Those who slander such of the believers as give themselves freely to (deeds of) charity, as well as such as can find nothing to give except the fruits of their labour,- and throw ridicule on them,- Allah will throw back their ridicule on them: and they shall have a grievous penalty.

If, then, Allah bring thee back to any of them, and they ask thy permission to come out (with thee), say: "Never shall ye come out with me, nor fight an enemy with me: for ye preferred to sit inactive on the first occasion: Then sit ye (now) with those who lag behind."

Nor do thou ever pray for any of them that dies, nor stand at his grave; for they rejected Allah and His Messenger, and died in a state of perverse rebellion.

When a Sura comes down, enjoining them to believe in Allah and to strive and fight along with His Messenger, those with wealth and influence among them ask thee for exemption, and say: "Leave us (behind): we would be with those who sit (at home)."

And there were, among the desert Arabs (also), men who made excuses and came to claim exemption; and those who were false to Allah and His Messenger (merely) sat inactive. Soon will a grievous penalty seize the Unbelievers among them.

Allah turned with favour to the Prophet, the Muhajirs, and the Ansar,- who followed him in a time of distress, after that the hearts of a part of them had nearly swerved (from duty); but He turned to them (also): for He is unto them Most Kind, Most Merciful.

Nor should the Believers all go forth together: if a contingent from every expedition remained behind, they could devote themselves to studies in religion, and admonish the people when they return to them,- that thus they (may learn) to guard themselves (against evil).

Is it a matter of wonderment to men that We have sent Our inspiration to a man from among themselves?- that he should warn mankind (of their danger), and give the good news to the Believers that they have before their Lord the lofty rank of truth. (But) say the Unbelievers: "This is indeed an evident sorcerer!"

But when he saw their hands went not towards the (meal), he felt some mistrust of them, and conceived a fear of them. They said: "Fear not: We have been sent against the people of Lut."

Why were there not, among the generations before you, persons possessed of balanced good sense, prohibiting (men) from mischief in the earth - except a few among them whom We saved (from harm)? But the wrong-doers pursued the enjoyment of the good things of life which were given them, and persisted in sin.

Said one of them: "Slay not Joseph, but if ye must do something, throw him down to the bottom of the well: he will be picked up by some caravan of travellers."

To it are seven gates: for each of those gates is a (special) class (of sinners) assigned.

So We exacted retribution from them. They were both on an open highway, plain to see.

Strain not thine eyes. (Wistfully) at what We have bestowed on certain classes of them, nor grieve over them: but lower thy wing (in gentleness) to the believers.

And there came to them a Messenger from among themselves, but they falsely rejected him; so the Wrath seized them even in the midst of their iniquities.

(Allah) said: "Go thy way; if any of them follow thee, verily Hell will be the recompense of you (all)- an ample recompense.

"Lead to destruction those whom thou canst among them, with thy (seductive) voice; make assaults on them with thy cavalry and thy infantry; mutually share with them wealth and children; and make promises to them." But Satan promises them nothing but deceit.

Thou wouldst have deemed them awake, whilst they were asleep, and We turned them on their right and on their left sides: their dog stretching forth his two fore-legs on the threshold: if thou hadst come up on to them, thou wouldst have certainly turned back from them in flight, and wouldst certainly have been filled with terror of them.

Thou wouldst have deemed them awake, whilst they were asleep, and We turned them on their right and on their left sides: their dog stretching forth his two fore-legs on the threshold: if thou hadst come up on to them, thou wouldst have certainly turned back from them in flight, and wouldst certainly have been filled with terror of them.

Such (being their state), we raised them up (from sleep), that they might question each other. Said one of them, "How long have ye stayed (here)?" They said, "We have stayed (perhaps) a day, or part of a day." (At length) they (all) said, "Allah (alone) knows best how long ye have stayed here.... Now send ye then one of you with this money of yours to the town: let him find out which is the best food (to be had) and bring some to you, that (ye may) satisfy your hunger therewith: And let him behave with care and courtesy, and let him not inform any one about you.

(Some) say they were three, the dog being the fourth among them; (others) say they were five, the dog being the sixth,- doubtfully guessing at the unknown; (yet others) say they were seven, the dog being the eighth. Say thou: "My Lord knoweth best their number; It is but few that know their (real case)." Enter not, therefore, into controversies concerning them, except on a matter that is clear, nor consult any of them about (the affair of) the Sleepers.

One Day We shall remove the mountains, and thou wilt see the earth as a level stretch, and We shall gather them, all together, nor shall We leave out any one of them.

But how many (countless) generations before them have We destroyed? Canst thou find a single one of them (now) or hear (so much as) a whisper of them?

Nor strain thine eyes in longing for the things We have given for enjoyment to parties of them, the splendour of the life of this world, through which We test them: but the provision of thy Lord is better and more enduring.

If any of them should say, "I am a god besides Him", such a one We should reward with Hell: thus do We reward those who do wrong.

Mocked were (many) messenger before thee; But their scoffers were hemmed in by the thing that they mocked.

So We inspired him (with this message): "Construct the Ark within Our sight and under Our guidance: then when comes Our Command, and the fountains of the earth gush forth, take thou on board pairs of every species, male and female, and thy family- except those of them against whom the Word has already gone forth: And address Me not in favour of the wrong-doers; for they shall be drowned (in the Flood).

And We sent to them a messenger from among themselves, (saying), "Worship Allah! ye have no other god but Him. Will ye not fear (Him)?"

"But ye treated them with ridicule, so much so that (ridicule of) them made you forget My Message while ye were laughing at them!

