37:1  By the aligners aligning

37:2  And the drivers driving

37:3  And the reciters of the Reminder.

37:4  Your God is indeed One

37:5  Lord of the heavens and the earth, and everything between them; and Lord of the Easts

37:6  We have adorned the lower heaven with the beauty of the planets

37:7  And guarded it against every defiant devil

37:8  They cannot eavesdrop on the Supernal Elite, for they get bombarded from every side

37:9  Repelled—they will have a lingering torment

37:10  Except for him who snatches a fragment—he gets pursued by a piercing projectile

37:11  Inquire of them, 'Are they more difficult to create, or the others We created?' We created them from sticky clay

37:12  But you wonder, and they ridicule

37:13  And when reminded, they pay no attention

37:14  And when they see a sign, they ridicule

37:15  And they say, 'This is nothing but plain magic

37:16  When we have died and become dust and bones, shall we be resurrected

37:17  And our ancestors of old?'

37:18  Say, 'Yes indeed, and you will be totally subdued.'

37:19  It will be a single nudge, and they will be staring

37:20  They will say, 'Woe to us. This is the Day of Judgment.'

37:21  'This is the Day of Separation which you used to deny

37:22  Gather those who did wrong, and their mates, and what they used to worship

37:23  Besides God, and lead them to the way to Hell

37:24  And stop them. They are to be questioned.'

37:25  What is the matter with you? Why do you not help one another

37:26  In fact, on that Day, they will be submissive

37:27  They will come to one another, questioning one another

37:28  They will say, 'You used to come at us from the right.'

37:29  They will say, 'You yourselves were not believers

37:30  We had no authority over you. You yourselves were rebellious people

37:31  The Word of our Lord has been realized against us. We are tasting it

37:32  We seduced you. We were seducers.'

37:33  On that Day, they will share in the punishment

37:34  Thus We deal with the sinners

37:35  When it was said to them, 'There is no god except God,' they grew arrogant

37:36  And said, 'Are we to abandon our gods for a mad poet?'

37:37  In fact, he came with the truth, and he confirmed the messengers

37:38  Most assuredly, you will taste the painful punishment

37:39  And you will be repaid only for what you used to do

37:40  Except for God's sincere servants.

37:41  For them is a known provision

37:42  Fruits; and they will be honored

37:43  In the Gardens of Bliss

37:44  On furnishings, facing one another

37:45  They will be offered a cup of pure drink

37:46  White; a delight to those who drink

37:47  Never polluted, and never intoxicating

37:48  With them will be bashful women with lovely eyes

37:49  As if they were closely guarded pearls

37:50  Then they will approach one another, questioning

37:51  One of them will say, 'I used to have a friend

37:52  Who used to say, 'Are you of those who believe

37:53  That after we die and become dust and bones, we will be called to account?'

37:54  He will say, 'Will you have a look?'

37:55  He will look, and will see him in the pit of Hell

37:56  He will say, 'By God, you almost ruined me

37:57  Were it not for the grace of my Lord, I would have been among the arraigned.'

37:58  'We will not die

37:59  Except for our first death, and we will not be punished.'

37:60  This is the supreme triumph

37:61  For the like of this let the workers work

37:62  Is this a better hospitality, or the Tree of Bitterness

37:63  We made it an ordeal for the unjust

37:64  It is a tree that grows from the bottom of Hell

37:65  Its fruits are like the devils' heads

37:66  They will eat from it, and fill their bellies with it

37:67  Then, on top of it, they will have a brew of boiling liquid

37:68  Then their return will be to the Blaze

37:69  They had found their parents astray

37:70  And rushed along in their footsteps

37:71  And most of the ancients before them went astray

37:72  Even though We sent messengers to warn them

37:73  So observe the end of those who were warned

37:74  Except for the sincere servants of God

37:75  And Noah called out to Us, and We are the Best of responders

37:76  And We saved him and his family from the great calamity

37:77  And We made his descendants the survivors

37:78  And We left mention of him among those who succeeded

37:79  Peace be upon Noah among all people

37:80  We thus reward the righteous

37:81  He was one of Our believing servants

37:82  Then We drowned the others

37:83  Of his kind was Abraham

37:84  When he came to his Lord with a sound heart

37:85  He said to his father and his people, 'What are you worshiping

37:86  Is it falsified gods, instead of God, that you want

37:87  So what is your opinion about the Lord of the Worlds?'

37:88  Then he took a glance at the stars

37:89  And said, 'I am sick.'

37:90  But they turned their backs on him, and went away.

