["About what are they asking one another?","About the great news[1821] -###[1821] i.e., the Resurrection.","That over which they are in disagreement.","No! They are going to know.","Then, no! They are going to know.","Have We not made the earth a resting place?","And the mountains as stakes?[1822]###[1822] To stabilize the land and balance the earth.","And We created you in pairs","And made your sleep [a means for] rest","And made the night as clothing[1823]###[1823] Covering you in darkness and providing rest.","And made the day for livelihood","And constructed above you seven strong [heavens]","And made [therein] a burning lamp","And sent down from the rain clouds pouring water","That We may bring forth thereby grain and vegetation","And gardens of entwined growth.","Indeed, the Day of Judgement is an appointed time -","The Day the Horn is blown and you will come forth in multitudes","And the heaven is opened and will become gateways","And the mountains are removed and will be [but] a mirage.","Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait","For the transgressors, a place of return,","In which they will remain for ages [unending].","They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink.","Except scalding water and [foul] purulence -","An appropriate recompense.[1824]###[1824] In proportion to and comparable with their crimes.","Indeed, they were not expecting an account","And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.","But all things We have enumerated in writing.","\"So taste [the penalty], and never will We increase you except in torment.\"[1825]###[1825] This announcement will be made to the companions of Hell.","Indeed, for the righteous is attainment[1826] -###[1826] Of security, success and reward, including escape and safety from Hell.","Gardens and grapevines","And young women [companions] of equal age.","And a full cup.[1827]###[1827] Of wine which is delicious and does not intoxicate.","No ill speech will they hear therein or any falsehood -","[As] reward from your Lord, [a generous] gift [made due by] account,[1828]###[1828] i.e., as a result of both their own righteous deeds and the limitless generosity of Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā) . Another meaning is \"a gift calculated [to be adequate].\"","[From] the Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, the Most Merciful. They possess not from Him [authority for] speech.[1829]###[1829] None of Allāh's creatures can plead with Him on the Day of Judgement except by His permission.","The Day that the Spirit [i.e., Gabriel] and the angels will stand in rows, they will not speak except for one whom the Most Merciful permits, and he will say what is correct.","That is the True [i.e., certain] Day; so he who wills may take to his Lord a [way of] return.[1830]###[1830] i.e., a direct route through correct beliefs and righteous deeds.","Indeed, We have warned you of an impending punishment on the Day when a man will observe what his hands have put forth[1831] and the disbeliever will say, \"Oh, I wish that I were dust!\"###[1831] i.e., the deeds he did in this world, which await him in the Hereafter.","By those [angels] who extract with violence[1833]###[1833] i.e., those who tear out the souls of those destined for Hell.","And [by] those who remove with ease[1834]###[1834] i.e., those angels who ease out the souls of those destined for Paradise.","And [by] those who glide [as if] swimming[1835]###[1835] Speeding to execute Allāh's commands.","And those who race each other in a race[1836]###[1836] Racing to deliver the souls of the believers to Paradise.","And those who arrange [each] matter,[1837]###[1837] According to Allāh's decree.","On the Day the blast [of the Horn] will convulse [creation],","There will follow it the subsequent [one].","Hearts,[1838] that Day, will tremble,###[1838] Those of the disbelievers who denied the Resurrection.","Their eyes[1839] humbled.###[1839] Those of the disbelievers.","They are [presently] saying, \"Will we indeed be returned to [our] former state [of life]?","Even if we should be decayed bones?\"[1840]###[1840] The disbelievers say this in ridicule of the warning.","They say, \"That, then, would be a losing return.\"[1841]###[1841] i.e., \"If that were so, we would not be able to escape punishment.\"","Indeed, it will be but one shout,","And suddenly they will be [alert] upon the earth's surface.","Has there reached you the story of Moses? -","When his Lord called to him in the sacred valley of Ṭuwā,","\"Go to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed.","And say to him, 'Would you [be willing to] purify yourself","And let me guide you to your Lord so you would fear [Him]?'\"","And he showed him the greatest sign,[1842]###[1842] i.e., the miracle of his staff becoming a great snake.","But he [i.e., Pharaoh] denied and disobeyed.","Then he turned his back, striving [i.e., plotting].[1843]###[1843] An alternative meaning is \"running [from the snake].\"","And he gathered [his people] and called out","And said, \"I am your most exalted lord.\"","So Allāh seized him in exemplary punishment for the last and the first [transgression].[1844].###[1844] i.e., for Pharaoh's setting himself up as a deity and for his previous oppression of the people and denial of Moses.","Indeed in that is a lesson [i.e., warning] for whoever would fear [Allāh].","Are you a more difficult creation or is the heaven? He [i.e., Allāh] constructed it.","He raised its ceiling and proportioned it.","And He darkened its night and extracted its brightness.