37:1  By the [angels] ranged in ranks

37:2  by the ones who drive vigorously

37:3  by the ones who recite the reminder

37:4  indeed your God is certainly One

37:5  the Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, and the Lord of the easts

37:6  Indeed We have adorned the lowest heaven with the finery of the stars

37:7  and to guard from any froward devil

37:8  They do not eavesdrop on the Supernal Elite but are shot at from every side

37:9  to drive them away, and for them there is a constant mortification

37:10  except him who snatches a snatch, whereat there pursues him a piercing flame

37:11  Ask them, is their creation more prodigious or [that of other creatures] that We have created? Indeed We created them from a viscous clay

37:12  Indeed you wonder, while they engage in ridicule

37:13  and [even] when admonished do not take admonition

37:14  and when they see a sign they make it an object of ridicule

37:15  and say, ‘This is nothing but plain magic!’

37:16  ‘What! When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we be resurrected

37:17  And our forefathers too?!’

37:18  Say, ‘Yes! And you will be utterly humble.’

37:19  It will be only a single shout and, behold, they will look on

37:20  and say, ‘Woe to us! This is the Day of Retribution!’

37:21  ‘This is the Day of Judgement that you used to deny!’

37:22  ‘Muster the wrongdoers and their mates and what they used to worshi

37:23  besides Allah, and show them the way to hell

37:24  [But first] stop them! For they must be questioned.’

37:25  ‘Why is it that you do not support one another [today]?&rsquo

37:26  Rather today they are [meek and] submissive

37:27  Some of them will turn to others, questioning each other

37:28  They will say, ‘Indeed you used to accost us peremptorily.’

37:29  They will answer, ‘Rather you [yourselves] had no faith

37:30  We had no authority over you. Rather you [yourselves] were a rebellious lot

37:31  So our Lord’s word became due against us that we shall indeed taste [the punishment]

37:32  So we perverted you, for we were perverse [ourselves].&rsquo

37:33  So that day they will share in the punishment

37:34  Indeed that is how We deal with the guilty

37:35  Indeed it was they who, when they were told, ‘There is no god except Allah,’ used to be disdainful

37:36  and [they would] say, ‘Shall we abandon our gods for a crazy poet?’

37:37  Rather he has brought [them] the truth, and confirmed the [earlier] apostles

37:38  Indeed you will taste the painful punishment

37:39  and you will be requited only for what you used to d

37:40  —[all] except Allah’s exclusive servants

37:41  For such there is a known provisio

37:42  —fruits—and they will be held in honour

37:43  in the gardens of bliss

37:44  [reclining] on couches, facing one another

37:45  served around with a cup from a clear fountain

37:46  snow-white, delicious to the drinkers

37:47  wherein there will be neither headache nor will it cause them stupefaction

37:48  and with them will be maidens of restrained glances with big [beautiful] eyes

37:49  as if they were hidden ostrich eggs

37:50  Some of them will turn to others, questioning each other

37:51  One of them will say, ‘Indeed I had a companio

37:52  who used to say, ‘‘Are you really among those who affir

37:53  [that] when we are dead and have become dust and bones, we shall indeed be brought to retribution?’’ ’

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

37:55  Then he will take a look and sight him in the middle of hell

37:56  He will say, ‘By Allah, you had almost ruined me

37:57  And had it not been for my Lord’s blessing, I too would have been among the arraigned!’

37:58  ‘Is it [true] that we shall not die [anymore]

37:59  aside from our first death, and that we shall not be punished

37:60  This is indeed the great success

37:61  Let all the workers work for the like of this!’

37:62  Is this a better hospitality, or the Zaqqum tree

37:63  Indeed We have made it a punishment for the wrongdoers

37:64  Indeed it is a tree that emerges from the depths of hell

37:65  Its spathes are as if they were devils’ heads

37:66  Indeed they will eat from it and gorge with it their bellies

37:67  Indeed, on top of that they will take a solution of scalding water

37:68  Then indeed their retreat will be toward hell

37:69  Indeed they had found their fathers astray

37:70  yet they press on in their footsteps

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

37:72  and certainly We had sent warners among them

37:73  So observe how was the fate of those who were warne

37:74  —[all] except Allah’s exclusive servants

37:75  Certainly Noah called out to Us, and how well We responded

37:76  We delivered him and his family from the great agony

37:77  and made his descendants the survivors

37:78  and left for him a good name among posterity

37:79  ‘Peace to Noah, throughout the nations!’

37:80  Thus indeed do We reward the virtuous

37:81  He is indeed one of Our faithful servants

37:82  Then We drowned the others

37:83  Indeed Abraham was among his followers

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

37:85  when he said to his father and his people, ‘What is it that you are worshiping

37:86  Is it a lie, gods other than Allah, that you desire

37:87  Then what is your idea about the Lord of all the worlds?’

37:88  Then he made an observation of the star

37:89  and said, ‘Indeed I am sick!’

