Chapter 26, 227 verses
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ طسم
Taseenmeem
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Ta. Sin. Mim.
Ta Sin Mim.
تِلْكَ آيَاتُ الْكِتَابِ الْمُبِينِ
Tilka ayatu alkitabi almubeeni
These are revelations of the Scripture that maketh plain.
These are the verses of the Book that makes (things) clear.
لَعَلَّكَ بَاخِعٌ نَّفْسَكَ أَلَّا يَكُونُوا مُؤْمِنِينَ
LaAAallaka bakhiAAun nafsaka alla yakoonoo mumineena
It may be that thou tormentest thyself (O Muhammad) because they believe not.
Perhaps you will kill yourself with grief because they do not believe.
إِن نَّشَأْ نُنَزِّلْ عَلَيْهِم مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ آيَةً فَظَلَّتْ أَعْنَاقُهُمْ لَهَا خَاضِعِينَ
In nasha nunazzil AAalayhim mina alssamai ayatan fathallat aAAnaquhum laha khadiAAeena
If We will, We can send down on them from the sky a portent so that their necks would remain bowed before it.
If We please, We should send down upon them a sign from the heaven so that their necks should stoop to it.
وَمَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن ذِكْرٍ مِّنَ الرَّحْمَٰنِ مُحْدَثٍ إِلَّا كَانُوا عَنْهُ مُعْرِضِينَ
Wama yateehim min thikrin mina alrrahmani muhdathin illa kanoo AAanhu muAArideena
Never cometh there unto them a fresh reminder from the Beneficent One, but they turn away from it.
And there does not come to them a new reminder from the Beneficent Allah but they turn aside from it.
فَقَدْ كَذَّبُوا فَسَيَأْتِيهِمْ أَنبَاءُ مَا كَانُوا بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ
Faqad kaththaboo fasayateehim anbao ma kanoo bihi yastahzioona
Now they have denied (the Truth); but there will come unto them tidings of that whereat they used to scoff.
So they have indeed rejected (the truth), therefore the news of that which they mock shall soon come to them.
أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا إِلَى الْأَرْضِ كَمْ أَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ زَوْجٍ كَرِيمٍ
Awalam yaraw ila alardi kam anbatna feeha min kulli zawjin kareemin
Have they not seen the earth, how much of every fruitful kind We make to grow therein ?
Do they not see the earth, how many of every noble kind We have caused to grow in it?
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena
Lo! herein is indeed a portent; yet most of them are not believers.
Most surely there is a sign in that, but most of them will not believe.
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ
Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu
And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
وَإِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبُّكَ مُوسَىٰ أَنِ ائْتِ الْقَوْمَ الظَّالِمِينَ
Waith nada rabbuka moosa ani iti alqawma alththalimeena
And when thy Lord called Moses, saying: Go unto the wrongdoing folk,
And when your Lord called out to Musa, saying: Go to the unjust people,
قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ ۚ أَلَا يَتَّقُونَ
Qawma firAAawna ala yattaqoona
The folk of Pharaoh. Will they not ward off (evil) ?
The people of Firon: Will they not guard (against evil)?
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي أَخَافُ أَن يُكَذِّبُونِ
Qala rabbi innee akhafu an yukaththibooni
He said: My Lord! Lo! I fear that they will deny me,
He said: O my Lord! surely I fear that they will reject me;
وَيَضِيقُ صَدْرِي وَلَا يَنطَلِقُ لِسَانِي فَأَرْسِلْ إِلَىٰ هَارُونَ
Wayadeequ sadree wala yantaliqu lisanee faarsil ila haroona
And I shall be embarrassed, and my tongue will not speak plainly, therefor send for Aaron (to help me).
And by breast straitens, and my tongue is not eloquent, therefore send Thou to Haroun (to help me);
وَلَهُمْ عَلَيَّ ذَنبٌ فَأَخَافُ أَن يَقْتُلُونِ
Walahum AAalayya thanbun faakhafu an yaqtulooni
And they have a crime against me, so I fear that they will kill me.
And they have a crime against me, therefore I fear that they may slay me.
قَالَ كَلَّا ۖ فَاذْهَبَا بِآيَاتِنَا ۖ إِنَّا مَعَكُم مُّسْتَمِعُونَ
Qala kalla faithhaba biayatina inna maAAakum mustamiAAoona
He said: Nay, verily. So go ye twain with Our tokens. Lo! We shall be with you, Hearing.
He said: By no means, so go you both with Our signs; surely We are with you, hearing;
فَأْتِيَا فِرْعَوْنَ فَقُولَا إِنَّا رَسُولُ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
Fatiya firAAawna faqoola inna rasoolu rabbi alAAalameena
And come together unto Pharaoh and say: Lo! we bear a message of the Lord of the Worlds,
Then come to Firon and say: Surely we are the apostles of the Lord of the worlds:
أَنْ أَرْسِلْ مَعَنَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ
An arsil maAAana banee israeela
(Saying): Let the Children of Israel go with us.
Then send with us the children of Israel.
قَالَ أَلَمْ نُرَبِّكَ فِينَا وَلِيدًا وَلَبِثْتَ فِينَا مِنْ عُمُرِكَ سِنِينَ
Qala alam nurabbika feena waleedan walabithta feena min AAumurika sineena
(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,
(Firon) said: Did we not bring you up as a child among us, and you tarried among us for (many) years of your life?
وَفَعَلْتَ فَعْلَتَكَ الَّتِي فَعَلْتَ وَأَنتَ مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ
WafaAAalta faAAlataka allatee faAAalta waanta mina alkafireena
And thou didst that thy deed which thou didst, and thou wast one of the ingrates.
And you did (that) deed of yours which you did, and you are one of the ungrateful.
قَالَ فَعَلْتُهَا إِذًا وَأَنَا مِنَ الضَّالِّينَ
Qala faAAaltuha ithan waana mina alddalleena
He said: I did it then, when I was of those who are astray.
He said: I did it then while I was of those unable to see the right course;
فَفَرَرْتُ مِنكُمْ لَمَّا خِفْتُكُمْ فَوَهَبَ لِي رَبِّي حُكْمًا وَجَعَلَنِي مِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ
Fafarartu minkum lamma khiftukum fawahaba lee rabbee hukman wajaAAalanee mina almursaleena
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 when I feared you, then my Lord granted me wisdom and made me of the apostles;
وَتِلْكَ نِعْمَةٌ تَمُنُّهَا عَلَيَّ أَنْ عَبَّدتَّ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ
Watilka niAAmatun tamunnuha AAalayya an AAabbadta banee israeela
And this is the past favour wherewith thou reproachest me: that thou hast enslaved the Children of Israel.
