AL-SHA`RA (THE POETS)
(Revealed at Mecca – contains 227 verses – 11 sections)
Allah – beginning with the name of – the Most Gracious, the Most Mericful
| AYAT | TRANSLATION |
|---|---|
| 1 | طسم |
| Ta-Seen-Meem. (Alphabets of the Arabic language – Allah, and to whomever he reveals, know their precise meanings.) | |
| 2 | تِلْكَ آيَاتُ الْكِتَابِ الْمُبِينِ |
| These are verses of the clear Book. | |
| 3 | لَعَلَّكَ بَاخِعٌ نَّفْسَكَ أَلَّا يَكُونُوا مُؤْمِنِينَ |
| Possibly you may risk your life (O dear Prophet Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him) by grieving, because they did not believe. | |
| 4 | إِن نَّشَأْ نُنَزِّلْ عَلَيْهِم مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ آيَةً فَظَلَّتْ أَعْنَاقُهُمْ لَهَا خَاضِعِينَ |
| If We will, We can send down on them a sign from the sky so that their leaders would remain bowed before it. | |
| 5 | وَمَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن ذِكْرٍ مِّنَ الرَّحْمَٰنِ مُحْدَثٍ إِلَّا كَانُوا عَنْهُ مُعْرِضِينَ |
| And never does a new advice come to them from the Most Gracious, but they turn away from it. | |
| 6 | فَقَدْ كَذَّبُوا فَسَيَأْتِيهِمْ أَنبَاءُ مَا كَانُوا بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ |
| Indeed they have denied, so now soon coming upon them are the tidings of what they used to scoff at. | |
| 7 | أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا إِلَى الْأَرْضِ كَمْ أَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ زَوْجٍ كَرِيمٍ |
| Have they not seen the earth, that how many honourable pairs We have created in it? | |
| 8 | إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ |
| Indeed in this is a sign; and most of them will not accept faith. | |
| 9 | وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ |
| And indeed your Lord – indeed only He is the Almighty, the Most Merciful. | |
| 10 | وَإِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبُّكَ مُوسَىٰ أَنِ ائْتِ الْقَوْمَ الظَّالِمِينَ |
| And (remember) when your Lord said to Moosa, “Go to the unjust people.” | |
| 11 | قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ ۚ أَلَا يَتَّقُونَ |
| “The nation of Firaun; will they not fear?” | |
| 12 | قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي أَخَافُ أَن يُكَذِّبُونِ |
| He said, “My Lord, I fear that they will deny me.” | |
| 13 | وَيَضِيقُ صَدْرِي وَلَا يَنطَلِقُ لِسَانِي فَأَرْسِلْ إِلَىٰ هَارُونَ |
| “I feel hesitant, and my tongue does not speak fast, therefore make Haroon also a Noble Messenger.” | |
| 14 | وَلَهُمْ عَلَيَّ ذَنبٌ فَأَخَافُ أَن يَقْتُلُونِ |
| “And they have an accusation against me, so I fear that they may kill me.” | |
| 15 | قَالَ كَلَّا ۖ فَاذْهَبَا بِآيَاتِنَا ۖ إِنَّا مَعَكُم مُّسْتَمِعُونَ |
| He said, “Not like this (any more); both of you go with Our signs, We are with you, All Hearing.” | |
| 16 | فَأْتِيَا فِرْعَوْنَ فَقُولَا إِنَّا رَسُولُ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ |
| “Therefore approach Firaun then proclaim, ‘We both are Noble Messengers of the Lord Of The Creation.’ | |
| 17 | أَنْ أَرْسِلْ مَعَنَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ |
| ‘That you let the Descendants of Israel go with us.’” | |
| 18 | قَالَ أَلَمْ نُرَبِّكَ فِينَا وَلِيدًا وَلَبِثْتَ فِينَا مِنْ عُمُرِكَ سِنِينَ |
| Said Firaun, “Did we do not raise you amongst us, as a child? And you spent many years of your life among us!” | |
| 19 | وَفَعَلْتَ فَعْلَتَكَ الَّتِي فَعَلْتَ وَأَنتَ مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ |
| “And you committed the deed of yours that you committed, and you were ungrateful.” | |
| 20 | قَالَ فَعَلْتُهَا إِذًا وَأَنَا مِنَ الضَّالِّينَ |
| Said Moosa, “I did that at a time when I was unaware of the consequences.” (In anger – See verse 28:15) | |
| 21 | فَفَرَرْتُ مِنكُمْ لَمَّا خِفْتُكُمْ فَوَهَبَ لِي رَبِّي حُكْمًا وَجَعَلَنِي مِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ |
| “I therefore went away from you as I feared you – so my Lord commanded me and appointed me as one of the Noble Messengers.” | |
| 22 | وَتِلْكَ نِعْمَةٌ تَمُنُّهَا عَلَيَّ أَنْ عَبَّدتَّ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ |
| “And is this some great reward for which you express favour upon me – that you have enslaved the Descendants of Israel?” | |
| 23 | قَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَا رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ |
| Said Firaun, “And what is the Lord Of The Creation? | |
| 24 | قَالَ رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ |
| Said Moosa, “Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them; if you believe.” | |
| 25 | قَالَ لِمَنْ حَوْلَهُ أَلَا تَسْتَمِعُونَ |
| Said Firaun to those around him, “Are you not listening with attention?” | |
| 26 | قَالَ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ آبَائِكُمُ الْأَوَّلِينَ |
| Said Moosa, “Your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers preceding you.” | |
| 27 | قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَكُمُ الَّذِي أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ لَمَجْنُونٌ |
| Said Firaun, “This (Noble) Messenger of yours, who has been sent towards you, has no intelligence!” | |
| 28 | قَالَ رَبُّ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ۖ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ |
| He said, “The Lord of the East and the West and all that is between them; if you have sense.” | |
| 29 | قَالَ لَئِنِ اتَّخَذْتَ إِلَٰهًا غَيْرِي لَأَجْعَلَنَّكَ مِنَ الْمَسْجُونِينَ |
| Said Firaun, “If you ascribe any one else as a God other than me, I will surely imprison you.” | |
| 30 | قَالَ أَوَلَوْ جِئْتُكَ بِشَيْءٍ مُّبِينٍ |
| Said Moosa, “Even if I bring to you something clear?” | |
| 31 | قَالَ فَأْتِ بِهِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ |
| Said Firaun, “Then bring it, if you are of the truthful.” | |
| 32 | فَأَلْقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ ثُعْبَانٌ مُّبِينٌ |
| So Moosa put down his staff and it became a visible serpent. | |
| 33 | وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ بَيْضَاءُ لِلنَّاظِرِينَ |
| And he drew forth his hand, thereupon it shone bright before the beholders. | |
| 34 | قَالَ لِلْمَلَإِ حَوْلَهُ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسَاحِرٌ عَلِيمٌ |
| Said Firaun to the court members around him, “He is indeed an expert magician.” | |
| 35 | يُرِيدُ أَن يُخْرِجَكُم مِّنْ أَرْضِكُم بِسِحْرِهِ فَمَاذَا تَأْمُرُونَ |
| “He wishes to expel you out of your land by his magic; so what is your advice?” | |
| 36 | قَالُوا أَرْجِهْ وَأَخَاهُ وَابْعَثْ فِي الْمَدَائِنِ حَاشِرِينَ |
| They said, “Stop him and his brother, and send gatherers to the cities.” | |
| 37 | يَأْتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَحَّارٍ عَلِيمٍ |
| “To bring to you every expert great magician.” | |
| 38 | فَجُمِعَ السَّحَرَةُ لِمِيقَاتِ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ |
| So the magicians were gathered at a set time on a day appointed. | |
| 39 | وَقِيلَ لِلنَّاسِ هَلْ أَنتُم مُّجْتَمِعُونَ |
| And it was said to the people, “Have you (also) gathered?” | |
| 40 | لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ السَّحَرَةَ إِن كَانُوا هُمُ الْغَالِبِينَ |
| The people said, “Perhaps we may follow the magicians if they are victorious.” | |
| 41 | فَلَمَّا جَاءَ السَّحَرَةُ قَالُوا لِفِرْعَوْنَ أَئِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجْرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحْنُ الْغَالِبِينَ |
| So when the magicians came, they said to Firaun, “Will we get some reward if we are victorious?” | |
| 42 | قَالَ نَعَمْ وَإِنَّكُمْ إِذًا لَّمِنَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ |
| He said, “Yes, and you will then become close to me.” | |
| 43 | قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰ أَلْقُوا مَا أَنتُم مُّلْقُونَ |
| Moosa said to them, “Cast whatever you intend to cast.” | |
| 44 | فَأَلْقَوْا حِبَالَهُمْ وَعِصِيَّهُمْ وَقَالُوا بِعِزَّةِ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّا لَنَحْنُ الْغَالِبُونَ |
| So they threw down their ropes and their staves and exclaimed, “By the honour of Firaun, indeed victory is ours!” | |
| 45 | فَأَلْقَىٰ مُوسَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَلْقَفُ مَا يَأْفِكُونَ |
| Therefore Moosa put forth his staff – so it immediately began swallowing all their fabrications. | |
| 46 | فَأُلْقِيَ السَّحَرَةُ سَاجِدِينَ |
| The magicians therefore fell down prostrate. | |
| 47 | قَالُوا آمَنَّا بِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ |
| They said, “We have accepted faith in the Lord Of The Creation.” | |
| 48 | رَبِّ مُوسَىٰ وَهَارُونَ |
| “The Lord of Moosa and Haroon.” | |
