Chapter 26, 227 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Ta. Sin. Mim.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم طسم
Ta Sin Mim.
Ta, Seen, Meem.
These are revelations of the Scripture that maketh plain.
تلك آيات الكتاب المبين
These are the verses of the Book that makes (things) clear.
These are the verses of the clear Book.
It may be that thou tormentest thyself (O Muhammad) because they believe not.
لعلك باخع نفسك ألا يكونوا مؤمنين
Perhaps you will kill yourself with grief because they do not believe.
Perhaps, [O Muhammad], you would kill yourself with grief that they will not be believers.
If We will, We can send down on them from the sky a portent so that their necks would remain bowed before it.
إن نشأ ننزل عليهم من السماء آية فظلت أعناقهم لها خاضعين
If We please, We should send down upon them a sign from the heaven so that their necks should stoop to it.
If We willed, We could send down to them from the sky a sign for which their necks would remain humbled.
Never cometh there unto them a fresh reminder from the Beneficent One, but they turn away from it.
وما يأتيهم من ذكر من الرحمن محدث إلا كانوا عنه معرضين
And there does not come to them a new reminder from the Beneficent Allah but they turn aside from it.
And no revelation comes to them anew from the Most Merciful except that they turn away from it.
Now they have denied (the Truth); but there will come unto them tidings of that whereat they used to scoff.
فقد كذبوا فسيأتيهم أنباء ما كانوا به يستهزئون
So they have indeed rejected (the truth), therefore the news of that which they mock shall soon come to them.
For they have already denied, but there will come to them the news of that which they used to ridicule.
Have they not seen the earth, how much of every fruitful kind We make to grow therein ?
أولم يروا إلى الأرض كم أنبتنا فيها من كل زوج كريم
Do they not see the earth, how many of every noble kind We have caused to grow in it?
Did they not look at the earth - how much We have produced therein from every noble kind?
Lo! herein is indeed a portent; yet most of them are not believers.
إن في ذلك لآية ۖ وما كان أكثرهم مؤمنين
Most surely there is a sign in that, but most of them will not believe.
Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
وإن ربك لهو العزيز الرحيم
And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
And when thy Lord called Moses, saying: Go unto the wrongdoing folk,
وإذ نادى ربك موسى أن ائت القوم الظالمين
And when your Lord called out to Musa, saying: Go to the unjust people,
And [mention] when your Lord called Moses, [saying], "Go to the wrongdoing people -
The folk of Pharaoh. Will they not ward off (evil) ?
قوم فرعون ۚ ألا يتقون
The people of Firon: Will they not guard (against evil)?
The people of Pharaoh. Will they not fear Allah?"
He said: My Lord! Lo! I fear that they will deny me,
قال رب إني أخاف أن يكذبون
He said: O my Lord! surely I fear that they will reject me;
He said, "My Lord, indeed I fear that they will deny me
And I shall be embarrassed, and my tongue will not speak plainly, therefor send for Aaron (to help me).
ويضيق صدري ولا ينطلق لساني فأرسل إلى هارون
And by breast straitens, and my tongue is not eloquent, therefore send Thou to Haroun (to help me);
And that my breast will tighten and my tongue will not be fluent, so send for Aaron.
And they have a crime against me, so I fear that they will kill me.
ولهم علي ذنب فأخاف أن يقتلون
And they have a crime against me, therefore I fear that they may slay me.
And they have upon me a [claim due to] sin, so I fear that they will kill me."
He said: Nay, verily. So go ye twain with Our tokens. Lo! We shall be with you, Hearing.
قال كلا ۖ فاذهبا بآياتنا ۖ إنا معكم مستمعون
He said: By no means, so go you both with Our signs; surely We are with you, hearing;
[Allah] said, "No. Go both of you with Our signs; indeed, We are with you, listening.
And come together unto Pharaoh and say: Lo! we bear a message of the Lord of the Worlds,
فأتيا فرعون فقولا إنا رسول رب العالمين
Then come to Firon and say: Surely we are the apostles of the Lord of the worlds:
Go to Pharaoh and say, 'We are the messengers of the Lord of the worlds,
(Saying): Let the Children of Israel go with us.
أن أرسل معنا بني إسرائيل
Then send with us the children of Israel.
[Commanded to say], "Send with us the Children of Israel."'"
(Pharaoh) said (unto Moses): Did we not rear thee among us as a child ? And thou didst dwell many years of thy life among us,
قال ألم نربك فينا وليدا ولبثت فينا من عمرك سنين
(Firon) said: Did we not bring you up as a child among us, and you tarried among us for (many) years of your life?
[Pharaoh] said, "Did we not raise you among us as a child, and you remained among us for years of your life?
And thou didst that thy deed which thou didst, and thou wast one of the ingrates.
وفعلت فعلتك التي فعلت وأنت من الكافرين
And you did (that) deed of yours which you did, and you are one of the ungrateful.
And [then] you did your deed which you did, and you were of the ungrateful."
He said: I did it then, when I was of those who are astray.
قال فعلتها إذا وأنا من الضالين
He said: I did it then while I was of those unable to see the right course;
[Moses] said, "I did it, then, while I was of those astray.
Then I fled from you when I feared you, and my Lord vouchsafed me a command and appointed me (of the number) of those sent (by Him).
ففررت منكم لما خفتكم فوهب لي ربي حكما وجعلني من المرسلين
So I fled from you when I feared you, then my Lord granted me wisdom and made me of the apostles;
So I fled from you when I feared you. Then my Lord granted me wisdom and prophethood and appointed me [as one] of the messengers.
And this is the past favour wherewith thou reproachest me: that thou hast enslaved the Children of Israel.
