English - Chapter 26 - Ash-Shuara

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These are the signs of the Scripture of clarity

Perhaps you are grieving yourself that they do not become believers

If We wish, We could send down for them from the heavens a sign, to which they would bend their necks in humility

And not a reminder comes to them from the Almighty, except that they turn away from it

They have denied, thus the news will come to them of what they used to ridicule

Did they not look to the Earth, how many plants have We raised in it, from each a good pair

In that is a sign, but most of them are not believers

And your Lord is the Noble, the Merciful

And when your Lord called Moses: "Go to the people who are wicked

The people of Pharaoh. Will they not be righteous

He said: "My Lord, I fear that they would deny me

And my chest would become tight, and my tongue would not be able to express; so send for Aaron

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

He said: "It will not be. Go both of you with Our signs. I am with you listening

So both of you go to Pharaoh and Say: "We are messengers of the Lord of the worlds

So send with us the Children of Israel

He said: "Did we not raise you amongst us as a new born, and you stayed with us for many of your years

And you did what deed you did, and you are of the rejecters

He said: "I did it, and I was of those misguided

So I ran away from you all when I feared you. So my Lord granted me judgment, and made me of the messengers

And that was a favour that you held against me, so you could continue to enslave the Children of Israel

Pharaoh said: "And what is the Lord of the worlds

He said: "The Lord of the heavens and the Earth and all that is between them, if you are aware

He said to those around him: "Do you hear that

He said: "Your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers

He said: "This messenger of yours who has been sent to you is mad

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

He said: "If you take a god other than me, then I will put you among the prisoners

He said: "What if I brought you proof

He said: "Then bring it forth if you are of the truthful ones

So he cast his staff, then it manifested into a serpent

And he drew out his hand, then it became white to the onlookers

He said to the commanders around him: "This is a knowledgeable magician

He wants to bring you out of your land with his magic. So what will you decide

They said: "Delay him and his brother, and send people in the cities to gather

They will come to you with every knowledgeable magician

So the magicians were gathered to an appointed day

And it was said to the people: "Will you also gather

Perhaps we can follow the magicians if they are the winners

So when the magicians came, they said to Pharaoh: "We should be rewarded if we are the winners

He said: "Yes, and you shall also be near to me

Moses said to them: "Cast down what it is you will cast

So they cast down their ropes and staffs and they said: "By the might of Pharaoh, we will be the winners

So Moses cast down his staff, then it was eating-up all that they showed

So the magicians went down prostrating

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

The Lord of Moses and Aaron

He said: "Have you believed to him before I permitted you He is surely your great one who has taught you magic. So you shall come to know. I will cut-off your hands and feet from alternate sides, and I will crucify you all

They said: "There is no worry, for we are all returning to our Lord

We hope that our Lord will forgive us our sins, as we are the first to believe

And We inspired Moses: "Take away My servants, for you will be followed

So Pharaoh sent gatherers to the cities

These are but a small band

And they have done what has enraged us

And We are all gathered and forewarned

So, We evicted them out of gardens and springs

And treasures and an honourable dwelling

As such, We gave it to the Children of Israel

So they were pursued at sunrise

But when the two groups saw each other, the companions of Moses said: "We are caught

He said: "No, my Lord is with me and He will guide me

So We inspired to Moses: "Strike the sea with your staff." So it split into two, each side like a great mountain

And We then brought them to the other side

And We saved Moses and all those with him

Then We drowned the others

In that is a sign, but most of them are not believers

And your Lord is the Noble, the Merciful

And recite to them the news of Abraham

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

They said: "We worship statues, thus we remain devoted to them

He said: "Do they hear you when you pray to them

Or do they benefit you or harm you

They said: "No, but we found our fathers doing the same

He said: "Do you see that which you have been worshipping

You and your fathers of old

They are enemies to me, except for the Lord of the worlds

The One who created me, He will guide me

And He is the One who feeds me and gives me to drink

And if I am sick, He is the One who cures me

And the One who will make me die and then bring me to life

And the One whom I hope will forgive my faults on the Day of Judgment

My Lord, grant me authority and join me with the good doers

And give me a tongue that is true for those who will follow

And make me of the inheritors of the gardens of bliss

And forgive my father, for he was of those misguided

And do not disgrace me on the Day when they are resurrected

The Day when no money or children can help

Except for he who comes to God with a pure heart

And Paradise was made near for the righteous

And Hell was displayed for the wrongdoers

And it was said to them: "Where is what you used to worship

Without God, can they help you or help themselves

So they were thrown in it on their faces, them and the wrongdoers

As well as all the soldiers of Satan

They said, while they were disputing therein

By God, we were clearly misguided

For we equated you with the Lord of the Worlds

And none misled us except the criminals

So we have none to intercede for us

Nor a close friend

If only we could have another chance, we would be among the believers

In that is a sign, but most of them are not believers

And your Lord is the Noble, the Merciful

The people of Noah disbelieved the messengers

When their brother Noah said to them: "Will you not be righteous

I am to you a trustworthy messenger

So be aware of God and obey me

And I do not ask you for a wage, for my reward is upon the Lord of the worlds

So be aware of God and obey me

They said: "Shall we believe to you when the lowest type of people have followed you

