Al Shu'araa

1 Ta. Sin. Mim.

1 Taseenmeem

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

2 Tilka ayatu alkitabi almubeeni

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

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 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 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 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 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 Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

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

9 Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

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

10 Waith nada rabbuka moosa ani iti alqawma alththalimeena

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

11 Qawma firAAawna ala yattaqoona

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

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 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 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 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 Fatiya firAAawna faqoola inna rasoolu rabbi alAAalameena

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

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 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 WafaAAalta faAAlataka allatee faAAalta waanta mina alkafireena

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

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 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 Watilka niAAmatun tamunnuha AAalayya an AAabbadta banee israeela

23 Pharaoh said: "And what is the 'Lord and Cherisher 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 Qala rabbu alssamawati waalardi wama baynahuma in kuntum mooqineena

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

25 Qala liman hawlahu ala tastamiAAoona

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

26 Qala rabbukum warabbu abaikumu alawwaleena

27 (Pharaoh) said: "Truly your messenger who has been sent to you is a veritable 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 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 Qala laini ittakhathta ilahan ghayree laajAAalannaka mina almasjooneena

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

30 Qala awalaw jituka bishayin mubeenin

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

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 Faalqa AAasahu faitha hiya thuAAbanun mubeenun

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

33 WanazaAAa yadahu faitha hiya baydao lilnnathireena

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

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 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 Qaloo arjih waakhahu waibAAath fee almadaini hashireena

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

37 Yatooka bikulli sahharin AAaleemin

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

38 FajumiAAa alssaharatu limeeqati yawmin maAAloomin

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

39 Waqeela lilnnasi hal antum mujtamiAAoona

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

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 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 Qala naAAam wainnakum ithan lamina almuqarrabeena

43 Moses said to them: "Throw ye - that which ye are about 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 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 Faalqa moosa AAasahu faitha hiya talqafu ma yafikoona

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

46 Faolqiya alssaharatu sajideena

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

47 Qaloo amanna birabbi alAAalameena

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 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 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 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 Waawhayna ila moosa an asri biAAibadee innakum muttabaAAoona

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

53 Faarsala firAAawnu fee almadaini hashireena

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

54 Inna haolai lashirthimatun qaleeloona

55 "And they are raging furiously against us;

55 Wainnahum lana laghaithoona

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

56 Wainna lajameeAAun hathiroona

57 So We expelled them from gardens, springs,

57 Faakhrajnahum min jannatin waAAuyoonin

58 Treasures, and every kind of honourable position;

58 Wakunoozin wamaqamin kareemin

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

59 Kathalika waawrathnaha banee israeela

60 So they pursued 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 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 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 Faawhayna ila moosa ani idrib biAAasaka albahra fainfalaqa fakana kullu firqin kaalttawdi alAAatheemi

64 And We made the other party approach thither.

64 Waazlafna thamma alakhareena

65 We delivered Moses and all who were with him;

65 Waanjayna moosa waman maAAahu ajmaAAeena

66 But We drowned the others.

66 Thumma aghraqna alakhareena

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

67 Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

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

68 Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

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

69 Waotlu AAalayhim nabaa ibraheema

70 Behold, he said to his father and his people: "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 Qaloo naAAbudu asnaman fanathallu laha AAakifeena

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

72 Qala hal yasmaAAoonakum ith tadAAoona

73 "Or do you good or harm?"

73 Aw yanfaAAoonakum aw yadurroona

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

74 Qaloo bal wajadna abaana kathalika yafAAaloona

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

75 Qala afaraaytum ma kuntum taAAbudoona

76 "Ye and your fathers before you? -

76 Antum waabaokumu alaqdamoona

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

77 Fainnahum AAaduwwun lee illa rabba alAAalameena

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

78 Allathee khalaqanee fahuwa yahdeeni

79 "Who gives me food and drink,

79 Waallathee huwa yutAAimunee wayasqeeni

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

80 Waitha maridtu fahuwa yashfeeni

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

81 Waallathee yumeetunee thumma yuhyeeni

82 "And who, I hope, will forgive me my faults 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 Rabbi hab lee hukman waalhiqnee bialssaliheena

