T. S. M
Those are the signs of the perspicuous Book
haply thou art vexing thyself to death that they will not be believers
If we please we will send down upon them from the heaven a sign, and their necks shall be humbled thereto
But there comes not to them any recent Reminder from the Merciful One that they do not turn away from
They have called (thee) liar! but there shall come to them a message of that at which they mocked
Have they not looked to the earth, how we caused to grow therein of every noble kind
verily, in that is a sign; but most of them will never be believers
but, verily, thy Lord He is mighty and merciful
And when thy Lord called Moses (saying), 'Come to the unjust people
to the people of Pharaoh, will they not fear?
Said he, 'My Lord! verily, I fear that they will call me liar
and my breast is straitened, and my tongue is not fluent; send then unto Aaron
for they have a crime against me, and I fear that they may kill me.
Said He, 'Not so; but go with our signs, verily, we are with you listening
'And go to Pharaoh and say, "Verily, we are the apostles of the Lord of the world
(to tell thee to) send with us the children of Israel."
And he said, 'Did we not bring thee up amongst us as a child? and thou didst dwell amongst us for years of thy life
and thou didst do thy deed which thou hast done, and thou art of the ungrateful!
Said he, 'I did commit this, and I was of those who erred
'And I fled from you when I feared you, and my Lord granted me judgment, and made me one of His messengers
and this is the favour thou hast obliged me with, that thou hast enslaved the children of Israel!
Said Pharaoh, 'Who is the Lord of the worlds?
Said he, 'The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between the two, if ye are but sure.
Said he to those about him, 'Do ye not listen
Said he, 'Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers of yore!
Said he, 'Verily, your apostle who is sent to you is surely mad!
Said he, 'The Lord of the east and of the west, and of what is between the two, if ye had but sense!
Said he, 'If thou dost take a god besides Me I will surely make thee one of the imprisoned!
Said he, 'What, if I come to thee with something obvious?
Said he, 'Bring it, if thou art of those who tell the truth!
And he threw down his rod, and, behold, it was an obvious serpent
and he plucked out his hand, and, behold, it was white to the spectators
He said to the chiefs around him, 'Verily, this is a knowing sorcerer
he desires to turn you out of your land! what is it then ye bid?
They said, 'Give him and his brother some hope, and send into the cities to collect
and bring to thee every knowing sorcerer.
And the sorcerers assembled at the appointed time on a stated day
and it was said to the people, 'Are ye assembled
haply we may follow the sorcerers if we gain the upper hand.
And when the sorcerers came they said to Pharaoh, 'Shall we, verily, have a hire if we gain the upper hand?
Said he, 'Yes; and, verily, ye shall then be of those who are nigh (my throne).
And Moses said to them, 'Throw down what ye have to throw down.
So they threw down their ropes and their rods and said, 'By Pharaoh's might, verily, we it is who shall gain the upper hand!
And Moses threw down his rod, and, lo, it swallowed up what they falsely devised
And the sorcerers threw themselves down, adoring
Said they, 'We believe in the Lord of the worlds
the Lord of Moses and Aaron!
Said he, 'Do ye believe in Him ere I give you leave? Verily, he is your chief who has taught you sorcery, but soon ye shall know. I will surely cut off your hands and your feet from opposite sides, and I will crucify you all together!
They said, 'No harm; verily, unto our Lord do we return
verily, we hope that our Lord will forgive us our sins, for we are the first of believers!
And we inspired Moses, 'Journey by night with my servants; verily, ye are pursued.
And Pharaoh sent into the cities to collect
'Verily, these are a small company
And, verily, they are enraged with us
but we are a multitude, wary
'Turn them out of gardens and springs
and treasuries, and a noble station!'
thus, - and we made the children of Israel to inherit them
And they followed them at dawn
and when the two hosts saw each other, Moses' companions said, 'Verily, we are overtaken!
Said he, 'Not so; verily, with me is my Lord, He will guide me.
And we inspired Moses, 'Strike with thy rod the sea;' and it was cleft asunder, and each part was like a mighty mountain
And then we brought the others
And we saved Moses and those with him all together
then we drowned the others
and that is a sign: but most of them will never be believers
And, verily, thy Lord He is mighty, merciful
And recite to them the story of Abraham
when he said to his father and his people, 'What do ye serve?
They said, 'We serve idols, and we are still devoted to them
He said, 'Can they hear you when ye call
or profit you, or harm?
They said, 'No; but we found our fathers doing thus.
He said, 'Have ye considered what ye have been serving
ye and your fathers before you
Verily, they are foes to me, save only the Lord of the worlds
who created me and guides me
and who gives me food and drink
And when I am sick He heals me
He who will kill me, and then bring me to life
and who I hope will forgive me my sins on the day of judgment
Lord, grant me judgment, and let me reach the righteous
and give me a tongue of good report amongst posterity
and make me of the heirs of the paradise of pleasure
and pardon my father, verily, he is of those who err
and disgrace me not on the day when they are raised up again
the day when wealth shall profit not, nor sons
but only he who comes to God with a sound heart
And paradise shall be brought near to the pious
and hell shall be brought forth to those who go astray
and it shall be said to them, "Where is what ye used to worship
beside God? can they help you, or get help themselves? "
And they shall fall headlong into it, they and those who have gone astray
and the hosts of Iblis all together
'They shall say, while they quarrel therein
"By God! we were surely in an obvious error
when we made you equal to the Lord of the worlds
but it was only sinners who led us astray
But we have no intercessor
and no warm friend
but had we a turn we would be of the believers."'
