Surah Ash-Shu'ara'

الشعراء

Full text, transliteration, translation and color-coded tajweed

227 verses
Meccan
Juz 19
Pages 367 to 376
36 min 26 s to listen
1014 tajweed rules

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1318 words
Order of revelation: 47

Ash-Shu'ara' (الشعراء) is surah 26 of the Quran: Meccan, 227 verses, in juz 19, pages 367 to 376 of the Madani Mushaf. Listening takes 36 min 26 s with al-Husary's teaching recitation. Here is the full text of Ash-Shu'ara' with color-coded tajweed, transliteration, translation of the meaning and an explanation of each verse.

The full text of Ash-Shu'ara'

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

طسٓمٓ ﴿١﴾

ṭā-sīm-mīm

Ṭā, Seen, Meem.

See footnote to 2:1.
تِلْكَ ءَايَـٰتُ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ ٱلْمُبِينِ ﴿٢﴾

tilka 'āyātu l-kitābi l-mubīn

These are the verses of the clear Book.
لَعَلَّكَ بَـٰخِعٌ نَّفْسَكَ أَلَّا يَكُونُوا۟ مُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿٣﴾

laʿallaka bākhiʿun nafsaka 'allā yakūnū mu'minīn

Perhaps, [O Muḥammad], you would kill yourself with grief that they will not be believers.
إِن نَّشَأْ نُنَزِّلْ عَلَيْهِم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ ءَايَةً فَظَلَّتْ أَعْنَـٰقُهُمْ لَهَا خَـٰضِعِينَ ﴿٤﴾

in nasha' nunazzil ʿalayhim mina s-samā'i 'āyatan faẓallat 'aʿnāquhum lahā khāḍiʿīn

If We willed, We could send down to them from the sky a sign for which their necks would remain humbled.

i.e., they would be compelled to believe.
وَمَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن ذِكْرٍ مِّنَ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ مُحْدَثٍ إِلَّا كَانُوا۟ عَنْهُ مُعْرِضِينَ ﴿٥﴾

wamā ya'tīhim min dhikrim mina r-raḥmāni muḥdathin 'illā kānū ʿanhu muʿriḍīn

And no mention [i.e., revelation] comes to them anew from the Most Merciful except that they turn away from it.
فَقَدْ كَذَّبُوا۟ فَسَيَأْتِيهِمْ أَنۢبَـٰٓؤُا۟ مَا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ ﴿٦﴾

faqad kadhdhabū fasaya'tīhim 'ambā'u mā kānū bihī yastahzi'ūn

For they have already denied, but there will come to them the news of that which they used to ridicule.
أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ كَمْ أَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ زَوْجٍ كَرِيمٍ ﴿٧﴾

awalam yaraw 'ila l-arḍi kam 'ambatnā fīhā min kulli zawjin karīm

Did they not look at the earth - how much We have produced therein from every noble kind?
إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ ﴿٨﴾

inna fī dhālika la'āyah | wamā kāna 'aktharuhum mu'minīn

Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ﴿٩﴾

wa'inna rabbaka lahuwa l-ʿazīzu r-raḥīm

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
وَإِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبُّكَ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنِ ٱئْتِ ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ ﴿١٠﴾

wa'idh nādā rabbuka mūsā 'ani 'ti l-qawma ẓ-ẓālimīn

And [mention] when your Lord called Moses, [saying], "Go to the wrongdoing people -
قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ ۚ أَلَا يَتَّقُونَ ﴿١١﴾

qawma firʿawn | alā yattaqūn

The people of Pharaoh. Will they not fear Allāh?"
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ أَن يُكَذِّبُونِ ﴿١٢﴾

qāla rabbi 'innī 'akhāfu 'ay yukadhdhibūn

He said, "My Lord, indeed I fear that they will deny me
وَيَضِيقُ صَدْرِى وَلَا يَنطَلِقُ لِسَانِى فَأَرْسِلْ إِلَىٰ هَـٰرُونَ ﴿١٣﴾

wayaḍīqu ṣadrī walā yanṭaliqu lisānī fa'arsil 'ilā hārūn

And that my breast will tighten and my tongue will not be fluent, so send for Aaron.
وَلَهُمْ عَلَىَّ ذَنۢبٌ فَأَخَافُ أَن يَقْتُلُونِ ﴿١٤﴾

walahum ʿalayya dhambun fa'akhāfu 'ay yaqtulūn

And they have upon me a [claim due to] sin, so I fear that they will kill me."
قَالَ كَلَّا ۖ فَٱذْهَبَا بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَآ ۖ إِنَّا مَعَكُم مُّسْتَمِعُونَ ﴿١٥﴾

qāla kallā | fadhhabā bi'āyātinā 'innā maʿakum mustamiʿūn

[Allāh] said, "No. Go both of you with Our signs; indeed, We are with you, listening.
فَأْتِيَا فِرْعَوْنَ فَقُولَآ إِنَّا رَسُولُ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴿١٦﴾

fa'tiyā firʿawna faqūlā 'innā rasūlu rabbi l-ʿālamīn

Go to Pharaoh and say, 'We are the messengers of the Lord of the worlds,

The singular form in Arabic indicates that both were sent with a single message.
أَنْ أَرْسِلْ مَعَنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ﴿١٧﴾

an 'arsil maʿanā banī 'isrā'īl

[Commanded to say], "Send with us the Children of Israel."'"
قَالَ أَلَمْ نُرَبِّكَ فِينَا وَلِيدًا وَلَبِثْتَ فِينَا مِنْ عُمُرِكَ سِنِينَ ﴿١٨﴾

qāla 'alam nurabbika fīnā walīdaw walabithta fīnā min ʿumurika sinīn

[Pharaoh] said, "Did we not raise you among us as a child, and you remained among us for years of your life?
وَفَعَلْتَ فَعْلَتَكَ ٱلَّتِى فَعَلْتَ وَأَنتَ مِنَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ ﴿١٩﴾

wafaʿalta faʿlataka llatī faʿalta wa'anta mina l-kāfirīn

And [then] you did your deed which you did, and you were of the ungrateful."

i.e., striking the Copt, who died as a result.
قَالَ فَعَلْتُهَآ إِذًا وَأَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ ﴿٢٠﴾

qāla faʿaltuhā 'idhaw wa'ana mina ḍ-ḍāllīn

[Moses] said, "I did it, then, while I was of those astray [i.e., ignorant].
فَفَرَرْتُ مِنكُمْ لَمَّا خِفْتُكُمْ فَوَهَبَ لِى رَبِّى حُكْمًا وَجَعَلَنِى مِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ ﴿٢١﴾

fafarartu minkum lammā khiftukum fawahaba lī rabbī ḥukmaw wajaʿalanī mina l-mursalīn

So I fled from you when I feared you. Then my Lord granted me judgement [i.e., wisdom and prophethood] and appointed me [as one] of the messengers.
وَتِلْكَ نِعْمَةٌ تَمُنُّهَا عَلَىَّ أَنْ عَبَّدتَّ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ﴿٢٢﴾

watilka niʿmatun tamunnuhā ʿalayya 'an ʿabbatta banī 'isrā'īl

And is this a favor of which you remind me - that you have enslaved the Children of Israel?"
قَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَا رَبُّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴿٢٣﴾

qāla firʿawnu wamā rabbu l-ʿālamīn

Said Pharaoh, "And what is the Lord of the worlds?"
قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ ۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ ﴿٢٤﴾

qāla rabbu s-samāwāti wal-arḍi wamā baynahumā | in kuntum mūqinīn

[Moses] said, "The Lord of the heavens and earth and that between them, if you should be convinced."
قَالَ لِمَنْ حَوْلَهُۥٓ أَلَا تَسْتَمِعُونَ ﴿٢٥﴾

qāla liman ḥawlahū 'alā tastamiʿūn

[Pharaoh] said to those around him, "Do you not hear?"
قَالَ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ﴿٢٦﴾

qāla rabbukum warabbu 'ābā'ikumu l-awwalīn

[Moses] said, "Your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers."
قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَكُمُ ٱلَّذِىٓ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ لَمَجْنُونٌ ﴿٢٧﴾

qāla 'inna rasūlakumu lladhī 'ursila 'ilaykum lamajnūn

[Pharaoh] said, "Indeed, your 'messenger' who has been sent to you is mad."

Angrily addressing those present.
قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ وَٱلْمَغْرِبِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ ۖ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ ﴿٢٨﴾

qāla rabbu l-mashriqi wal-maghribi wamā baynahumā | in kuntum taʿqilūn

[Moses] said, "Lord of the east and the west and that between them, if you were to reason."
قَالَ لَئِنِ ٱتَّخَذْتَ إِلَـٰهًا غَيْرِى لَأَجْعَلَنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْمَسْجُونِينَ ﴿٢٩﴾

qāla la'ini ttakhadhta 'ilāhan ghayrī la'ajʿalannaka mina l-masjūnīn

[Pharaoh] said, "If you take a god other than me, I will surely place you among those imprisoned."
قَالَ أَوَلَوْ جِئْتُكَ بِشَىْءٍ مُّبِينٍ ﴿٣٠﴾

qāla 'awalaw ji'tuka bishay'im mubīn

[Moses] said, "Even if I brought you something [i.e., proof] manifest?"
قَالَ فَأْتِ بِهِۦٓ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ ﴿٣١﴾

qāla fa'ti bihī 'in kunta mina ṣ-ṣādiqīn

[Pharaoh] said, "Then bring it, if you should be of the truthful."
فَأَلْقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِىَ ثُعْبَانٌ مُّبِينٌ ﴿٣٢﴾

fa'alqā ʿaṣāhu fa'idhā hiya thuʿbānum mubīn

So [Moses] threw his staff, and suddenly it was a serpent manifest.