And is it a favor of which you remind me that you have enslaved the children of Israel?
قَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَا رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ
Qala firAAawnu wama rabbu alAAalameena
Pharaoh said: And what is the Lord of the Worlds ?
Firon said: And what is the Lord of the worlds?
قَالَ رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ
Qala rabbu alssamawati waalardi wama baynahuma in kuntum mooqineena
(Moses) said: Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if ye had but sure belief.
He said: The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, if you would be sure.
قَالَ لِمَنْ حَوْلَهُ أَلَا تَسْتَمِعُونَ
Qala liman hawlahu ala tastamiAAoona
(Pharaoh) said unto those around him: Hear ye not ?
(Firon) said to those around him: Do you not hear?
قَالَ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ آبَائِكُمُ الْأَوَّلِينَ
Qala rabbukum warabbu abaikumu alawwaleena
He said: Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers.
He said: Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers of old.
قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَكُمُ الَّذِي أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ لَمَجْنُونٌ
Qala inna rasoolakumu allathee orsila ilaykum lamajnoonun
(Pharaoh) said: Lo! your messenger who hath been sent unto you is indeed a madman!
Said he: Most surely your Apostle who is sent to you is mad.
قَالَ رَبُّ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ۖ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ
Qala rabbu almashriqi waalmaghribi wama baynahuma in kuntum taAAqiloona
He said: Lord of the East and the West and all that is between them, if ye did but understand.
He said: The Lord of the east and the west and what is between them, if you understand.
قَالَ لَئِنِ اتَّخَذْتَ إِلَٰهًا غَيْرِي لَأَجْعَلَنَّكَ مِنَ الْمَسْجُونِينَ
Qala laini ittakhathta ilahan ghayree laajAAalannaka mina almasjooneena
(Pharaoh) said: If thou choosest a god other than me, I assuredly shall place thee among the prisoners.
Said he: If you will take a god besides me, I will most certainly make you one of the imprisoned.
قَالَ أَوَلَوْ جِئْتُكَ بِشَيْءٍ مُّبِينٍ
Qala awalaw jituka bishayin mubeenin
He said: Even though I show thee something plain ?
He said: What! even if I bring to you something manifest?
قَالَ فَأْتِ بِهِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ
Qala fati bihi in kunta mina alssadiqeena
(Pharaoh) said: Produce it then, if thou art of the truthful!
Said he: Bring it then, if you are of the truthful ones.
فَأَلْقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ ثُعْبَانٌ مُّبِينٌ
Faalqa AAasahu faitha hiya thuAAbanun mubeenun
Then he flung down his staff and it became a serpent manifest,
So he cast down his rod, and lo! it was an obvious serpent,
وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ بَيْضَاءُ لِلنَّاظِرِينَ
WanazaAAa yadahu faitha hiya baydao lilnnathireena
And he drew forth his hand and lo! it was white to the beholders.
And he drew forth his hand, and lo! it appeared white to the onlookers.
قَالَ لِلْمَلَإِ حَوْلَهُ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسَاحِرٌ عَلِيمٌ
Qala lilmalai hawlahu inna hatha lasahirun AAaleemun
(Pharaoh) said unto the chiefs about him: Lo! this is verily a knowing wizard,
(Firon) said to the chiefs around him: Most surely this is a skillful magician,
يُرِيدُ أَن يُخْرِجَكُم مِّنْ أَرْضِكُم بِسِحْرِهِ فَمَاذَا تَأْمُرُونَ
Yureedu an yukhrijakum min ardikum bisihrihi famatha tamuroona
Who would drive you out of your land by his magic. Now what counsel ye ?
Who desires to turn you out of your land with his magic; what is it then that you advise?
قَالُوا أَرْجِهْ وَأَخَاهُ وَابْعَثْ فِي الْمَدَائِنِ حَاشِرِينَ
Qaloo arjih waakhahu waibAAath fee almadaini hashireena
They said: Put him off, (him) and his brother, and send into the cities summoners
They said: Give him and his brother respite and send heralds into the cities
يَأْتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَحَّارٍ عَلِيمٍ
Yatooka bikulli sahharin AAaleemin
Who shall bring unto thee every knowing wizard.
That they should bring to you every skillful magician.
فَجُمِعَ السَّحَرَةُ لِمِيقَاتِ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ
FajumiAAa alssaharatu limeeqati yawmin maAAloomin
So the wizards were gathered together at a set time on a day appointed.
So the magicians were gathered together at the appointed time on the fixed day,
وَقِيلَ لِلنَّاسِ هَلْ أَنتُم مُّجْتَمِعُونَ
Waqeela lilnnasi hal antum mujtamiAAoona
And it was said unto the people: Are ye (also) gathering ?
And it was said to the people: Will you gather together?
لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ السَّحَرَةَ إِن كَانُوا هُمُ الْغَالِبِينَ
LaAAallana nattabiAAu alssaharata in kanoo humu alghalibeena
(They said): Aye, so that we may follow the wizards if they are the winners.
Haply we may follow the magicians, if they are the vanquishers.
فَلَمَّا جَاءَ السَّحَرَةُ قَالُوا لِفِرْعَوْنَ أَئِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجْرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحْنُ الْغَالِبِينَ
Falamma jaa alssaharatu qaloo lifirAAawna ainna lana laajran in kunna nahnu alghalibeena
And when the wizards came they said unto Pharaoh: Will there surely be a reward for us if we are the winners ?
And when the magicians came, they said to Firon: Shall we get a reward if we are the vanquishers?
قَالَ نَعَمْ وَإِنَّكُمْ إِذًا لَّمِنَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ
Qala naAAam wainnakum ithan lamina almuqarrabeena
He said: Aye, and ye will then surely be of those brought near (to me).
He said: Yes, and surely you will then be of those who are made near.
قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰ أَلْقُوا مَا أَنتُم مُّلْقُونَ
Qala lahum moosa alqoo ma antum mulqoona
Moses said unto them: Throw what ye are going to throw!
Musa said to them: Cast what you are going to cast.
فَأَلْقَوْا حِبَالَهُمْ وَعِصِيَّهُمْ وَقَالُوا بِعِزَّةِ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّا لَنَحْنُ الْغَالِبُونَ
Faalqaw hibalahum waAAisiyyahum waqaloo biAAizzati firAAawna inna lanahnu alghaliboona
Then they threw down their cords and their staves and said: By Pharaoh's might, lo! we verily are the winners.
