| | Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali rendition of Surah Those Who Set The Ranks, Drawn up in Ranks, The Rangers(as-Saffat)
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| 37:1 | | And by those ranged in ranks ranging |
| 37:2 | | Then by the scarers scaring, (This is sometimes meat that the Angles perform such acts |
| 37:3 | | Then by the reciters of a Remembrance |
| 37:4 | | Surely your God is indeed One |
| 37:5 | | The Lord of the heavens and the earth, and whatever is between them both and The Lord of the easts |
| 37:6 | | Surely We have adorned the lowest heaven with an adornment, the planets |
| 37:7 | | And (as) a preservation against every insurgent Shatan. (Ever vicious (one), i.e., devil) |
| 37:8 | | They do not overhear the most Exalted Chiefs, (i.e., angels) and they are pelted (with hurled meteors) from every side |
| 37:9 | | Rejected, and they will have a lasting torment |
| 37:10 | | Except him who snatches a snatching (away); then a piercing flaming (meteor) follows him up |
| 37:11 | | So ask them for a pronouncement: "Are they more valiant as a creation or the ones We created? Surely We created them of clinging clay." |
| 37:12 | | No indeed, you wonder, and they scoff |
| 37:13 | | And when they are reminded, they do not remember |
| 37:14 | | And when they see a sign, they turn it to scoffing |
| 37:15 | | And they have said, "Decidedly this is nothing except an evident sorcery |
| 37:16 | | When we die and are dust and bones, will we surely be made to rise again indeed |
| 37:17 | | And our earliest fathers?" |
| 37:18 | | Say, "Yes, and you will be (utterly) abject." |
| 37:19 | | So, surely it is only one scaring, then only then, they are looking on |
| 37:20 | | And they say, "oh woe to us! This is the Day of Doom." (Or: Judgment; Religion |
| 37:21 | | This is the Day of Verdict, which you used to cry lies to |
| 37:22 | | Muster the ones who did injustice, and their spouses, and whatever they were worshiping |
| 37:23 | | Apart from Allah, and so guide them to the path of Hell-Fire |
| 37:24 | | And bid them stand; surely they are to be questioned |
| 37:25 | | How is it that you do not vindicate one another |
| 37:26 | | No indeed; (but) they are today submitting themselves |
| 37:27 | | And some of them come forward to others, (Literally: some (others) asking one another (questions) |
| 37:28 | | They (The seduced) say, "Surely you used to come up to us from the right hand." (i.e. with the Truth) |
| 37:29 | | They say, "No indeed, but you were not believers |
| 37:30 | | And in no way did we have any all- binding authority over you; no indeed, (but) you were an inordinate people." |
| 37:31 | | "So, our Lord's Word (Literally: Saying) has come true against us; surely we are indeed tasting (it) |
| 37:32 | | So we have misguided you; surely we were (ourselves) misguided." |
| 37:33 | | So, upon that Day, surely they are partners in the torment |
| 37:34 | | Surely thus We perform against the criminals |
| 37:35 | | Surely when it was said to them, "There is no god except Allah, " they were waxing proud |
| 37:36 | | And they said, "Shall we surely be leaving indeed our gods for a mad poet?" |
| 37:37 | | No indeed, (but) he has come with the Truth and has sincere (faith) in the Emissaries |
| 37:38 | | Surely you will indeed be tasting the painful torment |
| 37:39 | | And in no way will you be recompensed, except according to whatever you were doing |
| 37:40 | | Except for the most faithful bondmen of Allah |
| 37:41 | | For those there is a known provision |
| 37:42 | | Fruits-and they will be honored |
| 37:43 | | In the Gardens of Bliss |
| 37:44 | | On settees, facing one another |
| 37:45 | | A cup from a profuse (spring) is passed round for them |
| 37:46 | | White, delicious to the drinkers |
| 37:47 | | Wherein there is no insobriety, (Or: havoc, danger) nor are they exhausted (Or: inebriated) thereby |
| 37:48 | | And in their presence are wide-eyed (maidens), restraining their glances |
| 37:49 | | As if they were white nestled (jewels) |
| 37:50 | | So some of them come forward to others, (Literally: some (others) asking one another (questions) |
| 37:51 | | A speaker of them says, "Surely I used to have a comrade |
| 37:52 | | He (always) said, Are you surely of the ones who indeed count it sincerely (verified) |
| 37:53 | | When we die and are dust and bones, will we surely be doomed (Or: judged) indeed?" |
| 37:54 | | He says, "Are you (all) viewing (him)?" |
| 37:55 | | So he views (him), and then sees him in the (deepest) level of the Hell-Fire |
| 37:56 | | He says, "By Allah, (The Arabic is ta-llahi; which a stronger oath than the more usual wa-llahi) decidedly you were almost about to topple me down indeed |
