37:1  By those set in ranks, ranging.

37:2  By the drivers, driving.

37:3  By the reciters of the reminder.

37:4  Indeed, your god is surely one,

37:5  Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between both of them, and the Lord of the easts.

37:6  Indeed, We adorned the nearest heaven with an adornment, the stars.

37:7  And a guard from every rebellious devil,

37:8  They may not listen to the exalted chiefs; and they are hurled at from every side,

37:9  Driven off, and for them is lasting punishment;

37:10  Except him who snatched the hearing, and there followed him a firebrand with piercing brightness.

37:11  So ask them for a decision: Are they stronger as a creation, or those whom We created? Indeed, We created them of sticky clay.

37:12  Nay, you wonder and they jest.

37:13  And when they are reminded they do not remember;

37:14  And when they see a sign they make a jest,

37:15  And they say, 'This is not except clear magic.

37:16  When we are dead, and have become dust and bones, shall we indeed be surely raised?

37:17  And our forefathers, the former people?'

37:18  Say, 'Yes, and you will be contemptible.'

37:19  And it shall only be one cry, and behold they, they will look,

37:20  And they will say, 'O woe to us! This is the Day of Judgment.'

37:21  This is the Day of Decision, which you used to deny.

37:22  Gather those who did wrong, and their spouses, and what they used to serve

37:23  Besides God, and guide them to the way of Hellfire,

37:24  And stop them; indeed, they will be questioned.

37:25  What ails you, you do not help one another?

37:26  Nay, they are today submitting,

37:27  And some of them advanced towards some, questioning one another,

37:28  They said, 'Indeed, you came to us from the right.'

37:29  They said, 'Nay, you were not believers,

37:30  Nor had we any authority over you; nay, you were immoderate people.

37:31  And the speech of our Lord shall be due for us; indeed, we shall surely taste;

37:32  And we caused you to err; indeed, we were erring.'

37:33  Then indeed they, on that day, are co-partners in the punishment;

37:34  Indeed, thus We do with the sinners.

37:35  Indeed, when it was said to them, 'There is no god but God,' they were proud,

37:36  And they say, 'Shall we leave our gods for a mad poet?'

37:37  Nay, he came with the truth, and verified the messengers;

37:38  Indeed, you are surely tasters of the painful punishment,

37:39  And you will not be recompensed except what you used to do.

37:40  Except God's sincere servants,

37:41  Those, for them is a known provision,

37:42  Fruits, and they shall be honoured

37:43  In the Gardens of pleasure,

37:44  Upon couches face to face;

37:45  They shall be served all round with a cup of wine from a flowing spring,

37:46  White and delicious to those who drink,

37:47  No headache in it nor will they be exhausted from it;

37:48  And with them, women restraining their glances, wide-eyed;

37:49  As though they were a protected egg;

37:50  And some of them advanced towards some, questioning one another;

37:51  And a speaker amongst them said, 'Indeed, I had a companion,

37:52  He said, "Are you indeed of those who believe?

37:53  When we die, and we become dust and bones, will we indeed surely be requited?"'

37:54  He said, 'Are you looking?'

37:55  And he shall look and see him in the midst of Hell.

37:56  He said, 'By God, indeed you almost surely caused me to perish.

37:57  And if not for the favour of my Lord, I surely would have been among the arraigned.

37:58  Shall we not die

37:59  Except our first death? And we are not with those who are punished?’

37:60  Indeed this, surely it is the great success.

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

37:62  Is that better as an entertainment, or the tree of Zaqqum?

37:63  Indeed, we have made it a trial to the wrongdoers.

37:64  Indeed, it is a tree that comes forth in the bottom of Hellfire;

37:65  Its spathe is as if it were the heads of devils;

37:66  And indeed, they surely eat from it, and fill the bellies from it.

37:67  Then indeed, for them upon it is surely a mixture of hot water;

37:68  Then indeed, their return is surely to the Hellfire.

37:69  Indeed, they found their forefathers erring,

37:70  And they hurried on in their tracks.

37:71  And surely, certainly most of the former people erred before them,

37:72  And surely, certainly We sent among them warners.

37:73  Then see how was the end of those who were warned,

37:74  Except God's sincere servants.

37:75  And surely, certainly Noah called Us, and surely excellent are the responders;

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

37:77  And We made his offspring, they are the remaining;

37:78  And We left for him amongst posterity

37:79  'Peace be upon Noah in the worlds;'

37:80  Indeed, thus We reward the good-doers;

37:81  Indeed, he was of Our believing servants.

37:82  Then We drowned the others.

37:83  And indeed, of his sect was surely Abraham;

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 you serve?

37:86  Do you desire a lie, gods besides God?

37:87  What then is your thought about the Lord of the worlds?'

37:88  And he cast a glance at the stars

37:89  And he said, 'Indeed, I am sick.'

37:90  And they turned back from him, retreating.

