| Surah 11
- The Holy Prophet |
In the name of
Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
[11.1] Alif
Lam Ra (This is) a Book, whose
verses are made decisive, then are
they made plain, from the Wise,
All-aware:
[11.2] That you shall not
serve (any) but Allah; surely I am a
warner for you from Him and a giver
of good news,
[11.3] And you that ask
forgiveness of your Lord, then turn
to Him; He will provide you with a
goodly provision to an appointed
term and bestow His grace on every
one endowed with grace, and if you
turn back, then surely I fear for
you the chastisement of a great day.
[11.4] To Allah is your
return, and He has power over all
things.
[11.5] Now surely they fold
up their breasts that they may
conceal (their enmity) from Him; now
surely, when they use their garments
as a covering, He knows what they
conceal and what they make public;
surely He knows what is in the
breasts.
[11.6] And there is no animal
in the earth but on Allah is the
sustenance of it, and He knows its
resting place and its depository all
(things) are in a manifest book.
[11.7] And He it is Who
created the heavens and the earth in
six periods-- and His dominion
(extends) on the water-- that He
might manifest to you, which of you
is best in action, and if you say,
surely you shall be raised up after
death, those who disbelieve would
certainly say: This is nothing but
clear magic.
[11.8] And if We hold back
from them the punishment until a
stated period of time, they will
certainly say: What prevents it? Now
surely on the day when it will come
to them, it shall not be averted
from them and that which they
scoffed at shall beset them.
[11.9] And if We make man
taste mercy from Us, then take it
off from him, most surely he is
despairing, ungrateful.
[11.10] And if We make him
taste a favor after distress has
afflicted him, he will certainly
say: The evils are gone away from
me. Most surely he is exulting,
boasting;
[11.11] Except those who are
patient and do good, they shall have
forgiveness and a great reward.
[11.12] Then, it may be that
you will give up part of what is
revealed to you and your breast will
become straitened by it because they
say: Why has not a treasure been
sent down upon him or an angel come
with him? You are only a warner; and
Allah is custodian over all things.
[11.13] Or, do they say: He
has forged it. Say: Then bring ten
forged chapters like it and call
upon whom you can besides Allah, if
you are truthful.
[11.14] But if they do not
answer you, then know that it is
revealed by Allah's knowledge and
that there is no god but He; will
you then submit?
[11.15] Whoever desires this
world's life and its finery, We will
pay them in full their deeds
therein, and they shall not be made
to. suffer loss in respect of them.
[11.16] These are they for
whom there is nothing but fire in
the hereafter, and what they wrought
in it shall go for nothing, and vain
is what they do.
[11.17] Is he then who has
with him clear proof from his Lord,
and a witness from Him recites it
and before it (is) the Book of Musa,
a guide and a mercy? These believe
in it; and whoever of the
(different) parties disbelieves in
it, surely it is the truth from your
Lord, but most men do not believe.
[11.18] And who is more
unjust than he who forges a lie
against Allah? These shall be
brought before their Lord, and the
witnesses shall say: These are they
who lied against their Lord. Now
surely the curse of Allah is on the
unjust.
[11.19] Who turn away from
the path of Allah and desire to make
it crooked; and they are
disbelievers in the hereafter.
[11.20] These shall not
escape in the earth, nor shall they
have any guardians besides Allah;
the punishment shall be doubled for
them, they could not bear to hear
and they did not see.
[11.21] These are they who
have lost their souls, and what they
forged is gone from them.
[11.22] Truly in the
hereafter they are the greatest
losers.
[11.23] Surely (as to) those
who believe and do good and humble
themselves to their Lord, these are
the dwellers of the garden, in it
they will abide.
[11.24] The likeness of the
two parties is as the blind and the
deaf and the seeing and the hearing:
are they equal in condition? Will
you not then mind?
[11.25] And certainly We sent
Nuh to his people: Surely I am a
plain warner for you:
[11.26] That you shall not
serve any but Allah, surely I fear
for you the punishment of a painful
day.
