English - Chapter 26 - Ash-Shuara

Ta Sin Mim

Those are the signs of the Manifest Book

Perchance thou consumest thyself that they are not believers

If We will, We shall send down on them out of heaven a sign, so their necks will stay humbled to it

But never fresh remembrance comes to them from the All-merciful, except they turn away from it

So they have cried lies; therefore assuredly tidings will come to them of that they mocked at

What, have they not regarded the earth, how many therein We have caused to grow of every generous kind

Surely in that is a sign, yet most of them are not believers

Surely thy Lord, He is the All-mighty, the All-compassionate

And when thy Lord called to Moses, 'Go to the people of the evildoers

the people of Pharaoh; will they not be godfearing

He said, 'My Lord, I fear they will cry me lies

and my breast will be straitened, and my tongue will not be loosed; so send to Aaron

They also have a sin against me, and I fear they will slay me

Said He, 'No indeed; but go, both of you, with Our signs, and We assuredly shall be with you, listening

So go you to Pharaoh, and say, "Verily, I am the Messenger of the Lord of all Being

so send forth with us the Children of Israel

He said, 'Did we not raise thee amongst us as a child? Didst thou not tarry among us years of thy life

And thou didst the deed thou didst, being one of the ungrateful

Said he, 'Indeed I did it then, being one of those that stray

so I fled from you, fearing you. But my Lord gave me Judgment and made me one of the Envoys

That is a blessing thou reproachest me with, having enslaved the Children of Israel

Pharaoh said, 'And what is the Lord of all Being

He said, 'The Lord of the heavens and earth, and what between them is, if you have faith

Said he to those about him, 'Do you not hear

He said, 'Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers, the ancients

Said he, 'Surely your Messenger who was sent to you is possessed

He said, 'The Lord of the East and West, and what between them is, if you have understanding

Said he, 'If thou takest a god other than me, I shall surely make thee one of the imprisoned

He said, 'What, even though I brought thee something so manifest

Said he, 'Bring it then, if thou art of the truthful

So he cast his staff, and behold, it was a serpent manifest

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

Said he to the Council about him, 'Surely this man is a cunning sorcerer

who desires to expel you from your land by his sorcery; what do you command

They said, 'Put him and his brother off a while, and send among the cities musterers

to bring thee every cunning sorcerer

So the sorcerers were assembled for the appointed time of a fixed day

The people were asked, 'Will you assemble

Haply we shall follow the sorcerers if it should be they are the victors

Then, when the sorcerers came, they said to Pharaoh, 'Shall we indeed have a wage, if we should be the victors

He said, 'Yes indeed; and you shall then be among the near-stationed

Moses said to them, 'Cast you down what you will cast

So they cast their ropes and their staffs, and said, 'By the might of Pharaoh we shall be the victors

Then Moses cast his staff and lo, it forthwith swallowed up their lying invention

so the sorcerers were cast down, bowing themselves

They said, 'We believe in the Lord of all Being

the Lord of Moses and Aaron

Said Pharaoh, 'You have believed him before I gave you leave. Why, he is the chief of you, the same that taught you sorcery; now you shall know! I shall assuredly cut off alternately your hands and feet, then I shall crucify you all together

They said, 'There is no harm; surely unto our Lord we are turning

We are eager that our Lord should forgive us our offences, for that we are the first of the believers

Also We revealed unto Moses, 'Go with My servants by night; surely you will be followed

Then Pharaoh sent among the cities musterers

Behold, these are a small troop

and indeed they are enraging us

and we are a host on our guard

So We expelled them from gardens and fountains

and treasures and a noble station

even so, and We bequeathed them upon the Children of Israel

Then they followed them at the sunrise

and, when the two hosts sighted each other, the companions of Moses said, 'We are overtaken

Said he, 'No indeed; surely my Lord is with me; He will guide me

Then We revealed to Moses, 'Strike with thy staff the sea'; and it clave, and each part was as a mighty mount

And there We brought the others on

and We delivered Moses and those with him all together

then We drowned the others

Surely in that is a sign, yet most of them are not believers

Surely thy Lord, He is the All-mighty, the All-compassionate

And recite to them the tiding of Abraham

when he said to his father and his people, 'What do you serve

They said, 'We serve idols, and continue cleaving to them

He said, 'Do they hear you when you call

or do they profit you, or harm

They said, 'Nay, but we found our fathers so doing

He said, 'And have you considered what you have been serving

you and your fathers, the elders

They are an enemy to me, except the Lord of all Being

who created me, and Himself guides me

and Himself gives me to eat and drink

and, whenever I am sick, heals me

who makes me to die, then gives me life

and who I am eager shall forgive me my offence on the Day of Doom

My Lord, give me Judgment, and join me with the righteous

and appoint me a tongue of truthfulness among the others

Make me one of the inheritors of the Garden of Bliss

and forgive my father, for he is one of those astray

Degrade me not upon the day when they are raised up

the day when neither wealth nor sons shall profit

except for him who comes to God with a pure heart

And Paradise shall be brought forward for the godfearing

and Hell advanced for the perverse

It shall be said to them, 'Where is that you were serving

apart from God? Do they help you or help themselves

Then they shall be pitched into it, they and the perverse

and the hosts of Iblis, all together

They shall say, as they dispute there one with another

when we made you equal with the Lord of all Being

It was naught but the sinners that led us astray

so now we have no intercessors

no loyal friend

O that we might return again, and be among the believers

Surely in that is a sign, yet most of them are not believers

Surely thy Lord, He is the All-mighty, the All-compassionate

The people of Noah cried lies to the Envoys

when their brother Noah said to them, 'Will you not be godfearing

I am for you a faithful Messenger

so serve you God, and obey you me

I ask of you no wage for this; my wage falls only upon the Lord of all Being

so fear you God, and obey you me

They said, 'Shall we believe thee, whom the vilest follow

He said, 'What knowledge have I of that they have been doing

Their account falls only upon my Lord, were you but aware

I would not drive away the believers

I am naught but a plain warner

They said, 'If thou givest not over, Noah, thou shalt assuredly be one of the stoned

