26:1  Ta. Sin. Mim

26:2  These are revelations of the Scripture that maketh plain

26:3  It may be that thou tormentest thyself (O Muhammad) because they believe not

26:4  If We will, We can send down on them from the sky a portent so that their necks would remain bowed before it

26:5  Never cometh there unto them a fresh reminder from the Beneficent One, but they turn away from it

26:6  Now they have denied (the Truth); but there will come unto them tidings of that whereat they used to scoff

26:7  Have they not seen the earth, how much of every fruitful kind We make to grow therein

26:8  Lo! herein is indeed a portent; yet most of them are not believers

26:9  And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful

26:10  And when thy Lord called Moses, saying: Go unto the wrongdoing folk

26:11  The folk of Pharaoh. Will they not ward off (evil)

26:12  He said: My Lord! Lo! I fear that they will deny me

26:13  And I shall be embarrassed, and my tongue will not speak plainly, therefor send for Aaron (to help me)

26:14  And they have a crime against me, so I fear that they will kill me

26:15  He said: Nay, verily. So go ye twain with Our tokens. Lo! We shall be with you, Hearing

26:16  And come together unto Pharaoh and say: Lo! we bear a message of the Lord of the Worlds

26:17  (Saying): Let the Children of Israel go with us

26:18  (Pharaoh) said (unto Moses): Did we not rear thee among us as a child? And thou didst dwell many years of thy life among us

26:19  And thou didst that thy deed which thou didst, and thou wast one of the ingrates

26:20  He said: I did it then, when I was of those who are astray

26:21  Then I fled from you when I feared you, and my Lord vouchsafed me a command and appointed me (of the number) of those sent (by Him)

26:22  And this is the past favour wherewith thou reproachest me: that thou hast enslaved the Children of Israel

26:23  Pharaoh said: And what is the Lord of the Worlds

26:24  (Moses) said: Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if ye had but sure belief

26:25  (Pharaoh) said unto those around him: Hear ye not

26:26  He said: Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers

26:27  (Pharaoh) said: Lo! your messenger who hath been sent unto you is indeed a madman

26:28  He said: Lord of the East and the West and all that is between them, if ye did but understand

26:29  (Pharaoh) said: If thou choosest a god other than me, I assuredly shall place thee among the prisoners

26:30  He said: Even though I show thee something plain

26:31  (Pharaoh) said: Produce it then, if thou art of the truthful

26:32  Then he flung down his staff and it became a serpent manifest

26:33  And he drew forth his hand and lo! it was white to the beholders

26:34  (Pharaoh) said unto the chiefs about him: Lo! this is verily a knowing wizard

26:35  Who would drive you out of your land by his magic. Now what counsel ye

26:36  They said: Put him off, (him) and his brother, and send into the cities summoner

26:37  Who shall bring unto thee every knowing wizard

26:38  So the wizards were gathered together at a set time on a day appointed

26:39  And it was said unto the people: Are ye (also) gathering

26:40  (They said): Aye, so that we may follow the wizards if they are the winners

26:41  And when the wizards came they said unto Pharaoh: Will there surely be a reward for us if we are the winners

26:42  He said: Aye, and ye will then surely be of those brought near (to me)

26:43  Moses said unto them: Throw what ye are going to throw

26:44  Then they threw down their cords and their staves and said: By Pharaoh's might, lo! we verily are the winners

26:45  Then Moses threw his staff and lo! it swallowed that which they did falsely show

26:46  And the wizards were flung prostrate

26:47  Crying: We believe in the Lord of the Worlds

26:48  The Lord of Moses and Aaron

26:49  (Pharaoh) said: Ye put your faith in him before I give you leave. Lo! he doubtless is your chief who taught you magic! But verily ye shall come to know. Verily I will cut off your hands and your feet alternately, and verily I will crucify you every one

26:50  They said: It is no hurt, for lo! unto our Lord we shall return

26:51  Lo! we ardently hope that our Lord will forgive us our sins because we are the first of the believers

26:52  And We inspired Moses, saying: Take away My slaves by night, for ye will be pursued

26:53  Then Pharaoh sent into the cities summoners

26:54  (Who said): Lo! these indeed are but a little troop

26:55  And lo! they are offenders against us

26:56  And lo! we are a ready host

26:57  Thus did We take them away from gardens and watersprings

26:58  And treasures and a fair estate

26:59  Thus (were those things taken from them) and We caused the Children of Israel to inherit them

