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Al-Shuara
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Ta. Sin. Mim. (1)
These are revelations of the Scripture
that maketh plain. (2)
It may be that thou tormentest thyself (O
Muhammad) because they believe not. (3)
If We will, We can send down on them from
the sky a portent so that their necks would remain bowed
before it. (4)
Never cometh there unto them a fresh
reminder from the Beneficent One, but they turn away from
it. (5)
Now they have denied (the Truth); but
there will come unto them tidings of that whereat they used
to scoff. (6)
Have they not seen the earth, how much of
every fruitful kind We make to grow therein? (7)
Lo! herein is indeed a portent; yet most
of them are not believers. (8)
And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty,
the Merciful. (9)
And when thy Lord called Moses, saying:
Go unto the wrongdoing folk, (10)
The folk of Pharaoh. Will they not ward
off (evil)? (11)
He said: My Lord! Lo! I fear that they
will deny me, (12)
And I shall be embarrassed, and my tongue
will not speak plainly, therefor send for Aaron (to help me).
(13)
And they have a crime against me, so I
fear that they will kill me. (14)
He said: Nay, verily. So go ye twain with
Our tokens. Lo! We shall be with you, Hearing. (15)
And come together unto Pharaoh and say:
Lo! we bear a message of the Lord of the Worlds, (16)
(Saying): Let the Children of Israel go
with us. (17)
(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, (18)
And thou didst that thy deed which thou
didst, and thou wast one of the ingrates. (19)
He said: I did it then, when I was of
those who are astray. (20)
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). (21)
And this is the past favour wherewith
thou reproachest me: that thou hast enslaved the Children of
Israel. (22)
Pharaoh said: And what is the Lord of the
Worlds? (23)
(Moses) said: Lord of the heavens and the
earth and all that is between them, if ye had but sure
belief. (24)
(Pharaoh) said unto those around him:
Hear ye not? (25)
He said: Your Lord and the Lord of your
fathers. (26)
(Pharaoh) said: Lo! your messenger who
hath been sent unto you is indeed a madman! (27)
He said: Lord of the East and the West
and all that is between them, if ye did but understand. (28)
(Pharaoh) said: If thou choosest a god
other than me, I assuredly shall place thee among the
prisoners. (29)
He said: Even though I show thee
something plain? (30)
(Pharaoh) said: Produce it then, if thou
art of the truthful! (31)
Then he flung down his staff and it
became a serpent manifest, (32)
And he drew forth his hand and lo! it was
white to the beholders. (33)
(Pharaoh) said unto the chiefs about him:
Lo! this is verily a knowing wizard, (34)
Who would drive you out of your land by
his magic. Now what counsel ye? (35)
They said: Put him off, (him) and his
brother, and send into the cities summoners (36)
Who shall bring unto thee every knowing
wizard. (37)
So the wizards were gathered together at
a set time on a day appointed. (38)
And it was said unto the people: Are ye
(also) gathering? (39)
(They said): Aye, so that we may follow
the wizards if they are the winners. (40)
And when the wizards came they said unto
Pharaoh: Will there surely be a reward for us if we are the
winners? (41)
He said: Aye, and ye will then surely be
of those brought near (to me). (42)
Moses said unto them: Throw what ye are
going to throw! (43)
Then they threw down their cords and
their staves and said: By Pharaoh's might, lo! we verily are
the winners. (44)
Then Moses threw his staff and lo! it
swallowed that which they did falsely show. (45)
And the wizards were flung prostrate,
(46)
Crying: We believe in the Lord of the
Worlds, (47)
The Lord of Moses and Aaron. (48)
(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. (49)
They said: It is no hurt, for lo! unto
our Lord we shall return. (50)
Lo! we ardently hope that our Lord will
forgive us our sins because we are the first of the
believers. (51)
And We inspired Moses, saying: Take away
My slaves by night, for ye will be pursued. (52)
Then Pharaoh sent into the cities
summoners, (53)
(Who said): Lo! these indeed are but a
little troop, (54)
And lo! they are offenders against us.
(55)
And lo! we are a ready host. (56)
Thus did We take them away from gardens
and watersprings, (57)
And treasures and a fair estate. (58)
Thus (were those things taken from them)
and We caused the Children of Israel to inherit them. (59)
And they overtook them at sunrise. (60)
And when the two hosts saw each other,
those with Moses said: Lo! we are indeed caught. (61)
He said: Nay, verily! for lo! my Lord is
with me. He will guide me. (62)
Then We inspired Moses, saying: Smite the
sea with thy staff. And it parted, and each part was as a
mountain vast. (63)
Then brought We near the others to that
place. (64)
And We saved Moses and those with him,
every one; (65)
And We drowned the others. (66)
Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most
of them are not believers. (67)
And lo, thy Lord! He is indeed the
Mighty, the Merciful. (68)
Recite unto them the story of Abraham:
(69)
When he said unto his father and his folk:
What worship ye? (70)
They said: We worship idols, and are ever
devoted unto them. (71)
He said: Do they hear you when ye cry?
