Ta Ha

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Ta. Ha.

1 Ta, Ha.

2 We have not revealed unto thee (Muhammad) this Qur'an that thou shouldst be distressed,

2 We have not sent down to you the Qur'an that you be distressed

3 But as a reminder unto him who feareth,

3 But only as a reminder for those who fear [Allah] -

4 A revelation from Him Who created the earth and the high heavens,

4 A revelation from He who created the earth and highest heavens,

5 The Beneficent One, Who is established on the Throne.

5 The Most Merciful [who is] above the Throne established.

6 Unto Him belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth, and whatsoever is between them, and whatsoever is beneath the sod.

6 To Him belongs what is in the heavens and what is on the earth and what is between them and what is under the soil.

7 And if thou speakest aloud, then lo! He knoweth the secret (thought) and (that which is yet) more hidden.

7 And if you speak aloud - then indeed, He knows the secret and what is [even] more hidden.

8 Allah! There is no God save Him. His are the most beautiful names.

8 Allah - there is no deity except Him. To Him belong the best names.

9 Hath there come unto thee the story of Moses ?

9 And has the story of Moses reached you? -

10 When he saw a fire and said unto his folk: Lo! Wait! I see a fire afar off. Peradventure I may bring you a brand therefrom or may find guidance at the fire.

10 When he saw a fire and said to his family, "Stay here; indeed, I have perceived a fire; perhaps I can bring you a torch or find at the fire some guidance."

11 And when he reached it, he was called by name: O Moses!

11 And when he came to it, he was called, "O Moses,

12 Lo! I, even I, am thy Lord, So take off thy shoes, for lo! thou art in the holy valley of Tuwa.

12 Indeed, I am your Lord, so remove your sandals. Indeed, you are in the sacred valley of Tuwa.

13 And I have chosen thee, so hearken unto that which is inspired.

13 And I have chosen you, so listen to what is revealed [to you].

14 Lo! I, even I, am Allah, There is no God save Me. So serve Me and establish worship for My remembrance.

14 Indeed, I am Allah. There is no deity except Me, so worship Me and establish prayer for My remembrance.

15 Lo! the Hour is surely coming. But I will to keep it hidden, that every soul may be rewarded for that which it striveth (to achieve).

15 Indeed, the Hour is coming - I almost conceal it - so that every soul may be recompensed according to that for which it strives.

16 Therefor, let not him turn thee aside from (the thought of) it who believeth not therein but followeth his own desire, lest thou perish.

16 So do not let one avert you from it who does not believe in it and follows his desire, for you [then] would perish.

17 And what is that in thy right hand, O Moses ?

17 And what is that in your right hand, O Moses?"

18 He said: This is my staff whereon I lean, and wherewith I bear down branches for my sheep, and wherein I find other uses.

18 He said, "It is my staff; I lean upon it, and I bring down leaves for my sheep and I have therein other uses."

19 He said: Cast it down, O Moses!

19 [Allah] said, "Throw it down, O Moses."

20 So he cast it down, and lo! it was a serpent, gliding.

20 So he threw it down, and thereupon it was a snake, moving swiftly.

21 He said: Grasp it and fear not. We shall return it to its former state.

21 [Allah] said, "Seize it and fear not; We will return it to its former condition.

22 And thrust thy hand within thine armpit, it will come forth white without hurt. (That will be) another token.

22 And draw in your hand to your side; it will come out white without disease - another sign,

23 That We may show thee (some) of Our greater portents,

23 That We may show you [some] of Our greater signs.

24 Go thou unto Pharaoh! Lo! he hath transgressed (the bounds).

24 Go to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed."

25 (Moses) said: My Lord! relieve my mind

25 [Moses] said, "My Lord, expand for me my breast [with assurance]

