26. Ash-Shu'ara

طسٓمٓ

Ta'. Sin. Mim

تِلۡكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ ٱلۡمُبِينِ

These are the verses of the Clear Book

لَعَلَّكَ بَٰخِعࣱ نَّفۡسَكَ أَلَّا يَكُونُواْ مُؤۡمِنِينَ

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

إِن نَّشَأۡ نُنَزِّلۡ عَلَيۡهِم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ ءَايَةࣰ فَظَلَّتۡ أَعۡنَٰقُهُمۡ لَهَا خَٰضِعِينَ

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

وَمَا يَأۡتِيهِم مِّن ذِكۡرࣲ مِّنَ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ مُحۡدَثٍ إِلَّا كَانُواْ عَنۡهُ مُعۡرِضِينَ

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

فَقَدۡ كَذَّبُواْ فَسَيَأۡتِيهِمۡ أَنۢبَٰٓؤُاْ مَا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ يَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ

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

أَوَلَمۡ يَرَوۡاْ إِلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ كَمۡ أَنۢبَتۡنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ زَوۡجࣲ 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 لَأٓيَةࣰۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ

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

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

Verily Your Lord is Infinitely Mighty, Most Compassionate

وَإِذۡ نَادَىٰ رَبُّكَ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنِ ٱئۡتِ ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

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

قَوۡمَ فِرۡعَوۡنَۚ أَلَا يَتَّقُونَ

the people of Pharaoh: do they have no fear

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّيٓ أَخَافُ أَن يُكَذِّبُونِ

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

وَيَضِيقُ صَدۡرِي وَلَا يَنطَلِقُ لِسَانِي فَأَرۡسِلۡ إِلَىٰ هَٰرُونَ

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

وَلَهُمۡ عَلَيَّ ذَنۢبࣱ فَأَخَافُ أَن يَقۡتُلُونِ

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

قَالَ كَلَّاۖ فَٱذۡهَبَا بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآۖ إِنَّا مَعَكُم مُّسۡتَمِعُونَ

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

فَأۡتِيَا فِرۡعَوۡنَ فَقُولَآ إِنَّا رَسُولُ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

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

أَنۡ أَرۡسِلۡ مَعَنَا بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ

that you let the Children of Israel go with us

قَالَ أَلَمۡ نُرَبِّكَ فِينَا وَلِيدࣰ ا وَلَبِثۡتَ فِينَا مِنۡ عُمُرِكَ سِنِينَ

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

وَفَعَلۡتَ فَعۡلَتَكَ ٱلَّتِي فَعَلۡتَ وَأَنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ

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

قَالَ فَعَلۡتُهَآ إِذࣰ ا وَأَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ

Moses replied: "I committed that act erringly

فَفَرَرۡتُ مِنكُمۡ لَمَّا خِفۡتُكُمۡ فَوَهَبَ لِي رَبِّي حُكۡمࣰ ا وَجَعَلَنِي مِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

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

وَتِلۡكَ نِعۡمَةࣱ تَمُنُّهَا عَلَيَّ أَنۡ عَبَّدتَّ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ

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

قَالَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ وَمَا رَبُّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

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

قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَآۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ

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

قَالَ لِمَنۡ حَوۡلَهُۥٓ أَلَا تَسۡتَمِعُونَ

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

قَالَ رَبُّكُمۡ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

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

قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَكُمُ ٱلَّذِيٓ أُرۡسِلَ إِلَيۡكُمۡ لَمَجۡنُونࣱ‏

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

قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلۡمَشۡرِقِ وَٱلۡمَغۡرِبِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَآۖ إِن كُنتُمۡ تَعۡقِلُونَ

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

قَالَ لَئِنِ ٱتَّخَذۡتَ إِلَٰهًا غَيۡرِي لَأَجۡعَلَنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمَسۡجُونِينَ

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

قَالَ أَوَلَوۡ جِئۡتُكَ بِشَيۡءࣲ مُّبِينࣲ‏

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

قَالَ فَأۡتِ بِهِۦٓ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ

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

فَأَلۡقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ ثُعۡبَانࣱ مُّبِينࣱ‏

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

وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُۥ فَإِذَا هِيَ بَيۡضَآءُ لِلنَّٰظِرِينَ

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

قَالَ لِلۡمَلَإِ حَوۡلَهُۥٓ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسَٰحِرٌ عَلِيمࣱ‏

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

يُرِيدُ أَن يُخۡرِجَكُم مِّنۡ أَرۡضِكُم بِسِحۡرِهِۦ فَمَاذَا تَأۡمُرُونَ

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

قَالُوٓاْ أَرۡجِهۡ وَأَخَاهُ وَٱبۡعَثۡ فِي ٱلۡمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَ

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

يَأۡتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَحَّارٍ عَلِيمࣲ‏

to mobilise all skilled magicians

فَجُمِعَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ لِمِيقَٰتِ يَوۡمࣲ مَّعۡلُومࣲ‏

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

وَقِيلَ لِلنَّاسِ هَلۡ أَنتُم مُّجۡتَمِعُونَ

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

لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ ٱلسَّحَرَةَ إِن كَانُواْ هُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ

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

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

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

قَالَ نَعَمۡ وَإِنَّكُمۡ إِذࣰ ا لَّمِنَ ٱلۡمُقَرَّبِينَ

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

قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰٓ أَلۡقُواْ مَآ أَنتُم مُّلۡقُونَ

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

فَأَلۡقَوۡاْ حِبَالَهُمۡ وَعِصِيَّهُمۡ وَقَالُواْ بِعِزَّةِ فِرۡعَوۡنَ إِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبُونَ

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

فَأَلۡقَىٰ مُوسَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَلۡقَفُ مَا يَأۡفِكُونَ

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

فَأُلۡقِيَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سَٰجِدِينَ

Thereupon the magicians fell down in prostration

قَالُوٓاْ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

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

رَبِّ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ

the Lord of Moses and Aaron

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

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

قَالُواْ لَا ضَيۡرَۖ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا مُنقَلِبُونَ

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

إِنَّا نَطۡمَعُ أَن يَغۡفِرَ لَنَا رَبُّنَا خَطَٰيَٰنَآ أَن كُنَّآ أَوَّلَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

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

۞وَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنۡ أَسۡرِ بِعِبَادِيٓ إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ

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

فَأَرۡسَلَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ فِي ٱلۡمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَ

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

إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَشِرۡذِمَةࣱ قَلِيلُونَ

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

وَإِنَّهُمۡ لَنَا لَغَآئِظُونَ

who have certainly provoked our wrath

وَإِنَّا لَجَمِيعٌ حَٰذِرُونَ

But we are a numerous host, ever on guard

فَأَخۡرَجۡنَٰهُم مِّن جَنَّٰتࣲ وَعُيُونࣲ‏

Thus did We drive them out of their gardens and springs

وَكُنُوزࣲ وَمَقَامࣲ كَرِيمࣲ‏

and their treasures and excellent dwellings

كَذَٰلِكَۖ وَأَوۡرَثۡنَٰهَا بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ

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

فَأَتۡبَعُوهُم مُّشۡرِقِينَ

At sunrise they set off in pursuit of them

فَلَمَّا تَرَٰٓءَا ٱلۡجَمۡعَانِ قَالَ أَصۡحَٰبُ مُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّا لَمُدۡرَكُونَ

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

قَالَ كَلَّآۖ إِنَّ مَعِيَ رَبِّي سَيَهۡدِينِ

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

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

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

وَأَزۡلَفۡنَا ثَمَّ ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ

We also brought the other party close to the same spot

وَأَنجَيۡنَا مُوسَىٰ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥٓ أَجۡمَعِينَ

and We delivered Moses and his companions, all of them

ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ

then We drowned the others

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةࣰۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ

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

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

Verily your Lord is Immensely Mighty, Ever Compassionate

وَٱتۡلُ عَلَيۡهِمۡ نَبَأَ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ

And recount to them the story of Abraham

إِذۡ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوۡمِهِۦ مَا تَعۡبُدُونَ

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

قَالُواْ نَعۡبُدُ أَصۡنَامࣰ ا فَنَظَلُّ لَهَا عَٰكِفِينَ

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

قَالَ هَلۡ يَسۡمَعُونَكُمۡ إِذۡ تَدۡعُونَ

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

أَوۡ يَنفَعُونَكُمۡ أَوۡ يَضُرُّونَ

or do they cause you any benefit or harm

قَالُواْ بَلۡ وَجَدۡنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا كَذَٰلِكَ يَفۡعَلُونَ

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

قَالَ أَفَرَءَيۡتُم مَّا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡبُدُونَ

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

أَنتُمۡ وَءَابَآؤُكُمُ ٱلۡأَقۡدَمُونَ

you and your forefathers of yore

فَإِنَّهُمۡ عَدُوࣱّ لِّيٓ إِلَّا رَبَّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

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

ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَنِي فَهُوَ يَهۡدِينِ

Who created me and Who guides me

وَٱلَّذِي هُوَ يُطۡعِمُنِي وَيَسۡقِينِ

Who gives me food and drink

وَإِذَا مَرِضۡتُ فَهُوَ يَشۡفِينِ

and Who, when I am ill, heals me

وَٱلَّذِي يُمِيتُنِي ثُمَّ يُحۡيِينِ

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

وَٱلَّذِيٓ أَطۡمَعُ أَن يَغۡفِرَ لِي خَطِيٓـَٔتِي يَوۡمَ ٱلدِّينِ

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

رَبِّ هَبۡ لِي حُكۡمࣰ ا وَأَلۡحِقۡنِي بِٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

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

وَٱجۡعَل لِّي لِسَانَ صِدۡقࣲ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ

and grant me an honourable reputation among posterity

وَٱجۡعَلۡنِي مِن وَرَثَةِ جَنَّةِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

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

وَٱغۡفِرۡ لِأَبِيٓ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ

and forgive my father for he is among those who strayed

وَلَا تُخۡزِنِي يَوۡمَ يُبۡعَثُونَ

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

يَوۡمَ لَا يَنفَعُ مَالࣱ وَلَا بَنُونَ

the Day when nothing will avail, neither wealth nor offspring

إِلَّا مَنۡ أَتَى ٱللَّهَ بِقَلۡبࣲ سَلِيمࣲ‏

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

وَأُزۡلِفَتِ ٱلۡجَنَّةُ لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ

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

وَبُرِّزَتِ ٱلۡجَحِيمُ لِلۡغَاوِينَ

and the Fire will be uncovered for those who strayed

وَقِيلَ لَهُمۡ أَيۡنَ مَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡبُدُونَ

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

مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ هَلۡ يَنصُرُونَكُمۡ أَوۡ يَنتَصِرُونَ

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

فَكُبۡكِبُواْ فِيهَا هُمۡ وَٱلۡغَاوُۥنَ

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

وَجُنُودُ إِبۡلِيسَ أَجۡمَعُونَ

and so too the hosts of Iblis, all of them

قَالُواْ وَهُمۡ فِيهَا يَخۡتَصِمُونَ

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

تَٱللَّهِ إِن كُنَّا لَفِي ضَلَٰلࣲ مُّبِينٍ

By Allah, we were surely in clear error

إِذۡ نُسَوِّيكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

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

وَمَآ أَضَلَّنَآ إِلَّا ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَ

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

فَمَا لَنَا مِن شَٰفِعِينَ

and now we have none to intercede on our behalf

وَلَا صَدِيقٍ حَمِيمࣲ‏

nor do we have a truly sincere friend

فَلَوۡ أَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةࣰ فَنَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

If only we could return we would be among the believers

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةࣰۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ

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

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

Verily Your Lord is Immensely Mighty, Ever Compassionate

كَذَّبَتۡ قَوۡمُ نُوحٍ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

The people of Noah gave the lie to the Messengers

إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ نُوحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

