The Poets — 227 Ayahs
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
طسٓمٓ
Ta, Seen, Meem
تِلۡكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ ٱلۡمُبِينِ
These are the verses of the clear Book
لَعَلَّكَ بَٰخِعٞ نَّفۡسَكَ أَلَّا يَكُونُواْ مُؤۡمِنِينَ
Perhaps, [O Muhammad], you would kill yourself with grief that they will not be believers
إِن نَّشَأۡ نُنَزِّلۡ عَلَيۡهِم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ ءَايَةٗ فَظَلَّتۡ أَعۡنَٰقُهُمۡ لَهَا خَٰضِعِينَ
If We willed, We could send down to them from the sky a sign for which their necks would remain humbled
وَمَا يَأۡتِيهِم مِّن ذِكۡرٖ مِّنَ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ مُحۡدَثٍ إِلَّا كَانُواْ عَنۡهُ مُعۡرِضِينَ
And no revelation comes to them anew from the Most Merciful except that they turn away from it
فَقَدۡ كَذَّبُواْ فَسَيَأۡتِيهِمۡ أَنۢبَـٰٓؤُاْ مَا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ يَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ
For they have already denied, but there will come to them the news of that which they used to ridicule
أَوَلَمۡ يَرَوۡاْ إِلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ كَمۡ أَنۢبَتۡنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ زَوۡجٖ كَرِيمٍ
Did they not look at the earth - how much We have produced therein from every noble kind
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful
وَإِذۡ نَادَىٰ رَبُّكَ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنِ ٱئۡتِ ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
And [mention] when your Lord called Moses, [saying], "Go to the wrongdoing people
قَوۡمَ فِرۡعَوۡنَۚ أَلَا يَتَّقُونَ
The people of Pharaoh. Will they not fear Allah
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّيٓ أَخَافُ أَن يُكَذِّبُونِ
He said, "My Lord, indeed I fear that they will deny me
وَيَضِيقُ صَدۡرِي وَلَا يَنطَلِقُ لِسَانِي فَأَرۡسِلۡ إِلَىٰ هَٰرُونَ
And that my breast will tighten and my tongue will not be fluent, so send for Aaron
وَلَهُمۡ عَلَيَّ ذَنۢبٞ فَأَخَافُ أَن يَقۡتُلُونِ
And they have upon me a [claim due to] sin, so I fear that they will kill me
قَالَ كَلَّاۖ فَٱذۡهَبَا بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآۖ إِنَّا مَعَكُم مُّسۡتَمِعُونَ
[Allah] said, "No. Go both of you with Our signs; indeed, We are with you, listening
فَأۡتِيَا فِرۡعَوۡنَ فَقُولَآ إِنَّا رَسُولُ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
Go to Pharaoh and say, 'We are the messengers of the Lord of the worlds
أَنۡ أَرۡسِلۡ مَعَنَا بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَـٰٓءِيلَ
[Commanded to say], "Send with us the Children of Israel
قَالَ أَلَمۡ نُرَبِّكَ فِينَا وَلِيدٗا وَلَبِثۡتَ فِينَا مِنۡ عُمُرِكَ سِنِينَ
[Pharaoh] said, "Did we not raise you among us as a child, and you remained among us for years of your life
وَفَعَلۡتَ فَعۡلَتَكَ ٱلَّتِي فَعَلۡتَ وَأَنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ
And [then] you did your deed which you did, and you were of the ungrateful
قَالَ فَعَلۡتُهَآ إِذٗا وَأَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ
[Moses] said, "I did it, then, while I was of those astray
فَفَرَرۡتُ مِنكُمۡ لَمَّا خِفۡتُكُمۡ فَوَهَبَ لِي رَبِّي حُكۡمٗا وَجَعَلَنِي مِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
So I fled from you when I feared you. Then my Lord granted me wisdom and prophethood and appointed me [as one] of the messengers
وَتِلۡكَ نِعۡمَةٞ تَمُنُّهَا عَلَيَّ أَنۡ عَبَّدتَّ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَـٰٓءِيلَ
And is this a favor of which you remind me - that you have enslaved the Children of Israel
قَالَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ وَمَا رَبُّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
Said Pharaoh, "And what is the Lord of the worlds
قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَآۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ
[Moses] said, "The Lord of the heavens and earth and that between them, if you should be convinced
قَالَ لِمَنۡ حَوۡلَهُۥٓ أَلَا تَسۡتَمِعُونَ
[Pharaoh] said to those around him, "Do you not hear
