Juz 29 (Juz Tabarak): Arabic Text and English Translation

Blessed is He in Whose hand is the Sovereignty, and, He is Able to do all things

Who hath created life and death that He may try you which of you is best in conduct; and He is the Mighty, the Forgiving

Who hath created seven heavens in harmony. Thou (Muhammad) canst see no fault in the Beneficent One's creation; then look again: Canst thou see any rifts

Then look again and yet again, thy sight will return unto thee weakened and made dim

And verily We have beautified the world's heaven with lamps, and We have made them missiles for the devils, and for them We have prepared the doom of flame

And for those who disbelieve in their Lord there is the doom of hell, a hapless journey's end

When they are flung therein they hear its roaring as it boileth up

As it would burst with rage. Whenever a (fresh) host is flung therein the wardens thereof ask them: Came there unto you no warner

They say: Yea, verily, a warner came unto us; but we denied and said: Allah hath naught revealed; ye are in naught but a great error

And they say: Had we been wont to listen or have sense, we had not been among the dwellers in the flames

So they acknowledge their sins; but far removed (from mercy) are the dwellers in the flames

Lo! those who fear their Lord in secret, theirs will be forgiveness and a great reward

And keep your opinion secret or proclaim it, lo! He is Knower of all that is in the breasts (of men)

Should He not know what He created? And He is the Subtile, the Aware

He it is Who hath made the earth subservient unto you, so Walk in the paths thereof and eat of His providence. And unto Him will be the resurrection (of the dead)

Have ye taken security from Him Who is in the heaven that He will not cause the earth to swallow you when lo! it is convulsed

Or have ye taken security from Him Who is in the heaven that He will not let loose on you a hurricane? But ye shall know the manner of My warning

And verily those before them denied, then (see) the manner of My wrath (with them)

Have they not seen the birds above them spreading out their wings and closing them? Naught upholdeth them save the Beneficent. Lo! He is Seer of all things

Or who is he that will be an army unto you to help you instead of the Beneficent? The disbelievers are in naught but illusion

Or who is he that will provide for you if He should withhold His providence? Nay, but they are set in pride and frowardness

Is he who goeth groping on his face more rightly guided, or he who walketh upright on a straight road

Say (unto them, O Muhammad): He it is who gave you being, and hath assigned unto you ears and eyes and hearts. Small thanks give ye

Say: He it is Who multiplieth you in the earth, and unto Whom ye will be gathered

And they say: When (will) this promise (be fulfilled), if ye are truthful

Say: The knowledge is with Allah only, and I am but a plain warner

But when they see it nigh, the faces of those who disbelieve will be awry, and it will be said (unto them): This is that for which ye used to call

Say (O Muhammad): Have ye thought: Whether Allah causeth me (Muhammad) and those with me to perish or hath mercy on us, still, who will protect the disbelievers from a painful doom

Say: He is the Beneficent. In Him we believe and in Him we put our trust. And ye will soon know who it is that is in error manifest

Say: Have ye thought: If (all) your water were to disappear into the earth, who then could bring you gushing water

Nun. By the pen and that which they write (therewith)

Thou art not, for thy Lord's favour unto thee, a madman

And lo! thine verily will be a reward unfailing

And lo! thou art of a tremendous nature

And thou wilt see and they will see

Which of you is the demented

Lo! thy Lord is Best Aware of him who strayeth from His way, and He is Best Aware of those who walk aright

Therefor obey not thou the rejecters

Who would have had thee compromise, that they may compromise

Neither obey thou each feeble oath-monger

Detracter, spreader abroad of slanders

Hinderer of the good, transgressor, malefactor

Greedy therewithal, intrusive

It is because he is possessed of wealth and children

That, when Our revelations are recited unto him, he saith: Mere fables of the men of old

We shall brand him on the nose

Lo! We have tried them as We tried the owners of the garden when they vowed that they would pluck its fruit next morning

And made no exception (for the Will of Allah)

Then a visitation from thy Lord came upon it while they slept

And in the morning it was as if plucked

And they cried out one unto another in the morning

Saying: Run unto your field if ye would pluck (the fruit)

