(1) 1. (The Qur’an is in the Arabic language which consists of Arabic letters such as) Alif Laam Meem. (Yet no one can produce even the shortest Chapter of the miraculous wonder of the Qur’an.)
(2) 2. Do the people think that on there saying of: ‘We believe (in Allah and His messengers),’ they will be left alone, and will not be tried (as to their truthfulness to this statement of theirs)?
(3) 3. And certainly We tested those before them, so Allah will certainly make evident those who are truthful, and He will certainly make evident the liars.
(4) 4. Or do they (the pagans, idolaters. atheists. disbelievers, etc.) who do evil think that they can escape Us (i.e., escape Allah’s Chastisement)? Evil is it that they judge!
(5) 5. Whoever hopes for the Meeting with Allah (God), then the Term appointed by Allah is surely coming (so let him prepare for it); and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.
(6) 6. And whoever strives hard (in the Way of Allah - the moral way to Peace), he strives only for himself; most surely Allah is Self-Sufficient, free (of need) from all His creation.
(7) 7. And (as for) those who believe (in the Truth) and do righteous deeds, We shall most certainly remove their evil deeds, and We shall most certainly reward them accor- ding to the best of what they used to do.
(8) 8. And We have enjoined on man goodness to his parents, but if they strive to make you associate (others) with (Allah), of which you have no (Divine) knowledge, do not obey them; to Me (Allah) is your (final) return, and I shall inform you of what you used to do.
(9) 9. And (as for) those who believe (in the Truth) and do righteous deeds, We shall most surely cause them to enter among the righteous (in Paradise).
(10) 10. And among the people is he who says: We believe in Allah; but when he is persecuted in (the Way of) Allah, he thinks the persecution (at the hands) of people as equal to the Torment of Allah; and if there comes victory from (Allah) your Lord, they (the hypocrites) would most certainly say: Surely we were with you. Is not Allah Most Knowing of what is in the chests of mankind?
(11) 11. And most certainly Allah will Make evident those who believe, and most certainly He will make evident the hypocrites.
(12) 12. And those who disbelieve say to those who believe (in Allah and His messengers): Follow our path and we shall bear (the consequences of) your sins. And never will they be the bearers of any of their misdeeds; most surely they are liars.
(13) 13. And most certainly they will carry their own burdens, and other burdens (of the people they misled, although it will not lessen the burden of the latter in any way) with their own burdens, and most certainly they will be questioned on the Day of Resurrection about what they used to invent (of falsehood).
(14) 14. And certainly We (Allah) sent Noah to his people, so he remained among them for a thousand years, less fifty. And the flood overtook them, while they were workers of iniquity (insisting in associating others with Allah in worship).
(15) 15. So We (Allah) delivered him and those (with him) in the Ship, and made it a Sign (and lesson) to the nations.
(16) 16. And (We sent) Abraham, when he said to his people: Worship Allah alone and uphold His Commandments; this is best for you, if you did but know:
(17) 17. You only worship idols besides Allah, and you forge lies, surely those whom you worship besides Allah do not control for you any sustenance, therefore seek provision from Allah, and worship Him alone, and be grateful to Him; to Him you shall (all) be returned (for Judgment).
(18) 18. And if you deny (Muhammad, the Prophet of Allah), then nations before you have denied (their Messengers), and nothing is incumbent on the Messenger but a plain delivering (of the Message).
(19) 19. Have they not considered how Allah originates the creation, then repeats it (i.e., raises it to life again for Judgment)? Surely that is easy for Allah.
(20) 20. Say: Travel in the earth and see how He began the creation, then Allah creates the latter creation; surely Allah is able to do all things.
(21) 21. He punishes (justly) whom He wills and has Mercy on whom He wills (out of His favor ang grace), and to Him you shall be (all) returned back (for Judgment).
(22) 22. And you will not cause failure (to Allah) in the earth nor in the heaven, and you have neither a protector (guardian, savior) nor a helper (intercessor) besides Allah.
(23) 23. And (as for) those who disbelieve in the Signs of Allah and His Meeting, they have despaired of My Mercy, and these it is that will have a painful Torment.
