Surah Ash-Shu'ara (The Poets)

طسٓمٓ

26:1 Ṭâ-Sĩn-Mĩm.

تِلْكَ ءَايَـٰتُ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ ٱلْمُبِينِ

26:2 These are the verses of the clear Book.

لَعَلَّكَ بَـٰخِعٌ نَّفْسَكَ أَلَّا يَكُونُوا۟ مُؤْمِنِينَ

26:3 Perhaps you ˹O Prophet˺ will grieve yourself to death over their disbelief.

إِن نَّشَأْ نُنَزِّلْ عَلَيْهِم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ ءَايَةً فَظَلَّتْ أَعْنَـٰقُهُمْ لَهَا خَـٰضِعِينَ

26:4 If We willed, We could send down upon them a ˹compelling˺ sign from the heavens, leaving their necks bent in ˹utter˺ submission to it.

وَمَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن ذِكْرٍ مِّنَ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ مُحْدَثٍ إِلَّا كَانُوا۟ عَنْهُ مُعْرِضِينَ

26:5 Whatever new reminder comes to them from the Most Compassionate, they always turn away from it.

فَقَدْ كَذَّبُوا۟ فَسَيَأْتِيهِمْ أَنۢبَـٰٓؤُا۟ مَا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ

26:6 They have certainly denied ˹the truth˺, so they will soon face the consequences of their ridicule.

أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ كَمْ أَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ زَوْجٍ كَرِيمٍ

26:7 Have they failed to look at the earth, ˹to see˺ how many types of fine plants We have caused to grow in it?

إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

26:8 Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

26:9 And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful.

وَإِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبُّكَ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنِ ٱئْتِ ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ

26:10 ˹Remember˺ when your Lord called out to Moses, “Go to the wrongdoing people—

قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ ۚ أَلَا يَتَّقُونَ

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

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ أَن يُكَذِّبُونِ

26:12 He replied, “My Lord! I fear that they will reject me.

وَيَضِيقُ صَدْرِى وَلَا يَنطَلِقُ لِسَانِى فَأَرْسِلْ إِلَىٰ هَـٰرُونَ

26:13 And ˹so˺ my heart will be broken and my tongue will be tied. So send Aaron along ˹as a messenger˺.

وَلَهُمْ عَلَىَّ ذَنۢبٌ فَأَخَافُ أَن يَقْتُلُونِ

26:14 Also, they have a charge against me, so I fear they may kill me.”

قَالَ كَلَّا ۖ فَٱذْهَبَا بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَآ ۖ إِنَّا مَعَكُم مُّسْتَمِعُونَ

26:15 Allah responded, “Certainly not! So go, both of you, with Our signs. We will be with you, listening.

فَأْتِيَا فِرْعَوْنَ فَقُولَآ إِنَّا رَسُولُ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

26:16 Go to Pharaoh and say, ‘We are messengers from the Lord of all worlds,

أَنْ أَرْسِلْ مَعَنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ

26:17 ˹commanded to say:˺ ‘Let the Children of Israel go with us.’’”

قَالَ أَلَمْ نُرَبِّكَ فِينَا وَلِيدًا وَلَبِثْتَ فِينَا مِنْ عُمُرِكَ سِنِينَ

26:18 Pharaoh protested, “Did we not raise you among us as a child, and you stayed several years of your life in our care?

وَفَعَلْتَ فَعْلَتَكَ ٱلَّتِى فَعَلْتَ وَأَنتَ مِنَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ

26:19 Then you did what you did, being ˹utterly˺ ungrateful!”

قَالَ فَعَلْتُهَآ إِذًا وَأَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ

26:20 Moses replied, “I did it then, lacking guidance.

فَفَرَرْتُ مِنكُمْ لَمَّا خِفْتُكُمْ فَوَهَبَ لِى رَبِّى حُكْمًا وَجَعَلَنِى مِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

26:21 So I fled from you when I feared you. Then my Lord granted me wisdom and made me one of the messengers.

