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These are the signs of the perspicuous book
Peradventure thou afflictest thy self unto death, lest the Meccans become not true believers
If We pleased, We could send down unto them a convincing sign from heaven, unto which their necks would humbly submit
But where cometh unto them no admonition from the Merciful, being newly revealed as occasions require, but they turn aside from the same
and they have charged it with falsehood: But a message shall come unto them, which they shall not laugh to scorn
Do they not behold the earth, how many vegetables We cause to spring up therein, of every noble species
Verily herein is a sign: But the greater part of them do not believe
Verily thy Lord is the mighty, the merciful God
Remember when thy Lord called Moses, saying, go to the unjust people
the people of Pharaoh; will they not dread Me
Moses answered, O Lord, verily I fear lest they accuse me of falsehood
and lest my breast become straitened, and my tongue be not ready in speaking: Send therefore unto Aaron, to be my assistant
Also they have a crime to object against me; and I fear they will put me to death
God said, they shall by no means put thee to death: Wherefore go ye with our signs; for We will be with you, and will hear what passes between you and them
Go ye therefore unto Pharaoh, and say, verily we are the apostle of the Lord of all creatures
Send away with us the children of Israel
And when they had delivered their message, Pharaoh answered, have we not brought thee up among us, when a child; and hast thou not dwelt among us for several years of thy life
Yet hast thou done thy deed which thou hast done: And thou art an ungrateful person
Moses replied, I did it indeed, and I was one of those who erred
wherefore I fled from you, because I feared you: But my Lord hath bestowed on me wisdom, and hath appointed me one of his apostles
And this is the favour which thou hast bestowed on me, that thou hast enslaved the children of Israel
Pharaoh said, and who is the Lord of all creatures
Moses answered, the Lord of heaven and earth, and of whatever is between them: If ye are men of sagacity
Pharaoh said unto those who were about him, do ye not hear
Moses said, your Lord, and the Lord of your forefathers
Pharaoh said unto those who were present, your apostle, who is sent unto you, is certainly distracted
Moses said, the Lord of the east, and of the west, and of whatever is between them; if ye are men of understanding
Pharaoh said unto him, verily if thou take any god besides me, I will make thee one of those who are imprisoned
Moses answered, what, although I come unto you with a convincing miracle
Pharaoh replied, produce it therefore, if thou speakest truth
And he cast down his rod, and behold, it became a visible serpent
And he drew forth his hand out of his bosom; and behold, it appeared, white unto the spectators
Pharahoh said unto the princes who were about him, verily this man is a skilful magician
He seeketh to dispossess you of your land by his sorcery; what therefore do ye direct
They answered, delay him, and his brother by good words for a time; and send through the cities men to assembl
and bring unto thee every skilful magician
So the magicians were assembled at an appointed time, on a solemn day
And it was said unto the people, are ye assembled together
Perhaps we may follow the magicians, if they do get the victory
And when the magicians were come, they said unto Pharaoh, shall we certainly receive a reward, if we do get the victory
He answered, yea; and ye shall surely be of those who approach my person
Moses said unto them, cast down what ye are about to cast down
Wherefore they cast down their ropes and their rods, and said, by the might of Pharaoh, verily we shall be the conquerors
And Moses cast down his rod, and behold, it swallowed up that which they had caused falsely to appear changed into serpents
Whereupon the magicians prostrated themselves, worshipping
and said, we believe in the Lord of all creatures
the Lord of Moses and of Aaron
Pharaoh said unto them, have ye believed on him, before I have given you permission? Verily he is your chief, who hath taught you magic: But hereafter ye shall surely know my power. I will cut off your hands and your feet, on the opposite sides, and I will crucify you all
They answered, it will be no harm unto us; for we shall return unto our Lord
We hope that our Lord will forgive us our sins, since we are the first who have believed
And we spake by revelation unto Moses, saying, march forth with my servants by night; for ye will be pursued
And Pharaoh sent officers through the cities to assemble forces, saying
verily these are a small company
and they are enraged against us
But we are a multitude well provided
So we caused them to quit their gardens, and fountains
and treasures, and fair dwellings
Thus did We do; and We made the children of Israel to inherit the same
And they pursued them at sun-rise
And when the two armies were come in sight of each other, the companions of Moses said, we shall surely be overtaken
Moses answered, by no means: For my Lord is with me, Who will surely direct me
