Al Shu'araa

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Ta. Sin. Mim.

1 Ta. Sin. Mim.

2 These are revelations of the Scripture that maketh plain.

2 These are verses of the Book that makes (things) clear.

3 It may be that thou tormentest thyself (O Muhammad) because they believe not.

3 It may be thou frettest thy soul with grief, that they do not become Believers.

4 If We will, We can send down on them from the sky a portent so that their necks would remain bowed before it.

4 If (such) were Our Will, We could send down to them from the sky a Sign, to which they would bend their necks in humility.

5 Never cometh there unto them a fresh reminder from the Beneficent One, but they turn away from it.

5 But there comes not to them a newly - revealed Message from (Allah) Most Gracious, but they turn away therefrom.

6 Now they have denied (the Truth); but there will come unto them tidings of that whereat they used to scoff.

6 They have indeed rejected (the Message): so they will know soon (enough) the truth of what they mocked at!

7 Have they not seen the earth, how much of every fruitful kind We make to grow therein ?

7 Do they not look at the earth, - how many noble things of all kinds We have produced therein?

8 Lo! herein is indeed a portent; yet most of them are not believers.

8 Verily, in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.

9 And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.

9 And verily, thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.

10 And when thy Lord called Moses, saying: Go unto the wrongdoing folk,

10 Behold, thy Lord called Moses: "Go to the people of iniquity, -

11 The folk of Pharaoh. Will they not ward off (evil) ?

11 "The people of the Pharaoh: will they not fear Allah?"

12 He said: My Lord! Lo! I fear that they will deny me,

12 He said: "O my Lord! I do fear that they will charge me with falsehood:

13 And I shall be embarrassed, and my tongue will not speak plainly, therefor send for Aaron (to help me).

13 "My breast will be straitened. And my speech may not go (smoothly): so send unto Aaron.

14 And they have a crime against me, so I fear that they will kill me.

14 "And (further), they have a charge of crime against me; and I fear they may slay me."

15 He said: Nay, verily. So go ye twain with Our tokens. Lo! We shall be with you, Hearing.

15 Allah said: "By no means! proceed then, both of you, with Our Signs; We are with you, and will listen (to your call).

16 And come together unto Pharaoh and say: Lo! we bear a message of the Lord of the Worlds,

16 "So go forth, both of you, to Pharaoh, and say: 'We have been sent by the Lord and Cherisher of the worlds;

17 (Saying): Let the Children of Israel go with us.

17 "'Send thou with us the Children of Israel.'"

18 (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,

18 (Pharaoh) said: "Did we not cherish thee as a child among us, and didst thou not stay in our midst many years of thy life?

19 And thou didst that thy deed which thou didst, and thou wast one of the ingrates.

19 "And thou didst a deed of thine which (thou knowest) thou didst, and thou art an ungrateful (wretch)!"

20 He said: I did it then, when I was of those who are astray.

20 Moses said: "I did it then, when I was in error.

21 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).

21 "So I fled from you (all) when I feared you; but my Lord has (since) invested me with judgment (and wisdom) and appointed me as one of the messengers.

22 And this is the past favour wherewith thou reproachest me: that thou hast enslaved the Children of Israel.

22 "And this is the favour with which thou dost reproach me, - that thou hast enslaved the Children of Israel!"

23 Pharaoh said: And what is the Lord of the Worlds ?

23 Pharaoh said: "And what is the 'Lord and Cherisher of the worlds'?"

24 (Moses) said: Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if ye had but sure belief.

24 (Moses) said: "The Lord and Cherisher of the heavens and the earth, and all between, - if ye want to be quite sure."

25 (Pharaoh) said unto those around him: Hear ye not ?

25 (Pharaoh) said to those around: "Did ye not listen (to what he says)?"

26 He said: Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers.

26 (Moses) said: "Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers from the beginning!"

27 (Pharaoh) said: Lo! your messenger who hath been sent unto you is indeed a madman!

27 (Pharaoh) said: "Truly your messenger who has been sent to you is a veritable madman!"

