59:1  Glorifying God is what is in the heavens and what is in the earth. He is the Dignified, the Wise.

59:2  He is the One who drove out those who disbelieved among the People of the Book from their homes at the first gathering. You did not think that they would come out, and they thought their fortresses would protect them from God, but then God came upon them from where they did not expect and cast terror into their hearts. They ruined their homes with their own hands and the hands of the believers. So take heed, O you who possess vision.

59:3  Had God not decreed banishment for them, He would have punished them in this world, and in the Hereafter, they shall have the punishment of the Fire.

59:4  That is because they opposed God and His messenger. Whoever opposes God, then indeed, God is severe in punishment.

59:5  You have not cut down any palm tree or left it standing upon its roots except with God's permission. He will surely disgrace the wicked.

59:6  What God bestowed on His messenger from them was not the result of any horses or camels that you mobilised for it, but God grants power to His messengers over whom He wills. God is Capable of all things.

59:7  What God bestowed on His messenger from the people of the villages belongs to God and the messenger, and the relatives, and the orphans, and the needy, and the homeless. This is so that it would not circulate merely around the rich among you. Whatever the messenger gives you, take it, and whatever he withholds from you, do without it. And reverence God. Indeed, God is severe in punishment.

59:8  It is for the poor immigrants who were driven out of their homes and their possessions as they sought God's favour and consent and supported God and His messenger. Those are the truthful ones.

59:9  Those who were already settled in the homes, and had faith before they came, love those who immigrated to them and do not find any need in their hearts for what they had been given. They give them priority over themselves even if they themselves are in need. Those who guard against their own stinginess; they are the successful ones.

59:10  And those who came after them, say, "Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers who preceded us to the faith, and do not place any animosity in our hearts towards those who believe. Our Lord, You are Compassionate, Merciful."

59:11  Have you not seen those who acted hypocritically say to their brothers who have disbelieved among the People of the Book, "If you are driven out, we will leave with you, and we will not obey anyone against you. And if anyone fights you, we will support you." God bears witness that they are liars.

59:12  If they are driven out, they will not leave with them. If someone fights them, they will not support them. And if they did support them, they would surely turn around and flee, and then they will not be helped.

59:13  They have more terror in their hearts of you than they have of God! This is because they are a people who do not understand.

59:14  They will not fight you when there are all of you unless they are in fortified villages or from behind walls. Their might is formidable against one another. You would think that they are all united, but in fact, their hearts are dispersed. This is because they are a people who do not reason.

59:15  Like the example of those shortly before them: they tasted the ill effects of their affair, and they shall have a painful punishment.

59:16  Like the example of the devil, when he said to the human being, "Disbelieve," then when he disbelieved, he said, "I am innocent of you. I fear God, the Lord of the Worlds."

59:17  And so the outcome of both of them is that they will be in the Fire wherein they shall permanently remain. That is the penalty for the transgressors.

59:18  O you who believe, reverence God. Every self should look at what it has put forth for tomorrow and reverence God. Indeed, God is All-Aware of what you do.

59:19  Do not be like those who forgot God, so He made them forget themselves. Those are the wicked ones.

59:20  The companions of the Fire and the companions of Paradise are not the same; the companions of Paradise are the triumphant.

59:21  Had We brought this Quran down upon a mountain, you would have seen it humbled and crumbling out of fear of God. We cite these examples for the people so that they may reflect.

59:22  He is God; the One besides whom there is no other god. He is the Knower of the unseen and the seen. He is the Almighty, the Merciful.

59:23  He is God; the One besides whom there is no other god. The King, the Holy, the Peace, the Believer, the All-Encompassing, the Dignified, the Powerful, the Proud. Glory to God, far above what they associate with Him.

59:24  He is God: the Creator, the Maker, the Designer. To Him belong the Beautiful Names. Glorifying Him is what is in the heavens and the earth. He is the Dignified, the Wise.