And We commanded Moses by revelation, saying, smite the sea with thy rod. And when he had smitten it, it became divided into twelve parts, between which were as many paths, and every part was like a vast mountain
And We drew thither the others
and We delivered Moses and all those who were with him
Then We drowned the others
Verily herein was a sign; but the greater part of them did not believe
Verily thy Lord is the mighty, and the merciful
And rehearse unto them the story of Abraham
When he said unto his father, and his people, what do ye worship
They answered, we worship idols; and we constantly serve them all the day long
Abraham said, do they hear you, when ye invoke them
Or do they either profit you, or hurt you
They answered, but we found our fathers do the same
He said, what think ye? The gods which ye worship
and your forefathers worshipped
are my enemy: Except only the Lord of all creatures
who hath created me, and directeth me
and who giveth me to eat, and to drink
and when I am sick, healeth me
and Who will cause me to die, and will afterwards restore me to life
and Who, I hope, will forgive my sins on the day of judgment
O Lord, grant me wisdom; and join me with the righteous
And grant that I may be spoken of with honour among the latest posterity
and make me an heir of the garden of delight
And forgive my father, for that he hath been one of those who go astray
And cover me not with shame on the day of resurrection
on the day in which neither riches nor children shall avail
unless unto him who shall come unto God with a sincere heart
When paradise shall be brought near to the view of the pious
and hell shall appear plainly to those who shall have erred
and it shall be said unto them, where are your deities which ye serve
besides God? Will they deliver you from punishment, or will they deliver themselves
And they shall be cast into the same, both they, and those who have been seduced to their worship
and all the host of Eblis
The seduced shall dispute therein with their false gods, saying
by God, we were in a manifest error
when we equalled you with the Lord of all creatures
And none seduced us but the wicked
We have now no intercessors
nor any friend who careth for us
If we were allowed to return once more into the world, we would certainly become true believers
Verily herein was a sign: But the greater part of them believed not
Thy Lord is the mighty, the merciful
The people of Noah accused God's messengers of imposture
When their brother Noah said unto them, will ye not fear God
Verily I am a faithful messenger unto you
wherefore fear God, and obey me
I ask no reward of you for my preaching unto you; I expect my reward from no other than the Lord of all creatures
Wherefore fear God, and obey me
They answered, shall we believe on thee, when only the most abject persons have followed thee
Noah said, I have no knowledge of that which they did
it appertaineth unto my Lord alone to bring them to account, if ye understand
wherefore I will not drive away the believers
I am no more than a public preacher
They replied, assuredly, unless thou desist, O Noah, thou shalt be stoned
He said, O Lord, verily my people take me for a liar
Wherefore judge publicly between me and them; and deliver me and the true believers who are with me
Wherefore We delivered him, and those who were with him, in the ark filled with men and animals
and afterwards We drowned the rest
Verily herein was a sign: But the greater part of them believed not
Thy Lord is the mighty, the merciful
The tribe of Ad charged God's messengers with falsehood
When their brother Hud said unto them, will ye not fear God
Verily I am a faithful messenger unto you
wherefore fear God, and obey me
I demand not of you any reward for my preaching unto you: I expect my reward from no other than the Lord of all creatures
Do ye build a land-mark on every high place, to divert yourselves
And do ye erect maginificent works, hoping that ye may continue in their possession for ever
And when ye exercise your power, do ye exercise it with cruelty and rigour
Fear God, by leaving these things; and obey Me
And fear Him who hath bestowed on you that which ye know
He hath bestowed on you cattle, and children
and gardens, and springs of water
Verily I fear for you the punishment of a grievous day
They answered, it is equal unto us whether thou admonish us, or dost not admonish us
This which thou preachest is only a device of the ancients
neither shall we be punished for what we have done
And they accused him of imposture: Wherefore We destroyed them. Verily herein was a sign: But the greater part of them believed not
Thy Lord is the mighty, the merciful
The tribe of Thamud also charged the messengers of God with falsehood
When their brother Saleh said unto them, will ye not fear God
Verily I am a faithful messenger unto you
Wherefore fear God, and obey me
I demand no reward of you for my preaching unto you; I expect my reward from no other than the Lord of all creatures
Shall ye be left for ever secure in the possession of the things which are here
among gardens, and fountains
and corn, and palm-trees, whose branches sheathe their flowers
And will ye continue to cut habitations for your selves out of the mountains, behaving with insolence
