Ash-Shuara

طسٓمٓ ١

Ṭâ-Sĩn-Mĩm

تِلْكَ ءَايَـٰتُ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ ٱلْمُبِينِ ٢

These are the verses of the clear Book

لَعَلَّكَ بَـٰخِعٌ نَّفْسَكَ أَلَّا يَكُونُواْ مُؤْمِنِينَ ٣

Perhaps you ˹O Prophet˺ will grieve yourself to death over their disbelief

إِن نَّشَأْ نُنَزِّلْ عَلَيْهِم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ ءَايَةً فَظَلَّتْ أَعْنَـٰقُهُمْ لَهَا خَـٰضِعِينَ ٤

If We willed, We could send down upon them a ˹compelling˺ sign from the heavens, leaving their necks bent in ˹utter˺ submission to it

وَمَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن ذِكْرٍ مِّنَ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ مُحْدَثٍ إِلَّا كَانُواْ عَنْهُ مُعْرِضِينَ ٥

Whatever new reminder comes to them from the Most Compassionate, they always turn away from it

فَقَدْ كَذَّبُواْ فَسَيَأْتِيهِمْ أَنۢبَـٰٓؤُاْ مَا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ ٦

They have certainly denied ˹the truth˺, so they will soon face the consequences of their ridicule

أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْاْ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ كَمْ أَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ زَوْجٍ كَرِيمٍ ٧

Have they failed to look at the earth, ˹to see˺ how many types of fine plants We have caused to grow in it

إِنَّ فِى ذَٲلِكَ لَأَيَةً‌ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ ٨

Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ٩

And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful

وَإِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبُّكَ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنِ ٱئْتِ ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ ١٠

˹Remember˺ when your Lord called out to Moses, “Go to the wrongdoing people—

قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ‌ۚ أَلَا يَتَّقُونَ ١١

the people of Pharaoh. Will they not fear ˹Allah˺?”

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ أَن يُكَذِّبُونِ ١٢

He replied, “My Lord! I fear that they will reject me

وَيَضِيقُ صَدْرِى وَلَا يَنطَلِقُ لِسَانِى فَأَرْسِلْ إِلَىٰ هَـٰرُونَ ١٣

And ˹so˺ my heart will be broken and my tongue will be tied. So send Aaron along ˹as a messenger˺

وَلَهُمْ عَلَىَّ ذَنۢبٌ فَأَخَافُ أَن يَقْتُلُونِ ١٤

Also, they have a charge against me, so I fear they may kill me.”

قَالَ كَلَّا‌ۖ فَٱذْهَبَا بِـَٔـايَـٰتِنَآ‌ۖ إِنَّا مَعَكُم مُّسْتَمِعُونَ ١٥

Allah responded, “Certainly not! So go, both of you, with Our signs. We will be with you, listening

فَأْتِيَا فِرْعَوْنَ فَقُولَآ إِنَّا رَسُولُ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ١٦

Go to Pharaoh and say, ‘We are messengers from the Lord of all worlds

أَنْ أَرْسِلْ مَعَنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٲٓءِيلَ ١٧

˹commanded to say:˺ ‘Let the Children of Israel go with us.’’”

قَالَ أَلَمْ نُرَبِّكَ فِينَا وَلِيدًا وَلَبِثْتَ فِينَا مِنْ عُمُرِكَ سِنِينَ ١٨

Pharaoh protested, “Did we not raise you among us as a child, and you stayed several years of your life in our care

وَفَعَلْتَ فَعْلَتَكَ ٱلَّتِى فَعَلْتَ وَأَنتَ مِنَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ ١٩

Then you did what you did, being ˹utterly˺ ungrateful!”

قَالَ فَعَلْتُهَآ إِذًا وَأَنَا۟ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ ٢٠

Moses replied, “I did it then, lacking guidance

فَفَرَرْتُ مِنكُمْ لَمَّا خِفْتُكُمْ فَوَهَبَ لِى رَبِّى حُكْمًا وَجَعَلَنِى مِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ ٢١

So I fled from you when I feared you. Then my Lord granted me wisdom and made me one of the messengers

وَتِلْكَ نِعْمَةٌ تَمُنُّهَا عَلَىَّ أَنْ عَبَّدتَّ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٲٓءِيلَ ٢٢

How can that be a ‘favour,’ of which you remind me, when ˹it was only because˺ you ˹have˺ enslaved the Children of Israel?”

قَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَا رَبُّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ٢٣

Pharaoh asked, “And what is ‘the Lord of all worlds’?”

قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ‌ۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ ٢٤

Moses replied, “˹He is˺ the Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything in between, if only you had sure faith.”

قَالَ لِمَنْ حَوْلَهُۥٓ أَلَا تَسْتَمِعُونَ ٢٥

Pharaoh said to those around him, “Did you hear ˹what he said˺?”

قَالَ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ٢٦

Moses added, “˹He is˺ your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers.”

قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَكُمُ ٱلَّذِىٓ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ لَمَجْنُونٌ ٢٧

Pharaoh said ˹mockingly˺, “Your messenger, who has been sent to you, must be insane.”

قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ وَٱلْمَغْرِبِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ‌ۖ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ ٢٨

Moses responded: “˹He is˺ the Lord of the east and west, and everything in between, if only you had any sense.”

قَالَ لَئِنِ ٱتَّخَذْتَ إِلَـٰهًا غَيْرِى لَأَجْعَلَنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْمَسْجُونِينَ ٢٩

Pharaoh threatened, “If you take any other god besides me, I will certainly have you imprisoned.”

قَالَ أَوَلَوْ جِئْتُكَ بِشَىْءٍ مُّبِينٍ ٣٠

Moses responded, “Even if I bring you a clear proof?”

قَالَ فَأْتِ بِهِۦٓ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ ٣١

Pharaoh demanded, “Bring it then, if what you say is true.”

فَأَلْقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِىَ ثُعْبَانٌ مُّبِينٌ ٣٢

So he threw down his staff and—behold!—it became a real snake

وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُۥ فَإِذَا هِىَ بَيْضَآءُ لِلنَّـٰظِرِينَ ٣٣

Then he drew his hand ˹out of his collar˺ and it was ˹shining˺ white for all to see

قَالَ لِلْمَلَإِ حَوْلَهُۥٓ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَسَـٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٌ ٣٤

Pharaoh said to the chiefs around him, “He is indeed a skilled magician

يُرِيدُ أَن يُخْرِجَكُم مِّنْ أَرْضِكُم بِسِحْرِهِۦ فَمَاذَا تَأْمُرُونَ ٣٥

who seeks to drive you from your land by his magic. So what do you propose?”

قَالُوٓاْ أَرْجِهْ وَأَخَاهُ وَٱبْعَثْ فِى ٱلْمَدَآئِنِ حَـٰشِرِينَ ٣٦

They replied, “Let him and his brother wait and dispatch mobilizers to all cities

يَأْتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَحَّارٍ عَلِيمٍ ٣٧

to bring you every skilled magician.”

فَجُمِعَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ لِمِيقَـٰتِ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ ٣٨

So the magicians were assembled at the set time on the appointed day

وَقِيلَ لِلنَّاسِ هَلْ أَنتُم مُّجْتَمِعُونَ ٣٩

And the people were asked, “Will you join the gathering

لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ ٱلسَّحَرَةَ إِن كَانُواْ هُمُ ٱلْغَـٰلِبِينَ ٤٠

so that we may follow the magicians if they prevail?”

فَلَمَّا جَآءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ قَالُواْ لِفِرْعَوْنَ أَئِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجْرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحْنُ ٱلْغَـٰلِبِينَ ٤١

When the magicians came, they asked Pharaoh, “Shall we have a ˹suitable˺ reward if we prevail?”

قَالَ نَعَمْ وَإِنَّكُمْ إِذًا لَّمِنَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ ٤٢

He replied, “Yes, and you will then certainly be among those closest to me.”

قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰٓ أَلْقُواْ مَآ أَنتُم مُّلْقُونَ ٤٣

Moses said to them, “Cast whatever you wish to cast.”

فَأَلْقَوْاْ حِبَالَهُمْ وَعِصِيَّهُمْ وَقَالُواْ بِعِزَّةِ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّا لَنَحْنُ ٱلْغَـٰلِبُونَ ٤٤

So they cast down their ropes and staffs, saying, “By Pharaoh’s might, it is we who will surely prevail.”

