English - Chapter 26 - Ash-Shuara

Ta. Sin. Mim

These are Verses of the Book that gives clear guidance

Would you (Prophet Muhammad) kill yourself because they do not believe

Had We so willed, We could have sent down to them a Message from on high, and then their necks would submissively bow to it

And no new aspect of divinity comes to them from the Gracious One, but they turn away from it

Then they did deny it (the Zikr) as false. But soon there will come to them the true information as to what it was that they used to scoff at

Do they not have a look at the earth to see how We grow therein produce of every noble kind

Therein indeed is a sign. And most of them will not believe

And, indeed, your Lord is certainly the One Who is Omnipotent, Merciful

And when your Lord called out to Moses: "Go to those wicked people

Go to the people of Pharaoh! They fear not (the inevitable consequence of being wicked)

Moses said, "My Lord! I do indeed fear they may not believe me

And my heart is straitened and my tongue not fluent. So then send this command to (my brother) Aaron

And, they have a criminal charge against me, so I fear they will kill me

Allah said, "Worry not about it! Go then to them, both of you, with Our signs/messages. We shall indeed be with you, ever listening

And when, both of you, come before Pharaoh, tell him, `We are indeed sent by the Lord of the worlds

So you let the children of Israel go with us

Pharaoh said, "Did we not bring you up amongst us as a child? And did you not spend among us years of your life

And you did what you did, and you remain ungrateful (that we have not punished you)

Moses said, "I did it while I was among those who go astray

And I fled from you because I feared you. And then my Lord bestowed me with a command and made me one of the Messengers

And is this a favour you did me — that you had enslaved the children of Israel

Pharaoh said: "And who is `Lord of the worlds

Moses replied, "Lord of the heavens and the earth and of all that is between them, if you would but be convinced

Pharaoh said to those around him: "Do you hear

Moses continued, "Your Lord, and Lord of your forefathers

Pharaoh interjected, "Indeed, your `Messenger' who has been sent to you is certainly mad

Moses went on, "Lord of the east and the west and of all that is between the two if you would but understand

Pharaoh Said, "Verily, if you have any deity other than me, I shall certainly put you into prison

Moses said, "Even if I bring to you clear evidence

Pharaoh said, "Produce it, then, if you are a man of truth

Moses then threw down his staff, and it became a veritable serpent

And he drew out his hand, and it appeared white to the beholders

Pharaoh said to the chieftains around him: "Indeed, this one is certainly an expert magician

He wants to drive you out of your land by his black magic. What, then, do you advise

They said, "Defer the decision on him and his brother, and send callers to cities and towns

They will bring to you all expert magicians

And so the magicians were assembled for public show at a set time on a certain day

And the people were asked, "Are you all gathered here

So that we might cheer the magicians if it is they who prevail

So when the magicians came, they said to Pharaoh, "Are we not indeed entitled certainly to a reward if it is we who prevail

Pharaoh said, "Of course! And, indeed, in that case you shall be among those who are near to me

Moses said to them: "Cast down whatever you were to cast

Then they did cast down their ropes and their staffs, and said, "By Pharaoh's honour, behold, it is we certainly who shall prevail

And then Moses threw his staff. And lo! It swallowed up all their deceptions

And the magicians fell down in prostration

They said: "We believe in the Lord of the worlds

The Lord of Moses and Aaron

Pharaoh said, "You believe him before I permit you? Indeed, he must be your master who has taught you magic! But you shall certainly come to know who the master is. I shall certainly cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and shall certainly crucify you, all together

The magicians said, "No matter! We shall indeed return to our Lord

And We conveyed to Moses Allah's instructions, "Leave with My devotees (Children of Israel) by night. You will he pursued (by Pharaoh's army)

And then Pharaoh sent heralds to all cities/towns

These [Children of Israel] are but a small gang

And they have surely enraged us

And we are indeed a vigilant multitude

And so We made them (Pharaoh's people) come out of gardens and springs

And We made them (Pharaoh's people) leave their treasures and places of honour

And [in course of time] We made the Children of Israel inheritors of such things

Then they [Pharaoh's men] went in pursuit of them (Children of Israel) eastwards

Then as the two groups of people (Moses' and Pharaoh's) came in sight of each other, Moses' people exclaimed: "We are indeed certainly overtaken

Moses said, "No! My Lord is with me. HE will guide me

We then inspired Moses to strike the sea with his staff. The sea thereupon parted, and each part appeared like a vast mountain

