32.1 . Alif . Lam . Mim .

32.2 . The revelation of the Scripture whereof there is no doubt is from the Lord of the Worlds .

32.3 . Or say they : He hath invented it? Nay , but it is the Truth from thy Lord , that thou mayst warn a folk to whom no warner came before thee , that haply they may walk aright .

32.4 . Allah it is Who created the heavens and the earth , and that which is between them , in six Days . Then He mounted the throne . Ye have not , beside Him , a protecting friend or mediator . Will ye not then remember?

32.5 . He directeth the ordinance from the heaven unto the earth ; then it ascendeth unto Him in a Day , whereof the measure is a thousand years of that ye reckon .

32.6 . Such is the Knower of the invisible and the visible , the Mighty , the Merciful ,

32.7 . Who made all things good which He created , and He began the creation of man from clay ;

32.8 . Then He made his seed from a draught of despised fluid ;

32.9 . Then He fashioned him and breathed into him of His spirit ; and appointed for you hearing and sight and hearts . Small thanks give ye!

32.10 . And they say : When we are lost in the earth , how can we then be recreated? Nay but they are disbelievers in the meeting with their Lord .

32.11 . Say : The angel of death , who hath charge concerning you , will gather you , and afterward unto your Lord ye will be returned .

32.12 . Couldst thou but see when the guilty hang their heads before their Lord , ( and say ) : Our Lord! We have now seen and heard , so send us back ; we will do right , now we are sure .

32.13 . And if We had so willed , We could have given every soul its guidance , but the word from Me concerning evil doers took effect : that I will fill hell with the jinn and mankind together .

32.14 . So taste ( the evil of your deeds ) . Forasmuch as ye forgot the meeting of this your day , lo! We forget you . Taste the doom immortality because of what ye used to do .

32.15 . Only those believe in Our revelations who , when they are reminded of them , fall down prostrate and hymn the praise of their Lord , and they are not scornful ,

32.16 . Who forsake their beds to cry unto their Lord in fear and hope , and spend of what we have bestowed on them .

32.17 . No soul knoweth what is kept hid for them of joy , as a reward for what they used to do .

32.18 . Is he who is a believer like unto him who is an evil liver? They are not alike .

32.19 . But as for those who believe and do good works , for them are the Gardens of Retreat , a welcome ( in reward ) for what they used to do .

32.20 . And as for those who do evil , their retreat is the Fire . Whenever they desire to issue forth from thence , they are brought hack thither . Unto them it is said : Taste the torment of the Fire which ye used to deny .