English translation of the meaning Page No 299

Quran in English Language - Page no 299 299

Sura Al-Kahf from 46 to 53


46. Wealth and children are the adornment of the life of this world. But the good righteous deeds, [ 1 ] that last, are better with your Lord for rewards and better in respect of hope.
47. And ( remember ) the Day We shall cause the mountains to pass away ( like clouds of dust ) , and you will see the earth as a levelled plain, and we shall gather them all together so as to leave not one of them behind.
48. And they will be set before your Lord in ( lines as ) rows, ( and Allâh will say ) : « Now indeed, you have come to Us as We created you the first time. Nay, but you thought that We had appointed no meeting for you ( with Us ) . »
49. And the Book ( one’s Record ) will be placed ( in the right hand for a believer in the Oneness of Allâh, and in the left hand for a disbeliever in the Oneness of Allâh ) , and you will see the Mujrimûn ( criminals, polytheists, sinners ) , fearful of that which is ( recorded ) therein. They will say: « Woe to us! What sort of Book is this that leaves neither a small thing nor a big thing, but has recorded it with numbers! » And they will find all that they did, placed before them, and your Lord treats no one with injustice.
50. And ( remember ) when We said to the angels: « Prostrate yourselves unto Adam. » So they prostrated themselves except Iblîs ( Satan ) . He was one of the jinn; he disobeyed the Command of his Lord. Will you then take him ( Iblîs ) and his offspring as protectors and helpers rather than Me while they are enemies to you? What an evil is the exchange for the Zâlimûn ( polytheists, and wrong- doers ) .
51. I ( Allâh ) made them ( Iblîs and his offspring ) not to witness ( nor took their help in ) the creation of the heavens and the earth and not ( even ) their own creation, nor was I ( Allâh ) to take the misleaders as helpers.
52. And ( remember ) the Day He will say: « Call those ( so- called ) partners of Mine whom you pretended. » Then they will cry unto them, but they will not answer them, and We shall put a Maubiq ( barrier ) [ 2 ] between them.
53. And the Mujrimûn ( criminals, polytheists, sinners ) shall see the Fire and apprehend that they have to fall therein. And they will find no way of escape from there.

[1] (V.18:46): good righteous deeds:- five compulsory prayers, deeds of Allâh’s obedience, good and nice talk, remembrance of Allâh with glorification, praises and thanks.

[2] (V.18:52): In Arabic "Maubiq" also means enmity, or destruction, or a valley in Hell.