[1845]###[1845] i.e., created the day from within the surrounding darkness.","And after that He spread the earth.","He extracted from it its water and its pasture,","And the mountains He set firmly","As enjoyment [i.e., provision] for you and your grazing livestock.","But when there comes the greatest Overwhelming Calamity[1846] -###[1846] i.e., the Day of Resurrection.","The Day when man will remember that for which he strove,","And Hellfire will be exposed for [all] those who see -","So as for he who transgressed","And preferred the life of the world,","Then indeed, Hellfire will be [his] refuge.","But as for he who feared the position of his Lord[1847] and prevented the soul from [unlawful] inclination,###[1847] See footnote to 55:46.","Then indeed, Paradise will be [his] refuge.","They ask you, [O Muḥammad], about the Hour: when is its arrival?[1848]###[1848] Literally, \"resting\" or \"establishment.\"","In what [position] are you that you should mention it?[1849]###[1849] Meaning that Muḥammad (ﷺ) had no knowledge of it, so how could he inform them?","To your Lord is its finality.[1850]###[1850] i.e., its destination and termination. And to Him belongs ultimate knowledge of it.","You are only a warner for those who fear it.","It will be, on the Day they see it,[1851] as though they had not remained [in the world] except for an afternoon or a morning thereof.###[1851] i.e., the Hour, the Resurrection.","He [i.e., the Prophet (ﷺ) ] frowned and turned away","Because there came to him the blind man,[1853] [interrupting].###[1853] ʿAbdullāh, the son of Umm Maktūm.","But what would make you perceive, [O Muḥammad], that perhaps he might be purified[1854]###[1854] As a result of what he learns from you.","Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?","As for he who thinks himself without need,[1855]###[1855] i.e., without need of faith or need of Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā) . Here it is in reference to a certain influential member of the Quraysh whom the Prophet (ﷺ) had hoped to bring to Islām.","To him you give attention.","And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.[1856]###[1856] The Prophet (ﷺ) was responsible only for conveying the message, not for ultimate guidance.","But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]","While he fears [Allāh],","From him you are distracted.","No! Indeed, they [i.e., these verses] are a reminder;","So whoever wills may remember it.[1857]###[1857] The revelation. Or \"Him,\" i.e., Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā) .","[It is recorded] in honored sheets,","Exalted and purified,","[Carried] by the hands of messenger-angels,","Noble and dutiful.","Destroyed [i.e., cursed] is man;[1858] how disbelieving is he.###[1858] i.e., those who deny Allāh's message.","From what thing [i.e., substance] did He create him?","From a sperm-drop He created him and destined for him;[1859]###[1859] His proportions, provisions, life span, etc.","Then He eased the way for him;[1860]###[1860] Into this world (i.e., his birth) . It may also refer to life itself, which has been made easier by Allāh's guidance.","Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.[1861]###[1861] To conceal his decaying body.","Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.","No! He [i.e., man] has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.","Then let mankind look at his food -","How We poured down water in torrents,","Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],","And caused to grow within it grain","And grapes and herbage","And olive and palm trees","And gardens of dense shrubbery","And fruit and grass -","[As] enjoyment [i.e., provision] for you and your grazing livestock.","But when there comes the Deafening Blast[1862]###[1862] The piercing blast of the Horn which signals resurrection. Aṣ-Ṣākhkhah is also a name for the Day of Resurrection.","On the Day a man will flee from his brother","And his mother and his father","And his wife and his children,","For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.[1863]###[1863] i.e., to occupy him. He will be concerned only with himself, thus forgetting all others.","[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -","Laughing, rejoicing at good news.","And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.","Blackness will cover them.","Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.","When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]","And when the stars fall, dispersing,","And when the mountains are removed","And when full-term she-camels[1865] are neglected###[1865] Those ten months pregnant and nearing delivery. This verse alludes to distraction from the most valued of possessions.","And when the wild beasts are gathered","And when the seas are filled with flame[1866]###[1866] Or \"when the seas have overflowed [into each other].\"","And when the souls are paired[1867]###[1867] With another like soul. It can also mean \"joined\" (with their groups or sects) .","And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked","For what sin she was killed","And when the pages[1868] are spread [i.e., made public]###[1868] On which are recorded the deeds of all people.","And when the sky is stripped away","And when Hellfire is set ablaze","And when Paradise is brought near,","A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].