TA SIN MIM
These are the verses of the perspicuous Book
You may perhaps wear out your heart because they do not come to belief
We could send down from the heavens a sign to them if We pleased, before which their heads would remain bowed
Never does a new reminder come to them from Ar-Rahman but they turn away from it
Surely they have done with denying; soon will come to them the news of what they were laughing at
Do they not see the earth, how We grow all kinds of noble things upon it
Verily there are signs in this; yet many of them do not believe
Your Lord is surely mighty and merciful
When your Lord called upon Moses: "Go to the wicked people
The people of Pharaoh. Will they not fear and take heed?"
: He said: "O Lord, I fear that they will deny me
My heart is constrained, my tongue falters, so delegate Aaron
And they have a charge (of murder) against me. So I fear that they will kill me."
(It was) said: "By no means. Go with My signs, both of you. I am verily with you and I hear
Go to the Pharaoh and tell him: 'We bring a message from the Lord of all the world
That you should send the children of Israel with us.
(The Pharaoh) said: "Did we not bring you up as a child? And you lived a number of years of your life with us
And you commited what you did, and you are ungrateful!"
(Moses) replied: "I did do that and I was in the wrong
So I ran away from you out of fear. But my Lord has given me wisdom, and made me an apostle
But the favour you oblige me with is that you have enslaved the children of Israel."
The Pharaoh asked: "And what is the Lord of all the worlds?"
(Moses) said: "The Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that lies between them, if you can believe."
(The Pharaoh) said to those around him: "Do you hear?"
(Moses continued): "Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers before you."
(The Pharaoh) said (to his nobles): "Your apostle who has been sent to you, is certainly mad."
(Moses) said: "The Lord of the East and the Lord of the West and all that lies between them, if you have sense."
(The Pharaoh) said: "If you took another god apart from me I will have you incarcerated."
(Moses) said: "Even though I have brought to you something convincing?"
(The Pharaoh) said: "Then bring it, if you speak the truth."
So (Moses) cast his staff, and lo, it turned into a living serpent
And he drew forth his hand, and lo, it looked white to the beholders
The Pharaoh said to the chiefs around him: "He is certainly a clever magician
He wants to drive you out of your land by his magic. So, what do you bid?"
They said: "Put him and his brother off awhile, and send summoners to the cities to gather
And bring the ablest magicians to you."
So the magicians were assembled at a stated time and place on an appointed day
And the people were also asked to assemble
(They said): "We may haply follow the magicians if they are victorious."
When the magicians arrived, they said to the Pharaoh: "Is there a reward for us if we are victorious?" -
"Yes," he replied. "You 'will be among the honoured."
Moses said to them: "Cast what you have to cast."
So they cast their ropes and rods, and said: "By the glory of Pharaoh, we shall be victorious."
Then Moses threw down his staff, and lo, it swallowed up their conjurations
Then the magicians fell prostrating in adoration
And said: "We (affirm and) believe in the Lord of all the worlds
The Lord of Moses and Aaron."
Said (the Pharaoh): "You have come to believe in him before I gave you leave. He is surely your chief, who taught you magic. You will soon come to know: I will have your hands and feet cut off on alternate sides, and have every one of you crucified."
They said: "There will be no harm. We shall return to our Lord
We certainly hope our Lord will forgive our sins as we are the first to believe."
We said to Moses: "Travel by night with My creatures. You will surely be pursued."
Then the Pharaoh sent announcers to the cities
(Proclaiming): "Surely they are a small band (of fugitives)
They are always harassing us
But we are a fully accounted army."
So We made them leave the gardens and springs of water
And treasures and agreeable mansions
Thus it was; and We made the children of Israel possess them
But they pursued them at sunrise
When the two forces drew within seeing distance of each other, the people of Moses said: "We shall certainly be overtaken."
Moses replied: "By no means. My Lord is with me. He will show me the way."
We commanded Moses: "Smite the sea with your staff." And it parted, and every parting was like a lofty mountain
Then We brought the others to that place
We delivered Moses and every one with him
And We drowned the others
Verily there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe
Indeed your Lord is mighty and merciful
Relate the news of Abraham to them
When he asked his father and his people: "What do you worship?"
They replied: "We worship idols and are devoted to them."
(Abraham) asked: "Do they hear when you call them
Or do they benefit you, or do you harm?"
They said: "No. But we found our fathers doing so."
He said: "Have you considered what you have been worshipping
You and your fathers
Yet they are my enemies except the Lord of all the world
Who created me and showed me the way
Who gives me food and drink
And heals me when I am sick
Who will make me die, then give me life again
And who, I hope, will condone my faults on the Day of Judgement
O Lord, give me wisdom and admit me among the righteous
And uphold my name with posterity
And put me among the inheritors of Paradise
Forgive me and my father: He was surely among those who went astray
And do not disgrace me on the day when they are raised from the graves
The day when neither wealth nor children will be of any avail
But to him who comes to God with a tranquil heart."
Paradise will be brought near those who take heed for themselves and follow the straight path
And Hell made visible to those who had gone astray
They will be asked: "Where are those you worshipped
Other than God? Can they save you or even save themselves?"
They will then be thrown into Hell with those who had gone astray
Together with the hordes of Iblis
Disputing among themselves they will say
"By God, we were plainly in error
In equating you with the Lord of all the worlds
No one but the sinners led us astray
Now we have none to intercede for us
Nor any sincere friend
If only we could return and be among the believers!"
Verily there is a sign in this, but many of them do not believe
Verily your Lord is mighty and merciful
The people of Noah accused the apostles of lies
When their brother Noah said to them: "Will you not take heed
I have been sent as a trusted messenger to you
So be fearful of God and listen to me
I ask no recompense of you for it. My reward is due from none but the Lord of all the worlds
So fear God and follow me."
