Chapter 26, 227 verses
Ta Sin Mim.
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Ta. Sin. Mim.
Ta. Sin. Mim.
These are the verses of the Book that makes (things) clear.
These are revelations of the Scripture that maketh plain.
These are verses of the Book that makes (things) clear.
Perhaps you will kill yourself with grief because they do not believe.
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.
If We please, We should send down upon them a sign from the heaven so that their necks should stoop to it.
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.
And there does not come to them a new reminder from the Beneficent Allah but they turn aside from 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.
So they have indeed rejected (the truth), therefore the news of that which they mock shall soon come to them.
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!
Do they not see the earth, how many of every noble kind We have caused to grow in it?
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?
Most surely there is a sign in that, but most of them will not believe.
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.
And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
And verily, thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.
And when your Lord called out to Musa, saying: Go to the unjust people,
And when thy Lord called Moses, saying: Go unto the wrongdoing folk,
Behold, thy Lord called Moses: "Go to the people of iniquity, -
The people of Firon: Will they not guard (against evil)?
The folk of Pharaoh. Will they not ward off (evil) ?
"The people of the Pharaoh: will they not fear Allah?"
He said: O my Lord! surely I fear that they will reject me;
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:
And by breast straitens, and my tongue is not eloquent, therefore send Thou to Haroun (to help 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 they have a crime against me, therefore I fear that they may slay 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."
He said: By no means, so go you both with Our signs; surely We are with you, hearing;
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).
Then come to Firon and say: Surely we are the apostles of the Lord of the worlds:
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 send with us the children of Israel.
(Saying): Let the Children of Israel go with us.
"'Send thou with us the Children of Israel.'"
(Firon) said: Did we not bring you up as a child among us, and you tarried among us for (many) years of your life?
(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?
And you did (that) deed of yours which you did, and you are one of the ungrateful.
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)!"
He said: I did it then while I was of those unable to see the right course;
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.
So I fled from you when I feared you, then my Lord granted me wisdom and made me of the apostles;
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.
And is it a favor of which you remind me that you have enslaved the children of Israel?
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!"
Firon said: And what is the Lord of the worlds?
Pharaoh said: And what is the Lord of the Worlds ?
Pharaoh said: "And what is the 'Lord and Cherisher of the worlds'?"
He said: The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, if you would be sure.
(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."
(Firon) said to those around him: Do you not hear?
(Pharaoh) said unto those around him: Hear ye not ?
(Pharaoh) said to those around: "Did ye not listen (to what he says)?"
He said: Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers of old.
He said: Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers.
(Moses) said: "Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers from the beginning!"
Said he: Most surely your Apostle who is sent to you is mad.
(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!"
He said: The Lord of the east and the west and what is between them, if you understand.
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!"
Said he: If you will take a god besides me, I will most certainly make you one of the imprisoned.
(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!"
He said: What! even if I bring to you something manifest?
He said: Even though I show thee something plain ?
(Moses) said: "Even if I showed you something clear (and) convincing?"
Said he: Bring it then, if you are of the truthful ones.
(Pharaoh) said: Produce it then, if thou art of the truthful!
(Pharaoh) said: "Show it then, if thou tellest the truth!"
So he cast down his rod, and lo! it was an obvious serpent,
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)!
And he drew forth his hand, and lo! it appeared white to the onlookers.
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!
(Firon) said to the chiefs around him: Most surely this is a skillful magician,
(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:
Who desires to turn you out of your land with his magic; what is it then that you advise?
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?"
They said: Give him and his brother respite and send heralds into the cities
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 -
That they should bring to you every skillful magician.
Who shall bring unto thee every knowing wizard.
"And bring up to thee all (our) sorcerers well - versed."
So the magicians were gathered together at the appointed time on the fixed day,
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,
And it was said to the people: Will you gather together?
And it was said unto the people: Are ye (also) gathering ?
And the people were told: "Are ye (now) assembled? -
Haply we may follow the magicians, if they are the vanquishers.
(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?"
And when the magicians came, they said to Firon: Shall we get a reward if we 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?
He said: Yes, and surely you will then be of those who are made near.
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)."
Musa said to them: Cast what you are going to cast.
Moses said unto them: Throw what ye are going to throw!
Moses said to them: "Throw ye - that which ye are about to throw!"
So they cast down their cords and their rods and said: By Firon's power, we shall most surely be victorious.
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!"
