English - Chapter 26 - Ash-Shuara

TA SIN MIM

These are the verses of the Book that clarifies (illuminates)

It may be that you are tormenting your soul that they will not be believers

If We will, We can send down upon them from heaven a sign which would bend their necks in humility

But there comes not to them a fresh Reminder from the Beneficent that they did not turn away from

They have indeed rejected the message, but soon enough will come to them the truth of that at which they mocked

Have they not looked to the earth, how We caused to grow therein of every noble kind

Verily, in that is indeed a sign; but most of them are not believers

Lo! Your Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful

And when your Lord called Moses, saying, "Go to the iniquitous people

To the people of Pharaoh. Will they not fear (Allah or doing evil)

Said he, "My Lord! Verily, I fear that they will call me liar

And my breast will be straitened, and my tongue is not fluent; so send then unto Aaron (or send them Aaron)

For they have a crime against me. And I fear that they may kill me

Said He, "Not so; but go, both, with Our signs; verily, We are with you listening

And go to Pharaoh and say, ´Verily, we bear a message from the Lord of the Worlds

(saying) Send you with us the children of Israel.´

And he said, "Did we not cherish you as a child amongst us? And did you not dwell amongst us for many years of your life

And you did do a deed which you know you did do (he slew an Egyptian), and you are of the ungrateful

Moses said, "I did commit this, and I was of those who erred

And I fled from you when I feared you. But my Lord granted me better judgment, and made me one of His messengers

And this is the favour you have reproached me with, that you have enslaved the children of Israel

Said Pharaoh, "Who is the Lord of the Worlds

Said he, "The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between the two, if you want certainty

Said he (Pharaoh) to those about him, "Do you not hear

Moses said, "(He is) your Lord and the Lord of your fathers from the beginning

Said he (Pharaoh), "Verily, the messenger who is sent to you is surely mad

Moses said, "(He is) The Lord of the East and of the West, and of all that is between the two, if you did but understand

Said he (Pharaoh), "If you do take a god besides me I will surely place you among the prisoners

Moses said, "What, if I come to you with something obvious (to the senses)

Said he, "Bring it, if you are of those who tell the truth

And he threw down his rod, and, behold, it was an obvious serpent

And he plucked out his hand, and, behold, it was white to the spectators

He (Pharaoh) said to the chiefs around him, "Verily, this is a knowing (expert) magician (sorcerer, wizard)

He desires to turn you out of your land. What is it then you counsel (advise, suggest)

They said, "Put him off a while, him and his brother, and send into the cities

To collect and bring to you every knowing (expert) magician

And the magicians assembled at the appointed time on a well-known day (a festival day)

And it was said to the people, "Are you assembling

(They said), "Aye, so that we may follow the magicians if they win

And when the sorcerers came they said unto Pharaoh, "Will we have a sure reward if we win

He said, "Yes; and, verily, you shall then be of those who are brought nigh to me (or to my throne in affection and rank)

And Moses said to them, "Throw down what you have to throw

So they threw down their ropes and their rods and said, "By Pharaoh´s might, verily, it is we who shall be the winners

And Moses threw down his rod, and, lo, it swallowed up what they had falsely devised

And the magicians threw themselves down, in obeisance

Saying, "We believe in the Lord of the Worlds

The Lord of Moses and Aaron

Said Pharaoh, "Do you believe in Him ere I give you permission? Surely, he is your leader (in a conspiracy) who has taught you sorcery. But soon you shall know. I will surely cut off your hands and your feet from opposite sides, and I will crucify yo

They said, "No matter! Verily, unto our Lord do we (or "will we" or "in any case") return

Verily, we ardently hope that our Lord will forgive us our sins, for we are the foremost of believers

And We inspired Moses, saying, "Journey by night with my servants; verily, you are pursued

