| 1. A.L.R. These are the 
												ayats of the Book of Wisdom.
 2. Is it a matter of wonderment 
												to men that We have sent Our 
												inspiration to a man from among 
												themselves?- that he should warn 
												mankind (of their danger), and 
												give the good news to the 
												Believers that they have before 
												their Lord the lofty rank of 
												truth. (But) say the 
												Unbelievers: "This is indeed an 
												evident sorcerer!"
 
 3. Verily your Lord is Allah, 
												who created the heavens and the 
												earth in six days, and is firmly 
												established on the throne (of 
												authority), regulating and 
												governing all things. No 
												intercessor (can plead with Him) 
												except after His leave (hath 
												been obtained). This is Allah 
												your Lord; Him therefore serve 
												ye: will ye not receive 
												admonition?
 
 4. To Him will be your return- 
												of all of you. The promise of 
												Allah is true and sure. It is He 
												Who beginneth the process of 
												creation, and repeateth it, that 
												He may reward with justice those 
												who believe and work 
												righteousness; but those who 
												reject Him will have draughts of 
												boiling fluids, and a penalty 
												grievous, because they did 
												reject Him.
 
 5. It is He Who made the sun to 
												be a shining glory and the moon 
												to be a light (of beauty), and 
												measured out stages for her; 
												that ye might know the number of 
												years and the count (of time). 
												Nowise did Allah create this but 
												in truth and righteousness. 
												(Thus) doth He explain His Signs 
												in detail, for those who 
												understand.
 
 6. Verily, in the alternation of 
												the night and the day, and in 
												all that Allah hath created, in 
												the heavens and the earth, are 
												signs for those who fear Him.
 
 7. Those who rest not their hope 
												on their meeting with Us, but 
												are pleased and satisfied with 
												the life of the present, and 
												those who heed not Our Signs,-
 
 8. Their abode is the Fire, 
												because of the (evil) they 
												earned.
 
 9. Those who believe, and work 
												righteousness,- their Lord will 
												guide them because of their 
												faith: beneath them will flow 
												rivers in gardens of bliss.
 
 10. (This will be) their cry 
												therein: "Glory to Thee, O 
												Allah." And "Peace" will be 
												their greeting therein! and the 
												close of their cry will be: 
												"Praise be to Allah, the 
												Cherisher and Sustainer of the 
												worlds!"
 
 11. If Allah were to hasten for 
												men the ill (they have earned) 
												as they would fain hasten on the 
												good,- then would their respite 
												be settled at once. But We leave 
												those who rest not their hope on 
												their meeting with Us, in their 
												trespasses, wandering in 
												distraction to and fro.
 
 12. When trouble toucheth a man, 
												He crieth unto Us (in all 
												postures)- lying down on his 
												side, or sitting, or standing. 
												But when We have solved his 
												trouble, he passeth on his way 
												as if he had never cried to Us 
												for a trouble that touched him! 
												thus do the deeds of 
												transgressors seem fair in their 
												eyes!
 
 13. Generations before you We 
												destroyed when they did wrong: 
												their apostles came to them with 
												clear-signs, but they would not 
												believe! thus do We requite 
												those who sin!
 
 14. Then We made you heirs in 
												the land after them, to see how 
												ye would behave!
 
 15. But when Our Clear Signs are 
												rehearsed unto them, those who 
												rest not their hope on their 
												meeting with Us, Say: "Bring us 
												a reading other than this, or 
												change this," Say: "It is not 
												for me, of my own accord, to 
												change it: I follow naught but 
												what is revealed unto me: if I 
												were to disobey my Lord, I 
												should myself fear the penalty 
												of a Great Day (to come)."
 
 16. Say: "If Allah had so 
												willed, I should not have 
												rehearsed it to you, nor would 
												He have made it known to you. A 
												whole life-time before this have 
												I tarried amongst you: will ye 
												not then understand?"
 
 17. Who doth more wrong than 
												such as forge a lie against 
												Allah, or deny His Signs? But 
												never will prosper those who 
												sin.
 
 18. They serve, besides Allah, 
												things that hurt them not nor 
												profit them, and they say: 
												"These are our intercessors with 
												Allah." Say: "Do ye indeed 
												inform Allah of something He 
												knows not, in the heavens or on 
												earth?- Glory to Him! and far is 
												He above the partners they 
												ascribe (to Him)!"
 
 19. Mankind was but one nation, 
												but differed (later). Had it not 
												been for a word that went forth 
												before from thy Lord, their 
												differences would have been 
												settled between them.
 