And We drew the other party (Pharaoh's people) near thereto

And We saved Moses and all who were with him

And then We drowned the others

Therein indeed was a sign. And yet most of them would not believe

And, indeed, your Lord is certainly the One Omnipotent, Merciful

And recite to them the story of Abraham

When he asked his father and his people, "What is it this that you worship

They said, "We worship idols, and we bow down to them in devotion

Abraham asked, "Do these hear you when you invoke them

Or do they give you any benefit or any harm

Abraham's people said, "But we found our forefathers doing the same

Abraham asked, "Have you, then, ever considered what it is that you have been worshipping

You and those ancient forebears of yours

And, indeed, these are enemies to me, but not the Lord of the worlds

The Lord Who created me and Who then has guided me

And Who gives me food and drink

And, when I fall ill, Who cures me

And Who will cause me to die and then will bring me back to life

And Who, I hope, will forgive me my faults on the Day of Judgment

My Lord! grant me wisdom, and put me with the righteous

And create a good name for me among the later generations

And place me among those who shall inherit the garden of bliss

And forgive my father! He is indeed among those who have gone astray

And put me not to shame on the Day of Resurrection

The Day on which neither wealth will be of any use, nor children

Except for a mind free of evil with which one comes before Allah

And the Garden (Paradise) will be brought near for those who had spent their worldly lives within the parameters laid down by Allah

And the Hell will be laid open before those who had allowed themselves to be seduced

And they will be asked: "Where are those you worshipped

Those, other than Allah, you worshipped? Can those be of any help to you or to themselves

They will then be hurled into hell — they, as well as those who had seduced them

And the army of Iblees (the Satan) - all together

They will, blaming one another, say

By Allah, we were indeed certainly in clear delusion

When we deemed you equal to the Lord of all the worlds

And they who led us astray are none but the culprits

And now we have none to intercede for us

We have no anxious friend either

If only we had a return [to worldly life], so we could be among the believers

There is indeed a sign in this, and most of them believe not

And, indeed, your Lord — He alone — is the Omnipotent, the Merciful

The people of Noah did not believe the Messengers

When their brother Noah said to them, "Are you not scared of wrongful living

I am indeed a trustworthy Messenger of Allah sent to you

Be, then, afraid of Allah, and obey me

And no reward whatever do I ask of you for it: my reward rests with none but the Lord of the worlds

Be afraid of Allah then, and obey me

They said, "Are we to believe you, when those who follow you are the most abject of people

He said, "And what do I know what work they do

It is for none but Allah to make them account for what they do, if you could but understand this

And I am not one to drive away the believers

I am but a plain warner

They said, "If you desist not, O Noah, you will certainly be stoned to death

Noah said, "My Lord! Indeed, my people do not believe in me

Do settle then the matter between me and them, and save me and those of the believers who are with me

We then saved him and those with him in the fully-laden Ark

And We caused the rest thereafter to drown

There is indeed in this a sign, and most of them believe not

And, indeed, your Lord — He alone — is the Omnipotent, the Merciful

[The ancient tribe of] AAad did not believe the Messengers

When their brother Hood said to them, "Are you not scared of wrongful living

I am indeed a trustworthy Messenger of Allah sent to you

Be afraid of Allah then, and obey me

And no reward whatever do I ask of you for it: my reward rests with none but the Lord of the worlds

Would you wantonly build something on every elevated place

And have strongly built structures to live therein forever

And when you control, you control cruelly

Be afraid of Allah then, and obey me

And be afraid of Him who helped you with what you know

Helped you with cattle and children

And gardens and springs

I do indeed fear that punishment of a dreadful Day may befall you

They said. "It is all the same to us whether you preach or not

This is nothing but practice/custom of the earlier peoples

And we are not going to be punished

And so they disbelieved him, and We destroyed them. There is indeed in this a sign, and most of them believe not

And, indeed, your Lord — He alone — is the Omnipotent, the Merciful

[The ancient tribe of] Thamood did not believe the Messengers

When their brother Salih said to them: "Are you not scared of wrongful living

I am indeed a trustworthy Messenger of Allah sent to you

Be afraid of Allah then, and obey me

And no reward whatever do I ask of you for it: my reward rests with none but the Lord of the worlds

