| 1. Kaf. Ha. Ya. 'Ain. 
												Sad.
 2. (This is) a recital of the 
												Mercy of thy Lord to His servant 
												Zakariya.
 
 3. Behold! he cried to his Lord 
												in secret,
 
 4. Praying: "O my Lord! infirm 
												indeed are my bones, and the 
												hair of my head doth glisten 
												with grey: but never am I 
												unblest, O my Lord, in my prayer 
												to Thee!
 
 5. "Now I fear (what) my 
												relatives (and colleagues) (will 
												do) after me: but my wife is 
												barren: so give me an heir as 
												from Thyself,-
 
 6. "(One that) will (truly) 
												represent me, and represent the 
												posterity of Jacob; and make 
												him, O my Lord! one with whom 
												Thou art well-pleased!"
 
 7. (His prayer was answered): "O 
												Zakariya! We give thee good news 
												of a son: His name shall be 
												Yahya: on none by that name have 
												We conferred distinction 
												before."
 
 8. He said: "O my Lord! How 
												shall I have a son, when my wife 
												is barren and I have grown quite 
												decrepit from old age?"
 
 9. He said: "So (it will be) thy 
												Lord saith, 'that is easy for 
												Me: I did indeed create thee 
												before, when thou hadst been 
												nothing!'"
 
 10. (Zakariya) said: "O my Lord! 
												give me a Sign." "Thy Sign," was 
												the answer, "Shall be that thou 
												shalt speak to no man for three 
												nights, although thou art not 
												dumb."
 
 11. So Zakariya came out to his 
												people from him chamber: He told 
												them by signs to celebrate 
												Allah.s praises in the morning 
												and in the evening.
 
 12. (To his son came the 
												command): "O Yahya! take hold of 
												the Book with might": and We 
												gave him Wisdom even as a youth,
 
 13. And piety (for all 
												creatures) as from Us, and 
												purity: He was devout,
 
 14. And kind to his parents, and 
												he was not overbearing or 
												rebellious.
 
 15. So Peace on him the day he 
												was born, the day that he dies, 
												and the day that he will be 
												raised up to life (again)!
 
 16. Relate in the Book (the 
												story of) Mary, when she 
												withdrew from her family to a 
												place in the East.
 
 17. She placed a screen (to 
												screen herself) from them; then 
												We sent her our angel, and he 
												appeared before her as a man in 
												all respects.
 
 18. She said: "I seek refuge 
												from thee to ((Allah)) Most 
												Gracious: (come not near) if 
												thou dost fear Allah."
 
 19. He said: "Nay, I am only a 
												messenger from thy Lord, (to 
												announce) to thee the gift of a 
												holy son.
 
 20. She said: "How shall I have 
												a son, seeing that no man has 
												touched me, and I am not 
												unchaste?"
 
 21. He said: "So (it will be): 
												Thy Lord saith, 'that is easy 
												for Me: and (We wish) to appoint 
												him as a Sign unto men and a 
												Mercy from Us':It is a matter 
												(so) decreed."
 
 22. So she conceived him, and 
												she retired with him to a remote 
												place.
 
 23. And the pains of childbirth 
												drove her to the trunk of a 
												palm-tree: She cried (in her 
												anguish): "Ah! would that I had 
												died before this! would that I 
												had been a thing forgotten and 
												out of sight!"
 
 24. But (a voice) cried to her 
												from beneath the (palm-tree): 
												"Grieve not! for thy Lord hath 
												provided a rivulet beneath thee;
 
 25. "And shake towards thyself 
												the trunk of the palm-tree: It 
												will let fall fresh ripe dates 
												upon thee.
 
 26. "So eat and drink and cool (thine) 
												eye. And if thou dost see any 
												man, say, 'I have vowed a fast 
												to ((Allah)) Most Gracious, and 
												this day will I enter into not 
												talk with any human being'"
 
 27. At length she brought the 
												(babe) to her people, carrying 
												him (in her arms). They said: "O 
												Mary! truly an amazing thing 
												hast thou brought!
 
 28. "O sister of Aaron! Thy 
												father was not a man of evil, 
												nor thy mother a woman 
												unchaste!"
 
 29. But she pointed to the babe. 
												They said: "How can we talk to 
												one who is a child in the 
												cradle?"
 
 30. He said: "I am indeed a 
												servant of Allah. He hath given 
												me revelation and made me a 
												prophet;
 
 31. "And He hath made me blessed 
												wheresoever I be, and hath 
												enjoined on me Prayer and 
												Charity as long as I live;
 
 32. "(He) hath made me kind to 
												my mother, and not overbearing 
												or miserable;
 
 33. "So peace is on me the day I 
												was born, the day that I die, 
												and the day that I shall be 
												raised up to life (again)"!
 
