Chapter 26, 227 verses
Ta, Seen, Meem.
Taseenmeem
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Ta. Sin. Mim.
These are the verses of the clear Book.
Tilka ayatu alkitabi almubeeni
These are revelations of the Scripture that maketh plain.
Perhaps, [O Muhammad], you would kill yourself with grief that they will not be believers.
LaAAallaka bakhiAAun nafsaka alla yakoonoo mumineena
It may be that thou tormentest thyself (O Muhammad) because they believe not.
If We willed, We could send down to them from the sky a sign for which their necks would remain humbled.
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.
And no revelation comes to them anew from the Most Merciful except that they turn away from it.
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.
For they have already denied, but there will come to them the news of that which they used to ridicule.
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.
Did they not look at the earth - how much We have produced therein from every noble kind?
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 ?
Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena
Lo! herein is indeed a portent; yet most of them are not believers.
And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu
And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
And [mention] when your Lord called Moses, [saying], "Go to the wrongdoing people -
Waith nada rabbuka moosa ani iti alqawma alththalimeena
And when thy Lord called Moses, saying: Go unto the wrongdoing folk,
The people of Pharaoh. Will they not fear Allah?"
Qawma firAAawna ala yattaqoona
The folk of Pharaoh. Will they not ward off (evil) ?
He said, "My Lord, indeed I fear that they will deny me
Qala rabbi innee akhafu an yukaththibooni
He said: My Lord! Lo! I fear that they will deny me,
And that my breast will tighten and my tongue will not be fluent, so send for Aaron.
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 they have upon me a [claim due to] sin, so I fear that they will kill me."
Walahum AAalayya thanbun faakhafu an yaqtulooni
And they have a crime against me, so I fear that they will kill me.
[Allah] said, "No. Go both of you with Our signs; indeed, We are with you, listening.
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.
Go to Pharaoh and say, 'We are the messengers of the Lord of the worlds,
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,
[Commanded to say], "Send with us the Children of Israel."'"
An arsil maAAana banee israeela
(Saying): Let the Children of Israel go with us.
[Pharaoh] said, "Did we not raise you among us as a child, and you remained among us for years of your life?
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,
And [then] you did your deed which you did, and you were of the ungrateful."
WafaAAalta faAAlataka allatee faAAalta waanta mina alkafireena
And thou didst that thy deed which thou didst, and thou wast one of the ingrates.
[Moses] said, "I did it, then, while I was of those astray.
Qala faAAaltuha ithan waana mina alddalleena
He said: I did it then, when I was of those who are astray.
So I fled from you when I feared you. Then my Lord granted me wisdom and prophethood and appointed me [as one] of the messengers.
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).
And is this a favor of which you remind me - that you have enslaved the Children of Israel?"
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.
Said Pharaoh, "And what is the Lord of the worlds?"
Qala firAAawnu wama rabbu alAAalameena
Pharaoh said: And what is the Lord of the Worlds ?
[Moses] said, "The Lord of the heavens and earth and that between them, if you should be convinced."
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.
[Pharaoh] said to those around him, "Do you not hear?"
Qala liman hawlahu ala tastamiAAoona
(Pharaoh) said unto those around him: Hear ye not ?
[Moses] said, "Your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers."
Qala rabbukum warabbu abaikumu alawwaleena
He said: Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers.
[Pharaoh] said, "Indeed, your 'messenger' who has been sent to you is mad."
Qala inna rasoolakumu allathee orsila ilaykum lamajnoonun
(Pharaoh) said: Lo! your messenger who hath been sent unto you is indeed a madman!
[Moses] said, "Lord of the east and the west and that between them, if you were to reason."
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.
[Pharaoh] said, "If you take a god other than me, I will surely place you among those imprisoned."
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.
[Moses] said, "Even if I brought you proof manifest?"
Qala awalaw jituka bishayin mubeenin
He said: Even though I show thee something plain ?
[Pharaoh] said, "Then bring it, if you should be of the truthful."
Qala fati bihi in kunta mina alssadiqeena
(Pharaoh) said: Produce it then, if thou art of the truthful!
So [Moses] threw his staff, and suddenly it was a serpent manifest.