(72)
Or do they benefit or harm you? (73)
They said: Nay, but we found our fathers
acting on this wise. (74)
He said: See now that which ye worship,
(75)
Ye and your forefathers! (76)
Lo! they are (all) an enemy unto me, save
the Lord of the Worlds, (77)
Who created me, and He doth guide me,
(78)
And Who feedeth me and watereth me. (79)
And when I sicken, then He healeth me,
(80)
And Who causeth me to die, then giveth me
life (again), (81)
And Who, I ardently hope, will forgive me
my sin on the Day of Judgment. (82)
My Lord! Vouchsafe me wisdom and unite me
to the righteous. (83)
And give unto me a good report in later
generations. (84)
And place me among the inheritors of the
Garden of Delight, (85)
And forgive my father. Lo! he is of those
who err. (86)
And abase me not on the day when they are
raised, (87)
The day when wealth and sons avail not (any
man) (88)
Save him who bringeth unto Allah a whole
heart. (89)
And the Garden will be brought nigh for
those who ward off (evil). (90)
And hell will appear plainly to the
erring. (91)
And it will be said unto them: Where is
(all) that ye used to worship (92)
Instead of Allah? Can they help you or
help themselves? (93)
Then will they be hurled therein, they
and the seducers (94)
And the hosts of Iblis, together. (95)
And they will say, when they are
quarrelling therein: (96)
By Allah, of a truth we were in error
manifest (97)
When we made you equal with the Lord of
the Worlds. (98)
It was but the guilty who misled us. (99)
Now we have no intercessors (100)
Nor any loving friend. (101)
Oh, that we had another turn (on earth),
that we might be of the believers! (102)
Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most
of them are not believers! (103)
And lo, thy Lord! He is indeed the
Mighty, the Merciful. (104)
Noah's folk denied the messengers (of
Allah), (105)
When their brother Noah said unto them:
Will ye not ward off (evil)? (106)
Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
(107)
So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.
(108)
And I ask of you no wage therefor; my
wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds. (109)
So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.
(110)
They said: Shall we put faith in thee,
when the lowest (of the people) follow thee? (111)
He said: And what knowledge have I of
what they may have been doing (in the past)? (112)
Lo! their reckoning is my Lord's concern,
if ye but knew; (113)
And I am not (here) to repulse believers.
(114)
I am only a plain warner. (115)
They said: If thou cease not, O Noah,
thou wilt surely be among those stoned (to death). (116)
He said: My Lord! Lo! my own folk deny
me. (117)
Therefor judge Thou between us, a (conclusive)
judgment, and save me and those believers who are with me.
(118)
And We saved him and those with him in
the laden ship. (119)
Then afterward We drowned the others.
(120)
Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most
of them are not believers. (121)
And lo, thy Lord, He is indeed the
Mighty, the Merciful. (122)
(The tribe of) A'ad denied the
messengers (of Allah). (123)
When their brother Hud said unto them:
Will ye not ward off (evil)? (124)
Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
(125)
So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
(126)
And I ask of you no wage therefor; my
wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds. (127)
Build ye on every high place a monument
for vain delight? (128)
And seek ye out strongholds, that haply
ye may last for ever? (129)
And if ye seize by force, seize ye as
tyrants? (130)
Rather keep your duty to Allah, and obey
me. (131)
Keep your duty toward Him Who hath aided
you with (the good things) that ye know, (132)
Hath aided you with cattle and sons.
(133)
And gardens and watersprings. (134)
Lo! I fear for you the retribution of an
awful day. (135)
They said: It is all one to us whether
thou preachest or art not of those who preach; (136)
This is but a fable of the men of old,
(137)
And we shall not be doomed. (138)
And they denied him; therefor We
destroyed them. Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of
them are not believers. (139)
And lo! thy Lord, He is indeed the
Mighty, the Merciful. (140)
(The tribe of) Thamud denied the
messengers (of Allah) (141)
When their brother Salih said unto them:
Will ye not ward off (evil)? (142)
Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
(143)
So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
(144)
And I ask of you no wage therefor; my
wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds. (145)
Will ye be left secure in that which is
here before us, (146)
In gardens and watersprings. (147)
And tilled fields and heavy-sheathed
palm-trees, (148)
Though ye hew out dwellings in the
mountain, being skilful? (149)
Therefor keep your duty to Allah and
obey me, (150)
And obey not the command of the prodigal,
(151)
Who spread corruption in the earth, and
reform not. (152)
They said: Thou art but one of the
bewitched; (153)
Thou art but a mortal like us. So bring
some token if thou art of the truthful. (154)
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. (155)
And touch her not with ill lest there
come on you the retribution of an awful Day. (156)
But they hamstrung her, and then were
penitent. (157)
So the retribution came on them. Lo!
herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not
believers. (158)
And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the
Mighty, the Merciful. (159)
The folk of Lot denied the messengers
(of Allah), (160)
When their brother Lot said unto them:
Will ye not ward off (evil)? (161)
Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
(162)
So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
(163)
And I ask of you no wage therefor; my
wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds. (164)
What! Of all creatures do ye come unto
the males, (165)
And leave the wives your Lord created
for you? Nay, but ye are forward folk. (166)
They said: If thou cease not, O Lot,
thou wilt soon be of the outcast. (167)
He said: I am in truth of those who hate
your conduct. (168)
My Lord! Save me and my household from
what they do. (169)
So We saved him and his household, every
one, (170)
Save an old woman among those who stayed
behind. (171)
Then afterward We destroyed the others.
(172)
And We rained on them a rain. And
dreadful is the rain of those who have been warned. (173)
Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most
of them are not believers. (174)
And lo! thy Lord, He is indeed the
Mighty, the Merciful. (175)
The dwellers in the wood (of Midian)
denied the messengers (of Allah), (176)
When Shu'eyb said unto them: Will ye not
ward off (evil)? (177)
Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
(178)
So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
(179)
And I ask of you no wage for it; my wage
is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds. (180)
Give full measure, and be not of those
who give less (than the due). (181)
And weigh with the true balance. (182)
Wrong not mankind in their goods, and do
not evil, making mischief, in the earth. (183)
And keep your duty unto Him Who created
you and the generations of the men of old. (184)
They said: Thou art but one of the
bewitched; (185)
Thou art but a mortal like us, and lo!
we deem thee of the liars. (186)
Then make fragments of the heaven fall
upon us, if thou art of the truthful. (187)
He said: My Lord is best aware of what
ye do. (188)
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. (189)
Lo! herein is indeed a portent; yet most
of them are not believers. (190)
And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the
Mighty, the Merciful. (191)
And lo! it is a revelation of the Lord
of the Worlds, (192)
Which the True Spirit hath brought down
(193)
Upon thy heart, that thou mayst be (one)
of the warners, (194)
In plain Arabic speech. (195)
And lo! it is in the Scriptures of the
men of old. (196)
Is it not a token for them that the
doctors of the Children of Israel know it? (197)
And if We had revealed it unto one of
any other nation than the Arabs, (198)
And he had read it unto them, they would
not have believed in it. (199)
Thus do We make it traverse the hearts
of the guilty. (200)
They will not believe in it till they
behold the painful doom, (201)
So that it will come upon them suddenly,
when they perceive not. (202)
Then they will say: Are we to be
reprieved? (203)
Would they (now) hasten on Our doom?
(204)
Hast thou then seen, if We content them
for (long) years, (205)
And then cometh that which they were
promised, (206)
(How) that wherewith they were contented
naught availeth them? (207)
And We destroyed no township but it had
its warners (208)
For reminder, for We never were
oppressors. (209)
The devils did not bring it down. (210)
It is not meet for them, nor is it in
their power, (211)
Lo! verily they are banished from the
hearing. (212)
Therefor invoke not with Allah another
god, lest thou be one of the doomed. (213)
And warn thy tribe of near kindred,
(214)
And lower thy wing (in kindness) unto
those believers who follow thee. (215)
And if they (thy kinsfolk) disobey thee,
say: Lo! I am innocent of what they do. (216)
And put thy trust in the Mighty, the
Merciful. (217)
Who seeth thee when thou standest up (to
pray) (218)
And (seeth) thine abasement among those
who fall prostrate (in worship). (219)
Lo! He, only He, is the Hearer, the
Knower. (220)
Shall I inform you upon whom the devils
descend? (221)
They descend on every sinful, false one.
(222)
They listen eagerly, but most of them
are liars. (223)
As for poets, the erring follow them.
(224)
Hast thou not seen how they stray in
every valley, (225)
And how they say that which they do not?
(226)
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! (227)
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