Ta Ha

1 Ta, Ha.

1 Ta Ha.

2 We have not sent down to you the Qur'an that you be distressed

2 We have not revealed the Quran to you that you may be unsuccessful.

3 But only as a reminder for those who fear [Allah] -

3 Nay, it is a reminder to him who fears:

4 A revelation from He who created the earth and highest heavens,

4 A revelation from Him Who created the earth and the high heavens.

5 The Most Merciful [who is] above the Throne established.

5 The Beneficent Allah is firm in power.

6 To Him belongs what is in the heavens and what is on the earth and what is between them and what is under the soil.

6 His is what is in the heavens and what is in the earth and what is between them two and what is beneath the ground.

7 And if you speak aloud - then indeed, He knows the secret and what is [even] more hidden.

7 And if you utter the saying aloud, then surely He knows the secret, and what is yet more hidden.

8 Allah - there is no deity except Him. To Him belong the best names.

8 Allah - - there is no god but He; His are the very best names.

9 And has the story of Moses reached you? -

9 And has the story of Musa come to you?

10 When he saw a fire and said to his family, "Stay here; indeed, I have perceived a fire; perhaps I can bring you a torch or find at the fire some guidance."

10 When he saw fire, he said to his family: Stop, for surely I see a fire, haply I may bring to you therefrom a live coal or find a guidance at the fire.

11 And when he came to it, he was called, "O Moses,

11 So when he came to it, a voice was uttered: O Musa:

12 Indeed, I am your Lord, so remove your sandals. Indeed, you are in the sacred valley of Tuwa.

12 Surely I am your Lord, therefore put off your shoes; surely you are in the sacred valley, Tuwa,

13 And I have chosen you, so listen to what is revealed [to you].

13 And I have chosen you, so listen to what is revealed:

14 Indeed, I am Allah. There is no deity except Me, so worship Me and establish prayer for My remembrance.

14 Surely I am Allah, there is no god but I, therefore serve Me and keep up prayer for My remembrance:

15 Indeed, the Hour is coming - I almost conceal it - so that every soul may be recompensed according to that for which it strives.

15 Surely the hour is coming - - I am about to make it manifest - - so that every soul may be rewarded as it strives:

16 So do not let one avert you from it who does not believe in it and follows his desire, for you [then] would perish.

16 Therefore let not him who believes not in it and follows his low desires turn you away from it so that you should perish;

17 And what is that in your right hand, O Moses?"

17 And what is this in your right hand, O Musa!

18 He said, "It is my staff; I lean upon it, and I bring down leaves for my sheep and I have therein other uses."

18 He said: This is my staff: I recline on it and I beat the leaves with it to make them fall upon my sheep, and I have other uses for it.

19 [Allah] said, "Throw it down, O Moses."

19 He said: Cast it down, O Musa!

20 So he threw it down, and thereupon it was a snake, moving swiftly.

20 So he cast it down; and lo! it was a serpent running.

21 [Allah] said, "Seize it and fear not; We will return it to its former condition.

21 He said: Take hold of it and fear not; We will restore it to its former state:

22 And draw in your hand to your side; it will come out white without disease - another sign,

22 And press your hand to your side, it shall come out white without evil: another sign:

23 That We may show you [some] of Our greater signs.

23 That We may show you of Our greater signs:

24 Go to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed."

24 Go to Firon, surely he has exceeded all limits.

25 [Moses] said, "My Lord, expand for me my breast [with assurance]

25 He said: O my Lord! Expand my breast for me,

26 And ease for me my task

26 And make my affair easy to me,

27 And untie the knot from my tongue

27 And loose the knot from my tongue,

28 That they may understand my speech.

28 (That) they may understand my word;

29 And appoint for me a minister from my family -

29 And give to me an aider from my family:

30 Aaron, my brother.

30 Haroun, my brother,

31 Increase through him my strength

31 Strengthen my back by him,

32 And let him share my task

32 And associate him (with me) in my affair,

33 That we may exalt You much

33 So that we should glorify Thee much,

34 And remember You much.

34 And remember Thee oft.

35 Indeed, You are of us ever Seeing."

35 Surely, Thou art seeing us.

36 [Allah] said, "You have been granted your request, O Moses.

36 He said: You are indeed granted your petition, O Musa

37 And We had already conferred favor upon you another time,

37 And certainly We bestowed on you a favor at another time;

38 When We inspired to your mother what We inspired,

38 When We revealed to your mother what was revealed;

39 [Saying], 'Cast him into the chest and cast it into the river, and the river will throw it onto the bank; there will take him an enemy to Me and an enemy to him.' And I bestowed upon you love from Me that you would be brought up under My eye.