Verily, in that is a sign, but most of them will never be believers
and, verily, thy Lord He is mighty and merciful
The people of Noah said the apostles were liars
when their brother Noah said to them, 'Will ye not fear
verily, I am a faithful apostle to you
then fear God and obey me
I do not ask you for it any hire; my hire is only with the Lord of the worlds
So fear God and obey me.
They said, 'Shall we believe in thee, when the reprobates follow thee?
He said, 'I did not know what they were doing
their account is only with my Lord, if ye but perceive
And I am not one to drive away the believers
I am only a plain warner.
They said, 'Verily, if thou desist not, O Noah! thou shalt surely be of those who are stoned!
Said he, 'My Lord! verily, my people call me liar
open between me and between them an opening, and save me and those of the believers who are with me!
So we saved him and those with him in the laden ark
then we drowned the rest
verily, in that is a sign, but most of them will never be believers
and, verily, thy Lord He is mighty and merciful
And 'Ad called the apostles liars
when their brother Hud said to them, 'Will ye not fear
Verily, I am to you a faithful apostle
then fear God and obey me
I do not ask you for it any hire; my hire is only with the Lord of the worlds
Do ye build on every height a landmark in sport
and take to works that haply ye may be immortal
'And when ye assault ye assault like tyrants
but fear God and obey me
and fear Him who hat
given you an extent of cattle and sons
and gardens and springs
Verily, fear for you the torment of a mighty day!
They said, 'It is the same to us if thou admonish or art not of those who do admonish
this is nothing but old folks' fictions, for we shall not be tormented!
And they called him liar
but we destroyed them. Verily, in that is a sign, but most of them will never be believers
And, verily, thy Lord is mighty, merciful
Thamud called the apostles liars
when their brother Zalih said to them, 'Do ye not fear
verily, I am to you a faithful apostle
so fear God and obey me
I do not ask you for it any hire; my hire is only with the Lord of the worlds
Shall ye be left here in safety
with gardens and springs
and corn-fields and palms
the spathes whereof are fine? and ye hew out of the mountains houses skillfully
But fear God and obey me
and obey not the bidding of the extravagant
who do evil in the earth and do not act aright!
They said, 'Thou art only of the infatuated
thou art but mortal like ourselves; so bring us a sign, if thou be of those who speak the truth!
He said, 'This she-camel shall have her drink and you your drink on a certain day
but touch her not with evil, or there will seize you the torment of a mighty day!
But they hamstrung her, and on the morrow they repented
and the torment seized them; verily, in that is a sign; but most of them will never be believers
but verily, thy Lord He is mighty, merciful
The people of Lot called the apostles liars
when their brother Lot said to them, 'Do ye not fear
verily, I am to you a faithful apostle
then fear God and obey me
I do not ask you for it any hire; my hire is only with the Lord of the worlds
Do ye approach males of all the world
and leave what God your Lord has created for you of your wives? nay, but ye are people who transgress!
They said, 'Surely, if thou dost not desist, O Lot! thou shalt be of those who are expelled!
Said he, 'Verily, I am of those who hate your deed
my Lord! save me and my people from what they do.
And we saved him and his people all together
except an old woman amongst those who lingered
Then we destroyed the others
and we rained down upon them a rain; and evil was the rain of those who were warned
Verily, in that is a sign; but most, of them will never be believers
And, verily, thy Lord He is mighty, merciful, compassionate
The fellows of the Grove called the apostles liars
Sho'haib said to them, 'Will ye not fear
verily, I am to you a faithful apostle
then fear God and obey me
I do not ask you for it any hire; my hire is only with the Lord of the worlds
Give good measure, and be not of those who diminish
and weigh with a fair balance
and do not cheat men of their goods; and waste not the land, despoiling it
and fear Him who created you and the races of yore!
Said they, 'Thou art only of the infatuated
and thou art only a mortal like ourselves; and, verily, we think that thou art surely of the liars
so make a portion of the heaven to fall down upon us, if thou art of those who tell the truth!
Said he, 'My Lord knows best what ye do!
but they called him liar, and the torment of the day of the shadow seized them; for it was the torment of a mighty day
verily, in that is a sign; but most of them will never be believers
but, verily, thy Lord He is mighty, merciful
And, verily, it is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds
the Faithful Spirit came down with i
upon thy heart, that thou shouldst be of those who warn;
in plain Arabic language
and, verily, it is (foretold) in the scriptures of yore
Have they not a sign, that the learned men of the children of Israel recognise it
Had we sent it down to any barbarian
and he had read it to them, they would not have believed therein
Thus have we made for it a way into the hearts of the sinners
they will not believe therein until they see the grievous woe
and it shall come to them suddenly while they do not perceive
They will say, 'Shall we be respited?
What! do they wish to hasten on our torment?
What thinkest thou? if we let them enjoy themselves for years
and then there come to them what they are threatened
that will not avail them which they had to enjoy
But we do not destroy any city without its having warner
as a reminder, for we are never unjust
The devils did not descend therewith
it is not fit work for them; nor are they able to do it
Verily, they are deposed from listening
call not then with God upon other gods, or thou wilt be of the tormented
but warn thy clansmen who are near of kin
And lower thy wing to those of the believers who follow thee
but if they rebel against thee, say, 'Verily, I am clear of what ye do,
and rely thou upon the mighty, merciful One
who sees thee when thou dost stand up
and thy posturing amongst those who adore'
Verily, He both bears and knows
Shall I inform you upon whom the devils descend
they descend upon every sinful liar
and impart what they have heard; but most of them are liars
And the poets do those follow who go astray
Dost thou not see that they wander distraught in every vale
and that they say that which they do not do
save those who believe, and do right, and remember God much, and defend themselves after they are wronged; but those who do wrong shall know with what a turn they shall be turned