| | Sher Ali rendition of Surah Those Who Set The Ranks, Drawn up in Ranks, The Rangers(as-Saffat)
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| 37:1 | | By those who range themselves in close ranks |
| 37:2 | | And those who repel evil vigorously |
| 37:3 | | And those who recite the Reminder - the Qur'an |
| 37:4 | | Surely, your God is One |
| 37:5 | | Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them and the Lord of the places from which light spreads forth |
| 37:6 | | WE have adorned the lowest heaven with an adornment - the planets |
| 37:7 | | And have guarded it against all rebellious satans |
| 37:8 | | They cannot listen to anything from the Exalted Assembly of angels - and they are pelted from every side |
| 37:9 | | Repulsed, and for them is a perpetual punishment |
| 37:10 | | But if any of them snatches away something by stealth, he is pursued by a piecing flame |
| 37:11 | | So ask them whether it is they who are harder to create, or those others whom WE have created? Them WE have created of cohesive clay |
| 37:12 | | Nay, thou dost wonder at what they say, and they ridicule what thou sayest |
| 37:13 | | And when they are admonished, they pay no heed |
| 37:14 | | And when they see a Sign, they mock at it |
| 37:15 | | And they say, this is nothing but plain sorcery |
| 37:16 | | `What ! when we are dead and have become dust and broken bones, shall we then be raised up again |
| 37:17 | | `And our fathers of yore also? |
| 37:18 | | Say, `Yea; and you will, then, be abased. |
| 37:19 | | It will be but one stern call, and lo ! they will be up and seeing |
| 37:20 | | And they will say, `Alas for us ! this is the Day of Requital. |
| 37:21 | | ALLAH will say, `This is the day of the final Decision which you used to deny. |
| 37:22 | | The angels will be commanded: `Assemble those who acted wrongfully along with their companions and what they used to worshi |
| 37:23 | | `Beside ALLAH; and lead them along the path of Hell |
| 37:24 | | `And stop them, for they shall be questioned. |
| 37:25 | | They will be asked, `What is the matter with you that you help not one another? |
| 37:26 | | Nay, on that day they will surrender themselves completely |
| 37:27 | | And some of them will address others, questioning one another |
| 37:28 | | They will say, `Verily you used to come to us from the right. |
| 37:29 | | The others will answer, `Nay, you yourselves were not believers |
| 37:30 | | `And we had no power over you; but you yourselves were a transgressing people |
| 37:31 | | `Now the word of our Lord has been fulfilled against us that we must taste the punishment |
| 37:32 | | `And we caused you to go astray for we ourselves had gone astray. |
| 37:33 | | Truly, on that day they will all be sharers in the punishment |
| 37:34 | | Surely, thus do WE deal with the guilty |
| 37:35 | | For when it was said to them, `There is no god but ALLAH, they behaved arrogantly |
| 37:36 | | And said, `Shall we give up our gods for a mad poet? |
| 37:37 | | Nay, he has brought the truth and has testified to the truth of all the Messengers |
| 37:38 | | You shall, surely, taste the painful punishment |
| 37:39 | | And you will be requited only for what you have wrought |
| 37:40 | | Save the chosen servants of ALLAH |
| 37:41 | | They will have a known provision |
| 37:42 | | Fruits; and they shall be honoured |
| 37:43 | | In the Gardens of Bliss |
| 37:44 | | Seated on thrones, facing one another |
| 37:45 | | They will be served round with a cup from a flowing fountain |
| 37:46 | | Sparkling white, delicious to the drinkers |
| 37:47 | | Wherein there will be no intoxication, nor will they be exhausted thereby |
| 37:48 | | And with them will be chaste women, with restrained looks and large beautiful eyes |
| 37:49 | | As though they were sheltered eggs |
| 37:50 | | Then some of them will address the others, questioning one another |
| 37:51 | | A speaker from among them will say, `I had an intimate companion |
| 37:52 | | `Who used to say, `Art thou, indeed, among those who believe the Resurrection to be true |
| 37:53 | | `When we are dead, and have become dust and broken bones, shall we indeed, be requited? |
| 37:54 | | The speaker will then ask those around him, `Will you have a look and find out about him? |
| 37:55 | | Then he will look himself and see him in the midst of the Fire |
| 37:56 | | And will say to him, `By ALLAH, thou hadst almost caused my ruin |