وَتِلْكَ نِعْمَةٌ تَمُنُّهَا عَلَىَّ أَنْ عَبَّدتَّ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ

26:22 How can that be a ‘favour,’ of which you remind me, when ˹it was only because˺ you ˹have˺ enslaved the Children of Israel?”

قَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَا رَبُّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

26:23 Pharaoh asked, “And what is ‘the Lord of all worlds’?”

قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ ۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ

26:24 Moses replied, “˹He is˺ the Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything in between, if only you had sure faith.”

قَالَ لِمَنْ حَوْلَهُۥٓ أَلَا تَسْتَمِعُونَ

26:25 Pharaoh said to those around him, “Did you hear ˹what he said˺?”

قَالَ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

26:26 Moses added, “˹He is˺ your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers.”

قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَكُمُ ٱلَّذِىٓ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ لَمَجْنُونٌ

26:27 Pharaoh said ˹mockingly˺, “Your messenger, who has been sent to you, must be insane.”

قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ وَٱلْمَغْرِبِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ ۖ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

26:28 Moses responded: “˹He is˺ the Lord of the east and west, and everything in between, if only you had any sense.”

قَالَ لَئِنِ ٱتَّخَذْتَ إِلَـٰهًا غَيْرِى لَأَجْعَلَنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْمَسْجُونِينَ

26:29 Pharaoh threatened, “If you take any other god besides me, I will certainly have you imprisoned.”

قَالَ أَوَلَوْ جِئْتُكَ بِشَىْءٍ مُّبِينٍ

26:30 Moses responded, “Even if I bring you a clear proof?”

قَالَ فَأْتِ بِهِۦٓ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ

26:31 Pharaoh demanded, “Bring it then, if what you say is true.”

فَأَلْقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِىَ ثُعْبَانٌ مُّبِينٌ

26:32 So he threw down his staff and—behold!—it became a real snake.

وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُۥ فَإِذَا هِىَ بَيْضَآءُ لِلنَّـٰظِرِينَ

26:33 Then he drew his hand ˹out of his collar˺ and it was ˹shining˺ white for all to see.

قَالَ لِلْمَلَإِ حَوْلَهُۥٓ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَسَـٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٌ

26:34 Pharaoh said to the chiefs around him, “He is indeed a skilled magician,

يُرِيدُ أَن يُخْرِجَكُم مِّنْ أَرْضِكُم بِسِحْرِهِۦ فَمَاذَا تَأْمُرُونَ

26:35 who seeks to drive you from your land by his magic. So what do you propose?”

قَالُوٓا۟ أَرْجِهْ وَأَخَاهُ وَٱبْعَثْ فِى ٱلْمَدَآئِنِ حَـٰشِرِينَ

26:36 They replied, “Let him and his brother wait and dispatch mobilizers to all cities

يَأْتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَحَّارٍ عَلِيمٍ

26:37 to bring you every skilled magician.”

فَجُمِعَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ لِمِيقَـٰتِ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ

26:38 So the magicians were assembled at the set time on the appointed day.

وَقِيلَ لِلنَّاسِ هَلْ أَنتُم مُّجْتَمِعُونَ

26:39 And the people were asked, “Will you join the gathering,

لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ ٱلسَّحَرَةَ إِن كَانُوا۟ هُمُ ٱلْغَـٰلِبِينَ

26:40 so that we may follow the magicians if they prevail?”

فَلَمَّا جَآءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ قَالُوا۟ لِفِرْعَوْنَ أَئِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجْرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحْنُ ٱلْغَـٰلِبِينَ

26:41 When the magicians came, they asked Pharaoh, “Shall we have a ˹suitable˺ reward if we prevail?”

قَالَ نَعَمْ وَإِنَّكُمْ إِذًا لَّمِنَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ

26:42 He replied, “Yes, and you will then certainly be among those closest to me.”

قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰٓ أَلْقُوا۟ مَآ أَنتُم مُّلْقُونَ

26:43 Moses said to them, “Cast whatever you wish to cast.”

