English - Chapter 26 - Ash-Shuara

Ta Sin Mim

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

Perhaps you will kill yourself with grief because they do not believe

If We please, We should send down upon them a sign from the heaven so that their necks should stoop to it

And there does not come to them a new reminder from the Beneficent Allah but they turn aside from it

So they have indeed rejected (the truth), therefore the news of that which they mock shall soon come to them

Do they not see the earth, how many of every noble kind We have caused to grow in it

Most surely there is a sign in that, but most of them will not believe

And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful

And when your Lord called out to Musa, saying: Go to the unjust people

The people of Firon: Will they not guard (against evil)

He said: O my Lord! surely I fear that they will reject me

And by breast straitens, and my tongue is not eloquent, therefore send Thou to Haroun (to help me)

And they have a crime against me, therefore I fear that they may slay me

He said: By no means, so go you both with Our signs; surely We are with you, hearing

Then come to Firon and say: Surely we are the apostles of the Lord of the worlds

Then send with us the children of Israel

(Firon) said: Did we not bring you up as a child among us, and you tarried among us for (many) years of your life

And you did (that) deed of yours which you did, and you are one of the ungrateful

He said: I did it then while I was of those unable to see the right course

So I fled from you when I feared you, then my Lord granted me wisdom and made me of the apostles

And is it a favor of which you remind me that you have enslaved the children of Israel

Firon said: And what is the Lord of the worlds

He said: The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, if you would be sure

(Firon) said to those around him: Do you not hear

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

Said he: Most surely your Apostle who is sent to you is mad

He said: The Lord of the east and the west and what is between them, if you understand

Said he: If you will take a god besides me, I will most certainly make you one of the imprisoned

He said: What! even if I bring to you something manifest

Said he: Bring it then, if you are of the truthful ones

So he cast down his rod, and lo! it was an obvious serpent

And he drew forth his hand, and lo! it appeared white to the onlookers

(Firon) said to the chiefs around him: Most surely this is a skillful magician

Who desires to turn you out of your land with his magic; what is it then that you advise

They said: Give him and his brother respite and send heralds into the cities

That they should bring to you every skillful magician

So the magicians were gathered together at the appointed time on the fixed day

And it was said to the people: Will you gather together

Haply we may follow the magicians, if they are the vanquishers

And when the magicians came, they said to Firon: Shall we get a reward if we are the vanquishers

He said: Yes, and surely you will then be of those who are made near

Musa said to them: Cast what you are going to cast

So they cast down their cords and their rods and said: By Firon's power, we shall most surely be victorious

Then Musa cast down his staff and lo! it swallowed up the lies they told

And the magicians were thrown down prostrate

They said: We believe in the Lord of the worlds

The Lord of Musa and Haroun

Said he: You believe in him before I give you permission; most surely he is the chief of you who taught you the magic, so you shall know: certainly I will cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and certainly I will crucify you all

They said: No harm; surely to our Lord we go back

Surely we hope that our Lord will forgive us our wrongs because we are the first of the believers

And We revealed to Musa, saying: Go away with My servants travelling by night, surely you will be pursued

So Firon sent heralds into the cities

Most surely these are a small company

And most surely they have enraged us

And most surely we are a vigilant multitude

So We turned them out of gardens and springs

And treasures and goodly dwellings

Even so. And We gave them as a heritage to the children of Israel

Then they pursued them at sunrise

So when the two hosts saw each other, the companions of Musa cried out: Most surely we are being overtaken

He said: By no means; surely my Lord is with me: He will show me a way out

Then We revealed to Musa: Strike the sea with your staff. So it had cloven asunder, and each part was like a huge mound

And We brought near, there, the others

And We saved Musa and those with him, all of them

Then We drowned the others

Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe

And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful

And recite to them the story of Ibrahim

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

They said: We worship idols, so we shall be their votaries

He said: Do they hear you when you call

Or do they profit you or cause you harm

They said: Nay, we found our fathers doing so

He said: Have you then considered what you have been worshipping

You and your ancient sires

Surely they are enemies to me, but not (so) the Lord of the worlds

Who created me, then He has shown me the way

And He Who gives me to eat and gives me to drink

And when I am sick, then He restores me to health

And He Who will cause me to die, then give me life

And Who, I hope, will forgive me my mistakes on the day of judgment

My Lord: Grant me wisdom, and join me with the good

And ordain for me a goodly mention among posterity

And make me of the heirs of the garden of bliss

And forgive my father, for surely he is of those who have gone astray

And disgrace me not on the day when they are raised

The day on which property will not avail, nor sons

Except him who comes to Allah with a heart free (from evil)

And the garden shall be brought near for those who guard (against evil)

And the hell shall be made manifest to the erring ones

And it shall be said to them: Where are those that you used to worship

Besides Allah? Can they help you or yet help themselves

So they shall be thrown down into it, they and the erring ones

And the hosts of the Shaitan, all

They shall say while they contend therein

By Allah! we were certainly in manifest error

When we made you equal to the Lord of the worlds

And none but the guilty led us astray

So we have no intercessors

Nor a true friend

But if we could but once return, we would be of the believers

Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe

And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful

The people of Nuh rejected the apostles

When their brother Nuh said to them: Will you not guard (against evil)