And Pharaoh sent into the cities summoners

(Who said) "Verily, these are a small company

And, verily, they are offenders against us

But we are a multitude and wary

So we (or We) expelled them out of gardens and springs

And treasures, and noble positions

Thus it was, but We made the children of Israel inheritors of these things

And they pursued them at dawn

And when the two hosts saw each other, the companions of Moses said, "Verily, we are overtaken

Said he, "Not so; verily, my Lord is with me. He will guide me

And We inspired Moses, saying, "Strike the sea with your rod." And it was cleft asunder, and each part was like a mighty mountain

And then We brought the others thither

And We saved Moses and those with him, every one

We drowned the others

Lo! Herein is indeed a sign: but most of them are not believers

And, verily, your Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful

And recite unto them the story of Abraham

When he said to his father and his people, "What do you worship

They said, "We worship idols, and we are devoted to them

He said, "Can they hear you when you call

Or benefit you, or harm you

They said, "No; but we found our fathers doing thus

He said, "Have you considered that which you worship (or serve)

You and your forefathers

Verily, they are foes unto me, save only the Lord of the Worlds

Who created me and does guide me

And who feeds me food and waters me

And when I am sick He heals me

He who causes me to die, and then gives me life again

And who, I ardently hope, will forgive me my sins on the Day of Judgment

My Lord, grant me wisdom (or judgment), and let me join the righteous

And give me a good report amongst the later generations

And place me among the heirs of the Garden of Delight

And forgive my father. Verily, he is of those who err

And disgrace me not on the Day when they are raised

The Day when wealth shall profit not, nor sons

But only he who comes to Allah with a whole (sound) heart

And the Garden will be brought near to the righteous

And Hell shall be brought forth plainly to those who go astray

And it will be said unto them, ´Where is all that you used to worship

Beside Allah? Can they help you, or help themselves?´

Then they shall be hurled therein, they and the seducers

And the hosts of Iblis all together

They shall say, while they quarrel therein

´By Allah! In truth, we were in manifest error

´When we made you equal to the Lord of the Worlds

´It was only the guilty who led us astray

´But now we have no intercessors

´And no loving friend

´Oh, that we had another turn on earth, that we might be of the believers.´

Verily, in this is indeed a sign, yet most of them are not believers

And, verily, your Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful

The people of Noah denied the messengers

When their brother Noah said to them, "Will you not fear (Allah and avoid evil)

Verily, I am a faithful messenger to you

So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me

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

So fear Allah and obey me

They said, "Shall we believe in you, when the meanest follow you

He said, "What knowledge have I of what they were doing

Their account is only with my Lord, if you but understood

And I am not here to drive away the believers

I am only a plain Warner

They said, "Verily, if you desist not, O Noah! you shall surely be of those who are stoned

Said he, "My Lord! Verily, my own people reject me

Judge you between us openly, and deliver me and those of the believers who are with me

So We saved him and those with him in the laden ark

Then We drowned the rest

Verily, in this indeed is a sign, yet most of them are not believers

And (the people of) A´ad denied the messengers

When their brother Hud said to them, "Will you not fear

Verily, I am to you a faithful messenger

So keep your duty to Allah and obey me

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

Do you build on every height a monument of vain delight

And build you fine strong buildings that per chance (or possibly) you may be immortal

And when you seize by force, assault you like tyrants

Rather fear Allah and obey me

And keep your duty to Him who has bestowed on you freely all that you know

And has aided you with cattle and sons

And gardens and springs

Verily, I fear for you the retribution of an awful day

They said, "It is the same to us if you admonish or are not of those who admonish

This is nothing but the fable of men of old

For we are not the ones to be doomed (or tormented)

And they denied him; therefore, We destroyed them. Verily, in this is a sign, but most of them are not believers

And, verily, your Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful

(The tribe of) Thamud denied the messengers

When their brother Salih said to them, "Will you not fear

Verily, I am to you a faithful messenger

So keep your duty to Allah and obey me

I ask not of you any wages; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds

Shall you be left here secure in that which is before us

In gardens and springs

And tilled fields and heavily sheathed palms

Though you hew out dwellings in the mountain skillfully

But keep your duty to Allah and obey me

And obey not the bidding of the extravagant (profligate, wasters)

