{"collection":"Islam","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/isl/yaq/yaq033.htm","path":"isl/yaq/yaq033.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/isl/yaq/yaq033.htm","text":"The Holy Quran, tr. by Yusuf Ali, [1934]\nIn the name of God, Most Gracious,\n Most Merciful.\n1. O Prophet! Fear God,\n And hearken not\n To the Unbelievers\n And the Hypocrites:\n Verily god is full\n Of knowledge and wisdom.\n2. But follow that which\n Comes to thee by inspiration\n From thy Lord: for God\n Is well acquainted\n With (all) that ye do.\n3. And put thy trust\n In God, and enough is God\n As a Disposer of affairs.\n4. God has not made\n For any man two hearts\nIn his (one) body: nor has\n He made your wives whom\n Ye divorce by \u1e92ih\u0101r\n Your mothers: nor has He\n Made your adopted sons\n Your sons. Such is (only)\n Your (manner of) speech\n By your mouths. but God\n Tells (you) the Truth, and He\n Shows the (right) Way.\n5. Call them by (the names\n Of) their fathers: that is\n Juster in the sight of God.\n But if ye know not\n Their father's (names, call\n Them) your Brothers in faith,\n Or your Maul\u0101s.\n But there is no blame\n On you if ye make\n A mistake therein:\n (What counts is)\n The intention of your hearts:\n And god is Oft-Returning,\n Most Merciful.\n6. The Prophet is closer\n To the Believers than\n Their own selves,\n And his wives are\n Their mothers. Blood-relations\n Among each other have\n Closer personal ties,\n In the Decree of God.\n Than (the Brotherhood of)\n Believers and Muh\u0101jirs:\n Nevertheless do ye\n What is just to your\n Closest friends: such is\n The writing in the Decree\n (Of God).\n7. And remember We took\n From the Prophets their\n Covenant:\n As (We did) from thee:\n From Noah, Abraham, Moses,\n And Jesus the son of Mary:\n We took from them\n A solemn Covenant:\n8. That (God) may question\n The (Custodians) of Truth concerning\n The Truth they (were charged with):\n And He has prepared\n For the Unbelievers\n A grievous Penalty.\n9. O ye who believe!\n Remember the Grace of God,\n (Bestowed) on you, when\n There came down on you\n Hosts (to overwhelm you):\n But We sent against them\nA hurricane and forces\n That ye saw not:\n But God sees (clearly)\n All that ye do.\n10. Behold! they came on you\n From above you and from\n Below you, and behold,\n The eyes became dim\n And the hearts gaped\n Up to the throats,\n And ye imagined various\n (Vain) thoughts about God!\n11. In that situation\n Were the Believers tried:\n They were shaken as by\n A tremendous shaking.\n12. Find behold! The Hypocrites\n And those in whose hearts\n Is a disease (even) say: \"God\n And His Apostle promised us\n Nothing but delusions!\"\n13. Behold! A party among them\n Said: \"Ye men of Yathrib!\n Ye cannot stand (the attack)!\n Therefore go back!\"\n And a band of them\n Ask for leave of the Prophet,\nSaying, \"Truly our houses\n Are bare and exposed,\" though\n They were not exposed:\n They intended nothing but\n To run away.\n14. And if an entry had\n Been effected to them\n From the sides of the (City),\n And they had been\n Incited to sedition.\n They would certainly have\n Brought it to pass, with\n None but a brief delay!\n15. And yet they had already\n Covenanted with God not to turn\n Their backs, and a covenant\n With God must (surely)\n Be answered for.\n16. Say: \"Running away will not\n Profit you if ye are\n Running away from death\n Or slaughter; and even if\n (Ye do escape), no more\n Than a brief (respite)\n Will ye be allowed to enjoy!\"\n17. Say: \"Who is it that can\n Screen you from God\n If it be His wish\n To give you Punishment\n Or to give you Mercy?\"\n Nor will they find for themselves,\n Besides God, any protector\n Or helper.\n18. Verily God knows those\n Among you who keep back\n (Men) and those who say\n To their brethren, \"Come along\n To us\", but come not\n To the fight except\n For just a little while,\n19. Covetous over you\n Then when fear comes,\n Thou wilt see them looking\n To thee, their eyes revolving,\n Like (those of) one over whom\n Hovers death: but when\n The fear is past,\n They will smite you\n With sharp tongues, covetous\n Of goods. Such men have\n No faith, and so God\n Has made their deeds\n Of none effect: and that\n Is easy for God.