Surah Ash-Shu'araa

طسٓمٓ

Ta, Seen, Meem.

تِلْكَ ءَايَـٰتُ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ ٱلْمُبِينِ

These are the Verses of the Clarifying Book.

لَعَلَّكَ بَـٰخِعٌ نَّفْسَكَ أَلَّا يَكُونُوا۟ مُؤْمِنِينَ

Perhaps you will destroy yourself with grief, because they do not become believers.

إِن نَّشَأْ نُنَزِّلْ عَلَيْهِم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ ءَايَةً فَظَلَّتْ أَعْنَـٰقُهُمْ لَهَا خَـٰضِعِينَ

If We will, We can send down upon them a sign from heaven, at which their necks will stay bent in humility.

وَمَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن ذِكْرٍ مِّنَ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ مُحْدَثٍ إِلَّا كَانُوا۟ عَنْهُ مُعْرِضِينَ

No fresh reminder comes to them from the Most Merciful, but they turn their backs at it.

فَقَدْ كَذَّبُوا۟ فَسَيَأْتِيهِمْ أَنۢبَـٰٓؤُا۟ مَا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ

They have denied the truth, but soon will come to them the news of what they ridiculed.

أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ كَمْ أَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ زَوْجٍ كَرِيمٍ

Have they not seen the earth, and how many beautiful pairs We produced therein?

إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

Surely in this is a sign, but most of them are not believers.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

Most surely, your Lord is the Almighty, the Merciful.

وَإِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبُّكَ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنِ ٱئْتِ ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ

Your Lord called to Moses, “Go to the tyrannical people.

قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ ۚ أَلَا يَتَّقُونَ

The people of Pharaoh. Will they not fear?”

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ أَن يُكَذِّبُونِ

He said, “My Lord, I fear they will reject me.

وَيَضِيقُ صَدْرِى وَلَا يَنطَلِقُ لِسَانِى فَأَرْسِلْ إِلَىٰ هَـٰرُونَ

And I become stressed, and my tongue is not fluent, so send Aaron too.

وَلَهُمْ عَلَىَّ ذَنۢبٌ فَأَخَافُ أَن يَقْتُلُونِ

And they have a charge against me, so I fear they will kill me.”

قَالَ كَلَّا ۖ فَٱذْهَبَا بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَآ ۖ إِنَّا مَعَكُم مُّسْتَمِعُونَ

He said, “No. Go, both of you, with Our proofs. We will be with you, listening.

فَأْتِيَا فِرْعَوْنَ فَقُولَآ إِنَّا رَسُولُ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

Go to Pharaoh, and say, ‘We are the Messengers of the Lord of the Worlds.

أَنْ أَرْسِلْ مَعَنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ

Let the Children of Israel go with us.'“

قَالَ أَلَمْ نُرَبِّكَ فِينَا وَلِيدًا وَلَبِثْتَ فِينَا مِنْ عُمُرِكَ سِنِينَ

He said, “Did we not raise you among us as a child, and you stayed among us for many of your years?

وَفَعَلْتَ فَعْلَتَكَ ٱلَّتِى فَعَلْتَ وَأَنتَ مِنَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ

And you committed that deed you committed, and you were ungrateful.”

قَالَ فَعَلْتُهَآ إِذًا وَأَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ

He said, “I did it then, when I was of those astray.

فَفَرَرْتُ مِنكُمْ لَمَّا خِفْتُكُمْ فَوَهَبَ لِى رَبِّى حُكْمًا وَجَعَلَنِى مِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

And I fled from you when I feared you; but my Lord gave me wisdom, and made me one of the messengers.

وَتِلْكَ نِعْمَةٌ تَمُنُّهَا عَلَىَّ أَنْ عَبَّدتَّ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ

Is that the favor you taunt me with, although you have enslaved the Children of Israel?”

قَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَا رَبُّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

Pharaoh said, “And what is the Lord of the Worlds?”

قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ ۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ

He said, “The Lord of the heavens and the earth, and everything between them, if you are aware.”

قَالَ لِمَنْ حَوْلَهُۥٓ أَلَا تَسْتَمِعُونَ

He said to those around him, “Do you not hear?”

قَالَ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

He said, “Your Lord and the Lord of your ancestors of old.”

قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَكُمُ ٱلَّذِىٓ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ لَمَجْنُونٌ

He said, “This messenger of yours, who is sent to you, is crazy.”

قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ وَٱلْمَغْرِبِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ ۖ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

He said, “Lord of the East and the West, and everything between them, if you understand.”

