The Qur'ân, Part I: Chapters I–XVI — SBE Vol. 6 (trans. E. H. Palmer, 1880)
The translator’s English as printed (E. H. Palmer). The original-language text is not held; names are romanised as the translator printed them.
did ye not swear before, ye should have no decline ?’
And ye dwelt in the dwellings of those who had wronged themselves; and it was made plain to you how we did with them; and we struck out parables
1 The Kaabah at Mecca.
3 I.e. with their looks fixed straight in front of them through terror.
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for you: but they plotted their stratagems, but with God is a stratagem for them, although at their stratagem the mountains should give way.
Think then not indeed that God fails in his promise to his apostles ;—verily, God is mighty, the Lord of vengeance; on the day when the earth shall be changed for another earth, and the heavens too; and (all) shall go forth unto God, the one, the dominant.
[50] Thou shalt see the sinners on that day bound together in fetters; with shirts of pitch, and fire covering their faces;—that God may reward each soul according to what it has earned ; verily, God is swift at reckoning up!
This is a message to be delivered to men that they may be warned thereby, and know that only He is God,—one,—and that those who have minds may remember.
THe CHAPTER or Ex ‘acer’.
.- (XV. Mecca.)
In the name of the merciful and compassionate
God!
A.L.R. Those are the signs? of the Book and of a perspicuous Qur’4n.
Many a time will those who disbelieve fain they had been resigned °.
1 El ‘Hagr, literally, ‘the rock:’ the Petra of Strabo, and the traditional habitation of ‘ the people of Thamfid.’
2 Verses.
5 See note 1, p. 15.
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Leave them to eat and enjoy themselves and let hope beguile them, but they at length shall know!
We never destroyed a city without it had its noted doom.
[5] No nation can hasten on its appointed time, nor put it off.
But they say, ‘O thou to whom the Reminder has been sent down! verily, thou art possessed. Why dost thou not bring us the angels if thou dost tell the truth ?’
We sent not down the angels save by right; nor even then would these be respited.
Verily, we have sent down the Reminder, and, verily, we will guard it.
[10] And we sent before thee among the sects of those of yore. But there never came an apostle to them but they mocked at him. Such conduct also will we put into the hearts of the sinners. | They will not believe therein, but the course of those of yore is run. But had we opened to them a door of the sky and they had mounted up into it all the while; [15] then also had they said, ‘Our eye-sight is only intoxicated; nay, we are an enchanted people!’
And we have placed in the sky the signs of the zodiac, and have made them seemly to the beholders; and we have guarded them from every pelted devil; save from such as steal a hearing, and there follows him an obvious shooting-star.
And the earth we have stretched out and have thrown on it firm mountains, and have caused to
1 See note 2, pp. 50, 51.
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And the earth we have stretched out and have thrown on it firm mountains, and have caused to
1 See note 2, pp. 50, 51.
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grow upon it of everything a measured quantity. [20] And we have made for you means of livelihood therein, and for those for whom ye have not to provide.
Nor is there aught but the treasuries of it are with us, and we do not send it down save in a noted quantity.
And we send forth the impregnating winds?, and we send down water from the sky, and we give it to you to drink, nor is it ye who store it up.
And we, verily, we quicken and kill; and we are of (all things) heirs.
And we already know the foremost of you, and we know the laggards too!
[25] And, verily, it is your Lord who will gather you; verily, He is wise and knowing.
And we did create man from crackling clay of black mud wrought in form.
And the ginns had we created before of smokeless fire.
And when thy Lord said to the angels, ‘ Verily, I am creating a mortal from crackling clay of black mud wrought into shape;
[30] ‘And when I have fashioned it, and breathed into it of my spirit, then fall ye down before it adoring.’
And the angels adored all of them together, save Iblis, who refused to be among those who adored.
He said, ‘O Iblis! what ails thee that thou art not among those who adore ?’ .
* I.e. the winds that bring the rain-clouds and fertilise the earth.
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Said he, ‘I would not adore a mortal whom Thou hast created from crackling clay of black mud wrought into form.’
He said, ‘Then get thee forth therefrom, and, verily, thou art to be pelted! [35] And, verily, the curse is upon thee until the day of judgment.’
Said he, ‘O my Lord! respite me until the day when they shall be raised.’ He said, ‘ Then, verily, thou art of the respited until the day of the noted time.’
He said, ‘O my Lord! for that Thou hast seduced me I will surely make it seem seemly for them on earth, and I will surely seduce them all together; [40] save such of Thy servants amongst them as are sincere. Said He, ‘ This is a right way against me. Verily, my servants thou hast no authority over, save over those who follow thee of such as are seduced: and, verily, hell is promised to them all together. It has seven doors; at every door is there a separate party of them.’
[45] Verily, those who fear God shall dwell amidst gardens and springs: ‘Enter ye’ therein with peace in safety!’ And we will strip off whatever ill-feeling is in their breasts; as brethren on couches face to face}.
No toil shall touch them therein, nor shall they be brought forth therefrom.
Inform my servants that I am the pardoning, the merciful; [50] and that my woe is the grievous woe.
