The Forgiver - سورة غافر

Ha, Meem.






The revelation of the Book is from Allah , the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.






The
forgiver of sin, acceptor of repentance, severe in punishment,
owner of abundance. There is no deity except Him; to Him is
the destination.






No
one disputes concerning the signs of Allah except those who
disbelieve, so be not deceived by their [uninhibited] movement
throughout the land.






The
people of Noah denied before them and the [disbelieving]
factions after them, and every nation intended [a plot] for
their messenger to seize him, and they disputed by [using]
falsehood to [attempt to] invalidate thereby the truth. So I
seized them, and how [terrible] was My penalty.






And
thus has the word of your Lord come into effect upon those
who disbelieved that they are companions of the Fire.






Those
[angels] who carry the Throne and those around it exalt [
Allah ] with praise of their Lord and believe in Him and ask
forgiveness for those who have believed, [saying], "Our Lord,
You have encompassed all things in mercy and knowledge, so
forgive those who have repented and followed Your way and
protect them from the punishment of Hellfire.






Our
Lord, and admit them to gardens of perpetual residence which
You have promised them and whoever was righteous among their
fathers, their spouses and their offspring. Indeed, it is You
who is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.






And
protect them from the evil consequences [of their deeds]. And
he whom You protect from evil consequences that Day - You
will have given him mercy. And that is the great attainment."






Indeed,
those who disbelieve will be addressed, "The hatred of Allah
for you was [even] greater than your hatred of yourselves [this
Day in Hell] when you were invited to faith, but you
refused."







They
will say, "Our Lord, You made us lifeless twice and gave us
life twice, and we have confessed our sins. So is there to
an exit any way?"






[They
will be told], "That is because, when Allah was called upon
alone, you disbelieved; but if others were associated with Him,
you believed. So the judgement is with Allah , the Most High,
the Grand."






It
is He who shows you His signs and sends down to you from
the sky, provision. But none will remember except he who turns
back [in repentance].






So invoke Allah , [being] sincere to Him in religion, although the disbelievers dislike it.






[He
is] the Exalted above [all] degrees, Owner of the Throne; He
places the inspiration of His command upon whom He wills of
His servants to warn of the Day of Meeting.






The
Day they come forth nothing concerning them will be concealed
from Allah . To whom belongs [all] sovereignty this Day? To
Allah , the One, the Prevailing.






This
Day every soul will be recompensed for what it earned. No
injustice today! Indeed, Allah is swift in account.






And
warn them, [O Muhammad], of the Approaching Day, when hearts
are at the throats, filled [with distress]. For the wrongdoers
there will be no devoted friend and no intercessor [who is]
obeyed.

He knows that which deceives the eyes and what the breasts conceal.






And
Allah judges with truth, while those they invoke besides Him
judge not with anything. Indeed, Allah - He is the Hearing, the
Seeing.






Have
they not traveled through the land and observed how was the
end of those who were before them? They were greater than
them in strength and in impression on the land, but Allah seized
them for their sins. And they had not from Allah any
protector.






That
was because their messengers were coming to them with clear
proofs, but they disbelieved, so Allah seized them. Indeed, He is
Powerful and severe in punishment.






And We did certainly send Moses with Our signs and a clear authority






To Pharaoh, Haman and Qarun; but they said, "[He is] a magician and a liar."






And
when he brought them the truth from Us, they said, "Kill
the sons of those who have believed with him and keep their
women alive." But the plan of the disbelievers is not except
in error.






And
Pharaoh said, "Let me kill Moses and let him call upon his
Lord. Indeed, I fear that he will change your religion or
that he will cause corruption in the land."






But
Moses said, "Indeed, I have sought refuge in my Lord and
your Lord from every arrogant one who does not believe in the
Day of Account."






