الشعراء

طسٓمٓ 1

Ṭā, Seen, Meem.[1043]

Translation notes

[1043] See footnote to 2:1.

تِلۡكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ ٱلۡمُبِينِ 2

These are the verses of the clear Book.

لَعَلَّكَ بَٰخِعٞ نَّفۡسَكَ أَلَّا يَكُونُواْ مُؤۡمِنِينَ 3

Perhaps, [O Muḥammad], you would kill yourself with grief that they will not be believers.

إِن نَّشَأۡ نُنَزِّلۡ عَلَيۡهِم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ ءَايَةٗ فَظَلَّتۡ أَعۡنَٰقُهُمۡ لَهَا خَٰضِعِينَ 4

If We willed, We could send down to them from the sky a sign for which their necks would remain humbled.[1044]

Translation notes

[1044] i.e., they would be compelled to believe.

وَمَا يَأۡتِيهِم مِّن ذِكۡرٖ مِّنَ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ مُحۡدَثٍ إِلَّا كَانُواْ عَنۡهُ مُعۡرِضِينَ 5

And no mention [i.e., revelation] comes to them anew from the Most Merciful except that they turn away from it.

فَقَدۡ كَذَّبُواْ فَسَيَأۡتِيهِمۡ أَنۢبَـٰٓؤُاْ مَا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ يَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ 6

For they have already denied, but there will come to them the news of that which they used to ridicule.

أَوَلَمۡ يَرَوۡاْ إِلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ كَمۡ أَنۢبَتۡنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ زَوۡجٖ كَرِيمٍ 7

Did they not look at the earth - how much We have produced therein from every noble kind?

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ 8

Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ 9

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

وَإِذۡ نَادَىٰ رَبُّكَ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنِ ٱئۡتِ ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ 10

And [mention] when your Lord called Moses, [saying], "Go to the wrongdoing people -

قَوۡمَ فِرۡعَوۡنَۚ أَلَا يَتَّقُونَ 11

The people of Pharaoh. Will they not fear Allāh?"

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّيٓ أَخَافُ أَن يُكَذِّبُونِ 12

He said, "My Lord, indeed I fear that they will deny me

وَيَضِيقُ صَدۡرِي وَلَا يَنطَلِقُ لِسَانِي فَأَرۡسِلۡ إِلَىٰ هَٰرُونَ 13

And that my breast will tighten and my tongue will not be fluent, so send for Aaron.

وَلَهُمۡ عَلَيَّ ذَنۢبٞ فَأَخَافُ أَن يَقۡتُلُونِ 14

And they have upon me a [claim due to] sin, so I fear that they will kill me."

قَالَ كَلَّاۖ فَٱذۡهَبَا بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآۖ إِنَّا مَعَكُم مُّسۡتَمِعُونَ 15

[Allāh] said, "No. Go both of you with Our signs; indeed, We are with you, listening.

فَأۡتِيَا فِرۡعَوۡنَ فَقُولَآ إِنَّا رَسُولُ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ 16

Go to Pharaoh and say, 'We are the messengers[1045] of the Lord of the worlds,

Translation notes

[1045] The singular form in Arabic indicates that both were sent with a single message.

أَنۡ أَرۡسِلۡ مَعَنَا بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَـٰٓءِيلَ 17

[Commanded to say], "Send with us the Children of Israel."'"

قَالَ أَلَمۡ نُرَبِّكَ فِينَا وَلِيدٗا وَلَبِثۡتَ فِينَا مِنۡ عُمُرِكَ سِنِينَ 18

[Pharaoh] said, "Did we not raise you among us as a child, and you remained among us for years of your life?

وَفَعَلۡتَ فَعۡلَتَكَ ٱلَّتِي فَعَلۡتَ وَأَنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ 19

And [then] you did your deed which you did,[1046] and you were of the ungrateful."

Translation notes

[1046] i.e., striking the Copt, who died as a result.

قَالَ فَعَلۡتُهَآ إِذٗا وَأَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ 20

[Moses] said, "I did it, then, while I was of those astray [i.e., ignorant].

فَفَرَرۡتُ مِنكُمۡ لَمَّا خِفۡتُكُمۡ فَوَهَبَ لِي رَبِّي حُكۡمٗا وَجَعَلَنِي مِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ 21

So I fled from you when I feared you. Then my Lord granted me judgement [i.e., wisdom and prophethood] and appointed me [as one] of the messengers.