| 37:57 | | And had it not been for the favor of my Lord, indeed I would have been among the ones presented forward |
| 37:58 | | Then in no way will we be dead |
| 37:59 | | Except for our first death, and in no way will we be tormented |
| 37:60 | | Surely this is indeed that which is magnificent triumph |
| 37:61 | | For the like of this let the doers do (good deeds)." |
| 37:62 | | Is this a more charitable (i.e., better) hospitality, or even the Tree of Az-Zaqqum |
| 37:63 | | Surely We have made it as a temptation (Or: trial) for the unjust |
| 37:64 | | Surely it is a tree that comes out (Literally: goes out) in the root of Hell-Fire |
| 37:65 | | Its spathes are as the heads of Shayatun. (Ever-vicious (ones), i.e., devils |
| 37:66 | | Then surely they will indeed be eating of it, and so of it they will be filling their bellies |
| 37:67 | | Thereafter on top of it surely they will have indeed an admixture of scalding (water) |
| 37:68 | | Thereafter surely their return indeed is to Hell-Fire |
| 37:69 | | Surely they came upon their fathers erring |
| 37:70 | | So they are made to hurry in their tracks |
| 37:71 | | And indeed before them already erred away most of the earliest (people) |
| 37:72 | | And indeed We already sent among them warners |
| 37:73 | | So look into how was the end of the warned people |
| 37:74 | | Except for the most faithful bondmen of Allah |
| 37:75 | | And indeed, Nuh (Noah) already called out to Us; (i.e., Allah, through the Angels) so how excellent indeed were The Answerers |
| 37:76 | | And We safely delivered him and his family from the tremendous agony |
| 37:77 | | And We made his offspring the ones who are the (enduring) survivors |
| 37:78 | | And We have left for him (honor) among the later (generations) |
| 37:79 | | Peace be upon Nuh (Noah) among the worlds |
| 37:80 | | Surely thus do We recompense the fair-doers |
| 37:81 | | Surely he is among Our believing bondmen |
| 37:82 | | Thereafter We drowned the others |
| 37:83 | | And surely of his sect indeed was Ibrahim (Abraham |
| 37:84 | | As he came to his Lord with a sound heart |
| 37:85 | | As he said to his father and his people, "What is it that you worship |
| 37:86 | | Is it a falsehood, gods apart from Allah, that you are willing (to worship) |
| 37:87 | | What then is your expectation from The Lord of the worlds?" |
| 37:88 | | So he looked a look (i.e., gazed at the stars) at the stars |
| 37:89 | | Yet he said, "Surely I am ailing." |
| 37:90 | | Then they turned away from him, withdrawing |
| 37:91 | | So he went apart to their gods; then he said, "Will you not eat |
| 37:92 | | How is it with you that you do not pronounce (a word |
| 37:93 | | So he went apart upon them (i.e., their idols) striking with his right hand |
| 37:94 | | Then they (i.e., the disbelievers) came forward to him in a hurried procession |
| 37:95 | | He said, "Do you worship what you hew |
| 37:96 | | And Allah created you and whatever you do |
| 37:97 | | They said, "Build him a structure, (and) then cast him in the Hell-Fire." |
| 37:98 | | So they were willing to devise a plot against him; yet We made them the basest |
| 37:99 | | And he said, "Surely I am going to my Lord, soon He will guide me |
| 37:100 | | Lord! Bestow upon me one of the righteous." |
| 37:101 | | So We gave him the good tidings of a forbearing youth |
| 37:102 | | Then when he (His son) reached the age of endeavoring with him, he said, "O my son, surely I see in a dream (Literally: time of sleeping) that I should slay you; so, look, what do you see?" He said, "O my (dear) father, perform whatever you are commanded; you will soon find me, in case Allah (so) decides, among the patient." |
| 37:103 | | So, as soon as they had both surrendered, and he dashed him upon his brow |
| 37:104 | | And We called out to him (saying), "O Ibrahim, (Abraham) |
| 37:105 | | you have already sincerely (believed) in the vision; surely thus We recompense the fair-doers |
| 37:106 | | Surely this is indeed what is the evident trial." |
| 37:107 | | And We ransomed him with a magnificent slain (sacrifice) |
| 37:108 | | And We have left for him among the later generations |
| 37:109 | | "Peace be upon Ibrahim." (Abraham |
| 37:110 | | Thus We recompense the fair-doers |
| 37:111 | | Surely he is one of Our believing bondmen |
| 37:112 | | And We gave him the good tidings of Ishaq, (Isaac) a Prophet, one of the righteous |
| 37:113 | | And We blessed him and Ishaq, and of their (The pronoun is dual; i.e., offspring of the two of them) offspring some are fair-doers, and (some) are evidently unjust to themselves |
| 37:114 | | And indeed We were already bounteous to Musa (Moses) and Harun. (Aron |
