29:1  Alif. Lam. Mim.

29:2  Do people think that they will be left to say that, “We believe” and that they will not be tested?

29:3  And We did indeed try those who were before them so Allah will surely mark out those who are truthful and will surely mark out those who are the liars.

29:4  O! Do those who do the evil deeds think that they will escape Us. Woeful is the judgment that they make.

29:5  And whoever expects meeting with Allah, then truly the appointed term of Allah is surely going to come and He is The All-hearing, The All-knowing.

29:6  And whoever strives, he only strives for the good of his own soul and truly Allah is free of all needs from all the worlds.

29:7  And those who believe and do the righteous deeds, We will surely absolve them from their evil deeds and We will surely reward them the best of that which they used to do.

29:8  And We have enjoined unto the mankind that he should be kind to his parents but if they force you to ascribe as a partner to Me such a thing about which you have no knowledge then obey them not. Your place of return is unto Me and then I will inform you about all that you used to do.

29:9  And those who believe and do the righteous deeds, We will surely admit them among the righteous.

29:10  And among mankind are such who say that, “We believe in Allah” but if he is hurt for the sake of Allah he construes the tribulation from men as the punishment of Allah but if a help comes from your Lord, most certainly he will say, “We were with you.” Is Allah not All-knowing about all that is in the bosoms of the worlds?

29:11  And Allah will surely mark out those who believe and will surely mark out those who are the hypocrites.

29:12  And those who disbelieve said to those who believe to, “Follow our way and we will most certainly carry your guilts” and they are not going to carry anything from their guilts. They are indeed the liars.

29:13  And most certainly they will carry their own burdens and other burdens besides their own burdens and they will most certainly be questioned on the day of resurrection about all that they used to contrive.

29:14  And We did indeed sent Noah unto his people and he remained among them a thousand years less fifty years and then the flood overtook them while they wronged their own souls.

29:15  And We saved him and the people of the ark and We made it a sign for the worlds.

29:16  And Abraham when he said to his people, “Worship Allah and revere Him. That indeed is best for you if you know.”

29:17  You are worshipping instead of Allah but idols and you are fabricating lies. What you are worshipping besides Allah do not possess for you any provision therefore seek the provision from Allah and worship Him and offer Him gratitude. Unto him you will be returned.

29:18  And if you belie, indeed nations have belied before you and there is no obligation on the messenger except to deliver the clear message.

29:19  Have they not seen how Allah starts the creation and then repeats it? Truly that is easy for Allah.

29:20  Say, “Travel in the earth and look at how He started the creation. Then Allah will raise the last creation.” Truly Allah has power over everything.

29:21  He punishes whom He pleases and He grants mercy unto whom He pleases and unto Him you will be turned back.

29:22  And you are not going to go out of His reach in the earth nor in the heaven and besides Allah there is no ally or helper for you.

29:23  And those who disbelieve in the signs of Allah and in the meeting with Him, it is they who have lost hope in My mercy and it is they for whom there will be a painful punishment.

29:24  The answer of his people was no other than that they said, “Kill him or burn him.” But Allah saved him from the fire. Truly in that are signs for a people who believe.

29:25  And he said, “You have taken instead of Allah but idols by way of mutual endearment among you in the life of this world but on the day of resurrection you will deny one another and you will curse one another and your abode will be the fire and there will be no helpers for you.”

29:26  However Lot believed in Him and he said, “I am going to migrate to my Lord. He truly is The All-mighty, The All-wise.”

29:27  And We gave unto Him [Abraham] Isaac and Jacob and We caused the prophethood and the book to be in his progeny and We gave him his reward in this world and truly in the hereafter he is of the righteous.

29:28  And remember Lot when he said to his people, “Truly you do perpetrate an offense that no one among all the worlds has done before you.

29:29  Do you indeed approach men and cut the way and perpetrate disgraceful deed in your place of assembly?” But the answer of his people was no other than that they said, “Bring upon us the punishment of Allah if you are of those who are the truthful.”

29:30  He said, “O my Lord, help me against the people who are the corruptors.”

29:31  And when Our messengers came to Abraham with the glad tidings, they said, “We are going to destroy the people of this township. Truly its people are those who wrong their own souls.”

29:32  He said, “Lot is therein.” They said, “We know very well who is in there. Surely we will save him and his family except his wife. She will be among those who are left behind.”

29:33  And as soon as Our messengers came unto Lot, he felt distressed due to them and his heart contracted on their account and they said, “Don’t fear and don’t grieve. We are going to save you and your family except your wife. She will be of those who are left behind.”

29:34  We are going to send down upon the people of this township a plague from the heaven because of that they used to transgress against Our commandment.

29:35  And indeed We have left from it [the city] a clear sign for a people who understand.

