| 1. Praise be to Allah, 
												Who created (out of nothing) the 
												heavens and the earth, Who made 
												the angels, messengers with 
												wings,- two, or three, or four 
												(pairs): He adds to Creation as 
												He pleases: for Allah has power 
												over all things.
 2. What Allah out of his Mercy 
												doth bestow on mankind there is 
												none can withhold: what He doth 
												withhold, there is none can 
												grant, apart from Him: and He is 
												the Exalted in Power, full of 
												Wisdom.
 
 3. O men! Call to mind the grace 
												of Allah unto you! is there a 
												creator, other than Allah, to 
												give you sustenance from heaven 
												or earth? There is no god but 
												He: how then are ye deluded away 
												from the Truth?
 
 4. And if they reject thee, so 
												were apostles rejected before 
												thee: to Allah back for decision 
												all affairs.
 
 5. O men! Certainly the promise 
												of Allah is true. Let not then 
												this present life deceive you, 
												nor let the Chief Deceiver 
												deceive you about Allah.
 
 6. Verily Satan is an enemy to 
												you: so treat him as an enemy. 
												He only invites his adherents, 
												that they may become Companions 
												of the Blazing Fire.
 
 7. For those who reject Allah, 
												is a terrible Penalty: but for 
												those who believe and work 
												righteous deeds, is Forgiveness, 
												and a magnificent Reward.
 
 8. Is he, then, to whom the evil 
												of his conduct is made alluring, 
												so that he looks upon it as 
												good, (equal to one who is 
												rightly guided)? For Allah 
												leaves to stray whom He wills, 
												and guides whom He wills. So let 
												not thy soul go out in (vainly) 
												sighing after them: for Allah 
												knows well all that they do!
 
 9. It is Allah Who sends forth 
												the Winds, so that they raise up 
												the Clouds, and We drive them to 
												a land that is dead, and revive 
												the earth therewith after its 
												death: even so (will be) the 
												Resurrection!
 
 10. If any do seek for glory and 
												power,- to Allah belong all 
												glory and power. To Him mount up 
												(all) Words of Purity: It is He 
												Who exalts each Deed of 
												Righteousness. Those that lay 
												Plots of Evil,- for them is a 
												Penalty terrible; and the 
												plotting of such will be void 
												(of result).
 
 11. And Allah did create you 
												from dust; then from a 
												sperm-drop; then He made you in 
												pairs. And no female conceives, 
												or lays down (her load), but 
												with His knowledge. Nor is a man 
												long-lived granted length of 
												days, nor is a part cut off from 
												his life, but is in a Decree 
												(ordained). All this is easy to 
												Allah.
 
 12. Nor are the two bodies of 
												flowing water alike,- the one 
												palatable, sweet, and pleasant 
												to drink, and the other, salt 
												and bitter. Yet from each (kind 
												of water) do ye eat flesh fresh 
												and tender, and ye extract 
												ornaments to wear; and thou 
												seest the ships therein that 
												plough the waves, that ye may 
												seek (thus) of the Bounty of 
												Allah that ye may be grateful.
 
 13. He merges Night into Day, 
												and he merges Day into Night, 
												and he has subjected the sun and 
												the moon (to his Law): each one 
												runs its course for a term 
												appointed. Such is Allah your 
												Lord: to Him belongs all 
												Dominion. And those whom ye 
												invoke besides Him have not the 
												least power.
 
 14. If ye invoke them, they will 
												not listen to your call, and if 
												they were to listen, they cannot 
												answer your (prayer). On the Day 
												of Judgment they will reject 
												your "Partnership". and none, (O 
												man!) can tell thee (the Truth) 
												like the One Who is acquainted 
												with all things.
 
 15. O ye men! It is ye that have 
												need of Allah. but Allah is the 
												One Free of all wants, worthy of 
												all praise.
 
 16. If He so pleased, He could 
												blot you out and bring in a New 
												Creation.
 
 17. Nor is that (at all) 
												difficult for Allah.
 
 18. Nor can a bearer of burdens 
												bear another's burdens if one 
												heavily laden should call 
												another to (bear) his load. Not 
												the least portion of it can be 
												carried (by the other). Even 
												though he be nearly related. 
												Thou canst but admonish such as 
												fear their Lord unseen and 
												establish regular Prayer. And 
												whoever purifies himself does so 
												for the benefit of his own soul; 
												and the destination (of all) is 
												to Allah.
 
 19. The blind and the seeing are 
												not alike;
 
 20. Nor are the depths of 
												Darkness and the Light;
 
 21. Nor are the (chilly) shade 
												and the (genial) heat of the 
												sun:
 
 22. Nor are alike those that are 
												living and those that are dead. 
												Allah can make any that He wills 
												to hear; but thou canst not make 
												those to hear who are (buried) 
												in graves.
 
 23. Thou art no other than a 
												warner.
 
 24. Verily We have sent thee in 
												truth, as a bearer of glad 
												tidings, and as a warner: and 
												there never was a people, 
												without a warner having lived 
												among them (in the past).
 