قَالَ رَبُّكُمۡ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
[Moses] said, "Your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers
قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَكُمُ ٱلَّذِيٓ أُرۡسِلَ إِلَيۡكُمۡ لَمَجۡنُونٞ
[Pharaoh] said, "Indeed, your 'messenger' who has been sent to you is mad
قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلۡمَشۡرِقِ وَٱلۡمَغۡرِبِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَآۖ إِن كُنتُمۡ تَعۡقِلُونَ
[Moses] said, "Lord of the east and the west and that between them, if you were to reason
قَالَ لَئِنِ ٱتَّخَذۡتَ إِلَٰهًا غَيۡرِي لَأَجۡعَلَنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمَسۡجُونِينَ
[Pharaoh] said, "If you take a god other than me, I will surely place you among those imprisoned
قَالَ أَوَلَوۡ جِئۡتُكَ بِشَيۡءٖ مُّبِينٖ
[Moses] said, "Even if I brought you proof manifest
قَالَ فَأۡتِ بِهِۦٓ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ
[Pharaoh] said, "Then bring it, if you should be of the truthful
فَأَلۡقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ ثُعۡبَانٞ مُّبِينٞ
So [Moses] threw his staff, and suddenly it was a serpent manifest
وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُۥ فَإِذَا هِيَ بَيۡضَآءُ لِلنَّـٰظِرِينَ
And he drew out his hand; thereupon it was white for the observers
قَالَ لِلۡمَلَإِ حَوۡلَهُۥٓ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسَٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٞ
[Pharaoh] said to the eminent ones around him, "Indeed, this is a learned magician
يُرِيدُ أَن يُخۡرِجَكُم مِّنۡ أَرۡضِكُم بِسِحۡرِهِۦ فَمَاذَا تَأۡمُرُونَ
He wants to drive you out of your land by his magic, so what do you advise
قَالُوٓاْ أَرۡجِهۡ وَأَخَاهُ وَٱبۡعَثۡ فِي ٱلۡمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَ
They said, "Postpone [the matter of] him and his brother and send among the cities gatherers
يَأۡتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَحَّارٍ عَلِيمٖ
Who will bring you every learned, skilled magician
فَجُمِعَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ لِمِيقَٰتِ يَوۡمٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ
So the magicians were assembled for the appointment of a well-known day
وَقِيلَ لِلنَّاسِ هَلۡ أَنتُم مُّجۡتَمِعُونَ
And it was said to the people, "Will you congregate
لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ ٱلسَّحَرَةَ إِن كَانُواْ هُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ
That we might follow the magicians if they are the predominant
فَلَمَّا جَآءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ قَالُواْ لِفِرۡعَوۡنَ أَئِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجۡرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحۡنُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ
And when the magicians arrived, they said to Pharaoh, "Is there indeed for us a reward if we are the predominant
قَالَ نَعَمۡ وَإِنَّكُمۡ إِذٗا لَّمِنَ ٱلۡمُقَرَّبِينَ
He said, "Yes, and indeed, you will then be of those near [to me]
قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰٓ أَلۡقُواْ مَآ أَنتُم مُّلۡقُونَ
Moses said to them, "Throw whatever you will throw
فَأَلۡقَوۡاْ حِبَالَهُمۡ وَعِصِيَّهُمۡ وَقَالُواْ بِعِزَّةِ فِرۡعَوۡنَ إِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبُونَ
So they threw their ropes and their staffs and said, "By the might of Pharaoh, indeed it is we who are predominant
فَأَلۡقَىٰ مُوسَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَلۡقَفُ مَا يَأۡفِكُونَ
Then Moses threw his staff, and at once it devoured what they falsified
فَأُلۡقِيَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سَٰجِدِينَ
So the magicians fell down in prostration [to Allah]
قَالُوٓاْ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
They said, "We have believed in the Lord of the worlds
رَبِّ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ
The Lord of Moses and Aaron
قَالَ ءَامَنتُمۡ لَهُۥ قَبۡلَ أَنۡ ءَاذَنَ لَكُمۡۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَكَبِيرُكُمُ ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَكُمُ ٱلسِّحۡرَ فَلَسَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَۚ لَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيۡدِيَكُمۡ وَأَرۡجُلَكُم مِّنۡ خِلَٰفٖ وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمۡ أَجۡمَعِينَ
