[34:1] Praise God to whom belong everything in the vacua and everything within matter and all praise belongs to Him in the Hereafter. And He is The All Wise, The All Cognizant.

[34:2] He knows what goes into the ground and what comes out of it and what descends from the sky and what ascends into it. And He is The All Merciful, The All Forgiving.

[34:3] And the unfaithful said; the Hour will never come upon us. Say; yes indeed, my Lord will fulfill it for you, and He is the knower of the secret. Not even an atom's weight is hidden from Him, be it in the vacua or within matter, and not even smaller than that or larger is left out of a profound book.

[34:4] This is in order to repay those who attained faith and lead a righteous life. They have deserved forgiveness and a generous provision.

[34:5] As for those who tried their best to render Our proofs ineffective, awaiting them is a suffering with a painful consequence.

[34:6] And those who possess knowledge realize that this is revealed to you from your Lord; it is the truth, and it guides to the path of The Almighty, The Praiseworthy.

[34:7] And the unfaithful said; are we going to accept your reasoning just because a man is informing you that when you completely disintegrate, you will surely be recreated anew?

[34:8] He is either attributing a lie to God or he is crazy. No, on the contrary, those who do not believe in the Hereafter are the ones who will be tormented and are far astray.

[34:9] Do they not see what is in front of them and what is behind them in the vacuum and matter? If We will, We could bury them in the ground or cause masses from the sky to crash on them. Indeed in this, there is a proof for every penitent servant.

[34:10] And We endowed David a bounty from Us. O you mountain, glorify along with him, as well as you O birds. And We softened the iron for him.

[34:11] Manufacture shields that perfectly fit; and work righteousness, indeed I am seer of all that you do.

[34:12] As for Solomon, the wind blew during the day one month and blew during the night another month and We caused a spring of oil to gush out for him, and some jinns did everything for him by his Lord's leave. And had any one of them disobeyed Our command, We would have had him taste the agony of the blazing Hell.

[34:13] They did everything he wished for, such as construction of sanctuaries, statues, bowls as big as a small pool, as well as large pots. O family of David, you shall be grateful, for only a few of My servants are grateful.

[34:14] Then, when death was decreed for him, they could not figure out that he was dead, except that an earthly creature was chewing his staff, then once he fell over, only then did the jinns realize it, and had they known the secret, they would not had waited to carry out this humiliating burden.

[34:15] Indeed, Sheba and their dwellings manifest a sign. Two gardens, one to the left and one to the right. You shall eat from your Lord's provision and be grateful to Him. A clean city and an All Forgiving Lord.

[34:16] Thereafter, they turned away, We then sent upon them a flood caused by the dam and turned their two gardens into two gardens with bitter fruits, tamarisks and things such as a few lote trees.

[34:17] We thus requite them because of their disbelief, and should We not requite the unfaithful?

[34:18] And We created between them and other towns that We had blessed ease of travel. Travel therein; night and day perfectly secure.

[34:19] Then they said; our Lord, it does not matter if You lengthen our commutes and so they transgressed against themselves, consequently We made them history and divided them into small communities. Indeed in this there are signs for every steadfast, appreciative.

[34:20] And indeed Iblis had them believe his theory; therefore, they followed him, except for a few of the faithful.

[34:21] And he had no authority over them; however, this is in order for Us to know who believes in the Hereafter and who is doubtful regarding it. And your Lord is the Guardian of all things.

[34:22] Say; call upon those whom you theorize about besides God. They do not possess an atom's weight in the vacua or within matter and have no share in them and none of them is a protector for Him.

[34:23] And no intercession is acceptable to Him, except for the one whom He permits. Then once fear subsided in their hearts, they asked; what did your Lord say? They respond; the truth; and He is The Exalted, The All Magnificent.

[34:24] Say; who provides for you from the vacuum and matter? Say; God. Ultimately, either we or you are guided or are in manifest straying.

[34:25] Say; you will not be asked of our guilt nor will we be asked of what you did.

[34:26] Say; our Lord will gather us all, then He will judge amongst us all truthfully and He is The Judge, The All Knowing.

[34:27] Say; show me those whom you associated with Him as partners, Absolutely, He is God, The Almighty, The All Wise.

[34:28] And We did not send you except to suffice as a bearer of good news as well as a warner for the people, however, most people do not know.

[34:29] And they also say; bring this promise if you are truthful.

[34:30] Say; for you, the promise will come on a day when you cannot delay it an hour nor advance it.

[34:31] And the unfaithful said; we will never believe in this Quran and what has preceded it. And if only you could see the transgressors, standing in front of their Lord, some turn to others arguing, while the followers say to the leaders; if it were not for you we would have definitely been believers.

[34:32] And the leaders say to the followers, did we prevent you from being guided after it came your way? No, it was you who were guilty.

[34:33] And the followers said to the leaders, no it was you who schemed night and day, exhorting us to disbelieve in God and set up likenesses for Him. And they try to hide their sorrow once they come face to face with the suffering and we place shackles around the necks of the unfaithful. Do they not receive what they deserved because of what they did?

[34:34] And when We send to any community a warner, without exception, its leaders say; we surely reject the message you have brought.

[34:35] And they said; we have more money and children and we will never suffer.

[34:36] Say; indeed my Lord increases the provision for whomever He wills and withholds it, however, most people do not understand.

[34:37] And neither your money nor your children will bring you closer to Us; only those who attain faith and lead a righteous life, as a consequence, they will receive twice the reward for what they did and they abide in secure mansions.

[34:38] As for those who are trying their best to nullify Our proofs, they will face the torment readily.

[34:39] Say; indeed my Lord increases the provision for whomever He wills from amongst His servants and withholds it from him. And whatever you spend, He will replace it and He is the best provider.

[34:40] The day He summons them All, He will then ask the angels; did these people worship you?

[34:41] They say; glory to You, You are our Lord not them. On the contrary, they actually worshiped jinns and most of them were believers in them.

[34:42] Therefore, the day will come when none of you possess any power to benefit or harm another, and We will say to the unjust, taste the agony of Hell that you used to deny.

[34:43] And when Our proven Signs are recited to them, they say; this is just a man who wants to divert you from the way your forefathers used to worship. And they also say; this is nothing but a fabricated lie. And those who rejected the truth once they received it say; this is nothing but clear magic.

[34:44] And We did not give them books to study and We did not send to them before you any warner.

[34:45] And those before them disbelieved and they did not receive even a tenth of what We have given these people; however, when they rejected My messengers, how terrible it was for the rejecters.

[34:46] Say; I only enlighten you regarding a single item; that you devote yourselves to God as a group or individually, then reflect. Your friend is not crazy. He is a warner to you before you face an ultimate suffering.

[34:47] Say; I do not ask you for any wage, you can keep it. My wage comes from God, and He is witnessing all things.

[34:48] Say; indeed my Lord propagates the truth; He is the Knower of all secrets.

[34:49] Say; the truth has prevailed, and falsehood could neither initiate nor could it ever reproduce.

[34:50] Say; if I go astray, then surely I go astray because of myself, but if I am guided, then it is because my Lord has inspired me. He is indeed All Hearer, Near.

[34:51] If you could only see them how terrified they are but there is no escaping death, and they will be snatched from a nearby place.

[34:52] And they say, we believe in it, but their belief is entirely too late.

[34:53] And indeed they had already rejected it, as they theorized about the unknown without close examination.

[34:54] And they were deprived from what they most desired; this is exactly how their kind was dealt with previously. Indeed they were full of doubt.