34. SABA
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In
the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
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1.
Praise is due only for Allah, to Whom belongs whatever is in the skies
and whatever is in the earth. And in the hereafter (too) praise will be
due only for Him and He is the Wise, the Informed. |
2.
He knows that which enters into the earth and that which comes out of
it and that which comes down from the sky and that which goes up into
it, and He is the Merciful, the Protectively Forgiving. |
3.
And those who do not believe say, “The hour of doom will not come upon
us,” Say, “Why not? By my Fosterer, it will definitely come upon you.”(He
is) the Knower of the unseen, not (even) the weight of a particle in the
skies or in the earth, nor (something) less than that or greater, is hidden
from Him but (it is recorded) in a clear record |
4.
that He may reward those who believe and do righteous works, those are
the persons for whom is protective forgiveness and an honorable provision. |
5.
And those who strive against Our signs to frustrate them, those are the
persons for whom there is a punishment of painfully weakening uneasiness. |
6.
And those who are given knowledge see, that what is sent down to you from
your Fosterer is the truth and it guides to the path of the Mighty, the
Praised. |
7.
And those who do not believe say, “Should we show you a man who informs
you that when you are scattered a total scattering (after death), you
will be ( raised )in a new creation? |
8.
He has forged a lie against Allah or he is under the influence of a jinn.”
No, those who do not believe in the hereafter are (involved) in the punishment,
and in error they are far away (from the right path). |
9.
Did they not then consider that which is before them (future) and that
which is behind them (past) of the sky and the earth? If We will We can
cause the earth to sink with them or We can drop on them pieces from the
sky. Certainly there is a sign in that for every servant who turns in
repentance (to Allah).( R 1 ) |
10.
And indeed We had given to Dawood grace from Us (ordering): O mountains!
echo with him (Allah’s praise) and the birds (too), and We made the iron
soft for him |
11.
so as to make coats of mail, and measure the links therein, and do righteous
work, I am certainly a Seer of what you do. |
12.
And (We made) the wind (to be under the control) of Sulaiman. Its morning
(journey was equal to the journey of) a month and its evening (journey
was equal to the journey of) a month and We made a fountain of copper
to flow for him (probably in the form of a volcanic eruption) and from
among the jinn (We gave him those) who worked before him by the order
of his Fosterer, and whoever from among them deviated from Our command,
We made him taste (something) from the punishment of blazing fire. |
13.
They made for him what he willed, of the fortresses and images and bowls
like reservoirs and fixed cooking pots. Work! family of Dawood, being
grateful and few of My servants are grateful. |
14.
Then when We decreed death for him, nothing indicated his death to them
except a moving creature of the earth which ate away his staff, so when
he fell down it was made clear to the jinn, that, had they known the unseen
they would not have been remained in the disgraceful punishment (even
after his death). |
15.
There were indeed a sign for (the people of) Saba in their houses: two
gardens on the right and the left, eat of the provision of your Fosterer
and be grateful to Him, a good land and a Protectively Forgiving Fosterer. |
16.
But they turned away (being ungrateful), so We sent on them the tremendous
flood and in exchange for their two gardens, We gave to them two (other)
gardens yielding bitter fruit and tamarisk and few lote trees. |
17.
Thus did We reward them because they were ungrateful. And do We reward
(in this manner anyone) but the ungrateful? |
18.
And We had made between them and the towns which We had blessed, easy
visibility; and We had apportioned the journey therein: Travel therein
by nights and by days, secure. |
19.
But they said, “Our Fosterer! increase the distance between our journeys,”
and they were unjust to themselves, so We made them stories and We scattered
them a total scattering. Certainly there are signs in that for every patient,
grateful one. |
20.
And Iblis (the devil) proved true on them his guess, so they followed
him except a party of the believers. |
21.
And he (the devil) has no authority on them, except that (through his
instigations to human beings) We (come to ) know (or distinguish) him
who believes in the hereafter from him who is in doubt about it, and your
Fosterer is a Custodian over everything. ( R 2 ) |
22.
Say, “Pray to those besides Allah whom you claim (to be gods or His partners).
They do not control (even) the weight of the particle in the skies or
in the earth, and they do not have in them both any share, and He does
not have among them any helper.” |
23.
And no recommendation will be of benefit with Him, except of him whom
He will permit. At that point, when horror will be removed from their
hearts, they will say, “What did your Fosterer say?” They will say, “The
truth.” And He is the High, the Great. |
24.
