1. Alif, Lam, Mim, Sad.
2. A Book revealed unto thee,-
So let thy heart be oppressed no
more by any difficulty on that
account,- that with it thou
mightest warn (the erring) and
teach the Believers).
3. Follow (O men!) the
revelation given unto you from
your Lord, and follow not, as
friends or protectors, other
than Him. Little it is ye
remember of admonition.
4. How many towns have We
destroyed (for their sins)? Our
punishment took them on a sudden
by night or while they slept for
their afternoon rest.
5. When (thus) Our punishment
took them, no cry did they utter
but this: "Indeed we did wrong."
6. Then shall we question those
to whom Our message was sent and
those by whom We sent it.
7. And verily, We shall recount
their whole story with
knowledge, for We were never
absent (at any time or place).
8. The balance that day will be
true (to nicety): those whose
scale (of good) will be heavy,
will prosper:
9. Those whose scale will be
light, will be their souls in
perdition, for that they
wrongfully treated Our signs.
10. It is We Who have placed you
with authority on earth, and
provided you therein with means
for the fulfilment of your life:
small are the thanks that ye
give!
11. It is We Who created you and
gave you shape; then We bade the
angels bow down to Adam, and
they bowed down; not so Iblis;
He refused to be of those who
bow down.
12. ((Allah)) said: "What
prevented thee from bowing down
when I commanded thee?" He said:
"I am better than he: Thou didst
create me from fire, and him
from clay."
13. ((Allah)) said: "Get thee
down from this: it is not for
thee to be arrogant here: get
out, for thou art of the meanest
(of creatures)."
14. He said: "Give me respite
till the day they are raised
up."
15. ((Allah)) said: "Be thou
among those who have respite."
16. He said: "Because thou hast
thrown me out of the way, lo! I
will lie in wait for them on thy
straight way:
17. "Then will I assault them
from before them and behind
them, from their right and their
left: Nor wilt thou find, in
most of them, gratitude (for thy
mercies)."
18. ((Allah)) said: "Get out
from this, disgraced and
expelled. If any of them follow
thee,- Hell will I fill with you
all.
19. "O Adam! dwell thou and thy
wife in the Garden, and enjoy
(its good things) as ye wish:
but approach not this tree, or
ye run into harm and
transgression."
20. Then began Satan to whisper
suggestions to them, bringing
openly before their minds all
their shame that was hidden from
them (before): he said: "Your
Lord only forbade you this tree,
lest ye should become angels or
such beings as live for ever."
21. And he swore to them both,
that he was their sincere
adviser.
22. So by deceit he brought
about their fall: when they
tasted of the tree, their shame
became manifest to them, and
they began to sew together the
leaves of the garden over their
bodies. And their Lord called
unto them: "Did I not forbid you
that tree, and tell you that
Satan was an avowed enemy unto
you?"
23. They said: "Our Lord! We
have wronged our own souls: If
thou forgive us not and bestow
not upon us Thy Mercy, we shall
certainly be lost."
24. ((Allah)) said: "Get ye
down. With enmity between
yourselves. On earth will be
your dwelling-place and your
means of livelihood,- for a
time."
25. He said: "Therein shall ye
live, and therein shall ye die;
but from it shall ye be taken
out (at last)."
26. O ye Children of Adam! We
have bestowed raiment upon you
to cover your shame, as well as
to be an adornment to you. But
the raiment of righteousness,-
that is the best. Such are among
the Signs of Allah, that they
may receive admonition!
27. O ye Children of Adam! Let
not Satan seduce you, in the
same manner as He got your
parents out of the Garden,
stripping them of their raiment,
to expose their shame: for he
and his tribe watch you from a
position where ye cannot see
them: We made the evil ones
friends (only) to those without
faith.
28. When they do aught that is
shameful, they say: "We found
our fathers doing so"; and
"(Allah) commanded us thus":
Say: "Nay, Allah never commands
what is shameful: do ye say of
Allah what ye know not?"
29. Say: "My Lord hath commanded
justice; and that ye set your
whole selves (to Him) at every
time and place of prayer, and
call upon Him, making your
devotion sincere as in His
sight: such as He created you in
the beginning, so shall ye
return."
30. Some He hath guided: Others
have (by their choice) deserved
the loss of their way; in that
they took the evil ones, in
preference to Allah, for their
friends and protectors, and
think that they receive
guidance.
31. O Children of Adam! wear
your beautiful apparel at every
time and place of prayer: eat
and drink: But waste not by
excess, for Allah loveth not the
wasters.
