| | Muhammad Sarwar rendition of Surah The Rock, Stoneland, Rock City(al-Hijr)
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| 15:1 | | Alif. Lam. Ra. These are the verses of the Book and the glorious Quran |
| 15:2 | | How strongly the unbelievers will wish that they had been Muslims |
| 15:3 | | (Muhammad), leave them alone to eat and enjoy themselves and let their desires deceive them; they will soon know (the Truth) |
| 15:4 | | We never destroyed any town without pre-ordaining the fate of its people |
| 15:5 | | Every nation can only live for the time appointed for it |
| 15:6 | | (The unbelievers have said), "You to whom the Quran has been revealed are insane |
| 15:7 | | Why do you not bring down the angels if what you say is true" |
| 15:8 | | We do not send down angels except for a genuine purpose, at which time none will be given any further respite |
| 15:9 | | We Ourselves have revealed the Quran and We are its Protectors |
| 15:10 | | We sent Messengers to the ancient people who lived before you |
| 15:11 | | No Messenger went to them whom they did not mock |
| 15:12 | | This is how We cause the hearts of the guilty ones to behave |
| 15:13 | | They do not believe in the Truth and they exactly follow the tradition of the ancient (unbelievers |
| 15:14 | | Had We opened a door for them in the sky through which they could easily pass |
| 15:15 | | they would have said, "Our eyes are bewildered and we have been affected by magic." |
| 15:16 | | We have made constellations in the sky and decorated them for the onlookers |
| 15:17 | | We have protected them from every condemned devil |
| 15:18 | | except for those who stealthily try to listen to the heavens, but who are chased away by a bright flame |
| 15:19 | | We have spread out the earth, fixed mountains thereupon and caused everything to grow to its proper weigh |
| 15:20 | | to provide you and those for whose sustenance you are not responsible, with the necessities of life |
| 15:21 | | With Us is the source of everything and We do not send it down except in a known quantity |
| 15:22 | | We send impregnating winds and send down water from the sky for you to drink and you have no (control over its) storage |
| 15:23 | | It is We who give life and cause things to die and We are the sole Heirs |
| 15:24 | | We know the people who lived before you and those who will come into existence after you |
| 15:25 | | Your Lord will resurrect them all; He is All-wise and All-knowing |
| 15:26 | | We have created the human being out of pure mud-moulded cla |
| 15:27 | | and the jinn before (the human being) of smokeless fire |
| 15:28 | | When your Lord said to the angels, "I will create the human being out of pure mud-moulded clay |
| 15:29 | | When it is properly shaped and I have blown My Spirit into it, you should then bow down in prostration" |
| 15:30 | | All the angels prostrated before Ada |
| 15:31 | | except Iblis who refused to join with the others in prostration |
| 15:32 | | God asked Iblis, "What made you not join the others in prostration?" |
| 15:33 | | Iblis replied, "I did not want to prostrate before a human being whom You have created out of mud-moulded clay" |
| 15:34 | | God told him, "Get out of the garden; you are rejecte |
| 15:35 | | and will be subjected to condemnation until the Day of Judgment." |
| 15:36 | | Iblis prayed, "Lord, grant me respite until the Day of Judgment" |
| 15:37 | | The Lord said, "Your request is grante |
| 15:38 | | for an appointed time." |
| 15:39 | | Iblis said, "Lord, because you have caused me to go astray, I shall make earthly things attractive to (people) and mislead all of the |
| 15:40 | | except Your sincere servants" |
| 15:41 | | God said, "The path which leads to Me is a straigh |
| 15:42 | | and you have no authority over My servants except the erring ones who follow you |
| 15:43 | | Hell is the promised place for them all |
| 15:44 | | It has seven gates and each gate is assigned for a certain group of people |
| 15:45 | | The pious will live in gardens with stream |
| 15:46 | | and they will be told to enter there in peace and safety |
