Chapter 26, 227 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Ta. Sin. Mim.
Ta. Sin. Mim.
Ta Sin Mim.
These are revelations of the Scripture that maketh plain.
These are verses of the Book that makes (things) clear.
These are the verses of the Book that makes (things) clear.
It may be that thou tormentest thyself (O Muhammad) because they believe not.
It may be thou frettest thy soul with grief, that they do not become Believers.
Perhaps you will kill yourself with grief because they do not believe.
If We will, We can send down on them from the sky a portent so that their necks would remain bowed before it.
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.
If We please, We should send down upon them a sign from the heaven so that their necks should stoop to it.
Never cometh there unto them a fresh reminder from the Beneficent One, but they turn away from it.
But there comes not to them a newly - revealed Message from (Allah) Most Gracious, but they turn away therefrom.
And there does not come to them a new reminder from the Beneficent Allah but they turn aside from it.
Now they have denied (the Truth); but there will come unto them tidings of that whereat they used to scoff.
They have indeed rejected (the Message): so they will know soon (enough) the truth of what they mocked at!
So they have indeed rejected (the truth), therefore the news of that which they mock shall soon come to them.
Have they not seen the earth, how much of every fruitful kind We make to grow therein ?
Do they not look at the earth, - how many noble things of all kinds We have produced therein?
Do they not see the earth, how many of every noble kind We have caused to grow in it?
Lo! herein is indeed a portent; yet most of them are not believers.
Verily, in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.
Most surely there is a sign in that, but most of them will not believe.
And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
And verily, thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.
And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
And when thy Lord called Moses, saying: Go unto the wrongdoing folk,
Behold, thy Lord called Moses: "Go to the people of iniquity, -
And when your Lord called out to Musa, saying: Go to the unjust people,
The folk of Pharaoh. Will they not ward off (evil) ?
"The people of the Pharaoh: will they not fear Allah?"
The people of Firon: Will they not guard (against evil)?
He said: My Lord! Lo! I fear that they will deny me,
He said: "O my Lord! I do fear that they will charge me with falsehood:
He said: O my Lord! surely I fear that they will reject me;
And I shall be embarrassed, and my tongue will not speak plainly, therefor send for Aaron (to help me).
"My breast will be straitened. And my speech may not go (smoothly): so send unto Aaron.
And by breast straitens, and my tongue is not eloquent, therefore send Thou to Haroun (to help me);
And they have a crime against me, so I fear that they will kill me.
"And (further), they have a charge of crime against me; and I fear they may slay me."
And they have a crime against me, therefore I fear that they may slay me.
He said: Nay, verily. So go ye twain with Our tokens. Lo! We shall be with you, Hearing.
Allah said: "By no means! proceed then, both of you, with Our Signs; We are with you, and will listen (to your call).
He said: By no means, so go you both with Our signs; surely We are with you, hearing;
And come together unto Pharaoh and say: Lo! we bear a message of the Lord of the Worlds,
"So go forth, both of you, to Pharaoh, and say: 'We have been sent by the Lord and Cherisher of the worlds;
Then come to Firon and say: Surely we are the apostles of the Lord of the worlds:
(Saying): Let the Children of Israel go with us.
"'Send thou with us the Children of Israel.'"
Then send with us the children of Israel.
(Pharaoh) said (unto Moses): Did we not rear thee among us as a child ? And thou didst dwell many years of thy life among us,
(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?
(Firon) said: Did we not bring you up as a child among us, and you tarried among us for (many) years of your life?
And thou didst that thy deed which thou didst, and thou wast one of the ingrates.
"And thou didst a deed of thine which (thou knowest) thou didst, and thou art an ungrateful (wretch)!"
And you did (that) deed of yours which you did, and you are one of the ungrateful.
He said: I did it then, when I was of those who are astray.
Moses said: "I did it then, when I was in error.
He said: I did it then while I was of those unable to see the right course;
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).
"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.
So I fled from you when I feared you, then my Lord granted me wisdom and made me of the apostles;
And this is the past favour wherewith thou reproachest me: that thou hast enslaved the Children of Israel.
"And this is the favour with which thou dost reproach me, - that thou hast enslaved the Children of Israel!"
And is it a favor of which you remind me that you have enslaved the children of Israel?