28 He said: Lord of the East and the West and all that is between them, if ye did but understand.

28 (Moses) said: "Lord of the East and the West, and all between! if ye only had sense!"

29 (Pharaoh) said: If thou choosest a god other than me, I assuredly shall place thee among the prisoners.

29 (Pharaoh) said: "If thou dost put forward any god other than me, I will certainly put thee in prison!"

30 He said: Even though I show thee something plain ?

30 (Moses) said: "Even if I showed you something clear (and) convincing?"

31 (Pharaoh) said: Produce it then, if thou art of the truthful!

31 (Pharaoh) said: "Show it then, if thou tellest the truth!"

32 Then he flung down his staff and it became a serpent manifest,

32 So (Moses) threw his rod, and behold, it was a serpent, plain (for all to see)!

33 And he drew forth his hand and lo! it was white to the beholders.

33 And he drew out his hand, and behold, it was white to all beholders!

34 (Pharaoh) said unto the chiefs about him: Lo! this is verily a knowing wizard,

34 (Pharaoh) said to the Chiefs around him: "This is indeed a sorcerer well - versed:

35 Who would drive you out of your land by his magic. Now what counsel ye ?

35 "His plan is to get you out of your land by his sorcery; then what is it ye counsel?"

36 They said: Put him off, (him) and his brother, and send into the cities summoners

36 They said: "Keep him and his brother in suspense (for a while), and dispatch to the Cities heralds to collect -

37 Who shall bring unto thee every knowing wizard.

37 "And bring up to thee all (our) sorcerers well - versed."

38 So the wizards were gathered together at a set time on a day appointed.

38 So the sorcerers were got together for the appointment of a day well - known,

39 And it was said unto the people: Are ye (also) gathering ?

39 And the people were told: "Are ye (now) assembled? -

40 (They said): Aye, so that we may follow the wizards if they are the winners.

40 "That we may follow the sorcerers (in religion) if they win?"

41 And when the wizards came they said unto Pharaoh: Will there surely be a reward for us if we are the winners ?

41 So when the sorcerers arrived, they said to Pharaoh: "Of course - shall we have a (suitable) reward if we win?

42 He said: Aye, and ye will then surely be of those brought near (to me).

42 He said: "Yea, (and more), - for ye shall in that case be (raised to posts) nearest (to my person)."

43 Moses said unto them: Throw what ye are going to throw!

43 Moses said to them: "Throw ye - that which ye are about to throw!"

44 Then they threw down their cords and their staves and said: By Pharaoh's might, lo! we verily are the winners.

44 So they threw their ropes and their rods, and said: "By the might of Pharaoh, it is we who will certainly win!"

45 Then Moses threw his staff and lo! it swallowed that which they did falsely show.

45 Then Moses threw his rod, when, behold, it straightway swallows up all the falsehoods which they fake!

46 And the wizards were flung prostrate,

46 Then did the sorcerers fall down, prostrate in adoration,

47 Crying: We believe in the Lord of the Worlds,

47 Saying: "We believe in the Lord of the Worlds,

48 The Lord of Moses and Aaron.

48 "The Lord of Moses and Aaron."

49 (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.

49 Said (Pharaoh): "Believe ye in Him before I give you permission? surely he is your leader, who has taught you sorcery! but soon shall ye know! Be sure I will cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and I will cause you all to die on the cross!"

50 They said: It is no hurt, for lo! unto our Lord we shall return.

50 They said: "No matter! for us, we shall but return to our Lord!

51 Lo! we ardently hope that our Lord will forgive us our sins because we are the first of the believers.

51 "Only, our desire is that our Lord will forgive us our faults, that we may become foremost among the believers!"