26 And ease my task for me;

26 And ease for me my task

27 And loose a knot from my tongue,

27 And untie the knot from my tongue

28 That they may understand my saying.

28 That they may understand my speech.

29 Appoint for me a henchman from my folk,

29 And appoint for me a minister from my family -

30 Aaron, my brother.

30 Aaron, my brother.

31 Confirm my strength with him

31 Increase through him my strength

32 And let him share my task,

32 And let him share my task

33 That we may glorify Thee much

33 That we may exalt You much

34 And much remember Thee.

34 And remember You much.

35 Lo! Thou art ever Seeing us.

35 Indeed, You are of us ever Seeing."

36 He said: Thou art granted thy request, O Moses.

36 [Allah] said, "You have been granted your request, O Moses.

37 And indeed, another time, already We have shown thee favour,

37 And We had already conferred favor upon you another time,

38 When we inspired in thy mother that which is inspired,

38 When We inspired to your mother what We inspired,

39 Saying: Throw him into the ark, and throw it into the river, then the river shall throw it on to the bank, and there an enemy to Me and an enemy to him shall take him. And I endued thee with love from Me that thou mightest be trained according to My will,

39 [Saying], 'Cast him into the chest and cast it into the river, and the river will throw it onto the bank; there will take him an enemy to Me and an enemy to him.' And I bestowed upon you love from Me that you would be brought up under My eye.

40 When thy sister went and said: Shall I show you one who will nurse him ? and we restored thee to thy mother that her eyes might be refreshed and might not sorrow. And thou didst kill a man and We delivered thee from great distress, and tried thee with a heavy trial. And thou didst tarry years among the folk of Midian. Then camest thou (hither) by (My) providence, O Moses,

40 [And We favored you] when your sister went and said, 'Shall I direct you to someone who will be responsible for him?' So We restored you to your mother that she might be content and not grieve. And you killed someone, but We saved you from retaliation and tried you with a [severe] trial. And you remained [some] years among the people of Madyan. Then you came [here] at the decreed time, O Moses.

41 And I have attached thee to Myself.

41 And I produced you for Myself.

42 Go, thou and thy brother, with My tokens, and be not faint in remembrance of Me.

42 Go, you and your brother, with My signs and do not slacken in My remembrance.

43 Go, both of you, unto Pharaoh. Lo! he hath transgressed (the bounds).

43 Go, both of you, to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed.

44 And speak unto him a gentle word, that peradventure he may heed or fear.

44 And speak to him with gentle speech that perhaps he may be reminded or fear [Allah]."

45 They said: Our Lord! Lo! we fear that he may be beforehand with us or that he may play the tyrant.

45 They said, "Our Lord, indeed we are afraid that he will hasten [punishment] against us or that he will transgress."

46 He said: Fear not. Lo! I am with you twain, Hearing and Seeing.

46 [Allah] said, "Fear not. Indeed, I am with you both; I hear and I see.

47 So go ye unto him and say: Lo! we are two messengers of thy Lord. So let the children of Israel go with us, and torment them not. We bring thee a token from thy Lord. And peace will be for him who followeth right guidance.

47 So go to him and say, 'Indeed, we are messengers of your Lord, so send with us the Children of Israel and do not torment them. We have come to you with a sign from your Lord. And peace will be upon he who follows the guidance.

48 Lo! it hath been revealed unto us that the doom will be for him who denieth and turneth away.

48 Indeed, it has been revealed to us that the punishment will be upon whoever denies and turns away.' "

49 (Pharaoh) said: Who then is the Lord of you twain, O Moses ?

49 [Pharaoh] said, "So who is the Lord of you two, O Moses?"

50 He said: Our Lord is He Who gave unto everything its nature, then guided it aright.

50 He said, "Our Lord is He who gave each thing its form and then guided [it]."

51 He said: What then is the state of the generations of old ?

51 [Pharaoh] said, "Then what is the case of the former generations?"

52 He said: The knowledge thereof is with my Lord in a Record. My Lord neither erreth nor forgetteth,

52 [Moses] said, "The knowledge thereof is with my Lord in a record. My Lord neither errs nor forgets."

