26Ash-Shu'araa

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ طسم

Ta'. Sin. Mim.

تِلْكَ آيَاتُ الْكِتَابِ الْمُبِينِ

These are the verses of the Clear Book.

لَعَلَّكَ بَاخِعٌ نَفْسَكَ أَلَّا يَكُونُوا مُؤْمِنِينَ

(O Muhammad), you will perhaps grieve yourself to death because these people do not believe.

إِنْ نَشَأْ نُنَزِّلْ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ آيَةً فَظَلَّتْ أَعْنَاقُهُمْ لَهَا خَاضِعِينَ

If We will, We can send down a Sign to them from heaven, so their necks will be humbled to it.

وَمَا يَأْتِيهِمْ مِنْ ذِكْرٍ مِنَ الرَّحْمَٰنِ مُحْدَثٍ إِلَّا كَانُوا عَنْهُ مُعْرِضِينَ

Never does there come to them an admonition from the Merciful Lord but they turn away from it.

فَقَدْ كَذَّبُوا فَسَيَأْتِيهِمْ أَنْبَاءُ مَا كَانُوا بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ

They will soon come to know the truth of that which they have been scoffing at.

أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا إِلَى الْأَرْضِ كَمْ أَنْبَتْنَا فِيهَا مِنْ كُلِّ زَوْجٍ كَرِيمٍ

Do they not look at the earth, how We caused a variety of fine vegetation to grow from it (in abundance)?

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُمْ مُؤْمِنِينَ

Surely there is a Sign in this, but most of them would not believe.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ

Verily Your Lord is Infinitely Mighty, Most Compassionate.

وَإِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبُّكَ مُوسَىٰ أَنِ ائْتِ الْقَوْمَ الظَّالِمِينَ

(Recount to them about the time) when Your Lord called Moses: "Go to the wrong-doing people,

قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ ۚ أَلَا يَتَّقُونَ

the people of Pharaoh: do they have no fear?"

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ يُكَذِّبُونِ

He said: "My Lord! I fear that they will brand me a liar.

وَيَضِيقُ صَدْرِي وَلَا يَنْطَلِقُ لِسَانِي فَأَرْسِلْ إِلَىٰ هَارُونَ

My breast is constricted and my tongue is not fluent, so endow Messengership on Aaron.

وَلَهُمْ عَلَيَّ ذَنْبٌ فَأَخَافُ أَنْ يَقْتُلُونِ

As for me, they hold the charge of a crime against me. I fear they will put me to death."

قَالَ كَلَّا ۖ فَاذْهَبَا بِآيَاتِنَا ۖ إِنَّا مَعَكُمْ مُسْتَمِعُونَ

He said: "Certainly not! So go both of you with Our Signs. We shall be with you listening to everything.

فَأْتِيَا فِرْعَوْنَ فَقُولَا إِنَّا رَسُولُ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

Go, then, to Pharaoh and say to him: 'The Lord of the Universe has sent us

أَنْ أَرْسِلْ مَعَنَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ

that you let the Children of Israel go with us.'"

قَالَ أَلَمْ نُرَبِّكَ فِينَا وَلِيدًا وَلَبِثْتَ فِينَا مِنْ عُمُرِكَ سِنِينَ

Pharaoh said: "Did we not bring you up among us when you were a child?

وَفَعَلْتَ فَعْلَتَكَ الَّتِي فَعَلْتَ وَأَنْتَ مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ

You spent many years of your life among us and then you committed that deed of yours. You are very ungrateful indeed."

قَالَ فَعَلْتُهَا إِذًا وَأَنَا مِنَ الضَّالِّينَ

Moses replied: "I committed that act erringly.

فَفَرَرْتُ مِنْكُمْ لَمَّا خِفْتُكُمْ فَوَهَبَ لِي رَبِّي حُكْمًا وَجَعَلَنِي مِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ

Then I fled for fear of you. Then my Lord bestowed wisdom and authority on me and made me one of the Messengers.

وَتِلْكَ نِعْمَةٌ تَمُنُّهَا عَلَيَّ أَنْ عَبَّدْتَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ

Now this is the favour that you tauntingly remind me of: that you enslaved the Children of Israel!"

قَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَا رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ

Pharaoh said: "And who is this Lord of the Universe?"

قَالَ رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ۖ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُوقِنِينَ

Moses answered: "The Lord of the heavens and the earth and of all that is between them, if you were only to believe."

قَالَ لِمَنْ حَوْلَهُ أَلَا تَسْتَمِعُونَ

Pharaoh said to those around him: "Do you hear (what he says)?"

قَالَ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ آبَائِكُمُ الْأَوَّلِينَ

Moses said: "(He is) Your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers of yore."

قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَكُمُ الَّذِي أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ لَمَجْنُونٌ

Pharaoh said to the audience: "This Messenger of yours who has been sent to you is simply mad."

قَالَ رَبُّ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ۖ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

Moses continued: "(He is) the Lord of the east and the west, and all between them. If you only had any understanding!"

قَالَ لَئِنِ اتَّخَذْتَ إِلَٰهًا غَيْرِي لَأَجْعَلَنَّكَ مِنَ الْمَسْجُونِينَ

Pharaoh said: "If you take any god other than me, I will certainly make you one of those (who are rotting) in prison."

قَالَ أَوَلَوْ جِئْتُكَ بِشَيْءٍ مُبِينٍ

Moses said: "Even if I were to bring a Clear Sign to you?"

قَالَ فَأْتِ بِهِ إِنْ كُنْتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ

Pharaoh said: "Then bring it if you are truthful at all."

فَأَلْقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ ثُعْبَانٌ مُبِينٌ

(No sooner had he said this than) Moses threw down his rod and behold, it was a veritable serpent,

وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ بَيْضَاءُ لِلنَّاظِرِينَ

and he drew his hand (out of his armpit) and lo! it had become a shining object to the beholders.

قَالَ لِلْمَلَإِ حَوْلَهُ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسَاحِرٌ عَلِيمٌ

Pharaoh said to the nobles around him: "Surely this man is a skilled magician

يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُخْرِجَكُمْ مِنْ أَرْضِكُمْ بِسِحْرِهِ فَمَاذَا تَأْمُرُونَ

who wants to drive you out of your land by his magic. Tell us, what do you advise us?"

قَالُوا أَرْجِهْ وَأَخَاهُ وَابْعَثْ فِي الْمَدَائِنِ حَاشِرِينَ

They said: "Detain him and his brother for a while and send forth heralds to the cities

يَأْتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَحَّارٍ عَلِيمٍ

to mobilise all skilled magicians."

فَجُمِعَ السَّحَرَةُ لِمِيقَاتِ يَوْمٍ مَعْلُومٍ

So the magicians were brought together on a particular day at a set time

وَقِيلَ لِلنَّاسِ هَلْ أَنْتُمْ مُجْتَمِعُونَ

and the people were told: "Will you join the assembly?

لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ السَّحَرَةَ إِنْ كَانُوا هُمُ الْغَالِبِينَ

We may perhaps follow the religion of the magicians if they triumph."

فَلَمَّا جَاءَ السَّحَرَةُ قَالُوا لِفِرْعَوْنَ أَئِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجْرًا إِنْ كُنَّا نَحْنُ الْغَالِبِينَ

When the magicians came forth (for the encounter) they said to Pharaoh: "Is there a reward for us if we triumph?"

قَالَ نَعَمْ وَإِنَّكُمْ إِذًا لَمِنَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ

He said: "Yes, you will then become those near-stationed to me."

قَالَ لَهُمْ مُوسَىٰ أَلْقُوا مَا أَنْتُمْ مُلْقُونَ

Moses said to them: "Throw down whatever you wish to throw."

فَأَلْقَوْا حِبَالَهُمْ وَعِصِيَّهُمْ وَقَالُوا بِعِزَّةِ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّا لَنَحْنُ الْغَالِبُونَ

Thereupon they threw down their ropes and their rods, and said: "By the glory of Pharaoh, we shall prevail."