وَتِلۡكَ نِعۡمَةٞ تَمُنُّهَا عَلَيَّ أَنۡ عَبَّدتَّ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَـٰٓءِيلَ 22

And is this a favor of which you remind me - that you have enslaved the Children of Israel?"

قَالَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ وَمَا رَبُّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ 23

Said Pharaoh, "And what is the Lord of the worlds?"

قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَآۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ 24

[Moses] said, "The Lord of the heavens and earth and that between them, if you should be convinced."

قَالَ لِمَنۡ حَوۡلَهُۥٓ أَلَا تَسۡتَمِعُونَ 25

[Pharaoh] said to those around him, "Do you not hear?"

قَالَ رَبُّكُمۡ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ 26

[Moses] said, "Your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers."

قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَكُمُ ٱلَّذِيٓ أُرۡسِلَ إِلَيۡكُمۡ لَمَجۡنُونٞ 27

[Pharaoh] said,[1047] "Indeed, your 'messenger' who has been sent to you is mad."

Translation notes

[1047] Angrily addressing those present.

قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلۡمَشۡرِقِ وَٱلۡمَغۡرِبِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَآۖ إِن كُنتُمۡ تَعۡقِلُونَ 28

[Moses] said, "Lord of the east and the west and that between them, if you were to reason."

قَالَ لَئِنِ ٱتَّخَذۡتَ إِلَٰهًا غَيۡرِي لَأَجۡعَلَنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمَسۡجُونِينَ 29

[Pharaoh] said, "If you take a god other than me, I will surely place you among those imprisoned."

قَالَ أَوَلَوۡ جِئۡتُكَ بِشَيۡءٖ مُّبِينٖ 30

[Moses] said, "Even if I brought you something [i.e., proof] manifest?"

قَالَ فَأۡتِ بِهِۦٓ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ 31

[Pharaoh] said, "Then bring it, if you should be of the truthful."

فَأَلۡقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ ثُعۡبَانٞ مُّبِينٞ 32

So [Moses] threw his staff, and suddenly it was a serpent manifest.[1048]

Translation notes

[1048] i.e., clearly genuine.

وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُۥ فَإِذَا هِيَ بَيۡضَآءُ لِلنَّـٰظِرِينَ 33

And he drew out his hand; thereupon it was white for the observers.

قَالَ لِلۡمَلَإِ حَوۡلَهُۥٓ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسَٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٞ 34

[Pharaoh] said to the eminent ones around him, "Indeed, this is a learned magician.

يُرِيدُ أَن يُخۡرِجَكُم مِّنۡ أَرۡضِكُم بِسِحۡرِهِۦ فَمَاذَا تَأۡمُرُونَ 35

He wants to drive you out of your land by his magic, so what do you advise?"

قَالُوٓاْ أَرۡجِهۡ وَأَخَاهُ وَٱبۡعَثۡ فِي ٱلۡمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَ 36

They said, "Postpone [the matter of] him and his brother and send among the cities gatherers

يَأۡتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَحَّارٍ عَلِيمٖ 37

Who will bring you every learned, skilled magician."

فَجُمِعَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ لِمِيقَٰتِ يَوۡمٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ 38

So the magicians were assembled for the appointment of a well-known day.[1049]

Translation notes

[1049] i.e., the morning of the day of festival. See 20:58-59.

وَقِيلَ لِلنَّاسِ هَلۡ أَنتُم مُّجۡتَمِعُونَ 39

And it was said to the people, "Will you congregate

لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ ٱلسَّحَرَةَ إِن كَانُواْ هُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ 40

That we might follow the magicians if they are the predominant?"

فَلَمَّا جَآءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ قَالُواْ لِفِرۡعَوۡنَ أَئِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجۡرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحۡنُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ 41

And when the magicians arrived, they said to Pharaoh, "Is there indeed for us a reward if we are the predominant?"

قَالَ نَعَمۡ وَإِنَّكُمۡ إِذٗا لَّمِنَ ٱلۡمُقَرَّبِينَ 42

He said, "Yes, and indeed, you will then be of those near [to me]."

قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰٓ أَلۡقُواْ مَآ أَنتُم مُّلۡقُونَ 43

Moses said to them, "Throw whatever you will throw."

