Al Shu'araa

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

1 Taseenmeem

1 Ta. Sin. Mim.

2 These are revelations of the Scripture that maketh plain.

2 Tilka ayatu alkitabi almubeeni

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 LaAAallaka bakhiAAun nafsaka alla yakoonoo mumineena

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 In nasha nunazzil AAalayhim mina alssamai ayatan fathallat aAAnaquhum laha khadiAAeena

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 Wama yateehim min thikrin mina alrrahmani muhdathin illa kanoo AAanhu muAArideena

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 Faqad kaththaboo fasayateehim anbao ma kanoo bihi yastahzioona

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 Awalam yaraw ila alardi kam anbatna feeha min kulli zawjin kareemin

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 Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

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 Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

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 Waith nada rabbuka moosa ani iti alqawma alththalimeena

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

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

11 Qawma firAAawna ala yattaqoona

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 Qala rabbi innee akhafu an yukaththibooni

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 Wayadeequ sadree wala yantaliqu lisanee faarsil ila haroona

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 Walahum AAalayya thanbun faakhafu an yaqtulooni

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 Qala kalla faithhaba biayatina inna maAAakum mustamiAAoona

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 Fatiya firAAawna faqoola inna rasoolu rabbi alAAalameena

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 An arsil maAAana banee israeela

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 Qala alam nurabbika feena waleedan walabithta feena min AAumurika sineena

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 WafaAAalta faAAlataka allatee faAAalta waanta mina alkafireena

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 Qala faAAaltuha ithan waana mina alddalleena

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 Fafarartu minkum lamma khiftukum fawahaba lee rabbee hukman wajaAAalanee mina almursaleena

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 Watilka niAAmatun tamunnuha AAalayya an AAabbadta banee israeela

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 Qala firAAawnu wama rabbu alAAalameena

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 Qala rabbu alssamawati waalardi wama baynahuma in kuntum mooqineena

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 Qala liman hawlahu ala tastamiAAoona

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 Qala rabbukum warabbu abaikumu alawwaleena

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 Qala inna rasoolakumu allathee orsila ilaykum lamajnoonun

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 Qala rabbu almashriqi waalmaghribi wama baynahuma in kuntum taAAqiloona

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 Qala laini ittakhathta ilahan ghayree laajAAalannaka mina almasjooneena

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 Qala awalaw jituka bishayin mubeenin

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 Qala fati bihi in kunta mina alssadiqeena

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 Faalqa AAasahu faitha hiya thuAAbanun mubeenun

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 WanazaAAa yadahu faitha hiya baydao lilnnathireena

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 Qala lilmalai hawlahu inna hatha lasahirun AAaleemun

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 Yureedu an yukhrijakum min ardikum bisihrihi famatha tamuroona

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 Qaloo arjih waakhahu waibAAath fee almadaini hashireena

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 Yatooka bikulli sahharin AAaleemin

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 FajumiAAa alssaharatu limeeqati yawmin maAAloomin

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 Waqeela lilnnasi hal antum mujtamiAAoona

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 LaAAallana nattabiAAu alssaharata in kanoo humu alghalibeena

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 Falamma jaa alssaharatu qaloo lifirAAawna ainna lana laajran in kunna nahnu alghalibeena

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 Qala naAAam wainnakum ithan lamina almuqarrabeena

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 Qala lahum moosa alqoo ma antum mulqoona

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 Faalqaw hibalahum waAAisiyyahum waqaloo biAAizzati firAAawna inna lanahnu alghaliboona

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 Faalqa moosa AAasahu faitha hiya talqafu ma yafikoona

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 Faolqiya alssaharatu sajideena

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

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

47 Qaloo amanna birabbi alAAalameena

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

48 The Lord of Moses and Aaron.

48 Rabbi moosa waharoona

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 Qala amantum lahu qabla an athana lakum innahu lakabeerukumu allathee AAallamakumu alssihra falasawfa taAAlamoona laoqattiAAanna aydiyakum waarjulakum min khilafin walaosallibannakum ajmaAAeena

