26:1  Ta-Seen-Mim.

26:2  These are the Verses of the clear book (the Qur’an).

26:3  It may be that you (O Muhammad) are going to kill yourself (with grief) because they don’t become believers.

26:4  If We will, We could send down a Verse to them from the heaven so their necks would bend to it in humility.

26:5  And never comes to them any reminder from the Gracious (Allah) as a recent revelation, but they have been turning away from it.

26:6  So they have denied (this Qur’an), then the news will come to them of what they were mocking at.

26:7  Don’t they observe the earth to see how much We have caused every good kind to grow in it?

26:8  Surely, in this is a Sign, yet most of them are not believers.

26:9  And surely, your Lord! He is truly the All-Mighty, the Merciful.

26:10  And (remember) when your Lord called Moses (saying): “You go to the people who are wrongdoers,

26:11  the people of Pharaoh. Will they not fear Allah?”

26:12  He said: “My Lord! Surely, I fear that they will deny me,

26:13  and my breast straitens, and my tongue does not express well. So send Aaron.

26:14  And they have a charge of crime (man-slaughter) against me, and I fear they will kill me.”

26:15  (Allah) said: “Nay! Go you both with Our Signs. Surely! We shall be with you, listening.

26:16  And go to Pharaoh both of you and say: We are the Messengers of the Lord of the worlds.

26:17  So (send to go) with us the children of Israel.”

26:18  (Pharaoh) said (to Moses): “Did we not bring you up among us as a child? You stayed with us many years of your life.

26:19  And you did what you did (crime of killing a man). You are one of the ungrateful.”

26:20  Moses said: “I did it then when I was from the misguided.

26:21  So I fled from you when I feared you. But my Lord has granted me right judgment, and made me one of the Messengers.

26:22  And this is a favor with which you admonish me, that you have enslaved the children of Israel.”

26:23  Pharaoh said: “And who is the Lord of the worlds?”

26:24  (Moses) said: “Lord of the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, if you are seeking to be convinced with certainty.”

26:25  (Pharaoh) said to those around him: “Don’t you hear (what he says)?”

26:26  (Moses) said: “(Allah is) your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers!

26:27  (Pharaoh) said: “Surely, your Messenger who has been sent to you is a madman!”

26:28  (Moses) said: “Lord of the east and the west, and all that is between them, if you did but understand!”

26:29  (Pharaoh) said: “If you choose one worthy of worship other than me, I will certainly put you among the prisoners.”

26:30  (Moses) said: “Even if I bring you something clear?”

26:31  (Pharaoh) said: “Bring it forth, if you are from the truthful!”

26:32  So (Moses) threw his stick, and behold, it was a clear serpent.

26:33  And then he drew out his hand, and behold, it became white (bright) to all beholders!

26:34  (Pharaoh) said to the chiefs around him: “Surely! This is indeed a well-Versed sorcerer,

26:35  he wants to drive you out of your land by his sorcery. Now what is it that you advice?”

26:36  They said: “Put him off and his brother (for a while), and send callers to the cities;

26:37  they will bring to you every well-Versed sorcerer.”

26:38  So the sorcerers were assembled at a fixed time on an appointed Day.

26:39  And it was said to the people: “Will you assemble?

26:40  So that we may follow the sorcerers if they are the winners.”

26:41  When the sorcerers arrived, they said to Pharaoh: “Is there a reward for us if we are the winners?”

26:42  (Pharaoh) said: “Yes, and surely then you will be of those brought near (to me).”

26:43  Moses said to them: “Throw what you are going to throw!”

26:44  So they threw their ropes and their sticks, and said: “By the might of Pharaoh, it is we who will be the winners!”

26:45  Then Moses threw his stick, and behold, it swallowed up all that they falsely showed!

26:46  And the sorcerers fell down prostrate,

26:47  saying: “We believe in the Lord of the worlds,

26:48  the Lord of Moses and Aaron.”

