وَمَكَرُواْ مَكۡرٗا كُبَّارٗا 22

22 “And they have hatched a big plot (against me).”

وَقَالُواْ لَا تَذَرُنَّ ءَالِهَتَكُمۡ وَلَا تَذَرُنَّ وَدّٗا وَلَا سُوَاعٗا وَلَا يَغُوثَ وَيَعُوقَ وَنَسۡرٗا 23

23 “And they said: ‘Don’t leave your gods. And (don’t leave) Wadd, nor Suwa, nor Yaghuth, nor Yauq nor Nasr.’”

وَقَدۡ أَضَلُّواْ كَثِيرٗاۖ وَلَا تَزِدِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا ضَلَٰلٗا 24

24 “And, indeed, they have led many astray. (O Allah! You informed that none of my people will believe except those who have believed already Surah Hud:36).

مِّمَّا خَطِيٓـَٰٔتِهِمۡ أُغۡرِقُواْ فَأُدۡخِلُواْ نَارٗا فَلَمۡ يَجِدُواْ لَهُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَنصَارٗا 25

25 . Those people were drowned because of their sins and were (instantly) made to enter the Fire (i.e. punishment of the grave), and they did not find any helper besides Allah.

وَقَالَ نُوحٞ رَّبِّ لَا تَذَرۡ عَلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مِنَ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ دَيَّارًا 26

26 And Nuh ( peace be upon him )   said: “O my Creator! Don’t leave any one of the disbelievers on the earth as a dweller!”

إِنَّكَ إِن تَذَرۡهُمۡ يُضِلُّواْ عِبَادَكَ وَلَا يَلِدُوٓاْ إِلَّا فَاجِرٗا كَفَّارٗا 27

27 “If You leave them, they will lead your slaves astray, and they will give birth to children who would be wicked disbelievers.”

رَّبِّ ٱغۡفِرۡ لِي وَلِوَٰلِدَيَّ وَلِمَن دَخَلَ بَيۡتِيَ مُؤۡمِنٗا وَلِلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ وَٱلۡمُؤۡمِنَٰتِۖ وَلَا تَزِدِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا تَبَارَۢا 28

28 “O My Creator! Forgive me and my parents, and those who enter my home as a believer, and all the believing men and women, and increase (the means of) the destruction of the disbelievers (i.e. do destroy the disbelievers).”

قُلۡ أُوحِيَ إِلَيَّ أَنَّهُ ٱسۡتَمَعَ نَفَرٞ مِّنَ ٱلۡجِنِّ فَقَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا سَمِعۡنَا قُرۡءَانًا عَجَبٗا 1

1               [O Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)!] Say: “It has been revealed to me that a group of jinn listened to (this Quran). Then they said (to their community): ‘We have heard a wonderful (recitation of) the Quran

يَهۡدِيٓ إِلَى ٱلرُّشۡدِ فَ‍َٔامَنَّا بِهِۦۖ وَلَن نُّشۡرِكَ بِرَبِّنَآ أَحَدٗا 2

2 ‘It guides to the Right Path, hence we have believed in it, and we shall never join any partners (in worship) with Allah.’

وَأَنَّهُۥ تَعَٰلَىٰ جَدُّ رَبِّنَا مَا ٱتَّخَذَ صَٰحِبَةٗ وَلَا وَلَدٗا 3

3 ‘And that the Majesty of Our Creator is supreme and He has not taken a wife or a son.’

وَأَنَّهُۥ كَانَ يَقُولُ سَفِيهُنَا عَلَى ٱللَّهِ شَطَطٗا 4

4 ‘And that the foolish among us (i.e. followers of Satan) used to coin enormous lies against Allah.’

وَأَنَّا ظَنَنَّآ أَن لَّن تَقُولَ ٱلۡإِنسُ وَٱلۡجِنُّ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبٗا 5

5 ‘And, indeed, we used to think that men and jinn would not (dare) to utter a lie against Allah (since it is a great rudeness on their part).’

وَأَنَّهُۥ كَانَ رِجَالٞ مِّنَ ٱلۡإِنسِ يَعُوذُونَ بِرِجَالٖ مِّنَ ٱلۡجِنِّ فَزَادُوهُمۡ رَهَقٗا 6

6 ‘And that there were men among mankind who took refuge with males among the jinn, and in this way, it enhanced the trans-gres-sion of jinn.’

وَأَنَّهُمۡ ظَنُّواْ كَمَا ظَنَنتُمۡ أَن لَّن يَبۡعَثَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٗا 7

7 ‘And that they (i.e. men) also thought like you (i.e. jinn) that Allah will not send (any messenger), or Allah will not resurrect anybody (both meanings are possible).’

وَأَنَّا لَمَسۡنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ فَوَجَدۡنَٰهَا مُلِئَتۡ حَرَسٗا شَدِيدٗا وَشُهُبٗا 8

8 ‘And that we searched the sky all over, but we found it filled with tough guards and strong flames of fire.’

وَأَنَّا كُنَّا نَقۡعُدُ مِنۡهَا مَقَٰعِدَ لِلسَّمۡعِۖ فَمَن يَسۡتَمِعِ ٱلۡأٓنَ يَجِدۡ لَهُۥ شِهَابٗا رَّصَدٗا 9

9 ‘And that we used to sit in sitting places in the sky to overhear (conversation of the angels), but anyone who tries to listen now will find a flaming fire ready to hit him.’

وَأَنَّا لَا نَدۡرِيٓ أَشَرٌّ أُرِيدَ بِمَن فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ أَمۡ أَرَادَ بِهِمۡ رَبُّهُمۡ رَشَدٗا 10

10 ‘And that we don’t know whether an evil is intended for those on the earth (e.g. a torment) or whether their Creator intends for them some good (e.g. send a messenger).’

وَأَنَّا مِنَّا ٱلصَّٰلِحُونَ وَمِنَّا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَۖ كُنَّا طَرَآئِقَ قِدَدٗا 11

11 ‘And that some of us are righteous and some are not. We are divided into various (religious) groups or sects.

وَأَنَّا ظَنَنَّآ أَن لَّن نُّعۡجِزَ ٱللَّهَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَن نُّعۡجِزَهُۥ هَرَبٗا 12

12 ‘And that we have understood that we cannot escape (the punish-ment of) Allah in the earth, nor can we defeat Him by fleeing away.’

وَأَنَّا لَمَّا سَمِعۡنَا ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦۖ فَمَن يُؤۡمِنۢ بِرَبِّهِۦ فَلَا يَخَافُ بَخۡسٗا وَلَا رَهَقٗا 13

13 ‘And that when we have heard the guidance (this Quran), we readily believed in it. So whosoever believes in his Creator shall have no fear of loss (i.e. of decreasing his reward) or wrong done to him (by increasing his sins).’