Blessed is He who sent down the Criterion upon His Servant that he may be a
warner to the worlds - to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. He has not had a son,
nor has He a partner in dominion. And He created all
things and determined them with [precise]
determination. And they have taken besides Him gods who do not create
anything, and they are
created, and they do not possess for
themselves harm or benefit, and they do not possess death or
life or resurrection. And
those who disbelieve say, "This is nothing but as you
see it. This is nothing but a lie as you see it." And
another people aided him in it. But they have
brought injustice and a lie. And they say, "
Legends of the former peoples which he
has written down, and they are dictated to him morning and
evening." Say, "He has sent
it down who knows the secret in the heavens and the earth. Indeed, He
is Forgiving and Merciful." And they
say, "What is this Messenger eating food and walking
in the markets? Why was an angel not sent
down to him so that he might be a
warner with him, or a treasure thrown down to him, or he had a garden
from which he could eat?" And they are wrongdoers. And they say, "You follow none but a man
bewitched. Look how they strike for you examples,
but they go astray and cannot find a
way." Blessed is He who, if He
wills, He has made for you better than that -
gardens beneath which
rivers flow, and He will make for you
palaces. Rather, they have denied the Hour, and
We have prepared for those who deny the Hour a Blaze.
When they see them from a
distant place, they will hear its
wrath and its roaring.
And when they are thrown therein into a narrow place,
chained together, they will cry out therein for
destruction. Do not cry out today for a
single destruction, but cry out for
much destruction. Say, "Is that better or the eternal Garden which the righteous have been promised?" It will be for them a
reward and a destination; they will have
therein whatever
they wish, abiding eternally. That
is upon your Lord a promise which will be held
accountable. And on the Day He will gather them and those they worship besides
Allah, and He will say, "Did you misguide
these My servants, or did they themselves stray from
the way?" They will say, "Glory be to You! It
was not for us to take
protectors besides You. It was not for us to take protectors besides You. But You gave them enjoyment, and they refused,
until they forgot the message and were a people who were ruined. They have denied
you in what
you say, so
you cannot avert [anything] or
help. And whoever among you does wrong - We will make him taste a
great punishment. And We did not send before you any messengers except that
they ate food." And they walk in the
markets, and We have made some of you a trial for others. Will you have
patience? And ever is your Lord Seeing. And
those who do not expect
the meeting with Us say, “Why were angels not sent down to us, or why do we not see our
Lord?” They have certainly been arrogant within themselves and transgressed with great transgression. The Day
they see
the angels, there will be no good news that Day for the
criminals, and they will say, “A forbidden limit.” And We will
drive to what they did, and We will make it as
scattered dust. The companions of Paradise, that Day, will be best in
settlement. Best in
settlement and best in resting place. And the Day
the heaven will split open with
clouds and the angels will be
sent down [as a revelation]. The sovereignty, that Day, belongs to the Most Merciful. And it will be a difficult Day for the
disbelievers.
And the Day the wrongdoer will bite his hands and say, “Oh,
would that I had taken with the Messenger
a way. Oh, woe to me! Would that I had not taken so-and-so!” He
led me astray from the message after it had
come to me. And ever is Satan,
to man, a
deserter. And the Messenger will say, “Oh, my Lord, indeed my people have taken
this Qur’an to be a place of desecration.”