Holy Quran Verses

Holy Quran Verses from Pickthall's Translation

Surah Shu-'araaa': The Poets

In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

026.001	Ta. Sin. Mim.
026.002	These are revelations of the Scripture that maketh plain.
026.003	It may be that thou tormentest thyself (O Muhammad) because they believe not.
026.004	If We will, We can send down on them from the sky a portent so that their necks would remain bowed before it.
026.005	Never cometh there unto them a fresh reminder from the Beneficent One, but they turn away from it.
026.006	Now they have denied (the Truth); but there will come unto them tidings of that whereat they used to scoff.
026.007	Have they not seen the earth, how much of every fruitful kind We make to grow therein?
026.008	Lo! herein is indeed a portent; yet most of them are not believers.
026.009	And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
026.010	And when thy Lord called Moses, saying: Go unto the wrongdoing folk,
026.011	The folk of Pharaoh. Will they not ward off (evil)?
026.012	He said: My Lord! Lo! I fear that they will deny me,
026.013	And I shall be embarrassed, and my tongue will not speak plainly, therefor send for Aaron (to help me).
026.014	And they have a crime against me, so I fear that they will kill me.
026.015	He said: Nay, verily. So go ye twain with Our tokens. Lo! We shall be with you, Hearing.
026.016	And come together unto Pharaoh and say: Lo! we bear a message of the Lord of the Worlds,
026.017	(Saying): Let the Children of Israel go with us.
026.018	(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,
026.019	And thou didst that thy deed which thou didst, and thou wast one of the ingrates.
026.020	He said: I did it then, when I was of those who are astray.
026.021	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).
026.022	And this is the past favour wherewith thou reproachest me: that thou hast enslaved the Children of Israel.
026.023	Pharaoh said: And what is the Lord of the Worlds?
026.024	(Moses) said: Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if ye had but sure belief.
026.025	(Pharaoh) said unto those around him: Hear ye not?
026.026	He said: Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers.
026.027	(Pharaoh) said: Lo! your messenger who hath been sent unto you is indeed a madman!
026.028	He said: Lord of the East and the West and all that is between them, if ye did but understand.
026.029	(Pharaoh) said: If thou choosest a god other than me, I assuredly shall place thee among the prisoners.
026.030	He said: Even though I show thee something plain?
026.031	(Pharaoh) said: Produce it then, if thou art of the truthful!
026.032	Then he flung down his staff and it became a serpent manifest,
026.033	And he drew forth his hand and lo! it was white to the beholders.
026.034	(Pharaoh) said unto the chiefs about him: Lo! this is verily a knowing wizard,
026.035	Who would drive you out of your land by his magic. Now what counsel ye?
026.036	They said: Put him off, (him) and his brother, and send into the cities summoners
026.037	Who shall bring unto thee every knowing wizard.
026.038	So the wizards were gathered together at a set time on a day appointed.
026.039	And it was said unto the people: Are ye (also) gathering?
026.040	(They said): Aye, so that we may follow the wizards if they are the winners.
026.041	And when the wizards came they said unto Pharaoh: Will there surely be a reward for us if we are the winners?
026.042	He said: Aye, and ye will then surely be of those brought near (to me).
026.043	Moses said unto them: Throw what ye are going to throw!
026.044	Then they threw down their cords and their staves and said: By Pharaoh's might, lo! we verily are the winners.
026.045	Then Moses threw his staff and lo! it swallowed that which they did falsely show.
026.046	And the wizards were flung prostrate,
026.047	Crying: We believe in the Lord of the Worlds,
026.048	The Lord of Moses and Aaron.
026.049	(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.
026.050	They said: It is no hurt, for lo! unto our Lord we shall return.
026.051	Lo! we ardently hope that our Lord will forgive us our sins because we are the first of the believers.
026.052	And We inspired Moses, saying: Take away My slaves by night, for ye will be pursued.
026.053	Then Pharaoh sent into the cities summoners,
026.054	(Who said): Lo! these indeed are but a little troop,
026.055	And lo! they are offenders against us.
026.056	And lo! we are a ready host.
026.057	Thus did We take them away from gardens and watersprings,
026.058	And treasures and a fair estate.
026.059	Thus (were those things taken from them) and We caused the Children of Israel to inherit them.
026.060	And they overtook them at sunrise.
026.061	And when the two hosts saw each other, those with Moses said: Lo! we are indeed caught.
026.062	He said: Nay, verily! for lo! my Lord is with me. He will guide me.
026.063	Then We inspired Moses, saying: Smite the sea with thy staff. And it parted, and each part was as a mountain vast.
026.064	Then brought We near the others to that place.
026.065	And We saved Moses and those with him, every one;
026.066	And We drowned the others.
026.067	Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.
