10:1  A.L.R. These are the signs of the Wise Book.

10:2  Has it been an astonishment to the people that We inspired a man from among them: "You shall warn the people and give good news to those who believe that they have a sure footing at their Lord"? The disbelievers said, "This is an obvious magician!"

10:3  Indeed, your Lord is God: the One who created the heavens and the earth in six days, then He settled on the Throne, handling the affair. There is no intercessor except after His permission. Such is God your Lord, so worship Him. Will you not take heed?

10:4  To Him is your return, all of you. God's promise is truthful. He initiates the creation, and then He repeats it so that He may reward those who believed and did good deeds equitably. As for those who disbelieve, they will have boiling drinks and a painful punishment for what they used to deny.

10:5  He is the One who rendered the sun to emit light and the moon a light, and He determined its phases that you may know the count of years, and for calculation. God did not create this but truthfully. He details the revelations for a people who know.

10:6  In the alternation of night and day, and in what God has created in the heavens and the earth, are signs for a people who are reverent.

10:7  Those who do not seek the meeting with Us, and are content with the worldly life and feel secure in it, and who are oblivious of Our signs;

10:8  the refuge of those is the Fire because of what they used to earn.

10:9  As for those who believe and do good deeds, their Lord guides them by virtue of their faith. Rivers will flow beneath them in the Gardens of Bliss.

10:10  Their prayer therein is: "Glory to You, O God," and their greeting therein is: "Peace," and the ending of their prayer is: "Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds."

10:11  If God was to hasten the bad that is due to the people, just as they wish to hasten the good, their term would have already been fulfilled. However, We leave those who do not seek the meeting with Us blundering blindly in their transgression.

10:12  If any harm touches the human being, he implores Us on his side, sitting down or standing up. Then when We remove the harm from him, he carries on as if he had never implored Us about a hardship that had touched him! What the excessive ones used to do was thus adorned for them.

10:13  We have annihilated the generations before you when they transgressed. And their messengers came to them with the clear proofs, but they were not to believe. We thus repay the criminal people.

10:14  Then We made you successors in the earth after them to see how you would act.

10:15  When Our clear revelations are recited to them, those who do not seek the meeting with Us say, "Bring a Quran other than this or replace it." Say, "It is not for me to replace it of my own accord. I only follow what is revealed to me. I fear if I disobey my Lord, the punishment of a great Day."

10:16  Say, "Had God willed, I would not have recited it to you, nor would He have made it known to you. I have remained among you for a lifetime before it, so will you not reason?"

10:17  So who is more transgressing than one who fabricates lies about God, or denies His revelations? For certain, the criminals will not succeed.

10:18  They worship besides God what does not harm them nor benefit them, and they say, "These are our intercessors at God." Say, "Are you informing God of something in the heavens or in the earth that He does not know?" Glory to Him and exalted is He, far above what they associate with Him.

10:19  The people were but one nation, and then they differed. Had it not been for a previous Word from your Lord, judgment would have already been passed over them regarding that over which they differ.

10:20  They say, "If only a miracle was brought down upon him from his Lord!" Say, "The unseen belongs to God. So wait; I am with you among those who wait."

10:21  If We let the people taste mercy after some hardship had touched them, they go on scheming against Our revelations! Say, "God is far swifter in scheming." Our messengers are writing down what you scheme.

10:22  He is the One who enables you to travel in the land and the sea. Then, when some among you were on board ships that sailed with them by means of a good wind, and they rejoiced in it, a gusting wind came upon them, and waves came at them from everywhere, and they reckoned they were totally surrounded; they implored God, devoting the religion purely to Him: "If You save us from this, we will be among the thankful."

10:23  But once He saves them, they transgress in the land unjustly. O people, your transgression is but against yourselves. An enjoyment of the worldly life, then to Us is your return. We will then inform you of what you used to do.

10:24  The example of the worldly life is that of water that We brought down from the sky whereupon the plants of the earth, from which people and livestock eat, are mixed with it. Then, as the earth displayed its decoration and became adorned, and its people thought they were in control of it, Our command came upon it by night or day, reducing it to stubble, as if it had not flourished the day before. We thus detail the revelations for a people who reflect.

10:25  God invites to the Abode of Peace, and He guides whom He wills to a straight path.

10:26  For those who do good, there shall be goodness and more. Their faces will not be overwhelmed by gloom or humiliation. They are the companions of Paradise. Therein, they shall permanently remain.

10:27  And for those who earned bad deeds, the penalty of each bad deed will be its like, and humiliation will overwhelm them. They will have no protector from God. It will be as if their faces were covered with dark strips of the night. They are the companions of the Fire. Therein, they shall permanently remain.

10:28  On the Day We gather them all, We will say to those who committed shirk, "Remain in your place, you and your partners." We will then separate them, and their partners will say, "It was not us whom you used to worship.

10:29  God suffices as a Witness between us and you that we were oblivious of your worshipping us."

10:30  That is when every self will be put to trial for what it had previously done. They were returned to God, their Master, the Truth, and that which they used to fabricate has deserted them.