| 49 | قَالَ آمَنتُمْ لَهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ آذَنَ لَكُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُ لَكَبِيرُكُمُ الَّذِي عَلَّمَكُمُ السِّحْرَ فَلَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ۚ لَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيْدِيَكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُم مِّنْ خِلَافٍ وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ |
| Said Firaun, “You accepted faith in him before I permitted you! He is indeed your leader who taught you magic; so now you will come to know; I swear, I will certainly cut off your hands and your feet from alternate sides, and crucify all of you.” | |
| 50 | قَالُوا لَا ضَيْرَ ۖ إِنَّا إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا مُنقَلِبُونَ |
| They said, “No harm (in it), we will return to our Lord.” | |
| 51 | إِنَّا نَطْمَعُ أَن يَغْفِرَ لَنَا رَبُّنَا خَطَايَانَا أَن كُنَّا أَوَّلَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ |
| “We hope that our Lord will forgive us our mistakes, as we are the first to believe.” | |
| 52 | ۞ وَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ أَنْ أَسْرِ بِعِبَادِي إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ |
| And We sent the divine revelation to Moosa that, “Journey along with My bondmen within the night, for you will be pursued.” | |
| 53 | فَأَرْسَلَ فِرْعَوْنُ فِي الْمَدَائِنِ حَاشِرِينَ |
| So Firaun sent gatherers into the cities. | |
| 54 | إِنَّ هَٰؤُلَاءِ لَشِرْذِمَةٌ قَلِيلُونَ |
| They announced “These people are a small group.” | |
| 55 | وَإِنَّهُمْ لَنَا لَغَائِظُونَ |
| “And indeed they have angered all of us.” | |
| 56 | وَإِنَّا لَجَمِيعٌ حَاذِرُونَ |
| “And indeed we are an alert army.” | |
| 57 | فَأَخْرَجْنَاهُم مِّن جَنَّاتٍ وَعُيُونٍ |
| We therefore got them out from the gardens and water springs. | |
| 58 | وَكُنُوزٍ وَمَقَامٍ كَرِيمٍ |
| And from treasures and nice houses. | |
| 59 | كَذَٰلِكَ وَأَوْرَثْنَاهَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ |
| So it was; and We made the Descendants of Israel its inheritors. | |
| 60 | فَأَتْبَعُوهُم مُّشْرِقِينَ |
| So the Firaun’s people followed them at sunrise. | |
| 61 | فَلَمَّا تَرَاءَى الْجَمْعَانِ قَالَ أَصْحَابُ مُوسَىٰ إِنَّا لَمُدْرَكُونَ |
| And when the two groups saw each other, those with Moosa said, “They have caught us.” | |
| 62 | قَالَ كَلَّا ۖ إِنَّ مَعِيَ رَبِّي سَيَهْدِينِ |
| Said Moosa, “Never! Indeed my Lord is with me, He will now show me the way.” | |
| 63 | فَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ أَنِ اضْرِب بِّعَصَاكَ الْبَحْرَ ۖ فَانفَلَقَ فَكَانَ كُلُّ فِرْقٍ كَالطَّوْدِ الْعَظِيمِ |
| So We sent the divine revelation to Moosa that, “Strike the sea with your staff”; thereupon the sea parted; so each part was like a huge mountain. | |
| 64 | وَأَزْلَفْنَا ثَمَّ الْآخَرِينَ |
| And We brought the others close to that place. | |
| 65 | وَأَنجَيْنَا مُوسَىٰ وَمَن مَّعَهُ أَجْمَعِينَ |
| And We saved Moosa and all those with him. | |
| 66 | ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا الْآخَرِينَ |
| Then drowned the others. | |
| 67 | إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ |
| Indeed in this is surely a sign, and most of them were not Muslims. | |
| 68 | وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ |
| And indeed your Lord – only He is the Almighty, the Most Merciful. | |
| 69 | وَاتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبَأَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ |
| And recite to them the news of Ibrahim. | |
| 70 | إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ |
| When he said to his father and his people, “What do you worship?” | |
| 71 | قَالُوا نَعْبُدُ أَصْنَامًا فَنَظَلُّ لَهَا عَاكِفِينَ |
| They said, “We worship idols, and we keep squatting in seclusion before them.” | |
| 72 | قَالَ هَلْ يَسْمَعُونَكُمْ إِذْ تَدْعُونَ |
| He said, “Do they hear you when you call?” | |
| 73 | أَوْ يَنفَعُونَكُمْ أَوْ يَضُرُّونَ |
| “Or do they benefit you or harm you?” | |
| 74 | قَالُوا بَلْ وَجَدْنَا آبَاءَنَا كَذَٰلِكَ يَفْعَلُونَ |
| They said, “In fact we found our forefathers doing likewise.” | |
| 75 | قَالَ أَفَرَأَيْتُم مَّا كُنتُمْ تَعْبُدُونَ |
| He said, “Do you see these – (the idols) whom you worship?” | |
| 76 | أَنتُمْ وَآبَاؤُكُمُ الْأَقْدَمُونَ |
| “You and your forefathers preceding you.” | |
| 77 | فَإِنَّهُمْ عَدُوٌّ لِّي إِلَّا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ |
| “They are all my enemies, except the Lord Of The Creation.” | |
