Al Shu'araa

1 Ta. Sin. Mim.

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Ta. Sin. Mim.

1 Taseenmeem

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

2 These are revelations of the Scripture that maketh plain.

2 Tilka ayatu alkitabi almubeeni

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

3 It may be that thou tormentest thyself (O Muhammad) because they believe not.

3 LaAAallaka bakhiAAun nafsaka alla yakoonoo mumineena

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

4 If We will, We can send down on them from the sky a portent so that their necks would remain bowed before it.

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

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

5 Never cometh there unto them a fresh reminder from the Beneficent One, but they turn away from it.

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

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

6 Now they have denied (the Truth); but there will come unto them tidings of that whereat they used to scoff.

6 Faqad kaththaboo fasayateehim anbao ma kanoo bihi yastahzioona

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

7 Have they not seen the earth, how much of every fruitful kind We make to grow therein ?

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

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

8 Lo! herein is indeed a portent; yet most of them are not believers.

8 Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

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

9 And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.

9 Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

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

10 And when thy Lord called Moses, saying: Go unto the wrongdoing folk,

10 Waith nada rabbuka moosa ani iti alqawma alththalimeena

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

11 The folk of Pharaoh. Will they not ward off (evil) ?

11 Qawma firAAawna ala yattaqoona

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

12 He said: My Lord! Lo! I fear that they will deny me,

12 Qala rabbi innee akhafu an yukaththibooni

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

13 And I shall be embarrassed, and my tongue will not speak plainly, therefor send for Aaron (to help me).

13 Wayadeequ sadree wala yantaliqu lisanee faarsil ila haroona

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

14 And they have a crime against me, so I fear that they will kill me.

14 Walahum AAalayya thanbun faakhafu an yaqtulooni

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

15 He said: Nay, verily. So go ye twain with Our tokens. Lo! We shall be with you, Hearing.

15 Qala kalla faithhaba biayatina inna maAAakum mustamiAAoona

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

16 And come together unto Pharaoh and say: Lo! we bear a message of the Lord of the Worlds,

16 Fatiya firAAawna faqoola inna rasoolu rabbi alAAalameena

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

17 (Saying): Let the Children of Israel go with us.

17 An arsil maAAana banee israeela

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

18 (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,

18 Qala alam nurabbika feena waleedan walabithta feena min AAumurika sineena

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

19 And thou didst that thy deed which thou didst, and thou wast one of the ingrates.

19 WafaAAalta faAAlataka allatee faAAalta waanta mina alkafireena

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

20 He said: I did it then, when I was of those who are astray.

20 Qala faAAaltuha ithan waana mina alddalleena

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

21 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).

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

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

22 And this is the past favour wherewith thou reproachest me: that thou hast enslaved the Children of Israel.

22 Watilka niAAmatun tamunnuha AAalayya an AAabbadta banee israeela

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

23 Pharaoh said: And what is the Lord of the Worlds ?

23 Qala firAAawnu wama rabbu alAAalameena

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

24 (Moses) said: Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if ye had but sure belief.

24 Qala rabbu alssamawati waalardi wama baynahuma in kuntum mooqineena

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

25 (Pharaoh) said unto those around him: Hear ye not ?

25 Qala liman hawlahu ala tastamiAAoona

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

26 He said: Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers.

26 Qala rabbukum warabbu abaikumu alawwaleena

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

27 (Pharaoh) said: Lo! your messenger who hath been sent unto you is indeed a madman!

27 Qala inna rasoolakumu allathee orsila ilaykum lamajnoonun

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

28 He said: Lord of the East and the West and all that is between them, if ye did but understand.

28 Qala rabbu almashriqi waalmaghribi wama baynahuma in kuntum taAAqiloona

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

29 (Pharaoh) said: If thou choosest a god other than me, I assuredly shall place thee among the prisoners.

29 Qala laini ittakhathta ilahan ghayree laajAAalannaka mina almasjooneena

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

30 He said: Even though I show thee something plain ?

30 Qala awalaw jituka bishayin mubeenin

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

31 (Pharaoh) said: Produce it then, if thou art of the truthful!

