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26. "The Poets "
  
     
1.
 Ta. Sin. Mim.  
2.
 These are revelations of the Scripture that maketh plain.
 
3.
 It may be that you tormentest thyself O Messenger because they believe not.
 
4.
 If We will, We can send down on them from the sky an omen so that their necks would remain bowed before it.
 
5.
 Never comes there unto them a fresh reminder from the Beneficent One, but they turn away from it.  
6.
 Now they have denied the Truth; but there will come unto them tidings of that whereat they used to scoff.
 
7.
 Have they not seen the earth, how much of every fruitful kind We make to grow therein?
 
8.
 Behold! herein is indeed a omen; yet most of them are not believers.
 
9.
 And Lo and Behold! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
 
10.
 And when thy Lord called Moses, saying: Go unto the wrongdoing people,
 
11.
 The people of Pharaoh. Will they not ward off evil?
 
12.
 He said: My Lord! Behold! I fear that they will deny me,
 
13.
 And I shall be embarrassed, and my tongue will not speak plainly, Therefore send for Aaron to help me.
 
14.
 And they have a crime against me, so I fear that they will kill me.
 
15.
 He said: No, truly. So go you two with Our tokens. Behold! We shall be with you, Hearing.
 
16.
 And come together unto Pharaoh and say: Behold! we bear a message of the Lord of the Worlds,
 
17.
 Saying: Let the Children of Israel go with us.
 
18.
 Pharaoh said unto Moses: Did we not rear you among us as a child? And you didst dwell many years of thy life among us,
 
19.
 And you didst that thy deed which you didst, and you wast one of the ingrates.
 
20.
 He said: I did it then, when I was of those who are astray.
 
21.
 Then I fled from you when I feared you, and my Lord bestowed me a command and appointed me of the number of those sent by Him.
 
22.
 And this is the past favour wherewith you reproachest me: that you have enslaved the Children of Israel.
 
23.
 Pharaoh said: And what is the Lord of the Worlds?
 
24.
 Moses said: Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if you had but sure belief.
 
25.
 Pharaoh said unto those around him: Hear you not?
 
26.
 He said: Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers.
 
27.
 Pharaoh said: Behold! your messenger who has been sent unto you is indeed a madman!
 
28.
 He said: Lord of the East and the West and all that is between them, if you did but understand.
 
29.
 Pharaoh said: If you choosest a god other than me, I assuredly shall place you among the prisoners.
 
30.
 He said: Even though I show you something plain?
 
31.
 Pharaoh said: Produce it then, if you are of the truthful!
 
32.
 Then he flung down his staff and it became a serpent manifest,
 
33.
 And he drew forth his hand and Lo and Behold! it was white to the beholders.
 
34.
 Pharaoh said unto the chiefs about him: Behold! this is truly a knowing wizard,
 
35.
 Who would drive you out of your land by his magic. Now what counsel you?
 
36.
 They said: Put him off, him and his brother, and send into the cities summoners
 
37.
 Who shall bring unto you every knowing wizard.
 
38.
 So the wizards were gathered together at a set time on a day appointed.
 
39.
 And it was said unto the people: Are you also gathering?
 
40.
 They said: Aye, so that we may follow the wizards if they are the winners.
 
41.
 And when the wizards came they said unto Pharaoh: Will there surely be a reward for us if we are the winners?
 
42.
 He said: Aye, and you will then surely be of those brought near to me.
 
43.
 Moses said unto them: Throw what you are going to throw!
 
44.
 Then they threw down their cords and their staves and said: By Pharaoh's might, Lo and Behold! we truly are the winners.
 
45.
 Then Moses threw his staff and Lo and Behold! it swallowed that which they did falsely show.
 
46.
 And the wizards were flung prostrate,
 
47.
 Crying: We believe in the Lord of the Worlds,
 
48.
 The Lord of Moses and Aaron.
 
49.
 Pharaoh said: Ye put your faith in him before I give you leave. Behold! he doubtless is your chief who taught you magic! But truly you shall come to know. Verily I will cut off your hands and your feet alternately, and truly I will crucify you every one.
 