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 Qaloo la dayra inna ila rabbina munqaliboona

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 Inna natmaAAu an yaghfira lana rabbuna khatayana an kunna awwala almumineena

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 Waawhayna ila moosa an asri biAAibadee innakum muttabaAAoona

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 Faarsala firAAawnu fee almadaini hashireena

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

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

54 Inna haolai lashirthimatun qaleeloona

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

55 And lo! they are offenders against us.

55 Wainnahum lana laghaithoona

55 "And they are raging furiously against us;

56 And lo! we are a ready host.

56 Wainna lajameeAAun hathiroona

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

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

57 Faakhrajnahum min jannatin waAAuyoonin

57 So We expelled them from gardens, springs,

58 And treasures and a fair estate.

58 Wakunoozin wamaqamin kareemin

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 Kathalika waawrathnaha banee israeela

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

60 And they overtook them at sunrise.

60 FaatbaAAoohum mushriqeena

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 Falamma taraa aljamAAani qala ashabu moosa inna lamudrakoona

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 Qala kalla inna maAAiya rabbee sayahdeeni

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 Faawhayna ila moosa ani idrib biAAasaka albahra fainfalaqa fakana kullu firqin kaalttawdi alAAatheemi

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 Waazlafna thamma alakhareena

64 And We made the other party approach thither.

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

65 Waanjayna moosa waman maAAahu ajmaAAeena

65 We delivered Moses and all who were with him;

66 And We drowned the others.

66 Thumma aghraqna alakhareena

66 But We drowned the others.

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

67 Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

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 Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

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

69 Recite unto them the story of Abraham:

69 Waotlu AAalayhim nabaa ibraheema

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

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

70 Ith qala liabeehi waqawmihi ma taAAbudoona

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 Qaloo naAAbudu asnaman fanathallu laha AAakifeena

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 Qala hal yasmaAAoonakum ith tadAAoona

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

73 Or do they benefit or harm you ?

73 Aw yanfaAAoonakum aw yadurroona

73 "Or do you good or harm?"

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

74 Qaloo bal wajadna abaana kathalika yafAAaloona

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

75 He said: See now that which ye worship,

75 Qala afaraaytum ma kuntum taAAbudoona

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

76 Ye and your forefathers!

76 Antum waabaokumu alaqdamoona

76 "Ye and your fathers before you? -

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

77 Fainnahum AAaduwwun lee illa rabba alAAalameena

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 Allathee khalaqanee fahuwa yahdeeni

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

79 And Who feedeth me and watereth me.

79 Waallathee huwa yutAAimunee wayasqeeni

79 "Who gives me food and drink,

80 And when I sicken, then He healeth me,

80 Waitha maridtu fahuwa yashfeeni

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 Waallathee yumeetunee thumma yuhyeeni

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 Waallathee atmaAAu an yaghfira lee khateeatee yawma alddeeni

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 Rabbi hab lee hukman waalhiqnee bialssaliheena

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 WaijAAal lee lisana sidqin fee alakhireena

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 WaijAAalnee min warathati jannati alnnaAAeemi

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 Waighfir liabee innahu kana mina alddalleena

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

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

87 Wala tukhzinee yawma yubAAathoona

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 Yawma la yanfaAAu malun wala banoona

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

89 Save him who bringeth unto Allah a whole heart.

89 Illa man ata Allaha biqalbin saleemin

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 Waozlifati aljannatu lilmuttaqeena

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

91 And hell will appear plainly to the erring.

91 Waburrizati aljaheemu lilghaweena

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 Waqeela lahum ayna ma kuntum taAAbudoona

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 Min dooni Allahi hal yansuroonakum aw yantasiroona

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

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

94 Fakubkiboo feeha hum waalghawoona

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

95 And the hosts of Iblis, together.

95 Wajunoodu ibleesa ajmaAAoona

95 "And the whole hosts of Iblis together.