He said, 'My Lord, my people have cried me lies

so give true deliverance between me and them, and deliver me and the believers that are with me

So We delivered him, and those with him, in the laden ship

then afterwards We drowned the rest

Surely in that is a sign, yet most of them are not believers

Surely thy Lord, He is the All-mighty, the All-compassionate

Ad cried lies to the Envoys

when their brother Hood said to them, 'Will you not be godfearing

I am for you a faithful Messenger

so fear you God, and obey you me

I ask of you no wage for this; my wage falls only upon the Lord of all Being

What, do you build on every prominence a sign, sporting

and do you take to you castles, haply to dwell forever

When you assault, you assault like tyrants

So fear you God, and obey you me

and fear Him who has succoured you with what you know

succoured you with flocks and sons

gardens and fountains

Indeed, I fear for you the chastisement of a dreadful day

They said, 'Alike it is to us, whether thou admonishest, or art not one of the admonishers

this is nothing but the habit of the ancients

and we shall not be chastised

So they cried him lies; then We destroyed them. Surely in that is a sign, yet most of them are not believers

Surely thy Lord, He is the All-mighty, the All-compassionate

Thamood cried lies to the Envoys

when their brother Salih said to them, 'Will you not be godfearing

I am for you a faithful Messenger

so fear you God, and obey you me

I ask of you no wage for this; my wage falls only upon the Lord of all Being

Will you be left secure in this here

among gardens and fountains

sown fields, and palms with slender spathes

Will you still skilfully hew houses out of the mountains

So fear you God, and obey you me

and obey not the commandment of the prodigal

who do corruption in the earth, and set not things aright

They said, 'Thou art merely one of those that are bewitched

thou art naught but a mortal, like us; then produce a sign, if thou art one of the truthful

He said, 'This is a she-camel; to her a draught and to you a draught, on a day appointed

and do not touch her with malice so that there seize you the chastisement of a dreadful day

But they hamstrung her, and in the morning they were remorseful

and the chastisement seized them. Surely in that is a sign, yet most of them are not believers

Surely thy Lord, He is the All-mighty, the All-compassionate

The people of Lot cried lies to the Envoys

when their brother Lot said to them, 'Will you not be godfearing

I am for you a faithful Messenger

so fear you God, and obey you me

I ask of you no wage for this; my wage falls only upon the Lord of all Being

What, do you come to male beings

leaving your wives that your Lord created for you? Nay, but you are a people of transgressors

They said, 'If thou givest not over, Lot, thou shalt assuredly be one of the expelled

He said, 'Truly I am a detester of what you do

My Lord, deliver me and my people from that they do

So We delivered him and his people all together

save an old woman among those that tarried

then We destroyed the others

and We rained on them a rain; and evil is the rain of them that are warned

Surely in that is a sign, yet most of them are not believers

Surely thy Lord, He is the All-mighty, the All-compassionate

The men of the Thicket cried lies to the Envoys

when Shuaib said to them, 'Will you not be godfearing

I am for you a faithful Messenger, so fear you God, and obey you me

I ask of you no wage for this

my wage falls only upon the Lord of all Being

Fill up the measure, and be not cheaters

and weigh with the straight balance

and diminish not the goods of the people, and do not mischief in the earth, working corruption

Fear Him who created you, and the generations of the ancients

They said, 'Thou art merely one of those that are bewitched

thou art naught but a mortal, like us; indeed, we think that thou art one of the liars

Then drop down on us lumps from heaven, if thou art one of the truthful

He said, 'My Lord knows very well what you are doing

But they cried him lies; then there seized them the chastisement of the Day of Shadow; assuredly it was the chastisement of a dreadful day

Surely in that is a sign, yet most of them are not believers

Surely thy Lord, He is the All-mighty, the All-compassionate

Truly it is the revelation of the Lord of all Being

brought down by the Faithful Spirit

upon thy heart, that thou mayest be one of the warners

in a clear, Arabic tongue

Truly it is in the Scriptures of the ancients

Was it not a sign for them, that it is known to the learned of the Children of Israel

If We had sent it down on a barbarian

and he had recited it to them, they would not have believed in it

Even so We have caused it to enter into the hearts of the sinners

who will not believe in it, until they see the painful chastisement

so that it will come upon them suddenly, while they are not aware

and they will say, 'Shall we be respited

What, do they seek to hasten Our chastisement

What thinkest thou? If We give them enjoyment of days for many years

then there comes on them that they were promised

what will it then avail them, the enjoyment of days they were given

Never a city We destroyed, but it had warners

for a reminder; and never did We wrong

Not by the Satans has it been brought down

it behoves them not, neither are they able

Truly, they are expelled from hearing

So call thou not upon another god with God, lest thou shouldst be one of those that are chastised

And warn thy clan, thy nearest kin

Lower thy wing to those who follow thee, being believers

then, if they disobey thee, say, 'I am quit of that you do

Put thy trust in the All-mighty, the All-compassionate

who sees thee when thou standest

and when thou turnest about among those who bow

Surely He is the All-hearing, the All-knowing

Shall I tell you on whom the Satans come down

They come down on every guilty impostor

They give ear, but most of them are liars

And the poets -- the perverse follow them

hast thou not seen how they wander in every valley

and how they say that which they do not

Save those that believe, and do righteous deeds, and remember God oft, and help themselves after being wronged; and those who do wrong shall surely know by what overturning they will he overturned