Meanings of the Holy Qur’an by Marmaduke Pickthall

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Surah 37. As-Saffat
	1		By those who set the ranks in battle order
	2		And those who drive away ( the wicked ) with reproof
	3		And those who read ( the Word ) for a reminder,
	4		Lo! thy Lord is surely One.
	5		Lord of the heavens and of the earth and all that is between them, and Lord of the sun's risings.
	6		Lo! We have adorned the lowest heaven with an ornament, the planets:
	7		With security from every froward devil.
	8		They cannot listen to the Highest Chiefs for they are pelted from every side,
	9		Outcast, and theirs is a perpetual torment;
	10		Save him who snatcheth a fragment, and there pursueth him a piercing flame.
	11		Then ask them ( O Muhammad ): Are they stronger as a creation, or those ( others ) whom We have created? Lo! We created them of plastic clay.
	12		Nay, but thou dost marvel when they mock
	13		And heed not when they are reminded,
	14		And seek to scoff when they behold a portent
	15		And they say: lo! this is mere magic;
	16		When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we then, forsooth, be raised ( again )?
	17		And our forefathers?
	18		Say ( O Muhammad ): Yea, in truth; and ye will be brought low.
	19		There is but one Shout, and lo! they behold
	20		And say: Ah, woe for us! This is the Day of Judgment.
	21		This is the Day of Separation, which ye used to deny.
	22		( And it is said unto the angels ): Assemble those who did wrong, together with their wives and what they used to worship
	23		Instead of Allah, and lead them to the path to hell;
	24		And stop them, for they must be questioned.
	25		What aileth you that ye help not one another?
	26		Nay, but this day they make full submission.
	27		And some of them draw near unto others, mutually questioning.
	28		They say: Lo! ye used to come unto us, imposing, ( swearing that ye spoke the truth ).
	29		They answer: Nay, but ye ( yourselves ) were not believers.
	30		We had no power over you, but ye were wayward folk.
	31		Now the Word of our Lord hath been fulfilled concerning us. Lo! we are about to taste ( the doom ).
	32		Thus we misled you. Lo! we were ( ourselves ) astray.
	33		Then lo! this day they ( both ) are sharers in the doom.
	34		Lo! thus deal We with the guilty.
	35		For when it was said unto them, There is no god save Allah, they were scornful
	36		And said: Shall we forsake our gods for a mad poet?
	37		Nay, but he brought the Truth, and he confirmed those sent ( before him ).
	38		Lo! ( now ) verily ye taste the painful doom
	39		Ye are requited naught save what ye did
	40		Save single minded slaves of Allah;
	41		For them there is a known provision,
	42		Fruits.. And they will be honoured
	43		In the Gardens of delight,
	44		On couches facing one another
	45		A cup from a gushing spring is brought round for them,
	46		White, delicious to the drinkers,
	47		Wherein there is no headache nor are they made mad thereby.
	48		And with them are those of modest gaze, with lovely eyes,
	49		( Pure ) as they were hidden eggs ( of the ostrich ).