52 And We inspired Moses, saying: Take away My slaves by night, for ye will be pursued.

52 By inspiration we told Moses: "Travel by night with my servants; for surely ye shall be pursued."

53 Then Pharaoh sent into the cities summoners,

53 Then Pharaoh sent heralds to (all) the Cities,

54 (Who said): Lo! these indeed are but a little troop,

54 (Saying): "These (Israelites) are but a small band,

55 And lo! they are offenders against us.

55 "And they are raging furiously against us;

56 And lo! we are a ready host.

56 "But we are a multitude amply fore - warned."

57 Thus did We take them away from gardens and watersprings,

57 So We expelled them from gardens, springs,

58 And treasures and a fair estate.

58 Treasures, and every kind of honourable position;

59 Thus (were those things taken from them) and We caused the Children of Israel to inherit them.

59 Thus it was, but We made the Children of Israel inheritors of such things.

60 And they overtook them at sunrise.

60 So they pursued them at sunrise.

61 And when the two hosts saw each other, those with Moses said: Lo! we are indeed caught.

61 And when the two bodies saw each other, the people of Moses said: "We are sure to be overtaken."

62 He said: Nay, verily! for lo! my Lord is with me. He will guide me.

62 (Moses) said: "By no means! my Lord is with me! Soon will He guide me!"

63 Then We inspired Moses, saying: Smite the sea with thy staff. And it parted, and each part was as a mountain vast.

63 Then We told Moses by inspiration: "Strike the sea with thy rod." So it divided, and each separate part became like the huge, firm mass of a mountain.

64 Then brought We near the others to that place.

64 And We made the other party approach thither.

65 And We saved Moses and those with him, every one;

65 We delivered Moses and all who were with him;

66 And We drowned the others.

66 But We drowned the others.

67 Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.

67 Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.

68 And lo, thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.

68 And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.

69 Recite unto them the story of Abraham:

69 And rehearse to them (something of) Abraham's story.

70 When he said unto his father and his folk: What worship ye ?

70 Behold, he said to his father and his people: "What worship ye?"

71 They said: We worship idols, and are ever devoted unto them.

71 They said: "We worship idols, and we remain constantly in attendance on them."

72 He said: Do they hear you when ye cry ?

72 He said: "Do they listen to you when ye call (on them)?"

73 Or do they benefit or harm you ?

73 "Or do you good or harm?"

74 They said: Nay, but we found our fathers acting on this wise.

74 They said: "Nay, but we found our fathers doing thus (what we do)."

75 He said: See now that which ye worship,

75 He said: "Do ye then see whom ye have been worshipping, -

76 Ye and your forefathers!

76 "Ye and your fathers before you? -

77 Lo! they are (all) an enemy unto me, save the Lord of the Worlds,

77 "For they are enemies to me; not so the Lord and Cherisher of the Worlds;

78 Who created me, and He doth guide me,

78 "Who created me, and it is He Who guides me;

79 And Who feedeth me and watereth me.

79 "Who gives me food and drink,

80 And when I sicken, then He healeth me,

80 "And when I am ill, it is He Who cures me;

81 And Who causeth me to die, then giveth me life (again),

81 "Who will cause me to die, and then to life (again);

82 And Who, I ardently hope, will forgive me my sin on the Day of Judgment.

82 "And who, I hope, will forgive me my faults on the day of Judgment.

83 My Lord! Vouchsafe me wisdom and unite me to the righteous.

83 "O my Lord! bestow wisdom on me, and join me with the righteous;

84 And give unto me a good report in later generations.

84 "Grant me honourable mention on the tongue of truth among the latest (generations);

85 And place me among the inheritors of the Garden of Delight,

85 "Make me one of the inheritors of the Garden of Bliss;

86 And forgive my father. Lo! he is of those who err.

86 "Forgive my father, for that he is among those astray;

87 And abase me not on the day when they are raised,

87 "And let me not be in disgrace on the Day when (men) will be raised up; -

88 The day when wealth and sons avail not (any man)

88 "The Day whereon neither wealth nor sons will avail,

89 Save him who bringeth unto Allah a whole heart.

89 "But only he (will prosper) that brings to Allah a sound heart;

90 And the Garden will be brought nigh for those who ward off (evil).

90 "To the righteous, the Garden will be brought near,

91 And hell will appear plainly to the erring.

91 "And to those straying in Evil, the Fire will be placed in full view;

92 And it will be said unto them: Where is (all) that ye used to worship

92 "And it shall be said to them: 'Where are the (gods) ye worshipped -

93 Instead of Allah ? Can they help you or help themselves ?

93 "'Besides Allah? Can they help you or help themselves?'

