Ali Quli Qarai, The Qur’ān with a Phrase-by-Phrase English Translation (2005)
1 All praise belongs to Allah,
originator of the heavens and the earth,
maker of the angels [His] messengers,
possessing wings, two, three or four [of them].
He adds to the creation whatever He wishes.
Indeed Allah has power over all things.
2 Whatever mercy Allah unfolds for the people,
no one can withhold it;
and whatever He withholds
no one can release it after Him,1
and He is the All-mighty, the All-wise.
3 O mankind!
Remember Allah’s blessing upon you!
Is there any creator other than Allah
who provides for you from the sky and the earth?
There is no god except Him.
So where do you stray?
4 If they impugn you,
certainly [other] apostles were impugned before you,
and all matters are returned to Allah.
5 O mankind!
Allah’s promise is indeed true.
So do not let the life of the world deceive you,
nor let the Deceiver deceive you concerning Allah.2
6 Satan is indeed your enemy,
so treat him as an enemy.
He only invites his confederates
so that they may be among the inmates of the Blaze.
1 That is, after His withholding it. Or ‘no one can release it except Him.’
2 Cf. 31:33.
