In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful
Alif, Lam, Meem
The Romans have been defeated
In a nearby territory
But following their defeat, they will be victorious
In a few years
The matter is up to God, in the past, and in the future
On that day, the believers will rejoice
In God’s support
He supports whomever He wills
He is the Almighty, the Merciful
The promise of God-God never breaks His promise, but most people do not know
They know an outer aspect of the worldly life, but they are heedless of the Hereafter
Do they not reflect within themselves?
God did not create the heavens and the earth, and what is between them, except with reason, and for a specific duration
But most people, regarding meeting their Lord, are disbelievers
Have they not travelled the earth and seen how those before them ended up?
They were more powerful than them, and they cultivated the land and developed it more than they developed it, and their messengers came to them with clear signs
God would never wrong them, but they used to wrong themselves
Then, evil was the end of those who committed evil
That is because they rejected God’s revelations, and used to ridicule them
God originates creation, and then repeats it
Then to Him you will be returned
On the Day when the Hour takes place, the guilty will despair
They will have no intercessors from among their idols, and they will disown their partners
On the Day when the Hour takes place-on that Day they will separate
As for those who believed and did good deeds-they will be delighted in meadows
But as for those who disbelieved, and rejected Our signs and the encounter of the Hereafter-those will be hauled into the torment
So glorify God when you retire at night, and when you rise in the morning
His is the praise in the heavens and on earth, and in the evening, and when you reach midday
He brings the living out of the dead, and He brings the dead out of the living, and He revives the land after it had died
Likewise you will be resurrected
And of His signs is that He created you from dust; and behold, you become humans spreading out
And of His signs is that He created for you mates from among yourselves, so that you may find tranquility in them; and He planted love and compassion between you
In this are signs for people who reflect
And of His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the diversity of your languages and colors
In this are signs for those who know
And of His signs are your sleep by night and day, and your pursuit of His bounty
In this are signs for people who listen
And of His signs is that He shows you the lightning, causing fear and hope
And He brings down water from the sky, and with it He revives the earth after it was dead
In this are signs for people who understand
And of His signs is that the heaven and the earth stand at His disposal
And then, when He calls you out of the earth, you will emerge at once
To Him belongs everyone in the heavens and the earth
All are submissive to Him
It is He who initiates creation, and then repeats it, something easy for Him
His is the highest attribute, in the heavens and the earth
He is the Almighty, the Wise
He illustrates an example for you, from your own selves: do you make your servants full partners in the wealth We have given you?
Do you revere them as you revere one another?
We thus explain the revelations for a people who understand
Yet the wrongdoers follow their desires without knowledge
But who can guide whom God leaves astray?
They will have no helpers
So devote yourself to the religion of monotheism-the natural instinct God has instilled in mankind
There is no altering God’s creation
This is the true religion, but most people do not know
Turning towards Him-and be conscious of Him, and perform the prayer, and do not be of the idolaters
Of those who divided their religion, and became sects; each faction pleased with what they have
When affliction touches the people, they call on their Lord, turning to Him in repentance
But then, when He gives them a taste of His mercy, some of them attribute partners to their Lord
To show ingratitude for what We have given them
Indulge yourselves-you will surely know
Have We sent down to them any authority, which speaks in support of their idols?
When We give people a taste of mercy, they rejoice in it
But when adversity befalls them, because of what their hands have perpetrated, they begin to despair
Do they not see that God expands the provision for whomever He wills, or restricts it?
Surely in this are signs for people who believe
So give the relative his rights, and the destitute, and the wayfarer
That is best for those who seek God’s presence
Those are the prosperous
The usury you practice, seeking thereby to multiply people’s wealth, will not multiply with God
But what you give in charity, desiring God’s approval-these are the multipliers
God is He who created you, then provides for you, then makes you die, then brings you back to life
Can any of your idols do any of that?
Glorified is He, and Exalted above what they associate
Corruption has appeared on land and sea, because of what people’s hands have earned, in order to make them taste some of what they have done, so that they might return
Say, “Roam the earth, and observe the fate of those who came before
Most of them were idolaters.”
So devote yourself to the upright religion, before there comes from God a Day that cannot be averted
On that Day, they will be shocked
Whoever disbelieves, upon him falls his disbelief
And whoever acts righteously-they are preparing for themselves
So that He may reward those who have believed and done the righteous deeds out of His bounty
Indeed, He does not love the ungrateful
And of His signs is that He sends the winds bearing good news, to give you a taste of His mercy, and so that the ships may sail by His command, and so that you may seek of His bounty, and so that you may give thanks
Before you, We sent messengers to their people
They came to them with clear proofs
Then We took revenge on those who sinned
It is incumbent on Us to help the believers
God is He who sends the winds
They stir up clouds
Then He spreads them in the sky as He wills
And He breaks them apart
Then you see rain drops issuing from their midst
Then, when He makes it fall upon whom He wills of His servants, behold, they rejoice
Although they were before this-before it was sent down upon them-in despair
So observe the effects of God’s mercy-how He revives the earth after it was dead
Indeed, He is the Reviver of the dead
He is Capable of everything
But if We send a wind, and they see it turning things yellow, they would continue thereafter to disbelieve
You cannot make the dead hear, nor can you make the deaf hear the call when they turn away
Nor can you guide the blind out of their error
You can make hear only those who believe in Our signs, and so have submitted
God is He Who created you weak, then after weakness gave you strength, then after strength gave you weakness and gray hair
He creates whatever He wills
He is the Omniscient, the Omnipotent
On the Day when the Hour takes place, the sinners will swear they had stayed but an hour
Thus they were deluded
But those endowed with knowledge and faith will say, “You remained in God’s Book until the Day of Resurrection
This is the Day of Resurrection, but you did not know.”
On that Day, the sinners’ excuses will not benefit them, nor will they be excused
We have cited in this Quran for the people every sort of parable
But even if you bring them a miracle, those who disbelieve will say, “You are nothing but fakers.”
God thus seals the hearts of those who do not know
So be patient
The promise of God is true
And do not let those who lack certainty belittle you