English - Chapter 27 - An-Naml

Ta-seen. These are Verses of the Qur'aan. And it is a Book that makes things clear

It contains guidance and glad tidings for the believers

Those who establish prayer, give Zakaat, and believe in the Hereafter with conviction

Those indeed who do not believe in the Hereafter — We have made their deeds appear good to them, and so they stumble blindly on

It is them that the worst of punishment is reserved for. And it is they who shall be the losers in the Hereafter

And, indeed, you (singular) are made to receive this Qur'aan from One who is Wise, Knowledgeable

When Moses said to his family, "I do indeed see a fire. I shall bring you from there some information, or bring you a burning brand so that you warm yourselves therewith

Then, when he came to it, he was called out and told, "Blessed is all that is in the fire and around it! And glory to Allah, Lord of the worlds

O Moses! It is indeed Me, Allah — the Almighty, the Wise

And throw your staff down!" Then he saw it (staff) stir as if it were a serpent. And he took to flight and did not look back! "O Moses! Fear not. The Messengers need have no fear in My Presence

Nor those need fear who do wrong and then after a bad deed they change for the good. for, indeed, I am Forgiving, Merciful

And put your hand into your pocket: it will come out blemish-less white — [these are] among nine signs unto Pharaoh and his people. They are indeed a depraved people

So then when Our clear-cut signs came unto them (Pharaoh and his people), they said, "This is pure magic

And, though their minds were convinced of their genuineness, they wickedly and arrogantly refused to accept those as signs. And behold what happened in the end to those corrupt people

And We did grant knowledge to David and Solomon. And they both said, "Praise to Allah! HE has favoured us above many of His believing devotees

And Solomon inherited David. And he said, "O people! We have been taught the speech of the birds, and have been given all kinds of things. This, indeed, is certainly a manifest favour

And Solomon's armies — of Jinns&, of human beings, and of birds — were assembled and then they were led forth in orderly ranks before him

The parade went on till, when they came upon a valley of ants, an ant said, "O ants! Get into your homes (holes), lest Solomon and his armies crush you unknowingly

Solomon then smiled broadly at her (the ant's) words, and said, "My Lord! Make me grateful for your favours which You have bestowed on me and on my parents. And make me do righteous deeds which You are pleased with. And put me in the list of Your righteous devotees

And he (Solomon) inspected the rank of the birds, and said, "How come I do not see the Hudhud ? Or is he among the absentees

I will punish it severely or slaughter it unless it brings me a convincing excuse

And when the bird registered its presence before long, it said, "I have covered something which you have not. And I have come to you from Sheba with reliable information

And I found her and her people prostrating to the sun instead of to Allah! And the Satan has made their deeds look good to them, and has thus hindered them from the Right Path. And so they do not tread that Path

And the Satan prompts them not to bow to Allah Who it is that takes out the hidden, in the heavens and on earth, and knows what you conceal and what you declare

Allah! No god besides Him — Lord of the Mighty Throne

Solomon said to the bird, "We shall soon see whether thou have told the truth or are one of those who lie

Go with this letter of mine and drop it to them! Then withdraw from them and observe how they react

The Queen of Sheba said: "O noblemen! A significant letter has been dropped down to me

It is indeed from Solomon, and it indeed tells me, in the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful

Exalt not anything (or anybody) above Me, and come to Me in willing surrender

She said, "O noblemen! Give me your advice on what I should do. I would never pass an order unless you endorse it

They said, "We are a powerful nation, capable of fighting bravely in war. And the command is yours. Consider, then, what command you would give

She said, "Indeed, when kings invade a place of human habitation they devastate it, and humiliate its respected inhabitants. And this is how they behave

And so, indeed, I am going to send a gift to them, and see what the envoys bring back

Then, when the Queen's envoy came to Solomon, the latter said, "Are you helping me with wealth? But what Allah has given me is better than what He has given you! Nay, it is you yourself that would rejoice in your gift

Go back to them! We shall certainly come to them with forces they will not be able to face! And we shall certainly cause them to be driven therefrom, humiliated and belittled

Solomon said, "O noblemen! Which of you can bring me her throne before they surrender and come to me

A gigantic and powerful one of the Jinns said, "I shall bring it to you before you rise from your seat. And, indeed, I have dependable ability to do it

The one who had knowledge acquired from the divine Record, said, "I shall bring it (Queen of Sheba's throne) to you before the twinkling of your eyes!" And when he saw it (the throne) squarely placed before him, Solomon exclaimed, "This is by the Grace of my Lord! It is to test me whether I am grateful or ungrateful. And he who is grateful is but grateful for his own sake. And as for he who is ungrateful, my Lord is indeed self-sufficient, beneficent

Solomon said, "Disguise her throne for her. Let us see if she recognizes it or not

And when she arrived, she was asked, "Is this throne like yours?" She said, "It is almost the same!" [Solomon said to himself or to his noblemen,] "And the knowledge had come to us before her, and we had surrendered ourselves to Allah

And what she worshipped besides Allah had kept her away from the right path. She is descended, indeed, of people who suppressed the Truth

She was asked to enter the royal court. And when she saw it, she thought it was a pool of water and bared her legs. Solomon said, "It is but a court paved with glass!" She said, "My Lord! I have indeed committed a wrong against myself. And I have surrendered myself, with Solomon, unto the Lord of all the worlds

And We did send to the ancient tribe of Thamood their brother Salih to advise them, "Worship Allah!" And they then split into two contending factions

Salih said, "O my people! Why do you hasten for the evil to come upon you before the good? Why do you not ask for forgiveness from Allah, so that you might be treated with mercy

They said, "We take you and those with you as portents of evil!" Salih said, "Your portents rest with Allah. Nay, you are a people on trial

