Ash-Shu'araa

طسٓمٓ

Ṭâ-Sĩn-Mĩm.

تِلْكَ ءَايَـٰتُ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ ٱلْمُبِينِ

These are the verses of the clear Book.

لَعَلَّكَ بَـٰخِعٌ نَّفْسَكَ أَلَّا يَكُونُوا۟ مُؤْمِنِينَ

Perhaps you ˹O Prophet˺ will grieve yourself to death over their disbelief.

إِن نَّشَأْ نُنَزِّلْ عَلَيْهِم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ ءَايَةً فَظَلَّتْ أَعْنَـٰقُهُمْ لَهَا خَـٰضِعِينَ

If We willed, We could send down upon them a ˹compelling˺ sign from the heavens, leaving their necks bent in ˹utter˺ submission to it.

وَمَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن ذِكْرٍ مِّنَ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ مُحْدَثٍ إِلَّا كَانُوا۟ عَنْهُ مُعْرِضِينَ

Whatever new reminder comes to them from the Most Compassionate, they always turn away from it.

فَقَدْ كَذَّبُوا۟ فَسَيَأْتِيهِمْ أَنۢبَـٰٓؤُا۟ مَا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ

They have certainly denied ˹the truth˺, so they will soon face the consequences of their ridicule.

أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ كَمْ أَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ زَوْجٍ كَرِيمٍ

Have they failed to look at the earth, ˹to see˺ how many types of fine plants We have caused to grow in it?

إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful.

وَإِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبُّكَ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنِ ٱئْتِ ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ

˹Remember˺ when your Lord called out to Moses, “Go to the wrongdoing people—

قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ ۚ أَلَا يَتَّقُونَ

the people of Pharaoh. Will they not fear ˹Allah˺?”

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ أَن يُكَذِّبُونِ

He replied, “My Lord! I fear that they will reject me.

وَيَضِيقُ صَدْرِى وَلَا يَنطَلِقُ لِسَانِى فَأَرْسِلْ إِلَىٰ هَـٰرُونَ

And ˹so˺ my heart will be broken and my tongue will be tied. So send Aaron along ˹as a messenger˺.

وَلَهُمْ عَلَىَّ ذَنۢبٌ فَأَخَافُ أَن يَقْتُلُونِ

Also, they have a charge against me, so I fear they may kill me.”

قَالَ كَلَّا ۖ فَٱذْهَبَا بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَآ ۖ إِنَّا مَعَكُم مُّسْتَمِعُونَ

Allah responded, “Certainly not! So go, both of you, with Our signs. We will be with you, listening.

فَأْتِيَا فِرْعَوْنَ فَقُولَآ إِنَّا رَسُولُ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

Go to Pharaoh and say, ‘We are messengers from the Lord of all worlds

أَنْ أَرْسِلْ مَعَنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ

˹commanded to say:˺ ‘Let the Children of Israel go with us.’’”

قَالَ أَلَمْ نُرَبِّكَ فِينَا وَلِيدًا وَلَبِثْتَ فِينَا مِنْ عُمُرِكَ سِنِينَ

Pharaoh protested, “Did we not raise you among us as a child, and you stayed several years of your life in our care?

وَفَعَلْتَ فَعْلَتَكَ ٱلَّتِى فَعَلْتَ وَأَنتَ مِنَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ

Then you did what you did, being ˹utterly˺ ungrateful!”

قَالَ فَعَلْتُهَآ إِذًا وَأَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ

Moses replied, “I did it then, lacking guidance.

فَفَرَرْتُ مِنكُمْ لَمَّا خِفْتُكُمْ فَوَهَبَ لِى رَبِّى حُكْمًا وَجَعَلَنِى مِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

So I fled from you when I feared you. Then my Lord granted me wisdom and made me one of the messengers.

وَتِلْكَ نِعْمَةٌ تَمُنُّهَا عَلَىَّ أَنْ عَبَّدتَّ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ

How can that be a ‘favour,’ of which you remind me, when ˹it was only because˺ you ˹have˺ enslaved the Children of Israel?”

قَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَا رَبُّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

Pharaoh asked, “And what is ‘the Lord of all worlds’?”

قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ ۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ

Moses replied, “˹He is˺ the Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything in between, if only you had sure faith.”