And inform them concerning Abraham’s guests
1 Because to turn their backs on each other would appear contemptuous.
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Inform my servants that I am the pardoning, the merciful; [50] and that my woe is the grievous woe.
And inform them concerning Abraham’s guests
1 Because to turn their backs on each other would appear contemptuous.
p. 70
when they entered in unto him and said, ‘ Peace!’ he said, ‘Verily, we are afraid of you.’ They said, ‘Be not afraid! verily, we give thee glad tidings of a knowing boy.’ He said, ‘Do ye give me this glad tidings although old age has touched me? give me the glad tidings then!’ [55] They said, ‘We give the glad tidings of the truth, then be not of those who despair!’ He said, ‘Who would despair of the mercy of his Lord save those who err?’ He said, ‘What is your business, O ye messengers?’ They said, ‘Verily, we are sent unto a sinful people; save only Lot’s family, them will we save all together, [60] except his wife; we have decreed, verily, she shall be of those who linger.’
And when the messengers came unto Lot’s family, he said, ‘Verily, ye are a people whom I recognise not.’ They said, ‘Nay, but we have come to thee with that whereof they! did doubt. And we have brought thee the truth, and, verily, we speak the truth! [65] Travel then with thy family in the deep darkness of the night, and follow thou their rear; and let not any one of you turn round to look ; but go on to where ye are bidden.’
And we decided for him this affair because the uttermost one of these people should be cut off on the morrow.
Then the people of the city came, glad at the tidings. Said he, ‘Verily, these are my guests, therefore disgrace me not; but fear God, and put me not to shame.’
[70] They said, ‘Have we not forbidden thee? everybody in the world?’ He said, ‘Here are
1 Le. thy people. 2 T.e. to protect.
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my daughters, if do it ye must.’—By thy life?! verily, they were surely in their intoxication blindly wandering on !— .
And the noise caught them at the dawn. And we made the higher parts (of the cities) their lower parts, and rained down on them stones of baked clay. [75] Verily, in that is a sign to those who mark. And, verily, the (cities) are on a path that still remains*. Verily, in that is a sign to the believers.
And the fellows of the Grove * too were unjust ; and we took vengeance on them, and, verily, they both * are for an obvious example.
[80] And the fellows of El ‘Hagr® called the messengers liars, and we brought them our signs, but they therefrom did turn away. And they did hew them in the mountain houses to dwell in in safety.
But the noise caught them in the morn; and that which they had earned availed them naught.
[85] We did not create the heavens and the earth and all that is between them both, save in truth. And, verily, the Hour is surely coming; then do thou pardon with a fair pardon,
Verily, thy Lord He is the creator, the knowing ! We have already brought thee Seven of the Repetition °, and the mighty Qur’4n.
} Addressed to Mohammed.
did you not swear before, you should have no decline ?’
And you dwelt in the dwellings of those who had wronged themselves; and it was made plain to you how we did with them; and we struck out parables
1 The Kaabah at Mecca.
3 I.e. with their looks fixed straight in front of them through terror.
R2
p. 2
for you: but they plotted their stratagems, but with God is a stratagem for them, although at their stratagem the mountains should give way.
Think then not indeed that God fails in his promise to his apostles ;—verily, God is mighty, the Lord of vengeance; on the day when the earth shall be changed for another earth, and the heavens too; and (all) shall go forth unto God, the one, the dominant.
[50] You shall see the sinners on that day bound together in fetters; with shirts of pitch, and fire covering their faces;—that God may reward each soul according to what it has earned ; verily, God is swift at reckoning up!
This is a message to be delivered to men that they may be warned thereby, and know that only He is God,—one,—and that those who have minds may remember.
THe CHAPTER or Ex ‘acer’.
.- (XV. Mecca.)
In the name of the merciful and compassionate
God!
A.L.R. Those are the signs? of the Book and of a perspicuous Qur’4n.
Many a time will those who disbelieve fain they had been resigned °.
1 El ‘Hagr, literally, ‘the rock:’ the Petra of Strabo, and the traditional habitation of ‘ the people of Thamfid.’
2 Verses.
5 See note 1, p. 15.
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Leave them to eat and enjoy themselves and let hope beguile them, but they at length shall know!
We never destroyed a city without it had its noted doom.
[5] No nation can hasten on its appointed time, nor put it off.
But they say, ‘O you to whom the Reminder has been sent down! verily, you are possessed. Why do you not bring us the angels if you do tell the truth ?’
We sent not down the angels save by right; nor even then would these be respited.
Verily, we have sent down the Reminder, and, verily, we will guard it.
[10] And we sent before you among the sects of those of yore. But there never came an apostle to them but they mocked at him. Such conduct also will we put into the hearts of the sinners. | They will not believe therein, but the course of those of yore is run. But had we opened to them a door of the sky and they had mounted up into it all the while; [15] then also had they said, ‘Our eye-sight is only intoxicated; nay, we are an enchanted people!’
And we have placed in the sky the signs of the zodiac, and have made them seemly to the beholders; and we have guarded them from every pelted devil; save from such as steal a hearing, and there follows him an obvious shooting-star.