[Pharaoh] said, "You believed Moses before I gave you permission. Indeed, he is your leader who has taught you magic, but you are going to know. I will surely cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and I will surely crucify you all
قَالُواْ لَا ضَيۡرَۖ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا مُنقَلِبُونَ
They said, "No harm. Indeed, to our Lord we will return
إِنَّا نَطۡمَعُ أَن يَغۡفِرَ لَنَا رَبُّنَا خَطَٰيَٰنَآ أَن كُنَّآ أَوَّلَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
Indeed, we aspire that our Lord will forgive us our sins because we were the first of the believers
۞وَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنۡ أَسۡرِ بِعِبَادِيٓ إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ
And We inspired to Moses, "Travel by night with My servants; indeed, you will be pursued
فَأَرۡسَلَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ فِي ٱلۡمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَ
Then Pharaoh sent among the cities gatherers
إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَشِرۡذِمَةٞ قَلِيلُونَ
[And said], "Indeed, those are but a small band
وَإِنَّهُمۡ لَنَا لَغَآئِظُونَ
And indeed, they are enraging us
وَإِنَّا لَجَمِيعٌ حَٰذِرُونَ
And indeed, we are a cautious society
فَأَخۡرَجۡنَٰهُم مِّن جَنَّـٰتٖ وَعُيُونٖ
So We removed them from gardens and springs
وَكُنُوزٖ وَمَقَامٖ كَرِيمٖ
And treasures and honorable station
كَذَٰلِكَۖ وَأَوۡرَثۡنَٰهَا بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَـٰٓءِيلَ
Thus. And We caused to inherit it the Children of Israel
فَأَتۡبَعُوهُم مُّشۡرِقِينَ
So they pursued them at sunrise
فَلَمَّا تَرَـٰٓءَا ٱلۡجَمۡعَانِ قَالَ أَصۡحَٰبُ مُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّا لَمُدۡرَكُونَ
And when the two companies saw one another, the companions of Moses said, "Indeed, we are to be overtaken
قَالَ كَلَّآۖ إِنَّ مَعِيَ رَبِّي سَيَهۡدِينِ
[Moses] said, "No! Indeed, with me is my Lord; He will guide me
فَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنِ ٱضۡرِب بِّعَصَاكَ ٱلۡبَحۡرَۖ فَٱنفَلَقَ فَكَانَ كُلُّ فِرۡقٖ كَٱلطَّوۡدِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ
Then We inspired to Moses, "Strike with your staff the sea," and it parted, and each portion was like a great towering mountain
وَأَزۡلَفۡنَا ثَمَّ ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ
And We advanced thereto the pursuers
وَأَنجَيۡنَا مُوسَىٰ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥٓ أَجۡمَعِينَ
And We saved Moses and those with him, all together
ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ
Then We drowned the others
وَٱتۡلُ عَلَيۡهِمۡ نَبَأَ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ
And recite to them the news of Abraham
إِذۡ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوۡمِهِۦ مَا تَعۡبُدُونَ
When he said to his father and his people, "What do you worship
قَالُواْ نَعۡبُدُ أَصۡنَامٗا فَنَظَلُّ لَهَا عَٰكِفِينَ
They said, "We worship idols and remain to them devoted
قَالَ هَلۡ يَسۡمَعُونَكُمۡ إِذۡ تَدۡعُونَ
He said, "Do they hear you when you supplicate
أَوۡ يَنفَعُونَكُمۡ أَوۡ يَضُرُّونَ
Or do they benefit you, or do they harm
قَالُواْ بَلۡ وَجَدۡنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا كَذَٰلِكَ يَفۡعَلُونَ
They said, "But we found our fathers doing thus
قَالَ أَفَرَءَيۡتُم مَّا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡبُدُونَ
He said, "Then do you see what you have been worshipping
أَنتُمۡ وَءَابَآؤُكُمُ ٱلۡأَقۡدَمُونَ
You and your ancient forefathers
فَإِنَّهُمۡ عَدُوّٞ لِّيٓ إِلَّا رَبَّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
Indeed, they are enemies to me, except the Lord of the worlds
ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَنِي فَهُوَ يَهۡدِينِ
Who created me, and He [it is who] guides me
وَٱلَّذِي هُوَ يُطۡعِمُنِي وَيَسۡقِينِ
And it is He who feeds me and gives me drink
وَإِذَا مَرِضۡتُ فَهُوَ يَشۡفِينِ
