— 227 verses
Ta. Sin. Mim
These are the verses of the illustrious Book
You will perhaps kill yourself with anguish because they are not accepting the faith
Had We wanted, We would have sent them a miracle from the sky to make their heads hang down in submission
Whenever a new message comes to them from the Beneficent God, they turn away from it
They have called (our revelation) lies. They will soon learn the consequences of what they mocked
Have they not seen the earth in which We have made gracious plants grow
In this there is, certainly, evidence (of the Truth). But most of them have no faith
Your Lord is the Majestic and the All-merciful
When Your Lord told Moses to go to the unjust people of the Pharaoh
and ask them, "Why do you not fear God?"
He replied, "Lord, I am afraid that they will call me a liar
I feel nervous and my tongue is not fluent, so send Aaron with me
They have charged me [with a crime] for which I am afraid they will kill me."
The Lord said, "Have no fear, both of you go with Our miracles. We shall closely listen to you."
They came to the Pharaoh and said, "We are the Messengerss of the Lord of the Universe
Send the Israelites with us"
The Pharaoh said, "Did we not bring you up in our home as an infant and did you not live with us for many year
and you did the deed which you did. You are certainly ungrateful."
Moses said, "I did do it and I made a mistake
Then I ran away from you in fear, but my Lord granted me the law and has appointed me as a Messenger
And this is the favor with which you oblige me: You have made the Israelites your slaves
The Pharaoh asked, "Who is the Lord of the Universe?"
Moses replied, "The Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if you want to be certain"
The Pharaoh said to the people around him, "Did you hear that?"
Moses continued, "He is the Lord and the Lord of your forefathers."
The Pharaoh said, "The Messengers who has been sent to you is certainly insane"
Moses continued, "He is the Lord of the East and West and all that is between them, if only you would think"
Pharaoh said, "If you put forward any god other than me, I will surely put you in prison"
Moses asked, "What if I were to bring you clear proof (of the existence of God)?"
The Pharaoh replied, "Bring it, if you are telling the truth."
Moses threw his staff and suddenly it became a serpent
Then he uncovered his hand and it was sheer white to the onlookers
The Pharaoh said to the people around him, "He is certainly a skillful magician
He wants to expel you from your land through his magic. What is your opinion?"
They said, "Hold him and his brother off for a while
and summon every skillful magician from all the cities."
So all the magicians gathered togethe
at the appointed tim
and the people were asked, "Will you all be there so that we may follow the magicians if they become victorious?"
When the magicians came, they asked the Pharaoh, "Will there be any reward for us if we win?"
He replied, "You will then be my closest associates"
(Moses) asked the magicians, "Cast down what you want to"
So they cast down their ropes and staffs saying, "By the honor of the Pharaoh we shall certainly become the winners"
Then Moses cast down his staff and suddenly it swallowed up what they had falsely invented
The magicians fell down in adoratio
saying, "We believe in the Lord of the Universe
and the Lord of Moses and Aaron."
The Pharaoh said, "You believed without my permission? He seems to be your chief who has taught you magic. But you will soon know (the result of what you have done)
I shall certainly cut off your hands and feet on opposite sides and crucify you all together."
They said, "It does not matter. We shall be returning to our Lord
We hope that our Lord will forgive us for our sins; we were not believers at first."
We sent a revelation to Moses telling him to leave with our servants during the night; they would be pursued (by the Pharaoh)
The Pharaoh sent word to all the cities saying
"There is a small group of people
who have enraged us greatly
We are warning all of you about them."
We deprived them (the unbelievers) of gardens, springs
treasures, and graceful dwellings
Thus we let the Israelites inherit them all
The people of the Pharaoh pursued them at sunrise
When the two groups came close to each other, the companions of Moses said, "We will be caught"
Moses said, "Certainly not. My Lord is with me and He will certainly guide me."
We sent a revelation to Moses saying, "Strike the sea with your staff." The sea was rent asunder and each side stood high up like a huge mountain
Then We brought the two parties closer
We saved Moses and all the people with hi
and drowned the other party
In this there was certainly evidence (of the Truth), but most of them did not have any faith
Your Lord is certainly Majestic and All-merciful
Tell them the story of Abraham
when he asked his father and others, "What do you worship?"
They replied, "We worship idols and shall continue to worship them"
He asked them, "Can the idols hear you when you pray to the
or can they benefit or harm you?"
They said, "No, but our fathers worshipped them."
(Abraham) said, "Do you know that what you worship and what your grandfathers worshippe
are my enemies? Not so the Lord of the Universe
He created me and He will guide me
It is He who gives me food and drink
and heals me when I am sick
He will cause me to die and will bring me back to life
It is He whom I expect to forgive my sins on the Day of Judgment
Lord, grant me authority. Join me to the righteous ones
Make my words come true in the future
Make me inherit the bountiful Paradise
Forgive my father. He has gone astray
Do not betray m
on the Day of Judgment when neither wealth nor children will be of any benefit
except what is done in obedience to God with a submissive heart
On the Day of Judgment Paradise will be brought nea
the pious and hell will be left open for the rebellious one
who will be asked, "What did you worship
besides God? Will the idols help you? Can they help themselves?"
The idol worshippers, the idols, the rebellious ones
and the army of satan will all be thrown headlong into hell
"Quarrelling therein with each other
they will say, "By God, we were in clear error
when we considered you equal to the Lord of the Universe
Only the sinful ones made us go astray
We have no one to intercede for us before Go
nor a loving friend
Would that we could have a chance to live again so that we might become believers."
In this there is evidence (of the truth), but many of them do not have any faith
Your Lord is certainly Majestic and All-merciful
The people of Noah rejected the Messengerss
Their brother Noah asked them, "Why do you not fear God
I am a trustworthy Messengers sent to you
Have fear of God and obey me
I ask no payment from you for my preaching. The Lord of the Universe will give me my reward
Have fear of God and obey me."
