In the Name
of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
[40.1] Ha
Mim.
[40.2] The
revelation of the Book is from Allah, the Mighty, the Knowing,
[40.3] The
Forgiver of the faults and the Acceptor of repentance, Severe to punish, Lord of bounty;
there is no god but He; to Him is the eventual coming.
[40.4] None
dispute concerning the communications of Allah but those who disbelieve, therefore let not
their going to and fro in the cities deceive you.
[40.5] The
people of Nuh and the parties after them rejected (prophets) before them, and every nation
purposed against their apostle to destroy him, and they disputed by means of the falsehood
that they might thereby render null the truth, therefore I destroyed them; how was then My
retribution!
[40.6] And
thus did the word of your Lord prove true against those who disbelieved that they are the
inmates of the fire.
[40.7] Those
who bear the power and those around Him celebrate the praise of their Lord and believe in
Him and ask protection for those who believe: Our Lord! Thou embraces all things in mercy
and knowledge, therefore grant protection to those who turn (to Thee) and follow Thy way,
and save them from the punishment of the hell:
[40.8] Our
Lord! and make them enter the gardens of perpetuity which Thou hast promised to them and
those who do good of their fathers and their wives and their offspring, surely Thou are
the Mighty, the Wise.
[40.9] And
keep them from evil deeds, and whom Thou keeps from evil deeds this day, indeed Thou hast
mercy on him, and that is the mighty achievement.
[40.10]
Surely those who disbelieve shall be cried out to: Certainly Allah's hatred (of you) when
you were called upon to the faith and you rejected, is much greater than your hatred of
yourselves.
[40.11] They
shall say: Our Lord! twice did Thou make us subject to death, and twice hast Thou given us
life, so we do confess our faults; is there then a way to get out?
[40.12] That
is because when Allah alone was called upon, you disbelieved, and when associates were
given to Him, you believed; so judgment belongs to Allah, the High, the Great.
[40.13] He
it is Who shows you His signs and sends down for you sustenance from heaven, and none
minds but he who turns (to Him) again and again.
[40.14]
Therefore call upon Allah, being sincere to Him in obedience, though the unbelievers are
averse:
[40.15]
Possessor of the highest rank, Lord of power: He makes the inspiration to light by His
command upon whom He pleases of His servants, that he may warn (men) of the day of
meeting.
[40.16] (Of)
the day when they shall come forth, nothing concerning them remains hidden to Allah. To
whom belongs the kingdom this day? To Allah, the One, the Subduer (of all).
[40.17] This
day every soul shall be rewarded for what it has earned; no injustice (shall be done) this
day; surely Allah is quick in reckoning.
[40.18] And
warn them of the day that draws near, when hearts shall rise up to the throats, grieving
inwardly; the unjust shall not have any compassionate friend nor any intercessor who
should be obeyed.
[40.19] He
knows the stealthy looks and that which the breasts conceal.
[40.20] And
Allah judges with the truth; and those whom they call upon besides Him cannot judge aught;
surely Allah is the Hearing, the Seeing.
[40.21] Have
they not traveled in the earth and seen how was the end of those who were before them?
Mightier than these were they in strength -- and in fortifications in the land, but Allah
destroyed them for their sins; and there was not for them any defender against Allah.
[40.22] That
was because there came to them their apostles with clear arguments, but they rejected
(them), therefore Allah destroyed them; surely He is Strong, Severe in retribution.
[40.23] And
certainly We sent Musa with Our communications and clear authority,
[40.24] To
Firon and Haman and Qaroun, but they said: A lying magician.
[40.25] So
when he brought to them the truth from Us, they said: Slay the sons of those who believe
with him and keep their women alive; and the struggle of the unbelievers will only come to
a state of perdition.
[40.26] And
Firon said: Let me alone that I may slay Musa and let him call upon his Lord; surely I
fear that he will change your religion or that he will make mischief to appear in the
land.
[40.27] And
Musa said: Surely I take refuge with my Lord and -- your Lord from every proud one who
does not believe in the day of reckoning.