And
a believing man from the family of Pharaoh who concealed his
faith said, "Do you kill a man [merely] because he says, 'My
Lord is Allah ' while he has brought you clear proofs from
your Lord? And if he should be lying, then upon him is [the
consequence of] his lie; but if he should be truthful, there
will strike you some of what he promises you. Indeed, Allah does
not guide one who is a transgressor and a liar.






O
my people, sovereignty is yours today, [your being] dominant
in the land. But who would protect us from the punishment of
Allah if it came to us?" Pharaoh said, "I do not show you
except what I see, and I do not guide you except to the way
of right conduct."






And he who believed said, "O my people, indeed I fear for you [a fate] like the day of the companies -






Like
the custom of the people of Noah and of 'Aad and Thamud
and those after them. And Allah wants no injustice for [His]
servants.






And O my people, indeed I fear for you the Day of Calling -






The
Day you will turn your backs fleeing; there is not for you
from Allah any protector. And whoever Allah leaves astray - there
is not for him any guide.






And
Joseph had already come to you before with clear proofs, but
you remained in doubt of that which he brought to you, until
when he died, you said, 'Never will Allah send a messenger
after him.' Thus does Allah leave astray he who is a
transgressor and skeptic."






Those
who dispute concerning the signs of Allah without an authority
having come to them - great is hatred [of them] in the
sight of Allah and in the sight of those who have believed.
Thus does Allah seal over every heart [belonging to] an arrogant
tyrant.






And Pharaoh said, "O Haman, construct for me a tower that I might reach the ways -






The
ways into the heavens - so that I may look at the deity
of Moses; but indeed, I think he is a liar." And thus was
made attractive to Pharaoh the evil of his deed, and he was
averted from the And he who believed said, "O my people, follow me, I will guide you to the way of right conduct.






O
my people, this worldly life is only [temporary] enjoyment,
and indeed, the Hereafter - that is the home of [permanent]
settlement.






Whoever
does an evil deed will not be recompensed except by the
like thereof; but whoever does righteousness, whether male or
female, while he is a believer - those will enter Paradise,
being given provision therein without account.






And O my people, how is it that I invite you to salvation while you invite me to the Fire?






You
invite me to disbelieve in Allah and associate with Him that
of which I have no knowledge, and I invite you to the Exalted
in Might, the Perpetual Forgiver.






Assuredly,
that to which you invite me has no [response to a]
supplication in this world or in the Hereafter; and indeed, our
return is to Allah , and indeed, the transgressors will be
companions of the Fire.






And
you will remember what I [now] say to you, and I entrust
my affair to Allah . Indeed, Allah is Seeing of [His] servants."






So
Allah protected him from the evils they plotted, and the
people of Pharaoh were enveloped by the worst of punishment -






The
Fire, they are exposed to it morning and evening. And the
Day the Hour appears [it will be said], "Make the people of
Pharaoh enter the severest punishment."






And
[mention] when they will argue within the Fire, and the weak
will say to those who had been arrogant, "Indeed, we were
[only] your followers, so will you relieve us of a share of
the Fire?"






Those
who had been arrogant will say, "Indeed, all [of us] are in
it. Indeed, Allah has judged between the servants."







And
those in the Fire will say to the keepers of Hell,
"Supplicate your Lord to lighten for us a day from the
punishment."






They
will say, "Did there not come to you your messengers with
clear proofs?" They will say, "Yes." They will reply, "Then
supplicate [yourselves], but the supplication of the disbelievers
is not except in error."






Indeed,
We will support Our messengers and those who believe during
the life of this world and on the Day when the witnesses will
stand -






The
Day their excuse will not benefit the wrongdoers, and they
will have the curse, and they will have the worst home.

And We had certainly given Moses guidance, and We caused the Children of Israel to inherit the Scripture






As guidance and a reminder for those of understanding.






So
be patient, [O Muhammad]. Indeed, the promise of Allah is
truth. And ask forgiveness for your sin and exalt [ Allah ]
with praise of your Lord in the evening and the morning.