31 Qala fati bihi in kunta mina alssadiqeena

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

32 Then he flung down his staff and it became a serpent manifest,

32 Faalqa AAasahu faitha hiya thuAAbanun mubeenun

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

33 And he drew forth his hand and lo! it was white to the beholders.

33 WanazaAAa yadahu faitha hiya baydao lilnnathireena

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

34 (Pharaoh) said unto the chiefs about him: Lo! this is verily a knowing wizard,

34 Qala lilmalai hawlahu inna hatha lasahirun AAaleemun

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

35 Who would drive you out of your land by his magic. Now what counsel ye ?

35 Yureedu an yukhrijakum min ardikum bisihrihi famatha tamuroona

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

36 They said: Put him off, (him) and his brother, and send into the cities summoners

36 Qaloo arjih waakhahu waibAAath fee almadaini hashireena

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

37 Who shall bring unto thee every knowing wizard.

37 Yatooka bikulli sahharin AAaleemin

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

38 So the wizards were gathered together at a set time on a day appointed.

38 FajumiAAa alssaharatu limeeqati yawmin maAAloomin

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

39 And it was said unto the people: Are ye (also) gathering ?

39 Waqeela lilnnasi hal antum mujtamiAAoona

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

40 (They said): Aye, so that we may follow the wizards if they are the winners.

40 LaAAallana nattabiAAu alssaharata in kanoo humu alghalibeena

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

41 And when the wizards came they said unto Pharaoh: Will there surely be a reward for us if we are the winners ?

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

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

42 He said: Aye, and ye will then surely be of those brought near (to me).

42 Qala naAAam wainnakum ithan lamina almuqarrabeena

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

43 Moses said unto them: Throw what ye are going to throw!

43 Qala lahum moosa alqoo ma antum mulqoona

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

44 Then they threw down their cords and their staves and said: By Pharaoh's might, lo! we verily are the winners.

44 Faalqaw hibalahum waAAisiyyahum waqaloo biAAizzati firAAawna inna lanahnu alghaliboona

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

45 Then Moses threw his staff and lo! it swallowed that which they did falsely show.

45 Faalqa moosa AAasahu faitha hiya talqafu ma yafikoona

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

46 And the wizards were flung prostrate,

46 Faolqiya alssaharatu sajideena

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

47 Crying: We believe in the Lord of the Worlds,

47 Qaloo amanna birabbi alAAalameena

48 "The Lord of Moses and Aaron."

48 The Lord of Moses and Aaron.

48 Rabbi moosa waharoona

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

49 (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.

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

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

50 They said: It is no hurt, for lo! unto our Lord we shall return.

50 Qaloo la dayra inna ila rabbina munqaliboona

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

51 Lo! we ardently hope that our Lord will forgive us our sins because we are the first of the believers.

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

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

52 And We inspired Moses, saying: Take away My slaves by night, for ye will be pursued.

52 Waawhayna ila moosa an asri biAAibadee innakum muttabaAAoona

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

53 Then Pharaoh sent into the cities summoners,

53 Faarsala firAAawnu fee almadaini hashireena

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

54 (Who said): Lo! these indeed are but a little troop,

54 Inna haolai lashirthimatun qaleeloona

55 "And they are raging furiously against us;

55 And lo! they are offenders against us.

55 Wainnahum lana laghaithoona

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

56 And lo! we are a ready host.

56 Wainna lajameeAAun hathiroona

57 So We expelled them from gardens, springs,

57 Thus did We take them away from gardens and watersprings,

57 Faakhrajnahum min jannatin waAAuyoonin

58 Treasures, and every kind of honourable position;

58 And treasures and a fair estate.

58 Wakunoozin wamaqamin kareemin

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

59 Thus (were those things taken from them) and We caused the Children of Israel to inherit them.

59 Kathalika waawrathnaha banee israeela

60 So they pursued them at sunrise.

60 And they overtook them at sunrise.

60 FaatbaAAoohum mushriqeena

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

61 And when the two hosts saw each other, those with Moses said: Lo! we are indeed caught.

61 Falamma taraa aljamAAani qala ashabu moosa inna lamudrakoona

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

62 He said: Nay, verily! for lo! my Lord is with me. He will guide me.

62 Qala kalla inna maAAiya rabbee sayahdeeni

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

63 Then We inspired Moses, saying: Smite the sea with thy staff. And it parted, and each part was as a mountain vast.

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

64 And We made the other party approach thither.

64 Then brought We near the others to that place.

64 Waazlafna thamma alakhareena

65 We delivered Moses and all who were with him;

65 And We saved Moses and those with him, every one;

65 Waanjayna moosa waman maAAahu ajmaAAeena

66 But We drowned the others.

66 And We drowned the others.

66 Thumma aghraqna alakhareena

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

67 Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.

