الشعراء

‏‏‏ ‏

Ta, Seen, Meem. (1)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

These are the verses of the clear Book. (2)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Perhaps, [O Muhammad], you would kill yourself with grief that they will not be believers. (3)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

If We willed, We could send down to them from the sky a sign for which their necks would remain humbled. (4)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And no revelation comes to them anew from the Most Merciful except that they turn away from it. (5)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

For they have already denied, but there will come to them the news of that which they used to ridicule. (6)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

Did they not look at the earth - how much We have produced therein from every noble kind? (7)

‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers. (8)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful. (9)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And [mention] when your Lord called Moses, [saying], "Go to the wrongdoing people - (10)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

The people of Pharaoh. Will they not fear Allah?" (11)

‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

He said, "My Lord, indeed I fear that they will deny me (12)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And that my breast will tighten and my tongue will not be fluent, so send for Aaron. (13)

‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And they have upon me a [claim due to] sin, so I fear that they will kill me." (14)

‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

[Allah] said, "No. Go both of you with Our signs; indeed, We are with you, listening. (15)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Go to Pharaoh and say, 'We are the messengers of the Lord of the worlds, (16)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

[Commanded to say], "Send with us the Children of Israel."'" (17)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

[Pharaoh] said, "Did we not raise you among us as a child, and you remained among us for years of your life? (18)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And [then] you did your deed which you did, and you were of the ungrateful." (19)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

[Moses] said, "I did it, then, while I was of those astray. (20)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

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. (21)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And is this a favor of which you remind me - that you have enslaved the Children of Israel?" (22)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Said Pharaoh, "And what is the Lord of the worlds?" (23)

‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

[Moses] said, "The Lord of the heavens and earth and that between them, if you should be convinced." (24)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

[Pharaoh] said to those around him, "Do you not hear?" (25)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

[Moses] said, "Your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers." (26)

‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

[Pharaoh] said, "Indeed, your 'messenger' who has been sent to you is mad." (27)

‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

[Moses] said, "Lord of the east and the west and that between them, if you were to reason." (28)

‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

[Pharaoh] said, "If you take a god other than me, I will surely place you among those imprisoned." (29)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

[Moses] said, "Even if I brought you proof manifest?" (30)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

[Pharaoh] said, "Then bring it, if you should be of the truthful." (31)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

So [Moses] threw his staff, and suddenly it was a serpent manifest. (32)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And he drew out his hand; thereupon it was white for the observers. (33)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

[Pharaoh] said to the eminent ones around him, "Indeed, this is a learned magician. (34)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

He wants to drive you out of your land by his magic, so what do you advise?" (35)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

They said, "Postpone [the matter of] him and his brother and send among the cities gatherers (36)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

Who will bring you every learned, skilled magician." (37)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

So the magicians were assembled for the appointment of a well-known day. (38)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And it was said to the people, "Will you congregate (39)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

That we might follow the magicians if they are the predominant?" (40)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And when the magicians arrived, they said to Pharaoh, "Is there indeed for us a reward if we are the predominant?" (41)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

He said, "Yes, and indeed, you will then be of those near [to me]." (42)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Moses said to them, "Throw whatever you will throw." (43)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

So they threw their ropes and their staffs and said, "By the might of Pharaoh, indeed it is we who are predominant." (44)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Then Moses threw his staff, and at once it devoured what they falsified. (45)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

So the magicians fell down in prostration [to Allah]. (46)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

They said, "We have believed in the Lord of the worlds, (47)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

The Lord of Moses and Aaron." (48)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

[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." (49)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

They said, "No harm. Indeed, to our Lord we will return. (50)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed, we aspire that our Lord will forgive us our sins because we were the first of the believers." (51)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And We inspired to Moses, "Travel by night with My servants; indeed, you will be pursued." (52)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Then Pharaoh sent among the cities gatherers (53)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

[And said], "Indeed, those are but a small band, (54)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And indeed, they are enraging us, (55)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And indeed, we are a cautious society... " (56)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

So We removed them from gardens and springs (57)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And treasures and honorable station - (58)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Thus. And We caused to inherit it the Children of Israel. (59)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

