Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallIn the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
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Juz 1
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallPraise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds,
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThe Beneficent, the Merciful.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallMaster of the Day of Judgment,
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThee (alone) we worship; Thee (alone) we ask for help.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallShow us the straight path,
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThe path of those whom Thou hast favoured; Not the (path) of those who earn Thine anger nor of those who go astray.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAlif. Lam. Mim.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThis is the Scripture whereof there is no doubt, a guidance unto those who ward off (evil).
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWho believe in the Unseen, and establish worship, and spend of that We have bestowed upon them;
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd who believe in that which is revealed unto thee (Muhammad) and that which was revealed before thee, and are certain of the Hereafter.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThese depend on guidance from their Lord. These are the successful.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAs for the Disbelievers, Whether thou warn them or thou warn them not it is all one for them; they believe not.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAllah hath sealed their hearing and their hearts, and on their eyes there is a covering. Theirs will be an awful doom.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd of mankind are some who say: We believe in Allah and the Last Day, when they believe not.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThey think to beguile Allah and those who believe, and they beguile none save themselves; but they perceive not.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallIn their hearts is a disease, and Allah increaseth their disease. A painful doom is theirs because they lie.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd when it is said unto them: Make not mischief in the earth, they say: We are peacemakers only.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAre not they indeed the mischief-makers? But they perceive not.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd when it is said unto them: believe as the people believe, they say: shall we believe as the foolish believe? are not they indeed the foolish? But they know not.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd when they fall in with those who believe, they say: We believe; but when they go apart to their devils they declare: Lo! we are with you; verily we did but mock.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAllah (Himself) doth mock them, leaving them to wander blindly on in their contumacy.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThese are they who purchase error at the price of guidance, so their commerce doth not prosper, neither are they guided.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallTheir likeness is as the likeness of one who kindleth fire, and when it sheddeth its light around him Allah taketh away their light and leaveth them in darkness, where they cannot see,
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallDeaf, dumb and blind; and they return not.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallOr like a rainstorm from the sky, wherein is darkness, thunder and the flash of lightning. They thrust their fingers in their ears by reason of the thunder-claps, for fear of death, Allah encompasseth the disbelievers (in His guidance, His omniscience and His omnipotence).
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThe lightning almost snatcheth away their sight from them. As often as it flasheth forth for them they walk therein, and when it darkeneth against them they stand still. If Allah willed, He could destroy their hearing and their sight. Lo! Allah is able to do all things.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallO mankind! worship your Lord, Who hath created you and those before you, so that ye may ward off (evil).
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWho hath appointed the earth a resting-place for you, and the sky a canopy; and causeth water to pour down from the sky, thereby producing fruits as food for you. And do not set up rivals to Allah when ye know (better).
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd if ye are in doubt concerning that which We reveal unto Our slave (Muhammad), then produce a surah of the like thereof, and call your witness beside Allah if ye are truthful.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd if ye do it not- and ye can never do it - then guard yourselves against the Fire prepared for disbelievers, whose fuel is of men and stones.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd give glad tidings (O Muhammad) unto those who believe and do good works; that theirs are Gardens underneath which rivers flow; as often as they are regaled with food of the fruit thereof, they say: this is what was given us aforetime; and it is given to them in resemblance. There for them are pure companions; there forever they abide.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallLo! Allah disdaineth not to coin the similitude even of a gnat. Those who believe know that it is the truth from their Lord; but those who disbelieve say: What doth Allah wish (to teach) by such a similitude? He misleadeth many thereby, and He guideth many thereby; and He misleadeth thereby only miscreants;
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThose who break the covenant of Allah after ratifying it, and sever that which Allah ordered to be joined, and (who) make mischief in the earth: Those are they who are the losers.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHow disbelieve ye in Allah when ye were dead and He gave life to you! Then He will give you death, then life again, and then unto Him ye will return.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHe it is Who created for you all that is in the earth. Then turned He to the heaven, and fashioned it as seven heavens. And He is knower of all things.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd when thy Lord said unto the angels: Lo! I am about to place a viceroy in the earth, they said: Wilt thou place therein one who will do harm therein and will shed blood, while we, we hymn Thy praise and sanctify Thee? He said: Surely I know that which ye know not.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd He taught Adam all the names, then showed them to the angels, saying: Inform Me of the names of these, if ye are truthful.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThey said: Be glorified! We have no knowledge saving that which Thou hast taught us. Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Knower, the Wise.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHe said: O Adam! Inform them of their names, and when he had informed them of their names, He said: Did I not tell you that I know the secret of the heavens and the earth? And I know that which ye disclose and which ye hide.
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Quran text: Tanzil Quran Text (Uthmani), tanzil.net – CC BY 3.0, unchanged. Translation: The Meaning of the Glorious Koran, Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall – Public domain (published 1930).