39 Saying: Put him into a chest, then cast it down into the river, then the river shall throw him on the shore; there shall take him up one who is an enemy to Me and enemy to him, and I cast down upon you love from Me, and that you might be brought up before My eyes;

40 [And We favored you] when your sister went and said, 'Shall I direct you to someone who will be responsible for him?' So We restored you to your mother that she might be content and not grieve. And you killed someone, but We saved you from retaliation and tried you with a [severe] trial. And you remained [some] years among the people of Madyan. Then you came [here] at the decreed time, O Moses.

40 When your sister went and said: Shall I direct you to one who will take charge of him? So We brought you back to your mother, that her eye might be cooled and she should not grieve and you killed a man, then We delivered you from the grief, and We tried you with (a severe) trying. Then you stayed for years among the people of Madyan; then you came hither as ordained, O Musa.

41 And I produced you for Myself.

41 And I have chosen you for Myself:

42 Go, you and your brother, with My signs and do not slacken in My remembrance.

42 Go you and your brother with My communications and be not remiss in remembering Me;

43 Go, both of you, to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed.

43 Go both to Firon, surely he has become inordinate;

44 And speak to him with gentle speech that perhaps he may be reminded or fear [Allah]."

44 Then speak to him a gentle word haply he may mind or fear.

45 They said, "Our Lord, indeed we are afraid that he will hasten [punishment] against us or that he will transgress."

45 Both said: O our Lord! Surely we fear that he may hasten to do evil to us or that he may become inordinate.

46 [Allah] said, "Fear not. Indeed, I am with you both; I hear and I see.

46 He said: Fear not, surely I am with you both: I do hear and see.

47 So go to him and say, 'Indeed, we are messengers of your Lord, so send with us the Children of Israel and do not torment them. We have come to you with a sign from your Lord. And peace will be upon he who follows the guidance.

47 So go you both to him and say: Surely we are two apostles of your Lord; therefore send the children of Israel with us and do not torment them! Indeed we have brought to you a communication from your Lord, and peace is on him who follows the guidance;

48 Indeed, it has been revealed to us that the punishment will be upon whoever denies and turns away.' "

48 Surely it has been revealed to us that the chastisement will surely come upon him who rejects and turns back.

49 [Pharaoh] said, "So who is the Lord of you two, O Moses?"

49 (Firon) said: And who is your Lord, O Musa?

50 He said, "Our Lord is He who gave each thing its form and then guided [it]."

50 He said: Our Lord is He Who gave to everything its creation, then guided it (to its goal).

51 [Pharaoh] said, "Then what is the case of the former generations?"

51 He said: Then what is the state of the former generations?

52 [Moses] said, "The knowledge thereof is with my Lord in a record. My Lord neither errs nor forgets."

52 He said: The knowledge thereof is with my Lord in a book, my Lord errs not, nor does He forget;

53 [It is He] who has made for you the earth as a bed [spread out] and inserted therein for you roadways and sent down from the sky, rain and produced thereby categories of various plants.

53 Who made the earth for you an expanse and made for you therein paths and sent down water from the cloud; then thereby We have brought forth many species of various herbs.

54 Eat [therefrom] and pasture your livestock. Indeed, in that are signs for those of intelligence.

54 Eat and pasture your cattle; most surely there are signs in this for those endowed with understanding.

55 From the earth We created you, and into it We will return you, and from it We will extract you another time.

55 From it We created you and into it We shall send you back and from it will We raise you a second time.

56 And We certainly showed Pharaoh Our signs - all of them - but he denied and refused.

56 And truly We showed him Our signs, all of them, but he rejected and refused.

57 He said, "Have you come to us to drive us out of our land with your magic, O Moses?

57 Said he: Have you come to us that you should turn us out of our land by your magic, O Musa?

58 Then we will surely bring you magic like it, so make between us and you an appointment, which we will not fail to keep and neither will you, in a place assigned."

58 So we too will produce before you magic like it, therefore make between us and you an appointment, which we should not break, (neither) we nor you, (in) a central place.

59 [Moses] said, "Your appointment is on the day of the festival when the people assemble at mid - morning."

59 (Musa) said: Your appointment is the day of the Festival and let the people be gathered together in the early forenoon.