قَالَ لِمَنْ حَوْلَهُۥٓ أَلَا تَسْتَمِعُونَ

Pharaoh said to those around him, “Did you hear ˹what he said˺?”

قَالَ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

Moses added, “˹He is˺ your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers.”

قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَكُمُ ٱلَّذِىٓ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ لَمَجْنُونٌ

Pharaoh said ˹mockingly˺, “Your messenger, who has been sent to you, must be insane.”

قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ وَٱلْمَغْرِبِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ ۖ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

Moses responded: “˹He is˺ the Lord of the east and west, and everything in between, if only you had any sense.”

قَالَ لَئِنِ ٱتَّخَذْتَ إِلَـٰهًا غَيْرِى لَأَجْعَلَنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْمَسْجُونِينَ

Pharaoh threatened, “If you take any other god besides me, I will certainly have you imprisoned.”

قَالَ أَوَلَوْ جِئْتُكَ بِشَىْءٍ مُّبِينٍ

Moses responded, “Even if I bring you a clear proof?”

قَالَ فَأْتِ بِهِۦٓ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ

Pharaoh demanded, “Bring it then, if what you say is true.”

فَأَلْقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِىَ ثُعْبَانٌ مُّبِينٌ

So he threw down his staff and—behold!—it became a real snake.

وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُۥ فَإِذَا هِىَ بَيْضَآءُ لِلنَّـٰظِرِينَ

Then he drew his hand ˹out of his collar˺ and it was ˹shining˺ white for all to see.

قَالَ لِلْمَلَإِ حَوْلَهُۥٓ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَسَـٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٌ

Pharaoh said to the chiefs around him, “He is indeed a skilled magician

يُرِيدُ أَن يُخْرِجَكُم مِّنْ أَرْضِكُم بِسِحْرِهِۦ فَمَاذَا تَأْمُرُونَ

who seeks to drive you from your land by his magic. So what do you propose?”

قَالُوٓا۟ أَرْجِهْ وَأَخَاهُ وَٱبْعَثْ فِى ٱلْمَدَآئِنِ حَـٰشِرِينَ

They replied, “Let him and his brother wait and dispatch mobilizers to all cities

يَأْتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَحَّارٍ عَلِيمٍ

to bring you every skilled magician.”

فَجُمِعَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ لِمِيقَـٰتِ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ

So the magicians were assembled at the set time on the appointed day.

وَقِيلَ لِلنَّاسِ هَلْ أَنتُم مُّجْتَمِعُونَ

And the people were asked, “Will you join the gathering

لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ ٱلسَّحَرَةَ إِن كَانُوا۟ هُمُ ٱلْغَـٰلِبِينَ

so that we may follow the magicians if they prevail?”

فَلَمَّا جَآءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ قَالُوا۟ لِفِرْعَوْنَ أَئِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجْرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحْنُ ٱلْغَـٰلِبِينَ

When the magicians came, they asked Pharaoh, “Shall we have a ˹suitable˺ reward if we prevail?”

قَالَ نَعَمْ وَإِنَّكُمْ إِذًا لَّمِنَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ

He replied, “Yes, and you will then certainly be among those closest to me.”

قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰٓ أَلْقُوا۟ مَآ أَنتُم مُّلْقُونَ

Moses said to them, “Cast whatever you wish to cast.”

فَأَلْقَوْا۟ حِبَالَهُمْ وَعِصِيَّهُمْ وَقَالُوا۟ بِعِزَّةِ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّا لَنَحْنُ ٱلْغَـٰلِبُونَ

So they cast down their ropes and staffs, saying, “By Pharaoh’s might, it is we who will surely prevail.”

فَأَلْقَىٰ مُوسَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِىَ تَلْقَفُ مَا يَأْفِكُونَ

Then Moses threw down his staff, and—behold!—it devoured the objects of their illusion!

فَأُلْقِىَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سَـٰجِدِينَ

So the magicians fell down, prostrating.

قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

They declared, “We ˹now˺ believe in the Lord of all worlds—

رَبِّ مُوسَىٰ وَهَـٰرُونَ

the Lord of Moses and Aaron.”