Pharaoh said: And what is the Lord of the Worlds ?
Pharaoh said: "And what is the 'Lord and Cherisher of the worlds'?"
Firon said: And what is the Lord of the worlds?
(Moses) said: Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if ye had but sure belief.
(Moses) said: "The Lord and Cherisher of the heavens and the earth, and all between, - if ye want to be quite sure."
He said: The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, if you would be sure.
(Pharaoh) said unto those around him: Hear ye not ?
(Pharaoh) said to those around: "Did ye not listen (to what he says)?"
(Firon) said to those around him: Do you not hear?
He said: Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers.
(Moses) said: "Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers from the beginning!"
He said: Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers of old.
(Pharaoh) said: Lo! your messenger who hath been sent unto you is indeed a madman!
(Pharaoh) said: "Truly your messenger who has been sent to you is a veritable madman!"
Said he: Most surely your Apostle who is sent to you is mad.
He said: Lord of the East and the West and all that is between them, if ye did but understand.
(Moses) said: "Lord of the East and the West, and all between! if ye only had sense!"
He said: The Lord of the east and the west and what is between them, if you understand.
(Pharaoh) said: If thou choosest a god other than me, I assuredly shall place thee among the prisoners.
(Pharaoh) said: "If thou dost put forward any god other than me, I will certainly put thee in prison!"
Said he: If you will take a god besides me, I will most certainly make you one of the imprisoned.
He said: Even though I show thee something plain ?
(Moses) said: "Even if I showed you something clear (and) convincing?"
He said: What! even if I bring to you something manifest?
(Pharaoh) said: Produce it then, if thou art of the truthful!
(Pharaoh) said: "Show it then, if thou tellest the truth!"
Said he: Bring it then, if you are of the truthful ones.
Then he flung down his staff and it became a serpent manifest,
So (Moses) threw his rod, and behold, it was a serpent, plain (for all to see)!
So he cast down his rod, and lo! it was an obvious serpent,
And he drew forth his hand and lo! it was white to the beholders.
And he drew out his hand, and behold, it was white to all beholders!
And he drew forth his hand, and lo! it appeared white to the onlookers.
(Pharaoh) said unto the chiefs about him: Lo! this is verily a knowing wizard,
(Pharaoh) said to the Chiefs around him: "This is indeed a sorcerer well - versed:
(Firon) said to the chiefs around him: Most surely this is a skillful magician,
Who would drive you out of your land by his magic. Now what counsel ye ?
"His plan is to get you out of your land by his sorcery; then what is it ye counsel?"
Who desires to turn you out of your land with his magic; what is it then that you advise?
They said: Put him off, (him) and his brother, and send into the cities summoners
They said: "Keep him and his brother in suspense (for a while), and dispatch to the Cities heralds to collect -
They said: Give him and his brother respite and send heralds into the cities
Who shall bring unto thee every knowing wizard.
"And bring up to thee all (our) sorcerers well - versed."
That they should bring to you every skillful magician.
So the wizards were gathered together at a set time on a day appointed.
So the sorcerers were got together for the appointment of a day well - known,
So the magicians were gathered together at the appointed time on the fixed day,
And it was said unto the people: Are ye (also) gathering ?
And the people were told: "Are ye (now) assembled? -
And it was said to the people: Will you gather together?
(They said): Aye, so that we may follow the wizards if they are the winners.
"That we may follow the sorcerers (in religion) if they win?"
Haply we may follow the magicians, if they are the vanquishers.
And when the wizards came they said unto Pharaoh: Will there surely be a reward for us if we are the winners ?
So when the sorcerers arrived, they said to Pharaoh: "Of course - shall we have a (suitable) reward if we win?
And when the magicians came, they said to Firon: Shall we get a reward if we are the vanquishers?
He said: Aye, and ye will then surely be of those brought near (to me).
He said: "Yea, (and more), - for ye shall in that case be (raised to posts) nearest (to my person)."
He said: Yes, and surely you will then be of those who are made near.
Moses said unto them: Throw what ye are going to throw!
Moses said to them: "Throw ye - that which ye are about to throw!"
Musa said to them: Cast what you are going to cast.
Then they threw down their cords and their staves and said: By Pharaoh's might, lo! we verily are the winners.
