1. Ta. Sin. Mim.
2. These are verses of the Book
that makes (things) clear.
3. It may be thou frettest thy
soul with grief, that they do
not become Believers.
4. If (such) were Our Will, We
could send down to them from the
sky a Sign, to which they would
bend their necks in humility.
5. But there comes not to them a
newly-revealed Message from
((Allah)) Most Gracious, but
they turn away therefrom.
6. They have indeed rejected
(the Message): so they will know
soon (enough) the truth of what
they mocked at!
7. Do they not look at the
earth,- how many noble things of
all kinds We have produced
therein?
8. Verily, in this is a Sign:
but most of them do not believe.
9. And verily, thy Lord is He,
the Exalted in Might, Most
Merciful.
10. Behold, thy Lord called
Moses: "Go to the people of
iniquity,-
11. "The people of the Pharaoh:
will they not fear Allah."
12. He said: "O my Lord! I do
fear that they will charge me
with falsehood:
13. "My breast will be
straitened. And my speech may
not go (smoothly): so send unto
Aaron.
14. "And (further), they have a
charge of crime against me; and
I fear they may slay me."
15. Allah said: "By no means!
proceed then, both of you, with
Our Signs; We are with you, and
will listen (to your call).
16. "So go forth, both of you,
to Pharaoh, and say: 'We have
been sent by the Lord and
Cherisher of the worlds;
17. "'Send thou with us the
Children of Israel.'"
18. (Pharaoh) said: "Did we not
cherish thee as a child among
us, and didst thou not stay in
our midst many years of thy
life?
19. "And thou didst a deed of
thine which (thou knowest) thou
didst, and thou art an
ungrateful (wretch)!"
20. Moses said: "I did it then,
when I was in error.
21. "So I fled from you (all)
when I feared you; but my Lord
has (since) invested me with
judgment (and wisdom) and
appointed me as one of the
apostles.
22. "And this is the favour with
which thou dost reproach me,-
that thou hast enslaved the
Children of Israel!"
23. Pharaoh said: "And what is
the 'Lord and Cherisher of the
worlds'?"
24. (Moses) said: "The Lord and
Cherisher of the heavens and the
earth, and all between,- if ye
want to be quite sure."
25. (Pharaoh) said to those
around: "Did ye not listen (to
what he says)?"
26. (Moses) said: "Your Lord and
the Lord of your fathers from
the beginning!"
27. (Pharaoh) said: "Truly your
apostle who has been sent to you
is a veritable madman!"
28. (Moses) said: "Lord of the
East and the West, and all
between! if ye only had sense!"
29. (Pharaoh) said: "If thou
dost put forward any god other
than me, I will certainly put
thee in prison!"
30. (Moses) said: "Even if I
showed you something clear (and)
convincing?"
31. (Pharaoh) said: "Show it
then, if thou tellest the
truth!"
32. So (Moses) threw his rod,
and behold, it was a serpent,
plain (for all to see)!
33. And he drew out his hand,
and behold, it was white to all
beholders!
34. (Pharaoh) said to the Chiefs
around him: "This is indeed a
sorcerer well- versed:
35. "His plan is to get you out
of your land by his sorcery;
then what is it ye counsel?"
36. They said: "Keep him and his
brother in suspense (for a
while), and dispatch to the
Cities heralds to collect-
37. "And bring up to thee all
(our) sorcerers well-versed."
38. So the sorcerers were got
together for the appointment of
a day well-known,
39. And the people were told:
"Are ye (now) assembled?-
40. "That we may follow the
sorcerers (in religion) if they
win?"
41. So when the sorcerers
arrived, they said to Pharaoh:
"Of course - shall we have a
(suitable) reward if we win?
42. He said: "Yea, (and more),-
for ye shall in that case be
(raised to posts) nearest (to my
person)."
43. Moses said to them: "Throw
ye - that which ye are about to
throw!"
44. So they threw their ropes
and their rods, and said: "By
the might of Pharaoh, it is we
who will certainly win!"
45. Then Moses threw his rod,
when, behold, it straightway
swallows up all the falsehoods
which they fake!