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

96 Qaloo wahum feeha yakhtasimoona

96 "They will say there in their mutual bickerings:

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

97 TaAllahi in kunna lafee dalalin mubeenin

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

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

98 Ith nusawweekum birabbi alAAalameena

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

99 It was but the guilty who misled us.

99 Wama adallana illa almujrimoona

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

100 Now we have no intercessors

100 Fama lana min shafiAAeena

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

101 Nor any loving friend.

101 Wala sadeeqin hameemin

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 Falaw anna lana karratan fanakoona mina almumineena

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 Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

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 Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

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

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

105 Kaththabat qawmu noohin almursaleena

105 The people of Noah rejected the messengers.

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

106 Ith qala lahum akhoohum noohun ala tattaqoona

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

107 Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,

107 Innee lakum rasoolun ameenun

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

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

108 Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

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 Wama asalukum AAalayhi min ajrin in ajriya illa AAala rabbi alAAalameena

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 Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

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 Qaloo anuminu laka waittabaAAaka alarthaloona

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 Qala wama AAilmee bima kanoo yaAAmaloona

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 In hisabuhum illa AAala rabbee law tashAAuroona

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

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

114 Wama ana bitaridi almumineena

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

115 I am only a plain warner.

115 In ana illa natheerun mubeenun

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 Qaloo lain lam tantahi ya noohu latakoonanna mina almarjoomeena

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 Qala rabbi inna qawmee kaththabooni

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 Faiftah baynee wabaynahum fathan wanajjinee waman maAAiya mina almumineena

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 Faanjaynahu waman maAAahu fee alfulki almashhooni

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

120 Then afterward We drowned the others.

120 Thumma aghraqna baAAdu albaqeena

120 Thereafter We drowned those who remained behind.

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

121 Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

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 Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

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 Kaththabat AAadun almursaleena

123 The 'Ad (people) rejected the messengers.

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

124 Ith qala lahum akhoohum hoodun ala tattaqoona

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

125 Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,

125 Innee lakum rasoolun ameenun

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

126 So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.

126 Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

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 Wama asalukum AAalayhi min ajrin in ajriya illa AAala rabbi alAAalameena

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 Atabnoona bikulli reeAAin ayatan taAAbathoona

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 Watattakhithoona masaniAAa laAAallakum takhludoona

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 Waitha batashtum batashtum jabbareena

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 Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

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 Waittaqoo allathee amaddakum bima taAAlamoona

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

133 Hath aided you with cattle and sons.

133 Amaddakum bianAAamin wabaneena

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

134 And gardens and watersprings.

134 Wajannatin waAAuyoonin

134 "And Gardens and Springs.

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

135 Innee akhafu AAalaykum AAathaba yawmin AAatheemin

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 Qaloo sawaon AAalayna awaAAathta am lam takun mina alwaAAitheena

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 In hatha illa khuluqu alawwaleena

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

138 And we shall not be doomed.

138 Wama nahnu bimuAAaththabeena

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 Fakaththaboohu faahlaknahum inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

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 Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

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

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

141 Kaththabat thamoodu almursaleena

141 The Thamud (people) rejected the messengers.

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

142 Ith qala lahum akhoohum salihun ala tattaqoona

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

143 Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,

143 Innee lakum rasoolun ameenun

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

144 So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.

144 Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

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 Wama asalukum AAalayhi min ajrin in ajriya illa AAala rabbi alAAalameena

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 Atutrakoona fee ma hahuna amineena

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

147 In gardens and watersprings.

147 Fee jannatin waAAuyoonin

147 "Gardens and Springs,

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

148 WazurooAAin wanakhlin talAAuha hadeemun

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 Watanhitoona mina aljibali buyootan fariheena

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

150 Therefor keep your duty to Allah and obey me,

150 Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

150 "But fear Allah and obey me;