وتلك نعمة تمنها علي أن عبدت بني إسرائيل
And is it a favor of which you remind me that you have enslaved the children of Israel?
And is this a favor of which you remind me - that you have enslaved the Children of Israel?"
Pharaoh said: And what is the Lord of the Worlds ?
قال فرعون وما رب العالمين
Firon said: And what is the Lord of the worlds?
Said Pharaoh, "And what is the Lord of the worlds?"
(Moses) said: Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if ye had but sure belief.
قال رب السماوات والأرض وما بينهما ۖ إن كنتم موقنين
He said: The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, if you would be sure.
[Moses] said, "The Lord of the heavens and earth and that between them, if you should be convinced."
(Pharaoh) said unto those around him: Hear ye not ?
قال لمن حوله ألا تستمعون
(Firon) said to those around him: Do you not hear?
[Pharaoh] said to those around him, "Do you not hear?"
He said: Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers.
قال ربكم ورب آبائكم الأولين
He said: Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers of old.
[Moses] said, "Your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers."
(Pharaoh) said: Lo! your messenger who hath been sent unto you is indeed a madman!
قال إن رسولكم الذي أرسل إليكم لمجنون
Said he: Most surely your Apostle who is sent to you is mad.
[Pharaoh] said, "Indeed, your 'messenger' who has been sent to you is mad."
He said: Lord of the East and the West and all that is between them, if ye did but understand.
قال رب المشرق والمغرب وما بينهما ۖ إن كنتم تعقلون
He said: The Lord of the east and the west and what is between them, if you understand.
[Moses] said, "Lord of the east and the west and that between them, if you were to reason."
(Pharaoh) said: If thou choosest a god other than me, I assuredly shall place thee among the prisoners.
قال لئن اتخذت إلها غيري لأجعلنك من المسجونين
Said he: If you will take a god besides me, I will most certainly make you one of the imprisoned.
[Pharaoh] said, "If you take a god other than me, I will surely place you among those imprisoned."
He said: Even though I show thee something plain ?
قال أولو جئتك بشيء مبين
He said: What! even if I bring to you something manifest?
[Moses] said, "Even if I brought you proof manifest?"
(Pharaoh) said: Produce it then, if thou art of the truthful!
قال فأت به إن كنت من الصادقين
Said he: Bring it then, if you are of the truthful ones.
[Pharaoh] said, "Then bring it, if you should be of the truthful."
Then he flung down his staff and it became a serpent manifest,
فألقى عصاه فإذا هي ثعبان مبين
So he cast down his rod, and lo! it was an obvious serpent,
So [Moses] threw his staff, and suddenly it was a serpent manifest.
And he drew forth his hand and lo! it was white to the beholders.
ونزع يده فإذا هي بيضاء للناظرين
And he drew forth his hand, and lo! it appeared white to the onlookers.
And he drew out his hand; thereupon it was white for the observers.
(Pharaoh) said unto the chiefs about him: Lo! this is verily a knowing wizard,
قال للملإ حوله إن هذا لساحر عليم
(Firon) said to the chiefs around him: Most surely this is a skillful magician,
[Pharaoh] said to the eminent ones around him, "Indeed, this is a learned magician.
Who would drive you out of your land by his magic. Now what counsel ye ?
يريد أن يخرجكم من أرضكم بسحره فماذا تأمرون
Who desires to turn you out of your land with his magic; what is it then that you advise?
He wants to drive you out of your land by his magic, so what do you advise?"
They said: Put him off, (him) and his brother, and send into the cities summoners
قالوا أرجه وأخاه وابعث في المدائن حاشرين
They said: Give him and his brother respite and send heralds into the cities
They said, "Postpone [the matter of] him and his brother and send among the cities gatherers
Who shall bring unto thee every knowing wizard.
يأتوك بكل سحار عليم
That they should bring to you every skillful magician.
Who will bring you every learned, skilled magician."
So the wizards were gathered together at a set time on a day appointed.
فجمع السحرة لميقات يوم معلوم
So the magicians were gathered together at the appointed time on the fixed day,
So the magicians were assembled for the appointment of a well - known day.
And it was said unto the people: Are ye (also) gathering ?
وقيل للناس هل أنتم مجتمعون
And it was said to the people: Will you gather together?
And it was said to the people, "Will you congregate
(They said): Aye, so that we may follow the wizards if they are the winners.
لعلنا نتبع السحرة إن كانوا هم الغالبين
Haply we may follow the magicians, if they are the vanquishers.
That we might follow the magicians if they are the predominant?"
And when the wizards came they said unto Pharaoh: Will there surely be a reward for us if we are the winners ?
فلما جاء السحرة قالوا لفرعون أئن لنا لأجرا إن كنا نحن الغالبين
And when the magicians came, they said to Firon: Shall we get a reward if we are the vanquishers?
And when the magicians arrived, they said to Pharaoh, "Is there indeed for us a reward if we are the predominant?"
He said: Aye, and ye will then surely be of those brought near (to me).
قال نعم وإنكم إذا لمن المقربين
He said: Yes, and surely you will then be of those who are made near.
He said, "Yes, and indeed, you will then be of those near [to me]."
Moses said unto them: Throw what ye are going to throw!
قال لهم موسى ألقوا ما أنتم ملقون
Musa said to them: Cast what you are going to cast.
Moses said to them, "Throw whatever you will throw."
Then they threw down their cords and their staves and said: By Pharaoh's might, lo! we verily are the winners.
فألقوا حبالهم وعصيهم وقالوا بعزة فرعون إنا لنحن الغالبون
So they cast down their cords and their rods and said: By Firon's power, we shall most surely be victorious.
So they threw their ropes and their staffs and said, "By the might of Pharaoh, indeed it is we who are predominant."