فَأَلْقَىٰ مُوسَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِىَ تَلْقَفُ مَا يَأْفِكُونَ ٤٥

Then Moses threw down his staff, and—behold!—it devoured the objects of their illusion

فَأُلْقِىَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سَـٰجِدِينَ ٤٦

So the magicians fell down, prostrating

قَالُوٓاْ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ٤٧

They declared, “We ˹now˺ believe in the Lord of all worlds—

رَبِّ مُوسَىٰ وَهَـٰرُونَ ٤٨

the Lord of Moses and Aaron.”

قَالَ ءَامَنتُمْ لَهُۥ قَبْلَ أَنْ ءَاذَنَ لَكُمْ‌ۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَكَبِيرُكُمُ ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَكُمُ ٱلسِّحْرَ فَلَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ‌ۚ لَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيْدِيَكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُم مِّنْ خِلَـٰفٍ وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ ٤٩

Pharaoh threatened, “How dare you believe in him before I give you permission? He must be your master who taught you magic, but soon you will see. I will certainly cut off your hands and feet on opposite sides, then crucify you all.”

قَالُواْ لَا ضَيْرَ‌ۖ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا مُنقَلِبُونَ ٥٠

They responded, “˹That would be˺ no harm! Surely to our Lord we will ˹all˺ return

إِنَّا نَطْمَعُ أَن يَغْفِرَ لَنَا رَبُّنَا خَطَـٰيَـٰنَآ أَن كُنَّآ أَوَّلَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ٥١

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

۞ وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنْ أَسْرِ بِعِبَادِىٓ إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ ٥٢

And We inspired Moses, ˹saying,˺ “Leave with My servants at night, for you will surely be pursued.”

فَأَرْسَلَ فِرْعَوْنُ فِى ٱلْمَدَآئِنِ حَـٰشِرِينَ ٥٣

Then Pharaoh sent mobilizers to all cities

إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَشِرْذِمَةٌ قَلِيلُونَ ٥٤

˹and said,˺ “These ˹outcasts˺ are just a handful of people

وَإِنَّهُمْ لَنَا لَغَآئِظُونَ ٥٥

who have really enraged us

وَإِنَّا لَجَمِيعٌ حَـٰذِرُونَ ٥٦

but we are all on the alert.”

فَأَخْرَجْنَـٰهُم مِّن جَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ ٥٧

So We lured the tyrants out of ˹their˺ gardens, springs

وَكُنُوزٍ وَمَقَامٍ كَرِيمٍ ٥٨

treasures, and splendid residences

كَذَٲلِكَ وَأَوْرَثْنَـٰهَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٲٓءِيلَ ٥٩

So it was. And We awarded it ˹all˺ to the Children of Israel

فَأَتْبَعُوهُم مُّشْرِقِينَ ٦٠

And so they pursued them at sunrise

فَلَمَّا تَرَٲٓءَا ٱلْجَمْعَانِ قَالَ أَصْحَـٰبُ مُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّا لَمُدْرَكُونَ ٦١

When the two groups came face to face, the companions of Moses cried out, “We are overtaken for sure.”

قَالَ كَلَّآ‌ۖ إِنَّ مَعِىَ رَبِّى سَيَهْدِينِ ٦٢

Moses reassured ˹them˺, “Absolutely not! My Lord is certainly with me—He will guide me.”

فَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنِ ٱضْرِب بِّعَصَاكَ ٱلْبَحْرَ‌ۖ فَٱنفَلَقَ فَكَانَ كُلُّ فِرْقٍ كَٱلطَّوْدِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ ٦٣

So We inspired Moses: “Strike the sea with your staff,” and the sea was split, each part was like a huge mountain

وَأَزْلَفْنَا ثَمَّ ٱلْأَخَرِينَ ٦٤

We drew the pursuers to that place

وَأَنجَيْنَا مُوسَىٰ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥٓ أَجْمَعِينَ ٦٥

and delivered Moses and those with him all together

ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا ٱلْأَخَرِينَ ٦٦

Then We drowned the others

إِنَّ فِى ذَٲلِكَ لَأَيَةً‌ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ ٦٧

Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ٦٨

And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful

وَٱتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبَأَ إِبْرَٲهِيمَ ٦٩

Relate to them ˹O Prophet˺ the story of Abraham

إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِۦ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ ٧٠

when he questioned his father and his people, “What is that you worship ˹besides Allah˺?”

