ق ۚ وَالْقُرْآنِ الْمَجِيدِ ١

Qaf. By the glorious Koran!

بَلْ عَجِبُوا أَن جَاءَهُم مُّنذِرٌ مِّنْهُمْ فَقَالَ الْكَافِرُونَ هَٰذَا شَيْءٌ عَجِيبٌ ٢

Nay, but they marvel that a warner has come to them from among them; and the unbelievers say, ’This is a marvellous thing!

أَإِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا ۖ ذَٰلِكَ رَجْعٌ بَعِيدٌ ٣

What, when we are dead and become dust? That is a far returning!’

قَدْ عَلِمْنَا مَا تَنقُصُ الْأَرْضُ مِنْهُمْ ۖ وَعِندَنَا كِتَابٌ حَفِيظٌ ٤

We know what the earth diminishes of them; with Us is a book recording.

بَلْ كَذَّبُوا بِالْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَاءَهُمْ فَهُمْ فِي أَمْرٍ مَّرِيجٍ ٥

Nay, but they cried lies to the truth when it came to them, and so they are in a case confused.

أَفَلَمْ يَنظُرُوا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَوْقَهُمْ كَيْفَ بَنَيْنَاهَا وَزَيَّنَّاهَا وَمَا لَهَا مِن فُرُوجٍ ٦

What, have they not beheld heaven above them, how We have built it, and decked it out fair, and it has no cracks?

وَالْأَرْضَ مَدَدْنَاهَا وَأَلْقَيْنَا فِيهَا رَوَاسِيَ وَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ زَوْجٍ بَهِيجٍ ٧

And the earth -- We stretched it forth, and cast on it firm mountains, and We caused to grow therein of every joyous kind

تَبْصِرَةً وَذِكْرَىٰ لِكُلِّ عَبْدٍ مُّنِيبٍ ٨

for an insight and a reminder to every penitent servant.

وَنَزَّلْنَا مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً مُّبَارَكًا فَأَنبَتْنَا بِهِ جَنَّاتٍ وَحَبَّ الْحَصِيدِ ٩

And We sent down out of heaven water blessed, and caused to grow thereby gardens and grain of harvest

وَالنَّخْلَ بَاسِقَاتٍ لَّهَا طَلْعٌ نَّضِيدٌ ١٠

and tall palm-trees with spathes compact,

رِّزْقًا لِّلْعِبَادِ ۖ وَأَحْيَيْنَا بِهِ بَلْدَةً مَّيْتًا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ الْخُرُوجُ ١١

a provision for the servants, and thereby We revived a land that was dead. Even so is the coming forth.

كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَأَصْحَابُ الرَّسِّ وَثَمُودُ ١٢

Cried lies before them the people of Noah and the men of Er-Rass, and Thamood,

وَعَادٌ وَفِرْعَوْنُ وَإِخْوَانُ لُوطٍ ١٣

and Ad and Pharaoh, the brothers of Lot,

وَأَصْحَابُ الْأَيْكَةِ وَقَوْمُ تُبَّعٍ ۚ كُلٌّ كَذَّبَ الرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ وَعِيدِ ١٤

the men of the Thicket, the people of Tubba’. Every one cried lies to the Messengers, and My threat came true.

أَفَعَيِينَا بِالْخَلْقِ الْأَوَّلِ ۚ بَلْ هُمْ فِي لَبْسٍ مِّنْ خَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍ ١٥

What, were We wearied by the first creation? No indeed; but they are in uncertainty as to the new creation.

وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ وَنَعْلَمُ مَا تُوَسْوِسُ بِهِ نَفْسُهُ ۖ وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ حَبْلِ الْوَرِيدِ ١٦

We indeed created man; and We know what his soul whispers within him, and We are nearer to him than the jugular vein.

إِذْ يَتَلَقَّى الْمُتَلَقِّيَانِ عَنِ الْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ الشِّمَالِ قَعِيدٌ ١٧

When the two angels meet together, sitting one on the right, and one on the left,

مَّا يَلْفِظُ مِن قَوْلٍ إِلَّا لَدَيْهِ رَقِيبٌ عَتِيدٌ ١٨

not a word he utters, but by him is an observer ready.

وَجَاءَتْ سَكْرَةُ الْمَوْتِ بِالْحَقِّ ۖ ذَٰلِكَ مَا كُنتَ مِنْهُ تَحِيدُ ١٩

And death’s agony comes in truth; that is what thou wast shunning!

وَنُفِخَ فِي الصُّورِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمُ الْوَعِيدِ ٢٠

And the Trumpet shall be blown; that is the Day of the Threat.