026.068	And lo, thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
026.069	Recite unto them the story of Abraham:
026.070	When he said unto his father and his folk: What worship ye?
026.071	They said: We worship idols, and are ever devoted unto them.
026.072	He said: Do they hear you when ye cry?
026.073	Or do they benefit or harm you?
026.074	They said: Nay, but we found our fathers acting on this wise.
026.075	He said: See now that which ye worship,
026.076	Ye and your forefathers!
026.077	Lo! they are (all) an enemy unto me, save the Lord of the Worlds,
026.078	Who created me, and He doth guide me,
026.079	And Who feedeth me and watereth me.
026.080	And when I sicken, then He healeth me,
026.081	And Who causeth me to die, then giveth me life (again),
026.082	And Who, I ardently hope, will forgive me my sin on the Day of Judgment.
026.083	My Lord! Vouchsafe me wisdom and unite me to the righteous.
026.084	And give unto me a good report in later generations.
026.085	And place me among the inheritors of the Garden of Delight,
026.086	And forgive my father. Lo! he is of those who err.
026.087	And abase me not on the day when they are raised,
026.088	The day when wealth and sons avail not (any man)
026.089	Save him who bringeth unto Allah a whole heart.
026.090	And the Garden will be brought nigh for those who ward off (evil).
026.091	And hell will appear plainly to the erring.
026.092	And it will be said unto them: Where is (all) that ye used to worship
026.093	Instead of Allah? Can they help you or help themselves?
026.094	Then will they be hurled therein, they and the seducers
026.095	And the hosts of Iblis, together.
026.096	And they will say, when they are quarrelling therein:
026.097	By Allah, of a truth we were in error manifest
026.098	When we made you equal with the Lord of the Worlds.
026.099	It was but the guilty who misled us.
026.100	Now we have no intercessors
026.101	Nor any loving friend.
026.102	Oh, that we had another turn (on earth), that we might be of the believers!
026.103	Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers!
026.104	And lo, thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
026.105	Noah's folk denied the messengers (of Allah),
026.106	When their brother Noah said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)?
026.107	Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
026.108	So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.
026.109	And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
026.110	So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.
026.111	They said: Shall we put faith in thee, when the lowest (of the people) follow thee?
026.112	He said: And what knowledge have I of what they may have been doing (in the past)?
026.113	Lo! their reckoning is my Lord's concern, if ye but knew;
026.114	And I am not (here) to repulse believers.
026.115	I am only a plain warner.
026.116	They said: If thou cease not, O Noah, thou wilt surely be among those stoned (to death).
026.117	He said: My Lord! Lo! my own folk deny me.
026.118	Therefor judge Thou between us, a (conclusive) judgment, and save me and those believers who are with me.
026.119	And We saved him and those with him in the laden ship.
026.120	Then afterward We drowned the others.
026.121	Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.
026.122	And lo, thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
026.123	(The tribe of) A'ad denied the messengers (of Allah).
026.124	When their brother Hud said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)?
026.125	Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
026.126	So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
026.127	And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
026.128	Build ye on every high place a monument for vain delight?
026.129	And seek ye out strongholds, that haply ye may last for ever?
026.130	And if ye seize by force, seize ye as tyrants?
026.131	Rather keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.
026.132	Keep your duty toward Him Who hath aided you with (the good things) that ye know,
026.133	Hath aided you with cattle and sons.
026.134	And gardens and watersprings.
026.135	Lo! I fear for you the retribution of an awful day.
026.136	They said: It is all one to us whether thou preachest or art not of those who preach;
026.137	This is but a fable of the men of old,
026.138	And we shall not be doomed.
026.139	And they denied him; therefor We destroyed them. Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.
026.140	And lo! thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
026.141	(The tribe of) Thamud denied the messengers (of Allah)
026.142	When their brother Salih said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)?
026.143	Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
026.144	So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
026.145	And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
026.146	Will ye be left secure in that which is here before us,
026.147	In gardens and watersprings.
026.148	And tilled fields and heavy-sheathed palm-trees,
026.149	Though ye hew out dwellings in the mountain, being skilful?
026.150	Therefor keep your duty to Allah and obey me,
026.151	And obey not the command of the prodigal,
026.152	Who spread corruption in the earth, and reform not.
026.153	They said: Thou art but one of the bewitched;
026.154	Thou art but a mortal like us. So bring some token if thou art of the truthful.
026.155	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.
026.156	And touch her not with ill lest there come on you the retribution of an awful day.
026.157	But they hamstrung her, and then were penitent.
026.158	So the retribution came on them. Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.
026.159	And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
026.160	The folk of Lot denied the messengers (of Allah),
026.161	When their brother Lot said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)?
026.162	Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
026.163	So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
026.164	And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
026.165	What! Of all creatures do ye come unto the males,
026.166	And leave the wives your Lord created for you? Nay, but ye are froward folk.
026.167	They said: If thou cease not, O Lot, thou wilt soon be of the outcast.
026.168	He said: I am in truth of those who hate your conduct.
026.169	My Lord! Save me and my household from what they do.
026.170	So We saved him and his household, every one,
026.171	Save an old woman among those who stayed behind.
026.172	Then afterward We destroyed the others.
026.173	And We rained on them a rain. And dreadful is the rain of those who have been warned.
026.174	Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.
026.175	And lo! thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
026.176	The dwellers in the wood (of Midian) denied the messengers (of Allah),
026.177	When Shu'eyb said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)?
026.178	Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
026.179	So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
026.180	And I ask of you no wage for it; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
026.181	Give full measure, and be not of those who give less (than the due).
026.182	And weigh with the true balance.
026.183	Wrong not mankind in their goods, and do not evil, making mischief, in the earth.
026.184	And keep your duty unto Him Who created you and the generations of the men of old.
026.185	They said: Thou art but one of the bewitched;
026.186	Thou art but a mortal like us, and lo! we deem thee of the liars.
026.187	Then make fragments of the heaven fall upon us, if thou art of the truthful.
026.188	He said: My Lord is Best Aware of what ye do.
026.189	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.
026.190	Lo! herein is indeed a portent; yet most of them are not believers.
026.191	And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
026.192	And lo! it is a revelation of the Lord of the Worlds,
026.193	Which the True Spirit hath brought down
026.194	Upon thy heart, that thou mayst be (one) of the warners,
026.195	In plain Arabic speech.
026.196	And lo! it is in the Scriptures of the men of old.
026.197	Is it not a token for them that the doctors of the Children of Israel know it?
026.198	And if We had revealed it unto one of any other nation than the Arabs,
026.199	And he had read it unto them, they would not have believed in it.
026.200	Thus do We make it traverse the hearts of the guilty.
026.201	They will not believe in it till they behold the painful doom,
026.202	So that it will come upon them suddenly, when they perceive not.
026.203	Then they will say: Are we to be reprieved?
026.204	Would they (now) hasten on Our doom?
026.205	Hast thou then seen, if We content them for (long) years,
026.206	And then cometh that which they were promised,
026.207	(How) that wherewith they were contented naught availeth them?
026.208	And We destroyed no township but it had its warners
026.209	For reminder, for We never were oppressors.
026.210	The devils did not bring it down.
026.211	It is not meet for them, nor is it in their power,
026.212	Lo! verily they are banished from the hearing.
026.213	Therefor invoke not with Allah another god, lest thou be one of the doomed.
026.214	And warn thy tribe of near kindred,
026.215	And lower thy wing (in kindness) unto those believers who follow thee.
026.216	And if they (thy kinsfolk) disobey thee, say: Lo! I am innocent of what they do.
026.217	And put thy trust in the Mighty, the Merciful.
026.218	Who seeth thee when thou standest up (to pray)
026.219	And (seeth) thine abasement among those who fall prostrate (in worship).
026.220	Lo! He, only He, is the Hearer, the Knower.
026.221	Shall I inform you upon whom the devils descend?
026.222	They descend on every sinful, false one.
026.223	They listen eagerly, but most of them are liars.
026.224	As for poets, the erring follow them.
026.225	Hast thou not seen how they stray in every valley,
026.226	And how they say that which they do not?
026.227	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!

Let us pray (Sura 20, Ayat 114) 'Ya Rabbi Zidni Ilma!' ('O Lord! Increase me in knowledge.') and seek spiritual help (ta'yid) to understand our great faith.

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