| | Hamid S. Aziz rendition of Surah The Letter Qaf(Qaf)
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| 50:1 | | Qaf. I swear by the glorious Quran (that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. |
| 50:2 | | Nay! They wonder that there has come to them a Warner from among themselves, so the unbelievers say, " This is a wonderful thing |
| 50:3 | | "What! When we are dead and have become dust (shall we live again)? That is a far return (or far from probable or from our understanding)." |
| 50:4 | | We know indeed what the earth diminishes (or takes) from them (excreta or dead bodies), and with Us is a Preserved Record (or the record is preserved) |
| 50:5 | | Nay, they rejected the truth when it came to them, so they are now in a state of confusion |
| 50:6 | | Do they not then look up to heaven above them how We have made it and adorned it and it has no gaps (rifts or flaws) |
| 50:7 | | And the earth, We have made it plain and cast in it mountains and We have made to grow therein of all beautiful kinds |
| 50:8 | | As a vision (observation or spectacle) and a reminder to every penitent servant (for his delight or awe and instruction) |
| 50:9 | | And We send down from the cloud water abounding in good (or blessings), then We cause to grow therewith gardens and the grain that is reaped |
| 50:10 | | And the lofty palm-trees with fruit spikes closely set one above another |
| 50:11 | | A sustenance for the servants (of Allah), and We give life thereby to a dead land; thus is the Resurrection |
| 50:12 | | Others before them rejected (these ideas or the Prophets): the people of Noah and the dwellers of Ar-Rass and Thamud |
| 50:13 | | And A´ad and Pharaoh and Lot´s brethren |
| 50:14 | | And the dwellers of the Wood (Midian) and the people of Tubba; all rejected the messengers. Therefore, My threat came to pass |
| 50:15 | | Were We then fatigued with (did We need rest after) the first creation? Yet are they in doubt with regard to a new creation |
| 50:16 | | And certainly We created man, and We know what his soul suggests to him, and We are nearer to him than his life-vein (Jugular and Carotid) |
| 50:17 | | When the two Receivers receive him, sitting on the right and on the left |
| 50:18 | | He utters not a word but there is by him a watcher (sentinel, one who censors) at hand |
| 50:19 | | And the stupor of death will bring truth; that is what you were trying to escape |
| 50:20 | | And the Trumpet shall be blown; that is the day about which warning had been given |
| 50:21 | | And every soul shall come, with it a Driver and a Witness |
| 50:22 | | Certainly you were heedless of it, but now We have removed from you your veil, and piercing is your sight this day |
| 50:23 | | And his companions (the Driver and the Witness) shall say, "Here (his Record) is ready with me |
| 50:24 | | "So cast into Hell every ungrateful, rebellious one |
| 50:25 | | "Forbidder of good, exceeder of limits, doubter |
| 50:26 | | "Who sets up another God with Allah; cast him into severe chastisement." |
| 50:27 | | His companion will say, "Our Lord! I did not lead him into transgression but he himself was in great error." |
| 50:28 | | He will say, "Do not quarrel in My presence, and indeed I gave you the warning beforehand |
| 50:29 | | "My word shall not be changed, nor am I in the least unjust to My servants." |
| 50:30 | | On the day that We will say to Hell, "Are you filled up?" And it will say, "Are there any more?" |
| 50:31 | | And the Garden shall be brought near to those who guard against evil, not far off |
| 50:32 | | This is what you were promised, (it is) for every one who turned (to Allah or was repentant), and kept His limits (or Law) |
| 50:33 | | Who fears the Beneficent One in secret (or unseen or inwardly) and comes with a penitent (or devoted) heart |
| 50:34 | | "Enter you therein in peace, this is the day of Eternal Life (or Immortality)." |
| 50:35 | | They have therein all that they wish and with Us is even more |
| 50:36 | | And how many a generation did We destroy before them who were mightier in prowess than they. Then they wander through (or overrun) the land; but was there for them a place of refuge (when the Judgment came) |
| 50:37 | | Most surely there is a reminder in this for him who has a heart or he gives ear and is a witness (or understands intelligently) |
| 50:38 | | And certainly We created the heavens and the earth and what is between them in six periods and there touched Us not any fatigue (Allah required no rest) |
| 50:39 | | Therefore be patient of what they say, and sing the praise of your Lord before the rising of the sun and before its setting |
| 50:40 | | And glorify Him in the night and after the prescribed prostrations |
| 50:41 | | And listen for the Day when the Caller shall cry from a near place |
| 50:42 | | The Day when they shall hear the Call (or Cry or Blast) in truth; that is the day of coming forth |
| 50:43 | | Surely We give life and cause to die, and to Us is the final destination (or goal) |
| 50:44 | | The day on which the earth shall be rent asunder from under them, they will hasten forth; that will be a gathering together easy to Us |
| 50:45 | | We know best what they say, and you (O Muhammad) are not one to compel them; but admonish by means of the Quran him who fears My warning |