So they cast down their cords and their rods and said: By Firon's power, we shall most surely be victorious.
فَأَلْقَىٰ مُوسَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَلْقَفُ مَا يَأْفِكُونَ
Faalqa moosa AAasahu faitha hiya talqafu ma yafikoona
Then Moses threw his staff and lo! it swallowed that which they did falsely show.
Then Musa cast down his staff and lo! it swallowed up the lies they told.
فَأُلْقِيَ السَّحَرَةُ سَاجِدِينَ
Faolqiya alssaharatu sajideena
And the wizards were flung prostrate,
And the magicians were thrown down prostrate;
قَالُوا آمَنَّا بِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
Qaloo amanna birabbi alAAalameena
Crying: We believe in the Lord of the Worlds,
They said: We believe in the Lord of the worlds:
رَبِّ مُوسَىٰ وَهَارُونَ
Rabbi moosa waharoona
The Lord of Moses and Aaron.
The Lord of Musa and Haroun.
قَالَ آمَنتُمْ لَهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ آذَنَ لَكُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُ لَكَبِيرُكُمُ الَّذِي عَلَّمَكُمُ السِّحْرَ فَلَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ۚ لَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيْدِيَكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُم مِّنْ خِلَافٍ وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ
Qala amantum lahu qabla an athana lakum innahu lakabeerukumu allathee AAallamakumu alssihra falasawfa taAAlamoona laoqattiAAanna aydiyakum waarjulakum min khilafin walaosallibannakum ajmaAAeena
(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 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.
قَالُوا لَا ضَيْرَ ۖ إِنَّا إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا مُنقَلِبُونَ
Qaloo la dayra inna ila rabbina munqaliboona
They said: It is no hurt, for lo! unto our Lord we shall return.
They said: No harm; surely to our Lord we go back;
إِنَّا نَطْمَعُ أَن يَغْفِرَ لَنَا رَبُّنَا خَطَايَانَا أَن كُنَّا أَوَّلَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
Inna natmaAAu an yaghfira lana rabbuna khatayana an kunna awwala almumineena
Lo! we ardently hope that our Lord will forgive us our sins because we are the first of the believers.
Surely we hope that our Lord will forgive us our wrongs because we are the first of the believers.
۞ وَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ أَنْ أَسْرِ بِعِبَادِي إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ
Waawhayna ila moosa an asri biAAibadee innakum muttabaAAoona
And We inspired Moses, saying: Take away My slaves by night, for ye will be pursued.
And We revealed to Musa, saying: Go away with My servants travelling by night, surely you will be pursued.
فَأَرْسَلَ فِرْعَوْنُ فِي الْمَدَائِنِ حَاشِرِينَ
Faarsala firAAawnu fee almadaini hashireena
Then Pharaoh sent into the cities summoners,
So Firon sent heralds into the cities;
إِنَّ هَٰؤُلَاءِ لَشِرْذِمَةٌ قَلِيلُونَ
Inna haolai lashirthimatun qaleeloona
(Who said): Lo! these indeed are but a little troop,
Most surely these are a small company;
وَإِنَّهُمْ لَنَا لَغَائِظُونَ
Wainnahum lana laghaithoona
And lo! they are offenders against us.
And most surely they have enraged us;
وَإِنَّا لَجَمِيعٌ حَاذِرُونَ
Wainna lajameeAAun hathiroona
And lo! we are a ready host.
And most surely we are a vigilant multitude.
فَأَخْرَجْنَاهُم مِّن جَنَّاتٍ وَعُيُونٍ
Faakhrajnahum min jannatin waAAuyoonin
Thus did We take them away from gardens and watersprings,
So We turned them out of gardens and springs,
وَكُنُوزٍ وَمَقَامٍ كَرِيمٍ
Wakunoozin wamaqamin kareemin
And treasures and a fair estate.
And treasures and goodly dwellings,
كَذَٰلِكَ وَأَوْرَثْنَاهَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ
Kathalika waawrathnaha banee israeela
Thus (were those things taken from them) and We caused the Children of Israel to inherit them.
Even so. And We gave them as a heritage to the children of Israel.
فَأَتْبَعُوهُم مُّشْرِقِينَ
FaatbaAAoohum mushriqeena
And they overtook them at sunrise.
Then they pursued them at sunrise.
فَلَمَّا تَرَاءَى الْجَمْعَانِ قَالَ أَصْحَابُ مُوسَىٰ إِنَّا لَمُدْرَكُونَ
Falamma taraa aljamAAani qala ashabu moosa inna lamudrakoona
And when the two hosts saw each other, those with Moses said: Lo! we are indeed caught.
So when the two hosts saw each other, the companions of Musa cried out: Most surely we are being overtaken.
قَالَ كَلَّا ۖ إِنَّ مَعِيَ رَبِّي سَيَهْدِينِ
Qala kalla inna maAAiya rabbee sayahdeeni
He said: Nay, verily! for lo! my Lord is with me. He will guide me.
He said: By no means; surely my Lord is with me: He will show me a way out.
فَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ أَنِ اضْرِب بِّعَصَاكَ الْبَحْرَ ۖ فَانفَلَقَ فَكَانَ كُلُّ فِرْقٍ كَالطَّوْدِ الْعَظِيمِ
Faawhayna ila moosa ani idrib biAAasaka albahra fainfalaqa fakana kullu firqin kaalttawdi alAAatheemi
Then We inspired Moses, saying: Smite the sea with thy staff. And it parted, and each part was as a mountain vast.
Then We revealed to Musa: Strike the sea with your staff. So it had cloven asunder, and each part was like a huge mound.
وَأَزْلَفْنَا ثَمَّ الْآخَرِينَ
Waazlafna thamma alakhareena
Then brought We near the others to that place.
And We brought near, there, the others.
وَأَنجَيْنَا مُوسَىٰ وَمَن مَّعَهُ أَجْمَعِينَ
Waanjayna moosa waman maAAahu ajmaAAeena
And We saved Moses and those with him, every one;
And We saved Musa and those with him, all of them.
ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا الْآخَرِينَ
Thumma aghraqna alakhareena
And We drowned the others.
Then We drowned the others.
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena
Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.
Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ
Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu
And lo, thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
وَاتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبَأَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ
Waotlu AAalayhim nabaa ibraheema
Recite unto them the story of Abraham:
And recite to them the story of Ibrahim.
إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ
Ith qala liabeehi waqawmihi ma taAAbudoona
When he said unto his father and his folk: What worship ye ?
When he said to his father and his people: What do you worship?
قَالُوا نَعْبُدُ أَصْنَامًا فَنَظَلُّ لَهَا عَاكِفِينَ
Qaloo naAAbudu asnaman fanathallu laha AAakifeena
They said: We worship idols, and are ever devoted unto them.
They said: We worship idols, so we shall be their votaries.
قَالَ هَلْ يَسْمَعُونَكُمْ إِذْ تَدْعُونَ
Qala hal yasmaAAoonakum ith tadAAoona
He said: Do they hear you when ye cry ?
He said: Do they hear you when you call?
أَوْ يَنفَعُونَكُمْ أَوْ يَضُرُّونَ
Aw yanfaAAoonakum aw yadurroona
Or do they benefit or harm you ?
Or do they profit you or cause you harm?
قَالُوا بَلْ وَجَدْنَا آبَاءَنَا كَذَٰلِكَ يَفْعَلُونَ
Qaloo bal wajadna abaana kathalika yafAAaloona
They said: Nay, but we found our fathers acting on this wise.
They said: Nay, we found our fathers doing so.
قَالَ أَفَرَأَيْتُم مَّا كُنتُمْ تَعْبُدُونَ
Qala afaraaytum ma kuntum taAAbudoona
He said: See now that which ye worship,
He said: Have you then considered what you have been worshipping:
أَنتُمْ وَآبَاؤُكُمُ الْأَقْدَمُونَ
Antum waabaokumu alaqdamoona
Ye and your forefathers!
You and your ancient sires.
فَإِنَّهُمْ عَدُوٌّ لِّي إِلَّا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ
Fainnahum AAaduwwun lee illa rabba alAAalameena
Lo! they are (all) an enemy unto me, save the Lord of the Worlds,
Surely they are enemies to me, but not (so) the Lord of the worlds;
الَّذِي خَلَقَنِي فَهُوَ يَهْدِينِ
Allathee khalaqanee fahuwa yahdeeni
Who created me, and He doth guide me,
Who created me, then He has shown me the way:
وَالَّذِي هُوَ يُطْعِمُنِي وَيَسْقِينِ
Waallathee huwa yutAAimunee wayasqeeni
And Who feedeth me and watereth me.
And He Who gives me to eat and gives me to drink:
وَإِذَا مَرِضْتُ فَهُوَ يَشْفِينِ
Waitha maridtu fahuwa yashfeeni
And when I sicken, then He healeth me,
And when I am sick, then He restores me to health
وَالَّذِي يُمِيتُنِي ثُمَّ يُحْيِينِ
Waallathee yumeetunee thumma yuhyeeni
And Who causeth me to die, then giveth me life (again),
And He Who will cause me to die, then give me life;
وَالَّذِي أَطْمَعُ أَن يَغْفِرَ لِي خَطِيئَتِي يَوْمَ الدِّينِ
Waallathee atmaAAu an yaghfira lee khateeatee yawma alddeeni
And Who, I ardently hope, will forgive me my sin on the Day of Judgment.
And Who, I hope, will forgive me my mistakes on the day of judgment.
رَبِّ هَبْ لِي حُكْمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِالصَّالِحِينَ
Rabbi hab lee hukman waalhiqnee bialssaliheena
My Lord! Vouchsafe me wisdom and unite me to the righteous.
My Lord: Grant me wisdom, and join me with the good
وَاجْعَل لِّي لِسَانَ صِدْقٍ فِي الْآخِرِينَ
WaijAAal lee lisana sidqin fee alakhireena
And give unto me a good report in later generations.
And ordain for me a goodly mention among posterity
وَاجْعَلْنِي مِن وَرَثَةِ جَنَّةِ النَّعِيمِ
WaijAAalnee min warathati jannati alnnaAAeemi
And place me among the inheritors of the Garden of Delight,
And make me of the heirs of the garden of bliss
وَاغْفِرْ لِأَبِي إِنَّهُ كَانَ مِنَ الضَّالِّينَ
Waighfir liabee innahu kana mina alddalleena
And forgive my father. Lo! he is of those who err.
And forgive my father, for surely he is of those who have gone astray;
وَلَا تُخْزِنِي يَوْمَ يُبْعَثُونَ
Wala tukhzinee yawma yubAAathoona
And abase me not on the day when they are raised,
And disgrace me not on the day when they are raised
يَوْمَ لَا يَنفَعُ مَالٌ وَلَا بَنُونَ
Yawma la yanfaAAu malun wala banoona
The day when wealth and sons avail not (any man)
The day on which property will not avail, nor sons
إِلَّا مَنْ أَتَى اللَّهَ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ
Illa man ata Allaha biqalbin saleemin
Save him who bringeth unto Allah a whole heart.
Except him who comes to Allah with a heart free (from evil).
وَأُزْلِفَتِ الْجَنَّةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ
Waozlifati aljannatu lilmuttaqeena
And the Garden will be brought nigh for those who ward off (evil).
And the garden shall be brought near for those who guard (against evil),
وَبُرِّزَتِ الْجَحِيمُ لِلْغَاوِينَ
Waburrizati aljaheemu lilghaweena
And hell will appear plainly to the erring.
And the hell shall be made manifest to the erring ones,
وَقِيلَ لَهُمْ أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْبُدُونَ
Waqeela lahum ayna ma kuntum taAAbudoona
And it will be said unto them: Where is (all) that ye used to worship
And it shall be said to them: Where are those that you used to worship;
مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ هَلْ يَنصُرُونَكُمْ أَوْ يَنتَصِرُونَ
Min dooni Allahi hal yansuroonakum aw yantasiroona
Instead of Allah ? Can they help you or help themselves ?
Besides Allah? Can they help you or yet help themselves?
فَكُبْكِبُوا فِيهَا هُمْ وَالْغَاوُونَ
Fakubkiboo feeha hum waalghawoona
Then will they be hurled therein, they and the seducers
So they shall be thrown down into it, they and the erring ones,
وَجُنُودُ إِبْلِيسَ أَجْمَعُونَ
Wajunoodu ibleesa ajmaAAoona
And the hosts of Iblis, together.
And the hosts of the Shaitan, all.
