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[1] Ta. Sin. Mim.
[2] These are revelations of the Scripture that maketh plain.
[3] It may be that thou tormentest thyself (O Muhammad) because they believe not.
[4] If We will, We can send down on them from the sky a portent so that their necks would remain bowed before it.
[5] Never cometh there unto them a fresh reminder from the Beneficent One, but they turn away from it.
[6] Now they have denied (the Truth); but there will come unto them tidings of that whereat they used to scoff.
[7] Have they not seen the earth, how much of every fruitful kind We make to grow therein?
[8] Lo! herein is indeed a portent; yet most of them are not believers.
[9] And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
[10] And when thy Lord called Moses, saying: Go unto the wrongdoing folk,
[11] The folk of Pharaoh. Will they not ward off (evil)?
[12] He said: My Lord! Lo! I fear that they will deny me,
[13] And I shall be embarrassed, and my tongue will not speak plainly, therefor send for Aaron (to help me).
[14] And they have a crime against me, so I fear that they will kill me.
[15] He said: Nay, verily. So go ye twain with Our tokens. Lo! We shall be with you, Hearing.
[16] And come together unto Pharaoh and say: Lo! we bear a message of the Lord of the Worlds,
[17] (Saying): Let the Children of Israel go with us.
[18] (Pharaoh) said (unto Moses): Did we not rear thee among us as a child? And thou didst dwell many years of thy life among us,
[19] And thou didst that thy deed which thou didst, and thou wast one of the ingrates.
[20] He said: I did it then, when I was of those who are astray.
[21] Then I fled from you when I feared you, and my Lord vouchsafed me a command and appointed me (of the number) of those sent (by Him).
[22] And this is the past favour wherewith thou reproachest me: that thou hast enslaved the Children of Israel.
[23] Pharaoh said: And what is the Lord of the Worlds?
[24] (Moses) said: Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if ye had but sure belief.
[25] (Pharaoh) said unto those around him: Hear ye not?
[26] He said: Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers.
[27] (Pharaoh) said: Lo! your messenger who hath been sent unto you is indeed a madman!
[28] He said: Lord of the East and the West and all that is between them, if ye did but understand.
[29] (Pharaoh) said: If thou choosest a god other than me, I assuredly shall place thee among the prisoners.
[30] He said: Even though I show thee something plain?
[31] (Pharaoh) said: Produce it then, if thou art of the truthful!
[32] Then he flung down his staff and it became a serpent manifest,
[33] And he drew forth his hand and lo! it was white to the beholders.
[34] (Pharaoh) said unto the chiefs about him: Lo! this is verily a knowing wizard,
[35] Who would drive you out of your land by his magic. Now what counsel ye?
[36] They said: Put him off, (him) and his brother, and send into the cities summoners
[37] Who shall bring unto thee every knowing wizard.
[38] So the wizards were gathered together at a set time on a day appointed.
[39] And it was said unto the people: Are ye (also) gathering?
[40] (They said): Aye, so that we may follow the wizards if they are the winners.
[41] And when the wizards came they said unto Pharaoh: Will there surely be a reward for us if we are the winners?
[42] He said: Aye, and ye will then surely be of those brought near (to me).
[43] Moses said unto them: Throw what ye are going to throw!
[44] Then they threw down their cords and their staves and said: By Pharaoh's might, lo! we verily are the winners.
[45] Then Moses threw his staff and lo! it swallowed that which they did falsely show.
[46] And the wizards were flung prostrate,
[47] Crying: We believe in the Lord of the Worlds,
[48] The Lord of Moses and Aaron.
[49] (Pharaoh) said: Ye put your faith in him before I give you leave. Lo! he doubtless is your chief who taught you magic! But verily ye shall come to know. Verily I will cut off your hands and your feet alternately, and verily I will crucify you every one.
[50] They said: It is no hurt, for lo! unto our Lord we shall return.
[51] Lo! we ardently hope that our Lord will forgive us our sins because we are the first of the believers.
[52] And We inspired Moses, saying: Take away My slaves by night, for ye will be pursued.
[53] Then Pharaoh sent into the cities summoners,
[54] (Who said): Lo! these indeed are but a little troop,
[55] And lo! they are offenders against us.
[56] And lo! we are a ready host.
[57] Thus did We take them away from gardens and watersprings,
[58] And treasures and a fair estate.
