كِتَٰبٞ فُصِّلَتۡ ءَايَٰتُهُۥ قُرۡءَانًا عَرَبِيّٗا لِّقَوۡمٖ يَعۡلَمُونَ 3

3        It is a Book and its Verses are explained in detail. This Quran is in the Arabic language (since Arabs are addressed directly) for the people who know (this language thoroughly).

بَشِيرٗا وَنَذِيرٗا فَأَعۡرَضَ أَكۡثَرُهُمۡ فَهُمۡ لَا يَسۡمَعُونَ 4

4        It gives glad tidings (to the believers) and also warns (the dis-believers). (Hence, everyone should believe in it). Yet most of the people turn away from it. So they don’t (care to even) listen to it.

وَقَالُواْ قُلُوبُنَا فِيٓ أَكِنَّةٖ مِّمَّا تَدۡعُونَآ إِلَيۡهِ وَفِيٓ ءَاذَانِنَا وَقۡرٞ وَمِنۢ بَيۡنِنَا وَبَيۡنِكَ حِجَابٞ فَٱعۡمَلۡ إِنَّنَا عَٰمِلُونَ 5

5        And they say: “Our hearts have a covering (to safeguard us) from that to which you invite us, and there is deafness in our ears, and also there is a screen between us and you. Hence, you do things your way and we will do it our way.” 

قُلۡ إِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ بَشَرٞ مِّثۡلُكُمۡ يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَيَّ أَنَّمَآ إِلَٰهُكُمۡ إِلَٰهٞ وَٰحِدٞ فَٱسۡتَقِيمُوٓاْ إِلَيۡهِ وَٱسۡتَغۡفِرُوهُۗ وَوَيۡلٞ لِّلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ 6

6        [O Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)!] Say: “(I cannot force you to believe, since) I am a human being like you but it is revealed to me that, indeed, your God is one God. Therefore follow the Straight Path to Him and ask for His forgiveness (for your previous sins). And woe to the idolaters.”

ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤۡتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَهُم بِٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ هُمۡ كَٰفِرُونَ 7

7        “Those who don’t give the poor-due and they  disbelieve in the Hereafter.”

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمۡ أَجۡرٌ غَيۡرُ مَمۡنُونٖ 8

8        “Indeed, those who believe and do good deeds, there is a reward for them (which is) without ending (i.e. Paradise).” (Also see Surah Hud: 108).

۞قُلۡ أَئِنَّكُمۡ لَتَكۡفُرُونَ بِٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ فِي يَوۡمَيۡنِ وَتَجۡعَلُونَ لَهُۥٓ أَندَادٗاۚ ذَٰلِكَ رَبُّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ 9

9        [O Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)!] Say: “Do you really disbelieve in Allah and make rivals (in worship) with Him Who created the earth in two days? (In fact) He is the Creator of the universe.”

وَجَعَلَ فِيهَا رَوَٰسِيَ مِن فَوۡقِهَا وَبَٰرَكَ فِيهَا وَقَدَّرَ فِيهَآ أَقۡوَٰتَهَا فِيٓ أَرۡبَعَةِ أَيَّامٖ سَوَآءٗ لِّلسَّآئِلِينَ 10

10        He placed firm mountains on the earth from above it, and blessed it (by creating animals, vegetations etc. in it) and set suitable (kinds and quantity of) provisions (for the residents of every part of the land). All this took place in four days, to answer those who ask (about its creation.)

ثُمَّ ٱسۡتَوَىٰٓ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَهِيَ دُخَانٞ فَقَالَ لَهَا وَلِلۡأَرۡضِ ٱئۡتِيَا طَوۡعًا أَوۡ كَرۡهٗا قَالَتَآ أَتَيۡنَا طَآئِعِينَ 11

11        Then He paid attention to the sky which was in the form of smoke (at that time) and said to it and to the earth: “Come both of you willingly or unwilling (to obey Our Commands).” They both said: “We come willingly (to obey Your Commands).”

فَقَضَىٰهُنَّ سَبۡعَ سَمَٰوَاتٖ فِي يَوۡمَيۡنِ وَأَوۡحَىٰ فِي كُلِّ سَمَآءٍ أَمۡرَهَاۚ وَزَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا بِمَصَٰبِيحَ وَحِفۡظٗاۚ ذَٰلِكَ تَقۡدِيرُ ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلۡعَلِيمِ 12

12        Then He paid attention to the sky which was in the form of smoke (at that time) and said to it and to the earth: “Come both of you willingly or unwilling (to obey Our Commands).” They both said: “We come willingly (to obey Your Commands).”

فَإِنۡ أَعۡرَضُواْ فَقُلۡ أَنذَرۡتُكُمۡ صَٰعِقَةٗ مِّثۡلَ صَٰعِقَةِ عَادٖ وَثَمُودَ 13

13        (After hearing these proofs of the Oneness of Allah) so if they turn away, then [O Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)!] say: “I warn you of an awful cry like the one which struck A’d and Thamud (people).”