قَالُواْ نَعْبُدُ أَصْنَامًا فَنَظَلُّ لَهَا عَـٰكِفِينَ ٧١

They replied, “We worship idols, to which we are fully devoted.”

قَالَ هَلْ يَسْمَعُونَكُمْ إِذْ تَدْعُونَ ٧٢

Abraham asked, “Can they hear you when you call upon them

أَوْ يَنفَعُونَكُمْ أَوْ يَضُرُّونَ ٧٣

Or can they benefit or harm you?”

قَالُواْ بَلْ وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا كَذَٲلِكَ يَفْعَلُونَ ٧٤

They replied, “No! But we found our forefathers doing the same.”

قَالَ أَفَرَءَيْتُم مَّا كُنتُمْ تَعْبُدُونَ ٧٥

Abraham responded, “Have you ˹really˺ considered what you have been worshipping—

أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُمُ ٱلْأَقْدَمُونَ ٧٦

you and your ancestors

فَإِنَّهُمْ عَدُوٌّ لِّىٓ إِلَّا رَبَّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ٧٧

They are ˹all˺ enemies to me, except the Lord of all worlds

ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَنِى فَهُوَ يَهْدِينِ ٧٨

˹He is˺ the One Who created me, and He ˹alone˺ guides me

وَٱلَّذِى هُوَ يُطْعِمُنِى وَيَسْقِينِ ٧٩

˹He is˺ the One Who provides me with food and drink

وَإِذَا مَرِضْتُ فَهُوَ يَشْفِينِ ٨٠

And He ˹alone˺ heals me when I am sick

وَٱلَّذِى يُمِيتُنِى ثُمَّ يُحْيِينِ ٨١

And He ˹is the One Who˺ will cause me to die, and then bring me back to life

وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَطْمَعُ أَن يَغْفِرَ لِى خَطِيٓــَٔتِى يَوْمَ ٱلدِّينِ ٨٢

And He is ˹the One˺ Who, I hope, will forgive my flaws on Judgment Day.”

رَبِّ هَبْ لِى حُكْمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِى بِٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ ٨٣

“My Lord! Grant me wisdom, and join me with the righteous

وَٱجْعَل لِّى لِسَانَ صِدْقٍ فِى ٱلْأَخِرِينَ ٨٤

Bless me with honourable mention among later generations

وَٱجْعَلْنِى مِن وَرَثَةِ جَنَّةِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ٨٥

Make me one of those awarded the Garden of Bliss

وَٱغْفِرْ لِأَبِىٓ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ ٨٦

Forgive my father, for he is certainly one of the misguided

وَلَا تُخْزِنِى يَوْمَ يُبْعَثُونَ ٨٧

And do not disgrace me on the Day all will be resurrected—

يَوْمَ لَا يَنفَعُ مَالٌ وَلَا بَنُونَ ٨٨

the Day when neither wealth nor children will be of any benefit

إِلَّا مَنْ أَتَى ٱللَّهَ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ ٨٩

Only those who come before Allah with a pure heart ˹will be saved˺.”

وَأُزْلِفَتِ ٱلْجَنَّةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ ٩٠

˹On that Day˺ Paradise will be brought near to the God-fearing

وَبُرِّزَتِ ٱلْجَحِيمُ لِلْغَاوِينَ ٩١

and the Hellfire will be displayed to the deviant

وَقِيلَ لَهُمْ أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْبُدُونَ ٩٢

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

مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ هَلْ يَنصُرُونَكُمْ أَوْ يَنتَصِرُونَ ٩٣

besides Allah? Can they help you or even help themselves?”

