The English Quran

And (remember) when your Lord said to the angels: "I am going to create a man (Adam) from sounding clay of altered black smooth mud.

And the jinn, We created aforetime from the smokeless flame of fire.

And indeed, We created man from sounding clay of altered black smooth mud.

And verily, your Lord will gather them together. Truly, He is All-Wise, All-Knowing.

And indeed, We know the first generations of you who had passed away, and indeed, We know the present generations of you (mankind), and also those who will come afterwards.

And certainly We! We it is Who give life, and cause death, and We are the Inheritors.

And We send the winds fertilizing (to fill heavily the clouds with water), then caused the water (rain) to descend from the sky, and We gave it to you to drink, and it is not you who are the owners of its stores [i.e. to give water to whom you like or to withhold it from whom you like].

And there is not a thing, but with Us are the stores thereof. And We send it not down except in a known measure.

And We have provided therein means of living, for you and for those whom you provide not [moving (living) creatures, cattle, beasts, and other animals].

And the earth We spread out, and placed therein firm mountains, and caused to grow therein all kinds of things in due proportion.

Except him (devil) that gains hearing by stealing, he is pursued by a clear flaming fire.

And We have guarded it (near heaven) from every outcast Shaitan (devil).

And indeed, We have put the big stars in the heaven and We beautified it for the beholders.

They would surely say: "Our eyes have been (as if) dazzled. Nay, we are a people bewitched."

And even if We opened to them a gate from the heaven and they were to continue ascending thereto,

They would not believe in it (the Quran), and already the example of (Allah's punishment of) the ancients (who disbelieved) has gone forth.

Thus do We let it (polytheism and disbelief) enter into the hearts of the Mujrimun [criminals, polytheists, pagans, etc. (because of their mockery at the Messengers)].

And never came a Messenger to them but they did mock him.

Indeed, We sent Messengers before you (O Muhammad SAW) amongst the sects (communities) of old.

Verily We: It is We Who have sent down the Dhikr (i.e. the Quran) and surely, We will guard it (from corruption).