In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Ta-Ha. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Qur'an, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings].
Taha
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم طه
Chapter 20, 135 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Ta-Ha. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Qur'an, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings].
Taha
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم طه
We have not sent down the Qur'an unto you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) to cause you distress,
Ma anzalna AAalayka alqurana litashqa
ما أنزلنا عليك القرآن لتشقى
But only as a Reminder to those who fear (Allah).
Illa tathkiratan liman yakhsha
إلا تذكرة لمن يخشى
A revelation from Him (Allah) Who has created the earth and high heavens.
Tanzeelan mimman khalaqa alarda waalssamawati alAAula
تنزيلا ممن خلق الأرض والسماوات العلى
The Most Gracious (Allah) rose over (Istawa) the (Mighty) Throne (in a manner that suits His Majesty).
Alrrahmanu AAala alAAarshi istawa
الرحمن على العرش استوى
To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on the earth, and all that is between them, and all that is under the soil.
Lahu ma fee alssamawati wama fee alardi wama baynahuma wama tahta alththara
له ما في السماوات وما في الأرض وما بينهما وما تحت الثرى
And if you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) speak (the invocation) aloud, then verily, He knows the secret and that which is yet more hidden.
Wain tajhar bialqawli fainnahu yaAAlamu alssirra waakhfa
وإن تجهر بالقول فإنه يعلم السر وأخفى
Allah! La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He)! To Him belong the Best Names.
Allahu la ilaha illa huwa lahu alasmao alhusna
الله لا إله إلا هو ۖ له الأسماء الحسنى
And has there come to you the story of Musa (Moses)?
Wahal ataka hadeethu moosa
وهل أتاك حديث موسى
When he saw a fire, he said to his family: "Wait! Verily, I have seen a fire; perhaps I can bring you some burning brand therefrom, or find some guidance at the fire."
Ith raa naran faqala liahlihi omkuthoo innee anastu naran laAAallee ateekum minha biqabasin aw ajidu AAala alnnari hudan
إذ رأى نارا فقال لأهله امكثوا إني آنست نارا لعلي آتيكم منها بقبس أو أجد على النار هدى
And when he came to it (the fire), he was called by name: "O Musa (Moses)!
Falamma ataha noodiya ya moosa
فلما أتاها نودي يا موسى
"Verily I am your Lord! So take off your shoes; you are in the sacred valley, Tuwa.
Innee ana rabbuka faikhlaAA naAAlayka innaka bialwadi almuqaddasi tuwan
إني أنا ربك فاخلع نعليك ۖ إنك بالواد المقدس طوى
"And I have chosen you. So listen to that which will be revealed (to you).
Waana ikhtartuka faistamiAA lima yooha
وأنا اخترتك فاستمع لما يوحى
"Verily! I am Allah! La ilaha illa Ana (none has the right to be worshipped but I), so worship Me, and perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat) for My Remembrance.
Innanee ana Allahu la ilaha illa ana faoAAbudnee waaqimi alssalata lithikree
إنني أنا الله لا إله إلا أنا فاعبدني وأقم الصلاة لذكري
"Verily, the Hour is coming - and I am almost hiding it from Myself - that every person may be rewarded for that which he strives.
Inna alssaAAata atiyatun akadu okhfeeha litujza kullu nafsin bima tasAAa
إن الساعة آتية أكاد أخفيها لتجزى كل نفس بما تسعى
"Therefore, let not the one who believes not therein (i.e. in the Day of Resurrection, Reckoning, Paradise and Hell.), but follows his own lusts, divert you therefrom, lest you perish.
Fala yasuddannaka AAanha man la yuminu biha waittabaAAa hawahu fatarda
فلا يصدنك عنها من لا يؤمن بها واتبع هواه فتردى
"And what is that in your right hand, O Musa (Moses)?"
Wama tilka biyameenika ya moosa
وما تلك بيمينك يا موسى
He said: "This is my stick, whereon I lean, and wherewith I beat down branches for my sheep, and wherein I find other uses."
Qala hiya AAasaya atawakkao AAalayha waahushshu biha AAala ghanamee waliya feeha maaribu okhra
قال هي عصاي أتوكأ عليها وأهش بها على غنمي ولي فيها مآرب أخرى
(Allah) said: "Cast it down, O Musa (Moses)!"
Qala alqiha ya moosa
قال ألقها يا موسى
He cast it down, and behold! It was a snake, moving quickly.
Faalqaha faitha hiya hayyatun tasAAa
فألقاها فإذا هي حية تسعى
Allah said: "Grasp it and fear not; We shall return it to its former state,
Qala khuthha wala takhaf sanuAAeeduha seerataha aloola
قال خذها ولا تخف ۖ سنعيدها سيرتها الأولى
"And press your (right) hand to your (left) side: it will come forth white (and shining), without any disease as another sign,
Waodmum yadaka ila janahika takhruj baydaa min ghayri sooin ayatan okhra
واضمم يدك إلى جناحك تخرج بيضاء من غير سوء آية أخرى
"That We may show you (some) of Our Greater Signs.
Linuriyaka min ayatina alkubra
لنريك من آياتنا الكبرى
"Go to Fir'aun (Pharaoh)! Verily, he has transgressed (all bounds in disbelief and disobedience, and has behaved as an arrogant and as a tyrant)."
Ithhab ila firAAawna innahu tagha
اذهب إلى فرعون إنه طغى
[Musa (Moses)] said: "O my Lord! Open for me my chest (grant me self-confidence, contentment, and boldness).
