By those ˹angels˺ lined up in ranks,   ^37:1

and those who diligently drive ˹the clouds˺,   ^37:2

and those who recite the Reminder!   ^37:3

Surely your God is One!   ^37:4

˹He is˺ the Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything in between, and the Lord of all points of sunrise.   ^37:5

Indeed, We have adorned the lowest heaven with the stars for decoration   ^37:6

and ˹for˺ protection from every rebellious devil.   ^37:7

They cannot listen to the highest assembly ˹of angels˺ for they are pelted from every side,   ^37:8

˹fiercely˺ driven away. And they will suffer an everlasting torment.   ^37:9

But whoever manages to stealthily eavesdrop is ˹instantly˺ pursued by a piercing flare.   ^37:10

So ask them ˹O Prophet˺, which is harder to create: them or other marvels of Our creation? Indeed, We created them from a sticky clay.   ^37:11

In fact, you are astonished ˹by their denial˺, while they ridicule ˹you˺.   ^37:12

When they are reminded, they are never mindful.   ^37:13

And whenever they see a sign, they make fun of it,   ^37:14

saying, “This is nothing but pure magic.   ^37:15

When we are dead and reduced to dust and bones, will we really be resurrected?   ^37:16

And our forefathers as well?”   ^37:17

Say, “Yes! And you will be fully humbled.”   ^37:18

It will only take one Blast, then at once they will see ˹it all˺.   ^37:19

They will cry, “Oh, woe to us! This is the Day of Judgment!”   ^37:20

˹They will be told,˺ “This is the Day of ˹Final˺ Decision which you used to deny.”   ^37:21

˹Allah will say to the angels,˺ “Gather ˹all˺ the wrongdoers along with their peers, and whatever they used to worship   ^37:22

instead of Allah, then lead them ˹all˺ to the path of Hell.   ^37:23

And detain them, for they must be questioned.”   ^37:24

˹Then they will be asked,˺ “What is the matter with you that you can no longer help each other?”   ^37:25

In fact, on that Day they will be ˹fully˺ submissive.   ^37:26

They will turn on each other, throwing blame.   ^37:27

The misled will say, “It was you who deluded us away from what is right.”   ^37:28

The misleaders will reply, “No! You disbelieved on your own.   ^37:29

We had no authority over you. In fact, you yourselves were a transgressing people.   ^37:30

The decree of our Lord has come to pass against us ˹all˺: we will certainly taste ˹the punishment˺.   ^37:31

We caused you to deviate, for we ourselves were deviant.”   ^37:32

Surely on that Day they will ˹all˺ share in the punishment.   ^37:33

That is certainly how We deal with the wicked.   ^37:34

For whenever it was said to them ˹in the world˺, “There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Allah,” they acted arrogantly   ^37:35

and argued, “Should we really abandon our gods for a mad poet?”   ^37:36

In fact, he came with the truth, confirming ˹earlier˺ messengers.   ^37:37

You will certainly taste the painful torment,   ^37:38

and will only be rewarded for what you used to do.   ^37:39

But not the chosen servants of Allah.   ^37:40

They will have a known provision:   ^37:41

fruits ˹of every type˺. And they will be honoured   ^37:42

in the Gardens of Bliss,   ^37:43

facing each other on thrones.   ^37:44

A drink ˹of pure wine˺ will be passed around to them from a flowing stream:   ^37:45

crystal-white, delicious to drink.   ^37:46

It will neither harm ˹them˺, nor will they be intoxicated by it.   ^37:47

And with them will be maidens of modest gaze and gorgeous eyes,   ^37:48

as if they were pristine pearls.   ^37:49

Then they will turn to one another inquisitively.   ^37:50

One of them will say, “I once had a companion ˹in the world˺   ^37:51

who used to ask ˹me˺, ‘Do you actually believe ˹in resurrection˺?   ^37:52

When we are dead and reduced to dust and bones, will we really be brought to judgment?’”   ^37:53

He will ˹then˺ ask, “Would you care to see ˹his fate˺?”   ^37:54

Then he ˹and the others˺ will look and spot him in the midst of the Hellfire.   ^37:55

He will ˹then˺ say, “By Allah! You nearly ruined me.   ^37:56

Had it not been for the grace of my Lord, I ˹too˺ would have certainly been among those brought ˹to Hell˺.”   ^37:57