i.e., clearly genuine.
وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُۥ فَإِذَا هِىَ بَيْضَآءُ لِلنَّـٰظِرِينَ ﴿٣٣﴾

wanazaʿa yadahū fa'idhā hiya bayḍā'u lin-nāẓirīn

And he drew out his hand; thereupon it was white for the observers.
قَالَ لِلْمَلَإِ حَوْلَهُۥٓ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَسَـٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٌ ﴿٣٤﴾

qāla lil-mala'i ḥawlahū 'inna hādhā lasāḥirun ʿalīm

[Pharaoh] said to the eminent ones around him, "Indeed, this is a learned magician.
يُرِيدُ أَن يُخْرِجَكُم مِّنْ أَرْضِكُم بِسِحْرِهِۦ فَمَاذَا تَأْمُرُونَ ﴿٣٥﴾

yurīdu 'ay yukhrijakum min 'arḍikum bisiḥrihī famādhā ta'murūn

He wants to drive you out of your land by his magic, so what do you advise?"
قَالُوٓا۟ أَرْجِهْ وَأَخَاهُ وَٱبْعَثْ فِى ٱلْمَدَآئِنِ حَـٰشِرِينَ ﴿٣٦﴾

qālū 'arjih wa'akhāhu wabʿath fi l-madā'ini ḥāshirīn

They said, "Postpone [the matter of] him and his brother and send among the cities gatherers
يَأْتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَحَّارٍ عَلِيمٍ ﴿٣٧﴾

ya'tūka bikulli saḥḥārin ʿalīm

Who will bring you every learned, skilled magician."
فَجُمِعَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ لِمِيقَـٰتِ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ ﴿٣٨﴾

fajumiʿa s-saḥaratu limīqāti yawmim maʿlūm

So the magicians were assembled for the appointment of a well-known day.

i.e., the morning of the day of festival. See 20:58-59.
وَقِيلَ لِلنَّاسِ هَلْ أَنتُم مُّجْتَمِعُونَ ﴿٣٩﴾

waqīla lin-nāsi hal 'antum mujtamiʿūn

And it was said to the people, "Will you congregate
لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ ٱلسَّحَرَةَ إِن كَانُوا۟ هُمُ ٱلْغَـٰلِبِينَ ﴿٤٠﴾

laʿallanā nattabiʿu s-saḥarata 'in kānū humu l-ghālibīn

That we might follow the magicians if they are the predominant?"
فَلَمَّا جَآءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ قَالُوا۟ لِفِرْعَوْنَ أَئِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجْرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحْنُ ٱلْغَـٰلِبِينَ ﴿٤١﴾

falammā jā'a s-saḥaratu qālū lifirʿawna 'a'inna lanā la'ajran 'in kunnā naḥnu l-ghālibīn

And when the magicians arrived, they said to Pharaoh, "Is there indeed for us a reward if we are the predominant?"
قَالَ نَعَمْ وَإِنَّكُمْ إِذًا لَّمِنَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ ﴿٤٢﴾

qāla naʿam wa'innakum 'idhal lamina l-muqarrabīn

He said, "Yes, and indeed, you will then be of those near [to me]."
قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰٓ أَلْقُوا۟ مَآ أَنتُم مُّلْقُونَ ﴿٤٣﴾

qāla lahum mūsā 'alqū mā 'antum mulqūn

Moses said to them, "Throw whatever you will throw."
فَأَلْقَوْا۟ حِبَالَهُمْ وَعِصِيَّهُمْ وَقَالُوا۟ بِعِزَّةِ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّا لَنَحْنُ ٱلْغَـٰلِبُونَ ﴿٤٤﴾

fa'alqaw ḥibālahum waʿiṣiyyahum waqālū biʿizzati firʿawna 'innā lanaḥnu l-ghālibūn

So they threw their ropes and their staffs and said, "By the might of Pharaoh, indeed it is we who are predominant."
فَأَلْقَىٰ مُوسَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِىَ تَلْقَفُ مَا يَأْفِكُونَ ﴿٤٥﴾

fa'alqā mūsā ʿaṣāhu fa'idhā hiya talqafu mā ya'fikūn

Then Moses threw his staff, and at once it devoured what they falsified.
فَأُلْقِىَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سَـٰجِدِينَ ﴿٤٦﴾

fa'ulqiya s-saḥaratu sājidīn

So the magicians fell down in prostration [to Allāh].
قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴿٤٧﴾

qālū 'āmannā birabbi l-ʿālamīn

They said, "We have believed in the Lord of the worlds,
رَبِّ مُوسَىٰ وَهَـٰرُونَ ﴿٤٨﴾

rabbi mūsā wahārūn

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 ﴿٤٩﴾

qāla 'āmantum lahū qabla 'an 'ādhana lakum | innahū lakabīrukumu lladhī ʿallamakumu s-siḥra falasawfa taʿlamūn | la'uqaṭṭiʿanna 'aydiyakum wa'arjulakum min khilāfiw wala'uṣallibannakum 'ajmaʿīn

[Pharaoh] said, "You believed him [i.e., 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."
قَالُوا۟ لَا ضَيْرَ ۖ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا مُنقَلِبُونَ ﴿٥٠﴾

qālū lā ḍayr | innā 'ilā rabbinā munqalibūn

They said, "No harm. Indeed, to our Lord we will return.
إِنَّا نَطْمَعُ أَن يَغْفِرَ لَنَا رَبُّنَا خَطَـٰيَـٰنَآ أَن كُنَّآ أَوَّلَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿٥١﴾

innā naṭmaʿu 'ay yaghfira lanā rabbunā khaṭāyānā 'an kunnā 'awwala l-mu'minīn

Indeed, we aspire that our Lord will forgive us our sins because we were the first of the believers."
۞ وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنْ أَسْرِ بِعِبَادِىٓ إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ ﴿٥٢﴾

wa'awḥaynā 'ilā mūsā 'an 'asri biʿibādī 'innakum muttabaʿūn

And We inspired to Moses, "Travel by night with My servants; indeed, you will be pursued."
فَأَرْسَلَ فِرْعَوْنُ فِى ٱلْمَدَآئِنِ حَـٰشِرِينَ ﴿٥٣﴾

fa'arsala firʿawnu fi l-madā'ini ḥāshirīn

Then Pharaoh sent among the cities gatherers

Recruiters of an army to prevent the emigration of the Children of Israel.
إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَشِرْذِمَةٌ قَلِيلُونَ ﴿٥٤﴾

inna hā'ulā'i lashirdhimatun qalīlūn

[And said], "Indeed, those are but a small band,
وَإِنَّهُمْ لَنَا لَغَآئِظُونَ ﴿٥٥﴾

wa'innahum lanā laghā'iẓūn

And indeed, they are enraging us,
وَإِنَّا لَجَمِيعٌ حَـٰذِرُونَ ﴿٥٦﴾

wa'innā lajamīʿun ḥādhirūn

And indeed, we are a cautious society..."
فَأَخْرَجْنَـٰهُم مِّن جَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ ﴿٥٧﴾

fa'akhrajnāhum min jannātiw waʿuyūn

So We removed them from gardens and springs
وَكُنُوزٍ وَمَقَامٍ كَرِيمٍ ﴿٥٨﴾

wakunūziw wamaqāmin karīm

And treasures and honorable station -

Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā) caused them to abandon their wealth and property in pursuit of the Israelites.
كَذَٰلِكَ وَأَوْرَثْنَـٰهَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ﴿٥٩﴾

kadhālika wa'awrathnāhā banī 'isrā'īl

Thus. And We caused to inherit it the Children of Israel.
فَأَتْبَعُوهُم مُّشْرِقِينَ ﴿٦٠﴾

fa'atbaʿūhum mushriqīn

So they pursued them at sunrise.
فَلَمَّا تَرَٰٓءَا ٱلْجَمْعَانِ قَالَ أَصْحَـٰبُ مُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّا لَمُدْرَكُونَ ﴿٦١﴾

falammā tarā'a l-jamʿāni qāla 'aṣḥābu mūsā 'innā lamudrakūn

And when the two companies saw one another, the companions of Moses said, "Indeed, we are to be overtaken!"
قَالَ كَلَّآ ۖ إِنَّ مَعِىَ رَبِّى سَيَهْدِينِ ﴿٦٢﴾

qāla kallā | inna maʿiya rabbī sayahdīn

[Moses] said, "No! Indeed, with me is my Lord; He will guide me."
فَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنِ ٱضْرِب بِّعَصَاكَ ٱلْبَحْرَ ۖ فَٱنفَلَقَ فَكَانَ كُلُّ فِرْقٍ كَٱلطَّوْدِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ ﴿٦٣﴾

fa'awḥaynā 'ilā mūsā 'ani ḍrib biʿaṣāka l-baḥr | fanfalaqa fakāna kullu firqin kaṭ-ṭawdi l-ʿaẓīm

Then We inspired to Moses, "Strike with your staff the sea," and it parted, and each portion was like a great towering mountain.
وَأَزْلَفْنَا ثَمَّ ٱلْـَٔاخَرِينَ ﴿٦٤﴾

wa'azlafnā thamma l-ākharīn

And We advanced thereto the others [i.e., the pursuers].
وَأَنجَيْنَا مُوسَىٰ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥٓ أَجْمَعِينَ ﴿٦٥﴾

wa'anjaynā mūsā wamam maʿahū 'ajmaʿīn

And We saved Moses and those with him, all together.
ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا ٱلْـَٔاخَرِينَ ﴿٦٦﴾

thumma 'aghraqna l-ākharīn

Then We drowned the others.
إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ ﴿٦٧﴾

inna fī dhālika la'āyah | wamā kāna 'aktharuhum mu'minīn

Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ﴿٦٨﴾

wa'inna rabbaka lahuwa l-ʿazīzu r-raḥīm

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
وَٱتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبَأَ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ﴿٦٩﴾

watlu ʿalayhim naba'a 'ibrāhīm

And recite to them the news of Abraham,
إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِۦ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ ﴿٧٠﴾

idh qāla li'abīhi waqawmihī mā taʿbudūn

When he said to his father and his people, "What do you worship?"
قَالُوا۟ نَعْبُدُ أَصْنَامًا فَنَظَلُّ لَهَا عَـٰكِفِينَ ﴿٧١﴾

qālū naʿbudu 'aṣnāman fanaẓallu lahā ʿākifīn

They said, "We worship idols and remain to them devoted."
قَالَ هَلْ يَسْمَعُونَكُمْ إِذْ تَدْعُونَ ﴿٧٢﴾

qāla hal yasmaʿūnakum 'idh tadʿūn

He said, "Do they hear you when you supplicate?
أَوْ يَنفَعُونَكُمْ أَوْ يَضُرُّونَ ﴿٧٣﴾

aw yanfaʿūnakum 'aw yaḍurrūn

Or do they benefit you, or do they harm?"
قَالُوا۟ بَلْ وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا كَذَٰلِكَ يَفْعَلُونَ ﴿٧٤﴾

