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The Holy Koran

Volume 1: Chapters 1 - 20

Volume 2: Chapters 21 - 65

Volume 3: Chapters 66 - 114

The Opening CHAPTER ONE

Divisions 1-5

Book 1

THE OPENING 1: 1 - 1: 5

1. In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful.

2. Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds.

3. The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

4. Master of the Day of Judgment.

5. It is You we worship, and upon You we call for help.

6. Guide us to the straight path.

7. The path of those You have blessed,

not of those against whom there is anger, nor of those who are misguided.

The Cow CHAPTER ONE

Divisions 1-35

Book 2

THE COW 2: 1 - 2: 20

In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful.

1. Alif, Lam, Meem. [A. L. M. ]

2. This is the Book in which there is no doubt,

a guide for the righteous,

3. Those who believe in the unseen,

and perform the prayers,

and give from what We have provided for them.

4. And those who believe in what was revealed to you,

and in what was revealed before you,

and are certain of the Hereafter.

5. These are upon guidance from their Lord.

These are the successful.

6. As for those who disbelieve—it is the same for them,

whether you have warned them, or have not warned them—they do not believe.

7. God has set a seal on their hearts and on their hearing, and over their vision is a veil.

They will have a severe torment.

8. Among the people are those who say,

“We believe in God and in the Last Day, ” yet they are not believers.

10.

9. They seek to deceive God and those who believe,

yet they deceive none except themselves, though they are not aware.

11.

10. In their hearts is sickness, and God has increased their sickness.

12.

They will have a painful punishment because of their denial.

13.

11. And when it is said to them, “Do not make trouble on earth, ”

they say, “We are only reformers. ”

14.

12. In fact, they are the troublemakers, but they are not aware.

15.

13. And when it is said to them, “Believe as the people have believed, ”

they say, “Shall we believe as the fools have believed? ”

16.

In fact, it is they who are the fools, but they do not know.

17.

14. And when they come across those who believe, they say, “We believe”;

but when they are alone with their devils, they say,

“We are with you; we were only ridiculing. ”

18.

15. It is God who ridicules them, and leaves them bewildered in their transgression.

19.

16. Those are they who have bartered error for guidance;

but their trade does not profit them, and they are not guided.

20.

17. Their likeness is that of a person who kindled a fire;

when it illuminated all around him, God took away their light,

and left them in darkness, unable to see.

21.

18. Deaf, dumb, blind. They will not return.

22.

19. Or like a cloudburst from the sky, in which is darkness, and thunder, and lightning.

They press their fingers into their ears from the thunderbolts, in fear of death.

23.

Yet God surrounds the disbelievers.

20. The lightning almost snatches their sight away.

24.

Whenever it illuminates for them, they walk in it;

but when it grows dark over them, they stand still.

25.

Had God willed, He could have taken away their hearing and their sight.

God is capable of everything.

The Cow CHAPTER TWO

Divisions 26-55

Book 2

THE COW 2: 21 - 2: 39

26.

21. O people! Worship your Lord who created you and those before you,

that you may attain piety.

27.

22. He who made the earth a habitat for you, and the sky a structure,

and sends water down from the sky, and brings out fruits thereby, as a sustenance for you.

28.

Therefore, do not assign rivals to God while you know.

29.

23. And if you are in doubt about what We have revealed to Our servant,

then produce a chapter like these, and call your witnesses apart from God, if you are truthful.

30.

24. But if you do not—and you will not—

then beware the Fire whose fuel is people and stones, prepared for the disbelievers.

31.

25. And give good news to those who believe and do righteous deeds;

that they will have gardens beneath which rivers flow.

32.

Whenever they are provided with fruit therefrom as sustenance, they will say,

“This is what we were provided with before, ”

and they will be given the like of it.

33.

And they will have pure spouses therein, and they will abide therein forever.

34.

26. God does not shy away from making an example of a gnat, or something above it.

35.

As for those who believe, they know that it is the Truth from their Lord.

36.

But as for those who disbelieve, they say,

“What did God intend by this example? ”

37.