\n20. They think that the Confederates\n Have not withdrawn; and if\n The Confederates should come (again),\n They would wish they were\n In the deserts (wandering)\n Among the Bedouins, and\n Seeking news about you\n (From a safe distance);\n And if they were\n In your midst, they\n Would fight but little.\n21. Ye have indeed\n In the Apostle of God\n A beautiful pattern (of conduct)\n For any one whose hope is\n In God and the Final Day,\n And who engages much\n In the praise of God.\n22. When the Believers saw\n The Confederate forces,\n They said: \"This is\n What God and His Apostle is\n Had promised us, and God\n And His Apostle told us\n What was true.\" And it\n Only added to their faith\n And their zeal in obedience.\n23. Among the Believers are then\n Who have been true to\n Their Covenant with God:\n Of them some have completed\n Their vow (to the extreme),\n And some (still) wait:\n But they have never changed\n (Their determination) in the least:\n24. That God may reward\n The men of Truth for\n Their Truth, and punish\n The Hypocrites if that be\nHis Will, or turn to them\n In Mercy: for God is\n Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.\n25. And God turned back\n The Unbelievers for (all)\n Their fury: no advantage\n Did they gain; and enough\n Is God for the Believers\n In their fight. And God\n Is full of Strength, Able\n To enforce His Will.\n26. And those of the people\n Of the Book who aided\n Them\u2014God did take them\n Down from their strongholds\nAnd cast terror into\n Their hearts, (so that)\n Some ye slew, and some\n Ye made prisoners,\n27. And He made you heirs\n Of their lands, their houses,\n And their goods,\n And of a land which\nYe had not frequented\n (Before). And God has\n Power over all things.\n28. O Prophet! say\n To thy Consorts:\n \"If it be that ye desire\n The life of this world,\n And its glitter,\u2014then come!\n I will provide for your\nEnjoyment and set you free\n In a handsome manner.\n29. But if ye seek God\n And His Apostle, and\n The Home of the Hereafter,\n Verily God has prepared\n For the well-doers amongst you\n A great reward.\n30. O Consorts of the Prophet\n If any of you were guilty\n Of evident unseemly conduct,\n The Punishment would be\n Doubled to her, and that\n Is easy for God\n31. But any of you that is\n Devout in the service of\n God and His Apostle,\n And works righteousness,\u2014\n To her shall We grant\n Her reward twice: and We\n Have prepared for her\n A generous Sustenance.\n32. O Consorts of the Prophet!\n Ye are not like any\n Of the (other) women:\n If ye do fear (God),\n Be not too complaisant\n Of speech, lest one\n In whose heart is\n A disease should be moved\n With desire: but speak ye\n A speech (that is) just.\n33. And stay quietly in\n Your houses, and make not\n A dazzling display, like\n That of the former Times\n Of Ignorance; and establish\n Regular Prayer, and give\n Regular Charity; and obey\n God and His Apostle.\n And God only wishes\n To remove all abomination\nFrom you, ye Members\n Of the Family, and to make\n You pure and spotless.\n34. And recite what is\n Rehearsed to you in your\n Homes, of the Signs of God\n And His Wisdom:\n For God understands\n The finest mysteries and\n Is well-acquainted (with them).\n35. For Muslim men and women,\u2014\n For believing men and women,\n For devout men and women,\n For true men and women,\n For men and women who are\n Patient and constant, for men\n And women who humble themselves\n For men and women who give\n In charity, for men and women\n Who fast (and deny themselves),\n For men and women who\n Guard their chastity, and\n For men and women who\nEngage much in God's praise,\u2014\n For them has God prepared\n Forgiveness and great reward.\n36. It is not fitting\n For a Believer, man or woman.