[21:1] The reckoning for the people has approached, and they are ignorantly objecting.

[21:2] Whenever a new reminder comes from their Lord they listen to it playfully.

[21:3] Their hearts were heedless. And the transgressors whispered; is he not a human being like you? Do you not recognize magic when you see it?

[21:4] He said, my Lord knows every utterance in the vacuum and matter, and He is The All Hearer, The All Knower.

[21:5] They also said, nonsense dreams that he fabricated; he is just a poet. Therefore, bring us a sign like that of the previous messengers.

[21:6] We have never annihilated a faithful community before them. Are they faithful?

[21:7] And We did not send before you except men whom We inspired, therefore, ask those who know the scripture if you do not know.

[21:8] And We did not create for them bodies that did not require eating food, nor were they immortal.

[21:9] Then We fulfilled Our promise and We saved them and whomever We willed and annihilated the transgressors.

[21:10] We indeed revealed this book to all of you containing reminders for you. Do you not then think?

[21:11] Many a community We wiped out who were unjust, and initiated after them other people.

[21:12] Then as soon as they felt Our might, they started to flee.

[21:13] Do not flee, and come back to your luxuries you left behind and to your dwellings so that you may be questioned.

[21:14] They said, woe to us, we were indeed unjust.

[21:15] Their prayers failed to produce any results and We rendered them completely barren and silent.

[21:16] And We did not create the vacua and matter and what is between them just to play.

[21:17] Had We intended to play, We would have produced it from Our special place, if We wanted to do so.

[21:18] On the contrary, We uproot the falsehood with the truth, defeat it and completely wipe it out. As for you, woe to you for what you are describing!

[21:19] And to Him belongs everything in the vacua and matter. And those at His site are never too arrogant to worship Him, and they never lament.

[21:20] They glorify night and day without ever tiring.

[21:21] Have they found material gods that can reproduce?

[21:22] If there were gods except God in the two of them, they would have spread corruption therein. Therefore, all glory to God, Lord of the Dominion, far above their description.

[21:23] He is never questioned about what He does, however, they will be questioned.

[21:24] Have they taken gods besides Him? Say, bring your proof. This is a reminder for those who are with me as well as for those who received reminders before me. However, the majority of them do not recognize the truth, therefore they always turn away.

[21:25] And We did not send any messenger before you except with the inspiration that indeed; "there is no god except Me; therefore, you shall worship".

[21:26] And they said, The All Gracious has begotten a son. Be He glorified. On the contrary, they are only honored servants.

[21:27] They never speak before Him and they do according to His command.

[21:28] He knows their past and their future and they do not intercede, except on behalf of those who please Him, and they fear His might.

[21:29] And if any one of them ever says that indeed I am a god besides Him, then his requital is Gehenna. We thus requite the unjust.

[21:30] Do those who disbelieve not realize that indeed the vacua and matter were a single entity and We separated them and We rendered water the prerequisite for every living thing? Do they then not believe?

[21:31] And We brought into existence mountains on the land lest it will tumble with them, and placed marked roads therein that they may find their way.

[21:32] And We made the sky a protective ceiling, and they still turn away from its signs.

[21:33] And He is the One who created the night and the day and the sun and the moon, each floating in an orbit.

[21:34] And We did not make any human being before you immortal. Are you then going to die while they are immortal?

[21:35] Every soul shall taste death. And We will test you through the bad and the good, a complete test, and to Us is your final destiny.

[21:36] And when those who have no faith see you, they mockingly say, is he the one who is questioning your gods? However, they absolutely reject the message of The All Gracious.

[21:37] The human being has been created impatient. I will soon show you My signs; therefore do not be in a hurry.

[21:38] And they say, fulfill this promise if you are truthful.

[21:39] If only the unfaithful knew when their faces and their backs are to be covered with fire and that they would not be helped.

[21:40] However, it will come to them suddenly and they will be completely surprised, then they will not be able to avoid it nor will they get a respite.

[21:41] And indeed they ridiculed messengers before you, then the very thing they ridiculed came back to haunt them.

[21:42] Say, who would protect you during the night and the day from the All Gracious, however, most of them turn away from their Lord's reminder.

[21:43] Do they have gods besides Us who can protect them? They cannot even help themselves and they cannot be protected from Us.

[21:44] On the contrary, We have provided for them and their ancestors during a long life. Do they not realize that We are shrinking the land around them? Are they the victors?

[21:45] Say, I am warning you according to the inspiration. However, the deaf cannot hear the call when he is warned.

[21:46] And indeed when a sample of your Lord's requital touches them, they say, woe to us, we were indeed transgressors.

[21:47] And We will set right the scales of justice on the Day of Resurrection and not a single soul will suffer any injustice. And even something as small as a mustard seed We will bring it out. And We are sufficient as a reckoner.

[21:48] And indeed We gave Moses and Aaron the Statute Book as a light and a reminder for the god-fearing.

[21:49] Those who reverence their Lord in their privacy and are fearful of the Hour.

[21:50] And this is a blessed reminder We have revealed. Are all of you refuting it?

[21:51] And indeed We gave Abraham his guidance previously and We had full knowledge of him.

[21:52] When he said to his father and his people; what are these statues to which you are so devoted?

[21:53] They said, we found our fathers worshiping them.

[21:54] He said, indeed you and your fathers are in manifest straying.

[21:55] They said, are you really telling the truth, or you are just joking?

[21:56] He said, on the contrary your Lord, the Lord of the vacua and matter is the One who initiated them and I am witnessing what you do.