He leads astray many thereby, and He guides many thereby;

but He misleads thereby only the evildoers.

38.

27. Those who violate God’s covenant after its confirmation,

and sever what God has commanded to be joined, and commit evil on earth,

These are the losers.

39.

28. How can you deny God, when you were dead and He gave you life,

then He will put you to death, then He will bring you to life again,

then to Him you will be returned?

40.

29. It is He who created for you everything on earth,

then turned to the heaven, and made them seven heavens.

And He is aware of all things.

41.

30. When your Lord said to the angels, “I am placing a successor on earth. ”

They said, “Will You place in it someone who will cause corruption in it and shed blood,

while we declare Your praises and sanctify You? ”

42.

He said, “I know what you do not know. ”

43.

31. And He taught Adam the names, all of them;

then he presented them to the angels, and said, “Tell Me the names of these, if you are sincere. ”

44.

32. They said, “Glory be to You!

45.

We have no knowledge except what You have taught us.

It is you who are the Knowledgeable, the Wise. ”

46.

33. He said, “O Adam, tell them their names. ”

47.

And when he told them their names, He said,

“Did I not tell you that I know the secrets of the heavens and the earth,

and that I know what you reveal and what you conceal? ”

48.

34. And We said to the angels, “Bow down to Adam. ”

49.

They bowed down, except for Satan.

He refused, was arrogant, and was one of the disbelievers.

50.

35. We said, “O Adam, inhabit the Garden, you and your spouse,

and eat from it freely as you please,

but do not approach this tree, lest you become wrongdoers. ”

51.

36. But Satan caused them to slip from it,

and caused them to depart the state they were in.

52.

We said, “Go down, some of you enemies of one another.

And you will have residence on earth, and enjoyment for a while. ”

53.

37. Then Adam received words from his Lord, so He relented towards him.

He is the Relenting, the Merciful.

54.

38. We said, “Go down from it, all of you.

Yet whenever guidance comes to you from Me,

then whoever follows My guidance—they have nothing to fear, nor shall they grieve.

55.

39. But as for those who disbelieve and reject Our signs—

these are the inmates of the Fire—wherein they will remain forever. ”

The Cow CHAPTER THREE

Divisions 56-95

THE COW 2: 40 - 2: 62

56.

40. O Children of Israel!

Remember My blessings which I bestowed upon you,

and fulfill your pledge to Me, and I will fulfill My pledge to you,

57.

and fear Me.

41. And believe in what I revealed, confirming what is with you;

and do not be the first to deny it;

and do not exchange My revelations for a small price;

58.

and be conscious of Me.

42. And do not mix truth with falsehood,

and do not conceal the truth while you know it.

59.

43. And attend to your prayers, and practice regular charity,

and kneel with those who kneel.

60.

44. Do you command people to virtuous conduct,

and forget yourselves, even though you read the Scripture?

61.

Do you not understand?

62.

45. And seek help through patience and prayer.

63.

But it is difficult, except for the devout.

46. Those who know that they will meet their Lord,

and that to Him they will return.

64.

47. O Children of Israel!

Remember My favor which I bestowed upon you, and that I favored you over all nations.

65.

48. And beware of a Day when no soul will avail another in the least,

nor will any intercession be accepted on its behalf,

nor will any ransom be taken from it, nor will they be helped.

66.

49. And recall that We delivered you from the people of Pharaoh.

67.

They inflicted on you terrible persecution, killing your sons and sparing your women.

68.

Therein was a tremendous trial from your Lord.

69.

50. And recall that We parted the sea for you, so We saved you,

and We drowned the people of Pharaoh as you looked on.

70.

51. And recall that We appointed for Moses forty nights.

71.

Then you took to worshiping the calf after him, and you turned wicked.

52. Then We pardoned you after that, so that you might be grateful.

72.

53. And recall that We gave Moses the Scripture and the Criterion, so that you may be guided.

73.

54. And recall that Moses said to his people,

“O my people, you have done wrong to yourselves by worshiping the calf.

74.

So repent to your Maker, and kill your egos.

75.

