26. Ash-Shu'araa سُورَةُ الشُّعَرَاءِ
Yusuf AliTa. Sin. Mim
Yusuf AliThese are verses of the Book that makes (things) clear
Yusuf AliIt may be thou frettest thy soul with grief, that they do not become Believers
Yusuf AliIf (such) were Our Will, We could send down to them from the sky a Sign, to which they would bend their necks in humility
Yusuf AliBut there comes not to them a newly-revealed Message from (God) Most Gracious, but they turn away therefrom
Yusuf AliThey have indeed rejected (the Message): so they will know soon (enough) the truth of what they mocked at
Yusuf AliDo they not look at the earth,- how many noble things of all kinds We have produced therein
Yusuf AliVerily, in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe
Yusuf AliAnd verily, thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful
Yusuf AliBehold, thy Lord called Moses: "Go to the people of iniquity
Yusuf AliThe people of the Pharaoh: will they not fear God
Yusuf AliHe said: "O my Lord! I do fear that they will charge me with falsehood
Yusuf AliMy breast will be straitened. And my speech may not go (smoothly): so send unto Aaron
Yusuf AliAnd (further), they have a charge of crime against me; and I fear they may slay me
Yusuf AliGod said: "By no means! proceed then, both of you, with Our Signs; We are with you, and will listen (to your call)
Yusuf AliSo go forth, both of you, to Pharaoh, and say: 'We have been sent by the Lord and Cherisher of the worlds
Yusuf AliSend thou with us the Children of Israel
Yusuf Ali(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
Yusuf AliAnd thou didst a deed of thine which (thou knowest) thou didst, and thou art an ungrateful (wretch)
Yusuf AliMoses said: "I did it then, when I was in error
Yusuf AliSo 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
Yusuf AliAnd this is the favour with which thou dost reproach me,- that thou hast enslaved the Children of Israel
Yusuf AliPharaoh said: "And what is the 'Lord and Cherisher of the worlds
Yusuf Ali(Moses) said: "The Lord and Cherisher of the heavens and the earth, and all between,- if ye want to be quite sure
Yusuf Ali(Pharaoh) said to those around: "Did ye not listen (to what he says)
Yusuf Ali(Moses) said: "Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers from the beginning
Yusuf Ali(Pharaoh) said: "Truly your apostle who has been sent to you is a veritable madman
Yusuf Ali(Moses) said: "Lord of the East and the West, and all between! if ye only had sense
Yusuf Ali(Pharaoh) said: "If thou dost put forward any god other than me, I will certainly put thee in prison
Yusuf Ali(Moses) said: "Even if I showed you something clear (and) convincing
Yusuf Ali(Pharaoh) said: "Show it then, if thou tellest the truth
Yusuf AliSo (Moses) threw his rod, and behold, it was a serpent, plain (for all to see)
Yusuf AliAnd he drew out his hand, and behold, it was white to all beholders
Yusuf Ali(Pharaoh) said to the Chiefs around him: "This is indeed a sorcerer well- versed
Yusuf AliHis plan is to get you out of your land by his sorcery; then what is it ye counsel
Yusuf AliThey said: "Keep him and his brother in suspense (for a while), and dispatch to the Cities heralds to collect
Yusuf AliAnd bring up to thee all (our) sorcerers well-versed
Yusuf AliSo the sorcerers were got together for the appointment of a day well-known
Yusuf AliAnd the people were told: "Are ye (now) assembled
Yusuf AliThat we may follow the sorcerers (in religion) if they win
Yusuf AliSo when the sorcerers arrived, they said to Pharaoh: "Of course - shall we have a (suitable) reward if we win
Yusuf AliHe said: "Yea, (and more),- for ye shall in that case be (raised to posts) nearest (to my person)
Yusuf AliMoses said to them: "Throw ye - that which ye are about to throw
Yusuf AliSo they threw their ropes and their rods, and said: "By the might of Pharaoh, it is we who will certainly win
Yusuf AliThen Moses threw his rod, when, behold, it straightway swallows up all the falsehoods which they fake
Yusuf AliThen did the sorcerers fall down, prostrate in adoration
Yusuf AliSaying: "We believe in the Lord of the Worlds
Yusuf AliThe Lord of Moses and Aaron
Yusuf AliSaid (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! 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
Yusuf AliThey said: "No matter! for us, we shall but return to our Lord
Yusuf AliOnly, our desire is that our Lord will forgive us our faults, that we may become foremost among the believers
Yusuf AliBy inspiration we told Moses: "Travel by night with my servants; for surely ye shall be pursued
Yusuf AliThen Pharaoh sent heralds to (all) the Cities
Yusuf Ali(Saying): "These (Israelites) are but a small band
Yusuf AliAnd they are raging furiously against us
Yusuf AliBut we are a multitude amply fore-warned
Yusuf AliSo We expelled them from gardens, springs
Yusuf AliTreasures, and every kind of honourable position
Yusuf AliThus it was, but We made the Children of Israel inheritors of such things
Yusuf AliSo they pursued them at sunrise