Then Musa cast down his staff and lo! it swallowed up the lies they told.
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!
And the magicians were thrown down prostrate;
And the wizards were flung prostrate,
Then did the sorcerers fall down, prostrate in adoration,
They said: We believe in the Lord of the worlds:
Crying: We believe in the Lord of the Worlds,
Saying: "We believe in the Lord of the Worlds,
The Lord of Musa and Haroun.
The Lord of Moses and Aaron.
"The Lord of Moses and Aaron."
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.
(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!"
They said: No harm; surely to our Lord we go back;
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!
Surely we hope that our Lord will forgive us our wrongs because we are the first of the believers.
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!"
And We revealed to Musa, saying: Go away with My servants travelling by night, surely you will be pursued.
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."
So Firon sent heralds into the cities;
Then Pharaoh sent into the cities summoners,
Then Pharaoh sent heralds to (all) the Cities,
Most surely these are a small company;
(Who said): Lo! these indeed are but a little troop,
(Saying): "These (Israelites) are but a small band,
And most surely they have enraged us;
And lo! they are offenders against us.
"And they are raging furiously against us;
And most surely we are a vigilant multitude.
And lo! we are a ready host.
"But we are a multitude amply fore - warned."
So We turned them out of gardens and springs,
Thus did We take them away from gardens and watersprings,
So We expelled them from gardens, springs,
And treasures and goodly dwellings,
And treasures and a fair estate.
Treasures, and every kind of honourable position;
Even so. And We gave them as a heritage to the children of Israel.
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.
Then they pursued them at sunrise.
And they overtook them at sunrise.
So they pursued them at sunrise.
So when the two hosts saw each other, the companions of Musa cried out: Most surely we are being overtaken.
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."
He said: By no means; surely my Lord is with me: He will show me a way out.
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!"
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 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.
And We brought near, there, the others.
Then brought We near the others to that place.
And We made the other party approach thither.
And We saved Musa and those with him, all of them.
And We saved Moses and those with him, every one;
We delivered Moses and all who were with him;
Then We drowned the others.
And We drowned the others.
But We drowned the others.
Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.
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.
And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
And lo, thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.
And recite to them the story of Ibrahim.
Recite unto them the story of Abraham:
And rehearse to them (something of) Abraham's story.
When he said to his father and his people: What do you worship?
When he said unto his father and his folk: What worship ye ?
Behold, he said to his father and his people: "What worship ye?"
They said: We worship idols, so we shall be their votaries.
They said: We worship idols, and are ever devoted unto them.
They said: "We worship idols, and we remain constantly in attendance on them."
He said: Do they hear you when you call?
He said: Do they hear you when ye cry ?
He said: "Do they listen to you when ye call (on them)?"
Or do they profit you or cause you harm?
Or do they benefit or harm you ?
"Or do you good or harm?"
They said: Nay, we found our fathers doing so.
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)."
He said: Have you then considered what you have been worshipping:
He said: See now that which ye worship,
He said: "Do ye then see whom ye have been worshipping, -
You and your ancient sires.
Ye and your forefathers!
"Ye and your fathers before you? -
Surely they are enemies to me, but not (so) the Lord of the worlds;
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;
Who created me, then He has shown me the way:
Who created me, and He doth guide me,
"Who created me, and it is He Who guides me;
And He Who gives me to eat and gives me to drink:
And Who feedeth me and watereth me.
"Who gives me food and drink,
And when I am sick, then He restores me to health
And when I sicken, then He healeth me,
"And when I am ill, it is He Who cures me;
And He Who will cause me to die, then give me life;
And Who causeth me to die, then giveth me life (again),
"Who will cause me to die, and then to life (again);
And Who, I hope, will forgive me my mistakes on the day of judgment.
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.
My Lord: Grant me wisdom, and join me with the good
My Lord! Vouchsafe me wisdom and unite me to the righteous.
"O my Lord! bestow wisdom on me, and join me with the righteous;
And ordain for me a goodly mention among posterity
And give unto me a good report in later generations.
"Grant me honourable mention on the tongue of truth among the latest (generations);
And make me of the heirs of the garden of bliss
And place me among the inheritors of the Garden of Delight,
"Make me one of the inheritors of the Garden of Bliss;
And forgive my father, for surely he is of those who have gone astray;
And forgive my father. Lo! he is of those who err.