They said, "Should we believe in you when no one has followed you except the lowest ones"
(Noah) said, "I have no knowledge of their deeds
If only you would realize, their account is with my Lord
I do not drive away the believers
I am only a Prophet
They said, "Noah, if you do not desist, you will, certainly, be stoned to death."
Then Noah said, "Lord, my people have rejected me
Judge among us and save me and the believers with me"
We saved him and those who were with him in a fully laden Ark
and drowned the others
In this there is evidence (of the truth) but most of them do not have any faith
Your Lord is Majestic and All-merciful
The tribe of Ad rejected the Messengers
Their brother Hud asked them, "Why do you not have fear of God
I am a trustworthy Messengers sent to you
Have fear of God and obey me
I do not ask for any payment for my preaching. I shall receive my reward from the Lord of the Universe
"Do you build useless monuments on every mountai
and raise strong mansions as if you were to live forever
When you attack, you attack as tyrants do
Have fear of God and obey me
Have fear of the One who has bestowed upon you all that you know
He has given you cattle, children
gardens, and springs
I am afraid that you will suffer the torment of the Day of Judgment."
They said, "Whether you preach to us or not
your preaching is nothing but ancient legends and we shall not face any torment"
They rejected him and We destroyed them
In this there is evidence (of the Truth), yet most of them do not have any faith
Your Lord is Majestic and All-merciful
The tribe of Thamud rejected the Messengers
Their brother Salih asked them, "Why do you not fear God
I am a trustworthy Messengers sent to you
Have fear of God and obey me
I do not ask for any payment for my preaching. I shall receive my reward from the Lord of the Universe
"Do you think that you will remain here peacefully forever
amidst the gardens, springs
farms, and palm-trees in thick groves
carving comfortable houses out of the mountains
Have fear of God and obey me
Do not obey the orders of the transgressor
who spread evil in the land with no reform."
They said, "You are only bewitched and insane
You are a mere mortal like us. Show us a miracle if you are telling the Truth"
He said, "This is a she-camel. She will have her share of water as you have your share, each on a certain day
Do not cause her to suffer lest you become subject to the torment of the great day (of Judgment)."
They slew the she-camel, but later became regretfu
and torment struck them. In this there is evidence of the Truth, yet many people do not have any faith
Your Lord is Majestic and All-merciful
The people of Lot rejected the Messengers
Their brother Lot asked them, "Why do you not have fear of God
I am a trustworthy Messengers
Have fear of God and obey me
I do not ask any payment for my preaching. I shall receive my reward from the Lord of the Universe
Do you, in the world, want to have carnal relations with male
instead of your wives, whom your Lord has created specially for you? You are a transgressing people."
They said, "Lot, if you do not give up preaching, you will certainly be expelled (from this town)"
He said, "I certainly hate what you practice
Lord, save me and my family from their deeds."
We saved him and all of his family
except an old woman who remained behind
We destroyed the other
by pouring upon them a terrible shower of rain. How evil was the rain for those who had been warned
In this there is an evidence of the Truth, but many of them did not have any faith
Your Lord is Majestic and All-merciful
The dwellers of the forest also rejected the Messengers
Shu'ayb asked them, "Why do you not have fear of God
I am a trustworthy Messengers
Have fear of God and obey me
I do not ask any payment for my preaching. I shall receive my reward from the Lord of the Universe
"Maintain just measure in your business and do not cause loss to others
Weigh your goods with proper balance
and do not defraud people in their property or spread evil in the land
Have fear of the One who has created you and the generations that lived before you."
They said, "You are no more than a bewitched and insane ma
and a mere mortal like us. We think you are a liar
Let a part of the sky fall on us if what you say is true"
He said, "My Lord knows all that you do."
They rejected him and then the torment of the gloomy day struck them. It was certainly a great torment
In this there is an evidence of the Truth, but many of them did not have any faith
Your Lord is Majestic and All-merciful
This, (Quran), is certainly the revelation from the Lord of the Universe
It has been revealed through the trustworthy Spirit
to your heart, so that you will warn (the people of the dangers of disobeying God)
It has been revealed in plain Arabic
Its news was also mentioned in the ancient Books
Is not the fact (that the Israelite scholars already knew about the Quran through their Book) sufficient evidence for the pagans of the truthfulness (of the Quran)
Had We revealed it to a non-Ara
who would have read it to them, they (pagans) would not have believed in it
Thus it passes through the hearts of the criminals
They will not believe in it until they suffer the painful torment
The torment will strike them suddenly without their knowledge
They will say, "Can we be granted any respite?"
Do they want to hasten Our torment
Do you not see that even if We give them respite for year
and then Our torment will strike them
none of their luxuries will be able to save them from the torment
We never destroyed any town without first sending to them warning and guidance
We have never been unjust to anyone
The satans have not revealed the Quran
they are not supposed to do so. Nor do have they the ability for such a task
The satans are barred from listening to anything from the heavens
(Muhammad), do not worship anything besides God lest you suffer the punishment
Warn your close relative
and be kind to your believing followers
If they disobey you, tell them, "I condemn your disobedient deeds"
Have trust in the Majestic and All-merciful God
who can see whether you stand u
or move during your prostration with the worshippers
He is All-hearing and All-knowing."
Should I tell you to whom the satans come
They come to every sinful liar
The satans try to listen to the heavens but many of them are liars
Only the erring people follow the poets
Have you not seen them wandering and bewildered in every valley
and preaching what they themselves never practice
The righteously striving believers among them who remember God very often and use their talent to seek help after they have been wronged are the exceptional. The unjust will soon know how terrible their end will be