[59] Thus (were those things taken from them) and We caused the Children of Israel to inherit them.
[60] And they overtook them at sunrise.
[61] And when the two hosts saw each other, those with Moses said: Lo! we are indeed caught.
[62] He said: Nay, verily! for lo! my Lord is with me. He will guide me.
[63] Then We inspired Moses, saying: Smite the sea with thy staff. And it parted, and each part was as a mountain vast.
[64] Then brought We near the others to that place.
[65] And We saved Moses and those with him, every one;
[66] And We drowned the others.
[67] Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.
[68] And lo, thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
[69] Recite unto them the story of Abraham:
[70] When he said unto his father and his folk: What worship ye?
[71] They said: We worship idols, and are ever devoted unto them.
[72] He said: Do they hear you when ye cry?
[73] Or do they benefit or harm you?
[74] They said: Nay, but we found our fathers acting on this wise.
[75] He said: See now that which ye worship,
[76] Ye and your forefathers!
[77] Lo! they are (all) an enemy unto me, save the Lord of the Worlds,
[78] Who created me, and He doth guide me,
[79] And Who feedeth me and watereth me.
[80] And when I sicken, then He healeth me,
[81] And Who causeth me to die, then giveth me life (again),
[82] And Who, I ardently hope, will forgive me my sin on the Day of Judgment.
[83] My Lord! Vouchsafe me wisdom and unite me to the righteous.
[84] And give unto me a good report in later generations.
[85] And place me among the inheritors of the Garden of Delight,
[86] And forgive my father. Lo! he is of those who err.
[87] And abase me not on the day when they are raised,
[88] The day when wealth and sons avail not (any man)
[89] Save him who bringeth unto Allah a whole heart.
[90] And the Garden will be brought nigh for those who ward off (evil).
[91] And hell will appear plainly to the erring.
[92] And it will be said unto them: Where is (all) that ye used to worship
[93] Instead of Allah? Can they help you or help themselves?
[94] Then will they be hurled therein, they and the seducers
[95] And the hosts of Iblis, together.
[96] And they will say, when they are quarrelling therein:
[97] By Allah, of a truth we were in error manifest
[98] When we made you equal with the Lord of the Worlds.
[99] It was but the guilty who misled us.
[100] Now we have no intercessors
[101] Nor any loving friend.
[102] Oh, that we had another turn (on earth), that we might be of the believers!
[103] Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers!
[104] And lo, thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
[105] Noah's folk denied the messengers (of Allah),
[106] When their brother Noah said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)?
[107] Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
[108] So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.
[109] And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
[110] So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.
[111] They said: Shall we put faith in thee, when the lowest (of the people) follow thee?
[112] He said: And what knowledge have I of what they may have been doing (in the past)?
[113] Lo! their reckoning is my Lord's concern, if ye but knew;
[114] And I am not (here) to repulse believers.
[115] I am only a plain warner.
[116] They said: If thou cease not, O Noah, thou wilt surely be among those stoned (to death).
[117] He said: My Lord! Lo! my own folk deny me.
[118] Therefor judge Thou between us, a (conclusive) judgment, and save me and those believers who are with me.
[119] And We saved him and those with him in the laden ship.
[120] Then afterward We drowned the others.
[121] Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.
[122] And lo, thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
[123] (The tribe of) A'ad denied the messengers (of Allah).
[124] When their brother Hud said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)?
[125] Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
[126] So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
[127] And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
[128] Build ye on every high place a monument for vain delight?
[129] And seek ye out strongholds, that haply ye may last for ever?
[130] And if ye seize by force, seize ye as tyrants?
[131] Rather keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.
[132] Keep your duty toward Him Who hath aided you with (the good things) that ye know,
[133] Hath aided you with cattle and sons.
[134] And gardens and watersprings.
[135] Lo! I fear for you the retribution of an awful day.
[136] They said: It is all one to us whether thou preachest or art not of those who preach;
[137] This is but a fable of the men of old,
[138] And we shall not be doomed.
[139] And they denied him; therefor We destroyed them. Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.
[140] And lo! thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
[141] (The tribe of) Thamud denied the messengers (of Allah)
[142] When their brother Salih said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)?
[143] Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
[144] So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
[145] And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
[146] Will ye be left secure in that which is here before us,
[147] In gardens and watersprings.