[40.28] And
a believing man of Firon's people who hid his faith said: What! will you slay a man
because he says: My Lord is Allah, and indeed he has brought to you clear arguments from
your Lord? And if he be a liar, on him will be his lie, and if he be truthful, there will
befall you some of that which he threatens you (with); surely Allah does not guide him who
is extravagant, a liar:
[40.29] O my
people! yours is the kingdom this day, being masters in the land, but who will help us
against the punishment of Allah if it come to us? Firon said: I do not show you aught but
that which I see (myself), and I do not make you follow any but the right way.
[40.30] And
he who believed said: O my people! surely I fear for you the like of what befell the
parties:
[40.31] The
like of what befell the people of Nuh and Ad and Samood and those after them, and Allah
does not desire injustice for (His) servants;
[40.32] And,
O my people! I fear for you the day of calling out,
[40.33] The
day on which you will turn back retreating; there shall be no savior for you from Allah,
and whomsoever Allah causes to err, there is no guide for him:
[40.34] And
certainly Yusuf came to you before with clear arguments, but you ever remained in doubt as
to what he brought; until when he died, you said: Allah will never raise an apostle after
him. Thus does Allah cause him to err who is extravagant, a doubter,
[40.35]
Those who dispute concerning the communications of Allah without any authority that He has
given them; greatly hated is it by Allah and by-those who believe. Thus does Allah set a
seal over the heart of every proud, haughty one.
[40.36] And
Firon said: O Haman! build for me a tower that I may attain the means of access,
[40.37] The
means of access to the heavens, then reach the God of Musa, and I surely think him to be a
liar. And thus the evil of his deed was made fair-seeming to Firon, and he was turned away
from the way; and the struggle of Firon was not (to end) in aught but destruction.
The Believer - Part 2
[40.38] And
he who believed said: O my people! follow me, I will guide you to the right course;
[40.39] O my
people! this life of the world is only a (passing) enjoyment, and surely the hereafter is
the abode to settle;
[40.40]
Whoever does an evil, he shall not be recompensed (with aught) but the like of it, and
whoever does good, whether male or female, and he is a believer, these shall enter the
garden, in which they shall be given sustenance without measure.
[40.41] And,
O my people! how is it that I call you to salvation and you call me to the fire?
[40.42] You
call on me that I should disbelieve in Allah and associate with Him that of which I have
no knowledge, and I call you to the Mighty, the most Forgiving;
[40.43] No
doubt that what you call me to has no title to be called to in this world, nor in the
hereafter, and that our turning back is to Allah, and that the extravagant are the inmates
of the fire;
[40.44] So
you shall remember what I say to you, and I entrust my affair to Allah, Surely Allah sees
the servants.
[40.45] So
Allah protected him from the evil (consequences) of what they planned, and the most evil
punishment overtook Firon's people:
[40.46] The
fire; they shall be brought before it (every) morning and evening and on the day when the
hour shall come to pass: Make Firon's people enter the severest chastisement.
[40.47] And
when they shall contend one with another in the fire, then the weak shall say to those who
were proud: Surely we were your followers; will you then avert from us a portion of the
fire?
[40.48]
Those who were proud shall say: Surely we are all in it: surely Allah has judged between
the servants.
[40.49] And
those who are in the fire shall say to the keepers of hell: Call upon your Lord that He
may lighten to us one day of the punishment.
[40.50] They
shall say: Did not your apostles come to you with clear arguments? They shall say: Yea.
They shall say: Then call. And the call of the unbelievers is only in error.
[40.51] Most
surely We help Our apostles, and those who believe, in this world's life and on the day
when the witnesses shall stand up,
[40.52] The
day on which their excuse shall not benefit the unjust, and for them is curse and for them
is the evil abode.
[40.53] And
certainly We gave Musa the guidance, and We made the children of Israel inherit the Book,
[40.54] A
guidance and a reminder to the men of understanding.
[40.55]
Therefore be patient; surely the promise of Allah is true; and ask protection for your
fault and sing the praise of your Lord in the evening and the morning.
