| | Arthur John Arberry rendition of Surah The Letter Qaf(Qaf)
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| 50:1 | | Qaf. By the glorious Koran |
| 50:2 | | Nay, but they marvel that a warner has come to them from among them; and the unbelievers say, 'This is a marvellous thing |
| 50:3 | | What, when we are dead and become dust? That is a far returning! |
| 50:4 | | We know what the earth diminishes of them; with Us is a book recording |
| 50:5 | | Nay, but they cried lies to the truth when it came to them, and so they are in a case confused |
| 50:6 | | What, have they not beheld heaven above them, how We have built it, and decked it out fair, and it has no cracks |
| 50:7 | | And the earth -- We stretched it forth, and cast on it firm mountains, and We caused to grow therein of every joyous kin |
| 50:8 | | for an insight and a reminder to every penitent servant |
| 50:9 | | And We sent down out of heaven water blessed, and caused to grow thereby gardens and grain of harves |
| 50:10 | | and tall palm-trees with spathes compact |
| 50:11 | | a provision for the servants, and thereby We revived a land that was dead. Even so is the coming forth |
| 50:12 | | Cried lies before them the people of Noah and the men of Er-Rass, and Thamood |
| 50:13 | | and Ad and Pharaoh, the brothers of Lot |
| 50:14 | | the men of the Thicket, the people of Tubba'. Every one cried lies to the Messengers, and My threat came true |
| 50:15 | | What, were We wearied by the first creation? No indeed; but they are in uncertainty as to the new creation |
| 50:16 | | We indeed created man; and We know what his soul whispers within him, and We are nearer to him than the jugular vein |
| 50:17 | | When the two angels meet together, sitting one on the right, and one on the left |
| 50:18 | | not a word he utters, but by him is an observer ready |
| 50:19 | | And death's agony comes in truth; that is what thou wast shunning |
| 50:20 | | And the Trumpet shall be blown; that is the Day of the Threat |
| 50:21 | | And every soul shall come, and with it a driver and a witness |
| 50:22 | | 'Thou wast heedless of this; therefore We have now removed from thee thy covering, and so thy sight today is piercing. |
| 50:23 | | And his comrade shall say, 'This is what I have, made ready. |
| 50:24 | | 'Cast, you twain, into Gehenna every froward unbeliever |
| 50:25 | | every hinderer of the good, transgressor, disquieter |
| 50:26 | | who set up with God another god; therefore, you twain, cast him into the terrible chastisement. |
| 50:27 | | And his comrade shall say, 'Our Lord, I made him not insolent, but he was in far error. |
| 50:28 | | He shall say, 'Dispute not before Me! For I sent you beforehand -- the threat |
| 50:29 | | The Word is not changed with Me; I wrong not My servants. |
| 50:30 | | Upon the day We shall say unto Gehenna, 'Art thou filled?' And it shall say, 'Are there any more to come? |
| 50:31 | | And Paradise shall be brought forward to the godfearing, not afar |
| 50:32 | | 'This is that you were promised; it is for every mindful penitent. |
| 50:33 | | Whosoever fears the All-merciful in the Unseen, and comes with a penitent heart |
| 50:34 | | 'Enter it in peace! This is the Day of Eternity. |
| 50:35 | | Therein they shall have whatever they will; and with Us there is yet more |
| 50:36 | | How many a generation We destroyed before them that was stronger in valour than they, then they searched about in the land; was there any asylum |
| 50:37 | | Surely in that there is a reminder to him who has a heart, or will give ear with a present mind |
| 50:38 | | We created the heavens and the earth, and what between them is, in six days, and no weariness touched Us |
| 50:39 | | So be thou patient under what they say, and proclaim thy Lord's praise before the rising of the sun, and before its setting |
| 50:40 | | and proclaim thy Lord's praise in the night, and at the ends of the prostrations |
| 50:41 | | And listen thou for the day when the caller shall call from a near place |
| 50:42 | | On the day they hear the Cry in truth, that is the day of coming forth |
| 50:43 | | It is We who give life, and make to die, and to Us is the homecoming |
| 50:44 | | Upon the day when the earth is split asunder from about them as they hasten forth; that is a mustering easy for Us |
| 50:45 | | We know very well what they say; thou art not a tyrant over them. Therefore remind by the Koran him who fears My threat |
