Ta, Seen, Mee
These are the verses of the vividly clear book
Would you then be overcome with sorrow because they do not believe
We can, if We want, reveal to them a sign from the heavens, which would cause their heads to bow down (in submission)
They turn their backs on every fresh reminder that ever comes to them from Rehman
They have now already rejected it (the Qur´an) and have made fun of it. But very soon the reality (and the effect) of their mockery will dawn upon them
Do they not look at the earth? We have caused all kinds of beneficial plants to grow on the land
In this, there is indeed a sign! Yet, most of them are not going to believe
And your Lord, indeed, is the most Powerful and the most Kind
(Tell them about the time) when your Lord summoned Musa, "Go to the evil-doing nation,"
"The nation of the pharaoh! Do they not fear?"
Musa said, "My Lord, I am really afraid that they will reject me!"
"My chest feels tight and my tongue fails to express. So, send for (my brother) Haroon."
"They have a charge (of a crime) against me. I fear that they will put me to death."
(Allah) said, "Of course not! Go to them _ both of you _ with Our signs. Of course, We are with you listening (to everything)
So go to the pharaoh and say, "We are the messengers of the Lord of the entire universe."
"Therefore, send the children of Israel with us."
The pharaoh said, "Did we not raise you up from an infant? And did you not spend a portion of your life with us?"
"Yet, you committed that crime! That which you did! You are ungrateful!"
(Musa) said, "I did it then, when I was misguided!"
"So I felt frightened and ran away from you. But my Lord gave me the commandments and appointed me a messenger."
"This favor you boast of conferring upon me is (nothing but the fact) that you have enslaved the children of Israel!"
The pharaoh asked, "And what is this Lord of the universe?"
Musa said, "The Lord of the heavens and the earth, and everything that lies between the two, if you want to be specific."
The pharaoh said to those around him, "Did you hear that?"
(Musa) added, "Your Lord, and the Lord of your parents and ancestors!"
(The pharaoh) said, "This messenger of yours sent towards you is surely a lunatic!"
(Musa) continued, "The Lord of the East and the West and whatever lies between the two, if you were to understand."
(The pharaoh) said, "I will have you rot in prison if you accept any god other than me."
(Musa) said, "Even if I offered something definite (as evidence)?"
The pharaoh said, "Present it now, if you really mean it!"
(Musa) threw down the stick in his hand. Then, suddenly (and distinctly) it became a serpent
(He pulled his hand out of his armpit) and it suddenly appeared dazzling white to the viewers
The pharaoh addressed his courtiers saying, "He is surely a skilled magician."
"By the force of his magic, he wants to expel you from this land. Now, what do you recommend?"
They said, "Let him and his brother go back. Then, send your agents to the cities."
"They will summon every expert magician before you."
At the specified time on the appointed day, the magicians were summoned
And the people were told, "Would you, too, come to the assembly?"
"So that if the magicians triumph, we will follow them."
The magicians came to the pharaoh and said, "There would surely be a reward in it for us, if we are victorious. Wouldn´t there?"
(The pharaoh) said, "Yes! In that case, you will become my close associates!"
Musa said to them, "Cast (your spell) whatever you have to!"
They cast their (spells on the) ropes and sticks and said, "By the power of the pharaoh, we will certainly triumph!"
Musa, too, threw his stick and it gobbled up all the illusions they had conjured up
The magicians fell down prostrate
They said, "We accept the Lord of the universe."
"The Lord of Musa and Haroon."
The pharaoh said, "You dare to believe him before I could give you my consent. He must be your chief who has taught you the art of magic. You will soon come to know. Be sure, I will lop off your hand from one side and the leg from the other. After that, I will definitely crucify you (all)."
They said, "It does not matter! We will surely return to our Lord!"
(They prayed), "We truly hope that our Lord will forgive our sins, (since) we are the first ones to believe."
We sent revelation to Musa, "Slip away with My servants at night. You are surely going to be pursued."
The pharaoh sent his agents to the cities to proclaim
"They are just a handful of people!"
"They have wrought our wrath (upon themselves)."
"And we are all here _ watchful and forewarned."
(In this manner) We brought them out of their gardens, and spas
Their treasures and their fine residences
And We had the children of Israel inherit such things
They went after Musa and his followers at the crack of dawn
When the two opposing groups saw each other, the followers of Musa said, "We have been caught."
(Musa) said, "Of course not! My Lord is with me! He will guide me, for sure!"
We instructed Musa by revelation, to strike the sea with his stick! The sea split; each portion stood like a huge towering mountain
We brought the other group closer
We rescued Musa and all those with him
And We drowned the others
Surely, there is a sign in that. Yet, most of them do not believe
It is your Lord Who is the most Powerful and the most Merciful
Narrate to them the story of Ibraheem
As he asked his father and his people, "Whom do you worship?"