فَأَلْقَوْا۟ حِبَالَهُمْ وَعِصِيَّهُمْ وَقَالُوا۟ بِعِزَّةِ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّا لَنَحْنُ ٱلْغَـٰلِبُونَ

26:44 So they cast down their ropes and staffs, saying, “By Pharaoh’s might, it is we who will surely prevail.”

فَأَلْقَىٰ مُوسَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِىَ تَلْقَفُ مَا يَأْفِكُونَ

26:45 Then Moses threw down his staff, and—behold!—it devoured the objects of their illusion!

فَأُلْقِىَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سَـٰجِدِينَ

26:46 So the magicians fell down, prostrating.

قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

26:47 They declared, “We ˹now˺ believe in the Lord of all worlds—

رَبِّ مُوسَىٰ وَهَـٰرُونَ

26:48 the Lord of Moses and Aaron.”

قَالَ ءَامَنتُمْ لَهُۥ قَبْلَ أَنْ ءَاذَنَ لَكُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَكَبِيرُكُمُ ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَكُمُ ٱلسِّحْرَ فَلَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ۚ لَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيْدِيَكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُم مِّنْ خِلَـٰفٍ وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

26:49 Pharaoh threatened, “How dare you believe in him before I give you permission? He must be your master who taught you magic, but soon you will see. I will certainly cut off your hands and feet on opposite sides, then crucify you all.”

قَالُوا۟ لَا ضَيْرَ ۖ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا مُنقَلِبُونَ

26:50 They responded, “˹That would be˺ no harm! Surely to our Lord we will ˹all˺ return.

إِنَّا نَطْمَعُ أَن يَغْفِرَ لَنَا رَبُّنَا خَطَـٰيَـٰنَآ أَن كُنَّآ أَوَّلَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

26:51 We really hope that our Lord will forgive our sins, as we are the first to believe.”

۞ وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنْ أَسْرِ بِعِبَادِىٓ إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ

26:52 And We inspired Moses, ˹saying,˺ “Leave with My servants at night, for you will surely be pursued.”

فَأَرْسَلَ فِرْعَوْنُ فِى ٱلْمَدَآئِنِ حَـٰشِرِينَ

26:53 Then Pharaoh sent mobilizers to all cities,

إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَشِرْذِمَةٌ قَلِيلُونَ

26:54 ˹and said,˺ “These ˹outcasts˺ are just a handful of people,

وَإِنَّهُمْ لَنَا لَغَآئِظُونَ

26:55 who have really enraged us,

وَإِنَّا لَجَمِيعٌ حَـٰذِرُونَ

26:56 but we are all on the alert.”

فَأَخْرَجْنَـٰهُم مِّن جَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ

26:57 So We lured the tyrants out of ˹their˺ gardens, springs,

وَكُنُوزٍ وَمَقَامٍ كَرِيمٍ

26:58 treasures, and splendid residences.

كَذَٰلِكَ وَأَوْرَثْنَـٰهَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ

26:59 So it was. And We awarded it ˹all˺ to the Children of Israel.

فَأَتْبَعُوهُم مُّشْرِقِينَ

26:60 And so they pursued them at sunrise.

فَلَمَّا تَرَٰٓءَا ٱلْجَمْعَانِ قَالَ أَصْحَـٰبُ مُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّا لَمُدْرَكُونَ

26:61 When the two groups came face to face, the companions of Moses cried out, “We are overtaken for sure.”

قَالَ كَلَّآ ۖ إِنَّ مَعِىَ رَبِّى سَيَهْدِينِ

26:62 Moses reassured ˹them˺, “Absolutely not! My Lord is certainly with me—He will guide me.”

فَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنِ ٱضْرِب بِّعَصَاكَ ٱلْبَحْرَ ۖ فَٱنفَلَقَ فَكَانَ كُلُّ فِرْقٍ كَٱلطَّوْدِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

26:63 So We inspired Moses: “Strike the sea with your staff,” and the sea was split, each part was like a huge mountain.

وَأَزْلَفْنَا ثَمَّ ٱلْـَٔاخَرِينَ

26:64 We drew the pursuers to that place,

وَأَنجَيْنَا مُوسَىٰ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥٓ أَجْمَعِينَ

26:65 and delivered Moses and those with him all together.

ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا ٱلْـَٔاخَرِينَ

26:66 Then We drowned the others.

إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

26:67 Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

26:68 And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful.

وَٱتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبَأَ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ

26:69 Relate to them ˹O Prophet˺ the story of Abraham,

إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِۦ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ

26:70 when he questioned his father and his people, “What is that you worship ˹besides Allah˺?”

قَالُوا۟ نَعْبُدُ أَصْنَامًا فَنَظَلُّ لَهَا عَـٰكِفِينَ

26:71 They replied, “We worship idols, to which we are fully devoted.”

قَالَ هَلْ يَسْمَعُونَكُمْ إِذْ تَدْعُونَ

26:72 Abraham asked, “Can they hear you when you call upon them?

أَوْ يَنفَعُونَكُمْ أَوْ يَضُرُّونَ

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

قَالُوا۟ بَلْ وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا كَذَٰلِكَ يَفْعَلُونَ

26:74 They replied, “No! But we found our forefathers doing the same.”

قَالَ أَفَرَءَيْتُم مَّا كُنتُمْ تَعْبُدُونَ

26:75 Abraham responded, “Have you ˹really˺ considered what you have been worshipping—

أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُمُ ٱلْأَقْدَمُونَ

26:76 you and your ancestors?

فَإِنَّهُمْ عَدُوٌّ لِّىٓ إِلَّا رَبَّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

26:77 They are ˹all˺ enemies to me, except the Lord of all worlds.

ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَنِى فَهُوَ يَهْدِينِ

26:78 ˹He is˺ the One Who created me, and He ˹alone˺ guides me.

وَٱلَّذِى هُوَ يُطْعِمُنِى وَيَسْقِينِ

26:79 ˹He is˺ the One Who provides me with food and drink.

وَإِذَا مَرِضْتُ فَهُوَ يَشْفِينِ

26:80 And He ˹alone˺ heals me when I am sick.

وَٱلَّذِى يُمِيتُنِى ثُمَّ يُحْيِينِ

26:81 And He ˹is the One Who˺ will cause me to die, and then bring me back to life.

وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَطْمَعُ أَن يَغْفِرَ لِى خَطِيٓـَٔتِى يَوْمَ ٱلدِّينِ

26:82 And He is ˹the One˺ Who, I hope, will forgive my flaws on Judgment Day.”

رَبِّ هَبْ لِى حُكْمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِى بِٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ

26:83 “My Lord! Grant me wisdom, and join me with the righteous.

وَٱجْعَل لِّى لِسَانَ صِدْقٍ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ

26:84 Bless me with honourable mention among later generations.

وَٱجْعَلْنِى مِن وَرَثَةِ جَنَّةِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

26:85 Make me one of those awarded the Garden of Bliss.

وَٱغْفِرْ لِأَبِىٓ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ

26:86 Forgive my father, for he is certainly one of the misguided.

وَلَا تُخْزِنِى يَوْمَ يُبْعَثُونَ

26:87 And do not disgrace me on the Day all will be resurrected—

يَوْمَ لَا يَنفَعُ مَالٌ وَلَا بَنُونَ

26:88 the Day when neither wealth nor children will be of any benefit.

إِلَّا مَنْ أَتَى ٱللَّهَ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ

26:89 Only those who come before Allah with a pure heart ˹will be saved˺.”

وَأُزْلِفَتِ ٱلْجَنَّةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ

26:90 ˹On that Day˺ Paradise will be brought near to the God-fearing,

وَبُرِّزَتِ ٱلْجَحِيمُ لِلْغَاوِينَ

26:91 and the Hellfire will be displayed to the deviant.

وَقِيلَ لَهُمْ أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْبُدُونَ

26:92 And it will be said to them, “Where are those you used to worship

مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ هَلْ يَنصُرُونَكُمْ أَوْ يَنتَصِرُونَ

26:93 besides Allah? Can they help you or even help themselves?”