Who spread corruption in the earth and mend not their ways

They said, "You art only of the bewitched

You art but mortal like us; so bring us a sign, if you are truthful

He said, "Behold this she-camel (a test of faith). She has the right to drink, and you have a right to drink, each on an appointed day

Touch her not with evil, lest there seize you the retribution of an awful day

But they hamstrung her, and on the morrow they repented

So the retribution seized them; verily, in this is a sign; but most of them are not believers

And verily, your Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful

The people of Lot denied the messengers

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

Verily, I am to you a faithful messenger

So keep your duty to Allah and obey me

I ask you not for it any wages; my wage is only the concern of the Lord of the Worlds

Do you approach the males of all creatures of the world

And leave the mates your Lord has created for you? Nay, but you are people who transgress

They said, "Surely, if you do not desist, O Lot! you shall be of those who are expelled

Said he, "I am, in truth, of those who hate your conduct

My Lord! Save me and my people from what they do

So We saved him and his people, every one

Except an old woman (Lot´s wife) amongst those who lingered behind

Then We destroyed the others

We rained down upon them a shower (of brimstone); and dreadful was the rain for those who had been warned

Verily, in this is a sign; yet most of them are not believers

And, verily, your Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful

The Dwellers of the Grove (Midianites) denied the messengers

Shu´eyb said unto them, "Will you not fear

Verily, I am to you a faithful messenger

So do your duty to Allah and obey me

I ask not of you for it any wages; my wage is only the concern of the Lord of the Worlds

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

And weigh with a true balance

And wrong (or cheat) not mankind of their goods; and waste not the land, despoiling it

And keep your duty unto Him who created you and the generations of the past

Said they, "You art only of the bewitched

And you are only a mortal like ourselves; and, verily, we think that you are surely of the liars

So make portions of the heaven fall down upon us, if you are of the truthful

Said he, "My Lord knows best what you do

But they rejected him, so the torment of the day of gloom (Ashes from a volcanic eruption?) seized them. Lo! It was the retribution of an awful day

Verily, in this is a sign; but most of them are not believers

Verily, your Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful

And, verily, it is a revelation from the Lord of the Worlds

Which the Faithful Spirit of Truth (Gabriel) has brought down

Upon your heart, that you may be one of the Warners

In plain Arabic language

And, verily, it is also in the scriptures of the past

Is it not a sign for them that the learned men of the children of Israel recognize it

Had We sent it down to any one of any other nation but the Arabs

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

Thus have We made for it a way into the heart of the guilty

But they will not believe therein until they see the painful doom

And it shall come to them suddenly when they perceive not

They will say, "Shall we be reprieved

What! Do they wish to hasten on Our penalty

What think you? If We let them enjoy life for years

And then there comes to them that which they are promised

That which they had to enjoy will avail them not

But We destroy not any population but it had its Warners

For reminder, for We are never unjust

No devils (or evil ones) brought down this revelation (the Quran)

It is not fit work for them; nor is it in their power to do so

Verily, they are banished from listening

Therefore, call not upon gods other than Allah, lest you be of the doomed

But warn your people who are near of kin

And lower your wing (in kindness and protection as the hen does over its chicks) to those of the believers who follow you

But if they rebel against you, say, "Verily, I am innocent of what you do

And put your trust (rely) upon the Mighty, the Merciful

Who sees you when you do stand up (to pray)

And your postures (or movements) among those who prostrate themselves (in obeisance)

Verily, He, only He, is the Hearer, the Knower

Shall I inform you upon whom the devils descend

They descend upon every wicked liar

And impart what they have heard; but most of them are liars

As for poets, those follow them who are astray

Have you not seen how they wander confused in every valley (or by way)

And that they say that which they do not do

Save those who believe and do good works, and remember Allah much, and defend themselves after they are wronged. Those who do wrong will come to know with what a turn they shall be turned