English Translation Of ''THE HOLY QUR'AN''

CHAPTER 41. DETAILED (Fussilat)

 In  the  name  of  Allah,  the  Gracious,  the  Merciful 

1. Ha, Meem.

2. A revelation from the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

3. A Scripture whose Verses are detailed, a Quran in Arabic for people who know.

4. Bringing good news, and giving warnings. But most of them turn away, so they do not listen.

5. And they say, "Our hearts are screened from what you call us to, and in our ears is deafness, and between us and you is a barrier. So do what you want, and so will we."

6. Say, "I am only a human like you; it is inspired in me that your God is One God. So be upright towards Him, and seek forgiveness from Him." And woe to the idolaters.

7. Those who do not pay the alms; and regarding the Hereafter, they are disbelievers.

8. As for those who believe and do righteous deeds—for them is a reward uninterrupted.

9. Say, "Do you reject the One who created the earth in two days? And you attribute equals to Him? That is the Lord of the Universe."

10. He placed stabilizers over it; and blessed it; and planned its provisions in four days, equally to the seekers.

11. Then He turned to the sky, and it was smoke, and said to it and to the earth, "Come, willingly or unwillingly." They said, "We come willingly."

12. So He completed them as seven universes in two days, and He assigned to each universe its laws. And We decorated the lower universe with lamps, and for protection. That is the design of the Almighty, the All-Knowing.

13. But if they turn away, say, "I have warned you of a thunderbolt, like the thunderbolt of Aad and Thamood."

14. Their messengers came to them, from before them and from behind them, saying, "Do not worship anyone but Allah." They said, "Had our Lord willed, He would have sent down angels; Therefore, we reject what you are sent with."

15. As for Aad, they turned arrogant on earth, and opposed justice, and said, "Who is more powerful than us?" Have they not considered that Allah, who created them, is more powerful than they? And they went on denying Our revelations.

16. So We unleashed upon them a screaming wind, for a few miserable days, to make them taste the punishment of shame in this life; but the punishment of the Hereafter is more shameful; and they will not be saved.

17. And as for Thamood, We guided them, but they preferred blindness over guidance. So the thunderbolt of the humiliating punishment seized them, because of what they used to earn.

18. And We saved those who believed and were righteous.

19. The Day when Allah's enemies are herded into the Fire, forcibly.

20. Until, when they have reached it, their hearing, and their sight, and their skins will testify against them regarding what they used to do.

21. And they will say to their skins, "Why did you testify against us?" They will say, "Allah, Who made all things speak, made us speak. It is He who created you the first time, and to Him you are returned."