32. Say: Who hath forbidden the
beautiful (gifts) of Allah,
which He hath produced for His
servants, and the things, clean
and pure, (which He hath
provided) for sustenance? Say:
They are, in the life of this
world, for those who believe,
(and) purely for them on the Day
of Judgment. Thus do We explain
the signs in detail for those
who understand.
33. Say: the things that my Lord
hath indeed forbidden are:
shameful deeds, whether open or
secret; sins and trespasses
against truth or reason;
assigning of partners to Allah,
for which He hath given no
authority; and saying things
about Allah of which ye have no
knowledge.
34. To every people is a term
appointed: when their term is
reached, not an hour can they
cause delay, nor (an hour) can
they advance (it in
anticipation).
35. O ye Children of Adam!
whenever there come to you
apostles from amongst you,
rehearsing My signs unto you,-
those who are righteous and mend
(their lives),- on them shall be
no fear nor shall they grieve.
36. But those who reject Our
signs and treat them with
arrogance,- they are companions
of the Fire, to dwell therein
(for ever).
37. Who is more unjust than one
who invents a lie against Allah
or rejects His Signs? For such,
their portion appointed must
reach them from the Book (of
decrees): until, when our
messengers (of death) arrive and
take their souls, they say:
"Where are the things that ye
used to invoke besides Allah."
They will reply, "They have left
us in the lurch," And they will
bear witness against themselves,
that they had rejected Allah.
38. He will say: "Enter ye in
the company of the peoples who
passed away before you - men and
jinns, - into the Fire." Every
time a new people enters, it
curses its sister-people (that
went before), until they follow
each other, all into the Fire.
Saith the last about the first:
"Our Lord! it is these that
misled us: so give them a double
penalty in the Fire." He will
say: "Doubled for all" : but
this ye do not understand.
39. Then the first will say to
the last: "See then! No
advantage have ye over us; so
taste ye of the penalty for all
that ye did !"
40. To those who reject Our
signs and treat them with
arrogance, no opening will there
be of the gates of heaven, nor
will they enter the garden,
until the camel can pass through
the eye of the needle: Such is
Our reward for those in sin.
41. For them there is Hell, as a
couch (below) and folds and
folds of covering above: such is
Our requital of those who do
wrong.
42. But those who believe and
work righteousness,- no burden
do We place on any soul, but
that which it can bear,- they
will be Companions of the
Garden, therein to dwell (for
ever).
43. And We shall remove from
their hearts any lurking sense
of injury;- beneath them will be
rivers flowing;- and they shall
say: "Praise be to Allah, who
hath guided us to this
(felicity): never could we have
found guidance, had it not been
for the guidance of Allah.
indeed it was the truth, that
the apostles of our Lord brought
unto us." And they shall hear
the cry: "Behold! the garden
before you! Ye have been made
its inheritors, for your deeds
(of righteousness)."
44. The Companions of the Garden
will call out to the Companions
of the Fire: "We have indeed
found the promises of our Lord
to us true: Have you also found
Your Lord's promises true?" They
shall say, "Yes"; but a crier
shall proclaim between them:
"The curse of Allah is on the
wrong-doers;-
45. "Those who would hinder
(men) from the path of Allah and
would seek in it something
crooked: they were those who
denied the Hereafter."
46. Between them shall be a
veil, and on the heights will be
men who would know every one by
his marks: they will call out to
the Companions of the Garden,
"peace on you": they will not
have entered, but they will have
an assurance (thereof).
47. When their eyes shall be
turned towards the Companions of
the Fire, they will say: "Our
Lord! send us not to the company
of the wrong-doers."
48. The men on the heights will
call to certain men whom they
will know from their marks,
saying: "Of what profit to you
were your hoards and your
arrogant ways?
49. "Behold! are these not the
men whom you swore that Allah
with His Mercy would never
bless? Enter ye the Garden: no
fear shall be on you, nor shall
ye grieve."
50. The Companions of the Fire
will call to the Companions of
the Garden: "Pour down to us
water or anything that Allah
doth provide for your
sustenance." They will say:
"Both these things hath Allah
forbidden to those who rejected
Him."
51. "Such as took their religion
to be mere amusement and play,
and were deceived by the life of
the world." That day shall We
forget them as they forgot the
meeting of this day of theirs,
and as they were wont to reject
Our signs.
52. For We had certainly sent
unto them a Book, based on
knowledge, which We explained in
detail,- a guide and a mercy to
all who believe.
53. Do they just wait for the
final fulfilment of the event?