That would be better for you with your Maker. ”

76.

So God turned to you in repentance.

He is the Accepter of Repentance, the Merciful.

77.

55. And recall that you said,

“O Moses, we will not believe in you unless we see God plainly. ”

78.

Thereupon the thunderbolt struck you, as you looked on.

79.

56. Then We revived you after your death, so that you may be appreciative.

80.

57. And We shaded you with clouds, and We sent down to you manna and quails: saying

“Eat of the good things We have provided for you. ”

81.

They did not wrong Us, but they used the good things to wrong their own souls.

82.

58. And recall that We said,

“Enter this town, and eat plentifully from it whatever you wish;

but enter the gate humbly, and say, 'Pardon. '

83.

We will forgive your sins, and give increase to the virtuous. ”

84.

59. But the wrongdoers among them substituted words other than those given to them,

so We sent down on the wrongdoers a plague from heaven, because of their wicked behavior.

85.

60. And recall that when Moses prayed for water for his people,

We said, “Strike the rock with your staff. ”

86.

Thereupon twelve springs gushed out from it, and each tribe recognized its drinking-place.

87.

and We said, “Eat and drink from God’s provision,

and do not corrupt the earth with disobedience. ”

88.

61. And recall when you said, “O Moses, we cannot endure one kind of food,

so call to your Lord to produce for us of what the earth grows:

of its herbs, and its cucumbers, and its garlic, and its lentils, and its onions. ”

89.

He said, “Would you substitute worse for better?

90.

Go down to Egypt, where you will have what you asked for. ”

91.

They were struck with humiliation and poverty, and incurred wrath from God.

92.

That was because they rejected God’s revelations and wrongfully killed the prophets.

That was because they disobeyed and transgressed.

94.

62. Those who believe, and those who are Jewish, and the Christians, and the Sabeans—

any who believe in God and the Last Day, and act righteously—

they will have their reward with their Lord;

95.

they have nothing to fear, nor will they grieve.

The Cow CHAPTER FOUR

Divisions 96-130

THE COW 2: 63 - 2: 82

96.

63. And recall that when We received a pledge from you, and raised the Mount above you: saying

“Take what We have given you earnestly, and remember what is in it,

that you may attain righteousness. ”

64. But after that you turned away.

97.

Were it not for God’s grace and mercy towards you, you would have been among the losers.

98.

65. And you surely knew those of you who violated the Sabbath.

99.

We said to them, “Be despicable apes! ”

100.

66. Thus We made it a deterrent for their generation, and for subsequent generations,

and a lesson for the righteous.

101.

67. And recall when Moses said to his people,

“God commands you to sacrifice a heifer. ”

102.

They said, “Do you make a mockery of us? ”

103.

He said, “God forbid that I should be so ignorant. ”

104.

68. They said, “Call upon your Lord to show us which one. ”

105.

He said, “He says she is a heifer, neither too old, nor too young, but in between.

106.

So do what you are commanded. ”

107.

69. They said, “Call upon your Lord to show us what her color is. ”

108.

He said, “He says she is a yellow heifer, bright in color, pleasing to the beholders. ”

109.

70. They said, “Call upon your Lord to show us which one;

the heifers look alike to us;

and God willing, we will be guided. ”

110.

71. He said, “He says she is a heifer, neither yoked to plow the earth, nor to irrigate the field;

sound without blemish. ”

111.

They said, “Now you have brought the truth. ”

112.

So they slew her; though they almost did not.

113.

72. And recall when you killed a person, and disputed in the matter;

but God was to expose what you were hiding.

114.

73. We said, “Strike him with part of it. ”

115.

Thus God brings the dead to life;

and He shows you His signs, that you may understand.

116.

74. Then after that your hearts hardened, they were as rocks, or even harder.

For there are some rocks from which rivers gush out,

and others that splinter and water comes out from them, and others that sink in awe of God.

117.

God is not unaware of what you do.

118.

75. Do you hope that they will believe in you,

when some of them used to hear the Word of God,

and then deliberately distort it, even after understanding it?

119.

