Ash-Shu'araa

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِیمِ طسۤمۤ

Ta, Seen, Meem.

تِلۡكَ ءَایَـٰتُ ٱلۡكِتَـٰبِ ٱلۡمُبِینِ

These are the verses of the clear Book.

لَعَلَّكَ بَـٰخِعࣱ نَّفۡسَكَ أَلَّا یَكُونُوا۟ مُؤۡمِنِینَ

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

إِن نَّشَأۡ نُنَزِّلۡ عَلَیۡهِم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ ءَایَةࣰ فَظَلَّتۡ أَعۡنَـٰقُهُمۡ لَهَا خَـٰضِعِینَ

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

وَمَا یَأۡتِیهِم مِّن ذِكۡرࣲ مِّنَ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ مُحۡدَثٍ إِلَّا كَانُوا۟ عَنۡهُ مُعۡرِضِینَ

And no revelation comes to them anew from the Most Merciful except that they turn away from it.

فَقَدۡ كَذَّبُوا۟ فَسَیَأۡتِیهِمۡ أَنۢبَـٰۤؤُا۟ مَا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ یَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ

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

أَوَلَمۡ یَرَوۡا۟ إِلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ كَمۡ أَنۢبَتۡنَا فِیهَا مِن كُلِّ زَوۡجࣲ كَرِیمٍ

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

إِنَّ فِی ذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ لَـَٔایَةࣰۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِینَ

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

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِیزُ ٱلرَّحِیمُ

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

وَإِذۡ نَادَىٰ رَبُّكَ مُوسَىٰۤ أَنِ ٱئۡتِ ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِینَ

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

قَوۡمَ فِرۡعَوۡنَۚ أَلَا یَتَّقُونَ

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

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّیۤ أَخَافُ أَن یُكَذِّبُونِ

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

وَیَضِیقُ صَدۡرِی وَلَا یَنطَلِقُ لِسَانِی فَأَرۡسِلۡ إِلَىٰ هَـٰرُونَ

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

وَلَهُمۡ عَلَیَّ ذَنۢبࣱ فَأَخَافُ أَن یَقۡتُلُونِ

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

قَالَ كَلَّاۖ فَٱذۡهَبَا بِـَٔایَـٰتِنَاۤۖ إِنَّا مَعَكُم مُّسۡتَمِعُونَ

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

فَأۡتِیَا فِرۡعَوۡنَ فَقُولَاۤ إِنَّا رَسُولُ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِینَ

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

أَنۡ أَرۡسِلۡ مَعَنَا بَنِیۤ إِسۡرَ ٰ⁠ۤءِیلَ

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

قَالَ أَلَمۡ نُرَبِّكَ فِینَا وَلِیدࣰا وَلَبِثۡتَ فِینَا مِنۡ عُمُرِكَ سِنِینَ

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

وَفَعَلۡتَ فَعۡلَتَكَ ٱلَّتِی فَعَلۡتَ وَأَنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡكَـٰفِرِینَ

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

قَالَ فَعَلۡتُهَاۤ إِذࣰا وَأَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلضَّاۤلِّینَ

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

فَفَرَرۡتُ مِنكُمۡ لَمَّا خِفۡتُكُمۡ فَوَهَبَ لِی رَبِّی حُكۡمࣰا وَجَعَلَنِی مِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِینَ

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

وَتِلۡكَ نِعۡمَةࣱ تَمُنُّهَا عَلَیَّ أَنۡ عَبَّدتَّ بَنِیۤ إِسۡرَ ٰ⁠ۤءِیلَ

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

قَالَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ وَمَا رَبُّ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِینَ

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

قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰ⁠تِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَیۡنَهُمَاۤۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِینَ

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

قَالَ لِمَنۡ حَوۡلَهُۥۤ أَلَا تَسۡتَمِعُونَ

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

قَالَ رَبُّكُمۡ وَرَبُّ ءَابَاۤىِٕكُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِینَ

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

قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَكُمُ ٱلَّذِیۤ أُرۡسِلَ إِلَیۡكُمۡ لَمَجۡنُونࣱ

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

قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلۡمَشۡرِقِ وَٱلۡمَغۡرِبِ وَمَا بَیۡنَهُمَاۤۖ إِن كُنتُمۡ تَعۡقِلُونَ

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

قَالَ لَىِٕنِ ٱتَّخَذۡتَ إِلَـٰهًا غَیۡرِی لَأَجۡعَلَنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمَسۡجُونِینَ

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

قَالَ أَوَلَوۡ جِئۡتُكَ بِشَیۡءࣲ مُّبِینࣲ

[Moses] said, "Even if I brought you proof manifest?"