فَأَلۡقَوۡاْ حِبَالَهُمۡ وَعِصِيَّهُمۡ وَقَالُواْ بِعِزَّةِ فِرۡعَوۡنَ إِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبُونَ 44

So they threw their ropes and their staffs and said, "By the might of Pharaoh, indeed it is we who are predominant."

فَأَلۡقَىٰ مُوسَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَلۡقَفُ مَا يَأۡفِكُونَ 45

Then Moses threw his staff, and at once it devoured what they falsified.

فَأُلۡقِيَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سَٰجِدِينَ 46

So the magicians fell down in prostration [to Allāh].

قَالُوٓاْ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ 47

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

رَبِّ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ 48

The Lord of Moses and Aaron."

قَالَ ءَامَنتُمۡ لَهُۥ قَبۡلَ أَنۡ ءَاذَنَ لَكُمۡۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَكَبِيرُكُمُ ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَكُمُ ٱلسِّحۡرَ فَلَسَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَۚ لَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيۡدِيَكُمۡ وَأَرۡجُلَكُم مِّنۡ خِلَٰفٖ وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمۡ أَجۡمَعِينَ 49

[Pharaoh] said, "You believed him [i.e., Moses] before I gave you permission. Indeed, he is your leader who has taught you magic, but you are going to know. I will surely cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and I will surely crucify you all."

قَالُواْ لَا ضَيۡرَۖ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا مُنقَلِبُونَ 50

They said, "No harm. Indeed, to our Lord we will return.

إِنَّا نَطۡمَعُ أَن يَغۡفِرَ لَنَا رَبُّنَا خَطَٰيَٰنَآ أَن كُنَّآ أَوَّلَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ 51

Indeed, we aspire that our Lord will forgive us our sins because we were the first of the believers."

۞وَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنۡ أَسۡرِ بِعِبَادِيٓ إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ 52

And We inspired to Moses, "Travel by night with My servants; indeed, you will be pursued."

فَأَرۡسَلَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ فِي ٱلۡمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَ 53

Then Pharaoh sent among the cities gatherers[1050]

Translation notes

[1050] Recruiters of an army to prevent the emigration of the Children of Israel.

إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَشِرۡذِمَةٞ قَلِيلُونَ 54

[And said], "Indeed, those are but a small band,

وَإِنَّهُمۡ لَنَا لَغَآئِظُونَ 55

And indeed, they are enraging us,

وَإِنَّا لَجَمِيعٌ حَٰذِرُونَ 56

And indeed, we are a cautious society..."

فَأَخۡرَجۡنَٰهُم مِّن جَنَّـٰتٖ وَعُيُونٖ 57

So We removed them from gardens and springs

وَكُنُوزٖ وَمَقَامٖ كَرِيمٖ 58

And treasures and honorable station[1051] -

Translation notes

[1051] Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā) caused them to abandon their wealth and property in pursuit of the Israelites.

كَذَٰلِكَۖ وَأَوۡرَثۡنَٰهَا بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَـٰٓءِيلَ 59

Thus. And We caused to inherit it the Children of Israel.

فَأَتۡبَعُوهُم مُّشۡرِقِينَ 60

So they pursued them at sunrise.

فَلَمَّا تَرَـٰٓءَا ٱلۡجَمۡعَانِ قَالَ أَصۡحَٰبُ مُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّا لَمُدۡرَكُونَ 61

And when the two companies saw one another, the companions of Moses said, "Indeed, we are to be overtaken!"

قَالَ كَلَّآۖ إِنَّ مَعِيَ رَبِّي سَيَهۡدِينِ 62

[Moses] said, "No! Indeed, with me is my Lord; He will guide me."

فَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنِ ٱضۡرِب بِّعَصَاكَ ٱلۡبَحۡرَۖ فَٱنفَلَقَ فَكَانَ كُلُّ فِرۡقٖ كَٱلطَّوۡدِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ 63

Then We inspired to Moses, "Strike with your staff the sea," and it parted, and each portion was like a great towering mountain.

وَأَزۡلَفۡنَا ثَمَّ ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ 64

And We advanced thereto the others [i.e., the pursuers].

وَأَنجَيۡنَا مُوسَىٰ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥٓ أَجۡمَعِينَ 65

And We saved Moses and those with him, all together.

ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ 66

Then We drowned the others.

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ 67

Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ 68

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

وَٱتۡلُ عَلَيۡهِمۡ نَبَأَ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ 69

And recite to them the news of Abraham,

إِذۡ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوۡمِهِۦ مَا تَعۡبُدُونَ 70

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

قَالُواْ نَعۡبُدُ أَصۡنَامٗا فَنَظَلُّ لَهَا عَٰكِفِينَ 71

They said, "We worship idols and remain to them devoted."

قَالَ هَلۡ يَسۡمَعُونَكُمۡ إِذۡ تَدۡعُونَ 72

He said, "Do they hear you when you supplicate?

أَوۡ يَنفَعُونَكُمۡ أَوۡ يَضُرُّونَ 73

Or do they benefit you, or do they harm?"

قَالُواْ بَلۡ وَجَدۡنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا كَذَٰلِكَ يَفۡعَلُونَ 74

They said, "But we found our fathers doing thus."

قَالَ أَفَرَءَيۡتُم مَّا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡبُدُونَ 75

He said, "Then do you see what you have been worshipping,

أَنتُمۡ وَءَابَآؤُكُمُ ٱلۡأَقۡدَمُونَ 76

You and your ancient forefathers?

فَإِنَّهُمۡ عَدُوّٞ لِّيٓ إِلَّا رَبَّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ 77

Indeed, they are enemies to me, except the Lord of the worlds,[1052]

Translation notes

[1052] The people worshipped idols in addition to Allāh.

ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَنِي فَهُوَ يَهۡدِينِ 78

Who created me, and He [it is who] guides me.

وَٱلَّذِي هُوَ يُطۡعِمُنِي وَيَسۡقِينِ 79

And it is He who feeds me and gives me drink.

وَإِذَا مَرِضۡتُ فَهُوَ يَشۡفِينِ 80

And when I am ill, it is He who cures me

وَٱلَّذِي يُمِيتُنِي ثُمَّ يُحۡيِينِ 81

And who will cause me to die and then bring me to life

وَٱلَّذِيٓ أَطۡمَعُ أَن يَغۡفِرَ لِي خَطِيٓـَٔتِي يَوۡمَ ٱلدِّينِ 82

And who I aspire that He will forgive me my sin on the Day of Recompense."

رَبِّ هَبۡ لِي حُكۡمٗا وَأَلۡحِقۡنِي بِٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ 83

[And he said], "My Lord, grant me authority and join me with the righteous.

وَٱجۡعَل لِّي لِسَانَ صِدۡقٖ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ 84

And grant me a mention [i.e., reputation] of honor among later generations.

وَٱجۡعَلۡنِي مِن وَرَثَةِ جَنَّةِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ 85

And place me among the inheritors of the Garden of Pleasure.

وَٱغۡفِرۡ لِأَبِيٓ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ 86

And forgive my father. Indeed, he has been of those astray.

وَلَا تُخۡزِنِي يَوۡمَ يُبۡعَثُونَ 87

And do not disgrace me on the Day they are [all] resurrected -

يَوۡمَ لَا يَنفَعُ مَالٞ وَلَا بَنُونَ 88

The Day when there will not benefit [anyone] wealth or children

إِلَّا مَنۡ أَتَى ٱللَّهَ بِقَلۡبٖ سَلِيمٖ 89

But only one who comes to Allāh with a sound heart."

وَأُزۡلِفَتِ ٱلۡجَنَّةُ لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ 90

And Paradise will be brought near [that Day] to the righteous.

وَبُرِّزَتِ ٱلۡجَحِيمُ لِلۡغَاوِينَ 91

And Hellfire will be brought forth for the deviators,

وَقِيلَ لَهُمۡ أَيۡنَ مَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡبُدُونَ 92

And it will be said to them, "Where are those you used to worship

مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ هَلۡ يَنصُرُونَكُمۡ أَوۡ يَنتَصِرُونَ 93

Other than Allāh? Can they help you or help themselves?"

فَكُبۡكِبُواْ فِيهَا هُمۡ وَٱلۡغَاوُۥنَ 94

So they will be overturned into it [i.e., Hellfire], they and the deviators

وَجُنُودُ إِبۡلِيسَ أَجۡمَعُونَ 95

And the soldiers of Iblees, all together.

