Al Shu'araa

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

1 Ta. Sin. Mim.

1 Taseenmeem

2 These are revelations of the Scripture that maketh plain.

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

2 Tilka ayatu alkitabi almubeeni

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

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

3 LaAAallaka bakhiAAun nafsaka alla yakoonoo mumineena

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

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

4 In nasha nunazzil AAalayhim mina alssamai ayatan fathallat aAAnaquhum laha khadiAAeena

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

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

5 Wama yateehim min thikrin mina alrrahmani muhdathin illa kanoo AAanhu muAArideena

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

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

6 Faqad kaththaboo fasayateehim anbao ma kanoo bihi yastahzioona

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

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

7 Awalam yaraw ila alardi kam anbatna feeha min kulli zawjin kareemin

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

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

8 Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

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

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

9 Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

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

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

10 Waith nada rabbuka moosa ani iti alqawma alththalimeena

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

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

11 Qawma firAAawna ala yattaqoona

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

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

12 Qala rabbi innee akhafu an yukaththibooni

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

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

13 Wayadeequ sadree wala yantaliqu lisanee faarsil ila haroona

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

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

14 Walahum AAalayya thanbun faakhafu an yaqtulooni

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

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

15 Qala kalla faithhaba biayatina inna maAAakum mustamiAAoona

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

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

16 Fatiya firAAawna faqoola inna rasoolu rabbi alAAalameena

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

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

17 An arsil maAAana banee israeela

18 (Pharaoh) said (unto Moses): Did we not rear thee among us as a child ? And thou didst dwell many years of thy life among us,

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

18 Qala alam nurabbika feena waleedan walabithta feena min AAumurika sineena

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

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

19 WafaAAalta faAAlataka allatee faAAalta waanta mina alkafireena

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

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

20 Qala faAAaltuha ithan waana mina alddalleena

21 Then I fled from you when I feared you, and my Lord vouchsafed me a command and appointed me (of the number) of those sent (by Him).

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

21 Fafarartu minkum lamma khiftukum fawahaba lee rabbee hukman wajaAAalanee mina almursaleena

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

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

22 Watilka niAAmatun tamunnuha AAalayya an AAabbadta banee israeela

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

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

23 Qala firAAawnu wama rabbu alAAalameena

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

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

24 Qala rabbu alssamawati waalardi wama baynahuma in kuntum mooqineena

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

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

25 Qala liman hawlahu ala tastamiAAoona

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

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

26 Qala rabbukum warabbu abaikumu alawwaleena

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

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

27 Qala inna rasoolakumu allathee orsila ilaykum lamajnoonun

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

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

28 Qala rabbu almashriqi waalmaghribi wama baynahuma in kuntum taAAqiloona

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

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

29 Qala laini ittakhathta ilahan ghayree laajAAalannaka mina almasjooneena

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

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

30 Qala awalaw jituka bishayin mubeenin

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

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

31 Qala fati bihi in kunta mina alssadiqeena

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

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

32 Faalqa AAasahu faitha hiya thuAAbanun mubeenun

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

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

33 WanazaAAa yadahu faitha hiya baydao lilnnathireena

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

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

34 Qala lilmalai hawlahu inna hatha lasahirun AAaleemun

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

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

35 Yureedu an yukhrijakum min ardikum bisihrihi famatha tamuroona

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

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

36 Qaloo arjih waakhahu waibAAath fee almadaini hashireena

37 Who shall bring unto thee every knowing wizard.

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

37 Yatooka bikulli sahharin AAaleemin

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

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

38 FajumiAAa alssaharatu limeeqati yawmin maAAloomin

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

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

39 Waqeela lilnnasi hal antum mujtamiAAoona

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

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

40 LaAAallana nattabiAAu alssaharata in kanoo humu alghalibeena

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

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

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

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

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

42 Qala naAAam wainnakum ithan lamina almuqarrabeena

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

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

43 Qala lahum moosa alqoo ma antum mulqoona

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

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

44 Faalqaw hibalahum waAAisiyyahum waqaloo biAAizzati firAAawna inna lanahnu alghaliboona

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

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

45 Faalqa moosa AAasahu faitha hiya talqafu ma yafikoona

46 And the wizards were flung prostrate,

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

46 Faolqiya alssaharatu sajideena

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

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

47 Qaloo amanna birabbi alAAalameena

48 The Lord of Moses and Aaron.

48 "The Lord of Moses and Aaron."