So they went off, saying one unto another in low tones

No needy man shall enter it to-day against you

They went betimes, strong in (this) purpose

But when they saw it, they said: Lo! we are in error

Nay, but we are desolate

The best among them said: Said I not unto you: Why glorify ye not (Allah)

They said: Glorified be our Lord! Lo! we have been wrong-doers

Then some of them drew near unto others, self-reproaching

They said: Alas for us! In truth we were outrageous

It may be that our Lord will give us better than this in place thereof. Lo! we beseech our Lord

Such was the punishment. And verily the punishment of the Hereafter is greater if they did but know

Lo! for those who keep from evil are gardens of bliss with their Lord

Shall We then treat those who have surrendered as We treat the guilty

What aileth you? How foolishly ye judge

Or have ye a scripture wherein ye learn

That ye shall indeed have all that ye choose

Or have ye a covenant on oath from Us that reacheth to the Day of Judgment, that yours shall be all that ye ordain

Ask them (O Muhammad) which of them will vouch for that

Or have they other gods? Then let them bring their other gods if they are truthful

On the day when it befalleth in earnest, and they are ordered to prostrate themselves but are not able

With eyes downcast, abasement stupefying them. And they had been summoned to prostrate themselves while they were yet unhurt

Leave Me (to deal) with those who give the lie to this pronouncement. We shall lead them on by steps from whence they know not

Yet I bear with them, for lo! My scheme is firm

Or dost thou (Muhammad) ask a fee from them so that they are heavily taxed

Or is the Unseen theirs that they can write (thereof)

But wait thou for thy Lord's decree, and be not like him of the fish, who cried out in despair

Had it not been that favour from his Lord had reached him he surely had been cast into the wilderness while he was reprobate

But his Lord chose him and placed him among the righteous

And lo! those who disbelieve would fain disconcert thee with their eyes when they hear the Reminder, and they say: Lo! he is indeed mad

When it is naught else than a Reminder to creation

The Reality

What is the Reality

Ah, what will convey unto thee what the reality is

(The tribes of) Thamud and A'ad disbelieved in the judgment to come

As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the lightning

And as for A'ad, they were destroyed by a fierce roaring wind

Which He imposed on them for seven long nights and eight long days so that thou mightest have seen men lying overthrown, as they were hollow trunks of palm-trees

Canst thou (O Muhammad) see any remnant of them

And Pharaoh and those before him, and the communities that were destroyed, brought error

And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, therefor did He grip them with a tightening grip

Lo! when the waters rose, We carried you upon the ship

That We might make it a memorial for you, and that remembering ears (that heard the story) might remember

And when the trumpet shall sound one blast

And the earth with the mountains shall be lifted up and crushed with one crash

Then, on that day will the Event befall

And the heaven will split asunder, for that day it will be frail

And the angels will be on the sides thereof, and eight will uphold the Throne of thy Lord that day, above them

On that day ye will be exposed; not a secret of you will be hidden

Then, as for him who is given his record in his right hand, he will say: Take, read my book

Surely I knew that I should have to meet my reckoning

Then he will be in blissful state

In a high garden

Whereof the clusters are in easy reach

(And it will be said unto those therein): Eat and drink at ease for that which ye sent on before you in past days

But as for him who is given his record in his left hand, he will say: Oh, would that I had not been given my book

And knew not what my reckoning

Oh, would that it had been death

My wealth hath not availed me

My power hath gone from me

(It will be said): Take him and fetter him

And then expose him to hell-fire

And then insert him in a chain whereof the length is seventy cubits

Lo! He used not to believe in Allah the Tremendous

And urged not on the feeding of the wretched

Therefor hath he no lover here this day

Nor any food save filth

Which none but sinners eat

But nay! I swear by all that ye see

And all that ye see not

That it is indeed the speech of an illustrious messenger

It is not poet's speech - little is it that ye believe

Nor diviner's speech - little is it that ye remember

It is a revelation from the Lord of the Worlds

And if he had invented false sayings concerning Us

We assuredly had taken him by the right hand

And then severed his life-artery

And not one of you could have held Us off from him

And lo! it is a warrant unto those who ward off (evil)

And lo! We know that some among you will deny (it)