قَالُواْ وَهُمۡ فِيهَا يَخۡتَصِمُونَ 96

They will say while they dispute therein,

تَٱللَّهِ إِن كُنَّا لَفِي ضَلَٰلٖ مُّبِينٍ 97

"By Allāh, we were indeed in manifest error

إِذۡ نُسَوِّيكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ 98

When we equated you with the Lord of the worlds.

وَمَآ أَضَلَّنَآ إِلَّا ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَ 99

And no one misguided us except the criminals.

فَمَا لَنَا مِن شَٰفِعِينَ 100

So now we have no intercessors

وَلَا صَدِيقٍ حَمِيمٖ 101

And not a devoted friend.

فَلَوۡ أَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةٗ فَنَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ 102

Then if we only had a return [to the world] and could be of the believers..."[1053]

Translation notes

[1053] The conclusion of this verse is estimated as "...we would do this or that."

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ 103

Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ 104

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

كَذَّبَتۡ قَوۡمُ نُوحٍ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ 105

The people of Noah denied the messengers[1054]

Translation notes

[1054] See footnote to 25:37.

إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ نُوحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ 106

When their brother Noah said to them, "Will you not fear Allāh?

إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ 107

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ 108

So fear Allāh and obey me.

وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ 109

And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ 110

So fear Allāh and obey me."

۞قَالُوٓاْ أَنُؤۡمِنُ لَكَ وَٱتَّبَعَكَ ٱلۡأَرۡذَلُونَ 111

They said, "Should we believe you while you are followed by the lowest [class of people]?"

قَالَ وَمَا عِلۡمِي بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ 112

He said, "And what is my knowledge of what they used to do?

إِنۡ حِسَابُهُمۡ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّيۖ لَوۡ تَشۡعُرُونَ 113

Their account is only upon my Lord, if you [could] perceive.

وَمَآ أَنَا۠ بِطَارِدِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ 114

And I am not one to drive away the believers.

إِنۡ أَنَا۠ إِلَّا نَذِيرٞ مُّبِينٞ 115

I am only a clear warner."

قَالُواْ لَئِن لَّمۡ تَنتَهِ يَٰنُوحُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡمَرۡجُومِينَ 116

They said, "If you do not desist, O Noah, you will surely be of those who are stoned."

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوۡمِي كَذَّبُونِ 117

He said, "My Lord, indeed my people have denied me.

فَٱفۡتَحۡ بَيۡنِي وَبَيۡنَهُمۡ فَتۡحٗا وَنَجِّنِي وَمَن مَّعِيَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ 118

Then judge between me and them with decisive judgement and save me and those with me of the believers."

فَأَنجَيۡنَٰهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥ فِي ٱلۡفُلۡكِ ٱلۡمَشۡحُونِ 119

So We saved him and those with him in the laden ship.

ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا بَعۡدُ ٱلۡبَاقِينَ 120

Then We drowned thereafter the remaining ones.

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ 121

Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ 122

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

كَذَّبَتۡ عَادٌ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ 123

ʿAad denied the messengers

إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ هُودٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ 124

When their brother Hūd said to them, "Will you not fear Allāh?

إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ 125

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ 126

So fear Allāh and obey me.

وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ 127

And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.

أَتَبۡنُونَ بِكُلِّ رِيعٍ ءَايَةٗ تَعۡبَثُونَ 128

Do you construct on every elevation a sign,[1055] amusing yourselves,

Translation notes

[1055] i.e., a symbol or indication of their wealth and power. They used to build lofty structures along the road to be seen by all who passed by.

وَتَتَّخِذُونَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَخۡلُدُونَ 129

And take for yourselves constructions [i.e., palaces and fortresses] that you might abide eternally?

وَإِذَا بَطَشۡتُم بَطَشۡتُمۡ جَبَّارِينَ 130

And when you strike, you strike as tyrants.

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ 131

So fear Allāh and obey me.

وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱلَّذِيٓ أَمَدَّكُم بِمَا تَعۡلَمُونَ 132

And fear He who provided you with that which you know,

أَمَدَّكُم بِأَنۡعَٰمٖ وَبَنِينَ 133

Provided you with grazing livestock and children

وَجَنَّـٰتٖ وَعُيُونٍ 134

And gardens and springs.

إِنِّيٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيۡكُمۡ عَذَابَ يَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٖ 135

Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a terrible day."