Will you be left secure among things here

Amidst gardens and springs

And fields, and palm-trees with slender stalks

And do you skillfully hew dwellings out of the mountains

Be afraid of Allah then, and obey me

And obey not the command of those given to excesses

Those who spread corruption on earth and strive not to set things right

They said: "Thou are but one of those bewitched

You are nothing but a man like us! Bring a sign if what you say is true

He said, "This she-camel shall have a share of the source of water, and you a share, at fixed period of time

And do her no harm, lest punishment of a dreadful day befall you

And then they hamstrung her. And then they regretted

And then the punishment befell them. There is indeed in this a sign, and most of them believed not.h

And, indeed, your Lord — He alone — is the Omnipotent, the Merciful

The [ancient] tribe of Lot did not believe the Messengers

When their brother Lot said to them, "Are you not scared of wrongful living

I am indeed a trustworthy Messenger of Allah sent to you

Be afraid of Allah then, and obey me

And no reward whatever do I ask of you for it: my reward rests with none but the Lord of the worlds

Do you, of all the creatures, indulge in homosexuality

And you shun the spouses whom your Lord has created for you? Nay, you are a transgressing people

They said, "Verily, O Lot, you will certainly be expelled if you desist not

Lot said, "I am indeed one of those who deplore your actions

My Lord! Save me and my family from all that they are doing

Thereupon We saved him and all his entire family

Except for an old woman, who was among those left behind

And then We annihilated the others

And We rained down upon them a rain. Dire then is such rain upon those warned

There is indeed in this a sign, and most of them believed not

And, indeed, your Lord — He alone — is the Omnipotent, the Merciful

[The ancient] dwellers of the wood (Midian) did not believe the Messengers

When Shu'aib said to them: "Are you not scared of wrongful living

I am indeed a trustworthy Messenger of Allah sent to you

Be afraid of Allah then, and obey me

And no reward whatever do I ask of you for it: my reward rests with none but the Lord of the worlds

Give full measure, and be not among those who cause loss to others

And weigh with a true balance

And defraud not people of their things. And make no mischief on earth, spreading corruption

And have fear of Him who has created you, as also the generations past

They said, "You are but one bewitched

And you are but a man like us! And we do think you are a liar

Drop fragments of the sky upon us, then, if what you say is the truth

Shu'aib said, "My Lord knows what you do

So they disbelieved him. And thereupon punishment gripped them on a gloomy day. And, verily, it was a punishment of a dreadful day

There is indeed in this a sign, and most of them believed not

And, indeed, your Lord — He alone — is the Omnipotent, the Merciful

And, indeed, this [Qur'aan] has certainly been sent down by the Lord of the worlds

The trustworthy Spirit (Angel Gabriel) came down with it

Upon your mind, [O Muhammad], so that you may be among those who warn

In the language of plain Arabic

And, indeed, it is mentioned in the ancient Scriptures

Is it not a sign for them that learned men from among the Children of Israel do know it

And had We sent it down upon any non-Arab

And had he recited it to them in his own language, they would not have believed in it

We have likewise caused this Message to pass through the minds of those who are lost in sin

They will not believe in it (the Message) till they see the grievous punishment

That (punishment) will come upon them all of a sudden, without notice

And then they will say, "Could we have some respite

Do they, then, wish to hasten Our punishment

Do you see that if We do allow them to enjoy for years

And thereafter that which they were promised befalls them

Of what avail to them will all their past enjoyments be

And never have We destroyed any community without being warned

And reminded. And We wrong not

And the devils had not brought it (the Message) down

And neither it is suitable to them, nor can they do it

They are indeed certainly debarred from hearing it

Hence invoke no god other than Allah, lest you be among those ponished

And warn your close relatives

And lower wings of your tenderness over (be kind to) all of the believers who may follow you

If they then disobey you, say, "I am indeed free of responsibility for what you do

And put your trust in the Omnipotent, the Merciful

Who sees you standing

And Who sees what goes on in your mind while you are among those who prostrate before Him

He is indeed the One Who hears, the One Who knows

Shall I tell you upon whom it is that the devils descend

They descend upon all sinful turncoats

They (the devils) pass on hearsays to them (sinful turncoats). And most of them (the devils) lie

And the seducers follow the poets

Do you not see that they (poets) roam about passionately in every valley

And that they say what they do not do

Save those who believe, do righteous deeds, and remember Allah much. And they avenge themselves only after having been wronged and to the extent they are wronged.And those who do wrong will soon come to know how evil a turn they will turn to