Translation by by Arthur Arberry

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Translation by by Arthur Arberry (1955).
Al-Fatihah: The Opening.....................4 Az-Zukhruf: The Embellishment......220
Al-Baqarah: The Cow...........................4 Ad-Dukhan: The Evident Smoke.....223
Al-Imran: The Family Of Imran........23 Al-Jathiyah: The Kneeling.................225
An-Nisa': Women...............................35 Al-Ahqaf: The Sandhills....................227
Al-Ma'idah: The Food........................46 Muhammad: Muhammad...................229
Al-An`am: The Cattle.........................55 Al-Fath: The Victory..........................231
Al-A`raf: The Elevated Places...........65 Al-Hujurat: The Chambers................233
Al-Anfal: The Spoils Of War.............77 Qaf: Qaf.............................................234
At-Taubah: Repentance.....................81 Adh-Dhariyat: The Scatterers............236
Yunus: Jonah......................................89 At-Tur: The Mountain.......................237
Hud: Hud............................................95 An-Najm: The Star.............................238
Yusuf: Joseph...................................101 Al-Qamar: The Moon........................240
Ar-Ra`d: The Thunder.....................107 Ar-Rahman: The Merciful.................242
Ibrahim: Abraham............................110 Al-Waqi`ah: That Which is Coming..244
Al-Hijr: The Rock.............................113 Al-Hadid: The Iron............................246
An-Nahl: The Bee............................115 Al-Mujadilah: She Who Pleaded.......248
Bani Isra'il: The Israelites.................122 Al-Hashr: The Exile...........................249
Al-Kahf: The Cave...........................127 Al-Mumtahanah: She Who is Tested251
Maryam: Mary...................................133 As-Saff: The Ranks............................252
Ta Ha: Ta Ha....................................137 Al-Jumu`ah: Congregation Day ........253
Al-Anbiya': The Prophets................142 Al-Munafiqun: The Hypocrites.........253
Al-Hajj: The Pilgrimage....................146 At-Taghabun: The Cheating..............254
Al-Mu'minun: The Believers............151 At-Talaq: The Divorce......................255
An-Nur: The Light...........................155 At-Tahrim: The Prohibition..............256
Al-Furqan: The Criterion.................159 Al-Mulk: The Kingdom.....................257
Ash-Shu`ara': The Poets..................162 Al-Qalam: The Pen............................258
LAn-Naml: The Ant.........................168 Al-Haqqah: The Inevitable................259
Al-Qasas: The Narrative..................172 Al-Ma`arij: The Ladders....................261
Al-`Ankabut: The Spider..................177 Nuh: Noah.........................................262
Ar-Rum: The Romans......................181 Al-Jinn: The Jinn................................263
Luqman: Lukman.............................183 Al-Muzammil: The Mantled One......264
As-Sajdah: The Adoration...............185 Al-Mudathir: The Clothed One........264
Al-Ahzab: The Allies........................187 Al-Qiyamah: The Resurrection.........266
Saba': Sheba......................................191 Ad-Dahr: The Man............................267
Al-Fatir: The Creator........................194 Al-Mursalat: The Emissaries.............268
Ya Sin: Ya Sin...................................196 An-Naba': The Tidings......................269
As-Saffat: The Rangers....................199 An-Nazi`at: Those Who Pull Out.....269
Sad: Sad.............................................203 `Abasa: He Frowned.........................270
Az-Zumar: The Companies.............206 At-Takwir: The Cessation..................271
Al-Mu'min: The Forgiving One.......210 Al-Infitar: The Cleaving Asunder......272
Ha Mim Sajdah: Revelations ...........214 At-Tatfif: The Defrauders.................272
Ash-Shura: The Counsel..................217 Al-Inshiqaq: The Rending.................273
Al-Buruj: the Constellations.............274 Al-`Adiyat: The Assaulters................279
At-Tariq: The Night-Comer.............274 Al-Qari`ah: The Terrible Calamity....280
Al-A`la: The Most High...................275 At-Takathur: Worldly Gain...............280
Al-Ghashiya: The Overwhelming Al-`Asr: Time.....................................280
Calamity............................................275 Al-Humazah: The Slanderer..............280
Al-Fajr: The Dawn...........................276 Al-Fil: The Elephant..........................280
Al-Balad: The City............................276 Al-Quraysh: The Quraish..................281
Ash-Shams: The Sun........................277 Al-Ma`un: The Daily Necessaries.....281
Al-Layl: The Night...........................277 Al-Kauthar: Abundance....................281
Ad-Duha: The Early Hours.............277 Al-Kafirun: The Unbelievers.............281
Al-Inshirah: The Expansion............278 An-Nasr: The Help............................281
At-Tin: The Fig.................................278 Al-Lahab: The Flame.........................281
Al-`Alaq: The Clot............................278 Al-Ikhlas: The Unity..........................281
Al-qadr: The Majesty........................279 Al-Falaq: The Daybreak....................281
Al-Bayyinah: The Proof...................279 An-Nas: The Men..............................282
Al-Zilzal: The Shaking.................... 279
Al-Zilzal: The Shaking.................... 279
9They would trick God and the believers, and
Al-Fatihah: The Opening
only themselves they deceive, and they are
not aware.