And the earth we have stretched out and have thrown on it firm mountains, and have caused to
1 See note 2, pp. 50, 51.
p. 32
And the earth we have stretched out and have thrown on it firm mountains, and have caused to
1 See note 2, pp. 50, 51.
p. 32
grow upon it of everything a measured quantity. [20] And we have made for you means of livelihood therein, and for those for whom you have not to provide.
Nor is there aught but the treasuries of it are with us, and we do not send it down save in a noted quantity.
And we send forth the impregnating winds?, and we send down water from the sky, and we give it to you to drink, nor is it you who store it up.
And we, verily, we quicken and kill; and we are of (all things) heirs.
And we already know the foremost of you, and we know the laggards too!
[25] And, verily, it is your Lord who will gather you; verily, He is wise and knowing.
And we did create man from crackling clay of black mud wrought in form.
And the ginns had we created before of smokeless fire.
And when your Lord said to the angels, ‘ Verily, I am creating a mortal from crackling clay of black mud wrought into shape;
[30] ‘And when I have fashioned it, and breathed into it of my spirit, then fall you down before it adoring.’
And the angels adored all of them together, save Iblis, who refused to be among those who adored.
He said, ‘O Iblis! what ails you that you are not among those who adore ?’ .
* I.e. the winds that bring the rain-clouds and fertilise the earth.
p. 247
Said he, ‘I would not adore a mortal whom You have created from crackling clay of black mud wrought into form.’
He said, ‘Then get you forth therefrom, and, verily, you are to be pelted! [35] And, verily, the curse is upon you until the day of judgment.’
Said he, ‘O my Lord! respite me until the day when they shall be raised.’ He said, ‘ Then, verily, you are of the respited until the day of the noted time.’
He said, ‘O my Lord! for that You have seduced me I will surely make it seem seemly for them on earth, and I will surely seduce them all together; [40] save such of Your servants amongst them as are sincere. Said He, ‘ This is a right way against me. Verily, my servants you have no authority over, save over those who follow you of such as are seduced: and, verily, hell is promised to them all together. It has seven doors; at every door is there a separate party of them.’
[45] Verily, those who fear God shall dwell amidst gardens and springs: ‘Enter you’ therein with peace in safety!’ And we will strip off whatever ill-feeling is in their breasts; as brethren on couches face to face}.
No toil shall touch them therein, nor shall they be brought forth therefrom.
Inform my servants that I am the pardoning, the merciful; [50] and that my woe is the grievous woe.
And inform them concerning Abraham’s guests
1 Because to turn their backs on each other would appear contemptuous.
p. 70
Inform my servants that I am the pardoning, the merciful; [50] and that my woe is the grievous woe.
And inform them concerning Abraham’s guests
1 Because to turn their backs on each other would appear contemptuous.
p. 70
when they entered in unto him and said, ‘ Peace!’ he said, ‘Verily, we are afraid of you.’ They said, ‘Be not afraid! verily, we give you glad tidings of a knowing boy.’ He said, ‘Do you give me this glad tidings although old age has touched me? give me the glad tidings then!’ [55] They said, ‘We give the glad tidings of the truth, then be not of those who despair!’ He said, ‘Who would despair of the mercy of his Lord save those who err?’ He said, ‘What is your business, O you messengers?’ They said, ‘Verily, we are sent unto a sinful people; save only Lot’s family, them will we save all together, [60] except his wife; we have decreed, verily, she shall be of those who linger.’
And when the messengers came unto Lot’s family, he said, ‘Verily, you are a people whom I recognise not.’ They said, ‘Nay, but we have come to you with that whereof they! did doubt. And we have brought you the truth, and, verily, we speak the truth! [65] Travel then with your family in the deep darkness of the night, and follow you their rear; and let not any one of you turn round to look ; but go on to where you are bidden.’
And we decided for him this affair because the uttermost one of these people should be cut off on the morrow.
Then the people of the city came, glad at the tidings. Said he, ‘Verily, these are my guests, therefore disgrace me not; but fear God, and put me not to shame.’
[70] They said, ‘Have we not forbidden you? everybody in the world?’ He said, ‘Here are
1 Le. your people. 2 T.e. to protect.
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my daughters, if do it you must.’—By your life?! verily, they were surely in their intoxication blindly wandering on !— .
And the noise caught them at the dawn. And we made the higher parts (of the cities) their lower parts, and rained down on them stones of baked clay. [75] Verily, in that is a sign to those who mark. And, verily, the (cities) are on a path that still remains*. Verily, in that is a sign to the believers.
And the fellows of the Grove * too were unjust ; and we took vengeance on them, and, verily, they both * are for an obvious example.
[80] And the fellows of El ‘Hagr® called the messengers liars, and we brought them our signs, but they therefrom did turn away. And they did hew them in the mountain houses to dwell in in safety.
But the noise caught them in the morn; and that which they had earned availed them naught.
[85] We did not create the heavens and the earth and all that is between them both, save in truth. And, verily, the Hour is surely coming; then do you pardon with a fair pardon,
Verily, your Lord He is the creator, the knowing ! We have already brought you Seven of the Repetition °, and the mighty Qur’4n.
} Addressed to Mohammed.
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