Those who brought forward the lie are a body among yourselves: think it not to be an evil to you; On the contrary it is good for you: to every man among them (will come the punishment) of the sin that he earned, and to him who took on himself the lead among them, will be a penalty grievous.

信士中有人慷慨捐献，有人（因为贫穷）只能出力，对于嘲笑他们的伪信者，真主将以嘲笑的刑罚报答他们。

如果真主使你转回去见到他们中的一伙人，而他们要求你允许他们出征，你就对他们说：“你们永远不要同我一道出征，你们绝不要同我一道去作战；你们初次确已喜欢安坐家中，往后，你们就同留在后方的人们一起安坐家中吧！”

你永远不要替他们中已死的任何人举行殡礼，你不要亲临他们的坟墓，他们确已不信真主及其使者，他们是悖逆地死去的。

如果降示一章经说：“你们要信仰真主，要同使者一道奋斗”，他们中的富裕者就要向你请假，他们说：“你让我们与安坐家中的人在一起吧！”

游牧人中有人托故来向你请假，他们对真主及其使者撒谎不肯来请假，他们中不信道者，将遭受痛苦的刑罚。

真主确已允许先知以及在困难时刻追随他的迁士们和辅士们悔过。当时，他们中一部分人的心几乎偏邪之后，真主允许他们悔过，真主对他们确是至爱的，确是至慈的。

信士们不宜全体出征，他们为何不这样做呢？每族中有一部分人出征，以便留守者专攻教义，而在同族者还乡的时候，加以警告，以便他们警惕。

难道人们认为这是怪事吗？我曾启示他们中的一个男子：你要警告众人，你要向信士们报喜，告诉他们在他们的主那里，他们有崇高的品位。不信道者曾说：“这确是明显的术士。”

当他看见他们不伸手去取犊肉的时候，他认为他们是奇怪的，他对他们觉得有点害怕。他们说：“你不要害怕，我们确是被派到鲁特的宗族去的。”

在你们之前逝去的各世代中，有德者为何不禁止众人在地方上作恶？但他们中我所拯救的少数人除外。不义的人们追随他们所享受的豪华生活。他们是犯罪的人。

他们当中有一个发言人曾说：“你们不要杀死优素福，你们可以把他投入井里。要是你们那样做了，一些过路的旅客会把他拾去的。”

火狱有七道门，每道门将收容他们中被派定的一部分人。

故我惩治了他们。这两个地方都在平坦的路上。

你不要觊觎我所使他们中各等人所享受的事物，你不要为他们而悲哀。你应当温和地对待信士们。

他们族中的一个使者确已来临他们，但他们否认了他。在他们不义的情况下，刑罚袭击了他们。

真主说：“你去吧！他们中凡顺从你的，火狱必定是他们和你的充分的报酬。

你可以用你的声音去恫吓他们中你所能恫吓的人；你可以统率你的骑兵和步兵，去反对他们；你可以和他们同享他们的财产和儿女；你可以许给他们任何东西--恶魔只许给他们妄想--

你以为他们是觉醒的，其实他们是酣睡的，我使他们左右翻转，他们的狗伸著两条腿卧在洞口。如果你看见他们，你必吓得转脸而逃，满怀恐怖。

你以为他们是觉醒的，其实他们是酣睡的，我使他们左右翻转，他们的狗伸著两条腿卧在洞口。如果你看见他们，你必吓得转脸而逃，满怀恐怖。

我如此使他们觉醒，以便他们互相询问，其中有一个人说：“你们逗留了多久？”他们说：“我们逗留了一天，或不到一天。”他们说：“你们的主最清楚你们逗留的时间的。你们自己派一个人，带著你们的这些银币到城里去，看看谁家的食品最清洁，叫他买点食品来给你们，要叫他很谨慎，不要使任何人知道你们。

有人将说：“他们是三个，第四个是他们的狗。”有人将说：“他们是五个，第六个是他们的狗。”这是由于猜测幽玄。还有人将说：“他们是七个，第八个是他们的狗。”你说：“我的主是最知道他们的数目的，此外，只有少数人知道。关于他们的事情，只可作表面的辩论，关于他们的事情，不要请教任何人。”

在那日，我将使山岳消逝，你看大地变成光秃秃的。我将集合他们，而不遗漏任何人。

在他们之前，我曾毁灭了许多世代，你能发现那些世代中的任何人，或听见他们所发的微声吗？

你不要觊觎我所用以供给他们中各等人享受的，那是今世生活的浮华， 我用来考验他们；你的主的给养，是更好的，是更久的。

他们中谁说”我是真主以外的神明”，我就以火狱报酬谁，我将要这样报酬一切不义者。

在你之前，有许多使者，确已被人愚弄，而愚弄的刑罚已降临愚弄者了。

我就启示他说：“你在我的照顾下，依我的启示而造船。当我的命令来临，而洪水泛滥于地面的时候，你把每种动物，各取一对，放在船上，使你的家属也上船去；他们中已被判决者除外。你不要为不义者而祈祷我，他们必然被淹死。

我从他们族中派了一个使者，去教化他们（说）：”你们应当崇拜真主， 除了他，你们绝无应受崇拜者，难道你们不敬畏吗？”

但你们以他们为笑柄，常常嗤笑他们，直到他们使你们忘了记念我。

造谣者确是你们中的一伙人。你们不要以为这件事对于你们是有害的，其实是有益的。他们中的每个人，各应当受他所谋求的罪恶；他们中的罪魁，应受重大的刑罚。