Indeed,
those who dispute concerning the signs of Allah without [any]
authority having come to them - there is not within their
breasts except pride, [the extent of] which they cannot reach.
So seek refuge in Allah . Indeed, it is He who is the
Hearing, the Seeing.






The
creation of the heavens and earth is greater than the
creation of mankind, but most of the people do not know.

And
not equal are the blind and the seeing, nor are those who
believe and do righteous deeds and the evildoer. Little do you
remember.






Indeed, the Hour is coming - no doubt about it - but most of the people do not believe.






And
your Lord says, "Call upon Me; I will respond to you."
Indeed, those who disdain My worship will enter Hell [rendered]
contemptible.






It
is Allah who made for you the night that you may rest
therein and the day giving sight. Indeed, Allah is full of
bounty to the people, but most of the people are not grateful.






That is Allah , your Lord, Creator of all things; there is no deity except Him, so how are you deluded?






Thus were those [before you] deluded who were rejecting the signs of Allah .






It
is Allah who made for you the earth a place of settlement
and the sky a ceiling and formed you and perfected your forms
and provided you with good things. That is Allah , your Lord;
then blessed is Allah , Lord of the worlds.






He
is the Ever-Living; there is no deity except Him, so call
upon Him, [being] sincere to Him in religion. [All] praise is
[due] to Allah , Lord of the worlds.






Say,
[O Muhammad], "Indeed, I have been forbidden to worship those
you call upon besides Allah once the clear proofs have come to
me from my Lord, and I have been commanded to submit to the
Lord of the worlds."






It
is He who created you from dust, then from a sperm-drop,
then from a clinging clot; then He brings you out as a child;
then [He develops you] that you reach your [time of]
maturity, then [further] that you become elders. And among
you is he who is taken in death before [that], so that you
reach a specified term; and perhaps you will use reason.






He
it is who gives life and causes death; and when He decrees
a matter, He but says to it, "Be," and it is.

Do you not consider those who dispute concerning the signs of Allah - how are they averted?






Those who deny the Book and that with which We sent Our messengers - they are going to know,

When the shackles are around their necks and the chains; they will be dragged






In boiling water; then in the Fire they will be filled [with flame].






Then it will be said to them, "Where is that which you used to associate [with Him in worship]






Other
than Allah ?" They will say, "They have departed from us;
rather, we did not used to invoke previously anything." Thus
does Allah put astray the disbelievers.






[The
angels will say], "That was because you used to exult upon
the earth without right and you used to behave insolently.






Enter the gates of Hell to abide eternally therein, and wretched is the residence of the arrogant."






So
be patient, [O Muhammad]; indeed, the promise of Allah is
truth. And whether We show you some of what We have promised
them or We take you in death, it is to Us they will be
returned.






And
We have already sent messengers before you. Among them are
those [whose stories] We have related to you, and among them
are those [whose stories] We have not related to you. And it
was not for any messenger to bring a sign [or verse] except
by permission of Allah . So when the command of Allah comes, it
will be concluded in truth, and the falsifiers will thereupon
lose [all].






It is Allah who made for you the grazing animals upon which you ride, and some of them you eat.






And
for you therein are [other] benefits and that you may
realize upon them a need which is in your breasts; and upon
them and upon ships you are carried.






And He shows you His signs. So which of the signs of Allah do you deny?






Have
they not traveled through the land and observed how was the
end of those before them? They were more numerous than
themselves and greater in strength and in impression on the
land, but they were not availed by what they used to earn.






And
when their messengers came to them with clear proofs, they
[merely] rejoiced in what they had of knowledge, but they were
enveloped by what they used to ridicule.






And
when they saw Our punishment, they said," We believe in Allah
alone and disbelieve in that which we used to associate with
Him."

But
never did their faith benefit them once they saw Our
punishment. [It is] the established way of Allah which has
preceded among His servants. And the disbelievers thereupon lost
[all].