In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Nay, I swear by this city * 1
And thou art an indweller of this city * 2
And the begetter and that which he begat * 3
We verily have created man in an atmosphere * 4
Thinketh he that none hath power over him? * 5
And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth * 6
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him? * 7
Did We not assign unto him two eyes * 8
And a tongue and two lips * 9
And guide him to the parting of the mountain ways? * 10
But he hath not attempted the Ascent * 11
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Ascent is * 12
(It is) to free a slave * 13
And to feed in the day of hunger * 14
An orphan near of kin * 15
Or some poor wretch in misery * 16
And to be of those who believe and exhort one another to perseverance and export one another to pity * 17
Their place will be on the right hand * 18
But those who disbelieve Our revelations, their place will be on the left hand * 19
Fire will be an awning over them * 20
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the sun and his brightness * 1
And the moon when she followeth him * 2
And the day when it revealeth him * 3
And the night when it enshroudeth him * 4
And the heaven and Him who built it * 5
And the earth and Him who spread it * 6
And a soul and Him who perfected it * 7
And inspired it (with conscience of) what is wrong for it and (what is) right for it * 8
He is indeed successful who causeth it to grow * 9
And he is indeed a failure who stunteth it * 10
(The tribe of) Thamud denied (the truth) in their rebellious pride * 11
When the basest of them broke forth * 12
And the messenger of Allah said: It is the she camel of Allah, so let her drink * 13
But they denied him, and they hamstrung her, so Allah doomed them for their sin and razed (their dwellings) * 14
He dreadeth not the sequel (of events) * 15
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the night enshrouding * 1
And the day resplendent * 2
And Him Who hath created male and female * 3
Lo! your effort is dispersed (toward divers ends) * 4
As for him who giveth and is dutiful (toward Allah) * 5
And believeth in goodness * 6
Surely We will ease his way unto the state of ease * 7
But as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent * 8
And disbelieveth in goodness * 9
Surely We will ease his way unto adversity * 10
His riches will not save him when he perisheth * 11
Lo! Ours it is (to give) the guidance * 12
And lo! unto Us belong the latter portion and the former * 13
Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire * 14
Which only the most wretched must endure * 15
He who denieth and turneth away * 16
Far removed from it will be the righteous * 17
Who giveth his wealth that he may grow (in goodness) * 18
And none hath with him any favor for reward * 19
Except as seeking (to fulfil) the purpose of his Lord Most High * 20
He verily will be content * 21
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the morning hours * 1
And by the night when it is stillest * 2
Thy Lord hath not forsaken thee nor doth He hate thee * 3
And verily the latter portion will be better for thee than the former * 4
And verily thy Lord will give unto thee so that thou wilt be content * 5
Did He not find thee an orphan and protect (thee)? * 6
Did He not find thee wandering and direct (thee)? * 7
Did He not find thee destitute and enrich (thee)? * 8
Therefor the orphan oppress not * 9
Therefor the beggar drive not away * 10
Therefor of the bounty of thy Lord be thy discourse * 11
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Have We not caused thy bosom to dilate * 1
And eased thee of the burden * 2
Which weighed down thy back * 3
And exalted thy fame? * 4
But lo! with hardship goeth ease * 5
Lo! with hardship goeth ease * 6
So when thou art relieved, still toil * 7
And strive to please thy Lord * 8
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the fig and the olive * 1
By Mount Sinai * 2
And by this land made safe * 3
Surely We created man of the best stature * 4
Then We reduced him to the lowest of the low * 5
Save those who believe and do good works, and theirs is a reward unfailing * 6
So who henceforth will give the lie to thee about the judgment? * 7
Is not Allah the most conclusive of all judges? * 8
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Read: In the name of thy Lord who createth * 1
Createth man from a clot * 2
Read: And thy Lord is the Most Bounteous * 3
Who teacheth by the pen * 4
Teacheth man that which be knew not * 5
Nay, but verily man is rebellious * 6
That he thinketh himself independent * 7
Lo! unto thy Lord is the return * 8
Hast thou seen him who dissuadeth * 9
A slave when he prayeth? * 10
Hast thou seen if he (relieth) on the guidance (of Allah) * 11
Or enjoineth piety? * 12
Hast thou seen if he denieth (Allah's guidance) and is froward? * 13
Is he then unaware that Allah seeth? * 14
Nay, but if he cease not. We will seize him by the forelock * 15
The lying, sinful forelock * 16
Then let him call upon his henchmen * 17
We will call the guards of hell * 18
Nay! Obey not thou him. But prostrate thyself, and draw near (unto Allah) * 19
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Lo! We revealed it on the Night of Power * 1
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Night of Power is * 2
The Night of Power is better than a thousand months * 3
The angels and the Spirit descend therein, by the permission of their Lord, with all decrees * 4
That night is) Peace until the rising of the dawn * 5)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Those who disbelieve among the People of the Scripture and the idolaters could not have left off (erring) till the clear proof came unto them * 1
A messenger from Allah, reading purified pages * 2
Containing correct scriptures * 3
Nor were the People of the Scripture divided until after the clear proof came unto them * 4
And they are ordered naught else than to serve Allah, keeping religion pure for Him, as men by nature upright, and to establish worship and to pay the poor due. That is true religion * 5
