| | Wahiduddin Khan rendition of Surah The Poets(ash-Shu`ara`)
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| 26:1 | | Ta Sin Mi |
| 26:2 | | These are the verses of the Book that makes things clear |
| 26:3 | | It may be that you will destroy yourself with grief because they will not believe |
| 26:4 | | But if We had so willed, We could have sent down to them a sign from the heavens so that their heads would be bowed down before it in utter humility |
| 26:5 | | Whenever there comes to them any fresh warning from the Merciful, they always turn their backs on it |
| 26:6 | | they have indeed rejected the message. But the truth of what they laughed to scorn will dawn upon them before long |
| 26:7 | | Do they not see the earth, and what beneficial kinds of things We have caused to grow in it |
| 26:8 | | Surely in this there is a sign, yet most of them would not believe |
| 26:9 | | truly, your Lord is the Mighty One, the Merciful |
| 26:10 | | When your Lord called out to Moses, saying, Go to the wrongdoing people |
| 26:11 | | the people of Pharaoh, will they not fear God |
| 26:12 | | Moses replied, My Lord, I fear they will reject me |
| 26:13 | | and my breast is straitened and my tongue is not fluent; so send Aaron as well |
| 26:14 | | besides, they accuse me of a crime, and I fear that they may put me to death |
| 26:15 | | God said, Indeed not; go both of you with Our signs, We shall be with you, listening [to your call] |
| 26:16 | | Go to Pharaoh, both of you, and say, We are messengers from the Lord of the Worlds |
| 26:17 | | let the Children of Israel go with us |
| 26:18 | | Pharaoh said to Moses, Did we not bring you up among us as a child? And you spent several years of your life with us |
| 26:19 | | Yet you committed the deed you did, surely you are one of the ingrates |
| 26:20 | | Moses replied, I did that when I was one of the misguided |
| 26:21 | | and I fled from you because I feared you. Then my Lord granted me wisdom and made me one of the messengers |
| 26:22 | | And this is the favour with which you taunt methat you have enslaved the Children of Israel |
| 26:23 | | Pharaoh said, What is this: Lord of the Universe |
| 26:24 | | Moses said, Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if only you would be convinced |
| 26:25 | | Pharaoh said to those around him, Did you hear |
| 26:26 | | Moses went on, He is your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers |
| 26:27 | | Pharaoh said, This messenger who has been sent to you is surely possessed |
| 26:28 | | Moses said, He is the Lord of the East and the West, and all that lies between them, if only you could understand |
| 26:29 | | Pharaoh said, If you take any deity other than myself, I will throw you into prison |
| 26:30 | | and Moses asked, Even if I show you a clear sign |
| 26:31 | | Pharaoh said, Show it then, if you are telling the truth |
| 26:32 | | So Moses threw down his staff and suddenly it appeared as a serpent, plainly visible |
| 26:33 | | And he drew out his hand, and it appeared [shining] white to the beholders |
| 26:34 | | Pharaoh said to the chiefs around him, Surely this man is a skilful sorcerer |
| 26:35 | | Who wants to drive you out of your land by his sorcery. Now what do you advise |
| 26:36 | | They said, Let him and his brother wait a while, and send heralds into the cities |
| 26:37 | | who shall bring to you every skilful sorcerer |
| 26:38 | | So the sorcerers were gathered on the appointed da |
| 26:39 | | and the people were told, Will you also gather together |
| 26:40 | | so that we may follow the magicians, if they be the winners |
| 26:41 | | When the magicians came, they asked Pharaoh, Shall we have a reward, if we are the winners |
| 26:42 | | He replied, Certainly, in that case you will join my inner circle |
| 26:43 | | Moses said to the magicians, Throw down whatever you are going to throw |
| 26:44 | | So they cast down their ropes and staffs, and said, By Pharaohs honour, we shall surely win |
| 26:45 | | Then Moses threw down his staff, and it swallowed up all that they had conjured into being |