Surely I am a faithful apostle to you

Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me

And I do not ask you any reward for it; my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds

So guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me

They said: Shall we believe in you while the meanest follow you

He said: And what knowledge have I of what they do

Their account is only with my Lord, if you could perceive

And I am not going to drive away the believers

I am naught but a plain warner

They said: If you desist not, O Nuh, you shall most certainly be of those stoned to death

He said: My Lord! Surely my people give me the lie

Therefore judge Thou between me and them with a (just) judgment, and deliver me and those who are with me of the believers

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

Then We drowned the rest afterwards

Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe

And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful

Ad gave the lie to the apostles

When their brother Hud said to them: Will you not guard (against evil)

Surely I am a faithful apostle to you

Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me

And I do not ask you any reward for it; surely my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds

Do you build on every height a monument? Vain is it that you do

And you make strong fortresses that perhaps you may

And when you lay hands (on men) you lay hands (like) tyrants

So guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me

And be careful of (your duty to) Him Who has given you abundance of what you know

He has given you abundance of cattle and children

And gardens and fountains

Surely I fear for you the chastisement of a grievous day

They said: It is the same to us whether you admonish or are not one of the admonishers

This is naught but a custom of the ancients

And we are not going to be punished

So they gave him the lie, then We destroyed them. Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe

And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful

Samood gave the lie to the apostles

When their brother Salih said to them: Will you not guard (against evil)

Surely I am a faithful apostle to you

Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me

And I do not ask you any reward for it; my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds

Will you be left secure in what is here

In gardens and fountains

And cornfields and palm-trees having fine spadices

And you hew houses out of the mountains exultingly

Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me

And do not obey the bidding of the extravagant

Who make mischief in the land and do not act aright

They said: You are only of the deluded ones

You are naught but a mortal like ourselves; so bring a sign if you are one of the truthful

He said: This is a she-camel; she shall have her portion of water, and you have your portion of water on an appointed time

And do not touch her with evil, lest the punishment of a grievous day should overtake you

But they hamstrung her, then regretted

So the punishment overtook them. Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe

And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful

The people of Lut gave the lie to the apostles

When their brother Lut said to them: Will you not guard (against evil)

Surely I am a faithful apostle to you

Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me

And I do not ask you any reward for it; my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds

What! do you come to the males from among the creatures

And leave what your Lord has created for you of your wives? Nay, you are a people exceeding limits

They said: If you desist not, O Lut! you shall surely be of those who are expelled

He said: Surely I am of those who utterly abhor your doing

My Lord! deliver me and my followers from what they do

So We delivered him and his followers all

Except an old woman, among those who remained behind

Then We utterly destroyed the others

And We rained down upon them a rain, and evil was the rain on those warned

Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe

And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful

The dwellers of the thicket gave the lie to the apostles

When Shu'aib said to them: Will you not guard (against evil)

Surely I am a faithful apostle to you

Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me

And I do not ask you any reward for it, my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds

Give a full measure and be not of those who diminish

And weigh (things) with a right balance

And do not wrong men of their things, and do not act corruptly in the earth, making mischief

And guard against (the punishment of) Him who created you and the former nations

They said: You are only of those deluded

And you are naught but a mortal like ourselves, and we know you to be certainly of the liars

Therefore cause a portion of the heaven to come down upon us, if you are one of the truthful

He said: My Lord knows best what you do

But they called him a liar, so the punishment of the day of covering overtook them; surely it was the punishment of a grievous day

Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe

And most surely your Lord is Mighty, the Merciful

And most surely this is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds

The Faithful Spirit has descended with it

Upon your heart that you may be of the warners

In plain Arabic language

And most surely the same is in the scriptures of the ancients

Is it not a sign to them that the learned men of the Israelites know it

And if we had revealed it to any of the foreigners

So that he should have recited it to them, they would not have believed therein

Thus have We caused it to enter into the hearts of the guilty

They will not believe in it until they see the painful punishment

And it shall come to them all of a sudden, while they shall not perceive

Then they will say: Shall we be respited

What! do they still seek to hasten on Our punishment

Have you then considered if We let them enjoy themselves for years

Then there comes to them that with which they are threatened

That which they were made to enjoy shall not avail them

And We did not destroy any town but it had (its) warners

To remind, and We are never unjust

And the Shaitans have not come down with it

And it behoves them not, and they have not the power to do (it)

Most surely they are far removed from the hearing of it

So call not upon another god with Allah, lest you be of those who are punished

And warn your nearest relations

And be kind to him who follows you of the believers

But if they disobey you, then say: Surely I am clear of what you do

And rely on the Mighty, the Merciful

Who sees you when you stand up

And your turning over and over among those who prostrate themselves before Allah

Surely He is the Hearing, the Knowing

Shall I inform you (of him) upon whom the Shaitans descend

They descend upon every lying, sinful one

They incline their ears, and most of them are liars

And as to the poets, those who go astray follow them

Do you not see that they wander about bewildered in every valley

And that they say that which they do not do

Except those who believe and do good and remember Allah much, and defend themselves after they are oppressed; and they who act unjustly shall know to what final place of turning they shall turn back