[1869]###[1869] i.e., all of one's deeds from worldly life, which have accompanied the soul to the Hereafter.","So I swear by the retreating stars -","Those that run [their courses] and disappear [i.e., set]","And by the night as it closes in[1870]###[1870] An alternative meaning is \"as it departs.\"","And by the dawn when it breathes [i.e., stirs]","[That] indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger [i.e., Gabriel]","[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],","Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.","And your companion [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ) ] is not [at all] mad.[1871]###[1871] Literally, \"possessed by jinn.\"","And he has already seen him [i.e., Gabriel] in the clear horizon.[1872]###[1872] i.e., the eastern horizon, where the sun rises. See footnote to 53:6.","And he [i.e., Muḥammad (ﷺ)] is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.[1873]###[1873] Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ) did not withhold that knowledge of the unseen which Allāh had revealed to him in the Qur’ān.","And it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].","So where are you going?[1874]###[1874] In your denial of the Qur’ān and in your accusations against the Prophet (ﷺ) . The meaning is essentially \"Surely, you have strayed far from Allāh's path.\"","It is not except a reminder to the worlds","For whoever wills among you to take a right course.","And you do not will except that Allāh wills - Lord of the worlds.","When the sky breaks apart","And when the stars fall, scattering,","And when the seas are erupted","And when the [contents of] graves are scattered [i.e., exposed],","A soul will [then] know what it has put forth and kept back.","O mankind, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous,","Who created you, proportioned you, and balanced you?","In whatever form He willed has He assembled you.","No! But you deny the Recompense.","And indeed, [appointed] over you are keepers,[1876]###[1876] Angels who preserve the deeds of men in records.","Noble and recording;","They know whatever you do.","Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure,","And indeed, the wicked will be in Hellfire.","They will [enter to] burn therein on the Day of Recompense,","And never therefrom will they be absent.","And what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?","Then, what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?","It is the Day when a soul will not possess for another soul [power to do] a thing; and the command, that Day, is [entirely] with Allāh.","Woe to those who give less [than due],[1878]###[1878] i.e., those who cheat people by giving them less than what they paid for when weighing or measuring - an amount so little as to hardly be noticed.","Who, when they take a measure from people, take in full.","But if they give by measure or by weight to them, they cause loss.","Do they not think that they will be resurrected","For a tremendous Day -","The Day when mankind will stand before the Lord of the worlds?","No! Indeed, the record of the wicked is in sijjeen.","And what can make you know what is sijjeen?","It is [their destination[1879] recorded in] a register inscribed.###[1879] The lowest depths of Hell.","Woe, that Day, to the deniers,","Who deny the Day of Recompense.","And none deny it except every sinful transgressor.","When Our verses are recited to him, he says, \"Legends of the former peoples.\"","No! Rather, the stain has covered their hearts of that which they were earning.[1880]###[1880] i.e., their sins.","No! Indeed, from their Lord, that Day, they will be partitioned.[1881]###[1881] i.e., they will not be able to see Him.","Then indeed, they will [enter and] burn in Hellfire.","Then it will be said [to them], \"This is what you used to deny.\"","No! Indeed, the record of the righteous is in ʿilliyyūn.","And what can make you know what is ʿilliyyūn?","It is [their destination[1882] recorded in] a register inscribed###[1882] The highest elevations of Paradise.","Which is witnessed by those brought near [to Allāh].","Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure","On adorned couches, observing.","You will recognize in their faces the radiance of pleasure.","They will be given to drink [pure] wine[1883] [which was] sealed.###[1883] Which is delicious and does not intoxicate.","The last of it[1884] is musk. So for this let the competitors compete.###[1884] i.e., its lingering odor.","And its mixture is of Tasneem,[1885]###[1885] The highest spring in Paradise and the most favored drink of its inhabitants.","A spring from which those near [to Allāh] drink.","Indeed, those who committed crimes used to laugh at those who believed.","And when they passed by them, they would exchange derisive glances.","And when they returned to their people, they would return jesting.","And when they saw them, they would say, \"Indeed, those are truly lost.\"","But they had not been sent as guardians over them.","So Today[1886] those who believed are laughing at the disbelievers,###[1886] On the Day of Judgement.","On adorned couches, observing.","Have the disbelievers [not] been rewarded [this Day] for what they used to do?","When the sky has split [open]","And has listened [i.e., responded][1888] to its Lord and was obligated [to do so]###[1888] It will have heard Allāh's command and will have inclined immediately to compliance and willing obedience.","And when the earth has been extended[1889]###[1889] i.e., stretched flat and spread out.","And has cast out that within it[1890] and relinquished [it]###[1890] Of the dead and all else buried therein.","And has listened [i.e., responded] to its Lord and was obligated [to do so] –","O mankind, indeed you are laboring toward your Lord with [great] exertion[1891] and will meet it.