Lo! those who disbelieve, among the People of the Scripture and the idolaters, will abide in fire of hell. They are the worst of created beings * 6
And lo! those who believe and do good works are the best of created beings * 7
Their reward is with their Lord: Gardens of Eden underneath which rivers flow, wherein they dwell for ever. Allah hath pleasure in them and they have pleasure in Him. This is (in store) for him who feareth his Lord * 8
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
When Earth is shaken with her (final) earthquake * 1
And Earth yieldeth up her burdens * 2
And man saith: What aileth her * 3
That day she will relate her chronicles * 4
Because thy Lord inspireth her * 5
That day mankind will issue forth in scattered groups to be shown their deeds * 6
And whoso doeth good an atom's weight will see it then * 7
And whoso doeth ill an atom's weight will see it then * 8
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the snorting coursers * 1
Striking sparks of fire * 2
And scouring to the raid at dawn * 3
Then, therewith, with their trail of dust * 4
Cleaving, as one, the center of the foe * 5
Lo! man is an ingrate unto his Lord * 6
And lo! he is a witness unto that * 7
And lo! in the love of wealth he is violent * 8
Knoweth he not that, when the contents of the graves are poured forth * 9
And the secrets of the breasts are made known * 10
On that day will their Lord be perfectly informed concerning them * 11
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
The Calamity * 1
What is the Calamity * 2
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the calamity is * 3
A day wherein mankind will be as thickly scattered moths * 4
And the mountains will become as carded wool * 5
Then, as for him whose scales are heavy with good works * 6
He will live a pleasant life * 7
But as for him whose scales are light * 8
The Bereft and Hungry One will be his mother * 9
Ah, what will convey unto thee what she is * 10
Raging fire * 11
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Rivalry in worldly increase distracteth you * 1
Until ye come to the graves * 2
Nay, but ye will come to know * 3
Nay, but ye will come to know * 4
Nay, would that ye knew (now) with a sure knowledge * 5
For ye will behold hell fire * 6
Aye, ye will behold it with sure vision * 7
Then, on that day, ye will be asked concerning pleasure * 8
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the declining day * 1
Lo! man is in a state of loss * 2
Save those who believe and do good works, and exhort one another to truth and exhort one another to endurance * 3
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Woe unto every slandering traducer * 1
Who hath gathered wealth (of this world) and arranged it * 2
He thinketh that his wealth will render him immortal * 3
Nay, but verily he will be flung to the Consuming One * 4
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Consuming One is * 5
It is the fire of Allah, kindled * 6
Which leapeth up over the hearts of men * 7
Lo! it is closed in on them * 8
In outstretched columns * 9
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Hast thou not seen how thy Lord dealt with the owners of the Elephant ? * 1
Did He not bring their stratagem to naught * 2
And send against them swarms of flying creatures * 3
Which pelted them with stones of baked clay * 4
And made them like green crops devoured by cattle ? * 5
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
For the taming of Qureysh * 1
For their taming (We cause) the caravans to set forth in winter and summer * 2
So let them worship the Lord of this House * 3
Who hath fed them against hunger and hath made them safe from fear * 4
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Hast thou observed him who belieth religion ? * 1
That is he who repelleth the orphan * 2
And urgeth not the feeding of the needy * 3
Ah, woe unto worshippers * 4
Who are heedless of their prayer * 5
Who would be seen at worship * 6
Yet refuse small kindnesses * 7
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Lo! We have given thee Abundance * 1
So pray unto thy Lord, and sacrifice * 2
Lo! It is thy insulter (and not thou) who is without posterity * 3
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Say: O disbelievers * 1
I worship not that which ye worship * 2
Nor worship ye that which I worship * 3
And I shall not worship that which ye worship * 4
Nor will ye worship that which I worship * 5
Unto you your religion, and unto me my religion * 6
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
When Allah's succor and the triumph cometh * 1
And thou seest mankind entering the religion of Allah in troops * 2
Then hymn the praises of thy Lord, and seek forgiveness of Him . Lo! He is ever ready to show mercy * 3
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
The power of Abu Lahab will perish, and he will perish * 1
His wealth and gains will not exempt him * 2
He will be plunged in flaming fire * 3
And his wife, the wood carrier * 4
Will have upon her neck a halter of palm fibre * 5
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Say: He is Allah, the One * 1
Allah, the eternally Besought of all * 2
He begetteth not nor was begotten * 3
And there is noone comparable unto Him * 4
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of Daybreak * 1
From the evil of that which He created * 2
From the evil of the darkness when it is intense * 3
And from the evil of malignant witchcraft * 4
And from the evil of the envier when he envieth * 5
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind * 1
The King of mankind * 2
The God of mankind * 3
From the evil of the sneaking whisperer * 4
Who whispereth in the hearts of mankind * 5
Of the jinn and of mankind * 6
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful * 1
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds * 2
The Beneficent, the Merciful * 3
Owner of the Day of Judgment * 4
Thee (alone) we worship; Thee alone we ask for help * 5
Show us the straight path * 6
The path of those whom Thou hast favored; Not (the path) of those who earn Thine anger nor of those who astray * 7