˹Then he will ask his fellow believers,˺ “Can you imagine that we will never die,   ^37:58

except our first death, nor be punished ˹like the others˺?”   ^37:59

This is truly the ultimate triumph.   ^37:60

For such ˹honour˺ all should strive.   ^37:61

Is this ˹bliss˺ a better accommodation or the tree of Zaqqûm?   ^37:62

We have surely made it a test for the wrongdoers.   ^37:63

Indeed, it is a tree that grows in the depths of Hell,   ^37:64

bearing fruit like devils’ heads.   ^37:65

The evildoers will certainly ˹be left to˺ eat from it, filling up their bellies with it.   ^37:66

Then on top of that they will be given a blend of boiling drink.   ^37:67

Then they will ultimately return to ˹their place in˺ Hell.   ^37:68

Indeed, they found their forefathers astray,   ^37:69

so they rushed in their footsteps!   ^37:70

And surely most of the earlier generations had strayed before them,   ^37:71

although We had certainly sent warners among them.   ^37:72

See then what was the end of those who had been warned.   ^37:73

But not the chosen servants of Allah.   ^37:74

Indeed, Noah cried out to Us, and how excellent are We in responding!   ^37:75

We delivered him and his family from the great distress,   ^37:76

and made his descendants the sole survivors.   ^37:77

And We blessed him ˹with honourable mention˺ among later generations:   ^37:78

“Peace be upon Noah among all peoples.”   ^37:79

Indeed, this is how We reward the good-doers.   ^37:80

˹For˺ he was truly one of Our faithful servants.   ^37:81

Then We drowned the others.   ^37:82

And indeed, one of those who followed his way was Abraham.   ^37:83

˹Remember˺ when he came to his Lord with a pure heart,   ^37:84

and said to his father and his people, “What are you worshipping?   ^37:85

Is it false gods that you desire instead of Allah?   ^37:86

What then do you expect from the Lord of all worlds?”   ^37:87

He later looked up to the stars ˹in contemplation˺,   ^37:88

then said, “I am really sick.”   ^37:89

So they turned their backs on him and went away.   ^37:90

Then he ˹stealthily˺ advanced towards their gods, and said ˹mockingly˺, “Will you not eat ˹your offerings˺?   ^37:91

What is wrong with you that you cannot speak?”   ^37:92

Then he swiftly turned on them, striking ˹them˺ with his right hand.   ^37:93

Later, his people came rushing towards him ˹furiously˺.   ^37:94

He argued, “How can you worship what you carve ˹with your own hands˺,   ^37:95

when it is Allah Who created you and whatever you do?”   ^37:96

They said ˹to one another˺, “Build him a furnace and cast him into the blazing fire.”   ^37:97

And so they sought to harm him, but We made them inferior.   ^37:98

He later said, “I am leaving ˹in obedience˺ to my Lord. He will guide me.   ^37:99

My Lord! Bless me with righteous offspring.”   ^37:100

So We gave him good news of a forbearing son.   ^37:101

Then when the boy reached the age to work with him, Abraham said, “O my dear son! I have seen in a dream that I ˹must˺ sacrifice you. So tell me what you think.” He replied, “O my dear father! Do as you are commanded. Allah willing, you will find me steadfast.”   ^37:102

Then when they submitted ˹to Allah’s Will˺, and Abraham laid him on his forehead ˹for sacrifice˺,   ^37:103

We called out to him, “O Abraham!   ^37:104

You have already fulfilled the vision.” Indeed, this is how We reward the good-doers.   ^37:105

That was truly a revealing test.   ^37:106

And We ransomed his son with a great sacrifice,   ^37:107

and blessed Abraham ˹with honourable mention˺ among later generations:   ^37:108

“Peace be upon Abraham.”   ^37:109

This is how We reward the good-doers.   ^37:110

He was truly one of Our faithful servants.   ^37:111

We ˹later˺ gave him good news of Isaac—a prophet, and one of the righteous.   ^37:112

We blessed him and Isaac as well. Some of their descendants did good, while others clearly wronged themselves.   ^37:113

