[[1,"By those ˹angels˺ lined up in ranks,"],[2,"and those who diligently drive ˹the clouds˺,"],[3,"and those who recite the Reminder!"],[4,"Surely your God is One!"],[5,"˹He is˺ the Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything in between, and the Lord of all points of sunrise."],[6,"Indeed, We have adorned the lowest heaven with the stars for decoration"],[7,"and ˹for˺ protection from every rebellious devil."],[8,"They cannot listen to the highest assembly ˹of angels˺ for they are pelted from every side,"],[9,"˹fiercely˺ driven away. And they will suffer an everlasting torment."],[10,"But whoever manages to stealthily eavesdrop is ˹instantly˺ pursued by a piercing flare."],[11,"So ask them ˹O Prophet˺, which is harder to create: them or other marvels of Our creation? Indeed, We created them from a sticky clay."],[12,"In fact, you are astonished ˹by their denial˺, while they ridicule ˹you˺."],[13,"When they are reminded, they are never mindful."],[14,"And whenever they see a sign, they make fun of it,"],[15,"saying, “This is nothing but pure magic."],[16,"When we are dead and reduced to dust and bones, will we really be resurrected?"],[17,"And our forefathers as well?”"],[18,"Say, “Yes! And you will be fully humbled.”"],[19,"It will only take one Blast, then at once they will see ˹it all˺."],[20,"They will cry, “Oh, woe to us! This is the Day of Judgment!”"],[21,"˹They will be told,˺ “This is the Day of ˹Final˺ Decision which you used to deny.”"],[22,"˹Allah will say to the angels,˺ “Gather ˹all˺ the wrongdoers along with their peers, and whatever they used to worship"],[23,"instead of Allah, then lead them ˹all˺ to the path of Hell."],[24,"And detain them, for they must be questioned.”"],[25,"˹Then they will be asked,˺ “What is the matter with you that you can no longer help each other?”"],[26,"In fact, on that Day they will be ˹fully˺ submissive."],[27,"They will turn on each other, throwing blame."],[28,"The misled will say, “It was you who deluded us away from what is right.”"],[29,"The misleaders will reply, “No! You disbelieved on your own."],[30,"We had no authority over you. In fact, you yourselves were a transgressing people."],[31,"The decree of our Lord has come to pass against us ˹all˺: we will certainly taste ˹the punishment˺."],[32,"We caused you to deviate, for we ourselves were deviant.”"],[33,"Surely on that Day they will ˹all˺ share in the punishment."],[34,"That is certainly how We deal with the wicked."],[35,"For whenever it was said to them ˹in the world˺, “There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Allah,” they acted arrogantly"],[36,"and argued, “Should we really abandon our gods for a mad poet?”"],[37,"In fact, he came with the truth, confirming ˹earlier˺ messengers."],[38,"You will certainly taste the painful torment,"],[39,"and will only be rewarded for what you used to do."],[40,"But not the chosen servants of Allah."],[41,"They will have a known provision:"],[42,"fruits ˹of every type˺. And they will be honoured"],[43,"in the Gardens of Bliss,"],[44,"facing each other on thrones."],[45,"A drink ˹of pure wine˺ will be passed around to them from a flowing stream:"],[46,"crystal-white, delicious to drink."],[47,"It will neither harm ˹them˺, nor will they be intoxicated by it."],[48,"And with them will be maidens of modest gaze and gorgeous eyes,"],[49,"as if they were pristine pearls. "],[50,"Then they will turn to one another inquisitively."],[51,"One of them will say, “I once had a companion ˹in the world˺"],[52,"who used to ask ˹me˺, ‘Do you actually believe ˹in resurrection˺?"],[53,"When we are dead and reduced to dust and bones, will we really be brought to judgment?’”"],[54,"He will ˹then˺ ask, “Would you care to see ˹his fate˺?”"],[55,"Then he ˹and the others˺ will look and spot him in the midst of the Hellfire."],[56,"He will ˹then˺ say, “By Allah! You nearly ruined me."],[57,"Had it not been for the grace of my Lord, I ˹too˺ would have certainly been among those brought ˹to Hell˺.”"],[58,"˹Then he will ask his