Then Moses threw his staff and lo! it swallowed that which they did falsely show.
فألقى موسى عصاه فإذا هي تلقف ما يأفكون
Then Musa cast down his staff and lo! it swallowed up the lies they told.
Then Moses threw his staff, and at once it devoured what they falsified.
And the wizards were flung prostrate,
فألقي السحرة ساجدين
And the magicians were thrown down prostrate;
So the magicians fell down in prostration [to Allah].
Crying: We believe in the Lord of the Worlds,
قالوا آمنا برب العالمين
They said: We believe in the Lord of the worlds:
They said, "We have believed in the Lord of the worlds,
The Lord of Moses and Aaron.
رب موسى وهارون
The Lord of Musa and Haroun.
The Lord of Moses and Aaron."
(Pharaoh) said: Ye put your faith in him before I give you leave. Lo! he doubtless is your chief who taught you magic! But verily ye shall come to know. Verily I will cut off your hands and your feet alternately, and verily I will crucify you every one.
قال آمنتم له قبل أن آذن لكم ۖ إنه لكبيركم الذي علمكم السحر فلسوف تعلمون ۚ لأقطعن أيديكم وأرجلكم من خلاف ولأصلبنكم أجمعين
Said he: You believe in him before I give you permission; most surely he is the chief of you who taught you the magic, so you shall know: certainly I will cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and certainly I will crucify you all.
[Pharaoh] said, "You believed Moses before I gave you permission. Indeed, he is your leader who has taught you magic, but you are going to know. I will surely cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and I will surely crucify you all."
They said: It is no hurt, for lo! unto our Lord we shall return.
قالوا لا ضير ۖ إنا إلى ربنا منقلبون
They said: No harm; surely to our Lord we go back;
They said, "No harm. Indeed, to our Lord we will return.
Lo! we ardently hope that our Lord will forgive us our sins because we are the first of the believers.
إنا نطمع أن يغفر لنا ربنا خطايانا أن كنا أول المؤمنين
Surely we hope that our Lord will forgive us our wrongs because we are the first of the believers.
Indeed, we aspire that our Lord will forgive us our sins because we were the first of the believers."
And We inspired Moses, saying: Take away My slaves by night, for ye will be pursued.
۞ وأوحينا إلى موسى أن أسر بعبادي إنكم متبعون
And We revealed to Musa, saying: Go away with My servants travelling by night, surely you will be pursued.
And We inspired to Moses, "Travel by night with My servants; indeed, you will be pursued."
Then Pharaoh sent into the cities summoners,
فأرسل فرعون في المدائن حاشرين
So Firon sent heralds into the cities;
Then Pharaoh sent among the cities gatherers
(Who said): Lo! these indeed are but a little troop,
إن هؤلاء لشرذمة قليلون
Most surely these are a small company;
[And said], "Indeed, those are but a small band,
And lo! they are offenders against us.
وإنهم لنا لغائظون
And most surely they have enraged us;
And indeed, they are enraging us,
And lo! we are a ready host.
وإنا لجميع حاذرون
And most surely we are a vigilant multitude.
And indeed, we are a cautious society... "
Thus did We take them away from gardens and watersprings,
فأخرجناهم من جنات وعيون
So We turned them out of gardens and springs,
So We removed them from gardens and springs
And treasures and a fair estate.
وكنوز ومقام كريم
And treasures and goodly dwellings,
And treasures and honorable station -
Thus (were those things taken from them) and We caused the Children of Israel to inherit them.
كذلك وأورثناها بني إسرائيل
Even so. And We gave them as a heritage to the children of Israel.
Thus. And We caused to inherit it the Children of Israel.
And they overtook them at sunrise.
فأتبعوهم مشرقين
Then they pursued them at sunrise.
So they pursued them at sunrise.
And when the two hosts saw each other, those with Moses said: Lo! we are indeed caught.
فلما تراءى الجمعان قال أصحاب موسى إنا لمدركون
So when the two hosts saw each other, the companions of Musa cried out: Most surely we are being overtaken.
And when the two companies saw one another, the companions of Moses said, "Indeed, we are to be overtaken!"
He said: Nay, verily! for lo! my Lord is with me. He will guide me.
قال كلا ۖ إن معي ربي سيهدين
He said: By no means; surely my Lord is with me: He will show me a way out.
[Moses] said, "No! Indeed, with me is my Lord; He will guide me."
Then We inspired Moses, saying: Smite the sea with thy staff. And it parted, and each part was as a mountain vast.
فأوحينا إلى موسى أن اضرب بعصاك البحر ۖ فانفلق فكان كل فرق كالطود العظيم
Then We revealed to Musa: Strike the sea with your staff. So it had cloven asunder, and each part was like a huge mound.
Then We inspired to Moses, "Strike with your staff the sea," and it parted, and each portion was like a great towering mountain.
Then brought We near the others to that place.
وأزلفنا ثم الآخرين
And We brought near, there, the others.
And We advanced thereto the pursuers.
And We saved Moses and those with him, every one;
وأنجينا موسى ومن معه أجمعين
And We saved Musa and those with him, all of them.
And We saved Moses and those with him, all together.
And We drowned the others.
ثم أغرقنا الآخرين
Then We drowned the others.
Then We drowned the others.
Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.
إن في ذلك لآية ۖ وما كان أكثرهم مؤمنين
Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.
Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
And lo, thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
وإن ربك لهو العزيز الرحيم
And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
Recite unto them the story of Abraham:
واتل عليهم نبأ إبراهيم
And recite to them the story of Ibrahim.
And recite to them the news of Abraham,
When he said unto his father and his folk: What worship ye ?
إذ قال لأبيه وقومه ما تعبدون
When he said to his father and his people: What do you worship?
When he said to his father and his people, "What do you worship?"
They said: We worship idols, and are ever devoted unto them.
قالوا نعبد أصناما فنظل لها عاكفين
They said: We worship idols, so we shall be their votaries.
They said, "We worship idols and remain to them devoted."
He said: Do they hear you when ye cry ?
قال هل يسمعونكم إذ تدعون
He said: Do they hear you when you call?
He said, "Do they hear you when you supplicate?
Or do they benefit or harm you ?
أو ينفعونكم أو يضرون
Or do they profit you or cause you harm?
Or do they benefit you, or do they harm?"
They said: Nay, but we found our fathers acting on this wise.
قالوا بل وجدنا آباءنا كذلك يفعلون
They said: Nay, we found our fathers doing so.
They said, "But we found our fathers doing thus."
He said: See now that which ye worship,
قال أفرأيتم ما كنتم تعبدون
He said: Have you then considered what you have been worshipping:
He said, "Then do you see what you have been worshipping,
Ye and your forefathers!
أنتم وآباؤكم الأقدمون
You and your ancient sires.
You and your ancient forefathers?
Lo! they are (all) an enemy unto me, save the Lord of the Worlds,
فإنهم عدو لي إلا رب العالمين
Surely they are enemies to me, but not (so) the Lord of the worlds;
Indeed, they are enemies to me, except the Lord of the worlds,
Who created me, and He doth guide me,
الذي خلقني فهو يهدين
Who created me, then He has shown me the way:
Who created me, and He [it is who] guides me.
And Who feedeth me and watereth me.
والذي هو يطعمني ويسقين
And He Who gives me to eat and gives me to drink:
And it is He who feeds me and gives me drink.
And when I sicken, then He healeth me,
وإذا مرضت فهو يشفين
And when I am sick, then He restores me to health
And when I am ill, it is He who cures me
And Who causeth me to die, then giveth me life (again),
والذي يميتني ثم يحيين
And He Who will cause me to die, then give me life;
And who will cause me to die and then bring me to life
And Who, I ardently hope, will forgive me my sin on the Day of Judgment.
والذي أطمع أن يغفر لي خطيئتي يوم الدين
And Who, I hope, will forgive me my mistakes on the day of judgment.
And who I aspire that He will forgive me my sin on the Day of Recompense."
My Lord! Vouchsafe me wisdom and unite me to the righteous.
رب هب لي حكما وألحقني بالصالحين
My Lord: Grant me wisdom, and join me with the good
[And he said], "My Lord, grant me authority and join me with the righteous.
And give unto me a good report in later generations.
واجعل لي لسان صدق في الآخرين
And ordain for me a goodly mention among posterity
And grant me a reputation of honor among later generations.
And place me among the inheritors of the Garden of Delight,
واجعلني من ورثة جنة النعيم
And make me of the heirs of the garden of bliss
And place me among the inheritors of the Garden of Pleasure.
And forgive my father. Lo! he is of those who err.
واغفر لأبي إنه كان من الضالين
And forgive my father, for surely he is of those who have gone astray;
And forgive my father. Indeed, he has been of those astray.
And abase me not on the day when they are raised,
ولا تخزني يوم يبعثون
And disgrace me not on the day when they are raised
And do not disgrace me on the Day they are [all] resurrected -
The day when wealth and sons avail not (any man)
يوم لا ينفع مال ولا بنون
The day on which property will not avail, nor sons
The Day when there will not benefit [anyone] wealth or children
Save him who bringeth unto Allah a whole heart.
إلا من أتى الله بقلب سليم
Except him who comes to Allah with a heart free (from evil).
But only one who comes to Allah with a sound heart."
And the Garden will be brought nigh for those who ward off (evil).
وأزلفت الجنة للمتقين
And the garden shall be brought near for those who guard (against evil),
And Paradise will be brought near [that Day] to the righteous.
And hell will appear plainly to the erring.
وبرزت الجحيم للغاوين
And the hell shall be made manifest to the erring ones,
And Hellfire will be brought forth for the deviators,
And it will be said unto them: Where is (all) that ye used to worship
وقيل لهم أين ما كنتم تعبدون
And it shall be said to them: Where are those that you used to worship;
And it will be said to them, "Where are those you used to worship
Instead of Allah ? Can they help you or help themselves ?
من دون الله هل ينصرونكم أو ينتصرون
Besides Allah? Can they help you or yet help themselves?
Other than Allah? Can they help you or help themselves?"
Then will they be hurled therein, they and the seducers
فكبكبوا فيها هم والغاوون
So they shall be thrown down into it, they and the erring ones,
So they will be overturned into Hellfire, they and the deviators
And the hosts of Iblis, together.
وجنود إبليس أجمعون
And the hosts of the Shaitan, all.
And the soldiers of Iblees, all together.
And they will say, when they are quarrelling therein:
قالوا وهم فيها يختصمون
They shall say while they contend therein:
They will say while they dispute therein,
By Allah, of a truth we were in error manifest
تالله إن كنا لفي ضلال مبين
By Allah! we were certainly in manifest error,
"By Allah, we were indeed in manifest error
When we made you equal with the Lord of the Worlds.
إذ نسويكم برب العالمين
When we made you equal to the Lord of the worlds;
When we equated you with the Lord of the worlds.
It was but the guilty who misled us.
وما أضلنا إلا المجرمون
And none but the guilty led us astray;
And no one misguided us except the criminals.
Now we have no intercessors
فما لنا من شافعين
So we have no intercessors,
So now we have no intercessors
Nor any loving friend.
ولا صديق حميم
Nor a true friend;
And not a devoted friend.
Oh, that we had another turn (on earth), that we might be of the believers!