46. Then did the sorcerers fall
down, prostrate in adoration,
47. Saying: "We believe in the
Lord of the Worlds,
48. "The Lord of Moses and
Aaron."
49. Said (Pharaoh): "Believe ye
in Him before I give you
permission? surely he is your
leader, who has taught you
sorcery! but soon shall ye know!
50. "Be sure I will cut off your
hands and your feet on opposite
sides, and I will cause you all
to die on the cross!"
51. They said: "No matter! for
us, we shall but return to our
Lord!
52. "Only, our desire is that
our Lord will forgive us our
faults, that we may become
foremost among the believers!"
53. By inspiration we told
Moses: "Travel by night with my
servants; for surely ye shall be
pursued."
54. Then Pharaoh sent heralds to
(all) the Cities,
55. (Saying): "These
(Israelites) are but a small
band,
56. "And they are raging
furiously against us;
57. "But we are a multitude
amply fore-warned."
58. So We expelled them from
gardens, springs,
59. Treasures, and every kind of
honourable position;
60. Thus it was, but We made the
Children of Israel inheritors of
such things.
61. So they pursued them at
sunrise.
62. And when the two bodies saw
each other, the people of Moses
said: "We are sure to be
overtaken."
63. (Moses) said: "By no means!
my Lord is with me! Soon will He
guide me!"
64. Then We told Moses by
inspiration: "Strike the sea
with thy rod." So it divided,
and each separate part became
like the huge, firm mass of a
mountain.
65. And We made the other party
approach thither.
66. We delivered Moses and all
who were with him;
67. But We drowned the others.
68. Verily in this is a Sign:
but most of them do not believe.
69. And verily thy Lord is He,
the Exalted in Might, Most
Merciful.
70. And rehearse to them
(something of) Abraham's story.
71. Behold, he said to his
father and his people: "What
worship ye?"
72. They said: "We worship
idols, and we remain constantly
in attendance on them."
73. He said: "Do they listen to
you when ye call (on them), or
do you good or harm?"
74. They said: "Nay, but we
found our fathers doing thus
(what we do)."
75. He said: "Do ye then see
whom ye have been worshipping,-
76. "Ye and your fathers before
you?-
77. "For they are enemies to me;
not so the Lord and Cherisher of
the Worlds;
78. "Who created me, and it is
He Who guides me;
79. "Who gives me food and
drink,
80. "And when I am ill, it is He
Who cures me;
81. "Who will cause me to die,
and then to life (again);
82. "And who, I hope, will
forgive me my faults on the day
of Judgment.
83. "O my Lord! bestow wisdom on
me, and join me with the
righteous;
84. "Grant me honourable mention
on the tongue of truth among the
latest (generations);
85. "Make me one of the
inheritors of the Garden of
Bliss;
86. "Forgive my father, for that
he is among those astray;
87. "And let me not be in
disgrace on the Day when (men)
will be raised up;-
88. "The Day whereon neither
wealth nor sons will avail,
89. "But only he (will prosper)
that brings to Allah a sound
heart;
90. "To the righteous, the
Garden will be brought near,
91. "And to those straying in
Evil, the Fire will be placed in
full view;
92. "And it shall be said to
them: 'Where are the (gods) ye
worshipped-
93. "'Besides Allah. Can they
help you or help themselves?'
94. "Then they will be thrown
headlong into the (Fire),- they
and those straying in Evil,
95. "And the whole hosts of
Iblis together.
96. "They will say there in
their mutual bickerings:
97. "'By Allah, we were truly in
an error manifest,
98. "'When we held you as equals
with the Lord of the Worlds;
99. "'And our seducers were only
those who were steeped in guilt.
100. "'Now, then, we have none
to intercede (for us),
101. "'Nor a single friend to
feel (for us).
102. "'Now if we only had a
chance of return we shall truly
be of those who believe!'"
103. Verily in this is a Sign
but most of them do not believe.
104. And verily thy Lord is He,
the Exalted in Might, Most
Merciful.
105. The people of Noah rejected
the apostles.
106. Behold, their brother Noah
said to them: "Will ye not fear
((Allah))?