| 26:46 | | The magicians 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, Have you come to believe in him, before I have given you permission? He is surely your master who has taught you magic. But you shall see. I will cut off your hands and feet on alternate sides and crucify you all |
| 26:50 | | They said, There is no harm. To our Lord we shall return |
| 26:51 | | We hope our Lord will forgive us, as we are the first of the believers |
| 26:52 | | Then We revealed Our will to Moses, saying, Set forth with My servants, in the night, for you will surely be pursued |
| 26:53 | | And Pharaoh sent forth heralds to all the cities |
| 26:54 | | These, they said, are only a small ban |
| 26:55 | | and they have enraged u |
| 26:56 | | we are a large and watchful force |
| 26:57 | | So We made them leave their gardens and springs |
| 26:58 | | their treasures and their noble dwelling |
| 26:59 | | and We made the Children of Israel inheritors of these bounties |
| 26:60 | | Pharaoh and his people pursued them at sunrise |
| 26:61 | | and when the two groups saw each other, Moses companions said, We are sure to be overtaken |
| 26:62 | | Moses replied, No, My Lord is with me, and He will guide me |
| 26:63 | | Then We bade Moses strike the sea with his staff. And it parted, and each part was like a huge mountain |
| 26:64 | | In the meantime We made the others approach that place |
| 26:65 | | We delivered Moses and all those who were with him |
| 26:66 | | then We drowned the others |
| 26:67 | | Surely in that there is a sign; yet most of them do not believe |
| 26:68 | | truly, your Lord is the Mighty One, the Merciful |
| 26:69 | | Tell them the story of Abraham |
| 26:70 | | when he asked his father and his people, What is that which you worship |
| 26:71 | | They said, We worship idols and will continue to cling to them |
| 26:72 | | He asked, Do they hear you when you call to them |
| 26:73 | | Do they help or harm you |
| 26:74 | | They replied, But we found our fathers doing the same |
| 26:75 | | Abraham said, Have you really thought about what you have been worshipping |
| 26:76 | | you and your forefather |
| 26:77 | | they are all my enemies, not so the Lord of the Universe |
| 26:78 | | who created me. It is He who guides me |
| 26:79 | | He who gives me food and drink |
| 26:80 | | He who cures me when I am ill |
| 26:81 | | He who will cause me to die and bring me back to life |
| 26:82 | | and He who will, I hope, forgive me my faults on the Day of the Judgement |
| 26:83 | | My Lord, bestow wisdom upon me; unite me with the righteous |
| 26:84 | | give me a good name among later generations |
| 26:85 | | and make me one of the inheritors of the Garden of Bliss |
| 26:86 | | and forgive my father; for he is one of the misguided |
| 26:87 | | and do not disgrace me on the Day when all people are resurrected |
| 26:88 | | the Day when wealth and sons will be of no avail |
| 26:89 | | and when he alone will be saved who comes to God with a sound heart |
| 26:90 | | When Paradise shall be brought near to the God-fearin |
| 26:91 | | and Hell shall be revealed to the misguided |
| 26:92 | | they will be asked, Where are those whom you worshippe |
| 26:93 | | besides God? Can they help you or even help themselves |
| 26:94 | | Then they will be thrown headlong into Hell, both they and the misguided ones |
| 26:95 | | and Satans legions, all together |
| 26:96 | | They will dispute between themselves therein, and will say |
| 26:97 | | We were clearly misguide |
| 26:98 | | when we made you equal with the Lord of the Universe |
| 26:99 | | It was the evildoers who led us astray |
| 26:100 | | and we have no intercessors now |
| 26:101 | | and no sincere friend |
| 26:102 | | If we could only return to the world and be among the believers |
| 26:103 | | There is certainly a sign in that, but most of them would not believe |
| 26:104 | | surely, your Lord is the Mighty One, the Merciful |
| 26:105 | | The people of Noah also rejected the messengers |
| 26:106 | | When their brother Noah said to them, Will you have no fear of God |
| 26:107 | | I am a trustworthy messenger for you |
| 26:108 | | fear God, and obey me |
| 26:109 | | I ask of you no recompense for it, for my only reward is with the Lord of the Universe |