فَكُبْكِبُواْ فِيهَا هُمْ وَٱلْغَاوُۥنَ ٩٤

Then the idols will be hurled headlong into Hell, along with the deviant

وَجُنُودُ إِبْلِيسَ أَجْمَعُونَ ٩٥

and the soldiers of Iblîs, all together

قَالُواْ وَهُمْ فِيهَا يَخْتَصِمُونَ ٩٦

There the deviant will cry while disputing with their idols

تَٱللَّهِ إِن كُنَّا لَفِى ضَلَـٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ ٩٧

“By Allah! We were clearly mistaken

إِذْ نُسَوِّيكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ٩٨

when we made you equal to the Lord of all worlds

وَمَآ أَضَلَّنَآ إِلَّا ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ ٩٩

And none led us astray other than the wicked

فَمَا لَنَا مِن شَـٰفِعِينَ ١٠٠

Now we have none to intercede for us

وَلَا صَدِيقٍ حَمِيمٍ ١٠١

nor a close friend

فَلَوْ أَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةً فَنَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ١٠٢

If only we could have a second chance, then we would be believers.”

إِنَّ فِى ذَٲلِكَ لَأَيَةً‌ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ ١٠٣

Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ١٠٤

And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful

كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ ١٠٥

The people of Noah rejected the messengers

إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ نُوحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ ١٠٦

when their brother Noah said to them, “Will you not fear ˹Allah˺

إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ ١٠٧

I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ ١٠٨

So fear Allah, and obey me

وَمَآ أَسْــَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ‌ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ١٠٩

I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹message˺. My reward is only from the Lord of all worlds

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ ١١٠

So fear Allah, and obey me.”

۞ قَالُوٓاْ أَنُؤْمِنُ لَكَ وَٱتَّبَعَكَ ٱلْأَرْذَلُونَ ١١١

They argued, “How can we believe in you, when you are followed ˹only˺ by the lowest of the low?”

قَالَ وَمَا عِلْمِى بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعْمَلُونَ ١١٢

He responded, “And what knowledge do I have of what they do

إِنْ حِسَابُهُمْ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّى‌ۖ لَوْ تَشْعُرُونَ ١١٣

Their judgment is with my Lord, if you had any sense

وَمَآ أَنَا۟ بِطَارِدِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ١١٤

I am not going to expel the believers

إِنْ أَنَا۟ إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ ١١٥

I am only sent with a clear warning.”

قَالُواْ لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهِ يَـٰنُوحُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْمَرْجُومِينَ ١١٦

They threatened, “If you do not desist, O Noah, you will surely be stoned ˹to death˺.”

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوْمِى كَذَّبُونِ ١١٧

Noah prayed, “My Lord! My people have truly rejected me

فَٱفْتَحْ بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَهُمْ فَتْحًا وَنَجِّنِى وَمَن مَّعِىَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ١١٨

So judge between me and them decisively, and save me and the believers with me.”

فَأَنجَيْنَـٰهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥ فِى ٱلْفُلْكِ ٱلْمَشْحُونِ ١١٩

So We saved him and those with him in the fully loaded Ark

ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا بَعْدُ ٱلْبَاقِينَ ١٢٠

Then afterwards We drowned the rest

إِنَّ فِى ذَٲلِكَ لَأَيَةً‌ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ ١٢١

Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ١٢٢

And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful

كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ ١٢٣

The people of ’Âd rejected the messengers

إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ هُودٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ ١٢٤

when their brother Hûd said to them, “Will you not fear ˹Allah˺

إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ ١٢٥

I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ ١٢٦

So fear Allah, and obey me

وَمَآ أَسْــَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ‌ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ١٢٧

I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹message˺. My reward is only from the Lord of all worlds

أَتَبْنُونَ بِكُلِّ رِيعٍ ءَايَةً تَعْبَثُونَ ١٢٨

˹Why˺ do you build a landmark on every high place in vanity

وَتَتَّخِذُونَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَخْلُدُونَ ١٢٩

and construct castles, as if you are going to live forever

وَإِذَا بَطَشْتُم بَطَشْتُمْ جَبَّارِينَ ١٣٠

and act so viciously when you attack ˹others˺

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ ١٣١

So fear Allah, and obey me

وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَمَدَّكُم بِمَا تَعْلَمُونَ ١٣٢

Fear the One Who has provided you with ˹the good˺ things you know

أَمَدَّكُم بِأَنْعَـٰمٍ وَبَنِينَ ١٣٣

He provided you with cattle, and children

وَجَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ ١٣٤

and gardens, and springs

إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ ١٣٥

I truly fear for you the torment of a tremendous day.”