قَالَ ءَامَنتُمْ لَهُۥ قَبْلَ أَنْ ءَاذَنَ لَكُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَكَبِيرُكُمُ ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَكُمُ ٱلسِّحْرَ فَلَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ۚ لَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيْدِيَكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُم مِّنْ خِلَـٰفٍ وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

Pharaoh threatened, “How dare you believe in him before I give you permission? He must be your master who taught you magic, but soon you will see. I will certainly cut off your hands and feet on opposite sides, then crucify you all.”

قَالُوا۟ لَا ضَيْرَ ۖ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا مُنقَلِبُونَ

They responded, “˹That would be˺ no harm! Surely to our Lord we will ˹all˺ return.

إِنَّا نَطْمَعُ أَن يَغْفِرَ لَنَا رَبُّنَا خَطَـٰيَـٰنَآ أَن كُنَّآ أَوَّلَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

We really hope that our Lord will forgive our sins, as we are the first to believe.”

۞ وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنْ أَسْرِ بِعِبَادِىٓ إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ

And We inspired Moses, ˹saying,˺ “Leave with My servants at night, for you will surely be pursued.”

فَأَرْسَلَ فِرْعَوْنُ فِى ٱلْمَدَآئِنِ حَـٰشِرِينَ

Then Pharaoh sent mobilizers to all cities

إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَشِرْذِمَةٌ قَلِيلُونَ

˹and said,˺ “These ˹outcasts˺ are just a handful of people

وَإِنَّهُمْ لَنَا لَغَآئِظُونَ

who have really enraged us

وَإِنَّا لَجَمِيعٌ حَـٰذِرُونَ

but we are all on the alert.”

فَأَخْرَجْنَـٰهُم مِّن جَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ

So We lured the tyrants out of ˹their˺ gardens, springs

وَكُنُوزٍ وَمَقَامٍ كَرِيمٍ

treasures, and splendid residences.

كَذَٰلِكَ وَأَوْرَثْنَـٰهَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ

So it was. And We awarded it ˹all˺ to the Children of Israel.

فَأَتْبَعُوهُم مُّشْرِقِينَ

And so they pursued them at sunrise.

فَلَمَّا تَرَٰٓءَا ٱلْجَمْعَانِ قَالَ أَصْحَـٰبُ مُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّا لَمُدْرَكُونَ

When the two groups came face to face, the companions of Moses cried out, “We are overtaken for sure.”

قَالَ كَلَّآ ۖ إِنَّ مَعِىَ رَبِّى سَيَهْدِينِ

Moses reassured ˹them˺, “Absolutely not! My Lord is certainly with me—He will guide me.”

فَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنِ ٱضْرِب بِّعَصَاكَ ٱلْبَحْرَ ۖ فَٱنفَلَقَ فَكَانَ كُلُّ فِرْقٍ كَٱلطَّوْدِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

So We inspired Moses: “Strike the sea with your staff,” and the sea was split, each part was like a huge mountain.

وَأَزْلَفْنَا ثَمَّ ٱلْـَٔاخَرِينَ

We drew the pursuers to that place

وَأَنجَيْنَا مُوسَىٰ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥٓ أَجْمَعِينَ

and delivered Moses and those with him all together.

ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا ٱلْـَٔاخَرِينَ

Then We drowned the others.

إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful.

وَٱتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبَأَ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ

Relate to them ˹O Prophet˺ the story of Abraham

إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِۦ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ

when he questioned his father and his people, “What is that you worship ˹besides Allah˺?”

قَالُوا۟ نَعْبُدُ أَصْنَامًا فَنَظَلُّ لَهَا عَـٰكِفِينَ

They replied, “We worship idols, to which we are fully devoted.”

قَالَ هَلْ يَسْمَعُونَكُمْ إِذْ تَدْعُونَ

Abraham asked, “Can they hear you when you call upon them?

أَوْ يَنفَعُونَكُمْ أَوْ يَضُرُّونَ

Or can they benefit or harm you?”

قَالُوا۟ بَلْ وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا كَذَٰلِكَ يَفْعَلُونَ

They replied, “No! But we found our forefathers doing the same.”

قَالَ أَفَرَءَيْتُم مَّا كُنتُمْ تَعْبُدُونَ

Abraham responded, “Have you ˹really˺ considered what you have been worshipping—

أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُمُ ٱلْأَقْدَمُونَ

you and your ancestors?