فَأَلْقَىٰ مُوسَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَلْقَفُ مَا يَأْفِكُونَ

Thereafter, Moses threw down his rod and behold, it went about swallowing up all the false devices they had contrived.

فَأُلْقِيَ السَّحَرَةُ سَاجِدِينَ

Thereupon the magicians fell down in prostration,

قَالُوا آمَنَّا بِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

saying: "We (now) believe in the Lord of the Universe,

رَبِّ مُوسَىٰ وَهَارُونَ

the Lord of Moses and Aaron."

قَالَ آمَنْتُمْ لَهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ آذَنَ لَكُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُ لَكَبِيرُكُمُ الَّذِي عَلَّمَكُمُ السِّحْرَ فَلَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ۚ لَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيْدِيَكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُمْ مِنْ خِلَافٍ وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

Pharaoh said: "You accepted the word of Moses even before I granted you the leave to do so. Surely he is your chief who has taught you magic. Soon shall you come to know. I shall cut off your hands and feet on opposite sides and shall crucify all of you."

قَالُوا لَا ضَيْرَ ۖ إِنَّا إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا مُنْقَلِبُونَ

They said: "We do not care, for we are bound to return to our Lord,

إِنَّا نَطْمَعُ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ لَنَا رَبُّنَا خَطَايَانَا أَنْ كُنَّا أَوَّلَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

and we surely expect that Our Lord will forgive us our sins for we are the first ones to believe."

۞ وَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ أَنْ أَسْرِ بِعِبَادِي إِنَّكُمْ مُتَّبَعُونَ

We revealed to Moses: "Set forth with My servants by night for you will be pursued."

فَأَرْسَلَ فِرْعَوْنُ فِي الْمَدَائِنِ حَاشِرِينَ

Then Pharaoh sent heralds to the cities (to mobilise troops)

إِنَّ هَٰؤُلَاءِ لَشِرْذِمَةٌ قَلِيلُونَ

saying: "These (Israelites) are only a small band of people

وَإِنَّهُمْ لَنَا لَغَائِظُونَ

who have certainly provoked our wrath.

وَإِنَّا لَجَمِيعٌ حَاذِرُونَ

But we are a numerous host, ever on guard."

فَأَخْرَجْنَاهُمْ مِنْ جَنَّاتٍ وَعُيُونٍ

Thus did We drive them out of their gardens and springs

وَكُنُوزٍ وَمَقَامٍ كَرِيمٍ

and their treasures and excellent dwellings.

كَذَٰلِكَ وَأَوْرَثْنَاهَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ

This happened with them; (but on the other hand), We enabled the Children of Israel to inherit those bounties.

فَأَتْبَعُوهُمْ مُشْرِقِينَ

At sunrise they set off in pursuit of them

فَلَمَّا تَرَاءَى الْجَمْعَانِ قَالَ أَصْحَابُ مُوسَىٰ إِنَّا لَمُدْرَكُونَ

and when the groups came face to face, the companions of Moses cried out: "We are overtaken!"

قَالَ كَلَّا ۖ إِنَّ مَعِيَ رَبِّي سَيَهْدِينِ

Moses said: "Certainly not. My Lord is with me; He will direct me."

فَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ أَنِ اضْرِبْ بِعَصَاكَ الْبَحْرَ ۖ فَانْفَلَقَ فَكَانَ كُلُّ فِرْقٍ كَالطَّوْدِ الْعَظِيمِ

Then We revealed to Moses, (commanding him): "Strike the sea with your rod." Thereupon the sea split up, and then each became like the mass of a huge mount.

وَأَزْلَفْنَا ثَمَّ الْآخَرِينَ

We also brought the other party close to the same spot,

وَأَنْجَيْنَا مُوسَىٰ وَمَنْ مَعَهُ أَجْمَعِينَ

and We delivered Moses and his companions, all of them,

ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا الْآخَرِينَ

then We drowned the others.

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُمْ مُؤْمِنِينَ

Surely there is a Sign in this, but most of them would not believe.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ

Verily your Lord is Immensely Mighty, Ever Compassionate.

وَاتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبَأَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ

And recount to them the story of Abraham:

إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ

when he asked his father and his people: "What do you worship?"

قَالُوا نَعْبُدُ أَصْنَامًا فَنَظَلُّ لَهَا عَاكِفِينَ

They answered: "There are some idols that we worship and are devoted to them with constancy."

قَالَ هَلْ يَسْمَعُونَكُمْ إِذْ تَدْعُونَ

He asked: "Do they hear you when you call them

أَوْ يَنْفَعُونَكُمْ أَوْ يَضُرُّونَ

or do they cause you any benefit or harm?"

قَالُوا بَلْ وَجَدْنَا آبَاءَنَا كَذَٰلِكَ يَفْعَلُونَ

They answered: "No; but we found our forefathers doing so."

قَالَ أَفَرَأَيْتُمْ مَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْبُدُونَ

Thereupon, Abraham said: "Have you seen (with your eyes) those whom you have been worshipping,

أَنْتُمْ وَآبَاؤُكُمُ الْأَقْدَمُونَ

you and your forefathers of yore?

فَإِنَّهُمْ عَدُوٌّ لِي إِلَّا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ

They are all enemies to me; all, except the Lord of the Universe

الَّذِي خَلَقَنِي فَهُوَ يَهْدِينِ

Who created me and Who guides me;

وَالَّذِي هُوَ يُطْعِمُنِي وَيَسْقِينِ

Who gives me food and drink,

وَإِذَا مَرِضْتُ فَهُوَ يَشْفِينِ

and Who, when I am ill, heals me;

وَالَّذِي يُمِيتُنِي ثُمَّ يُحْيِينِ

Who will cause me to die and then will again restore me to life;

وَالَّذِي أَطْمَعُ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ لِي خَطِيئَتِي يَوْمَ الدِّينِ

Who, I hope, will forgive me my sins on the Day of Judgement."

رَبِّ هَبْ لِي حُكْمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِالصَّالِحِينَ

(And then Abraham prayed): "My Lord, endow me with knowledge and wisdom and join me with the righteous,

وَاجْعَلْ لِي لِسَانَ صِدْقٍ فِي الْآخِرِينَ

and grant me an honourable reputation among posterity,

وَاجْعَلْنِي مِنْ وَرَثَةِ جَنَّةِ النَّعِيمِ

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

وَاغْفِرْ لِأَبِي إِنَّهُ كَانَ مِنَ الضَّالِّينَ

and forgive my father for he is among those who strayed,

وَلَا تُخْزِنِي يَوْمَ يُبْعَثُونَ

and disgrace me not on the Day when people will be raised to life,

يَوْمَ لَا يَنْفَعُ مَالٌ وَلَا بَنُونَ

the Day when nothing will avail, neither wealth nor offspring,

إِلَّا مَنْ أَتَى اللَّهَ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ

but only he that brings to Allah a sound heart will (attain to success)."

وَأُزْلِفَتِ الْجَنَّةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ

(On that Day) the Garden will be brought near to the God-fearing,

وَبُرِّزَتِ الْجَحِيمُ لِلْغَاوِينَ

and the Fire will be uncovered for those who strayed,

وَقِيلَ لَهُمْ أَيْنَ مَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْبُدُونَ

and they will be asked: "Where are the gods that you worshipped

مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ هَلْ يَنْصُرُونَكُمْ أَوْ يَنْتَصِرُونَ

beside Allah? Can they be of any help to you, or even be of any help to themselves?"

فَكُبْكِبُوا فِيهَا هُمْ وَالْغَاوُونَ

Then the idols and those who strayed will be hurled into the Fire headlong, one upon another,

وَجُنُودُ إِبْلِيسَ أَجْمَعُونَ

and so too the hosts of Iblis, all of them.

قَالُوا وَهُمْ فِيهَا يَخْتَصِمُونَ

There they will quarrel with one another and the erring ones will say (to their deities):

تَاللَّهِ إِنْ كُنَّا لَفِي ضَلَالٍ مُبِينٍ

"By Allah, we were surely in clear error

إِذْ نُسَوِّيكُمْ بِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

when we assigned to you a position equal to that of the Lord of the Universe.