Faalqa AAasahu faitha hiya thuAAbanun mubeenun
Then he flung down his staff and it became a serpent manifest,
And he drew out his hand; thereupon it was white for the observers.
WanazaAAa yadahu faitha hiya baydao lilnnathireena
And he drew forth his hand and lo! it was white to the beholders.
[Pharaoh] said to the eminent ones around him, "Indeed, this is a learned magician.
Qala lilmalai hawlahu inna hatha lasahirun AAaleemun
(Pharaoh) said unto the chiefs about him: Lo! this is verily a knowing wizard,
He wants to drive you out of your land by his magic, so what do you advise?"
Yureedu an yukhrijakum min ardikum bisihrihi famatha tamuroona
Who would drive you out of your land by his magic. Now what counsel ye ?
They said, "Postpone [the matter of] him and his brother and send among the cities gatherers
Qaloo arjih waakhahu waibAAath fee almadaini hashireena
They said: Put him off, (him) and his brother, and send into the cities summoners
Who will bring you every learned, skilled magician."
Yatooka bikulli sahharin AAaleemin
Who shall bring unto thee every knowing wizard.
So the magicians were assembled for the appointment of a well - known day.
FajumiAAa alssaharatu limeeqati yawmin maAAloomin
So the wizards were gathered together at a set time on a day appointed.
And it was said to the people, "Will you congregate
Waqeela lilnnasi hal antum mujtamiAAoona
And it was said unto the people: Are ye (also) gathering ?
That we might follow the magicians if they are the predominant?"
LaAAallana nattabiAAu alssaharata in kanoo humu alghalibeena
(They said): Aye, so that we may follow the wizards if they are the winners.
And when the magicians arrived, they said to Pharaoh, "Is there indeed for us a reward if we are the predominant?"
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 ?
He said, "Yes, and indeed, you will then be of those near [to me]."
Qala naAAam wainnakum ithan lamina almuqarrabeena
He said: Aye, and ye will then surely be of those brought near (to me).
Moses said to them, "Throw whatever you will throw."
Qala lahum moosa alqoo ma antum mulqoona
Moses said unto them: Throw what ye are going to throw!
So they threw their ropes and their staffs and said, "By the might of Pharaoh, indeed it is we who are predominant."
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.
Then Moses threw his staff, and at once it devoured what they falsified.
Faalqa moosa AAasahu faitha hiya talqafu ma yafikoona
Then Moses threw his staff and lo! it swallowed that which they did falsely show.
So the magicians fell down in prostration [to Allah].
Faolqiya alssaharatu sajideena
And the wizards were flung prostrate,
They said, "We have believed in the Lord of the worlds,
Qaloo amanna birabbi alAAalameena
Crying: We believe in the Lord of the Worlds,
The Lord of Moses and Aaron."
Rabbi moosa waharoona
The Lord of Moses and Aaron.
[Pharaoh] said, "You believed Moses before I gave you permission. Indeed, he is your leader who has taught you magic, but you are going to know. I will surely cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and I will surely crucify you all."
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.
They said, "No harm. Indeed, to our Lord we will return.
Qaloo la dayra inna ila rabbina munqaliboona
They said: It is no hurt, for lo! unto our Lord we shall return.
Indeed, we aspire that our Lord will forgive us our sins because we were the first of the believers."
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.
And We inspired to Moses, "Travel by night with My servants; indeed, you will be pursued."
Waawhayna ila moosa an asri biAAibadee innakum muttabaAAoona
And We inspired Moses, saying: Take away My slaves by night, for ye will be pursued.
Then Pharaoh sent among the cities gatherers
Faarsala firAAawnu fee almadaini hashireena
Then Pharaoh sent into the cities summoners,
[And said], "Indeed, those are but a small band,
Inna haolai lashirthimatun qaleeloona
(Who said): Lo! these indeed are but a little troop,
And indeed, they are enraging us,
Wainnahum lana laghaithoona
And lo! they are offenders against us.
And indeed, we are a cautious society... "
Wainna lajameeAAun hathiroona
And lo! we are a ready host.
So We removed them from gardens and springs
Faakhrajnahum min jannatin waAAuyoonin
Thus did We take them away from gardens and watersprings,
And treasures and honorable station -
Wakunoozin wamaqamin kareemin
And treasures and a fair estate.