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

84 WaijAAal lee lisana sidqin fee alakhireena

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

85 WaijAAalnee min warathati jannati alnnaAAeemi

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

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 Wala tukhzinee yawma yubAAathoona

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

88 Yawma la yanfaAAu malun wala banoona

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

89 Illa man ata Allaha biqalbin saleemin

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

90 Waozlifati aljannatu lilmuttaqeena

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

91 Waburrizati aljaheemu lilghaweena

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

92 Waqeela lahum ayna ma kuntum taAAbudoona

93 "'Besides 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 Fakubkiboo feeha hum waalghawoona

95 "And the whole hosts of Iblis together.

95 Wajunoodu ibleesa ajmaAAoona

96 "They will say there in their mutual bickerings:

96 Qaloo wahum feeha yakhtasimoona

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

97 TaAllahi in kunna lafee dalalin mubeenin

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

98 Ith nusawweekum birabbi alAAalameena

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

99 Wama adallana illa almujrimoona

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

100 Fama lana min shafiAAeena

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

101 Wala sadeeqin hameemin

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

102 Falaw anna lana karratan fanakoona mina almumineena

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

103 Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

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

104 Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

105 The people of Noah rejected the messengers.

105 Kaththabat qawmu noohin almursaleena

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

106 Ith qala lahum akhoohum noohun ala tattaqoona

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

107 Innee lakum rasoolun ameenun

108 "So fear 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 Wama asalukum AAalayhi min ajrin in ajriya illa AAala rabbi alAAalameena

110 "So fear 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 Qaloo anuminu laka waittabaAAaka alarthaloona

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

112 Qala wama AAilmee bima kanoo yaAAmaloona

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

113 In hisabuhum illa AAala rabbee law tashAAuroona

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

114 Wama ana bitaridi almumineena

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

115 In ana illa natheerun mubeenun

116 They said: "If thou desist not, O Noah! thou shalt be 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 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 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 Faanjaynahu waman maAAahu fee alfulki almashhooni

120 Thereafter We drowned those who remained behind.

120 Thumma aghraqna baAAdu albaqeena

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

121 Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

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

122 Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

123 The 'Ad (people) rejected the messengers.

123 Kaththabat AAadun almursaleena

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

124 Ith qala lahum akhoohum hoodun ala tattaqoona

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

125 Innee lakum rasoolun ameenun

126 "So fear 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 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 Atabnoona bikulli reeAAin ayatan taAAbathoona

129 "And do ye get for yourselves fine buildings in the hope of living therein (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 Waitha batashtum batashtum jabbareena

131 "Now fear Allah, and obey me.

131 Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

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

132 Waittaqoo allathee amaddakum bima taAAlamoona

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

133 Amaddakum bianAAamin wabaneena

134 "And Gardens and Springs.

134 Wajannatin waAAuyoonin

135 "Truly I fear for you the Penalty of a Great 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 Qaloo sawaon AAalayna awaAAathta am lam takun mina alwaAAitheena

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

137 In hatha illa khuluqu alawwaleena

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

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 Fakaththaboohu faahlaknahum inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

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

140 Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

141 The Thamud (people) rejected the messengers.

141 Kaththabat thamoodu almursaleena

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

142 Ith qala lahum akhoohum salihun ala tattaqoona

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

143 Innee lakum rasoolun ameenun

144 "So fear 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 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 Atutrakoona fee ma hahuna amineena

147 "Gardens and Springs,

147 Fee jannatin waAAuyoonin

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

148 WazurooAAin wanakhlin talAAuha hadeemun

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

149 Watanhitoona mina aljibali buyootan fariheena

150 "But fear Allah and obey me;

150 Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

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

151 Wala tuteeAAoo amra almusrifeena

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

152 Allatheena yufsidoona fee alardi wala yuslihoona

153 They said: "Thou art only one of those 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 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 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 Wala tamassooha bisooin fayakhuthakum AAathabu yawmin AAatheemin

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

157 FaAAaqarooha faasbahoo nadimeena

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

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 Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

160 The people of Lut rejected the messengers.

160 Kaththabat qawmu lootin almursaleena

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

161 Ith qala lahum akhoohum lootun ala tattaqoona

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

162 Innee lakum rasoolun ameenun

163 "So fear 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 Wama asalukum AAalayhi min ajrin in ajriya illa AAala rabbi alAAalameena

165 "Of all the creatures in the world, will ye approach 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 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 Qaloo lain lam tantahi ya lootu latakoonanna mina almukhrajeena

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

168 Qala innee liAAamalikum mina alqaleena

169 "O my Lord! deliver me and my family from such things as they do!"

