The Clear Quran: A Thematic English Translation: English Only

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49. To God ˹alone˺ belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. He creates whatever He wills. He blesses whoever He wills with daughters, and blesses whoever He wills with sons, 50. or grants both, sons and daughters, ˹to whoever He wills˺, and leaves whoever He wills infertile. He is indeed All-Knowing, Most Capable.

17. Whenever one of them is given the good news of what they attribute to the Most Compassionate,995 his face grows gloomy, as he suppresses his rage.

They do nothing but lie.

they say, “We found our forefathers following a ˹particular˺ way, and we are following in their footsteps.” 23. Similarly, whenever We sent a warner to a society before you ˹O Prophet˺, its ˹spoiled˺ elite would say, “We found our forefathers following a ˹particular˺ way, and we are walking in their footsteps.”

58. They exclaimed, “Which is better: our gods or Jesus?” They cite him only to argue. In fact, they are a people prone to dispute. 59. He was only a servant We showed favour to, and made as an example for the Children of Israel. 60. Had We willed, We could have easily replaced you ˹all˺ with angels,1005 succeeding one another on earth. 61. And his ˹second˺ coming is truly a sign for the Hour. So have no doubt about it, and follow me. This is the Straight Path.

“O My servants! There is no fear for you Today, nor will you grieve— 69. ˹those˺ who believed in Our signs and ˹fully˺ submitted ˹to Us˺. 70. Enter Paradise, you and your spouses, rejoicing.”

83. So let them indulge ˹in falsehood˺ and amuse ˹themselves˺ until they face their Day, which they have been warned of.

Meccan pagans are equated with Pharaoh’s people for going back on their promise of full submission to God once the plague is removed from them.

Indeed, these ˹Meccans˺ say, 35. “There is nothing beyond our first death, and we will never be resurrected.

38. We did not create the heavens and the earth and everything in between for sport. 39. We only created them for a purpose, but most of these ˹pagans˺ do not know. 40. Surely the Day of ˹Final˺ Decision is the time appointed for all— 41. the Day no kith or kin will be of benefit to another whatsoever, nor will they be helped, 42. except those shown mercy by God.

Whoever does good, it is to their own benefit. And whoever does evil, it is to their own loss.

Now We have set you ˹O Prophet˺ on the ˹clear˺ Way of faith. So follow it, and do not follow the desires of those who do not know ˹the truth˺.

21. Or do those who commit evil deeds ˹simply˺ think that We will make them equal—in their life and after their death—to those who believe and do good? How wrong is their judgment!

Have you seen ˹O Prophet˺ those who have taken their own desires as their god? ˹And so˺ God left them to stray knowingly,

“There is nothing beyond our worldly life. We die; others are born. And nothing destroys us but ˹the passage of˺ time.” Yet they have no knowledge ˹in support˺ of this ˹claim˺. They only speculate.

33. And the evil ˹consequences˺ of their deeds will unfold before them, and they will be overwhelmed by what they used to ridicule. 34. It will be said, “This Day We will neglect you as you neglected the meeting of this Day of yours! Your home will be the Fire, and you will have no helpers. 35. This is because you made a mockery of God’s revelations, and were deluded by ˹your˺ worldly life.”

Say, “I am not the first messenger ever sent, nor do I know what will happen to me or you. I only follow what is revealed to me. And I am only sent with a clear warning.”

15. We have commanded people to honour their parents. Their mothers bore them in hardship and delivered them in hardship.

In time, when the child reaches their prime at the age of forty, they pray, “My Lord! Inspire me to ˹always˺ be thankful for Your favours which You blessed me and my parents with, and to do good deeds that please You. And instil righteousness in my offspring. I truly repent to You, and I truly submit ˹to Your Will˺.”

Do they not realize that God, Who created the heavens and the earth and did not tire in creating them,1025 is able to give life to the dead? Yes ˹indeed˺! He is certainly Most Capable of everything.

So endure patiently, as did the Messengers of Firm Resolve.1026 And do not ˹seek to˺ hasten ˹the torment˺ for the deniers.

As for those who believe, do good, and have faith in what has been revealed to Muḥammad—which is the truth from their Lord—He will absolve them of their sins and improve their condition.

Later ˹free them either as˺ an act of grace or by ransom until the war comes to an end.

Have they not travelled throughout the land to see what was the end of those before them?

˹Imagine, O Prophet,˺ how many societies We destroyed that were far superior in might than your society—which

Do they not then reflect on the Quran? Or are there locks upon their hearts?

36. This worldly life is no more than play and amusement. But if you are faithful and mindful ˹of God˺, He will grant you your ˹full˺ reward,

So He may admit believing men and women into Gardens under which rivers flow—to stay there forever—and absolve them of their sins. And that is a supreme achievement in the sight of God.