قَالَ فَأۡتِ بِهِۦۤ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِینَ

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

فَأَلۡقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِیَ ثُعۡبَانࣱ مُّبِینࣱ

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

وَنَزَعَ یَدَهُۥ فَإِذَا هِیَ بَیۡضَاۤءُ لِلنَّـٰظِرِینَ

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

قَالَ لِلۡمَلَإِ حَوۡلَهُۥۤ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَسَـٰحِرٌ عَلِیمࣱ

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

یُرِیدُ أَن یُخۡرِجَكُم مِّنۡ أَرۡضِكُم بِسِحۡرِهِۦ فَمَاذَا تَأۡمُرُونَ

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

قَالُوۤا۟ أَرۡجِهۡ وَأَخَاهُ وَٱبۡعَثۡ فِی ٱلۡمَدَاۤىِٕنِ حَـٰشِرِینَ

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

یَأۡتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَحَّارٍ عَلِیمࣲ

Who will bring you every learned, skilled magician."

فَجُمِعَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ لِمِیقَـٰتِ یَوۡمࣲ مَّعۡلُومࣲ

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

وَقِیلَ لِلنَّاسِ هَلۡ أَنتُم مُّجۡتَمِعُونَ

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

لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ ٱلسَّحَرَةَ إِن كَانُوا۟ هُمُ ٱلۡغَـٰلِبِینَ

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

فَلَمَّا جَاۤءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ قَالُوا۟ لِفِرۡعَوۡنَ أَىِٕنَّ لَنَا لَأَجۡرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحۡنُ ٱلۡغَـٰلِبِینَ

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

قَالَ نَعَمۡ وَإِنَّكُمۡ إِذࣰا لَّمِنَ ٱلۡمُقَرَّبِینَ

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

قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰۤ أَلۡقُوا۟ مَاۤ أَنتُم مُّلۡقُونَ

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

فَأَلۡقَوۡا۟ حِبَالَهُمۡ وَعِصِیَّهُمۡ وَقَالُوا۟ بِعِزَّةِ فِرۡعَوۡنَ إِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلۡغَـٰلِبُونَ

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

فَأَلۡقَىٰ مُوسَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِیَ تَلۡقَفُ مَا یَأۡفِكُونَ

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

فَأُلۡقِیَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سَـٰجِدِینَ

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

قَالُوۤا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِینَ

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

رَبِّ مُوسَىٰ وَهَـٰرُونَ

The Lord of Moses and Aaron."

قَالَ ءَامَنتُمۡ لَهُۥ قَبۡلَ أَنۡ ءَاذَنَ لَكُمۡۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَكَبِیرُكُمُ ٱلَّذِی عَلَّمَكُمُ ٱلسِّحۡرَ فَلَسَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَۚ لَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَیۡدِیَكُمۡ وَأَرۡجُلَكُم مِّنۡ خِلَـٰفࣲ وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمۡ أَجۡمَعِینَ

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

قَالُوا۟ لَا ضَیۡرَۖ إِنَّاۤ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا مُنقَلِبُونَ

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

إِنَّا نَطۡمَعُ أَن یَغۡفِرَ لَنَا رَبُّنَا خَطَـٰیَـٰنَاۤ أَن كُنَّاۤ أَوَّلَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِینَ

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

۞ وَأَوۡحَیۡنَاۤ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰۤ أَنۡ أَسۡرِ بِعِبَادِیۤ إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ

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

فَأَرۡسَلَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ فِی ٱلۡمَدَاۤىِٕنِ حَـٰشِرِینَ

Then Pharaoh sent among the cities gatherers

إِنَّ هَـٰۤؤُلَاۤءِ لَشِرۡذِمَةࣱ قَلِیلُونَ

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

وَإِنَّهُمۡ لَنَا لَغَاۤىِٕظُونَ

And indeed, they are enraging us,

وَإِنَّا لَجَمِیعٌ حَـٰذِرُونَ

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

فَأَخۡرَجۡنَـٰهُم مِّن جَنَّـٰتࣲ وَعُیُونࣲ

So We removed them from gardens and springs

وَكُنُوزࣲ وَمَقَامࣲ كَرِیمࣲ

And treasures and honorable station -

كَذَ ٰ⁠لِكَۖ وَأَوۡرَثۡنَـٰهَا بَنِیۤ إِسۡرَ ٰ⁠ۤءِیلَ

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

فَأَتۡبَعُوهُم مُّشۡرِقِینَ

So they pursued them at sunrise.

فَلَمَّا تَرَ ٰ⁠ۤءَا ٱلۡجَمۡعَانِ قَالَ أَصۡحَـٰبُ مُوسَىٰۤ إِنَّا لَمُدۡرَكُونَ

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

قَالَ كَلَّاۤۖ إِنَّ مَعِیَ رَبِّی سَیَهۡدِینِ

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

فَأَوۡحَیۡنَاۤ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰۤ أَنِ ٱضۡرِب بِّعَصَاكَ ٱلۡبَحۡرَۖ فَٱنفَلَقَ فَكَانَ كُلُّ فِرۡقࣲ كَٱلطَّوۡدِ ٱلۡعَظِیمِ

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

وَأَزۡلَفۡنَا ثَمَّ ٱلۡـَٔاخَرِینَ

And We advanced thereto the pursuers.

وَأَنجَیۡنَا مُوسَىٰ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥۤ أَجۡمَعِینَ

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

ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا ٱلۡـَٔاخَرِینَ

Then We drowned the others.

إِنَّ فِی ذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ لَـَٔایَةࣰۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِینَ

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

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِیزُ ٱلرَّحِیمُ

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

وَٱتۡلُ عَلَیۡهِمۡ نَبَأَ إِبۡرَ ٰ⁠هِیمَ

And recite to them the news of Abraham,

إِذۡ قَالَ لِأَبِیهِ وَقَوۡمِهِۦ مَا تَعۡبُدُونَ

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

قَالُوا۟ نَعۡبُدُ أَصۡنَامࣰا فَنَظَلُّ لَهَا عَـٰكِفِینَ

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

قَالَ هَلۡ یَسۡمَعُونَكُمۡ إِذۡ تَدۡعُونَ

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

أَوۡ یَنفَعُونَكُمۡ أَوۡ یَضُرُّونَ

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

قَالُوا۟ بَلۡ وَجَدۡنَاۤ ءَابَاۤءَنَا كَذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ یَفۡعَلُونَ

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

قَالَ أَفَرَءَیۡتُم مَّا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡبُدُونَ

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

أَنتُمۡ وَءَابَاۤؤُكُمُ ٱلۡأَقۡدَمُونَ

You and your ancient forefathers?

فَإِنَّهُمۡ عَدُوࣱّ لِّیۤ إِلَّا رَبَّ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِینَ

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

ٱلَّذِی خَلَقَنِی فَهُوَ یَهۡدِینِ

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

وَٱلَّذِی هُوَ یُطۡعِمُنِی وَیَسۡقِینِ

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

وَإِذَا مَرِضۡتُ فَهُوَ یَشۡفِینِ

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

وَٱلَّذِی یُمِیتُنِی ثُمَّ یُحۡیِینِ

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

وَٱلَّذِیۤ أَطۡمَعُ أَن یَغۡفِرَ لِی خَطِیۤـَٔتِی یَوۡمَ ٱلدِّینِ

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

رَبِّ هَبۡ لِی حُكۡمࣰا وَأَلۡحِقۡنِی بِٱلصَّـٰلِحِینَ

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

وَٱجۡعَل لِّی لِسَانَ صِدۡقࣲ فِی ٱلۡـَٔاخِرِینَ

And grant me a reputation of honor among later generations.