وَمَا أَضَلَّنَا إِلَّا الْمُجْرِمُونَ

It is none but those steeped in guilt who led us into this error,

فَمَا لَنَا مِنْ شَافِعِينَ

and now we have none to intercede on our behalf,

وَلَا صَدِيقٍ حَمِيمٍ

nor do we have a truly sincere friend.

فَلَوْ أَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةً فَنَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

If only we could return we would be among the believers."

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُمْ مُؤْمِنِينَ

Surely there is a Sign in this, but most of them would not believe.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ

Verily Your Lord is Immensely Mighty, Ever Compassionate.

كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ الْمُرْسَلِينَ

The people of Noah gave the lie to the Messengers.

إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ نُوحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

Recall when their brother Noah said to them: "Do you have no fear?

إِنِّي لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ

I am a trustworthy Messenger to you;

فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

so fear Allah and obey me.

وَمَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

I seek of you no reward for this: my reward is with none except the Lord of the Universe.

فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

So fear Allah and obey me."

۞ قَالُوا أَنُؤْمِنُ لَكَ وَاتَّبَعَكَ الْأَرْذَلُونَ

They answered: "Shall we accept you even though it is the meanest of people who follow you?"

قَالَ وَمَا عِلْمِي بِمَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ

Noah said: "What knowledge do I have about their deeds?

إِنْ حِسَابُهُمْ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّي ۖ لَوْ تَشْعُرُونَ

It is only for my Lord to take account of them. Would that you made use of your understanding!

وَمَا أَنَا بِطَارِدِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

It is not for me to repel those who choose to believe.

إِنْ أَنَا إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ مُبِينٌ

I am none but a plain warner."

قَالُوا لَئِنْ لَمْ تَنْتَهِ يَا نُوحُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْمَرْجُومِينَ

They said: "O Noah! If you do not desist, you will certainly become one of the accursed."

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوْمِي كَذَّبُونِ

He said: "My Lord! My people have branded me a liar.

فَافْتَحْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُمْ فَتْحًا وَنَجِّنِي وَمَنْ مَعِيَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

So pass a clear judgement between me and them and rescue me and the believers with me."

فَأَنْجَيْنَاهُ وَمَنْ مَعَهُ فِي الْفُلْكِ الْمَشْحُونِ

Thereafter We rescued him and those who were with him in the laden Ark

ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا بَعْدُ الْبَاقِينَ

and drowned the rest.

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُمْ مُؤْمِنِينَ

Surely there is a Sign in this, but most of them would not believe.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ

Verily Your Lord is Immensely Mighty, Ever Compassionate.

كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ الْمُرْسَلِينَ

The Ad gave the lie to the Messengers.

إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ هُودٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

Recall, when their brother Hud said to them: "Have you no fear?

إِنِّي لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ

I am a trustworthy Messenger to you.

فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

So fear Allah and obey me.

وَمَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

I seek of you no reward for this; my reward is with none but the Lord of the Universe.

أَتَبْنُونَ بِكُلِّ رِيعٍ آيَةً تَعْبَثُونَ

What, you build a monument on every hill merely for fun

وَتَتَّخِذُونَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَخْلُدُونَ

and erect huge palaces as though you will live for ever,

وَإِذَا بَطَشْتُمْ بَطَشْتُمْ جَبَّارِينَ

and when you strike you strike like tyrants?

فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

So fear Allah and obey me.

وَاتَّقُوا الَّذِي أَمَدَّكُمْ بِمَا تَعْلَمُونَ

Have fear of Him Who has provided you with all the (good) things you know;

أَمَدَّكُمْ بِأَنْعَامٍ وَبَنِينَ

Who has provided you with flocks and children

وَجَنَّاتٍ وَعُيُونٍ

and with gardens and springs.

إِنِّي أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ

I fear for you the chastisement of an Awesome Day."