On the day the event is finally
fulfilled, those who disregarded
it before will say: "The
apostles of our Lord did indeed
bring true (tidings). Have we no
intercessors now to intercede on
our behalf? Or could we be sent
back? then should we behave
differently from our behaviour
in the past." In fact they will
have lost their souls, and the
things they invented will leave
them in the lurch.
54. Your Guardian-Lord is Allah,
Who created the heavens and the
earth in six days, and is firmly
established on the throne (of
authority): He draweth the night
as a veil o'er the day, each
seeking the other in rapid
succession: He created the sun,
the moon, and the stars, (all)
governed by laws under His
command. Is it not His to create
and to govern? Blessed be Allah,
the Cherisher and Sustainer of
the worlds!
55. Call on your Lord with
humility and in private: for
Allah loveth not those who
trespass beyond bounds.
56. Do no mischief on the earth,
after it hath been set in order,
but call on Him with fear and
longing (in your hearts): for
the Mercy of Allah is (always)
near to those who do good.
57. It is He Who sendeth the
winds like heralds of glad
tidings, going before His mercy:
when they have carried the
heavy-laden clouds, We drive
them to a land that is dead,
make rain to descend thereon,
and produce every kind of
harvest therewith: thus shall We
raise up the dead: perchance ye
may remember.
58. From the land that is clean
and good, by the will of its
Cherisher, springs up produce,
(rich) after its kind: but from
the land that is bad, springs up
nothing but that which is
niggardly: thus do we explain
the signs by various (symbols)
to those who are grateful.
59. We sent Noah to his people.
He said: "O my people! worship
Allah. ye have no other god but
Him. I fear for you the
punishment of a dreadful day!
60. The leaders of his people
said: "Ah! we see thee evidently
wandering (in mind)."
61. He said: "O my people! No
wandering is there in my (mind):
on the contrary I am an apostle
from the Lord and Cherisher of
the worlds!
62. "I but fulfil towards you
the duties of my Lord's mission:
Sincere is my advice to you, and
I know from Allah something that
ye know not.
63. "Do ye wonder that there
hath come to you a message from
your Lord, through a man of your
own people, to warn you,- so
that ye may fear Allah and haply
receive His Mercy?"
64. But they rejected him, and
We delivered him, and those with
him, in the Ark: but We
overwhelmed in the flood those
who rejected Our signs. They
were indeed a blind people!
65. To the 'Ad people, (We sent)
Hud, one of their (own)
brethren: He said: O my people!
worship Allah. ye have no other
god but Him will ye not fear
((Allah))?"
66. The leaders of the
Unbelievers among his people
said: "Ah! we see thou art an
imbecile!" and "We think thou
art a liar!"
67. He said: "O my people! I am
no imbecile, but (I am) an
apostle from the Lord and
Cherisher of the worlds!
68. "I but fulfil towards you
the duties of my Lord's mission:
I am to you a sincere and
trustworthy adviser.
69. "Do ye wonder that there
hath come to you a message from
your Lord through a man of your
own people, to warn you? call in
remembrance that He made you
inheritors after the people of
Noah, and gave you a stature
tall among the nations. Call in
remembrance the benefits (ye
have received) from Allah. that
so ye may prosper."
70. They said: "Comest thou to
us, that we may worship Allah
alone, and give up the cult of
our fathers? bring us what thou
threatenest us with, if so be
that thou tellest the truth!"
71. He said: "Punishment and
wrath have already come upon you
from your Lord: dispute ye with
me over names which ye have
devised - ye and your fathers,-
without authority from Allah.
then wait: I am amongst you,
also waiting."
72. We saved him and those who
adhered to him. By Our mercy,
and We cut off the roots of
those who rejected Our signs and
did not believe.
73. To the Thamud people (We
sent) Salih, one of their own
brethren: He said: "O my people!
worship Allah. ye have no other
god but Him. Now hath come unto
you a clear (Sign) from your
Lord! This she-camel of Allah is
a Sign unto you: So leave her to
graze in Allah.s earth, and let
her come to no harm, or ye shall
be seized with a grievous
punishment.
74. "And remember how He made
you inheritors after the 'Ad
people and gave you habitations
in the land: ye build for
yourselves palaces and castles
in (open) plains, and care out
homes in the mountains; so bring
to remembrance the benefits (ye
have received) from Allah, and
refrain from evil and mischief
on the earth."
75. The leaders of the arrogant
party among his people said to
those who were reckoned
powerless - those among them who
believed: "know ye indeed that
Salih is an apostle from his
Lord?" They said: "We do indeed
believe in the revelation which
hath been sent through him."
