"Audhu billahi minash shaytanirrajeem"

Bismi Llaahi l-raḥmaani l-raḥeem

1. Qaf waalqurani almajeedi;

   Qaf (The Arabic letter Qaf symbolizes the ego, the first of the three reflections of the absolute essence of man [ego, oneness, identity] In Sufism, Mount Qaf is considered to be the symbol of the ego. Mountains often symbolize the ego), the Magnificent Quran (the disclosure of magnificent Knowledge)!

2. Bal AAajiboo an jaahum munthirun minhum faqala alkafiroona hatha shayon AAajeebun;

   Surprised that the warner who came to them was someone from among themselves, the deniers of the knowledge of the reality said, “This is a strange thing, indeed...”

3. Aitha mitna wakunna turaban thalika rajAAun baAAeedun;

   “Will we (be resurrected) once we have died and become dust? That is a distant return (a far-fetched claim).”

4. Qad AAalimna ma tanqusu alardu minhum waAAindana kitabun hafeethun;

   We know exactly what the earth detracts from them (what is lost with old age)... With us is the Book of Records (the universal memory recorded within the essence of existence).

5. Bal kaththaboo bialhaqqi lamma jaahum fahum fee amrin mareejin;

   No, they denied their essential reality when it came to them! They are in a confused state.

6. Afalam yanthuroo ila alssamai fawqahum kayfa banaynaha wazayyannaha wama laha min furoojin;

   (Assuming to be the body) did they not look at the sky above them (consciousness) to see how We formed it and adorned it (with senses)! There is no flaw in it!

7. Waalarda madadnaha waalqayna feeha rawasiya waanbatna feeha min kulli zawjin baheejin;

   We developed the earth (the body) and formed upon it firmly set mountains (organs)! And produced therein from every beautiful pair (double helix DNA) the vegetal properties of the body.

8. Tabsiratan wathikra likulli AAabdin muneebin;

   To activate insight, to remind and give admonition to every servant (who turns to his essence).

9. Wanazzalna mina alssamai maan mubarakan faanbatna bihi jannatin wahabba alhaseedi;

   We sent down water (knowledge) from the sky with which We made to grow gardens (the experience of the beauteous inherent forces) and grains that are harvested (various abilities).

10. Waalnnakhla basiqatin laha talAAun nadeedun;

    And lofty palm trees with clusters of fruit...

11. Rizqan lilAAibadi waahyayna bihi baldatan maytan kathalika alkhurooju;

    As sustenance of life for the servants... We gave life with it to a dead land... Thus is the resurrection (coming forth from one’s cocoon world).

12. Kaththabat qablahum qawmu noohin waashabu alrrassi wathamoodu;

    And before them, the people of Noah, the people of the well and Thamud also denied (the eternal life to come after death).

13. WaAAadun wafirAAawnu waikhwanu lootin;

    And Aad, and Pharaoh, and the brothers of Lot.

14. Waashabu alaykati waqawmu tubbaAAin kullun kaththaba alrrusula fahaqqa waAAeedi;

    And the people of the wood and the people of Tubba... All of them denied and thus My punishment, of which they were notified, was fulfilled.

15. AfaAAayeena bialkhalqi alawwali bal hum fee labsin min khalqin jadeedin;

    Were We inadequate in the first creation? No, they are in doubt of the new creation.

16. Walaqad khalaqna alinsana wanaAAlamu ma tuwaswisu bihi nafsuhu wanahnu aqrabu ilayhi min habli alwareedi;

    Indeed, it is We who created man... We know what his soul whispers to him (the idea of being only the body formed by his mind)... We are closer to him (within the dimensions of the brain) than his jugular vein!”

17. Ith yatalaqqa almutalaqqiyani AAani alyameeni waAAani alshshimali qaAAeedun;

    Two recording forces record from his right and from his left!

18. Ma yalfithu min qawlin illa ladayhi raqeebun AAateedun;

    Every thought (of man) is observed (recorded) by an observer!

19. Wajaat sakratu almawti bialhaqqi thalika ma kunta minhu taheedu;

    And the intoxication of death has come, revealing the Truth! This is the very thing you tried to escape!

20. Wanufikha fee alssoori thalika yawmu alwaAAeedi;

    And the Horn (body) is blown (the act of blowing occurs from the inside out – the spirit has left the body)! This is the time of which you were warned!

21. Wajaat kullu nafsin maAAaha saiqun washaheedun;

    Every soul (consciousness) will come with an attendant (his constructed identity through corporeality) and a witness (the call of his conscience voicing the Truth)!

