Quran

[1]   By the (Winds) that scatter broadcast;

[2]   And those that lift and bear away heavy weights;

[3]   And those that flow with ease and gentleness;

[4]   And those that distribute and apportion by Command;-

[5]   Verily that which ye are promised is true;

[6]   And verily Judgment and Justice must indeed come to pass.

[7]   By the Sky with (its) numerous Paths,

[8]   Truly ye are in a doctrine discordant,

[9]   Through which are deluded (away from the Truth) such as would be deluded.

[10]   Woe to the falsehood-mongers,-

[11]   Those who (flounder) heedless in a flood of confusion:

[12]   They ask, "When will be the Day of Judgment and Justice?"

[13]   (It will be) a Day when they will be tried (and tested) over the Fire!

[14]   "Taste ye your trial! This is what ye used to ask to be hastened!"

[15]   As to the Righteous, they will be in the midst of Gardens and Springs,

[16]   Taking joy in the things which their Lord gives them, because, before then, they lived a good life.

[17]   They were in the habit of sleeping but little by night,

[18]   And in the hour of early dawn, they (were found) praying for Forgiveness;

[19]   And in their wealth and possessions (was remembered) the right of the (needy,) him who asked, and him who (for some reason) was prevented (from asking).

[20]   On the earth are signs for those of assured Faith,

[21]   As also in your own selves: Will ye not then see?

[22]   And in heaven is your Sustenance, as (also) that which ye are promised.

[23]   Then, by the Lord of heaven and earth, this is the very Truth, as much as the fact that ye can speak intelligently to each other.

[24]   Has the story reached thee, of the honoured guests of Abraham?

[25]   Behold, they entered his presence, and said: "Peace!" He said, "Peace!" (and thought, "These seem) unusual people."

[26]   Then he turned quickly to his household, brought out a fatted calf,

[27]   And placed it before them.. he said, "Will ye not eat?"

[28]   (When they did not eat), He conceived a fear of them. They said, "Fear not," and they gave him glad tidings of a son endowed with knowledge.

[29]   But his wife came forward (laughing) aloud: she smote her forehead and said: "A barren old woman!"

[30]   They said, "Even so has thy Lord spoken: and He is full of Wisdom and Knowledge."

[31]   (Abraham) said: "And what, O ye Messengers, is your errand (now)?"

[32]   They said, "We have been sent to a people (deep) in sin;-

[33]   "To bring on, on them, (a shower of) stones of clay (brimstone),

[34]   "Marked as from thy Lord for those who trespass beyond bounds."

[35]   Then We evacuated those of the Believers who were there,

[36]   But We found not there any just (Muslim) persons except in one house:

[37]   And We left there a Sign for such as fear the Grievous Penalty.

[38]   And in Moses (was another Sign): Behold, We sent him to Pharaoh, with authority manifest.

[39]   But (Pharaoh) turned back with his Chiefs, and said, "A sorcerer, or one possessed!"

[40]   So We took him and his forces, and threw them into the sea; and his was the blame.

[41]   And in the 'Ad (people) (was another Sign): Behold, We sent against them the devastating Wind:

[42]   It left nothing whatever that it came up against, but reduced it to ruin and rottenness.

[43]   And in the Thamud (was another Sign): Behold, they were told, "Enjoy (your brief day) for a little while!"

[44]   But they insolently defied the Command of their Lord: So the stunning noise (of an earthquake) seized them, even while they were looking on.

[45]   Then they could not even stand (on their feet), nor could they help themselves.

[46]   So were the People of Noah before them for they wickedly transgressed.

[47]   With power and skill did We construct the Firmament: for it is We Who create the vastness of pace.

[48]   And We have spread out the (spacious) earth: How excellently We do spread out!

[49]   And of every thing We have created pairs: That ye may receive instruction.

[50]   Hasten ye then (at once) to Allah: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open!

[51]   And make not another an object of worship with Allah: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open!

[52]   Similarly, no messenger came to the Peoples before them, but they said (of him) in like manner, "A sorcerer, or one possessed"!

[53]   Is this the legacy they have transmitted, one to another? Nay, they are themselves a people transgressing beyond bounds!

[54]   So turn away from them: not thine is the blame.

[55]   But teach (thy Message) for teaching benefits the Believers.

[56]   I have only created Jinns and men, that they may serve Me.

[57]   No Sustenance do I require of them, nor do I require that they should feed Me.

[58]   For Allah is He Who gives (all) Sustenance,- Lord of Power,- Steadfast (for ever).

[59]   For the Wrong-doers, their portion is like unto the portion of their fellows (of earlier generations): then let them not ask Me to hasten (that portion)!

[60]   Woe, then, to the Unbelievers, on account of that Day of theirs which they have been promised!