| 78 | الَّذِي خَلَقَنِي فَهُوَ يَهْدِينِ |
| “The One Who created me, so He will guide me.” | |
| 79 | وَالَّذِي هُوَ يُطْعِمُنِي وَيَسْقِينِ |
| “And the One Who feeds me and gives me to drink.” | |
| 80 | وَإِذَا مَرِضْتُ فَهُوَ يَشْفِينِ |
| “And when I fall ill, so it is He Who heals me.” | |
| 81 | وَالَّذِي يُمِيتُنِي ثُمَّ يُحْيِينِ |
| “And He will give me death, then resurrect me.” | |
| 82 | وَالَّذِي أَطْمَعُ أَن يَغْفِرَ لِي خَطِيئَتِي يَوْمَ الدِّينِ |
| “And the One Who, upon Whom I pin my hopes, will forgive me my mistakes on the Day of Judgement.” | |
| 83 | رَبِّ هَبْ لِي حُكْمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِالصَّالِحِينَ |
| “My Lord, bestow me the command and join me with those who deserve your proximity.” | |
| 84 | وَاجْعَل لِّي لِسَانَ صِدْقٍ فِي الْآخِرِينَ |
| “And give me proper fame among the succeeding generations.” | |
| 85 | وَاجْعَلْنِي مِن وَرَثَةِ جَنَّةِ النَّعِيمِ |
| “And make me among the inheritors of the Gardens of serenity.” | |
| 86 | وَاغْفِرْ لِأَبِي إِنَّهُ كَانَ مِنَ الضَّالِّينَ |
| “And forgive my father* – he is indeed astray.” (His paternal uncle) | |
| 87 | وَلَا تُخْزِنِي يَوْمَ يُبْعَثُونَ |
| “And do not disgrace me on the day when everyone will be raised.” | |
| 88 | يَوْمَ لَا يَنفَعُ مَالٌ وَلَا بَنُونَ |
| “The day when neither wealth will benefit nor will sons.” | |
| 89 | إِلَّا مَنْ أَتَى اللَّهَ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ |
| “Except he who presented himself before Allah, with a sound* heart.” (Intact or unblemished.) | |
| 90 | وَأُزْلِفَتِ الْجَنَّةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ |
| And Paradise will be brought close for the pious. | |
| 91 | وَبُرِّزَتِ الْجَحِيمُ لِلْغَاوِينَ |
| And hell will be revealed for the astray. | |
| 92 | وَقِيلَ لَهُمْ أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْبُدُونَ |
| And it will be said to them, “Where are those whom you used to worship?” | |
| 93 | مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ هَلْ يَنصُرُونَكُمْ أَوْ يَنتَصِرُونَ |
| “Instead of Allah? Will they help you or retaliate?” | |
| 94 | فَكُبْكِبُوا فِيهَا هُمْ وَالْغَاوُونَ |
| So they and all the astray were flung into hell. | |
| 95 | وَجُنُودُ إِبْلِيسَ أَجْمَعُونَ |
| And all the armies of Iblis. (Satan) | |
| 96 | قَالُوا وَهُمْ فِيهَا يَخْتَصِمُونَ |
| And they will say, and they will be quarrelling in it: | |
| 97 | تَاللَّهِ إِن كُنَّا لَفِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ |
| “By oath of Allah, we were indeed in open error.” | |
| 98 | إِذْ نُسَوِّيكُم بِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ |
| “When we considered you equal to the Lord Of The Creation.” | |
| 99 | وَمَا أَضَلَّنَا إِلَّا الْمُجْرِمُونَ |
| “And none misled us but the guilty.” | |
| 100 | فَمَا لَنَا مِن شَافِعِينَ |
| “So now we do not have any intercessors.” (The believers shall have intercessors, the disbelievers none). | |
| 101 | وَلَا صَدِيقٍ حَمِيمٍ |
| “Nor a caring friend.” | |
| 102 | فَلَوْ أَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةً فَنَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ |
| “So if only were we to go back, in order to become Muslims!” | |
| 103 | إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ |
| Indeed in this is a sign; and most of them were not believers. | |
| 104 | وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ |
| And indeed your Lord – only He is the Almighty, the Most Merciful. | |
| 105 | كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ الْمُرْسَلِينَ |
| The people of Nooh denied the Noble Messengers. | |
| 106 | إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ نُوحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ |
| When their fellowman Nooh said to them, “Do you not fear?” | |
| 107 | إِنِّي لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ |
| “I am indeed a trustworthy Noble Messenger of Allah to you.” | |
| 108 | فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ |
| “Therefore fear Allah, and obey me.” | |
| 109 | وَمَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ |
| “And I do not ask from you any fee for it; my reward is only upon the Lord Of The Creation.” | |
| 110 | فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ |
| “Therefore fear Allah, and obey me.” | |
| 111 | ۞ قَالُوا أَنُؤْمِنُ لَكَ وَاتَّبَعَكَ الْأَرْذَلُونَ |
