Rowwad Translation Center — 483

42:1 Hā Mīm.

42:2 ‘Ayyn Sīn Qāf[1].

42:3 This is how Allah, the Al-Mighty, the All-Wise, sends revelation to you [O Prophet] and to those before you.

42:4 To him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth, and He is the Most High, the Most Great.

42:5 The heavens almost burst apart above them[1], and the angels glorify the praises of their Lord and seek forgiveness for those on earth. Indeed, Allah is the All-Forgiving, the Most Merciful.

42:6 As for those who take others as protectors besides Him, Allah is Watchful over them, and you[1] are not a keeper over them.

42:7 Thus We have revealed to you an Arabic Qur’an, so that you may warn the Mother Town[1] and all those around it[2], and warn them of the Day of Gathering, about which there is no doubt; one party will be in Paradise and the other in the Blaze.

42:8 If Allah had willed, He would have made all of them a single community, but He admits to His mercy whom He wills[1], and the wrongdoers will have no protector or helper.

42:9 How do they take protectors besides Him? While Allah alone is the Protector, for He gives life to the dead, and He is Most Capable of all things.

42:10 Whatever you may differ about, it is for Allah to judge. Such is Allah, my Lord; in Whom I put my trust, and to Whom I turn[1],