48 Rabbi moosa waharoona

49 (Pharaoh) said: Ye put your faith in him before I give you leave. Lo! he doubtless is your chief who taught you magic! But verily ye shall come to know. Verily I will cut off your hands and your feet alternately, and verily I will crucify you every one.

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

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

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

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

50 Qaloo la dayra inna ila rabbina munqaliboona

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

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

51 Inna natmaAAu an yaghfira lana rabbuna khatayana an kunna awwala almumineena

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

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

52 Waawhayna ila moosa an asri biAAibadee innakum muttabaAAoona

53 Then Pharaoh sent into the cities summoners,

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

53 Faarsala firAAawnu fee almadaini hashireena

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

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

54 Inna haolai lashirthimatun qaleeloona

55 And lo! they are offenders against us.

55 "And they are raging furiously against us;

55 Wainnahum lana laghaithoona

56 And lo! we are a ready host.

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

56 Wainna lajameeAAun hathiroona

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

57 So We expelled them from gardens, springs,

57 Faakhrajnahum min jannatin waAAuyoonin

58 And treasures and a fair estate.

58 Treasures, and every kind of honourable position;

58 Wakunoozin wamaqamin kareemin

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

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

59 Kathalika waawrathnaha banee israeela

60 And they overtook them at sunrise.

60 So they pursued them at sunrise.

60 FaatbaAAoohum mushriqeena

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

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

61 Falamma taraa aljamAAani qala ashabu moosa inna lamudrakoona

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

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

62 Qala kalla inna maAAiya rabbee sayahdeeni

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

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

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

64 Then brought We near the others to that place.

64 And We made the other party approach thither.

64 Waazlafna thamma alakhareena

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

65 We delivered Moses and all who were with him;

65 Waanjayna moosa waman maAAahu ajmaAAeena

66 And We drowned the others.

66 But We drowned the others.

66 Thumma aghraqna alakhareena

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

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

67 Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

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

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

68 Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

69 Recite unto them the story of Abraham:

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

69 Waotlu AAalayhim nabaa ibraheema

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

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

70 Ith qala liabeehi waqawmihi ma taAAbudoona

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

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

71 Qaloo naAAbudu asnaman fanathallu laha AAakifeena

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

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

72 Qala hal yasmaAAoonakum ith tadAAoona

73 Or do they benefit or harm you ?

73 "Or do you good or harm?"