	50		And some of them draw near unto others, mutually questioning.
	51		A speaker of them saith: Lo! I had a comrade
	52		Who used to say: Art thou in truth of those who put faith ( in his words )?
	53		Can we, when we are dead and have become mere dust and bones, can we ( then ) verily be brought to book?
	54		He saith: Will ye look?
	55		Then looketh he and seeth him in the depth of hell.
	56		He saith: By Allah, thou verily didst all but cause my ruin,
	57		And had it not been for the favour of my Lord, I too had been of those haled forth ( to doom ).
	58		Are we then not to die
	59		Saving our former death, and are we not to he punished?
	60		Lo! this is the supreme triumph.
	61		For the like of this, then, let the workers work.
	62		Is this better as a welcome, or the tree of Zaqqam?
	63		Lo! We have appointed it a torment for wrong doers.
	64		Lo! it is a tree that springeth in the heart of hell
	65		Its crop is as it were the heads of devils
	66		And lo! they verily must eat thereof, and fill ( their ) bellies therewith.
	67		And afterward, lo! thereupon they have a drink of boiling water
	68		And afterward, lo! their return is surely unto hell.
	69		They indeed found their fathers astray,
	70		But they make haste ( to follow ) in their footsteps.
	71		And verily most of the men of old went astray before them,
	72		And verily We sent among them warners.
	73		Then see the nature of the consequence for those warned,
	74		Save singled minded slaves of Allah.
	75		And Noah verily prayed unto Us, and gracious was the Hearer of his prayer
	76		And We saved him and his household from the great distress,
	77		And made his seed the survivors,
	78		And left for him among the later folk ( the salutation ):
	79		Peace be unto Noah among the peoples!
	80		Lo! thus do We reward the good.
	81		Lo! he is one of Our believing slaves.
	82		Then We did drown the others.
	83		And lo! of his persuasion verily was Abraham
	84		When he came unto his Lord with a whole heart;
	85		When he said unto his father and his folk: What is it that ye worship?
	86		Is it a falsehood gods beside Allah that ye desire?
	87		What then is your opinion of the Lord of the Worlds?
	88		And he glanced a glance at the stars
	89		Then said: Lo! I feel sick!
	90		And they turned their backs and went away from him
	91		Then turned he to their gods and said: Will ye not eat?
	92		What aileth you that ye speak not?
	93		Then he attacked them, striking with his right hand.
	94		And ( his people ) came toward him, hastening.
	95		He said: Worship ye that which ye yourselves do carve
	96		When Allah hath created you and what ye make?
	97		They said: Build for him a building and fling him in the red hot fire.
	98		And they designed a snare for him, but We made them the undermost.
	99		And he said: Lo! I am going unto my Lord Who will guide me
	100		My Lord! Vouchsafe me of the righteous.
	101		So We gave him tidings of a gentle son.
	102		And when ( his son ) was old enough to walk with him, ( Abraham ) said: O my dear son, I have seen in a dream that I must sacrifice thee. So look, what thinkest thou? He said: O my father! Do that which thou art commanded. Allah willing, thou shalt find me of the steadfast.
	103		Then, when they had both surrendered ( to Allah ), and he had flung him down upon his face,
	104		. We called unto him: O Abraham:
	105		Thou hast already fulfilled the vision. Lo! thus do We reward the good.
	106		Lo! that verily was a clear test.
	107		Then We ransomed him with a tremendous victim.
	108		And We left for him among the later folk ( the salutation ):
	109		Peace be unto Abraham!
	110		Thus do We reward the good.
	111		Lo! he is one of Our believing slaves.
	112		And We gave him tidings of the birth of Isaac, a Prophet of the righteous.
	113		And We blessed him and Isaac. And of their seed are some who do good, and some who plainly wrong themselves.
	114		And We verily gave grace unto Moses and Aaron,
	115		And saved them and their people from the great distress,
	116		And helped them so that they became the victors.
	117		And We gave them the clear Scripture
	118		And showed them the right path.
	119		And We left for them, among the later folk ( the salutation ):
	120		Peace be unto Moses and Aaron!
	121		Lo! thus do We reward the good.
	122		Lo! they are two of our believing slaves.
	123		And lo! Elias was of those sent ( to warn )
	124		When he said unto his folk: Will ye not ward off ( evil )?
	125		Will ye cry unto Baal and forsake the best of Creators,
	126		Allah, your Lord and Lord of your forefathers?
	127		But they denied him, so they surely will be haled forth ( to the doom )
	128		Save single minded slaves of Allah.
	129		And we left for him among the later folk ( the salutation ):
	130		Peace be unto Elias!
	131		Lo! thus do We reward the good.
	132		Lo! he is one of our believing slaves.
	133		And lo! Lot verily was of those sent ( to warn ),
	134		When We saved him and his household, every one,
	135		Save an old woman among those who stayed behind;
	136		Then We destroyed the others.
	137		And Lo! ye verily pass by ( the ruin of ) them in the morning
	138		And at night time; have ye then no sense?
	139		And lo! Jonah verily was of those sent ( to warn )
	140		When he fled unto the laden ship,
	141		And then drew lots and was of those rejected;
	142		And the fish swallowed him while be was blameworthy;
	143		And had he not been one of those who glorify ( Allah )
	144		He would have tarried in its belly till the day when they are raised;
	145		Then We cast him on a desert shore while he was sick;
	146		And We caused a tree of gourd to grow above him;
	147		And We sent him to a hundred thousand ( folk ) or more
	148		And they believed, therefor We gave them comfort for a while.
	149		Now ask them ( O Muhammad ): Hath thy Lord daughters whereas they have sons?
	150		Or created We the angels females while they were present?
	151		Lo! it is of their falsehood that they say:
	152		Allah hath begotten. And lo! verily they tell a lie.
	153		( And again of their falsehood ): He hath preferred daughters to sons
	154		What aileth you? How judge ye?
	155		Will ye not then reflect?
	156		Or have ye a clear warrant?
	157		Then produce your writ, if ye are truthful.
	158		And they imagine kinship between him and the jinn, whereas the jinn know well that they will be brought before ( Him ).
	159		Glorified be Allah from that which they attribute ( unto Him ),
	160		Save single minded slaves of Allah.
	161		Lo! verily, ye and that which ye worship,
	162		Ye cannot excite ( anyone ) against Him
	163		Save him who is to burn in hell.
	164		There is not one of Us but hath his known position.
	165		Lo! We, even We are they who set the ranks.
	166		Lo! We, even We are they who hymn His praise
	167		And indeed they used to say:
	168		If we had but a reminder from the men of old
	169		We would be single minded slaves of Allah.
	170		Yet ( now that it is come ) the, disbelieve therein: but they will come to know.
	171		And verily Our word went forth of old unto Our bondmen sent ( to warn )
	172		That they verily would be helped,
	173		And that Our host, they verily would be the victors.
	174		So withdraw from them ( O Muhammad ) awhile,
	175		And watch, for they will ( soon ) see.
	176		Would they hasten on Our doom?
	177		But when it cometh home to them, then it will be a hapless morn for those who have been warned.
	178		Withdraw from them awhile
	179		And watch, for they will ( soon ) see.
	180		Glorified be thy Lord, the Lord of Majesty, from that which they attribute ( unto Him )
	181		And peace be unto those sent ( to warn ).
	182		And praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds!