The Kneeling

حمٓ ١

H. M.

تَنزِيلُ ٱلۡكِتَـٰبِ مِنَ ٱللهِ ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلۡحَكِيمِ ٢

The revelation of this scripture is from ALLAH, the Almighty, Most Wise.

إِنَّ فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ لَأَيَـٰتٍ۬ لِّلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ ٣

The Heavens and the Earth are full of proofs for the believers.

وَفِى خَلۡقِكُمۡ وَمَا يَبُثُّ مِن دَآبَّةٍ ءَايَـٰتٌ۬ لِّقَوۡمٍ۬ يُوقِنُونَ ٤

Also in your creation, and the creation of all the animals, there are proofs for people who are certain.

وَٱخۡتِلَـٰفِ ٱلَّيۡلِ وَٱلنَّہَارِ وَمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مِن رِّزۡقٍ۬ فَأَحۡيَا بِهِ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ بَعۡدَ مَوۡتِہَا وَتَصۡرِيفِ ٱلرِّيَـٰحِ ءَايَـٰتٌ۬ لِّقَوۡمٍ۬ يَعۡقِلُونَ ٥

Also, the alternation of the night and the day, and the provisions that ALLAH sends down from the sky to revive dead lands, and the manipulation of the winds; all these are proofs for people who understand.

تِلۡكَ ءَايَـٰتُ ٱللهِ نَتۡلُوهَا عَلَيۡكَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ‌ۖ فَبِأَىِّ حَدِيثِۭ بَعۡدَ ٱللهِ وَءَايَـٰتِهِۦ يُؤۡمِنُونَ ٦

These are ALLAH’s revelations that we recite to you truthfully. In which narration (Hadees) other than ALLAH and His revelations do they believe?

وَيۡلٌ۬ لِّكُلِّ أَفَّاكٍ أَثِيمٍ۬ ٧

Woe to every fabricator, guilty.

يَسۡمَعُ ءَايَـٰتِ ٱللهِ تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡهِ ثُمَّ يُصِرُّ مُسۡتَكۡبِرً۬ا كَأَن لَّمۡ يَسۡمَعۡهَا‌ۖ فَبَشِّرۡهُ بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ۬ ٨

The one who hears ALLAH’s revelations recited to him, then insists arrogantly on his way, as if he never heard them. Promise him a painful retribution.

وَإِذَا عَلِمَ مِنۡ ءَايَـٰتِنَا شَيۡـًٔا ٱتَّخَذَهَا هُزُوًا‌ۚ أُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ لَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ۬ مُّهِينٌ۬ ٩

When he learns anything about our revelations, he mocks them. These have incurred a shameful retribution.

مِّن وَرَآٮِٕهِمۡ جَهَنَّمُ‌ۖ وَلَا يُغۡنِى عَنۡہُم مَّا كَسَبُواْ شَيۡـًٔ۬ا وَلَا مَا ٱتَّخَذُواْ مِن دُونِ ٱللهِ أَوۡلِيَآءَ‌ۖ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ ١٠

Awaiting them is Hell. Their earnings will not help them in the least, nor the idols they had set up beside ALLAH. They have incurred a terrible retribution.

هَـٰذَا هُدً۬ى‌ۖ وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ بِـَٔايَـٰتِ رَبِّہِمۡ لَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ۬ مِّن رِّجۡزٍ أَلِيمٌ ١١

This is a beacon, and those who disbelieve in these revelations of their Lord have incurred condemnation and a painful retribution.

ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى سَخَّرَ لَكُمُ ٱلۡبَحۡرَ لِتَجۡرِىَ ٱلۡفُلۡكُ فِيهِ بِأَمۡرِهِۦ وَلِتَبۡتَغُواْ مِن فَضۡلِهِۦ وَلَعَلَّكُمۡ تَشۡكُرُونَ ١٢

ALLAH is the One who committed the sea in your service, so that the ships can roam it in accordance with His laws. You thus seek His provisions, that you may be appreciative.

وَسَخَّرَ لَكُم مَّا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ جَمِيعً۬ا مِّنۡهُ‌ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٲلِكَ لَأَيَـٰتٍ۬ لِّقَوۡمٍ۬ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ ١٣

He committed in your service everything in the Heavens and the Earth; all from Him. These are proofs for people who reflect.

قُل لِّلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ يَغۡفِرُواْ لِلَّذِينَ لَا يَرۡجُونَ أَيَّامَ ٱللهِ لِيَجۡزِىَ قَوۡمَۢا بِمَا كَانُواْ يَكۡسِبُونَ ١٤

Tell those who believed to forgive those who do not expect the days of ALLAH. He will fully pay everyone for whatever they have earned.

مَنۡ عَمِلَ صَـٰلِحً۬ا فَلِنَفۡسِهِۦ‌ۖ وَمَنۡ أَسَآءَ فَعَلَيۡہَا‌ۖ ثُمَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُمۡ تُرۡجَعُونَ ١٥

Whoever works righteousness does so for his own good, and whoever works evil does so to his own detriment. To your Lord you will be returned.

وَلَقَدۡ ءَاتَيۡنَا بَنِىٓ إِسۡرَٲٓءِيلَ ٱلۡكِتَـٰبَ وَٱلۡحُكۡمَ وَٱلنُّبُوَّةَ وَرَزَقۡنَـٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَـٰتِ وَفَضَّلۡنَـٰهُمۡ عَلَى ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِينَ ١٦

We have given the Children of Israel the scripture, wisdom, and prophethood, and provided them with good provisions; we bestowed upon them more blessings than any other people.

وَءَاتَيۡنَـٰهُم بَيِّنَـٰتٍ۬ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَمۡرِ‌ۖ فَمَا ٱخۡتَلَفُوٓاْ إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعۡدِ مَا جَآءَهُمُ ٱلۡعِلۡمُ بَغۡيَۢا بَيۡنَهُمۡ‌ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَقۡضِى بَيۡنَہُمۡ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَـٰمَةِ فِيمَا كَانُواْ فِيهِ يَخۡتَلِفُونَ ١٧

We have given them herein clear commandments. Ironically, they did not dispute this until the knowledge had come to them. This is due to jealousy on their part. Surely, your Lord will judge them on the Day of Resurrection regarding everything they have disputed.

ثُمَّ جَعَلۡنَـٰكَ عَلَىٰ شَرِيعَةٍ۬ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَمۡرِ فَٱتَّبِعۡهَا وَلَا تَتَّبِعۡ أَهۡوَآءَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ ١٨

We then appointed you to establish the correct laws; you (the messenger) shall follow this, and do not follow the wishes of those who do not know.

إِنَّہُمۡ لَن يُغۡنُواْ عَنكَ مِنَ ٱللهِ شَيۡـًٔ۬ا‌ۚ وَإِنَّ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ بَعۡضُہُمۡ أَوۡلِيَآءُ بَعۡضٍ۬‌ۖ وَٱللَّهُ وَلِىُّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ ١٩

They cannot help you at all against ALLAH. It is the transgressors who ally themselves with one another, while ALLAH is the Lord of the righteous.

هَـٰذَا بَصَـٰٓٮِٕرُ لِلنَّاسِ وَهُدً۬ى وَرَحۡمَةٌ۬ لِّقَوۡمٍ۬ يُوقِنُونَ ٢٠

This provides enlightenments for the people, as well as guidance, and mercy for those who are certain.

أَمۡ حَسِبَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱجۡتَرَحُواْ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ أَن نَّجۡعَلَهُمۡ كَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ سَوَآءً۬ مَّحۡيَاهُمۡ وَمَمَاتُہُمۡ‌ۚ سَآءَ مَا يَحۡكُمُونَ ٢١

Do those who work evil expect that we will treat them in the same manner as those who believe and lead a righteous life? Can their life and their death be the same? Wrong indeed is their judgment.

وَخَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَلِتُجۡزَىٰ كُلُّ نَفۡسِۭ بِمَا ڪَسَبَتۡ وَهُمۡ لَا يُظۡلَمُونَ ٢٢

ALLAH created the Heavens and the Earth for a specific purpose, in order to pay each soul for whatever it earned, without the least injustice.

أَفَرَءَيۡتَ مَنِ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَـٰهَهُ ۥ هَوَٮٰهُ وَأَضَلَّهُ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ عِلۡمٍ۬ وَخَتَمَ عَلَىٰ سَمۡعِهِۦ وَقَلۡبِهِۦ وَجَعَلَ عَلَىٰ بَصَرِهِۦ غِشَـٰوَةً۬ فَمَن يَہۡدِيهِ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ ٱللهِ‌ۚ أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ ٢٣

Have you noted the one whose god is his ego? Consequently, ALLAH sends him astray, despite his knowledge, seals his hearing and his mind, and places a veil on his eyes. Who then can guide him, after such a decision by ALLAH? Would you not take heed?

وَقَالُواْ مَا هِىَ إِلَّا حَيَاتُنَا ٱلدُّنۡيَا نَمُوتُ وَنَحۡيَا وَمَا يُہۡلِكُنَآ إِلَّا ٱلدَّهۡرُ‌ۚ وَمَا لَهُم بِذَٲلِكَ مِنۡ عِلۡمٍ‌ۖ إِنۡ هُمۡ إِلَّا يَظُنُّونَ ٢٤

They said, "We only live this life; we live and die and only time causes our death!" They have no sure knowledge about this; they only conjecture.

وَإِذَا تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡہِمۡ ءَايَـٰتُنَا بَيِّنَـٰتٍ۬ مَّا كَانَ حُجَّتَہُمۡ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُواْ ٱئۡتُواْ بِـَٔابَآٮِٕنَآ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَـٰدِقِينَ ٢٥

When our revelations are recited to them, clearly, their only argument is to say, "Bring back our forefathers, if you are truthful."

قُلِ ٱللَّهُ يُحۡيِيكُمۡ ثُمَّ يُمِيتُكُمۡ ثُمَّ يَجۡمَعُكُمۡ إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ ٱلۡقِيَـٰمَةِ لَا رَيۡبَ فِيهِ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَڪۡثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ ٢٦

Say, "ALLAH has granted you life, then He puts you to death, then He will summon you to the Day of Resurrection, which is inevitable. But most people do not know."

وَلِلَّهِ مُلۡكُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ‌ۚ وَيَوۡمَ تَقُومُ ٱلسَّاعَةُ يَوۡمَٮِٕذٍ۬ يَخۡسَرُ ٱلۡمُبۡطِلُونَ ٢٧

To ALLAH belongs all sovereignty of the Heavens and the Earth. The day the Hour (Judgment) comes to pass, that is when the falsifiers lose.

وَتَرَىٰ كُلَّ أُمَّةٍ۬ جَاثِيَةً۬‌ۚ كُلُّ أُمَّةٍ۬ تُدۡعَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ كِتَـٰبِہَا ٱلۡيَوۡمَ تُجۡزَوۡنَ مَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ ٢٨

You will see every community kneeling. Every community will be called to view their record. Today, you get paid for everything you have done.

هَـٰذَا كِتَـٰبُنَا يَنطِقُ عَلَيۡكُم بِٱلۡحَقِّ‌ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا نَسۡتَنسِخُ مَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ ٢٩

This is our record; it utters the truth about you. We have been recording everything you did.

فَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ فَيُدۡخِلُهُمۡ رَبُّہُمۡ فِى رَحۡمَتِهِۦ‌ۚ ذَٲلِكَ هُوَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡمُبِينُ ٣٠

As for those who believe and work righteousness, their Lord will admit them into His mercy. This is the great triumph.

وَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓاْ أَفَلَمۡ تَكُنۡ ءَايَـٰتِى تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡكُمۡ فَٱسۡتَكۡبَرۡتُمۡ وَكُنتُمۡ قَوۡمً۬ا مُّجۡرِمِينَ ٣١

As for those who disbelieve: "Were not My revelations recited to you, but you turned arrogant and were wicked people?"

وَإِذَا قِيلَ إِنَّ وَعۡدَ ٱللهِ حَقٌّ۬ وَٱلسَّاعَةُ لَا رَيۡبَ فِيہَا قُلۡتُم مَّا نَدۡرِى مَا ٱلسَّاعَةُ إِن نَّظُنُّ إِلَّا ظَنًّ۬ا وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُسۡتَيۡقِنِينَ ٣٢

When it is proclaimed that ALLAH’s promise is the truth and that the Hour (of Judgment) is inevitable, you said, "We do not know what the Hour is! We are full of conjecture about it; we are not certain."

وَبَدَا لَهُمۡ سَيِّـَٔاتُ مَا عَمِلُواْ وَحَاقَ بِہِم مَّا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ يَسۡتَہۡزِءُونَ ٣٣

The evils of their works will become evident to them, and the very things they mocked will come back and haunt them.

وَقِيلَ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ نَنسَٮٰكُمۡ كَمَا نَسِيتُمۡ لِقَآءَ يَوۡمِكُمۡ هَـٰذَا وَمَأۡوَٮٰكُمُ ٱلنَّارُ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن نَّـٰصِرِينَ ٣٤

It will be proclaimed: "Today we forget you, just as you forgot the meeting of this day. Your abode is the hellfire, and you will have no helpers.

ذَٲلِكُم بِأَنَّكُمُ ٱتَّخَذۡتُمۡ ءَايَـٰتِ ٱللهِ هُزُوً۬ا وَغَرَّتۡكُمُ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنۡيَا‌ۚ فَٱلۡيَوۡمَ لَا يُخۡرَجُونَ مِنۡہَا وَلَا هُمۡ يُسۡتَعۡتَبُونَ ٣٥

"This is because you took ALLAH’s revelations in vain, and were preoccupied with the first life." Consequently, they will never exit therefrom, nor will they be excused.

فَلِلَّهِ ٱلۡحَمۡدُ رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَرَبِّ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِينَ ٣٦

To ALLAH belongs all Praise; Lord of the Heavens and Lord of the Earth, Lord of the Universe.

وَلَهُ ٱلۡكِبۡرِيَآءُ فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ‌ۖ وَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلۡحَكِيمُ ٣٧

To Him belongs all supremacy in the Heavens and the Earth. He is the Almighty, Most Wise.