{"collection":"Islam","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/isl/yaq/yaq026.htm","path":"isl/yaq/yaq026.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/isl/yaq/yaq026.htm","text":"The Holy Quran, tr. by Yusuf Ali, [1934]\nIn the name of God, Most Gracious,\n Most Merciful.\n1. T\u0101. S\u012bn. M\u012bm.\n2. These are Verses of the Book\n That makes (things) clear.\n3. It may be thou frettest\n Thy soul with grief, that they\n Do not become Believers.\n4. If (such) were Our Will,\n We could send down to them\n From the sky a Sign,\n To which they would bend\n Their necks in humility.\n5. But there comes not\n To them a newly-revealed\n Message from (God) Most Gracious,\n But they turn away therefrom.\n6. They have indeed rejected\n (The Message): so they will\n Know soon (enough) the truth\n Of what they mocked at!\n7. Do they not look\n At the earth,\u2014how many\n Noble things of all kinds\n We have produced therein?\n8. Verily, in this is a Sign:\n But most of them\n Do not believe.\n9. And verily, thy Lord\n Is He, the Exalted in Might,\n Most Merciful.\n10. Behold, thy Lord called\n Moses: \"Go to the people\n Of iniquity,\u2014\n11. \"The people of Pharaoh:\n Will they not fear God?\"\n12. He said: \"O my Lord!\n I do fear that they\n Will charge me with falsehood:\n13. \"My breast will be straitened?'\n And my speech may not go\n (Smoothly): so send unto Aaron.\n14. \"And (further), they have\n A charge of crime against me;\n And I fear they may\n Slay me.\"\n15. God said: \"By no means!\n Proceed then, both of you,\n With Our Signs; We\n Are with you, and will\n Listen (to your call).\n16. \"So go forth, both of you,\n To Pharaoh, and say:\n 'We have been sent\n By the Lord and Cherisher\n Of the Worlds;\n17. \"'Send thou with us\n The Children of Israel.'\"\n18. (Pharaoh) said: \"Did we not\n Cherish thee as a child\n Among us, and didst thou not\n Stay in our midst\n Many years of thy life?\n19. \"And thou didst a deed\n Of thine which (thou knowest)\n Thou didst, and thou art\n An ungrateful (wretch)!\"\n20. Moses said: \"I did it\n Then, when I was\n In error.\n21. \"So I fled from you (all)\n When I feared you;\n But my Lord has (since)\n Invested me with judgment\n (And wisdom) and appointed me\n As one of the apostles.\n22. \"And this is the favour\n With which thou dost\n Reproach me,\u2014that thou\n Hast enslaved the Children\n Of Israel!\"\n23. Pharaoh said: \"And what\n Is the 'Lord and Cherisher\n Of the Worlds'?\n24. (Moses) said: \"The Lord\n And Cherisher of the heavens\n And the earth, and all between,\n If ye want to be\n Quite sure.\"\n25. (Pharaoh) said to those\n Around: \"Do ye not listen\n (To what he says)?\n26. (Moses) said: \"Your Lord\n And the Lord of your fathers\n From the beginning!\"\n27. (Pharaoh) said: \"Truly\n Your apostle who has been\n Sent to you is\n A veritable madman!\"\n28. (Moses) said: \"Lord of the East\n And the West, and all between!\n If ye only had sense!\"\n29. (Pharaoh) said: \"If thou\n Dost put forward any god\n Other than me, I will\n Certainly put thee in prison!\"\n30. (Moses) said: \"Even if I\n Showed you something\n Clear (and) convincing?\"\n31. (Pharaoh) said: \"Show it then,\n If thou tellest the truth!\"\n32. So (Moses) threw his rod,\n And behold, it was\n A serpent, plain (for all to see)!\n33. And he drew out his hand,\n And behold, it was white\n To all beholders!\n34. (Pharaoh) said to the Chiefs\n Around him: \"This is indeed\n A sorcerer well-versed:\n35. \"His plan is to get you out\n Of your land by his sorcery;\n Then what is it ye counsel?