And lo! it is indeed an anguish for the disbelievers

And lo! it is absolute truth

So glorify the name of thy Tremendous Lord

A questioner questioned concerning the doom about to fall

Upon the disbelievers, which none can repel

From Allah, Lord of the Ascending Stairways

(Whereby) the angels and the Spirit ascend unto Him in a Day whereof the span is fifty thousand years

But be patient (O Muhammad) with a patience fair to see

Lo! they behold it afar off

While we behold it nigh

The day when the sky will become as molten copper

And the hills become as flakes of wool

And no familiar friend will ask a question of his friend

Though they will be given sight of them. The guilty man will long to be able to ransom himself from the punishment of that day at the price of his children

And his spouse and his brother

And his kin that harboured him

And all that are in the earth, if then it might deliver him

But nay! for lo! it is the fire of hell

Eager to roast

It calleth him who turned and fled (from truth)

And hoarded (wealth) and withheld it

Lo! man was created anxious

Fretful when evil befalleth him

And, when good befalleth him, grudging

Save worshippers

Who are constant at their worship

And in whose wealth there is a right acknowledged

For the beggar and the destitute

And those who believe in the Day of Judgment

And those who are fearful of their Lord's doom

Lo! the doom of their Lord is that before which none can feel secure

And those who preserve their chastity

Save with their wives and those whom their right hands possess, for thus they are not blameworthy

But whoso seeketh more than that, those are they who are transgressors

And those who keep their pledges and their covenant

And those who stand by their testimony

And those who are attentive at their worship

These will dwell in Gardens, honoured

What aileth those who disbelieve, that they keep staring toward thee (O Muhammad), open-eyed

On the right and on the left, in groups

Doth every man among them hope to enter the Garden of Delight

Nay, verily. Lo! We created them from what they know

But nay! I swear by the Lord of the rising-places and the setting-places of the planets that We verily are Able

To replace them by (others) better than them. And we are not to be outrun

So let them chat and play until they meet their Day which they are promised

The day when they come forth from the graves in haste, as racing to a goal

With eyes aghast, abasement stupefying them: Such is the Day which they are promised

Lo! We sent Noah unto his people (saying): Warn thy people ere the painful doom come unto them

He said: O my people! Lo! I am a plain warner unto you

(Bidding you): Serve Allah and keep your duty unto Him and obey me

That He may forgive you somewhat of your sins and respite you to an appointed term. Lo! the term of Allah, when it cometh, cannot be delayed, if ye but knew

He said: My Lord! Lo! I have called unto my people night and day

But all my calling doth but add to their repugnance

And lo! whenever I call unto them that Thou mayst pardon them they thrust their fingers in their ears and cover themselves with their garments and persist (in their refusal) and magnify themselves in pride

And lo! I have called unto them aloud

And lo! I have made public proclamation unto them, and I have appealed to them in private

And I have said: Seek pardon of your Lord. Lo! He was ever Forgiving

He will let loose the sky for you in plenteous rain

And will help you with wealth and sons, and will assign unto you Gardens and will assign unto you rivers

What aileth you that ye hope not toward Allah for dignity

When He created you by (divers) stages

See ye not how Allah hath created seven heavens in harmony

And hath made the moon a light therein, and made the sun a lamp

And Allah hath caused you to grow as a growth from the earth

And afterward He maketh you return thereto, and He will bring you forth again, a (new) forthbringing

And Allah hath made the earth a wide expanse for you

That ye may thread the valley-ways thereof

Noah said: My Lord! Lo! they have disobeyed me and followed one whose wealth and children increase him in naught save ruin

And they have plotted a mighty plot

And they have said: Forsake not your gods. Forsake not Wadd, nor Suwa', nor Yaghuth and Ya'uq and Nasr

And they have led many astray, and Thou increasest the wrong-doers in naught save error

Because of their sins they were drowned, then made to enter a Fire. And they found they had no helpers in place of Allah

And Noah said: My Lord! Leave not one of the disbelievers in the land

If Thou shouldst leave them, they will mislead Thy slaves and will beget none save lewd ingrates

My Lord! Forgive me and my parents and him who entereth my house believing, and believing men and believing women, and increase not the wrong-doers in aught save ruin

Say (O Muhammad): It is revealed unto me that a company of the Jinn gave ear, and they said: Lo! we have heard a marvellous Qur'an

Which guideth unto righteousness, so we believe in it and we ascribe no partner unto our Lord

