1Ḥā, Meem.¹³²⁸

2By the clear Book,

3Indeed, We have made it an Arabic Qur'ān that you might understand.

4And indeed it is, in the Mother of the Book¹³²⁹ with Us, exalted and full of wisdom.¹³³⁰

5Then should We turn the message away, disregarding you, because you are a transgressing people?

6And how many a prophet We sent among the former peoples,

7But there would not come to them a prophet except that they used to ridicule him.

8And We destroyed greater than them¹³³¹ in [striking] power, and the example of the former peoples has preceded.

9And if you should ask them, "Who has created the heavens and the earth?" they would surely say, "They were created by the Exalted in Might, the Knowing,"

10[The one] who has made for you the earth a bed and made for you upon it roads that you might be guided

11And who sends down rain from the sky in measured amounts, and We revive thereby a dead land – thus will you be brought forth –

12And who created the species, all of them, and has made for you of ships and animals those which you mount

13That you may settle yourselves upon their backs and then remember the favor of your Lord when you have settled upon them and say, "Exalted is He who has subjected this to us, and we could not have [otherwise] subdued it.¹³³²

14And indeed we, to our Lord, will [surely] return."

15But they have attributed to Him from His servants a portion.¹³³³ Indeed, man is clearly ungrateful.

16Or has He taken, out of what He has created, daughters and chosen you for [having] sons?

17And when one of them is given good tidings of that which he attributes to the Most Merciful in comparison [i.e., a daughter], his face becomes dark, and he suppresses grief.

18So is one brought up in ornaments while being during conflict unevident¹³³⁴ [attributed to Allāh]?

19And they have made the angels, who are servants of the Most Merciful, females. Did they witness their creation? Their testimony will be recorded, and they will be questioned.

20And they said, "If the Most Merciful had willed, we would not have worshipped them." They have of that no knowledge. They are not but falsifying.

21Or have We given them a book before it [i.e., the Qur'ān] to which they are adhering?

22Rather, they say, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are in their footsteps [rightly] guided."

23And similarly, We did not send before you any warner into a city except that its affluent said, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are, in their footsteps, following."

24[Each warner] said, "Even if I brought you better guidance than that [religion] upon which you found your fathers?" They said, "Indeed we, in that with which you were sent, are disbelievers."

25So We took retribution from them; then see how was the end of the deniers.

26And [mention, O Muḥammad], when Abraham said to his father and his people, "Indeed, I am disassociated from that which you worship

27Except for He who created me; and indeed, He will guide me."

28And he made it¹³³⁵ a word remaining among his descendants that they might return [to it].

29However, I gave enjoyment to these [people of Makkah] and their fathers¹³³⁶ until there came to them the truth and a clear Messenger.¹³³⁷

30But when the truth came to them, they said, "This is magic, and indeed we are, concerning it, disbelievers."

31And they said, "Why was this Qur'ān not sent down upon a great man from [one of] the two cities?"¹³³⁸

32Do they distribute the mercy of your Lord? It is We who have apportioned among them their livelihood in the life of this world and have raised some of them above others in degrees [of rank] that they may make use of one another for service. But the mercy of your Lord is better than whatever they accumulate.

33And if it were not that the people would become one community [of disbelievers],¹³³⁹ We would have made for those who disbelieve in the Most Merciful – for their houses – ceilings and stairways of silver upon which to mount

34And for their houses – doors and couches [of silver] upon which to recline

35And gold ornament. But all that is not but the enjoyment of worldly life. And the Hereafter with your Lord is for the righteous.

36And whoever is blinded from remembrance of the Most Merciful – We appoint for him a devil, and he is to him a companion.

37And indeed, they [i.e., the devils] avert them from the way [of guidance] while they think that they are [rightly] guided

38Until, when he comes to Us [at Judgement], he says [to his companion], "Oh, I wish there was between me and you the distance between the east and west – how wretched a companion."

39And never will it benefit you that Day, when you have wronged, that you are [all] sharing in the punishment.

40Then will you make the deaf hear, [O Muḥammad], or guide the blind or he who is in clear error?

41And whether [or not] We take you away [in death], indeed, We will take retribution upon them.

42Or whether [or not] We show you that which We have promised them, indeed, We are Perfect in Ability.

43So adhere to that which is revealed to you. Indeed, you are on a straight path.

44And indeed, it is a remembrance¹³⁴⁰ for you and your people, and you [all] are going to be questioned.

45And ask those We sent before you of Our messengers; have We made besides the Most Merciful deities to be worshipped?

46And certainly