Surat Ash-Shu'ara (The Poets)

﴾١﴿ Ta, Sin, Meem. ﴾٢﴿ These are the verses of the clear Book ﴾٣﴿ Perhaps, O Muhammad, you would kill yourself with grief that they will not be believers ﴾٤﴿ If We willed, We could send down to them from the sky a sign for which their necks would remain humbled ﴾٥﴿ And no revelation comes to them anew from the Ever-Merciful except that they turn away from it ﴾٦﴿ For they have already denied, but there will come to them the news of that which they used to ridicule ﴾٧﴿ Did they not look at the earth - how much We have produced therein from every noble kind ﴾٨﴿ Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers ﴾٩﴿ And verily, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful

﴾١٠﴿ And mention when your Lord called Moses, saying, "Go to the wrongdoing people ﴾١١﴿ The people of Pharaoh. Will they not fear Allah ﴾١٢﴿ He said, "My Lord, verily I fear that they will deny me ﴾١٣﴿ And that my breast will tighten and my tongue will not be fluent, so send for Aaron ﴾١٤﴿ And they have upon me a claim due to sin, so I fear that they will kill me ﴾١٥﴿ Allah said, "No. Go both of you with Our signs; indeed, We are with you, listening ﴾١٦﴿ Go to Pharaoh and say, 'We are the messengers of Lord of all worlds ﴾١٧﴿ Commanded to say, "Send with us the Children of Israel ﴾١٨﴿ Pharaoh said, "Did we not raise you among us as a child, and you remained among us for years of your life ﴾١٩﴿ And then you did your deed which you did, and you were of the ungrateful ﴾٢٠﴿ Moses said, "I did it, then, while I was of those astray ﴾٢١﴿ So I fled from you when I feared you. Then my Lord granted me wisdom and prophethood and appointed me as one of the messengers ﴾٢٢﴿ And is this a favor of which you remind me - that you have enslaved the Children of Israel ﴾٢٣﴿ Said Pharaoh, "And what is Lord of all worlds ﴾٢٤﴿ Moses said, "The Lord of the heavens and earth and that between them, if you should be convinced ﴾٢٥﴿ Pharaoh said to those around him, "Do you not hear ﴾٢٦﴿ Moses said, "Your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers ﴾٢٧﴿ Pharaoh said, "Indeed, your 'messenger' who has been sent to you is mad ﴾٢٨﴿ Moses said, "Lord of the east and the west and that between them, if you were to reason ﴾٢٩﴿ Pharaoh said, "If you take a god other than me, I will surely place you among those imprisoned ﴾٣٠﴿ Moses said, "Even if I brought you proof manifest ﴾٣١﴿ Pharaoh said, "Then bring it, if you should be of the truthful ﴾٣٢﴿ So Moses threw his staff, and suddenly it was a serpent manifest ﴾٣٣﴿ And he drew out his hand; thereupon it was white for the observers

﴾٣٤﴿ Pharaoh said to the eminent ones around him, "Indeed, this is a learned magician ﴾٣٥﴿ And he wants to drive you out of your land by his magic, so what do you advise ﴾٣٦﴿ They said, "Postpone the matter of him and his brother and send among the cities gatherers ﴾٣٧﴿ Who will bring you every learned, skilled magician ﴾٣٨﴿ Thus the magicians were assembled for the appointment of a well-known day ﴾٣٩﴿ And it was said to the people, "Will you congregate ﴾٤٠﴿ That we might follow the magicians if they are the predominant ﴾٤١﴿ And when the magicians arrived, they said to Pharaoh, "Is there verily for us a reward if we are the predominant ﴾٤٢﴿ He said, "Yes, and indeed, you will then be of those near to me ﴾٤٣﴿ Moses said to them, "Throw whatever you will throw ﴾٤٤﴿ Thus they threw their ropes and their staffs and said, "By the might of Pharaoh, verily it is we who are predominant ﴾٤٥﴿ Then Moses threw his staff, and at once it devoured what they falsified ﴾٤٦﴿ So the magicians fell down in prostration to Allah ﴾٤٧﴿ And they said, "We have believed in the Lord of the worlds ﴾٤٨﴿ The Lord of Moses and Aaron ﴾٤٩﴿ Pharaoh said, "You believed 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 ﴾٥٠﴿ And they said, "No harm. Indeed, to our Lord we will return ﴾٥١﴿ Indeed, we aspire that our Lord will forgive us our sins because we were the first of those who believe