Qala rabbi ishrah lee sadree
قال رب اشرح لي صدري
"And ease my task for me;
Wayassir lee amree
ويسر لي أمري
"And loose the knot (the defect) from my tongue, (i.e. remove the incorrectness from my speech) [That occurred as a result of a brand of fire which Musa (Moses) put in his mouth when he was an infant]. (Tafsir At-Tabari).
Waohlul AAuqdatan min lisanee
واحلل عقدة من لساني
"That they understand my speech.
Yafqahoo qawlee
يفقهوا قولي
"And appoint for me a helper from my family,
WaijAAal lee wazeeran min ahlee
واجعل لي وزيرا من أهلي
"Harun (Aaron), my brother.
Haroona akhee
هارون أخي
"Increase my strength with him,
Oshdud bihi azree
اشدد به أزري
"And let him share my task (of conveying Allah's Message and Prophethood),
Waashrikhu fee amree
وأشركه في أمري
"That we may glorify You much,
Kay nusabbihaka katheeran
كي نسبحك كثيرا
"And remember You much,
Wanathkuraka katheeran
ونذكرك كثيرا
"Verily You are Ever a Well-Seer of us."
Innaka kunta bina baseeran
إنك كنت بنا بصيرا
(Allah) said: "You are granted your request, O Musa (Moses)!
Qala qad ooteeta sulaka ya moosa
قال قد أوتيت سؤلك يا موسى
"And indeed We conferred a favour on you another time (before).
Walaqad mananna AAalayka marratan okhra
ولقد مننا عليك مرة أخرى
"When We inspired your mother with that which We inspired.
Ith awhayna ila ommika ma yooha
إذ أوحينا إلى أمك ما يوحى
"Saying: 'Put him (the child) into the Tabut (a box or a case or a chest) and put it into the river (Nile); then the river shall cast it up on the bank, and there, an enemy of Mine and an enemy of his shall take him.' And I endued you with love from Me, in order that you may be brought up under My Eye.
Ani iqthifeehi fee alttabooti faiqthifeehi fee alyammi falyulqihi alyammu bialssahili yakhuthhu AAaduwwun lee waAAaduwwun lahu waalqaytu AAalayka mahabbatan minnee walitusnaAAa AAala AAaynee
أن اقذفيه في التابوت فاقذفيه في اليم فليلقه اليم بالساحل يأخذه عدو لي وعدو له ۚ وألقيت عليك محبة مني ولتصنع على عيني
"When your sister went and said: 'Shall I show you one who will nurse him?' So We restored you to your mother, that she might cool her eyes and she should not grieve. Then you did kill a man, but We saved you from great distress and tried you with a heavy trial. Then you stayed a number of years with the people of Madyan (Midian). Then you came here according to the fixed term which I ordained (for you), O Musa (Moses)!
Ith tamshee okhtuka fataqoolu hal adullukum AAala man yakfuluhu farajaAAnaka ila ommika kay taqarra AAaynuha wala tahzana waqatalta nafsan fanajjaynaka mina alghammi wafatannaka futoonan falabithta sineena fee ahli madyana thumma jita AAala qadarin ya moosa
إذ تمشي أختك فتقول هل أدلكم على من يكفله ۖ فرجعناك إلى أمك كي تقر عينها ولا تحزن ۚ وقتلت نفسا فنجيناك من الغم وفتناك فتونا ۚ فلبثت سنين في أهل مدين ثم جئت على قدر يا موسى
"And I have chosen you, for Myself.
WaistanaAAtuka linafsee
واصطنعتك لنفسي
"Go you and your brother with My Ayat (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), and do not, you both, slacken and become weak in My Remembrance.
Ithhab anta waakhooka biayatee wala taniya fee thikree
اذهب أنت وأخوك بآياتي ولا تنيا في ذكري
"Go, both of you, to Fir'aun (Pharaoh), verily, he has transgressed (all bounds in disbelief and disobedience and behaved as an arrogant and as a tyrant).
Ithhaba ila firAAawna innahu tagha
اذهبا إلى فرعون إنه طغى
"And speak to him mildly, perhaps he may accept admonition or fear (Allah)."
Faqoola lahu qawlan layyinan laAAallahu yatathakkaru aw yakhsha
فقولا له قولا لينا لعله يتذكر أو يخشى
They said: "Our Lord! Verily we fear lest he should hasten to punish us or lest he should transgress (all bounds against us)."
Qala rabbana innana nakhafu an yafruta AAalayna aw an yatgha
قالا ربنا إننا نخاف أن يفرط علينا أو أن يطغى
He (Allah) said: "Fear not, verily I am with you both, hearing and seeing.
Qala la takhafa innanee maAAakuma asmaAAu waara
قال لا تخافا ۖ إنني معكما أسمع وأرى
"So go you both to him, and say: 'Verily, we are Messengers of your Lord, so let the Children of Israel go with us, and torment them not; indeed, we have come with a sign from your Lord! And peace will be upon him who follows the guidance!
Fatiyahu faqoola inna rasoola rabbika faarsil maAAana banee israeela wala tuAAaththibhum qad jinaka biayatin min rabbika waalssalamu AAala mani ittabaAAa alhuda
فأتياه فقولا إنا رسولا ربك فأرسل معنا بني إسرائيل ولا تعذبهم ۖ قد جئناك بآية من ربك ۖ والسلام على من اتبع الهدى
"Truly, it has been revealed to us that the torment will be for him who denies [believes not in the Oneness of Allah, and in His Messengers.], and turns away (from the truth and obedience of Allah)."