[40.56]
Surely (as for) those who dispute about the communications of Allah without any authority
that has come to them, there is naught in their breasts but (a desire) to become great
which they shall never attain to; therefore seek refuge in Allah, surely He is the
Hearing, the Seeing.
[40.57]
Certainly the creation of the heavens and the earth is greater than the creation of the
men, but most people do not know.
[40.58] And
the blind and the seeing are not alike, nor those who believe and do good and the
evil-doer; little is it that you are mindful.
[40.59] Most
surely the hour is coming, there is no doubt therein, but most people do not believe.
[40.60] And
your Lord says: Call upon Me, I will answer you; surely those who are too proud for My
service shall soon enter hell abased.
[40.61]
Allah is He Who made for you the night that you may rest therein and the day to see; most
surely Allah is Gracious to men, but most men do not give thanks.
[40.62] That
is Allah, your Lord, the Creator of everything; there is no God but He; whence are you
then turned away?
[40.63] Thus
were turned away those who denied the communications of Allah.
[40.64]
Allah is He Who made the earth a resting-place for you and the heaven a canopy, and He
formed you, then made goodly your forms, and He provided you with goodly things; that is
Allah, your Lord; blessed then is Allah, the Lord of the worlds.
[40.65] He
is the Living, there is no god but He, therefore call on Him, being sincere to Him in
obedience; (all) praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the worlds.
[40.66] Say:
I am forbidden to serve those whom you call upon besides Allah when clear arguments have
come to me from my Lord, and I am commanded that I should submit to the Lord of the
worlds.
[40.67] He
it is Who created you from dust, then from a small life-germ, then from a clot, then He
brings you forth as a child, then that you may attain your maturity, then that you may be
old -- and of you there are some who are caused to die before-- and that you may reach an
appointed term, and that you may understand.
[40.68] He
it is Who gives life and brings death, so when He decrees an affair, He only says to it:
Be, and it is.
[40.69] Have
you not seen those who dispute with respect to the communications of Allah: how are they
turned away?
[40.70]
Those who reject the Book and that with which We have sent Our Apostle; but they shall
soon come to know,
[40.71] When
the fetters and the chains shall be on their necks; they shall be dragged
[40.72] Into
boiling water, then in the fire shall they be burned;
[40.73] Then
shall it be said to them: Where is that which you used to set up
[40.74]
Besides Allah? They shall say: They are gone away from us, nay, we used not to call upon
anything before. Thus does Allah confound the unbelievers.
[40.75] That
is because you exulted in the land unjustly and because you behaved insolently.
[40.76]
Enter the gates of hell to abide therein, evil then is the abode of the proud.
[40.77] So
be patient, surely the promise of Allah is true. So should We make you see part of what We
threaten them with, or should We cause you to die, to Us shall they be returned.
[40.78] And
certainly We sent apostles before you: there are some of them that We have mentioned to
you and there are others whom We have not mentioned to you, and it was not meet for an
apostle that he should bring a sign except with Allah's permission, but when the command
of Allah came, judgment was given with truth, and those who treated (it) as a lie were
lost.
[40.79]
Allah is He Who made the cattle for you that you may ride on some of them, and some of
them you eat.
[40.80] And
there are advantages for you in them, and that you may attain thereon a want which is in
your breasts, and upon them and upon the ships you are borne.
[40.81] And
He shows you His signs: which then of Allah's signs will you deny?
[40.82] Have
they not then journeyed in the land and seen how was the end of those before them? They
were more (in numbers) than these and greater in strength and in fortifications in the
land, but what they earned did not avail them.
[40.83] Then
when their apostles came to them with clear arguments, they exulted in what they had with
them of knowledge, and there beset them that which they used to mock.
[40.84] But
when they saw Our punishment, they said: We believe in Allah alone and we deny what we
used to associate with Him.
[40.85] But
their belief was not going to profit them when they had seen Our punishment; (this is)
Allah's law, which has indeed obtained in the matter of His servants, and there the
unbelievers are lost.