So they pursued them at sunrise. (60)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And when the two companies saw one another, the companions of Moses said, "Indeed, we are to be overtaken!" (61)

‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

[Moses] said, "No! Indeed, with me is my Lord; He will guide me." (62)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Then We inspired to Moses, "Strike with your staff the sea," and it parted, and each portion was like a great towering mountain. (63)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And We advanced thereto the pursuers. (64)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And We saved Moses and those with him, all together. (65)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Then We drowned the others. (66)

‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers. (67)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful. (68)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And recite to them the news of Abraham, (69)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

When he said to his father and his people, "What do you worship?" (70)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

They said, "We worship idols and remain to them devoted." (71)

‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

He said, "Do they hear you when you supplicate? (72)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Or do they benefit you, or do they harm?" (73)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

They said, "But we found our fathers doing thus." (74)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

He said, "Then do you see what you have been worshipping, (75)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

You and your ancient forefathers? (76)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed, they are enemies to me, except the Lord of the worlds, (77)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Who created me, and He [it is who] guides me. (78)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And it is He who feeds me and gives me drink. (79)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And when I am ill, it is He who cures me (80)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

And who will cause me to die and then bring me to life (81)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And who I aspire that He will forgive me my sin on the Day of Recompense." (82)

‏‏ ‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

[And he said], "My Lord, grant me authority and join me with the righteous. (83)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And grant me a reputation of honor among later generations. (84)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And place me among the inheritors of the Garden of Pleasure. (85)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And forgive my father. Indeed, he has been of those astray. (86)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And do not disgrace me on the Day they are [all] resurrected - (87)

‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

The Day when there will not benefit [anyone] wealth or children (88)

‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

But only one who comes to Allah with a sound heart." (89)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And Paradise will be brought near [that Day] to the righteous. (90)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And Hellfire will be brought forth for the deviators, (91)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And it will be said to them, "Where are those you used to worship (92)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Other than Allah? Can they help you or help themselves?" (93)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

So they will be overturned into Hellfire, they and the deviators (94)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And the soldiers of Iblees, all together. (95)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

They will say while they dispute therein, (96)

‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

"By Allah, we were indeed in manifest error (97)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

When we equated you with the Lord of the worlds. (98)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And no one misguided us except the criminals. (99)

‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

So now we have no intercessors (100)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

And not a devoted friend. (101)

‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Then if we only had a return [to the world] and could be of the believers... " (102)

‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers. (103)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful. (104)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

The people of Noah denied the messengers (105)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

When their brother Noah said to them, "Will you not fear Allah? (106)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger. (107)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

So fear Allah and obey me. (108)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds. (109)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

So fear Allah and obey me." (110)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

They said, "Should we believe you while you are followed by the lowest [class of people]?" (111)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

He said, "And what is my knowledge of what they used to do? (112)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Their account is only upon my Lord, if you [could] perceive. (113)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And I am not one to drive away the believers. (114)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

I am only a clear warner." (115)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

They said, "If you do not desist, O Noah, you will surely be of those who are stoned." (116)

‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

He said, "My Lord, indeed my people have denied me. (117)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Then judge between me and them with decisive judgement and save me and those with me of the believers." (118)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

So We saved him and those with him in the laden ship. (119)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Then We drowned thereafter the remaining ones. (120)

‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers. (121)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful. (122)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

'Aad denied the messengers (123)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

When their brother Hud said to them, "Will you not fear Allah? (124)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger. (125)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

So fear Allah and obey me. (126)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds. (127)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Do you construct on every elevation a sign, amusing yourselves, (128)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And take for yourselves palaces and fortresses that you might abide eternally? (129)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And when you strike, you strike as tyrants. (130)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

So fear Allah and obey me. (131)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And fear He who provided you with that which you know, (132)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

Provided you with grazing livestock and children (133)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And gardens and springs. (134)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a terrible day." (135)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

They said, "It is all the same to us whether you advise or are not of the advisors. (136)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

This is not but the custom of the former peoples, (137)

‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And we are not to be punished." (138)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And they denied him, so We destroyed them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers. (139)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful. (140)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Thamud denied the messengers (141)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

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

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger. (143)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