And We certainly showed favour to Moses and Aaron,   ^37:114

and delivered them and their people from the great distress.   ^37:115

We helped them so it was they who prevailed.   ^37:116

We gave them the clear Scripture,   ^37:117

and guided them to the Straight Path.   ^37:118

And We blessed them ˹with honourable mention˺ among later generations:   ^37:119

“Peace be upon Moses and Aaron.”   ^37:120

Indeed, this is how We reward the good-doers.   ^37:121

They were truly ˹two˺ of Our faithful servants.   ^37:122

And Elias was indeed one of the messengers.   ^37:123

˹Remember˺ when he said to his people, “Will you not fear ˹Allah˺?   ^37:124

Do you call upon ˹the idol of˺ Ba’l and abandon the Best of Creators—   ^37:125

Allah, your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers?”   ^37:126

But they rejected him, so they will certainly be brought ˹for punishment˺.   ^37:127

But not the chosen servants of Allah.   ^37:128

We blessed him ˹with honourable mention˺ among later generations:   ^37:129

“Peace be upon Elias.”   ^37:130

Indeed, this is how We reward the good-doers.   ^37:131

He was truly one of Our faithful servants.   ^37:132

And Lot was indeed one of the messengers.   ^37:133

˹Remember˺ when We delivered him and all of his family,   ^37:134

except an old woman, who was one of the doomed.   ^37:135

Then We ˹utterly˺ destroyed the rest.   ^37:136

You ˹Meccans˺ certainly pass by their ruins day   ^37:137

and night. Will you not then understand?   ^37:138

And Jonah was indeed one of the messengers.   ^37:139

˹Remember˺ when he fled to the overloaded ship.   ^37:140

Then ˹to save it from sinking,˺ he drew straws ˹with other passengers˺. He lost ˹and was thrown overboard˺.   ^37:141

Then the whale swallowed him up while he was blameworthy.   ^37:142

Had he not ˹constantly˺ glorified ˹Allah˺,   ^37:143

he would have certainly remained in its belly until the Day of Resurrection.   ^37:144

But We cast him onto the open ˹shore˺, ˹totally˺ worn out,   ^37:145

and caused a squash plant to grow over him.   ^37:146

We ˹later˺ sent him ˹back˺ to ˹his city of˺ one hundred thousand people or more,   ^37:147

who then believed ˹in him˺, so We allowed them enjoyment for a while.   ^37:148

Ask them ˹O Prophet˺ if your Lord has daughters, while the pagans ˹prefer to˺ have sons.   ^37:149

Or ˹ask them˺ if We created the angels as females right before their eyes.   ^37:150

Indeed, it is one of their ˹outrageous˺ fabrications to say,   ^37:151

“Allah has children.” They are simply liars.   ^37:152

Has He chosen daughters over sons?   ^37:153

What is the matter with you? How do you judge?   ^37:154

Will you not then be mindful?   ^37:155

Or do you have ˹any˺ compelling proof?   ^37:156

Then bring ˹us˺ your scripture, if what you say is true!   ^37:157

They have also established a ˹marital˺ relationship between Him and the jinn. Yet the jinn ˹themselves˺ know well that such people will certainly be brought ˹for punishment˺.   ^37:158

Glorified is Allah far above what they claim!   ^37:159

But not the chosen servants of Allah.   ^37:160

Surely you ˹pagans˺ and whatever ˹idols˺ you worship   ^37:161

can never lure ˹anyone˺ away from Him   ^37:162

except those ˹destined˺ to burn in Hell.   ^37:163

˹The angels respond,˺ “There is not one of us without an assigned station ˹of worship˺.   ^37:164

We are indeed the ones lined up in ranks ˹for Allah˺.   ^37:165

And we are indeed the ones ˹constantly˺ glorifying ˹His praise˺.”   ^37:166

They certainly used to say,   ^37:167

“If only we had a Reminder like ˹those of˺ earlier peoples,   ^37:168

we would have truly been Allah’s devoted servants.”   ^37:169

But ˹now˺ they reject it, so they will soon know.   ^37:170

Our Word has already gone forth to Our servants, the messengers,   ^37:171

that they would surely be helped,   ^37:172

and that Our forces will certainly prevail.   ^37:173

So turn away from the deniers for a while ˹O Prophet˺.   ^37:174

You will see ˹what will happen to˺ them, and they too will see!   ^37:175

Do they ˹really˺ wish to hasten Our punishment?   ^37:176

Yet when it descends upon them: how evil will that morning be for those who had been warned!   ^37:177

And turn away from them for a while.   ^37:178

You will see, and they too will see!   ^37:179

Glorified is your Lord—the Lord of Honour and Power—above what they claim!   ^37:180

Peace be upon the messengers.   ^37:181

And praise be to Allah—Lord of all worlds.   ^37:182