The Quran: Sūra XXIII.: Mu-minūn, or The Believ...
The Holy Quran, tr. by Yusuf Ali, [1934]
93. Qul rabbi imma turiyannee ma yooAAadoona
93. Say: "O my Lord!
If Thou wilt show me
(In my lifetime) that which
They are warned against,—
94. Rabbi fala tajAAalnee fee alqawmi alththalimeena
94. "Then, O my Lord! put me not
Amongst the people
Who do wrong!"
95. Wa-inna AAala an nuriyaka ma naAAiduhum laqadiroona
95. And We are certainly able
To show thee (in fulfilment)
That against which they are warned.
96. IdfaAA biallatee hiya ahsanu alssayyi-ata nahnu aAAlamu bima yasifoona
96. Repel evil with that'
Which is best: We are
Well acquainted with
The things they say.
97. Waqul rabbi aAAoothu bika min hamazati alshshayateeni
97. And say "O my Lord!
I seek refuge with Thee
From the suggestions
Of the Evil Ones.
98. WaaAAoothu bika rabbi an yahdurooni
98. "And I seek refuge with Thee
O my Lord! lest they
Should come near me."
99. Hatta itha jaa ahadahumu almawtu qala rabbi irjiAAooni
99. (In Falsehood will they be)
Until, when death comes
To one of them, he says:
"O my Lord! send me back
(To life),—
100. LaAAallee aAAmalu salihan feema taraktu kalla innaha kalimatun huwa qa-iluha wamin wara-ihim barzakhun ila yawmi yubAAathoona
100. "In order that I may
Work righteousness in the things
I neglected."—"By no means!
It is but a word he says."—
Before them is a Partition
Till the Day they are
Raised up.
101. Fa-itha nufikha fee alssoori fala ansaba baynahum yawma-ithin wala yatasaaloona
101. When the Trumpet
Is blown, there will be
No more relationships
Between them that day,
Nor will one ask after another!
102. Faman thaqulat mawazeenuhu faola-ika humu almuflihoona
102. Then those whose balance
(Of good deeds) is heavy,—
They will attain salvation:
103. Waman khaffat mawazeenuhu faola-ika allatheena khasiroo anfusahum fee jahannama khalidoona
103. But those whose balance
Is light, will be those
Who have lost their souls;
In Hell will they abide.
104. Talfahu wujoohahumu alnnaru wahum feeha kalihoona
104. The Fire will burn their faces,
And they will therein
Grin, with their lips displaced.
105. Alam takun ayatee tutla AAalaykum fakuntum biha tukaththiboona
105. "Were not My Signs rehearsed
To you, and ye did but
Treat them as falsehoods?"
106. Qaloo rabbana ghalabat AAalayna shiqwatuna wakunna qawman dalleena
106. They will say: "Our Lord!
Our misfortune overwhelmed us,
And we became a people
Astray!
107. Rabbana akhrijna minha fa-in AAudna fa-inna thalimoona
107. "Our Lord! Bring us out
Of this: if ever we return
(To evil), then shall we be
Wrong-doers indeed!"
108. Qala ikhsaoo feeha wala tukallimooni
108. He will say: "Be ye
Driven into it (with ignominy)!
And speak ye not to Me!
109. Innahu kana fareequn min AAibadee yaqooloona rabbana amanna faighfir lana wairhamna waanta khayru alrrahimeena
109. "A part of My servants
There was, who used to pray,
'Our Lord! we believe;
Then do Thou forgive us,
And have mercy upon us:
For Thou art the Best
Of those who show mercy!'
110. Faittakhathtumoohum sikhriyyan hatta ansawkum thikree wakuntum minhum tadhakoona
110. "But ye treated them
With ridicule, so much so
That (ridicule of) them made you
Forget My Message while
Ye were laughing at them!
111. Innee jazaytuhumu alyawma bima sabaroo annahum humu alfa-izoona
111. "I have rewarded them
This day for their patience
And constancy: they are indeed
The ones that have achieved Bliss:.."
112. Qala kam labithtum fee al-ardi AAadada sineena
112. He will say: "What number
Of years did ye stay
On earth?"
113. Qaloo labithna yawman aw baAAda yawmin fais-ali alAAaddeena
113. They will say: "We stayed
A day or part of a day:
But ask those who
Keep account."
114. Qala in labithtum illa qaleelan law annakum kuntum taAAlamoona
114. He will say: "Ye stayed
Not but a little,—
If ye had only known!
115. Afahasibtum annama khalaqnakum AAabathan waannakum ilayna la turjaAAoona
115. "Did ye then think
That We had created you
In jest, and that ye
Would not be brought back
To Us (for account)?"
116. FataAAala Allahu almaliku alhaqqu la ilaha illa huwa rabbu alAAarshi alkareemi
116. Therefore exalted be God,
The King, the Reality:
There is no god but He,
The Lord of the Throne
Of Honour!
117. Waman yadAAu maAAa Allahi ilahan akhara la burhana lahu bihi fa-innama hisabuhu AAinda rabbihi innahu la yuflihu alkafiroona
117. If anyone invokes, besides God,
Any other god, he has
No authority therefor;
And his reckoning will be
Only with his Lord!
And verily the Unbelievers
Will fail to win through
118. Waqul rabbi ighfir wairham waanta khayru alrrahimeena
118. So say: "O my Lord!
Grant Thou forgiveness and mercy!
For Thou art the Best
Of those who show mercy!"