| 26:110 | | so fear God and obey me |
| 26:111 | | They replied, Are we to believe in you when your followers are but the lowest of the low |
| 26:112 | | He said, What knowledge do I have of their doings |
| 26:113 | | My Lord alone can bring them to accountif only you could understan |
| 26:114 | | I am not going to drive away any believers |
| 26:115 | | I am only a plain warner |
| 26:116 | | They said, Noah, if you do not desist, you will be stoned |
| 26:117 | | Noah said, My Lord, my people have rejected me |
| 26:118 | | therefore, judge decisively between me and them; and save me and the believers who are with me |
| 26:119 | | So We saved him, and those who were with him in the laden ark |
| 26:120 | | and drowned the rest |
| 26:121 | | There is certainly a sign in that; but most of them do not believe |
| 26:122 | | surely your Lord is the Mighty One, the Merciful |
| 26:123 | | The people of Ad, too, rejected the messengers |
| 26:124 | | Their brother Hud said to them, Will you not fear God |
| 26:125 | | I am a trustworthy messenger for you |
| 26:126 | | fear God, then, and obey me |
| 26:127 | | I ask no recompense of you; my reward is only with the Lord of the Universe |
| 26:128 | | Do you build monuments on every high place in vanity |
| 26:129 | | and erect castles hoping that you will live forever |
| 26:130 | | When you lay hands upon anyone, you do so as tyrants |
| 26:131 | | So fear God, and obey me |
| 26:132 | | fear Him who has aided you with all that you kno |
| 26:133 | | He has bestowed on you cattle, and sons |
| 26:134 | | and gardens, and spring |
| 26:135 | | indeed, I fear for you the torment of an awful day |
| 26:136 | | They replied, It makes no difference to us whether you preach or do not preach |
| 26:137 | | this is nothing but a habit of the ancients |
| 26:138 | | and we shall not be punished |
| 26:139 | | So they rejected him; and We destroyed them. There is certainly a sign in that; but most of them would not believe |
| 26:140 | | Surely your Lord is the Mighty One, the Merciful |
| 26:141 | | The tribe of Thamud also rejected the messengers |
| 26:142 | | When their brother Salih said to them, Will you not fear God |
| 26:143 | | Truly, I am a trustworthy messenger for you |
| 26:144 | | so fear God and obey me |
| 26:145 | | For this I demand no recompense from you; my reward is only with the Lord of the Universe |
| 26:146 | | Do you think that you will be left secure [forever] |
| 26:147 | | in the midst of gardens and fountains |
| 26:148 | | and cornfields, and palm-trees laden with frui |
| 26:149 | | hewing out houses in the mountains and taking pride in your skill |
| 26:150 | | So fear God and obey me |
| 26:151 | | do not obey the bidding of those who are given to excesses |
| 26:152 | | those who spread corruption in the land instead of putting things right |
| 26:153 | | They replied, Surely you are bewitched |
| 26:154 | | You are only a human being like ourselves. Show us a sign, if you are telling the truth |
| 26:155 | | He said, Here is a she-camel. She shall have her turn of drinking, as you have yours, each on an appointed day |
| 26:156 | | so do her no harm, or the punishment of an awful day will befall you |
| 26:157 | | Yet they hamstrung her, and then they became regretful |
| 26:158 | | so the punishment came down upon them. Surely in that there is a sign, but most of them would not believe |
| 26:159 | | Your Lord is the Mighty One, the Merciful |
| 26:160 | | Then the people of Lot rejected the messengers |
| 26:161 | | When their brother Lot said to them, Will you not fear God |
| 26:162 | | I am a trustworthy messenger to you |
| 26:163 | | so fear God and obey me |
| 26:164 | | I ask of you no recompense for this; my reward is only with the Lord of the Universe |
| 26:165 | | Do you, of all people, approach males |
| 26:166 | | and leave your wives whom your Lord has created for you? You are a people who transgress all bounds |
| 26:167 | | They said, If you do not desist, Lot, you will surely be banished |
| 26:168 | | He said, I am one of those who abhors your ways |
| 26:169 | | My Lord, save me and my family from their evil doings |
