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91.	That they ascribe a son (or offspring or children) to the Most Beneficent (Allâh).
92.	But it is not suitable for (the Majesty of) the Most Beneficent (Allâh) that He should beget a son (or offspring or children).
93.	There is none in the heavens and the earth but comes unto the Most Beneficent (Allâh) as a slave.
94.	Verily, He knows each one of them, and has counted them a full counting.
95.	And everyone of them will come to Him alone on the Day of Resurrection (without any helper, or protector or defender).
96.	Verily, those who believe [in the Oneness of Allâh and in His Messenger (Muhammad `SAW`)] and work deeds of righteousness, the Most Beneficent (Allâh) will bestow love for them^[] (in the hearts of the believers).
97.	So We have made this (the Qur'ân) easy in your own tongue (O Muhammad `SAW`), only that you may give glad tidings to the Muttaqûn (pious and righteous persons - See V.2:2), and warn with it the Ludda^[] (most quarrelsome) people.
98.	And how many a generation before them have We destroyed! Can you (O Muhammad `SAW`) find a single one of them or hear even a whisper of them?
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TRANSLATING THE QUR'AN

Warning!
Please keep in mind all any translation (interpretation) of the Qur'an will most definitely contain errors In its natural language (Arabic), the Holy Qur'an is the direct Word of Allah (God) to mankind through the prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Any translation of the Qur'an no longer retains that 'official' and perfect status, however it can be tremendously helpful to beginning students wanting to learn more about Islam.

We would strongly encourage those want to learn about Islam to purchase a hardcopy of the Qur'an but with the following conditions:

get one with commentary (tafseer)
make sure the tafseer is scholarly (e.g. references to reasons behind a verse, references to hadith and sunnah, etc.)

Unfortunately, this interpretation presented here does NOT meet this simple conditions. To the best of our knowledge, an excellent English translation and commentary of the Qur'an is Maududi's recently published work "The Meaning of the Qur'an". This work took more than forty years to complete, and was published beginning in the mid to late 1980's. Maududi's introduction to each chapter of the Qur'an is included at the moment, but the complete commentary is not online (yet!).