Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd they assign unto Allah that which they (themselves) dislike, and their tongues expound the lie that the better portion will be theirs. Assuredly theirs will be the Fire, and they will be abandoned.
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Juz 14
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallBy Allah, We verily sent messengers unto the nations before thee, but the devil made their deeds fairseeming unto them. So he is their patron this day, and theirs will be a painful doom.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd We have revealed the Scripture unto thee only that thou mayst explain unto them that wherein they differ, and (as) a guidance and a mercy for a people who believe.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAllah sendeth down water from the sky and therewith reviveth the earth after her death. Lo! herein is indeed a portent for a folk who hear.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd lo! in the cattle there is a lesson for you. We give you to drink of that which is in their bellies, from betwixt the refuse and the blood, pure milk palatable to the drinkers.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd of the fruits of the date-palm, and grapes, whence ye derive strong drink and (also) good nourishment. Lo! therein is indeed a portent for people who have sense.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd thy Lord inspired the bee, saying: Choose thou habitations in the hills and in the trees and in that which they thatch;
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThen eat of all fruits, and follow the ways of thy Lord, made smooth (for thee). There cometh forth from their bellies a drink divers of hues, wherein is healing for mankind. Lo! herein is indeed a portent for people who reflect.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd Allah createth you, then causeth you to die, and among you is he who is brought back to the most abject stage of life, so that he knoweth nothing after (having had) knowledge. Lo! Allah is Knower, Powerful.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd Allah hath favoured some of you above others in provision. Now those who are more favoured will by no means hand over their provision to those (slaves) whom their right hands possess, so that they may be equal with them in respect thereof. Is it then the grace of Allah that they deny?
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd Allah hath given you wives of your own kind, and hath given you, from your wives, sons and grandsons, and hath made provision of good things for you. Is it then in vanity that they believe and in the grace of Allah that they disbelieve?
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd they worship beside Allah that which owneth no provision whatsoever for them from the heavens or the earth, nor have they (whom they worship) any power.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallSo coin not similitudes for Allah. Lo! Allah knoweth; ye know not.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAllah coineth a similitude: (on the one hand) a (mere) chattel slave, who hath control of nothing, and (on the other hand) one on whom we have bestowed a fair provision from Us, and he spendeth thereof secretly and openly. Are they equal? Praise be to Allah! But most of them know not.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd Allah coineth a similitude: Two men, one of them dumb, having control of nothing, and he is a burden on his owner; whithersoever he directeth him to go, he bringeth no good. Is he equal with one who enjoineth justice and followeth a straight path (of conduct)?
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd unto Allah belongeth the Unseen of the heavens and the earth, and the matter of the Hour (of Doom) is but as a twinkling of the eye, or it is nearer still. Lo! Allah is Able to do all things.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd Allah brought you forth from the wombs of your mothers knowing nothing, and gave you hearing and sight and hearts that haply ye might give thanks.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHave they not seen the birds obedient in mid-air? None holdeth them save Allah. Lo! herein, verily, are portents for a people who believe.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd Allah hath given you in your houses an abode, and hath given you (also), of the hides of cattle, houses which ye find light (to carry) on the day of migration and on the day of pitching camp; and of their wool and their fur and their hair, caparison and comfort for a while.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd Allah hath given you, of that which He hath created, shelter from the sun; and hath given you places of refuge in the mountains, and hath given you coats to ward off the heat from you, and coats (of armour) to save you from your own foolhardiness. Thus doth He perfect His favour unto you, in order that ye may surrender (unto Him).
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThen, if they turn away, thy duty (O Muhammad) is but plain conveyance (of the message).
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThey know the favour of Allah and then deny it. Most of them are ingrates.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd (bethink you of) the day when we raise up of every nation a witness, then there is no leave for disbelievers, nor are they allowed to make amends.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd when those who did wrong behold the doom, it will not be made light for them, nor will they be reprieved.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd when those who ascribed partners to Allah behold those partners of theirs, they will say: Our Lord! these are our partners unto whom we used to cry instead of Thee. But they will fling to them the saying: Lo! ye verily are liars!
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd they proffer unto Allah submission on that day, and all that they used to invent hath failed them.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallFor those who disbelieve and debar (men) from the way of Allah, We add doom to doom because they wrought corruption,
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd (bethink you of) the day when We raise in every nation a witness against them of their own folk, and We bring thee (Muhammad) as a witness against these. And We reveal the Scripture unto thee as an exposition of all things, and a guidance and a mercy and good tidings for those who have surrendered (to Allah).
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallLo! Allah enjoineth justice and kindness, and giving to kinsfolk, and forbiddeth lewdness and abomination and wickedness. He exhorteth you in order that ye may take heed.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallFulfil the covenant of Allah when ye have covenanted, and break not your oaths after the asseveration of them, and after ye have made Allah surety over you. Lo! Allah knoweth what ye do.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd be not like unto her who unravelleth the thread, after she hath made it strong, to thin filaments, making your oaths a deceit between you because of a nation being more numerous than (another) nation. Allah only trieth you thereby, and He verily will explain to you on the Day of Resurrection that wherein ye differed.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHad Allah willed He could have made you (all) one nation, but He sendeth whom He will astray and guideth whom He will, and ye will indeed be asked of what ye used to do.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallMake not your oaths a deceit between you, lest a foot should slip after being firmly planted and ye should taste evil forasmuch as ye debarred (men) from the way of Allah, and yours should be an awful doom.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd purchase not a small gain at the price of Allah's covenant. Lo! that which Allah hath is better for you, if ye did but know.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThat which ye have wasteth away, and that which Allah hath remaineth. And verily We shall pay those who are steadfast a recompense in proportion to the best of what they used to do.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWhosoever doeth right, whether male or female, and is a believer, him verily we shall quicken with good life, and We shall pay them a recompense in proportion to the best of what they used to do.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd when thou recitest the Qur'an, seek refuge in Allah from Satan the outcast.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallLo! he hath no power over those who believe and put trust in their Lord.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHis power is only over those who make a friend of him, and those who ascribe partners unto Him (Allah).
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd when We put a revelation in place of (another) revelation, - and Allah knoweth best what He revealeth - they say: Lo! thou art but inventing. Most of them know not.
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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).