"Forgive my father, for that he is among those astray;
And disgrace me not on the day when they are raised
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; -
The day on which property will not avail, nor sons
The day when wealth and sons avail not (any man)
"The Day whereon neither wealth nor sons will avail,
Except him who comes to Allah with a heart free (from evil).
Save him who bringeth unto Allah a whole heart.
"But only he (will prosper) that brings to Allah a sound heart;
And the garden shall be brought near for those who guard (against 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 hell shall be made manifest to the erring ones,
And hell will appear plainly to the erring.
"And to those straying in Evil, the Fire will be placed in full view;
And it shall be said to them: Where are those that you used to worship;
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 -
Besides Allah? Can they help you or yet help themselves?
Instead of Allah ? Can they help you or help themselves ?
"'Besides Allah? Can they help you or help themselves?'
So they shall be thrown down into it, they and the erring ones,
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,
And the hosts of the Shaitan, all.
And the hosts of Iblis, together.
"And the whole hosts of Iblis together.
They shall say while they contend therein:
And they will say, when they are quarrelling therein:
"They will say there in their mutual bickerings:
By Allah! we were certainly in manifest error,
By Allah, of a truth we were in error manifest
"'By Allah, we were truly in an error manifest,
When we made you equal to the Lord of the worlds;
When we made you equal with the Lord of the Worlds.
"'When we held you as equals with the Lord of the Worlds;
And none but the guilty led us astray;
It was but the guilty who misled us.
"'And our seducers were only those who were steeped in guilt.
So we have no intercessors,
Now we have no intercessors
"'Now, then, we have none to intercede (for us),
Nor a true friend;
Nor any loving friend.
"'Nor a single friend to feel (for us).
But if we could but once return, we would be of the believers.
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!'"
Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.
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.
And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
And lo, thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.
The people of Nuh rejected the apostles.
Noah's folk denied the messengers (of Allah),
The people of Noah rejected the messengers.
When their brother Nuh said to them: Will you not guard (against evil)?
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)?
Surely I am a faithful apostle to you;
Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
"I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust:
Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me
So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.
"So fear Allah, and obey me.
And I do not ask you any reward for it; my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds:
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:
So guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me.
So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.
"So fear Allah, and obey me."
They said: Shall we believe in you while the meanest follow you?
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?"
He said: And what knowledge have I of what they do?
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?
Their account is only with my Lord, if you could perceive
Lo! their reckoning is my Lord's concern, if ye but knew;
"Their account is only with my Lord, if ye could (but) understand.
And I am not going to drive away the believers;
And I am not (here) to repulse believers.
"I am not one to drive away those who believe.
I am naught but a plain warner.
I am only a plain warner.
"I am sent only to warn plainly in public."
They said: If you desist not, O Nuh, you shall most certainly be of those stoned to death.
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)."
He said: My Lord! Surely my people give me the lie!
He said: My Lord! Lo! my own folk deny me.
He said: "O my Lord! truly my people have rejected me.
Therefore judge Thou between me and them with a (just) judgment, and deliver me and those who are with me of the believers.
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."
So We delivered him and those with him in the laden ark.
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).
Then We drowned the rest afterwards
Then afterward We drowned the others.
Thereafter We drowned those who remained behind.
Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.
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.
And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
And lo, thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.
Ad gave the lie to the apostles.
(The tribe of) A'ad denied the messengers (of Allah).
The 'Ad (people) rejected the messengers.
When their brother Hud said to them: Will you not guard (against evil)?
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)?
Surely I am a faithful apostle to you;
Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
"I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust:
Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me:
So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
"So fear Allah and obey me.
And I do not ask you any reward for it; surely my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds
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.
Do you build on every height a monument? Vain is it that you do:
Build ye on every high place a monument for vain delight ?
"Do ye build a landmark on every high place to amuse yourselves?
And you make strong fortresses that perhaps you may
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 when you lay hands (on men) you lay hands (like) tyrants;
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?
So guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me
Rather keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.
"Now fear Allah, and obey me.
And be careful of (your duty to) Him Who has given you abundance of what you know.
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.
He has given you abundance of cattle and children
Hath aided you with cattle and sons.
"Freely has He bestowed on you cattle and sons, -
And gardens and fountains;
And gardens and watersprings.
"And Gardens and Springs.
Surely I fear for you the chastisement of a grievous day
Lo! I fear for you the retribution of an awful day.
"Truly I fear for you the Penalty of a Great Day."
They said: It is the same to us whether you admonish or are not one of the admonishers
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!