So they threw their ropes and their rods, and said: "By the might of Pharaoh, it is we who will certainly win!"
So they cast down their cords and their rods and said: By Firon's power, we shall most surely be victorious.
Then Moses threw his staff and lo! it swallowed that which they did falsely show.
Then Moses threw his rod, when, behold, it straightway swallows up all the falsehoods which they fake!
Then Musa cast down his staff and lo! it swallowed up the lies they told.
And the wizards were flung prostrate,
Then did the sorcerers fall down, prostrate in adoration,
And the magicians were thrown down prostrate;
Crying: We believe in the Lord of the Worlds,
Saying: "We believe in the Lord of the Worlds,
They said: We believe in the Lord of the worlds:
The Lord of Moses and Aaron.
"The Lord of Moses and Aaron."
The Lord of Musa and Haroun.
(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.
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!"
Said he: You believe in him before I give you permission; most surely he is the chief of you who taught you the magic, so you shall know: certainly I will cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and certainly I will crucify you all.
They said: It is no hurt, for lo! unto our Lord we shall return.
They said: "No matter! for us, we shall but return to our Lord!
They said: No harm; surely to our Lord we go back;
Lo! we ardently hope that our Lord will forgive us our sins because we are the first of the believers.
"Only, our desire is that our Lord will forgive us our faults, that we may become foremost among the believers!"
Surely we hope that our Lord will forgive us our wrongs because we are the first of the believers.
And We inspired Moses, saying: Take away My slaves by night, for ye will be pursued.
By inspiration we told Moses: "Travel by night with my servants; for surely ye shall be pursued."
And We revealed to Musa, saying: Go away with My servants travelling by night, surely you will be pursued.
Then Pharaoh sent into the cities summoners,
Then Pharaoh sent heralds to (all) the Cities,
So Firon sent heralds into the cities;
(Who said): Lo! these indeed are but a little troop,
(Saying): "These (Israelites) are but a small band,
Most surely these are a small company;
And lo! they are offenders against us.
"And they are raging furiously against us;
And most surely they have enraged us;
And lo! we are a ready host.
"But we are a multitude amply fore - warned."
And most surely we are a vigilant multitude.
Thus did We take them away from gardens and watersprings,
So We expelled them from gardens, springs,
So We turned them out of gardens and springs,
And treasures and a fair estate.
Treasures, and every kind of honourable position;
And treasures and goodly dwellings,
Thus (were those things taken from them) and We caused the Children of Israel to inherit them.
Thus it was, but We made the Children of Israel inheritors of such things.
Even so. And We gave them as a heritage to the children of Israel.
And they overtook them at sunrise.
So they pursued them at sunrise.
Then they pursued them at sunrise.
And when the two hosts saw each other, those with Moses said: Lo! we are indeed caught.
And when the two bodies saw each other, the people of Moses said: "We are sure to be overtaken."
So when the two hosts saw each other, the companions of Musa cried out: Most surely we are being overtaken.
He said: Nay, verily! for lo! my Lord is with me. He will guide me.
(Moses) said: "By no means! my Lord is with me! Soon will He guide me!"
He said: By no means; surely my Lord is with me: He will show me a way out.
Then We inspired Moses, saying: Smite the sea with thy staff. And it parted, and each part was as a mountain vast.
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.
Then We revealed to Musa: Strike the sea with your staff. So it had cloven asunder, and each part was like a huge mound.
Then brought We near the others to that place.
And We made the other party approach thither.
And We brought near, there, the others.
And We saved Moses and those with him, every one;
We delivered Moses and all who were with him;
And We saved Musa and those with him, all of them.
And We drowned the others.
But We drowned the others.
Then We drowned the others.
Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.
Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.
Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.
And lo, thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.
And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
Recite unto them the story of Abraham:
And rehearse to them (something of) Abraham's story.
And recite to them the story of Ibrahim.
When he said unto his father and his folk: What worship ye ?
Behold, he said to his father and his people: "What worship ye?"
When he said to his father and his people: What do you worship?
They said: We worship idols, and are ever devoted unto them.
They said: "We worship idols, and we remain constantly in attendance on them."
They said: We worship idols, so we shall be their votaries.
He said: Do they hear you when ye cry ?
He said: "Do they listen to you when ye call (on them)?"
