37:1  I swear by those who draw themselves out in ranks

37:2  Then those who drive away (evil or the wicked) with reproof (or strength)

37:3  Then those who recite (proclaim), with mindfulness

37:4  "Verily, verily your God is One

37:5  "The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, and Lord of the Easts (i.e. all the sun´s rising point)."

37:6  Surely We have adorned the nearest heaven with an adornment, the stars

37:7  And (there is) a safeguard against every rebellious Satan

37:8  They cannot listen to the exalted assembly and they are thrown at from every side

37:9  Being driven off, and for them is a perpetual chastisement

37:10  Except him who snatches a fragment by stealth, then there follows him a brightly shining flame

37:11  Then ask them whether they are stronger in creation or those (others) whom We have created. Surely We created them of plastic (malleable) clay

37:12  Nay! You wonder while they mock

37:13  And when they are reminded, they mind (heed) not

37:14  And when they see a sign they incite one another to scoff

37:15  And they say, "This is nothing but clear magic

37:16  "What! When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we then certainly be raised

37:17  "Or our fathers of past times (ancestors)?"

37:18  Say, "Aye! And you shall be abject (humiliated)."

37:19  So it shall only be a single Shout, when lo! They shall see

37:20  And they shall say, "O woe to us! This is the Day of Judgment."

37:21  (A voice will say,) "This is the Day of the Judgment which you called a lie

37:22  "Gather together those who were unjust and their associates, and what they used to worshi

37:23  "Besides Allah, then lead them to the way to hell

37:24  "And stop them, for they must be questioned

37:25  "What ails you that you do not help each other?"

37:26  Nay! On that day they shall be submissive

37:27  And some of them shall advance towards others, questioning each other

37:28  They shall say, "Surely you used to come to us from the right hand side."

37:29  They shall say, "Nay, you (yourselves) were not believers

37:30  "And we had no authority over you, but you were a wayward people

37:31  "So the sentence of our Lord has come to pass against us: we shall surely taste (punishment)

37:32  "We led you astray, for we were ourselves erring."

37:33  So they shall on that day be sharers in the chastisement one with another

37:34  Surely thus do We deal with the guilty

37:35  Surely they used to behave arrogantly when it was said to them, "There is no God but Allah."

37:36  And said, "What! Shall we indeed give up our gods for the sake of a mad poet?"

37:37  Nay, he has come with the truth and verified the (messages of) the Messengers sent before him

37:38  Most surely you will taste the painful punishment

37:39  And you shall not be punished except for what you did

37:40  Save the servants of Allah, the purified ones

37:41  For them is a determined sustenance

37:42  Fruits, and they shall be highly honoured

37:43  In Gardens of Felicity

37:44  On Thrones (of Dignity), facing each other

37:45  A bowl shall be made to go round them from water running out of clear springs

37:46  Crystal-white, delicious to those who drink

37:47  There shall be no distress in it, nor shall they be exhausted therewith

37:48  And with them shall be those of modest gaze with large beautiful eyes

37:49  As if they were delicate eggs carefully protected

37:50  Then shall some of them turn to others, questioning each other

37:51  A speaker from among them shall say, "Surely I had a comrade on earth

37:52  "Who said, ´What! are you indeed of those who bear witness to (the truth)

37:53  "´What! When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we then, indeed, be brought to judgment?´"

37:54  (A voice) Will say, "Will you look down?"

37:55  Then he looked down and saw him in the midst of hell

37:56  He shall say (to the sceptic), "By Allah! You had almost caused me to perish

37:57  "And had it not been for the grace of my Lord, I would certainly have been among those brought there

37:58  "Is it then true that we shall not die

37:59  "Except our previous death? And that we shall not be chastised?"

37:60  Most surely this is the supreme achievement

37:61  For the like of this then let the workers work

37:62  Is this better as an entertainment or the tree of Zaqqum (having bitter fruit)

37:63  Surely We have made it to be a trial to the unjust

37:64  Surely it is a tree that grows in the bottom of hell

37:65  Its produce is as it were the heads of the serpents (or devils)

37:66  Then verily, they shall eat of it and fill (their) bellies with it

37:67  Then afterwards they shall drink a mixture prepared in boiling water

37:68  Then most surely their return shall be to hell

37:69  Certainly, they found their fathers going astray

37:70  So in their footsteps they hasten on

37:71  And certainly most of the ancients went astray before them

37:72  And certainly We sent among them Warners

37:73  Then see what was the end of those who were warned

37:74  Except the servants of Allah, the purified ones

37:75  And Noah did certainly call upon Us, and the most gracious of Hearer of prayer are We

37:76  And We delivered him and his followers from the mighty distress

37:77  And We made his offspring the survivors

37:78  And We perpetuated to him praise among the later generations

37:79  (This blessing) "Peace and salutation to Noah among the nations"

37:80  Thus do We surely reward the doers of good

37:81  Surely he was of Our believing servants

37:82  Then did We drown the other

37:83  And most surely Abraham followed his way

37:84  When he came to his Lord with a whole (sound, pure) heart

37:85  When he said to his father and his people, " What is it that you worship?"

37:86  "Is it lies - gods besides Allah - that you desire

37:87  "What is then your idea about the Lord of the Worlds?"

37:88  Then he looked at the stars, looking up once

37:89  Then he said, "Verily, I am sick (at heart of your worshipping these)."