 34. Such (was) Jesus the son of 
												Mary: (it is) a statement of 
												truth, about which they (vainly) 
												dispute.
 
 35. It is not befitting to (the 
												majesty of) Allah that He should 
												beget a son. Glory be to Him! 
												when He determines a matter, He 
												only says to it, "Be", and it 
												is.
 
 36. Verily Allah is my Lord and 
												your Lord: Him therefore serve 
												ye: this is a Way that is 
												straight.
 
 37. But the sects differ among 
												themselves: and woe to the 
												unbelievers because of the 
												(coming) Judgment of a Momentous 
												Day!
 
 38. How plainly will they see 
												and hear, the Day that they will 
												appear before Us! but the unjust 
												today are in error manifest!
 
 39. But warn them of the Day of 
												Distress, when the matter will 
												be determined: for (behold,) 
												they are negligent and they do 
												not believe!
 
 40. It is We Who will inherit 
												the earth, and all beings 
												thereon: to Us will they all be 
												returned.
 
 41. (Also mention in the Book 
												(the story of) Abraham: He was a 
												man of Truth, a prophet.
 
 42. Behold, he said to his 
												father: "O my father! why 
												worship that which heareth not 
												and seeth not, and can profit 
												thee nothing?
 
 43. "O my father! to me hath 
												come knowledge which hath not 
												reached thee: so follow me: I 
												will guide thee to a way that is 
												even and straight.
 
 44. "O my father! serve not 
												Satan: for Satan is a rebel 
												against ((Allah)) Most Gracious.
 
 45. "O my father! I fear lest a 
												Penalty afflict thee from 
												((Allah)) Most Gracious, so that 
												thou become to Satan a friend."
 
 46. (The father) replied: "Dost 
												thou hate my gods, O Abraham? If 
												thou forbear not, I will indeed 
												stone thee: Now get away from me 
												for a good long while!"
 
 47. Abraham said: "Peace be on 
												thee: I will pray to my Lord for 
												thy forgiveness: for He is to me 
												Most Gracious.
 
 48. "And I will turn away from 
												you (all) and from those whom ye 
												invoke besides Allah. I will 
												call on my Lord: perhaps, by my 
												prayer to my Lord, I shall be 
												not unblest."
 
 49. When he had turned away from 
												them and from those whom they 
												worshipped besides Allah, We 
												bestowed on him Isaac and Jacob, 
												and each one of them We made a 
												prophet.
 
 50. And We bestowed of Our Mercy 
												on them, and We granted them 
												lofty honour on the tongue of 
												truth.
 
 51. Also mention in the Book 
												(the story of) Moses: for he was 
												specially chosen, and he was an 
												apostle (and) a prophet.
 
 52. And we called him from the 
												right side of Mount (Sinai), and 
												made him draw near to Us, for 
												mystic (converse).
 
 53. And, out of Our Mercy, We 
												gave him his brother Aaron, 
												(also) a prophet.
 
 54. Also mention in the Book 
												(the story of) Isma'il: He was 
												(strictly) true to what he 
												promised, and he was an apostle 
												(and) a prophet.
 
 55. He used to enjoin on his 
												people Prayer and Charity, and 
												he was most acceptable in the 
												sight of his Lord.
 
 56. Also mention in the Book the 
												case of Idris: He was a man of 
												truth (and sincerity), (and) a 
												prophet:
 
 57. And We raised him to a lofty 
												station.
 
 58. Those were some of the 
												prophets on whom Allah did 
												bestow His Grace,- of the 
												posterity of Adam, and of those 
												who We carried (in the Ark) with 
												Noah, and of the posterity of 
												Abraham and Israel of those whom 
												We guided and chose. Whenever 
												the Signs of ((Allah)) Most 
												Gracious were rehearsed to them, 
												they would fall down in 
												prostrate adoration and in 
												tears.
 
 59. But after them there 
												followed a posterity who missed 
												prayers and followed after lusts 
												soon, then, will they face 
												Destruction,-
 
 60. Except those who repent and 
												believe, and work righteousness: 
												for these will enter the Garden 
												and will not be wronged in the 
												least,-
 
 61. Gardens of Eternity, those 
												which ((Allah)) Most Gracious 
												has promised to His servants in 
												the Unseen: for His promise must 
												(necessarily) come to pass.
 
 62. They will not there hear any 
												vain discourse, but only 
												salutations of Peace: And they 
												will have therein their 
												sustenance, morning and evening.
 
 63. Such is the Garden which We 
												give as an inheritance to those 
												of Our servants who guard 
												against Evil.
 