\"\n36. They said: \"Keep him\n And his brother in suspense\n (For a while), and dispatch\n To the Cities heralds to collect\u2014\n37. \"And bring up to thee\n All (our) sorcerers well-versed.\"\n38. So the sorcerers were got\n Together for the appointment\n Of a day well-known,\n39. And the people were told:\n \"Are ye (now) assembled?\u2014\n40. \"That we may follow\n The sorcerers (in religion)\n If they win?\"\n41. So when the sorcerers arrived,\n They said to Pharaoh:\n \"Of course\u2014shall we have\n A (suitable) reward\n If we win?\"\n42. He said: \"Yea, (and more),\u2014\n For ye shall in that case\n Be (raised to posts)\n Nearest (to my person).\"\n43. Moses said to them:\n \"Throw ye\u2014that which\n Ye are about to throw!\"\n44. So they threw their ropes\n And their rods, and said:\n \"By the might of Pharaoh,\n It is we who will\n Certainly win!\"\n45. Then Moses threw his rod,\n When, behold, it straightway\n Swallows up all\n The falsehoods which they fake!\n46. When did the sorcerers\n Fall down, prostrate in adoration,\n47. Saying: \"We believe\n In the Lord of the Worlds,\n48. \"The Lord of Moses and Aaron.\"\n49. Said (Pharaoh): \"Believe ye\n In Him before I give\n You permission? Surely he\n Is your leader, who has\n Taught you sorcery!\n But soon shall ye know!\n50. \"Be sure I will cut off\n Your hands and your feet\n On opposite sides, and I\n Will cause you all\n To die on the cross!\"\n51. They said: \"No matter!\n For us, we shall but\n Return to our Lord!\n52. \"Only, our desire is\n That our Lord will\n Forgive us our faults,\n That we may become\n Foremost among the Believers!\"\n53. By inspiration We told Moses:\n \"Travel by night with\n My servants; for surely\n Ye shall be pursued.\"\n54. Then Pharaoh sent heralds\n To (all) the Cities,\n55. (Saying): \"These (Israelites)\n Are but a small band,\n56. \"And they are raging\n Furiously against us;\n57. \"But we are a multitude\n Amply fore-warned.\"\n58. So We expelled them\n From gardens, springs,\n59. Treasures, and every kind\n Of honourable position;\n60. Thus it was, but\n We made the Children\n Of Israel inheritors\n Of such things.\n61. So they pursued them\n At sunrise.\n62. And when the two bodies\n Saw each other, the people\n Of Moses said: \"We are\n Sure to be overtaken.\"\n63. (Moses) said: \"By no means!\n My Lord is with me!\n Soon will He guide me!\"\n64. Then We told Moses\n By inspiration: \"Strike\n The sea with thy rod.\"\n So it divided, and each\n Separate part became\n Like the huge, firm mass\n Of a mountain.\n65. And We made the other\n Party approach thither.\n66. We delivered Moses and all\n Who were with him;\n67. But We drowned the others.\n68. Verily in this is a Sign:\n But most of them\n Do not believe.\n69. And verily thy Lord\n Is He, the Exalted in Might,\n Most Merciful.\n70. And rehearse to them\n (Something of) Abraham's story.\n71. Behold, he said\n To his father and his people:\n \"What worship ye?\"\n72. They said: \"We worship\n Idols, and we remain constantly\n In attendance on them.\"\n73. He said: \"Do they listen\n To you when ye call (on them),\n Or do you good or harm?\"\n74. They said: \"Nay, but we\n Found our fathers doing\n Thus (what we do).\"\n75. He said: \"Do ye then\n See whom ye have been\n Worshipping,\u2014\n76. \"Ye and your fathers before you?\u2014\n77. \"For they are enemies to me;\n Not so the Lord and Cherisher\n Of the Worlds;\n78. \"Who created me, and\n It is He who guides me;\n79. \"Who gives me food and drink,\n80. \"And when I am ill,\n It is He who cures me;\n81. \"Who will cause me to die,\n And then to live (again);\n82. \"And who, I hope,\n Will forgive me my faults\n On the Day of Judgment.