وَٱجۡعَلۡنِی مِن وَرَثَةِ جَنَّةِ ٱلنَّعِیمِ

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

وَٱغۡفِرۡ لِأَبِیۤ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلضَّاۤلِّینَ

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

وَلَا تُخۡزِنِی یَوۡمَ یُبۡعَثُونَ

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

یَوۡمَ لَا یَنفَعُ مَالࣱ وَلَا بَنُونَ

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

إِلَّا مَنۡ أَتَى ٱللَّهَ بِقَلۡبࣲ سَلِیمࣲ

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

وَأُزۡلِفَتِ ٱلۡجَنَّةُ لِلۡمُتَّقِینَ

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

وَبُرِّزَتِ ٱلۡجَحِیمُ لِلۡغَاوِینَ

And Hellfire will be brought forth for the deviators,

وَقِیلَ لَهُمۡ أَیۡنَ مَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡبُدُونَ

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

مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ هَلۡ یَنصُرُونَكُمۡ أَوۡ یَنتَصِرُونَ

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

فَكُبۡكِبُوا۟ فِیهَا هُمۡ وَٱلۡغَاوُۥنَ

So they will be overturned into Hellfire, they and the deviators

وَجُنُودُ إِبۡلِیسَ أَجۡمَعُونَ

And the soldiers of Iblees, all together.

قَالُوا۟ وَهُمۡ فِیهَا یَخۡتَصِمُونَ

They will say while they dispute therein,

تَٱللَّهِ إِن كُنَّا لَفِی ضَلَـٰلࣲ مُّبِینٍ

"By Allah, we were indeed in manifest error

إِذۡ نُسَوِّیكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِینَ

When we equated you with the Lord of the worlds.

وَمَاۤ أَضَلَّنَاۤ إِلَّا ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَ

And no one misguided us except the criminals.

فَمَا لَنَا مِن شَـٰفِعِینَ

So now we have no intercessors

وَلَا صَدِیقٍ حَمِیمࣲ

And not a devoted friend.

فَلَوۡ أَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةࣰ فَنَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِینَ

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

إِنَّ فِی ذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ لَـَٔایَةࣰۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِینَ

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

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِیزُ ٱلرَّحِیمُ

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

كَذَّبَتۡ قَوۡمُ نُوحٍ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِینَ

The people of Noah denied the messengers

إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ نُوحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

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

إِنِّی لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِینࣱ

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.

فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِیعُونِ

So fear Allah and obey me.

وَمَاۤ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَیۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِیَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِینَ

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

فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِیعُونِ

So fear Allah and obey me."

۞ قَالُوۤا۟ أَنُؤۡمِنُ لَكَ وَٱتَّبَعَكَ ٱلۡأَرۡذَلُونَ

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

قَالَ وَمَا عِلۡمِی بِمَا كَانُوا۟ یَعۡمَلُونَ

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

إِنۡ حِسَابُهُمۡ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّیۖ لَوۡ تَشۡعُرُونَ

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

وَمَاۤ أَنَا۠ بِطَارِدِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِینَ

And I am not one to drive away the believers.

إِنۡ أَنَا۠ إِلَّا نَذِیرࣱ مُّبِینࣱ

I am only a clear warner."

قَالُوا۟ لَىِٕن لَّمۡ تَنتَهِ یَـٰنُوحُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡمَرۡجُومِینَ

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

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوۡمِی كَذَّبُونِ

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

فَٱفۡتَحۡ بَیۡنِی وَبَیۡنَهُمۡ فَتۡحࣰا وَنَجِّنِی وَمَن مَّعِیَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِینَ

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

فَأَنجَیۡنَـٰهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥ فِی ٱلۡفُلۡكِ ٱلۡمَشۡحُونِ

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

ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا بَعۡدُ ٱلۡبَاقِینَ

Then We drowned thereafter the remaining ones.

