(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. These are Verses of the Scripture (the Qur’an), full of Wisdom.
(3) 3. A Guidance and a Mercy for the doers of good,
(4) 4. Those who perform the prayer perfectly (at their prescribed times) and pay the poor-rate (to its beneficiaries) and they are certain of the Hereafter.
(5) 5. These are on Guidance from their Lord (Allah), and it is these who make their way prosperous.
(6) 6. And of the people there is he who purchases idle talk (and prefers such theatricks, singing, dancing, chanting, or frivolous tales to the Divine Guidance), that he may mislead (himself and others) from Allah’s Path without knowledge, and take it (God’s way) as a mockery; these it is that shall have a humiliating Torment.
(7) 7. And when Our Verses (of the Qur’an) are recited to him, he turns away in arrogance, as if he heard them not, as though there were a heaviness in his ears, therefore announce to him a painful Torment.
(8) 8. (As for) those who believe and do righteous deeds, they will surely have Gardens of Bliss,
(9) 9. Abiding therein forever, the Promise of Allah, (a) true (Promise); and He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.
(10) 10. (Allah) created the heavens without pillars that you see, and placed mountains upon the earth lest it should shake with you, and He spread therein animals of every kind; and We send down water from the cloud, then cause to grow therein (vegetation) of every goodly kind.
(11) 11. This is Allah’s creation, but show Me what those (whom you worship) besides Him have created. No, but the workers of iniquity (who associates others with Allah) are in manifest error.
(12) 12. And certainly We gave Wisdom to Luqman (Gideon), saying: Be grateful to Allah. And whoever is grateful, he is only grateful for (the benefit of) himself; and whoever denies (His Favor), then surely Allah is Self-Sufficient, Praiseworthy.
(13) 13. And (remember) when Luqman (Gideon) said to his son (Abimelech) while he was advising him: O my son! Do not associate anything with Allah; most surely to ascribe partners (to Allah) is a gross injustice (and an immense wrong),
(14) 14. And We have enjoined upon man (to honor, be dutiful and kind, and care for) his parents - his mother carried him in weakness upon weakness and his weaning is in two years: Be grateful to Me and to your parents; to Me (Allah) is the final destination.
(15) 15. Yet if they strive with you to make you ascribe to Allah as partner that of which you have no (Divine) Knowledge, do not obey them, but keep good company with them in this world, and follow the way of him who turns to Me (frequently in repentance and obedience), then to Me (Allah) is your (final) return, and I will inform you of what you used to do.
(16) 16. O my son! Surely if it is the very weight of the grain of a mustard seed, even though it is in (the heart of) rock, or (high above) in the sky or (deep down) in the earth, Allah will bring it forth; surely Allah is the Knower of subtleties, All-Aware;
(17) 17. O my son! Perform the prayer perfectly and enjoin what is right (and just) and forbid what is wrong, and bear patiently that which befalls you; surely for this (patience) is among the (necessary and) important affairs (prescribed by Allah);
(18) 18. And do not turn your face away from people in pride, nor walk arrogantly upon the earth; surely Allah likes not everyone self-conceited, boaster.
(19) 19. And be moderate (show no insolence) in your walking, and lower your voice; surely the most detestable of voices is the braying of the donkeys.
(20) 20. Do you not see that Allah has made what is in the heavens and what is in the earth subservient to you, and completed and lavished upon you His favors outwardly and inwardly? And among the people is he who disputes about Allah though having no knowledge, nor Guidance, nor an enlightening Scripture.
(21) 21. And when it is said to them: Follow what Allah has sent down, they say: Rather, we follow that on which we found our fathers. Even though Satan calls them to the Torment of the burning Fire (of Hell)!
(22) 22. And whoever submits himself wholly to Allah and is a good-doer, has indeed grasped the firmest and most trustworthy handhold (i.e., you shall have no other gods before Allah); and to Allah rests the end and decision of all matters.
(23) 23. And whoever disbelieves (in the Oneness of Allah), let not their disbelief grieve you; to Us (Allah) is their (final) return, then We shall inform them of what they have done. Surely Allah is All-Knowing of what is in the chests (of mankind).
(24) 24. We let them (the polytheists and the disbelivers) enjoy for a little while, then We shall drive them to a severe Torment.
(25) 25. And if you ask them who created the heavens and the earth, they will certainly say: Allah. Say: (All) praise is due to Allah; but most of them do not know.
(26) 26. To Allah (alone) belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth. Surely Allah is the Self-Sufficient, the Praiseworthy.
(27) 27. And if every tree in the earth were (made into) pens, and the sea (to supply them with ink), with seven more seas to add to it, the Words of Allah would not be exhausted; for surely Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise.
(28) 28. Your creation and your raising up (from the dead) are only as (simple as the crea- tion and the raising up of) a single person. Surely Allah is All-Hearing, All-Seeing.
(29) 29. Do you not see that Allah causes the night to enter into the day, and He causes the day to enter into the night, and He has made the sun and the moon subservient (to you); each pursues its course till an appointed time; and that Allah is All-Aware of what you do?
(30) 30. This is because Allah, He is the Truth, and that which they call upon besides Him is falsehood, and that Allah is the Most High, the Most Great.
(31) 31. Do you not see that the ships sail through the sea by Allah’s favor that He may show you of His Signs? Most surely there are Signs in this for every patient, grateful one.
(32) 32. And when a wave covers them, like mountains, they call upon Allah (alone), being sincere to Him in worship, but when He brings them safe to the land, there are some of them who take a middle course (in faith, while others persist in their disbelief); and none rejects Our Signs except every traitor, ungrateful one.
(33) 33. O people! Guard yourselves against (the Chastisement of Allah) your (real) Lord and fear a Day when no father can benefit anything for his son, nor a son benefit anything for his father; surely the Promise of Allah is (always) true, therefore let not this worldly life deceive you, nor let the chief deceiver (Satan) deceive you about Allah.
(34) 34. Surely Allah (alone) is He with Whom is the Knowledge of the Last Hour (the Day of Resurrection), and He sends down the rain, and He (alone) knows what is in the wombs; and no one knows what he will earn tomorrow; and no one knows in what land he will die. Surely Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware.