Surah “The Poets”

as rendered by Sahib Mustaqim Bleher — 227 verses

Ta, Sin, Mim.
These are the signs of the clear book.
You almost kill yourself with worry that they are not believers.
If We please, We would send a sign from the sky down to them and their necks would remain humbled by it.
And whenever a new reminder comes to them from the Merciful, they tend to turn away from it.
So they denied, then the news of what they used to make fun of will reach them.
Do they not look at the earth, how many a precious species We grew on it.
For in that is a sign, and most of them are not believers.
And your Lord is the mighty and merciful.
And when your Lord called Musa (Moses) to go to the wrongdoing people.
The people of Pharaoh, as to why they do not beware (of Allah).
He said: my Lord, I fear that they deny me.
And my chest tightens and my tongue does not loosen, so send for Harun (Aaron).
And they hold a crime against me, so I fear that they will kill me.
He said: no way, go both with My signs, We are with you listening.
So they both came to Pharaoh and said: we are a messenger from the Lord of all worlds.
That you should send with us the Children of Israel.
He said: did we not look after you amongst us as a child and you stayed amongst us some years of your life?
And you did the deed you did and were of the ungrateful.
He said: I did it when I was astray.
Then I fled from you when I feared you, and my Lord granted me the ability to judge and made me of the messengers.
And is this the favour you hold against me, that you enslaved the Children of Israel?
Pharaoh said: and who is the Lord of all worlds?
He said: the Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, if you are certain.
He said to those around him: are you not listening?
He said: your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers.
He said: your messenger who has been sent to you is possessed.
He said: the Lord of the East and the West and what is between them, if you understand.
He said: if you take a god other than me, I will certainly imprison you.
He said: even if I bring you something clear?
He said: then bring it if you are truthful.
So he threw down his staff and it became a real snake.
And he pulled out his hand and it could be seen as white.
The leaders around him said: this is a knowledgeable magician.
He wants to expel you from your land with his magic, so what do you command?
They said: defer him and his brother and dispatch mobilisers to the cities,
To bring you every knowledgeable magician.
Then the magicians were gathered for an appointment on a specified day.
And the people were told: are you going to gather?
So we can follow the magicians if they are the winners?
And when the magicians came they said to Pharaoh: will we have a reward if we are the winners?
He said: yes, and you will then be of the inner circle.
Musa (Moses) said to them: throw what you can throw.
So they threw their ropes and sticks and said: by the might of Pharaoh, we will be the winners.
Then Musa (Moses) threw his stick, then it took over what they invented.
Then the magicians fell prostrate.
They said: we believe in the Lord of all worlds.
The Lord of Musa (Moses) and Harun (Aaron).
He said: do you believe in him before I have given you permission? For sure he is your chief who taught you magic, so soon you will know: I will cut your hands and feet from opposite sides and will crucify you all.
They said: no harm, we will turn to our Lord.
For we hope that our Lord will forgive us our sins because we are the first amongst the believers.
And We revealed to Musa (Moses) to travel with My servants, for you will be followed.
Then Pharaoh sent mobilisers to the cities.
These are a small group.
And they have angered us.
And we are force to be reckoned with.
So We drove them out of gardens and springs.
And treasures and honoured dwellings.
This is what happened, and We made the Children of Israel inherit them.
So they pursued them in the morning.
And when the two groups faced each other the companions of Musa (Moses) said, we have been overtaken.
He said: no way, for my Lord is with me, He will guide me.
Then We revealed to Musa (Moses) to strike the sea with your stick, then it parted and each part was like a great mountain.
Then We made the others advance after that.
And We rescued Musa (Moses) and all who were with him.
Then We drowned the others.
For in that is a sign, and most of them are not believers.
And your Lord is the mighty and merciful.
And recite to them the news about Ibrahim (Abraham).
When he said to his father and his people: what do you serve?
They said: we serve idols and remain devoted to them.
He said: do they hear you when you call?
Or benefit you or do harm?
They said: but we found our fathers do the same.
He said: then look at what you serve;
You and your forefathers:
They are an enemy to me, except for the Lord of all worlds.
The One who created me then guided me.
And the One who feeds me and gives me to drink.
And if I am ill, He heals me.
And the One who makes me die, then brings me to life.
And the One of whom I hope that He forgives me my sins on the day of repayment.
My Lord, grant me the ability to judge and make me join the righteous.
And give me a truthful reputation amongst those to come.
And make me of those who inherit the garden of blessings.
And forgive my father, for he was of those astray.
And do not humiliate me on the day they will be raised.
On the day when neither wealth nor children are of benefit.
Except for him who comes to Allah with a clean heart.
And the garden will be brought near to those who beware (of Allah).
And hell-fire will be presented to the transgressors.
And they will be told: where is what you used to serve?
Besides Allah, are they going to help you or help themselves?
So they and the transgressors will be dumped into it.
And all the soldiers of Iblis (the devil).
They will say, whilst they argue there:
By Allah, we were in clear error.
When we equated you with the Lord of all worlds.
And only the sinful lead us astray.
So we have no intercessors.
And no dear friend.
If only we could return and be of the believers.
For in that is a sign, and most of them are not believers.
And your Lord is the mighty and merciful.
The people of Nuh (Noah) denied the messengers.
When their brother Nuh (Noah) said to them: will you not beware (of Allah)?
For I am a reliable messenger to you.
So beware of Allah and obey me.
And I do not ask you for a reward for it, for my reward is only with the Lord of all worlds.
So beware of Allah and obey me.
They said: should we believe in you when the down and out follow you?
He said: I have no knowledge of what they used to do.
For their reckoning is upon my Lord, if only you realised.
And I am not going to drive away the believers.
For I am only a clear warner.
They said: if you do not stop, oh Nuh (Noah), you will be stoned.
He said: my Lord, my people deny me.
So decide clearly between me and them and rescue me and the believers with me.
So We rescued him and those with him in the loaded ship.
Then We drowned the remainder.
For in that is a sign, and most of them are not believers.
And your Lord is the mighty and merciful.
´Ad denied the messengers.
When their brother Hud said to them: will you not beware (of Allah)?
For I am a reliable messenger to you.
So beware of Allah and obey me.
And I do not ask you for a reward for it, for my reward is only with the Lord of all worlds.
Do you pointlessly construct a marker on every elevated place?
And adopt fortified buildings as if you lived forever?
And when you strike out you strike out as tyrants?
So beware of Allah and obey me.
And beware of the One who furnished you with what you know.
Furnished you with cattle and children.
And gardens and springs.
For I fear for you the punishment of a tremendous day.
They said: It is the same for us whether you caution us or do not caution us.
For there is only the first creation.
And we will not be resurrected.
So they denied him and We destroyed them, for in that is a sign, and most of them are not believers.
And your Lord is the mighty and merciful.
Thamud denied the messengers.
When their brother Salih said to them: will you not beware (of Allah)?
For I am a reliable messenger to you.
So beware of Allah and obey me.
And I do not ask you for a reward for it, for my reward is only with the Lord of all worlds.
Are you going to be left safe here?
In gardens and springs?
And plantations and palm trees with packed date clusters?
And you carve out strong homes from the mountains?
So beware of Allah and obey me.
And do not obey the command of the wasteful.
Those who cause corruption on earth and do not reform.
They said: you are deranged.
You are only a human like us, so bring a sign if you are truthful.
He said: this is a she-camel, she will drink and you will drink on a known day.
And do not touch her with harm so that the punishment of a tremendous day overtakes you.
So they bled her to death, then came to regret.
Then the punishment overtook them, for in that is a sign, and most of them are not believers.
And your Lord is the mighty and merciful.
The people of Lut (Lot) denied the messengers.
When their brother Lut (Lot) said to them: will you not beware (of Allah)?
For I am a reliable messenger to you.
So beware of Allah and obey me.
And I do not ask you for a reward for it, for my reward is only with the Lord of all worlds.
Do you go for males amongst everyone?
And leave the wives your Lord has created for you? But you are outrageous people.
They said: if you do not stop, oh Lut (Lot), you will be expelled.
He said: I am only describing your deeds.
My Lord, rescue me and my family from what they do.
So We rescued him and his family altogether.
Except an old woman who stayed behind.
Then We destroyed the others.
And We let it rain on them, and it was an evil rain for those who had been warned.
For in that is a sign, and most of them are not believers.
And your Lord is the mighty and merciful.
And the inhabitants of the woodlands (al-Ayka) denied the messengers.
When Shu´ayb (Jethro) said to them: will you not beware (of Allah)?
For I am a reliable messenger to you.
So beware of Allah and obey me.
And I do not ask you for a reward for it, for my reward is only with the Lord of all worlds.
Give full measure and do not reduce it.
And weigh with a level scale.
And do not withhold from people their belongings and do not spread corruption on earth.
And beware of the One who created you and the earlier creation.
They said: you are deranged.
And you are only a human like us, and we consider you a liar.
So drop on us a piece of the sky if you are truthful.
He said: my Lord knows best what you do.
So they denied him, then the punishment of the day of obscuration overtook them, and it was the punishment of a tremendous day.
For in that is a sign, and most of them are not believers.
And your Lord is the mighty and merciful.
And it is a revelation from the Lord of all worlds
He sent with it the trusted Spirit.
Unto your heart, so that you would be of the warners.
In a clear Arabic language.
And it is in the earlier scriptures.
Is it not a sign for them that the scholars of the Children of Israel know it?
And had We revealed it to some foreigners,
Then he would have read it to them, they would not have believed in it.
This is how We let it pass through the hearts of the sinful.
They do not believe in it until they see the painful punishment.
And it reaches them suddenly when they are not aware.
Then they will say: will we be given time?
Do they hasten Our punishment?
Have you considered that if We give them provision for some years,
Then what they were promised reaches them,
The provision they were given will not benefit them?
And We never destroyed a town unless there was a warner for it.
A reminder, and We were not oppressors.
And the devils do not descend with it.
And it is not befitting for them, and they are unable to.
For they are cut off from listening.
So do not call on any other god with Allah, then you would be of those to be punished.
And warn your immediate relatives.
And give comfort to the believers who follow you.
And if they disobey you, then say: I am free of what you do.
And rely on the mighty and merciful.
Who sees you when you stand up.
And when you bend amongst the prostrate.
For He listens and knows.
Shall I inform you on whom the devils descend?
They descend on every sinful liar.
They listen out, but most of them are liars.
And the poets, the misguided follow them.
Do you not see that they wander about in every valley,
And that they say what they don´t do.
Except those who believe and do good and remember Allah a lot and defend themselves after having been wronged, and the wrongdoers will soon know which way they will turn.