إِذۡ جَآءَتۡهُمُ ٱلرُّسُلُ مِنۢ بَيۡنِ أَيۡدِيهِمۡ وَمِنۡ خَلۡفِهِمۡ أَلَّا تَعۡبُدُوٓاْ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَۖ قَالُواْ لَوۡ شَآءَ رَبُّنَا لَأَنزَلَ مَلَٰٓئِكَةٗ فَإِنَّا بِمَآ أُرۡسِلۡتُم بِهِۦ كَٰفِرُونَ 14

14        When the messengers came to them from before them and behind them saying: “Worship none but Allah.” They said: “If our Creator had so willed, He would have sent down angels (as messengers to us). So, indeed, we deny the message with which you have been sent.”

فَأَمَّا عَادٞ فَٱسۡتَكۡبَرُواْ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ بِغَيۡرِ ٱلۡحَقِّ وَقَالُواْ مَنۡ أَشَدُّ مِنَّا قُوَّةًۖ أَوَلَمۡ يَرَوۡاْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَهُمۡ هُوَ أَشَدُّ مِنۡهُمۡ قُوَّةٗۖ وَكَانُواْ بِ‍َٔايَٰتِنَا يَجۡحَدُونَ 15

15        As for (the people of) A’d, they were arrogant in the land without justifi-cation and they said: “Who is more powerful than Us?” Did they not see that Allah who has created them is far more powerful than them? And they used to deny Our revelations.

فَأَرۡسَلۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ رِيحٗا صَرۡصَرٗا فِيٓ أَيَّامٖ نَّحِسَاتٖ لِّنُذِيقَهُمۡ عَذَابَ ٱلۡخِزۡيِ فِي ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡيَاۖ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ أَخۡزَىٰۖ وَهُمۡ لَا يُنصَرُونَ 16

16        Hence, We sent upon them a voilent wind in the days of evil omen to make them taste the disgracing torment in this worldly life. And the torment of the Hereafter will be even more disgraceful. And nobody will be there to help them out.

وَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَهَدَيۡنَٰهُمۡ فَٱسۡتَحَبُّواْ ٱلۡعَمَىٰ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰ فَأَخَذَتۡهُمۡ صَٰعِقَةُ ٱلۡعَذَابِ ٱلۡهُونِ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَكۡسِبُونَ 17

17        And as for (the people of) Thamud, We showed them the Right Path (through the messenger) but they preferred blindness to guidance. Hence, a disgracing torment, in the form of an awful cry, seized them because of what they used to do.

وَنَجَّيۡنَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَكَانُواْ يَتَّقُونَ 18

18        And We saved (from this torment) those who believed and used to fear (Allah).

وَيَوۡمَ يُحۡشَرُ أَعۡدَآءُ ٱللَّهِ إِلَى ٱلنَّارِ فَهُمۡ يُوزَعُونَ 19

19        (Next is the description of the torment of the Hereafter). And (remember) the Day when the enemies of Allah will be gathered towards the Hell-Fire and they will be stopped (in their groups till all groups of disbelievers reach there).

حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا مَا جَآءُوهَا شَهِدَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ سَمۡعُهُمۡ وَأَبۡصَٰرُهُمۡ وَجُلُودُهُم بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ 20

20        When they reach very close to Hell (i.e. it becomes visible), their hearing (i.e. ears), eyes and skins will testify against them regarding what they used to do.

وَقَالُواْ لِجُلُودِهِمۡ لِمَ شَهِدتُّمۡ عَلَيۡنَاۖ قَالُوٓاْ أَنطَقَنَا ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِيٓ أَنطَقَ كُلَّ شَيۡءٖۚ وَهُوَ خَلَقَكُمۡ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٖ وَإِلَيۡهِ تُرۡجَعُونَ 21

21        And they will say to their skins: “Why do you testify against us?” They will say: “Allah Who enables all things to speak, has enabled us to speak, and He created you the first time, and you will be made to return to Him. (How can we hide the truth from such a Great and Powerful Creator? Hence, we testified).

وَمَا كُنتُمۡ تَسۡتَتِرُونَ أَن يَشۡهَدَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ سَمۡعُكُمۡ وَلَآ أَبۡصَٰرُكُمۡ وَلَا جُلُودُكُمۡ وَلَٰكِن ظَنَنتُمۡ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَعۡلَمُ كَثِيرٗا مِّمَّا تَعۡمَلُونَ 22

22        And you have not been hiding (your bad deeds in the world since you did not expect that) your ears, your eyes and your skins would testify against you. In fact, you thought Allah did not know much of what you used to do.