53 Who hath appointed the earth as a bed and hath threaded roads for you therein and hath sent down water from the sky and thereby We have brought forth divers kinds of vegetation,

53 [It is He] who has made for you the earth as a bed [spread out] and inserted therein for you roadways and sent down from the sky, rain and produced thereby categories of various plants.

54 (Saying): Eat ye and feed your cattle. Lo! herein verily are portents for men of thought.

54 Eat [therefrom] and pasture your livestock. Indeed, in that are signs for those of intelligence.

55 Thereof We created you, and thereunto We return you, and thence We bring you forth a second time.

55 From the earth We created you, and into it We will return you, and from it We will extract you another time.

56 And We verily did show him all Our tokens, but he denied them and refused.

56 And We certainly showed Pharaoh Our signs - all of them - but he denied and refused.

57 He said: Hast come to drive us out from our land by thy magic, O Moses ?

57 He said, "Have you come to us to drive us out of our land with your magic, O Moses?

58 But we surely can produce for thee magic the like thereof; so appoint a tryst between us and you, which neither we nor thou shall fail to keep, at a place convenient (to us both).

58 Then we will surely bring you magic like it, so make between us and you an appointment, which we will not fail to keep and neither will you, in a place assigned."

59 (Moses) said: Your tryst shall be the day of the feast, and let the people assemble when the sun hath risen high.

59 [Moses] said, "Your appointment is on the day of the festival when the people assemble at mid - morning."

60 Then Pharaoh went and gathered his strength, then came (to the appointed tryst).

60 So Pharaoh went away, put together his plan, and then came [to Moses].

61 Moses said unto them: Woe unto you! Invent not a lie against Allah, lest He extirpate you by some punishment. He who lieth faileth miserably.

61 Moses said to the magicians summoned by Pharaoh, "Woe to you! Do not invent a lie against Allah or He will exterminate you with a punishment; and he has failed who invents [such falsehood]."

62 Then they debated one with another what they must do, and they kept their counsel secret.

62 So they disputed over their affair among themselves and concealed their private conversation.

63 They said: Lo! these are two wizards who would drive you out from your country by their magic, and destroy your best traditions;

63 They said, "Indeed, these are two magicians who want to drive you out of your land with their magic and do away with your most exemplary way.

64 So arrange your plan, and come in battle line. Whoso is uppermost this day will be indeed successful.

64 So resolve upon your plan and then come [forward] in line. And he has succeeded today who overcomes."

65 They said: O Moses! Either throw first, or let us be the first to throw ?

65 They said, "O Moses, either you throw or we will be the first to throw."

66 He said: Nay, do ye throw! Then lo! their cords and their staves, by their magic, appeared to him as though they ran.

66 He said, "Rather, you throw." And suddenly their ropes and staffs seemed to him from their magic that they were moving [like snakes].

67 And Moses conceived a fear in his mind.

67 And he sensed within himself apprehension, did Moses.

68 We said: Fear not! Lo! thou art the higher.

68 Allah said, "Fear not. Indeed, it is you who are superior.

69 Throw that which is in thy right hand! It will eat up that which they have made. Lo! that which they have made is but a wizard's artifice, and a wizard shall not be successful to whatever point (of skill) he may attain.

69 And throw what is in your right hand; it will swallow up what they have crafted. What they have crafted is but the trick of a magician, and the magician will not succeed wherever he is."

70 Then the wizards were (all) flung down prostrate, crying: We believe in the Lord of Aaron and Moses.

70 So the magicians fell down in prostration. They said, "We have believed in the Lord of Aaron and Moses."

71 (Pharaoh) said: Ye put faith in him before I give you leave. Lo! he is your chief who taught you magic. Now surely I shall cut off your hands and your feet alternately, and I shall crucify you on the trunks of palm trees, and ye shall know for certain which of us hath sterner and more lasting punishment.