Say, “ Who provides you from the skies and the earth?” Say, “Allah, and
certainly (either) we or you are on guidance or in clear error.” |
25.
Say, “You will not question about our crimes neither will we be questioned
about what you do.” |
26.
Say, “Our Fosterer will gather us together then He will Judge between
us with truth, and He is the judge, the Knowing.” |
27.
Say, “Show me those whom you have joined with Him as partners, by no means
(are they partners), no it is Allah (Who is), the Mighty, the Wise.” |
28.
And We have sent you as a conveyer of good news and a warner to all mankind,
but the majority of human beings does not know. |
29.
And they say, “When will this promise (be fulfilled) if you are truthful?” |
30.
Say, “For you is a promised day which you cannot postpone from its (appointed)
time nor can you advance (it).”
( R 3 P 21 ½ ) |
31.
And those who do not believe say, “We will never believe in this Quran
nor in (those books) which were before it.” And if you could see when
the unjust will be made to stand before their Fosterer, one turning to
the other in argument. Those who were considered weak will say to those
who were considered great, “Had it not been for you, we would have been
believers.” |
32.
Those who were considered great will say to those who were considered
weak, “Did we turn you away from the guidance after it had come to you?
No, you were criminals.” |
33.
And those considered weak will say to those who were considered great,
“No, (this happened due to your) planning by night and day, when you commanded
us not to believe in Allah and to set up equals with Him.” And they will
hide (their) regret when they see the punishment, and We will get the
chains tied in the necks of those who did not believe. Will they be rewarded
for anything other than that which they used to do? |
34.
And We did not send a warner to any town, but those who led a luxurious
life in it said, “We do not believe in that which you are sent with.” |
35.
And they say, “We have more wealth and children than you and we will not
be punished.” |
36.
Say, “It is my Fosterer Who enlarges the provision for whom He wills and
straitens (it for whomever and whenever He wills), but the majority of
human beings certainly does not know.” (R 4) |
37.
Neither your wealth nor your children (are things) through which you (can)
come nearer to Us, unless (you are of those) who believe and do righteous
work. So those are the persons who will have double the reward because
of what they did, and they will be secure in high places. |
38.
And those who strive against Our signs to frustrate them, those will be
made to be present in the punishment. |
39.
Say, “ (It is) certainly my Fosterer (Who) enlarges the provision for
whom He wills and His servants and straitens (it) for him (whenever He
wills). And whatever you spend from anything, He replaces it, and He is
the Best of providers. |
40.
And on the day He will gather them all together then say to the angels,
“Are these the ones who used to worship you?” |
41.
They will say, “Glory be to You, You are our Guardian not they, no, they
used to worship the jinn, most of them were believers in them.” |
42.
So on that day you will not be able to benefit or harm each other, and
We will say to those who were unjust, “Taste the punishment of the fire
which you used to deny.” |
43.
And when Our clear signs are read to them they say, “He is nothing but
a man who intends to turn you away from that which your forefathers worshipped.”
And they say, “This is nothing but a forged lie.” And those who do not
believe say about the truth when it comes to them, “This is nothing but
clear magic.” |
44.
And we did not give them (Meccans) any books which they study nor did
We send to them any warner before you. |
45.
And those before them denied, and these have not reached the tenth of
that which We gave to them, yet they denied Our messengers so how was
My rejection (of them)! (R 5) |
46.
Say, “ I admonish you only for one thing, that you stand in pairs and
singly for the sake of Allah then reflect, your companion is not under
the influence of a jinn, he is only a warner (sent) to you before a severe
punishment.” |
47.
Say, “I do not ask you for a reward, but ( that which I ask you to do)
is for your (benefit, the responsibility of) rewarding me (rests on none)
but Allah and He is a Witness over everything.” |
48.
Say, “My Fosterer certainly strikes through the truth, Great Knower of
the unseen.” |
49.
Say,“The truth has come and nothing is originated or reproduced by falsehood.” |
50.
Say, “ If I err, I err only against my own soul and if I am guided then
it is because of that which my Fosterer has communicated to me, He is
certainly Hearing, Near.” |
51.
And if you could only see when they are horrified, then there will be
no escape, and they will be caught from a near place. |
52.
And they will say, “We believe in it.” But how can they seek (to believe)
from such a distant place, |
53.
when they did not believe in it earlier? And they strike (guesses) regarding
the unseen, from a distance place, |
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.And a barrier will be placed between them and that which they desire,
as was done with the parties (like) them earlier, they certainly used
to be in doubt causing restlessness. ( R 6 )
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