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

37:92  What ails you that you will not speak?'

37:93  Then he turned aside to them striking with the right hand.

37:94  And they advanced towards him, hastening.

37:95  He said, 'Do you serve what you carve out,

37:96  And God created you, and what you make?'

37:97  They said, 'Build for him a building and fling him in the flaming Hell.'

37:98  And they desired to plot against him, but We made them inferior.

37:99  And he said, 'Indeed, I am going to my Lord, soon He will guide me.

37:100  My Lord! Bestow upon me of the righteous.'

37:101  And We gave him glad tidings of a clement boy.

37:102  And when he attained to working with him, he said, 'O my son! Indeed, I saw in the dream that I sacrifice you, so look what do you see.' He said, 'O my father! Do what you are commanded. Soon you will find me, if God wills, of the patient.'

37:103  And when they had submitted, and he had thrown him down upon his forehead,

37:104  And We called to him, 'O Abraham!

37:105  Certainly you have verified the vision; indeed, thus We reward those who do well.

37:106  Indeed, this, surely it is the clear trial.'

37:107  And We ransomed him with a mighty victim;

37:108  And We left for him amongst posterity,

37:109  'Peace be upon Abraham;'

37:110  Thus We reward the good-doers;

37:111  Indeed, he was of Our servants who believe.

37:112  And We gave him glad tidings of Isaac, a prophet among the righteous;

37:113  And We blessed him and Isaac; and of their offspring is one who does good, and one who clearly wrongs himself.

37:114  And surely, certainly We bestowed favour upon Moses and Aaron.

37:115  And We saved them and their people from the great trouble,

37:116  And We helped them, so they were the overcomers;

37:117  And We gave them both the perspicuous Book;

37:118  And We guided them to the straight way;

37:119  And We left for them amongst posterity,

37:120  'Peace be upon Moses and Aaron.'

37:121  Indeed, thus We reward the good-doers;

37:122  Indeed, they were both of Our servants who believe.

37:123  And indeed Ilyas was surely of the messengers;

37:124  When he said to his people, 'Will you not fear?

37:125  Do you call upon Baal and leave the best of creators,

37:126  God your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers, the former people?'

37:127  But they called him liar; so indeed, they shall surely be arraigned,

37:128  Except God's sincere servants.

37:129  And We left for him amongst posterity,

37:130  'Peace be upon Ilyas.'

37:131  Indeed, thus We reward the good-doers;

37:132  Indeed, he was of Our servants who believe.

37:133  And indeed, Lot was surely among the messengers;

37:134  When We saved him and his people altogether,

37:135  Except an old woman amongst those who lingered;

37:136  Then We destroyed the others;

37:137  And indeed, you surely pass by them morning

37:138  And in the night; so will you not become intelligent?

37:139  And indeed, Jonah was amongst the messengers;

37:140  When he ran away into the laden ship;

37:141  And he cast lots and was of the rebutted;

37:142  And a fish swallowed him, and he was to be blamed;

37:143  And had it not been that he was of those who glorify

37:144  He would surely have tarried in its belly to the day they are resurrected.

37:145  But We cast him on the naked land; and he was sick;

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

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

37:148  And they believed; and We gave them enjoyment for a while.

37:149  So ask them for a decision: Are the daughters for your Lord and the sons for them?

37:150  Or have We created the angels females while they are witnesses?

37:151  Is it not of their lie that they say,

37:152  'God has begotten?' Indeed, they are liars.

37:153  Has He preferred daughters to sons?

37:154  What ails you? How do you judge?

37:155  Then will you not remember,

37:156  Or have you clear authority?

37:157  Then bring your book if you are truthful.

37:158  And they made a relationship between Him and the jinns. And surely, certainly the jinns knew indeed they will surely be arraigned.

37:159  Glory be to God from what they describe.

37:160  Except God's sincere servants.

37:161  So indeed, you and what you worship

37:162  Shall not tempt against Him

37:163  Except he who shall broil in Hellfire;

37:164  And there is none among us except for him is a known position,

37:165  And indeed we, surely we are those in ranks,

37:166  And indeed we, surely we are those who glorify.

37:167  And indeed, they used to surely say,

37:168  'If that with us was a reminder from the former people,

37:169  Surely we would be God's sincere servants.'

37:170  Then they disbelieved in it; so soon they will know.

37:171  And surely, certainly Our word has already preceded to Our servants, the messengers,

37:172  Indeed they, surely they are those who shall be helped;

37:173  And indeed, Our host, surely they are the overcomers.

37:174  So turn away from them for a time,

37:175  And look upon them, for soon they shall look.

37:176  Would they hasten on Our punishment?

37:177  Then when it descends in their court, then evil will the morning be of those who have been warned.

37:178  So turn away from them for a time;

37:179  And look, for soon they shall look.

37:180  Glory be to your Lord, the Lord of glory, from what they describe.

37:181  And peace be upon the messengers

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