qālū bal wajadnā 'ābā'anā kadhālika yafʿalūn

They said, "But we found our fathers doing thus."
قَالَ أَفَرَءَيْتُم مَّا كُنتُمْ تَعْبُدُونَ ﴿٧٥﴾

qāla 'afara'aytum mā kuntum taʿbudūn

He said, "Then do you see what you have been worshipping,
أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُمُ ٱلْأَقْدَمُونَ ﴿٧٦﴾

antum wa'ābā'ukumu l-aqdamūn

You and your ancient forefathers?
فَإِنَّهُمْ عَدُوٌّ لِّىٓ إِلَّا رَبَّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴿٧٧﴾

fa'innahum ʿaduwwul lī 'illā rabba l-ʿālamīn

Indeed, they are enemies to me, except the Lord of the worlds,

The people worshipped idols in addition to Allāh.
ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَنِى فَهُوَ يَهْدِينِ ﴿٧٨﴾

alladhī khalaqanī fahuwa yahdīn

Who created me, and He [it is who] guides me.
وَٱلَّذِى هُوَ يُطْعِمُنِى وَيَسْقِينِ ﴿٧٩﴾

walladhī huwa yuṭʿimunī wayasqīn

And it is He who feeds me and gives me drink.
وَإِذَا مَرِضْتُ فَهُوَ يَشْفِينِ ﴿٨٠﴾

wa'idhā mariḍtu fahuwa yashfīn

And when I am ill, it is He who cures me
وَٱلَّذِى يُمِيتُنِى ثُمَّ يُحْيِينِ ﴿٨١﴾

walladhī yumītunī thumma yuḥyīn

And who will cause me to die and then bring me to life
وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَطْمَعُ أَن يَغْفِرَ لِى خَطِيٓـَٔتِى يَوْمَ ٱلدِّينِ ﴿٨٢﴾

walladhī 'aṭmaʿu 'ay yaghfira lī khaṭī'atī yawma d-dīn

And who I aspire that He will forgive me my sin on the Day of Recompense."
رَبِّ هَبْ لِى حُكْمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِى بِٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ ﴿٨٣﴾

rabbi hab lī ḥukmaw wa'alḥiqnī biṣ-ṣāliḥīn

[And he said], "My Lord, grant me authority and join me with the righteous.
وَٱجْعَل لِّى لِسَانَ صِدْقٍ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ ﴿٨٤﴾

wajʿal lī lisāna ṣidqin fi l-ākhirīn

And grant me a mention [i.e., reputation] of honor among later generations.
وَٱجْعَلْنِى مِن وَرَثَةِ جَنَّةِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ﴿٨٥﴾

wajʿalnī miw warathati jannati n-naʿīm

And place me among the inheritors of the Garden of Pleasure.
وَٱغْفِرْ لِأَبِىٓ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ ﴿٨٦﴾

waghfir li'abī 'innahū kāna mina ḍ-ḍāllīn

And forgive my father. Indeed, he has been of those astray.
وَلَا تُخْزِنِى يَوْمَ يُبْعَثُونَ ﴿٨٧﴾

walā tukhzinī yawma yubʿathūn

And do not disgrace me on the Day they are [all] resurrected -
يَوْمَ لَا يَنفَعُ مَالٌ وَلَا بَنُونَ ﴿٨٨﴾

yawma lā yanfaʿu māluw walā banūn

The Day when there will not benefit [anyone] wealth or children
إِلَّا مَنْ أَتَى ٱللَّهَ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ ﴿٨٩﴾

illā man 'ata llāha biqalbin salīm

But only one who comes to Allāh with a sound heart."
وَأُزْلِفَتِ ٱلْجَنَّةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ ﴿٩٠﴾

wa'uzlifati l-jannatu lil-muttaqīn

And Paradise will be brought near [that Day] to the righteous.
وَبُرِّزَتِ ٱلْجَحِيمُ لِلْغَاوِينَ ﴿٩١﴾

waburrizati l-jaḥīmu lil-ghāwīn

And Hellfire will be brought forth for the deviators,
وَقِيلَ لَهُمْ أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْبُدُونَ ﴿٩٢﴾

waqīla lahum 'ayna mā kuntum taʿbudūn

And it will be said to them, "Where are those you used to worship
مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ هَلْ يَنصُرُونَكُمْ أَوْ يَنتَصِرُونَ ﴿٩٣﴾

min dūni llāhi hal yanṣurūnakum 'aw yantaṣirūn

Other than Allāh? Can they help you or help themselves?"
فَكُبْكِبُوا۟ فِيهَا هُمْ وَٱلْغَاوُۥنَ ﴿٩٤﴾

fakubkibū fīhā hum wal-ghāwūn

So they will be overturned into it [i.e., Hellfire], they and the deviators
وَجُنُودُ إِبْلِيسَ أَجْمَعُونَ ﴿٩٥﴾

wajunūdu 'iblīsa 'ajmaʿūn

And the soldiers of Iblees, all together.
قَالُوا۟ وَهُمْ فِيهَا يَخْتَصِمُونَ ﴿٩٦﴾

qālū wahum fīhā yakhtaṣimūn

They will say while they dispute therein,
تَٱللَّهِ إِن كُنَّا لَفِى ضَلَـٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ ﴿٩٧﴾

tallāhi 'in kunnā lafī ḍalālim mubīn

"By Allāh, we were indeed in manifest error
إِذْ نُسَوِّيكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴿٩٨﴾

idh nusawwīkum birabbi l-ʿālamīn

When we equated you with the Lord of the worlds.
وَمَآ أَضَلَّنَآ إِلَّا ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ ﴿٩٩﴾

wamā 'aḍallanā 'illa l-mujrimūn

And no one misguided us except the criminals.
فَمَا لَنَا مِن شَـٰفِعِينَ ﴿١٠٠﴾

famā lanā min shāfiʿīn

So now we have no intercessors
وَلَا صَدِيقٍ حَمِيمٍ ﴿١٠١﴾

walā ṣadīqin ḥamīm

And not a devoted friend.
فَلَوْ أَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةً فَنَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿١٠٢﴾

falaw 'anna lanā karratan fanakūna mina l-mu'minīn

Then if we only had a return [to the world] and could be of the believers..."

The conclusion of this verse is estimated as "...we would do this or that."
إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ ﴿١٠٣﴾

inna fī dhālika la'āyah | wamā kāna 'aktharuhum mu'minīn

Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ﴿١٠٤﴾

wa'inna rabbaka lahuwa l-ʿazīzu r-raḥīm

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ ﴿١٠٥﴾

kadhdhabat qawmu nūḥini l-mursalīn

The people of Noah denied the messengers

See footnote to 25:37.
إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ نُوحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ ﴿١٠٦﴾

idh qāla lahum 'akhūhum nūḥun 'alā tattaqūn

When their brother Noah said to them, "Will you not fear Allāh?
إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ ﴿١٠٧﴾

innī lakum rasūlun 'amīn

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.
فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ ﴿١٠٨﴾

fattaqu llāha wa'aṭīʿūn

So fear Allāh and obey me.
وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴿١٠٩﴾

wamā 'as'alukum ʿalayhi min 'ajr | in 'ajriya 'illā ʿalā rabbi l-ʿālamīn

And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.
فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ ﴿١١٠﴾

fattaqu llāha wa'aṭīʿūn

So fear Allāh and obey me."
۞ قَالُوٓا۟ أَنُؤْمِنُ لَكَ وَٱتَّبَعَكَ ٱلْأَرْذَلُونَ ﴿١١١﴾

qālū 'anu'minu laka wattabaʿaka l-ardhalūn

They said, "Should we believe you while you are followed by the lowest [class of people]?"
قَالَ وَمَا عِلْمِى بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ ﴿١١٢﴾

qāla wamā ʿilmī bimā kānū yaʿmalūn

He said, "And what is my knowledge of what they used to do?
إِنْ حِسَابُهُمْ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّى ۖ لَوْ تَشْعُرُونَ ﴿١١٣﴾

in ḥisābuhum 'illā ʿalā rabbī | law tashʿurūn

Their account is only upon my Lord, if you [could] perceive.
وَمَآ أَنَا۠ بِطَارِدِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿١١٤﴾

wamā 'ana biṭāridi l-mu'minīn

And I am not one to drive away the believers.
إِنْ أَنَا۠ إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ ﴿١١٥﴾

in 'ana 'illā nadhīrum mubīn

I am only a clear warner."
قَالُوا۟ لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهِ يَـٰنُوحُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْمَرْجُومِينَ ﴿١١٦﴾

qālū la'il lam tantahi yānūḥu latakūnanna mina l-marjūmīn

They said, "If you do not desist, O Noah, you will surely be of those who are stoned."
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوْمِى كَذَّبُونِ ﴿١١٧﴾

qāla rabbi 'inna qawmī kadhdhabūn

He said, "My Lord, indeed my people have denied me.
فَٱفْتَحْ بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَهُمْ فَتْحًا وَنَجِّنِى وَمَن مَّعِىَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿١١٨﴾

faftaḥ baynī wabaynahum fatḥaw wanajjinī wamam maʿiya mina l-mu'minīn

Then judge between me and them with decisive judgement and save me and those with me of the believers."
فَأَنجَيْنَـٰهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥ فِى ٱلْفُلْكِ ٱلْمَشْحُونِ ﴿١١٩﴾

fa'anjaynāhu wamam maʿahū fi l-fulki l-mashḥūn

So We saved him and those with him in the laden ship.
ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا بَعْدُ ٱلْبَاقِينَ ﴿١٢٠﴾

thumma 'aghraqnā baʿdu l-bāqīn

Then We drowned thereafter the remaining ones.
إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ ﴿١٢١﴾

inna fī dhālika la'āyah | wamā kāna 'aktharuhum mu'minīn

Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ﴿١٢٢﴾

wa'inna rabbaka lahuwa l-ʿazīzu r-raḥīm

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ ﴿١٢٣﴾

kadhdhabat ʿāduni l-mursalīn

ʿAad denied the messengers
إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ هُودٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ ﴿١٢٤﴾

idh qāla lahum 'akhūhum hūdun 'alā tattaqūn

When their brother Hūd said to them, "Will you not fear Allāh?
إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ ﴿١٢٥﴾

