English - Chapter 26 - Ash-Shuara

Ta sin mim

These are the verses of the manifest Book

(O Prophet,) perhaps you are going to let yourself collapse in grief because they do not believe

If We so will, We can send down to them a sign from the sky, for which their necks will stay bent in submission

Never a new message comes to them from the RaHman (the All-Merciful Allah), but they become averse to it

Thus they rejected (the Truth); well, soon will come to them the real descriptions of what they used to ridicule

Have they not looked at the earth, how many of the noble pairs (of vegetation) We have caused to grow in it

Surely, in this there is a sign, but most of them are not believers

and indeed your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful

(Remember) when your Lord called Musa saying, .Go to the transgressing people

the people of Pharaoh. Do they not fear Allah

He (Musa) said, .My Lord, I fear that they will reject me

My heart gets straitened, and my tongue is not fluent; so send for Harun

Moreover, they have (leveled) a charge of offence against me, and I fear they will kill me

He (Allah) said, .Never! (They will not be able to kill you.) So go, both of you, with Our signs. We are with you, listening (to the conversation you will have with him)

So go, both of you, to Pharaoh and say, ‘We both are messengers of the Lord of all the worlds

(sent with the message) that you must send the children of Isra‘il with us‘

He (Pharaoh) said, .Did we not nourish you among us as a child? And you remained amidst us for years

and you did the blunder you did; still you are ungrateful

He said, .I did that at a time when I was mistaken

Then I fled away from you when I feared you. Thereafter my Lord granted wisdom to me, and made me one of the messengers

As for the favor with which you are obliging me, it is that you have enslaved the children of Isra‘il

Pharaoh said, .What is the Lord of the worlds

He (Musa) said, .Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever there is between them, if you are to believe

He (The Pharaoh) said to those around him, .Are you not hearing

He (Musa) said, .Your Lord and the Lord of your early forefathers

He (Pharaoh) said, .Your messenger who is sent to you is a mad man indeed

He (Musa) said, .Lord of the East and the West and whatever lies between them, if you are to understand

He (Pharaoh) said, .If you adopt a God other than me, I will certainly put you to prison

He (Musa) said .Will you (do this) even if I bring to you something evident

He said, .Then bring it, if you are truthful

So, he threw down his staff, and in no time it was a serpent, clearly visible

and he drew out his hand, and right then it was a white light to the onlookers

He (Pharaoh) said to the chiefs around him .This man is certainly an expert sorcerer

He wants to expel you from your land with his sorcery. So what do you suggest

They said, .Leave him and his brother alone for some time, and send heralds to the cities

so that they bring to you every highly expert sorcerer

So the sorcerers were assembled for the appointed time of a known day

and it was said to the people, .Would you assemble

so that we may follow the sorcerers if they are victorious

So, when the sorcerers came, they said to Pharaoh, .Will there be a sure reward for us, if we are the victorious

He said, .Yes, and of course, you will then be among the closer ones

Musa said to them, .Throw you down what you are to throw

So they threw down their ropes and their staffs and said, .By the majesty of Pharaoh, we will be the triumphant for sure

Then Musa threw down his staff, and in no time it started swallowing the falsehood they invented

So the sorcerers were made (by the truth they saw) to fall down in prostration

They said, .We have believed in the Lord of the worlds

the Lord of Musa and Harun

He (Pharaoh) said, .You have believed in him before I permit you. Surely, he (Musa) is the chief of you all, who has taught you sorcery. So you will soon know (your fate). I will cut off your hands and feet from different sides, and will crucify you all together

They said, .There is no harm. We will return to our Lord

We really hope that our Lord will forgive us our faults, as we are the first of the believers

And We revealed to Musa saying, .Make My servants travel at night. You will be pursued

So Pharaoh sent into the cities (his) men to muster (people)

saying, .These are a small band

and indeed they are enraging us

and we are a host, well-armed

Thus We expelled them (i.e. the people of Pharaoh) from gardens and springs

and from treasures and a noble abode

Thus it was. And We made the children of Isra‘il inherit all such things

So they (the people of Pharaoh) pursued them (the people of Musa) at the time of sunrise