He said: Do they hear you when you call?
Or do they benefit or harm you ?
"Or do you good or harm?"
Or do they profit you or cause you harm?
They said: Nay, but we found our fathers acting on this wise.
They said: "Nay, but we found our fathers doing thus (what we do)."
They said: Nay, we found our fathers doing so.
He said: See now that which ye worship,
He said: "Do ye then see whom ye have been worshipping, -
He said: Have you then considered what you have been worshipping:
Ye and your forefathers!
"Ye and your fathers before you? -
You and your ancient sires.
Lo! they are (all) an enemy unto me, save the Lord of the Worlds,
"For they are enemies to me; not so the Lord and Cherisher of the Worlds;
Surely they are enemies to me, but not (so) the Lord of the worlds;
Who created me, and He doth guide me,
"Who created me, and it is He Who guides me;
Who created me, then He has shown me the way:
And Who feedeth me and watereth me.
"Who gives me food and drink,
And He Who gives me to eat and gives me to drink:
And when I sicken, then He healeth me,
"And when I am ill, it is He Who cures me;
And when I am sick, then He restores me to health
And Who causeth me to die, then giveth me life (again),
"Who will cause me to die, and then to life (again);
And He Who will cause me to die, then give me life;
And Who, I ardently hope, will forgive me my sin on the Day of Judgment.
"And who, I hope, will forgive me my faults on the day of Judgment.
And Who, I hope, will forgive me my mistakes on the day of judgment.
My Lord! Vouchsafe me wisdom and unite me to the righteous.
"O my Lord! bestow wisdom on me, and join me with the righteous;
My Lord: Grant me wisdom, and join me with the good
And give unto me a good report in later generations.
"Grant me honourable mention on the tongue of truth among the latest (generations);
And ordain for me a goodly mention among posterity
And place me among the inheritors of the Garden of Delight,
"Make me one of the inheritors of the Garden of Bliss;
And make me of the heirs of the garden of bliss
And forgive my father. Lo! he is of those who err.
"Forgive my father, for that he is among those astray;
And forgive my father, for surely he is of those who have gone astray;
And abase me not on the day when they are raised,
"And let me not be in disgrace on the Day when (men) will be raised up; -
And disgrace me not on the day when they are raised
The day when wealth and sons avail not (any man)
"The Day whereon neither wealth nor sons will avail,
The day on which property will not avail, nor sons
Save him who bringeth unto Allah a whole heart.
"But only he (will prosper) that brings to Allah a sound heart;
Except him who comes to Allah with a heart free (from evil).
And the Garden will be brought nigh for those who ward off (evil).
"To the righteous, the Garden will be brought near,
And the garden shall be brought near for those who guard (against evil),
And hell will appear plainly to the erring.
"And to those straying in Evil, the Fire will be placed in full view;
And the hell shall be made manifest to the erring ones,
And it will be said unto them: Where is (all) that ye used to worship
"And it shall be said to them: 'Where are the (gods) ye worshipped -
And it shall be said to them: Where are those that you used to worship;
Instead of Allah ? Can they help you or help themselves ?
"'Besides Allah? Can they help you or help themselves?'
Besides Allah? Can they help you or yet help themselves?
Then will they be hurled therein, they and the seducers
"Then they will be thrown headlong into the (Fire), - they and those straying in Evil,
So they shall be thrown down into it, they and the erring ones,
And the hosts of Iblis, together.
"And the whole hosts of Iblis together.
And the hosts of the Shaitan, all.
And they will say, when they are quarrelling therein:
"They will say there in their mutual bickerings:
They shall say while they contend therein:
By Allah, of a truth we were in error manifest
"'By Allah, we were truly in an error manifest,
By Allah! we were certainly in manifest error,
When we made you equal with the Lord of the Worlds.
"'When we held you as equals with the Lord of the Worlds;
When we made you equal to the Lord of the worlds;
It was but the guilty who misled us.
"'And our seducers were only those who were steeped in guilt.
And none but the guilty led us astray;
Now we have no intercessors
"'Now, then, we have none to intercede (for us),
So we have no intercessors,
Nor any loving friend.
"'Nor a single friend to feel (for us).
Nor a true friend;
Oh, that we had another turn (on earth), that we might be of the believers!
"'Now if we only had a chance of return we shall truly be of those who believe!'"
But if we could but once return, we would be of the believers.
Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers!
Verily in this is a Sign but most of them do not believe.
Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.
And lo, thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.
And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
Noah's folk denied the messengers (of Allah),
The people of Noah rejected the messengers.
The people of Nuh rejected the apostles.
When their brother Noah said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil) ?
Behold, their brother Noah said to them: "Will ye not fear (Allah)?
When their brother Nuh said to them: Will you not guard (against evil)?
Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
"I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust:
Surely I am a faithful apostle to you;
So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.
"So fear Allah, and obey me.
Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me
And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
"No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds:
And I do not ask you any reward for it; my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds:
So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.
"So fear Allah, and obey me."
So guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me.
They said: Shall we put faith in thee, when the lowest (of the people) follow thee ?
They said: "Shall we believe in thee when it is the meanest that follow thee?"
They said: Shall we believe in you while the meanest follow you?
He said: And what knowledge have I of what they may have been doing (in the past) ?
He said: "And what do I know as to what they do?
He said: And what knowledge have I of what they do?
Lo! their reckoning is my Lord's concern, if ye but knew;
"Their account is only with my Lord, if ye could (but) understand.
Their account is only with my Lord, if you could perceive
And I am not (here) to repulse believers.
"I am not one to drive away those who believe.
And I am not going to drive away the believers;
I am only a plain warner.
"I am sent only to warn plainly in public."
I am naught but a plain warner.
They said: If thou cease not, O Noah, thou wilt surely be among those stoned (to death).
They said: "If thou desist not, O Noah! thou shalt be stoned (to death)."
They said: If you desist not, O Nuh, you shall most certainly be of those stoned to death.
He said: My Lord! Lo! my own folk deny me.
He said: "O my Lord! truly my people have rejected me.
He said: My Lord! Surely my people give me the lie!
Therefor judge Thou between us, a (conclusive) judgment, and save me and those believers who are with me.
"Judge Thou, then, between me and them openly, and deliver me and those of the Believers who are with me."
Therefore judge Thou between me and them with a (just) judgment, and deliver me and those who are with me of the believers.
And We saved him and those with him in the laden ship.
So We delivered him and those with him, in the Ark filled (with all creatures).
So We delivered him and those with him in the laden ark.
Then afterward We drowned the others.
Thereafter We drowned those who remained behind.
Then We drowned the rest afterwards
Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.
Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.
Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.
And lo, thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.
And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
(The tribe of) A'ad denied the messengers (of Allah).
The 'Ad (people) rejected the messengers.
Ad gave the lie to the apostles.
When their brother Hud said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil) ?
Behold, their brother Hud said to them: "Will ye not fear (Allah)?
When their brother Hud said to them: Will you not guard (against evil)?
Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
"I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust:
Surely I am a faithful apostle to you;
So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
"So fear Allah and obey me.
Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me:
And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
"No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds.
And I do not ask you any reward for it; surely my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds
Build ye on every high place a monument for vain delight ?
"Do ye build a landmark on every high place to amuse yourselves?
Do you build on every height a monument? Vain is it that you do:
And seek ye out strongholds, that haply ye may last for ever ?
"And do ye get for yourselves fine buildings in the hope of living therein (for ever)?
And you make strong fortresses that perhaps you may
And if ye seize by force, seize ye as tyrants ?
"And when ye exert your strong hand, do ye do it like men of absolute power?
And when you lay hands (on men) you lay hands (like) tyrants;
Rather keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.
"Now fear Allah, and obey me.
So guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me
Keep your duty toward Him Who hath aided you with (the good things) that ye know,
"Yea, fear Him Who has bestowed on you freely all that ye know.
And be careful of (your duty to) Him Who has given you abundance of what you know.
Hath aided you with cattle and sons.
"Freely has He bestowed on you cattle and sons, -
He has given you abundance of cattle and children
And gardens and watersprings.
"And Gardens and Springs.
And gardens and fountains;
Lo! I fear for you the retribution of an awful day.
"Truly I fear for you the Penalty of a Great Day."
Surely I fear for you the chastisement of a grievous day
They said: It is all one to us whether thou preachest or art not of those who preach;
They said: "It is the same to us whether thou admonish us or be not among (our) admonishers!