قَالُوا سَوَاءٌ عَلَيْنَا أَوَعَظْتَ أَمْ لَمْ تَكُنْ مِنَ الْوَاعِظِينَ

They replied: "It is all the same for us whether you admonish us or not.

إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا خُلُقُ الْأَوَّلِينَ

This has been happening all along.

وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ

We will not be subjected to any chastisement."

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَهْلَكْنَاهُمْ ۗ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُمْ مُؤْمِنِينَ

Eventually they gave the lie to him and We destroyed them. Surely there is a Sign in this, but most of them would not believe.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ

Verily your Lord is Immensely Mighty, Most Compassionate.

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ الْمُرْسَلِينَ

The Thamud gave the lie to the Messengers.

إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ صَالِحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

Recall when their brother Salih said to them: "Have you no fear?"

إِنِّي لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ

"I am a trustworthy Messenger to you.

فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

So fear Allah and obey me.

وَمَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

I ask of you no reward. My reward is with none but the Lord of the Universe.

أَتُتْرَكُونَ فِي مَا هَاهُنَا آمِنِينَ

Do you believe that you will be left here to live securely in the present state

فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَعُيُونٍ

amidst gardens and springs

وَزُرُوعٍ وَنَخْلٍ طَلْعُهَا هَضِيمٌ

and cornfields and date-palms laden with juicy fruits?

وَتَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ الْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا فَارِهِينَ

You hew dwellings in mountains and exult in that.

فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

Fear Allah and obey me

وَلَا تُطِيعُوا أَمْرَ الْمُسْرِفِينَ

and do not follow the biddings of those that go to excesses

الَّذِينَ يُفْسِدُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا يُصْلِحُونَ

and spread mischief in the land rather than set things right."

قَالُوا إِنَّمَا أَنْتَ مِنَ الْمُسَحَّرِينَ

They replied: "You are nothing but one of those who are bewitched;

مَا أَنْتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِثْلُنَا فَأْتِ بِآيَةٍ إِنْ كُنْتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ

you are no different from a mortal like us. So produce a sign if you are truthful."

قَالَ هَٰذِهِ نَاقَةٌ لَهَا شِرْبٌ وَلَكُمْ شِرْبُ يَوْمٍ مَعْلُومٍ

Salih said: "This is a she-camel. There is a day set for her to drink and there is a day set for you to drink.

وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوءٍ فَيَأْخُذَكُمْ عَذَابُ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ

Do not molest her lest the chastisement of an Awesome Day should seize you."

فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَصْبَحُوا نَادِمِينَ

But they hamstrung her and then regretted it.

فَأَخَذَهُمُ الْعَذَابُ ۗ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُمْ مُؤْمِنِينَ

So the chastisement seized them. Surely there is a Sign in this, but most of them would not believe.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ

Verily Your Lord is Immensely Mighty, Most Compassionate.

كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوطٍ الْمُرْسَلِينَ

The people of Lot rejected the Messengers, branding them liars.

إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ لُوطٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

Recall, when their brother Lot said to them: "Have you no fear?

إِنِّي لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ

I am a trustworthy Messenger to you.

فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

So fear Allah and obey me.

وَمَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

I seek of you no reward. My reward is with none but the Lord of the Universe.

أَتَأْتُونَ الذُّكْرَانَ مِنَ الْعَالَمِينَ

What, of all creation will you go to (fornicate with) the males,

وَتَذَرُونَ مَا خَلَقَ لَكُمْ رَبُّكُمْ مِنْ أَزْوَاجِكُمْ ۚ بَلْ أَنْتُمْ قَوْمٌ عَادُونَ

leaving aside those whom Allah has created for you as your mates. Nay, you are a people that has transgressed all limits."

قَالُوا لَئِنْ لَمْ تَنْتَهِ يَا لُوطُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْمُخْرَجِينَ

They said: "O Lot! If you do not desist, you will be one of those expelled (from our towns)."

قَالَ إِنِّي لِعَمَلِكُمْ مِنَ الْقَالِينَ

He said: "I am one of those who abhor your practice.

