Alif-Lãm-Ra. These are the verses of the Book; the clear Quran.

Alif-Lãm-Ra. These are the verses of the Book; the clear Quran.

˹The day will come when˺ the disbelievers will certainly wish they had submitted ˹to Allah˺.1

˹The day will come when˺ the disbelievers will certainly wish they had submitted ˹to Allah˺.1

˹So˺ let them eat and enjoy themselves and be diverted by ˹false˺ hope, for they will soon know.

˹So˺ let them eat and enjoy themselves and be diverted by ˹false˺ hope, for they will soon know.

We have never destroyed a society without a destined term.

We have never destroyed a society without a destined term.

No people can advance their doom, nor can they delay it.

No people can advance their doom, nor can they delay it.

They say, “O you to whom the Reminder1 is revealed! You must be insane!

They say, “O you to whom the Reminder1 is revealed! You must be insane!

Why do you not bring us the angels, if what you say is true?”

Why do you not bring us the angels, if what you say is true?”

We do not send the angels down except for a just cause, and then ˹the end of˺ the disbelievers will not be delayed.

We do not send the angels down except for a just cause, and then ˹the end of˺ the disbelievers will not be delayed.

It is certainly We Who have revealed the Reminder, and it is certainly We Who will preserve it.

It is certainly We Who have revealed the Reminder, and it is certainly We Who will preserve it.

Indeed, We sent messengers before you ˹O Prophet˺ among the groups of early peoples,

Indeed, We sent messengers before you ˹O Prophet˺ among the groups of early peoples,

but no messenger ever came to them without being mocked.

but no messenger ever came to them without being mocked.

This is how We allow disbelief ˹to steep˺ into the hearts of the wicked.

This is how We allow disbelief ˹to steep˺ into the hearts of the wicked.

They would not believe in this ˹Quran˺ despite the ˹many˺ examples of those ˹destroyed˺ before.

They would not believe in this ˹Quran˺ despite the ˹many˺ examples of those ˹destroyed˺ before.

And even if We opened for them a gate to heaven, through which they continued to ascend,

And even if We opened for them a gate to heaven, through which they continued to ascend,

still they would say, “Our eyes have truly been dazzled! In fact, we must have been bewitched.”

still they would say, “Our eyes have truly been dazzled! In fact, we must have been bewitched.”

Indeed, We have placed constellations in the sky, and adorned it for all to see.

Indeed, We have placed constellations in the sky, and adorned it for all to see.

And We protected it from every accursed devil,

And We protected it from every accursed devil,

except the one eavesdropping, who is then pursued by a visible flare.1

except the one eavesdropping, who is then pursued by a visible flare.1

As for the earth, We spread it out and placed upon it firm mountains, and caused everything to grow there in perfect balance.

As for the earth, We spread it out and placed upon it firm mountains, and caused everything to grow there in perfect balance.

And We made in it means of sustenance for you and others, who you do not provide for.

And We made in it means of sustenance for you and others, who you do not provide for.

There is not any means ˹of sustenance˺ whose reserves We do not hold, only bringing it forth in precise measure.

There is not any means ˹of sustenance˺ whose reserves We do not hold, only bringing it forth in precise measure.

We send fertilizing winds, and bring down rain from the sky for you to drink. It is not you who hold its reserves.

We send fertilizing winds, and bring down rain from the sky for you to drink. It is not you who hold its reserves.

Surely it is We Who give life and cause death. And We are the ˹Eternal˺ Successor.1

Surely it is We Who give life and cause death. And We are the ˹Eternal˺ Successor.1

We certainly know those who have gone before you and those who will come after ˹you˺.

We certainly know those who have gone before you and those who will come after ˹you˺.

Surely your Lord ˹alone˺ will gather them together ˹for judgment˺. He is truly All-Wise, All-Knowing.

Surely your Lord ˹alone˺ will gather them together ˹for judgment˺. He is truly All-Wise, All-Knowing.

Indeed, We created man from sounding clay moulded from black mud.

Indeed, We created man from sounding clay moulded from black mud.

As for the jinn, We created them earlier from smokeless fire.

As for the jinn, We created them earlier from smokeless fire.

˹Remember, O Prophet˺ when your Lord said to the angels, “I am going to create a human being from sounding clay moulded from black mud.1

˹Remember, O Prophet˺ when your Lord said to the angels, “I am going to create a human being from sounding clay moulded from black mud.1

So when I have fashioned him and had a spirit of My Own ˹creation˺ breathed into him, fall down in prostration to him.”

So when I have fashioned him and had a spirit of My Own ˹creation˺ breathed into him, fall down in prostration to him.”

So the angels prostrated all together—

So the angels prostrated all together—