قَالَ لَئِنِ ٱتَّخَذْتَ إِلَـٰهًا غَيْرِى لَأَجْعَلَنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْمَسْجُونِينَ

He said, “If you accept any god other than me, I will make you a prisoner.”

قَالَ أَوَلَوْ جِئْتُكَ بِشَىْءٍ مُّبِينٍ

He said, “What if I bring you something convincing?”

قَالَ فَأْتِ بِهِۦٓ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ

He said, “Bring it, if you are being truthful.”

فَأَلْقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِىَ ثُعْبَانٌ مُّبِينٌ

So he cast his staff; and it was a serpent, plain to see.

وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُۥ فَإِذَا هِىَ بَيْضَآءُ لِلنَّـٰظِرِينَ

And he pulled his hand; and it was white, for all to see.

قَالَ لِلْمَلَإِ حَوْلَهُۥٓ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَسَـٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٌ

He said to the dignitaries around him, “This is a skilled magician.

يُرِيدُ أَن يُخْرِجَكُم مِّنْ أَرْضِكُم بِسِحْرِهِۦ فَمَاذَا تَأْمُرُونَ

He intends to drive you out of your land with his magic, so what do you recommend?”

قَالُوٓا۟ أَرْجِهْ وَأَخَاهُ وَٱبْعَثْ فِى ٱلْمَدَآئِنِ حَـٰشِرِينَ

They said, “Delay him and his brother, and send recruiters to the cities.

يَأْتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَحَّارٍ عَلِيمٍ

To bring you every experienced magician.”

فَجُمِعَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ لِمِيقَـٰتِ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ

So the magicians were gathered for the appointment on a specified day.

وَقِيلَ لِلنَّاسِ هَلْ أَنتُم مُّجْتَمِعُونَ

And it was said to the people, “Are you all gathered?

لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ ٱلسَّحَرَةَ إِن كَانُوا۟ هُمُ ٱلْغَـٰلِبِينَ

That we may follow the magicians, if they are the winners.”

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

When the magicians arrived, they said to Pharaoh, “Is there a reward for us, if we are the winners?”

قَالَ نَعَمْ وَإِنَّكُمْ إِذًا لَّمِنَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ

He said, “Yes, and you will be among those favored.”

قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰٓ أَلْقُوا۟ مَآ أَنتُم مُّلْقُونَ

Moses said to them, “Present what you intend to present.”

فَأَلْقَوْا۟ حِبَالَهُمْ وَعِصِيَّهُمْ وَقَالُوا۟ بِعِزَّةِ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّا لَنَحْنُ ٱلْغَـٰلِبُونَ

So they threw their ropes and their sticks, and said, “By the majesty of Pharaoh, we will be the winners.”

فَأَلْقَىٰ مُوسَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِىَ تَلْقَفُ مَا يَأْفِكُونَ

Then Moses threw his staff, and behold, it began swallowing their trickery.

فَأُلْقِىَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سَـٰجِدِينَ

And the magicians fell down prostrating.

قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

They said, “We have believed in the Lord of the 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

He said, “Did you believe in Him before I have given you permission? He must be your chief, who taught you magic. You will soon know. I will cut off your hands and feet on opposite sides, and I will crucify you all.”

قَالُوا۟ لَا ضَيْرَ ۖ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا مُنقَلِبُونَ

They said, “No problem. To our Lord we will return.

إِنَّا نَطْمَعُ أَن يَغْفِرَ لَنَا رَبُّنَا خَطَـٰيَـٰنَآ أَن كُنَّآ أَوَّلَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

We are eager for our Lord to forgive us our sins, since we are the first of the believers.”

۞ وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنْ أَسْرِ بِعِبَادِىٓ إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ

And We inspired Moses: “Travel with My servants by night. You will be followed.”

فَأَرْسَلَ فِرْعَوْنُ فِى ٱلْمَدَآئِنِ حَـٰشِرِينَ

Pharaoh sent heralds to the cities.

إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَشِرْذِمَةٌ قَلِيلُونَ

“These are a small gang.

وَإِنَّهُمْ لَنَا لَغَآئِظُونَ

And they are enraging us.

وَإِنَّا لَجَمِيعٌ حَـٰذِرُونَ

But we are a vigilant multitude.”

فَأَخْرَجْنَـٰهُم مِّن جَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ

So We drove them out of gardens and springs.

وَكُنُوزٍ وَمَقَامٍ كَرِيمٍ

And treasures and noble dwellings.

