English - Chapter 26 - Ash-Shuara

Ta. Sin. Mim

These are revelations of the Scripture that maketh plain

It may be that thou tormentest thyself (O Muhammad) because they believe not

If We will, We can send down on them from the sky a portent so that their necks would remain bowed before it

Never cometh there unto them a fresh reminder from the Beneficent One, but they turn away from it

Now they have denied (the Truth); but there will come unto them tidings of that whereat they used to scoff

Have they not seen the earth, how much of every fruitful kind We make to grow therein

Lo! herein is indeed a portent; yet most of them are not believers

And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful

And when thy Lord called Moses, saying: Go unto the wrongdoing folk

The folk of Pharaoh. Will they not ward off (evil)

He said: My Lord! Lo! I fear that they will deny me

And I shall be embarrassed, and my tongue will not speak plainly, therefor send for Aaron (to help me)

And they have a crime against me, so I fear that they will kill me

He said: Nay, verily. So go ye twain with Our tokens. Lo! We shall be with you, Hearing

And come together unto Pharaoh and say: Lo! we bear a message of the Lord of the Worlds

(Saying): Let the Children of Israel go with us

(Pharaoh) said (unto Moses): Did we not rear thee among us as a child? And thou didst dwell many years of thy life among us

And thou didst that thy deed which thou didst, and thou wast one of the ingrates

He said: I did it then, when I was of those who are astray

Then I fled from you when I feared you, and my Lord vouchsafed me a command and appointed me (of the number) of those sent (by Him)

And this is the past favour wherewith thou reproachest me: that thou hast enslaved the Children of Israel

Pharaoh said: And what is the Lord of the Worlds

(Moses) said: Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if ye had but sure belief

(Pharaoh) said unto those around him: Hear ye not

He said: Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers

(Pharaoh) said: Lo! your messenger who hath been sent unto you is indeed a madman

He said: Lord of the East and the West and all that is between them, if ye did but understand

(Pharaoh) said: If thou choosest a god other than me, I assuredly shall place thee among the prisoners

He said: Even though I show thee something plain

(Pharaoh) said: Produce it then, if thou art of the truthful

Then he flung down his staff and it became a serpent manifest

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

(Pharaoh) said unto the chiefs about him: Lo! this is verily a knowing wizard

Who would drive you out of your land by his magic. Now what counsel ye

They said: Put him off, (him) and his brother, and send into the cities summoners

Who shall bring unto thee every knowing wizard

So the wizards were gathered together at a set time on a day appointed

And it was said unto the people: Are ye (also) gathering

(They said): Aye, so that we may follow the wizards if they are the winners

And when the wizards came they said unto Pharaoh: Will there surely be a reward for us if we are the winners

He said: Aye, and ye will then surely be of those brought near (to me)

Moses said unto them: Throw what ye are going to throw

Then they threw down their cords and their staves and said: By Pharaoh's might, lo! we verily are the winners

Then Moses threw his staff and lo! it swallowed that which they did falsely show

And the wizards were flung prostrate

Crying: We believe in the Lord of the Worlds

The Lord of Moses and Aaron

(Pharaoh) said: Ye put your faith in him before I give you leave. Lo! he doubtless is your chief who taught you magic! But verily ye shall come to know. Verily I will cut off your hands and your feet alternately, and verily I will crucify you every one

They said: It is no hurt, for lo! unto our Lord we shall return

Lo! we ardently hope that our Lord will forgive us our sins because we are the first of the believers

And We inspired Moses, saying: Take away My slaves by night, for ye will be pursued

Then Pharaoh sent into the cities summoners

(Who said): Lo! these indeed are but a little troop

And lo! they are offenders against us

And lo! we are a ready host

Thus did We take them away from gardens and watersprings

And treasures and a fair estate

Thus (were those things taken from them) and We caused the Children of Israel to inherit them

And they overtook them at sunrise

And when the two hosts saw each other, those with Moses said: Lo! we are indeed caught

He said: Nay, verily! for lo! my Lord is with me. He will guide me

Then We inspired Moses, saying: Smite the sea with thy staff. And it parted, and each part was as a mountain vast

Then brought We near the others to that place

And We saved Moses and those with him, every one

And We drowned the others

Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers

And lo, thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful

Recite unto them the story of Abraham

When he said unto his father and his folk: What worship ye

They said: We worship idols, and are ever devoted unto them

He said: Do they hear you when ye cry

Or do they benefit or harm you

They said: Nay, but we found our fathers acting on this wise

He said: See now that which ye worship

Ye and your forefathers

Lo! they are (all) an enemy unto me, save the Lord of the Worlds

Who created me, and He doth guide me

And Who feedeth me and watereth me

And when I sicken, then He healeth me

And Who causeth me to die, then giveth me life (again)

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

My Lord! Vouchsafe me wisdom and unite me to the righteous

And give unto me a good report in later generations

And place me among the inheritors of the Garden of Delight

And forgive my father. Lo! he is of those who err

And abase me not on the day when they are raised

The day when wealth and sons avail not (any man)

Save him who bringeth unto Allah a whole heart

And the Garden will be brought nigh for those who ward off (evil)