[1892]###[1891] i.e., striving throughout your life until you meet your Lord, hastening toward death.\t[1892] i.e., you will find all that you intended and accomplished awaiting you in the Hereafter. Another meaning is \"And will meet Him [i.e., your Lord]\" and be recompensed in full by Him.","Then as for he who is given his record in his right hand,","He will be judged with an easy account","And return to his people in happiness.","But as for he who is given his record behind his back,","He will cry out for destruction","And [enter to] burn in a Blaze.","Indeed, he had [once] been among his people in happiness;","Indeed, he had thought he would never return [to Allāh].","But yes! Indeed, his Lord was ever, of him, Seeing.","So I swear by the twilight glow","And [by] the night and what it envelops","And [by] the moon when it becomes full","[That] you will surely embark upon [i.e., experience] state after state.[1893]###[1893] i.e., various stages, both in this life and in the Hereafter.","So what is [the matter] with them [that] they do not believe,","And when the Qur’ān is recited to them, they do not prostrate [to Allāh]?","But those who have disbelieved deny,","And Allāh is most knowing of what they keep within themselves.","So give them tidings of a painful punishment,","Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds. For them is a reward uninterrupted.","By the sky containing great stars","And [by] the promised Day","And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,","Destroyed [i.e., cursed] were the companions of the trench[1895]###[1895] Or \"May they be destroyed\" or \"cursed.\" The \"companions of the trench\" (or ditch) were agents of a tyrannical king who refused to allow his people to believe in Allāh. Their evil deed in obedience to their ruler earned for them the curse of Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā) .","[Containing] the fire full of fuel,","When they were sitting near it.","And they, to what they were doing against the believers, were witnesses. [1896]###[1896] After casting the believers into a trench filled with fire, they sat at its edge, watching them burn to death. This event occurred before the time of Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ) .","And they resented them not except because they believed in Allāh, the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy,","To whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And Allāh, over all things, is Witness.[1897]###[1897] See footnote to 4:79.","Indeed, those who have tortured[1898] the believing men and believing women and then have not repented will have the punishment of Hell, and they will have the punishment of the Burning Fire.###[1898] Or, in this instance, the literal meaning of \"burned\" is also appropriate.","Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds will have gardens beneath which rivers flow. That is the great attainment.","Indeed, the assault [i.e., vengeance] of your Lord is severe.","Indeed, it is He who originates [creation] and repeats.","And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,","Honorable Owner of the Throne,","Effecter of what He intends.","Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -","[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamūd?","But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,","While Allāh encompasses them from behind.[1899]###[1899] See footnote to 2:19","But this is an honored Qur’ān","[Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.","By the sky and the knocker","And what can make you know what is the knocker?","It is the piercing star[1901].###[1901] Whose light pierces through the darkness.","There is no soul but that it has over it a protector.","So let man observe from what he was created.","He was created from a fluid, ejected,","Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.","Indeed, He [i.e., Allāh], to return him [to life], is Able.","The Day when secrets will be put on trial,[1902]###[1902] i.e., exposed, examined and judged.","Then he [i.e., man] will have no power or any helper.","By the sky which sends back[1903]###[1903] Rain, heat, sound waves, etc.","And [by] the earth which splits,[1904]###[1904] With plant growth or from geological rifts.","Indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a decisive statement,","And it is not amusement.","Indeed, they are planning a plan,","But I am planning a plan.","So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.[1905]###[1905] i.e., Do not be in haste for revenge, for you will see what will become of them.","Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,","Who created and proportioned","And who destined and [then] guided","And who brings out the pasture","And [then] makes it black stubble.","We will make you recite, [O Muḥammad], and you will not forget,","Except what Allāh should will. Indeed, He knows what is declared and what is hidden.","And We will ease you toward ease.