60 So Pharaoh went away, put together his plan, and then came [to Moses].

60 So Firon turned his back and settled his plan, then came.

61 Moses said to the magicians summoned by Pharaoh, "Woe to you! Do not invent a lie against Allah or He will exterminate you with a punishment; and he has failed who invents [such falsehood]."

61 Musa said to them: Woe to you! do not forge a lie against Allah, lest He destroy you by a punishment, and he who forges (a lie) indeed fails to attain (his desire).

62 So they disputed over their affair among themselves and concealed their private conversation.

62 So they disputed with one another about their affair and kept the discourse secret.

63 They said, "Indeed, these are two magicians who want to drive you out of your land with their magic and do away with your most exemplary way.

63 They said: These are most surely two magicians who wish to turn you out from your land by their magic and to take away your best traditions.

64 So resolve upon your plan and then come [forward] in line. And he has succeeded today who overcomes."

64 Therefore settle your plan, then come standing in ranks and he will prosper indeed this day who overcomes.

65 They said, "O Moses, either you throw or we will be the first to throw."

65 They said: O Musa! will you cast, or shall we be the first who cast down?

66 He said, "Rather, you throw." And suddenly their ropes and staffs seemed to him from their magic that they were moving [like snakes].

66 He said: Nay! cast down. then lo! their cords and their rods - - it was imaged to him on account of their magic as if they were running.

67 And he sensed within himself apprehension, did Moses.

67 So Musa conceived in his mind a fear.

68 Allah said, "Fear not. Indeed, it is you who are superior.

68 We said: Fear not, surely you shall be the uppermost,

69 And throw what is in your right hand; it will swallow up what they have crafted. What they have crafted is but the trick of a magician, and the magician will not succeed wherever he is."

69 And cast down what is in your right hand; it shall devour what they have wrought; they have wrought only the plan of a magician, and the magician shall not be successful wheresoever he may come from.

70 So the magicians fell down in prostration. They said, "We have believed in the Lord of Aaron and Moses."

70 And the magicians were cast down making obeisance; they said: We believe in the Lord of Haroun and Musa.

71 [Pharaoh] said, "You believed him before I gave you permission. Indeed, he is your leader who has taught you magic. So I will surely cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and I will crucify you on the trunks of palm trees, and you will surely know which of us is more severe in [giving] punishment and more enduring."

71 (Firon) said: You believe in him before I give you leave; most surely he is the chief of you who taught you enchantment, therefore I will certainly cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and I will certainly crucify you on the trunks of the palm trees, and certainly you will come to know which of us is the more severe and the more abiding in chastising.

72 They said, "Never will we prefer you over what has come to us of clear proofs and [over] He who created us. So decree whatever you are to decree. You can only decree for this worldly life.

72 They said: We do not prefer you to what has come to us of clear arguments and to He Who made us, therefore decide what you are going to decide; you can only decide about this world's life.

73 Indeed, we have believed in our Lord that He may forgive us our sins and what you compelled us [to do] of magic. And Allah is better and more enduring."

73 Surely we believe in our Lord that He may forgive us our sins and the magic to which you compelled us; and Allah is better and more abiding.

74 Indeed, whoever comes to his Lord as a criminal - indeed, for him is Hell; he will neither die therein nor live.

74 Whoever comes to his Lord (being) guilty, for him is surely hell; he shall not die therein, nor shall he live.

75 But whoever comes to Him as a believer having done righteous deeds - for those will be the highest degrees [in position]:

75 And whoever comes to Him a believer (and) he has done good deeds indeed, these it is who shall have the high ranks,

76 Gardens of perpetual residence beneath which rivers flow, wherein they abide eternally. And that is the reward of one who purifies himself.

76 The gardens of perpetuity, beneath which rivers flow, to abide therein; and this is the reward of him who has purified himself.

77 And We had inspired to Moses, "Travel by night with My servants and strike for them a dry path through the sea; you will not fear being overtaken [by Pharaoh] nor be afraid [of drowning]."

77 And certainly We revealed to Musa, saying: Travel by night with My servants, then make for them a dry path in the sea, not fearing to be overtaken, nor being afraid.

78 So Pharaoh pursued them with his soldiers, and there covered them from the sea that which covered them,

78 And Firon followed them with his armies, so there came upon them of the sea that which came upon them.

79 And Pharaoh led his people astray and did not guide [them].

79 And Firon led astray his people and he did not guide (them) aright.

80 O Children of Israel, We delivered you from your enemy, and We made an appointment with you at the right side of the mount, and We sent down to you manna and quails,

80 O children of Israel! indeed We delivered you from your enemy, and We made a covenant with you on the blessed side of the mountain, and We sent to you the manna and the quails.