| They said, “Shall we believe in you, whereas the abject people are with you?” | |
| 112 | قَالَ وَمَا عِلْمِي بِمَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ |
| He said, “What do I know what their deeds are?” | |
| 113 | إِنْ حِسَابُهُمْ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّي ۖ لَوْ تَشْعُرُونَ |
| “Indeed their account is only upon my Lord, if you perceive.” | |
| 114 | وَمَا أَنَا بِطَارِدِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ |
| “And I will not repel the Muslims.” | |
| 115 | إِنْ أَنَا إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ |
| “I am not but clearly a Herald of Warning.” | |
| 116 | قَالُوا لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهِ يَا نُوحُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْمَرْجُومِينَ |
| They said, “O Nooh, if you do not desist you will surely be stoned.” | |
| 117 | قَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوْمِي كَذَّبُونِ |
| He said, “My Lord, my people have denied me.” | |
| 118 | فَافْتَحْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُمْ فَتْحًا وَنَجِّنِي وَمَن مَّعِيَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ |
| “Therefore make a decisive judgement between me and them, and rescue me and the believers along with me.” | |
| 119 | فَأَنجَيْنَاهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُ فِي الْفُلْكِ الْمَشْحُونِ |
| So We saved him and those with him in a laden ship. | |
| 120 | ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا بَعْدُ الْبَاقِينَ |
| Then after it, We drowned the rest. | |
| 121 | إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ |
| Indeed in this is a sign; and most of them were not believers. | |
| 122 | وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ |
| And indeed your Lord, only He is the Almighty, the Most Merciful. | |
| 123 | كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ الْمُرْسَلِينَ |
| (The tribe of) A’ad denied the Noble Messengers. | |
| 124 | إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ هُودٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ |
| When their fellowman Hud said to them, “Do you not fear?” | |
| 125 | إِنِّي لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ |
| “I am indeed a trustworthy Noble Messenger of Allah to you.” | |
| 126 | فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ |
| “Therefore fear Allah and obey me.” | |
| 127 | وَمَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ |
| “And I do not ask from you any fee for it; my reward is only upon the Lord Of The Creation.” | |
| 128 | أَتَبْنُونَ بِكُلِّ رِيعٍ آيَةً تَعْبَثُونَ |
| “What! You build a structure on every height, to laugh at the passers-by?” | |
| 129 | وَتَتَّخِذُونَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَخْلُدُونَ |
| “And prefer strong palaces, that perhaps you may live for ever?” | |
| 130 | وَإِذَا بَطَشْتُم بَطَشْتُمْ جَبَّارِينَ |
| “And when you apprehend someone, you seize him mercilessly?” | |
| 131 | فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ |
| “Therefore fear Allah, and obey me.” | |
| 132 | وَاتَّقُوا الَّذِي أَمَدَّكُم بِمَا تَعْلَمُونَ |
| “Fear Him Who has aided you with the things you know.” | |
| 133 | أَمَدَّكُم بِأَنْعَامٍ وَبَنِينَ |
| “He aided you with cattle and sons.” | |
| 134 | وَجَنَّاتٍ وَعُيُونٍ |
| “And with gardens and water-springs.” | |
| 135 | إِنِّي أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ |
| “Indeed I fear upon you the punishment of a Great Day.” | |
| 136 | قَالُوا سَوَاءٌ عَلَيْنَا أَوَعَظْتَ أَمْ لَمْ تَكُن مِّنَ الْوَاعِظِينَ |
| They said, “It is the same for us, whether you advise us or not be of the preachers.” | |
| 137 | إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا خُلُقُ الْأَوَّلِينَ |
| “This is nothing but the tradition of former people.” | |
| 138 | وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ |
| “And we will not be punished.” | |
| 139 | فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَهْلَكْنَاهُمْ ۗ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ |
| In response they denied him – We therefore destroyed them; indeed in this is a sign; and most of them were not believers. | |
| 140 | وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ |
| And indeed your Lord – only He is the Almighty, the Most Merciful. | |
| 141 | كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ الْمُرْسَلِينَ |
| The Thamud tribe denied the Noble Messengers. | |
