— 60 verses
I swear by the wind that scatters far and wide
Then those clouds bearing the load (of minute things in space)
Then those (ships) that glide easily
Then those (angels who) distribute blessings by Our command
What you are threatened with is most surely true
And the judgment must most surely come about
I swear by the heaven full of ways
Most surely you are at variance with each other in what you say
He is turned away from it who would be turned away
Cursed be the liars
Who are in a gulf (of ignorance) neglectful
They ask: When is the day of judgment
(It is) the day on which they shall be tried at the fire
Taste your persecution! this is what you would hasten on
Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be in gardens and fountains
Taking what their Lord gives them; surely they were before that, the doers of good
They used to sleep but little in the night
And in the morning they asked forgiveness
And in their property was a portion due to him who begs and to him who is denied (good)
And in the earth there are signs for those who are sure
And in your own souls (too); will you not then see
And in the heaven is your sustenance and what you are threatened with
And by the Lord of the heavens and the earth! it is most surely the truth, just as you do speak
Has there come to you information about the honored guests of Ibrahim
When they entered upon him, they said: Peace. Peace, said he, a strange people
Then he turned aside to his family secretly and brought a fat (roasted) calf
So he brought it near them. He said: What! will you not eat
So he conceived in his mind a fear on account of them. They said: Fear not. And they gave him the good news of a boy possessing knowledge
Then his wife came up in great grief, and she struck her face and said: An old barren woman
They said: Thus says your Lord: Surely He is the Wise, the Knowing
He said: What is your affair then, O messengers
They said: Surely we are sent to a guilty people
That we may send down upon them stone of clay
Sent forth from your Lord for the extravagant
Then We brought forth such as were therein of the believers
But We did not find therein save a (single) house of those who submitted (the Muslims)
And We left therein a sign for those who fear the painful punishment
And in Musa: When We sent him to Firon with clear authority
But he turned away with his forces and said: A magician or a mad man
So We seized him and his hosts and hurled them into the sea and he was blamable
And in Ad: When We sent upon them the destructive wind
It did not leave aught on which it blew, but it made it like ashes
And in Samood: When it was said to them: Enjoy yourselves for a while
But they revolted against the commandment of their Lord, so the rumbling overtook them while they saw
So they were not able to rise up, nor could they defend themselves
And the people of Nuh before, surely they were a transgressing people
And the heaven, We raised it high with power, and most surely We are the makers of things ample
And the earth, We have made it a wide extent; how well have We then spread (it) out
And of everything We have created pairs that you may be mindful
Therefore fly to Allah, surely I am a plain warner to you from Him
And do not set up with Allah another god: surely I am a plain warner to you from Him
Thus there did not come to those before them a messenger but they said: A magician or a mad man
Have they charged each other with this? Nay! they are an inordinate people
Then turn your back upon them for you are not to blame
And continue to remind, for surely the reminder profits the believers
And I have not created the jinn and the men except that they should serve Me
I do not desire from them any sustenance and I do not desire that they should feed Me
Surely Allah is the Bestower of sustenance, the Lord of Power, the Strong
So surely those who are unjust shall have a portion like the portion of their companions, therefore let them not ask Me to hasten on
Therefore woe to those who disbelieve because of their day which they are threatened with