[1907]###[1907] To the path of Allāh's religion, which is easy and natural, or toward Paradise, by giving opportunities for righteous deeds.","So remind, if the reminder should benefit;[1908]###[1908] i.e., wherever it will be heard and understood.","He who fears [Allāh] will be reminded.","But the wretched one will avoid it –","[He] who will [enter and] burn in the greatest Fire,","Neither dying therein nor living.","He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself","And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.","But you prefer the worldly life,","While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.","Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,","The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.","Has there reached you the report of the Overwhelming [event]?","[Some] faces, that Day, will be humbled,","Working [hard] and exhausted.[1910]###[1910] Another accepted meaning is \"They were working hard and exhausted,\" i.e., doing deeds during worldly life which did not benefit them since they were not accompanied by faith or done for the acceptance of Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā) .","They will [enter to] burn in an intensely hot Fire.","They will be given drink from a boiling spring.","For them there will be no food except from a poisonous, thorny plant","Which neither nourishes nor avails against hunger.","[Other] faces, that Day, will show pleasure.","With their effort [they are] satisfied","In an elevated garden,","Wherein they will hear no unsuitable speech.[1911]###[1911] i.e., any insult, falsehood, immorality, idle or vain talk, etc.","Within it is a flowing spring.","Within it are couches raised high","And cups put in place","And cushions lined up","And carpets spread around.","Then do they not look at the camels - how they are created?","And at the sky - how it is raised?","And at the mountains - how they are erected?","And at the earth - how it is spread out?","So remind, [O Muḥammad]; you are only a reminder.","You are not over them a controller.","However, he who turns away and disbelieves –","Then Allāh will punish him with the greatest punishment.","Indeed, to Us is their return.","Then indeed, upon Us is their account.","By the dawn","And [by] ten nights[1913]###[1913] Usually interpreted as the first ten nights of the month of Dhul-Ḥijjah.","And [by] the even [number] and the odd","And [by] the night when it passes,","Is there [not] in [all] that an oath [sufficient] for one of perception?[1914]###[1914] Based upon the following verses, what has been sworn to by Allāh is that He will certainly punish the disbelievers.","Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with ʿAad -","[With] Iram[1915] - who had lofty pillars,[1916]###[1915] Another name for the first people of ʿAad, to whom Prophet Hūd was sent.\t[1916] Supporting their tents or buildings.","The likes of whom had never been created in the land?","And [with] Thamūd, who carved out the rocks in the valley?","And [with] Pharaoh, owner of the stakes?[1917]###[1917] By which he tortured people.","[All of] whom oppressed within the lands","And increased therein the corruption.","So your Lord poured upon them a scourge of punishment.","Indeed, your Lord is in observation.","And as for man, when his Lord tries him and [thus] is generous to him and favors him, he says, \"My Lord has honored me.\"[1918]###[1918] He is proud rather than grateful, attributing the favor to his own merit.","But when He tries him and restricts his provision, he says, \"My Lord has humiliated me.\"","No![1919] But you do not honor the orphan###[1919] It is not like you imagine. Rather, Allāh tries people through prosperity and hardship and rewards both gratitude and patience with honor in the Hereafter.","And you do not encourage one another to feed the poor.","And you consume inheritance, devouring [it] altogether,[1920]###[1920] Not caring whether it is lawful or unlawful.","And you love wealth with immense love.","No! When the earth has been leveled - pounded and crushed","And your Lord has come[1921] and the angels, rank upon rank,###[1921] To pass judgement. See footnote to 2:19.","And brought [within view], that Day, is Hell - that Day, man will remember, but how [i.e., what good] to him will be the remembrance?","He will say, \"Oh, I wish I had sent ahead [some good] for my life.\"[1922]###[1922] The everlasting life of the Hereafter.","So on that Day, none will punish [as severely] as His punishment,","And none will bind [as severely] as His binding [of the evildoers].","[To the righteous it will be said], \"O reassured soul,","Return to your Lord, well-pleased and pleasing [to Him],","And enter among My [righteous] servants","And enter My Paradise.\"","I swear by this city [i.e., Makkah] –","And you, [O Muḥammad], are free of restriction in this city –","And [by] the father[1924] and that which was born [of him],###[1924] Said to be Adam (upon him be peace) .","We have certainly created man into hardship.","Does he think that never will anyone overcome him?","He says, \"I have spent wealth in abundance.\"","Does he think that no one has seen him?","Have We not made for him two eyes?","And a tongue and two lips?","And have shown him the two ways?[1925]###[1925] Of good and evil.","But he has not broken through the difficult pass.