And hell will appear plainly to the erring

And it will be said unto them: Where is (all) that ye used to worship

Instead of Allah? Can they help you or help themselves

Then will they be hurled therein, they and the seducers

And the hosts of Iblis, together

And they will say, when they are quarrelling therein

By Allah, of a truth we were in error manifest

When we made you equal with the Lord of the Worlds

It was but the guilty who misled us

Now we have no intercessors

Nor any loving friend

Oh, that we had another turn (on earth), that we might be of the believers

Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers

And lo, thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful

Noah's folk denied the messengers (of Allah)

When their brother Noah said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)

Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you

So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me

And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds

So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me

They said: Shall we put faith in thee, when the lowest (of the people) follow thee

He said: And what knowledge have I of what they may have been doing (in the past)

Lo! their reckoning is my Lord's concern, if ye but knew

And I am not (here) to repulse believers

I am only a plain warner

They said: If thou cease not, O Noah, thou wilt surely be among those stoned (to death)

He said: My Lord! Lo! my own folk deny me

Therefor judge Thou between us, a (conclusive) judgment, and save me and those believers who are with me

And We saved him and those with him in the laden ship

Then afterward We drowned the others

Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers

And lo, thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful

(The tribe of) A'ad denied the messengers (of Allah)

When their brother Hud said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)

Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you

So keep your duty to Allah and obey me

And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds

Build ye on every high place a monument for vain delight

And seek ye out strongholds, that haply ye may last for ever

And if ye seize by force, seize ye as tyrants

Rather keep your duty to Allah, and obey me

Keep your duty toward Him Who hath aided you with (the good things) that ye know

Hath aided you with cattle and sons

And gardens and watersprings

Lo! I fear for you the retribution of an awful day

They said: It is all one to us whether thou preachest or art not of those who preach

This is but a fable of the men of old

And we shall not be doomed

And they denied him; therefor We destroyed them. Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers

And lo! thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful

(The tribe of) Thamud denied the messengers (of Allah)

When their brother Salih said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)

Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you

So keep your duty to Allah and obey me

And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds

Will ye be left secure in that which is here before us

In gardens and watersprings

And tilled fields and heavy-sheathed palm-trees

Though ye hew out dwellings in the mountain, being skilful

Therefor keep your duty to Allah and obey me

And obey not the command of the prodigal

Who spread corruption in the earth, and reform not

They said: Thou art but one of the bewitched

Thou art but a mortal like us. So bring some token if thou art of the truthful

He said: (Behold) this she-camel. She hath the right to drink (at the well), and ye have the right to drink, (each) on an appointed day

And touch her not with ill lest there come on you the retribution of an awful day

But they hamstrung her, and then were penitent

So the retribution came on them. Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers

And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful

The folk of Lot denied the messengers (of Allah)

When their brother Lot said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)

Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you

So keep your duty to Allah and obey me

And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds

What! Of all creatures do ye come unto the males

And leave the wives your Lord created for you? Nay, but ye are froward folk

They said: If thou cease not, O Lot, thou wilt soon be of the outcast

He said: I am in truth of those who hate your conduct

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

So We saved him and his household, every one

Save an old woman among those who stayed behind

Then afterward We destroyed the others

And We rained on them a rain. And dreadful is the rain of those who have been warned

Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers

The dwellers in the wood (of Midian) denied the messengers (of Allah)

When Shu'eyb said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)

Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you

So keep your duty to Allah and obey me

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

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

And weigh with the true balance

Wrong not mankind in their goods, and do not evil, making mischief, in the earth

And keep your duty unto Him Who created you and the generations of the men of old

They said: Thou art but one of the bewitched

Thou art but a mortal like us, and lo! we deem thee of the liars

Then make fragments of the heaven fall upon us, if thou art of the truthful

He said: My Lord is Best Aware of what ye do

But they denied him, so there came on them the retribution of the day of gloom. Lo! it was the retribution of an awful day

Lo! herein is indeed a portent; yet most of them are not believers

And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful

And lo! it is a revelation of the Lord of the Worlds

Which the True Spirit hath brought down

Upon thy heart, that thou mayst be (one) of the warners

In plain Arabic speech

And lo! it is in the Scriptures of the men of old

Is it not a token for them that the doctors of the Children of Israel know it

And if We had revealed it unto one of any other nation than the Arabs

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

Thus do We make it traverse the hearts of the guilty

They will not believe in it till they behold the painful doom

So that it will come upon them suddenly, when they perceive not

Then they will say: Are we to be reprieved

Would they (now) hasten on Our doom

Hast thou then seen, if We content them for (long) years

And then cometh that which they were promised

(How) that wherewith they were contented naught availeth them

And We destroyed no township but it had its warners

For reminder, for We never were oppressors

The devils did not bring it down

It is not meet for them, nor is it in their power

Lo! verily they are banished from the hearing

Therefor invoke not with Allah another god, lest thou be one of the doomed

And warn thy tribe of near kindred

And lower thy wing (in kindness) unto those believers who follow thee

And if they (thy kinsfolk) disobey thee, say: Lo! I am innocent of what they do

And put thy trust in the Mighty, the Merciful

Who seeth thee when thou standest up (to pray)

And (seeth) thine abasement among those who fall prostrate (in worship)

Lo! He, only He, is the Hearer, the Knower

Shall I inform you upon whom the devils descend

They descend on every sinful, false one

They listen eagerly, but most of them are liars

As for poets, the erring follow them

Hast thou not seen how they stray in every valley

And how they say that which they do not

Save those who believe and do good works, and remember Allah much, and vindicate themselves after they have been wronged. Those who do wrong will come to know by what a (great) reverse they will be overturned