Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAlif. Lam. Mim
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As-Sajdah · The Prostration
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThe revelation of the Scripture whereof there is no doubt is from the Lord of the Worlds.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallOr say they: He hath invented it? Nay, but it is the Truth from thy Lord, that thou mayst warn a folk to whom no warner came before thee, that haply they may walk aright.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAllah it is Who created the heavens and the earth, and that which is between them, in six Days. Then He mounted the Throne. Ye have not, beside Him, a protecting friend or mediator. Will ye not then remember?
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHe directeth the ordinance from the heaven unto the earth; then it ascendeth unto Him in a Day, whereof the measure is a thousand years of that ye reckon.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallSuch is the Knower of the Invisible and the Visible, the Mighty, the Merciful,
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWho made all things good which He created, and He began the creation of man from clay;
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThen He made his seed from a draught of despised fluid;
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThen He fashioned him and breathed into him of His Spirit; and appointed for you hearing and sight and hearts. Small thanks give ye!
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd they say: When we are lost in the earth, how can we then be re-created? Nay but they are disbelievers in the meeting with their Lord.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallSay: The angel of death, who hath charge concerning you, will gather you, and afterward unto your Lord ye will be returned.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallCouldst thou but see when the guilty hang their heads before their Lord, (and say): Our Lord! We have now seen and heard, so send us back; we will do right, now we are sure.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd if We had so willed, We could have given every soul its guidance, but the word from Me concerning evildoers took effect: that I will fill hell with the jinn and mankind together.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallSo taste (the evil of your deeds). Forasmuch as ye forgot the meeting of this your day, lo! We forget you. Taste the doom of immortality because of what ye used to do.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallOnly those believe in Our revelations who, when they are reminded of them, fall down prostrate and hymn the praise of their Lord, and they are not scornful,
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWho forsake their beds to cry unto their Lord in fear and hope, and spend of that We have bestowed on them.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallNo soul knoweth what is kept hid for them of joy, as a reward for what they used to do.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallIs he who is a believer like unto him who is an evil-liver? They are not alike.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallBut as for those who believe and do good works, for them are the Gardens of Retreat - a welcome (in reward) for what they used to do.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd as for those who do evil, their retreat is the Fire. Whenever they desire to issue forth from thence, they are brought back thither. Unto them it is said: Taste the torment of the Fire which ye used to deny.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd verily We make them taste the lower punishment before the greater, that haply they may return.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd who doth greater wrong than he who is reminded of the revelations of his Lord, then turneth from them. Lo! We shall requite the guilty.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWe verily gave Moses the Scripture; so be not ye in doubt of his receiving it; and We appointed it a guidance for the Children of Israel.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd when they became steadfast and believed firmly in Our revelations, We appointed from among them leaders who guided by Our command.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallLo! thy Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning that wherein they used to differ.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallIs it not a guidance for them (to observe) how many generations We destroyed before them, amid whose dwelling places they do walk? Lo! therein verily are portents! Will they not then heed?
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHave they not seen how We lead the water to the barren land and therewith bring forth crops whereof their cattle eat, and they themselves? Will they not then see?
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd they say: When cometh this victory (of yours) if ye are truthful?
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallSay (unto them): On the day of the victory the faith of those who disbelieve (and who then will believe) will not avail them, neither will they be reprieved.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallSo withdraw from them (O Muhammad), and await (the event). Lo! they (also) are awaiting (it).
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Quran text: Tanzil Quran Text (Uthmani), tanzil.net – CC BY 3.0, unchanged. Translation: The Meaning of the Glorious Koran, Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall – Public domain (published 1930).