فلو أن لنا كرة فنكون من المؤمنين
But if we could but once return, we would be of the believers.
Then if we only had a return [to the world] and could be of the believers... "
Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers!
إن في ذلك لآية ۖ وما كان أكثرهم مؤمنين
Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.
Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
And lo, thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
وإن ربك لهو العزيز الرحيم
And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
Noah's folk denied the messengers (of Allah),
كذبت قوم نوح المرسلين
The people of Nuh rejected the apostles.
The people of Noah denied the messengers
When their brother Noah said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil) ?
إذ قال لهم أخوهم نوح ألا تتقون
When their brother Nuh said to them: Will you not guard (against evil)?
When their brother Noah said to them, "Will you not fear Allah?
Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
إني لكم رسول أمين
Surely I am a faithful apostle to you;
Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.
So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.
فاتقوا الله وأطيعون
Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me
So fear Allah and obey me.
And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
وما أسألكم عليه من أجر ۖ إن أجري إلا على رب العالمين
And I do not ask you any reward for it; my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds:
And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.
So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.
فاتقوا الله وأطيعون
So guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me.
So fear Allah and obey me."
They said: Shall we put faith in thee, when the lowest (of the people) follow thee ?
۞ قالوا أنؤمن لك واتبعك الأرذلون
They said: Shall we believe in you while the meanest follow you?
They said, "Should we believe you while you are followed by the lowest [class of people]?"
He said: And what knowledge have I of what they may have been doing (in the past) ?
قال وما علمي بما كانوا يعملون
He said: And what knowledge have I of what they do?
He said, "And what is my knowledge of what they used to do?
Lo! their reckoning is my Lord's concern, if ye but knew;
إن حسابهم إلا على ربي ۖ لو تشعرون
Their account is only with my Lord, if you could perceive
Their account is only upon my Lord, if you [could] perceive.
And I am not (here) to repulse believers.
وما أنا بطارد المؤمنين
And I am not going to drive away the believers;
And I am not one to drive away the believers.
I am only a plain warner.
إن أنا إلا نذير مبين
I am naught but a plain warner.
I am only a clear warner."
They said: If thou cease not, O Noah, thou wilt surely be among those stoned (to death).
قالوا لئن لم تنته يا نوح لتكونن من المرجومين
They said: If you desist not, O Nuh, you shall most certainly be of those stoned to death.
They said, "If you do not desist, O Noah, you will surely be of those who are stoned."
He said: My Lord! Lo! my own folk deny me.
قال رب إن قومي كذبون
He said: My Lord! Surely my people give me the lie!
He said, "My Lord, indeed my people have denied me.
Therefor judge Thou between us, a (conclusive) judgment, and save me and those believers who are with me.
فافتح بيني وبينهم فتحا ونجني ومن معي من المؤمنين
Therefore judge Thou between me and them with a (just) judgment, and deliver me and those who are with me of the believers.
Then judge between me and them with decisive judgement and save me and those with me of the believers."
And We saved him and those with him in the laden ship.
فأنجيناه ومن معه في الفلك المشحون
So We delivered him and those with him in the laden ark.
So We saved him and those with him in the laden ship.
Then afterward We drowned the others.
ثم أغرقنا بعد الباقين
Then We drowned the rest afterwards
Then We drowned thereafter the remaining ones.
Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.
إن في ذلك لآية ۖ وما كان أكثرهم مؤمنين
Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.
Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
And lo, thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
وإن ربك لهو العزيز الرحيم
And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
(The tribe of) A'ad denied the messengers (of Allah).
كذبت عاد المرسلين
Ad gave the lie to the apostles.
'Aad denied the messengers
When their brother Hud said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil) ?
إذ قال لهم أخوهم هود ألا تتقون
When their brother Hud said to them: Will you not guard (against evil)?
When their brother Hud said to them, "Will you not fear Allah?
Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
إني لكم رسول أمين
Surely I am a faithful apostle to you;
Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.
So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
فاتقوا الله وأطيعون
Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me:
So fear Allah and obey me.
And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
وما أسألكم عليه من أجر ۖ إن أجري إلا على رب العالمين
And I do not ask you any reward for it; surely my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds
And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.
Build ye on every high place a monument for vain delight ?
أتبنون بكل ريع آية تعبثون
Do you build on every height a monument? Vain is it that you do:
Do you construct on every elevation a sign, amusing yourselves,
And seek ye out strongholds, that haply ye may last for ever ?
وتتخذون مصانع لعلكم تخلدون
And you make strong fortresses that perhaps you may
And take for yourselves palaces and fortresses that you might abide eternally?
And if ye seize by force, seize ye as tyrants ?
وإذا بطشتم بطشتم جبارين
And when you lay hands (on men) you lay hands (like) tyrants;
And when you strike, you strike as tyrants.
Rather keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.
فاتقوا الله وأطيعون
So guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me
So fear Allah and obey me.
Keep your duty toward Him Who hath aided you with (the good things) that ye know,
واتقوا الذي أمدكم بما تعلمون
And be careful of (your duty to) Him Who has given you abundance of what you know.
And fear He who provided you with that which you know,
Hath aided you with cattle and sons.
أمدكم بأنعام وبنين
He has given you abundance of cattle and children
Provided you with grazing livestock and children
And gardens and watersprings.
وجنات وعيون
And gardens and fountains;
And gardens and springs.
Lo! I fear for you the retribution of an awful day.
إني أخاف عليكم عذاب يوم عظيم
Surely I fear for you the chastisement of a grievous day
Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a terrible day."
They said: It is all one to us whether thou preachest or art not of those who preach;
قالوا سواء علينا أوعظت أم لم تكن من الواعظين
They said: It is the same to us whether you admonish or are not one of the admonishers
They said, "It is all the same to us whether you advise or are not of the advisors.