And when the two hosts saw each other, the companions of Musa said, .Surely we are overtaken

He said, .Never! Indeed with me is my Lord. He will guide me

So We revealed to Musa saying, .Strike the sea with your staff. So it was severed apart, and each part became like a big mountain

Then We brought others close to that place

And We saved Musa and all those with him

Then we drowned the others

Surely, in this there is a sign, but most of them are not believers

and indeed your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful

And recite before them the narrative of Ibrahim

when he said to his father and to his people, .What do you worship

They said, .We worship idols, and stay devoted to them

He said, .Do they listen to you when you call (them)

or do they bring benefit to you or harm

They said, .No, but we have found our fathers doing like this

He said, .Have you then ever considered what you have been worshipping

you and your ancient fathers

they all are an enemy to me, except the Lord of the worlds

who created me, and who guides me

and Who feeds me and gives me drink

and when I become sick, He heals me

and who will make me die, then will give me life

and who, I hope, will forgive my fault on the Day of Retribution

O my Lord, give me wisdom, and make me join the righteous

and destine for me a truthful description among the next generations

and make me among those who will inherit the Garden of Bliss

and forgive my father. Indeed he was one of those who went astray

and do not put me to disgrace on the Day when all will be raised to life

the Day when neither wealth will be of any use (to any one) nor sons

except to him who will come to Allah with a sound heart

and the Paradise will be brought near to the God-fearing

and the Hell will be fully uncovered for the perverse

and it will be said to them, ‘Where is that which you used to worship

beside Allah? Can they help you or help themselves?‘

So they (their false gods) will be thrown on their faces into it - they and the erring people

and the entire army of Iblis (Satan), all together

They will say when they will be quarreling there with each other

NAME

when we used to equate you with the Lord of the worlds

and it is only the sinners who misguided us

Now we have neither any intercessors

nor any true friend

Would that we have a chance to return whereby we may join the believers!‘

Surely, in this there is a sign, but most of them are not believers

and indeed your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful

The people of NuH rejected the messengers

when their brother NuH said to them, .Do you not fear Allah

I am an honest messenger for you

So, fear Allah and obey me

I do not claim from you any reward for it. My reward is with none but with the Lord of the worlds

so, fear Allah and obey me

They said, .Shall we believe in you while you are followed by the lowest people

He said, .I do not know about what they do

their account is with none but with my Lord, if you have sense

And I am not the one who would drive the believers away

I am no more than a plain warner

They said, .Should you not stop, O NuH, you will surely be stoned

He said, .My Lord, my people have rejected me

So judge between me and them with an open verdict, and save me and all the believers who are with me

So We saved him and those with him in the Ark that was fully occupied

Then We drowned, after that, all the remaining

Surely, in this there is a sign, but most of them are not believers

and indeed your Lord is the Mighty, the Very-Merciful

The (people of) ‘Ad rejected the messengers

when their brother Hud said to them, .Do you not fear Allah

I am an honest messenger for you

so fear Allah and obey me

I do not claim from you any reward for it. My reward is with none but with the Lord of the worlds

Do you erect on every height a monument, having no sound purpose

and take the objects of architecture as if you are going to live forever

and when you seize (someone) you seize as tyrants

So fear Allah and obey me

And fear the One who has supported you with what you know

He has supported you with cattle and sons

and with gardens and springs

In fact I fear for you the punishment of a horrible day

They said, .It is all equal for us, whether you give us advice or you do not become one of the advisors

This is nothing but the practice of the ancient

and we are not going to be punished

Thus they rejected him, so We destroyed them. Surely, in this there is a sign, but most of them are not believers

and indeed your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful

The (people of) Thamud rejected the messengers

when their brother SaliH said to them, .Do you not fear Allah

I am an honest messenger for you

So, fear Allah and obey me

I do not claim from you any reward for it. My reward is with none but with the Lord of the worlds