Thus. And We caused to inherit it the Children of Israel.
Kathalika waawrathnaha banee israeela
Thus (were those things taken from them) and We caused the Children of Israel to inherit them.
So they pursued them at sunrise.
FaatbaAAoohum mushriqeena
And they overtook them at sunrise.
And when the two companies saw one another, the companions of Moses said, "Indeed, we are to be overtaken!"
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.
[Moses] said, "No! Indeed, with me is my Lord; He will guide me."
Qala kalla inna maAAiya rabbee sayahdeeni
He said: Nay, verily! for lo! my Lord is with me. He will guide me.
Then We inspired to Moses, "Strike with your staff the sea," and it parted, and each portion was like a great towering mountain.
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.
And We advanced thereto the pursuers.
Waazlafna thamma alakhareena
Then brought We near the others to that place.
And We saved Moses and those with him, all together.
Waanjayna moosa waman maAAahu ajmaAAeena
And We saved Moses and those with him, every one;
Then We drowned the others.
Thumma aghraqna alakhareena
And We drowned the others.
Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena
Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.
And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu
And lo, thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
And recite to them the news of Abraham,
Waotlu AAalayhim nabaa ibraheema
Recite unto them the story of Abraham:
When he said to his father and his people, "What do you worship?"
Ith qala liabeehi waqawmihi ma taAAbudoona
When he said unto his father and his folk: What worship ye ?
They said, "We worship idols and remain to them devoted."
Qaloo naAAbudu asnaman fanathallu laha AAakifeena
They said: We worship idols, and are ever devoted unto them.
He said, "Do they hear you when you supplicate?
Qala hal yasmaAAoonakum ith tadAAoona
He said: Do they hear you when ye cry ?
Or do they benefit you, or do they harm?"
Aw yanfaAAoonakum aw yadurroona
Or do they benefit or harm you ?
They said, "But we found our fathers doing thus."
Qaloo bal wajadna abaana kathalika yafAAaloona
They said: Nay, but we found our fathers acting on this wise.
He said, "Then do you see what you have been worshipping,
Qala afaraaytum ma kuntum taAAbudoona
He said: See now that which ye worship,
You and your ancient forefathers?
Antum waabaokumu alaqdamoona
Ye and your forefathers!
Indeed, they are enemies to me, except the Lord of the worlds,
Fainnahum AAaduwwun lee illa rabba alAAalameena
Lo! they are (all) an enemy unto me, save the Lord of the Worlds,
Who created me, and He [it is who] guides me.
Allathee khalaqanee fahuwa yahdeeni
Who created me, and He doth guide me,
And it is He who feeds me and gives me drink.
Waallathee huwa yutAAimunee wayasqeeni
And Who feedeth me and watereth me.
And when I am ill, it is He who cures me
Waitha maridtu fahuwa yashfeeni
And when I sicken, then He healeth me,
And who will cause me to die and then bring me to life
Waallathee yumeetunee thumma yuhyeeni
And Who causeth me to die, then giveth me life (again),
And who I aspire that He will forgive me my sin on the Day of Recompense."
Waallathee atmaAAu an yaghfira lee khateeatee yawma alddeeni
And Who, I ardently hope, will forgive me my sin on the Day of Judgment.
[And he said], "My Lord, grant me authority and join me with the righteous.
Rabbi hab lee hukman waalhiqnee bialssaliheena
My Lord! Vouchsafe me wisdom and unite me to the righteous.
And grant me a reputation of honor among later generations.
WaijAAal lee lisana sidqin fee alakhireena
And give unto me a good report in later generations.
And place me among the inheritors of the Garden of Pleasure.
WaijAAalnee min warathati jannati alnnaAAeemi
And place me among the inheritors of the Garden of Delight,
And forgive my father. Indeed, he has been of those astray.
Waighfir liabee innahu kana mina alddalleena
And forgive my father. Lo! he is of those who err.
And do not disgrace me on the Day they are [all] resurrected -
Wala tukhzinee yawma yubAAathoona
And abase me not on the day when they are raised,
The Day when there will not benefit [anyone] wealth or children
Yawma la yanfaAAu malun wala banoona
The day when wealth and sons avail not (any man)
But only one who comes to Allah with a sound heart."