فَإِنَّهُمْ عَدُوٌّ لِّىٓ إِلَّا رَبَّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

They are ˹all˺ enemies to me, except the Lord of all worlds.

ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَنِى فَهُوَ يَهْدِينِ

˹He is˺ the One Who created me, and He ˹alone˺ guides me.

وَٱلَّذِى هُوَ يُطْعِمُنِى وَيَسْقِينِ

˹He is˺ the One Who provides me with food and drink.

وَإِذَا مَرِضْتُ فَهُوَ يَشْفِينِ

And He ˹alone˺ heals me when I am sick.

وَٱلَّذِى يُمِيتُنِى ثُمَّ يُحْيِينِ

And He ˹is the One Who˺ will cause me to die, and then bring me back to life.

وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَطْمَعُ أَن يَغْفِرَ لِى خَطِيٓـَٔتِى يَوْمَ ٱلدِّينِ

And He is ˹the One˺ Who, I hope, will forgive my flaws on Judgment Day.”

رَبِّ هَبْ لِى حُكْمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِى بِٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ

“My Lord! Grant me wisdom, and join me with the righteous.

وَٱجْعَل لِّى لِسَانَ صِدْقٍ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ

Bless me with honourable mention among later generations.

وَٱجْعَلْنِى مِن وَرَثَةِ جَنَّةِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

Make me one of those awarded the Garden of Bliss.

وَٱغْفِرْ لِأَبِىٓ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ

Forgive my father, for he is certainly one of the misguided.

وَلَا تُخْزِنِى يَوْمَ يُبْعَثُونَ

And do not disgrace me on the Day all will be resurrected—

يَوْمَ لَا يَنفَعُ مَالٌ وَلَا بَنُونَ

the Day when neither wealth nor children will be of any benefit.

إِلَّا مَنْ أَتَى ٱللَّهَ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ

Only those who come before Allah with a pure heart ˹will be saved˺.”

وَأُزْلِفَتِ ٱلْجَنَّةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ

˹On that Day˺ Paradise will be brought near to the God-fearing

وَبُرِّزَتِ ٱلْجَحِيمُ لِلْغَاوِينَ

and the Hellfire will be displayed to the deviant.

وَقِيلَ لَهُمْ أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْبُدُونَ

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

مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ هَلْ يَنصُرُونَكُمْ أَوْ يَنتَصِرُونَ

besides Allah? Can they help you or even help themselves?”

فَكُبْكِبُوا۟ فِيهَا هُمْ وَٱلْغَاوُۥنَ

Then the idols will be hurled headlong into Hell, along with the deviant

وَجُنُودُ إِبْلِيسَ أَجْمَعُونَ

and the soldiers of Iblîs, all together.

قَالُوا۟ وَهُمْ فِيهَا يَخْتَصِمُونَ

There the deviant will cry while disputing with their idols

تَٱللَّهِ إِن كُنَّا لَفِى ضَلَـٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ

“By Allah! We were clearly mistaken

إِذْ نُسَوِّيكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

when we made you equal to the Lord of all worlds.

وَمَآ أَضَلَّنَآ إِلَّا ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ

And none led us astray other than the wicked.

فَمَا لَنَا مِن شَـٰفِعِينَ

Now we have none to intercede for us

وَلَا صَدِيقٍ حَمِيمٍ

nor a close friend.

فَلَوْ أَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةً فَنَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

If only we could have a second chance, then we would be believers.”

إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful.

كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

The people of Noah rejected the messengers

إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ نُوحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

when their brother Noah said to them, “Will you not fear ˹Allah˺?

إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ

I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you.

فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

So fear Allah, and obey me.

وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹message˺. My reward is only from the Lord of all worlds.

فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

So fear Allah, and obey me.”

۞ قَالُوٓا۟ أَنُؤْمِنُ لَكَ وَٱتَّبَعَكَ ٱلْأَرْذَلُونَ

They argued, “How can we believe in you, when you are followed ˹only˺ by the lowest of the low?”

قَالَ وَمَا عِلْمِى بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

He responded, “And what knowledge do I have of what they do?

إِنْ حِسَابُهُمْ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّى ۖ لَوْ تَشْعُرُونَ

Their judgment is with my Lord, if you had any sense!

وَمَآ أَنَا۠ بِطَارِدِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

I am not going to expel the believers.

