Then see what was the end of their plot!- this, that We destroyed them and their people, all (of them).

Now such were their houses, - in utter ruin, - because they practised wrong-doing. Verily in this is a Sign for people of knowledge.

And We saved those who believed and practised righteousness.

(We also sent) Lut (as a messenger): behold, He said to his people, "Do ye do what is shameful though ye see (its iniquity)?

Would ye really approach men in your lusts rather than women? Nay, ye are a people (grossly) ignorant!

But his people gave no other answer but this: they said, "Drive out the followers of Lut from your city: these are indeed men who want to be clean and pure!"

But We saved him and his family, except his wife; her We destined to be of those who lagged behind.

And We rained down on them a shower (of brimstone): and evil was the shower on those who were admonished (but heeded not)!

Say: Praise be to Allah, and Peace on his servants whom He has chosen (for his Message). (Who) is better?- Allah or the false gods they associate (with Him)?

Or, Who has created the heavens and the earth, and Who sends you down rain from the sky? Yea, with it We cause to grow well-planted orchards full of beauty of delight: it is not in your power to cause the growth of the trees in them. (Can there be another) god besides Allah? Nay, they are a people who swerve from justice.

Or, Who has made the earth firm to live in; made rivers in its midst; set thereon mountains immovable; and made a separating bar between the two bodies of flowing water? (can there be another) god besides Allah? Nay, most of them know not.

Or, Who listens to the (soul) distressed when it calls on Him, and Who relieves its suffering, and makes you (mankind) inheritors of the earth? (Can there be another) god besides Allah? Little it is that ye heed!

Or, Who guides you through the depths of darkness on land and sea, and Who sends the winds as heralds of glad tidings, going before His Mercy? (Can there be another) god besides Allah?- High is Allah above what they associate with Him!

Or, Who originates creation, then repeats it, and who gives you sustenance from heaven and earth? (Can there be another) god besides Allah? Say, "Bring forth your argument, if ye are telling the truth!"

Say: None in the heavens or on earth, except Allah, knows what is hidden: nor can they perceive when they shall be raised up (for Judgment).

Still less can their knowledge comprehend the Hereafter: Nay, they are in doubt and uncertainty thereanent; nay, they are blind thereunto!

The Unbelievers say: "What! when we become dust,- we and our fathers,- shall we really be raised (from the dead)?

"It is true we were promised this,- we and our fathers before (us): these are nothing but tales of the ancients."

Say: "Go ye through the earth and see what has been the end of those guilty (of sin)."

But grieve not over them, nor distress thyself because of their plots.

They also say: "When will this promise (come to pass)? (Say) if ye are truthful."

Say: "It may be that some of the events which ye wish to hasten on may be (close) in your pursuit!"

But verily thy Lord is full of grace to mankind: Yet most of them are ungrateful.

And verily thy Lord knoweth all that their hearts do hide. As well as all that they reveal.

Nor is there aught of the unseen, in heaven or earth, but is (recorded) in a clear record.

Verily this Qur'an doth explain to the Children of Israel most of the matters in which they disagree.

And it certainly is a Guide and a Mercy to those who believe.

Verily thy Lord will decide between them by His Decree: and He is Exalted in Might, All-Knowing.

So put thy trust in Allah: for thou art on (the path of) manifest Truth.

Truly thou canst not cause the dead to listen, nor canst thou cause the deaf to hear the call, (especially) when they turn back in retreat.

Nor canst thou be a guide to the blind, (to prevent them) from straying: only those wilt thou get to listen who believe in Our Signs, and they will bow in Islam.

And when the Word is fulfilled against them (the unjust), we shall produce from the earth a beast to (face) them: He will speak to them, for that mankind did not believe with assurance in Our Signs.

One day We shall gather together from every people a troop of those who reject our Signs, and they shall be kept in ranks,-

Until, when they come (before the Judgment-seat), (Allah) will say: "Did ye reject My Signs, though ye comprehended them not in knowledge, or what was it ye did?"

And the Word will be fulfilled against them, because of their wrong-doing, and they will be unable to speak (in plea).

See they not that We have made the Night for them to rest in and the Day to give them light? Verily in this are Signs for any people that believe!

And the Day that the Trumpet will be sounded - then will be smitten with terror those who are in the heavens, and those who are on earth, except such as Allah will please (to exempt): and all shall come to His (Presence) as beings conscious of their lowliness.

Thou seest the mountains and thinkest them firmly fixed: but they shall pass away as the clouds pass away: (such is) the artistry of Allah, who disposes of all things in perfect order: for he is well acquainted with all that ye do.

If any do good, good will (accrue) to them therefrom; and they will be secure from terror that Day.

And if any do evil, their faces will be thrown headlong into the Fire: "Do ye receive a reward other than that which ye have earned by your deeds?"

For me, I have been commanded to serve the Lord of this city, Him Who has sanctified it and to Whom (belong) all things: and I am commanded to be of those who bow in Islam to Allah's Will,-

And to rehearse the Qur'an: and if any accept guidance, they do it for the good of their own souls, and if any stray, say: "I am only a Warner".

And say: "Praise be to Allah, Who will soon show you His Signs, so that ye shall know them"; and thy Lord is not unmindful of all that ye do.