Abdul Majid Daryabadi

In In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful.

Whether of Jinn or of mankind.

And assuredly We have sent down Unto thee evident signs,and signs, and none shall disbelieve therein save the transgressors.

And who is more unjust than he who preventeth the mosques of Allah, that His name be mentioned therein, and striveth after their ruin? These! it was not for them to enter therein except in fear. Unto them shall be humiliation in this World,and World, and unto them in the Hereafter a torment mighty.

And they say: become Jews or Nazarenes, and ye shall be guided. Say thou: Aye! we follow the faith of Ibrahim, the upright,and upright, and he was not of the associators.

Say: we believe in Allah and that which hath been sent down unto us and that which was sent down unto Ibrahim and Ismai'l and Ishaq and Ya'qub and the tribes,and tribes, and that which was vouchsafed unto Musa and lsa, and that which was vouchsafed unto the prophets from their Lord; we differentiate not between any of them, and unto Him are submissive.

Even as We have sent amidst you an apostle from amongst you, who rehearseth unto you Our revelations and purifieth you,and you, and teacheth you the Book and wisdom, and teacheth you that which ye were not wont to know.

The month of Ramadhan: therein was sent down the Qur'an: is a guidance unto mankind, and with evidences: one of the Books of guidance and the distinction. So whosoever of you witnesseth the month, he shall fast it, and whosoever sick or journeying, for him the like number of other days. Allah intendeth for you ease, and intendeth not for you hardship; so ye shall fulfil the number and shall magnify Allah for His having guided you,and you, and haply ye may give thanks.

And when My bondsmen ask thee regarding Me, then verily I am Nigh; I answer the call of the caller when he calleth unto Me, ; Me,; so let them answer Me and believe in Me, haply they may be rightly directed.

Then hurry from the place whence the other people have hurried, and ask forgiveness of Allah, verily Allah is Forgiving,Merciful. Forgiving, Merciful.

And of mankind are some who say: our Lord! vouchsafe unto us good in the world and good in the Hereafter,and Hereafter, and save us from the torment of the Fire.

Await they only that Allah shall come unto them in the shadows of the Clouds,and Clouds, and also the angels, and the affair is decreed! And unto Allah are all affairs returned.

They ask thee of the sacred month, of fighting therein. Say thou; fighting therein is grievous; and hindering people from the way of Allah and unbelief in Him and in the sanctity of the Sacred Mosque and driving out its dwellers therefrom are more grievous with Allah, and such temptation is far more grievous than that slaughter. And they will not cease fighting you so that they might make you apostatize from your religion, if they can. And whosoever of you apostatizeth from his faith and dieth an Infidel, then these it is whose works shall be of none effect in this world and the Hereafter, and they shall be the fellows of the Fire ; Fire; therein they shall be abiders.

Then when Talut sallied forth with the hosts, he said, verily God will prove you with a river: then whosoever drinketh thereof shall be none of mine, and whosoever tasteth it not, verily shall be mine, excepting him who ladeth a lading with his hand. But they drank thereof, save a few of them. Then when he had crossed it, he,and he, and those who believe with him, they said: We have no strength to-day against Jalut and his hosts. But those who imagined that they were going to meet Allah Said how oft hath a small party prevailed against a large party by God's leave! And Allah is with the patiently persevering.

Allah beareth witness - and also the angles and those endued with knowledge that there is no god but He, the Maintainer of equity : equity: there is no god but He, the Mighty, the Wise.

Say thou : thou: O people of the Book! come to a word common between us and between you; that we shall worship none save Allah's and that we shall not associate aught with Him, and that none of you shall take others as Lords beside Allah. Then if they turn away, say : say: bear witness that verily we are Muslims.

These are they of whom Allah knoweth whatsoever is in their hearts: wherefore turn thou from them and exhort them, and say unto them for their souls , souls, effectual saying.

