37:1  By those who range themselves in rows

37:2  by those who reprove severely

37:3  and those who recite the Exhortation

37:4  surely your God is One

37:5  the Lord of the heavens and the earth and of whatever lies between the two, the Lord of the Easts

37:6  We have adorned the lower heaven with the adornment of the star

37:7  and have protected it from every rebellious satan

37:8  These satans cannot listen to what transpires in the High Council for they are pelted away from every sid

37:9  and are repelled. Theirs is an unceasing chastisement

37:10  And if any is able to snatch a fragment, he is pursued by a piercing flame

37:11  So ask them (that is, human beings): "Were they harder to create than the objects We created?" We created them from sticky clay

37:12  You marvel (at the wondrous creations of Allah) and they scoff at it

37:13  and when they are admonished, they pay no heed

37:14  and if they see any Sign, they laugh it awa

37:15  and say: "This is nothing but plain sorcery

37:16  Is it ever possible that after we die and are reduced to dust and (a skeleton of) bones, we will be raised to life

37:17  And so also shall our forefathers of yore be raised to life?"

37:18  Tell them: "Yes; and you are utterly helpless (against Allah)."

37:19  There will be a single stern rebuff and lo, they will be observing with their own eyes (all that they had been warned against)

37:20  They will then say: "Woe for us. This is the Day of Judgement."

37:21  "Yes, this is the Day of Final Decision that you used to deny as a lie."

37:22  (Then will the command be given): "Muster all the wrong-doers and their spouses and the deities whom they used to serv

37:23  apart from Allah, and direct them to the path of Hell

37:24  and detain them there; they will be called to account

37:25  How is it that you are not helping one another

37:26  Indeed, today they are surrendering themselves completely."

37:27  They will then turn towards each other (and start wrangling)

37:28  (The followers will say to their leaders): "You used to come to us from the right hand."

37:29  They will say: "Nay, you yourselves were not the ones who would believe

37:30  We had no power over you. You were a rebellious people

37:31  and so we became deserving of the Word of our Lord that we shall be made to suffer chastisement

37:32  So we led you astray; we ourselves were strayed."

37:33  On that Day, they will all share the chastisement

37:34  Thus do We treat the culprits

37:35  Whenever it was said to them: "There is no true deity apart from Allah," they waxed prou

37:36  and said: "Shall we forsake our deities for the sake of a distracted poet?"

37:37  (They say so although) he brought the Truth and confirmed the veracity of the Messengers

37:38  (They will be told): "You shall taste the grievous chastisement

37:39  You will only be recompensed according to your deeds."

37:40  But Allah´s chosen servants (shall be spared this woeful end)

37:41  For them awaits a known provision

37:42  a variety of delicious fruits; and they shall be honoure

37:43  in the Gardens of Bliss

37:44  They will be seated upon couches set face to face

37:45  a cup filled with wine from its springs, will be passed around to them

37:46  white, sparkling (wine), a delight to the drinkers

37:47  There will neither be any harm in it for their body nor will it intoxicate their mind

37:48  Theirs shall be wide-eyed maidens with bashful, restrained glances

37:49  so delicate as the hidden peel under an egg´s shell

37:50  Then some of them will turn to others, and will ask each other

37:51  One of them will say: "I had a companion in the worl

37:52  who used to say: ?Are you also one of those who confirm the Truth (of life after death)

37:53  After we are dead and have become all dust and bones shall we still be requited?´

37:54  He will say: ?Do you wish to know where he is now?´

37:55  Then he will look downwards, and will see him in the depths of Hell

37:56  He will say to him: ?By Allah, you almost ruined me

37:57  But for Allah´s favour, I should be one of those who have been mustered here

37:58  So, are we not going to die

37:59  except for our first death? And shall we suffer no chastisement?´"

37:60  Surely this is the supreme triumph

37:61  For the like of it should the workers work

37:62  Is this a better hospitality or the tree of al-Zaqqum

37:63  We have made this tree a trial for the wrong-doers

37:64  It is a tree that grows in the nethermost part of Hell

37:65  Its spathes are like the heads of satans

37:66  (The people of Hell) will surely eat of it, filling their bellies with it

37:67  Then on top of it they will have a brew of boiling water

37:68  Then their return will be to the same blazing Hell

37:69  These are the ones who found their fathers steeped in error

37:70  and they are running in their footsteps

37:71  Before them a multitude of people of olden times had erred

37:72  and We had sent among them Messengers to warn them

37:73  Observe, then, what was the end of those that had been warned

37:74  except for the chosen servants of Allah

37:75  Noah had called upon Us (earlier). See, how excellent We were in answering him

37:76  We delivered him and his household from the great calamity

37:77  and made his offspring the only ones to survive

37:78  and We established for him a good name among posterity

37:79  Peace be upon Noah among all the nations

37:80  Thus do We reward all those who do good

37:81  Surely he was one of Our truly believing servants

37:82  Thereafter We caused the others to be drowned

37:83  Abraham was on the self-same way (as Noah)

37:84  When he came to his Lord with a pure heart

37:85  and said to his father and his people: "Whom do you worship

37:86  Is it false deities that you want to serve rather than Allah

37:87  What do you think of the Lord of the whole Universe?"