﴾٥٢﴿ And We inspired to Moses, "Travel by night with My servants; verily, you will be pursued ﴾٥٣﴿ Then Pharaoh sent among the cities gatherers ﴾٥٤﴿ And said, "Indeed, those are but a small band ﴾٥٥﴿ And verily, they are enraging us ﴾٥٦﴿ And verily, we are a cautious society ﴾٥٧﴿ Thus We removed them from gardens and springs ﴾٥٨﴿ And treasures and honorable station ﴾٥٩﴿ Thus. And We caused to inherit it the Children of Israel ﴾٦٠﴿ Thus they pursued them at sunrise ﴾٦١﴿ And when the two companies saw one another, the companions of Moses said, "Indeed, we are to be overtaken ﴾٦٢﴿ Moses said, "No! Indeed, with me is my Lord; He will guide me ﴾٦٣﴿ Then We inspired to Moses, "Strike with your staff the sea," and it parted, and each portion was like a great towering mountain ﴾٦٤﴿ And We advanced thereto the pursuers ﴾٦٥﴿ And We saved Moses and those with him, all together ﴾٦٦﴿ Then We drowned the others ﴾٦٧﴿ Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers ﴾٦٨﴿ And verily, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful

﴾٦٩﴿ And recite to them the news of Abraham ﴾٧٠﴿ When he said to his father and his people, "What do you worship ﴾٧١﴿ And they said, "We worship idols and remain to them devoted ﴾٧٢﴿ And he said, "Do they hear you when you supplicate ﴾٧٣﴿ Or do they benefit you, or do they harm ﴾٧٤﴿ And they said, "But we found our fathers doing thus ﴾٧٥﴿ And he said, "Then do you see what you have been worshipping ﴾٧٦﴿ You and your ancient forefathers ﴾٧٧﴿ Indeed, they are enemies to me, except Lord of all worlds ﴾٧٨﴿ Who created me, and He it is who guides me ﴾٧٩﴿ And it is He who feeds me and gives me drink ﴾٨٠﴿ And when I am ill, it is He who cures me ﴾٨١﴿ And who will cause me to die and then bring me to life ﴾٨٢﴿ And who I aspire that He will forgive me my sin on the Day of Recompense ﴾٨٣﴿ And he said, "My Lord, grant me authority and join me with the righteous ﴾٨٤﴿ And grant me a reputation of honor among later generations ﴾٨٥﴿ And place me among the inheritors of Paradise of Pleasure ﴾٨٦﴿ And forgive my father. Indeed, he has been of those astray ﴾٨٧﴿ And do not disgrace me on the Day they are all resurrected ﴾٨٨﴿ The Day when there will not benefit anyone wealth or children ﴾٨٩﴿ But only one who comes to Allah with a sound heart ﴾٩٠﴿ And Paradise will be brought near that Day to the righteous ﴾٩١﴿ And Hellfire will be brought forth for the deviators ﴾٩٢﴿ And it will be said to them, "Where are those you used to worship ﴾٩٣﴿ Other than Allah? Can they help you or help themselves ﴾٩٤﴿ Thus they will be overturned into Hellfire, they and the deviators ﴾٩٥﴿ And the soldiers of Iblees, all together ﴾٩٦﴿ And they will say while they dispute therein ﴾٩٧﴿ By Allah, we were verily in manifest error ﴾٩٨﴿ When we equated you with Lord of all worlds ﴾٩٩﴿ And no one misguided us except the criminals ﴾١٠٠﴿ Thus now we have no intercessors ﴾١٠١﴿ And not a devoted friend ﴾١٠٢﴿ Then if we only had a return to the world and could be of the believers ﴾١٠٣﴿ Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers ﴾١٠٤﴿ And verily, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful

﴾١٠٥﴿ The people of Noah denied the messengers ﴾١٠٦﴿ When their brother Noah said to them, "Will you not fear Allah ﴾١٠٧﴿ Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger ﴾١٠٨﴿ Thus fear Allah and obey me ﴾١٠٩﴿ And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from Lord of all worlds ﴾١١٠﴿ Thus fear Allah and obey me ﴾١١١﴿ They said, "Should we believe you while you are followed by the lowest class of people ﴾١١٢﴿ And he said, "And what is my knowledge of what they used to do ﴾١١٣﴿ Their account is only upon my Lord, if you could perceive ﴾١١٤﴿ And I am not one to drive away those who believe ﴾١١٥﴿ I am only a clear warner ﴾١١٦﴿ And they said, "If you do not desist, O Noah, you will surely be of those who are stoned ﴾١١٧﴿ He said, "My Lord, verily my people have denied me ﴾١١٨﴿ Then judge between me and them with decisive judgement and save me and those with me of those who believe ﴾١١٩﴿ Thus We saved him and those with him in the laden ship ﴾١٢٠﴿ Then We drowned after that the remaining ones ﴾١٢١﴿ Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers ﴾١٢٢﴿ And verily, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful

﴾١٢٣﴿ Aad denied the messengers ﴾١٢٤﴿ When their brother Hud said to them, "Will you not fear Allah ﴾١٢٥﴿ Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger ﴾١٢٦﴿ Thus fear Allah and obey me ﴾١٢٧﴿ And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from Lord of all worlds ﴾١٢٨﴿ Do you construct on every elevation a sign, amusing yourselves ﴾١٢٩﴿ And take for yourselves palaces and fortresses that you might abide eternally ﴾١٣٠﴿ And when you strike, you strike as tyrants ﴾١٣١﴿ Thus fear Allah and obey me ﴾١٣٢﴿ And fear He who provided you with that which you know ﴾١٣٣﴿ Provided you with grazing livestock and children ﴾١٣٤﴿ And gardens and springs ﴾١٣٥﴿ Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a terrible day ﴾١٣٦﴿ And they said, "It is all the same to us whether you advise or are not of the advisors ﴾١٣٧﴿ This is not but the custom of the former peoples ﴾١٣٨﴿ And we are not to be punished ﴾١٣٩﴿ And they denied him, so We destroyed them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers ﴾١٤٠﴿ And verily, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful

﴾١٤١﴿ Thamud denied the messengers ﴾١٤٢﴿ When their brother Salih said to them, "Will you not fear Allah ﴾١٤٣﴿ Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger ﴾١٤٤﴿ Thus fear Allah and obey me ﴾١٤٥﴿ And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from Lord of all worlds ﴾١٤٦﴿ Will you be left in what is here, secure from death ﴾١٤٧﴿ Within gardens and springs ﴾١٤٨﴿ And fields of crops and palm trees with softened fruit ﴾١٤٩﴿ And you carve out of the mountains, homes, with skill ﴾١٥٠﴿ Thus fear Allah and obey me ﴾١٥١﴿ And do not obey the order of the transgressors ﴾١٥٢﴿ Who cause corruption in the land and do not amend ﴾١٥٣﴿ And they said, "You are only of those affected by magic ﴾١٥٤﴿ You indeed are but a man like ourselves, so bring a sign, if you should be of the truthful ﴾١٥٥﴿ 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 ﴾١٥٦﴿ And do not touch her with harm, lest you be seized by the punishment of a terrible day ﴾١٥٧﴿ But they hamstrung her and so became regretful ﴾١٥٨﴿ And the punishment seized them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers ﴾١٥٩﴿ And verily, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful

﴾١٦٠﴿ The people of Lot denied the messengers ﴾١٦١﴿ When their brother Lot said to them, "Will you not fear Allah ﴾١٦٢﴿ Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger ﴾١٦٣﴿ Thus fear Allah and obey me ﴾١٦٤﴿ And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from Lord of all worlds ﴾١٦٥﴿ Do you approach males among the worlds ﴾١٦٦﴿ And leave what your Lord has created for you as mates? But you are a people transgressing ﴾١٦٧﴿ And they said, "If you do not desist, O Lot, you will surely be of those evicted ﴾١٦٨﴿ He said, "Indeed, I am, toward your deed, of those who detest it ﴾١٦٩﴿ My Lord, save me and my family from the consequence of what they do ﴾١٧٠﴿ Thus We saved him and his family, all ﴾١٧١﴿ Except an old woman among those who remained behind ﴾١٧٢﴿ Then We destroyed the others ﴾١٧٣﴿ And We rained upon them a rain of stones, and evil was the rain of those who were warned ﴾١٧٤﴿ Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers ﴾١٧٥﴿ And verily, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful

﴾١٧٦﴿ The companions of the thicket denied the messengers ﴾١٧٧﴿ When Shu'ayb said to them, "Will you not fear Allah ﴾١٧٨﴿ Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger ﴾١٧٩﴿ Thus fear Allah and obey me ﴾١٨٠﴿ And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from Lord of all worlds ﴾١٨١﴿ Give full measure and do not be of those who cause loss ﴾١٨٢﴿ And weigh with an even balance ﴾١٨٣﴿ And do not deprive people of their due and do not commit abuse on earth, spreading corruption ﴾١٨٤﴿ And fear He who created you and the former creation ﴾١٨٥﴿ And they said, "You are only of those affected by magic ﴾١٨٦﴿ You are but a man like ourselves, and verily, we think you are among the liars ﴾١٨٧﴿ Thus cause to fall upon us fragments of the sky, if you should be of the truthful ﴾١٨٨﴿ And he said, "My Lord is most knowing of what you do ﴾١٨٩﴿ 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 ﴾١٩٠﴿ Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers ﴾١٩١﴿ And verily, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful

﴾١٩٢﴿ And verily, the Qur'an is the revelation of the Lord of the worlds ﴾١٩٣﴿ The Trustworthy Spirit has brought it down ﴾١٩٤﴿ Upon your heart, O Muhammad - that you may be of the warners ﴾١٩٥﴿ In a clear Arabic language ﴾١٩٦﴿ And indeed, it is mentioned in the scriptures of former peoples ﴾١٩٧﴿ And has it not been a sign to them that it is recognized by the scholars of the Children of Israel ﴾١٩٨﴿ And even if We had revealed it to one among the foreigners ﴾١٩٩﴿ And he had recited it to them perfectly, they would still not have been believers in it ﴾٢٠٠﴿ Thus have We inserted disbelief into the hearts of the criminals ﴾٢٠١﴿ And they will not believe in it until they see the painful punishment ﴾٢٠٢﴿ And it will come to them suddenly while they perceive it not ﴾٢٠٣﴿ And they will say, "May we be reprieved ﴾٢٠٤﴿ Thus for Our punishment are they impatient ﴾٢٠٥﴿ Then have you considered if We gave them enjoyment for years ﴾٢٠٦﴿ And then there came to them that which they were promised ﴾٢٠٧﴿ And they would not be availed by the enjoyment with which they were provided ﴾٢٠٨﴿ And We did not destroy any city except that it had warners ﴾٢٠٩﴿ As a reminder; and never have We been unjust ﴾٢١٠﴿ And the devils have not brought the revelation down ﴾٢١١﴿ It indeed is not allowable for them, nor would they be able ﴾٢١٢﴿ Indeed they, from its hearing, are removed ﴾٢١٣﴿ So do not invoke with Allah another deity and thus be among the punished ﴾٢١٤﴿ And warn, O Muhammad, your closest kindred ﴾٢١٥﴿ And lower your wing to those who follow you of those who believe ﴾٢١٦﴿ And if they disobey you, then say, "Indeed, I am disassociated from what you are doing ﴾٢١٧﴿ And rely upon the All-Mighty, the Merciful ﴾٢١٨﴿ Who sees you when you arise ﴾٢١٩﴿ And your movement among those who prostrate ﴾٢٢٠﴿ Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing ﴾٢٢١﴿ Shall I inform you upon whom the devils descend ﴾٢٢٢﴿ And they descend upon every sinful liar ﴾٢٢٣﴿ And they pass on what is heard, and most of them are liars ﴾٢٢٤﴿ And the poets - only the deviators follow them ﴾٢٢٥﴿ Do you not see that in every valley they roam ﴾٢٢٦﴿ And that they say what they do not do ﴾٢٢٧﴿ Except those poets who believe and do righteous deeds and remember Allah 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