رَبِّ نَجِّنِي وَأَهْلِي مِمَّا يَعْمَلُونَ

My Lord, deliver me and my family from their wicked deeds."

فَنَجَّيْنَاهُ وَأَهْلَهُ أَجْمَعِينَ

Then We delivered him and all his family

إِلَّا عَجُوزًا فِي الْغَابِرِينَ

except an old woman who was among those that stayed behind.

ثُمَّ دَمَّرْنَا الْآخَرِينَ

Thereafter, We utterly destroyed the rest,

وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ مَطَرًا ۖ فَسَاءَ مَطَرُ الْمُنْذَرِينَ

and We sent upon them a rain, an evil rain that fell on those who had been warned.

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُمْ مُؤْمِنِينَ

Surely there is a Sign in this, but most of them would not believe.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ

Verily Your Lord is Immensely Mighty, Most Compassionate.

كَذَّبَ أَصْحَابُ الْأَيْكَةِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ

The people of Aykah also gave the lie to the Messengers.

إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ شُعَيْبٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

Recall, when Shuayb said to them: "Have you no fear?

إِنِّي لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ

I am a trustworthy Messenger to you.

فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

So fear Allah and obey me.

وَمَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

I ask of you no reward for this. My reward is with none but the Lord of the Universe.

۞ أَوْفُوا الْكَيْلَ وَلَا تَكُونُوا مِنَ الْمُخْسِرِينَ

Fill up the measure and do not diminish the goods of people,

وَزِنُوا بِالْقِسْطَاسِ الْمُسْتَقِيمِ

weigh with an even balance

وَلَا تَبْخَسُوا النَّاسَ أَشْيَاءَهُمْ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا فِي الْأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ

and do not deliver short, and do not go about creating mischief in the land,

وَاتَّقُوا الَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ وَالْجِبِلَّةَ الْأَوَّلِينَ

and have fear of Him Who created you and the earlier generations."

قَالُوا إِنَّمَا أَنْتَ مِنَ الْمُسَحَّرِينَ

They said: "You are no more than one of those who have been bewitched,

وَمَا أَنْتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِثْلُنَا وَإِنْ نَظُنُّكَ لَمِنَ الْكَاذِبِينَ

you are only a mortal like us. Indeed we believe that you are an utter liar.

فَأَسْقِطْ عَلَيْنَا كِسَفًا مِنَ السَّمَاءِ إِنْ كُنْتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ

So cause a piece of the sky to fall upon us if you are truthful."

قَالَ رَبِّي أَعْلَمُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ

Shuayb said: "My Lord knows well all what you do."

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَخَذَهُمْ عَذَابُ يَوْمِ الظُّلَّةِ ۚ إِنَّهُ كَانَ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ

Then they branded him a liar, whereupon the chastisement of the Day of Canopy overtook them. It was the chastisement of a very awesome day.

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُمْ مُؤْمِنِينَ

Surely there is a Sign in this, but most of them would not believe.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ

Verily Your Lord is Immensely Mighty, Most Compassionate.

وَإِنَّهُ لَتَنْزِيلُ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

Indeed this is a revelation from the Lord of the Universe;

نَزَلَ بِهِ الرُّوحُ الْأَمِينُ

which the truthful spirit has carried down

عَلَىٰ قَلْبِكَ لِتَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُنْذِرِينَ

to your heart that you might become one of those who warn (others on behalf of Allah),

بِلِسَانٍ عَرَبِيٍّ مُبِينٍ

(a revelation) in clear Arabic language,

وَإِنَّهُ لَفِي زُبُرِ الْأَوَّلِينَ

(a revelation embodied) in the scriptures of the ancients.

أَوَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمْ آيَةً أَنْ يَعْلَمَهُ عُلَمَاءُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ

Is it not a Sign to them - (to wit, the Makkans) - that the learned men of the Children of Israel know that?

وَلَوْ نَزَّلْنَاهُ عَلَىٰ بَعْضِ الْأَعْجَمِينَ

(But such is their adamance) that had We revealed it to one of the non-Arabs and even if he had recited (this clear Arabic discourse) to them

فَقَرَأَهُ عَلَيْهِمْ مَا كَانُوا بِهِ مُؤْمِنِينَ

they would still not have believed in it.