76. The Arrogant party said:
"For our part, we reject what ye
believe in."
77. Then they ham-strung the
she-camel, and insolently defied
the order of their Lord, saying:
"O Salih! bring about thy
threats, if thou art an apostle
(of Allah.!"
78. So the earthquake took them
unawares, and they lay prostrate
in their homes in the morning!
79. So Salih left them, saying:
"O my people! I did indeed
convey to you the message for
which I was sent by my Lord: I
gave you good counsel, but ye
love not good counsellors!"
80. We also (sent) Lut: He said
to his people: "Do ye commit
lewdness such as no people in
creation (ever) committed before
you?
81. "For ye practise your lusts
on men in preference to women :
ye are indeed a people
transgressing beyond bounds."
82. And his people gave no
answer but this: they said,
"Drive them out of your city:
these are indeed men who want to
be clean and pure!"
83. But we saved him and his
family, except his wife: she was
of those who legged behind.
84. And we rained down on them a
shower (of brimstone): Then see
what was the end of those who
indulged in sin and crime!
85. To the Madyan people We sent
Shu'aib, one of their own
brethren: he said: "O my people!
worship Allah. Ye have no other
god but Him. Now hath come unto
you a clear (Sign) from your
Lord! Give just measure and
weight, nor withhold from the
people the things that are their
due; and do no mischief on the
earth after it has been set in
order: that will be best for
you, if ye have Faith.
86. "And squat not on every
road, breathing threats,
hindering from the path of Allah
those who believe in Him, and
seeking in it something crooked;
But remember how ye were little,
and He gave you increase. And
hold in your mind's eye what was
the end of those who did
mischief.
87. "And if there is a party
among you who believes in the
message with which I have been
sent, and a party which does not
believe, hold yourselves in
patience until Allah doth decide
between us: for He is the best
to decide.
88. The leaders, the arrogant
party among his people, said: "O
Shu'aib! we shall certainly
drive thee out of our city -
(thee) and those who believe
with thee; or else ye (thou and
they) shall have to return to
our ways and religion." He said:
"What! even though we do detest
(them)?
89. "We should indeed invent a
lie against Allah, if we
returned to your ways after
Allah hath rescued us therefrom;
nor could we by any manner of
means return thereto unless it
be as in the will and plan of
Allah, Our Lord. Our Lord can
reach out to the utmost recesses
of things by His knowledge. In
the Allah is our trust. our
Lord! decide Thou between us and
our people in truth, for Thou
art the best to decide."
90. The leaders, the unbelievers
among his people, said: "If ye
follow Shu'aib, be sure then ye
are ruined!"
91. But the earthquake took them
unawares, and they lay prostrate
in their homes before the
morning!
92. The men who reject Shu'aib
became as if they had never been
in the homes where they had
flourished: the men who rejected
Shu'aib - it was they who were
ruined!
93. So Shu'aib left them,
saying: "O my people! I did
indeed convey to you the
messages for which I was sent by
my Lord: I gave you good
counsel, but how shall I lament
over a people who refuse to
believe!"
94. Whenever We sent a prophet
to a town, We took up its people
in suffering and adversity, in
order that they might learn
humility.
95. Then We changed their
suffering into prosperity, until
they grew and multiplied, and
began to say: "Our fathers (too)
were touched by suffering and
affluence" ... Behold! We called
them to account of a sudden,
while they realised not (their
peril).
96. If the people of the towns
had but believed and feared
Allah, We should indeed have
opened out to them (All kinds
of) blessings from heaven and
earth; but they rejected (the
truth), and We brought them to
book for their misdeeds.
97. Did the people of the towns
feel secure against the coming
of Our wrath by night while they
were asleep?
98. Or else did they feel secure
against its coming in broad
daylight while they played about
(care-free)?
99. Did they then feel secure
against the plan of Allah.- but
no one can feel secure from the
Plan of Allah, except those
(doomed) to ruin!
100. To those who inherit the
earth in succession to its
(previous) possessors, is it not
a guiding, (lesson) that, if We
so willed, We could punish them
(too) for their sins, and seal
up their hearts so that they
could not hear?
101. Such were the towns whose
story We (thus) relate unto
thee: There came indeed to them
their apostles with clear
(signs): But they would not
believe what they had rejected
before. Thus doth Allah seal up
the hearts of those who reject
faith.
102. Most of them We found not
men (true) to their covenant:
but most of them We found
rebellious and disobedient.
103. Then after them We sent
Moses with Our signs to Pharaoh
and his chiefs, but they
wrongfully rejected them: So see
what was the end of those who
made mischief.