[1926]###[1926] i.e., the steep incline or obstacle. In other words, he has not spent in the cause of Allāh but only boasts of spending in front of others.","And what can make you know what is [breaking through] the difficult pass?","It is the freeing of a slave","Or feeding on a day of severe hunger","An orphan of near relationship","Or a needy person in misery","And then being among those who believed and advised one another to patience and advised one another to compassion.","Those are the companions of the right.[1927]###[1927] Or \"the companions of good fortune,\" i.e., those who receive their records in their right hands and proceed to Paradise.","But they who disbelieved in Our signs - those are the companions of the left.[1928]###[1928] Or \"the companions of ill fortune,\" i.e., those who receive their records in their left hands and proceed to Hell.","Over them will be fire closed in.[1929]###[1929] The cover over Hell will be sealed and locked, containing its fire and its inhabitants.","By the sun and its brightness","And [by] the moon when it follows it","And [by] the day when it displays it[1931]###[1931] The earth. Also interpreted as the sun. The same applies to the following verse.","And [by] the night when it covers [i.e., conceals] it","And [by] the sky and He who constructed it","And [by] the earth and He who spread it","And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it[1932]###[1932] i.e., balanced and refined it, creating in it sound tendencies and consciousness.","And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,","He has succeeded who purifies it,","And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].","Thamūd denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,","When the most wretched of them was sent forth.[1933]###[1933] To hamstring the she-camel which had been sent by Allāh as a sign to them.","And the messenger of Allāh [i.e., Ṣāliḥ] said to them, \"[Do not harm] the she-camel of Allāh or [prevent her from] her drink.\"","But they denied him and hamstrung[1934] her. So their Lord brought down upon them destruction for their sin and made it equal [upon all of them].###[1934] And then killed.","And He does not fear the consequence thereof.[1935]###[1935] Allāh is not asked about what He does, but His servants will be asked. See 21:23.","By the night when it covers[1937]###[1937] With darkness.","And [by] the day when it appears","And [by] He who created the male and female,","Indeed, your efforts are diverse.","As for he who gives and fears Allāh","And believes in the best [reward].","We will ease him toward ease.","But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need","And denies the best [reward],","We will ease him toward difficulty.","And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?[1938]###[1938] i.e., when he dies or is destroyed. It can also mean when he falls into the Hellfire.","Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.","And indeed, to us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].","So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.","None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one","Who had denied and turned away.","But the righteous one will avoid it –","[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself","And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded[1939] –###[1939] i.e., without intending reciprocation for some benefit to himself.","But only seeking the face [i.e., acceptance] of his Lord, Most High.","And he is going to be satisfied.","By the morning brightness","And [by] the night when it covers with darkness,[1941]###[1941] And becomes still.","Your Lord has not taken leave of you, [O Muḥammad], nor has He detested [you].","And the Hereafter is better for you than the first [life].","And your Lord is going to give you, and you will be satisfied.","Did He not find you an orphan and give [you] refuge?","And He found you lost and guided [you],","And He found you poor and made [you] self-sufficient.","So as for the orphan, do not oppress [him].","And as for the petitioner,[1942] do not repel [him].###[1942] Anyone who seeks aid or knowledge.","But as for the favor of your Lord, report [it].","Did We not expand for you, [O Muḥammad], your breast?[1944]###[1944] i.e., enlighten, assure and gladden your heart with guidance.","And We removed from you your burden[1945]###[1945] By forgiving any errors which you may have committed previously or might commit consequently. \"Burden\" can also refer to the anxiety experienced by the Prophet (ﷺ) at the beginning of his mission.","Which had weighed upon your back","And raised high for you your repute.","For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease [i.e., relief].","Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.","So when you have finished [your duties], then stand up [for worship].","And to your Lord direct [your] longing.","By the fig and the olive[1947]###[1947] Referring to the places known for their production, i.e., Damascus and Jerusalem, respectively. It could also refer to the fig and olive trees or to the fruits themselves.","And [by] Mount Sinai","And [by] this secure city [i.e., Makkah],","We have certainly created man in the best of stature;[1948]###[1948] i.e., upright, symmetrical, and balanced in form and nature.","Then We return him to the lowest of the low,[1949]###[1949] This can refer to the depths of Hell, to decrepit old age or to immorality.","Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds, for they will have a reward uninterrupted.","So what yet causes you to deny the Recompense?