71 [Pharaoh] said, "You believed him before I gave you permission. Indeed, he is your leader who has taught you magic. So I will surely cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and I will crucify you on the trunks of palm trees, and you will surely know which of us is more severe in [giving] punishment and more enduring."

72 They said: We choose thee not above the clear proofs that have come unto us, and above Him Who created us. So decree what thou wilt decree. Thou wilt end for us only this life of the world.

72 They said, "Never will we prefer you over what has come to us of clear proofs and [over] He who created us. So decree whatever you are to decree. You can only decree for this worldly life.

73 Lo! we believe in our Lord, that He may forgive us our sins and the magic unto which thou didst force us. Allah is better and more lasting.

73 Indeed, we have believed in our Lord that He may forgive us our sins and what you compelled us [to do] of magic. And Allah is better and more enduring."

74 Lo! whoso cometh guilty unto his Lord, verily for him is hell. There he will neither die nor live.

74 Indeed, whoever comes to his Lord as a criminal - indeed, for him is Hell; he will neither die therein nor live.

75 But whoso cometh unto Him a believer, having done good works, for such are the high stations;

75 But whoever comes to Him as a believer having done righteous deeds - for those will be the highest degrees [in position]:

76 Gardens of Eden underneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide for ever. That is the reward of him who groweth.

76 Gardens of perpetual residence beneath which rivers flow, wherein they abide eternally. And that is the reward of one who purifies himself.

77 And verily We inspired Moses, saying: Take away My slaves by night and strike for them a dry path in the sea, fearing not to be overtaken, neither being afraid (of the sea).

77 And We had inspired to Moses, "Travel by night with My servants and strike for them a dry path through the sea; you will not fear being overtaken [by Pharaoh] nor be afraid [of drowning]."

78 Then Pharaoh followed them with his hosts and there covered them that which did cover them of the sea.

78 So Pharaoh pursued them with his soldiers, and there covered them from the sea that which covered them,

79 And Pharaoh led his folk astray, he did not guide them.

79 And Pharaoh led his people astray and did not guide [them].

80 O Children of Israel! We delivered you from your enemy, and we made a covenant with you on the holy mountain's side, and sent down on you the manna and the quails,

80 O Children of Israel, We delivered you from your enemy, and We made an appointment with you at the right side of the mount, and We sent down to you manna and quails,

81 (Saying): Eat of the good things wherewith We have provided you, and transgress not in respect thereof lest My wrath come upon you: and he on whom My wrath cometh, he is lost indeed.

81 [Saying], "Eat from the good things with which We have provided you and do not transgress [or oppress others] therein, lest My anger should descend upon you. And he upon whom My anger descends has certainly fallen."

82 And lo! verily I am Forgiving toward him who repenteth and believeth and doeth good, and afterward walketh aright.

82 But indeed, I am the Perpetual Forgiver of whoever repents and believes and does righteousness and then continues in guidance.

83 And (it was said): What hath made thee hasten from thy folk, O Moses ?

83 [Allah] said, "And what made you hasten from your people, O Moses?"

84 He said: They are close upon my track. I hastened unto Thee, my Lord, that Thou mightest be well pleased.

84 He said, "They are close upon my tracks, and I hastened to You, my Lord, that You be pleased."

85 He said: Lo! We have tried thy folk in thine absence, and As - Samiri hath misled them.

85 [Allah] said, "But indeed, We have tried your people after you [departed], and the Samiri has led them astray."

86 Then Moses went back unto his folk, angry and sad. He said: O my people! Hath not your Lord promised you a fair promise ? Did the time appointed then appear too long for you, or did ye wish that wrath from your Lord should come upon you, that ye broke tryst with me ?

86 So Moses returned to his people, angry and grieved. He said, "O my people, did your Lord not make you a good promise? Then, was the time [of its fulfillment] too long for you, or did you wish that wrath from your Lord descend upon you, so you broke your promise [of obedience] to me?"