| 142 | إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ صَالِحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ |
| When their fellowman Saleh said to them, “Do you not fear?” | |
| 143 | إِنِّي لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ |
| “I am indeed a trustworthy Noble Messenger of Allah to you.” | |
| 144 | فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ |
| “Therefore fear Allah and obey me.” | |
| 145 | وَمَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ |
| “And I do not ask from you any fee for it; my reward is only upon the Lord Of The Creation.” | |
| 146 | أَتُتْرَكُونَ فِي مَا هَاهُنَا آمِنِينَ |
| “Will you be left peacefully in these favours over here?” | |
| 147 | فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَعُيُونٍ |
| “In gardens and water springs?” | |
| 148 | وَزُرُوعٍ وَنَخْلٍ طَلْعُهَا هَضِيمٌ |
| “And fields and palm-trees, with delicate tendrils?” | |
| 149 | وَتَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ الْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا فَارِهِينَ |
| “And you carve out dwellings in the mountains, with skill?” | |
| 150 | فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ |
| “Therefore fear Allah and obey me.” | |
| 151 | وَلَا تُطِيعُوا أَمْرَ الْمُسْرِفِينَ |
| “And do not follow those who exceed the limits.” | |
| 152 | الَّذِينَ يُفْسِدُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا يُصْلِحُونَ |
| “Those who spread turmoil in the earth, and do no reform.” | |
| 153 | قَالُوا إِنَّمَا أَنتَ مِنَ الْمُسَحَّرِينَ |
| They said, “You are under a magic spell.” | |
| 154 | مَا أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا فَأْتِ بِآيَةٍ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ |
| “You are just a human like us; therefore bring some sign if you are truthful.” | |
| 155 | قَالَ هَٰذِهِ نَاقَةٌ لَّهَا شِرْبٌ وَلَكُمْ شِرْبُ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ |
| He said, “This is the she-camel – one day shall be her turn to drink, and on the other appointed day, shall be your turn.” | |
| 156 | وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوءٍ فَيَأْخُذَكُمْ عَذَابُ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ |
| “And do not touch her with evil intentions for the punishment of the Great Day will seize you.” | |
| 157 | فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَصْبَحُوا نَادِمِينَ |
| So they hamstrung her, and in the morning could only regret. | |
| 158 | فَأَخَذَهُمُ الْعَذَابُ ۗ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ |
| The punishment therefore seized them; indeed in this is a sign; and most of them were not believers. | |
| 159 | وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ |
| And indeed your Lord – only He is the Almighty, the Most Merciful. | |
| 160 | كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوطٍ الْمُرْسَلِينَ |
| The people of Lut denied the Noble Messengers. | |
| 161 | إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ لُوطٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ |
| When their fellowman Lut said to them, “Do you not fear?” | |
| 162 | إِنِّي لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ |
| “I am indeed a trustworthy Noble Messenger of Allah to you.” | |
| 163 | فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ |
| “Therefore fear Allah and obey me.” | |
| 164 | وَمَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ |
| “And I do not ask from you any fee for it; my reward is only upon the Lord Of The Creation.” | |
| 165 | أَتَأْتُونَ الذُّكْرَانَ مِنَ الْعَالَمِينَ |
| “What! Among all the creatures, you commit the immoral acts with men?” | |
| 166 | وَتَذَرُونَ مَا خَلَقَ لَكُمْ رَبُّكُم مِّنْ أَزْوَاجِكُم ۚ بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌ عَادُونَ |
| “And leave the wives your Lord has created for you? In fact you are people who exceed the limits.” | |
| 167 | قَالُوا لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهِ يَا لُوطُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْمُخْرَجِينَ |
| They said, “O Lut, if you do not desist, you will be expelled.” | |
| 168 | قَالَ إِنِّي لِعَمَلِكُم مِّنَ الْقَالِينَ |
| He said, “I am disgusted with your works.” | |
| 169 | رَبِّ نَجِّنِي وَأَهْلِي مِمَّا يَعْمَلُونَ |
| “My Lord, rescue me and my family from their deeds.” | |
| 170 | فَنَجَّيْنَاهُ وَأَهْلَهُ أَجْمَعِينَ |