\n83. \"O my Lord! bestow wisdom\n On me, and join me\n With the righteous;\n84. \"Grant me honourable mention\n On the tongue of truth\n Among the latest (generations);\n85. \"Make me one of the inheritors\n Of the Garden of Bliss;\n86. \"Forgive my father, for that\n He is among those astray;\n87. \"And let me not be\n In disgrace on the Day\n When (men) will be raised up;\u2014\n88. \"The Day whereon neither\n Wealth nor sons will avail,\n89. \"But only he (will prosper)\n That brings to God\n A sound heart;\n90. \"To the righteous, the Garden\n Will be brought near,\n91. \"And to those straying in Evil,\n The Fire will be placed\n In full view;\n92. \"And it shall be said\n To them, 'Where are\n The (gods) ye worshipped\u2014\n93. \"'Besides God? Can they\n Help you or help themselves?'\n94. \"Then they will be thrown\n Headlong into the (Fire),\u2014\n They and those straying\n In Evil,\n95. \"And the whole hosts\n Of Ibl\u012bs together.\n96. \"They will say there\n In their mutual bickerings:\n97. \"'By God, we were truly\n In an error manifest,\n98. \"'When we held you as equals\n With the Lord of the Worlds;\n99. \"'And our seducers were\n Only those who were\n Steeped in guilt.\n100. \"'Now, then, we have none\n To intercede (for us),\n101. \"'Nor a single friend\n To feel (for us).\n102. \"'Now if we only had\n A chance of return,\n We shall truly be\n Of those who believe!'\"\n103. Verily in this is a Sign\n But most of them\n Do not believe.\n104. And verily thy Lord\n Is He, the Exalted in Might,\n Most Merciful.\n105. The people of Noah rejected\n The apostles.\n106. Behold, their brother Noah\n Said to them: \"Will ye not\n Fear (God)?\n107. \"I am to you an apostle\n Worthy of all trust:\n108. \"So fear God, and obey me.\n109. \"No reward do I ask\n Of you for it: my reward\n Is only from the Lord\n Of the Worlds:\n110. \"So fear God, and obey me.\"\n111. They said: \"Shall we\n Believe in thee when it is\n The meanest that follow thee?\"\n112. He said: \"And what\n Do I know as to\n What they do?\n113. \"Their account is only\n With my Lord, if ye\n Could (but) understand.\n114. \"I am not one to drive away\n Those who believe.\n115. \"I am sent only\n To warn plainly in public.\"\n116. They said: \"If thou\n Desist not, O Noah!\n Thou shalt be stoned\n (to death).\"\n117. He said: \"O my Lord!\n Truly my people have\n Rejected me.\n118. \"Judge thou, then, between me\n And them openly, and deliver\nMe and those of the Believers\n Who are with me.\"\n119. So We delivered him\n And those with him,\n In the Ark filled\n (With all creatures).\n120. Thereafter We drowned those\n Who remained behind.\n121. Verily in this is a Sign:\n But most of them\n Do not believe.\n122. And verily thy Lord\n Is He, the Exalted in Might,\n Most Merciful.\n123. The \u2019Ad (people) rejected'\n The apostles.\n124. Behold, their brother H\u016bd\n Said to them: \"Will ye not\n Fear (God)?\n125. \"I am to you an apostle\n Worthy of all trust:\n126. \"So fear God and obey me.\n127. \"No reward do I ask\n Of you for it my reward\n Is only from the Lord\n Of the Worlds.\n128. \"Do ye build a landmark\n On every high place\n To amuse yourselves?\n129. \"And do ye get for yourselves\n Fine buildings in the hope\n Of living therein (for ever)?\n130. \"And when ye exert\n Your strong hand,\n Do ye do it like men\n Of absolute power?\n131. \"Now fear God, and obey me.