fellow believers,˺ “Can you imagine that we will never die,"],[59,"except our first death, nor be punished ˹like the others˺?”"],[60,"This is truly the ultimate triumph."],[61,"For such ˹honour˺ all should strive."],[62,"Is this ˹bliss˺ a better accommodation or the tree of Zaqqûm?"],[63,"We have surely made it a test for the wrongdoers."],[64,"Indeed, it is a tree that grows in the depths of Hell,"],[65,"bearing fruit like devils’ heads."],[66,"The evildoers will certainly ˹be left to˺ eat from it, filling up their bellies with it."],[67,"Then on top of that they will be given a blend of boiling drink."],[68,"Then they will ultimately return to ˹their place in˺ Hell."],[69,"Indeed, they found their forefathers astray,"],[70,"so they rushed in their footsteps!"],[71,"And surely most of the earlier generations had strayed before them,"],[72,"although We had certainly sent warners among them."],[73,"See then what was the end of those who had been warned."],[74,"But not the chosen servants of Allah."],[75,"Indeed, Noah cried out to Us, and how excellent are We in responding!"],[76,"We delivered him and his family from the great distress,"],[77,"and made his descendants the sole survivors."],[78,"And We blessed him ˹with honourable mention˺ among later generations:"],[79,"“Peace be upon Noah among all peoples.”"],[80,"Indeed, this is how We reward the good-doers."],[81,"˹For˺ he was truly one of Our faithful servants."],[82,"Then We drowned the others."],[83,"And indeed, one of those who followed his way was Abraham."],[84,"˹Remember˺ when he came to his Lord with a pure heart,"],[85,"and said to his father and his people, “What are you worshipping?"],[86,"Is it false gods that you desire instead of Allah?"],[87,"What then do you expect from the Lord of all worlds?”"],[88,"He later looked up to the stars ˹in contemplation˺,"],[89,"then said, “I am really sick.”"],[90,"So they turned their backs on him and went away."],[91,"Then he ˹stealthily˺ advanced towards their gods, and said ˹mockingly˺, “Will you not eat ˹your offerings˺?"],[92,"What is wrong with you that you cannot speak?”"],[93,"Then he swiftly turned on them, striking ˹them˺ with his right hand."],[94,"Later, his people came rushing towards him ˹furiously˺."],[95,"He argued, “How can you worship what you carve ˹with your own hands˺,"],[96,"when it is Allah Who created you and whatever you do?”"],[97,"They said ˹to one another˺, “Build him a furnace and cast him into the blazing fire.”"],[98,"And so they sought to harm him, but We made them inferior."],[99,"He later said, “I am leaving ˹in obedience˺ to my Lord. He will guide me."],[100,"My Lord! Bless me with righteous offspring.”"],[101,"So We gave him good news of a forbearing son."],[102,"Then when the boy reached the age to work with him, Abraham said, “O my dear son! I have seen in a dream that I ˹must˺ sacrifice you. So tell me what you think.” He replied, “O my dear father! Do as you are commanded. Allah willing, you will find me steadfast.”"],[103,"Then when they submitted ˹to Allah’s Will˺, and Abraham laid him on the side of his forehead ˹for sacrifice˺,"],[104,"We called out to him, “O Abraham!"],[105,"You have already fulfilled the vision.” Indeed, this is how We reward the good-doers."],[106,"That was truly a revealing test."],[107,"And We ransomed his son with a great sacrifice,"],[108,"and blessed Abraham ˹with honourable mention˺ among later generations:"],[109,"“Peace be upon Abraham.”"],[110,"This is how We reward the good-doers."],[111,"He was truly one of Our faithful servants."],[112,"We ˹later˺ gave him good news of Isaac—a prophet, and one of the righteous."],[113,"We blessed him and Isaac as well. Some of their descendants did good, while others clearly wronged themselves."],[114,"And We certainly showed favour to Moses and Aaron,"],[115,"and delivered them and their people from the great distress."],[116,"We helped them so it was they who prevailed."],[117,"We gave them the clear Scripture,"],[118,"and guided them to the Straight