And (we believe) that He - exalted be the glory of our Lord! - hath taken neither wife nor son

And that the foolish one among us used to speak concerning Allah an atrocious lie

And lo! we had supposed that humankind and jinn would not speak a lie concerning Allah

And indeed (O Muhammad) individuals of humankind used to invoke the protection of individuals of the jinn, so that they increased them in revolt against Allah

And indeed they supposed, even as ye suppose, that Allah would not raise anyone (from the dead)

And (the Jinn who had listened to the Qur'an said): We had sought the heaven but had found it filled with strong warders and meteors

And we used to sit on places (high) therein to listen. But he who listeneth now findeth a flame in wait for him

And we know not whether harm is boded unto all who are in the earth, or whether their Lord intendeth guidance for them

And among us there are righteous folk and among us there are far from that. We are sects having different rules

And we know that we cannot escape from Allah in the earth, nor can we escape by flight

And when we heard the guidance, we believed therein, and whoso believeth in his Lord, he feareth neither loss nor oppression

And there are among us some who have surrendered (to Allah) and there are among us some who are unjust. And whoso hath surrendered to Allah, such have taken the right path purposefully

And as for those who are unjust, they are firewood for hell

If they (the idolaters) tread the right path, We shall give them to drink of water in abundance

That We may test them thereby, and whoso turneth away from the remembrance of his Lord; He will thrust him into ever-growing torment

And the places of worship are only for Allah, so pray not unto anyone along with Allah

And when the slave of Allah stood up in prayer to Him, they crowded on him, almost stifling

Say (unto them, O Muhammad): I pray unto Allah only, and ascribe unto Him no partner

Say: Lo! I control not hurt nor benefit for you

Say: Lo! none can protect me from Allah, nor can I find any refuge beside Him

(Mine is) but conveyance (of the Truth) from Allah, and His messages; and whoso disobeyeth Allah and His messenger, lo! his is fire of hell, wherein such dwell for ever

Till (the day) when they shall behold that which they are promised (they may doubt); but then they will know (for certain) who is weaker in allies and less in multitude

Say (O Muhammad, unto the disbelievers): I know not whether that which ye are promised is nigh, or if my Lord hath set a distant term for it

(He is) the Knower of the Unseen, and He revealeth unto none His secret

Save unto every messenger whom He hath chosen, and then He maketh a guard to go before him and a guard behind him

That He may know that they have indeed conveyed the messages of their Lord. He surroundeth all their doings, and He keepeth count of all things

O thou wrapped up in thy raiment

Keep vigil the night long, save a little

A half thereof, or abate a little thereof

Or add (a little) thereto - and chant the Qur'an in measure

For we shall charge thee with a word of weight

Lo! the vigil of the night is (a time) when impression is more keen and speech more certain

Lo! thou hast by day a chain of business

So remember the name of thy Lord and devote thyself with a complete devotion

Lord of the East and the West; there is no Allah save Him; so choose thou Him alone for thy defender

And bear with patience what they utter, and part from them with a fair leave-taking

Leave Me to deal with the deniers, lords of ease and comfort (in this life); and do thou respite them awhile

Lo! with Us are heavy fetters and a raging fire

And food which choketh (the partaker), and a painful doom

On the day when the earth and the hills rock, and the hills become a heap of running sand

Lo! We have sent unto you a messenger as witness against you, even as We sent unto Pharaoh a messenger

But Pharaoh rebelled against the messenger, whereupon We seized him with no gentle grip

Then how, if ye disbelieve, will ye protect yourselves upon the day which will turn children grey

The very heaven being then rent asunder. His promise is to be fulfilled

Lo! This is a Reminder. Let him who will, then, choose a way unto his Lord

Lo! thy Lord knoweth how thou keepest vigil sometimes nearly two-thirds of the night, or (sometimes) half or a third thereof, as do a party of those with thee. Allah measureth the night and the day. He knoweth that ye count it not, and turneth unto you in mercy. Recite, then, of the Qur'an that which is easy for you. He knoweth that there are sick folk among you, while others travel in the land in search of Allah's bounty, and others (still) are fighting for the cause of Allah. So recite of it that which is easy (for you), and establish worship and pay the poor-due, and (so) lend unto Allah a goodly loan. Whatsoever good ye send before you for your souls, ye will find it with Allah, better and greater in the recompense. And seek forgiveness of Allah. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful

O thou enveloped in thy cloak

Arise and warn

Thy Lord magnify

Thy raiment purify

Pollution shun

And show not favour, seeking wordly gain

For the sake of thy Lord, be patient

For when the trumpet shall sound

Surely that day will be a day of anguish

Not of ease, for disbelievers

Leave Me (to deal) with him whom I created lonely

And then bestowed upon him ample means

And sons abiding in his presence

And made (life) smooth for him

Yet he desireth that I should give more

Nay! For lo! he hath been stubborn to Our revelations

On him I shall impose a fearful doom

For lo! he did consider; then he planned

(Self-)destroyed is he, how he planned

Again (self-)destroyed is he, how he planned

Then looked he

Then frowned he and showed displeasure

Then turned he away in pride

And said: This is naught else than magic from of old

This is naught else than speech of mortal man

Him shall I fling unto the burning

Ah, what will convey unto thee what that burning is

It leaveth naught; it spareth naught

It shrivelleth the man

Above it are nineteen

We have appointed only angels to be wardens of the Fire, and their number have We made to be a stumbling-block for those who disbelieve; that those to whom the Scripture hath been given may have certainty, and that believers may increase in faith; and that those to whom the Scripture hath been given and believers may not doubt; and that those in whose hearts there is disease, and disbelievers, may say: What meaneth Allah by this similitude? Thus Allah sendeth astray whom He will, and whom He will He guideth. None knoweth the hosts of thy Lord save Him. This is naught else than a Reminder unto mortals

Nay, by the Moon

And the night when it withdraweth

And the dawn when it shineth forth

Lo! this is one of the greatest (portents)

As a warning unto men

Unto him of you who will advance or hang back

Every soul is a pledge for its own deeds

Save those who will stand on the right hand

In gardens they will ask one another

Concerning the guilty

What hath brought you to this burning

They will answer: We were not of those who prayed

Nor did we feed the wretched

We used to wade (in vain dispute) with (all) waders

And we used to deny the Day of Judgment

Till the Inevitable came unto us

The mediation of no mediators will avail them then

Why now turn they away from the Admonishment

As they were frightened asses

Fleeing from a lion

Nay, but everyone of them desireth that he should be given open pages (from Allah)

Nay, verily. They fear not the Hereafter

Nay, verily. Lo! this is an Admonishment

So whosoever will may heed

And they will not heed unless Allah willeth (it). He is the fount of fear. He is the fount of Mercy

Nay, I swear by the Day of Resurrection

Nay, I swear by the accusing soul (that this Scripture is true)

Thinketh man that We shall not assemble his bones

Yea, verily. We are Able to restore his very fingers

But man would fain deny what is before him

He asketh: When will be this Day of Resurrection

But when sight is confounded

And the moon is eclipsed

And sun and moon are united

On that day man will cry: Whither to flee

Alas! No refuge

Unto thy Lord is the recourse that day

On that day man is told the tale of that which he hath sent before and left behind

Oh, but man is a telling witness against himself

Although he tender his excuses

Stir not thy tongue herewith to hasten it

Lo! upon Us (resteth) the putting together thereof and the reading thereof

And when We read it, follow thou the reading

Then lo! upon Us (resteth) the explanation thereof

Nay, but ye do love the fleeting Now

And neglect the Hereafter

That day will faces be resplendent

Looking toward their Lord

And that day will other faces be despondent

Thou wilt know that some great disaster is about to fall on them

Nay, but when the life cometh up to the throat

And men say: Where is the wizard (who can save him now)

And he knoweth that it is the parting

And agony is heaped on agony

Unto thy Lord that day will be the driving

For he neither trusted, nor prayed

But he denied and flouted

Then went he to his folk with glee

Nearer unto thee and nearer

Again nearer unto thee and nearer (is the doom)

Thinketh man that he is to be left aimless

Was he not a drop of fluid which gushed forth

Then he became a clot; then (Allah) shaped and fashioned

And made of him a pair, the male and female

Is not He (Who doeth so) Able to bring the dead to life

Hath there come upon man (ever) any period of time in which he was a thing unremembered

