| | Maududi rendition of Surah Those Who Set The Ranks, Drawn up in Ranks, The Rangers(as-Saffat)
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| 37:1 | | By those who range themselves in rows |
| 37:2 | | by those who reprove severely |
| 37:3 | | and those who recite the Exhortation |
| 37:4 | | surely your God is One |
| 37:5 | | the Lord of the heavens and the earth and of whatever lies between the two, the Lord of the Easts |
| 37:6 | | We have adorned the lower heaven with the adornment of the star |
| 37:7 | | and have protected it from every rebellious satan |
| 37:8 | | These satans cannot listen to what transpires in the High Council for they are pelted away from every sid |
| 37:9 | | and are repelled. Theirs is an unceasing chastisement |
| 37:10 | | And if any is able to snatch a fragment, he is pursued by a piercing flame |
| 37:11 | | So ask them (that is, human beings): "Were they harder to create than the objects We created?" We created them from sticky clay |
| 37:12 | | You marvel (at the wondrous creations of Allah) and they scoff at it |
| 37:13 | | and when they are admonished, they pay no heed |
| 37:14 | | and if they see any Sign, they laugh it awa |
| 37:15 | | and say: "This is nothing but plain sorcery |
| 37:16 | | Is it ever possible that after we die and are reduced to dust and (a skeleton of) bones, we will be raised to life |
| 37:17 | | And so also shall our forefathers of yore be raised to life?" |
| 37:18 | | Tell them: "Yes; and you are utterly helpless (against Allah)." |
| 37:19 | | There will be a single stern rebuff and lo, they will be observing with their own eyes (all that they had been warned against) |
| 37:20 | | They will then say: "Woe for us. This is the Day of Judgement." |
| 37:21 | | "Yes, this is the Day of Final Decision that you used to deny as a lie." |
| 37:22 | | (Then will the command be given): "Muster all the wrong-doers and their spouses and the deities whom they used to serv |
| 37:23 | | apart from Allah, and direct them to the path of Hell |
| 37:24 | | and detain them there; they will be called to account |
| 37:25 | | How is it that you are not helping one another |
| 37:26 | | Indeed, today they are surrendering themselves completely." |
| 37:27 | | They will then turn towards each other (and start wrangling) |
| 37:28 | | (The followers will say to their leaders): "You used to come to us from the right hand." |
| 37:29 | | They will say: "Nay, you yourselves were not the ones who would believe |
| 37:30 | | We had no power over you. You were a rebellious people |
| 37:31 | | and so we became deserving of the Word of our Lord that we shall be made to suffer chastisement |
| 37:32 | | So we led you astray; we ourselves were strayed." |
| 37:33 | | On that Day, they will all share the chastisement |
| 37:34 | | Thus do We treat the culprits |
| 37:35 | | Whenever it was said to them: "There is no true deity apart from Allah," they waxed prou |
| 37:36 | | and said: "Shall we forsake our deities for the sake of a distracted poet?" |
| 37:37 | | (They say so although) he brought the Truth and confirmed the veracity of the Messengers |
| 37:38 | | (They will be told): "You shall taste the grievous chastisement |
| 37:39 | | You will only be recompensed according to your deeds." |
| 37:40 | | But Allah´s chosen servants (shall be spared this woeful end) |
| 37:41 | | For them awaits a known provision |
| 37:42 | | a variety of delicious fruits; and they shall be honoure |
| 37:43 | | in the Gardens of Bliss |
| 37:44 | | They will be seated upon couches set face to face |
| 37:45 | | a cup filled with wine from its springs, will be passed around to them |
| 37:46 | | white, sparkling (wine), a delight to the drinkers |
| 37:47 | | There will neither be any harm in it for their body nor will it intoxicate their mind |
| 37:48 | | Theirs shall be wide-eyed maidens with bashful, restrained glances |
| 37:49 | | so delicate as the hidden peel under an egg´s shell |
| 37:50 | | Then some of them will turn to others, and will ask each other |
| 37:51 | | One of them will say: "I had a companion in the worl |
| 37:52 | | who used to say: ?Are you also one of those who confirm the Truth (of life after death) |
| 37:53 | | After we are dead and have become all dust and bones shall we still be requited?´ |
| 37:54 | | He will say: ?Do you wish to know where he is now?´ |