| 37:115 | | And We safely delivered them both and their people from the tremendous agony |
| 37:116 | | And We granted them victory, so that they were the ones (who were) overcomers |
| 37:117 | | And We brought them both the Evidential Book |
| 37:118 | | And We guided them both in the straight Path |
| 37:119 | | And We have left for them both among the later (generations) |
| 37:120 | | "Peace be upon Musa and Harun." |
| 37:121 | | Surely thus We recompense the fair-doers |
| 37:122 | | Surely they are both of Our believing bondmen |
| 37:123 | | And surely Ilyas (Alias=Elijah) is indeed one of the Emissaries |
| 37:124 | | As he said to his people, "Will you not be pious (towards Allah) |
| 37:125 | | Do you invoke Bacl, and leave out The Fairest of creators |
| 37:126 | | Allah, your Lord, and The Lord of your earliest fathers?" |
| 37:127 | | Yet they cried him lies; then surely they will indeed be presented forward?" |
| 37:128 | | Except for the most faithful bondmen of Allah |
| 37:129 | | And We have left for him (honor) in the later generations |
| 37:130 | | Peace be upon Ilyasin!" (Elias |
| 37:131 | | Surely thus We recompense the fair-doers |
| 37:132 | | Surely he is one of Our believing bondmen |
| 37:133 | | And surely Lut (Lot) is indeed one of the Emissaries |
| 37:134 | | As We safely delivered him and his family all together |
| 37:135 | | Except an old woman among the laggards |
| 37:136 | | Thereafter We destroyed the others |
| 37:137 | | And surely you pass by them in the (early) morning |
| 37:138 | | And by night; Will you not then consider |
| 37:139 | | And surely Yunus (Jonah) is indeed one of the Emissaries, |
| 37:140 | | As he deserted to the laden ship (s) |
| 37:141 | | Then he cast lots. Yet he was of the rebutted |
| 37:142 | | So the whale gobbled him, and he was blameworthy |
| 37:143 | | So had he not been of the extollers (of Allah) |
| 37:144 | | He would indeed have lingered in its belly until the Day they will be made to rise again |
| 37:145 | | Then We flung him off upon the naked (shore) and he was ailing |
| 37:146 | | And We caused to grow over him a tree of gourds |
| 37:147 | | And We sent him to a hundred thousand, or more. (Literally: they may have increased |
| 37:148 | | Then they believed; so We gave them enjoyment for a while |
| 37:149 | | So, ask them for a pronouncement, "Has your Lord daughters, and they have sons |
| 37:150 | | Or even did We create the Angels females, and they were witnesses?" |
| 37:151 | | Verily, surely it is of their falsehood, indeed, (that) they say |
| 37:152 | | " Allah has begotten!" And surely they are liars indeed |
| 37:153 | | Has he elected daughters above sons |
| 37:154 | | How is it with you, how do you judge |
| 37:155 | | Will you then not be mindful |
| 37:156 | | Or even do you have an evident all- binding authority |
| 37:157 | | Then come up with your Book, in case you are sincere |
| 37:158 | | And they have made up a consanguity between Him and the jinn; and indeed the jinn already know that surely they will indeed be presented forward |
| 37:159 | | All Extolment be to Allah above what they describe |
| 37:160 | | Except (for) the most faithful bondmen of Allah |
| 37:161 | | Yet surely you and whatever you worship |
| 37:162 | | In no way will you tempt any against Him |
| 37:163 | | Except (for) him who will roast in Hell-Fire" |
| 37:164 | | And in no way is there one of us, (i.e., the angels) except that he has a known station |
| 37:165 | | And surely we, indeed we, are the ones ranged in ranks |
| 37:166 | | And surely we, indeed we, are the extollers (of Allah)." |
| 37:167 | | And decidedly they (i.e., the disbelievers) indeed used to say |
| 37:168 | | "If only we had in our presence a Remembrance (i.e., Scriptures) from the earliest (people) |
| 37:169 | | Indeed we would be the most faithful bondmen of Allah." |
| 37:170 | | Yet they disbelieved in it; then eventually they will know |
| 37:171 | | And indeed Our Word has already gone before to Our bondmen, the Emissaries |
| 37:172 | | Surely they, indeed they, will be vindicated |
| 37:173 | | And surely Our hosts, indeed they, will be the overcomers |
| 37:174 | | So turn away from them for a while |
| 37:175 | | And behold them; then they will eventually behold |
| 37:176 | | Do they then seek to hasten Our torment |
| 37:177 | | So when it comes down in their courtyard, then how odious will be the morning of them that are constantly warned |
| 37:178 | | And turn away from them for a whil |
| 37:179 | | And behold; then they will eventually behold |
| 37:180 | | All Extolment be to your Lord, The Lord of Might, above whatever they describe |
| 37:181 | | And peace be upon the Emissaries |
| 37:182 | | And praise be to Allah, The Lord of the worlds |