94 Then will they be hurled therein, they and the seducers

94 "Then they will be thrown headlong into the (Fire), - they and those straying in Evil,

95 And the hosts of Iblis, together.

95 "And the whole hosts of Iblis together.

96 And they will say, when they are quarrelling therein:

96 "They will say there in their mutual bickerings:

97 By Allah, of a truth we were in error manifest

97 "'By Allah, we were truly in an error manifest,

98 When we made you equal with the Lord of the Worlds.

98 "'When we held you as equals with the Lord of the Worlds;

99 It was but the guilty who misled us.

99 "'And our seducers were only those who were steeped in guilt.

100 Now we have no intercessors

100 "'Now, then, we have none to intercede (for us),

101 Nor any loving friend.

101 "'Nor a single friend to feel (for us).

102 Oh, that we had another turn (on earth), that we might be of the believers!

102 "'Now if we only had a chance of return we shall truly be of those who believe!'"

103 Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers!

103 Verily in this is a Sign but most of them do not believe.

104 And lo, thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.

104 And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.

105 Noah's folk denied the messengers (of Allah),

105 The people of Noah rejected the messengers.

106 When their brother Noah said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil) ?

106 Behold, their brother Noah said to them: "Will ye not fear (Allah)?

107 Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,

107 "I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust:

108 So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.

108 "So fear Allah, and obey me.

109 And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.

109 "No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds:

110 So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.

110 "So fear Allah, and obey me."

111 They said: Shall we put faith in thee, when the lowest (of the people) follow thee ?

111 They said: "Shall we believe in thee when it is the meanest that follow thee?"

112 He said: And what knowledge have I of what they may have been doing (in the past) ?

112 He said: "And what do I know as to what they do?

113 Lo! their reckoning is my Lord's concern, if ye but knew;

113 "Their account is only with my Lord, if ye could (but) understand.

114 And I am not (here) to repulse believers.

114 "I am not one to drive away those who believe.

115 I am only a plain warner.

115 "I am sent only to warn plainly in public."

116 They said: If thou cease not, O Noah, thou wilt surely be among those stoned (to death).

116 They said: "If thou desist not, O Noah! thou shalt be stoned (to death)."

117 He said: My Lord! Lo! my own folk deny me.

117 He said: "O my Lord! truly my people have rejected me.

118 Therefor judge Thou between us, a (conclusive) judgment, and save me and those believers who are with me.

118 "Judge Thou, then, between me and them openly, and deliver me and those of the Believers who are with me."

119 And We saved him and those with him in the laden ship.

119 So We delivered him and those with him, in the Ark filled (with all creatures).

120 Then afterward We drowned the others.

120 Thereafter We drowned those who remained behind.

121 Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.

121 Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.

122 And lo, thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.

122 And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.

123 (The tribe of) A'ad denied the messengers (of Allah).

123 The 'Ad (people) rejected the messengers.

124 When their brother Hud said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil) ?

124 Behold, their brother Hud said to them: "Will ye not fear (Allah)?

125 Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,

125 "I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust:

126 So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.

126 "So fear Allah and obey me.

127 And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.

127 "No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds.

128 Build ye on every high place a monument for vain delight ?

128 "Do ye build a landmark on every high place to amuse yourselves?

129 And seek ye out strongholds, that haply ye may last for ever ?

129 "And do ye get for yourselves fine buildings in the hope of living therein (for ever)?

130 And if ye seize by force, seize ye as tyrants ?

130 "And when ye exert your strong hand, do ye do it like men of absolute power?

131 Rather keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.

131 "Now fear Allah, and obey me.