10:31  Say, "Who provides for you from the heaven and the earth? Or who possesses the hearing and the sight? Or who extracts the living from the dead and extracts the dead from the living, and who handles the affair?" They will say, "God." Say, "So will you not revere?"

10:32  Such is God, your Lord, the Truth. What is there after the truth except for misguidance? How then are you averted?

10:33  Thus, your Lord's Word was justly decreed upon those who were wicked, for they do not believe.

10:34  Say, "Does any of your partners initiate creation, then repeat it?" Say, "God initiates the creation, then repeats it. How then are you deluded?"

10:35  Say, "Does any of your partners guide to the truth?" Say, "God guides to the truth. So is One who guides to the truth more worthy of being followed, or one who does not guide unless he is guided? What is the matter with you? How do you judge?"

10:36  Most of them follow nothing but conjecture. Conjecture is of no avail whatsoever against the truth. Indeed, God is Knowledgeable of what they do.

10:37  This Quran could not have been fabricated by those besides God. Rather, it is a confirmation of what came before it, and it provides a detailed explanation of the Scripture. There is no doubt about it; it is from the Lord of the Worlds.

10:38  Or do they say, "He fabricated it"? Say, "Then come up with a Sura of its like, and call upon whomever you can besides God if you are truthful."

10:39  Rather, they have denied that which they had not encompassed its knowledge and whose interpretation had not yet come to them. Likewise, those before them denied, so look what the outcome of the transgressors was.

10:40  Among them are those who believe in it and those who do not believe in it. Your Lord knows best the corruptors.

10:41  If they deny you, then say, "For me are my deeds, and for you are your deeds. You are innocent of what I do, and I am innocent of what you do."

10:42  Among them are those who listen to you, but can you make the deaf hear, even though they cannot reason?

10:43  And among them are those who look at you, but can you guide the blind, even though they cannot see?

10:44  God does not wrong the people in any way, but it is the people who wrong themselves.

10:45  On the Day He gathers them, it will seem as if they had remained but a single hour of the day. They will recognise one another. Those who denied the meeting with God and were not guided have indeed lost.

10:46  Whether We show you some of what We promise them, or We take you back, to Us is their return, then God is Witness over what they do.

10:47  For every nation is a messenger. After their messenger comes, they will be judged equitably, and they will not be wronged.

10:48  And they say, "When will this promise come true if you are truthful?"

10:49  Say, "I possess no power to harm or benefit myself; it is only what God wills." For every nation is an appointed time. Once their appointed time comes, they cannot delay it by one hour nor advance it.

10:50  Say, "Have you considered: If His punishment was to come to you, by night or by day, which part of it would the criminals wish to hasten?

10:51  And if it does occur, you then believe it? What! Now? When you used to wish to hasten it before?"

10:52  Then it was said to those who transgressed, "Taste the eternal punishment. Are you being repaid except for what you used to earn?"

10:53  They seek news from you: "Is it true?" Say, "Yes, by my Lord, it is true, and you cannot thwart it."

10:54  And if every self that has transgressed were to have all that is in the earth, it would offer it as ransom. They concealed the remorse when they saw the punishment. They were judged equitably, and they were not wronged.

10:55  Absolutely, to God belongs what is in the heavens and the earth. Indeed, God's promise is truthful, but most of them do not know.

10:56  He brings to life and puts to death, and to Him you shall be returned.

10:57  O people, advice has come to you from your Lord and healing for what is in the chests, as well as guidance and mercy for the believers.

10:58  Say, "It is by God's favour and His mercy." So in that, they shall rejoice; it is better than anything they can accumulate.

10:59  Say, "Have you seen what God has brought down to you of provisions, of which you have made some unlawful and some lawful?" Say, "Did God give you permission, or are you fabricating lies about God?"

10:60  What will the thoughts of those who fabricate lies about God be on the Day of Resurrection? Indeed, God is Possessor of Favour for the people, but most of them do not give thanks.

10:61  There is no affair that you may be engaged in, nor do you recite any of the Quran, nor do you do any work, without Us being Witness over you while you indulge in it. There is not an atom's weight in the earth or in the heaven that escapes your Lord, nor is there anything smaller or larger than this that is not recorded in a clear Book.

10:62  Absolutely, there is no fear concerning the allies of God, nor will they grieve.

10:63  Those who believed and have been reverent,

10:64  they shall have good news in the worldly life and in the Hereafter. There is no alteration to the Words of God. Such is the great triumph.

10:65  Do not let what they say grieve you. Indeed, all honour belongs to God. He is the Hearer, the Knowledgeable.

10:66  Absolutely, to God belongs everyone in the heavens and everyone in the earth. Those who call upon other than God do not really follow partners. They follow nothing but conjecture; they are only guessing.

10:67  He is the One who rendered the night for you to rest in and rendered the day for seeing. Indeed, in that are signs for a people who listen.

10:68  They said, "God has taken a son." Glory to Him! He is the Rich One. To Him belongs what is in the heavens and what is in the earth. Do you have any authorisation for this? Are you saying about God what you do not know?

10:69  Say, "Those who fabricate lies about God will not succeed."