104. Moses said: "O Pharaoh! I
am an apostle from the Lord of
the worlds,-
105. One for whom it is right to
say nothing but truth about
Allah. Now have I come unto you
(people), from your Lord, with a
clear (Sign): So let the
Children of Israel depart along
with me."
106. (Pharaoh) said: "If indeed
thou hast come with a Sign, show
it forth,- if thou tellest the
truth."
107. Then (Moses) threw his rod,
and behold! it was a serpent,
plain (for all to see)!
108. And he drew out his hand,
and behold! it was white to all
beholders!
109. Said the Chiefs of the
people of Pharaoh: "This is
indeed a sorcerer well- versed.
110. "His plan is to get you out
of your land: then what is it ye
counsel?"
111. They said: "Keep him and
his brother in suspense (for a
while); and send to the cities
men to collect-
112. And bring up to thee all
(our) sorcerers well-versed."
113. So there came the sorcerers
to Pharaoh: They said, "of
course we shall have a
(suitable) reward if we win!"
114. He said: "Yea, (and more),-
for ye shall in that case be
(raised to posts) nearest (to my
person)."
115. They said: "O Moses! wilt
thou throw (first), or shall we
have the (first) throw?"
116. Said Moses: "Throw ye
(first)." So when they threw,
they bewitched the eyes of the
people, and struck terror into
them: for they showed a great
(feat of) magic.
117. We put it into Moses's mind
by inspiration: "Throw (now) thy
rod":and behold! it swallows up
straight away all the falsehoods
which they fake!
118. Thus truth was confirmed,
and all that they did was made
of no effect.
119. So the (great ones) were
vanquished there and then, and
were made to look small.
120. But the sorcerers fell down
prostrate in adoration.
121. Saying: "We believe in the
Lord of the Worlds,-
122. "The Lord of Moses and
Aaron."
123. Said Pharaoh: "Believe ye
in Him before I give you
permission? Surely this is a
trick which ye have planned in
the city to drive out its
people: but soon shall ye know
(the consequences).
124. "Be sure I will cut off
your hands and your feet on
apposite sides, and I will cause
you all to die on the cross."
125. They said: "For us, We are
but sent back unto our Lord:
126. "But thou dost wreak thy
vengeance on us simply because
we believed in the Signs of our
Lord when they reached us! Our
Lord! pour out on us patience
and constancy, and take our
souls unto thee as Muslims (who
bow to thy will)!
127. Said the chiefs of
Pharaoh's people: "Wilt thou
leave Moses and his people, to
spread mischief in the land, and
to abandon thee and thy gods?"
He said: "Their male children
will we slay; (only) their
females will we save alive; and
we have over them (power)
irresistible."
128. Said Moses to his people:
"Pray for help from Allah, and
(wait) in patience and
constancy: for the earth is
Allah.s, to give as a heritage
to such of His servants as He
pleaseth; and the end is (best)
for the righteous.
129. They said: "We have had
(nothing but) trouble, both
before and after thou camest to
us." He said: "It may be that
your Lord will destroy your
enemy and make you inheritors in
the earth; that so He may try
you by your deeds."
130. We punished the people of
Pharaoh with years (of droughts)
and shortness of crops; that
they might receive admonition.
131. But when good (times) came,
they said, "This is due to us;"
When gripped by calamity, they
ascribed it to evil omens
connected with Moses and those
with him! Behold! in truth the
omens of evil are theirs in
Allah.s sight, but most of them
do not understand!
132. They said (to Moses):
"Whatever be the Signs thou
bringest, to work therewith thy
sorcery on us, we shall never
believe in thee.
133. So We sent (plagues) on
them: Wholesale death, Locusts,
Lice, Frogs, And Blood: Signs
openly self-explained: but they
were steeped in arrogance,- a
people given to sin.
134. Every time the penalty fell
on them, they said: "O Moses! on
your behalf call on thy Lord in
virtue of his promise to thee:
If thou wilt remove the penalty
from us, we shall truly believe
in thee, and we shall send away
the Children of Israel with
thee."
135. But every time We removed
the penalty from them according
to a fixed term which they had
to fulfil,- Behold! they broke
their word!
136. So We exacted retribution
from them: We drowned them in
the sea, because they rejected
Our Signs and failed to take
warning from them.
137. And We made a people,
considered weak (and of no
account), inheritors of lands in
both east and west, - lands
whereon We sent down Our
blessings. The fair promise of
thy Lord was fulfilled for the
Children of Israel, because they
had patience and constancy, and
We levelled to the ground the
great works and fine buildings
which Pharaoh and his people
erected (with such pride).
