In this blessed night of Al Qad'r, I present for you this marvelous soorah 37
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And this is the explanation of the first 50 ayat of this soora according to the late interpreter Mohammed-Ali Hassan Al-Hilly:
( In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful)
1. [I swear] by the [birds] flying in arrays.
2. And shouting on [the unbelievers] loudly.
3. And rehearsing a glorification [of God in their languages.]
4. [That] your God is surely One.
5. [That is] the Lord of the heavens and the earth and what between them are, and the Lord of the sun-rising [zones.]
6. We have adorned the nearest heaven [to your earth] with [meteors, like] the adornment of the planets.
7. And that [meteors] may preserve against every rebellious devil.
8. [The devils now] cannot listen to the high noble [angels], but are pelted [with meteors] from every side.
9. To outcast them, and there will be for them another chastisement [on the Judgment Day.]
10. Except [such devil] who snatched some snatching [from the angels] and was pursued by a flaming meteor.
11. So question them [Mohammed for a pronouncement] – Are they stronger as a creation, or are those whom We created [before them]? [And even], We created them out of 'dry and hard' mud.
12. But you [Mohammed] do marvel [of the signs], whereas they scoff [at them.]
13. And when they are admonished, they receive not admonition.
14. And when they see that a revelation [has been revealed], they go on scoffing.
15. And they say [that]: "This [Quran] is but an obvious magic."
16. "In case we die and become dust and bones, shall we be then brought forth [alive out of our graves!?]"
17. "And our fathers, the old?"
18. Say: "Yes, and you then will be humiliated."
19. It is only one shout [of the angel of death], when then they will be awaiting [the judgment and the punishment.]
20. And they [will] say: "Woe to us! This is the Day of Judgment."
21. [Then the angels will say to them:] "This is the Day of Decision that you unbelieved [during the life of the World.]
22. [Then God will say to the angels:] "Bring up those who wronged [their people] together with their wives [: the associaters] and [the devils] that they served [in the world of souls],"
23. "Apart from God, and direct them to the path of Hell."
24. "And stop them; for they are to be questioned [concerning their followers.]"
25. [It will be said to them in rebuke:] "What ails you that you help not one another!?"
26. No, indeed; but today they resign themselves in submission [to the doom.]
27. And they [will] come together asking each other.
28. [The followers will] say [to the leaders]: "You came to us [with deception, and promising us] with prosperity."
29. [The leaders will] say [to the followers]: "But it was you who were not believers [even before we had spoken to you.]"
30. We had no authority over you; no, you were an arrogant people."
31. So the word of our Lord has now been fulfilled against us; and surely we are about to suffer [the doom.]"
32. "Therefore, we perverted you, for we [ourselves] were perverters."
33. Truly, that day, they will [all] share in the doom.
34. As such shall We deal [in the future] with the sinners [among your nation, O Mohammed.]
35. [For] they were ever waxing proud, when it was said to them: "No god but God!"
36. And they said: "Shall we forsake our gods merely for the saying of a poet [that is] possessed?"
37. [So God replied:] No indeed; but he came with the truth, and confirmed those [apostles] sent [before him.]
38. Now certainly you [: associaters] are going to suffer the painful doom.
39. And you are not going to be requited but according to what you did.
40. But not the servants of God: those being devoted [to worship Him alone.]
41. Such [devoted servants] will have [in Paradise] a stated provision:
42. [Of] fruits, and they shall be honored,
43. In the paradises of prosperity.
44. [Reclining] on couches; [and] facing one another.
45. The cup from a flowing spring being passed round to them.
46. Whitish and delicious to the drinkers.
47. Wherein no sickness is, neither will they turn away dispersing therefrom.
48. And with them [damsels], restraining their looks, large eyed.
49. [And who are transparent souls] as if they are concealed pure eggs.
50. And they will come together asking each other.
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