Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHast thou not seen that Allah hath created the heavens and the earth with truth? If He will, He can remove you and bring (in) some new creation;
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Juz 13
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd that is no great matter for Allah.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThey all come forth unto their Lord. Then those who were despised say unto those who were scornful: We were unto you a following, can ye then avert from us aught of Allah's doom? They say: Had Allah guided us, we should have guided you. Whether we rage or patiently endure is (now) all one for us; we have no place of refuge.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd Satan saith, when the matter hath been decided: Lo! Allah promised you a promise of truth; and I promised you, then failed you. And I had no power over you save that I called unto you and ye obeyed me. So blame not, but blame yourselves. I cannot help you, nor can ye help me, Lo! I disbelieved in that which ye before ascribed to me. Lo! for wrong-doers is a painful doom.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd those who believed and did good works are made to enter Gardens underneath which rivers flow, therein abiding by permission of their Lord, their greeting therein: Peace!
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallSeest thou not how Allah coineth a similitude: A goodly saying, as a goodly tree, its root set firm, its branches reaching into heaven,
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallGiving its fruit at every season by permission of its Lord? Allah coineth the similitudes for mankind in order that they may reflect.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd the similitude of a bad saying is as a bad tree, uprooted from upon the earth, possessing no stability.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAllah confirmeth those who believe by a firm saying in the life of the world and in the Hereafter, and Allah sendeth wrong-doers astray. And Allah doeth what He will.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHast thou not seen those who gave the grace of Allah in exchange for thanklessness and led their people down to the Abode of Loss,
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall(Even to) hell? They are exposed thereto. A hapless end!
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd they set up rivals to Allah that they may mislead (men) from His way. Say: Enjoy life (while ye may) for lo! your journey's end will be the Fire.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallTell My bondmen who believe to establish worship and spend of that which We have given them, secretly and publicly, before a day cometh wherein there will be neither bargaining nor befriending.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAllah is He Who created the heavens and the earth, and causeth water to descend from the sky, thereby producing fruits as food for you, and maketh the ships to be of service unto you, that they may run upon the sea at His command, and hath made of service unto you the rivers;
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd maketh the sun and the moon, constant in their courses, to be of service unto you, and hath made of service unto you the night and the day.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd He giveth you of all ye ask of Him, and if ye would count the bounty of Allah ye cannot reckon it. Lo! man is verily a wrong-doer, an ingrate.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd when Abraham said: My Lord! Make safe this territory, and preserve me and my sons from serving idols.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallMy Lord! Lo! they have led many of mankind astray. But whoso followeth me, he verily is of me. And whoso disobeyeth me - Still Thou art Forgiving, Merciful.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallOur Lord! Lo! I have settled some of my posterity in an uncultivable valley near unto Thy holy House, our Lord! that they may establish proper worship; so incline some hearts of men that they may yearn toward them, and provide Thou them with fruits in order that they may be thankful.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallOur Lord! Lo! Thou knowest that which we hide and that which we proclaim. Nothing in the earth or in the heaven is hidden from Allah.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallPraise be to Allah Who hath given me, in my old age, Ishmael and Isaac! Lo! my Lord is indeed the Hearer of Prayer.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallMy Lord! Make me to establish proper worship, and some of my posterity (also); our Lord! and accept my prayer.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallOur Lord! Forgive me and my parents and believers on the day when the account is cast.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallDeem not that Allah is unaware of what the wicked do. He but giveth them a respite till a day when eyes will stare (in terror),
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAs they come hurrying on in fear, their heads upraised, their gaze returning not to them, and their hearts as air.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd warn mankind of a day when the doom will come upon them, and those who did wrong will say: Our Lord! Reprieve us for a little while. We will obey Thy call and will follow the messengers. (It will be answered): Did ye not swear before that there would be no end for you?
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd (have ye not) dwelt in the dwellings of those who wronged themselves (of old) and (hath it not) become plain to you how We dealt with them and made examples for you?
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallVerily they have plotted their plot, and their plot is with Allah, though their plot were one whereby the mountains should be moved.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallSo think not that Allah will fail to keep His promise to His messengers. Lo! Allah is Mighty, Able to Requite (the wrong).
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallOn the day when the earth will be changed to other than the earth, and the heavens (also will be changed) and they will come forth unto Allah, the One, the Almighty,
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThou wilt see the guilty on that day linked together in chains,
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallTheir raiment of pitch, and the Fire covering their faces,
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThat Allah may repay each soul what it hath earned. Lo! Allah is swift at reckoning.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThis is a clear message for mankind in order that they may be warned thereby, and that they may know that He is only One Allah, and that men of understanding may take heed.
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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).