قَالُوا وَهُمْ فِيهَا يَخْتَصِمُونَ
Qaloo wahum feeha yakhtasimoona
And they will say, when they are quarrelling therein:
They shall say while they contend therein:
تَاللَّهِ إِن كُنَّا لَفِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ
TaAllahi in kunna lafee dalalin mubeenin
By Allah, of a truth we were in error manifest
By Allah! we were certainly in manifest error,
إِذْ نُسَوِّيكُم بِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
Ith nusawweekum birabbi alAAalameena
When we made you equal with the Lord of the Worlds.
When we made you equal to the Lord of the worlds;
وَمَا أَضَلَّنَا إِلَّا الْمُجْرِمُونَ
Wama adallana illa almujrimoona
It was but the guilty who misled us.
And none but the guilty led us astray;
فَمَا لَنَا مِن شَافِعِينَ
Fama lana min shafiAAeena
Now we have no intercessors
So we have no intercessors,
وَلَا صَدِيقٍ حَمِيمٍ
Wala sadeeqin hameemin
Nor any loving friend.
Nor a true friend;
فَلَوْ أَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةً فَنَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
Falaw anna lana karratan fanakoona mina almumineena
Oh, that we had another turn (on earth), that we might be of the believers!
But if we could but once return, we would be of the believers.
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena
Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers!
Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ
Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu
And lo, thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ الْمُرْسَلِينَ
Kaththabat qawmu noohin almursaleena
Noah's folk denied the messengers (of Allah),
The people of Nuh rejected the apostles.
إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ نُوحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
Ith qala lahum akhoohum noohun ala tattaqoona
When their brother Noah said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil) ?
When their brother Nuh said to them: Will you not guard (against evil)?
إِنِّي لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ
Innee lakum rasoolun ameenun
Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
Surely I am a faithful apostle to you;
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni
So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.
Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me
وَمَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
Wama asalukum AAalayhi min ajrin in ajriya illa AAala rabbi alAAalameena
And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
And I do not ask you any reward for it; my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds:
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni
So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.
So guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me.
۞ قَالُوا أَنُؤْمِنُ لَكَ وَاتَّبَعَكَ الْأَرْذَلُونَ
Qaloo anuminu laka waittabaAAaka alarthaloona
They said: Shall we put faith in thee, when the lowest (of the people) follow thee ?
They said: Shall we believe in you while the meanest follow you?
قَالَ وَمَا عِلْمِي بِمَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ
Qala wama AAilmee bima kanoo yaAAmaloona
He said: And what knowledge have I of what they may have been doing (in the past) ?
He said: And what knowledge have I of what they do?
إِنْ حِسَابُهُمْ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّي ۖ لَوْ تَشْعُرُونَ
In hisabuhum illa AAala rabbee law tashAAuroona
Lo! their reckoning is my Lord's concern, if ye but knew;
Their account is only with my Lord, if you could perceive
وَمَا أَنَا بِطَارِدِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
Wama ana bitaridi almumineena
And I am not (here) to repulse believers.
And I am not going to drive away the believers;
إِنْ أَنَا إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ
In ana illa natheerun mubeenun
I am only a plain warner.
I am naught but a plain warner.
قَالُوا لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهِ يَا نُوحُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْمَرْجُومِينَ
Qaloo lain lam tantahi ya noohu latakoonanna mina almarjoomeena
They said: If thou cease not, O Noah, thou wilt surely be among those stoned (to death).
They said: If you desist not, O Nuh, you shall most certainly be of those stoned to death.
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوْمِي كَذَّبُونِ
Qala rabbi inna qawmee kaththabooni
He said: My Lord! Lo! my own folk deny me.
He said: My Lord! Surely my people give me the lie!
فَافْتَحْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُمْ فَتْحًا وَنَجِّنِي وَمَن مَّعِيَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
Faiftah baynee wabaynahum fathan wanajjinee waman maAAiya mina almumineena
Therefor judge Thou between us, a (conclusive) judgment, and save me and those believers who are with me.
Therefore judge Thou between me and them with a (just) judgment, and deliver me and those who are with me of the believers.
فَأَنجَيْنَاهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُ فِي الْفُلْكِ الْمَشْحُونِ
Faanjaynahu waman maAAahu fee alfulki almashhooni
And We saved him and those with him in the laden ship.
So We delivered him and those with him in the laden ark.
ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا بَعْدُ الْبَاقِينَ
Thumma aghraqna baAAdu albaqeena
Then afterward We drowned the others.
Then We drowned the rest afterwards
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena
Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.
Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ
Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu
And lo, thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ الْمُرْسَلِينَ
Kaththabat AAadun almursaleena
(The tribe of) A'ad denied the messengers (of Allah).
Ad gave the lie to the apostles.
إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ هُودٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
Ith qala lahum akhoohum hoodun ala tattaqoona
When their brother Hud said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil) ?
When their brother Hud said to them: Will you not guard (against evil)?
إِنِّي لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ
Innee lakum rasoolun ameenun
Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
Surely I am a faithful apostle to you;
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni
So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me:
وَمَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
Wama asalukum AAalayhi min ajrin in ajriya illa AAala rabbi alAAalameena
And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
And I do not ask you any reward for it; surely my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds
أَتَبْنُونَ بِكُلِّ رِيعٍ آيَةً تَعْبَثُونَ
Atabnoona bikulli reeAAin ayatan taAAbathoona
Build ye on every high place a monument for vain delight ?
Do you build on every height a monument? Vain is it that you do:
وَتَتَّخِذُونَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَخْلُدُونَ
Watattakhithoona masaniAAa laAAallakum takhludoona
And seek ye out strongholds, that haply ye may last for ever ?
And you make strong fortresses that perhaps you may
وَإِذَا بَطَشْتُم بَطَشْتُمْ جَبَّارِينَ
Waitha batashtum batashtum jabbareena
And if ye seize by force, seize ye as tyrants ?
And when you lay hands (on men) you lay hands (like) tyrants;
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni
Rather keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.
So guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me
وَاتَّقُوا الَّذِي أَمَدَّكُم بِمَا تَعْلَمُونَ
Waittaqoo allathee amaddakum bima taAAlamoona
Keep your duty toward Him Who hath aided you with (the good things) that ye know,
And be careful of (your duty to) Him Who has given you abundance of what you know.
أَمَدَّكُم بِأَنْعَامٍ وَبَنِينَ
Amaddakum bianAAamin wabaneena
Hath aided you with cattle and sons.
He has given you abundance of cattle and children
وَجَنَّاتٍ وَعُيُونٍ
Wajannatin waAAuyoonin
And gardens and watersprings.