Fear God, and obey me
and obey not the command of the transgressors
who act corruptly in the earth, and reform not the same
They answered, verily thou art distracted
Thou art no other than a man like unto us: Produce now some sign, if thou speakest truth
Saleh said, this she-camel shall be a sign unto you: She shall have her portion of water, and ye shall have your portion of water alternately, on a several day appointed for you
and do her no hurt, lest the punishment of a terrible day be inflicted on you
But they slew her; and were made to repent of their impiety
For the punishment which had been threatened overtook them. Verily herein was a sign; but the greater part of them did not believe
Thy Lord is the mighty, the merciful
The people of Lot likewise accused God's messengers of imposture
When their brother Lot said unto them, will ye not fear God
Verily I am a faithful messenger unto you
Wherefore fear God, and obey me
I demand no reward of you for my preaching: I expect my reward from no other than the Lord of all creatures
Do ye approach unto the males among mankind
and leave your wives which your Lord hath created for you? Surely ye are people who transgress
They answered, unless thou desist, O Lot, thou shalt certainly be expelled our city
He said, verily I am one of those who abhor your doings
O Lord, deliver me, and my family, from that which they act
Wherefore We delivered him, and all his family
except an old woman, his wife, who perished among those who remained behind
Then We destroyed the rest
and We rained on them a shower of stones; and terrible was the shower which fell on those who had been warned in vain
Verily herein was a sign; but the greater part of them did not believe
Thy Lord is the mighty, the merciful
The inhabitants of the wood also accused God's messengers of imposture
When Shoaib said unto them, will ye not fear God
Verily I am a faithful messenger unto you
Wherefore fear God, and obey me
I ask no reward of you for my preaching: I expect my reward from no other than the Lord of all creatures
Give just measure, and be not defrauders
and weigh with an equal balance
and diminish not unto men ought of their matters; neither commit violence in the earth, acting corruptly
And fear him who hath created you, and also the former generations
They answered, certainly thou art distracted
Thou art no more than a man, like unto us; and we do surely esteem thee to be a liar
Cause now a part of the heaven to fall upon us, if thou speakest truth
Shoaib said, my Lord best knoweth that which ye do
And they charged him with falsehood: Wherefore the punishment of the day of the shadowing cloud overtook them; and this was the punishment of a grievous day
Verily herein was a sign; but the greater part of them did not believe
Thy Lord is the mighty, the merciful
This book is certainly a revelation from the Lord of all creatures
which the faithful spirit hath caused to descend
upon thy heart, that thou mightest be a preacher to thy people
in the perspicuous Arabic tongue
And it is born witness to in the scriptures of former ages
Was it not a sign unto them, that the wise men among the children of Israel knew it
Had We revealed it unto any of the foreigners
and he had read the same unto them, yet they would not have believed therein
Thus have We caused obstinate infidelity to enter the hearts of the wicked
They shall not believe therein, until they see a painful punishment
It shall come suddenly upon them, and they shall not foresee it
And they shall say, shall we be respited
Do they therefore desire our punishment to be hastened
What thinkest thou? If We suffer them to enjoy the advantage of this life for several years
and afterwards that with which they are threatened come upon them
what will that which they have enjoyed profit them
We have destroyed no city, but preachers were first sent unto it
to admonish the inhabitants thereof; neither did We treat them unjustly
The devils did not descend with the Koran, as the infidels give out
It is not for their purpose, neither are they able to produce such a book
for they are far removed from hearing the discourse of the angels in heaven
Invoke no other god with the true God, lest thou become one of those who are doomed to punishment
And admonish thy more near relations
And behave thy self with meekness towards the true believers who follow thee
And if they be disobedient unto thee, say, verily I am clear of that which ye do
And trust in the most mighty, the merciful God
who seeth thee when thou risest up
and thy behaviour among those who worship
for He both heareth and knoweth
Shall I declare unto you upon whom the devils descend
They descend upon every lying and wiched person
They learn what is heard; but the greater part of them are liars
And those who err follow the steps of the poets
Dost thou not see that they rove as bereft of their senses through every valley
and that they say that which they do not
Except those who believe, and do good works, and remember God frequently; and who defend themselves, after they have been unjustly treated. And they who act unjustly shall know hereafter, with what treatment they shall be treated