37:91  Then he turned to their gods, and said, 'will you not eat

37:92  What is it with you, that you do not speak?'

37:93  Then he turned on them, striking with his right hand

37:94  And they came running towards him.

37:95  He said, 'Do you worship what you carve

37:96  When God created you, and what you manufacture?'

37:97  They said, 'Build a pyre for him, and throw him into the furnace.'

37:98  They wished him ill, but We made them the losers

37:99  He said, 'I am going towards my Lord, and He will guide me.'

37:100  'My Lord, give me one of the righteous.'

37:101  So We gave him good news of a clement boy

37:102  Then, when he was old enough to accompany him, he said, 'O My son, I see in a dream that I am sacrificing you; see what you think.' He said, 'O my Father, do as you are commanded; you will find me, God willing, one of the steadfast.'

37:103  Then, when they had submitted, and he put his forehead down

37:104  We called out to him, 'O Abraham

37:105  You have fulfilled the vision.' Thus We reward the doers of good

37:106  This was certainly an evident test

37:107  And We redeemed him with a great sacrifice

37:108  And We left with him for later generations

37:109  Peace be upon Abraham

37:110  Thus We reward the doers of good

37:111  He was one of Our believing servants

37:112  And We gave him good news of Isaac, a prophet, one of the righteous

37:113  And We blessed him, and Isaac. But among their descendants are some who are righteous, and some who are clearly unjust to themselves

37:114  And We blessed Moses and Aaron

37:115  And We delivered them and their people from the terrible disaster

37:116  And We supported them, and so they were the victors

37:117  And We gave them the Clarifying Scripture

37:118  And We guided them upon the straight path

37:119  And We left with them for later generations

37:120  Peace be upon Moses and Aaron

37:121  Thus We reward the righteous

37:122  They were of Our believing servants

37:123  Also Elijah was one of the messengers

37:124  He said to his people, 'Do you not fear

37:125  Do you call on Baal, and forsake the Best of creators

37:126  God is your Lord, and the Lord of your ancestors.'

37:127  But they called him a liar, and thus they will be brought forward

37:128  Except for God's sincere servants

37:129  And We left with him for later generations

37:130  Peace be upon the House of Elijah

37:131  Thus We reward the virtuous

37:132  He was one of Our believing servants

37:133  And Lot was one of the messengers

37:134  We saved him and his family, all of them

37:135  Except for an old woman who lagged behind

37:136  Then We annihilated the others

37:137  You pass by them in the morning

37:138  And at night. Do you not understand

37:139  And Jonah was one of the messengers

37:140  When he fled to the laden boat

37:141  He gambled and lost

37:142  Then the fish swallowed him, and he was to blame

37:143  Had he not been one of those who praised

37:144  He would have stayed in its belly until the Day they are raised

37:145  Then We threw him into the wilderness, and he was sick

37:146  And We made a gourd tree grow over him

37:147  Then We sent him to a hundred thousand, or more

37:148  And they believed, so We gave them enjoyment for a while

37:149  Ask them, 'Are the daughters for your Lord, while for them the sons?'

37:150  Or did We create the angels females, as they witnessed?'

37:151  No indeed! It is one of their lies when they say

37:152  'God has begotten.' They are indeed lying

37:153  So He preferred girls over boys

37:154  What is the matter with you? How do you judge

37:155  Will you not reflect

37:156  Or do you have some clear proof

37:157  Then bring your book, if you are telling the truth

37:158  And they invented a relationship between Him and the jinn. But the jinn know that they will be arraigned

37:159  God be glorified, far above what they allege

37:160  Except for God's sincere servants

37:161  Surely, you and what you serve

37:162  Cannot seduce away from Him

37:163  Except for he who will be roasting in Hell

37:164  'There is not one of us but has an assigned position

37:165  And we are the arrangers

37:166  And we are the glorifiers.'

37:167  Even though they used to say

37:168  'Had we received advice from the ancients

37:169  We would have been God's faithful servants.'

37:170  But they rejected it, so they will find out

37:171  Our Word has already gone out to our servant messengers

37:172  It is they who will be supported

37:173  And Our troops will be the victors

37:174  So disregard them for a while

37:175  And watch them—they will soon see

37:176  Are they seeking to hasten Our punishment

37:177  When it descends into their yard, miserable will be the morning of those forewarned

37:178  So avoid them for a while

37:179  And watch—they will soon see

37:180  Exalted be your Lord, the Lord of Glory, beyond their allegations

37:181  And peace be upon the messengers

37:182  And praise be to God, the Lord of the Worlds