Illa man ata Allaha biqalbin saleemin
Save him who bringeth unto Allah a whole heart.
And Paradise will be brought near [that Day] to the righteous.
Waozlifati aljannatu lilmuttaqeena
And the Garden will be brought nigh for those who ward off (evil).
And Hellfire will be brought forth for the deviators,
Waburrizati aljaheemu lilghaweena
And hell will appear plainly to the erring.
And it will be said to them, "Where are those you used to worship
Waqeela lahum ayna ma kuntum taAAbudoona
And it will be said unto them: Where is (all) that ye used to worship
Other than Allah? Can they help you or help themselves?"
Min dooni Allahi hal yansuroonakum aw yantasiroona
Instead of Allah ? Can they help you or help themselves ?
So they will be overturned into Hellfire, they and the deviators
Fakubkiboo feeha hum waalghawoona
Then will they be hurled therein, they and the seducers
And the soldiers of Iblees, all together.
Wajunoodu ibleesa ajmaAAoona
And the hosts of Iblis, together.
They will say while they dispute therein,
Qaloo wahum feeha yakhtasimoona
And they will say, when they are quarrelling therein:
"By Allah, we were indeed in manifest error
TaAllahi in kunna lafee dalalin mubeenin
By Allah, of a truth we were in error manifest
When we equated you with the Lord of the worlds.
Ith nusawweekum birabbi alAAalameena
When we made you equal with the Lord of the Worlds.
And no one misguided us except the criminals.
Wama adallana illa almujrimoona
It was but the guilty who misled us.
So now we have no intercessors
Fama lana min shafiAAeena
Now we have no intercessors
And not a devoted friend.
Wala sadeeqin hameemin
Nor any loving friend.
Then if we only had a return [to the world] and could be of the believers... "
Falaw anna lana karratan fanakoona mina almumineena
Oh, that we had another turn (on earth), that we might be of the believers!
Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena
Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers!
And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu
And lo, thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
The people of Noah denied the messengers
Kaththabat qawmu noohin almursaleena
Noah's folk denied the messengers (of Allah),
When their brother Noah said to them, "Will you not fear Allah?
Ith qala lahum akhoohum noohun ala tattaqoona
When their brother Noah said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil) ?
Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.
Innee lakum rasoolun ameenun
Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
So fear Allah and obey me.
Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni
So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.
And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.
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.
So fear Allah and obey me."
Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni
So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.
They said, "Should we believe you while you are followed by the lowest [class of people]?"
Qaloo anuminu laka waittabaAAaka alarthaloona
They said: Shall we put faith in thee, when the lowest (of the people) follow thee ?
He said, "And what is my knowledge of what they used to do?
Qala wama AAilmee bima kanoo yaAAmaloona
He said: And what knowledge have I of what they may have been doing (in the past) ?
Their account is only upon my Lord, if you [could] perceive.
In hisabuhum illa AAala rabbee law tashAAuroona
Lo! their reckoning is my Lord's concern, if ye but knew;
And I am not one to drive away the believers.
Wama ana bitaridi almumineena
And I am not (here) to repulse believers.
I am only a clear warner."
In ana illa natheerun mubeenun
I am only a plain warner.
They said, "If you do not desist, O Noah, you will surely be of those who are stoned."
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).
He said, "My Lord, indeed my people have denied me.
Qala rabbi inna qawmee kaththabooni
He said: My Lord! Lo! my own folk deny me.
Then judge between me and them with decisive judgement and save me and those with me of the believers."
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.
So We saved him and those with him in the laden ship.
Faanjaynahu waman maAAahu fee alfulki almashhooni
And We saved him and those with him in the laden ship.
Then We drowned thereafter the remaining ones.
Thumma aghraqna baAAdu albaqeena
Then afterward We drowned the others.
Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena
Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.
And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu
And lo, thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
'Aad denied the messengers
Kaththabat AAadun almursaleena
(The tribe of) A'ad denied the messengers (of Allah).
When their brother Hud said to them, "Will you not fear Allah?
Ith qala lahum akhoohum hoodun ala tattaqoona
When their brother Hud said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil) ?
Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.
