A 'araaf (Al-A 'araaf)
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
۞ Alif-Lam-Mim-Sad. 1 This is a Book sent down toward thee, so let there be no straitness in thy breast therefor, that thou mayest warn thereby! and this is an admonition unto the believers. 2 Follow that which is sent down to you from your Lord and do not follow guardians other than Him; little do you remember. 3 And how many a [rebellious] community have We destroyed, with Our punishment coming upon it by night, or while they were resting at noontide! 4 No plea had they, when Our terror came unto them, save that they said: Lo! We were wrong-doers. 5 We will certainly question the people and the Messengers sent to them. 6 Then We shall narrate to them with knowledge the whole account. For surely, We were not away from them. 7 And on that Day, the weighing will truly be done; so those whose scales prove heavy are the successful. 8 but he whose scales are light those have lost their souls because they were harmful towards Our verses. 9 We have made you inhabit the land and provided you with the means of sustenance. Only a few of you give thanks. 10