Hast thou not observed those unto whom it was said; . said;. withhold your hands, and establish prayer and give the poor-rate; but when thereafter fighting was prescribed unto them, lo! there is a party of them dreading men as with the dread of Allah, or with greater dread; and they say: our Lord! why hast Thou prescribed unto us fighting! Wouldst that Thou hadst let us tarry a term nearby! Say thou: the enjoyment of the world is little, and the Hereafter is better for him who feareth God; and ye shall not be wronged a whit.

Verily the hypocrites would beguile Allah, whereas it is He who beguileth them, ; them,; and when they stand up to prayer, they stand up languidly, making a show to the people, and they remember not Allah but little.

All praise unto Allah , Allah, who created the heavens and the earth and made the darknesses and the light, yet those who disbelieve equalise others with their Lord.

Say thou: shall we call upon, beside Allah, that which can neither profit us nor hurt us, and shall we turn on our heels after Allah hath guided us, like unto one whom the Satans have be guiled to wander bewildered in the land, his : his: fellows calling him unto the right path: come unto us? Say thou: verily the guidance of Allah, that is the Guidance, and we are commanded to submit ourselves to the Lord of the worlds.

And they say according to their fancy: such cattle and tilth are taboo none shall eat thereof save whom we allow, and there are cattle whose backs are forbidden, and cattle over which they pronounce not the name of Allah : Allah: a fabrication against Him Anon He shall requite them for that which they were wont to fabricate.

Fir'awn said: ? said:? believed ye in him ere I have given you leave? Verily this is a plot ye have plotted in the city that ye may drive forth the people thereof So presently ye shall know.

Say thou : thou: O mankind! verily I am the apostle of Allah unto you all- of Him whose is the dominion of the heavens and the earth. No god is there but he; He giveth life and causeth to die. Believe then in Allah and His prophet, the unlettered prcphet, who believeth in Allah and His words, and follow him that haply ye may be guided.

And ask thou them concerning the town that was close on the sea, when they transgressed in the matter of the sabt, when their fish came unto them openly on their sabt day, while they came not on the day whereon they kept not We proved them for the sabt.Thus sabt. Thus they were wont to transgress.

And recall what time thy Lord took from the children of Adam their posterity from their backs, and made them testify as to them selves saying: am I not your lord? They said: Yea! we testify.That testify. That was lest ye should say on the Day of Resurrection verily of this we have been unaware.

And had We willed We would surely have lifted him thereby, but he clung to the earth and followed his desire, wherefore his case became like unto the case of a dog, who, if thou attackest him, lolleth out his tongue and if thou leavest him alone, lolleth out his tongue.Such tongue. Such is the likeness of the people who belie Our sign; so recount thou the narratives, that haply they may refelect.

And a proclamation is this from Allah and His apostle unto the mankind on the day of the greater pilgrimage that Allah is quit of the associators, and so is His apostle. Wherefore if ye repent, it shall be better for you,but you, but if ye turn away, then know that ye cannot escape Allah. And announce thou unto those who disbelieve a torment afflictive.

And should one of the associators seek protection of thee grant him protection, that he may hear the word of Allah,then Allah, then let him reach his place of security. That is because they are a people who know not.

How can there be for the associators covenant with Allah.and Allah. and His apostle save for those with whom ye covenanted near the Sacred Mosque? Act straight with them so long as they act straight with you. Verily Allah loveth the God-fearing.

Shouldst thou question them, they will surely say: : say:: we were only plunging about and playing. Say thou: was it Allah and His signs and His apostle that ye have been mocking?

And let nor their riches and their children amaze thee.Allah thee. Allah intendeth only to torment them therewith in the world, and that their souls may pass away while they are infidels.

And of the dwellers of the desert is one who believeth in Allah and the Last Day, and taketh that which he expendeth as approaches unto Allah and the blessings of His apostle. Lo ! Lo! verily these are an approach for them; anon Allah will enter them into His mercy. Verily Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

And they say : say: wherefore is not a sign sent down unto him from his Lord! Say thou: the Hidden belongeth unto Allah alone; so wait, verily I am with you among those who wait.

