57:1  Glorifying God is what is in the heavens and the earth, and He is the Dignified, the Wise.

57:2  To Him belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth. He brings to life and puts to death, and He is Capable of all things.

57:3  He is the First and the Last, the External and the Internal, and He is Knowledgeable of all things.

57:4  He is the One who created the heavens and the earth in six days, then settled on the Throne. He knows what goes into the earth and what comes out of it, and what comes down from the sky and what ascends unto it. He is with you wherever you may be. God is Seer of what you do.

57:5  To Him belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, and to God, all matters are returned.

57:6  He merges the night into the day, and merges the day into the night, and He is Knowledgeable of what the chests hold.

57:7  Believe in God and His messenger and give from that which He has made you successors in. Those among you who believe and give shall have a great reward.

57:8  What is the matter with you that you do not believe in God when the messenger is inviting you to believe in your Lord, and when He has taken a covenant from you if you are believers?

57:9  He is the One who brings down to His servant clear revelations to take you out of the darkness and into the light. And indeed, God is Compassionate and Merciful towards you.

57:10  And what is the matter with you that you do not give in the cause of God when to God belongs the inheritance of the heavens and the earth? Those among you who gave and fought before the conquest are not the same as those who gave and fought afterwards; they are greater in rank. Nevertheless, God has promised good things to each of them. God is All-Aware of what you do.

57:11  Who is the one who would lend God a good loan, only for Him to multiply it for him? And he will have a generous reward.

57:12  On the Day you see the believing men and the believing women with their lights streaming out ahead of them and to their right: "Good news is yours today of Gardens beneath which rivers flow. Therein, you shall permanently remain. That is the great triumph."

57:13  On the Day the hypocrite men and the hypocrite women say to those who believed, "Wait for us so that we can acquire some of your light." It will be said, "Go back behind you and seek a light." A fence is then placed between them that has a gate; on its inner lies mercy, and on its outer lies the punishment.

57:14  They will call out to them, "Were we not with you?" They will say, "Yes, but you wronged yourselves, hesitated, doubted, and wishful thinking deluded you until God's command was issued. And the Deceiver deluded you concerning God."

57:15  Therefore, today no ransom shall be accepted from you, nor from those who disbelieved. Your refuge is the Fire; it is your master. What a miserable destination!

57:16  Is it not time for those who believe to have their hearts humbled for the remembrance of God and what came down of the truth, rather than be like those who were given the Scripture before, then when a long time passed by them, their hearts became hard? Many of them were wicked.

57:17  Know that God brings the land to life after it has died. We have clarified the revelations for you so that you may understand.

57:18  The men and women who are charitable and who have lent God a good loan will have it multiplied for them, and they shall have a generous reward.

57:19  Those who believed in God and His messengers, they are the truthful ones and are the witnesses at their Lord. They shall have their reward and their light. As for those who disbelieved and denied Our revelations, they are the companions of Hellfire.

57:20  Know that the worldly life is but play, amusement, zinat, boasting among yourselves, and the desire for increases in wealth and children. The example of which is abundant rain that produces plants, which delights the disbelievers. Then it withers, and you see it turning yellow, then it becomes debris. In the Hereafter, there is severe punishment as well as forgiveness from God and consent. The worldly life is no more than the enjoyment of an illusion.

57:21  Race towards forgiveness from your Lord and a Paradise whose width is as the width of the heaven and the earth. It is prepared for those who believe in God and His messengers. Such is God's favour; He bestows it upon whom He wills. God is the Possessor of Great Favour.

57:22  No disaster falls in the land or to yourselves that is not already in a Record before We bring it into existence. Indeed, that is easy for God.

57:23  Thus, you should not grieve over what has passed you by nor gloat over what He has given you. God does not like the arrogant, boastful ones

57:24  who are stingy and advocate stinginess to the people. Whoever turns away, then indeed, God is the Rich One, the Praiseworthy.

57:25  We have sent Our messengers with the clear proofs, and We brought the Scriptures down with them and the balance so that the people may uphold justice. And We brought down the iron wherein there is great strength and benefits for the people. And indeed, God knows those who support Him and His messengers purely on faith. Indeed, God is Powerful, Dignified.

57:26  We sent Noah and Abraham, and We placed among their descendants the prophethood and the Scripture. Some of them were guided, while many were wicked.

57:27  Then We sent Our messengers to follow in their footsteps, then to follow We sent Jesus, the son of Mary. We gave him the Injeel, and We placed compassion and mercy in the hearts of those who followed him. Monasticism was something they invented; We never decreed it upon them. They were only required to seek God's consent. They did not observe it in the manner it ought to be observed. So We granted those who believed among them their reward, but many of them were wicked.

57:28  O you who believe, reverence God, and believe in His messenger. He will then grant you a double portion of His mercy and grant you a light with which you may walk, and He will forgive you. God is Forgiver, Merciful.

57:29  This is so that the People of the Book may know that they have no control over any of God's favour and that all favour lies in the hand of God. He bestows it upon whom He wills, and God is the Possessor of Great Favour.