| 26:170 | | We saved him and all of his family |
| 26:171 | | except for an old woman who stayed behind |
| 26:172 | | then We totally destroyed the rest |
| 26:173 | | and We poured a rain [of destruction] down upon them and how evil was the rain which fell on those who were forewarned |
| 26:174 | | Surely in this there is a sign: but most of them would not believe |
| 26:175 | | your Lord is the Mighty One, the Merciful |
| 26:176 | | The dwellers of the forest also rejected the messengers |
| 26:177 | | Shuayb said to them, Will you not fear God |
| 26:178 | | I am a trustworthy messenger to you |
| 26:179 | | so fear God, and obey me |
| 26:180 | | I ask of you no recompense for this; my reward is only with the Lord of the Universe |
| 26:181 | | Give full measure, and cause no loss to others |
| 26:182 | | Weigh with correct scales |
| 26:183 | | do not defraud people of what is rightfully theirs; and do not spread corruption in the land |
| 26:184 | | Fear Him who created you and those who have gone before you |
| 26:185 | | They replied, You are bewitched |
| 26:186 | | You are only a human being like ourselves. Indeed we think you are a liar |
| 26:187 | | So cause a fragment of the sky to fall on us, if you are truthful |
| 26:188 | | He said, My Lord has full knowledge of all your actions |
| 26:189 | | They rejected him, and then had to suffer the punishment of a day of overshadowing gloom. That was indeed the punishment of an awful day |
| 26:190 | | Surely, in this is indeed a sign; but most of them would not believe |
| 26:191 | | your Lord is the Mighty One, the Merciful |
| 26:192 | | This surely is a revelation from the Lord of the Universe |
| 26:193 | | the Faithful Spirit has brought it dow |
| 26:194 | | into your heart, so that you may be a warner |
| 26:195 | | in clear Arabic speech |
| 26:196 | | Surely, it is foretold in the ancient scriptures |
| 26:197 | | Is it not evidence enough for them that the learned among the Children of Israel have recognized this [as true] |
| 26:198 | | Had We revealed it to any one of the non-Arabs |
| 26:199 | | and he had recited it to them, they would not have believed in it |
| 26:200 | | We have thus caused denial of truth to enter into the hearts of the sinners |
| 26:201 | | they will not believe in it until they see the grievous punishment |
| 26:202 | | It will come upon them suddenly when they are not expecting it |
| 26:203 | | Then they will exclaim, Could we have some respite |
| 26:204 | | Do they want to hasten Our punishment |
| 26:205 | | Think! If We let them enjoy life for some years |
| 26:206 | | and then the promised punishment fell upon them |
| 26:207 | | of what avail would their past enjoyment be to them |
| 26:208 | | Never have We destroyed a town without sending down messengers to warn it |
| 26:209 | | as a reminder from Us: We are never unjust |
| 26:210 | | It was not the devils who brought down the Quran |
| 26:211 | | neither are they worthy of it, nor are they capable of it |
| 26:212 | | indeed they are debarred from overhearing it |
| 26:213 | | So do not call on any deity besides God, lest you incur His punishment |
| 26:214 | | Warn your nearest kinsmen |
| 26:215 | | and extend kindness and affection to those of the believers who follow you |
| 26:216 | | If they disobey you, say, I bear no responsibility for what you do |
| 26:217 | | Put your trust in the Mighty One, the Merciful |
| 26:218 | | who sees you when you stand up [for prayer] |
| 26:219 | | and sees your movements among those who prostrate themselves |
| 26:220 | | He is the All Hearing, the All Knowing |
| 26:221 | | Shall I tell you upon whom the devils descend |
| 26:222 | | They descend on every lying sinner |
| 26:223 | | who lends an ear to them, and most of them are liars |
| 26:224 | | And as for the poetsit is the misled who follow them |
| 26:225 | | Do you not see how they wander aimlessly in every valley |
| 26:226 | | preaching what they do not practice |
| 26:227 | | Not so the true believers who do good works and remember God with fervour and defend themselves only after they are wronged. The wrongdoers will soon know how evil a turn their affairs will take |