73 Aw yanfaAAoonakum aw yadurroona

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

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

74 Qaloo bal wajadna abaana kathalika yafAAaloona

75 He said: See now that which ye worship,

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

75 Qala afaraaytum ma kuntum taAAbudoona

76 Ye and your forefathers!

76 "Ye and your fathers before you? -

76 Antum waabaokumu alaqdamoona

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

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

77 Fainnahum AAaduwwun lee illa rabba alAAalameena

78 Who created me, and He doth guide me,

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

78 Allathee khalaqanee fahuwa yahdeeni

79 And Who feedeth me and watereth me.

79 "Who gives me food and drink,

79 Waallathee huwa yutAAimunee wayasqeeni

80 And when I sicken, then He healeth me,

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

80 Waitha maridtu fahuwa yashfeeni

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

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

81 Waallathee yumeetunee thumma yuhyeeni

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

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

82 Waallathee atmaAAu an yaghfira lee khateeatee yawma alddeeni

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

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

83 Rabbi hab lee hukman waalhiqnee bialssaliheena

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

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

84 WaijAAal lee lisana sidqin fee alakhireena

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

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

85 WaijAAalnee min warathati jannati alnnaAAeemi

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

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

86 Waighfir liabee innahu kana mina alddalleena

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

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

87 Wala tukhzinee yawma yubAAathoona

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

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

88 Yawma la yanfaAAu malun wala banoona

89 Save him who bringeth unto Allah a whole heart.

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

89 Illa man ata Allaha biqalbin saleemin

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

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

90 Waozlifati aljannatu lilmuttaqeena

91 And hell will appear plainly to the erring.

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

91 Waburrizati aljaheemu lilghaweena

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

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

92 Waqeela lahum ayna ma kuntum taAAbudoona

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

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

93 Min dooni Allahi hal yansuroonakum aw yantasiroona

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

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

94 Fakubkiboo feeha hum waalghawoona

95 And the hosts of Iblis, together.

95 "And the whole hosts of Iblis together.

95 Wajunoodu ibleesa ajmaAAoona

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

96 "They will say there in their mutual bickerings:

96 Qaloo wahum feeha yakhtasimoona

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

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

97 TaAllahi in kunna lafee dalalin mubeenin

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

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

98 Ith nusawweekum birabbi alAAalameena

99 It was but the guilty who misled us.

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

99 Wama adallana illa almujrimoona

100 Now we have no intercessors

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

100 Fama lana min shafiAAeena

101 Nor any loving friend.

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

101 Wala sadeeqin hameemin

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

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

102 Falaw anna lana karratan fanakoona mina almumineena

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

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

103 Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

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

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

104 Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

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

105 The people of Noah rejected the messengers.

105 Kaththabat qawmu noohin almursaleena

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

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

106 Ith qala lahum akhoohum noohun ala tattaqoona

107 Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,

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

107 Innee lakum rasoolun ameenun

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

108 "So fear Allah, and obey me.

108 Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

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

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

109 Wama asalukum AAalayhi min ajrin in ajriya illa AAala rabbi alAAalameena

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

110 "So fear Allah, and obey me."

110 Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

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

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

111 Qaloo anuminu laka waittabaAAaka alarthaloona

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

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

112 Qala wama AAilmee bima kanoo yaAAmaloona

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

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

113 In hisabuhum illa AAala rabbee law tashAAuroona

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

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

114 Wama ana bitaridi almumineena

115 I am only a plain warner.

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

115 In ana illa natheerun mubeenun

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

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

116 Qaloo lain lam tantahi ya noohu latakoonanna mina almarjoomeena

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

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

117 Qala rabbi inna qawmee kaththabooni

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

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

118 Faiftah baynee wabaynahum fathan wanajjinee waman maAAiya mina almumineena

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

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

119 Faanjaynahu waman maAAahu fee alfulki almashhooni

120 Then afterward We drowned the others.

120 Thereafter We drowned those who remained behind.

120 Thumma aghraqna baAAdu albaqeena

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

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

121 Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

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

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

122 Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

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

123 The 'Ad (people) rejected the messengers.

123 Kaththabat AAadun almursaleena

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

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

124 Ith qala lahum akhoohum hoodun ala tattaqoona

125 Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,

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

125 Innee lakum rasoolun ameenun

126 So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.

126 "So fear Allah and obey me.

126 Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

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

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

127 Wama asalukum AAalayhi min ajrin in ajriya illa AAala rabbi alAAalameena

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

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

128 Atabnoona bikulli reeAAin ayatan taAAbathoona

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

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

129 Watattakhithoona masaniAAa laAAallakum takhludoona

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

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

130 Waitha batashtum batashtum jabbareena

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

131 "Now fear Allah, and obey me.

131 Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

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

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

132 Waittaqoo allathee amaddakum bima taAAlamoona

133 Hath aided you with cattle and sons.

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

133 Amaddakum bianAAamin wabaneena

134 And gardens and watersprings.

134 "And Gardens and Springs.

