IZQ

059

The
Gathering

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

Hu drove out of their homes
those who were
ungrateful
among
the People of the Book
at the first gathering

you did not think
they would leave

and they thought
their fortresses
would defend them
against God

then God came upon them
from where
they least expected

and Hu cast terror
into their hearts

as they pulled down
their houses
with their own hands

and the hands of
those who believe

so take warning
you who have sight

if God had not ordered
that they should be banished
Hu would have
punished them in this world

and there is waiting for them
in the world to come
the punishment of the Fire

that is because
they were deeply hostile
to God and Hu's Messenger

and whoever is hostile
to God
God is terrifying
in revenge

whatever palm trees
you cut down
or left standing on their roots
that was by God's leave

so Hu might shame
the wicked

and whatever spoils of war
God has given
to Hu's Messenger

for which
you did not spur
either horse or camel
to win

but God gives authority
to Hu's Messengers
over whoever Hu wills

God is powerful
over everything

and whatever spoils of war
God has given
to Hu's Messenger
from the people of the cities
belongs to God

and to Hu's Messenger
and to near relatives
and to orphans
and to the poor
and to the traveller

so that it is not just a thing
that is shared around
by the rich among you

whatever
the Messenger gives you
take it

and whatever
Hu forbids you
give it up

and be
Mindful of God

God is terrifying
in revenge

it is for the poor
of those who made Hijra

who were driven away
from their homes
and what they owned

wanting only
God's favour
and pleasure

and they stand by
God and Hu's Messenger

those are the truthful ones

and those who were
already living in that home
before them
and also believed

love whoever
has made Hijra to them

and do not find
in their hearts
any need for what
they have been given

and prefer others
to themselves
even though they are poor

and those who are protected
from being mean
inside themselves
those are the successful

and as for those
who came after them
they say

"Our Liege

forgive us
and our siblings
who believed before us

and do not put
in our hearts
any grudge against
those who believe

our Liege

surely You are
the Forgiving-by-Nature
the Ever-Merciful"

have you not seen
those who pretend to believe

saying to their like amongst
the People of the Book
who are ungrateful

"If you are driven away
we will go away with you

and we will never
obey anyone against you

and if you are fought against
we will help you"

and God bears witness
that they are truly liars

if those are driven away
they will not
go away with them

and if those are attacked
they will not help them

even if they did help them
they would only
turn their backs

so then
they would not be helped

you are
a greater cause of
fear in their hearts
than God

that is because
they are a people
who do not understand

they will not
fight against you
all together
except in city forts
or from behind high walls

their urge to fight is strong
amongst themselves

you think they are united
but their hearts are divided

that is because they are
a people with no sense

like those who
a short time before them
tasted the evil results
of their actions

there is waiting for them
a painful punishment

like Satan
when it says to humans

"Be ungrateful"

then when they are
ungrateful
it says

"I have nothing to do with you

I fear God

the Liege of
all the worlds"

the end of both
is in the Fire

to live there forever

that is the reward
of those who do evil

you who believe

be Mindful of God

let every soul consider
what it has saved up
for tomorrow

be Mindful of God

God is aware of
the things you do

do not be like
those who forgot God

so Hu made them
forget themselves

they are the wicked

the companions of
the Fire
and the companions of
the Garden
are not the same

the companions of
the Garden
are the ones who are
the winners

if We had sent down
this Reading
on to a mountain
you would have seen it
made humble

and torn apart
out of fear of God

and We make
those examples for people
so that hopefully
they will think

Hu is God
there is no god but Hu

Hu is the Knower of
the unseen and the visible

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

Hu is God
there is no god but Hu

Hu is the Monarch
the All-Holy
the All-Peaceful
the All-Comforter

the Protector
the All-Powerful
the Compeller
the Greatest

glory be to God
above what they say
are partners with Hu

Hu is God

the Creator
the Harmoniser
the Shaper-of-Beauty

to Hu belong
the Most Beautiful Names

all that is in
the heavens and the earth
glorifies Hu

Hu is
the All-Powerful
the Wise

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