| We therefore rescued him and his entire family. | |
| 171 | إِلَّا عَجُوزًا فِي الْغَابِرِينَ |
| Except one old woman, who stayed behind. | |
| 172 | ثُمَّ دَمَّرْنَا الْآخَرِينَ |
| We then destroyed the others. | |
| 173 | وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهِم مَّطَرًا ۖ فَسَاءَ مَطَرُ الْمُنذَرِينَ |
| And We showered a rain upon them; so what a wretched rain for those who were warned! | |
| 174 | إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ |
| Indeed in this is a sign; and most of them were not Muslims. | |
| 175 | وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ |
| And indeed your Lord – only He is the Almighty, the Most Merciful. | |
| 176 | كَذَّبَ أَصْحَابُ الْأَيْكَةِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ |
| The People of the Woods denied the Noble Messengers. | |
| 177 | إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ شُعَيْبٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ |
| When Shuaib said to all of them, “Do you not fear?” | |
| 178 | إِنِّي لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ |
| “I am indeed a trustworthy Noble Messenger of Allah to you.” | |
| 179 | فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ |
| “Therefore fear Allah and obey me.” | |
| 180 | وَمَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ |
| “And I do not ask from you any fee for it; my reward is only upon the Lord Of The Creation.” | |
| 181 | ۞ أَوْفُوا الْكَيْلَ وَلَا تَكُونُوا مِنَ الْمُخْسِرِينَ |
| “Measure in full, and do not be of those who reduce.” | |
| 182 | وَزِنُوا بِالْقِسْطَاسِ الْمُسْتَقِيمِ |
| “And weigh with a proper balance.” | |
| 183 | وَلَا تَبْخَسُوا النَّاسَ أَشْيَاءَهُمْ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا فِي الْأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ |
| “And do not give the people their goods diminished, and do not roam the earth causing turmoil.” | |
| 184 | وَاتَّقُوا الَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ وَالْجِبِلَّةَ الْأَوَّلِينَ |
| “And fear Him Who created you and the earlier creations.” | |
| 185 | قَالُوا إِنَّمَا أَنتَ مِنَ الْمُسَحَّرِينَ |
| They said, “You are under a magic spell.” | |
| 186 | وَمَا أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا وَإِن نَّظُنُّكَ لَمِنَ الْكَاذِبِينَ |
| “You are just a human like us, and indeed we consider you a liar.” | |
| 187 | فَأَسْقِطْ عَلَيْنَا كِسَفًا مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ |
| “Therefore cause a part of the sky to fall upon us, if you are of the truthful.” | |
| 188 | قَالَ رَبِّي أَعْلَمُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ |
| He said, “My Lord is Well Aware of what you do.” | |
| 189 | فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَخَذَهُمْ عَذَابُ يَوْمِ الظُّلَّةِ ۚ إِنَّهُ كَانَ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ |
| In response they denied him – therefore the punishment of the day of the tent* seized them; that was indeed a punishment of a Great Day. (The clouds formed a tent and rained fire upon them). | |
| 190 | إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ |
| Indeed in this is a sign; and most of them were not Muslims. | |
| 191 | وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ |
| And indeed your Lord – only He is the Almighty, the Most Merciful. | |
| 192 | وَإِنَّهُ لَتَنزِيلُ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ |
| And indeed this Qur’an has been sent down by the Lord Of The Creation. | |
| 193 | نَزَلَ بِهِ الرُّوحُ الْأَمِينُ |
| The Trustworthy Spirit brought it down. (Angel Jibreel – peace be upon him.) | |
| 194 | عَلَىٰ قَلْبِكَ لِتَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُنذِرِينَ |
| Upon your heart, for you to convey warning. | |
| 195 | بِلِسَانٍ عَرَبِيٍّ مُّبِينٍ |
| In plain Arabic language. | |
| 196 | وَإِنَّهُ لَفِي زُبُرِ الْأَوَّلِينَ |
| And indeed it is mentioned in the earlier Books. | |
| 197 | أَوَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُمْ آيَةً أَن يَعْلَمَهُ عُلَمَاءُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ |
| And was this not a sign for them, that the scholars of the Descendants of Israel may recognise this Prophet? | |
| 198 | وَلَوْ نَزَّلْنَاهُ عَلَىٰ بَعْضِ الْأَعْجَمِينَ |
| And had We sent it down upon a person other than an Arab, | |
| 199 | فَقَرَأَهُ عَلَيْهِم مَّا كَانُوا بِهِ مُؤْمِنِينَ |