They said, "We worship idols. And our devotion to them is constant."
(Ibraheem) said, "Do they hear you when you call them?"
"And do they help you, or hurt you?"
They said, "No! But we found our forefathers doing the same thing!"
(Ibraheem) said, "Did you ever notice (prudently) what it is that you worship?"
"You and your parents of bygone days?"
"Indeed, they are my enemies _ all of them; other than the Lord of the worlds!"
"The One Who created me; and He guides."
"The One Who feeds me and quenches my thirst!"
"When I fall sick, He restores my health!"
"The One Who will give me death and will resurrect me after that!"
"The One Who, I hope, will forgive my sins on the Day of Judgment!"
"My Lord! Give me the wisdom and enroll me among the righteous!"
"Grant me an honorable reputation with the future generations!"
"And have me inherit the paradise full of favors!"
"Forgive my father. He has surely gone astray!"
"Do not disgrace me on the day they shall all be resurrected."
"The day when wealth and offspring will confer no benefits!"
"Except to the one who comes to Allah with a sincere heart (free from doubt and disbelief)."
The paradise will be brought close at hand for the righteous
And for the misguided the hellfire shall be made (conspicuous and) fully visible
And they will be asked, "Where are those you used to worship?"
"Other than Allah? Are they helping you now? Are they helping themselves?"
They, along with the misguided, will be toppled into the hellfire
As well as the armies of Iblees _ every one of them
There, they will quarrel with each other, and say
"By Allah, we were clearly wrong."
"When we thought of you as equal to the Lord of the universe."
"Criminals they were who led us astray."
"Now we have no one to mediate (and plead our case)."
"Nor do we have an intimate friend."
"If only we had another chance, we would surely be among the believers!"
There is surely a sign in that, but most of them do not believe
Your Lord surely is the One Who is the most Powerful and the most Merciful
The nation of Nooh rejected the messengers
Their brother Nooh said to them, "Do you not fear (Allah)?"
"Surely, I am a faithful (and a reliable) messenger for you!"
"Fear Allah and obey me!"
"In return, I do not seek any compensation from you. My reward exists only with the Lord of the universe."
"So, fear Allah and follow me."
They said, "Shall we believe you? Only the humble humdrum (and the despised) are following you."
(Nooh) said, "I have no knowledge of what they used to do."
"My Lord alone has the prerogative to judge them, if only you could realize."
"I am not going to drive away the believers."
"I am a warner _ plain and simple."
They said, "Oh Nooh, if you did not stop, you would surely be cursed and sentenced to death by stoning."
(Nooh) said, "My Lord, my people have rejected me!"
"Pronounce your judgment between me and them; and rescue me and all the believers with me."
So We rescued him and those with him aboard a laden ship
And after that, We drowned all those (unbelievers) left behind
In that is a sign, of course! Yet, most of them do not believe
And your Lord, surely, is the One Who is the most Powerful and the most Merciful
The people of ´Aads´ rejected the messengers
Their brother Hood said to them, "Do you not fear (Allah)?"
"Of course, I am a faithful (and a reliable) messenger for you."
"So fear Allah and obey me!"
"In return, I do not seek any compensation from you. My reward exists only with the Lord of the universe."
"At every raised spot you construct high palaces in vain, and to no avail."
"You take up (residence in) large structures as if you will live (in them) forever."
"And when you assault, you land on your victim with a vengeance."
"Fear Allah and follow me!"
"Fear the One Who has imparted the knowledge you possess."
"And has provided you the cattle and the sons,"
"The gardens and the springs."
"In fact, I fear that a torture of a severe day might come upon you."
They said, "It makes no difference to us whether you preach or discontinue your sermons altogether."
"These are merely the fantasies of the earlier folks!"
"We are not going to be punished."
So they rejected the messenger and We destroyed them. In this, is a sign of course! But most of them do not believe
And indeed your Lord is the One Who is the most Powerful and the most Merciful
The people of ´Samood´ rejected the messengers
Their brother Saleh said to them, "Do you not fear (Allah)?"
"Of course I am a faithful (and a reliable) messenger for you."
"So fear Allah and obey me!"
"In return, I do not seek any compensation from you. My reward exists only with the Lord of the universe."
"Would you be allowed to stay in these comforts, forever secure?"
"In these gardens and springs,"
"And the green fields, and date trees with their succulent fruit."
"You carve homes out of mountains skillfully!"
"So fear Allah and follow me."
"Do not obey the orders of the immoderate (and the unrestrained),"
"Those who spoil the morals (and spread corruption and depravity) on the earth, and do nothing to improve matters."