37:90  So they went away leaving him behind

37:91  Then he stole away to their gods and said, ‘Will you not eat

37:92  Why do you not speak?’

37:93  Then he attacked them, striking forcefully

37:94  They came running towards him

37:95  He said, ‘Do you worship what you have yourselves carved

37:96  when Allah has created you and whatever you make?’

37:97  They said, ‘Build a structure for him and cast him into a huge fire.’

37:98  So they sought to outwit him, but We made them the lowermost

37:99  He said, ‘Indeed I am going toward my Lord, who will guide me.’

37:100  ‘My Lord! Give me [an heir], one of the righteous.’

37:101  So We gave him the good news of a forbearing son

37:102  When he was old enough to assist in his endeavour, he said, ‘My son! I see in a dream that I am sacrificing you. See what you think.’ He said, ‘Father! Do whatever you have been commanded. If Allah wishes, you will find me to be patient.’

37:103  So when they had both submitted [to Allah’s will], and he had laid him down on his forehead

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

37:105  You have indeed fulfilled the vision! Thus indeed do We reward the virtuous

37:106  This was indeed a manifest test.’

37:107  Then We ransomed him with a great sacrifice

37:108  and left for him a good name in posterity

37:109  ‘Peace be to Abraham!’

37:110  Thus do We reward the virtuous

37:111  He is indeed one of Our faithful servants

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

37:113  And We blessed him and Isaac. Among their descendants [some] are virtuous, and [some] who manifestly wrong themselves

37:114  Certainly We favoured Moses and Aaron

37:115  and delivered them and their people from the great agony

37:116  and We helped them so that they became the victors

37:117  We gave them the illuminating scriptur

37:118  and guided them to the straight path

37:119  and left for them a good name in posterity

37:120  ‘Peace be to Moses and Aaron!’

37:121  Thus indeed do We reward the virtuous

37:122  They are indeed among Our faithful servants

37:123  And indeed Ilyas was one of the apostles

37:124  when he said to his people, ‘Will you not be Godwary

37:125  Do you invoke Baal and abandon the best of creators

37:126  Allah, your Lord and Lord of your forefathers?’

37:127  But they impugned him. So they will indeed be arraigned [before Him]

37:128  —[all] except Allah’s exclusive servants

37:129  We left for him a good name in posterity

37:130  ‘Peace be to Ilyas!’

37:131  Thus indeed do We reward the virtuous

37:132  He is indeed one of Our faithful servants

37:133  And indeed Lot was one of the apostles

37:134  when We delivered him and all his family

37:135  except an old woman among those who remained behind

37:136  Then We destroyed [all] the others

37:137  And indeed you pass by them at daw

37:138  and at night. So do you not apply reason

37:139  And indeed Jonah was one of the apostles

37:140  when he absconded toward the laden ship

37:141  Then he drew lots with them and he was the one to be refuted

37:142  Then the fish swallowed him while he was blameworthy

37:143  And had he not been one of those who celebrate Allah’s glory

37:144  he would have surely remained in its belly till the day they will be resurrected

37:145  Then We cast him on a bare shore, and he was sick

37:146  So We made a gourd plant grow above him

37:147  We sent him to a [community of] hundred thousand or more

37:148  and they believed [in him]. So We provided for them for a while

37:149  Ask them, are daughters to be for your Lord while sons are to be for them

37:150  Did We create the angels females while they were present

37:151  Look! It is indeed out of their mendacity that they say

37:152  ‘Allah has begotten,’ and they indeed speak a falsehood

37:153  Has he preferred daughters to sons

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

37:155  Will you not then take admonition

37:156  Do you have a manifest authority

37:157  Then produce your scripture, should you be truthful

37:158  And they have set up a kinship between Him and the jinn, while the jinn certainly know that they will indeed be presented [before Him]

37:159  Clear is Allah of whatever they allege [about Him]

37:160  —[all] except Allah’s exclusive servants

37:161  Indeed you and what you worshi

37:162  —you cannot mislead [anyone] about Him

37:163  except someone who is bound for hell

37:164  ‘There is none among us but has a known place

37:165  Indeed it is we who are the ranged ones

37:166  Indeed it is we who are those who celebrate Allah’s glory.’

37:167  Indeed they used to say

37:168  ‘Had we possessed a reminder from the ancients

37:169  we would surely have been Allah’s exclusive servants.’

37:170  But they disbelieved it [when it came to them]. Soon they will know

37:171  Certainly Our decree has gone beforehand in favour of Our servants, the apostles

37:172  that they will indeed receive [Allah’s] help

37:173  and indeed Our hosts will be the victors

37:174  So leave them alone for a while

37:175  and watch them; soon they will see [the truth of the matter]

37:176  Do they seek to hasten Our punishment

37:177  But when it descends in their courtyard it will be a dismal dawn for those who had been warned

37:178  So leave them alone for a while

37:179  and watch; soon they will see

37:180  Clear is your Lord, the Lord of Might, of whatever they allege [concerning Him]

37:181  Peace be to the apostles

37:182  All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all the worlds