[11.27] But the chiefs of
those who disbelieved from among his
people said: We do not consider you
but a mortal like ourselves, and we
do not see any have followed you but
those who are the meanest of us at
first thought and we do not see in
you any excellence over us; nay, we
deem you liars.
[11.28] He said: O my people!
tell me if I have with me clear
proof from my Lord, and He has
granted me mercy from Himself and it
has been made obscure to you; shall
we constrain you to (accept) it
while you are averse from it?
[11.29] And, O my people! I
ask you not for wealth in return for
it; my reward is only with Allah and
I am not going to drive away those
who believe; surely they shall meet
their Lord, but I consider you a
people who are ignorant:
[11.30] And, O my people! who
will help me against Allah if I
drive them away? Will you not then
mind?
[11.31] And I do not say to
you that I have the treasures of
Allah and I do not know the unseen,
nor do I say that I am an angel, nor
do I say about those whom your eyes
hold in mean estimation (that) Allah
will never grant them (any) good--
Allah knows best what is in their
souls-- for then most surely I
should be of the unjust.
[11.32] They said: O Nuh!
indeed you have disputed with us and
lengthened dispute with us,
therefore bring to us what you
threaten us with, if you are of the
truthful ones.
[11.33] He said: Allah only
will bring it to you if He please,
and you will not escape:
[11.34] And if I intend to
give you good advice, my advice will
not profit you if Allah intended
that He should leave you to go
astray; He is your Lord, and to Him
shall you be returned.
[11.35] Or do they say: He
has forged it? Say: If I have forged
it, on me is my guilt, and I am
clear of that of which you are
guilty.
[11.36] And it was revealed
to Nuh: That none of your people
will believe except those who have
already believed, therefore do not
grieve at what they do:
[11.37] And make the ark
before Our eyes and (according to)
Our revelation, and do not speak to
Me in respect of those who are
unjust; surely they shall be
drowned.
[11.38] And he began to make
the ark; and whenever the chiefs
from among his people passed by him
they laughed at him. He said: If you
laugh at us, surely we too laugh at
you as you laugh (at us).
[11.39] So shall you know who
it is on whom will come a
chastisement which will disgrace
him, and on whom will lasting
chastisement come down.
[11.40] Until when Our
command came and water came forth
from the valley, We said: Carry in
it two of all things, a pair, and
your own family-- except those
against whom the word has already
gone forth, and those who believe.
And there believed not with him but
a few.
[11.41] And he said: Embark
in it, in the name of Allah be its
sailing and its anchoring; most
surely my Lord is Forgiving,
Merciful.
[11.42] And it moved on with
them amid waves like mountains; and
Nuh called out to his son, and he
was aloof: O my son! embark with us
and be not with the unbelievers.
[11.43] He said: I will
betake myself for refuge to a
mountain that shall protect me from
the water. Nuh said: There is no
protector today from Allah's
punishment but He Who has mercy; and
a wave intervened between them, so
he was of the drowned.
[11.44] And it was said: O
earth, swallow down your water, and
O cloud, clear away; and the water
was made to abate and the affair was
decided, and the ark rested on the
Judi, and it was said: Away with the
unjust people.
[11.45] And Nuh cried out to
his Lord and said: My Lord! surely
my son is of my family, and Thy
promise is surely true, and Thou art
the most just of the judges.
[11.46] He said: O Nuh!
surely he is not of your family;
surely he is (the doer of) other
than good deeds, therefore ask not
of Me that of which you have no
knowledge; surely I admonish you
lest you may be of the ignorant
[11.47] He said: My Lord! I
seek refuge in Thee from asking Thee
that of which I have no knowledge;
and if Thou shouldst not forgive me
and have mercy on me, I should be of
the losers.