Inna qad oohiya ilayna anna alAAathaba AAala man kaththaba watawalla
إنا قد أوحي إلينا أن العذاب على من كذب وتولى
Fir'aun (Pharaoh) said: "Who then, O Musa (Moses), is the Lord of you two?"
Qala faman rabbukuma ya moosa
قال فمن ربكما يا موسى
[Musa (Moses)] said: "Our Lord is He Who gave to each thing its form and nature, then guided it aright."
Qala rabbuna allathee aAAta kulla shayin khalqahu thumma hada
قال ربنا الذي أعطى كل شيء خلقه ثم هدى
[Fir'aun (Pharaoh)] said: "What about the generations of old?"
Qala fama balu alqurooni aloola
قال فما بال القرون الأولى
[Musa (Moses)] said: "The knowledge thereof is with my Lord, in a Record. My Lord neither errs nor He forgets."
Qala AAilmuha AAinda rabbee fee kitabin la yadillu rabbee wala yansa
قال علمها عند ربي في كتاب ۖ لا يضل ربي ولا ينسى
Who has made earth for you like a bed (spread out); and has opened roads (ways and paths) for you therein, and has sent down water (rain) from the sky. And We have brought forth with it various kinds of vegetation.
Allathee jaAAala lakumu alarda mahdan wasalaka lakum feeha subulan waanzala mina alssamai maan faakhrajna bihi azwajan min nabatin shatta
الذي جعل لكم الأرض مهدا وسلك لكم فيها سبلا وأنزل من السماء ماء فأخرجنا به أزواجا من نبات شتى
Eat and pasture your cattle (therein); verily, in this are Ayat (proofs and signs) for men of understanding.
Kuloo wairAAaw anAAamakum inna fee thalika laayatin liolee alnnuha
كلوا وارعوا أنعامكم ۗ إن في ذلك لآيات لأولي النهى
Thereof (the earth) We created you, and into it We shall return you, and from it We shall bring you out once again.
Minha khalaqnakum wafeeha nuAAeedukum waminha nukhrijukum taratan okhra
۞ منها خلقناكم وفيها نعيدكم ومنها نخرجكم تارة أخرى
And indeed We showed him [Fir'aun (Pharaoh)] all Our Ayat (signs and evidence), but he denied and refused.
Walaqad araynahu ayatina kullaha fakaththaba waaba
ولقد أريناه آياتنا كلها فكذب وأبى
He [Fir'aun (Pharaoh)] said: "Have you come to drive us out of our land with your magic, O Musa (Moses)?
Qala ajitana litukhrijana min ardina bisihrika ya moosa
قال أجئتنا لتخرجنا من أرضنا بسحرك يا موسى
"Then verily, we can produce magic the like thereof; so appoint a meeting between us and you, which neither we nor you shall fail to keep, in an open place where both shall have a just and equal chance (and beholders could witness the competition)."
Falanatiyannaka bisihrin mithlihi faijAAal baynana wabaynaka mawAAidan la nukhlifuhu nahnu wala anta makanan suwan
فلنأتينك بسحر مثله فاجعل بيننا وبينك موعدا لا نخلفه نحن ولا أنت مكانا سوى
[Musa (Moses)] said: "Your appointed meeting is the day of the festival, and let the people assemble when the sun has risen (forenoon)."
Qala mawAAidukum yawmu alzzeenati waan yuhshara alnnasu duhan
قال موعدكم يوم الزينة وأن يحشر الناس ضحى
So Fir'aun (Pharaoh) withdrew, devised his plot and then came back.
Fatawalla firAAawnu fajamaAAa kaydahu thumma ata
فتولى فرعون فجمع كيده ثم أتى
Musa (Moses) said to them: "Woe unto you! Invent not a lie against Allah, lest He should destroy you completely by a torment. And surely, he who invents a lie (against Allah) will fail miserably."
Qala lahum moosa waylakum la taftaroo AAala Allahi kathiban fayushitakum biAAathabin waqad khaba mani iftara
قال لهم موسى ويلكم لا تفتروا على الله كذبا فيسحتكم بعذاب ۖ وقد خاب من افترى
Then they debated one with another what they must do, and they kept their talk secret.
FatanazaAAoo amrahum baynahum waasarroo alnnajwa
فتنازعوا أمرهم بينهم وأسروا النجوى
They said: "Verily these are two magicians. Their object is to drive you out from your land with magic, and overcome your chiefs and nobles.
Qaloo in hathani lasahirani yureedani an yukhrijakum min ardikum bisihrihima wayathhaba bitareeqatikumu almuthla
قالوا إن هذان لساحران يريدان أن يخرجاكم من أرضكم بسحرهما ويذهبا بطريقتكم المثلى
"So devise your plot, and then assemble in line. And whoever overcomes this day will be indeed ."
FaajmiAAoo kaydakum thumma itoo saffan waqad aflaha alyawma mani istaAAla
فأجمعوا كيدكم ثم ائتوا صفا ۚ وقد أفلح اليوم من استعلى
They said: "O Musa (Moses)! Either you throw first or we be the first to throw?"
Qaloo ya moosa imma an tulqiya waimma an nakoona awwala man alqa
قالوا يا موسى إما أن تلقي وإما أن نكون أول من ألقى
[Musa (Moses)] said: "Nay, throw you (first)!" Then behold! their ropes and their sticks, by their magic, appeared to him as though they moved fast.