\n132. \"Yea, fear Him Who\n Has bestowed on you\n Freely all that ye know.\n133. \"Freely has He bestowed\n On you cattle and sons,\u2014\n134. \"And Gardens and Springs.\n135. \"Truly I fear for you\n The Penalty of a Great Day.\"\n136. They said: \"It is the same\n To us whether thou\n Admonish us or be not\n Among (our) admonishers!\n137. \"This is no other than\n A customary device\n Of the ancients,\n138. \"And we are not the ones\n To receive Pains and Penalties!\"\n139. So they rejected him,\n And We destroyed them.\n Verily in this is a Sign:\n But most of them\n Do not believe.\n140. And verily thy Lord\n Is He, the Exalted in Might,\n Most Merciful.\n141. The Tham\u016bd (people) rejected\n The apostles.\n142. Behold, their brother \u1e62\u0101li\u1e25\n Said to them: \"Will you not\n Fear (God)?\n143. \"I am to you an apostle\n Worthy of all trust.\n144. \"So fear God, and obey me.\n145. \"No reward do I ask\n Of you for it: my reward\n Is only from the Lord\n Of the Worlds.\n146. \"Will ye be left secure,\n In (the enjoyment of) all\n That ye have here?\u2014\n147. \"Gardens and Springs,\n148. \"And corn-fields and date palms\n With spathes near breaking\n (With the weight of fruit)?\n149. \"And ye carve houses\n Out of (rocky) mountains\n With great skill.\n150. \"But fear God and obey me;\n151. \"And follow not the bidding\n Of those who are extravagant,\u2014\n152. \"Who make mischief in the land,\n And mend not (their ways).\"\n153. Whey said: \"Thou art only\n One of those bewitched!'\n154. \"Thou art no more than\n A mortal like us:\n Then bring us a Sign,\n If thou tellest the truth!\"\n155. He said: \"Here is\n A she-camel: she has\n A right of watering,\n And ye have a right\n Of watering, (severally)\n On a day appointed.\n156. \"Touch her not with harm,\n Lest the Penalty\n Of a Great Day\n Seize you.\"\n157. But they ham-strung her:\n Then did they become\n Full of regrets.\n158. But the Penalty seized them.\n Verily in this is a Sign:\n But most of them\n Do not believe.\n159. And verily thy Lord\n Is He, the Exalted in Might,\n Most Merciful.\n160. The people of L\u016bt rejected'\n The apostles.\n161. Behold, their brother L\u016bt\n Said to them: \"Will ye not\n Fear (God)?\n162. \"I am to you an apostle\n Worthy of all trust.\n163. \"So fear God and obey me.\n164. \"No reward do I ask\n Of you for it my reward\n Is only from the Lord\n Of the Worlds.\n165. \"Of all the creatures\n In the world, will ye\n Approach males,\n166. \"And leave those whom God\n Has created for you\n To be your mates?\n Nay, ye are a people\n Transgressing (all limits)!\"\n167. Whey said: \"If thou desist not,\n O L\u016bt! thou wilt assuredly\n Be cast out!\"\n168. He said: \"I do detest\n Your doings:\"\n169. \"O my Lord! deliver me\n And my family from\n Such things as they do!\"\n170. So We delivered him\n And his family,\u2014all\n171. Except an old woman\n Who lingered behind.\n172. But the rest We destroyed Utterly.\n173. We rained down on them\n A shower (of brimstone):\n And evil was the shower\n On those who were admonished\n (But heeded not)!\n174. Verily in this is a Sign\n But most of them\n Do not believe.\n175. And verily thy Lord\n Is He, the Exalted in Might\n Most Merciful.\n176. The Companions of the Wood\n Rejected the apostles.\n177. Behold, Shu\u2018aib said to them:\n Will ye not fear (God)?\n178. \"I am to you an apostle\n Worthy of all trust.\n179. \"So fear God and obey me.\n180. \"No reward do I ask\n Of you for it: my, reward\n Is only from the Lord\n Of the Worlds.\n181. \"Give just measure,''\n And cause no loss\n (To others by fraud).