107. "I am to you an apostle
worthy of all trust:
108. "So fear Allah, and obey
me.
109. "No reward do I ask of you
for it: my reward is only from
the Lord of the Worlds:
110. "So fear Allah, and obey
me."
111. They said: "Shall we
believe in thee when it is the
meanest that follow thee?"
112. He said: "And what do I
know as to what they do?
113. "Their account is only with
my Lord, if ye could (but)
understand.
114. "I am not one to drive away
those who believe.
115. "I am sent only to warn
plainly in public."
116. They said: "If thou desist
not, O Noah! thou shalt be
stoned (to death)."
117. He said: "O my Lord! truly
my people have rejected me.
118. "Judge Thou, then, between
me and them openly, and deliver
me and those of the Believers
who are with me."
119. So We delivered him and
those with him, in the Ark
filled (with all creatures).
120. Thereafter We drowned those
who remained behind.
121. Verily in this is a Sign:
but most of them do not believe.
122. And verily thy Lord is He,
the Exalted in Might, Most
Merciful.
123. The 'Ad (people) rejected
the apostles.
124. Behold, their brother Hud
said to them: "Will ye not fear
((Allah))?
125. "I am to you an apostle
worthy of all trust:
126. "So fear Allah and obey me.
127. "No reward do I ask of you
for it: my reward is only from
the Lord of the Worlds.
128. "Do ye build a landmark on
every high place to amuse
yourselves?
129. "And do ye get for
yourselves fine buildings in the
hope of living therein (for
ever)?
130. "And when ye exert your
strong hand, do ye do it like
men of absolute power?
131. "Now fear Allah, and obey
me.
132. "Yea, fear Him Who has
bestowed on you freely all that
ye know.
133. "Freely has He bestowed on
you cattle and sons,-
134. "And Gardens and Springs.
135. "Truly I fear for you the
Penalty of a Great Day."
136. They said: "It is the same
to us whether thou admonish us
or be not among (our)
admonishers!
137. "This is no other than a
customary device of the
ancients,
138. "And we are not the ones to
receive Pains and Penalties!"
139. So they rejected him, and
We destroyed them. Verily in
this is a Sign: but most of them
do not believe.
140. And verily thy Lord is He,
the Exalted in Might, Most
Merciful.
141. The Thamud (people)
rejected the apostles.
142. Behold, their brother Salih
said to them: "Will you not fear
((Allah))?
143. "I am to you an apostle
worthy of all trust.
144. "So fear Allah, and obey
me.
145. "No reward do I ask of you
for it: my reward is only from
the Lord of the Worlds.
146. "Will ye be left secure, in
(the enjoyment of) all that ye
have here?-
147. "Gardens and Springs,
148. "And corn-fields and
date-palms with spathes near
breaking (with the weight of
fruit)?
149. "And ye carve houses out of
(rocky) mountains with great
skill.
150. "But fear Allah and obey
me;
151. "And follow not the bidding
of those who are extravagant,-
152. "Who make mischief in the
land, and mend not (their
ways)."
153. They said: "Thou art only
one of those bewitched!
154. "Thou art no more than a
mortal like us: then bring us a
Sign, if thou tellest the
truth!"
155. He said: "Here is a
she-camel: she has a right of
watering, and ye have a right of
watering, (severally) on a day
appointed.
156. "Touch her not with harm,
lest the Penalty of a Great Day
seize you."
157. But they ham-strung her:
then did they become full of
regrets.
158. But the Penalty seized
them. Verily in this is a Sign:
but most of them do not believe.
159. And verily thy Lord is He,
the Exalted in Might, Most
Merciful.
160. The people of Lut rejected
the apostles.
161. Behold, their brother Lut
said to them: "Will ye not fear
((Allah))?
162. "I am to you an apostle
worthy of all trust.
163. "So fear Allah and obey me.
164. "No reward do I ask of you
for it: my reward is only from
the lord of the Worlds.
165. "Of all the creatures in
the world, will ye approach
males,
166. "And leave those whom Allah
has created for you to be your
mates? Nay, ye are a people
transgressing (all limits)!"
