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The Qur'an
(Koran) - M. H. Shakir |
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In the name of
Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
[19.1] Kaf Ha
Ya Ain Suad.
[19.2] A mention of the mercy
of your Lord to His servant
Zakariya.
[19.3] When he called upon
his Lord in a low voice,
[19.4] He said: My Lord!
surely my bones are weakened and my
head flares with hoariness, and, my
Lord! I have never been unsuccessful
in my prayer to Thee:
[19.5] And surely I fear my
cousins after me, and my wife is
barren, therefore grant me from
Thyself an heir,
[19.6] Who should inherit me
and inherit from the children of
Yaqoub, and make him, my Lord, one
in whom Thou art well pleased.
[19.7] O Zakariya! surely We
give you good news of a boy whose
name shall be Yahya: We have not
made before anyone his equal.
[19.8] He said: O my Lord!
when shall I have a son, and my wife
is barren, and I myself have reached
indeed the extreme degree of old
age?
[19.9] He said: So shall it
be, your Lord says: It is easy to
Me, and indeed I created you before,
when you were nothing.
[19.10] He said: My Lord!
give me a sign. He said: Your sign
is that you will not be able to
speak to the people three nights
while in sound health.
[19.11] So he went forth to
his people from his place of
worship, then he made known to them
that they should glorify (Allah)
morning and evening.
[19.12] O Yahya! take hold of
the Book with strength, and We
granted him wisdom while yet a child
[19.13] And tenderness from
Us and purity, and he was one who
guarded (against evil),
[19.14] And dutiful to his
parents, and he was not insolent,
disobedient.
[19.15] And peace on him on
the day he was born, and on the day
he dies, and on the day he is raised
to life
[19.16] And mention Marium in
the Book when she drew aside from
her family to an eastern place;
[19.17] So she took a veil
(to screen herself) from them; then
We sent to her Our spirit, and there
appeared to her a well-made man.
[19.18] She said: Surely I
fly for refuge from you to the
Beneficent God, if you are one
guarding (against evil).
[19.19] He said: I am only a
messenger of your Lord: That I will
give you a pure boy.
[19.20] She said: When shall
I have a boy and no mortal has yet
touched me, nor have I been
unchaste?
[19.21] He said: Even so;
your Lord says: It is easy to Me:
and that We may make him a sign to
men and a mercy from Us, and it is a
matter which has been decreed.
[19.22] So she conceived him;
then withdrew herself with him to a
remote place.
[19.23] And the throes (of
childbirth) compelled her to betake
herself to the trunk of a palm tree.
She said: Oh, would that I had died
before this, and had been a thing
quite forgotten!
[19.24] Then (the child)
called out to her from beneath her:
Grieve not, surely your Lord has
made a stream to flow beneath you;
[19.25] And shake towards you
the trunk of the palm tree, it will
drop on you fresh ripe dates:
[19.26] So eat and drink and
refresh the eye. Then if you see any
mortal, say: Surely I have vowed a
fast to the Beneficent God, so I
shall not speak to any man today.
[19.27] And she came to her
people with him, carrying him (with
her). They said: O Marium! surely
you have done a strange thing.
[19.28] O sister of Haroun!
your father was not a bad man, nor,
was your mother an unchaste woman.
[19.29] But she pointed to
him. They said: How should we speak
to one who was a child in the
cradle?
[19.30] He said: Surely I am
a servant of Allah; He has given me
the Book and made me a prophet;
[19.31] And He has made me
blessed wherever I may be, and He
has enjoined on me prayer and
poor-rate so long as I live;
[19.32] And dutiful to my
mother, and He has not made me
insolent, unblessed;
[19.33] And peace on me on
the day I was born, and on the day I
die, and on the day I am raised to
life.
[19.34] Such is Isa, son of
Marium; (this is) the saying of
truth about which they dispute.
[19.35] It beseems not Allah
that He should take to Himself a !
son, glory to be Him; when He has
decreed a matter He only says to it
"Be," and it is.
[19.36] And surely Allah is
my Lord and your Lord, therefore
serve Him; this is the right path.
[19.37] But parties from
among them disagreed with each
other, so woe to those who
disbelieve, because of presence on a
great
[19.38] How clearly shall
they hear and how clearly shall they
see on the day when they come to Us;
but the unjust this day are in
manifest error.
[19.39] And warn them of the
day of intense regret, when the
matter shall have been decided; and
they are (now) in negligence and
they do not believe.
[19.40] Surely We inherit the
earth and all those who are on it,
and to Us they shall be returned.
[19.41] And mention Ibrahim
in the Book; surely he was a
truthful man, a prophet.
[19.42] When he said to his
father; O my father! why do you
worship what neither hears nor sees,
nor does it avail you in the least:
[19.43] O my father! truly
the knowledge has come to me which
has not come to you, therefore
follow me, I will guide you on a
right path:
[19.44] O my father! serve
not the Shaitan, surely the Shaitan
is disobedient to the Beneficent
God:
[19.45] O my father! surely I
fear that a punishment from the
Beneficent God should afflict you so
that you should be a friend of the
Shaitan.
[19.46] He said: Do you
dislike my gods, O Ibrahim? If you
do not desist I will certainly
revile you, and leave me for a time.
[19.47] He said: Peace be on
you, I will pray to my Lord to
forgive you; surely He is ever
Affectionate to me:
[19.48] And I will withdraw
from you and what you call on
besides Allah, and I will call upon
my Lord; may be I shall not remain
unblessed in calling upon my Lord.