قَالُواْ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيۡنَآ أَوَعَظۡتَ أَمۡ لَمۡ تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلۡوَٰعِظِينَ 136

They said, "It is all the same to us whether you advise or are not of the advisors.

إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا خُلُقُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ 137

This is not but the custom of the former peoples,

وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ 138

And we are not to be punished."

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَهۡلَكۡنَٰهُمۡۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ 139

And they denied him, so We destroyed them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ 140

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ 141

Thamūd denied the messengers

إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ صَٰلِحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ 142

When their brother Ṣāliḥ said to them, "Will you not fear Allāh?

إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ 143

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ 144

So fear Allāh and obey me.

وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ 145

And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.

أَتُتۡرَكُونَ فِي مَا هَٰهُنَآ ءَامِنِينَ 146

Will you be left in what is here, secure [from death],

فِي جَنَّـٰتٖ وَعُيُونٖ 147

Within gardens and springs

وَزُرُوعٖ وَنَخۡلٖ طَلۡعُهَا هَضِيمٞ 148

And fields of crops and palm trees with softened fruit?

وَتَنۡحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡجِبَالِ بُيُوتٗا فَٰرِهِينَ 149

And you carve out of the mountains, homes, with skill.

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ 150

So fear Allāh and obey me.

وَلَا تُطِيعُوٓاْ أَمۡرَ ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ 151

And do not obey the order of the transgressors,

ٱلَّذِينَ يُفۡسِدُونَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَا يُصۡلِحُونَ 152

Who cause corruption in the land and do not amend."

قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَحَّرِينَ 153

They said, "You are only of those affected by magic.

مَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٞ مِّثۡلُنَا فَأۡتِ بِـَٔايَةٍ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ 154

You are but a man like ourselves, so bring a sign, if you should be of the truthful."

قَالَ هَٰذِهِۦ نَاقَةٞ لَّهَا شِرۡبٞ وَلَكُمۡ شِرۡبُ يَوۡمٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ 155

He said, "This is a she-camel.[1056] For her is a [time of] drink, and for you is a [time of] drink, [each] on a known day.

Translation notes

[1056] Miraculously sent to them as a sign by Allāh.

وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوٓءٖ فَيَأۡخُذَكُمۡ عَذَابُ يَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٖ 156

And do not touch her with harm, lest you be seized by the punishment of a terrible day."

فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَصۡبَحُواْ نَٰدِمِينَ 157

But they hamstrung her and so became regretful.

فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابُۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ 158

And the punishment seized them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ 159

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

كَذَّبَتۡ قَوۡمُ لُوطٍ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ 160

The people of Lot denied the messengers

إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ لُوطٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ 161

When their brother Lot said to them, "Will you not fear Allāh?

إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ 162

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ 163

So fear Allāh and obey me.

وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ 164

And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.

أَتَأۡتُونَ ٱلذُّكۡرَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ 165

Do you approach males among the worlds[1057]

Translation notes

[1057] i.e., Are there, out of all Allāh's creatures, any besides you who commit this unnatural act?

وَتَذَرُونَ مَا خَلَقَ لَكُمۡ رَبُّكُم مِّنۡ أَزۡوَٰجِكُمۚ بَلۡ أَنتُمۡ قَوۡمٌ عَادُونَ 166

And leave what your Lord has created for you as mates? But you are a people transgressing."

قَالُواْ لَئِن لَّمۡ تَنتَهِ يَٰلُوطُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡمُخۡرَجِينَ 167

They said, "If you do not desist, O Lot, you will surely be of those evicted."

قَالَ إِنِّي لِعَمَلِكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡقَالِينَ 168

He said, "Indeed, I am, toward your deed, of those who detest [it].

رَبِّ نَجِّنِي وَأَهۡلِي مِمَّا يَعۡمَلُونَ 169

My Lord, save me and my family from [the consequence of] what they do."

فَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥٓ أَجۡمَعِينَ 170

So We saved him and his family, all,

إِلَّا عَجُوزٗا فِي ٱلۡغَٰبِرِينَ 171

Except an old woman[1058] among those who remained behind.

Translation notes

[1058] Lot's wife, who had collaborated with the evildoers.

ثُمَّ دَمَّرۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ 172

Then We destroyed the others.