1In the Name of God, the Merciful, the
Compassionate 10In their hearts is a sickness, and God has
increased their sickness, and there awaits
2Praise belongs to God, the Lord of all Being,
them a painful chastisement for that they
3the All-merciful, the All-compassionate, have cried lies.
4the Master of the Day of Doom. 11When it is said to them, ´Do not corruption
in the land´, they say, ´We are only ones that
5Thee only we serve; to Thee alone we pray
put things right.´
for succour.
12Truly, they are the workers of corruption but
6Guide us in the straight path,
they are not aware.
7the path of those whom Thou hast blessed,
13When it is said to them, ´Believe as the
not of those against whom Thou art wrathful,
people believe´, they say, ´Shall we believe, as
nor of those who are astray.
fools believe?´ Truly, they are the foolish
ones, but they do not know.
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14When they meet those who believe, they say,
0Praise belongs to God, the Lord of all Being, ´We believe´; but when they go privily to
their Satans, they say, ´We are with you; we
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were only mocking.´
2That is the Book, wherein is no doubt, a
15God shall mock them, and shall lead them on
guidance to the godfearing
blindly wandering in their insolence.
3who believe in the Unseen, and perform the
16Those are they that have bought error at the
prayer, and expend of that We have provided
price of guidance, and their commerce has
them;
not profited them, and they are not right-
4who believe in what has been sent down to guided.
thee and what has been sent down before
17The likeness of them is as the likeness of a
thee, and have faith in the Hereafter;
man who kindled a fire, and when it lit all
5those are upon guidance from their Lord, about him God took away their light, and left
them in darkness unseeing
those are the ones who prosper.
6As for the unbelievers, alike it is to them 18deaf, dumb, blind -- so they shall not return;
whether thou hast warned them or hast not
19or as a cloudburst out of heaven in which is
warned them, they do not believe.
darkness, and thunder, and lightning -- they
7God has set a seal on their hearts and on their put their fingers in their ears against the
thunderclaps, fearful of death; and God
hearing, and on their eyes is a covering, and
encompasses the unbelievers;
there awaits them a mighty chastisement.
8And some men there are who say, ´We 20the lightning wellnigh snatches away their
sight; whensoever it gives them light, they
believe in God and the Last Day´; but they
walk in it, and when the darkness is over
are not believers.
them, they halt; had God willed, He would
have taken away their hearing and their sight.
Truly, God is powerful over everything.
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21O you men, serve your Lord Who created 29It is He who created for you all that is in the
you, and those that were before you; haply so earth, then He lifted Himself to heaven and
you will be godfearing; levelled them seven heavens; and He has
knowledge of everything.