76. And when they come across those who believe, they say, “We believe, ”

but when they come together privately, they say,

120.

“Will you inform them of what God has disclosed to you,

so that they might dispute with you concerning it before your Lord? ”

121.

Do you not understand?

122.

77. Do they not know that God knows what they conceal and what they reveal?

123.

78. And among them are uneducated who know the Scripture only through hearsay,

and they only speculate.

124.

79. So woe to those who write the Scripture with their own hands,

and then say, “This is from God, ” that they may exchange it for a little price.

125.

Woe to them for what their hands have written, and woe to them for what they earn.

126.

80. And they say, “The Fire will not touch us except for a number of days. ”

127.

Say to them, “Have you received a promise from God—God never breaks His promise—

128.

or are you saying about God what you do not know? ”

128.

81. Indeed, whoever commits misdeeds, and becomes besieged by his iniquities—

these are the inmates of the Fire, wherein they will dwell forever.

130.

82. As for those who believe and do righteous deeds—

these are the inhabitants of Paradise, wherein they will dwell forever.

The Cow CHAPTER FIVE

Divisions 131-165

THE COW 2: 83 - 2: 96

131.

83. We made a covenant with the Children of Israel: “Worship none but God;

132.

and be good to parents, and relatives, and orphans, and the needy;

and speak nicely to people; and pray regularly, and give alms. ”

133.

Then you turned away, except for a few of you, recanting.

134.

84. And We made a covenant with you:

“You shall not shed the blood of your own, nor shall you evict your own from your homes. ”

135.

You agreed, and were all witnesses.

136.

85. But here you are, killing your own, and expelling a group of your own from their homes—conspiring against them in wrongdoing and hostility.

137.

And if they come to you as captives, you ransom them, although it was forbidden to you.

138.

Is it that you believe in part of the Scripture, and disbelieve in part?

139.

What is the reward for those among you who do that, but humiliation in this life?

140.

And on the Day of Resurrection, they will be assigned to the most severe torment.

God is not unaware of what you do.

141.

86. Those are they who bought the present life for the Hereafter,

so the punishment will not be lightened for them, nor will they be helped.

142.

87. We gave Moses the Scripture, and sent a succession of messengers after him.

143.

And We gave Jesus son of Mary the clear proofs,

and We supported him with the Holy Spirit.

144.

Is it that whenever a messenger comes to you with anything your souls do not desire,

you grew arrogant, calling some impostors, and killing others?

145.

88. And they said, “Our hearts are sealed. ”

146.

Rather, God has cursed them for their ingratitude.

147.

They have little faith.

148.

89. And when a scripture came to them from God, confirming what they have—

although previously they were seeking victory against those who disbelieved—

but when there came to them what they recognized, they disbelieved in it.

149.

So God’s curse is upon the disbelievers.

150.

90. Miserable is what they sold their souls for—

rejecting what God has revealed, out of resentment

that God would send down His grace upon whomever He chooses from among His servants.

151.

Thus they incurred wrath upon wrath.

152.

And there is a demeaning punishment for the disbelievers.

153.

91. And when it is said to them, “Believe in what God has revealed, ”

they say, “We believe in what was revealed to us, ”

154.

and they reject anything beyond that,

although it is the truth which confirms what they have.

155.

Say, “Why did you kill God’s prophets before, if you were believers? ”

156.

92. Moses came to you with clear proofs,

yet you adopted the calf in his absence, and you were in the wrong.

157.

93. And We made a covenant with you, and raised the Mount above you: saying

“Take what We have given you firmly, and listen. ”

158.

They said, “We hear and disobey. ”

159.

And their hearts became filled with the love of the calf because of their disbelief.

160.

Say to them, “Wretched is what your faith commands you to do, if you are believers. ”

161.

94. Say to them, “If the Final Home with God is yours alone, to the exclusion of all other people,

then wish for death if you are sincere. ”

95. But they will never wish for it, because of what their hands have forwarded.

162.

God is aware of the evildoers.

163.

96. You will find them, of all mankind, the most eager for life,

even more than the polytheists.

164.