151 And obey not the command of the prodigal,

151 Wala tuteeAAoo amra almusrifeena

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

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

152 Allatheena yufsidoona fee alardi wala yuslihoona

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

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

153 Qaloo innama anta mina almusahhareena

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 Ma anta illa basharun mithluna fati biayatin in kunta mina alssadiqeena

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 Qala hathihi naqatun laha shirbun walakum shirbu yawmin maAAloomin

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 Wala tamassooha bisooin fayakhuthakum AAathabu yawmin AAatheemin

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 FaAAaqarooha faasbahoo nadimeena

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 Faakhathahumu alAAathabu inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

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 Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

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

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

160 Kaththabat qawmu lootin almursaleena

160 The people of Lut rejected the messengers.

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

161 Ith qala lahum akhoohum lootun ala tattaqoona

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

162 Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,

162 Innee lakum rasoolun ameenun

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

163 So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.

163 Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

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 Wama asalukum AAalayhi min ajrin in ajriya illa AAala rabbi alAAalameena

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 Atatoona alththukrana mina alAAalameena

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 Watatharoona ma khalaqa lakum rabbukum min azwajikum bal antum qawmun AAadoona

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 Qaloo lain lam tantahi ya lootu latakoonanna mina almukhrajeena

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 Qala innee liAAamalikum mina alqaleena

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

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

169 Rabbi najjinee waahlee mimma yaAAmaloona

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 Fanajjaynahu waahlahu ajmaAAeena

170 So We delivered him and his family, - all

171 Save an old woman among those who stayed behind.

171 Illa AAajoozan fee alghabireena

171 Except an old woman who lingered behind.

172 Then afterward We destroyed the others.

172 Thumma dammarna alakhareena

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 Waamtarna AAalayhim mataran fasaa mataru almunthareena

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 Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

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 Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

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 Kaththaba ashabu alaykati almursaleena

176 The Companions of the Wood rejected the messengers.

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

177 Ith qala lahum shuAAaybun ala tattaqoona

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

178 Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,

178 Innee lakum rasoolun ameenun

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

179 So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.

179 Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

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 Wama asalukum AAalayhi min ajrin in ajriya illa AAala rabbi alAAalameena

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 Awfoo alkayla wala takoonoo mina almukhsireena

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

182 And weigh with the true balance.

182 Wazinoo bialqistasi almustaqeemi

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 Wala tabkhasoo alnnasa ashyaahum wala taAAthaw fee alardi mufsideena

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 Waittaqoo allathee khalaqakum waaljibillata alawwaleena

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 Qaloo innama anta mina almusahhareena

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 Wama anta illa basharun mithluna wain nathunnuka lamina alkathibeena

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 Faasqit AAalayna kisafan mina alssamai in kunta mina alssadiqeena

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 Qala rabbee aAAlamu bima taAAmaloona

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 Fakaththaboohu faakhathahum AAathabu yawmi alththullati innahu kana AAathaba yawmin AAatheemin

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 Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

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 Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

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 Wainnahu latanzeelu rabbi alAAalameena

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

193 Which the True Spirit hath brought down

193 Nazala bihi alrroohu alameenu

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

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

194 AAala qalbika litakoona mina almunthireena

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

195 In plain Arabic speech.

195 Bilisanin AAarabiyyin mubeenin

195 In the perspicuous Arabic tongue.

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

196 Wainnahu lafee zuburi alawwaleena

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 Awalam yakun lahum ayatan an yaAAlamahu AAulamao banee israeela

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 Walaw nazzalnahu AAala baAAdi alaAAjameena

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 Faqaraahu AAalayhim ma kanoo bihi mumineena

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 Kathalika salaknahu fee quloobi almujrimeena

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 La yuminoona bihi hatta yarawoo alAAathaba alaleema

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 Fayatiyahum baghtatan wahum la yashAAuroona

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 Fayaqooloo hal nahnu muntharoona