إِنْ أَنَا۠ إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ

I am only sent with a clear warning.”

قَالُوا۟ لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهِ يَـٰنُوحُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْمَرْجُومِينَ

They threatened, “If you do not desist, O  Noah, you will surely be stoned ˹to death˺.”

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوْمِى كَذَّبُونِ

Noah prayed, “My Lord! My people have truly rejected me.

فَٱفْتَحْ بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَهُمْ فَتْحًا وَنَجِّنِى وَمَن مَّعِىَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

So judge between me and them decisively, and save me and the believers with me.”

فَأَنجَيْنَـٰهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥ فِى ٱلْفُلْكِ ٱلْمَشْحُونِ

So We saved him and those with him in the fully loaded Ark.

ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا بَعْدُ ٱلْبَاقِينَ

Then afterwards We drowned the rest.

إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful.

كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

The people of ’Âd rejected the messengers

إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ هُودٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

when their brother Hûd said to them, “Will you not fear ˹Allah˺?

إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ

I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you.

فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

So fear Allah, and obey me.

وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹message˺. My reward is only from the Lord of all worlds.

أَتَبْنُونَ بِكُلِّ رِيعٍ ءَايَةً تَعْبَثُونَ

˹Why˺ do you build a landmark on every high place in vanity

وَتَتَّخِذُونَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَخْلُدُونَ

and construct castles, as if you are going to live forever

وَإِذَا بَطَشْتُم بَطَشْتُمْ جَبَّارِينَ

and act so viciously when you attack ˹others˺?

فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

So fear Allah, and obey me.

وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَمَدَّكُم بِمَا تَعْلَمُونَ

Fear the One Who has provided you with ˹the good˺ things you know:

أَمَدَّكُم بِأَنْعَـٰمٍ وَبَنِينَ

He provided you with cattle, and children

وَجَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ

and gardens, and springs.

إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ

I truly fear for you the torment of a tremendous day.”

قَالُوا۟ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْنَآ أَوَعَظْتَ أَمْ لَمْ تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلْوَٰعِظِينَ

They responded, “It is all the same to us whether you warn ˹us˺ or not.

إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا خُلُقُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

This is simply the tradition of our predecessors.

وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ

And we will never be punished.”

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَهْلَكْنَـٰهُمْ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

So they rejected him, and ˹so˺ We destroyed them. Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful.

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

The people of Thamûd rejected the messengers

إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ صَـٰلِحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

when their brother Ṣâliḥ said to them, “Will you not fear ˹Allah˺?

إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ

I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you.

فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

So fear Allah, and obey me.

وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹message˺. My reward is only from the Lord of all worlds.

أَتُتْرَكُونَ فِى مَا هَـٰهُنَآ ءَامِنِينَ

Do you think you will be ˹forever˺ left secure in what you have here:

فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ

amid gardens and springs

وَزُرُوعٍ وَنَخْلٍ طَلْعُهَا هَضِيمٌ

and ˹various˺ crops, and palm trees ˹loaded˺ with tender fruit;

وَتَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا فَـٰرِهِينَ

to carve homes in the mountains with great skill?

فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

So fear Allah, and obey me.

وَلَا تُطِيعُوٓا۟ أَمْرَ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ

And do not follow the command of the transgressors

ٱلَّذِينَ يُفْسِدُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا يُصْلِحُونَ

who spread corruption throughout the land, never setting things right.”

قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسَحَّرِينَ

They replied, “You are simply bewitched!

مَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا فَأْتِ بِـَٔايَةٍ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ

You are only a human being like us, so bring forth a sign if what you say is true.”

قَالَ هَـٰذِهِۦ نَاقَةٌ لَّهَا شِرْبٌ وَلَكُمْ شِرْبُ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ

Ṣâliḥ said, “Here is a camel. She will have her turn to drink as you have yours, each on an appointed day.

وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوٓءٍ فَيَأْخُذَكُمْ عَذَابُ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ

And do not ever touch her with harm, or you will be overtaken by the torment of a tremendous day.”

فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ نَـٰدِمِينَ

But they killed her, becoming regretful.

فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

So the punishment overtook them. Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful.

كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوطٍ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

The people of Lot rejected the messengers

إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ لُوطٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

when their brother Lot said to them, “Will you not fear ˹Allah˺?

إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ

I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you.

فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

So fear Allah, and obey me.

وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹message˺. My reward is only from the Lord of all worlds.

أَتَأْتُونَ ٱلذُّكْرَانَ مِنَ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

Why do you ˹men˺ lust after fellow men

وَتَذَرُونَ مَا خَلَقَ لَكُمْ رَبُّكُم مِّنْ أَزْوَٰجِكُم ۚ بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌ عَادُونَ

leaving the wives that your Lord has created for you? In fact, you are a transgressing people.”

قَالُوا۟ لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهِ يَـٰلُوطُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْمُخْرَجِينَ

They threatened, “If you do not desist, O  Lot, you will surely be expelled.”

قَالَ إِنِّى لِعَمَلِكُم مِّنَ ٱلْقَالِينَ

Lot responded, “I am truly one of those who despise your ˹shameful˺ practice.

رَبِّ نَجِّنِى وَأَهْلِى مِمَّا يَعْمَلُونَ

My Lord! Save me and my family from ˹the consequences of˺ what they do.”

فَنَجَّيْنَـٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥٓ أَجْمَعِينَ

So We saved him and all of his family

إِلَّا عَجُوزًا فِى ٱلْغَـٰبِرِينَ

except an old woman, who was one of the doomed.

ثُمَّ دَمَّرْنَا ٱلْـَٔاخَرِينَ

Then We utterly destroyed the rest

وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهِم مَّطَرًا ۖ فَسَآءَ مَطَرُ ٱلْمُنذَرِينَ

pouring upon them a rain ˹of brimstone˺. How evil was the rain of those who had been warned!

إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful.

كَذَّبَ أَصْحَـٰبُ لْـَٔيْكَةِ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

The residents of the Forest rejected the messengers

إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ شُعَيْبٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

when Shu’aib said to them, “Will you not fear ˹Allah˺?

إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ

I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you.

فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

So fear Allah, and obey me.

وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹message˺. My reward is only from the Lord of all worlds.

۞ أَوْفُوا۟ ٱلْكَيْلَ وَلَا تَكُونُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْمُخْسِرِينَ

Give full measure, and cause no loss ˹to others˺.

وَزِنُوا۟ بِٱلْقِسْطَاسِ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِ

Weigh with an even balance

وَلَا تَبْخَسُوا۟ ٱلنَّاسَ أَشْيَآءَهُمْ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ

and do not defraud people of their property. Nor go about spreading corruption in the land.

وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكُمْ وَٱلْجِبِلَّةَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

And fear the One Who created you and ˹all˺ earlier peoples.”

قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسَحَّرِينَ

They replied, “You are simply bewitched!

وَمَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا وَإِن نَّظُنُّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلْكَـٰذِبِينَ

Also, you are only a human being like us, and we think you are indeed a liar.

فَأَسْقِطْ عَلَيْنَا كِسَفًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ

So cause ˹deadly˺ pieces of the sky to fall upon us, if what you say is true.”

قَالَ رَبِّىٓ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ

Shu’aib responded, “My Lord knows best whatever you do.”

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَخَذَهُمْ عَذَابُ يَوْمِ ٱلظُّلَّةِ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ

So they rejected him, and ˹so˺ were overtaken by the torment of the day of the ˹deadly˺ cloud. That was really a torment of a tremendous day.

إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful.

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَنزِيلُ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

This is certainly a revelation from the Lord of all worlds

نَزَلَ بِهِ ٱلرُّوحُ ٱلْأَمِينُ

which the trustworthy spirit ˹Gabriel˺ brought down

عَلَىٰ قَلْبِكَ لِتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُنذِرِينَ

into your heart ˹O Prophet˺—so that you may be one of the warners—

بِلِسَانٍ عَرَبِىٍّ مُّبِينٍ

in a clear Arabic tongue.

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَفِى زُبُرِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

And it has indeed been ˹foretold˺ in the Scriptures of those before.

أَوَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُمْ ءَايَةً أَن يَعْلَمَهُۥ عُلَمَـٰٓؤُا۟ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ

Was it not sufficient proof for the deniers that it has been recognized by the knowledgeable among the Children of Israel?

