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THE BEE 16: 87 - 16: 105

151.

87. On that Day they will offer their submission to God,

and what they had invented will abandon them.

152.

88. Those who disbelieve and obstruct from God’s path

—We will add punishment to their punishment, on account of the mischief they used to make.

153.

89. On the Day when We raise in every community a witness against them,

from among them, and bring you as a witness against these.

154.

We have revealed to you the Book, as an explanation of all things,

and guidance, and mercy and good news for those who submit.

155.

90. God commands justice, and goodness, and generosity towards relatives.

156.

And He forbids immorality, and injustice, and oppression.

157.

He advises you, so that you may take heed.

158.

91. Fulfill God’s covenant when you make a covenant,

and do not break your oaths after ratifying them.

159.

You have made God your guarantor,

and God knows what you do.

160.

92. And do not be like her who unravels her yarn,

breaking it into pieces, after she has spun it strongly.

161.

Nor use your oaths as means of deception among you,

only because one community is more prosperous than another.

162.

God is testing you thereby.

163.

On the Day of Resurrection,

He will make clear to you everything you had disputed about.

164.

93. Had God willed, He would have made you one congregation,

yet He leaves astray whom He wills, and He guides whom He wills.

165.

And you will surely be questioned about what you used to do.

166.

94. And do not use your oaths to deceive one another,

so that a foot may not slip after being firm,

and you taste misery because you hindered from God’s path, and incur a terrible torment.

167.

95. And do not exchange God’s covenant for a small price.

168.

What is with God is better for you, if you only knew.

169.

96. What you have runs out,

yet what is with God remains.

170.

We will reward those who are patient according to the best of their deeds.

171.

97. Whoever works righteousness, whether male or female, while being a believer,

We will grant him a good life

—and We will reward them according to the best of what they used to do.

172.

98. When you read the Quran, seek refuge with God from Satan the outcast.

173.

99. He has no authority over those who believe and trust in their Lord.

174.

100. His authority is only over those who follow him,

and those who associate others with Him.

175.

101. When We substitute a verse in place of another verse

—and God knows best what He reveals—they say, “You are an impostor. ”

Yet most of them do not know.

176.

102. Say to them, “The Holy Spirit has brought it down from your Lord, truthfully,

in order to stabilize those who believe,

and as guidance and good news for those who submit. ”

177.

103. We are well aware that they say,

“It is a human being who is teaching him. ”

178.

Yet the tongue of him they allude to is foreign,

while this is a clear Arabic tongue.

179.

104. Them that do not believe in God’s revelations

—God will not guide them, and for them is a painful punishment.

180.

105. It is them that do not believe in God’s revelations that fabricate falsehood.

It is these that are the liars.

The Bee                                                                                                                CHAPTER SEVEN

Divisions 181- 215

The Night Journey                                                                                                   CHAPTER ONE

Divisions 1-30

THE NIGHT JOURNEY 17: 1 - 17: 13

1.

1. Glory to Him who journeyed His servant by night, from the Sacred Mosque,

to the Farthest Mosque, whose precincts We have blessed,

in order to show him of Our wonders.

2.

He is the Listener, the Beholder.

3.

2. And We gave Moses the Scripture,

and made it a guide for the Children of Israel:

4.

Take none for protector other than Me.

5.

3. The descendants of those We carried with Noah.

6.

He was an appreciative servant.

7.

4. And We conveyed to the Children of Israel in the Scripture:

8.

You will commit evil on earth twice,

and you will rise to a great height.

9.

5. When the first of the two promises came true,

We sent against you servants of Ours, possessing great might, and they ransacked your homes.

10.

It was a promise fulfilled.

11.

6. Then We gave you back your turn against them,

and supplied you with wealth and children, and made you more numerous.

12.

7. If you work righteousness, you work righteousness for yourselves;

and if you commit evil, you do so against yourselves.

13.

Then, when the second promise comes true, they will make your faces filled with sorrow,

and enter the Temple as they entered it the first time,

and utterly destroy all that falls into their power.

14.

8. Perhaps your Lord will have mercy on you.

15.