innī lakum rasūlun 'amīn

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.
فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ ﴿١٢٦﴾

fattaqu llāha wa'aṭīʿūn

So fear Allāh and obey me.
وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴿١٢٧﴾

wamā 'as'alukum ʿalayhi min 'ajr | in 'ajriya 'illā ʿalā rabbi l-ʿālamīn

And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.
أَتَبْنُونَ بِكُلِّ رِيعٍ ءَايَةً تَعْبَثُونَ ﴿١٢٨﴾

atabnūna bikulli rīʿin 'āyatan taʿbathūn

Do you construct on every elevation a sign, amusing yourselves,

i.e., a symbol or indication of their wealth and power. They used to build lofty structures along the road to be seen by all who passed by.
وَتَتَّخِذُونَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَخْلُدُونَ ﴿١٢٩﴾

watattakhidhūna maṣāniʿa laʿallakum takhludūn

And take for yourselves constructions [i.e., palaces and fortresses] that you might abide eternally?
وَإِذَا بَطَشْتُم بَطَشْتُمْ جَبَّارِينَ ﴿١٣٠﴾

wa'idhā baṭashtum baṭashtum jabbārīn

And when you strike, you strike as tyrants.
فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ ﴿١٣١﴾

fattaqu llāha wa'aṭīʿūn

So fear Allāh and obey me.
وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَمَدَّكُم بِمَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿١٣٢﴾

wattaqu lladhī 'amaddakum bimā taʿlamūn

And fear He who provided you with that which you know,
أَمَدَّكُم بِأَنْعَـٰمٍ وَبَنِينَ ﴿١٣٣﴾

amaddakum bi'anʿāmiw wabanīn

Provided you with grazing livestock and children
وَجَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ ﴿١٣٤﴾

wajannātiw waʿuyūn

And gardens and springs.
إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ ﴿١٣٥﴾

innī 'akhāfu ʿalaykum ʿadhāba yawmin ʿaẓīm

Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a terrible day."
قَالُوا۟ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْنَآ أَوَعَظْتَ أَمْ لَمْ تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلْوَٰعِظِينَ ﴿١٣٦﴾

qālū sawā'un ʿalaynā 'awaʿaẓta 'am lam takum mina l-wāʿiẓīn

They said, "It is all the same to us whether you advise or are not of the advisors.
إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا خُلُقُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ﴿١٣٧﴾

in hādhā 'illā khuluqu l-awwalīn

This is not but the custom of the former peoples,
وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ ﴿١٣٨﴾

wamā naḥnu bimuʿadhdhabīn

And we are not to be punished."
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَهْلَكْنَـٰهُمْ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ ﴿١٣٩﴾

fakadhdhabūhu fa'ahlaknāhum | inna fī dhālika la'āyah | wamā kāna 'aktharuhum mu'minīn

And they denied him, so We destroyed them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ﴿١٤٠﴾

wa'inna rabbaka lahuwa l-ʿazīzu r-raḥīm

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ ﴿١٤١﴾

kadhdhabat thamūdu l-mursalīn

Thamūd denied the messengers
إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ صَـٰلِحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ ﴿١٤٢﴾

idh qāla lahum 'akhūhum ṣāliḥun 'alā tattaqūn

When their brother Ṣāliḥ said to them, "Will you not fear Allāh?
إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ ﴿١٤٣﴾

innī lakum rasūlun 'amīn

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.
فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ ﴿١٤٤﴾

fattaqu llāha wa'aṭīʿūn

So fear Allāh and obey me.
وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴿١٤٥﴾

wamā 'as'alukum ʿalayhi min 'ajr | in 'ajriya 'illā ʿalā rabbi l-ʿālamīn

And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.
أَتُتْرَكُونَ فِى مَا هَـٰهُنَآ ءَامِنِينَ ﴿١٤٦﴾

atutrakūna fī mā hāhunā 'āminīn

Will you be left in what is here, secure [from death],
فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ ﴿١٤٧﴾

fī jannātiw waʿuyūn

Within gardens and springs
وَزُرُوعٍ وَنَخْلٍ طَلْعُهَا هَضِيمٌ ﴿١٤٨﴾

wazurūʿiw wanakhlin ṭalʿuhā haḍīm

And fields of crops and palm trees with softened fruit?
وَتَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا فَـٰرِهِينَ ﴿١٤٩﴾

watanḥitūna mina l-jibāli buyūtan fārihīn

And you carve out of the mountains, homes, with skill.
فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ ﴿١٥٠﴾

fattaqu llāha wa'aṭīʿūn

So fear Allāh and obey me.
وَلَا تُطِيعُوٓا۟ أَمْرَ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ ﴿١٥١﴾

walā tuṭīʿū 'amra l-musrifīn

And do not obey the order of the transgressors,
ٱلَّذِينَ يُفْسِدُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا يُصْلِحُونَ ﴿١٥٢﴾

alladhīna yufsidūna fi l-arḍi walā yuṣliḥūn

Who cause corruption in the land and do not amend."
قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسَحَّرِينَ ﴿١٥٣﴾

qālū 'innamā 'anta mina l-musaḥḥarīn

They said, "You are only of those affected by magic.
مَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا فَأْتِ بِـَٔايَةٍ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ ﴿١٥٤﴾

mā 'anta 'illā basharum mithlunā fa'ti bi'āyatin 'in kunta mina ṣ-ṣādiqīn

You are but a man like ourselves, so bring a sign, if you should be of the truthful."
قَالَ هَـٰذِهِۦ نَاقَةٌ لَّهَا شِرْبٌ وَلَكُمْ شِرْبُ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ ﴿١٥٥﴾

qāla hādhihī nāqatul lahā shirbuw walakum shirbu yawmim maʿlūm

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.

Miraculously sent to them as a sign by Allāh.
وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوٓءٍ فَيَأْخُذَكُمْ عَذَابُ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ ﴿١٥٦﴾

walā tamassūhā bisū'in faya'khudhakum ʿadhābu yawmin ʿaẓīm

And do not touch her with harm, lest you be seized by the punishment of a terrible day."
فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ نَـٰدِمِينَ ﴿١٥٧﴾

faʿaqarūhā fa'aṣbaḥū nādimīn

But they hamstrung her and so became regretful.
فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ ﴿١٥٨﴾

fa'akhadhahumu l-ʿadhāb | inna fī dhālika la'āyah | wamā kāna 'aktharuhum mu'minīn

And the punishment seized them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ﴿١٥٩﴾

wa'inna rabbaka lahuwa l-ʿazīzu r-raḥīm

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوطٍ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ ﴿١٦٠﴾

kadhdhabat qawmu lūṭini l-mursalīn

The people of Lot denied the messengers
إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ لُوطٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ ﴿١٦١﴾

idh qāla lahum 'akhūhum lūṭun 'alā tattaqūn

When their brother Lot said to them, "Will you not fear Allāh?
إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ ﴿١٦٢﴾

innī lakum rasūlun 'amīn

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.
فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ ﴿١٦٣﴾

fattaqu llāha wa'aṭīʿūn

So fear Allāh and obey me.
وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴿١٦٤﴾

wamā 'as'alukum ʿalayhi min 'ajr | in 'ajriya 'illā ʿalā rabbi l-ʿālamīn

And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.
أَتَأْتُونَ ٱلذُّكْرَانَ مِنَ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴿١٦٥﴾

ata'tūna dh-dhukrāna mina l-ʿālamīn

Do you approach males among the worlds

i.e., Are there, out of all Allāh's creatures, any besides you who commit this unnatural act?
وَتَذَرُونَ مَا خَلَقَ لَكُمْ رَبُّكُم مِّنْ أَزْوَٰجِكُم ۚ بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌ عَادُونَ ﴿١٦٦﴾

watadharūna mā khalaqa lakum rabbukum min 'azwājikum | bal 'antum qawmun ʿādūn

And leave what your Lord has created for you as mates? But you are a people transgressing."
قَالُوا۟ لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهِ يَـٰلُوطُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْمُخْرَجِينَ ﴿١٦٧﴾

qālū la'il lam tantahi yālūṭu latakūnanna mina l-mukhrajīn

They said, "If you do not desist, O Lot, you will surely be of those evicted."
قَالَ إِنِّى لِعَمَلِكُم مِّنَ ٱلْقَالِينَ ﴿١٦٨﴾

qāla 'innī liʿamalikum mina l-qālīn

He said, "Indeed, I am, toward your deed, of those who detest [it].
رَبِّ نَجِّنِى وَأَهْلِى مِمَّا يَعْمَلُونَ ﴿١٦٩﴾

rabbi najjinī wa'ahlī mimmā yaʿmalūn

My Lord, save me and my family from [the consequence of] what they do."
فَنَجَّيْنَـٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥٓ أَجْمَعِينَ ﴿١٧٠﴾

fanajjaynāhu wa'ahlahū 'ajmaʿīn

So We saved him and his family, all,
إِلَّا عَجُوزًا فِى ٱلْغَـٰبِرِينَ ﴿١٧١﴾

illā ʿajūzan fi l-ghābirīn

Except an old woman among those who remained behind.