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

إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينࣱ‏

I am a trustworthy Messenger to you

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

so fear Allah and obey me

وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

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

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

So fear Allah and obey me

۞قَالُوٓاْ أَنُؤۡمِنُ لَكَ وَٱتَّبَعَكَ ٱلۡأَرۡذَلُونَ

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

قَالَ وَمَا عِلۡمِي بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ

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

إِنۡ حِسَابُهُمۡ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّيۖ لَوۡ تَشۡعُرُونَ

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

وَمَآ أَنَا۠ بِطَارِدِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

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

إِنۡ أَنَا۠ إِلَّا نَذِيرࣱ مُّبِينࣱ‏

I am none but a plain warner

قَالُواْ لَئِن لَّمۡ تَنتَهِ يَٰنُوحُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡمَرۡجُومِينَ

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

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوۡمِي كَذَّبُونِ

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

فَٱفۡتَحۡ بَيۡنِي وَبَيۡنَهُمۡ فَتۡحࣰ ا وَنَجِّنِي وَمَن مَّعِيَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

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

فَأَنجَيۡنَٰهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥ فِي ٱلۡفُلۡكِ ٱلۡمَشۡحُونِ

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

ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا بَعۡدُ ٱلۡبَاقِينَ

and drowned the rest

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةࣰۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ

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

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

Verily Your Lord is Immensely Mighty, Ever Compassionate

كَذَّبَتۡ عَادٌ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

The Ad gave the lie to the Messengers

إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ هُودٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

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

إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينࣱ‏

I am a trustworthy Messenger to you

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

So fear Allah and obey me

وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

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

أَتَبۡنُونَ بِكُلِّ رِيعٍ ءَايَةࣰ تَعۡبَثُونَ

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

وَتَتَّخِذُونَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَخۡلُدُونَ

and erect huge palaces as though you will live for ever

وَإِذَا بَطَشۡتُم بَطَشۡتُمۡ جَبَّارِينَ

and when you strike you strike like tyrants

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

So fear Allah and obey me

وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱلَّذِيٓ أَمَدَّكُم بِمَا تَعۡلَمُونَ

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

أَمَدَّكُم بِأَنۡعَٰمࣲ وَبَنِينَ

Who has provided you with flocks and children

وَجَنَّٰتࣲ وَعُيُونٍ

and with gardens and springs

إِنِّيٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيۡكُمۡ عَذَابَ يَوۡمٍ عَظِيمࣲ‏

I fear for you the chastisement of an Awesome Day

قَالُواْ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيۡنَآ أَوَعَظۡتَ أَمۡ لَمۡ تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلۡوَٰعِظِينَ

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

إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا خُلُقُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

This has been happening all along

وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ

We will not be subjected to any chastisement

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَهۡلَكۡنَٰهُمۡۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةࣰۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ

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 ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

Verily your Lord is Immensely Mighty, Most Compassionate

كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

The Thamud gave the lie to the Messengers

إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ صَٰلِحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

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

إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينࣱ‏

I am a trustworthy Messenger to you

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

So fear Allah and obey me

وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

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

أَتُتۡرَكُونَ فِي مَا هَٰهُنَآ ءَامِنِينَ

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

فِي جَنَّٰتࣲ وَعُيُونࣲ‏

amidst gardens and springs

وَزُرُوعࣲ وَنَخۡلࣲ طَلۡعُهَا هَضِيمࣱ‏

and cornfields and date-palms laden with juicy fruits

وَتَنۡحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡجِبَالِ بُيُوتࣰ ا فَٰرِهِينَ

You hew dwellings in mountains and exult in that

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

Fear Allah and obey me

وَلَا تُطِيعُوٓاْ أَمۡرَ ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ

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

ٱلَّذِينَ يُفۡسِدُونَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَا يُصۡلِحُونَ

and spread mischief in the land rather than set things right

قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَحَّرِينَ

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

مَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرࣱ مِّثۡلُنَا فَأۡتِ بِـَٔايَةٍ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ

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

قَالَ هَٰذِهِۦ نَاقَةࣱ لَّهَا شِرۡبࣱ وَلَكُمۡ شِرۡبُ يَوۡمࣲ مَّعۡلُومࣲ‏

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 بِسُوٓءࣲ فَيَأۡخُذَكُمۡ عَذَابُ يَوۡمٍ عَظِيمࣲ‏

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

فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَصۡبَحُواْ نَٰدِمِينَ

But they hamstrung her and then regretted it

فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابُۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةࣰۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ

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

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

Verily Your Lord is Immensely Mighty, Most Compassionate

كَذَّبَتۡ قَوۡمُ لُوطٍ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

The people of Lot rejected the Messengers, branding them liars

إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ لُوطٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

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

إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينࣱ‏

I am a trustworthy Messenger to you

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

So fear Allah and obey me

وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

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

أَتَأۡتُونَ ٱلذُّكۡرَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

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

وَتَذَرُونَ مَا خَلَقَ لَكُمۡ رَبُّكُم مِّنۡ أَزۡوَٰجِكُمۚ بَلۡ أَنتُمۡ قَوۡمٌ عَادُونَ

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

قَالُواْ لَئِن لَّمۡ تَنتَهِ يَٰلُوطُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡمُخۡرَجِينَ

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

قَالَ إِنِّي لِعَمَلِكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡقَالِينَ

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

رَبِّ نَجِّنِي وَأَهۡلِي مِمَّا يَعۡمَلُونَ

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

فَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥٓ أَجۡمَعِينَ

Then We delivered him and all his family

إِلَّا عَجُوزࣰ ا فِي ٱلۡغَٰبِرِينَ

except an old woman who was among those that stayed behind

ثُمَّ دَمَّرۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ

Thereafter, We utterly destroyed the rest

وَأَمۡطَرۡنَا عَلَيۡهِم مَّطَرࣰ اۖ فَسَآءَ مَطَرُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِينَ

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

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةࣰۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ

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

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

Verily Your Lord is Immensely Mighty, Most Compassionate

كَذَّبَ أَصۡحَٰبُ لۡـَٔيۡكَةِ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

The people of Aykah also gave the lie to the Messengers

إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ شُعَيۡبٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

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

إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينࣱ‏

I am a trustworthy Messenger to you

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

So fear Allah and obey me

وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

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

۞أَوۡفُواْ ٱلۡكَيۡلَ وَلَا تَكُونُواْ مِنَ ٱلۡمُخۡسِرِينَ

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

وَزِنُواْ بِٱلۡقِسۡطَاسِ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقِيمِ

weigh with an even balance

وَلَا تَبۡخَسُواْ ٱلنَّاسَ أَشۡيَآءَهُمۡ وَلَا تَعۡثَوۡاْ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مُفۡسِدِينَ

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

وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَكُمۡ وَٱلۡجِبِلَّةَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

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

قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَحَّرِينَ

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

وَمَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرࣱ مِّثۡلُنَا وَإِن نَّظُنُّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡكَٰذِبِينَ

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

فَأَسۡقِطۡ عَلَيۡنَا كِسَفࣰ ا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ

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

قَالَ رَبِّيٓ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ

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

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَخَذَهُمۡ عَذَابُ يَوۡمِ ٱلظُّلَّةِۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَذَابَ يَوۡمٍ 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 لَأٓيَةࣰۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ

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

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

Verily Your Lord is Immensely Mighty, Most Compassionate

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَنزِيلُ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

Indeed this is a revelation from the Lord of the Universe

نَزَلَ بِهِ ٱلرُّوحُ ٱلۡأَمِينُ

which the truthful spirit has carried down

عَلَىٰ قَلۡبِكَ لِتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُنذِرِينَ

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

بِلِسَانٍ عَرَبِيࣲّ مُّبِينࣲ‏

(a revelation) in clear Arabic language

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَفِي زُبُرِ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