132 Keep your duty toward Him Who hath aided you with (the good things) that ye know,

132 "Yea, fear Him Who has bestowed on you freely all that ye know.

133 Hath aided you with cattle and sons.

133 "Freely has He bestowed on you cattle and sons, -

134 And gardens and watersprings.

134 "And Gardens and Springs.

135 Lo! I fear for you the retribution of an awful day.

135 "Truly I fear for you the Penalty of a Great Day."

136 They said: It is all one to us whether thou preachest or art not of those who preach;

136 They said: "It is the same to us whether thou admonish us or be not among (our) admonishers!

137 This is but a fable of the men of old,

137 "This is no other than a customary device of the ancients,

138 And we shall not be doomed.

138 "And we are not the ones to receive Pains and Penalties!"

139 And they denied him; therefor We destroyed them. Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.

139 So they rejected him, and We destroyed them. Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.

140 And lo! thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.

140 And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.

141 (The tribe of) Thamud denied the messengers (of Allah)

141 The Thamud (people) rejected the messengers.

142 When their brother Salih said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil) ?

142 Behold, their brother Salih said to them: "Will you not fear (Allah)?

143 Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,

143 "I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust.

144 So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.

144 "So fear Allah, and obey me.

145 And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.

145 "No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds.

146 Will ye be left secure in that which is here before us,

146 "Will ye be left secure, in (the enjoyment of) all that ye have here? -

147 In gardens and watersprings.

147 "Gardens and Springs,

148 And tilled fields and heavy - sheathed palm - trees,

148 "And corn - fields and date - palms with spathes near breaking (with the weight of fruit)?

149 Though ye hew out dwellings in the mountain, being skilful ?

149 "And ye carve houses out of (rocky) mountains with great skill.

150 Therefor keep your duty to Allah and obey me,

150 "But fear Allah and obey me;

151 And obey not the command of the prodigal,

151 "And follow not the bidding of those who are extravagant, -

152 Who spread corruption in the earth, and reform not.

152 "Who make mischief in the land, and mend not (their ways)."

153 They said: Thou art but one of the bewitched;

153 They said: "Thou art only one of those bewitched!

154 Thou art but a mortal like us. So bring some token if thou art of the truthful.

154 "Thou art no more than a mortal like us: then bring us a Sign, if thou tellest the truth!"

155 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.

155 He said: "Here is a she - camel: she has a right of watering, and ye have a right of watering, (severally) on a day appointed.

156 And touch her not with ill lest there come on you the retribution of an awful day.

156 "Touch her not with harm, lest the Penalty of a Great Day seize you."

157 But they hamstrung her, and then were penitent.

157 But they ham - strung her: then did they become full of regrets.

158 So the retribution came on them. Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.

158 But the Penalty seized them. Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.

159 And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.

159 And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.

160 The folk of Lot denied the messengers (of Allah),

160 The people of Lut rejected the messengers.

161 When their brother Lot said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil) ?

161 Behold, their brother Lut said to them: "Will ye not fear (Allah)?

162 Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,

162 "I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust.

163 So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.

163 "So fear Allah and obey me.

164 And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.

164 "No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the lord of the Worlds.

165 What! Of all creatures do ye come unto the males,

165 "Of all the creatures in the world, will ye approach males,

166 And leave the wives your Lord created for you ? Nay, but ye are froward folk.

166 "And leave those whom Allah has created for you to be your mates? Nay, ye are a people transgressing (all limits)!"

167 They said: If thou cease not, O Lot, thou wilt soon be of the outcast.

167 They said: "If thou desist not, O Lut! thou wilt assuredly be cast out!"

168 He said: I am in truth of those who hate your conduct.

168 He said: "I do detest your doings."

169 My Lord! Save me and my household from what they do.

169 "O my Lord! deliver me and my family from such things as they do!"