 20. They say: "Why is not a sign 
												sent down to him from his Lord?" 
												Say: "The Unseen is only for 
												Allah (to know), then wait ye: I 
												too will wait with you."
 
 21. When We make mankind taste 
												of some mercy after adversity 
												hath touched them, behold! they 
												take to plotting against Our 
												Signs! Say: "Swifter to plan is 
												Allah." Verily, Our messengers 
												record all the plots that ye 
												make!
 
 22. He it is Who enableth you to 
												traverse through land and sea; 
												so that ye even board ships;- 
												they sail with them with a 
												favourable wind, and they 
												rejoice thereat; then comes a 
												stormy wind and the waves come 
												to them from all sides, and they 
												think they are being 
												overwhelmed: they cry unto 
												Allah, sincerely offering 
												(their) duty unto Him saying, 
												"If thou dost deliver us from 
												this, we shall truly show our 
												gratitude!"
 
 23. But when he delivereth them, 
												behold! they transgress 
												insolently through the earth in 
												defiance of right! O mankind! 
												your insolence is against your 
												own souls,- an enjoyment of the 
												life of the present: in the end, 
												to Us is your return, and We 
												shall show you the truth of all 
												that ye did.
 
 24. The likeness of the life of 
												the present is as the rain which 
												We send down from the skies: by 
												its mingling arises the produce 
												of the earth- which provides 
												food for men and animals: (It 
												grows) till the earth is clad 
												with its golden ornaments and is 
												decked out (in beauty): the 
												people to whom it belongs think 
												they have all powers of disposal 
												over it: There reaches it Our 
												command by night or by day, and 
												We make it like a harvest 
												clean-mown, as if it had not 
												flourished only the day before! 
												thus do We explain the Signs in 
												detail for those who reflect.
 
 25. But Allah doth call to the 
												Home of Peace: He doth guide 
												whom He pleaseth to a way that 
												is straight.
 
 26. To those who do right is a 
												goodly (reward)- Yea, more (than 
												in measure)! No darkness nor 
												shame shall cover their faces! 
												they are companions of the 
												garden; they will abide therein 
												(for aye)!
 
 27. But those who have earned 
												evil will have a reward of like 
												evil: ignominy will cover their 
												(faces): No defender will they 
												have from (the wrath of) Allah. 
												Their faces will be covered, as 
												it were, with pieces from the 
												depth of the darkness of night: 
												they are companions of the Fire: 
												they will abide therein (for 
												aye)!
 
 28. One day shall We gather them 
												all together. Then shall We say 
												to those who joined gods (with 
												Us): "To your place! ye and 
												those ye joined as 'partners' We 
												shall separate them, and their 
												"Partners" shall say: "It was 
												not us that ye worshipped!
 
 29. "Enough is Allah for a 
												witness between us and you: we 
												certainly knew nothing of your 
												worship of us!"
 
 30. There will every soul prove 
												(the fruits of) the deeds it 
												sent before: they will be 
												brought back to Allah their 
												rightful Lord, and their 
												invented falsehoods will leave 
												them in the lurch.
 
 31. Say: "Who is it that 
												sustains you (in life) from the 
												sky and from the earth? or who 
												is it that has power over 
												hearing and sight? And who is it 
												that brings out the living from 
												the dead and the dead from the 
												living? and who is it that rules 
												and regulates all affairs?" They 
												will soon say, "(Allah)". Say, 
												"will ye not then show piety (to 
												Him)?"
 
 32. Such is Allah, your real 
												Cherisher and Sustainer: apart 
												from truth, what (remains) but 
												error? How then are ye turned 
												away?
 
 33. Thus is the word of thy Lord 
												proved true against those who 
												rebel: Verily they will not 
												believe.
 
 34. Say: "Of your 'partners', 
												can any originate creation and 
												repeat it?" Say: "It is Allah 
												Who originates creation and 
												repeats it: then how are ye 
												deluded away (from the truth)?"
 
 35. Say: "Of your 'partners' is 
												there any that can give any 
												guidance towards truth?" Say: 
												"It is Allah Who gives guidance 
												towards truth, is then He Who 
												gives guidance to truth more 
												worthy to be followed, or he who 
												finds not guidance (himself) 
												unless he is guided? what then 
												is the matter with you? How 
												judge ye?"
 
 36. But most of them follow 
												nothing but fancy: truly fancy 
												can be of no avail against 
												truth. Verily Allah is well 
												aware of all that they do.
 
 37. This Qur'an is not such as 
												can be produced by other than 
												Allah. on the contrary it is a 
												confirmation of (revelations) 
												that went before it, and a 
												fuller explanation of the Book - 
												wherein there is no doubt - from 
												the Lord of the worlds.
 