Qala bal alqoo faitha hibaluhum waAAisiyyuhum yukhayyalu ilayhi min sihrihim annaha tasAAa
قال بل ألقوا ۖ فإذا حبالهم وعصيهم يخيل إليه من سحرهم أنها تسعى
So Musa (Moses) conceived fear in himself.
Faawjasa fee nafsihi kheefatan moosa
فأوجس في نفسه خيفة موسى
We (Allah) said: "Fear not! Surely, you will have the upper hand.
Qulna la takhaf innaka anta alaAAla
قلنا لا تخف إنك أنت الأعلى
"And throw that which is in your right hand! It will swallow up that which they have made. That which they have made is only a magician's trick, and the magician will never be , to whatever amount (of skill) he may attain."
Waalqi ma fee yameenika talqaf ma sanaAAoo innama sanaAAoo kaydu sahirin wala yuflihu alssahiru haythu ata
وألق ما في يمينك تلقف ما صنعوا ۖ إنما صنعوا كيد ساحر ۖ ولا يفلح الساحر حيث أتى
So the magicians fell down prostrate. They said: "We believe in the Lord of Harun (Aaron) and Musa (Moses)."
Faolqiya alssaharatu sujjadan qaloo amanna birabbi haroona wamoosa
فألقي السحرة سجدا قالوا آمنا برب هارون وموسى
[Fir'aun (Pharaoh)] said: "Believe you in him [Musa (Moses)] before I give you permission? Verily he is your chief who has taught you magic. So I will surely cut off your hands and feet on opposite sides, and I will surely crucify you on the trunks of date-palms, and you shall surely know which of us [I (Fir'aun - Pharaoh) or the Lord of Musa (Moses) (Allah)] can give the severe and more lasting torment."
Qala amantum lahu qabla an athana lakum innahu lakabeerukumu allathee AAallamakumu alssihra falaoqattiAAanna aydiyakum waarjulakum min khilafin walaosallibannakum fee juthooAAi alnnakhli walataAAlamunna ayyuna ashaddu AAathaban waabqa
قال آمنتم له قبل أن آذن لكم ۖ إنه لكبيركم الذي علمكم السحر ۖ فلأقطعن أيديكم وأرجلكم من خلاف ولأصلبنكم في جذوع النخل ولتعلمن أينا أشد عذابا وأبقى
They said: "We prefer you not over what have come to us of the clear signs and to Him (Allah) Who created us. So decree whatever you desire to decree, for you can only decree (regarding) this life of the world.
Qaloo lan nuthiraka AAala ma jaana mina albayyinati waallathee fatarana faiqdi ma anta qadin innama taqdee hathihi alhayata alddunya
قالوا لن نؤثرك على ما جاءنا من البينات والذي فطرنا ۖ فاقض ما أنت قاض ۖ إنما تقضي هذه الحياة الدنيا
"Verily we have believed in our Lord, that He may forgive us our faults, and the magic to which you did compel us. And Allah is better as regards reward in comparison to your [Fir'aun's (Pharaoh)] reward, and more lasting (as regards punishment in comparison to your punishment)."
Inna amanna birabbina liyaghfira lana khatayana wama akrahtana AAalayhi mina alssihri waAllahu khayrun waabqa
إنا آمنا بربنا ليغفر لنا خطايانا وما أكرهتنا عليه من السحر ۗ والله خير وأبقى
Verily whoever comes to his Lord as a Mujrim (criminal, polytheist, sinner, in the Oneness of Allah and His Messengers), then surely, for him is Hell, wherein he will neither die nor live.
Innahu man yati rabbahu mujriman fainna lahu jahannama la yamootu feeha wala yahya
إنه من يأت ربه مجرما فإن له جهنم لا يموت فيها ولا يحيى
But whoever comes to Him (Allah) as a believer (in the Oneness of Allah), and has done righteous good deeds, for such are the high ranks (in the Hereafter), -
Waman yatihi muminan qad AAamila alssalihati faolaika lahumu alddarajatu alAAula
ومن يأته مؤمنا قد عمل الصالحات فأولئك لهم الدرجات العلى
'Adn (Eden) Paradise (everlasting Gardens), under which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever: such is the reward of those who purify themselves (by abstaining from all kinds of sins and evil deeds which Allah has forbidden and by doing all that Allah has ordained).
Jannatu AAadnin tajree min tahtiha alanharu khalideena feeha wathalika jazao man tazakka
جنات عدن تجري من تحتها الأنهار خالدين فيها ۚ وذلك جزاء من تزكى
And indeed We revealed to Musa (Moses) (saying): "Travel by night with Ibadi (My slaves) and strike a dry path for them in the sea, fearing neither to be overtaken [by Fir'aun (Pharaoh)] nor being afraid (of drowning in the sea)."
Walaqad awhayna ila moosa an asri biAAibadee faidrib lahum tareeqan fee albahri yabasan la takhafu darakan wala takhsha
ولقد أوحينا إلى موسى أن أسر بعبادي فاضرب لهم طريقا في البحر يبسا لا تخاف دركا ولا تخشى
Then Fir'aun (Pharaoh) pursued them with his hosts, but the sea-water completely overwhelmed them and covered them up.
FaatbaAAahum firAAawnu bijunoodihi faghashiyahum mina alyammi ma ghashiyahum
فأتبعهم فرعون بجنوده فغشيهم من اليم ما غشيهم
And Fir'aun (Pharaoh) led his people astray, and he did not guide them.
Waadalla firAAawnu qawmahu wama hada
وأضل فرعون قومه وما هدى
O Children of Israel! We delivered you from your enemy, and We made a covenant with you on the right side of the Mount, and We sent down to you Al-Manna and quails,
Ya banee israeela qad anjaynakum min AAaduwwikum wawaAAadnakum janiba alttoori alaymana wanazzalna AAalaykumu almanna waalssalwa
يا بني إسرائيل قد أنجيناكم من عدوكم وواعدناكم جانب الطور الأيمن ونزلنا عليكم المن والسلوى
(Saying) eat of the Tayyibat (good lawful things) wherewith We have provided you, and commit no transgression or oppression therein, lest My Anger should justly descend on you. And he on whom My Anger descends, he is indeed perished. [Tafsir At-Tabari]
Kuloo min tayyibati ma razaqnakum wala tatghaw feehi fayahilla AAalaykum ghadabee waman yahlil AAalayhi ghadabee faqad hawa
كلوا من طيبات ما رزقناكم ولا تطغوا فيه فيحل عليكم غضبي ۖ ومن يحلل عليه غضبي فقد هوى
And verily, I am indeed forgiving to him who repents, believes (in My Oneness, and associates none in worship with Me) and does righteous good deeds, and then remains constant in doing them, (till his death).
Wainnee laghaffarun liman taba waamana waAAamila salihan thumma ihtada
وإني لغفار لمن تاب وآمن وعمل صالحا ثم اهتدى
"And what made you hasten from your people, O Musa (Moses)?"
Wama aAAjalaka AAan qawmika ya moosa
۞ وما أعجلك عن قومك يا موسى
He said: "They are close on my footsteps: and I hastened to You, O my Lord, that You might be pleased."
Qala hum olai AAala atharee waAAajiltu ilayka rabbi litarda
قال هم أولاء على أثري وعجلت إليك رب لترضى
(Allah) said: "Verily We have tried your people in your absence, and As-Samiri has led them astray."
Qala fainna qad fatanna qawmaka min baAAdika waadallahumu alssamiriyyu
قال فإنا قد فتنا قومك من بعدك وأضلهم السامري
Then Musa (Moses) returned to his people in a state of anger and sorrow. He said: "O my people! Did not your Lord promise you a fair promise? Did then the promise seem to you long in coming? Or did you desire that wrath should descend from your Lord on you, that you broke your promise to me (i.e disbelieving in Allah and worshipping the calf)?"
FarajaAAa moosa ila qawmihi ghadbana asifan qala ya qawmi alam yaAAidkum rabbukum waAAdan hasanan afatala AAalaykumu alAAahdu am aradtum an yahilla AAalaykum ghadabun min rabbikum faakhlaftum mawAAidee
فرجع موسى إلى قومه غضبان أسفا ۚ قال يا قوم ألم يعدكم ربكم وعدا حسنا ۚ أفطال عليكم العهد أم أردتم أن يحل عليكم غضب من ربكم فأخلفتم موعدي
They said: "We broke not the promise to you, of our own will, but we were made to carry the weight of the ornaments of the [Fir'aun's (Pharaoh)] people, then we cast them (into the fire), and that was what As-Samiri suggested."
Qaloo ma akhlafna mawAAidaka bimalkina walakinna hummilna awzaran min zeenati alqawmi faqathafnaha fakathalika alqa alssamiriyyu
قالوا ما أخلفنا موعدك بملكنا ولكنا حملنا أوزارا من زينة القوم فقذفناها فكذلك ألقى السامري
Then he took out (of the fire) for them (a statue of) a calf which seemed to low. They said: "This is your ilah (god), and the ilah (god) of Musa (Moses), but he [Musa (Moses)] has forgotten (his god).'"
Faakhraja lahum AAijlan jasadan lahu khuwarun faqaloo hatha ilahukum wailahu moosa fanasiya
فأخرج لهم عجلا جسدا له خوار فقالوا هذا إلهكم وإله موسى فنسي
Did they not see that it could not return them a word (for answer), and that it had no power either to harm them or to do them good?
Afala yarawna alla yarjiAAu ilayhim qawlan wala yamliku lahum darran wala nafAAan
أفلا يرون ألا يرجع إليهم قولا ولا يملك لهم ضرا ولا نفعا
And Harun (Aaron) indeed had said to them beforehand: "O my people! You are being tried in this, and verily, your Lord is (Allah) the Most Gracious, so follow me and obey my order."
Walaqad qala lahum haroonu min qablu ya qawmi innama futintum bihi wainna rabbakumu alrrahmanu faittabiAAoonee waateeAAoo amree
ولقد قال لهم هارون من قبل يا قوم إنما فتنتم به ۖ وإن ربكم الرحمن فاتبعوني وأطيعوا أمري
They said: "We will not stop worshipping it (i.e. the calf), until Musa (Moses) returns to us."
Qaloo lan nabraha AAalayhi AAakifeena hatta yarjiAAa ilayna moosa
قالوا لن نبرح عليه عاكفين حتى يرجع إلينا موسى
[Musa (Moses)] said: "O Harun (Aaron)! What prevented you when you saw them going astray;
Qala ya haroonu ma manaAAaka ith raaytahum dalloo
قال يا هارون ما منعك إذ رأيتهم ضلوا
"That you followed me not (according to my advice to you)? Have you then disobeyed my order?"
