IZQ

057

Iron

By the Name

God

the Fount-of-All-Mercy
the Ever-Merciful

all that is in
the heavens and the earth
glorifies God

Hu is
the All-Powerful
the Wise

to Hu belongs the Realm of
the heavens and the earth

Hu gives life
Hu makes die

and Hu is powerful
over everything

Hu is
the First and the Last
the Visible and the Hidden

Hu has knowledge
of everything

it is Hu created
the heavens and the earth
in six days
then sat upon the Throne

Hu knows
what goes into the earth
and what comes out of it

what comes down
from heaven
and what goes up into it

Hu is with you
wherever you are

and God sees
the things you do

to Hu belongs the Realm of
the heavens and the earth

and to Hu everything returns

Hu makes the night
enter into the day

and makes the day
enter into the night

Hu knows the thoughts
within the breast

believe in God
and Hu's Messenger

and spend from what Hu has
passed down to you

and those of you
who believe and spend
will have a mighty reward

how is it with you
that you do not
believe in God
when the Messenger calls you
to believe in your Liege?

and Hu has taken
your solemn promise
if you believe

it is Hu sends down Signs
upon Hu's servant

Clear Signs

so Hu may bring you out
from the shadows
into the light

surely God is
Forgiving-by-Nature
Ever-Merciful
to you

how is it with you
that you do not spend
in the Way of God

and to God belongs
whatever is left of
the heavens and the earth?

those among you
who spent and fought
before the victory
are not equal
but higher in rank
than those
who spent and fought
afterwards

and to each
God has promised
the reward most fair

and God is aware
of the things you do

who will lend to God
a good loan?

Hu will multiply it for them

and they shall have
a generous reward

on the day when you see
those who believe

both men and women

their light streaming out
in front of them
and to their right

"Good news for you today

gardens beneath which
rivers flow

there to live forever

that is the mighty triumph"

on the day when those
who pretend to believe

both men and women

will say to those
who have believed

"Wait for us
so we may
borrow your light"

it will be said

"Go back
and look for a light"

and a wall
shall be set up
between them

having a door
inside which is mercy

and outside which is
punishment

they will call out to them

"Were we not with you?"

they shall say

"Yes indeed

but you let yourself
be tempted

and you waited
and you were in doubt

and your urges deceived you
until God's command came

and the Deceiver
deceived you
about God

so no ransom
will be accepted
from you today

nor from those
who were ungrateful

your shelter is the Fire

that is your owner

an evil homecoming"

is it not time
for the hearts
of those who believe
to be humble

remembering God
and the truth
Hu has sent down

and that they should not be
like those to whom
the Book was given before

when the time seemed
too long for them
so their hearts became hard

and many of them
were wicked?

know that God
brings the earth to life
after it is dead

We have made the Signs
clear to you

so hopefully
you will understand

surely those
who give in charity

both men and women

and have lent God
a good loan

it will be multiplied for them

and they shall have
a generous reward

and those who
believe in God
and Hu's Messengers

are honest people
and martyrs
in the sight of their Liege

they have their reward
and their light

and those who are
ungrateful

who called Our Signs lies

they are
the companions of
Hellfire

know that the present life
is just a game

and an amusement
and a decoration

and a cause for boasting
among you

and rivalry in wealth
and children

it is like what grows
after the rain

pleasing those who are
ungrateful

until it withers
and you see it turning yellow

then it becomes
broken stubble

and in the world to come
there is terrible punishment

and forgiveness from God
and good pleasure

and the present life
is only the joy
of what is not real

so race for forgiveness
from your Liege

and a Garden
as wide as
heaven and earth

made ready for those
who believe in God
and Hu's Messenger

that is God's bounty

Hu gives it
to whoever Hu wills

and God's bounty
is mighty indeed

no misfortune can happen
in the earth or in yourselves
but it is in a Book
before We create it

that is easy for God

so do not be sad
for what passes you by

or take too much pleasure
in what comes to you

God does not love
those who are
proud and boasting

those who are mean
and tell others to be mean

and whoever turns away

God is
Rich-beyond-Need
the Most-Praiseworthy

We sent Our Messengers
with the Clear Signs

and We sent down with them
the Book
and the Balance

so humankind
might stand for justice

and We sent down iron
in which is great strength
and many uses
for humankind

so that God might know
who helps Hu
and Hu's messengers
in the unseen

surely God is
Tireless
All-Powerful

and We sent Noah
and Abraham

and We gave
Newsbringers and the Book
to their families that followed

and some of them
are guided

but many of them
are wicked

then We sent following them
Messengers

and sent following them
Jesus son of Mary
and gave him the Gospel

and We set in the hearts
of those who followed him
tenderness and mercy

and they invented
monasteries

We did not tell them to

it was just in search of
God's good pleasure

but they did not do it
as it should have been done

so We gave
those of them
who believed
their reward

but many of them
were wicked

you who believe
be Mindful of God

and believe in
Hu's Messenger

and Hu will give you
a double portion
of Hu's mercy

and Hu will give you
a light
by which you shall walk

and forgive you

God is
Most-Forgiving
Ever-Merciful

so the People of the Book
may know that
they have no power
over any of God's bounty

and that bounty is in
the hand of God

Hu gives it to
whoever Hu wills

and God's bounty
is immense

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