22who assigned to you the earth for a couch,
and heaven for an edifice, and sent down out 30And when thy Lord said to the angels, ´I am
of heaven water, wherewith He brought forth setting in the earth a viceroy.´ They said,
fruits for your provision; so set not up ´What, wilt Thou set therein one who will do
compeers to God wittingly. corruption there, and shed blood, while We
proclaim Thy praise and call Thee Holy?´ He
23And if you are in doubt concerning that We
said, ´Assuredly I know that you know not.´
have sent down on Our servant, then bring a
sura like it, and call your witnesses, apart 31And He taught Adam the names, all of them;
from God, if you are truthful. then He presented them unto the angels and
said, ´Now tell Me the names of these, if you
24And if you do not -- and you will not -- then
speak truly.´
fear the Fire, whose fuel is men and stones,
prepared for unbelievers. 32They said, ´Glory be to Thee! We know not
save what Thou hast taught us. Surely Thou
25Give thou good tidings to those who believe
art the All-knowing, the All-wise.´
and do deeds of righteousness, that for them
await gardens underneath which rivers flow; 33He said, ´Adam, tell them their names.´ And
whensoever they are provided with fruits when he had told them their names He said,
therefrom they shall say, ´This is that ´Did I not tell you I know the unseen things
wherewithal we were provided before´; that of the heavens and earth? And I know what
they shall be given in perfect semblance; and things you reveal, and what you were hiding.´
there for them shall be spouses purified;
34And when We said to the angels, ´Bow
therein they shall dwell forever.
yourselves to Adam´; so they bowed
26God is not ashamed to strike a similitude themselves, save Iblis; he refused, and waxed
even of a gnat, or aught above it. As for the proud, and so he became one of the
believers, they know it is the truth from their unbelievers.
Lord; but as for unbelievers, they say, ´What
35And We said, ´Adam, dwell thou, and thy
did God desire by this for a similitude?´
wife, in the Garden, and eat thereof easefully
Thereby He leads many astray, and thereby
where you desire; but draw not nigh this tree,
He guides many; and thereby He leads none
lest you be evildoers.´
astray save the ungodly
36Then Satan caused them to slip therefrom
27such as break the covenant of God after its
and brought them out of that they were in;
solemn binding, and such as cut what God
and We said, ´Get you all down, each of you
has commanded should be joined, and such
an enemy of each; and in the earth a sojourn
as do corruption in the land -- they shall be
shall be yours, and enjoyment for a time.´
the losers.
37Thereafter Adam received certain words from
28How do you disbelieve in God, seeing you
his Lord, and He turned towards him; truly
were dead and He gave you life, then He shall
He turns, and is All-compassionate.
make you dead, then He shall give you life,
then unto Him you shall be returned?
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38We said, ´Get you down out of it, all 50And when We divided for you the sea and
together; yet there shall come to you guidance delivered you, and drowned Pharaoh´s folk
from Me, and whosoever follows My while you were beholding.
guidance, no fear shall be on them, neither
51And when We appointed with Moses forty
shall they sorrow.
nights then you took to yourselves the Calf
39As for the unbelievers who cry lies to Our after him and you were evildoers;
signs, those shall be the inhabitants of the
52then We pardoned you after that, that haply
Fire, therein dwelling forever.´
you should be thankful.
40Children of Israel, remember My blessing
53And when We gave to Moses the Book and
wherewith I blessed you, and fulfil My
the Salvation, that haply you should be guided.
covenant and I shall fulfil your covenant; and
have awe of Me. 54And when Moses said to his people, ´My
people, you have done wrong against
41And believe in that I have sent down,
yourselves by your taking the Calf; now turn
confirming that which is with you, and be not
to your Creator and slay one another. That
the first to disbelieve in it. And sell not My
will be better for you in your Creator´s sight,
signs for a little price; and fear you Me.
and He will turn to you; truly He turns, and is
42And do not confound the truth with vanity, All-compassionate.´
and do not conceal the truth wittingly.
55And when you said, ´Moses, we will not
43And perform the prayer, and pay the alms, believe thee till we see God openly´; and the
and bow with those that bow. thunderbolt took you while you were
beholding.
44Will you bid others to piety, and forget
yourselves while you recite the Book? Do you 56Then We raised you up after you were dead,
not understand? that haply you should be thankful.
