[17.1] Exalted is He who carried His worshiper (Prophet Muhammad) to travel in the
night from the Sacred Mosque to the Furthest.Mosque which We have blessed around it
so that We might show him some of Our signs. He is the Hearer, the Seer.
[17.2] We gave Moses the Book and made it a guide for the Children of Israel. 'Take no guardian other than Me.
[17.3] (You are) the descendants of those whom We carried (in the Ark) with Noah. He was a truly thankful worshiper.'
[17.4] And We decreed for the Children of Israel in the Book: 'You shall corrupt the land
twice, and you shall ascend exceedingly high.'
[17.5] And when the promise of the first came, We sent against you Our worshipers,
those of great might, and they went through the habitations, and the promise was accomplished.
[17.6] Then, We gave the turn back to you to prevail over them, and We helped you with
wealth and children, and made you the greater host.
[17.7] (We said): 'If you do good, it shall be for your own souls; but if you do evil it is
likewise.' And when the second promise came (We sent them against you), to sadden
your faces and to enter the Mosque as they entered it the first time, they utterly destroyed whatever they came across.
[17.8] Perhaps Allah will have mercy on you. But if you return, We will return. We have
made Gehenna (Hell) a prison for the unbelievers.
[17.9] This Koran guides to the straightest way. It gives glad tidings of a great wage to the believers who do good deeds,
[17.10] and for those who do not believe in the Everlasting Life We have prepared for them a painful punishment.
[17.11] Yet the human prays for evil as he prays for good - mankind is always hasty.
[17.12] We appointed the night and the day as two signs. Then, We blotted out the sign
of the night and made the sign of the day to see, so that you seek the bounty of your
Lord and that you know the number of years and the reckoning. And We have clearly distinguished everything.
[17.13] And to every human – We have fastened to him his bird of deeds upon his neck;
and on the Day of Resurrection We shall bring forth to him a book spread open wide.
[17.14] 'Read your book. Your self suffices you this Day as a reckoner against you.'
[17.15] Whosoever is guided is only guided for his own self, and whosoever goes astray
it is only against it. No soul shall bear another's burden. Nor do We punish until we have sent a Messenger.
[17.16] When We desire to annihilate a village, We command those who live in ease, but
they commit evil therein, then the Word is realized against it and it is utterly annihilated.
[17.17] How many generations have We destroyed since Noah! Your Lord suffices as
One who is Aware of and sees the sins of His worshipers.
[17.18] For whosoever desires this fleeting life We hasten for him whatever We will and
to whom We want. Then, We have preparedtGehenna for him where he will be roasted, condemned and rejected.
[17.19] Whosoever, being a believer, desires the Everlasting Life and strives for it as he
should - those their striving will be thanked.
[17.20] We help these and those, a gift from your Lord; and your Lord's gift is not restricted.
[17.21] See how We have preferred some above others. Yet the Everlasting Life is greater in rank and greater in preferment.
