Kâf Sûresi Wahiduddin Khan Meâli

Qaf. By the glorious Quran! ﴾ 1 ﴿
Indeed, they are astonished that a warner should have come to them from among themselves. So these deniers of the truth say, "This is indeed a strange thing, ﴾ 2 ﴿
to come back to life after we have died and become dust? That is most improbable!" ﴾ 3 ﴿
We know very well what the earth takes away from them: We hold a book which records all things. ﴾ 4 ﴿
But they denied the truth when it came to them, so they are in a state of confusion. ﴾ 5 ﴿
Have they not observed the sky above them and marked how We have built it and adorned it, leaving no flaws in it; ﴾ 6 ﴿
We spread out the earth and set upon it solid mountains and We brought forth from it all kinds of delightful plants, ﴾ 7 ﴿
as a lesson and reminder for every human being who turns to God; ﴾ 8 ﴿
and We have sent down from the sky blessed water with which We have brought forth gardens and grain to be harvested, ﴾ 9 ﴿
and tall palm-trees with their thickly-clustered dates, ﴾ 10 ﴿
as a provision for human beings; and by [all] this We bring dead land to life. Such shall be the Resurrection. ﴾ 11 ﴿
Before them, the people of Noah and the people of Rass denied this truth; and so did the people of Thamud. ﴾ 12 ﴿
And the tribe of 'Ad, and Pharaoh, and the brethren of Lot, ﴾ 13 ﴿
and the dwellers of the Wood, and the people of Tubba': every one denied their messengers, and so My warning came true. ﴾ 14 ﴿
Were We then worn out by the first creation? Yet they are in doubt about a second creation. ﴾ 15 ﴿
We created man -- We know the promptings of his soul, and are closer to him than his jugular vein -- ﴾ 16 ﴿
and the two recording angels are recording, sitting on the right and the left: ﴾ 17 ﴿
each word he utters shall be noted down by a vigilant guardian. ﴾ 18 ﴿
The trance of death will come revealing the truth: that is what you were trying to escape. ﴾ 19 ﴿
The trumpet will be sounded. This is the Day [you were] warned of. ﴾ 20 ﴿
Each person will arrive attended by an [angel] to drive him on and another to bear witness. ﴾ 21 ﴿
You were heedless of this, but now We have removed your veil, so your sight today is sharp. ﴾ 22 ﴿
His companion attendant will say, "I have here his record ready." ﴾ 23 ﴿
"Cast into Hell every ungrateful, rebellious one, ﴾ 24 ﴿
hinderer of good, transgressor, causing others to doubt, ﴾ 25 ﴿
who has set up another god besides God: cast him into severe punishment" -- ﴾ 26 ﴿
and his associate [Satan] will say, "Lord, I did not make him transgress, he had already gone far astray himself." ﴾ 27 ﴿
God will say, "Do not quarrel in My presence. I gave you the warning beforehand ﴾ 28 ﴿
and My word shall not be changed, nor am I unjust to My servants." ﴾ 29 ﴿
On that Day, We shall ask Hell, "Are you now full?" Hell will answer, "Are there any more?" ﴾ 30 ﴿
Paradise will be brought near to the righteous and will no longer be far away. ﴾ 31 ﴿
This is what you were promised -- this is for everyone who often turned to God and kept Him in mind, ﴾ 32 ﴿
who fears the Compassionate One, though He is unseen, and comes to Him with a penitent heart; ﴾ 33 ﴿
so enter it in peace. This is the Day of everlasting life. ﴾ 34 ﴿
There they shall have all that they desire, and there is even more with Us. ﴾ 35 ﴿
How many a generation, far greater in prowess, have We destroyed before them! They searched the entire land: but could they find a refuge? ﴾ 36 ﴿
There is truly a reminder in this for whoever has a heart, whoever listens attentively. ﴾ 37 ﴿
We created the heavens, the earth, and everything between them in six days [periods] nor were We ever wearied. ﴾ 38 ﴿
So bear with patience what they say, and glorify your Lord with His praise, before the rising and before the setting of the sun; ﴾ 39 ﴿
proclaim His praise in the night and at the end of every prayer. ﴾ 40 ﴿
Hearken! The Day when the caller will call from near. ﴾ 41 ﴿
The Day when men will hear the fateful cry, they will rise up [from their graves]. ﴾ 42 ﴿
Truly, it is We who give life and cause death, and to Us shall all return ﴾ 43 ﴿
on the Day the earth will be rent asunder over them, and from it they shall emerge in haste. To assemble them all is easy enough for Us. ﴾ 44 ﴿
We know best what those who deny the truth say. You are not there to force them: so remind, with this Quran, those who fear My warning. ﴾ 45 ﴿