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Sura Iv. Nisaa, Or The Women. Section 18

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"The Holy Quran", tr. by Yusuf Ali, [1934],

Sra Iv.: Nisa, Or The Women.

Section 18

116.
Inna Allaha la yaghfiru an yushraka bihi wayaghfiru ma doona thalika liman yashao waman yushrik biAllahi faqad dalla dalalan baAAeedaN

116.
God forgiveth not

(The sin of) joining other gods

With Him; but He forgiveth

Whom He pleaseth other sins

Than this: one who joins

Other gods with God,

Hath strayed far, far away

(From the Right).

117.
In yadAAoona min doonihi illa inathan wa-in yadAAoona illa shaytanan mareedaN

117.
(The Pagans), leaving Him,

Call but upon female deities:

They call but upon Satan

The persistent rebel!

118.
LaAAanahu Allahu waqala laattakhithanna min AAibadika naseeban mafroodaN

118.
God did curse him,

But he said: "I will take

Of Thy servants a portion

Marked off;

119.
Walaodillannahum walaomanniyannahum walaamurannahum falayubattikunna athana al-anAAami walaamurannahum falayughayyirunna khalqa Allahi waman yattakhithi aLshshaytana waliyyan min dooni Allahi faqad khasira khusranan mubeenaN

119.
\"I will mislead them,

And I will create

In them false desires; I will

Order them to slit the ears

Of cattle, and to deface

The (fair) nature created

By God." Whoever,

Forsaking God, takes Satan

For a friend, hath

Of a surety suffered

A loss that is manifest.

120.
YaAAiduhum wayumanneehim wama yaAAiduhumu aLshshaytanu illa ghurooraN

120.
Satan makes them promises,

And creates in them false desires;

But Satan's promises

Are nothing but deception.

121.
Ola-ika ma/wahum jahannamu wala yajidoona AAanha maheesaN

121.
They (his dupes)

Will have their dwelling

In Hell, and from it

They will find no way

Of escape.

122.
WaAllatheena amanoo waAAamiloo aLssalihati sanudkhiluhum jannatin tajree min tahtiha al-anharu khalideena feeha abadan waAAda Allahi haqqan waman asdaqu mina Allahi qeelaN

122.
But those who believe

And do deeds of righteousness,--

We shall soon admit them

To Gardens, with rivers

Flowing beneath,--to dwell

Therein for ever.

God's promise is the truth,

And whose word can be

Truer than God's?

123.
Laysa bi-amaniyyikum wala amaniyyi ahli alkitabi man yaAAmal soo-an yujza bihi wala yajid lahu min dooni Allahi waliyyan wala naseeraN

123.
Not your desires, nor those

Of the People of the Book

(Can prevail): whoever

Works evil, will be

Requited accordingly.

Nor will he find, besides God,

Any protector or helper.

124.
Waman yaAAmal mina aLssalihati min thakarin aw ontha wahuwa mu/minun faola-ika yadkhuloona aljannata wala yu"th"lamoona naqeeraN

124.
If any do deeds

Of righteousness,

Be they male or female--

And have faith,

They will enter Heaven,

And not the least injustice

Will be done to them.

125.
Waman ahsanu deenan mimman aslama wajhahu lillahi wahuwa muhsinun waIttabaAAa millata ibraheema haneefan waIttakhatha Allahu ibraheema khaleelaN

125.
Who can be better

In religion than one

Who submits his whole self

To God, does good,

And follows the way

Of Abraham the true in faith?

For God did take

Abraham for a friend.

126.
Walillahi ma fee aLssamawati wama fee al-ardi wakana Allahu bikulli shay-in muheetaN

126.
But to God belong all things

In the heavens and on earth:

And He it is that

Encompasseth all things.

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