So fear Allah and obey me. (144)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds. (145)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Will you be left in what is here, secure [from death], (146)

‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Within gardens and springs (147)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And fields of crops and palm trees with softened fruit? (148)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And you carve out of the mountains, homes, with skill. (149)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

So fear Allah and obey me. (150)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And do not obey the order of the transgressors, (151)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Who cause corruption in the land and do not amend." (152)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

They said, "You are only of those affected by magic. (153)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

You are but a man like ourselves, so bring a sign, if you should be of the truthful." (154)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

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. (155)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And do not touch her with harm, lest you be seized by the punishment of a terrible day." (156)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

But they hamstrung her and so became regretful. (157)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And the punishment seized them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers. (158)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful. (159)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

The people of Lot denied the messengers (160)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

When their brother Lot said to them, "Will you not fear Allah? (161)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger. (162)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

So fear Allah and obey me. (163)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds. (164)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Do you approach males among the worlds (165)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And leave what your Lord has created for you as mates? But you are a people transgressing." (166)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

They said, "If you do not desist, O Lot, you will surely be of those evicted." (167)

‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

He said, "Indeed, I am, toward your deed, of those who detest [it]. (168)

‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

My Lord, save me and my family from [the consequence of] what they do." (169)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

So We saved him and his family, all, (170)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Except an old woman among those who remained behind. (171)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Then We destroyed the others. (172)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And We rained upon them a rain [of stones], and evil was the rain of those who were warned. (173)

‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers. (174)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful. (175)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

The companions of the thicket denied the messengers (176)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

When Shu'ayb said to them, "Will you not fear Allah? (177)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger. (178)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

So fear Allah and obey me. (179)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds. (180)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Give full measure and do not be of those who cause loss. (181)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And weigh with an even balance. (182)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And do not deprive people of their due and do not commit abuse on earth, spreading corruption. (183)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And fear He who created you and the former creation." (184)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

They said, "You are only of those affected by magic. (185)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

You are but a man like ourselves, and indeed, we think you are among the liars. (186)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

So cause to fall upon us fragments of the sky, if you should be of the truthful." (187)

‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

He said, "My Lord is most knowing of what you do." (188)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

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. (189)

‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers. (190)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful. (191)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And indeed, the Qur'an is the revelation of the Lord of the worlds. (192)

‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

The Trustworthy Spirit has brought it down (193)

‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Upon your heart, [O Muhammad] - that you may be of the warners - (194)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

In a clear Arabic language. (195)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And indeed, it is [mentioned] in the scriptures of former peoples. (196)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And has it not been a sign to them that it is recognized by the scholars of the Children of Israel? (197)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And even if We had revealed it to one among the foreigners (198)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And he had recited it to them [perfectly], they would [still] not have been believers in it. (199)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Thus have We inserted disbelief into the hearts of the criminals. (200)

‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

They will not believe in it until they see the painful punishment. (201)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And it will come to them suddenly while they perceive [it] not. (202)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And they will say, "May we be reprieved?" (203)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

So for Our punishment are they impatient? (204)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

Then have you considered if We gave them enjoyment for years (205)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And then there came to them that which they were promised? (206)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

They would not be availed by the enjoyment with which they were provided. (207)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And We did not destroy any city except that it had warners (208)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

As a reminder; and never have We been unjust. (209)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And the devils have not brought the revelation down. (210)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

It is not allowable for them, nor would they be able. (211)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed they, from [its] hearing, are removed. (212)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

So do not invoke with Allah another deity and [thus] be among the punished. (213)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And warn, [O Muhammad], your closest kindred. (214)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And lower your wing to those who follow you of the believers. (215)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And if they disobey you, then say, "Indeed, I am disassociated from what you are doing." (216)

‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And rely upon the Exalted in Might, the Merciful, (217)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

Who sees you when you arise (218)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And your movement among those who prostrate. (219)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing. (220)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Shall I inform you upon whom the devils descend? (221)

‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

They descend upon every sinful liar. (222)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

They pass on what is heard, and most of them are liars. (223)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And the poets - [only] the deviators follow them; (224)

‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Do you not see that in every valley they roam (225)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And that they say what they do not do? - (226)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

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. (227)