26:60  And they overtook them at sunrise

26:61  And when the two hosts saw each other, those with Moses said: Lo! we are indeed caught

26:62  He said: Nay, verily! for lo! my Lord is with me. He will guide me

26:63  Then We inspired Moses, saying: Smite the sea with thy staff. And it parted, and each part was as a mountain vast

26:64  Then brought We near the others to that place

26:65  And We saved Moses and those with him, every one

26:66  And We drowned the others

26:67  Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers

26:68  And lo, thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful

26:69  Recite unto them the story of Abraham

26:70  When he said unto his father and his folk: What worship ye

26:71  They said: We worship idols, and are ever devoted unto them

26:72  He said: Do they hear you when ye cry

26:73  Or do they benefit or harm you

26:74  They said: Nay, but we found our fathers acting on this wise

26:75  He said: See now that which ye worship

26:76  Ye and your forefathers

26:77  Lo! they are (all) an enemy unto me, save the Lord of the Worlds

26:78  Who created me, and He doth guide me

26:79  And Who feedeth me and watereth me

26:80  And when I sicken, then He healeth me

26:81  And Who causeth me to die, then giveth me life (again)

26:82  And Who, I ardently hope, will forgive me my sin on the Day of Judgment

26:83  My Lord! Vouchsafe me wisdom and unite me to the righteous

26:84  And give unto me a good report in later generations

26:85  And place me among the inheritors of the Garden of Delight

26:86  And forgive my father. Lo! he is of those who err

26:87  And abase me not on the day when they are raised

26:88  The day when wealth and sons avail not (any man

26:89  Save him who bringeth unto Allah a whole heart

26:90  And the Garden will be brought nigh for those who ward off (evil)

26:91  And hell will appear plainly to the erring

26:92  And it will be said unto them: Where is (all) that ye used to worship

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

26:94  Then will they be hurled therein, they and the seducer

26:95  And the hosts of Iblis, together

26:96  And they will say, when they are quarrelling therein

26:97  By Allah, of a truth we were in error manifes

26:98  When we made you equal with the Lord of the Worlds

26:99  It was but the guilty who misled us

26:100  Now we have no intercessor

26:101  Nor any loving friend

26:102  Oh, that we had another turn (on earth), that we might be of the believers

26:103  Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers

26:104  And lo, thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful

26:105  Noah's folk denied the messengers (of Allah)

26:106  When their brother Noah said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)

26:107  Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you

26:108  So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me

26:109  And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds

26:110  So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me

26:111  They said: Shall we put faith in thee, when the lowest (of the people) follow thee

26:112  He said: And what knowledge have I of what they may have been doing (in the past)

26:113  Lo! their reckoning is my Lord's concern, if ye but knew

26:114  And I am not (here) to repulse believers

26:115  I am only a plain warner

26:116  They said: If thou cease not, O Noah, thou wilt surely be among those stoned (to death)

26:117  He said: My Lord! Lo! my own folk deny me

26:118  Therefor judge Thou between us, a (conclusive) judgment, and save me and those believers who are with me

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

26:120  Then afterward We drowned the others

26:121  Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers

26:122  And lo, thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful

26:123  (The tribe of) A'ad denied the messengers (of Allah)

26:124  When their brother Hud said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)

26:125  Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you

26:126  So keep your duty to Allah and obey me

26:127  And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds

26:128  Build ye on every high place a monument for vain delight

26:129  And seek ye out strongholds, that haply ye may last for ever

26:130  And if ye seize by force, seize ye as tyrants

26:131  Rather keep your duty to Allah, and obey me

26:132  Keep your duty toward Him Who hath aided you with (the good things) that ye know

26:133  Hath aided you with cattle and sons

26:134  And gardens and watersprings

26:135  Lo! I fear for you the retribution of an awful day

26:136  They said: It is all one to us whether thou preachest or art not of those who preach

26:137  This is but a fable of the men of old

26:138  And we shall not be doomed

26:139  And they denied him; therefor We destroyed them. Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers

26:140  And lo! thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful

26:141  (The tribe of) Thamud denied the messengers (of Allah

26:142  When their brother Salih said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)