\n When a matter has been decided\n By God and His Apostle,\n To have any option\n About their decision:\n If any one disobeys God\n And His Apostle, he is indeed\n On a clearly wrong Path.\n37. Behold! thou didst say\n To one who had received\n The grace of God\n And thy favour: \"Retain thou\n (In wedlock) thy wife,\n And fear God.\" But thou\n Didst hide in thy heart\n That which God was about\n To make manifest: thou didst\n Fear the people, but it is\nMore fitting that thou shouldst\n Fear God. Then when Zaid\n Had dissolved (his marriage)\n With her, with the necessary\n (Formality), We joined her\n In marriage to thee:\n In order that (in future)\n There may be no difficulty\n To the Believers in (the matter\n Of) marriage with the vives\n Of their adopted sons, when\n The latter have dissolved\n With the necessary (formality)\n (Their marriage) with them.\n And God's command must\n Be fulfilled.\n38. There can be no difficulty\n To the Prophet in what\n God has indicated to him\n As a duty. It was\n The practice (approved) of God\n Amongst those of old\n That have passed away.\n And the command of God\n Is a decree determined.\n39. (It is the practice of those)\n Who preach the Messages\n Of God, and fear Him,\n And fear none but God.\nAnd enough is God\n To call (men) to account.\n40. Muhammad is not\n The father of any\n Of your men, but (he is)\n The Apostle of God,\n And the Seal of the Prophets:\n And God has full knowledge\n Of all things.\n41. O ye who believe!\n Celebrate the praises of God,\n And do this often;\n42. And glorify Him\n Morning and evening.\n43. He it is Who sends\n Blessings on you, as do\n His angels, that He may\n Bring you out from the depths\n Of Darkness into Light:\n And He is Full of Mercy\n To the Believers.\n44. Their salutation on the Day\n They meet Him will be\n \"Peace!\"; and He has\n Prepared for them\n A generous Reward.\n45. O Prophet! Truly We\n Have sent thee as\nA Witness, a Bearer\n Of Glad Tidings,\n And a Warner,\u2014\n46. And as one who invites\n To God's (Grace) by His leave,\n And as a Lamp\n Spreading Light.\n47. Then give the glad tidings\n To the Believers, that\n They shall have from God\n A very great Bounty.\n48. And obey not (the behests)\n Of the Unbelievers\n And the Hypocrites,\n And heed not their annoyances,\n But put thy trust in God.\n For enough is God\n As a Disposer of affairs.\n49. O ye who believe!\n When ye marry believing women,\n And then divorce them\n Before ye have touched them,\nNo period of \u2019Iddat\n Have ye to count\n In respect of them:\n So give them a present,\n And set them free\n In a handsome manner.\n50. O Prophet! We have\n Made lawful to thee\n Thy wives to whom thou\n Hast paid their dowers;\n And those whom thy\n Right hand possesses out of\n The prisoners of war whom\n God has assigned to thee;\n And daughters of thy paternal\n Uncles and aunts, and daughters\n Of thy maternal uncles\n And aunts, who migrated\n (From Mecca) with thee;\n And any believing woman\n Who dedicates her soul\nTo the Prophet if the Prophet\n Wishes to wed her;\u2014this\n Only for thee, and not\n For the Believers (at large);\n We know what We have\n Appointed for them as to\n Their wives and the captives\n Whom their right hands\n Possess;\u2014in order that\n There should be no difficulty\n For thee. And God is\n Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.\n51. Thou mayest defer (the turn\n Of) any of them that thou\n Pleasest, and thou mayest receive\n Any thou pleasest: and there\n Is no blame on thee if\n Thou invite one whose (turn)\nThou hadst set aside.\n This were nigher to\n The cooling of their eyes,\n The prevention of their grief,\n And their satisfaction\u2014\n That of all of them\u2014\n With that which thou\n Hast to give them:\n And God knows (all)\n That is in your hearts:\n And God is All-Knowing,\n Most Forbearing.\n52. It is not lawful for thee\n (To marry more) women\n After this, nor to change\n Them for (other) wives,\n Even though their beauty\n Attract thee, except any\n Thy right hand should\n Possess (as handmaidens):\n And God doth watch\n Over all things.\n53. O ye who believe!