By the scatterers (the wind) scattering
then the bearers of weight (the clouds)
then the easy runners (the ships)
then by the distributors (angels), ordered
indeed, that which you are promised is true
and the recompense shall surely happen
By the heaven with its passages
surely, you are in different sayings
and are turned away from him who is turned
Woe to the liar
who are heedless in the immersion
'When will the Day of Judgement be? ' they ask
On that Day they shall be tried at the Fire
'Taste your trial. This is what you have sought to hasten!
The righteous shall live among gardens and fountains
receiving what their Lord will give them because before this they were gooddoers
They slept but a little at night
and at dawn would ask forgiveness
and in their wealth was a share for whosoever asked and for whosoever was prevented
For those with sure belief there are signs in the earth
and also in yourselves. Can you not see
In the sky is your provision and that which you are promised
So by the Lord of heaven and earth, it is as true as your speech
Have you heard the story of Abraham's honored guests
They entered to him and said: 'Peace. ' And he replied: 'Peace, you are people unknown to me.
So he turned to his household and brought a fattened calf
He set it before them, saying: 'Will you not eat?
Then he conceived a fear about them, and they said: 'Have no fear', and gave him the glad tidings that he was to have a knowledgeable son
(Sarah) his wife came with an exclamation and clasped her face, and said: 'Surely, I am a barren old woman!
'Such, says your Lord, ' they replied: 'He is the Wise, the Knower.
'Messengers, ' said he (Abraham), 'what is your errand?
They replied: 'We are sent to a sinful nation
so that we bring down stones of clay upon the
marked by your Lord for the sinful.
So We brought the believers out of that they were in
But We found in it only one household of those who had surrendered themselves
and left therein a sign for those who fear the painful punishment
In Moses, too, (there were signs). We sent him to Pharaoh with clear authority
but he turned his back with his Assembly, saying: 'He is (either) a sorcerer or a mad man!
So We seized him and his hosts and cast them into the sea. Indeed, he was blameworthy
And in Aad. We let loose on them a withering win
that left nothing it came upon, except that it was ashes
And in Thamood it was said to them: 'Take your enjoyment for awhile!
But in their pride they turn away from the commandment of their Lord and the thunderbolt struck them whilst they were looking
they could neither stand up straight, nor were they helped
And before them the nation of Noah, indeed they were a debauched nation
We built the heaven with might, and We widely extended it
and We cradled the earth. And We are the Best of Cradlers
We created two kinds of all things, so that you will remember
Therefore, flee to Allah. I am a clear warner to you from Him
Do not set up with Allah another god. I am a clear warner to you from Him
Similarly, no Messenger came to those before them but they said: 'Sorcerer, or mad!
Have they handed this down from one to another? No, rather, they are an insolent nation
So turn away from them, you shall not be blamed
But remind, the Reminder will benefit the believers
I have not created mankind and jinn except to worship Me
I do not desire provision from them, nor do I desire that they should feed Me
Surely, Allah is the Provider, the Possessor of Power, the Mighty
The evildoers shall have for their portion, a portion like their companions (who were destroyed before them). Therefore, they should not ask Us to hasten
Woe then to the unbelievers for their Day which they were promised