67 Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

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

68 And lo, thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.

68 Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

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

69 Recite unto them the story of Abraham:

69 Waotlu AAalayhim nabaa ibraheema

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

70 When he said unto his father and his folk: What worship ye ?

70 Ith qala liabeehi waqawmihi ma taAAbudoona

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

71 They said: We worship idols, and are ever devoted unto them.

71 Qaloo naAAbudu asnaman fanathallu laha AAakifeena

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

72 He said: Do they hear you when ye cry ?

72 Qala hal yasmaAAoonakum ith tadAAoona

73 "Or do you good or harm?"

73 Or do they benefit or harm you ?

73 Aw yanfaAAoonakum aw yadurroona

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

74 They said: Nay, but we found our fathers acting on this wise.

74 Qaloo bal wajadna abaana kathalika yafAAaloona

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

75 He said: See now that which ye worship,

75 Qala afaraaytum ma kuntum taAAbudoona

76 "Ye and your fathers before you? -

76 Ye and your forefathers!

76 Antum waabaokumu alaqdamoona

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

77 Lo! they are (all) an enemy unto me, save the Lord of the Worlds,

77 Fainnahum AAaduwwun lee illa rabba alAAalameena

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

78 Who created me, and He doth guide me,

78 Allathee khalaqanee fahuwa yahdeeni

79 "Who gives me food and drink,

79 And Who feedeth me and watereth me.

79 Waallathee huwa yutAAimunee wayasqeeni

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

80 And when I sicken, then He healeth me,

80 Waitha maridtu fahuwa yashfeeni

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

81 And Who causeth me to die, then giveth me life (again),

81 Waallathee yumeetunee thumma yuhyeeni

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

82 And Who, I ardently hope, will forgive me my sin on the Day of Judgment.

82 Waallathee atmaAAu an yaghfira lee khateeatee yawma alddeeni

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

83 My Lord! Vouchsafe me wisdom and unite me to the righteous.

83 Rabbi hab lee hukman waalhiqnee bialssaliheena

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

84 And give unto me a good report in later generations.

84 WaijAAal lee lisana sidqin fee alakhireena

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

85 And place me among the inheritors of the Garden of Delight,

85 WaijAAalnee min warathati jannati alnnaAAeemi

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

86 And forgive my father. Lo! he is of those who err.

86 Waighfir liabee innahu kana mina alddalleena

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

87 And abase me not on the day when they are raised,

87 Wala tukhzinee yawma yubAAathoona

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

88 The day when wealth and sons avail not (any man)

88 Yawma la yanfaAAu malun wala banoona

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

89 Save him who bringeth unto Allah a whole heart.

89 Illa man ata Allaha biqalbin saleemin

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

90 And the Garden will be brought nigh for those who ward off (evil).

90 Waozlifati aljannatu lilmuttaqeena

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

91 And hell will appear plainly to the erring.

91 Waburrizati aljaheemu lilghaweena

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

92 And it will be said unto them: Where is (all) that ye used to worship

92 Waqeela lahum ayna ma kuntum taAAbudoona

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

93 Instead of Allah ? Can they help you or help themselves ?

93 Min dooni Allahi hal yansuroonakum aw yantasiroona

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

94 Then will they be hurled therein, they and the seducers

94 Fakubkiboo feeha hum waalghawoona

95 "And the whole hosts of Iblis together.

