37:1  By those lined up in ranks,

37:2  and those who warn, crying warnings,

37:3  and those who recite God’s word,

37:4  your God is One,

37:5  Lord of the heavens and the Earth and everything between them, Lord of every sunrise.

37:6  We have adorned the nearest heaven with planets

37:7  and protected them against every rebellious devil,

37:8  [so that the devils] may not listen to the highest assembly [of angels] but be repelled from every side,

37:9  driven away. For them, there is endless punishment

37:10  except for him who snatches a glimpse [of such knowledge], a piercing flame will pursue him. [37:10)

37:11  Then ask those who persist in denying the truth if they were more challenging to create than those other beings We have created, for We created them from sticky clay. [37:11)

37:12  No wonder you are surprised, to see them ridicule [the message], [37:12)

37:13  and when they are reminded [of the Truth], they don't want to remember, [37:13)

37:14  and when they see a sign, they ridicule it, [37:14)

37:15  saying, "This is mere magic. [37:15)

37:16  When We have died and become dust and bones, are we to be resurrected, [37:16)

37:17  and our forefathers too?” [37:17)

37:18  Say, “Yes, and [on that Day of Judgment] you will be humiliated."

37:19  [On that Day,] there will be only a single shout, and at once they will begin to see.

37:20  They will say, "How terrible for us! This is the Day of Judgment,"

37:21  and [They will be told], "This is the Day of separation [between the good and the bad], which you used to deny."

37:22  [The angels will be ordered], "Gather those who were unjust, all those like them, and the idols they used to worship

37:23  instead of God, and show them to the path of Hell

37:24  And stop them, for they are to be questioned:

37:25  “Why do you not help each other now?"

37:26  No, today they come in absolute submission

37:27  and they will turn on one another, questioning each other.

37:28  [Some] will say, "You used to approach us from a position of power."

37:29  The others will say, "No, you [yourselves] were not believers

37:30  and we had no authority over you, but you were exceedingly arrogant people.

37:31  Our Lord’s Word has been carried out against us, and we will all taste the punishment.

37:32  We misled you, and we were ourselves misled."

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

37:34  for that is how We deal with those who forced others to reject Our messages.

37:35  Whenever they were told, "There is no god but God," they became arrogant

37:36  and would say, “Are we to give up our gods for a mad poet?"

37:37  Rather, the Prophet has come with the Truth and confirmed the [previous] messengers.

37:38  You [who deny the truth] will taste the painful punishment

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

37:40  Not so for God’s devoted worshipers

37:41  they will have recognizable provision,

37:42  of fruits, and they will be honored

37:43  in Gardens of delight,

37:44  [resting] on couches and facing one another.

37:45  A cup from a flowing spring will be passed among them,

37:46  white and delicious to the drinkers,

37:47  which will neither sicken nor intoxicate them.

37:48  With them are mates of modest gaze with beautiful eyes

37:49  just like closely guarded pearls.

37:50  They will turn to one another, inquiring

37:51  One of them says," I used to have a friend [on Earth]

37:52  who used to say to me, are you of those who believe

37:53  that, when we have died and become dust and bones, we will be brought for judgment?’”

37:54  And he will add, "Shall we look for him?"

37:55  and he looks and sees [his former companion] in the midst of Hell.

37:56  He says to him, "By God, you almost ruined me.

37:57  Were it not for the grace of my Lord, I would have been with those taken [to Hell].

37:58  Then, [he says to those in paradise], “Will we really not die

37:59  except for our first death, and will we really not be punished?"

37:60  Truly, this is the ultimate success.”

37:61  This is what everyone should strive to attain.

37:62  Is Paradise a better place to be or the tree of Bitterness?

37:63  We have made [this tree] punishment for the unjust.

37:64  It is a tree that grows in the heart of Hell

37:65  Its fruit like devils’ heads

37:66  and [the people in Hell] will eat from it and fill their bellies with it.

37:67  On top of that, they will have a boiling brew to drink.

37:68  Then they will return to Hell,

37:69  for they found their fathers misguided,

37:70  so they rushed [to follow] in their footsteps.

37:71  Most of the earlier peoples went astray before them

37:72  though We had already sent them someone to give warning.

37:73  Look, then, at the final fate of those who were warned

37:74  except for the devout worshipers of God.

37:75  Noah called Us and how excellent was Our response.

37:76  We saved him and his family from great distress.

37:77  We made his descendants the survivors,

37:78  and left for him [favorable mention] among later generations:

37:79  Peace upon Noah, among all people.

37:80  This is how we reward those who do good

37:81  for he was among Our believing worshipers.

37:82  We drowned the rest.

37:83  Abraham was like him.

37:84  He came to his Lord with a faultless heart

37:85  and said to his father and his people, "What are you worshiping?

37:86  Are you fooling yourselves by choosing false gods other than God?

37:87  What do you think about the Lord of the worlds?"