كَذَٰلِكَ سَلَكْنَاهُ فِي قُلُوبِ الْمُجْرِمِينَ

Thus have We caused this (Admonition) to penetrate the hearts of the culprits (like a hot rod).

لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِ حَتَّىٰ يَرَوُا الْعَذَابَ الْأَلِيمَ

They will not believe in it until they clearly see the grievous chastisement.

فَيَأْتِيَهُمْ بَغْتَةً وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ

But when it comes upon them suddenly, taking them unawares,

فَيَقُولُوا هَلْ نَحْنُ مُنْظَرُونَ

they say: "Can we be granted some respite?"

أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونَ

Do they really want Our chastisement to be expedited?

أَفَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ مَتَّعْنَاهُمْ سِنِينَ

Did you consider that if We were to let them enjoy life for many years

ثُمَّ جَاءَهُمْ مَا كَانُوا يُوعَدُونَ

and then the chastisement of which they were being warned were to come upon them,

مَا أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُمْ مَا كَانُوا يُمَتَّعُونَ

of what avail will be the provisions of life which they have been granted to enjoy?

وَمَا أَهْلَكْنَا مِنْ قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا لَهَا مُنْذِرُونَ

We never destroyed any habitation but that it had warners

ذِكْرَىٰ وَمَا كُنَّا ظَالِمِينَ

to admonish them. We have never been unjust.

وَمَا تَنَزَّلَتْ بِهِ الشَّيَاطِينُ

The satans did not bring down this (Clear Book),

وَمَا يَنْبَغِي لَهُمْ وَمَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ

nor does it behove them, nor does it lie in their power.

إِنَّهُمْ عَنِ السَّمْعِ لَمَعْزُولُونَ

Indeed they are debarred from even hearing it.

فَلَا تَدْعُ مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا آخَرَ فَتَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُعَذَّبِينَ

So do not call any other god beside Allah lest you become of those who will be punished,

وَأَنْذِرْ عَشِيرَتَكَ الْأَقْرَبِينَ

and warn your nearest kinsmen;

وَاخْفِضْ جَنَاحَكَ لِمَنِ اتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

and be meek to the believers who follow you.

فَإِنْ عَصَوْكَ فَقُلْ إِنِّي بَرِيءٌ مِمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ

Then if they disobey you say to them: "I am quit of what you do."

وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى الْعَزِيزِ الرَّحِيمِ

And put your trust in Him Who is Immensely Mighty, Most Compassionate,

الَّذِي يَرَاكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ

Who observes you when you rise (to pray)

وَتَقَلُّبَكَ فِي السَّاجِدِينَ

and observes your movements among those who prostrate themselves.

إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ

He is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

هَلْ أُنَبِّئُكُمْ عَلَىٰ مَنْ تَنَزَّلُ الشَّيَاطِينُ

O people, shall I tell you on whom it is that satans descend?

تَنَزَّلُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ أَفَّاكٍ أَثِيمٍ

They descend on every forgerer steeped in sin,

يُلْقُونَ السَّمْعَ وَأَكْثَرُهُمْ كَاذِبُونَ

on those who whisper hearsay in the ears of people; and most of them are liars.

وَالشُّعَرَاءُ يَتَّبِعُهُمُ الْغَاوُونَ

As for poets, only the wayward follow them.

أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّهُمْ فِي كُلِّ وَادٍ يَهِيمُونَ

Do you not see that they wander about in every valley

وَأَنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ مَا لَا يَفْعَلُونَ

and say things which they do not act upon,

إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَذَكَرُوا اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا وَانْتَصَرُوا مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا ظُلِمُوا ۗ وَسَيَعْلَمُ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا أَيَّ مُنْقَلَبٍ يَنْقَلِبُونَ

except those who believed and acted righteously and remembered Allah much, and when they themselves were subjected to wrong, they exacted retribution no more than to the extent of the wrong? Soon will the wrong-doers know the end that they shall reach.