Lot's wife, who had collaborated with the evildoers.
ثُمَّ دَمَّرْنَا ٱلْـَٔاخَرِينَ ﴿١٧٢﴾

thumma dammarna l-ākharīn

Then We destroyed the others.
وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهِم مَّطَرًا ۖ فَسَآءَ مَطَرُ ٱلْمُنذَرِينَ ﴿١٧٣﴾

wa'amṭarnā ʿalayhim maṭarā | fasā'a maṭaru l-mundharīn

And We rained upon them a rain [of stones], and evil was the rain of those who were warned.
إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ ﴿١٧٤﴾

inna fī dhālika la'āyah | wamā kāna 'aktharuhum mu'minīn

Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ﴿١٧٥﴾

wa'inna rabbaka lahuwa l-ʿazīzu r-raḥīm

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
كَذَّبَ أَصْحَـٰبُ لْـَٔيْكَةِ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ ﴿١٧٦﴾

kadhdhaba 'aṣḥābu l'aykati l-mursalīn

The companions of the thicket [i.e., the people of Madyan] denied the messengers
إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ شُعَيْبٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ ﴿١٧٧﴾

idh qāla lahum shuʿaybun 'alā tattaqūn

When Shuʿayb said to them, "Will you not fear Allāh?
إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ ﴿١٧٨﴾

innī lakum rasūlun 'amīn

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.
فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ ﴿١٧٩﴾

fattaqu llāha wa'aṭīʿūn

So fear Allāh and obey me.
وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴿١٨٠﴾

wamā 'as'alukum ʿalayhi min 'ajr | in 'ajriya 'illā ʿalā rabbi l-ʿālamīn

And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.
۞ أَوْفُوا۟ ٱلْكَيْلَ وَلَا تَكُونُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْمُخْسِرِينَ ﴿١٨١﴾

awfu l-kayla walā takūnū mina l-mukhsirīn

Give full measure and do not be of those who cause loss.
وَزِنُوا۟ بِٱلْقِسْطَاسِ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِ ﴿١٨٢﴾

wazinū bil-qisṭāsi l-mustaqīm

And weigh with an even [i.e., honest] balance.
وَلَا تَبْخَسُوا۟ ٱلنَّاسَ أَشْيَآءَهُمْ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ ﴿١٨٣﴾

walā tabkhasu n-nāsa 'ashyā'ahum walā taʿthaw fi l-arḍi mufsidīn

And do not deprive people of their due and do not commit abuse on earth, spreading corruption.
وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكُمْ وَٱلْجِبِلَّةَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ﴿١٨٤﴾

wattaqu lladhī khalaqakum wal-jibillata l-awwalīn

And fear He who created you and the former creation."

i.e., previous generations.
قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسَحَّرِينَ ﴿١٨٥﴾

qālū 'innamā 'anta mina l-musaḥḥarīn

They said, "You are only of those affected by magic.
وَمَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا وَإِن نَّظُنُّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلْكَـٰذِبِينَ ﴿١٨٦﴾

wamā 'anta 'illā basharum mithlunā wa'in naẓunnuka lamina l-kādhibīn

You are but a man like ourselves, and indeed, we think you are among the liars.
فَأَسْقِطْ عَلَيْنَا كِسَفًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ ﴿١٨٧﴾

fa'asqiṭ ʿalaynā kisafam mina s-samā'i 'in kunta mina ṣ-ṣādiqīn

So cause to fall upon us fragments of the sky, if you should be of the truthful."
قَالَ رَبِّىٓ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ ﴿١٨٨﴾

qāla rabbī 'aʿlamu bimā taʿmalūn

He said, "My Lord is most knowing of what you do."
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَخَذَهُمْ عَذَابُ يَوْمِ ٱلظُّلَّةِ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ ﴿١٨٩﴾

fakadhdhabūhu fa'akhadhahum ʿadhābu yawmi ẓ-ẓullah | innahū kāna ʿadhāba yawmin ʿaẓīm

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.
إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ ﴿١٩٠﴾

inna fī dhālika la'āyah | wamā kāna 'aktharuhum mu'minīn

Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ﴿١٩١﴾

wa'inna rabbaka lahuwa l-ʿazīzu r-raḥīm

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَنزِيلُ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴿١٩٢﴾

wa'innahū latanzīlu rabbi l-ʿālamīn

And indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is the revelation of the Lord of the worlds.
نَزَلَ بِهِ ٱلرُّوحُ ٱلْأَمِينُ ﴿١٩٣﴾

nazala bihi r-rūḥu l-amīn

The Trustworthy Spirit [i.e., Gabriel] has brought it down
عَلَىٰ قَلْبِكَ لِتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُنذِرِينَ ﴿١٩٤﴾

ʿalā qalbika litakūna mina l-mundhirīn

Upon your heart, [O Muḥammad] - that you may be of the warners
بِلِسَانٍ عَرَبِىٍّ مُّبِينٍ ﴿١٩٥﴾

bilisānin ʿarabiyyim mubīn

In a clear Arabic language.
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَفِى زُبُرِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ﴿١٩٦﴾

wa'innahū lafī zuburi l-awwalīn

And indeed, it is [mentioned] in the scriptures of former peoples.
أَوَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُمْ ءَايَةً أَن يَعْلَمَهُۥ عُلَمَـٰٓؤُا۟ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ﴿١٩٧﴾

awalam yakul lahum 'āyatan 'ay yaʿlamahū ʿulamā'u banī 'isrā'īl

And has it not been a sign to them that it is recognized by the scholars of the Children of Israel?
وَلَوْ نَزَّلْنَـٰهُ عَلَىٰ بَعْضِ ٱلْأَعْجَمِينَ ﴿١٩٨﴾

walaw nazzalnāhu ʿalā baʿḍi l-aʿjamīn

And even if We had revealed it to one among the foreigners

i.e., the non-Arabs or those who are not fluent in the Arabic language.
فَقَرَأَهُۥ عَلَيْهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ مُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿١٩٩﴾

faqara'ahū ʿalayhim mā kānū bihī mu'minīn

And he had recited it to them [perfectly], they would [still] not have been believers in it.

As a miracle from Allāh.
كَذَٰلِكَ سَلَكْنَـٰهُ فِى قُلُوبِ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ ﴿٢٠٠﴾

kadhālika salaknāhu fī qulūbi l-mujrimīn

Thus have We inserted it [i.e., disbelief] into the hearts of the criminals.
لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِۦ حَتَّىٰ يَرَوُا۟ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَلِيمَ ﴿٢٠١﴾

lā yu'minūna bihī ḥattā yarawu l-ʿadhāba l-alīm

They will not believe in it until they see the painful punishment.
فَيَأْتِيَهُم بَغْتَةً وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ ﴿٢٠٢﴾

faya'tiyahum baghtataw wahum lā yashʿurūn

And it will come to them suddenly while they perceive [it] not.
فَيَقُولُوا۟ هَلْ نَحْنُ مُنظَرُونَ ﴿٢٠٣﴾

fayaqūlū hal naḥnu munẓarūn

And they will say, "May we be reprieved?"
أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونَ ﴿٢٠٤﴾

afabiʿadhābinā yastaʿjilūn

So for Our punishment are they impatient?
أَفَرَءَيْتَ إِن مَّتَّعْنَـٰهُمْ سِنِينَ ﴿٢٠٥﴾

afara'ayta 'im mattaʿnāhum sinīn

Then have you considered if We gave them enjoyment for years
ثُمَّ جَآءَهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يُوعَدُونَ ﴿٢٠٦﴾

thumma jā'ahum mā kānū yūʿadūn

And then there came to them that which they were promised?
مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يُمَتَّعُونَ ﴿٢٠٧﴾

mā 'aghnā ʿanhum mā kānū yumattaʿūn

They would not be availed by the enjoyment with which they were provided.
وَمَآ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا لَهَا مُنذِرُونَ ﴿٢٠٨﴾

wamā 'ahlaknā min qaryatin 'illā lahā mundhirūn

And We did not destroy any city except that it had warners
ذِكْرَىٰ وَمَا كُنَّا ظَـٰلِمِينَ ﴿٢٠٩﴾

dhikrā wamā kunnā ẓālimīn

As a reminder; and never have We been unjust.
وَمَا تَنَزَّلَتْ بِهِ ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينُ ﴿٢١٠﴾

wamā tanazzalat bihi sh-shayāṭīn

And the devils have not brought it [i.e., the revelation] down.

As was asserted by the disbelievers. Rather, it was brought by Gabriel, the Trustworthy Spirit.
وَمَا يَنۢبَغِى لَهُمْ وَمَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ ﴿٢١١﴾

wamā yambaghī lahum wamā yastaṭīʿūn

It is not allowable for them, nor would they be able.
إِنَّهُمْ عَنِ ٱلسَّمْعِ لَمَعْزُولُونَ ﴿٢١٢﴾

innahum ʿani s-samʿi lamaʿzūlūn

Indeed they, from [its] hearing, are removed.

As mentioned in 72:9.
فَلَا تَدْعُ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَـٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُعَذَّبِينَ ﴿٢١٣﴾

falā tadʿu maʿa llāhi 'ilāhan 'ākhara fatakūna mina l-muʿadhdhabīn

So do not invoke with Allāh another deity and [thus] be among the punished.

Or "worship."
وَأَنذِرْ عَشِيرَتَكَ ٱلْأَقْرَبِينَ ﴿٢١٤﴾

wa'andhir ʿashīrataka l-aqrabīn

And warn, [O Muḥammad], your closest kindred.
وَٱخْفِضْ جَنَاحَكَ لِمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿٢١٥﴾

wakhfiḍ janāḥaka limani ttabaʿaka mina l-mu'minīn

And lower your wing [i.e., show kindness] to those who follow you of the believers.
فَإِنْ عَصَوْكَ فَقُلْ إِنِّى بَرِىٓءٌ مِّمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ ﴿٢١٦﴾

fa'in ʿaṣawka faqul 'innī barī'um mimmā taʿmalūn

And if they disobey you, then say, "Indeed, I am disassociated from what you are doing."
وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ﴿٢١٧﴾

watawakkal ʿala l-ʿazīzi r-raḥīm

And rely upon the Exalted in Might, the Merciful,
ٱلَّذِى يَرَىٰكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ ﴿٢١٨﴾

alladhī yarāka ḥīna taqūm

Who sees you when you arise

From your bed at night for prayer while you are alone.
وَتَقَلُّبَكَ فِى ٱلسَّـٰجِدِينَ ﴿٢١٩﴾

wataqallubaka fi s-sājidīn

And your movement among those who prostrate.

i.e., among those who pray with you in congregation.
إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ﴿٢٢٠﴾

innahū huwa s-samīʿu l-ʿalīm

Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
هَلْ أُنَبِّئُكُمْ عَلَىٰ مَن تَنَزَّلُ ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينُ ﴿٢٢١﴾

hal 'unabbi'ukum ʿalā man tanazzalu sh-shayāṭīn

Shall I inform you upon whom the devils descend?
تَنَزَّلُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ أَفَّاكٍ أَثِيمٍ ﴿٢٢٢﴾

tanazzalu ʿalā kulli 'affākin 'athīm

They descend upon every sinful liar.
يُلْقُونَ ٱلسَّمْعَ وَأَكْثَرُهُمْ كَـٰذِبُونَ ﴿٢٢٣﴾

yulqūna s-samʿa wa'aktharuhum kādhibūn

They pass on what is heard, and most of them are liars.

