# Sura 37 - The Ranks *Exported from [Holy-Writings.com](https://www.holy-writings.com/) on 2026-06-19 — 1 clipping.* --- > SURA XXXVII (37) - THE RANKS (Mecca - 182 Verses) (L - 79 > > In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful > > 37:1 By the angels ranged in order for Songs of Praise, > > And by those who repel demons, > > And by those who recite the Koran for warning, > > Truly your God is but one, > > Lord of the Heavens and of the Earth, and of all that is between them, > and Lord of the East. > > We have adorned the lower heaven with the adornment of the stars. > > They serve also as a guard against every rebellious Satan, > > That they overhear not what passeth in the assembly on high, for they > are darted at from every side, > > Driven off and consigned to a lasting torment; > > 37:10 While, if one steal a word by stealth, a glistening flame pursueth him. > > Ask the Meccans then, Are they, or the angels whom we have made, the > stronger creation? Aye, of coarse clay have we created them. > > But while thou marvellest they mock; > > When they are warned, no warning do they take; > > And when they see a sign, they fall to mocking, > > And say, "This is no other than clear sorcery: > > What! when dead, and turned to dust and bones, shall we indeed be > raised? > > Our sires also of olden times?" > > Say, Yes; and ye shall be covered with disgrace. > > For, one blast only, and lo! they shall gaze around them, > > 37:20 And shall say, "Oh! woe to us! this is the day of reckoning; > > This is the day of decision which ye gainsaid as an untruth." > > Gather together those who have acted unjustly, and their consorts, and > the gods whom they adored > > Beside God; and guide them to the road for Hell. > > Set them forth: they shall be questioned. > > "How now, that ye help not one another?" > > But on this day they shall submit themselves to God, > > And shall address one another with mutual reproaches. > > They shall say, "In sooth, ye came to us in well-omened sort:" > > But they will answer, "Nay, it was ye who would not believe; and we had > no power whatever over you. Nay, ye were people given to transgress; > > 37:30 Just, therefore, is the doom which are Lord hath passed upon us. We > shall surely taste it: > > We made you err, for we had erred ourselves." > > Partners therefore shall be in punishment on that day. > > Truly, thus will we deal with the wicked, > > Because when it was said to them, There is no God but God, they swelled > with pride, > > And said, "Shall we then abandon our gods for a crazed poet?" > > Nay, he cometh with truth and confirmeth the Sent Ones of old. > > Ye shall surely taste the painful punishment, > > And ye shall not be rewarded but as ye have wrought, > > Save the sincere servants of God! > > 37:40 A stated banquet shall they have > > Of fruits; and honoured shall they be > > In the gardens of delight, > > Upon couches face to face. > > A cup shall be borne round among them from a fountain, > > Limpid, delicious to those who drink; > > It shall not oppress the sense, nor shall they therewith be drunken. > > And with them are the large-eyed ones with modest refraining glances, > fair like the sheltered egg. > > And they shall address one another with mutual questions. > > Saith one of them, "I truly had a bosom friend, > > 37:50 Who said, 'Art thou of those who credit it? > > What! when we shall have died, and become dust and bones, shall we > indeed be judged?'" > > He shall say to those around him, "Will ye look?" > > And he shall look and see him in the midst of Hell. > > And he shall say to him, "By God, thou hadst almost caused me to perish; > > And, but for the favour of my Lord, I had surely been of those who have > been brought with thee into torment." > > "But do we not die," say the blessed, > > "Any other than our first death? and have we escaped the torment?" > > This truly is the great felicity! > > For the like of this should the travailers travail! > > 37:60 Is this the better repast or the tree Ez-zakkoum? > > Verily, we have made it for a subject of discord to the wicked. > > It is a tree which cometh up from the bottom of hell; > > Its fruits is as it were the heads of Satans; > > And, lo! the damned shall surely eat of it and fill their bellies with > it: > > Then shall they have, thereon, a mixture of boiling water: > > Then shall they return to hell. > > They found their fathers erring, > > And they hastened on in their footsteps. > > Also before them the greater number of the ancients had erred, > > 37:70 Though we had sent warners among them. > > But see what was the end of these warned one, > > Except of God's true servants. > > Noah call on us of old, and right prompt were we to hear him, > > And we saved him and his family out of the great distress, > > And we made his offspring the survivors; > > And we left for him with posterity, > > "Peace be on Noah throughout the worlds!" > > Thus do we reward the well-doers, > > For he was one of our believing servants; - > > 37:80 And the rest we drowned. > > And truly, of his faith, was Abraham, > > When he brought to his Lord a perfect heart, > > When he said to his father and to his people, "What is this ye worship? > > Prefer ye with falsehood gods to God? > > And what deem ye of the Lord of the worlds?" > > So gazing he gazed towards the starts, > > And