Will you be left secure in whatever is here

in gardens and springs

and in farms and date-palms, the spathes of which are interwoven

You hew out houses from the hills with pride

So fear Allah and obey me

and do not obey the order of the transgressors

who make mischief on the land and who do not set things right

They said, .You are merely one of those bewitched

You are nothing but a human like us. So, bring a sign if you are one of the truthful

He said, .This is a she-camel. She has a share of water, and you have a share of water on a specified day

So do not touch her with evil (intent), lest you should be seized by a painful punishment

But they killed her, then they became remorseful

and the punishment seized them. Surely, in this there is a sign, but most of them are not believers

and indeed your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful

The people of LuT rejected the messengers

when their brother LuT said to them, .Do you not fear Allah

So fear Allah and obey me

I do not claim from you any reward for it. My reward is with none but with the Lord of the worlds

Do you go to the males (for having sex) out of the whole universe

and leave your wives whom your Lord has created for you? Indeed you are a people who cross (all) limits

They said, .If you do not stop O LuT, you shall be included among the outcast

He said .Indeed, I am annoyed with your act

My Lord, save me and my family from what they do

So We saved him and his family, all of them

except an old woman among those who remained behind

Then We destroyed the others

and subjected them to a terrible rain. So evil was the rain of those who were warned

Surely, in this there is a sign, but most of them are not believers

and indeed your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful

The people of Aaikah rejected the messengers

when Shu‘aib said to them, .Do you not fear Allah

I am an honest messenger for you

So fear Allah and obey me

And I do not claim from you any reward for it; my reward is with none but with the Lord of the worlds

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

Weigh with an even balance

and do not make people short of their things, and do not spread disorder in the land as mischief-makers

and be fearful of the One who created you and the former generations

They said, .You are but one of the bewitched men

You are no more than a human like us, and in fact we consider you to be one of the liars

So cause a piece from the sky to fall down upon us, if you are one of the truthful

He said, .My Lord knows well what you do

Thus they rejected him, so they were seized by the torment of the Day of Canopy. Indeed it was the punishment of a terrible day

Surely, in this there is a sign, but most of them are not believers

and indeed your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful

This (Qur‘an) is the revelation of the Lord of the worlds

The Trusted Spirit has brought it down

upon your heart, so that you become one of the warners

in plain Arabic language

And of course, it is (mentioned) in the Scriptures of the former people

Is it not a proof for them that the knowledgeable of the children of Isra‘il recognize him (the prophet)

Even if We had revealed it to a Non-Arab

and he had recited it to them, they would not have believed in it

This is how We have made it pass through the hearts of the sinners

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

and it will come to them suddenly while they will not be anticipating (it)

and (then) they will say, .Is it (possible) that we are given some respite

Is it then Our punishment that they are trying to hasten up

So tell me, if We give them enjoyment for years

then comes to them what they are warned of

what help can they receive from the comforts they were given to enjoy

We did not destroy any town unless it has had warners

to give advice, and We have never been unjust

And this (Qur‘an) is not brought down by devils

It neither suits them, nor are they able to (do this)

In fact, they are kept far away from hearing (it at the time of revelation)

So do not invoke any other god along with Allah, otherwise you will be among those who are to be punished

And warn the nearest people of your clan

and be kind with humbleness to the believers who followed you

So if they disobey you, then say, .I disown what you do

and place your trust in the Mighty, the Merciful

Who sees you when you stand (in prayer)

and (sees) your movement among those who prostrate themselves

Surely, He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing

Shall I tell you on whom the devils descend

They descend on every sinful liar

They give ear to hear (secretly,) and most of them tell lies

As for the poets, they are followed by the straying people

Did you not see that they wander in every valley

and that they say what they do not

Except those who believe and do righteous deeds and remember Allah very much, and defend themselves after they are wronged. And the wrongdoers will soon know to which place they are going to return