Kaf, Ha, Ya, 'Ayn, Sad

[This is] a mention of the mercy of your Lord to His servant Zechariah

When he called to his Lord a private supplication

He said, "My Lord, indeed my bones have weakened, and my head has filled with white, and never have I been in my supplication to You, my Lord, unhappy

And indeed, I fear the successors after me, and my wife has been barren, so give me from Yourself an heir

Who will inherit me and inherit from the family of Jacob. And make him, my Lord, pleasing [to You]

[He was told], "O Zechariah, indeed We give you good tidings of a boy whose name will be John. We have not assigned to any before [this] name

He said, "My Lord, how will I have a boy when my wife has been barren and I have reached extreme old age

[An angel] said, "Thus [it will be]; your Lord says, 'It is easy for Me, for I created you before, while you were nothing

[Zechariah] said, "My Lord, make for me a sign." He said, "Your sign is that you will not speak to the people for three nights, [being] sound

So he came out to his people from the prayer chamber and signaled to them to exalt [Allah] in the morning and afternoon

[Allah] said, "O John, take the Scripture with determination." And We gave him judgement [while yet] a boy

And affection from Us and purity, and he was fearing of Allah

And dutiful to his parents, and he was not a disobedient tyrant

And peace be upon him the day he was born and the day he dies and the day he is raised alive

And mention, [O Muhammad], in the Book [the story of] Mary, when she withdrew from her family to a place toward the east

And she took, in seclusion from them, a screen. Then We sent to her Our Angel, and he represented himself to her as a well-proportioned man

She said, "Indeed, I seek refuge in the Most Merciful from you, [so leave me], if you should be fearing of Allah

He said, "I am only the messenger of your Lord to give you [news of] a pure boy

She said, "How can I have a boy while no man has touched me and I have not been unchaste

He said, "Thus [it will be]; your Lord says, 'It is easy for Me, and We will make him a sign to the people and a mercy from Us. And it is a matter [already] decreed

So she conceived him, and she withdrew with him to a remote place

And the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunk of a palm tree. She said, "Oh, I wish I had died before this and was in oblivion, forgotten

But he called her from below her, "Do not grieve; your Lord has provided beneath you a stream

And shake toward you the trunk of the palm tree; it will drop upon you ripe, fresh dates

So eat and drink and be contented. And if you see from among humanity anyone, say, 'Indeed, I have vowed to the Most Merciful abstention, so I will not speak today to [any] man

Then she brought him to her people, carrying him. They said, "O Mary, you have certainly done a thing unprecedented

O sister of Aaron, your father was not a man of evil, nor was your mother unchaste

So she pointed to him. They said, "How can we speak to one who is in the cradle a child

[Jesus] said, "Indeed, I am the servant of Allah. He has given me the Scripture and made me a prophet

And He has made me blessed wherever I am and has enjoined upon me prayer and zakah as long as I remain alive

And [made me] dutiful to my mother, and He has not made me a wretched tyrant

And peace is on me the day I was born and the day I will die and the day I am raised alive

That is Jesus, the son of Mary - the word of truth about which they are in dispute

It is not [befitting] for Allah to take a son; exalted is He! When He decrees an affair, He only says to it, "Be," and it is

[Jesus said], "And indeed, Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. That is a straight path

Then the factions differed [concerning Jesus] from among them, so woe to those who disbelieved - from the scene of a tremendous Day

How [clearly] they will hear and see the Day they come to Us, but the wrongdoers today are in clear error

And warn them, [O Muhammad], of the Day of Regret, when the matter will be concluded; and [yet], they are in [a state of] heedlessness, and they do not believe

Indeed, it is We who will inherit the earth and whoever is on it, and to Us they will be returned

And mention in the Book [the story of] Abraham. Indeed, he was a man of truth and a prophet

[Mention] when he said to his father, "O my father, why do you worship that which does not hear and does not see and will not benefit you at all

O my father, indeed there has come to me of knowledge that which has not come to you, so follow me; I will guide you to an even path

O my father, do not worship Satan. Indeed Satan has ever been, to the Most Merciful, disobedient

O my father, indeed I fear that there will touch you a punishment from the Most Merciful so you would be to Satan a companion [in Hellfire]

[His father] said, "Have you no desire for my gods, O Abraham? If you do not desist, I will surely stone you, so avoid me a prolonged time

