Sura 57 The Iron (Al-Hadeed)

In the name of God, the Almighty, the Merciful.

[57:1] Glorifying God is what is in the heavens and the earth, and He is the Dignified, the Wise.

[57:2] To Him belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth. He brings to life and puts to death, and He is Capable of all things.

[57:3] He is the First and the Last, the External and the Internal, and He is Knowledgeable of all things.

[57:4] He is the One who created the heavens and the earth in six days, then settled on the Throne. He knows what goes into the earth and what comes out of it, and what comes down from the sky and what ascends unto it. He is with you wherever you may be. God is Seer of what you do.

[57:5] To Him belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, and to God, all matters are returned.

[57:6] He merges the night into the day, and merges the day into the night, and He is Knowledgeable of what the chests hold.

[57:7] Believe in God and His messenger and give from that which He has made you successors in. Those among you who believe and give shall have a great reward.

[57:8] What is the matter with you that you do not believe in God when the messenger is inviting you to believe in your Lord, and when He has taken a covenant from you if you are believers?

[57:9] He is the One who brings down to His servant clear revelations to take you out of the darkness and into the light. And indeed, God is Compassionate and Merciful towards you.

[57:10] And what is the matter with you that you do not give in the cause of God when to God belongs the inheritance of the heavens and the earth? Those among you who gave and fought before the conquest are not the same as those who gave and fought afterwards; they are greater in rank. Nevertheless, God has promised good things to each of them. God is All-Aware of what you do.

[57:11] Who is the one who will loan God a good loan, only for Him to multiply it for him manifold? And he will have a generous reward.

[57:12] On the Day you see the believing men and the believing women with their lights streaming out ahead of them and to their right: "Good news is yours today of Gardens beneath which rivers flow. Therein, you shall permanently remain. That is the great triumph."

[57:13] On the Day the hypocrite men and the hypocrite women say to those who believed, "Wait for us so that we can acquire some of your light," it will be said, "Go back behind you and seek a light." A fence is then placed between them that has a gate; on its inner lies mercy, and on its outer lies the punishment.

[57:14] They will call out to them, "Were we not with you?" They will say, "Yes, but you wronged yourselves, hesitated, doubted, and wishful thinking deluded you until God's command was issued. And the Deceiver deluded you concerning God."

[57:15] Therefore, today no ransom shall be accepted from you, nor from those who disbelieved. Your refuge is the Fire; it is your master. What a miserable destination!

[57:16] Is it not time for those who believe to have their hearts humbled for the remembrance of God and what came down of the truth, rather than be like those who were given the Scripture before, then when a long time passed by them, their hearts became hard? Many of them were wicked.

[57:17] Know that God brings the land to life after it has died. We have clarified the revelations for you so that you may understand.

[57:18] The men and women who are charitable and who have loaned God a good loan will have it multiplied for them, and they shall have a generous reward.