And gardens and fountains;
إِنِّي أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ
Innee akhafu AAalaykum AAathaba yawmin AAatheemin
Lo! I fear for you the retribution of an awful day.
Surely I fear for you the chastisement of a grievous day
قَالُوا سَوَاءٌ عَلَيْنَا أَوَعَظْتَ أَمْ لَمْ تَكُن مِّنَ الْوَاعِظِينَ
Qaloo sawaon AAalayna awaAAathta am lam takun mina alwaAAitheena
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 you admonish or are not one of the admonishers
إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا خُلُقُ الْأَوَّلِينَ
In hatha illa khuluqu alawwaleena
This is but a fable of the men of old,
This is naught but a custom of the ancients;
وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ
Wama nahnu bimuAAaththabeena
And we shall not be doomed.
And we are not going to be punished.
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَهْلَكْنَاهُمْ ۗ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
Fakaththaboohu faahlaknahum inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena
And they denied him; therefor We destroyed them. Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.
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.
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ
Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu
And lo! thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ الْمُرْسَلِينَ
Kaththabat thamoodu almursaleena
(The tribe of) Thamud denied the messengers (of Allah)
Samood gave the lie to the apostles
إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ صَالِحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
Ith qala lahum akhoohum salihun ala tattaqoona
When their brother Salih said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil) ?
When their brother Salih said to them: Will you not guard (against evil)?
إِنِّي لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ
Innee lakum rasoolun ameenun
Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
Surely I am a faithful apostle to you
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni
So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me:
وَمَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
Wama asalukum AAalayhi min ajrin in ajriya illa AAala rabbi alAAalameena
And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
And I do not ask you any reward for it; my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds:
أَتُتْرَكُونَ فِي مَا هَاهُنَا آمِنِينَ
Atutrakoona fee ma hahuna amineena
Will ye be left secure in that which is here before us,
Will you be left secure in what is here;
فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَعُيُونٍ
Fee jannatin waAAuyoonin
In gardens and watersprings.
In gardens and fountains,
وَزُرُوعٍ وَنَخْلٍ طَلْعُهَا هَضِيمٌ
WazurooAAin wanakhlin talAAuha hadeemun
And tilled fields and heavy - sheathed palm - trees,
And cornfields and palm - trees having fine spadices?
وَتَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ الْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا فَارِهِينَ
Watanhitoona mina aljibali buyootan fariheena
Though ye hew out dwellings in the mountain, being skilful ?
And you hew houses out of the mountains exultingly;
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni
Therefor keep your duty to Allah and obey me,
Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me;
وَلَا تُطِيعُوا أَمْرَ الْمُسْرِفِينَ
Wala tuteeAAoo amra almusrifeena
And obey not the command of the prodigal,
And do not obey the bidding of the extravagant,
الَّذِينَ يُفْسِدُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا يُصْلِحُونَ
Allatheena yufsidoona fee alardi wala yuslihoona
Who spread corruption in the earth, and reform not.
Who make mischief in the land and do not act aright.
قَالُوا إِنَّمَا أَنتَ مِنَ الْمُسَحَّرِينَ
Qaloo innama anta mina almusahhareena
They said: Thou art but one of the bewitched;
They said: You are only of the deluded ones;
مَا أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا فَأْتِ بِآيَةٍ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ
Ma anta illa basharun mithluna fati biayatin in kunta mina alssadiqeena
Thou art but a mortal like us. So bring some token if thou art of the truthful.
You are naught but a mortal like ourselves; so bring a sign if you are one of the truthful.
قَالَ هَٰذِهِ نَاقَةٌ لَّهَا شِرْبٌ وَلَكُمْ شِرْبُ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ
Qala hathihi naqatun laha shirbun walakum shirbu yawmin maAAloomin
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: This is a she - camel; she shall have her portion of water, and you have your portion of water on an appointed time;
وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوءٍ فَيَأْخُذَكُمْ عَذَابُ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ
Wala tamassooha bisooin fayakhuthakum AAathabu yawmin AAatheemin
And touch her not with ill lest there come on you the retribution of an awful day.
And do not touch her with evil, lest the punishment of a grievous day should overtake you.
فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَصْبَحُوا نَادِمِينَ
FaAAaqarooha faasbahoo nadimeena
But they hamstrung her, and then were penitent.
But they hamstrung her, then regretted;
فَأَخَذَهُمُ الْعَذَابُ ۗ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
Faakhathahumu alAAathabu inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena
So the retribution came on them. Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.
So the punishment overtook them. Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ
Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu
And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوطٍ الْمُرْسَلِينَ
Kaththabat qawmu lootin almursaleena
The folk of Lot denied the messengers (of Allah),
The people of Lut gave the lie to the apostles.
إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ لُوطٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
Ith qala lahum akhoohum lootun ala tattaqoona
When their brother Lot said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil) ?
When their brother Lut said to them: Will you not guard (against evil)?
إِنِّي لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ
Innee lakum rasoolun ameenun
Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
Surely I am a faithful apostle to you;
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni
So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me:
وَمَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
Wama asalukum AAalayhi min ajrin in ajriya illa AAala rabbi alAAalameena
And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
And I do not ask you any reward for it; my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds;
أَتَأْتُونَ الذُّكْرَانَ مِنَ الْعَالَمِينَ
Atatoona alththukrana mina alAAalameena
What! Of all creatures do ye come unto the males,
What! do you come to the males from among the creatures
وَتَذَرُونَ مَا خَلَقَ لَكُمْ رَبُّكُم مِّنْ أَزْوَاجِكُم ۚ بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌ عَادُونَ
Watatharoona ma khalaqa lakum rabbukum min azwajikum bal antum qawmun AAadoona
And leave the wives your Lord created for you ? Nay, but ye are froward folk.
And leave what your Lord has created for you of your wives? Nay, you are a people exceeding limits.
قَالُوا لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهِ يَا لُوطُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْمُخْرَجِينَ
Qaloo lain lam tantahi ya lootu latakoonanna mina almukhrajeena
They said: If thou cease not, O Lot, thou wilt soon be of the outcast.
They said: If you desist not, O Lut! you shall surely be of those who are expelled.
قَالَ إِنِّي لِعَمَلِكُم مِّنَ الْقَالِينَ
Qala innee liAAamalikum mina alqaleena
He said: I am in truth of those who hate your conduct.
He said: Surely I am of those who utterly abhor your doing;
رَبِّ نَجِّنِي وَأَهْلِي مِمَّا يَعْمَلُونَ
Rabbi najjinee waahlee mimma yaAAmaloona
My Lord! Save me and my household from what they do.