 64. (The angels say:) "We 
												descend not but by command of 
												thy Lord: to Him belongeth what 
												is before us and what is behind 
												us, and what is between: and thy 
												Lord never doth forget,-
 
 65. "Lord of the heavens and of 
												the earth, and of all that is 
												between them; so worship Him, 
												and be constant and patient in 
												His worship: knowest thou of any 
												who is worthy of the same Name 
												as He?"
 
 66. Man says: "What! When I am 
												dead, shall I then be raised up 
												alive?"
 
 67. But does not man call to 
												mind that We created him before 
												out of nothing?
 
 68. So, by thy Lord, without 
												doubt, We shall gather them 
												together, and (also) the Evil 
												Ones (with them); then shall We 
												bring them forth on their knees 
												round about Hell;
 
 69. Then shall We certainly drag 
												out from every sect all those 
												who were worst in obstinate 
												rebellion against ((Allah)) Most 
												Gracious.
 
 70. And certainly We know best 
												those who are most worthy of 
												being burned therein.
 
 71. Not one of you but will pass 
												over it: this is, with thy Lord, 
												a Decree which must be 
												accomplished.
 
 72. But We shall save those who 
												guarded against evil, and We 
												shall leave the wrong-doers 
												therein, (humbled) to their 
												knees.
 
 73. When Our Clear Signs are 
												rehearsed to them, the 
												Unbelievers say to those who 
												believe, "Which of the two sides 
												is best in point of position? 
												Which makes the best show in 
												council?"
 
 74. But how many (countless) 
												generations before them have we 
												destroyed, who were even better 
												in equipment and in glitter to 
												the eye?
 
 75. Say: "If any men go astray, 
												((Allah)) Most Gracious extends 
												(the rope) to them, until, when 
												they see the warning of Allah 
												(being fulfilled) - either in 
												punishment or in (the approach 
												of) the Hour,- they will at 
												length realise who is worst in 
												position, and (who) weakest in 
												forces!
 
 76. "And Allah doth advance in 
												guidance those who seek 
												guidance: and the things that 
												endure, Good Deeds, are best in 
												the sight of thy Lord, as 
												rewards, and best in respect of 
												(their) eventual return."
 
 77. Hast thou then seen the 
												(sort of) man who rejects Our 
												Signs, yet says: "I shall 
												certainly be given wealth and 
												children?"
 
 78. Has he penetrated to the 
												Unseen, or has he taken a 
												contract with ((Allah)) Most 
												Gracious?
 
 79. Nay! We shall record what he 
												says, and We shall add and add 
												to his punishment.
 
 80. To Us shall return all that 
												he talks of and he shall appear 
												before Us bare and alone.
 
 81. And they have taken (for 
												worship) gods other than Allah, 
												to give them power and glory!
 
 82. Instead, they shall reject 
												their worship, and become 
												adversaries against them.
 
 83. Seest thou not that We have 
												set the Evil Ones on against the 
												unbelievers, to incite them with 
												fury?
 
 84. So make no haste against 
												them, for We but count out to 
												them a (limited) number (of 
												days).
 
 85. The day We shall gather the 
												righteous to ((Allah)) Most 
												Gracious, like a band presented 
												before a king for honours,
 
 86. And We shall drive the 
												sinners to Hell, like thirsty 
												cattle driven down to water,-
 
 87. None shall have the power of 
												intercession, but such a one as 
												has received permission (or 
												promise) from ((Allah)) Most 
												Gracious.
 
 88. They say: "((Allah)) Most 
												Gracious has begotten a son!"
 
 89. Indeed ye have put forth a 
												thing most monstrous!
 
 90. At it the skies are ready to 
												burst, the earth to split 
												asunder, and the mountains to 
												fall down in utter ruin,
 
 91. That they should invoke a 
												son for ((Allah)) Most Gracious.
 
 92. For it is not consonant with 
												the majesty of ((Allah)) Most 
												Gracious that He should beget a 
												son.
 
 93. Not one of the beings in the 
												heavens and the earth but must 
												come to ((Allah)) Most Gracious 
												as a servant.
 
 94. He does take an account of 
												them (all), and hath numbered 
												them (all) exactly.
 
 95. And everyone of them will 
												come to Him singly on the Day of 
												Judgment.
 
 96. On those who believe and 
												work deeds of righteousness, 
												will ((Allah)) Most Gracious 
												bestow love.
 
 97. So have We made the (Qur'an) 
												easy in thine own tongue, that 
												with it thou mayest give Glad 
												Tidings to the righteous, and 
												warnings to people given to 
												contention.
 
 98. But how many (countless) 
												generations before them have We 
												destroyed? Canst thou find a 
												single one of them (now) or hear 
												(so much as) a whisper of them?
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