Surah Qaf English Translation & Transliteration

¹Qaf. Know the worth of this glorious and honored Quran!

²They greeted with astonishment the coming of a warner from among themselves, and the disbelievers who cover up the truths—"This is truly something to marvel at!

³—Are we to be raised again after we have died and turned to dust? Such a return is out of the question," they said.

⁴Indeed, We know very well what the earth will consume of their bodies, for with Us there is a preserved law on this matter.

⁵No! In fact, they clung to lies in the face of the truth that came to them. For they are in complete indecision and bewilderment.

⁶Do they never look, then, at the sky above them and take a lesson from it? How We have built it and adorned it with stars, and moreover there is not a single crack in it.

⁷And how We have made the earth a place to live, set firm and unshakeable mountains on it, and caused every kind of beautiful plant to grow on it.

⁸We did all this so that it might be a source of awareness and an admonition for servants who turn to Allah wholeheartedly.

⁹And We sent down bountiful rain from the sky and with it caused vineyards, gardens, and crops for harvest to grow.

¹⁰And We caused stout-trunked date palms to grow, laden with fruit in tiered clusters.

¹¹We created these as provision for Our servants. And with that bountiful rain We gave life to dead land. The resurrection too will be just like this.

¹²Before them, the people of Noah, the people of Rass, and the people of Thamud had also denied the truth,

¹³and likewise Ad, Pharaoh, and the brothers of Lot,

¹⁴the people of Aykah and the people of Tubba'. All of them accused their messengers of lying, and in the end the punishment I had promised came to pass.

¹⁵Did We have difficulty with the first creation, that We should have trouble raising them again? In fact, they are in deep doubt about being created anew.

¹⁶We certainly created the human being. That is why We know very well what goes through his mind. For We are nearer to him than his jugular vein.

¹⁷On the human being's right and on his left there are two scribes who record what he does.

¹⁸No sooner does a word come out of him than a watcher beside him is ready to record it.

¹⁹When the stupor of the moment of death brings him face to face with the bitter truth of death, he is told: —This is the very thing you went to every length to avoid!

²⁰And at last, when the Trumpet is blown: —This is the promised day of punishment!

²¹On that day every person will come into His presence with two attendants beside him, one charged with bringing him and the other with bearing witness.

²²He is told: —You were heedless of this day; We have lifted your veil, so today you see everything in all its nakedness.

²³His companion (the driver) says: —Here is the one in my charge, ready.

²⁴The angels beside him are commanded: —Cast into Hell every stubborn disbeliever there is,

²⁵—the one who hinders good, the transgressor who recognizes no right or law, and the one who casts people into doubt,

²⁶—and those who take another god along with Allah: cast them into the most severe part of the punishment!

²⁷The companion under whose control he had fallen says: —Our Lord, it was not I who made him transgress and led him astray; he himself had already fallen into deep misguidance.

²⁸Allah says: —Do not keep arguing in My presence; I had made this punishment known to you long beforehand.

²⁹—The word given in My presence is not changed. And know well that I never wrong My servants or treat them unjustly.

³⁰On that day We will ask Hell: —Are you full? And it will say: —Is there more?

³¹Paradise, on the other hand, will be brought right up to the God-conscious (muttaqin), who guarded themselves, and it will never move away from them,

³²to everyone who turned to Allah and protected himself from evils!

³³This is the Paradise promised to everyone who feels a heartfelt, deep reverence and devotion for the Most Merciful (ar-Rahman) and comes with a heart dedicated to Him.

³⁴Enter it with well-being/peace and tranquility. Eternal life has begun this day.

³⁵There they will attain everything they desire. And with Us there is even more.

³⁶We destroyed many a land that came and went before them, mightier than they were, whose people had traveled from country to country and established dominions. So, did any of them escape?

³⁷Surely in this there is an admonition to be taken by everyone who is of sound reason and who listens to the word with full attention and understands.

³⁸We certainly created the heavens, the earth, and all that is between them in six stages, and felt no weariness at all.

³⁹For now, be patient with their reckless talk. Before the sun rises and before it sets, glorify your Lord with praise and exalt Him!

⁴⁰And glorify and exalt Him during part of the night and after the prostrations!

⁴¹Listen to this warning about the day when a caller will call from a very near place so that everyone hears:

⁴²On that day people will hear that tremendous sound concerning the reality of the resurrection. This is the day of rising again.

⁴³Without any doubt, it is We who give life and We who cause death, and therefore the final return will be to Us.

⁴⁴On that day the earth will split apart and lay open its depths, and people will come out of their graves swiftly. This raising and gathering will be very easy for Us.

⁴⁵We know very well what they say. You are not one to force them to believe. So keep admonishing with the Quran those who fear My threat!