Yet if you revert back to rebellion, We will revert back to your punishments in lieu of mercy.

16.

We have made Hell a prison for the disbelievers.

17.

9. This Quran guides to what is most upright;

and it gives good news to the believers who do good deeds, that they will have a great reward.

18.

10. And those who do not believe in the Hereafter

—We have prepared for them a painful punishment.

19.

11. The human being prays for evil as he prays for good.

20.

The human being is very hasty.

21.

12. We have made the night and the day two wonders.

22.

We erased the wonder of the night, and made the wonder of the day revealing,

that you may seek bounty from your Lord,

and know the number of years, and the calculation.

23.

We have explained all things in detail.

24.

13. For every person We have attached his fate to his neck.

25.

And on the Day of Resurrection, We will bring out for him a book which he will find spread open.

The Night Journey                                                                                                    CHAPTER TWO

Divisions 26-50

THE NIGHT JOURNEY 17: 26 - 17: 30

26.

14. “Read your book;

today there will be none but yourself to call you to account. ”

27.

15. Whoever is guided—is guided for his own good.

28.

And whoever goes astray—goes astray to his detriment.

29.

No burdened soul carries the burdens of another,

nor do We ever punish until We have sent a messenger.

30.

16. When We decide to destroy a town, We command its affluent ones,

they transgress in it, so the word becomes justified against it, and We destroy it completely.

31.

17. How many generations have We destroyed after Noah?

32.

Your Lord is sufficient as Knower and Beholder of the sins of his servants.

33.

18. Whoever desires the fleeting life,

We expedite for him what We decide to give him, to whomever We desire.

34.

Then We consign him to Hell, where he will roast, condemned and defeated.

35.

19. Yet whoever desires the Hereafter,

and pursues it as it should be pursued, while he is a believer;

these—their effort will be appreciated.

36.

20. To all—these and those—We extend from the gifts of your Lord.

37.

The gifts of your Lord are not restricted.

38.

21. See how We have favored some of them over others;

yet the Hereafter is greater in ranks, and greater in favors.

39.

22. Do not set up another god with God, lest you become condemned and damned.

40.

23. Your Lord has commanded that you worship none except Him,

and that you be good to your parents.

41.

If either of them or both of them reach old age with you,

do not say to them a word of disrespect, nor scold them, but say to them kind words.

42.

24. And lower to them the wing of humility, out of mercy, and say,

“My Lord, have mercy on them, as they raised me when I was a child. ”

43.

25. Your Lord knows best what is in your minds.

44.

If you are righteous—He is Forgiving to the obedient.

45.

26. And give the relative his rights, and the poor, and the wayfarer,

and do not squander wastefully.

46.

27. The extravagant are brethren of the devils,

and the devil is ever ungrateful to his Lord.

47.

28. But if you turn away from them, seeking mercy from your Lord which you hope for,

then say to them words of comfort.

48.

29. And do not keep your hand tied to your neck,

nor spread it out fully, lest you end up liable and regretful.

49.

30. Your Lord expands the provision for whomever He wills, and restricts it.

50.

He is fully Informed, Observant of His servants.

The Night Journey                                                                                                CHAPTER THREE

Divisions 51-75

THE NIGHT JOURNEY 17: 31 - 17: 43

51.

31. And do not kill your children for fear of poverty.

52.

We provide for them, and for you.

53.

Killing them is a grave sin.

54.

32. And do not come near adultery.

55.

It is immoral, and an evil way.

56.

33. And do not kill the soul which God has made sacred, except in the course of justice.

57.

If someone is killed unjustly, We have given his next of kin certain authority.

58.

Yet they should not be excessive in killing, for he will be supported.

59.

34. And do not go near the orphan’s property, except with the best of intentions,

until he has reached his maturity.

60.

And honor your pledge, because the pledge involves responsibility.

61.

35. And give full measure when you measure, and weigh with accurate scales.

62.

That is fair, and the best determination.

63.

36. And do not occupy yourself with what you have no knowledge of.

64.

The hearing, and the sight, and the brains—all these will be questioned.