Lo! We create man from a drop of thickened fluid to test him; so We make him hearing, knowing

Lo! We have shown him the way, whether he be grateful or disbelieving

Lo! We have prepared for disbelievers manacles and carcans and a raging fire

Lo! the righteous shall drink of a cup whereof the mixture is of Kafur

A spring wherefrom the slaves of Allah drink, making it gush forth abundantly

(Because) they perform the vow and fear a day whereof the evil is wide-spreading

And feed with food the needy wretch, the orphan and the prisoner, for love of Him

(Saying): We feed you, for the sake of Allah only. We wish for no reward nor thanks from you

Lo! we fear from our Lord a day of frowning and of fate

Therefor Allah hath warded off from them the evil of that day, and hath made them find brightness and joy

And hath awarded them for all that they endured, a Garden and silk attire

Reclining therein upon couches, they will find there neither (heat of) a sun nor bitter cold

The shade thereof is close upon them and the clustered fruits thereof bow down

Goblets of silver are brought round for them, and beakers (as) of glass

(Bright as) glass but (made) of silver, which they (themselves) have measured to the measure (of their deeds)

There are they watered with a cup whereof the mixture is of Zanjabil

(The water of) a spring therein, named Salsabil

There wait on them immortal youths, whom, when thou seest, thou wouldst take for scattered pearls

When thou seest, thou wilt see there bliss and high estate

Their raiment will be fine green silk and gold embroidery. Bracelets of silver will they wear. Their Lord will slake their thirst with a pure drink

(And it will be said unto them): Lo! this is a reward for you. Your endeavour (upon earth) hath found acceptance

Lo! We, even We, have revealed unto thee the Qur'an, a revelation

So submit patiently to thy Lord's command, and obey not of them any guilty one or disbeliever

Remember the name of thy Lord at morn and evening

And worship Him (a portion) of the night. And glorify Him through the livelong night

Lo! these love fleeting life, and put behind them (the remembrance of) a grievous day

We, even We, created them, and strengthened their frame. And when We will, We can replace them, bringing others like them in their stead

Lo! this is an Admonishment, that whosoever will may choose a way unto his Lord

Yet ye will not, unless Allah willeth. Lo! Allah is Knower, Wise

He maketh whom He will to enter His mercy, and for evil-doers hath prepared a painful doom

By the emissary winds, (sent) one after another

By the raging hurricanes

By those which cause earth's vegetation to revive

By those who winnow with a winnowing

By those who bring down the Reminder

To excuse or to warn

Surely that which ye are promised will befall

So when the stars are put out

And when the sky is riven asunder

And when the mountains are blown away

And when the messengers are brought unto their time appointed

For what day is the time appointed

For the Day of Decision

And what will convey unto thee what the Day of Decision is

Woe unto the repudiators on that day

Destroyed We not the former folk

Then caused the latter folk to follow after

Thus deal We ever with the guilty

Woe unto the repudiators on that day

Did We not create you from a base fluid

Which We laid up in a safe abode

For a known term

Thus We arranged. How excellent is Our arranging

Woe unto the repudiators on that day

Have We not made the earth a receptacle

Both for the living and the dead

And placed therein high mountains and given you to drink sweet water therein

Woe unto the repudiators on that day

(It will be said unto them:) Depart unto that (doom) which ye used to deny

Depart unto the shadow falling threefold

(Which yet is) no relief nor shelter from the flame

Lo! it throweth up sparks like the castles

(Or) as it might be camels of bright yellow hue

Woe unto the repudiators on that day

This is a day wherein they speak not

Nor are they suffered to put forth excuses

Woe unto the repudiators on that day

This is the Day of Decision, We have brought you and the men of old together

If now ye have any wit, outwit Me

Woe unto the repudiators on that day

Lo! those who kept their duty are amid shade and fountains

And fruits such as they desire

(Unto them it is said:) Eat, drink and welcome, O ye blessed, in return for what ye did

Thus do We reward the good

Woe unto the repudiators on that day

Eat and take your ease (on earth) a little. Lo! ye are guilty

Woe unto the repudiators on that day

When it is said unto them: Bow down, they bow not down

Woe unto the repudiators on that day

In what statement, after this, will they believe