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For a new non-Arab revert or a person still investigating Islam with a view to embracing it, reading the Qur’an may be an arduous task. First, because he/she has no choice but to read a translation and a translation is not the Qur’an, but an interpretation thereof. Second, the Qur’an does not follow the modern western writing pattern. For one thing, the Qur’an may move suddenly from one topic to another without any apparent transition. For another, rather than a linear pattern, the Qur’an follows a circular one.

To familiarize the new reverts with the Qur’an, I suggest that they should read a collection of verses most representative of the essence of the Qur’an. Once, they have read and assimilated the meanings of theses verses, reading the whole book becomes accessible and easily undertaken.

Suggested approach:

• Read the verse in toto to get its gist.
• Reread it word by word.
• More often than not a word in Arabic has several meanings and connotations. In order to catch a glimpse thereof go to commentaries of the Qur’an or to translators notes.
• Compare verses of similar meanings and topics and try to find the differences in between.

I have done my best to select the verses that most reflect the spirit of the Noble Qur’an. The verses have been selected from the translations of three renowned translators: Yussuf Ali, Pickthall and Shakir.

He is the First and the Last, and the Outward and the Inward; and He is Knower of all things.
He it is Who created the heavens and the earth in six Days; then He mounted the Throne. He knoweth all that entereth the earth and all that emergeth therefrom and all that cometh down from the sky and all that ascendeth therein; and He is with you wheresoever ye may be. And Allah is Seer of what ye do.

AL-HADID (THE IRON) 3-4

On the day when thou (Muhammad) wilt see the believers, men and women, their light shining forth before them and on their right hands, (and wilt hear it said unto them): Glad news for you this day: Gardens underneath which rivers flow, wherein ye are immortal. That is the supreme triumph.

On the day when the hypocritical men and the hypocritical women will say unto those who believe: Look on us that we may borrow from your light! it will be said: Go back and seek for light! Then there will separate them a wall wherein is a gate, the inner side whereof containeth mercy, while the outer side thereof is toward the doom.

They will cry unto them (saying): Were we not with you? They will say: Yea, verily; but ye tempted one another, and hesitated, and doubted, and vain desires beguiled you till the ordinance of Allah came to pass; and the Deceiver deceived you concerning Allah;

So this day no ransom can be taken from you nor from those who disbelieved. Your home is the Fire; that is your patron, and a hapless journey’s end.

Is not the time ripe for the hearts of those who believe to submit to Allah’s reminder and to the truth which is revealed, that they become not as those who received the scripture of old but the term was prolonged for them and so their hearts were hardened, and many of them are evil-livers.

Know that Allah quickeneth the earth after its death. We have made clear Our revelations for you, that haply ye may understand.

AL-HADID (THE IRON) 12-17

Know that the life of the world is only play, and idle talk, and pageantry, and boasting among you, and rivalry in respect of wealth and children; as the likeness of vegetation after rain, whereof the growth is pleasing to the husbandman, but afterward it drieth up and thou seest it turning yellow, then it becometh straw. And in the Hereafter there is grievous punishment, and (also) forgiveness from Allah and His good pleasure, whereas the life of the world is but matter of illusion.

Race one with another for forgiveness from your Lord and a Garden whereof the breadth is as the breadth of the heavens and the earth, which is in store for those who believe in Allah and His messengers. Such is the bounty of Allah, which He bestoweth upon whom He will, and Allah is of Infinite Bounty.

Naught of disaster befalleth in the earth or in yourselves but it is in a Book before we bring it into being – Lo! that is easy for Allah –

That ye grieve not for the sake of that which hath escaped you, nor yet exult because of that which hath been given. Allah loveth not all prideful boasters,

AL-HADID (THE IRON) 20-23

Seest thou not that Allah doth know (all) that is in the heavens and on earth? There is not a secret consultation between three, but He makes the fourth among them, – Nor between five but He makes the sixth,- nor between fewer nor more, but He is in their midst, wheresoever they be: In the end will He tell them the truth of their conduct, on the Day of Judgment. For Allah has full knowledge of all things.

AL-MUJADILA ( THE PLEADING WOMAN) 7

O ye who believe! When ye hold secret counsel, do it not for iniquity and hostility, and disobedience to the Prophet; but do it for righteousness and self-restraint; and fear Allah, to Whom ye shall be brought back.

Secret counsels are only (inspired) by the Evil One, in order that he may cause grief to the Believers; but he cannot harm them in the least, except as Allah permits; and on Allah let the Believers put their trust.

O ye who believe! when it is said unto you, Make room! in assemblies, then make room; Allah will make way for you (hereafter). And when it is said, Come up higher! go up higher; Allah will exalt those who believe among you, and those who have knowledge, to high ranks. Allah is Informed of what ye do.

AL-MUJADILA ( THE PLEADING WOMAN) 9-11

Lo! those who oppose Allah and His messenger, they will be among the lowest.

Allah hath decreed: Lo! I verily shall conquer, I and My messengers. Lo! Allah is Strong, Almighty.

Thou wilt not find folk who believe in Allah and the Last Day loving those who oppose Allah and His messenger, even though they be their fathers or their sons or their brethren or their clan. As for such, He hath written faith upon their hearts and hath strengthened them with a Spirit from Him, and He will bring them into Gardens underneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide. Allah is well pleased with them, and they are well pleased with Him. They are Allah’s party. Lo! is it not Allah’s party who are the successful?

AL-MUJADILA ( THE PLEADING WOMAN) 20-22

O ye who believe! Observe your duty to Allah. And let every soul look to that which it sendeth on before for the morrow. And observe your duty to Allah. Lo! Allah is Informed of what ye do.

And be not ye as those who forgot Allah, therefore He caused them to forget their souls. Such are the evil-doers.

Not equal are the owners of the Fire and the owners of the Garden. The owners of the Garden, they are the victorious.

If We had caused this Qur’an to descend upon a mountain, thou (O Muhammad) verily hadst seen it humbled, rent asunder by the fear of Allah. Such similitudes coin We for mankind that haply they may reflect.

He is Allah, than Whom there is no other Allah, the Knower of the Invisible and the Visible. He is the Beneficent, Merciful.

He is Allah, than Whom there is no other Allah, the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One, Peace, the Keeper of Faith, the Guardian, the Majestic, the Compeller, the Superb. Glorified be Allah from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him).

He is Allah, the Creator, the Shaper out of naught, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifieth Him, and He is the Mighty, the Wise.

AL-HASHR (EXILE, BANISHMENT) 18-24

Allah does not forbid you respecting those who have not made war against you on account of (your) religion, and have not driven you forth from your homes, that you show them kindness and deal with them justly; surely Allah loves the doers of justice.

Allah only forbids you respecting those who made war upon you on account of (your) religion, and drove you forth from your homes and backed up (others) in your expulsion, that you make friends with them, and whoever makes friends with them, these are the unjust.

AL-MUMTAHINA (SHE THAT IS TO BE EXAMINED) 8-9

O ye who believe! Why say ye that which ye do not?
It is most hateful in the sight of Allah that ye say that which ye do not.

AS-SAFF (THE RANKS, BATTLE ARRAY)  2-3

And remember, Jesus, the son of Mary, said: “O Children of Israel! I am the messenger of Allah (sent) to you, confirming the Law (which came) before me, and giving Glad Tidings of a Messenger to come after me, whose name shall be Ahmad (the Praised one).” But when he came to them with Clear Signs, they said, “this is evident sorcery!”

AS-SAFF (THE RANKS, BATTLE ARRAY) 6

Fain would they put out the light of Allah with their mouths, but Allah will perfect His light however much the disbelievers are averse.

He it is Who hath sent His messenger with the guidance and the religion of truth, that He may make it conqueror of all religion however much idolaters may be averse.

O ye who believe! Shall I show you a commerce that will save you from a painful doom?

Ye should believe in Allah and His messenger, and should strive for the cause of Allah with your wealth and your lives. That is better for you, if ye did but know.

He will forgive you your sins and bring you into Gardens underneath which rivers flow, and pleasant dwellings in Gardens of Eden. That is the supreme triumph.

And another (favour will He bestow,) which ye do love,- help from Allah and a speedy victory. So give the Glad Tidings to the Believers.

AS-SAFF (THE RANKS, BATTLE ARRAY)  8-13

The likeness of those who are entrusted with the Law of Moses, yet apply it not, is as the likeness of the ass carrying books. Wretched is the likeness of folk who deny the revelations of Allah. And Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk.

AL-JUMUA (THE CONGREGATION, FRIDAY) 5

O you who believe! let not your wealth, or your children, divert you from the remembrance of Allah; and whoever does that, these are the losers.

And spend of that wherewith We have provided you before death cometh unto one of you and he saith: My Lord! If only thou wouldst reprieve me for a little while, then I would give alms and be among the righteous.

And Allah does not respite a soul when its appointed term has come, and Allah is Aware of what you do.

AL-MUNAFIQOON (THE HYPOCRITES) 9-11

Those who disbelieve assert that they will not be raised again. Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Yea, verily, by my Lord! ye will be raised again and then ye will be informed of what ye did; and that is easy for Allah.

So believe in Allah and His messenger and the light which We have revealed. And Allah is Informed of what ye do.

AT-TAGHABUN ( HAGGLING) 7-8

O ye who believe! Turn to Allah with sincere repentance: In the hope that your Lord will remove from you your ills and admit you to Gardens beneath which Rivers flow,- the Day that Allah will not permit to be humiliated the Prophet and those who believe with him. Their Light will run forward before them and by their right hands, while they say, “Our Lord! Perfect our Light for us, and grant us Forgiveness: for Thou hast power over all things.”

AT-TAHRIM (PROHIBITION) 8

Blessed be He in Whose hands is Dominion; and He over all things hath Power;-

He Who created Death and Life, that He may try which of you is best in deed: and He is the Exalted in Might, Oft-Forgiving;-

AL-MULK (THE SOVEREIGNTY) 1-2

And whether ye hide your word or publish it, He certainly has (full) knowledge, of the secrets of (all) hearts.

Should He not know,- He that created? and He is the One that understands the finest mysteries (and) is well-acquainted (with them).

AL-MULK (THE SOVEREIGNTY) 13-14

Is he who goeth groping on his face more rightly guided, or he who walketh upright on a straight road?

AL-MULK (THE SOVEREIGNTY) 22

And those who disbelieve would almost smite you with their eyes when they hear the reminder, and they say: Most surely he is mad.

And it is naught but a reminder to the nations.

AL-QALAM (THE PEN) 51-52

And when the trumpet shall sound one blast
And the earth with the mountains shall be lifted up and crushed with one crash,
Then, on that day will the Event befall.
And the heaven will split asunder, for that day it will be frail.
And the angels will be on the sides thereof, and eight will uphold the Throne of thy Lord that day, above them.
On that day ye will be exposed; not a secret of you will be hidden.
Then, as for him who is given his record in his right hand, he will say: Take, read my book!
Surely I knew that I should have to meet my reckoning.
Then he will be in blissful state
In a lofty garden,
The fruits of which are near at hand:
Eat and drink pleasantly for what you did beforehand in the days gone by.
But as for him who is given his record in his left hand, he will say: Oh, would that I had not been given my book

And knew not what my reckoning!
Oh, would that it had been death!
My wealth hath not availed me,
My power hath gone from me.
(The stern command will say): “Seize ye him, and bind ye him,
Then cast him into the burning fire,
And then insert him in a chain whereof the length is seventy cubits.
Lo! He used not to believe in Allah the Tremendous,
And urged not on the feeding of the wretched.
Therefore hath he no lover here this day,
Nor any food save filth
Which none but sinners eat.
But nay! I swear by all that ye see
And all that ye see not
That it is indeed the speech of an illustrious messenger.
It is not poet’s speech – little is it that ye believe!
Nor is it the word of a soothsayer: little admonition it is ye receive.
It is a revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.
And if he had invented false sayings concerning Us,
We would certainly have seized him by the right hand,
Then We would certainly have cut off his aorta.
And not one of you could have held Us off from him.
And lo! it is a warrant unto those who ward off (evil).
And lo! We know that some among you will deny (it).
And most surely it is a great grief to the unbelievers.
And lo! it is absolute truth.

So glorify the name of thy Tremendous Lord.

AL-HAAQQA (THE REALITY) 13-52

Surely man is created of a hasty temperament
Being greatly grieved when evil afflicts him
And niggardly when good befalls him
Except those who pray,
Those who are constant at their prayer
And those in whose wealth there is a fixed portion.
For the beggar and the destitute;
And those who believe in the Day of Judgment,
And those who are fearful of the chastisement of their Lord–
Lo! the doom of their Lord is that before which none can feel
secure –
And those who preserve their chastity
Save with their wives and those whom their right hands possess, for thus they are not blameworthy;
But he who seeks to go beyond this, these it is that go beyond the limits–
And those who keep their pledges and their covenant,
And those who are upright in their testimonies,
And those who are attentive at their worship.
Such will be the honoured ones in the Gardens (of Bliss).

AL-MAARIJ (THE ASCENDING STAIRWAYS) 19-35

What is the matter with you that you fear not the greatness of Allah?
And indeed He has created you through various grades:
Do you not see how Allah has created the seven heavens ,~ one above another,
And made the moon therein a light, and made the sun a lamp?
And Allah has made you grow out of the earth as a growth:
Then He returns you to it, then will He bring you forth a (new) bringing forth:
And Allah has made for you the earth a wide expanse,
That you may go along therein in wide paths.

NOOH (NOAH) 13-20

O thou wrapped up in thy raiment!
Keep vigil the night long, save a little -
A half thereof, or abate a little thereof
Or add (a little) thereto – and chant the Qur’an in measure,
For we shall charge thee with a word of weight.
Truly the rising by night is most potent for governing (the soul), and most suitable for (framing) the Word (of Prayer and Praise).
Lo! thou hast by day a chain of business.
So remember the name of thy Lord and devote thyself with a complete devotion –
Lord of the East and the West; there is no Allah save Him; so choose thou Him alone for thy defender -

And bear with patience what they utter, and part from them with a fair leave-taking.

AL-MUZZAMMIL (THE ENSHROUDED ONE) 1-10

O thou enveloped in thy cloak,
Arise and warn!
And thy Lord do thou magnify!
And thy garments keep free from stain!
And your garments do purify,
And uncleanness do shun,
And bestow not favors that you may receive again with increase,
And for the sake of your Lord, be patient.

AL-MUDDATHTHIR (THE CLOAKED ONE) 1-7

Every soul is held in pledge for what it earns,

AL-MUDDATHTHIR (THE CLOAKED ONE) 38

Does man think that he will be left uncontrolled, (without purpose)?
Was he not a drop of sperm emitted (in lowly form)?
Then did he become a leech-like clot; then did (Allah) make and fashion (him) in due proportion.
And of him He made two sexes, male and female.
Has not He, (the same), the power to give life to the dead?

AL-QIYAMA (THE RISING OF THE DEAD) 36-40

Hath there come upon man (ever) any period of time in which he was a thing unremembered?
Verily We created Man from a drop of mingled sperm, in order to try him: So We gave him (the gifts), of Hearing and Sight.
We showed him the Way: whether he be grateful or ungrateful (rests on his will).

AL-INSAN (MAN)1-3

As to the Righteous, they shall drink of a Cup (of Wine) mixed with Kafur,-
A Fountain where the Devotees of Allah do drink, making it flow in unstinted abundance.
They perform (their) vows, and they fear a Day whose evil flies far and wide.
And they feed, for the love of Allah, the indigent, the orphan, and the captive,-
(Saying),”We feed you for the sake of Allah alone: no reward do we desire from you, nor thanks.
“We only fear a Day of distressful Wrath from the side of our Lord.”
But Allah will deliver them from the evil of that Day, and will shed over them a Light of Beauty and (blissful) Joy.

And because they were patient and constant, He will reward them with a Garden and (garments of) silk.
Reclining therein upon couches, they will find there neither (heat of) a sun nor bitter cold.
And the shades of the (Garden) will come low over them, and the bunches (of fruit), there, will hang low in humility.
And there shall be made to go round about them vessels of silver and goblets which are of glass,
(Transparent as) glass, made of silver; they have measured them according to a measure.
And they shall be made to drink therein a cup the admixture of which shall be ginger,

(Of) a fountain therein which is named Salsabil.

And round about them will (serve) youths of perpetual (freshness): If thou seest them, thou wouldst think them scattered Pearls.

And when thou lookest, it is there thou wilt see a Bliss and a Realm Magnificent.

Upon them will be green Garments of fine silk and heavy brocade, and they will be adorned with Bracelets of silver; and their Lord will give to them to drink of a Wine Pure and Holy.

(And it will be said unto them): Lo! this is a reward for you. Your endeavour (upon earth) hath found acceptance.

AL-INSAN (MAN)5-22

The Day that the Spirit and the angels will stand forth in ranks, none shall speak except any who is permitted by (Allah) Most Gracious, and He will say what is right.
That is the sure day, so whoever desires may take refuge with his Lord.
Surely We have warned you of a chastisement near at hand: the day when man shall see what his two hands have sent before, and the unbeliever shall say: O! would that I were dust!

AN-NABA (THE TIDINGS, THE ANNOUNCEMENT) 38-40

Then, as for him who rebelled
And had preferred the life of this world,
Lo! hell will be his home.
But as for him who feared to stand before his Lord and restrained his soul from lust,
Their abode will be the Garden.
They ask you about the hour, when it will come.
Why (ask they)? What hast thou to tell thereof?
Unto thy Lord belongeth (knowledge of) the term thereof.
You are only a warner to him who would fear it.
On the day that they see it, it will be as though they had not tarried but the latter part of a day or the early part of it.

AN-NAZIAT ( SOUL-SNATCHERS) 37-46

(The Prophet) frowned and turned away,
Because there came to him the blind man (interrupting).
But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)?-
Or that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit him?
As to one who regards Himself as self-sufficient,

Unto him thou payest regard.
Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritual understanding).
But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,
And with fear (in his heart),
Of him wast thou unmindful.

ABASA (HE FROWNED) 1-10

Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):
How We pour water in showers
Then split the earth in clefts
And cause the grain to grow therein
And grapes and green fodder
And Olives and Dates,
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
And fruits and fodder,-
A provision for you and for your cattle.
But when the deafening cry comes,
That Day shall a man flee from his own brother,
And from his mother and his father,
And from his wife and his children.
Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others.

On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
And other faces that Day will be dust-stained,
Veiled in darkness,
Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.

ABASA (HE FROWNED) 24-42

But nay! I swear by the stars,
That run their course (and) hide themselves,
And the night when it departs,
And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness;-
Most surely it is the Word of an honored messenger,
Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,
(One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;
And (O people!) your companion is not one possessed;
And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon.
Nor of the unseen is he a tenacious concealer.
Nor is it the word of an evil spirit accursed.
Whither then will you go?
It is naught but a reminder for the nations,
(With profit) to whoever among you wills to go straight:
But ye shall not will except as Allah wills,- the Cherisher of the Worlds.

AT-TAKWIR (THE OVERTHROWING)15-29

O man! What has seduced thee from thy Lord Most Beneficent?-
Bountiful,
Who created you, then made you complete, then made you symmetrical?
Into whatever form He pleased He constituted you.

AL-INFITAR (THE BURSTING APART) 6-8

Lo! the righteous verily will be in delight.
And lo! the wicked verily will be in hell;
They will burn therein on the Day of Judgment,
And will not be absent thence.
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Day of Judgment is!
Again, what will convey unto thee what the Day of Judgment is!
A day on which no soul hath power at all for any (other) soul. The (absolute) command on that day is Allah’s.

AL-INFITAR (THE BURSTING APART) 13-19

Most surely the righteous shall be in bliss,
On thrones, they shall gaze;
You will recognize in their faces the brightness of bliss.
Their thirst will be slaked with Pure Wine sealed:
The sealing of it is (with) musk; and for that let the aspirers aspire.
And the admixture of it is a water of Tasnim,
A fountain from which drink they who are drawn near (to Allah).
Lo! the guilty used to laugh at those who believed,
And when they passed by them, they winked at one another.
And when they returned to their own followers they returned exulting.
And when they saw them they said: Lo! these have gone astray.
Yet they were not sent as guardians over them.
So today those who believe shall laugh at the unbelievers;
On thrones, they will look.
Will not the Unbelievers have been paid back for what they did?

AL-MUTAFFIFIN ( THE CHEATS) 22-36

O thou man! Verily thou art ever toiling on towards thy Lord- painfully toiling,- but thou shalt meet Him.
Then he who is given his Record in his right hand,
Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,
And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!
But he who is given his Record behind his back,-
Soon will he cry for perdition,
And he will enter a Blazing Fire.
Surely he was (erstwhile) joyful among his followers.
He verily deemed that he would never return (unto Allah).
Nay, but lo! his Lord is ever looking on him!

AL-INSHIQAQ (THE SUNDERING, SPLITTING OPEN) 6-15

Surely the might of your Lord is great.
Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
Lord of the Throne of Glory,

The great doer of what He will.

AL-BUROOJ ( CONSTELLATIONS) 12-16

He indeed shall be successful who purifies himself,
And glorify the name of their Guardian-Lord, and (lift their hearts) in prayer.
But ye prefer the life of the world
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.