كَذَٰلِكَ وَأَوْرَثْنَـٰهَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ

So it was. And We made the Children of Israel inherit them.

فَأَتْبَعُوهُم مُّشْرِقِينَ

And they pursued them at sunrise.

فَلَمَّا تَرَٰٓءَا ٱلْجَمْعَانِ قَالَ أَصْحَـٰبُ مُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّا لَمُدْرَكُونَ

When the two groups sighted each other, the followers of Moses said, “We are being overtaken.”

قَالَ كَلَّآ ۖ إِنَّ مَعِىَ رَبِّى سَيَهْدِينِ

He said, “No; my Lord is with me, He will guide me.”

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

We inspired Moses: “Strike the sea with your staff.” Whereupon it parted, and each part was like a huge hill.

وَأَزْلَفْنَا ثَمَّ ٱلْـَٔاخَرِينَ

And there We brought the others near.

وَأَنجَيْنَا مُوسَىٰ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥٓ أَجْمَعِينَ

And We saved Moses and those with him, all together.

ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا ٱلْـَٔاخَرِينَ

Then We drowned the others.

إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

In that there is a sign, but most of them are not believers.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

Surely, your Lord is the Almighty, the Merciful.

وَٱتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبَأَ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ

And relate to them the story of Abraham.

إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِۦ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ

When he said to his father and his people, “What do you worship?”

قَالُوا۟ نَعْبُدُ أَصْنَامًا فَنَظَلُّ لَهَا عَـٰكِفِينَ

They said, “We worship idols, and we remain devoted to them.”

قَالَ هَلْ يَسْمَعُونَكُمْ إِذْ تَدْعُونَ

He said, “Do they hear you when you pray?

أَوْ يَنفَعُونَكُمْ أَوْ يَضُرُّونَ

Or do they benefit you, or harm you?”

قَالُوا۟ بَلْ وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا كَذَٰلِكَ يَفْعَلُونَ

They said, “But we found our ancestors doing so.”

قَالَ أَفَرَءَيْتُم مَّا كُنتُمْ تَعْبُدُونَ

He said, “Have you considered what you worship.

أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُمُ ٱلْأَقْدَمُونَ

You and your ancient ancestors?

فَإِنَّهُمْ عَدُوٌّ لِّىٓ إِلَّا رَبَّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

They are enemies to me, but not so the Lord of the Worlds.

ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَنِى فَهُوَ يَهْدِينِ

He who created me, and guides me.

وَٱلَّذِى هُوَ يُطْعِمُنِى وَيَسْقِينِ

He who feeds me, and waters me.

وَإِذَا مَرِضْتُ فَهُوَ يَشْفِينِ

And when I get sick, He heals me.

وَٱلَّذِى يُمِيتُنِى ثُمَّ يُحْيِينِ

He who makes me die, and then revives me.

وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَطْمَعُ أَن يَغْفِرَ لِى خَطِيٓـَٔتِى يَوْمَ ٱلدِّينِ

He who, I hope, will forgive my sins on the Day of the Reckoning.”

رَبِّ هَبْ لِى حُكْمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِى بِٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ

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

وَٱجْعَل لِّى لِسَانَ صِدْقٍ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ

And give me a reputation of truth among the others.

وَٱجْعَلْنِى مِن وَرَثَةِ جَنَّةِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

And make me of the inheritors of the Garden of Bliss.

وَٱغْفِرْ لِأَبِىٓ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ

And forgive my father—he was one of the misguided.

وَلَا تُخْزِنِى يَوْمَ يُبْعَثُونَ

And do not disgrace me on the Day they are resurrected.

يَوْمَ لَا يَنفَعُ مَالٌ وَلَا بَنُونَ

The Day when neither wealth nor children will help.

إِلَّا مَنْ أَتَى ٱللَّهَ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ

Except for him who comes to God with a sound heart.”

وَأُزْلِفَتِ ٱلْجَنَّةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ

And Paradise will be brought near for the righteous.

وَبُرِّزَتِ ٱلْجَحِيمُ لِلْغَاوِينَ

And the Blaze will be displayed to the deviators.

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 God? Can they help you, or help themselves?”

فَكُبْكِبُوا۟ فِيهَا هُمْ وَٱلْغَاوُۥنَ

Then they will be toppled into it, together with the seducers.

وَجُنُودُ إِبْلِيسَ أَجْمَعُونَ

And the soldiers of Satan, all of them.

قَالُوا۟ وَهُمْ فِيهَا يَخْتَصِمُونَ

They will say, as they feud in it.