22. Laqad kunta fee ghaflatin min hatha fakashafna AAanka ghitaaka fabasaruka alyawma hadeedun;

    (It will be said), “You were certainly unaware of this (you were living in your cocoon), and We have removed from you your veil, so your sight, from this period on, is sharp.”

23. Waqala qareenuhu hatha ma ladayya AAateedun;

    His companion (body – jinn friend) will say, “Here it is, ready with me.”

24. Alqiya fee jahannama kulla kaffarin AAaneedin;

    (It will be said), “Cast into Hell every persistent ungrateful denier of the reality!”

25. MannaAAin lilkhayri muAAtadin mureebin;

    “The preventer of every good (pertaining to the Truth) and doubter.”

26. Allathee jaAAala maAAa Allahi ilahan akhara faalqiyahu fee alAAathabi alshshadeedi;

    Who made besides Allah another god! Throw him into severe suffering!”

27. Qala qareenuhu rabbana ma atghaytuhu walakin kana fee dalalin baAAeedin;

    His companion (while the word human/man is a reference to consciousness, the word companion denotes one’s body or one’s jinn friend) said, “My Rabb, it was not me who made him transgress, he himself was in an extreme error.”

28. Qala la takhtasimoo ladayya waqad qaddamtu ilaykum bialwaAAeedi;

    (Allah) said, “Do not bicker in my presence (there is no point in arguing in My presence)! I had already warned you about what was to come!”

29. Ma yubaddalu alqawlu ladayya wama ana bithallamin lilAAabeedi;

    “And My judgment shall not be changed! I am not unjust to the servants!”

30. Yawma naqoolu lijahannama hali imtalati wataqoolu hal min mazeedin;

    At that time We will ask Hell, “Are you now full?”... (Hell will say), “Are there any more?”

31. Waozlifati aljannatu lilmuttaqeena ghayra baAAeedin;

    And Paradise will be brought near to the protected ones... It was not far from them anyway.

32. Hatha ma tooAAadoona likulli awwabin hafeethin;

    “This is what you were promised,” it will be said to those who turned to their essence and protected themselves.

33. Man khashiya alrrahmana bialghaybi wajaa biqalbin muneebin;

    The one who is in awe of the Rahman as his unknown, and who comes in a state of consciousness turned (to his essence).

34. Odkhulooha bisalamin thalika yawmu alkhuloodi;

    Enter therein as Salam (experiencing the meaning of the Name Salam)... This is the eternal life!

35. Lahum ma yashaoona feeha waladayna mazeedun;

    They will have whatever they desire therein, and even more with Us!

36. Wakam ahlakna qablahum min qarnin hum ashaddu minhum batshan fanaqqaboo fee albiladi hal min maheesin;

    Many generations We have destroyed before them who were mightier than them in strength! And they sought a place (of refuge) because of this... Is there any place of escape?

37. Inna fee thalika lathikra liman kana lahu qalbun aw alqa alssamAAa wahuwa shaheedun;

    Undoubtedly this reminder is for the conscious one or the one who listens attentively!

38. Walaqad khalaqna alssamawati waalarda wama baynahuma fee sittati ayyamin wama massana min lughoobin;

    Indeed, We created the heavens, the earth and everything in between in six stages! And We were not touched by weariness!

39. Faisbir AAala ma yaqooloona wasabbih bihamdi rabbika qabla tulooAAi alshshamsi waqabla alghuroobi;

    So, be patient about what they say! And glorify (tasbih) your Rabb as His Hamd (fulfill your purpose) before sunrise and sunset!

40. Wamina allayli fasabbihhu waadbara alssujoodi;

    And glorify Him in the night and after prostration!

41. WaistamiAA yawma yunadi almunadi min makanin qareebin;

    And listen, in that time, when the Caller will call from within!

42. Yawma yasmaAAoona alssayhata bialhaqqi thalika yawmu alkhurooji;

    The time when they will hear the blast in Truth! That is the time of emergence (awakening to the reality outside the cocoon)!

43. Inna nahnu nuhyee wanumeetu wailayna almaseeru;

    Indeed, it is Us, yes Us, who gives life and takes life! And to Us is the return!

44. Yawma tashaqqaqu alardu AAanhum siraAAan thalika hashrun AAalayna yaseerun;

    At that time, the earth (body) will hastily break away from them! That is, for Us, an easy gathering.

45. Nahnu aAAlamu bima yaqooloona wama anta AAalayhim bijabbarin fathakkir bialqurani man yakhafu waAAeedi;

    As We are present within them, We know better what they say! You cannot force them into anything! Remind (the reality) by the Quran to those who fear my warning of suffering.