10:70  Enjoyment in the world, then to Us is their return. We then let them taste the severe punishment for what they used to deny.

10:71  Recite to them the news of Noah when he said to his people, "O my people, if my presence and my reminding you of God's revelations are unbearable to you, then I put my trust in God. So come to a joint decision together with your partners, and let not your decision cause you any doubt. Then carry it out on me and do not give me respite.

10:72  If you turn away, then I have not asked you for any reward. My reward comes only from God. I have been commanded to be one of the Submitters."

10:73  But they denied him, so We saved him and those with him on the ship, and We made them successors, and We drowned those who denied Our revelations. So look what the outcome was of those who have been warned.

10:74  Then We sent messengers after him to their people, and they brought them the clear proofs, but they were not to believe in what they had previously denied. Thus do We seal the hearts of the transgressors.

10:75  Then after them, We sent Moses and Aaron to Pharaoh and his leaders with Our signs, but they acted arrogantly and were a criminal people.

10:76  When the truth came to them from Us, they said, "This is clear magic!"

10:77  Moses said, "Do you say about the truth when it comes to you: 'Is this magic?' Magicians will not succeed?"

10:78  They said, "Did you come to divert us from that which we found our fathers upon so that the two of you may attain a position of superiority in the land? We will never believe the two of you."

10:79  Pharaoh said, "Bring me every knowledgeable magician."

10:80  When the magicians came, Moses said to them, "Cast what you are going to cast."

10:81  When they cast, Moses said, "What you have come up with is magic, and God will nullify it. God does not allow the work of the corruptors to prosper,

10:82  and God validates the truth with His Words, however much the criminals hate it."

10:83  Out of fear that Pharaoh and his leaders would persecute them, no one believed in Moses except some offspring from among his people. Pharaoh was haughty in the land and among the excessive ones.

10:84  Moses said, "O my people, if you have believed in God, then in Him you shall trust if you are indeed Submitters."

10:85  So they said, "In God we trust. Our Lord, do not make of us a means for testing the transgressing people,

10:86  and save us, by Your mercy, from the disbelieving people."

10:87  We inspired Moses and his brother: "Settle your people in homes in Egypt and make of your homes a Qiblah, and observe the Salat, and give good news to the believers."

10:88  Moses said, "Our Lord, you have given Pharaoh and his leaders zinat and wealth in the worldly life, our Lord, so that they would stray away from Your path. Our Lord, obliterate their wealth and harden their hearts so that they do not believe until they see the painful punishment."

10:89  He said, "The prayer of the two of you has been answered, so go straight and do not follow the path of those who do not know."

10:90  We delivered the Children of Israel across the sea. Pharaoh and his soldiers pursued them with much animosity and aggression. Then, when he was on the verge of drowning, he said, "I believe that there is no god except the One in whom the Children of Israel have believed, and I am one of the Submitters."

10:91  "What! Now? When you had previously rebelled and you were one of the corruptors?

10:92  Today, We will preserve your body so that you serve as a sign for those to come after you." Indeed, many people are oblivious of Our signs.

10:93  We settled the Children of Israel in an honourable place, and We provided them with good things. They did not differ until the knowledge came to them. Indeed, your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection regarding that over which they used to differ.

10:94  If you are in doubt regarding what We brought down to you, then ask those who have been reading the Scripture before you. The truth is from your Lord, so do not be among the doubters.

10:95  Nor shall you be of those who denied God's revelations, for then you would be among the losers.

10:96  Those upon whom your Lord's Word has been justly decreed will not believe,

10:97  even if every sign was to come to them until they see the painful punishment.

10:98  If only there had been a village that believed and benefited from its faith, except the people of Jonah! When they believed, We removed from them the punishment of disgrace in the worldly life, and We let them have enjoyment for a certain time.

10:99  Had your Lord willed, all the people in the earth, in their entirety, would have believed. Are you to force the people into becoming believers?

10:100  It is not for any self to believe, except with God's permission, and He lets impurity befall those who will not reason.

10:101  Say, "Look at what is in the heavens and the earth." Still, the signs and the warnings will not avail a people who do not believe.

10:102  Do they expect anything other than the days of those who passed away before them? Say, "Then wait, I am waiting along with you."

10:103  Then, We will save Our messengers and those who believed. It is binding on Us to save the believers.

10:104  Say, "O people, if you are in doubt about my religion, I do not worship those whom you worship besides God. Rather, I worship God, the One who takes you back, and I am commanded to be among the believers."

10:105  Also, "Direct your face towards the religion as a monotheist and do not be one of the mushrikeen."

10:106  Do not call upon other than God what does not benefit you nor harm you. If you do, you will be of the transgressors.

10:107  If God touches you with some harm, none can remove it except Him, and if He wills that some good should come to you, none can repel His favour. He bestows it upon whom He wills of His servants. He is the Forgiver, the Merciful.

10:108  Say, "O people, the truth has come to you from your Lord. Whoever is guided is guided for himself, and whoever goes astray does so to his own detriment. I am not a trustee over you."

10:109  Follow what is inspired to you, and be patient until God issues His judgment. He is the best of judges.