1-Elif, Lâm, Mîm
2-Do people think that they are saved by saying, “We believe”? But they do not think carefully torealize existence.
3-Indeed, those before them were also told to think carefully to understand Us. Those who act withsincerity know that Allah is the One who manifests Himself in all beings, and those who lie know lies.
4-Or do those who remain in bad circumstances think that they know Us? Evil is their judgment.
5-Whoever is willing to understand Allah, then surely the time will come when he will realize Allah,and he will know that He is The Owner of wisdom, the Hearer.
6-The one who struggles to understand Allah is truly the one who struggles to understand himself.Indeed, Allah is the Owner of all values in the universe.
7-Those who believe and work in the right path, they will refrain from evil because they haveunderstood Us, and they will have the best reward for their efforts to understand Us.
8-We have recommended mankind to be good to his parents. And if they strive to associate partnerswith you about that of which they have no knowledge, then do not obey them. We are your source, sothat the truth will be made clear to you at every moment of what you have done.
9-Those who believe and work in the right path, they will surely be among the righteous byunderstanding Us.
10-Some of the people say, “We believe in Allah,” but when they are in trouble, they say, “He is Allahwho gives fitnah to people.” They consider it to be the punishment of Allah. And when they find helpfrom Allah, who created them, they say, “We are with you.” Is not Allah The Owner of wisdom ofwhat is in the hearts and in all that is in existence?
11-Those who believe surely know Allah and the hypocrites surely know hypocrisy.
12-Those who ignore the truths and conceal them say to those who believe: Come, follow our way,and we will bear your sins. But, they will not bear anything. Surely, they are liars.
13-They will surely bear their sins and many other sins along with them, and they will surely be heldaccountable for what they have invented until they die.
14-Indeed, Noah also came out to his people to tell them about Us. Thus, he told them for years aboutthe reality behind the images and their familiarity. But they clung to the flood of ignorance and clungto it, and they were of the wrongdoers.
15-So, he and his companions who followed him understood Us and were safe. We have made it aproof for everyone.
16-And Abraham said to his people: “Realize that you are Allah’s servants, and beware of evil, and donot associate others with Him. That is best for you, if you only knew.”
17-You worship conjectures instead of Allah and you bring forth things that are not true, andunfortunately, you believe in them. There is none besides Allah who can adorn you with His attributes. Then turn to Allah who has qualified you and realize that you are His servants and that He is theOwner of your existence, and submit to Him, and to Him is the return.
18-If you deny the truths, then those before you denied them. The Messenger’s duty is only to conveythe truth clearly.
19-Creation begins with Allah and continues with Him. Surely, this is easy for Allah. Do they not seehow creation is?
20-Say: Travel through the earth and see how creation begins, then see how Allah develops and bringsinto being. Surely, Allah is the Power over all things.
21-Whoever wills, he will be in trouble, and whoever wills, he will be in mercy. But you move by Hispresence.
22-You have no power, nor do those in the heavens and the earth have any power. You have noprotector other than Allah, nor any helper.
23-Those who disregard the verses of Allah and His unity, they are in despair of Our mercy, and theyare in painful distress.
24-So, Abraham’s people had no answer to him. But they said: Kill him or burn him. So, Abraham wassaved from the fire of ignorance, which is a burning and destructive state, by taking refuge in Allah.Surely, in these are signs for those who believe.
25-Abraham said: You have taken idols instead of Allah because of your excessive love for theworldly life. Then, you hinder one another from understanding the truth until you die, and you keepone another away from mercy. And your abode is the fire, and there is no helper for you.
26-Then, Lot believed in him and said: I will surely turn to my Lord. Surely, He is the Supreme Ownerof all values, the One who rules over all creation.
27-We gave him Isaac and Jacob, and from his descendants those who told about Us became known,and they informed us of the truths and that every being is a book. They were rewarded for the truthsWe presented in their lives, and they were among those who worked in the right path until their lastmoments.
28-And Lot said to his people: Indeed, you come to exaggerate yourselves against the One Lord of theworlds, as those before you did.
29-Indeed, you consider yourselves to be the owners of the stations, and you hinder yourselves withyour ways in the path of truth, and you shout and shout in your gatherings, and you deny the truths.After that, his people had no answer to him. They only said: Bring upon us the punishment of Allah, ifyou are of those who speak the truth.
30-He said: O my Lord, help me against my people who create mischief.
31-When Abraham came out to tell people about Our truths, they said: Indeed, we were not among therighteous in the places we were in, we ruined ourselves, and indeed we were friends with those whowere wrongdoers.
32-Abraham said: Surely, Lot is also on the truths. They said: Can we be like him in knowledge? Surely, Lot was among those who found salvation in Us. But those who attribute the functioning tothemselves cannot understand the realities, remaining in their past knowledge.
33-When Lot came out to tell people about Our truths, they hesitated, their hearts were troubled, theywere troubled. Lot said: Do not fear and do not be sad. It was announced by Lot: But your people didnot understand the functioning like you, they remained in their past knowledge. Indeed, those whounderstand the realities like you, will be successful.
34-Those who deviate from the realities of the Sublime Realm in their own ignorance; they turn awayfrom understanding Us, and they remain in their whispers in their places.
35-Indeed, We have presented Our realities from all existence, and in all existence there are clear signsfor those who reflect.
36-And to the people of Madyan, their brother Shu’ayb said: O my people, understand that you areAllah’s servants and turn to Him until the end of time, and do not cause chaos on earth, do not actrebelliously, and do not go beyond the realities.