He said: "And what knowledge do I have of what they used to do

Their judgment is on my Lord, if you could know

And I will not drive away the believers

I am but a clear warner

They said: "If you do not cease, O Noah, you will be among those who are stoned

He said: "My Lord, my people have denied me

So open between me and them a rift, and save me and those who are with me of the believers

So We saved him and those who were with him in the charged Ship

Then after that We drowned the rest

In that is a sign, but most of them are not believers

And your Lord is the Noble, the Merciful

Aad denied the messengers

For their brother Hud said to them: "Will you not be righteous

I am to you a clear messenger

So be aware of God and obey me

And I do not ask you for a wage, for my reward is upon God the Lord of the worlds

Do you build on every high place a symbol, for the sake of vanity

And you take for yourselves strongholds, perhaps you will live forever

And if you attack, you strike ruthlessly

So be aware of God and obey me

And be aware of the One who provided you with what you know

He provided you with livestock and shelters

And gardens and springs

I fear for you the retribution of a great day

They said: "It is the same whether you preach or do not preach

This is nothing but an invention by the people of old

And we are not going to be punished

So they denied him, and We destroyed them. In that is a sign, but most are not believers

And your Lord is the Noble, the Merciful

Thamud denied the messengers

For their brother Saleh said to them: "Will you not be righteous

I am to you a clear messenger

So be aware of God and obey me

And I do not ask you for a wage, for my reward is upon God the Lord of the worlds

Will you be left secure in that which you have here

In gardens and springs

And green crops and palm trees laden with fruit

And you carve homes out of the mountains with great skill

So be aware of God and obey me

And do not obey the command of the carefree

The ones who corrupt in the land and are not reformers

They said: "You are but one of those bewitched

You are but a human being like us. So bring a sign if you are of the truthful ones

He said: "This is a female camel which will have to drink and you will drink on a different day

And do not afflict her with harm, else the retribution of a great day will seize you

But they slaughtered her, and they became regretful

So the retribution took them. In that is a sign, but most of them are not believers

And your Lord is the Noble, the Merciful

The people of Lot denied the messengers

For their brother Lot said to them: "Will you not be righteous

I am to you a trustworthy messenger

So be aware of God and obey me

And I do not ask you for a wage for my reward is upon God the Lord of the worlds

Do you approach the males of the worlds

And you leave what your Lord has created for you of mates You are an intrusive people

They said: "If you do not cease O Lot, you will be among those driven out

He said: "I am in severe opposition to your acts

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

So We saved him and his entire family

Except for an old woman who remained

Then We destroyed the others

And We rained upon them a rain. Miserable was the rain to those who had been warned

In that is a sign, but most of them are not believers

And that your Lord is the Noble, the Merciful

The dwellers of the Woods disbelieved the messengers

For Shu'ayb said to them: "Will you not be righteous

I am to you a trustworthy messenger

So be aware of God and obey me

And I do not ask you for a wage, for my reward is upon God the Lord of the worlds

Give full measure and do not be of those who cause losses

And weigh with the balance that is straight

And do not defraud the people of their belongings, and do not venture into the land corrupting

And be aware of the One who created you and the generations of old

They said: "You are but one of those bewitched

And you are nothing but a human being like us, and we think you are one of those who lie

So let pieces from the sky fall upon us if you are of those who are truthful

He said: "My Lord is most aware of what you do

But they denied him, so the retribution of the day of shadow took them. It was the retribution of a terrible day

In that is a sign, but most of them are not believers

And your Lord is the Noble, the Merciful

And this is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds

It was sent down with the trusted Spirit

Upon your heart, so that you would be of the warners

In a clear Arabic tongue

And it is in the Psalms of old

Was it not a sign for them that the scholars of the Children of Israel knew it

And had We sent it down upon some of the foreigners

And he related it to them, they would not have believed in it

As such, We diverted it from the hearts of the criminals

They do not believe in it until they see the painful retribution

So it will come to them suddenly, while they do not perceive it

Then they would Say: "Can we be given more time

Was it not their wish that Our punishment be hastened

Do you see that if We gave them luxury for years

Then what they were promised came to them

All they luxury they were given will not avail them

And We have not destroyed any town except after having warners

By way of a reminder, and We were never unjust

And it is not the devils who have brought this down

Nor would they, nor could they

They are blocked from the knowledge

So do not call upon any other god with God, else you will be with those punished

And warn your closest kin

And lower your wing for any who follow you of the believers

Then if they disobey you, then Say: "I am innocent from what you do

And put your trust in the Noble, the Merciful

The One who sees you when you stand

And your movements amongst those who prostrate

He is the Hearer, the Knowledgeable

Shall I inform you on whom the devils descend

They descend on every sinful liar

They claim to listen, but most of them are liars

And the poets, are followed by the strayers

Do you not see that they traverse in every valley

And that what they say, is not what they do

Except for those who believe, and do good works, and remember God greatly, and were victorious after they were wronged. As for those who did wrong, they will know which fate they will meet