وَأَمۡطَرۡنَا عَلَيۡهِم مَّطَرٗاۖ فَسَآءَ مَطَرُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِينَ 173

And We rained upon them a rain [of stones], and evil was the rain of those who were warned.

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ 174

Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ 175

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

كَذَّبَ أَصۡحَٰبُ لۡـَٔيۡكَةِ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ 176

The companions of the thicket [i.e., the people of Madyan] denied the messengers

إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ شُعَيۡبٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ 177

When Shuʿayb said to them, "Will you not fear Allāh?

إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ 178

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ 179

So fear Allāh and obey me.

وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ 180

And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.

۞أَوۡفُواْ ٱلۡكَيۡلَ وَلَا تَكُونُواْ مِنَ ٱلۡمُخۡسِرِينَ 181

Give full measure and do not be of those who cause loss.

وَزِنُواْ بِٱلۡقِسۡطَاسِ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقِيمِ 182

And weigh with an even [i.e., honest] balance.

وَلَا تَبۡخَسُواْ ٱلنَّاسَ أَشۡيَآءَهُمۡ وَلَا تَعۡثَوۡاْ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مُفۡسِدِينَ 183

And do not deprive people of their due and do not commit abuse on earth, spreading corruption.

وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَكُمۡ وَٱلۡجِبِلَّةَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ 184

And fear He who created you and the former creation."[1059]

Translation notes

[1059] i.e., previous generations.

قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَحَّرِينَ 185

They said, "You are only of those affected by magic.

وَمَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٞ مِّثۡلُنَا وَإِن نَّظُنُّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡكَٰذِبِينَ 186

You are but a man like ourselves, and indeed, we think you are among the liars.

فَأَسۡقِطۡ عَلَيۡنَا كِسَفٗا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ 187

So cause to fall upon us fragments of the sky, if you should be of the truthful."

قَالَ رَبِّيٓ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ 188

He said, "My Lord is most knowing of what you do."

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَخَذَهُمۡ عَذَابُ يَوۡمِ ٱلظُّلَّةِۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَذَابَ يَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٍ 189

And they denied him, so the punishment of the day of the black cloud seized them. Indeed, it was the punishment of a terrible day.

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ 190

Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ 191

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَنزِيلُ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ 192

And indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is the revelation of the Lord of the worlds.

نَزَلَ بِهِ ٱلرُّوحُ ٱلۡأَمِينُ 193

The Trustworthy Spirit [i.e., Gabriel] has brought it down

عَلَىٰ قَلۡبِكَ لِتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُنذِرِينَ 194

Upon your heart, [O Muḥammad] - that you may be of the warners

بِلِسَانٍ عَرَبِيّٖ مُّبِينٖ 195

In a clear Arabic language.

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَفِي زُبُرِ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ 196

And indeed, it is [mentioned] in the scriptures of former peoples.

أَوَلَمۡ يَكُن لَّهُمۡ ءَايَةً أَن يَعۡلَمَهُۥ عُلَمَـٰٓؤُاْ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَـٰٓءِيلَ 197

And has it not been a sign to them that it is recognized by the scholars of the Children of Israel?

وَلَوۡ نَزَّلۡنَٰهُ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضِ ٱلۡأَعۡجَمِينَ 198

And even if We had revealed it to one among the foreigners[1060]

Translation notes

[1060] i.e., the non-Arabs or those who are not fluent in the Arabic language.

فَقَرَأَهُۥ عَلَيۡهِم مَّا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ مُؤۡمِنِينَ 199

And he had recited it to them [perfectly],[1061] they would [still] not have been believers in it.

Translation notes

[1061] As a miracle from Allāh.

كَذَٰلِكَ سَلَكۡنَٰهُ فِي قُلُوبِ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ 200

Thus have We inserted it [i.e., disbelief] into the hearts of the criminals.

لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِهِۦ حَتَّىٰ يَرَوُاْ ٱلۡعَذَابَ ٱلۡأَلِيمَ 201

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

فَيَأۡتِيَهُم بَغۡتَةٗ وَهُمۡ لَا يَشۡعُرُونَ 202

And it will come to them suddenly while they perceive [it] not.

فَيَقُولُواْ هَلۡ نَحۡنُ مُنظَرُونَ 203

And they will say, "May we be reprieved?"

أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَ 204

So for Our punishment are they impatient?