81 [Saying], "Eat from the good things with which We have provided you and do not transgress [or oppress others] therein, lest My anger should descend upon you. And he upon whom My anger descends has certainly fallen."

81 Eat of the good things We have given you for sustenance, and be not inordinate with respect to them, lest My wrath should be due to you, and to whomsoever My wrath is due be shall perish indeed.

82 But indeed, I am the Perpetual Forgiver of whoever repents and believes and does righteousness and then continues in guidance.

82 And most surely I am most Forgiving to him who repents and believes and does good, then continues to follow the right direction.

83 [Allah] said, "And what made you hasten from your people, O Moses?"

83 And what caused you to hasten from your people, O Musa?

84 He said, "They are close upon my tracks, and I hastened to You, my Lord, that You be pleased."

84 He said: They are here on my track and I hastened on to Thee, my Lord, that Thou mightest be pleased.

85 [Allah] said, "But indeed, We have tried your people after you [departed], and the Samiri has led them astray."

85 He said: So surely We have tried your people after you, and the Samiri has led them astray.

86 So Moses returned to his people, angry and grieved. He said, "O my people, did your Lord not make you a good promise? Then, was the time [of its fulfillment] too long for you, or did you wish that wrath from your Lord descend upon you, so you broke your promise [of obedience] to me?"

86 So Musa returned to his people wrathful, sorrowing. Said he: O my people! did not your Lord promise you a goodly promise: did then the time seem long to you, or did you wish that displeasure from your Lord should be due to you, so that you broke (your) promise to me?

87 They said, "We did not break our promise to you by our will, but we were made to carry burdens from the ornaments of the people [of Pharaoh], so we threw them [into the fire], and thus did the Samiri throw."

87 They said: We did not break (our) promise to you of our own accord, but we were made to bear the burdens of the ornaments of the people, then we made a casting of them, and thus did the Samiri suggest.

88 And he extracted for them [the statue of] a calf which had a lowing sound, and they said, "This is your god and the god of Moses, but he forgot."

88 So he brought forth for them a calf, a (mere) body, which had a mooing sound, so they said: This is your god and the god of Musa, but he forgot.

89 Did they not see that it could not return to them any speech and that it did not possess for them any harm or benefit?

89 What! could they not see that it did not return to them a reply, and (that) it did not control any harm or benefit for them?

90 And Aaron had already told them before [the return of Moses], "O my people, you are only being tested by it, and indeed, your Lord is the Most Merciful, so follow me and obey my order."

90 And certainly Haroun had said to them before: O my people! you are only tried by it, and surely your Lord is the Beneficent Allah, therefore follow me and obey my order.

91 They said, "We will never cease being devoted to the calf until Moses returns to us."

91 They said: We will by no means cease to keep to its worship until Musa returns to us.

92 [Moses] said, "O Aaron, what prevented you, when you saw them going astray,

92 (Musa) said: O Haroun! what prevented you, when you saw them going astray,

93 From following me? Then have you disobeyed my order?"

93 So that you did not follow me? Did you then disobey my order?

94 [Aaron] said, "O son of my mother, do not seize [me] by my beard or by my head. Indeed, I feared that you would say, 'You caused division among the Children of Israel, and you did not observe [or await] my word.' "

94 He said: O son of my mother! seize me not by my beard nor by my head; surely I was afraid lest you should say: You have caused a division among the children of Israel and not waited for my word.

95 [Moses] said, "And what is your case, O Samiri?"

95 He said: What was then your object, O Samiri?

96 He said, "I saw what they did not see, so I took a handful [of dust] from the track of the messenger and threw it, and thus did my soul entice me."

96 He said: I saw (Jibreel) what they did not see, so I took a handful (of the dust) from the footsteps of the messenger, then I threw it in the casting; thus did my soul commend to me

97 [Moses] said, "Then go. And indeed, it is [decreed] for you in [this] life to say, 'No contact.' And indeed, you have an appointment [in the Hereafter] you will not fail to keep. And look at your 'god' to which you remained devoted. We will surely burn it and blow it into the sea with a blast.