This is but a fable of the men of old,
إن هذا إلا خلق الأولين
This is naught but a custom of the ancients;
This is not but the custom of the former peoples,
And we shall not be doomed.
وما نحن بمعذبين
And we are not going to be punished.
And we are not to be punished."
And they denied him; therefor We destroyed them. Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.
فكذبوه فأهلكناهم ۗ إن في ذلك لآية ۖ وما كان أكثرهم مؤمنين
So they gave him the lie, then We destroyed them. Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.
And they denied him, so We destroyed them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
And lo! thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
وإن ربك لهو العزيز الرحيم
And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
(The tribe of) Thamud denied the messengers (of Allah)
كذبت ثمود المرسلين
Samood gave the lie to the apostles
Thamud denied the messengers
When their brother Salih said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil) ?
إذ قال لهم أخوهم صالح ألا تتقون
When their brother Salih said to them: Will you not guard (against evil)?
When their brother Salih said to them, "Will you not fear Allah?
Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
إني لكم رسول أمين
Surely I am a faithful apostle to you
Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.
So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
فاتقوا الله وأطيعون
Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me:
So fear Allah and obey me.
And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
وما أسألكم عليه من أجر ۖ إن أجري إلا على رب العالمين
And I do not ask you any reward for it; my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds:
And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.
Will ye be left secure in that which is here before us,
أتتركون في ما هاهنا آمنين
Will you be left secure in what is here;
Will you be left in what is here, secure [from death],
In gardens and watersprings.
في جنات وعيون
In gardens and fountains,
Within gardens and springs
And tilled fields and heavy - sheathed palm - trees,
وزروع ونخل طلعها هضيم
And cornfields and palm - trees having fine spadices?
And fields of crops and palm trees with softened fruit?
Though ye hew out dwellings in the mountain, being skilful ?
وتنحتون من الجبال بيوتا فارهين
And you hew houses out of the mountains exultingly;
And you carve out of the mountains, homes, with skill.
Therefor keep your duty to Allah and obey me,
فاتقوا الله وأطيعون
Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me;
So fear Allah and obey me.
And obey not the command of the prodigal,
ولا تطيعوا أمر المسرفين
And do not obey the bidding of the extravagant,
And do not obey the order of the transgressors,
Who spread corruption in the earth, and reform not.
الذين يفسدون في الأرض ولا يصلحون
Who make mischief in the land and do not act aright.
Who cause corruption in the land and do not amend."
They said: Thou art but one of the bewitched;
قالوا إنما أنت من المسحرين
They said: You are only of the deluded ones;
They said, "You are only of those affected by magic.
Thou art but a mortal like us. So bring some token if thou art of the truthful.
ما أنت إلا بشر مثلنا فأت بآية إن كنت من الصادقين
You are naught but a mortal like ourselves; so bring a sign if you are one of the truthful.
You are but a man like ourselves, so bring a sign, if you should be of the truthful."
He said: (Behold) this she - camel. She hath the right to drink (at the well), and ye have the right to drink, (each) on an appointed day.
قال هذه ناقة لها شرب ولكم شرب يوم معلوم
He said: This is a she - camel; she shall have her portion of water, and you have your portion of water on an appointed time;
He said, "This is a she - camel. For her is a [time of] drink, and for you is a [time of] drink, [each] on a known day.
And touch her not with ill lest there come on you the retribution of an awful day.
ولا تمسوها بسوء فيأخذكم عذاب يوم عظيم
And do not touch her with evil, lest the punishment of a grievous day should overtake you.
And do not touch her with harm, lest you be seized by the punishment of a terrible day."
But they hamstrung her, and then were penitent.
فعقروها فأصبحوا نادمين
But they hamstrung her, then regretted;
But they hamstrung her and so became regretful.
So the retribution came on them. Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.
فأخذهم العذاب ۗ إن في ذلك لآية ۖ وما كان أكثرهم مؤمنين
So the punishment overtook them. Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.
And the punishment seized them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
وإن ربك لهو العزيز الرحيم
And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
The folk of Lot denied the messengers (of Allah),
كذبت قوم لوط المرسلين
The people of Lut gave the lie to the apostles.
The people of Lot denied the messengers
When their brother Lot said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil) ?
إذ قال لهم أخوهم لوط ألا تتقون
When their brother Lut said to them: Will you not guard (against evil)?
When their brother Lot said to them, "Will you not fear Allah?
Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
إني لكم رسول أمين
Surely I am a faithful apostle to you;
Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.
So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
فاتقوا الله وأطيعون
Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me:
So fear Allah and obey me.
And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
وما أسألكم عليه من أجر ۖ إن أجري إلا على رب العالمين
And I do not ask you any reward for it; my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds;
And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.
What! Of all creatures do ye come unto the males,
أتأتون الذكران من العالمين
What! do you come to the males from among the creatures
Do you approach males among the worlds
And leave the wives your Lord created for you ? Nay, but ye are froward folk.
وتذرون ما خلق لكم ربكم من أزواجكم ۚ بل أنتم قوم عادون
And leave what your Lord has created for you of your wives? Nay, you are a people exceeding limits.
And leave what your Lord has created for you as mates? But you are a people transgressing."
They said: If thou cease not, O Lot, thou wilt soon be of the outcast.
قالوا لئن لم تنته يا لوط لتكونن من المخرجين
They said: If you desist not, O Lut! you shall surely be of those who are expelled.
They said, "If you do not desist, O Lot, you will surely be of those evicted."
He said: I am in truth of those who hate your conduct.
قال إني لعملكم من القالين
He said: Surely I am of those who utterly abhor your doing;
He said, "Indeed, I am, toward your deed, of those who detest [it].