169 Rabbi najjinee waahlee mimma yaAAmaloona

170 So We delivered him and his family, - all

170 Fanajjaynahu waahlahu ajmaAAeena

171 Except an old woman who lingered behind.

171 Illa AAajoozan fee alghabireena

172 But the rest We destroyed utterly.

172 Thumma dammarna alakhareena

173 We rained down on them a shower (of brimstone): and evil was the shower on those who were admonished (but heeded not)!

173 Waamtarna AAalayhim mataran fasaa mataru almunthareena

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

174 Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

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

175 Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

176 The Companions of the Wood rejected the messengers.

176 Kaththaba ashabu alaykati almursaleena

177 Behold, Shu'aib said to them: "Will ye not fear (Allah)?

177 Ith qala lahum shuAAaybun ala tattaqoona

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

178 Innee lakum rasoolun ameenun

179 "So fear Allah and obey me.

179 Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

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

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

181 "Give just measure, and cause no loss (to others by fraud).

181 Awfoo alkayla wala takoonoo mina almukhsireena

182 "And weigh with scales true and upright.

182 Wazinoo bialqistasi almustaqeemi

183 "And withhold not things justly due to men, nor do evil in the land, working mischief.

183 Wala tabkhasoo alnnasa ashyaahum wala taAAthaw fee alardi mufsideena

184 "And fear Him Who created you and (who created) the generations before (you)"

184 Waittaqoo allathee khalaqakum waaljibillata alawwaleena

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

185 Qaloo innama anta mina almusahhareena

186 "Thou art no more than a mortal like us, and indeed we think thou art a liar!

186 Wama anta illa basharun mithluna wain nathunnuka lamina alkathibeena

187 "Now cause a piece of the sky to fall on us, if thou art truthful!"

187 Faasqit AAalayna kisafan mina alssamai in kunta mina alssadiqeena

188 He said: "My Lord knows best what ye do."

188 Qala rabbee aAAlamu bima taAAmaloona

189 But they rejected him. Then the punishment of a day of overshadowing gloom seized them, and that was the Penalty of a Great Day.

189 Fakaththaboohu faakhathahum AAathabu yawmi alththullati innahu kana AAathaba yawmin AAatheemin

190 Verily in that is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.

190 Inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

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

191 Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

192 Verily this is a Revelation from the Lord of the Worlds:

192 Wainnahu latanzeelu rabbi alAAalameena

193 With it came down the spirit of Faith and Truth -

193 Nazala bihi alrroohu alameenu

194 To thy heart and mind, that thou mayest admonish.

194 AAala qalbika litakoona mina almunthireena

195 In the perspicuous Arabic tongue.

195 Bilisanin AAarabiyyin mubeenin

196 Without doubt it is (announced) in the mystic Books of former peoples.

196 Wainnahu lafee zuburi alawwaleena

197 Is it not a Sign to them that the Learned of the Children of Israel knew it (as true)?

197 Awalam yakun lahum ayatan an yaAAlamahu AAulamao banee israeela

198 Had We revealed it to any of the non - Arabs,

198 Walaw nazzalnahu AAala baAAdi alaAAjameena

199 And had he recited it to them, they would not have believed in it.

199 Faqaraahu AAalayhim ma kanoo bihi mumineena

200 Thus have We caused it to enter the hearts of the sinners.

200 Kathalika salaknahu fee quloobi almujrimeena

201 They will not believe in it until they see the grievous Penalty;

201 La yuminoona bihi hatta yarawoo alAAathaba alaleema

202 But the (Penalty) will come to them of a sudden, while they perceive it not;

202 Fayatiyahum baghtatan wahum la yashAAuroona

203 Then they will say: "Shall we be respited?"