[11.48] It was said: O Nuh!
descend with peace from Us and
blessings on you and on the people
from among those who are with you,
and there shall be nations whom We
will afford provisions, then a
painful punishment from Us shall
afflict them.
[11.49] These are
announcements relating to the unseen
which We reveal to you, you did not
know them-- (neither) you nor your
people-- before this; therefore be
patient; surely the end is for those
who guard (against evil).
[11.50] And to Ad (We sent)
their brother Hud. He said: O my
people! serve Allah, you have no god
other than He; you are nothing but
forgers (of lies).
[11.51] O my people! I do not
ask of you any reward for it; my
reward is only with Him Who created
me; do you not then understand?
[11.52] And, O my people! ask
forgiveness of your Lord, then turn
to Him; He will send on you clouds
pouring down abundance of rain and
add strength to your strength, and
do not turn back guilty.
[11.53] They said: O Hud! you
have not brought to us any clear
argument and we are not going to
desert our gods for your word, and
we are not believers in you:
[11.54] We cannot say aught
but that some of our gods have
smitten you with evil. He said:
Surely I call Allah to witness, and
do you bear witness too, that I am
clear of what you associate (with
Allah).
[11.55] Besides Him,
therefore scheme against me all
together; then give me no respite:
[11.56] Surely I rely on
Allah, my Lord and your Lord; there
is no living creature but He holds
it by its forelock; surely my Lord
is on the right path.
[11.57] But if you turn back,
then indeed I have delivered to you
the message with which I have been
sent to you, and my Lord will bring
another people in your place, and
you cannot do Him any harm; surely
my Lord is the Preserver of all
things.
[11.58] And when Our decree
came to pass, We delivered Hud and
those who believed with him with
mercy from Us, and We delivered them
from a hard chastisement.
[11.59] And this was Ad; they
denied the communications of their
Lord, and disobeyed His apostles and
followed the bidding of every
insolent opposer (of truth).
[11.60] And they were
overtaken by curse in this world and
on the resurrection day; now surely
Ad disbelieved in their Lord; now
surely, away with Ad, the people of
Hud.
[11.61] And to Samood (We
sent) their brother Salih. He said:
O my people! serve Allah, you have
no god other than He; He brought you
into being from the earth, and made
you dwell in it, therefore ask
forgiveness of Him, then turn to
Him; surely my Lord is Nigh,
Answering.
[11.62] They said: O Salih!
surely you were one amongst us in
whom great expectations were placed
before this; do you (now) forbid us
from worshipping what our fathers
worshipped? And as to that which you
call us to, most surely we are in
disquieting doubt.
[11.63] He said: O my people!
tell me if I have clear proof from
my Lord and He has granted to me
mercy from Himself-- who will then
help me against Allah if I disobey
Him? Therefore you do not add to me
other than loss:
[11.64] And, O my people!
this will be (as) Allah's she-camel
for you, a sign; therefore leave her
to pasture on Allah's earth and do
not touch her with evil, for then a
near chastisement will overtake you.
[11.65] But they slew her, so
he said: Enjoy yourselves in your
abode for three days, that is a
promise not to be belied.
[11.66] So when Our decree
came to pass, We delivered Salih and
those who believed with him by mercy
from Us, and (We saved them) from
the disgrace of that day; surely
your Lord is the Strong, the Mighty.
[11.67] And the rumbling
overtook those who were unjust, so
they became motionless bodies in
their abodes,
[11.68] As though they had
never dwelt in them; now surely did
Samood disbelieve in their Lord; now
surely, away with Samood.
[11.69] And certainly Our
messengers came to Ibrahim with good
news. They said: Peace. Peace, said
he, and he made no delay in bringing
a roasted calf.
[11.70] But when he saw that
their hands were not extended
towards it, he deemed them strange
and conceived fear of them. . They
said: Fear not, surely we are sent
to Lut's people.
[11.71] And his wife was
standing (by), so she laughed, then
We gave her the good news of Ishaq
and after Ishaq of (a son's son)
Yaqoub.