| 37:55 | | Then he will look downwards, and will see him in the depths of Hell |
| 37:56 | | He will say to him: ?By Allah, you almost ruined me |
| 37:57 | | But for Allah´s favour, I should be one of those who have been mustered here |
| 37:58 | | So, are we not going to die |
| 37:59 | | except for our first death? And shall we suffer no chastisement?´" |
| 37:60 | | Surely this is the supreme triumph |
| 37:61 | | For the like of it should the workers work |
| 37:62 | | Is this a better hospitality or the tree of al-Zaqqum |
| 37:63 | | We have made this tree a trial for the wrong-doers |
| 37:64 | | It is a tree that grows in the nethermost part of Hell |
| 37:65 | | Its spathes are like the heads of satans |
| 37:66 | | (The people of Hell) will surely eat of it, filling their bellies with it |
| 37:67 | | Then on top of it they will have a brew of boiling water |
| 37:68 | | Then their return will be to the same blazing Hell |
| 37:69 | | These are the ones who found their fathers steeped in error |
| 37:70 | | and they are running in their footsteps |
| 37:71 | | Before them a multitude of people of olden times had erred |
| 37:72 | | and We had sent among them Messengers to warn them |
| 37:73 | | Observe, then, what was the end of those that had been warned |
| 37:74 | | except for the chosen servants of Allah |
| 37:75 | | Noah had called upon Us (earlier). See, how excellent We were in answering him |
| 37:76 | | We delivered him and his household from the great calamity |
| 37:77 | | and made his offspring the only ones to survive |
| 37:78 | | and We established for him a good name among posterity |
| 37:79 | | Peace be upon Noah among all the nations |
| 37:80 | | Thus do We reward all those who do good |
| 37:81 | | Surely he was one of Our truly believing servants |
| 37:82 | | Thereafter We caused the others to be drowned |
| 37:83 | | Abraham was on the self-same way (as Noah) |
| 37:84 | | When he came to his Lord with a pure heart |
| 37:85 | | and said to his father and his people: "Whom do you worship |
| 37:86 | | Is it false deities that you want to serve rather than Allah |
| 37:87 | | What do you think of the Lord of the whole Universe?" |
| 37:88 | | Then he looked carefully at the star |
| 37:89 | | and said: "I am sick." |
| 37:90 | | So turning their backs, they went away from him |
| 37:91 | | Then he went quietly to the (temple of the deities) and said: "What is the matter with you, why do you not eat |
| 37:92 | | What is the matter with you, why do you not speak?" |
| 37:93 | | Then he turned upon them, striking them with his right hand |
| 37:94 | | whereupon people came to him running |
| 37:95 | | Abraham said to them: "Do you worship what you yourselves have carved with your own hand |
| 37:96 | | while it is Allah Who has created you and all that you make?" |
| 37:97 | | They spoke among themselves: "Build him a pyre and then throw him into the furnace." |
| 37:98 | | They had contrived an evil plan against him, but We abased them all |
| 37:99 | | Abraham said: "I am going to my Lord; He will guide me |
| 37:100 | | Lord, grant me a righteous son." |
| 37:101 | | (In response to this prayer) We gave him the good news of a prudent boy |
| 37:102 | | and when he was old enough to go about and work with him, (one day) Abraham said to him: "My son, I see in my dream that I am slaughtering you. So consider (and tell me) what you think." He said: "Do as you are bidden. You will find me, if Allah so wills, among the steadfast." |
| 37:103 | | When both surrendered (to Allah´s command) and Abraham flung the son down on his forehead |
| 37:104 | | We cried out: "O Abraham |
| 37:105 | | you have indeed fulfilled your dream. Thus do We reward the good-doers." |
| 37:106 | | This was indeed a plain trial |
| 37:107 | | And We ransomed him with a mighty sacrifice |
| 37:108 | | and We preserved for him a good name among posterity |
| 37:109 | | Peace be upon Abraham |
| 37:110 | | Thus do We reward the good-doers |
| 37:111 | | Surely he was one of Our believing servants |
| 37:112 | | And We gave him the good news of Isaac, a Prophet and among the righteous ones |
| 37:113 | | And We blessed him and Isaac. Among the offspring of the two some did good and some plainly wronged themselves |
| 37:114 | | Verily We bestowed Our favours on Moses and Aaro |
| 37:115 | | and We delivered both of them and their people from the great calamity |