[21:57] And by God, I have a plan against your idols after you all leave.

[21:58] He then destroyed them all completely, except the big one that they may have a reference.

[21:59] They said, whoever has done this to our gods is a real transgressor.

[21:60] They said, we heard a youngster talking about them, he is called Abraham.

[21:61] They said, then bring him and show him to the people that they may witness it.

[21:62] They said, did you do this to our gods O Abraham?

[21:63] He said, no the big one did it, go ahead and ask them, if these things can ever speak.

[21:64] They searched their souls and said; you are all really transgressors.

[21:65] Thereafter, they reverted back to their ways and said; you know that these things cannot speak!

[21:66] He said; are you then worshiping besides God something that does not benefit or harm you in the least?

[21:67] Woe to you and what you worship besides God. Do you not use your intelligence?

[21:68] They said, burn him and help your gods, if you must.

[21:69] We said, O fire, be cool and peaceful for Abraham.

[21:70] And they decided to scheme against him and We made them losers.

[21:71] And We saved him and Lot to a land that We blessed for the world.

[21:72] And We gave him Isaac and Jacob as a gift and We made them both righteous.

[21:73] And We made them leaders who guided according to Our command and We inspired them to do righteous work and to observe the contact prayer and to give the cleansing charity and to Us they were worshipers.

[21:74] As for Lot, We gave him wisdom and knowledge and saved him from the community who practiced evil. Indeed they were a people who practiced the worst of abominations.

[21:75] And We showered him with Our mercy, for indeed he was one of the righteous.

[21:76] As for Noah, he called upon Us before this; We then responded to him and saved him and his family from the great disaster.

[21:77] And We gave him victory over the people who rejected Our signs. Indeed they were evil people; consequently We drowned them all.

[21:78] And David and Solomon, when they were both issuing judgment regarding some people's herd that was grazing in a pasture during the night, and We were witnessing their ruling.

[21:79] We then gave the understanding of the matter to Solomon. However, We had endowed both with wisdom and knowledge. And We subdued the mountains with David as they were glorifying as well as the birds. And We were the doer of it all.

[21:80] And We taught him to manufacture armor that protect you during war. Are you then appreciative?

[21:81] And for Solomon, the speeding wind was directed according to his command to a land that We had blessed. And We have full knowledge of all things.

[21:82] And from the demons were those who performed deep sea diving for him as well as other tasks, and We were their guardians.

[21:83] And Job, when he called on his Lord, indeed an affliction has befallen me and You are the most merciful of all the merciful ones.

[21:84] We therefore responded to him, We then removed the cause of his affliction, and restored his family to him and even twice as much as a mercy from Us and a reminder for the worshipers.

[21:85] And Ishmael, Enoch and Ezekiel, they were all forbearing.

[21:86] And We showered them with Our mercy, they were all righteous.

[21:87] And Dhannoon, as he left outraged and thought that We had no control over him, he then called from the midst of the darkness; "there is no god except You, be you glorified, I have indeed been a transgressor".

[21:88] We therefore responded to him and saved him from sorrow. And We thus save the faithful.

[21:89] And Zechariah, when he called upon his Lord, Lord, do not leave me alone and You are the best inheritor.

[21:90] We then responded to him and granted him John and fixed his wife for him. They indeed raced towards righteous work and called upon Us eagerly and with reverence. And they were humble before Us.

[21:91] And the one who kept her chastity; We blew into her from Our Spirit and rendered her and her son a sign for all.

[21:92] This is indeed your community, a single community and I am indeed your Lord, therefore, you shall worship.

[21:93] And they went on to cause divisions among themselves; they will ultimately return to Us.

[21:94] As for the one who leads a righteous life and is faithful then his efforts will not be unappreciated and indeed We record it for him.

[21:95] And it is prohibited for those communities that We annihilated to ever return -

[21:96] -until such time when Gog and Magog are to reappear, and they will be coming from every elevated position, rushing.

[21:97] And the true promise has come upon them, then the eyes of the unfaithful remain terrified, saying woe to us we were indeed ignorant of this, we were indeed transgressors.

[21:98] Indeed you and what you worshipped besides God will be fuel for Gehenna and you will surely enter therein.

[21:99] If they were gods, they would have never entered therein. All will abide therein forever.

[21:100] They will constantly sigh therein but they will hear no response.

[21:101] Indeed, those whom goodness was decreed for them from Us, they will be far away from it.

[21:102] They will never hear its furor, and they will have everything they desire and they abide therein eternally.

[21:103] They will never worry about the great dread, and they meet the angels who tell them this is your day that was promised to you.

[21:104] The day We fold the sky like the folding of letters. Just like the first creation, We repeat it. This is Our promise. Indeed We will surely do it all.

[21:105] And indeed We wrote in the Psalms as well as subsequent reminders that the earth shall be inherited by My righteous servants.

[21:106] Indeed in this, there is a message for the people who are worshipers.

[21:107] And We only sent you as a mercy to the whole world.

[21:108] Say, I am indeed inspired that your god is one god; therefore are you going to offer peace?

[21:109] Therefore, if they turn away, say, I have informed you about the equilibrium, and I do not know if what is promised is near or far.

[21:110] Indeed, He knows your public utterance and knows what you conceal.

[21:111] I do not know, this may be a test for you and an enjoyment for a while.

[21:112] He said, Lord judges according to the truth. And our Lord is The All Gracious, The Source of all help, far above what you describe.