وَلَوْ نَزَّلْنَـٰهُ عَلَىٰ بَعْضِ ٱلْأَعْجَمِينَ

Had We revealed it to a non-Arab

فَقَرَأَهُۥ عَلَيْهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ مُؤْمِنِينَ

who would then recite it to the deniers ˹in fluent Arabic˺, still they would not have believed in it!

كَذَٰلِكَ سَلَكْنَـٰهُ فِى قُلُوبِ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ

This is how We allow denial ˹to steep˺ into the hearts of the wicked.

لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِۦ حَتَّىٰ يَرَوُا۟ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَلِيمَ

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

فَيَأْتِيَهُم بَغْتَةً وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ

which will take them by surprise when they least expect ˹it˺.

فَيَقُولُوا۟ هَلْ نَحْنُ مُنظَرُونَ

Then they will cry, “Can we be allowed more time?”

أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونَ

Do they ˹really˺ seek to hasten Our torment?

أَفَرَءَيْتَ إِن مَّتَّعْنَـٰهُمْ سِنِينَ

Imagine ˹O Prophet˺ if We allowed them enjoyment for years

ثُمَّ جَآءَهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يُوعَدُونَ

then there came to them what they had been threatened with:

مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يُمَتَّعُونَ

would that enjoyment be of any benefit to them ˹at all˺?

وَمَآ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا لَهَا مُنذِرُونَ

We have never destroyed a society without warners

ذِكْرَىٰ وَمَا كُنَّا ظَـٰلِمِينَ

to remind ˹them˺, for We would never wrong ˹anyone˺.

وَمَا تَنَزَّلَتْ بِهِ ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينُ

It was not the devils who brought this ˹Quran˺ down:

وَمَا يَنۢبَغِى لَهُمْ وَمَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ

it is not for them ˹to do so˺, nor can they

إِنَّهُمْ عَنِ ٱلسَّمْعِ لَمَعْزُولُونَ

for they are strictly barred from ˹even˺ overhearing ˹it˺.

فَلَا تَدْعُ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَـٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُعَذَّبِينَ

So do not ever call upon any other god besides Allah, or you will be one of the punished.

وَأَنذِرْ عَشِيرَتَكَ ٱلْأَقْرَبِينَ

And warn ˹all, starting with˺ your closest relatives

وَٱخْفِضْ جَنَاحَكَ لِمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

and be gracious to the believers who follow you.

فَإِنْ عَصَوْكَ فَقُلْ إِنِّى بَرِىٓءٌ مِّمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ

But if they disobey you, say, “I am certainly free of what you do.”

وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Put your trust in the Almighty, Most Merciful

ٱلَّذِى يَرَىٰكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ

Who sees you when you rise ˹for prayer at night˺

وَتَقَلُّبَكَ فِى ٱلسَّـٰجِدِينَ

as well as your movements ˹in prayer˺ along with ˹fellow˺ worshippers.

إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

He ˹alone˺ is indeed the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

هَلْ أُنَبِّئُكُمْ عَلَىٰ مَن تَنَزَّلُ ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينُ

Shall I inform you of whom the devils ˹actually˺ descend upon?

تَنَزَّلُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ أَفَّاكٍ أَثِيمٍ

They descend upon every sinful liar

يُلْقُونَ ٱلسَّمْعَ وَأَكْثَرُهُمْ كَـٰذِبُونَ

who gives an ˹attentive˺ ear ˹to half-truths˺, mostly passing on sheer lies.

وَٱلشُّعَرَآءُ يَتَّبِعُهُمُ ٱلْغَاوُۥنَ

As for poets, they are followed ˹merely˺ by deviants.

أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّهُمْ فِى كُلِّ وَادٍ يَهِيمُونَ

Do you not see how they rant in every field

وَأَنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ مَا لَا يَفْعَلُونَ

only saying what they never do?

إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ وَذَكَرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ كَثِيرًا وَٱنتَصَرُوا۟ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا ظُلِمُوا۟ ۗ وَسَيَعْلَمُ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوٓا۟ أَىَّ مُنقَلَبٍ يَنقَلِبُونَ

Except those who believe, do good, remember Allah often, and ˹poetically˺ avenge ˹the believers˺ after being wrongfully slandered. The wrongdoers will come to know what ˹evil˺ end they will meet.