تَٱللَّهِ إِن كُنَّا لَفِى ضَلَـٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ

“By God, We were in evident error.

إِذْ نُسَوِّيكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

For equating you with the Lord of the Worlds.

وَمَآ أَضَلَّنَآ إِلَّا ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ

No one misled us except the sinners.

فَمَا لَنَا مِن شَـٰفِعِينَ

Now we have no intercessors.

وَلَا صَدِيقٍ حَمِيمٍ

And no sincere friend.

فَلَوْ أَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةً فَنَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

If only we could have another chance, we would be among the faithful.”

إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

Surely in this is a sign, but most of them are not believers.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

Your Lord is the Almighty, the Merciful.

كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

The people of Noah disbelieved the messengers.

إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ نُوحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

Their brother Noah said to them, “Do you not fear?

إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ

I am to you a faithful messenger.

فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

So fear God, and obey me.

وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

I ask of you no payment for this. My payment is only from the Lord of the Worlds.

فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

So fear God, and obey me.”

۞ قَالُوٓا۟ أَنُؤْمِنُ لَكَ وَٱتَّبَعَكَ ٱلْأَرْذَلُونَ

They said, “Shall we believe in you, when it is the lowliest who follow you?”

قَالَ وَمَا عِلْمِى بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

He said, “What do I know about what they do?

إِنْ حِسَابُهُمْ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّى ۖ لَوْ تَشْعُرُونَ

Their account rests only with my Lord, if you have sense.

وَمَآ أَنَا۠ بِطَارِدِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

And I am not about to drive away the believers.

إِنْ أَنَا۠ إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ

I am only a clear warner.”

قَالُوا۟ لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهِ يَـٰنُوحُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْمَرْجُومِينَ

They said, “If you do not refrain, O Noah, you will be stoned.”

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوْمِى كَذَّبُونِ

He said, “My Lord, my people have denied me.

فَٱفْتَحْ بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَهُمْ فَتْحًا وَنَجِّنِى وَمَن مَّعِىَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

So judge between me and them decisively, and deliver me and the believers who are with me.

فَأَنجَيْنَـٰهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥ فِى ٱلْفُلْكِ ٱلْمَشْحُونِ

So We delivered him and those with him in the laden Ark.

ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا بَعْدُ ٱلْبَاقِينَ

Then We drowned the rest.

إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

In that is a sign, but most of them are not believers.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

Your Lord is the Almighty, the Merciful.

كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

Aad disbelieved the messengers.

إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ هُودٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

When their brother Hud said to them, “Do you not fear?

إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ

I am to you a faithful messenger.

فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

So fear God, and obey me.

وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

I ask of you no payment for this. My payment is only from the Lord of the Worlds.

أَتَبْنُونَ بِكُلِّ رِيعٍ ءَايَةً تَعْبَثُونَ

Do you build a monument on every height for vanity's sake?

وَتَتَّخِذُونَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَخْلُدُونَ

And you set up fortresses, hoping to live forever?

وَإِذَا بَطَشْتُم بَطَشْتُمْ جَبَّارِينَ

And when you strike, you strike mercilessly?

فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

So fear God, and obey me.

وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَمَدَّكُم بِمَا تَعْلَمُونَ

And reverence Him, who supplied you with everything you know.

أَمَدَّكُم بِأَنْعَـٰمٍ وَبَنِينَ

He supplied you with livestock and children.

وَجَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ

And gardens and springs.

إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ

I fear for you the punishment of an awesome Day.”

قَالُوا۟ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْنَآ أَوَعَظْتَ أَمْ لَمْ تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلْوَٰعِظِينَ

They said, “It is the same for us, whether you lecture us, or do not lecture.

إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا خُلُقُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

This is nothing but morals of the ancients.

وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ

And we will not be punished.”

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَهْلَكْنَـٰهُمْ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

So they denied him, and We destroyed them. Surely in this is a sign, but most of them are not believers.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

Your Lord is the Almighty, the Merciful.

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

Thamood disbelieved the messengers.

إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ صَـٰلِحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

When their brother Saleh said to them, “Do you not fear?

إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ

I am to you a faithful messenger.

فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

So fear God, and obey me.

وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

I ask of you no payment for it. My payment is only from the Lord of the Worlds.

أَتُتْرَكُونَ فِى مَا هَـٰهُنَآ ءَامِنِينَ

Will you be left secure in what is here?

فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ

In gardens and springs?

وَزُرُوعٍ وَنَخْلٍ طَلْعُهَا هَضِيمٌ

And fields, and palm-trees whose fruits are delicious?

وَتَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا فَـٰرِهِينَ

And you skillfully carve houses in the mountains?

فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

So fear God, and obey me.

وَلَا تُطِيعُوٓا۟ أَمْرَ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ

And do not obey the command of the extravagant.

ٱلَّذِينَ يُفْسِدُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا يُصْلِحُونَ

Who spread turmoil on earth, and do not reform.”

قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسَحَّرِينَ

They said, “You are surely one of the bewitched.

مَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا فَأْتِ بِـَٔايَةٍ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ

You are nothing but a man like us. So bring us a sign, if you are truthful.

قَالَ هَـٰذِهِۦ نَاقَةٌ لَّهَا شِرْبٌ وَلَكُمْ شِرْبُ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ

He said, “This is a she-camel; she has her turn of drinking, and you have your turn of drinking—on a specified day.

وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوٓءٍ فَيَأْخُذَكُمْ عَذَابُ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ

And do not touch her with harm, lest the punishment of a great day seizes you.”

فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ نَـٰدِمِينَ

But they slaughtered her, and became full of remorse.

فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

So the punishment overtook them. Surely in this is a sign, but most of them are not believers.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

Your Lord is the Almighty, the Merciful.

كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوطٍ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

The people of Lot disbelieved the messengers.

إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ لُوطٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

When their brother Lot said to them, “Do you not fear?

إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ

I am to you a faithful messenger.

فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

So fear God, and obey me.

وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

I ask of you no payment for it. My payment is only from the Lord of the Worlds.

أَتَأْتُونَ ٱلذُّكْرَانَ مِنَ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

Do you approach the males of the world?

وَتَذَرُونَ مَا خَلَقَ لَكُمْ رَبُّكُم مِّنْ أَزْوَٰجِكُم ۚ بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌ عَادُونَ

And forsake the wives your Lord created for you? Indeed, you are intrusive people.”

قَالُوا۟ لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهِ يَـٰلُوطُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْمُخْرَجِينَ

They said, “Unless you refrain, O Lot, you will be expelled.”

قَالَ إِنِّى لِعَمَلِكُم مِّنَ ٱلْقَالِينَ

He said, “I certainly deplore your conduct.”

رَبِّ نَجِّنِى وَأَهْلِى مِمَّا يَعْمَلُونَ

“My Lord, save me and my family from what they do.”

فَنَجَّيْنَـٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥٓ أَجْمَعِينَ

So We saved him and his family, altogether.

إِلَّا عَجُوزًا فِى ٱلْغَـٰبِرِينَ

Except for an old woman among those who tarried.

ثُمَّ دَمَّرْنَا ٱلْـَٔاخَرِينَ

Then We destroyed the others.

وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهِم مَّطَرًا ۖ فَسَآءَ مَطَرُ ٱلْمُنذَرِينَ

And We rained down on them a rain. Dreadful is the rain of those forewarned.

إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

Surely in this is a sign, but most of them are not believers.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

Your Lord is the Almighty, the Merciful.

كَذَّبَ أَصْحَـٰبُ لْـَٔيْكَةِ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

The People of the Woods disbelieved the messengers.

إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ شُعَيْبٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

When Shuaib said to them, “Do you not fear?

إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ

I am to you a trustworthy messenger.

فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

So fear God, and obey me.

وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

I ask of you no payment for it. My payment is only from the Lord of the Worlds.

۞ أَوْفُوا۟ ٱلْكَيْلَ وَلَا تَكُونُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْمُخْسِرِينَ

Give full measure, and do not cheat.

وَزِنُوا۟ بِٱلْقِسْطَاسِ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِ

And weigh with accurate scales.

وَلَا تَبْخَسُوا۟ ٱلنَّاسَ أَشْيَآءَهُمْ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ

And do not defraud people of their belongings, and do not work corruption in the land.

وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكُمْ وَٱلْجِبِلَّةَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

And fear Him who created you and the masses of old.”

قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسَحَّرِينَ

They said, “You are one of those bewitched.

وَمَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا وَإِن نَّظُنُّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلْكَـٰذِبِينَ

And you are nothing but a man like us; and we think that you are a liar.

فَأَسْقِطْ عَلَيْنَا كِسَفًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ

So bring down on us pieces from the sky, if you are truthful.”

قَالَ رَبِّىٓ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ

He said, “My Lord is Well Aware of what you do.”