They said: It is the same to us whether you admonish or are not one of the admonishers
This is but a fable of the men of old,
"This is no other than a customary device of the ancients,
This is naught but a custom of the ancients;
And we shall not be doomed.
"And we are not the ones to receive Pains and Penalties!"
And we are not going to be punished.
And they denied him; therefor We destroyed them. Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.
So they rejected him, and We destroyed them. Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.
So they gave him the lie, then We destroyed them. Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.
And lo! thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.
And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
(The tribe of) Thamud denied the messengers (of Allah)
The Thamud (people) rejected the messengers.
Samood gave the lie to the apostles
When their brother Salih said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil) ?
Behold, their brother Salih said to them: "Will you not fear (Allah)?
When their brother Salih said to them: Will you not guard (against evil)?
Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
"I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust.
Surely I am a faithful apostle to you
So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
"So fear Allah, and obey me.
Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me:
And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
"No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds.
And I do not ask you any reward for it; my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds:
Will ye be left secure in that which is here before us,
"Will ye be left secure, in (the enjoyment of) all that ye have here? -
Will you be left secure in what is here;
In gardens and watersprings.
"Gardens and Springs,
In gardens and fountains,
And tilled fields and heavy - sheathed palm - trees,
"And corn - fields and date - palms with spathes near breaking (with the weight of fruit)?
And cornfields and palm - trees having fine spadices?
Though ye hew out dwellings in the mountain, being skilful ?
"And ye carve houses out of (rocky) mountains with great skill.
And you hew houses out of the mountains exultingly;
Therefor keep your duty to Allah and obey me,
"But fear Allah and obey me;
Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me;
And obey not the command of the prodigal,
"And follow not the bidding of those who are extravagant, -
And do not obey the bidding of the extravagant,
Who spread corruption in the earth, and reform not.
"Who make mischief in the land, and mend not (their ways)."
Who make mischief in the land and do not act aright.
They said: Thou art but one of the bewitched;
They said: "Thou art only one of those bewitched!
They said: You are only of the deluded ones;
Thou art but a mortal like us. So bring some token if thou art of the truthful.
"Thou art no more than a mortal like us: then bring us a Sign, if thou tellest the truth!"
You are naught but a mortal like ourselves; so bring a sign if you are one of the truthful.
He said: (Behold) this she - camel. She hath the right to drink (at the well), and ye have the right to drink, (each) on an appointed day.
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.
He said: This is a she - camel; she shall have her portion of water, and you have your portion of water on an appointed time;
And touch her not with ill lest there come on you the retribution of an awful day.
"Touch her not with harm, lest the Penalty of a Great Day seize you."
And do not touch her with evil, lest the punishment of a grievous day should overtake you.
But they hamstrung her, and then were penitent.
But they ham - strung her: then did they become full of regrets.
But they hamstrung her, then regretted;
So the retribution came on them. Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.
But the Penalty seized them. Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.
So the punishment overtook them. Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.
And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.
And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
The folk of Lot denied the messengers (of Allah),
The people of Lut rejected the messengers.
The people of Lut gave the lie to the apostles.
When their brother Lot said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil) ?
Behold, their brother Lut said to them: "Will ye not fear (Allah)?
When their brother Lut said to them: Will you not guard (against evil)?
Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
"I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust.
Surely I am a faithful apostle to you;
So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
"So fear Allah and obey me.
Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me:
And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
"No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the lord of the Worlds.
And I do not ask you any reward for it; my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds;
What! Of all creatures do ye come unto the males,
"Of all the creatures in the world, will ye approach males,
What! do you come to the males from among the creatures
And leave the wives your Lord created for you ? Nay, but ye are froward folk.
"And leave those whom Allah has created for you to be your mates? Nay, ye are a people transgressing (all limits)!"
And leave what your Lord has created for you of your wives? Nay, you are a people exceeding limits.
They said: If thou cease not, O Lot, thou wilt soon be of the outcast.
They said: "If thou desist not, O Lut! thou wilt assuredly be cast out!"
They said: If you desist not, O Lut! you shall surely be of those who are expelled.
He said: I am in truth of those who hate your conduct.
He said: "I do detest your doings."
He said: Surely I am of those who utterly abhor your doing;
My Lord! Save me and my household from what they do.