And when I am ill, it is He who cures me
وَٱلَّذِي يُمِيتُنِي ثُمَّ يُحۡيِينِ
And who will cause me to die and then bring me to life
وَٱلَّذِيٓ أَطۡمَعُ أَن يَغۡفِرَ لِي خَطِيٓـَٔتِي يَوۡمَ ٱلدِّينِ
And who I aspire that He will forgive me my sin on the Day of Recompense
رَبِّ هَبۡ لِي حُكۡمٗا وَأَلۡحِقۡنِي بِٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ
[And he said], "My Lord, grant me authority and join me with the righteous
وَٱجۡعَل لِّي لِسَانَ صِدۡقٖ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ
And grant me a reputation of honor among later generations
وَٱجۡعَلۡنِي مِن وَرَثَةِ جَنَّةِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
And place me among the inheritors of the Garden of Pleasure
وَٱغۡفِرۡ لِأَبِيٓ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ
And forgive my father. Indeed, he has been of those astray
وَلَا تُخۡزِنِي يَوۡمَ يُبۡعَثُونَ
And do not disgrace me on the Day they are [all] resurrected
يَوۡمَ لَا يَنفَعُ مَالٞ وَلَا بَنُونَ
The Day when there will not benefit [anyone] wealth or children
إِلَّا مَنۡ أَتَى ٱللَّهَ بِقَلۡبٖ سَلِيمٖ
But only one who comes to Allah with a sound heart
وَأُزۡلِفَتِ ٱلۡجَنَّةُ لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ
And Paradise will be brought near [that Day] to the righteous
وَبُرِّزَتِ ٱلۡجَحِيمُ لِلۡغَاوِينَ
And Hellfire will be brought forth for the deviators
وَقِيلَ لَهُمۡ أَيۡنَ مَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡبُدُونَ
And it will be said to them, "Where are those you used to worship
مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ هَلۡ يَنصُرُونَكُمۡ أَوۡ يَنتَصِرُونَ
Other than Allah? Can they help you or help themselves
فَكُبۡكِبُواْ فِيهَا هُمۡ وَٱلۡغَاوُۥنَ
So they will be overturned into Hellfire, they and the deviators
وَجُنُودُ إِبۡلِيسَ أَجۡمَعُونَ
And the soldiers of Iblees, all together
قَالُواْ وَهُمۡ فِيهَا يَخۡتَصِمُونَ
They will say while they dispute therein
تَٱللَّهِ إِن كُنَّا لَفِي ضَلَٰلٖ مُّبِينٍ
By Allah, we were indeed in manifest error
إِذۡ نُسَوِّيكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
When we equated you with the Lord of the worlds
وَمَآ أَضَلَّنَآ إِلَّا ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَ
And no one misguided us except the criminals
فَمَا لَنَا مِن شَٰفِعِينَ
So now we have no intercessors
وَلَا صَدِيقٍ حَمِيمٖ
And not a devoted friend
فَلَوۡ أَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةٗ فَنَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
Then if we only had a return [to the world] and could be of the believers
كَذَّبَتۡ قَوۡمُ نُوحٍ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
The people of Noah denied the messengers
إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ نُوحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
When their brother Noah said to them, "Will you not fear Allah
إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ
Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger
فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
So fear Allah and obey me
وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds
۞قَالُوٓاْ أَنُؤۡمِنُ لَكَ وَٱتَّبَعَكَ ٱلۡأَرۡذَلُونَ
They said, "Should we believe you while you are followed by the lowest [class of people]
قَالَ وَمَا عِلۡمِي بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ
He said, "And what is my knowledge of what they used to do
إِنۡ حِسَابُهُمۡ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّيۖ لَوۡ تَشۡعُرُونَ
Their account is only upon my Lord, if you [could] perceive
وَمَآ أَنَا۠ بِطَارِدِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
And I am not one to drive away the believers
إِنۡ أَنَا۠ إِلَّا نَذِيرٞ مُّبِينٞ
I am only a clear warner
قَالُواْ لَئِن لَّمۡ تَنتَهِ يَٰنُوحُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡمَرۡجُومِينَ
They said, "If you do not desist, O Noah, you will surely be of those who are stoned
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوۡمِي كَذَّبُونِ
He said, "My Lord, indeed my people have denied me
فَٱفۡتَحۡ بَيۡنِي وَبَيۡنَهُمۡ فَتۡحٗا وَنَجِّنِي وَمَن مَّعِيَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