45Seek you help in patience and prayer, for 57And We outspread the cloud to overshadow
grievous it is, save to the humble you, and We sent down manna and quails
upon you: ´Eat of the good things wherewith
46who reckon that they shall meet their Lord
We have provided you. And they worked no
and that unto Him they are returning.
wrong upon Us, but themselves they wronged.
47Children of Israel, remember My blessing
58And when We said, ´Enter this township, and
wherewith I blessed you, and that I have
eat easefully of it wherever you will, and enter
preferred you above all beings;
in at the gate, prostrating, and say,
48and beware of a day when no soul for Unburdening; We will forgive you your
another shall give satisfaction, and no transgressions, and increase the good-doers.´
intercession shall be accepted from it, nor any
59Then the evildoers substituted a saying other
counterpoise be taken, neither shall they be
than that which had been said to them; so We
helped.
sent down upon the evildoers wrath out of
49And when We delivered you from the folk of heaven for their ungodliness.
Pharaoh who were visiting you with evil
chastisement, slaughtering your sons, and
sparing your women; and in that was a
grievous trial from your Lord.
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60And when Moses sought water for his 67And when Moses said to his people, ´God
people, so We said, ´Strike with thy staff the commands you to sacrifice a cow.´ They said,
rock´; and there gushed forth from it twelve ´Dost thou take us in mockery?´ He said, ´I
fountains; all the people knew now their take refuge with God, lest I should be one of
drinking-place. ´Eat and drink of God´s the ignorant.´
providing, and mischief not in the earth,
68They said, ´Pray to thy Lord for us, that He
doing corruption.´
may make clear to us what she may be.´ He
61And when you said, ´Moses, we will not said, ´He says she is a cow neither old, nor
endure one sort of food; pray to thy Lord for virgin, middling between the two; so do that
us, that He may bring forth for us of that the you are bidden.´
earth produces - green herbs, cucumbers,
69They said, ´Pray to thy Lord for us, that He
corn, lentils, onions.´ He said, ´Would you
make clear to us what her colour may be.´ He
have in exchange what is meaner for what is
said, ´He says she shall be a golden cow,
better? Get you down to Egypt; you shall
bright her colour, gladdening the beholders.´
have there that you demanded.´ And
abasement and poverty were pitched upon 70They said, ´Pray to thy Lord for us, that He
them, and they were laden with the burden of make clear to us what she may be; cows are
God´s anger; that, because they had much alike to us; and, if God will, we shall
disbelieved the signs of God and slain the then be guided.´
Prophets unrightfully; that, because they
71He said, ´He says she shall be a cow not
disobeyed, and were transgressors.
broken to plough the earth or to water the
62Surely they that believe, and those of Jewry, tillage, one kept secure, with no blemish on
and the Christians, and those Sabaeans, her.´ They said, ´Now thou hast brought the
whoso believes in God and the Last Day, and truth´; and therefore they sacrificed her, a
works righteousness -- their wage awaits them thing they had scarcely done.
with their Lord, and no fear shall be on them;
72And when you killed a living soul, and
neither shall they sorrow.
disputed thereon -- and God disclosed what
63And when We took compact with you, and you were hiding --
raised above you the Mount: ´Take forcefully
73so We said, ´Smite him with part of it´; even
what We have given you, and remember what
so God brings to life the dead, and He shows
is in it; haply you shall be godfearing.´
you His signs, that haply you may have
64Then you turned away thereafter, and but for understanding.
the bounty and mercy of God towards you,
74Then your hearts became hardened thereafter
you had been of the losers.
and are like stones, or even yet harder; for
65And well you know there were those among there are stones from which rivers come
you that transgressed the Sabbath, and We gushing, and others split, so that water issues
said to them, ´Be you apes, miserably from them, and others crash down in the fear
slinking!´ of God. And God is not heedless of the
things you do.
66And We made it a punishment exemplary for
all the former times and for the latter, and an
admonition to such as are godfearing.