Alla tattabiAAani afaAAasayta amree
ألا تتبعن ۖ أفعصيت أمري
He [Harun (Aaron)] said: "O son of my mother! Seize (me) not by my beard, nor by my head! Verily, I feared lest you should say: 'You have caused a division among the Children of Israel, and you have not respected my word!' "
Qala ya bna omma la takhuth bilihyatee wala birasee innee khasheetu an taqoola farraqta bayna banee israeela walam tarqub qawlee
قال يا ابن أم لا تأخذ بلحيتي ولا برأسي ۖ إني خشيت أن تقول فرقت بين بني إسرائيل ولم ترقب قولي
[Musa (Moses)] said: "And what is the matter with you. O Samiri? (i.e. why did you do so?)"
Qala fama khatbuka ya samiriyyu
قال فما خطبك يا سامري
(Samiri) said: "I saw what they saw not, so I took a handful (of dust) from the (hoof) print of the messenger [Jibril's (Gabriel) horse] and threw it [into the fire in which were put the ornaments of Fir'aun's (Pharaoh) people, or into the calf]. Thus my inner-self suggested to me."
Qala basurtu bima lam yabsuroo bihi faqabadtu qabdatan min athari alrrasooli fanabathtuha wakathalika sawwalat lee nafsee
قال بصرت بما لم يبصروا به فقبضت قبضة من أثر الرسول فنبذتها وكذلك سولت لي نفسي
Musa (Moses) said: "Then go away! And verily, your (punishment) in this life will be that you will say: "Touch me not (i.e. you will live alone exiled away from mankind); and verily (for a future torment), you have a promise that will not fail. And look at your ilah (god) to which you have been devoted. We will certainly burn it, and scatter its particles in the sea."
Qala faithhab fainna laka fee alhayati an taqoola la misasa wainna laka mawAAidan lan tukhlafahu waonthur ila ilahika allathee thalta AAalayhi AAakifan lanuharriqannahu thumma lanansifannahu fee alyammi nasfan
قال فاذهب فإن لك في الحياة أن تقول لا مساس ۖ وإن لك موعدا لن تخلفه ۖ وانظر إلى إلهك الذي ظلت عليه عاكفا ۖ لنحرقنه ثم لننسفنه في اليم نسفا
Your Ilah (God) is only Allah, (the One) La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He). He has full knowledge of all things.
Innama ilahukumu Allahu allathee la ilaha illa huwa wasiAAa kulla shayin AAilman
إنما إلهكم الله الذي لا إله إلا هو ۚ وسع كل شيء علما
Thus We relate to you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) some information of what happened before. And indeed We have given you from Us a Reminder (this Qur'an).
Kathalika naqussu AAalayka min anbai ma qad sabaqa waqad ataynaka min ladunna thikran
كذلك نقص عليك من أنباء ما قد سبق ۚ وقد آتيناك من لدنا ذكرا
Whoever turns away from it (this Qur'an - i.e. does not believe in it, nor acts on its orders), verily, they will bear a heavy burden (of sins) on the Day of Resurrection,
Man aAArada AAanhu fainnahu yahmilu yawma alqiyamati wizran
من أعرض عنه فإنه يحمل يوم القيامة وزرا
They will abide in that (state in the Fire of Hell) - and evil indeed will it be that load for them on the Day of Resurrection;
Khalideena feehi wasaa lahum yawma alqiyamati himlan
خالدين فيه ۖ وساء لهم يوم القيامة حملا
The Day when the Trumpet will be blown (the second blowing): that Day, We shall gather the Mujrimun (criminals, polytheists, sinners, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah) blue or blind-eyed with thirst.
Yawma yunfakhu fee alssoori wanahshuru almujrimeena yawmaithin zurqan
يوم ينفخ في الصور ۚ ونحشر المجرمين يومئذ زرقا
They will speak in a very low voice to each other (saying): "You stayed not longer than ten (days)."
Yatakhafatoona baynahum in labithtum illa AAashran
يتخافتون بينهم إن لبثتم إلا عشرا
We know very well what they will say, when the best among them in knowledge and wisdom will say: "You stayed no longer than a day!"
Nahnu aAAlamu bima yaqooloona ith yaqoolu amthaluhum tareeqatan in labithtum illa yawman
نحن أعلم بما يقولون إذ يقول أمثلهم طريقة إن لبثتم إلا يوما
And they ask you concerning the mountains: say, "My Lord will blast them and scatter them as particles of dust.
Wayasaloonaka AAani aljibali faqul yansifuha rabbee nasfan
ويسألونك عن الجبال فقل ينسفها ربي نسفا
"Then He shall leave them as a level smooth plain.
Fayatharuha qaAAan safsafan
فيذرها قاعا صفصفا
"You will see therein nothing crooked or curved."
La tara feeha AAiwajan wala amtan
لا ترى فيها عوجا ولا أمتا
On that Day mankind will follow strictly (the voice of) Allah's caller, no crookedness (that is without going to the right or left of that voice) will they show him (Allah's caller). And all voices will be humbled for the Most Gracious (Allah), and nothing shall you hear but the low voice of their footsteps.
Yawmaithin yattabiAAoona alddaAAiya la AAiwaja lahu wakhashaAAati alaswatu lilrrahmani fala tasmaAAu illa hamsan
يومئذ يتبعون الداعي لا عوج له ۖ وخشعت الأصوات للرحمن فلا تسمع إلا همسا
On that day no intercession shall avail, except the one for whom the Most Gracious (Allah) has given permission and whose word is acceptable to Him.