Then judge between me and them with decisive judgement and save me and those with me of the believers
فَأَنجَيۡنَٰهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥ فِي ٱلۡفُلۡكِ ٱلۡمَشۡحُونِ
So We saved him and those with him in the laden ship
ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا بَعۡدُ ٱلۡبَاقِينَ
Then We drowned thereafter the remaining ones
كَذَّبَتۡ عَادٌ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
Aad denied the messengers
إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ هُودٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
When their brother Hud said to them, "Will you not fear Allah
أَتَبۡنُونَ بِكُلِّ رِيعٍ ءَايَةٗ تَعۡبَثُونَ
Do you construct on every elevation a sign, amusing yourselves
وَتَتَّخِذُونَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَخۡلُدُونَ
And take for yourselves palaces and fortresses that you might abide eternally
وَإِذَا بَطَشۡتُم بَطَشۡتُمۡ جَبَّارِينَ
And when you strike, you strike as tyrants
وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱلَّذِيٓ أَمَدَّكُم بِمَا تَعۡلَمُونَ
And fear He who provided you with that which you know
أَمَدَّكُم بِأَنۡعَٰمٖ وَبَنِينَ
Provided you with grazing livestock and children
وَجَنَّـٰتٖ وَعُيُونٍ
And gardens and springs
إِنِّيٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيۡكُمۡ عَذَابَ يَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٖ
Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a terrible day
قَالُواْ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيۡنَآ أَوَعَظۡتَ أَمۡ لَمۡ تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلۡوَٰعِظِينَ
They said, "It is all the same to us whether you advise or are not of the advisors
إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا خُلُقُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
This is not but the custom of the former peoples
وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ
And we are not to be punished
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَهۡلَكۡنَٰهُمۡۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
And they denied him, so We destroyed them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers
كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
Thamud denied the messengers
إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ صَٰلِحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
When their brother Salih said to them, "Will you not fear Allah
أَتُتۡرَكُونَ فِي مَا هَٰهُنَآ ءَامِنِينَ
Will you be left in what is here, secure [from death]
فِي جَنَّـٰتٖ وَعُيُونٖ
Within gardens and springs
وَزُرُوعٖ وَنَخۡلٖ طَلۡعُهَا هَضِيمٞ
And fields of crops and palm trees with softened fruit
وَتَنۡحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡجِبَالِ بُيُوتٗا فَٰرِهِينَ
And you carve out of the mountains, homes, with skill
وَلَا تُطِيعُوٓاْ أَمۡرَ ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ
And do not obey the order of the transgressors
ٱلَّذِينَ يُفۡسِدُونَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَا يُصۡلِحُونَ
Who cause corruption in the land and do not amend
قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَحَّرِينَ
They said, "You are only of those affected by magic
مَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٞ مِّثۡلُنَا فَأۡتِ بِـَٔايَةٍ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ
You are but a man like ourselves, so bring a sign, if you should be of the truthful
قَالَ هَٰذِهِۦ نَاقَةٞ لَّهَا شِرۡبٞ وَلَكُمۡ شِرۡبُ يَوۡمٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ
He said, "This is a she-camel. For her is a [time of] drink, and for you is a [time of] drink, [each] on a known day
وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوٓءٖ فَيَأۡخُذَكُمۡ عَذَابُ يَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٖ
And do not touch her with harm, lest you be seized by the punishment of a terrible day
فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَصۡبَحُواْ نَٰدِمِينَ
But they hamstrung her and so became regretful
فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابُۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
And the punishment seized them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers
كَذَّبَتۡ قَوۡمُ لُوطٍ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
The people of Lot denied the messengers
إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ لُوطٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
When their brother Lot said to them, "Will you not fear Allah
أَتَأۡتُونَ ٱلذُّكۡرَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
Do you approach males among the worlds
وَتَذَرُونَ مَا خَلَقَ لَكُمۡ رَبُّكُم مِّنۡ أَزۡوَٰجِكُمۚ بَلۡ أَنتُمۡ قَوۡمٌ عَادُونَ
And leave what your Lord has created for you as mates? But you are a people transgressing
قَالُواْ لَئِن لَّمۡ تَنتَهِ يَٰلُوطُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡمُخۡرَجِينَ
They said, "If you do not desist, O Lot, you will surely be of those evicted
قَالَ إِنِّي لِعَمَلِكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡقَالِينَ
He said, "Indeed, I am, toward your deed, of those who detest [it]
رَبِّ نَجِّنِي وَأَهۡلِي مِمَّا يَعۡمَلُونَ
My Lord, save me and my family from [the consequence of] what they do
فَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥٓ أَجۡمَعِينَ
So We saved him and his family, all
إِلَّا عَجُوزٗا فِي ٱلۡغَٰبِرِينَ
Except an old woman among those who remained behind
ثُمَّ دَمَّرۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ
Then We destroyed the others
وَأَمۡطَرۡنَا عَلَيۡهِم مَّطَرٗاۖ فَسَآءَ مَطَرُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِينَ
And We rained upon them a rain [of stones], and evil was the rain of those who were warned
كَذَّبَ أَصۡحَٰبُ لۡـَٔيۡكَةِ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
The companions of the thicket denied the messengers
إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ شُعَيۡبٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
When Shu'ayb said to them, "Will you not fear Allah
۞أَوۡفُواْ ٱلۡكَيۡلَ وَلَا تَكُونُواْ مِنَ ٱلۡمُخۡسِرِينَ
Give full measure and do not be of those who cause loss
وَزِنُواْ بِٱلۡقِسۡطَاسِ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقِيمِ
And weigh with an even balance
وَلَا تَبۡخَسُواْ ٱلنَّاسَ أَشۡيَآءَهُمۡ وَلَا تَعۡثَوۡاْ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مُفۡسِدِينَ
And do not deprive people of their due and do not commit abuse on earth, spreading corruption
وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَكُمۡ وَٱلۡجِبِلَّةَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
And fear He who created you and the former creation
وَمَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٞ مِّثۡلُنَا وَإِن نَّظُنُّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡكَٰذِبِينَ
You are but a man like ourselves, and indeed, we think you are among the liars
فَأَسۡقِطۡ عَلَيۡنَا كِسَفٗا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ
So cause to fall upon us fragments of the sky, if you should be of the truthful
قَالَ رَبِّيٓ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ
He said, "My Lord is most knowing of what you do
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَخَذَهُمۡ عَذَابُ يَوۡمِ ٱلظُّلَّةِۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَذَابَ يَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٍ
And they denied him, so the punishment of the day of the black cloud seized them. Indeed, it was the punishment of a terrible day
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَنزِيلُ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
And indeed, the Qur'an is the revelation of the Lord of the worlds
نَزَلَ بِهِ ٱلرُّوحُ ٱلۡأَمِينُ
The Trustworthy Spirit has brought it down
عَلَىٰ قَلۡبِكَ لِتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُنذِرِينَ
Upon your heart, [O Muhammad] - that you may be of the warners
بِلِسَانٍ عَرَبِيّٖ مُّبِينٖ
In a clear Arabic language
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَفِي زُبُرِ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
And indeed, it is [mentioned] in the scriptures of former peoples
