39:1  This Book is a divine revelation from God, the Almighty, the Wise.

39:2  We revealed to you the Book of Truth. Therefore, worship God, dedicating your religion to Him alone.

39:3  Isn’t exclusive devotion due to God? Those who take protectors besides Him say, “We worship them only to bring us closer to God.” God will judge their differences. God doesn’t guide the lying disbeliever.

39:4  If God had intended to take a child, He could’ve chosen anyone He wished from His creation. Glory be to Him! He is God, the One, the Overpowering.

39:5  He created the heavens and the earth with purpose. He wraps the night over the day, and He wraps the day over the night. He subjected the sun and the moon, each running for a predetermined period. He is the Almighty, the Forgiving.

39:6  He created you from a single being. Then, from it, He formed its mate. He sent down eight pairs of livestock for you. He formed you within your mothers’ wombs in successive stages, within a triple darkness. Such is God, your Lord; His is the sovereignty. There is no god but Him, so why do you deviate?

39:7  If you are ungrateful, God doesn’t need you. Yet, He doesn’t approve of ingratitude from His beings. If you are grateful, He is pleased with you. No bearer of burdens can bear the burdens of another. Ultimately, your return is to your Lord, who will inform you of everything you did. He knows the secrets within the hearts.

39:8  When adversity befalls a person, he earnestly prays to his Lord. Yet, when He bestows a favor upon him from Himself, he forgets his previous appeal, attributing rivals to God, leading others astray from His path. Say, “Enjoy your denial for a little while; you are among the inmates of the Fire.”

39:9  Can he who worships devoutly in the watches of the night, prostrating himself and standing in prayer, fearing the Hereafter and hoping for the mercy of his Lord, be like the one who does not? Say, “Could those who know be equal to those who don’t know?” Only those endowed with understanding will take heed.

39:10  Tell My faithful servants always to be mindful of their Lord. For those who do good in this world, there is goodness. God’s earth is vast, and the patient will be given their rewards without account.

39:11  Say, “I am commanded to worship God, dedicating my faith entirely to Him.

39:12  And I am also commanded to be the first of the Submitters.”

39:13  Say, “I fear the punishment of a formidable Day should I disobey my Lord.”

39:14  Say, “I worship God, dedicating my religion purely to Him.”

39:15  “So, worship whatever you besides besides Him.” Say, “The losers are those who lose themselves and their families on Resurrection Day.” Most certainly, that’s the most significant loss.

39:16  Upon them are layers of fire, and beneath them are layers. This is how God instills fear into His beings. “O My beings, be mindful of Me.”

39:17  Glad tidings await those who shun idolatry and turn to God. So, give good news to My servants.

39:18  Those who listen to the word and follow the best of it are the ones whom God has guided, and they are the ones blessed with discernment.

39:19  As for those who deserve the punishment, can you rescue those in the Fire?

39:20  Yet, those who revere their Lord will have chambers, constructed one above another, beneath which rivers flow. This is the promise of God, God does not fail in His promise.

39:21  Don’t you see how God sends down water from the sky, seeping into the earth to form springs? Through them, He produces a diverse array of colorful plants. Then they wither, and you see them turn yellow, before He reduces them to chaff. In that is a reminder for those who have understanding.

39:22  Consider the one whose heart God has opened to Submission, thus receiving enlightenment from his Lord. Woe to those whose hearts have hardened against God’s remembrance—these have strayed far.

39:23  God revealed the most excellent message: a book consistent in its teachings, offering repeated reinforcement and serving as a reminder. The skins of those who revere their Lord shiver due to it. Then, their skins and hearts soften to God’s remembrance. This is God’s guidance, through which He guides whom He wills. But he whom God leaves to stray has no guide.

39:24  What about the person who shields his face from the terrible suffering on Resurrection Day? To the evildoers, it will be said, “Taste what you’ve earned.”

39:25  Those before them also denied, so the punishment befell them from where they were unaware.

39:26  Thus, God made them taste disgrace in this worldly life, but the punishment of the Hereafter is indeed greater—if only they knew.

39:27  In this Quran, We present various parables for people to ponder.

39:28  A Quran in Arabic, without any discrepancy, so they may become cautious.

39:29  God puts forth the example of a man in which there are quarreling partners, and a man peaceably to one man. Can they be considered equal? Praise be to God! Yet, most of them don’t understand.

39:30  You will surely die, and they, too, will die.

39:31  Then, on Resurrection Day, you will argue before your Lord.

39:32  Who could be more unjust than the one who fabricates lies about God and denies the truth when it reaches him? Isn’t there a dwelling in Hell for the unbelievers?

39:33  Yet, those who brought the truth and believed in it—these are the righteous ones.

39:34  They will have whatsoever they desire in the presence of their Lord. That’s the reward of the good-doers.

39:35  God will absolve them of their worst deeds, and He will reward them according to their best deeds.

39:36  Isn’t God sufficient for His servant? They threaten you with those other than Him. Whomever God allows to stray has no guide.

39:37  And whomever God guides—there is none to lead him astray. Isn’t God the Almighty Avenger?