said, "In sooth I am ill: > > And they turned their back on him and departed. > > He went aside to their gods and said, "Do ye not eat? > > 37:90 What aileth you that ye do not speak?" > > He broke out upon them, with the right hand striking: > > When his tribesmen came back to him with hasty steps - > > He said, "Worship ye what ye carve, > > When God hath created you, and that ye make?" > > They said, "Build up a pyre for him and cast him into the glowing > flame." > > Fain would they plot against him, but we brought them low. > > And he said, "Verily, I repair to my Lord who will guide me: > > O Lord give me a son, of the righteous." > > We announced to him a youth of meekness. > > 37:100 And when he became a full-grown youth, > > His father said to him, "My son, I have seen in a dream that I should > sacrifice thee; therefore, consider what thou seest right." > > He said, "My father, do what thou art bidden; of the patient, if God > please, shalt thou find me." > > And when they had surrendered them to the will of God, he laid him down > upon his forehead: > > We cried unto him, "O Abraham! > > Now hast thou satisfied the vision,." See how we recompense the > righteous. > > This was indeed a decisive test. > > And we ransomed his son with a costly victim, > > And we left this for him among posterity, > > "Peace be on Abraham!" > > 37-110 Thus do we reward the well-doers, > > For he was of our believing servants. > > And we announced Isaac to him - a righteous Prophet - > > And on him and on Isaac we bestowed our blessing. And among their > offspring were well-doers, and others, to their own hurt undoubted sinners. > > And of old, to Moses and to Aaron shewed we favours: > > And both of them, and their people, we rescued from the great distress: > > And we succoured them, and they became the conquerors: > > And we gave them (Moses and Aaron) each the lucid book: > > And we guided them each into the right way: > > And we left this for each among posterity, > > 37:120 "Peace be on Moses and Aaron." > > Thus do we reward the well-doers, > > For they were two of our believing servants. > > And Elias truly was of our Sent Ones, > > When he said to his people, "Fear ye not God? > > Invoke ye Baal and forsake ye the most skilful Creator? > > God is your Lord, and the Lord of your sires of old?" > > But they treated him as a liar, and shall therefore be consigned to > punishment, > > Except God's faithful servants. > > And we left this for him among posterity, > > 37:130 "Peace be on Eliasin!" > > Thus do we reward the well-doers. > > For he was one of our believing servants. > > And Lot truly was of our Sent Ones, > > When we rescued him and all his family, > > Save an aged woman among those who tarried. > > Afterward we destroyed the others. > > And ye indeed pass by their ruined dwellings at morn > > And night: will ye not then reflect? > > Jonas, too, was one of the Apostles, > > 37:140 When he fled into the laden ship, > > And lots were cast, and he was doomed, > > And the fish swallowed him, for he was blameworthy. > > But had he not been of those who praise Us, > > In its belly had he surely remained, till the day of resurrection. > > And we cast him on the bare shore - and he was sick; - > > And we caused a gourd-plant to grow up over him, > > And we sent him to a hundred thousand persons, or even more, > > And because they believed, we continued their enjoyments for a season. > > Inquire then of the Meccans whether thy Lord hath daughters, and they, > sons? > > 37:150 Have we created the angels females? and did they witness it? > > Is it not a falsehood of their own devising, when they say,, > > "God hath begotten"? They are indeed liars. > > Would he have preferred daughters to sons? > > What reason have ye for thus judging? > > Will ye not then receive this warning? > > Have ye a clear proof for them? > > Produce your Book if ye speak truth. > > And they make him to be of kin with the Djinn: but the Djinn have long > known that these idolaters shall be brought up before God. > > Far be the glory of God from what they impute to him. > > 37:160 "His faithful servants do not thus. > > Moreover, ye and what ye worship > > Shall not stir up any against God, > > Save him who shall burn in Hell. > > And verily each one of us hath his appointed place, > > And we range ourselves in order, > > And we celebrate His praises." > > And if those infidels say, > > "Had we a revelation transmitted to us from those of old, > > We had surely been God's faithful servants." > > 37:170 Yet they believe not the Koran. But they shall know its truth at last. > > Our word came of old to our servants the apostles, > > That they should surely be the succoured, > > And that our armies should procure the victory for them. > > Turn aside therefore from them for a time, > > And behold them, for they too shall in the end behold their doom. > > Would they then hasten our vengeance? > > But when it shall come down into their courts, an evil morning shall it > be to those who have had their warning. > > Turn aside from them therefore for a time. > > And behold; for they too shall in the end behold their doom. > > 37:180 Far be the glory of thy Lord, the Lord of all greatness, from what they > impute to him, > > And peace be on his Apostles! > > And praise be to God the Lord of the worlds. > > — *Sura 37 - The Ranks*