Then when He delivereth them. they forthwith rebel in the earth without justice. O ye ! ye! your rebellion is only against yourselves: a brief enjoyment of the life of the world; thereafter unto Us is Your return; then We will declare unto you that which ye have been working.

They say: God hath taken a son.Hallowed son. Hallowed be He-He, the selfesufficient! His is whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. No warranty is there with you for this. Ascribe ye falsely unto Allah that which ye know not?

Then none believed in Musa save a posterity of his people, through fear of Fir'awn and their chiefs, lest he should persecute them; and verily Fir'awn was lofty in the land,and land, and verily he was of the extravagant.

And unto Thamud We sent their brother Saleh. He said: O my people! worship Allah; there is no god for you but he. He hath caused you to spring out of the earth, and hath made you dwell therein. Wherefore ask forgiveness of Him, then repent toward Him; verily my Lord is Nigh,Responsive. Nigh, Responsive.

Recall what time Yusufj said unto his father: , father:, y father! verily have seen eleven stars and the sun and the moon; I have seen them prostrating themselves unto me.

And he said to one of them who he imagined would be saved:mention saved: mention me in the presence of thy lord.Then lord. Then the Satan caused him to forget to mention him to his lord, so that he tarried in the prison several years.

O My Lord! Thou hast given me of the dominion,and dominion, and hast taught me of the interpretation of discourses, Creator of the heavens and the earth! Thou art my Patron in the world and the Hereafter. Make me to die a Muslim, and join me with the righteous.

Say thou: this is my way: I call unto Allah resting upon an insight---I, and whosoever followeth me. Hallowed be Allah:and Allah: and I am not of the associators.

Respited were they until when the apostles had despaired and imagined that they were deluded, there came unto them Our succour; then whomsoever We willed was delivered.las delivered. las And Our wrath is not warded off from a people sinful.

And shouldst thou marvel, then marvellous is their saying: when we have become dust, shall we be in a new creation! ' These are they who disbelieved in their Lord; and these ! these! -- the shackles round their necks; and these shall be the fellows of the Fire as abiders therein.

Allah enlargeth the provision for whomsoever He Willeth and , and, stinteth. And they exult in the life of the world, whereas the life of the world, by the side of the Hereafter, is only a Passing enjoyment.

Is He, then, who is ever standing over every soul with that which he earneth, like unto other! And yet they have set up associates unto Allah. Say thou: name them; would ye inform Him of that which He knoweth not on the earth? or is it by way of outward saying? Aye! fair-seeming unto those who disbelieve is made their plotting, and they have been hindered from the way.And way. And whomsoever sendeth astray, for him there is no guide.

And of a surety there plotted those before them; but unto Allah belongeth the plotting entirely. He knoweth that which each soul earneth.And earneth. And anon will the infidels know for whom is the happy ending of the Abode.

Hath not the tidings come to you of those before you: the people of Nuh and the 'Aad and the Thamud and those after them! None knoweth them save Allah. There came unto them their apostles with the evidences,but evidences, but they put their hands to their mouths, and said: verily we disbelieve in that where- with ye have been sent, and verily regarding that to which ye call Us We are in doubt disquieting.

Allah hath appointed for you from your houses a repose, and He hath appointed for you from the skins of the cattle houses which ye find light , light, on the day of your flitting and on the day of your stopping, and from their wools and their furs and their hair a furnishing and an enjoyment for a season.

Recall what time he said unto his father: , father:, O my father! wherefore worshippest thou that which heareth not and seeth not, nor availeth thee at all?