(24) 24. So nothing was the answer of (Abraham’s) people except that they said: Kill him (Abraham) or burn him. Then Allah saved him from the fire; most surely there are Signs in this for a people who believe.
(25) 25. And (Abraham) said: You have taken (for worship) idols besides Allah, out of mutual love between yourselves in this worldly life, then on the Day of Resurrection you will deny one another, and you will curse one another, and your abode will be the Fire (of Hell), and you shall not have any helpers (intercessors).
(26) 26. And Lot believed him, and (Abraham) said: I am fleeing to (Allah) my Lord, surely He is the All-Mighty, the Truly Wise.
(27) 27. And We (Allah) bestowed on him Isaac and Jacob, and reserved the Prophethood and the Scripture to remain in his offspring, and We gave him his reward in this world, and in the Hereafter he will most certainly be of the righteous.
(28) 28. And (mention) Lot when he said to his people: Indeed you commit such indecency (lewdness) which none of the nations have ever done before you;
(29) 29. Do you approach males (with lust) and commit robbery on the highway, and you commit evil deeds (polytheism, disbelief, atrocity, transgressions) in your assemblies? But nothing was the answer of his people except that they said: Bring on us Allah’s Torment, if you are one of the truthful.
(30) 30. (Lot) said: (O Allah) my Lord! Help me against the corrupting people.
(31) 31. And when Our (angelic) Messengers came to Abraham with the good news (of the birth of Isaac), they said: Surely we are going to destroy the people of this (Lot’s) village,for its people are workers of iniquity.
(32) 32. He said: Surely in it is Lot. They said: We know well who is in it; we shall certainly save him and his family, except his spouse; she will be of those who remain behind (to perish).
(33) 33. And when Our (angelic) Messengers came to Lot, he was grieved because of them, and he felt powerless (to protect) them; but they said: Fear not, nor grieve; surely we shall save you and your family, except your spouse; she will be of those who remain behind (to perish).
(34) 34. Surely We (Allah) are bringing down upon the people of this village a scourge from the sky, because they defiantly disobeyed.
(35) 35. And certainly We have left a clear Sign (the remains of its ruins) — for a people who understand.
(36) 36. And to Midian (We sent) their brother Shu’aib, so he said: O my people! Worship Allah alone and await (your reward on) the Last Day, and do not act corruptly in the land, making mischief.
(37) 37. But they denied him, so a severe earthquake overtook them, and they became within their home (corpses) fallen prone. .
(38) 38. And (We destroyed the tribes of) ‘Aad and Thamud, and from their dwellings (this) is apparent to you indeed; and Satan made their deeds fair-seeming to them, so he kept them back from the (right) Path (of Islam), though they were endowed with intelligence and (many) skills.
(39) 39. And (We destroyed) Korah and Pharaoh and Haman; and certainly Moses came to them with clear Signs, but they behaved arrogantly in the land, yet they could not escape (Allah’s Chastisement).
(40) 40. So each We (Allah) seized for his sin; of them were those on whom We sent down a violent storm (i.e., Lot’s people), and of them were those whom the sudden blast overtook (Thamud and the people of Shuaib), and of them were those whom We made to be swallowed up by the earth (i.e., Korah), and of them were those whom We drowned(the people of Noah and Pharoah); and it was not for Allah to be unjust to them, but they were unjust to their own selves.
(41) 41. The parable of those who take lords (protectors, guardians, saviors) besides Allah is as the parable of the spider that makes for itself a house; and most surely the frailest of houses is the spider’s house - if only they knew.
(42) 42. Surely Allah knows whatever they call upon besides Him; and He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.
(43) 43. And (as for) these examples, We set them forth for the people, and none understand them but the learned.
(44) 44. Allah created the heavens and the earth in truth; most surely there is a Sign in this for the believers.
(45) 45. Recite that which has been revealed to you of the Scripture (the Qur’an) and perform the prayer perfectly; surely the prayer keeps (one) away from indecency (lewdness) and evil, and certainly the Remembrance of Allah is greater (than other acts of obedience), and Allah knows what you do.
