Al Shu'araa

1 Taseenmeem

1 Ta. Sin. Mim.

2 Tilka ayatu alkitabi almubeeni

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

3 LaAAallaka bakhiAAun nafsaka alla yakoonoo mumineena

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

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

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

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

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

6 Faqad kaththaboo fasayateehim anbao ma kanoo bihi yastahzioona

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

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

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

8 Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

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

9 Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

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

10 Waith nada rabbuka moosa ani iti alqawma alththalimeena

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

11 Qawma firAAawna ala yattaqoona

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

12 Qala rabbi innee akhafu an yukaththibooni

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

13 Wayadeequ sadree wala yantaliqu lisanee faarsil ila haroona

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

14 Walahum AAalayya thanbun faakhafu an yaqtulooni

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

15 Qala kalla faithhaba biayatina inna maAAakum mustamiAAoona

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

16 Fatiya firAAawna faqoola inna rasoolu rabbi alAAalameena

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

17 An arsil maAAana banee israeela

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

18 Qala alam nurabbika feena waleedan walabithta feena min AAumurika sineena

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

19 WafaAAalta faAAlataka allatee faAAalta waanta mina alkafireena

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

20 Qala faAAaltuha ithan waana mina alddalleena

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

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

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

22 Watilka niAAmatun tamunnuha AAalayya an AAabbadta banee israeela

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

23 Qala firAAawnu wama rabbu alAAalameena

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

24 Qala rabbu alssamawati waalardi wama baynahuma in kuntum mooqineena

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

25 Qala liman hawlahu ala tastamiAAoona

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

26 Qala rabbukum warabbu abaikumu alawwaleena

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

27 Qala inna rasoolakumu allathee orsila ilaykum lamajnoonun

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

28 Qala rabbu almashriqi waalmaghribi wama baynahuma in kuntum taAAqiloona

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

29 Qala laini ittakhathta ilahan ghayree laajAAalannaka mina almasjooneena

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

30 Qala awalaw jituka bishayin mubeenin

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

31 Qala fati bihi in kunta mina alssadiqeena

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

32 Faalqa AAasahu faitha hiya thuAAbanun mubeenun

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

33 WanazaAAa yadahu faitha hiya baydao lilnnathireena

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

34 Qala lilmalai hawlahu inna hatha lasahirun AAaleemun

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

35 Yureedu an yukhrijakum min ardikum bisihrihi famatha tamuroona

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

36 Qaloo arjih waakhahu waibAAath fee almadaini hashireena

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

37 Yatooka bikulli sahharin AAaleemin

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

38 FajumiAAa alssaharatu limeeqati yawmin maAAloomin

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

39 Waqeela lilnnasi hal antum mujtamiAAoona

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

40 LaAAallana nattabiAAu alssaharata in kanoo humu alghalibeena

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

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

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

42 Qala naAAam wainnakum ithan lamina almuqarrabeena

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

43 Qala lahum moosa alqoo ma antum mulqoona

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

44 Faalqaw hibalahum waAAisiyyahum waqaloo biAAizzati firAAawna inna lanahnu alghaliboona

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

45 Faalqa moosa AAasahu faitha hiya talqafu ma yafikoona

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

46 Faolqiya alssaharatu sajideena

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

47 Qaloo amanna birabbi alAAalameena

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

48 Rabbi moosa waharoona

48 "The Lord of Moses and Aaron."

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

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

50 Qaloo la dayra inna ila rabbina munqaliboona

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

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

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

52 Waawhayna ila moosa an asri biAAibadee innakum muttabaAAoona

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

53 Faarsala firAAawnu fee almadaini hashireena

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

54 Inna haolai lashirthimatun qaleeloona

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

55 Wainnahum lana laghaithoona

55 "And they are raging furiously against us;

56 Wainna lajameeAAun hathiroona

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

57 Faakhrajnahum min jannatin waAAuyoonin

57 So We expelled them from gardens, springs,

58 Wakunoozin wamaqamin kareemin

58 Treasures, and every kind of honourable position;

59 Kathalika waawrathnaha banee israeela

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

60 FaatbaAAoohum mushriqeena

60 So they pursued them at sunrise.

61 Falamma taraa aljamAAani qala ashabu moosa inna lamudrakoona

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

62 Qala kalla inna maAAiya rabbee sayahdeeni

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

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

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

64 Waazlafna thamma alakhareena

64 And We made the other party approach thither.

65 Waanjayna moosa waman maAAahu ajmaAAeena

65 We delivered Moses and all who were with him;

66 Thumma aghraqna alakhareena

66 But We drowned the others.

67 Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

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

68 Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

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

69 Waotlu AAalayhim nabaa ibraheema

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

70 Ith qala liabeehi waqawmihi ma taAAbudoona

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

71 Qaloo naAAbudu asnaman fanathallu laha AAakifeena

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

72 Qala hal yasmaAAoonakum ith tadAAoona

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

73 Aw yanfaAAoonakum aw yadurroona

73 "Or do you good or harm?"