And he was wont to command his household to the Prayer and the poor-rate, and he was with his Lord an approved one. *Chapter:19 *Chapter: 19

And mention thou in the book ldris, verily he was a man of truth, a prophet. *Chapter:19 *Chapter: 19

And We exalted him to a position lofty. *Chapter:19 *Chapter: 19

These are they whom Allah hath favoured, from among the prophets, of the progeny of Adam and of them whom We bare with Nuh, and of the progeny of Ibrahim and Isra'il, and of those whom We have guided and chosen; whenever the revelations of the Compassionate were rehearsed unto them, they fell down prostrating themselves and weeping. *Chapter:19 *Chapter: 19

Then there succeeded to them a posterity who neglected the prayers and followed lusts; so presently they shall meet with perdition. *Chapter:19 *Chapter: 19

Excepting those who may repent and believe and work righteously; these shall enter the Garden and shall not be wronged at all *Chapter:19 *Chapter: 19

Gardens Everlasting, which the Compassionate hath promised unto his bondmen, unseen; verily His premise is ever to be fulfilled. *Chapter:19 *Chapter: 19

They shall not hear therein any vain word, but they shall hear only peace; and therein they shall have their provision morning and evening. *Chapter:19 *Chapter: 19

Such is the Garden which We shall cause those of Our bondmen to inherit who have been God-fearing. *Chapter:19 *Chapter: 19

And we descend not except by the command of thy Lord: his is whatsoever is before us and whatsoever is behind us and whatsoever is in-between; and thy Lord is not a forgetter *Chapter:19 *Chapter: 19

Lord of the heavens and the earth and that which is betwixt the twain; so Him worship thou, and endure patiently in His worship; knowest thou any as his compeer? *Chapter:19 *Chapter: 19

And man saith: when I am daed, Shall I be presently brought forth alive. *Chapter:19 *Chapter: 19

Remembereth not man that We created him afore when he was not aught? *Chapter:19 *Chapter: 19

By thy Lord, then, We shall surely gather them and the satans; thereafter We shall surely bring them round Hell, kneeling. *Chapter:19 *Chapter: 19

Thereafter, We shall surely draw aside, from each sect, whichever of them against the Compassionate were most in excess. *Chapter:19 *Chapter: 19

Then surely it is We who are the Best Knower of these worthiest of being therein roasted. *Chapter:19 *Chapter: 19

And not one of you but shall pass over it: it is for thy Lord an ordinance decreed. *Chapter:19 *Chapter: 19

Then We shall deliver those who have feared, and shall have the wrong-doers therein kneeling. *Chapter:19 *Chapter: 19

And when Our manifest revelations are rehearsed unto them, those who disbelieve say unto those who believe: which of the two portions is better in station and goodlier in company? *Chapter:19 *Chapter: 19

And how many a generation have We destroyed before these, who were goodlier in goods and outward appearance? *Chapter:19 *Chapter: 19

Say thou: whosoever is in error--surely unto him the Compassionate lengtheneth a length, until When they behold that wherewith they were threatened, either the torment or the Hour, then they shall come to know whosoever is worse in position and weaker as an army. *Chapter:19 *Chapter: 19

And Allah increaseth in guidance those who let themselves be guided, and the righteous works that last are excellent with thy Lord in respect of reward and excellent in respect of return. *Chapter:19 *Chapter: 19

Hast thou observed him who disbelieveth in Our signs and saith: surely I shall be vouchsafed riches and children. *Chapter:19 *Chapter: 19

Hath he looked unto the Unseen, or hath he taken of the Compassionate a covenant? *Chapter:19 *Chapter: 19

By no means! We shall write down that which he saith; and We shall lengthen for him of the torment a length. *Chapter:19 *Chapter: 19

And We shall inherit from him that whereof he spake, and he shall come to us alone. *Chapter:19 *Chapter: 19

And they have taken gods beside Allah that they might be unto them a glory. *Chapter:19 *Chapter: 19

By no means! anon they shall deny their worship, and become unto them an adversary. *Chapter:19 *Chapter: 19