[Abraham] said, "Peace will be upon you. I will ask forgiveness for you of my Lord. Indeed, He is ever gracious to me

And I will leave you and those you invoke other than Allah and will invoke my Lord. I expect that I will not be in invocation to my Lord unhappy

So when he had left them and those they worshipped other than Allah, We gave him Isaac and Jacob, and each [of them] We made a prophet

And We gave them of Our mercy, and we made for them a reputation of high honor

And mention in the Book, Moses. Indeed, he was chosen, and he was a messenger and a prophet

And We called him from the side of the mount at [his] right and brought him near, confiding [to him]

And We gave him out of Our mercy his brother Aaron as a prophet

And mention in the Book, Ishmael. Indeed, he was true to his promise, and he was a messenger and a prophet

And he used to enjoin on his people prayer and zakah and was to his Lord pleasing

And mention in the Book, Idrees. Indeed, he was a man of truth and a prophet

And We raised him to a high station

Those were the ones upon whom Allah bestowed favor from among the prophets of the descendants of Adam and of those We carried [in the ship] with Noah, and of the descendants of Abraham and Israel, and of those whom We guided and chose. When the verses of the Most Merciful were recited to them, they fell in prostration and weeping

But there came after them successors who neglected prayer and pursued desires; so they are going to meet evil

Except those who repent, believe and do righteousness; for those will enter Paradise and will not be wronged at all

[Therein are] gardens of perpetual residence which the Most Merciful has promised His servants in the unseen. Indeed, His promise has ever been coming

They will not hear therein any ill speech - only [greetings of] peace - and they will have their provision therein, morning and afternoon

That is Paradise, which We give as inheritance to those of Our servants who were fearing of Allah

[Gabriel said], "And we [angels] descend not except by the order of your Lord. To Him belongs that before us and that behind us and what is in between. And never is your Lord forgetful

Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them - so worship Him and have patience for His worship. Do you know of any similarity to Him

And the disbeliever says, "When I have died, am I going to be brought forth alive

Does man not remember that We created him before, while he was nothing

So by your Lord, We will surely gather them and the devils; then We will bring them to be present around Hell upon their knees

Then We will surely extract from every sect those of them who were worst against the Most Merciful in insolence

Then, surely it is We who are most knowing of those most worthy of burning therein

And there is none of you except he will come to it. This is upon your Lord an inevitability decreed

Then We will save those who feared Allah and leave the wrongdoers within it, on their knees

And when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, those who disbelieve say to those who believe, "Which of [our] two parties is best in position and best in association

And how many a generation have We destroyed before them who were better in possessions and [outward] appearance

Say, "Whoever is in error - let the Most Merciful extend for him an extension [in wealth and time] until, when they see that which they were promised - either punishment [in this world] or the Hour [of resurrection] - they will come to know who is worst in position and weaker in soldiers

And Allah increases those who were guided, in guidance, and the enduring good deeds are better to your Lord for reward and better for recourse

Then, have you seen he who disbelieved in Our verses and said, "I will surely be given wealth and children [in the next life]

Has he looked into the unseen, or has he taken from the Most Merciful a promise

No! We will record what he says and extend for him from the punishment extensively

And We will inherit him [in] what he mentions, and he will come to Us alone

And they have taken besides Allah [false] deities that they would be for them [a source of] honor

No! Those "gods" will deny their worship of them and will be against them opponents [on the Day of Judgement]

Do you not see that We have sent the devils upon the disbelievers, inciting them to [evil] with [constant] incitement

So be not impatient over them. We only count out to them a [limited] number

On the Day We will gather the righteous to the Most Merciful as a delegation

And will drive the criminals to Hell in thirst

None will have [power of] intercession except he who had taken from the Most Merciful a covenant

And they say, "The Most Merciful has taken [for Himself] a son

You have done an atrocious thing

The heavens almost rupture therefrom and the earth splits open and the mountains collapse in devastation

That they attribute to the Most Merciful a son

And it is not appropriate for the Most Merciful that He should take a son

There is no one in the heavens and earth but that he comes to the Most Merciful as a servant

He has enumerated them and counted them a [full] counting

And all of them are coming to Him on the Day of Resurrection alone

Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds - the Most Merciful will appoint for them affection

So, [O Muhammad], We have only made Qur'an easy in the Arabic language that you may give good tidings thereby to the righteous and warn thereby a hostile people

And how many have We destroyed before them of generations? Do you perceive of them anyone or hear from them a sound