إِنَّ فِی ذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ لَـَٔایَةࣰۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِینَ

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

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِیزُ ٱلرَّحِیمُ

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

كَذَّبَتۡ عَادٌ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِینَ

'Aad denied the messengers

إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ هُودٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

When their brother Hud said to them, "Will you not fear Allah?

إِنِّی لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِینࣱ

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.

فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِیعُونِ

So fear Allah and obey me.

وَمَاۤ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَیۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِیَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِینَ

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

أَتَبۡنُونَ بِكُلِّ رِیعٍ ءَایَةࣰ تَعۡبَثُونَ

Do you construct on every elevation a sign, amusing yourselves,

وَتَتَّخِذُونَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَخۡلُدُونَ

And take for yourselves palaces and fortresses that you might abide eternally?

وَإِذَا بَطَشۡتُم بَطَشۡتُمۡ جَبَّارِینَ

And when you strike, you strike as tyrants.

فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِیعُونِ

So fear Allah and obey me.

وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱلَّذِیۤ أَمَدَّكُم بِمَا تَعۡلَمُونَ

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

أَمَدَّكُم بِأَنۡعَـٰمࣲ وَبَنِینَ

Provided you with grazing livestock and children

وَجَنَّـٰتࣲ وَعُیُونٍ

And gardens and springs.

إِنِّیۤ أَخَافُ عَلَیۡكُمۡ عَذَابَ یَوۡمٍ عَظِیمࣲ

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

قَالُوا۟ سَوَاۤءٌ عَلَیۡنَاۤ أَوَعَظۡتَ أَمۡ لَمۡ تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلۡوَ ٰ⁠عِظِینَ

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

إِنۡ هَـٰذَاۤ إِلَّا خُلُقُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِینَ

This is not but the custom of the former peoples,

وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُعَذَّبِینَ

And we are not to be punished."

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَهۡلَكۡنَـٰهُمۡۚ إِنَّ فِی ذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ لَـَٔایَةࣰۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِینَ

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

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِیزُ ٱلرَّحِیمُ

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

كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِینَ

Thamud denied the messengers

إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ صَـٰلِحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

When their brother Salih said to them, "Will you not fear Allah?

إِنِّی لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِینࣱ

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.

فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِیعُونِ

So fear Allah and obey me.

وَمَاۤ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَیۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِیَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِینَ

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

أَتُتۡرَكُونَ فِی مَا هَـٰهُنَاۤ ءَامِنِینَ

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

فِی جَنَّـٰتࣲ وَعُیُونࣲ

Within gardens and springs

وَزُرُوعࣲ وَنَخۡلࣲ طَلۡعُهَا هَضِیمࣱ

And fields of crops and palm trees with softened fruit?

وَتَنۡحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡجِبَالِ بُیُوتࣰا فَـٰرِهِینَ

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

فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِیعُونِ

So fear Allah and obey me.

وَلَا تُطِیعُوۤا۟ أَمۡرَ ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِینَ

And do not obey the order of the transgressors,

ٱلَّذِینَ یُفۡسِدُونَ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَا یُصۡلِحُونَ

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

قَالُوۤا۟ إِنَّمَاۤ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَحَّرِینَ

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

مَاۤ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرࣱ مِّثۡلُنَا فَأۡتِ بِـَٔایَةٍ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِینَ

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

قَالَ هَـٰذِهِۦ نَاقَةࣱ لَّهَا شِرۡبࣱ وَلَكُمۡ شِرۡبُ یَوۡمࣲ مَّعۡلُومࣲ

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

وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوۤءࣲ فَیَأۡخُذَكُمۡ عَذَابُ یَوۡمٍ عَظِیمࣲ

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

فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَصۡبَحُوا۟ نَـٰدِمِینَ

But they hamstrung her and so became regretful.

فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابُۚ إِنَّ فِی ذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ لَـَٔایَةࣰۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِینَ

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

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِیزُ ٱلرَّحِیمُ

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

كَذَّبَتۡ قَوۡمُ لُوطٍ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِینَ

The people of Lot denied the messengers

إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ لُوطٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

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

إِنِّی لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِینࣱ

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.

فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِیعُونِ

So fear Allah and obey me.

وَمَاۤ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَیۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِیَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِینَ

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

أَتَأۡتُونَ ٱلذُّكۡرَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِینَ

Do you approach males among the worlds

وَتَذَرُونَ مَا خَلَقَ لَكُمۡ رَبُّكُم مِّنۡ أَزۡوَ ٰ⁠جِكُمۚ بَلۡ أَنتُمۡ قَوۡمٌ عَادُونَ

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

قَالُوا۟ لَىِٕن لَّمۡ تَنتَهِ یَـٰلُوطُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡمُخۡرَجِینَ

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

قَالَ إِنِّی لِعَمَلِكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡقَالِینَ

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

رَبِّ نَجِّنِی وَأَهۡلِی مِمَّا یَعۡمَلُونَ

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

فَنَجَّیۡنَـٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥۤ أَجۡمَعِینَ

So We saved him and his family, all,

إِلَّا عَجُوزࣰا فِی ٱلۡغَـٰبِرِینَ

Except an old woman among those who remained behind.

ثُمَّ دَمَّرۡنَا ٱلۡـَٔاخَرِینَ

Then We destroyed the others.

وَأَمۡطَرۡنَا عَلَیۡهِم مَّطَرࣰاۖ فَسَاۤءَ مَطَرُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِینَ

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

إِنَّ فِی ذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ لَـَٔایَةࣰۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِینَ

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

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِیزُ ٱلرَّحِیمُ

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

كَذَّبَ أَصۡحَـٰبُ لۡـَٔیۡكَةِ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِینَ

The companions of the thicket denied the messengers

إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ شُعَیۡبٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

When Shu'ayb said to them, "Will you not fear Allah?

إِنِّی لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِینࣱ

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.

فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِیعُونِ

So fear Allah and obey me.

وَمَاۤ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَیۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِیَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِینَ

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

۞ أَوۡفُوا۟ ٱلۡكَیۡلَ وَلَا تَكُونُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلۡمُخۡسِرِینَ

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

وَزِنُوا۟ بِٱلۡقِسۡطَاسِ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقِیمِ

And weigh with an even balance.

وَلَا تَبۡخَسُوا۟ ٱلنَّاسَ أَشۡیَاۤءَهُمۡ وَلَا تَعۡثَوۡا۟ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مُفۡسِدِینَ

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

وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱلَّذِی خَلَقَكُمۡ وَٱلۡجِبِلَّةَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِینَ

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

قَالُوۤا۟ إِنَّمَاۤ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَحَّرِینَ

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

وَمَاۤ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرࣱ مِّثۡلُنَا وَإِن نَّظُنُّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡكَـٰذِبِینَ

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

فَأَسۡقِطۡ عَلَیۡنَا كِسَفࣰا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِینَ

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

قَالَ رَبِّیۤ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ

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

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَخَذَهُمۡ عَذَابُ یَوۡمِ ٱلظُّلَّةِۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَذَابَ یَوۡمٍ عَظِیمٍ

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

إِنَّ فِی ذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ لَـَٔایَةࣰۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِینَ

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

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِیزُ ٱلرَّحِیمُ

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

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَنزِیلُ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِینَ

And indeed, the Qur'an is the revelation of the Lord of the worlds.

نَزَلَ بِهِ ٱلرُّوحُ ٱلۡأَمِینُ

The Trustworthy Spirit has brought it down

عَلَىٰ قَلۡبِكَ لِتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُنذِرِینَ

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

بِلِسَانٍ عَرَبِیࣲّ مُّبِینࣲ

In a clear Arabic language.