\n182. \"And weigh with scales\n True and upright.\n183. \"And withhold not things\n Justly due to men,\n Nor do evil in the land,\n Working mischief.\n184. \"And fear Him Who created\n You and (Who created)\n The generations before (you)\"\n185. Whey said: \"Thou art only\n One of those bewitched!\n186. \"Thou art no more than\n A mortal like us,\n And indeed we think\n Thou art a liar!\n187. \"Now cause a piece\n Of the sky to fall on us,\n If thou art truthful!\"\n188. He said: \"My Lord\n Knows best what ye do.\"\n189. But they rejected him.\n Then the punishment\n Of a day of overshadowing gloom\n Seized them, and that was\n The Penalty of a Great Day.\n190. Verily in that is a Sign:\n But most of them\n Do not believe.\n191. And verily thy Lord\n Is He, the Exalted in Might,\n Most Merciful.\n192. Verily this is a Revelation\n From the Lord of the Worlds:\n193. With it came down\n The Spirit of Faith and Truth\u2014\n194. To thy heart and mind,\n That thou mayest admonish\n195. In the perspicuous\n Arabic tongue.\n196. Without doubt it is (announced)\n In the mystic Book\n Of former peoples.\n197. Is it not a Sign\n To them that the Learned\n Of the Children of Israel\n Knew it (as true)?\n198. Had We revealed it\n To any of the non Arabs,\n199. And had he recited it\n To them, they would not\n Have believed in it.\n200. Thus have We caused it\n To enter the hearts\n Of the Sinners.\n201. They will not believe\n In it until they see\n The grievous Penalty;\n202. But the (Penalty) will come\n To them of a sudden,\n While they preceive it not;\n203. Then they will say:\n \"Shall we be respited?\"\n204. Do they then ask\n For Our Penalty to be\n Hastened on?\n205. Seest thou? If We do\n Let them enjoy (this life)\n For a few years,\n206. Yet there comes to them\n At length the (Punishment)\n Which they were promised!\n207. It will profit them not\n That they enjoyed (this life)!\n208. Never did We destroy\n A population, but had\n Its warners\u2014\n209. By way of reminder;\n And We never are unjust.\n210. No evil ones have brought\n Down this (Revelation):\n211. It would neither suit them\n Nor would they be able\n (To produce it).\n212. Indeed they have been removed\n Far from even (a chance of)\n Hearing it.\n213. So call not on any\n Other god with God,\n Or thou wilt be among\n Those under the Penalty.\n214. And admonish thy nearest\n Kinsmen,\n215. And lower thy wing\n To the Believers who\n Follow thee.\n216. Then if they disobey thee,\n Say: \"I am free (of responsibility)\n For what ye do!\"\n217. And put thy trust\n On the Exalted in Might,\n The Merciful,\u2014\n218. Who seeth thee standing\n Forth (in prayer),\n219. And thy movements among\n Those who prostrate themselves.\n220. For it is He\n Who heareth and knoweth\n All things.\n221. Shall I inform you.\n (O people!), on whom it is\n That the evil ones descend?\n222. They descend on every\n Lying, wicked person,\n223. (Into whose ears) they pour\n Hearsay vanities, and most\n Of them are liars.\n224. And the Poets,\u2014\n It is those straying in Evil,\n Who follow them:\n225. Seest thou not that they\n Wander distracted in every\n Valley?\u2014\n226. And that they say\n What they practise not?\u2014\n227. Except those who believe,\n Work righteousness, engage much\nIn the remembrance of God,\n And defend themselves only after\n They are unjustly attacked.\n And soon will the unjust'\n Assailants know what vicissitudes\n Their affairs will take!","title":"The Holy Quran: S\u016bra XXVI. Shu\u2018ar\u0101a, or T...","type":"page"}