 25. And if they reject thee, so 
												did their predecessors, to whom 
												came their apostles with Clear 
												Signs, Books of dark prophecies, 
												and the Book of Enlightenment.
 
 26. In the end did I punish 
												those who rejected Faith: and 
												how (terrible) was My rejection 
												(of them)!
 
 27. Seest thou not that Allah 
												sends down rain from the sky? 
												With it We then bring out 
												produce of various colours. And 
												in the mountains are tracts 
												white and red, of various shades 
												of colour, and black intense in 
												hue.
 
 28. And so amongst men and 
												crawling creatures and cattle, 
												are they of various colours. 
												Those truly fear Allah, among 
												His Servants, who have 
												knowledge: for Allah is Exalted 
												in Might, Oft-Forgiving.
 
 29. Those who rehearse the Book 
												of Allah, establish regular 
												Prayer, and spend (in Charity) 
												out of what We have provided for 
												them, secretly and openly, hope 
												for a commerce that will never 
												fail:
 
 30. For He will pay them their 
												meed, nay, He will give them 
												(even) more out of His Bounty: 
												for He is Oft-Forgiving, Most 
												Ready to appreciate (service).
 
 31. That which We have revealed 
												to thee of the Book is the 
												Truth,- confirming what was 
												(revealed) before it: for Allah 
												is assuredly- with respect to 
												His Servants - well acquainted 
												and Fully Observant.
 
 32. Then We have given the Book 
												for inheritance to such of Our 
												Servants as We have chosen: but 
												there are among them some who 
												wrong their own souls; some who 
												follow a middle course; and some 
												who are, by Allah.s leave, 
												foremost in good deeds; that is 
												the highest Grace.
 
 33. Gardens of Eternity will 
												they enter: therein will they be 
												adorned with bracelets of gold 
												and pearls; and their garments 
												there will be of silk.
 
 34. And they will say: "Praise 
												be to Allah, Who has removed 
												from us (all) sorrow: for our 
												Lord is indeed Oft-Forgiving 
												Ready to appreciate (service):
 
 35. "Who has, out of His Bounty, 
												settled us in a Home that will 
												last: no toil nor sense of 
												weariness shall touch us 
												therein."
 
 36. But those who reject 
												((Allah)) - for them will be the 
												Fire of Hell: No term shall be 
												determined for them, so they 
												should die, nor shall its 
												Penalty be lightened for them. 
												Thus do We reward every 
												ungrateful one!
 
 37. Therein will they cry aloud 
												(for assistance): "Our Lord! 
												Bring us out: we shall work 
												righteousness, not the (deeds) 
												we used to do!" - "Did We not 
												give you long enough life so 
												that he that would should 
												receive admonition? and 
												(moreover) the warner came to 
												you. So taste ye (the fruits of 
												your deeds): for the wrong-doers 
												there is no helper."
 
 38. Verily Allah knows (all) the 
												hidden things of the heavens and 
												the earth: verily He has full 
												knowledge of all that is in 
												(men's) hearts.
 
 39. He it is That has made you 
												inheritors in the earth: if, 
												then, any do reject ((Allah)), 
												their rejection (works) against 
												themselves: their rejection but 
												adds to the odium for the 
												Unbelievers in the sight of 
												their Lord: their rejection but 
												adds to (their own) undoing.
 
 40. Say: "Have ye seen (these) 
												'Partners' of yours whom ye call 
												upon besides Allah. Show Me what 
												it is they have created in the 
												(wide) earth. Or have they a 
												share in the heavens? Or have We 
												given them a Book from which 
												they (can derive) clear 
												(evidence)?- Nay, the 
												wrong-doers promise each other 
												nothing but delusions.
 
 41. It is Allah Who sustains the 
												heavens and the earth, lest they 
												cease (to function): and if they 
												should fail, there is none - not 
												one - can sustain them 
												thereafter: Verily He is Most 
												Forbearing, Oft-Forgiving.
 
 42. They swore their strongest 
												oaths by Allah that if a warner 
												came to them, they would follow 
												his guidance better than any 
												(other) of the Peoples: But when 
												a warner came to them, it has 
												only increased their flight 
												(from righteousness),-
 
 43. On account of their 
												arrogance in the land and their 
												plotting of Evil, but the 
												plotting of Evil will hem in 
												only the authors thereof. Now 
												are they but looking for the way 
												the ancients were dealt with? 
												But no change wilt thou find in 
												Allah.s way (of dealing): no 
												turning off wilt thou find in 
												Allah.s way (of dealing).
 
 44. Do they not travel through 
												the earth, and see what was the 
												End of those before them,- 
												though they were superior to 
												them in strength? Nor is Allah 
												to be frustrated by anything 
												whatever in the heavens or on 
												earth: for He is All-Knowing. 
												All-Powerful.
 
 45. If Allah were to punish men 
												according to what they deserve. 
												He would not leave on the back 
												of the (earth) a single living 
												creature: but He gives them 
												respite for a stated Term: when 
												their Term expires, verily Allah 
												has in His sight all His 
												Servants.
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