50.
 They said: It is no hurt, for Lo and Behold! unto our Lord we shall return.
 
51.
 Behold! we ardently hope that our Lord will forgive us our sins because we are the first of the believers.
 
52.
 And We inspired Moses, saying: Take away My slaves by night, for you will be pursued.
 
53.
 Then Pharaoh sent into the cities summoners,
 
54.
 Who said: Behold! these indeed are but a little troop,
 
55.
 And Lo and Behold! they are offenders against us.
 
56.
 And Lo and Behold! we are a ready host.
 
57.
 Thus did We take them away from gardens and watersprings,
 
58.
 And treasures and a fair estate.
 
59.
 Thus were those things taken from them and We caused the Children of Israel to inherit them.
 
60.
 And they overtook them at sunrise.
 
61.
 And when the two hosts saw each other, those with Moses said: Behold! we are indeed caught.
 
62.
 He said: No, truly! for Lo and Behold! my Lord is with me. He will guide me.
 
63.
 Then We inspired Moses, saying: Strike the sea with thy staff. And it parted, and each part was as a mountain vast.
 
64.
 Then brought We near the others to that place.
 
65.
 And We saved Moses and those with him, every one;
 
66.
 And We drowned the others.
 
67.
 Behold! herein is indeed a omen, yet most of them are not believers.
 
68.
 And lo, thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
 
69.
 Recite unto them the true story of King AB-RA-MU (Abraham) of Ebla:
 
70.
 When he said unto his father and his people: What worship you?
 
71.
 They said: We worship idols, and are ever devoted unto them.
 
72.
 He said: Do they hear you when you cry?
 
73.
 Or do they benefit or harm you?
 
74.
 They said: No, but we found our fathers acting on this wise.
 
75.
 He said: See now that which you worship,
 
76.
 Ye and your forefathers!
 
77.
 Behold! they are all an enemy unto me, except the Lord of the Worlds,
 
78.
 Who created me, and He does guide me,
 
79.
 And Who feedeth me and waters me.
 
80.
 And when I sicken, then He healeth me,
 
81.
 And Who causes me to die, then gives me life again,
 
82.
 And Who, I ardently hope, will forgive me my sin on the Day of Judgment.
 
83.
 My Lord! Promise me wisdom and unite me to the righteous.
 
84.
 And give unto me a good report in later generations.
 
85.
 And place me among the inheritors of the Garden of Delight,
 
86.
 And forgive my father. Behold! he is of those who err.
 
87.
 And abase me not on the day when they are raised,
 
88.
 The day when wealth and sons avail not any man
 
89.
 Save him who brings unto Allah a whole heart.
 
90.
 And the Garden will be brought nigh for those who ward off evil.
 
91.
 And hell will appear plainly to the erring.
 
92.
 And it will be said unto them: Where is all that you used to worship
 
93.
 Instead of Allah? Can they help you or help themselves?
 
94.
 Then will they be hurled therein, they and the seducers
 
95.
 And the hosts of Iblis, together.
 
96.
 And they will say, when they are quarrelling therein:
 
97.
 By Allah, of a truth we were in error manifest
 
98.
 When we made you equal with the Lord of the Worlds.
 
99.
 It was but the guilty who misled us.
 
100.
 Now we have no intercessors
 
101.
 Nor any loving friend.
 
102.
 Oh, that we had another turn on earth, that we might be of the believers!
 
103.
 Behold! herein is indeed a omen, yet most of them are not believers!
 
104.
 And lo, thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
 
105.
 Noah's people denied the messengers of Allah,
 
106.
 When their brother Noah said unto them: Will you not ward off evil?
 
107.
 Behold! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
 
108.
 So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.
 
109.
 And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
 
110.
 So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.
 
111.
 They said: Shall we put faith in thee, when the lowest of the people follow you?
 
112.
 He said: And what knowledge have I of what they may have been doing in the past?
 
113.
 Behold! their reckoning is my Lord's concern, if you but knew;
 
114.
 And I am not here to repulse believers.
 
115.
 I am only a plain warner.
 
116.
 They said: If you cease not, O Noah, you will surely be among those stoned to death.
 
117.
 He said: My Lord! Behold! my own people deny me.
 
118.
 Therefore judge You between us, a conclusive judgment, and except me and those believers who are with me.
 
119.
 And We saved him and those with him in the laden ship.
 
120.
 Then afterward We drowned the others.
 
121.
 Behold! herein is indeed a omen, yet most of them are not believers.
 
122.
 And lo, thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
 
123.
 The tribe of A'ad denied the messengers of Allah.
 
124.
 When their brother Eber said unto them: Will you not ward off evil?
 
125.
 Behold! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
 
126.
 So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
 
127.
 And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
 
128.
 Build you on every high place a monument for vain delight?
 
129.
 And seek you out strongholds, that haply you may last for ever?
 
130.
 And if you seize by force, seize you as tyrants?
 
131.
 Rather keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.
 
132.
 Keep your duty toward Him Who has aided you with the good things that you know,
 
133.
 Has aided you with cattle and sons.
 
134.
 And gardens and watersprings.
 
135.
 Behold! I fear for you the retribution of an awful day.
 
136.
 They said: It is all one to us whether you preachest or are not of those who preach;
 
137.
 This is but a fable of the men of old,
 
138.
 And we shall not be doomed.  
139.
 And they denied him; Therefore We destroyed them. Behold! herein is indeed a omen, yet most of them are not believers.
 