37:90  So they turned their backs and went away

37:91  Then he turned to their gods secretly and said, "What! Do you not eat

37:92  "What is the matter with you that you do not speak?"

37:93  Then he attacked them, smiting them with his right hand

37:94  So they (people) advanced towards him, hastening

37:95  Said he, "Worship you what you yourselves carve out

37:96  "When Allah has created you and what you make?"

37:97  They said, "Build for him a furnace, then cast him into the burning fire."

37:98  And they designed a plot against him, but We brought them low

37:99  And he said, "Surely I flee to my lord; He will guide me

37:100  "My Lord! Grant me those who do good deeds."

37:101  So We gave him the good news of a gentle son

37:102  And when his son was old enough to work with him, he said, "O my son! Surely I have seen in a dream that I should sacrifice you; consider then what do you think." He said. "O my father! Do what you are commanded; if Allah wills, you will f

37:103  So when they had both Surrendered (unto Allah in Islam) and he threw him down upon his face

37:104  And We called out to him saying, "O Abraham

37:105  You have indeed fulfiled the vision; surely thus do We reward the doers of good

37:106  Most surely this is a manifest trial

37:107  And We ransomed him with a great sacrifice

37:108  And We perpetuated to him among the later generations

37:109  (This blessing) "Peace be on Abraham"

37:110  Thus do We reward the doers of good

37:111  Surely he was one of Our believing servants

37:112  And We gave him the good news of Isaac, a prophet among the righteous

37:113  And We showered Our blessings on him and on Isaac; and of their offspring are some who do good, and also some who are clearly unjust to their own souls

37:114  And certainly We conferred a favour on Moses and Aaron

37:115  And We delivered them both and their people from the mighty distress

37:116  And We helped them, so they became the victors

37:117  And We gave them both the Book that clarifies

37:118  And We guided them both on the Straight Way

37:119  And We perpetuated to them among the later generations

37:120  (This blessing) "Peace be on Moses and Aaron"

37:121  Even thus do We reward the doers of good

37:122  Surely they were both of Our believing servants

37:123  And Elias was most surely one of those sent

37:124  When he said to his people, "Do you not guard (against evil)

37:125  "What! Do you call upon Baal and forsake the best of Creators

37:126  "Allah, your Lord and the Lord of your fathers of past times (ancestors)?"

37:127  But they called him a liar, therefore they shall most surely be brought forth (to the doom)

37:128  But not the servants of Allah, the purified ones

37:129  And We perpetuated to him among the later generations

37:130  (This blessing) "Peace be on Elias"

37:131  Even thus do We reward the doers of good

37:132  Surely he was one of Our believing servants

37:133  And Lot was most surely one of those sent

37:134  When We delivered him and his followers, everyon

37:135  Except an old woman who was amongst those who lingered behind

37:136  Then We destroyed the others

37:137  And most surely you pass by their (ruins) in the morning

37:138  And at night; do you not then understand

37:139  And Jonah was most surely of those sent

37:140  When he ran away to a ship completely laden

37:141  Then he drew lots, but was of those rejected

37:142  And the fish swallowed him while he was blameworthy

37:143  But had it not been that he was of those who glorify (Us)

37:144  He would certainly have tarried in its belly to the day when they are raised

37:145  Then We cast him on to the desert shore while he was sick

37:146  And We caused a gourd plant to grow above him

37:147  And We sent him to a hundred thousand folk or more

37:148  And they believed; therefore, We gave them provision for a time

37:149  Now ask them (O Muhammad) has your Lord daughters while they have sons

37:150  Or did We create the angels females while they were witnesses

37:151  Verily, it is of their own lies that they say

37:152  "Allah has begotten"; and most surely they are liars

37:153  Has He chosen daughters in preference to sons

37:154  What ails you, how is it that you judge

37:155  Will you not then reflect

37:156  Or have you a clear authority

37:157  Then bring your book (writ, record), if you are truthful

37:158  And they assert a relationship between Him and the Jinn; and certainly the Jinn do know that they shall surely be brought forth

37:159  Glory be to Allah from all that they attribute (unto Him)

37:160  But not so the servants of Allah, the purified ones

37:161  So surely you and what you worship

37:162  Cannot lead into temptation anyone against Him

37:163  Save him who will go to hell

37:164  (The angels or those who are ranged in ranks say,) "And there is none of us but has an assigned place

37:165  "Verily, we, even we, are they who draw out in ranks

37:166  "Verily, we, even we, are they who declare the glory (of Allah)."

37:167  And there are those who used to say

37:168  "Had we a reminder from those of yore

37:169  "We would certainly have been the single-minded servants of Allah

37:170  But (now that it is come) they disbelieve in it; but they will come to know

37:171  And certainly Our word has already gone forth before this unto Our servants sen

37:172  That most surely they shall be helpe

37:173  And most surely Our host alone shall be the victorious ones

37:174  Therefore, turn away from them till a time

37:175  And watch, for they will soon come to see

37:176  What! Would they then hasten Our chastisement

37:177  But when it descends on them, evil will then be the morning for those who have been warned

37:178  And turn away from them for a tim

37:179  And watch, for they will soon come to see

37:180  Glorified be your Lord, the Lord of Majesty, above all that which they attribute (unto Him)

37:181  And peace be unto those who are sent

37:182  And all praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds