Is this the better welcome, or the tree of Zaqqum,

which we have made a test for the evildoers?

This tree grows in the heart of the blazing Fire,

and its fruits are like devils’ heads.

They will fill their bellies eating from it;

then drink scalding water on top of it;

then return to the blazing Fire.

They found their forefathers astray,

and rushed to follow in their footsteps- before the disbelievers [of Mecca],

most men in the past went astray,

even though We sent messengers to warn them.

See how those who were warned met their end!

Not so the true servants of God.

أَذَٰلِكَ خَيْرࣱ نُّزُلًا أَمْ شَجَرَةُ ٱلزَّقُّومِ

إِنَّا جَعَلْنَٰهَا فِتْنَةࣰ لِّلظَّٰلِمِينَ

إِنَّهَا شَجَرَةࣱ تَخْرُجُ فِيٓ أَصْلِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ

طَلْعُهَا كَأَنَّهُۥ رُءُوسُ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ

فَإِنَّهُمْ لَـَٔاكِلُونَ مِنْهَا فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنْهَا ٱلْبُطُونَ

ثُمَّ إِنَّ لَهُمْ عَلَيْهَا لَشَوْبࣰا مِّنْ حَمِيمࣲ

ثُمَّ إِنَّ مَرْجِعَهُمْ لَإِلَى ٱلْجَحِيمِ

إِنَّهُمْ أَلْفَوْا۟ ءَابَآءَهُمْ ضَآلِّينَ

فَهُمْ عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِمْ يُهْرَعُونَ

وَلَقَدْ ضَلَّ قَبْلَهُمْ أَكْثَرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا فِيهِم مُّنذِرِينَ

فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُنذَرِينَ

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ

Noah cried to Us, and how excellent was Our response!

We saved him and his people from great distress,

We let his offspring remain on the earth,

We let him be praised by later generations:

‘Peace be upon Noah among all the nations!’

This is how We reward those who do good:

he was truly one of Our faithful servants.

We drowned the rest.

وَلَقَدْ نَادَىٰنَا نُوحࣱ فَلَنِعْمَ ٱلْمُجِيبُونَ

وَنَجَّيْنَٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلْكَرْبِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

وَجَعَلْنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُۥ هُمُ ٱلْبَاقِينَ

وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِي ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ نُوحࣲ فِي ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

إِنَّهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا ٱلْـَٔاخَرِينَ

Abraham was of the same faith:

he came to his Lord with a devoted heart.

He said to his father and his people, ‘What are you worshipping?

How can you choose false gods instead of the true God?

So what is your opinion about the Lord of all the Worlds?’

then he looked up to the stars.

He said, ‘I am sick,’

so [his people] turned away from him and left.

He turned to their gods and said, ‘Do you not eat?

Why do you not speak?’

then he turned and struck them with his right arm.

His people hurried towards him,

but he said, ‘How can you worship things you carve with your own hands,

when it is God who has created you and all your handiwork?’

They said, ‘Build a pyre and throw him into the blazing fire.’

They wanted to harm him, but We humiliated them.

۞ وَإِنَّ مِن شِيعَتِهِۦ لَإِبْرَٰهِيمَ

إِذْ جَآءَ رَبَّهُۥ بِقَلْبࣲ سَلِيمٍ

إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِۦ مَاذَا تَعْبُدُونَ

أَئِفْكًا ءَالِهَةࣰ دُونَ ٱللَّهِ تُرِيدُونَ

فَمَا ظَنُّكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

فَنَظَرَ نَظْرَةࣰ فِي ٱلنُّجُومِ

فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَقِيمࣱ

فَتَوَلَّوْا۟ عَنْهُ مُدْبِرِينَ

فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ ءَالِهَتِهِمْ فَقَالَ أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ

مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَنطِقُونَ

فَرَاغَ عَلَيْهِمْ ضَرْبَۢا بِٱلْيَمِينِ

فَأَقْبَلُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِ يَزِفُّونَ

قَالَ أَتَعْبُدُونَ مَا تَنْحِتُونَ

وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمْ وَمَا تَعْمَلُونَ

قَالُوا۟ ٱبْنُوا۟ لَهُۥ بُنْيَٰنࣰا فَأَلْقُوهُ فِي ٱلْجَحِيمِ

فَأَرَادُوا۟ بِهِۦ كَيْدࣰا فَجَعَلْنَٰهُمُ ٱلْأَسْفَلِينَ

He said, ‘I will go to my Lord: He is sure to guide me.

Lord, grant me a righteous son,’

so We gave him the good news that he would have a patient son.

When the boy was old enough to work with his father, Abraham said, ‘My son, I have seen myself sacrificing you in a dream. What do you think?’ He said, ‘Father, do as you are commanded and, God willing, you will find me steadfast.’

When they had both submitted to God, and he had laid his son down on the side of his face,

We called out to him, ‘Abraham,

it was a test to prove [their true characters]-

We ransomed his son with a momentous sacrifice,

and We let him be praised by succeeding generations:

‘Peace be upon Abraham!’

This is how We reward those who do good:

truly he was one of Our faithful servants.

We gave Abraham the good news of Isaac- a prophet and a righteous man-

and blessed him and Isaac too: some of their offspring were good, but some clearly wronged themselves.

وَقَالَ إِنِّي ذَاهِبٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّي سَيَهْدِينِ

رَبِّ هَبْ لِي مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

فَبَشَّرْنَٰهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ حَلِيمࣲ

فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مَعَهُ ٱلسَّعْيَ قَالَ يَٰبُنَيَّ إِنِّيٓ أَرَىٰ فِي ٱلْمَنَامِ أَنِّيٓ أَذْبَحُكَ فَٱنظُرْ مَاذَا تَرَىٰۚ قَالَ يَٰٓأَبَتِ ٱفْعَلْ مَا تُؤْمَرُۖ سَتَجِدُنِيٓ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ

فَلَمَّآ أَسْلَمَا وَتَلَّهُۥ لِلْجَبِينِ

وَنَٰدَيْنَٰهُ أَن يَٰٓإِبْرَٰهِيمُ

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلْبَلَٰٓؤُا۟ ٱلْمُبِينُ

وَفَدَيْنَٰهُ بِذِبْحٍ عَظِيمࣲ

وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِي ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ

كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

إِنَّهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

وَبَشَّرْنَٰهُ بِإِسْحَٰقَ نَبِيࣰّا مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

وَبَٰرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَىٰٓ إِسْحَٰقَۚ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِهِمَا مُحْسِنࣱ وَظَالِمࣱ لِّنَفْسِهِۦ مُبِينࣱ

We also bestowed Our favour on Moses and Aaron:

We saved them and their people from great distress;

We helped them, so they were the ones to succeed;

We gave them the Scripture that makes things clear;

We guided them to the right path;

We let them be praised by succeeding generations:

‘Peace be upon Moses and Aaron!’

This is how We reward those who do good:

truly they were among Our faithful servants.

وَلَقَدْ مَنَنَّا عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ

وَنَجَّيْنَٰهُمَا وَقَوْمَهُمَا مِنَ ٱلْكَرْبِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

وَنَصَرْنَٰهُمْ فَكَانُوا۟ هُمُ ٱلْغَٰلِبِينَ

وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُمَا ٱلْكِتَٰبَ ٱلْمُسْتَبِينَ

وَهَدَيْنَٰهُمَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ

وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِمَا فِي ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

إِنَّهُمَا مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