65.

37. And do not walk proudly on earth.

66.

You can neither pierce the earth, nor can you match the mountains in height.

67.

38. The evil of all these is disliked by your Lord.

68.

39. That is some of the wisdom your Lord has revealed to you.

69.

Do not set up with God another god,

or else you will be thrown in Hell, rebuked and banished.

70.

40. Has your Lord favored you with sons,

while choosing for Himself daughters from among the angels?

71.

You are indeed saying a terrible thing.

72.

41. We have explained in this Quran in various ways, that they may remember,

yet it only adds to their rebellion.

73.

42. Say to them, “If there were other gods with Him, as they say,

they would have sought a way to the Lord of the Throne. ”

74.

43. Be He glorified.

75.

He is exalted, far above what they say.

The Night Journey                                                                                                  CHAPTER FOUR

Divisions 76-105

THE NIGHT JOURNEY 17: 44 - 17: 58

76.

44. Praising Him are the seven heavens, and the earth, and everyone in them.

77.

There is not a thing that does not glorify Him with praise,

yet you do not understand their praises.

78.

He is indeed Forbearing and Forgiving.

79.

45. When you read the Quran,

We place between you and those who do not believe in the Hereafter an invisible barrier.

80.

46. And We drape veils over their hearts,

preventing them from understanding it, and heaviness in their ears.

81.

And when you mention your Lord alone in the Quran,

they turn their backs in aversion.

82.

47. We know well what they listen to,

when they listen to you, as they conspire, when the wrongdoers say,

“You only follow a man bewitched. ”

83.

48. Note what they compared you to.

84.

They are lost, and unable to find a way.

85.

49. And they say, “When we have become bones and fragments,

shall we really be resurrected as a new creation? ”

86.

50. Say to them, “Even if you become rocks or iron.

51. Or some substance, that, in your minds, is even harder. ”

87.

Then they will say, “Who will restore us? ”

88.

Say to them, “The One who originated you the first time. ”

89.

Then they will nod their heads at you, and say, “When will it be? ”

90.

Say to them, “Perhaps it will be soon. ”

91.

52. On the Day when He calls you, you will respond with His praise,

and you will realize that you stayed (held the crooked back) only a little.

92.

53. Tell My servants to say what is best.

93.

Satan sows discord among them.

94.

Satan is to man an open enemy.

95.

54. Your Lord knows you best.

96.

If He wills, He will have mercy on you;

and if He wills, He will punish you.

97.

We did not send you as their advocate (counselor or lawyer).  

98.

55. Your Lord knows well everyone in the heavens and the earth.

99.

We have given some prophets advantage over others;

and to David We gave the Psalms.

100.

56. Say to them, “Call upon those you claim besides Him.

101.

They have no power to relieve your adversity, nor can they change it. ”

102.

57. Those they call upon are themselves seeking means of access to their Lord,

vying to be nearer, and hoping for His mercy, and fearing His punishment.

103.

The punishment of your Lord is to be dreaded.

104.

58. There is no city of rebellion except that We will destroy before the Day of Resurrection,

or punish it with a severe punishment.

105.

This is inscribed in the Book.

The Night Journey                                                                                                    CHAPTER FIVE

Divisions 106-120

THE NIGHT JOURNEY 17: 59 - 17: 65

106.

59. Nothing prevents Us from sending miraculous signs,

except that the ancients called them lies (and others will likewise).

107.

We gave Thamood the she-camel, a visible sign, yet they mistreated her.

108.

We do not send the signs except to instill reverence.

109.

60. We said to you that your Lord encompasses humanity.

110.

We did not make the vision We showed you, except as a test for the people,

and the tree cursed in the Quran.

111.

We frighten them, yet that only increases their defiance.

112.

61. When We said to the angels, “Bow down before Adam, ”

they bowed down, except for Satan.

113.

He said, “Shall I bow down before someone You created from mud? ”

114.

62. He said, “Do You see this one whom You have honored more than me?

115.

If You reprieve me until the Day of Resurrection,

I will bring his descendants under my sway, except for a few. ”