where you reside, according to your means, and do not harass them in order to make things difficult for them. If they are pregnant, spend on them until they give birth. And if they nurse your infant, give them their payment. And conduct your relation in amity. But if you disagree, then let another woman nurse him.

  • - The wealthy shall spend according to his means; and he whose resources are restricted shall spend according to what Allah has given him. Allah never burdens a soul beyond what He has given it. Allah will bring ease after hardship.

  • 66. Prohibition (at-Tahrim)

  • - O you who disbelieved! Make no excuses today. You are being repaid for what you used to do.

  • - O you who believe! Repent to Allah with sincere repentance. Perhaps your Lord will remit your sins, and admit you into gardens beneath which rivers flow, on the Day when Allah will not disappoint the Prophet and those who believed with him. Their light streaming before them, and to their right, they will say, “Our Lord, complete our light for us, and forgive us; You are capable of all things.”

  • 67. Sovereignty (al-Mulk)

  • - Is he who walks bent on his own design better guided, or he who walks upright on a straight path?

  • 68. The Pen (al-Qalam)

  • - By the grace of your Lord, you are not insane. In fact, you will have a reward that will never end. And you are of a great moral character. You will see, and they will see. Which of you is the afflicted. Your Lord knows best who has strayed from His path, and He knows best the well-guided.

  • - So do not obey the deniers. They would like you to compromise, so they would compromise. And do not obey any vile swearer. Backbiter, spreader of slander.

  • 69. The Reality (al-Haqqah)

  • - On that Day you will be exposed, and no secret of yours will remain hidden.

  • - I knew I would be held accountable.

  • 70. Ways pf Ascent (al-Ma'arij)

  • - So be patient, with sweet patience.

  • - Man was created restless.

  • - Touched by adversity, he is fretful.

  • - And those who guard their chastity. Except from their spouses or those living under their control, for then they are free of blame.

  • - And those who honor their trusts and their pledges.

  • - And those who stand by their testimonies.

  • - And those who are dedicated to their prayers.

  • 71. Noah (Nuh)

  • - Worship Allah and reverence Him, and obey me. And He will forgive you of your sins, and reprieve you until a stated term. Allah’s term cannot be deferred once it has arrived, if you only knew.”

  • 72. The Jinn (al-Jinn)

  • - Whoever believes in his Lord fears neither loss, nor burden.

  • - Say, “It is not in my power to harm you, nor to bring you to right conduct.”

  • - Say, “No one can protect me from Allah, and I will not find any refuge except with Him.

  • 73. The Enwrapped (al-Muzzammil)

  • - In the daytime, you have lengthy work to do. So remember the Name of your Lord, and devote yourself to Him wholeheartedly.

  • - Your Lord knows that you stay up nearly two-thirds of the night, or half of it, or one-third of it, along with a group of those with you. Allah designed the night and the day. He knows that you are unable to sustain it, so He has pardoned you. So read of the Quran what is possible for you. He knows that some of you may be ill; and others travelling through the land, seeking Allah’s bounty; and others fighting in Allah’s cause. So read of it what is possible for you, and observe the prayers, and give regular charity, and lend Allah a generous loan. Whatever good you advance for yourselves, you will find it with Allah, better and generously rewarded. And seek Allah’s forgiveness, for Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

  • 74. The Enrobed (al-Muddathir)

  • - Arise and warn.

  • - And magnify your Lord.

  • - And show no favor seeking gain.

  • - And be constant for your Lord.

  • 75. Resurrection (al-Qiyamah)

  • - To your Lord on that Day is the settlement.

  • - On that Day man will be informed of everything he put forward, and everything he left behind.

  • - And man will be evidence against himself.

  • 76. Man (al-Insan)

  • - We guided him to the way, be he appreciative or unappreciative.

  • - It is We who sent down the Quran upon you—a gradual revelation.

  • - So be patient for the decision of your Lord, and do not obey the sinner or the blasphemer among them.

  • - And mention the Name of your Lord, morning and evening.

  • - And for part of the night, prostrate yourself to Him, and glorify Him long into the night.