26:49  (Pharaoh) said: “You have believed in him before I give permission to you. Surely, he is your chief who has taught you magic! So surely, you shall come to know. I will cut off your hands and your legs on opposite sides, and I will crucify you all.”

26:50  They said: “No harm (don’t care)! Surely, we are going to return to our Lord (anyway).

26:51  Surely! We hope that our Lord will forgive us our sins, as we are the first of the believers (in Moses).”

26:52  And We revealed to Moses saying: “Depart by night with My servants, surely, you will be pursued.”

26:53  Then Pharaoh sent callers to the cities,

26:54  (saying): “Surely! These are (indeed but) a small band,

26:55  and surely, they have enraged us;

26:56  and surely we are all assembled, well prepared.”

26:57  So, We made them leave from their gardens, water springs,

26:58  treasures, and honorable places.

26:59  Thus We caused the children of Israel to inherit such things.

26:60  So they (people of Pharaoh) pursued them at sunrise.

26:61  And when the 2 hosts saw (each other), the companions of Moses said: “Surely we are to be overtaken.”

26:62  (Moses) said: “Nay, surely! With me is my Lord, He will guide me.”

26:63  Then We revealed to Moses (saying): “Strike the sea with your stick.” It parted, and each part (of the sea water) became like the huge mountain.

26:64  Then We brought near (to that sea) the others (Pharaoh and his army).

26:65  and We saved Moses and all those with him,

26:66  then We drowned the others.

26:67  Surely! In this is indeed a sign, yet most of them are not believers.

26:68  and surely, your Lord! He is truly the All-Mighty, the Merciful.

26:69  And recite to them the story of Abraham,

26:70  when he (Abraham) said his father and his people: “What do you worship?”

26:71  They said: “We worship idols, and we remain devoted to them.”

26:72  He said: “Do they hear you when you call (on them)?

26:73  Or do they benefit you or do they harm you?”

26:74  They said: “Nay, but we found our forefathers doing so.”

26:75  He said: “Do you observe which you have been worshipping,

26:76  you and your forefathers?

26:77  Surely! They are enemies to me, except the Lord of the worlds;

26:78  who has created me, and it is He who guides me

26:79  And it is He Who feeds me and gives me to drink

26:80  and when I am ill, it is He Who cures me;

26:81  Who will cause me to die, then will bring me to life (again);

26:82  and Who, I hope, will forgive me my faults on the Day of Recompense.”

26:83  (Abraham prayed): “My Lord! Bestow wisdom on me, join me with the righteous,

26:84  and grant me an honorable mention in later generations,

26:85  and make me one of the inheritors of the Paradise of Delight,

26:86  and forgive my father, surely he is of the erring,

26:87  and don’t disgrace me on the Day when all creatures will be resurrected,

26:88  the Day when neither wealth nor sons will avail,

26:89  except the one who will bring a clean heart to Allah,

26:90  and Paradise will be brought near to the pious,

26:91  and the hellfire will be placed in full view for the erring,

26:92  and it will be said to them: “Where are those (false deities) that you used to worship,

26:93  instead of Allah? Can they help you or help themselves?”

26:94  Then they will be thrown on their faces into it (fire), they are those who were in error,

26:95  and the hosts (soldiers) of Satan together,

26:96  they will say while they argue in it,

26:97  (saying): “by Allah, we were truly in a clear error,

26:98  when We held you (false deities) as equals (in worship) with the Lord of the worlds

26:99  And none has brought us into error except the criminals.

26:100  Now we have no intercessors,

26:101  nor a close friend (to help us).

26:102  If we had a chance (to return to the world), we would be among the believers!”

26:103  Surely! In this narration there is indeed a sign, yet most of them are not believers.

26:104  And surely, your Lord, He is truly the All-Mighty, the Merciful.

26:105  The people of Noah denied the Messengers.

26:106  When their brother Noah said to them: “Will you not fear Allah?

26:107  Surely I am a trustworthy Messenger to you,

26:108  so fear Allah, and obey me.