37-But, they denied him. So, they clung to their ignorance, remained in fear, and then, theysurrendered to the fear of ignorance in their places.
38-And the realities were made known to Ad and Thamud. The realities were made known to them intheir dwellings just as they were made known to you, and they remained in their demonic state and intheir works. Thus, their state prevented them from the path of truth and they became among those wholook but do not see.
39-Moses came to Qarun and Pharaoh and Haman, and He made clear to them the truths with clearproofs, but they were arrogant on the earth and did not gain wisdom.
40-So, all of them could not understand Us because they remained in their evils. So, some of themwere devastated by the truths We presented to them, and some of them could not understand thepowerful voice that was everywhere, and they clung to their ignorance. Some of them became dimfrom their understanding on the earth because they could not understand Us, and some of them weredrowned in their own ignorance, and they could not understand Us. Allah did not ruin them, but theyruined themselves.
41-The example of those who abandon the friendship of Allah and take other things is like a housemade by a spider. Indeed, the house of a spider is unstable. If only they knew.
42-Surely, Allah creates with His wisdom all that they turn to besides Him. He is the Supreme Ownerof all values, the One who rules over all creation.43-These are examples that emphasize the truths for people. But none can understand the truths exceptthose who know them.
44-Whatever is in the heavens and the earth is Allah, the Creator with the Truth. In these are signs forthe believers.
45-Read and understand what is presented to you from the Book of Being, and act with theconsciousness of devotion to the Truth at every moment. Indeed, acting with the consciousness ofdevotion to the Truth at every moment prevents excess, attributing existence to oneself, and all evil. Surely, the conversations you have in the remembrance of Allah are sublime. You cannot create, He isAllah who creates with His wisdom.
46-Do not argue with those who remain in hearsay. Except those who are inclined to good. Say tothose who are unjust: We believe in what was given to us and what was given to you, and in Him whocreated us and you, the One, and we are in peace and tranquility.
47-Here We have presented to you the whole of existence as a book. And there are those who believein the book We have presented to you, and there are those besides them who believe in the truth. Butnone reject Our signs except those who disregard and disbelieve.
48-You have not read the truths from any book other than the book of the universe, nor have youwritten the book of the universe with your own hands. Those who remain in things that are not true arecertainly in doubt.
49-On the contrary, those who have attained to the wisdom of the truths have clear signs in theirhearts. None but the wrongdoers deny Our signs.
50-They said: Were not the signs of your Lord upon him? Tell them: The signs belong to Allah, and Iam only a caller to the truth and a warner.
51-Just as We have presented to you the truths of all existence, so are the truths from the book of allexistence recited to them at every moment. Is that not enough for them? Surely, in that is mercy andremembrance for those who believe.
52-Say: Sufficient between you and me is Allah, Who created with His wisdom whatever is in theheavens and the earth, and is present everywhere at every moment. Those who believe in falsehoodand who ignore the truths of Allah are in loss.
53-They ask you to hasten the punishment. Its duration is unknown. Indeed, it comes to them suddenlybecause they cannot comprehend the truths.
54-They ask you to hasten the punishment. Indeed, those who ignore the truths and conceal them arethose who are in the hell of ignorance, remaining in torment.
55-Because they consider themselves to be in a high position and to be in a position where they are,the torment of that state always surrounds them. It is said to them, “You are in this state because ofwhat you did.”
56-O you who believe! Know that you are My servants, and worship Me wherever you are.
57-Everyone will feel death. Then, you will be returned to Us, your origin.
58-Those who believe and work on the right path, they will surely be in high places, in peace, and inunderstanding Us. They will always be in wisdom where they are. They will always remain in thatstate in return for the good deeds they have done.
59-They have attained patience and they have surrendered with all their beings to the One who createdthem.
60-How many beings have come into being but bear His attributes? He is only Allah who attributesthem and you with His qualities. He is the Hearer, the Creator with His wisdom.
61-If you ask them, “Who created the heavens and the earth, and who brought forth the sun and themoon?”, they will surely say, “Allah.” How then will they turn back and become heedless?
62-Allah is the One who spread out the entire universe with His attributes. For those of His servantswho ask, there is a way to attain the truth and to understand that He is the Determiner of all things.Surely, Allah is the Owner of all wisdom.
63-If you ask them, “Who sends down rain from the sky, thus giving life to the earth, and then sendingforth droplets from it?”, they will surely say, “Allah.” Say, “Allah is the Owner of all attributes.” Butmost of them do not think to understand the truth.
64-The life of this world is not merely a place of amusement and play. Indeed, the state in which youwill be is important.The Real is the Ever-Living. If only they were of those who knew.
65-Now, in this world that moves in eternity, turn to Allah with all your essence, and know thatreligion belongs to Him. Those who are in this state are the ones who are successful. Except for thosewho remain in forms, who attribute their existence to themselves besides His existence.
66-They ignored the truths and covered them up, despite the benefits We gave them. Perhaps they willsoon know.
67-Do they not see how We created them in a protected state, carrying all values? But people areenslaved by their own desires in their own surroundings. Do they still believe in things that are nottrue and ignore the blessings of Allah?
68-Who is more unjust than the one who fabricates something about Allah and transmits it, or deniesthe truths when they are made clear to him? Is not the hell of ignorance the abode of those who ignorethe truths and cover them up?
69-We certainly guide those who strive to understand Us to Our truths. Surely, a person who isattached to the truths with all his essence knows that he is not separate from Allah.