97 He said: Begone then, surely for you it will be in this life to say, Touch (me) not; and surely there is a threat for you, which shall not be made to fail to you, and look at your god to whose worship you kept (so long); we will certainly burn it, then we will certainly scatter it a (wide) scattering in the sea.

98 Your god is only Allah, except for whom there is no deity. He has encompassed all things in knowledge."

98 Your Allah is only Allah, there is no god but He; He comprehends all things in (His) knowledge.

99 Thus, [O Muhammad], We relate to you from the news of what has preceded. And We have certainly given you from Us the Qur'an.

99 Thus do We relate to you (some) of the news of what has gone before; and indeed We have given to you a Reminder from Ourselves.

100 Whoever turns away from it - then indeed, he will bear on the Day of Resurrection a burden,

100 Whoever turns aside from it, he shall surely bear a burden on the day of resurrection

101 [Abiding] eternally therein, and evil it is for them on the Day of Resurrection as a load -

101 Abiding in this (state), and evil will it be for them to bear on the day of resurrection;

102 The Day the Horn will be blown. And We will gather the criminals, that Day, blue - eyed.

102 On the day when the trumpet shall be blown, and We will gather the guilty, blue - eyed, on that day

103 They will murmur among themselves, "You remained not but ten [days in the world]."

103 They shall consult together secretly: You did tarry but ten (centuries).

104 We are most knowing of what they say when the best of them in manner will say, "You remained not but one day."

104 We know best what they say, when the fairest of them in course would say: You tarried but a day.

105 And they ask you about the mountains, so say, "My Lord will blow them away with a blast.

105 And they ask you about the mountains. Say: My Lord will carry them away from the roots.

106 And He will leave the earth a level plain;

106 Then leave it a plain, smooth level

107 You will not see therein a depression or an elevation."

107 You shall not see therein any crookedness or unevenness.

108 That Day, everyone will follow [the call of] the Caller [with] no deviation therefrom, and [all] voices will be stilled before the Most Merciful, so you will not hear except a whisper [of footsteps].

108 On that day they shall follow the inviter, there is no crookedness in him, and the voices shall be low before the Beneficent Allah so that you shall not hear aught but a soft sound.

109 That Day, no intercession will benefit except [that of] one to whom the Most Merciful has given permission and has accepted his word.

109 On that day shall no intercession avail except of him whom the Beneficent Allah allows and whose word He is pleased with.

110 Allah knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, but they do not encompass it in knowledge.

110 He knows what is before them and what is behind them, while they do not comprehend it in knowledge.

111 And [all] faces will be humbled before the Ever - Living, the Sustainer of existence. And he will have failed who carries injustice.

111 And the faces shall be humbled before the Living, the Self - subsistent Allah, and he who bears iniquity is indeed a failure.

112 But he who does of righteous deeds while he is a believer - he will neither fear injustice nor deprivation.

112 And whoever does good works and he is a believer, he shall have no fear of injustice nor of the withholding of his due.

113 And thus We have sent it down as an Arabic Qur'an and have diversified therein the warnings that perhaps they will avoid [sin] or it would cause them remembrance.

113 And thus have We sent it down an Arabic Quran, and have distinctly set forth therein of threats that they may guard (against evil) or that it may produce a reminder for them.

114 So high [above all] is Allah, the Sovereign, the Truth. And, [O Muhammad], do not hasten with [recitation of] the Qur'an before its revelation is completed to you, and say, "My Lord, increase me in knowledge."

114 Supremely exalted is therefore Allah, the King, the Truth, and do not make haste with the Quran before its revelation is made complete to you and say: O my Lord! increase me in knowledge.

115 And We had already taken a promise from Adam before, but he forgot; and We found not in him determination.

115 And certainly We gave a commandment to Adam before, but he forgot; and We did not find in him any determination.

116 And [mention] when We said to the angels, "Prostrate to Adam," and they prostrated, except Iblees; he refused.

116 And when We said to the angels: Make obeisance to Adam, they made obeisance, but Iblis (did it not); he refused.

117 So We said, "O Adam, indeed this is an enemy to you and to your wife. Then let him not remove you from Paradise so you would suffer.

117 So We said: O Adam! This is an enemy to you and to your wife; therefore let him not drive you both forth from the garden so that you should be unhappy;

118 Indeed, it is [promised] for you not to be hungry therein or be unclothed.

118 Surely it is (ordained) for you that you shall not be hungry therein nor bare of clothing;

119 And indeed, you will not be thirsty therein or be hot from the sun."

119 And that you shall not be thirsty therein nor shall you feel the heat of the sun.

120 Then Satan whispered to him; he said, "O Adam, shall I direct you to the tree of eternity and possession that will not deteriorate?"

