57.1 . All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifieth Allah and He is the Mighty , the Wise .

57.2 . His is the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth ; He quickeneth and He giveth death ; and He is Able to do things .

57.3 . He is the First and the Last , and the Outward and the Inward ; and He is Knower of all things .

57.4 . He it is Who created the heavens and the earth in Days ; then He mounted the Throne . He knoweth all that entereth the earth and all that emergeth therefrom and all that cometh down from the sky and all that ascendeth therein ; and He is with you wheresoever ye may be . And Allah is Seer of what ye do .

57.5 . His is the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth and , unto Allah ( all ) things are brought back .

57.6 . He causeth the night to pass into the day , and He causeth the day to pass into the night , and He is Knower of all that is in the breasts .

57.7 . Believe in Allah and His messenger , and spend of that whereof He hath made you trustees ; and such of you as believe and spend ( aright ) , theirs will be a great reward

57.8 . What aileth you that ye believe not in Allah , when the messenger calleth you to believe in your Lord , and He hath already made a covenant with you , if ye are believers?

57.9 . He it is Who sendeth down clear revelations unto His slave , that He may bring you forth from darkness unto light ; and lo! for you , Allah is Full of Pity , Merciful .

57.10 . And what aileth you that ye spend not in the way of Allah , when unto Allah belongeth the inheritance of the heavens and the earth? Those who spent and fought before the victory are not upon a level ( with the rest of you ) . Such are greater in rank than those who spent and fought afterwards . Unto each hath Allah promised good . And Allah is Informed of what ye do .

57.11 . Who is he that will lend unto Allah a goodly loan , that He may double it for him and his may be a rich reward?

57.12 . On the day when thou ( Muhammad ) wilt see the believers , men and women , their light shining forth before them and on their right hands , ( and wilt hear it said unto them ) : Glad news for you this day : Gardens underneath which rivers flow , wherein ye are immortal . That is the supreme triumph .

57.13 . On the day when the hypocritical men and the hypocritical women will say unto those who believe : Look on us that we may borrow from your light! it will be said : Go back and seek for light! Then there will separate them a wall wherein is a gate , the inner side whereof containeth mercy , while the outer side thereof is toward the doom .

57.14 . They will cry unto them ( saying ) : Were we not with you? They will say : Yea , verily ; but ye tempted one another , and hesitated , and doubted , and vain desires beguiled you till the ordinance of Allah came to pass ; and the deceiver deceived you concerning Allah ;

57.15 . So this day no ransom can be taken from you nor from those who disbelieved . Your home is the Fire ; that is your patron , and a hapless journey ' s end .

57.16 . Is not the time ripe for the hearts of those who believe to submit to Allah ' s reminder and to the truth which is revealed , that they become not as those who received the Scripture of old but the term was prolonged for them and so their hearts were hardened , and many of them are evil livers .

57.17 . Know that Allah quickeneth the earth after its death . We have made clear Our revelations for you , that haply ye may understand .

57.18 . Lo! those who give alms , both men and women , and lend unto Allah a goodly loan , it will be doubled for them , and theirs will be a rich reward .

57.19 . And those who believe in Allah and His messengers , they are the loyal ; and the martyrs are with their Lord ; they have their reward and their light ; while as for those who disbelieve and deny Our revelations , they are owners of hell fire .

57.20 . Know that the life of this world is only play , and idle talk , and pageantry , and boasting among you , and rivalry in respect of wealth and children ; as the likeness of vegetation after rain , whereof the growth is pleasing to the husbandman , but afterward it drieth up and thou seest it turning yellow then it becometh straw . And in the Hereafter there is grievous punishment , and ( also ) forgiveness from Allah and His good pleasure , whereas the life of the world is but matter of illusion .