138. We took the Children of
Israel (with safety) across the
sea. They came upon a people
devoted entirely to some idols
they had. They said: "O Moses!
fashion for us a god like unto
the gods they have." He said:
"Surely ye are a people without
knowledge.
139. "As to these folk,- the
cult they are in is (but) a
fragment of a ruin, and vain is
the (worship) which they
practise."
140. He said: "Shall I seek for
you a god other than the (true)
Allah, when it is Allah Who hath
endowed you with gifts above the
nations?"
141. And remember We rescued you
from Pharaoh's people, who
afflicted you with the worst of
penalties, who slew your male
children and saved alive your
females: in that was a momentous
trial from your Lord.
142. We appointed for Moses
thirty nights, and completed
(the period) with ten (more):
thus was completed the term (of
communion) with his Lord, forty
nights. And Moses had charged
his brother Aaron (before he
went up): "Act for me amongst my
people: Do right, and follow not
the way of those who do
mischief."
143. When Moses came to the
place appointed by Us, and his
Lord addressed him, He said: "O
my Lord! show (Thyself) to me,
that I may look upon thee."
Allah said: "By no means canst
thou see Me (direct); But look
upon the mount; if it abide in
its place, then shalt thou see
Me." When his Lord manifested
His glory on the Mount, He made
it as dust. And Moses fell down
in a swoon. When he recovered
his senses he said: "Glory be to
Thee! to Thee I turn in
repentance, and I am the first
to believe."
144. ((Allah)) said: "O Moses! I
have chosen thee above (other)
men, by the mission I (have
given thee) and the words I
(have spoken to thee): take then
the (revelation) which I give
thee, and be of those who give
thanks."
145. And We ordained laws for
him in the tablets in all
matters, both commanding and
explaining all things, (and
said): "Take and hold these with
firmness, and enjoin thy people
to hold fast by the best in the
precepts: soon shall I show you
the homes of the wicked,- (How
they lie desolate)."
146. Those who behave arrogantly
on the earth in defiance of
right - them will I turn away
from My signs: Even if they see
all the signs, they will not
believe in them; and if they see
the way of right conduct, they
will not adopt it as the way;
but if they see the way of
error, that is the way they will
adopt. For they have rejected
our signs, and failed to take
warning from them.
147. Those who reject Our signs
and the meeting in the
Hereafter,- vain are their
deeds: Can they expect to be
rewarded except as they have
wrought?
148. The people of Moses made,
in his absence, out of their
ornaments, the image of calf,
(for worship): it seemed to low:
did they not see that it could
neither speak to them, nor show
them the way? They took it for
worship and they did wrong.
149. When they repented, and saw
that they had erred, they said:
"If our Lord have not mercy upon
us and forgive us, we shall
indeed be of those who perish."
150. When Moses came back to his
people, angry and grieved, he
said: "Evil it is that ye have
done in my place in my absence:
did ye make haste to bring on
the judgment of your Lord?" He
put down the tablets, seized his
brother by (the hair of) his
head, and dragged him to him.
Aaron said: "Son of my mother!
the people did indeed reckon me
as naught, and
went near to slaying me! Make
not the enemies rejoice over my
misfortune, nor count thou me
amongst the people of sin."
151. Moses prayed: "O my Lord!
forgive me and my brother! admit
us to Thy mercy! for Thou art
the Most Merciful of those who
show mercy!"
152. Those who took the calf
(for worship) will indeed be
overwhelmed with wrath from
their Lord, and with shame in
this life: thus do We recompense
those who invent (falsehoods).
153. But those who do wrong but
repent thereafter and (truly)
believe,- verily thy Lord is
thereafter Oft-Forgiving, Most
Merciful.
154. When the anger of Moses was
appeased, he took up the
tablets: in the writing thereon
was guidance and Mercy for such
as fear their Lord.
155. And Moses chose seventy of
his people for Our place of
meeting: when they were seized
with violent quaking, he prayed:
"O my Lord! if it had been Thy
will Thou couldst have
destroyed, long before, both
them and me: wouldst Thou
destroy us for the deeds of the
foolish ones among us? this is
no more than Thy trial: by it
Thou causest whom Thou wilt to
stray, and Thou leadest whom
Thou wilt into the right path.
Thou art our Protector: so
forgive us and give us Thy
mercy; for Thou art the best of
those who forgive.