This was before they were prevented, as described in 72:8-9.
وَٱلشُّعَرَآءُ يَتَّبِعُهُمُ ٱلْغَاوُۥنَ ﴿٢٢٤﴾

wash-shuʿarā'u yattabiʿuhumu l-ghāwūn

And the poets - [only] the deviators follow them.
أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّهُمْ فِى كُلِّ وَادٍ يَهِيمُونَ ﴿٢٢٥﴾

alam tara 'annahum fī kulli wādiy yahīmūn

Do you not see that in every valley they roam

Speaking lies indiscriminately and praising and disparaging others according to whim.
وَأَنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ مَا لَا يَفْعَلُونَ ﴿٢٢٦﴾

wa'annahum yaqūlūna mā lā yafʿalūn

And that 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 ﴿٢٢٧﴾

illa lladhīna 'āmanū waʿamilu ṣ-ṣāliḥāti wadhakaru llāha kathīraw wantaṣarū mim baʿdi mā ẓulimū | wasayaʿlamu lladhīna ẓalamū 'ayya munqalabiy yanqalibūn

Except those [poets] who believe and do righteous deeds and remember Allāh 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.

By replying through poetry to the attacks of hostile poets.

In the transliteration, “|”: the reciter stops; “·”: sakt, a brief cut without taking a breath.

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Tajweed in Ash-Shu'ara', by the numbers

The 1014 color-coded rules of Ash-Shu'ara', from most to least frequent
Rule	Count	Examples
Madd at a stop	226	ٱلْمُبِينِ26:2 مُؤْمِنِينَ26:3
Hamzat al-Wasl	184	ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ26:2 ٱلْمُبِينِ26:2
Madd Tabee'ee	111	ءَايَـٰتُ26:2 ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ26:2
Ghunnah	87	إِنَّ26:8 وَإِنَّ26:9
Ikhfa	71	ءَايَةً26:4 مِّن26:5
Madd Munfasil	60	مُوسَىٰٓ26:10 إِنِّىٓ26:12
Unpronounced letter	54	يَكُونُوا۟26:3 كَانُوا۟26:5
Idgham with Ghunnah	53	بَـٰخِعٌ26:3 إِن26:4
Qalqalah	49	فَقَدْ26:6 صَدْرِى26:13
Lam Shamsiyyah	42	ٱلسَّمَآءِ26:4 ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ26:5
Idgham Shafawi	27	عَلَيْهِم26:4 يَأْتِيهِم26:5
Madd Muttasil	27	ٱلسَّمَآءِ26:4 أَنۢبَـٰٓؤُا۟26:6
Ikhfa Shafawi	7	أَرْضِكُم26:35 نُسَوِّيكُم26:98
Idgham without Ghunnah	6	إِذًا26:42 عَدُوٌّ26:77
Iqlab	5	أَنۢبَـٰٓؤُا۟26:6 أَنۢبَتْنَا26:7
Madd Lazim	4	طسٓمٓ26:1 ٱلضَّآلِّينَ26:20
Idgham Mutajanisayn	1	عَبَّدتَّ26:22

