The letter Saad · Surah 38

And make mention (O Muhammad) of Our bondman Job, when he cried unto his Lord (saying): Lo! the devil doth afflict me with distress and torment

(And it was said unto him): Strike the ground with thy foot. This (spring) is a cool bath and a refreshing drink

And We bestowed on him (again) his household and therewith the like thereof, a mercy from Us, and a memorial for men of understanding

And (it was said unto him): Take in thine hand a branch and smite therewith, and break not thine oath. Lo! We found him steadfast, how excellent a slave! Lo! he was ever turning in repentance (to his Lord)

And make mention of Our bondmen, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, men of parts and vision

Lo! We purified them with a pure thought, remembrance of the Home (of the Hereafter)

Lo! in Our sight they are verily of the elect, the excellent

And make mention of Ishmael and Elisha and Dhu'l-Kifl. All are of the chosen

This is a reminder. And lo! for those who ward off (evil) is a happy journey's end

Gardens of Eden, whereof the gates are opened for them

Wherein, reclining, they call for plenteous fruit and cool drink (that is) therein

And with them are those of modest gaze, companions

This it is that ye are promised for the Day of Reckoning

Lo! this in truth is Our provision, which will never waste away

This (is for the righteous). And lo! for the transgressors there with be an evil journey's end

Hell, where they will burn, an evil resting-place

Here is a boiling and an ice-cold draught, so let them taste it

And other (torment) of the kind in pairs (the two extremes)

Here is an army rushing blindly with you. (Those who are already in the Fire say): No word of welcome for them. Lo! they will roast at the Fire

They say: Nay, but you (misleaders), for you there is no word of welcome. Ye prepared this for us (by your misleading). Now hapless is the plight

They say: Our Lord! Whoever did prepare this for us, oh, give him double portion of the Fire

And they say: What aileth us that we behold not men whom we were wont to count among the wicked

Did we take them (wrongly) for a laughing-stock, or have our eyes missed them

Lo! that is very truth: the wrangling of the dwellers in the Fire

Say (unto them, O Muhammad): I am only a warner, and there is no Allah save Allah, the One, the Absolute

Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, the Mighty, the Pardoning

Say: It is tremendous tidings

Whence ye turn away

I had no knowledge of the Highest Chiefs when they disputed

It is revealed unto me only that I may be a plain warner

When thy Lord said unto the angels: Lo! I am about to create a mortal out of mire

And when I have fashioned him and breathed into him of My Spirit, then fall down before him prostrate

The angels fell down prostrate, every one

Saving Iblis; he was scornful and became one of the disbelievers

He said: O Iblis! What hindereth thee from falling prostrate before that which I have created with both My hands? Art thou too proud or art thou of the high exalted

He said: I am better than him. Thou createdst me of fire, whilst him Thou didst create of clay

He said: Go forth from hence, for lo! thou art outcast

And lo! My curse is on thee till the Day of Judgment

He said: My Lord! Reprieve me till the day when they are raised

He said: Lo! thou art of those reprieved