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَفِی زُبُرِ ٱلۡأَوَّلِینَ

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

أَوَلَمۡ یَكُن لَّهُمۡ ءَایَةً أَن یَعۡلَمَهُۥ عُلَمَـٰۤؤُا۟ بَنِیۤ إِسۡرَ ٰ⁠ۤءِیلَ

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

وَلَوۡ نَزَّلۡنَـٰهُ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضِ ٱلۡأَعۡجَمِینَ

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

فَقَرَأَهُۥ عَلَیۡهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ مُؤۡمِنِینَ

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

كَذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ سَلَكۡنَـٰهُ فِی قُلُوبِ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِینَ

Thus have We inserted disbelief into the hearts of the criminals.

لَا یُؤۡمِنُونَ بِهِۦ حَتَّىٰ یَرَوُا۟ ٱلۡعَذَابَ ٱلۡأَلِیمَ

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

فَیَأۡتِیَهُم بَغۡتَةࣰ وَهُمۡ لَا یَشۡعُرُونَ

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

فَیَقُولُوا۟ هَلۡ نَحۡنُ مُنظَرُونَ

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

أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا یَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَ

So for Our punishment are they impatient?

أَفَرَءَیۡتَ إِن مَّتَّعۡنَـٰهُمۡ سِنِینَ

Then have you considered if We gave them enjoyment for years

ثُمَّ جَاۤءَهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ یُوعَدُونَ

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

مَاۤ أَغۡنَىٰ عَنۡهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ یُمَتَّعُونَ

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

وَمَاۤ أَهۡلَكۡنَا مِن قَرۡیَةٍ إِلَّا لَهَا مُنذِرُونَ

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

ذِكۡرَىٰ وَمَا كُنَّا ظَـٰلِمِینَ

As a reminder; and never have We been unjust.

وَمَا تَنَزَّلَتۡ بِهِ ٱلشَّیَـٰطِینُ

And the devils have not brought the revelation down.

وَمَا یَنۢبَغِی لَهُمۡ وَمَا یَسۡتَطِیعُونَ

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

إِنَّهُمۡ عَنِ ٱلسَّمۡعِ لَمَعۡزُولُونَ

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

فَلَا تَدۡعُ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَـٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُعَذَّبِینَ

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

وَأَنذِرۡ عَشِیرَتَكَ ٱلۡأَقۡرَبِینَ

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

وَٱخۡفِضۡ جَنَاحَكَ لِمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِینَ

And lower your wing to those who follow you of the believers.

فَإِنۡ عَصَوۡكَ فَقُلۡ إِنِّی بَرِیۤءࣱ مِّمَّا تَعۡمَلُونَ

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

وَتَوَكَّلۡ عَلَى ٱلۡعَزِیزِ ٱلرَّحِیمِ

And rely upon the Exalted in Might, the Merciful,

ٱلَّذِی یَرَىٰكَ حِینَ تَقُومُ

Who sees you when you arise

وَتَقَلُّبَكَ فِی ٱلسَّـٰجِدِینَ

And your movement among those who prostrate.

إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِیعُ ٱلۡعَلِیمُ

Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing.

هَلۡ أُنَبِّئُكُمۡ عَلَىٰ مَن تَنَزَّلُ ٱلشَّیَـٰطِینُ

Shall I inform you upon whom the devils descend?

تَنَزَّلُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ أَفَّاكٍ أَثِیمࣲ

They descend upon every sinful liar.

یُلۡقُونَ ٱلسَّمۡعَ وَأَكۡثَرُهُمۡ كَـٰذِبُونَ

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

وَٱلشُّعَرَاۤءُ یَتَّبِعُهُمُ ٱلۡغَاوُۥنَ

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

أَلَمۡ تَرَ أَنَّهُمۡ فِی كُلِّ وَادࣲ یَهِیمُونَ

Do you not see that in every valley they roam

وَأَنَّهُمۡ یَقُولُونَ مَا لَا یَفۡعَلُونَ

And that they say what they do not do? -

إِلَّا ٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ وَذَكَرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ كَثِیرࣰا وَٱنتَصَرُوا۟ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ مَا ظُلِمُوا۟ۗ وَسَیَعۡلَمُ ٱلَّذِینَ ظَلَمُوۤا۟ أَیَّ مُنقَلَبࣲ یَنقَلِبُونَ

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