Surah Ash-Shu'ara' tajweed, verse by verse

The meaning of Ash-Shu'ara', verse by verse

Show the meaning of the 227 verses

26:1
Ṭā Sīn Mīm The discussion on similar letters has already passed in Sūrah Al-Baqarah.
26:2
Those are the verses of the Qur’ān that makes the truth clear from falsehood.
26:3
Perhaps you O Messenger because of your eagerness for their guidance are killing yourself out of fear for them that they do not believe in Allah.
26:4
If I had wished to send down to them a miracle from the sky I would have sent it down and their necks would remain bowed in utter humility before it. But I did not wish that, in order to test them: Do they believe in the Ghaib?
26:5
Whenever any new reminder that is revealed by the Merciful to these idolaters, which contain His arguments that indicate His Oneness and the truth of His prophet, they turn away from listening to it and accepting it.
26:6
They have denied what their Messenger brought to them, but the confirmation of the information that they used to mock at will soon come to them and the punishment will fall upon them.
26:7
Do these people remain persistent in their disbelief and not look at the earth, how many different types of vegetation that is beautiful to look at and that has plenty of benefits did I grow therein!
26:8
In the earth’s growing various types of vegetation there truly is a clear sign of the Power of the One Who has made it grow to bring back the dead to life, though most of them do not have faith.
26:9
Your Lord - O Messenger - is the One Who is the Dominant who can never be overpower, and the Merciful to those of His servants who have faith.
26:10
Remember - O Messenger - when your Lord called out to Moses instructing him to go to the people who were doing wrong by their rejection of Allah and enslavement of the people of Moses.
26:11
These were the people of Pharaoh. He should instruct them gently and softly to be mindful of Allah by fulfilling His instructions and avoiding His prohibitions.
26:12
Moses (peace be upon him) said, I fear that they will deny me and what I convey to them from you, and that my breast will be constricted because of their denial of me, and that my tongue will not be free in calling to Allah, so send Gabriel (peace be upon him) to my brother, Aaron, so that he could assist me.
26:13
Moses (peace be upon him) said, I fear that they will deny me and what I convey to them from you, and that my breast will be constricted because of their denial of me, and that my tongue will not be free in calling to Allah, so send Gabriel (peace be upon him) to my brother, Aaron, so that he could assist me.
26:14
They also have a charge against me because I had killed the Copt, and I fear they may kill me.
26:15
Allah said to Moses (peace be upon him): By no means! They will never kill you. Go, you and your brother Aaron, with My signs that indicate your truthfulness. I shall be with you with My assistance and support, listening to what you say and what is said to you. Nothing of that misses us.
26:16
Go to Pharaoh and tell him: We are two Messengers sent to you by the Lord of all created things.
26:17
That you send the Israelites with us.
26:18
Pharaoh said to Moses (peace be upon him): Did we not bring you up as a child among us? Did you not stay with us for many years of your life? So what has now made you claim prophethood?
26:19
You committed a serious deed when you killed the Copt in defence of a man of your people, and you are one of those who deny my favours to you.
26:20
Moses (peace be upon him) said to Pharaoh: I did what you mentioned before I received revelation and was sent as a messenger.
26:21
So I fled from you to Madyan after killing him when I feared that you will kill me. Then my Lord gave me knowledge and made me one of His Messengers that He sends to people.
26:22
Your bringing me up without enslaving me after you enslaved the Israelites is a favour that you are reminding me of?!
26:23
Pharaoh said to Moses (peace be upon him): What is the Lord of all created things Whose Messenger you claim to be?
26:24
Moses said in response to Pharaoh: The Lord of all created things is the Lord of the heavens and the earth and the Lord of whatever is between them. If you are certain that He is your Lord then worship Him alone.
26:25
Pharaoh said to the leaders of his people around him: Do you not hear the response of Moses and the false claim it contains.
26:26
Moses said to them: Allah is your Lord and the Lord of your earlier forefathers.
26:27
Pharaoh said: This man who claims to be a Messenger to you is insane. He is not aware of how to respond and he says that which does not make sense.
26:28
Moses said, Allah, the One to Whom I call you, is the Lord of the East and the West and the Lord of what is in between them. If only you had sense that you could reason with.
26:29
Pharaoh said to Moses after becoming unable to argue with him: If you worship any god other than Me, I will throw you into prison.
26:30
Moses (peace be upon him) said to Pharaoh: Will you throw me into prison even if I bring to you something that makes clear my truthfulness in what I have brought to you from Allah?
26:31
He said: Bring what you say will indicate your truthfulness if you are true in your claim!
26:32
So Moses threw his stick down on the ground and it suddenly became a snake for everyone to see.
26:33
He put his hand into the opening of his garment without its being white and then he drew it out radiant white - not the white of leprosy - for the onlookers to see.
26:34
Pharaoh said to the leaders of his people around him: This man is a magician, well versed in magic.
26:35
He means to use his magic to drive you out of your land! What do you suggest we do to him?
26:36
They said to him: Delay him and his brother and do not rush to punish them. Send out to the cities of Egypt those who will gather the magicians, to bring every magician, well versed in magic.
26:37
They said to him: Delay him and his brother and do not rush to punish them. Send out to the cities of Egypt those who will gather the magicians, to bring every magician, well versed in magic.
26:38
Pharaoh assembled his magicians to challenge Moses at an appointed place and time.
26:39
The people were told: Are you going to gather to see who wins? Will it be Moses or the magicians?
26:40
If the magicians succeed over Moses, perhaps we should follow them in their religion.
26:41
So when the magicians came before Pharaoh to challenge Moses, they said to him, “Will we have a tangible reward or an intangible one, if we have the upper hand over Moses?”
26:42
Pharaoh said to them, “Yes, you shall get a reward. If you are to succeed over Moses, you shall be taken as my close ones by being appointed in lofty posts.”
26:43
Confident in Allah’s help and in order to show clearly that whatever he possessed was not magic, Moses said to them, “Throw whatever ropes and sticks you want to!”
26:44
And so they threw down their ropes and sticks, and upon throwing them, said, “By the grandeur of Pharaoh we are going to succeed, and Moses is the one who shall be defeated!”
26:45
So Moses threw his staff and it turned into a snake, nullifying whatever magic they were casting over the people.
26:46
When the magicians saw Moses’s staff swallowing up whatever they had cast, they fell into prostration.
26:47
They said, “I have brought faith in the Lord of all creation.”
26:48
“The Lord of Moses and Aaron (peace be upon them).”
26:49
Pharaoh, disapproving of the magicians’ belief, said to them, “Have you accepted Moses as being true, before I gave you permission to do so? Indeed, Moses is your mentor who has taught you magic; you have all collaborated to exile the people of Egypt from its lands, and you will soon see what punishment I inflict upon you. I shall cut off a hand and leg of each of you from opposite sides, and crucify you all on palm trunks, sparing no one.”
26:50
The magicians said to Pharaoh, “There is no big deal in the crucifixion and maiming you threaten us with in this world, because your punishment will end, while we shall return to our Lord who shall enter us into His everlasting mercy.”
26:51
“Due to us being the first ones to bring faith in Moses, we hope greatly that Allah erases the sins we have committed in the past.”
26:52
And I revealed to Moses commanding him to march the Israelites out at night, because Pharaoh and his people would pursue them, forcing them back.
26:53
So when Pharaoh came to know of the Israelites escaping, he sent some of his army into the cities, rallying the rest of the armies.
26:54
Pharaoh said, undermining the Israelites, “Indeed, these people are very few in number.”
26:55
And they will do things which will incite us against them.
26:56
Indeed, we are alert and prepared for them.
26:57
So I took Pharaoh and his people out of the land of Egypt, which had abundant gardens, flowing streams and wealth.
26:58
It also had treasures of wealth and beautiful dwellings.
26:59
As I took Pharaoh and his people out of it, I made the Israelites inherit it.
26:60
Pharaoh and his people caught the trail of the Israelites at sunrise.
26:61
So when the two groups came into view of each other, Moses’s people said, “we are definitely going to be captured!” When Pharaoh and his people drew closer to Moses and his people, such that each person was in view of the other on the opposite side, Moses’s people said, “Indeed, Pharaoh and his people will catch up with us and we are powerless against them.”
26:62
Moses said to his people: “It is not as you have imagined it to be, for My Lord is with me supporting and helping me. He shall guide and show me the path to salvation.”
26:63
And so I revealed to Moses commanding him to strike the sea with his staff, which he did. The sea parted, turning into twelve paths: the same number as the tribes of the Israelites, and each parted segment was like a great mountain in its grandeur and stability, such that no water flowed from it.
26:64
I made Pharaoh and his people draw closer until they entered the sea, thinking that the path was traversable.
26:65
And I saved Moses and whoever was with him from the Israelites; none from among them perished.
26:66
I then destroyed Pharaoh and his people by drowning them in the sea.
26:67
Indeed, in the parting of the sea for Moses, his salvation from Pharaoh and Pharaoh’s destruction, is a miracle proving the truthfulness of Moses. The majority of those with Pharaoh were not believers, they were rejecters.
26:68
O Messenger! Indeed, your Lord is the almighty who takes retribution from His enemies, yet merciful to those of them who repent.
26:69
O Messenger! Recite unto them the story of Abraham.
26:70
When he said to his father Azar and his people, “What do you worship instead of Allah?”
26:71
His people said to him, “I worship idols, whose worship I remain firm upon and hold fast to.”
26:72
Abraham said to them, “Do the idols hear your prayers when you supplicate to them?”
26:73
“Or do they benefit you if you feed them, or harm you if you disobey them?”
26:74
They said, They do not hear us when we supplicate to them, nor do they benefit us when we feed them, nor harm us if we disobey them. However, the reality is that we found our forefathers doing that, so we follow them.
26:75
Abraham said, “Have you contemplated over and realised what idols you actually worship instead of Allah?”
26:76
“And what your forefathers before used to worship?”
26:77
“Because they are all my enemies; they are all false except for the Lord of all creation.”
26:78
“The one who created me and it is He who will guide me to the best of this world and the Hearafter.”
26:79
“The being who alone feeds me when I am hungry and gives me drink when I am thirsty.”
26:80
“And when I am ill, He alone cures me from illness; there is no healer for me except Him.”
26:81
“The being who alone will cause me to die when my lifespan expires and will resurrect me after I die.”
26:82
“The being in who alone I hope will forgive my sins on the day of requital.”
26:83
Abraham, supplicating to his Lord, said, “O my Lord! Grant me a deep understanding of religion and join me up with the pious prophets who came before me, by entering me into paradise with them.”
26:84
And grant me a true reputation of honour with the generations after me.
26:85
And make me from among those who inherit the dwellings of paradise wherein your believing servants shall reside in luxury; grant me residence in them.
26:86
And forgive my father. Indeed, he was one of those who deviated from the truth due to idolatry. Abraham supplicated on behalf of his father before it became clear to him that he was from among the people of hell. When that became clear to him, he proclaimed his disassociation with him and no longer supplicated for him.
26:87
Do not humiliate me with punishment on the day people are resurrected to be taken to account.
26:88
On the day when the wealth he accumulated in this world shall not benefit nor his children that used to support him.
26:89
Except for the one who brings a perfect heart: one free of idolatry, hypocrisy, ostentation and arrogance. That is because he would have benefitted from his wealth which was spent in the path of Allah and his children, who would pray for him.
26:90
Paradise will be brought nearer to those who were mindful of their Lord, by fulfilling His commands and refraining from His prohibitions.
26:91
Hellfire will be exposed on the plains of resurrection for the deviants who deviated from the truth.
26:92
It will be said in rebuke to them, “Where are the idols you used to worship?”
26:93
“You used to worship them instead of Allah? Will they help you by preventing the punishment of Allah from you, or will they be able to help themselves?”
26:94
Then, they will be thrown into hell one on top of the other, together with whoever they led astray.
26:95
The helpers of Iblīs are all satans, without exception.
26:96
The idolaters who worshipped other than Allah and took them as partners to Him, will say whilst arguing with those they used to worship,
26:97
“By Allah we were deviant from the clear truth.”
26:98
“When we regarded you as equals to the Lord of all creation and worshipped you like we worshipped Him.”
26:99
“None led us astray from the path of truth except those criminals who called us towards worshipping them instead of Allah.”
26:100
“So we have no intercessors today who shall intercede for us in front of Allah, to save us from His punishment.”
26:101
“Neither do we have a true devoted friend who will defend and intercede for u.”
26:102
“If only we could return once more to the worldly life, so that we could be from those who believed in Allah.”
26:103
Indeed, in the aforementioned, i.e. the story of Abraham (peace be upon him) and the ultimate abode of the rejecters, is a lesson for those who take heed. Although most of them do not believe; they were rejecters of what Abraham brought from his Lord.
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O Messenger! Indeed, your Lord is the almighty who takes retribution from His enemies, yet merciful to those of them who repent.
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The people of Noah disbelieved in all the messengers when they rejected Noah (peace be upon him).
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When Noah said to them, “Will you not be mindful of Allah and leave the worship of other than Him, out of fear for Him?”
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“Indeed, I am a Messenger for you; Allah has sent me to you and I am trustworthy, I will not increase or decrease in that which has be revealed to me.”
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“So be mindful of Allah by fulfilling His commandments and refrain from that which He has prohibited. And obey me in whatever I command you with and forbid you from.”
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“I do not seek any reward from you for what I convey to you from my Lord. My reward is only from Allah: the Lord of all creation, not from anyone else.”
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“So be mindful of Allah by fulfilling His commandments and refrain from that which He has prohibited. And obey me in whatever I command you with and forbid you from.”
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His people said to him, “O Noah! Should we believe you and follow what you have brought and act upon it, whilst your followers are the lowliest of people; there are no leaders and noblemen among them?”
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Noah (peace be upon him) said to them, “What do I know of what these believers used to do? I am not an overseer over them that I account for their deeds.”
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“Their accountability is only to Allah who knows their secret and public affairs, not to me. If you realised, you would not have said what you just did.”
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“I am not going to push away these believers from my gathering in acceptance of your wished, just so that you believe.”
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“I am only a clear warner; I warn you of the punishment of Allah.”
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His people said to him, “If you do not stop calling towards what you’re calling us towards, you will definitely be harrassed and stoned to death.”
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Supplicating to his Lord, Noah said, “O my Lord! Indeed, my nation has rejected me and not believed in what I have brought from you to be true.”
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“So judge between me and them such that they are destroyed due to their insistence on falsehood and save me and those believers who are with me, from the punishment you destroy the disbelievers with.”
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So I answered his supplication and saved him and the believers with him in the ark, which was full of people and animals.
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Then I drowned the remaining rest, who were the people of Noah.
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Indeed, in the aforementioned, i.e. the story of Noah and his people, the saving of Noah and the believers with him and the destruction of the disbelievers from his nation, is a lesson for those who take heed. Although most of them do not believe; they were rejecters.
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O Messenger! Indeed, your Lord is the almighty who takes retribution from His enemies, yet merciful to those of them who repent.
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The people of ‘Ād disbelived in all the messengers by their rejection of Hud (peace be upon him).
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Remember when their brother, the prophet Hud said to them, “Will you not be mindful of Allah and leave the worship of other than Him, out of fear for Him?”
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“Indeed, I am a Messenger for you; Allah has sent me to you and I am trustworthy, I will not increase or decrease in that which has be revealed to me.”
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“So be mindful of Allah by fulfilling His commandments and refrain from that which He has prohibited. And obey me in whatever I have commanded you with and forbidden you from.”
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“I do not seek any reward from you for what I convey to you from my Lord. My reward is only from Allah: the Lord of all creation, not from anyone else.”
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“Why are you building upon every elevated, overlooking place a building as a marker, unnecessarily, without any benefit in it for you in the world or the afterlife?”