(46) 46. And do not dispute with the followers of the (earlier) Scripture (i.e., Jews and Christians) unless it be in a way that is best, except those of them who act wrongly, and say: We believe in that which has been revealed to us and revealed to you, and our God and your God is One (i.e., Allah), and to Him (alone) do we submit.
(47) 47. And thus We have sent down the Scripture (the Qur’an) to you. So those (who are firm in knowledge) whom We have given the Scripture before believe in it, and also of these (pagans) there are those (wise people) who believed in it, and none reject Our Verses except the disbelievers.
(48) 48. And never did you read any Scripture before this (the Qur’an), nor did you write one with your right hand, for then might those have doubted who follow falsehood.
(49) 49. Rather! It (the Qur’an), is clear Verses in the hearts of those who are granted (right) knowledge; and none reject Our Verses (of the Qur’an) except the workers of iniquity.
(50) 50. And they say: Why are not miracles sent down upon him from his Lord (Allah)? Say: The miracles are only with Allah, and I am only a plain warner (of Chastisement for whoever associates any partner with Allah and works evil).
(51) 51. Is it not enough for them that We have sent down to you (O Prophet Muhammad) the Scripture (Qur’an) which is recited to them? Most surely there is Mercy in this and a Reminder for a people who believe.
(52) 52. Say: Allah is Sufficient as a Witness between me and you; He knows what is in the heavens and the earth. And (as for) those who believe in falsehood (i.e. in false gods and goddesses) and disbelieve in Allah - it is they who are the losers.
(53) 53. And they ask you to hasten on the Torment; and had not a term been appointed, the Torment would certainly have come to them; and most certainly it will come to them all of a sudden while they do not perceive.
(54) 54. They ask you to hasten on the Torment, and most surely Hell encompasses the disbelievers;
(55) 55. On the Day when the Torment will cover them from above them, and from beneath their feet; and Allah will say: Taste what you used to do (of evil).
(56) 56. O My slaves (of mankind and jinn) who believe! Surely My earth is vast, therefore worship Me (Allah) alone (in it).
(57) 57. Every soul will taste death, then to (Allah) you shall (all) be returned (for Judgment).
(58) 58. And (as for) those who believe (in the Truth) and do righteous deeds, We (Allah) shall certainly house them in high dwellings in Paradise beneath which rivers flow, abiding therein; how excellent is the reward of the workers (of good):
(59) 59. Those who are patient, and on their Lord (Allah alone) do they rely.
(60) 60. And how many a creature carries not its own sustenance. Allah provides for it and for yourselves; and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.
(61) 61. And if you ask them: Who created the heavens and the earth, and made the sun and the moon subservient (to you), they will certainly say: Allah (God). How are they then turned away (from the Truth)?
(62) 62. Allah (God) makes abundant the means of subsistence for whom He wills of His slaves (of mankind and jinn), and straitens them for whom (He wills), surely Allah has complete Knowledge of all things.
(63) 63. And if you ask them Who is it that sends down water from the sky, then gives life to the earth by it, after its death; they will certainly say, ‘Allah (God).’ Say: ‘All praise be to Allah.’ But most of them do not understand.
(64) 64. And this life of the world is nothing but a passing delight and a play; and as for the next home of the Hereafter, that most surely is the (eternal) life - if they only knew!
(65) 65. So when they ride in the ships (and find themselves in danger) they call upon Allah (alone), being sincere to Him in worship (in prayer and supplication), but when He brings them safe to the land, at once they associate others with Him;
(66) 66. Being ungrateful for what We (Allah) have given them, so let them enjoy (for a while); but they will soon come to know (the result of this behavior).
(67) 67. Have they not seen that We have made (Makkah) a safe sanctuary, while the people are snatched away (i.e., killed and taken captive) from all around them? Will they stil believe in falsehood (false deities, gods, and goddesses), and disbelieve in the Favor of Allah (Islamic Monotheism)?
(68) 68. And who is more unjust than one who invents a lie against Allah, or denies the Truth when it comes to him? Is not Hell the (fitting) Home for the disbelievers?
(69) 69. And (as for) those who strive hard in Us (in Our Cause), We shall most certainly guide them to Our Ways (of peace and salvation); and Allah (God) is most surely with the doers of good.