| In order that he read it to them, even then they would not have believed in it. | |
| 200 | كَذَٰلِكَ سَلَكْنَاهُ فِي قُلُوبِ الْمُجْرِمِينَ |
| This is how We have made (the habit of) denying embedded in the hearts of the guilty. | |
| 201 | لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِ حَتَّىٰ يَرَوُا الْعَذَابَ الْأَلِيمَ |
| They will not believe in it to the extent that they see the painful punishment. | |
| 202 | فَيَأْتِيَهُم بَغْتَةً وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ |
| So it will come upon them suddenly, whilst they will be unaware. | |
| 203 | فَيَقُولُوا هَلْ نَحْنُ مُنظَرُونَ |
| They will therefore say, “Will we get some respite?” | |
| 204 | أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونَ |
| So do they wish to hasten Our punishment? | |
| 205 | أَفَرَأَيْتَ إِن مَّتَّعْنَاهُمْ سِنِينَ |
| Therefore observe, that if We give them some comforts for some years, – | |
| 206 | ثُمَّ جَاءَهُم مَّا كَانُوا يُوعَدُونَ |
| And then the promise that is given to them, does come upon them- | |
| 207 | مَا أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا يُمَتَّعُونَ |
| So of what benefit will be the comforts that they were using? | |
| 208 | وَمَا أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا لَهَا مُنذِرُونَ |
| And never did We destroy a township which did not have Heralds of warning, – | |
| 209 | ذِكْرَىٰ وَمَا كُنَّا ظَالِمِينَ |
| To advise; and We never oppress. | |
| 210 | وَمَا تَنَزَّلَتْ بِهِ الشَّيَاطِينُ |
| And this Qur’an was not brought down by the devils. | |
| 211 | وَمَا يَنبَغِي لَهُمْ وَمَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ |
| They are unworthy of it, nor can they do it. | |
| 212 | إِنَّهُمْ عَنِ السَّمْعِ لَمَعْزُولُونَ |
| Indeed they have been banished from the place of hearing. | |
| 213 | فَلَا تَدْعُ مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا آخَرَ فَتَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُعَذَّبِينَ |
| Therefore do not worship another deity along with Allah, for you will be punished. | |
| 214 | وَأَنذِرْ عَشِيرَتَكَ الْأَقْرَبِينَ |
| And O dear Prophet (Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him), warn your closest relatives. | |
| 215 | وَاخْفِضْ جَنَاحَكَ لِمَنِ اتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ |
| And spread your wing of mercy for the believers following you. | |
| 216 | فَإِنْ عَصَوْكَ فَقُلْ إِنِّي بَرِيءٌ مِّمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ |
| So if they do not obey you, then say, “Indeed I am unconcerned with what you do.” | |
| 217 | وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى الْعَزِيزِ الرَّحِيمِ |
| And rely upon (Allah) the Almighty, the Most Merciful. | |
| 218 | الَّذِي يَرَاكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ |
| Who watches you when you stand up. | |
| 219 | وَتَقَلُّبَكَ فِي السَّاجِدِينَ |
| And watches your movements among those who prostrate in prayer. | |
| 220 | إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ |
| Indeed only He is the All Hearing, the All Knowing. | |
| 221 | هَلْ أُنَبِّئُكُمْ عَلَىٰ مَن تَنَزَّلُ الشَّيَاطِينُ |
| Shall I inform you upon whom do the devils descend? | |
| 222 | تَنَزَّلُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ أَفَّاكٍ أَثِيمٍ |
| They descend on every great accuser, extreme sinner. (The magicians) | |
| 223 | يُلْقُونَ السَّمْعَ وَأَكْثَرُهُمْ كَاذِبُونَ |
| The devils convey upon them what they heard, but most of them are liars. | |
| 224 | وَالشُّعَرَاءُ يَتَّبِعُهُمُ الْغَاوُونَ |
| And the astray follow the poets. | |
| 225 | أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّهُمْ فِي كُلِّ وَادٍ يَهِيمُونَ |
| Did you not see that they keep wandering in every valley? | |
| 226 | وَأَنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ مَا لَا يَفْعَلُونَ |
| And they speak what they do not do? | |
| 227 | إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَذَكَرُوا اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا وَانتَصَرُوا مِن بَعْدِ مَا ظُلِمُوا ۗ وَسَيَعْلَمُ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا أَيَّ مُنقَلَبٍ يَنقَلِبُونَ |
| Except those who believed and did good deeds, and profusely remembered Allah, and took revenge after they had been wronged*; and soon the unjust will come to know upon which side they will be overturned**. (* The Muslim poets who praise Allah and the Prophet. ** The disbelievers will be punished.) | |