Innee lakum rasoolun ameenun
Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
So fear Allah and obey me.
Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni
So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.
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.
Do you construct on every elevation a sign, amusing yourselves,
Atabnoona bikulli reeAAin ayatan taAAbathoona
Build ye on every high place a monument for vain delight ?
And take for yourselves palaces and fortresses that you might abide eternally?
Watattakhithoona masaniAAa laAAallakum takhludoona
And seek ye out strongholds, that haply ye may last for ever ?
And when you strike, you strike as tyrants.
Waitha batashtum batashtum jabbareena
And if ye seize by force, seize ye as tyrants ?
So fear Allah and obey me.
Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni
Rather keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.
And fear He who provided you with that which you know,
Waittaqoo allathee amaddakum bima taAAlamoona
Keep your duty toward Him Who hath aided you with (the good things) that ye know,
Provided you with grazing livestock and children
Amaddakum bianAAamin wabaneena
Hath aided you with cattle and sons.
And gardens and springs.
Wajannatin waAAuyoonin
And gardens and watersprings.
Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a terrible day."
Innee akhafu AAalaykum AAathaba yawmin AAatheemin
Lo! I fear for you the retribution of an awful day.
They said, "It is all the same to us whether you advise or are not of the advisors.
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;
This is not but the custom of the former peoples,
In hatha illa khuluqu alawwaleena
This is but a fable of the men of old,
And we are not to be punished."
Wama nahnu bimuAAaththabeena
And we shall not be doomed.
And they denied him, so We destroyed them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
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.
And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu
And lo! thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
Thamud denied the messengers
Kaththabat thamoodu almursaleena
(The tribe of) Thamud denied the messengers (of Allah)
When their brother Salih said to them, "Will you not fear Allah?
Ith qala lahum akhoohum salihun ala tattaqoona
When their brother Salih said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil) ?
Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.
Innee lakum rasoolun ameenun
Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
So fear Allah and obey me.
Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni
So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.
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.
Will you be left in what is here, secure [from death],
Atutrakoona fee ma hahuna amineena
Will ye be left secure in that which is here before us,
Within gardens and springs
Fee jannatin waAAuyoonin
In gardens and watersprings.
And fields of crops and palm trees with softened fruit?
WazurooAAin wanakhlin talAAuha hadeemun
And tilled fields and heavy - sheathed palm - trees,
And you carve out of the mountains, homes, with skill.
Watanhitoona mina aljibali buyootan fariheena
Though ye hew out dwellings in the mountain, being skilful ?
So fear Allah and obey me.
Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni
Therefor keep your duty to Allah and obey me,
And do not obey the order of the transgressors,
Wala tuteeAAoo amra almusrifeena
And obey not the command of the prodigal,
Who cause corruption in the land and do not amend."
Allatheena yufsidoona fee alardi wala yuslihoona
Who spread corruption in the earth, and reform not.
They said, "You are only of those affected by magic.
Qaloo innama anta mina almusahhareena
They said: Thou art but one of the bewitched;
You are but a man like ourselves, so bring a sign, if you should be of the truthful."
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.
He said, "This is a she - camel. For her is a [time of] drink, and for you is a [time of] drink, [each] on a known day.
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.
And do not touch her with harm, lest you be seized by the punishment of a terrible day."
Wala tamassooha bisooin fayakhuthakum AAathabu yawmin AAatheemin
And touch her not with ill lest there come on you the retribution of an awful day.
But they hamstrung her and so became regretful.
FaAAaqarooha faasbahoo nadimeena
But they hamstrung her, and then were penitent.
And the punishment seized them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
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.
And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu
And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
The people of Lot denied the messengers
Kaththabat qawmu lootin almursaleena
The folk of Lot denied the messengers (of Allah),
When their brother Lot said to them, "Will you not fear Allah?
Ith qala lahum akhoohum lootun ala tattaqoona
When their brother Lot said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil) ?
Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.
Innee lakum rasoolun ameenun
Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
So fear Allah and obey me.
Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni
So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.
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.
Do you approach males among the worlds
Atatoona alththukrana mina alAAalameena
What! Of all creatures do ye come unto the males,
And leave what your Lord has created for you as mates? But you are a people transgressing."
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.