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75Are you then so eager that they should 84And when We took compact with you: ´You
believe you, seeing there is a party of them shall not shed your own blood, neither expel
that heard God´s word, and then tampered your own from your habitations´; then you
with it, and that after they had comprehended confirmed it and yourselves bore witness.
it, wittingly?
85Then there you are killing one another, and
76And when they meet those who believe, they expelling a party of you from their
say ´We believe´; and when they go privily habitations, conspiring against them in sin
one to another, they say, ´Do you speak to and enmity; and if they come to you as
them of what God has revealed to you, that captives, you ransom them; yet their
they may thereby dispute with you before expulsion was forbidden you. What, do you
your Lord? Have you no understanding?´ believe in part of the Book, and disbelieve in
part? What shall be the recompense of those
77Know they not that God knows what they
of you who do that, but degradation in the
keep secret and what they publish?
present life, and on the Day of Resurrection
78And some there are of them that are to be returned unto the most terrible of
common folk not knowing the Book, but chastisement? And God is not heedless of the
only fancies and mere conjectures. things you do.
79So woe to those who write the Book with 86Those who have purchased the present life at
their hands, then say, ´This is from God,´ the price of the world to come -- for them
that they may sell it for a little price; so woe the chastisement shall not be lightened,
to them for what their hands have written, neither shall they be helped.
and woe to them for their earnings.
87And We gave to Moses the Book, and after
80And they say, ´The Fire shall not touch us him sent succeeding Messengers; and We
save a number of days.´ Say: ´Have you taken gave Jesus son of Mary the clear signs, and
with God a covenant? God will not fail in His confirmed him with the Holy Spirit; and
covenant; or say you things against God of whensoever there came to you a Messenger
which you know nothing? with that your souls had not desire for, did
you become arrogant, and some cry lies to,
81Not so; whoso earns evil, and is encompassed
and some slay?
by his transgression -- those are the
inhabitants of the Fire; there they shall dwell 88And they say, ´Our hearts are uncircumcised.´
forever. Nay, but God has cursed them for their
unbelief; little will they believe.
82And those that believe, and do deeds of
righteousness -- those are the inhabitants of 89When there came to them a Book from God,
Paradise; there they shall dwell forever.´ confirming what was with them -- and they
aforetimes prayed for victory over the
83And when We took compact with the
unbelievers -- when there came to them that
Children of Israel: ´You shall not serve any
they recognized, they disbelieved in it; and the
save God; and to be good to parents, and the
curse of God is on the unbelievers.
near kinsman, and to orphans, and to the
needy; and speak good to men, and perform
the prayer, and pay the alms.´ Then you
turned away, all but a few of you, swerving
aside.
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90Evil is the thing they have sold themselves 98Whosoever is an enemy to God and His
for, disbelieving in that which God sent angels and His Messengers, and Gabriel, and
down, grudging that God should send down Michael - surely God is an enemy to the
of His bounty on whomsoever He will of His unbelievers.´
servants, and they were laden with anger
99And We have sent down unto thee signs,
upon anger; and for unbelievers awaits a
clear signs, and none disbelieves in them
humbling chastisement.
except the ungodly.
91And when they were told, ´Believe in that
100Why, whensoever they have made a covenant,
God has sent down,´ they said, ´We believe in
does a party of them reject it? Nay, but the
what was sent down on us´; and they
most of them are unbelievers.
disbelieve in what is beyond that, yet it is the
truth confirming what is with them. Say: 101When there has come to them a Messenger
´Why then were you slaying the Prophets of from God confirming what was with them, a
God in former time, if you were believers?´ party of them that were given the Book reject
the Book of God behind their backs, as
92And Moses came to you with the clear signs,
though they knew not,
then you took to yourselves the Calf after
him and you were evildoers. 102and they follow what the Satans recited over
Solomon´s kingdom. Solomon disbelieved
93And when We took compact with you, and
not, but the Satans disbelieved, teaching the
raised over you the Mount: ´Take forcefully
people sorcery, and that which was sent down
what We have given you and give ear.´ They
upon Babylon´s two angels, Harut and Marut;
said, ´We hear, and rebel´; and they were
they taught not any man, without they said,
made to drink the Calf in their hearts for their
´We are but a temptation; do not disbelieve.´
unbelief. Say: ´Evil is the thing your faith bids
From them they learned how they might
you to, if you are believers.´
divide a man and his wife, yet they did not
94Say: ´If the Last Abode with God is yours hurt any man thereby, save by the leave of
exclusively, and not for other people, then God, and they learned what hurt them, and
long for death -- if you speak truly.´ did not profit them, knowing well that whoso
buys it shall have no share in the world to
95But they will never long for it, because of that
come; evil then was that they sold themselves
their hands have forwarded; God knows the
for, if they had but known.