87 They said: We broke not tryst with thee of our own will, but we were laden with burdens of ornaments of the folk, then cast them (in the fire), for thus As - Samiri proposed.

87 They said, "We did not break our promise to you by our will, but we were made to carry burdens from the ornaments of the people [of Pharaoh], so we threw them [into the fire], and thus did the Samiri throw."

88 Then he produced for them a calf, of saffron hue, which gave forth a lowing sound. And they cried: This is your god and the god of Moses, but he hath forgotten.

88 And he extracted for them [the statue of] a calf which had a lowing sound, and they said, "This is your god and the god of Moses, but he forgot."

89 See they not, then, that it returneth no saying unto them and possesseth for them neither hurt nor use ?

89 Did they not see that it could not return to them any speech and that it did not possess for them any harm or benefit?

90 And Aaron indeed had told them beforehand: O my people! Ye are but being seduced therewith, for lo! your Lord is the Beneficent, so follow me and obey my order.

90 And Aaron had already told them before [the return of Moses], "O my people, you are only being tested by it, and indeed, your Lord is the Most Merciful, so follow me and obey my order."

91 They said: We shall by no means cease to be its votaries till Moses return unto us.

91 They said, "We will never cease being devoted to the calf until Moses returns to us."

92 He (Moses) said: O Aaron! What held thee back when thou didst see them gone astray,

92 [Moses] said, "O Aaron, what prevented you, when you saw them going astray,

93 That thou followedst me not ? Hast thou then disobeyed my order ?

93 From following me? Then have you disobeyed my order?"

94 He said: O son of my mother! Clutch not my beard nor my head! I feared lest thou shouldst say: Thou hast caused division among the Children of Israel, and hast not waited for my word.

94 [Aaron] said, "O son of my mother, do not seize [me] by my beard or by my head. Indeed, I feared that you would say, 'You caused division among the Children of Israel, and you did not observe [or await] my word.' "

95 (Moses) said: And what hast thou to say, O Samiri ?

95 [Moses] said, "And what is your case, O Samiri?"

96 He said: I perceived what they perceive not, so I seized a handful from the footsteps of the messenger, and then threw it in. Thus my soul commended to me.

96 He said, "I saw what they did not see, so I took a handful [of dust] from the track of the messenger and threw it, and thus did my soul entice me."

97 (Moses) said: Then go! and lo! in this life it is for thee to say: Touch me not! and lo! there is for thee a tryst thou canst not break. Now look upon thy god of which thou hast remained a votary. Verily we will burn it and will scatter its dust over the sea.

97 [Moses] said, "Then go. And indeed, it is [decreed] for you in [this] life to say, 'No contact.' And indeed, you have an appointment [in the Hereafter] you will not fail to keep. And look at your 'god' to which you remained devoted. We will surely burn it and blow it into the sea with a blast.

98 Your God is only Allah, than Whom there is no other God. He embraceth all things in His knowledge.

98 Your god is only Allah, except for whom there is no deity. He has encompassed all things in knowledge."

99 Thus relate We unto thee (Muhammad) some tidings of that which happened of old, and We have given thee from Our presence a reminder.

99 Thus, [O Muhammad], We relate to you from the news of what has preceded. And We have certainly given you from Us the Qur'an.

100 Whoso turneth away from it, he verily will bear a burden on the Day of Resurrection,

100 Whoever turns away from it - then indeed, he will bear on the Day of Resurrection a burden,

101 Abiding under it - an evil burden for them on the Day of Resurrection,

101 [Abiding] eternally therein, and evil it is for them on the Day of Resurrection as a load -