Yawmaithin la tanfaAAu alshshafaAAatu illa man athina lahu alrrahmanu waradiya lahu qawlan
يومئذ لا تنفع الشفاعة إلا من أذن له الرحمن ورضي له قولا
He (Allah) knows what happens to them (His creatures) in this world, and what will happen to them (in the Hereafter) but they will never compass anything of His Knowledge.
YaAAlamu ma bayna aydeehim wama khalfahum wala yuheetoona bihi AAilman
يعلم ما بين أيديهم وما خلفهم ولا يحيطون به علما
And (all) faces shall be humbled before (Allah), Al-Hayyul-Qayyum (the Ever Living, the One Who sustains and protects all that exists). And he who carried (a burden of) wrongdoing (i.e. he who disbelieved in Allah, ascribed partners to Him, and did deeds of His disobedience), will be indeed a complete failure (on that Day).
WaAAanati alwujoohu lilhayyi alqayyoomi waqad khaba man hamala thulman
۞ وعنت الوجوه للحي القيوم ۖ وقد خاب من حمل ظلما
And he who works deeds of righteousness, while he is a believer (in Islamic Monotheism), then he will have no fear of injustice, nor of any curtailment (of his reward).
Waman yaAAmal mina alssalihati wahuwa muminun fala yakhafu thulman wala hadman
ومن يعمل من الصالحات وهو مؤمن فلا يخاف ظلما ولا هضما
And thus We have sent it down as a Qur'an in Arabic, and have explained therein in detail the warnings, in order that they may fear Allah, or that it may cause them to have a lesson from it (or to have the honour for believing and acting on its teachings).
Wakathalika anzalnahu quranan AAarabiyyan wasarrafna feehi mina alwaAAeedi laAAallahum yattaqoona aw yuhdithu lahum thikran
وكذلك أنزلناه قرآنا عربيا وصرفنا فيه من الوعيد لعلهم يتقون أو يحدث لهم ذكرا
Then High above all be Allah, the True King. And be not in haste (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) with the Qur'an before its revelation is completed to you, and say: "My Lord! Increase me in knowledge."
FataAAala Allahu almaliku alhaqqu wala taAAjal bialqurani min qabli an yuqda ilayka wahyuhu waqul rabbi zidnee AAilman
فتعالى الله الملك الحق ۗ ولا تعجل بالقرآن من قبل أن يقضى إليك وحيه ۖ وقل رب زدني علما
And indeed We made a covenant with Adam before, but he forgot, and We found on his part no firm will-power.
Walaqad AAahidna ila adama min qablu fanasiya walam najid lahu AAazman
ولقد عهدنا إلى آدم من قبل فنسي ولم نجد له عزما
And (remember) when We said to the angels: "Prostrate yourselves to Adam." They prostrated themselves (all) except Iblis (Satan) he refused.
Waith qulna lilmalaikati osjudoo liadama fasajadoo illa ibleesa aba
وإذ قلنا للملائكة اسجدوا لآدم فسجدوا إلا إبليس أبى
Then We said: "O Adam! Verily, this is an enemy to you and to your wife. So let him not get you both out of Paradise, so that you will be distressed.
Faqulna ya adamu inna hatha AAaduwwun laka walizawjika fala yukhrijannakuma mina aljannati fatashqa
فقلنا يا آدم إن هذا عدو لك ولزوجك فلا يخرجنكما من الجنة فتشقى
Verily, you have (a promise from Us) that you will never be hungry therein nor naked.
Inna laka alla tajooAAa feeha wala taAAra
إن لك ألا تجوع فيها ولا تعرى
And you (will) suffer not from thirst therein nor from the sun's heat.
Waannaka la tathmao feeha wala tadha
وأنك لا تظمأ فيها ولا تضحى
Then Shaitan (Satan) whispered to him, saying: "O Adam! Shall I lead you to the Tree of Eternity and to a kingdom that will never waste away?"
Fawaswasa ilayhi alshshaytanu qala ya adamu hal adulluka AAala shajarati alkhuldi wamulkin la yabla
فوسوس إليه الشيطان قال يا آدم هل أدلك على شجرة الخلد وملك لا يبلى
Then they both ate of the tree, and so their private parts became manifest to them, and they began to cover themselves with the leaves of the Paradise for their covering. Thus did Adam disobey his Lord, so he went astray.
Faakala minha fabadat lahuma sawatuhuma watafiqa yakhsifani AAalayhima min waraqi aljannati waAAasa adamu rabbahu faghawa
فأكلا منها فبدت لهما سوآتهما وطفقا يخصفان عليهما من ورق الجنة ۚ وعصى آدم ربه فغوى
Then his Lord chose him, and turned to him with forgiveness, and gave him guidance.
Thumma ijtabahu rabbuhu fataba AAalayhi wahada
ثم اجتباه ربه فتاب عليه وهدى
He (Allah) said: "Get you down (from the Paradise to the earth), both of you, together, some of you are an enemy to some others. Then if there comes to you guidance from Me, then whoever follows My Guidance he shall neither go astray, nor shall be distressed.
Qala ihbita minha jameeAAan baAAdukum libaAAdin AAaduwwun faimma yatiyannakum minnee hudan famani ittabaAAa hudaya fala yadillu wala yashqa
قال اهبطا منها جميعا ۖ بعضكم لبعض عدو ۖ فإما يأتينكم مني هدى فمن اتبع هداي فلا يضل ولا يشقى
"But whosoever turns away from My Reminder (i.e. neither believes in this Qur'an nor acts on its teachings.) verily, for him is a life of hardship, and We shall raise him up blind on the Day of Resurrection."