Yusuf AliAnd when the two bodies saw each other, the people of Moses said: "We are sure to be overtaken
Yusuf Ali(Moses) said: "By no means! my Lord is with me! Soon will He guide me
Yusuf AliThen 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
Yusuf AliWe delivered Moses and all who were with him
Yusuf AliBut We drowned the others
Yusuf AliVerily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe
Yusuf AliAnd verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful
Yusuf AliAnd rehearse to them (something of) Abraham's story
Yusuf AliBehold, he said to his father and his people: "What worship ye
Yusuf AliThey said: "We worship idols, and we remain constantly in attendance on them
Yusuf AliHe said: "Do they listen to you when ye call (on them)
Yusuf AliThey said: "Nay, but we found our fathers doing thus (what we do)
Yusuf AliHe said: "Do ye then see whom ye have been worshipping
Yusuf AliYe and your fathers before you
Yusuf AliFor they are enemies to me; not so the Lord and Cherisher of the Worlds
Yusuf AliWho will cause me to die, and then to life (again)
Yusuf AliAnd who, I hope, will forgive me my faults on the day of Judgment
Yusuf AliO my Lord! bestow wisdom on me, and join me with the righteous
Yusuf AliGrant me honourable mention on the tongue of truth among the latest (generations)
Yusuf AliMake me one of the inheritors of the Garden of Bliss
Yusuf AliForgive my father, for that he is among those astray
Yusuf AliAnd let me not be in disgrace on the Day when (men) will be raised up
Yusuf AliThe Day whereon neither wealth nor sons will avail
Yusuf AliBut only he (will prosper) that brings to God a sound heart
Yusuf AliTo the righteous, the Garden will be brought near
Yusuf AliAnd to those straying in Evil, the Fire will be placed in full view
Yusuf AliAnd it shall be said to them: 'Where are the (gods) ye worshipped
Yusuf AliBesides God? Can they help you or help themselves
Yusuf AliThen they will be thrown headlong into the (Fire),- they and those straying in Evil
Yusuf AliThey will say there in their mutual bickerings
Yusuf AliBy God, we were truly in an error manifest
Yusuf AliWhen we held you as equals with the Lord of the Worlds
Yusuf AliAnd our seducers were only those who were steeped in guilt
Yusuf AliNow, then, we have none to intercede (for us)
Yusuf AliNow if we only had a chance of return we shall truly be of those who believe
Yusuf AliVerily in this is a Sign but most of them do not believe
Yusuf AliAnd verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful
Yusuf AliBehold, their brother Noah said to them: "Will ye not fear (God)
Yusuf AliNo reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds
Yusuf AliThey said: "Shall we believe in thee when it is the meanest that follow thee
Yusuf AliHe said: "And what do I know as to what they do
Yusuf AliTheir account is only with my Lord, if ye could (but) understand
Yusuf AliI am not one to drive away those who believe
Yusuf AliI am sent only to warn plainly in public
Yusuf AliThey said: "If thou desist not, O Noah! thou shalt be stoned (to death)
Yusuf AliHe said: "O my Lord! truly my people have rejected me
Yusuf AliJudge Thou, then, between me and them openly, and deliver me and those of the Believers who are with me
Yusuf AliSo We delivered him and those with him, in the Ark filled (with all creatures)
Yusuf AliThereafter We drowned those who remained behind
Yusuf AliVerily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe
Yusuf AliAnd verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful
Yusuf AliThe 'Ad (people) rejected the apostles
Yusuf AliBehold, their brother Hud said to them: "Will ye not fear (God)
Yusuf AliNo reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds
Yusuf AliDo ye build a landmark on every high place to amuse yourselves
Yusuf AliAnd do ye get for yourselves fine buildings in the hope of living therein (for ever)
Yusuf AliAnd when ye exert your strong hand, do ye do it like men of absolute power
Yusuf AliYea, fear Him Who has bestowed on you freely all that ye know
Yusuf AliFreely has He bestowed on you cattle and sons
Yusuf AliAnd Gardens and Springs
Yusuf AliTruly I fear for you the Penalty of a Great Day
Yusuf AliThey said: "It is the same to us whether thou admonish us or be not among (our) admonishers
Yusuf AliThis is no other than a customary device of the ancients
Yusuf AliAnd we are not the ones to receive Pains and Penalties
Yusuf AliSo they rejected him, and We destroyed them. Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe
Yusuf AliAnd verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful
Yusuf AliThe Thamud (people) rejected the apostles
Yusuf AliBehold, their brother Salih said to them: "Will you not fear (God)
Yusuf AliNo reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds
Yusuf AliWill ye be left secure, in (the enjoyment of) all that ye have here
Yusuf AliGardens and Springs
Yusuf AliAnd corn-fields and date-palms with spathes near breaking (with the weight of fruit)
Yusuf AliAnd ye carve houses out of (rocky) mountains with great skill