This is naught but a custom of the ancients;
This is but a fable of the men of old,
"This is no other than a customary device of the ancients,
And we are not going to be punished.
And we shall not be doomed.
"And we are not the ones to receive Pains and Penalties!"
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 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.
And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
And lo! thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.
Samood gave the lie to the apostles
(The tribe of) Thamud denied the messengers (of Allah)
The Thamud (people) rejected the messengers.
When their brother Salih said to them: Will you not guard (against evil)?
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)?
Surely I am a faithful apostle to you
Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
"I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust.
Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me:
So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
"So fear Allah, and obey me.
And I do not ask you any reward for it; my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds:
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.
Will you be left secure in what is here;
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? -
In gardens and fountains,
In gardens and watersprings.
"Gardens and Springs,
And cornfields and palm - trees having fine spadices?
And tilled fields and heavy - sheathed palm - trees,
"And corn - fields and date - palms with spathes near breaking (with the weight of fruit)?
And you hew houses out of the mountains exultingly;
Though ye hew out dwellings in the mountain, being skilful ?
"And ye carve houses out of (rocky) mountains with great skill.
Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me;
Therefor keep your duty to Allah and obey me,
"But fear Allah and obey me;
And do not obey the bidding of the extravagant,
And obey not the command of the prodigal,
"And follow not the bidding of those who are extravagant, -
Who make mischief in the land and do not act aright.
Who spread corruption in the earth, and reform not.
"Who make mischief in the land, and mend not (their ways)."
They said: You are only of the deluded ones;
They said: Thou art but one of the bewitched;
They said: "Thou art only one of those bewitched!
You are naught but a mortal like ourselves; so bring a sign if you are one of the truthful.
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!"
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;
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.
And do not touch her with evil, lest the punishment of a grievous day should overtake you.
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."
But they hamstrung her, then regretted;
But they hamstrung her, and then were penitent.
But they ham - strung her: then did they become full of regrets.
So the punishment overtook them. Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.
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.
And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.
The people of Lut gave the lie to the apostles.
The folk of Lot denied the messengers (of Allah),
The people of Lut rejected the messengers.
When their brother Lut said to them: Will you not guard (against evil)?
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)?
Surely I am a faithful apostle to you;
Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
"I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust.
Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me:
So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
"So fear Allah and obey me.
And I do not ask you any reward for it; my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds;
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.
What! do you come to the males from among the creatures
What! Of all creatures do ye come unto the males,
"Of all the creatures in the world, will ye approach males,
And leave what your Lord has created for you of your wives? Nay, you are a people exceeding limits.
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)!"
They said: If you desist not, O Lut! you shall surely be of those who are expelled.
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!"
He said: Surely I am of those who utterly abhor your doing;
He said: I am in truth of those who hate your conduct.
He said: "I do detest your doings."
My Lord! deliver me and my followers from what they do.
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!"
So We delivered him and his followers all,
So We saved him and his household, every one,
So We delivered him and his family, - all
Except an old woman, among those who remained behind.
Save an old woman among those who stayed behind.
Except an old woman who lingered behind.
Then We utterly destroyed the others.
Then afterward We destroyed the others.
But the rest We destroyed utterly.
And We rained down upon them a rain, and evil was the rain on those warned.
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)!
Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.
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.
And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
And lo! thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might Most Merciful.
The dwellers of the thicket gave the lie to the apostles.
The dwellers in the wood (of Midian) denied the messengers (of Allah),
The Companions of the Wood rejected the messengers.
When Shu'aib said to them: Will you not guard (against evil)?
When Shu'eyb said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil) ?
Behold, Shu'aib said to them: "Will ye not fear (Allah)?
Surely I am a faithful apostle to you;
Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
"I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust.
Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me:
So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
"So fear Allah and obey me.
And I do not ask you any reward for it, my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds;
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.
Give a full measure and be not of those who diminish;
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).
And weigh (things) with a right balance,
And weigh with the true balance.
"And weigh with scales true and upright.
And do not wrong men of their things, and do not act corruptly in the earth, making mischief.
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 guard against (the punishment of) Him who created you and the former nations.
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)"
They said: You are only of those deluded;
They said: Thou art but one of the bewitched;
They said: "Thou art only one of those bewitched!
And you are naught but a mortal like ourselves, and we know you to be certainly of the liars.
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!
Therefore cause a portion of the heaven to come down upon us, if you are one of the truthful.