 38. Or do they say, "He forged 
												it"? say: "Bring then a Sura 
												like unto it, and call (to your 
												aid) anyone you can besides 
												Allah, if it be ye speak the 
												truth!"
 
 39. Nay, they charge with 
												falsehood that whose knowledge 
												they cannot compass, even before 
												the elucidation thereof hath 
												reached them: thus did those 
												before them make charges of 
												falsehood: but see what was the 
												end of those who did wrong!
 
 40. Of them there are some who 
												believe therein, and some who do 
												not: and thy Lord knoweth best 
												those who are out for mischief.
 
 41. If they charge thee with 
												falsehood, say: "My work to me, 
												and yours to you! ye are free 
												from responsibility for what I 
												do, and I for what ye do!"
 
 42. Among them are some who 
												(pretend to) listen to thee: But 
												canst thou make the deaf to 
												hear,- even though they are 
												without understanding?
 
 43. And among them are some who 
												look at thee: but canst thou 
												guide the blind,- even though 
												they will not see?
 
 44. Verily Allah will not deal 
												unjustly with man in aught: It 
												is man that wrongs his own soul.
 
 45. One day He will gather them 
												together: (It will be) as if 
												they had tarried but an hour of 
												a day: they will recognise each 
												other: assuredly those will be 
												lost who denied the meeting with 
												Allah and refused to receive 
												true guidance.
 
 46. Whether We show thee (realised 
												in thy life-time) some part of 
												what We promise them,- or We 
												take thy soul (to Our Mercy) 
												(Before that),- in any case, to 
												Us is their return: ultimately 
												Allah is witness, to all that 
												they do.
 
 47. To every people (was sent) 
												an apostle: when their apostle 
												comes (before them), the matter 
												will be judged between them with 
												justice, and they will not be 
												wronged.
 
 48. They say: "When will this 
												promise come to pass,- if ye 
												speak the truth?"
 
 49. Say: "I have no power over 
												any harm or profit to myself 
												except as Allah willeth. To 
												every people is a term 
												appointed: when their term is 
												reached, not an hour can they 
												cause delay, nor (an hour) can 
												they advance (it in 
												anticipation)."
 
 50. Say: "Do ye see,- if His 
												punishment should come to you by 
												night or by day,- what portion 
												of it would the sinners wish to 
												hasten?
 
 51. "Would ye then believe in it 
												at last, when it actually cometh 
												to pass? (It will then be said): 
												'Ah! now? and ye wanted 
												(aforetime) to hasten it on!'
 
 52. "At length will be said to 
												the wrong-doers: 'Taste ye the 
												enduring punishment! ye get but 
												the recompense of what ye 
												earned!'"
 
 53. They seek to be informed by 
												thee: "Is that true?" Say: "Aye! 
												by my Lord! it is the very 
												truth! and ye cannot frustrate 
												it!"
 
 54. Every soul that hath sinned, 
												if it possessed all that is on 
												earth, would fain give it in 
												ransom: They would declare 
												(their) repentance when they see 
												the penalty: but the judgment 
												between them will be with 
												justice, and no wrong will be 
												done unto them.
 
 55. Is it not (the case) that to 
												Allah belongeth whatever is in 
												the heavens and on earth? Is it 
												not (the case) that Allah.s 
												promise is assuredly true? Yet 
												most of them understand not.
 
 56. It is He Who giveth life and 
												who taketh it, and to Him shall 
												ye all be brought back.
 
 57. O mankind! there hath come 
												to you a direction from your 
												Lord and a healing for the 
												(diseases) in your hearts,- and 
												for those who believe, a 
												guidance and a Mercy.
 
 58. Say: "In the bounty of 
												Allah. And in His Mercy,- in 
												that let them rejoice": that is 
												better than the (wealth) they 
												hoard.
 
 59. Say: "See ye what things 
												Allah hath sent down to you for 
												sustenance? Yet ye hold 
												forbidden some things thereof 
												and (some things) lawful." Say: 
												"Hath Allah indeed permitted 
												you, or do ye invent (things) to 
												attribute to Allah."
 
 60. And what think those who 
												invent lies against Allah, of 
												the Day of Judgment? Verily 
												Allah is full of bounty to 
												mankind, but most of them are 
												ungrateful.
 
 61. In whatever business thou 
												mayest be, and whatever portion 
												thou mayest be reciting from the 
												Qur'an,- and whatever deed ye 
												(mankind) may be doing,- We are 
												witnesses thereof when ye are 
												deeply engrossed therein. Nor is 
												hidden from thy Lord (so much 
												as) the weight of an atom on the 
												earth or in heaven. And not the 
												least and not the greatest of 
												these things but are recorded in 
												a clear record.
 