My Lord! deliver me and my followers from what they do.
فَنَجَّيْنَاهُ وَأَهْلَهُ أَجْمَعِينَ
Fanajjaynahu waahlahu ajmaAAeena
So We saved him and his household, every one,
So We delivered him and his followers all,
إِلَّا عَجُوزًا فِي الْغَابِرِينَ
Illa AAajoozan fee alghabireena
Save an old woman among those who stayed behind.
Except an old woman, among those who remained behind.
ثُمَّ دَمَّرْنَا الْآخَرِينَ
Thumma dammarna alakhareena
Then afterward We destroyed the others.
Then We utterly destroyed the others.
وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهِم مَّطَرًا ۖ فَسَاءَ مَطَرُ الْمُنذَرِينَ
Waamtarna AAalayhim mataran fasaa mataru almunthareena
And We rained on them a rain. And dreadful is the rain of those who have been warned.
And We rained down upon them a rain, and evil was the rain on those warned.
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena
Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.
Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ
Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu
And lo! thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.
كَذَّبَ أَصْحَابُ الْأَيْكَةِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ
Kaththaba ashabu alaykati almursaleena
The dwellers in the wood (of Midian) denied the messengers (of Allah),
The dwellers of the thicket gave the lie to the apostles.
إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ شُعَيْبٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
Ith qala lahum shuAAaybun ala tattaqoona
When Shu'eyb said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil) ?
When Shu'aib said to them: Will you not guard (against evil)?
إِنِّي لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ
Innee lakum rasoolun ameenun
Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
Surely I am a faithful apostle to you;
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni
So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me:
وَمَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
Wama asalukum AAalayhi min ajrin in ajriya illa AAala rabbi alAAalameena
And I ask of you no wage for it; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
And I do not ask you any reward for it, my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds;
۞ أَوْفُوا الْكَيْلَ وَلَا تَكُونُوا مِنَ الْمُخْسِرِينَ
Awfoo alkayla wala takoonoo mina almukhsireena
Give full measure, and be not of those who give less (than the due).
Give a full measure and be not of those who diminish;
وَزِنُوا بِالْقِسْطَاسِ الْمُسْتَقِيمِ
Wazinoo bialqistasi almustaqeemi
And weigh with the true balance.
And weigh (things) with a right balance,
وَلَا تَبْخَسُوا النَّاسَ أَشْيَاءَهُمْ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا فِي الْأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ
Wala tabkhasoo alnnasa ashyaahum wala taAAthaw fee alardi mufsideena
Wrong not mankind in their goods, and do not evil, making mischief, in the earth.
And do not wrong men of their things, and do not act corruptly in the earth, making mischief.
وَاتَّقُوا الَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ وَالْجِبِلَّةَ الْأَوَّلِينَ
Waittaqoo allathee khalaqakum waaljibillata alawwaleena
And keep your duty unto Him Who created you and the generations of the men of old.
And guard against (the punishment of) Him who created you and the former nations.
قَالُوا إِنَّمَا أَنتَ مِنَ الْمُسَحَّرِينَ
Qaloo innama anta mina almusahhareena
They said: Thou art but one of the bewitched;
They said: You are only of those deluded;
وَمَا أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا وَإِن نَّظُنُّكَ لَمِنَ الْكَاذِبِينَ
Wama anta illa basharun mithluna wain nathunnuka lamina alkathibeena
Thou art but a mortal like us, and lo! we deem thee of the liars.
And you are naught but a mortal like ourselves, and we know you to be certainly of the liars.
فَأَسْقِطْ عَلَيْنَا كِسَفًا مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ
Faasqit AAalayna kisafan mina alssamai in kunta mina alssadiqeena
Then make fragments of the heaven fall upon us, if thou art of the truthful.
Therefore cause a portion of the heaven to come down upon us, if you are one of the truthful.
قَالَ رَبِّي أَعْلَمُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ
Qala rabbee aAAlamu bima taAAmaloona
He said: My Lord is Best Aware of what ye do.
He said: My Lord knows best what you do.
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَخَذَهُمْ عَذَابُ يَوْمِ الظُّلَّةِ ۚ إِنَّهُ كَانَ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ
Fakaththaboohu faakhathahum AAathabu yawmi alththullati innahu kana AAathaba yawmin AAatheemin
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 called him a liar, so the punishment of the day of covering overtook them; surely it was the punishment of a grievous day.
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena
Lo! herein is indeed a portent; yet most of them are not believers.
Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ
Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu
And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
And most surely your Lord is Mighty, the Merciful.
وَإِنَّهُ لَتَنزِيلُ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
Wainnahu latanzeelu rabbi alAAalameena
And lo! it is a revelation of the Lord of the Worlds,
And most surely this is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
نَزَلَ بِهِ الرُّوحُ الْأَمِينُ
Nazala bihi alrroohu alameenu
Which the True Spirit hath brought down
The Faithful Spirit has descended with it,
عَلَىٰ قَلْبِكَ لِتَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُنذِرِينَ
AAala qalbika litakoona mina almunthireena
Upon thy heart, that thou mayst be (one) of the warners,
Upon your heart that you may be of the warners
بِلِسَانٍ عَرَبِيٍّ مُّبِينٍ
Bilisanin AAarabiyyin mubeenin
In plain Arabic speech.
In plain Arabic language.
وَإِنَّهُ لَفِي زُبُرِ الْأَوَّلِينَ
Wainnahu lafee zuburi alawwaleena
And lo! it is in the Scriptures of the men of old.
And most surely the same is in the scriptures of the ancients.
أَوَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُمْ آيَةً أَن يَعْلَمَهُ عُلَمَاءُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ
Awalam yakun lahum ayatan an yaAAlamahu AAulamao banee israeela
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 men of the Israelites know it?
وَلَوْ نَزَّلْنَاهُ عَلَىٰ بَعْضِ الْأَعْجَمِينَ
Walaw nazzalnahu AAala baAAdi alaAAjameena
And if We had revealed it unto one of any other nation than the Arabs,
And if we had revealed it to any of the foreigners
فَقَرَأَهُ عَلَيْهِم مَّا كَانُوا بِهِ مُؤْمِنِينَ
Faqaraahu AAalayhim ma kanoo bihi mumineena
And he had read it unto them, they would not have believed in it.
So that he should have recited it to them, they would not have believed therein.
كَذَٰلِكَ سَلَكْنَاهُ فِي قُلُوبِ الْمُجْرِمِينَ
Kathalika salaknahu fee quloobi almujrimeena
Thus do We make it traverse the hearts of the guilty.