أَوَلَمۡ يَكُن لَّهُمۡ ءَايَةً أَن يَعۡلَمَهُۥ عُلَمَـٰٓؤُاْ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَـٰٓءِيلَ
And has it not been a sign to them that it is recognized by the scholars of the Children of Israel
وَلَوۡ نَزَّلۡنَٰهُ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضِ ٱلۡأَعۡجَمِينَ
And even if We had revealed it to one among the foreigners
فَقَرَأَهُۥ عَلَيۡهِم مَّا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ مُؤۡمِنِينَ
And he had recited it to them [perfectly], they would [still] not have been believers in it
كَذَٰلِكَ سَلَكۡنَٰهُ فِي قُلُوبِ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ
Thus have We inserted disbelief into the hearts of the criminals
لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِهِۦ حَتَّىٰ يَرَوُاْ ٱلۡعَذَابَ ٱلۡأَلِيمَ
They will not believe in it until they see the painful punishment
فَيَأۡتِيَهُم بَغۡتَةٗ وَهُمۡ لَا يَشۡعُرُونَ
And it will come to them suddenly while they perceive [it] not
فَيَقُولُواْ هَلۡ نَحۡنُ مُنظَرُونَ
And they will say, "May we be reprieved
أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَ
So for Our punishment are they impatient
أَفَرَءَيۡتَ إِن مَّتَّعۡنَٰهُمۡ سِنِينَ
Then have you considered if We gave them enjoyment for years
ثُمَّ جَآءَهُم مَّا كَانُواْ يُوعَدُونَ
And then there came to them that which they were promised
مَآ أَغۡنَىٰ عَنۡهُم مَّا كَانُواْ يُمَتَّعُونَ
They would not be availed by the enjoyment with which they were provided
وَمَآ أَهۡلَكۡنَا مِن قَرۡيَةٍ إِلَّا لَهَا مُنذِرُونَ
And We did not destroy any city except that it had warners
ذِكۡرَىٰ وَمَا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ
As a reminder; and never have We been unjust
وَمَا تَنَزَّلَتۡ بِهِ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينُ
And the devils have not brought the revelation down
وَمَا يَنۢبَغِي لَهُمۡ وَمَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ
It is not allowable for them, nor would they be able
إِنَّهُمۡ عَنِ ٱلسَّمۡعِ لَمَعۡزُولُونَ
Indeed they, from [its] hearing, are removed
فَلَا تَدۡعُ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُعَذَّبِينَ
So do not invoke with Allah another deity and [thus] be among the punished
وَأَنذِرۡ عَشِيرَتَكَ ٱلۡأَقۡرَبِينَ
And warn, [O Muhammad], your closest kindred
وَٱخۡفِضۡ جَنَاحَكَ لِمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
And lower your wing to those who follow you of the believers
فَإِنۡ عَصَوۡكَ فَقُلۡ إِنِّي بَرِيٓءٞ مِّمَّا تَعۡمَلُونَ
And if they disobey you, then say, "Indeed, I am disassociated from what you are doing
وَتَوَكَّلۡ عَلَى ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
And rely upon the Exalted in Might, the Merciful
ٱلَّذِي يَرَىٰكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ
Who sees you when you arise
وَتَقَلُّبَكَ فِي ٱلسَّـٰجِدِينَ
And your movement among those who prostrate
إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ
Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing
هَلۡ أُنَبِّئُكُمۡ عَلَىٰ مَن تَنَزَّلُ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينُ
Shall I inform you upon whom the devils descend
تَنَزَّلُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ أَفَّاكٍ أَثِيمٖ
They descend upon every sinful liar
يُلۡقُونَ ٱلسَّمۡعَ وَأَكۡثَرُهُمۡ كَٰذِبُونَ
They pass on what is heard, and most of them are liars
وَٱلشُّعَرَآءُ يَتَّبِعُهُمُ ٱلۡغَاوُۥنَ
And the poets - [only] the deviators follow them
أَلَمۡ تَرَ أَنَّهُمۡ فِي كُلِّ وَادٖ يَهِيمُونَ
Do you not see that in every valley they roam
وَأَنَّهُمۡ يَقُولُونَ مَا لَا يَفۡعَلُونَ
And that they say what they do not do
إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَٰتِ وَذَكَرُواْ ٱللَّهَ كَثِيرٗا وَٱنتَصَرُواْ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ مَا ظُلِمُواْۗ وَسَيَعۡلَمُ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوٓاْ أَيَّ مُنقَلَبٖ يَنقَلِبُونَ
Except those [poets] who believe and do righteous deeds and remember Allah often and defend [the Muslims] after they were wronged. And those who have wronged are going to know to what [kind of] return they will be returned