95 And the hosts of Iblis, together.

95 Wajunoodu ibleesa ajmaAAoona

96 "They will say there in their mutual bickerings:

96 And they will say, when they are quarrelling therein:

96 Qaloo wahum feeha yakhtasimoona

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

97 By Allah, of a truth we were in error manifest

97 TaAllahi in kunna lafee dalalin mubeenin

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

98 When we made you equal with the Lord of the Worlds.

98 Ith nusawweekum birabbi alAAalameena

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

99 It was but the guilty who misled us.

99 Wama adallana illa almujrimoona

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

100 Now we have no intercessors

100 Fama lana min shafiAAeena

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

101 Nor any loving friend.

101 Wala sadeeqin hameemin

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

102 Oh, that we had another turn (on earth), that we might be of the believers!

102 Falaw anna lana karratan fanakoona mina almumineena

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

103 Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers!

103 Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

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

104 And lo, thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.

104 Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

105 The people of Noah rejected the messengers.

105 Noah's folk denied the messengers (of Allah),

105 Kaththabat qawmu noohin almursaleena

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

106 When their brother Noah said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil) ?

106 Ith qala lahum akhoohum noohun ala tattaqoona

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

107 Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,

107 Innee lakum rasoolun ameenun

108 "So fear Allah, and obey me.

108 So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.

108 Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

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

109 And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.

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

110 "So fear Allah, and obey me."

110 So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.

110 Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

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

111 They said: Shall we put faith in thee, when the lowest (of the people) follow thee ?

111 Qaloo anuminu laka waittabaAAaka alarthaloona

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

112 He said: And what knowledge have I of what they may have been doing (in the past) ?

112 Qala wama AAilmee bima kanoo yaAAmaloona

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

113 Lo! their reckoning is my Lord's concern, if ye but knew;

113 In hisabuhum illa AAala rabbee law tashAAuroona

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

114 And I am not (here) to repulse believers.

114 Wama ana bitaridi almumineena

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

115 I am only a plain warner.

115 In ana illa natheerun mubeenun

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

116 They said: If thou cease not, O Noah, thou wilt surely be among those stoned (to death).

116 Qaloo lain lam tantahi ya noohu latakoonanna mina almarjoomeena

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

117 He said: My Lord! Lo! my own folk deny me.

117 Qala rabbi inna qawmee kaththabooni

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

118 Therefor judge Thou between us, a (conclusive) judgment, and save me and those believers who are with me.

118 Faiftah baynee wabaynahum fathan wanajjinee waman maAAiya mina almumineena

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

119 And We saved him and those with him in the laden ship.

119 Faanjaynahu waman maAAahu fee alfulki almashhooni

120 Thereafter We drowned those who remained behind.

120 Then afterward We drowned the others.

120 Thumma aghraqna baAAdu albaqeena

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

121 Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.

121 Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

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

122 And lo, thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.

122 Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

123 The 'Ad (people) rejected the messengers.

123 (The tribe of) A'ad denied the messengers (of Allah).

123 Kaththabat AAadun almursaleena

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

124 When their brother Hud said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil) ?

124 Ith qala lahum akhoohum hoodun ala tattaqoona

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

125 Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,

125 Innee lakum rasoolun ameenun

126 "So fear Allah and obey me.

126 So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.

126 Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

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

127 And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.

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

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

128 Build ye on every high place a monument for vain delight ?

128 Atabnoona bikulli reeAAin ayatan taAAbathoona

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

129 And seek ye out strongholds, that haply ye may last for ever ?

129 Watattakhithoona masaniAAa laAAallakum takhludoona

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

130 And if ye seize by force, seize ye as tyrants ?

130 Waitha batashtum batashtum jabbareena

131 "Now fear Allah, and obey me.

131 Rather keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.

131 Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

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

132 Keep your duty toward Him Who hath aided you with (the good things) that ye know,

132 Waittaqoo allathee amaddakum bima taAAlamoona

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

133 Hath aided you with cattle and sons.

133 Amaddakum bianAAamin wabaneena

134 "And Gardens and Springs.