"O my Lord! deliver me and my family from such things as they do!"
My Lord! deliver me and my followers from what they do.
So We saved him and his household, every one,
So We delivered him and his family, - all
So We delivered him and his followers all,
Save an old woman among those who stayed behind.
Except an old woman who lingered behind.
Except an old woman, among those who remained behind.
Then afterward We destroyed the others.
But the rest We destroyed utterly.
Then We utterly destroyed the others.
And We rained on them a rain. And dreadful is the rain of those who have been warned.
We rained down on them a shower (of brimstone): and evil was the shower on those who were admonished (but heeded not)!
And We rained down upon them a rain, and evil was the rain on those warned.
Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.
Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.
Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.
And lo! thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might Most Merciful.
And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
The dwellers in the wood (of Midian) denied the messengers (of Allah),
The Companions of the Wood rejected the messengers.
The dwellers of the thicket gave the lie to the apostles.
When Shu'eyb said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil) ?
Behold, Shu'aib said to them: "Will ye not fear (Allah)?
When Shu'aib said to them: Will you not guard (against evil)?
Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
"I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust.
Surely I am a faithful apostle to you;
So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
"So fear Allah and obey me.
Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me:
And I ask of you no wage for it; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
"No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds.
And I do not ask you any reward for it, my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds;
Give full measure, and be not of those who give less (than the due).
"Give just measure, and cause no loss (to others by fraud).
Give a full measure and be not of those who diminish;
And weigh with the true balance.
"And weigh with scales true and upright.
And weigh (things) with a right balance,
Wrong not mankind in their goods, and do not evil, making mischief, in the earth.
"And withhold not things justly due to men, nor do evil in the land, working mischief.
And do not wrong men of their things, and do not act corruptly in the earth, making mischief.
And keep your duty unto Him Who created you and the generations of the men of old.
"And fear Him Who created you and (who created) the generations before (you)"
And guard against (the punishment of) Him who created you and the former nations.
They said: Thou art but one of the bewitched;
They said: "Thou art only one of those bewitched!
They said: You are only of those deluded;
Thou art but a mortal like us, and lo! we deem thee of the liars.
"Thou art no more than a mortal like us, and indeed we think thou art a liar!
And you are naught but a mortal like ourselves, and we know you to be certainly of the liars.
Then make fragments of the heaven fall upon us, if thou art of the truthful.
"Now cause a piece of the sky to fall on us, if thou art truthful!"
Therefore cause a portion of the heaven to come down upon us, if you are one of the truthful.
He said: My Lord is Best Aware of what ye do.
He said: "My Lord knows best what ye do."
He said: My Lord knows best what you do.
But they denied him, so there came on them the retribution of the day of gloom. Lo! it was the retribution of an awful day.
But they rejected him. Then the punishment of a day of overshadowing gloom seized them, and that was the Penalty of a Great Day.
But they called him a liar, so the punishment of the day of covering overtook them; surely it was the punishment of a grievous day.
Lo! herein is indeed a portent; yet most of them are not believers.
Verily in that is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.
Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.
And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.
And most surely your Lord is Mighty, the Merciful.
And lo! it is a revelation of the Lord of the Worlds,
Verily this is a Revelation from the Lord of the Worlds:
And most surely this is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
Which the True Spirit hath brought down
With it came down the spirit of Faith and Truth -
The Faithful Spirit has descended with it,
Upon thy heart, that thou mayst be (one) of the warners,
To thy heart and mind, that thou mayest admonish.
Upon your heart that you may be of the warners
In plain Arabic speech.
In the perspicuous Arabic tongue.
In plain Arabic language.
And lo! it is in the Scriptures of the men of old.
Without doubt it is (announced) in the mystic Books of former peoples.
And most surely the same is in the scriptures of the ancients.
Is it not a token for them that the doctors of the Children of Israel know it ?
Is it not a Sign to them that the Learned of the Children of Israel knew it (as true)?
Is it not a sign to them that the learned men of the Israelites know it?
And if We had revealed it unto one of any other nation than the Arabs,
Had We revealed it to any of the non - Arabs,
And if we had revealed it to any of the foreigners
And he had read it unto them, they would not have believed in it.
And had he recited it to them, they would not have believed in it.