evildoers;
103Yet had they believed, and been godfearing, a
96and thou shalt find them the eagerest of men
recompense from God had been better, if
for life. And of the idolaters; there is one of
they had but known.
them wishes if he might be spared a thousand
years, yet his being spared alive shall not 104O believers, do not say, ´Observe us,´ but
remove him from the chastisement. God sees say, ´Regard us´; and give ear; for unbelievers
the things they do. awaits a painful chastisement.
97Say: ´Whosoever is an enemy to Gabriel -- he 105Those unbelievers of the People of the Book
it was that brought it down upon thy heart by and the idolaters wish not that any good
the leave of God, confirming what was should be sent down upon you from your
before it, and for a guidance and good tidings Lord; but God singles out for His mercy
to the believers. whom He will; God is of bounty abounding.
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106And for whatever verse We abrogate or cast 114And who does greater evil than he who bars
into oblivion, We bring a better or the like of God´s places of worship, so that His Name
it; knowest thou not that God is powerful be not rehearsed in them, and strives to
over everything? destroy them? Such men might never enter
them, save in fear; for them is degradation in
107Knowest thou not that to God belongs the
the present world, and in the world to come a
kingdom of the heavens and the earth, and
mighty chastisement.
that you have none, apart from God, neither
protector nor helper? 115To God belong the East and the West;
whithersoever you turn, there is the Face of
108Or do you desire to question your Messenger
God; God is All-embracing, All-knowing.
as Moses was questioned in former time?
Whoso exchanges belief for unbelief has 116And they say, ´God has taken to Him a son.
surely strayed from the right way. Glory be to Him! Nay, to Him belongs all
that is in the heavens and the earth; all obey
109Many of the People of the Book wish they
His will --
might restore you as unbelievers, after you
have believed, in the jealousy of their souls, 117the Creator of the heavens and the earth; and
after the truth has become clear to them; yet when He decrees a thing, He but says to it
do you pardon and be forgiving, till God ´Be,´ and it is.
brings His command; truly God is powerful
118And they that know not say, ´Why does God
over everything.
not speak to us? Why does a sign not come to
110And perform the prayer, and pay the alms; us?´ So spoke those before them as these
whatever good you shall forward to your men say; their hearts are much alike. Yet We
souls´ account, you shall find it with God; have made clear the signs unto a people who
assuredly God sees the things you do. are sure
111And they say, ´None shall enter Paradise 119We have sent thee with the truth, good
except that they be Jews or Christians.´ Such tidings to bear, and warning. Thou shalt not
are their fancies. Say: ´Produce your proof, if be questioned touching the inhabitants of
you speak truly.´ Hell.
112Nay, but whosoever submits his will to God, 120Never will the Jews be satisfied with thee,
being a good-doer, his wage is with his Lord, neither the Christians, not till thou followest
and no fear shall be on them, neither shall their religion. Say: ´God´s guidance is the true
they sorrow. guidance.´ If thou followest their caprices,
after the knowledge that has come to thee,
113The Jews say, ´The Christians stand not on
thou shalt have against God neither protector
anything´; the Christians say, ´The Jews stand
nor helper.
not on anything´; yet they recite the Book. So
too the ignorant say the like of them. God 121Those to whom We have given the Book and
shall decide between them on the Day of who recite it with true recitation, they believe
Resurrection touching their differences. in it; and whoso disbelieves in it, they shall be
the losers.
122Children of Israel, remember My blessing
wherewith I blessed you, and that I have
preferred you above all beings;
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