| 15:47 | | We shall remove all hatred from their breasts and make them as brothers reclining on thrones facing one another |
| 15:48 | | No fatigue will touch them nor will they be expelled therefrom." |
| 15:49 | | (Muhammad), tell My servants that I am All-forgiving and All-mercifu |
| 15:50 | | and that My punishment is a painful one |
| 15:51 | | Tell them about the guests of Abraha |
| 15:52 | | who came to him saying, "Peace be with you." Abraham said, "We are afraid of you" |
| 15:53 | | They replied, "Do not be afraid. We have brought you the glad news of (the birth) of a learned son" |
| 15:54 | | Abraham asked, "Are you giving me the glad news of a son in my old age? What reason can you give for such glad news?" |
| 15:55 | | They said, "We have given you the glad news for a true reason so do not despair" |
| 15:56 | | He said, "No one despairs of the mercy of his Lord except those who are in error |
| 15:57 | | Messengers, what is your task?" |
| 15:58 | | They said, "We are sent to a sinful people |
| 15:59 | | Only the family of Lot will all be saved |
| 15:60 | | except his wife who is doomed to be left behind." |
| 15:61 | | When the Messengers came to the family of Lot |
| 15:62 | | he said, "You seem to be strangers" |
| 15:63 | | They replied, "We have come to you about the matter which the (unbelievers) have rejected |
| 15:64 | | We have come to you for a genuine purpose and We are true in what we say |
| 15:65 | | Leave the town with your family sometime during the night. Walk behind them and let no one turn around. Proceed as you are commanded." |
| 15:66 | | We informed him that the unbelievers would be utterly destroyed |
| 15:67 | | The people of the town rejoicingl |
| 15:68 | | rushed towards the house of Lot. Lot said to them, "These are my guests. Do not disgrace me |
| 15:69 | | Have fear of God and do not humiliate me" |
| 15:70 | | They replied, "Did we not forbid you to bring anyone to your house?" |
| 15:71 | | Lot said, "These are my daughters if you want them." |
| 15:72 | | By your life! In their drunkenness they were truly blind |
| 15:73 | | An explosion struck them at sunrise |
| 15:74 | | We turned the town upside-down and showered on them lumps of baked clay |
| 15:75 | | In this there is evidence (of the Truth) for the prudent ones |
| 15:76 | | That town lies on a road which still exists |
| 15:77 | | In this there is evidence (of the Truth) for the believers |
| 15:78 | | Since the People of the Forest were unjust |
| 15:79 | | We afflicted them with punishment. Both people had clear (divine) authority among them |
| 15:80 | | People of Hijr rejected the Messengers |
| 15:81 | | We showed them miracles but they ignored them |
| 15:82 | | They would carve secure houses out of the mountains |
| 15:83 | | An explosion struck them in the morning |
| 15:84 | | Out of what they had gained, nothing proved to be of any benefit to them |
| 15:85 | | We have created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, for a genuine purpose. The Day of Judgment will certainly approach, so (Muhammad) forgive them graciously |
| 15:86 | | Your Lord is certainly the All-knowing Creator |
| 15:87 | | (Muhammad), We have given you the seven most repeated (verses) and the great Quran |
| 15:88 | | Do not yearn for other people's property and wives and do not grieve (that they do not believe). Be kind to the believers |
| 15:89 | | Say, "Indeed, I am simply one who warns." |
| 15:90 | | (We have given you the Quran) as We had given (the Bible) to those who divided themselves into group |
| 15:91 | | and also divided the Quran believing in some parts and rejecting others |
| 15:92 | | By the Lord, We will hold them all responsibl |
| 15:93 | | for what they have don |
| 15:94 | | Preach what you have been commanded to and stay away from the pagans |
| 15:95 | | We shall help you against those who mock yo |
| 15:96 | | and believe other things to be equal to God. They will soon know the truth |
| 15:97 | | We certainly know that you feel sad about what they say against you |
| 15:98 | | Glorify and praise your Lord and be with those who prostrate themselves before God |
| 15:99 | | Worship your Lord until you achieve the ultimate certainty |
