By the winds dispersing and scattering the dust
and by the clouds bearing a load of rain
by the ships running swiftly in the sea
and by the angels who distribute things necessary for the support of all creatures
Verily that wherewith ye are threatened is certainly true
and the last judgment will surely come
By the heaven furnished with paths
ye widely differ in what ye say
He will be turned aside from the faith, who shall be turned aside by the divine decree
Cursed be the liars
who wade in deep waters of ignorance, neglecting their salvation
They ask, when will the day of judgment come
On that day shall they be burned in hell fire
and it shall be said unto them, taste your punishment; this is what ye demanded to be hastened
But the pious shall dwell among gardens and fountains
receiving that which their Lord shall give them; because they were righteous doers before this day
They slept but a small part of the night
and early in the morning they asked pardon of God
And a due portion of their wealth was given unto him who asked, and unto him who was forbidden by shame to ask
There are signs of the divine power and goodness in the earth, unto men of sound understanding
and also in your own selves: Will ye not therefore consider
Your sustenance is in the heaven; and also that which ye are promised
Wherefore by the Lord of heaven and earth I swear that this is certainly the truth; according to what yourselves speak
Hath not the story of Abraham's honoured guests come to thy knowledge
When they went in unto him, and said, peace: He answered, peace; saying within himself, these are unknown people
And he went privately unto his family, and brought a fatted calf
And he set it before them, and when he saw they touched it not, he said, do ye not eat
And he began to entertain a fear of them. They said, fear not: And they declared unto him the promise of a wise youth
And his wife drew near with exclamation, and she smote her face, and said, I am an old woman, and barren
The angels answered, thus saith thy Lord: Verily He is the wise, the knowing
And Abraham said unto them, what is your errand, therefore O messengers of God
They answered, verily we are sent unto a wicked people
That we may send down upon them stones of baked clay
marked from thy Lord, for the destruction of transgressors
And we brought forth the true believers who were in the city
But we found not therein more than one family of Moslems
And we overthrew the same, and left a sign therein unto those who dread the severe chastisement of God
In Moses also was a sign: When We sent him unto Pharaoh with manifest power
But he turned back, with his princes, saying, this man is a sorcerer, or a madman
Wherefore We took him and his forces, and cast them into the sea: And he was one worthy of reprehension
And in the tribe of Ad also was a sign: When We sent against them a destroying wind
it touched not ought, whereon it came, but it rendered the same as a thing rotten and reduced to dust
In Thamud likewise was a sign: When it was said unto them, enjoy yourselves for a time
But they insolently transgressed the command of their Lord: Wherefore a terrible noise from heaven assailed them, while they looked on
and they were not able to stand on their feet, neither did they save themselves from destruction
And the people of Noah did We destroy before these: For they were a people who enormously transgressed
We have built the heaven with might; and We have given it a large extent
And We have stretched forth the earth beneath; and how evenly have We spread the same
And of every thing have We created two kinds, that peradventure ye may consider
Fly, therefore, unto God; verily I am a public warner unto you, from Him
And set not up another god with the true God: Verily I am a public warner unto you, from Him
In like manner there came no apostle unto their predecessors, but they said, this man is a magician, or a madman
Have they bequeathed this behaviour successively the one to the other? Yea; they are a people who enormously transgress
Wherefore withdraw from them; and thou shalt not be blameworthy in so doing
Yet continue to admonish: For admonition profiteth the true believers
I have not created genii and men for any other end than that they should serve Me
I require not any sustenance from them; neither will I that they feed Me
Verily God is He who provideth for all creatures; possessed of mighty power
Unto those who shall injure our apostle shall be given a portion like unto the portion of those who behaved like them in times past; and they shall not wish the same to be hastened
Woe, therefore, to the unbelievers, because of their day with which they are threatened