[1950]###[1950] More literally, \"What makes you lie concerning it?\"","Is not Allāh the most just of judges?","Recite in the name of your Lord who created –","Created man from a clinging substance.","Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -","Who taught by the pen –","Taught man that which he knew not.","No! [But] indeed, man transgresses","Because he sees himself self-sufficient.","Indeed, to your Lord is the return.","Have you seen the one who forbids","A servant when he prays?","Have you seen if he is upon guidance","Or enjoins righteousness?","Have you seen if he denies and turns away -","Does he not know that Allāh sees?","No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock[1952] –###[1952] It may also mean \"slap him\" or \"blacken his face at the forelock.\"","A lying, sinning forelock.","Then let him call his associates;","We will call the angels of Hell.[1953]###[1953] Those who push the wicked into the Fire.","No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allāh].","Indeed, We sent it [i.e., the Qur’ān] down during the Night of Decree.","And what can make you know what is the Night of Decree?","The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months.","The angels and the Spirit [i.e., Gabriel] descend therein by permission of their Lord for every matter.[1955]###[1955] Bringing the exact measures apportioned for everything by Allāh in the course of the coming year.","Peace it is[1956] until the emergence of dawn.###[1956] Upon the believers.","Those who disbelieved among the People of the Scripture and the polytheists were not to be parted [from misbelief][1958] until there came to them clear evidence –###[1958] i.e., from their erroneous beliefs and superstitions.","A Messenger from Allāh, reciting purified[1959] scriptures###[1959] i.e., containing no falsehood.","Within which are correct writings [i.e., rulings and laws].","Nor did those who were given the Scripture become divided[1960] until after there had come to them clear evidence.###[1960] Into sects and denominations.","And they were not commanded except to worship Allāh, [being] sincere to Him in religion, inclining to truth, and to establish prayer and to give zakāh. And that is the correct religion.","Indeed, they who disbelieved among the People of the Scripture and the polytheists will be in the fire of Hell, abiding eternally therein. Those are the worst of creatures.","Indeed, they who have believed and done righteous deeds - those are the best of creatures.","Their reward with their Lord will be gardens of perpetual residence beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever, Allāh being pleased with them and they with Him. That is for whoever has feared his Lord.","When the earth is shaken with its [final] earthquake","And the earth discharges its burdens[1962]###[1962] See verse 84:4.","And man says,[1963] \"What is [wrong] with it?\" -###[1963] In terror and amazement.","That Day, it will report its news","Because your Lord has inspired [i.e., commanded] it.","That Day, the people will depart[1964] separated [into categories] to be shown [the result of] their deeds.###[1964] From the place of Judgement to their final abode. Another interpretation is \"emerge separately\" (from the graves) .","So whoever does an atom's weight[1965] of good will see it,###[1965] Or \"the weight of a small ant.\"","And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it.","By the racers, panting,[1967]###[1967] i.e., the horses bearing riders as they race to attack the enemy.","And the producers of sparks [when] striking[1968]###[1968] Their hoofs while galloping over rocky terrain.","And the chargers at dawn,[1969]###[1969] While the enemy is unaware.","Stirring up thereby [clouds of] dust,","Arriving thereby in the center[1970] collectively,###[1970] i.e., penetrating into the enemy ranks during a surprise attack.","Indeed mankind, to his Lord, is ungrateful.","And indeed, he is to that a witness.[1971]###[1971] Through his speech and his actions.","And indeed he is, in love of wealth, intense.","But does he not know that when the contents of the graves are scattered","And that within the breasts is obtained,[1972]###[1972] i.e., when all secrets are made known.","Indeed, their Lord with them, that Day, is [fully] Aware.[1973]###[1973] Fully acquainted and familiar with everything about each one of them.","The Striking Calamity -","What is the Striking Calamity?","And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?","It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed,[1975]###[1975] The people will be as such after having been expelled from their graves.","And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.[1976]###[1976] i.e., beginning to disintegrate.","Then as for one whose scales are heavy [with good deeds],","He will be in a pleasant life.","But as for one whose scales are light,","His refuge[1977] will be an abyss.[1978]###[1977] Literally, \"mother\" (a man's original refuge) , which will envelop him as in an embrace.\t[1978] i.e., the pit of Hellfire.","And what can make you know what that is?","It is a Fire, intensely hot.","Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you","Until you visit the graveyards.[1980]###[1980] i.e., remain in them temporarily, meaning until the Day of Resurrection.","No! You are going to know.","Then, no! You are going to know.","No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty...[1981]###[1981] The conclusion of this verse is estimated to be \"...you would not have been distracted from preparing for the Hereafter.\"","You will surely see the Hellfire.","Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty.[1982]###[1982] i.e., with actual eyesight.","Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.[1983]###[1983] i.e., the comforts of worldly life and whether you were grateful to Allāh for His blessings.","By time,[1985]###[1985] An oath in which Allāh swears by time throughout the ages.","Indeed, mankind is in loss,","Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience.","Woe to every scorner and mocker","Who collects wealth and [continuously] counts it.[1987]###[1987] Rather than spending in the way of Allāh.","He thinks that his wealth will make him immortal.","No! He will surely be thrown into the Crusher.[1988]###[1988] i.e., Hellfire, which crushes and destroys all that enters it.","And what can make you know what is the Crusher?","It is the fire of Allāh, [eternally] fueled,","Which mounts directed at the hearts.[1989]###[1989] Covering them and penetrating them.","Indeed, it [i.e., Hellfire] will be closed down upon them","In extended columns.[1990]###[1990] Interpreted to be either columns of fire or columns of iron to which are chained the inmates of Hell.","Have you not considered, [O Muḥammad], how your Lord dealt with the companions of the elephant?[1992]###[1992] i.e., the army under the command of Abrahah al-Ashram which was accompanied by a huge elephant and came with the intention of destroying the Kaʿbah at Makkah.","Did He not make their plan into misguidance?[1993]###[1993] Causing them to perish.","And He sent against them birds in flocks,","Striking them with stones of hard clay,","And He made them like eaten straw.[1994]###[1994] i.e., husks which have been chewed by cattle. This event took place in the year of the Prophet's birth.","For the accustomed security of the Quraysh[1996] -###[1996] i.e., the honor and reputation Allāh had given them as guardians of the Holy Kaʿbah, which allowed them to travel without fear of being harmed.","Their accustomed security [in] the caravan of winter and summer[1997] -###[1997] i.e., the trading caravans that traveled south in winter and north in summer.","Let them worship the Lord of this House,[1998]###[1998] i.e., the Kaʿbah.","Who has fed them, [saving them] from hunger and made them safe, [saving them] from fear.","Have you seen the one who denies the Recompense?","For that is the one who drives away the orphan","And does not encourage the feeding of the poor.","So woe to those who pray","[But] who are heedless of their prayer[2000] -###[2000] i.e., the hypocrites who are unconcerned if they miss prayers when no one sees them.","Those who make show [of their deeds]","And withhold [simple] assistance.","Indeed, We have granted you, [O Muḥammad], al-Kawthar.","So pray to your Lord and offer sacrifice [to Him alone].","Indeed, your enemy is the one cut off.[2002]###[2002] From all good in this world and the Hereafter.","Say, \"O disbelievers,","I do not worship what you worship.","Nor are you worshippers of what I worship.","Nor will I be a worshipper of what you worship.","Nor will you be worshippers of what I worship.","For you is your religion, and for me is my religion.\"","When the victory of Allāh has come and the conquest,[2005]###[2005] The conquest of Makkah.","And you see the people entering into the religion of Allāh in multitudes,","Then exalt [Him] with praise of your Lord and ask forgiveness of Him. Indeed, He is ever Accepting of Repentance.[2006]###[2006] Refer to footnote of 2:37.","May the hands of Abū Lahab be ruined, and ruined is he.[2008]###[2008] Abū Lahab (the Prophet's uncle) , who was an enemy of Islām.","His wealth will not avail him or that which he gained.","He will [enter to] burn in a Fire of [blazing] flame","And his wife [as well] - the carrier of firewood.[2009]###[2009] She used to put thorns in the Prophet's path and slander him (ﷺ) . The word \"firewood\" was used by the Arabs to allude to slander and backbiting.","Around her neck is a rope of [twisted] fiber.","Say, \"He is Allāh, [who is] One,[2011]###[2011] Alone, without another, indivisible with absolute and permanent unity and distinct from all else. The one and only true deity, unique in His essence, attributes and deeds.","Allāh, the Eternal Refuge.[2012]###[2012] He who is absolute, perfect, complete, essential, self-sufficient and sufficient to meet the needs of all creation; the one eternally and constantly required and sought, depended upon by all existence and to whom all matters will ultimately return.","He neither begets nor is born,","Nor is there to Him any equivalent.\"","Say, \"I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak","From the evil of that which He created","And from the evil of darkness when it settles","And from the evil of the blowers in knots[2014]###[2014] i.e., those who practice magic.","And from the evil of an envier when he envies.\"","Say, \"I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,","The Sovereign of mankind,","The God of mankind,","From the evil of the retreating whisperer[2016] -###[2016] i.e., a devil who makes evil suggestions to man but disappears when one remembers Allāh.","Who whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind -","From among the jinn and mankind.\"[2017]###[2017] Evil prompters may be from men as well as from jinn."]