26:109  I don’t ask you any reward for it (my message), my reward is not but from the Lord of the worlds,

26:110  so fear Allah and obey me.”

26:111  They said: “Shall we believe in you, when the lowest (of the people) follow you?”

26:112  He said: “And what knowledge have I of what they used to do?

26:113  Their account is with my Lord, if you could know.

26:114  And I am not going to drive away the believers.

26:115  I am not but a plain Warner.”

26:116  They said: “If you don’t cease, O Noah! You will surely be among those stoned (to death).”

26:117  He said: “My Lord! Surely, my people have denied me.

26:118  Therefore judge between me and them with fair judgment, and save me and those of the believers who are with me.”

26:119  And We saved him and those with him in the laden ship

26:120  then We drowned the rest (disbelievers) thereafter.

26:121  Surely, in this is indeed a sign, yet most of them are not believers.

26:122  And surely! Your Lord, He is indeed the All-Mighty, the Merciful.

26:123  Ad (people) denied the Messengers.

26:124  When their brother Hud said to them: “Will you not fear Allah?

26:125  Surely! I am a trustworthy Messenger to you.

26:126  So fear Allah, and obey me.

26:127  I don’t ask you any reward for it, my reward is from the Lord of the worlds.

26:128  Do you build landmark on every high palace to play for fun?

26:129  And do you take for yourselves palaces (fine buildings) as if you will reside therein forever

26:130  And when you seize anyone, you seize him as tyrants.

26:131  So fear Allah, and obey me.

26:132  And Fear Him Who has aided you with all (good things) that you know.

26:133  He has aided you with cattle, children,

26:134  and gardens, and springs.

26:135  Surely, I fear for you the punishment of a Great Day.”

26:136  They said: “It is the same to us whether you preach or you are not of those who preach.

26:137  This is nothing but the customs of the ancients.

26:138  And we are not going to be punished.”

26:139  So they denied him, and We destroyed them. Surely! In this is indeed a sign, yet most of them are not believers.

26:140  And surely! Your Lord, He is indeed the All-Mighty, the Merciful.

26:141  Thamud (people) denied the Messengers.

26:142  When their brother Saleh said to them: “Will you not fear Allah?

26:143  Surely I am a trustworthy Messenger to you.

26:144  So fear Allah, and obey me.

26:145  I don’t ask any reward for it (my message); my reward is from the Lord of the worlds.

26:146  Will you be left secure in that which you have here (forever)?

26:147  In gardens, springs,

26:148  and cornfields, and date-palms with its soft flowering branches,

26:149  and you carve houses in the mountains skillfully?

26:150  So fear Allah, and obey me.

26:151  And don’t follow the command of the wasters,

26:152  who make mischief in the land, and don’t reform.”

26:153  They said: “Surely you are only of those bewitched!

26:154  You are not but a human being like us. Then bring us a sign if you are of the truthful.”

26:155  He (Saleh) said: “This is a she-camel (Allah sent as you asked); it has a right to drink water and you have a right to drink water on a known day.

26:156  And don’t touch her with harm, lest the punishment of a great Day may seize you.”

26:157  But they killed her, and then they became regretful,

26:158  so the punishment overtook them. Surely, in this is indeed a sign, yet most of them are not believers.

26:159  And surely! Your Lord, He is indeed the All-Mighty, the Merciful.

26:160  The people of Lot denied the Messengers.

26:161  When their brother Lot said to them: “Will you not fear Allah?

26:162  Surely! I am a trustworthy Messenger to you.

26:163  So fear Allah, and obey me.

26:164  I don’t ask of you any reward for it (my message), my reward is from the Lord of the worlds.

26:165  And will you go into the males (to fornicate) of the mankind,

26:166  and leave those whom Allah has created for you to be your wives? Nay, you are a transgressing people!”

26:167  They said: “If you don’t cease, O Lot! Surely, you will be one of those who are expelled!”

26:168  He said: “I am, indeed of those who disapprove with severe anger and fury.