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَخَذَهُمْ عَذَابُ يَوْمِ ٱلظُّلَّةِ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ

But they denied him. So the punishment of the day of gloom gripped them. It was the punishment of a great day.

إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

Surely in this is a sign, but most of them are not believers.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

Your Lord is the Almighty, the Merciful.

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَنزِيلُ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

It is a revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.

نَزَلَ بِهِ ٱلرُّوحُ ٱلْأَمِينُ

The Honest Spirit came down with it.

عَلَىٰ قَلْبِكَ لِتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُنذِرِينَ

Upon your heart, that you may be one of the warners.

بِلِسَانٍ عَرَبِىٍّ مُّبِينٍ

In a clear Arabic tongue.

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَفِى زُبُرِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

And it is in the scriptures of the ancients.

أَوَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُمْ ءَايَةً أَن يَعْلَمَهُۥ عُلَمَـٰٓؤُا۟ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ

Is it not a sign for them that the scholars of the Children of Israel recognized it?

وَلَوْ نَزَّلْنَـٰهُ عَلَىٰ بَعْضِ ٱلْأَعْجَمِينَ

Had We revealed it to one of the foreigners.

فَقَرَأَهُۥ عَلَيْهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ مُؤْمِنِينَ

And he had recited it to them, they still would not have believed in it.

كَذَٰلِكَ سَلَكْنَـٰهُ فِى قُلُوبِ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ

Thus We make it pass through the hearts of the guilty.

لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِۦ حَتَّىٰ يَرَوُا۟ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَلِيمَ

They will not believe in it until they witness the painful punishment.

فَيَأْتِيَهُم بَغْتَةً وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ

It will come to them suddenly, while they are unaware.

فَيَقُولُوا۟ هَلْ نَحْنُ مُنظَرُونَ

Then they will say, “Are we given any respite?”

أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونَ

Do they seek to hasten Our punishment?

أَفَرَءَيْتَ إِن مَّتَّعْنَـٰهُمْ سِنِينَ

Have you considered: if We let them enjoy themselves for some years.

ثُمَّ جَآءَهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يُوعَدُونَ

Then there comes to them what they were promised.

مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يُمَتَّعُونَ

Of what avail to them will be their past enjoyments?

وَمَآ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا لَهَا مُنذِرُونَ

Never did We destroy a town, but it had warners.

ذِكْرَىٰ وَمَا كُنَّا ظَـٰلِمِينَ

As a reminder—We are never unjust.

وَمَا تَنَزَّلَتْ بِهِ ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينُ

It was not the devils that revealed it.

وَمَا يَنۢبَغِى لَهُمْ وَمَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ

It is not in their interests, nor in their power.

إِنَّهُمْ عَنِ ٱلسَّمْعِ لَمَعْزُولُونَ

They are barred from hearing.

فَلَا تَدْعُ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَـٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُعَذَّبِينَ

So do not pray to another god with God, else you will be of those tormented.

وَأَنذِرْ عَشِيرَتَكَ ٱلْأَقْرَبِينَ

And warn your close relatives.

وَٱخْفِضْ جَنَاحَكَ لِمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

And lower your wing to those of the believers who follow you.

فَإِنْ عَصَوْكَ فَقُلْ إِنِّى بَرِىٓءٌ مِّمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ

And if they disobey you, say, “I am innocent of what you do.”

وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

And put your trust in the Almighty, the Merciful.

ٱلَّذِى يَرَىٰكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ

He Who sees you when you rise.

وَتَقَلُّبَكَ فِى ٱلسَّـٰجِدِينَ

And your devotions amidst the worshipers.

إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

He is indeed the Hearer, the Aware.

هَلْ أُنَبِّئُكُمْ عَلَىٰ مَن تَنَزَّلُ ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينُ

Shall I inform you upon whom the devils descend?

تَنَزَّلُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ أَفَّاكٍ أَثِيمٍ

They descend upon every sinful liar.

يُلْقُونَ ٱلسَّمْعَ وَأَكْثَرُهُمْ كَـٰذِبُونَ

They give ear, and most of them are liars.

وَٱلشُّعَرَآءُ يَتَّبِعُهُمُ ٱلْغَاوُۥنَ

And as for the poets—the deviators follow them.

أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّهُمْ فِى كُلِّ وَادٍ يَهِيمُونَ

Do you not see how they ramble in every style?

وَأَنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ مَا لَا يَفْعَلُونَ

And how they say what they do not do?

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

Except for those who believe, and do good deeds, and remember God frequently, and defend themselves after they are wronged. As for those who do wrong, they will know by what overturning they will be overturned.