Surah Sad Verses 51–88

Reclining within them, they will call therein for abundant fruit and drink.

And with them will be women limiting [their] glances¹³³⁰ and of equal age.

This is what you, [the righteous], are promised for the Day of Account.

Indeed, this is Our provision; for it there is no depletion.

This [is so]. But indeed, for the transgressors is an evil place of return -

Hell, which they will [enter to] burn, and wretched is the resting place.

This - so let them taste it - is scalding water and [foul] purulence.

And other [punishments] of its type [in various] kinds.

[Its inhabitants will say], "This is a company bursting in with you. No welcome for them. Indeed, they will burn in the Fire."

They will say, "Nor you! No welcome for you. You, [our leaders], brought this upon us, and wretched is the settlement."

They will say, "Our Lord, whoever brought this upon us - increase for him double punishment in the Fire."

And they will say, "Why do we not see men whom we used to count among the worst?¹³³¹

Is it [because] we took them in ridicule, or has [our] vision turned away from them?"

Indeed, that is truth [i.e., reality] - the quarreling of the people of the Fire.

Say, [O Muḥammad], "I am only a warner, and there is not any deity except Allāh, the One, the Prevailing,¹³³²

Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, the Exalted in Might,¹³³³ the Perpetual Forgiver."¹³³⁴

Say, "It is great news

From which you turn away.

I had no knowledge of the exalted assembly [of angels] when they were disputing [the creation of Adam].

It has not been revealed to me except that I am a clear warner."

[So mention] when your Lord said to the angels, "Indeed, I am going to create a human being from clay.

So when I have proportioned him and breathed into him of My [created] soul,¹³³⁵ then fall down to him in prostration."

So the angels prostrated - all of them entirely,

Except Iblees;¹³³⁶ he was arrogant and became among the disbelievers.

[Allāh] said, "O Iblees, what prevented you from prostrating to that which I created with My hands?¹³³⁷ Were you arrogant [then], or were you [already] among the haughty?"

He said, "I am better than him. You created me from fire and created him from clay."

[Allāh] said, "Then get out of it [i.e., Paradise], for indeed, you are expelled.

And indeed, upon you is My curse until the Day of Recompense."

He said, "My Lord, then reprieve me until the Day they are resurrected."

[Allāh] said, "So indeed, you are of those reprieved

Until the Day of the time well-known."

[Iblees] said, "By Your might, I will surely mislead them all

Except, among them, Your chosen servants."

[Allāh] said, "The truth [is My oath], and the truth I say -

[That] I will surely fill Hell with you and those of them that follow you all together."

Say, [O Muḥammad], "I do not ask you for it [i.e., the Qur’ān] any payment, and I am not of the pretentious.

It is but a reminder to the worlds.

And you will surely know [the truth of] its information after a time."