42:1  Hha. M.

42:2  Aa. S. Q.

42:3  Thus does God, the Dignified, the Wise, inspire you as He inspired those before you.

42:4  To Him belongs what is in the heavens and what is in the earth. He is the Most High, the Great.

42:5  The heavens almost shatter from above them, and the angels glorify their Lord with praise and ask forgiveness for those in the earth. Indeed, God is the Forgiver, the Merciful.

42:6  As for those who have taken up allies besides Him, God is Guardian over them; you are not a trustee over them.

42:7  Thus, We revealed to you an Arabic Quran so that you may warn the Mother of Villages and those around it, and to warn of the Day of Gathering about which there is no doubt. A group will be in Paradise and a group in the Blaze.

42:8  Had God willed, He could have made them one nation, but He admits whom He wills into His mercy. As for the transgressors, they will have no ally or supporter.

42:9  Or have they taken up allies besides Him? Verily, God is the Ally, and He brings the dead to life, and He is Capable of all things.

42:10  Whatever matter you differ about, its judgment rests with God. Such is God my Lord. In Him I put my trust, and to Him I turn.

42:11  He is the Initiator of the heavens and the earth. He has made for you spouses from among yourselves, as well as pairs of the livestock. In that way, He multiplies you. There is nothing that is akin to Him. He is the Hearer, the Seer.

42:12  To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth. He extends the provision for whom He wills and restricts it. He is Knowledgeable of all things.

42:13  He has legislated for you of the religion that which He instructed for Noah, and that which We inspired to you, and that which We instructed for Abraham, Moses and Jesus: that you shall uphold the religion and do not be divided therein. What you invite the mushrikeen to is intolerable to them. God chooses for Himself whom He wills, and He guides towards Himself those who turn to Him.

42:14  They did not divide except after the knowledge had come to them due to animosity among themselves. Had it not been for a previous Word from your Lord that was assigned a specified term, judgment would have already been passed over them. Those after them who were made to inherit the Scripture are indeed in grave doubt about it.

42:15  So to that you shall invite, and go straight as you have been commanded. Do not follow their personal desires and say, "I believe in what God has brought down of the Scriptures, and I was commanded to maintain justice among you. God is our Lord and your Lord. For us are our deeds, and for you are your deeds. There are no claims between us and you. God will gather us together, and to Him is the ultimate destination."

42:16  Those who argue about God, after He has been responded to, their argument is invalid with their Lord. There is wrath upon them, and they shall have a severe punishment.

42:17  It is God who has brought down the Book with the truth and the balance. For all that you know, the Hour may be imminent.

42:18  Those who do not believe in it wish to hasten it, while those who believe in it are apprehensive about it, and they know it is the truth. Those who dispute the Hour are in extreme misguidance indeed.

42:19  God is Gentle with His servants. He provides for whom He wills. He is the Powerful, the Dignified.

42:20  Whoever seeks the harvest of the Hereafter, We increase for him his harvest, and whoever seeks the harvest of this world, We will give him thereof, and he will have no share in the Hereafter.

42:21  Or do they have partners who legislate for them of the religion what God did not authorise? Had it not been for a decisive Word, they would have already been judged. Indeed, the transgressors shall have a painful punishment.

42:22  You will see the transgressors apprehensive about what they have earned as its consequence befalls them, whereas those who believe and do good deeds will be in the lush meadows of the Gardens. They shall have all that they desire at their Lord. That is the great favour.

42:23  This is the good news that God gives to His servants who believe and do good deeds. Say, "I do not ask you for a reward for it, except that you show love to the relatives." Whoever acquires a good deed, We will increase its worth of goodness for him. Indeed, God is Forgiver, Appreciative.

42:24  Or do they say, "He fabricated lies about God"? If God willed, He could have sealed your heart. God blots out the falsehood and validates the truth with His Words. He is Knowledgeable of what the chests hold.

42:25  And it is He who accepts the repentance from His servants, pardons the bad deeds, and knows what you do.

42:26  Those who believe and do good deeds respond, and He increases for them His favour. As for the disbelievers, they shall have a severe punishment.

42:27  If God were to expand the provision for His servants, they would transgress in the land. Rather, He brings down what He wills in a measured amount. He is All-Aware and Seer of His servants.

42:28  And it is He who brings down the rain after they had despaired, and He spreads His mercy. He is the Ally, the Praiseworthy.

42:29  Among His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth and the creatures that He has spread in them. He is Capable of gathering them if He wills.

42:30  Whatever disaster strikes you is but a consequence of what your own hands have earned, but He pardons much.

42:31  You are powerless to thwart anything in the land, and you have none besides God as an ally or a supporter.

42:32  And from among His signs are the ships sailing in the sea like flags.

42:33  If He wills, He can make the wind become still, leaving them motionless on its surface. Indeed, in that are signs for everyone who is patient and thankful.

42:34  Or He could destroy them for what they have earned, but He pardons much.

42:35  Those who argue against Our signs should know that they have no escape.

42:36  Whatever you have been given is but the enjoyment of the worldly life, while what is with God is better and longer lasting for those who believe, and in their Lord they trust,

42:37  and who stay away from gross sins and immoralities, and when they get angry, they forgive,

42:38  and who have responded to their Lord and observed the Salat, and their affairs are decided through consultation among themselves, and who give from what We have provided them with,

42:39  and who defend themselves when injustice befalls them.

42:40  The penalty for a bad deed is its equivalent, then for the one who pardons and reforms, his reward lies with God. Indeed, He does not like the transgressors.

42:41  And for those who have defended themselves after having been wronged, they shall have no claim directed against them.

42:42  Rather, the claim is against those who wrong the people and aggress in the land without any right to do so. Those shall have a painful punishment.

42:43  And whoever is patient and forgives; that is indeed the most resolute behaviour.

42:44  And the one whom God misguides, he will have no ally after Him. You will see the transgressors, upon seeing the punishment, saying, "Is there a way of turning back?"

42:45  You will see them displayed before it, humbled due to the humiliation, and looking with secretive glances. Those who believe will say, "The losers are those who lost themselves and their families on the Day of Resurrection." Indeed, the transgressors are in an everlasting punishment.

42:46  They did not have any allies to support them besides God. And whoever God misguides, for him, there can never be a way.

42:47  Respond to your Lord before a Day comes from which there will be no turning back from God. You will have no refuge on that Day, nor will you have a means of denial.

42:48  But if they turn away, We did not send you as a guardian over them. Your sole duty is the delivery. When We grant the human being a taste of mercy from Us, he is happy with it, but if adversity strikes them as a result of what their hands have put forth, then indeed, the human being is ungrateful.

42:49  To God belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth. He creates whatever He wills. He grants females to whom He wills, and He grants the males to whom He wills.

42:50  Or He grants them twins, males and females, and He makes whom He wills barren. He is Knowledgeable, Capable.

42:51  It is not for any human being that God should speak to him, except through inspiration, or from behind a barrier, or that He sends a messenger to inspire by His permission what He wills. He is Most High, Wise.

42:52  And thus We inspired to you a Ruh by Our command. You did not know about the Scripture, or what faith is, but We rendered it a Light with which We guide whom We will of Our servants, and you are to guide to a straight path;

42:53  the path of God, to whom belongs what is in the heavens and what is in the earth. Absolutely, all matters are returned to God.