29:36  And to the Madian their brother Shoaib when he said, “O my people, serve Allah and look forward to the coming of the last day and do not go about in the earth spreading corruption.”

29:37  But they belied him so the violent quake seized them and by the morning they lay prostrate and lifeless in their homes.

29:38  And ‘Ad and Samood. It has indeed become clear to you from their [deserted] dwellings and Satan had made seem goodly their deeds to them and so he hindered them from the way even though they were very insightful.

29:39  And Qarun and Pharaoh and Hamaan and indeed Moses came to them with clear signs but they grew arrogant in the earth but they were not going to escape [Us].

29:40  So each We took to task on account of his sin. There were such among them unto whom We sent a hail of stones, and among them were such whom a deafening shriek seized them and among them were such with whom We caused the earth to sink and among them were such that We drowned. It was not for Allah to wrong them but they used to wrong their own souls.

29:41  The likeness of those who take allies other than Allah is the likeness of the spider taking a house for itself and truly the most fragile of all the houses is indeed the house of the spider if only they knew.

29:42  Truly Allah does know of anything that they invoke besides Him and He is The All-mighty, The All-wise.

29:43  And these are the parables which We set for the mankind and no one understands them except those who possess knowledge.

29:44  Allah created the heavens and the earth by the truth. Truly in that is indeed a sign for the believers.

29:45  Rehearse what has been inspired to you from the book and establish the prayer. Truly the prayer does restrain from the offensive and disgraceful acts and truly remembrance of Allah is the most great and Allah knows all that you fabricate.

29:46  And do not dispute with the people of the book except through that which is most excellent apart from those who among them have wronged their own souls and say, “We believe in that which has been sent down to us and which has been sent down to you and our God and your God is one but we have submitted to Him.”

29:47  And thus We sent down the book to you. And those unto whom We gave the book, believe in it and among these are those who believe in it and none denies Our signs except the disbelievers.

29:48  And you did not use to rehearse any book before it nor did you use to write it with your right hand then those who are prompt to falsehood would have doubted.

29:49  Nay, it is clear signs in the bosoms of those who are given the knowledge and none denies Our signs except those who wrong their own souls.

29:50  And they said, “If only some signs are sent down on him from his Lord.” Say, “The signs are but with Allah and I am but a clear warner.”

29:51  Is it not enough for them that We have sent down the book unto you which is related unto them? Truly in that surely is a mercy and a remembrance for a people who believe.

29:52  Say, “Enough is Allah as a witness between me and you. He knows all that is in the heavens and in the earth. Those who believe in the falsehood and disbelieve in Allah, it is they who are in loss.”

29:53  And they ask you to hasten the punishment and had it not been for a term already appointed, the punishment would surely have come unto them and surely it will come to them suddenly while they are not aware.

29:54  They ask you to hasten the punishment but indeed disbelievers are surely going to be encompassed by the hellfire.

29:55  The day the punishment will assail them from above them and from below their feet and He will say, “Taste that which you used to do.”

29:56  O My servants who believe! Truly My earth is wide therefore Me only you must serve.

29:57  Every soul is going to taste the death and then unto Us you will be returned.

29:58  And those who believe and work righteous deeds, We will certainly house them in lofty mansions of the garden beneath which the rivers flow. They will abide therein forever. How graceful is the reward of the workers.

29:59  Those who are patient and put their trust in their Lord.

29:60  And how many a creature there is, none of them carry its sustenance. Allah provides them their sustenance and for you too. It is He who is The All-hearing, The All-knowing.

29:61  And if you do ask them, “Who has created the heavens and the earth and has made the sun and the moon subject to your service?” They will certainly say, “Allah.” So where then are they turned away?

29:62  Allah widens the sustenance for whom He pleases from among His slaves and constricts for him [whom He pleases]. Truly Allah is All-knowing about everything.

29:63  And if you do ask them, “Who brings down the rain from the sky and thereby brings the earth to life after its death?” They will certainly say, “Allah.” Say, “The praise is for Allah” but most of them do not understand.

29:64  And the life of this world is nothing but idleness and sport and truly the life of the hereafter, that truly is the life if only they knew.

29:65  And when they embark in the ship, they call on Allah making their religion sincere for Him. But when He brings them safely to the land, Lo! They are now ascribing partners to Him.

29:66  So that they disbelieve in that which We have given unto them and so that they make their short lived enjoyment. They will come to know.

29:67  Have they not seen that We have made a safe sanctuary and people are snatched from all around them? Will they then believe in the falsehood and disbelieve in the grace of Allah?

29:68  And who does more wrong to his own soul than one who contrives a lie against Allah or belies the truth when it has come to him? Is there not in hellfire a resting place for the disbelievers?

29:69  And those who strive hard for Our sake, We will certainly guide them to Our ways and truly Allah is certainly with those who work in excellence.