N. By the pen, and what they write
thou, O Mohammed, through the grace of thy Lord, art not distracted
Verily there is prepared for thee an everlasting reward
For thou art of a noble disposition
Thou shalt see, and the infidels shall see
which of you are bereaved of your senses
Verily thy Lord well knoweth him who wandereth from his path; and He well knoweth those who are rightly directed
Wherefore obey not those who charge thee with imposture
They desire that thou shouldest be easy with them, and they will be easy with thee
But obey not any who is a common swearer, a despicable fellow
a defamer, going about with slander
who forbiddeth that which is good, who is also a transgressor, a wicked person
cruel, and besides this, of spurious birth
Although he be possessed of wealth and many children
When our signs are rehearsed unto him, he saith, they are fables of the ancients
We will stigmatize him on the nose
Verily We have tried the Meccans, as We formerly tried the owners of the garden; when they swore that they would gather the fruit thereof in the morning
and added not the exception, if it please God
Wherefore a surrounding destruction from thy Lord encompassed it, while they slept
and in the morning it became like a garden whose fruits had been gathered
And they called the one to the other as they rose in the morning, saying
Go out early to your plantation, if ye intend to gather the fruit thereof
So they went on, whispering to one another
no poor man shall enter the garden upon you, this day
And they went forth early, with a determined purpose
And when they saw the garden blasted and destroyed, they said, we have certainly mistaken our way
But when they found it to be their own garden, they cried, verily we are not permitted to reap the fruit thereof
The worthier of them said, did I not say unto you, will ye not give praise unto God
They answered, praise be unto our Lord! Verily we have been unjust doers
And they began to blame one another
and they said, woe be unto us! Verily we have been transgressors
Peradventure our Lord will give us in exchange a better garden than this: And we earnestly beseech our Lord to pardon us
Thus is the chastisement of this life: But the chastisement of the next shall be more grievous; if they had known it, they would have taken heed
Verily for the pious are prepared, with their Lord, gardens of delight
Shall we deal with the Moslems, as with the wicked
What aileth you that ye judge thus
Have ye a book from heaven, wherein ye rea
that ye are therein promised that which ye shall choose
Or have ye received oaths which shall be binding upon us to the day of resurrection, that ye shall enjoy what ye imagine
Ask them, which of them will be the voucher of this
Or have they companions who will vouch for them? Let them produce their companions, therefore, if they speak truth
On a certain day the leg shall be made bare; and they shall be called upon to worship, but they shall not be able
Their looks shall be cast down: Ignominy shall attend them: For that they were invited to the worship of God, while they were in safety, but would not hear
Let Me alone, therefore, with him who accuseth this new revelation of imposture. We will lead them gradually to destruction, by ways which they know not
And I will bear with them for a long time; for my stratagem is effectual
Dost thou ask them any reward for thy preaching? But they are laden with debts
Are the secrets of futurity with them; and do they transcribe the same from the table of God's decrees
Wherefore patiently wait the judgment of thy Lord: And be not like him who was swallowed by the fish; when he cried unto God, being inwardly vexed
Had not grace from his Lord reached him, he had surely been cast forth on the naked shore, covered with shame
But his Lord chose him, and made him one of the righteous
It wanteth little but that the unbelievers strike thee down with their malicious looks, when they hear the admonition of the Koran; and they say, he is certainly distracted
But it is no other than an admonition unto all creatures