Beholdest thou not that We have sent the satans upon the infidels inciting them by an incitement? *Chapter:19 *Chapter: 19

So hasten thou not against them; We are only counting against them a counting. *Chapter:19 *Chapter: 19

On the Day whereon We shall gather the God-feaing unto the Com- passionate as an embassy. *Chapter:19 *Chapter: 19

And shall drive the culprits to Hell as a herd. *Chapter:19 *Chapter: 19

They shall not own intercession, excepting those who have taken of the Compassionate a covenant. *Chapter:19 *Chapter: 19

And they say: the Compassionate hath taken a son. *Chapter:19 *Chapter: 19

Assuredly ye have brought a thing monstrous. *Chapter:19 *Chapter: 19

Well-nigh the heavens are rent thereat and the earth cleft in sunder and the mountains fall down in pieces. *Chapter:19 *Chapter: 19

That they should ascribe unto the Compassionate a son. *Chapter:19 *Chapter: 19

And it behoveth not the Compassionate that he should take a son. *Chapter:19 *Chapter: 19

None there is in the heavens and the earth but must come unto the Compassionate as a bondman. *Chapter:19 *Chapter: 19

Assuredly He hath comprehanded them and counted them a full Counting. *Chapter:19 *Chapter: 19

And each of them is to come to Him on the Day of Judgment alone. *Chapter:19 *Chapter: 19

Verily those who believe and do righteOUs works--anon the Compassionate shall appoint for them affection. *Chapter:19 *Chapter: 19

So We have made it easy in thine tongue in order that thou mayest thereby give glad tidings unto the Godfearing and warn thereby a people contentious. *Chapter:19 *Chapter: 19

And how many a generation have We destroyed before them! Perceivest thou of them anyone or hear of them a whisper? *Chapter:20 *Chapter: 20

Ta. Ha. *Chapter:20 *Chapter: 20

We have not Sent down on thee the Qur'an that thou shouldst be distressed. *Chapter:20 *Chapter: 20

But only as an admonition unto him who feareth. *Chapter:20 *Chapter: 20

And they cut up their affair among them: , them:, all are unto Us returners.

Verily Allah will repel from those who believe: verily Allah loveth not any treacherous,ingrate. treacherous, ingrate.

And say thou , thou, my Lord! cause me to land at a landing blest, and thou art the Best of these who bring to land.

What time Shu'aib , Shu'aib, said unto them: fear ye not?

He.said: He. said: My Lord is the Best Knower of that which ye work.

And verily thou art receiving the Qur'an)from Qur'an) from before the Wise, the Knowing.

It was said unto her: enter the palace. Then when she saw it, , it,, he deemed it a pool and bared her shanks. He said: verily it is a palace evenly floored with glass. She said: my Lord! verily I wronged my soul, and now submit myself together with Sulaiman unto Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.

These shall be vouchsafed their hire twice over, because they have persevered,and persevered, and they repel evil with good, and expend of that wherewith We have provided them.

Then We sank the earth with him and his dwelling-place. And he had no host to defend him against Allah,nor Allah, nor was he of those who could defend themselves.

And assuredly We sent Nuh unto his people.Then people. Then he tarried among them for a thousand years, save tifty years; and then deluge overtook them, while they were wrong-doers.

And whatsoever ye give in gift in order that it may increase among the substance of men increaseth not with Allah; and whatsoever ye give in poor-rate seeking the countenance of Allah-then those: they shall , shall, have increase manifold.

Allah's is whatsoever is in the heavens and the earth.Verily earth. Verily Allah! He is the Self-sufficient, the Praiseworthy.

And when a wave covereth them like awnings, they call upon Allah, making their religion pure for Him. Then when He delivereth them on the land, only some of them keep to the middle course. And none gainsaith Our signssave each perfidious,ingrate perfidious, ingrate one.