My Lord! Save me and my household from what they do.
رب نجني وأهلي مما يعملون
My Lord! deliver me and my followers from what they do.
My Lord, save me and my family from [the consequence of] what they do."
So We saved him and his household, every one,
فنجيناه وأهله أجمعين
So We delivered him and his followers all,
So We saved him and his family, all,
Save an old woman among those who stayed behind.
إلا عجوزا في الغابرين
Except an old woman, among those who remained behind.
Except an old woman among those who remained behind.
Then afterward We destroyed the others.
ثم دمرنا الآخرين
Then We utterly destroyed the others.
Then We destroyed the others.
And We rained on them a rain. And dreadful is the rain of those who have been warned.
وأمطرنا عليهم مطرا ۖ فساء مطر المنذرين
And We rained down upon them a rain, and evil was the rain on those warned.
And We rained upon them a rain [of stones], and evil was the rain of those who were warned.
Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.
إن في ذلك لآية ۖ وما كان أكثرهم مؤمنين
Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.
Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
And lo! thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
وإن ربك لهو العزيز الرحيم
And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
The dwellers in the wood (of Midian) denied the messengers (of Allah),
كذب أصحاب الأيكة المرسلين
The dwellers of the thicket gave the lie to the apostles.
The companions of the thicket denied the messengers
When Shu'eyb said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil) ?
إذ قال لهم شعيب ألا تتقون
When Shu'aib said to them: Will you not guard (against evil)?
When Shu'ayb said to them, "Will you not fear Allah?
Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
إني لكم رسول أمين
Surely I am a faithful apostle to you;
Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.
So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
فاتقوا الله وأطيعون
Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me:
So fear Allah and obey me.
And I ask of you no wage for it; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
وما أسألكم عليه من أجر ۖ إن أجري إلا على رب العالمين
And I do not ask you any reward for it, my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds;
And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.
Give full measure, and be not of those who give less (than the due).
۞ أوفوا الكيل ولا تكونوا من المخسرين
Give a full measure and be not of those who diminish;
Give full measure and do not be of those who cause loss.
And weigh with the true balance.
وزنوا بالقسطاس المستقيم
And weigh (things) with a right balance,
And weigh with an even balance.
Wrong not mankind in their goods, and do not evil, making mischief, in the earth.
ولا تبخسوا الناس أشياءهم ولا تعثوا في الأرض مفسدين
And do not wrong men of their things, and do not act corruptly in the earth, making mischief.
And do not deprive people of their due and do not commit abuse on earth, spreading corruption.
And keep your duty unto Him Who created you and the generations of the men of old.
واتقوا الذي خلقكم والجبلة الأولين
And guard against (the punishment of) Him who created you and the former nations.
And fear He who created you and the former creation."
They said: Thou art but one of the bewitched;
قالوا إنما أنت من المسحرين
They said: You are only of those deluded;
They said, "You are only of those affected by magic.
Thou art but a mortal like us, and lo! we deem thee of the liars.
وما أنت إلا بشر مثلنا وإن نظنك لمن الكاذبين
And you are naught but a mortal like ourselves, and we know you to be certainly of the liars.
You are but a man like ourselves, and indeed, we think you are among the liars.
Then make fragments of the heaven fall upon us, if thou art of the truthful.
فأسقط علينا كسفا من السماء إن كنت من الصادقين
Therefore cause a portion of the heaven to come down upon us, if you are one of the truthful.
So cause to fall upon us fragments of the sky, if you should be of the truthful."
He said: My Lord is Best Aware of what ye do.
قال ربي أعلم بما تعملون
He said: My Lord knows best what you do.
He said, "My Lord is most knowing of what you do."
But they denied him, so there came on them the retribution of the day of gloom. Lo! it was the retribution of an awful day.
فكذبوه فأخذهم عذاب يوم الظلة ۚ إنه كان عذاب يوم عظيم
But they called him a liar, so the punishment of the day of covering overtook them; surely it was the punishment of a grievous day.
And they denied him, so the punishment of the day of the black cloud seized them. Indeed, it was the punishment of a terrible day.
Lo! herein is indeed a portent; yet most of them are not believers.
إن في ذلك لآية ۖ وما كان أكثرهم مؤمنين
Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.
Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
وإن ربك لهو العزيز الرحيم
And most surely your Lord is Mighty, the Merciful.
And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
And lo! it is a revelation of the Lord of the Worlds,
وإنه لتنزيل رب العالمين
And most surely this is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
And indeed, the Qur'an is the revelation of the Lord of the worlds.
Which the True Spirit hath brought down
نزل به الروح الأمين
The Faithful Spirit has descended with it,
The Trustworthy Spirit has brought it down
Upon thy heart, that thou mayst be (one) of the warners,
على قلبك لتكون من المنذرين
Upon your heart that you may be of the warners
Upon your heart, [O Muhammad] - that you may be of the warners -
In plain Arabic speech.
بلسان عربي مبين
In plain Arabic language.
In a clear Arabic language.
And lo! it is in the Scriptures of the men of old.
وإنه لفي زبر الأولين
And most surely the same is in the scriptures of the ancients.
And indeed, it is [mentioned] in the scriptures of former peoples.
Is it not a token for them that the doctors of the Children of Israel know it ?
أولم يكن لهم آية أن يعلمه علماء بني إسرائيل
Is it not a sign to them that the learned men of the Israelites know it?
And has it not been a sign to them that it is recognized by the scholars of the Children of Israel?
And if We had revealed it unto one of any other nation than the Arabs,
ولو نزلناه على بعض الأعجمين
And if we had revealed it to any of the foreigners
And even if We had revealed it to one among the foreigners
And he had read it unto them, they would not have believed in it.