| 37:57 | | But for the grace of my Lord, I should, surely, have been of those who are called up before Hell |
| 37:58 | | `Tell me, is it not so that we are not going to suffer death again |
| 37:59 | | `Save our first death, and that we are not to be punished |
| 37:60 | | Surely, this is the supreme triumph. |
| 37:61 | | For the like of this, then, let the workers work |
| 37:62 | | Is that better as an entertainment, of the tree of Zaqqhm? |
| 37:63 | | Verily, WE have made it a trial for the wrongdoers |
| 37:64 | | It is a tree that springs forth in the bottom of Hell |
| 37:65 | | The fruit thereof is as though it were the heads of serpents |
| 37:66 | | And they shall eat of it and fill their bellies therewith |
| 37:67 | | Then will they have in addition to it a mixture of boiling water to drink |
| 37:68 | | Then, surely, their return shall be Hell |
| 37:69 | | They found their fathers erring |
| 37:70 | | And they hurried on in their footsteps |
| 37:71 | | And most of the ancient peoples had erred before them |
| 37:72 | | And WE had sent Warners among them |
| 37:73 | | Behold, then, how evil was the end of those who were warned |
| 37:74 | | Save the chosen servants of ALLAH |
| 37:75 | | And Noah, indeed, did cry unto US, and how excellent Answerer of Prayers are WE |
| 37:76 | | And WE saved him and his family from the great distress |
| 37:77 | | And WE made his offspring the only survivors |
| 37:78 | | And WE left for him a good name among the later generations |
| 37:79 | | Peace be upon Noah among the peoples |
| 37:80 | | Thus, indeed, do WE reward those who do good |
| 37:81 | | He was, surely, one of our believing servants |
| 37:82 | | Then WE drowned the others |
| 37:83 | | And, verily, of his party was Abraham |
| 37:84 | | When he came to his Lord with a pure heart |
| 37:85 | | When he said to his father and to his people, `What is it that you worship |
| 37:86 | | `A lie - false gods beside ALLAH do you desire |
| 37:87 | | `What think ye of the Lord of the worlds? |
| 37:88 | | Then he cast a glance at the stars |
| 37:89 | | And said, `I am feeling unwell. |
| 37:90 | | So they went away from him, turning their backs |
| 37:91 | | The he went quietly to their gods and addressing them said, `Will you not eat |
| 37:92 | | `What is the matter with you that you speak not? |
| 37:93 | | The he turned upon them, striking them with the right hand |
| 37:94 | | Thereupon the people came towards him, hastening |
| 37:95 | | He said, `Do you worship that which you yourselves carve out |
| 37:96 | | `Whereas ALLAH has created you and also your handiwork? |
| 37:97 | | They said, `Build for him a structure and cast him into the fire. |
| 37:98 | | Thus they designed an evil design against him, but WE made them most humiliated |
| 37:99 | | And he said, `I am going to my Lord. HE will, surely, guide me. |
| 37:100 | | And he prayed, `My Lord, grant me a righteous son |
| 37:101 | | So WE gave him the glad tidings of a forbearing son |
| 37:102 | | And when he was old enough to run along with him, he said, `O my dear son, I have seen in a dream that I offer thee in sacrifice. So consider what thou thinkest of it !' He replied, `O my father, do as thou art commanded; thou wilt find me, if ALLAH please, steadfast in my faith. |
| 37:103 | | And when they both submitted to the will of God, and Abraham had thrown him down on his forehead |
| 37:104 | | WE called to him, `O Abraham |
| 37:105 | | `Thou hast, indeed, fulfilled the dream.' Thus, indeed, do WE reward those who do good |
| 37:106 | | That, surely, was a manifest trial |
| 37:107 | | And WE ransomed him with a mighty sacrifice |
| 37:108 | | And WE left for him a good name among the succeeding generations |
| 37:109 | | Peace be upon Abraham |
| 37:110 | | Thus do WE reward those who do good |
| 37:111 | | Surely, he was one of our believing servants |
| 37:112 | | And WE gave him the glad tidings of Isaac, a Prophet, and one of the righteous |
| 37:113 | | And WE bestowed blessings on him and on Isaac. And among their progeny are some who do good and others who clearly wrong themselves |
| 37:114 | | And, indeed, WE bestowed favours on Moses and Aaron |
| 37:115 | | And WE saved them both and their people from the great distress |
| 37:116 | | And WE helped them, and it was they who were victorious |
| 37:117 | | And WE gave them the Book that made everything clear |
| 37:118 | | And WE guided them to the right path |