134 Wajannatin waAAuyoonin

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

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

135 Innee akhafu AAalaykum AAathaba yawmin AAatheemin

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

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

136 Qaloo sawaon AAalayna awaAAathta am lam takun mina alwaAAitheena

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

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

137 In hatha illa khuluqu alawwaleena

138 And we shall not be doomed.

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

138 Wama nahnu bimuAAaththabeena

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

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

139 Fakaththaboohu faahlaknahum inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

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

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

140 Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

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

141 The Thamud (people) rejected the messengers.

141 Kaththabat thamoodu almursaleena

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

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

142 Ith qala lahum akhoohum salihun ala tattaqoona

143 Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,

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

143 Innee lakum rasoolun ameenun

144 So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.

144 "So fear Allah, and obey me.

144 Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

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

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

145 Wama asalukum AAalayhi min ajrin in ajriya illa AAala rabbi alAAalameena

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

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

146 Atutrakoona fee ma hahuna amineena

147 In gardens and watersprings.

147 "Gardens and Springs,

147 Fee jannatin waAAuyoonin

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

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

148 WazurooAAin wanakhlin talAAuha hadeemun

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

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

149 Watanhitoona mina aljibali buyootan fariheena

150 Therefor keep your duty to Allah and obey me,

150 "But fear Allah and obey me;

150 Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

151 And obey not the command of the prodigal,

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

151 Wala tuteeAAoo amra almusrifeena

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

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

152 Allatheena yufsidoona fee alardi wala yuslihoona

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

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

153 Qaloo innama anta mina almusahhareena

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

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

154 Ma anta illa basharun mithluna fati biayatin in kunta mina alssadiqeena

155 He said: (Behold) this she - camel. She hath the right to drink (at the well), and ye have the right to drink, (each) on an appointed day.

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

155 Qala hathihi naqatun laha shirbun walakum shirbu yawmin maAAloomin

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

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

156 Wala tamassooha bisooin fayakhuthakum AAathabu yawmin AAatheemin

157 But they hamstrung her, and then were penitent.

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

157 FaAAaqarooha faasbahoo nadimeena

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

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

158 Faakhathahumu alAAathabu inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

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

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

159 Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

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

160 The people of Lut rejected the messengers.

160 Kaththabat qawmu lootin almursaleena

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

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

161 Ith qala lahum akhoohum lootun ala tattaqoona

162 Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,

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

162 Innee lakum rasoolun ameenun

163 So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.

163 "So fear Allah and obey me.

163 Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

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

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

164 Wama asalukum AAalayhi min ajrin in ajriya illa AAala rabbi alAAalameena

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

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

165 Atatoona alththukrana mina alAAalameena

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

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

166 Watatharoona ma khalaqa lakum rabbukum min azwajikum bal antum qawmun AAadoona

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

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

167 Qaloo lain lam tantahi ya lootu latakoonanna mina almukhrajeena

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

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

168 Qala innee liAAamalikum mina alqaleena

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

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

169 Rabbi najjinee waahlee mimma yaAAmaloona

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

170 So We delivered him and his family, - all

170 Fanajjaynahu waahlahu ajmaAAeena

171 Save an old woman among those who stayed behind.

171 Except an old woman who lingered behind.

171 Illa AAajoozan fee alghabireena

172 Then afterward We destroyed the others.

172 But the rest We destroyed utterly.

172 Thumma dammarna alakhareena

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

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

173 Waamtarna AAalayhim mataran fasaa mataru almunthareena

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

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

174 Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

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

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

175 Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

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

176 The Companions of the Wood rejected the messengers.

176 Kaththaba ashabu alaykati almursaleena

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

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

177 Ith qala lahum shuAAaybun ala tattaqoona

178 Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,

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

178 Innee lakum rasoolun ameenun

179 So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.

179 "So fear Allah and obey me.

179 Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

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

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

180 Wama asalukum AAalayhi min ajrin in ajriya illa AAala rabbi alAAalameena

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

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

181 Awfoo alkayla wala takoonoo mina almukhsireena

182 And weigh with the true balance.

182 "And weigh with scales true and upright.