156. "And ordain for us that
which is good, in this life and
in the Hereafter: for we have
turned unto Thee." He said:
"With My punishment I visit whom
I will; but My mercy extendeth
to all things. That (mercy) I
shall ordain for those who do
right, and practise regular
charity, and those who believe
in Our signs;-
157. "Those who follow the
apostle, the unlettered Prophet,
whom they find mentioned in
their own (scriptures),- in the
law and the Gospel;- for he
commands them what is just and
forbids them what is evil; he
allows them as lawful what is
good (and pure) and prohibits
them from what is bad (and
impure); He releases them from
their heavy burdens and from the
yokes that are upon them. So it
is those who believe in him,
honour him, help him, and follow
the light which is sent down
with him,- it is they who will
prosper."
158. day: "O men! I am sent unto
you all, as the Messenger of
Allah, to Whom belongeth the
dominion of the heavens and the
earth: there is no god but He:
it is He That giveth both life
and death. So believe in Allah
and His Messenger, the
Unlettered Prophet, who
believeth in Allah and His
words: follow him that (so) ye
may be guided."
159. Of the people of Moses
there is a section who guide and
do justice in the light of
truth.
160. We divided them into twelve
tribes or nations. We directed
Moses by inspiration, when his
(thirsty) people asked him for
water: "Strike the rock with thy
staff": out of it there gushed
forth twelve springs: Each group
knew its own place for water. We
gave them the shade of clouds,
and sent down to them manna and
quails, (saying): "Eat of the
good things We have provided for
you": (but they rebelled); to Us
they did no harm, but they
harmed their own souls.
161. And remember it was said to
them: "Dwell in this town and
eat therein as ye wish, but say
the word of humility and enter
the gate in a posture of
humility: We shall forgive you
your faults; We shall increase
(the portion of) those who do
good."
162. But the transgressors among
them changed the word from that
which had been given them so we
sent on them a plague from
heaven. For that they repeatedly
transgressed.
163. Ask them concerning the
town standing close by the sea.
Behold! they transgressed in the
matter of the Sabbath. For on
the day of their Sabbath their
fish did come to them, openly
holding up their heads, but on
the day they had no Sabbath,
they came not: thus did We make
a trial of them, for they were
given to transgression.
164. When some of them said:
"Why do ye preach to a people
whom Allah will destroy or visit
with a terrible punishment?"-
said the preachers:" To
discharge our duty to your Lord,
and perchance they may fear
Him."
165. When they disregarded the
warnings that had been given
them, We rescued those who
forbade Evil; but We visited the
wrong-doers with a grievous
punishment because they were
given to transgression.
166. When in their insolence
they transgressed (all)
prohibitions, We said to them:
"Be ye apes, despised and
rejected."
167. Behold! thy Lord did
declare that He would send
against them, to the Day of
Judgment, those who would
afflict them with grievous
penalty. Thy Lord is quick in
retribution, but He is also
Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
168. We broke them up into
sections on this earth. There
are among them some that are the
righteous, and some that are the
opposite. We have tried them
with both prosperity and
adversity: In order that they
might turn (to us).
169. After them succeeded an
(evil) generation: They
inherited the Book, but they
chose (for themselves) the
vanities of this world, saying
(for excuse): "(Everything) will
be forgiven us." (Even so), if
similar vanities came their way,
they would (again) seize them.
Was not the covenant of the Book
taken from them, that they would
not ascribe to Allah anything
but the truth? and they study
what is in the Book. But best
for the righteous is the home in
the Hereafter. Will ye not
understand?
170. As to those who hold fast
by the Book and establish
regular prayer,- never shall We
suffer the reward of the
righteous to perish.
171. When We shook the Mount
over them, as if it had been a
canopy, and they thought it was
going to fall on them (We said):
"Hold firmly to what We have
given you, and bring (ever) to
remembrance what is therein;
perchance ye may fear Allah."
172. When thy Lord drew forth
from the Children of Adam - from
their loins - their descendants,
and made them testify concerning
themselves, (saying): "Am I not
your Lord (who cherishes and
sustains you)?"- They said:
"Yea! We do testify!" (This),
lest ye should say on the Day of
Judgment: "Of this we were never
mindful":
173. Or lest ye should say: "Our
fathers before us may have taken
false gods, but we are (their)
descendants after them: wilt
Thou then destroy us because of
the deeds of men who were
futile?"
174. Thus do We explain the
signs in detail; and perchance
they may turn (unto Us).
175. Relate to them the story of
the man to whom We sent Our
signs, but he passed them by: so
Satan followed him up, and he
went astray.
176. If it had been Our will, We
should have elevated him with
Our signs; but he inclined to
the earth, and followed his own
vain desires. His similitude is
that of a dog: if you attack
him, he lolls out his tongue, or
if you leave him alone, he
(still) lolls out his tongue.