  • 77. The Unleashed (al-Mursalat)

  • - Woe on that Day to the liars.

  • - And they will not be allowed to apologize.

  • - Woe on that Day to the rejecters.

  • - “Eat and drink pleasantly, for what you used to do.”

  • - This is how We reward the doers of good.

  • 78. The Event (an-Naba')

  • - We have warned you of a near punishment—the Day when a person will observe what his hands have produced, and the faithless will say, “O, I wish I were dust.”

  • 79. The Snatchers (an-Nazi'at)

  • - A Day when man will remember what he has endeavored.

  • 80. He Frowned ('Abasa)

  • - Let man consider his food. We pour down water in abundance.

  • - Enjoyment for you, and for your livestock.

  • 81. The Rolling (at-Takwir)

  • - Each soul will know what it has readied.

  • - It is only a Reminder to all mankind. To whoever of you wills to go straight. But you cannot will, unless Allah wills—The Lord of the Worlds.

  • 82. The Shattering (al-Infitar)

  • - The virtuous will be in bliss. While the wicked will be in Hell.

  • 83. The Defrauders (al-Mutaffifin)

  • - Woe to the defrauders. Those who, when they take a measure from people, they take in full. But when they measure or weigh to others, they cheat.

  • 84. The Rupture (al-Inshiqaq)

  • - Except those who believe and do good deeds; they will have an undiminished reward.

  • 85. The Constellations (al-Buruj)

  • - Those who tempt the believers, men and women, then do not repent; for them is the punishment of Hell; for them is the punishment of Burning.

  • - Those who believe and do righteous deeds will have Gardens beneath which rivers flow. That is the great triumph.

  • 86. The Nightly Visitor (at-Tariq)

  • - On the Day when the secrets are disclosed.

  • 87. The Most High (al-A'la)

  • - Praise the Name of your Lord, the Most High.

  • - He who creates and regulates.

  • - He who measures and guides.

  • - He who produces the pasture.

  • - And then turns it into light debris.

  • - Successful is he who purifies himself.

  • - And mentions the name of his Lord, and prays.

  • - But you prefer the present life. Though the Hereafter is better, and more lasting.

  • 88. The Overwhelming (al-Ghashiyah)

  • - They will have no food except thorns. That neither nourishes, nor satisfies hunger.

  • 89. The Dawn (al-Fajr)

  • - But as for you, O tranquil soul. Return to your Lord, pleased and accepted. Enter among My servants. Enter My Paradise.

  • 90. The Land (al-Balad)

  • - Then he becomes of those who believe, and advise one another to patience, and advise one another to kindness.

  • - These are the people of happiness.

  • 91. The Sun (ash-Shams)

  • - Successful is he who purifies it.

  • - Failing is he who corrupts it.

  • 92. The Night (al-Layl)

  • - Your endeavors are indeed diverse. As for him who gives and is righteous. And confirms goodness. We will ease his way towards ease.

  • - But as for him who is stingy and complacent. And denies goodness. We will ease his way towards difficulty. And his money will not avail him when he plummets.

  • - None will burn in it except the very wicked. He who denies and turns away. But the devout will avoid it.

  • - He who gives his money to become pure. Seeking no favor in return. Only seeking the acceptance of his Lord, the Most High. And he will be satisfied.

  • 93. Morning Light (adh-Duha)

  • - Your Lord did not abandon you, nor did He forget.

  • - The Hereafter is better for you than the First.

  • - And your Lord will give you, and you will be satisfied.

  • - Did He not find you orphaned, and sheltered you? And found you wandering, and guided you? And found you in need, and enriched you?

  • - Therefore, do not mistreat the orphan. Nor rebuff the seeker. But proclaim the blessings of your Lord.

  • 94. The Soothing (ash-Sharh)

  • - Did We not soothe your heart? And lift from you your burden. Which weighed down your back?

  • - With hardship comes ease

  • - When your work is done, turn to devotion.

  • 95. The Fig (at-Tin)

  • - By the fig and the olive. And Mount Sinai. And this safe land. We created man in the best design. Then reduced him to the lowest of the low.