AL-ALA (THE MOST HIGH) 14-17

Now, as for man, when his Lord trieth him, giving him honour and gifts, then saith he, (puffed up), “My Lord hath honoured me.”
But when He trieth him, restricting his subsistence for him, then saith he (in despair), “My Lord hath humiliated me!”
Nay, nay! but ye honour not the orphans!
Nor do ye encourage one another to feed the poor!-
And ye devour inheritance – all with greed,
And ye love wealth with inordinate love!
Nay! When the earth is pounded to powder,
And thy Lord cometh, and His angels, rank upon rank,
And hell is brought near that day; on that day man will remember, but how will the remembrance (then avail him)?
He will say: Ah, would that I had sent before me (some provision) for my life!
For, that Day, His Chastisement will be such as none (else) can inflict,

And His bonds will be such as none (other) can bind.
(To the righteous soul will be said:) “O (thou) soul, in (complete) rest and satisfaction!
“Come back thou to thy Lord,- well pleased (thyself), and well-pleasing unto Him!
“Enter thou, then, among My devotees!
And enter into My garden.

AL-FAJR ( DAYBREAK) 15-30

By the Soul, and the proportion and order given to it;
And its enlightenment as to its wrong and its right;-
Truly he succeeds that purifies it,
And he fails that corrupts it!

ASH-SHAMS (THE SUN) 7-10

By the Glorious Morning Light,
And by the Night when it is still,-
Thy Guardian-Lord hath not forsaken thee, nor is He displeased.
And verily the Hereafter will be better for thee than the present.
And soon will thy Guardian-Lord give thee (that wherewith) thou shalt be well-pleased.
Did He not find thee an orphan and give thee shelter (and care)?
And He found thee wandering, and He gave thee guidance.
And He found thee in need, and made thee independent.
Therefore, treat not the orphan with harshness,
Nor repulse the petitioner (unheard);
But the bounty of the Lord – rehearse and proclaim!

AD-DHUHA ( MORNING BRIGHT)

Read: In the name of thy Lord Who createth,
Createth man from a clot.
Read: And thy Lord is the Most Bounteous,
Who teacheth by the pen,
Teacheth man that which he knew not.

AL-ALAQ (THE CLOT) 1-5

So. he who has done an atom’s weight of good shall see it

And he who has done an atom’s weight of evil shall see it.

AL-ZALZALA (THE EARTHQUAKE) 7-8

The mutual rivalry for piling up (the good things of this world) diverts you (from the more serious things),
Until ye visit the graves.
But nay, ye soon shall know (the reality).
Again, ye soon shall know!
Nay, were ye to know with certainty of mind, (ye would beware!)
Ye shall certainly see Hell-Fire!
Again, ye shall see it with certainty of sight!
Then, shall ye be questioned that Day about the joy (ye indulged in!).

AT-TAKATHUR (RIVALRY IN WORLD INCREASE)

I swear by the time,
Most surely man is in loss,
Except those who believe and do good, and enjoin on each other truth, and enjoin on each other patience.

AL-ASR (THE DECLINING DAY, EVENTIDE)

Say: O disbelievers!
I worship not that which ye worship;
Nor worship ye that which I worship.
And I shall not worship that which ye worship.
Nor will ye worship that which I worship.
Unto you your religion, and unto me my religion.

AL-KAFIROON (THE DISBELIEVERS, ATHEISTS)

Perdition overtake both hands of Abu Lahab, and he will perish.
His wealth and what he earns will not avail him.
He shall soon burn in fire that flames,
And his wife, the bearer of fuel,
Upon her neck a halter of strongly twisted rope.

AL-MASADD (PALM FIBRE, THE FLAME)

Say: He is Allah, the One and Only;
Allah, the Eternal, Absolute;
He begetteth not, nor is He begotten;
And there is none like unto Him.

AL-IKHLAS (SINCERITY)

Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of the Daybreak
From the evil of that which He created;
From the evil of the darkness when it is intense,
And from the evil of malignant witchcraft,
And from the evil of the envier when he envieth.

AL-FALAQ (THE DAYBREAK, DAWN)

Say: I seek refuge with the Lord and Cherisher of Mankind,
The King of mankind,
The god of mankind,
From the evil of the sneaking whisperer,
Who whispereth in the hearts of mankind,
Of the jinn and of mankind.

AN-NAS (MANKIND)