They said, "Surely, you are one of the crazy persons."
"You are just a human being like us! Bring us a sign if you are telling the truth!"
(The messenger Saleh) said, "Here, (the sign) is this camel. On specified days, the source of water shall be solely for the camel, while on other days it will be yours."
"Do not cause it any harm, or else the punishment of a severe day will grab you!"
But they killed the camel; a decision they came to regret
A torment gripped them. There is a sign in that, of course! But most of them do not believe
Your Lord is surely the One Who is the most Powerful and the most Merciful
The nation of Loot rejected the messengers
Their brother Loot said to them, "Do you not fear (Allah)?"
"I am surely a faithful (and a reliable) messenger for you."
"So fear Allah and obey me!"
"In return, I do not seek any compensation from you. My reward exists only with the Lord of the universe."
"Do you commit (the sexual act) with the males in this world?"
"And you forsake the mates that your Lord created for you? Indeed, you are a nation guilty of transcending the limits."
They said, "If you did not stop, oh Loot, you would most certainly be expelled."
He said, "I am certainly among those who loathe and abhor your deeds!"
He prayed, "My Lord! Save me and my family from (the evil of) what they do."
So We saved him and all of his family
Except an old woman, _ Loot´s wife _ who stayed behind (with the evil doers)
After that We annihilated the rest of them
We doused them with a downpour (of brimstone)! A devastating evil rain (fell) upon those forewarned
There is surely a sign in this! But most of them do not believe
Your Lord is surely the One Who is the most Powerful and the most Merciful
And the people of ´Aika´ rejected the messengers
When Shoaib said to them, "Do you not fear (Allah)?"
I am surely a faithful (and a reliable) messenger for you!"
"So fear Allah and obey me!"
"In return, I do not seek any compensation from you. My reward exists only with the Lord of the universe!"
"Fill the measure to its capacity. Do not inflict a loss (by supplying reduced amount)."
"And weigh with an accurate balance."
"Do not defraud people of their goods, and do not go about spreading corruption and immorality in this world."
"And fear the One Who created you as well as the earlier generations."
They said, "You are one of the crazed men."
"You are only a human being like us. We definitely think of you as a liar."
"Or else, if you are telling the truth, cause a part of the sky to fall upon us."
(The messenger, Shoaib) said, "My Lord is Aware of what you are doing!"
Thus, they rejected him. So, the punishment of the day of canopy (when dark clouds spread across like a canopy) grabbed them. It really was the punishment of a terrible day
There is surely a sign in this, but most of them do not believe
And your Lord is surely the One Who is the most Powerful and the most Merciful
This (Qur´an) is truly the revelation of the Lord of the universe
The reliable and the loyal angel brought it (and revealed it)
To your heart! So you may serve as a warner
It is in a plain and pristine Arabic language
Indeed, that (very same message) exists in the scriptures of the earlier people
And is it not a sufficient sign for them that (some of) the scholars of the Israelites also recognize it
Even if We had revealed this (Arabic Qur´an) upon a non-Arab
And even if that non-Arab was to recite it to them (in Arabic), they would still not believe
Thus, We lance this (Qur´an) through the hearts of the criminals
They will not believe, right until they see that painful punishment
Come upon them suddenly! They will not see it coming
Then they shall begin saying, "May we have some respite?"
Are they urging for Our punishment to be hastened
Have you given it a thought? (Even) if We let them enjoy (life) for years
And then the promised punishment comes to them
Would the years they spend in enjoyment be of any use to them
We never destroy any town unless it had a warner
A reminder! We are never unjust
It isn´t the Shaitans (the Devils) who came down with it _ (the Qur´an)
They are not worthy of it. Nor are they able (to do it)
Indeed, they are kept too far away to be able to hear it
Therefore, do not call any god along with Allah. Else, you will be among those being punished
Warn your closest relatives
And be kind to the believers who obey you
Should they disobey you, say, "Surely, I bear no blame for what you are doing."
And place your trust in the most Powerful and the most Kind
The One Who watches you when you stand (in prayers)
And (watches) your movements among those who fall prostrate (along with you in prayers)
Indeed, it is He Who sees-all and knows-all
Shall I point out to you those upon whom the Shaitans _ (the devils) _ land
They descend upon all the lying sinners
And (they) feed them heresies; Most of them are liars
As for the poets, only the misguided ones heed them
Do you not see? These poets dabble in every subject and meander about with every thought
They do not practice what they proclaim
Except those who believe, perform good deeds, remember Allah a lot, and seek and redress only if they are unjustly wronged. Very soon the oppressors will come to know the means and manners by which they will be toppled