182 Wazinoo bialqistasi almustaqeemi

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

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

183 Wala tabkhasoo alnnasa ashyaahum wala taAAthaw fee alardi mufsideena

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

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

184 Waittaqoo allathee khalaqakum waaljibillata alawwaleena

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

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

185 Qaloo innama anta mina almusahhareena

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

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

186 Wama anta illa basharun mithluna wain nathunnuka lamina alkathibeena

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

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

187 Faasqit AAalayna kisafan mina alssamai in kunta mina alssadiqeena

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

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

188 Qala rabbee aAAlamu bima taAAmaloona

189 But they denied him, so there came on them the retribution of the day of gloom. Lo! it was the retribution of an awful day.

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

189 Fakaththaboohu faakhathahum AAathabu yawmi alththullati innahu kana AAathaba yawmin AAatheemin

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

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

190 Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

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

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

191 Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

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

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

192 Wainnahu latanzeelu rabbi alAAalameena

193 Which the True Spirit hath brought down

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

193 Nazala bihi alrroohu alameenu

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

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

194 AAala qalbika litakoona mina almunthireena

195 In plain Arabic speech.

195 In the perspicuous Arabic tongue.

195 Bilisanin AAarabiyyin mubeenin

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

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

196 Wainnahu lafee zuburi alawwaleena

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

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

197 Awalam yakun lahum ayatan an yaAAlamahu AAulamao banee israeela

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

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

198 Walaw nazzalnahu AAala baAAdi alaAAjameena

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

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

199 Faqaraahu AAalayhim ma kanoo bihi mumineena

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

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

200 Kathalika salaknahu fee quloobi almujrimeena

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

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

201 La yuminoona bihi hatta yarawoo alAAathaba alaleema

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

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

202 Fayatiyahum baghtatan wahum la yashAAuroona

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

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

203 Fayaqooloo hal nahnu muntharoona

204 Would they (now) hasten on Our doom ?

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

204 AfabiAAathabina yastaAAjiloona

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

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

205 Afaraayta in mattaAAnahum sineena

206 And then cometh that which they were promised,

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

206 Thumma jaahum ma kanoo yooAAadoona

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

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

207 Ma aghna AAanhum ma kanoo yumattaAAoona

208 And We destroyed no township but it had its warners

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

208 Wama ahlakna min qaryatin illa laha munthiroona

209 For reminder, for We never were oppressors.

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

209 Thikra wama kunna thalimeena

210 The devils did not bring it down.

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

210 Wama tanazzalat bihi alshshayateenu

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

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

211 Wama yanbaghee lahum wama yastateeAAoona

212 Lo! verily they are banished from the hearing.

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

212 Innahum AAani alssamAAi lamaAAzooloona

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

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

213 Fala tadAAu maAAa Allahi ilahan akhara fatakoona mina almuAAaththabeena

214 And warn thy tribe of near kindred,

214 And admonish thy nearest kinsmen,

214 Waanthir AAasheerataka alaqrabeena

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

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

215 Waikhfid janahaka limani ittabaAAaka mina almumineena

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

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

216 Fain AAasawka faqul innee bareeon mimma taAAmaloona

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

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

217 Watawakkal AAala alAAazeezi alrraheemi

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

218 Who seeth thee standing forth (in prayer),

218 Allathee yaraka heena taqoomu

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

219 And thy movements among those who prostrate themselves,

219 Wataqallubaka fee alssajideena

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

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

220 Innahu huwa alssameeAAu alAAaleemu

221 Shall I inform you upon whom the devils descend ?

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

221 Hal onabbiokum AAala man tanazzalu alshshayateenu

222 They descend on every sinful, false one.

222 They descend on every lying, wicked person,

222 Tanazzalu AAala kulli affakin atheemin

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

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

223 Yulqoona alssamAAa waaktharuhum kathiboona

224 As for poets, the erring follow them.

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

224 WaalshshuAAarao yattabiAAuhumu alghawoona

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

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

225 Alam tara annahum fee kulli wadin yaheemoona

226 And how they say that which they do not ?

226 And that they say what they practise not? -

226 Waannahum yaqooloona ma la yafAAaloona

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 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!

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