They said, "If you do not desist, O Lot, you will surely be of those evicted."
Qaloo lain lam tantahi ya lootu latakoonanna mina almukhrajeena
They said: If thou cease not, O Lot, thou wilt soon be of the outcast.
He said, "Indeed, I am, toward your deed, of those who detest [it].
Qala innee liAAamalikum mina alqaleena
He said: I am in truth of those who hate your conduct.
My Lord, save me and my family from [the consequence of] what they do."
Rabbi najjinee waahlee mimma yaAAmaloona
My Lord! Save me and my household from what they do.
So We saved him and his family, all,
Fanajjaynahu waahlahu ajmaAAeena
So We saved him and his household, every one,
Except an old woman among those who remained behind.
Illa AAajoozan fee alghabireena
Save an old woman among those who stayed behind.
Then We destroyed the others.
Thumma dammarna alakhareena
Then afterward We destroyed the others.
And We rained upon them a rain [of stones], and evil was the rain of those who were warned.
Waamtarna AAalayhim mataran fasaa mataru almunthareena
And We rained on them a rain. And dreadful is the rain of those who have been warned.
Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena
Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.
And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu
And lo! thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
The companions of the thicket denied the messengers
Kaththaba ashabu alaykati almursaleena
The dwellers in the wood (of Midian) denied the messengers (of Allah),
When Shu'ayb said to them, "Will you not fear Allah?
Ith qala lahum shuAAaybun ala tattaqoona
When Shu'eyb said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil) ?
Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.
Innee lakum rasoolun ameenun
Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
So fear Allah and obey me.
Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni
So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.
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.
Give full measure and do not be of those who cause loss.
Awfoo alkayla wala takoonoo mina almukhsireena
Give full measure, and be not of those who give less (than the due).
And weigh with an even balance.
Wazinoo bialqistasi almustaqeemi
And weigh with the true balance.
And do not deprive people of their due and do not commit abuse on earth, spreading corruption.
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 fear He who created you and the former creation."
Waittaqoo allathee khalaqakum waaljibillata alawwaleena
And keep your duty unto Him Who created you and the generations of the men of old.
They said, "You are only of those affected by magic.
Qaloo innama anta mina almusahhareena
They said: Thou art but one of the bewitched;
You are but a man like ourselves, and indeed, we think you are among the liars.
Wama anta illa basharun mithluna wain nathunnuka lamina alkathibeena
Thou art but a mortal like us, and lo! we deem thee of the liars.
So cause to fall upon us fragments of the sky, if you should be of the truthful."
Faasqit AAalayna kisafan mina alssamai in kunta mina alssadiqeena
Then make fragments of the heaven fall upon us, if thou art of the truthful.
He said, "My Lord is most knowing of what you do."
Qala rabbee aAAlamu bima taAAmaloona
He said: My Lord is Best Aware of what ye do.
And they denied him, so the punishment of the day of the black cloud seized them. Indeed, it was the punishment of a terrible day.
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.
Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena
Lo! herein is indeed a portent; yet most of them are not believers.
And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu
And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
And indeed, the Qur'an is the revelation of the Lord of the worlds.
Wainnahu latanzeelu rabbi alAAalameena
And lo! it is a revelation of the Lord of the Worlds,
The Trustworthy Spirit has brought it down
Nazala bihi alrroohu alameenu
Which the True Spirit hath brought down
Upon your heart, [O Muhammad] - that you may be of the warners -
AAala qalbika litakoona mina almunthireena
Upon thy heart, that thou mayst be (one) of the warners,
In a clear Arabic language.
Bilisanin AAarabiyyin mubeenin
In plain Arabic speech.
And indeed, it is [mentioned] in the scriptures of former peoples.
Wainnahu lafee zuburi alawwaleena
And lo! it is in the Scriptures of the men of old.
And has it not been a sign to them that it is recognized by the scholars of the Children of Israel?
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 ?
And even if We had revealed it to one among the foreigners
Walaw nazzalnahu AAala baAAdi alaAAjameena
And if We had revealed it unto one of any other nation than the Arabs,
And he had recited it to them [perfectly], they would [still] not have been believers in it.
Faqaraahu AAalayhim ma kanoo bihi mumineena
And he had read it unto them, they would not have believed in it.