Every one of them wishes he could live a thousand years;

but to be granted a long life will not nudge him from the punishment.

165.

God is Seeing of what they do.

The Cow CHAPTER SIX

Divisions 166-195

THE COW 2: 97 - 2: 110

166.

97. Say, “Whoever is hostile to Gabriel—

it is he who revealed it to your heart by God’s leave,

confirming what preceded it, and guidance and good news for the believers. ”

167.

98. Whoever is hostile to God, and His angels, and His messengers, and Gabriel, and Michael—

God is hostile to the faithless.

168.

99. We have revealed to you clear signs, and none rejects them except the sinners.

169.

100. Is it not that whenever they make a covenant, some of them toss it aside?

170.

In fact, most of them do not believe.

171.

101. And when there came to them a messenger from God, confirming what they had,

a faction of those who were given the Book threw the Book of God behind their backs,

as if they do not know.

172.

102. And they followed what the devils taught during the reign of Solomon.

173.

It was not Solomon who disbelieved, but it was the devils who disbelieved.

174.

They taught the people witchcraft

and what was revealed in Babylon to the two angels Harut and Marut.

Maruts are storm giants in the Rig Veda

175.

They did not teach anybody until they had said, “We are a test, so do not lose faith. ”

176.

But they learned from them the means to cause separation between man and his wife.

177.

But they cannot harm anyone except with God's permission.

178.

And they learned what would harm them, and that would not benefit them.

Yet they knew that whoever deals in it will have no share in the Hereafter.

179.

Miserable is what they sold their souls for, if they only knew.

180.

103. Had they believed and been righteous,

the reward from God would have been better, if they only knew.

181.

104. O you who believe!

Do not say ambiguous words, but say words of respect, and listen.

182.

The disbelievers will have a painful torment.

183.

105. It is never the wish of the disbelievers from among the People of the Book,

nor of the polytheists, that any good should be sent down to you from your Lord.

But God chooses for His mercy whomever He wills.

184.

God is Possessor of Sublime Grace.

185.

106. We never nullify a verse, nor cause it to be forgotten,

unless We bring one better than it, or similar to it.

186.

Do you not know that God is capable of all things?

187.

107. Do you not know that to God belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth,

and that apart from God you have no guardian or helper?

188.

108. Or do you want to question your Messenger as Moses was questioned before?

189.

Whoever exchanges faith for disbelief has strayed from the right path.

190.

109. Many of the People of the Book wish to turn you back into unbelievers after you have believed,

out of envy on their part, after the Truth has become clear to them.

191.

But pardon and overlook, until God brings His command.

192.

God has power over all things.

193.

110. And perform the prayer, and give alms.

194.

Whatever good you do you forward for yourselves, you will find it with God.

195.

God is Seeing of everything you do.

The Cow CHAPTER SEVEN

Divisions 196-225

THE COW 2: 111 - 2: 121

196.

111. And they say, “None will enter Heaven unless he is a Jew or a Christian. ”

197.

These are their wishes.

198.

Say, “Produce your proof, if you are truthful. ”

199.

112. In fact, whoever submits himself to God, and is a doer of good,

will have his reward with his Lord

—they have nothing to fear, nor shall they grieve.

200.

113. The Jews say, “The Christians are not based on anything; ”

and the Christians say, “The Jews are not based on anything. ”

201.

Yet they both read the Scripture.

202.

Similarly, the ignorant said the same thing.

203.

God will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection regarding their differences.

204.

114. Who is more unjust than him who forbids the remembrance of God’s name in places of worship, and contributes to their ruin?

205.

These ought not to enter them except in fear.

206.

For them is disgrace in this world, and for them is a terrible punishment in the Hereafter.

207.

115 To God belong the East and the West.

208.

Whichever way you turn, there is God’s presence.

209.

God is Omnipresent and Omniscient.

210.

116 And they say, “God has begotten a son. ”

211.

Be He glorified.

212.

Rather, His is everything in the heavens and the earth;

all are obedient to Him.

213.

117 [God is the] Originator of the heavens and the earth.

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