170 So We saved him and his household, every one,

170 So We delivered him and his family, - all

171 Save an old woman among those who stayed behind.

171 Except an old woman who lingered behind.

172 Then afterward We destroyed the others.

172 But the rest We destroyed utterly.

173 And We rained on them a rain. And dreadful is the rain of those who have been warned.

173 We rained down on them a shower (of brimstone): and evil was the shower on those who were admonished (but heeded not)!

174 Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.

174 Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.

175 And lo! thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.

175 And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might Most Merciful.

176 The dwellers in the wood (of Midian) denied the messengers (of Allah),

176 The Companions of the Wood rejected the messengers.

177 When Shu'eyb said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil) ?

177 Behold, Shu'aib said to them: "Will ye not fear (Allah)?

178 Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,

178 "I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust.

179 So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.

179 "So fear Allah and obey me.

180 And I ask of you no wage for it; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.

180 "No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds.

181 Give full measure, and be not of those who give less (than the due).

181 "Give just measure, and cause no loss (to others by fraud).

182 And weigh with the true balance.

182 "And weigh with scales true and upright.

183 Wrong not mankind in their goods, and do not evil, making mischief, in the earth.

183 "And withhold not things justly due to men, nor do evil in the land, working mischief.

184 And keep your duty unto Him Who created you and the generations of the men of old.

184 "And fear Him Who created you and (who created) the generations before (you)"

185 They said: Thou art but one of the bewitched;

185 They said: "Thou art only one of those bewitched!

186 Thou art but a mortal like us, and lo! we deem thee of the liars.

186 "Thou art no more than a mortal like us, and indeed we think thou art a liar!

187 Then make fragments of the heaven fall upon us, if thou art of the truthful.

187 "Now cause a piece of the sky to fall on us, if thou art truthful!"

188 He said: My Lord is Best Aware of what ye do.

188 He said: "My Lord knows best what ye do."

189 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.

189 But they rejected him. Then the punishment of a day of overshadowing gloom seized them, and that was the Penalty of a Great Day.

190 Lo! herein is indeed a portent; yet most of them are not believers.

190 Verily in that is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.

191 And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.

191 And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.

192 And lo! it is a revelation of the Lord of the Worlds,

192 Verily this is a Revelation from the Lord of the Worlds:

193 Which the True Spirit hath brought down

193 With it came down the spirit of Faith and Truth -

194 Upon thy heart, that thou mayst be (one) of the warners,

194 To thy heart and mind, that thou mayest admonish.

195 In plain Arabic speech.

195 In the perspicuous Arabic tongue.

196 And lo! it is in the Scriptures of the men of old.

196 Without doubt it is (announced) in the mystic Books of former peoples.

197 Is it not a token for them that the doctors of the Children of Israel know it ?

197 Is it not a Sign to them that the Learned of the Children of Israel knew it (as true)?

198 And if We had revealed it unto one of any other nation than the Arabs,

198 Had We revealed it to any of the non - Arabs,

199 And he had read it unto them, they would not have believed in it.

199 And had he recited it to them, they would not have believed in it.

200 Thus do We make it traverse the hearts of the guilty.

200 Thus have We caused it to enter the hearts of the sinners.

201 They will not believe in it till they behold the painful doom,

201 They will not believe in it until they see the grievous Penalty;

202 So that it will come upon them suddenly, when they perceive not.

202 But the (Penalty) will come to them of a sudden, while they perceive it not;

203 Then they will say: Are we to be reprieved ?

203 Then they will say: "Shall we be respited?"

204 Would they (now) hasten on Our doom ?

204 Do they then ask for Our Penalty to be hastened on?

205 Hast thou then seen, if We content them for (long) years,

205 Seest thou? If We do let them enjoy (this life) for a few years,

206 And then cometh that which they were promised,

206 Yet there comes to them at length the (Punishment) which they were promised!

207 (How) that wherewith they were contented naught availeth them ?

207 It will profit them not that they enjoyed (this life)!

208 And We destroyed no township but it had its warners

208 Never did We destroy a population, but had its warners -

209 For reminder, for We never were oppressors.

209 By way of reminder; and We never are unjust.