37:88  Then he took a look at the stars

37:89  and said, "I am sick [of you worshipping these] "

37:90  so they turned away from him and left.

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

37:92  What is wrong with you that you do not speak?"

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

37:94  His people came rushing back to him.

37:95  He said, "How can you worship that which you [yourselves] carve,

37:96  while God created you and everything you do?"

37:97  They said, "Construct a furnace and throw him into the burning fire."

37:98  They plotted against him, but We humiliated them.

37:99  [Abraham] said, “I will go away to my Lord. He will guide me.

37:100  My Lord, grant me a righteous son."

37:101  So We gave him the good news of a gentle boy.

37:102  And when [the boy] was old enough to work with him, he said, "My son, I have seen in a dream that I [must] sacrifice you, so see what you think." He said, "My father, do as you are ordered. You will find me, God willing, patient."

37:103  But as soon as they had both submitted to [what they thought to be] God’s will, and [Abraham] had laid [his son] down on the side of his face,

37:104  We called to him, "Abraham,

37:105  you have fulfilled the vision." This is how we reward those who do good.

37:106  This was clearly a grave trial

37:107  and We ransomed him with a great sacrifice

37:108  and We left the later generations saying of him:

37:109  Peace be upon Abraham.

37:110  This is how we reward those who do good

37:111  for [Abraham] was among Our believing worshipers.

37:112  Then We gave him the good news of Isaac, a prophet from among the righteous

37:113  and We blessed him and Isaac. Among their descendants are doers of good and those who clearly wrong themselves.

37:114  We indeed showed great kindness to Moses and Aaron.

37:115  We saved them and their people from a terrible predicament

37:116  and We supported them so that they prevailed

37:117  We gave them the clarifying Book

37:118  and We guided them on the straight path

37:119  and We left the later generations saying of them:

37:120  Peace be upon Moses and Aaron.

37:121  This is how We reward those who do good

37:122  for they were among Our believing worshipers.

37:123  Elijah was indeed one of the messengers.

37:124  When he said to his people, "Won't you be mindful of God?

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

37:126  God, your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers?"

37:127  But they denied him, so they will be brought [for punishment],

37:128  except for God’s devout worshipers.

37:129  We left the later generations saying of him:

37:130  Peace be upon the House of Elijah.

37:131  This how We reward those who do good

37:132  for he was among Our believing worshipers.

37:133  Lot was indeed one of the messengers.

37:134  We saved him and all of his family

37:135  except an old woman who stayed behind.

37:136  Then We destroyed the others.

37:137  You pass them by morning

37:138  and night, so will you not use your reason?

37:139  Jonah was one of the messengers.

37:140  He ran away to a loaded ship,

37:141  but they cast lots, and he lost,

37:142  [so they threw him into the sea], and a wale gulped him, for He was blameworthy.

37:143  And had he not been one of those who glorify God’s limitless glory

37:144  he would have remained inside its belly until the Day they are resurrected.

37:145  But We cast him, ill, on an open shore,

37:146  and We made a gourd vine to grow over him

37:147  and We sent him to a hundred thousand people or more.

37:148  They believed, so We let them enjoy their life.

37:149  So [Prophet] inquire [of the idolaters], "Why do they think their Lord has daughters while they have sons”?

37:150  Or, maybe they witnessed the creation of the angels as females?"

37:151  No indeed, It is out of their [invented] falsehood that they say

37:152  "God has begotten," and they are liars.

37:153  Has He chosen daughters over sons?

37:154  What is [wrong] with you? How do you reach your judgments?

37:155  Will you not be reminded [of the warning against such thinking]?

37:156  Or do you have a clear authority [for what you allege]?

37:157  Then, produce your Book if you are truthful.

37:158  They also claimed a lineage between Him and the jinns, but the jinns know that they will be brought before Him for [judgment].

37:159  May God be exalted in His glory above all they describe

37:160  except for God’s devout worshipers [who don't make such claims].

37:161  So you [who deny the truth] and whatever you worship,

37:162  cannot tempt [anyone] away from Him

37:163  except for him who will burn in Hell.

37:164  [All of God’s creations will say], "Among us, too, there is none but has a known place.

37:165  We are ranged in ranks

37:166  and we are those who glorify God."

37:167  The unbelievers used to say

37:168  "If only we had a message from those who lived before us,

37:169  we would have been faithful worshipers of God."

37:170  But they rejected the message, so they will soon realize [the consequences].

37:171  Our word has already been given to Our worshiping Messengers

37:172  [that] they would indeed be victorious

37:173  and [that] Our soldiers will be those who overcome.

37:174  So [Prophet], leave them for a time.

37:175  And watch them, for they will soon see.

37:176  Do they really want to hasten Our punishment?

37:177  When it descends on them, how terrible will that morning be for those who were warned?

37:178  Leave them for a time

37:179  and watch them, for they will soon see.

37:180  May your Lord, the Lord of Reverance, be exalted in His glory above all they describe.

37:181  And Peace be on the Messengers,

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