102 The day when the Trumpet is blown. On that day we assemble the guilty white - eyed (with terror),

102 The Day the Horn will be blown. And We will gather the criminals, that Day, blue - eyed.

103 Murmuring among themselves: Ye have tarried but ten (days).

103 They will murmur among themselves, "You remained not but ten [days in the world]."

104 We are Best Aware of what they utter when their best in conduct say: Ye have tarried but a day.

104 We are most knowing of what they say when the best of them in manner will say, "You remained not but one day."

105 They will ask thee of the mountains (on that day). Say: My Lord will break them into scattered dust.

105 And they ask you about the mountains, so say, "My Lord will blow them away with a blast.

106 And leave it as an empty plain,

106 And He will leave the earth a level plain;

107 Wherein thou seest neither curve nor ruggedness.

107 You will not see therein a depression or an elevation."

108 On that day they follow the summoner who deceiveth not, and voices are hushed for the Beneficent, and thou hearest but a faint murmur.

108 That Day, everyone will follow [the call of] the Caller [with] no deviation therefrom, and [all] voices will be stilled before the Most Merciful, so you will not hear except a whisper [of footsteps].

109 On that day no intercession availeth save (that of) him unto whom the Beneficent hath given leave and whose word He accepteth.

109 That Day, no intercession will benefit except [that of] one to whom the Most Merciful has given permission and has accepted his word.

110 He knoweth (all) that is before them and (all) that is behind them, while they cannot compass it in knowledge.

110 Allah knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, but they do not encompass it in knowledge.

111 And faces humble themselves before the Living, the Eternal. And he who beareth (a burden of) wrongdoing is indeed a failure (on that day).

111 And [all] faces will be humbled before the Ever - Living, the Sustainer of existence. And he will have failed who carries injustice.

112 And he who hath done some good works, being a believer, he feareth not injustice nor begrudging (of his wage).

112 But he who does of righteous deeds while he is a believer - he will neither fear injustice nor deprivation.

113 Thus we have revealed it as a Lecture in Arabic, and have displayed therein certain threats, that peradventure they may keep from evil or that it may cause them to take heed.

113 And thus We have sent it down as an Arabic Qur'an and have diversified therein the warnings that perhaps they will avoid [sin] or it would cause them remembrance.

114 Then exalted be Allah, the True King! And hasten not (O Muhammad) with the Qur'an ere its revelation hath been perfected unto thee, and say: My Lord! Increase me in knowledge.

114 So high [above all] is Allah, the Sovereign, the Truth. And, [O Muhammad], do not hasten with [recitation of] the Qur'an before its revelation is completed to you, and say, "My Lord, increase me in knowledge."

115 And verily We made a covenant of old with Adam, but he forgot, and We found no constancy in him.

115 And We had already taken a promise from Adam before, but he forgot; and We found not in him determination.

116 And when We said unto the angels: Fall prostrate before Adam, they fell prostrate (all) save Iblis; he refused.

116 And [mention] when We said to the angels, "Prostrate to Adam," and they prostrated, except Iblees; he refused.

117 Therefor we said: O Adam! This is an enemy unto thee and unto thy wife, so let him not drive you both out of the Garden so that thou come to toil.

117 So We said, "O Adam, indeed this is an enemy to you and to your wife. Then let him not remove you from Paradise so you would suffer.

118 It is (vouchsafed) unto thee that thou hungerest not therein nor art naked,

118 Indeed, it is [promised] for you not to be hungry therein or be unclothed.

119 And that thou thirstest not therein nor art exposed to the sun's heat.

119 And indeed, you will not be thirsty therein or be hot from the sun."

120 But the devil whispered to him, saying: O Adam! Shall I show thee the tree of immortality and power that wasteth not away ?

120 Then Satan whispered to him; he said, "O Adam, shall I direct you to the tree of eternity and possession that will not deteriorate?"

121 Then they twain ate thereof, so that their shame became apparent unto them, and they began to hide by heaping on themselves some of the leaves of the Garden. And Adam disobeyed his Lord, so went astray.

121 And Adam and his wife ate of it, and their private parts became apparent to them, and they began to fasten over themselves from the leaves of Paradise. And Adam disobeyed his Lord and erred.