Thus have We caused it to enter into the hearts of the guilty.
لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِ حَتَّىٰ يَرَوُا الْعَذَابَ الْأَلِيمَ
La yuminoona bihi hatta yarawoo alAAathaba alaleema
They will not believe in it till they behold the painful doom,
They will not believe in it until they see the painful punishment.
فَيَأْتِيَهُم بَغْتَةً وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ
Fayatiyahum baghtatan wahum la yashAAuroona
So that it will come upon them suddenly, when they perceive not.
And it shall come to them all of a sudden, while they shall not perceive;
فَيَقُولُوا هَلْ نَحْنُ مُنظَرُونَ
Fayaqooloo hal nahnu muntharoona
Then they will say: Are we to be reprieved ?
Then they will say: Shall we be respited?
أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونَ
AfabiAAathabina yastaAAjiloona
Would they (now) hasten on Our doom ?
What! do they still seek to hasten on Our punishment?
أَفَرَأَيْتَ إِن مَّتَّعْنَاهُمْ سِنِينَ
Afaraayta in mattaAAnahum sineena
Hast thou then seen, if We content them for (long) years,
Have you then considered if We let them enjoy themselves for years,
ثُمَّ جَاءَهُم مَّا كَانُوا يُوعَدُونَ
Thumma jaahum ma kanoo yooAAadoona
And then cometh that which they were promised,
Then there comes to them that with which they are threatened,
مَا أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا يُمَتَّعُونَ
Ma aghna AAanhum ma kanoo yumattaAAoona
(How) that wherewith they were contented naught availeth them ?
That which they were made to enjoy shall not avail them?
وَمَا أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا لَهَا مُنذِرُونَ
Wama ahlakna min qaryatin illa laha munthiroona
And We destroyed no township but it had its warners
And We did not destroy any town but it had (its) warners,
ذِكْرَىٰ وَمَا كُنَّا ظَالِمِينَ
Thikra wama kunna thalimeena
For reminder, for We never were oppressors.
To remind, and We are never unjust.
وَمَا تَنَزَّلَتْ بِهِ الشَّيَاطِينُ
Wama tanazzalat bihi alshshayateenu
The devils did not bring it down.
And the Shaitans have not come down with it.
وَمَا يَنبَغِي لَهُمْ وَمَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ
Wama yanbaghee lahum wama yastateeAAoona
It is not meet for them, nor is it in their power,
And it behoves them not, and they have not the power to do (it).
إِنَّهُمْ عَنِ السَّمْعِ لَمَعْزُولُونَ
Innahum AAani alssamAAi lamaAAzooloona
Lo! verily they are banished from the hearing.
Most surely they are far removed from the hearing of it.
فَلَا تَدْعُ مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا آخَرَ فَتَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُعَذَّبِينَ
Fala tadAAu maAAa Allahi ilahan akhara fatakoona mina almuAAaththabeena
Therefor invoke not with Allah another god, lest thou be one of the doomed.
So call not upon another god with Allah, lest you be of those who are punished.
وَأَنذِرْ عَشِيرَتَكَ الْأَقْرَبِينَ
Waanthir AAasheerataka alaqrabeena
And warn thy tribe of near kindred,
And warn your nearest relations,
وَاخْفِضْ جَنَاحَكَ لِمَنِ اتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
Waikhfid janahaka limani ittabaAAaka mina almumineena
And lower thy wing (in kindness) unto those believers who follow thee.
And be kind to him who follows you of the believers.
فَإِنْ عَصَوْكَ فَقُلْ إِنِّي بَرِيءٌ مِّمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ
Fain AAasawka faqul innee bareeon mimma taAAmaloona
And if they (thy kinsfolk) disobey thee, say: Lo! I am innocent of what they do.
But if they disobey you, then say: Surely I am clear of what you do.
وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى الْعَزِيزِ الرَّحِيمِ
Watawakkal AAala alAAazeezi alrraheemi
And put thy trust in the Mighty, the Merciful.
And rely on the Mighty, the Merciful,
الَّذِي يَرَاكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ
Allathee yaraka heena taqoomu
Who seeth thee when thou standest up (to pray)
Who sees you when you stand up.
وَتَقَلُّبَكَ فِي السَّاجِدِينَ
Wataqallubaka fee alssajideena
And (seeth) thine abasement among those who fall prostrate (in worship).
And your turning over and over among those who prostrate themselves before Allah.
إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ
Innahu huwa alssameeAAu alAAaleemu
Lo! He, only He, is the Hearer, the Knower.
Surely He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
هَلْ أُنَبِّئُكُمْ عَلَىٰ مَن تَنَزَّلُ الشَّيَاطِينُ
Hal onabbiokum AAala man tanazzalu alshshayateenu
Shall I inform you upon whom the devils descend ?
Shall I inform you (of him) upon whom the Shaitans descend?
تَنَزَّلُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ أَفَّاكٍ أَثِيمٍ
Tanazzalu AAala kulli affakin atheemin
They descend on every sinful, false one.
They descend upon every lying, sinful one,
يُلْقُونَ السَّمْعَ وَأَكْثَرُهُمْ كَاذِبُونَ
Yulqoona alssamAAa waaktharuhum kathiboona
They listen eagerly, but most of them are liars.
They incline their ears, and most of them are liars.
وَالشُّعَرَاءُ يَتَّبِعُهُمُ الْغَاوُونَ
WaalshshuAAarao yattabiAAuhumu alghawoona
As for poets, the erring follow them.
And as to the poets, those who go astray follow them.
أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّهُمْ فِي كُلِّ وَادٍ يَهِيمُونَ
Alam tara annahum fee kulli wadin yaheemoona
Hast thou not seen how they stray in every valley,
Do you not see that they wander about bewildered in every valley?
وَأَنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ مَا لَا يَفْعَلُونَ
Waannahum yaqooloona ma la yafAAaloona
And how they say that which they do not ?
And that they say that which they do not do,
إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَذَكَرُوا اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا وَانتَصَرُوا مِن بَعْدِ مَا ظُلِمُوا ۗ وَسَيَعْلَمُ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا أَيَّ مُنقَلَبٍ يَنقَلِبُونَ
Illa allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati wathakaroo Allaha katheeran waintasaroo min baAAdi ma thulimoo wasayaAAlamu allatheena thalamoo ayya munqalabin yanqaliboona
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 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.