  • - Except those who believe and do righteous deeds; for them is a reward without end.

  • 96. Clot (al-'Alaq)

  • - Read: And your Lord is the Most Generous.

  • - He who taught by the pen.

  • - Taught man what he never knew.

  • - In fact, man oversteps all bounds. When he considers himself exempt. But to your Lord is the return.

  • 97. Decree (al-Qadr)

  • - The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months.

  • 98. Clear Evidence (al-Bayyinah)

  • - They were commanded only to worship Allah, devoting their faith to Him alone, and to practice regular prayer, and to give alms. That is the upright religion.

  • - Those who disbelieve among the People of the Scripture, and the Polytheists, will be in the Fire of Hell, where they will abide forever. These are the worst of creatures.

  • - As for those who believe and lead a righteous life—these are the best of creatures.

  • - Their reward is with their Lord: Gardens of Eternity beneath which rivers flow, where they will abide forever. Allah is pleased with them, and they are pleased with Him. That is for whoever fears His Lord.

  • 99. The Quake (az-Zalzalah)

  • - On that Day, the people will emerge in droves, to be shown their works.

  • - Whoever has done an atom's weight of good will see it.

  • - And whoever has done an atom's weight of evil will see it.

  • 100. The Racers (al-'Adiyat)

  • - Indeed, the human being is ungrateful to his Lord.

  • - Their Lord, on that Day, is fully informed of them.

  • 101. The Shocker (al-Qari'ah)

  • - The Day when the people will be like scattered moths.

  • - As for he whose scales are heavy. He will be in a pleasant life.

  • - But as for he whose scales are light. His home is the Abyss.

  • 102. Abundance (at-Takathur)

  • - Abundance distracts you. Until you visit the graveyards.

  • - Indeed, you will know. Certainly, you will know.

  • 103. Time (al-'Asr)

  • - By Time. The human being is in loss. Except those who believe, and do good works, and encourage truth, and recommend patience.

  • 104. The Backbiter (al-Humazah)

  • - Woe to every slanderer backbiter. Who gathers wealth and counts it over. Thinking that his wealth has made him immortal. By no means. He will be thrown into the Crusher.

  • 105. The Elephant (al-Fil)

  • 106. Quraish (Quraysh)

  • - Who has fed them against hunger, and has secured them against fear.

  • 107. Assistance (al-Ma'un)

  • - Have you considered him who denies the religion?

  • - It is he who mistreats the orphan.

  • - And does not encourage the feeding of the poor.

  • - So woe to those who pray. Those who are heedless of their prayers. Those who put on the appearance. And withhold the assistance.

  • 108. Plenty (al-Kawthar)

  • - We have given you plenty. So pray to your Lord and sacrifice. He who hates you is the loser.

  • 109. The Disbelievers (al-Kafirun)

  • - Say, “O disbelievers. I do not worship what you worship. Nor do you worship what I worship. Nor do I serve what you serve. Nor do you serve what I serve. You have your way, and I have my way.”

  • 110. Victory (an-Nasr)

  • - When there comes Allah’s victory, and conquest. And you see the people entering Allah’s religion in multitudes. Then celebrate the praise of your Lord, and seek His forgiveness. He is the Accepter of Repentance.

  • 111. Thorns (al-Masad)

  • - His wealth did not avail him, nor did what he acquired.

  • - He will burn in a Flaming Fire.

  • - And his wife—the firewood carrier.

  • - Around her neck is a rope of thorns.

  • 112. Monotheism (al-Ikhlas)

  • - Say, “He is Allah, the One. Allah, the Absolute. He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is nothing comparable to Him.”

  • 113. Daybreak (al-Falaq)

  • - Say, “I take refuge with the Lord of Daybreak. And from the evil of those who practice sorcery. And from the evil of an envious when he envies.”

  • 114. Mankind (an-Nas)

  • - Say, “I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind. The King of mankind. The God of mankind. From the evil of the sneaky whisperer. Who whispers into the hearts of people. From among jinn and among people.”

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