[148] And tilled fields and heavy-sheathed palm-trees,
[149] Though ye hew out dwellings in the mountain, being skilful?
[150] Therefor keep your duty to Allah and obey me,
[151] And obey not the command of the prodigal,
[152] Who spread corruption in the earth, and reform not.
[153] They said: Thou art but one of the bewitched;
[154] Thou art but a mortal like us. So bring some token if thou art of the truthful.
[155] He said: (Behold) this she-camel. She hath the right to drink (at the well), and ye have the right to drink, (each) on an appointed day.
[156] And touch her not with ill lest there come on you the retribution of an awful day.
[157] But they hamstrung her, and then were penitent.
[158] So the retribution came on them. Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.
[159] And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
[160] The folk of Lot denied the messengers (of Allah),
[161] When their brother Lot said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)?
[162] Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
[163] So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
[164] And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
[165] What! Of all creatures do ye come unto the males,
[166] And leave the wives your Lord created for you? Nay, but ye are froward folk.
[167] They said: If thou cease not, O Lot, thou wilt soon be of the outcast.
[168] He said: I am in truth of those who hate your conduct.
[169] My Lord! Save me and my household from what they do.
[170] So We saved him and his household, every one,
[171] Save an old woman among those who stayed behind.
[172] Then afterward We destroyed the others.
[173] And We rained on them a rain. And dreadful is the rain of those who have been warned.
[174] Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.
[175] And lo! thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
[176] The dwellers in the wood (of Midian) denied the messengers (of Allah),
[177] When Shu'eyb said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)?
[178] Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
[179] So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
[180] And I ask of you no wage for it; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
[181] Give full measure, and be not of those who give less (than the due).
[182] And weigh with the true balance.
[183] Wrong not mankind in their goods, and do not evil, making mischief, in the earth.
[184] And keep your duty unto Him Who created you and the generations of the men of old.
[185] They said: Thou art but one of the bewitched;
[186] Thou art but a mortal like us, and lo! we deem thee of the liars.
[187] Then make fragments of the heaven fall upon us, if thou art of the truthful.
[188] He said: My Lord is Best Aware of what ye do.
[189] But they denied him, so there came on them the retribution of the day of gloom. Lo! it was the retribution of an awful day.
[190] Lo! herein is indeed a portent; yet most of them are not believers.
[191] And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
[192] And lo! it is a revelation of the Lord of the Worlds,
[193] Which the True Spirit hath brought down
[194] Upon thy heart, that thou mayst be (one) of the warners,
[195] In plain Arabic speech.
[196] And lo! it is in the Scriptures of the men of old.
[197] Is it not a token for them that the doctors of the Children of Israel know it?
[198] And if We had revealed it unto one of any other nation than the Arabs,
[199] And he had read it unto them, they would not have believed in it.
[200] Thus do We make it traverse the hearts of the guilty.
[201] They will not believe in it till they behold the painful doom,
[202] So that it will come upon them suddenly, when they perceive not.
[203] Then they will say: Are we to be reprieved?
[204] Would they (now) hasten on Our doom?
[205] Hast thou then seen, if We content them for (long) years,
[206] And then cometh that which they were promised,
[207] (How) that wherewith they were contented naught availeth them?
[208] And We destroyed no township but it had its warners
[209] For reminder, for We never were oppressors.
[210] The devils did not bring it down.
[211] It is not meet for them, nor is it in their power,
[212] Lo! verily they are banished from the hearing.
[213] Therefor invoke not with Allah another god, lest thou be one of the doomed.
[214] And warn thy tribe of near kindred,
[215] And lower thy wing (in kindness) unto those believers who follow thee.
[216] And if they (thy kinsfolk) disobey thee, say: Lo! I am innocent of what they do.
[217] And put thy trust in the Mighty, the Merciful.
[218] Who seeth thee when thou standest up (to pray)
[219] And (seeth) thine abasement among those who fall prostrate (in worship).
[220] Lo! He, only He, is the Hearer, the Knower.
[221] Shall I inform you upon whom the devils descend?
[222] They descend on every sinful, false one.
[223] They listen eagerly, but most of them are liars.
[224] As for poets, the erring follow them.
[225] Hast thou not seen how they stray in every valley,
[226] And how they say that which they do not?
[227] Save those who believe and do good works, and remember Allah much, and vindicate themselves after they have been wronged. Those who do wrong will come to know by what a (great) reverse they will be overturned!