They said: "Should we place our trust in you when only the condemned follow you?"
He said: "It is not for me to know what they were doing
It is for my Lord to bring them to book, if you can understand
I am certainly not one to drive away the believers
I am only a plain admonisher."
They said: "If you do not desist, O Noah, you will be stoned to death."
He prayed: "O Lord, verily my people accuse me of lies
So adjudge between me and them conclusively, and save me and the believers who are with me."
So We delivered him and those with him in the loaded ark
And drowned the rest of them
Verily there is a sign in this, yet many of them do not believe
But surely your Lord is mighty and merciful
The people of 'Ad accused the messengers of lies
When their brother Hud said to them: "Will you not take heed
I have been sent as a trusted messenger to you
So fear God and listen to me
I ask no recompense of you for it. My reward is due from none but the Lord of all the worlds
You construct monuments on every hill in vain
Erect palaces (thinking) that you will live for ever
And whenever you apply force become tyrannical
So be fearful of God and follow me
Fear Him who has bestowed on you what you know
Gave you increase of cattle and sons
And orchards and springs
I fear the punishment of a terrible day for you
They said: "It is the same to us if you warn us or do not warn
This is just a habit of antiquated people
We are not going to be damned."
Then they accused him of lies; so We annihilated them. Verily there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe
Yet surely your Lord is mighty and merciful
The Thamud accused the messengers of lies
When their brother Saleh said to them: "Will you not take heed?"
I have been sent as a trusted messenger to you
So fear God and follow me
I do not ask any recompense of you for this. My reward is due from none but the Lord of all the worlds
(Do you think) you will be left secure her
In these gardens and these springs
The fields of corn and date-palm trees with soft and tender spathes
And dwellings hewed out of mountains ingeniously
So be mindful of God and listen to me
Do not follow those who are extravagant
Who corrupt the land and do not reform it."
They said: "Surely you are deluded
You are nothing but a man like us. Bring us a token if you speak the truth."
(Saleh) said: "Here is a she-camel. She has a right of drinking water, and you have a right of drinking it on appointed turns
Do not treat her unkindly or the punishment of a grievous day will fall on you."
But they hamstrung her; and on the morrow were repentant
For they were seized by the torment. Verily there was a sign in this, but most of them did not believe
Yet verily your Lord is mighty and merciful
The people of Lot accused the messengers of lies
When their brother Lot said to them: "Will you not take heed
I have been sent as a trusted messenger to you
So fear God and listen to me
I ask no recompense of you for this. My reward is due from none but the Lord of all the worlds
Why do you go for males unlike all other creature
Leaving the consorts your Lord has made for you? But you are a people who exceed the bounds."
They said: "If you do not desist, O Lot, you will be expelled (from the city)."
(Lot) said: "I am disgusted with your actions,"
(And prayed:) "O Lord, save me and my family from what they do."
So We saved him and his whole family
Except one old woman who remained behind
Then We destroyed the rest of them
And rained on them a shower (of Stones). How terrible was the rain (that fell) on those who had been warned
Verily in this was a sign, but most of them do not believe
Yet surely your Lord is mighty and powerful
The people of the Wood too called the messengers liars
When Shu'aib said to them: "Will you not take heed
I have been sent as a trusted messenger to you
So fear God and follow me
I ask no recompense of you for this. My reward is due from none but the Lord of all the worlds
Give full measure and do not cheat
Weigh on an even balance
And do not withhold from people what belongs to them, and do not corrupt the land
And fear Him who created you and all the earlier people."
They said: "Surely you are deluded
You are nothing but a man like us, and we think you are a liar
But in case you are speaking the truth, then make a segment of the sky to fall upon us."
(Shu'aib) said: "My Lord knows well what you are doing."
But they denied him, and We seized them with the torment of the Day of Shadowing (when the cloud had rained down fire). It was indeed the torment of a terrible day
Verily in this was a sign, but most of them do not believe
Yet verily your Lord is mighty and merciful
And this (Qur'an) is a revelation from the Lord of all the worlds
Which the trusted spirit descended wit
To (communicate) to your heart that you may be a warner
In eloquent Arabic
This is (indicated) in the Books of earlier people
Was it not a proof for them that the learned men of Israel knew about this
Had We revealed it to a man of obscure tongue
And he had recited it to them, and they had not believed (it would have been different)
Thus do We cause (unbelief) to enter the hearts of sinners
They will not believe it until they behold the painful punishment
It will come upon them unawares, and they will not comprehend it
Then will they say: "Can we be given respite?"
Do they wish Us then to hasten the punishment
Just think: If We let them enjoy (the good things of life) for a few years more
And then what they were promised comes upon them
Of what avail shall their enjoyment be to them
Never have We destroyed a habitation till We had sent admonishers to the
To warn. For We are never unjust
The devils did not bring it down
They are not worthy of it, nor have they power
They have been precluded from hearing it
So call on no other god but God, lest you are condemned to torment
And warn your near relations
And take those believers under your wing who follow you
If they do not obey you, tell them: "I am not responsible for what you do."
Have trust in the Mighty, the Merciful
Who watches you when you get up
And your movements among those who bow in homage to God
He is all-hearing and all-knowing
Should I tell you on whom the devils descend
They come down to every mendacious sinner
Who listens to you (for spreading rumours); but most of them are liars
As for the poets, only those who go astray follow them
Have you not seen that they wander distract in every valley
And they say what they do not do
Except those who believe and do the right, and remember God a great deal, who retaliate only when they have been wronged. Yet the oppressors will now come to know through what reversals they will be overthrown