[11.72] She said: O wonder!
shall I bear a son when I am an
extremely old woman and this my
husband an extremely old man? Most
surely this is a wonderful thing.
[11.73] They said: Do you
wonder at Allah's bidding? The mercy
of Allah and His blessings are on
you, O people of the house, surely
He is Praised, Glorious.
[11.74] So when fear had gone
away from Ibrahim and good news came
to him, he began to plead with Us
for Lut's people.
[11.75] Most surely Ibrahim
was forbearing, tender-hearted,
oft-returning (to Allah):
[11.76] O Ibrahim! leave off
this, surely the decree of your Lord
has come to pass, and surely there
must come to them a chastisement
that cannot be averted.
[11.77] And when Our
messengers came to Lut, he was
grieved for them, and he lacked
strength to protect them, and said:
This is a hard day.
[11.78] And his people came
to him, (as if) rushed on towards
him, and already they did evil
deeds. He said: O my people! these
are my daughters-- they are purer
for you, so guard against (the
punishment of) Allah and do not
disgrace me with regard to my
guests; is there not among you one
right-minded man?
[11.79] They said: Certainly
you know that we have no claim on
your daughters, and most surely you
know what we desire.
[11.80] He said: Ah! that I
had power to suppress you, rather I
shall have recourse to a strong
support.
[11.81] They said: O Lut! we
are the messengers of your Lord;
they shall by no means reach you; so
remove your followers in a part of
the night-- and let none of you turn
back-- except your wife, for surely
whatsoever befalls them shall befall
her; surely their appointed time is
the morning; is not the morning
nigh?
[11.82] So when Our decree
came to pass, We turned them upside
down and rained down upon them
stones, of what had been decreed,
one after another.
[11.83] Marked (for
punishment) with your Lord and it is
not far off from the unjust.
[11.84] And to Madyan (We
sent) their brother Shu'aib. He
said: O my people! serve Allah, you
have no god other than He, and do
not give short measure and weight:
surely I see you in prosperity and
surely I fear for you the punishment
of an all-encompassing day.
[11.85] And, O my people!
give full measure and weight fairly,
and defraud not men their things,
and do not act corruptly in the
land, making mischief:
[11.86] What remains with
Allah is better for you if you are
believers, and I am not a keeper
over you.
[11.87] They said: O Shu'aib!
does your prayer enjoin you that we
should forsake what our fathers
worshipped or that we should not do
what we please with regard to our
property? Forsooth you are the
forbearing, the right-directing one.
[11.88] He said: O my people!
have you considered if I have a
clear proof from my Lord and He has
given me a goodly sustenance from
Himself, and I do not desire that in
opposition to you I should betake
myself to that which I forbid you: I
desire nothing but reform so far as
I am able, and with none but Allah
is the direction of my affair to a
right issue; on Him do I rely and to
Him do I turn:
[11.89] And, O my people! let
not opposition to me make you guilty
so that there may befall you the
like of what befell the people of
Nuh, or the people of Hud, or the
people of Salih, nor are the people
of Lut far off from you;
[11.90] And ask forgiveness
of your Lord, then turn to Him;
surely my Lord is Merciful,
Loving-kind.
[11.91] They said: O Shu'aib!
we do not understand much of what
you say and most surely we see you
to be weak among us, and were it not
for your family we would surely
stone you, and you are not mighty
against us.
[11.92] He said: O my people!
is my family more esteemed by you
than Allah? And you neglect Him as a
thing cast behind your back; surely
my Lord encompasses what you do:
[11.93] And, O my people! act
according to your ability, I too am
acting; you will come to know soon
who it is on whom will light the
punishment that will disgrace him
and who it is that is a liar, and
watch, surely I too am watching with
you.
[11.94] And when Our decree
came to pass We delivered Shu'aib,
and those who believed with him by
mercy from Us, and the rumbling
overtook those who were unjust so
they became motionless bodies in
their abodes,
[11.95] As though they had
never dwelt in them; now surely
perdition overtook Madyan as had
perished Samood.