[19.49] So when he withdrew
from them and what they worshipped
besides Allah, We gave to him Ishaq
and Yaqoub, and each one of them We
made a prophet.
[19.50] And We granted to
them of Our mercy, and We left
(behind them) a truthful mention of
eminence for them.
[19.51] And mention Musa in
the Book; surely he was one
purified, and he was an apostle, a
prophet.
[19.52] And We called to him
from the blessed side of the
mountain, and We made him draw nigh,
holding communion (with Us).
[19.53] And We gave to him
out of Our mercy his brother Haroun
a prophet.
[19.54] And mention Ismail in
the Book; surely he was truthful in
(his) promise, and he was an
apostle, a prophet.
[19.55] And he enjoined on
his family prayer and almsgiving,
and was one in whom his Lord was
well pleased.
[19.56] And mention Idris in
the Book; surely he was a truthful
man, a prophet,
[19.57] And We raised him
high in Heaven.
[19.58] These are they on
whom Allah bestowed favors, from
among the prophets of the seed of
Adam, and of those whom We carried
with Nuh, and of the seed of Ibrahim
and Israel, and of those whom We
guided and chose; when the
communications of the Beneficent God
were recited to them, they fell down
making obeisance and weeping.
[19.59] But there came after
them an evil generation, who
neglected prayers and followed and
sensual desires, so they win meet
perdition,
[19.60] Except such as repent
and believe and do good, these shall
enter the garden, and they shall not
be dealt with unjustly in any way:
[19.61] The gardens of
perpetuity which the Beneficent God
has promised to His servants while
unseen; surely His promise shall
come to pass.
[19.62] They shall not hear
therein any vain discourse, but
only: Peace, and they shall have
their sustenance therein morning and
evening.
[19.63] This is the garden
which We cause those of Our servants
to inherit who guard (against evil).
[19.64] And we do not descend
but by the command of your Lord; to
Him belongs whatever is before us
and whatever is behind us and
whatever is between these, and your
Lord is not forgetful.
[19.65] The Lord of the
heavens and the earth and what is
between them, so serve Him and be
patient in His service. Do you know
any one equal to Him?
[19.66] And says man: What!
when I am dead shall I truly be
brought forth alive?
[19.67] Does not man remember
that We created him before, when he
was nothing?
[19.68] So by your Lord! We
will most certainly gather them
together and the Shaitans, then
shall We certainly cause them to be
present round hell on their knees.
[19.69] Then We will most
certainly draw forth from every sect
of them him who is most exorbitantly
rebellious against the Beneficent
God.
[19.70] Again We do certainly
know best those who deserve most to
be burned therein.
[19.71] And there is not one
of you but shall come to it; this is
an unavoidable decree of your Lord.
[19.72] And We will deliver
those who guarded (against evil),
and We will leave the unjust therein
on their knees.
[19.73] And when Our clear
communications are recited to them,
those who disbelieve say to those
who believe: Which of the two
parties is best in abiding and best
in assembly?
[19.74] And how many of the
generations have We destroyed before
them who were better in respect of
goods and outward appearance!
[19.75] Say: As for him who
remains in error, the Beneficent God
will surely prolong his length of
days, until they see what they were
threatened with, either the
punishment or the hour; then they
shall know who is in more evil
plight and weaker in forces
[19.76] And Allah increases
in guidance those who go aright; and
ever-abiding good works are with
your Lord best in recompense and
best in yielding fruit.
[19.77] Have you, then, seen
him who disbelieves in Our
communications and says: I shall
certainly be given wealth and
children?
[19.78] Has he gained
knowledge of the unseen, or made a
covenant with the Beneficent God?
[19.79] By no means! We write
down what he says, and We will
lengthen to him the length of the
chastisement
[19.80] And We will inherit
of him what he says, and he shall
come to Us alone.
[19.81] And they have taken
gods besides Allah, that they should
be to them a source of strength;
[19.82] By no means! They
shall soon deny their worshipping
them, and they shall be adversaries
to them.
[19.83] Do you not see that
We have sent the Shaitans against
the unbelievers, inciting them by
incitement?
[19.84] Therefore be not in
haste against them, We only number
out to them a number (of days).
[19.85] The day on which We
will gather those who guard (against
evil) to the Beneficent God to
receive honors
[19.86] And We will drive the
guilty to hell thirsty
[19.87] They shall not
control intercession, save he who
has made a covenant with the
Beneficent God.
[19.88] And they say: The
Beneficent God has taken (to
Himself) a son.
[19.89] Certainly you have
made an abominable assertion
[19.90] The heavens may
almost be rent thereat, and the
earth cleave asunder, and the
mountains fall down in pieces,
[19.91] That they ascribe a
son to the Beneficent God.
[19.92] And it is not worthy
of the Beneficent God that He should
take (to Himself) a son.
[19.93] There is no one in
the heavens and the earth but will
come to the Beneficent God as a
servant.
[19.94] Certainly He has a
comprehensive knowledge of them and
He has numbered them a
(comprehensive) numbering.
[19.95] And every one of them
will come to Him on the day of
resurrection alone.
[19.96] Surely (as for) those
who believe and do good deeds for t
them will Allah bring about love.
[19.97] So We have only made
it easy in your tongue that you may
give good news thereby to those who
guard (against evil) and warn
thereby a vehemently contentious
people.
[19.98] And how many a
generation have We destroyed before
them! Do you see any one of them or
hear a sound of them? |
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