Yusuf AliAnd follow not the bidding of those who are extravagant
Yusuf AliWho make mischief in the land, and mend not (their ways)
Yusuf AliThey said: "Thou art only one of those bewitched
Yusuf AliThou art no more than a mortal like us: then bring us a Sign, if thou tellest the truth
Yusuf AliHe said: "Here is a she-camel: she has a right of watering, and ye have a right of watering, (severally) on a day appointed
Yusuf AliTouch her not with harm, lest the Penalty of a Great Day seize you
Yusuf AliBut they ham-strung her: then did they become full of regrets
Yusuf AliBut the Penalty seized them. Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe
Yusuf AliAnd verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful
Yusuf AliBehold, their brother Lut said to them: "Will ye not fear (God)
Yusuf AliNo reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the lord of the Worlds
Yusuf AliOf all the creatures in the world, will ye approach males
Yusuf AliAnd leave those whom God has created for you to be your mates? Nay, ye are a people transgressing (all limits)
Yusuf AliThey said: "If thou desist not, O Lut! thou wilt assuredly be cast out
Yusuf AliO my Lord! deliver me and my family from such things as they do
Yusuf AliSo We delivered him and his family,- all
Yusuf AliExcept an old woman who lingered behind
Yusuf AliBut the rest We destroyed utterly
Yusuf AliWe rained down on them a shower (of brimstone): and evil was the shower on those who were admonished (but heeded not)
Yusuf AliVerily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe
Yusuf AliAnd verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might Most Merciful
Yusuf AliThe Companions of the Wood rejected the apostles
Yusuf AliBehold, Shu'aib said to them: "Will ye not fear (God)
Yusuf AliNo reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds
Yusuf AliGive just measure, and cause no loss (to others by fraud)
Yusuf AliAnd withhold not things justly due to men, nor do evil in the land, working mischief
Yusuf AliAnd fear Him Who created you and (who created) the generations before (you)
Yusuf AliThey said: "Thou art only one of those bewitched
Yusuf AliThou art no more than a mortal like us, and indeed we think thou art a liar
Yusuf AliNow cause a piece of the sky to fall on us, if thou art truthful
Yusuf AliHe said: "My Lord knows best what ye do
Yusuf AliBut they rejected him. Then the punishment of a day of overshadowing gloom seized them, and that was the Penalty of a Great Day
Yusuf AliVerily in that is a Sign: but most of them do not believe
Yusuf AliAnd verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful
Yusuf AliVerily this is a Revelation from the Lord of the Worlds
Yusuf AliTo thy heart and mind, that thou mayest admonish
Yusuf AliWithout doubt it is (announced) in the mystic Books of former peoples
Yusuf AliIs it not a Sign to them that the Learned of the Children of Israel knew it (as true)
Yusuf AliHad We revealed it to any of the non-Arabs
Yusuf AliAnd had he recited it to them, they would not have believed in it
Yusuf AliThus have We caused it to enter the hearts of the sinners
Yusuf AliThey will not believe in it until they see the grievous Penalty
Yusuf AliBut the (Penalty) will come to them of a sudden, while they perceive it not
Yusuf AliThen they will say: "Shall we be respited
Yusuf AliDo they then ask for Our Penalty to be hastened on
Yusuf AliSeest thou? If We do let them enjoy (this life) for a few years
Yusuf AliYet there comes to them at length the (Punishment) which they were promised
Yusuf AliIt will profit them not that they enjoyed (this life)
Yusuf AliNever did We destroy a population, but had its warners
Yusuf AliBy way of reminder; and We never are unjust
Yusuf AliNo evil ones have brought down this (Revelation)
Yusuf AliIt would neither suit them nor would they be able (to produce it)
Yusuf AliIndeed they have been removed far from even (a chance of) hearing it
Yusuf AliSo call not on any other god with God, or thou wilt be among those under the Penalty
Yusuf AliAnd lower thy wing to the Believers who follow thee
Yusuf AliThen if they disobey thee, say: "I am free (of responsibility) for what ye do
Yusuf AliAnd put thy trust on the Exalted in Might, the Merciful
Yusuf AliWho seeth thee standing forth (in prayer)
Yusuf AliAnd thy movements among those who prostrate themselves
Yusuf AliFor it is He Who heareth and knoweth all things
Yusuf AliShall I inform you, (O people!), on whom it is that the evil ones descend
Yusuf AliThey descend on every lying, wicked person
Yusuf Ali(Into whose ears) they pour hearsay vanities, and most of them are liars
Yusuf AliAnd the Poets,- It is those straying in Evil, who follow them
Yusuf AliSeest thou not that they wander distracted in every valley
Yusuf AliAnd that they say what they practise not
Yusuf AliExcept those who believe, work righteousness, engage much in the remembrance of God, and defend themselves only after they are unjustly attacked. And soon will the unjust assailants know what vicissitudes their affairs will take