And the two seas are not alike: this, sweet, thirst- quenching, pleasant to drink;and drink; and that, saltish and bitter. And yet from each ye eat flesh fresh and bring forth the ornaments that ye wear. And thou seest therein ships cleaving the water, that ye may seek of His graCe, and that haply ye may give thanks.

They said: verily we augur ill of you ; you; if ye desist not, we shall surely stone you, and there will befall you from us a torment afflictive.

And they say : say: our Lord! hasten our portion unto us before the Day of Reckoning

So worship whatsoever ye will, besidev him. Say thou:verily thou: verily the losers are those who shall have lost themselves and their household" on the Day of judgment LO! that will be a loss manifest.

Is he, then, who will shield himself with his face from the evil of torment on the Day of Resurrection be as he who is secure therefrom And it shall be said Unto the wrong-doers:taste wrong-doers: taste ye that which ye have been earning.

And wert thou to ask them: who hath created the heavens and the earth? they will surely say: Allah. Say thou: bethink ye then that those whom ye call upon beside Allah, - could they if Allah intended some hurt for me, remove His hurt? or if He intended some mercy for me, could they withhold His mercy? Say thou:enough thou: enough for me is Allah; in Him the trusting put their trust.

That is the meed of the enemies of Allah: the Fire. Therein is their home of Abidence:a Abidence: a meed forasmuch as Our revelations they were wont to gainsay.

And of His signs are the night and the day and the sun and the moon.So moon. So prostrate not yourselves Unto the sun nor the moon. but prostrate yourselves Unto Allah who hath created them, if it is He alone whom ye are worshipping.

And He shall make them enter the Garden; He shall have made it known,Unto known, Unto them.

Is he then who standeth,on standeth, on an evidence from his Lord like Unto him whose evil of work is made fair-seeming for him and those who follow their lusts?

And He it is Who restrained their hands from you and Your hands from them,in them, in the vale of Makka so, after He had made you superior to them; and Allah is of that which ye work ever a Beholder.

They ask:when ask: when is the Day of Requital coming?

Then he conceived a fear of them. They said:fear said: fear not. And they gave him the tidings of a youth knowing.

They will cry unto them: have we not been with you? They will say: 'yea ! 'yea! but ye tempted your souls, and ye Waited, and ye dubitated, and your vain desires beguiled you until the affair of Allah came, and in respect to Allah the beguiler beguiled you.

And those who believe in Allah and His apostles - those ! those! they are the saints and martyrs in the sight of their Lord; theirs will be their full hire and their light. And those who disbelieved and belied Our signs--they shall be the fellows of the Blaze.

O ye who believe! fear Aliah and believe in His apostle; He will vouch safe Unto you two portions of His mercy and will appoint for you a light wherewith ye will walk,and walk, and He will forgive you. And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

The likeness of those who were laden with the Taurat and then they bare it not,is not, is as the likeness of the ass bearing tomes. Hapless is the likeness of the people who belie the signs of Allah. And Allah guideth not a wrong doing people. J

He it is Who hath created you; then of you some are Infidels and of you some are believers;and believers; and Allah is of that which ye Work Beholder.

He knoweth whatsoever is In the heavens and the earth, and He knoweth whatsoever ye keep secret, and whatsoever ye make known;and known; and Allah is the Knower of whatsoever is in the breasts.

Remember the Day whereon He shall assemble you, the Day of Assembly; that shall be the Day of Mutual Loss and Gain. And whosoever believeth in Allah and worketh righteously from him He will expiate His misdeeds and will make him enter Gardens whereunder rivers flow, as abiders therein for evermore.That evermore. That is the mighty achievement.

Who.is Who. is he that can be an army Unto you and succour you, beside the Compassionate! The infidelsjb are but in delusion.

Their recompense with their Lord shall be Gardens Everlasting,whereunder Everlasting, whereunder rivers flow - as abiders therein for evermore. Well-pleases will be Allah with them and well-pleased will be they with Him, That is for him who feareth his Lord.