قَالُواْ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْنَآ أَوَعَظْتَ أَمْ لَمْ تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلْوَٲعِظِينَ ١٣٦

They responded, “It is all the same to us whether you warn ˹us˺ or not

إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا خُلُقُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ١٣٧

This is simply the tradition of our predecessors

وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ ١٣٨

And we will never be punished.”

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَهْلَكْنَـٰهُمْ‌ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٲلِكَ لَأَيَةً‌ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ ١٣٩

So they rejected him, and ˹so˺ We destroyed them. Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ١٤٠

And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ ١٤١

The people of Thamûd rejected the messengers

إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ صَـٰلِحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ ١٤٢

when their brother Ṣâliḥ said to them, “Will you not fear ˹Allah˺

إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ ١٤٣

I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ ١٤٤

So fear Allah, and obey me

وَمَآ أَسْــَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ‌ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ١٤٥

I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹message˺. My reward is only from the Lord of all worlds

أَتُتْرَكُونَ فِى مَا هَـٰهُنَآ ءَامِنِينَ ١٤٦

Do you think you will be ˹forever˺ left secure in what you have here

فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ ١٤٧

amid gardens and springs

وَزُرُوعٍ وَنَخْلٍ طَلْعُهَا هَضِيمٌ ١٤٨

and ˹various˺ crops, and palm trees ˹loaded˺ with tender fruit

وَتَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا فَـٰرِهِينَ ١٤٩

to carve homes in the mountains with great skill

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ ١٥٠

So fear Allah, and obey me

وَلَا تُطِيعُوٓاْ أَمْرَ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ ١٥١

And do not follow the command of the transgressors

ٱلَّذِينَ يُفْسِدُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا يُصْلِحُونَ ١٥٢

who spread corruption throughout the land, never setting things right.”

قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسَحَّرِينَ ١٥٣

They replied, “You are simply bewitched

مَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا فَأْتِ بِـَٔـايَةٍ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ ١٥٤

You are only a human being like us, so bring forth a sign if what you say is true.”

قَالَ هَـٰذِهِۦ نَاقَةٌ لَّهَا شِرْبٌ وَلَكُمْ شِرْبُ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ ١٥٥

Ṣâliḥ said, “Here is a camel. She will have her turn to drink as you have yours, each on an appointed day

وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوٓءٍ فَيَأْخُذَكُمْ عَذَابُ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ ١٥٦

And do not ever touch her with harm, or you will be overtaken by the torment of a tremendous day.”

فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَصْبَحُواْ نَـٰدِمِينَ ١٥٧

But they killed her, becoming regretful

فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ‌ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٲلِكَ لَأَيَةً‌ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ ١٥٨

So the punishment overtook them. Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ١٥٩

And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful

كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوطٍ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ ١٦٠

The people of Lot rejected the messengers

إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ لُوطٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ ١٦١

when their brother Lot said to them, “Will you not fear ˹Allah˺

إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ ١٦٢

I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ ١٦٣

So fear Allah, and obey me

وَمَآ أَسْــَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ‌ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ١٦٤

I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹message˺. My reward is only from the Lord of all worlds

أَتَأْتُونَ ٱلذُّكْرَانَ مِنَ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ١٦٥

Why do you ˹men˺ lust after fellow men

وَتَذَرُونَ مَا خَلَقَ لَكُمْ رَبُّكُم مِّنْ أَزْوَٲجِكُم‌ۚ بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌ عَادُونَ ١٦٦

leaving the wives that your Lord has created for you? In fact, you are a transgressing people.”

قَالُواْ لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهِ يَـٰلُوطُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْمُخْرَجِينَ ١٦٧

They threatened, “If you do not desist, O Lot, you will surely be expelled.”

قَالَ إِنِّى لِعَمَلِكُم مِّنَ ٱلْقَالِينَ ١٦٨

Lot responded, “I am truly one of those who despise your ˹shameful˺ practice

رَبِّ نَجِّنِى وَأَهْلِى مِمَّا يَعْمَلُونَ ١٦٩

My Lord! Save me and my family from ˹the consequences of˺ what they do.”

فَنَجَّيْنَـٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥٓ أَجْمَعِينَ ١٧٠

So We saved him and all of his family

إِلَّا عَجُوزًا فِى ٱلْغَـٰبِرِينَ ١٧١

except an old woman, who was one of the doomed

ثُمَّ دَمَّرْنَا ٱلْأَخَرِينَ ١٧٢

Then We utterly destroyed the rest

وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهِم مَّطَرًا‌ۖ فَسَآءَ مَطَرُ ٱلْمُنذَرِينَ ١٧٣

pouring upon them a rain ˹of brimstone˺. How evil was the rain of those who had been warned

إِنَّ فِى ذَٲلِكَ لَأَيَةً‌ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ ١٧٤

Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ١٧٥

And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful

كَذَّبَ أَصْحَـٰبُ لْــَٔيْكَةِ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ ١٧٦

The residents of the Forest rejected the messengers

إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ شُعَيْبٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ ١٧٧

when Shu’aib said to them, “Will you not fear ˹Allah˺

إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ ١٧٨

I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ ١٧٩

So fear Allah, and obey me

وَمَآ أَسْــَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ‌ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ١٨٠

I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹message˺. My reward is only from the Lord of all worlds

۞ أَوْفُواْ ٱلْكَيْلَ وَلَا تَكُونُواْ مِنَ ٱلْمُخْسِرِينَ ١٨١

Give full measure, and cause no loss ˹to others˺

وَزِنُواْ بِٱلْقِسْطَاسِ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِ ١٨٢

Weigh with an even balance

وَلَا تَبْخَسُواْ ٱلنَّاسَ أَشْيَآءَهُمْ وَلَا تَعْثَوْاْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ ١٨٣

and do not defraud people of their property. Nor go about spreading corruption in the land

وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكُمْ وَٱلْجِبِلَّةَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ١٨٤

And fear the One Who created you and ˹all˺ earlier peoples.”

قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسَحَّرِينَ ١٨٥

They replied, “You are simply bewitched

وَمَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا وَإِن نَّظُنُّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلْكَـٰذِبِينَ ١٨٦

Also, you are only a human being like us, and we think you are indeed a liar

فَأَسْقِطْ عَلَيْنَا كِسَفًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ ١٨٧

So cause ˹deadly˺ pieces of the sky to fall upon us, if what you say is true.”

قَالَ رَبِّىٓ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ ١٨٨

Shu’aib responded, “My Lord knows best whatever you do.”

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَخَذَهُمْ عَذَابُ يَوْمِ ٱلظُّلَّةِ‌ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ ١٨٩

So they rejected him, and ˹so˺ were overtaken by the torment of the day of the ˹deadly˺ cloud. That was really a torment of a tremendous day

إِنَّ فِى ذَٲلِكَ لَأَيَةً‌ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ ١٩٠

Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ١٩١

And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَنزِيلُ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ١٩٢

This is certainly a revelation from the Lord of all worlds

نَزَلَ بِهِ ٱلرُّوحُ ٱلْأَمِينُ ١٩٣

which the trustworthy spirit ˹Gabriel˺ brought down

عَلَىٰ قَلْبِكَ لِتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُنذِرِينَ ١٩٤

into your heart ˹O Prophet˺—so that you may be one of the warners—

بِلِسَانٍ عَرَبِىٍّ مُّبِينٍ ١٩٥

in a clear Arabic tongue

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَفِى زُبُرِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ١٩٦

And it has indeed been ˹foretold˺ in the Scriptures of those before

أَوَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُمْ ءَايَةً أَن يَعْلَمَهُۥ عُلَمَـٰٓؤُاْ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٲٓءِيلَ ١٩٧

Was it not sufficient proof for the deniers that it has been recognized by the knowledgeable among the Children of Israel

وَلَوْ نَزَّلْنَـٰهُ عَلَىٰ بَعْضِ ٱلْأَعْجَمِينَ ١٩٨

Had We revealed it to a non-Arab

فَقَرَأَهُۥ عَلَيْهِم مَّا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ مُؤْمِنِينَ ١٩٩

who would then recite it to the deniers ˹in fluent Arabic˺, still they would not have believed in it

كَذَٲلِكَ سَلَكْنَـٰهُ فِى قُلُوبِ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ ٢٠٠

This is how We allow denial ˹to steep˺ into the hearts of the wicked

لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِۦ حَتَّىٰ يَرَوُاْ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَلِيمَ ٢٠١

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

فَيَأْتِيَهُم بَغْتَةً وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ ٢٠٢

which will take them by surprise when they least expect ˹it˺

فَيَقُولُواْ هَلْ نَحْنُ مُنظَرُونَ ٢٠٣

Then they will cry, “Can we be allowed more time?”

أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونَ ٢٠٤

Do they ˹really˺ seek to hasten Our torment

أَفَرَءَيْتَ إِن مَّتَّعْنَـٰهُمْ سِنِينَ ٢٠٥

Imagine ˹O Prophet˺ if We allowed them enjoyment for years

ثُمَّ جَآءَهُم مَّا كَانُواْ يُوعَدُونَ ٢٠٦

then there came to them what they had been threatened with

مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُواْ يُمَتَّعُونَ ٢٠٧

would that enjoyment be of any benefit to them ˹at all˺

وَمَآ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا لَهَا مُنذِرُونَ ٢٠٨

We have never destroyed a society without warners

ذِكْرَىٰ وَمَا كُنَّا ظَـٰلِمِينَ ٢٠٩

to remind ˹them˺, for We would never wrong ˹anyone˺

وَمَا تَنَزَّلَتْ بِهِ ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينُ ٢١٠

It was not the devils who brought this ˹Quran˺ down

وَمَا يَنۢبَغِى لَهُمْ وَمَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ ٢١١

it is not for them ˹to do so˺, nor can they

إِنَّهُمْ عَنِ ٱلسَّمْعِ لَمَعْزُولُونَ ٢١٢

for they are strictly barred from ˹even˺ overhearing ˹it˺

فَلَا تَدْعُ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَـٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُعَذَّبِينَ ٢١٣

So do not ever call upon any other god besides Allah, or you will be one of the punished

وَأَنذِرْ عَشِيرَتَكَ ٱلْأَقْرَبِينَ ٢١٤

And warn ˹all, starting with˺ your closest relatives

وَٱخْفِضْ جَنَاحَكَ لِمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ٢١٥

and be gracious to the believers who follow you

فَإِنْ عَصَوْكَ فَقُلْ إِنِّى بَرِىٓءٌ مِّمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ ٢١٦

But if they disobey you, say, “I am certainly free of what you do.”

وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٢١٧

Put your trust in the Almighty, Most Merciful

ٱلَّذِى يَرَٮٰكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ ٢١٨

Who sees you when you rise ˹for prayer at night˺

وَتَقَلُّبَكَ فِى ٱلسَّـٰجِدِينَ ٢١٩

as well as your movements ˹in prayer˺ along with ˹fellow˺ worshippers

إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ٢٢٠

He ˹alone˺ is indeed the All-Hearing, All-Knowing

هَلْ أُنَبِّئُكُمْ عَلَىٰ مَن تَنَزَّلُ ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينُ ٢٢١

Shall I inform you of whom the devils ˹actually˺ descend upon

تَنَزَّلُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ أَفَّاكٍ أَثِيمٍ ٢٢٢

They descend upon every sinful liar

يُلْقُونَ ٱلسَّمْعَ وَأَكْثَرُهُمْ كَـٰذِبُونَ ٢٢٣

who gives an ˹attentive˺ ear ˹to half-truths˺, mostly passing on sheer lies

وَٱلشُّعَرَآءُ يَتَّبِعُهُمُ ٱلْغَاوُۥنَ ٢٢٤

As for poets, they are followed ˹merely˺ by deviants

أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّهُمْ فِى كُلِّ وَادٍ يَهِيمُونَ ٢٢٥

Do you not see how they rant in every field

وَأَنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ مَا لَا يَفْعَلُونَ ٢٢٦

only saying what they never do

إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ وَذَكَرُواْ ٱللَّهَ كَثِيرًا وَٱنتَصَرُواْ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا ظُلِمُواْ‌ۗ وَسَيَعْلَمُ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوٓاْ أَىَّ مُنقَلَبٍ يَنقَلِبُونَ ٢٢٧

Except those who believe, do good, remember Allah often, and ˹poetically˺ avenge ˹the believers˺ after being wrongfully slandered. The wrongdoers will come to know what ˹evil˺ end they will meet