[11.96] And certainly We sent
Musa with Our communications and a
clear authority,
[11.97] To Firon and his
chiefs, but they followed the
bidding of Firon, and Firon's
bidding was not right-directing.
[11.98] He shall lead his
people on the resurrection day, and
bring them down to the fire; and
evil the place to which they are
brought.
[11.99] And they are
overtaken by curse in this (world),
and on the resurrection day, evil
the gift which shall be given.
[11.100] This is an account
of (the fate of) the towns which We
relate to you; of them are some that
stand and (others) mown down.
[11.101] And We did not do
them injustice, but they were unjust
to themselves, so their gods whom
they called upon besides Allah did
not avail them aught when the decree
of your Lord came to pass; and they
added but to their ruin.
[11.102] And such is the
punishment of your Lord when He
punishes the towns while they are
unjust; surely His punishment is
painful, severe.
[11.103] Most surely there is
a sign in this for him who fears the
chastisement of the hereafter; this
is a day on which the people shall
be gathered together and this is a
day that shall be witnessed.
[11.104] And We do not delay
it but to an appointed term.
[11.105] On the day when it
shall come, no soul shall speak
except with His permission, then
(some) of them shall be unhappy and
(others) happy.
[11.106] So as to those who
are unhappy, they shall be in the
fire; for them shall be sighing and
groaning in it:
[11.107] Abiding therein so
long as the heavens and the earth
endure, except as your Lord please;
surely your Lord is the mighty doer
of what He intends.
[11.108] And as to those who
are made happy, they shall be in the
garden, abiding in it as long as the
heavens and the earth endure, except
as your Lord please; a gift which
shall never be cut off.
[11.109] Therefore be not in
doubt as to what these worship; they
do not worship but as their fathers
worshipped before; and most surely
We will pay them back in full their
portion undiminished.
[11.110] And certainly We
gave the book to Musa, but it was
gone against; and had not a word
gone forth from your Lord, the
matter would surely have been
decided between them; and surely
they are in a disquieting doubt
about it.
[11.111] And your Lord will
most surely pay back to all their
deeds in full; surely He is aware of
what they do.
[11.112] Continue then in the
right way as you are commanded, as
also he who has turned (to Allah)
with you, and be not inordinate (O
men!), surely He sees what you do.
[11.113] And do not incline
to those who are unjust, lest the
fire touch you, and you have no
guardians besides Allah, then you
shall not be helped.
[11.114] And keep up prayer
in the two parts of the day and in
the first hours of the night; surely
good deeds take away evil deeds this
is a reminder to the mindful.
[11.115] And be patient, for
surely Allah does not waste the
reward of the good-doers.
[11.116] But why were there
not among the generations before you
those possessing understanding, who
should have forbidden the making of
mischief in the earth, except a few
of those whom We delivered from
among them? And those who were
unjust went after what they are made
to enjoy of plenty, and they were
guilty.
[11.117] And it did not
beseem your Lord to have destroyed
the towns tyrannously, while their
people acted well.
[11.118] And if your Lord had
pleased He would certainly have made
people a single nation, and they
shall continue to differ.
[11.119] Except those on whom
your Lord has mercy; and for this
did He create them; and the word of
your Lord is fulfilled: Certainly I
will fill hell with the jinn and the
men, all together.
[11.120] And all we relate to
you of the accounts of the apostles
is to strengthen your heart
therewith; and in this has come to
you the truth and an admonition, and
a reminder to the believers.
[11.121] And say to those who
do not believe: Act according to
your state; surely we too are
acting.
[11.122] And wait; surely we
are waiting also.
[11.123] And Allah's is the
unseen in the heavens and the earth,
and to Him is returned the whole of
the affair; therefore serve Him and
rely on Him, and your Lord is not
heedless of what you do. |
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