Path."],[119,"And We blessed them ˹with honourable mention˺ among later generations:"],[120,"“Peace be upon Moses and Aaron.”"],[121,"Indeed, this is how We reward the good-doers."],[122,"They were truly ˹two˺ of Our faithful servants."],[123,"And Elias was indeed one of the messengers."],[124,"˹Remember˺ when he said to his people, “Will you not fear ˹Allah˺?"],[125,"Do you call upon ˹the idol of˺ Ba’l and abandon the Best of Creators—"],[126,"Allah, your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers?”"],[127,"But they rejected him, so they will certainly be brought ˹for punishment˺."],[128,"But not the chosen servants of Allah."],[129,"We blessed him ˹with honourable mention˺ among later generations:"],[130,"“Peace be upon Elias.”"],[131,"Indeed, this is how We reward the good-doers."],[132,"He was truly one of Our faithful servants."],[133,"And Lot was indeed one of the messengers."],[134,"˹Remember˺ when We delivered him and all of his family,"],[135,"except an old woman, who was one of the doomed."],[136,"Then We ˹utterly˺ destroyed the rest."],[137,"You ˹Meccans˺ certainly pass by their ruins day"],[138,"and night. Will you not then understand?"],[139,"And Jonah was indeed one of the messengers."],[140,"˹Remember˺ when he fled to the overloaded ship."],[141,"Then ˹to save it from sinking,˺ he drew straws ˹with other passengers˺. He lost ˹and was thrown overboard˺."],[142,"Then the whale engulfed him while he was blameworthy."],[143,"Had he not ˹constantly˺ glorified ˹Allah˺,"],[144,"he would have certainly remained in its belly until the Day of Resurrection."],[145,"But We cast him onto the open ˹shore˺, ˹totally˺ worn out,"],[146,"and caused a squash plant to grow over him."],[147,"We ˹later˺ sent him ˹back˺ to ˹his city of˺ at least one hundred thousand people,"],[148,"who then believed ˹in him˺, so We allowed them enjoyment for a while."],[149,"Ask them ˹O Prophet˺ if your Lord has daughters, while the pagans ˹prefer to˺ have sons."],[150,"Or ˹ask them˺ if We created the angels as females right before their eyes."],[151,"Indeed, it is one of their ˹outrageous˺ fabrications to say,"],[152,"“Allah has children.” They are simply liars."],[153,"Has He chosen daughters over sons?"],[154,"What is the matter with you? How do you judge?"],[155,"Will you not then be mindful?"],[156,"Or do you have ˹any˺ compelling proof?"],[157,"Then bring ˹us˺ your scripture, if what you say is true!"],[158,"They have also established a ˹marital˺ relationship between Him and the jinn. Yet the jinn ˹themselves˺ know well that such people will certainly be brought ˹for punishment˺."],[159,"Glorified is Allah far above what they claim!"],[160,"But not the chosen servants of Allah."],[161,"Surely you ˹pagans˺ and whatever ˹idols˺ you worship"],[162,"can never lure ˹anyone˺ away from Him"],[163,"except those ˹destined˺ to burn in Hell."],[164,"˹The angels respond,˺ “There is not one of us without an assigned station ˹of worship˺."],[165,"We are indeed the ones lined up in ranks ˹for Allah˺."],[166,"And we are indeed the ones ˹constantly˺ glorifying ˹His praise˺.”"],[167,"They certainly used to say,"],[168,"“If only we had a Reminder like ˹those of˺ earlier peoples,"],[169,"we would have truly been Allah’s devoted servants.”"],[170,"But ˹now˺ they reject it, so they will soon know."],[171,"Our Word has already gone forth to Our servants, the messengers,"],[172,"that they would surely be helped,"],[173,"and that Our forces will certainly prevail."],[174,"So turn away from the deniers for a while ˹O Prophet˺."],[175,"You will see ˹what will happen to˺ them, and they too will see!"],[176,"Do they ˹really˺ wish to hasten Our punishment?"],[177,"Yet when it descends upon them: how evil will that morning be for those who had been warned!"],[178,"And turn away from them for a while."],[179,"You will see, and they too will see!"],[180,"Glorified is your Lord—the Lord of Honour and Power—above what they claim!"],[181,"Peace be upon the messengers."],[182,"And praise be to Allah—Lord of all worlds."]]