74 Qaloo bal wajadna abaana kathalika yafAAaloona

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

75 Qala afaraaytum ma kuntum taAAbudoona

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

76 Antum waabaokumu alaqdamoona

76 "Ye and your fathers before you? -

77 Fainnahum AAaduwwun lee illa rabba alAAalameena

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

78 Allathee khalaqanee fahuwa yahdeeni

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

79 Waallathee huwa yutAAimunee wayasqeeni

79 "Who gives me food and drink,

80 Waitha maridtu fahuwa yashfeeni

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

81 Waallathee yumeetunee thumma yuhyeeni

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

82 Waallathee atmaAAu an yaghfira lee khateeatee yawma alddeeni

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

83 Rabbi hab lee hukman waalhiqnee bialssaliheena

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

84 WaijAAal lee lisana sidqin fee alakhireena

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

85 WaijAAalnee min warathati jannati alnnaAAeemi

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

86 Waighfir liabee innahu kana mina alddalleena

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

87 Wala tukhzinee yawma yubAAathoona

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

88 Yawma la yanfaAAu malun wala banoona

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

89 Illa man ata Allaha biqalbin saleemin

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

90 Waozlifati aljannatu lilmuttaqeena

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

91 Waburrizati aljaheemu lilghaweena

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

92 Waqeela lahum ayna ma kuntum taAAbudoona

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

93 Min dooni Allahi hal yansuroonakum aw yantasiroona

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

94 Fakubkiboo feeha hum waalghawoona

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

95 Wajunoodu ibleesa ajmaAAoona

95 "And the whole hosts of Iblis together.

96 Qaloo wahum feeha yakhtasimoona

96 "They will say there in their mutual bickerings:

97 TaAllahi in kunna lafee dalalin mubeenin

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

98 Ith nusawweekum birabbi alAAalameena

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

99 Wama adallana illa almujrimoona

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

100 Fama lana min shafiAAeena

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

101 Wala sadeeqin hameemin

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

102 Falaw anna lana karratan fanakoona mina almumineena

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

103 Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

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

104 Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

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

105 Kaththabat qawmu noohin almursaleena

105 The people of Noah rejected the messengers.

106 Ith qala lahum akhoohum noohun ala tattaqoona

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

107 Innee lakum rasoolun ameenun

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

108 Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

108 "So fear Allah, and obey me.

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

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

110 Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

110 "So fear Allah, and obey me."

111 Qaloo anuminu laka waittabaAAaka alarthaloona

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

112 Qala wama AAilmee bima kanoo yaAAmaloona

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

113 In hisabuhum illa AAala rabbee law tashAAuroona

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

114 Wama ana bitaridi almumineena

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

115 In ana illa natheerun mubeenun

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

116 Qaloo lain lam tantahi ya noohu latakoonanna mina almarjoomeena

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

117 Qala rabbi inna qawmee kaththabooni

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

118 Faiftah baynee wabaynahum fathan wanajjinee waman maAAiya mina almumineena

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

119 Faanjaynahu waman maAAahu fee alfulki almashhooni

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

120 Thumma aghraqna baAAdu albaqeena

120 Thereafter We drowned those who remained behind.

121 Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

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

122 Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

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

123 Kaththabat AAadun almursaleena

123 The 'Ad (people) rejected the messengers.

124 Ith qala lahum akhoohum hoodun ala tattaqoona

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

125 Innee lakum rasoolun ameenun

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

126 Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

126 "So fear Allah and obey me.

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

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

128 Atabnoona bikulli reeAAin ayatan taAAbathoona

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

129 Watattakhithoona masaniAAa laAAallakum takhludoona

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

130 Waitha batashtum batashtum jabbareena

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

131 Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

131 "Now fear Allah, and obey me.

132 Waittaqoo allathee amaddakum bima taAAlamoona

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

133 Amaddakum bianAAamin wabaneena

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

134 Wajannatin waAAuyoonin

134 "And Gardens and Springs.

135 Innee akhafu AAalaykum AAathaba yawmin AAatheemin

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

136 Qaloo sawaon AAalayna awaAAathta am lam takun mina alwaAAitheena

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

137 In hatha illa khuluqu alawwaleena

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

138 Wama nahnu bimuAAaththabeena

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

139 Fakaththaboohu faahlaknahum inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

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

140 Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

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

141 Kaththabat thamoodu almursaleena

141 The Thamud (people) rejected the messengers.

142 Ith qala lahum akhoohum salihun ala tattaqoona

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

143 Innee lakum rasoolun ameenun

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

144 Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

144 "So fear Allah, and obey me.

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

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

146 Atutrakoona fee ma hahuna amineena

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

147 Fee jannatin waAAuyoonin

147 "Gardens and Springs,

148 WazurooAAin wanakhlin talAAuha hadeemun

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

149 Watanhitoona mina aljibali buyootan fariheena

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

150 Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

150 "But fear Allah and obey me;

151 Wala tuteeAAoo amra almusrifeena

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

152 Allatheena yufsidoona fee alardi wala yuslihoona