| 37:119 | | And WE left for them a good name among the succeeding generations. |
| 37:120 | | Peace be on Moses and Aaron |
| 37:121 | | Thus, indeed, do WE reward those who do good |
| 37:122 | | Surely, they were both among Our believing servants |
| 37:123 | | And, assuredly, Elias also was one of the Messengers |
| 37:124 | | When he said to his people, `Will you not be God-fearing |
| 37:125 | | `Do you call on Ba`l and forsake the Best of creators |
| 37:126 | | ALLAH, your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers of old? |
| 37:127 | | But they rejected him, and they will, surely, be brought before God to render an account of their deeds |
| 37:128 | | Except the chosen servants of ALLAH |
| 37:129 | | And WE left for him a good name among the later generations. |
| 37:130 | | Peace be on Elias and his people |
| 37:131 | | Thus, indeed, do WE reward those who do good |
| 37:132 | | Surely, he was one of Our believing servants |
| 37:133 | | And assuredly, Lot, too, was one of the Messengers |
| 37:134 | | When WE delivered him and all his family |
| 37:135 | | Except an old women who was among those who stayed behind |
| 37:136 | | Then WE utterly destroyed the others |
| 37:137 | | And, surely, you pass by them in the morning |
| 37:138 | | And by night, Will you not understand |
| 37:139 | | And, surely, Jonah also was one of the Messengers |
| 37:140 | | When he fled to the laden ship |
| 37:141 | | And he cast lots with the crew of the ship and was of the losers |
| 37:142 | | And the fish swallowed him while he was reproaching himself |
| 37:143 | | And had he not been of those who glorify God |
| 37:144 | | He would, surely, have tarried in its belly till the Day of Resurrection |
| 37:145 | | Then WE cast him on a bare tract of land, and he was sick |
| 37:146 | | And WE caused a gourd plant to grow over him |
| 37:147 | | And WE sent him as a Messenger to a hundred thousand people or more |
| 37:148 | | And they all believed; so WE permitted them to enjoy life for a long while |
| 37:149 | | Now ask them whether thy Lord has daughters, whereas they have sons |
| 37:150 | | Did WE create the angels females while they were witnesses |
| 37:151 | | Now, surely, it is of their fabrications that they say |
| 37:152 | | `ALLAH has begotten children;' and they are certainly liars |
| 37:153 | | Has HE chosen daughters in preference to sons |
| 37:154 | | What is the matter with you? How judge ye |
| 37:155 | | Will you not take heed |
| 37:156 | | Or, have you a clear authority |
| 37:157 | | Then produce your book, if you are truthful |
| 37:158 | | And they assert a kinship between HIM and the jinn while the jinn themselves know well that they will be brought before ALLAH for judgment |
| 37:159 | | Holy is ALLAH and free from what they attribute to HIM |
| 37:160 | | But the chosen servants of ALLAH do not attribute anything derogatory to HIM |
| 37:161 | | Verily, you and what you worship |
| 37:162 | | None of you can mislead anyone against HIM |
| 37:163 | | Except only him who shall burn in Hell |
| 37:164 | | They say, `There is not one of us but has known a station |
| 37:165 | | `And, verily, we are those who stand ranged in rows |
| 37:166 | | And we, verily, are those who glorify ALLAH. |
| 37:167 | | And, surely, the Meccan disbelievers used to say |
| 37:168 | | `If we had with us a Reminder like that of the people of old |
| 37:169 | | `We would, surely, have been ALLAH's chosen servants. |
| 37:170 | | Yet when it has come to them they disbelieve therein, but they will soon come to know |
| 37:171 | | And, surely, Our word has gone forth to Our servants, the Messengers |
| 37:172 | | That it is, certainly, they who will be helped |
| 37:173 | | And that it is Our host that will, certainly, be victorious |
| 37:174 | | So turn thou away from them for a while |
| 37:175 | | And watch them, for they will soon see their own end |
| 37:176 | | Is it then Our punishment that they seek to hasten on |
| 37:177 | | But when it descends into their courtyard, it shall be an evil morning for those who were warned |
| 37:178 | | So turn thou away from them for a while |
| 37:179 | | And watch, for they will soon see their own end |
| 37:180 | | Holy is thy Lord, the Lord of Power, far above that which they assert |
| 37:181 | | And peace is ever upon the Messengers |
| 37:182 | | And all praise belongs to ALLAH, the Lord of the worlds |