And there were in the city nine of a leading family. They caused corruption to spread on earth, and they would not reform

They said, "Swear to one another by Allah that we shall surely attack him and his family by night. And then we shall say to his next of kin, `We were not witness to the destruction of his family, and we are of course telling the truth

And they devised a plan, and We devised a plan. And they knew not

Then see what all their planning came to in the end: We annihilated them and their people — all of them

And these their houses overturned, because of the wrong they did. There is, indeed, a lesson in this for people who know

And We saved those who believed and refrained from wrong-doing fearing Allah's wrath

And Lot — as he asked his people, "How could you so openly indulge in the obscenity

How could you really go to men instead of to women for sexual gratification? Nay, but you are a stupid people

His people's answer was not but that, "Expel Lot's family out of your township! They are indeed folk too pure to live with

We then saved him and his family, except for his wife whom We willed to be among those that stayed behind

And We rained a rain upon them. Dire was the rain upon those warned

Say, "The praise is for Allah, and peace on those devotees of His whom He chose!" Is Allah better or those they worship besides Him

Is there any god worthy of worship besides Allah — Allah Who it is that has created the heavens and the earth, and sends down for you water from the skies, and then therewith We cause — it is not in your power to make those trees grow — beautiful gardens to grow? But yet they are a people who equate others with Allah

Is there any god worthy of worship besides Allah — Allah Who it is that has made the earth stable, and has caused rivers to flow in its ravines, and has set mountains upon it, and has placed a barrier between the two seas ? Nay, most of them know not

Is there any god worthy of worship besides Allah — Allah Who it is that responds to the one in distress when that one calls out (prays) to Him and Who removes the distress, and Who has made you His vicegerents on the earth? Seldom do you remember this

Is there any god worthy of worship besides Allah — Allah Who it is that guides you in the midst of the darkness of land and sea, and sends the winds heralding the approach of His mercy (rains)? Exalted is Allah far above what they worship besides Him

Is there any god worthy of worship besides Allah — Allah Who it is that initiates creation in the first instance — and then recreates it — and provides you with means of sustenance from the heavens and the earth? Say, "Produce your evidence — if what you claim is true

Say, "None in the heavens or on earth knows the Unseen save Allah!" And they know not when they shall be raised from the dead

Nay, their knowledge fails them in regard to the Hereafter! Nay, they are in doubt about it. Nay, they are blind to it

And those that suppress the truth say, "Shall we and our forefathers be truly brought back to life after we have become dust

Verily, we were promised this — we and our forefathers — in the past as well; it is nothing but fables of ancient times

Say, "Travel the earth and see what end the sinners met with

And grieve not over them, and be not in misery because of what they conspire

And they ask, "When — if you are men of truth — is this promise to be fulfilled

Say, "It may well be that something of what you want hastened has already come close to you

And, indeed, your Lord does certainly bestow lots of favours upon mankind, but most of them are ungrateful

And, indeed, your Lord does certainly know what their minds conceal and what they reveal

And there is nothing hidden in the heavens or on earth, but duly and clearly mentioned in the divine Record

This Qur'an does indeed explain to the Children of Israel most of what they differ in

And, indeed, it certainly is guidance and mercy for all the believers

Indeed, your Lord will judge between them by His Decree. And He is the One Omnipotent, All-knowing

Put your trust then in Allah. You are indeed on the Truth manifest

You cannot make the dead hear. And you cannot make the deaf to the call hear when they turn their backs and go away

And you cannot guide the blind out of their liability. None can you make listen to you save those who believe in Our Verses/signs and then become Muslims (surrender to Allah's Will)

And when the word gets fulfilled about them, We shall bring out for them a creature from the earth, which will tell them that mankind had no real faith in Our Verses/signs. @ @ My undedrstanding of this Verse is that it applies to modern man's unabashed gobbling up of the theory of evolution. Protagonists of this theory assert that mankind evolved itself from lower forms of life through processes of natural selection and survival of the fittest. They reject the Qur'aanic assertion that a Super-intelligent, Omniscient and Omnipresent Being has consciously, deliberately or purposefully created mankind and everything else in the Universe. The thought of such a Creator is anathema for the atheists subscribing to the theory of evolution. This theory could well be the creature spoken of in this Verse, telling those who believe in it that they have no real faith in the Qur'aanic Verses/signs. In this context I invite my readers to go through my booklet Why Do I Believe In Islam

And on that Day We shall gather from within every community a host of those who considered Our Verses false. They will then be led in rows

And so when they shall come up before Allah, He will say, "You considered My Verses false and you have had no thorough knowledge thereon!? What were you doing

And the Word shall get fulfilled about them because of the wrong they had committed, and they will not speak

Do they not see that it is We who had made the night for them to rest therein, and the day to make them see well? In this, indeed, there certainly are signs for people who believe

And the Day the trumpet is sounded, everyone in the heavens and on earth will be seized with fear, except such as Allah wills. And everyone will come to Him humbly

And you will see the mountains — which you consider firm — floating about like clouds. A creation of Allah, Who has ordered all things to perfection! He is indeed aware of all that you do

Whoever comes with good shall get a reward better even than what he/she deserves. And they will be secure from the terror of that Day

And those who come with evil, they will be cast upon their faces into the Fire. They will be asked, "Are you not but justly requitted for what you were doing

I have been commanded to worship the Lord of this City — the Lord who has made the city sacred, and to whom all things belong. And I have been commanded to be of those who surrender themselves to Him

And that I recite the Qur'aan." One then that follows the right path, follows it for one's own good. And to one that goes astray, say, "I am but of those who warn

And say, "The praise is for Allah! He will soon show you His signs, and then you shall recognise them." And your Lord is not unaware of what you do