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

204 Would they (now) hasten on Our doom ?

204 AfabiAAathabina yastaAAjiloona

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 Afaraayta in mattaAAnahum sineena

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 Thumma jaahum ma kanoo yooAAadoona

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 Ma aghna AAanhum ma kanoo yumattaAAoona

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

208 And We destroyed no township but it had its warners

208 Wama ahlakna min qaryatin illa laha munthiroona

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

209 For reminder, for We never were oppressors.

209 Thikra wama kunna thalimeena

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

210 The devils did not bring it down.

210 Wama tanazzalat bihi alshshayateenu

210 No evil ones have brought down this (Revelation):

211 It is not meet for them, nor is it in their power,

211 Wama yanbaghee lahum wama yastateeAAoona

211 It would neither suit them nor would they be able (to produce it).

212 Lo! verily they are banished from the hearing.

212 Innahum AAani alssamAAi lamaAAzooloona

212 Indeed they have been removed far from even (a chance of) hearing it.

213 Therefor invoke not with Allah another god, lest thou be one of the doomed.

213 Fala tadAAu maAAa Allahi ilahan akhara fatakoona mina almuAAaththabeena

213 So call not on any other god with Allah, or thou wilt be among those under the Penalty.

214 And warn thy tribe of near kindred,

214 Waanthir AAasheerataka alaqrabeena

214 And admonish thy nearest kinsmen,

215 And lower thy wing (in kindness) unto those believers who follow thee.

215 Waikhfid janahaka limani ittabaAAaka mina almumineena

215 And lower thy wing to the Believers who follow thee.

216 And if they (thy kinsfolk) disobey thee, say: Lo! I am innocent of what they do.

216 Fain AAasawka faqul innee bareeon mimma taAAmaloona

216 Then if they disobey thee, say: "I am free (of responsibility) for what ye do!"

217 And put thy trust in the Mighty, the Merciful.

217 Watawakkal AAala alAAazeezi alrraheemi

217 And put thy trust on the Exalted in Might, the Merciful, -

218 Who seeth thee when thou standest up (to pray)

218 Allathee yaraka heena taqoomu

218 Who seeth thee standing forth (in prayer),

219 And (seeth) thine abasement among those who fall prostrate (in worship).

219 Wataqallubaka fee alssajideena

219 And thy movements among those who prostrate themselves,

220 Lo! He, only He, is the Hearer, the Knower.

220 Innahu huwa alssameeAAu alAAaleemu

220 For it is He Who heareth and knoweth all things.

221 Shall I inform you upon whom the devils descend ?

221 Hal onabbiokum AAala man tanazzalu alshshayateenu

221 Shall I inform you, (O people!), on whom it is that the evil ones descend?

222 They descend on every sinful, false one.

222 Tanazzalu AAala kulli affakin atheemin

222 They descend on every lying, wicked person,

223 They listen eagerly, but most of them are liars.

223 Yulqoona alssamAAa waaktharuhum kathiboona

223 (Into whose ears) they pour hearsay vanities, and most of them are liars.

224 As for poets, the erring follow them.

224 WaalshshuAAarao yattabiAAuhumu alghawoona

224 And the Poets, - It is those straying in Evil, who follow them:

225 Hast thou not seen how they stray in every valley,

225 Alam tara annahum fee kulli wadin yaheemoona

225 Seest thou not that they wander distracted in every valley? -

226 And how they say that which they do not ?

226 Waannahum yaqooloona ma la yafAAaloona

226 And that they say what they practise not? -

227 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!

227 Illa allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati wathakaroo Allaha katheeran waintasaroo min baAAdi ma thulimoo wasayaAAlamu allatheena thalamoo ayya munqalabin yanqaliboona

227 Except those who believe, work righteousness, engage much in the remembrance of Allah, and defend themselves only after they are unjustly attacked. And soon will the unjust assailants know what vicissitudes their affairs will take!