26:169  My Lord! Save me and my family from what they do.”

26:170  So We saved him and all his family,

26:171  except an old woman (his wife) among those who remained behind.

26:172  Then afterward We destroyed the others.

26:173  And We rained on them a rain (of punishment). Evil was the rain which fell on those who had been warned.

26:174  Surely, in this is indeed a sign, yet most of them are not believers.

26:175  And surely! Your Lord, He is indeed the All-Mighty, the Merciful.

26:176  The residents of Al-Aiyka (a garden with thick trees near Midian) denied the Messengers.

26:177  When Shuaib said to them: “Will you not fear Allah?

26:178  I am a trustworthy Messenger to you.

26:179  So fear Allah, and obey me.

26:180  I don’t ask of you any reward for it (my message), my reward is from the Lord of the worlds.

26:181  Give full measure, and don’t be among those who cause loss (to others by fraud).

26:182  And weigh with the just straight balance

26:183  and neither defraud people by reducing their things, nor do evil in the land making corruption.

26:184  And fear Him Who created you and the generations before you.”

26:185  They said: “Surely you are one of those bewitched!

26:186  You are not but a human being like us and surely, we think that indeed you are one of the liars!

26:187  So cause a piece of the heaven to fall on us, if you are of the truthful!”

26:188  He said: “My Lord is Best Knower of what you do.”

26:189  But they denied him, so the punishment of the Day of shadow (cloud carrying Allah’s punishment) seized them, indeed that was the punishment of a great Day.

26:190  Surely, in this is indeed a sign, yet most of them are not believers.

26:191  And surely! Your Lord, He is indeed the All-Mighty, the Merciful.

26:192  And truly, this (the Qur’an) is a revelation of the Lord of the worlds.

26:193  The trustworthy spirit (Gabriel) has brought down

26:194  upon your heart (O Muhammad) so that you may be one of the warners

26:195  in the plain Arabic language.

26:196  And surely, it (the Qur’an) has the Scriptures of former people.

26:197  Is it not a sign to them that the learned scholars knew it of the children of Israel?

26:198  And if We had revealed it (this Qur’an) to any of the non-Arabs,

26:199  and who had recited it (in Arabic) to them, they would still not have believed in it.

26:200  We have caused it (disbelief) to enter in the hearts of the criminals.

26:201  They will not believe in it until they see the painful punishment;

26:202  it will come to them suddenly while they don’t perceive it.

26:203  Then they will say: “Can we be given respite?”

26:204  Do they wish to hasten on Our Punishment?

26:205  Have you thought if We do let them enjoy for years,

26:206  and afterwards comes to them what (punishment) they are promised

26:207  all that which their past enjoyment be to them?

26:208  And We never destroyed a township without sending its warners,

26:209  by way of reminder (in advance), and We have never been unjust.

26:210  And it is not the devils who have brought it (this Qur’an) down,

26:211  neither it would suit them, nor they can produce it.

26:212  Surely, they have been removed far from hearing it.

26:213  So don’t invoke with Allah another one worthy of worship lest you be among those who receive punishment.

26:214  And warn your tribe (O Muhammad) of near relatives

26:215  and lower or put down your wing (be kind and humble) to those of the believers who follow you

26:216  if they disobey you, say: “Verily, I am not responsible for what you do.”

26:217  And put your trust in the Mighty, the Merciful,

26:218  Who sees you (O Muhammad) when you stand up (at night in prayers),

26:219  and see your movements among those who fall prostrate.

26:220  Surely! He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower.

26:221  Shall I inform you (O people!) upon whom the devils descend?

26:222  They descend on every liar, sinner

26:223  who gives ear (to the devils), most of them are liars,

26:224  as for the poets, the erring ones follow them.

26:225  Don’t you see how aimlessly they wander in every valley

26:226  and say what they don’t do

26:227  Except those who believe, do righteous deeds, remember Allah much, and vindicate themselves after they have wronged. Those who do wrong (will know) what overturning they will be overturned.