Chapter 36
In the name of God, the Almighty, the Merciful.
36:1 YS.
36:2 And the Qur'an of wisdom.
36:3 You are one of the messengers.
36:4 Upon a straight path.
36:5 The revelation of the Most Honorable, the Merciful.
36:6 To warn a people whose fathers were not warned, for they are unaware.
36:7 The sentence has been deserved by most of them, for they do not believe.
36:8 We have placed shackles around their necks, up to their chins, so that they are forced in place.
36:9 And We have placed a barrier in front of them, and a barrier behind them, thus We shielded them so they cannot see.
36:10 And whether you warn them or do not warn them, they will not believe.
36:11 You can only warn him who follows the reminder, and is concerned towards the Almighty while unseen. Give him good news of forgiveness and a generous reward.
36:12 It is indeed Us who resurrect the dead, and We record what they have done and left behind. And everything We have counted in a clear guide.
36:13 And put forth for them the example of the people of the town, when the messengers came to it.
36:14 Where We sent two to them, but they disbelieved in them, so We supported them with a third one, thus they said: "We are messengers to you."
36:15 They said: "You are but mortals like us, and the Almighty did not send down anything, you are only telling lies."
36:16 They said: "Our Lord knows that we have been sent to you."
36:17 "And we are only required to give a clear delivery."
36:18 They said: "We have welcomed you better than you deserve. If you do not cease, we will stone you, and you will receive a painful retribution from us!"
36:19 They said: "Keep your welcome with you, for you have been reminded. Indeed, you are an overindulgent people."
36:20 And from the farthest part of the city, a man came running, saying: "O my people, follow the messengers."
36:21 "Follow those who do not ask you for any wage, and are guided."
36:22 "And why should I not serve the One who initiated me, and to Him is your ultimate return?"
36:23 "Shall I take gods besides Him? If the Almighty intends any harm for me, their intercession cannot help me in the least, nor can they save me."
36:24 "Then I would be clearly astray."
36:25 "I have believed in your Lord, so listen to me!"
36:26 It was said: "Enter Paradise." He said "Oh, how I wish if only my people knew!"
36:27 "Of what my Lord has forgiven me, and made me of the honored ones."
36:28 And We did not send down upon his people after him soldiers from the heaven; for there was no need to send them down.
36:29 For all it took was one scream, whereupon they were stilled.
36:30 What sorrow for the servants. For every time a messenger went to them, they would mock him.
36:31 Did they not see how many generations We destroyed before them, do they not go back to them?
36:32 And how every one of them will be summoned before Us.
36:33 And a sign for them is the dead land, We revive it and produce from it seeds from which they eat.
36:34 And We made in it gardens of date palms, and grapes, and We cause springs to gush forth therein.
36:35 So that they may eat from its fruits, and what they manufacture with their own hands. Would they be thankful?
36:36 Praise be to the One who has created all pairs from what the earth sprouts out and from themselves, and from what they do not know.
36:37 And a sign for them is the night, We strip the daylight from it, whereupon they are in darkness.
36:38 And the sun runs to a specific destination, such is the design of the Noble, the Knowledgeable.
36:39 And the moon We have measured it to appear in stages, until it returns like an old palm sheath.
36:40 The sun is not required to overtake the moon, nor will the night precede the day; each of them is swimming in its own orbit.
36:41 And a sign for them is that We carried their ancestors on the charged ship.
36:42 And We created for them of its similarity, to ride in.
36:43 And if We wished, We could drown them, so that their screaming would not be heard, nor could they be saved.
36:44 Except through a mercy from Us, and as an enjoyment for awhile.
36:45 And when they are told: "Be aware of your present and your past, that you may attain mercy."
36:46 And no matter what sign comes to them from the signs of their Lord, they turn away from it.
36:47 And when they are told: "Spend from what God has provisioned you." Those who reject say to those who believe: "Shall we feed those whom God could feed, if He so willed? You are clearly misguided!"
36:48 And they say: "When is this promise to come, if you are truthful?"
36:49 They will not realize it when one scream overwhelms them, while they dispute.
36:50 They will not even be able to leave a will, nor will they be able to return to their people.
36:51 And the horn will be blown, whereupon they will rise from the graves massing towards their Lord.
36:52 They will say: "Woe to us! Who has resurrected us from our resting place? This is what the Almighty had promised; and the messengers were truthful!"
36:53 It only took one scream, whereupon they are summoned before Us.
36:54 On this Day, no soul will be wronged in the least. You will be recompensed precisely for whatever you did.
36:55 The dwellers of Paradise will be, on that Day, joyfully busy.
36:56 Both them and their spouses, they will be shaded, reclining on raised couches.
36:57 They will have fruits therein; and they will have all they ask for.
36:58 Saying of: "Peace" from a Merciful Lord.
36:59 "As for you, O criminals, you are singled out."
36:60 "Did I not pledge to you, O Children of Adam, that you should not serve the devil for he is your most ardent enemy?"
36:61 "And that you should serve Me? That is a straight path."
36:62 "He has misled mountain loads of you. Did you not comprehend?"
36:63 "This is Hell that you have been promised!"
36:64 "Burn in it today, as a consequence of your rejection."
36:65 Today, We shall cease their mouths, and their hands will speak to Us, and their feet will bear witness to everything they had done.
36:66 And if We wished, We can blind their eyes, and they would race towards the path, but how would they see?
36:67 And if We wished, We can freeze them in their place; thus, they can neither move forward, nor go back.
36:68 And for whoever We grant a long life, We weaken him in body. Do they not comprehend?
36:69 And We did not teach him poetry, nor does he need it. This is a reminder and a clear Qur'an.
36:70 To warn those who are alive, and so that the retribution will be deserved by the rejecters.
36:71 Did they not see that We created for them with Our own hands cattle which they own?
36:72 And they were subdued by Us for them. So some they ride, and some they eat.
36:73 And they have benefits in them, and to drink. Would they not be thankful?
36:74 And they have taken besides God other gods, perhaps they will help them!
36:75 They cannot help them; while they are soldiers for them.
36:76 So do not be saddened by what they say. We are fully aware of what they conceal and what they declare.
36:77 Has the human being not seen that We have created him from a seed, but he then becomes a clear opponent?
36:78 And he puts forth an example for Us, while forgetting his own creation! He says: "Who can resurrect the bones while they have crumbled?"
36:79 Say: "The One who has made them in the first place will resurrect them. He is fully aware of every creation."
36:80 The One who initiated for you a forest fire, by which you learned to light.
36:81 Is not the One who has created the heavens and the earth able to create the like of them? Yes indeed; He is the Creator, the Knowledgeable.
36:82 His command, when He wants anything, is to say to it: 'Be,' and it is.
36:83 Therefore, praise be to the One in whose Hand is the sovereignty of all things, and to Him you will be returned.