 62. Behold! verily on the 
												friends of Allah there is no 
												fear, nor shall they grieve;
 
 63. Those who believe and 
												(constantly) guard against 
												evil;-
 
 64. For them are glad tidings, 
												in the life of the present and 
												in the Hereafter; no change can 
												there be in the words of Allah. 
												This is indeed the supreme 
												felicity.
 
 65. Let not their speech grieve 
												thee: for all power and honour 
												belong to Allah. It is He Who 
												heareth and knoweth (all 
												things).
 
 66. Behold! verily to Allah 
												belong all creatures, in the 
												heavens and on earth. What do 
												they follow who worship as His 
												"partners" other than Allah. 
												They follow nothing but fancy, 
												and they do nothing but lie.
 
 67. He it is That hath made you 
												the night that ye may rest 
												therein, and the day to make 
												things visible (to you). Verily 
												in this are signs for those who 
												listen (to His Message).
 
 68. They say: "(Allah) hath 
												begotten a son!" - Glory be to 
												Him! He is self- sufficient! His 
												are all things in the heavens 
												and on earth! No warrant have ye 
												for this! say ye about Allah 
												what ye know not?
 
 69. Say: "Those who invent a lie 
												against Allah will never 
												prosper."
 
 70. A little enjoyment in this 
												world!- and then, to Us will be 
												their return, then shall We make 
												them taste the severest penalty 
												for their blasphemies.
 
 71. Relate to them the story of 
												Noah. Behold! he said to his 
												people: "O my people, if it be 
												hard on your (mind) that I 
												should stay (with you) and 
												commemorate the signs of Allah,- 
												yet I put my trust in Allah. Get 
												ye then an agreement about your 
												plan and among your partners, so 
												your plan be on to you dark and 
												dubious. Then pass your sentence 
												on me, and give me no respite.
 
 72. "But if ye turn back, 
												(consider): no reward have I 
												asked of you: my reward is only 
												due from Allah, and I have been 
												commanded to be of those who 
												submit to Allah.s will (in 
												Islam)."
 
 73. They rejected Him, but We 
												delivered him, and those with 
												him, in the Ark, and We made 
												them inherit (the earth), while 
												We overwhelmed in the flood 
												those who rejected Our Signs. 
												Then see what was the end of 
												those who were warned (but 
												heeded not)!
 
 74. Then after him We sent 
												(many) apostles to their 
												peoples: they brought them Clear 
												Signs, but they would not 
												believe what they had already 
												rejected beforehand. Thus do We 
												seal the hearts of the 
												transgressors.
 
 75. Then after them sent We 
												Moses and Aaron to Pharaoh and 
												his chiefs with Our Signs. But 
												they were arrogant: they were a 
												people in sin.
 
 76. When the Truth did come to 
												them from Us, they said: "This 
												is indeed evident sorcery!"
 
 77. Said Moses: "Say ye (this) 
												about the truth when it hath 
												(actually) reached you? Is 
												sorcery (like) this? But 
												sorcerers will not prosper."
 
 78. They said: "Hast thou come 
												to us to turn us away from the 
												ways we found our fathers 
												following,- in order that thou 
												and thy brother may have 
												greatness in the land? But not 
												we shall believe in you!"
 
 79. Said Pharaoh: "Bring me 
												every sorcerer well versed."
 
 80. When the sorcerers came, 
												Moses said to them: "Throw ye 
												what ye (wish) to throw!"
 
 81. When they had had their 
												throw, Moses said: "What ye have 
												brought is sorcery: Allah will 
												surely make it of no effect: for 
												Allah prospereth not the work of 
												those who make mischief.
 
 82. "And Allah by His words doth 
												prove and establish His truth, 
												however much the sinners may 
												hate it!"
 
 83. But none believed in Moses 
												except some children of his 
												people, because of the fear of 
												Pharaoh and his chiefs, lest 
												they should persecute them; and 
												certainly Pharaoh was mighty on 
												the earth and one who 
												transgressed all bounds.
 
 84. Moses said: "O my people! If 
												ye do (really) believe in Allah, 
												then in Him put your trust if ye 
												submit (your will to His)."
 
 85. They said: "In Allah do we 
												put out trust. Our Lord! make us 
												not a trial for those who 
												practise oppression;
 
 86. "And deliver us by Thy Mercy 
												from those who reject (Thee)."
 
 87. We inspired Moses and his 
												brother with this Message: 
												"Provide dwellings for your 
												people in Egypt, make your 
												dwellings into places of 
												worship, and establish regular 
												prayers: and give glad tidings 
												to those who believe!"
 