134 And gardens and watersprings.

134 Wajannatin waAAuyoonin

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

135 Lo! I fear for you the retribution of an awful day.

135 Innee akhafu AAalaykum AAathaba yawmin AAatheemin

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

136 They said: It is all one to us whether thou preachest or art not of those who preach;

136 Qaloo sawaon AAalayna awaAAathta am lam takun mina alwaAAitheena

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

137 This is but a fable of the men of old,

137 In hatha illa khuluqu alawwaleena

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

138 And we shall not be doomed.

138 Wama nahnu bimuAAaththabeena

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

139 And they denied him; therefor We destroyed them. Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.

139 Fakaththaboohu faahlaknahum inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

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

140 And lo! thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.

140 Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

141 The Thamud (people) rejected the messengers.

141 (The tribe of) Thamud denied the messengers (of Allah)

141 Kaththabat thamoodu almursaleena

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

142 When their brother Salih said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil) ?

142 Ith qala lahum akhoohum salihun ala tattaqoona

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

143 Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,

143 Innee lakum rasoolun ameenun

144 "So fear Allah, and obey me.

144 So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.

144 Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

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

145 And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.

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

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

146 Will ye be left secure in that which is here before us,

146 Atutrakoona fee ma hahuna amineena

147 "Gardens and Springs,

147 In gardens and watersprings.

147 Fee jannatin waAAuyoonin

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

148 And tilled fields and heavy - sheathed palm - trees,

148 WazurooAAin wanakhlin talAAuha hadeemun

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

149 Though ye hew out dwellings in the mountain, being skilful ?

149 Watanhitoona mina aljibali buyootan fariheena

150 "But fear Allah and obey me;

150 Therefor keep your duty to Allah and obey me,

150 Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

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

151 And obey not the command of the prodigal,

151 Wala tuteeAAoo amra almusrifeena

152 "Who make mischief in the land, and mend not (their ways)."

152 Who spread corruption in the earth, and reform not.

152 Allatheena yufsidoona fee alardi wala yuslihoona

153 They said: "Thou art only one of those bewitched!

153 They said: Thou art but one of the bewitched;

153 Qaloo innama anta mina almusahhareena

154 "Thou art no more than a mortal like us: then bring us a Sign, if thou tellest the truth!"

154 Thou art but a mortal like us. So bring some token if thou art of the truthful.

154 Ma anta illa basharun mithluna fati biayatin in kunta mina alssadiqeena

155 He said: "Here is a she - camel: she has a right of watering, and ye have a right of watering, (severally) on a day appointed.

155 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.

155 Qala hathihi naqatun laha shirbun walakum shirbu yawmin maAAloomin

156 "Touch her not with harm, lest the Penalty of a Great Day seize you."

156 And touch her not with ill lest there come on you the retribution of an awful day.

156 Wala tamassooha bisooin fayakhuthakum AAathabu yawmin AAatheemin

157 But they ham - strung her: then did they become full of regrets.

157 But they hamstrung her, and then were penitent.

157 FaAAaqarooha faasbahoo nadimeena

158 But the Penalty seized them. Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.

158 So the retribution came on them. Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.

158 Faakhathahumu alAAathabu inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

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

159 And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.

159 Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

160 The people of Lut rejected the messengers.

160 The folk of Lot denied the messengers (of Allah),

160 Kaththabat qawmu lootin almursaleena

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

161 When their brother Lot said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil) ?

161 Ith qala lahum akhoohum lootun ala tattaqoona

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

162 Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,

162 Innee lakum rasoolun ameenun

163 "So fear Allah and obey me.

163 So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.

163 Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

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

164 And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.

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

165 "Of all the creatures in the world, will ye approach males,

165 What! Of all creatures do ye come unto the males,

165 Atatoona alththukrana mina alAAalameena

166 "And leave those whom Allah has created for you to be your mates? Nay, ye are a people transgressing (all limits)!"

166 And leave the wives your Lord created for you ? Nay, but ye are froward folk.

166 Watatharoona ma khalaqa lakum rabbukum min azwajikum bal antum qawmun AAadoona

167 They said: "If thou desist not, O Lut! thou wilt assuredly be cast out!"

167 They said: If thou cease not, O Lot, thou wilt soon be of the outcast.

167 Qaloo lain lam tantahi ya lootu latakoonanna mina almukhrajeena

168 He said: "I do detest your doings."

168 He said: I am in truth of those who hate your conduct.

168 Qala innee liAAamalikum mina alqaleena