That is the similitude of those
who reject Our signs; So relate
the story; perchance they may
reflect.
177. Evil as an example are
people who reject Our signs and
wrong their own souls.
178. Whom Allah doth guide,- he
is on the right path: whom He
rejects from His guidance,- such
are the persons who perish.
179. Many are the Jinns and men
we have made for Hell: They have
hearts wherewith they understand
not, eyes wherewith they see
not, and ears wherewith they
hear not. They are like cattle,-
nay more misguided: for they are
heedless (of warning).
180. The most beautiful names
belong to Allah. so call on him
by them; but shun such men as
use profanity in his names: for
what they do, they will soon be
requited.
181. Of those We have created
are people who direct (others)
with truth. And dispense justice
therewith.
182. Those who reject Our signs,
We shall gradually visit with
punishment, in ways they
perceive not;
183. Respite will I grant unto
them: for My scheme is strong
(and unfailing).
184. Do they not reflect? Their
companion is not seized with
madness: he is but a perspicuous
warner.
185. Do they see nothing in the
government of the heavens and
the earth and all that Allah
hath created? (Do they not see)
that it may well be that their
terms is nigh drawing to an end?
In what message after this will
they then believe?
186. To such as Allah rejects
from His guidance, there can be
no guide: He will leave them in
their trespasses, wandering in
distraction.
187. They ask thee about the
(final) Hour - when will be its
appointed time? Say: "The
knowledge thereof is with my
Lord (alone): None but He can
reveal as to when it will occur.
Heavy were its burden through
the heavens and the earth. Only,
all of a sudden will it come to
you." They ask thee as if thou
Wert eager in search thereof:
Say: "The knowledge thereof is
with Allah (alone), but most men
know not."
188. Say: "I have no power over
any good or harm to myself
except as Allah willeth. If I
had knowledge of the unseen, I
should have multiplied all good,
and no evil should have touched
me: I am but a warner, and a
bringer of glad tidings to those
who have faith."
189. It is He Who created you
from a single person, and made
his mate of like nature, in
order that he might dwell with
her (in love). When they are
united, she bears a light burden
and carries it about
(unnoticed). When she grows
heavy, they both pray to Allah
their Lord, (saying): "If Thou
givest us a goodly child, we vow
we shall (ever) be grateful."
190. But when He giveth them a
goodly child, they ascribe to
others a share in the gift they
have received: but Allah is
exalted high above the partners
they ascribe to Him.
191. Do they indeed ascribe to
Him as partners things that can
create nothing, but are
themselves created?
192. No aid can they give them,
nor can they aid themselves!
193. If ye call them to
guidance, they will not obey:
For you it is the same whether
ye call them or ye hold your
peace!
194. Verily those whom ye call
upon besides Allah are servants
like unto you: Call upon them,
and let them listen to your
prayer, if ye are (indeed)
truthful!
195. Have they feet to walk
with? Or hands to lay hold with?
Or eyes to see with? Or ears to
hear with? Say: "Call your
'god-partners', scheme (your
worst) against me, and give me
no respite!
196. "For my Protector is Allah,
Who revealed the Book (from time
to time), and He will choose and
befriend the righteous.
197. "But those ye call upon
besides Him, are unable to help
you, and indeed to help
themselves."
198. If thou callest them to
guidance, they hear not. Thou
wilt see them looking at thee,
but they see not.
199. Hold to forgiveness;
command what is right; But turn
away from the ignorant.
200. If a suggestion from Satan
assail thy (mind), seek refuge
with Allah. for He heareth and
knoweth (all things).
201. Those who fear Allah, when
a thought of evil from Satan
assaults them, bring Allah to
remembrance, when lo! they see
(aright)!
202. But their brethren (the
evil ones) plunge them deeper
into error, and never relax
(their efforts).
203. If thou bring them not a
revelation, they say: "Why hast
thou not got it together?" Say:
"I but follow what is revealed
to me from my Lord: this is
(nothing but) lights from your
Lord, and Guidance, and mercy,
for any who have faith."
204. When the Qur'an is read,
listen to it with attention, and
hold your peace: that ye may
receive Mercy.
205. And do thou (O reader!)
Bring thy Lord to remembrance in
thy (very) soul, with humility
and in reverence, without
loudness in words, in the
mornings and evenings; and be
not thou of those who are
unheedful.
206. Those who are near to thy
Lord, disdain not to do Him
worship: They celebrate His
praises, and bow down before
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