مَا زَاغَ ٱلۡبَصَرُ وَمَا طَغَىٰ 17

17        His [Prophet Muhammad’s (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)] sight did not turn aside (right or left) nor did it transgress beyond the limits (prescribed by Allah).

لَقَدۡ رَأَىٰ مِنۡ ءَايَٰتِ رَبِّهِ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰٓ 18

18        Indeed, he [Prophet Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)] saw some signs from the Greatest Signs of his Creator.

أَفَرَءَيۡتُمُ ٱللَّٰتَ وَٱلۡعُزَّىٰ 19

19        Did you ponder over the condition of idols like Lat and Uzza.

وَمَنَوٰةَ ٱلثَّالِثَةَ ٱلۡأُخۡرَىٰٓ 20

20        And the third, Manat. (i.e. are they worth worshipping or not?)

أَلَكُمُ ٱلذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ ٱلۡأُنثَىٰ 21

21        Are there sons for you and daughters for Him?

تِلۡكَ إِذٗا قِسۡمَةٞ ضِيزَىٰٓ 22

22        Are there sons for you and daughters for Him?

إِنۡ هِيَ إِلَّآ أَسۡمَآءٞ سَمَّيۡتُمُوهَآ أَنتُمۡ وَءَابَآؤُكُم مَّآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلۡطَٰنٍۚ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ وَمَا تَهۡوَى ٱلۡأَنفُسُۖ وَلَقَدۡ جَآءَهُم مِّن رَّبِّهِمُ ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ 23

23        These are merely names which you and your forefathers have given while Allah has sent no authority for it. They simply follow the guests and their vain desires, although there has surely come to them the guidance from their Creator.

أَمۡ لِلۡإِنسَٰنِ مَا تَمَنَّىٰ 24

24        Or shall man have everything that he wishes for?

فَلِلَّهِ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةُ وَٱلۡأُولَىٰ 25

25        So the Hereafter and the worldly life, all belong to Allah (i.e. Allah has full authority in both).

۞وَكَم مِّن مَّلَكٖ فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ لَا تُغۡنِي شَفَٰعَتُهُمۡ شَيۡ‍ًٔا إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعۡدِ أَن يَأۡذَنَ ٱللَّهُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَرۡضَىٰٓ 26

26        And there are many angels in the heavens, whose intercession will not benefit except after Allah has given permission for whom He wills and with whom He is pleased.

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ لَيُسَمُّونَ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ تَسۡمِيَةَ ٱلۡأُنثَىٰ 27

27        Indeed, those who don’t be-lieve in the Hereafter name the angels with female names.

وَمَا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنۡ عِلۡمٍۖ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّۖ وَإِنَّ ٱلظَّنَّ لَا يُغۡنِي مِنَ ٱلۡحَقِّ شَيۡ‍ٔٗا 28

28        They don’t have any know-ledge about it. They simply follow their guess, and, indeed, their guesses does not benefit a bit against the truth.

فَأَعۡرِضۡ عَن مَّن تَوَلَّىٰ عَن ذِكۡرِنَا وَلَمۡ يُرِدۡ إِلَّا ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا 29

29        [O Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)!] So you turn away from him who turns away from Our reminder (the Quran) and desires only the worldly life.

ذَٰلِكَ مَبۡلَغُهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡعِلۡمِۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَنِ ٱهۡتَدَىٰ 30

30        This is the extent of their know-ledge. Indeed, your Creator knows best who has gone astray from His Path and He knows best who is following the guidance.

وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ لِيَجۡزِيَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَسَٰٓـُٔواْ بِمَا عَمِلُواْ وَيَجۡزِيَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَحۡسَنُواْ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَى 31

31        And all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth belongs to Allah so that He may punish those who commit evil deeds and give excellent reward to those who perform good deeds with what is best (i.e. Paradise).

ٱلَّذِينَ يَجۡتَنِبُونَ كَبَٰٓئِرَ ٱلۡإِثۡمِ وَٱلۡفَوَٰحِشَ إِلَّا ٱللَّمَمَۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ وَٰسِعُ ٱلۡمَغۡفِرَةِۚ هُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِكُمۡ إِذۡ أَنشَأَكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَإِذۡ أَنتُمۡ أَجِنَّةٞ فِي بُطُونِ أُمَّهَٰتِكُمۡۖ فَلَا تُزَكُّوٓاْ أَنفُسَكُمۡۖ هُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَنِ ٱتَّقَىٰٓ 32

32        (The good believers are those) who avoid the major sins and the obscene activities except the small faults (or minor sins). Indeed, your Creator is of Vast Forgiveness. He knew you when He created you from the earth [Adam (peace be upon him )], and when you were hidden (as babies) in your mothers’ wombs. Hence, don’t profess yourself to be pious people. Allah knows best who has true piety.

أَفَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي تَوَلَّىٰ 33

33        [O Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)!] Did you see him who turned away (from Islam),

وَأَعۡطَىٰ قَلِيلٗا وَأَكۡدَىٰٓ 34

34        And gave a little (money), then stopped (giving)?

أَعِندَهُۥ عِلۡمُ ٱلۡغَيۡبِ فَهُوَ يَرَىٰٓ 35

35        Has he knowledge of the Unseen, so he understands every-thing?

أَمۡ لَمۡ يُنَبَّأۡ بِمَا فِي صُحُفِ مُوسَىٰ 36

36        Or is he not informed (about these topics) by the Scripture of Musa (peace be upon him ).