21:2No fresh reminder comes to them from their Lord, but they listen to it playfully.

21:3Their hearts distracted, the wrongdoers confer secretly, “Is this anything but a mortal like you? Will you take to sorcery, with open-eyes?”

21:4He said, “My Lord knows what is said in the heaven and the earth; and He is the Hearer, the Knower.”

21:5And they said, “A jumble of dreams,” and, “He made it up,” and, “He is a poet,” “let him bring us a sign, like those sent to the ancients.”

21:9Then We fulfilled Our promise to them, and We saved them together with whomever We willed, and We destroyed the extravagant.

21:11How many a guilty town have We crushed, and established thereafter another people?

21:15This continued to be their cry, until We made them silent ashes.

21:16We did not create the sky and the earth and what is between them for amusement.

21:18In fact, We hurl the truth against falsehood, and it crushes it, so it vanishes. Woe unto you, for what you describe.

21:20They praise night and day, without ever tiring.

21:24Or have they taken, besides Him, other gods? Say, “Bring your proof. This is a message for those with me, and a message of those before me.” But most of them do not know the truth, so they turn away.

21:25We never sent a messenger before you without inspiring him that: “There is no god but I, so worship Me.”

21:27They never speak before He has spoken, and they only act on His command.

21:28He knows what is before them, and what is behind them; and they do not intercede except for him whom He approves; and they tremble in awe of Him.

21:30Do the disbelievers not see that the heavens and the earth were one mass, and We tore them apart? And We made from water every living thing. Will they not believe?

21:33It is He who created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon; each floating in an orbit.

21:36When those who disbelieve see you, they treat you only with ridicule: “Is this the one who mentions your gods?” And they reject the mention of the Merciful.

21:38And they say, “When will this promise come true, if you are truthful?”

21:39If those who disbelieve only knew, when they cannot keep the fire off their faces and off their backs, and they will not be helped.

21:46And when a breath of your Lord’s punishment touches them, they say, “Woe to us, we were truly wicked.”

21:50This too is a blessed message that We revealed. Are you going to deny it?

21:51We gave Abraham his integrity formerly, and We knew him well.

21:52When he said to his father and his people, “What are these statues to which you are devoted?”

21:56He said, “Your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, the One who created them, and I bear witness to that.

21:59They said, “Who did this to our gods? He is certainly one of the wrongdoers.”

21:60They said, “We heard a youth mentioning them. He is called Abraham.”

21:62They said, “Are you the one who did this to our gods, O Abraham?”

21:63He said, “But it was this biggest of them that did it. Ask them, if they can speak.”

21:72And We granted him Isaac and Jacob as a gift; and each We made righteous.

21:76And Noah, when he called before. So We answered him, and delivered him and his family from the great disaster.

21:79And so We made Solomon understand it, and to each We gave wisdom and knowledge. And We subjected the mountains along with David to sing Our praises, and the birds as well—surely We did.

21:81And to Solomon the stormy wind, blowing at His command towards the land that We have blessed. We are aware of everything.

21:83And Job, when he cried out to his Lord: “Great harm has afflicted me, and you are the Most Merciful of the merciful.”

21:84So We answered him, lifted his suffering, and restored his family to him, and their like with them—a mercy from Us, and a reminder for the worshipers.

21:85And Ishmael, and Enoch, and Ezekiel; each was one of the steadfast.

21:87And Jonah, when he stormed out in fury, thinking We had no power over him. But then He cried out in the darkness, “There is no god but You! Glory to You! I was one of the wrongdoers!”

21:89And Zechariah, when he called out to his Lord, “My Lord, do not leave me alone, even though you are the Best of heirs.”

21:90So We answered him, and gave him John. And We cured his wife for him. They used to vie in doing righteous deeds, and used to call on Us in love and awe, and they used to humble themselves to Us.

21:92This community of yours is one community, and I am your Lord, so worship Me.

21:94Whoever does righteous deeds, and is a believer, his effort will not be denied. We are writing it down for him.

21:95There is a ban on the town that We had destroyed—that they will not return.

21:97The promise of truth has drawn near. The eyes of those who disbelieved will stare in horror: “Woe to us. We were oblivious to this. In fact, we were wrongdoers.”

21:102They will not hear its hissing, and they will forever abide in what their hearts desire.

21:103The Supreme Fear will not worry them, and the angels will receive them: “This is your Day which you were promised.”

21:104On the Day when We fold the heaven, like the folding of a book. Just as We began the first creation, We will repeat it—a promise binding on Us. We will act.

21:106Indeed, in this is a message for people who worship.

21:108Say, “It is revealed to me that your God is One God. Are you going to submit?”

21:109But if they turn away, say, “I have informed you sufficiently. Although I do not know whether what you are promised is near or far.”

21:110He knows what is said openly, and He knows what you conceal.

21:111“And I do not know whether it is perhaps a trial for you, and an enjoyment for a while.”

21:112He said, “My Lord, judge with justice.” And, “Our Lord is the Gracious, Whose help is sought against what you allege.”