So that he should have recited it to them, they would not have believed therein.
Thus do We make it traverse the hearts of the guilty.
Thus have We caused it to enter the hearts of the sinners.
Thus have We caused it to enter into the hearts of the guilty.
They will not believe in it till they behold the painful doom,
They will not believe in it until they see the grievous Penalty;
They will not believe in it until they see the painful punishment.
So that it will come upon them suddenly, when they perceive not.
But the (Penalty) will come to them of a sudden, while they perceive it not;
And it shall come to them all of a sudden, while they shall not perceive;
Then they will say: Are we to be reprieved ?
Then they will say: "Shall we be respited?"
Then they will say: Shall we be respited?
Would they (now) hasten on Our doom ?
Do they then ask for Our Penalty to be hastened on?
What! do they still seek to hasten on Our punishment?
Hast thou then seen, if We content them for (long) years,
Seest thou? If We do let them enjoy (this life) for a few years,
Have you then considered if We let them enjoy themselves for years,
And then cometh that which they were promised,
Yet there comes to them at length the (Punishment) which they were promised!
Then there comes to them that with which they are threatened,
(How) that wherewith they were contented naught availeth them ?
It will profit them not that they enjoyed (this life)!
That which they were made to enjoy shall not avail them?
And We destroyed no township but it had its warners
Never did We destroy a population, but had its warners -
And We did not destroy any town but it had (its) warners,
For reminder, for We never were oppressors.
By way of reminder; and We never are unjust.
To remind, and We are never unjust.
The devils did not bring it down.
No evil ones have brought down this (Revelation):
And the Shaitans have not come down with it.
It is not meet for them, nor is it in their power,
It would neither suit them nor would they be able (to produce it).
And it behoves them not, and they have not the power to do (it).
Lo! verily they are banished from the hearing.
Indeed they have been removed far from even (a chance of) hearing it.
Most surely they are far removed from the hearing of it.
Therefor invoke not with Allah another god, lest thou be one of the doomed.
So call not on any other god with Allah, or thou wilt be among those under the Penalty.
So call not upon another god with Allah, lest you be of those who are punished.
And warn thy tribe of near kindred,
And admonish thy nearest kinsmen,
And warn your nearest relations,
And lower thy wing (in kindness) unto those believers who follow thee.
And lower thy wing to the Believers who follow thee.
And be kind to him who follows you of the believers.
And if they (thy kinsfolk) disobey thee, say: Lo! I am innocent of what they do.
Then if they disobey thee, say: "I am free (of responsibility) for what ye do!"
But if they disobey you, then say: Surely I am clear of what you do.
And put thy trust in the Mighty, the Merciful.
And put thy trust on the Exalted in Might, the Merciful, -
And rely on the Mighty, the Merciful,
Who seeth thee when thou standest up (to pray)
Who seeth thee standing forth (in prayer),
Who sees you when you stand up.
And (seeth) thine abasement among those who fall prostrate (in worship).
And thy movements among those who prostrate themselves,
And your turning over and over among those who prostrate themselves before Allah.
Lo! He, only He, is the Hearer, the Knower.
For it is He Who heareth and knoweth all things.
Surely He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
Shall I inform you upon whom the devils descend ?
Shall I inform you, (O people!), on whom it is that the evil ones descend?
Shall I inform you (of him) upon whom the Shaitans descend?
They descend on every sinful, false one.
They descend on every lying, wicked person,
They descend upon every lying, sinful one,
They listen eagerly, but most of them are liars.
(Into whose ears) they pour hearsay vanities, and most of them are liars.
They incline their ears, and most of them are liars.
As for poets, the erring follow them.
And the Poets, - It is those straying in Evil, who follow them:
And as to the poets, those who go astray follow them.
Hast thou not seen how they stray in every valley,
Seest thou not that they wander distracted in every valley? -
Do you not see that they wander about bewildered in every valley?
And how they say that which they do not ?
And that they say what they practise not? -
And that they say that which they do not do,
Save those who believe and do good works, and remember Allah much, and vindicate themselves after they have been wronged. Those who do wrong will come to know by what a (great) reverse they will be overturned!
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!
Except those who believe and do good and remember Allah much, and defend themselves after they are oppressed; and they who act unjustly shall know to what final place of turning they shall turn back.