أَفَرَءَيۡتَ إِن مَّتَّعۡنَٰهُمۡ سِنِينَ 205

Then have you considered if We gave them enjoyment for years

ثُمَّ جَآءَهُم مَّا كَانُواْ يُوعَدُونَ 206

And then there came to them that which they were promised?

مَآ أَغۡنَىٰ عَنۡهُم مَّا كَانُواْ يُمَتَّعُونَ 207

They would not be availed by the enjoyment with which they were provided.

وَمَآ أَهۡلَكۡنَا مِن قَرۡيَةٍ إِلَّا لَهَا مُنذِرُونَ 208

And We did not destroy any city except that it had warners

ذِكۡرَىٰ وَمَا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ 209

As a reminder; and never have We been unjust.

وَمَا تَنَزَّلَتۡ بِهِ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينُ 210

And the devils have not brought it [i.e., the revelation] down.[1062]

Translation notes

[1062] As was asserted by the disbelievers. Rather, it was brought by Gabriel, the Trustworthy Spirit.

وَمَا يَنۢبَغِي لَهُمۡ وَمَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ 211

It is not allowable for them, nor would they be able.

إِنَّهُمۡ عَنِ ٱلسَّمۡعِ لَمَعۡزُولُونَ 212

Indeed they, from [its] hearing, are removed.[1063]

Translation notes

[1063] As mentioned in 72:9.

فَلَا تَدۡعُ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُعَذَّبِينَ 213

So do not invoke[1064] with Allāh another deity and [thus] be among the punished.

Translation notes

[1064] Or "worship."

وَأَنذِرۡ عَشِيرَتَكَ ٱلۡأَقۡرَبِينَ 214

And warn, [O Muḥammad], your closest kindred.

وَٱخۡفِضۡ جَنَاحَكَ لِمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ 215

And lower your wing [i.e., show kindness] to those who follow you of the believers.

فَإِنۡ عَصَوۡكَ فَقُلۡ إِنِّي بَرِيٓءٞ مِّمَّا تَعۡمَلُونَ 216

And if they disobey you, then say, "Indeed, I am disassociated from what you are doing."

وَتَوَكَّلۡ عَلَى ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ 217

And rely upon the Exalted in Might, the Merciful,

ٱلَّذِي يَرَىٰكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ 218

Who sees you when you arise[1065]

Translation notes

[1065] From your bed at night for prayer while you are alone.

وَتَقَلُّبَكَ فِي ٱلسَّـٰجِدِينَ 219

And your movement among those who prostrate.[1066]

Translation notes

[1066] i.e., among those who pray with you in congregation.

إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ 220

Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing.

هَلۡ أُنَبِّئُكُمۡ عَلَىٰ مَن تَنَزَّلُ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينُ 221

Shall I inform you upon whom the devils descend?

تَنَزَّلُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ أَفَّاكٍ أَثِيمٖ 222

They descend upon every sinful liar.

يُلۡقُونَ ٱلسَّمۡعَ وَأَكۡثَرُهُمۡ كَٰذِبُونَ 223

They pass on what is heard,[1067] and most of them are liars.

Translation notes

[1067] This was before they were prevented, as described in 72:8-9.

وَٱلشُّعَرَآءُ يَتَّبِعُهُمُ ٱلۡغَاوُۥنَ 224

And the poets - [only] the deviators follow them.

أَلَمۡ تَرَ أَنَّهُمۡ فِي كُلِّ وَادٖ يَهِيمُونَ 225

Do you not see that in every valley they roam[1068]

Translation notes

[1068] Speaking lies indiscriminately and praising and disparaging others according to whim.

وَأَنَّهُمۡ يَقُولُونَ مَا لَا يَفۡعَلُونَ 226

And that they say what they do not do? -

إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَٰتِ وَذَكَرُواْ ٱللَّهَ كَثِيرٗا وَٱنتَصَرُواْ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ مَا ظُلِمُواْۗ وَسَيَعۡلَمُ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوٓاْ أَيَّ مُنقَلَبٖ يَنقَلِبُونَ 227

Except those [poets] who believe and do righteous deeds and remember Allāh often and defend [the Muslims][1069] after they were wronged. And those who have wronged are going to know to what [kind of] return they will be returned.

Translation notes

[1069] By replying through poetry to the attacks of hostile poets.