فَكُبْكِبُوا۟ فِيهَا هُمْ وَٱلْغَاوُۥنَ

26:94 Then the idols will be hurled headlong into Hell, along with the deviant

وَجُنُودُ إِبْلِيسَ أَجْمَعُونَ

26:95 and the soldiers of Iblîs, all together.

قَالُوا۟ وَهُمْ فِيهَا يَخْتَصِمُونَ

26:96 There the deviant will cry while disputing with their idols,

تَٱللَّهِ إِن كُنَّا لَفِى ضَلَـٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ

26:97 “By Allah! We were clearly mistaken,

إِذْ نُسَوِّيكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

26:98 when we made you equal to the Lord of all worlds.

وَمَآ أَضَلَّنَآ إِلَّا ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ

26:99 And none led us astray other than the wicked.

فَمَا لَنَا مِن شَـٰفِعِينَ

26:100 Now we have none to intercede for us,

وَلَا صَدِيقٍ حَمِيمٍ

26:101 nor a close friend.

فَلَوْ أَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةً فَنَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

26:102 If only we could have a second chance, then we would be believers.”

إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

26:103 Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

26:104 And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful.

كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

26:105 The people of Noah rejected the messengers

إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ نُوحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

26:106 when their brother Noah said to them, “Will you not fear ˹Allah˺?

إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ

26:107 I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you.

فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

26:108 So fear Allah, and obey me.

وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

26:109 I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹message˺. My reward is only from the Lord of all worlds.

فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

26:110 So fear Allah, and obey me.”

۞ قَالُوٓا۟ أَنُؤْمِنُ لَكَ وَٱتَّبَعَكَ ٱلْأَرْذَلُونَ

26:111 They argued, “How can we believe in you, when you are followed ˹only˺ by the lowest of the low?”

قَالَ وَمَا عِلْمِى بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

26:112 He responded, “And what knowledge do I have of what they do?

إِنْ حِسَابُهُمْ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّى ۖ لَوْ تَشْعُرُونَ

26:113 Their judgment is with my Lord, if you had any sense!

وَمَآ أَنَا۠ بِطَارِدِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

26:114 I am not going to expel the believers.

إِنْ أَنَا۠ إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ

26:115 I am only sent with a clear warning.”

قَالُوا۟ لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهِ يَـٰنُوحُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْمَرْجُومِينَ

26:116 They threatened, “If you do not desist, O Noah, you will surely be stoned ˹to death˺.”

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوْمِى كَذَّبُونِ

26:117 Noah prayed, “My Lord! My people have truly rejected me.

فَٱفْتَحْ بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَهُمْ فَتْحًا وَنَجِّنِى وَمَن مَّعِىَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

26:118 So judge between me and them decisively, and save me and the believers with me.”

فَأَنجَيْنَـٰهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥ فِى ٱلْفُلْكِ ٱلْمَشْحُونِ

26:119 So We saved him and those with him in the fully loaded Ark.

ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا بَعْدُ ٱلْبَاقِينَ

26:120 Then afterwards We drowned the rest.

إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

26:121 Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

26:122 And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful.

كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

26:123 The people of ’Âd rejected the messengers

إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ هُودٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

26:124 when their brother Hûd said to them, “Will you not fear ˹Allah˺?

إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ

26:125 I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you.

فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

26:126 So fear Allah, and obey me.

وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

26:127 I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹message˺. My reward is only from the Lord of all worlds.

أَتَبْنُونَ بِكُلِّ رِيعٍ ءَايَةً تَعْبَثُونَ

26:128 ˹Why˺ do you build a landmark on every high place in vanity,

وَتَتَّخِذُونَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَخْلُدُونَ

26:129 and construct castles, as if you are going to live forever,

وَإِذَا بَطَشْتُم بَطَشْتُمْ جَبَّارِينَ

26:130 and act so viciously when you attack ˹others˺?

فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

26:131 So fear Allah, and obey me.

وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَمَدَّكُم بِمَا تَعْلَمُونَ

26:132 Fear the One Who has provided you with ˹the good˺ things you know:

أَمَدَّكُم بِأَنْعَـٰمٍ وَبَنِينَ

26:133 He provided you with cattle, and children,

وَجَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ

26:134 and gardens, and springs.

إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ

26:135 I truly fear for you the torment of a tremendous day.”

قَالُوا۟ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْنَآ أَوَعَظْتَ أَمْ لَمْ تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلْوَٰعِظِينَ

26:136 They responded, “It is all the same to us whether you warn ˹us˺ or not.

إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا خُلُقُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

26:137 This is simply the tradition of our predecessors.

وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ

26:138 And we will never be punished.”

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَهْلَكْنَـٰهُمْ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

26:139 So they rejected him, and ˹so˺ We destroyed them. Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

26:140 And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful.

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

26:141 The people of Thamûd rejected the messengers

إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ صَـٰلِحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

26:142 when their brother Ṣâliḥ said to them, “Will you not fear ˹Allah˺?

إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ

26:143 I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you.

فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

26:144 So fear Allah, and obey me.

وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

26:145 I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹message˺. My reward is only from the Lord of all worlds.

أَتُتْرَكُونَ فِى مَا هَـٰهُنَآ ءَامِنِينَ

26:146 Do you think you will be ˹forever˺ left secure in what you have here:

فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ

26:147 amid gardens and springs,

وَزُرُوعٍ وَنَخْلٍ طَلْعُهَا هَضِيمٌ

26:148 and ˹various˺ crops, and palm trees ˹loaded˺ with tender fruit;

وَتَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا فَـٰرِهِينَ

26:149 to carve homes in the mountains with great skill?

فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

26:150 So fear Allah, and obey me.

وَلَا تُطِيعُوٓا۟ أَمْرَ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ

26:151 And do not follow the command of the transgressors,

ٱلَّذِينَ يُفْسِدُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا يُصْلِحُونَ

26:152 who spread corruption throughout the land, never setting things right.”

قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسَحَّرِينَ

26:153 They replied, “You are simply bewitched!

مَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا فَأْتِ بِـَٔايَةٍ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ

26:154 You are only a human being like us, so bring forth a sign if what you say is true.”

قَالَ هَـٰذِهِۦ نَاقَةٌ لَّهَا شِرْبٌ وَلَكُمْ شِرْبُ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ

26:155 Ṣâliḥ said, “Here is a camel. She will have her turn to drink as you have yours, each on an appointed day.

وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوٓءٍ فَيَأْخُذَكُمْ عَذَابُ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ

26:156 And do not ever touch her with harm, or you will be overtaken by the torment of a tremendous day.”

فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ نَـٰدِمِينَ

26:157 But they killed her, becoming regretful.

فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

26:158 So the punishment overtook them. Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

26:159 And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful.

كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوطٍ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

26:160 The people of Lot rejected the messengers

إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ لُوطٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

26:161 when their brother Lot said to them, “Will you not fear ˹Allah˺?

إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ

26:162 I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you.

فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

26:163 So fear Allah, and obey me.

وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

26:164 I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹message˺. My reward is only from the Lord of all worlds.

أَتَأْتُونَ ٱلذُّكْرَانَ مِنَ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

26:165 Why do you ˹men˺ lust after fellow men,

وَتَذَرُونَ مَا خَلَقَ لَكُمْ رَبُّكُم مِّنْ أَزْوَٰجِكُم ۚ بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌ عَادُونَ

26:166 leaving the wives that your Lord has created for you? In fact, you are a transgressing people.”

قَالُوا۟ لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهِ يَـٰلُوطُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْمُخْرَجِينَ

26:167 They threatened, “If you do not desist, O Lot, you will surely be expelled.”

قَالَ إِنِّى لِعَمَلِكُم مِّنَ ٱلْقَالِينَ

26:168 Lot responded, “I am truly one of those who despise your ˹shameful˺ practice.

رَبِّ نَجِّنِى وَأَهْلِى مِمَّا يَعْمَلُونَ

26:169 My Lord! Save me and my family from ˹the consequences of˺ what they do.”

فَنَجَّيْنَـٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥٓ أَجْمَعِينَ

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

إِلَّا عَجُوزًا فِى ٱلْغَـٰبِرِينَ

26:171 except an old woman, who was one of the doomed.

ثُمَّ دَمَّرْنَا ٱلْـَٔاخَرِينَ

26:172 Then We utterly destroyed the rest,

وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهِم مَّطَرًا ۖ فَسَآءَ مَطَرُ ٱلْمُنذَرِينَ

26:173 pouring upon them a rain ˹of brimstone˺. How evil was the rain of those who had been warned!

إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

26:174 Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

26:175 And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful.

كَذَّبَ أَصْحَـٰبُ لْـَٔيْكَةِ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

26:176 The residents of the Forest rejected the messengers

إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ شُعَيْبٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

26:177 when Shu’aib said to them, “Will you not fear ˹Allah˺?

إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ

26:178 I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you.

فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

26:179 So fear Allah, and obey me.

وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

26:180 I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹message˺. My reward is only from the Lord of all worlds.

۞ أَوْفُوا۟ ٱلْكَيْلَ وَلَا تَكُونُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْمُخْسِرِينَ

26:181 Give full measure, and cause no loss ˹to others˺.

وَزِنُوا۟ بِٱلْقِسْطَاسِ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِ

26:182 Weigh with an even balance,

وَلَا تَبْخَسُوا۟ ٱلنَّاسَ أَشْيَآءَهُمْ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ

26:183 and do not defraud people of their property. Nor go about spreading corruption in the land.

وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكُمْ وَٱلْجِبِلَّةَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

26:184 And fear the One Who created you and ˹all˺ earlier peoples.”

قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسَحَّرِينَ

26:185 They replied, “You are simply bewitched!

وَمَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا وَإِن نَّظُنُّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلْكَـٰذِبِينَ

26:186 Also, you are only a human being like us, and we think you are indeed a liar.

فَأَسْقِطْ عَلَيْنَا كِسَفًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ

26:187 So cause ˹deadly˺ pieces of the sky to fall upon us, if what you say is true.”

قَالَ رَبِّىٓ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ

26:188 Shu’aib responded, “My Lord knows best whatever you do.”

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَخَذَهُمْ عَذَابُ يَوْمِ ٱلظُّلَّةِ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ

26:189 So they rejected him, and ˹so˺ were overtaken by the torment of the day of the ˹deadly˺ cloud. That was really a torment of a tremendous day.

إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

26:190 Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

26:191 And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful.

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَنزِيلُ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

26:192 This is certainly a revelation from the Lord of all worlds,

نَزَلَ بِهِ ٱلرُّوحُ ٱلْأَمِينُ

26:193 which the trustworthy spirit ˹Gabriel˺ brought down

عَلَىٰ قَلْبِكَ لِتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُنذِرِينَ

26:194 into your heart ˹O Prophet˺—so that you may be one of the warners—

بِلِسَانٍ عَرَبِىٍّ مُّبِينٍ

26:195 in a clear Arabic tongue.

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَفِى زُبُرِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

26:196 And it has indeed been ˹foretold˺ in the Scriptures of those before.

أَوَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُمْ ءَايَةً أَن يَعْلَمَهُۥ عُلَمَـٰٓؤُا۟ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ

26:197 Was it not sufficient proof for the deniers that it has been recognized by the knowledgeable among the Children of Israel?

وَلَوْ نَزَّلْنَـٰهُ عَلَىٰ بَعْضِ ٱلْأَعْجَمِينَ

26:198 Had We revealed it to a non-Arab,

فَقَرَأَهُۥ عَلَيْهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ مُؤْمِنِينَ

26:199 who would then recite it to the deniers ˹in fluent Arabic˺, still they would not have believed in it!

كَذَٰلِكَ سَلَكْنَـٰهُ فِى قُلُوبِ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ

26:200 This is how We allow denial ˹to steep˺ into the hearts of the wicked.

لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِۦ حَتَّىٰ يَرَوُا۟ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَلِيمَ

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

فَيَأْتِيَهُم بَغْتَةً وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ

26:202 which will take them by surprise when they least expect ˹it˺.

فَيَقُولُوا۟ هَلْ نَحْنُ مُنظَرُونَ

26:203 Then they will cry, “Can we be allowed more time?”

أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونَ

26:204 Do they ˹really˺ seek to hasten Our torment?

أَفَرَءَيْتَ إِن مَّتَّعْنَـٰهُمْ سِنِينَ

26:205 Imagine ˹O Prophet˺ if We allowed them enjoyment for years,

ثُمَّ جَآءَهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يُوعَدُونَ

26:206 then there came to them what they had been threatened with:

مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يُمَتَّعُونَ

26:207 would that enjoyment be of any benefit to them ˹at all˺?

وَمَآ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا لَهَا مُنذِرُونَ

26:208 We have never destroyed a society without warners

ذِكْرَىٰ وَمَا كُنَّا ظَـٰلِمِينَ

26:209 to remind ˹them˺, for We would never wrong ˹anyone˺.

وَمَا تَنَزَّلَتْ بِهِ ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينُ

26:210 It was not the devils who brought this ˹Quran˺ down:

وَمَا يَنۢبَغِى لَهُمْ وَمَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ

26:211 it is not for them ˹to do so˺, nor can they,

إِنَّهُمْ عَنِ ٱلسَّمْعِ لَمَعْزُولُونَ

26:212 for they are strictly barred from ˹even˺ overhearing ˹it˺.

فَلَا تَدْعُ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَـٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُعَذَّبِينَ

26:213 So do not ever call upon any other god besides Allah, or you will be one of the punished.

وَأَنذِرْ عَشِيرَتَكَ ٱلْأَقْرَبِينَ

26:214 And warn ˹all, starting with˺ your closest relatives,

وَٱخْفِضْ جَنَاحَكَ لِمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

26:215 and be gracious to the believers who follow you.

فَإِنْ عَصَوْكَ فَقُلْ إِنِّى بَرِىٓءٌ مِّمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ

26:216 But if they disobey you, say, “I am certainly free of what you do.”

وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

26:217 Put your trust in the Almighty, Most Merciful,

ٱلَّذِى يَرَىٰكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ

26:218 Who sees you when you rise ˹for prayer at night˺,

وَتَقَلُّبَكَ فِى ٱلسَّـٰجِدِينَ

26:219 as well as your movements ˹in prayer˺ along with ˹fellow˺ worshippers.

إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

26:220 He ˹alone˺ is indeed the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

هَلْ أُنَبِّئُكُمْ عَلَىٰ مَن تَنَزَّلُ ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينُ

26:221 Shall I inform you of whom the devils ˹actually˺ descend upon?

تَنَزَّلُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ أَفَّاكٍ أَثِيمٍ

26:222 They descend upon every sinful liar,

يُلْقُونَ ٱلسَّمْعَ وَأَكْثَرُهُمْ كَـٰذِبُونَ

26:223 who gives an ˹attentive˺ ear ˹to half-truths˺, mostly passing on sheer lies.

وَٱلشُّعَرَآءُ يَتَّبِعُهُمُ ٱلْغَاوُۥنَ

26:224 As for poets, they are followed ˹merely˺ by deviants.

أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّهُمْ فِى كُلِّ وَادٍ يَهِيمُونَ

26:225 Do you not see how they rant in every field,

وَأَنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ مَا لَا يَفْعَلُونَ

26:226 only saying what they never do?

إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ وَذَكَرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ كَثِيرًا وَٱنتَصَرُوا۟ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا ظُلِمُوا۟ ۗ وَسَيَعْلَمُ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوٓا۟ أَىَّ مُنقَلَبٍ يَنقَلِبُونَ

26:227 Except those who believe, do good, remember Allah often, and ˹poetically˺ avenge ˹the believers˺ after being wrongfully slandered. The wrongdoers will come to know what ˹evil˺ end they will meet.