120 But the Shaitan made an evil suggestion to him; he said: O Adam! Shall I guide you to the tree of immortality and a kingdom which decays not?

121 And Adam and his wife ate of it, and their private parts became apparent to them, and they began to fasten over themselves from the leaves of Paradise. And Adam disobeyed his Lord and erred.

121 Then they both ate of it, so their evil inclinations became manifest to them, and they both began to cover themselves with leaves of the garden, and Adam disobeyed his Lord, so his life became evil (to him).

122 Then his Lord chose him and turned to him in forgiveness and guided [him].

122 Then his Lord chose him, so He turned to him and guided (him).

123 [Allah] said, "Descend from Paradise - all, [your descendants] being enemies to one another. And if there should come to you guidance from Me - then whoever follows My guidance will neither go astray [in the world] nor suffer [in the Hereafter].

123 He said: Get forth you two therefrom, all (of you), one of you (is) enemy to another. So there will surely come to you guidance from Me, then whoever follows My guidance, he shall not go astray nor be unhappy;

124 And whoever turns away from My remembrance - indeed, he will have a depressed life, and We will gather him on the Day of Resurrection blind."

124 And whoever turns away from My reminder, his shall be a straitened life, and We will raise him on the day of resurrection, blind.

125 He will say, "My Lord, why have you raised me blind while I was [once] seeing?"

125 He shall say: My Lord! why hast Thou raised me blind and I was a seeing one indeed?

126 [Allah] will say, "Thus did Our signs come to you, and you forgot them; and thus will you this Day be forgotten."

126 He will say: Even so, Our communications came to you but you neglected them; even thus shall you be forsaken this day.

127 And thus do We recompense he who transgressed and did not believe in the signs of his Lord. And the punishment of the Hereafter is more severe and more enduring.

127 And thus do We recompense him who is extravagant and does not believe in the communications of his Lord, and certainly the chastisement of the hereafter is severer and more

128 Then, has it not become clear to them how many generations We destroyed before them as they walk among their dwellings? Indeed in that are signs for those of intelligence.

128 Does it not then direct them aright how many of the generations In whose dwelling - places they go about We destroyed before them? Most surely there are signs in this for those endowed with understanding.

129 And if not for a word that preceded from your Lord, punishment would have been an obligation [due immediately], and [if not for] a specified term [decreed].

129 And had there not been a word (that had) already gone forth from your Lord and an appointed term, it would surely have been made to cleave (to them).

130 So be patient over what they say and exalt [Allah] with praise of your Lord before the rising of the sun and before its setting; and during periods of the night [exalt Him] and at the ends of the day, that you may be satisfied.

130 Bear then patiently what they say, and glorify your Lord by the praising of Him before the rising of the sun and before its setting, and during hours of the night do also glorify (Him) and during parts of the day, that you may be well pleased

131 And do not extend your eyes toward that by which We have given enjoyment to [some] categories of them, [its being but] the splendor of worldly life by which We test them. And the provision of your Lord is better and more enduring.

131 And do not stretch your eyes after that with which We have provided different classes of them, (of) the splendor of this world's life, that We may thereby try them; and the sustenance (given) by your Lord is better and more abiding.

132 And enjoin prayer upon your family [and people] and be steadfast therein. We ask you not for provision; We provide for you, and the [best] outcome is for [those of] righteousness.

132 And enjoin prayer on your followers, and steadily adhere to it; We do not ask you for subsistence; We do give you subsistence, and the (good) end is for guarding (against evil).

133 And they say, "Why does he not bring us a sign from his Lord?" Has there not come to them evidence of what was in the former scriptures?

133 And they say: Why does he not bring to us a sign from his Lord? Has not there come to them a clear evidence of what is in the previous books?

134 And if We had destroyed them with a punishment before him, they would have said, "Our Lord, why did You not send to us a messenger so we could have followed Your verses before we were humiliated and disgraced?"

134 And had We destroyed them with chastisement before this, they would certainly have said: O our Lord! why didst Thou not send to us an apostle, for then we should have followed Thy communications before that we met disgrace and shame.

135 Say, "Each [of us] is waiting; so wait. For you will know who are the companions of the sound path and who is guided."

135 Say: Every one (of us) is awaiting, therefore do await: So you will come to know who is the follower of the even path and who goes aright.