(a revelation embodied) in the scriptures of the ancients

أَوَلَمۡ يَكُن لَّهُمۡ ءَايَةً أَن يَعۡلَمَهُۥ عُلَمَٰٓؤُاْ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ

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

وَلَوۡ نَزَّلۡنَٰهُ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضِ ٱلۡأَعۡجَمِينَ

(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

فَقَرَأَهُۥ عَلَيۡهِم مَّا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ مُؤۡمِنِينَ

they would still not have believed in it

كَذَٰلِكَ سَلَكۡنَٰهُ فِي قُلُوبِ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ

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

لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِهِۦ حَتَّىٰ يَرَوُاْ ٱلۡعَذَابَ ٱلۡأَلِيمَ

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

فَيَأۡتِيَهُم بَغۡتَةࣰ وَهُمۡ لَا يَشۡعُرُونَ

But when it comes upon them suddenly, taking them unawares

فَيَقُولُواْ هَلۡ نَحۡنُ مُنظَرُونَ

they say: "Can we be granted some respite

أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَ

Do they really want Our chastisement to be expedited

أَفَرَءَيۡتَ إِن مَّتَّعۡنَٰهُمۡ سِنِينَ

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

ثُمَّ جَآءَهُم مَّا كَانُواْ يُوعَدُونَ

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

مَآ أَغۡنَىٰ عَنۡهُم مَّا كَانُواْ يُمَتَّعُونَ

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

وَمَآ أَهۡلَكۡنَا مِن قَرۡيَةٍ إِلَّا لَهَا مُنذِرُونَ

We never destroyed any habitation but that it had warners

ذِكۡرَىٰ وَمَا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ

to admonish them. We have never been unjust

وَمَا تَنَزَّلَتۡ بِهِ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينُ

The satans did not bring down this (Clear Book)

وَمَا يَنۢبَغِي لَهُمۡ وَمَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ

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

إِنَّهُمۡ عَنِ ٱلسَّمۡعِ لَمَعۡزُولُونَ

Indeed they are debarred from even hearing it

فَلَا تَدۡعُ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُعَذَّبِينَ

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

وَأَنذِرۡ عَشِيرَتَكَ ٱلۡأَقۡرَبِينَ

and warn your nearest kinsmen

وَٱخۡفِضۡ جَنَاحَكَ لِمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

and be meek to the believers who follow you

فَإِنۡ عَصَوۡكَ فَقُلۡ إِنِّي بَرِيٓءࣱ مِّمَّا تَعۡمَلُونَ

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

وَتَوَكَّلۡ عَلَى ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

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

ٱلَّذِي يَرَىٰكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ

Who observes you when you rise (to pray)

وَتَقَلُّبَكَ فِي ٱلسَّٰجِدِينَ

and observes your movements among those who prostrate themselves

إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ

He is All-Hearing, All-Knowing

هَلۡ أُنَبِّئُكُمۡ عَلَىٰ مَن تَنَزَّلُ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينُ

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

تَنَزَّلُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ أَفَّاكٍ أَثِيمࣲ‏

They descend on every forgerer steeped in sin

يُلۡقُونَ ٱلسَّمۡعَ وَأَكۡثَرُهُمۡ كَٰذِبُونَ

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

وَٱلشُّعَرَآءُ يَتَّبِعُهُمُ ٱلۡغَاوُۥنَ

As for poets, only the wayward follow them

أَلَمۡ تَرَ أَنَّهُمۡ فِي كُلِّ وَادࣲ يَهِيمُونَ

Do you not see that they wander about in every valley

وَأَنَّهُمۡ يَقُولُونَ مَا لَا يَفۡعَلُونَ

and say things which they do not act upon

إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ وَذَكَرُواْ ٱللَّهَ كَثِيرࣰ ا وَٱنتَصَرُواْ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ مَا ظُلِمُواْۗ وَسَيَعۡلَمُ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوٓاْ أَيَّ مُنقَلَبࣲ يَنقَلِبُونَ

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