140.
 And Lo and Behold! thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
 
141.
 The tribe of Thamud denied the messengers of Allah
 
142.
 When their brother Salih said unto them: Will you not ward off evil?
 
143.
 Behold! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
 
144.
 So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
 
145.
 And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
 
146.
 Will you be left secure in that which is here before us,
 
147.
 In gardens and watersprings.
 
148.
 And tilled fields and heavy-sheathed palm-trees,
 
149.
 Though you hew out dwellings in the mountain, being skilful?
 
150.
 Therefore keep your duty to Allah and obey me,
 
151.
 And obey not the command of the prodigal,
 
152.
 Who spread corruption in the earth, and reform not.
 
153.
 They said: You are but one of the bewitched;
 
154.
 You are but a mortal like us. So bring some token if you are of the truthful.
 
155.
 He said: Behold this she-camel. She has the right to drink at the well, and you have the right to drink, each on an appointed day.
 
156.
 And touch her not with ill lest there come on you the retribution of an awful day.
 
157.
 But they hamstrung her, and then were penitent.
 
158.
 So the retribution came on them. Behold! herein is indeed a omen, yet most of them are not believers.
 
159.
 And Lo and Behold! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
 
160.
 The people of Lot denied the messengers of Allah,
 
161.
 When their brother Lot said unto them: Will you not ward off evil?
 
162.
 Behold! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
 
163.
 So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
 
164.
 And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
 
165.
 What! Of all creatures do you come unto the males,
 
166.
 And leave the wives your Lord created for you? No, but you are forward people.
 
167.
 They said: If you cease not, O Lot, you will soon be of the outcast.
 
168.
 He said: I am in truth of those who hate your conduct.
 
169.
 My Lord! except me and my household from what they do.
 
170.
 So We saved him and his household, every one,
 
171.
 Save an old woman among those who stayed behind.
 
172.
 Then afterward We destroyed the others.
 
173.
 And We rained on them a rain. And dreadful is the rain of those who have been warned.
 
174.
 Behold! herein is indeed a omen, yet most of them are not believers.
 
175.
 And Lo and Behold! thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
 
176.
 The dwellers in the wood of Midian denied the messengers of Allah,
 
177.
 When Shu'eyb said unto them: Will you not ward off evil?
 
178.
 Behold! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
 
179.
 So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
 
180.
 And I ask of you no wage for it; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
 
181.
 Give full measure, and be not of those who give less than the due.
 
182.
 And weigh with the true balance.
 
183.
 Wrong not humanity in their goods, and do not evil, making mischief, in the earth.
 
184.
 And keep your duty unto Him Who created you and the generations of the men of old.
 
185.
 They said: You are but one of the bewitched;
 
186.
 You are but a mortal like us, and Lo and Behold! we deem you of the liars.
 
187.
 Then make fragments of the heaven fall upon us, if you are of the truthful.
 
188.
 He said: My Lord is Best Aware of what you do.
 
189.
 But they denied him, so there came on them the retribution of the day of gloom. Behold! it was the retribution of an awful day.
 
190.
 Behold! herein is indeed a omen; yet most of them are not believers.
 
191.
 And Lo and Behold! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.
 
192.
 And Lo and Behold! it is a revelation of the Lord of the Worlds,
 
193.
 Which the True Spirit has brought down
 
194.
 Upon thy heart, that you mayst be one of the warners,
 
195.
 In language that they can understand..
 
196.
 And Lo and Behold! it is in the Scriptures of the men of old.
 
197.
 Is it not a token for them that the doctors of the Children of Israel know it?
 
198.
 And if We had revealed it unto one of any other nation than the Arabs,
 
199.
 And he had read it unto them, they would not have believed in it.
 
200.
 Thus do We make it traverse the hearts of the guilty.
 
201.
 They will not believe in it till they behold the painful doom,
 
202.
 So that it will come upon them suddenly, when they perceive not.
 
203.
 Then they will say: Are we to be reprieved?
 
204.
 Would they now hasten on Our doom?
 
205.
 Have you then seen, if We content them for long years,
 
206.
 And then comes that which they were promised,
 
207.
 How that wherewith they were contented nothing disturbs them?
 
208.
 And We destroyed no township but it had its warners
 
209.
 For reminder, for We never were oppressors.
 
210.
 The devils did not bring it down.
 
211.
 It is not meet for them, nor is it in their power,
 
212.
 Behold! truly they are banished from the hearing.
 
213.
 Therefore invoke not with Allah another god, lest you be one of the doomed.
 
214.
 And warn thy tribe of near kindred,
 
215.
 And lower thy wing in kindness unto those believers who follow thee.
 
216.
 And if they thy kinspeople disobey thee, say: Behold! I am innocent of what they do.
 
217.
 And put thy trust in the Mighty, the Merciful.
 
218.
 Who seeth you when you standest up to pray
 
219.
 And seeth your abasement among those who fall prostrate in worship.
 
220.
 Behold! He, only He, is the Hearer, the Knower.
 
221.
 Shall I inform you upon whom the devils descend?
 
222.
 They descend on every sinful, false one.
 
223.
 They listen eagerly, but most of them are liars.
 
224.
 As for poets, the erring follow them.
 
225.
 Have you not seen how they stray in every valley,
 
226.
 And how they say that which they do not?
 
227.
 Except 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!
  

 
 

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