The Rock · Surah 15

He said: This is a right course incumbent upon Me

Lo! as for My slaves, thou hast no power over any of them save such of the froward as follow thee

And lo! for all such, hell will be the promised place

It hath seven gates, and each gate hath an appointed portion

Lo! those who ward off (evil) are among gardens and watersprings

(And it is said unto them): Enter them in peace, secure

And We remove whatever rancour may be in their breasts. As brethren, face to face, (they rest) on couches raised

Toil cometh not unto them there, nor will they be expelled from thence

Announce, (O Muhammad) unto My slaves that verily I am the Forgiving, the Merciful

And that My doom is the dolorous doom

And tell them of Abraham's guests

(How) when they came in unto him, and said: Peace. He said: Lo! we are afraid of you

They said: Be not afraid! Lo! we bring thee good tidings of a boy possessing wisdom

He said: Bring ye me good tidings (of a son) when old age hath overtaken me? Of what then can ye bring good tidings

They said: We bring thee good tidings in truth. So be not thou of the despairing

He said: And who despaireth of the mercy of his Lord save those who are astray

He said: And afterward what is your business, O ye messengers (of Allah)

They said: We have been sent unto a guilty folk

(All) save the family of Lot. Them we shall deliver every one

Except his wife, of whom We had decreed that she should be of those who stay behind

And when the messengers came unto the family of Lot

He said: Lo! ye are folk unknown (to me)

They said: Nay, but we bring thee that concerning which they keep disputing

And bring thee the Truth, and lo! we are truth-tellers

So travel with thy household in a portion of the night, and follow thou their backs. Let none of you turn round, but go whither ye are commanded

And We made plain the case to him, that the root of them (who did wrong) was to be cut at early morn

And the people of the city came, rejoicing at the news (of new arrivals)

He said: Lo! they are my guests. Affront me not

And keep your duty to Allah, and shame me not

They said; Have we not forbidden you from (entertaining) anyone

He said: Here are my daughters, if ye must be doing (so)

By thy life (O Muhammad) they moved blindly in the frenzy of approaching death

Then the (Awful) Cry overtook them at the sunrise

And We utterly confounded them, and We rained upon them stones of heated clay

Lo! therein verily are portents for those who read the signs

And lo! it is upon a road still uneffaced

Lo! therein is indeed a portent for believers

And the dwellers in the wood indeed were evil-doers

So we took vengeance on them; and lo! they both are on a high-road plain to see

And the dwellers in Al-Hijr denied (Our) messengers