| 37:116 | | We succoured them, and they gained the upper hand (against their enemies) |
| 37:117 | | We granted them a Clear Book |
| 37:118 | | and showed them the Straight Way |
| 37:119 | | and preserved for them a good name among posterity |
| 37:120 | | Peace be upon Moses and Aaron |
| 37:121 | | Thus do We reward the good-doers |
| 37:122 | | Surely both of them were among Our believing servants |
| 37:123 | | Surely, Elias too was among the Messengers |
| 37:124 | | (Call to mind) when he said to his people: "Will you not fear Allah |
| 37:125 | | Do you call upon Baal and forsake the Best of the Creators |
| 37:126 | | Allah is your Lord and the Lord of your ancestors of yore." |
| 37:127 | | But they denounced him as a liar, so they will surely be arraigned (for punishment) |
| 37:128 | | except Allah´s chosen servants |
| 37:129 | | We preserved a good name for him among posterity |
| 37:130 | | Peace be upon Elias |
| 37:131 | | Thus do We reward the good-doers |
| 37:132 | | He was one of Our believing servants |
| 37:133 | | And Lot too was one of the Messengers |
| 37:134 | | (Call to mind) when We delivered him and all his kinsfolk |
| 37:135 | | except for an old woman who was among those that stayed behind |
| 37:136 | | Then We utterly destroyed the rest of them |
| 37:137 | | You pass by their desolate habitations in the mornin |
| 37:138 | | and at night. Do you still not understand |
| 37:139 | | And Jonah too was one of the Messengers |
| 37:140 | | Call to mind when he fled to the laden ship |
| 37:141 | | cast lots, and was among the losers |
| 37:142 | | Then a fish swallowed him, and he was blameworthy |
| 37:143 | | Had he not been one of those who glorify Allah |
| 37:144 | | he would certainly have remained in its belly till the Day of Resurrection |
| 37:145 | | But We threw him on a wide bare tract of land while he was ill |
| 37:146 | | and caused a gourd tree to grow over him |
| 37:147 | | and We sent him forth to a nation of a hundred thousand or more |
| 37:148 | | and they believed. So We let them enjoy life for a while |
| 37:149 | | So ask their opinion: "(Are you convinced) that your Lord should have daughters and you should have sons |
| 37:150 | | Did We create the angels as females the while they witnessed?" |
| 37:151 | | Behold, it is one of their fabrications that they say |
| 37:152 | | "Allah has begotten." They are liars |
| 37:153 | | Did He choose daughters rather than sons |
| 37:154 | | What is the matter with you that you make such strange judgements |
| 37:155 | | Will you then not take heed |
| 37:156 | | Do you have any clear authority for such claims |
| 37:157 | | Bring your Book, if you are truthful |
| 37:158 | | They have established a kinship between Allah and the angels; and the angels know well that these people will be arraigned (as culprits) |
| 37:159 | | (They say): "Exalted be Allah above what they attribute to Him |
| 37:160 | | all of them except the chosen servants of Allah |
| 37:161 | | So you and your deitie |
| 37:162 | | shall not be able to tempt anyone away from Alla |
| 37:163 | | except him who shall roast in the Blazing Fire |
| 37:164 | | As for us, there is none but has an appointed station |
| 37:165 | | Verily we range ourselves in rows (as humble servants |
| 37:166 | | and we are of those who glorify Allah." |
| 37:167 | | They used to say before |
| 37:168 | | "If only we had the Reminder which had been granted to the people of yor |
| 37:169 | | we would surely have been Allah´s chosen servants." |
| 37:170 | | But when it came to them, they rejected it. They shall soon come to know (the end of such an attitude) |
| 37:171 | | We have already given Our promise to Our Messenger |
| 37:172 | | that they shall certainly be succoured |
| 37:173 | | and that Our hosts shall triumph |
| 37:174 | | So, (O Prophet), leave them alone for a while |
| 37:175 | | and see, and soon they too shall see |
| 37:176 | | Do they seek to hasten Our chastisement |
| 37:177 | | When that chastisement will descend upon their courtyard, evil shall that Day be for those who had been warned |
| 37:178 | | Leave them alone for a while |
| 37:179 | | and see; and they too shall soon see |
| 37:180 | | Exalted be your Lord, the Lord of Glory, above what they attribute to Him |
| 37:181 | | and peace be upon the Messengers |
| 37:182 | | and all praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Universe |