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!"
He said: My Lord knows best what you do.
He said: My Lord is Best Aware of what ye do.
He said: "My Lord knows best what ye do."
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.
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.
Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.
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.
And most surely your Lord is Mighty, the Merciful.
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 this is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
And lo! it is a revelation of the Lord of the Worlds,
Verily this is a Revelation from the Lord of the Worlds:
The Faithful Spirit has descended with it,
Which the True Spirit hath brought down
With it came down the spirit of Faith and Truth -
Upon your heart that you may be of the warners
Upon thy heart, that thou mayst be (one) of the warners,
To thy heart and mind, that thou mayest admonish.
In plain Arabic language.
In plain Arabic speech.
In the perspicuous Arabic tongue.
And most surely the same is in the scriptures of the ancients.
And lo! it is in the Scriptures of the men of old.
Without doubt it is (announced) in the mystic Books of former peoples.
Is it not a sign to them that the learned men of the Israelites know it?
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)?
And if we had revealed it to any of the foreigners
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,
So that he should have recited it to them, they would not have believed therein.
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.
Thus have We caused it to enter into the hearts of the guilty.
Thus do We make it traverse the hearts of the guilty.
Thus have We caused it to enter the hearts of the sinners.
They will not believe in it until they see the painful punishment.
They will not believe in it till they behold the painful doom,
They will not believe in it until they see the grievous Penalty;
And it shall come to them all of a sudden, while they shall not perceive;
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;
Then they will say: Shall we be respited?
Then they will say: Are we to be reprieved ?
Then they will say: "Shall we be respited?"
What! do they still seek to hasten on Our punishment?
Would they (now) hasten on Our doom ?
Do they then ask for Our Penalty to be hastened on?
Have you then considered if We let them enjoy themselves for years,
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,
Then there comes to them that with which they are threatened,
And then cometh that which they were promised,
Yet there comes to them at length the (Punishment) which they were promised!
That which they were made to enjoy shall not avail them?
(How) that wherewith they were contented naught availeth them ?
It will profit them not that they enjoyed (this life)!
And We did not destroy any town but it had (its) warners,
And We destroyed no township but it had its warners
Never did We destroy a population, but had its warners -
To remind, and We are never unjust.
For reminder, for We never were oppressors.
By way of reminder; and We never are unjust.
And the Shaitans have not come down with it.
The devils did not bring it down.
No evil ones have brought down this (Revelation):
And it behoves them not, and they have not the power to do (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).
Most surely they are far removed from the hearing of it.
Lo! verily they are banished from the hearing.
Indeed they have been removed far from even (a chance of) hearing it.
So call not upon another god with Allah, lest you be of those who are punished.
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.
And warn your nearest relations,
And warn thy tribe of near kindred,
And admonish thy nearest kinsmen,
And be kind to him who follows you of the believers.
And lower thy wing (in kindness) unto those believers who follow thee.
And lower thy wing to the Believers who follow thee.
But if they disobey you, then say: Surely I am clear of what you do.
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!"
And rely on the Mighty, the Merciful,
And put thy trust in the Mighty, the Merciful.
And put thy trust on the Exalted in Might, the Merciful, -
Who sees you when you stand up.
Who seeth thee when thou standest up (to pray)
Who seeth thee standing forth (in prayer),
And your turning over and over among those who prostrate themselves before Allah.
And (seeth) thine abasement among those who fall prostrate (in worship).
And thy movements among those who prostrate themselves,
Surely He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
Lo! He, only He, is the Hearer, the Knower.
For it is He Who heareth and knoweth all things.
Shall I inform you (of him) upon whom the Shaitans descend?
Shall I inform you upon whom the devils descend ?
Shall I inform you, (O people!), on whom it is that the evil ones descend?
They descend upon every lying, sinful one,
They descend on every sinful, false one.
They descend on every lying, wicked person,
They incline their ears, and most of them are liars.
They listen eagerly, but most of them are liars.
(Into whose ears) they pour hearsay vanities, and most of them are liars.
And as to the poets, those who go astray follow them.
As for poets, the erring follow them.
And the Poets, - It is those straying in Evil, who follow them:
Do you not see that they wander about bewildered in every valley?
Hast thou not seen how they stray in every valley,
Seest thou not that they wander distracted in every valley? -
And that they say that which they do not do,
And how they say that which they do not ?
And that they say what they practise not? -
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.
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!