47:1  Those who disbelieved and repelled from the path of God, He has let their work go astray.

47:2  As for those who believed, did good deeds, and believed in what was brought down upon Muhammad, which is the truth from their Lord, He has wiped out their bad deeds and granted them peace of mind.

47:3  That is because those who disbelieved followed the falsehood, while those who believed followed the truth from their Lord. Thus does God cite for the people their examples.

47:4  If you encounter those who disbelieved, strike the necks, then once you have subdued them, tie them up securely. You may free them later as an act of grace or ransom them until the war ends. Had God willed, He could have enforced victory upon them, but He thus tests you against one another. As for those who are killed in the cause of God, He will not let their work go astray.

47:5  He will guide them and grant them peace of mind,

47:6  and He will admit them into Paradise, which He has made known to them.

47:7  O you who believe, if you support God, He will support you and secure your foothold.

47:8  As for those who disbelieved, for them is misery, and He will let their work go astray.

47:9  That is because they hated what God brought down, and so He nullified their work.

47:10  Have they not travelled in the land and seen what the outcome of those before them was? God brought destruction upon them, and the disbelievers shall have its like.

47:11  That is because God is the Master of those who believe, while the disbelievers have no master.

47:12  God will admit those who believe and do good deeds into Gardens beneath which rivers flow. As for those who disbelieve, they enjoy themselves and eat just as the cattle eat, and the Fire will be their home.

47:13  How many a village that was more powerful than the village that evicted you have We annihilated, and they had no supporter?

47:14  Is the one who is on a clear proof from his Lord the same as the one whose evil work has been adorned for him, or as those who follow their personal desires?

47:15  The allegory of Paradise that is promised to the reverent is that of rivers of unpolluted water, and rivers of milk whose taste does not change, and rivers of wine that is a pleasure for the drinkers, and rivers of strained honey. They have all kinds of fruits therein and forgiveness from their Lord. Is that like those who abide forever in the Fire, where they are given boiling water to drink which cuts up their intestines?

47:16  Among them are those who listen to you, then when they leave your place, they say to those who are given knowledge, "What did he just say?" Those are the ones whom God has sealed their hearts and who followed their personal desires.

47:17  And for those who are guided, He increases their guidance and grants them their reverence.

47:18  Are they waiting but for the Hour to come to them suddenly? Its conditions have already come. So when it comes upon them, what good then will their reminder be to them?

47:19  So know that there is no god except God, and ask forgiveness for your sin, and for the believing men and believing women. God knows your movements and your resting place.

47:20  Those who believe say, "If only a Sura would be brought down!" Yet when a decisive Sura is brought down, and fighting is mentioned in it, you see those with sickness in their hearts looking at you with the look of someone about to faint from fear of death. More fitting for them

47:21  would have been obedience and an utterance of righteousness. When the matter is settled, it would have been better for them if they had been true to God.

47:22  Is it not likely that if you did turn away, you would corrupt in the earth and sever the ties with your blood-relatives?

47:23  Those are the ones whom God has cursed, so He made them deaf and blinded their sight.

47:24  Do they not reflect on the Quran? Or do the hearts have their locks on them?

47:25  Those who turned back in their tracks after the guidance became clear to them; it was the devil who enticed them and led them on.

47:26  That is because they said to those who hated what God brought down, "We will obey you in certain matters." Indeed, God knows their secrets.

47:27  How will it be when the angels take them back, beating their faces and their hinds?

47:28  That is because they followed what angers God and hated what earns His consent. Thus He nullified their work.

47:29  Or did those with sickness in their hearts think that God would not expose their malice?

47:30  If We wished, We would have shown them to you, and you would have recognised them by their features. You will, however, know them by the tone of their speech. And God knows what you do.

47:31  We will surely put you to the test until We know the ones who strive among you, and the patient ones, and We will test your affairs.

47:32  Those who disbelieved, repelled from the path of God and opposed the messenger, after the guidance has become clear to them, will not harm God in any way, and He will nullify their work.

47:33  O you who believe, obey God and obey the messenger, and do not nullify your work.

47:34  Those who disbelieved and repelled from the path of God, then died as disbelievers, God will not forgive them.

47:35  So do not waver and call for peace when you hold the upper hand. God is with you, and He will not waste your work.

47:36  The worldly life is but play and amusement. If you believe and be reverent, He will grant you your rewards and not ask you for your money.

47:37  If He should ask you for it, thereby putting you under pressure, you would become stingy, and He would expose your malice.

47:38  Here you are, the ones being invited to spend in the cause of God, but some of you turn stingy. The one who is stingy is only stingy to himself. God is the Rich One, while you are the poor ones. If you turn away, He will replace other people in your place, and they will not be like you.