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“And why do you build forts and palaces as if you were to live forever in this world, never to depart from it?”
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“And when you attack a place, you attack like tyrants, killing and with violence, showing no kindness or mercy.”
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“So be mindful of Allah by fulfilling His commandments and refrain from that which He has prohibited. And obey me in whatever I command you with and forbid you from.”
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“And fear the wrath of Allah who has granted you everything which you know well.”
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“He granted you many bounties, and granted you offspring.”
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“And He granted you gardens and flowing streams.”
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O my people! I fear the punishment of the great day over you: the Day of Judgement.
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His people said to him, “Your warning us and not warning us is the same to us, for we shall never believe in you and will never turn away from whatever we are doing.”
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This is nothing but the religion of the people of the past, their habits and their character.
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And we are not going to be punished.
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They continued rejecting their prophet Hud (peace be upon him), so I destroyed them due to their rejection by a barren wind. Indeed, there is a lesson in their destruction for those who take heed. Although most of them do not believe; they were rejecters.
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O Messenger! Indeed, your Lord is the almighty who takes retribution from His enemies, yet merciful to those of them who repent.
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The Thamūd disbelieved in all the messenger by their rejection of Saleh (peace be upon him).
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Remember when their brother in lineage Saleh said to them, “Will you not be mindful of Allah and leave the worship of other than Him, out of fear for Him?”
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“Indeed, I am a Messenger for you; Allah has sent me to you and I am trustworthy, I will not increase or decrease in that which has be revealed to me.”
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“So be mindful of Allah by fulfilling His commandments and refrain from that which He has prohibited. And obey me in whatever I have commanded you with and forbidden you from.”
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“I do not seek any reward from you for what I convey to you from my Lord. My reward is only from Allah: the Lord of all creation, not from anyone else.”
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“Do you expect to be left alone in whatever goodness and bounties you are in, in safety and without fear?”
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In gardens and flowing springs.
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“Among crops and palms, the fruits of which are tender and delicate.”
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“And you skilfully carve out houses from the mountains, in which you then live.”
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“So be mindful of Allah by fulfilling His commandments and refrain from that which He has prohibited. And obey me in whatever I have commanded you with and forbidden you from.”
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“And do not submit to the commands of those who are immoderate on themselves by committing sins.”
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“Those who cause corruption on Earth by spreading sins and do not rectify themselves by holding on to the obedience of Allah.”
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His people said to him, “You are surely one of those who have been bewitched repeatedly until the magic has overpowered your intellect and driven you crazy.”
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“You are nothing but a human like us; you do not have any privilege over us which makes you worthy of being a Messenger, so bring a sign that proves you are a Messenger if indeed you are truthful in your claim to be one.”
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After Allah had given Saleh a sign that was in the form of the she-camel which Allah extracted from the rock, he said to them, “This is a she-camel which can be seen and felt, it will have a share of the water as you also have a known share. It will not drink on the day scheduled for you, neither shall you make your livestock drink on the day scheduled for it.”
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“Do not harm it by way of hitting it or cutting its legs, otherwise the punishment of Allah will come upon you and destroy you on a distressing day, due to the affliction that comes down on it.”
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So they agreed upon cutting its legs, and the most wretched from them all did the act. Then they regretted the deed they had committed because of realising that the punishment was about to befall them inevitably. However, regret after seeing the punishment is of no benefit.
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So the punishment that they were promised seized them: it was an earthquake accompanied by a scream. Indeed, in the aforementioned, i.e. the story of Saleh and his people, is a lesson for those who take heed. Although most of them do not believe; they were rejecters.
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O Messenger! Indeed, your Lord is the almighty who takes retribution from His enemies, yet merciful to those of them who repent.
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The people of Lut disbelieved in all the messengers by their rejection of Lut (peace be upon him).
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Remember when their brother in lineage Lot said to them, Will you not be mindful of Allah by leaving idolatry, fearing Him?
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“Indeed, I am a Messenger for you; Allah has sent me to you and I am trustworthy, I will not increase or decrease in that which has be revealed to me.”
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“So be mindful of Allah by fulfilling His commandments and refrain from that which He has prohibited. And obey me in whatever I command you with and forbid you from.”
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“I do not seek any reward from you for what I convey to you from my Lord. My reward is only from Allah: the Lord of all creation, not from anyone else.”
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“Do you seek sexual gratification from males?”
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“Whilst neglecting sexual gratification from the front passages of your wives Allah has created for you? You have indeed transgressed the limits of Allah by this detestable absurdity.”
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His people said to him, “O Lot! If you do not stop forbidding us from this act and rebuking us over it, you and those with you shall be exiled from our city.”
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Lot said to them, “Indeed, I am one of those who dislike and hate this act of yours.”
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Supplicating to his Lord, he said, “O my Lord! Save me and my family from whatever punishment is going to afflict these people because of the evil they commit.”
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So I accepted his supplication and saved him and his whole family.
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Except for his wife because she was a disbeliever, so she ended up being one of those who perished and were destroyed.
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Then, after Lot and his family left the city of Sodom, I severely destroyed his people who remained behind.
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I rained down on them stones from the sky, just like we send down the rain. Disgraceful was the rain that befell these people, whom Lot used to warn of the punishment of Allah if they continued committing their evil acts.
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Indeed, in the aforementioned, i.e. the punishment that descended on the people of Lot because of their sexual indecency, is a lesson for those who take heed. Although most of them do not believe; they were rejecters.
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O Messenger! Indeed, your Lord is the almighty who takes retribution from His enemies, yet merciful to those of them who repent.
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The people of the Thicket close to Madyan rejected the Messengers when they rejected their prophet Shu‘ayb (peace be upon him).
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When their prophet Shu‘ayb said to them, “Will you not be mindful of Allah by leaving idolatry, fearing Him?”
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“Indeed, I am a Messenger for you; Allah has sent me to you and I am trustworthy, I will not increase or decrease in that which has be revealed to me.”
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“So be mindful of Allah by fulfilling His commandments and refrain from that which He has prohibited. And obey me in whatever I have commanded you with and forbidden you from.”
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“I do not seek any reward from you for what I convey to you from my Lord. My reward is only from Allah: the Lord of all creation, not from anyone else.”
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“When you sell to the people, measure for them properly. Do not be people who reduce measure when selling to people.”
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“And when you weigh for others, weigh with properly functioning scales.”
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“And do not violate the rights of people and cause excessive corruption on Earth by committing sins.”
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“And be mindful of the one who created you and created the previous nations, by fearing that He sends down His punishment upon you.”
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Shu‘ayb’s people said to him, “You are definitely one of those who have been victim of sorcery repeatedly, until it has overpowered your intelligence and driven you crazy.”
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“You are only a human like us and have no privilege over us, so how could you be a Messenger? I think of you only to be a liar in your claim to be a Messenger.”
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“So if you are truthful in your claim, cause a piece of sky to fall upon us.”
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Shu‘ayb said to them, “My Lord is better aware of the idolatry and sins you commit; none of your actions are hidden from Him.”
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They continued rejecting him and so a grave punishment afflicted them by way of a cloud appearing after a severely hot day. It rained a fire upon them that burned them. The day they were destroyed was an extremely horrific day.
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Indeed, in the aforementioned i.e. the destruction of the people of Shu‘ayb, is a lesson for those who take heed. Although most of them do not believe; they were rejecters.
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O Messenger! Indeed, your Lord is the almighty who takes retribution from His enemies, yet merciful to those of them who repent.
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Indeed, this Qur’ān that was revealed to Muhammad (peace be upon him), was revealed by the Lord of all creation.
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It was revealed through the trustworthy Gabriel (peace be upon him).
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O Messenger! He revealed it upon your heart so that you become one of the Messengers who warn the people and make them fearful of the punishment of Allah.
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He revealed it in clear Arabic language.
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And indeed this Qur’ān has been referenced in the previous Books; the previous divine books have given glad tidings of it.
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Was it not a sign of your truthfulness for these people who reject you, that the scholars of the Israelites like Abdullah bin Salām, knew the reality of what has been revealed to you?
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Had we revealed this Qur’ān upon one of the non-Arabs who do not speak Arabic.
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And then they were to read it to them, they would not become believers, because they would say, “I do not understand it!” So they should praise Allah that it was revealed in their language.
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Likewise, we placed rejection and disbelief in the hearts of the criminals because of their wrongdoing.
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They do not change from the state of disbelief they are in, and will not believe until they see the painful punishment.
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This punishment will come to them suddenly and unexpectedly.
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So when the punishment will come upon them suddenly, they will say out of immense grief, “Will we be given respite to repent to Allah?”
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Do these disbelievers seek our punishment hastily, saying, “We will never believe in you until you cause the sky to fall upon us in pieces, just as you claim it will.”
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O Messenger! So tell me, How will it if I was to let these disbelievers enjoy the bounties for a lengthy period of time and then the punishment they were promised came to them after that period of enjoyment.
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O Messenger! So tell me, How will it if I was to let these disbelievers enjoy the bounties for a lengthy period of time and then the punishment they were promised came to them after that period of enjoyment.
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What worldly bounties which they were enjoying, would benefit them? Verily, those bounties would have finished, and they will not be of any use.
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I did not destroy any nation except they were warned by sending messengers to them and revealing books.
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Which served as admonitions and warnings for them. I was not oppressive by punishing them after establishing an excuse, by sending them Messengers and books.
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The satans did not come down with this Qur’ān upon the heart of Muhammad (peace be upon him);
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it is permissible that they come down with it onto his heart. They are not even capable of doing that.
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They are incapable of doing so because they have been cut off from its place in the heavens, so how could they reach it and then bring it down?
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So do not worship any deity with Allah and ascribe it to Him. Otherwise, you will be one of those who shall be punished.
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O Messenger! Warn your closest relatives from your people, in order of strength in relationship, lest the punishment of Allah does not afflict them if they remain upon idolatry.
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And be kind in action and speech, out of mercy and gentleness, to those believers who follow you.
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If they disobey you and do not accept proclaiming the oneness of Allah and His obedience you command them with, then say to them, “I proclaim innocence from the idolatry and sins you commit.”
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And place your reliance in all your affairs upon the Almighty who takes retribution from His enemies and is merciful to whoever repents to Him from them.
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The being, may He be glorified, who sees you when you stand towards prayer.
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And He sees you changing from posture to posture among those who pray. Nothing is hidden from Him, neither any action you undertake, nor anyone else undertakes.
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Indeed, He is the hearer of the Qur’ān you recite and remembrance you do in your prayer, knower of your intention.
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“Shall I inform you who the satans actually come down to, as you have claimed that they come down with the Qur’ān?”
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“They come down to every fortune-teller, who is a perpetual liar, sinner and disobeyer.”
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“The satans eavesdrop on the exalted assembly of angels and then convey that information to their fortune-teller friends. The majority of fortune tellers are liars; if they are truthful in one statement, they tell a hundred lies with it.
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And as for the poets that you claim Muhammad (peace be upon him) is from, those deviant from the path of guidance and steadfastness follow them and relate whatever poetry they say.
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O Messenger! Do you not see that one of the manifestations of their errors is that they wander around in all the valleys, sometimes immersed in praise, sometimes in criticism, and many times in other issues!
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And indeed they lie, saying, “I did such and such”, while they did not actually do it.
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Except for those poets who have faith, perform good deeds, remember Allah abundantly and take retribution from the enemies of Allah after they have oppressed, like Hassān bin Thābit may Allah be pleased with him. Those who committed wrong by ascribing partners to Allah and showing hostility to His servants, will soon know what their place of return will be: they will return to a great place and a meticulous accounting.

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How many verses are in Surah Ash-Shu'ara'?

227 verses and 1318 words. It starts in juz 19 and covers pages 367 to 376 of the Madani Mushaf.

Is Ash-Shu'ara' Meccan or Medinan?

Meccan, according to the classification of the Madani Mushaf. In the order of revelation, it comes 47th.

How long does it take to listen to Ash-Shu'ara'?

36 min 26 s with al-Husary's teaching recitation (al-Mushaf al-Mu'allim), which is slower than a usual recitation.

Which tajweed rules are in Ash-Shu'ara'?

1014 rules are color-coded on this page. The most frequent in Ash-Shu'ara': Madd at a stop (226), Hamzat al-Wasl (184) and Madd Tabee'ee (111).

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