By the Name
God
the Fount-of-All-Mercy
the Ever-Merciful
say
"It has been revealed to me
that a company of the jinn
listened and said
'Truly we have heard
a Wonderful Reading
that guides to the right way
we believe in it
and we will not
set up any other
as partners with our Liege
Hu
all praise to our Liege's glory
does not have a partner
or a son
the fools among us
said outrageous things
about God
and we did not think
that humans and jinn
would ever
tell lies about God
but some from
among the humans
took shelter
with some from
among the jinn
but they only increased
their evil deeds
and they thought
just as you also thought
that God would never
raise up anyone
and we stretched out
towards heaven
but we found it filled
with terrible guards
and meteors
we would sit there on seats
to listen
but anyone who listens
finds a fiery meteor
waiting for them
so we do not know
if evil is intended
for those on earth
or whether their Liege
intends for them
to be right guided
and some of us
do what is right
and some of us
do otherwise
we follow different paths
indeed we thought
that we would never be able
to prevent God's will on earth
nor be able to prevent it
by running away
and when we heard
the Guiding
we believed in it
and whoever believes
in their Liege
need fear no loss
or injustice
and some of us
have surrendered
and some of us
turn away'"
those who have surrendered
look to do what is right
but as for those
who turn away
they have become fuel
for Hellfire
if only they would
go straight on the way
We would have given them
more than enough
water to drink
so We might test them by it
and whoever turns away
from remembering their Liege
Hu will throw them
into hard punishment
places of worship
are for God alone
so do not call on anyone
apart from God
when the servant of God
stands calling on Hu
they almost
swarm all over him
say
"I only call upon my Liege
and I do not set up
any partner-god with Hu"
say
"I have no power over you
for hurt or for good"
say
"No-one can protect me
from God
and I will find no shelter
if not with Hu
I only deliver this from God
Hu's Messages
and whoever rebels
against God
and Hu's Messenger
has Hellfire waiting for them
in which they will live forever"
so when they see
what they are promised
then they will know
who has the weaker helpers
and the smaller number
say
"I do not know
if what you are promised
is close
or if my Liege will give it
a longer time"
Hu is
the Knower of the unseen
and does not show
Hu's unseen
to anyone
except to those Messengers
Hu is well pleased with
and then Hu sends watchers
before and behind them
so Hu may know
that they have delivered
the Messages of their Liege
and Hu surrounds
all that is with them
and Hu has
numbered everything
with numbers