فقرأه عليهم ما كانوا به مؤمنين
So that he should have recited it to them, they would not have believed therein.
And he had recited it to them [perfectly], they would [still] not have been believers in it.
Thus do We make it traverse the hearts of the guilty.
كذلك سلكناه في قلوب المجرمين
Thus have We caused it to enter into the hearts of the guilty.
Thus have We inserted disbelief into the hearts of the criminals.
They will not believe in it till they behold the painful doom,
لا يؤمنون به حتى يروا العذاب الأليم
They will not believe in it until they see the painful punishment.
They will not believe in it until they see the painful punishment.
So that it will come upon them suddenly, when they perceive not.
فيأتيهم بغتة وهم لا يشعرون
And it shall come to them all of a sudden, while they shall not perceive;
And it will come to them suddenly while they perceive [it] not.
Then they will say: Are we to be reprieved ?
فيقولوا هل نحن منظرون
Then they will say: Shall we be respited?
And they will say, "May we be reprieved?"
Would they (now) hasten on Our doom ?
أفبعذابنا يستعجلون
What! do they still seek to hasten on Our punishment?
So for Our punishment are they impatient?
Hast thou then seen, if We content them for (long) years,
أفرأيت إن متعناهم سنين
Have you then considered if We let them enjoy themselves for years,
Then have you considered if We gave them enjoyment for years
And then cometh that which they were promised,
ثم جاءهم ما كانوا يوعدون
Then there comes to them that with which they are threatened,
And then there came to them that which they were promised?
(How) that wherewith they were contented naught availeth them ?
ما أغنى عنهم ما كانوا يمتعون
That which they were made to enjoy shall not avail them?
They would not be availed by the enjoyment with which they were provided.
And We destroyed no township but it had its warners
وما أهلكنا من قرية إلا لها منذرون
And We did not destroy any town but it had (its) warners,
And We did not destroy any city except that it had warners
For reminder, for We never were oppressors.
ذكرى وما كنا ظالمين
To remind, and We are never unjust.
As a reminder; and never have We been unjust.
The devils did not bring it down.
وما تنزلت به الشياطين
And the Shaitans have not come down with it.
And the devils have not brought the revelation down.
It is not meet for them, nor is it in their power,
وما ينبغي لهم وما يستطيعون
And it behoves them not, and they have not the power to do (it).
It is not allowable for them, nor would they be able.
Lo! verily they are banished from the hearing.
إنهم عن السمع لمعزولون
Most surely they are far removed from the hearing of it.
Indeed they, from [its] hearing, are removed.
Therefor invoke not with Allah another god, lest thou be one of the doomed.
فلا تدع مع الله إلها آخر فتكون من المعذبين
So call not upon another god with Allah, lest you be of those who are punished.
So do not invoke with Allah another deity and [thus] be among the punished.
And warn thy tribe of near kindred,
وأنذر عشيرتك الأقربين
And warn your nearest relations,
And warn, [O Muhammad], your closest kindred.
And lower thy wing (in kindness) unto those believers who follow thee.
واخفض جناحك لمن اتبعك من المؤمنين
And be kind to him who follows you of the believers.
And lower your wing to those who follow you of the believers.
And if they (thy kinsfolk) disobey thee, say: Lo! I am innocent of what they do.
فإن عصوك فقل إني بريء مما تعملون
But if they disobey you, then say: Surely I am clear of what you do.
And if they disobey you, then say, "Indeed, I am disassociated from what you are doing."
And put thy trust in the Mighty, the Merciful.
وتوكل على العزيز الرحيم
And rely on the Mighty, the Merciful,
And rely upon the Exalted in Might, the Merciful,
Who seeth thee when thou standest up (to pray)
الذي يراك حين تقوم
Who sees you when you stand up.
Who sees you when you arise
And (seeth) thine abasement among those who fall prostrate (in worship).
وتقلبك في الساجدين
And your turning over and over among those who prostrate themselves before Allah.
And your movement among those who prostrate.
Lo! He, only He, is the Hearer, the Knower.
إنه هو السميع العليم
Surely He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
Shall I inform you upon whom the devils descend ?
هل أنبئكم على من تنزل الشياطين
Shall I inform you (of him) upon whom the Shaitans descend?
Shall I inform you upon whom the devils descend?
They descend on every sinful, false one.
تنزل على كل أفاك أثيم
They descend upon every lying, sinful one,
They descend upon every sinful liar.
They listen eagerly, but most of them are liars.
يلقون السمع وأكثرهم كاذبون
They incline their ears, and most of them are liars.
They pass on what is heard, and most of them are liars.
As for poets, the erring follow them.
والشعراء يتبعهم الغاوون
And as to the poets, those who go astray follow them.
And the poets - [only] the deviators follow them;
Hast thou not seen how they stray in every valley,
ألم تر أنهم في كل واد يهيمون
Do you not see that they wander about bewildered in every valley?
Do you not see that in every valley they roam
And how they say that which they do not ?
وأنهم يقولون ما لا يفعلون
And that they say that which they do not do,
And that they say what they do not do? -
Save those who believe and do good works, and remember Allah much, and vindicate themselves after they have been wronged. Those who do wrong will come to know by what a (great) reverse they will be overturned!
إلا الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات وذكروا الله كثيرا وانتصروا من بعد ما ظلموا ۗ وسيعلم الذين ظلموا أي منقلب ينقلبون
Except those who believe and do good and remember Allah much, and defend themselves after they are oppressed; and they who act unjustly shall know to what final place of turning they shall turn back.
Except those [poets] who believe and do righteous deeds and remember Allah often and defend [the Muslims] after they were wronged. And those who have wronged are going to know to what [kind of] return they will be returned.