Thus have We inserted disbelief into the hearts of the criminals.
Kathalika salaknahu fee quloobi almujrimeena
Thus do We make it traverse the hearts of the guilty.
They will not believe in it until they see the painful punishment.
La yuminoona bihi hatta yarawoo alAAathaba alaleema
They will not believe in it till they behold the painful doom,
And it will come to them suddenly while they perceive [it] not.
Fayatiyahum baghtatan wahum la yashAAuroona
So that it will come upon them suddenly, when they perceive not.
And they will say, "May we be reprieved?"
Fayaqooloo hal nahnu muntharoona
Then they will say: Are we to be reprieved ?
So for Our punishment are they impatient?
AfabiAAathabina yastaAAjiloona
Would they (now) hasten on Our doom ?
Then have you considered if We gave them enjoyment for years
Afaraayta in mattaAAnahum sineena
Hast thou then seen, if We content them for (long) years,
And then there came to them that which they were promised?
Thumma jaahum ma kanoo yooAAadoona
And then cometh that which they were promised,
They would not be availed by the enjoyment with which they were provided.
Ma aghna AAanhum ma kanoo yumattaAAoona
(How) that wherewith they were contented naught availeth them ?
And We did not destroy any city except that it had warners
Wama ahlakna min qaryatin illa laha munthiroona
And We destroyed no township but it had its warners
As a reminder; and never have We been unjust.
Thikra wama kunna thalimeena
For reminder, for We never were oppressors.
And the devils have not brought the revelation down.
Wama tanazzalat bihi alshshayateenu
The devils did not bring it down.
It is not allowable for them, nor would they be able.
Wama yanbaghee lahum wama yastateeAAoona
It is not meet for them, nor is it in their power,
Indeed they, from [its] hearing, are removed.
Innahum AAani alssamAAi lamaAAzooloona
Lo! verily they are banished from the hearing.
So do not invoke with Allah another deity and [thus] be among the punished.
Fala tadAAu maAAa Allahi ilahan akhara fatakoona mina almuAAaththabeena
Therefor invoke not with Allah another god, lest thou be one of the doomed.
And warn, [O Muhammad], your closest kindred.
Waanthir AAasheerataka alaqrabeena
And warn thy tribe of near kindred,
And lower your wing to those who follow you of the believers.
Waikhfid janahaka limani ittabaAAaka mina almumineena
And lower thy wing (in kindness) unto those believers who follow thee.
And if they disobey you, then say, "Indeed, I am disassociated from what you are doing."
Fain AAasawka faqul innee bareeon mimma taAAmaloona
And if they (thy kinsfolk) disobey thee, say: Lo! I am innocent of what they do.
And rely upon the Exalted in Might, the Merciful,
Watawakkal AAala alAAazeezi alrraheemi
And put thy trust in the Mighty, the Merciful.
Who sees you when you arise
Allathee yaraka heena taqoomu
Who seeth thee when thou standest up (to pray)
And your movement among those who prostrate.
Wataqallubaka fee alssajideena
And (seeth) thine abasement among those who fall prostrate (in worship).
Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
Innahu huwa alssameeAAu alAAaleemu
Lo! He, only He, is the Hearer, the Knower.
Shall I inform you upon whom the devils descend?
Hal onabbiokum AAala man tanazzalu alshshayateenu
Shall I inform you upon whom the devils descend ?
They descend upon every sinful liar.
Tanazzalu AAala kulli affakin atheemin
They descend on every sinful, false one.
They pass on what is heard, and most of them are liars.
Yulqoona alssamAAa waaktharuhum kathiboona
They listen eagerly, but most of them are liars.
And the poets - [only] the deviators follow them;
WaalshshuAAarao yattabiAAuhumu alghawoona
As for poets, the erring follow them.
Do you not see that in every valley they roam
Alam tara annahum fee kulli wadin yaheemoona
Hast thou not seen how they stray in every valley,
And that they say what they do not do? -
Waannahum yaqooloona ma la yafAAaloona
And how they say that which they do not ?
Except those [poets] who believe and do righteous deeds and remember Allah often and defend [the Muslims] after they were wronged. And those who have wronged are going to know to what [kind of] return they will be returned.
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!