 88. Moses prayed: "Our Lord! 
												Thou hast indeed bestowed on 
												Pharaoh and his chiefs splendour 
												and wealth in the life of the 
												present, and so, Our Lord, they 
												mislead (men) from Thy Path. 
												Deface our Lord, the features of 
												their wealth, and send hardness 
												to their hearts, so they will 
												not believe until they see the 
												grievous penalty."
 
 89. Allah said: "Accepted is 
												your prayer (O Moses and Aaron)! 
												So stand ye straight, and follow 
												not the path of those who know 
												not."
 
 90. We took the Children of 
												Israel across the sea: Pharaoh 
												and his hosts followed them in 
												insolence and spite. At length, 
												when overwhelmed with the flood, 
												he said: "I believe that there 
												is no god except Him Whom the 
												Children of Israel believe in: I 
												am of those who submit (to Allah 
												in Islam)."
 
 91. (It was said to him): "Ah 
												now!- But a little while before, 
												wast thou in rebellion!- and 
												thou didst mischief (and 
												violence)!
 
 92. "This day shall We save thee 
												in the body, that thou mayest be 
												a sign to those who come after 
												thee! but verily, many among 
												mankind are heedless of Our 
												Signs!"
 
 93. We settled the Children of 
												Israel in a beautiful 
												dwelling-place, and provided for 
												them sustenance of the best: it 
												was after knowledge had been 
												granted to them, that they fell 
												into schisms. Verily Allah will 
												judge between them as to the 
												schisms amongst them, on the Day 
												of Judgment.
 
 94. If thou wert in doubt as to 
												what We have revealed unto thee, 
												then ask those who have been 
												reading the Book from before 
												thee: the Truth hath indeed come 
												to thee from thy Lord: so be in 
												no wise of those in doubt.
 
 95. Nor be of those who reject 
												the signs of Allah, or thou 
												shalt be of those who perish.
 
 96. Those against whom the word 
												of thy Lord hath been verified 
												would not believe-
 
 97. Even if every Sign was 
												brought unto them,- until they 
												see (for themselves) the penalty 
												grievous.
 
 98. Why was there not a single 
												township (among those We 
												warned), which believed,- so its 
												faith should have profited it,- 
												except the people of Jonah? When 
												they believed, We removed from 
												them the penalty of ignominy in 
												the life of the present, and 
												permitted them to enjoy (their 
												life) for a while.
 
 99. If it had been thy Lord's 
												will, they would all have 
												believed,- all who are on earth! 
												wilt thou then compel mankind, 
												against their will, to believe!
 
 100. No soul can believe, except 
												by the will of Allah, and He 
												will place doubt (or obscurity) 
												on those who will not 
												understand.
 
 101. Say: "Behold all that is in 
												the heavens and on earth"; but 
												neither Signs nor Warners profit 
												those who believe not.
 
 102. Do they then expect (any 
												thing) but (what happened in) 
												the days of the men who passed 
												away before them? Say: "Wait ye 
												then: for I, too, will wait with 
												you."
 
 103. In the end We deliver Our 
												apostles and those who believe: 
												Thus is it fitting on Our part 
												that We should deliver those who 
												believe!
 
 104. Say: "O ye men! If ye are 
												in doubt as to my religion, 
												(behold!) I worship not what ye 
												worship, other than Allah. But I 
												worship Allah - Who will take 
												your souls (at death): I am 
												commanded to be (in the ranks) 
												of the Believers,
 
 105. "And further (thus): 'set 
												thy face towards religion with 
												true piety, and never in any 
												wise be of the Unbelievers;
 
 106. "'Nor call on any, other 
												than Allah.- Such will neither 
												profit thee nor hurt thee: if 
												thou dost, behold! thou shalt 
												certainly be of those who do 
												wrong.'"
 
 107. If Allah do touch thee with 
												hurt, there is none can remove 
												it but He: if He do design some 
												benefit for thee, there is none 
												can keep back His favour: He 
												causeth it to reach whomsoever 
												of His servants He pleaseth. And 
												He is the Oft-Forgiving, Most 
												Merciful.
 
 108. Say: "O ye men! Now Truth 
												hath reached you from your Lord! 
												those who receive guidance, do 
												so for the good of their own 
												souls; those who stray, do so to 
												their own loss: and I am not 
												(set) over you to arrange your 
												affairs."
 
 109. Follow thou the inspiration 
												sent unto thee, and be patient 
												and constant, till Allah do 
												decide: for He is the best to 
												decide.
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