\n Enter not the Prophet's houses,\u2014\n Until leave is given you,\n For a meal, (and then)\n Not (so early as) to wait\n For its preparation: but when\n Ye are invited, enter;\n And when ye have taken\n Your meal, disperse,\n Without seeking familiar talk.\n Such (behaviour) annoys\n The Prophet: he is ashamed\n To dismiss you, but\n God is not ashamed\n (To tell you) the truth.\n And when ye\n Ask (his ladies)\n For anything ye want,\n Ask them from before\n A screen: that makes\n For greater purity for\n Your hearts and for theirs.\n Nor is it right for you\nThat ye should annoy\n God's Apostle, or that\n Ye should marry his widows\n After him at any time.\n Truly such a thing is\n In God's sight an enormity.\n54. Whether ye reveal anything\n Or conceal it, verily\n God has full knowledge\n Of all things.\n55. There is no blame\n (On these ladies if they\n Appear) before their fathers\n Or their sons, their brothers,\n Or their brothers\u2019 sons,\n Or their sisters\u2019 sons,\n Or their women,\n Or the (slaves) whom\n Their right hands possess.\n And, (ladies), fear God;\n For God is Witness\n To all things.\n56. God and His Angels\n Send blessings on the Prophet:\nO ye that believe!\n Send ye blessings on him,\n And salute him\n With all respect.\n57. Those who annoy\n God and His Apostle\u2014\n God has cursed them\n In this world and\n In the Hereafter,\n And has prepared for them\n A humiliating Punishment.\n58. And those who annoy\n Believing men and women\n Undeservedly, bear\n (on themselves)\n A calumny and a glaring sin.\n59. O Prophet! Tell\n Thy wives and daughters,\n And the believing women,\n That they should cast\n Their outer garments over\n Their persons (when abroad):\n That is most convenient,\n That they should be known\n(As such) and not molested.\n And God is Oft-Forgiving,\n Most Merciful.\n60. Truly, if the Hypocrites,\n And those in whose hearts\n Is a disease, and those who\n Stir up sedition in the City,\n Desist not, We shall certainly\n Stir thee up against them:\n Then will they not be\n Able to stay in it\n As thy neighbours\n For any length of time:\n61. They shall have a curse\n On them: wherever they\n Are found, they shall be\n Seized and slain\n (Without mercy).\n62. (Such was) the practice\n (Approved) of God among those\n Who lived aforetime:\n No change wilt thou find\n In the practice (approved)\n Of God.\n63. Men ask thee concerning\n The Hour: say, \"The knowledge\n Thereof is with God (alone)\":\n And what will make thee\n Understand?\u2014perchance\n The Hour is nigh!\n64. Verily God has cursed\n The Unbelievers and prepared\n For them a Blazing Fire,\u2014\n65. To dwell therein for ever:\n No protector will they find,\n Nor helper.\n66. The Day that their faces\n Will be turned upside down\n In the Fire, they will say:\n \"Woe to us! would that\n We had obeyed God\n And obeyed the Apostle!\"\n67. And they would say:\n \"Our Lord! We obeyed\n Our chiefs and our great ones,\n And they misled us\n As to the (right) path.\n68. \"Our Lord! Give them\n Double Penalty\n And curse them\n With a very great Curse!\"\n69. O ye who believe!\n Be ye not like those\n Who vexed and insulted Moses,\n But God cleared him\n Of the (calumnies) they\n Had uttered: and he\n Was honourable in God's sight.\n70. O ye who believe!\n Fear God, and (always) say\n A word directed to the Right:\n71. That He may make\n Your conduct whole and sound\n And forgive you your sins:\n He that obeys God\n And His Apostle, has already\n Attained the highest\n Achievement.\n72. We did indeed offer\n The Trust to the Heavens\nAnd the Earth\n And the Mountains;\n But they refused\n To undertake it,\n Being afraid thereof:\n But man undertook it;\u2014\n He was indeed unjust\n And foolish;\u2014\n73. (With the result (that\n God has to punish\n The Hypocrites, men and women,\n And the Unbelievers, men\n And women, and God turns\n In Mercy to the Believers,\n Men and women: for God\n Is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.","title":"The Holy Quran: S\u016bra XXXIII. A\u1e25z\u0101b, or Th...","type":"page"}