39:38  If you were to ask them, “Who created the heavens and the earth?” They would surely answer, “God.” Then, ask, “Did you consider those you call upon besides God? If God intends harm for me, can they remove His harm? Or if He intends mercy for me, can they withhold His mercy?” Say, “God suffices me; in Him trust those who put their trust.”

39:39  Say, “O my people, continue doing whatever you are doing, just as I am. You will soon come to know.

39:40  To whom a punishment comes that disgraces him, on whom an enduring torment descends.”

39:41  We revealed to you the Scripture for mankind with truth. Whoever follows guidance does so for his good, and whoever goes astray does so to his own loss. You are not responsible for them.

39:42  God takes the souls at the time of their death and those that haven’t died in their sleep. He retains those for whom death was decreed, and He sends the others back until their appointed time. In this are signs for those who reflect.

39:43  Did they take intercessors to mediate between them and God? Say, “Even if they possess neither power nor understanding?”

39:44  Say, “All intercession belongs exclusively to God. His is the dominion over the heavens and the earth. To Him, you will be returned.”

39:45  When God, the One is mentioned, the hearts of those who disbelieve in the Hereafter shrink with distaste. Yet, when those other than Him are mentioned, they are filled with joy.

39:46  Say: “O God, Originator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, You will arbitrate among Your servants regarding their disputes.”

39:47  If the wrongdoers possessed everything on earth, and twice as much, they would surely offer it to ransom themselves from the horrific punishment on Resurrection Day. And from God, will appear to them, what they never anticipated.

39:48  Their evil deeds will be exposed before them, and they will be trapped by the things they once mocked.

39:49  When adversity touches a person, he implores Us. But when We bestow a favor upon him, he says, “I acquired this through my knowledge and skill.” However, it’s a test, yet most fail to understand.

39:50  Those who preceded them said the same, but their ill-gotten gains availed them not.

39:51  The repercussions of their evil deeds overwhelmed them, and the wrongdoers of this era will also face the consequences of their actions, from which they can’t escape.

39:52  Don’t they realize that God expands the provision for whom He wills and restricts it as well? In this are signs for people of faith.

39:53  Say, “O my servants who have transgressed against yourselves: Don’t despair of God’s mercy, for God forgives all sins. He is the Merciful, the Forgiving.”

39:54  Return with wholehearted repentance to your Lord, and submit yourselves completely to Him, before the suffering befalls you, after which you won’t be helped.

39:55  Adhere to the best of what was revealed to you from your Lord, before the punishment engulfs you unexpectedly.

39:56  Lest a soul should lament, “Alas, I have neglected my duty towards God and was among the mockers.”

39:57  Or it may say, “Had God guided me, I would’ve been among the righteous.”

39:58  Or, it may say when it sees the penalty: “If only I had another chance, I would be among those who do good.”

39:59  But, indeed, My signs came to you, but you denied them, were arrogant, and became a disbeliever.

39:60  On the Day of Resurrection, you will see those who told lies about God, their faces blackened. Isn’t Hell a suitable dwelling for the arrogant?

39:61  God will deliver the righteous to their destined haven—no harm will touch them, nor will they grieve.

39:62  God is the Creator of everything, and He is the disposer of all things.

39:63  To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth. Those who deny God’s verses are the losers.

39:64  Say, “Do you instruct me to worship someone other than God, O ignorant people?”

39:65  It was revealed to you and those before you that if you associate, your deeds will be nullified, and you will be among the losers.

39:66  Rather, worship God alone, and be among the thankful.

39:67  They can’t grasp the full extent of God’s greatness. The entire earth will be His handful on the Day of Resurrection, and the heavens will be folded in His right hand. Glorified is He, and High above what they associate with Him.

39:68  The Trumpet will be blown, and whoever is in the heavens and in the earth will be struck with terror, except those whom God chooses to spare. Then, it will be blown again, and they will stand up, watching.

39:69  And the earth will shine with the light of its Lord, and the Record will be placed. The prophets and witnesses will be brought forward, judgment will be passed among them in truth, and they won’t be wronged.

39:70  And every soul will be fully recompensed for what it did. He knows best what they do.

39:71  The unbelievers will be herded in droves towards Hell. When they reach it, its gates will be opened, and its keepers will ask them, “Didn’t there come to you messengers from among you, conveying your Lord’s verses and warning you of this Day?” They will reply, “Yes,” but the word of punishment has been realized against the unbelievers.

39:72  They will be told, “Enter the gates of Hell, to dwell therein forever.” How terrible is the residence of the arrogant!

39:73  Those who revered their Lord will be led in droves towards Paradise. When they near it, its gates will be opened, and its keepers will greet them, “Peace be upon you, you’ve been good; so enter here, to reside eternally.”

39:74  They will say, “Thanks be to God, who fulfilled His promise to us and made us inherit this land, allowing us to settle in Paradise wherever we wish. How splendid is the reward of the workers.”

39:75  You will see the angels surrounding the Throne, glorifying their Lord with praises. And it was judged between them in truth, and it will be said, “All praise be to God, the Lord of the universes.”