Surah Al Bayyinah

لَمْ يَكُنِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ وَالْمُشْرِكِينَ مُنْفَكِّينَ

Those who reject (Truth ), among the People of the Book and among the Polytheists, were not going to depart (from their ways )

حَتَّى تَأْتِيَهُمُ الْبَيِّنَةُ

until there should come to them Clear Evidence --

رَسُولٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ يَتْلُو صُحُفًا مُطَهَّرَةً

A messenger from Allah, rehearsing scriptures kept pure and holy:

فِيهَا كُتُبٌ قَيِّمَةٌ

Wherein are laws (or decrees ) right and straight.

وَمَا تَفَرَّقَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ إِلَّا مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا جَاءَتْهُمُ الْبَيِّنَةُ

Nor did the People of the Book make schisms, until after there came to them Clear Evidence.

وَمَا أُمِرُوا إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ حُنَفَاءَ

And they have been commanded no more than this:

- to worship Allah,

- offering Him sincere devotion,

- being True (in faith );

وَيُقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَيُؤْتُوا الزَّكَاةَ ۚ

- to establish regular Prayer;

- and to practice regular Charity;

وَذَلِكَ دِينُ الْقَيِّمَةِ

and that is the Religion Right and Straight.

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ وَالْمُشْرِكِينَ فِي نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ

Those who reject (Truth ), among the People of the Book and among the Polytheists, will be in Hell-fire,

خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا ۚ

to dwell therein (for aye ).

أُولَئِكَ هُمْ شَرُّ الْبَرِيَّةِ

They are the worst of creatures.

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ أُولَئِكَ هُمْ خَيْرُ الْبَرِيَّةِ

Those who have faith and do righteous deeds -- they are the best of creatures.

جَزَاؤُهُمْ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ جَنَّاتُ عَدْنٍ تَجْرِي مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ

Their reward is with Allah: Gardens of Eternity, Beneath which rivers flow;

خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا أَبَدًا ۖ

They will dwell therein for ever;

رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ وَرَضُوا عَنْهُ ۚ

Allah well pleased with them, and they with Him:

ذَلِكَ لِمَنْ خَشِيَ رَبَّهُ

all this for such as fear their Lord and Cherisher.

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