Waman aAArada AAan thikree fainna lahu maAAeeshatan dankan wanahshuruhu yawma alqiyamati aAAman
ومن أعرض عن ذكري فإن له معيشة ضنكا ونحشره يوم القيامة أعمى
He will say: "O my Lord! Why have you raised me up blind, while I had sight (before)."
Qala rabbi lima hashartanee aAAma waqad kuntu baseeran
قال رب لم حشرتني أعمى وقد كنت بصيرا
(Allah) will say: "Like this: Our Ayat (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) came unto you, but you disregarded them (i.e. you left them, did not think deeply in them, and you turned away from them), and so this Day, you will be neglected (in the Hell-fire, away from Allah's Mercy)."
Qala kathalika atatka ayatuna fanaseetaha wakathalika alyawma tunsa
قال كذلك أتتك آياتنا فنسيتها ۖ وكذلك اليوم تنسى
And thus do We requite him who transgresses beyond bounds [i.e. commits the great sins and disobeys his Lord (Allah) and believes not in His Messengers, and His revealed Books, like this Qur'an], and believes not in the Ayat (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of his Lord; and the torment of the Hereafter is far more severe and more lasting.
Wakathalika najzee man asrafa walam yumin biayati rabbihi walaAAathabu alakhirati ashaddu waabqa
وكذلك نجزي من أسرف ولم يؤمن بآيات ربه ۚ ولعذاب الآخرة أشد وأبقى
Is it not a guidance for them (to know) how many generations We have destroyed before them, in whose dwellings they walk? Verily, in this are signs indeed for men of understanding.
Afalam yahdi lahum kam ahlakna qablahum mina alqurooni yamshoona fee masakinihim inna fee thalika laayatin liolee alnnuha
أفلم يهد لهم كم أهلكنا قبلهم من القرون يمشون في مساكنهم ۗ إن في ذلك لآيات لأولي النهى
And had it not been for a Word that went forth before from your Lord, and a term determined, (their punishment) must necessarily have come (in this world).
Walawla kalimatun sabaqat min rabbika lakana lizaman waajalun musamman
ولولا كلمة سبقت من ربك لكان لزاما وأجل مسمى
So bear patiently (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) what they say, and glorify the praises of your Lord before the rising of the sun, and before its setting, and during some hours of the night, and at the ends of the day (an indication for the five compulsory congregational prayers), that you may become pleased (with the reward which Allah shall give you).
Faisbir AAala ma yaqooloona wasabbih bihamdi rabbika qabla tulooAAi alshshamsi waqabla ghuroobiha wamin anai allayli fasabbih waatrafa alnnahari laAAallaka tarda
فاصبر على ما يقولون وسبح بحمد ربك قبل طلوع الشمس وقبل غروبها ۖ ومن آناء الليل فسبح وأطراف النهار لعلك ترضى
And strain not your eyes in longing for the things We have given for enjoyment to various groups of them (polytheists and disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah), the splendour of the life of this world, that We may test them thereby. But the provision (good reward in the Hereafter) of your Lord is better and more lasting.
Wala tamuddanna AAaynayka ila ma mattaAAna bihi azwajan minhum zahrata alhayati alddunya linaftinahum feehi warizqu rabbika khayrun waabqa
ولا تمدن عينيك إلى ما متعنا به أزواجا منهم زهرة الحياة الدنيا لنفتنهم فيه ۚ ورزق ربك خير وأبقى
And enjoin As-Salat (the prayer) on your family, and be patient in offering them [i.e. the Salat (prayers)]. We ask not of you a provision (i.e. to give Us something: money): We provide for you. And the good end (i.e. Paradise) is for the Muttaqun (the pious - See V.2:2).
Wamur ahlaka bialssalati waistabir AAalayha la nasaluka rizqan nahnu narzuquka waalAAaqibatu lilttaqwa
وأمر أهلك بالصلاة واصطبر عليها ۖ لا نسألك رزقا ۖ نحن نرزقك ۗ والعاقبة للتقوى
They say: "Why does he not bring us a sign (proof) from his Lord?" Has there not come to them the proof of that which is (written) in the former papers [Scriptures, i.e. the Taurat (Torah), and the Injeel (Gospel), about the coming of the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم]?
Waqaloo lawla yateena biayatin min rabbihi awalam tatihim bayyinatu ma fee alssuhufi aloola
وقالوا لولا يأتينا بآية من ربه ۚ أولم تأتهم بينة ما في الصحف الأولى
And if We had destroyed them with a torment before this (i.e. Messenger Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and the Qur'an), they would surely have said: "Our Lord! If only You had sent us a Messenger, we should certainly have followed Your Ayat (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), before we were humiliated and disgraced."
Walaw anna ahlaknahum biAAathabin min qablihi laqaloo rabbana lawla arsalta ilayna rasoolan fanattabiAAa ayatika min qabli an nathilla wanakhza
ولو أنا أهلكناهم بعذاب من قبله لقالوا ربنا لولا أرسلت إلينا رسولا فنتبع آياتك من قبل أن نذل ونخزى
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "Each one (believer and .) is waiting, so wait you too; and you shall know who are they that are on the Straight and Even Path (i.e. Allah's religion of Islamic Monotheism), and who are they that have let themselves be guided (on the Right Path).
Qul kullun mutarabbisun fatarabbasoo fasataAAlamoona man ashabu alssirati alssawiyyi wamani ihtada
قل كل متربص فتربصوا ۖ فستعلمون من أصحاب الصراط السوي ومن اهتدى