26. Ash-Shu'araa

1 Ta. Sin. Mim

2 These are revelations of the Scripture that maketh plain

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

30 He said: Even though I show thee something plain

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

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

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

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

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

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

37 Who shall bring unto thee every knowing wizard

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

46 And the wizards were flung prostrate

47 Crying: We believe in the Lord of the Worlds

48 The Lord of Moses and Aaron

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

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

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

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

53 Then Pharaoh sent into the cities summoners

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

55 And lo! they are offenders against us

56 And lo! we are a ready host

57 Thus did We take them away from gardens and watersprings

58 And treasures and a fair estate

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

60 And they overtook them at sunrise

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

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

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

64 Then brought We near the others to that place

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

66 And We drowned the others

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

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

69 Recite unto them the story of Abraham

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

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

72 He said: Do they hear you when ye cry

73 Or do they benefit or harm you

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

75 He said: See now that which ye worship

76 Ye and your forefathers

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

78 Who created me, and He doth guide me

79 And Who feedeth me and watereth me

80 And when I sicken, then He healeth me

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

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

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

84 And give unto me a good report in later generations

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

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

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

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

89 Save him who bringeth unto Allah a whole heart

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

91 And hell will appear plainly to the erring

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

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

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

95 And the hosts of Iblis, together

96 And they will say, when they are quarrelling therein

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

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

99 It was but the guilty who misled us

100 Now we have no intercessors

101 Nor any loving friend

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

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

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

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

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

107 Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you

108 So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me

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

110 So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me

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

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

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

114 And I am not (here) to repulse believers

115 I am only a plain warner

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

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

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

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

120 Then afterward We drowned the others

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

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

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

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

125 Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you

126 So keep your duty to Allah and obey me

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

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

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

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

131 Rather keep your duty to Allah, and obey me

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

133 Hath aided you with cattle and sons

134 And gardens and watersprings

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

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

137 This is but a fable of the men of old

138 And we shall not be doomed

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

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

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

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

143 Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you

144 So keep your duty to Allah and obey me

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

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

147 In gardens and watersprings

148 And tilled fields and heavy-sheathed palm-trees

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

150 Therefor keep your duty to Allah and obey me

151 And obey not the command of the prodigal

152 Who spread corruption in the earth, and reform not

153 They said: Thou art but one of the bewitched

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

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

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

157 But they hamstrung her, and then were penitent

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

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

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

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

162 Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you

163 So keep your duty to Allah and obey me

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

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

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

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

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

169 My Lord! Save me and my household from what they do

170 So We saved him and his household, every one

171 Save an old woman among those who stayed behind

172 Then afterward We destroyed the others

173 And We rained on them a rain. And dreadful is the rain of those who have been warned

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

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

176 The dwellers in the wood (of Midian) denied the messengers (of Allah)

177 When Shu'eyb said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)

178 Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you

179 So keep your duty to Allah and obey me

180 And I ask of you no wage for it; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds

181 Give full measure, and be not of those who give less (than the due)

182 And weigh with the true balance

183 Wrong not mankind in their goods, and do not evil, making mischief, in the earth

184 And keep your duty unto Him Who created you and the generations of the men of old

185 They said: Thou art but one of the bewitched

186 Thou art but a mortal like us, and lo! we deem thee of the liars

187 Then make fragments of the heaven fall upon us, if thou art of the truthful

188 He said: My Lord is Best Aware of what ye do

189 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

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

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

192 And lo! it is a revelation of the Lord of the Worlds

193 Which the True Spirit hath brought down

194 Upon thy heart, that thou mayst be (one) of the warners

195 In plain Arabic speech

196 And lo! it is in the Scriptures of the men of old

197 Is it not a token for them that the doctors of the Children of Israel know it

198 And if We had revealed it unto one of any other nation than the Arabs

199 And he had read it unto them, they would not have believed in it

200 Thus do We make it traverse the hearts of the guilty

201 They will not believe in it till they behold the painful doom

202 So that it will come upon them suddenly, when they perceive not

203 Then they will say: Are we to be reprieved

204 Would they (now) hasten on Our doom

205 Hast thou then seen, if We content them for (long) years

206 And then cometh that which they were promised

207 (How) that wherewith they were contented naught availeth them

208 And We destroyed no township but it had its warners

209 For reminder, for We never were oppressors

210 The devils did not bring it down

211 It is not meet for them, nor is it in their power

212 Lo! verily they are banished from the hearing

213 Therefor invoke not with Allah another god, lest thou be one of the doomed

214 And warn thy tribe of near kindred

215 And lower thy wing (in kindness) unto those believers who follow thee

216 And if they (thy kinsfolk) disobey thee, say: Lo! I am innocent of what they do

217 And put thy trust in the Mighty, the Merciful

218 Who seeth thee when thou standest up (to pray)

219 And (seeth) thine abasement among those who fall prostrate (in worship)

220 Lo! He, only He, is the Hearer, the Knower

221 Shall I inform you upon whom the devils descend

222 They descend on every sinful, false one

223 They listen eagerly, but most of them are liars

224 As for poets, the erring follow them

225 Hast thou not seen how they stray in every valley

226 And how they say that which they do not

227 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