26:143  Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you

26:144  So keep your duty to Allah and obey me

26:145  And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds

26:146  Will ye be left secure in that which is here before us

26:147  In gardens and watersprings

26:148  And tilled fields and heavy-sheathed palm-trees

26:149  Though ye hew out dwellings in the mountain, being skilful

26:150  Therefor keep your duty to Allah and obey me

26:151  And obey not the command of the prodigal

26:152  Who spread corruption in the earth, and reform not

26:153  They said: Thou art but one of the bewitched

26:154  Thou art but a mortal like us. So bring some token if thou art of the truthful

26:155  He said: (Behold) this she-camel. She hath the right to drink (at the well), and ye have the right to drink, (each) on an appointed day

26:156  And touch her not with ill lest there come on you the retribution of an awful day

26:157  But they hamstrung her, and then were penitent

26:158  So the retribution came on them. Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers

26:159  And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful

26:160  The folk of Lot denied the messengers (of Allah)

26:161  When their brother Lot said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)

26:162  Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you

26:163  So keep your duty to Allah and obey me

26:164  And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds

26:165  What! Of all creatures do ye come unto the males

26:166  And leave the wives your Lord created for you? Nay, but ye are froward folk

26:167  They said: If thou cease not, O Lot, thou wilt soon be of the outcast

26:168  He said: I am in truth of those who hate your conduct

26:169  My Lord! Save me and my household from what they do

26:170  So We saved him and his household, every one

26:171  Save an old woman among those who stayed behind

26:172  Then afterward We destroyed the others

26:173  And We rained on them a rain. And dreadful is the rain of those who have been warned

26:174  Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers

26:175  And lo! thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful

26:176  The dwellers in the wood (of Midian) denied the messengers (of Allah)

26:177  When Shu'eyb said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)

26:178  Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you

26:179  So keep your duty to Allah and obey me

26:180  And I ask of you no wage for it; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds

26:181  Give full measure, and be not of those who give less (than the due)

26:182  And weigh with the true balance

26:183  Wrong not mankind in their goods, and do not evil, making mischief, in the earth

26:184  And keep your duty unto Him Who created you and the generations of the men of old

26:185  They said: Thou art but one of the bewitched

26:186  Thou art but a mortal like us, and lo! we deem thee of the liars

26:187  Then make fragments of the heaven fall upon us, if thou art of the truthful

26:188  He said: My Lord is Best Aware of what ye do

26:189  But they denied him, so there came on them the retribution of the day of gloom. Lo! it was the retribution of an awful day

26:190  Lo! herein is indeed a portent; yet most of them are not believers

26:191  And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful

26:192  And lo! it is a revelation of the Lord of the Worlds

26:193  Which the True Spirit hath brought dow

26:194  Upon thy heart, that thou mayst be (one) of the warners

26:195  In plain Arabic speech

26:196  And lo! it is in the Scriptures of the men of old

26:197  Is it not a token for them that the doctors of the Children of Israel know it

26:198  And if We had revealed it unto one of any other nation than the Arabs

26:199  And he had read it unto them, they would not have believed in it

26:200  Thus do We make it traverse the hearts of the guilty

26:201  They will not believe in it till they behold the painful doom

26:202  So that it will come upon them suddenly, when they perceive not

26:203  Then they will say: Are we to be reprieved

26:204  Would they (now) hasten on Our doom

26:205  Hast thou then seen, if We content them for (long) years

26:206  And then cometh that which they were promised

26:207  (How) that wherewith they were contented naught availeth them

26:208  And We destroyed no township but it had its warner

26:209  For reminder, for We never were oppressors

26:210  The devils did not bring it down

26:211  It is not meet for them, nor is it in their power

26:212  Lo! verily they are banished from the hearing

26:213  Therefor invoke not with Allah another god, lest thou be one of the doomed

26:214  And warn thy tribe of near kindred

26:215  And lower thy wing (in kindness) unto those believers who follow thee

26:216  And if they (thy kinsfolk) disobey thee, say: Lo! I am innocent of what they do

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

26:218  Who seeth thee when thou standest up (to pray

26:219  And (seeth) thine abasement among those who fall prostrate (in worship)

26:220  Lo! He, only He, is the Hearer, the Knower

26:221  Shall I inform you upon whom the devils descend

26:222  They descend on every sinful, false one

26:223  They listen eagerly, but most of them are liars

26:224  As for poets, the erring follow them

26:225  Hast thou not seen how they stray in every valley

26:226  And how they say that which they do not

26:227  Save those who believe and do good works, and remember Allah much, and vindicate themselves after they have been wronged. Those who do wrong will come to know by what a (great) reverse they will be overturned