They say with their tongues what is not in their hearts.

O believers, if an evildoer brings you any news, verify ˹it˺ so you do not harm people unknowingly, becoming regretful for what you have done.

But God has endeared faith to you, making it appealing in your hearts. And He has made disbelief, rebelliousness, and disobedience detestable to you. Those are the ones rightly guided. 8. ˹This is˺ a bounty and a blessing from God.

11. O believers! Do not let some ˹men˺ ridicule others, they may be better than them, nor let ˹some˺ women ridicule other women, they may be better than them. Do not defame one another, nor call each other by offensive nicknames. How evil it is to act rebelliously after having faith! And whoever does not repent, it is they who are the ˹true˺ wrongdoers.

Avoid many suspicions, ˹for˺ indeed, some suspicions are sinful. And do not spy, nor backbite one another.

O humanity! Indeed, We created you from a male and a female, and made you into peoples and tribes so that you may ˹get to˺ know one another. Surely the most noble of you in the sight of God is the most righteous among you. God is truly All-Knowing, All-Aware.

Tell ˹them, O Prophet˺, “Do not regard your Islam as a favour to me. Rather, it is God Who has done you a favour by guiding you to the faith, if ˹indeed˺ you are faithful.

We send down blessed rain from the sky, bringing forth gardens and grains for harvest, 10. and towering palm trees ˹loaded˺ with clustered fruit, 11. ˹as˺ a provision for ˹Our˺ servants. And with this ˹rain˺ We revive a lifeless land. Similar is the emergence ˹from the graves˺.

15. Were We incapable of creating ˹them˺ the first time? In fact, they are in doubt about ˹their˺ re-creation. 16. Indeed, ˹it is˺ We ˹Who˺ created humankind and ˹fully˺ know what their souls whisper to them, and We are closer to them than ˹their˺ jugular vein.

19. ˹Ultimately,˺ with the throes of death will come the truth.1072 This is what you were trying to escape!

27. One’s ˹devilish˺ associate will say, “Our Lord! I did not make them transgress. Rather, they were far astray ˹on their own˺.” 28. God will respond, “Do not dispute in My presence, since I had already given you a warning.

31. And Paradise will be brought near to the righteous, not far off. 32. ˹And it will be said to them,˺ “This is what you were promised, for whoever ˹constantly˺ turned ˹to God˺ and kept up ˹His commandments˺— 33. who were in awe of the Most Compassionate without seeing ˹Him˺,1075 and have come with a heart turning ˹only to Him˺. 34. Enter it in peace.

45. We know best what they say. And you ˹O Prophet˺ are not ˹there˺ to compel them ˹to believe˺. So remind with the Quran ˹only˺ those who fear My warning.

20. There are ˹countless˺ signs on earth for those with sure faith, 21. as there are within yourselves. Can you not see? 22. In heaven is your sustenance and whatever you are promised.

47. We built the universe with ˹great˺ might, and We are certainly expanding ˹it˺. 48. As for the earth, We spread it out. How superbly did We smooth it out!1093 49. And We created pairs of all things1094 so perhaps you would be mindful.

56. I did not create jinn and humans except to worship Me. 57. I seek no provision from them, nor do I need them to feed Me. 58. Indeed, God ˹alone˺ is the Supreme Provider—Lord of all Power, Ever Mighty.

1. By Mount Ṭûr!1096 2. And by the Book written 3. on open pages ˹for all to read˺!1097 4. And by the ˹Sacred˺ House frequently visited!1098 5. And by the canopy raised ˹high˺! 6. And by the seas set on fire!1099 7. Indeed, the punishment of your Lord will come to pass— 8. none will avert it— 9. on the Day the heavens will be shaken violently, 10. and the mountains will be blown away entirely.

They will pass around to each other a drink ˹of pure wine,˺ which leads to no idle talk or sinfulness.

33. Or do they say, “He made this ˹Quran˺ up!”? In fact, they have no faith. 34. Let them then produce something like it, if what they say is true!1104 35. Or were they created by nothing, or are they ˹their own˺ creators? 36. Or did they create the heavens and the earth? In fact, they have no firm belief ˹in God˺. 37. Or

40. Or are you ˹O Prophet˺ asking them for a reward ˹for the message˺ so that they are overburdened by debt? 41. Or

44. If they were to see a ˹deadly˺ piece of the sky fall down ˹upon them˺, still they would say, “˹This is just˺ a pile of clouds.” 45. So leave them until they face their Day in which they will be struck dead— 46. the Day their scheming will be of no benefit to them whatsoever, nor will they be helped.

the wrongdoers will certainly have another torment before that ˹Day˺, but most of them do not know.