167. They said: "If thou desist
not, O Lut! thou wilt assuredly
be cast out!"
168. He said: "I do detest your
doings."
169. "O my Lord! deliver me and
my family from such things as
they do!"
170. So We delivered him and his
family,- all
171. Except an old woman who
lingered behind.
172. But the rest We destroyed
utterly.
173. We rained down on them a
shower (of brimstone): and evil
was the shower on those who were
admonished (but heeded not)!
174. Verily in this is a Sign:
but most of them do not believe.
175. And verily thy Lord is He,
the Exalted in Might Most
Merciful.
176. The Companions of the Wood
rejected the apostles.
177. Behold, Shu'aib said to
them: "Will ye not fear
((Allah))?
178. "I am to you an apostle
worthy of all trust.
179. "So fear Allah and obey me.
180. "No reward do I ask of you
for it: my reward is only from
the Lord of the Worlds.
181. "Give just measure, and
cause no loss (to others by
fraud).
182. "And weigh with scales true
and upright.
183. "And withhold not things
justly due to men, nor do evil
in the land, working mischief.
184. "And fear Him Who created
you and (who created) the
generations before (you)"
185. They said: "Thou art only
one of those bewitched!
186. "Thou art no more than a
mortal like us, and indeed we
think thou art a liar!
187. "Now cause a piece of the
sky to fall on us, if thou art
truthful!"
188. He said: "My Lord knows
best what ye do."
189. But they rejected him. Then
the punishment of a day of
overshadowing gloom seized them,
and that was the Penalty of a
Great Day.
190. Verily in that is a Sign:
but most of them do not believe.
191. And verily thy Lord is He,
the Exalted in Might, Most
Merciful.
192. Verily this is a Revelation
from the Lord of the Worlds:
193. With it came down the
spirit of Faith and Truth-
194. To thy heart and mind, that
thou mayest admonish.
195. In the perspicuous Arabic
tongue.
196. Without doubt it is
(announced) in the mystic Books
of former peoples.
197. Is it not a Sign to them
that the Learned of the Children
of Israel knew it (as true)?
198. Had We revealed it to any
of the non-Arabs,
199. And had he recited it to
them, they would not have
believed in it.
200. Thus have We caused it to
enter the hearts of the sinners.
201. They will not believe in it
until they see the grievous
Penalty;
202. But the (Penalty) will come
to them of a sudden, while they
perceive it not;
203. Then they will say: "Shall
we be respited?"
204. Do they then ask for Our
Penalty to be hastened on?
205. Seest thou? If We do let
them enjoy (this life) for a few
years,
206. Yet there comes to them at
length the (Punishment) which
they were promised!
207. It will profit them not
that they enjoyed (this life)!
208. Never did We destroy a
population, but had its warners
-
209. By way of reminder; and We
never are unjust.
210. No evil ones have brought
down this (Revelation):
211. It would neither suit them
nor would they be able (to
produce it).
212. Indeed they have been
removed far from even (a chance
of) hearing it.
213. So call not on any other
god with Allah, or thou wilt be
among those under the Penalty.
214. And admonish thy nearest
kinsmen,
215. And lower thy wing to the
Believers who follow thee.
216. Then if they disobey thee,
say: "I am free (of
responsibility) for what ye do!"
217. And put thy trust on the
Exalted in Might, the Merciful,-
218. Who seeth thee standing
forth (in prayer),
219. And thy movements among
those who prostrate themselves,
220. For it is He Who heareth
and knoweth all things.
221. Shall I inform you, (O
people!), on whom it is that the
evil ones descend?
222. They descend on every
lying, wicked person,
223. (Into whose ears) they pour
hearsay vanities, and most of
them are liars.
224. And the Poets,- It is those
straying in Evil, who follow
them:
225. Seest thou not that they
wander distracted in every
valley?-
226. And that they say what they
practise not?-
227. Except those who believe,
work righteousness, engage much
in the remembrance of Allah, and
defend themselves only after
they are unjustly attacked. And
soon will the unjust assailants
know what vicissitudes their
affairs will take! |