122 Then his Lord chose him, and relented toward him, and guided him.

122 Then his Lord chose him and turned to him in forgiveness and guided [him].

123 He said: Go down hence, both of you, one of you a foe unto the other. But when there come unto you from Me a guidance, then whoso followeth My guidance, he will not go astray nor come to grief.

123 [Allah] said, "Descend from Paradise - all, [your descendants] being enemies to one another. And if there should come to you guidance from Me - then whoever follows My guidance will neither go astray [in the world] nor suffer [in the Hereafter].

124 But he who turneth away from remembrance of Me, his will be a narrow life, and I shall bring him blind to the assembly on the Day of Resurrection.

124 And whoever turns away from My remembrance - indeed, he will have a depressed life, and We will gather him on the Day of Resurrection blind."

125 He will say: My Lord! Wherefor hast Thou gathered me (hither) blind, when I was wont to see ?

125 He will say, "My Lord, why have you raised me blind while I was [once] seeing?"

126 He will say: So (it must be). Our revelations came unto thee but thou didst forget them. In like manner thou art forgotten this Day.

126 [Allah] will say, "Thus did Our signs come to you, and you forgot them; and thus will you this Day be forgotten."

127 Thus do We reward him who is prodigal and believeth not the revelations of his Lord; and verily the doom of the Hereafter will be sterner and more lasting.

127 And thus do We recompense he who transgressed and did not believe in the signs of his Lord. And the punishment of the Hereafter is more severe and more enduring.

128 Is it not a guidance for them (to know) how many a generation We destroyed before them, amid whose dwellings they walk ? Lo! therein verily are signs for men of thought.

128 Then, has it not become clear to them how many generations We destroyed before them as they walk among their dwellings? Indeed in that are signs for those of intelligence.

129 And but for a decree that had already gone forth from thy Lord, and a term already fixed, the judgment would have been inevitable (in this world).

129 And if not for a word that preceded from your Lord, punishment would have been an obligation [due immediately], and [if not for] a specified term [decreed].

130 Therefor (O Muhammad), bear with what they say, and celebrate the praise of thy Lord ere the rising of the sun and ere the going down thereof. And glorify Him some hours of the night and at the two ends of the day, that thou mayst find acceptance.

130 So be patient over what they say and exalt [Allah] with praise of your Lord before the rising of the sun and before its setting; and during periods of the night [exalt Him] and at the ends of the day, that you may be satisfied.

131 And strain not thine eyes toward that which We cause some wedded pairs among them to enjoy, the flower of the life of the world, that We may try them thereby. The provision of thy Lord is better and more lasting.

131 And do not extend your eyes toward that by which We have given enjoyment to [some] categories of them, [its being but] the splendor of worldly life by which We test them. And the provision of your Lord is better and more enduring.

132 And enjoin upon thy people worship, and be constant therein. We ask not of thee a provision: We provided for thee. And the sequel is for righteousness.

132 And enjoin prayer upon your family [and people] and be steadfast therein. We ask you not for provision; We provide for you, and the [best] outcome is for [those of] righteousness.

133 And they say: If only he would bring us a miracle from his Lord! Hath there not come unto them the proof of what is in the former scriptures ?

133 And they say, "Why does he not bring us a sign from his Lord?" Has there not come to them evidence of what was in the former scriptures?

134 And if we had destroyed them with some punishment before it, they would assuredly have said: Our Lord! If only Thou hadst sent unto us a messenger, so that we might have followed Thy revelations before we were (thus) humbled and disgraced!

134 And if We had destroyed them with a punishment before him, they would have said, "Our Lord, why did You not send to us a messenger so we could have followed Your verses before we were humiliated and disgraced?"

135 Say: Each is awaiting; so await ye! Ye will come to know who are the owners of the path of equity, and who is right.

135 Say, "Each [of us] is waiting; so wait. For you will know who are the companions of the sound path and who is guided."