Juz 30 · Quarter 2

Woe to those who give less [than due],1

Who, when they take a measure from people, take in full.

But if they give by measure or by weight to them, they cause loss.

Do they not think that they will be resurrected

For a tremendous Day -

The Day when mankind will stand before the Lord of the worlds?

No! Indeed, the record of the wicked is in sijjeen.

And what can make you know what is sijjeen?

It is [their destination1 recorded in] a register inscribed.

Woe, that Day, to the deniers,

Who deny the Day of Recompense.

And none deny it except every sinful transgressor.

When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples."

No! Rather, the stain has covered their hearts of that which they were earning.1

No! Indeed, from their Lord, that Day, they will be partitioned.1

Then indeed, they will [enter and] burn in Hellfire.

Then it will be said [to them], "This is what you used to deny."

No! Indeed, the record of the righteous is in ʿilliyyūn.

And what can make you know what is ʿilliyyūn?

It is [their destination1 recorded in] a register inscribed

Which is witnessed by those brought near [to Allāh].

Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure

On adorned couches, observing.

You will recognize in their faces the radiance of pleasure.

They will be given to drink [pure] wine1 [which was] sealed.

The last of it1 is musk. So for this let the competitors compete.

And its mixture is of Tasneem,1

A spring from which those near [to Allāh] drink.

Indeed, those who committed crimes used to laugh at those who believed.

And when they passed by them, they would exchange derisive glances.

And when they returned to their people, they would return jesting.

And when they saw them, they would say, "Indeed, those are truly lost."

But they had not been sent as guardians over them.

So Today1 those who believed are laughing at the disbelievers,

On adorned couches, observing.

Have the disbelievers [not] been rewarded [this Day] for what they used to do?

When the sky has split [open]

And has listened [i.e., responded]1 to its Lord and was obligated [to do so]

And when the earth has been extended1

And has cast out that within it1 and relinquished [it]

And has listened [i.e., responded] to its Lord and was obligated [to do so] –

O mankind, indeed you are laboring toward your Lord with [great] exertion1 and will meet it.2

Then as for he who is given his record in his right hand,

He will be judged with an easy account

And return to his people in happiness.

But as for he who is given his record behind his back,

He will cry out for destruction

And [enter to] burn in a Blaze.

Indeed, he had [once] been among his people in happiness;

Indeed, he had thought he would never return [to Allāh].

But yes! Indeed, his Lord was ever, of him, Seeing.

So I swear by the twilight glow

And [by] the night and what it envelops

And [by] the moon when it becomes full

[That] you will surely embark upon [i.e., experience] state after state.1

So what is [the matter] with them [that] they do not believe,

And when the Qur’ān is recited to them, they do not prostrate [to Allāh]?

But those who have disbelieved deny,

And Allāh is most knowing of what they keep within themselves.

So give them tidings of a painful punishment,

Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds. For them is a reward uninterrupted.

By the sky containing great stars

And [by] the promised Day

And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,

Destroyed [i.e., cursed] were the companions of the trench1

[Containing] the fire full of fuel,

When they were sitting near it.

And they, to what they were doing against the believers, were witnesses. 1

And they resented them not except because they believed in Allāh, the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy,

To whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And Allāh, over all things, is Witness.1

Indeed, those who have tortured1 the believing men and believing women and then have not repented will have the punishment of Hell, and they will have the punishment of the Burning Fire.

Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds will have gardens beneath which rivers flow. That is the great attainment.

Indeed, the assault [i.e., vengeance] of your Lord is severe.

Indeed, it is He who originates [creation] and repeats.

And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,

Honorable Owner of the Throne,

Effecter of what He intends.

Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -

[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamūd?

But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,

While Allāh encompasses them from behind.1

But this is an honored Qur’ān

[Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.

By the sky and the knocker

And what can make you know what is the knocker?

It is the piercing star1.

There is no soul but that it has over it a protector.

So let man observe from what he was created.

He was created from a fluid, ejected,

Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.

Indeed, He [i.e., Allāh], to return him [to life], is Able.

The Day when secrets will be put on trial,1

Then he [i.e., man] will have no power or any helper.

By the sky which sends back1

And [by] the earth which splits,1

Indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a decisive statement,

And it is not amusement.

Indeed, they are planning a plan,

But I am planning a plan.

So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.1

Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,

Who created and proportioned

And who destined and [then] guided

And who brings out the pasture

And [then] makes it black stubble.

We will make you recite, [O Muḥammad], and you will not forget,

Except what Allāh should will. Indeed, He knows what is declared and what is hidden.

And We will ease you toward ease.1

So remind, if the reminder should benefit;1

He who fears [Allāh] will be reminded.

But the wretched one will avoid it –

[He] who will [enter and] burn in the greatest Fire,

Neither dying therein nor living.

He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself

And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.

But you prefer the worldly life,

While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.

Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,

The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.

Has there reached you the report of the Overwhelming [event]?

[Some] faces, that Day, will be humbled,

Working [hard] and exhausted.1

They will [enter to] burn in an intensely hot Fire.

They will be given drink from a boiling spring.

For them there will be no food except from a poisonous, thorny plant

Which neither nourishes nor avails against hunger.

[Other] faces, that Day, will show pleasure.

With their effort [they are] satisfied

In an elevated garden,

Wherein they will hear no unsuitable speech.1

Within it is a flowing spring.

Within it are couches raised high

And cups put in place

And cushions lined up

And carpets spread around.

Then do they not look at the camels - how they are created?

And at the sky - how it is raised?

And at the mountains - how they are erected?

And at the earth - how it is spread out?

So remind, [O Muḥammad]; you are only a reminder.

You are not over them a controller.

However, he who turns away and disbelieves –

Then Allāh will punish him with the greatest punishment.

Indeed, to Us is their return.

Then indeed, upon Us is their account.