37:88  Then he looked carefully at the star

37:89  and said: "I am sick."

37:90  So turning their backs, they went away from him

37:91  Then he went quietly to the (temple of the deities) and said: "What is the matter with you, why do you not eat

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

37:93  Then he turned upon them, striking them with his right hand

37:94  whereupon people came to him running

37:95  Abraham said to them: "Do you worship what you yourselves have carved with your own hand

37:96  while it is Allah Who has created you and all that you make?"

37:97  They spoke among themselves: "Build him a pyre and then throw him into the furnace."

37:98  They had contrived an evil plan against him, but We abased them all

37:99  Abraham said: "I am going to my Lord; He will guide me

37:100  Lord, grant me a righteous son."

37:101  (In response to this prayer) We gave him the good news of a prudent boy

37:102  and when he was old enough to go about and work with him, (one day) Abraham said to him: "My son, I see in my dream that I am slaughtering you. So consider (and tell me) what you think." He said: "Do as you are bidden. You will find me, if Allah so wills, among the steadfast."

37:103  When both surrendered (to Allah´s command) and Abraham flung the son down on his forehead

37:104  We cried out: "O Abraham

37:105  you have indeed fulfilled your dream. Thus do We reward the good-doers."

37:106  This was indeed a plain trial

37:107  And We ransomed him with a mighty sacrifice

37:108  and We preserved for him a good name among posterity

37:109  Peace be upon Abraham

37:110  Thus do We reward the good-doers

37:111  Surely he was one of Our believing servants

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

37:113  And We blessed him and Isaac. Among the offspring of the two some did good and some plainly wronged themselves

37:114  Verily We bestowed Our favours on Moses and Aaro

37:115  and We delivered both of them and their people from the great calamity

37:116  We succoured them, and they gained the upper hand (against their enemies)

37:117  We granted them a Clear Book

37:118  and showed them the Straight Way

37:119  and preserved for them a good name among posterity

37:120  Peace be upon Moses and Aaron

37:121  Thus do We reward the good-doers

37:122  Surely both of them were among Our believing servants

37:123  Surely, Elias too was among the Messengers

37:124  (Call to mind) when he said to his people: "Will you not fear Allah

37:125  Do you call upon Baal and forsake the Best of the Creators

37:126  Allah is your Lord and the Lord of your ancestors of yore."

37:127  But they denounced him as a liar, so they will surely be arraigned (for punishment)

37:128  except Allah´s chosen servants

37:129  We preserved a good name for him among posterity

37:130  Peace be upon Elias

37:131  Thus do We reward the good-doers

37:132  He was one of Our believing servants

37:133  And Lot too was one of the Messengers

37:134  (Call to mind) when We delivered him and all his kinsfolk

37:135  except for an old woman who was among those that stayed behind

37:136  Then We utterly destroyed the rest of them

37:137  You pass by their desolate habitations in the mornin

37:138  and at night. Do you still not understand

37:139  And Jonah too was one of the Messengers

37:140  Call to mind when he fled to the laden ship

37:141  cast lots, and was among the losers

37:142  Then a fish swallowed him, and he was blameworthy

37:143  Had he not been one of those who glorify Allah

37:144  he would certainly have remained in its belly till the Day of Resurrection

37:145  But We threw him on a wide bare tract of land while he was ill

37:146  and caused a gourd tree to grow over him

37:147  and We sent him forth to a nation of a hundred thousand or more

37:148  and they believed. So We let them enjoy life for a while

37:149  So ask their opinion: "(Are you convinced) that your Lord should have daughters and you should have sons

37:150  Did We create the angels as females the while they witnessed?"

37:151  Behold, it is one of their fabrications that they say

37:152  "Allah has begotten." They are liars

37:153  Did He choose daughters rather than sons

37:154  What is the matter with you that you make such strange judgements

37:155  Will you then not take heed

37:156  Do you have any clear authority for such claims

37:157  Bring your Book, if you are truthful

37:158  They have established a kinship between Allah and the angels; and the angels know well that these people will be arraigned (as culprits)

37:159  (They say): "Exalted be Allah above what they attribute to Him

37:160  all of them except the chosen servants of Allah

37:161  So you and your deitie

37:162  shall not be able to tempt anyone away from Alla

37:163  except him who shall roast in the Blazing Fire

37:164  As for us, there is none but has an appointed station

37:165  Verily we range ourselves in rows (as humble servants

37:166  and we are of those who glorify Allah."

37:167  They used to say before

37:168  "If only we had the Reminder which had been granted to the people of yor

37:169  we would surely have been Allah´s chosen servants."

37:170  But when it came to them, they rejected it. They shall soon come to know (the end of such an attitude)

37:171  We have already given Our promise to Our Messenger

37:172  that they shall certainly be succoured

37:173  and that Our hosts shall triumph

37:174  So, (O Prophet), leave them alone for a while

37:175  and see, and soon they too shall see

37:176  Do they seek to hasten Our chastisement

37:177  When that chastisement will descend upon their courtyard, evil shall that Day be for those who had been warned

37:178  Leave them alone for a while

37:179  and see; and they too shall soon see

37:180  Exalted be your Lord, the Lord of Glory, above what they attribute to Him

37:181  and peace be upon the Messengers

37:182  and all praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Universe